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Mar 2018
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Six Months Post-Maria: Puerto Rico Updat...

WHARTON BUSINESS DAILY
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It's been 6 months since Hurricane Maria hit Puerto Rico and knocked out all power, on top of many casualties. Is Puerto Rico back up and running? Host Dan Loney talks with Carlos Suarez Carrasquillo, Lecturer in the Department of Political Science and International Studies Program at the University of Florida and Carla Minet, Journalist and Executive Director of the Center for Investigative Journalism in Puerto Rico, to discuss the current state of Puerto Rico and it's restoration efforts so far on Knowledge@Wharton.

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