candidates

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Pratt’s campaign has slightly more money left to spend on the race than the other leading candidates, at $1.42 million, versus Bass’ approximately $1.32 million, Miller’s nearly $1.3 million and Raman’s $1 million.

From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026

Artificial-intelligence rivals Anthropic and OpenAI, data platform Databricks, and payment processor Stripe are all candidates for so-called mega-IPOs at valuations of $100 billion or more if SpaceX’s offering goes well.

From Barron's • May 22, 2026

One of the candidates who went on to win in Streatham St Leonard's ward in Lambeth, Saiqa Ali, had been suspended by the Green Party prior to the election over alleged antisemitic social media posts.

From BBC • May 22, 2026

While presidential candidates campaigned around the country, organizers prepared to open Philadelphia’s Centennial Exhibition, the first such World’s Fair in America.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

The two thousand candidates were cut to twenty.

From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin