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Death toll jumps to 20 in Venezuela protests

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Death toll jumps to 20 in Venezuela protests

Death toll jumps to 20 in Venezuela protestsThe death toll in three weeks of violence at anti-government protests in Venezuela jumped to 20 people after a night of clashes and pillaging left 12 people dead in Caracas. Riot police and pro-government vigilantes fought running battles with protesters demanding the ouster of President Nicolas Maduro on the capital's east, west and south sides, witnesses said. "It was like a war," said 33-year-old construction worker Carlos Yanez, a resident of the southwestern district of El Valle.


Champs-Elysees gunman had long criminal record, praised IS

Champs-Elysees gunman had long criminal record, praised ISPARIS (AP) — The gunman who shot and killed a police officer on the famed Champs-Elysees just days before the French presidential vote spent 14 years in prison, including for attacking other officers, Frances's anti-terrorism prosecutor said Friday — a lengthy criminal history that gave a jolt to an already nail-biting election and fueled growing security concerns.


Trump tells young immigrants in US illegally to 'rest easy'

Trump tells young immigrants in US illegally to 'rest easy'WASHINGTON (AP) — Young immigrants brought to the U.S. as children and now here illegally can "rest easy," President Donald Trump said Friday, telling the "dreamers" they will not be targets for deportation under his immigration policies.


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