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Washington, Feb 15 (EFE).- President Donald Trump on Wednesday welcomed Lilian Tintori, the wife of imprisoned Venezuelan opposition figure Leopoldo Lopez, to the White House and called for her husband’s release. “Venezuela should allow Leopoldo Lopez, a political prisoner & husband of @liliantintori (just met w/ @marcorubio) out of prison immediately,” Trump tweeted after the …

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Miami, Feb 15 (EFE).- A Miami-based foundation is seeking to get artists out of their comfort zones with a series of projects, including one that inspires them to produce water-themed works by putting them on board catamarans and kayaks. ArtCenter/South Florida, which is now planning a new project that would put artists to work as …

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Los Angeles, Feb 14 (EFE).- United States authorities evaluating the Oroville dam on Wednesday downgraded the mandatory evacuation order to the communities below the dam to an evacuation warning. Butte County Sheriff office released a statement to the communities living under the reservoir advising them of the updates. “An Evacuation Warning means the immediate threat …

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Washington, Feb 14 (EFE).- The United States Office of Government Ethics on Tuesday urged the White House to discipline presidential advisor Kellyanne Conway for advertising on television the clothing brand belonging to President Donald Trump’s daughter, Ivanka Trump. “There is strong reason to believe that Ms. Conway has violated the Standards of Conduct and that …

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Hamilton, 14 feb (EFE).- El equipo estadounidense de vela ‘Oracle Team USA’ presentó hoy su “arma”, el catamarán con el que buscarán lograr en junio próximo su tercer triunfo consecutivo en la Copa del América, la competición más importante de la vela mundial de alta competición. “Es un arma, es una máquina muy muy rápida. …

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Washington, Feb 14 (EFE).- US President Donald Trump on Tuesday eliminated a rule approved during the Barack Obama administration that had obligated energy firms to make public their payments to foreign governments, one of the many Democratic regulations that the Republicans want to ax. Trump signed a bill pushed by Republican congressional leaders repealing a …

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Washington, 14 feb (EFE).- Michael Flynn dimitió este lunes como asesor de seguridad nacional del presidente, Donald Trump, porque mintió acerca de sus contactos con Rusia y la situación se hizo “insostenible”, según defendió hoy una de las principales consejeras del mandatario, Kellyanne Conway. “Engañar al vicepresidente (Mike Pence) fue realmente la clave aquí”, dijo …

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Washington, Feb 13 (EFE).- US President Donald Trump and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Monday expressed their willingness to work together and build “bridges” to improve bilateral trade, at the same time that they made clear their deep differences on immigration and accepting refugees. The two leaders held their first bilateral meeting since Trump …

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Washington, 13 feb (EFE).- El asesor de Seguridad Nacional de Estados Unidos,Michael Flynn, renunció a su cargo el lunes tras reportes de que informó erróneamente a funcionarios del gobierno deDonald Trump sobre sus contactos con el embajador de Rusia en el país. En su carta de dimisión, Flynn admitió que “transmitió sin querer al vicepresidente electo Mike …

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