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The U.S. territory filed to restructure billions in debt earlier this year. Those economic straits threaten to hobble the island's ability to cope with the effects of the Category 5 hurricane.
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As the powerful storm approaches the U.S., here are some of the basics about the dangers it poses.
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France's Interior minister says the hurricane killed at least 8 people on French Caribbean island territories. Antigua's prime minister says a 2-year-old was killed as a family tried to escape a home.
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The strongest storm ever recorded in the Atlantic outside of the Caribbean and the Gulf of Mexico is moving away from Puerto Rico. More than half of its residents are without power.
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The storm is expected to strengthen before nearing land late Tuesday. Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands and Florida have declared states of emergency in anticipation of Irma.