Harassment Claims Against Gov. Cuomo; SCOTUS v. Voting Rights Act; FBI Director Testifies

Plus, why are India's farmers so angry? by Korva Coleman and Jill Hudson First Up [Sexual harassment allegations made against Gov. Andrew Cuomo by two former aides will be examined by independent investigators hired by the New York state attorney general's office.]( Spencer Platt/Getty Images Here's what we're following today. New York's attorney general is proceeding with an investigation into the allegations of sexual harassment made against Gov. Andrew Cuomo after a third woman detailed inappropriate conduct. Following The New York Times' publication of Anna Ruch’s account, Rep. Kathleen Rice [called for Cuomo's resignation]( – the first congressional Democrat from New York to do so. FBI Director Christopher Wray will answer questions today about the Jan. 6 Capitol attack. He’ll appear before the Senate Judiciary Committee in his first testimony since the riot. [Watch the hearing live](. The U.S. Supreme Court hears arguments today in a major voting rights case that could give state legislatures a green light to change voting laws, [making it more difficult for some people to vote](. The governor of Nigeria's northwestern Zamfara state says that 279 girls who were abducted last week from a boarding school have been released. Government officials say they didn’t pay a ransom for the girls’ release. [It hasn’t been revealed]( who’s behind the kidnappings. --------------------------------------------------------------- Newsletter continues after sponsor message --------------------------------------------------------------- Today's Listens [It's less than five months until the rescheduled Tokyo 2020 Olympics are due to begin. The Summer Games were postponed because of the coronavirus. And, for now, the Games are still on.]( Yuichi Yamazaki/Getty Images It looks like the Tokyo Summer Olympics are back on — for now. The games were delayed a year by the coronavirus pandemic. While there's just as much uncertainty as there was a year ago, athletes are doing their best to focus on training. [Listen here]( or [read about it](. A House subcommittee is investigating concierge health care provider One Medical. NPR reported that the boutique healthcare provider allowed ineligible patients, including friends and family of company leadership, to skip the COVID-19 vaccine line. [Read about it]( or [hear the details](. [Farmers, traders and customers weave through waist-high heaps of chili peppers, piles of ginger and mounds of carrots at a government-run wholesale market in western India.]( Lauren Frayer/NPR Demonstrations and protests by India's farmers have been going on for months. Climate activists and even pop stars have pledged support for them, but what sparked the movement is less glamorous: new rules for wholesale markets. [Listen]( or [read](. NPR's Mary Louise Kelly spoke to Avril Haines, the director of national intelligence, on domestic terrorism, the report regarding the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, and her approach to her role. [Click here]( to listen. --------------------------------------------------------------- Before You Go [Dr. Seuss Enterprises is pulling six of the author's books, saying they "portray people in ways that are hurtful and wrong." Theodor Seuss Geisel, who wrote children's books as Dr. Seuss, is seen here in his La Jolla, Calif. home in 1957.]( James L. Amos/Corbis via Getty Images - Dr. Seuss Enterprises will cease publishing six of the author's books — including And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street and If I Ran the Zoo — because they portray people of color "in ways that are [hurtful and wrong]( - Drummer Ralph Peterson Jr., who re-enlivened hard bop in jazz, died on Monday at 58 from complications of cancer. [His sheer dynamism]( placed him among a group of jazz musicians in the 1980s known as the Young Lions. --------------------------------------------------------------- Stream your local NPR station. Visit NPR.org to find your local station stream. --------------------------------------------------------------- Enjoying this newsletter? Forward to a friend! They can [sign up here](. Looking for more great content? [Check out all of our newsletter offerings]( — including Music, Politics, Health and more! You received this message because you're subscribed to Daily News emails. This email was sent by National Public Radio, Inc., 1111 North Capitol Street NE, Washington, DC 20002 [Unsubscribe]( | [Privacy Policy]( [NPR logo]