| Retired colonel accused in Maduro drone 'attack' held in Venezuela: wife Posted: 30 Jan 2019 09:12 AM PST  A retired Venezuelan colonel accused of being a leader of the explosives-laden drone "attack" on President Nicolas Maduro in August has been arrested, his wife said on Wednesday. "He was kidnapped," Sorbay Padilla said in a video sent to journalists and human rights activists. Garcia Palomo, 54, had been in exile in neighboring Colombia but was captured at the end of last week in western Venezuela after secretly returning to the country, local press reported.
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| Excruciatingly cold blast plunges early Thursday temps into deep freeze Posted: 31 Jan 2019 04:38 AM PST  Near-record temperatures were being recorded in dozens of cities and towns. The Midwestern metropolises of Chicago, Minneapolis and Detroit were among areas feeling the brunt of the polar vortex-powered weather.
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| Tesla Model X owner caught sleeping on the highway with Autopilot turned on Posted: 30 Jan 2019 04:06 PM PST ![Tesla Model X owner caught sleeping on the highway with Autopilot turned on]( "Tesla Model X owner caught sleeping on the highway with Autopilot turned on") A wild, if not disturbing, video that originally surfaced on Jalopnik shows a Tesla Model X owner taking a full-on snooze while his car drives down the highway. Tesla's Autopilot feature is of course activated but it's clearly not designed to let people fall asleep at the wheel. If anything, the Tesla driver in the video is so relaxed that he's not even at the wheel; he's full-on reclining. The Model X in question was reportedly on a highway headed to Las Vegas and thankfully didn't get into any type of serious crash. Indeed, there have been cases where Tesla vehicles on Autopilot get into serious crashes even with a fully alert and attentive driver. Tesla, to its credit, began implementing safety measures around its Autopilot feature in response to Tesla owners abusing the feature in downright dangerous ways. In one widely circulated video that has since been removed from YouTube, a Model S owner a few years ago turned on Autopilot and actually went into the backseat while the Tesla handled all the driving. The slo-mo video of the sleeping Tesla driver can be seen below. While there's no denying that Tesla's Autopilot feature works well when used correctly -- and has even been known to help save lives -- some folks believe that the Autopilot name itself is misleading and can cause drivers to rely on the feature too heavily. A few months ago, for example, a consumer watchdog group penned a letter to the FTC arguing that the Autopilot name should be changed. The letter reads in part: > The marketing and advertising practices of Tesla, combined with Elon Musk's public statements, have made it reasonable for Tesla owners to believe, and act on that belief, that a Tesla with Autopilot is an autonomous vehicle capable of "self-driving > > ... > > Tesla is the only automaker to market its Level 2 vehicles as "self-driving", and the name of its driver assistance suite of features, Autopilot, connotes full autonomy. In addition to these formal marketing and advertising ploys, Elon Musk, Tesla's CEO, frequently misleads and deceives consumers about Autopilot's safety and capabilities. There's no indication, however, that Tesla will tweak the Autopilot name in the slightest. At the time of the aforementioned letter, a Tesla spokesperson said that Tesla owners have a "very clear understanding of what Autopilot is, how to properly use it, and what features it consists of."
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| Trump backs down in US intelligence chiefs row after claiming he hadn't read 'complete' testimony on Iran and North Korea Posted: 31 Jan 2019 08:51 AM PST  Donald Trump has backtracked on his suggestion that American intelligence chiefs should "go back to school" after they contradicted his stance on Iran and North Korea. The US leader criticised them after they presented the Worldwide Threat Assessment report to the Senate earlier this week. It said Iran was not making nuclear weapons and North Korea remained "unlikely to give up" its weapons stockpiles and production abilities, apparently contradicting Mr Trump's views on the nations.
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| 'I had to get in there' says Houston officer shot for third time in career Posted: 29 Jan 2019 07:05 PM PST !['I had to get in there' says Houston officer shot for third time in career]( "'I had to get in there' says Houston officer shot for third time in career") The 54-year-old officer was one of four shot on Monday evening after Dennis Tuttle, 59, opened fire on police after they broke open the door of his home to serve a narcotics warrant, Acevedo told reporters. The first officer to enter the home in southeast Houston was attacked by a large pitbull dog, which he shot to death, Acevedo said. When the wounded officer fell on a sofa, Tuttle's partner, Rhogena Nicholas, 58, tried to pick up the fallen officer's shotgun but was shot by other police entering the home, Acevedo said.
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| How major cities are helping homeless populations during the polar vortex intrusion Posted: 30 Jan 2019 11:15 AM PST  New York, Washington, D.C., Boston and Chicago are taking extra measures to protect homeless populations amid extreme cold, and experts recommend tips for how you can help if you see someone in need.
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| Polar vortex stalks Midwest, 'El Chapo' trial, Roger Goodell talks state of NFL: 5 things to know Wednesday Posted: 30 Jan 2019 05:00 AM PST Polar vortex expected to paralyze parts of U.S. with extreme cold, Roger Goodell talks state of the NFL and more things to start your Wednesday.
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| Jeremy Corbyn Is Worse Than a ‘No-Deal’ Brexit Posted: 30 Jan 2019 03:17 AM PST  On Tuesday night that idea was tested to destruction. A parliamentary proposal from MPs Nick Boles and Yvette Cooper to delay Brexit rather than leave without a deal was comfortably beaten. What this tells us is that the restored unity of May's ruling Conservative party (even if temporary) is being given at least equal weight among traders to the avoidance of a no-deal Brexit — or a messy extension to the process.
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| Correction: Brazil Dam Collapse-Glance story Posted: 30 Jan 2019 04:02 PM PST  In a story Jan. 29 about mining waste accidents, The Associated Press reported erroneously the location of a 1966 mining accident. It was in Aberfan, Wales, not South Wales, Australia.
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| Howard Schultz Did Not Leave His Party Posted: 30 Jan 2019 03:30 AM PST  The Clinton era is over. It was a decade epitomized in these United States by Nirvana, the Clinton presidency, and Starbucks — each of which in its way exhibited the characteristic style of the Nineties, in which the countercultural ambitions of the Sixties were wedded to the frank cheerful materialism of the Eighties. Schultz was a Clinton Democrat back when that meant Bill Clinton, though as a reliable donor he stuck with Herself, and he dutifully wrote checks to Barack Obama, John Edwards, the DNC, and others.
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| Huawei's founder faces fight for company and family Posted: 30 Jan 2019 02:59 AM PST  Huawei founder Ren Zhengfei survived food shortages during China's Cultural Revolution, but now the reclusive billionaire identified as "Individual-1" in a US indictment faces an existential fight for his family and company. Ren, 74, founded Huawei in 1987 with just 21,000 yuan ($5,600) and watched it grow into a global behemoth with 180,000 employees operating in 170 countries, sales of 206 million smartphones last year, and revenue topping $100 billion. The accusations dealt a blow to Huawei's image just as the famously secretive company had mounted a media blitz to salvage its reputation, with Ren leading the charge to dispute espionage concerns.
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| Trump calls his own intel chiefs 'extremely passive and naive' Posted: 30 Jan 2019 07:29 AM PST  President Trump on Wednesday criticized his own intelligence chiefs a day after they broke with him in their assessments of the threats posed by North Korea, Iran and Syria.
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| A Look at the 2019 Kia K900 Posted: 31 Jan 2019 09:14 AM PST |
| It’s So Cold Throughout Much of the Country, the Postal Service Will Not Deliver Mail in Many States Posted: 30 Jan 2019 05:40 AM PST  A "record arctic air mass" is bringing dangerously low temperatures
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| JetBlue flight diverted after fumes started coming from cockpit Posted: 30 Jan 2019 07:54 AM PST ![JetBlue flight diverted after fumes started coming from cockpit]( "JetBlue flight diverted after fumes started coming from cockpit") A JetBlue flight headed to New York from Florida Wednesday morning had to turn due to fumes, and six people requested a medical check.
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| Twitter Removed Accounts From Iran, Russia Related to Midterms Posted: 31 Jan 2019 01:23 PM PST  The company said it continues to see activity on the service related to the Russian Internet Research Agency, the troll farm that spread divisive information during the U.S. Presidential Election. It found 418 additional accounts that appeared to originate in Russia and posted 73,398 tweets related to the midterm elections with hashtags like #MAGA and #ReleasetheMemo.
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| LA Mayor Garcetti skips 2020 and big-name Democratic field Posted: 29 Jan 2019 09:15 PM PST  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti explained his decision to sit out the 2020 presidential contest in simple terms — the city, he said, "is where I want to be."
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| Brazilian anger unabated by Vale vows after dam disaster Posted: 31 Jan 2019 01:26 PM PST  "Too Late" read newspaper Estado de Minas in the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais, after Vale, the world's largest iron ore miner, said it would take up to 10 percent of its production offline and spend 5 billion reais ($1.36 billion) to decommission 10 dams like the one that collapsed at its Corrego do Feijao mine last Friday. With 110 people confirmed dead and another 238 missing, according to firefighters' count on Thursday evening, the tailings dam collapse in the town of Brumadinho may be Brazil's deadliest-ever mine disaster. In recent days, Vale has vowed to keep paying taxes on the paralyzed mine and donate 100,000 reais to the family of each victim.
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| The Curious Case of Jussie Smollett Posted: 31 Jan 2019 10:40 AM PST  On Tuesday, in response to a Joe Biden tweet expressing outrage over the alleged hate-crime assault on Smollett, longtime Chicago TV reporter Rafer Weigel of Fox 32 wrote: "Might be best to tone down the outrage on the #JussieSmollett story until more evidence comes in to suggest it actually happened." Later the reporter added: "To be clear. On Wednesday, police revealed that they have looked at hundreds of hours of surveillance video recorded around the area (near 300 E. North Lower Water Street) where Smollett says the attack took place. Police called it a "very high density" area for surveillance cameras, but they still have found no evidence that any assault took place.
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| Trump orders ‘several thousand’ more troops to US-Mexico border, costing taxpayers over $600m Posted: 30 Jan 2019 07:25 AM PST  Donald Trump's White House administration has ordered "several thousand" more troops to the US-Mexico border, Pentagon officials said Tuesday. Acting Defense Department Secretary Patrick Shanahan said the latest dispatch of troops to the southern border would occur "soon" following a new request from the Department of Homeland Security. Meanwhile, reports indicate the president's demands for an increased US military presence along the border are expected to cost American taxpayers over $600m (£458m).
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| A last throw of the Brexit dice for Britain's May Posted: 30 Jan 2019 05:47 AM PST  Theresa May's bid to reopen the Brexit deal could be a final throw of the dice or another delay to get MPs to back it -- but either way, she is running out of options. Analysts have warned of the growing risk of Britain leaving the European Union on March 29 with no agreement at all or even a general election in a desperate bid to break the impasse. May finally secured a parliamentary majority on Brexit on Tuesday night but it was to change the divorce deal that she herself agreed with EU leaders only last month.
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| Here’s what the polar vortex looks like from NASA’s heat-mapping satellite Posted: 31 Jan 2019 03:04 PM PST  You don't have to live in the U.S. Midwest to have heard about the polar vortex, but if you do you've no doubt felt its effects. Frigid temperatures are swallowing up many states thanks to a mass of arctic air making its way much farther south than it normally does, and NASA caught a glimpse of it using one of its trusty satellites. The Aqua satellite, launched way back in 2002, is equipped with an instrument called the Atmospheric Infrared Sounder (AIRS for short) and it's capable of producing detailed heat maps over a huge geographical area. NASA used this tool to monitor the change in temperature created by the polar vortex. The AIRS instrument detects infrared and microwave energy which can then be overlaid on a map to reveal information about weather patterns and overall climate. It's an incredibly powerful tool that has aided the weather forecasting community in more accurately predicting changes over both the short and long term. In this case it gives us a great visual of what just happened and why. NASA explains what we're seeing here: > The lowest temperatures are shown in purple and blue and range from -40 degrees Fahrenheit (also -40 degrees Celsius) to -10 degrees Fahrenheit (-23 degrees Celsius). As the data series progresses, you can see how the coldest purple areas of the air mass scoop down into the U.S. The temperatures, which brought wind chills to -50 degrees Fahrenheit and even lower in some areas, have caused massive problems for many midwestern states. Schools and businesses have closed for multiple days and the cold snap has also claimed several lives. The region is expected to gradually warm back up over the next few days and return to temperatures more akin to what we'd expect for late January or early February.
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| Missouri school bans substitute after report of racist, threatening comments to black students Posted: 31 Jan 2019 12:30 PM PST  A Springfield school official called the alleged comment "disturbing, unacceptable" and "completely at odds with who we are as a district."
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| Student Launches 'Pass the Skirt' Campaign Following School Dress Code Controversy Posted: 31 Jan 2019 07:12 AM PST  An Arkansas high school student is taking to social media to try and get the dress code changed.
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| Kamala Harris could be the big winner as California moves up its 2020 primary Posted: 30 Jan 2019 02:05 PM PST  Having already won three statewide elections, Harris will enter the California primary with name recognition.
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| 'El Chapo' must not 'escape' again, U.S. prosecutor tells jury Posted: 30 Jan 2019 03:59 PM PST  Accused Mexican drug boss Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman's repeated escapes from the law prove that he "knows he's guilty," a U.S. prosecutor told jurors in closing arguments at his trial on Wednesday, urging them not to let him escape again. Assistant U.S. Attorney Andrea Goldbarg's description of Guzman's history of dramatic prison escapes capped off a day-long summation in federal court in Brooklyn in which she also attacked the defense argument that Guzman was a scapegoat.
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| Should NYC Ride-Share Drivers Get a $17 Hourly Minimum? Lyft and Juno Say No Posted: 30 Jan 2019 02:45 PM PST ![Should NYC Ride-Share Drivers Get a $17 Hourly Minimum? Lyft and Juno Say No]( "Should NYC Ride-Share Drivers Get a $17 Hourly Minimum? Lyft and Juno Say No") The rule, passed by New York's Taxi and Limousine Commission in December, requires that drivers for market leader Uber Technologies Inc., Lyft, Juno and Via earn at least $17.22 an hour. It's part of Mayor Bill de Blasio's effort to cap the growth of app-based, ride-for-hire platforms and reduce traffic congestion.
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| Trump disputes intel chiefs on North Korea, Iran Posted: 30 Jan 2019 08:58 AM PST  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump lashed out at his intelligence chiefs on Wednesday after they told Congress that North Korea is unlikely to dismantle its nuclear arsenal and that the Iran nuclear deal is working.
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| Democratic White House hopeful Warren offers law barring first use of nukes Posted: 30 Jan 2019 02:46 PM PST  Democratic presidential hopeful Senator Elizabeth Warren proposed legislation Wednesday that would bar the US government from using nuclear weapons first in a conflict. Warren, together with House legislator Adam Smith, submitted the No First Use Act to codify what they said most Americans support, that the United States should never initiate a nuclear conflict. "Our current nuclear strategy is not just outdated -- it is dangerous, Warren and Smith said in a statement.
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| Proof That Doing Good Can Look Good Too Posted: 31 Jan 2019 01:43 PM PST |
| Polar vortex: 12 dead as US weather system brings record low temperatures approaching -50F Posted: 31 Jan 2019 01:25 PM PST  The polar vortex in the US continued inflicting severe conditions across the country on Thursday, with temperatures reaching minus 40F - and a town in Michigan called Hell quite literally freezing over. Chicago was on track to break the city's record of -32C (-26F), set more than 30 years ago as the cold snap intensifies. Some nearby isolated areas could see temperatures as low as -40C (-40F), that would break the Illinois record of minus 38C (-36.4F) set in 1999.
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| JetBlue flight makes emergency landing after being struck by lightning Posted: 31 Jan 2019 12:24 PM PST ![JetBlue flight makes emergency landing after being struck by lightning]( "JetBlue flight makes emergency landing after being struck by lightning") A JetBlue flight headed to New York needed to make an emergency landing Thursday morning after the flight crew reported a lightning strike.
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| More Than 36,000 Pounds of Tyson Chicken Nuggets Recalled Over Possible Rubber Contamination Posted: 30 Jan 2019 08:22 AM PST  The contamination is considered a high health risk
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| Venezuela opposition leader 'held secret meetings' with military leaders in bid to oust Maduro Posted: 31 Jan 2019 12:28 AM PST  Venezuela's self-declared "interim president" was recognised by the European Parliament on Thursday, and set out to promote his plan for restoring order to the chaotic country. Juan Guaido, the 35-year-old head of the national assembly, visited a forum at the Central University of Venezuela to outline his "rescue plan". As he addressed the forum his home was raided by Venezuela's security services (FAES), he tweeted. "At this moment the FAES is in my house, my family home. I hold citizen Nicolas Maduro responsible for the safety of my daughter who is there." The head of the Organization of American States, Luis Almagro, criticised the "intimidation" tactic. "We strongly condemn the intimidation against President Guaido and his family on the part of the repressive forces of Venezuela's illegitimate dictatorship," he said. The raid came as The Telegraph learnt that the International Monetary Fund has been in informal talks with Venezuelan opposition leaders in order to advise on plans to rebuild the country's devastated economy. Juan Guaido marches with fellow opponents of Nicolas Maduro in Caracas on Wednesday One of the co-chairs of a new committee appointed by the Venezuelan national assembly and tasked with planning for a transition to a functioning economy, Juan Meija, told The Telegraph: "We understand that we're going to have to get a lot of help from multilateral organisations from the such as IMF [to rebuild the economy]. We've already discussed some of these plans with them. Up to now it has been unofficial but I think that will change soon." The IMF did not deny that it had held informal discussions with the opposition, but said that talk of a bailout was "premature". Earlier in the day on Thursday, Mr Guaido refused to rule out US military intervention to oust his rival, President Nicolas Maduro, telling CNN that the Venezuelan people want to end Mr Maduro's dictatorship with "whatever pressure is necessary." He also claimed, in an op ed published in Thursday's New York Times, to be engaged in talks with the military to encourage them to defect. Nicolas Maduro with his troops on Wednesday The military, backed up by Cuban advisers, are seen as holding the balance of power in the troubled country. "Do you want a puppet of the gringos to govern Venezuela?" Mr Maduro asked soldiers at a rally on Wednesday, referring to Mr Guaido, who is strongly supported by the US. So far, the troops have largely remained loyal to Mr Maduro, although some high-profile leaders including the top officer in Washington DC have joined Mr Guaido. And factions of officers who have defected say they are plotting returns from their makeshift headquarters in Peru, Colombia and other countries. Rebellious military commanders even held secret meetings with the Trump administration over the last year to discuss their plans to overthrow Mr Maduro. "The transition will require support from key military contingents," Mr Guaido wrote. "We have had clandestine meetings with members of the armed forces and the security forces. We have offered amnesty to all those who are found not guilty of crimes against humanity. "The military's withdrawal of support from Mr Maduro is crucial to enabling a change in government, and the majority of those in service agree that the country's recent travails are untenable." Nicolas Maduro in a tank with his troops, on Wednesday He told Spain's El Pais newspaper, however, that he was not seeking a civil war. "The risk of a civil war in Venezuela does not exist, despite what certain people want to believe or want to let us believe. Why? Because 90 per cent of the population wants a change," he said. But there was "a risk of violence" from Mr Maduro's government, which he said used specialised police forces and "paramilitaries" to repress and kill opponents. "I am convinced that at a certain moment the army will end up manifesting its discontent, and take this opportunity to stand on the side of the constitution," he said. "And not only because we propose an amnesty." Venezuelans walk past a mural of President Donald Trump in Caracas Analysts are concerned that the conflict could see the US and Russia drawn into open hostilities, with Moscow backing Mr Maduro. On Thursday a spokeswoman for the Russian foreign ministry said there were no plans underway for evacuation of the country's diplomats or other citizens from Venezuela, but would not comment on why a Russian airliner showed up in the Venezuelan capital's airport on Monday. The arrival of the Boeing 777 belonging to Russian airline Nordwind has led to widespread speculation, including that Venezuelan officials might be aiming to spirit tons of gold reserves out of the country as a political crisis deepens. A plane from Russian company Nordwind is seen at Simon Bolivar Airport in Caracas On Friday Mike Pence, the US vice president, will address Venezuelan exiles in Miami. Over three million Venezuelans have fled their homes in recent years, and Miami is one of the most popular destinations for those not stuck in limbo in neighbouring Latin American countries. President Donald Trump was the first to recognise Mr Guaido as the country's legitimate ruler, on January 23, and he and his team have been doing all they can to back him in the intervening days. A group of European Union countries have given Mr Maduro a deadline of Sunday to call elections, or else they will recognise Mr Guaido. "If imperialists want new elections, let them wait until 2025," said Mr Maduro in response. "The leaders of Europe are sycophants, kneeling behind the policies of Donald Trump," he said at the weekend. Jeremy Hunt, the foreign secretary, has backed Mr Guaido Britain said on Thursday it was considering "targeted sanctions against the kleptocrats who have enriched themselves" on the back of a suffering population. Jeremy Hunt, the foreign secretary, spoke to Mr Guaido on Wednesday and urged his counterparts to embrace the youthful leader. "For us, Mr Guaido is the president of Venezuela and we do hope that the European Union will find a united position on this," he said. Five foreign journalists were arrested in Caracas during this week's protests, although all five were later released. Mr Guaido wrote on Twitter: "Very soon full freedom of expression and information will reign in Venezuela." "The dictatorship is getting weaker all the time."
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| Ex-Nissan Chairman Carlos Ghosn Says He's Wrongly Accused of Financial Misconduct Posted: 31 Jan 2019 12:39 PM PST  Ghosn proclaims to French reporters that he believes he has done nothing wrong as he remains in jail in Japan.
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| Pelosi: ‘There’s Not Going to Be Any Wall Money’ in Spending Bill Posted: 31 Jan 2019 08:38 AM PST  The 17-member bipartisan, bicameral conference committee was created to negotiate a compromise after President Trump agreed last week to sign a three-week spending bill, which did not include any border-security funding, to reopen the government after the longest shutdown in history. Pelosi's comments echo those made by members of her caucus 0n the committee following its initial meeting Wednesday, in which they reportedly expressed willingness to consider funding a number of technology-based border-security measures but did not offer to provide any of the $5.7 billion Trump has long demanded for the construction of additional physical barriers. "If you're asking if there is any money for the border wall?
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| U.S. Debt Sales Hit Records Again, Feeding Deficit Criticism Posted: 30 Jan 2019 12:31 PM PST  The federal budget shortfall is set to swell, driven by tax cuts, spending increases and an aging American population. As a result, the Treasury is raising its long-term debt issuance at its quarterly refunding auctions to $84 billion, the department said Wednesday, $1 billion more than three months ago. Such elevated levels of borrowing will finance the widening deficit, with Wall Street strategists projecting new debt issuance will top $1 trillion for a second straight year.
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| 'Stay inside': Death toll up to 7 people as Arctic cold blasts Midwest, East Posted: 30 Jan 2019 01:48 PM PST  Wind chill temperatures in dozens of towns across Minnesota and North Dakota plummeted to a starling 60 degrees below zero or less Tuesday and early Wednesday.
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| Southwest Airlines extends schedule, adds new seasonal routes Posted: 31 Jan 2019 07:51 AM PST ![Southwest Airlines extends schedule, adds new seasonal routes]( "Southwest Airlines extends schedule, adds new seasonal routes") Southwest announced addition of two weekend-only seasonal routes. It also confirmed the return of seven seasonal routes that will resume in August.
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| Teased 2020 Toyota Tacoma debuting at Chicago Auto Show Posted: 30 Jan 2019 08:53 AM PST  Toyota revealed that the 2020 Tacoma is "tacom-ing" to Chicago next week but gave out little more information about the upcoming truck apart for a picture of a shadowy top half. On Tuesday, Toyota shared a teaser image of the 2020 Tacoma showing only the top part of the truck as seen from the front at dusk. From what is barely pictured in the image, we can see that not much has changed in terms of exterior design -- at least, for the top half -- which makes sense considering that this 2020 update will likely just be a midcycle refresh.
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| The Latest: Pence praises DEA help in convict Maduro allies Posted: 31 Jan 2019 02:38 PM PST  CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — The latest on the political crisis in Venezuela (all times local):
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| GM Brands Have Cut Complimentary Maintenance from Three Years to One Posted: 30 Jan 2019 09:05 AM PST  Cadillac, GMC, and Buick will now only cover the first maintenance visit. Chevrolet isn't yet saying.
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| It's so cold in Minnesota, these police uniforms froze! Posted: 30 Jan 2019 06:33 AM PST  As the polar vortex brought bitterly cold temperatures to Chisago County, Minnesota, on January 29, the Sheriff's office had a little fun freezing these uniforms.
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| IEA chief: Too early to assess impact of latest U.S. sanctions on Venezuela Posted: 30 Jan 2019 04:04 AM PST ![IEA chief: Too early to assess impact of latest U.S. sanctions on Venezuela]( "IEA chief: Too early to assess impact of latest U.S. sanctions on Venezuela") NEW DELHI (Reuters) - The International Energy Agency is yet to assess the impact of the latest U.S. sanctions on Venezuelan oil supplies, its chief Fatih Birol said on Wednesday. "Far too early to speak about Venezuela and we are following the events very closely," Birol told Reuters on the sidelines of an industry event in New Delhi. The Trump administration on Monday imposed sweeping sanctions on Venezuelan state-owned oil firm PDVSA, aimed at severely curbing the OPEC member's crude exports to the United States and at pressuring Nicolas Maduro to step down as president. ...
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