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For the second week in a row, U.S.-run flights to Venezuela carrying migrants have not departed as planned — a move that seems to be initiated by Venezuela.
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Evangelical Christians are often courted by right-wing politicians. But in Venezuela, left-wing President Nicolás Maduro is trying to secure the church's support in the run-up to elections.
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The U.S. government has pulled back part of the sanctions relief it granted Venezuela last year, following through on its threat after the South American country’s highest court blocked the presidential candidacy of an opposition leader.
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Venezuelan opposition candidate blocked by court calls it 'judicial criminality,' won't abandon raceVenezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado says the court ruling blocking her presidential candidacy represents "judicial criminality" and vows to stay in the race. She says last week's decision shows the ruling party's fear of having to face her at the polls.
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Attorney General Anil Nandlall tells The Associated Press that Guyana’s government has reassured neighboring Venezuela there is no plan for the U.S. to establish a military base in the South American country.
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U.S. veteran who plotted to overthrow Venezuela’s president is proudly standing with a former Venezuelan army general who pleaded guilty in New York on terrorism charges.
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In the first show of 2024, we discuss WLRN's investigation into Miami's hiring of the city manager’s wife for office remodeling. We look at a proposal to place homeless seniors and veterans into transitional housing in Cutler Bay that is being met with resistance (18:37). And we examine President Biden’s decision to free Venezuela’s alleged corruption mastermind, Alex Saab, from his Miami jail cell (35:29).
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COMMENTARY Because Venezuela's humanitarian crisis — and the U.S. border crisis — owe so much to Alex Saab's alleged corruption, his freedom could prolong both.
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Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro claims former Colombian President Iván Duque ordered the killing of Maduro's alleged money-laundering maestro in 2020.
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Venezuela and Guyana are currently involved in a border dispute over a sparsely populated region the size of Florida with vast oil deposits off its shores.
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Both sides in the talks face pressure to reach an agreement after past steps like limiting direct travel into Mexico or deporting some migrants failed to stop the influx.
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The Venezuelan diaspora is one of the most vexing migration challenges facing the U.S. secretary of state and the homeland security secretary when they meet Mexico's president Wednesday to discuss unprecedented arrivals at the border.