Although Yorvit Torrealba's son is safe, the San Diego Padres catcher still fears for the rest of his family. Nine months after his son was kidnapped by five men in Caracas, Venezuela, and later returned unharmed, Torrealba said his son and wife are now living in Miami and adjusting to their new lives.
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Torrealba still fears for family in Venezuela (AP via Yahoo! Sports)
Posted by admin 1 hour 28 minutes ago (http://us.rd.yahoo.com)Scorpions Hold Camp In Venezuela (OurSports Central)
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The Yuma Scorpions of the Golden Baseball League are holding a three day evaluation camp in Barquisimeto, Venezuela this week. Field manager Darryl Brinkley put close to forty players through workouts on Tuesday and Wednesday at the famous Daniel Chico Canonico stadium.
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Six prisoners killed in Venezuela prison clashes (People's Daily)
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At least six prisoners were killed and 42others injured in two different clashes in Venezuela, the authorities said on Monday. Consuelo Cerrada, director of Venezuelan Prison Centers under the Interior and Justice Ministry, said the two clashes took place respectively in Yare I prison and Uribana prison, but "the situation is under the control." Cerrada said such riots were caused by dissensions
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Venezuela: Despite the oil wealth there is a downside (The Scotsman)
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IS VENEZUELA an aspirant southern-hemisphere Norway – or is it another Cuba in the making?
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Todd Palin's Iron Dog Team Sponsored By Venezuela-Owned Lubricant Brand (The Huffington Post)
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What's Your Reaction? As a vice presidential candidate, Sarah Palin condemned Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez as a "dictator" and called for "energy independence ... to allow us to be less and less reliant on someone like Hugo Chavez."
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Venezuela Power Crisis Deepens as Hydro Dam Water Levels Fall (Bloomberg)
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March 9 (Bloomberg) -- Venezuela’s Guri Lake, which feeds hydroelectric plants that generate more than two-thirds of the country’s power, is losing water at a faster pace as efforts to conserve energy fail to offset a drought.
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Light bulbs power Venezuela out of electricity crisis (BBC News)
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The BBC's Will Grant reports on Venezuela's efforts to tackle its electricity crisis by distributing free light bulbs.
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