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Volunteer election poll worker Cecilia Chaboudy-Dow
THE US presidential election remained inconclusive as the Star went to press today, with several key states still counting postal ballots.
At the time of going to press, President Donald Trump had secured 213 electoral-college votes, a small margin behind Democratic opponent Joe Biden on 238 — each short of the winning threshold of 270.
However, inconclusive results professed Mr Trump’s lead in battleground states of North Carolina, Georgia and Pennsylvania.
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