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Trump leads in all key states and Harris’ options fade
The Republican candidate for the White House, Donald Trump, won in North Carolina and Georgia and, although the count continues, leads the recount in the other five key states, a situation that greatly complicates the options of Democrat Kamala Harris, who even decided to suspend the speech she was going to offer during the election night.
Shortly after midnight and after the defeat in these two important states became known, the US vice president and Democratic candidate for the White House canceled the message she was scheduled to offer from Howard University, in Washington.
In Florida, members of the Trump campaign and supporters gathered at the West Palm Beach convention center wait for the Republican to appear to sing victory tonight.
“I have won,” the former president said to his followers when he arrived at that party, although there were still no definitive results.
After winning in North Carolina and Georgia, it would only need to win in Pennsylvania, although it would also need the results of Alaska and a delegate in Maine, traditionally republican states but still lagging behind in the count.
Of the seven key states, for the moment the winner has been announced in North Carolina and Georgia, while in Pennsylvania, Michigan, Wisconsin, Arizona and Nevada the ballot continues but the former president remains in the lead in all of them.
Trump is at the advantage of Kamala by almost 40 delegates
In the presidential race, for the moment, the Republican is ahead of the Democratic Vice President by 247 delegates compared to 210, according to projections from the main US media.
Trump has managed to win, in addition to North Carolina (16), Indiana (11), Kentucky (8), South Carolina (9), West Virginia (4), Ohio (17), Alabama (9), Florida (30), Mississippi (6), Missouri (10), Oklahoma (7), Tennessee (11), Arkansas (6), Kansas (6), Louisiana (8), North Dakota (3), South Dakota (3), Texas (40), Wyoming (3), Montana (4), Utah (6), Idaho (4), Georgia (16) and 4 delegates from Nebraska.
While Harris has Vermont (3), Connecticut (7), Delaware (3), the District of Columbia (3), Illinois (19), Maryland (10), Massachusetts (11), New Jersey (14), Rhode Island (4), Colorado (10), New York (28), California (54), Oregon (8), Washington (12), New Mexico (5), Virginia (13), Hawaii (4), a delegate from Nebraska and another from Maine.
The Republicans have also managed to take control of the upper house, after they have managed to snatch two seats from the Democrats, according to media projections.
At the Democratic headquarters, installed at Howard University in Washington, where Harris studied as a young man, the initial optimism was mitigated with an increasingly evident seriousness as the night lengthened and many people began to leave the place.
Large screens and national flags decorate a campus surrounded by a strong deployment of security and that has mainly welcomed students and alumni, all pending key states.
Meanwhile, tycoon Elon Musk, Eduardo Bolsonaro and British politician Nigel Farage are some of the guests at the dinner held in Mar-a-Lago, in southern Florida, where the Republican candidate has been following the election results.
Americans do not decide by popular vote who will be their next president, but they designate a number of voters in each state who make up the Electoral College and who are responsible for electing the next tenant of the White House.
The Electoral College is a body made up of 538 delegates who elect the states according to their population. The winning candidate in each state, even by a single vote, takes all his compromises with the exception of Nebraska and Maine. The candidate who reaches 270 wins the election.
International
Erin brings strong winds and storm surge despite weakening offshore
Hurricane Erin weakened to a Category 2 storm on Tuesday but continues to pose a threat to parts of the U.S. East Coast with potentially dangerous flooding, according to meteorologists.
Although the hurricane’s eye is expected to remain offshore, experts are concerned about Erin’s size, as strong winds extend hundreds of kilometers beyond the storm’s center.
In its 18:00 GMT bulletin, the U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) lifted tropical storm warnings for the Bahamasand Turks and Caicos Islands, but kept them in effect for parts of North Carolina.
Erin was located several hundred kilometers southeast of North Carolina and was moving northwestward.
“This means there is a risk of potentially life-threatening flooding of 60 to 120 centimeters above ground level,” said NHC Director Michael Brennan.
He also warned of the possibility of destructive waves, combined with storm surge, that could cause severe damage to beaches and coastal areas, making roads impassable.
International
Three U.S. Warships deploy near Venezuela to combat drug trafficking
Three U.S. naval vessels are moving toward the coasts of Venezuela, according to international media reports on Tuesday, after White House spokesperson Karoline Leavitt confirmed that President Donald Trump is ready to combat and curb international drug trafficking.
Reports indicate that the ships will reach Venezuelan waters within the next 36 hours as part of a recent U.S. deployment aimed at countering international narcotics operations.
The announcement coincides with Leavitt’s statement that Trump is prepared to “use the full extent of his power” to halt drug flows into the United States. The naval deployment involves approximately 4,000 military personnel.
“The President has been clear and consistent. He is ready to use every element of U.S. power to prevent drugs from flooding our country and to bring those responsible to justice. The Maduro regime is not the legitimate government of Venezuela—it is a narco-terror cartel,” the spokesperson said during a press conference.
International
Cuban authorities free salvadoran convicted in 1997 hotel bombing
Salvadoran national Otto René Rodríguez Llerena was released after serving a 30-year prison sentence for his involvement in a terrorist attack at a hotel in Cuba in 1997, the Cuban Ministry of Foreign Affairs reported.
During his trial, Rodríguez Llerena admitted to placing an explosive device at the Meliá Cohiba Hotel under the orders of anti-Castro exile leaders. He was arrested the following year when he returned to Havana with another load of explosives that failed to detonate.
“The Cuban government reiterates its commitment to combating terrorism, respecting human rights, and the need for the international community to hold accountable those who promote such acts,” the statement read.
He was released on August 15 and is the second Salvadoran to complete his sentence. In December of last year, another Salvadoran, Ernesto Cruz León, was released after planting bombs at tourist centers, one of which killed an Italian tourist identified as Fabio Di Celmo.
A third Salvadoran, Francisco Chávez Abarca, also received a 30-year sentence from Cuban courts in 2010 after being extradited from Venezuela through Interpol for actions against Cuba.
Rodríguez Llerena had requested conditional release in 2016, arguing that his actions had not caused any direct fatalities, but no further information was released about his situation until now.
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