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“So removing Maduro did not necessarily change the fundamental equation of control.”

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In 1986, Maduro traveled to Cuba for a year of ideological instruction, his only formal education after high school. He quickly became a union leader.

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President Donald Trump had long threatened that he could order military strikes on targets on Venezuelan territory after months of attacks on boats accused of carrying drugs from the South American country. President Nicolás Maduro of Venezuela said the U.S. military operations were a thinly veiled effort to oust him from power. On Saturday, the U.S. conducted a “large-scale strike” […]

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Many companies think of passkeys as just a security upgrade, but they’re really a crucial user experience initiative.

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Zohran Mamdani also has to move to the mayor’s mansion on the Upper East Side before the lease in Queens apartment ends later this month.

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In many cases, municipal boards are trying to figure out whether energy- and water-hungry data centers fit into their zoning framework.

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