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Kamala Harris accepts Democratic nomination, calls on Americans to choose freedom

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A rousing end to the Democratic Party's four-day national convention with Kamala Harris formally accepting the party's nomination for president. In her speech, which sets the tone for her campaign, she recounted details of her beginnings in a working-class family, growing up with immigrant parents. Harris said empowering the middle class would be a defining goal of her presidency. She sought to draw contrast with her rival, Republican nominee Donald Trump, and warned of the dangers of allowing his return to the White House. CNA's Simon Marks has more from Chicago.

A rousing end to the Democratic Party's four-day national convention with Kamala Harris formally accepting the party's nomination for president. In her speech, which sets the tone for her campaign, she recounted details of her beginnings in a working-class family, growing up with immigrant parents. Harris said empowering the middle class would be a defining goal of her presidency. She sought to draw contrast with her rival, Republican nominee Donald Trump, and warned of the dangers of allowing his return to the White House. CNA's Simon Marks has more from Chicago.

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