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Venezuelans Lose Half an Hour as the Country's Crisis Deepens
The time zone change in Venezuela is the latest in a litany of emergency measures ordered by President Nicolás Maduro to cope with an acute electricity shortage within a broader economic meltdown and a burgeoning political crisis.
Venezuelans Are Pissed About Plan for Two-Day Work Week to Combat Energy Crisis
The announcement that public sector employees will be paid for five days despite working only two in a desperate bid to conserve electricity was not well received.
Opposition Leader Immediately Arrested Upon Returning To Venezuela
Manuel Rosales lost to former President Hugo Chavez in elections in 2006 and left the country in 2009 accused of corruption. He knew returning to Venezuela would almost certainly put him in jail.
Hotels, Drugs, and Convertibles: How I Lived Like a King for a Month in Venezuela for Just $115
I stayed in a five-star hotel, bought hundreds of beers for under $15, and paid to fill up the gas in all my neighbors' cars.
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