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Biden jokes he looks 40 as Kennedy family endorses 2024 campaign | News [Video]

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Joe Biden joked that he “looks like he’s 40” as he delivered a campaign speech in Philadelphia, where the Kennedy political family endorsed his re-election campaign.

“I know I look like I’m 40 but I’ve been doing this a long time, but I’ve never been more optimistic about our future,” the president told supporters.

Their backing is a rebuke of Robert F Kennedy Jr’s independent bid for office.

Mr Kennedy’s sister, Kerry Kennedy, praised Mr Biden as “a champion for all the rights and freedoms that my father and uncles stood for.”

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Canadas wildfire season re-erupts forcing thousands from homes, prompting air quality alerts in northern US [Video]

Wildfires in western Canada forced thousands of people from their homes as local officials said the combination of the weather and dry conditions led to an extreme threat from blazes. An evacuation alert was issued for Fort McMurray in Alberta as crews responded to what they described as an "out-of-control wildfire" southwest of town that had burned more than 13,500 acres as of Sunday.