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  "id": 19295053,
  "title": "US media project defeat for California billionaire tax",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/10/us-media-project-defeat-for-california-billionaire-tax-19295053",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-10T05:34:49.000Z",
  "source": {
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    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/world/2026/11/10/us-media-project-defeat-for-california-billionaire-tax"
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  "summary": "The so-called Proposition 40 would have imposed a 5% tax on the net worth of around 200 billionaires, with proceeds largely funding healthcare.",
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      {
        "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"
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      {
        "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"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Le Monde English",
        "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",
        "published": "2026-11-10T04:40:38.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "South China Morning Post",
        "title": "California billionaire tax measure defeated in contentious vote",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/10/california-billionaire-tax-measure-defeated-in-contentious-vote",
        "published": "2026-11-10T05:53:40.000Z"
      }
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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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