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Irma Portends New Woes For Debt-Stricken Puerto Rico

Seawater rises with the approach of Hurricane Irma, which threatened to overwhelm a jetty in Puerto Rico on Tuesday. The U.S. territory of some 3.4 million people has struggled to pay its debts — even filing earlier this year for a procedure similar to bankruptcy, and a natural catastrophe could compound that fiscal pain. (AFP/Getty Images)
Seawater rises with the approach of Hurricane Irma, which threatened to overwhelm a jetty in Puerto Rico on Tuesday. The U.S. territory of some 3.4 million people has struggled to pay its debts — even filing earlier this year for a procedure similar to bankruptcy, and a natural catastrophe could compound that fiscal pain. (AFP/Getty Images)

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