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• FOX News24 minutes ago
• Clinton, Harris, Warren all silent on Cuomo after second woman brings sexual misconduct allegations
• Multiple high-profile Democratic women have yet to publicly comment on sexual harassment allegations against New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo despite having fervently objected to the nomination of Brett Kavanaugh to the U.S. Supreme Court over decades-old allegations of sexual harassment. As of Sunday afternoon, Vice President Kamala Harris, Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., and two-time presidential candidate Hillary Clinton have released no statement on the claims made by two women who worked closely with Cuomo. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo speaks during a press conference before the opening of...
• usnews.com2 hour(s) ago
• Missouri Officials Work to Help People Get COVID-19 Shots
• ST. LOUIS (AP) — Health officials and community groups in Missouri are working together to help vaccinate seniors and other people who might have difficulty getting to a clinic for the coronavirus. Alberta Smith, 67, said she might not have made it to get her shot without a bus ride to the recent clinic. “This is a blessing,” Smith said to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. As part of the vaccination campaign, the Urban League of Metropolitan St. Louis is holding one-day vaccination events at senior apartments with the state and...
• Voice of America5 hour(s) ago
• Cuomo Backs Down on Plan to Pick Lawyer to Review Alleged Sexual Misconduct 
• New York Governor Andrew Cuomos office backed down on its plan to choose an investigator to review sexual harrassment allegations against him, saying on Sunday it had instead asked the states attorney general and an appeals court judge to pick a lawyer to conduct an independent review.  Cuomo, one of the nations most well-known Democratic politicians whose popularity soared during the early months of the pandemic, has faced a string of controversies in recent weeks including how his administration handled high numbers of COVID-19 deaths in the states nursing homes. ...
• Voice of America5 hour(s) ago
• NY Governor Cuomo Backs Down on Plan to Pick Lawyer to Review His Alleged Sexual Misconduct 
• New York Governor Andrew Cuomos office backed down on its plan to choose an investigator to review sexual harrassment allegations against him, saying on Sunday it had instead asked the states attorney general and an appeals court judge to pick a lawyer to conduct an independent review.  Cuomo, one of the nations most well-known Democratic politicians whose popularity soared during the early months of the pandemic, has faced a string of controversies in recent weeks including how his administration handled high numbers of COVID-19 deaths in the states nursing homes. ...
• usnews.com5 hour(s) ago
• New York Governor Cuomo Backs Down on Plan to Pick Lawyer to Review His Alleged Sexual Misconduct
• (Reuters) - New York Governor Andrew Cuomos office backed down on its plan to choose an investigator to review sexual harrassment allegations against him, saying on Sunday it had instead asked the states attorney general and an appeals court judge to pick a lawyer to conduct an independent review. Cuomo, one of the nations most well-known Democratic politicians whose popularity soared during the early months of the pandemic, has faced a string of controversies in recent weeks including how his administration handled high numbers of COVID-19 deaths in the states...
• ijr.org5 hour(s) ago
• New York Governor Cuomo Backs Down on Plan To Pick Lawyer To Review His Alleged Sexual Misconduct
• Reuters February 28, 2021 0 Comments New York Governor Andrew Cuomo’s office backed down on its plan to choose an investigator to review sexual harrassment allegations against him, saying on Sunday it had instead asked the state’s attorney general and an appeals court judge to pick a lawyer to conduct an independent review. Cuomo, one of the nation’s most well-known Democratic politicians whose popularity soared during the early months of the pandemic, has faced a string of controversies in recent weeks including how his administration handled high numbers of...
• fansided.com8 hour(s) ago
• Chiefs: Tyreek Hill hilariously puts teammate on blast for gross in-game act
• Tyreek Hill is in peak offseason mode, and he didn’t shy away from calling out a teammate. Hill and the Chiefs are coming off a disappointing finish, but that doesn’t cloud their entire 2020-21 campaign. Rather, Kansas City is set up to compete for years to come, even with a complicated cap situation this offseason. Patrick Mahomes is locked up for the long-term and so are his weapons, making for an unstoppable offense into the near future at the very least. The only thing that can stop the Chiefs…are...
• onegreenplanet.org8 hour(s) ago
• Change Ad Consent Do not sell my data Hate Crimes Against Asian-Americans Prove the Persistence of Anti-Asian Bias
• COVID case numbers are falling across the country, but recent hate crimes against Asian Americans suggest that anti-Asian bias, which spiked during the pandemic, isn’t on the wane. On January 28, 84-year-old Vicha Ratanapakdee was fatally attacked in San Francisco. In early February, an Asian American grandmother was assaulted and robbed in San Jose, one of several hate crimes that took place there just before Lunar New Year. In New York, an assailant slashed a Filipino man in the face with a box cutter, and someone punched two elderly Asian...
• CNN9 hour(s) ago
• $3 gasoline could be around the corner — unless OPEC and Russia start pumping more oil
• New York (CNN Business)OPEC and Russias unprecedented production cuts last spring lifted oil prices out of a death spiral. Nearly a year later, the group is under pressure to cool off the red-hot market.US crude has raced back above $60 a barrel. Thats a far cry from the depths it reached last April when oil crashed below zero (negative $40.32 a barrel, to be exact) for the first time in history. Prices at the pump are starting to creep higher, too. The national average hit $2.70 a gallon Friday, according...
• usnews.com9 hour(s) ago
• Supreme Court Could Put New Limits on Voting Rights Lawsuits
• By MARK SHERMAN, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Eight years after carving the heart out of a landmark voting rights law, the Supreme Court is looking at putting new limits on efforts to combat racial discrimination in voting. The justices are taking up a case about Arizona restrictions on ballot collection and another policy that penalizes voters who cast ballots in the wrong precinct. The high courts consideration comes as Republican officials in the state and around the country have proposed more than 150 measures, following last year’s elections, to...
• breitbart.com9 hour(s) ago
• 2nd Former Staffer Alleges Sexual Misconduct by Gov. Andrew Cuomo
• A second former aide alleged Saturday she was sexually harassed by New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who responded with a statement of his own proclaiming innocence, saying he never made advances toward her and never intended to be inappropriate. Charlotte Bennett, a health policy adviser in the Democratic governor’s administration until November, told the New York Times Cuomo asked her inappropriate questions about her sex life, including whether she ever had sex with older men. The 25-year-old former aide added Cuomo, 63, confided he was open to relationships with women in their...
• wtop.com10 hour(s) ago
• Supreme Court could put new limits on voting rights lawsuits
• WASHINGTON (AP) — Eight years after carving the heart out of a landmark voting rights law, the Supreme Court is looking at putting new limits on efforts to combat racial discrimination in voting. The justices are taking up a case about Arizona restrictions on ballot collection and another policy that penalizes voters who cast ballots in the wrong precinct. The high court’s consideration comes as Republican officials in the state and around the country have proposed more than 150 measures, following last year’s elections, to restrict voting access that...
• Heavy.com16 hour(s) ago
• How to Watch SEMO vs Eastern Illinois Football (2021)
• Getty Images Head coach Tom Matukewicz of the Southeast Missouri State Redhawks. Eastern Illinois makes its spring debut as it takes on 0-1 Southern Missouri State on Sunday at O’Brien Stadium.Note: Heavy may earn an affiliate commission if you sign up via a link on this pageThe game (3 p.m. ET start time) won’t be on TV, but anyone in the US can watch Southeast Missouri vs Eastern Illinois football live on ESPN+ right here: Watch on ESPN+ ESPN+ will have coverage of most Missouri Valley, OVC,...
• tennesseestar.com17 hour(s) ago
• Minnesota Cities Police Settlements Ranged from $50,000 to $24.3 Million from 2018-20
•         by Scott McClallen  Freedom of Information Act research conducted by The Center Square reveals Minnesota cities relied on taxpayers to foot police-settlement payouts ranging from $50,000 to more than $24 million between 2018 and 2020. Police settlements compensate the public for violated rights and also avoid clogging the court system. Still, over the past few decades, taxpayers are being left with more significant bills. In Minneapolis, population 425,000, payouts from police damages in those two years totaled $24.3 million. The most costly settlements were for...
• usnews.com18 hour(s) ago
• Cuomo Calls for Outside Review After Second Former Aide Alleges Sexual Misconduct
• By Phil Stewart (Reuters) - New York Governor Andrew Cuomo called on Saturday for an outside review following a report of sexual misconduct allegations against him by a second former aide, compounding problems for one of Americas most well-known Democratic politicians. Charlotte Bennett told the New York Times that Cuomo had asked her questions about her sex life, including whether she was monogamous in her relationships and if she had ever had sex with older men. Cuomo, in a statement, denied making sexual advances. Reuters has not independently verified the...
• wtop.com20 hour(s) ago
• Givance carries Evansville over Missouri State 72-63
• EVANSVILLE, Ind. (AP) — Shamar Givance tied a career high with 22 points as Evansville snapped its seven-game losing streak, beating Missouri State 72-63 on Saturday night. Jawaun Newton added 20 points, and Evan Kuhlman had 17 points and three blocks for Evansville (9-15, 7-11 Missouri Valley Conference). Givance hit 4 of 6 3-pointers. He added seven rebounds. Isiaih Mosley had 22 points for the Bears (16-6, 12-6), whose seven-game winning streak ended with the loss. Gaige Prim added 17 points. Demarcus Sharp had 13 points and six rebounds....
• cbslocal.com20 hour(s) ago
• Wilds Matt Dumba Holds 1st Hockey Without Limit Camp
• MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Matt Dumba’s mission to achieve equity, diversity and inclusion in hockey continued Saturday with his inaugural Hockey Without Limit Camp. The event was held at the Guidant John Rose Minnesota Oval in Roseville. Dumba couldn’t be there because of league safety protocol, and playing the L.A. Kings Saturday night, so the Wild in his stead partnered with the Hendrickson Foundation, New Directions Youth Ministry, and the Herb Brooks Foundation to help kids experience the joys of the sport and to encourage them to stick with it as...
• cbslocal.com22 hour(s) ago
• Chicago Speed Cameras To Start Issuing $35 Tickets To Drivers Going 6 MPH Over The Limit On Monday
• CHICAGO (CBS) — The grace period is nearly over for Chicago drivers. Starting on Monday, if one of the city’s speed cameras catches you going 6 mph to 9 mph over the limit, get ready for a $35 ticket. As CBS 2’s Marissa Parra reports, it’s a controversial move that’s made for some unhappy Chicagoans and politicians. READ MORE: Johnson & Johnsons One-Shot COVID Vaccine Authorized For Emergency Use Drivers beware, starting Monday the city will begin enforcing a lower threshold for speed camera tickets, following a 44-day warning period....
• usnews.com23 hour(s) ago
• Former SC Deputy Charged With Misconduct, Assault, Battery
• GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) — A former sheriffs deputy in South Carolina has been charged for his alleged role in a July incident where he was accused of unlawfully arresting someone, leaving that person injured. Ryan Andrew Gibson, 29, of Greer, was charged Friday with assault and battery third-degree, misconduct and misconduct in office, according to the State Law Enforcement Division. The Greenville County Sheriffs Office began an investigation after community activist Traci Fant reached out about the procedure for filing a formal complaint against Gibson, the sheriffs office said in...