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Democrats did better than expected with both young women and young men in November's off-year elections.

That's according to an analysis published by the Public Religion Research Institute.

And as NPR's Sarah McCammon reports, that could point to brighter prospects for Democrats in next year's midterms.

As the ancient disease cholera surges once again around the globe, the World Health Organization is out with a situation report on the disease.

NPR's Fatma Tanis has more.

A major immigration crackdown is about to get underway in Louisiana.

The Trump administration is calling it Swamp Sweep.

Border officials say they want to arrest 5,000 people in New Orleans, a city that's run by a Democratic mayor.

The operation is expected to start on Monday.

It's the latest federal immigration operation that is targeting a Democratic-run city.

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The death count from flooding on the Indonesian island of Sumatra has now reached at least 442 people.

Thousands of others were forced to leave their homes because of the rising waters.

The rain triggered landslides, damaged roads and cut off parts of the island.

Coastal flooding driven by climate change could threaten thousands of toxic sites in the U.S.

in the coming decades, as well as the health of vulnerable residents living around those sites.

That's according to a new study from University of California researchers who looked at flood projections for facilities including power plants and landfills.

Vivian Law of member station WBUR has our reports.

Football coach Lane Kiffin has left Ole Miss to become the new head coach at LSU.

That news was announced after Ole Miss beat Mississippi State in the Egg Bowl.