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At her first presidential campaign rally,

Kamala Harris spoke to an energetic crowd in Wisconsin.

Drawing on her experience as a criminal prosecutor,

Ms Harris said she knew Donald Trump's type

and positioned her campaign as one that focused on the future,

pledging among other things to protect abortion access and unions.

Earlier, top congressional Democrats,

Chuck Schumer and Hakeem Jeffries endorsed Miss Harris with, quote, enthusiasm,

to be the party's presidential nominee.

Tesla reported net income of 1.5 billion dollars for the quarter ending in June, a 45% drop year on year,

missing analysts profit expectations.

The electric vehicle firm said that it would focus on quote company wide cost reduction

growing our traditional hardware business and accelerating development of AI products and services.

In January Tesla warned that growth would be notably lower this year

as demand for EVs has called.

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