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Harris and Trump choose the same states for their campaign closure: Pennsylvania and Michigan
Former President Donald Trump (2017-2021) and Vice President KamalaHarris chose the same two states to hold campaign rallies in the last days before the elections: Pennsylvania and Michigan, key regions for either of them to win next week.
On Sunday night, Harris will visit East Lansign in Michigan, in what would be his last visit to the state. On Monday, he will begin the day with a rally in Allenstown, a Latin-majority city in Pennsylvania, then he will pass through Pittsburgh – in the east of the state, on the border with Ohio – and end the day with a closing event in Philadelphia, the most populous city.
For his part, Trump will spend Sunday and much of Monday in Pennsylvania, with events in Reading and Pittsburgh, and then end on the night of the day before the elections in Gran Rapids (Michigan), where he already closed his presidential campaign in 2016 and 2020.
Trump and Harris, after the electoral votes
The latest polls indicate a tie between both candidates in Pennsylvania and give Harris a minimal advantage over Trump in Michigan, according to the FiveThirtyEight portal.
Both states are considered part of the “blue wall”, states that traditionally supported the Democrats, but that in 2016 broke the streak and opted for Trump’s political project.
The former president bet heavily in 2016 on the three (closing the campaign in Michigan), appealed to the rural vote and the white working class disadisaged by the closure of industries and won them by a ridiculous combined margin of 80,000 votes.
Joe Biden recovered them in 2020 for the Democrats, but four years later they are at risk again.
Of the three, Pennsylvania is the jewel in the crown. It distributes 19 electoral votes and it is considered that the party that takes it will have the way paved to the White House. Michigan gives 15 and Wisconsin 10.
To reach the presidency, a candidate must obtain at least 270 votes from the Electoral College.
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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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Caracas shuts embassy in Oslo without explanation following Machado’s Nobel win
Venezuela has announced the closure of its embassy in Norway, just days after opposition leader María Corina Machado was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. The Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs said the Venezuelan diplomatic mission provided no explanation for its decision on Monday.
“It is regrettable,” a ministry spokesperson said. “Despite our differences on several issues, Norway wishes to keep the dialogue with Venezuela open and will continue to work in that direction.” The ministry also emphasized that the Nobel Committee operates entirely independently from the Norwegian government.
In its announcement, the Nobel Committee stated that Machado met the criteria established by Alfred Nobel, “embodying the hope for a different future, where the fundamental rights of Venezuelans are heard.”
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Sheinbaum: Urgent to restore access to towns cut off by heavy rains
Thousands of military personnel and civilians in Mexico worked tirelessly on Tuesday to clear roads blocked by the torrential rains of recent days, which have left more than 300 communities cut off across central and eastern regions of the country. Authorities also launched mass fumigation efforts in several affected areas to prevent the spread of dengue fever.
The official death toll remains at 64, though dozens of people are still missing. President Claudia Sheinbaumacknowledged that the government does not yet know the full situation in many of the isolated villages, which range in population from 500 to 1,000 inhabitants.
“The reopening of roads is one of the greatest urgencies,” Sheinbaum said. “It’s essential to guarantee air bridges, food supplies, clean water, and a proper census of the isolated communities so we can determine the condition of every person living there.”
Private construction companies are also assisting the effort with heavy machinery and technical support to help reopen highways and reconnect rural areas.
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