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Puerto Rico rejects key deal with creditors to reduce debt
9 days ago | By Star Tribune
Puerto Rico's governor announced Tuesday that a federal control board reached a key deal that would reduce the U.S. territory's overall debt by nearly 80%, but that his administration is rejecting it amid concerns about cuts to the island's crumbling public pension system.
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Puerto Rico governor rejects key deal with creditors to reduce debt due to pension cuts
9 days ago | By NBC News
“The plan of adjustment should not be structured in a way that affects our pensioners even more,” Gov. Pedro Pierluisi said.
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