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Kamala Harris thanks the support of the Republican figure Dick Cheney and her daughter
The US vice president and Democratic candidate for the White House, Kamala Harris, thanked this Saturday for the support given to her by former US Vice President Dick Cheney, a prominent figure of the Republican Party, and his daughter, Liz, one of the most critical voices of former President Donald Trump from the right.
“I feel honored to have his support (that of Dick and Liz Cheney),” Harris told reporters during a visit he made to a spice shop in Pittsburgh (Pennsylvania), where he is campaigning.
The US vice president added that the Cheneys’ public statement is “a brave step forward” and that it is time to turn the page on the division and unite our country.
The father and daughter duo have become the most critical figures against Trump since the Republican bloc, turning them into a target of criticism by voters and legislators on the rightmost wing of the party.
“People are tired of division and attempts to divide us as Americans,” Harris said on his visit to the Penzeys Spices store in Pittsburgh, before preparations for the presidential debate with the Republican candidate, Donald Trump, which will take place next Tuesday.
Harris focused on the debate with Trump
Harris suggested that his main objective in next week’s debate with Trump will be to communicate to voters that it is “time to turn the page on division.”
Asked if she is ready for the first presidential debate, Harris replied: “Yes, I am. Yes.”
On her visit to the store, the vice president greeted about a dozen customers, with whom she exchanged a few words and took a tour of the facility guided by one of the employees.
For his part, former President Trump (2017-2021) traveled this Saturday to the key state of Wisconsin where he planned to hold a rally focused, largely, on the economy this afternoon.
Dick Cheney confirmed this Friday that he will vote for Harris because her rival, former President Trump, “tried to steal the last elections.”
“He tried to steal the last election using lies and violence to stay in power after the voters rejected him. Power can never be trusted again,” the politician, who was number two in George W.’s Administration, said in a statement. Bush (2001-2009).
Liz Cheney supports Harris for protecting American democracy
Cheney confirms what has been advanced by his daughter, former legislator Liz Cheney, with whom he forms one of the most critical blocs against Trump within the conservative side, and becomes one of the highest-profile Republicans to defend the Democratic candidate.
As for Liz Cheney, the politician, who was a legislator in the Lower House for almost a decade, explained that her decision to support Harris is not “political” but is driven by an obligation to protect US democracy.
“Those of us who believe in democracy and in the defense of the Constitution and the survival of our republic have the duty in these elections to put our differences aside,” said Cheney, a native of the northern state of Wyoming, during a conversation in Austin (Texas).
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Mexican government prioritizes 191 communities after deadly floods
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum confirmed on Wednesday that the death toll from recent rains and floods across several central states has risen to 66, while the federal government has activated air bridges and prioritized assistance in 191 isolated communities.
“Unfortunately, 66 people have died, and 75 remain missing,” the president said during her morning press conference. She added that the official death toll will be updated later in a new report.
As of Tuesday, authorities had reported 64 fatalities. Sheinbaum also announced the creation of a public information center to centralize official data on the deceased, missing persons, damaged homes, and cut-off communities.
According to the president, the number of missing persons has decreased thanks to coordination with state authorities.
“Through calls to phone line 079, 103 people who had been reported missing have now been located,” she explained.
Priority Municipalities
The president noted that the federal government has classified 191 communities as ‘priority’, a designation based mainly on the percentage of homes affected.
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New road and bridge explosions raise alarm amid indigenous protests in Ecuador
Ecuadorian authorities are investigating two explosions that occurred early Wednesday, one on a road in the southern part of the country and another under a bridge in Guayas province. These incidents follow the car bomb explosion in the coastal city of Guayaquil, also in Guayas, which occurred the day before and left one person dead and 30 injured.
Press reports indicate that one person was injured and several vehicles were damaged in the explosion on the Cuenca-Girón-Pasaje road in the south.
“Besides yesterday’s explosion in Guayaquil, we have received reports of explosives placed on bridges along the Guayaquil-Machala and Machala-Cuenca routes to disrupt traffic,” said Roberto Luque, Minister of Infrastructure and Transport (MIT).
On his X social media account, Luque reported that authorities have been deployed to the sites to assess the damage and determine the current condition of the structures.
“What they haven’t achieved with their call for a strike, some are trying to achieve through terrorism,” he stated, referring to the 24 days of protests organized by the Confederation of Indigenous Nationalities (Conaie) against rising diesel prices and other demands.
The protests, called at a national level, have Imbabura province as their epicenter. Roadblocks have also been reported in the northern part of Pichincha province, whose capital is Quito, while activities in the rest of the country continue normally.
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Armed forces target illegal mines in Northern Ecuador with bombing raids
Ecuador’s Armed Forces carried out an operation on Monday — including airstrikes — against illegal mining in the town of Buenos Aires, in the country’s north, Defense Minister Gian Carlo Loffredo reported.
The mountainous, gold-rich area has been a hotspot for illegal mining since 2017, located in the Andean province of Imbabura.
In 2019, former president Lenín Moreno deployed around 2,400 soldiers to the region in an attempt to curb the illegal activity. “The operation began with mortar fire, followed by gunfire and bombing runs by Supertucano aircraft,” Loffredo said in a video released by the Defense Ministry.
He added that the operation would continue on Tuesday with patrols across the area to locate possible members of “irregular armed groups that may have crossed from the Colombian border.”
The Armed Forces stated on X that the intervention focused on the “complete elimination of multiple illegal mining tunnels” in the areas known as Mina Nueva and Mina Vieja.
The operation coincided with the deployment of a military and police convoy into Imbabura, which has been the epicenter of protests against President Daniel Noboa since September 22, following his decision to scrap the diesel subsidy.
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