AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/bc0e245e0d74ff3ae90bf6f477491017Click to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/bc0e245e0d74ff3ae90bf6f477491017Click to copyRelated topicsMIAMI (AP) — When the U.S. recognized Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaidó as the nation’s rightful leader last year it did more than just trigger a bitter feud with socialist leader Nicolás Maduro. Increasingly, it’s also unleashing a torrent of lawsuits.The latest came Tuesday, when the Guaidó-appointed board of Citgo, the U.S. subsidiary of Venezuela’s state oil company, filed a lawsuit in federal court in Houston...…AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/bc0e245e0d74ff3ae90bf6f477491017Click to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/bc0e245e0d74ff3ae90bf6f477491017Click to copyRelated topicsMIAMI (AP) — When the U.S. recognized Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaidó as the nation’s rightful leader last year it did more than just trigger a bitter feud with socialist leader Nicolás Maduro. Increasingly, it’s also unleashing a torrent of lawsuits.The latest came Tuesday, when the Guaidó-appointed board of Citgo, the U.S. subsidiary of Venezuela’s state oil company, filed a lawsuit in federal court in Houston...WW…

AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/miami-us-news-ap-top-news-venezuela-international-news-d0686b369c2755e3b7b0f4cd0f7bc465Click to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/miami-us-news-ap-top-news-venezuela-international-news-d0686b369c2755e3b7b0f4cd0f7bc465Click to copyRelated topicsMIAMI (AP) — It was mid-January and Jordan Goudreau was itching to get going on a secret plan to raid Venezuela and arrest President Nicolás Maduro when the former special forces commando flew to the city of Barranquilla in Colombia to meet with his would-be partner in arms.To get there, Goudreau and two former Green...…AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/miami-us-news-ap-top-news-venezuela-international-news-d0686b369c2755e3b7b0f4cd0f7bc465Click to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/miami-us-news-ap-top-news-venezuela-international-news-d0686b369c2755e3b7b0f4cd0f7bc465Click to copyRelated topicsMIAMI (AP) — It was mid-January and Jordan Goudreau was itching to get going on a secret plan to raid Venezuela and arrest President Nicolás Maduro when the former special forces commando flew to the city of Barranquilla in Colombia to meet with his would-be partner in arms.To get there, Goudreau and two former Green...WW…

AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/miami-us-news-ap-top-news-venezuela-south-america-79346b4e428676424c0e5669c80fc310Click to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/miami-us-news-ap-top-news-venezuela-south-america-79346b4e428676424c0e5669c80fc310Click to copyRelated topicsMIAMI (AP) — The plan was simple, but perilous. Some 300 heavily armed volunteers would sneak into Venezuela from the northern tip of South America. Along the way, they would raid military bases in the socialist country and ignite a popular rebellion that would end in President Nicolás Maduro’s arrest.What could go wrong? As it...…AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/miami-us-news-ap-top-news-venezuela-south-america-79346b4e428676424c0e5669c80fc310Click to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/miami-us-news-ap-top-news-venezuela-south-america-79346b4e428676424c0e5669c80fc310Click to copyRelated topicsMIAMI (AP) — The plan was simple, but perilous. Some 300 heavily armed volunteers would sneak into Venezuela from the northern tip of South America. Along the way, they would raid military bases in the socialist country and ignite a popular rebellion that would end in President Nicolás Maduro’s arrest.What could go wrong? As it...WW…

AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/caribbean-ap-top-news-venezuela-south-america-international-news-5f44624bb7442d85e431cd64a4aed3a8Click to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/caribbean-ap-top-news-venezuela-south-america-international-news-5f44624bb7442d85e431cd64a4aed3a8Click to copyRelated topicsCARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — A former Green Beret has taken responsibility for what he claimed was a failed attack Sunday aimed at overthrowing Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and that the socialist government said ended with eight dead.Jordan Goudreau’s comments in an interview with an exiled...…AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/caribbean-ap-top-news-venezuela-south-america-international-news-5f44624bb7442d85e431cd64a4aed3a8Click to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/caribbean-ap-top-news-venezuela-south-america-international-news-5f44624bb7442d85e431cd64a4aed3a8Click to copyRelated topicsCARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — A former Green Beret has taken responsibility for what he claimed was a failed attack Sunday aimed at overthrowing Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and that the socialist government said ended with eight dead.Jordan Goudreau’s comments in an interview with an exiled...WW…

AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/colombia-miami-drug-cartels-us-news-ap-top-news-6c490312bef4c0600002c539d8c80cbaClick to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/colombia-miami-drug-cartels-us-news-ap-top-news-6c490312bef4c0600002c539d8c80cbaClick to copyRelated topicsMIAMI (AP) — A once-standout U.S. federal narcotics agent known for spending lavishly on luxury cars and Tiffany jewelry has been arrested on charges of conspiring to launder money with the same Colombian drug cartel he was supposed to be fighting. Jose Irizarry and his wife were arrested Friday at their home near San Juan, Puerto...…AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/colombia-miami-drug-cartels-us-news-ap-top-news-6c490312bef4c0600002c539d8c80cbaClick to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/colombia-miami-drug-cartels-us-news-ap-top-news-6c490312bef4c0600002c539d8c80cbaClick to copyRelated topicsMIAMI (AP) — A once-standout U.S. federal narcotics agent known for spending lavishly on luxury cars and Tiffany jewelry has been arrested on charges of conspiring to launder money with the same Colombian drug cartel he was supposed to be fighting. Jose Irizarry and his wife were arrested Friday at their home near San Juan, Puerto...WW…

AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/st-vincent-and-the-grenadines-miami-venezuela-latin-america-caribbean-61b1bb085578fbb9031f153a30d64817Click to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/st-vincent-and-the-grenadines-miami-venezuela-latin-america-caribbean-61b1bb085578fbb9031f153a30d64817Click to copyRelated topicsMIAMI (AP) — It was 2014 and Venezuela’s former treasurer Claudia Díaz was looking for a safe haven to store the unexplained wealth she had accumulated over the years. Then-president Hugo Chávez, who she once served as a nurse, had recently died and with the election of Nicolás Maduro, the...…AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/st-vincent-and-the-grenadines-miami-venezuela-latin-america-caribbean-61b1bb085578fbb9031f153a30d64817Click to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/st-vincent-and-the-grenadines-miami-venezuela-latin-america-caribbean-61b1bb085578fbb9031f153a30d64817Click to copyRelated topicsMIAMI (AP) — It was 2014 and Venezuela’s former treasurer Claudia Díaz was looking for a safe haven to store the unexplained wealth she had accumulated over the years. Then-president Hugo Chávez, who she once served as a nurse, had recently died and with the election of Nicolás Maduro, the...WW…

AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/tony-robbins-miami-us-news-venezuela-international-news-3b199c2dcbf6a3f8e39c4dc298da5f34Click to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/tony-robbins-miami-us-news-venezuela-international-news-3b199c2dcbf6a3f8e39c4dc298da5f34Click to copyRelated topicsMIAMI (AP) — The former Green Beret behind a failed military incursion in Venezuela can add another infraction to his growing list of potential screw ups — cut and paste plagiarism. The website for Jordan Goudreau’s Silvercorp USA appears to have lifted entire passages from the website of the Department of Homeland...…AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/tony-robbins-miami-us-news-venezuela-international-news-3b199c2dcbf6a3f8e39c4dc298da5f34Click to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/tony-robbins-miami-us-news-venezuela-international-news-3b199c2dcbf6a3f8e39c4dc298da5f34Click to copyRelated topicsMIAMI (AP) — The former Green Beret behind a failed military incursion in Venezuela can add another infraction to his growing list of potential screw ups — cut and paste plagiarism. The website for Jordan Goudreau’s Silvercorp USA appears to have lifted entire passages from the website of the Department of Homeland...WW…

Marketplace Estimated read time: 6-7 minutesWASHINGTON — As supporters of Donald Trump , battling police and forcing lawmakers into hiding, an insurrection of a different kind was taking place inside the world's largest social media company.Thousands of miles away, in California, Facebook engineers were racing to tweak internal controls to slow the spread of misinformation and inciteful content. Emergency actions — some of which were rolled back after the 2020 election — included , freezing comments in groups with a record for hate speech, filtering out the "Stop the Steal" rallying...…Marketplace Estimated read time: 6-7 minutesWASHINGTON — As supporters of Donald Trump , battling police and forcing lawmakers into hiding, an insurrection of a different kind was taking place inside the world's largest social media company.Thousands of miles away, in California, Facebook engineers were racing to tweak internal controls to slow the spread of misinformation and inciteful content. Emergency actions — some of which were rolled back after the 2020 election — included , freezing comments in groups with a record for hate speech, filtering out the "Stop the Steal" rallying...WW…

close This copy is for your personal non-commercial use only. To orderpresentation-ready copies of Toronto Star content for distributionto colleagues, clients or customers, or inquire aboutpermissions/licensing, please go to: RIO DE JANEIRO - More than a dozen Senate Democrats sent a letter to U.S. President Joe Biden on Friday complaining of a woeful environmental track record by his Brazilian counterpart, Jair Bolsonaro, and urging him to condition any support for Amazon preservation on significant progress reducing deforestation.The letter was signed by senators including Patrick Leahy,...…close This copy is for your personal non-commercial use only. To orderpresentation-ready copies of Toronto Star content for distributionto colleagues, clients or customers, or inquire aboutpermissions/licensing, please go to: RIO DE JANEIRO - More than a dozen Senate Democrats sent a letter to U.S. President Joe Biden on Friday complaining of a woeful environmental track record by his Brazilian counterpart, Jair Bolsonaro, and urging him to condition any support for Amazon preservation on significant progress reducing deforestation.The letter was signed by senators including Patrick Leahy,...WW…

AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/matthias-krull-swiss-banker-venezuela-money-laundering-25162da3fa76e8a0adf2f72e393ffa76Click to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/matthias-krull-swiss-banker-venezuela-money-laundering-25162da3fa76e8a0adf2f72e393ffa76Click to copyRelated topicsMIAMI (AP) — Matthias Krull pulls up his pant leg and slides a gardening shear on the ankle monitor that for two years has been a constant reminder of his crimes. With a court order in hand, and a child’s voice echoing from the next room, the former Swiss banker snips the hard plastic — releasing a torrent of emotion as...…AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/matthias-krull-swiss-banker-venezuela-money-laundering-25162da3fa76e8a0adf2f72e393ffa76Click to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/matthias-krull-swiss-banker-venezuela-money-laundering-25162da3fa76e8a0adf2f72e393ffa76Click to copyRelated topicsMIAMI (AP) — Matthias Krull pulls up his pant leg and slides a gardening shear on the ankle monitor that for two years has been a constant reminder of his crimes. With a court order in hand, and a child’s voice echoing from the next room, the former Swiss banker snips the hard plastic — releasing a torrent of emotion as...WW…