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Mia Love, 1st Black Republican woman elected to Congress, dies of cancer at 49

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Mia Love, the first Black Republican woman elected to Congress, died Sunday at her home in Utah at the age of 49.

Love's family announced her death Sunday night on social media, saying she was "in her home surrounded by family" when she died.

"With grateful hearts filled to overflowing for the profound influence of Mia on our lives, we want you to know that she passed away peacefully today," Love's family said in a statement, shared on both X and Facebook.

While the statement did not cite a cause of death, Love's daughter had previously said on social media that she had been diagnosed with a glioblastoma, an aggressive form of brain cancer...

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