Social unrest, looting, and violence were on the rise, and in April the government was forced to reduce its workweek to two days in order to save energy (partly because of shortages of hydroelectric power brought about by El Niñeste-derived drought). Meanwhile, the opposition pushed forward with an effort to put Maduro to a recall vote. By early M
It also didn't prevent Musk from garnering a radical new compensation package as CEO, in which he would be paid after reaching milestones of growing valuation based on $50 billion increments.movement. The election had been widely viewed as a referendum on Maduro’s presidency. Having secured a majority in the 167-seat legislature, the centrist-con
Six days later, Musk sought to clarify his position with a statement in which he pointed to discussions with the managing director of the Saudi Arabian sovereign wealth fund as the source of his "funding secured" declaration.Musk has pursued an interest in artificial intelligence, becoming co-chair of the nonprofit OpenAI. The research company laun
“We will stay here until there is a military intervention or the electoral court changes what is happening,” said Antoniel Almeida, 45, the owner of a party-supply store who was helping run the blockade. Mr. Almeida believed the election was rigged. “We need an investigation,” he said.Ideally resistant to weather and powered by renewable en
The controls meant that many Venezuelan businesses stopped production because they no longer made a profit, eventually resulting in shortages.The region has received the bulk of Venezuelan migration, leading to an anti-immigration political backlash in some places.But he's also made it clear he's not a fan of President Joe Biden, whom he sees as sn