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Last weekend, during our latest reporting on the whirlwind collapse in Venezuela's economy and society, we reported that as part of Maduro's latest set of emergency decrees as part of which he ordered a 60-day state of emergency due to what he called plots from Venezuela and the United States to subvert him, we also previewed something more troubling: "he hinted that a violent crackdown on enemies, both foreign and domestic, may be imminent when he ordered military exercises for next weekend."

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While Donald Trump's run through the competition on his way to the presidential nomination was swift (as was his complete dismantling of the GOP establishment), Hillary Clinton hasn't fared as well in her quest for the Democratic nomination.

Both the U.S. Senate and the House of Representatives  took action to increase military veterans’ access to medical marijuana on Thursday. US lawmakers have passed a measure to allow Veterans Administration doctors to recommend medical marijuana to patients in states that have legalized it. Marijuana can help with conditions like PTSD, anxiety, insomnia, and chronic pain. Up to one in five veterans who served in Afghanistan and Iraq experience PTSD each year and 30 percent of Vietnam vets have suffered from the disorder at some stage, according to VA stats.

A fitting ending to a hectic week:

• U.S. PARK POLICE CONFIRM SHOOTING ON WEST EXECUTIVE DRIVE
• ONE PERSON WITH CRITICAL INJURIES TRANSPORTED TO HOSPITAL IN DC
• PRESIDENT OBAMA NOT AT WHITE HOUSE
• D.C. FIRE DEPARTMENT DISCLOSES PERSON INJURED IN SHOOTING
• CNN REPORTS PERSON FIRED AT WHITE HOUSE, IS IN CUSTODY

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