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Chávez statues toppled across Venezuela as election protests rage on

Anti-government activists across Venezuela are toppling giant statues of Hugo Chávez to express their anger over the alleged stealing of an election by the late president’s handpicked successor, Nicolás Maduro. In the seaside city of La Guaira, outside the capital Caracas, twisted rebar and chunks of concrete lie below a pedestal where a group of...

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Venezuela's Maduro faces political meltdown: Rivals claim election 'fraud' proof, police crackdown on protests

Protests have broken out across the country as both sides of the Venezuela presidential election claim victory, with opposition candidate Edmundo Gonzalez claiming he has proof that he won. “The voice of the Venezuelan people has been clear through their votes, yet the morally bankrupt dictatorship remains deaf to their cries,” Isaias Medina III, a...

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Harris failed to combat ‘root causes’ of illegal immigration, former Border Patrol union chief says

Vice President Harris has failed to address the root causes of illegal immigration after being trusted with the task by President Biden in 2021, according to the former Border Patrol union leader. “It’s very disappointing,” Brandon Judd, who recently retired as president of the Border Patrol Union, told Fox News Digital. “We gave her the...

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Sharks test positive for cocaine off Brazil's coast

Sharks have tested positive for cocaine off Brazil’s coast, according to a new scientific study. Scientists with the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation tested 13 Brazilian sharpnose sharkswho all tested positive for the drug, and 12 out of the 13 also tested positive for benzoylecgonine, cocaine’s primary metabolite. Their findings, published in the journal ScienceDirect, were the...

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Uruguayan Football Association condemns brawl with fans from Copa América semifinal

The Uruguayan Football Association released a statement Friday condemning the brawl that occurred during Wednesday’s Copa América semifinal. Several Uruguayan players went into the stands at the end of their 1-0 loss to Colombia, and it turned ugly when cameras caught Uruguay players throwing punches at Colombia fans. Security at Bank of America Stadium in...

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Climber's body found on Peru's highest mountain after 22 years

Police in Peru said Tuesday they have found the body of an American mountaineer who was buried by an avalanche 22 years ago as he tried to climb one of the highest peaks in the Andes with two friends. The body of William Stampfl was discovered on Friday near a camp 17,060 feet above sea...