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US Election Day begins as polls open in New York, New Jersey, Virginia

Published: 03 Nov 2020 - 02:10 pm | Last Updated: 02 Nov 2021 - 08:17 pm
REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson/File Photo

REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson/File Photo

AFP

New York: Polling stations opened in New York, New Jersey and Virginia early Tuesday, marking the start of US Election Day as President Donald Trump seeks to beat forecasts and defeat challenger Joe Biden.
The vote is widely seen as a referendum on Trump and his uniquely brash, bruising presidency that Biden urged Americans to end to restore "our democracy."

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