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Joe Biden declared 46th president-elect, Harris first female deputy

Jacob Greber
Jacob GreberSenior correspondent
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Washington | Joe Biden has been declared America's 46th president-elect after clinching an agonising Electoral College victory over Donald Trump, who received the news while playing golf on his resort outside Washington.

After four days of tense counting, NBC, CNN and the Associated Press declared Mr Biden the winner at around 11.30am on Saturday (3.30am Sunday AEDT). Fox news followed a short time later.

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Jacob Greber writes about politics, economics and business from Canberra. He has been a Washington correspondent and economics correspondent. Connect with Jacob on Twitter. Email Jacob at jgreber@afr.com

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