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Meet Wileidy Feliciano-Rivera, the Puerto Rico seventh-grader who turned discarded school-cafeteria plantain peels into biodegradable farm mulch that cut weed growth by up to 53% in tests

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Meet Wileidy Feliciano-Rivera, the Puerto Rico seventh-grader who turned discarded school-cafeteria plantain peels into biodegradable farm mulch that cut weed growth by up to 53% in tests

Wileidy Feliciano-Rivera, the Puerto Rico seventh-grader who turned discarded school-cafeteria plantain peels into biodegradable farm mulch (Image Credit: Society for Science) A Puerto Rico seventh-grader has found an unusual use for something that would normally be thrown away after lunch: plantain peels. Wileidy Feliciano-Rivera collected discarded peels from her school cafeteria and turned them into … Read more

Justice Department charges more than 80 people in Puerto Rico gang takedown

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Justice Department charges more than 80 people in Puerto Rico gang takedown

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — The U.S. Justice Department has charged more than 80 people in the takedown of a violent Puerto Rican gang, Attorney General Todd Blanche announced Thursday during a visit to the island as part of the Trump administration’s efforts to highlight its push to tackle violent crime. Justice Department charges more … Read more