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February 19, 2021

Ted Cruz's Cancun trip focus of CNN, MSNBC primetime, not Cuomo nursing home scandal

Republican Sen. Ted Cruz's trip to Cancun dominated primetime coverage on CNN and MSNBC.

February 18, 2021

Ron Kim, Dem who accused Cuomo of threat to 'destroy' him, is latest to claim governor used bully tactics

New York State Assemblyman Ron Kim’s assertion this week that Gov. Andrew Cuomo threatened to "destroy" him in a spat over the state’s nursing home crisis marked the latest instance in which a political rival accused the longtime governor of bullying tactics.

February 18, 2021

ABC 'World News Tonight' gives Cruz Cancun fiasco four times more coverage than Cuomo nursing home scandal

ABC's "World News Night" devoted roughly four times more coverage Thursday to the Cancun controversy surrounding Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, than the growing legal problems faced by Democrat New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo.

February 18, 2021

NYPD arrests suspect who attacked woman in another bout of violence against Asian Americans

The NYPD on Thursday arrested a man who was allegedly caught on camera attacking an Asian American woman in the borough of Queens.

February 18, 2021

Kim claims Cuomo gave nursing homes 'license to kill,' shrugs off governor's attack as 'total distraction'

Democratic New York Assemblyman Ron Kim says that when Gov. Andrew Cuomo pushed for health care facilities to have immunity from liability for actions or omissions related to the coronavirus pandemic, he essentially gave them a "license to kill."

February 18, 2021

NY Assembly Republicans push for Cuomo impeachment commission to investigate nursing home scandal

Republicans in the New York State Assembly announced Thursday they will push to form an impeachment commission to "gather facts and evidence" surrounding Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s handling of the coronavirus crisis and underreported COVID-19 nursing home deaths in the state.

February 18, 2021

Major winter storm slams eastern US as power outages persist in Texas, southern states

A major winter storm is now slamming the eastern U.S. as around half a million people in Texas are still waiting for power to be restored following days of bitterly cold temperatures. 

February 18, 2021

New York will soon reopen theme parks, summer camps

New York will reopen indoor entertainment centers, theme parks and summer camps in the coming months, Gov. Cuomo said.

February 18, 2021

De Blasio unloads on Cuomo, backs Dem who says he was threatened: 'The bullying is nothing new'

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio backed up New York State Assemblyman Ron Kim following a report that Gov. Andrew Cuomo threatened Kim during a heated phone call.

February 18, 2021

Cuomo was 'playing political football' with seniors, says daughter of nursing home victim

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s void in leadership and compassion is to blame for my mother’s death, Vivian Zayas said on Thursday after losing her mother in a nursing home due to COVID-19.