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 At the time of writing, the outcome of the 2020 US presidential election is not clear, but we would like to know how Americans in Spain feel about it all. Fill out the form below if you would like to share your thoughts. https://www.thelocal.es/20201104/americans-in-spain-how-do-you-feel-about-the-us-election Wed, 04 Nov 2020 13:18:05 +0100 americans-in-spain-how-do-you-feel-about-the-us-election A Spanish woman from Rioja, who was teaching at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland Florida, has described the ‘nightmare’ of being caught up in the shooting rampage. https://www.thelocal.es/20180216/teacher-from-spain-hid-in-cupboard-with-pupils-during-high-school-shooting Fri, 16 Feb 2018 11:24:43 +0100 teacher-from-spain-hid-in-cupboard-with-pupils-during-high-school-shooting The United States on Tuesday imposed additional import duties of up to 20 percent on ripe Spanish olives, saying they are sold at below fair value and harmed growers in California. https://www.thelocal.es/20180124/us-hits-spanish-olives-with-additional-import-duties Wed, 24 Jan 2018 09:51:02 +0100 us-hits-spanish-olives-with-additional-import-duties An Algerian-Irish man extradited from Spain appeared before a US magistrate on Friday, the first foreigner sent to the United States to answer terror charges since President Donald Trump took office. https://www.thelocal.es/20170722/spain-extradites-first-foreigner-to-face-us-terror-charges-under-trump Sat, 22 Jul 2017 17:46:36 +0200 spain-extradites-first-foreigner-to-face-us-terror-charges-under-trump US prosecutors formally abandoned a four-year old case against two traders implicated in the "London Whale" scandal Friday, citing an inability to extradite the defendants to appear in an American court. https://www.thelocal.es/20170722/us-drops-case-against-london-whale-defendant Sat, 22 Jul 2017 04:47:30 +0200 us-drops-case-against-london-whale-defendant US Secretary of State John Kerry expressed regret Sunday that Britain has chosen to leave the European Union and vowed Washington will maintain close ties with the bloc. https://www.thelocal.es/20160626/us-urges-eu-and-uk-to-divorce-amicably Sun, 26 Jun 2016 18:24:02 +0200 us-urges-eu-and-uk-to-divorce-amicably Six Greenpeace activists scaled 80 metres up a skyscraper on Tuesday to hang a sign protesting the controversial TTIP trade deal between the EU and US. https://www.thelocal.es/20160518/activists-scale-80-metre-skyscraper-to-protest-us-trade-deal-ttip Wed, 18 May 2016 13:18:09 +0200 activists-scale-80-metre-skyscraper-to-protest-us-trade-deal-ttip 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 US Defence Secretary Ashton Carter arrived in Madrid on Sunday, beginning a European tour amid alarm over Russian bombardments in Syria and the refugee crisis sparked by the conflict. https://www.thelocal.es/20151005/pentagon-chief-arrives-in-madrid-amid-syrian-afghan-crises Mon, 05 Oct 2015 10:51:34 +0200 pentagon-chief-arrives-in-madrid-amid-syrian-afghan-crises King Felipe and Queen Letizia will visit the White House to meet the Obamas at the start of a four-day trip to the United States. https://www.thelocal.es/20150915/spanish-royals-begin-four-day-visit-to-the-united-states Tue, 15 Sep 2015 18:37:14 +0200 spanish-royals-begin-four-day-visit-to-the-united-states US Secretary of State John Kerry has cancelled what would have been his first visit to Spain, after breaking his leg in a cycling accident in France. https://www.thelocal.es/20150601/john-kerry-cancels-spain-visit-after-breaking-leg Mon, 01 Jun 2015 11:56:27 +0200 john-kerry-cancels-spain-visit-after-breaking-leg US Secretary of State John Kerry will make his first official visit to Spain, after travelling to Geneva this weekend to meet with his Iranian counterpart in a push to seal a landmark nuclear deal. https://www.thelocal.es/20150528/john-kerry-to-make-first-official-visit-to-spain Thu, 28 May 2015 11:11:10 +0200 john-kerry-to-make-first-official-visit-to-spain A US subsidiary of Spanish firm ACS has won a contract to build part of the first ever high-speed rail line in the US, a stretch of track which will eventually help connect Los Angeles and San Francisco in under three hours. https://www.thelocal.es/20141212/spanish-firm-wins-1-billion-us-rail-contract Fri, 12 Dec 2014 15:48:00 +0100 spanish-firm-wins-1-billion-us-rail-contract More than two centuries after his death, Spanish military leader and politician Bernardo de Gálvez (1746—1786) has been made an honorary citizen of the United States for his efforts in fighting for American independence. https://www.thelocal.es/20141210/spanish-hero-named-honorary-american-citizen Wed, 10 Dec 2014 13:35:00 +0100 spanish-hero-named-honorary-american-citizen President Barack Obama will welcome Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy to the White House on January 13, in the wake of US spying allegations that have rattled Washington's relations with Madrid. https://www.thelocal.es/20131213/obama-invites-spanish-pm-to-white-house Fri, 13 Dec 2013 10:26:16 +0100 obama-invites-spanish-pm-to-white-house Out of control fires in North America have sent smoke drifting in the atmosphere over parts of Spain, stunning satellite images from NASA show. https://www.thelocal.es/20130628/north-american-wildfires-send-smoke-over-spain Fri, 28 Jun 2013 17:50:00 +0200 north-american-wildfires-send-smoke-over-spain