Billionaire environmentalist Tom Steyer is planning to launch his campaign for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination, a report said Sunday.
The 62-year-old Steyer — who toyed with the idea of running in the past — held a private conference call last week to tell people close to him that he was planning to run, according to Politico.
“He’s definitely focused on the [fact that the] economy is not as good as people are making it out to be,” a source told the newspaper.
“I think his heart’s in the right place. If he’s doing this, he’s got a reason behind it — He’s a very intelligent man.”
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South Bend, Indiana Mayor Pete Buttigieg out raises all other 2020 Democratic hopefuls in Q2 of 2019.
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The 40-year-old South Korean man staged the heist at a bank near Seoul late last month, but later told police that he only wanted to receive medical treatment for his sore back while serving time in jail, according to the Asia News Network.
After walking into a bank with a toy knife and “politely” asking for the police to be called, the suspect simply waited until they arrived four minutes later.
The suspect, who is reportedly unemployed, in financial distress, and suffers from chronic back pain, was arrested on charges of intimidation.
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The parents of Otto Warmbier have filed a claim for a seized North Korean cargo ship, seeking to collect on a multimillion-dollar judgment awarded in the American college student’s death.
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A London court on Friday ordered a man to be hospitalized indefinitely after he attempted to burn down the 18th-century Exeter Synagogue on Tisha B’Av last year.
Tristan Morgan, 51, was caught on surveillance cameras pouring a fire accelerant into the synagogue building and setting it alight in July 2018.

The Navy admiral set to become his service’s top officer on Aug. 1 says he will instead retire.
The extraordinary downfall of Adm. William Moran was prompted by what Navy Secretary Richard Spencer on Sunday called poor judgment.
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Federal agents descended on the suburban Maryland house with the flash and bang of a stun grenade, blocked off the street and spent hours questioning the homeowner about a theft of government documents that prosecutors would later describe as “breathtaking” in its scale.

Turkish leader gives no timeframe for arrival of missile defense system that is fraying ties with Washington

Internal affairs officials tell representatives of Solomon Tekah's family that forensic assessment shows deceased was apparently hit by ricocheting bullet