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US lawmaker targets crypto investors using Puerto Rico as a tax haven
A member of the House of Representatives has proposed legislation aimed at stopping investors from using the US territory of Puerto Rico as a crypto t [...]
Harris Campaign’s New Ad in Spanish Highlights Puerto Rico Insult at Trump Rally
It is aimed at Latinos in the battleground state of Pennsylvania, which has a sizable Puerto Rican population.
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Nicky Jam, Puerto Rican Musician, Withdraws Trump Endorsement
The disavowal of the former president reflects the damage inflicted by racist remarks against Puerto Rico and Latinos at a recent rally at Madison Squ [...]
Amid Backlash, Trump Claims No President Has Done More for Puerto Rico Than He Has
The former president made the claim at a round-table discussion in Pennsylvania on Tuesday, days after a comic disparaged Puerto Rico during Sunday’s [...]
Democrats Highlight Puerto Rico Insult on Billboards Near Trump Pennsylvania Rally
The party invested in two digital highway billboards in Allentown, Pa., which has a significant Puerto Rican population.
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Bad Bunny Responds to Racist Remarks at Trump Rally With a Message of Puerto Rican Pride
The pop superstar posted a video lauding the island’s “kings and queens,” two days after he shared a clip of Vice President Kamala Harris addressing P [...]
Puerto Rico’s G.O.P. Chairman Demands Apology From Trump for Comic’s Remarks
The island’s Catholic archbishop also wrote a letter to Donald Trump condemning a racist comedy routine during his Madison Square Garden rally.
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Puerto Ricans in Philadelphia Are Angered by Bigoted Remarks at Trump Rally
Many Puerto Ricans in the crucial battleground state said the remarks, such as one deriding Puerto Rico as “a floating island of garbage,” fit a commo [...]
Republicans Distance Themselves From Puerto Rico Insult at Trump’s MSG Rally
A comedian who spoke at Donald Trump’s campaign rally at Madison Square Garden referred to the U.S. territory as a “floating island of garbage,” promp [...]
A Trump Rally Speaker Trashed Puerto Ricans. Harris Reached Out to Them.
Her campaign moved swiftly to highlight that even as a speaker at Donald Trump’s rally in New York made offensive remarks about Puerto Rico and Latino [...]
IRS probes crypto traders using Puerto Rico tax breaks: Report
Prosecutors from the United States and agents from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) are reportedly investigating wealthy crypto traders and fund man [...]
Puerto Rico’s power play: How should billions of energy dollars be spent
Environmental and community groups sued FEMA and the Department of Homeland Security last month over two grid projects, accusing them of violating th [...]
Why Puerto Ricans are bracing for more blackouts
Local leaders have also been criticized for their persistence in privatizing key parts of the power system and seeking to increase Puerto Rico’s reli [...]
Puerto Rico Extends 4% Tax Incentive to Crypto and Blockchain Activities
“A win for Puerto Rico,” said a blockchain trade association executive.
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Mango Markets Exploiter Eisenberg Arrested in Puerto Rico
According to the unsealed complaint, Eisenberg manipulated the price of perpetuals contracts (a type of futures contract popular in crypto markets) fo [...]