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Lack of water in Puerto Rico town sparks federal lawsuit

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SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico -- Puerto Rico’s water and sewer company was hit by a federal lawsuit on Thursday demanding that it provide services to thousands of residents who lack potable water on a daily basis. The class-action lawsuit was filed by Carmen Maldonado, mayor of the northern town of Morovis, who requested that a judge issue an injunction to force Puerto Rico’s Aqueducts and Sewer Authority to provide immediate service to residents in need. The lawsuit represents nearly 1,600 residents and seeks $1,000 for every day spent without water as compensation, alleging that the lack of water has caused more than $55 billion in damages. Maldonado said daily interruptions in water service have long been a problem in Morovis that grew worse after Hurricane Maria hit in September 2017 as a powerful Category 4 storm and razed the U.S. territory's electric grid. The lawsuit states that every day on average at least three wards within the municipality have no water service. It also noted ...
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EU chief: Poland's actions will decide when it gets funds

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WARSAW, Poland -- The European Commission chief said Thursday that Poland's right-wing government is responsible for fully implementing the steps on judiciary independence that will make the disbursement of billions of euros in EU pandemic recovery grants and loans for the country possible. Commission President Ursula von der Leyen was in Warsaw to officially confirm the EU executive's long-delayed approval of Poland’s pandemic recovery plan, which would enable conditional release of the funds. “The approval of this plan is linked to clear commitment by Poland on the independence of the judiciary,” von der Leyen told reporters. She stressed that Poland's ruling right-wing majority “is responsible for making sure that the milestones (regarding the judiciary) are met." Von der Leyen met with Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki and President Andrzej Duda, who authored a law currently processed by Poland's lawmakers that aims to remove the sticking points that he...
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