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Elon Musk's X has been accused of bias after pro-Kamala Harris accounts were labelled as 'spam'.
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Elon Musk bias furore as pro-Harris accounts labelled spam

Prominent X accounts advocating for Vice President Kamala Harris have been labelled as spam, triggering alarm among Democrats that Elon Musk’s social media platform is tilted in favour of his chosen candidate.

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In this image provided by the White House, President Joe Biden, center, and Vice President Kamala Harris, fourth from left, are briefed by national security advisers and members of law enforcement agencies on the apparent assassination attempt Saturday on former President Donald Trump in Butler, Pa., in the White House Situation Room in Washington, Sunday, July 14, 2024. Pictured from left are White House chief of staff Jeff Zients, Secret Service deputy director Ronald L. Rowe, Jr., Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, Harris, Biden, Homeland Security adviser Elizabeth Sherwood-Randall, Attorney General Merrick Garland, White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan and White House counsel Ed Siskel. Some papers on the desk have been blurred by the source for national security reasons. (Adam Schultz/The White House via AP)
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Israel on alert for ‘imminent’ Iran attack, says US

The Biden administration informed US lawmakers that Iran’s retaliatory strikes may happen as early as Monday or Tuesday.

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President Biden delivers remarks on the prisoner swap with Russia with several family members of freed hostages in attendance.
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Inside the deal that led to historic US-Russia prisoner swap

The White House confirmed that a prisoner swap of this magnitude had not been conducted since the Cold War. But the mission to make it happen was a painstaking process.

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Hundreds of Iranians take part in a protest against the killing of Ismail Haniyeh.
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What’s next for Hamas after leader’s assassination?

The killing of Hamas’s political leader, Ismail Haniyeh, upends ceasefire talks at a critical moment and, in the longer term, risks empowering more hard-line figures within the movement.

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Vice President Kamala Harris addresses a rally in Atlanta on Tuesday.
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Harris faces pivotal moment as Trump questions her identity

Vice President Kamala Harris has addressed Donald Trump’s comments about her race, describing it as ‘the same old show’.

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Vice President Kamala Harris speaks at her campaign headquarters in Wilmington, Del., Monday, July 22, 2024. (Erin Schaff/The New York Times via AP, Pool)
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Harris’ prosecutor past is her greatest weapon against Trump

Kamala Harris made the prosecutor pitch during her failed 2020 campaign. This time, it’s different.

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President Joe Biden has dropped out of the 2024 race for the White House, leaving a legacy of triumph and tragedy.
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Biden’s legacy: Triumph, tragedy and a reluctant exit

US President Joe Biden will go down in history as a one-term president, the final chapter of his career marked by his failure to put to rest persistent concerns about his mental acuity and physical strength.

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Former House speaker Nancy Pelosi is telling House Democrats she thinks President Biden can be convinced fairly soon it's time to end his reelection bid.
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Pelosi says Biden can be persuaded to quit presidential race

Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has told some House Democrats she believes President Biden can be persuaded fairly soon to exit the presidential race.

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Former president Barack Obama joined calls for President Joe Biden to reconsider his election bid.
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‘Feeding frenzy’: Obama calls for Biden to ‘consider’ future

Former president Barack Obama has joined the calls for US President Joe Biden to ‘consider’ stepping down, as Nancy Pelosi and other top Democrats galvanise ahead of the November election.

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epa11480613 Republican Senator from Ohio JD Vance (L) arrives to accept his vice presidential nomination on the opening day of the Republican National Convention (RNC) in the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA, 15 July 2024. The convention comes just a few days after a 20-year-old Pennsylvania man attempted to assassinate former president and current Republic presidential nominee Donald Trump. The RNC is being held 15 to 18 July 2024 and is where delegates from the Republican Party select their nominees for president and vice president in the 2024 US presidential election. EPA/ALLISON DINNER EPA-EFE/ALLISON DINNER
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Who is JD Vance and how did he become Trump’s VP pick?

JD Vance has been named as Donald Trump’s vice president running mate, but the two have had a very troubled past.

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Thomas Matthew Crooks in a school yearbook photo (left), and at his high school graduation in 2022.
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‘One of those kids’: Unsettling details emerge about shooter

As the FBI continues to investigate the ideological links of shooter Thomas Crooks, unsettling details have emerged about the young man’s life.

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Former president Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally in Butler, Pa., on Saturday. Trump ducked and was taken offstage after gunshots were heard during his speech.
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‘Catastrophic failure’: Secret Service scrutiny grows

It has been protocol since the assassination of John F. Kennedy - survey and secure all nearby structures to prevent gunfire from reaching a president. So what went wrong on Saturday at a Donald Trump rally?

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Leaders are signing decade-long defence pledges with Ukraine and they are pushing up their defence spending, Trump’s single biggest anger point when it comes to NATO. (Photo by Kay Nietfeld/picture alliance via Getty Images)
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‘Trump-proof’: NATO makes big moves ahead of US election

Former president Donald Trump doesn’t have a seat at the table as NATO leaders gather this week in Washington, as officials strategise about how to adapt the alliance for the possibility that Trump may return.

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Former president Donald Trump speaks at a community roundtable in Detroit last month.
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How Trump haters became obvious options for VP running mate

Not a worthy business partner. ‘Unfit’ for the White House. ‘Con artist.’ These are comments from three Republicans Trump is considering for his running mate. So why are they the obvious choice?

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President Joe Biden speaks during the 75th Anniversary of NATO commemoration in Washington.
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Biden gets loud on Ukraine support, quiet on NATO membership

The fired-up US President told the summit celebrating the 75th anniversary of NATO that Ukraine will remain a free country. Whether that country becomes a member of the alliance is another matter.

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