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Cockfighting is legal in most of Latin America. Via Xakata Mexico.

Heritage and History

Who's in charge of the pen?

The Puerto Rican government will enact a law to keep cockfights alive, despite a U.S. ban.

December 18th, 2019

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Comedian Tony Hinchcliffe speaks during a campaign rally for former president Donald Trump at Madison Square Garden in New York on Sunday. Photo: Angela Weiss/AFP via Getty Images

Elected officials

Racist speech at The Garden

October 28th, 2024

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US comedian Tony Hinchcliffe speaks during a campaign rally for former US president and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump at Madison Square Garden in New York on October 27, 2024. (Photo by ANGELA WEISS / AFP)

Elected officials

Did a Trumpists do it Again?

October 28th, 2024

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The special design is in honor of his hometown Cayey, Puerto Rico. Photo: Yandel video capture.

New Yandel sneakers

August 22nd, 2024

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Baseball ball on the field.

Heritage and History

Showing Love For The Game

July 14th, 2023

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Aurora Levins.

Books and Authors

History that heals

January 1st, 2021

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Julio César Rojas López, known as Tito Rojas (June 14, 1955 – December 26, 2020) or better know as "El Gallo Salsero" was a salsa singer and songwritter from Puerto Rico. / Photo: José Rodríguez

FAREWELL 'GALLO SALSERO'

December 28th, 2020

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Photo: The Shipman Agency

Books and Authors

Love beyond death

December 22nd, 2020

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Wilfredo Gómez es uno de las figuras más importantes de la historia del boxeo boricua. Photo: Diario NY

Heritage and History

Boricuas have the best jabs

December 22nd, 2020

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Adál Maldonado. Photo: GFR Media / Adál

Heritage and History

Bye to a boricua pioneer

December 18th, 2020

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Photo: Cleveland Scene.

Heritage and History

In search of lineage

December 17th, 2020

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Buscabulla is formed by husband and wife Luis Alfredo Del Valle and Raquel Berrios, two musicians born in Puerto Rico who lived in New York City before returning home in 2017. Photo credit: Mara Corsino.

Buscabulla Is Back

December 13th, 2020

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Hurricane Irma and Maria shattered the island in 2017, plunging it into darkness and causing the deaths of almost 3,000 Puerto Ricans. DepositPhoto

A LOW-HANGING FRUIT

December 9th, 2020

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Books and Authors

History, Love and Hurricanes

December 9th, 2020

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Arecibo Observatory was not only a place of great scientific discovery, but was also a global pop culture icon. Photo: Getty Images.

Heritage and History

Remembering Arecibo

November 24th, 2020

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With a low turnout, Puerto Rico has a new governor and a proposal for the U.S. Congress. File photo: Ricardo Arduengo/AFP/Getty.

Puerto Rico Stalled

November 9th, 2020

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Ana Irma Rivera Lassén. Photo: Puerto Rico Posts

The end of bipartisanship

November 6th, 2020

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Puerto Rican voters could decide the swing states of Florida and Pennsylvania. Photo: AP

The Boricua deciding factor

October 20th, 2020

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Heritage and History

Meet: Sofia Maldonado

October 17th, 2020

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Puerto Rico has been at the forefront of Joe Biden’s Latino outreach strategy. Photo: EFE

“Hazlo por mi”

October 15th, 2020

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Three years after hurricanes Maria and Irma, President Trump has not adequately funded the island. Photo: Win McNamee/Getty Images

DON’T FORGET PR

October 5th, 2020

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Heritage and History

Transphobia in Puerto Rico

October 2nd, 2020

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Un hombre-árbol con tantas anillas en su tronco como la historia de la humanidad. Photo: Wikipedia

Groot is boricua!

September 25th, 2020

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Three years later, Puerto Rico still has not received adequate attention or funding from the Trump administration. Photo: Time.com

Puerto Rico Remembers

September 21st, 2020

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As the roundtable between these leaders took place, Trump announced funding for the island – three years too late. Screenshot: AL DÍA News.

Too late, Trump

September 18th, 2020

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Jenniffer González omits her support of Trump in her latest push for reelection in Puerto Rico. Photo: Univision

A Blatant Omission

September 18th, 2020

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Councilwoman María Quiñones-Sánchez (Left) speaks at the 2019 People's March for Puerto Rico in Philadelphia. Photo: Nigel Thompson, AL DÍA.

A Historic Start

September 16th, 2020

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Biden is vying for the Puerto Rican vote after Trump sees a boost with Latinx voters. Photo: CNN

Biden's Puerto Rico Plan

September 15th, 2020

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The Act unveiled on Aug. 25, quickly saw backlash from pro-statehood advocates, and those who oppose AOC. Photo from Left: Adrian Rivera Reyes, Puchi De Jesus, Adrian Mercado. Credit: Michelle Myers, AL DÍA News.

Unraveling Puerto Rico, 2020

September 1st, 2020

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Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) and Rep. Ayanna Pressley (D-MA) are seen during a hearing before the House Oversight and Reform Committee on August 24, 2020 in Washington, DC. The committee is holding a hearing on "Protecting the Timely Delivery of Mail, Medicine, and Mail-in Ballots." (Photo by Tom Williams-Pool/Getty Images)

Puerto Rico front and center

August 26th, 2020

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Buscabulla. Photo: Maria Corsino

Mío Reclaims Puerto Rico

August 18th, 2020

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Photo: Getty Images

Puerto Rico's Election Goof

August 10th, 2020

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Mara Corsino

Buscabulla Remixes

August 7th, 2020

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Photo: Rhode Island Center for Photographic Arts

Heritage and History

"Otros Espacios"

August 5th, 2020

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Photo: Getty Images

Puerto Ricans at Risk

July 31st, 2020

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Photo: Anómalo Estudio & Quique Cabanillas

Musaraña's New Single

July 31st, 2020