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Governor Cuomo says Trump better have an army if he steps foot in NYC
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‘He can’t have enough bodyguards to walk through New York City,’ Cuomo said at an emergency press conference on Wednesday night. ‘Forget bodyguards, he better have an army.’

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Millions of Californians brace for blackouts as governor calls severe power shortages 'unacceptable'
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California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) warned on Monday that millions of Californians could lose their power amid rolling blackouts.A heat wave is putting stress on the state's electric grid, as sweltering Californians rely on their air conditioners and fans to stay cool. The California Independent System Operator runs the grid for most of the state, […]

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Florida governor compares schools reopening to killing bin Laden
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Governor Ron DeSantis has compared the reopening of schools in Florida to the operation that killed terrorist Osama bin Laden.Mr DeSantis, an attorney and former naval officer, likened the logistics behind schools reopening to a Navy SEALs operation.

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South Dakota Governor to get $400,000 security wall around residence
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South Dakota officials said Wednesday they plan to build a security fence budgeted for $400,000 around the official governor’s residence to protect Gov. Kristi Noem.

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California governor says COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations, trending down
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The rates of new COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and intensive care unit admissions were all trending downward in California in the latest counts, the governor said on Monday. Governor Gavin Newsom, a Democrat, said that despite that good news, the state’s Central Valley agricultural region was still being hit hard by the coronavirus. “This virus is […]

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Oregon governor says federal agents to withdraw from Portland
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Oregon Gov Kate Brown said the government will withdraw agents from Portland if officials secure the city after Trump vowed not to remove federal officers until ‘anarchists’ are pushed out of the city.

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Georgia's governor and Atlanta's mayor ordered to mediate coronavirus mask fight
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A Georgia judge on Thursday ordered the governor and Atlanta’s mayor to enter mediation over the governor’s lawsuit aimed at stopping the city from enforcing its requirement that people wear masks in public during the coronavirus pandemic. Fulton Superior Court Judge Jane Barwick ordered Governor Brian Kemp and Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms to attend mediation […]

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Kansas governor mandates masks in K-12 schools
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Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly (D) on Monday ordered that masks must be worn and temperatures must be checked at all of the state's K-12 schools when they reopen.School faculty, staff, students, and visitors must abide by the mandate, with some exceptions, including for those who are deaf or hard of hearing and children under five […]

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Ohio governor who has refused to issue a statewide mask mandate warns the state 'could become Florida'
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DeWine on Sunday said Ohio is "now headed in the wrong direction, and frankly, I'm very, very concerned about that."

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Puerto Rico braces for political upheaval involving governor
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Puerto Rico’s governor denied allegations of obstruction of justice late Monday as the main opposition party demanded she be investigated and hinted at a possible impeachment process in what could be the latest round of political upheaval for the U.S. territory. In a brief statement, Gov. Wanda Vázquez for the first time acknowledged an alleged […]

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