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  "id": 19614007,
  "title": "Scott Colom unseats Mississippi Senator Hyde-Smith in historic win",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/12/scott-colom-unseats-mississippi-senator-hyde-smith-in-historic-win",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-12T05:38:47.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Post Nigeria",
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    "url": "https://dailypost.ng/2026/11/12/democrat-scott-colom-unseats-mississippi-senator-hyde-smith-in-historic-win/"
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  "summary": "Scott Colom has won the closely contested Mississippi Senate race, ousting Republican Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith, in a major victory for Democrats in the ruby-red US state. Colom emerged as the winner on Wednesday, following an extended vote count, and will be Mississippi's first Black US senator since the post-Civil War Reconstruction. Hyde-Smith conceded in a […] Scott Colom unseats Mississippi…",
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        "outlet": "Channel News Asia",
        "title": "Democrat Colom wins Mississippi Senate seat, becomes state's first Black senator since 1874",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/12/democrat-colom-wins-mississippi-senate-seat-becomes-states-first",
        "published": "2026-11-12T00:11:29.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "Mississippi State QB Kamario Taylor commits to return to the Bulldogs in 2027",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/12/mississippi-state-qb-kamario-taylor-commits-to-return-to-the-bulldogs",
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        "outlet": "KahawaTungu",
        "title": "Democrat Scott Colom seals historic win in Mississippi Senate race",
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        "published": "2026-11-12T03:49:07.000Z"
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        "outlet": "BBC News",
        "title": "Democrat Scott Colom seals historic win in Mississippi Senate race",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/12/democrat-scott-colom-seals-historic-win-in-mississippi-senate-race",
        "published": "2026-11-12T04:00:30.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "People Daily Kenya",
        "title": "Democrat Scott Colom seals historic win in Mississippi Senate race",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/12/democrat-scott-colom-seals-historic-win-in-mississippi-senate-race-19600286",
        "published": "2026-11-12T04:39:14.000Z"
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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."
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