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DNA Test Reveals Connecticut Woman's Best Friend Is Actually Her Sister
Two friends who worked alongside each other at a Connecticut restaurant made a remarkable discovery: DNA testing revealed they are biological sisters
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Woman Finds Out Her Best Friend is Actually Her Sister Through 23andMe
Julia Tinetti and Cassandra Madison always joked that they were sisters, but had no clue they shared a biological family in the Dominican Republic.
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Puerto Rico Struggles to Reach Areas Cut Off by Fiona
Hurricane Fiona left dozens of families stranded across Puerto Rico after smashing roads and bridges, with authorities still struggling to reach people four days after the storm smacked the U.S. territory, causing historic flooding.
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Hurricane Fiona Left Devastating Damage. Here's How You Can Help
As Hurricane Fiona continued its destructive path across the Caribbean on Tuesday, its victims were assessing the damage done to their homes and communities and turning to the Red Cross and other agencies for help. Here are some agencies offering assistance to the hurricane’s victims.
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Pictures: Hurricane Fiona Floods Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic, Turks and Caicos
Hurricane Fiona continues on its destructive path, blasting Turks and Caicos on Tuesday as a Category 3 storm after sweeping through the Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico.
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More Than 1.4 Million People Without Power in Puerto Rico from Hurricane Fiona
A Hurricane Warning is in effect for Puerto Rico, including Vieques and Culebra and the eastern coast of the Dominican Republic from Cabo Caucedo to Cabo Francés Viejo
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All of Puerto Rico Without Power as Hurricane Fiona Makes Landfall
Hurricane Fiona has struck Puerto Rico’s southwest coast after causing an island-wide power blackout and threatening to dump “historic” levels of rain.
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Documents: Dominican Republic Cabinet Minister Slain Over Denied Permits
Judicial documents that The Associated Press has obtained state that the childhood friend accused of fatally shooting the Dominican Republic’s Minister of Environment and Natural Resources this week allegedly did so because he was denied environmental permits he was seeking on behalf of various companies.
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Dominican Republic Cabinet Minister Killed Inside His Government Office by Friend
Officials say the Dominican Republic’s minister of the environment and natural resources has been shot and killed in his office by a close friend.
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Fatal Boat Trip Highlights Haitians Fleeing Violence
Haitians are fleeing in greater numbers to the neighboring Dominican Republic, where they board rickety wooden boats painted sky blue to blend with the ocean to try to reach Puerto Rico — a trip in which 11 Haitian women drowned this week, with dozens of other migrants believed missing.
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Music Producer, 8 Others Killed in Dominican Plane Crash
An aviation company says the small plane it operates crashed while attempting to land minutes after beginning a flight to Florida.
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Haitians in Dominican Republic Face Deportation, Mistreatment
Human rights activists accuse the government of targeting vulnerable populations, separating children from their parents and racial profiling. They’ve deported Haitians born in the DR to Haitian parents but denied citizenship and even Black Dominicans born to Dominican parents whom authorities mistake for Haitians.
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More Than 12% of Hispanic Households Don't Have a Bank Account. Here's Why That Can Cost Big Bucks
The number of unbanked Americans is at an all-time low, but the Covid-19 pandemic may push those numbers back up, the FDIC said.
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After 20 Years, Man Found Guilty for Worcester Murder
Edwin Novas, arrested in the Dominican Republic in 2017 for a killing in Worcester, Massachusetts, was convicted of second-degree murder Friday afternoon by a Superior Court jury, according to Worcester County District Attorney Joseph D. Early Jr. He will be sentenced on Friday. The jury also found Novas guilty of armed assault and battery with intent to murder; carrying a…
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Vaccinated and Unvaccinated Travelers Are Going to Different Sets of Caribbean Islands
Unvaccinated travelers are gravitating to Caribbean islands that will let them in, while the vaccinated want places that keep the unimmunized out.
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US Women's Volleyball Team Advances to Semifinals with Win Over Dominican Republic
The U.S. women’s volleyball team advanced to the semifinals after shutting out the Dominican Republic 3-0.
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US Baseball Stays Alive With 3-1 Win Over Dominican Republic
The United States’ baseball team held on to a 3-1 win over the Dominican Republic in the knockout stage of the baseball tournament. Scott Kazmir pitched five shutout innings in the win as Triston Casas and Tyler Austin homered for the Americans. Kazmir ran into trouble early in the first inning. An Erick Mejia double, a dropped fly ball...
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Police Track Down Suspected Mobster Thanks to YouTube Cooking Videos
A man fled Italy after a magistrate ordered his arrest for alleged drug trafficking in 2014. The man fled to the Dominican Republic and managed to avoid police for a few years until cooking videos on YouTube blew his cover.
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Luxe Life: Star-Studded Neighborhood In Dominican Republic
Welcome to Casa De Campo an exclusive Dominican Republic community with the worlds best amenities, real estate agent Antonio Khoury took ‘Luxe Life With Derek Z’ on a tour.
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‘Ultra Luxury' Home Rentals: Like Airbnb, But for Rich People
Ultra luxury villas come with palatial grounds, private chefs and nightly rates that equal many people’s monthly mortgage payments.