U.S. beats Venezuela in WBC quarterfinal, Altuve suffers thumb injury

MIAMI — Trea Turner hit a go-ahead grand slam in the eighth inning that lifted the United States over Venezuela 9-7 Saturday night and into the World Baseball Classic semifinals. The defending champion U.S. will face Cuba on Sunday night for a spot in the WBC final against Japan or Mexico. St. Louis Cardinals right-hander … Read more

WBC Roundup: Venezuela tops Nicaragua, improve to 3-0 in group play

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WBC Roundup: Venezuela beats Nicaragua, remains undefeated in group play

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Venezuela’s Mustachioed Superhero Is ‘At War With Imperialism’

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He is created in the image of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro. (File) Caracas, Venezuela: Venezuela has its very own caped superhero. He wears a red construction helmet and his weapon is his iron fist. Called “Super-Bigote,” he is created in the image of President Nicolas Maduro. Super-Bigote is Spanish for Super-Mustache, an allusion to the … Read more

Ex-Florida congressman who lobbied on behalf of Venezuela arrested

Former Republican Florida Rep. David Rivera was arrested Monday on federal criminal fees of money laundering and representing a overseas authorities without registering. Rivera, who represented a Miami-location district in Congress from 2011 to 2013, had signed a $50 million consulting settlement with a kingdom-owned Venezuelan oil business enterprise inside the early days of the … Read more