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Pittsburgh college student’s disappearance in the Dominican Republic being treated as an accident, police say

Police say the man who last saw the 20-year-old student is ‘cooperating’ with the investigation and is not a suspect

The Independent UK

Police in the Dominican Republic say FBI joins search for US student who vanished on spring break

Police in the Dominican Republic say the FBI has joined the search for a 20-year-old University of Pittsburgh student who went missing nearly a week ago while on spring break in the tourist town of Punta Cana

The Independent UK

Father of missing US student Sudiksha Konanki asks for wider investigation in Dominican Republic

The father of a 20-year-old University of Pittsburgh student from Virginia who went missing in the Dominican Republic while on spring break says he's asking authorities to widen their investigation

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Authorities in the Dominican Republic search for missing American university student

Authorities in the Dominican Republic are searching for a 20-year-old university student from the U.S. who went missing in the popular tourist town of Punta Cana while on vacation

The Independent UK

Indian-origin student still untraced in Dominican Republic; check all updates

The Indian Embassy in the Dominican Republic, in a statement, said their officials are in touch with her parents and extending all assistance. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Spanish opposition’s Temptation Island spoof triggers diplomatic row

Spain’s PM ‘deeply embarrassed’ after rival politicians offend Dominican Republic with AI video

The Guardian - UK

For Dominican baseball hopefuls, age fraud cases and a curveball from Japan reflect a broken system

Despite years of corruption and criticism, the entry point for talented players from the Dominican Republic into Major League Baseball's development pipeline remains a Wild West form of free agency

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Dominican officials cram thousands of inmates facing no charges into overcrowded prisons

They’re known as “frog men,” inmates who are forced to sleep on prison floors across the Dominican Republic, often next to overflowing toilets or holes in the ground that serve as one

The Independent UK

Surge In Haitian Deportations From Dominican Republic

Deportations from the Dominican Republic to Haiti raise human rights concerns and challenges for deportees, highlighting the need for a comprehensive and h...

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Tampa Bay Rays' Wander Franco Faces Sexual Abuse Trial

Tampa Bay Rays' Wander Franco faces trial in the Dominican Republic for sexual abuse allegations involving a minor. MLB awaits trial outcome for potential ...

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Wander Franco trial: Rays star faces sexual abuse, human trafficking charges in Dominican Republic

Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Wander Franco is scheduled to go to trial Thursday in the Dominican Republic in a sexual abuse case involving a 14-year-old girl

The Independent UK

Dominican Republic seizes 9.5 tons of cocaine, marking a new record

Authorities in the Dominican Republic say they have confiscated nearly 9.5 tons of cocaine

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Wander Franco charged with illegally carrying a gun in the altercation that led to his arrest

Dominican Republic prosecutors say Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Wander Franco was charged with illegally carrying a gun in his vehicle during the altercation in a parking lot that led to his arrest over the weekend

The Guardian - US

Airlines halt flights to Haiti after plane hit by gunfire

Spirit Airlines flight heading from Florida to Port-au-Prince diverted to Dominican Republic after flight attendant was grazed by bullet, amid broader violence in Haiti’s capital

The Independent UK

Rays' Wander Franco, who awaits sex abuse trial, arrested in parking lot altercation involving guns

Police say Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Wander Franco was involved in an armed altercation in a parking lot in the Dominican Republic countryside and has been arrested

Sports Illustrated

Rays' Wander Franco Arrested in Dominican Republic Over Altercation Involving Guns

The 23-year-old shortstop is on indefinite administrative leave from MLB while awaiting trial in the D.R.

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Dominican Republic signs Artemis Accords for peaceful moon exploration

The Dominican Republic has signed the Artemis Accords, becoming the 44th nation to join the United States' moon-exploration coalition.

The Independent UK

Dominican Republic starts mass deportations of Haitians and expels nearly 11,000 in a week

The Dominican Republic has deported or repatriated nearly 11,000 Haitians in the past week alone, fulfilling a pledge that it will do so weekly as neighboring Haiti scrambles to handle the influx, besieged by poverty and gang violence

Latin Times

Over 100 Haitians Stranded at Sea by Smugglers Amid Rising Deportations from Dominican Republic

Dominican president, Luis Abinader announced on Wednesday the country will deport up to 10,000 Haitians a week, citing an 'excess' of immigrants

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