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DÁNICA COTO

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A widow and two powerful officials indicted: Takeaways from the probe into Haiti’s slain president

A judge who investigated the 2021 assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse has indicted some 50 suspects in the case

A widow and two powerful officials indicted: Takeaways from the probe into Haiti’s slain president
Americas|Economy|News|US

The number of short-term rentals in Puerto Rico has surged. A new report says that's a problem

A new report says activists want stricter regulations of short-term rentals in Puerto Rico as the U.S. territory sees a growing number of displaced renters and a spike in housing costs

The number of short-term rentals in Puerto Rico has surged. A new report says that's a problem
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Attorney for widow of slain Haitian president rejects indictment and says it's politically motivated

An attorney for Haitian President Jovenel Moïse’s widow, who was indicted in his assassination, says he believes the accusations against her are politically motivated

Attorney for widow of slain Haitian president rejects indictment and says it's politically motivated
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Grenada police say a US couple whose catamaran was hijacked were likely thrown overboard and died

Police in Grenada say they believe an elderly U.S. couple aboard their catamaran that was hijacked by three escaped prisoners last week were killed and thrown into the Caribbean Sea

Grenada police say a US couple whose catamaran was hijacked were likely thrown overboard and died
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A retired teacher and marine biologist fighting the government win an appeal to protect Barbuda land

A top court has ruled that two residents of the tiny Caribbean island of Barbuda have the right to challenge construction of an airstrip that critics say endangers fragile ecosystems and was begun without any permits

A retired teacher and marine biologist fighting the government win an appeal to protect Barbuda land
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Here's what to know about a US couple missing in the Caribbean

Authorities in the eastern Caribbean are scouring waters in the region in hopes of finding a missing U.S. couple who were aboard their catamaran Simplicity when police say it was hijacked by three escaped prisoners from Grenada

Here's what to know about a US couple missing in the Caribbean
Americas|Crime|News|World

Gunfire paralyzes Haiti as powerful gang leader says he will try to detain police chief, ministers

Heavy gunfire has paralyzed Haiti’s capital as a powerful gang leader announced he will try to capture the country’s police chief and government ministers

Gunfire paralyzes Haiti as powerful gang leader says he will try to detain police chief, ministers
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Surfers from Brazil and Australia win final Olympic qualifier in warm and windy Puerto Rico

Top surfers Gabriel Medina of Brazil and Sally Fitzgibbons of Australia have won the final qualifier for the upcoming Olympics following nine days of volatile weather

Surfers from Brazil and Australia win final Olympic qualifier in warm and windy Puerto Rico
Americas|Crime|News

There's chaos in Haiti. Powerful gangs are attacking key targets like prisons as alliances shift

Gangs in Haiti are increasingly powerful, and they've been attacking prisons and the main international airport

There's chaos in Haiti. Powerful gangs are attacking key targets like prisons as alliances shift
Americas|Business|Economy|Finance|US

Puerto Rico's power company holds a massive debt. A key hearing to restructure it has started

A key hearing over the future of Puerto Rico’s crumbling power company and its staggering $9 billion debt has begun following years of acrimonious talks between the U.S. territory’s government and creditors seeking to recover their investments

Puerto Rico's power company holds a massive debt. A key hearing to restructure it has started
Americas|News|World

Haiti's prime minister is locked out of his country and faces pressure to resign

Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry is struggling to stay in power as he tries to return home, where gang attacks have shuttered his country's main international airport and freed more than 4,000 inmates in recent days

Haiti's prime minister is locked out of his country and faces pressure to resign
Americas|News|Travel|World

Foreigners trapped in violence-torn Haiti wait desperately for a way out

Scores of foreigners are stranded in Haiti, unable to leave the country under siege by violent gangs that have shuttered its international airports, trapping citizens from the U.S., Canada and beyond

Foreigners trapped in violence-torn Haiti wait desperately for a way out
Americas|Crime|News|World

Violence is battering Haiti's fragile economy and causing food and water shortages

Unrelenting gang attacks in Haiti have paralyzed the country and left it with dwindling supplies of basic goods

Violence is battering Haiti's fragile economy and causing food and water shortages
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Plan to install new leaders in Haiti appears to crumble after political parties reject it

A proposal to install new leadership in Haiti appears to be crumbling as some political parties rejected the plan to create a presidential council that would manage the transition

Plan to install new leaders in Haiti appears to crumble after political parties reject it
Economy|Health|News|World

Hunger soars and aid dwindles as gangs in Haiti suffocate the country

Some 1.4 million Haitians are on the verge of famine, and more than 4 million require food aid, sometimes eating only once a day or not at all

Hunger soars and aid dwindles as gangs in Haiti suffocate the country
Americas|News

Dengue is sweeping through the Americas early this year

Dengue is surging across the Americas early this year from Puerto Rico to Brazil

Dengue is sweeping through the Americas early this year
Americas|Economy|Environment|News

Dredging of Puerto Rico's biggest port begins despite warnings it may harm turtles and corals

A $62 million project to dredge Puerto Rico’s biggest and most important seaport has started amid fierce opposition from environmentalists and a pending lawsuit

Dredging of Puerto Rico's biggest port begins despite warnings it may harm turtles and corals
News|World

Medical care and supplies are scarce as gang violence chokes Haiti's capital

Fresh gunfire has erupted in Haiti's capital, forcing aid workers in downtown Port-au-Prince to halt urgently needed care for thousands of people

Medical care and supplies are scarce as gang violence chokes Haiti's capital
Americas|News|World

Creation of transitional council that will select Haiti's next prime minister is imminent, US says

The U.S. assistant secretary for Western Hemisphere affairs says the creation of a transitional council responsible for choosing Haiti’s next leaders is imminent

Creation of transitional council that will select Haiti's next prime minister is imminent, US says
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A journalist. An army sergeant. An 80-year-old patient. Haitian human rights group details gang toll

A Haitian human rights group has released a new report that details the horrific violence unleashed this year by gangs who kill, rape and maim with impunity amid a political vacuum

A journalist. An army sergeant. An 80-year-old patient. Haitian human rights group details gang toll
Crime|News|World

Haitians scramble to survive, seeking food, water and safety as gang violence chokes the capital

Life in Port-au-Prince has become a game of survival, pushing Haitians to new limits as they scramble to stay safe and alive while gangs overwhelm the police and the government remains largely absent

Haitians scramble to survive, seeking food, water and safety as gang violence chokes the capital
News|US

Puerto Rico Republicans award Trump all 23 of their delegates

Puerto Rico’s Republican Party held a district assembly and awarded former President Donald Trump all 23 of their national delegates

Puerto Rico Republicans award Trump all 23 of their delegates
Crime|Health|News|World

Haiti health system nears collapse as medicine dwindles, gangs attack hospitals and ports stay shut

Life-saving medication and equipment is dwindling or altogether absent at hospitals and clinics across Haiti's capital as brutal gangs tighten their grip on Port-au-Prince and beyond

Haiti health system nears collapse as medicine dwindles, gangs attack hospitals and ports stay shut
Americas|News|World

Haiti's government scrambles to impose tight security measures as council inauguration imminent

A transitional council charged with selecting a new prime minister and Cabinet for Haiti is demanding that its members be sworn in at the National Palace, raising concerns about their safety

Haiti's government scrambles to impose tight security measures as council inauguration imminent
Americas|News|World

New leaders take on Haiti's chaos as those living in fear demand swift solutions to gang violence

It’s been only a day since the transitional presidential council was installed in Haiti, and the list of demands on its members is rapidly growing

New leaders take on Haiti's chaos as those living in fear demand swift solutions to gang violence

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