| Venezuela Newsletter for Thursday April 30, 2026 ( 14 items ) |
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"International law hasn't disappeared" - Philippa Webb on the UN, Maduro and a world under strain
LONDON, England, April 28 -- SOAS, University of London posted the following news:
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"International law hasn't disappeared" - Philippa Webb on the UN, Maduro and a world under strain
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"It is a moment of rupture." That much Philippa Webb concedes immediately. But the Professor of Public International Law at Oxford's Blavatnik School of Government is firm about what rupture does not mean. "International law hasn't disappeared," she says. "It is a scaffolding that underpins many activities
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Ahead of SCOTUS Arguments, Markey, Pressley, Blunt Rochester, Wasserman Schultz, Advocates Demand Court Defend Temporary Protected Status
WASHINGTON, April 28 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release:
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Ahead of SCOTUS Arguments, Markey, Pressley, Blunt Rochester, Wasserman Schultz, Advocates Demand Court Defend Temporary Protected Status
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High Court Will Take Up Trump Administration's Effort to End TPS for Haiti, Venezuela, Syria, and Other Nations in Crisis
Washington (April 28, 2026) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) alongside Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07), Senator Lisa
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American Airlines and America250 Take Flight, Unveil Commemorative Aircraft at DFW
FORT WORTH, Texas, April 30 -- American Airlines posted the following news on April 29, 2026:
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American Airlines and America250 take flight, unveil commemorative aircraft at DFW
Aircraft will fly from DFW to MIA to service the inaugural flight from Miami to Caracas, Venezuela.
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As American Airlines marks its centennial year, the airline today unveiled a special America250 commemorative aircraft, celebrating 250 years since the signing of the Declaration of Independence and honoring th
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Assistant Secretary of War for Cyber Policy Sutton Testifies Before House Armed Services Subcommittee
WASHINGTON, April 30 -- The House Armed Services Subcommittee on Cyber, Information Technologies and Innovation released the following testimony by Katherine Sutton, Assistant Secretary of War for Cyber Policy and Principal Cyber Advisor to the Secretary of War, from an April 21, 2026, hearing on Cyber Posture:
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Chairman Bacon, Ranking Member Khanna, and distinguished members of the Committee, thank you for the invitation to testify to discuss the Department of War's (DoW) cyber posture
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Diaz-Balart's FY 2027 NSRP Bill Approved by House Appropriations Committee
WASHINGTON, April 28 -- Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart, R-Florida, issued the following news release:
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Diaz-Balart's FY 2027 NSRP Bill Approved by House Appropriations Committee
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WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congressman Mario Diaz-Balart (FL-26), Vice Chair of the House Committee on Appropriations and Chairman of the Subcommittee on National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs, issued the following statement after the Committee's approval of the Fiscal Year 2027 National Security,
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Governor Of Sinaloa And Nine Other Current And Former Mexican Officials Charged With Drug Trafficking And Weapons Offenses
NEW YORK, April 29 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York posted the following news release:
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Governor Of Sinaloa And Nine Other Current And Former Mexican Officials Charged With Drug Trafficking And Weapons Offenses
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United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Jay Clayton, and Administrator of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration ("DEA"), Terrance C. Cole, announced today the unsealing of an indictment charging RUBEN ROCHA MOYA,
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Hudson Institute Issues Commentary to Washington Times: China's Rage Machine - Power or Performance?
WASHINGTON, April 29 -- Hudson Institute, a research organization that says it promotes leadership for a secure, free and prosperous future, issued the following commentary on April 28, 2026, by Miles Yu, director and senior fellow of the China Center, to the Washington Times:
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China's Rage Machine: Power or Performance?
The louder Beijing gets, the more it betrays its limitations.
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The Chinese Communist Party is shouting again.
In recent weeks, Beijing has issued a fresh round of "s
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ICYMI: Pressley Demands Supreme Court Defend Temporary Protected Status
WASHINGTON, April 29 -- Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news:
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ICYMI: Pressley Demands Supreme Court Defend Temporary Protected Status
Today, High Court Hears Oral Arguments in Trump Administration's Effort to End TPS for Haiti, Venezuela, Syria, and Other Nations in Crisis
House Recently Passed Pressley Petition to Extend Haiti TPS
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In case you missed it, Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07) held a press conference alongside colleagues and a coalition of
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Institute for Energy Research: UAE Leaves OPEC
WASHINGTON, April 29 [Category: Energy] -- The Institute for Energy Research posted the following commentary:
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The UAE Leaves OPEC
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Key Takeaways
1 The United Arab Emirates will withdraw from OPEC and OPEC+ on May 1 and chart its own course with regard to oil production through the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company.
2 The UAE has been pursuing higher production, and has invested heavily to achieve a target of around five million barrels per day, but was only producing about 3.4 million
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Kaine, Schiff, and Gallego Slam Senate Republican Blocking of Cuba War Powers Resolution
WASHINGTON, April 28 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release:
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Kaine, Schiff, and Gallego Slam Senate Republican Blocking of Cuba War Powers Resolution
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WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Tim Kaine (D-VA), Adam Schiff (D-CA), and Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) slammed Senate Republicans for blocking their War Powers Resolution to prevent the use of the U.S. military to launch a new war against Cuba. President Donald Trump has already ordered an illegal military bloc
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U.S. Cyber Commander Rudd Testifies Before House Armed Services Subcommittee
WASHINGTON, April 30 -- The House Armed Services Subcommittee on Cyber, Information Technologies and Innovation released the following testimony by Army Gen. Joshua Rudd, commander of the U.S. Cyber Command, director of the National Security Agency, and chief of the Central Security Service, from an April 21, 2026, hearing entitled "Cyber Posture of the Department of Defense":
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Chairman Bacon, Ranking Member Khanna, and distinguished members of the subcommittee, thank you for the privile
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VIDEO: Carbajal Questions Defense Secretary Hegseth at Committee Hearing
WASHINGTON, April 29 -- Rep. Salud Carbajal, D-California, issued the following news release:
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VIDEO: Carbajal Questions Defense Secretary Hegseth at Committee Hearing
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During today's House Armed Services Committee hearing on the Department of Defense FY27 Budget Request, U.S. Representative Salud Carbajal (D-CA-24) questioned Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on a wide range of topics: the cost of the ongoing war in Iran, the Administration lifting sanctions on Russian oil, and the new D
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WITH FIERCE WORDS AND JOYFUL SONGS AT THE SUPREME COURT,TPS HOLDERS FIGHT FOR THEIR LIVES AND FUTURES
WASHINGTON, April 29 [Category: Law/Legal -- Haitian Bridge Alliance, a grassroots community organization that advocates for fair and humane immigration policies and provides migrants and immigrants with humanitarian, legal and social services, issued the following news release:
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WITH FIERCE WORDS AND JOYFUL SONGS AT THE SUPREME COURT,TPS HOLDERS FIGHT FOR THEIR LIVES AND FUTURES
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Contact :
Palmira Figueroa, NDLON, pfigueroa@ndlon.org
Martin Pineda, Carecen-LA, MPineda@carecen-la.o
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Yale University: Modern Lifestyles Affect How the Gut Microbiome Processes Estrogen
NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, April 29 (TNSjou) -- Yale University issued the following news:
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Modern lifestyles affect how the gut microbiome processes estrogen
Industrialized lifestyles -- and feeding infants with formula -- may be changing the gut microbiome in ways that significantly increase estrogen recycling, potentially affecting people's health, a new Yale study finds.
By Mike Cummings
A new Yale-led study provides evidence that industrialized lifestyles are changing how people re
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