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Oil giant Chevron is expanding its operations in Venezuela as some details emerge about President Donald Trump's separate deal for a U.S.-controlled joint venture to develop more of the nation's proven reserves. Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney is calling on the Trump administration to get serious about trade talks after a fresh wave of online taunts. And a record percentage of Americans — about 9 in 10 – believe there’s widespread corruption in the U.S. government, according to a new Gallup poll released Wednesday. That’s up 10 percentage points from last year.