Washington, Oct 8 (EFE).- The Iraqi Nadia Murad, co-recipient of the 2018 Nobel Peace Prize, said here Monday that she feels a responsibility to speak up for others who have suffered as she did while a sex slave for Islamic State. “I’m committed to being the voice of those who have no voice,” she said …
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Washington, Oct 8 (EFE).- Hope Hicks, the former communications director for the Donald Trump White House, has been hired by Fox News, local media reported Monday. Hicks, who resigned her White House post on Feb. 28, was hired by Fox to be the media organization’s executive vice president and chief communications officer, meaning that she …
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Washington, 6 oct (EFE).- El presidente estadounidense, Donald Trump, se anotó hoy una victoria política con la confirmación de su nominado, Brett Kavanaugh, para el Tribunal Supremo, después de que el Senado aprobara su candidatura tras una ajustada votación marcada por las alegaciones contra el juez por presuntos abusos sexuales. La Cámara Alta de Estados …
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Washington, Oct 6 (EFE).- The United States Senate confirmed Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court with a narrow 50-48 vote on Saturday, ending a bitter and intensely partisan battle over the nominee that included an 11th-hour FBI investigation into sexual-assault allegations. Kavanaugh will fill the seat on the nine-person high court left open when Anthony …
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Washington, 5 oct (EFE).- El nominado del presidente, Donald Trump, para el Tribunal Supremo, Brett Kavanaugh, acusado de abusos sexuales, se encuentra ya a un paso de llegar a esta corte tras conocerse hoy que reúne los apoyos necesarios en el Senado para ser confirmado en el cargo. Pese a las alegaciones y las dudas …
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Washington, Oct 5 (EFE).- Brett Kavanaugh looked certain to be confirmed as the newest justice on the US Supreme Court after two senators said Friday that they will vote for President Donald Trump’s nominee. Hours after supporting a successful motion to end debate and schedule a final vote on the nomination for Saturday, Sens. Joe …
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Los Ángeles, 5 oct (EFE).- Serían necesarios cinco siglos para que, al ritmo de graduación actual, se solucione la escasez de médicos latinos en California, según un informe presentado hoy por la Iniciativa de Política y Políticas Latinas (LPPI) de la Universidad de California Los Ángeles (UCLA). El reporte muestra que el índice de médicos …
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Chicago, Oct 5 (EFE).- A Chicago police officer was convicted Friday of second-degree murder for the fatal shooting of a black teenager in 2014. Prosecutors had charged officer Jason Van Dyke with murder in the first degree in the death of Laquan McDonald, 17, but jurors ultimately decided in favor of the lesser charge. Van …
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St. Augustine, Florida, Oct 4 (EFE).– The city of St. Augustine, Florida, will commemorate the Day of the Dead with a series of events with a marked Hispanic flavor including parades like the ones that are held each year in Mexico. Starting Oct. 27, the Florida Living History non-profit – together with the association to …
Los Ángeles, 4 oct (EFE).- La Unión Americana de Libertades Civiles (ACLU) demandó hoy al Departamento de Policía de San Francisco (SFPD) por utilizar un perfil racial y prácticas discriminatorias en sus operativos en California. La demanda menciona el caso específico en el que el SFPD realizó una operación encubierta para despojar a vendedores de …
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