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After Maduro’s capture, Venezuelans in Caracas reckon with a weekend ‘for the history books’

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By Mary Triny Mena, Max Saltman, CNN Caracas, Venezuela (CNN) — The morning after US forces bombed Caracas, dragged President Nicolás Maduro out of bed, carted him over the Caribbean and installed him in a Brooklyn jail, many Venezuelans hurried to the grocery store.

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  1. Venezuela's Nicolás Maduro, wife arrive in New York to face prosecution after capture

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    After Maduro’s capture, Venezuelans in Caracas reckon with a weekend ‘for the history books’

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  1. Anchorage Daily News

    How the U.S. captured Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro (opens Anchorage Daily News)

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    Anchorage Daily News's feed description

    Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Dan Caine says U.S. forces had practiced maneuvers for months and got the go-ahead from Trump late Friday.

  2. Fox News

    SEE PICS: Venezuelans worldwide celebrate as exiles react to Maduro’s capture (opens Fox News)

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    Nicolás Maduro's capture sparks Venezuelan celebrations worldwide as President Donald Trump announced the detention following a U.S. military operation.

  3. MyNorthwest

    How the US captured Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro (opens MyNorthwest)

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    WASHINGTON (AP) — After months of growing military pressure on Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, President Donald Trump ordered a brazen operation into the

  4. WSVN Miami

    Maduro arrives in US after stunning capture in operation that Trump says will let US ‘run’ Venezuela - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports (opens WSVN Miami)

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    WSVN Miami's feed description

    CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Deposed Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro arrived in the United States to face criminal charges after being captured in an audacious nighttime military operation that President

  5. NBC Chicago

    Venezuela's Nicolás Maduro, wife arrive in New York to face prosecution after capture (opens NBC Chicago)

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    NBC Chicago's feed description

    Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife arrived in New York on Saturday to face prosecution after they were captured by U.S. military forces.

  6. 12News Now Beaumont

    Maduro arrives in US after stunning capture in operation that Trump says will let US 'run' Venezuela (opens 12News Now Beaumont)

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    12News Now Beaumont's feed description

    The Venezuelan president and his wife will face prosecution in connection with a federal indictment accusing them of participating in a narco-terrorism conspiracy.

  7. WMUR

    Maduro arrives in US; Trump says US will 'run' Venezuela (opens WMUR)

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    Deposed Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro arrived in the United States to face criminal charges after being captured in a nighttime military operation.

  8. MyNorthwest

    A tense calm holds on Venezuela a day after Maduro was deposed by US (opens MyNorthwest)

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    CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — A tense calm held in Venezuela on Sunday, one day after President Nicolás Maduro was deposed and captured in an American military

  9. MyNorthwest

    Photos of Caracas the day after U.S. forces captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro (opens MyNorthwest)

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    A tense calm held in Venezuela on Sunday, a day after President Nicolas Maduro was deposed and captured in an American military operation.

  10. WDIO Duluth

    The Latest: Uncertainty and legal questions remain after US captures Maduro (opens WDIO Duluth)

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    WDIO Duluth's feed description

    A tense calm hangs over Venezuela after a U.S. military operation deposed President Nicolás Maduro. He was brought to New York to face narco-terrorism charges. President Trump said the U.S. would run Venezuela and sell its oil. Maduro and his wife arrived in New York on Saturday.

  11. Delaware Public Media

    How the U.S. operation against now-deposed President Maduro played out (opens Delaware Public Media)

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    Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro was captured by American forces in the early hours of Saturday morning in an operation that the U.S. government said took months to plan.

  12. NBC News

    A CIA team, steel doors and a fateful phone call: How the U.S. captured Maduro in Venezuela (opens NBC News)

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    President Donald Trump gave the Venezuelan leader one last chance to step down, telling Nicolás Maduro in a private call that he had to go.

  13. NPR

    Venezuelans at home and abroad respond to the U.S. operation and Maduro's capture (opens NPR)

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    Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro arrived in New York City to face criminal charges. There are now fears of a power vacuum in the country as President Trump says the U.S. will "run" the nation.

  14. Gothamist

    Former Venezuelan President Maduro to appear in Manhattan federal court Monday (opens Gothamist)

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    Maduro and his wife were captured by U.S. forces during a military operation in Caracas and face narco-terrorism charges in New York.

  15. Foxla

    Who is Nicolás Maduro? Venezuelan president captured by US forces (opens Foxla)

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    Nicolás Maduro’s rise from unionized bus driver to the president who oversaw Venezuela’s economic collapse began 40 years ago.

  16. KTVZ Bend

    U.S. captures Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro in surprise military raid (opens KTVZ Bend)

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    NEW YORK CITY, NY (NBC) -- Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro is in U.S. custody in New York tonight after a surprise overnight military operation on his compound in Caracas, dramatically reshaping the political future of Venezuela and raising urgent legal and diplomatic questions in Washington.

  17. Fox News

    Venezuelan leader Maduro, wife arrive at Brooklyn detention facility after capture by US forces (opens Fox News)

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    Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro and his wife arrived at the Metropolitan Detention Center in New York Saturday night after their capture by U.S. forces.

  18. NPR

    What we know about the military operation to capture Maduro (opens NPR)

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    Details are emerging about how U.S. forces entered Venezuela and seized President Nicolas Maduro.

  19. Fox News

    Maduro arraignment expected after helicopters fly Venezuelan leader to New York City (opens Fox News)

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    Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro is in custody in New York City on Sunday after President Donald Trump ordered a "large scale strike" on his compound in Venezuela. Maduro, abducted with his wife, is expected to face steep charges from the Justice Department.

  20. New York Post

    Ousted Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro arrives in NYC by helicopter hours after capture by US (opens New York Post)

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    Ousted Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, touched down in New York City Saturday night after being captured by US forces in a daring overnight operation Saturday morning.

  21. The Atlantic

    Photos: The Venezuelan Diaspora Celebrates the Capture of Maduro (opens The Atlantic)

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    The Atlantic's feed description

    Across Latin America, Venezuelans living outside of their home country gathered in the streets and squares of their host nations, celebrating the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro by U.S. military forces.

  22. WHDH Boston

    Maduro arrives in US after stunning capture in operation that Trump says will let US ‘run’ Venezuela - Boston News, Weather, Sports (opens WHDH Boston)

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    WHDH Boston's feed description

    CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Deposed Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro arrived in the United States to face criminal charges after being captured in an audacious nighttime military operation that President

  23. amNewYork

    New York Venezuelans have mixed feelings about Nicolas Maduro’s arrest and detention in the Big Apple (opens amNewYork)

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    Venezuelans living in New York City reacted with a mix of relief, outrage, and uncertainty after President Donald Trump announced the arrest of Nicolas Maduro

  24. KRDO

    Nicolás Maduro’s capture by US met with celebrations in South Florida and apprehension in Caracas (opens KRDO)

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    CNN By Ray Sanchez, CNN (CNN) — After word spread early Saturday that Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife were captured by US forces in

  25. Breitbart News

    Venezuelans Celebrate U.S. Arrest of Nicolás Maduro (opens Breitbart News)

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    Breitbart News's feed description

    Venezuelans celebrated when it was announced that the United States captured Venezuela's socialist dictator Nicolás Maduro.

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