Tag: Michael Bloomberg

• Thursday, November 7th 2013 - 08:11 UTC

  US Tuesday governors' election brings forward a generation of pragmatic leaders

  

  United States Tuesday's election results point the way to next year's mid-term elections and showed the emergence of several candidates with the charisma, age and capacity to attract outside voters that could help them have a go at the White House in three years time.

• Wednesday, October 23rd 2013 - 20:20 UTC

  Four US super rich contributed 133 million dollars to the 2012 elections, says Wealth-X

  

  As the United States Supreme Court considers whether to remove limits on individuals’ contributions to candidates, political parties and political action committees, Wealth-X released a list of the top five public political donors leading up to the 2012 elections and since then.

• Friday, June 8th 2012 - 23:34 UTC

  Beverage industry blasts New York for limiting sale of oversized sugary drinks

  

  New York City's top health official shot back at critics who have blasted the city's plan to limit the sale of oversized sugary drinks such as soda, calling beverage industry opposition ridiculous.

• Tuesday, November 15th 2011 - 22:04 UTC

  NYC police evict ‘Occupy Wall Street’ protestors’ camp from financial district

  

  Police wearing helmets and carrying shields evicted protesters with the Occupy Wall Street movement early Tuesday from the park in New York City's financial district where they have camped since September, dismantling their tent city and arresting about 70 people.