Puerto Rico Embroiled in Days of Protest to Drive Out Gov. Ricardo Rosselló
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Ten days of protests in Puerto Rico will culminate in what is expected to be the biggest march on the island, as organizers and activists pledge to drive out Gov. Ricardo Rosselló from office.
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An aerial view from a drone shows thousands of people as they fill the Expreso Las Américas highway calling for the ouster of Gov. Ricardo A. Rosselló on July 22, 2019 in San Juan, Puerto Rico. The protesters are calling on Gov. Rosselló to step down after a group chat was exposed that included misogynistic and homophobic comments.
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Singer Ricky Martin waves a flag as he joins with thousands of other people as they fill the Expreso Las Américas highway calling for the ouster of Gov. Ricardo A. Rosselló on July 22, 2019 in San Juan, Puerto Rico. The protesters are calling on Gov. Rosselló to step down after a group chat was exposed that included misogynistic and homophobic comments.
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People take to the Las Americas Highway in San Juan, Puerto Rico, July 22, 2019 on the 10th day of continuous protests demanding the resignation of Governor Ricardo Rosselló. Protests erupted last week after the leak of hundreds of pages of text chats on the encrypted messaging app Telegram in which Rossello and 11 other male administration members criticize officials, politicians and journalists.
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An aerial view from a drone shows thousands of people as they fill the Expreso Las Américas highway calling for the ouster of Gov. Ricardo A. Rosselló on July 22, 2019 in San Juan, Puerto Rico. The protesters are calling on Gov. Rosselló to step down after a group chat was exposed that included misogynistic and homophobic comments.
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Thousands of Puerto Ricans gather for what many are expecting to be one of the biggest protests ever seen in the U.S. territory, with irate islanders pledging to drive Gov. Ricardo Rosselló from office, in San Juan, Puerto Rico, July 22, 2019. Protesters are demanding Rosselló step down for his involvement in a private chat in which he used profanities to describe an ex-New York City councilwoman and a federal control board overseeing the island's finance.
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People take to the Las Americas Highway in San Juan, Puerto Rico, July 22, 2019 on the 10th of continuous protests demanding the resignation of Governor Ricardo Rosselló. Protests erupted last week after the leak of hundreds of pages of text chats on the encrypted messaging app Telegram in which Rossello and 11 other male administration members criticize officials, politicians and journalists. In one exchange, chief financial officer Christian Sobrino makes homophobic references to Latin superstar Ricky Martin. In another, a mocking comment is made about bodies piled up in the morgue after Hurricane Maria, which left nearly 3,000 dead.
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People take to the Las Americas Highway in San Juan, Puerto Rico, July 22, 2019 on the 10th day of continuous protests demanding the resignation of Governor Ricardo Rosselló. Protests erupted last week after the leak of hundreds of pages of text chats on the encrypted messaging app Telegram in which Rossello and 11 other male administration members criticize officials, politicians and journalists. In one exchange, chief financial officer Christian Sobrino makes homophobic references to Latin superstar Ricky Martin. In another, a mocking comment is made about bodies piled up in the morgue after Hurricane Maria, which left nearly 3,000 dead.
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Thousands of Puerto Ricans gather for what many are expecting to be one of the biggest protests ever seen in the U.S. territory, with irate islanders pledging to drive Gov. Ricardo Rosselló from office, in San Juan, Puerto Rico, July 22, 2019. Protesters are demanding Rosselló step down for his involvement in a private chat in which he used profanities to describe an ex-New York City councilwoman and a federal control board overseeing the island's finance.
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People take to the Las Americas Highway in San Juan, Puerto Rico, July 22, 2019, on the tenth day of protests demanding the resignation of Governor Ricardo Rosselló.
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Demonstrators in kayaks gathered in front of La Fortaleza for an aquatic protest against Puerto Rico Gov. Ricardo Rosselló in San Juan, Puerto Rico, July 21, 2019. Protesters are demanding Rosselló step down for his involvement in a private chat in which he used profanities to describe an ex-New York City councilwoman and a federal control board overseeing the island's finance.
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Demonstrators gathered for an early morning yoga session, organized as part of the protest against Puerto Rico Gov. Ricardo Rosselló, at La Rogativa Plaza near La Fortaleza in San Juan, Puerto Rico, July 21, 2019.
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Demonstrators gathered for an early morning yoga session, organized as part of a protest against Puerto Rico Gov. Ricardo Rosselló , at La Rogativa Plaza near La Fortaleza in San Juan, Puerto Rico, July 21, 2019.
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Demonstrators crowd the streets in day nine of a string of protests against Gov. Ricardo Rosselló in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Sunday, July 21, 2019.
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Demonstrators protest against Gov. Ricardo Rosselló in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Sunday, July 21, 2019.
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Protesters struggle with police to detain politicians from leaving after they met with Ricardo Rosselló, the governor of Puerto Rico, at the Yolanda Guerrero Cultural Center on July 21, 2019, in Guaynabo, Puerto Rico.
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Gov. Ricardo Rosselló is seen through a window as he speaks with mayors from his party inside the Yolanda Guerrero Cultural center on July 21, 2019, in Guaynabo, Puerto Rico. Protesters have called for the governor to step down through nine days of protest on the island.
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Protesters demonstrate against Ricardo Rosselló, the governor of Puerto Rico, as police man a barricade set up along a street leading to the governor's mansion on July 20, 2019, in Old San Juan, Puerto Rico.
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Protesters hold a moment of silence for those lost during Hurricane Maria as they march against Ricardo Rosselló, the governor of Puerto Rico on July 20, 2019, in Old San Juan, Puerto Rico.
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Nicole Diaz wears make-up with hurricane Maria's death toll number drawn on her forehead during a protest against Governor Ricardo Rosselló, in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Friday, July 19, 2019.
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Protesters march down a street leading to the governor's mansion to protest against Ricardo Rosselló, the governor of Puerto Rico, on July 19, 2019, in Old San Juan, Puerto Rico.
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A worker use paint to cover over profanity written on the walls directed at Ricardo Rosselló, the governor of Puerto Rico, on July 18, 2019. in Old San Juan, Puerto Rico.
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Puerto Rican singer Ricky Martin, center, Puerto Rican rapper Rene Perez, aka Residente, right, and Puerto Rican reggaeton singer Bad Bunny, top, take part of a demonstration demanding Governor Ricardo Rossello's resignation in San Juan, Puerto Rico on July 17, 2019.
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Demonstrators and police face off during a protest against Ricardo Rosselló, the governor of Puerto Rico, on July 17, 2019, in Old San Juan, Puerto Rico. Police used tear gas and reportedly fired rubber bullets late Wednesday evening during the protest.
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Protesters are detained by police in San Juan, Puerto Rico on, July 17, 2019. Thousands marched in Puerto Rico for a fifth day on Wednesday to demand the resignation of Governor Ricardo Rosselló following corruption accusations and the leak of text chats in which he made sexist and homophobic comments.
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Thousands of demonstrators protest against Ricardo Rosselló, the governor of Puerto Rico, in front of the Capitol Building on July 17, 2019, in Old San Juan, Puerto Rico on the fifth day of protests.
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Police fire tear gas at protesters in San Juan, Puerto Rico on, July 17, 2019
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A man walks past graffiti that reads "down with the government of the rich" in the street leading to the governor's mansion on July 16, 2019, in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
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A lone protestor confronts riot police in the street leading to the governor's mansion on July 15, 2019, in Old San Juan, Puerto Rico. Police used tear gas to disperse crowds on the third day of protests as thousands marched, calling on Gov. Ricardo Rosselló to step down after a group chat was exposed that included misogynistic and homophobic comments.
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Demonstrators hold up signs during a protest calling for the resignation of Governor Ricardo Rosselló in San Juan, Puerto Rico, on Monday, July 15, 2019. A day after two former Puerto Rico government officials and four others were arrested as part of a federal corruption probe, Rosselló was engulfed in a furor over the release of profanity-laced text messages in which he lashes out at his foes.
