| Pressure mounts on New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo to resign; Syria's civil war has been going on for 10 years. Tonight's Sentences was written by Gabby Birenbaum. | | | | | | | Democrats are turning on Andrew Cuomo | | | | | Spencer Platt/Getty Images | | - Calls for New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) to resign are coming from left, right, and center as the State Assembly opened an impeachment investigation into the sexual harassment allegations against him and New York's attorney general continues a separate investigation. [NYT / Luis Ferré-Sadurní, J. David Goodman, and Jesse McKinley]
- At least six women have come forward with allegations of Cuomo being sexually inappropriate with them. Fifty-nine Democrats in the state legislature have signed a letter urging Cuomo to resign amid a flood of stories detailing claims of harassment, abuse, and sexual misconduct by the governor and his aides. [NPR / Bill Chappell]
- National pressure is mounting against Cuomo as well. A majority of New York's House Democrats, ranging from left-wing Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez to moderate DCCC chair Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney to powerful House Judiciary Committee Chair Rep. Jerry Nadler have called for Cuomo's resignation. [CNN / Veronica Stracqualursi, Gregory Krieg, and Annie Grayer]
- The increased pressure has come after the latest report of sexual harassment: A former aide has said Cuomo groped her at the governor's mansion. The claim is being investigated by the Albany Police Department. [AP / Marina Villeneuve]
- A new story from New York magazine detailed the alleged culture of cruelty, harassment, and paternalistic abuse in Cuomo's administration, including dozens of reports of Cuomo openly commenting on his female staffers' looks and making inappropriate sexual comments and advances. [Intelligencer / Rebecca Traister]
- Women who had previously worked for Cuomo described a verbally and emotionally abusive culture, replete with perverse loyalty tests and high expectations for how to dress and look. Cuomo and aides, they said, would often berate and bully staffers over the slightest issue. [NYT / Brian Rosenthal and Luis Ferré-Sandurní]
- In a call with reporters, Cuomo insisted he would not resign and denied harassing, abusing, or assaulting anyone. He refused to go into the details of the allegations, and cautioned people against "playing politics" or "bowing to cancel culture." [Albany Times-Union / Edward McKinley]
| | | | - In March 2011, Syrians began protesting the government of leader Bashar al-Assad. They were quickly met with a violent military crackdown. Ten years later, several factions and their international allies remain mired in a devastating civil war that has seen 5 million Syrians flee to other countries and 6 million displaced internally. [CBS News / Amjad Tadros]
- The war has descended into a chaotic struggle that is not simply about Assad's government, with various ethnic groups, rebels, foreign governments, and terrorist groups becoming involved in the conflict. Nearly 400,000 people have died, with another 200,000 missing and presumed dead — many at the hands of the Syrian government. [BBC News]
- Iran and Russia have backed Assad's government, while the US and other Western countries have supported rebel groups. Assad remains in power, through chaos including the rise of the Islamic State. [France 24]
- Meanwhile, poverty and food insecurity have affected millions of Syrians. International aid organizations have warned that the humanitarian damage, including lack of access to clean water and safe schools, may be irreversible. [Arab News / Christopher Hamill-Stewart]
- Before the war, the country had a population of about 23 million. Now 5.6 million are refugees living in other countries, even more are displaced within Syria, and nearly a million Syrian babies have been born in exile. [AP News / Fay Abuelgasim]
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