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The first lawsuit is filed over the deadly nightclub roof collapse in the Dominican Republic
Read full article: The first lawsuit is filed over the deadly nightclub roof collapse in the Dominican RepublicThe first known lawsuit has been filed against the owners of a legendary nightclub whose roof collapsed and killed 231 people in the Dominican Republic.
New York City's mayor visits the Dominican Republic after the deadly nightclub roof collapse
Read full article: New York City's mayor visits the Dominican Republic after the deadly nightclub roof collapseNew York City Mayor Eric Adams is visiting the Dominican Republic to pay his respects to the 231 people who died last week when the roof of a legendary nightclub collapsed.
Death toll from Dominican club roof collapse rises to 225 after 4 die overnight
Read full article: Death toll from Dominican club roof collapse rises to 225 after 4 die overnightHealth officials say four people hospitalized after being rescued from the rubble of a roof collapse at a popular nightclub in the Dominican Republic died overnight.
53 frantic hours of searching for survivors after the roof collapses at an iconic Dominican club
Read full article: 53 frantic hours of searching for survivors after the roof collapses at an iconic Dominican clubA roof collapse at the legendary Jet Set nightclub in Santo Domingo has plunged the Dominican Republic into mourning.
Miami vigil held to honor victims of Dominican Republic roof collapse
Read full article: Miami vigil held to honor victims of Dominican Republic roof collapsePeople from all around the world are offering their support to the Dominican Republic after a roof collapse at a Santo Domingo nightclub claimed the lives of at least 124 people.
Pedro Martinez says he has family members unaccounted for in Dominican nightclub roof collapse
Read full article: Pedro Martinez says he has family members unaccounted for in Dominican nightclub roof collapseDominican-born Hall of Fame pitcher Pedro Martinez says he has family members unaccounted for who were inside the Santo Domingo nightclub when its roof collapsed.
The roof collapses at a Dominican Republic nightclub, killing at least 98 people
Read full article: The roof collapses at a Dominican Republic nightclub, killing at least 98 peopleRescuers are frantically searching overnight for more survivors in the rubble of the iconic Jet Set nightclub in the Dominican Republic’s capital.
Officials scramble to identify victims of Dominican club roof collapse that killed at least 184
Read full article: Officials scramble to identify victims of Dominican club roof collapse that killed at least 184The number of victims who died after a roof collapsed at an iconic nightclub has surged to 184 as dozens of people lingered outside the Dominican Republic’s forensic institute for news of their loved ones still missing more than a day after disaster struck.
Octavio Dotel, who once held record of pitching for 13 major league teams, dies in DR roof collapse
Read full article: Octavio Dotel, who once held record of pitching for 13 major league teams, dies in DR roof collapseFormer major league relief pitcher Octavio Dotel was among the dead after a roof collapsed at a nightclub in his native Dominican Republic where he was attending a merengue concert.
What to know about the roof collapse at an iconic club in the Dominican Republic that killed 221
Read full article: What to know about the roof collapse at an iconic club in the Dominican Republic that killed 221The roof of an iconic nightclub in the capital of the Dominican Republic collapsed nearly an hour after a merengue concert began earlier this week, killing at least 221 people and injuring over 200.
Police in the Dominican Republic say FBI joins search for US student who vanished on spring break
Read full article: Police in the Dominican Republic say FBI joins search for US student who vanished on spring breakPolice in the Dominican Republic say the FBI has joined the search for a 20-year-old University of Pittsburgh student who went missing nearly a week ago while on spring break.
For Dominican baseball hopefuls, age fraud cases and a curveball from Japan reflect a broken system
Read full article: For Dominican baseball hopefuls, age fraud cases and a curveball from Japan reflect a broken systemDespite 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.
US seizes Venezuelan president's plane held in Dominican Republic during Rubio visit
Read full article: US seizes Venezuelan president's plane held in Dominican Republic during Rubio visitThe Trump administration has seized the second of two planes belonging to Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro's government that is currently in the Dominican Republic.
Rays' Wander Franco, who awaits sex abuse trial, arrested in armed altercation
Read full article: Rays' Wander Franco, who awaits sex abuse trial, arrested in armed altercationPolice say Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Wander Franco has been arrested for his involvement in an armed altercation in a parking lot in the Dominican Republic countryside.
Dominican Republic will deport up to 10,000 Haitians a week, citing an 'excess' of immigrants
Read full article: Dominican Republic will deport up to 10,000 Haitians a week, citing an 'excess' of immigrantsThe Dominican Republic says it will start massive deportations of Haitians living illegally in the country and expel up to 10,000 of them a week.
11 killed and more than 30 injured after a truck plowed into a bar in the Dominican Republic
Read full article: 11 killed and more than 30 injured after a truck plowed into a bar in the Dominican RepublicAuthorities in the Dominican Republic say at least 11 people were killed and more than 30 injured when a truck plowed into a bar.
Dominican activists protest against a new criminal code that would maintain a total abortion ban
Read full article: Dominican activists protest against a new criminal code that would maintain a total abortion banActivists in the Dominican Republic are protesting against a bill for a new criminal code that would retain a total abortion ban.
Haiti's crisis rises to the forefront of elections in neighboring Dominican Republic
Read full article: Haiti's crisis rises to the forefront of elections in neighboring Dominican RepublicAs 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.
Superstar DJ Tiësto says he has to pull out of Super Bowl show for family reasons
Read full article: Superstar DJ Tiësto says he has to pull out of Super Bowl show for family reasonsDutch music producer DJ Tiësto has withdrawn from performing at Sunday's Super Bowl due to an undisclosed family matter.
Dominican judge orders conditional release of US rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine in domestic violence case
Read full article: Dominican judge orders conditional release of US rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine in domestic violence caseA judge has conditionally released U.S. rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine after he was arrested in the Dominican Republic last week on domestic violence charges.
Rays shortstop Wander Franco faces lesser charge as judge analyzes evidence in ongoing probe
Read full article: Rays shortstop Wander Franco faces lesser charge as judge analyzes evidence in ongoing probeWander 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 arrested amid allegations of relationship with minor, AP source says
Read full article: Rays shortstop Wander Franco arrested amid allegations of relationship with minor, AP source saysTampa Bay Rays shortstop Wander Franco has been arrested in the Dominican Republic after being interviewed by prosecutors investigating him for an alleged relationship with a minor.
Dominican baseball player Wander Franco fails to appear at prosecutor's office amid investigation
Read full article: Dominican baseball player Wander Franco fails to appear at prosecutor's office amid investigationTampa Bay Rays shortstop Wander Franco failed to show up for a meeting with a prosecutor who is investigating him for an alleged relationship with a minor.
Dominican Republic's president stands resolute on his closing of all borders with Haiti
Read full article: Dominican Republic's president stands resolute on his closing of all borders with HaitiThe 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.
3 arrested in Dominican Republic as part of investigation into explosion that killed 34
Read full article: 3 arrested in Dominican Republic as part of investigation into explosion that killed 34Three 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.
Tropical Storm Franklin nears the Dominican Republic and Haiti bringing torrential rain
Read full article: Tropical Storm Franklin nears the Dominican Republic and Haiti bringing torrential rainThe Dominican Republic has shut down much of the country as Tropical Storm Franklin takes aim at the island of Hispaniola that it shares with Haiti and threatens to unleash landslides and heavy floods.
Dominican investigation of Rays' Wander Franco is being led by gender violence and minors division
Read full article: Dominican investigation of Rays' Wander Franco is being led by gender violence and minors divisionA prosecutor in the Dominican Republic says the investigation into Tampa Bay Rays All-Star shortstop Wander Franco’s alleged relationship with a minor is being handled by a division specializing in minors and gender violence in the province of Peravia.
A fiery explosion in a market area in the Dominican Republic kills 3 and injures dozens
Read full article: A fiery explosion in a market area in the Dominican Republic kills 3 and injures dozensA powerful explosion in a bustling market area near the capital of the Dominican Republic has killed at least three people and injuring more than 30 others.
Music producer Flow La Movie killed when jet bound for Florida crashes in Dominican Republic
Read full article: Music producer Flow La Movie killed when jet bound for Florida crashes in Dominican RepublicPuerto Rican music producer Flow La Movie was among nine people killed when a private jet bound for Florida crashed in the Dominican Republic on Wednesday.
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Dominican Republic chooses leader amid rising COVID-19 cases
Read full article: Dominican Republic chooses leader amid rising COVID-19 casesLuis Abinader, presidential candidate of the opposition Modern Revolutionary Party, greets the crowd while he is surrounded by journalists at a voting center during the presidential elections, in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, Sunday, July 5, 2020. (AP Photo/Tatiana Fernandez)SANTO DOMINGO With COVID-19 cases still surging, the Dominican Republic on Sunday held presidential elections that had already been delayed by the pandemic, and polls indicated that a businessman with no previous experience in government was the favorite. Former President Leonel Feernndez, who served three previous terms, was also on the ballot, along with three minor parties. It went ahead Sunday even though the Health Ministry on Saturday reported the highest daily count of new confirmed COVID-19 cases, 1,241. The campaign was notably low key, with none of the mass meetings and street caravans common in previous years.