Tag: millions
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Why Democratic megadonors poured millions into blue New York and California
The nation’s largest network of left-leaning megadonors poured millions of dollars into California and New York House races this year to build a get-out-the-vote operation in states so blue that Democrats have not bothered to build much political infrastructure, revealing previously unknown details about the effort to NBC News. Many Democrats credit failures in New…
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Millions in Cuba remain without power as Hurricane Oscar makes landfall
HAVANA — Millions remain without power in Cuba for a third consecutive day as slow progress is made in restoring electricity following three major grid failures. Power is expected to be restored to everyone on the island by Tuesday, the minister of energy and mines, Vicente de la O Levi, told reporters during a press…
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Cuba’s electric grid collapses again, millions remain in the dark
As electricity was being restored in parts of Cuba following an island-wide blackout, a total collapse of the electrical grid occurred once again Saturday, leaving many across the country alarmed. State-run media reported that at 6:15 a.m. local time there was complete disconnection from the national electro energetic system. The Electric Union is working to…
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GOP donors pour hundreds of millions into pro-Trump super PACs before Election Day
Republican megadonors are opening up their checkbooks — and not being shy about the number of zeros they write — to help former President Donald Trump and other Republicans as Vice President Kamala Harris’ fundraising operation breaks records. Major pro-Trump super PACs pulled in more than $200 million from major Republican donors over the summer,…
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Hurricane Milton influencers brought in millions of views and a horde of new followers
As winds whipped through Florida and Hurricane Milton’s storm surge flooded parts of Tampa, online content creators posted to social media and livestreamed about their experiences to millions of people around the world. From the time Milton developed into a hurricane until the moments it made landfall, social media users in Florida uploaded content featuring…
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Hurricane Helene ravages the Southeast, killing at least 22 and leaving millions without power
Hurricane Helene killed at least 22 people and left millions without power across the Southeast before weakening on its way north Friday morning, officials said. Widespread damage was expected in Florida’s Big Bend region, where Helene made landfall as a Category 4 shortly after 11 p.m. ET on Thursday. It was the strongest storm to…
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Billionaires poured millions of dollars into presidential super PACs in August
The nation’s wealthy opened their wallets in August with a focus on election season, donating millions to the super PACs backing Vice President Kamala Harris, former President Donald Trump and Democrats and Republicans throughout the country, according to monthly reports filed with the Federal Election Commission on Friday. The largest single-contributor donations went to MAGA…