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Colom's victory makes him the first black person from the state to be elected to the US Senate in more than 140 years.

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Pete Hegseth on the left, US House floor on the right.

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Ties bind Scotland captain Andy Robertson and the man whose caps record he's about to equal, Kenny Dalglish, in more ways than one, writes Tom English.

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USA withdraw from U17 World Cup

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