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What are the charges against Venezuela’s deposed president Nicolás Maduro and his wife?
Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Dave Mattingley. Venezuela's deposed president Nicholas Maduro and his wife Celia Flores have pleaded not guilty to federal charges brought against them in New York City. The counts against Maduro include narco terrorism conspiracy and weapons charges. The two appeared in court yesterday at a hearing that lasted less than an hour. During the proceeding, Maduro said he'd been kidnapped by the US military and declared himself to be a prisoner of war. He said he was an innocent and decent man. If convicted, Maduro and his wife could face life in prison. The US military seized the couple early Saturday in an operation in Caracas. South Florida is home to the largest population of Venezuelans in the US.
How did President Trump’s comments affect Venezuelan expatriates and opposition leader María Karina Machado?
As NPR's Greg Allen reports from Miami, the community of expatriates is celebrating the arrest and prosecution of Maduro.
President Trump says with Maduro's ouster, his administration now supports another member of the Maduro regime, the newly sworn-in interim president Delcy Rodriguez. Especially troubling to Venezuelan expatriates were Trump's comments about opposition leader Maria Karina Machado. Trump said he believes she doesn't have the support and respect to be able to lead Venezuela. Since then, top Republicans, including Florida Senator Rick Scott, have tried to walk back those comments.
And I think it's gonna happen, but it's gonna take time to make that happen. Uh Maria Karina Machado will be part of the leadership of Venezuela, uh and I think she's well respected by Venezuelans.
Karina Machado is a Nobel Prize winner. This political coalition, according to the US, won the twenty twenty four election before it was stolen by the Maduro regime.
What promises has interim president Delcy Rodríguez made for peace and stability in Venezuela?
Greg Allen, NPR News, Miami.
Venezuela's interim president is pledging to help bring peace and stability to the country following the ouster of Nicolas Maduro. NPR's Kerry Khan has more.
Delce Rodriguez, Maduro's longtime vice president, was sworn in by her brother, who is the head of Venezuela's National Assembly. She pledged to bring Venezuela out of what she called these terrible times that threatened the peace and stability of the country. Maduro's son, also named Nicolas, gave an emotional pledge of support for the new leader.
Y pronto nos vamos a abrazar aquí en Venezuela.
The homeland is in good hands, papa, and we will hug each other soon here in Venezuela, he said. The younger Maduro was also a named defendant in the indictment against his father and stepmother.
Why is the CDC reducing the number of vaccines recommended for U.S. children?
A group of independent journalists say seven reporters were arrested outside the National Assembly. Carry Con NPR News, Bogota, Columbia.
Minnesota Governor Tim Wall says verbal attacks from President Trump and other Republicans are making it too difficult to run for re-election while continuing to serve. The former Democratic vice presidential nominee says he won't seek a third term amid a fraud investigation into childcare programs in the state and its Somalia community. This is NPR News. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is reducing the number of vaccines recommended for all children in the US and shifting several vaccines that had been previously recommended universally. This follows a presidential memorandum issued last month. It directed the Department of Health and Human Services and the CDC to review the list of vaccines recommended for the nation's children.
That memo came out the same day vaccine advisors voted to drop the recommendation that all newborns receive a hepatitis B vaccine the day they're born.
How are Northern California coastal communities coping with recent flooding and storm surge?
Some coastal communities in Northern California are still drying out from weekend flooding. Ezra David Romero with member station KQED says stormy weather led to many homes and businesses being surrounded by high water north of San Francisco.
A three foot tall line of grey sandbags and blue tarps blocks the entrance of Fitness SF in the Marin County City of Cortamandera. They're what mostly stops several feet of water from turning the gym into a pool. Ryan Davis is the gym's general manager. At least three feet of standing water surrounding the entire building that even with sandbags and plywood and tarps, it was still coming through.
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Chapters
5 chapters
1
What are the charges against Venezuela’s deposed president Nicolás Maduro and his wife?
0:01–0:49
2
How did President Trump’s comments affect Venezuelan expatriates and opposition leader María Karina Machado?
0:49–1:39
3
What promises has interim president Delcy Rodríguez made for peace and stability in Venezuela?
1:39–2:28
4
Why is the CDC reducing the number of vaccines recommended for U.S. children?
2:28–3:35
5
How are Northern California coastal communities coping with recent flooding and storm surge?
3:35–4:39