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Venezuela president Hugo Chavez dead at 58
President Hugo Chavez, the fiery populist who declared a socialist revolution in Venezuela, crusaded against U.S. influence and championed a leftist revival across Latin America, died Tuesday at age 58 after a nearly two-year bout with cancer.
Vice-President Nicolas Maduro, surrounded by other government officials, announced the death in a national television broadcast. He said Chavez died at 4:25 p.m. local time.
During more than 14 years in office, Chavez routinely challenged the status quo at home and internationally. He polarized Venezuelans with his confrontational and domineering style, yet was also a masterful communicator and strategist who tapped into Venezuelan nationalism to win broad support, particularly among the poor. (Photo: PRESIDENCIA/AFP/Getty Images)
Olympic and world champions Tessa Virtue of London, Ont., and Scott Moir of Ilderton, Ont., were the ice dance victors at the Rostelecom Cup on Saturday.
Virtue and Moir also dominated with a season-best 173.99 points. It is the third time in four seasons that the Canadians have won the maximum two Grand Prix in a season.
“It was great, a really solid performance for us,” said Virtue. “From beginning until the end there was a little bit more intensity in every movement. Our goal this year was not to repeat any element we’ve done in the past; every lift, footwork and spin is new. That’s risky in ice dancing and at this point in the year we have to stay focused on the big goal and continue building to the worlds.”
With a sense of moving on, 11th anniversary ceremony of Sept. 11 attacks begins at ground zero
Americans paused again Tuesday to mark the 11th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks with familiar ceremony, but also a sense that it’s time to move forward after a decade of remembrance. (Photos: AP; Getty Images; Reuters)
U.S. gymnast Gabrielle Douglas comforts a crying second-placed Russia’s gymnast Victoria Komova after she won the artistic gymnastics women’s individual all-around final. Make it a pair of golds for Douglas, who added another gold to the one she won with the U.S. team two nights ago.
School’s out for summer: Good thing it’s not a school night. That way all the children of Detroit can go see Alice Cooper throw out the first pitch at the Tigers game.
Photo: Paul Sancya/The Associated Press
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U.S. shot putter Kurtis Roberts throws during the the U.S. Olympic athletics trials in Eugene, Oregon June 24, 2012. Roberts placed 5th and failed to make the Olympic team. REUTERS/Mike Blake
Photos: World’s ugliest dog contest won by U.K.’s beady-eyed Mugly
Competing for fame, $1,000 and a year’s worth of dog cookies, Mugly won the honour by beating out 28 other ugly dogs from around the world
War of words in Ukrainian parliament descends into violence (more photos)
LeBron James and the Miami Heat wore black hoodies on Friday to show their support of the Trayvon Martin case. The 17-year-old was shot dead by neighbourhood watch captain George Zimmerman in Florida, who thought the unarmed teenager looked suspicious. Martin was wearing a hoodie when he was killed. (via Twitter)
Photos: Syrian rebels destroy road to their mountain stronghold with a pipe-bomb
Abu Suleiman, the leader of the rebel group of fighters named after him, hired a bomb maker known as “Abdallah” to make a pipe bomb, with which they planned to cut the road access to their mountainous stronghold in the northern Syrian province of Idlib, hoping to slow down president Bashar al-Assad’s forces advance. (Photos: Frederic Lafargue/AFP/Getty Images)
