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The original image of Barbra Streisand's cliff-top residence in Malibu, California, which she attempted to suppress in 2003. The Streisand effect is an unintended consequence of attempts to hide, remove, or censor information, where the effort instead increases public awareness of the information.
The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act, [b] [1] also known as the CARES Act, [2] is a $2.2 trillion economic stimulus bill passed by the 116th U.S. Congress and signed into law by President Donald Trump on March 27, 2020, in response to the economic fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States.
California and New Jersey impose state income taxes on contributions, interest earned, and capital gains from health savings accounts. ... $3,850 $7,750 $1,000 2024 ...
Even though the Chinese proved indispensable in building the transcontinental railroad from California to Utah, perceived job competition with the Chinese led to anti-Chinese riots in the state, and eventually the US ended migration from China partially as a response to pressure from California with the 1882 Chinese Exclusion Act.
Donald Trump declares an emergency and the House approves a $50 billion package to address the economic effects of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States. [138] March 15 Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders debate; Biden promises to choose a female running mate. [139] Donald Trump says he is considering a full pardon for Michael Flynn. [140] March 16
India, officially the Republic of India, [j] [20] is a country in South Asia.It is the most populous country in the world and the seventh-largest by area.Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the south, the Arabian Sea on the southwest, and the Bay of Bengal on the southeast, it shares land borders with Pakistan to the west; [k] China, Nepal, and Bhutan to the north; and Bangladesh and Myanmar to the ...
• The California Star and the Californian both cease publication in San Francisco due to losing all their staff to the California Gold Rush • The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo (pictured, left) ends the Mexican–American War , and cedes the territory of California (including the San Francisco Bay Area ) to the United States from Mexico
In February 2010, Villaraigosa traveled to Washington, D.C. in order to promote a "Ten/Thirty" plan that requests an $8.8 billion bridge loan to augment the $5.8 billion expected from Measure R tax revenues. Proceeds would accelerate the construction of 12 mass transit projects. The loan would be repaid with continuing income from Measure R ...