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Carnival Cruise Ship Turns Lifesaver, Rescues Six at Sea!

Carnival's Vista becomes a hero on the high seas, rescuing six people adrift near the Dominican Republic. Once castaways, now they're safe and sound!

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9 of the best things to do in the Dominican Republic

Beautiful towns, picture-perfect coastlines and amazing natural sights await you on this Caribbean island

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Experts say a wall that collapsed and killed 9 in the Dominican Republic capital was poorly built

Experts say a concrete wall along an avenue in the Dominican Republic's capital that collapsed over the weekend and killed nine people amid heavy rains was poorly designed

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Shakur Stevenson claims WBC world lightweight crown in lacklustre victory

NEW DELHI: Undefeated American fighter Shakur Stevenson secured the vacant WBC world lightweight crown with a unanimous-decision victory over Edwin De Los Santos of the Dominican Republic. Stevenson, now 21-0 with 10 knockouts, claimed his third world title in different weight classes after previous stints as featherweight and junior lightweight…

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Tensions between Dominican Republic and Haiti flare after a brief armed standoff at the border

The Dominican Republic is accusing Haiti of multiple border violations in the latest dispute involving their shared frontier on the island of Hispaniola

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Armed robbers target Tigers' Dominican complex in latest robbery of MLB facility in the country

Authorities say the Detroit Tigers complex in the Dominican Republic has been targeted in the latest robbery of a Major League Baseball facility in the country

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Armed robbery at St. Louis Cardinals complex in Dominican Republic leaves players, staff 'shaken'

Authorities are seeking at least five people in an armed robbery of the St. Louis Cardinals complex in the Dominican Republic on Friday

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Dominican Republic has partially reopened its border with Haiti. But a diplomatic crisis persists

The Dominican Republic has partially reopened its border with Haiti to limited commercial activity nearly a month after shuttering the frontier amid an ongoing spat over construction of a canal targeting water from a shared river

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Dominican Republic to reopen its border to essential trade but not Haitians

The Dominican Republic government says it will temporarily allow the trade of essential Dominican products, including food and medications, on the border with Haiti

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Dominican Republic's president stands resolute on his closing of all borders with Haiti

The president of the Dominican Republic is defending his decision to close air, sea and land traffic with neighboring Haiti in a dispute over construction of a canal targeting a river that runs through both countries

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Dominican Republic closes all borders with Haiti as tensions rise on island both countries share

The Dominican Republic has shut all land, air and sea borders with Haiti over a dispute about construction of a canal on Haitian soil, as armed Dominican soldiers patrol entry points and military planes roar overhead

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Dominican Republic to close all borders despite push to resolve diplomatic crisis

The president of the Dominican Republic says he will close all borders with neighboring Haiti starting Friday despite a flurry of last-minute meetings to prevent him from taking such action

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Haitian officials meet in Dominican Republic to prevent border closings over canal dispute

Haiti’s government says it has met with Dominican officials in the Dominican Republic to talk about a threat by that country’s president to close all borders in response to a row over the construction of a supposed canal

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Owner reunited with her dog that roamed the Atlanta airport for 3 weeks

Maia the dog escaped from her carrier last month while being loaded onto a plane at the busiest airport in the world. An online community banded together to reunite her with her owner.

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Dominican president suspends visas for Haitians and threatens to close border with its neighbor

The president of the Dominican Republic says he has suspended issuing visas to Haitians, and he is threatening to shut down land, air and sea traffic between the two neighbors over their latest dispute

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3 arrested in Dominican Republic as part of investigation into explosion that killed 34

Three people have been arrested in the Dominican Republic as part of an ongoing investigation into a powerful explosion at a plastics company that killed at least 34 people earlier this month

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Watch: Lester Quinones hits smooth step back jumper for Dominican Republic in FIBA World Cup

Lester Quinones shook a defender with crafty handles before knocking down a smooth jumper for the Dominican Republic in the FIBA World Cup.

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Karl-Anthony Towns celebrated with fans after Dominican Republic perfectly swept FIBA group play

KAT led the Dominican Republic to finish 3-0 during the first three games of the World Cup.

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FIBA World Cup: Warriors’ Lester Quinones plays 15 minutes for Dominican Republic vs. Philippines

Lester Quinones scored two points in 15 minutes during the Dominican Republic's victory over the Philippines to start the 2023 FIBA World Cup.

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Dominican's recovery, penguin peril and GOP denial: What to know about extreme weather now

The Dominican Republic is getting back on its feet after Tropical Storm Franklin struck the island nation, causing heavy flooding that killed at least two people and knocked out power and water to hundreds of thousands

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Dominican officials inspect damage inflicted by Tropical Storm Franklin after heavy flooding

Authorities in the Dominican Republic are fanning out across the Caribbean country to evaluate the damage that Tropical Storm Franklin inflicted on crops and homes after causing heavy flooding that killed at least one person and left two others missing

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Tropical storm hits Caribbean, wildfires rage in Greece. What to know about extreme weather now

Tropical Storm Franklin made landfall Wednesday on the island of Hispaniola shared by the Dominican Republic and Haiti, dumping heavy rains expected to trigger landslides and flooding in both countries

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Tropical Storm Franklin nears Haiti and the Dominican Republic bringing fears of floods, landslides

Tropical Storm Franklin is roaring toward the island of Hispaniola shared by the Dominican Republic and Haiti amid fears it would trigger deadly landslides and heavy flooding in both countries

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Rays' Wander Franco moved to administrative leave while MLB, Dominican authorites investigate

Wander Franco was placed on administrative leave indefinitely by Major League Baseball while authorities in the Dominican Republic investigate the All-Star shortstop for an alleged relationship with a minor

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Haiti and Dominican Republic brace for Tropical Storm Franklin as Harold approaches Texas coast

Tropical Storm Franklin is churning through the Caribbean Sea as authorities in Haiti and the Dominican Republic warn residents to prepare for floods and landslides

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