Maduro to Be Arraigned, and Trump Threatens Venezuela’s New Leadership

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<p>Plus, data centers in space? </p><p>Here’s what we’re covering:</p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/03/world/americas/maduro-trial-nyc-sdny.html" target="_blank">Maduro and His Wife to Be Arraigned in Manhattan Federal Court</a> by William K. Rashbaum and Benjamin Weiser</p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/04/us/politics/rubio-military-quarantine-venezuela-oil.html" target="_blank">Trump Says U.S. Is ‘In Charge’ of Venezuela, While Rubio Stresses Coercing It</a> by Edward Wong</p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/04/world/europe/crans-montana-victims.html" target="_blank">‘No One Is Ready for This’: How a Deadly Bar Fire Upended a Swiss Town</a> by Ségolène Le Stradic and Aurelien Breeden</p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/03/health/vaccines-dementia-heart-elderly.html" target="_blank">Vaccines Are Helping Older People More Than We Knew</a> by Paula Span</p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/01/technology/space-data-centers-ai.html" target="_blank">Even the Sky May Not Be the Limit for A.I. Data Centers</a> by Eli Tan and Ryan Mac</p><p>Tune in every weekday morning, and tell us what you think at: <a href="mailto:theheadlines@nytimes.com">theheadlines@nytimes.com</a>.</p> <p><p>Subscribe today at <a href="http://nytimes.com/podcasts">nytimes.com/podcasts</a> or on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. You can also subscribe via your favorite podcast app here <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/activate-access/audio?source=podcatcher">https://www.nytimes.com/activate-access/audio?source=podcatcher</a>. For more podcasts and narrated articles, download The New York Times app at nytimes.com/app.</p></p><br/> <p>Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See <a href="https://pcm.adswizz.com">pcm.adswizz.com</a> for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.</p>