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Cuomo resigns over sexual harassment scandal and looming impeachment

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo prepares to board a helicopter after announcing his resignation, Tuesday, Aug. 10, 2021, in New York. Cuomo says he will resign over a barrage of sexual harassment allegations. The three-term Democratic governor's decision, which will take effect in two weeks, was announced Tuesday as momentum built in the Legislature to remove him by impeachment. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times 9 minutes ago

Disgraced New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo resigned Tuesday, saying it was “the right thing” to avoid a costly and distracting impeachment trial over sexual harassment allegations.

President Joe Biden touches a piece of steel from the North Tower of the World Trade Center while visiting a memorial to the September 11 terrorist attacks at NATO headquarters in Brussels, Monday, June 14, 2021. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Justice Department to review 9/11 files for release amid public outcry 55 minutes ago

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In this file photo, Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., speaks to reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington, on Wednesday, Aug. 4, 2021. (AP Photo/Amanda Andrade-Rhoades) **FILE**

Senators to leave Washington without an agreement on policing overhaul

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An Afghan army soldier stands guard on the outskirts of Mazar-e-Sharif, Afghanistan, Tuesday, Aug. 10, 2021. (AP Photo/Mirwais Bezhan)

‘Complete, utter failure’: Frustration with Afghan army boils over as Taliban take 2 more provinces 33 minutes ago

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

President Joe Biden walks out to speak about the bipartisan infrastructure bill from the East Room of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Aug. 10, 2021. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Biden takes victory lap after Senate passes $1T infrastructure bill

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FILE - In this Sept. 8, 1974, file photo, Evel Knievel sits in the steam-powered rocket motorcycle that will hopefully take him across Snake River Canyon in Twin Falls, Idaho. (AP Photo, File)

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In this Thursday, March 2, 2017, photo, Tucker Carlson, host of "Tucker Carlson Tonight," poses for a photo in a Fox News Channel studio in New York. (AP Photo/Richard Drew) **FILE**

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MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell speaks in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, March 30, 2020. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) ** FILE **

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President Joe Biden speaks about the bipartisan infrastructure bill from the East Room of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Aug. 10, 2021. With a robust vote after weeks of fits and starts, the Senate approved a $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure plan on Tuesday, a rare coalition of Democrats and Republicans joining to overcome skeptics and deliver a cornerstone of President Joe Biden's agenda. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Biden gets testy with press after saying Cuomo ‘did a hell of a job’

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Taliban fighters stand guard in Kunduz city, northern Afghanistan, Monday, Aug. 9, 2021. The militants have ramped up their push across much of Afghanistan in recent weeks, turning their guns on provincial capitals after taking district after district and large swaths of land in the mostly rural countryside. (AP Photo/Abdullah Sahil)

Biden under fire over ‘meltdown’ of Afghan security forces, stunning Taliban victories

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Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko attends an annual press conference in Minsk, Belarus, Monday, Aug. 9, 2021. Belarus' authoritarian leader on Monday charged that the opposition was plotting a coup in the runup to last year's presidential election that triggered a monthslong wave of mass protests. President Alexander Lukashenko held his annual press conference on Monday, the one-year anniversary of the vote that handed him a sixth term in office but was denounced by the opposition and the West as rigged. (Pavel Orlovsky/BelTA photo via AP)

Biden administration slaps new sanctions on Belarus

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President Joe Biden leaves St. Joseph on the Brandywine Catholic Church in Wilmington, Del., after attending a Mass, Saturday, Aug. 7, 2021. Biden is spending the weekend at his home in Delaware. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Biden’s beach vacation delayed by Senate’s wrangling over his $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill

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This photo provided by the The Winsome Sears for Lt. Gov. Campaign shows former Del. Winsome Sears near her home in Winchester, Va. Sears, who 20 years ago became the first Black Republican woman elected to the Virginia Assembly, made a political comeback Tuesday, May 11, 2021, after winning the GOP nomination for lieutenant governor. Sears beat five other candidates, including two — former Del. Tim Hugo from Fairfax County and Virginia Beach Del. Glenn Davis — who were far more active in recent GOP politics. (Winsome Sears for Lt. Gov Campaign via AP)

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The website for Creado is shown here in this Aug. 10, 2021 screen capture from the company's website. (https://creado.media/)

Creado taking on dominant social media platforms with ‘America first’ approach

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In this still image from video, Gov. Andrew Cuomo speaks during a news conference in New York. on Tuesday — and resigned over a barrage of sexual harassment allegations. (Office of the Governor of New York via AP)

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President Joe Biden walks out to speak about the bipartisan infrastructure bill from the East Room of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Aug. 10, 2021. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

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Taliban fighters stand guard in Kunduz city, northern Afghanistan, Monday, Aug. 9, 2021. The militants have ramped up their push across much of Afghanistan in recent weeks, turning their guns on provincial capitals after taking district after district and large swaths of land in the mostly rural countryside. (AP Photo/Abdullah Sahil)

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Education Secretary Miguel Cardona speaks during the daily briefing at the White House in Washington, Thursday, Aug. 5, 2021. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Biden launches vaccination effort at schools

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In this Aug. 1, 2019, file photo, a TV screen showing the U.S. Navy fleet sail in formation near the models of Liaoning aircraft carrier with navy frigates and submarines on display at the military museum in Beijing. China on Wednesday, May 19, 2021, protested the latest passage by a U.S. Navy ship through the Taiwan Strait, calling it a provocation that undermined peace and stability in the region. (AP Photo/Andy Wong, File)

Chinese pressure sparks debate on Taiwan’s resilience

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In this Tuesday, Dec 14, 2010 file photo, a statue of George Mason stands in the heart of George Mason University's Fairfax campus in Fairfax, Va. Newly released documents show that a $50 million gift to Virginia’s largest public university was given specifically to “promote the conservative principles of governance,” raising concerns from critics that that it compromises academic freedom. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)

George Mason University professor sues over vaccine mandate, cites his ‘natural immunity’

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A worker passes a Dominion Voting ballot scanner while setting up a polling location at an elementary school in Gwinnett County, Ga., outside of Atlanta on Jan. 4, 2021. Newsmax has apologized to an employee of Dominion Voting Systems for airing false allegations that he manipulating voting machines or tallies on Election Day to the detriment of former President Donald Trump. Eric Coomer, security director for Dominion, subsequently dropped the conservative news network from a defamation lawsuit. (AP Photo/Ben Gray)

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In this photo taken May 5, 2016, former President Bill Clint speaks in Portland, Ore. while campaigning for his wife, Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton. The former president spoke with Attorney General Loretta Lynch during an impromptu meeting in Phoenix, but Lynch says the discussion did not involve the investigation into Hillary Clinton's email use as secretary of state. (AP Photo/Don Ryan)

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Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights Kristen Clarke speaks at a news conference at the Department of Justice in Washington, Thursday, Aug. 5, 2021, to announce that the Department of Justice is opening an investigation into the city of Phoenix and the Phoenix Police Department. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) **FILE**

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FILE - In this Sept. 12, 2020, file photo, Los Angeles Lakers' Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, left, and Kyle Kuzma celebrate in the closing minutes of the team's win over the Houston Rockets in an NBA conference semifinal playoff basketball game in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. The Lakers are acquiring All-Star point guard Russell Westbrook from the Washington Wizards for three players and this year's first-round draft pick.According to two people with knowledge of the deal, the Lakers are trading Kuzma, Caldwell-Pope and Montrezl Harrell to Washington for Westbrook. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill, File)

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Washington Football Team defensive end Chase Young (99) and Washington Football Team linebacker Montez Sweat (90) at the team's NFL football training camp practice in Ashburn, Va., Thursday, Aug. 5, 2021. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

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In this March 4, 2020, file photo, Brooklyn Nets guard Spencer Dinwiddie looks to pass the ball during the team's NBA basketball game against the Memphis Grizzlies in New York. The Washington Wizards have agreed to a $62 million, three-year deal with Dinwiddie, according to a person with knowledge of the agreement. The person, who spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity Wednesday, Aug. 4, because the deal had not been announced, said Dinwiddie is heading to the Wizards in a sign-and-trade. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens, File) **FILE**

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U.S. gymnast Simone Biles poses with her bronze medal for the artistic gymnastics women's balance beam apparatus at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Tuesday, Aug. 3, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko) ** FILE **

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