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What did President Trump say about the U.S. operation to capture Venezuelan President Maduro?
Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Janine Herbst. President Trump offered colorful details on the US effort to capture and indict Venezuelan President Maduro and his wife. Maduro's now in New York, according to CNN video footage, to stand trial on federal charges, including narco terrorism conspiracy. As in Pierre's Franco Ordonnez reports, Trump described key scenes in the mission.
All Venezuelan military capacities were rendered perilous as the men and women of our military working with US law enforcement Successfully captured. Maduro in the dead of night,
Trump said Venezuelan forces knew they were coming, but that the US was able to completely overwhelm the resistance. He said some US service members were injured, but there were no fatalities.
How are Washington protesters and Venezuelan citizens reacting to the alleged kidnapping?
He also said the mission ended with no U.S. equipment loss. Trump praised the military for its precision and said only the US could have pulled off the complex and secretive mission. Franco Ordonas and Piarnees.
In Washington DC, protesters gathered outside the White House. Lydia O'Reilly lives in DC and she says she wants action. Well I'm uh
outraged and disgusted about this attack on Venezuela and kidnapping of his president and many other things that have been and I actually voted for Trump.
But uh no more. Oh, I think he
should be out impeached.
What is the UN Security Council planning in response to the Venezuela crisis?
Many countries are expressing alarm but aren't publicly criticizing President Trump. The UN Security Uh Council will hold a meeting on Monday called for by Venezuela, Colombia, Russia, and China. Venezuela's vice president Del C Rodriguez held a meeting with top leaders of the government, declaring there's only one president of Venezuela still, Maduro, and she remained defiant, saying the country won't be run by the US. Meanwhile, residents of the Capitol are lining up to stock up on food and medicines, and Pierce Carri Khan reports.
The overall sentiment in Caracas has been one of shock after the capital was rocked by explosions early Saturday morning. Retired government worker Sandra Martinez, however, says Maduro had to go. It was necessary already, she said, and if a transition is to happen, God willing, she said she hopes it will be peaceful. Shopkeeper Carlos Bernada, who is fifty-seven years old, said he felt the shockwaves of the explosions, but now he's worried about what's next. Everyone is saying the next days will be difficult.
Why is Milwaukee County Judge Hannah Dugan resigning after her conviction?
He says he's decided to take the little money he has stashed away and buy as much food as he can.
The judge of Milwaukee is resigning after being convicted of trying to help a man evade immigration enforcement. In December, a jury found Milwaukee County Judge Hannah Dugan guilty of obstructing an official proceeding. Sarah Lear of Wisconsin Public Radio has more.
Milwaukee County Judge Hannah Dugan's legal troubles started in April when she led a man through a side door of her courtroom. That's after immigration agents showed up at the courthouse to arrest the man for being in the country illegally. The day after the felony verdict against Dugan, Wisconsin's top legislative Republicans announced they would start impeachment proceedings against her unless she resigned immediately. In her resignation letter, Dugan indicated she is still planning to appeal her conviction. But Dugan said she is stepping down to avoid a quote partisan fight in the state legislature.
What caused the deadly New Year's Eve fire at the Alpine ski resort bar?
Wisconsin's Democratic governor will appoint another judge to replace Dugan. For NPR News, I'm Sarah Lear in Milwaukee.
Swiss police say two managers of the bar at an alpine ski resort, where at least forty people died and more than one hundred were injured in a fire on New Year's Eve, are now under criminal investigation on allegations of negligence. Investigators say they think sparkling candles on top of champagne bottles ignited the ceiling. So the investigation continues. Officials say many of the victims were seriously burned in the fire that engulfed the bar's basement. I'm Janine Herbst, and you're listening to NPR News from Washington.
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Chapters
5 chapters
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What did President Trump say about the U.S. operation to capture Venezuelan President Maduro?
0:00–1:01
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How are Washington protesters and Venezuelan citizens reacting to the alleged kidnapping?
1:01–1:44
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What is the UN Security Council planning in response to the Venezuela crisis?
1:44–2:48
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Why is Milwaukee County Judge Hannah Dugan resigning after her conviction?
2:48–3:55
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What caused the deadly New Year's Eve fire at the Alpine ski resort bar?
3:55–4:38