Government accepts deal to end shutdown

? Puerto Rican officials have reached an agreement to end a partial government shutdown that put more than 95,000 people out of work and closed schools, Gov. Anibal Acevedo Vila said Wednesday.

The agreement would allow Puerto Rico to seek a $740 million emergency loan to operate for the two months remaining in the fiscal year, repaying the money with a series of legislative measures – including some that have not yet been approved.

The agreement would end a crisis that forced the governor to temporarily shutter 43 government agencies and nearly 1,600 public schools. The shutdown was in its 10th day on Wednesday.