The licenses were required to authorize funds transfers because Maduro, Flores, and the Venezuelan government are subject to sanctions and the transactions would otherwise be prohibited.
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Chloe Atkins,
NBC news,
27 Feb. 2026
The formal designation comes as nuclear and security talks between Washington and Tehran in Geneva ended this week without agreement on key issues, including uranium enrichment limits and sanctions relief.
The demand came after county commissioners on Tuesday postponed action on a proposal from County Judge Ruben Becerra for a 30-day moratorium on approvals of water-hungry developments including the data centers rapidly popping up across the state.
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Karoline Leonard,
Austin American Statesman,
24 Feb. 2026
After more than five years of planning, approvals, and construction, the contemporary mountain compound is now move-in ready.
Follow along below for updates on the latest votes.
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Marissa Meador,
IndyStar,
28 Feb. 2026
Hannah Spencer, a 34-year-old plumber and member of the local council, won the seat in Gorton and Denton, near the English city of Manchester, with 14,890 votes, more than 40% of the total votes cast.
University governing boards are also appropriately imposing rules governing behavior and becoming less rubber stamps for administrative wishes.
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Richard K. Vedder,
The Orlando Sentinel,
1 Feb. 2026
Americans' primary oversight entities—rather than rooting out waste and misconduct—now are poised to be rubber stamps for whatever administration is in power.
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