Name: Puerto Ricans feel the pinch as the island defaults on $422 million of its huge debt by The World in PRI's The World: 05/02/2016
Duration: 5 min 3 s
Description: Puerto Rico's financial crisis deepened this week as its governor announced the US commonwealth is defaulting on a $422 million scheduled debt payment.

PRI's The World: 05/02/2016

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Puerto Rico's financial crisis deepened this week as its governor announced the US commonwealth is defaulting on a $422 million scheduled debt payment.

Puerto Ricans feel the pinch as the island defaults on $422 million of its huge debt

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Touring Coney Island with Antoinette Balzano of Totonno's Pizzeria

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