Assembly Authorizes Cuomo Impeachment Investigation UPDATED 7:53 PM ET Mar. 11, 2021 PUBLISHED 4:13 PM ET Mar. 11, 2021 PUBLISHED 4:13 PM EST Mar. 11, 2021
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The pressure is ramping up even more on Governor Andrew Cuomo, as a committee to investigate the potential impeachment of Cuomo was announced Thursday by Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie amid persistent calls for the governor to be removed from office.
The committee will be led by Long Island Democratic Assemblyman Chuck Lavine. The reports of accusations concerning the governor are serious, Heastie said in a statement. The committee will have the authority to interview witnesses, subpoena documents and evaluate evidence, as is allowed by the New York State Constitution. I have the utmost faith that Assemblymember Lavine and the members of the committee will conduct an expeditious, full and thorough investigation.
Spectrum News Partner By Jessica Yellin Nationwide
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It’s been one year since the World Health Organization (WHO) declared COVID-19 a pandemic and at the time Dr. Fauci told lawmakers that things will get worse.
This week he amended that statement. telling NBC’s Savannah Guthrie, I did not in my mind think that much worse was going to be 525,000 deaths.
After a brutal year of lockdowns and uncontrolled spread, U.S. deaths and cases are falling, as vaccines developed at record speed become more widely available. To date, more than 98 million doses have been administered in the US, at least partially vaccinating 19% of the U.S. population, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
UPDATED 5:40 PM ET Mar. 11, 2021 PUBLISHED 4:43 PM ET Mar. 09, 2021 PUBLISHED 4:43 PM EST Mar. 09, 2021
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ROBESON COUNTY, N.C. Sheila Price lives in a state of confusion and unanswered questions over who killed her daughter, Rhonda Jones.
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More than half of the deaths investigated by the Robeson County Sheriff s Office since 2008 were Native American
Robeson County is one of the most diverse counties in the United States. 42% of people are Native American
Just under a third of the county lives in poverty which is more than two times the state average
“If you would ever have met Rhonda you would have met one of the biggest hearted people in this county,” Price says.
PUBLISHED 10:38 AM ET Mar. 12, 2021 PUBLISHED 10:38 AM EST Mar. 12, 2021
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A cascade of Democratic members of Congress who represent New York in Washington on Friday called for Gov. Andrew Cuomo to resign amid allegations from a half dozen women he sexually harassed them or engaged in inappropriate behavior.
The calls for Cuomo to step down include influential members like Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. The Queens progressive released a joint statement with Rep. Jamaal Bowman, who pointed to the dozens of Democrats in the state Senate and Assembly who have also called for Cuomo to resign.
“We believe these women, we believe the reporting, we believe the Attorney General, and we believe the fifty-five members of the New York State legislature, they said.
Military Leaders, Veterans Fire Back at Tucker Carlson for Comments on Women in Military By Spectrum News Staff Nationwide PUBLISHED 12:27 PM ET Mar. 12, 2021 PUBLISHED 12:27 PM EST Mar. 12, 2021
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The Pentagon and senior military leaders are firing back at Fox host Tucker Carlson for his derisive comments about women serving in the military.
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Fox News host Tucker Carlson mocked military inclusivity efforts, such as maternity flight suits, a mockery of the U.S. military
John Kirby, a Pentagon spokesperson, said that Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin was revulsed by Carlson’s comments
Army Chief of Staff Gen. James McConville told reporters he is proud of the 185,000 women who serve with distinction every day and said it’s insulting to those women to have a comment like that