Alexandra Olson

@Alexolson99

AP business writer, Venezuelan-American, ex-correspondent in Mexico, Venezuela. Hablo Español.

New York, NY
Joined January 2010
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    Sep 8

    Republican Sen. Susan Collins of Maine still hasn't said how she'll vote on Kavanaugh. He'll likely be confirmed to the Supreme Court if she votes yes. (CORRECTS typo)

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    Sep 8

    The US has been meeting with Venezuelan military officers who are trying to overthrow President Maduro. But so far not offering direct help. One problem: The Venezuelan military is itself deeply involved with drug trafficking and human rights abuses.

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    Sep 7

    Immigrant families struggling with trauma of separation (from )

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    Sep 7

    Tire maker Pirelli becomes latest multinational to ditch Venezuela amid economic chaos. Despite Italian origins, Pirelli is owned by a state-run firm from China, which has been a staunch ally of throughout all the turmoil

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    Sep 7

    If you thought the story of Botham Shem Jean couldn't get any sadder, read what kind of man we lost, according to his friends.

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  6. Sep 7

    This family's tale is not extraordinary in Venezuela.

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  7. Sep 7

    The business has shut down for now. 20 employees are out of work. The dealer's brother and co-owner is debating whether to fight on or finally flee Venezuela.

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  8. Sep 7

    The business was built in 1991 by the dealer's father, a mechanic. It survived a banking crisis, riots, import shortages _ and the father's murder in a botched carjacking 15 years ago.

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  9. Sep 7

    Unreal: Police haul off an auto parts dealer and father of three in Venezuela for raising prices to absorb a government-imposed 60-fold increase in wages.

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    Sep 7

    Nice story by about word sleuthing and figuring out the identity of a certain op-ed writer.

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    Sep 7

    How black women are organizing to energize voters this fall (from ) ⁦⁩

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    Sep 6

    It wasn't me: Trump officials who deny writing the NYT op-ed

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    Sep 5

    Nike unveils Kaepernick ad to air during NFL season opener.

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    Sep 5

    “My mother did not raise me to ask for permission to lead.”

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    Sep 4

    "These women aren't just statistics. These are grandma, these are mom. This is someone who ... didn't get the justice that they so desperately needed." puts a spotlight on missing and murdered Native American women. ?

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    Sep 3

    AP FACT CHECK: Trump’s week marked by exaggeration and outright fiction as he promoted a trade pact with Mexico, hyped numbers on jobs and raged against Google and the Russia probe.

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    Sep 3

    Colin Kaepernick is out of an NFL job, but Nike makes him one of the faces of its 30th anniversary 'Just Do It' campaign.

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    Sep 3

    Screen time concerns might be new, but parental hand-wringing over new technology is older than the radio, reminds us.

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    Aug 28

    fwiw...Just plugged “Trump news” into Google and here’s what I got back...

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    Aug 27

    "As far as I'm concerned, they're Iowans with better food." Mollie Tibbetts' father counters immigration outcry with praise for the kindness of Hispanics in Iowa during the hunt for his slain daughter.

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