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Ex-Venezuelan first lady Cilia Flores seeks release from jail, citing heart ailment

Headline from WTOP Washington DC, on the newest of 2 developments

NEW YORK (AP) — Venezuela’s former first lady wants to be let out of jail while she and her husband await trial on U.S. drug trafficking charges. Cilia Flores, the wife of ex-Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, “deserves the opportunity to await her trial while on home confinement” while dealing wi…

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  1. Maduro's wife seeks home detention ahead of trial citing ‘serious' cardiac condition

    Headline from NBC 6 South Florida ·

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    Ex-Venezuelan first lady Cilia Flores seeks release from jail, citing heart ailment

    Headline from WTOP Washington DC ·

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  1. NBC 6 South Florida

    Maduro's wife seeks home detention ahead of trial citing ‘serious' cardiac condition (opens NBC 6 South Florida)

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    NBC 6 South Florida's feed description

    The wife of former Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro, Cilia Flores, requested home detention pending trial on Wednesday, citing a “serious” cardiac condition. Mark Donnelly, an attorney for Flores, said she “deserves the opportunity to await her trial while on home confinement, recovering from invasi…

  2. Latin Times

    Nicolás Maduro's Wife Cilia Flores Seeks Release From Brooklyn Jail Over Severe Heart Condition (opens Latin Times)

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    Latin Times's feed description

    Cilia Flores, the wife of ousted Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro, is asking a federal judge to release her from a Brooklyn detention center so she can undergo cardiac treatment and await trial under extraordinarily restrictive home confinement in New York.

  3. NBC News

    Nicolás Maduro’s wife seeks home detention ahead of trial citing ‘serious’ heart condition (opens NBC News)

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    NBC News's feed description

    The wife of former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, Cilia Flores, asked a federal judge late Wednesday to release her from jail pending trial, citing a “serious” heart condition.

  4. WTOP Washington DC

    Ex-Venezuelan first lady Cilia Flores seeks release from jail, citing heart ailment (opens WTOP Washington DC)

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    WTOP Washington DC's feed description

    NEW YORK (AP) — Venezuela’s former first lady wants to be let out of jail while she and her husband await trial on U.S. drug trafficking charges. Cilia Flores, the wife of ex-Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, “deserves the opportunity to await her trial while on home confinement” while dealing wi…

  5. Al Jazeera

    Maduro’s wife seeks home detention as heart condition worsens in US custody (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    Her lawyers say Flores needs cardiac treatment and recovery facilities a detention centre cannot provide.

  6. New York Post

    Ex-Venezuelan first lady Cilia Flores seeks release from NYC jail, citing heart ailment (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    Venezuela’s former first lady wants to be let out of jail while she and her husband await trial on US drug trafficking charges.

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