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Son-in-law of Venezuelan opposition candidate released after 380 days in detention
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — The son-in-law of Venezuelan opposition figure Edmundo González was released on January 22nd, after being held incommunicado for more than a year, his wife said.
Rafael Tudares Bracho's release, two months after he was sentenced to 30 years in prison, is part of a trickle of prisoners being ... (full story)
Venezuela opens debate on an oil sector overhaul as Trump seeks role for US firms
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuela’s legislature opened debate Thursday on a bill to loosen state control over the country's vast oil sector in the first major overhaul since the late socialist leader Hugo Chávez nationalized parts of the industry in 2007.
The legislation would create new opportunities for pr ... (full story)
3 people involved in a Minnesota church protest are arrested, as judge refuses to charge Don Lemon
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A prominent civil rights attorney and at least two other people involved in an anti-immigration enforcement protest that disrupted a service at a Minnesota church have been arrested, Trump administration officials said, even as a judge rebuffed related charges against journalist Don Lemon.
The developmen ... (full story)
Uvalde officer's acquittal shifts focus to the next case over police response to attack
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — With the acquittal in the first Texas trial over the hesitant police response to the Robb Elementary School mass shooting, prosecutors must now decide how to try their case against the only other officer who was charged.
Adrian Gonzales' trial was a rare prosecution of an officer accused of failing to ... (full story)
Microsoft's Brad Smith pushes Big Tech to 'pay our way' for AI data centers amid rising opposition
It won’t be easy for Big Tech companies to win the hearts and minds of Americans who are angered about massive artificial intelligence data centers sprouting up in their neighborhoods, straining electricity grids and drawing on local reservoirs.
Microsoft is trying anyway.
The software giant's president, Brad Smith, is ... (full story)