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Venezuela oil czar in surprise resignation amid graft probes
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — The man responsible for running Venezuela's oil industry — the one that pays for virtually everything in the troubled country, from subsidized food to ridiculously cheap gas — has quit amid investigations into alleged corruption among officials in various parts of...
Venezuela's oil czar resigns amid corruption investigations
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuela’s oil czar announced his resignation Monday as officials investigate alleged corruption among public officials in the state oil industry and other parts of the government. Tareck El Aissami announced his resignation on Twitter and pledged to...
Arenado hit by pitch one night after Altuve breaks thumb
MIAMI (AP) — Nolan Arenado left Team USA's 14-2 win over Cuba in the World Baseball Classic semifinals Sunday in the fifth inning after he was hit on the hand by a pitch. X-rays on Arenado's hand came back negative, but it comes one night after Jose Altuve left a quarterfinal...
Astros' Altuve leaves WBC game after hit on hand by a pitch
MIAMI (AP) — Jose Altuve left Venezuela's 9-7 quarterfinal loss to the United States on Saturday night with a possible broken right thumb after getting hit by a pitch in another injury setback at the World Baseball Classic. The Houston Astros second baseman, an eight-time All-Star...
Clark: Rules changes would be smoother with player input
MIAMI (AP) — Union head Tony Clark claims Major League Baseball's rules changes would have gone more smoothly during spring training if player thoughts had been incorporated. MLB implemented its first pitch clock, limited defensive shifts and pickoff attempts and installed larger...
Governments pledge money, attention to Venezuela's crisis
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Governments and financial institutions pledged millions of dollars Friday for humanitarian and development projects to address the urgent needs of Venezuelans at home and abroad affected by a crisis that diplomats acknowledged requires renewed attention. ...
Ohtani leads Japan over Italy 9-3, into WBC semifinals
TOKYO (AP) — Japan manager Kideki Kuriyama still gets a special tingle watching Shohei Ohtani. It's been that way since Kuriyama managed the two-way star with the Hokkaido Ham-Fighters. “When we see Shohei playing, not only the players but also the Japanese baseball fans, all the...
Foreign policy of Brazil’s Lula takes shape, irking the West
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazil’s new President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has so far shown little concern about defying consensus in the West on foreign policy -- even when it comes to dealing with authoritarian governments. In recent weeks, Lula’s Brazil sent a delegation to...
Venezuela tops Nicaragua 4-1 in WBC, is 3-0 in group play
MIAMI (AP) — Eugenio Suárez and Anthony Santander had two hits each as Venezuela beat Nicaragua 4-1 on Tuesday and improved to 3-0 in the World Baseball Classic. Venezuela clinched Group D and reached the quarterfinals when the Dominican Republic defeated Israel later in the day....
Confirmed: Global floods, droughts worsening with warming
The intensity of extreme drought and rainfall has “sharply” increased over the past 20 years, according to a study published Monday in the journal Nature Water. These aren’t merely tough weather events, they are leading to extremes such as crop failure, infrastructure damage, even...
