s 1939 victory, he joined the Blue division, the Spanish contingent that fought alongside the Nazis in the second world war, and spent 18 months at the siege of Leningrad. Back in Spain he became a military teacher and in 1955 started to give classes to Prince Juan Carlos, then 15 years old, who had been brought to Madrid to be trained as Franco's heir. In 1965, Armada joined Juan Carlos's staff and,...
The craft of opposition research—finding information that might put an opponent in a negative light—has long been a staple of political campaigns. This year, independent groups are taking a leading role....
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The Los Angeles City Council has approved one of the nation's highest minimum wages for workers at the city's large hotels....
The U.S. government will pay the Navajo Nation $554 million to settle long-standing claims that it mismanaged funds and natural resources on the tribe's reservation for years....
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The U.S. and Arab allies launched a second major wave of airstrikes in Syria targeting mobile oil refineries controlled by Islamic State, the Pentagon said....