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The 7

Venezuela raid death toll; White House Jan. 6 website; exercises for aging well; and more

The 7

The Washington Post

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4.51.3K Ratings

🗓️ 7 January 2026

⏱️ 11 minutes

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Wednesday, January 7. The seven stories you need to know today.


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0:00.0

More details are emerging about the U.S. raid in Venezuela.

0:07.4

Weirdly warm weather is on its way.

0:10.1

And I'll tell you five simple exercises that could help you age better.

0:15.8

That's some of what we'll get to on the 7 from the Washington Post.

0:19.7

I'm Hannah Jewell.

0:20.9

It's Wednesday, January 7th.

0:23.3

Let's get you caught up with today's seven stories.

0:30.5

Number one.

0:32.4

U.S. officials said about 75 people were killed in the military raid to capture Venezuelan President Nicholas Maduro.

0:41.9

On Saturday, the Trump administration deposed and forcibly removed Maduro and brought him to the U.S.

0:48.4

to face narco-terrorism charges. Details of that operation are still emerging. Yesterday, the post-reported estimates from

0:57.8

officials on how many people died during the strike. One person said that at least 67 people

1:04.6

were killed in the pre-dawn raid, while another said the number was more like 75 to 80. According to the officials, there were

1:12.8

dozens of fatalities that resulted from a gun battle at Maduro's compound in Caracas, Venezuela's

1:19.1

capital. The assessments account for Venezuelan and Cuban security forces, as well as civilians

1:25.3

who were caught in the fray. And about a half dozen U.S.

1:29.7

troops were injured in the operation. Some were shot at Maduro's compound. The sizable death toll

1:37.4

adds meaning to President Donald Trump's remarks that the operation he approved was effective,

1:43.5

but very violent. Here he is speaking about

1:46.7

the raid yesterday. It was amazing. And think of it, nobody was killed, and on the other side,

1:51.7

a lot of people were killed. Unfortunately, I say that, soldiers. Cubans, mostly Cubans, but many,

1:57.7

many killed. Meanwhile in Denmark, officials increasingly fear the U.S.

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