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  "id": 19641372,
  "title": "Mississippi elects Democrat Colom as state's first post-Civil War Black senator",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/12/mississippi-elects-democrat-colom-as-states-first-post-civil-war",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-12T10:26:54.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "France 24",
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    "url": "https://www.france24.com/en/video/20261112-mississippi-elects-democrat-colom-as-state-s-first-post-civil-war-black-senator"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Democratic nominee Scott Colom defeated Republican Cindy Hyde-Smith on Wednesday in Mississippi's closely contested US Senate race after a prolonged ballot counting process, giving the state its first Black US senator since post-Civil War Reconstruction. Colom's narrow victory is a seismic shift in Mississippi, which has been controlled mostly by white conservatives for generations despite having…",
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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"
      },
      {
        "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"
      },
      {
        "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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