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Juan Luis Guerra, Draco Rosa Take Over DR

Blogamole | Ikam Acosta | Posted 06.19.2013 | Latino Voices
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By Ikam Acosta Latin superstars Draco Rosa and Juan Luis Guerra have teamed up to make a music video in the Dominican Republic, and it’s go...

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The World's Sexiest Beaches You Need To Visit

The Huffington Post | Lisa_Miller | Posted 06.18.2013 | Travel
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Going to the beach is always a fun event, but not all beaches are created equal. Our friends at Just Luxe compiled a list of the world's sexiest b...

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The Most Beautiful Retirement Spot In The Caribbean

Suzan Haskins and Dan Prescher | Posted 06.13.2013 | Fifty
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Suzan Haskins and Dan Prescher

As we bobbed in the warm cerulean sea off the coast of the Dominican Republic, a stately row of palm trees on the beach our only companions, we couldn't help thinking about how misguided Christopher Columbus had been.

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Women of the World's Largest Peasant Movement Call the Shots

Salena Tramel | Posted 06.10.2013 | World
Read More: Food Sovereignty, Dominican Republic, Via Campesina, World News, Indonesia, South Korea, Agrarian Reform, Salena Tramel, Social Movements, Land Grab, World News
Salena Tramel

Via Campesina serves as a model for social movements by linking agrarian reform with women's advocacy to attain a fair place in society.

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Feel Like a Kid Again

Oyster | Posted 05.29.2013 | Travel
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Oyster

Who doesn't feel like a kid again when at a water park?

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Beachfront Luxury: 15 Decadent Hotels on the Sand

Oyster | Posted 05.26.2013 | Travel
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Oyster

Who doesn't love a beach vacation? The sun, the sand, and the ocean all come together to make for a relaxing getaway that, when complete, will send yo...

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The Best Place To Retire In The Caribbean?

Suzan Haskins and Dan Prescher | Posted 05.19.2013 | Fifty
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Suzan Haskins and Dan Prescher

Yep, if you've got a yen for island living, we can't think of any island that delivers more than this one.

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Beautiful Boutiques in the Caribbean

Oyster | Posted 05.17.2013 | Travel
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Oyster

Hidden among the Caribbean's many mega-resorts are some of the most unique, intimate boutiques travelers can imagine.

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Dominican Republic Crackdown On Sex Trafficking

AP | Posted 05.16.2013 | Latino Voices
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SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic -- People who force others into prostitution and clients of prostitutes will face arrest in the Dominican Republic a...

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Puerto Rico And Dominican Republic Reach Agreement

AP | Posted 05.09.2013 | Latino Voices
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SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico -- Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic have signed an economic agreement to help boost sectors including agriculture, educati...

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Top 10 Infinity Pools on the Caribbean Sea (PHOTOS)

Oyster | Posted 05.09.2013 | Travel
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Oyster

The beach, the pools, the view - these are major reasons why we travel to the Caribbean. And when we can get all in one, that's ideal. So we scoured t...

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Searching for Significance as an Empty Nester

Constance Spencer | Posted 04.25.2013 | Fifty
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Constance Spencer

At first it was exciting to go to Europe, Australia, Japan and Fiji, but as the years went by it started to feel superficial. I wanted a deeper cultural connection and more fulfillment out of these travels.

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Stories That Change the World

Jim Wallis | Posted 04.25.2013 | Religion
Read More: Recycling, Dominican Republic, Community, Neighbor, Senior Citizens, On God's Side What Religion Forgets and Politics Hasn't Learned About Serving the Common Good, Fundsuzurza, Video, Religion News
Jim Wallis

Stories are what change the world, more than just ideas. And that's what I am seeing and hearing on the road -- stories that will change people for the common good. Even Washington can be affected by the stories outside of Washington -- take immigration reform for example.

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The Yankees Have a Tough Choice on Robinson Cano

Lincoln Mitchell | Posted 04.25.2013 | Sports
Read More: Dominican Republic, New York Yankees, Robinson Cano, Lou Whitaker, Joe Morgan, Willie Randolph, Randy Velarde, Tony Lazzeri, Jeff Kent, Joe Gordon, Eddie Stanky, World Baseball Classic, Sports News
Lincoln Mitchell

Cano has evolved into one of the best second baseman in Yankee history. It is hard for Yankee fans to imagine the Yankees without Cano, but it is all too easy to imagine the Yankees in 2018-2021 or so with an overpriced Cano splitting his time between first base and DH.

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Celebrate Mother Nature at these 10 Green Hotels

Oyster | Posted 04.22.2013 | Travel
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Oyster

Today more than ever calls for some tree-hugging and eco-friendly practices, so we've picked ten of our favorite green hotels around the globe where y...

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Dominican Intelligence Officer Gets Busted

AP | Posted 06.16.2013 | Latino Voices
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SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic — Authorities in the Dominican Republic say they have seized more than $3 million in cash and arrested seven s...

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Ex-Dominican Drug Chief Extradited To U.S.

AP | Posted 06.06.2013 | World
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SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic — A former director of the Dominican Republic's National Drug Control Agency has been extradited to the U.S. t...

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Maids Complain About Harsh FBI Questioning Over Menendez

Miami Herald | Posted 04.03.2013 | Politics
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Two maids allege that FBI agents from Miami tried to brow-beat them into making incriminating statements against U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez, during que...

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In God's Hammock: Cuisine and Water Filters in the Dominican Republic

Fabio Parasecoli | Posted 05.27.2013 | Taste
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Fabio Parasecoli

Many consider ongoing change as fundamental for economic success, but what happens when innovation is hard to envision, let alone implement? And what if innovation needs to overcome deeply rooted social and economic divides?

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A Well Deserved Championship for the Dominican Republic

Lincoln Mitchell | Posted 05.21.2013 | Sports
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Lincoln Mitchell

It is hard to imagine baseball over the last half century without the contributions of people like Marichal, the Alou brothers, Tony Fernandez, Joaquin Andujar, Jose Reyes, Robinson Cano and so many others.

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DOM-inant Dominican Republic Wins WBC

AP | JANIE McCAULEY | Posted 03.20.2013 | Sports
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SAN FRANCISCO -- Samuel Deduno pleaded with Tony Pena to leave him in the game – the outing of his life, his country across his chest. Pena stu...

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World Champs!

AP | By JANIE McCAULEY | Posted 05.19.2013 | Sports
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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Samuel Deduno pleaded with Tony Pena to leave him in the game — the outing of his life, his country across his chest. ...

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Baseball, Hot Dogs, Apple Pie and ?

Terry Lyons | Posted 05.19.2013 | Sports
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Terry Lyons

Call it what you may, but Major League Baseball is working to create a stronger world infrastructure for its game and the vehicle is the World Baseball Classic, a tournament born in 2006 to combat the IOC banishment of Baseball from the Olympic Games.

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World Baseball Classic Final Set

AP | JANIE McCAULEY | Posted 03.19.2013 | Sports
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SAN FRANCISCO -- After two World Baseball Classics dominated by Japan, this one is coming down to a pair of proud Caribbean nations. When the undefea...

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Truth Commission Wanted To Investigate Trujillo Years

AP | Posted 03.12.2013 | Latino Voices
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SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic -- A new campaign seeks to establish a Truth Commission in the Dominican Republic to delve into the brutal years of ...

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