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Guaynabo Mayor Angel Pérez Otero speaks during a House Committee on Natural Resources hearing to examine challenges in Puerto Rico's recovery and the role of the financial oversight and management board, on Capitol Hill in Washington on Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2017. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) **FILE**

Jury finds former Puerto Rican mayor guilty of corruption

Darryl George, right, of Australia is congratulated by teammate Rixon Wingrove after completing a home run during their Pool B game against Chinaat the World Baseball Classic at the Tokyo Dome, Japan, Saturday, March 11, 2023. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)

Ohtani, Sasaki help Japan reach World Classic quarterfinals

A rhinoceros rests inside an enclosure at the Dr. Juan A. Rivero Zoo in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico, July 7, 2017. The government announced on Monday, Feb. 28, 2023 that it is closing the U.S. territory’s only zoo, which has remained closed since hurricanes Irma and Maria battered the island in Sept. 2017, as federal authorities investigate allegations of mistreatment of animals. (AP Photo/Danica Coto, File)

Officials to transfer animals, drop probe on Puerto Rico zoo

A resident of Salinas, considered one of the most contaminated towns in Puerto Rico, waits for a meeting with U.S. Environmental Protection Agency officials to start, Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2023 in Salinas, Puerto Rico. Emboldened by the attention that the federal government has now placed in Salinas, communities are demanding a massive clean-up and penalties for those contaminating a region where residents have long complained about health conditions. (AP Photo/Danica Coto).

Puerto Rico’s southern region fights for cleaner air, water

A woman waves the flag of Puerto Rico during a news conference on Puerto Rican statehood on Capitol Hill in Washington, March 2, 2021. The U.S. House has passed a bill that would allow Puerto Rico to hold the first-ever binding referendum on whether to become a state or gain some sort of independence. It is a last-ditch effort that stands little chance of passing the Senate. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

House passes bill to give Puerto Rico binding referendum on ending U.S. territory status

President Joe Biden, with first lady Jill Biden and Puerto Rico Gov. Pedro Pierluisi, delivers remarks on Hurricane Fiona, Monday, Oct. 3, 2022, in Ponce, Puerto Rico. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Biden pledges $60M to aid Puerto Rico, but corruption fears persist

A woman looks at her water-damaged belongings after flooding caused by Hurricane Fiona tore through her home in Toa Baja, Puerto Rico, Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2022. On Monday, Oct. 3, 2022, President Joe Biden will survey damage from Hurricane Fiona in Puerto Rico, where tens of thousands of people are still without power two weeks after the storm hit. (AP Photo/Stephanie Rojas, File)

Biden to visit Puerto Rico, announce $60M in aid for hurricane recovery

President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden, receive a briefing from Puerto Rico Gov. Pedro Pierluisi on Hurricane Fiona, Monday, Oct. 3, 2022, in Ponce, Puerto Rico. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Touring hurricane damage, Biden claims he was ‘raised’ by Delaware’s Puerto Rican community

A house lays in the mud after it was washed away by Hurricane Fiona at Villa Esperanza in Salinas, Puerto Rico, Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2022. Fiona left hundreds of people stranded across the island after smashing roads and bridges, with authorities still struggling to reach them four days after the storm smacked the U.S. territory, causing historic flooding. (AP Photo/Alejandro Granadillo)

Puerto Rico seeks U.S. waiver as diesel dwindles after storm

Nancy Galarza looks at the damage that Hurricane Fiona inflicted on her community, which remained cut off four days after the Category 1 storm slammed the rural community of San Salvador in the town of Caguas, Puerto Rico, Thursday, Sept. 22, 2022. (AP Photo/Danica Coto)

Puerto Ricans seething over lack of power days after Fiona

Federal Emergency Management Agency administrator Deanne Criswell, right, listens as President Joe Biden speaks during a visit to the FEMA Region 2 office in New York, Thursday, Sept. 22, 2022. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Biden pledges not to ‘walk away’ from Puerto Rico after Hurricane Fiona

A woman looks at her water-damaged belongings after flooding caused by Hurricane Fiona tore through her home in Toa Baja, Puerto Rico, Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2022. (AP Photo/Stephanie Rojas)

Fiona strengthens into Category 4 storm, heads to Bermuda

A man walks on a road flooded by Hurricane Fiona in Cayey, Puerto Rico, Sunday, Sept. 18, 2022. (AP Photo/Stephanie Rojas)

Fiona nears Dominican Republic after pounding Puerto Rico

This satellite image provided by NOAA shows Hurricane Fiona in the Caribbean on Sunday, Sept. 18, 2022. The eye of newly formed Hurricane Fiona is near the coast of Puerto Rico — and it has already sparked an island-wide blackout and threatens to dump “historic” levels of rain. (NOAA via AP)

Hurricane Fiona makes landfall in powerless Puerto Rico

This satellite image provided by NOAA shows Tropical Storm Fiona in the Caribbean on Saturday, Sept. 17, 2022. Fiona threatened to dump up to 16 inches (41 centimeters) of rain in parts of Puerto Rico on Saturday as forecasters placed the U.S. territory under a hurricane watch and people braced for potential landslides, severe flooding and power outages. (NOAA via AP)

Puerto Rico under hurricane warning as TS Fiona approaches

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Puerto Rico Justice Secretary Wanda Vazquez answers questions to reporters before giving a press conference, in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Thursday, Jan. 16, 2018. Federal and local authorities in Puerto Rico say they will implement "broken windows" policing to fight a surge in killings this month across the U.S. territory. (AP Photo/Carlos Giusti)

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Neither Luma nor Puerto Rico’s power generating utility have said when electricity will be restored to the most affected areas.

Puerto Ricans seething over lack of power days after Fiona →

Rabell-Gonzalez, who spoke to the AP from his native Puerto Rico on Tuesday, said he is continuing to lead the congregation under a new name, Iglesia Luterana Santa Maria Peregrina, at the First Congregational Church in Stockton.

Rev. Megan Rohrer, transgender Lutheran bishop, resigns over racism allegations →

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