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Stewart heads to New York on first day of WNBA free agency

Breanna Stewart couldn’t turn down a chance to play in New York and potentially help the Liberty win their first WNBA championship.

The most coveted free agent this offseason, who won the WNBA MVP award in 2018, announced on social media that she was going to New York with a photo of her in a Liberty shirt on Wednesday. Stewart had spent her entire career in Seattle since the Storm drafted her No. 1 overall in 2016. She won two championships . . .

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Bengals return to AFC championship after 27-10 rout of Bills

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Joe Burrow threw two touchdown passes, Cincinnati’s defense swarmed Josh Allen on a snow-slicked field and the Bengals advanced to their second straight AFC championship game with a 27-10 win over the Buffalo Bills on Sunday.

Damar Hamlin’s inspirational presence while watching the game from an end-zone suite was not enough to spark the Bills in a rematch of a regular-season game that was . . .

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EXPLAINER: Where does harassment report leave Andrew Cuomo?

NEW YORK (AP) — New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s monthslong fall from grace reached a nadir Tuesday, when investigators said they substantiated sexual harassment allegations against him from 11 women, many of whom have worked for him.

Cuomo, once widely beloved for his telegenic response to the coronavirus pandemic, continues to deny the allegations and maintains he isn’t going anywhere — but his political future might soon be out of his own hands.

Here are the takeaways from the report and Cuomo’s response, along with what happens . . .

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NY Gov. Cuomo: ‘I Never Touched Anyone Inappropriately,’

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo on Tuesday 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.

“I never touched anyone inappropriately,” said Cuomo, a Democrat who has served as governor since 2011. “That is just not who I am and that’s not who I have ever been.”

The investigation showed that Cuomo engaged in unwanted groping, kissing and hugging, and made inappropriate comments to a total of . . .

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Gov. Cuomo Grilled for 11 Hours in Contentious Interview

Investigators grilled New York Democrat Gov. Andrew Cuomo for 11 hours last month as they look into allegations of sexual misconduct both in the workplace and at the governor’s mansion, according to reports.

The interviews under oath were led by former prosecutor Joon Kim and employment lawyer and got contentious at times, with Cuomo questioning Kim’s “fairness and independence,” The New York Times reported.

The investigation is nearly complete and a report to New York Democrat Attorney General Letitia James is expected in August, sources told The Wall Street Journal. That report will also be reviewed by . . .

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Cuomo Calls on New York Businesses to Require Vaccine

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has asked businesses in the state to only serve customers who are completely vaccinated against COVID-19 in order to avoid a “worst case scenario,” the governor said on Monday.

“I am asking them, and suggesting to them, go to vaccine-only admission,” Cuomo said during a press conference, referring to private businesses, according to CNBC. “I believe it is in your best interest.”

He added that Radio City Music Hall “did this months ago,” and has since reopened only to . . .

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