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A woman is following on the big screen the appearance of the President of the Generalitat, Carles Puigdemont, in the Parliament in which he affirmed yesterday that he assumes the "mandate of the people" so that "Catalonia becomes an independent state in the form of a republic”, but then proposed to "suspend the effects of the declaration of independence" to open the door to dialogue. EFE / Jose Coelho

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6 seconds of Independence

The President of the Generalitat, Carles Puigdemont, welcomed the results of an illegal referendum…
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Siri Hustvedt ha been honored with the prestigious Princesa de Asturias Prize in Spain. Photo: Spencer Ostramder.
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"Trump is not a puritan"
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Cuando el turno en el país norteamericano va a terminar, los trabajadores españoles están almorzando. DepositPhotos
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Strange Spanish schedules
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After more than a week at sea, 629 migrants aboard the Aquarius and two Italian vessels are due to sail into Spain's port city of Valencia.EFE/ Kenny Karpov /SOS MEDITERRANEE
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Valencia, refugee city
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In the 1950s, Barcelona City Hall expropriated the land where Assumpta's house is located to implement a new urban development plan for Poblenou. This old working-classs neighborhood by the seaside has become one of Barcelona's most trendy areas. Foto: Andrea Rodés
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The House of Resistance
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Iñaki Urdangarin, husband of Spanish princess Cristina, sister of Spain's King Felipe VI, leaves the court in Palma de Mallorca, the Balearic Islands, Spain, Feb. 23, 2017. EFE-EPA FILE/ATIENZA
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The Crown Behind Bars?
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President of Spain, Pedro Sánchez, during his meeting with President of Ukraine, Petro Poroshenko, in Madrid, in his first official act after taking office on Saturday. EFE / Ballestero
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New President, New Challenge
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 El presidente del gobierno Mariano Rajoy, saluda tras intervenir ante el pleno del hemiciclo del Congreso en el debate de la moción de censura presentada por el PSOE. EFE/J.J. Guillén
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Goodbye, Mr. Rajoy
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The former president of the Catalonia region was on Sunday detained as he attempted to cross the German border after a European arrest warrant was issued by Spain, where he faces charges of rebellion and sedition, German police confirmed. ARCHIVE FOOTAGE COURTESY OF CATALAN NEWS AGENCY
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Former Catalan president…
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Several people hold a estelada, the Catalan independence flag, at the gates of the National Court, in Madrid. EFE / Mariscal
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The Spanish Justice…
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Environment before the Palau de la Generalitat, on the first working day after the implementation of article 155 of the Constitution to face the secessionist challenge in Catalonia. EFE / Javier Etxezarreta
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The dismissed Catalan…
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Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy addresses the media after a cabinet's meeting after a extraordinary plenary session where the application of Article 155 of the Spanish Constitution was approved, at La Moncloa palace in Madrid, Spain, Oct. 27, 2017. EPA-EFE/Juanjo Martin
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Catalonia's Govt, suspended
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Some 12,000 people, according to the Guardia Urbana, are concentrated around the Ciudadela Park - where the Parlament is located - to follow the plenary live today through three giant screens installed in Paseo Pujades. EFE / Marta Pérez
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Catalan Independence
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The president of the Generalitat, Carles Puigdemont, during the appearance on Wednesday afternoon at the Palau de la Generalitat in Barcelona, where he has left the free way for the Parliament to approve a declaration of independence, having not obtained "guarantees" by the state government to hold early elections in Catalonia without applying Article 155, which annuls the autonomy of the region. EFE / Toni Albir
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I just don't know if I dare
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El primer ministro español quiere aprobar una ley para suspender el gobierno catalán y convocar elecciones regionales. La medida debe ser aprobada por el Senado. Foto: EFE/Juan Carlos Hidalgo
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Going Backwards
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El primer ministro español Mariano Rajoy en el Congreso de los diputados de Madrid el pasado 18 de octubre, 2017.EFE-EPA FILE/ Juan Carlos Hidalgo
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Nothing Else to Say
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More than a hundred people gathered in front of the headquarters of the Catalan government (Palau de la Generalitat) in Barcelona, to protest against the judicial decision to imprison the main leaders of the pro-independence, ANC and Òmnium Cultural, Jordi Sánchez and Jordi Cuixart. EFE / Marta Pérez
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A step backwards
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Demonstration in support of the Catalan independence and the right to a legal referendum in Catalunya. Pamplona, Spain, last October 12, 2017. Photo: EFE-EPA / FILE / Jdiges
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The soap opera goes on
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El primer ministro español, Mariano Rajoy, se dirige a la prensa para hablar del conflicto catalán, el día11 de octubre, 2017. Foto: EPA-EFE/Ángel Díaz
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Spanish Government…
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Vista de la manifestación convocada por Societat Civil Catalana hoy en Barcelona en defensa de la unidad de España bajo el lema "¡Basta! Recuperemos la sensatez" en la que se han participado miles de personas EFE/Quique García
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Independence Day?
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A poster with ''The streets are for everyone '' runs the demonstration called by Societat Civil Catalana today in Barcelona in defense of the unity of Spain under the motto "Stop it! Let's recover common sense" in which thousands of people have participated EFE / Quique García
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The turn of "the others"
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A group of the thousands of students who cross the center of Barcelona during the demonstration, before the Police Headquarters, guarded by the Mossos, convened on the occasion of the day of unemployment, endorsed by some unions, sovereign entities and other formations, in protest against the police action during the referendum organized Sunday by the Generalitat despite the suspension of the Constitutional Court. EFE / Enric Fontcuberta
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What Now For Catalonia?
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The brutality perpetrated by Spanish police last Sunday in order to prevent a referendum of independence in Catalonia has pushed dozens of young people to protest against the presence of the Spanish police in Barcelona. Photo: Andrea Rodés
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The Referendum hangover
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The players of the Spanish soccer team Thiago Alcántara and David Villa (r) during the training held in the City of Soccer of Las Rozas to prepare matches against Italy and Liechtenstein to qualify for the 2018 World Cup in Russia. EFE
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[OP-ED]: Spanish soccer…
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Real Madrid midfielder Isco Alarcón celebrates his goal, first of the team against Atletico Madrid, during the return leg of the Champions League semifinals. EFE
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[OP-ED]: All Spain has…
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Merliz Gomez is the chef of the Venezuelan restaurant Tartarepería 18.64, located in Fishtown. Photos: Eli Siegel.  
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Philly Latino Food…