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  "id": 16931317,
  "title": "US civil rights leader Dolores Huerta dies at 96",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/28/us-civil-rights-leader-dolores-huerta-dies-at-96-16931317",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-28T17:30:51.000Z",
  "source": {
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    "url": "https://punchng.com/us-civil-rights-leader-dolores-huerta-dies-at-96/"
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  "account": "Dolores Huerta, the prominent US civil rights leader and farm workers' rights activist, has passed away at the age of 96, according to her family. Huerta, who fought alongside Cesar Chavez for the rights of agricultural laborers during the 1960s and 1970s, co-founded the United Farm Workers (UFW) union. The union championed better working conditions and rights for workers, many of whom endured exploitation and discrimination. Huerta continued her activism through the Dolores Huerta Foundation, addressing issues such as immigration, voting rights, and community empowerment. Her death has been confirmed by her family spokesman, Erik Olvera, who announced that the loss was a difficult moment for the family and requested privacy during their mourning period. Huerta's allegations of sexual abuse against Chavez, made public earlier this year, follow an investigation by The New York Times which detailed claims of Chavez grooming and sexually abusing girls involved in the farm workers' movement. Chavez's family expressed devastation over the allegations and praised the women's courage in coming forward. Huerta's decades-long activism made her one of the most prominent figures in the American farm workers' rights movement, advocating for improved wages, safer working conditions, and greater protections for agricultural workers.",
  "summary": "US civil rights leader and farm workers’ rights activist, Dolores Huerta, who co-founded the United Farm Workers, has died at the age of 96, her family say Read More: https://punchng.com/us-civil-rights-leader-dolores-huerta-dies-at-96/",
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        "outlet": "ABC News (US)",
        "title": "Labor rights leader Dolores Huerta dies at 96",
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        "published": "2026-10-28T15:52:20.000Z"
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        "title": "Dolores Huerta cause of death: All we know as co-founder of United Farm Workers dies at 96",
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        "published": "2026-10-28T16:23:48.000Z"
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        "published": "2026-10-28T16:36:07.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "El Pais English",
        "title": "Dolores Huerta, champion of migrant workers’ rights, dead at 96",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/28/dolores-huerta-champion-of-migrant-workers-rights-dead-at-96",
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      {
        "outlet": "The Hill",
        "title": "Labor activist Dolores Huerta dies at 96",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/28/labor-activist-dolores-huerta-dies-at-96",
        "published": "2026-10-28T16:48:36.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Le Monde English",
        "title": "Dolores Huerta, US labor organizer and icon of the left, dies at 96",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/28/dolores-huerta-us-labor-organizer-and-icon-of-the-left-dies-at-96",
        "published": "2026-10-28T18:24:35.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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