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Al Roker Surprised With Honorary Doctorate From NY College: 'I Am Thrilled' (VIDEO) Al Roker Surprised With Honorary Doctorate From NY College: 'I Am Thrilled' (VIDEO)
Al Roker Surprised With Honorary Doctorate From NY College: 'I Am Thrilled' (Video) You may call him Dr. Roker. Longtime Today show weatherman Al Roker got an unexpected forecast of his own: Siena College is awarding him with an honorary doctorate degree. And the news came in the most fitting way possible–on live TV. During a special “breaking news” segment by the college’s student-run SCTV News team on Wednesday, Feb. 26, Roker joined from the Today studios in Manhattan to give a campus-centric forecast for Loudonville. After assuring students that the frigid days were numbered, Roker heard from Siena alum and NBC executive producer Tom Mazzarelli, who had a forecast of…

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by Michael Mashburn
Business
Chris Cuomo Out Of Another Job After Sexual Misconduct Claim Amid Report He Plans To Sue CNN Chris Cuomo Out Of Another Job After Sexual Misconduct Claim Amid Report He Plans To Sue CNN
Chris Cuomo Out Of Another Job After Sexual Misconduct Claim Amid Report He Plans To Sue CNN Fired CNN anchor Chris Cuomo is now out of another job following the fallout of an investigation that found he helped use some of his sources to navigate former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo's sexual harassment scandal and amid a sexual misconduct accusation against himself. Cuomo, who was indefinitely suspended by CNN last week and then fired days later, announced that he will also be leaving his SiriusXM radio show, on the same day a former ABC colleague filled in for him during the day's program. Meanwhile, Cuomo has reportedly hired lawyers and is preparing to file a lawsuit against CNN to…

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by Zak Failla
News
'Chris Cuomo Sexually Harassed Me': Journalist Details Allegations Against Ex-Gov's Brother 'Chris Cuomo Sexually Harassed Me': Journalist Details Allegations Against Ex-Gov's Brother
'Chris Cuomo Sexually Harassed Me': Journalist Details Allegations Against Ex-Gov's Brother CNN anchor Chris Cuomo has become the latest member of his family to face sexual harassment allegations. In a New York Times op-ed, Shelley Ross, a former ABC executive producer accused the younger Cuomo of sexually harassing her at a 2005 work party at a Manhattan bar in front of her co-workers and husband. It is alleged that Cuomo grabbed her on her behind during the incident, calling it “a hearty greeting.” According to Ross, Cuomo later sent an email following the incident saying that he was “ashamed,” and sought to distance himself from the matter. “I was at the party with my husba…

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by Zak Failla
Lifestyle
More Than Half Of NYers Personally Touched By Opioid Abuse, Poll Finds More Than Half Of NYers Personally Touched By Opioid Abuse, Poll Finds
More Than Half Of NYers Personally Touched By Opioid Abuse, Poll Finds Nearly one of every four New Yorkers personally know of someone, a family member, friend or acquaintance that has died due to an opioid overdose, according to a new Siena College poll. After measuring those who have an immediate or extended family member -- or someone they know through work -- who has abused opioids, 54 percent have been touched by the epidemic involving painkillers, the poll found.  Eighty percent of state residents agree that our country is in the middle of an opioid crisis and 83 percent think the problem of opioid abuse has gotten worse over the past few years.  A vast…

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by Jon Craig