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Trump defeats Harris, marking historic comeback

Trump defeats Harris, marking historic comeback
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By John McCormick and Alex LearyRepublican Donald Trump leveraged anxieties about the cost of living and illegal immigration to score a decisive victory over Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris, reclaiming the White House in an electoral triumph certain to alter America’s priorities and economic relationship with the world.Trump, who won election in 2016 as the 45th president, now will be the 47th and just the second candidate in US history to win nonconsecutive White House terms. His historic win blew away expectations for an electio...

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