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COVID-19: Cuomo's Announcement On Thanksgiving Plans Sparks Uproar, Reversal COVID-19: Cuomo's Announcement On Thanksgiving Plans Sparks Uproar, Reversal
Covid-19: Cuomo's Announcement On Thanksgiving Plans Sparks Uproar, Reversal New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is reversing course on his decision to invite his 89-year-old mother to Albany for Thanksgiving after receiving harsh criticisms from the public for what was perceived as hypocrisy. Cuomo, who has been one of the faces at the forefront in the battle against COVID-19, drew backlash after announcing in a radio interview that he would be spending Thanksgiving with his mother and two daughters in the Governor's Mansion in Albany, just hours after he held a briefing admonishing large social gatherings over the holidays. Following the public outcry, Cuomo his the brake…

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COVID-19: GOP Minority Whip To Cuomo, 'I’ll Be Having More Than 10 People For Thanksgiving' COVID-19: GOP Minority Whip To Cuomo, 'I’ll Be Having More Than 10 People For Thanksgiving'
Covid-19: GOP Minority Whip To Cuomo, 'I’ll Be Having More Than 10 People For Thanksgiving' A New York Republican councilman is defiantly pushing back against Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s mandate that there should be no gatherings of more than 10 people over the holidays, despite a new spike in COVID-19 cases. Staten Island Republican Councilman Joe Borelli, the city council minority whip, declared that he will not be adhering to Cuomo’s mandates, even promoting inter-state travel against the state’s orders. 

“I’ll be having more than 10 ppl at my house on Thanksgiving,” Borelli tweeted on Wednesday, Nov. 11. “Some family will come from (gasp!) New Jersey. Kids will see their grandparents…

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