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Harris vows 'new way forward' for America as she accepts nomination

US Vice President Kamala Harris pledged to unify Americans as she accepted the Democratic presidential nomination. © SAUL LOEB / AFP

Chicago (AFP) – Kamala Harris accepted the Democratic presidential nomination in Chicago on Thursday before a rapturous crowd, pledging a "new way forward" and warning that Donald Trump will take America backward if he wins November's blockbuster election.

The 59-year-old sought to strike a presidential tone as she delivered a message of unity and patriotism for Americans after one of the most extraordinary turnarounds in US political history.

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