Joe Biden pulls ahead in Georgia as count nears its end

Democratic presidential nominee and former Vice President Joe Biden.


 

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Democrat Joe Biden pulled ahead Friday in the crucial battleground state of Georgia, US media said, with votes still left to count.

The former vice president ate away at President Donald Trump's initial lead in the southern state and is now ahead by 917 votes, CNN and Fox News reported.

Trump won Georgia by five percentage points in 2016.

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