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Bad Bunny And Puerto Rico’s Music As A Weapon Against Erasure

Over the past decade, Puerto Ricans have endured a relentless string of challenges that have left the island bruised but unbroken, including a crippling economic crisis, Hurricane Maria’s devastation, earthquakes and ongoing power grid failures. In his new album “Debí Tirar Más Fotos,” Bad Bunny intertwines reggaetón with música jíbara — music that originated in the island’s countryside and is …

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5 days, 9 hours ago

In Puerto Rico, We Partied Through Yet Another Blackout

Huff Post

As Puerto Ricans prepared to welcome 2025, we woke up Tuesday morning to find the island in complete darkness. “We think things are going to change with a new government, but no, everything is still the same,” Ortiz told me, expressing her disillusionment with the island’s new governor, Jenniffer González Colón. Though power was restored to most of the island …

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1 week, 2 days ago

Puerto Rico’s new governor sworn in days after a major blackout left much of the island in the dark

Associated Press

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Jenniffer González Colón was sworn in Thursday as Puerto Rico’s new governor during a normally ebullient ceremony held amid widespread anger over a blackout that hit the U.S. territory days ago. Jenniffer Gonzalez Colon and her husband Jose Yovin Vargas wave with their children during Gonzalez’s swearing-in ceremony as governor outside the Capitol in San …

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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Rauw Alejandro on Puerto Rico, salsa and working with Pharrell on his new album

Associated Press

MIAMI — Last year, Puerto Rican superstar Rauw Alejandro was in outer space. And it is amplified by a number of inventive samples — like Frankie Ruiz’s “Tú Con Él” — and all-star collaborators: Pharrell Williams, Bad Bunny and Feid among them. Alejandro’s created a kind of character for the release, whom he calls “Raúl Alejandro,” a nod to his …

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1 month, 4 weeks ago

Why So Many Latino Voters Abandoned Democrats, According to the Data

Politico

That should still be cold comfort for Democrats. Since the election, there’s been a lot of conversation that Latinos were to blame for electing Trump, or at least that Democrats lost Latinos as a group. What you’re saying is whether it’s Dominicans, whether it’s Puerto Ricans, whether it’s third- or fourth-generation Mexican Americans, Trump is making inroads with all of …

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2 months ago

Trump Ally Jenniffer González-Colón Wins Puerto Rico Governor's Race

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LOADING ERROR LOADING U.S. Rep. Jenniffer González-Colón, Puerto Rico’s former nonvoting delegate to the U.S. Congress and an ally of Donald Trump, is leading in the island’s gubernatorial race, likely extending her pro-statehood party’s streak in control of the United States’ most populous unincorporated territory. While she is a member of Puerto Rico’s pro-statehood New Progressive Party, she is the …

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2 months ago

CNN reporter can't believe first time Puerto Rican voter is voting for Trump: 'Really?'

Daily Mail

A young Puerto Rican woman said that while Tony Hinchcliffe's jokes at Donald Trump's Madison Square Garden rally bothered her, she's still voting for the former president. A young Puerto Rican woman said that while Tony Hinchcliffe's jokes at Donald Trump's Madison Square Garden rally bothered her, she's still voting for the former president Journalists attempted to challenge her on …

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2 months ago

Kamala Harris' endorsement by 'virtue-signalling' A-listers like Oprah Winfrey and Beyonce will backfire at the polls, leading UK Republican says

Daily Mail

Kamala Harris' reliance on 'virtue-signalling' A-listers like Oprah Winfrey, Beyonce and Taylor Swift will backfire as the polls opened in America today, a leading Republican in Britain has told MailOnline. She gave a dire warning about former President Donald Trump winning Tuesday's election at a star-studded rally in support of Vice President Kamala Harris late Monday night in Philadelphia. 'The …

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2 months ago

Harris campaign spends final hours reminding Pennsylvania of a Trump ally's joke about Puerto Rico

The Independent

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. While Trump's campaign had quickly …

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Puerto Ricans brave rain and long lines to vote in historic election

LA Times

A supporter waves a Puerto Rican Independence Party flag while holding a campaign poster for the Citizens’ Victory Movement mayoral candidate, Manuel Natal, during a caravan in San Juan last week. If Juan Dalmau, who is running for Puerto Rico’s Independence Party and Citizen Victory Movement, wins, it will be the first win for a candidate outside of the two …

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2 months, 1 week ago

"Island of garbage": Racist joke hurts Trump among Pennsylvania Latinos, poll finds

Salon

More than 60% of Latino voters in Pennsylvania support Vice President Kamala Harris after a right-wing comedian called Puerto Rico an "island of garbage" at Donald Trump's Madison Square Garden rally last week, a new YouGov/Univision poll found Outrage and offence rippled through the battleground state's Puerto Rican population after comedian Tony Hinchcliffe’s joke about the U.S. territory. Some 69% …

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2 months, 1 week ago

Puerto Rico Might Elect Its First Pro-Independence Governor

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LOADING ERROR LOADING VEGA BAJA, Puerto Rico — Eliezer Concepción worked for years at his roadside mechanic shop to save enough money to buy a piece of his hometown before it was too late. Juan Dalmau, the gubernatorial nominee from the once-marginalized Puerto Rican Independence Party, is now in second place, and polls show the race tightening amid the island’s …

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2 months, 1 week ago

Noticias Telemundo anchor Julio Vaqueiro on why the Latino vote matters more than ever

LA Times

There is no Spanish word for “swing state.” But there are many Latinos living and voting in the seven battlegrounds that will determine the outcome of race for the White House between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Trump. So Spanish-language network Telemundo came up with a term: “El Péndulo.” “El Péndulo,” or the pendulum, became the name of …

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2 months, 1 week ago

"Nobody has been better to Puerto Rico": Trump lashes out at Dems for making "big deal" of MSG joke

Salon

Donald Trump is still trying to answer for a racist joke made by a speaker at his Madison Square Garden rally last weekend, this time blaming Democrats for making it “a big deal.” Comedian Tony Hinchcliffe called Puerto Rico a “floating island of garbage” during a set to kick-off Trump's New York rally. “They made this – one little comedian …

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Tony Hinchcliffe Trump rally joke: A Puerto Rican swing-state voter reacts to the controversy.

Slate

When Camille Rivera saw the clip of Tony Hinchcliffe calling Puerto Rico “a floating island of garbage” at Donald Trump’s Madison Square Garden rally over the weekend, she wasn’t exactly surprised. He called the entire island trash, and I’ve heard from communities that are upset; I think things like this joke make Puerto Ricans feel pushed out. However, it does …

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2 months, 1 week ago

Trump claims he doesn’t know Tony Hinchcliffe and didn’t hear his Puerto Rico comments — but doesn’t denounce them

The Independent

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Tony Hinchcliffe arrives to speak before Republican presidential nominee …

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2 months, 1 week ago

'Fuera!' Latinos protest Trump in battleground Pennsylvania city

Raw Story

The chants Tuesday in the largely Hispanic Pennsylvania city of Allentown came from a small but proud and passionate group of protesters outside Donald Trump's latest campaign rally: "Immigrants make America great!" "Latinos are very disgusted by this," 60-year-old clerk Ivet Figueroa, raised in working-class Allentown by Puerto Rican parents, told AFP as some 50 protesters gathered near the long …

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2 months, 1 week ago

Trump says he's 'never heard of' Tony Hinchcliffe who made Puerto Rico 'garbage' joke at MSG rally

Daily Mail

Former president Donald Trump has claimed he has 'never heard of' the controversial comedian who made a racist joke about Puerto Rico at his rally in Madison Square Garden on Sunday. Republican candidate Trump told Fox News' Sean Hannity that he had no clue who Tony Hinchcliffe was, or why he was invited to speak Comedian Tony Hinchcliffe speaks during …

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2 months, 1 week ago

Trump rally slam of Puerto Rico is only latest in string of insults

Politico

Andrés Córdova Phelps, a professor in Puerto Rico and chair of the Puerto Rico Advisory Committee to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, called the comedian’s comments “political malpractice” and “offensive.” Puerto Ricans were “pissed off” and “disgusted” by the comments, but not shocked given Trump’s history with Puerto Rico, said Ariadna Michelle Godreau Aubert, executive director for Ayuda Legal …

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2 months, 1 week ago

Donald Trump's camp has offended a key voting bloc in an achingly close election. Will it sway the outcome?

ABC

Donald Trump's not sorry, he's apparently very, very angry. The Republican presidential candidate addressed the media at his Mar-a-Lago residence in Florida after facing backlash over comedian Tony Hinchcliffe's racist comments at a Madison Square Garden rally two days ago. Trump 'doesn't know' comedian behind Puerto Rico comments Shortly after the New York City rally wrapped up, Trump's presidential campaign …

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2 months, 1 week ago

‘Never seen anything like this’: Dem strategist stunned by ‘offensive’ Trump controversy

Raw Story

A veteran Democratic strategist made clear Tuesday how unprecedented the scenario that Donald Trump’s campaign has found itself in amid fallout over his controversial New York City rally with just a week to go before Election Day. “I’ve never seen anything like this, and I’ve never seen any anything like this, this close to an election,” said Maria Cardona, a …

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2 months, 1 week ago

Trump is desperately trying to fix his Puerto Rico crisis. It isn’t going well

The Independent

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2 months, 1 week ago

Puerto Rico’s Leading Newspaper Endorses Kamala Harris

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LOADING ERROR LOADING Puerto Rico’s roughly 3 million residents cannot vote for the U.S. president. El Nuevo Día, the island’s newspaper of record, on Tuesday called on members of the Puerto Rican diaspora to vote for Democratic nominee Kamala Harris over her Republican opponent, Donald Trump. “Trump has for years maintained a discourse of contempt and misinformation against the island …

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2 months, 1 week ago

Trump has a long history of being blatantly offensive. Was a joke at his MSG rally finally too far?

The Independent

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Bad Bunny And Puerto Rico’s Music As A Weapon Against Erasure

In Puerto Rico, We Partied Through Yet Another Blackout

Puerto Rico’s new governor sworn in days after a major blackout left much of the island in the dark

Rauw Alejandro on Puerto Rico, salsa and working with Pharrell on his new album

Why So Many Latino Voters Abandoned Democrats, According to the Data

Trump Ally Jenniffer González-Colón Wins Puerto Rico Governor's Race

CNN reporter can't believe first time Puerto Rican voter is voting for Trump: 'Really?'

Kamala Harris' endorsement by 'virtue-signalling' A-listers like Oprah Winfrey and Beyonce will backfire at the polls, leading UK Republican says

Harris campaign spends final hours reminding Pennsylvania of a Trump ally's joke about Puerto Rico

Puerto Ricans brave rain and long lines to vote in historic election

"Island of garbage": Racist joke hurts Trump among Pennsylvania Latinos, poll finds

Puerto Rico Might Elect Its First Pro-Independence Governor

Noticias Telemundo anchor Julio Vaqueiro on why the Latino vote matters more than ever

"Nobody has been better to Puerto Rico": Trump lashes out at Dems for making "big deal" of MSG joke

Tony Hinchcliffe Trump rally joke: A Puerto Rican swing-state voter reacts to the controversy.

Trump claims he doesn’t know Tony Hinchcliffe and didn’t hear his Puerto Rico comments — but doesn’t denounce them

'Fuera!' Latinos protest Trump in battleground Pennsylvania city

Trump says he's 'never heard of' Tony Hinchcliffe who made Puerto Rico 'garbage' joke at MSG rally

Trump rally slam of Puerto Rico is only latest in string of insults

Donald Trump's camp has offended a key voting bloc in an achingly close election. Will it sway the outcome?

‘Never seen anything like this’: Dem strategist stunned by ‘offensive’ Trump controversy

Trump is desperately trying to fix his Puerto Rico crisis. It isn’t going well

Puerto Rico’s Leading Newspaper Endorses Kamala Harris

Trump has a long history of being blatantly offensive. Was a joke at his MSG rally finally too far?