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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Trinidadian-born American politician Florida Lt. Gov. Jennifer Carroll has resigned amid fallout from an investigation into internet cafes that are fronts for gambling.

Carroll who is the 18th and current Lieutenant Governor of the U.S. state of Florida. The first African American and the first woman elected to the position, she assumed the office on January 4, 2011

On March 10, 1974 Lawrence Rowe sculpted what was arguably the most elegant Test triple-hundred of all time. Abhishek Mukherjee looks back at an enchanting innings that combined grace, power, and efficiency at the same time.

Professor Ruben Karsters, Head of the Art Department at AlphaMax Academy, died earlier today. Karsters was 71 years old. He was teaching his students up to last Thursday. He took a turn for the worse on Monday and was rushed to the Intensive Unit of the Academic Hospital on Tuesday.

Hugo Rafael Chavez Frias was born on July 29, 1954, the second of six children; Adam, Argenis, Hannibal, Adelis and Narcissus. His parents Elena Frias, a rural teacher, and Hugo de los Reyes Chavez, also a teacher and former governor of Barinas, decided to give Hugo and his brother Adam to his grandmother Rosa Inés, who raised them from childhood through adolescence in natal Sabaneta, Barinas State.

Caracas, Venuezuela - At 10:42 am today the funeral of President Hugo Chavez moved from the Dr. Carlos Arvelo Military Hospital in Caracas where the attendees sang the National Anthem, some hymns and also celebrated a Mass. Holy water sprinkled on the coffin that was covered with the national flag.

MOSCOW, March 6 (RIA Novosti) – The death of Venezuelan leader Hugo Chavez from cancer may have been part of a plot by the United States to infect its enemies in Latin America with the disease, the leader of Russia’s Communist party, Gennady Zyuganov, speculated on Wednesday.

Rosalynn and I extend our condolences to the family of Hugo Chávez Frías. We met Hugo Chávez when he was campaigning for president in 1998 and The Carter Center was invited to observe elections for the first time in Venezuela. We returned often, for the 2000 elections, and then to facilitate dialogue during the political conflict of 2002-2004.

The UN secretary general, Ban Ki-moon today sent his "heartfelt condolences" to the people and government of Venezuela after learning of the death of President Hugo Chavez.The UN secretary general, Ban Ki-moon today sent his "heartfelt condolences" to the people and government of Venezuela after learning of the death of President Hugo Chavez.