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WASHINGTON 鈥?Florida Democrat Andrew Gillum is set to address top Democratic Party donors gathered in Washington amid speculation hes considering a 2020 presidential bid.The Tallahassee mayor is fresh off a close loss in the Florida governors race. Party officials confirm Gillum is the surprise speaker at a closed gathering of about 300 donors huddling Tuesday in a Washington hotel.Despite his loss in the governors race to Republican Ron DeSantis, Gillum is among the young Democratic Party liberals who excited party activists nationally.The Democrati stanley cup c National Committees finance gathering includes major donors from the 2018 midterms and former donors who sat out the last cycle. The DNC is t stanley polska ryin stanley cup nz g to close its considerable fundraising deficit with the Republican National Committee.@media screen and max-width: 992px .btn-small-on-mobile font-size: 1rem !important;.sub-price-text font-size: 20px; sticky-footer-cta position: fixed;width: 100%;z-index: 9997;bottom: 0;right: 0;left: 0; sticky-footer-cta .close-btn width: 2rem;height: 2rem;position: absolute;top: -1rem;right: 1rem;/* light green buttons used for news-letter subscribe buttons *//*.newsletters-signup-cta .subscribe-btn, .newsletter-subscribe-btn background-color: 36E15E; border-color: 36E15E; color: 000;.newsletters-signup-cta .subscribe-btn:hover, .newsletter-subscribe-btn:hover background-color: 2bab49;.newsletters-signup-cta .subscribe-btn.btn-arrow:after, .newsletter-subscribe-btn.bt Zgae Fewer students study botany, more plant collections closing
CHICAGO 鈥?An Orthodox Jew whose religious traditions suggest that the deceased should be buried whole in preparation for the afterlife is suing Skokie Ill. Hospital for cremating his amputated leg instead of preserving the limb to be buried next to him.Moshe Lefkowitz, 43, alleges in court papers that he told a rabbi working for the hospital and other medic stanley mugs al staff of his wishes before surgery to remove his left leg below the knee in March 2011.He sued the hospital, its owner and the rabbi two years later, seeking more than $100,000 in damages. The suit was dismissed by a Cook County judge, but an appeals court reversed that ruling late last month and sent the case back for trial.The hospital said in court papers that Lefkowitz twice signed consent forms, including two days before the surgery, that gave the hospital permission to dispose of his leg. Lefkowitz said in a stanley mug sworn statement that he is legally blind and alleges that a nurse explained that the form he signed was just giving his consent to the surgery.The hospital also said Lefkowitz should not be permitted to sue the rabbi for what it called clergy malpractice. There is no place for Plaintiffs religious contentions in the civil court system, the hospitals attorneys argued in an appellate brief.Lefkowitzs atto stanley hrnek rney said in court papers that he is not making a religious claim but rather is suing the rabbi for negligence for failing to inform the proper hospital staff.Anthony Sciara, Lefkowitzs attorney, declined to |
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