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Can a Country Really Hold an Election in the Middle of a Gang War?

Haitian officials have set elections for Dec. 13, but many experts say extreme violence is likely to force a postponement.

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The remnants of a charred vehicle after more than 20 people were killed by armed gangs last week in Kescoff, a neighborhood near Port-au-Prince, Haiti.
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Trump Administration to Expand Deportation Flights to Haiti

Flights to the Caribbean nation will increase from once a month to once a week now that the Supreme Court allowed President Trump to cancel a humanitarian program.

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Deportation flights to Haiti will increase as soon as this week.
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After Whiskey With His Captors, Cuban Dissident Lands in a Miami Maelstrom

The former political prisoner Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara is unpacking 4,000 paintings he brought to Miami from Cuba and dodging criticism from exiles who once welcomed him.

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Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara with one of his sculptures last month in Miami.
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After Whiskey With His Captors, Cuban Dissident Lands in a Miami Maelstrom

The former political prisoner Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara is unpacking 4,000 paintings he brought to Miami from Cuba and dodging criticism from exiles who once welcomed him.

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Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara with one of his sculptures last month in Miami.
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Dozens Massacred in Haiti, Officials Say, Heightening Fears of Gangs

Gangs targeted a key community on the outskirts of the capital, raising fears about the gangs’ next move. The mayor said at least 25 people had been killed, but the U.N. put the death toll at 47.

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Dozens of people were killed by armed gangs in Kenscoff, a neighborhood near Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on Sunday into Monday, officials said.
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