Trump’s strike on Venezuela gives the U.S. 30% of the world’s oil reserves on paper and a $100 billion rebuilding job in reality

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President Donald Trump’s plans to restore Venezuela’s beleaguered oil industry faces a series of challenges that will cost U.S. oil companies many billions of dollars to overcome. Over the weekend, U.S. forces arrested Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on drug trafficking charges, with Trump claiming the U.S. would “run” the country and take over the country’s … Read more

Cuba defiant as it braces for post-Maduro era

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Will GrantBBC’s Mexico, Central America and Cuba correspondent, Colombia EPA/Shutterstock Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel addressed a rally in Havana in support of Venezuela, condemning Washington’s operation After Venezuela, there is no nation in the Americas more affected by the events in Caracas than Cuba. The two nations have shared a political vision of state-led socialism … Read more

Insight Partners sued by former vice president Kate Lowry

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Kate Lowry, a former vice president at Insight Partners, is suing the firm, alleging disability discrimination, gender discrimination, and wrongful termination, according to a suit filed on December 30 in San Mateo County, California, and seen by TechCrunch.   Insight Partners did not immediately respond to TechCrunch’s request for comment.  Lowry told TechCrunch she filed the suit because she believes “too many … Read more

Venezuela swears in interim leader after Maduro appears in court

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Fiona Nimoniand Madeline Halpert Getty Images Delcy Rodriguez was sworn in as the interim president of Venezuela on Monday Delcy Rodriguez has been sworn in as Venezuela’s interim president in a parliamentary session that began with demands for the release from US custody of ousted leader Nicolas Maduro. Rodriguez, 56, vice president since 2018, said … Read more