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there are plenty of ways to follow the u.s. presidential election coverage without being glued to your television or even needing a television at all networks like CNN ABC CBS NBC and Fox they'll have special election landing pages online and they're streaming live coverage plus there are apps like CBS News that have free live coverage so you can watch from your computer phone or TV streaming device like a Roku if you're looking for some uncensored comic relief Stephen Colbert has a live election night special on showtime at 11pm and you can watch with a free month trial of the Showtime app full disclosure CBS is cnet's parent company and also own show time NPR is streaming live on its website and on the mpr facebook page you can also access the live stream from apps like tunein radio many major newspapers are also dropping their online subscription walls so everyone can follow the coverage but this is an unprecedented election that will shape our future and you want to follow it in a futuristic way so why not turn to twitter twitter is live streaming election results from BuzzFeed reporters you can see this in the moments tab on the mobile app or on Twitter streaming TV apps if you want to be kept on the edge of your seat with polling data the startup company vote caster is churning out projection numbers as they come in throughout the day it's working with new sites slate and vice now normally news outlets don't report on numbers so early because you only get a good picture of the true data by the end of the day many believe that if you report on how one candidate is doing well early in the morning it could discourage people from going out later and skew the outcome but hey if you want to go on a roller coaster ride of raw numbers and see the game as it unfolds that's now you're right on the other hand if you rather not deal with the nitty-gritty nail-biting drama politico's website has an interactive map of states turning red and blue keeping things simple because we all could use a little chill and if you need some relief from the election stress perhaps Firefox has the best solution to ease your nerves the web browser partnered with the san francisco zoo and gardens and it is live streaming the red panda exhibit all day on the firefox facebook page because if there's one issue this country can all agree on its that we need more red camps I'm Richard Carey you can stay on top of the biggest tech stories at cnet com / update