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Hochul vows swift action as she takes helm in New York

by Marina Villeneuve
| August 24, 2021 1:21 PM

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Kathy Hochul became the first female governor of New York on Tuesday and in her first hours on the job sought to bring a sense of urgency to tackling big problems that went unaddressed during Andrew Cuomo’s distracted final months in office.

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