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Police stand outside the Las Americas International Airport where a private jet crashed on Wednesday, killing all nine people on board, including Puerto Rican music producer Flow La Movie.

Flow La Movie, reggaeton music producer, dies in Caribbean plane crash

Dec 16, 2021
Tributes poured in from around the world of reggaeton music for the producer who'd worked with major artists such as Bad Bunny and Ozuna.
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World
A special courtroom in Lamezia Terme, Calabria, shown on Jan. 13, as more than 350 alleged members of Calabria's 'Ndrangheta organized crime group and their associates went on trial. One alleged member of the group, Marc Feren Claude Biart, was arrested

Italian Mob Fugitive Caught In Caribbean After Posting Cooking Videos Online

Mar 30, 2021
Authorities tracked down Marc Feren Claude Biart in the Dominican Republic after he posted videos that hid his face but not his tattoos. Biart is an alleged member of the 'Ndrangheta crime syndicate.
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National Security
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks to reporters Thursday after meeting with members of the U.N. Security Council and calling for the restoration of sanctions against Iran.

Pompeo Tries Starting 'Snapback' Clock To Restore Sanctions Against Iran By U.N.

Aug 20, 2020
A U.N. Security Council vote on a U.S. bid to extend an arms embargo against Iran failed last week. Now the U.S. secretary of state wants to bring back all sanctions lifted by the Iran nuclear deal.
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Coronavirus Live Updates
A Haitian police officer locks a gate that separates the Dominican Republic border town Jimaní from Malpasse, Haiti, last month, as Haitian authorities shut down the border because of concerns over the spread of COVID-19.

Dominican Republic Delays Presidential Vote Over Coronavirus Concerns

Apr 14, 2020
The country's election commission said in a statement Monday that it had been forced to postpone the election, originally scheduled for May 17, to July 5 due to the ongoing pandemic.
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Goats and Soda
World Series star Juan Soto of the Washington Nationals turns 21 this Friday. He's from the Dominican Republic, where every major league baseball team runs a training academy for youth.

Juan Soto Of The Nationals Brings Dominican Zest To The World Series

Oct 25, 2019
He's one of many Dominican players in the major leagues. In fact, every team has a training academy in the Dominican Republic.
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Sports
Octavio Dotel leaves a courtroom Wednesday in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, one day before the former major league pitcher was released on bail. On Thursday, a judge cleared him and former MLB player Luis Castillo of allegations that they had suppor

Ex-MLB Players Octavio Dotel, Luis Castillo Cleared Of Drug Ring Allegations

Aug 30, 2019
The former major leaguers headlined a list of suspects named in a huge drug trafficking bust by Dominican authorities. But a judge says there's not enough evidence. Dotel still faces a weapons charge.
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Sports
Octavio Dotel, then a pitcher for the Kansas City Royals, seen during a 2007 game. Dominican Republic authorities arrested the former MLB player, saying both he and ex-infielder Luis Castillo were linked with an alleged drug trafficker.

Ex-MLB Players Luis Castillo, Octavio Dotel Linked To Alleged Dominican Drug Lord

Aug 20, 2019

The Dominican attorney general said Tuesday that the former professional baseball players supported a drug running and money laundering network led by César Emilio Peralta.

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Goats and Soda
A popular crosswalk in Shinjuku, Tokyo. Cases of rubella have been reported in Tokyo and other Japanese tourist destinations.

Disease Watch: What Global Travelers Should Know In Summer 2019

Jun 28, 2019
From measles to yellow fever to just plain heat, there are lots of risks for tourists. Here's how to take stock of your vacation destination.
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Latin America
A tourist died unexpectedly after getting sick two months ago at the Hard Rock Hotel in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic.

Another American Tourist Death Reported In The Dominican Republic

Jun 24, 2019
At least eight Americans vacationing on the island have died since summer 2018. Vittorio Caruso of Glen Cove, N.Y., is reported to have died there this month.
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Sports
Eddy Vladimir Feliz Garcia, the alleged getaway driver in the shooting of ex-Boston Red Sox slugger David Ortiz, is escorted to court in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.

6 Suspects Detained In Shooting Of Former Baseball Star David Ortiz

Jun 12, 2019
Dominican Republic authorities say security video footage indicates a plot to kill the popular retired slugger. Ortiz is reported to be recuperating in a Boston hospital where he was flown.
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China Unbound
Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen speaks during a news conference at the Presidential Office in Taipei on Aug. 21, after China and El Salvador established diplomatic relations.

China Lures Taiwan's Latin American Allies

Oct 13, 2018
The biggest bloc of Taiwan's few remaining world allies is in Central America and the Caribbean. But even that solidarity is splintering.
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Parallels

80 Years On, Dominicans And Haitians Revisit Painful Memories Of Parsley Massacre'

Oct 07, 2017
This week marks the anniversary of the 1937 massacre, in which Dominican soldiers targeted Haitians living near the Dominican-Haitian border. A team from NPR's Latino USA gathered survivors' memories.
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Code Switch
A black cat sits at the end of a food aisle inside A & M Supermarket.

New York City Bodegas And The Generations Who Love Them

Mar 10, 2017
Small grocery stores known as bodegas were once the cornerstones of New York City's Puerto Rican community. The industry has transitioned between ethnic groups, including now the Yemeni community.
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The Two-Way
Streets were inundated in a neighborhood in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, on Tuesday. Hurricane Matthew dumped rain across the island of Hispaniola, which is split into the Dominican Republic in the east and Haiti to the west.

In Haiti, Slow Revelations About The Scale Of Hurricane Destruction

Oct 06, 2016
Hurricane Matthew drowned and battered the island nation on Tuesday. At least 283 people died and, more than 48 hours after the storm made landfall, many of the worst hit areas are still inaccessible.
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Goats and Soda
A boy is ready to take a swing on the streets of San Pedro de Macoris, capital of the Dominican Republic.

Baseball Is A Field Of Dreams — And Dashed Hopes — For Dominicans

Apr 03, 2016
The Dominican Republic sends more players to MLB than any other country. That's a boon for the local economy — but it's also sparked controversy.
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The Two-Way
Rivers remained swollen and choked with debris in Roseau, Dominica, on Friday after Tropical Storm Erika had passed

Tropical Storm Erika Falls Apart; Dominica Deaths At 20

Aug 28, 2015
The storm caused devastating flooding and landslides on the tiny island earlier this week, but poses less of a threat to Florida, according to National Weather Service forecasts.
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The Two-Way
Archbishop Josef Wesolowski, the Vatican's ambassador to the Dominican Republic, offers mass in Santo Domingo in August 3, 2009. The former archbishop and papal ambassador died Friday at the Vatican awaiting trial on child sex offences.

Defrocked Archbishop Dies Awaiting Trial On Sex Abuse Charges

Aug 28, 2015
Former Polish Archbishop Jozef Wesolowski was accused of paying for sex with children and possessing child pornography while he served as the Holy See's ambassador to Dominican Republic.
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Goats and Soda
Surveyors from the International Organization for Migration interview new returnees in Savanne Galata, Haiti.

Fleeing To Haiti, They Put Their Faith In 'God And Government'

Jul 27, 2015
Thousands of residents of the Dominican Republic — many of Haitian descent — have been stripped of citizenship. Facing deportation, they've moved into camps. Now they're living in limbo.
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Pulitzer-Prize Winning Author Junot Diaz

Apr 07, 2010
Junot Diaz burst onto the literary scene when he was 28, a young Dominican who wrote about growing up poor and fatherless in New Jersey. But when it came time to write a novel, he got stuck on page 75.
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