US election 2024
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With Republican candidate Donald Trump investing heavily in North Carolina in the last days of the race, catch up with the state’s rural voters in this in-depth look.
Or catch up with swing states across the country, with this story out of Michigan where some Arab American residents are bucking traditional voting trends out of frustration with US support for Israel.
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Here is a recap of the day’s event
Our live page will soon come to a close. Here are some highlights from the day’s events.
- Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris made an appearance on the sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live in New York City alongside the actor who portrays her on the programme, Maya Rudolph.
- It was the latest in a continuing streak of celebrity crossovers for Harris, who rallied earlier in the day in Charlotte, North Carolina, with rock star Jon Bon Jovi and R&B singer-songwriter Khalid.
- Republican candidate Donald Trump, meanwhile, squeezed a rally in blue-leaning Virginia between two events in neighbouring North Carolina.
- It was the start of a streak for Trump in North Carolina, where he will be campaigning until Election Day.
- Trump used his evening rally in Greensboro, North Carolina, to take credit for declining trust in US media, and he tailored his anti-immigrant message to non-white communities in the US, saying they could become “majority migrant”.
- Robert F Kennedy Jr, meanwhile, suggested Trump had agreed with his proposal to remove fluoride, a compound used to strengthen teeth, from tap water in the US.
- A startling new poll from the Des Moines Register, meanwhile, suggested Trump could be slipping in the Republican stronghold of Iowa: Its results showed Harris taking the lead.
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17h ago(03:45 GMT)
Kamala Harris on SNL tells her likeness, ‘You got this’
Harris has appeared on Saturday Night Live alongside actor Maya Rudolph, who regularly plays the vice president in satirical skits on the late-night comedy show.
“It is nice to see you, Kamala, and I’m just here to remind you: You got this because you can do something your opponent cannot do. You can open doors,” Harris told Rudolph, referring to Trump briefly struggling to climb inside a rubbish truck earlier this week.
“I’m going to vote for us,” Rudolph quipped in return.
“Any chance you’re registered in Pennsylvania?” Harris asked, referencing the key battleground with a whopping 19 Electoral College votes.
You can watch the clip here.
Is there a gender gap in the US election?
Although Harris has downplayed her own gender in the 2024 race, her campaign has played up the potential split in how men and women are voting in a new campaign advertisement.
The advertisement, voiced by actor Julia Roberts, encourages women to vote for Harris even if their husbands are voting for Trump.
But how likely are people to vote differently to their romantic partners?
A YouGov poll suggests some 11 percent of voters said they had voted differently from a partner without telling them, either in a past or current relationship.
The breakdown is slightly higher among women, at 12 percent, whereas only 9 percent of the men surveyed men reported hiding their vote from their partner.
updates: Polls tight as Trump, Harris in ..
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Where is Kamala Harris headed next?
On Sunday, after her Saturday Night Live appearance, the Democratic presidential candidate will head to Lansing, Michigan, in the final two days of the election season.
Pennsylvania, another key battleground as well as a fellow Rust Belt state, will be where Harris ends her streak of campaign rallies on Monday.
She has plans to appear in the Latino stronghold of Allentown as well as major urban centres like Pittsburgh and Philadelphia on the eve of the election.
Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris speaks during a campaign rally in Charlotte, North Carolina, on November 2 [Mike Stewart/AP Photo] -
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Photos: Trump whips up Greensboro voters
As Election Day nears, Trump is pouring his energy into the swing state of North Carolina, with a final sweep of rallies: at least one per day until November 5.
On Sunday, Trump will swing from Pennsylvania back to the southern state to visit Kinston, North Carolina.
And then, on Monday — the eve of the election — Trump will hit the state capital of Raleigh.
It’s a significant investment in a state that has grown increasingly competitive in recent decades. Check out the scene from Trump’s stop in Greensboro on Saturday night.
On November 2, crowds gathered to watch Donald Trump’s latest speech to the city of Greensboro, North Carolina [Evan Vucci/AP] 
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18h ago(02:57 GMT)
Trump ends Greensboro rally
Another Trump rally has come to a close, this time, in the swing state of North Carolina.
It was once again defined by swipes at political rivals, questions about the integrity of the elections and fears of undocumented immigration into the US.
“I will keep American communities for American citizens. We’re gonna have American people in our communities,” Trump said, repeating the nativist rhetoric that has become par for the course in his “America First” platform.
Trump made an effort, however, to tailor his anti-immigrant message to non-white voters in the US. He warned, for instance, that unfettered immigration could deteriorate Black communities.
“If this continues, there will have been no political power left for them,” Trump said. “Their communities will be majority migrant.”
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18h ago(02:45 GMT)
Iowa poll could make for concerning reading for Trump: Correspondent
This is a big deal. Polls can be wrong but the polling organisation, which is for the local newspaper [the Des Moines Register], tends to be pretty accurate, and people put a lot of stock in their polls.
If that poll is right, then Kamala Harris could win Iowa, which has gone for Donald Trump [in] the last two elections. It’s thought to be solidly Republican.
[The poll] says that she is winning over women voters, particularly women voters over 65 in what is seen as a conservative state. And also, only 89 percent of Republicans actually supported Donald Trump, which means he is in trouble securing his base.
Now, there may be various reasons why those polls are so strongly for Kamala Harris.
It’s just one poll, and we often tell you to be careful when you’re reading the polls.
We’re expecting something to come from the Trump camp in the next hour or so, debunking that poll, but it has been pretty, pretty reliable in the past, and so this will make for some concerning reading in the Trump campaign over the last 72 hours of this presidential race.
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