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Headline Roundup November 9th, 2020

Biden is the Projected Winner of the 2020 Presidential Race

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Former Vice President Joe Biden was declared the projected winner by several major news outlets on Saturday morning, after his vote count reportedly passed President Donald Trump's in Georgia, Pennsylvania and Nevada. Winning these states would put Biden at the required 270 Electoral College votes needed to become president-elect; vote recounts in several key states could be implemented in the near future. The race has been called by major outlets across the spectrum including the Associated Press, CNN, NBC, Fox News and USA Today.

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Biden wins White House, vowing new direction for divided US
Biden wins White House, vowing new direction for divided US

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Democrat Joe Biden defeated President Donald Trump to become the 46th president of the United States on Saturday, positioning himself to lead a nation gripped by the historic pandemic and a confluence of economic and social turmoil.

His victory came after more than three days of uncertainty as election officials sorted through a surge of mail-in votes that delayed the processing of some ballots. Biden crossed 270 Electoral College votes with a win in Pennsylvania.

Biden, 77, staked his candidacy less on any distinctive political ideology than on galvanizing a...

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Biden wins presidency, Trump denied second term in White House, Fox News projects
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Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden has defeated incumbent President Donald Trump, denying him a second term in the White House, Fox News projects, a victory for the former vice president after a bitter campaign and dramatic, prolonged vote count in battleground states sparking lawsuits from the Trump campaign.

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Joe Biden wins Pennsylvania and the presidency
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Biden defeats Trump in presidential election
Joe Biden, the former vice president and longtime fixture of national politics, is projected to win the state of Pennsylvania, according to The Associated Press.

That means Biden will have the required 270 Electoral College votes needed to win the presidency.

Biden would also have won a bitterly fought contest for president after vowing to usher in a robust response to the once-in-a-century pandemic and a renewed focus on civility that has been largely absent during four years of chaos and division under President...

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