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Indian village cheers for Harris before swearing-in as US VP

by Aijaz RahiRishi Lekhi
| January 20, 2021 12:03 AM

THULASENDRAPURAM, India (AP) — People in a tiny Indian village surrounded by rice paddies flocked to a Hindu temple, burst crackers and uttered prayers Wednesday hours before its descendant, Kamala Harris, takes her oath of office to become the U.S. vice president.

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