Judge signs plan, resolves Puerto Rico bankruptcy battle

Puerto Rico's nearly five-year bankruptcy battle is ending after a federal judge on Tuesday signed a plan that slashes the U.S. territory's public debt load as part of a restructuring and allows the government to start repaying creditors.

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