New York gover**r in hot water over shark photos
 

New York gover**r in hot water over shark photos
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New York gover**r Andrew Cuomo and his brother, CNN anchor Chris Cuomo, are in hot water over their catch of a thresher shark during a fishing expedition over the weekend.

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The 154.5-pound shark was caught by the Cuomos and two friends during a fishing trip on Long Island and the backlash was prompted when the gover**r and, later, his chief-of-staff, posted photos of the catch on Twitter.*





The response online was swift, with many replying directly to the gover**r's original photos.*




According to international **ngovernmental conservation organization International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), the three species of thresher shark are currently listed as "vulnerable."* Read more...

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