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Woman in alleged Cornell gang-rape case was ‘failed’ by system, New York governor says

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Kathy Hochul briefs journalists with state attorney general Letitia James, who will be taking over the entire case Letitia James appointed special prosecutor in alleged gang-rape at Cornell Kathy Hochul, New York’s governor, said on Friday that she would “ensure” that all the facts of the alleged ga

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What the coverage shows

Most outlets frame the story as a live update on New York officials’ handling of the Cornell rape investigation, with The Hill, Reuters, 60 Minutes and The Guardian all foregrounding the governor and attorney general. The Guardian and The Independent are the most explicit about the criticism of the case, while The Independent alone adds the campus forum and student demands for accountability. The New York Times is the outlier here, running a meta piece about how it is covering the investigation rather than the case itself.

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