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Tuesday, March 2

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3RD WOMAN ACCUSES CUOMO As New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo faces an investigation over his alleged sexual harassment of two former aides, a third woman came forward with an account of his unwanted advances. Anna Ruch, 33, said she met Cuomo in 2019, when the governor placed his hand on her bare lower back. Then, after she removed it, he brought his hands up to both of her cheeks and allegedly asked if he could kiss her. Rep. Kathleen Rice of New York became the first congressional Democrat calling for Cuomo’s resignation. [HuffPost]

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CDC DIRECTOR: LATEST COVID DATA COULD SPELL TROUBLE

New data about the spread of COVID-19 in the U.S. is extremely concerning, the leader of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warned. “At this level of cases with variants spreading, we stand to completely lose the hard-earned ground we have gained,” Dr. Rochelle Walensky said, referencing emerging strains of the coronavirus that appear more transmissible, deadlier and more resistant to vaccines. [HuffPost]

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TRUMP, MELANIA SECRETLY VACCINATED IN JANUARY Then-President Donald Trump and first lady Melania quietly received the COVID-19 vaccine in January, an adviser said. It’s unclear why the couple, both sickened by the coronavirus earlier, kept their shots secret. Other leaders have publicized their vaccinations as a way to encourage Americans to sign up for the shot when their turn comes. [HuffPost]

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CONGRESS IS ABOUT TO SEND YOU A PILE OF MONEY This week, the Senate is expected to take up and pass President Joe Biden’s massive $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package, the fifth major piece of legislation to be considered since the pandemic began about a year ago. The bill includes $1,400 payments for most adults and for each of their dependents. That means households will receive much larger payments than Congress delivered in March 2020. [HuffPost]

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NEARLY 300 NIGERIAN SCHOOLGIRLS FREED Hundreds of Nigerian schoolgirls abducted last week from a boarding school in the northwestern Zamfara state have been released. Gunmen abducted the 279 girls on Friday, in the latest in a series of mass kidnappings of students in the West African nation. [AP]

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MITT ROMNEY KNOCKED UNCONSCIOUS Sen. Mitt Romney was knocked unconscious in a fall over the weekend, but said Monday he was “doing better.”The Utah Republican said the accident happened when he was spending time with his grandchildren in Boston. He told reporters he was taken to a hospital and got stitches on his right eyebrow and lip. “I had kind of a tough, tough weekend,” Romney joked. “I went to CPAC — that was a problem.” [AP]

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CUOMO'S BULLYING FINALLY CATCHES UP WITH HIM It’s not every day that a Cuomo critic like Ron Kim, a Democratic state assemblymember, gets the chance to appear on ABC to tell millions of Americans watching in their homes that New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is an “abuser” and a “coward.” “It’s an unprecedented moment because for the first time in his tenure as governor, there’s open hostility that’s not going away any time soon,” said a Democratic strategist. [HuffPost]

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VOTING RIGHTS ACT FACES NEW SCOTUS CHALLENGE The Supreme Court will hear a major case today that could determine the future of the landmark Voting Rights Act and affect how the provision is used to combat racial discrimination at the ballot box. The case, Brnovich v. Democratic National Committee, centers on two laws in Arizona: One limits who is allowed to collect absentee ballots; the other requires election officials to reject ballots cast in the wrong precinct. [HuffPost]

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EX-BUSH SPEECHWRITER LAMENTS TRUMP'S GOP Michael Gerson, a former speechwriter for President George W. Bush, in his new column for The Washington Post explored Donald Trump’s “poisonous legacies” and argued the GOP is now “just the party of white grievance.” Trump’s presidency, and divisive and violent rhetoric, helped to “expand the boundaries of expressible prejudice,” wrote Gerson. [HuffPost]

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HYATT HOTELS BLAST 'ABHORRENT' NAZI SYMBOL AT CPAC Hyatt Hotels Corp. has slammed the “abhorrent” Nazi SS symbol critics spotted on the stage of the Conservative Political Action Conference at a Florida Hyatt over the weekend. The company also sharply criticized “disrespectful” CPAC attendees who rudely refused requests to wear masks, risking the health of workers at the Hyatt Regency Orlando. [HuffPost]

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WEEKLONG WATER CRISIS IN MISSISSIPPI Frigid temperatures and heavy snow have largely left the South after a cold front gripped the region weeks ago, but some cities are still facing dire infrastructure failures caused by the cold and their state’s lack of preparation. Most of the people suffering the most untenable circumstances ― including a now weekslong water shortage in Mississippi ― are in predominantly Black and brown communities. [HuffPost]