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Jun 07 2022
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Mexico’s AMLO Skips Summit of the Americas After Biden Bans Cuba, Venezuela and Nicaragua
Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador has confirmed he will not attend the Summit of the Americas after the Biden administration excluded the governments of Cuba, Venezuela and Nicaragua.
President Andrés Manuel López Obrador: “I am not going to the summit because not all the countries of America are invited. I believe in the need to change the policy imposed for centuries of
Democracy Now!May 09 2022
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Esper: We had to stop Trump team ideas for military action in Venezuela, Iran
Former Defense Secretary Mark Esper told CBS in an interview broadcast Sunday he helped prevent a series of "dangerous things that could have taken the country in a dark direction" during his time in the Trump administration.
Driving the news: When CBS' Norah O'Donnell asked Esper during the "60 Minutes" interview for examples, he cited a proposal to "take military action against
AxiosMar 22 2024
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Venezuelan Opposition Names New Candidate in Show of Unity
Venezuela’s embattled opposition announced on Friday that it was naming a new candidate to face off against President Nicolas Maduro this summer, giving renewed hope to the country’s push toward democracy. The country’s highest court in January barred the previous candidate, the former lawmaker María Corina Machado, from running, leading many Venezuelans to question how free and fair the
New York Times (News)Apr 01 2024
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Texas judge orders release of illegal aliens after they mobbed National Guard troops, rioted
A migrant horde largely comprising military-age men from Venezuela stormed the U.S. border on March 21, attacking Texas National Guard soldiers and destroying American property in El Paso. Even though federal immigration officials were reportedly uncooperative, Texas managed to arrest a number of the rioters. Rather than hold the illegal aliens accountable, however, Magistrate Judge Humberto
The BlazeApr 01 2024
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Diamondbacks place OF Thomas (hamstring) on IL
PHOENIX -- Arizona Diamondbacks outfielder Alek Thomas was been placed on the 10-day injured list on Monday with a strained left hamstring. Thomas was hurt early in Sunday's game against the Colorado Rockies while running down the first base line. He grabbed at his hamstring after passing the base, though he stayed in the game for one more inning before leaving. The Diamondbacks called up
ESPN.comAug 22 2019
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Imported repression: How Cuba taught Venezuela to quash military dissent
In December 2007, Venezuela’s Hugo Chávez suffered his first defeat at the polls. Although still wildly popular among the working class that had propelled him to power nearly a decade earlier, voters rejected a referendum that would have enabled him to run for re-election repeatedly.
Stung, Chávez turned to a close confidant, according to three former advisors: Fidel Castro. The aging
ReutersJul 13 2019
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In Florida, Democrats worry Venezuela policy could drive Latinos to GOP
Helena Poleo couldn’t believe her ears.
The Democratic debates in Miami, which had spanned four long hours over two nights, were over. And no one had even mentioned the crisis in Venezuela.
Candidates made obvious plays for Latino voters, says Ms. Poleo, a communications specialist and Venezuelan immigrant who’ll be voting in the U.S. for the first time in 2020. Onstage, some
Christian Science MonitorMay 01 2019
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Venezuela crisis: Defiant Maduro claims victory over Guaidó 'coup'
Venezuela's President Nicolás Maduro says he has defeated an "attempted coup" by opposition leader Juan Guaidó.
Dozens of National Guardsmen sided with the opposition in clashes on Tuesday that injured more than 100 people.
But in a defiant TV address, President Maduro said Mr Guaidó had failed to turn the military against him.
Mr Guaidó insists that Mr Maduro has lost
BBC News