FDA warns Baxter about its 2 facilities in PRico

01/27/11 (AP:SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico) Baxter International Inc., a medical products and services company, is addressing concerns cited in a warning letter from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration regarding two of its facilities in Puerto Rico, the company's spokeswoman said Thursday.

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US Department of Labor provides $4 million to assist severe storm recovery efforts in Puerto Rico - [11/23/2010]

11/23/10 The U.S. Department of Labor has announced a $4 million National Emergency Grant award to assist cleanup and recovery efforts in the wake of Tropical Storm Otto that struck Puerto Rico in October.

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President Obama Signs Puerto Rico Disaster Declaration

10/26/10 The President today declared a major disaster exists in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and ordered Federal aid to supplement Commonwealth and local recovery efforts in the area struck by severe storms, flooding, mudslides, and landslides associated with Tropical Storm Otto during the period of October 4-8, 2010.

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Ex-social worker admits sex assault of boy, 12

05/11/10 He was referred as a mentor to the boy; was caught after similar arrest in Puerto Rico. A former Northampton County youth caseworker who sexually assaulted a 12-year-old boy faces up to 24 years in prison and a lifetime of registration as a sex offender.

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