Headlines: Joe Biden officially invested for the US presidential election

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"  For Joe Biden, this moment was the culmination of a 30- year quest to gain access to the White House,  " said the Chicago Tribune, which recalls that the candidate "  led his first presidential campaign in 1988  ".

But the San Diego Tribune is worried: "  It is clear that all the speakers at the Democratic convention focus more on the weaknesses of Donald Trump than on the strengths of Joe Biden  ."

"  This persistent lack of enthusiasm risks affecting the participation of young voters and those from minorities,  " continues the Chicago Tribune. “  However, without a massive mobilization on their part, Joe Biden will not be elected. But how do you inspire a new generation of voters if the people speaking at the convention are mostly aging white males?  Asks the newspaper.

The NBC channel's website even estimates that “  the voices that are most urgent to listen to within the Democratic Party have either been restricted in their speaking time or have been completely suppressed. The Democratic establishment is trying to rally moderate voters, including those on the conservative side. But this strategy is carried out to the detriment of the people in whom the young voters place all their hopes,  ”warns the columnist who takes the example of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, rising star of the left wing of the party and to whom the convention allowed only one minute of speaking time.

“  This approach,  ” NBC continued, “  risks failing Democrats, not only in the November election but also in the long run. Because what message sends a convention that refuses to give the place they deserve to the women and men who are clearly the future of the party?  ".

US Post suspends contested restructuring ahead of election

The other headline in the American press today: the director of postal services, Louis DeJoy, yesterday announced the suspension of the contested reforms within this public institution.

Accused by the Democrats of playing Donald Trump's game by destroying the post office and thus making it impossible to generalize postal voting in the midst of a health crisis, Louis DeJoy finally assured yesterday that the post would be ready in November to manage electoral mail, reports the Houston Chronicle. "  But this about-face of Louis DeJoy does not satisfy the elected representatives of the Congress  ", continues the newspaper. "  They demand that the Post go back on the operational changes already undertaken and that everything be written into a law  ".

For the Los Angeles Times the damage is already done anyway. “  Through his campaign of disinformation, Donald Trump has created doubt. Americans are now wondering if their mail ballots will be counted or if they will be canceled due to possible fraud. Some of these voters - especially the elderly - will be afraid to go and vote in person because of the novel coronavirus. And whether they vote or not, they will be wary of the result,  ”the newspaper predicts.

Colombia: ex-president Álvaro Uribe resigns from his current post of senator

In Colombia the former president Álvaro Uribe resigned yesterday from his current post of senator. As a reminder: Álvaro Uribe is under house arrest by order of the Supreme Court for alleged manipulation of witnesses against an opponent. The former president explains his resignation by his inability to participate in Senate sessions, reports El Colombiano.

El Espectador sees behind the resignation of Álvaro Uribe rather an attempt to escape the jurisdiction of the Supreme Court, which alone has the power to judge parliamentarians. The strong man of the Colombian right accuses him of being biased.

Ecuador: Rafael Correa announces his candidacy for vice-presidency

He does not leave his post but wants on the contrary to return to it: ex-Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa has announced his candidacy, this time for the post of vice-president. The former socialist head of state will appear alongside Andrés Arauz, 35, who had held various positions under the presidency of Rafael Correa, writes El Commercio.

But Rafael Correa, who has lived in Belgium for three years, was sentenced in first and second instance to 8 years in prison for corruption by the Ecuadorian justice, recalls El Universo. “  His lawyers appealed to the National Court of Justice. They also believe that the candidacy of Rafael Correa would suspend the judicial procedure, since the candidates for the elections enjoy immunity during the electoral campaign  ”.

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