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Maduro torture charges

Oct 7, 9 PM ET to Oct 15, 6 PM ET · 🔴 on the front pages now

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  1. Oct 7, 9 PM ET · on the front pages 2.9 daysUS adds torture charges against Maduro and wife
  2. Oct 15, 1 PM ET · on the front pages 5 hoursMaduro pleads not guilty to torture charges

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Oct 8Oct 10Oct 12Oct 141734US adds torture charges against Maduro and wifeMaduro pleads not guilty to torture charges
Front pages carrying each part at each hourly run, Oct 7, 9 PM to Oct 15, 6 PM ET (peak 34), stacked by part: 1 · 2
Oct 8Oct 10Oct 12Oct 141. US adds torture charges against M…US adds torture charges against Maduro and wifeUS adds torture charges against Maduro and wife: Oct 7, 9 PM to Oct 10, 7 PM ET, 34 outlets2. Maduro pleads not guilty to tortu…Maduro pleads not guilty to torture chargesMaduro pleads not guilty to torture charges: Oct 15, 1 PM to Oct 15, 6 PM ET, 13 outlets📺 TVBBC News, Oct 7, 10:15 PM ET: Nicolas Maduro expected to face more charges this week. BBC NEWSBBC News, Oct 7, 10:16 PM ET: Nicolas Maduro expected to face more charges this week. BBC NEWSBBC News, Oct 7, 11:11 PM ET: Nicolas Maduro expected to face more charges this week. BBC NEWSCNN, Oct 8, 12:13 AM ET: SOURCES: MADURO & WIFE MAY FACE CHARGES OVER ALLEGED TORTURECNN, Oct 8, 1:10 AM ET: SOURCES: MADURO & WIFE MAY FACE CHARGES OVER ALLEGED TORTURECNN, Oct 8, 1:11 AM ET: SOURCES: MADURO & WIFE MAY FACE CHARGES OVER ALLEGED TORTURECNN, Oct 8, 7:13 AM ET: MADURO EXPECTED TO FACE NEW CHARGES OVER ALLEGED TORTURE OF AMERICANSCNN, Oct 8, 7:14 AM ET: MADURO EXPECTED TO FACE NEW CHARGES OVER ALLEGED TORTURE OF AMERICANSCNN, Oct 8, 7:14 AM ET: MADURO EXPECTED TO FACE NEW CHARGES OVER ALLEGED TORTURE OF AMERICANSCNN, Oct 8, 7:14 AM ET: SOON: MADURO'S WIFE EXPECTED TO APPEAR AT FEDERAL HEARING IN NYCNN, Oct 8, 7:15 AM ET: MADURO EXPECTED TO FACE NEW CHARGES OVER ALLEGED TORTURE OF AMERICANSCNN, Oct 8, 7:15 AM ET: Sources: charges relate to wrongful detention of U.S. citizens in Venezuelan prisonsCNN, Oct 8, 7:15 AM ET: MADURO EXPECTED TO FACE NEW CHARGES OVER ALLEGED TORTURE OF AMERICANSCNN, Oct 8, 7:15 AM ET: SOON: MADURO'S WIFE EXPECTED TO APPEAR AT FEDERAL HEARING IN NYCNN, Oct 8, 7:16 AM ET: MADURO EXPECTED TO FACE NEW CHARGES OVER ALLEGED TORTURE OF AMERICANSCNN, Oct 8, 7:16 AM ET: Sources: charges relate to wrongful detention of U.S. citizens in Venezuelan prisonsCNN, Oct 8, 7:16 AM ET: MADURO EXPECTED TO FACE NEW CHARGES OVER ALLEGED TORTURE OF AMERICANSFox News, Oct 8, 7:16 AM ET: MADURO, WIFE EXPECTED TO FACE TORTURE CHARGES. RELATED TO ALLEGED TORTURE OF IMPRISONED AMERICANSFox News, Oct 8, 7:16 AM ET: MADURO, WIFE EXPECTED TO FACE TORTURE CHARGESCNN, Oct 8, 7:17 AM ET: MADURO EXPECTED TO FACE NEW CHARGES OVER ALLEGED TORTURE OF AMERICANSCNN, Oct 8, 7:17 AM ET: Sources: charges relate to wrongful detention of U.S. citizens in Venezuelan prisonsCNN, Oct 8, 7:17 AM ET: SOURCES: NEW CHARGES AGAINST MADURO COULD COME AS SOON AS TODAYCNN, Oct 8, 7:17 AM ET: SOURCES: NEW CHARGES AGAINST MADURO COULD COME AS SOON AS TODAYCNN, Oct 8, 7:17 AM ET: SOURCES: NEW CHARGES AGAINST MADURO COULD COME AS SOON AS TODAYFox News, Oct 8, 9:11 AM ET: MADURO AND WIFE EXPECTED TO FACE NEW CHARGESFox News, Oct 8, 9:12 AM ET: MADURO AND WIFE EXPECTED TO FACE NEW CHARGESFox News, Oct 8, 9:12 AM ET: MADURO AND WIFE EXPECTED TO FACE NEW CHARGES RELATED TO ALLEGED TORTURE OF AMERICANSFox News, Oct 8, 9:12 AM ET: MADURO AND WIFE EXPECTED TO FACE NEW CHARGESFox News, Oct 8, 9:13 AM ET: MADURO AND WIFE EXPECTED TO FACE NEW CHARGESFox News, Oct 8, 9:13 AM ET: SOON JUDGE WEIGHS MOTION TO RELEASE MADURO'S WIFEFox News, Oct 8, 9:14 AM ET: MADURO AND WIFE EXPECTED TO FACE NEW CHARGESCNN, Oct 8, 9:21 AM ET: MADURO EXPECTED TO FACE NEW CHARGES OVER ALLEGED TORTURE OF AMERICANSCNN, Oct 8, 9:22 AM ET: MADURO EXPECTED TO FACE NEW CHARGES OVER ALLEGED TORTURE OF AMERICANSCNN, Oct 8, 9:22 AM ET: Sources: Charges relate to wrongful detention of U.S. citizens in Venezuelan prisonsCNN, Oct 8, 9:22 AM ET: MADURO EXPECTED TO FACE NEW CHARGES OVER ALLEGED TORTURE OF AMERICANSCNN, Oct 8, 9:22 AM ET: MADURO EXPECTED TO FACE NEW CHARGES OVER ALLEGED TORTURE OF AMERICANSCNN, Oct 8, 9:23 AM ET: MADURO EXPECTED TO FACE NEW CHARGES OVER ALLEGED TORTURE OF AMERICANSCNN, Oct 8, 9:23 AM ET: Sources: Charges relate to wrongful detention of U.S. citizens in Venezuelan prisonsCNN, Oct 8, 9:23 AM ET: SOON: MADURO'S WIFE EXPECTED TO APPEAR AT FEDERAL HEARING IN NYCNN, Oct 8, 9:24 AM ET: MADURO EXPECTED TO FACE NEW CHARGES OVER ALLEGED TORTURE OF AMERICANSCNN, Oct 8, 9:24 AM ET: MADURO EXPECTED TO FACE NEW CHARGES OVER ALLEGED TORTURE OF AMERICANS. Elliot Williams | Legal AnalystCNN, Oct 8, 9:24 AM ET: MADURO EXPECTED TO FACE NEW CHARGES OVER ALLEGED TORTURE OF AMERICANSCNN, Oct 8, 9:24 AM ET: Sources: charges relate to wrongful detention of U.S. citizens in Venezuelan prisonsCNN, Oct 8, 9:24 AM ET: MADURO EXPECTED TO FACE NEW CHARGES OVER ALLEGED TORTURE OF AMERICANSCNN, Oct 8, 9:24 AM ET: Sources: Charges relate to wrongful detention of U.S. citizens in Venezuelan prisonsCNN, Oct 8, 9:25 AM ET: MADURO EXPECTED TO FACE NEW CHARGES OVER ALLEGED TORTURE OF AMERICANSCNN, Oct 8, 9:25 AM ET: Sources: charges relate to wrongful detention of U.S. citizens in Venezuelan prisonsCNN, Oct 8, 9:25 AM ET: MADURO EXPECTED TO FACE NEW CHARGES OVER ALLEGED TORTURE OF AMERICANSCNN, Oct 8, 9:25 AM ET: MADURO EXPECTED TO FACE NEW CHARGES OVER ALLEGED TORTURE OF AMERICANS. Elliot Williams | Legal AnalystCNN, Oct 8, 9:26 AM ET: MADURO EXPECTED TO FACE NEW CHARGES OVER ALLEGED TORTURE OF AMERICANSCNN, Oct 8, 9:26 AM ET: Sources: charges relate to wrongful detention of U.S. citizens in Venezuelan prisonsCNN, Oct 8, 9:26 AM ET: MADURO EXPECTED TO FACE NEW CHARGES OVER ALLEGED TORTURE OF AMERICANS. Elliot Williams | Legal AnalystCNN, Oct 8, 9:26 AM ET: MADURO EXPECTED TO FACE NEW CHARGES OVER ALLEGED TORTURE OF AMERICANSCNN, Oct 8, 9:27 AM ET: MADURO EXPECTED TO FACE NEW CHARGES OVER ALLEGED TORTURE OF AMERICANSCNN, Oct 8, 9:27 AM ET: MADURO EXPECTED TO FACE NEW CHARGES OVER ALLEGED TORTURE OF AMERICANSCNN, Oct 8, 9:27 AM ET: Sources: charges relate to wrongful detention of U.S. citizens in Venezuelan prisonsFox News, Oct 8, 9:54 AM ET: MADURO AND WIFE EXPECTED TO FACE NEW CHARGESFox News, Oct 8, 10:30 AM ET: NOW: MADURO'S WIFE IN COURTFox News, Oct 8, 10:35 AM ET: SOON: MADURO'S WIFE IN MANHATTAN FEDERAL COURTFox News, Oct 8, 10:36 AM ET: SOON: MADURO'S WIFE IN MANHATTAN FEDERAL COURTCNN, Oct 8, 2:08 PM ET: MADURO & WIFE FACING NEW CHARGES OVER ALLEGED TORTURECNN, Oct 8, 2:13 PM ET: NICOLAS MADURO & WIFE CHARGED OVER ALLEGED TORTURE OF AMERICANSCNN, Oct 8, 2:13 PM ET: NICOLAS MADURO & WIFE CHARGED OVER ALLEGED TORTURE OF AMERICANSCNN, Oct 8, 2:13 PM ET: U.S. PROSECUTORS: MADURO "AUTHORIZED THE USE OF TORTURE". AGAINST MORE THAN A DOZEN U.S. CITIZENS IN VENEZUELACNN, Oct 8, 2:14 PM ET: U.S. PROSECUTORS: MADURO "AUTHORIZED THE USE OF TORTURE". AGAINST MORE THAN A DOZEN U.S. CITIZENS IN VENEZUELACNN, Oct 8, 2:14 PM ET: NICOLAS MADURO & WIFE CHARGED OVER ALLEGED TORTURE OF AMERICANSCNN, Oct 8, 2:15 PM ET: NICOLAS MADURO & WIFE CHARGED OVER ALLEGED TORTURE OF AMERICANSCNN, Oct 8, 2:15 PM ET: U.S. PROSECUTORS: MADURO "AUTHORIZED THE USE OF TORTURE". AGAINST MORE THAN A DOZEN U.S. CITIZENS IN VENEZUELACNN, Oct 8, 2:15 PM ET: NICOLAS MADURO & WIFE CHARGED OVER ALLEGED TORTURE OF AMERICANSCNN, Oct 8, 2:16 PM ET: NICOLAS MADURO & WIFE CHARGED OVER ALLEGED TORTURE OF AMERICANSCNN, Oct 8, 2:16 PM ET: NICOLAS MADURO & WIFE CHARGED OVER ALLEGED TORTURE OF AMERICANSCNN, Oct 8, 2:16 PM ET: NICOLAS MADURO & WIFE CHARGED OVER ALLEGED TORTURE OF AMERICANSCNN, Oct 8, 2:16 PM ET: NICOLAS MADURO & WIFE CHARGED OVER ALLEGED TORTURE OF AMERICANSCNN, Oct 8, 2:17 PM ET: U.S. PROSECUTORS: MADURO "AUTHORIZED THE USE OF TORTURE". AGAINST MORE THAN A DOZEN U.S. CITIZENS IN VENEZUELACNN, Oct 8, 2:17 PM ET: NICOLAS MADURO & WIFE CHARGED OVER ALLEGED TORTURE OF AMERICANSCNN, Oct 8, 2:18 PM ET: NICOLAS MADURO & WIFE CHARGED OVER ALLEGED TORTURE OF AMERICANSCNN, Oct 8, 2:18 PM ET: NICOLAS MADURO & WIFE CHARGED OVER ALLEGED TORTURE OF AMERICANSCNN, Oct 8, 2:18 PM ET: NICOLAS MADURO & WIFE CHARGED OVER ALLEGED TORTURE OF AMERICANSCNN, Oct 8, 2:18 PM ET: NICOLAS MADURO & WIFE CHARGED OVER ALLEGED TORTURE OF AMERICANSCNN, Oct 8, 2:19 PM ET: NICOLAS MADURO & WIFE CHARGED OVER ALLEGED TORTURE OF AMERICANSCNN, Oct 8, 2:19 PM ET: U.S. PROSECUTORS: MADURO "AUTHORIZED THE USE OF TORTURE". AGAINST MORE THAN A DOZEN U.S. CITIZENS IN VENEZUELACNN, Oct 8, 2:19 PM ET: NICOLAS MADURO & WIFE CHARGED OVER ALLEGED TORTURE OF AMERICANSCNN, Oct 8, 2:19 PM ET: NICOLAS MADURO & WIFE CHARGED OVER ALLEGED TORTURE OF AMERICANSCNN, Oct 8, 2:20 PM ET: U.S. PROSECUTORS: MADURO "AUTHORIZED THE USE OF TORTURE". AGAINST MORE THAN A DOZEN U.S. CITIZENS IN VENEZUELABBC News, Oct 8, 2:22 PM ET: Nicolas Maduro faces new charges in USBBC News, Oct 8, 3:00 PM ET: New Maduro chargesBBC News, Oct 8, 3:19 PM ET: Nicolas Maduro faces new charges in USBBC News, Oct 8, 3:19 PM ET: New charges relate to torture of US citizensBBC News, Oct 8, 3:19 PM ET: Nicolas Maduro & wife deny charges against themBBC News, Oct 8, 3:20 PM ET: Nicolas Maduro & wife deny charges against themBBC News, Oct 8, 3:20 PM ET: New charges relate to torture of US citizensBBC News, Oct 8, 3:20 PM ET: Nicolas Maduro faces new charges in USBBC News, Oct 8, 3:21 PM ET: Nicolas Maduro & wife deny charges against themBBC News, Oct 8, 3:21 PM ET: New charges relate to torture of US citizensBBC News, Oct 8, 3:22 PM ET: Nicolas Maduro & wife deny charges against themBBC News, Oct 8, 3:22 PM ET: New charges relate to torture of US citizensBBC News, Oct 8, 3:22 PM ET: Nicolas Maduro faces new charges in USBBC News, Oct 8, 3:23 PM ET: Nicolas Maduro faces new charges in USBBC News, Oct 8, 3:23 PM ET: Nicolas Maduro & wife deny charges against themBBC News, Oct 8, 3:23 PM ET: New charges relate to torture of US citizensBBC News, Oct 8, 3:24 PM ET: Nicolas Maduro & wife deny charges against themBBC News, Oct 8, 3:24 PM ET: New charges relate to torture of US citizensBBC News, Oct 8, 3:25 PM ET: New charges relate to torture of US citizensBBC News, Oct 8, 3:25 PM ET: Nicolas Maduro faces new charges in USBBC News, Oct 8, 3:25 PM ET: Nicolas Maduro & wife deny charges against themBBC News, Oct 8, 3:26 PM ET: Nicolas Maduro & wife deny charges against themBBC News, Oct 8, 3:31 PM ET: Maduro chargesBBC News, Oct 8, 4:30 PM ET: Maduro chargesBBC News, Oct 8, 5:00 PM ET: US charges MaduroBBC News, Oct 8, 5:09 PM ET: Nicolas Maduro and his wife face new charges in USBBC News, Oct 8, 5:10 PM ET: Nicolas Maduro and his wife face new charges in USBBC News, Oct 8, 5:11 PM ET: Nicolas Maduro and his wife face new charges in USFox News, Oct 8, 6:18 PM ET: ADDITIONAL INDICTMENT. FORMER VENEZUELAN PRESIDENT MADURO CHARGED FOR TORTUREBBC News, Oct 8, 6:47 PM ET: Nicolas Maduro and his wife face new charges in USBBC News, Oct 8, 6:48 PM ET: Nicolas Maduro and his wife face new charges in USBBC News, Oct 8, 6:49 PM ET: Nicolas Maduro and his wife face new charges in USBBC News, Oct 8, 7:06 PM ET: Nicolas Maduro and his wife face new charges in USBBC News, Oct 8, 7:07 PM ET: Nicolas Maduro and his wife face new charges in USFox News, Oct 9, 8:56 AM ET: VENEZUELAN WHO LIVED UNDER MADURO'S REGIME SPEAKS OUTFox News, Oct 9, 8:56 AM ET: MADURO, WIFE CHARGED WITH TORTURING AMERICAN "JEW"Fox News, Oct 9, 8:56 AM ET: VENEZUELAN WHO LIVED UNDER📻 radioNPR News Now, Oct 8, 4:10 PM ETNPR News Now, Oct 8, 2:09 PM ET🧶 online🧶retold online (the day's report)
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1. US adds torture charges against Maduro and wife

Oct 7, 9 PM ET · 34 outlets · on the front pages 2.9 days

“Maduro, Wife Face Charges Over Tortured Americans” first: Newsmax

📺 CNN 33 min, BBC News 18 min, Fox News 5 min · 📻 2 newscasts · 🧶 retold by 19

2. Maduro pleads not guilty to torture charges

Oct 15, 1 PM ET · 13 outlets · on the front pages 5 hours · 🔴 now

“Nicolas Maduro pleads not guilty to torture” first: ABC News, AP, BBC, Bloomberg, Newsmax, Reuters, The Epoch Times, The Guardian

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