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WORLD NEWS A11
Friday 11 September 2015
Man dies amid clashes as verdict nears for Venezuela leader
A woman is detained by national police during clashes between supporters of jailed opposition At midday, red-shirted hood. Popular Will issued
leader Leopoldo Lopez and government loyalists outside the courthouse in Caracas, Venezuela, government supporters a statement alleging that
Thursday, Sept. 10, 2015. showed up and began President Nicolas Maduro
chanting that Lopez was was personally responsible
(AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos) a murderer and a terrorist. for Blanco’s death, which it
Some burned the orange described as the result of a
flag of Lopez’s Popular Will heart attack brought on by
party and threw bottles at the morning’s violence. The
Lopez’s wife, Lilian Tintori,, doctor who received Blan-
as she passed a barricade co’s body said the cause of
to enter the court. death was not immediate-
Lines of police in riot gear ly clear. Lopez, who could
separated the two sides, face more than 10 years in
but were unable to prevent prison, denies encouraging
direct confrontations and government opponents to
shoving matches. erect flaming street barri-
At least two women were cades and destroy public
hurt during the melee and property during last year’s
one man, 66-year-old Pop- protests. He says he only
ular Will member Horacio called for peaceful dem-
Blanco, died outside the onstrations. His supporters
courthouse. As the hearing say pro-government forces
got under way, Lopez sup- were to blame for most of
porters hailed Blanco as a the clashes that broke out
as a martyr at a rally in an during the protests and left
upscale Caracas neighbor- dozens dead. q
HANNAH DREIER verdict.
Associated Press Members of Lopez’s party
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) arrived in the morning to
— A man died and several wave banners and pray, as
people were injured Thurs- they have dozens of times
day as supporters of jailed since Lopez was jailed 19
opposition leader Leopol- months ago on charges of
do Lopez clashed with gov- inciting violence in his role
ernment loyalists outside a as the leader of a some-
Caracas courthouse in an- times bloody 2014 street
ticipation of an impending protest movement.
Puerto Rico tutoring services
agency charged in fraud case
DANICA COTO She said the agency re-
Associated Press ceived $34 million in feder-
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) al funds from 2011 to 2013
— Officials with a U.S. com- for its Puerto Rico program
pany that provides tutoring and accused employees
services at public schools of submitting fake invoic-
in Puerto Rico have been es to obtain more than
charged in a nearly $1 mil- $954,000 of that amount for
lion fraud case involving personal benefit.
federal funds, authorities Rocket Learning officials
said Thursday. did not respond to a re-
U.S. Attorney Rosa Emilia quest for comment.
Rodriguez said 31 directors Authorities said the fraud
and program managers occurred in part because
at Rocket Learning LLC in officials bypassed a faulty
Puerto Rico face 74 counts biometric system and
including theft of govern- teachers would tell students
ment money and property. to provide fake names.q
