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A crash in oil prices and political instability under President Nicolas Maduro has led to food shortages. And that has prompted almost daily street protests by thousands of Venezuelans. Here opposition activists march on the Francisco Fajardo Highway in Caracas on June 19. Federico Parra/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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Latin America

For The Venezuelan Opposition, Protests Are 'Like A War'

Venezuela has been in political and economic turmoil for months. Daily demonstrations, food shortages and a crackdown on the opposition have forced the country into a near state of collapse.

A crash in oil prices and political instability under President Nicolas Maduro has led to food shortages. And that has prompted almost daily street protests by thousands of Venezuelans. Here opposition activists march on the Francisco Fajardo Highway in Caracas on June 19. Federico Parra/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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The Americas

For The Venezuelan Opposition, Protests Are 'Like A War'

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For The Venezuelan Opposition, Protests Are 'Like A War'

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Sam Marsenison, 18, stands among classmates after accepting his high school diploma in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Zak Bennett for NPR hide caption

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How It All Turned Out: A Kindergarten Story, 13 Years Later

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Andy Slavitt was in charge of running the federal agency that oversees the Affordable Care Act from 2015 to 2017. Evan Vucci/AP hide caption

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What The Man Who Ran Obamacare Thinks About The Republican Health Care Plan

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The vast majority of contingent or independent workers in the U.S. do not receive employee benefits, though some companies and lawmakers are trying to change that. Hero Images/Getty Images hide caption

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Efforts Increase To Bring Health And Other Benefits To Independent Workers

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Zoe Kazan stars alongside Kumail Nanjiani in The Big Sick. Nicole Rivelli/Lionsgate hide caption

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Movie Interviews

'Big Sick' Creators Nanjiani And Gordon On Turning Their Courtship Into A Movie

8 min

'Big Sick' Creators Nanjiani And Gordon On Turning Their Courtship Into A Movie

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