Joe Biden has chosen California Sen. Kamala Harris as his running mate, fulfilling the wish of Democrats clamoring to see a woman of color on a major party's presidential ticket for the first time in history.
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La Soufriere volcano fired an enormous amount of ash and hot gas early Monday in the biggest explosive eruption yet since volcanic activity began on the eastern Caribbean island of St. Vincent late last week, with officials worried about the lives of those who have refused to evacuate.