US election: Donald Trump casts his vote
* Polls opened at 06:00am on East Coast (11:00) GMT, though three New Hampshire villages voted soon after midnight
* Both Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump have now voted
* Results are expected towards midnight (05:00 GMT on Wednesday) once polls close on the West Coast
Polling stations opened today as the first ballots were cast in the long-awaited election pitting Hillary Clinton against Donald Trump.
Donald Trump casts his vote
Donald Trump cast his ballot near his home in New York City, a few hours after his opponent, Hillary Clinton, voted. He was met with both cheers and boos.
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JUST IN: Donald Trump arrives at polling place to cast his vote https://t.co/9yiYZXJT2E #ElectionDay #CNNElection https://t.co/Q1XNqdOJFg
— CNN (@CNN) November 8, 2016
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The Secret Service shut down the street near Trump Tower prior to his vote. There was drama at his polling station earlier this morning when two women went topless in protest against Trump.
Vote from Space
Voters in nine states got first crack at electing the new president, with the rest of the country due to get started later in the day.
The lone American off the planet has cast his vote from space, keeping with NASA's motto of "Vote while you float."
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"I voted from space": American astronaut orbiting above the Earth casts his ballot https://t.co/8Y5uJMNO6N pic.twitter.com/PrNaAfXC4Q
— Yahoo News (@YahooNews) November 8, 2016
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NASA today said that astronaut Shane Kimbrough filed his ballot in presidential election from the International Space Station sometime over the past few days. He arrived at the orbiting lab in mid-October.
Before launching on a four-month mission, Kimbrough said it was going to be special, being able to say "I voted from space."
The polls were open in Connecticut, Indiana, Kentucky, Maine, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Vermont and Virginia.
Early-rising voters in nine states mainly along the East Coast got first crack at a pivotal election that has a nervous world watching closely after a campaign like no other.
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.@HillaryClinton says she'll 'do the very best' she can if she wins the #USElection2016, after voting in New York https://t.co/NinlQZMpkV
— Sky News (@SkyNews) November 8, 2016
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Hillary Clinton says she'll 'do the very best' she can if she wins the election , after voting in New York today.
Chanting "Madam President," about 150 supporters turned out to cheer on the Democratic nominee who voted with husband Bill Clinton at an elementary school near their home in Chappaqua.
"I'm so happy, I'm just incredibly happy," said a smiling Clinton as she emerged from the polling station, shaking hands, mingling and chatting with the crowd.
"All my friends and my neighbors, it makes me so happy."
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Who will be the 45th president of the United States? Follow AFP's live report on #Election2016: https://t.co/c2xXbrXqRV (click preview) pic.twitter.com/Ky74cFnDgO
— AFP news agency (@AFP) November 8, 2016
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The name of the winner was not expected to be known before 0300 GMT. Clinton has a slim lead in the polls but no one was ruling out a Trump victory.
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7am & the line to vote at Emily Dickinson school (of course that's where I am assigned to vote) is around the block! pic.twitter.com/qM1T3l0cNW
— Jen Benka (@jenbenka) November 8, 2016
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Democratic frontrunner Clinton and Republican maverick Trump campaigned into the early hours of election day, presenting radically different visions of the future of the world's biggest power as they capped a grueling final day of wooing voters.
The 69-year-old former first lady, senator and secretary of state -- backed by A-list musical stars and incumbent President Barack Obama -- urged the country to unite and vote for "a hopeful, inclusive, big-hearted America."
Trump meanwhile pressed his message with voters who feel left behind by globalization and social change, wrapping up with a flourish on his protectionist slogan of "America first."
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