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People walk in the streets of Caracas after a massive blackout left the city and other parts of the country without electricity, in Caracas Venezuela, Monday, July 22, 2019. The power in the capital went out around 4:30 p.m. (2030 GMT) and immediately backed up traffic as the subway stopped working and office workers had to begin trekking home during rush hour. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

Much of Venezuela in the dark again after massive blackout

By Fabiola Sanchez and Joshua Goodman - Associated Press

People walk in the streets of Caracas after a massive blackout left the city and other parts of the country without electricity, in Caracas Venezuela, Monday, July 22, 2019. The power in the capital went out around 4:30 p.m. (2030 GMT) and immediately backed up traffic as the subway stopped working and office workers had to begin trekking home during rush hour. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

The Latest: Venezuela government says attack caused blackout

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German ambassador returns to Venezuela after 4 ½ months

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A Russian Sukhoi Su-30 fighter jet flies during Venezuela's independence day military parade in Fort Tiuna in Caracas, Venezuela, in this Wednesday, July 5, 2006, file photo. Russia's state-controlled arms trader, Rosoboronexport, and top aircraft maker, Sukhoi, criticized Washington Saturday for imposing sanctions against them over dealings with Iran, while the defense ministry said the move reflected U.S. annoyance at arms sales with Venezuela. Last month, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez visited Russia and sealed a deal to buy 24 Sukhoi Su-30 fighter jets. (AP Photo/Gregorio Marrero, File)

Venezuela fighter jet aggressive over Caribbean, U.S. says

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US accuses Venezuela jet of aggressive action over Caribbean

By SCOTT SMITH - Associated Press

Karen Palacios, center, is helped by family members after she was released from prison at Los Teques on the outskirts of Caracas, Venezuela, Tuesday, July 16, 2019. Palacios who plays the clarinet and was cut from the National Philharmonic for criticizing the government, was detained for 6 weeks. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

Venezuela frees musician jailed after blasting Maduro online

By JOSHUA GOODMAN - Associated Press

In this June 11, 2019 photo, a food server shows a Venezuelan arepa made with Colombian ingredients at the &quot;Arepas Cafe&quot; fast food restaurant in Bogota, Colombia. Venezuelans like to jest that their beloved arepas are so widely consumed that babies come out of the womb with the corn flatbreads already in hand. Now, as millions flee their homeland's turmoil, they are taking Venezuela's most ubiquitous dish with them.(AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)

Venezuelan migrants take arepas to new lands amid crisis

By CHRISTINE ARMARIO - Associated Press

This Nov. 30, 2006 file photo shows oil drills in Maracaibo Lake in Venezuela's oil rich Zulia state. The Trump administration needs to decide by July 27, 2019 whether or not to allow Chevron to keep operating in Venezuela. (AP Photo/Leslie Mazoch, File) **FILE**

Will Trump let Chevron stay in Venezuela?

By LUIS ALONSO LUGO and JOSHUA GOODMAN - Associated Press

Venezuela's opposition leader and self-proclaimed interim president Juan Guaido, arrives at the National Assembly building for a meeting with Enrique Iglesias, the European Union’s special adviser for Venezuela, in Caracas, Venezuela, Tuesday, July 9, 2019. (AP Photo/Leonardo Fernandez)

Greece recognizes Venezuela’s Guaido as interim president

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The tomb of Navy Captain Rafael Acosta lies at the East cemetery in Caracas, Venezuela, Wednesday July 10, 2019. Acosta, a Venezuelan navy captain who died of suspected torture while in government custody, was buried by authorities against the family's wishes to perform a private ceremony, an attorney and relatives said. (AP Photo/Leonardo Fernandez)

Officials: Progress made in talks on ending Venezuela crisis

By SCOTT SMITH - Associated Press

The tomb of Navy Captain Rafael Acosta lies at the East cemetery in Caracas, Venezuela, Wednesday July 10, 2019. Acosta, a Venezuelan navy captain who died of suspected torture while in government custody, was buried by authorities against the family's wishes to perform a private ceremony, an attorney and relatives said. (AP Photo/Leonardo Fernandez)

Venezuela officials bury navy captain over family protests

By FABIOLA SANCHEZ and SCOTT SMITH - Associated Press

In this June 19, 2019 photo, residents of a remote community catch a ride on the bed of a truck near La Grita, Venezuela. As oil production in the South American country has collapsed under years of mismanagement and U.S. sanctions, many in the industry are confronting another hardship: Fuel shortages. (AP Photo/Rafael Urdaneta)

Amid fuel shortage, Venezuelan farmers worry about crops

By LUZ DARY DEPABLOS and SCOTT SMITH - Associated Press

Venezuela's opposition leader and self-proclaimed interim president Juan Guaidó and his wife Fabiana Rosales, arrive to the National Assembly to take part in a ceremony marking Independence Day also know as Fifth of July, in Caracas, Venezuela, Friday, July 5, 2019. The holiday commemorates Venezuela's declaration of independence from Spain in 1811. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

Maduro shows military might in Independence Day celebration

By SCOTT SMITH - Associated Press

William Castillo, Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs of Venezuela, talk about the situation of human rights in Venezuela, during the 41th session of the Human Rights Council, at the European headquarters of the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, Friday, July 05, 2019. (Martial Trezzini/Keystone via AP)

Venezuelan envoy rejects ‘biased’ report at UN rights body

By JAMEY KEATEN - Associated Press

U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet, left, chats with Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro, as they walk out of a meeting at Miraflores Presidential Palace, in Caracas, Venezuela, Friday, June 21, 2019. The United Nations' top human rights official is visiting Venezuela amid heightened international pressure on President Maduro. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

UN: 5,287 killings in Venezuela security operations in 2018

By JAMEY KEATEN and SCOTT SMITH - Associated Press

Death of Venezuelan navy captain draws eye of UN watchdog

By SCOTT SMITH - Associated Press

Venezuela's self proclaimed President Juan Guaido is received by supporters as he arrives to attend a mass commemorating the 430th anniversary of la Guaira, in La Guaira , Vargas's state, Venezuela, Saturday, June 29, 2019. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

Venezuela sources: Talks to break deadlock set to resume

By JOSHUA GOODMAN - Associated Press

Navy captain’s death in custody sparks outrage in Venezuela

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Argentina's Lautaro Martinez, right, celebrates scoring his side's opening goal with teammate Lionel Messi during a Copa America quarterfinal soccer match against Venezuela at the Maracana stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Friday, June 28, 2019. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)

Argentina beats Venezuela, faces Brazil in Copa América semi

By MAURICIO SAVARESE - Associated Press

FILE - In this April 13, 2018 file photo, Nicolas Maduro Jr., center, accompanies his father, Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro in a military parade, in Caracas, Venezuela. An action by the U.S. Treasury Department on Friday, June 28, 2019, freezes any U.S. assets belonging to Nicolas Maduro Jr. and prohibits American from doing business with him. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos, File)

US sanctions Maduro’s son as it raises pressure on Venezuela

By JOSHUA GOODMAN - Associated Press