Kathy Hochul becomes New York's first female governor

Kathy Hochul became the first female governor of New York at the stroke of midnight Tuesday, taking control of a state government desperate to get back to business after months of distractions over sexual harassment allegations against Andrew Cuomo. The Democrat from western New York was being sworn in as governor in a brief, private ceremony overseen by the state's chief judge, Janet DiFiore.

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