Washington, Feb 13 (EFE).- The US Senate on Monday confirmed multimillionaire hedge fund manager Steve Mnuchin as President Donald Trump’s new Treasury secretary, a post in which he will make tax reform – in particular, lower taxes – a priority. The 53-47 vote was taken in the Senate Monday evening, with no Republicans voting against …
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Los Angeles, Feb 13 (EFE).- Emergency repair work on the damage to the Oroville dam in Northern California, and the storms that in the coming days could aggravate the situation are keeping the roughly 200,000 people who have been evacuated due to flooding danger on tenterhooks. Authorities on Monday held a press conference in Oroville, …
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Atlanta (GA), 13 feb (EFEUSA).- La industria alimentaria, una de las que emplea a más inmigrantes y minorías, planta cara a las recientes medidas migratorias de Donald Trump al crear espacios “seguros”, recaudar fondos para ayudar a organizaciones que desafían estas acciones en la corte e incluso utilizar su poder para traducir el activismo por …
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United Nations, Feb 13 (EFE).- The United Nations Security Council on Monday unanimously condemned North Korea’s latest missile test, while the United States pushed for the response to include actions, and not just words. Pyongyang’s first military challenge since Donald Trump’s arrival in the White House came on Sunday, when North Korean leader Kim Jong-un …
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Washington, Feb 2 (EFE).- President Donald Trump said Sunday on Twitter that the recent increase in immigration raids to detain undocumented foreigners comes in fulfillment of his campaign promises, adding that the majority of the people being seized for deportation are “gang members, drug dealers & others.” “The crackdown on illegal criminals is merely the …
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Donald Trump prometió este sábado reducir “considerablemente” el costo del muro que quiere construir en la frontera con México, que se estima en decenas de miles de millones de dólares. “No me he involucrado aún en el diseño y en las negociaciones. Cuando lo haga, como con el avión de combate F-35 o el programa …
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San Diego, USA, Feb 10 (EFE).- Organized crime groups trying to dig tunnels across the border between the United States and Mexico is a sign of the effectiveness of the frontier wall as well as the personnel guarding it, said the new US Homeland Security Secretary Friday, while touring California’s San Ysidro Port of Entry. …
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Miami, USA, Feb 10 (EFE).- The Father of Muslim US Army Captain Humayun Khan who was killed in the Iraq War, and fierce critic of Trump’s travel ban affecting the religious minority, has urged Latinos to join hands with other communities to emerge even stronger. The only solution to such suffering is unity, Khizr Khan …
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El presidente de Estados Unidos, Donald Trump dijo este viernes a periodistas a bordo del avión Air Force One que no descarta la firma de un nuevo decreto sobre migración, ante el bloqueo judicial a una medida sobre el tema que firmó hace una semana. “La parte más lamentable es que hay un plazo legal, pero …
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Washington, Feb 10 (EFE).- President Donald Trump said Friday that drafting a new executive order is one of the options he is considering in response to a court ruling blocking his Jan. 27 measure barring refugees and residents from seven mainly Muslim countries from entering the United States. On Thursday, a three-judge panel of the …
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