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Venezuela's Prolonged Power Struggle Over Who's In Charge Continues

7:43am March 20, 2019

by Philip Reeves

Eight weeks ago, opposition leader Juan Guaido told a crowd that he's the rightful president, and not Nicolas Maduro. The U.S. agreed — as did many other countries. Yet Maduro is still in power

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Eloisa Tamez of El Calaboz, Texas, walks along the border wall in her backyard. She took the government to court over surveying her land and over the compensation she received for the land needed for border wall construction.

Rio Grande Valley Landowners Plan To Fight Border Wall Expansion

9:12am March 19, 2019

by Reynaldo Leanos Jr.

A decade ago, dozens of Texas landowners fought the federal government's efforts to build a wall on their land. Those battles are beginning again as new walls are planned for the Rio Grande Valley.

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Bolsonaro Visits The U.S.

8:45am March 17, 2019

NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks with Ernesto Londoño, Brazil bureau chief for The New York Times, about President Jair Bolsonaro's trip to the U.S. It is Bolsonaro's first official visit.

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Sen. Tim Kaine Visits Venezuela-Colombia Border To Express Guaidó Support

5:18pm March 16, 2019

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Virginia Sen. Tim Kaine about his trip to the Venezuela-Colombia border.

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Venezuela Musician Hopes Change Is On The Way To His Embroiled Country

6:58am March 15, 2019

by Philip Reeves

As Venezuela's economy collapses, a musician once successful enough to live a life of privilege now wanders a hotel lobby playing the saxophone for an inattentive audience.

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U.S. diplomats began the exodus from the Caracas, Venezuela, embassy earlier this week. On Thursday, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo confirmed the last remaining American diplomats have left the country.

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State Department Says All U.S. Diplomats Have Left Venezuela

10:41pm March 14, 2019

by Vanessa Romo

The embassy is closed but Secretary of State Mike Pompeo assured Venezuelans the U.S. stands by interim President Juan Guaidó and supports Venezuelans' aspirations to live in a democracy.

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Update On Venezuela's Blackouts

5:06am March 14, 2019

by Philip Reeves

In Venezuela, oil production and exports have been disrupted by the political and economic crisis that has caused massive blackouts and supply shortages.

A U.S. flag flies outside the U.S. Embassy in Caracas, Venezuela, in January. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced that all remaining embassy personnel would be withdrawn this week.

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U.S. To Pull Diplomats Out Of Embassy In Venezuela

10:41am March 12, 2019

by Matthew S. Schwartz

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said the U.S. plans to withdraw all remaining embassy personnel this week. The country has been wracked with power outages, and President Nicolás Maduro blamed the U.S.

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U.S. Pulls Remaining Staffers Out Of Its Embassy In Venezuela

6:04am March 12, 2019

by Philip Reeves

Venezuela's political crisis — pitting President Maduro against the country's opposition leader — continues against the backdrop of a worsening humanitarian crisis and a massive power outage.

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A worker inspects damage in a supermarket in Caracas on Sunday after it was looted during a days-long blackout in Venezuela.

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'This Is Going To End Ugly': Venezuela's Power Outage Drags On

3:25pm March 11, 2019

by Merrit Kennedy

The country has been hobbled by a blackout since Thursday. People wait in long lines for gas and water, and increasingly are having difficulty communicating by phone or Internet.