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Puerto Rico

Arcs in the news about Puerto Rico from the outlets we track, each followed from its first story to its last, with who covered it.

Organization · 187 stories · 1,321 articles · earliest story we hold Oct 3, 2023

Right nowactive arcs, newest development first

Nothing ongoing. The last arc went quiet Jan 7, 2025.

All arcs1 named arc in 2025

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every arc in 2025 at its own dates · opens on month
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Dec 30, 2024917485
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Feb 3, 2025310235
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Sep 29, 202511309155
Oct 20, 202512324155
Oct 27, 2025510228
Nov 3, 20251215
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Dec 1, 2025310338
Dec 29, 202535239
Jan 12, 202647427
Feb 2, 2026129564
Feb 9, 202620141099
Feb 16, 202657035
Mar 16, 202625121
Apr 6, 2026415383
Jun 1, 202604013
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Jul 20, 20268158161
Jul 27, 202624415
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Sep 14, 20267177102
Sep 21, 202622617
Sep 28, 202632214

Stories before June 28, 2026 come from archived pages, so who covered them is limited to the outlets we recovered for that period.

Everything else32 stories in 2025 not part of any arc, newest first

Stories about Puerto Rico that are not part of any arc yet

  1. Sep 13– 16Bad Bunny is doing one more show in Puerto Rico, for all of us29 articles · 15 independent sources
    1 left, 5 center, 0 right
  2. Sep 8Hegseth and Caine visit Puerto Rico as US steps up military operations in the Caribbean8 articles · 8 independent sources
    0 left, 2 center, 1 right
  3. Aug 14– 15Heavy rains expected in Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands as Hurricane Erin nears12 articles · 11 independent sources
    3 left, 4 center, 0 right
  4. Aug 13– 14Austin Butler says an edible is to blame for viral dance moment at Bad Bunny concert in Puerto Rico8 articles · 4 independent sources
    0 left, 3 center, 0 right
  5. Aug 10– 11US tourist visiting Puerto Rico for Bad Bunny concert fatally shot44 articles · 18 independent sources
    2 left, 11 center, 1 right
  6. Aug 7– 8Carville: Democrats have to add states, expand Supreme Court to ‘save democracy’7 articles · 6 independent sources
    0 left, 1 center, 5 right
  7. Jul 17Puerto Rico bans hormone therapy and gender surgery for transgender youth7 articles · 5 independent sources
    1 left, 2 center, 0 right
  8. Jul 11Bad Bunny makes a ‘political statement’ as Puerto Rico residency begins8 articles · 6 independent sources
    2 left, 2 center, 0 right
  9. Apr 17FAA and NTSB investigating after Frontier Airlines’ hard landing in Puerto Rico5 articles · 5 independent sources
    1 left, 3 center, 0 right
  10. Apr 16– 17Island-wide blackout hits Puerto Rico as residents prepare for Easter weekend25 articles · 20 independent sources
    1 left, 9 center, 1 right

Stories that name Puerto Rico

  1. Dec 3– 4Shredded cheese sold at Target, Walmart, Aldi and more recalled38 articles · 17 independent sources
    3 left, 10 center, 3 right
  2. Nov 24Top US military adviser visits Caribbean as Trump ramps up pressure on Venezuela7 articles · 6 independent sources
    1 left, 2 center, 1 right
  3. Oct 26– Nov 6Damage from Hurricane Melissa is still blocking aid to Jamaica's residents40 articles · 23 independent sources
    7 left, 12 center, 2 right
  4. Oct 23– 26Melissa strengthens into a Category 4 hurricane, threatening catastrophic flooding in Jamaica, Haiti108 articles · 48 independent sources
    11 left, 26 center, 4 right
  5. Oct 21– 23Tropical Storm Melissa lumbers through the Caribbean as islands take cover from rain51 articles · 25 independent sources
    4 left, 13 center, 3 right
  6. Sep 30– Oct 3ICE confirms it will patrol Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl show22 articles · 18 independent sources
    2 left, 8 center, 4 right
  7. Sep 291 man killed in Cuba as Tropical Storm Imelda and Hurricane Humberto threaten Bahamas and Bermuda7 articles · 7 independent sources
    1 left, 2 center, 1 right
  8. Sep 29– 30Bad Bunny tapped for Super Bowl LX halftime show108 articles · 49 independent sources
    9 left, 20 center, 6 right
  9. Sep 28– Oct 1Bermuda lashed by distant hurricane and prepares for the stronger Imelda30 articles · 20 independent sources
    1 left, 11 center, 2 right
  10. Aug 16– 18Hurricane Erin downgraded to Category 3 as tropical storm warning issued for Turks and Caicos105 articles · 43 independent sources
    7 left, 20 center, 4 right

Local coverage

  1. May 11– 12Puerto Rico hopes to gain from tariffs6 articles · 6 independent sources
    1 left, 3 center, 0 right
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