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Unrest in Venezuela Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times
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Police officers throw stones from an overpass at anti-government protesters in Caracas, Venezuela, Thursday, April 20, 2017. Venezuela's opposition looks to keep up pressure on President Nicolas Maduro, taking to the streets again one day after three people were killed and hundreds arrested in the biggest anti-government demonstrations in years. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)
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Police officers ride on a motorcycle amid tear gas during anti-government protests in Caracas, Venezuela, Thursday, April 20, 2017. Venezuela's opposition looks to keep up pressure on President Nicolas Maduro, taking to the streets again one day after three people were killed and hundreds arrested in the biggest anti-government demonstrations in years. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)
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A woman is aided by a fellow anti-government protester during clashes with security forces in Caracas, Venezuela, Thursday, April 20, 2017. Venezuela's opposition looks to keep up pressure on President Nicolas Maduro, taking to the streets again one day after three people were killed and hundreds arrested in the biggest anti-government demonstrations in years. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)
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Paramedics tend to a woman overcome by tear gas during clashes between anti-government protesters and security forces in Caracas, Venezuela, Thursday, April 20, 2017. Venezuela's opposition looks to keep up pressure on President Nicolas Maduro, taking to the streets again one day after three people were killed and hundreds arrested in the biggest anti-government demonstrations in years. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)
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A man shouts anti-government slogans during a protest in Caracas, Venezuela, Thursday, April 20, 2017. Venezuela's opposition looks to keep up pressure on President Nicolas Maduro, taking to the streets again one day after three people were killed and hundreds arrested in the biggest anti-government demonstrations in years. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)
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An anti-government protester kicks a tear gas canister during clashes with security forces in Caracas, Venezuela, Thursday, April 20, 2017. Venezuela's opposition looks to keep up pressure on President Nicolas Maduro, taking to the streets again one day after three people were killed and hundreds arrested in the biggest anti-government demonstrations in years. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)
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Workers of General Motors listen during a meeting with government officials at the company's plant in Valencia, Venezuela, Thursday, April 20, 2017. General Motors announced that it was shuttering operations in the country after authorities seized the factory on Wednesday. General Motors' announcement comes as Venezuela's opposition looks to keep up pressure on President Nicolas Maduro, taking to the streets again Thursday after three people were killed and hundreds arrested in the biggest anti-government demonstrations in years. (AP Photo/Juan Carlos Hernandez)
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A police officer fires tear gas against anti-government protesters in Caracas, Venezuela, Thursday, April 20, 2017. Venezuela's opposition looks to keep up pressure on President Nicolas Maduro, taking to the streets again one day after three people were killed and hundreds arrested in the biggest anti-government demonstrations in years. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)
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A police officer, center, is loaded onto a motorcycle by fellow officers after he was wounded during clashes with anti-government protesters in Caracas, Venezuela, Thursday, April 20, 2017. Venezuela's opposition looks to keep up pressure on President Nicolas Maduro, taking to the streets again one day after three people were killed and hundreds arrested in the biggest anti-government demonstrations in years. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)
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Venezuela's Vice-President Tareck El Aissami, left, and Supreme Court President Maikel Moreno during a meeting with Ambassadors from different countries and Diplomatics at the Supreme Court in Caracas, Venezuela, Saturday, April 1, 2017. Venezuela's president and Supreme Court backed down Saturday from an audacious move to strip congress of its legislative powers that had sparked widespread charges that the South American country was no longer a democracy. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)
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A woman holds up a sign that reads in Spanish read "No more dictatorship" during a protest outside of Venezuela's General Prosecutor's office in Caracas, Venezuela, Friday, March 31, 2017. Security forces violently repressed small protests that broke out in Venezuela's capital Friday after the government-stacked Supreme Court gutted congress of its last vestiges of power, drawing widespread condemnation from foreign governments. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)
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Venezuela's Salvador Perez celebrates after a home-run in the 9th inning during a World Baseball Classic game against Italy, in Guadalajara, Mexico, Saturday, March 11, 2017. All-Star catcher Perez injured his left knee in a home-plate collision with his Kansas City Royals backup Drew Butera in a World Baseball Classic game. Venezuela rallied to beat Italy 11-10 on Martin Prado's 10th-inning double after Butera stumbled into Perez to end the ninth with the score tied at 10.(AP Photo/Luis Gutierrez)
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Venezuela's Salvador Perez celebrates after a home-run during a World Baseball Classic game against Italy, in Guadalajara, Mexico, Saturday, March 11, 2017. All-Star catcher Perez injured his left knee in a home-plate collision with his Kansas City Royals backup Drew Butera in a World Baseball Classic game. Venezuela rallied to beat Italy 11-10 on Martin Prado's 10th-inning double after Butera stumbled into Perez to end the ninth with the score tied at 10.(AP Photo/Luis Gutierrez)
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Venezuela's Salvador Perez is helped after being injured during a World Baseball Classic game against Italy, in Guadalajara, Mexico, Saturday, March 11, 2017. All-Star catcher Perez injured his left knee in a home-plate collision with his Kansas City Royals backup Drew Butera in a World Baseball Classic game. Venezuela rallied to beat Italy 11-10 on Martin Prado's 10th-inning double after Butera stumbled into Perez to end the ninth with the score tied at 10.(AP Photo/Luis Gutierrez)
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Italy's Drew Butera collides with Venezuela's Salvador Perez during a World Baseball Classic game in Guadalajara, Mexico, Saturday, March 11, 2017. All-Star catcher Perez injured his left knee in a home-plate collision with his Kansas City Royals backup Drew Butera in a World Baseball Classic game. Venezuela rallied to beat Italy 11-10 on Martin Prado's 10th-inning double after Butera stumbled into Perez to end the ninth with the score tied at 10.(AP Photo/Luis Gutierrez)
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Venezuela's Salvador Perez is helped after being injured during World Baseball Classic game against Italy, in Guadalajara, Mexico, Saturday, March 11, 2017. All-Star catcher Perez injured his left knee in a home-plate collision with his Kansas City Royals backup Drew Butera in a World Baseball Classic game. Venezuela rallied to beat Italy 11-10 on Martin Prado's 10th-inning double after Butera stumbled into Perez to end the ninth with the score tied at 10.(AP Photo/Luis Gutierrez)
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Venezuela's Miguel Cabrera follows through on a solo home run during a spring training baseball game against the Kansas City Royals, Wednesday, March 8, 2017 in Surprise, Ariz. (John Sleezer/The Kansas City Star via AP)
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Venezuela's Jose Altuve bats against the Kansas City Royals during a spring training baseball game Wednesday, March 8, 2017, in Surprise, Ariz. (John Sleezer/The Kansas City Star via AP)
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Venezuela center fielder Ender Inciarte, left, is congratulated by second baseman Jose Altuve after Inciarte made a diving catch for an out on Kansas City Royals' Raul Mondesi to end the fourth inning during a spring training baseball game, Wednesday, March 8, 2017, in Surprise, Ariz. (John Sleezer/The Kansas City Star via AP)