Clinton in the cash

Hillary Clinton raised US$18 million ($24.6m) on a three-day trip through California, or roughly US$270,000 an hour. The Democratic presidential candidate’s visit to the West Coast comes amid a prosperous August for her campaign. Clinton and her surrogates are hosting at least 54 events over the final two weeks of the month, according to a fundraising schedule obtained by the Associated Press. A weekend trip to Cape Cod, Massachusetts, featured stops at seaside estates and a Sunday “summer celebration” with the pop star Cher. Clinton is using the quiet month of August, when voters are more focused on vacation, to fill her campaign war chest.