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Older Adults Get a Digital Boost, Plus Drones and Carraízo · 787daily — Puerto Rico Every Morning

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  Good morning!
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  This is 787daily, your Puerto Rico briefing for Sunday, October 18.
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  Grab your coffee, because we've got a full plate.
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  Let's start with a law that says nobody gets left behind by a screen.
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  The governor has signed a measure protecting older adults from digital exclusion.
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  It guarantees elderly individuals equal access to services and technologies.
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  So whether it's an app, a website or a new way of doing an old task, the idea is that age shouldn't lock anyone out.
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  The governor also vetoed four other measures along the way.
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  Now, a heavier story, and one that deserves care.
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  A mother in Jayuya is demanding answers after her four-year-old son died in a Puerto Rico Department of the Family foster home in Arecibo.
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  She wants to know what happened to her child.
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  Our thoughts are with her and her family, and we'll bring you more as answers emerge.
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  On to the Senate, where lawmakers have passed a bill creating a new Planning and Permits Code.
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  The measure aims to simplify administrative procedures, and to strengthen oversight and compliance mechanisms.
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  Anyone who has ever waited on a permit knows why that matters.
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  Passing the Senate is one step, so keep an eye on where it goes from here.
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  Rules and enforcement are a good bridge to the skies over San Juan.
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  If you fly a drone, listen up.
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  As of October 8, the FBI in San Juan can issue citations to drone operators for violations of drone regulations.
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  So before you launch, know the rules.
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  That camera in the sky now comes with a bit more accountability.
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  Another federal agency has something for you, and this one is a great excuse for a cleanup.
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  On October 24, the US DEA will collect expired medications at 30 sites across Puerto Rico.
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  Think of that dusty corner of the medicine cabinet.
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  A week from Saturday, you can clear it out and hand those old pills to the pros.
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  Last, let's check on the water, because every Sunday we look at how Carraízo did this past week.
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  From October 11 through the seventeenth, the reservoir slipped from 40.96 meters to 40.85.
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  That's a drop of 11 centimeters over six days.
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  The good news: it's still sitting in the Safe band.
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  And nearby, 3.35 inches of rain fell in the final week.
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  Not a bad cushion at all.
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  That's your Sunday rundown!
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  You can read every story in full at 787daily.com.
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  This has been 787daily, and we'll be back tomorrow, so be sure to join us.
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  And before you go, your Puerto Rico fun fact for today: San Cristóbal, in Old San Juan, is the largest Spanish fort ever built in the Americas.