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Millions of Britons are heading to the polls to vote on whether the UK will remain a part of the European Union. A record 46.5 million voters have signed up to weigh in on June 23 referendum that asks: "Should the United Kingdom remain a member of the European Union or leave the European Union?" The divisive referendum has sparked the greatest emergency in the EU's 60-year history.

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