For Victims of Sexual Assault on Cruise Ships, Justice Can Be Elusive

As cruise travel hits record demand, cases of sexual assault have also risen. Many accusers learn that the rights they had on land don’t always apply.

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Trump Escalates Pressure on Venezuela, but Endgame Is Unclear

President Trump’s aides have provided conflicting accounts of what, exactly, they are seeking to achieve, as America’s largest aircraft carrier heads toward the Caribbean region.

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Justice Dept. Memo Blessing Boat Strikes Is Said to Rely on Trump’s Claims About Cartels

Accounts of a secret Justice Department memo offer a window into how administration lawyers approved the president’s desired course of action.

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Drug-Smuggling Submarines on Display at Latin American Naval Base

A display of confiscated vessels at a naval base in Ecuador offers a peek at why drug smuggling is so hard to stop.

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U.S. to Repatriate Survivors of Its Strike on Suspected Drug Vessel

The U.S. military rescued the two men in the Caribbean Sea after Special Operations forces fired on a semi-submersible that was assessed to be smuggling drugs.

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Trump Calls Deadly Strikes on Boats in Caribbean an ‘Act of Kindness’

The president, speaking aboard an aircraft carrier off Norfolk, Va., repeated his claims that the boats were trafficking drugs bound for the United States.

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C.E.O. Choked Man Who Danced Barefoot on Cruise Ship, U.S. Says

Kenneth D. DeGiorgio, the chief executive of First American Financial, was charged with assault. His lawyers say that the other man was harassing the executive’s wife.

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Man Arrested on Suspicion of Manslaughter After Ship Hits Tanker in North Sea

The 59-year-old man was arrested after a container ship struck an oil tanker the North Sea on Monday. A crew member was presumed dead after an extensive search was called off.

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