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U.S.-Venezuela oil deal puts opposition in a political bind
Venezuelan opposition members are uneasy with new oil deals with the U.S., worried that agreements with authoritarian regime in Caracas could undermine democratic progress.
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Trump Ally Harold Hamm Strikes Venezuela Oil Deal
Mr. Hamm’s company, Continental Resources, has signed a preliminary deal with Venezuela’s state-owned oil company to develop and produce oil.
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The U.S. Wants the Oil From These 17 Venezuelan Fields
A private oil company has struck a deal with the Trump administration to develop 17 areas in Venezuela, an effort that experts say will take years and billions of dollars.
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Ex-National Security Council director on administration's plan for Venezuela oil
NPR's Michel Martin asks former Obama administration official Benjamin Gedan {guh-DAN} about the viability of the Trump administration's plan for Venezuelan oil.
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Critics question legality of Venezuela oil deals
Chevron's $7 billion Venezuela bet deepens U.S. ties to the country's oil industry. Critics say the deal poses risks to democracy and could fuel discontent over Washington's embrace of the government.
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Morning News Brief
Exodus of experienced military leadership continues in the Pentagon, Trump touts Venezuela oil deal as critics question legality, the jury is deadlocked in the trial of Lindsay Clancy.
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Energy Secretary in Venezuela to tout major oil deal
U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright was in Venezuela to tout a major oil deal. NBC News’ Gabe Gutierrez was there.
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News Wrap: Lindsay Clancy jury deadlocked and unable to reach verdict
In our news wrap Wednesday, the jury in Lindsay Clancy's murder trial remains deadlocked and unable to reach a verdict, Tiger Woods will have his driver's license suspended for five years as part of a plea deal related to a car crash near his Florida home and officials from the U.S. and Venezuela signed a series of dea.
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Chevron Expansion in Venezuela Extends U.S. Influence Over Oil Riches
The U.S. energy giant, which stayed in the country after other Western companies left, will invest $7 billion in the country to more than double its production there.
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GOP Rep. says midterms ‘won’t go well for us’ if party focuses on ‘fighting about Lake Ontario’
Rep. Dusty Johnson (R-S.D.) joins Meet the Press NOW to discuss the midterms and how Republicans are attempting to hold onto the majority in Congress come November. NBC News reporters Jonathan Allen and Henry J. Gomez report on how President Trump’s data center stance and oil deal in Venezuela could impact voters’ deci.
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Chevron to expand in Venezuela, days after the U.S. and Venezuela strike oil deal
Chevron is the largest foreign oil operator in Venezuela. The deal will expand its footprint at a time of political and economic uncertainty for Venezuela. (Image credit: FEDERICO PARRA/AFP via Getty Images).
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U.S.-Venezuela oil deal will rely on North American Blue Energy Partners
The Trump administration's plan to take a stake in tens of billions of barrels of Venezuelan oil reserves will hinge on a private company called North American Blue Energy Partners, the White House announced Monday.
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Venezuela grants U.S.-backed oil firm NABEP 100-year concessions for 17 oil fields, White House says
Venezuelan interim authorities have granted North American Blue Energy Partners 100-year concessions for 17 oil fields, White House says.
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Analyst breaks down challenges U.S. will face to unlock Venezuela's oil
President Trump announced an unprecedented agreement in which the Pentagon would become an investor in a private company granted exclusive oil development rights in Venezuela. Nick Schifrin discussed the deal with Francisco Monaldi, director of the Latin America Energy Program for the Baker Institute at Rice University.
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Venezuela’s Response to Earthquakes Exposes Government’s Shortcomings
The government turned to the world to respond to twin quakes. But years of shrinking budgets and political repression weakened its ability to rescue countless people trapped in rubble.
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U.S. Sends Flight With Deportees to Venezuela for First Time Since Earthquakes
A plane with 147 Venezuelans landed on Monday in the South American country amid criticism over the deaths of deportees housed in a collapsed building during June’s quakes.
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Aid worker describes crisis in Venezuela, one month after devastating earthquakes
Friday marks one month since powerful earthquakes devastated parts of Venezuela, triggering a humanitarian crisis that is far from over. Damage to schools, health facilities and water systems has left communities without essential services, complicating an already difficult recovery. Amna Nawaz spoke with Nate Mook of.
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Venezuela’s Earthquakes Show Wealth Divide, Even in Death
Latin America’s deep-seated inequalities prevailed over the grimly equalizing force of the Venezuela earthquakes, and set even the dead apart.
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In Venezuela’s Rubble, a Search for the Family Pets
Volunteers are reuniting pets with families, offering Venezuelans comfort amid loss and devastation.
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Venezuela Earthquakes Force a Grim Homecoming for Migrants
Mass migration, which defines modern Venezuela, has heavily marked the earthquake, too, saving many who had left, but also making their grief harder.
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He Has a $25 Million Bounty on His Head but Is Also a U.S. Partner in Venezuela
A list of alleged crimes has not prevented Diosdado Cabello, and other Venezuelan officials, from working with a U.S. government that once hounded them.
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‘God is punishing the politicians’: anger at earthquake response grows in Venezuela
Threat of social unrest rises as public indignation at lack of disaster aid comes on top of fallout from US military intervention • A revolution in ruins: fury amid the rubble of a housing project in quake-hit Venezuela Public anger at what many perceive as the Venezuelan government’s botched response to twin earthquak.
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Lindsey Graham’s Unexpected Death, and How Marco Rubio Is Running Venezuela
Plus, Sam Neill of “Jurassic Park” fame dies at 78.
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After Venezuela Earthquakes, a Youth Baseball League Counts the Dead
Children who played for Venezuela’s youth baseball league, a symbol of national pride, have been left injured, orphaned or dead.
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As More Remains Are Found in Rubble From Venezuela Earthquakes, Horror Becomes Routine
Fearful that officials would tear down damaged buildings without accounting for any remaining bodies, Venezuelans are desperately digging for their relatives’ remains.
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A spirit of resilience helps Venezuelans face healthcare challenges after the quakes
The economic collapse of Venezuela has pushed its healthcare system to the brink. The disaster is now adding to the stress. (Image credit: Family photo).
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