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Labor leader and feminist activist Dolores Huerta dies at 96
Labor leader and feminist activist Dolores Huerta has passed away, her family announced Wednesday. She was 96.The Latina icon spent over seven decades at the forefront of the fight for equal rights.“We are deeply saddened to announce that our beloved mother, Dolores Huerta, has passed away today at the age of 96,” her family said in a statement. “As you can imagine, this is an incredibly difficult time for us, and we ask for privacy as we grieve this incredible loss to our family. We know that many of you around the world share in our mourning, and we will be following up on plans to recognize and celebrate her incredible life and legacy.”Huerta is also remembered as being a visionary, a pioneer, courageous and resilient. When she sat down with NBC Bay Area a few years ago for an introspective look at her life, Huerta said her most valued title has been "organizer.""You think that you're going to go in one direction and then all of a sudden you get the calling," Huerta previously said. "I felt that I had to help people that need to be organized so they could help themselves."Born Dolores Clara Fernandez in Dawson, New Mexico, in 1930, advocacy was in her blood. Her father was a farmworker and union activist, while her mother was a fiercely independent entrepreneur who moved Huerta and her brothers to the San Joaquin Valley after her divorce.It was in Stockton that Huerta flourished as a girl scout, pianist and writer. But it was the racism she suffered in school that took her from her dreams to demanding.That meant launching voter registration drives, taking on grape growers and with labor unionist Cesar Chavez staging a massive boycott that would bring the "patrones," the corporate bosses, to the negotiating table.Huerta never failed to take a position. Whether it was as a teacher in Stockton where her students struggled with hunger or in the fields of Delano where she co-founded what would become the United Farmworkers, staging strikes that changed working conditions for farmworkers in the 1960s.Huerta advocated for immigrant rights, fought against gender discrimination and redefined the role of women, wives and mothers on the picket lines."My youngest son, Ricky, says we had to share our mother with the world, but she shared the world with us," Huerta recalled in a previous interview with NBC Bay Area.A world that embraced one of the most iconic calls for social justice as a battle cry.Huerta's legacy took a hit in March of 2026 when the New York Times detailed allegations that Chavez had sexually abused girls and women associated with United Farmworkers.Not long after, Huerta came forward to back Chavez's accusers, revealing she too had been raped twice decades earlier by the revered labor leader, bearing two children she sent to live with family and friends.The damning admission dismantled Chavez's legacy and disclosed a secret Huerta had hoped to keep forever for the sake of the movement.After a brief stint out of the public eye, Huerta returned to her calling and organizing for a future she believed, until the very end, was worth fighting for."I believe one thing we can do is just remember we are one human family," Huerta said in a previous interview with NBC Bay Area. "I don't think you should use the word race unless it's attached to the word human. We cans say we have ethnic groups and nationalities, we have cultures, but we only have one human race."Huerta is survived by her 13 children and by the foundation that bears her name in Bakersfield. news Mar 19 Dolores Huerta ends her silence, champions decades of advocacy for marginalized groups California Mar 18 Civil rights leader Dolores Huerta issues statement accusing César Chávez of sexual abuse San Mateo County Jun 11, 2023 Dolores Huerta honored at San Mateo County Fair
Israel election: what we know so far
With nearly all votes counted, Netanyahu's coalition government has lost its majority, but main opponents also fail to gain outright majority; marked gains by Palestinian partiesIsrael election – live updatesFull report: Coalition talks loom in IsraelAnalysis: Rise of Palestinian parties will redraw political landscapeWith almost all votes counted, Benjamin Netanyahu's coalition government has lost its majority, but his main opponents, an alliance of Jewish Israeli parties unofficially led by Gadi Eisenkot, have also failed to gain an outright majority.Israeli media report that Netanyahu's bloc is ahead, with projections he could take 53 seats under the current vote share, but this could change further. The projections put Gadi Eisenkot's opposition bloc on 48 seats and the Palestinian parties on 19 seats. Sixty-one seats are needed to form a majority to govern in the Knesset.The remainder of votes to be counted come from absentee ballots, according to Israeli media. We can expect absentee ballots to be counted on Wednesday night, with final results by Thursday.The Palestinian Israeli parties have received a historically strong vote. The Joint List, a new ticket of several Arab-majority parties, triumphed with at least 12 seats, while Ra'am, the other Islamic party, won seven.The key question is whether the Eisenkot-led "Change" bloc (consisting of the rightwinger Naftali Bennett's Together party, the centre-left Yair Golan's Democrats and the rightwing Yisrael Beiteinu party) will partner with Palestinian Israeli parties or if they will resort to a new election, or even working with Netanyahu.Netanyahu took the stage at a post-election rally in Jerusalem just after 3am, telling his supporters that official results will show that "Likud is the largest party in Israel". He told his supporters that the country must "establish a strong, rightwing national government" – adding that a government that relied on the support of Palestinian parties must not be formed.Eisenkot told cheering supporters in Tel Aviv that the "Israeli public has voted against Netanyahu's service as Israel's prime minister … a worthy leader would have accepted the people's non-confidence and announced today his retirement from politics". In his speech, he also warned Netanyahu not to "use Israel's security" for political ends, playing on fears that the prime minister could use this period of uncertainty to launch a new attack on Iran.The Palestinian Israeli vote, which represents about 20% of the population, had long been seen as a decisive factor for who will be able to form government, and the high turnout of this election was driven by the community experiencing increased racism and discrimination under Netanyahu's government.This is the most voted-for election in Israel's political history, with many Israelis flying back into the country to cast their vote, and nearly 80% of IDF soldiers voting.Donald Trump said his endorsement had helped Netanyahu perform better than polling estimates. Continue reading...
Trump's cure for Republicans' midterm woes is more Trump. Will it work?
President Donald Trump likes to play make-believe with his supporters."Just close your eyes," he tells them, "and pretend I’m on the ballot."It’s a typically self-involved appeal from someone who has been the center of the nation’s political gravity for more than a decade. Now, he’s finishing the midterms with a cross-country blitz of campaign rallies that allow him to bask in applause when he’s otherwise profoundly unpopular. In a year marked by the war with Iran, fears about artificial intelligence, redistricting fights, high energy prices and increasing concerns about the cost of living, Trump’s deeply personal approach might be the election cycle‘s biggest gamble.Republicans still love the president, who remains dominant even as he approaches the back half of his second term. But his approval ratings are low enough to potentially sink his party and its bid to maintain control of Congress."I don't think there's anybody that wants Donald Trump out there at these rallies more than Democratic candidates,” said Jessica Mackler, president of EMILY's List, which focuses on electing Democratic women who support abortion rights.Every time there’s another Trump event, she said, "we look at that as a win."White House spokesperson Davis Ingle said Trump is "the unequivocal leader, best messenger, and unmatched motivator for the Republican Party.""The choice has never been more clear," he said in a statement. "Doubling down on President Trump's winning, commonsense agenda, or the Democrats' extreme liberal policies and obstruction." Donald Trump Oct 26 Trump offers $1 million reward for voter fraud tips that lead to convictions Michigan Oct 25 Trump leans into Islamophobic rhetoric at Michigan rally Trump Administration Oct 25 Catholic bishops regret White House prayer photo with Trump, say it was used politically Trump thinks the way to win elections is more TrumpIt goes far beyond a whirlwind rally schedule. The president organized even small details of the first-ever Republican midterm convention last month in Dallas, speaking both nights. He also was depicted there as the Marlboro Man, a cowboy on horseback and with a white Stetson who could ride to the rescue, on everything from baseball caps to beer cozies.Trump even has a personal spin on his blockbuster attempt to win over voters by pledging big checks if Republicans hold Congress, saying "I'll give you $5,000" even though the improbable idea would likely need lawmaker approval. Political groups associated with the president have spent at least around $277 million since Sept. 1 to help Republicans — a staggering sum that nonetheless didn’t completely drain the $416 million that Trump's flagship Super PAC, MAGA Inc., had in the bank to start last month. But that wasn’t enough for Trump. He used taxpayer funding to run television ads celebrating himself, including one nearly identical to a spot from 2024 — the last time he really was on the ballot.It’s consistent with a self-centered, second-term approach From expanding executive power, to turning the presidency into a profit center for his family, to molding the White House in his own gilded image, Trump’s self regard has escalated since he won back the White House."I can do stuff that is unbelievable,” he bragged at a rally in Kentucky.Trump crammed the Oval Office with gold flourishes, demolished the East Wing to build a sprawling ballroom and converted the Rose Garden into a patio space reminiscent of his Mar-a-Lago estate. There’s also a new helipad that he showed off to Xi Jinping, China’s communist leader, during a recent visit. The president is focused on reshaping Washington as well, dispatching National Guard troops to the streets, closing the Kennedy Center after failed attempts to add his name to the building, planning a towering arch just outside the city and pushing to revamp a century-old public golf course. Trump has wielded his iron grip on the Republican Party in ways that could hurt its chances in some races. He helped Ken Paxton, who has a history of legal and ethical problems, defeat incumbent Sen. John Cornyn in the Texas primary, making the general election campaign against Democrat James Talarico more competitive.Trump also clashed with North Carolina Sen. Tom Tillis, prompting him to retire, and pushed Michael Whatley to run. Now Republicans are bracing to lose the seat to former Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper.Trump is 'the dividing line' in the midtermsThe Trump-centric approach backfired during his first term in 2018, when a similar presidential rally barrage didn’t stop Democrats from retaking House control. This time, many of the issues that helped Trump win reelection in 2024, such as his handling of the economy, could prove to be liabilities for Republicans. Just 17% of U.S. adults approve of Trump’s handling of the cost of living, as the Iran war keeps fuel prices high and stokes inflation fears, according to an AP-NORC poll conducted in late September. The White House points to highlights beyond Trump’s personal appeal, like efforts to lower prescription drug prices, stimulate domestic manufacturing, crack down on the U.S.-Mexico border and oppose transgender rights. But longtime Michigan pollster Richard Czuba said the president’s decision to focus on himself has prevented Republicans from courting conservative voters disappointed in Trump. "He's literally driving people who disagree with him to the Democratic side,” Czuba said."The dividing line is how voters feel about Donald Trump," he added. "And there's a whole lot more voters who disapprove of Donald Trump than approve of Donald Trump."A CNN/SSRS poll conducted in mid-October found that about 4 in 10 registered voters suggested they'd think of their vote for Congress as more about sending a message that they oppose Trump. Only about 2 in 10 said they would be sending a message supporting him. Trump’s rally whirlwind has kept him on friendly turfEven while hopscotching the country, the president has generally stuck to reliably red states. When he goes to battlegrounds, he mostly visits conservative areas, thus ensuring especially adoring crowds. A pre-speech video likens the president to a global savior, booming repeatedly, "God gave us Trump,” and he usually spends more of his speeches repeating past grievances than talking about next week’s Election Day. The idea is to energize the Republican base while avoiding backlash in swing states — and also potentially reaching television viewers who see the adulation for Trump and may vote Republican elsewhere around the country. "I always cater to my base,” Trump recently told the Washington Examiner, when asked if he was focusing too much on sympathetic rallygoers, rather than wooing independents. Trump's endorsement can be enough for some. Cindy Downes, a 67-year-old retiree from North Liberty, Iowa, cast an early ballot for Rep. Ashley Hinson for U.S. Senate and Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks’ reelection. "The number one reason: POTUS supports them," said Downes, who wore a MAGA hat to a recent campaign event. "I trust him. I trust his judgment."But LuAnn Bird, 72, of Hales Corners, Wisconsin, said opposing Trump was one of many reasons she's supporting Democrats."It just feels so good, not just to go against Trump, but to go for something," said Bird, who attended a Milwaukee rally where former Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris appeared with the Democratic gubernatorial candidate David Crowley. "I want to see an aggressive, progressive agenda."Mackler of EMILY'S List recently spent time in states Trump has visited, including Georgia, Florida and Ohio. She said the president’s approach exposes a disconnect with voters who “are so frustrated and fed up with this agenda that's making their lives worse.” "That's what's driving opportunity on the ballot," she said, “including in states and races and places that we would not have imagined would be in play."___Associated Press writers Scott Bauer in Milwaukee, Hannah Fingerhut in Coralville, Iowa, and Amelia Thomson DeVeaux in Washington contributed to this report.
Two Canadians injured after fatal train crash in Spain: Carney - CityNews Kitchener
Two Canadians injured after fatal train crash in Spain: Carney CityNews Kitchener
Both blocs claim upper hand in crucial Israeli election | First Thing
Benjamin Netanyahu vows to form new coalition while opposition bloc leader says result shows prime minister should step down. Plus, a scathing review of Elon Musk's AI-generated version of The OdysseyGood morning. Israel could be in for weeks of political haggling after exit polls and partial official results showed neither Benjamin Netanyahu's coalition nor the opposition bloc led by the former general Gadi Eisenkot had won enough seats to form a government.With 70% of the vote, or 4m ballots, counted so far, the Netanyahu bloc had 54 seats, the Eisenkot-led Change bloc 47 seats, and the Palestinian parties 19 seats. Sixty-one seats are needed for a majority.What have the two leaders said so far? Israel's longest-serving prime minister vowed to assemble a coalition through agreements between his Likud party, far-right factions and Jewish religious parties. Eisenkot had said earlier in the evening that "people decided in favour of change" and Netanyahu should have "announced today his retirement from politics".What does the increase in the Palestinian bloc mean? The election was marked by a record participation by Israeli citizens of Palestinian origin, a discriminated minority that makes up about 20% of the country's population. Julian Borger explains from Nazareth that Eisenkot will have to work with Arab-Israeli leaders to have a hope of governing. Millions of other Palestinians living under Israeli rule in the occupied West Bank and Gaza cannot vote.Here is what we know about the declared results so far. Our live coverage continues on the website.What else has Trump been saying about fossil fuels? Trump suggested on Tuesday that Venezuela would become the 51st US state as the president showed off a tanker he claimed had "1m barrels of oil on it" from the country, nine months after deposing its president. Continue reading...
Canada-EU Summit set to launch additional talks on a deeper partnership
OTTAWA - A stronger alliance between Canada and the European Union would only include a financial commitment if either side joins specific programs in either jurisdiction, a senior government official says.
Nearly 75% of Canadians think PM Carney is on the right track seeking closer ties with Europe: poll - CityNews Kitchener
Nearly 75% of Canadians think PM Carney is on the right track seeking closer ties with Europe: poll CityNews Kitchener
Flávio Bolsonaro lands in Miami after fleeing Brazil through Argentina
Flávio Bolsonaro, the defeated Brazilian presidential candidate, fled his country to Argentina and then Ecuador alongside his wife and two daughters, Argentina's migration authority said. He landed at Miami Opa-locka Executive Airport Wednesday morning. The 45-year-old senator and his family were granted United States visas the day before by the Trump administration, a senior State Department official confirmed to NBC News on Tuesday afternoon.The move is almost certain to cause a big diplomatic rift between Brazil's newly reelected President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and his Argentine counterpart Javier Milei, who traveled to Brazil to take part in Bolsonaro's campaign.Bolsonaro is under investigation by Brazil's Supreme Court for alleged corruption, money laundering and tax evasion in two cases. The court had ordered Bolsonaro to hand over his regular and diplomatic passports by noon Tuesday. It remained unclear whether he had complied, but allies said late Tuesday he also has an Italian passport.Argentina's migration authority said on X that Bolsonaro, his wife Fernanda Antunes Figueira Bolsonaro, and his daughters Carolina Figueira Bolsonaro and Luiza Figueira Bolsonaro crossed into the country at 10:50 p.m. It added they entered via the Tancredo Neves International Bridge, a primary border checkpoint linking Brazil to Argentina's northeastern province of Misiones."Those who did so possessed valid travel documentation and faced no legal impediments to entering the country," the Argentine migration authority said.The authority said that at 11:30 p.m. local time, shortly after clearing immigration control, the four boarded a private charter flight operated by aviation company Baires Fly S.A. According to the filed flight plan, the aircraft departed for Guayaquil, Ecuador.Flight tracking website FlightRadar24 showed that a plane fitting the description of Bolsonaro's landed in Guayaquil at about 4 a.m. local time, before taking off minutes later for Miami's Opa Locka executive airport. It was not clear whether the defeated candidate was on board.Lula, who turned 81 on Tuesday, told several dozen supporters outside the presidential residence in Brasilia that he did not have precise information about Bolsonaro's whereabouts, but said he had left Brazil."I regret that he left Brazil, because he could have stayed here and proven that the accusations are not true," Lula said. "This act of leaving Brazil is shameful."Representatives of Brazil's government and Bolsonaro did not immediately respond to requests for comment from The Associated Press.President Donald Trump said early Wednesday that he would approve of Bolsonaro coming to the U.S., calling him and his family "fine people.""The election was really strange, and I thought it was terrible," Trump told reporters at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, after returning from campaigning in Texas on Tuesday. He did not elaborate but stressed that he didn't endorse the election results.Leaders all over the world and the Organization of American States (OAS) endorsed the result and congratulated Lula, who was reelected by a margin of about 4.4 million votes in the second and final round.Argentinian lawmaker Marcela Pagano said on X she filed a suit at a federal court in the city of Puerto Iguazu late Tuesday to request an investigation into her country's government for people smuggling and abuse of authority regarding Bolsonaro."Our government says 'he never entered' Argentina. If he did, someone let him in. If they wanted to take him out through a federal airport, someone looked to the other side," Pagano said. "Argentina's border is not a VIP runway for anyone. Sovereignty is neither negotiated nor lent."On Tuesday, Milei's administration spokesman Adrián Ravier said "there is no asylum request (from Bolsonaro) and there is nothing more to add."The defeated candidate was served with a Supreme Court order to surrender his Brazilian passports Monday. In a video, he said he received it outside the home where his father, former President Jair Bolsonaro, is serving a 27-year sentence under house arrest for attempting a coup following his 2022 election loss to Lula.After that defeat, Jair Bolsonaro fled Brazil for Florida. He returned three months later.Flávio Bolsonaro said on Monday in a video that he was attempting to organize opposition among his congressional colleagues to the election results. His eight-year term as a senator expires Jan. 31, 2027, which will also cause him to lose special jurisdiction at the country's Supreme Court.Brazil's Supreme Court is investigating Bolsonaro for allegedly using a sports betting company to launder fraudulent deductions from government pensions paid to senior citizens. In a separate case, he is accused of accepting millions of dollars from a disgraced banker.
Talarico vows to 'take back Texas' as Trump makes last push to keep the state in GOP hands
Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico on Tuesday decried a "corruption crisis" he says is plaguing the U.S. political system, competing for the spotlight with President Donald Trump in deeply conservative West Texas ahead of next week's midterm elections.Trump was in Texas for the third time in a month in a last-minute push to back Republican Ken Paxton and block Democrats from notching their first statewide election victory in more than three decades.Talarico took the stage in Lubbock an hour after Trump wrapped up his own speech across town. A seminarian and a former teacher, Talarico reached for metaphors from both the Bible and a famous Texas pastime — Friday night football — to cast himself as an underdog against powerful forces including Trump and Elon Musk, who is bankrolling attack ads against Talarico on Paxton's behalf."We're going to shock the nation and shock the world when we beat the billionaires and take back Texas," Talarico said.Moments earlier, Trump leaned into cultural issues to portray Talarico as too liberal for Texas."He doesn't represent your values, and we can't take a chance," Trump said.Trump won Lubbock County by 40 points in 2024, and won most of the other counties in West Texas by far more. Republicans hope the president's visit will motivate his staunch supporters to vote. The president spoke earlier in Corpus Christi, on the coast of the Gulf of Mexico.As Trump's war in Iran spikes gas prices and adds pressure on Republican candidates across the U.S., he sought to highlight an earlier military operation in Venezuela. Secretary of State Marco Rubio briefly appeared onstage with Trump, who used the trip in part to highlight the arrangement made with Venezuela to process more of its crude oil in Texas refineries.Trump is entering the final week of his last midterms in a frenzied push to shore up Republican strongholds against unusually competitive Democratic candidates. Beyond Texas, he swung through Mississippi, Michigan, Georgia, Florida and Iowa over the past week, and his next stops are Ohio, South Carolina, Florida, Kansas and Iowa again.He won all of these states in 2024.Texas tests Trump's sway over the GOPThe campaign marathon is a bet that while Trump is broadly unpopular, he still holds sway over the GOP's most loyal voters — a bloc whose participation in the elections will be critical.The strategy is facing its fiercest test in Texas, where Talarico has capitalized on the difficult political environment for Republicans and Paxton's history of ethical and legal problems.Trump argued that Paxton was a "good man" and Musk, the world's richest man, has joined Trump's effort to stop Talarico's advance."Talarico is lunatic left," Musk wrote on his social media platform, X, to his 241 million followers, part of a drumbeat of attacks he's posted against the candidate in the race's final days.Musk has headquartered Tesla and SpaceX, as well as himself, in Texas, and is so set on ensuring Republicans hold control of his adopted state that he appears to have sunk at least $158 million into defeating Talarico. Musk gave that much to the Senate Leadership Fund, which then gave the same amount to the Texas PAC, the largest contributor to Paxton's campaign.That's helped make the race one of the most expensive in the country, with over $563 million being spent on advertising between the primary and general elections, according to the ad tracking firm AdImpact.While Musk's investment is a challenge for Talarico, it also falls right into the Democratic campaign's central message. At every stop, Talarico has argued that, for too long, the wealthy and their donations have corrupted politics, and that this corruption has fueled the affordability crisis.Talarico has begun naming Musk in his stump speeches. Paxton tends not to discuss him."He is trying to buy Texas," Talarico said of Musk. "Texas is not for sale."That parallels the Texas governor's race, where Democrat Gina Hinojosa is waging a spirited campaign against GOP Gov. Greg Abbott.Hinojosa has sued to access communications between Musk and Abbott, arguing that their relationship shows how cozy her opponent is with Texas’s ultra-wealthy.On Monday, a judge ruled that Hinojosa, as a state representative, must be able to review more than 1,000 unredacted pages by Thursday.Rubio's visit previews GOP's potential 2028 contestAs the midterms reach the final stretch, the early stages of the next campaign are already surfacing.Rubio, who also serves as Trump's national security adviser, was hitting the road with Trump for the first time as the president barnstorms the country. A State Department official said Rubio was traveling with Trump in his capacity as national security adviser and not secretary of state.The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss the travel plans, said Rubio "needs time with the president on all kinds of issues" and "being on the plane with him gives him a chance to talk to him about these items."Rubio previously ran for president in 2016 and is considered a top prospect in 2028. He has not said whether he will run, and his political activities have been limited since becoming secretary of state.He appeared onstage with Trump briefly in Corpus Christi — and only after Trump repeatedly called on him to come forward."It's an honor to work for the greatest country in the world, for the greatest president in the history of the United States of America," he said before exiting. He was similarly brief in Lubbock, where he kept his remarks to a single sentence.Another top Republican 2028 contender, Vice President JD Vance, has been more active on the campaign trail, stopping in Michigan on Tuesday, where he called the Senate race between Republican Mike Rogers and Democrat Abdul El-Sayed a "clash of competing visions."Meanwhile, Pete Buttigieg, the former U.S. transportation secretary and potential 2028 Democratic presidential candidate, was in Mississippi, campaigning on behalf of Democratic Senate candidate Scott Colom a day after Trump made his own stop in the deep red state. Both parties have poured money into the state, where Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith faces a surprisingly tough challenge.It's no mystery why gas prices are up, Buttigieg said."It's because Donald Trump decided to start a war and your elected leaders refused to stop him. We can do better than that under new management," he said in Biloxi.In California, Xavier Becerra, a Democrat running for governor, urged voters to reject a voter ID ballot measure, which he said would make it harder for people to vote."We want democracy not just to shine, but be so resilient and so strong that Donald Trump cannot knock California down," Becerra said in San Francisco.___Sloan reported from Washington. Associated Press journalists Matthew Lee, Aamer Madhani and Michelle L. Price in Washington, Haven Daley in San Francisco, Jonathan J. Cooper in Phoenix and Joseph B. Frederick in Orangeburg, N.Y., contributed to this report.
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South Park — 29x4: "Guinea Pig on a Stick" (Comedy Central)
When South America's beef becomes highly prized and sought after, the four boys fight to keep it in local hands.
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Ava hosts an exclusive Halloween party, and Janine and Jacob get suspicious of Gregory.
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My Duchess (95 minutes)
Telling the story of the final years of the woman who married King Edward VIII and broke up the monarchy.
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An eccentric poodle breeder lures a broke college student to her remote ranch with a promise of research funding. But, as he soon learns, there’s a catch.
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1971 — Great Britain Launches Prospero, First British Satellite
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1967 — Birth of Acclaimed Actress Julia Roberts
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