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Nicolás Maduro and his wife hit with fresh torture charge

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Prosecutors accused former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife of orchestrating the torture of people held in his regime's custody, piling onto the narcoterrorism charges they already face in a fresh indictment unveiled Thursday.

What the coverage shows

All five outlets focus on new torture-related charges tied to Nicolás Maduro, with Fox News and CBS News both flagging that the allegations involve Americans and that his wife is also implicated. Axios and The Guardian US are the only ones to say the charges are already being brought or unsealed in court papers, while BBC News is alone in referring more generally to “more charges this week” and noting an updated indictment. CBS News uniquely adds that Maduro’s lawyer said he had not been given notice of additional charges.

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