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Venezuela's Constituent Assembly Fires Chief Prosecutor Luisa Ortega

4:31pm August 07, 2017

After the firing of Venezuela's public prosecutor, Luisa Ortega, on Sunday under the newly instituted National Constituent Assembly, NPR's Ari Shapiro checks in with Reuters correspondent Alexandra Ulmer for the latest from Venezuela.

Morning News Brief: North Korea Sanctions, Venezuela's Political Crisis

7:36am August 07, 2017

The U.N. Security Council voted to impose sanctions against North Korea for its missile launches. Anti-government fighters infiltrated a Venezuela military base — trying to start an uprising.

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Anti-Government Fighters In Venezuela Attack Army Base

7:36am August 07, 2017

by Philip Reeves

Two people were killed in what authorities called a "terrorist attack" at a military base in Venezuela. Twenty men in military uniforms infiltrated the base. Some escaped with weapons.

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Venezuela Crisis Latest: Venezuelan Troops Quash Attempted Anti-Government Attack

9:09pm August 06, 2017

by Philip Reeves

Violence and protests continue following a disputed election. Venezuelans awoke to news Sunday that a small group of armed men tried to overtake a major military base in the central city of Valencia.

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Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro watching a military parade during Army Day celebrations at Fort Tiuna in Caracas, Venezuela.

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Venezuelan Troops Say They Quashed Attempted Anti-Government Attack At Military Base

9:04pm August 06, 2017

by Amy Held

The political crisis in Venezuela is in a spiral following last Sunday's vote to elect a constituent assembly, which consolidated President Nicolás Maduro's control.

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An Overview Of Venezuela's Descent

8:11am August 05, 2017

In her three years as a reporter for The Associated Press in Venezuela, Hannah Dreier saw the country go from being wealthy to being a country in crisis. She joins NPR's Scott Simon to explain.

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New 'Constituent Assembly' To Sit In Venezuela

5:07am August 04, 2017

Gideon Long of the Financial Times talks with David Greene about events in Venezuela, as the "constituent assembly" backed by President Maduro and criticized by opponents plans to convene Friday.

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During a march last month in favor of President Michelle Bachelet's bill, a demonstrator displays a handkerchief with an embroidered image of a uterus and the word "free" in Spanish.

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Chilean Lawmakers Ease Abortion Restrictions — But Will The Court Agree?

5:45pm August 03, 2017

by Colin Dwyer

Chile passed a measure rolling back parts of its decades-old abortion ban, which is among the world's strictest. Now, that rollback goes before the constitution court. And its fate remains uncertain.

Joaquin "Jocko" Fajardo makes a spicy Mexican version of chop suey, a classic American Chinese dish. He tells us how his great-aunt learned to make the dish from the Asian employees at her Mexican restaurant in Los Angeles.

Chop Suey: A Classic Chinese-American Dish Takes On A Mexican Flair

4:12pm August 03, 2017

by Rhitu Chatterjee

Jocko Fajardo grew up in Arizona eating Mexican food. But his go-to comfort dish is a Chinese-American classic with a little Mexican thrown in. He tells us how the dish came to his family.

Brazilian President Michel Temer flashes a smile during a meeting in Rio de Janeiro on Sunday. The embattled leader has been one of the subjects of a vast, yearslong corruption probe that has snared many of the country's most powerful politicians and busi

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Embattled Brazilian President Survives Corruption Charge — For Now

8:18pm August 02, 2017

by Colin Dwyer

Brazil's lawmakers did not clear the threshold needed to suspend Michel Temer and allow him to stand trial for bribery. But it's unlikely prosecutors intend to drop the matter with Wednesday's vote.