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      "label": "Maduro capture date",
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      "label": "OFAC General Licences issued",
      "value": "OFAC issued General Licences 46–50 between 29 January and 13 February 2026.",
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      "label": "Jorge Rodríguez delisting date",
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      "label": "U.S. role",
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      "label": "Machado not in talks",
      "value": "María Corina Machado's movement is not part of the talks.",
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    "title": "Where things stand",
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      "label": "No election date set",
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      "label": "Talks concluded",
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      "label": "Parties reaffirmed election intention",
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      "label": "Oil sanctions partially eased",
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      "label": "Broader sanctions remain",
      "value": "Broader Venezuela sanctions framework remains in force and has not been fully lifted.",
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      "label": "Maduro U.S. case",
      "value": "Maduro and Cilia Flores face U.S. criminal proceedings involving drug and torture-related charges; both pleaded not guilty.",
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      "label": "No verified conviction",
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    "date": "2026-01-03",
    "text": "U.S. forces captured Nicolás Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores.",
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    "date": "2026-10-14",
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    "date": "2026-10-14",
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    "date": "2026-10-21",
    "text": "Third negotiation round concluded in Caracas.",
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    "date": "2026-10-22",
    "text": "Delcy Rodríguez met with Dinorah Figuera.",
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    "summary": "Experts quoted this week put Venezuela's producible oil at 60 to 120 billion barrels, not 303 billion, and question the White House claim of 65 billion."
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