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FILE - In this Feb. 15, 2019 file photo, Dennysse Vadell sits between her daughters Veronica, right, and Cristina holding a digital photograph of father and husband Tomeu who is currently jailed in Venezuela, in Katy, Texas, Friday. Tomeu Vadell is one of six executives from Houston-based Citgo who has spent 15 months jailed in Venezuela on what their families say are trumped-up corruption charges. (AP Photo/John L Mone, File, File)

AP Exclusive: Guaido’s Citgo snubs US execs in Caracas jail

By JOSHUA GOODMAN - Associated Press

President Donald Trump, right, meets with Caribbean leaders at Mar-A Lago, Friday, March 22, 2019, in Palm Beach, Fla. From left are Saint Lucia's Prime Minister Allen Michael Chastanet, Haiti President Jovenel Moise,Dominican Republic President Danilo Medina, Jamaica Prime Minister Andrew Holness and Bahama Prime Minister Hubert Minnis. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

The Latest: US says Maduro using banks as slush funds

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Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido stands near a gate at the home of one of his key aides, lawyer Roberto Marrero, in Caracas, Venezuela, Thursday, March 21, 2019. Marrero was taken away by intelligence agents in an overnight operation on his home early Thursday. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

The Latest: UN calls on Venezuelan parties to lower tensions

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Venezuela’s self-proclaimed interim president Juan Guiado greets the crowd during an event to swear in nurses, doctors, professionals and others, as the group that will help with the arrival and distribution of humanitarian aid in Venezuela, in Caracas, Venezuela, Saturday, Feb. 16, 2019. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos) **FILE**

Guaido: Venezuelan intelligence officers kidnapped chief of staff

By Lauren Toms - The Washington Times

Supermarket employees holds up a pieces of cardboard with a handwritten messages demanding better salaries, in Caracas, Venezuela, Wednesday, March 20, 2019. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)

UN rights chief: US sanctions could deepen Venezuelan crisis

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Eight-year-old Franyelis feeds her baby brother Joneiber as their mother Francibel Contreras holds a bowl of scrambled eggs and rice, at a soup kitchen in the Petare slum, Caracas, Venezuela. Contreras brings her three malnourished children to the soup kitchen in the dangerous hillside slum where they scoop in spoonfuls of food in what could be their only meal of the day. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)

Venezuelans find ways to cope with inflation and hunger

By LUIS ANDRES HENAO - Associated Press

Police stand guard in anticipation of a march called by a coalition of opposition parties and civic groups who are petitioning lawmakers for a law of guarantees that will protect workers who have been victims of political retaliation and unjustified dismissals, in Caracas, Venezuela, Tuesday, March 19, 2019. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)

Trump warns of tougher sanctions on Venezuela

By CHRISTOPHER TORCHIA - Associated Press

People check a garbage pile for food, in Caracas, Venezuela, Monday, March 18, 2019. Venezuelans are facing a severe economic and political crisis as President Nicolas Maduro has remained in power despite heavy pressure from the United States and other countries arrayed against him, managing to retain the loyalty of most of Venezuelas military leaders. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)

Nicolas Maduro used Venezuela oil to buy political loyalty as citizens left to starve

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro speaks to supporters during a government rally in Caracas, Venezuela, Saturday, March 9, 2019. Demonstrators danced and waved flags on what organizers labeled a “day of anti-imperialism” in a show of defiance toward the United States, which has imposed oil sanctions on Venezuela in an attempt to oust the president. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

U.S. sanctions Venezuelan gold mine, executive for funneling money to Maduro

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro speaks to supporters during a government rally in Caracas, Venezuela, Saturday, March 9, 2019. Demonstrators danced and waved flags on what organizers labeled a “day of anti-imperialism” in a show of defiance toward the United States, which has imposed oil sanctions on Venezuela in an attempt to oust the president. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

US, Russia to hold talks on Venezuela in Rome

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Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro speaks at the Chamber of Commerce in Washington, Monday, March 18, 2019. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Brazil’s far-right president visits CIA on friendly US tour

By BEN FOX - Associated Press

Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido, center right, who has declared himself interim president, poses for a photo with members of a coalition of opposition parties, and other civic groups after their meeting in Caracas, Venezuela, Monday, March 18, 2019. After Guaido declared himself interim president in late Feb., Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has remained in power despite heavy pressure from the United States and other countries arrayed against him, managing to retain the loyalty of most of his military leaders. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)

Colombia: 1,000 Venezuelan forces crossed border since Feb.

By CHRISTOPHER TORCHIA - Associated Press

FILE- In this Nov. 21, 2018, file photo a traveler waves for assistance as he checks in at an American Airlines kiosk at Washington Reagan National Airport in Arlington, Va. American Airlines said Friday, March 15, 2019, that it is stopping flights to Venezuela because of safety concerns after the pilots' union told its members to refuse to work the flights. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)

American Airlines suspends flights to Venezuela

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72-year-old Elizabeth Guzman Espitia holds a candle in herwindowless room she calls her “little cave” during a blackout in the Santa Cruz of the East neighborhood, in Caracas, Venezuela, Thursday, March 14, 2019. I’ve never see a crisis like this. It’s the first time,” Espitia said. “It makes me so sad.” Venezuela’s power grid crashed March 7, throwing almost all of the oil-rich nation’s 30 million residents into chaos for nearly a week. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

Engineer: Satellite suggests fire caused Venezuela outage

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Passengers scramble to board a bus in Caracas, Venezuela, Thursday, March 14, 2019. With long lines at the stops of public transport and crowds of people at the entrance of some banking agencies, Venezuelans returned to activity on Thursday after four days of paralysis as a result of the biggest blackout in the country's history. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo)

Last remaining US diplomats leave Venezuela

By CHRISTOPHER TORCHIA - Associated Press

People cross the Tachira River into Colombia near the Simon Bolivar International bridge, which Venezuelan authorities only open to students and the sick, in Cucuta, Colombia, Tuesday, March 12, 2019, on the border with Venezuela. People crossing the river are using makeshift bridges as the water level grows with the approaching rainy season. (AP Photo/Schneyder Mendoza)

Venezuelan city devastated by looting during power outages

By SHEYLA URDANETA - Associated Press

Transformers and electrical equipment smolder at electrical substation in the Baruta area of Caracas, Venezuela, Monday, March 11, 2019. An explosion rocked the power station early Monday, witnesses said, adding to the crisis created by days of nationwide power cuts. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

AP Explains: What’s behind Venezuela’s historic blackout?

By CHRISTINE ARMARIO - Associated Press

People cross the Tachira River into Colombia near the Simon Bolivar International bridge, which Venezuelan authorities only open to students and the sick, in Cucuta, Colombia, Tuesday, March 12, 2019, on the border with Venezuela. People crossing the river are using makeshift bridges as the water level grows with the approaching rainy season. (AP Photo/Schneyder Mendoza)

Colombia: Even Maduro’s relatives seeking relief from outage

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Motorists stop on the road near a working cell phone tower during rolling blackouts in Caracas, Venezuela, Monday, March 11, 2019. Some say the cell phone tower is one of the few in regular operation, transforming the spot into one of the city’s most popular destinations. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)

Venezuelans turn highway off ramp into cellphone hotspot

By SCOTT SMITH - Associated Press

National Assembly President Juan Guaido, who declared himself interim president of Venezuela, leaps on to a vehicle to speak to supporters as he visits different points of anti-government protest in Caracas, Venezuela, Tuesday, March 12, 2019. Guaido has declared himself interim president and demands new elections, arguing that President Nicolas Maduro's re-election last year was invalid. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo)

U.S. support Juan Guaido in Venezuela strong as diplomats leave

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times