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When Kamala Harris steps onto the stage at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago this week as the party’s presidential nominee, she’ll do so knowing that many in the audience cheering her on once counted her out. Ms Harris, 59, has faced years of doubt from some within her party about her ability to run for America’s highest political office - including from President Joe Biden, the man whom she continues to serve as vice-president. Since replacing Mr Biden as Democratic nominee in mid-July, Ms Harris has seen a tidal wave of enthusiasm - reflected in polling, fundraising and the enormous crowds that have come out to see her at rallies across the country. But the political momentum and energy she has generated in recent weeks among Democrats was never a given. After failing in a short-lived presidential bid in 2019, she began her vice-presidency on a shaky footing, beset by stumbles in high-profile interviews, staff turnover and low approval ratings. And for the last three-and-a-half years in the White House she has struggled to break through to American voters. Advisers and allies say that in the years since those early struggles she has sharpened her political skills, created loyal coalitions within her party and built credibility on issues like abortion rights that energise the Democratic base. She has, in other words, been preparing for a moment exactly like this one. On Thursday, as she formally accepts the Democratic nomination, Ms Harris has an opportunity to reintroduce herself on the national stage with fewer than 80 days until an election that could see her become the nation’s first female president. At the same time, she’ll have to prove that she is capable of leading a party that never saw her as its natural leader and remains divided over the war in Israel and Gaza. But above all, she’ll need put to rest any lingering doubt among the Democratic faithful that she can meet the challenge of defeating former president Donald Trump in what remains a tight and unpredictable contest. Before Kamala Harris became a national figure, the former San Francisco district attorney and California attorney general had forged a reputation as a rising star in the party, landing the endorsement of President Barack Obama in her 2010 race to become the state’s top lawyer. But those who followed her career closely saw a mixed record. As a prosecutor, she faced public outcry for refusing to seek the death penalty for a man convicted of killing a young police officer. And then as attorney-general, she upheld the state’s death penalty despite her personal opposition. Having reached the peaks of California state politics, she was elected to the US Senate the same night that Donald Trump defeated Hillary Clinton in the 2016 presidential election. In her brief tenure, she made headlines for her searing and direct questioning of Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh during his testy 2018 confirmation hearings. “Can you think of any laws that give government the power to make decisions about the male body?” she asked the Trump appointee, in an exchange that cascaded across social media and late night television. Like Mr Obama, she was a young senator of limitless ambition. Halfway through her first term, she launched a presidential campaign. That campaign, like this one, was met with great fanfare. More than 20,000 people gathered in her hometown of Oakland, California, for its launch. But her effort to become the Democratic nominee sputtered and collapsed before the first presidential primary ballot was even cast. Ms Harris failed to carve out a clear political identity and distinguish herself in a field of rivals that included Mr Biden and left-wing senator Bernie Sanders. Critics said she endorsed a range of progressive policies but seemed to lack clear conviction. A breakthrough June 2019 debate moment in which she challenged her then-opponent Mr Biden’s record on the racial desegregation of schools resulted in a brief surge in polling. She attacked Mr Biden for an earlier campaign moment in which he fondly recalled working with two segregationist senators, before accusing him of opposing the bussing of students between schools to help integrate them. “There was a little girl in California who was part of the second class to integrate her public schools, and she was bussed to school every day,” Ms Harris said. “And that little girl was me.” https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4gqr48zld2o

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Democratic Vice-Presidential candidate Tim Walz is facing backlash after reports revealed his 2006 congressional campaign made false claims about a drink-driving arrest when he was a high school teacher. A police officer in 1995 stopped Mr Walz, who was 31 at the time, in Nebraska for going 96mph (154km/h) in a 55mph zone. He pleaded guilty in March 1996 to a reduced charge of reckless driving. He lost his license for 90 days and was fined $200 (£154), the Associated Press reported. But in 2006, his campaign manager at the time told media that Mr Walz was not drunk when he was pulled over, falsely suggesting it was a misunderstanding. Mr Walz failed field sobriety and breath tests after the trooper smelled alcohol on his breath, court documents show. He was then transported to the hospital for a blood test where his blood alcohol level was 0.128% compared to the legal limit of 0.10%, according to court documents. Mr Walz told Minnesota's Star Tribune newspaper that he was watching college football with friends before his arrest. He was booked into the Dawes County jail. Then a high school teacher, he reported the incident to his principal and resigned from his football coaching responsibilities at the school. He offered to quit his teaching job, but the principal talked him into staying, the Star Tribune reported. He said he quit drinking after the incident and described it as a "gut-check moment" in a 2018 interview. The recent backlash Mr Walz faces stems from how his former campaign aides from his 2006 congressional run described the incident to local media. His campaign manager at the time suggested Mr Walz was not drunk, saying he could not understand the trooper because of hearing loss from his time serving in the National Guard. The campaign manager also falsely claimed to the Rochester Post Bulletin that the judge who dismissed the case had criticized the arresting officer for not understanding that Walz had hearing loss. Walz had ear surgery in 2005 to fix his hearing loss, the Associated Press reported. But court records do not mention that Mr Walz struggled to hear the officer at the time of the arrest. His campaign at the time also claimed that Mr Walz was allowed to drive himself to jail on the night of the arrest, which was untrue. Mr Walz reportedly acknowledged that he was drunk at the time of the arrest. "It's just a dangerous situation," Mr Walz said in a 1996 court transcript of the hearing. "Not just to myself, but to the others who aren't even involved with it." The BBC has reached out to the Harris-Walz campaign for comment. https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cx2xy10qn22o

Mercedes-Benz's Mercedes-Maybach division is venturing into the two-seater realm with an ultraluxury version of the Mercedes-AMG SL63 roadster named the Mercedes-Maybach SL680 Monogram Series. The Maybach makeover encompasses exterior styling revisions, exclusive paint schemes, and tweaks to the interior. It retains the AMG SL63's 577-hp 4.0-liter twin-turbo V-8, nine-speed automatic, and all-wheel-drive system, but the company says it has implemented changes that make the roadster quieter and smoother-riding. The new Maybach 680SL goes on sale in the U.S. in the summer of 2025 as a 2026 model. Mercedes-Benz's Maybach subbrand is all about more. More luxury, more power, more presence, and more prestige—more luxe than you can get even in Mercedes's standard models. The vehicles that currently wear the Maybach badge—special versions of the S-class sedan, GLS SUV, and EQS EV SUV—are all size-large chauffeur-ready carriages. Think Rolls-Royce and Bentley. With its newest model, however, the 2026 SL680 Monogram Series, Maybach is going small—well, less big—with an ultraluxury version of the two-seat Mercedes-AMG SL63 sports car. If you wanted to be chauffeured in this car, you'd be sitting in the passenger's seat next to your driver. Not cool! Monterey Car Week Debut Maybach has revealed the new softtop roadster during Monterey Car Week, 36 hours before the kickoff of the annual Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance—an appropriate venue if there ever was one for a car aimed at the uppermost crust of upper-class car buyers. It will arrive in the U.S. in the summer of 2025 as a 2026 model. Maybach chief design officer Gorden Wagener said the goal was the same as with all the other Maybach models: to create the most luxurious and sophisticated version of the standard Mercedes on which it's based. Chasing that goal required changes both above and below the AMG SL's voluptuous skin. The Maybach version gets restyled front and rear bumper covers, a new grille, and special 21-inch Maybach wheels, plus chrome trim on the rocker panels and windshield surround. The hood is now adorned with a chrome spear down its centerline along with a Mercedes three-pointed-star standup hood ornament on the nose. Small, graceful fairings added to the hard tonneau cover aft of the front seats recall the streamlined headrests of 1950s race cars. Two-Tone Paint and a Logo-Pattern Top The biggest changes to the look are the Maybach-exclusive paint scheme and the softtop treatment. For the first model year, Wagener says that the Maybach SL will come in only two color combinations, called Red Ambience (metallic red) and White Ambience (bright white). Both get a black hood, and both are fitted with a white leather interior. https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a61843710/2026-mercedes-maybach-sl680-revealed/

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An RAF veteran who suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder has told how looking after rescued farm animals had helped him cope. Wayne Eckersley created Eckson Sanctuary CIC with his partner Kenny Atkinson to help others facing mental health issues. The sanctuary is preparing to move about 150 animals from its current base in Sharnbrook, near Bedford, to Luton. He said having about 35 people volunteer to clear and start preparing the new site on Saturday had left him overwhelmed. The couple have a large number of alpacas, pygmy goats, sheep, birds, rabbits, turkeys and chickens that have come from other farms or from people who are no longer able to look after them. "I've always loved animals," Mr Eckersley said. "I personally went through a very bad episode of post-traumatic stress disorder, depression and anxiety, and if it wasn't for these animals I don't know where I would be now. "They give and show you so much love, care and affection. That's what we want to pass on to others." Mr Eckersley said the logistics involved in moving the animals were "massive" but he had been left "overwhelmed from the response, kindness and everything we've been shown". When the move goes ahead in about three months, he said more volunteers would be needed to complete "the very rewarding work". He hopes to continue to be able to help military veterans and people with special educational needs. People's minds might be in "chaos, confusion and anxiety", but when they're with the animals "they're like a different human being", he added. https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cy84evye1j2o

There was a pleasing symmetry for Manchester United in Joshua Zirkzee scoring a late winner on his Premier League debut against Fulham at Old Trafford. Twenty-three years earlier, another Dutch forward did the same thing for United against the same opponents. Zirkzee may not get close to Ruud van Nistelrooy's 150 goals in five seasons for the club but given his fellow countryman has returned to United as manager Erik ten Hag's coaching assistant, there was shared delight in his smartly taken 87th-minute effort. "It doesn't matter if he is Dutch or English or Russian or South American," said Ten Hag. "It is Man Utd. He is a Man Utd player and it is very good for a striker to come in and score his first goal." Ten Hag referenced the struggles of Rasmus Hojlund, his big money striking purchase last season, who was 15 games into his Premier League career before he finally found the net, against Aston Villa on Boxing Day. "Remember last season when Rasmus scored a first goal [against Brighton in his second game on 16 September] and we wait on the halfway line for two minutes before VAR decided the ball was over the [goal] line [before the cross]. It was very frustrating." On such fine margins can major moments turn. Zirkzee's goal sent the vast majority of a capacity crowd into raptures. The noise did justice to the build-up the £36.5m signing from Italian side Bologna had been given. "I've been told [scoring at the Stretford End] it's one of the best feelings at Man Utd," he said. "I'm so thankful and blessed I could experience it in my first game. It's an amazing feeling. "It's been amazing, it's been a dream actually." The result also allowed for a more reflective assessment from pundits who, as former United captains, seem to have spent so long being critical of their old club. Gary Neville was delighted at the overall sense of control and impetus at the club, which comes from the presence of a new chief executive in Omar Berrada and sporting director in Dan Ashworth. "Man Utd need to be a serious football club and it looks at least like that is happening," he said. "The prices [being paid for players] seem to be better. It was embarrassing in large parts of last season and pathetic in certain games. Where they are now is a strong position. I feel more optimistic." Zirkzee's display included a nonchalant celebration that matched the way in which he took the goal, sweeping Alejandro Garnacho's right-wing cross into the bottom corner with the minimum of fuss. "It was a brilliant finish," said Roy Keane. "He was neat and tidy in the link up. United need to punish teams more but they were a threat and to score on your debut is huge." There was complication around Zirkzee in the summer. Ten Hag revealed the 23-year-old ended last season with an injury which was going to rule him out of Euro 2024 only for further injuries to the Dutch squad to mean he was picked by Ronald Koeman anyway. It meant Zirkzee had an extended break off the back of not being fit, meaning he had to be managed carefully when he did report for pre-season training, which is why he was on the bench throughout the Community Shield defeat by Manchester City at Wembley. "We had to look at every individual and he had to build up some deficits," said Ten Hag. "He has some attributes we didn't have and straight away he showed it. He is very good in his linking up combinations - but he has to arrive in the box to score goals. That is what he did today." https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/articles/cm2n5gzpg9no

US President Joe Biden has warned all sides involved in the negotiations for a possible Gaza ceasefire deal not to undermine efforts. Biden declared that “we are closer than we’ve ever been” to a ceasefire following the latest round of negotiations, but a senior Hamas official expressed scepticism. The president also announced he was sending Secretary of State Antony Blinken to Israel to continue the "intensive efforts to conclude this agreement". His comments come following a joint statement by the US, Qatar and Egypt - stating that they had presented a proposal for a ceasefire and hostage release deal that “narrows the gaps” between Israel and Hamas. Any sign of progress in the Qatar talks is regarded as essential by governments desperate to avoid the war in Gaza spiralling into an all-out regional conflict. The mediators said that the past two days of ceasefire discussions had been “serious, constructive and conducted in a positive atmosphere”. Technical teams are expected to continue working over the coming days on the details of how to implement the proposed terms before senior government officials meet again in Cairo, hoping to reach an agreement on the terms set out in Doha. Mr Biden later said in a statement that he had spoken separately with the leaders of Qatar and Egypt, who had expressed "strong support" for the proposal. He added that he was also sending Mr Blinken back to the Middle East to "reaffirm my iron-clad support for Israel’s security" and to "underscore that with the comprehensive ceasefire and hostage release deal now in sight, no one in the region should take actions to undermine this process". While the mediators' statement is clearly a positive development, there is still a long way to go before a ceasefire is agreed. Nevertheless, Mr Blinken told US reporters that he had become more optimistic than ever that a deal was in reach but said if he revealed why, he'd "give it away". Asked when a potential ceasefire might start, he said "that remains to be seen". This is not the first time the US president has said he thought a deal was close and not everyone shares his cautious optimism. A senior figure from Hamas - which did not participate in the talks, but was in contact with Qatari and Egyptian officials - told the BBC: “What the movement’s leadership was informed of today regarding the results of the Doha ceasefire meetings does not include a commitment to implement what was agreed upon on 2 July.” Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office, meanwhile, said he appreciated the efforts to “dissuade Hamas from its refusal on a deal that would release the hostages”. The Israeli military launched a campaign in Gaza to destroy Hamas in response to an unprecedented attack on southern Israel on 7 October, during which about 1,200 people were killed and 251 others were taken hostage. More than 40,000 people have been killed in Gaza since then, according to the territory's Hamas-run health ministry. A deal agreed in November saw Hamas release 105 of the hostages in return for a week-long ceasefire and the freeing of some 240 Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails. Israel says 111 hostages are still being held, 39 of whom are presumed dead. https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c5ydpwe520go

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