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  "id": 19641368,
  "title": "Mississippi Democrat Scott Colom flips US Senate seat in stunning upset",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/12/mississippi-democrat-scott-colom-flips-us-senate-seat-in-stunning",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-12T10:39:50.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "France 24",
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    "url": "https://www.france24.com/en/mississippi-democrat-scott-colom-flips-us-senate-seat-in-stunning-upset"
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  "summary": "In a historic upset, Democrat Scott Colom has won his US Senate race in traditionally conservative Mississippi, networks projected Wednesday, making him the first African American elected to the chamber from the southern state in more than 140 years. Report by Morgan Ayre",
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        "outlet": "ABC News (US)",
        "title": "Democrat Colom flips Mississippi Senate seat",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/11/democrat-colom-flips-mississippi-senate-seat",
        "published": "2026-11-11T23:39:12.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Japan Today",
        "title": "Mississippi Democrat flips Senate seat in stunning upset",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/12/mississippi-democrat-flips-senate-seat-in-stunning-upset",
        "published": "2026-11-12T01:25:17.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "Mississippi goes blue: Scott Colom flips red state, becoming its first Black senator in over 140 years",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/12/mississippi-goes-blue-scott-colom-flips-red-state-becoming-its-first",
        "published": "2026-11-12T02:12:16.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Hindustan Times - World News",
        "title": "Scott Colom's twin brother, Andrew, helped Mississippi Senator-elect's campaign; wife, Nadia, expresses pride after midterms win",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/12/scott-coloms-twin-brother-andrew-helped-mississippi-senator-elects",
        "published": "2026-11-12T04:54:32.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Guardian US",
        "title": "Promises and pride: Scott Colom rejoices with young and old on historic night in Mississippi",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/12/promises-and-pride-scott-colom-rejoices-with-young-and-old-on",
        "published": "2026-11-12T06:47:20.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Euronews",
        "title": "Democrat Scott Colom wins Mississippi Senate seat in historic upset",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/12/democrat-scott-colom-wins-mississippi-senate-seat-in-historic-upset",
        "published": "2026-11-12T08:42:23.000Z"
      }
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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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