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8-Year-Old Puerto Rican To Trump: 'Stop Tweeting And Come Help The People'

President Trump is scheduled to visit the U.S. territory on Tuesday. Many there are without food, water and gas shortages following Hurricane Maria — a situation Trump has tweeted about frequently.
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Eight-year-old Yan Anthony Hernandez has deep dimples on each side of his smile. Somehow, he managed to sleep through the hurricane that roared over his home in Isabela, Puerto Rico. Unlike those living in wooden houses, his cement

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