The London Standard - July 22, 2024

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July 22, 2024

Who could the Veep pick as her own Democratic running mate?

WITH Kamala Harris expected to replace President Joe Biden at the top of the ticket, attention now turns to who might replace her as the Democratic candidate for vice-president.

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Harris moves fast after Biden quits as Republicans go on the attack

VICE-PRESIDENT Kamala Harris moved at speed to confirm her succession as the Democrats’ White House nominee, locking up endorsements and donors after Joe Biden’s exit transformed the battle against Donald Trump.

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Harris polls badly ... but at least she can walk straight

IN THE end, the longest weekend eventually resulted in the simplest decision: “I’m out.”

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Prosecutor's journey from California to Veep-and beyond?

KAMALA HARRIS has already been the US president for 85 minutes — in 2021 she briefly held power while the then 78-year-old Joe Biden was put under anaesthesia for a colonoscopy.

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'Sheer panic' as schoolboy, 15, 'assassinated' by gunman at family fun day in London park

A GUNMAN “assassinated” a schoolboy after firing into the air to clear crowds at a London park’s family fun day, a witness said today — only hours before a crime thriller was due to start filming.

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'There was no duty of care': now Paralympian hits out at Strictly bosses over serious injury

A PARALYMPIC gold medallist has accused Strictly Come Dancing bosses of a lack of duty of care after he was seriously injured while taking part in the show.

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When it comes to spies, boring beats glamour

AS a childhood reader of spy novels, I acquired high expectations of the secret world.

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My generation isn't selfish; if we don't have babies it's because we can't afford to

IN the past few years, a frustrating trend has emerged in reporting on the UK’s falling birth rate.

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£17.5m fine for BT over emergency call failures

REGULATORS slapped a £17.5 million fine on BT today over unprecedented disruption to the 999 and 112 emergency numbers last summer, saying customers were put at “unacceptable risk”.

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More than 600,000 businesses 'on brink'

THE number of businesses in distress is rising fast, leaving over 600,000 firms on the brink according to an influential barometer of financial pressure which was released today.

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Mony Group hails record Moneysupermarket earnings

USERS of Moneysupermarket.​com shopping around for cashback offers and deals on insurance have helped earnings at its parent company break records in the first half.

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Schauffele unveils his grand plan after 'best ever' round

American eyeing career slam following faultless closing 65 to triumph at Open

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GUNNERS ARE CLOSING IN ON £40m CALAFIORI

ARSENAL’S BREAKTHROUGH IN TALKS WITH BOLOGNA AS ITALY DEFENDER EYES MOVE TO NORTH LONDON

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VIDEO STAR BASHIR SPINS ENGLAND TO SERIES WIN

ENGLAND’S best-laid plans are working. For all the talk of a data revolution in cricket, England have a captain in Ben Stokes who believes in his gut instinct as much as what the numbers may say.

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