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  "id": 19663784,
  "title": "Mississippi elects its first African American to US Senate since Reconstruction",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/12/mississippi-elects-its-first-african-american-to-us-senate-since",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-12T14:23:23.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "France 24",
    "slug": "france-24",
    "url": "https://www.france24.com/en/video/20261112-mississippi-elects-its-first-african-american-to-us-senate-since-reconstruction"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Democrat Scott Colom defeated Republican Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith to become Mississippi’s first Black US Senator since Reconstruction. His narrow victory, confirmed on November 11 after prolonged ballot counting, marks a major political shift in the conservative state. FRANCE 24's International Affairs Commentator Douglas Herbert has more.",
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        "outlet": "The Guardian US",
        "title": "Democrat Scott Colom unseats Cindy Hyde-Smith in shocking Mississippi Senate win",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/11/democrat-scott-colom-unseats-cindy-hyde-smith-in-shocking-mississippi",
        "published": "2026-11-11T23:10:16.000Z"
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        "outlet": "NPR",
        "title": "Democrat Scott Colom wins the closest Senate race in the country",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/11/democrat-scott-colom-wins-the-closest-senate-race-in-the-country",
        "published": "2026-11-11T23:33:59.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Hindustan Times - World News",
        "title": "Democrat Scott Colom becomes Mississippi’s first Black US senator since Civil War Reconstruction",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/11/democrat-scott-colom-becomes-mississippis-first-black-us-senator",
        "published": "2026-11-11T23:50:23.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "South China Morning Post",
        "title": "US midterms: Democrat Colom defeats Hyde-Smith in Mississippi to win historic Senate seat",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/12/us-midterms-democrat-colom-defeats-hyde-smith-in-mississippi-to-win",
        "published": "2026-11-12T00:02:23.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Mississippi Democrat flips US Senate seat in stunning upset",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/12/mississippi-democrat-flips-us-senate-seat-in-stunning-upset-19587369",
        "published": "2026-11-12T01:06:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Mississippi Democrat flips US Senate seat in stunning upset",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/12/mississippi-democrat-flips-us-senate-seat-in-stunning-upset",
        "published": "2026-11-12T01:18:47.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "ABC News (US)",
        "title": "Amid razor-thin Mississippi Senate battle, concerns raised over voter challenges",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/12/amid-razor-thin-mississippi-senate-battle-concerns-raised-over-voter",
        "published": "2026-11-12T01:20:56.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Times of Israel",
        "title": "Democrat Scott Colom unseats Cindy Hyde-Smith in historic Mississippi Senate upset",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/12/democrat-scott-colom-unseats-cindy-hyde-smith-in-historic-mississippi",
        "published": "2026-11-12T09:54:23.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The New York Times",
        "title": "A Second Affair Revelation Rocks Nvidia, and a Democrat Wins Mississippi in a Major Senate Upset",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/12/a-second-affair-revelation-rocks-nvidia-and-a-democrat-wins",
        "published": "2026-11-12T11:00:14.000Z"
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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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