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Kamala Harris’s ancestral village in India holds special prayer for her victory

Banners wishing Harris luck for US elections have sprung up in idyllic rural haven in Tamil Nadu

The Independent UK

Village in India where Harris is ‘daughter of the land’ on edge as US election looms

Billboards with Harris’s face wishing her good luck erected across sleepy village and daily prayers held at local temple

The Guardian - US

Tucker Carlson falsely brands Kamala Harris ‘Samoan-Malaysian’ during bizarre Donald Trump rally warmup

Tucker Carlson bizarrely described Kamala Harris as "Samoan-Malaysian" during a speech at Donald Trump's Madison Square Garden rally on Sunday, 27 October.

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A small town in Jamaica watches Harris campaign with pride – and wariness

The Democratic nominee is proud of her Jamaican roots. Her story inspires some but others wonder if her presidency would benefit the country

The Guardian - US

Kamala Harris illustrates how complex identity is − and the pressure many multiracial people feel to put themselves in one ‘box’

People sometimes feel pressured to choose one identity over another. Kamala Harris, who is multiracial – her mother is from India and her father is a Black immigrant from Jamaica – illustrates the complexity of defining identity.

The Conversation

Trump called Harris's father a 'Marxist.' There's another story

Stanford economist Peter Blair Henry said he and Harris have both urged the Jamaican government to harness the power of free markets.

Fortune

Jackson's Harris apology not authorized

The singer said in an interview that she thought the vice president was half-white

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Janet Jackson’s ‘apology’ for shocking Kamala Harris comments was not authorised by singer

Singer previously echoed false claims made by Harris’s Republican White House rival, Donald Trump

The Independent UK

‘She’s not Black’: Janet Jackson makes shocking comments about Kamala Harris’s heritage

Singer echoed false claims made by Donald Trump

The Independent UK

Kamala Harris’ purported Irish ancestry highlights complicated backstory of identity and enslavement

When Barack Obama was elected president, the people of Moneygall in Ireland celebrated. Birthplace of Obama’s great-great-great-grandfather on his white mother’s side, the village commemorated the victory – and a later visit from the 44th president – with pints of Guinness and a kitschy trade in “O'Bama” memorabilia.

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Trump insists he and Vance are not weird but ‘solid rocks’ as he rambles about hating mosquitoes

‘We’re not weird. We are other things, perhaps, but we’re not weird,’ Trump insists

The Independent UK

Kamala Harris vows to ‘write next great chapter’ as battle with Trump officially begins

Vice-president charts a ‘new way forward’ with her barrier-breaking candidacy

The Independent UK

Vice President Kamala Harris Shares Inspiring Personal Journey

Explore Vice President Kamala Harris' inspiring journey from a supportive community to the highest office in the US.

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Kamala Harris' Caribbean Roots Highlighted Amid Political Controversy

Explore Vice President Kamala Harris' Caribbean roots and her connection to Brown's Town in Jamaica amidst discussions about her Black identity and politic...

The Independent UK

Kamala Harris says her dad taught her to be fearless, but he’s been markedly absent from her public rise

Family is at the forefront of Kamala Harris’ presidential campaign, and she speaks frequently and fondly of her late mother’s influence – but rarely is there mention of her father. A “Marxist” economics professor who left Jamaica for UC Berkeley, Donald J Harris has said little about his daughter during…

The Independent UK

Trump embraces MAGA activist at Atlanta rally who repeats his offensive claims about Harris’ heritage

Trump considered ‘never going back home to the First Lady’ after Michaelah Montgomery gave him a kiss at fast-food restaurant in April, he says

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Kamala Harris campaign raises $310m in July as presidential race is transformed

Vice-president’s fundraising haul dwarfed Trump’s $138.7m with polls indicating a tight contest in battleground states

The Independent UK

Everything we know about Kamala Harris’ ethnic background after Trump questioned it

The vice president’s father was born in Jamaica and her mother was born in India

The Conversation

What can we learn about Kamala Harris from her memoir?

As critics line up to suggest Kamala Harris is unqualified to be President of the United States one wonders if any of them have actually read her memoir. The team at Sky News seem to largely base their analysis on her somewhat raucous laugh. But The Truths We Hold: An…

The Independent UK

From temple donations to family visits, how Kamala Harris is still the pride of her Indian ancestral village

Some 8,000 miles from Washington DC, this village in southern Tamil Nadu is an unlikely pocket of fervent support for the presumptive 2024 Democratic candidate. Vishwam Sankaran meets locals who are hoping to see one of their own named the next US president

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Kamala Harris' Memoir Sales Surge After 2024 Presidential Nomination

Explore Kamala Harris' memoir 'The Truths We Hold' and her upbringing in the civil rights movement, family background, and connections with leftist activists.

Fortune

What CEOs could expect from a President Kamala Harris

The VP is likely to tout her administration's relatively calm stewardship to Big Business.

Evening Standard

Kamala Harris just gave the biggest speech of her career — could she be the first-ever female POTUS?

The Californian prosecutor, 59, has made a career of firsts — now she has 74 days to do it again. From her activist upbringing to the hype-man husband who stole the show in Chicago, Katie Strick charts her life so far

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