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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, Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2017 in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

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Official says Puerto Rico needs 'unprecedented' federal help
November 7, 2017 10:35 p.m.

Official says Puerto Rico needs 'unprecedented' federal help

WASHINGTON (AP) — Puerto Rico has suffered such extensive devastation from Hurricane Maria that its recovery will fail unless the island gets more help from the Trump administration and Congress, the head of a federal control board that oversees Puerto Rico's finances said Tuesday.