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Not teeth, but nests: Discovery in Caribbean rodent fossils surprises archaeologists

A fascinating study uncovered a unique behaviour in ancient insects. Dating back to the Late Pleistocene, solitary bees used the bones of extinct mammals to create homes for their young. Researchers from the Florida Museum of Natural History were digging in late Quaternary cave deposits in the Dominican Republic, expecting…

The Times of India

US Court Released Immigrant With a Murder Warrant Overseas After ICE Fails to Disclose Information

A US court released Bryan Rafael Gómez, an undocumented immigrant, without knowing he was wanted for murder in the Dominican Republic, raising questions about ICE's information-sharing practices.

International Business Times UK

The daughters of Dominican immigrants achieved the American dream. They’re bringing sweet chocolate success back to the homeland

Janett and Erika Liriano built a chocolate factory in their parents’ homeland – and gave farmers a stake in the company

The Guardian - US

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‘That’s why we wear USA’: US players embrace military ties before WBC final against Venezuela

The US will play Venezuela in the World Baseball Classic on Tuesday, a meeting that comes after recent tensions between the two countries

The Guardian - US

Team USA vs. Venezuela: Three Bold Predictions for World Baseball Classic Final

Team USA and Venezuela will battle at loanDepot Park on Tuesday for the 2026 World Baseball Classic title.

Sports Illustrated

Three Crucial Decisions That Led to Team USA's 2-1 Win Over the Dominican Republic

The WBC semifinal swung on so many 50-50 moments.

Sports Illustrated

Team USA Shuts Down Loaded Dominican Lineup to Advance to WBC Final

The U.S. held on to beat the Dominican Republic, 2–1, thanks to a heroic performance from its pitching staff.

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Awful Strike Three Call Ends Team USA-Dominican Republic WBC Clash in Controversial Fashion

Mason Miller struck out Geraldo Perdomo on an awful call to end Team USA’s World Baseball Classic semifinal matchup against the Dominican Republic.

Sports Illustrated

USA 2, Dominican Republic 1: How U.S. Advanced to WBC Championship in Thrilling Nail-biter

Team USA advanced to the World Baseball Classic final with a thrilling 2-1 win over the Dominican Republic.

Sports Illustrated

Why Cal Raleigh, Alex Bregman Are Out of Team USA Lineup vs. Dominican Republic

Cal Raleigh and Alex Bregman won’t start for Team USA in the semifinals against the Dominican Republic on Sunday evening.

Sports Illustrated

Team USA’s Paul Skenes Has Eye-Popping Stats vs. Dominican Republic Hitters

Skenes has fared quite well in his MLB career against the Dominican Republic's mighty lineup.

Sports Illustrated

Junior Caminero Is the WBC’s Early Breakout Star

The young Dominican Republic slugger hit 45 home runs last year with the Rays, but his fame is hitting a new level in the World Baseball Classic.

Sports Illustrated

2026 World Baseball Classic Team Power Rankings

Ranking the rosters at the 2026 World Baseball Classic. The United States, Japan, the Dominican Republic and Venezuela are among the favorites.

Sports Illustrated

Massive blackout hits Dominican Republic for the second time in three months

The Dominican Republic has briefly been hit by a country-wide blackout in the second such outage in the past three months, triggering concerns about the stability of the Caribbean nation’s power grid

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The Independent UK

Inside the bribery plot that led to a DEA supervisor's downfall in the Dominican Republic

Federal investigators say a veteran agent with the Drug Enforcement Administration took cash to push fraudulent visa applications through the U.S. Embassy in the Dominican Republic

The Independent UK

DEA supervisor arrested as US shutters Dominican Republic office during visa-fraud probe

A supervisor of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration’s office in the Dominican Republic has been taken into custody amid an investigation into abuse of a U.S. visa program for confidential informants, a current and former U.S. official briefed on the matter told The Associated Press

The Independent UK

Spanish prosecutors studying allegations of sexual assault by singer Julio Iglesias

Spanish prosecutors are studying allegations that singer Julio Iglesias sexually assaulted two former employees at his residences in the Dominican Republic and the Bahamas

Euronews

'I felt pushed to do it': Julio Iglesias accused of sexual assault by two former aides

The Spanish veteran singer is facing sexual assault accusations from a domestic worker and a physiotherapist who describe an atmosphere of harassment in his mansions in the Dominican Republic and the Bahamas.

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The Independent UK

Brother reveals chilling details of final conversation before parents were found dead in Dominican Republic

Both Christine Suavé and her husband, Alain Noël, reported feeling tired and dizzy before dying at their vacation home

The Guardian - UK

Experience: My friend turned out to be my long-lost sister

We were colleagues, had both been put up for adoption and were from the same place – but the paperwork said we weren’t related. Then a DNA test changed everything

The Independent UK

As reefs vanish, assisted coral fertilization offers hope in the Dominican Republic

In an underwater nursery just off the Dominican Republic coast, tiny corals born in a laboratory are slowly growing under the eye of conservationists

The Independent UK

New trial ordered for Tampa Bay Rays’ Wander Franco after sexual abuse conviction

Wander Franco was convicted earlier this year of sexually abusing a minor

The Independent UK

Dominican Republic ready to take on Jamaica’s tourism after Hurricane Melissa

The Dominican Republic has so far welcomed more than 8 million visitors from January to October

The Independent UK

Dominican Republic grants US access to restricted areas for its deadly fight against drugs

The president of the Dominican Republic says he has authorized the U.S. government to operate inside restricted areas in the Caribbean country to help in its fight against drug trafficking

Euronews

Hurricane Melissa: drone footage captures widespread destruction across the Caribbean

Days of torrential rain and flooding from Hurricane Melissa have devastated parts of the Caribbean, displacing families and disrupting essential services across Jamaica, Cuba, Haiti and the Dominican Republic.

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