Tag: spending
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Outside spending eclipses $1 billion in the presidential race, setting a new record
Outside groups have poured an astounding $1.1 billion into the presidential race with less than two weeks to go before Election Day, an NBC News analysis found, surpassing the record set during the 2020 election. That figure includes spending from super PACs and other groups not directly affiliated with the candidates’ campaigns and party committees…
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Teen kayaker rescued after spending 12 hours treading water and clinging to his kayak
A 17-year-old kayaker spent nearly 12 hours treading water and clinging to his kayak Wednesday after becoming separated from his high school paddling group, the U.S. Coast Guard said. The U.S. Coast Guard Hawaii Pacific, working with the Honolulu Fire Department and other agencies, rescued the teen Thursday morning. He was separated from the group around…
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Huge ad spending pours into defining Harris in the ‘blue wall’ battlegrounds
Money talks. And right now, the presidential campaigns’ dollars are talking about the “blue wall” — and about defining Kamala Harris. More than half of every dollar spent on ads in the presidential race from Sept. 1 to 20 were spent in Pennsylvania, Michigan and Wisconsin — with Pennsylvania alone drawing 1 of every 4…
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Crypto spending on 2024 election hits $190 million, led by Winklevoss twins
Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss are the biggest individual crypto donors this election cycle, giving a combined $10.1 million, or slightly over $5 million each, according to Federal Election Commission data compiled by crypto market and blockchain analyst James Delmore and independently verified by CNBC. With 50 days to go until the November general election, political donations from, or in…