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Cholera blamed on lobster at Dominican wedding

By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Associated Press

Dominican Republic baseball scout accused of fraud

By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Associated Press

FILE - In this Sept. 26, 2010 file photo, Baltimore Orioles pitcher Alfredo Simon, right, walks off the field after being ejected from the game by home plate umpire Bill Welke after striking Toronto Blue Jays batter Jose Bautista, background left, with a ball during fifth-inning baseball game action in Toronto. Police say Baltimore Orioles pitcher Alfredo Simon is the main suspect in the fatal shooting of a man in the Dominican Republic. Dominican police said in a statement Sunday, Jan. 2, 2011 they believe Simon shot and killed 25-year-old Michel Castillo Almonte and wounded his 17-year-old brother during a New Year's Eve dispute in the northeast coastal town of Luperon. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Chris Young)

Orioles’ Simon surrenders to Dominican police

By DIONISIO SOLDEVILA - Associated Press

FILE - In this Sept. 26, 2010 file photo, Baltimore Orioles pitcher Alfredo Simon, right, walks off the field after being ejected from the game by home plate umpire Bill Welke after striking Toronto Blue Jays batter Jose Bautista, background left, with a ball during fifth-inning baseball game action in Toronto. Police say Baltimore Orioles pitcher Alfredo Simon is the main suspect in the fatal shooting of a man in the Dominican Republic. Dominican police said in a statement Sunday, Jan. 2, 2011 they believe Simon shot and killed 25-year-old Michel Castillo Almonte and wounded his 17-year-old brother during a New Year's Eve dispute in the northeast coastal town of Luperon. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Chris Young)

Police: Orioles’ Simon is main suspect in killing

By Dionisio Soldevila - Associated Press

Orioles’ Alfredo Simon is main suspect in killing

By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Associated Press

Giants, SS Miguel Tejada agree to 1-year deal

By JANIE McCAULEY - Associated Press

Ortiz ready to play hard for Red Sox

By DIONISIO SOLDEVILA - Associated Press

Dominican comedian Freddy Beras Goico dies at 69

By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Associated Press

First cholera case detected in Dominican Republic

By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Associated Press

Ex-Chicago White Sox scouting exec indicted

By MICHAEL TARM - Associated Press

Haitian children beg for money from a car passenger in the Dominican Republic. Groups say dozens of children have come to the Dominican Republic after the earthquake. (Associated Press)

Haitian kids beg in Dominican Republic after quake

By Ezequiel Abiu Lopez and Jonathan M. Katz - Associated Press

Dengue epidemic threatens Caribbean, kills dozens

By DANICA COTO - Associated Press

BASE NEWS: This wife is on a mission