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Former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo subjected at least 13 women to a sexually hostile work environment, a DOJ investigation has found. The disgraced ex-leader 'repeatedly' harassed staff members and retaliated against those who reported it, according to a document published on Friday. Investigators found that Cuomo made 'unwelcome, non-consensual sexual contact' including 'ogling; unwelcome sexual comments; gender-based nicknames; comments on their physical appearances; and/or preferential treatment based on their physical appearances'.

...Chapter 3. Christ was possessed of a body after His resurrection For I know that after His resurrection also He was still possessed of flesh, and I believe that He is so now. When, for instance, He came to those who were with Peter, He said to them, Lay hold, handle Me, and see that I am not an incorporeal spirit. And immediately they touched Him, and believed, being convinced both by His flesh and spirit. For this cause also they despised death, and were found its conquerors. And after his resurrection He ate and drank with them, as being...

Mercedes-Benz debuted a $1 billion residential luxury tower in Dubai, where apartments are expected to cost as much as $10 million each. Dubbed “Mercedes-Benz Places,” the upscale auto company announced its venture into the real-estate world on Instagram on Thursday, which it’s doing with the help of Emirati developer Binghatti. The 65-story building is expected to rise approximately 1,118 feet above downtown Dubai’s bustling metro when it’s complete in the fourth quarter of 2026, according to United Arab Emirates-based business news site ZAWYA. For reference, New York City’s Chrysler Building stands 1,048 tall. It’s home to 150 apartments, starting at...

Japan's Smart Lander for Investigating the Moon, or SLIM, landed on the moon Saturday about 180 feet, or little more than half a football field, away from its target landing spot, space officials said on Thursday. The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency said its landing technology allowed SLIM to land within 330 feet of the targeting landing location, calculating for obstacle avoidance maneuvers, hailing the touchdown positioning a success. "While more detailed evaluation continues, it is reasonable to mention that the technology demonstration of pinpoint landing within an accuracy of [330 feet], which has been declared to be the main mission...

Explanation: Epsilon Tauri lies 146 light-years away. A K-type red giant star, epsilon Tau is cooler than the Sun, but with about 13 times the solar radius it shines with nearly 100 times the solar luminosity. A member of the Hyades open star cluster the giant star is known by the proper name Ain, and along with brighter giant star Aldebaran, forms the eyes of Taurus the Bull. Surrounded by dusty, dark clouds in Taurus, epsilon Tau is also known to have a planet. Discovered by radial velocity measurements in 2006, epsilon Tauri b is a gas giant planet larger...

(KRON) — Bay Area Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-Livermore) took a swipe on prosecutors who are soft on violent crime on X, formerly Twitter, Thursday. The Democratic representative was retweeting a story about a 2-year-old boy who was kidnapped when the car he was in was carjacked. “My wife and I play these scenarios over in our head all the time,” Swalwell tweeted. “We’ve practiced going out through the back seat to get our kids out of our car if we are carjacked.”

Former Rep. Liz Cheney, the Wyoming Republican who has been shunned by former President Trump’s allies, called House GOP Conference Chair Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.) a “total crackpot” in an online post Tuesday. Cheney, who was a leader of the probe into the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol, posted a link to a statement Stefanik previously made condemning the mob that stormed the Capitol in an attempt to stop the certification of President Biden’s election over Trump in 2020. “One day she will have to explain how and why she morphed into a total crackpot,” Cheney wrote on X,...

Texas has continued to defy President Joe Biden on the border issue and is offering cash for Texas Military Department members to man the border.The Lone Star State is seeking "to deploy border security assets to high threat areas to deny criminal organizations the ability to illegally move drugs and people into Texas," according to TMD's website.This comes amid ongoing tensions between Governor Greg Abbott and the Biden administration over the border with Mexico. On Monday, the Supreme Court sided with the Biden administration and held that federal Border Patrol agents were authorized to remove the razor wire installed under...

Joe, are you kidding about the sizzling economy? Karine Jean Pierre is also guilty of comedy or gross propaganda. So right up front – and the Fed has been talking about this, though no one listens: The “core services” PCE price index has gotten stuck at 3.5% over the past six months annualized, and accelerated to 4.0% month-to-month annualized in December, with housing inflation stuck at about 6.7% over the past six months annualized, and with other core services components still red-hot. The core services PCE price index rose by 0.33% in December from November, the second acceleration in a...

A group of suspected illegal immigrants reportedly docked a boat at a beach in La Jolla, California, on Thursday, then took off into the community. The U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) said the Joint Harbor Operations Center called the agency about a pair of “suspicious vessels” carrying the individuals who were headed toward the area at approximately 5:30 a.m., the Epoch Times reported Friday. The first boat landed at Ocean Beach, and officials said two hours later the second boat was traveling towards Windansea, the CBP said. Video footage shows what appears to be one of the boats approaching...

Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) argued it is “immoral” for Republicans to reject a border deal to help former President Trump. “I didn’t come here to have the president as a boss or a candidate as a boss. I came here to pass good, solid policy,” Tillis said Thursday, first reported by NBC News. “It is immoral for me to think you looked the other way because you think this is the linchpin for President Trump to win.” Members on both sides of the aisle are upset with Trump’s attempt to kill the border deal to deny President Biden a legislative...

Just had the following "X" tweet pop up in my notifications but don't know the validity of it as I don't know how to link the tweet here. Anyway, it read as follows: BREAKING: New reports suggest the Biden regime is now threatening military action against Texas unless their National Guard stands down

The White House said Friday it was “deeply troubled” after Alabama executed a man using nitrogen gas in a first-of-its-kind capital punishment. “The reports of Kenneth Smith and his death last night obviously is very troubling. It is very troubling to us as an administration, it is very troubling to us here at the White House,” press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre told reporters. “The president has long said and has had deep deep concerns with how the death penalty is implemented and whether it is consistent … with our values,” she added. Smith was put to death Thursday in Alabama night...

In December, Roxbury residents learned the Walgreens location on Warren Street would close its doors in January. It's the fourth Boston Walgreens to close in just over a year, all of which have been in predominately Black and Latino neighborhoods. For customers in those communities, the closures mean more than just losing a pharmacy — it may also mean decreased access to groceries, hygiene products and certain essential healthcare services. Today on The Common, Boston Globe Money, Power and Inequality Reporter Tiana Woodard explains how the closure of retail pharmacies further exacerbates healthcare disparities in the city and what options...

New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu (R), who has endorsed former South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley in the Republican primary race, is openly encouraging Democrats to vote for the presidential hopeful in South Carolina, touting its open primary status. He appeared on the Pulse of New Hampshire this week following Haley’s loss to Trump in Sununu’s own state and suggested that there is a lot of “opportunity” for Haley to perform well in South Carolina, given the fact that it is an open primary state, meaning Democrats can vote in the Republican primary.

Jan. 26 (UPI) — President Joe Biden condemned the global rise of anti-Semitism Friday in a statement ahead of International Holocaust Remembrance Day. International Holocaust Remembrance Day is Saturday, Jan. 27, the anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau in Poland. Biden noted the backdrop of the Oct. 7 Hamas attack, followed by an “alarming” rise of anti-Semitism around the globe as cause to remember “one of the darkest chapters in human history.” “This year, the charge to remember the Holocaust, the evil of the Nazis, and the scourge of anti-Semitism is more pressing than ever,” Biden said in reference to...

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In the vast and often contentious landscape of state and federal powers, Texas finds itself at the forefront of a potential clash. The use of Title 10 Active-Duty, a presidential authority allowing the federalization of National Guard forces, has sparked heated discussions, especially regarding the Texas National Guard and the unique position of the Texas State Guard. The intricacies of federalizing the Texas National Guard, a move that could be prompted by the Biden administration, have led to a strategic response from Texas Governor Greg Abbott. A call to federalize the Texas National Guard would trigger a swift and unprecedented...

Comedian Jay Leno revealed he’s “not a fan” of former President Donald Trump, claiming that America can do “better” than a second Trump presidency. Jay Leno broke with his long-standing tradition of not talking publicly about his politics in an interview this week on Piers Morgan Uncensored. At one point, Piers Morgan asked Leno what he thought of Trump as a politician. “I’m not a fan,” Leno replied, adding that he disagrees with Democrats’ efforts to kick Trump off the presidential ballot in various states. “I’m against that.”