Coverage dated September 30, 2022 to October 1, 2022

Venezuela swaps 7 jailed Americans for Maduro relatives

Headline from WCNC

This is the largest trade of detained citizens ever carried out by the Biden administration.

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Reports & sources

62 articles, oldest first.

  1. WHEC Rochester

    Venezuela releases 7 jailed Americans; US frees 2 prisoners (opens WHEC Rochester)

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    WHEC Rochester's feed description

    Venezuela’s government has freed seven Americans imprisoned in the South American country in exchange for the release of two nephews of President Nicholas Maduro’s wife who had been jailed for years by the United States on drug smuggling convictions.

  2. Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

    Venezuela releases 7 jailed Americans; U.S. frees 2 prisoners (opens Arkansas Democrat-Gazette)

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    Arkansas Democrat-Gazette's feed description

    Venezuela on Saturday freed seven Americans imprisoned in the South American country in exchange for the release of two nephews of President Nicholas Maduro's wife who had been jailed for years by the United States on drug smuggling convictions, a senior U.S. official said.

  3. WCNC

    Venezuela swaps 7 jailed Americans for Maduro relatives (opens WCNC)

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    WCNC's feed description

    This is the largest trade of detained citizens ever carried out by the Biden administration.

  4. NPR

    Venezuela frees seven Americans as part of the largest prisoner swap under Biden (opens NPR)

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    NPR's feed description

    The release of the Americans, including five oil executives, is in exchange for the freedom of two nephews of the Venezuelan president's wife.

  5. WNYT Albany

    In rare swap, Venezuela has released 7 jailed Americans in exchange for the US freeing two relatives of President Maduro (opens WNYT Albany)

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    WNYT Albany's feed description

    In rare swap, Venezuela has released 7 jailed Americans in exchange for the US freeing two relatives of President Maduro.

  6. Fox News

    Seven detained Americans freed in exchange for release of 'narco nephews' in Venezuela prisoner swap (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    The White House on Saturday announced that Venezuela had freed seven U.S. prisoners in exchange for two Venezuelans who are relatives of Nicolas Maduro's wife.

  7. Deutsche Welle

    Venezuela frees 7 US citizens in swap for Maduro relatives | DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Deutsche Welle's feed description

    Venezuela has released seven Americans, including five oil executives, in exchange for the release of two nephews of Venezuela's first lady who were jailed in the US on narcotics convictions.

  8. Digital Journal

    Venezuela frees 7 Americans in swap for Maduro wife's nephews (opens Digital Journal)

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    Digital Journal's feed description

    President Joe Biden took the "painful decision" of greenlighting a prisoner swap Saturday with Caracas that freed seven Americans for two Venezuelans who

  9. Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

    Venezuela, U.S. swap prisoners (opens Arkansas Democrat-Gazette)

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    Arkansas Democrat-Gazette's feed description

    Venezuela has freed seven imprisoned Americans in exchange for the United States releasing two nephews of President Nicolas Maduro's wife who had been jailed for years on drug smuggling conspiracy convictions, the White House announced Saturday.

  10. Hot Air

  11. The Guardian

    Venezuela swaps prisoners with US in hint of thawing relations (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Exchange of Maduro nephews for seven Americans is unusual gesture of goodwill from socialist president but Washington denies any change in policy

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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