Countdown to Election Day 2016: What you need to know today

As Election Day approaches, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump and Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton are making their final moves -- delivering speeches, reiterating plans and promises and encouraging Americans to cast their votes.

So far, millions of Americans have gone to the polls to vote for the candidate of their choice.

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