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In 1871, the US almost acquired the Dominican Republic. President Ulysses S. Grant hoped that 'the entire colored population of the United States' would move to the island.
Concerned about the future of newly emancipated Black Americans, President Grant saw the Dominican …
DeArbea Walker
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Death toll rises to 4 as Hurricane Fiona hits Puerto Rico, the Dominican Republic, and Guadeloupe
The Category 1 storm made landfall on Puerto Rico's southwestern coast on Sunday afternoon, with ma…
Paola Rosa-Aquino
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A JetBlue plane went over Hurricane Fiona on its flight from the Dominican Republic to Newark
A JetBlue plane from Punta Cana to Newark went over the storm in a flight planned with guidance fro…
Ryan Hogg
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My family loves this Nickelodeon Hotel so much that we keep going back. Fair warning, adults might even enjoy it more than their kids.
The Nickelodeon Hotels & Resorts Punta Cana is an all-inclusive resort with a water park, multiple …
Jane Ridley
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Music producer Flow La Movie killed after private plane crashes in the Dominican Republic
The private plane was headed for Miami and crashed while trying to land shortly after taking off, a…
Rebecca Cohen
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For Latinx families, love isn't lost in translation even if Spanish is the language barrier
Many Latinx people struggle to speak Spanish fluently with family or friends. One writer says love …
Moises Mendez II
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A suspected Italian gangster was caught after police recognized him in his YouTube cooking videos
Marc Feren Claude Biart, 53, disappeared in 2014 when a warrant was issued for his arrest in connec…
Ashley Collman
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Former MLB executive says Albert Pujols was lying about his age when he signed a $240 million contract with the Angels
"Not one person in baseball believes Albert Pujols is the age he says he is," the former Miami Marl…
Jackson Thompson
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The Dominican Republic is replacing mandatory tourist coronavirus tests with free insurance
From September 15, mass testing at airports will be replaced by random checks as part of the countr…
Jessica Poitevien
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Resorts are enticing remote workers with packages that include personal trainers, spa sessions, and private cabanas
Resorts in Jamaica, Mexico, and the Dominican Republic are targeting digital nomads with packages t…
Monica Humphries
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Tropical Storm Isaias has strengthened into a hurricane, causing floods in the Caribbean and due to smack the US coast this weekend
Hurricane Isaias has already hit the Dominican Republic and caused flooding and blackouts in Puerto…
Sinéad Baker
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What life is like for a family quarantining in an empty treehouse village that usually accommodates 52 people
Bartolo Griffin watched as the remaining guests at his village in the Dominican Republic flew back …
Monica Humphries
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Japan bans entry of 73 nations as the coronavirus cases spike to 2,665
Japan said Tuesday that it would ban people from more than a third of the world, including the US, …
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The mysterious deaths in the Dominican Republic reportedly may be linked to illicit alcohol, and it wouldn't be the first time
Contraband alcohol is any beverage that's illegally smuggled into a country. Counterfeit alcohol is…
Áine Cain
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The Dominican Republic's tourism minister and hospitality execs lashed out at 'fake news' over 'erroneous' coverage of tourist deaths this summer
Measures outlined in either the press conference or the press release included "doubling inspection…
Áine Cain
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21 things everyone should do in the Dominican Republic
I'm not sure why it took me so long to make the trip; my flight from New York City to the country's…
Erin Brodwin
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Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner spent a weekend at a luxury hotel in the Dominican Republic - and it cost taxpayers $58,000
The Amanera Resort is a luxury property in Playa Grande, Rio San Juan, a small Dominican municipali…
Mariana Alfaro
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As Russia's military invasion stalls, Putin is plotting to install 'political hookers' to lead a breakaway republic in the captured city of Kherson, say reports
A member of Kherson's regional council warned that Russian forces are planning to establish a "brea…
Alia Shoaib
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Over 1,000 people reported falling ill while staying in the Dominican Republic on a popular food safety site, as reports of mysterious tourist deaths and rampant sickness plague the Caribbean island
Media reports have linked the spate of tourist deaths to bootleg alcohol. But two tourists who aske…
Áine Cain
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Dominican Republic Wins World Baseball Classic And Puerto Rico Showed A Ton Of Class
The Dominican Republic beat Puerto Rico in the final of the World Baseball Classic, 3-0. And despit…