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Nicolás Maduro tells New York court new torture allegations are ‘false’
By Associated Press
Rewritten indictment accuses ex-Venezuela president and wife Cilia Flores of leading campaign of torture
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/15/nicolas-maduro-torture-allegations-cilia-flores
#NicolsMaduro #NewYork #USnews #Venezuela #Torture #TheGuardian #AssociatedPress
Nicolás Maduro tells New York court new torture allegations are ‘false’ https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/15/nicolas-maduro-torture-allegations-cilia-flores #NicolsMaduro #NewYork #UsNews #Venezuela #Torture
Fugitive businessman taken into US custody in Venezuela bribery case https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/12/fugitive-venezuela-bribery-case #UsCrime #UsNews #Venezuela #UsPolitics #NicolsMaduro #Americas
Fugitive businessman taken into US custody in Venezuela bribery case
By Associated Press
A businessman wanted in the US for allegedly bribing top Venezuelan officials has been taken into custody
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/12/fugitive-venezuela-bribery-case
#UScrime #USnews #Venezuela #USpolitics #NicolsMaduro #Americas #TheGuardian #AssociatedPress
Nicolás Maduro’s wife to appear in court to push for release from New York jail
By Associated Press
Lawyers for Cilia Flores, wife of the ousted Venezuelan president, to urge judge to put her under house arrest
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/08/cilia-flores-nicolas-maduro-new-york-court
#NicolsMaduro #Venezuela #LawUS #Trumpadministration #USnews #USpolitics #NewYork #USattackonVenezuela #TheGuardian #AssociatedPress
Nicolás Maduro’s wife to appear in court to push for release from New York jail https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/08/cilia-flores-nicolas-maduro-new-york-court #NicolsMaduro #Venezuela #LawUs #TrumpAdministration #UsNews #UsPolitics #NewYork #UsAttackOnVenezuela
‘It’s utter surrealism’: Venezuela’s Chavistas lament government’s embrace of Trump https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/01/venezuela-hugo-chavez-supporters-critical-delcy-rodriguez-embrace-of-trump #Venezuela #HugoChvez #DelcyRodrguez #NicolsMaduro #Americas #UsNews #WorldNews
‘It’s utter surrealism’: Venezuela’s Chavistas lament government’s embrace of Trump
By Camille Rodríguez Montilla in Caracas and Tom Phillips in Rio de Janeiro
Diehard Hugo Chávez supporters struggle to comprehend ideological U-turn being executed by Delcy Rodríguez’s interim administration
#Venezuela #HugoChvez #DelcyRodrguez #NicolsMaduro #Americas #USnews #Worldnews #TheGuardian #CamilleRodrguezMontillainCaracas #TomPhillipsinRiodeJaneiro
The truth behind Donald Trump’s ‘biggest oil deal in world history’
By Aram Roston in Washington
The US’s oil deal with Venezuela faces multiple legal and logistical problems, including questions about whether it can be implemented
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/26/donald-trump-oil-deal-with-venezuela
#USforeignpolicy #Venezuela #Trumpadministration #Oil #USnews #Americas #USpolitics #Worldnews #DonaldTrump #Oilandgascompanies #NicolsMaduro #TheGuardian #AramRostoninWashington
The truth behind Donald Trump’s ‘biggest oil deal in world history’ https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/26/donald-trump-oil-deal-with-venezuela #UsForeignPolicy #Venezuela #TrumpAdministration #Oil #UsNews #Americas #UsPolitics #WorldNews #DonaldTrump #OilAndGasCompanies #NicolsMaduro
Venezuela’s Delcy Rodríguez hails ‘historic meeting’ with Donald Trump in New York
By Tom Phillips Latin America correspondent
Interim president, who agreed a 65bn-barrel oil deal with the US, did not say whether she would visit her snatched predecessor, Nicolás Maduro, in jail
#DelcyRodrguez #DonaldTrump #Venezuela #USnews #Americas #NicolsMaduro #TheGuardian #TomPhillipsLatinAmericacorrespondent
Venezuela’s Delcy Rodríguez hails ‘historic meeting’ with Donald Trump in New York https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/sep/23/venezuela-delcy-rodriguez-meeting-donald-trump-new-york #DelcyRodrguez #DonaldTrump #Venezuela #UsNews #Americas #NicolsMaduro
The US and Venezuela: a century-old relationship drenched in oil
By Oliver Holmes, Seán Clarke and Lucy Swan
A visual look at how Washington’s relationship with Caracas has gone from cordial to ‘predatory’
#Venezuela #USforeignpolicy #Trumpadministration #NicolsMaduro #HugoChvez #Americas #USnews #Worldnews #TheGuardian #OliverHolmes #SenClarke #LucySwan
Venezuela’s Maduro in court for pre-trial hearing in US drug trafficking case https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jul/22/nicolas-maduro-court-us-drug-trafficking-case #NewYork #NicolsMaduro #TrumpAdministration #Venezuela #UsNews
Venezuela’s Maduro in court for pre-trial hearing in US drug trafficking case
By Associated Press
Venezuelan president and his wife, Cilia Flores, have been held at Brooklyn jail and both have pleaded not guilty
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jul/22/nicolas-maduro-court-us-drug-trafficking-case
#NewYork #NicolsMaduro #Trumpadministration #Venezuela #USnews #TheGuardian #AssociatedPress
Venezuela’s interim government and opposition to begin formal talks
By Tiago Rogero South America correspondent
Nobel laureate María Corina Machado will not lead negotiations over new elections, contrary to expectations
#Venezuela #DelcyRodrguez #MaraCorinaMachado #USforeignpolicy #Trumpadministration #NicolsMaduro #Americas #Worldnews #TheGuardian #TiagoRogeroSouthAmericacorrespondent
A revolution in ruins: fury amid the rubble of a housing project in quake-hit Venezuela
By Tom Phillips in Caraballeda. Photographs by Manu Quintero
Discontent with Trump-backed government mounts as Chávez heirs struggle to respond to disaster for which they seem ill-prepared
#Venezuela #NicolsMaduro #HugoChvez #DelcyRodrguez #DonaldTrump #USnews #Americas #Worldnews #TheGuardian #TomPhillipsinCaraballedaPhotographsbyManuQuintero
Wednesday briefing: After two powerful earthquakes, what is the reality on the ground in Venezuela? https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jul/01/wednesday-briefing-after-two-powerful-earthquakes-what-is-the-reality-on-the-ground-in-venezuela #Venezuela #Earthquakes #Americas #WorldNews #DelcyRodrguez #NicolsMaduro #TrumpAdministration
The Guardian view on Venezuela’s earthquake: a test of state capacity and Trump’s promises | Editorial https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jun/29/the-guardian-view-on-venezuelas-earthquake-a-test-of-state-capacity-and-trumps-promises #Venezuela #Earthquakes #DelcyRodrguez #NicolsMaduro #UsForeignPolicy #DonaldTrump #UsPolitics #Oil #MaraCorinaMachado #TrumpAdministration
Venezuelan earthquakes test Trump’s new western hemisphere policy after gutting of USAID https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jun/28/venezuelan-earthquakes-test-trumps-new-western-hemisphere-policy-after-gutting-of-usaid #UsForeignPolicy #UsNews #NicolsMaduro #TrumpAdministration #WorldNews #Americas #Venezuela #MarcoRubio #DelcyRodrguez #UsPolitics
The vanishing of Nicolás Maduro: how the former dictator is being erased from Venezuela https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jun/10/maduro-venezuela-erased #Venezuela #NicolsMaduro #Americas #WorldNews
NPR Topics: News | DOJ charges Google staffer over Polymarket trades netting $1.2 million by Bobby Allyn
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A Google software engineer, Michele Spagnuolo—who operated under the username “AlphaRaccoon”—was arrested and charged with commodities fraud, wire fraud, money laundering and related offenses after using confidential internal Google search data to place bets on the prediction‑market platform Polymarket, netting roughly $1.2 million in profit; prosecutors allege he wagered that the rapper D4vd would become the most‑searched person in 2025, a bet made possible only because he accessed non‑public Google analytics, and Google confirmed the employee has been placed on leave and is cooperating with the federal investigation, which comes amid growing scrutiny of prediction‑market sites and similar insider‑trading cases involving other individuals and regulatory debates.
Read more: https://www.npr.org/2026/05/27/nx-s1-5836659/google-polymarket-insider-trading-doj-charges
#MicheleSpagnuolo #Google #Polymarket #DonaldTrump #CFTC #NicolsMaduro #DonaldTrumpJr
US Top News and Analysis | Google employee charged with $1M Polymarket insider trading bet on search term
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Federal prosecutors in the Southern District of New York have charged Google staff information‑security engineer Michele Spagnuolo with money‑laundering, commodities fraud and wire fraud after alleging he used confidential internal data to place insider bets on Polymarket, a prediction‑market platform. By exploiting a Google tool that gave him access to non‑public “Year in Search” data, Spagnuolo allegedly placed trades that correctly predicted which singer would be Google’s most‑searched person in 2025, netting about $1.2 million. He was arrested, released on a $2.25 million bond, and placed on leave by Google, which said it is cooperating with law enforcement. Polymarket, which cooperated with the U.S. Attorney’s Office and the CFTC, noted this is the second high‑profile insider‑trading case on its platform in just over a month, following an earlier arrest of a former U.S. Army Special Forces sergeant for similar misconduct.
Read more: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/05/27/google-employee-polymarket-insider-trading.html
#Google #Polymarket #MicheleSpagnuolo #CFTC #SouthernDistrict #GannonKenVanDyke #NicolsMaduro
BBC News | 'Monitoring the situation': Why young men are drawn to prediction markets
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'Prediction markets'—online platforms where users bet on outcomes ranging from sports results to geopolitical events—have exploded into a multi‑billion‑dollar industry, attracting especially young men. The article follows 26‑year‑old former Walmart shelf‑stacker Cameron George, now a full‑time crypto trader and content creator who promotes these markets on social media, and explains why they appeal to men: they intersect with traditionally male‑dominated online cultures (sports betting, crypto speculation, “finance bro” memes), offer a sense of intelligence and competition, and are framed as commodity‑futures trading rather than gambling, allowing bets in all 50 U.S. states. Studies show 71 % of users are male and a quarter of 18‑24‑year‑old men have used a market in the past six months, but most lose money while a tiny elite—often aided by AI bots or insider information—captures the bulk of profits. Critics warn that the platforms downplay risk, normalize gambling, and enable insider‑trading scandals, prompting regulatory scrutiny and calls for better consumer protections, while companies such as Kalshi and Polymarket claim to be improving gender balance and policing illicit activity.
Read more: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c93xv27kpwxo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss
#CameronGeorge #Polymarket #Kalshi #MorningConsult #NicolsMaduro
Did Trump really rescue Venezuela? – podcast https://www.theguardian.com/news/audio/2026/may/20/did-trump-really-rescue-venezuela-podcast #Venezuela #UsForeignPolicy #Americas #UsNews #WorldNews #NicolsMaduro #DonaldTrump
The Guardian view on Cuba: Trump says he can do ‘anything I want’ to the island. It doesn’t belong to him | Editorial https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/may/17/the-guardian-view-on-cuba-trump-says-he-can-do-anything-i-want-to-the-island-it-doesnt-belong-to-him #Cuba #RalCastro #FidelCastro #DonaldTrump #UsNews #UsPolitics #MarcoRubio #Cia #Venezuela #NicolsMaduro #UnitedNations #Oil #Economics #WorldNews
US military strike kills two pushing death toll in alleged ‘narco boat’ campaign to at least 188 https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/05/us-military-strike-alleged-drugs-boat-caribbean-sea-pacific #UsNews #TrumpAdministration #UsForeignPolicy #NicolsMaduro #Americas #UsMilitary
BBC News | US soldier accused of betting on Maduro's removal pleads not guilty to fraud charges
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A U.S. Army Special Forces master sergeant, 38‑year‑old Gannon Ken Van Dyke, was arraigned in New York federal court after being accused of using classified intelligence about a secret operation to remove Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro to place bets on the cryptocurrency‑based prediction market Polymarket. Prosecutors say he profited by more than $400,000 by purchasing dozens of bets between late December and early January that predicted U.S. forces would move into Venezuela and that Maduro would be ousted, allegedly violating non‑disclosure agreements and committing unlawful use of confidential government information, theft of non‑public information, commodities and wire fraud, and illegal monetary transactions. Van Dyke pleaded not guilty, was released on a $250,000 bond with travel restrictions, and his case marks the first DOJ insider‑trading charge involving a prediction market.
Read more: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cd0p54j9r9vo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss
US soldier pleads not guilty to charges of betting on Nicolás Maduro’s ouster https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/28/us-soldier-maduro-betting-charges-plea #UsCrime #UsMilitary #UsNews #Polymarket #PredictionMarkets #NicolsMaduro #Venezuela #Americas
US strike kills three on alleged narco boat as campaign death toll hits 185 https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/27/us-three-killed-boat-alleged-narco-eastern-pacific #UsForeignPolicy #DonaldTrump #TrumpAdministration #Americas #NicolsMaduro
US soldier involved in Maduro raid charged over alleged bets on capture https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/23/maduro-raid-soldier-charged #UsNews #NicolsMaduro #Venezuela #UsCrime #UsMilitary #PredictionMarkets #WorldNews #Americas
US reopens embassy in Venezuela in significant thawing of relations https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/30/us-reopens-embassy-venezuela #Venezuela #TrumpAdministration #NicolsMaduro #Americas #UsNews #UsPolitics #WorldNews
A smile and a handshake as Maduro case drags Venezuela crisis to New York court https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/26/nicolas-maduro-cilia-flores-court #NicolsMaduro #NewYork #Venezuela #WorldNews #UsNews #Americas
Nicolás Maduro appears again in New York court on ‘narco-terrorism’ charges https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/26/nicolas-maduro-federal-court-narco-terrorism-case #NicolsMaduro #Venezuela #UsNews #LawUs #NewYork #UsAttackOnVenezuela #Americas
https://www.europesays.com/dk/?p=49192 While US battles Iran, Denmark was preparing to deny Washington access to Greenland #Greenland #MikeLevin #NicolsMaduro #roseth #TomRoseth #TroelsLundPoulsen #trumps
Trump convenes ‘Shield of Americas’ summit with 12 Latin American leaders https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/07/trump-shield-of-americas-summit #DonaldTrump #UsForeignPolicy #TrumpAdministration #Mexico #Venezuela #ClaudiaSheinbaum #NicolsMaduro #Argentina #Bolivia #Chile #CostaRica #DominicanRepublic #Ecuador #ElSalvador #Guyana #Honduras #Panama #Paraguay #TrinidadAndTobago #UsPolitics #UsNews #Caribbean #Americas #WorldNews
From ‘peace president’ to Operation Epic Fury: Donald Trump’s road to war https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/07/from-peace-president-to-operation-epic-fury-donald-trumps-road-to-war #DonaldTrump #UsisraelWarOnIran #UsNews #Iran #Israel #BenjaminNetanyahu #MiddleEastAndNorthAfrica #NicolsMaduro
Iran is not Venezuela, despite Trump’s hopes of repeating ‘regime capture’ strategy https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/06/iran-venezuela-trump-regime-capture #UsisraelWarOnIran #Iran #Venezuela #Americas #MiddleEastAndNorthAfrica #WorldNews #DonaldTrump #UsForeignPolicy #DelcyRodrguez #NicolsMaduro
Trump suggests US could carry out ‘friendly takeover’ of Cuba https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/27/trump-cuba-regime-change #DonaldTrump #Cuba #UsNews #NicolsMaduro #Venezuela #Americas #Caribbean #WorldNews #UsForeignPolicy
US forces board second oil tanker linked to Venezuela - video https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/video/2026/feb/15/us-forces-board-second-oil-tanker-linked-to-venezuela-video #UsNews #Venezuela #TrumpAdministration #NicolsMaduro
Venezuela’s Machado says close ally kidnapped by ‘heavily armed’ men hours after prison release https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/feb/09/machado-ally-juan-pablo-guanipa-kidnapped-venezuela #Venezuela #MaraCorinaMachado #Americas #WorldNews #NicolsMaduro #DelcyRodrguez