McCarthy, China Task Force Republicans demand Olympic Committee inform athletes about security risks, genocide

FIRST ON FOX: Top Republicans in the House have called on the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee (USOPC) to not only keep American athletes safe while competing in the Winter Games but to properly inform them of China’s human rights abuses.

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FIRST ON FOX: Top Republicans in the House have called on the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee (USOPC) to not only keep American athletes safe while competing in the Winter Games but to properly inform them of China’s human rights abuses. 

The letter, penned by the chairman of the China Task Force, Rep. Michael McCaul, R-Texas, and signed by Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., along with 14 other GOP members, states that given the genocide reported in China and the USOPC’s refusal to change the location of the 2022 Winter Olympics, the games now pose “an unprecedented threat to American values.”

Rep. Michael McCaul and House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy.

Rep. Michael McCaul and House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

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“The [USPOC] has a responsibility to ensure our athletes are prepared for these unprecedented Olympic Games,” the letter first obtained by Fox News Digital said. Adding that it is “vital” U.S. athletes are “fully informed” about the gross human rights abuses being carried out by the Chinese Communist Party.

The lawmaker’s demands to USPOC Board Chair Susanne Lyons echoes a letter McCaul sent to Secretary of State Antony Blinken last week which asked for detailed information on how he planned to implement the American Values and Security in International Athletics Act (AVSIA) – enacted by President Biden in December 2021.

The act requires the State Department to brief U.S. athletes competing in international competitions on any “human rights abuses and safety concerns” existent in the host nation. 

But it is not just the issue of human rights abuses that has lawmakers concerned. 

The FBI has warned American competitors and their teams to not only stay off social media while in China, but to leave all personal cellphones at home and rely on temporary phones instead. 

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United States hockey team celebrate with their gold medals after beating Canada in the women's gold medal hockey game at the 2018 Winter Olympics in South Korea on Thursday, Feb. 22, 2018. 

United States hockey team celebrate with their gold medals after beating Canada in the women’s gold medal hockey game at the 2018 Winter Olympics in South Korea on Thursday, Feb. 22, 2018.  (Copyright 2018 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)

The Department of Defense has said adversaries could use personal devices to conduct “social engineering and phishing campaigns” to implement malware – a move that could jeopardize personal security. 

Athletes have been advised against speaking out against human rights abuses while abroad and warnings have been issued about sending even “private electronic messages critical of the PRC [People’s Republic of China] government.”

Republicans have repeatedly voiced frustration with the USOPC over its response to the expressed concerns for athlete safety and its suggestion that athletes “self-censor.”

A spokesman for the State Department told Fox News Digital it has worked “closely” with USOPC and all Team USA athletes have been briefed “about safety and security and the PRC’s atrocities and human rights abuses.”

House Minority Leader Rep. Kevin McCarthy and Rep. Michael McCaul.

House Minority Leader Rep. Kevin McCarthy and Rep. Michael McCaul. (Alex Wong/Getty Images)

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“Additional information on human rights issues” was provided to Team USA “prior to its departure for the Games,” they added.

“We expect the PRC to uphold its obligations and ensure the safety and wellbeing of our athletes—and all athletes—competing in Beijing and to respect their human rights and fundamental freedoms,” the spokesman said.

The USPOC did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital’s request for comment.

Pennsylvania doctor has leg amputated, sues fellow doctor for malpractice

A Pennsylvania physician has filed a lawsuit against his foot doctor alleging medical malpractice after he was forced to have his right leg amputated.

A Pennsylvania physician has filed a lawsuit against his foot doctor, alleging medical malpractice after he was forced to have his right leg amputated, a report says.

Dr. Mario Adajar, 59, of Wyoming, Pennsylvania, filed legal documents Monday in Luzerne County Court accusing defendants, Dr. Michael Baloga Jr., the Foot and Ankle Center in West Pittston and the Wound Healing Center at Wilkes-Barre General Hospital, of causing “catastrophic permanent injuries” due to their alleged “negligent acts and omissions,” PennLive.com reported.

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Adajar claimed he “needlessly suffer[ed] a right leg amputation” on July 27, 2021, after severe infection and gas gangrene formed in his leg despite being treated several times by Baloga over several months, according to the report. 

The lawsuit shows Adajar initially sought treatment in December 2020, for calluses on his feet and a chronic ulcer. At the time, he also disclosed his previous medical history, including Type II diabetes and a recent kidney transplant, PennLive.com reported

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Six months later, in June 2021, Baloga made the call to have a total contact cast applied to Adajar’s leg, over the wound, the lawsuit claims.  

This caused an infection, Adajar claims, as the very next day his temperature spiked to over 102 degrees and he experienced severe pain, prompting emergency treatment. 

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Adajar went into septic shock, suffered atrial fibrillation and acute hypoxic respiratory failure, PennLive.com reported. Then his leg was amputated. 

Beluga is currently the department chief of Podiatric Medicine & Surgery at Wilkes-Barre General Hospital, according to his biography

Bridgewater College shooting leaves two campus security officers dead; suspect in custody

Two campus security officers were shot and killed at Bridgewater College in northern Virginia on Tuesday afternoon, prompting the school to issue a shelter-in-place order.

Two campus security officers were shot and killed at Bridgewater College in northern Virginia on Tuesday afternoon, prompting the school to issue a shelter-in-place order. 

One male suspect was taken into custody at 1:55 p.m., about 30 minutes after the shooting, according to police. 

The liberal arts college, which is home to about 1,500 students, lifted the shelter-in-place order around 4:30 p.m. after police cleared campus buildings. 

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Bridgewater College President David Bushman identified the deceased as campus police officer John Painter and safety officer J.J. Jefferson in a letter to the school community. 

“These officers were close friends, known to many of us as the ‘dynamic duo,'” Bushman wrote. 

“John was J.J.’s best man in his wedding this year. They were beloved by students, faculty and staff. I hurt for their families and loved ones, as I know we all do.”

Caleb Needle, a senior at Bridgewater College, told WSHV that he was in class when he heard three or four loud bangs outside and everyone dropped to the floor. 

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Several other universities around the country are dealing with threats to their campuses this week. 

UCLA canceled in-person classes Tuesday after a mass shooting threat. Multiple historically black colleges and universities reported bomb threats on Monday. 

This is a breaking news story. Check back for updates. 

Tom Brady’s career timeline: A look back at NFL legend’s legacy as he retires

Tom Brady decided Tuesday it was time to retire.

Tom Brady decided Tuesday it was time to retire.

In a lengthy Twitter statement, Brady said the time was now to finally make his decision.

“I have always believed the sport of football is an ‘all-in’ proposition – if a 100% competitive commitment isn’t there you won’t’ succeed, and success is what I love so much about our game,” he said. “There is a physical, mental, and emotional challenge EVERY single day that has allowed me to maximize my highest potential. And I have tried my very best these past 22 years. There are no shortcuts to success on the field or in life.

TOM BRADY MAKES IT OFFICIAL, RETIRES FROM NFL AFTER 22 YEARS

“This is difficult for me to write but here it goes: I am not going to make that competitive commitment anymore,” he continued. “I have loved my NFL career and now it is time to focus my time and energy on other things that require my attention.”

Here’s a look back on his unprecedented career.

SOLID MICHIGAN CAREER

Michigan QB Tom Brady in action against Wisconsin.

Michigan QB Tom Brady in action against Wisconsin. (John Biever/Sports Illustrated via Getty Images)

Brady wasn’t exactly the most dynamic player in college. He played for the Michigan Wolverines four years but didn’t get too much playing time until his junior season. He finished his career at Michigan with 4,773 passing yards, 30 touchdown passes and 17 interceptions. He led the team to a Citrus Bowl win in 1998 and an overtime Orange Bowl victory in 1999.

BRADY DRAFTED

Michigan QB Tom Brady in action vs Notre Dame in South Bend, Indiana.

Michigan QB Tom Brady in action vs Notre Dame in South Bend, Indiana. (Peter Read Miller/Sports Illustrated via Getty Images)

Brady wasn’t a highly touted pro prospect. And he fell down draft boards due to his NFL Scouting Combine performance, though he was labeled as a player with a top-notch work ethic.

New England selected him in the sixth round of the 2000 draft with the No. 199 pick. 

Brady was also the seventh quarterback taken in that draft behind Chad Pennington, Giovanni Carmazzi, Chris Redman, Tee Martin, Marc Bulger and Spergon Wynn. Carmazzi never appeared in an NFL game.

2000 PATRIOTS

Tom Brady getting pregame advice from Drew Bledsoe at the RCA Dome. 

Tom Brady getting pregame advice from Drew Bledsoe at the RCA Dome.  (Matthew J. Lee/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)

Brady made the final cut for the Patriots in 2000. According to the book “Patriot Reign,” the Patriots decided to pick Brady over Tim Rattay. Brady entered his rookie season as the fourth-string QB behind Drew Bledsoe, John Friesz and Michael Bishop.

Brady only had one completion that season in the lone game he appeared in. As the Detroit Lions were blowing out the Patriots, Brady was put into the game and threw his lone pass to Rod Rutledge for six yards. 

BRADY FOR BLEDSOE

Patriots quarterback Drew Bledsoe is attended to by team doctor Bert Zarins after being hit in the fourth quarter.

Patriots quarterback Drew Bledsoe is attended to by team doctor Bert Zarins after being hit in the fourth quarter. (Jim Davis/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)

Week 2 of the 2001 NFL season changed everything. Bledsoe was knocked out of a game against the New York Jets by linebacker Mo Lewis with a hit that Bledsoe would later reveal could have killed him.

Brady was thrust into the game. While the Patriots lost to the Jets 10-3 after Bledsoe went down, New England closed out the season on a six-game winning streak. The Patriots would ride the momentum into the playoffs and into the Super Bowl, where they defeated the St. Louis Rams on an Adam Vinatieri game-winning field goal.

It was Brady’s first ring and the start of his great career and a New England dynasty. 

THE TUCK RULE

New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady takes a hit from Charles Woodson of the Oakland Raiders on a pass attempt in the last two minutes of a game in the AFC playoffs Jan. 19, 2002, in Foxboro, Massachusetts.

New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady takes a hit from Charles Woodson of the Oakland Raiders on a pass attempt in the last two minutes of a game in the AFC playoffs Jan. 19, 2002, in Foxboro, Massachusetts. (Matt Campbell/AFP via Getty Images)

What may get lost from Brady’s first Super Bowl run is the dramatic Tuck Rule game that eventually saw the Patriots beat the Oakland Raiders in the AFC divisional-round playoff game.

Late in the fourth quarter of that game, with snow falling, Charles Woodson appeared to force Brady to fumble the football, which was recovered by the Raiders. The officials overturned the call on the field, saying Brady was trying to “tuck” the ball back into his body and that it was an incomplete pass under NFL rules at the time. Brady led the Patriots down the field to tie the game, and the Pats won in overtime.

The game-altering call would help continue to bolster the Patriots’ momentum.

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3 OUT OF 4 AIN’T BAD

The New England dynasty was firmly intact following the 2004 season. Brady and the Patriots slayed the Philadelphia Eagles in the 2005 Super Bowl 24-21 to secure their third title in four seasons.

Brady won his second Super Bowl MVP award and earned his second Pro Bowl selection. He had yet to be named a league MVP, finishing as high as third in the voting after the 2003 season. 

Brady and the Patriots were quickly building one of the most fearsome dynasties the NFL had seen.

18 AND 1 GIANT LOSS

Tom Brady is sacked by the New York Giants Michael Strahan during the 2008 Super Bowl at Phoenix Stadium.

Tom Brady is sacked by the New York Giants Michael Strahan during the 2008 Super Bowl at Phoenix Stadium. (Bob Leverone/Sporting News via Getty Images via Getty Images)

Up until the 2007 season, Brady didn’t have a dynamic Hall of Fame-quality wide receiver — or tight end. Deion Branch and Troy Brown were solid receivers. Brown had 1,000 yards receiving in Brady’s first season, but no one hit the mark until the team acquired Randy Moss.

Brady and Moss put together a season for the ages in 2007, and New England finished 16-0, becoming only the second team in NFL history to finish a regular season with an undefeated mark. Brady set the single-season mark for passing touchdowns with 50, and Moss broke the record for most receiving touchdowns in a season with 23, a record that still stands. Brady earned his first MVP award and his first Offensive Player of the Year selection.

New England rolled into the playoffs but met what would become its kryptonite — a scrappy New York Giants team led by Eli Manning and a pulse-pounding defense. Manning’s unforgettable pass to David Tyree and the subsequent Plaxico Burress touchdown pass finished one of the greatest Super Bowl upsets of all time.

Brady and Moss went home unhappy, but things would get worse for the quarterback.

GONE IN LESS THAN 60 MINUTES

New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady grimaces as he grabs his left knee after injuring it during a season opener against the Kansas City Chiefs at Gillette Stadium. 

New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady grimaces as he grabs his left knee after injuring it during a season opener against the Kansas City Chiefs at Gillette Stadium.  (Jim Davis/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)

Following the upset in the Super Bowl, Brady and the Patriots entered Week 1 of the 2008 season hungrier than ever, but the Patriots were delivered a huge blow.

Brady dropped back to pass in a game against the Kansas City Chiefs and was hit low. He remained on the field, grabbing his left knee after a hit from Bernard Pollard. The hit cost Brady his entire 2008 season and changed the NFL as everyone knew it.

After the 2009 season, the NFL cracked down on dangerous hits to quarterbacks. The NFL Competition Committee clarified its rules and prohibited a defender who wasn’t blocked or fouled from hitting a quarterback at the legs.

“I think all the quarterbacks in this league are critical to what the game is about,” Patriots owner Robert Kraft said at the time. “It’s like if Peyton Manning were gone for a season. I think the whole NFL suffers, the same way the NFL suffered with Tommy out. So whatever we can do to protect quarterbacks and to minimize the opportunity of them being taken out with a year-ending injury I would support.

“It’s not good for the league. What makes it special is special players. It’s like going to see a great movie and the star isn’t in the movie. It’s the same principle.”

Without Brady, the Patriots missed the playoffs that season. Brady returned healthy in 2009, capturing the Comeback Player of the Year award with 28 touchdown passes and 4,398 passing yards.

SUPER BOWL DROUGHT AND RESURGENCE

It would be a while, though, before Brady and the Patriots won another Super Bowl. Brady led the Patriots to a Super Bowl appearance during the 2011 season, but they ran into the Giants again. Manning and the defense somehow did it again and pulled off a Giant upset.

Brady would later admit those Giants losses in the Super Bowls were tough to swallow. 

The first buzz about Brady potentially being washed up and looking to retire started when he turned 37 during the 2014 season. Already a Hall of Famer at that point, there wasn’t much more for Brady to accomplish. He was still two rings away from tying Joe Montana, and it didn’t seem like he could do much more to elevate the Patriots.

Well, everybody was wrong.

At age 37, Brady — with the help of Rob Gronkowski — defeated the Seattle Seahawks in the 2015 Super Bowl. Malcolm Butler famously picked off Russell Wilson in the end zone, giving the Patriots and Brady another trophy. Brady tossed four touchdown passes in the game.

DEFLATEGATE

One of the few stains on Brady’s career was his alleged role in the Patriots’ Deflategate scandal. Team personnel were allegedly instructed by Brady to deflate footballs. The allegations surfaced after the 2014 AFC Championship Game against the Indianapolis Colts.

An investigation resulted in a four-game suspension for Brady for the 2016 season, a punishment upheld by a federal court. The Patriots went 3-1 in Brady’s absence, but it gave the Patriots a glimpse into what their future could be — possibly with Jimmy Garoppolo or Jacoby Brissett as their starting quarterback.

KEEPING IT ROLLING

Tom Brady of the New England Patriots raises the Vince Lombardi trophy after the Patriots defeated the Atlanta Falcons 34-28 in overtime of Super Bowl 51 at NRG Stadium Feb. 5, 2017 in Houston.

Tom Brady of the New England Patriots raises the Vince Lombardi trophy after the Patriots defeated the Atlanta Falcons 34-28 in overtime of Super Bowl 51 at NRG Stadium Feb. 5, 2017 in Houston. (Focus on Sport/Getty Images)

Suggestions that Brady was washed up were clearly wrong.

He led New England to three consecutive Super Bowls from 2016 to 2018, winning two of them and falling a hair short to the Philadelphia Eagles in February 2018. In the other two title games, he led the Patriots on one of the greatest comebacks of all time against the Atlanta Falcons and got his defense to step up against the Los Angeles Rams. The win over the Rams in 2019 was the last Super Bowl title and appearance for the Patriots.

BRADY AND BELICHICK’S FINAL DANCE

With reports suggesting a rift between the two legendary NFL figures, the 2019 season appeared to be the final season together for Brady and Belichick. Ultimately, it was. 

Brady led the Patriots to the playoffs again. The team drew a wild-card game and lost to the Tennessee Titans. Brady’s last memory as a Patriots player was a pick-six by Titans defensive back Logan Ryan.

Two months later, Brady walked away from the Patriots with six rings and an impeccable resume.

MOVE OVER MONTANA

Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady hoists the Vince Lombardi trophy after Super Bowl 55 against the Kansas City Chiefs Feb. 7, 2021, in Tampa, Florida. Tampa Bay won 31-9.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady hoists the Vince Lombardi trophy after Super Bowl 55 against the Kansas City Chiefs Feb. 7, 2021, in Tampa, Florida. Tampa Bay won 31-9. (Ben Liebenberg via AP)

Brady followed in the footsteps of legendary quarterbacks Montana and Peyton Manning late in their careers. 

Montana built a lasting legacy with the San Francisco 49ers before showing he wasn’t finished and played another few seasons with the Kansas City Chiefs. Unlike Montana, Brady won a Super Bowl with a second franchise, joining Peyton Manning as the only NFL quarterbacks to do so. 

Brady shocked the NFL when he chose to sign with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. But he already had great wide receivers in place with Mike Evans and Chris Godwin. Brady eventually brought Gronkowski with him and later Antonio Brown.

In the 2020 season, Brady showed he still had it with another Super Bowl run. Brady picked up his seventh and final ring.

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2021 & 2022

Brady returned for one more season with the Bucs and started on his path for an eighth title. He helped Tampa Bay win the NFC South title and put up ridiculous numbers along the way.

He recorded 5,316 passing yards and 43 touchdown passes. It was the most passing yards he’s ever thrown in a season and only the third time he hit 40 or more touchdown passes. All at age 44.

ESPN first reported that Brady would retire following the 2021 season.

Aside from Canton, Brady’s path is unclear. 

From No. 199 to No. 1, Brady will leave the NFL the clear and undisputed GOAT.

Is the Taliban no longer allowing Afghans to go to the airport?

Yesterday, a spokesman for the Taliban announced that the militant group would no longer permit Afghan nationals to leave.

“They [the Americans] have the opportunity, they have all the resources, they can take all the people that belong to them but we are not going to allow Afghans to leave and we will not extend the deadline,” said Zabihullah Mujahid. “The way to the airport has been closed now. Afghans are not allowed to go there now, foreigners are allowed to go but we have stopped Afghan nationals to go because the crowd is more, there is danger that people will lose their lives, there might be a stampede.”

This follows an earlier announcement that an extension beyond the “red line” August 31 deadline to leave Afghanistan would have “consequences.” 

The latest count shows that about 58,700 people have been evacuated out of the country in the last several days. 

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This is how an Italian man apparently tried to blow up his neighbor’s house

Things took a violent turn between two quarreling neighbors in Italy when one of them attempted to blow up the other’s home, reports say. A 63-year-old is now in jail after apparently trying to fill the other man’s home with gas. 

The neighbor arrived home to the strong smell of gasoline. Then he saw a red container with a tube attached to it that was running into his wall.

He apparently called in firefighters to figure out what the contraption was. Eventually, officials linked the canister with the suspect, saying they had “irrefutable evidence” to back their claims.

What happened next?

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This is how the White House press secretary is scolding reporters now

As if it weren’t bad enough that thousands of Americans remain unaccounted for in Afghanistan after the Taliban’s return to power last week, now reporters are being reprimanded for using the term “stranded” to describe the U.S. citizens now stuck in the country. 

“I think it’s irresponsible to say Americans are stranded,” said White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki yesterday. “We are committed to bringing Americans who want to come home. We are in touch with them via phone, via text, via email, via any way that we can possibly reach Americans to get them home if they want to return home.”

Well, I happen to think it’s pretty irresponsible that the government totally blew the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan in the first place. Officials cannot even count exactly how many Americans are trapped there. Estimates range between 8,000 and 15,000 people. 

It’s irresponsible that our defense secretary recently declared that the military troops on the ground “don’t have the capability to go out and collect up large numbers of people” that are having trouble reaching the Kabul airport. That means journalists like Susannah George have had to rely on help from other countries to get out. 

It’s irresponsible for the White House to then deny reality by shaming reporters who are calling it like it is, using the term “stranded.” Because that is ultimately what has happened.

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How these 8th-graders are trying to pardon a wrongly convicted “witch”

The research done by a group of middle school students may soon pave the way for the last so-called “witch” to have her name cleared. Elizabeth Johnson Jr. was 22 years old in 1693 when she received her death sentence for supposedly practicing witchcraft during the peak of the Salem Witch Trials. 

Though she was never killed like the other twenty suspects, her name somehow never made it on the roster of those who were later exonerated.

“Why Elizabeth was not exonerated is unclear but no action was ever taken on her behalf by the General Assembly or the courts,” said a state senator who introduced the bill that would set the record straight. “Possibly because she was neither a wife nor a mother, she was not considered worthy of having her name cleared. And because she never had children, there is no group of descendants acting on her behalf.”

How did this group of 8th-graders act on Johnson’s behalf, some three centuries later? 

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What do we know about the firefight that erupted at the Kabul airport?

One Afghan security guard was killed, and several more were hurt when a firefight erupted at the Hamid Karzai International Airport on Monday, officials say. 

“[The violence] appeared to begin when an unknown hostile actor fired upon Afghan security forces,” said Navy Captain William Urban on behalf of U.S. Central Command. “The Afghans returned fire, and in keeping with their right of self-defense, so too did U.S. and coalition troops. The wounded are being treated at an airfield hospital and are reported to be in stable condition.”

He added: “Our condolences go out to the teammates and loved ones of the fallen Afghan soldier.” 

This incident comes as many Afghan staffers at the U.S. embassy begin to lose hope in the American government that they’ll be safely evacuated out of the country. A recent cable shows that staff members are feeling “deeply disheartened” after the botched withdrawal of U.S. troops from the country. 

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Disgusting Andrew Cuomo reaches new low, leaving his dog behind at the Albany mansion

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo wanted to sneak in one last scandal before his resignation took effect at midnight. In this latest display of despicable behavior, he actually abandoned his dog, Captain.

His three-and-a-half-year-old Siberian-Shepherd-Malamute was left at the Albany mansion on Monday, even after the embattled governor packed up his belongings and headed to his sister’s home.

“I read with disbelief in this morning’s Times Union, that Captain, Governor Cuomo’s dog, had been left at the Executive Mansion after Cuomo’s belongings had been moved out of the Eagle Street building,” said the state’s animal protection federation chief, Libby Post.

Apparently, the dog is known for some biting incidents. She listed several shelters that could assist Captain with those “nipping issues”  so he could secure a new home. 

“Captain deserves better. He will be welcomed with open arms (and paws) into one of our shelters.” Post said. 

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