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US election: Harris gains ground over Trump in 6 swing states, shows poll

The poll - conducted online from July 24-28 - shows Harris leading Trump in Michigan by 11 percentage points, while in Arizona, Wisconsin and Nevada, she has a 2-point advantage

'If you got something to say say it to my face': Harris as she slams Trump

As per the campaign, approximately 10,000 people attended her rally in Atlanta, a key battleground state

Kamala Harris only Democratic candidate to qualify for prez nomination race

Democratic delegates from across the nation made their voices heard, overwhelmingly backing Vice President Kamala Harris

Airbus faces criminal probe in Britain over potential export control breach

The investigation emerged in footnotes to the company's half-yearly earnings, which said Airbus was fully cooperating with the probe by Britain's Revenue and Customs agency (HMRC)

US election: Kamala Harris holds onto 1 point lead over Trump, shows poll

Harris consolidated her position as the Democratic candidate over the last 10 days, after Biden, 81, bowed to growing pressure within his party and dropped out of the race

Google autocomplete results of Trump assassination bid stems questions

Multiple high-profile figures, including Trump and sitting members of Congress, promoted the claim across social media platforms

China's factory activity shrinks in July, service sector grow more slowly

The official purchasing managers' index (PMI) fell to 49.4 in July from 49.5 in June

US election: Harris to hold Philadelphia rally with VP pick on Tuesday

After Philadelphia, Harris and her vice presidential pick will travel to six other locations including western Wisconsin, Detroit and Las Vegas, the campaign said in a statement late Tuesday night

Harris 'has a lot of great options' for running mate: N Carolina governor

In making his decision, Cooper confirmed Tuesday that he was concerned in part about what Republican Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson could do if he left the state to campaign as part of the Democratic ticket

Police clash with a violent crowd near site of UK stabbing attack

Prime Minister Keir Starmer condemned the thuggery and said the crowd had hijacked what had earlier been a peaceful vigil

Foreign lawmakers discuss Chinese actions around Taiwan, costs of conflict

In a keynote speech on Tuesday, Taiwan President Lai Ching-te said China's threat to any country is a threat to the world.

At Georgia rally, Harris demonstrates show of valor, confidence for Nov win

Little more than a week ago, Georgia appeared to be slipping out of the Democrats' reach

Intel to cut thousands of jobs to reduce costs, layoffs to begin this week

Intel, which is scheduled to report second-quarter earnings Thursday, has about 110,000 employees, excluding workers at units that are being spun out

Scientists rely on reanalysis method to know when world has its hottest day

This reanalysis goes back to 1940, and it allows researchers to say with confidence when a record is broken, whether for a day, month or year

Trump biggest threat to health, welfare programmes: Harris campaign

There is only one candidate in this race who will protect and expand earned benefits programmes that millions of Americans rely on Vice President Harris, Mossa said

Harris, who is married to a Jewish man, doesn't like Jewish people: Trump

In the interview, the Republican former president repeated comments he has made before lashing out at Jewish voters

Firefighters advance against blaze in California ahead of warming weather

Some blazes were sparked by the weather, with climate change increasing the frequency of lightning strikes

Airbus quarterly profit falls to half on industrial costs, space charge

Airbus is working on a review of space activities as it discusses potential alliances with France's Thales and Italy's Leonardo, and meanwhile plans to announce a new turnaround plan

Alphabet's partnership with AI startup Anthropic under UK scrutiny

Agreements under scrutiny include Microsoft's partnerships with startups such as OpenAI, Inflection AI, and Mistral AI, as well as Alphabet's ties to other smaller companies such as Anthropic and Cohe

Microsoft pushes US Congress to pass law for crackdown on deepfakes

The company also is pushing for Congress to label AI-generated content as synthetic and for federal and state laws that penalize the creation and distribution of sexually exploitive deepfakes