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WATCH: Ohio police smash sunroof, drag injured driver from burning car after rollover crash
Ohio police officers smashed through the sunroof of a burning vehicle and dragged a severely injured driver to safety during a tense late-night rescue following a rollover crash, authorities said.
The Trumbull County 911 Center received a call at about 11:11 p.m. Dec. 27 reporting an unknown fire near state Route 5 and Bradley Brownlee Road in Bazetta and Mecca townships.
Cortland Police Department officers John Mosora and Chuck Lohry were first to arrive and their swift rescue was caught on body-worn camera after the vehicle tore through a fence, flipped onto its side and caught fire.
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Mosora discovered the driver trapped inside the wreckage and broke out the vehicle’s sunroof to reach him as flames spread, police said. The driver repeatedly told officers his leg was broken and that he could not move.
"My leg is broken. I can’t move. I can’t move. Give me a second," the driver can be heard saying in video of the rescue.
"We don’t have a second," an officer is heard responding in the video. "Your car is on fire."
As smoke filled the vehicle, officers urged the driver to help them pull him free.
"Let’s go. Let’s go. We ain’t waiting," one officer is heard shouting in the body-worn camera video. "You gotta help me help you."
Lohry used a fire extinguisher to knock down flames while Mosora dragged the driver from the vehicle moments before the fire intensified, police said.
Mosora suffered minor injuries during the rescue. Multiple fire departments later arrived to extinguish the fire and provide medical treatment to the driver, who was taken to a hospital, police said.
The Ohio State Highway Patrol is handling the crash investigation.
Authorities did not immediately release the driver’s condition or the cause of the crash. Fox News Digital has reached out to Cortland Police Department for additional information.
University of Phoenix data breach hits 3.5M people
The University of Phoenix has confirmed a major data breach affecting nearly 3.5 million people. The incident traces back to August when attackers accessed the university's network and quietly stole sensitive information.
The school detected the intrusion on Nov. 21. That discovery came after the attackers listed the university on a public leak site. In early December, the university disclosed the incident, and its parent company filed an 8-K with regulators.
The scope is large. Notification letters filed with Maine's Attorney General show 3,489,274 individuals are impacted. Those affected include current and former students, faculty, staff and suppliers.
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DATA BREACH EXPOSES 400K BANK CUSTOMERS’ INFO
According to the university, hackers exploited a zero-day vulnerability in Oracle E-Business Suite. This application handles financial operations and contains highly sensitive data.
Based on the technical details shared so far, security researchers believe the attack aligns with tactics used by the Clop ransomware gang. Clop has a long track record of stealing data through zero-day flaws rather than encrypting systems.
The vulnerability tied to this campaign is tracked as CVE-2025-61882. Investigators say it has been abused since early August.
The university says the attackers accessed highly sensitive personal and financial information. That includes:
This type of data creates a serious risk. It can fuel identity theft, financial fraud, and targeted phishing scams.
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In letters sent to affected individuals, the university confirmed the breach affects 3,489,274 people. If you are a current or former student or employee, watch your mail closely.
These notifications often arrive by postal mail, not email. The letter explains what data was exposed and includes instructions for protective services.
We reached out to The University of Phoenix for comment, and a rep provided CyberGuy with the following statement:
"We recently experienced a cybersecurity incident involving the Oracle E-Business Suite software platform. Upon detecting the incident on November 21, 2025, we promptly took steps to investigate and respond with the assistance of leading third-party cybersecurity firms. We are reviewing the impacted data and will provide the required notifications to affected individuals and regulatory entities."
The University of Phoenix is offering impacted individuals free identity protection services. These include:
To enroll, you must use the redemption code provided in the notification letter. Without that code, you cannot activate the service.
The University of Phoenix breach is not an isolated case. Clop has used similar tactics in past campaigns involving GoAnywhere MFT, Accellion FTA, MOVEit Transfer, Cleo, and Gladinet CentreStack.
Other universities have also reported Oracle EBS-related incidents. These include Harvard University and the University of Pennsylvania.
The U.S. government is taking notice. The U.S. Department of State is now offering a reward of up to $10 million for information linking Clop's attacks to a foreign government.
Universities store massive amounts of personal data. Student records, financial aid files, payroll systems, and donor databases all live under one roof.
Like healthcare organizations, colleges present a high-value target. A single breach can expose years of data tied to millions of people.
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If you believe you may be affected, act quickly. These steps can reduce your risk.
Read it carefully. It explains what data was exposed and how to enroll in protection services.
First, use the redemption code provided. Because social security and banking data are involved, credit monitoring and recovery services matter. Even if you do not qualify for the free service, an identity theft protection service is still a smart move.
In addition, these services actively monitor sensitive details like your social security number, phone number and email address. If your information appears on the dark web or if someone tries to open a new account, you receive an alert right away. As a result, many services also help you quickly freeze bank and credit card accounts to limit further fraud.
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Because this breach exposed names, contact details and other identifiers, reducing what is publicly available about you matters. A data removal service can help remove your personal information from data broker sites, which lowers the risk of targeted phishing or fraud tied to the stolen University of Phoenix records.
While no service can guarantee the complete removal of your data from the internet, a data removal service is really a smart choice. They aren't cheap, and neither is your privacy. These services do all the work for you by actively monitoring and systematically erasing your personal information from hundreds of websites. It's what gives me peace of mind and has proven to be the most effective way to erase your personal data from the internet. By limiting the information available, you reduce the risk of scammers cross-referencing data from breaches with information they might find on the dark web, making it harder for them to target you.
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Check bank statements and credit card activity for unfamiliar charges. Report anything suspicious immediately.
A credit freeze can stop criminals from opening new accounts in your name. It is free and reversible. To learn more about how to do this, go to Cyberguy.com and search "How to freeze your credit."
Expect more scam emails and phone calls. Criminals may reference the breach to sound legitimate.
The best way to safeguard yourself from malicious links that install malware, potentially accessing your private information, is to have strong antivirus software installed on all your devices. This protection can also alert you to phishing emails and ransomware scams, keeping your personal information and digital assets safe.
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Keep your operating systems and apps up to date, as attackers often exploit outdated software to gain access. In addition, enable automatic updates and review app permissions to prevent stolen personal data from being combined with device-level access and causing further harm.
The University of Phoenix data breach highlights a growing problem across higher education. When attackers exploit trusted enterprise software, the fallout spreads fast and wide. While free identity protection helps, long-term vigilance matters most. Staying alert can limit damage long after the headlines fade.
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You can finally change your Gmail address without losing data
For years, one of the most frustrating limits inside the Google ecosystem was simple but painful. You could not change your primary Gmail address without creating a brand-new account. That meant losing history, purchases and years of saved data. That is now changing.
Google has started rolling out a feature that lets people replace their existing @gmail.com address with a new one. Even better, everything tied to the account stays exactly where it is.
Given that Gmail has close to two billion active accounts, this update affects almost everyone. It also helps people who stopped using an old Gmail address tied to a past job, a move or a major life change.
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HOW TO STOP GOOGLE AI FROM SCANNING YOUR GMAIL
Many people created their Gmail addresses years ago. Some picked usernames that no longer feel professional. Others tie an address to a relationship, employer or location that no longer applies.
Until now, Google treated Gmail usernames as permanent. The only workaround involved creating a new account and manually rebuilding everything. This update removes that burden. You can refresh your digital identity without starting over.
If your account ends in @gmail.com, you may now be able to replace it with a brand-new @gmail.com address.
Here is what stays the same:
Your old email address does not disappear. Google automatically converts it into an alias. That means messages sent to both addresses arrive in the same inbox. You can also sign in using either email.
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Google added limits to prevent abuse and confusion. Once you change your Gmail address, you cannot create another new Gmail address on that same account for 12 months. You can switch back to your original address at any time.
There are also a few areas where friction may occur. If you use Sign in with Google on third-party websites, you may need to sign in again. Chromebook users and Chrome Remote Desktop users may need to re-authenticate. Before making the switch, Google recommends backing up critical data and reviewing connected apps.
Google is rolling this feature out gradually, so it may not appear on every account yet.
Google may test different layouts, so wording can vary slightly by account
To check your account:
If you see the option, you can check availability and choose a new Gmail username. If the option does not appear, the feature has likely not yet reached your account. Accounts managed by schools, workplaces, or organizations usually require administrator approval.
An alias is an additional email address that delivers messages to the same inbox. With this update, your old Gmail address becomes an alias automatically. Aliases are useful beyond Gmail. They help you keep access to old contacts while presenting a cleaner primary address going forward. They also reduce disruption when changing emails across services. If you want to change your email address on other platforms, aliases are often the safest option.
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Outlook.com allows you to create additional email addresses (aliases) that are linked to your primary account. Emails sent to an alias will arrive in your primary inbox, and you can send messages using the alias as well.
If your primary email is johnsmith@outlook.com, you can create an alias like john.smith123@outlook.com. Emails sent to john.smith123@outlook.com will still go to johnsmith@outlook.com, but you can choose to send emails using either address.
Steps to Create an Alias:
Once added, you can send emails using your alias by selecting it in the "From" field when composing a new message.
Important limitations to note:
Apple allows you to create up to three email aliases through iCloud. These aliases can be used for specific purposes, helping you manage your inbox effectively. Here’s how to create one:
It's important to note that you can still create up to three email aliases through iCloud. Remember that while these aliases provide some flexibility, they do not create separate Apple IDs or completely hide your primary iCloud email address.
Hide My Email is a feature available with iCloud+ that allows you to create unique, random email addresses that are forwarded to your personal email account. This helps keep your real email address private when filling out forms, signing up for newsletters, or sending emails. Here's how to set up Hide My Email:
You can also generate Hide My Email addresses directly in Safari, Mail, and supported third-party apps by tapping the email address field and selecting Hide My Email above the keyboard.
Note that Hide My Email has limitations. You need an iCloud+ subscription to use Hide My Email. This feature is not available with the free iCloud plan. While there is no official limit on the number of aliases you can create, some people have reported creating hundreds of addresses without issue. Hide My Email works with iCloud+, Apple Pay and the Mail app. Support for other apps and services is expanding, but may not be available for all. Some people have reported occasional issues with email deliverability when using Hide My Email addresses. Managing multiple aliases can become cumbersome, especially if you need to deactivate or update them frequently.
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This Gmail update fixes a problem people have complained about for years. It finally gives you flexibility without forcing a fresh start. Your files, photos and purchase history stay put. At the same time, you get to move on from an email address that no longer fits your life. That kind of upgrade is rare in a digital world that often makes you choose between convenience and control.
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Russell Westbrook makes NBA history, passing Oscar Robertson in scoring milestone
Sacramento Kings point guard Russell Westbrook surpassed NBA legend Oscar Robertson to become the league’s all-time scoring leader among point guards in the Kings’ 129-102 loss to the Phoenix Suns on Friday.
Westbrook, 37, reached 26,711 career points, securing the record with a driving layup in the fourth quarter. The 2016-17 MVP had 17 points, nine rebounds and six assists in the loss.
The nine-time All-Star’s name is already at the top of some of the NBA’s most prestigious records. Westbrook has the most triple-doubles in NBA history, and passed Magic Johnson for seventh on the all-time assists list last month.
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Westbrook said that passing Johnson on the list was an honor.
"Before I speak and say anything, I’m truly blessed and thankful to the man above for just allowing me and gifting me with the time to go out and play basketball," Westbrook said, according to Yahoo Sports. "As for passing Magic … it’s an honor. Magic is one of the greats. I’m grateful to be able to pass him just because he’s such a legend in so many different ways."
Westbrook grew up wanting to play football, but has become a legend in a different sport.
"I grew up wanting to play football," Westbrook said. "I grew up playing football, taking a bus, going to the park, playing just being a normal kid in the city. And things happened so fast to me. I always knew if given the opportunity to be able to be somebody, I would take full advantage of it. That’s why every time I step on the floor, I don’t take anything for granted. I don’t take plays or anything for granted.
"This was given to me, not just for basketball, but to use as a platform to be able to help and inspire other people. So I hope the way I play the game, I hope the way people see it be competing. Yes, the records are all great, but I hope it inspires other people, people across the world, to do great things in their lives as well."
Westbrook is in his 18th season in the NBA. He spent the first 11 seasons of his career with the Oklahoma City Thunder, but has bounced around since.
The point guard has also played for the Los Angeles Lakers, Los Angeles Clippers, Denver Nuggets, Washington Wizards, Houston Rockets, and now the Kings.
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Trump reveals Venezuela’s Maduro was captured in ‘fortress’-like house: ‘He got bum rushed so fast’
President Donald Trump revealed during an exclusive interview with "Fox & Friends Weekend" that Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro was captured in a "fortress"-like house, where he got "bum rushed so fast" by American special forces.
Trump said he huddled with generals inside a room at his Mar-a-Lago residence in Florida as they "watched every aspect" of the "extremely complex" operation unfold. The president said the initial plan was for Maduro to be captured earlier this week, but U.S. forces had to wait for the right weather conditions.
"We waited four days. We were going to do this, four days ago, three days ago, two days ago. And then all of a sudden it opened up, and we said, ‘go,’" the president said, describing how Maduro was in a "very highly-guarded" house at the time he was confronted.
"He was in a house that was more like a fortress than a house. It had steel doors. It had what they call a safety space, where it's, you know, solid steel all around. He didn't get that space closed. He was trying to get into it, but he got bum rushed so fast that he didn't get into that," Trump said. "We were prepared. We had, you know, massive blowtorches and everything else that you need to get through that steel. But we didn't need it. He didn't make it to that area of the house."
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A U.S. official briefed on the matter told Fox News on Saturday that the U.S. Army’s Delta Force physically captured Maduro, with the CIA providing intelligence to the Department of War to help track down the dictator’s location.
"Everything was pinpoint... everything they practiced. They actually built a house which was identical to the one they went into with all the safes, all the steel all over the place," Trump told "Fox & Friends Weekend," describing the military planning that went into the operation.
Trump said he believes no U.S. forces were killed during the operation. He added that, "a couple of guys were hit, but they came back, and they're supposed to be in pretty good shape."
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Trump also said Maduro and his wife were taken by helicopter to the U.S.S. Iwo Jima, and that they were heading to New York to face an indictment on charges including narco-terrorism conspiracy.
When asked about what the future of Venezuela holds with Maduro no longer in the country, Trump said, "we're making that decision now."
"We can't take a chance of letting somebody else run and just take over where he left off. So we're making that decision now," Trump told Fox News on Saturday morning. "We'll be involved in it very much, and we want to do liberty for the people. We want to, you know, have a great relationship. I think the people of Venezuela are very, very happy because they love the United States. You know, they were run by essentially a dictatorship or worse."
Trump also said the U.S. military operations in Venezuela "is saving lives because the drug trafficking is so bad, it's gotten so out of control."
Fox News’ Rachel Wolf and David Spunt contributed to this report.
US military details timeline of operation to capture Maduro, revealing more than 150 aircraft involved
Joint Chiefs Gen. Dan Caine provided details Saturday on how the U.S. military and various intelligence agencies worked together to capture Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, revealing that more than 150 aircraft were launched in close coordination in a mission called "Operation Absolute Resolve."
Caine said the operation began "during the darkest hours of January 2nd and was the culmination of months of planning and rehearsal," and one that "only the United States military could undertake."
"It required the utmost of precision and integration within our joint force, and the word integration does not explain the sheer complexity of such a mission, an extraction so precise it involved more than 150 aircraft launching across the Western Hemisphere in close coordination, all coming together in time and place to layer effects for a single purpose, to get an interdiction force into downtown Caracas while maintaining the element of tactical surprise," Caine said while appearing Saturday alongside President Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago.
"Last night, the weather broke just enough, clearing a path that only the most skilled aviators in the world could maneuver through — ocean, mountain, low clouds, ceilings. But when tasked with a mission, this organization does not quit. At 10:46 p.m. Eastern Time last night, the president ordered the United States military to move forward with this mission. He said to us, and we appreciate it, Mr. President, ‘Good luck and Godspeed," Caine said.
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"And those words were transmitted to the entire joint force. Over the course of the night, aircraft began launching from 20 different bases on land and sea across the Western Hemisphere," Caine added, noting that, "Our youngest crew member was 20 and our oldest crew member was 49."
The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said the intelligence agencies, including the CIA, National Secruity Agency (NSA) and National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) assisted in the effort.
"As the night began, the helicopters took off with the extraction force, which included law enforcement officers, and began their flight into Venezuela at 100 feet above the water," Caine said. "As they approached Venezuelan shores, the United States began layering different effects provided by Spacecom, Cybercom and other members of the interagency to create a pathway."
"Overhead, those forces were protected by aircraft from the United States Marines, the United States Navy, the United States Air Force, and the Air National Guard. The force included F-22s, F-35s, F-18s, EA-18s, E-2s, B-1 bombers, and other support aircraft, as well as numerous remotely piloted drones," he continued.
"As the force began to approach Caracas, the joint air component began dismantling and disabling the air defense systems in Venezuela, employing weapons to ensure the safe passage of the helicopters into the target area," according to Caine.
"We arrived at Maduro's compound at 1:01 a.m. Eastern Standard Time, or 2:01 a.m. Caracas local time, and the apprehension force descended into Maduro's compound and moved with speed, precision and discipline towards their objective and isolated the area to ensure the safety and security of the ground force, while apprehending the indicted persons," Caine said.
"On arrival into the target area, the helicopters came under fire, and they replied with that fire with overwhelming force and self-defense. One of our aircraft was hit but remained flyable. And as the president said earlier today, all of our aircraft came home and that aircraft remained flyable during the rest of the mission," he added.
Maduro and his wife then "gave up" and were taken into custody by the Justice Department, with no loss of life to U.S. forces, Caine told reporters.
"After securing the indicted persons, the force began to prep for departure. Helicopters were called in to exfiltrate the extraction force, while fighter aircraft and remotely piloted aircraft provided overhead coverage and suppressive fire. There were multiple self-defense engagements as the force began to withdraw out of Venezuela," he added.
"The force successfully exfiltrated and returned to their afloat launch bases, and the force was over the water at 3:29 a.m. Eastern Standard Time, with indicted persons on board, and both Maduro and his wife were embarked aboard the USS Iwo Jima," Caine concluded.
US capture of Maduro throws spotlight on Venezuela’s massive oil reserves
In the predawn hours on Saturday, President Donald Trump announced the stunning capture of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro — a dramatic development for a nation that, despite sitting atop the world’s largest oil reserves, has been hobbled by years of economic collapse and political turmoil.
Trump accused Venezuela’s socialist government of seizing American energy assets and dismantling an industry built with U.S. investment.
"Venezuela unilaterally seized and sold American oil, American assets and American platforms, costing us billions and billions of dollars," Trump said during a news conference at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida. "They took all of our property."
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"We built Venezuela’s oil industry with American talent, drive and skill, and the socialist regime stole it from us," he added. Trump added that U.S. energy companies would play a key role in rebuilding the Latin American country’s oil sector.
"We are going to have our very large United States oil companies go in, spend billions of dollars, fix the badly broken oil infrastructure and start making money for the country," he said.
Roughly twice the size of California, Venezuela holds the world’s largest proven oil reserves. At an estimated 300 billion barrels, about 20% of the global total and nearly four times U.S. reserves, that endowment dwarfs that of any other nation.
Much of that oil, however, is difficult and expensive to produce. Venezuela’s reserves are dominated by heavy and extra-heavy crude that requires specialized equipment, constant maintenance and advanced refining capacity — much of which has deteriorated after years of underinvestment and skilled labor losses.
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Beyond technical challenges, Venezuela’s crisis-stricken economy and persistent political instability have further limited its ability to convert those reserves into sustained production. Similar dynamics have played out in countries such as Iran and Libya, where turmoil and sanctions constrain output despite vast resource wealth.
"Venezuela under Maduro and under his predecessor have wrecked Venezuela’s economy," said Diana Furchtgott-Roth, director of the Center for Energy, Climate and Environment at The Heritage Foundation. She said the country’s communist system has hollowed out its industrial base.
"That’s why Maduro relies almost entirely on oil — it’s the only profitable source of revenue for him," she added.
Venezuela’s stockpile, now larger than those of energy titans like Saudi Arabia, has become a central flashpoint in the geopolitical struggle surrounding the country’s future.
Trump has said his administration will continue to enforce its embargo on Venezuelan oil, keeping pressure on the country’s primary source of revenue.
Whether Venezuela’s oil wealth can be unlocked now hinges not only on political change, but on whether years of underinvestment, decaying infrastructure and technical challenges can be reversed — a costly and complex task that would require billions of dollars and sustained stability.
Eagles legend Billy Ray Barnes, member of 1960 championship team, dead at 90
Billy Ray Barnes, a Philadelphia Eagles legend, passed away at 90 on Wednesday, the team announced.
The Eagles released a statement on Friday night, saying Barnes died in Landis, North Carolina while surrounded by his family and friends.
"He was 90 and had a fabulous life," Barnes’ daughter, Billi Barnes Akins, said in the Eagles’ announcement.
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Barnes was the team’s second-round pick in the 1957 NFL Draft out of Wake Forest, and he was a key member of the Eagles’ 1960 championship team.
During his career, he earned three Pro Bowl honors across his five seasons with the franchise.
"One of the things that he loved about the Eagles is in that championship game, they were the underdogs," Akins added. "Dad Always liked being the underdog. He said it made him tougher, made him stronger, made him play harder.
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"He said the only thing that allowed them to win was their team. They were a team that was really tight and believed in each other."
Barnes was a major component of that championship team’s offense, leading the team in rushing and receiving as their halfback.
Through his five seasons in Philadelphia, Barnes rushed for 2,391 yards with 20 touchdowns, while hauling in 120 receptions for 1,275 yards with eight scores through the air.
"The fondest memory of everything up there is the fans," Barnes said in the 2021 feature "Where Are They Now?" "I played there for five years, but I lived there year-round for about eight years. The people were just great to me in Philadelphia."
After his time in Philadelphia, Barnes played two seasons each with the Minnesota Vikings and the then-Washington Redskins.
Then, after his playing days, Barnes served as an assistant coach for the New Orleans Saints and Atlanta Falcons.
The Eagles had Barnes and his teammates return to Philadelphia for their 50-year reunion of the 1960 championship during the 2010 campaign.
"He never realized how people thought of these guys as the greatest ever," Akins remembered. "People you wouldn’t even know would just call him and reach out to him.
"The biggest thing was the friendships that he had made there. They were lifelong. He talks to a bunch of guys on the phone for years. He enjoyed everything about Philadelphia."
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SEE PICS: Venezuelans worldwide celebrate as exiles react to Maduro’s capture
Venezuelans across the globe took to the streets after the capture of Nicolás Maduro, whose rule was marked by economic collapse and mass migration out of the oil-rich nation.
Venezuelans in Miami, Fla., Chile, Peru, Ecuador, and Madrid, Spain, donned Venezuela’s national colors and waved flags hours after President Donald Trump announced that Maduro and his wife had been flown out of the country following an overnight U.S. military operation.
In Miami, Venezuelans danced and cheered, with celebrations also taking place outside Trump’s Mar-a-Lago residence in Palm Beach, Fla. In Doral, Fla., revelers chanted "liberty" and draped Venezuelan flags over their shoulders.
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Outside the El Arepazo restaurant, a hub of the Venezuelan culture of Doral, one man held a piece of cardboard with "Libertad" scrawled with a black marker. It was a sentiment expressed by other native Venezuelans hoping for a new beginning for their home country as they chanted "Liberty! Liberty! Liberty!"
"We’re like everybody — it’s a combination of feelings, of course," Alejandra Arrieta, who came to the U.S. in 1997, told The Associated Press.
"There’s fears. There’s excitement," he said. "There’s so many years that we’ve been waiting for this. Something had to happen in Venezuela. We all need the freedom."
Ecstatic crowds also gathered in Santiago, Chile, where one child held a sign reading "Somos Libres," meaning, "We Are Free."
The demonstrations reflected the scale of Venezuela’s diaspora, which has grown dramatically during Maduro’s years in power, as millions fled what critics describe as a period of economic collapse marked by hyperinflation and widespread food shortages.
Since 2017, roughly 8 million people have fled Venezuela, making it one of the world’s largest displacement crises, according to the U.N. Refugee Agency.
More than 6.9 million Venezuelans are currently hosted in Latin American and Caribbean countries, while hundreds of thousands more live in the United States and Europe, where diaspora communities have remained politically active and closely engaged with events back home.
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Maduro has been in power since 2013, when he succeeded longtime Venezuelan leader Hugo Chávez following Chávez’s death, presiding over a period marked by economic decline, political unrest and mass migration.
Not all reactions to the U.S. action were celebratory.
Protests both in favor of and against the strikes have been scheduled in Buenos Aires and other cities across the region, underscoring deep divisions over Venezuela’s future and Washington’s role in the crisis.
In Greece, members of the Greek Communist Party demonstrated against Maduro’s capture.
Iran and Maduro ties suffer major blow following US operation and capture of Venezuelan dictator
The Trump administration’s military operation that resulted in the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro is a devastating setback to the South American nation’s long-term ally, the Islamic Republic of Iran, experts contend.
As Iran experiences yet another day of anti-regime protests across the country, Jason Brodsky, the policy director of United Against Nuclear Iran (UANI), who has written about Maduro’s nefarious activities, told Fox News Digital that, "Maduro’s capture will be a blow to Iran’s interests in the Western Hemisphere as he was a longtime ally of Tehran under the banner of anti-imperialism and Americanism in the region."
He said, "How much of a blow it will be will depend on who comes to power after Maduro. Iran and Hezbollah have used Venezuela as an operational hub for terrorism, drug trafficking, and power projection in Latin and South America."
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He continued, "Iran had a military partnership with Caracas as well, especially with drones. So Tehran is likely eyeing these developments very warily. Its interests in the region were already weakened after Bolivia’s presidential election, which brought to power a center-right leader who reestablished relations with Israel."
In November, Fox News Digital reported that the Islamic Republic was backing Maduro just as the Trump administration stepped up military pressure in the Caribbean and expanded its crackdown on criminal networks tied to the regime in Caracas.
Brodsky said, "This will be a strike heard around the world. Iran’s regime will be watching it very closely as President Trump threatened the supreme leader during the 12-Day War. This historic strike adds to the perception of President Trump being unpredictable and risk-ready, which inspires fear in U.S. adversaries and bolsters the credibility of the threat of American military force. This strengthens U.S. deterrence."
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The Iranian Foreign Ministry said in a statement that it "strongly condemns the American military attack on Venezuela and the flagrant violation of the national sovereignty and territorial integrity of the country."
Potkin Azarmehr, a British-Iranian expert on Iran, told Fox News Digital that "Every fall of a dictator who is allied with the Ayatollahs is both a boost to the morale of the people in Iran and a setback for the ruling mullahs."
He added that, "The Islamic Republic saw its ‘axis of resistance’ fall apart in the region. Now it’s witnessing its partner in crime further away toppled. This will seriously damage the regime’s revenues and resources. Many of the ruling officials must now be tempted to defect before it's too late."
Iran’s axis of resistance was the troika alliance consisting of the now-defunct Bashar al-Assad regime in Syria and the weakened Hezbollah terrorist movement in Lebanon.
Fox News' Efrat Lachter contributed to this report.