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News Articles: Venezuela

In this Nov. 2, 2010, file photo, then Florida Republican congressional candidate David Rivera speaks in Coral Gables, Fla. Federal authorities say Rivera broke the law in his dealings with Venezuela's state-run oil company.

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  • Politics

A former Florida congressman is arrested on charges of lobbying for Venezuela

A newly unsealed grand jury indictment alleges that former Rep. David Rivera, a well-connected Florida Republican, illegally acted on Venezuela's behalf.

December 06, 2022
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  • Bill Chappell
The José Antonio Anzoátegui industrial park for crude oil and petrochemicals in Anzoátegui state, Venezuela, on March 17.

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  • World

The U.S. is trying to mend ties with Venezuela. One big reason? Oil

The Biden administration has extended an olive branch to Venezuela. It might sway Caracas to resume talks with the opposition for elections, and eventually let Venezuelan oil back on the world market.

November 03, 2022
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By:
  • John Otis
A migrant family from Venezuela walks to a Border Patrol transport vehicle after they and other migrants crossed the U.S.-Mexico border and turned themselves in June 16, 2021, in Del Rio, Texas.

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  • National

The U.S. will take in some Venezuelans while expelling others to Mexico

The Biden administration agreed to accept up to 24,000 Venezuelan migrants at U.S. airports while Mexico has agreed to take back Venezuelans who come to the U.S. illegally over land.

October 13, 2022
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  • The Associated Press
A boy carries sneakers he found amidst the rubble caused by flooding in Las Tejerias, Venezuela, Sunday, Oct. 9, 2022.

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  • Latin America

A rain-fueled landslide sweeps through Venezuela town, leaving more than 20 dead

A landslide fueled by flooding and days of torrential rain swept through a town in central Venezuela, leaving at least 22 people dead, authorities said Sunday.

October 10, 2022
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  • The Associated Press
Leonard Francis, a Malaysian defense contractor nicknamed "Fat Leonard," who orchestrated one of the largest bribery scandals in U.S. military history, has been arrested in Venezuela after fleeing before his sentencing, authorities said.

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  • Latin America

'Fat Leonard,' a fugitive in a massive Navy bribery case, has been caught in Venezuela

Leonard Francis, a Malaysian defense contractor nicknamed "Fat Leonard" who orchestrated one of the largest bribery scandals in U.S. military history, had fled house arrest prior to his sentencing.

September 22, 2022
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  • The Associated Press
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro speaks during a ceremony marking the start of the judicial year at the Supreme Court in Caracas, Venezuela in January.

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  • Latin America

Venezuela releases 2 Americans after visit from U.S. officials

A high-level delegation traveled to the South American country last weekend to in part discuss the health of detained U.S. citizens.

March 09, 2022
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By:
  • Franco Ordoñez
The members of C4 Trio, L-R: <em></em>Rodner Padilla, Edward Ramírez, Héctor Molina and Jorge Glem

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  • Music

The cuatro players of C4 Trio are the future of Venezuela's national instrument

From their unlikely start as rival contestants in a music competition, the Venezuelan cuatro players of C4 Trio have become a big concert draw. They're releasing a series of EPs ahead of a new album.

January 22, 2022
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  • Betto Arcos
Two of the children who came for a meal at a soup kitchen in Caracas run by the charity Alimenta la Solidaridad. It serves about 100 people and operates Monday through Friday.

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  • Children's Health

Why the kids of Venezuela aren't getting enough to eat

Many are small for their age — a sign of a growing crisis of malnutrition. Government mismanagement is to blame, say political analysts. And there could be lifelong impacts for these children.

January 11, 2022
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  • John Otis
Venezuela President Nicolás Maduro speaks to the press at Miraflores Presidential Palace in in Caracas, Venezuela, on Oct. 15.

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  • World

Maduro's grip on power in Venezuela only gets stronger

Venezuelan opponents and U.S. officials were predicting his demise years ago. But Nicolás Maduro and his Socialist Party remain firmly in power.

December 07, 2021
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  • John Otis
Colombian President Iván Duque unveiled a program last month that will allow undocumented Venezuelan migrants to legally live and work in Colombia for up to 10 years.

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  • Latin America

Colombia's President On Amnesty For Venezuelans: 'We Want To Set An Example'

"We want to demonstrate that although we're not a rich country, we can do something that is humanitarian ... but at the same time is an intelligent and sound migration policy," Iván Duque tells NPR.

March 03, 2021
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  • John Otis
Venezuelan migrants take a lunch break at the gooseberry farm where they work on the outskirts of Bogotá, Colombia.

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  • World

'A Huge Opportunity': Venezuelan Migrants Welcome Colombia's New Open-Door Policy

Colombia's president has unveiled a program to let undocumented Venezuelan migrants live and work legally in the country for up to 10 years. Nearly a million Venezuelans in Colombia lack legal status.

February 26, 2021
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  • John Otis
Ana Teresa Castillo, who runs a shelter for Venezuelan migrants in the Colombian border town of Villa del Rosario, says she is tending to many more rape victims now than before the pandemic began. She blames the closing of official border posts and gangs blocking their smuggling trails during daylight hours, forcing migrants to cross at night, when they are far more vulnerable.

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  • Latin America

Women Fleeing Venezuela Are Targeted With Sexual Assault As They Cross Into Colombia

Human rights activists have reported a sharp increase in sexual assaults and human trafficking involving Venezuelan women and girls trying to reach Colombia since the border closed amid the pandemic.

January 29, 2021
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  • John Otis
People who migrated from Venezuela to Colombia are deported.

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  • World

Large Venezuelan Migration Sparks Xenophobic Backlash In Colombia

About 2 million Venezuelans have settled in Colombia in recent years amid their country's deep economic crisis. Some of the migrants are shocked by their neighbors' anti-Venezuelan attitudes.

December 29, 2020
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By:
  • John Otis
Diosdado Cabello (left), a candidate in Venezuela's upcoming National Assembly elections, bumps fists with Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro during a closing campaign rally in Caracas, Venezuela, on Thursday. Venezuelans will vote for a new National Assembly on Sunday.

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  • World

Maduro Allies Set To Win Back Venezuela's Congress In Vote Boycotted By Opposition

The president's loyalists are poised to sweep the National Assembly elections Sunday, adding to the litany of woes facing his chief rival, Juan Guaidó.

December 05, 2020
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  • Philip Reeves
Six executives for Citgo, the US-based subsidiary of the Venezuelan state oil company PDVSA, were convicted and sentenced Thursday to more than eight years for allegations of corruption.

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  • World

6 U.S. Citgo Executives Convicted And Sentenced in Venezuela

First arrested in Venezuela in November 2017, they were convicted Thanksgiving Day on corruption charges and immediately sentenced to more than eight years in prison.

November 27, 2020
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  • Jaclyn Diaz
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