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Washington, 2 mar (EFEUSA).- La Biblioteca presidencial de John F. Kennedy anunció hoy que otorgará al exmandatario Barack Obama el premio anual “Perfiles de Coraje” en reconocimiento a su liderazgo durante su paso por la Casa Blanca. La biblioteca explicó en un comunicado que algunos de los méritos de Obama para recibir el galardón fueron …

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Washington, Mar 2 (efe_epa).- Retired neurosurgeon and former Republican presidential candidate Dr. Ben Carson was confirmed Thursday by the Senate as secretary of housing and urban development in President Donald Trump’s Cabinet. On a 58-42 vote, the Senate approved the nomination after the Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee unanimously gave the green light to …

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Washington, Mar 1 (EFE).- President Donald Trump wants to take advantage of the good reception his address to Congress received to advance his legislative agenda, White House press secretary Sean Spicer told reporters on Wednesday. In a meeting with journalists off-camera, Spicer said that it was a “great night” for the president, whose first speech …

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Mexico City, Mar 1 (EFE).- A group of international scientists announced on Tuesday it had detected the earliest stages yet of a massive star explosion resulting both in a supernova and in the largest gamma-ray burst ever detected. This early detection enabled the researchers to clearly observe the star’s ejected material in its final death …

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Washington, Mar 1 (EFE).- The US Senate on Wednesday approved Ryan Zinke, a former Republican congressman and ex-Navy SEAL, as President Donald Trump’s new secretary of the interior. The 68-31 vote in his favor reflects the fact that his nomination had not generated as much controversy or rejection by upper house Democrats as other people …

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Washington, 28 feb (EFE).- El presidente, Donald Trump, afirmó hoy que cree posible lograr “una reforma migratoria real y positiva”, siempre y cuando los objetivos sean mejorar los empleos y salarios de los estadounidenses, fortalecer la seguridad nacional y restablecer el respeto a las leyes. “Si nos guiamos por el bienestar de los ciudadanos estadounidenses, …

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Washington DC, Feb 28 (EFE).- The United States president on Tuesday said his administration “strongly supports” NATO, but reiterated his appeal to “partners to meet their financial obligations” during his first presidential address to Congress. “We expect our partners, whether in NATO, in the Middle East, or the Pacific, to take a direct and meaningful …

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Washington, Feb 28 (efe_epa).- US President Donald Trump confirmed Tuesday the repeal of the regulation imposed by former President Barack Obama to stop people with mental problems from buying guns, in a victory for gun-rights groups like the National Rifle Association (NRA). Trump, as expected, signed the proposal into law, one of the first promoted …

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Miami, USA, Feb 27 (EFE).- Two, as yet unnamed, individuals are planning a roughly week-long trip to travel around the moon in 2018 on the Dragon spaceship as part of an initiative by privately-owned US company SpaceX, with NASA support. SpaceX said Monday that the names of the two individuals, who came to the company …

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