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The 7
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🗓️ 6 January 2026
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Tuesday, January 6. The seven stories you need to know today.
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| 0:00.0 | Nicholas Maduro appeared in court. |
| 0:06.2 | Officials announced a major overhaul of childhood vaccines. |
| 0:11.0 | And there's a hot new nutrient for you to obsess over in 2026. |
| 0:16.6 | That's some of what we'll get to on the 7 from the Washington Post. |
| 0:20.7 | I'm Hannah Jewell. It's Tuesday, January 6th. Let's get you caught up with today's seven stories. |
| 0:29.8 | Number one. Deposed Venezuelan president Nicholas Maduro made his first court appearance yesterday in New York. |
| 0:39.1 | The hearing offered the first public opportunity for Maduro to speak since he and his wife, |
| 0:44.8 | Celia Flores, were seized by U.S. forces on Saturday. |
| 0:49.4 | Maduro struck a defiant tone. |
| 0:52.1 | He told the court that he was kidnapped by the U.S. government, |
| 0:55.8 | assailed the Trump administration for capturing him, and he portrayed himself as his country's |
| 1:01.1 | rightful leader. Outside the court, some demonstrators gathered to protest against the U.S. |
| 1:07.4 | operation to capture Maduro. Here's Sidney Loving. |
| 1:10.5 | What it's really about is oil. |
| 1:13.1 | They want to topple a government that has since then refused to kneel and to open the door |
| 1:21.4 | to the extraction of oil and resources from Venezuela. That doesn't benefit the American people either. |
| 1:27.3 | It lines the pockets of the billionaire. |
| 1:29.1 | So we're against U.S. intervention. |
| 1:31.3 | We're against war on Venezuela. |
| 1:34.2 | Others celebrated what they saw as justice being served. |
| 1:38.2 | This is Rafael Escalante. |
| 1:40.3 | They stole my dreams. |
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