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(CNN) Sen. Kamala Harris broke barriers as America's first female, first Black and first South Asian vice president-elect. But after her exit in January to join the Biden administration, there will be no Black women in the Senate. Harris's departure left lawmakers and advocates urging California Gov. Gavin Newsom to choose a Black woman to replace her due to a lack of diversity in the chamber. And while his appointment on Tuesday of Secretary of State Alex Padilla as California's first Latino senator was historic, it comes with the reality that the 117th Congress will have no Black women in the upper chamber.
Former Governor John Hickenlooper will face first-term GOP Sen. Cory Gardner in Colorado 2020 US Senate's race. Hickenlooper has a long track record in Colorado. He is the former two-term mayor of Denver. He is also the former governor, serving from 2011 to 2019. Since 2014, Colorado has become a reliably Democrat at the federal and state levels.
La Paz, Jul 3 (EFE).- The Mexican state of Baja California Sur, which is home to the important tourist center of Los Cabos, has been suffering its highest spike of covid-19 infections since the beginning of the pandemic and is setting off alarm bells of the third wave of infections in Mexico.With more than 2,701 active cases, 1,698 deaths and some 300 daily infections, Baja California Sur has already surpassed its peak in January, forcing the state government to impose certain health restrictions. (Camera: MAHATMA FONG).B-ROLL OF THE CITY OF LA PAZ IN THE STATE OF BAJA CALIFORNIA, MEXICO
Guatemala City, Jun 7 (EFE) (CAMERA: Gaby Rios) .- The President of Guatemala, Alejandro Giammattei, received the Vice President of the United States, Kamala Harris, Monday at the National Palace for a meeting in which they will address illegal migration and other issues.
US President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris arrive at the State Department, where Biden will give his first foreign policy speech. IMAGES