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Monday, June 8, 2015
Daily Headlines: June 8, 2015
* U.S.: Victor Espinoza, the Mexican jockey who helped break a 37-year long Triple Crown drought, said that he will donate his entire Belmont Stakes earnings to the City of Hope cancer research center.
* Argentina: A U.S. judge ruled that the Argentine government must pay an additional $5.4 billion on top of the $1.3 billion already owed to hundreds of creditors.
* Venezuela: An offshore oil find could reignite diplomatic tensions between neighboring countries Guyana and Venezuela.
* Puerto Rico: Gov. Alejandro GarcĂa Padilla proposed partial privatizing the Puerto Rican Electric Energy Authority in order to help pay for the firm’s $9 billion in debts.
YouTube Source – The New York Racing Association, Inc.
Online Sources – ABC News, Reuters, Jamaica Observer, Fox News Latino
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