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Trump Blocks Venezuelans' Deportation in Last Political Gift
President Donald Trump has shielded tens of thousands of Venezuelan migrants from deportation from the U.S. The order signed Tuesday night was a final reward for Venezuelan exiles who have been among Trump’s most loyal supporters and who fear losing the same privileged access to the White House during the Biden administration
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US Sanctions Venezuelan Judge for Conviction of Oil Managers
The Trump administration has imposed sanctions on the Venezuelan judge and prosecutor behind the conviction on corruption charges of six American oil executives
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Venezuela Judge Convicts 6 American Oil Execs, Orders Prison
Six American oil executives held for three years in Venezuela have been found guilty of corruption charges and immediately sentenced to prison.
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US Deported Venezuelans Through Third Country Despite Risks
The Trump administration stealthily deported an unknown number of Venezuelans through a third country, possibly violating U.S. laws and undermining U.S. warnings about the socialist government’s human rights record
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UN Experts Cite ‘Crimes Against Humanity' in Maduro's Venezuela
Independent experts for the U.N.’s top human rights body accused the government of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Wednesday of crimes against humanity, highlighting grisly cases of torture and killings allegedly carried out by security forces who used techniques like electric shocks, genital mutilation and asphyxiation.
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Biden Says He'll Reverse Trump Policies on Cuba
America’s approach to Cuba, under a Joe Biden administration, would be very different than it is today. That’s what the former vice president said in an exclusive interview with NBC 6 Anchor Jackie Nespral. “I’d try to reverse the failed Trump policies, it inflicted harm on Cubans and their families,” Biden said. “It’s done nothing to advance democracy and...
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Ex-Green Berets Sentenced to 20 Years for Venezuela Attack
A Venezuelan court has sentenced two former U.S. special forces soldiers to 20 years in prison for their part in a failed beach attack aimed at overthrowing President Nicolás Maduro
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US Offers $5M Bounty for Top Venezuela Judge, Maduro Ally
The Trump administration has offered a $5 million reward for information leading to the arrest the head of Venezuela’s high court, accusing the judge of taking bribes.
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How Attacks On the Press Threaten US Democracy and Endanger Us All
It’s not news that President Trump isn’t a fan of the news media. Since the start of his first presidential campaign, he has questioned the credibility of journalists and their news organizations. But in recent months, attacks on the press have ramped up and even turned violent as reporters covering Black Lives Matter protests were arrested and sometimes physically assaulted...
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US Tries to Seize Iranian Gas Heading Toward Venezuela
U.S. federal prosecutors are seeking to seize four tankers they say are sailing toward Venezuela with 1.1 million barrels of gasoline supplied by Iran
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British Judge Denies Venezuela Access to Gold in Bank Vault
A British judge on Thursday refused to give Venezuela control of over $1 billion in gold sitting in a Bank of England vault, ruling that it is unlawful to give it to President Nicolás Maduro since Britain does not recognize him as president of the Latin American nation. Maduro has demanded the gold to help his cash-starved nation fight the…
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Latin America's Critical Food Markets Fuel Virus Spread
Mexico City’s main wholesale market detects dozens of coronavirus cases every week
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1st Iranian Ship Reaches Venezuela With No Sign of US Threat
The first of five tankers loaded with gasoline sent from Iran has reached Venezuelan waters
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AT&T Quits Venezuela as US Sanctions Force It to Defy Maduro
AT&T has decided to immediately abandon Venezuela’s pay TV market as U.S. sanctions prohibit its DirecTV platform from broadcasting channels that it is required to carry by the socialist administration of Nicolas Maduro
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5 Iran Tankers Sailing to Venezuela Amid US Pressure Tactics
Five Iranian tankers likely carrying at least $45.5 million worth of gasoline and similar products are now sailing to Venezuela. It’s part of a wider deal between the two U.S.-sanctioned nations amid heightened tensions between Tehran and Washington.
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A Defiant Maduro Threatens ‘Cowboy' Trump After Drug Charge
Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro is warning Washington that he is ready to fight by whatever means necessary now that the U.S. has indicted the socialist leader and offered $15 million for his arrest.
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Miami Ex-Congressman David Rivera Sued Over Work With Venezuela's Maduro
A consulting firm owned by a former Miami congressman who was roommates with Sen. Marco Rubio has been sued over allegedly breaking a $50 million consulting contract with Nicolas Maduro’s socialist government
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Guaidó Advisers Quit Following Bungled Venezuela Raid
Venezuela’s Guaidó said two U.S.-based political advisers resigned in the fallout from a failed incursion into the South American nation led by a former-Green Beret aimed at capturing Maduro.
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The ‘Mind-Blowing' Story of the Ex-Green Beret Who Tried to Oust Venezuela's Maduro
Jordan Goudreau once pushed a plan to protect U.S. schools. Then he moved on to a more daring pursuit, which also didn’t end well.
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Democrats Press Trump for Answers on Foiled Venezuela Raid
Three Democrats on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee are demanding answers from the Trump administration about how much it knew about an attempted raid to capture Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro.