The key moments of US election night so far

As the UK wakes up, the effect of the US predetermination is not yet certain.

With exit polls announced successful antithetic states astatine antithetic times, galore of the astir important battleground states are inactive excessively adjacent to call, according to Sky's spouse web NBC News.

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Donald Trump's campy whitethorn beryllium confident, with the Republican holding a pb successful immoderate cardinal states, but a wide victor is inactive a portion disconnected - these are the cardinal moments of polling nighttime truthful far.

'Russian' weaponry threats adjacent polling stations

Polling stations successful respective of the 7 battleground states were taxable to bomb threats passim Tuesday.

The information threats, which were each confirmed "non-credible" by the FBI, concisely stopped radical from voting successful Fulton County and DeKalb County, Georgia.

There were besides hoaxes successful Michigan, Wisconsin, and Arizona, but voting was not impacted there.

Two counties successful North Carolina reported little polling presumption closures owed to machine and printer issues.

Both Georgia and North Carolina said they would person to widen voting hours arsenic a effect - but yet the authoritative statewide polls closed connected clip - with immoderate allowed to proceed voting beyond the deadline.

Brad Raffensperger, Georgia's caput of state, claimed the fake weaponry threats had travel from Russian IP addresses.

"They're up to mischief, it seems. They don't privation america to person a smooth, just and close election, and if they tin get america to combat among ourselves, they tin number that arsenic a victory," helium said.

A spokesperson for the Russian embassy successful Washington described claims of interference arsenic "malicious slander", adding: "As President Vladimir Putin has repeatedly stressed, we respect the volition of the American people."

Russia has been accused of interfering successful different caller US elections, peculiarly the 2016 contention that saw Donald Trump bushed Hillary Clinton.

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Internet claims a 'fake Melania' voted alongside Trump

When footage emerged connected societal media of Melania Trump voting alongside Donald Trump successful Florida it was met with conspiracy theories it was not really her.

Mr and Mrs Trump formed their ballots astatine Mandel Recreation Center successful Palm Beach precocious connected Tuesday afternoon.

But radical online claimed it was a "fake Melania", questioning her quality and speculating that Mr Trump had utilized a assemblage treble instead.

One station connected X, which garnered thousands of views, captioned a clip of the erstwhile archetypal lady: "That's not Melania. This is insane."

Sky News analysed the video and compared it with photos taken of Mrs Trump by the Reuters quality bureau - which amusement her by her husband's broadside astatine the aforesaid precinct - proving that it was her.

It's not the archetypal clip 'fake Melania' has trended online. Mrs Trump's uncommon appearances connected this year's run way - successful stark opposition to the 2016 and 2020 races - sparked speculation the erstwhile president was utilizing a lookalike to basal successful for his woman astatine erstwhile events.

Mrs Trump introduced her hubby and X laminitis Elon Musk connected signifier astatine his rally astatine Madison Square Gardens precocious past period - and is reported to person taken portion successful backstage fundraisers, including 1 astatine Trump Tower successful New York.

Florida fails to warrant abortions - but different states succeed

A bid to warrant termination rights successful Florida's constitution failed to get capable votes.

The connection connected the ballot would person allowed women to terminate pregnancies up to 24 weeks. Currently, the instrumentality lone allows them up to six weeks - earlier astir women cognize they are pregnant.

It's a triumph for Republican Governor Ron DeSantis who has campaigned heavy against 'Amendment 4' with state-funded TV adverts and threats of transgression charges for TV channels that aired ads supporting it.

The amendment won bulk enactment - but yet failed to get the 60% needed for it to go authorities law.

Abortion was connected the ballot successful 10 states aft the Supreme Court voted to overturn Roe v Wade successful 2022.

In opposition to Florida, Democrat-safe states Colorado and New York were among those that voted to support reproductive rights, NBC projected.

In New York, the constitution volition present warrant that radical can't beryllium denied their rights based connected "pregnancy outcomes" arsenic good arsenic race, religion, and different protected characteristics.

In Colorado, reproductive rights volition go portion of the authorities constitution - barring authorities authorities from trying to enforce a section prohibition - and the existent law prohibition against public-funded abortions volition beryllium lifted.

According to an NBC exit poll, lone 14% of voters ranked termination arsenic the astir important contented of the predetermination wide - compared to 35% who said democracy.

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Trump claims 'massive cheating' successful Philadelphia

Donald Trump made much mendacious claims of predetermination fraud, saying determination was "talk of monolithic cheating successful Philadelphia" earlier polls closed determination connected Tuesday evening.

He said determination was "law enforcement coming!" to analyse his claims successful the Pennsylvania metropolis - but determination was nary grounds of this.

Twenty minutes aboriginal helium posted again connected his Truth Social media level that constabulary were besides retired investigating electoral fraud claims successful Detroit, Michigan.

The state's territory lawyer Larry Krasner said determination was "no factual ground successful these allegations".

"If Donald J. Trump has immoderate facts to enactment his chaotic allegations, we privation them now. Right now. We are not holding our breath," helium wrote connected X.

Both Pennsylvania and Michigan are among the 7 battleground states that historically determine who wins the White House.

Mr Trump filed much than 60 lawsuits implicit claims of elector fraud successful Pennsylvania, Michigan, Wisconsin, Arizona, Georgia, Nevada, and Washington DC successful 2020.