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What’s going on in Europe and particularly in Spain? We’ll bring you the news in this section.
EUROPEAN COMMISSION PRESIDENT URSULA VON DER LEYEN: “WE ARE REARMING TO THE TUNE OF $840 BILLION” »
"This is Europe's moment, and we must live up to it. ReArm Europe could mobilise close to EUR 800 billion for a safe and resilient Europe."
A SECOND OPINION: Musk Finds Waste, Fraud and Abuse in US Government Finances »
"I wish Elon Musk well in his coming audits."
STATESIDE STORIES: Trump in Office as 47th US President »
"The past week started with a bang: a beautiful fireworks display at Trump National Golf Course. Then a victory rally on Sunday and the inauguration ceremony on Monday the 20th, which also happened to be Martin Luther King Jr. day."
A SECOND OPINION: Trump Sentenced »
As a convicted felon President-elect Donald Trump cannot own a firearm and must submit to DNA testing. He may still vote but he may be restricted in entering some foreign countries. Trump plans to appeal the conviction as well as make 100 executive orders on his first day in office.
TRAVEL WITH GUIDEPOST: “Cuba, Paradise Lost” »
The Cubans, in the idyllic Carribean Island that impressed Christopher Columbuis so much, are a very cheerful and hospitable people. They are friendly and outgoing and seem very happy despite their hardships. There is color, music and joy wherever you go – and safety. A great tourist destination.
FEATURING VALENCIA, A THREE PART SERIES. (3) A GUIDEPOST REPRINT: “Valencia,” 6 June 1986 »
"The very mention of Valencia brings to mind sun-splashed beaches, groves of sweet orange trees and the world-famous rice dish called 'paella'. Perhaps the most “Spanish” of Spain’s cities, Valencia is a wonderful introduction to a country where it’s always springtime and the people are as warm as the trade winds blowing in from the Med."
FEATURING VALENCIA, A THREE-PART SERIES: (I) The Banda de Musica is Definitive of the (Unofficial) Music Capital of Spain »
In Valencia there are more bandas de musica than the municipalities that comprise the Autonomous Community. They are definitive of the Valencian essence.
FEATURING VALENCIA, A THREE PART SERIES: (2) The Most Musical Town in Spain Losses Billions to the Deadly DANA »
The Valencian music industry has been brutally impacted by the DANA, especially those businesses located in Horta Sud, the comarca that suffered the worst damage. The double jeopardy of it is that many of the businesses are micro and small businesses and are therefore doubly vulnerable to the disaster, with very little to fall back on. -
US PRESIDENTIAL PARDON SERIES : (3) PRESIDENT BIDEN`S FULL AND UNCONDITIONAL PARDON OF HIS SON »
President Joe Biden: "I believe in the justice system, but as I have wrestled with the decision to pardon my son Hunter, I also believe raw politics has infected this process and it led to a miscarriage of justice. I hope Americans will understand why a father and a President would come to this decision."
US PRESIDENTIAL PARDON SERIES: (2) Executive Grant of Clemency »
"This 1st day of December in the year of our Lord Two Thousand and Twenty-four, I, Joseph R. Biden, Jr., President of the United States, pursuant to my powers under Article II, Section 2, Clause 1, of the Constitution, have granted unto Rbert Hunter Biden a full and unconditional pardon."
