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Puerto Rico slashes gov't work force en masse

May. 29, 2009
Puerto Rico fired nearly 8,000 government workers Friday, the start of a wave of layoffs aimed at closing a budget deficit as the island struggles through its third year of recession. The first round included mostly temporary clerical workers in the...
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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.

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.

Puerto Rican protests cease

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico, May 11 (UPI) -- Trade unions in Puerto Rico have halted protests while waiting for a commission's finding on the government's budget crunch, which led to massive layoffs.

Puerto Rico searches for budget fix

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico, May 9 (UPI) -- The Puerto Rican government has agreed to heed a commission's findings on a budget crisis griping the island, El Nuevo Dia reported Tuesday.

Puerto Rican government frozen

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico, May 1 (UPI) -- Some 95,000 Puerto Ricans found themselves without jobs Monday when the government shut down a number of offices and schools.

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.

Spain's Santander buys Puerto Rican banks

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico, Jan. 23 (UPI) -- Spain's Banco Santander Central Hispano SA is paying $734.5 million for the Puerto Rican banking operations of Wells Fargo & Co.

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