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  "id": 18095305,
  "title": "Who is Keisha Lance Bottoms? First Black woman elected governor in US history",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/04/who-is-keisha-lance-bottoms-first-black-woman-elected-governor-in-us-18095305",
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  "published": "2026-11-04T08:23:32.000Z",
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  "summary": "Keisha Lance Bottoms has made history after winning the 2026 Georgia gubernatorial election, becoming the first Black woman elected governor of a US state. The Democratic politician defeated Republican billionaire businessman Rick Jackson in the November 3, 2026, election, marking a major political breakthrough for Democrats in Georgia, a state that has been largely controlled […]",
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        "title": "Bottoms defeats Rick Jackson, turning Georgia governor's office blue",
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        "outlet": "Newsweek",
        "title": "Keisha Lance Bottoms Beats Rick Jackson, Becomes First Black Woman Governor",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/04/keisha-lance-bottoms-beats-rick-jackson-becomes-first-black-woman",
        "published": "2026-11-04T02:19:40.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Times of India",
        "title": "US elections: K Bottoms makes history as first Black woman governor, flips Georgia seat",
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        "published": "2026-11-04T02:55:21.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Daily Maverick",
        "title": "WORLD: Keisha Lance Bottoms wins Georgia race, becomes first black woman elected governor of US",
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        "published": "2026-11-04T04:28:51.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "NDTV",
        "title": "Democrat Keisha Lance Bottoms Makes History, Becomes 1st Black Woman Governor",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/04/democrat-keisha-lance-bottoms-makes-history-becomes-1st-black-woman",
        "published": "2026-11-04T04:43:07.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Al Jazeera",
        "title": "Keisha Lance Bottoms becomes Georgia’s first black governor",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/04/keisha-lance-bottoms-becomes-georgias-first-black-governor",
        "published": "2026-11-04T05:07:00.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Free Press Journal",
        "title": "Who Is Keisha Lance Bottoms? First Black Woman Elected Governor In US Makes History After Defeating Rick Jackson In Georgia",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/04/who-is-keisha-lance-bottoms-first-black-woman-elected-governor-in-us",
        "published": "2026-11-04T05:47:46.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Punch Nigeria",
        "title": "Keisha Bottoms makes history as first Black woman elected US governor",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/04/keisha-bottoms-makes-history-as-first-black-woman-elected-us-governor",
        "published": "2026-11-04T09:38:51.000Z"
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