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Protesters Demand Puerto Rican Governor's Resignation

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   Protests against Puerto Rico governor Ricardo Rosselló continued
   Wednesday for a fifth day as the embattled politician faces calls for
   his resignation, following the release of personal correspondence with
   his allies.

   Multiple Puerto Rican celebrities attended protests across the island,
   including musicians Bad Bunny and Ricky Martin.

   Wednesday also marked an escalation of the protests. Demonstrators
   broke through a barricade at the governor's mansion late Wednesday
   night, resulting in a swift police response, with law enforcement
   firing tear gas and rubber bullets to disperse the crowds.

   Protests began on Saturday after Puerto Rico's Center for Investigative
   Journalism published 889 pages of chats between Rosselló and nine
   other men in his administration. Many of the messages were vulgar in
   content, with Rosselló and his colleagues repeatedly using slurs and
   making derogatory comments about individuals, including political
   rivals and celebrities.

   Rosselló was a member of a group chat on the encrypted messaging app
   Telegram that included numerous members of his administration,
   including his secretary of state, interior secretary, and public
   affairs secretary. Also in the group were finance and communications
   officials who were allied with the governor.

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