International

Kamala Harris and Donald Trump rush the last few hours courting the decisive Latin vote of Pennsylvania

The Democratic candidate for the White House, Vice President Kamala Harris, and her Republican rival, former President Donald Trump, visited this Monday two Latin-majority cities in the decisive state of Pennsylvania, in search of the Hispanic vote that can decant tomorrow’s elections.

The same-day visit of Harris in Allentown and Trump in Reading, two neighboring municipalities, comes after the controversy over the racist joke of a comedian at a Republican rally in New York who described Puerto Rico as a “garbage island.”

“The United States is ready for a new beginning and is ready for a new path to follow in which we see our fellow citizens not as an enemy but as a neighbor,” said the vice president during her rally.

Donald Trump and Kamala Harris seek the Latin vote

Harris was accompanied by the Puerto Rican-born rapper Fat Joe, who criticized Trump’s anti-immigration rhetoric and recalled the controversy that the Republican unleashed during his first term when he went to Puerto Rico to throw handkerchiefs at the victims of Hurricane Maria in 2017.

“I’m talking to some undecided Puerto Ricans, especially in Pennsylvania. What else do (the Republicans) have to do to show them who they are?” Fat Joe said.

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For his part, after passing through North Carolina, Trump gave an electoral rally in Reading, with a half-full capacity, where he reiterated that if he wins tomorrow he will launch “the largest deportation of criminals in the entire history of the United States.”

The New York tycoon was preceded by Florida Senator Marco Rubio, who addressed the public in Spanish. “I didn’t understand a damn word of what I was saying. But it’s great,” Trump said about his partner.

Key state

The 19 electoral votes provided by Pennsylvania, the largest of the seven hinge states, are the jewel in the crown of Tuesday’s elections, in which the polls draw such a tight scenario that making predictions is impossible.

This state of the country’s former industrial belt traditionally voted Democratic until Trump turned it around in 2016 and, four years later, Joe Biden won the Republican by a narrow margin of 80,000 votes.

All eyes are on the Hispanic vote since Pennsylvania has doubled in two decades the Latino population to 620,000 registered to vote. More than half of the population of Allentown and Reading is Latino, mostly Puerto Rican, followed by Dominicans.

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Controversy over joke against Puerto Rico

Although Trump has not apologized for the joke of comedian Tony Hinchcliffe at his New York rally, a few days later he visited Allentown and promised: “I will bring the best future to Puerto Ricans and Hispanics.”

The controversy grew even more when Biden responded to the joke by describing Trump’s followers as “trash,” words that the White House qualified and from which Kamala Harris discacated herself.

The Democratic candidate will close her campaign tonight with a big concert in Philadelphia (Pennsylvania), accompanied by Lady Gaga and Ricky Martin, while Trump will put an end to the campaign from Gran Rapids, in the also decisive state of Michigan.

International

Man arrested after deliberately driving into seven children in Osaka

Japanese police arrested a man on Thursday after he rammed his car into a group of seven schoolchildren in an apparent deliberate attack in the city of Osaka.

The children, who were on their way home from school, sustained injuries and were taken to the hospital. All seven remained conscious, according to local authorities.

An Osaka police officer, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the suspect is a 28-year-old man from Tokyo. The officer shared statements the man made after his arrest: “I was fed up with everything, so I decided to kill people by driving into several elementary school children,” the suspect reportedly said.

The man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder.

The injured children, aged between seven and eight, included a seven-year-old girl who suffered a fractured jaw. The six other children—all boys—suffered minor injuries such as bruises and scratches and were undergoing medical evaluation.

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Witnesses described the car as “zigzagging” before hitting the children. One witness told Nippon TV that a girl was “covered in blood” and the others appeared to have scratches.

Another witness said the driver, who was wearing a face mask, looked to be in shock when school staff pulled him from the vehicle.

Violent crimes are rare in Japan, though serious incidents do occur from time to time. In 2008, Tomohiro Kato drove a two-ton truck into pedestrians in Tokyo’s Akihabara district, then fatally stabbed several victims. Seven people were killed in that attack.

Internacionales

Clashes erupt during may day protests across France amid calls for better wages

May Day protests in France were marked by a heavy police presence and clashes between demonstrators and law enforcement in several cities.

In Paris, Lyon, and Nantes, thousands took to the streets to demand better wages, fairer working conditions, and to voice their dissatisfaction with President Emmanuel Macron’s government.

While the majority of the demonstrations remained peaceful, isolated confrontations broke out in some areas. Protesters threw objects at the police, prompting the use of tear gas and resulting in several arrests.

Videos showing police crackdowns circulated widely on social media, drawing criticism from labor unions and human rights advocates, who denounced the authorities’ response to the protests.

International

Kristi Noem credits Trump for mass migrant deportations by mexican president

U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem claimed that Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum has deported “more than half a million” migrants due to pressure from former President Donald Trump.

During a cabinet meeting highlighting the “achievements” of Trump’s administration in its first 100 days, Noem asserted that under the Republican leader’s influence, “Mexico has finally come to the table” to negotiate on migration and fentanyl trafficking.

“The president of Mexico told me she has returned just over half a million people before they reached our border,” Noem stated, criticizing media reports that suggest the Biden administration deported more migrants than Trump’s.

“I wish those deportations were counted,” Noem added, “because those people never made it to our border—she sent them back because you made her.” She went on to thank Trump: “They never made it here because they got the message—because you were so aggressive.”

Noem has made controversial claims about Sheinbaum in the past, prompting the Mexican leader to refute them.

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On April 1, Sheinbaum responded to one such statement by declaring, “The president answers to only one authority, and that is the people of Mexico,” after Noem said on Fox News that she gave Sheinbaum “a list of things Trump would like to see” and that Mexico’s actions would determine whether Trump granted tariff relief.