Hillary Clinton wins historic nomination — with a boost from Sanders

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton and Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., arrive together at a rally at Florida International University Panther Arena in Miami, Saturday, July 23, 2016. Clinton has chosen Kaine to be her running mate. Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton and Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., arrive together at a rally at Florida International University Panther Arena in Miami, Saturday, July 23, 2016. Clinton has chosen Kaine to be her running mate.

By Associated Press July 26, 2016 6 min read

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A Sheltered Life: Northwest Arkansas Children's Shelter

A child reaches up after burying himself in the ball pit Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2011, in the gross motor skills room at the Northwest Arkansas Children's Shelter in Bentonville. Due to the the shelter's capacity size and because the shelter can keep family groups together, the shelter has had requests for placement by 70 out of 75 counties in Arkansas, despite primarily serving children in Benton, Washington, Madison and Carroll counties.

A two year old girl crawls across padded mats designed to look like a train Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2011, in the gross motor skills room at the Northwest Arkansas Children's Shelter.

Children play Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2011, in the gross motor skills room at the Northwest Arkansas Children's Shelter. The shelter, which moved into a newer and bigger facility in April after a $13.5 million grant from the Donald W. Reynolds foundation, is run by 97 employees and 180 volunteers.

Twin brothers hold hands Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2011, in the gross motor skills room at the Northwest Arkansas Children's Shelter. The Northwest Arkansas Children's Shelter is a temporary home, up to 45 day, for boys ages birth to 12 years old and girls ages birth to 17 years old who have been removed from their home because of neglect, physical abuse, or sexual abuse.

The Northwest Arkansas Children's Shelter is a temporary home, up to 45 day, for boys ages birth to 12 years old and girls ages birth to 17 years old who have been removed from their home because of neglect, physical abuse, or sexual abuse. The shelter moved into a newer and bigger facility in April after a $13.5 million grant from the Donald W. Reynolds Foundation.

A child plays basketball Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2011, at the Northwest Arkansas Children's Shelter in Bentonville. Greg Russell, a spokesman for the shelter, said the shelter tries to provide as normal a routine as possible for the children.

A sculpture in front of the Northwest Arkansas Children's Shelter.

Katrina Lott, center, rocks to sleep twin boys, who cannot be identified, after the boys finished lunch Nov. 30, at the Northwest Arkansas Children’s Shelter in Bentonville. The Northwest Arkansas Children’s Shelter is a temporary home, up to 45 day, for boys ages birth to 12 years old and girls ages birth to 17 years old who have been removed from their home because of neglect, physical abuse or sexual abuse. The shelter, which moved into a newer and bigger facility in April after a $13.5 million grant from the Donald W. Reynolds Foundation, is run by 97 employees and 180 volunteers.

A 2-year-old girl hides in the corner of the infant playroom Nov. 30 at the Northwest Arkansas Children’s Shelter in Bentonville. Of the children brought to the shelter, about 70 percent are from cases of neglect, 20 percent from physical abuse, and 10 percent from sexual abuse. Katrina Lott, an employee of the shelter, says the greatest improvement she sees in the kids is how they relate to adults. This usually happens about three weeks after they arrive.

The Northwest Arkansas Children’s Shelter moved into a newer and bigger facility in April after a $13.5 million grant from the Donald W. Reynolds foundation and is run by 97 employees and 180 volunteers.

The Northwest Arkansas Children's Shelter is a temporary home, up to 45 day, for boys ages birth to 12 years old and girls ages birth to 17 years old who have been removed from their home because of neglect, physical abuse, or sexual abuse.

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PHILADELPHIA – Breaking a historic barrier, Democrats triumphantly chose Hillary Clinton as their White House nominee Tuesday night, the first woman ever to lead a major political party into the general election.

Delegates erupted in cheers as Clinton’s primary rival, Bernie Sanders, helped make it official when the roll call got to his home state of Vermont – an important show of unity for a party trying to heal deep divisions.

“I move that Hillary Clinton be selected as the nominee of the Democratic Party for president of the United States,” Sanders declared, asking that it be by acclamation.

It was a striking parallel to the role Clinton played eight years ago when she stepped to the microphone on theconvention floor in support of her former rival, Barack Obama.