"Democrats sealed control of the Senate (November 12) as Senator Catherine Cortez Masto of Nevada narrowly defeated Adam Laxalt, a Republican former state attorney general, a decisive moment in an extraordinary midterm election in which Democrats defied historical patterns and predictions of major losses." The New York Times reported November 13. Cortez Masto is the first and only Hispanic senator. There are at least 45 Hispanics "in the next Congress that starts in January, with 34 Democrats and 11 Republicans," according to the National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials Educational Fund. The "first time Hispanic legislators make up over 10 percent of the 435-member House of Representatives." - NBCNews.com, November 18, 2022 "State Rep. Delia Ramirez has made history as the first Midwestern Latina elected to United States Congress." - Block Club Chicago, November 8, 2022 Democrat State Rep. Andrea Salinas and Republican Lori Chavez-DeRemer, a former suburban mayor, "made history as Oregon's first Hispanic members of Congress." - NBCNews.com, November 15, 2022 Chris Magnus, the "head of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, has resigned from his job leading the nation's largest law enforcement agency as agents encountered record numbers of migrants entering the U.S. from Mexico." - The Associated Press, November 13, 2022 "Yordan Alvarez smashed a 450-foot, go-ahead homer in the sixth inning to lead the Houston Astros past the Philadelphia Phillies in Game 6 of the World Series and clinch the title (November 5) at Minute Maid Park in Houston." - United Press International, November 5, 2022 Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva's win as president of Brazil "the best news the global climate fight has had in a while." - Time, November 21/ 28, 2022 "Host nation Qatar and Ecuador will have the honor to kick off" the 2022 FIFA World Cup. - en.as.com, November 17, 2022