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The pilot of a U.S. aircraft holds a Venezuelan flag from the cockpit window after landing at Simon Bolivar International Airport in Maiquetia, Venezuela, Thursday, April 30, 2026, as direct air service between the United States and Venezuela resumes after seven years. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

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