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Senior aides to New York Governor Andrew Cuomo allegedly rewrote a report on the number of pandemic-related deaths in nursing homes. That's according to a scathing report in The New York Times. It's claims the governor and his aides had already been hiding figures for months before the report was released last June. The figures reported might have been as much as 50-percent lower than the actual total at that time.       The Senate is moving ahead to begin debate on President Biden's sweeping stimulus bill. Democrats had to clear a procedural hurdle to get there and it barely passed, 51-50 with Vice President Harris breaking the tie between. The nearly two-trillion dollar package includes direct payments of 14-hundred dollars to millions of Americans.        The U.S. Capitol Police say the National Guard needs to stay in Washington, DC a bit longer. Capitol Police have officially put in their request to hold the troops at Capitol Hill at least 60 more days, due to security concerns.        A Dallas Police officer is under arrest in connection with two murders. Officer Bryan Riser is accused in the deaths of two people in 2017. He was arrested following an investigation by the FBI and Dallas PD. Riser reportedly had a relationship with at least one of the victims but the motive for the murders is still unknown.       The NBA All-Star Game is coming to Atlanta this weekend. The league's top players will take the court on Sunday night at State Farm Arena, with the three-point and slam dunk contests surrounding the game.        The ninth film in the Fast And Furious franchise is being pushed back again. "F9" is now expected to hit theaters on June 25th. Universal originally set the movie's release date for May 22nd of last year, but moved it due to the coronavirus pandemic.       

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