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The owner of Jet Set nightclub in the Dominican Republic admitted the building had serious structural problems for over a decade before the roof collapsed earlier this month, killing 232 people. He revealed that plasterboard patch jobs were common, and no one ever properly inspected the roof or the water systems. The owner, Antonio Espaillat, said he’s heartbroken and apologized to the victims’ families, insisting he never saw any warning signs. Lawsuits are now piling up, and the disaster has sparked a bigger conversation about unsafe buildings in the country, with new safety laws in the works.
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More than a decade after the FIFA corruption scandal rocked world soccer, two Argentine sports marketing executives have now admitted paying tens of millions of dollars in bribes to soccer officials in exchange for lucrative broadcasting and marketing rights. Hugo...
Colombian authorities have captured an alleged senior leader of the powerful Venezuelan criminal organization Tren de Aragua in Bogotá, dealing another major blow to one of Latin America's most notorious transnational gangs. Luis Saúl Pérez Nieto, known by...
U.S. authorities have charged 81 alleged members of Los Baja Deo, a violent drug-trafficking organization accused of operating across western Puerto Rico and generating nearly $50 million in illegal proceeds. The U.S. Justice Department announced the massive federal...
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Colombian authorities have captured an alleged senior leader of the powerful Venezuelan criminal organization Tren de Aragua in Bogotá, dealing another major blow to one of Latin America's...
U.S. authorities have charged 81 alleged members of Los Baja Deo, a violent drug-trafficking organization accused of operating across western Puerto Rico and generating nearly $50 million in illegal...
The United States has deported two Latin American migrants to Eswatini, a small kingdom in southern Africa, as the Trump administration continues expanding its controversial practice of sending...
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