A journalist working for a Venezuelan news outlet captured these images during the protests in Caracas, Venezuela, on February 12. The footage shows different scenes during the protests and it reflects the confusion that surrounded the events. At one point, men in uniforms start shooting at people out of camera view while people throw stones at the men in uniform. Strong noises of shots can be heard, along with shouts from the crowd. The next scene shows bloody images of one of the three people who died during the protests, although CNN has not been able to verify that the events happened in the order in which they are edited and cannot verify who caused the death. CNN reached out to the Venezuelan government to get reaction and is waiting for an answer. Viewer discretion is advised due to the images in this video. WATCH VIDEO HERE

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Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy Name. Thy kingdom come. THY WILL BE DONE, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, but DELIVER US FROM EVIL.

For Thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory, forever and ever. Amen †

In a little less than 11 days, on March 1, the Iditarod race will begin.  The Iditarod is an exciting dog-sled race from Anchorage to Nome – a total distance of 975 miles.  It is exciting even in our modern, perhaps jaded, view, but the story behind this race is historic.

Alaska in winter can be a treacherous place.  The modern race is as safe as it can be made, with regular checkpoints, where supplies have been pre-placed, and mushers and their dogs can rest along the way.

The original “Iditarod” was another matter, indeed.

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At the time of this writing it is 1:10 am in Kiev. Reports now claim 18 civilian opposition protestors have been shot dead by police. The government appears to have fire-bombed the Headquarters of the opposition movement.  Things are spiraling toward slaughter:

At least 20 killed and more than a thousand wounded #Euromaidan protesters as of now. Hospitals in #Kyiv are packed

— Myroslava Petsa (@myroslavapetsa) February 18, 2014

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(Salon.Com)  Since Florida cannot defend black life against white fear, the question now is: How should black people respond?

How much more are black people in this country supposed to take?

On Saturday, a Florida jury failed to convict Michael Dunn for the callous murder of Jordan Davis. Though he was convicted of three counts of attempted murder and also on a gun charge, a mistrial was declared for the first-degree murder charge. He will face substantial jail time – perhaps up to 75 years on the four charges for which he was found guilty.

Prosecutor Angela Corey has also publicly declared her intent to seek retrial on the murder conviction. However, she is the same prosecutor who oversaw the Zimmerman murder trial and failed to get a conviction. (more…)

The elimination rounds now complete in men’s hockey.     Russia’s Alexander Radulov ignited the spark in the second period scoring the first of four team goals to send Russia to quarterfinals with a 4-0 win over Norway.    It was Radulov who committed two penalties in the game versus USA which led to both of Team USA’s power play goals.  His play today was redemption – and he was indeed the best player on the ice.

Men’s single elimination Quarter-final games tomorrow: (more…)

(Via Weasel Zippers) Venezuelan opposition leader Leopoldo Lopez has been arrested by the Venezuelan National Guard.  Supporters flooded into the street in front of the van to stop his arrest.  For their part, the Maduro government has said that things in the streets of Venezuela this afternoon are calm and orderly.

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(Via Daily Caller)  A student at McGill University in Montreal, Canada was forced to issue a formal apology for emailing a picture of President Obama kicking open a door–all because some students thought the image was somehow racist.

The image was actually an edited .gif, and was shown by Jay Leno on “The Tonight Show” last fall. It humorously suggests that the president may be fed up with press conferences.

McGill student Brian Farnan, vice president of the university’s student government, sent out an email with the .gif and the harmless caption, “Honestly midterms get out of here,” according to Legal Insurrection.

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The basic reason for his claim is that Jakarta is a little over three feet above sea level.

However, what’s more alarming is that apparently John Kerry does not know more than 85% of Florida is less than three feet above sea level…..  Or, maybe he does and he just doesn’t want to tell Floridians they are going to be sunk by the end of the century.

(Via CNSNews)  During his speech on global warming in Jakarta, Indonesia, on Sunday, Secretary of State John Kerry said that by century’s end the sea level could rise by one meter, a little over three feet, and “put half of Jakarta underwater.”

Jakarta is the capital and largest city in Indonesia, on the island of Java, on the northwest coast. About 9.5 million people live there and the city is 258 square miles around.

In a speech before largely college students in Jakarta, Kerry talked about greenhouse gases warming the Earth and said, “And because the earth is getting hotter at such an alarming speed, glaciers in places like the Arctic are melting into the sea faster than we expected. And the sea is rising – slowly, but rising – and will rise to dangerous levels” (more…)