12/05/2008
Medical Mutual CEO Kent Clapp dies in Puerto Rico plane crash (The Cleveland Plain Dealer)
Kent W. Clapp, head of Medical Mutual of Ohio, died along with his fiancee, a Rock Hall and Cleveland Play House board member, when the small plane they chartered crashed into a mountainside in Puerto Rico Wednesday.
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12/04/2008
Puerto Rico senator arrested for violating bail (Boston Herald)
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - A Puerto Rican lawmaker awaiting a federal trial on corruption charges was arrested Thursday for violating his bail by allegedly contacting a government...
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12/04/2008
Teams find remains at Puerto Rico plane crash site (The Post-Standard)
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — An emergency response team on Thursday reached the remote site of a small plane crash in the Puerto Rican rainforest, recovering the remains of a Caribbean pilot and two U.S. tourists who were on board the aircraft.
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12/04/2008
Plane crashes in Puerto Rico with 3 aboard (Denver Post)
Search teams slogged up a muddy, densely wooded mountainside Wednesday to locate a small plane with three people aboard — including two American tourists — that crashed east of Puerto Rico's capital.
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12/04/2008
Man found dead in his car in Puerto Rico (Saipan Tribune)
A 48-year-old man who had just gone to the hospital for a dialysis checkup died later in the driver's seat of his car at a tire shop in Puerto Rico Monday morning.
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12/04/2008
Puerto Rico Political Consultant Pleads Guilty to Money Laundering Conspiracy (PR Newswire via Yahoo! News)
Alberto Goachet, 67, a political consultant and aide to Puerto Rico Sen. Jorge De Castro Font, pleaded guilty today to participating in a conspiracy to launder illegal campaign contributions and other payments, Acting Assistant Attorney General Matthew Friedrich of the Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney for the District of Puerto Rico Rosa Emilia Rodriguez-Velez announced.
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12/04/2008
Eva Longoria Parker caught smoking on trip to Puerto Rico (New Kerala)
New York, Dec 3 : Even though she has been trying to hide her bad habit, American actress Eva Longoria Parker was caught smoking while on her trip to Puerto Rico.
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12/02/2008
Wyndham resort lays off 200 workers in Puerto Rico (AP via Yahoo! News)
About 200 workers have been laid off from a luxury resort in Puerto Rico, officials said Tuesday, adding to the struggles of a Caribbean hotel industry hit by falling revenues and bookings due to the global financial crisis.
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12/03/2008
Puerto Rico: Desaparecen tres al estrellarse avioneta (Miami Herald)
Una avioneta se estrelló el miércoles en una de las montañas más altas del noreste de Puerto Rico y al menos tres ocupantes permanecen desaparecidos, incluidos dos estadounidenses, informó la Policía.
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12/02/2008
Hotel lays off 200 workers in Puerto Rico (AP via Yahoo! News)
About 200 workers have been laid off from a Wyndham Worldwide Corp-owned resort in Puerto Rico as the Caribbean hotel industry continues to struggle with a drop in revenue and bookings amid the global financial crisis.
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