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Kamala Harris raises more than double the donations of Donald Trump

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Kamala Harris trounced Donald Trump’s fundraising efforts last month with a $310 million (£242 million) donation haul.

The Democratic candidate beat her Republican rival, whose campaign raised £108 million ($138.7 million) in July, the same month he survived an assassination attempt and announced JD Vance as his running mate.

Ms Harris, who officially secured her party’s nomination on Friday, entered August with a $377 million war chest.

Her campaign described it as the most for any presidential candidate in history at this point in the cycle, which exceeded the $327 million Trump’s team announced it had on hand.

In a campaign email sent to supporters on Friday, Ms Harris said the 12 days since Joe Biden stepped down and she announced her election bid had been “incredibly inspiring”.

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Noting the vast donation haul, she said: “The enthusiasm is real, the momentum is shifting, and Donald Trump is feeling the heat.”

Julie Chavez Rodriguez, Ms Harris’s campaign manager said: “The tremendous outpouring of support we’ve seen in just a short time makes clear the Harris coalition is mobilised, growing, and ready to put in the work to defeat Trump this November.”

“Our money is going to the work that wins close elections.”

Trump’s totals for July were boosted by an assassination attempt against the former president during a rally in Pennsylvania, which galvanised some of his fiercest supporters, and by his selection of Mr Vance at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee.

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Iran’s fight for survival / The widening war / Trump’s nebulous goals : Sources & Methods

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Iran’s fight for survival / The widening war / Trump’s nebulous goals : Sources & Methods
The U.S.-Israeli war with Iran is spilling out across the region. What are the goals? And how does it end?Host Mary Louise Kelly talks with International Correspondent Aya Batrawy, based in Dubai, and Pentagon correspondent Tom Bowman, about the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran. Six days of war have turned the middle east upside down, and it’s still not clear how the U.S. will determine when its objectives have been accomplished.Recommended Iran reading:Blackwave by Kim GhattasAll the Shah’s Men by Stephen KinzerPrisoner by Jason RezaianPersian Mirrors by Elaine SciolinoListener spy novel recommendation: Pariah by Dan FespermanEmail the show at sourcesandmethods@npr.orgNPR+ supporters hear every episode without sponsor messages and unlock access to our complete archive. Sign up at plus.npr.org.
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Map: 4.9-Magnitude Earthquake Shakes Louisiana

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Map: 4.9-Magnitude Earthquake Shakes Louisiana

Note: Map shows the area with a shake intensity of 4 or greater, which U.S.G.S. defines as “light,” though the earthquake may be felt outside the areas shown.  All times on the map are Central time. The New York Times

A light, 4.9-magnitude earthquake struck in Louisiana on Thursday, according to the United States Geological Survey.

The temblor happened at 5:30 a.m. Central time about 6 miles west of Edgefield, La., data from the agency shows.

U.S.G.S. data earlier reported that the magnitude was 4.4.

As seismologists review available data, they may revise the earthquake’s reported magnitude. Additional information collected about the earthquake may also prompt U.S.G.S. scientists to update the shake-severity map.

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Source: United States Geological Survey | Notes: Shaking categories are based on the Modified Mercalli Intensity scale. When aftershock data is available, the corresponding maps and charts include earthquakes within 100 miles and seven days of the initial quake. All times above are Central time. Shake data is as of Thursday, March 5 at 8:40 a.m. Eastern. Aftershocks data is as of Thursday, March 5 at 10:46 a.m. Eastern.

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Donald Trump has no ‘phase two’ plan for Iran war, says US senator

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