Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) gets emotional as she arrives to speak on the fourth and last day of the DNC.

Elizabeth Warren says Harris will protect Americans in DNC speech : NPR

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Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) gets emotional as she arrives to speak on the fourth and last day of the DNC.

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Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts gave an emphatic endorsement of her former colleague in the U.S. Senate, Vice President Kamala Harris, during her speech at the DNC on Thursday.

Before Warren even began her remarks, she was visibly emotional and the crowd met her with a warm reception and long applause.

Both Warren and Harris vied for the Democratic presidential nomination in 2020. Harris dropped out in 2019 and Warren dropped out after a bad showing on Super Tuesday.

During her speech supporting Harris’ 2024 run, Warren drew a contrast between Harris and her opponent in the presidential race, former president Donald Trump, who Warren referred to as “the felon.”

She told the crowd that while Trump defrauded Americans, Harris “stepped up” and “enforced the law” during her time as California’s attorney general.

“Kamala was protecting families,” she said. “And Donald was scamming students at Trump University and trying to make money off people losing their homes.”

“That is the difference between a criminal and prosecutor,” Warren said.

Warren, who was integral to the creation of the U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, called Trump “a billionaire who doesn’t pay taxes.” In contrast, she painted Harris as a strong figure who will defend the rights and economic interests of Americans.

“She gets it,” she said. “We need to make life more affordable for working people.”


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USA vs. South Sudan live updates: Durant, Adebayo lead Americans to big win in Olympics group play

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Who will be the eight advancing teams? Let’s run through the possibilities.

Barring a massive upset loss or underperformance against Puerto Rico, Team USA will likely be the top overall seed due to having the strongest point differential. (They’re at +43 before facing the tournament’s worst team)

The second seed will likely come down to Canada and the winner of Friday’s France-Germany game. All four are through to the knockout round, but getting the second seed means avoiding Team USA until a potential gold medal game (assuming the U.S. does as expected against Puerto Rico). To secure that spot, Canada must first defeat Spain Friday, then hope their point differential (currently +17) exceeds that of the Germany-France winner. Canada would much prefer a France victory, as France’s current point differential (+16) is lower than Germany’s (+33).

Friday’s first contest, Japan vs. Brazil, is a de-facto elimination game, with the loser finishing fourth in Group B. A blowout win would be ideal for either. More on that below.

Australia will clinch its spot and dooms Greece with a victory. A win for Giannis Antetokounmpo and company makes the third-place race really messy, with potentially five teams (Greece, Australia, Spain with a loss to Canada, the Japan-Brazil winner and the Serbia-South Sudan loser) on four points and a 1-2 record.

If Australia wins and Spain loses, the Serbia-South Sudan game to close group-stage play Saturday will be pivotal. The winner of said contest automatically advances, but the loser retains a chance to finish in the top two in point differential among third-placed teams. Here’s how the five teams in this hypothetical currently stand:

  1. Serbia: +15
  2. Spain: -5
  3. South Sudan: -6
  4. Japan: -24
  5. Brazil: -25

We know the Serbia-South Sudan winner will advance and the Japan-Brazil loser will be out. Serbia should be OK as long as it avoids a blowout loss, while South Sudan is in a trickier spot if it loses.

For argument’s sake, let’s say the Japan-Brazil margin of victory is 10 in either direction, while Spain loses to Canada by 10. South Sudan would then need to avoid losing to Serbia by eight or more points (if Japan wins) or nine or more points (if Brazil wins) to become the first African team to advance to the Olympic knockout round.

Regardless, the Bright Stars have the benefit of playing last and knowing exactly how they’ll need to perform against Serbia to make history.

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