El Pentágono fue evacuado en parte este jueves por un “incidente con materiales peligrosos”. Varias dotaciones de bomberos se hallaban desplegadas a final de la mañana (hora de Washington, seis más en la España peninsular) en la sede del Departamento de Defensa, en Arlington, a las afueras de Washington. Más o menos una hora después, la CNN informó que todo se había debido a una “falsa alarma”, debida a la lectura errónea de un sensor del aire defectuoso. Al rato, un portavoz confirmó que las autoridades actuaron con un exceso de precaución.

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Republicans continued their dominance in the annual Congressional Baseball Game for Charity on Wednesday night at Nationals Park, topping the Democrats 11-2 and extending the club’s winning streak to six consecutive seasons. See the gallery below.

Republicans continued their dominance in the annual Congressional Baseball Game for Charity on Wednesday night at Nationals Park, topping the Democrats 11-2 and extending the club’s winning streak to six consecutive seasons. See the gallery below.

With the latest exchanges of fire between the United States and Iran, the war in the Persian Gulf and its fragile ceasefire — marked by increasingly serious skirmishes — has entered a new phase, the most dangerous yet, raising the prospect of a return to hostilities. While the United States attacked Iranian targets for the second consecutive night, the Iranian General Staff has once again announced the complete closure of the Strait of Hormuz, and the Revolutionary Guard Corps has warned that Iranian troops will respond “decisively” to any attack by the adversary. President Donald Trump has threatened attacks may continue on Thursday if Tehran does not accept his conditions for peace.

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