{
  "id": 18376655,
  "title": "India-born democratic socialist Nithya Raman becomes LA mayor, ousting Karen Bass",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/05/india-born-democratic-socialist-nithya-raman-becomes-la-mayor-ousting",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-05T21:01:26.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post",
    "slug": "south-china-morning-post",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3373464/india-born-leftist-nithya-raman-beats-incumbent-karen-bass-become-la-mayor"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "India-born democratic socialist Nithya Raman ousted incumbent Democrat Karen Bass to become the next mayor of Los Angeles, ending a heated race that saw the one-time allies spar over frustration with the status quo. Bass conceded to Raman in a phone call on Thursday, after the latest numbers showed Raman with 52 per cent of the vote against the outgoing mayor’s 48 per cent, with three-quarters of…",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 5,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Hill",
        "title": "Raman ousts Bass as Los Angeles mayor",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/05/raman-ousts-bass-as-los-angeles-mayor",
        "published": "2026-11-05T01:10:59.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Times of India",
        "title": "US gets another Indian-origin mayor as Nithya Raman wins Los Angeles election",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/05/us-gets-another-indian-origin-mayor-as-nithya-raman-wins-los-angeles",
        "published": "2026-11-05T05:42:49.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Hindustan Times",
        "title": "‘Daughter of Thiruvananthapuram’: Tharoor's shoutout to Nithya Raman, set for LA mayoral win",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/05/daughter-of-thiruvananthapuram-tharoors-shoutout-to-nithya-raman-set",
        "published": "2026-11-05T14:35:54.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Indian Express",
        "title": "In Nithya Raman’s rise in LA, Kerala’s quiet pride: ‘A mayor who can follow Malayalam’",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/05/in-nithya-ramans-rise-in-la-keralas-quiet-pride-a-mayor-who-can",
        "published": "2026-11-05T15:09:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}