Author: Associated Press

NY Governor Andrew Cuomo acknowledges “unwanted flirtation”

Mar 1, 2021 10:26 PM EST

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ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) – New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has acknowledged for the first time that some of his behavior with women had been “misinterpreted as unwanted flirtation,” and said he would cooperate with a sexual harassment investigation led by the state’s attorney general. In a statement released yesterday amid mounting criticism from within his own party, Cuomo, a Democrat,…

Minimum wage hike all but dead in big COVID relief bill

Mar 1, 2021 10:19 PM EST

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WASHINGTON (AP) – Democrats’ hopes of including a minimum wage increase in their huge COVID-19 relief bill seem all but dead. That’s become clear as Senate leaders prepare to bring their own version of the House-passed aid package to the chamber’s floor as early as Wednesday. Aides say top Democrats have abandoned a potential amendment threatening tax increases on big…

Senate panel votes to advance Garland’s nomination to be AG

Mar 1, 2021 1:51 PM EST

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The Senate Judiciary Committee voted on Monday to advance the nomination of Merrick Garland, President Joe Biden’s nominee for attorney general.

NCAA reveals COVID-19 contingency plans for hoops tourneys

Feb 26, 2021 11:07 PM EST

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Turns out the top four teams left out of March Madness won’t have their bubbles burst quite yet.

Lady Gaga’s dogs recovered safely

Feb 26, 2021 10:08 PM EST

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LOS ANGELES (AP) – Lady Gaga’s two French bulldogs, which were stolen by thieves who shot and wounded the dogwalker, have been recovered unharmed. Los Angeles police Capt. Jonathan Tippett says a woman brought the dogs to an LAPD station Friday evening. Lady Gaga’s representatives and detectives went to the station and confirmed they were her dogs. Tippett says it’s…

South Carolina’s biggest hospice piloting homebound vaccines

Feb 26, 2021 3:44 PM EST

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South Carolina’s largest hospice provider is partnering with state health officials to pilot an effort to vaccinate eligible homebound residents against COVID-19.

House to vote on virus bill; arbiter says wage hike a no-go

Feb 26, 2021 12:31 PM EST

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Democrats are ready to shove a $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package through the House on Friday.

SC House OKs bill tweaking governor’s emergency powers

Feb 26, 2021 12:28 PM EST

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The South Carolina House has given key approval to a bill that would make sure lawmakers have a chance to change or end a prolonged state of emergency issued by the governor.