Mississippi Democrat Scott Colom wins close race for U.S. Senate seat. Incumbent Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith concedes defeat. “I had the courage to believe in Mississippi,” he says.
World politicsTwo teenagers who accused Snapchat of deliberately making them addicted to the app have settled with the company after a California court selected their case from among thousands of similar lawsuits.
BusinessThe Democratic left is generating enthusiasm - and Republican anger. The movement is riding high ahead of the midterm elections, promising free childcare, universal healthcare and affordable rents. Both Republicans and Democrats have failed us, says Donovan McKinney of the Detroit chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America.
WorldThe coach who secretly filmed young gymnasts changing and showering has been sentenced to 90 years in prison by a US court.
SportsCassandra Wilson has died at the age of 70, writes the AP. The American singer was known for blending jazz, roots music and R’n’B during a 50-year career.
MusicThe U.S. Department of Justice has taken steps to resume, increase, and expedite federal executions. Among other things, it wants to allow executions by arquebus.
WorldAt least 30 people have died as a result of the major winter storm that has swept across the United States, according to the AP news agency.
WorldOver a million households are without power, and more than 20,000 flights have been affected across the US by this weekend's blizzard. In New York, five people are believed to have died from the cold.
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