US election guide: how to watch like an expert

Here is an hour-by-hour guide on how to watch election night like an expert

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It may have felt like it would never happen, but the day is here. After months of anxiety-inducing uncertainty and a seemingly endless series of history-making events, the US presidential race is (finally) coming to a close.

Americans - along with so many people around the world - are gathering around their televisions and phone screens to learn who will be the next president of the United States: Kamala Harris or Donald Trump.