New York, Apr 4 (EFE).- Facebook Inc. said Wednesday that the data of as many as 87 million of its users may have been inappropriately shared with British consulting firm Cambridge Analytica, 37 million more than initially estimated. “In total, we believe the Facebook information of up to 87 million people – mostly in the …
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Washington, Apr 4 (EFE).- President Donald Trump’s recently appointed director of the White House Economic Council, Larry Kudlow, on Wednesday downplayed the importance of the escalating trade spat with China, saying that the US imposition of tariffs on 1,300 Chinese products is just a proposal, although he acknowledged that it sends a “clear signal.” “Blame …
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Washington, Apr 4 (EFE).- The White House signaled Wednesday that despite President Donald Trump’s stated eagerness to withdraw the US military from Syria, units will remain in the war-torn country until the Islamic State is completely driven out. The statement was issued after The Washington Post reported that Trump had ordered the Pentagon to begin …
Memphis, Tennessee, Apr 3 (EFE).- At 6:01 pm on April 4, 1968, a sniper’s bullet passed through his throat on the balcony of the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, silencing the voice of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., and the motel is going all out to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the assassination, along with the …
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New York, Apr 3 (EFE).- Music streaming service Spotify went public on Tuesday, listing its shares on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE). The Stockholm-based company did not follow the usual script for becoming a publicly traded corporation, bypassing a traditional initial public offering (IPO) underwritten by investment banks with a price set at the …
Los Ángeles, 3 abr (EFE).- Un tiroteo en la sede de YouTube en San Bruno, una ciudad situada unos 20 kilómetros al sur de San Francisco (California), dejó hoy al menos un muerto y cuatro heridos. El jefe de la Policía de San Bruno, Ed Barberini, aseguró ante los medios de comunicación que la persona …
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Washington, Apr 3 (EFE).- President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he plans to order the US Armed Forces to assume responsibility for securing the border with Mexico pending the construction of a wall and adding that the “caravan” of Central American migrants heading northwards through Mexico has been disbanded by Mexican authorities. “Until we can …
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Washington, 2 abr (EFE).- El presidente, Donald Trump, dio hoy por muerto el programa DACA que protege de la deportación a miles de jóvenes indocumentados, y exigió a México que afine sus controles migratorios para frenar el flujo de inmigrantes que se dirigen a Estados Unidos. En una serie de tuits, Trump insistió en el …
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Miami, Apr 2 (efe-epa).- The first Central American satellite, manufactured in Costa Rica and known as “Project Irazu,” was sent into orbit on Monday aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from NASA’s launch center at Cape Canaveral, Florida. The rocket, which is on its second mission into space, lifted off at 4:30 pm for the …
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Washington, 1 abr (EFEUSA).- El presidente de Donald Trump retiró hoy su oferta para negociar sobre el futuro de los miles de jóvenes indocumentados beneficiarios de DACA y amenazó a México con poner fin al Tratado de Libre Comercio de América del Norte (TLCAN) si no incrementa su seguridad fronteriza. “¡NO MÁS ACUERDOS CON DACA! …
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