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    Mike Bloomberg under fire for using ‘snazzy ads’ to mask weak climate plan

    Candidate has offered few details on how he would he achieve goals as climate plan lags behind Democratic rivals Mike Bloomberg has donated hundreds of millions of dollars to environmental advocacy causes, but his campaign is coming under fire for a climate plan that lags far behind the other Democratic candidates for president. In the […] More

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    Bernie Sanders has invested big in Nevada. Will it pay off?

    Polling suggests frontrunner is well ahead of his rivals, with 25% support in a state where he campaigned hard Bernie Sanders closed a crucial week in the 2020 Democratic primary by making his case to west coast voters, hoping to solidify his lead in the race with a win in Saturday’s caucuses in Nevada. After […] More

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    Mike Bloomberg says he will release three women from NDAs

    Candidate said his company identified three agreements ‘to address complaints about comments they said I had made’ Democratic presidential candidate Mike Bloomberg said Friday that he’s willing to release at least three women from non-disclosure agreements that prevented them from speaking publicly about sexual harassment or discrimination suits filed against him over the last three […] More

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    Former congressman confirms he told Assange that Trump would pardon him – live

    Dana Rohrabacher offered pardon on Trump’s behalf, lawyers say US-Taliban agreement represents chance for peace after years of war Bernie Sanders rises in Nevada polling ahead of Saturday vote Help us cover the critical issues of 2020. Consider making a contribution 3.00pm GMT Mike Bloomberg has taken his trolling of Trump beyond Twitter to Phoenix […] More

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    Health, heat and deportations: the issues driving Nevada caucus voters

    Saturday’s ‘first-in-the-west’ vote brings a diverse electorate more in line with the demographics of America and the party As Nevada prepares for the caucuses that could reshape the US presidential race, Democratic voters here remained divided on who is the best candidate to end the tumultuous presidency of Donald Trump. But across the state, Democratic […] More

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    ‘She was a warrior’: Warren supporters ebullient in Las Vegas after debate

    Backers see new life in the senator’s campaign following struggles in early voting states: ‘Of course she’ll win’ As her supporters chanted, “Persist, persist, persist,” Elizabeth Warren did a little dance. “All I can say is we’re just getting started,” said the Massachusetts senator, whose strong debate performance has re-energized her campaign and fired up […] More

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    Bloomberg debate video sparks new concern over social media disinformation

    ‘Tongue-in-cheek’ clip falsely suggesting candidate silenced his rivals will not be removed from Instagram A heavily edited video of Mike Bloomberg’s performance at Wednesday’s democratic debate in Nevada has prompted fresh questions about disinformation policies on social media platforms. The video posted by the Bloomberg campaign to Instagram on Thursday paints a flattering portrait of […] More