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Flight attendants plead guilty to smuggling drug money to Dominican Republic

By Matt Delaney - The Washington Times

Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Wander Franco, center, is escorted by police to court in Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic, Jan. 5, 2024. Dominican prosecutors formally accused Franco on Tuesday, July 9, 2024, of sexual abuse against a 14-year-old girl. (AP Photo/Ricardo Hernandez, File)

Rays’ Franco used his mother to pay the mother of a minor he is accused of abusing, documents say

By Martin Adames - Associated Press

Haitians cross the border into Dajabon, Dominican Republic, Friday, May 17, 2024. As 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. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

Dominicans vote in general elections with eyes on crisis in neighboring Haiti

By Martín Adames Alcántara - Associated Press

Flight attendants arriving at the Henri Coanda International Airport pass under a Schengen Information sign, in Otopeni, near Bucharest, Romania, Sunday, March 31, 2024. Four flight attendants (not pictured) based in the New York City area have been charged with smuggling $8 million in drug money to the Dominican Republic during an alleged years-long scheme. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)

New York-area flight attendants charged with smuggling millions in drug money to Dominican Republic

By Matt Delaney - The Washington Times

Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Wander Franco, center, is escorted by police to court in Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic Friday, Jan. 5, 2024. Dominican prosecutors on Wednesday accused Franco of commercial sexual exploitation and money laundering following allegations that he had a relationship with a minor whose mother also faces the same charges. (AP Photo/Ricardo Hernández)

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

By Martin Adames Alcantara and Danica Coto - Associated Press

Rescue teams work at the place where a wall collapsed at the entrance of a tunnel in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, Saturday, Nov. 18, 2023. According to Civil Defense at least 9 people were killed when the wall fell down due to heavy rains. ( AP Photo/Eddy Vittini)

Experts say a wall that collapsed and killed 9 in the Dominican Republic capital was poorly built

By Martín Adames Alcántara - Associated Press

People from Juana Mendez, on the Haitian side of the border, wait in vain to be allowed to cross into Dajabon, Dominican Republic, Wednesday, Oct. 11, 2023. The Dominican Republic partially reopened its border with Haiti on Wednesday to limited commercial activity nearly a month after shuttering the frontier in a continuing spat over the construction of a canal targeting water from a shared river. (AP Photo/Ricardo Hernandez)

Tensions between Dominican Republic and Haiti flare after a brief armed standoff at the border

By Martín Adames Alcántara - Associated Press

Dominican soldiers stand on the bridge that crosses the border between Haiti and Dajabon in the Dominican Republic, Wednesday, Oct. 11, 2023. The Dominican Republic partially reopened its border with Haiti on Wednesday to limited commercial activity nearly a month after shuttering the frontier in a continuing spat over the construction of a canal targeting water from a shared river. (AP Photo/Ricardo Hernandez)

Haiti refuses to open key border crossing with Dominican Republic in spat over canal

By Dánica Coto and Evens Sanon - Associated Press

FILE - People bathe in the Massacre River, named for a bloody battle between Spanish and French colonizers in the 1700s, on the border with Haiti in Ouanaminthe, Dominican Republic, Nov. 19, 2021. The Dominican Republic's President Luis Abinader announced on Sept. 11, 2023 he has suspended issuing visas to Haitians. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix, File)

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

By Martín Adames Alcántara and Dánica Coto - Associated Press

Dominican Republic security forces stand guard on a border bridge between Dajabón, Dominican Republic, and Haiti, Thursday, Sept. 14, 2023. The president of the Dominican Republic announced Thursday that he would close all borders with neighboring Haiti starting Friday in response to the construction of a supposed canal on Haitian soil that targets waters from the Massacre River, which runs along the border shared by both countries. (AP Photo/Ricardo Hernández)

Dominican Republic closes all borders with Haiti as tensions rise in a dispute over a canal

By Martín Adames Alcántara and Dánica Coto - Associated Press

FILE - People bathe in the Massacre River, named for a bloody battle between Spanish and French colonizers in the 1700s, on the border with Haiti in Ouanaminthe, Dominican Republic, Nov. 19, 2021. The Dominican Republic's President Luis Abinader announced on Sept. 11, 2023 he has suspended issuing visas to Haitians. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix, File)

Dominican president suspends visas for Haitians and threatens to close border with its neighbor

By Martín Adames Alcántara - Associated Press

Lebanon forward Ali Haidar (11) drives against France forward Guerschon Yabusele (7) and guard Evan Fournier (10) during the Basketball World Cup group H match between France and Lebanon at the Indonesia Arena stadium in Jakarta, Indonesia, Tuesday, Aug. 29, 2023. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara)

The Dominican Republic, Australia and Italy reach the knockout stage of basketball’s World Cup

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Firefighters put out a fire after a powerful explosion in San Cristobal, Dominican Republic, Monday, Aug 14, 2023. The Monday afternoon explosion killed at least three people and injured more than 30 others, authorities said. (Jolivel Brito/Diario Libre via AP)

Dominican officials say plastics company to blame for explosion that killed 31 people

By Martín Adames Alcántara and Dánica Coto - Associated Press

Dominican police searching for former Cubs minor leaguer in murder case

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Men bathe in the Massacre River on the border between Dominican Republic and Haiti, in Ouanaminthe, Dominican Republic, Friday, Nov. 19, 2021. As the rest of the world closes its doors to Haitian migrants, the country that shares an island with Haiti also is cracking down in a way that human rights activists say hasn’t been seen in decades. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

Dominican Republic expels, mistreats Haitians, activists say

By Danica Coto - Associated Press