
Samantha Schmidt
Bogota Bureau Chief at The Washington Post
Bogotá bureau chief for @washingtonpost, covering South America. Costa Rican, Minnesotan, she/her/ella. [email protected]
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2 weeks ago |
postguam.com | Mikhail Klimentov |Samantha Schmidt
At least 124 people were killed and more than 155 injured when a nightclub’s roof collapsed early Tuesday in the Dominican Republic’s capital, local officials said, including a prominent singer, a governor and two former Major League Baseball players. Juan Manuel Méndez, director of the Center for Emergency Operations, told reporters that 155 people were hospitalized after the collapse at the Jet Set nightclub in Santo Domingo.
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2 weeks ago |
spokesman.com | Mikhail Klimentov |Samantha Schmidt
At least 124 people were killed and more than 155 injured when a nightclub’s roof collapsed in the Dominican Republic’s capital city early Tuesday, local officials said, including a prominent local singer, a governor and two former Major League Baseball players. Juan Manuel Méndez, director of the Center for Emergency Operations, told reporters that 155 people were hospitalized after the collapse at the Jet Set nightclub in Santo Domingo.
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2 weeks ago |
spokesman.com | Mikhail Klimentov |Samantha Schmidt
At least 27 people were killed and more than 130 injured when the roof of the Jet Set nightclub collapsed in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, early Tuesday, local officials said. Juan Manuel Méndez, director of the Center for Emergency Operations, told reporters more than 134 people were taken to the hospital after the collapse. Emergency services were working to clear the debris Tuesday in search of survivors trapped under the rubble, Méndez added.
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2 weeks ago |
washingtonpost.com | Mikhail Klimentov |Samantha Schmidt
At least 58 dead in Dominican Republic nightclub roof collapse (washingtonpost.com) At least 58 dead in Dominican Republic nightclub roof collapse By Mikhail Klimentov; Samantha Schmidt 2025040814502000 At least 58 people were killed and more than 150 injured when a nightclub's roof collapsed in the Dominican Republic's capital city early Tuesday, local officials said.
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3 weeks ago |
washingtonpost.com | Samantha Schmidt |David Feliba
BUENOS AIRES — The wild-haired president of Argentina, known as the libertarian Trump of South America, stepped onto the stage carrying his trademark accessory — a chainsaw. He beamed as he handed it to Elon Musk, who lifted it up triumphantly. “This is the chainsaw for bureaucracy!” Musk shouted before a roaring crowd at the Conservative Political Action Conference last month.
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