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Ex-Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro is returning to federal court to face torture allegations

KABC / ABC7 Los Angeles and The Straits Times describe the same event in different terms.

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What happened Former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro is expected to plead not guilty in a New York courtroom Thursday on charges of leading a state-sponsored torture campaign.
The headline split WBIR10 (Tegna, Knoxville) frames it as "Ex-Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro is returning to federal court to face torture alle...". KABC / ABC7 Los Angeles frames it as "Ex-Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro is returning to federal court to face torture alle...".
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CenterEx-Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro is returning to federal court to face torture allegations

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WBIR10 (Tegna, Knoxville)News report · Oct 15, 10:34 AM

Ex-Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro is returning to federal court to face torture allegations

Former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro is expected to plead not guilty in a New York courtroom Thursday on charges of leading a state-sponsored torture campaign.

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The Straits TimesNews report · Oct 15, 10:06 AM

Venezuela’s Maduro due in court over new US torture charge

The additional charges significantly expanded the US criminal case against Maduro.

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KABC / ABC7 Los AngelesNews report · Oct 15, 9:56 AM

Ex-Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro is returning to federal court to face torture allegations

Former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife return Thursday to a New York courtroom to face a rewritten indictment accusing them of leading a state-sponsored campaign of repress...

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Oct 15, 9:56 AM: KABC / ABC7 Los Angeles joined the source map.

Oct 15, 10:06 AM: The Straits Times joined the source map.

Oct 15, 10:34 AM: WBIR10 (Tegna, Knoxville) joined the source map.

Now: score hidden until the source match is cleaner. Story health is developing · 9 sources · 1 bucket.