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Good morning. Last night, the Republican national convention came to a fervent climax: after days of accolades from Donald Trump’s supporters in the aftermath of the attempt on his life at the weekend, the headline act finally stepped forward to give them his blessing. Accepting the party’s nomination, Trump spoke for more than an hour and a half – and while he began on a note of unity with heavily religious overtones, he soon turned to the more divisive rhetoric that has been familiar for years.
