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Bill Gates designed and owns a mansion that is on Lake Washington in Medina, Washington.The 66,000-square-foot (6,100 m 2) mansion [1] incorporates technology in its design. [specify] [2] In 2009, property taxes were reported to be US$1.063 million on a total assessed value of US$147.5 million.
On November 5, 2024, Puerto Rico held a non-binding referendum alongside the 2024 Puerto Rican general election and the 2024 United States elections.This was the seventh referendum held on the long-standing, ongoing debate about the political status of Puerto Rico, with the previous one having taken place in 2020.
The Puerto Rico Status Act, H.R. 2757, was a bill introduced during the 116th United States Congress.The intention of the bill is to grant Puerto Rico, an unincorporated territory of the United States, admission into the Union as a state.
Puerto Ricans could move a step closer to a referendum on whether the island should become a U.S. state, an independent country or have another type of government when the House of Representatives ...
The House of Representatives passed a bill Thursday afternoon that would allow residents of Puerto Rico to choose from three status options in a binding special election and end its 70-year-old ...
This bill was supported by the Puerto Rico Independence Party, Citizens Victory Movement, and some members of the Popular Democratic Party, but was rejected by the pro-commonwealth status wing of the PDP and the New Progressive Party. On December 15, 2022, H.R. 8393 (the Puerto Rico Status Act) passed the House of Representatives 233–191.
The Puerto Rico statehood movement (Spanish: movimiento estadista de Puerto Rico) aims to make Puerto Rico a state of the United States.Puerto Rico is an unincorporated territorial possession of the United States acquired in 1898 following the Spanish–American War, making it "the oldest colony in the modern world".
Thierry Chesnot/Getty Images Bill Gates just purchased a $43 million 5,800-square-foot home in Del Mar, California, reported Katherine Clarke for The Wall Street Journal. Gates has an estimated ...