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MLB bans players from Venezuelan Winter League
It's one of the first public repercussions of new U.S. economic sanctions against the regime in Caracas.
US still pondering military options in Venezuela
The Trump administration ended a week of pointed but vague threats of a military response to the Venezuelan political crisis with a meeting at the Pentagon to consider its options, though there was still no sign any action was on the horizon.
By Robert Burns, The Associated Press
Venezuela thrust to forefront of US-Russia clashes
The crisis in Venezuela has been thrust to the top of a list of long-simmering spats between the United States and Russia, with both sides entrenched in diametrically opposed positions from which they are unwilling to retreat.
Despite Trump’s tough talk on Venezuela, no marching orders yet given
Asked during a congressional hearing Wednesday if the Pentagon was given instructions to prepare for war in Venezuela, a top official said “no," though one former senior CIA analyst expressed skepticism and military officials added that they always have contingencies prepared.
By Kyle Rempfer