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May 05 2022
News
Migrants Bused To DC Don’t Stay There. Here’s Where They’re Going
Washington, D.C. — Roughly 40 migrants arrived in Washington Wednesday morning on buses chartered from Texas as part of Gov. Greg Abbott’s effort to bring migrants to the nation’s capital, and each of them told the Daily Caller News Foundation that they had no plans to stay.
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott pledged to bus migrants to Washington on April 6 after the Centers for Disease Control and
The Daily CallerMay 28 2018
News
Why you’ll pay more for gas this Memorial Day weekend
OPEC and Venezuela are taking a bite out of global oil supply.
VoxOct 24 2020
News
Stricken Venezuelan oil tanker raises fears of Caribbean ecological disaster
Concerns are growing that an oil tanker carrying millions of gallons of oil could spill its load into the sea between Venezuela and Trinidad and Tobago, causing an ecological catastrophe.
The Venezuelan-flagged Nabarima has lain in the Gulf of Paria since last January when U.S. sanctions on Venezuela made it illegal for companies that operate in the U.S. to trade with the country's
NBC News (Online)Aug 10 2022
Opinion
How to Take Down a Tyrant
Cynics have been quick to sound off over the supposed inefficacy of multinational business retreats and global government sanctions in changing the behavior of brutal autocrats such as Russian President Vladimir Putin, pointing to ineffective examples such as Cuba, Iran, Venezuela, Syria, and North Korea. French politician Marine Le Pen recently called for an end to “useless” sanctions on
Foreign PolicyOct 18 2019
News
‘Absurd, Immoral and Offensive’: UN Member-States Hand Maduro Regime Seat on Human Rights Council
Despite the public appeals of human rights advocates and behind-the-scenes lobbying, U.N. member-states on Thursday elected Venezuela onto the world’s body’s Human Rights Council, handing the socialist Maduro regime more votes than Costa Rica, a stable liberal democracy.
Until the small Central American country declared its candidacy just weeks ago, Venezuela had been virtually assured
May 27 2018
News
Joshua Holt case: US sanctions 'to stay' despite prisoner release
US Vice-President Mike Pence says sanctions will remain on Venezuela despite the release of a US prisoner and his wife on Saturday.
BBC NewsSep 15 2022
News
Buses of Migrants Appear Outside Kamala Harris' House Sent by Greg Abbott
Texas Governor Greg Abbott has reportedly sent two buses of migrants to Kamala Harris' residence at the Naval Observatory in Washington D.C., delivering between 75 and 100 people outside the vice president's official mansion.
According to a breaking news report by Fox News, the migrants originally come from Venezuela, Uruguay, Colombia and Mexico. They were picked up at Eagle Pass in
NewsweekSep 19 2017
Opinion
OPINION: At U.N., Trump calls for a 'great reawakening of nations' to confront evil
He called North Korea's Kim Jong Un "Rocket Man," Iran's rulers a "murderous regime," and Venezuela "corrupt."
USA TODAYMar 15 2022
News
The economic and moral challenges of replacing Russian oil
The hunt for oil to replace banned Russian imports is forcing Washington into some difficult choices. But in one case, it might also lead to a happier outcome.
When President Joe Biden announced a U.S. ban on Russian oil and other energy imports last week, he called the sanction a “powerful blow to Putin’s war machine” currently invading Ukraine.
But the move means Washington
Christian Science MonitorSep 23 2022
News
With buses and planes, GOP governors put border crisis in spotlight
Both sides agree the current system isn’t equipped to handle such a huge influx of migrants. But after decades of partisan finger-pointing, agreeing on solutions remains a significant challenge.
The breaking point for Ricardo, a police officer in Venezuela, came when he refused to carry out orders targeting anti-government protesters – and found himself being targeted instead.
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Christian Science Monitor