The White House on Wednesday sanctioned 21 senior officials aligned with Venezuela President Nicolás Maduro for "myriad abuses" following the widely disputed claims that Maduro won reelection this year, according to a senior official.
Why it matters: It's the latest effort to put pressure on Maduro since the July 28 elections that prompted mass protests and a violent crackdown on demonstrators. The opposition has shown evidence that its candidate, Edmundo González Urrutia, overwhelmingly won the election.
The active and destructive 2024 Atlantic hurricane season is nearing its official end on Saturday after a puzzling yet profoundly damaging run.
The season featured an early flareup of activity — then a long, mysterious pause, followed by a backloaded blitz of storms that included two major hurricane U.S. landfalls.
