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Massive blackout hits Dominican Republic for the second time in three months

The Dominican Republic has briefly been hit by a country-wide blackout in the second such outage in the past three months, triggering concerns about the stability of the Caribbean nation’s power grid

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Inside the bribery plot that led to a DEA supervisor's downfall in the Dominican Republic

Federal investigators say a veteran agent with the Drug Enforcement Administration took cash to push fraudulent visa applications through the U.S. Embassy in the Dominican Republic

The Independent UK

DEA supervisor arrested as US shutters Dominican Republic office during visa-fraud probe

A supervisor of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration’s office in the Dominican Republic has been taken into custody amid an investigation into abuse of a U.S. visa program for confidential informants, a current and former U.S. official briefed on the matter told The Associated Press

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Spanish prosecutors studying allegations of sexual assault by singer Julio Iglesias

Spanish prosecutors are studying allegations that singer Julio Iglesias sexually assaulted two former employees at his residences in the Dominican Republic and the Bahamas

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'I felt pushed to do it': Julio Iglesias accused of sexual assault by two former aides

The Spanish veteran singer is facing sexual assault accusations from a domestic worker and a physiotherapist who describe an atmosphere of harassment in his mansions in the Dominican Republic and the Bahamas.

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Brother reveals chilling details of final conversation before parents were found dead in Dominican Republic

Both Christine Suavé and her husband, Alain Noël, reported feeling tired and dizzy before dying at their vacation home

The Independent UK

Experience: My friend turned out to be my long-lost sister

We were colleagues, had both been put up for adoption and were from the same place – but the paperwork said we weren’t related. Then a DNA test changed everything

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As reefs vanish, assisted coral fertilization offers hope in the Dominican Republic

In an underwater nursery just off the Dominican Republic coast, tiny corals born in a laboratory are slowly growing under the eye of conservationists

The Independent UK

New trial ordered for Tampa Bay Rays’ Wander Franco after sexual abuse conviction

Wander Franco was convicted earlier this year of sexually abusing a minor

The Independent UK

Dominican Republic ready to take on Jamaica’s tourism after Hurricane Melissa

The Dominican Republic has so far welcomed more than 8 million visitors from January to October

The Independent UK

Dominican Republic grants US access to restricted areas for its deadly fight against drugs

The president of the Dominican Republic says he has authorized the U.S. government to operate inside restricted areas in the Caribbean country to help in its fight against drug trafficking

The Independent UK

Hurricane Melissa: drone footage captures widespread destruction across the Caribbean

Days of torrential rain and flooding from Hurricane Melissa have devastated parts of the Caribbean, displacing families and disrupting essential services across Jamaica, Cuba, Haiti and the Dominican Republic.

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How to Help Victims of Hurricane Melissa

Relief efforts have begun in Haiti, Cuba, Jamaica, the Dominican Republic, and the Bahamas.

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Hurricane Melissa live updates: At least 40 dead as storm thrashes Bermuda and Caribbean nations assess damage

Bermuda closed down its schools and ferries ahead of the storm’s impact Thursday night

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US agent’s daring plot to coax Nicolas Maduro’s pilot into turning on the Venezuelan leader and delivering him into custody

There was even a final machination aimed at rattling the Venezuelan president about the pilot’s true loyalties

International Business Times UK

Barstool's Cody 'Beef' Franke Dies at 31 After Sudden Medical Emergency During Wedding Trip

Cody 'Beef' Franke, a beloved Barstool Sports contributor and PGA golf pro, died at 31 after a sudden medical emergency while attending a wedding in the Dominican Republic.

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Barstool Sports personality Cody ‘Beef’ Franke dead at 31 after ‘sudden medical issue’

Franke was attending a wedding in the Dominican Republic when he died, his colleague said

The Independent UK

Dominican Republic says it recovered cocaine from speedboat destroyed by US Navy

Officials said the boat was destroyed about 80 nautical miles south of Isla Beata

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Fentanyl Crisis Expanding Across Puerto Rico, Costa Rica and Dominican Republic, According to International Reports

Puerto Rico's fatal overdoses tied to fentanyl outpace homicides, Costa Rica probes suspected pill labs after large tablet seizures, and the Dominican Republic surfaces in U.S. financial intelligence and indictments. The U.S. has escalated military and law-enforcement activity in nearby Caribbean waters, while Washington officials increasingly blame Venezuela's Maduro for…

The Independent UK

Tampa Bay Rays' Wander Franco has been detained and admitted into a clinic for mental health issues

Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Wander Franco has been detained by police and admitted to a mental health clinic in the Dominican Republic

International Business Times

Andrea Lopez on Trusting Intuition, Embracing Uncertainty, and Finding Opportunity

A first-generation American whose parents emigrated from the Dominican Republic, Lopez has built her career not by following a blueprint, but by trusting her instincts, taking risks, and seizing opportunities as they appear, even when the odds seemed stacked against her.

The Independent UK

Scammers accused of stealing $5 million from hundreds of seniors by posing as their grandkids in distress

Nine of the defendants are in custody while four remain at large, authorities say

The Sports Daily

Who were 49 players traded at 2025 MLB Trade Deadline?

Who were 49 players traded at 2025 MLB Trade Deadline? We look at where these players are from, stats and where they went.

Sports Illustrated

Mets' Edwin Diaz Shares Surprising Stance on Pitching in Next World Baseball Classic

Diaz tore his patellar tendon while celebrating Puerto Rico's victory over the Dominican Republic in the 2023 World Baseball Classic.

The Conversation

How bachata rose from Dominican Republic’s brothels and shantytowns to become a global sensation

What began as songs about heartbreak in the brothels and barrios of the Dominican Republic in the 1960s has become a worldwide sensation.

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