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FILE - In this july 20, 2015 file photo, a member of the Cuban honor guard stands next to a new plaque at the front door of the newly reopened Cuban embassy in Washington. The State Department has expelled two diplomats from Cuba’s Embassy in Washington following a series of unexplained incidents in Cuba that left U.S. officials there with physical symptoms. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File, Pool)

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Hearing loss of US diplomats in Cuba blamed on covert device

by Matthew Lee Associated Press, and Michael Weissenstein Associated PressAugust 10, 2017

A banner with the image of opposition leader Leopoldo Lopez sits outside of his home in Caracas, Venezuela, Tuesday, Aug. 1, 2017. Allies of two Venezuelan opposition leaders say Lopez and Antonio Ledezma have been taken by authorities from the homes where they were under house arrest. Video posted on the Twitter account of Lopez's wife early Tuesday, Aug. 1, shows a man being taken away from a Caracas home by state security agents. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

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2 Venezuelan opposition leaders jailed as crisis escalates

by Michael Weissenstein Associated PressAugust 1, 2017

A banner with the image of opposition leader Leopoldo Lopez sits outside his home in Caracas, Venezuela, Tuesday, Aug. 1, 2017. Allies of two Venezuelan opposition leaders say Lopez and Antonio Ledezma have been taken by authorities from the homes where they were under house arrest.

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Court says 2 Venezuela opposition leaders back in prison

by Michael Weissenstein Associated PressAugust 1, 2017

In this photo released by Miraflores Press Office, Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro shows his ballot after casting a vote for a constitutional assembly in Caracas, Venezuela on Sunday, July 30, 2017. Maduro asked for global acceptance on Sunday as he cast an unusual pre-dawn vote for an all-powerful constitutional assembly that his opponents fear he'll use to replace Venezuelan democracy with a single-party authoritarian system. (Miraflores Press Office via AP)

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Venezuelans stay home to protest government vote

by Michael Weissenstein Associated PressJuly 30, 2017

Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro shows his ballot after casting a vote for a constitutional assembly in Caracas, Venezuela on Sunday, July 30, 2017. Maduro asked for global acceptance on Sunday as he cast an unusual pre-dawn vote for an all-powerful constitutional assembly that his opponents fear he'll use to replace Venezuelan democracy with a single-party authoritarian system.

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Venezuelans appear to abstain from government vote

by Michael Weissenstein Associated Press, and Fabiola SAnchez Associated PressJuly 30, 2017

Devalued Bolivar bank notes and coins, taped together, serve as makeshift rope at a roadblock set up by anti-government protesters in Caracas, Venezuela, Thursday, July 20, 2017. Large swaths of Venezuela's capital was silent Thursday as opponents of President Nicolas Maduro called a major national strike as an expression of disapproval of his plan to convene a constitutional assembly that would reshape the Venezuelan system to consolidate the ruling party's power over the few institutions that remain outside its control. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

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Two die in Venezuela strike violence

by Michael Weissenstein Associated Press, and Christine Armario Associated PressJuly 20, 2017

Pedestrians walk past a tree trunk serving as a barricade at a roadblock set up by anti-government protesters in Caracas, Venezuela, Thursday, July 20, 2017.

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Venezuela’s Maduro, foes head into crucial showdown

by Michael Weissenstein Associated Press, and Fabiola SAnchez Associated PressJuly 20, 2017

Opposition members shout slogans against Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro as they waits for the results of a of a symbolic referendum in Caracas, Venezuela, Sunday, July 16, 2017. Hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans lined up across the country and in expatriate communities around the world Sunday to vote.

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Venezuela opposition turns up the heat

by Fabiola SAnchez Associated Press, and Michael Weissenstein Associated PressJuly 17, 2017

A pro President Donald Trump supporter chants slogans, Friday, June 1, 2017, in Miami. The president announced a revised Cuba policy aimed at stopping the flow of U.S. cash to the country's military and security services while maintaining diplomatic relations.

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Trump thrusts US, Cuba back toward hostile relations

by Darlene Superville Associated Press, Michael Weissenstein Associated Press, and Josh Lederman Associated PressJune 16, 2017

President Donald Trump speaks about Cuba policy, Friday, June 16, 2017, in Miami. The president announced changes to Obama-era Cuba policy, and challenged the Castro government to negotiate a better deal.

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Trump restores some Cuba penalties, rejecting ‘oppressors’

by Darlene Superville Associated Press, and Michael Weissenstein Associated PressJune 16, 2017