The governor warned hospitals that fail to deploy their vaccine stocks within a week of receiving them that they will not only be fined up to $100,000 but also be cut out of future vaccine distribution. He has repeatedly criticized the rollout of the jab as too slow. “I don’t …
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Signed into law on Tuesday, the new bill bars anyone from selling or displaying “symbols of hate” on New York state property unless the symbol appears in a book, “digital medium,” or within an educational context. The definition of “symbols of hate” is left deliberately open-ended, with the legislation noting …
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The law bans the sale of Confederate flags, swastikas and other so-called hate symbols – a restriction that would require the government to determine what speech is hateful. Announcing the bill on Tuesday, the governor argued that the legislation will “safeguard New Yorkers from the fear-instilling effects of these abhorrent …
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In the heat of the #MeToo movement, the merest whiff of possible sexual misconduct could find public figures losing gigs and the subject of denouncement by talking heads and fellow celebrities. That doesn’t seem to be true now, at least for Andrew Cuomo. His former employee, Lindsey Boylan, recently accused …
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Lindsey Boylan, who spent three years working for Cuomo, denounced her former boss on Sunday in a series of tweets accusing him of sexually harassing her and suggesting she was far from the only one to be mistreated by the governor. Boylan insisted Cuomo had harassed her “for years” and …
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“Yes, @NYGovCuomo sexually harassed me for years. Many saw it, and watched,” Boylan, who is running for Manhattan borough president in 2021, wrote in one of a series of tweets on Sunday. “I could never anticipate what to expect: would I be grilled on my work (which was very good) …
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Cuomo is one of the politicians on Biden’s shortlist, alongside the recently defeated Alabama Sen. Doug Jones, former US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit Judge Merrick Garland, and former Deputy Attorney General Sally Yates, AP reported on Saturday, citing an unnamed source with “knowledge” of the …
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Restaurants in the state’s largest city are forbidden from serving customers indoors as of Monday, the governor announced on Friday during a press conference, blaming rising Covid-19 positive rates and citing guidance from the Centers for Disease Control. At the same time, Cuomo acknowledged New York City has a lower …
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“I think your voice on saying that the vaccines are safe would be important. I said as soon as the vaccine is deemed ready and safe, I’ll be the first one to take [it],” Cuomo said on Monday, while speaking with Fauci. “Maybe we enlist you,” he continued, “I’ll do …
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In a briefing on Monday, Cuomo painted a picture of a cheerful Christmas season, as festive music jingled in the background. “We’re now all happy and cheery and we’re going to come together. We’re doing gift buying, and we’re going to do holiday celebrations, we’re gonna start to have meals …
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