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By The Associated Press

Trump reportedly used slur against Harris in private conversations

Former President Donald Trump reportedly has used a slur often targeted at women to describe Vice President Kamala Harris during at least two private conversations. His campaign denies it.

The New York Times cited two people who, on different occasions, heard Trump call Harris by a derogatory term. The people were granted anonymity to describe private discussions.

In response, a Trump campaign spokesperson said “that is not language President Trump has used to describe Kamala and it’s not how the campaign would characterize her.” Trump has a history of making derogatory statements about women and his political opponents.

English town of Southport mourns stabbing victim

LONDON | The people of the English town of Southport have come together for the first of the funerals for three girls murdered during a Taylor Swift-themed dance class. They remembered 9-year-old Alice da Silva Aguiar’s radiant smile and called for an end to the unrest that has convulsed Britain since the attack two weeks ago.

Hundreds of mourners packed St. Patrick’s Catholic Church on Sunday and spilled into the street outside which had been decorated with pink ribbons and balloons in Alice’s honor. Among them was Chief Constable Serena Kennedy who delivered the parents’ message that no one should commit acts of violence in their daughter’s name.

—From AP reports