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A judge for the US Bankruptcy Court for the District of PuertoRico Tuesday gave final approval to a plan for PuertoRico to exit bankruptcy after nearly five years. Tuesday’s plan will allow PuertoRico to begin repaying its debts.
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Federal law enforcement agents on Thursday arrested former PuertoRico governor Wanda Vázquez Garced, charging her in a bribery scheme that was allegedly aimed at financing her failed 2020 gubernatorial campaign, reports the Washington Post.
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