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Rubio says US won’t govern Venezuela but will press for changes through oil blockadeJan 04, 2026 4:11 pm - WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State Marco Rubio suggested Sunday that the United States would not govern Venezuela day-to-day other than enforcing an existing “oil quara...
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Hundreds march in silence to honor victims of Swiss bar fire that left 40 deadJan 04, 2026 4:10 pm - CRANS-MONTANA, Switzerland (AP) — Hundreds marched in silence Sunday to honor the victims of the New Year’s Eve fire at a bar in the Swiss Alpine resort of Crans-Montana,...
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Indictment of Maduro alleges major drug-fueled corruptionJan 04, 2026 3:59 pm - NEW YORK (AP) — A newly unsealed U.S. Justice Department indictmen t accuses captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro of running a “corrupt, illegitimate government” ...
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What Maduro’s ouster means for Trump’s mass deportation campaignJan 04, 2026 3:50 pm - Samir Luzardo’s life as an asylum seeker in the United States has been in limbo since President Donald Trump took office again last year. He lost the temporary protected ...
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Maduro’s case will revive a legal debate over immunity for foreign leaders tested in Noriega trialJan 04, 2026 3:45 pm - MIAMI (AP) — When deposed Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro makes his first appearance in a New York courtroom Monday to face U.S. drug charges, he will likely follow the ...
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Friends of the Fox River urges opposition to Clean Water Act revision
Jan 04, 2026 9:02 am - With looming changes to the federal Clean Water Act, potentially restricting protections for millions of acres of wetlands and miles of streams, environmental advcoates worry about the future of the Fox River.
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Tree of light: Chabad spreading branches throughout suburbsJan 04, 2026 8:51 am - A branch of Hasidic Judaism, with roots in 18th century Eastern Europe, is spreading throughout the Chicago suburbs and reaching places one wouldn’t normally associate with Judaism.
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Ouster of Maduro government sparks celebrations among Venezuelans in South Florida
Jan 03, 2026 11:04 pm - Revelers chanted “liberty” and draped Venezuelan flags over their shoulders in South Florida on Saturday to celebrate the American military attack that toppled Nicolás Maduro’s government — a stunning outcome they had longed for but left them wondering what comes next in their troubled homeland.
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South Korean president visits China following Beijing’s rising tensions with Japan over Taiwan
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A flashover made the Swiss blaze so deadly, authorities say. What is it?
Jan 03, 2026 10:09 pm - The New Year’s Day inferno that ripped through a crowded bar in southern Switzerland, killing at least 40 people and injuring 119, spread so rapidly because of what is known as a flashover, local authorities have said - the near-simultaneous ignition of everything in a room.