The Local Spain https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Spain in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed US expats vote for Sanders in 'Super Tuesday' primary Bucking the trend back in the homeland, American Democrats in Spain voted strongly for Bernie Sanders. But some still fear the impact of "the rise of Trump". https://www.thelocal.es/20160302/american-expats-in-spain-vote-sanders-in-super-tuesday-global-primary Wed, 02 Mar 2016 13:09:18 +0100 american-expats-in-spain-vote-sanders-in-super-tuesday-global-primary Spanish approval of USA has tripled in a decade Nearly two-thirds of Spaniards said they had favourable opinions about the United States - the highest level in 15 years. But Spaniards also expressed the least amount of confidence in President Barack Obama among west European countries, according to a new poll. https://www.thelocal.es/20150625/spanish-approval-of-us-has-has-tripled-in-a-decade Thu, 25 Jun 2015 14:06:09 +0200 spanish-approval-of-us-has-has-tripled-in-a-decade US finds lost photos from Spain's 'End of Empire' Photographic archivists from the US Navy have discovered a box of 150 original glass plate photographs, unseen by the public for over 100 years, from the 1898 Spanish-American War that ended Spain's colonialist era. https://www.thelocal.es/20140212/us-finds-lost-photos-from-spains-end-of-empire Wed, 12 Feb 2014 11:57:00 +0100 us-finds-lost-photos-from-spains-end-of-empire US Navy issues 'How to live in Spain' guidebook 330 Marines on the guided missile destroyer 'USS Donald Cook', due to dock at the US military base in Rota, Andalusia, on Tuesday have been given tips to help them integrate in Spain, including advice against eating while walking and prior notice that beds are likely to be much smaller than those they are used to. https://www.thelocal.es/20140211/us-navy-issues-how-to-live-in-spain-book Tue, 11 Feb 2014 13:31:00 +0100 us-navy-issues-how-to-live-in-spain-book New York cop punished for speaking Spanish A New York Police Department officer has been hit with an official reprimand for violating the 'English-only' workplace rule after speaking a single sentence in Spanish. https://www.thelocal.es/20130625/new-york-cop-rapped-for-speaking-spanish Tue, 25 Jun 2013 13:07:00 +0200 new-york-cop-rapped-for-speaking-spanish 'Two-hour lunch break? That's ridiculous!' In the latest instalment of My Spanish Career, we talk to American consular agent Maritheresa Frain about working with US convicts in Spain, running a Seville-based study abroad company, and how she's managed to shake off old Spanish habits in the workplace. https://www.thelocal.es/20130507/two-hour-lunch-break-thats-ridiculous Tue, 07 May 2013 12:13:00 +0200 two-hour-lunch-break-thats-ridiculous