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1. RFK Jr. says Trump endorsement not out of revenge

- Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said Sunday his endorsement of Donald Trump is not out of revenge on Democrats and he plans to continue campaigning for the former president.

- Kennedy has argued that Democrats effectively blocked him from seeking the nomination this year

- He also said he only plans to withdraw his name from the ballot in 10 swing states and will stay on about 30 state ballots where his candidacy is not likely to affect the outcome.

2. Kamala Harris’s campaign has raised $540 million since launch

- Vice President Kamala Harris’s campaign has raised $540 million since it launched last month

- This includes a surge bolstered by the Democratic National Convention in Chicago and a total that amounts to “a record for any campaign in history,” according to the campaign.

- Following the convention, the campaign has released a new ad airing in all seven battleground states

3. Israel and Hezbollah trade their most intense fire in months and then pull back

- Israel and the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah traded heavy fire early Sunday but backed off from an all-out war, as both sides signalled the exchange was over.

- The cross-border attacks came as talks resumed in Egypt aimed at a cease-fire between Israel and Hamas that also would ease regional tensions.

- Hezbollah claimed to hit an Israeli military intelligence site, and Israel claimed its strikes had been preemptive to avert a larger attack.