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  "id": 16986901,
  "title": "Pioneering US labour leader Dolores Huerta dies aged 96",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/28/pioneering-us-labour-leader-dolores-huerta-dies-aged-96-16986901",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-28T23:57:37.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
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    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/world/2026/10/29/pioneering-us-labour-leader-dolores-huerta-dies-aged-96"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Dolores Huerta, the pioneering US labour leader and civil rights icon, has passed away at the age of 96, her family announced on Wednesday. She was a co-founder of the United Farm Workers union with Cesar Chavez, fighting tirelessly for better working conditions for migrant workers. Huerta, who was born in New Mexico and raised in California, took up the mantle of the union movement in the 1960s while raising seven children and going through a divorce. In a shocking revelation this year, Huerta came forward to claim that she was among several women raped by Chavez, resulting in two pregnancies. Despite this revelation, Huerta remained a powerful figure in left-wing politics, organizing against President Donald Trump's immigration policies and continuing to inspire generations with her courage and determination. She was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by former President Barack Obama in 2012, acknowledging her pivotal role in shaping the lives of millions of workers.",
  "summary": "The civil rights icon organised strikes and walkouts that won improvements in working conditions for the millions of men and women who labour in US fields.",
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        "outlet": "TheWrap",
        "title": "Dolores Huerta, Labor Leader and Civil Rights Activist, Dies at 96",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/28/dolores-huerta-labor-leader-and-civil-rights-activist-dies-at-96",
        "published": "2026-10-28T16:22:03.000Z"
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        "outlet": "BBC News",
        "title": "US civil rights leader Dolores Huerta dies aged 96",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/28/us-civil-rights-leader-dolores-huerta-dies-aged-96",
        "published": "2026-10-28T16:23:36.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Time",
        "title": "Dolores Huerta, Labor Leader and Civil Rights Icon, Dies at 96",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/28/dolores-huerta-labor-leader-and-civil-rights-icon-dies-at-96",
        "published": "2026-10-28T16:29:11.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "The Guardian US",
        "title": "Dolores Huerta, California labor leader and civil rights champion, dies aged 96",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/28/dolores-huerta-california-labor-leader-and-civil-rights-champion-dies",
        "published": "2026-10-28T16:40:16.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Newsweek",
        "title": "Dolores Huerta, Labor Leader, Dies at 96: Her Life and Legacy",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/28/dolores-huerta-labor-leader-dies-at-96-her-life-and-legacy",
        "published": "2026-10-28T17:13:56.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Variety",
        "title": "Director Gregory Nava Remembers Dolores Huerta, the Civil Rights Icon Who Introduced Him to His Wife and Trusted Them With Her Life Story",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/28/director-gregory-nava-remembers-dolores-huerta-the-civil-rights-icon",
        "published": "2026-10-28T20:16:51.000Z"
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        "outlet": "KahawaTungu",
        "title": "US civil rights leader Dolores Huerta dies aged 96",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/28/us-civil-rights-leader-dolores-huerta-dies-aged-96-16961999",
        "published": "2026-10-28T21:04:43.000Z"
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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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