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He was criticised in recent months for advising his brother, former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo

Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced his resignation on Aug. 10 over a barrage of sexual harassment allegations in a fall from grace a year after he was widely hailed nationally for his detailed daily briefings and leadership during some of the darkest days of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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U.S. President Joe Biden joined leading Democrats on Aug. 3 in calling on powerful New York Governor Andrew Cuomo to resign after an independent investigation concluded that he sexually harassed multiple women.

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First launched in Ohio, cash prize incentives to get people vaccinated are taking off in other U.S. states to boost a slowing Covid-19 shot campaign.

Ohio Governor Mike DeWine announced a week ago that five adults who get vaccinated will each win $1 million in the state's "Vax-a-Million" lottery.

Donald Trump said on Dec. 6 his personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani has tested positive for COVID-19, the latest member of the president's inner circle - where mask wearing is rare - to contract the disease.

Former producer Harvey Weinstein, who was recently sentenced to 23 years in prison for sexual assault and rape, is infected with the new coronavirus, AFP and Reuters reported.

The Resolution needs to be adopted by the Senate.
The Resolution was submitted in April 2018, by the U.S. Representative for New York's 1st congressional district, Congressman Lee Zeldin, while the House Foreign Affairs Committee of the US Congress adopted a resolution on July 17, 2018, urging Belgrade to prosecute the killers of the three Bytyqi brothers.

A New York city government approved a plan yesterday that plans to close Rikers Island Prison - one of the largest prisons in the United States - by 2026, AP reported.

The giant spinning ice disc of Westbrook, Maine has some stiff winter-phenomenon competition from Niagara Falls, writes CNET. 

A prolonged streak of frigid temperatures along the border of the US and Canada has left parts of Niagara Falls State Park in New York fantastically frozen.

The Statue of Liberty's original torch, which has been housed in the base of the statue since a replica replaced it in the 1980s, was moved across Liberty Island on Thursday to its new home in a museum that will open next year, according to kfdm.com