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New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo fielded a question on why his family members received preferential treatment in getting tested for coronavirus in the early months of the pandemic, and gave a possible explanation as to why people like his brother, CNN anchor Chris Cuomo, were able to get tested more easily than the general public.
During a Q&A period following a budget briefing, WCBS 880’s Peter Haskell directly challenged the governor on the matter and asked what his role was. Was it appropriate for your family and friends to be tested for covid when others could not? Were you involved in this? Were you aware of it? Haskell asked.
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A top New York doctor reportedly visited CNN host Chris Cuomo, brother of Gov. Andrew Cuomo, several times at his Hamptons home to administer COVID-19 tests; Bryan Llenas has the details from Brooklyn, N.Y.
New York Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo appeared to distance himself Wednesday from allegations that his administration ordered that his relatives and political allies including CNN anchor Chris Cuomo, the governor s younger brother be prioritized for COVID testing in the early months of the pandemic.
During a press conference, WCBS 880 radio reporter Peter Haskell confronted the embattled governor on the controversy. Was it appropriate for your family and friends to be tested for COVID when others could not? Haskell asked. Were you involved in this or were you aware of it?
Updated on: February 2, 2021 / 7:07 AM / CBS NEWS Deadly storm pummels East Coast with heavy snow
A winter storm is impacting nearly 70 million Americans, pummeling major cities with snow, including New York City, Philadelphia and Boston. The storm warnings currently stretch from northern Georgia to Maine.
So far, northern and central New Jersey have already been hit with nearly 2 feet of snow and another foot could fall by Tuesday evening.
Heavy snow, gusts topping 60 mph and white-out conditions have caused numerous accidents and grounded more than 1,600 from Washington, D.C., to Boston. The storm has also knocked out power and forced COVID-19 vaccination sites to shut down across D.C., Philadelphia, New York, New Jersey, Rhode Island, Connecticut and Massachusetts.
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As yet, only one shoe factory in Auburn is entirely shut down. This is the Field Brothers & Gross. The other big shops are all running part time daily, most of them shutting down for the last two days in the week. Many are laid off entirely, of course and the salesmen are off the road. One Auburn man in close touch with the shoe manufacturing business “mentioned this week that Auburn was lucky to be running at about 50 percent of normal, where other factories thru the State were hardly pulling out more than 40 percent of their usual production, About six factories thru the state are shut down entirely. It is to be expected that there will be some improvement in business for Easter but no real resumption of business until later, when the orders for fall and winter goods begin to come in.