Spain takes over Catalonia, fires defiant separatist leaders
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Spain took formal direct control of Catalonia on Saturday, on paper firing the region’s defiant separatist government a day after lawmakers passed a declaration of independence for the prosperous northeastern region.
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