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FBI joins search for US student who vanished in Dominican Republic

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Police in the Dominican Republic say the FBI has joined the search for a 20-year-old University of Pittsburgh student who went missing nearly a week ago while on spring break.

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  1. Pitt student missing after traveling to the Dominican Republic

    Headline from CBS News ·

  2. Young man last seen with missing student in Dominican Republic questioned by authorities as land and sea search continues

    Headline from Local News 8 ·

  3. Newest

    FBI joins search for US student who vanished in Dominican Republic

    Headline from Fox5 Atlanta ·

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17 articles, oldest first.

  1. CBS News

    Pitt student missing after traveling to the Dominican Republic (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    A University of Pittsburgh student went missing after traveling abroad to the Dominican Republic.

  2. Fox News

    Pitt student vanishes on spring break trip to Dominican Republic while walking on beach (opens Fox News)

    Published

    Fox News's feed description

    A desperate search is underway for a University of Pittsburgh student who mysteriously vanished while on a spring break holiday in the Dominican Republic.

  3. NBC News

    University of Pittsburgh student missing on spring break trip to the Dominican Republic (opens NBC News)

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    NBC News's feed description

    International authorities are searching for a missing University of Pittsburgh student who disappeared while on a spring break trip to the Dominican Republic last week.

  4. Local News 8

    Young man last seen with missing student in Dominican Republic questioned by authorities as land and sea search continues (opens Local News 8)

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    Local News 8's feed description

    By Rafael Romo, Susannah Cullinane and José Alvarez, CNN (CNN) — Authorities in the Dominican Republic are interviewing a young man believed to have been with a missing student from the University of Pittsburgh right before her disappearance in Punta Cana, a local police source told CNN.

  5. UPI

    Search underway in Dominican Republic for missing University of Pittsburgh student (opens UPI)

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    UPI's feed description

    Authorities in the United States and the Dominican Republic are searching for a University of Pittsburgh student who has gone missing in the Caribbean country.

  6. Fox5 Atlanta

    FBI joins search for US student who vanished in Dominican Republic (opens Fox5 Atlanta)

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    Fox5 Atlanta's feed description

    Police in the Dominican Republic say the FBI has joined the search for a 20-year-old University of Pittsburgh student who went missing nearly a week ago while on spring break.

  7. Winchester Star

    Police in the Dominican Republic say FBI joins search for US student who vanished on spring break (opens Winchester Star)

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    Winchester Star's feed description

    Police in the Dominican Republic say the FBI has joined the search for a 20-year-old University of Pittsburgh student who went missing nearly a week ago while on spring break

  8. WSVN Miami

    FBI joins search for US college student who vanished in Dominican Republic on spring break - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports (opens WSVN Miami)

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    WSVN Miami's feed description

    SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) — The FBI has joined the search for a 20-year-old University of Pittsburgh student who went missing nearly a week

  9. FOX 29 Philadelphia

    Police in the Dominican Republic say FBI joins search for missing Pennsylvania student (opens FOX 29 Philadelphia)

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    FOX 29 Philadelphia's feed description

    Police in the Dominican Republic say the FBI has joined the search for a 20-year-old University of Pittsburgh student who went missing nearly a week ago while on spring break in the tourist town of Punta Cana.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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