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Violent protest in Venezuela

A march to demand a recount in Venezuela’s contested presidential election turned violent Tuesday in the home state of the late President Hugo Chavez as the government blamed the opposition candidate for violent disturbances it said had claimed seven lives and left 61 people injured.



Energy Challenge Ends

Park Hall and the Whitinger Business Building beat out the competition to win the Ball State Energy Action Team’s energy challenge. 



Report: US resorted to torture after 9/11 terror

NEW YORK  — An independent review of the U.S. government's anti-terrorism response after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks reported Tuesday that it is "indisputable" the United States engaged in torture and the George W. Bush administration bears responsibility.



UPDATED: Marathon explosives made from pressure cookers

BOSTON  — The bombs that ripped through the crowd at the Boston Marathon, killing three people and wounding more than 170, were fashioned out of pressure cookers and packed with metal shards, nails and ball bearings to inflict maximum carnage, a person briefed on the investigation said Tuesday.



Coverage of the Boston Marathon bombings

Two bombs exploded in the crowded streets near the finish line of the Boston Marathon on Monday, killing at least three people and injuring more than 140.


Security beefed up worldwide after Boston blasts

From the World Trade Center and Times Square in New York to the White House and sports venues across the country, police patrolled in packs and deployed counterterrorism teams Monday as security was stepped up after explosions at the Boston Marathon.