FT News Briefing

Biden holds lead over Trump, US leaves Paris climate agreement

Joe Biden won Wisconsin and Michigan on Wednesday in two critical victories that boosted his chances of winning the presidential election while the Trump campaign launched lawsuits to delay vote counting. Meanwhile, investors are now changing course after Democrats missed an opportunity for a blue wave. Plus, the FT’s environment correspondent, Leslie Hook, explains how the outcome of the election is crucial for global efforts to tackle climate change.  Biden boosted by Wisconsin and Michigan wins as count drags on<a href="https://www.ft.com/content/874f4401-aa3f-46c0-b4ca-2d06066c1f7e" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.ft.com/content/874f4401-aa3f-46c0-b4ca-2d06066c1f7e</a> Investors hold their poise in face of knife-edge US election result<a href="https://www.ft.com/content/732afbb8-af6f-4bfa-9cd2-e7dab82873af" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.ft.com/content/732afbb8-af6f-4bfa-9cd2-e7dab82873af</a> US formally withdraws from Paris climate agreement<a href="https://www.ft.com/content/54f600e0-183f-41fd-8d4b-69ab4403e331" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.ft.com/content/54f600e0-183f-41fd-8d4b-69ab4403e331</a> Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color:grey;" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

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