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Sep. 10, 2025, 12:11 p.m. ET

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Venezuelan Boat Is Said to Have Turned Before U.S. Attacked It

The boat that the U.S. accused of smuggling drugs appeared to have turned around in the Caribbean last week before the strike, officials familiar with the matter said.

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