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Washington, 19 ene (EFEUSA).- Activistas de diversa procedencia se preparan en la víspera de la investidura de Donald Trump como presidente para confluir dentro o lo más cerca posible del perímetro de seguridad, con el fin de aguar la fiesta. Este viernes, día en que Trump jurará su cargo, decenas de miles de manifestantes se …

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Washington, Jan 18 (EFE).- President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to head the Department of Health and Human Services, Congressman Tom Price, on Wednesday defended creating a system that allows “access” to health insurance for everyone but he avoided backing the mogul’s recent statement that he wants to guarantee “coverage” for all. In his first Senate confirmation …

Trump nominee defends access to healthcare but doesn’t guarantee coverage Read More »

Washington, Jan 18 (EFEUSA).- President Barack Obama on Wednesday at his final White House press conference promised to speak out if he feels that the “core values” of the country are threatened during the presidency of Donald Trump, and he advised his successor to think twice before taking measures that could have “explosive” consequences. Two …

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Washington, 18 ene (EFEUSA).- El presidente electo, Donald Trump, eligió al exgobernador de Georgia Sonny Perdue (2003-2011) como su futuro secretario de Agricultura y completó así la selección de un gabinete que carece de hispanos por primera vez en 30 años. Perdue, de 70 años, nació y creció en una granja de su Georgia natal, …

Trump completa su gabinete con un exgobernador para Agricultura, según medios Read More »

Washington, Jan 18 (EFE).- The US Consumer Price Index rose 2.1 percent in December from a year earlier, the largest 12-month increase since mid-2014, the Labor Department said Wednesday. Not including volatile food and energy prices, core annual CPI in December came in at 2.2 percent. The Bureau of Labor Statistics’ inflation gauge rose a …

US consumer prices up 2.1 pct. in December Read More »

Washington, 18 ene (EFEUSA).- Los senadores republicanos John McCain y Jeff Flake se unieron anoche al presidente de la Cámara de Comercio Hispana, Javier Palomarez, para volver a pedir una reforma migratoria que abra el camino a la ciudadanía a algunos de los once millones de indocumentados que viven en el país. La comparecencia publica …

Dos republicanos piden ley migratoria en vísperas de la investidura de Trump Read More »

Los Angeles, Jan 17 (EFE).- Summer Zervos, a former contestant on the television show “The Apprentice” and who last October accused then-Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump of sexually misconduct, on Tuesday filed a lawsuit for defamation against the president-elect for denying her claims and saying that they were inventions and lies. Zervos appeared at a …

Woman who accused Trump of sexual misconduct sues him for defamation Read More »

Washington, Jan 17 (EFE).- Outgoing President Barack Obama on Tuesday interrupted the last daily White House press conference of his spokesman, Josh Earnest, to thank him for his work and tell him he is “proud” of him. Earnest, who has been Obama’s press secretary since 2014, began his last press briefing in the jammed White …

Obama interrupts spokesman’s last press briefing to thank him Read More »

Washington, Jan 18 (EFE).- Wikileaks founder Julian Assange and former analyst of the United States National Security Agency Edward Snowden have applauded the commutation of the sentence of Chelsea Manning. “Thank you to everyone who campaigned for Chelsea Manning’s clemency. Your courage & determination made the impossible possible,” said Assange through the Wikileaks account on …

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