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New poll shows strong support for Hillary Clinton among Puerto Rican voters in Florida

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Puerto Rican voters in Florida overwhelmingly support Hillary Clinton, according to a new survey. A new poll from the Center for American Progress Action Fund found 74 percent of Puerto Rican voters in the Sunshine State were supporting Clinton. Another 17 percent said they were backing Donald Trump, while 3 percent said they would vote for a third-party candidate. Four percent said they were undecided. The poll of 503 Puerto Rican registered voters in Florida was conducted by Latino Decisions…

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Patrick Murphy listens to DREAMers’ stories, pitches immigration stance at Orlando roundtable

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At the Cafe Coabana, a crew of Young DREAMers got to sit down with U.S. Senate hopeful Patrick Murphy Monday morning for a roundtable event, sharing some of their stories. For close to an hour, Murphy listened to their tales of trouble and hardship — some came from Puerto Rico, others from Mexico, while still others were U.S.-born citizens from immigrant parents. They listed some of their concerns: the often-low wages undocumented immigrants earn, the threat of being deported, and the lack…

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Senate passes stopgap spending bill with $1.1 billion to fight Zika

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Averting an election-year crisis, the Senate on Wednesday passed a bill to keep the government operating through Dec. 9 and provide $1.1 billion in long-delayed funding to battle the Zika virus. The House was poised to act on the measure before day’s end. The sweeping 72-26 vote came after top congressional leaders broke through a stalemate over aid to help Flint, Michigan, address its water crisis. Democratic advocates for Flint are now satisfied with Republican assurances that money for Flint…

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Uncertainty on the I-4: Puerto Rican voters eye hard choice

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Heriberto Ferrer doesn’t want to vote for Donald Trump – but he says he can’t rule it out, his open-mindedness forced by his low opinion of Hillary Clinton. “I don’t want Trump to win. Period,” he tells a Republican volunteer standing in his doorway on a recent Saturday morning. What about Clinton? “Hillary no sirve,” he says in his native Spanish, a phrase roughly translated as “Hillary is useless.” The 56-year-old construction worker is among many Puerto Ricans living in…

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Rowdies fight to a 0-0 draw with expansion Puerto Rico

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A familiar problem caught up the Tampa Bay Rowdies in Puerto Rico Saturday night. The ability to finish. The Rowdies ended up in a scoreless tie with the expansion Puerto Rico team in Bayamo, Puerto Rico. Both teams had scoring chances, but neither could convert. “In the first half, they pressured us high up the field but we were also able to create chances of our own,” said Rowdies’ coach Stuart Campbell. “I took a gamble in the second half…

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Bill Nelson urges Mitch McConnell to bring back Senate’s $1.1B Zika funding proposal

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Sen. Bill Nelson is urging Senate leaders to bring back a $1.1 billion proposal that would help fight the spread of Zika. The request comes just one day after the Florida Department of Health announced 11 new cases of Florida, bringing the total number of travel-related cases in the Sunshine State to 263. In a letter Thursday, the Florida Democrat asked Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell to bring the bipartisan $1.1 billion bill the Senate passed back to the floor…

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Lin-Manuel Miranda leaving ‘Hamilton’ July 9; vows to return

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The news that no die-hard “Hamilton” fan — or anyone who hasn’t seen the Broadway smash yet — wants to hear has arrived: Lin-Manuel Miranda, its creator and star, is leaving the show this summer. But he promises to return “again and again.” Miranda, who has been in the show since it made its debut off-Broadway in early 2015, said Thursday he will perform his last show July 9. Javier Munoz, the current understudy for Alexander Hamilton, who also took…

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