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US files new torture charges against Venezuela's Nicolas Maduro and wife Cilia Flores
The United States on Thursday charged ousted Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores with conspiracy to commit torture, adding to drug trafficking and firearms charges. Prosecutors allege detainees, including US citizens, suffered waterboarding, rape and beatings.
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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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