New York Attorney General Letitia James makes a statement about the probe finding Governor Cuomo sexually harassed multiple women, broke laws pscp.tv/w/c9gBwXR3LTE2…
‘The investigation found that Governor Andrew Cuomo sexually harassed current and former New York State employees by engaging in unwelcome and non-consensual touching and making numerous offensive comments,’ New York Attorney General Letitia James said reut.rs/3jnc0dJ
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo denied the findings of a five-month investigation by the state's attorney general that found he sexually harassed multiple women in violation of U.S. and state law and created a 'climate of fear' in his office reut.rs/3jh2bhf
Politicians and former aides responded to the news of the New York attorney general's finding that Governor Andrew Cuomo sexually harassed multiple women and violated federal and state laws reut.rs/3loDmmk
Here are six takeaways from an investigation launched by New York Attorney General Letitia James that concluded Governor Andrew Cuomo broke federal and state laws by sexually harassing women who worked for him reut.rs/3ypq0d0
U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, both New York Democrats, called on Governor Andrew Cuomo to resign after an investigation found he sexually harassed multiple women in violation of U.S. and state law reut.rs/3lw1EuC
The latest on the Andrew Cuomo sexual harassment investigation 👇 reut.rs/3xlKjae
President Biden says New York Governor Cuomo should resign after investigators say he sexually harassed 11 women reut.rs/3zYGXvs
For her investigation of New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, state Attorney General Letitia James tapped a former top federal prosecutor at one of Manhattan’s white-shoe law firms and a lawyer known for working on employment and discrimination cases reut.rs/3Cf3R3J
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One year since the blast, caused by a huge quantity of ammonium nitrate stored unsafely at the port for years, no top official has been held to account, infuriating many Lebanese as their country suffers from crippling financial collapse reut.rs/3jiJc69
Baby George Khnaisser's mother was in labor on August 4 last year when the explosion sent windows crashing onto her bed. She gave birth to George Khnaisser under torchlight in the corridor of the destroyed hospital reut.rs/2VpN39n
Beirut blast survivor Shady Rizk was in his office and was filming the smoke rising from an initial explosion at the port when the second blast hit reut.rs/2TYwoJy
The 2020 Tokyo #Olympics has sparked a global conversation about representation and inclusion. @mirarose88, @Politicultura and @JulesBoykoff joined us on @TwitterSpaces to discuss how the Olympics can create an even playing field for its diverse global athletes 1/7
.@JulesBoykoff said ‘there’s definitely room for improvement’ in regards to what fairness and equality looks like in the future of the #OlympicGames 2/7
On the visibility of Black athletes in the games, @mirarose88 said the Olympics provides a platform for these athletes to openly express who they are and the experiences that they face 3/7
In Virginia, a culture war over race and education is firing up Republican voters ahead of the governor’s race. The issue has become central to the party’s campaign, offering a preview of what’s in store for the 2022 midterm elections reut.rs/3xY46xt 1/5
Marie Murphy, who is white, is alarmed by anti-racism talks at her son's school. Meanwhile, Suparna Dutta, an Indian immigrant mother, is incensed that new admissions standards aimed at boosting Black and Latino enrollment have resulted in fewer Asian Americans being admitted 2/5
Both women will vote Republican this fall. Public schools are a major issue for suburban parents, many of whom moved to quality school districts for their kids. Republicans across the U.S. have mounted a campaign against 'critical race theory' to persuade these voters 3/5
At least 25 people have died in China's flood-stricken central province of Henan, 12 of them in a subway line in its capital that was drenched by what weather officials called the heaviest rains in a thousand years reut.rs/3BrxKx9 1/5
About 100,000 people have been evacuated in Zhengzhou, the capital, where rail and road transport have been disrupted, while dams and reservoirs have swelled to warning levels 2/5
More than 500 people were pulled to safety from the flooded subway, authorities said, as social media images showed train commuters immersed in chest-deep waters in the dark and one station reduced to a large brown pool 3/5
The English city of Liverpool has been removed from @UNESCO’s list of world heritage sites after the United Nations' cultural agency found new buildings, including a football stadium, undermined the attractiveness of its Victorian docks reut.rs/3eIHucD
Liverpool was named a World Heritage Site in 2004, joining cultural landmarks such as the Great Wall of China, the Taj Mahal, and the Leaning Tower of Pisa.
The city is only the third place to be removed from the prestigious list
After a vote in China by members of its World Heritage Committee, UNESCO said that Liverpool should be deleted from the international cultural organization's list
First his torch relay was canceled because of COVID-19 fears.
Then spectators were banned from the Games’ first-ever surfing competition.
Now Ted Adegawa and the surfing town he helped build symbolize the disappointment that characterize #Tokyo2020reut.rs/3iyZvLy 1/7
Adegawa is renowned in Japan as one of the nation’s surfing pioneers.
He has sponsored Japan’s first surf team, organized its inaugural competition and introduced international surfers to the country’s unique surf culture 2/7
Laying out dozens of old photographs, Adegawa recalls how he traveled to California as a college junior with only vague ideas of what the U.S. would be like.