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Pan Am: For 74 years, no one knew where this plane was—until now

Search teams located the wreckage of Pan Am's Clipper Endeavor after 74 years. This aircraft crashed in 1952, leading to significant airline safety changes. The discovery occurred nearly 2,000 feet below the ocean surface off Puerto Rico. Investigators concluded that 52 lives were lost in the tragic incident. Lessons learned…

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As Miss Universe Turns 75, CEO Ronald Day Says Puerto Rico Will Host the Pageant's Biggest Celebration Yet - EXCLUSIVE

As the Miss Universe Organization prepares to celebrate its 75th anniversary, CEO Ronald Day says the landmark edition in Puerto Rico will honor the pageant's legacy while looking firmly toward its future.

Latin Times

A 1952 Pan Am plane crash transformed passenger safety procedures – a former airline pilot explains how

On Good Friday, April 11 1952, a Pan American Douglas DC-4 named Clipper Endeavor took off from San Juan in Puerto Rico, bound for New York. On board were 64 passengers including six infants, plus five crew.

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Infamous Pan Am Plane That Crashed In 1952 Finally Found 74 Years After Tragedy That Claimed 52 Lives

For families who spent generations wondering where the aircraft had disappeared, the discovery offered a long-awaited sense of closure.

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The Nation's Largest Tire Retailer Just Got Bigger: Mavis Tire Buys Pep Boys

Mavis Tire is acquiring Pep Boys in a $700 million deal, adding nearly 800 service locations across the US and Puerto Rico.

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Wreckage of 1952 Pan Am plane crash that changed air safety found near Puerto Rico

Undersea drone locates site of Clipper Endeavor disaster that contributed to introduction of briefings on emergency exits and life vests

The Guardian - AU

Lost Pan Am flight found on ocean floor after crashing 74 years ago

BENGALURU — Some 74 ⁠years ⁠after a Pan American Airways flight crashed into the water off the coast of ‌Puerto Rico, an aviation search team said it found the wreckage sitting on the ocean floor.

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Wreckage found of Pan Am plane crash that helped lead to today's safety briefings on every flight

The wreckage from a Pan Am plane crash in the ocean 74 years ago that helped lead to requirements for the passenger safety briefings on every flight today has been found off the coast of Puerto Rico

The Independent UK

Puerto Rican Vietnam Veteran Known as the "Puerto Rican Rambo" to Be Inducted Into U.S. Veterans Hall of Fame

Puerto Rican Vietnam War veteran Jorge Otero Barreto, widely known as the "Puerto Rican Rambo" for his extraordinary combat record, will be inducted posthumously into the U.S. Veterans Hall of Fame in 2027, nearly two years after his death.

Latin Times

Puerto Rico announces emergency water rationing as drought worsens

Puerto Rico is imposing water rationing measures as a drought grips the U.S. territory, worsening chronic water shortages that have forced the governor to declare a state of emergency

The Independent UK

‘As if a hurricane had passed’: Puerto Ricans at breaking point after weeks without water

Shortages triggered by pipeline rupture drive up costs and deepen frustrations, as pressure grows on water utility

The Guardian - US

Bad Bunny Scores Partial Legal Victory as Puerto Rico Court Allows 'Bad Bunny Baby' Lawsuit to Move Forward

Bad Bunny has secured a partial victory in the long-running legal battle over the iconic "Bad Bunny Baby" voice tag, after Puerto Rico's courts ruled that only part of the lawsuit filed by his former girlfriend, Carliz De La Cruz Hernández, can continue.

Latin Times

Washington Promised Puerto Rico $14 Billion To Fix Its Grid. Most of the Money Is Still Stuck.

A new GAO report attributes the delays to onerous regulations and poor coordination among government agencies.

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‘Immediately was enchanted’: Viral Puerto Rico song gets its own music video shot on island

The song creator Bill Stiteler worked with Discover Puerto Rico to create a video that highlights some of the island’s top tourist attractions.

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‘A counter-narrative of history’: Schomburg Center’s 100 years of celebrating Black culture

A Puerto Rico-born New Yorker’s relentless collecting on the African diaspora is still the core of a Harlem institution

The Independent UK

Nine years after Hurricane Maria, Puerto Rico is still waiting for help

Lawmakers have released a federal audit that found that only 25% of some $14 billion in federal funds obligated for Puerto Rico’s power grid after Hurricane Maria razed it almost a decade ago has reached the U.S. territory

Euronews

‘Immediately was enchanted’: Viral Puerto Rico song gets its own music video shot on island

The song creator Bill Stiteler worked with Discover Puerto Rico to create a video that highlights some of the island’s top tourist attractions.

Benzinga

Elizabeth Warren Slams Trump For Firing Puerto Rico Fiscal Board, Says He's 'Opening the Door' For More Wall Street Buddies

Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) criticized President Donald Trump on Tuesday for trying to reshape Puerto Rico’s federal financial oversight board, using the 10th anniversary of the bipartisan PROMESA Act to warn that the island’s fiscal future could again be tilted toward Wall Street creditors.

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The Independent UK

Board offers $3B settlement to restructure Puerto Rico power company debt

A federal control board that oversees Puerto Rico’s finances says it has offered a $3 billion settlement to bondholders in a new push to finally restructure more than $10 billion in debt held by the U.S. territory’s power company

The Independent UK

Royalties. Teaching gigs. A concert in Puerto Rico. Financial forms offer view inside Supreme Court

Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor was gifted concert tickets in Puerto Rico last year as members of the high court continued to accept international teaching gigs and and receive royalties for books they have authored

The Independent UK

Bad Bunny review – Puerto Rican star’s London show is celebratory, unifying and simply phenomenal

5/5 The Grammy-winning musician lights up London with a triumphant celebration of Puerto Rico alongside a 16-person salsa band, Salma Hayek, and Blur and Gorillaz star Damon Albarn

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Private power company countersues Puerto Rico's government as legal woes deepen

A private company that oversees the transmission and distribution of power in Puerto Rico has countersued the U.S. territory’s government

The Independent UK

Christophe Soumillon gets eight-day riding ban after chaotic Ascot run

Christophe Soumillon received an eight-day ban at Royal Ascot for his ride on Puerto Rico in the St James's Palace Stakes. Stewards ruled that Soumillon rode Puerto Rico in a manner that assisted his stablemate Gstaad, who was the first string from the Aidan O'Brien yard. The inquiry found that…

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