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Activists pin Harris defeat on her support for genocide in Gaza
Students protest Vice President Kamala Harris in Sproul Plaza at UC Berkeley on Election Day, November 5, 2024, in Berkeley, Calif.

ACTIVISTS today pinned the blame for the defeat of US Vice-President Kamala Harris in the presidential election on her support for the continuing genocide in Gaza.

Republican candidate, former president Donald Trump, will take over at the White House for the second time after surpassing the 270 electoral college votes needed to win. 

Republicans also reclaimed control of the Senate. 

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