Tag: Kamala Harris
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Joe Biden, Kamala Harris emerge TIME Magazine’s ‘Person Of The Year’
TIME Magazine has named U.S. president-elect Joe Biden and vice president-elect Kamala Harris as its person of the year. “For changing the American story, for showing that the forces of empathy are greater than the furies of division, for sharing a vision of healing in a grieving world, Joe Biden and Kamala Harris are TIME’s…
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US election: China breaks silence, congratulates Biden
China has broken its silence on the U.S. elections by congratulating the President-elect Joe Biden and Vice-President-elect Kamala Harris. “We respect the choice of the American people. We extend congratulations to Biden and Harris. “We understand the results of the U.S. election will be determined according to U.S. laws and procedures,” Says China’s Foreign Ministry…
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Kamala Harris’s husband quits job for White House role
Kamala Harris’s husband has quit his law firm job for a White House role despite claiming he wouldn’t go into politics. Doug Emhoff will leave DLA Piper, where is a partner, by inauguration day on 20 January, according to the Associated Press. Emhoff took a leave of absence from the firm in August when vice…
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More African leaders congratulate U.S. President-elect Biden, VP-elect Harris
More congratulatory messages from African leaders have continued to pour into Washington following the election of Democratic candidate Joe Biden as the 46th president of the United Sates of America. The latest messages came from Sudan, South Africa, Kenya, Libya, Ghana and Mauritania – all of them highlighting the need for a concerted cooperation between…
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I pledge to be president who seeks not to divide, but unify – US President-elect, Biden
In his first speech after winning the US presidential election, Democrat Joe Biden declared in Wilmington, Delaware, it was “time to heal” “The people of this nation have spoken. They have delivered us a clear victory, a convincing victory for we, the people. We’ve won with the most votes ever cast on a presidential ticket…
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AmericaDecides2020: Meet Kamala Harris, first woman, African-American Vice President, if Biden Wins
Stereotypes that thought the United States of America (USA) is a racist nation had a second thought when Barrack Obama won election as USA President in 2008. Obama made a case for himself as a capable black president in the US by going ahead to secure a second tenure. With origin from Kenya, Obama gave…
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Quotes from policy-heavy debate between Kamala Harris, Mike Pence
Republican Vice President Mike Pence and Democratic challenger Kamala Harris squared off on Wednesday evening in Salt Lake City, Utah, ahead of the Nov. 3 election. Here are some of the key quotes from the debate, which was moderated by USA Today journalist Susan Page. Democratic vice presidential nominee Senator Kamala Harris and U.S. Vice…
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Kamala Harris officially becomes U.S. Vice-presidential candidate
U.S. Senator Kamala Harris officially became the Democratic candidate for vice president on Wednesday, imploring the country to elect Joe Biden president and accusing Donald Trump of failed leadership that had cost lives and livelihoods. The first Black woman and Asian-American on a major U.S. presidential ticket, Harris summarised her life story as emblematic of…
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BREAKING (US election): Joe Biden picks Kamala Harris as running mate
Presumptive Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden has announced that Kamala Harris will be his vice-presidential running mate to try to unseat incumbent Donald Trump in the November election. Harris becomes the first Black woman to run for United States vice president. Biden’s campaign said he and Harris will make their first joint appearance on Wednesday…