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Trump signs off on possible CIA operations in Venezuela: report

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President Donald Trump has given his approval for the CIA to carry out covert operations within Venezuela, the New York Times reported Tuesday.The report comes after the U.S. deployed the USS Gerald Ford, America's largest aircraft carrier, to the Caribbean. Citing multiple people briefed on the matter, the Times reported that the covert operations could lay the groundwork for a potentially more broad military campaign.The unnamed sources further said that back channel negotiations with Venezuela's government have so far failed to produce results. They say Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro o...