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Cuomo accuser: Dropping case shows why victims stay silent
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — The woman who accused former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo of fondling her in the executive mansion said a prosecutor’s decision to drop the case shows why victims fear coming forward against powerful people. Brittany Commisso was one of Cuomo’s executive assistants before he resigned. She released a statement Tuesday, hours…
Biden, Congress mark a year since violent insurrection
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden and members of Congress are solemnly marking the first anniversary of the U.S. Capitol insurrection. Lawmakers are holding a series of events Thursday to reflect on the violent attack by supporters of President Donald Trump one year ago. The ceremonies will be widely attended by Democrats, but almost every…
Health care, climate change crux of NY governor’s 2022 plan
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York Gov. Kathy Hochul delivered her first State of the State address, outlining an agenda for an economic comeback from the COVID-19 pandemic and new government investments in health care, housing and renewable energy. Hochul spoke before a limited, socially distant audience in the Assembly chamber at the New York…
COVID-19 vaccine boosters approved for ages 12 & up
(AP) — The U.S. is urging that everyone 12 and older get a COVID-19 booster as soon as they are eligible to do so, the latest effort to beat back the very contagious omicron mutant ripping through the country. Boosters have already been urged for those 16 and older. The announcement yesterday endorses an extra…
CDC signs off on Pfizer extra dose measures
(AP)- The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has signed off on two measures to increase access to additional doses of the Pfizer coronavirus vaccine. The CDC on Tuesday recommended shortening the recommended interval between when people who had an initial series of Pfizer vaccinations and when they receive a Pfizer booster shot, from six…
FBI still hunting Jan. 6 suspects, pipe bomber a year later
WASHINGTON (AP) — A year after thousands of pro-Trump rioters stormed the U.S. Capitol, hundreds of people who assaulted officers and committed other crimes still haven’t been caught. The investigation into last January’s insurrection has been a massive undertaking for federal law enforcement officials. More than 700 people have been charged with federal crimes stemming…
Biden urges concern but not alarm in US as omicron rises
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is urging concern but not alarm as the United States set records for daily reported COVID-19 cases and his administration struggles to ease concerns about testing shortages. Biden spoke from the White House about the omicron variant Tuesday before a meeting with his COVID-19 response team. He wants to…
Pot, political maps, COVID aid on Hochul, lawmakers’ agenda
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York’s Democrat-controlled Legislature will make key decisions in 2022 on everything from the roll-out of recreational marijuana sales to how best to help New Yorkers amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Gov. Kathy Hochul has promised to announce sweeping initiatives for 2022 in her State of the State address Wednesday, including…
Prosecutor drops groping charge against former NY Gov. Cuomo
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo won’t face criminal prosecution over an allegation that he fondled an aide. Albany’s top prosecutor said Tuesday he was dropping the case because he couldn’t prove it. District Attorney David Soares’ decision comes three days before the Democratic ex-governor was due to answer the misdemeanor…
Starbucks announces vaccine policy
(AP) — Starbucks has finished brewing its corporate policy for workers and the COVID-19 vaccine. It says its U.S. workers must be fully vaccinated by Feb. 9 — or face a weekly COVID testing requirement. The coffee giant says it’s policy is drawn up in harmony with federal instructions that have issued vaccine-or-test requirements for…
Document Prince Andrew claims prevents lawsuit is released
NEW YORK (AP) — A 2009 lawsuit settlement that Prince Andrew’s lawyers claim protects him from being sued by an American woman has been publicly released. The lawyers said the $500,000 settlement between Virginia Roberts Giuffre and Jeffrey Epstein was released in Manhattan federal court on Monday. The prince’s attorneys say a line that prevents…
Schumer: Senate to vote on filibuster change on voting bill
WASHINGTON (AP) — Majority Leader Chuck Schumer says the Senate will vote soon on easing filibuster rules in an effort to advance stalled voting rights legislation. Schumer says in a letter to colleagues that the Senate “must evolve” on the rules. Pointing to the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol, the New York Democrat says…