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American family in Haiti describes ‘war zone,’ believes it will fall to gangs in a week

“It’s getting worse, it’s getting worse, it’s getting worse,” one man told Fox News Digital regarding the complete chaos that has unfolded in Haiti. Scenes of young men running through the capital of Port-au-Prince with rifles, cars ablaze and dead bodies in the streets have plagued media reports for weeks as gang violence continues to escalate. “We’re in a war …

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White House says US citizens told not to travel to Haiti, but Americans argue airport, embassy remained open

The evacuation of U.S. citizens from Haiti remains ongoing, with roughly 1,000 Americans looking to flee the extreme gang violence, though many have questioned why the administration did not move to evacuate Americans sooner. The Port-au-Prince’s Toussaint Louverture International Airport was taken over by armed gangs on March 4 after they first freed thousands of jailed prisoners, many of whom …

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Ex-Trump officials launch forum to oppose left-leaning European policies 'infiltrating' US

Former Trump officials are joining together to form a non-profit that aims to shine a light on what its founders say are dangerous policies in place in Europe that are “infiltrating” into the U.S. — including censorship and illegal immigration. The EU-US Forum is being set up by Matt Mowers, a former senior White House advisor at the State Department, …

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US evacuates first American citizens from Port-au-Prince as Haiti crisis deepens

The U.S. evacuated more than a dozen American citizens from Haiti on Wednesday with a helicopter flight to the capital of the Dominican Republic. The government-chartered helicopter left the Haitian capital of Port-au-Prince with 15 U.S. citizens, the State Department said. The helicopter landed in Santo Domingo, in the Dominican Republic, where U.S. government personnel were present to provide consular …

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Cuba protesters demand food, electricity as Rubio says nation on ‘verge of collapse’ from Marxist policies

Protests have continued this week in Cuba over one of the island’s worst ever economic and energy crises as food shortages and blackouts push the country toward the “verge of collapse.” Florida Republican Sen. Marco Rubio took to X on Tuesday to say the disastrous situation was down to Cuba’s long-standing Marxist policies. “The reason Cuba is on the verge …

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Clintons led Haiti's post-earthquake rebuild: Supporters call them lifesavers; critics allege dirty deals

The crime crisis in Haiti has prompted past allegations to resurface about the roles former President Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton played in the nation’s recovery after a 2010 earthquake. “I got a chance to watch a lot of the things that happened on the ground,” Jack Brewer, a former NFL player and philanthropist who has pursued …

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US organizing American evacuations from Haiti by helicopter as number of those seeking help nearly doubles

The State Department said Wednesday it is organizing American evacuation flights out of Haiti as the number of U.S. citizens seeking assistance in the Caribbean country, which has been overrun by violent gangs, has nearly doubled. State Department spokesperson Vedant Patel said during a briefing, “As of March 20th, the U.S. government is facilitating the safe departure of U.S. citizens …

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Haiti, US Embassy entrance area plunge into darkness as vandals attack power plant and substations

Parts of Haiti – including an area outside the U.S. embassy – have now plunged into darkness following attacks by vandals on a power plant and four power substations in Port-au-Prince, the country’s national utility says. Électricité D’Haïti (EDH) said in a statement on X that “several of the company’s premises were sabotaged,” numerous materials were damaged and documents were …

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Florida congressman helps 13 more Americans escape Haiti, swipes at Biden 'pattern of abandonment'

A Florida Republican congressman says hehas helpedanother 13 Americans evacuate Haiti, vowing that U.S. citizens “deserve support from their government” and “not the pattern of abandonment this [Biden] administration has shown.” Rep. Cory Mills wrote on X that the Americans were airlifted from Port-au-Prince, which has become overrun by violent gangs in recent weeks despite Prime Minister Ariel Henry declaring …

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