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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.
Dominican president warns of 'drastic measures' if anti-gang mission in Haiti fails
Read full article: Dominican president warns of 'drastic measures' if anti-gang mission in Haiti failsThe president of the Dominican Republic has warned that his administration would take “drastic measures” to protect the country if a U.N.-backed mission in neighboring Haiti targeting gang violence fails.
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.
Wander Franco scheduled for Aug. 14 trial after being charged with sexual abuse of 14-year-old girl
Read full article: Wander Franco scheduled for Aug. 14 trial after being charged with sexual abuse of 14-year-old girlTampa Bay Rays shortstop Wander Franco has been formally charged by prosecutors in the Dominican Republic with sexually abusing a 14-year-old girl.
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.
Rays' Wander Franco placed on administrative leave through June 1 as sexual abuse probe continues
Read full article: Rays' Wander Franco placed on administrative leave through June 1 as sexual abuse probe continuesTampa Bay All-Star shortstop Wander Franco was placed on administrative leave through June 1 under an agreement between Major League Baseball and the players’ association while the investigation continues in an alleged relationship with a minor.
US forces fly in to beef up security at embassy in Haiti and evacuate nonessential personnel
Read full article: US forces fly in to beef up security at embassy in Haiti and evacuate nonessential personnelThe U.S. military has flown in forces to beef up security at the U.S. Embassy in Haiti and evacuate nonessential personnel.
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.
Dominican judge orders conditional release of Rays shortstop Wander Franco while probe continues
Read full article: Dominican judge orders conditional release of Rays shortstop Wander Franco while probe continuesA judge in the Dominican Republic has ordered the conditional release of Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Wander Franco.
Prosecutors accuse Rays shortstop Wander Franco of commercial sexual exploitation, money laundering
Read full article: Prosecutors accuse Rays shortstop Wander Franco of commercial sexual exploitation, money launderingDominican 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.
How Dominican women fight child marriage and teen pregnancy while facing total abortion bans
Read full article: How Dominican women fight child marriage and teen pregnancy while facing total abortion bansThe Dominican Republic is one of four Latin American countries criminalizing abortion without exceptions.
Tensions between Dominican Republic and Haiti flare after a brief armed standoff at the border
Read full article: Tensions between Dominican Republic and Haiti flare after a brief armed standoff at the borderThe Dominican Republic is accusing Haiti of multiple border violations in the latest dispute involving their shared frontier on the island of Hispaniola.
Armed robbers target Tigers' Dominican complex in latest robbery of MLB facility in the country
Read full article: Armed robbers target Tigers' Dominican complex in latest robbery of MLB facility in the countryAuthorities 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 robbery at St. Louis Cardinals complex in Dominican Republic leaves players, staff 'shaken'
Read full article: 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.
Dominican Republic has partially reopened its border with Haiti. But a diplomatic crisis persists
Read full article: Dominican Republic has partially reopened its border with Haiti. But a diplomatic crisis persistsThe 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 to reopen its border to essential trade but not Haitians
Read full article: Dominican Republic to reopen its border to essential trade but not HaitiansThe Dominican Republic government says it will temporarily allow the trade of essential Dominican products, including food and medications, on the border with Haiti.
Haiti's government to oversee canal project that prompted Dominican Republic to close all borders
Read full article: Haiti's government to oversee canal project that prompted Dominican Republic to close all bordersHaiti’s government is doubling down on the construction of a canal on Haitian soil that prompted the neighboring Dominican Republic last week to shutter land, air and sea borders that both countries share.
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.
Dominican Republic to close all borders with Haiti in a dispute over a canal
Read full article: Dominican Republic to close all borders with Haiti in a dispute over a canalThe Dominican Republic’s president has announced he will close all borders with neighboring Haiti starting Friday in a dispute over a canal on the Haitian side that would divert water from a border river.
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.
The Dominican Republic, Australia and Italy reach the knockout stage of basketball's World Cup
Read full article: The Dominican Republic, Australia and Italy reach the knockout stage of basketball's World CupThe Dominican Republic, Australia and Italy have advanced to the knockout stage of the World Cup.
Dominican's recovery, penguin peril and GOP denial: What to know about extreme weather now
Read full article: Dominican's recovery, penguin peril and GOP denial: What to know about extreme weather nowThe Dominican Republic is getting back on its feet after Tropical Storm Franklin struck the island nation, causing heavy flooding that killed at least two people and knocked out power and water to hundreds of thousands.
At least 1 person is dead and 2 are missing as Tropical Storm Franklin batters Dominican Republic
Read full article: At least 1 person is dead and 2 are missing as Tropical Storm Franklin batters Dominican RepublicTropical Storm Franklin is unleashing heavy floods and landslides in the Dominican Republic after making landfall in the country’s southern region.
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.
Ecuador court says congress can pursue impeaching president
Read full article: Ecuador court says congress can pursue impeaching presidentEcuador’s Constitutional Court has ruled the opposition-dominated National Assembly can take up the question of whether to impeach President Guillermo Lasso over allegations of crimes against state security and corruption.
Dominican sugar imports tied to forced labor rejected by US
Read full article: Dominican sugar imports tied to forced labor rejected by USThe U.S. government says it will detain all imports of sugar and related products made in the Dominican Republic by the country's largest sugar producer amid allegations that it uses forced labor.
Feds: Cocaine worth $450,000 seized from wheelchair wheels
Read full article: Feds: Cocaine worth $450,000 seized from wheelchair wheelsFederal authorities say customs officers at New York’s Kennedy International Airport seized $450,000 worth of cocaine from a traveler who was smuggling the drugs in the wheels of her wheelchair.
5 dead, 68 Haitians rescued from waters near Puerto Rico
Read full article: 5 dead, 68 Haitians rescued from waters near Puerto RicoAuthorities say at least five Haitian migrants have drowned and 68 others have been rescued after a suspected human smuggling boat dropped the group off in waters near an uninhabited island west of Puerto Rico.
38 rescued, 11 dead as US searches waters after boat capsizes near Puerto Rico
Read full article: 38 rescued, 11 dead as US searches waters after boat capsizes near Puerto RicoHaitians are fleeing in greater numbers to the neighboring Dominican Republic, where they step onto rickety wooden boats as they attempt to reach Puerto Rico — a trip in which 11 Haitian women drowned this week, with dozens of other migrants believed missing.
Norwegian cancels another cruise as repairs continue for ship that ran aground
Read full article: Norwegian cancels another cruise as repairs continue for ship that ran agroundNorwegian Cruise Line canceled a third straight sailing of a ship out of Port Canaveral after it ran aground in the Dominican Republic earlier this month.
Private investigator says drug kingpin targeted David Ortiz
Read full article: Private investigator says drug kingpin targeted David OrtizPrivate investigators hired by David Ortiz say a Dominican drug trafficker who was jealous of Ortiz and felt disrespected by him had Ortiz shot at a Dominican nightclub in 2019.
Making the most of it: Stuck Norwegian passengers sing, play, wait for flight home
Read full article: Making the most of it: Stuck Norwegian passengers sing, play, wait for flight homePassengers are relaying new information after their cruise ship with Norwegian Cruise Lines ran aground in the Dominican Republic this past Monday.
Norwegian cruise ship out of Port Canaveral runs aground in Dominican Republic
Read full article: Norwegian cruise ship out of Port Canaveral runs aground in Dominican RepublicThe Norwegian Escape was leaving Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic when the cruise line says the ship “made contact with the channel bed.”
Music producer ‘Flow La Movie’ among 9 killed when jet bound for Florida crashes
Read full article: Music producer ‘Flow La Movie’ among 9 killed when jet bound for Florida crashesA small plane attempting to land minutes after beginning a flight to Florida crashed in the Dominican Republic, killing all nine people aboard.
Florida’s Attorney General warns of charity scams targeting Haiti relief efforts
Read full article: Florida’s Attorney General warns of charity scams targeting Haiti relief effortsFlorida’s Attorney General is warning about how to help Haiti, saying though well-intentioned, a donation could end up in the wrong hands.
TRACK, MODELS, UPDATES: Fred becomes tropical storm again on path toward Florida Panhandle
Read full article: TRACK, MODELS, UPDATES: Fred becomes tropical storm again on path toward Florida PanhandleThe remnants of Fred are expected to regenerate back into a tropical storm over the warm Gulf of Mexico waters Sunday.
TRACK, MODELS, UPDATES: Fred weakens, expected to become tropical storm again
Read full article: TRACK, MODELS, UPDATES: Fred weakens, expected to become tropical storm againThe remnants of Fred continues to produce heavy rainfall across portions of Central Cuba Saturday, ahead of its projected path toward Florida and Alabama late this weekend.
Remnants of Fred enter lower Gulf, expected to restrengthen
Read full article: Remnants of Fred enter lower Gulf, expected to restrengthenRemnants of Fred have entered the lower Gulf of Mexico amid forecasts it would regain tropical storm strength late in the weekend as it moves toward the northern U.S. Gulf Coast.
Fred weaker, but likely to drench Florida as tropical storm
Read full article: Fred weaker, but likely to drench Florida as tropical stormTropical depression Fred is heading for a drenching of Cuba and the Bahamas on a forecast track that would carry it toward South Florida as a tropical storm by Saturday.
Power outages hit Dominican Republic as TS Fred weakens
Read full article: Power outages hit Dominican Republic as TS Fred weakensTropical Storm Fred has weakened to a tropical depression while sweeping over the Dominican Republic and dumping heavy rains that forecasters warn could cause dangerous flooding and mudslides there and in neighboring Haiti.
TRACK, MODELS, UPDATES: System in Atlantic develops into Tropical Storm Fred
Read full article: TRACK, MODELS, UPDATES: System in Atlantic develops into Tropical Storm FredTropical storm watches are issued for various Caribbean islands for what could soon become the sixth named tropical storm of this year's Atlantic hurricane season.
Timely bunt rallies Japan past DR in 9th in Olympic opener
Read full article: Timely bunt rallies Japan past DR in 9th in Olympic openerKai Takuya drove in the tying run with a perfectly placed sacrifice bunt, Hayato Sakamoto followed with a game-ending, bases-loaded single and the Japanese rallied from three runs down in the ninth inning to beat the Dominican Republic 4-3 in the Olympic baseball opener.
2 US men, ex-Colombia soldiers held in assassination of Haiti president
Read full article: 2 US men, ex-Colombia soldiers held in assassination of Haiti presidentHaiti’s interim government has asked the U.S. to deploy troops to protect key infrastructure as it tries to stabilize the country and prepare the way for elections in the aftermath of the assassination of President Jovenel Moïse.
3 dead as Elsa speeds through Caribbean, aims for Cuba
Read full article: 3 dead as Elsa speeds through Caribbean, aims for CubaTropical Storm Elsa is battering the southern coasts of Haiti and the Dominican Republic, downing trees and blowing off roofs as it speeds through the Caribbean, killing at least three people.
Cardinals re-sign C Yadier Molina for 18th season
Read full article: Cardinals re-sign C Yadier Molina for 18th seasonPuerto Rico's Yadier Molina reacts after tagging out Venezuela's Ali Castillo during the first inning of a Caribbean Series baseball game at Teodoro Mariscal Stadium in Mazatlan, Mexico, Monday, Feb. 1, 2021. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo)ST. LOUIS – The St. Louis Cardinals signed catcher Yadier Molina to a one-year, $9 million contract Tuesday, keeping the nine-time Gold Glove winner with the only organization for which he's played for an 18th season. The 38-year-old Molina hit .262 with four home runs in 42 games during the pandemic-shortened 2020 season, his last under a $60 million, three-year deal. He is third on the franchise list in games played behind Hall of Famers Stan Musial (3,026) and Lou Brock (2,289). Molina is a career .281 hitter with 160 home runs, and he's played in at least 110 games every season but his first and this past season, which was shortened by the pandemic.
First day of early voting in Osceola County shows significant turnout
Read full article: First day of early voting in Osceola County shows significant turnoutOSCEOLA COUNTY, Fla. – On the first day of early voting in Central Florida, Alexandra Solano, a native of the Dominican Republic said she wanted to set an example for her fellow Latinos. According to the supervisor of elections of Osceola County, the first day of early voting saw a significant turnout in the first two hours with 1,300 voters processed through eight polling locations set up across the county. Mary Jane Arrington, Supervisor of Elections for Osceola County said about 50 percent of eligible voters are Hispanic or Latino. “They like early voting, so we expect to see a lot of 'em at early voting. The joy of early voting is you can go to any of our sites no matter where you live or where you work,” Arrington said.
LIVE TRACK: Hurricane Laura could strike US as Category 3 storm
Read full article: LIVE TRACK: Hurricane Laura could strike US as Category 3 stormThe center of Laura will move away from Cuba and over the southeastern Gulf of Mexico overnight. As Marco was on its deathbed, the National Hurricane Center issued its first storm watches for Laura. Heavy rain was expected across portions of the north-central Gulf Coast overnight, according to the National Hurricane Center. Then a little less than a month later came Hurricane Rita which struck southwest Louisiana on Sept. 24 as a Category 3 storm. On the Louisiana coast at Holly Beach in an area nicknamed the “Cajun Riviera,” Eric Monceaux was frantically packing what he could take with him.
Fierce storm surge feared as Laura bears down on Gulf Coast
Read full article: Fierce storm surge feared as Laura bears down on Gulf CoastA girl wades towards her flooded home the day after the passing of Tropical Storm Laura in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Monday, Aug. 24, 2020. Laura battered the Dominican Republic and Haiti on it's way to the U.S. Gulf Coast, where forecaster fear it could become a major hurricane. Now forecasters are turning their attention the Gulf Coast, where up to 11 feet (3.4 meters) of sea water storm surge could inundate the coastline from High Island in Texas to Morgan City, Louisiana, the hurricane center said. Hurricane Rita then struck southwest Louisiana that Sept. 24 as a Category 3 storm. We might have dodged a bullet with Marco, and obviously some people along the Gulf Coast are not going to be as blessed as us.___Martin reported from Marietta, Georgia.
Storm Marco closes in on Louisiana as Laura buffets Cuba
Read full article: Storm Marco closes in on Louisiana as Laura buffets CubaA girl wades towards her flooded home the day after the passing of Tropical Storm Laura in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Monday, Aug. 24, 2020. Laura battered the Dominican Republic and Haiti on it's way to the U.S. Gulf Coast, where forecaster fear it could become a major hurricane. (AP Photo/Dieu Nalio Chery)
Here’s what to expect in Central Florida as Isaias moves up coast
Read full article: Here’s what to expect in Central Florida as Isaias moves up coastThe storm is expected to impact Central Florida as a tropical storm Sunday into early Monday. [MORE: Radar | Plan and prepare | Sandbag locations]As it does, parts of Central Florida are bracing for potential storm impacts. Here’s what you can expect in Central Florida on Sunday:Tropical storm warnings are in effect for Brevard, Volusia, Flagler, Seminole, Orange and Osceola counties. (WKMG)Tropical Storm Isaias' impacts for inland portions of Central Florida. (WKMG)Tropical Storm Isaias' impacts on inland portions of Central Florida.
WATCH LIVE: News 6 at 6 p.m. with team coverage of Tropical Storm Isaias
Read full article: WATCH LIVE: News 6 at 6 p.m. with team coverage of Tropical Storm IsaiasORLANDO, Fla. With Tropical Storm Isaias projected to skirt Central Floridas east coast, News 6 will livestream team coverage at 6 p.m. on ClickOrlando.com. To watch the newscast, just click the play button in the video player at the top of this story. The system was a Category 1 hurricane for almost two days before it was downgraded back to a tropical storm Saturday afternoon. The storm is expected to impact Central Florida as a tropical storm Sunday into early Monday. Watch News 6 and stay with ClickOrlando.com for more coverage.
WATCH LIVE: Forecast cone, computer models and updates for Tropical Storm Isaias
Read full article: WATCH LIVE: Forecast cone, computer models and updates for Tropical Storm IsaiasThe government of the Bahamas has upgraded the tropical storm watch for the central Bahamas to a tropical storm warning and has issued a tropical storm watch for the northwestern Bahamas. Tropical storm conditions continued across portions of the Leeward Islands, the U.S. and British Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico through Wednesday night. Tropical storm conditions are expected in the Central Bahamas beginning Friday morning and are possible in the northwestern Bahamas beginning late Friday. A Tropical Storm Watch is in effect for northwestern Bahamas including Andros Island, New Providence, Eleuthera, Abacos Islands, Berry Islands, Grand Bahamas Island, and Bimini. The timing and movement of this high will dictate where Tropical Storm Isaias will move.
Isaias causes floods, slides, then grows into hurricane
Read full article: Isaias causes floods, slides, then grows into hurricaneIt was centered about 70 miles (110 kilometers) east-southeast of Great Inagua Island in the southeastern Bahamas late Thursday, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said. A hurricane warning was issued for the northwestern Bahamas, including Andros Island, New Providence, Eleuthera, Abacos Islands, Berry Islands, Grand Bahamas Island, and Bimini. It's a rather difficult experience because it reminds us of Maria.More than 50 people sought shelter in Puerto Rico, said Gov. There's no other alternative.U.S. President Donald Trump approved an emergency declaration in Puerto Rico as a result of the storm. Isaias was expected to produce 4 to 8 inches (10 to 20 centimeters) of rain across Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic and northern Haiti, with isolated maximum totals of 10 inches (25 centimeters).
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.
Twins' Dominican slugger faces probe in kidnapping case
Read full article: Twins' Dominican slugger faces probe in kidnapping caseMinnesota Twins slugger Miguel San told a Dominican Republic newspaper he's being blackmailed, having been accused of kidnapping and assault. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)SANTO DOMINGO Authorities in the Dominican Republic are opening an investigation into allegations Minnesota Twins slugger Miguel San participated in the kidnapping and assault of a man, prosecutors said Thursday. The Twins, however, said they were told San was cleared of the accusations. Faced with a failure to reconcile, the Dominican justice system will open an investigation into the case, according to the prosecutor's office. They are what the ones who know, I dont know about this, San told The Associated Press when asked about what awaits him in the case.