Trump Falsely Claims Nearly 3,000 Americans In Puerto Rico 'Did Not Die'
Nearly 3,000 people died in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico. President Donald Trump denied this reality as a hurricane barrels toward the Carolinas.
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Nearly 3,000 people died in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico. President Donald Trump denied this reality as a hurricane barrels toward the Carolinas.
"A lesson from this is that efforts for assistance and recovery need to focus as much as possible on lower-income areas, on people who are older, who are more vulnerable,"
BGE crews are on their way to Puerto Rico to assist with recovery efforts in the wake of September's devastating hurricane.
BGE is sending crews to help restore power and repair infrastructure that was destroyed in Hurricane Maria.
Several Baltimore police officers visited Puerto Rico recently to help citizens affected Hurricane Maria.
Connecticut College has established a guest student program for college students from Puerto Rico whose education was disrupted after Hurricane Maria hit the island in September.
It has been 73 days since Hurricane Maria devastated the island of Puerto Rico and left behind a trail of death and destruction.
Not only was the 2017 hurricane season the most expensive on record, it also left hundreds dead.
More than 140,000 Puerto Ricans have left since the Category 4 Hurricane slammed into the island Sept. 20.
Elizabeth Vázquez's house has a basement apartment, specially built for her parents, Nicolás Vázquez and Priscila Rodríguez. For the past four years, they stayed there during the summer and went back to Puerto Rico for the winter.
Weeks after Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria devastated the U.S., local Army workers are still on the ground helping with the cleanup.
Some of the puppies brought here to Maryland after the devastation left by Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico are now available for adoption.
Raw sewage is pouring into the rivers and reservoirs of Puerto Rico in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria. People without running water bathe and wash their clothes in contaminated streams, and some islanders have been drinking water from condemned wells.
The Maryland National Guard is deploying 15 soldiers to participate in relief efforts in Puerto Rico.
The House is on track to backing President Donald Trump's request for billions more in disaster aid.
It's been nearly three weeks since Hurricane Maria battered Puerto Rico, which is still struggling to recover.
The Maryland SPCA has taken in 20 dogs from Puerto Rico that survived Hurricane Maria, in hopes to find them forever homes in the Baltimore area.
The Caribbean was hit hard by Hurricane Maria, particularly the island of Dominica -- which is not a U.S. territory.
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Touring a small slice of Hurricane Maria's devastation, President Donald Trump congratulated Puerto Rico on Tuesday for escaping the higher death toll of "a real catastrophe like Katrina" and heaped praise on the relief efforts of his administration without mentioning the sharp criticism the federal response has drawn.
The governor of Puerto Rico said Tuesday that the official death toll from Hurricane Maria has been increased to 34 from 16.
President Donald Trump on Saturday lashed out at the mayor of San Juan and other officials in storm-ravaged Puerto Rico, contemptuous of their claims of a laggard U.S. response to the natural disaster that has imperiled the island's future.
A Baltimore woman whose family was directly impacted by Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico spoke to WJZ about the challenges now facing the island.
Hurricane Maria may be well offshore, but the storm still has Ocean City taking precautions.
Maria regained strength and became a hurricane again Wednesday, pushing water over both sides of North Carolina's Outer Banks.
Residents in Baltimore's Harwood neighborhoods say the trash is piling up with the snow as plow crews continue to clear streets and now alleys across the city.
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Baltimore neighbors could face fines for failing to clear snow from their sidewalks and parking spots, Mayor Brandon Scott said.
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Baltimore neighbors could face fines for failing to clear snow from their sidewalks and parking spots, Mayor Brandon Scott said.
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The Cleveland Browns hired former Baltimore Ravens Offensive Coordinator Todd Monken to be the team's head coach.
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Former Capitol Police officer Harry Dunn — who emerged as a national figure after the Jan. 6 riot — announced a second bid for Congress on Wednesday.
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The Senate passed a deal on a package of spending bills late Friday, sending it to the House, though funding for dozens of government agencies lapsed until the House takes it up.
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The White House held an event with a bipartisan group of governors to push for reforms in the largest electric grid in the country.
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Over 400 future star chefs took over Baltimore on Saturday for a National Culinary Cook-off.
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'I Believe in Me Girls' held its fifth annual workshop on Saturday to empower young women while introducing them to a variety of career opportunities in the creative industry.
Senator Kagan said this bill will limit what she calls "bait and switch" and price gouging.
The Maryland Department of Emergency Management increased the State Activation Level from Normal to Partial on Friday morning in response to a Microsoft outage that has paralyzed systems worldwide.
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Maryland could see light snow fall, blustery winds and freezing weather on Friday into Saturday.
Chance of snow and extreme cold have prompted Friday and Saturday Alert Days.
Snow chances continue this week in Maryland
More snow chances in Maryland this week
Couple chances for snow this week in Maryland
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