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Puerto Rico Republicans award Trump all 23 of their delegates

Puerto Rico’s Republican Party held a district assembly and awarded former President Donald Trump all 23 of their national delegates

Puerto Rico Republicans award Trump all 23 of their delegates
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Haiti's new prime minister vows to seek unity after he is selected by transitional council

Haiti’s new prime minister has vowed to seek unity in his first statement since a transitional council selected him to head the government in the troubled Caribbean country

Haiti's new prime minister vows to seek unity after he is selected by transitional council
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Puerto Rico Gov. Pedro Pierluisi concedes defeat in surprise primary upset by Jenniffer González

Puerto Rico congressional representative Jenniffer González has defeated Gov. Pedro Pierluisi in a surprise upset during a primary election held by their pro-statehood party

Puerto Rico Gov. Pedro Pierluisi concedes defeat in surprise primary upset by Jenniffer González
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Transitional council in Haiti selects new prime minister for a country under siege by gangs

U.N. development specialist Garry Conille has been named Haiti’s new prime minister nearly a month after a coalition within a fractured transitional council had chosen someone else for the position

Transitional council in Haiti selects new prime minister for a country under siege by gangs
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Haiti’s main airport reopens nearly 3 months after gang violence forced it closed

Haiti’s main international airport has reopened nearly three months after gang violence forced authorities to close it

Haiti’s main airport reopens nearly 3 months after gang violence forced it closed
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Haitians demand the resignation and arrest of the country's police chief after a new gang attack

A growing number of civilians and police officers are demanding the dismissal and arrest of Haiti’s police chief as heavily armed gangs launched a new attack in the capital of Port-au-Prince

Haitians demand the resignation and arrest of the country's police chief after a new gang attack
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Shunned for centuries, Vodou grows powerful as Haitians seek solace from unrelenting gang violence

Shunned publicly by politicians and intellectuals for centuries, Vodou is transforming into a more powerful and accepted religion across Haiti, where its believers were once persecuted

Shunned for centuries, Vodou grows powerful as Haitians seek solace from unrelenting gang violence
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Transitional council in Haiti embraces new changes following turmoil as gang violence grips country

A transitional council tasked with choosing new leaders for Haiti is changing the way it operates in a move that is surprising many as gang violence consumes the country

Transitional council in Haiti embraces new changes following turmoil as gang violence grips country
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Gangs in Haiti launch fresh attacks, days after a new prime minister is announced

Gangs in Haiti have laid siege to several neighborhoods in the capital, burning homes and exchanging gunfire with police for hours in one of the biggest attacks since Haiti’s new prime minister was announced

Gangs in Haiti launch fresh attacks, days after a new prime minister is announced
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The unexpected announcement of a prime minister divides Haiti's newly created transitional council

A surprise announcement that revealed Haiti’s new prime minister is dividing a recently installed transitional council tasked with choosing new leaders for the gang-riddled Caribbean country

The unexpected announcement of a prime minister divides Haiti's newly created transitional council
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Haiti's transitional council names a new prime minister in the hopes of quelling stifling violence

Haiti’s newly installed transitional council has chosen a little known former sports minister as the Caribbean country’s prime minister, as it tries to establish a stable new government amid stifling violence

Haiti's transitional council names a new prime minister in the hopes of quelling stifling violence
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New leaders take on Haiti's chaos as those living in fear demand swift solutions to gang violence

It’s been only a day since the transitional presidential council was installed in Haiti, and the list of demands on its members is rapidly growing

New leaders take on Haiti's chaos as those living in fear demand swift solutions to gang violence
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Haiti's government scrambles to impose tight security measures as council inauguration imminent

A transitional council charged with selecting a new prime minister and Cabinet for Haiti is demanding that its members be sworn in at the National Palace, raising concerns about their safety

Haiti's government scrambles to impose tight security measures as council inauguration imminent
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Haiti health system nears collapse as medicine dwindles, gangs attack hospitals and ports stay shut

Life-saving medication and equipment is dwindling or altogether absent at hospitals and clinics across Haiti's capital as brutal gangs tighten their grip on Port-au-Prince and beyond

Haiti health system nears collapse as medicine dwindles, gangs attack hospitals and ports stay shut
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Haitians scramble to survive, seeking food, water and safety as gang violence chokes the capital

Life in Port-au-Prince has become a game of survival, pushing Haitians to new limits as they scramble to stay safe and alive while gangs overwhelm the police and the government remains largely absent

Haitians scramble to survive, seeking food, water and safety as gang violence chokes the capital
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A journalist. An army sergeant. An 80-year-old patient. Haitian human rights group details gang toll

A Haitian human rights group has released a new report that details the horrific violence unleashed this year by gangs who kill, rape and maim with impunity amid a political vacuum

A journalist. An army sergeant. An 80-year-old patient. Haitian human rights group details gang toll
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Creation of transitional council that will select Haiti's next prime minister is imminent, US says

The U.S. assistant secretary for Western Hemisphere affairs says the creation of a transitional council responsible for choosing Haiti’s next leaders is imminent

Creation of transitional council that will select Haiti's next prime minister is imminent, US says
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Dredging of Puerto Rico's biggest port begins despite warnings it may harm turtles and corals

A $62 million project to dredge Puerto Rico’s biggest and most important seaport has started amid fierce opposition from environmentalists and a pending lawsuit

Dredging of Puerto Rico's biggest port begins despite warnings it may harm turtles and corals
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Dengue is sweeping through the Americas early this year

Dengue is surging across the Americas early this year from Puerto Rico to Brazil

Dengue is sweeping through the Americas early this year
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Foreigners trapped in violence-torn Haiti wait desperately for a way out

Scores of foreigners are stranded in Haiti, unable to leave the country under siege by violent gangs that have shuttered its international airports, trapping citizens from the U.S., Canada and beyond

Foreigners trapped in violence-torn Haiti wait desperately for a way out
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Haiti's prime minister is locked out of his country and faces pressure to resign

Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry is struggling to stay in power as he tries to return home, where gang attacks have shuttered his country's main international airport and freed more than 4,000 inmates in recent days

Haiti's prime minister is locked out of his country and faces pressure to resign
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Puerto Rico's power company holds a massive debt. A key hearing to restructure it has started

A key hearing over the future of Puerto Rico’s crumbling power company and its staggering $9 billion debt has begun following years of acrimonious talks between the U.S. territory’s government and creditors seeking to recover their investments

Puerto Rico's power company holds a massive debt. A key hearing to restructure it has started
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There's chaos in Haiti. Powerful gangs are attacking key targets like prisons as alliances shift

Gangs in Haiti are increasingly powerful, and they've been attacking prisons and the main international airport

There's chaos in Haiti. Powerful gangs are attacking key targets like prisons as alliances shift
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Surfers from Brazil and Australia win final Olympic qualifier in warm and windy Puerto Rico

Top surfers Gabriel Medina of Brazil and Sally Fitzgibbons of Australia have won the final qualifier for the upcoming Olympics following nine days of volatile weather

Surfers from Brazil and Australia win final Olympic qualifier in warm and windy Puerto Rico
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A retired teacher and marine biologist fighting the government win an appeal to protect Barbuda land

A top court has ruled that two residents of the tiny Caribbean island of Barbuda have the right to challenge construction of an airstrip that critics say endangers fragile ecosystems and was begun without any permits

A retired teacher and marine biologist fighting the government win an appeal to protect Barbuda land

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