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Blackout In Venezuela Leaves Its Leaders Casting Blame In The Dark

President Nicolás Maduro blamed the "electricity war" on the United States, while opposition leader Juan Guaidó said the onus was on Venezuela's ruling party, "the usurpers."

A massive power outage has swept across Venezuela, leaving its two leaders at odds over who is to blame for plunging the country into darkness at a time of deep political unrest.

The outage began Thursday evening at rush hour, bringing the subway system in Caracas to a halt. Thousands of commuters returned home on foot, their walks lit

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