Puerto Rico’s disgraced Gov. Ricardo Rossello swears in successor, resigns

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Puerto Rico’s disgraced Gov. Ricardo Rossello officially stepped down from office on Friday night — and his last act was to swear in veteran politician Pedro Pierluisi as his successor. The new governor’s fate remains ­unclear, however, as Pierluisi himself conceded following his swearing in, in his first news ­conference. To render him eligible for...

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