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US Extends Legal Protection for Venezuelans for 18 Months
Hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans who fled their country’s humanitarian crisis and are in the United States under temporary legal protection will be allowed to remain for another 18 months, the Biden administration announced Monday.
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Migrant Caravan Sets Out in Southern Mexico
While the caravans have garnered media attention, the migrants traveling in them represent a tiny fraction of the migratory flow that carries people to the U.S. border every day, usually with the help of smugglers.
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Away for Years, Music Stars Return to Venezuela, Highlighting Progress and Inequality
The ground shook as the voice of Mexican singer Alejandro Fernandez collided with the cheers of fans at his first Venezuelan concert in over a decade.
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Pressure Builds on Biden to Repay Venezuela's Goodwill Moves
Pressure is building on the Biden administration to begin unwinding sanctions on Venezuela after President Nicolas Maduro freed two American prisoners and promised to resume negotiations with opponents
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‘It Doesn't Seem Real': American Freed From Jail in Venezuela Is Home With His Family
“I still cannot believe he is here,” said María Elena Cárdenas, the wife of Gustavo Cárdenas, who was released and is back home in Texas.
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Venezuela Has Freed 2 Detained Americans, White House Says
The release came hours after Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro signaled an interest in improving relations.
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Miami Man Pleads Guilty to Helping Venezuela Skirt Sanctions
A Miami businessman has pleaded guilty to receiving payments from Venezuela’s government and servicing the country’s fleet of Russian fighter jets in violation of U.S. sanctions
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Possible Russia Oil Embargo Drives US Outreach to Venezuela
Senior U.S. officials secretly traveled to Venezuela over the weekend in a risky bid to unfreeze hostile relations with Vladimir Putin’s top ally in Latin America, a top oil exporter whose re-entry into U.S. energy markets could mitigate the fallout at the pump from a possible oil embargo on Russia
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US Hostage Envoy Visited Venezuela to Meet Jailed Americans
The Associated Press has learned that a senior U.S. diplomat quietly traveled to Venezuela this week and met with imprisoned Americans in an ongoing effort to secure their release
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Venezuela Votes in Regional Election Under International Eye
The regional contests normally don’t attract much attention beyond the country’s borders, but Sunday was different because of the steps taken by President Maduro’s regime and his adversaries leading up to the election.
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This 30-Year-Old Visited Every Country in the World. Here's How He Paid for It
Drew Binsky started out making $2,000 a month teaching English in South Korea. Now he’s getting paid six-figures to travel around the world.
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Miami Prosecutors Partly Dismiss Charges Against Maduro Ally
Federal prosecutors in Miami have dismissed several criminal charges against an ally of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro as part of assurances it made to Cape Verde as part of a rancorous extradition fight
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Maduro Ally Appears in Court to Face Corruption Charges
A businessman who prosecutors say was a major conduit for corruption by Nicolás Maduro’s inner circle has appeared for the first time in Miami federal court after an extradition that has further strained relations between the U.S. and Venezuela’s socialist government
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Nicolas Maduro Ally Alex Saab Extradited to the US on Money Laundering Charges
Colombian-born Saab has been extradited from Cape Verde after a months-long legal fight between the U.S. and Venezuela.
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Venezuela Halts Talks After Maduro Ally Extradited to US
Venezuela’s government said Saturday it would halt negotiations with the country’s opposition in retaliation for the extradition to the U.S. of a close ally of President Nicolás Maduro wanted on money laundering charges. Jorge Rodríguez, who has been heading the government’s delegation in talks that started in August, said his team wouldn’t travel to Mexico City for the next...
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Spain Arrests Venezuelan Spymaster ‘The Chicken' Wanted on US Drug Charges
Police in Madrid have arrested in a hideout apartment a former Venezuelan spymaster on U.S. narcotics charges more than a year after he defied a Spanish extradition order and disappeared.
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Rojas Sets World Record in Women's Triple Jump, Orji Claims Seventh for USA
Venezuelan Yulimar Rojas set a new world record in the women’s triple jump final with a result of 15.67 meters
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Large Crowd at Rally Calling for Freedom for Cuba, Nicaragua and Venezuela
NBC 6’s Ryan Nelson is in Bayfront Park where he spoke with some of the attendees who came despite the recent surge in COVID-19 cases.
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Hundreds Rally in Bayfront Park Calling For Freedom in Cuba, Nicaragua and Venezuela
NBC 6’s Ryan Nelson is in Bayfront Park where people are calling for action from the U.S. intervention in Cuba, Nicaragua and Venezuela
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US Eases Crippling Venezuela Sanction, Allows Propane Deals
The U.S. government has moved to ease a crippling sanction imposed by the Trump administration against Venezuela by allowing companies to export propane to the troubled South American country, a step that could mitigate a shortage that has pushed people to cook on charcoal or wood grills