Your top stories on Wednesday: Donald Trump claims victory and says ‘we made history’

Republican candidate and former US president Donald Trump is leading Democrat vice-president Kamala Harris in the race for the White House. Mr Trump is sitting on 247 electoral college votes with Ms Harris on 214. A candidate needs 270 of these votes to secure the presidency.
The key battleground states of Georgia and North Carolina have already been called for Mr Trump. The race is still close and is boiling down to the remaining five key swing states – Michigan, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Arizona and Nevada, with some broadcasters already calling Pennsylvania for Mr Trump.
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