Puerto Rico
In an 8-1 decision, the court rejected an appeal from Puerto Rico residents seeking equal access to government benefits as American citizens.
One of the largest power outages on the island since Hurricane Maria has left nearly 1 million households without electricity going on two days now.
The government completed the largest public debt restructuring in U.S. history Tuesday after announcing nearly seven years ago that it was unable to pay.
Residents of Puerto Rico and other U.S. territories have been denied equal rights, including the right to vote, because they were considered “uncivilized race[s].”
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