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Biden on verge of winning US presidency, leads in Pennsylvania, Georgia

Biden has a 253 to 214 lead in the state-by-state Electoral College vote that determines the winner

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Joe Biden overtook Trump on the strength of mail-in ballots that were cast in urban Democratic strongholds Photo: Reuters

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Democrat Joe Biden stood on the verge of winning the US presidency on Friday, as he expanded his narrow leads over President Donald Trump in the battleground states of Pennsylvania and Georgia three days after polls closed.

Biden has a 253 to 214 lead in the state-by-state Electoral College vote that determines the winner, according to Edison Research. Winning Pennsylvania's 20 electoral votes would put the former vice president over the 270 he needs to secure the presidency.

Biden would also win the election if he takes two of the three other key states where he held narrow leads on Friday: Georgia,

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