The Guardian – Senior Democrats throw weight behind Harris to take on Trump
Kamala Harris is closing in on her party’s nomination to run against Donald Trump in November after picking up a slew of endorsements from Democratic heavyweights, The Guardian writes. Elsewhere the paper leaves room on its front splash to report on the police chief’s warnings about violence against women – calling it a national emergency.
Key Democratic donors back Harris but others warn against ‘coronation’
Top Democratic donors helped end Joe Biden’s re-election bid in the past weeks by publicly and privately calling on him to stand aside, and threatening to pull their funds.
In the hours after he withdrew from the campaign, some of the party’s highest-profile backers promptly threw their weight behind Kamala Harris. Others pointedly did not.
Harris is the “right person at the right time” and well-positioned to “push back” against Donald Trump, according to Reid Hoffman, the tech billionaire who co-founded LinkedIn. Alexander Soros, son of financier and philanthropist George Soros, described her as the “best and most qualified candidate we have”.
Violence against women a ‘national emergency’ in England and Wales, police say
Two million women are estimated to be victims of violence perpetrated by men each year in an epidemic so serious it amounts to a “national emergency”, police chiefs have warned.
Crimes including stalking, harassment, sexual assault and domestic violence affect one in 12 women in England and Wales, with the number of recorded offences growing by 37% in the past five years and the perpetrators getting younger.
The figures are contained in the first national analysis of the scale of violence against women and girls (VAWG) by the National Police Chiefs’ Council (NPCC), released on Tuesday.
Police chiefs also warned of young men being “radicalised” online by influencers such as Andrew Tate. They demanded technology companies act more quickly to take down extreme material.
Inside the Olympic medal factories: how Team GB are shaping up in key sports
Athletics
Star name: Keely Hodgkinson (women’s 800m)
For all the financial strife at UK Athletics, which lost £3.7m last year, its high-profile stars and strong relay squads should ensure that it hits its target of six to eight medals in Paris.
There appears to be three medal bankers. The most certain? Keely Hodgkinson, who smashed all her main rivals in Eugene in May and should win gold in the women’s 800m – especially in the absence of the Tokyo champion, Athing Mu.
The breakout star? The 24‑year‑old pole vaulter Molly Caudery, who won the world indoor championships in March and has jumped higher than anyone else this year. Her bubbly personality has also helped her attract nearly 300,000 followers on Instagram. But gold would catapult her into the mainstream.
Today’s news summary – Paper Talk
If you are someone who reads every perspective of a story, here is a news summary of all of today’s front pages from today’s newspapers; summarised in a 2-minute read
Editorial 23 July 2024.
Tuesday’s front pages, for the second day, are heavily dominated by US politics. Many broadsheets turn their focus to Vice President Kamala Harris as millions of dollars in donations to the Democrats have started to pour in, and Democratic heavyweights throw their support behind the VP.
The UK tabloids are less focused on US politics and look a little closer to home with various domestic stories featured as the leads.
The back pages are focused on Premier League gossip and the upcoming Paris Olympics.