Alabama Republican Senate candidate Roy Moore and late-night TV host Jimmy Kimmel have been firing shots at each other on social media today (Nov. 30). Now Moore, a conservative judge who has been accused of (and denied) sexually assaulting girls (paywall), has told Kimmel he’d rather settle their differences face to face.
International organizations have a social media life too—and some are much better liked than others.
Donald Trump is preparing to replace US secretary of state Rex Tillerson with Mike Pompeo, current head of the Central Intelligence Agency, according to media reports.
The US Drug Enforcement Agency is opening its first new field division in nearly 20 years, officials said Wednesday (Nov. 29). The office, which will be based in Louisville, Kentucky, will cover some of the country’s most ravaged areas by prescription-opioid abuse.
It’s widely believed the Puerto Rican government is underestimating the number of people who died as a consequence of Hurricane Maria, which barreled through the island Sept. 20.
Barack Obama might have left the White House but he’s still involved in the kind of whirlwind world tours undertaken by American presidents.
San Juan, Puerto Rico
The true extent of Hurricane Maria’s damage to Puerto Rico is still being tallied. But here’s a good indication of how bad it will be—the island’s economy will shrink by about 8% in 2018, according to a November forecast by the Economist Intelligence Unit.
Coco, Pixar’s new movie about the Day of the Dead celebration in Mexico, is full of the stereotypes Hollywood has been falling back on for decades to represent the US’s southern neighbor. There’s the usual deluge of color, festive music, and archetypes such as the flipflop-tossing matriarch—all rendered in the studio’s masterful animation.
What if you could apply the Uber model to disaster aid? A group of volunteers is attempting to do that with an online platform that connects victims of hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico with donors anxious to help.
San Juan, Puerto Rico
Read the original version of this article in English: “A conspiracy theory about sex and gender is being peddled around the world by the far right”
Utuado, Puerto Rico
San Juan, Puerto Rico
There has never been a better time to watch TV if you’re a kid—or a worse time to be the parent of a TV-watching kid.
It’s been seven weeks since hurricane Maria made landfall in Puerto Rico, and life in the island is still filled with uncertainty: How many people died? When will power come back? How big will the storm’s impact be on the economy?
It’s been more than six weeks since hurricane Maria made landfall in Puerto Rico, and life in the island is still filled with uncertainty: How many people died? When will power come back? How big will the storm’s impact be on the economy?
Adjuntas, Puerto Rico
Most Puerto Ricans have gone without power for more than a month. Some lucky ones have kept the lights on with expensive—and noisy—diesel generators. The rest are making do without the usual comforts of air conditioning, ice, and washing machines.
It’s been more than five weeks since hurricane Maria made landfall in Puerto Rico, and life in the island is still filled with uncertainty: How many people died? When will power come back? How many people will end up leaving for good?
Updated |It’s hard to fathom the destruction caused by hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico. Three quarters of the island remains without power, and more than 30% of cell towers are still down. Less than 10% of the island’s roads are open, according to the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
Aside from knocking down power lines and destroying thousands of homes in Puerto Rico, Hurricane Maria has had another consequence: Giving Americans on the mainland a crash course in the history and political status of the US territory.
The disaster in Puerto Rico wrought by hurricane Maria is still unraveling one month after it hit.
Donald Trump faces a big obstacle in rolling out his travel ban: his own tweeting.
