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MARTÍN ADAMES ALCÁNTARA

MARTÍN ADAMES ALCÁNTARA

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American believed to be last person to see missing US student left the Dominican Republic

Lawyers for Joshua Roshua Riibe, a senior at St. Cloud University in Minnesota who is believed to be the last person to see missing University of Pittsburgh student Sudiksha Konanki in the Dominican Republic, say he has left the Caribbean country

American believed to be last person to see missing US student left the Dominican Republic
Americas|Crime|Travel|US|World

The parents of a US student who vanished in the Dominican Republic ask that she be declared dead

The parents of a U.S. college student who vanished almost two weeks ago in the resort town of Punta Cana have asked authorities to declare her legally dead

The parents of a US student who vanished in the Dominican Republic ask that she be declared dead
Americas|Crime|US|World

Search for US student in Dominican Republic intensifies

The search for a U.S. college student who went missing in the Dominican Republic intensified on Monday after a man questioned by authorities visited the beach where she was last seen and spoke with officials

Search for US student in Dominican Republic intensifies
Americas|Economy|Sports|World

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

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

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

Dominican Republic's president stands resolute on his closing of all borders with Haiti
Americas|News|World

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

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

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

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

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

Armed robbers target Tigers' Dominican complex in latest robbery of MLB facility in the country
Americas|News|World

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

Tensions between Dominican Republic and Haiti flare after a brief armed standoff at the border
Americas|Crime|Sports

Prosecutors accuse Rays shortstop Wander Franco of commercial sexual exploitation, money laundering

Dominican prosecutors have accused Wander Franco of commercial sexual exploitation and money laundering following allegations that the Tampa Bay Rays shortstop had a relationship with a minor whose mother also faces the same charges

Prosecutors accuse Rays shortstop Wander Franco of commercial sexual exploitation, money laundering
Americas|Crime|Sports

Dominican judge orders conditional release of Rays shortstop Wander Franco while probe continues

A judge in the Dominican Republic has ordered the conditional release of Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Wander Franco

Dominican judge orders conditional release of Rays shortstop Wander Franco while probe continues
Americas|Crime|Sports|US

Rays shortstop Wander Franco faces lesser charge as judge analyzes evidence in ongoing probe

Wander Franco is facing a lesser charge after a judge in the Dominican Republic analyzed evidence that alleges the Tampa Bay Rays shortstop had a relationship with a 14-year-old girl and paid her mother thousands of dollars for her consent

Rays shortstop Wander Franco faces lesser charge as judge analyzes evidence in ongoing probe
Celebrity|Crime|Entertainment|News

Dominican judge orders conditional release of US rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine in domestic violence case

A judge has conditionally released U.S. rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine after he was arrested in the Dominican Republic last week on domestic violence charges

Dominican judge orders conditional release of US rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine in domestic violence case
Americas|Election|News|World

Haiti's crisis rises to the forefront of elections in neighboring Dominican Republic

As soaring violence and political turmoil grip neighboring Haiti, the Dominican Republic will hold elections Sunday that have been defined by calls for more crackdowns on migrants and finishing a border wall dividing the countries

Haiti's crisis rises to the forefront of elections in neighboring Dominican Republic
Americas|World

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

The Dominican Republic says it has deported or repatriated nearly 11,000 Haitians in the past week

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

Dominican Republic says colonel and officers stole police weapons and ammunition to sell to Haitians

Authorities in the Dominican Republic have arrested a colonel and nine officers accused of stealing weapons and ammunition from the police department’s armory and illegally selling them to people including criminals in neighboring Haiti, where violence has surged

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