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100-year-old law curbs nonprofit relief efforts for Puerto Rico

<p>After obtaining a ship donated by Greenpeace for use sending supplies down to Puerto Rico, a collective from Brooklyn has been stifled by the Jones Act, a nearly 100-year-old law that says only American ships can travel between U.S. ports to drop off goods and people.</p>

News 12 Staff

Oct 16, 2017, 6:24 PM

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