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Puerto Rico Newswire (Page 10)

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  1. [Iws] Dol: Puerto Rico to Pay more than $35 million in back wages for ...Read the original story

    Apr 15, 2013 | IWS Documented News Service

    [IWS] DOL: PUERTO RICO to PAY more than $35 million in back wages for nearly 5,000 workers [12 April 2013] US Department of Labor obtains more than $35 million in back wages for nearly 5,000 workers in the commonwealth of Puerto Rico - Following an ...

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  2. Learning to let goRead the original story

    Apr 15, 2013 | Examiner.com

    Summer is right around the corner yet all I can think about is the beginning of the 2013-2014 school year.

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  3. Puerto Rico protects premier turtle nesting siteRead the original story

    Apr 15, 2013 | NewsOK.com

    Puerto Rico's governor on Saturday signed a law to protect a swath of land along the island's northeast coast that is a top U.S. nesting site for the world's largest turtle species.

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  4. Nigerian Journalists Detained for Accusing President of SkulduggeryRead the original story w/Photo

    Apr 9, 2013 | Voice of America

    Journalists hold placards as they protest along a road days after a journalist was assaulted by mortuary attendants at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital in Lagos, . Journalists hold placards as they protest along a road days after a journalist was assaulted by mortuary attendants at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital in Lagos, ... (more)

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  5. Seeing Double: 21 New York Restaurants With Foreign DoppelgangersRead the original story w/Photo

    Apr 9, 2013 | Grub Street

    ... jack cheese, salsa, avocado, chili, jalapeA os, onions, and sour cream. BLT Steak Where: Hong Kong and San Juan, Puerto Rico The Hong Kong location offers a daytime buffet! Whoa! Can we get that going in New York? Boqueria Where: Hong Kong The same ...

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  6. Nigerian journalists held after accusing Jonathan of skulduggeryRead the original story

    Apr 9, 2013 | Reuters

    Nigerian police have detained a number of journalists a week after their newspaper reported that President Goodluck Jonathan had issued orders to frustrate a newly potent opposition by any means, including surveillance.

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  7. Rowers in good spirits after boat capsizesRead the original story w/Photo

    Apr 9, 2013 | Canada.com

    ... gold medallist, managed to escape injury and spent 12 hours on a life-raft before being brought to San Juan, Puerto Rico late Sunday. While there won't be any records set this time, Fleming said he sees the experience as anything but a failure. "I ...

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  8. 'We wanted to survive to tell our tale': Canadian Olympian...Read the original story w/Photo

    Apr 8, 2013 | National Post

    ... It was dawn on Saturday, 72 days after they left Africa, and they were adrift in a life raft, 650 km north of Puerto Rico, their emergency beacons sending a distress call. "It was immediately apparent how much of a good position we were in, ...

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  9. Company hired to demolish City hall holds several demolition world recordsRead the original story

    Apr 8, 2013 | KFOXTV

    ... square feet, Hudson's is the largest single building ever imploded. Villa Panamericana & Las Orquideas San Juan, Puerto Rico Aug. 16, 1998 Record: At 17, the most buildings shot in a single implosion sequence. WECT (Raycom) Television Tower ...

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  10. Trans-Atlantic rowers hope to recover stricken boat this weekRead the original story

    Apr 8, 2013 | KING-TV Seattle

    ... Wildlife Federation, was rescued by the U.S. Coast Guard and a passing cargo ship and is now in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Back in January, the four men left Senegal to trek 3,500 miles to Miami, making them the first to row across the South Atlantic ...

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  11. Assam action tests patience of Opposition legislatorsRead the original story

    Apr 8, 2013 | The Telegraph

    Shillong, April 8: The inter-state boundary row between Meghalaya and Assam tested the patience of both the treasury and Opposition benches today as the Assam government was charged with highhandedness towards villages along the border areas.

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  12. Rescued rower "never doubted we'd get to land"Read the original story w/Photo

    Apr 8, 2013 | The Toronto Star

    ... Hanssen, Patrick Fleming and Markus Pukonen arrive safely at the United States Coast Guard base in San Juan, Puerto Rico after their mid-ocean ordeal. When the waves hit, Olympic gold medallist Adam Kreek was in the ocean rowboat's tiny cabin hoping ...

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  13. Aggie Softball Set to Host Lamar in Tuesday DoubleheaderRead the original story w/Photo

    Apr 8, 2013 | KBTX-TV Bryan

    ... summer, culminating in the 2015 Pan Am Games and 2014 World Championship qualifiers August 5-18 in San Juan, Puerto Rico. NO-HIT MEL Dumezich threw three no-hitters over the span of 11 days for the Aggies, earning USA Softball National Player of the ...

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  14. Check Out Canelo-Trout "All-Access" PreviewRead the original story

    Apr 8, 2013 | The Sweet Science

    ... be a 10-round fight between undefeated prospects Omar Figueroa Jr. of Weslaco, Texas and Abner Cotto of Caguas, Puerto Rico for the vacant WBC Silver Lightweight Championship which is presented in association with Miguel Cotto Promotions. The fights ...

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  15. FEMA Approves $1.62 Million for Mitigation Project in CulebraRead the original story

    Apr 8, 2013 | Federal Emergency Management Agency

    The Federal Emergency Management Agency has approved $1.62 million to the Puerto Rico Ports Authority for the rehabilitation of the Terminal Cargo Ramp in Culebra. 2 comments

  16. Rowers back on dry land in Puerto Rico after boat capsizesRead the original story

    Apr 8, 2013 | MacLeans

    SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - Canadian Olympic gold medallist Adam Kreek had to swim underwater to safety when his boat capsized Saturday in the Atlantic Ocean.

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  17. Discovering one's self after motherhoodRead the original story

    Apr 8, 2013 | Examiner.com

    Becoming a mother is a life defining moment. Everything changes in an instant; things that used to matter a lot begin to matter very little and your whole perception of life and what is really truly valuable also begins to change.

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  18. Massive cargo ship plucks relieved rowers from oceanRead the original story w/Photo

    Apr 8, 2013 | The Globe and Mail

    From left, Adam Kreek, Jordan Hanssen, Patrick Fleming, Markus Pukonen arriving safely to the United States Coast Guard base in San Juan, Puerto Rico.

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  19. Team of Canadian, US rowers back on dry land in Puerto Rico after boat capsizesRead the original story

    Apr 8, 2013 | Canada.com

    ... Film Awards, a fan-voting awards show celebrating Bollywood movies. See photos from the red carpet. SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - Two Canadians and two Americans are back on dry land in Puerto Rico after their boat capsized near the end of an attempt to ...

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  20. NW rowing squad capsizes in Puerto RicoRead the original story

    Apr 8, 2013 | KGW-TV Portland

    Four men had their attempt to row across the Atlantic interrupted when their boat capsized arrived in San Juan, Puerto Rico Sunday night.

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