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CNN anchor Chris Cuomo got special priority COVID-19 tests at his home in the Hamptons at the height of the pandemic, report saysMarch 24, 2021 at 11:16 PM Chris Cuomo on Cuomo Prime Time Monday night
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Gov. Andrew Cuomo gave his family special access to COVID-19 tests, The Washington Post reported.
Sources told The Post that CNN's Chris Cuomo was one of the people who benefitted.
The state-administered tests reportedly took place in spring of 2020, when testing was scarce.
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New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo gave his family and other high-profile people special access to coronavirus tests in the ...Tags: Post, Politics, New York, Media, Washington Post, Trends, Cnn, Andrew Cuomo, Hamptons, Cuomo, Chris Cuomo, New Rochelle, New York State Department of Health, Howard Zucker, Rich Azzopardi, Coronavirus 148 people like this. Like Gov. Cuomo is snowed under an avalanche of scandals as new reports claim he offered his family special access to COVID-19 tests at the height of the pandemicMarch 24, 2021 at 11:54 PM New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo speaks during the daily media briefing at the Office of the Governor of the State of New York on July 23, 2020 in New York City.
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New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has found himself embroiled in four major scandals in the early months of 2021.
The latest: It was reported Wednesday Cuomo arranged priority COVID-19 tests for his family.
The scandals have tarnished Cuomo's image as a political star in the pandemic's early days.
See more stor...Tags: Politics, New York, Trends, Cnn, New York Times, Andrew Cuomo, Scandals, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Cuomo, Chris Cuomo, Times Union, Donald Trump Cuomo, Mario Cuomo Bridge, The Washington Post Cuomo, New York City Jeenah Moon Getty Images New York, Erin Snodgrass Kelsey Vlamis 150 people like this. Like David Cameron 'faces investigation into possible lobbying law breach'March 24, 2021 at 10:06 PM Lobbying registrar to look at ex-prime minister’s work on behalf of Greensill Capital, according to reportsA formal investigation has been launched into whether David Cameron breached lobbying laws through his work on behalf of Greensill Capital, according to reports.However, the Guardian understands the former prime minister will say he was acting as an employee for the firm. According to guidance by the Register of Consultant Lobbyists, people who lobby on behalf of their own organisation do n...Tags: Politics, David Cameron, UK News, Lobbying, Greensill Capital 39 people like this. Like This is how unaccompanied minors are living at border facilitiesMarch 24, 2021 at 8:29 PM A delegation of White House officials and lawmakers visited Carrizo Springs, Texas, on Wednesday to see an influx facility designed to accommodate unaccompanied minors crossing the US-Mexico border -- and for the first time, allowed independent media access.Tags: News, White House, US, Stories, Carrizo Springs Texas 41 people like this. Like See inside the two types of border facilities for unaccompanied migrant minorsMarch 24, 2021 at 8:29 PM A delegation of White House officials and lawmakers visited Carrizo Springs, Texas, on Wednesday to see an influx facility designed to accommodate unaccompanied minors crossing the US-Mexico border -- and for the first time, allowed independent media access.Tags: White House, US, Cnn, Carrizo Springs Texas 16 people like this. Like House Republican Falls for Joke Article by 'Dick Scuttlebutt' at Hearing on Extremism in MilitaryMarch 24, 2021 at 7:15 PM On Wednesday, the House Armed Services Committee held a hearing with expert testimony on extremism in the U.S. military after dozens of veterans and at least two active duty troops were involved in the Jan. 6 Capitol riots. Republicans on the panel seemed more interested in debunking the need for such a hearing at…Read more...Tags: Politics, Science, Articles, House, Nancy Pelosi, Extremism, Mike Rogers, Bernie Sanders, Trumpism, Alt Right, Pepsi, SPLC, Southern Poverty Law Center, Austin Scott, House Armed Services Committee, Mike Gallagher 81 people like this. Like US soccer hero Rapinoe brings equal pay push to W.House, CongressMarch 24, 2021 at 7:55 PM Washington (AFP) – US soccer star Megan Rapinoe brought her high-profile fight for women’s equality to Washington Wednesday, testifying before Congress and joining President Joe Biden at a White House event urging an end to...
Visit http://www.majorleaguesoccertalk.com for the rest of the story.Tags: Congress, Washington, White House, US, Sport, Joe Biden, Soccer, Megan Rapinoe, Afp, Rapinoe, House Congress US official: North Korea fires two ballistic missilesMarch 24, 2021 at 7:54 PM By Barbara Starr | CNN
North Korea launched two ballistic missiles on Thursday, according to an intelligence assessment, a senior US official tells CNN.
The US military and intelligence community is still analyzing the data from the test launch to determine what kind of missile was fired and how far it went.
It is not known yet whether the missiles were short, medium or long range, such as an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM).
The US tracks all North Korean weapons tests through radar an...Tags: Japan, Politics, News, Washington, North Korea, US, Sport, World news, Cnn, Soccer, Military, Biden, Korean Peninsula, Barbara Starr, National News, South Korean Joint Chiefs 39 people like this. Like US will see 27 million doses of Covid-19 vaccine this week, White House saysMarch 24, 2021 at 7:48 PM A total of 27 million Covid-19 vaccine doses will be distributed across the US this week. So far about a third of US adults -- around 84 million -- have received at least one vaccination dose.Tags: White House, US, Cnn 1 people like this. Like White House allows press into a border facility but not one spotlighted by congressmen for crowded conditionsMarch 24, 2021 at 7:29 PM A group of White House officials and members of Congress toured a facility holding unaccompanied migrant children in Texas on Wednesday in the company of a news camera, as the Biden administration has been under mounting pressure to give journalists access inside facilities housing migrant children as the number of unaccompanied kids in custody has ballooned in recent weeks.Tags: Texas, Congress, White House, Cnn, Biden 4 people like this. Like White House allows press into a border facility, but not one spotlighted for crowded conditionsMarch 24, 2021 at 7:29 PM • Dems demand answers on why Biden hasn't officially allowed more refugees into the US
• Biden tasks Harris to oversee efforts to stem crisis at US-Mexico borderTags: News, White House, US, Stories, Biden, HARRIS 17 people like this. Like White House Weighs Executive Orders on Gun ControlMarch 24, 2021 at 7:11 PM A day after President Biden called on Congress to pass a new assault weapons ban and tougher background checks, the administration was...Tags: Congress, White House, Biden 21 people like this. Like See first video of border facilityMarch 24, 2021 at 6:47 PM The White House granted the media access to a border facility for kids it calls a "first step" in addressing the crisis. CNN's Rosa Flores reports.Tags: News, White House, Cnn, Stories, Rosa Flores 13 people like this. Like See first video of border facility as White House grants accessMarch 24, 2021 at 6:47 PM The White House granted the media access to a border facility for kids it calls a "first step" in addressing the crisis. CNN's Rosa Flores reports.Tags: News, White House, Cnn, Stories, Rosa Flores 12 people like this. Like Here comes 2024!March 24, 2021 at 6:35 PM The race to 2024 starts ... Friday! At least according to CSPAN.
The nonprofit public affairs network plans to begin its "Road to the White House 2024" programming on Friday, reports Axios' scoop machine Mike Allen.Tags: White House, Cnn, Road 32 people like this. Like Rachel Levine makes history as the first trans official confirmed by the SenateMarch 24, 2021 at 6:04 PM Rachel Levine appears during her confirmation hearing to be Assistant Secretary, both of the Department of Health and Human Services before the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions committee in Washington, U.S. February 25, 2021.
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Dr. Rachel Levine, a trans woman, has been confirmed as assistant secretary of health.
In a 52-48 vote Wednesday, the Senate made history by confirming Levine.
The confirmation makes Levine the highest-ranking out trans ...Tags: Politics, Washington, Senate, US, Trends, Joe Biden, Pennsylvania, Lgbtq, Trans, Biden, Confirmation, Levine, Department of Health and Human Services, Rachel Levine, Breaking, Caroline Brehman 103 people like this. Like Biden's Dogs Back at White House After Ruff StartMarch 24, 2021 at 6:34 PM President Joe Biden’s dogs are roaming the White House again.Tags: White House, Joe Biden, Biden 35 people like this. Like New York officials have reportedly reached a deal on a bill to legalize marijuanaMarch 24, 2021 at 4:01 PM The New York State Capitol in Albany, N.Y.
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After years of languishing in the state legislature, legal weed could finally arrive in New York.
Lawmakers agreed on a bill with broad Democratic support on Wednesday.
Reports from the Capitol were light on details, but the bill is poised to pass.
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A legalized cannabis bill is poised to be passed and signed into law in New York following a three-way agreement ...Tags: Politics, New York, Marijuana, New York City, Trends, New Jersey, Andrew Cuomo, Legalization, Albany, Capitol, Dan Clark, Vermont Massachusetts, Assembly Senate, Empire State, Jon Campbell, New York state Capitol 106 people like this. Like White House press secretary Jen Psaki denies McConnell's claim that Biden hasn't spoken with him since inaugurationMarch 24, 2021 at 4:51 PM Mitch McConnell; Joe Biden
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White House press secretary Jen Psaki said Biden speaks "regularly" with McConnell.
The GOP leader suggested the exact opposite just hours earlier.
The two have not yet had a meeting at the White House since Biden took office.
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President Joe Biden and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell talk often, White House press secretary Jen Psaki said Wedne...Tags: Politics, News, Republicans, Congress, Kentucky, Senate, White House, Trends, Joe Biden, Cnn, Gop, Mitch McConnell, Myanmar, Fox News, Biden, McConnell 150 people like this. Like 2020 saw more gun deaths in the US than any year in over two decades, showing even a pandemic couldn't stop the violenceMarch 24, 2021 at 4:49 PM New York Police Department installs tape around crime scene on August 16, 2020, near Prospect Park in Brooklyn where fatal shooting occurred.
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There were a record number of gun violence deaths in 2020: 19,379.
This represents a huge leap from recent years, and the highest number in over two decades.
By one definition, there were also 611 mass shootings in 2020.
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Last year saw the highest number of gun violence deaths in ...Tags: Politics, News, Colorado, US, Barack Obama, Trends, Atlanta, Georgia, Brooklyn, Boulder, Mass Shootings, Gun Violence, New York Police Department, Prospect Park, Garen Wintemute, John Haltiwanger 83 people like this. Like A breakdown of gun terminology to help you in discussions on mass shootings and debates over gun controlMarch 24, 2021 at 5:41 PM AR-15 rifles are displayed for sale at the Guntoberfest gun show in Oaks, Pennsylvania, on October 6, 2017.
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The language surrounding firearms can be tricky.
"Assault-weapons," for example, is among the most divisive phrases in debates over gun control.
There's been a renewed discussion over gun control following recent mass shootings.
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Given the ongoing and divisive debate over gun control in the US, it'...Tags: Politics, News, Guns, Cbs News, US, Trends, Atlanta, Features, Washington Dc, Gun Control, Npr, Las Vegas, Florida State University, Mass Shootings, Gun Violence, Pew Research Center 57 people like this. Like Rapinoe joins Biden to promote closing pay gapMarch 24, 2021 at 5:45 PM By Josh Boak | Associated Press
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden is making the case Wednesday that the pay disparity between men and women has hurt the economy, bringing members of the U.S. women’s national soccer team to the White House to help set new goals for equality.
Wednesday marked “Equal Pay Day” — which is how far into the year women must work on average to make up the pay disparity between what men and women earned the prior year. The Census Bureau estimates that a woman working full-...Tags: Politics, News, Washington, White House, Sport, Joe Biden, Economy, Soccer, World Cup, Biden, Megan Rapinoe, Jill, U S Soccer Federation, Census Bureau, San Francisco Federal Reserve, Rapinoe 47 people like this. Like Gov. Newsom Picks Rob Bonta, California’s 1st Filipino-American State Legislator, As Attorney GeneralMarch 24, 2021 at 5:35 PM SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom has selected a Bay Area lawmaker as his next Attorney General.
On Wednesday, Newsom announced that he had nominated Assemblymember Rob Bonta (D-Alameda) for the role.
“Rob represents what makes California great – our desire to take on righteous fights and reverse systematic injustices,” Newsom said in a statement about Bonta’s selection.
As CA's first Filipino Attorney General, @RobBontaCA will fight to reform our justice system & stand up t...Tags: Politics, News, California, Local, Syndicated Local, Sacramento, Rob, Gavin Newsom, Bay Area, Assembly, Steinberg, San Francisco City, Darrell Steinberg, Yale Law School, Newsom, Xavier Becerra 33 people like this. Like Boris Johnson on EU vaccine exports and 'vaccination passports' – videoMarch 24, 2021 at 5:24 PM Boris Johnson has told the EU that Europe would be the loser if it imposed a Covid vaccine blockade on Britain, as Brussels empowered officials to prohibit shipments to countries with a better record in vaccinating their population. The prime minister also discussed whether pubs should be allowed to set rules on vaccine passports as a condition of entryJohnson warns EU not to ban Covid vaccine exports to UKPubs that check Covid status may be allowed to drop social distancing Continue reading...Tags: Europe, Politics, Eu, UK News, Britain, Boris Johnson, Brussels, Coronavirus 39 people like this. Like Pubs that check Covid status may be allowed to drop social distancingMarch 24, 2021 at 5:07 PM Exclusive: plan under consideration as Boris Johnson tells MPs landlords should set criteria for entryCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coveragePubs could be allowed to ditch social distancing rules and allow people to crowd together as long as they check customers’ Covid status on entry, the Guardian understands.Details of the proposed incentive emerged as Boris Johnson told MPs he believed landlords should be able to set the criteria for entering their establishments. Continu...Tags: Politics, Pubs, UK News, Boris Johnson, Coronavirus 41 people like this. Like McEnany questions whether Biden is 'decision-maker' or 'abdicating responsibility' on border crisisMarch 24, 2021 at 4:53 PM Former White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany slammed the Biden administration on "The Story" Wednesday over its management of the...Tags: White House, Biden, Kayleigh McEnany, McEnany 27 people like this. Like Biden threatens to revive kangaroo courts in college sexual assault casesMarch 24, 2021 at 4:27 PM In 2016, Purdue University imposed a one-year suspension on a student accused of sexual assault, forcing him to resign from ROTC and ending his plans for a Navy career. The process that led to those results, Amy Coney Barrett concluded in a 2019 opinion for a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit, “fell short of what even a high school must provide to a student facing a days-long suspension.”
The adjudication procedures that Barrett, now a Supreme Court justice, desc...Tags: Supreme Court, Obama, Navy, California, Opinion, Barack Obama, Sport, Joe Biden, University, Soccer, Yale, Connecticut, John, Biden, Department Of Education, Trump 18 people like this. Like Biden Administration Issues New Guidance Instructing Agencies to Start Tracking Goals AgainMarch 24, 2021 at 4:20 PM White House reversed last-minute Trump policy to end the practice of developing and monitoring agency objectives.Tags: White House, Management, Trump 3 people like this. Like Amazon's consumer chief says the company is 'like the Bernie Sanders of employers' but that 'we actually deliver a progressive workplace for our constituents'March 24, 2021 at 5:53 PM Dave Clark, Amazon's chief of worldwide consumer.
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Amazon's Dave Clark issued a fiery response to Bernie Sanders' visit to its Alabama warehouse.
"We actually deliver a progressive workplace for our constituents," Clark said.
Sanders has come out in support of the union and criticized Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos' fortune.
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Amazon's consumer chief is firing back at Sen. Bernie Sanders ahead of the Vermont po...Tags: Amazon, Politics, News, Alabama, Trends, Retail, Birmingham, Jeff Bezos, Vermont, Bernie Sanders, Bessemer, Sanders, Clark, Birmingham Alabama, Amazon Warehouse, Dave Clark 63 people like this. Like 7 ways America's economy could change forever under Biden, from a top economics professorMarch 24, 2021 at 3:59 PM President Joe Biden.
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President Biden's spending plans are shaking up how people think about economic policy.
Debt fears are out, full employment and direct benefits are in, and inflation is the new big risk.
Here are 7 major shifts in thinking on government aid, according to a top economics professor.
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Though he was labeled as more moderate than some of his opponents in the Democratic primary, President Joe Biden frequ...Tags: Obama, White House, US, America, Barack Obama, Trends, Joe Biden, Ap, Federal Reserve, Biden, Fed, The Fed, Powell, Congressional, Roosevelt Institute, Mason 59 people like this. Like |
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