U. S. national news roundup: Hurricane Ernesto, Kamala Harris’ role on the Democratic National Committee and more

Ernesto regained strength on Sunday, triggering damaging rip currents along the east coast of the United States and Canada, according to the United States National Hurricane Center. The typhoon is expected to become more pronounced over the next 12 hours before weakening.

Vice President Kamala Harris will most likely endorse President Joe Biden at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago on Monday. Biden, who recently retired, will protect Harris as the presidential candidate of the party opposing Republican Donald Trump in the Nov. 5 election.

Three of the 11 victims exhumed from the 1921 Tulsa race bloodbath were discovered with gunshot wounds, the city of Tulsa said. The investigation revealed that two of the victims had injuries caused by other firearms and that one of them had burn marks.

Pro-Palestinian delegates, angered across the United States by Israeli moves in Gaza, plan to push for an arms embargo at the Democratic National Convention. The organization intends to protest at key speeches, advocating for adjustments to the Democratic platform.

David Mattison, a retired postal worker, was first an independent of this year’s presidential candidates until Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz joined the Democratic ticket as Kamala Harris’ running mate, resonating with some voters. in that Midwestern battleground state.

President Joe Biden has designated the 1908 Springfield race riots as a national monument to honor the historic occasion that left several people dead and destroyed many Black-owned businesses in Illinois.

During a crossover appearance in Pennsylvania, Vice President Kamala Harris called her opponent, former President Donald Trump, a “coward,” highlighting his divisive policies.

Donald Trump said Saturday that he believes Kamala Harris will be less difficult to defeat than Joe Biden in the upcoming presidential election, despite polls indicating otherwise.

Kamala Harris plans to meet with members of the Teamsters union to discuss worker issues ahead of the Democratic National Convention.

The Democratic National Convention begins this week with renewed hope, as Kamala Harris arrives at the event with crusading momentum and developing political fortunes since President Joe Biden dropped out of the race.

(With agencies. )

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