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How Scott Colom won deep-red Mississippi with little help from Democrats

Democrat chatted up people at hair salons, colleges and at Trump rallies to become Mississippi’s first Black senator since Reconstruction The ad is simple, less than half a minute long, but many say it was the moment the nation took notice of Mississippi ’s US Senate race. In it, the incumbent Republican senator Cindy Hyde-Smith, a cattle farmer, answers a reporter’s question about the rising…

How Scott Colom won deep-red Mississippi with little help from Democrats

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Russian Foreign Ministry says its ambassador to US has died

Russia's Foreign Ministry has said that Alexander Darchiev died from a chronic illness at the age of 66. The long-time diplomat had been in the Washington post since early 2025.

  • Russian ambassador to US, Alexander Darchiev, dies at 66
  • Appointed by Putin in March 2025, filled vacant post
  • Praised for diplomatic skills and US history expertise

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