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Hong Kong legislature sits without democrats after exodus

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Hong Kong's legislature is empty of pro-democracy lawmakers Thursday after the bloc said they would resign en masse, turning the semi-autonomous city's once-feisty legislature into a muted gathering of Beijing loyalists.

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