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Our top stories. A second Democratic congressman publicly urged President

Joe Biden to step aside after his horrific performance in a debate against Donald Trump, his

Republican opponent on June 27th.

In an interview with the New York Times, Rahaul Grijalva of Arizona said that Mr Biden had the

quote responsibility to get out of this race, though noted he would support him if he stayed in it.

During a call with campaign staff on He would support him if he stayed in it.

During a call with campaign staff on Wednesday,

the President reportedly said that he was not leaving.

Reports of growing unease within Mr Biden's Democratic Party, however, continued to swirl.

Malstride became the first Conservative Cabinet Minister to concede that Britain is probably on course for the largest labour landslide

majority in history. Labour's campaign chief Pat McFadden said it was

quote disrespectful to call the outcome of the election before people have gone to the polls.

As the campaign entered the final day the economists forecast model

predicted that labor is likely to win 432 out of the 632 seats in Parliament.

Jeff Bezos, who stepped down as the boss of Amazon in 2021, sets out plans to sell 4.9 billion

worth of shares in the company.

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