Turtles can mistake plastic bags for prey, such as jellyfish. Disturbingly, the Patch is not a floating island of rubbish, but is more like an oceanic soup. Though hard plastics can survive in the ...

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Comedian Tony Hinchcliffe called Puerto Rico a "floating island of garbage" at Donald Trump’s Madison Square Garden rally on Sunday. Puerto Ricans have reacted to the joke, calling it ...

To formulate the size of the island, a team of scientists conducted ... A similar patch of floating plastic debris is found in the Atlantic Ocean - the North Atlantic garbage patch - which was ...

Over the weekend, Hinchcliffe claimed that Puerto Rico was a "floating island of garbage" at a campaign event in Madison Square Garden. Speaking to the group Voto Latino, Biden added that Trump ...

Denise Murphy said she probably would have voted for Donald Trump—until the recent Trump rally in New York City where a comedian likened Puerto Rico to a “floating island of garbage.” ...

Podcaster Tony Hinchcliffe’s comments calling Puerto Rico a “floating island of garbage,” met pushback from Republicans who represent large constituencies from the island. It’s rare for ...