'Doing The Right Thing’: Cuomo Resigns As New York Governor

ACROSS AMERICA — After months of controversy and a week following the release of an explosive new report, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo resigned Tuesday following accusations that he sexually harassed multiple women.

He will leave office in 14 days, he said. Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul will replace Cuomo.

"Given the circumstances, the best way I can help now is to step aside,” Cuomo said. "Doing the right thing is doing the right thing for you."

Cuomo continued, calling this "one of the most challenging times for government in a generation.”

"Government really needs to function today, government needs to perform. It is a matter of life and death, government operations, and wasting energy on distractions is the last thing state government should be doing. I cannot be the cause of that." Read the full story on North Fork Patch

Mantis ‘Prays’ For Victory

Bugs have commandeered their fair share of the spotlight in recent months. From Mike Pence's fly during the vice presidential debate to the cicada dive-bombing Joe Biden on a D.C. tarmac, it shouldn't surprise anyone that a praying mantis couldn't wait to make its debut in the limelight of a recent Washington Nationals baseball game.

The insect's unsuspecting companion: Nationals centerfielder Victor Robles. Read the full story on Washington, D.C. Patch

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