3 U.S. warships to sail off Venezuela as Trump pushes cartel crackdown
The U.S. is deploying 3 guided-missile destroyers to waters off Venezuela as part of President Trump's effort to combat threats from Latin American cartels.
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The U.S. is deploying 3 guided-missile destroyers to waters off Venezuela as part of President Trump's effort to combat threats from Latin American cartels.
The U.S. military has also reportedly deployed several vessels to the southern Caribbean, as part of President Trump's crackdown on Latin American drug cartels.
Venezuela's Nicolás Maduro has issued a warning against the United States after Washington doubled the reward to $50 million for information leading to his capture.
Maduro was indicted in Manhattan federal court in 2020, during the first Trump presidency on federal charges of narco-terrorism and conspiracy to import cocaine.
The Trump administration is doubling to $50 million a reward for the arrest of Venezuela's President Nicolás Maduro, accusing him of being one of the world's largest narco-traffickers and working with cartels to flood the U.S. with fentanyl-laced cocaine.
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The visit raises eyebrows given Trump's previous hardline stance against Maduro.
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CBS News Miami's Larry Seward reports about Thursday's rally held in Doral against Venezuela's Nicolas Maduro and recaps the events of the day.
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CBS News Miami's Ivan Taylor reports from Doral, Florida, where hundreds of Venezuelans had gathered in support of the Venezuelan opposition.
Venezuelans worldwide will mobilize peacefully against Nicolás Maduro's decision to remain in power.
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Broward school officials say declining enrollment and budget shortfalls are the reasons behind the consideration.
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