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Missouri Democrats flipped the two seats needed in the state Senate as well as 16 seats in the House. Republicans have held at least a two-thirds supermajority in both chambers since 2012.
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Scott Olson/Getty Images; Dymanh Chhoun/Sahan Journal/CatchLight via Getty Images; Sylvia Jarrus for NPRFrom the first Native American elected to the U.S. Senate and the first Muslim who will join the upper chamber to the Senate's first Paralympian, voters elected historic candidates in the midterms. -
U.S Embassy in ZambiaThe Trump Administration has ushered in a fundamental shift in the U.S. approach to global health aid. How will the newly elected Democratic Congress weigh in?
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Rogelio V. Solis/Getty ImagesThe razor-thin margin between GOP Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith and Democrat Scott Colom is shining a light on an election process in Mississippi that is among the slowest and most decentralized in the U.S. -
Alex Wong/Getty ImagesThe change comes after sweeping Republican losses in the midterm elections.
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Pope Leo begins his first South American tour since lung cancer surgery. The 12-day journey takes him to Uruguay, Argentina and Peru, where he spent two decades. -
A healthcare intelligence-sharing organization is warning its members to lock down systems following cyberattacks on cold storage systems, including a French blood bank. -
There's every reason to be wary of Club Kid, one of those manchild-must-grow-up-when-a-cute-kid-shows-up stories. But Jordan Firstman's directorial debut is different. -
Stewart, who died Oct. 28, performed with the Royal Shakespeare Company before becoming famous as Star Trek's Picard. Critic David Bianculli has a tribute, and we listen back to a 2020 interview.
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John Malkovich and Sam Rockwell star as CIA agents trying to topple Chilean democracy who take a side trip to Easter Island. Brace yourself for oddball twists, jolts of violence and profanity galore. -
Officials across Europe reported a slew of bomb threats against multiple flights, following a string of hoaxes that caused flight diversions this week. Three broadcasters also received threats. -
Cult leader Paul Mackenzie was convicted of murdering 190 children and one adult after he ordered his followers to starve themselves to death in order to meet Jesus. -
The U.S. job market improved last month, according to a report from the Labor Department Friday. Employers added more jobs than forecasters had expected and the unemployment rate dipped to 4.1%. -
Speaking with Morning Edition, Hakeem Jeffries discussed ending the Iran war, holding Trump accountable and calls for new Democratic leadership, but offered few specifics on how Democrats would deliver. -
Dr. Raj Panjabi is the author of Safer: A Playbook. His goal is to help people face a personal crisis — health, workplace, family conflicts — and "turn fear into action."
