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Washington (AFP) - CNN fired veteran anchor and correspondent Chris Cuomo, the cable news channel said Saturday, amid an investigation into his involvement with helping defend brother Andrew Cuomo, the former New York governor, against sexual misconduct allegations. Chris Cuomo had been suspended from CNN over the matter just days before his termination. "We retained a respected law firm to conduct the review, and have terminated him, effective immediately," a statement posted to CNN's official communications Twitter account said. "While in the process of that review, additional information ha...
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Los Angeles (AFP) - Andrew Cuomo, who resigned as New York governor over sexual harassment allegations, was stripped Tuesday of the Emmy he won for his primetime pandemic briefings. The one-time Democratic Party heavyweight won global plaudits for his straight-talking television performances about the coronavirus as it raged though the United States in early 2020. His performances, which came as then-president Donald Trump sowed confusion with incoherent messages about the health crisis, earned him the International Emmy Founders Award. But on Tuesday, the day after Cuomo left the governor's m...
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New York (AFP) - Outgoing New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said he had been the victim of a "political firecracker" as he made a defiant farewell address on his last day in office Monday after resigning over sexual harassment allegations. In a pre-recorded speech, the once-powerful Democrat insisted an inquiry that found he sexually harassed multiple women, including staffers, had been designed to force him to quit. "There was a political and media stampede. But the truth will out in time. Of that, I am confident," said Cuomo, who hands over the reins of America's fourth-most populous state to L...
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New York (AFP) - New York's soon-to-be ex-governor Andrew Cuomo is the latest politician to blame inappropriate behavior on shifting cultural norms, a defense critics see as a tactic to shirk responsibility in the face of scandal. Prior to his dramatic downfall and resignation, Cuomo was well-known for ruling with a mix of paternalism and pugnacity. He has insisted he always acted within bounds, even as women including former staffers began speaking out against him. But on Tuesday, one week after the release of a bombshell report from the state attorney general's office -- allegations included...
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New York (AFP) - The damning report released by the New York attorney general which forced the resignation of state governor Andrew Cuomo detailed "credible" allegations of sexual harassment against him by 11 women. What have they said, and how has he responded? Here are some of the most serious accusations. Brittany CommissoCommisso, named in the attorney general's report as "Executive Assistant #1," alleged that Cuomo touched her inappropriately by grabbing her behind as they posed for a photo, and reaching under her blouse and grabbing her breast. In a video response to the attorney general...
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New York (AFP) - New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, facing possible impeachment over sexual harassment claims from 11 women and mounting pressure from fellow Democrats, announced his resignation on Tuesday. It was a stunning downfall for the 63-year-old Cuomo, who a year ago earned praise for his handling of the coronavirus pandemic before being engulfed in sexual harassment allegations and accusations that he covered up the scale of Covid deaths in nursing homes. He comes from a family that is the closest thing the state has to political royalty -- his father Mario served three terms as governor...
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New York (AFP) - New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, facing possible impeachment over sexual harassment claims from 11 women and mounting pressure to quit from fellow Democrats, announced his resignation on Tuesday. It was a stunning reversal of fortune for the 63-year-old Cuomo, who just a year ago earned praise for his handling of the Covid-19 pandemic before being engulfed in the harassment allegations and claims that he covered up the scale of deaths in nursing homes. "I think that given the circumstances, the best way I can help now is if I step aside and let government get back to government...
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New York (AFP) - An executive assistant to New York Governor Andrew Cuomo described in forceful detail her groping allegations against him in an interview broadcast Monday, saying he broke the law and must be held to account. Brittany Commisso, who has filed a criminal complaint against the politician, spoke as Cuomo faces mounting pressure to step down after a damning report that documented the sexual harassment allegations against him from 11 women. "The governor needs to be held accountable," Commisso said in an interview with "CBS This Morning" and the Times Union newspaper. "What he did t...
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New York (AFP) - A woman who says New York Governor Andrew Cuomo groped her breast has filed a criminal complaint against the politician, US law enforcement said Friday, increasing the possibility he might be charged. The woman, who has not been named but who works as an aide to Cuomo, says the three-term governor assaulted her at his executive mansion last year. Her allegation formed part of an explosive report released this week that said Cuomo sexually harassed 11 former and current state employees. The veteran Democrat, 63, has repeatedly denied ever touching a woman inappropriately. "A cr...
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New York (AFP) - Lauded nationwide last year for his no-nonsense coronavirus briefings, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo was clinging to his political life Wednesday as prosecutors opened criminal inquiries into sexual harassment allegations against the powerful Democrat. As Donald Trump sowed chaos last spring, Cuomo's televised pandemic press conferences comforted Americans and even led to clamor for a presidential run, but the 63-year-old now finds himself a political pariah. New York state assembly Democrats are poised to complete an impeachment inquiry soon while four district attorneys ar...
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