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Washington Tightens the Screws on Venezuela’s Maduro

A.M. Edition for Dec. 12. The U.S. is ramping up efforts to force Venezuela’s Nicolas Maduro from power, by sanctioning his family members and oil tankers that provide critical revenue for his regime. Plus, the White House tries to rein in a surge of state AI regulations. And WSJ tech reporter Sam Schechner looks at how OpenAI’s latest ChatGPT update stacks up against competitors from Google and Anthropic. Luke Vargas hosts. Sign up for the WSJ’s free What’s News newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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