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COVID-19: Cuomo Got Seven-Figure Advance For His Controversial Book Now Pulled From Publication COVID-19: Cuomo Got Seven-Figure Advance For His Controversial Book Now Pulled From Publication
Covid-19: Cuomo Got Seven-Figure Advance For His Controversial Book Now Pulled From Publication New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo reportedly received a seven-figure advance for his much-maligned book about leadership during the COVID-19 pandemic that was written while the virus was still surging across the country. Cuomo, who has come under fire for underreporting COVID deaths in nursing homes and then attempting to have his administration cover it up, was paid handsomely for his controversial book touting the state’s response to the pandemic, according to a new Vanity Fair story. That report comes just as Crown Publishing announced it has stopped promoting and printing new copies of Cuomo'…

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by Zak Failla
Real Estate
Westchester Mansion On 86 Acres With Own Lake To Be Sold At Auction Westchester Mansion On 86 Acres With Own Lake To Be Sold At Auction
Westchester Mansion On 86 Acres With Own Lake To Be Sold At Auction A multi-million dollar mansion that was built for former Vision Financial Corporation CEO Stewart Dauman in Northern Westchester 15 years ago will be put up for bankruptcy auction. The 20,465-square-foot Rosewood estate in Chappaqua - which was featured in a Wall Street Journal article with the title “A Timeless New York Mansion” - has been listed on Zillow for more than a month at $13,750,000, though it has an estimated value of $11,634,633 according to the organization. Zillow posted that there will be a court-authorized bankruptcy auction held on-site at 11 a.m. on Saturday, May 18 after…

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by Zak Failla
Lifestyle
Secret Ceremony: Westchester's Mika Brzezinski, MSNBC Co-Host Joe Scarborough Tie The Knot Secret Ceremony: Westchester's Mika Brzezinski, MSNBC Co-Host Joe Scarborough Tie The Knot
Secret Ceremony: Westchester's Mika Brzezinski, MSNBC Co-Host Joe Scarborough Tie The Knot Two national TV personalities who co-host a popular morning show tied the knot over the weekend after participating in what has been labeled are calling a "secret" ceremony in Washington, D.C. Westchester’s own Mika Brzezinski and Joe Scarborough of Fairfield County made it official Saturday, Nov. 24 during a ceremony that wasn’t revealed until minutes before it began. Brzezinski, 51, of Bronxville, and Scarborough, 55, of New Canaan, co-hosts of MSNBC’s "Morning Joe" news/politics show, made a visit to the National Archives and recruited Rep. Elijah Cummings as an officiant. Sou…

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by Valerie Musson
Lifestyle
New TV Series: Monica Lewinsky Details Clinton Sex Scandal New TV Series: Monica Lewinsky Details Clinton Sex Scandal
New TV Series: Monica Lewinsky Details Clinton Sex Scandal Monica Lewinsky has decided it is time to share her story. The former White House intern is recounting her sexual relationship with then-President Bill Clinton in "The Clinton Affair," a new, six-part documentary series debuting Sunday, Nov. 18 on A&E. Lewinsky was 24 years old when she was exposed for her affair with Clinton, which ultimately led to the longtime Chappaqua resident's 1998 impeachment. She took on the cause of anti-bullying as a result of the demonization she experienced following the scandal's exposure. Throughout history, women have been traduced and si…

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by Cecilia Levine
Politics
Hillary Clinton Spins Bill's Affair With Monica, Calling Ex-White House Intern 'An Adult' Hillary Clinton Spins Bill's Affair With Monica, Calling Ex-White House Intern 'An Adult'
Hillary Clinton Spins Bill's Affair With Monica, Calling Ex-White House Intern 'An Adult' Two decades after the Bill Clinton-Monica Lewinsky scandal — when the former president  had an affair with the 22-year-old White House intern, but got caught lying about it, his wife from Chappaqua offered a fresh nationally televised perspective. In an interview with CBS’ “Sunday Morning” on Oct. 14, the former First Lady, Secretary of State, U.S. Senator from New York and losing presidential candidate said her husband should have absolutely not resigned from office after the affair was made public, according to multiple media reports. She also opined that it was not "an abuse of powe…

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by Jon Craig
Lifestyle
James Franco Films HBO Series In Hudson Valley James Franco Films HBO Series In Hudson Valley
James Franco Films HBO Series In Hudson Valley Star watchers never know who they might run into in the Hudson Valley these days.  On Tuesday and Wednesday, it was 'The Deuce," star, actor James Franco, filming in Tappan on Washington and Main streets, according to On Locations Vacations, which tracks where TV shows and movies are filming.  Sorry, but on Thursday, the show, which also stars Maggie Gyllenhaal returned to New York City for production, but you never know when the hot duo will head back to the Valley. The show, an HBO series, tells the story of the rise of the porn industry in the 1970s. The second season is set to pre…

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by Kathy Reakes
Politics
Bill Clinton Gets Testy When Asked About Monica Lewinsky In TV Interview Bill Clinton Gets Testy When Asked About Monica Lewinsky In TV Interview
Bill Clinton Gets Testy When Asked About Monica Lewinsky In TV Interview In a feisty interview, former President Bill Clinton of Chappaqua, who was impeached by the House of Representatives in 1998 as a result of the Monica Lewinsky scandal, told NBC's "Today" show on Monday that he would not have done anything differently in light of the #MeToo movement. “If the facts were the same today, I wouldn’t,” Clinton told NBC News “Today” correspondent Craig Melvin when asked if he would have approached the accusations against him any differently today. In the interview, Clinton said he thinks President Trump, a Republican who owns an estate in Bedford, has n…

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by Jon Craig