Venezuelans desperately rushed to banks Tuesday to dump cash after the government announced it is eliminating the largest bank note in circulation to combat contraband in a country whipsawed by the world’s deepest recession and highest inflation. In the financial district of downtown Caracas, National Guard troops toting assault rifles stood outside banks as crowds of people lined up to deposit stacks of 100-bolivar bills that President Nicolás Maduro said Monday would become void on Wednesday. In the provinces, which have fewer banks, the situation was chaotic, with sporadic fighting breaking out among residents waiting as early as 5 a.m. in lines that stretched up to four blocks. The 100-bolivar bills is worth just 3 U.S. cents on the black market. “I’m fainting here, from heat and from rage,” said Yesenia Delgado, a 33- […]