{
  "id": 19288528,
  "title": "California voters reject billionaire tax designed by French-American economists",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/10/california-voters-reject-billionaire-tax-designed-by-french-american",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-10T04:40:38.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Le Monde English",
    "slug": "le-monde-english",
    "url": "https://www.lemonde.fr/en/international/article/2026/11/10/california-voters-reject-billionaire-tax-designed-by-french-american-economists_6776662_4.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The one-time 5% tax on billionaires, which was put to a referendum on November 3, was rejected according to the Associated Press. Following the Democratic victory in the midterm elections, the debate over taxing big fortunes is nevertheless expected to return to the forefront.",
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    "outlets": 6,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The New York Times",
        "title": "California Voters Reject Prop. 40 Billionaire Tax Measure",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/10/california-voters-reject-prop-40-billionaire-tax-measure",
        "published": "2026-11-10T02:37:46.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "NPR",
        "title": "California voters defeat billionaire tax proposal that divided Democrats",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/10/california-voters-defeat-billionaire-tax-proposal-that-divided",
        "published": "2026-11-10T03:05:39.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Japan Today",
        "title": "California voters reject measure to tax wealth of billionaires",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/10/california-voters-reject-measure-to-tax-wealth-of-billionaires",
        "published": "2026-11-10T03:11:39.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "CBS News",
        "title": "California voters reject billionaire wealth tax, CBS News projects",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/10/california-voters-reject-billionaire-wealth-tax-cbs-news-projects",
        "published": "2026-11-10T03:23:16.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "CBC News",
        "title": "California voters reject proposed billionaire tax",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/10/california-voters-reject-proposed-billionaire-tax",
        "published": "2026-11-10T03:42:53.000Z"
      }
    ]
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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."
}