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Puerto Rico oil fire still rages

Oct. 25, 2009
A blaze at a Puerto Rico oil storage facility continued to rage out of control early Sunday, sending thick black smoke into the air and forcing at least 1,500 people out of their homes.
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LINWOOD, N.J., April 22 (UPI) -- Miss Puerto Rico will compete in the Miss America Pageant in January for the first time since 1961, organizers said.
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WBC: Venezuela 2, Puerto Rico 0

MIAMI, March 17 (UPI) -- Felix Hernandez struck out seven in 4 2/3 innings Monday night when Venezuela shut out Puerto Rico 2-0 to advance to the WBC semifinals.
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Clinton, Obama visit Puerto Rico

BAYAMON, May 25 (UPI) -- U.S. Democratic presidential hopefuls Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama traveled to Puerto Rico Saturday to try to sway voters as Puerto Rican primary nears.

Puerto Rico: World's oldest man dies

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico, Jan. 24 (UPI) -- The world's oldest man, a citizen of Puerto Rico, has died at age 115, El Nuevo Dia newspaper reported.

LIN TV sells Puerto Rican operations

PROVIDENCE, R.I., Oct. 19 (UPI) -- InterMedia Partners LP has agreed to pay $130 million to buy LIN TV Corp.'s Puerto Rico television operations. The stations being sold in the all-cash deal include WAPA-TV, a full-power independent station, and WJPX-TV, an independent station branded as M

Puerto Rico reaches budget agreement

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico, May 11 (UPI) -- Puerto Rico has brokered a deal to end the budget crisis gripping the Caribbean island, El Nuevo Dia reported Thursday.

Oil tanker runs aground in Puerto Rico

SUAN JUAN, Puerto Rico, April 27 (UPI) -- An oil tanker ran aground early Thursday morning in southwest Puerto Rico, El Nuevo Dia reported online.

S&P wary of Puerto Rico telecom sale

NEW YORK, April 5 (UPI) -- Standard & Poor's kept Telecomunicaciones de Puerto Rico on credit watch on Verizon's decision to sell its stake in the company.

Verizon gives scholarships in Puerto Rico

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico, Nov. 29 (UPI) -- Verizon Tuesday awarded a total of $50,000 in scholarships to 10 students in Puerto Rico.

Expos to play in Puerto Rico again

MONTREAL, Dec. 11 (UPI) -- The Montreal Expos again will play 22 home games next season in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, competes in Scripps National Spelling Bee
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, of Woodbridge, Virginia, spells out the letters in her word as she competes during the opening round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, May 30, 2012, in National Harbor, Maryland. Madison, the youngest known qualifier in the history of the contest, correctly spelled the word "dirigible*", a lighter-than-air aircraft, to advance. UPI/Mike Theiler