Los Ángeles, 13 sep (EFEUSA).- El gobernador de California, el demócrata Jerry Brown, vetó hoy un paquete de proyectos de ley que, entre otros aspectos, planteaba la supresión de los impuestos que gravan los tampones y los pañales. A través de un comunicado, Brown comunicó su rechazo a siete proyectos de ley estatales acerca de …
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Washington, Sep 12 (EFE).- U.S. President Barack Obama on Monday welcomed congressional leaders to the White House to discuss political agenda priorities and guarantee that the lawmakers approve a series of urgent measures, including funds for the next fiscal year and combating the Zika virus. The president met with House Speaker Paul Ryan, Senate Majority …
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Washington, Sep 12 (EFE).- About 30 people gathered Monday in downtown Washington to protest the opening of the new hotel bearing the name of Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, located just one kilometer (about 0.6 mile) from the White House. “No to Trump, no to the KKK (Ku Klux Klan), no to a racist United …
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Washington, Sep 12 (EFE).- Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton cancelled a campaign fundraising trip to California she had been scheduled to make on Monday and Tuesday after being diagnosed with pneumonia, according to her campaign. Clinton’s agenda had included fundraising and campaign events in San Francisco and Los Angeles, as well as a taped appearance …
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New York, Sep 11 (EFE).- Ceremonies are being held Sunday across the United States to mark the 15th anniversary of the terrorist attacks on New York and Washington that killed nearly 3,000 people. Members of the public, relatives of the victims and politicians gathered at the former site in Lower Manhattan of the World Trade …
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Washington, 10 sep (EFEUSA).- El presidente de Estados Unidos, Barack Obama, dijo hoy a los estadounidenses que para vencer a las organizaciones terroristas no deben ceder al miedo que pretenden infundir, coincidiendo con la víspera del decimoquinto aniversario del 11S. “Mientras reflexionamos sobre estos últimos 15 años, también es importante recordar lo que no ha …
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Los Angeles, Sep 9 (EFE).- Facebook announced Friday a reversal of the decision to remove from its platform a famous 1972 photograph of a young Vietnamese girl running from a napalm attack. “Because of its status as an iconic image of historical importance, the value of permitting sharing outweighs the value of protecting the community …
Washington, Sep 9 (EFE).- A total of 83 percent of registered U.S. Hispanic voters said they would cast a ballot in the Nov. 8 presidential election, according to a new America’s Voice/Latino Decisions survey published Friday. The nationwide poll, which provided a breakdown of projected Hispanic voter participation in key states such as Florida, Nevada, …
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Los Ángeles, 8 sep (EFEUSA).- El banco Wells Fargo despidió a 5.300 trabajadores durante la investigación acerca de la apertura de miles de cuentas bancarias falsas, sin solicitud de los clientes, que llevó a cabo su personal desde 2011 bajo la presión de cumplir con los objetivos marcados por la entidad. La cifra de despidos …
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Washington Sep 8, (efe_epa).- NASA’s Atlas V rocket lifted off on Thursday from Cape Canaveral, Florida, USA, with the OSIRIS-REx space probe en route to the asteroid Bennu, whose trajectory could be a danger to Earth in the future. The probe, whose acronym stands for Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification, Security, Regolith Explorer spacecraft (OSIRIS-REx),took …
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