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US civil rights leader Dolores Huerta dies aged 96
Huerta fought for farm workers' rights in the 1960s and 1970s and had continued to work addressing immigration and voting issues.
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Quebec premier says he will boycott Canada-EU summit in Montreal
Paul St-Pierre Plamondon says Quebec was shut out of the talks and warns that agreements affecting provincial powers may not be implemented there.
California billionaire tax vote draws record campaign spending
Proposition 40 would impose a one-time 5% tax on billionaires’ net worth. A new analysis finds record spending by current and former California billionaires ahead of the 3...
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