A man sells phone cables in front of a mural of the Venezuelan map with the Essequibo territory included in the Petare neighborhood of Caracas, Venezuela, on Dec. 11. Matias Delacroix/AP hide caption toggle caption Matias Delacroix/AP A man sells phone cables in front of a mural of the Venezuelan
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Ex-MLB All-Star Felipe Vazquez deported to Venezuela after child sex abuse conviction
Former Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Felipe Vazquez was deported to Venezuela earlier this month more than two years after he was convicted of statutory sexual assault, sexual abuse of children, and child pornography and other charges in Pennsylvania, officials said Wednesday. ICE’s Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) Philadelphia removed Vazquez on
In Venezuela, harmful oil spills are mounting as the country ramps up production
A work brigade sponsored by Venezuelan state-run oil company PDVSA, which critics blame for the oil spills, use shovels and rakes to remove congealed petroleum from a Lake Maracaibo beach. John Otis for NPR hide caption toggle caption John Otis for NPR A work brigade sponsored by Venezuelan state-run oil
U.S. will resume deportation flights to Venezuela even as thousands flee that country
Immigrants from Venezuela crossed the Rio Grande from Mexico into the U.S. last month in Eagle Pass, Texas. John Moore/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption John Moore/Getty Images Immigrants from Venezuela crossed the Rio Grande from Mexico into the U.S. last month in Eagle Pass, Texas. John Moore/Getty Images U.S.
The Catastrophe That Is Venezuela
THINGS ARE NEVER SO BAD THAT THEY CAN’T GET WORSEContained in the Collapse of VenezuelaBy William Neuman For Venezuela, 2012 was the eve of the worst nationwide collapse in fashionable South American historical past. Hugo Chávez, the red-bereted firebrand who’d introduced his socialist Bolivarian Revolution to energy in 1999, would
Venezuela releases 2 People after go to from U.S. officers
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro speaks throughout a ceremony marking the beginning of the judicial 12 months on the Supreme Courtroom in Caracas, Venezuela in January. Matias Delacroix/AP disguise caption toggle caption Matias Delacroix/AP Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro speaks throughout a ceremony marking the beginning of the judicial 12 months on
‘A La Calle’ Review: In Venezuela, a Chorus of Discontent
The grave damage done by Venezuela’s dictatorship becomes abundantly clear in the documentary “A La Calle” (or “To the Street”), a granular portrait of struggle and survival. The directors, Nelson G. Navarrete and Maxx Caicedo, center their busy panorama on protests in response to a national crisis: the policies of