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GOOD EVENING

The 5 at 5 Five minutes, five stories, five o’clock…

Russia 2016 US Election Traditional Russian wooden dolls called Matreska depict four US presidents and presidential candidate Donald Trump in a shop in Moscow, Russia AP / Press Association Images AP / Press Association Images / Press Association Images

EVERY WEEKDAY EVENING, TheJournal.ie brings you the five stories you need to know as you head home for the day.

1. #AMERICA DECIDES: After 18 months of frenetic campaigning, the US election is finally taking place today. You can follow it all as it happens on our liveblog.

2. #TEMPLE STREET: A power outage at the children’s hospital in Dublin has brought operations to a halt and is affecting ambulance services.

3. #COURTS: The HSE is to receive €63,000 from a woman who stole money from a Hepatitis C support group.

4. #PIPELINE: The proposed route for a Shannon to Dublin water pipeline has been announced.

5. #NEW YORK: A woman has died after being pushed in front of a subway train at Times Square station.