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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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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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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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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
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Driven by Pandemic, Venezuelans Uproot Again to Come to US
Record numbers of Venezuelans are crossing the U.S.-Mexico border as overall migration swells
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US Baseball Beats Venezuela, Qualifies for Tokyo Olympics
The United States qualified for the Olympic baseball tournament on its second try, beating Venezuela 4-2 behind Todd Frazier’s home run, four hits and two RBIs
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Venezuela Gives US Oilmen House Arrest in Gesture to Biden
Six American oil executives jailed in Venezuela more than three years ago on corruption charges have been granted house arrest in a gesture of goodwill toward the Biden administration as it reviews its policy toward the politically turbulent South American country
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US Lets Venezuelans Stay Temporarily, Will Review Sanctions
The Biden administration is offering temporary legal residency to several hundred thousand Venezuelans who fled their country’s economic collapse and will review the U.S. sanctions aimed at isolating the South American nation
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Trump Blocks Venezuelans' Deportation in Last Political Gift
President Donald Trump has shielded tens of thousands of Venezuelan migrants from deportation from the U.S. The order signed Tuesday night was a final reward for Venezuelan exiles who have been among Trump’s most loyal supporters and who fear losing the same privileged access to the White House during the Biden administration
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US Sanctions Venezuelan Judge for Conviction of Oil Managers
The Trump administration has imposed sanctions on the Venezuelan judge and prosecutor behind the conviction on corruption charges of six American oil executives
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Venezuela Judge Convicts 6 American Oil Execs, Orders Prison
Six American oil executives held for three years in Venezuela have been found guilty of corruption charges and immediately sentenced to prison.
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US Deported Venezuelans Through Third Country Despite Risks
The Trump administration stealthily deported an unknown number of Venezuelans through a third country, possibly violating U.S. laws and undermining U.S. warnings about the socialist government’s human rights record