August 23, 2024

U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris formally accepted the Democratic Party's nomination of her as its presidential candidate at the Democratic National Convention (DNC), held at the United Center in Chicago, on Thursday.

"I accept your nomination to be president of the United States of America," said Harris, the first woman of color to lead a major party ticket in the country, in a speech on the fourth and the final day of the DNC.

"With this election, our nation has a precious, fleeting opportunity to move past the bitterness, cynicism and divisive battles of the past, a chance to chart a new way forward. Not as members of any one party or faction, but as Americans," she said.

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