Hochul to address Cornell University case after appointing Leticia James to investigate alleged gang-rape – US politics live
He began the 32-day tour yesterday in safe Republican territory, starting with Texas and Oklahoma and continuing to Ohio this weekend and Nebraska on Monday. The US president is expected to campaign almost daily ahead of November’s midterm elections, as the Republicans wrestle to retain its slim majorities in both the House and Senate. The Labor Department’s Bureau of Labor Statistics will publish its employment report today, with Reuters reporting that US job growth likely slowed in September while the unemployment rate held steady at 4.1% for a third month in a row.
- ▪He began the 32-day tour yesterday in safe Republican territory, starting with Texas and Oklahoma and continuing to Ohio this weekend and Nebraska on Monday.
- ▪The US president is expected to campaign almost daily ahead of November’s midterm elections, as the Republicans wrestle to retain its slim majorities in both the House and Senate.
- ▪The Labor Department’s Bureau of Labor Statistics will publish its employment report today, with Reuters reporting that US job growth likely slowed in September while the unemployment rate held steady at 4.1% for a third month in a row.
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- ▪ NY's governor appoints special prosecutor in Cornell frat rape investigation — BBC News
- ▪ Letitia James appointed special prosecutor in alleged gang-rape at Cornell — The Guardian — World
- ▪ Hochul Names Letitia James as Special Prosecutor in Cornell Case — NYT — Home
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13m ago06.31 EDTNew York governor to provide update on Cornell gang-rape case after appointing special prosecutorThe governor of New York, Kathy Hochul, has named New York attorney general Letitia James as special prosecutor to investigate an alleged gang-rape at Cornell University in 2024, saying she had lost faith in the local district attorney’s ability to handle the case.Both Hochul and James are due to speak today to provide an update on the investigation following the attorney general’s appointment.Hochul said newly released information raised questions about the investigation conducted by Cornell police and the decision by Tompkins County prosecutors not to file charges.“This has, in turn, undercut my faith, and the public’s faith, in the district attorney’s ability to effectively…
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