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Scott Colom makes history in Mississippi as first Black senator in more than 140 years

Verified: 40 outlets in 20 countries have reported this story since Nov 11, 4 of them from the United States.

📍 Mississippi, US·🕐 16m ago·40 outlets

PRESS REVIEW – Thursday, November 12: We look at reactions from Spain after the country's first nationwide general strike in 14 years. It comes two weeks before snap general elections. Also: Scott Colom makes history as the first Black senator in Mississippi in 145 years after an epic Senate midterm race finally concluded. Finally, fans of Barça will be able to inter their ashes at Camp Nou as part of a new offer by the club to allow supporters to cheer on the team in the afterlife.

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InternationalFrance 2488%

france24.com ↗

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The story so far · 42 reports · · 20 countries✓ Verified Nov 11, 2:37 PM UTC

4 outlets from the United States, where the story is: CBS News, NPR News, The New York Times and 1 more · how we count

Nov 11, 8:57 AM UTCFirst report
Democrat Scott Colom's lead grows in Mississippi Senate race with certification days away yahoo.com ↗
Verified: a second independent outlet reported itNov 11, 2:37 PM UTC · +6 h
Nov 11, 7:11 PM UTC+10 h
Scott Colom's growing lead puts a rare Democratic Senate win in Mississippi within reach cbsnews.com ↗
Nov 11, 7:38 PM UTC+11 h
Scott Colom's growing lead puts a rare Democratic Senate win in Mississippi within reach nydailynews.com ↗
Nov 12, 9:01 AM UTC+24 h
Democrat Scott Colom seals historic win in Mississippi Senate race the-star.co.ke ↗
Nov 12, 10:41 AM UTC+26 h
Mississippi Democrat Scott Colom flips US Senate seat in stunning upset france24.com (again) ↗
Nov 12, 10:42 AM UTC+26 h
Mississippi elects Democrat Colom as state's first post-Civil War Black senator france24.com (again) ↗
Nov 12, 11:05 AM UTC+26 h· you’re reading this
Scott Colom makes history in Mississippi as first Black senator in more than 140 yearsfrance24.com (again) ↗

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[Claude] Reports 2–4 all cover Scott Colom's Mississippi Senate win as the first Black senator from the state since Reconstruction, with no conflicting facts; Report 3 is an opinion piece on the same result.

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Scott Colom makes history in Mississippi as first Black senator in more than 140 years PRESS REVIEW – Thursday, November 12: We look at reactions from Spain after the country's first nationwide general strike in 14 years. It comes two weeks before snap general elections. Also: Scott Colom makes history as the first Black senator in Mississippi in 145 years after an epic Senate midterm race finally concluded. Finally, fans of Barça will be able to inter their ashes at Camp Nou as part of a new offer by the club to allow supporters to cheer on the team in the afterlife.

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