Washington  — Billionaire businessman Michael Bloomberg, the former mayor of New York City, jumped into the US presidential race on Sunday, becoming the 18th candidate to join a crowded field of Democratic contenders seeking to face Republican President Donald Trump in the November 2020 election.

The move represents an about-face for Bloomberg, 77, who had said in March that he would not make a run for the White House...

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