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Harris’ campaign augurs “adjusted” elections and calls for calm in the face of vote counting
The campaign of the vice president of the United States Kamala Harris augured “incredibly tight” elections and called for calm in the face of the vote count, which she hopes will delay the final results of the elections for several days.
In a call with journalists, Jen O’Malley Dilon, Harris’ campaign director, indicated that the Democratic team expects to see the “almost complete” results of the count in only a few states on the same election night. Among them, several hinged states: Georgia, North Carolina and Michigan.
On the other hand, the Democratic campaign expects the results of Pennsylvania, Winsconsin and Arizona and Nevada to be delayed until after Wednesday.
“We believe that this race is going to be incredibly close, so we may not know the final results of this election for several days,” O’Malley stressed, adding that “we are focused on maintaining calm and confidence during this period.”
“We will not allow Trump to denigrate the elections,” Harris’ team
Harris’ campaign also indicated that it expects former President Donald Trump to take advantage of that period of uncertainty to denounce alleged electoral fraud, disseminate misinformation and “proclaim a premature victory.”
“These actions will fail because it will be the voters and not Trump who will elect their next president,” said Dana Remus, counselor and lawyer for the Harris team.
The advisors expressed confidence in the US electoral system, assuring that these elections will be “the safest in the country’s history.
However, they indicated that hundreds of lawyers have already deployed throughout the country to face possible lawsuits by the Republican team that call into question the count or results of the different regions of the country.
“It will not be a quick process but the facts are on our side (…) and we will not allow Trump to denigrate the elections or institutionality with his constant attempts to create chaos and doubt,” Remus said.
Trump’s background
After the 2020 elections, in which the Republican lost to current President Joe Biden, Trump’s lawyers filed dozens of lawsuits in courts across the country alleging “electoral fraud.”
Most of those appeals were dismissed by judges at the federal and state levels. In turn, both experts and different studies have shown that instances of electoral fraud in the United States are extremely scarce.
During this electoral cycle, both Trump and important Republican figures have already promoted the false narrative that “millions” of migrants who do not have American nationality will vote in these elections to favor the Democrats.
In turn, both the Republican Party and politicians within the party have already filed several lawsuits in states such as Pennsylvania, Virginia and Texas to “purify” voter lists prior to the elections.
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Dominican court postpones hearing in deadly nightclub collapse case
A Dominican court on Monday postponed until March a preliminary hearing against the owners of a nightclub that collapsed last year, killing more than 200 people.
The roof of the Jet Set nightclub collapsed in the early hours of April 8, 2025, during a concert by popular merengue singer Rubby Pérez, who died along with 235 other people.
Jet Set owner and manager Antonio Espaillat and his sister Maribel, who served as the club’s administrator, were arrested on charges of involuntary manslaughter but were later released on bail after posting approximately $842,500.
Both appeared at the Palace of Justice, where they were met by a small protest from relatives and friends of the victims.
“Thirty years in prison is not enough” and “President, we want JUSTICE,” read signs held by demonstrators.
The preliminary hearing determines whether there is sufficient evidence to send the case to trial. The court decided to reschedule the hearing for March 16.
“We don’t want money and we’re not demanding anything else, only justice for those who died,” said Secundino Pérez, a 75-year-old shopkeeper who lost 12 friends in the Jet Set tragedy.
“Antonio and his family celebrated Christmas sitting at a table, celebrating their freedom,” said Edgar Gómez, who lost his daughter in the collapse.
The Dominican Republic’s Public Prosecutor’s Office maintains that the defendants “significantly altered” the structure of the nightclub. Prosecutors filed formal charges in November and requested that the case proceed to trial.
The charge of involuntary manslaughter carries a sentence of three months to two years in prison.
“May your conscience never let you sleep. I lost my son,” a woman shouted through tears before the hearing, while others chanted, “Murderers, murderers, murderers.”
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Venezuelan opposition leader dedicates Nobel Prize to Trump
U.S. President Donald Trump said last week that he was “eager” to welcome the opposition leader, who left Venezuela clandestinely with U.S. assistance, to receive her Nobel Prize in Oslo.
Machado dedicated her Nobel Prize to Trump, who nevertheless showed a very cautious attitude toward including her in any potential political transition in Venezuela.
The opposition leader said on Monday, after an audience with Pope Leo XIV, that “the defeat of evil is closer” in Venezuela following the U.S. military operation that overthrew and removed President Nicolás Maduro and his wife from the country.
Trump has claimed that he is now in control of the South American nation, stating that the primary objective at this stage is to stabilize the country before considering elections.
Venezuelan oil is Washington’s main objective, Trump added after Maduro’s overthrow.
International
Police hunt gunmen after fatal shooting in Corsica
A man was shot dead on the French Mediterranean island of Corsica, local media reported. The victim was identified as Alain Orsoni, former president of local football club AC Ajaccio, according to sources close to the investigation cited by French news channel BFMTV.
Orsoni, 71, was killed in the town of Vero, near Ajaccio, the island’s capital, while attending his mother’s funeral.
He was also a former member of the National Liberation Front of Corsica (FLNC), a nationalist organization that has long sought independence for the island, reports said.
BFMTV reported that the gunmen fled the scene and remain at large. Local police have opened an investigation into the shooting.
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