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Three B-52 bombers lifted off from Barksdale AFB and spent hours near Venezuela's coast, according to flight tracking, a move that appears intended as a major show of force by President Donald Trump. The nuclear-capable aircraft flew as Trump confirmed authorizing CIA action over migrants and drugs and said his team is considering land strikes. He and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth also shared video of a lethal strike on an alleged drug boat from Venezuela. Since Sept. 2, Trump has ordered at least five such boat strikes, an unprecedented step that raises legal questions.

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