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Scores of Venezuelans Turn Against Maduro in Symbolic Vote
Millions of Venezuelans reportedly lined up throughout the country and abroad to vote against President Nicolas Maduro’s plan to rewrite the nation’s constitution, in an symbolic victory to the nation’s embattled opposition alliance. While no official results or estimates of the turnout were available by early evening in Venezuela, opposition alliance members celebrated the strong display of support, with opposition deputy Juan Andres Mejia saying that millions have cast their vote, "without a doubt", according to a post on his Twitter account. Venezuelans were asked in the unofficial plebiscite whether they would reject Maduro’s plan to form a new assembly […]
Conditional release for jailed Utah man sought by Venezuelan prosecutor
CARACAS, Venezuela – A Utah man detained for more than a year on weapons charges in Venezuela might get released from jail. The countrys chief prosecutor requested on Friday the conditional release of Joshua Holt and his wife Thamara Candelo, citing repeated delays by the court overseeing the case. Additionally, the petition would bar them from leaving Venezuela while awaiting trial. They are currently being held in a Caracas facility run by Venezuelas intelligence police alongside some of President Nicolas Maduros fiercest opponents. This case has rankled already tense relations with the U.S. Holt, 25, traveled to Venezuela in June […]
Garbine Muguruza Blows Away Venus Williams To Take First Wimbledon Crown
In the first womens final played under the Centre Court roof, a high-quality first set gradually built toward a captivating conclusion after both players began with two comfortable service holds. An astonishing defensive lob in the next then took Muguruza to two set points, the second of which she converted. The Venezuela-born 23-year-old sealed her second grand slam victory after a successful Hawkeye challenge of a Williams forehand that sailed just beyond the baseline. (Reporting by John Stonestreet, editing by Pritha Sarkar) Read more: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/wimbledon-muguruza-win-venus-williams_us_596a2e4ae4b0d6341fe93aa8
Brawl Breaks Out In Taiwanese Parliament As Lawmakers Throw Water Balloons And Chairs
The fighting, which reportedly began on Thursday and continued on Friday, stemmed from budget proposals for an infrastructure development plan put forward by the ruling Democratic Progressive Party, led by President Tsai Ing-wen. Video shows legislators knocking each other to the ground, shouting, spraying water across the room and striking each other as Taiwanese Premier Lin Chuan looks on. SAM YEH via Getty Images This isnt a first in Taiwans parliament, or even a second. Or a third. Or a fourth. In July 2010, controversy over a trade deal with China resulted in a massive fight in parliament, landing two […]
The Scarface of Sex: The Millionaire Playboy Who Murdered His Way to the Top of Porn
On Friday, Nov. 13, 1970, Michael Thevis slipped into his office early for an important meeting. With balding hair and a tidy goatee, the 38-year-old business owner looked like any other executive working in downtown Atlanta. His company headquarters spanned an entire city block of historic Marietta Street and commanded annual profits of $25 millionmore than Hewlett-Packard or Hershey Foods. But Thevis wasnt in computers or chocolate. He was in Americas hottest new commodity: pornography. He liked to boast that 99 percent of Americas adult magazines and films flowed through his sprawling warehouse, where 300 workers arrived every day. In […]
