Washington DC, Jun 19 (EFE).- The president of the United States on Monday criticized federal government technology as “painfully outdated” during a meeting with the heads of major tech companies including Apple, Microsoft and Amazon. “Today, many of our agencies rely on painfully outdated technology, and yet, we have the greatest people in technology that …
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Miami, 16 jun (EFE).- Dirigentes de la oposición y del exilio cubano en Miami transitaban dentro y fuera del teatro Manuel Artime con rostros de felicidad, tras el “claro mensaje” que el presidente de EE.UU., Donald Trump, envió hoy “al régimen de los hermanos Castro”. “El presidente Trump ha demostrado que para tratar el tema …
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Washington DC, Jun 17 (EFE).- A court in Minnesota has acquitted a police officer who shot dead an unarmed black man whose death was broadcast by his girlfriend on Facebook. A jury on Friday declared Jeronimo Yanez not guilty of second-degree manslaughter and reckless discharge of a firearm. In July 2016, Yanez shot Philando Castile, …
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Miami, Jun 16 (EFE).- The President of the United States said that he was revoking his predecessor’s executive orders which eased restrictions on travel to and investment in Cuba. “I am canceling the last administration’s completely one-sided deal with Cuba,” Donald Trump told a largely Cuban-American audience in Miami, vowing to “seek a much better …
New York, Jun 16 (EFE).- Online retail giant Amazon announced Friday that it had reached a definitive agreement to acquire Whole Foods Market for $13.7 billion. In a news release, Seattle-based Amazon said it would acquire the upscale supermarket chain for $42 a share in an all-cash transaction that includes that company’s net debt. Austin, …
Washington, Jun 15 (EFE).- The White House on Thursday confirmed that President Donald Trump will travel to Miami later this week to announce the result of his administration’s review of US policy toward Cuba, as reported by assorted US media outlets. The president will travel to Miami on Friday to “make an announcement on US-Cuba …
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Los Ángeles, 15 jun (EFE).- Los legisladores de California aprobaron hoy el proyecto de presupuesto presentado por el gobernador, que incluye una expansión por 45 millones de dólares de los servicios legales a favor de los inmigrantes. El presupuesto de 125.000 millones de dólares – que con provisiones adicionales alcanza 183.200 millones – incluye una …
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Miami, Jun 15 (EFE).- US Vice President Mike Pence on Thursday met with the presidents of Guatemala and Honduras and the vice president of El Salvador within the framework of the economic and security conference on Central America being held in Miami. Pence delivered a speech on the objectives of the summit and later held …
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Washington, 15 jun (EFE).- El Departamento de Seguridad Nacional decidió rescindir hoy la acción diferida que beneficiaba a los padres indocumentados de hijos con ciudadanía o residencia permanente. El secretario de Seguridad Nacional, John Kelly, anunció en un comunicado que se ponía fin inmediato al memorando de noviembre de 2014, por el cual la administración …
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Miami, Jun 15 (EFE).- US Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly said in an interview with EFE that the National Liberation Army (ELN), Colombia’s second-largest guerrilla group, should sign a peace agreement with the government. Kelly said prior to the start of the Conference on Prosperity and Security in Central America, an event in Miami co-sponsored …
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