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Billionaire Tax Campaign Pins Its Hopes on Influencers and Social Media

Supporters of a California wealth tax are short on cash and are relying on cheaper campaign methods to get their word out.

© Minh Connors for The New York Times

Ifeanyi Ifediba usually creates videos about sports, anime and campus life. But he recently agreed to make a political ad to support the billionaire tax.
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In Her Final Months, Dolores Huerta Was Lauded for Revealing a Deep Secret

Ms. Huerta, a champion for workers and Latinos, revealed this year that she had been sexually assaulted by Cesar Chavez. But some women said she rebuffed their own complaints about abuse within the movement.

© Court Mast/Associated Press

Dolores Huerta, seen in a 1988 rally, was remembered Wednesday in California as a transformative leader who won rights for Latinos, farm workers and women.
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Justice Dept. Demands That California Counties Help Identify Noncitizen Voters

Election officials across the state received letters from the agency saying if they fail to comply, they “risk significant federal scrutiny.”

© Philip Cheung for The New York Times

A ballot processing center in Industry, Calif., last year. California elections rely heavily on mail voting.
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