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TODAY'S ELECTION story - Democrat Scott Colom wins Mississippi Senate seat - What happenedScott Colom yesterday unseated Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) to become the first Democrat elected to the Senate from Mississippi since 1982 and the state's first Black senator since 1881. After The Associated Press projected Colom's victory yesterday evening, following eight days of b...

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How IPOs work and what to know before investing -- the explainer -- When a private company sells shares to the public for the first time

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Colorectal cancer is more deadly for young people. Scientists may know why. -- The Explainer -- A new study sheds light on aggressive early-onset colorectal cancer

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Palantir's controversial NHS contract -- The Explainer -- Ministers plan to extend deal, overruling MPs and medics who dispute value and efficacy of data platform built on US tech giant's software

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Just not cricket: will sandpapergate take down Aussie cricket again? -- Talking Point -- Eight years on, the cheating scandal has been reanimated by an ex-player's memoir

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Will Democratic victories be good for Wall Street? -- Talking Points -- AI stocks drop, but traders hope for stable economy after midterms

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Donald Trump shrugs off midterms with Stephen Miller appointment -- Talking Points -- The new chief of staff will 'double down on Trumpism'

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Decline of the lab-grown meat industry -- Under the Radar -- High costs, slow regulation, consumer scepticism and difficulty scaling has seen investment dry up in recent years

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A bird flu outbreak at a Utah mink farm could be a public health crisis -- Under the radar -- The animals have lungs similar to humans

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Disinformation and discontent: Ukraine's draft centre riot -- Under the Radar -- Protests linked to pro-Russian agitators tapped into increasingly violent tensions around forced mobilisation

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Macklemore launching 'Free Palestine' concert tour -- Speed Read -- It comes less than two weeks after the rapper was dropped by Ed Sheeran's tour

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Trump administration runs taxpayer-funded 'love me' ad -- Speed Read -- Democratic lawmakers have demanded more details about the ad

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Trump hosts Xi for lavish visit with few public gains -- Speed Read -- The two leaders have "never gotten along better," Trump claimed

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China reportedly holds F-35 parts diverted to Hong Kong -- Speed Read -- The parts were "inexplicably diverted" to the city, Bloomberg reported

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'Deadly collapse' -- Today's Newspapers -- A roundup of the headlines from the US front pages -- The Week Staff -- Last updated

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6 HOMES WITH GLORIOUS FALL FOLIAGE -- feature -- Featuring a house in the Berkshires that has a cupola with 360-degree treetop views and an 80-acre Oregon estate with a restored barn and riding arena -- The Week US -- Published

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Video games: A pair of new cinematic adventures -- Feature -- Chinese fantasy Phantom Blade Zero, and new survival horror Silver Pines -- The Week US -- Published

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David Szalay's 6 favorite books -- Feature -- The Booker Prize-winning author recommends works by William Faulkner, Han Kang, and Sheila Heti -- The Week US -- Published

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Book reviews: 'The Rush: California Gold, the Civil War, and the Making of the Modern World' and 'Redemption: Faith, Justice, and Sisterhood on Death Row' -- Feature -- Nathaniel Philbrick's fascinating deep dive into California's gold rush, and Lawrence Wright details a relationship between nuns and women on death row -- The Week US -- Published

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Weil Gotshal: A 'Lehman moment' for Big Law? -- Feature -- A 95-year-old law firm has fallen victim to aggressive poaching -- The Week US -- Published

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