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Trump freezes Venezuela government assets in escalation with Nicolás Maduro

Trump signs executive order freezing Venezuela gov't assets in significant escalation of tensions with Maduro.

Supporters yell for U.S. President Donald Trump after he gave a speech on Venezuela at the FIU-Ocean Bank Convocation Center Monday, Feb. 18, 2019 in Miami, Fla. (Charles Trainor Jr./Miami Herald/TNS)
Supporters yell for U.S. President Donald Trump after he gave a speech on Venezuela at the FIU-Ocean Bank Convocation Center Monday, Feb. 18, 2019 in Miami, Fla. (Charles Trainor Jr./Miami Herald/TNS)Read moreCHARLES TRAINOR JR / MCT
    by Joshua Goodman and Deb Reichmann, The Associated Press
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