News Headlines for Arecibo, Puerto Rico

Impact Faces The Puerto Rico Islanders Sunday (OurSports Central)
MONTREAL - The Montreal Impact (4-6-3; 15 points) is playing Sunday its 14th regular season game against the Puerto Rico Islanders (4-5-3; 15 points) at Saputo Stadium, at 3:30 pm (Radio-Canada, CKAC Sports, THE TEAM 990, USLlive.com).

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Miami FC tops Puerto Rico; stretches undefeated streak to 8 league games (OurSports Central)
Miami, July 4th, 2008 - Miami FC squared off against the Puerto Rico Islanders in a wet July 4th encounter at Tropical Park. The Blues were looking to get back on the winning track after their very close defeat to FC Dallas in the US Open Cup last Tuesday (2-1).

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Puerto Rico police rescue 181 animals (AP via Yahoo! News)
Police say they rescued 181 dogs, cats and birds from a farm in southern Puerto Rico where they were found sick and undernourished in dirty cages.

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Puerto Rico (OneWorld)
OneWorld has not yet published a guide for this place. If you'd like to help create one, contact the OneWorld guides editor at Although there is disagreement over how Puerto Rico should be governed -- as a U.S. territory, U.S. state, or independent nation -- there is consensus that Puerto Ricans themselves must play a major role in deciding the island's fate.

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Puerto Rico police rescue 181 animals (Las Vegas Sun)
Thu, Jul 3, 2008 (2:57 p.m.) Police say they rescued 181 dogs, cats and birds from a farm in southern Puerto Rico where they were found sick and undernourished in dirty cages.

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Puerto Rico archaeological find mired in politics (The San Luis Obispo Tribune)
The lady carved on the ancient rock is squatting, with froglike legs sticking out to each side. Her decapitated head is dangling to the right. That's how she had been, perfectly preserved, for up to 800 years, until the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers came upon her last year while building a $375 million dam to control flooding in southern Puerto Rico. She was buried again last week with the hope ...

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Diverse group celebrates Puerto Rican culture (The Leaf Chronicle)
Complete with a roasted entire pig and other authentic Puerto Rican dishes, people from America, Puerto Rico, Colombia, Peru, Romania and Italy all gathered to share stories and celebrate St. John the Baptist — the patron saint of Puerto Rico.

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Puerto Rico defiende industria del café (El Paso Times)
SAN JUAN—La debilitada industria de la producción del café en Puerto Rico se enfrenta a la amenaza de la empresa Starbucks que busca que se elimine un arancel que se cobra al grano importado.

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July Fourth Fireworks Fun with Miami FC vs. Puerto Rico Islanders (OurSports Central)
Miami, July 3, 2008 - Miami FC (3-6-7) will be facing off against the Puerto Rico Islanders in a nationally televised USL-1 battle on Fox Soccer Channel at 8pm (ET) tomorrow, 4th of July. The Blues are coming off of a heartbreaking defeat to FC Dallas (2-1) in the US Open Cup last Tuesday but will look to continue their 7-game undefeated streak within the league.

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Men's Soccer Signee Feigenbaum Earns Spot on Puerto Rico U-20 National Team (UCF Golden Knights)
UCF men's soccer incoming freshman Chris Feigenbaum will not only look forward to competing for the Knights this year, but he will get ready to hit the pitch on the worldwide level as well. Feigenbaum recently made the final cut to earn a spot on the Puerto Rico Under-20 National Team that is set to compete in late July.

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