DeSantis' $218 million breaks former Hewlett-Packard CEO Meg Whitman's fundraising total of $176 million in her failed 2010 California gubernatorial bid, and Illinois' billionaire Gov. JB Pritzker's $176 million raised in 2018. That's more than 12 times more than his Democratic challenger, former Florida Rep. Charlie Crist has raised, which as of Friday was $17 million, according to the campaign finance website
California has become the epicenter of the movement. The Los Angeles program, funded primarily by the city, benefits 3,200 people who have at least one child, as well as an annual income below the federal poverty level. Several cities have moved ahead with efforts using private money: Oakland pledged to give 600 low-income families $500 for 18 months, and in San Diego, some families with young children will get $500 a month for two years. Last year, the state set aside $35 million over five years for cities to carry out pilot programs, which can use different criteria, including income level, people leaving the foster care system and residence in low-income neighborhoods. An application process for municipalities to tap into those funds is underway.
California is the first state to make electric cars mandatory. Now it's telling owners not to charge them.
DURHAM, NC"Undeterred by the many setbacks in his field of study, determined Duke University clinical researcher Alexander Tremblay told reporters Friday that he was not giving up on finding something that could be cured by drinking one's own urine. "Thus far, experiments conducted in my lab have shown that migraines, diarrhea, and seasonal allergies are not alleviated when a person pees into a cup and then drinks it all down, several times a day," said Tremblay, adding that he had also run trials that failed to find evidence that urine consumption, whether in tiny sips or massive gulps, was an effective treatment for nearsightedness, mild depression, or a receding hairline. "High blood pressure, shingles, rickets"drinking warm piss every morning of your life and cold piss every night has got to be good for something.
A day after Salman Rushdie was stabbed Friday by a man who rushed the stage as the author was about to give a lecture in western New York, details were emerging about the suspect. read more
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"according to Stephen Gillers, a professor at NYU School of Law. Thomas' omission " which could be interpreted as a violation of that law " could lead to some form of penalty, Gillers said."
Loosely worded nonsense.
Hows the prosecution of Trump and Gaetz going? Anymore updates from the Rolling Stone?