Presented below are links to reports on Chile’s vote Sunday on a new constitution, from the Associated Press, Reuters, and National Public Radio. NOTE: Readers can find two recent entries HERE and HERE, one on Ukraine and the other on how TV networks have treated the destruction of three World Trade Center skyscrapers on Sept. 11, 2001, beginning within minutes after the terror attacks began. — MCM

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Chile looks for way forward after rejecting new constitution, by Daniel Politi | AP  SANTIAGO — Chileans overwhelmingly rejected a progressive new constitution to replace its dictatorship-era charter, dealing a blow to youthful President Gabriel Boric, who must now hammer out deals to create another proposal or change the current one. Although rejection had been expected in Sunday’s plebiscite, the almost 24-point margin . . . READ MORE . . .

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Chile overwhelmingly rejects progressive new constitution. From Reuters. SANTIAGO — Chileans overwhelmingly voted against a proposed new constitution on Sunday, rejecting what would have been one of the world’s most progressive charters. While nearly 80% of Chileans voted to draft a new constitution in 2020, nearly 62% of voters rejected the new text with 99.74 percent of ballot boxes . . . READ MORE . . .

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Chile rejects its new constitution. Reported by John Otis | NPR  Chile has voted a resounding NO to a proposed constitution that would have put a focus on social issues and gender parity, enshrine rights for the indigenous population, and address climate change. Click HERE to listen and, tomorrow, read.

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