With two tweets, Trump raised speculation about whether he was undermining diplomatic efforts or trying to bolster Tillerson's position in future talks.
President Trump scoffs at ?politically motivated ingrates? after Maria The tweets sought to defend Washington?s attentiveness to recovery efforts on a US territory in dire straits almost two weeks after Hurricane Maria struck.
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Myriam Ruiz waited inside the ER with her father at a hospital in Caguas.
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A man and woman washed and hung their laundry in a river next to a highway.
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Eric La Luz, 15, took a break after hauling mud and debris out of his home.
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Sarai Class has been waiting for days at San Juan?s airport to catch a flight out.
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Hundreds of people waited in line to use an ATM in Caguas.
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Carmen Charriez, 71, has been sleeping in this chair in her garage.
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A boy played as he looked at belongings that were once in his home.
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A patient lay in the hallway inside the ER at the hospital in Caguas.
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Katrina Gonzales carried a bucket of mud out of her home in Toa Baja.
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The sun set Saturday over trees stripped of their foliage in Morovis.
Despair outruns aid in Puerto Rico As the situation in Puerto Rico worsens, emotions run high. People are scared, angry, resigned, hopeless.
Trump advisers insist tax cut proposal won?t favor rich President Trump has also insisted that the plan wouldn?t reduce his personal tax bills, telling supporters: ??It?s not good for me. Believe me.??
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The motor-assisted vessel made it from East Boston to the Fish Pier and back.
A man stabbed and killed two women in Marseille?s main train station on Sunday before soldiers fatally shot the assailant.
The driver was thrown from the car when his 1929 Ford Roadster crashed into a telephone pole Saturday morning.
Spotlight follow-up
Children of priests step out of the shadows, and the church responds A growing number of people who say their fathers are priests are speaking out, drawing attention to an invisible legion of suffering.
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BEN VOLIN | INSTANT ANALYSIS
Blown assignments, poor tackling, and untimely penalties have been this unit?s hallmark.
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Let?s face it, Patriots are fortunate to be 2-2 They could easily be 1-3 ? and 0-3 at home ? and perhaps even should be.
Gronkowski passed Wes Welker for most receiving yards from quarterback Tom Brady.
Patriots stand united during national anthem Sunday Players placed one hand over their heart and another on a teammate?s shoulders before the game Sunday.
Leominster bar skips NFL, listens to patriotic piano music instead Instead of football, the Monument Tap turned on golf and NASCAR and brought in piano player Pat Perla to perform a selection of show tunes and patriotic music.
Train to Gillette Stadium delayed due to mechanical issue The commuter rail train was forced to stop at the Dedham Corporate station due to a mechanical issue.
OJ Simpson is freed, with no word on where he went next The former football star is a free man after serving 9 years for a botched hotel-room heist.
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It was do or die for Fenway?s ?Cardiac Kids.? And they did. What came next hardly mattered.
A new season, same old target for ?Saturday Night Live?: Trump The president?s handling of the crisis in Puerto Rico took center stage during the opening skit of the season premiere.
Seth Moulton ? who? ? plants his flag in Iowa At the annual Democratic steak fry in Des Moines, a venue for would-be presidential candidates, the Mass. congressman spoke of reviving his party.
This week in weed Witness the birth of the marijuana industry in Massachusetts and catch up on national pot headlines every Saturday.
Secrets in the Sky | Part 2 of 2
A flight plan for failure There is a troubling pattern of lax oversight by the FAA that has made the agency vulnerable to fraud, and the public vulnerable to those who mean to do harm.
Ideas | David A. Moss and Marc Campasano
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A republic at risk In 1787, the challenge was how to keep a fledgling democracy together.
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Fall Arts preview
A guide to the best of what to see and do in Boston A complete guide to movies, music, books, arts, theater, and family events in the Greater Boston area this season.
West Nile virus cases are spiking in LA. The first line of defense: chickens Severe cases of West Nile have spiked in LA County. So officials are going all out to try to curb spread of the virus.
Despite more fourth quarter heroics from Tom Brady, the Patriots defense was unable to stop Carolina as the Panthers drove down the field for the game-winning field goal.
Summer must really be over, because the transportation world seems to be back to work.
Builders are proposing a flurry of multifamily developments to meet the rising market for lower cost homes.
Rob Robillard offers advice on drainage, downspouts, and dry wells.
With the Trump administration saying tax reform is on the horizon, the jockeying is fierce in the capital.
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Underneath that retro skin is technology firmly planted in the future.
The move comes after the region voted last week to pursue independence form Baghdad.
Michael Charness has treated thousands of injured musicians at Brigham and Women?s Performing Arts Clinic.
Dan Brown says his new book has inspired a new reading interest.
In an era of income inequality, travel may be where the class divide is most on display.
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The Globe?s Stan Grossfeld turned his camera away from the game to record scenes of the carnival-like atmosphere of Fenway Park.
