Stacey Vernon and her new husband, Nick Miele, just hours before he was arrested after a fight at the Bahia Principe Esmeralda resort in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic.

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June 17th, 2013 The government of Costa Rica supports Nicaragua's effort to build a transoceanic canal that would dwarf the Panama Canal, calling it "positive," so long as the route wouldn't pose any risk to its territory, officials said on Friday.

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SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic -- The Dominican Republic on Friday inaugurated in Santo Domingo a pilot project called Treatment under Judicial Supervision with support from the Organization of American States , as an alternative to incarceration for drug dependent offenders.

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Stacey Vernon and her new husband, Nick Miele, just hours before he was arrested after a fight at the Bahia Principe Esmeralda resort in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic.

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Why it's worth it: Families travelling with two children or more can book a one-bedroom villa suite and receive a free upgrade to a two-bedroom villa suite.

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A citizen of the Dominican Republic has been convicted of 12 counts, including making false claims of U.S. citizenship.

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