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Washington, Aug 27 (EFE).- The tepid reaction of the Donald Trump administration to the death of Republican Sen. John McCain continued to generate controversy on Monday after authorities raised the US flag at the presidential residence to full-staff from half-staff after only a little more than a day-and-a-half of “mourning.” Despite the fact that the …

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Washington, 26 ago (EFE).- El Presidente estadounidense, Donald Trump, rechazó este fin de semana emitir un comunicado preparado por la Casa Blanca que habría calificado de “héroe” al recién fallecido senador republicano John McCain, con el que mantenía una tensa relación, según informó hoy el diario The Washington Post. La portavoz de la Casa Blanca, …

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Washington, Aug 26 (EFE).- The tributes for the late Republican senator, and former presidential candidate, John McCain continued to pour in on Sunday from around the country, while President Donald Trump continued to stand by his short initial Twitter reaction to the death from brain cancer of the Arizona lawmaker, one of his political enemies. …

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Washington, Aug 25 (EFE).- John McCain, a US senator, presidential candidate and former prisoner of war, died on Saturday at the age of 81. He died at 4.28pm surrounded by his wife Cindy and their family, according to a statement from his office, just a day after his family announced McCain had decided to discontinue …

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Washington, 24 ago (EFE).- El presidente, Donald Trump, ha dado instrucciones a su Gobierno para que tome medidas ante algunas prácticas “injustas” de los servicios de mensajería extranjeros que perjudican a los negocios locales y ponen en peligro la seguridad nacional, informaron hoy fuentes oficiales. En un comunicado del Departamento de Estado, el Ejecutivo informó …

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Nueva York, 24 ago (EFE).- El exdirector de los Centros para el Control y Prevención de Enfermedades (CDC), Thomas R. Frieden, fue acusado hoy en Nueva York de acoso, abuso sexual y tocamiento forzado a una mujer, en un incidente que presuntamente ocurrió en 2017, informó la fiscalía del condado de Brooklyn. Frieden, epidemiólogo, se …

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Washington, Aug 24 (EFE).- US President Donald Trump, some of whose former associates are accused of corrupt activities, has upped the pressure on Attorney General Jeff Sessions to look into all the corruption perpetrated by his political adversaries. “Come on Jeff, you can do it, the country is waiting!” Trump said in a tweet slamming …

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Washington, Aug 24 (EFE).- Prominent US Sen. John McCain has decided to stop undergoing treatment for the aggressive form of brain cancer that has sidelined him from politics in recent months, his family said Friday. “With his usual strength of will, he has now chosen to discontinue medical treatment,” the family of the Republican senator …

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