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Sherry Weddle, right, with her daughter, Kelsey McMahan, at her side, talks about her son, Cody, Wednesday, March 6, 2019, in Abingdon, Va. Cody, who has been working as a freelance journalist in Venezuela since June 2014, was detained by military police on Wednesday morning. (David Crigger/Bristol Herald Courier via AP)

US journalist detained by Venezuelan officers, then freed

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In this June 2018, selfie provided by Sherry Weddle, her son and journalist Cody Weddle and herself pose for a photo during a vacation in Santo Domingo, the Dominican Republic. Cody was seized by security forces at his apartment in Caracas, Venezuela, early Wednesday, March 6,2019, amid Venezuela's escalating political turmoil, lawyers and press freedom groups said. (Courtesy Sherry Weddle via AP)

The Latest: US journalist reported freed in Venezuela

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This 2018 photo released by Florida based WPLG digital television station shows U.S. journalist Cody Weddle in Caracas, Venezuela. Weddle was seized by security forces at his apartment early Wednesday, March 6, 2019, according to lawyers and press freedom groups. After arriving to Venezuela as an English-language correspondent for state-run network Telesur, Weddle had been reporting from Venezuela for more than four years, most recently working as a freelance journalist for the ABC affiliate in Miami. He also contributed to the Miami Herald and The Telegraph in Britain. (WPLG via AP)

Cody Weddle, U.S. journalist, freed, deported from Venezuela

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