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Kamala Harris’s campaign raises $310 million in July
Kamala Harris Campaign Raises $310 Million in July, Doubling Donald Trump’s Fundraising
Kamala Harris’s campaign team announced that it raised $310 million in July, double the amount collected by Donald Trump, largely driven by Harris’s replacement of Joe Biden as the Democratic candidate for the November election.
The total includes $200 million that Harris raised in less than a week following Biden’s withdrawal on July 21, a move that disappointed donors.
Harris’s campaign stated, “Kamala Harris raised $310 million in July, the largest fundraising total for the 2024 election.” The sum was “driven by the best month of small-dollar donations in U.S. presidential election history” and represents “more than double” what Trump’s campaign raised in the same month.
The Republican candidate’s team announced on Thursday that they had raised $138.7 million in July, a significant sum collected during a month when Trump survived an assassination attempt and received a triumphant boost at the Republican convention.
The enormous amounts raised in U.S. presidential campaigns are largely spent on expensive ads promoting candidates’ promises.
Political finance watchdog OpenSecrets estimates that the 2024 election could become the most expensive in U.S. history, surpassing the record $5.7 billion spent in 2020.
Overwhelmed by voter concerns and pressure from lawmakers about his age and physical and mental capabilities, 81-year-old Biden conceded and announced his support for his vice president to take over. His party is expected to officially nominate her in early August.
International
Delta Airlines cancels 1,100 flights amid winter storm chaos
More than 3,000 flights were canceled on Friday, and thousands more were delayed due to a winter storm in the southern United States, according to airlines and the flight tracking website FlightAware. Delta Airlines crews expect to return to normal operations on Saturday, the company stated in a release.
“Unforeseen severe winter conditions at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (Georgia) caused the closure of all five runways for more than two hours on Friday morning,” the airline said. Delta canceled about 1,100 flights across its network on Friday due to the “freezing rain that fell throughout the day and early afternoon, leading to diversions.”
Additionally, a Delta Airlines aircraft had to abort its takeoff due to a motor issue, also at Atlanta Airport.
More than 200 passengers and crew members aboard a Boeing 757-300 bound for Minneapolis were evacuated via emergency slides, according to a statement from the airline reported by U.S. media. An investigation is underway.
Airports in Dallas Fort Worth (Texas) and Charlotte Douglas (North Carolina) were also affected by the severe weather, with over 1,200 flights canceled.
International
At least 20 injured in tram collision at Strasbourg Train Station tunnel
On Saturday afternoon, two trams collided in the tunnel leading to the Strasbourg train station in northeastern France, resulting in at least 20 injuries, according to the local prefecture. “The initial assessment indicates that 20 people are in a state of relative emergency,” said a spokesperson, noting that the circumstances of the accident had not yet been determined.
A security perimeter was established in front of the station, where several ambulances arrived, as reported by an AFP journalist.
A video taken by a witness and shared on social media shows a chaotic scene, with two heavily damaged trams in the tunnel near the station. One of the trams appears to have derailed due to the impact.
Since Strasbourg revamped its tram network in 1994, no major accidents had been reported until this incident.
International
Judge declares Donald Trump not guilty in Stormy Daniels case
Judge Juan Merchan acquitted U.S. President-elect Donald Trump in the case involving former porn actress Stormy Daniels.
“At this moment, I am issuing this verdict to cover all 34 charges,” Merchan stated. The judge also wished Trump good luck in his second term as president.
Trump will now become the first criminal president.
Merchan declined to impose any punishment. This decision strengthens Trump’s acquittal and clears the way for his return to the White House without the threat of prison or a fine.
“Never before has this court faced such a unique and remarkable set of circumstances,” Judge Merchan said.
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