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EU subsidies in jeopardy for county that voted for Brexit

Fishing, farming and tourism are three of the main industries in Cornwall, England - all of them seasonal and at the mercy of the temperamental English weather. That’s partly why the region has, for decades, been dependent on support, including subsidies by the European Union. Yet 56 percent of residents voted to leave the EU during last month's historic Brexit referendum.