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Rawayana makes Venezuelan diaspora proud at Coachella

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Alberto ā€œBetoā€ Montenegro, Antonio Casas, AndrĆ©s Story, and Alejandro Abeijón have been living between Miami and Mexico City.

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Judge pauses Trump administration plans to end temporary legal protections for Venezuelans

Read full article: Judge pauses Trump administration plans to end temporary legal protections for Venezuelans

A federal judge is pausing plans by the Trump administration to end temporary legal protections for hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans, one week before they were set to expire.

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Deeply unpopular Peruvian president calls for general elections in April 2026

Read full article: Deeply unpopular Peruvian president calls for general elections in April 2026

Peruvian President Dina Boluarte says her country will hold general elections one year from now in an effort to end years of instability.

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Peru declares an emergency and deploys the army as violence surges in the capital

Read full article: Peru declares an emergency and deploys the army as violence surges in the capital

Peru's president declared a state of emergency in the capital and deployed soldiers to help police address a surge of violence, amid widespread outcry a day after the killing of a popular singer.

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After a stint in Guantanamo Bay, a Venezuelan deported from the US adjusts to his homeland

Read full article: After a stint in Guantanamo Bay, a Venezuelan deported from the US adjusts to his homeland

Jhoan Bastidas is just starting to make sense of it all.

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Trump reverses license allowing Chevron to operate in Venezuela

Read full article: Trump reverses license allowing Chevron to operate in Venezuela

President Donald Trump announced Wednesday that in March Chevron will no longer have a license to produce and export oil in Venezuela.

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They crossed the Darien Gap to reach the US. Now, boat-by-boat, migrants are returning

Read full article: They crossed the Darien Gap to reach the US. Now, boat-by-boat, migrants are returning

They once braved the jungles of the Darien Gap, trekking days along the perilous migrant passage dividing Colombia and Panama with a simple goal: seek asylum in the U.S. Now, boat-by-boat, those migrants have given up after President Donald Trump’s crackdown on asylum, and are returning to their countries they once sought to escape.

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Venezuelan family in US under curtailed humanitarian protections clings to faith amid uncertainty

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Each Sunday, Johann Teran goes to worship at a bilingual Lutheran service in suburban Minneapolis.

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Trump’s DHS halts humanitarian immigration processing for migrants fleeing dictators

Read full article: Trump’s DHS halts humanitarian immigration processing for migrants fleeing dictators

The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has halted the processing of certain parole program applications, affecting thousands of immigrants already in the country.

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Miami-Dade Democrats, local Venezuelans speak outside city hall about losing TPS

Read full article: Miami-Dade Democrats, local Venezuelans speak outside city hall about losing TPS

The clock is ticking for community members from Venezuela with Temporary Protected Status.

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Gimenez, local officials worry ending TPS for Venezuelans will hurt Doral, Weston economies

Read full article: Gimenez, local officials worry ending TPS for Venezuelans will hurt Doral, Weston economies

Officials in South Florida are speaking up against the end of the U.S. Temporary Protected Status for Venezuelans over fear that it will hurt their local economies.

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Venezuelan American Caucus promises to fight Trump administration for Temporary Protected Status

Read full article: Venezuelan American Caucus promises to fight Trump administration for Temporary Protected Status

Venezuelan American Caucus advocates reacted Monday to President Donald Trump’s administration’s decision to end Temporary Protected Status for Venezuelans and to negotiate with NicolĆ”s Maduro.

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Venezuelan exiles in South Florida concerned over possible loss of Temporary Protective Status

Read full article: Venezuelan exiles in South Florida concerned over possible loss of Temporary Protective Status

Doral is home to a large and typically vocal Venezuelan exile community.

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South Florida activists plan lawsuit after TPS for Venezuelans revoked

Read full article: South Florida activists plan lawsuit after TPS for Venezuelans revoked

The Biden administration’s 18-month extension of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Venezuelans is being revoked by President Donald Trump.

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Salazar on Venezuelan TPS expiring in April: ā€˜Maduro has to go! Trump is the only force to get him out’

Read full article: Salazar on Venezuelan TPS expiring in April: ā€˜Maduro has to go! Trump is the only force to get him out’

The Trump administration will not be renewing the Temporary Protected Status for Venezuelans when it expires in April.

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Trump administration revokes deportation protections for 600,000 Venezuelans

Read full article: Trump administration revokes deportation protections for 600,000 Venezuelans

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said Wednesday that the Trump administration has revoked a decision that would have protected roughly 600,000 people from Venezuela from deportation, putting some of them at risk of being removed from the country in about two months.

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US places dozens of senior aid officials on leave, citing possible resistance to Trump orders

Read full article: US places dozens of senior aid officials on leave, citing possible resistance to Trump orders

At least 56 senior officials in the top U.S. aid and development agency have been placed on leave amid an investigation into an alleged effort to thwart President Donald Trump’s orders.

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This Week in South Florida: Linda Osberg-Braun

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Among the major orders from the Trump Administration late last week, the end of the Biden Administration's very specific parole program that could now leave countless people from Cuba, Haiti, Venezuela and Nicaragua in limbo or suddenly deportable.

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Colombia offers $700,000 reward for information on ELN rebel leaders

Read full article: Colombia offers $700,000 reward for information on ELN rebel leaders

Colombia’s government is offering a roughly $700,000 reward for information that leads to the arrest and conviction of four leaders of a rebel group behind the deadly violence affecting a coca-growing region bordering Venezuela.

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Colombia president decrees emergency powers to restore order in coca region wracked by rebel combat

Read full article: Colombia president decrees emergency powers to restore order in coca region wracked by rebel combat

Colombia’s president has issued a decree giving him emergency powers to restore order in a coca-growing region bordering Venezuela that has been wracked in recent days by a deadly turf war among dissident rebel groups.

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Asylum-seekers pushed to new extremes in Mexico after Trump's border crackdown begins

Read full article: Asylum-seekers pushed to new extremes in Mexico after Trump's border crackdown begins

Migrants in Mexico who were hoping to come to the U.S. are adjusting to a new and uncertain reality after President Donald Trump began cracking down on border security.

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Colombians flee to Venezuela as clashes between rebel groups escalate in coca-rich border region

Read full article: Colombians flee to Venezuela as clashes between rebel groups escalate in coca-rich border region

The Colombian border village of Tres Bocas has become a ghost town as residents flee to neighboring Venezuela to escape a new wave of violence that has left at least 80 people dead and displaced thousands in Colombia’s Catatumbo region.

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US opens 2025 with 3-1 win over Venezuela in friendly missing regular starters

Read full article: US opens 2025 with 3-1 win over Venezuela in friendly missing regular starters

Patrick Agyemang and Matko Miljevic scored in their international debuts, Jack McGlynn got his first national team goal and the United States beat Venezuela 3-1 in a friendly between teams missing their regular starters.

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Venezuelans protest in South Florida as Maduro starts 3rd term amid $25M bounty

Read full article: Venezuelans protest in South Florida as Maduro starts 3rd term amid $25M bounty

Venezuelans in South Florida gathered in protest Thursday as NicolƔs Maduro was sworn in for a controversial third six-year term, amid claims of election fraud and a $25 million bounty for his arrest related to alleged drug trafficking.

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Venezuelans protest in South Florida as Maduro takes contested oath of office

Read full article: Venezuelans protest in South Florida as Maduro takes contested oath of office

Venezuelan President NicolĆ”s Maduro was sworn in for another term on Friday, deepening the country’s political crisis as opposition leaders and many Venezuelans claim he lost the election.

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Venezuelans across the world waiting as country prepares for new presidential term

Read full article: Venezuelans across the world waiting as country prepares for new presidential term

The Venezuelan diaspora gathered across the world on Thursday, one day ahead of the beginning of a new presidential term.

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How Venezuela's political newcomer became an opposition leader who says it's his turn to rule

Read full article: How Venezuela's political newcomer became an opposition leader who says it's his turn to rule

Edmundo GonzƔlez has become a beacon of hope for millions of Venezuelans.

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Feds indict Venezuelan crew over Grinchy business in Miami

Read full article: Feds indict Venezuelan crew over Grinchy business in Miami

A crew of armed men from Venezuela worked together to hunt for wealthy robbery victims at the Design District in Miami until undercover law enforcement put an end to their Grinchy business, police said.

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The last meteor shower of the year peaks a few days before Christmas

Read full article: The last meteor shower of the year peaks a few days before Christmas

The last meteor shower of the year peaks a few days before Christmas.

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Venezuelan rights group reports 3rd in-custody death among people detained in post-election unrest

Read full article: Venezuelan rights group reports 3rd in-custody death among people detained in post-election unrest

A man detained in Venezuela during the civil unrest that followed the country’s disputed July presidential election has died while in custody.

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Venezuela's opposition signals flexible timeline toward long-sought government transition

Read full article: Venezuela's opposition signals flexible timeline toward long-sought government transition

Venezuela’s political opposition is signaling a shift toward a flexible timeline for a government transition that it had long insisted would come next month when the new presidential term is set to begin.

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Venezuela’s Juan Guaido celebrates change in Syria

Read full article: Venezuela’s Juan Guaido celebrates change in Syria

A Venezuelan opposition leader who was granted political asylum in the U.S. took to X on Sunday to celebrate that Arab socialists were no longer in power in Syria.

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FBI works with Colombia to continue to take down more Venezuelan Tren de Aragua leaders

Read full article: FBI works with Colombia to continue to take down more Venezuelan Tren de Aragua leaders

As a prison gang in Venezuela grew into a transnational criminal organization, investigators believe the gang’s leaders trusted Carlos ā€œBobbyā€ Gomez to command the members who were causing havoc in South America’s western edge.

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UN human rights watchdog opens investigation into Venezuela presidential election

Read full article: UN human rights watchdog opens investigation into Venezuela presidential election

The top United Nations human rights watchdog has ordered Venezuela to avoid destroying tally sheets as it opens an investigation into allegations that President NicolĆ”s Maduro stole this summer’s election.

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Venezuelan migrants keep arriving in Colombia. These faith leaders offer them a home away from home

Read full article: Venezuelan migrants keep arriving in Colombia. These faith leaders offer them a home away from home

Colombia hosts the largest population of migrants and refugees from Venezuela, where more than 7.7 million have left since 2014 for economic, political and safety reasons.

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Man who worked for Venezuelan oil company admits to U.S. sanctions evasion benefiting Maduro

Read full article: Man who worked for Venezuelan oil company admits to U.S. sanctions evasion benefiting Maduro

Federal prosecutors said George Semerene Quintero’s case showed NicolĆ”s Maduro used the Venezuelan oil company to illegally funnel parts to maintain planes used by him and his cronies.

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1 million migrants in the US rely on temporary protections that Trump could target

Read full article: 1 million migrants in the US rely on temporary protections that Trump could target

More than 1 million migrants are living and working legally in the U.S. under Temporary Protected Status.

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Miami professor warns Trump’s deportation plans could impact Florida immigrants

Read full article: Miami professor warns Trump’s deportation plans could impact Florida immigrants

A Miami-based professor is warning that heightened deportation efforts under potential Trump administration policies could impact over a million immigrants in Florida alone, with local communities and families facing serious consequences.

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How man went from federal prison in Miami to a powerful job overseeing a country’s industrial system

Read full article: How man went from federal prison in Miami to a powerful job overseeing a country’s industrial system

In a bizarre turn, a 52-year-old Colombian businessman with friends in high places went from sleeping in a federal prison in Miami to recently celebrating his appointment as Venezuela’s new minister of industry and national production.

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Christmas starts in Venezuela, but the festive mood is nowhere to be found

Read full article: Christmas starts in Venezuela, but the festive mood is nowhere to be found

It doesn’t feel like Christmas in Venezuela.

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French and US companies to invest $10 billion to extract oil off Suriname's coast

Read full article: French and US companies to invest $10 billion to extract oil off Suriname's coast

Officials say that France’s TotalEnergies and U.S. hydrocarbon company APA Corp. plan to invest $10 billion to extract oil off the coast of Suriname in a historic investment for the South American country.

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Maduro shows solidarity with Hezbollah; opposition demonstrates in Doral

Read full article: Maduro shows solidarity with Hezbollah; opposition demonstrates in Doral

On Saturday night, during a televised speech at an event related to the disputed presidential election in Venezuela, Nicolas Maduro stood next to several men who wore traditional Arab headdresses known as keffiyeh or hatta.

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Police: Miami-Dade money laundering scheme had links to Venezuela, Cuba, Panama, Spain

Read full article: Police: Miami-Dade money laundering scheme had links to Venezuela, Cuba, Panama, Spain

A 39-year-old man in Miami-Dade County stands accused Wednesday of money laundering millions as part of a scheme with links to Venezuela, Cuba, Panama, and Spain.

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Senate bill sets $100 million reward for arrest, conviction of NicolƔs Maduro

Read full article: Senate bill sets $100 million reward for arrest, conviction of NicolƔs Maduro

Senator Rick Scott and Senator Marco Rubio introduce legislation to increase the reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of NicolƔs Maduro.

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Venezuela's government says fourth US citizen was detained in alleged plot to kill President Maduro

Read full article: Venezuela's government says fourth US citizen was detained in alleged plot to kill President Maduro

Venezuela’s government has announced the arrest of a fourth U.S. citizen in connection with an alleged plot to kill President NicolĆ”s Maduro.

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Venezuelan opposition calls on US to cancel oil company licenses to pressure Maduro

Read full article: Venezuelan opposition calls on US to cancel oil company licenses to pressure Maduro

Venezuela’s main opposition coalition has urged the U.S. to cancel licenses for Chevron and other energy companies.

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Federal judge in Miami sentenced 2 over car bomb injuring U.S. Army soldiers in Colombia

Read full article: Federal judge in Miami sentenced 2 over car bomb injuring U.S. Army soldiers in Colombia

A federal judge sentenced two Colombian men on Thursday in Miami over a car bomb explosion that injured 47 people — including three U.S. Army soldiers in Colombia, near the border with Venezuela.

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US seizes plane belonging to NicolƔs Maduro, brings it to South Florida

Read full article: US seizes plane belonging to NicolƔs Maduro, brings it to South Florida

The U.S. has seized a plane belonging to Venezuelan President NicolƔs Maduro and brought it to a South Florida airport.

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Striking out 12, Taiwan defeats Venezuela 4-1 in the Little League World Series semifinal

Read full article: Striking out 12, Taiwan defeats Venezuela 4-1 in the Little League World Series semifinal

Taiwan beat Venezuela 4-1 in the championship game of the international bracket at the Little League World Series.

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Venezuela will order opposition leader to testify in latest crackdown following disputed election

Read full article: Venezuela will order opposition leader to testify in latest crackdown following disputed election

Venezuela’s government will order former opposition candidate Edmundo GonzĆ”lez to provide sworn testimony in an ongoing investigation into what it considers attempts to spread panic in the South American country by contesting the results of last month’s presidential election.

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How Maduro’s administration works around U.S. sanctions, according to prosecutors

Read full article: How Maduro’s administration works around U.S. sanctions, according to prosecutors

Despite U.S. sanctions, prosecutors say Venezuela’s state-owned oil company accessed aircraft parts from the U.S. such as bearings, joint slide flexes, and actuators for its aircraft fleet.

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Venezuelan opposition continues worldwide demonstrations including in Miami

Read full article: Venezuelan opposition continues worldwide demonstrations including in Miami

Venezuelans continued protests on Saturday at home and around the world. Thousands were at a rally at the FPL Solar Amphitheater, at Bayfront Park, in downtown Miami.

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Venezuela in crisis: Demonstrations from Miami to Caracas continue after election

Read full article: Venezuela in crisis: Demonstrations from Miami to Caracas continue after election

The Venezuelan flag and ā€œFreedom! Freedom! Freedom!ā€ chants took over Bayfront Park’s amphitheater on Saturday in Downtown Miami.

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Venezuela in crisis: Human rights activists report 79 teenagers in custody after deadly protests

Read full article: Venezuela in crisis: Human rights activists report 79 teenagers in custody after deadly protests

Human rights activists reported Friday that they had records of 79 teenagers who were arrested after protests erupted Monday in reaction to the results of the July 28 presidential election.

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Crisis in Venezuela: Protesters in support of opposition to meet at Miami’s Bayfront Park

Read full article: Crisis in Venezuela: Protesters in support of opposition to meet at Miami’s Bayfront Park

The organizers of a protest in solidarity with the opposition in Venezuela on Saturday in Downtown Miami announced there are free parking options.

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Crisis in Venezuela: Justice First opposition party reports more arbitrary detentions

Read full article: Crisis in Venezuela: Justice First opposition party reports more arbitrary detentions

The Justice First, or Primero Justicia, an opposition political party in Venezuela, reported more arbitrary detentions on Friday.

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Crisis in Venezuela: Maduro reports 1,200 arrests during protests, warns about 1,000 more

Read full article: Crisis in Venezuela: Maduro reports 1,200 arrests during protests, warns about 1,000 more

Nicolas Maduro reports 1,200 arrests during protests and threatens to arrest 1,000 more. Nongovernmental organizations report arbitrary arrests, executions, and raids by police and military forces.

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Crisis in Venezuela: Padrino’s cousin in U.S. urges 4-star general to ā€˜do the right thing’

Read full article: Crisis in Venezuela: Padrino’s cousin in U.S. urges 4-star general to ā€˜do the right thing’

The Padrino family appears to embody the divisions of many Venezuelans and Venezuelan Americans during the ongoing political crisis.

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Maduro turns to loyalists amid calls for election transparency: ā€˜I throw myself before justice’

Read full article: Maduro turns to loyalists amid calls for election transparency: ā€˜I throw myself before justice’

NicolƔs Maduro and his ruling socialist party continued to attack and criminalize dissent Wednesday amid growing calls for transparency after the election on Sunday.

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Little-known paper sheets are key to declaring victory in Venezuela's election

Read full article: Little-known paper sheets are key to declaring victory in Venezuela's election

Venezuela is tense.

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Biden administration questions legitimacy of Venezuela’s election results

Read full article: Biden administration questions legitimacy of Venezuela’s election results

The Biden administration shared their concerns Tuesday over the recent Venezuelan presidential election results, questioning the legitimacy of incumbent Nicolas Maduro’s declared victory and calling for transparency from Venezuela’s electoral authorities.

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South Florida leaders demand action amid controversy over Venezuelan election results

Read full article: South Florida leaders demand action amid controversy over Venezuelan election results

South Florida leaders and residents continued their demand for change at a press conference Tuesday after questioning the legitimacy of Venezuelan President Maduro’s purported re-election.

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Biden administration calls for transparency in Venezuela election

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President Joe Biden left the White House Monday facing questions on various issues, including the contentious election results in Venezuela.

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South Florida leaders, residents rally amid controversial Venezuelan election results

Read full article: South Florida leaders, residents rally amid controversial Venezuelan election results

Calls for freedom echoed across South Florida on Monday as Venezuelan expatriates reacted to the contentious election results.

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Venezuelan opposition says it has proof its candidate defeated President Maduro in disputed election

Read full article: Venezuelan opposition says it has proof its candidate defeated President Maduro in disputed election

As thousands of people demonstrate across Venezuela, opposition candidate Edmundo GonzĆ”lez has announced that his campaign has the proof it needs to show he won the country’s disputed election whose victory electoral authorities handed to President NicolĆ”s Maduro.

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South Florida Venezuelans prepare for country’s elections, hope for change

Read full article: South Florida Venezuelans prepare for country’s elections, hope for change

Venezuelans will be heading to the polls this weekend in a tensely awaited presidential election.

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Venezuela opposition leader provides hope for many, even though she isn't on the presidential ballot

Read full article: Venezuela opposition leader provides hope for many, even though she isn't on the presidential ballot

Maria Corina Machado has walked highways, sought shelter in supporters’ homes and seen her closest collaborators detained and persecuted as she crisscrossed Venezuela ahead of the upcoming presidential election.

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Venezuelan opposition voters band to safeguard election, warning of the ruling party's tricks

Read full article: Venezuelan opposition voters band to safeguard election, warning of the ruling party's tricks

Unlike previous elections in Venezuela, thousands of supporters of the typically fractured opposition have agreed to organize, mobilize and support voters during the highly anticipated July 28 presidential contest.

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Venezuela arrests security chief for opposition leader days ahead of presidential vote

Read full article: Venezuela arrests security chief for opposition leader days ahead of presidential vote

Officials in Venezuela have arrested the head of security for the country’s top opposition leader, a little more than a week before President NicolĆ”s Maduro faces a tough reelection.

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US sanctions Venezuela gang for spreading criminal activity across Latin America

Read full article: US sanctions Venezuela gang for spreading criminal activity across Latin America

The Biden administration is sanctioning Venezuela’s Tren de Aragua gang as a transnational criminal organization and is offering a $12 million reward for the arrest of the leaders.

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How does Venezuela's presidential election work?

Read full article: How does Venezuela's presidential election work?

Venezuela’s government faces its toughest electoral test in decades in a July 28 presidential election, which could give President Nicolas Maduro another six years in power or end the self-described socialist policies that once successfully boosted anti-poverty programs but whose sustained mismanagement later pushed the country into an ongoing economic crisis.

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Millions baking across the US as heat prolongs misery with little relief expected

Read full article: Millions baking across the US as heat prolongs misery with little relief expected

A relentless heat wave continues to bake most of the U.S., with numerous areas expected to see record-breaking temperatures.

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Venezuela's ruling party tests its organizing efforts ahead of next month's presidential election

Read full article: Venezuela's ruling party tests its organizing efforts ahead of next month's presidential election

Venezuela’s ruling party is feeling its decades-long grip on power under threat.

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Feds describe how Miami contract pilot got caught trafficking cocaine

Read full article: Feds describe how Miami contract pilot got caught trafficking cocaine

A Miami contract pilot known as ā€œJaggerā€ flew a private jet registered in the U.S. from the Dominican Republic to Venezuela where he expected men to load about 1,700 kilograms of cocaine from Colombia.

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Hundreds of asylum-seekers are camped out near Seattle. There's a vacant motel next door

Read full article: Hundreds of asylum-seekers are camped out near Seattle. There's a vacant motel next door

A cluster of tarp-covered tents in a grassy lot south of Seattle highlights the strain facing many communities are facing.

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Oil executives imprisoned five years in Venezuela sue former employer Citgo for $400 million

Read full article: Oil executives imprisoned five years in Venezuela sue former employer Citgo for $400 million

Two Citgo oil executives detained for nearly five years in Venezuela have sued their former employer for more than $400 million.

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What you will and won't see from June's planetary parade

Read full article: What you will and won't see from June's planetary parade

Six planets will line up in the early morning sky on June 3, but most won't be visible to the naked eye.

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West Park woman smeared feces ā€˜all over her son’ as ā€˜punishment,’ deputies say

Read full article: West Park woman smeared feces ā€˜all over her son’ as ā€˜punishment,’ deputies say

A West Park woman is facing an aggravated child abuse charge after deputies accused her of ā€œsmearing feces all over her sonā€ as a ā€œform of punishmentā€ for soiling himself, according to court documents obtained by Local 10 News on Thursday.

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US reimposes oil sanctions on Venezuela as hopes for a fair presidential election fades

Read full article: US reimposes oil sanctions on Venezuela as hopes for a fair presidential election fades

The Biden administration has reimposed crushing oil sanctions on Venezuela in a rebuke to President Nicolas Maduro’s attempts to consolidate his rule just six months after the U.S. eased restrictions in a bid to support now fading hopes for a democratic opening in the OPEC nation.

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Ex-Venezuelan military major in Fort Lauderdale admits to role in $1.7M fraud involving corruption

Read full article: Ex-Venezuelan military major in Fort Lauderdale admits to role in $1.7M fraud involving corruption

A former Venezuelan National Guard major pretended to be involved in the financing of food imports when in reality he was part of a $1.7 million fraud, according to U.S. prosecutors.

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Venezuelan government, allies and other groups propose more than 20 dates for presidential election

Read full article: Venezuelan government, allies and other groups propose more than 20 dates for presidential election

A proposal meant to guide electoral authorities in setting the date for Venezuela’s presidential election includes more than 20 potential options ranging from as soon as mid-April through early December.

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Collapse of illegal gold mine in Venezuela lays bare feelings of abandonment in rural communities

Read full article: Collapse of illegal gold mine in Venezuela lays bare feelings of abandonment in rural communities

The collapse of an illegally operated gold mine in a remote area of central Venezuela has laid bare the sense of abandonment that plagues communities across the South American country.

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At least 14 confirmed dead after an illegal open-pit gold mine collapses in Venezuela

Read full article: At least 14 confirmed dead after an illegal open-pit gold mine collapses in Venezuela

Officials in Venezuela say at least 14 people are confirmed dead from the collapse of an illegally operated open-pit gold mine in central Venezuela.

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Griselda archives: Cocaine dirty money affords foreign brutal killers luxury in Miami

Read full article: Griselda archives: Cocaine dirty money affords foreign brutal killers luxury in Miami

Luis Garcia-Blanco, a Cuban who had arrived in Miami on the Mariel boatlift, was accused of shooting his ex-girlfriend Maricel Gutierrez in the head with a machine gun in 1980, in Miami-Dade. He had allegedly also cut off her finger and kept it in a Bible.

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Human rights groups in Venezuela demand release of prominent detained attorney and activist

Read full article: Human rights groups in Venezuela demand release of prominent detained attorney and activist

Representatives of several human rights organizations have held a press conference demanding the immediate release of a prominent attorney and activist detained last week.

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US government pulls some of Venezuela's sanctions relief after court blocks opposition candidate

Read full article: US government pulls some of Venezuela's sanctions relief after court blocks opposition candidate

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 street gang members use women to lure murder victim to Miami-Dade hotel, records show

Read full article: Venezuelan street gang members use women to lure murder victim to Miami-Dade hotel, records show

Venezuela’s vicious Tren De Aragua street gang — known for its brutality in dominating narcotrafficking and black markets — is operating in Miami-Dade County, according to federal and local law enforcement. A recent murder is evidence that the gang used women as a lure and was working out of hotels in Medley and near the Miami International Airport.

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US delegation is meeting with Mexico's government for talks on the surge of migrants at the border

Read full article: US delegation is meeting with Mexico's government for talks on the surge of migrants at the border

A top U.S. delegation is meeting with Mexico's president about a surge of migrants reaching the U.S. southwestern border.

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U.S.-Venezuela prisoner swap: Family in Florida celebrates man’s return in time for Christmas

Read full article: U.S.-Venezuela prisoner swap: Family in Florida celebrates man’s return in time for Christmas

Stephanie Cristella, who lives in Florida’s Orlando area, said she is hoping her cousin will make it to his mother’s house in Boise, Idaho — in time for Christmas.

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ā€˜More Americans at risk’: Gimenez, others critical of Biden decision of Venezuela prisoner swap

Read full article: ā€˜More Americans at risk’: Gimenez, others critical of Biden decision of Venezuela prisoner swap

The United States agreed to free a close ally of Venezuelan President NicolƔs Maduro in exchange for 10 Americans imprisoned there.

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New US-Venezuela prisoner swap includes Miami federal case

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A US-Venezuela prisoner swap was ongoing on Wednesday between Nicolas Maduro, who is wanted for narcotrafficking in the U.S., and President Joe Biden’s administration.

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Scott has public phone conversation with Venezuela’s MarĆ­a Corina Machado

Read full article: Scott has public phone conversation with Venezuela’s MarĆ­a Corina Machado

U.S. Sen. Rick Scott was in Miami-Dade County’s Sweetwater on Friday when he had a public conversation on the phone with MarĆ­a Corina Machado, a lead figure of the Venezuelan opposition.

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Colombian judge orders prison for 2 suspects in the kidnapping of parents of Liverpool soccer player

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Two suspects in the kidnapping of the parents of Liverpool soccer player Luis DĆ­az were ordered sent to prison by a judge, according to Colombia’s Prosecutor’s Office, which accused one of the men of being the link to a person close to the family who provided information about the victims.

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Illegal border crossings into the US drop in October after a 3-month streak of increases

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U.S. authorities say illegal border crossings from Mexico fell 14% in October from a month earlier, following three months of big increases.

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DEA agent leaked secret information about Maduro ally targeted by US, prosecutor says

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Prosecutors played wiretaps in federal court in New York showing a federal narcotics agent leaked sensitive case information about one of Washington’s top criminal targets in Venezuela — Alex Saab.

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Chicago and other US cities struggle to house asylum-seekers as winter weather hits

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Volunteers, churches and advocacy groups are scrambling to find indoor shelter for migrants in Chicago as the temperatures drop.

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Venezuela's attorney general opens investigation against opposition presidential primary organizers

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Venezuela’s chief prosecutor has announced a criminal investigation into organizers of a presidential primary election held over the weekend.

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South Floridians cast ballots in Venezuelan primary election

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Some South Florida residents cast their ballots on Sunday in the election taking place thousands of miles away.

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Venezuelans become largest nationality for illegal border crossings as September numbers surge

Read full article: Venezuelans become largest nationality for illegal border crossings as September numbers surge

Venezuelans became the largest nationality arrested for illegally crossing the U.S. border last month, replacing Mexicans for the first time on record.

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Venezuela's opposition is holding primary to pick challenger for Maduro in 2024 presidential rival

Read full article: Venezuela's opposition is holding primary to pick challenger for Maduro in 2024 presidential rival

A faction of Venezuela’s opposition is set to pick its candidate for next year’s presidential election.

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