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Joe Biden picks Kamala Harris for White House running mate

Former US Vice President Joe Biden and Senator Kamala Harris shake hands before the start of a 2020 presidential Democratic candidates debate in Detroit, Michigan on July 31, 2019. PHOTO | REUTERS

By  REUTERS

Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden on Tuesday picked Senator Kamala Harris as his choice for vice president, making her the first Black woman on a major-party U.S. presidential ticket and giving him a partner well prepared to go on the attack against Republican President Donald Trump.

With social unrest over racial injustice rocking the country for months, Biden had been under increasing pressure to select a Black woman as his running mate. Harris is also the first Asian-American on a major presidential ticket.

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