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The End of the Old Promise

Within 24 hours, a decision from the U.S. Supreme Court and the approval of an Oversight Board dealt a harsh blow to the Commonwealth

10 de junio de 2016 - 7:15 AM

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This day will go down in history possibly at the same level of both July 25th dates: in 1898 for the U.S. invasion and in 1952 for the birth of the Commonwealth. (Archivo/GFR)

By Benjamín Torres Gotay

Subdirector de Proyectos Especialesbenjamin.torres@gfrmedia.com

It will be a memorable date: June 9, 2016. The United States National Weather Service issued an emphatic warning this morning: due to the intense heat, the temperature felt by the body would reach 100 degrees Fahrenheit. In that moment, it wasn't possible to imagine how much the temperature would actually rise just a couple of minutes after the warning was issued.