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美国国家公共电台 NPR Study Puts Puerto Rico Death Toll From Hurricane Maria Near 5,000

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美国国家公共电台 NPR Hurricane Damage To Manufacturers In Puerto Rico Affects Mainland Hospitals, Too

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美国国家公共电台 NPR After Maria, Puerto Rico Struggles Under The Weight Of Its Own Garbage

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美国国家公共电台 NPR Puerto Rican Cooking And The American South Mix In 'Coconuts And Collards'

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美国国家公共电台 NPR For One Father And Son In Puerto Rico, A Storm Was Just The Latest Trial

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美国国家公共电台 NPR Pardon Sought For Prisoner Who Fought For Puerto Rican Independence

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美国国家公共电台 NPR Puerto Rico's Efforts To Stop Zika Are Hampered By Mistrust

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美国国家公共电台 NPR FEMA Begins Scaling Back Financial Assistance In Puerto Rico

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美国国家公共电台 NPR Edgardo Miranda-Rodriguez On Creating A Superhero For Puerto Rico

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美国国家公共电台 NPR Puerto Ricans Angry Over Impending Ban On Cockfighting

RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: In Puerto Rico, cockfighting has been a tradition for centuries. Now it's on the brink of being declared illegal. The farm bill, passed by the U.S. Congress and sent to the president's desk earlier this week, includes a provision

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美国国家公共电台 NPR Zika Cases Surge In Puerto Rico As Mosquitoes Flourish

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CCTV9英语新闻：Puerto Rico debt crisis could hamper Zika response

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