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Donald Trump lashes out at Puerto Rico as lawmakers approve $36.5 billion aid package

Racism is what racism is! US President Trump triggered a stinging response from Puerto Rico’s mayor after he cast doubts over his will to help the devastated territory. The war of words played out as lawmakers approved a relief package.

Trump hints at ending aid as Puerto Ricans forced to drink polluted water

#TraitorTrump: If you are Brown, Black, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transexual, Mexican, Canadian you are on forget you list!

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Donald Trump has seemingly threatened to pull federal emergency support from Puerto Rico a day after his administration reported that desperate people in the US territory have been drinking from contaminated wells due to a lack of water.

In a series of tweets sent on Thursday morning, Trump said: “We cannot keep FEMA, the Military & the First Responders, who have been amazing (under the most difficult circumstances) in P.R. Forever!”

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Most Of Puerto Rico Still Without Power & Extremely Desperate: ‘You Can’t Get Sick Now’

America should be ashamed but is not… Guess why? Most Of Puerto Rico Still Without Power & Extremely Desperate: 'You Can't Get Sick Now'

It’s been three weeks since Hurricane Maria devastated Puerto Rico, and though the federal government’s been trying to paint a rosy picture of recovery, more than 84 percent of the island is still without power, and hospitals with limited resources are struggling to keep patients alive. [ more › ]

The NFL stood by African American players … until its money was threatened

Dollars and Donald for racists!

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For a while the world’s most lucrative league supported its players in the face of hostility from Donald Trump. Then the NFL looked at its bottom line

Somehow this is where we find ourselves in America in 2017: the president of the United States uses race to drive a wedge between football players and their fans while the world’s most-lucrative sports league caves to his tweets.

NFL players are sacrificing their brains for a league that will make at least $14bn off them this year. Many are shorting their memories, breaking their bodies and forgoing any hope of walking normally past the age of 45. The majority of them do not have guaranteed contracts and while the very best are paid well for the tiny window that is their professional career, they remain among the most exploited of American professional athletes – their sports lives dangling by the sturdiness of their ACLs.

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