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Women Accuse Yang's OB-GYN of Abuse, Call for New Trial

More Accusers Want Prison
for Yang's OB-GYN

Feb 15, 2020 11:30 AM CST

More Accusers Want Prison for Yang's OB-GYN

Robert Hadden avoided prison with a plea deal

(Newser) - More than 40 women have accused a New York OB-GYN of sexual abuse since Evelyn Yang—whose husband, Andrew, withdrew from the Democratic presidential race this week—said publicly that she is a victim of Robert Hadden. And they're not happy with the way prosecutors handled his case. The...

After Andrew Yang
Bombs in Iowa,
a Big Move

Feb 7, 2020 7:17 AM CST

After Andrew Yang Bombs in Iowa, a Big Move

Dozens of staffers have reportedly been canned

(Newser) - The Iowa caucuses didn't deliver the results Andrew Yang's team had hoped for—as of Thursday afternoon, with 97% of precincts reporting, he'd earned 1% of the state's delegates, per CNN —and now that team is apparently much smaller. Four ex-staffers tell Politico they're...

Yang Qualifies for Next Democratic Debate

A Familiar Face
Returns to Next Debate

Jan 27, 2020 3:34 AM CST

A Familiar Face Returns to Next Debate

Andrew Yang meets polling requirement for Feb. 7 debate

(Newser) - The next Democratic debate won't be an all-white affair—and there will be somebody there to make the case for a universal basic income. Andrew Yang has become the seventh candidate to qualify for the Feb.7 debate in New Hampshire, which takes place just four days before the...

Andrew Yang's Wife: 'Pervy'
Doctor Sexually Assaulted Me

Jan 17, 2020 6:52 AM CST

Andrew Yang's Wife: 'Pervy' Doctor Sexually Assaulted Me

Husband says victims 'deserve our belief, support, and protection'

(Newser) - Andrew Yang's wife is sharing her story of sexual assault, one that's pushed her to join a lawsuit against Columbia University and former OB-GYN Robert Hadden. Evelyn Yang says she was seven months pregnant with her first child in 2012 when "pervy" Hadden proceeded to "undress...

Democratic
Debate Stage
Just Got a
Little Less White

Dec 11, 2019 6:11 AM CST

Democratic Debate Stage Just Got a Little Less White

Andrew Yang qualifies for Dec. 19 event with latest Quinnipiac poll

(Newser) - The sixth Democratic debate is happening next Thursday, and there will now be seven candidates on the stage at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles. The new contender to join Joe Biden, Pete Buttigieg, Amy Klobuchar, Bernie Sanders, Tom Steyer, and Elizabeth Warren in the PBS NewsHour/Politico event: Andrew Yang,...

Bloomberg Candidacy Would Be Different in a Key Way

Trump Reacts to Possibility
of a Bloomberg Run

Nov 8, 2019 11:08 AM CST

Trump Reacts to Possibility of a Bloomberg Run

'Little Michael will fail,' he says

(Newser) - If Michael Bloomberg joins the 2020 race , he'll be funding his own campaign, reports Axios . "Mike will spend whatever it takes to defeat Donald Trump," a source tells the outlet. "The nation is about to see a very different campaign than we've ever seen before....

The Man Polling 6th Just Needs You to Know About Him

Your Idea of Andrew Yang
Might Be Totally Wrong

longform

Nov 5, 2019 11:54 AM CST

Your Idea of Andrew Yang Might Be Totally Wrong

The Silicon Valley candidate thinks technology is 'leading America into the abyss'

(Newser) - You'd think that a presidential candidate who invokes chants of "PowerPoint, PowerPoint, PowerPoint!" before taking the stage would be a Silicon Valley darling. But Andrew Yang's "candidacy is something of a toxic bouillabaisse for the tech industry," writes Nicholas Thompson for Wired . Sure, Yang...

Yang's Giveaway
Is Wildly Popular

Sep 16, 2019 1:07 PM CDT

Yang's Giveaway Is Wildly Popular

His campaign says more than 450K have signed up for 'Freedom Dividend' contest

(Newser) - It's not yet clear if the offer is legal , but it is abundantly clear that the offer is popular: Democratic political candidate is giving away $1,000 a month for a full year to 10 people, and on Monday, his campaign announced more than 450,000 have signed up...

Yang Has
Non-Fighting
Words for
SNL Cast
Member's Racism

Sep 15, 2019 6:42 AM CDT

Yang Has Non-Fighting Words for SNL Cast Member's Racism

Shane Gillis had called presidential candidate a 'Jew chi---'

(Newser) - Saturday Night Live's newest cast member might have referred to an Asian-American presidential candidate as a "Jew ch---," but Andrew Yang is giving peace a chance, reports People . After Shane Gillis tweeted that "My intention is never to hurt anyone," but sometimes comedy "requires...

Andrew Yang's
Offer Raises
Legal Questions

the rundown

Sep 13, 2019 3:29 PM CDT

Andrew Yang's Offer Raises Legal Questions

He's giving people money out of campaign funds, which gets a little dicey

(Newser) - Andrew Yang's first step in his plan to give Americans $1,000 per month is receiving scrutiny not just for the cost, or its potential effectiveness in boosting the economy, but its legality. Yang said in the Democratic debate Thursday that he wants to get a head start by...

Yang Announces
$120K Giveaway

DEMOCRATIC DEBATE

Sep 12, 2019 9:22 PM CDT

Yang Announces $120K Giveaway

He says 10 Americans will win $1K a month

(Newser) - Andrew Yang made waves in the Democratic debate Thursday night with an unusual promise in his opening statement. The candidate said he would give away a total of $120,000 to people who registered to win "Freedom Dividends" at his campaign website , reports Politico . Yang, an entrepreneur, has promised...

In Experiment, Calif. City Gives
125 Residents $500 a Month

Sep 4, 2019 12:42 AM CDT

In Experiment, Calif. City Gives 125 Residents $500 a Month

Stockton tries out 'universal basic income'

(Newser) - Democratic presidential candidate Andrew Yang wants to give cash to every American each month. Susie Garza has never heard of Yang. But since February, she's been getting $500 a month from a nonprofit in Stockton, Calif., as part of an experiment that offers something unusual in presidential politics: a...

Andrew Yang
Cries Over a
Mom's Grief

Aug 11, 2019 7:41 AM CDT

Andrew Yang Cries Over a Mom's Grief

Candidate leaves town hall stage to hug woman who lost child to stray bullet

(Newser) - A question from a grieving mom at an Iowa town hall brought Democratic hopeful Andrew Yang to tears on Saturday. As CNN reports, Yang took a question from a woman identified only as Stephanie who had lost a child to a stray bullet, who asked him, "as president, how...

9 Candidates Have Now
Qualified for Next Debates

Aug 8, 2019 1:35 PM CDT

9 Candidates Have Now Qualified for Next Debates

Andrew Yang is the latest; Biden has big lead in latest poll

(Newser) - The next Democratic debates are shaping up to have fewer candidates than the first pair, which had 20 apiece. On Thursday, entrepreneur Andrew Yang became the ninth candidate to qualify by reaching 2% in a new Monmouth University poll, reports Politico . The other eight already in the mix: Joe Biden,...

Democrats Clash on Race,
Socialism in Fiery Debate

DEMOCRATIC DEBATE

Jun 27, 2019 8:44 PM CDT

Democrats Clash on Race, Socialism in Fiery Debate

Harris challenged Biden on his record

(Newser) - Ten more Democrats vying to take on President Trump clashed in a debate in Miami Thursday night that featured more fiery moments than Wednesday's 10-candidate debate. The second night of Democratic debates included frontrunner Joe Biden and fellow high-polling candidates Bernie Sanders, Kamala Harris, and Pete Buttigieg. Andrew Yang,...

Here's Who Is Currently
in the Democratic Debates

Jun 6, 2019 12:16 PM CDT

Here's Who Is Currently in the Democratic Debates

13 Democrats have qualified, but the last 7 spots are up in the air

(Newser) - The first Democratic debates for the 2020 election take place June 26 and June 27 in Miami, with each night featuring 10 different candidates on stage, reports ABC News . The field is currently larger than 20, and the party will decide next week who makes the cut, based on polling...