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News Wrap: U.S slaps Venezuela's Maduro with sanctions
In the our news wrap Monday, Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro celebrated the election of a new legislative body that would give him sweeping new powers. However, the U.S. slapped Maduro with financial sanctions, with President Trump calling the leader a “dictator” in a statement. Also, the Islamic State has claimed responsibility for an attack on the Iraqi embassy in Afghanistan.