Residents raised over $4,000 to send their local street cleaner on vacation. His employer said he couldn't take the money.

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Beach in Carvoeiro, Lagoa, Faro district, Algarve, Portugal. Photo shows a cliff, houses, sunbathers and swimmers
Locals were fundraising to send Paul Spiers to Portugal.

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'White Dudes for Harris' fundraiser thinks Elon Musk might have suspended his account. He's going to keep using Twitter.

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Elon Musk, center, meets Donald Trump in the White House, 2017
Elon Musk, center, meets Donald Trump in the White House in 2017. (Steve Bannon is standing to the left.) Musk has now said he'll support Trump's run for the presidency this year.

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44,000 Black women raised $1.5 million for Kamala Harris in 3 hours on a Zoom call that crashed the online meeting platform

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Kamala Harris clasping her hands and smiling.

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Biden shares huge June fundraising numbers to calm Democrats after debate disaster — but donors remain spooked

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President Joe Biden in April 2024.

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YouTube star MrBeast doubles down on cash giveaways with $200,000 donation to a universal basic income program

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MrBeast
Jimmy "MrBeast" Donaldson.

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Trump's campaign says it raised $141 million in May, nearly double of April's haul

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Former President Donald Trump dancing at his campaign rally in the South Bronx on May 23, 2024.
Former President Donald Trump dancing at his campaign rally in the South Bronx on May 23, 2024.

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Trump to GOP campaigns: If you use my name to raise money, I want a 5% cut

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Trump in New York City on Tuesday.
Trump in New York City on Tuesday.

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It's becoming insane again in venture capital: A tiny AI startup wants investors to pay $100 to book a meeting with its founder.

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An admission ticket and hundred dollar bill
Serious candidates only.

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Cats: Ukraine's secret weapon in the war with Russia

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Shayba the cat
Shayba the cat in Ukrainian military uniform.

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Startup founders will face an 'unprecedented' crisis of mental health this year, VCs predict

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A founder with her face in a storm cloud
"It feels as though we are in the early stages of an unprecedented founder mental health crisis," predicts Brad Svrluga from Primary.

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