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Sign up for Reuters newsletters  Daily Briefing By Edson Caldas Kamala Harris said that US Steel should remain in domestic hands, making a pitch to working-class voters in Pennsylvania who are also being courted by her rival Donald Trump. Elsewhere, we cover Britain's partial suspension of arms export licenses to Israel, and a slump in Intel's share price. Plus, why South Korea's beloved Kimchi is at risk.

Today's Top News

Kamala Harris with Joe Biden's first appearance together at a rally since she became the Democratic nominee. REUTERS/Quinn Glabicki

US election

Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris used campaign events in Michigan and Pennsylvania, two battleground states, to court the crucial labor vote. Harris has neutralized Donald Trump's edge on the economy among Hispanic voters, and her 13 percentage point lead within that group reflects the fact they vastly prefer her approach to healthcare and climate change, Reuters/Ipsos polling shows.  A Chinese social media influence operation is impersonating voters, denigrating politicians and pushing divisive messages ahead of the Nov. 5 presidential election, new research by Graphika showed.

War in Ukraine

Russian President Vladimir Putin says his forces are advancing in eastern Ukraine faster than they have done for a long time. On today's Reuters World News podcast, Mike Collett-White talks about Ukraine's challenges in the east and how some students are starting the school year in underground bunkers. Facing an economy crippled by the cost and destruction of the war, by August 2022 Ukraine agreed with creditors to pause payments on its bonds. With no end to the conflict in sight, last week the nation sealed one of the largest debt restructurings in history.

In other news

Britain will immediately suspend 30 of its 350 arms export licenses with Israel because there was a risk such equipment might be used to commit serious violations of international humanitarian law, foreign minister David Lammy said. Follow the latest. Venezuela's attorney general's office said a court has issued an arrest warrant for opposition leader Edmundo Gonzalez, accusing him of conspiracy and other crimes amid a dispute over whether he or President Nicolas Maduro won a July election. Pope Francis began the first leg of an ambitious Asia-Pacific tour expected to urge global action on climate change. Dozens of excited Indonesians waved as a motorcade carried the 87-year-old pontiff through the capital earlier today.

Business & Markets

Intel was one of the first two tech companies to join the Dow Jones Industrial Average during 1999's dot-com era, along with Microsoft. Now, a slump in its share price could cost the American chipmaker its place in the blue-chip index. Hong Kong's Cathay Pacific Airways said it had inspected its entire Airbus A350 fleet after the in-flight failure of an engine part and found 15 aircraft with components that needed replacement. Tensions between Brazil and Elon Musk's business empire ratcheted up further as the country's telecoms regulator threatened to sanction his satellite broadband company Starlink hours after its top court stood behind a decision to ban social network X. In more news from Musk's companies, Tesla plans to produce a six-seat variant of its Model Y car in China from late 2025, two people with direct knowledge of the matter said, as the automaker strives to increase the appeal of its best-selling EV.  Volkswagen is considering closing factories in Germany for the first time, in a move that shows the mounting price pressure Europe's top carmaker faces from Asian rivals. For more on the industry, sign up to the Auto File newsletter.

In Pictures

Protesters rally together in Tel Aviv on September 2. REUTERS/Florion Goga Israeli protesters took to the streets for a second day in a row to press the government to reach a deal to return hostages still held by Hamas, after six more captives were found dead in Gaza. See our photo gallery

And Finally...

Kimchi no more? REUTERS/Kim Soo-hyeon South Korea's famous kimchi is falling victim to climate change, with scientists, farmers and manufacturers saying the quality and quantity of the napa cabbage that is pickled to make the ubiquitous dish is suffering due to rising temperatures. Read more Sponsors are not involved in the creation of newsletters or other Reuters news content. Advertise in this newsletter or on Reuters.com Reuters Daily Briefing is sent 5 days a week. Think your friend or colleague should know about us? Forward this newsletter to them. They can also sign up here. Want to stop receiving this email? Unsubscribe here. To manage which newsletters you're signed up for, click here. Reuters Terms & Conditions and Privacy Statement © 2024 Thomson Reuters. All rights reserved. 3 Times Square, New York, NY 10036

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