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  "title": "Former Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro, wife face new charges over alleged torture",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/former-venezuelan-leader-nicolas-maduro-wife-face-new-charges-over",
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  "section": "World",
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  "summary": "Federal prosecutors alleged Maduro \"presided over this system of repression and torture\" and his wife, Cilia Flores, is accused of helping him develop it.",
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        "title": "Maduro and wife Flores charged in US over alleged torture",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/maduro-and-wife-flores-charged-in-us-over-alleged-torture",
        "published": "2026-10-08T00:13:47.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Colombia One",
        "title": "New Charges Target Maduro and Wife Over Alleged Torture of US Citizens",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/new-charges-target-maduro-and-wife-over-alleged-torture-of-us-citizens",
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        "outlet": "The Guardian",
        "title": "Nicolás Maduro and his wife indicted for alleged torture of US citizens",
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        "published": "2026-10-08T14:37:03.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "US files new torture charges against Venezuela’s Maduro, wife",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/us-files-new-torture-charges-against-venezuelas-maduro-wife",
        "published": "2026-10-08T15:59:45.000Z"
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