newyorkpost--2020-11-10--Betting Super Bowl futures is foolish in unpredictable NFL

LAS VEGAS — In the midst of a perfect half-season , the Steelers survived two scares Sunday when quarterback Ben Roethlisberger limped to the locker room with a banged-up knee .
The lowly Cowboys , who were 0-8 against the spread and playing a fourth-string quarterback , provided the other scare .
But Big Ben came back in more ways than one .
Dallas led deep into the fourth quarter before Roethlisberger passed for the go-ahead touchdown with 2:14 remaining in Pittsburgh ’ s 24-19 win that was anything but pretty .
It was supposed to be easy , yet @ @ @ @ @ @ @ time in franchise history , narrowly escaped as two-touchdown road favorites .
“ The NFL is so unpredictable , and that ’ s why it ’ s so popular , ” said Vinny Magliulo , VSiN oddsmaker and Gaughan Gaming sportsbook director .
“ This is a good time to be a bookmaker .
There is plenty of action , and the unpredictability is good for business .
Look at the Dallas game.
” The Steelers , who have only two double-digit wins in eight games , are a Roethlisberger injury away from @ @ @ @ @ @ @ futures board at BetMGM , Pittsburgh is the second choice at 6/1 odds .
Kansas City , the 7/2 favorite , also escaped an upset Sunday .
At this point in a season threatened by COVID-19 uncertainties , Super Bowl futures are foolish bets because odds value is hard to find , and any wager is just a guess — one of a number of inconvenient truths as the NFL goes full steam ahead to Week 10 .
2 .
The Bucs are far from unstoppable .
Tampa Bay , the BetMGM favorite @ @ @ @ @ @ @ beating by the Saints on Sunday night .
Remember when Tom Brady was turning back the clock and the Buccaneers were the hottest story in the league ?
That was one week ago .
Life comes at you fast in the NFL .
Brady made his 333rd career start ( including the postseason ) in the lopsided loss to New Orleans .
It was the first time his offense went three-and-out on the first four drives of the game .
It ’ s also the first time in his career that Brady has @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the regular season .
“ The fact that it was so one-sided was a shocker , ” Magliulo said .
“ You can ’ t predict some of this stuff.
” At least one bettor had a clue .
BetMGM reported a $ 500,000 wager from Las Vegas placed on the Saints moneyline ( +155 ) to win $ 775,000 .
3 .
Teddy Bridgewater is a better bet than Brady .
He ’ s not flashy or a future Hall of Famer , but Bridgewater boosts the bankroll .
After producing a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to the Chiefs , Bridgewater is 33-11 ATS as a starting quarterback .
4 .
First-time starting QBs are not automatic fades .
In his first NFL start , Garrett Gilbert nearly led the Cowboys to an upset of the Steelers .
Jake Luton , a rookie sixth-round pick from Oregon State , passed for 304 yards and accounted for two touchdowns as the Jaguars , 7-point ’ dogs , covered in a 27-25 loss to the Texans .
5 .
Beware betting against big ’ dogs .
When something looks too good @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , especially if it ’ s a double-digit favorite in the NFL .
All three teams laying 10 or more points failed to cover in a recent eight-day span , starting with the Buccaneers ( -13 ) in a 25-23 victory over the Giants last Monday .
The Chiefs ( -10 ) and Steelers ( -14 ) came up short Sunday , putting double-digit favorites at 4-6-1 ATS on the season .
“ I was starting to worry the gap between the haves and have-nots was widening too much in the modern NFL @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to cover 19.5 in their 35-9 loss to the Chiefs in Week 8 despite covering most of the game , ” said VSiN senior reporter Dave Tuley , a devoted underdog player .
“ However , these last three covers by the Giants , Panthers and Cowboys show that parity still exists and any team can cover on any given Sunday.
” 6 .
The Giants are surprisingly hot ’ dogs .
Giants quarterback Daniel Jones is 4-0 against Washington and 1-16 against all other opponents in his career .
The Giants were @ @ @ @ @ @ @ win , running their spread record to 15-2 in their past 17 tries as road ’ dogs .
7 .
Fraud alert : Bears were never for real .
Chicago ’ s 5-1 start included fourth-quarter comebacks from double-digit deficits at Detroit and Atlanta .
Mitchell Trubisky was benched and blamed for an impotent offense , which has been no better with Nick Foles as the starter .
After a three-game losing streak , the Bears have the league ’ s worst rushing offense ( 82.3 yards per game ) and fifth-worst scoring @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the blame on coach Matt Nagy .
8 .
The Chargers are heartbreakers .
While rookie quarterback Justin Herbert has been sensational , the Chargers have continued to blow leads and string together excruciating losses .
It ’ s an undeniable trend , so blame coach Anthony Lynn .
The Chargers , who have failed to cover their past two games , often flop in the home favorite role and happen to host the Jets on Nov. 22 .
9 .
Doomsday has arrived in Dallas .
Even before quarterback Dak Prescott went @ @ @ @ @ @ @ early October , the Cowboys were coming apart at the seams .
Now that the situation has gone from bad to worse to a lost cause , Prescott ’ s absence is a convenient excuse for a 2-7 record .
The truth is the Cowboys , with an opening win total of 9.5 that was bet to 10 , were the league ’ s most overrated team going into the season .
Former coach Jason Garrett was not the problem , and new coach Mike McCarthy is not the answer .
10 .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ Through the first half of the season , the Seahawks , 49ers , Rams and Cardinals formed what was considered the NFL ’ s top division .
Seattle has quarterback Russell Wilson , so it always has a shot , but the Seahawks also have lost two of the past three and own the worst pass defense ( 362 ypg ) and third-worst scoring defense ( 30.4 ppg ) in the league .
San Francisco is wrecked by injuries as a Super Bowl hangover victim .
The Rams have five wins , but @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Bears , so who cares ?
Arizona has lost home games to the Dolphins and Lions .
“ You are starting to see some cracks , and the NFC West might not be as strong as we thought , ” Magliulo said .
“ We need to reevaluate that division now .
How about the NFC South ?
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LAS VEGAS — In the midst of a perfect half-season, the Steelers survived two scares Sunday when quarterback Ben Roethlisberger limped to the locker room with a banged-up knee.
The lowly Cowboys, who were 0-8 against the spread and playing a fourth-string quarterback, provided the other scare. But Big Ben came back in more ways than one. Dallas led deep into the fourth quarter before Roethlisberger passed for the go-ahead touchdown with 2:14 remaining in Pittsburgh’s 24-19 win that was anything but pretty.
It was supposed to be easy, yet the Steelers, 8-0 for the first time in franchise history, narrowly escaped as two-touchdown road favorites.
“The NFL is so unpredictable, and that’s why it’s so popular,” said Vinny Magliulo, VSiN oddsmaker and Gaughan Gaming sportsbook director. “This is a good time to be a bookmaker. There is plenty of action, and the unpredictability is good for business. Look at the Dallas game.”
The Steelers, who have only two double-digit wins in eight games, are a Roethlisberger injury away from potential problems. On the Super Bowl futures board at BetMGM, Pittsburgh is the second choice at 6/1 odds. Kansas City, the 7/2 favorite, also escaped an upset Sunday.
At this point in a season threatened by COVID-19 uncertainties, Super Bowl futures are foolish bets because odds value is hard to find, and any wager is just a guess — one of a number of inconvenient truths as the NFL goes full steam ahead to Week 10.
2. The Bucs are far from unstoppable. Tampa Bay, the BetMGM favorite in the NFC, took a 38-3 beating by the Saints on Sunday night. Remember when Tom Brady was turning back the clock and the Buccaneers were the hottest story in the league? That was one week ago. Life comes at you fast in the NFL.
Brady made his 333rd career start (including the postseason) in the lopsided loss to New Orleans. It was the first time his offense went three-and-out on the first four drives of the game. It’s also the first time in his career that Brady has been swept by a divisional opponent in the regular season.
“The fact that it was so one-sided was a shocker,” Magliulo said. “You can’t predict some of this stuff.”
At least one bettor had a clue. BetMGM reported a $500,000 wager from Las Vegas placed on the Saints moneyline (+155) to win $775,000.
3. Teddy Bridgewater is a better bet than Brady. He’s not flashy or a future Hall of Famer, but Bridgewater boosts the bankroll. After producing a cover in the Panthers’ 33-31 loss to the Chiefs, Bridgewater is 33-11 ATS as a starting quarterback.
4. First-time starting QBs are not automatic fades. In his first NFL start, Garrett Gilbert nearly led the Cowboys to an upset of the Steelers. Jake Luton, a rookie sixth-round pick from Oregon State, passed for 304 yards and accounted for two touchdowns as the Jaguars, 7-point ’dogs, covered in a 27-25 loss to the Texans.
5. Beware betting against big ’dogs. When something looks too good to be true, it probably is, especially if it’s a double-digit favorite in the NFL. All three teams laying 10 or more points failed to cover in a recent eight-day span, starting with the Buccaneers (-13) in a 25-23 victory over the Giants last Monday. The Chiefs (-10) and Steelers (-14) came up short Sunday, putting double-digit favorites at 4-6-1 ATS on the season.
“I was starting to worry the gap between the haves and have-nots was widening too much in the modern NFL, especially when the Jets were unable to cover 19.5 in their 35-9 loss to the Chiefs in Week 8 despite covering most of the game,” said VSiN senior reporter Dave Tuley, a devoted underdog player. “However, these last three covers by the Giants, Panthers and Cowboys show that parity still exists and any team can cover on any given Sunday.”
6. The Giants are surprisingly hot ’dogs. Giants quarterback Daniel Jones is 4-0 against Washington and 1-16 against all other opponents in his career. The Giants were 3-point underdogs in Sunday’s 23-20 win, running their spread record to 15-2 in their past 17 tries as road ’dogs.
7. Fraud alert: Bears were never for real. Chicago’s 5-1 start included fourth-quarter comebacks from double-digit deficits at Detroit and Atlanta. Mitchell Trubisky was benched and blamed for an impotent offense, which has been no better with Nick Foles as the starter. After a three-game losing streak, the Bears have the league’s worst rushing offense (82.3 yards per game) and fifth-worst scoring offense (19.8 ppg). Pin the blame on coach Matt Nagy.
8. The Chargers are heartbreakers. While rookie quarterback Justin Herbert has been sensational, the Chargers have continued to blow leads and string together excruciating losses. It’s an undeniable trend, so blame coach Anthony Lynn. The Chargers, who have failed to cover their past two games, often flop in the home favorite role and happen to host the Jets on Nov. 22.
9. Doomsday has arrived in Dallas. Even before quarterback Dak Prescott went down to a season-ending ankle injury in early October, the Cowboys were coming apart at the seams. Now that the situation has gone from bad to worse to a lost cause, Prescott’s absence is a convenient excuse for a 2-7 record.
The truth is the Cowboys, with an opening win total of 9.5 that was bet to 10, were the league’s most overrated team going into the season. Former coach Jason Garrett was not the problem, and new coach Mike McCarthy is not the answer.
10. NFC West is not the best. Through the first half of the season, the Seahawks, 49ers, Rams and Cardinals formed what was considered the NFL’s top division. Seattle has quarterback Russell Wilson, so it always has a shot, but the Seahawks also have lost two of the past three and own the worst pass defense (362 ypg) and third-worst scoring defense (30.4 ppg) in the league. San Francisco is wrecked by injuries as a Super Bowl hangover victim. The Rams have five wins, but they swept the NFC East and beat the Bears, so who cares? Arizona has lost home games to the Dolphins and Lions.
“You are starting to see some cracks, and the NFC West might not be as strong as we thought,” Magliulo said. “We need to reevaluate that division now. How about the NFC South?”


newyorkpost--2020-11-10--Afghan woman left blind from attack after taking job as police officer

An Afghan woman ’ s father was so opposed to her landing a job with the police that he tipped off a group of savages who shot her and stabbed her in the eyes , according to a report .
“ I asked the doctors why I can ’ t see anything ?
They told me that my eyes are still bandaged because of the wounds .
But at that moment , I knew my eyes had been taken from me , ” Khatera told Reuters .
The 33-year-old woman , who only uses one name , and authorities blamed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ who have denied involvement , the news outlet reported .
“ I wish I had served in police at least a year .
If this had happened to me after that , it would have been less painful .
It happened too soon … I only got to work and live my dream for three months , ” said Khatera , who served as an officer in the Ghazni police crime branch .
As a child , Khatera dreamed of working outside the home — and after years of trying in vain to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ support she craved from her husband .
“ Many times , as I went to duty , I saw my father following me … he started contacting the Taliban in the nearby area and asked them to prevent me from going to my job , ” she told Reuters .
She said her father provided the Taliban with a copy of her ID card and that he had called her the day she was attacked to ask for her location .
A police spokesman confirmed they believed the Taliban were behind the attack @ @ @ @ @ @ @ been arrested .
A Taliban spokesman told Reuters the group was aware of the case , but that they were not involved in what they deemed to be a family matter .
Khatera and her family — including five kids — are now hiding out in Kabul , where she has cut off contact with her extended family , including her mother , who blames her for her father ’ s arrest .
“ If it is possible , I get back my eyesight , I will resume my job and serve in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
“ But the main reason is my passion to do a job outside the home.
” Her attack is indicative of a growing trend of an often violent backlash against women taking jobs , especially in public roles , according to human rights activists .
The activists believe the country ’ s conservative social norms and an emboldened Taliban gaining influence while the US withdraws its troops is driving the escalation .
The Taliban have recently said they will respect women ’ s rights under Sharia law , though many educated women @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the situation for Afghan women in public roles has always been perilous , the recent spike in violence across the country has made matters even worse , ” Samira Hamidi , Amnesty International ’ s Afghanistan campaigner , told Reuters .
“ The great strides made on women ’ s rights in Afghanistan over more than a decade must not become a casualty of any peace deal with the Taliban , ” she added .

An Afghan woman’s father was so opposed to her landing a job with the police that he tipped off a group of savages who shot her and stabbed her in the eyes, according to a report.
“I asked the doctors why I can’t see anything? They told me that my eyes are still bandaged because of the wounds. But at that moment, I knew my eyes had been taken from me,” Khatera told Reuters.
The 33-year-old woman, who only uses one name, and authorities blamed the horrific attack on Taliban militants, who have denied involvement, the news outlet reported.
“I wish I had served in police at least a year. If this had happened to me after that, it would have been less painful. It happened too soon … I only got to work and live my dream for three months,” said Khatera, who served as an officer in the Ghazni police crime branch.
As a child, Khatera dreamed of working outside the home — and after years of trying in vain to convince her father, she got the support she craved from her husband.
“Many times, as I went to duty, I saw my father following me … he started contacting the Taliban in the nearby area and asked them to prevent me from going to my job,” she told Reuters.
She said her father provided the Taliban with a copy of her ID card and that he had called her the day she was attacked to ask for her location.
A police spokesman confirmed they believed the Taliban were behind the attack and that Khatera’s father had been arrested.
A Taliban spokesman told Reuters the group was aware of the case, but that they were not involved in what they deemed to be a family matter.
Khatera and her family — including five kids — are now hiding out in Kabul, where she has cut off contact with her extended family, including her mother, who blames her for her father’s arrest.
“If it is possible, I get back my eyesight, I will resume my job and serve in the police again,” she said. “But the main reason is my passion to do a job outside the home.”
Her attack is indicative of a growing trend of an often violent backlash against women taking jobs, especially in public roles, according to human rights activists.
The activists believe the country’s conservative social norms and an emboldened Taliban gaining influence while the US withdraws its troops are driving the escalation.
The Taliban have recently said they will respect women’s rights under Sharia law, though many educated women have expressed their doubts.
“Though the situation for Afghan women in public roles has always been perilous, the recent spike in violence across the country has made matters even worse,” Samira Hamidi, Amnesty International’s Afghanistan campaigner, told Reuters.
“The great strides made on women’s rights in Afghanistan over more than a decade must not become a casualty of any peace deal with the Taliban,” she added.


newyorkpost--2020-11-10--Stocks head for mixed opening after surge fueled by vaccine news

US stocks were set for a mixed opening Tuesday after Pfizer ’ s coronavirus vaccine breakthrough led investors to reshuffle their portfolios .
Futures contracts tied to the Dow Jones industrial average climbed 192 points , or roughly 0.7 percent , to 29,240 as of 6:57 a.m. following the blue-chip index ’ s 834-point Monday rally on news that Pfizer ’ s COVID-19 shot was more than 90 percent effective .
But S & P 500 futures dipped about 0.2 percent while futures linked to the tech-heavy Nasdaq 100 tumbled nearly 1.5 percent amid hopes that the vaccine might soon @ @ @ @ @ @ @ which led investors to dump shares in tech firms that have benefitted from pandemic lockdowns , such as Zoom and Peloton .
“ Bombed out sectors such as aviation , travel , leisure , big oil and yes , our beloved banks , time-warped back to 2019 with giant rallies .
Technology , home working and fitness , online shopping and associated logistic companies all retreated , ” said Jeffrey Halley , senior market analyst at OANDA .
That “ rotation ” will likely continue as drugmakers press ahead with their efforts to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , according to Halley .
Pfizer and its German partner , BioNTech , could ask the feds for emergency approval of their shot by the end of the month , and late-stage clinical trials are underway in the US for candidates from Moderna , AstraZeneca and Johnson & Johnson .
But health experts have cautioned that a vaccine won ’ t be widely available until sometime next year .
In the meantime , parts of the world are grappling with a surge in coronavirus infections that led the US to report nearly 120,000 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Johns Hopkins University .
Policymakers could also ease up on their efforts to shore up the pandemic-battered economy if the vaccine does help economic activity restart faster than expected , according to market observers .
“ The investment world is now debating whether the rally is sustainable or if it will fade , considering it will take six months for many of us to receive the vaccine ( assuming a willingness to take it ) , ” said Stephen Innes , chief global market strategist at Axi .

US stocks took a breather on Tuesday as investors reined in their enthusiasm about Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine breakthrough while dumping tech shares that have surged amid the pandemic.
The Dow Jones industrial average climbed 262.95 points, or 0.9 percent, to 29,420.92 after rallying 834 points on Monday on news that Pfizer’s COVID-19 shot was more than 90 percent effective.
But the benchmark S&P 500 dropped 0.1 percent while the tech-heavy Nasdaq tumbled close to 1.4 percent as Wall Street realized the pandemic-battered economy is still months away from getting back to normal.
“People took the chaser yesterday and the shot this time around,” Pierce Crosby, general manager at TradingView, told The Post. “The muted market is kind of everybody coming to terms with the fact that we are still way out from distribution on a national level of any kind of vaccine.”
Investors continued to sell off pricey tech stocks that have benefited from the virus-related lockdowns, such as Zoom and Amazon, and bet on sectors that took a beating amid the pandemic.
Those included energy companies like Chevron and industrial firms like Boeing, which were among the Dow’s biggest gainers Tuesday.
Market observers say that pattern may continue as drugmakers press ahead with their efforts to produce a vaccine for the deadly virus. Pfizer and its German partner, BioNTech, could ask the feds for emergency approval of their shot by the end of the month, and late-stage clinical trials are underway in the US for candidates from Moderna, AstraZeneca and Johnson & Johnson.
“The pandemic-proof stocks have sky-rocketed this year and it’s those that are now set to underperform as the world starts to find its feet again,” said Craig Erlam, senior market analyst at OANDA.
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But health experts have cautioned that a vaccine won’t be widely available until sometime next year. In the meantime, parts of the world are grappling with a surge in coronavirus infections that led the US to report nearly 120,000 new cases on Monday, according to Johns Hopkins University.
Policymakers could also ease up on their efforts to shore up the pandemic-battered economy if the vaccine does help economic activity restart faster than expected, according to market experts.
“The potential for medical news to affect the economy and the markets remains very real, and very likely,” said Brad McMillan, chief investment officer for Commonwealth Financial Network. “The risks have not gone away.”


newyorkpost--2020-11-10--White House reportedly removes official in charge of climate change report

President Trump announced on Twitter Monday that he has fired ...

The Trump administration has removed the official responsible for writing the federal government’s definitive report on climate change, according to a report.
Michael Kuperberg, a scientist who served as the head of the US Global Change Research Program, was told to return to his former post in the Energy Department on Friday night, the Washington Post reported on Monday.
The program was created by Congress to coordinate the climate science programs of a number of federal agencies and to “advance understanding of the changing Earth system.”
As part of its responsibilities, it compiles the National Climate Assessment, which examines the effects of climate change and projects future damage.
Kuperberg ran the office when it released the fourth edition of the assessment that predicted grave consequences if the country did not take action to cut greenhouse gas emissions – including rising sea levels, longer heat waves, and droughts.
The report, according to the Washington Post, vexed President Trump who has minimized the seriousness of climate change as a threat and removed the US from the Paris climate accord.
Kuperberg, who ran the agency since 2015, was surprised by his removal.
“He was extremely dedicated,” a former White House official told the newspaper. “He did a very good job of figuring out how to walk that political line. He had no idea it was coming.”
Betsy Weatherhead, an official with the US Geological Survey, has been tapped to lead the fifth edition of the assessment, Politico reported.
But Kuperberg’s removal also comes after the Trump White House hired David Legates, a professor at the University of Delaware, at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
Legates has questioned the effects of carbon dioxide on climate change and has written that “carbon dioxide is plant food and not a pollutant,” Politico reported.
Trump on Monday fired Defense Secretary Mark Esper in a Twitter post and replaced him with Christopher Miller, the director of the National Counterterrorism Center, as acting secretary.


newyorkpost--2020-11-10--Kate Mara on the reality of ‘A Teacher’ predator having sex with a student

Kate Mara ’ s latest role is of a high-school teacher who has an affair with her underage student — and it made her realize just how widespread this problem is .
“ We had it on Google Alerts , ” Mara , 37 , told The Post of illicit teacher-student trysts .
“ The amount of real-life stories that we ’ d see on a weekly basis was quite overwhelming .
This type of predatory relationship happens much more frequently than I think most people would expect , ” she said .
This encouraged her to move forward with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ project that premieres Nov. 10 on Hulu .
The 10-episode limited series , which Mara stars in and also produced , follows 30-something Claire as she lands a new job teaching English at a suburban Texas high school .
Soon , she becomes entangled with one of her students , a 17-year-old senior named Eric ( Nick Robinson , 25 , best known for “ Love , Simon ” ) .
What begins as innocuous after-school tutoring quickly evolves into a secret romance .
Claire , who is married , has to find @ @ @ @ @ @ @ her husband , while Eric tells his friends that he ’ s seeing an older woman — from the local college .
Mara said it was a challenge to portray someone so unsympathetic : “ Playing someone who is an abuser — who uses her position and her power to manipulate someone — is not something that I would say is an easy thing to do.
” It felt particularly daunting , she said , given that she ’ d just given birth to her daughter when filming started on “ A Teacher @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s the older sister of Rooney , 35 ( and aunt to her baby , River , with Joaquin Phoenix ) , married her “ Fantastic Four ” co-star Jamie Bell , 34 , in 2017 .
She said the production team and cast made her return to work as a new mom feel as comfortable as possible .
“ There ’ s some very intimate scenes we had to shoot , and I had just had a baby three months before , so it could have felt vulnerable and scary .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ way at all , because I had incredible support .
Nick [ Robinson ] is awesome .
He ’ s a true professional.
” “ A Teacher ” is based on a 2013 movie of the same name , written and directed by Hannah Fidell , who also helmed the miniseries .
Mara said Claire and Eric are not based on any real people , though she ’ s well aware of the various female teacher-male student relationships that have made headlines over the past few years .
Recent cases include then-26-year-old Texan @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for improper relations with a 17-year-old student in 2017 ; 27-year-old Floridian Stephanie Peterson , who was arrested in 2018 for alleged relations with a 14-year-old ; and 22-year-old high-school science teacher Hunter Day , who was arrested for alleged sex with a student in 2017 in Oklahoma .
Mara , who is best known for her roles on “ House of Cards ” and “ 24 , ” said she was attracted to this story because she was interested in showing “ both perspectives ” : of Eric , the victim , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ Although we know her choices are wrong , we wanted to show the human side of her as well , ” Mara said of her character in the show .
“ For example , everyone can relate to feeling lost at some point in their lives and wanting to be seen .
That does not give any sort of justification to her choices at all — but it ’ s finding those relatable characteristics that ’ s important.
” The show does not portray Claire as a one-dimensional monster .
Rather , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ impact her poor decision-making , such as her crumbling marriage .
For Mara , that was key to digging into Claire ’ s complicated psychology .
“ I like that [ the show ] exposes the gray area of consent and power dynamics and grooming , ” Mara said .
“ What I was excited to explore was highlighting the lies that my character Claire told herself in order to justify behavior that she knew was wrong the entire time .
”

Kate Mara’s latest role is a high school teacher who has an affair with her underage student — and it made her realize just how widespread this problem is.
“We had it on Google Alerts,” Mara, 37, told The Post of illicit teacher-student trysts. “The amount of real-life stories that we’d see on a weekly basis was quite overwhelming. This type of predatory relationship happens much more frequently than I think most people would expect.”
This encouraged her to move forward with “A Teacher,” a boundary-pushing project that premieres Nov. 10 on Hulu. The 10-episode limited series, which Mara stars in and also produced, follows 30-something Claire as she lands a new job teaching English at a suburban Texas high school. Soon, she becomes entangled with one of her students, a 17-year-old senior named Eric (Nick Robinson, 25, best known for “Love, Simon”).
What begins as innocuous after-school tutoring quickly evolves into a secret romance. Claire, who is married, has to find ways to explain her strange behavior to her husband, while Eric tells his friends that he’s seeing an older woman — from the local college.
Mara said it was a challenge to portray someone so unsympathetic: “Playing someone who is an abuser — who uses her position and her power to manipulate someone — is not something that I would say is an easy thing to do.”
It felt particularly daunting, she said, given that she’d just given birth to her daughter when filming started on “A Teacher” in 2019. Mara, who’s the older sister of Rooney, 35 (and aunt to her baby, River, with Joaquin Phoenix), married her “Fantastic Four” co-star Jamie Bell, 34, in 2017.
She said the production team and cast made her return to work as a new mom feel as comfortable as possible.
“There’s some very intimate scenes we had to shoot, and I had just had a baby three months before, so it could have felt vulnerable and scary. But it didn’t feel that way at all, because I had incredible support. Nick [Robinson] is awesome. He’s a true professional.”
“A Teacher” is based on a 2013 movie of the same name, written and directed by Hannah Fidell, who also helmed the miniseries. Mara said Claire and Eric are not based on any real people, though she’s well aware of the various female teacher-male student relationships that have made headlines over the past few years. Recent cases include then-26-year-old Texan Sarah Fowlkes, who turned herself in for improper relations with a 17-year-old student in 2017; 27-year-old Floridian Stephanie Peterson, who was arrested in 2018 for alleged relations with a 14-year-old; and 22-year-old high school science teacher Hunter Day, who was arrested for alleged sex with a student in 2017 in Oklahoma.
Mara, who is best known for her roles on “House of Cards” and “24,” said she was attracted to this story because she was interested in showing “both perspectives”: of Eric, the victim, as well as Claire’s.
“Although we know her choices are wrong, we wanted to show the human side of her as well,” Mara said of her character in the show. “For example, everyone can relate to feeling lost at some point in their lives and wanting to be seen. That does not give any sort of justification to her choices at all — but it’s finding those relatable characteristics that’s important.”
The show does not portray Claire as a one-dimensional monster. Rather, it delves into the personal struggles that impact her poor decision-making, such as her crumbling marriage. For Mara, that was key to digging into Claire’s complicated psychology.
“I like that [the show] exposes the gray area of consent and power dynamics and grooming,” Mara said. “What I was excited to explore was highlighting the lies that my character Claire told herself in order to justify behavior that she knew was wrong the entire time.”


newyorkpost--2020-11-10--Man arrested for Portland assault sentenced to 20 months in prison

A 26-year-old Black Lives Matter protester has been sentenced to 20 months behind bars for knocking a motorist unconscious in Portland , according to a report .
Marquise Love turned himself in to authorities after being caught on viral video kicking Adam Haner in the head and knocking him out outside the Multnomah County Justice Center on Aug. 12 .
Haner said he stopped at the protests to help a transgender woman who was being mugged – and believed he was attacked for being white .
The graphic footage showed a group of people attacking Haner after his truck had @ @ @ @ @ @ @ man was seen kicking the victim in the face apparently knocking him unconscious .
Love pleaded guilty to third-degree assault and felony riot , according to KGW .
He admitted that he and another person caused physical injury to the victim and that he and others had engaged in conduct that “ created a grave risk of causing public harm , ” according to a statement from the Multnomah County District Attorney ’ s Office .
“ The video of this assault is violent and shocking .
It outraged our community and nation @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s injuries were not as severe as it first appeared they may have been , ” DA Mike Schmidt said .
“ In the days , weeks and months after this assault , detectives with the Portland Police Bureau worked quickly to identify the suspect and complete the investigation .
This is a proper resolution .
Marquise Love is accepting responsibility for his actions and the punishment , ” he added .
Love , who has apologized to the victim and wished him a speedy recovery , will also be on 36 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ an alcohol-abuse evaluation , according to the report .

A 26-year-old Black Lives Matter protester has been sentenced to 20 months behind bars for knocking a motorist unconscious in Portland, according to a report.
Marquise Love turned himself in to authorities after being caught on viral video kicking Adam Haner in the head and knocking him out outside the Multnomah County Justice Center on Aug. 12.
Haner said he stopped at the protests to help a transgender woman who was being mugged – and believed he was attacked for being white.
The graphic footage showed a group of people attacking Haner after his truck had crashed into a light pole. A man was seen kicking the victim in the face apparently knocking him unconscious.
Love pleaded guilty to third-degree assault and felony riot, according to KGW.
He admitted that he and another person caused physical injury to the victim and that he and others had engaged in conduct that “created a grave risk of causing public harm,” according to a statement from the Multnomah County District Attorney’s Office.
“The video of this assault is violent and shocking. It outraged our community and nation. We are fortunate that the victim’s injuries were not as severe as it first appeared they may have been,” DA Mike Schmidt said.
“In the days, weeks and months after this assault, detectives with the Portland Police Bureau worked quickly to identify the suspect and complete the investigation. This is a proper resolution. Marquise Love is accepting responsibility for his actions and the punishment,” he added.
Love, who has apologized to the victim and wished him a speedy recovery, will also be on 36 months of probation and must participate in an alcohol-abuse evaluation, according to the report.


newyorkpost--2020-11-10--Mom with nose ring caught in playpen net

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Somehow mom Madeline Brown got her nose ring caught in her kid ’ s playpen netting .
In @ @ @ @ @ husband lets her squirm a bit — face pressed against the netting — before setting @ @ @ @ @

Ouch! Somehow mom Madeline Brown got her nose ring caught in her kid’s playpen netting. In this funny video, her husband lets her squirm a bit — face pressed against the netting — before setting his trapped wife free.
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newyorkpost--2020-11-10--Sean Connery’s widow could face jail time over alleged tax fraud in Spain

The late Sean Connery ’ s widow , 91-year-old Micheline Roquebrune , faces allegations of tax fraud in Spain that could land her in the slammer , according to a report .
Roquebrune , who married the James Bond legend in 1975 , has denied being involved in a scam in the sale of their home in Marbella , a city in the resort area on southern Spain ’ s Costa del Sol , The Sun reported .
Spanish authorities insist that the long-running case has “ not gone away ” after Connery ’ s Oct. 31 death in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and said they plan to notify his widow of an indictment , according to the outlet .
“ Formal requests have been sent twice to the Bahamas to notify Micheline about the prosecution indictment and the court-ordered trial against her , but Spanish officials have yet to receive a reply , ” a source told The Sun .
The 007 actor was told in 2014 that he would not face trial for the sale of the couple ’ s home in 1999 , the outlet reported .
The house was razed to make @ @ @ @ @ @ @ only five could be built .
Connery ’ s lawyers , Marbella ’ s mayor and six councilors were jailed in the scam , according to the report .
If convicted , Roquebrune could face jail and a fine of about $ 28 million , The Sun reported , adding that she called the allegations “ nonsense.
” She told the Daily Mail that her Oscar-winning husband “ went peacefully ” after a long battle with dementia .
“ He was not able to express himself .
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At least he died @ @ @ @ @ @ @ so peaceful .
I was with him all the time and he just slipped away .
It was what he wanted , ” she said .

Sean Connery’s widow, 91-year-old Micheline Roquebrune, faces allegations of tax fraud in Spain that could land her in the slammer, according to a report.
Roquebrune, who married the James Bond legend in 1975, has denied being involved in a scam in the sale of their home in Marbella, a city in the resort area on southern Spain’s Costa del Sol, the Sun reported.
Spanish authorities insist that the long-running case has “not gone away” after Connery’s Oct. 31 death in the Bahamas at the age of 90 — and said they plan to notify his widow of an indictment, according to the outlet.
“Formal requests have been sent twice to the Bahamas to notify Micheline about the prosecution indictment and the court-ordered trial against her, but Spanish officials have yet to receive a reply,” a source told the Sun.
The 007 actor was told in 2014 that he would not face trial for the sale of the couple’s home in 1999, the outlet reported.
The house was razed to make way for 70 apartments despite rules that only five could be built.
Connery’s lawyers, Marbella’s mayor and six councilors were jailed in the scam, according to the report.
If convicted, Roquebrune could face jail and a fine of about $28 million, the Sun reported, adding that she called the allegations “nonsense.”
She told the Daily Mail that her Oscar-winning husband “went peacefully” after a long battle with dementia.
“He was not able to express himself . . . At least he died in his sleep and it was just so peaceful. I was with him all the time and he just slipped away. It was what he wanted,” she said.


newyorkpost--2020-11-10--NFL Power Rankings for Week 10: There is a shake-up

Tua Tagovailoa finished as runner-up to Kyler Murray for the ...

Multiple statement wins on Sunday shook up much of the Top 10 in The Post’s weekly NFL Power Rankings.
Rookie quarterback Tua Tagovailoa and the rising Miami Dolphins move into that lofty company for the first time this season, while the Tennessee Titans also jump back into the high-end mix by ending their two-game losing streak against Chicago.
The New Orleans Saints also are now the top-ranked team in the NFC, by virtue of their blowout win Sunday night over Tampa Bay.
1. Kansas City Chiefs, 8-1 (Last week: 1)
While a couple of early front-runners for league MVP have slipped in recent weeks, 2018 winner Patrick Mahomes continues to dominate alongside weapons Tyreek Hill, Travis Kelce and rookie running back Clyde Edwards-Helaire. Ho hum, Mahomes now has 25 touchdown passes and one interception through nine games. Next: Bye
2. Pittsburgh Steelers, 8-0 (2)
Mike Tomlin’s team had far more trouble with Dallas than expected, needing a late Big Ben Roethlisberger TD hookup with Eric Ebron — and Minkah Fitzpatrick’s end-zone breakup on the final play — to down a Cowboys squad on its fourth starting quarterback (Garrett Gilbert) to improve to 8-0 for the first time in team history. Next: Sunday vs. Cincinnati
3. New Orleans Saints, 6-2 (5)
Sunday’s rout of Tom Brady and Tampa — and multiple losses apiece in recent weeks by Seattle and Green Bay — have Drew Brees and the Saints not only in the lead in the NFC South but tied for the best record in the conference entering a home game against a banged-up and reeling opponent this week. Next: Sunday vs. San Francisco
4. Baltimore Ravens, 6-2 (6)
Lamar Jackson hasn’t posted the same numbers as he did during last season’s MVP run — few in NFL history have, of course — but the Ravens still have scored 20 or more points in 31 consecutive games, the most in league history. They pulled out a tough win against stingy Indianapolis on Sunday, rebounding nicely from their tough divisional loss to Pittsburgh. Next: Sunday night at New England
5. Green Bay Packers, 6-2 (7)
Fans of the Pack have endured some mood swings over the past month, alternating wins and losses in their last four games after opening the season 4-0. Davante Adams has only appeared in six games, but he leads the league in receiving yards per game (112.5), including 173 in Sunday’s win over the 49ers. Next: Sunday vs. Jacksonville
6. Buffalo Bills, 7-2 (8)
Josh Allen and western New York’s team posted a statement win Sunday against Seattle, sticking 44 points on the Seahawks to move closer to their first AFC East title since 1995. Allen matched his career-high with 415 passing yards and three aerial TDs, plus his fifth rushing score of the season. Next: Sunday at Arizona
7. Seattle Seahawks, 6-2 (3)
The dirty little secret about the Seahawks has been exposed the past several weeks, as their 32nd-ranked defense (455.8 ypg) got torched by the Bills for the most points allowed in one game during Pete Carroll’s 11 years in Seattle. After starting 5-0, this week’s game suddenly is a first-place showdown in the NFC West. Next; Sunday at LA Rams
8. Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 6-3 (4)
Another “what the heck was that” performance in Week 9 came from Tom Brady (three INTs) and the Bucs, who had won six of their previous seven before getting waxed by the Saints. The 38-3 loss represented the largest margin of defeat in Brady’s 21 NFL seasons. Next: Sunday at Carolina.
9. Tennessee Titans, 6-2 (11)
Derrick Henry has ceded the NFL rushing lead to Minnesota’s Dalvin Cook (206 yards Sunday), but Henry still is on pace for nearly 1,700 and 16 touchdowns. The Titans halted their two-game slide with Sunday’s home win over the Bears to remain atop the AFC South entering a key short-week divisional matchup. Next: Thursday vs. Indianapolis
10. Miami Dolphins, 5-3 (14)
Tagovailoa has taken his talents to South Beach and is taking Miami by storm, with wins in each of his first two starts since replacing Ryan Fitzpatrick, including Sunday’s wild 34-31 road win over Kyler Murray and Arizona to place the Dolphins firmly in the AFC playoff hunt with their fourth straight win overall. Next: Sunday vs. LA Chargers
11. Arizona Cardinals, 5-3 (9)
12. Indianapolis Colts, 5-3 (10)
13. Los Angeles Rams, 5-3 (12)
14. Las Vegas Raiders, 5-3 (15)
15. Cleveland Browns, 5-3 (13)
16. Chicago Bears, 5-4 (16)
17. San Francisco 49ers, 4-5 (17)
18. Philadelphia Eagles, 3-4-1 (21)
19. New England Patriots, 3-5 (22)
20. Minnesota Vikings, 3-5 (26)
21. Detroit Lions, 3-5 (18)
22. Denver Broncos, 3-5 (19)
23. Carolina Panthers, 3-6 (20)
24. Atlanta Falcons, 3-6 (27)
25. Cincinnati Bengals, 2-5-1 (25)
26. Houston Texans, 2-6 (29)
27. Los Angeles Chargers, 2-6 (23)
28. Dallas Cowboys, 2-7 (28)
29. Giants, 2-7 (31)
Amazing what a turnover-free game and an actual defensive closeout can do, but Daniel Jones and the Giants probably are going to have to defeat another team besides Washington to factor in the lowly NFC East. Next: Sunday vs. Philadelphia
30. Washington Football Team, 2-6 (24)
31. Jacksonville Jaguars, 1-7 (30)
32. Jets, 0-9 (32)
Welp, the Jets held a 10-point lead against the Pats with barely six minutes remaining Monday night, on the strength of three Joe Flacco touchdowns. Cam Newton then led three straight scoring drives — a field goal, a tying TD plunge and a game-winning field goal by former Jets kicker Nick Folk as time expired — to complete Gang Green’s first 0-9 start in franchise history. Next: Bye


newyorkpost--2020-11-10--The Jonas Brothers have a surprise cameo on Netflix rom-com ‘Dash & Lily’

“ Dash & Lily ” offers up a new twist on the ...

The Jonas Brothers are suddenly everywhere — including on the new Netflix show “Dash & Lily.”
Based on a book series by Rachel Cohn and David Levithan, the holiday rom-com show — which is now streaming — follows New York teens Dash (Austin Abrams, “Euphoria”) and Lily (Midori Francis, “Gotham”) as they get to know each other via a written correspondence in a notebook.
Lily initially leaves it on the shelf of iconic bookstore the Strand, in hopes of sparking a romance with a like-minded book nerd. It doesn’t work out quite how she anticipated, since Dash is grumpy where she’s quirky and cheerful. But like all classic rom-coms, opposites attract.
Now, how do the Jonas Brothers play into this? (Spoilers for the end of “Dash & Lily” ahead.)
In the final stretch of the show, Dash and Lily finally meet in person after their long written correspondence — but things go awry. Frantic to fix it, cynical Dash runs to meet his friend Boomer (Dante Brown), who happens to be at a Jonas Brothers concert for New Year’s.
The camera cuts to the three brothers there in the flesh: Nick, 28, Joe, 31, and Kevin, 33. They’re playing Christmas tunes on an outdoor stage at Hudson Yards.
Later, Dash, Boomer and some of their other pals find a quiet place to talk about how Dash is going to win over Lily. They’re interrupted by Nick Jonas, because it turns out this “quiet place” is his trailer.
“You need to go to her . . . your friends are right,” Nick tells Dash, after listening to his tale of romantic woe. “If you want this girl to give you a second chance, you’ve got to get real. Also, why are you in my trailer?”
Within the world of the “Dash & Lily” story, it turns out that Nick went to band camp with Dash’s friends who are in a Jewish punk band (which is how they have access to his trailer). Outside of the plot, Nick is an executive producer of the show.
Nick continues his romantic pep talk by saying. “When I proposed, I had to dig deep, I had to get vulnerable.”
Dash points to him and says, “That’s good. That’s really good. Alright, we’ve got to go!”
“I wasn’t done with my story though,” says a confused Nick.
Dash gives him a hug before running out of the trailer. “No, you were perfect. You were great. Thank you, Nick Jonas!”
The real-life experience was just as thrilling, Abrams said.
“It was great, I got to meet all the brothers,” Abrams told The Post in a recent interview about the show. “They’re all really nice guys.”
“Dash & Lily” is now available to stream on Netflix.


newyorkpost--2020-11-10--Couple behind promising COVID-19 vaccine remain modest, despite explosion of wealth

A promising coronavirus vaccine that on Monday was revealed to be more than 90 percent effective is the work of a modest , married German couple who have become multi-billionaires with Pfizer ’ s backing .
Dr. Ozlem Tureci , 53 and her 55-year-old husband , Dr. Ugur Sahin , founders of BioNTech , are on the verge of successfully developing the COVID-19 vaccine with the same method they use to help fight tumors , The Times reported .
Sahin in January realized the threat of the coronavirus after reading an article in a medical journal about its spread in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ action on the vaccine within days of the bug ’ s arrival in Germany , the report said , citing The Financial Times .
With the vaccine , the couple and their colleagues at BioNTech have taken advantage of their existing cancer-fighting strategy of using messenger RNA ( mRNA ) to attack targets — in this case , the virus .
Pfizer partnered with BioNTech and pumped valuable funding into their vaccine development .
As a result , BioNTech ’ s share price skyrocketed and their company , founded in 2008 , is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Personally , the couple saw their own net worth increase by about $ 2.8 billion .
But the doctors , who met at Saarland University Hospital in Homburg , remain more concerned about medicine and not potential riches that come along with it , investors who know them told The Times .
Sahin still commutes to work via bike and remains a professor of oncology at University Hospital Mainz , the report said .
He also reportedly ignores checking his company ’ s share price .

A promising coronavirus vaccine that on Monday was revealed to be more than 90 percent effective is the work of a modest, married German couple who have become multi-billionaires with Pfizer’s backing.
Dr. Ozlem Tureci, 53 and her 55-year-old husband, Dr. Ugur Sahin, founders of BioNTech, are on the verge of successfully developing the COVID-19 vaccine with the same method they use to help fight tumors, The Times reported.
Sahin in January realized the threat of the coronavirus after reading an article in a medical journal about its spread in Wuhan — and the couple jumped into action on the vaccine within days of the bug’s arrival in Germany, the report said, citing The Financial Times.
With the vaccine, the couple and their colleagues at BioNTech have taken advantage of their existing cancer-fighting strategy of using messenger RNA (mRNA) to attack targets — in this case, the virus.
Pfizer partnered with BioNTech and pumped valuable funding into their vaccine development.
As a result, BioNTech’s share price skyrocketed and their company, founded in 2008, is now worth more than $23.6 billion.
Personally, the couple saw their own net worth increase by about $2.8 billion.
But the doctors, who met at Saarland University Hospital in Homburg, remain more concerned about medicine and not potential riches that come along with it, investors who know them told The Times.
Sahin still commutes to work via bike and remains a professor of oncology at University Hospital Mainz, the report said. He also reportedly ignores checking his company’s share price.


newyorkpost--2020-11-10--Joe Flacco explains brutal interception that started Jets spiral

Are you really so committed to the cause , so tied ...

Backup quarterback Joe Flacco nearly led the Jets to their first victory of the season but came up short in the fourth quarter.
Flacco, starting his third game of the season in place of Sam Darnold, played beautifully for three quarters and then crumbled in the fourth. He had three touchdown passes in the game, but it is his fourth-quarter interception that will be remembered.
The Jets defense had just held the Patriots to a field goal and the Jets had a 27-20 lead with 6:00 left. Flacco took a deep shot, something that had worked all night for him. This time, Patriots cornerback J.C. Jackson intercepted the pass intended for Denzel Mims, setting up the game-tying drive for the Patriots.
“It’s one of those obviously in hindsight I don’t want to throw that pick,” Flacco said, “but the safety on that side of the field kind of came down and cut the crosser and the corner was outside leverage and it was just one of those looks, with the cover-two safety on the back side of the field, I felt like I could throw down the hash and Denzel Mims, could beat the guy to the hash and catch that ball for the post. So, I’ve been rattling it around in my head and I don’t think I would have made a different decision in the moment, but obviously I wish I had that one back.”
When the Jets got the ball back with 1:51 left and the game tied at 27-27, Flacco and the offense sputtered. Flacco was sacked for the only time in the game on second down, effectively killing the drive. He then threw the ball away under pressure on third down. That gave the Patriots the time to set up the game-winning field-goal drive.
Flacco played much better in this game than his other two appearances. He was 18 of 25 passing for 262 yards and a rating of 128.7.
“There was a lot of good stuff,” Jets coach Adam Gase said. “He made a lot of really nice throws. For the majority of the game he did exactly what we needed him to do. It’s tough when you might have one or two errors and you don’t feel good about it. I feel like he played pretty good for the most part.”
During the game Flacco moved past Joe Montana into 20th place all-time in passing yards in NFL history.
The Jets made several roster moves before kickoff. They activated rookie CB Bryce Hall off of the non-football injury list. They signed QB Mike White off of the practice squad to serve as Flacco’s backup with Sam Darnold [shoulder] missing the game. They also elevated TE Ross Travis and DL Tanzel Smart from the practice squad and placed TE Trevon Wesco (ankle) on injured reserve. … CB Brian Poole left the game with a knee injury.


newyorkpost--2020-11-10--Breshad Perriman finally gave Jets their missing deep threat

The tension was palpable , in living rooms all across the ...

It took nine games and multiple injuries, but the Breshad Perriman the Jets were counting on finally showed up.
For one night, he was a game-breaker, beating the Patriots deep and providing a vertical threat that could stretch a defense.
It didn’t result in a win — the Jets blew a 10-point fourth-quarter lead in a dismal 30-27 defeat to fall to 0-9 — but at least Perriman provided some production for a change.
He caught five passes for 101 yards — 17 fewer yards than he had managed all year — and two touchdown catches. He hauled in a long 50-yard score from Joe Flacco and also caught a 15-yard touchdown pass.
“I did feel pretty good,” said Perriman, who missed last Sunday’s loss to the Chiefs with a concussion. “I felt like I got good releases today. It definitely went good for me. I was just out there having fun, playing free.”
The second time the 27-year-old Perriman found pay dirt, it gave the Jets a 27-17 lead with 30 seconds left in the third quarter. But they couldn’t close out their first victory of the season, allowing the Patriots to score the game’s final 13 points.
His standout performance also came on the night the Jets had their three starting receivers all active in the same game for the first time this season. Rookie Denzel Mims caught four passes for 62 yards, and Jamison Crowder added a 20-yard touchdown catch as the Jets scored three offensive touchdowns for the first time in a game this season.
“I had Jamison out there and Mims back,” Perriman said. “That was definitely fun and I felt the energy from them boys just being out there collectively. That was a great feeling for me.”
In the offseason, the Jets signed Perriman to a one-year, $8 million deal after letting Robby Anderson go to the Panthers, a move that has thus far backfired. While Perriman has been either hurt, missing four games due to injury, or previously ineffective, Anderson has thrived with Carolina, catching 60 passes for 751 yards.
For one night at least, the enigmatic receiver showed the potential that led the Jets to bring him in. Now he has to stay on the field and add consistency to this breakout performance.


newyorkpost--2020-11-10--NBA season, free agency have start date as league reaches deal

LeBron James may not get to relax on his throne ...

It’s official: The NBA is coming back Dec. 22.
The NBA and the National Basketball Players Association announced Monday night that they’ve struck a deal on rules for this coming season, setting the stage for what will be a frenzied few weeks before games resume.
Teams will play a 72-game schedule, which will be revealed in the coming weeks. The league said a new system will be used to ensure that the split of basketball-related income continues, one of the many details that had to be collectively bargained with the union because the current agreement between the sides had a great deal of language that needed reworking because of the coronavirus pandemic.
Negotiations with free agents will be allowed to begin at 6 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 20, with signings permitted starting at 12:01 p.m. on Nov. 22 — an extraordinarily fast window for the NBA, which typically has about a week spanning the start of talks and the beginning of signings. But with training camps this year beginning Dec. 1, both sides evidently feel there isn’t a need to draw out the process any longer than necessary.
Many rosters could be considerably reshaped by then, with trades likely to be permissible again in the coming days — the exact details there still being worked out — and the NBA draft set to take place Nov. 18. Player and team options likely will be settled around that same time. Free agency starts two days after the draft, with around 100 players set to be unrestricted.
The salary cap and tax level will remain unchanged. The cap was $109.14 million this past season, with the tax level at $132,627,000. The real numbers will be affected by the schedule — last year’s numbers were based on the standard 82-game season, a threshold that won’t be reached this year.
For the NBA champion Los Angeles Lakers and Eastern Conference champion Miami Heat, it will be the shortest offseason in NBA history — with seven weeks separating the end of the NBA Finals and the planned Dec. 1 start of training camp.
But for the eight teams that didn’t make the restart bubble at Walt Disney World in Lake Buena Vista, Florida this summer, it has been a marathon offseason, with none of those teams — Atlanta, Chicago, Cleveland, Charlotte, Golden State, Minnesota, New York and Detroit — having played since the second week of March. The NBA shut down because of the coronavirus pandemic on March 11, then took 22 of its 30 teams to Disney to resume the season in July.


newyorkpost--2020-11-10--Fauci says he will take Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine if it’s approved by FDA

Dr. Anthony Fauci said Tuesday that he will take Pfizer ’ s COVID-19 vaccine if it ’ s approved by @ @ @ @ @ .
The infectious disease expert made the declaration when asked by MSNBC ’ s Andrea @ @ @ @ @ the vaccine that Pfizer said Monday was proven to be 90 percent effective .
“ @ @ @ @ @ look at the data , but I trust Pfizer .
I trust the FDA .
@ @ @ @ @ for decades , the career scientists , ” Fauci said .
“ If they look @ @ @ @ @ they say this data is solid , let ’ s go ahead and approve it @ @ @ @ @ I will take the vaccine , and I will recommend that my family take the @ @ @ @ @ director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases , said Monday that the @ @ @ @ @ to people by the end of the year .
But experts warned of potential distribution @ @ @ @ @ must be stored at extremely cold temperatures .

Dr. Anthony Fauci said Tuesday that he will take Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine if it’s approved by the Food and Drug Administration.
The infectious disease expert made the declaration when asked by MSNBC’s Andrea Mitchell if he would take the vaccine that Pfizer said Monday was proven to be 90 percent effective.
“I’m going to look at the data, but I trust Pfizer. I trust the FDA. These are colleagues of mine for decades, the career scientists,” Fauci said.
“If they look at this data, and they say this data is solid, let’s go ahead and approve it, I promise you, I will take the vaccine, and I will recommend that my family take the vaccine.”
Fauci, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, said Monday that the promising vaccine could be administered to people by the end of the year.
But experts warned of potential distribution challenges, as the vaccine must be stored at extremely cold temperatures.


newyorkpost--2020-11-10--British mom allegedly faked cancer to swindle $60K via GoFundMe

A Florida woman is accused of going on a shopping ...

A British mom allegedly faked ovarian cancer to collect around $60,000 on GoFundMe — which she then blew on lavish vacations, pricey meals and “heavy gambling,” a court heard on Tuesday.
Nicole Elkabbass’ trial opened in Canterbury Crown Court with prosecutors describing the online fundraising page that the 42-year-old is accused of using to swindle good Samaritans, according to local outlets.
Called “Nicole needs our help treatments,” the page tugged on heartstrings by describing Elkabbass as a “beautiful daughter” and “loving mum to her 11-year-old son” who needed cash to pay for life-saving medical procedures, prosecutor Ben Irwin said.
“Well, members of the jury, simply put, these were lies,” Irwin said.
The allegedly bogus fundraiser even included a photo of Elkabbass looking frail in a hospital bed — which was actually taken after a 2017 surgery to remove her gallbladder.
Between Feb. 5 and Aug. 9, 2018, Elkabbass pocketed $60,130 from the fundraiser. However, “she didn’t use that money for cancer treatment,” the prosecutor charged.
“She didn’t need that money for cancer treatment,” Irwin said.
“The money she received was in fact for a variety of things – lots went on gambling, lots went on travel, lots went on Tottenham Hotspur tickets,” he continued, referring to the English soccer club.
On one occasion, Elkabbass allegedly spent close to $5,000 on tickets to see the North London team play.
The alleged sick scammer is facing fraud and possession of criminal property charges, which she denies.
As the trial continues, her defense attorneys are expected to argue that Elkabbass honestly believed she suffered from the disease.


newyorkpost--2020-11-10--Golden Tate gets frosty Giants welcome after Washington benching

“ Throw me the ball !
” Golden Tate yelled those words into ...

The last time Golden Tate was on the field with the Giants, he was shouting, “Throw me the damn ball!’’ That outburst prompted Tate to be kept off the field for the victory over Washington but could put the onus on Daniel Jones or offensive play-caller Jason Garrett to satisfy Tate by getting the ball in his hands early on Sunday against the Eagles.
Or not.
“No, we don’t feel the pressure to get anybody involved early,’’ Tyke Tolbert, the wide receivers coach, said Tuesday.
Head coach Joe Judge decided to leave Tate behind and did not take him to Washington. Judge welcomed Tate back this week. His replacement, undrafted rookie Austin Mack, caught four passes for 72 yards, including a 50-yard catch, the longest for the Giants this season.
“I think Golden will probably fit right back where he was before,’’ Tolbert said. “Like Coach Judge said, I anticipate Golden coming back and being part of the game plan, being active and we’ll see where that leads.’’
Tate’s outburst during the loss to the Buccaneers was followed by his wife, Elise, going on Instagram to complain her husband was open and needed to get the ball thrown his way.
“Show me one receiver that don’t want the ball, then you show me the first one,’’ Tolbert said. “Because that’ll be the first one I’ve seen. But with Golden, the fact that you keep preaching to him about the team, the team, the team.
“I have a phrase I always use with those guys — if you think you’re getting open and you don’t get the ball, just keep getting open, we’ll find you. So, maybe what it used to be when Golden was at other places, he probably got more looks, but our first and foremost deal here, it’s about the team and whatever role that is. Is it run blocking, is it carrying out for another receiver, is it you making plays on the ball, is it special teams? Whatever’s best for the team, that’s what we’re gonna do. That’s what Coach Judge has brought to the New York Giants organization.’’
Corey Ballentine, the second-year cornerback who started the first two games this season, was waived on Tuesday as the Giants activated guard Will Hernandez off the reserve/COVID-19 list and also activated receiver Dante Pettis.
Ballentine, a 2019 sixth-round draft pick, played in 22 games (four starts). He could be signed to the practice squad if he clears waivers. Ballentine lost his role as a kickoff returner and did not play a single snap on defense in Sunday’s victory over Washington.
Hernandez missed the last two games after testing positive for the coronavirus.
Pettis was awarded to the Giants off waivers last Wednesday from the 49ers. He was given a roster exemption while he was in the COVID-19 protocols.


newyorkpost--2020-11-10--Who got Bachelorette Tayshia Adams’ first rose? Meet Spencer Robertson

Clare tried the “ it ’ s not you , it ’ s me ” line on ...

Tayshia Adams may have met her match on “The Bachelorette.”
The 30-year-old is starting to make love connections on the ABC reality show after taking over as the leading lady from Clare Crawley, who dramatically left the show early after getting engaged to Dale Moss.
During her first cocktail party, Adams gave her highly-coveted first impression rose to Spencer Robertson.
Robertson was one of the four men added to the cast during week five.
A 30-year-old water treatment engineer from La Jolla, California, Adams called him “hot hot hot” when he got out of the limo. He played his cards close to the belt: when the other guys questioned how many newbies would be joining the pack, Robertson wouldn’t say. “How many of you guys were here for Clare?” he taunted.
“The one guy seems like he’s here just to be a d – – k,” said Kenny.
A true California boy, Robertson loves surfing.
“He’s super sweet, he’s super nice and he’s cute. He’s definitely a guy I would go after,” said Adams, after Robertson immediately pulled her away to chat.
She was quick to award him her first impression rose.
Though the first rose tends to be a telltale sign of a long relationship on the franchise, it may not play out that way for Adams: It’s rumored she ends up with Zac Clark instead.


newyorkpost--2020-11-10--Matt Peart emerging as Giants’ offensive line x-factor

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The rotation is a bit strange and certainly not the norm. It comes down to several factors working in unison along the Giants’ offensive line. Mostly, though, it comes down to this:
“It really comes down to Matt Peart,’’ offensive line coach Marc Colombo said on Tuesday.
And so it does.
The rookie third-round pick from UConn was viewed as a raw prospect, needing time to acclimate to the NFL and get his impressive physical skills in line with his technique and mechanics. Peart made the team — no surprise there — and cross-trained at both the left and right tackle spots. Given that the Giants took Andrew Thomas with the No. 4 pick in the same draft, Peart projected to be a future right tackle, perhaps as early as 2021.
Then something happened.
“We noticed it early on in practices, his ability to play right and left,’’ Colombo said. “It’s just a matter of getting him the amount of reps that he needs to be prepared going into a game. He does have to study different pass rushers, but a lot of the time these pass rushers play both sides. He’s studying all of them. Sometimes you can do some better things at right tackle, sometimes you can do some better things at left tackle.’’
Colombo in a 10-year NFL career played both tackle spots.
“You’re stronger in some areas, not quite as strong in others,’’ he said, “but what we’ve seen from Matt is that he’s pretty balanced. Both right and left tackle he’s doing some really good things. He’s big, he’s strong, and one of the best things about him is that he’s smart. Not only smart, but this type of stuff doesn’t bother him. He is unfazed by it. He just goes in and executes and does his job and we love that about Matt.’’
At this point, nine games into his rookie year, what is there not to love? The coaching staff determined Peart had to get on the field. In the 23-20 victory over Washington, Peart played 24 snaps: 13 at right tackle in place of Cam Fleming, nine at left tackle in place of Thomas and two as an extra lineman. He graded out as the Giants’ top performer on the line, according to Pro Football Focus, allowing no pressures.
Rotating offensive linemen by design is not business as usual and it is working. Thomas, given time to rest on the sideline, is coming off his best game, allowing only one pressure in 36 pass-block snaps.
“He’s got a new air of confidence the past couple of weeks,’’ Colombo said. “He’s played really well. His timing has been better, his pass sets have been better, his run blocking has been better. We expect this Andrew to keep getting better.’’


newyorkpost--2020-11-10--Maya Hawke and Lucas Zwirner not a couple, sources say

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Zwirner was engaged to Sienna Miller , while Hawke , @ @ @ @ @ and Uma Thurman , was photographed with Miller ’ s ex Tom Sturridge over the @ @ @ @ @ Wet Paint first noted the two out and about .

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We’re told that Maya Hawke and Lucas Zwirner have been spotted out together, sparking rumors they’re a couple.
But reps for Zwirner, whose dad is gallerist David Zwirner, and a source close to “Stranger Things” star Hawke told us they’re only pals.
Zwirner was engaged to Sienna Miller, while Hawke, the daughter of Ethan Hawke and Uma Thurman, was photographed with Miller’s ex Tom Sturridge over the summer.
Artnet News column Wet Paint first noted the two out and about.


newyorkpost--2020-11-10--LI man who fatally shot wife in front of their kids was ‘mentally and emotionally abusive’

The Long Island man who fatally shot his wife in front of their children was “ mentally and emotionally abusive ” towards the mother-of-two , who started standing up to her husband after they purchased a home earlier this year , according to family .
Cathiana Bonny , 35 , was gunned down about 8:50 p.m. Monday by Paul Bonny , 34 , on the driveway of their Deer Park home , according to neighbors and video footage provided to The Post .
Paul then shot himself in an attempted suicide , Suffolk County police said .
“ Her husband @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the beginning of the relationship , mostly mentally and emotionally abusive , ” said Cathiana ’ s brother , Richard Celestin .
During the couple ’ s 12-year relationship , Cathiana ’ s husband “ isolated her from friends and family , ” Celestin said .
Celestin believes that on Monday night his sister was trying to leave the house they had purchased last Spring .
“ It seems she got fed up and was essentially fleeing , ” he said .
Footage shows Cathiana collapsing on the driveway after being shot twice @ @ @ @ @ @ @ himself before falling on the front lawn .
In the heart wrenching video , the children , ages 6 and 12 , are seen kneeling over their mother and also checking on their father .
One of the girls is seen jumping .
Celestin said the couple ’ s relationship was filled with arguments and fights but she “ was starting to feel more empowered after she purchased the house and she started standing up to him.
” Worried relatives desperately tried to get her help during the course of their marriage but @ @ @ @ @ @ @ also concerned because they knew he owned multiple guns , Celestin said .
“ My parents were concerned he would harm her , ” Celestin said .
“ I tried .
I offered my house , I connected her to a counselor .
I checked up on her.
” “ I think unfortunately women who are in abusive relationships tend to look past the verbal , physical and emotional abuse and justify it by thinking that is how they show love , ” Celestin added .
“ I think he had his moments @ @ @ @ @ @ @ think she clung to those moments.
” The two girls are with a relative and are holding up well considering the circumstances , Celestin said .
He had a few choice words for their father , who he believes is in a vegetative state .
“ He is clearly a coward and he should have just taken his own life and let them be happy.
” Meanwhile stunned neighbors said they saw no indications of the danger lurking inside the home .
But at least one neighbor admitted she believed she heard the @ @ @ @ @

The Long Island man who fatally shot his wife in front of their children was “mentally and emotionally abusive” towards the mother-of-two, who started standing up to her husband after they purchased a home earlier this year, according to family.
Cathiana Bonny, 35, was gunned down about 8:50 p.m. Monday by Paul Bonny, 34, on the driveway of their Deer Park home, according to neighbors and video footage provided to The Post.
Paul then shot himself in an attempted suicide, Suffolk County police said.
“Her husband has been essentially abusive towards her since the beginning of the relationship, mostly mentally and emotionally abusive,” said Cathiana’s brother, Richard Celestin.
During the couple’s 12-year relationship, Cathiana’s husband “isolated her from friends and family,” Celestin said.
Celestin believes that on Monday night his sister was trying to leave the house they had purchased last Spring. “It seems she got fed up and was essentially fleeing,” he said.
Footage shows Cathiana collapsing on the driveway after being shot twice. Paul then turned the gun on himself before falling on the front lawn.
In the heart wrenching video, the children, ages 6 and 12, are seen kneeling over their mother and also checking on their father. One of the girls is seen jumping.
Celestin said the couple’s relationship was filled with arguments and fights but she “was starting to feel more empowered after she purchased the house and she started standing up to him.”
Worried relatives desperately tried to get her help during the course of their marriage but Cathiana stuck through it. They were also concerned because they knew he owned multiple guns, Celestin said.
“My parents were concerned he would harm her,” Celestin said. “I tried. I offered my house, I connected her to a counselor. I checked up on her.”
“I think unfortunately women who are in abusive relationships tend to look past the verbal, physical and emotional abuse and justify it by thinking that is how they show love,” Celestin added.
“I think he had his moments of being nice and caring and I think she clung to those moments.”
The two girls are with a relative and are holding up well considering the circumstances, Celestin said.
He had a few choice words for their father, who he believes is in a vegetative state.
“He is clearly a coward and he should have just taken his own life and let them be happy.”
Meanwhile stunned neighbors said they saw no indications of the danger lurking inside the home.
But at least one neighbor admitted she believed she heard the couple fighting on Sunday.


newyorkpost--2020-11-10--Bill Belichick somehow makes infamous Jets resignation sting worse

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Bill Belichick doesn’t regret his awkward Jets exit. In fact, the six-time Super Bowl champ looks back fondly at the moment he quit being the team’s head coach.
Speaking on the “Ordway, Merloni and Fauria” radio program on WEEI in Boston Tuesday, the Patriots coach reminisced on his bizarre one-day stint as the Jets’ head coach and the infamous press conference that culminated it.
“Well, not only one of the most defining, but you know, one of the great moments of my career,” he said. “That combined with Robert [Kraft] giving me the opportunity to come here, I couldn’t have asked for anything more. That wasn’t a good situation for me, and I didn’t want to be part of it, so I wasn’t.”
Belichick’s chance to be the Jets’ head coach came after the retirement of Bill Parcells, for whom the younger Bill served as assistant head coach and defensive coordinator for Gang Green. The plan to eventually elevate Belichick’s role was baked into his contract, with owner Leon Hess even giving him a $1 million bonus at one point to stay put.
When Hess passed away before the 1999 season, however, Belichick felt his future as the franchise’s head coach became murky, citing the “various uncertainties surrounding my position” with the team’s ownership in limbo.
“Essentially the problem I had with the whole arrangement eventually was when all of this transpired there was no owner,” Belichick said in ESPN’s “The Two Bills.” “Mr. Hess passed away before the ’99 season. There were two potential owners and that was [Woody] Johnson and [Charles] Dolan. I hadn’t spoken with either one, but I had issues with both, and it wasn’t Mr. Hess anymore, which was the original agreement or the original context we talked about. That whole ownership configuration at that point in time was a major factor in my decision much more than a personal relationship.”
Belichick’s resignation — reportedly scrawled first on a napkin — set the rival franchises on very different paths.
Belichick would win his first of six Super Bowl rings in his second season in New England (2001), while the Jets haven’t made it past the the AFC Championship in that time span.
Belichick seems to be at peace with the decision. The same likely isn’t true for Jets fans.


newyorkpost--2020-11-10--Thousands of New York voters can now fix faulty mail-in ballots

The mail-in ballots of more than 84,000 New York City ...

Thousands of New Yorkers whose absentee ballots were disqualified for mailing errors have time to correct the problem weeks after the election under a new state law.
The city Board of Elections preliminary report released Tuesday found that 96 percent of the record 713,536 absentee ballots received in the mail during the coronavirus pandemic — or 688,636 — were deemed valid.
Four percent or 15,330 ballots were disqualified for filing errors.
Of those, about 40 percent — 6,132 ballots — could be corrected for technical snafus, said BOE spokeswoman Valerie Velazquez.
Most of the remaining 60 percent or 9,198 ballots were invalidated because a voter had already cast a ballot in person, and therefore cannot be corrected.
Under the new law, voters have up to five days to correct the defect after being notified by election officials to fix the defect.
The good news: Only 4 percent of the ballots were disqualified — a vast improvement after more than 20 percent or 84,000 mail-in ballots that were thrown out during the June primary because of snafus, mainly because voters forgot to sign the oath statement.
Critics said the confusing envelope sent by the elections board contributed to the high disqualification rate, which they considered voter disenfranchisement.
Voting rights advocates said the city BOE did a better job designing the oath statement accompanying the absentee ballots for the general election.
Still, the whole process of processing and counting absentee ballots takes way too long under New York law, a top Democratic lawmaker said.
The city BOE didn’t start counting mail-in ballots until Tuesday — a week after the Nov. 3 election — and some counties in the state won’t begin until next week.
Under the law, the canvass of the votes must be completed by Nov. 28.
“If New York were a swing state we’d be the center of a national scandal,” said Sen. Deputy Majority Leader Michael Gianaris (D-Queen).
Gianaris proposed legislation that would allow absentee ballots to be counted beginning on Election Day, as is done in many other states including Florida.
“There is no good excuse for election results to continue to be up in the air weeks and months after people have already cast their votes,” Gianaris said.
“If Florida can count absentee ballots right away, New York can do it.”
The mailing and processing of absentee ballots has bedeviled the city BOE.
Election officials came under a firestorm of criticism after it was forced to resend absentee ballots to 99,000 voters in Brooklyn after its printer in September mailed the wrong names and addresses on its ballot return envelopes.
President Trump ridiculed city election officials for taking so long to handle absentee ballots during the June primary.


newyorkpost--2020-11-10--Mets aren’t hiding their interest in Trevor Bauer

Let the Trevor Bauer bidding begin .
The right-hander rejected Cincinnati ’ s ...

If it’s up to Sandy Alderson — and Steve Cohen’s checkbook — the Mets could have three straight NL Cy Young Award winners in their rotation next season.
Hours after new owner Steve Cohen vowed to use his estimated $14 billion net worth to finally give the Mets a budget that reflects a big market team, Sandy Alderson discussed his interest in potentially signing Trevor Bauer, the Cy Young favorite and top free-agent pitcher available this offseason.
While Bauer — who posted a league-low 1.73 ERA this season — would undoubtedly strengthen the rotation headed by Jacob deGrom, who won Cy Youngs in 2018 and 2019, the Mets president also said he believes the outspoken 29-year-old’s personality would play well in Queens, too.
“I actually think Bauer would be a great personality in New York,” Alderson said on WFAN. “[He’s] the kind of guy that fans would endorse. We’re in the entertainment business.”
Bauer, who rejected the Reds’ $18.9 million qualifying offer last week, has teased several teams on Twitter over the past month, hinting at his interest in signing with them. On Tuesday, Bauer increased speculation while posing for a photo with numerous teams’ hats, including the Mets.
Bauer’s agent, Rachel Luba, previously discussed her client’s interest in playing in a big market. In his nine seasons — Bauer has gone 75-64 with a 3.90 ERA since being selected third overall in the 2011 draft — the former All-Star has spent all but four games of his career in Ohio, including seven years with the Indians.
“He’s a fan of big markets, in terms of building his brand,” Luba said. “I think he’s made it very clear and he’s good at it. He’s good at finding creative ways to build a brand. He built a pretty incredible brand, especially over, I think, the last year, after being in … an entirely Ohio market. So, if you can build the brand that he has in an Ohio market, imagine what he can do in a bigger market.”


newyorkpost--2020-11-10--COVID-19 hospitalizations hit record high as illness peaks in three states

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COVID-19 hospitalization rates hit an all-time high in the US on Tuesday , as the illness peaked in at least three states .
A record 61,964 people were hospitalized with the virus nationwide , according to a tally kept by the COVID Tracking Project .
That number exceeds levels reached in the early days of the pandemic , when 59,940 hospitalized patients were reported on April 15 , The New York Times reported .
New cases of the virus are also setting records @ @ @ @ @ @ @ surpassed 10 million confirmed infections — with 1 million recorded in just the first 10 days of November , according to an Associated Press count .
Recently , there have been an average of about 100,000 new cases tallied each day , and experts have warned that daily number could double in the coming weeks .
Three states specifically , Illinois , Utah and Montana , all hit grim milestones in the pandemic on Tuesday , CNN reported .
Illinois reported its highest number of new COVID-19 infections , at 12,623 , becoming @ @ @ @ @ @ @ surpass 500,000 cumulative cases .
Meanwhile , Utah hit a record high of 21.86 percent positivity test rate , and Montana announced 1,101 new cases , the most the state has seen in a day since the beginning of the outbreak .
Surging cases have caused some states , including California and New Jersey , to roll back re-opening measures in the hopes of mitigating the spread of the virus .

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COVID-19 hospitalization rates hit an all-time high in the US on Tuesday, as the illness peaked in at least three states.
A record 61,964 people were hospitalized with the virus nationwide, according to a tally kept by the COVID Tracking Project.
That number exceeds levels reached in the early days of the pandemic, when 59,940 hospitalized patients were reported on April 15, The New York Times reported.
New cases of the virus are also setting records nationwide.
On Monday, the US surpassed 10 million confirmed infections — with 1 million recorded in just the first 10 days of November, according to an Associated Press count.
Recently, there have been an average of about 100,000 new cases tallied each day, and experts have warned that daily number could double in the coming weeks.
Three states specifically, Illinois, Utah and Montana, all hit grim milestones in the pandemic on Tuesday, CNN reported.
Illinois reported its highest number of new COVID-19 infections, at 12,623, becoming the fifth state in the US to surpass 500,000 cumulative cases.
Meanwhile, Utah hit a record high of 21.86 percent positivity test rate, and Montana announced 1,101 new cases, the most the state has seen in a day since the beginning of the outbreak.
Surging cases have caused some states, including California and New Jersey, to roll back re-opening measures in the hopes of mitigating the spread of the virus.


newyorkpost--2020-11-10--Cuomo signs law making it harder for rich and powerful to file lawsuits to stifle free speech

ALBANY — Gov .
Andrew Cuomo signed a new law Tuesday making it harder for the rich and powerful to file nuisance lawsuits to stifle free speech and intimidate critics .
The new law targets “ strategic lawsuits against public participation , ” known as SLAPPs , usually brought forth by wealthy plaintiffs to hamper free speech .
Typically expensive and time consuming , these filings have been wielded by individuals seeking to oppress free speech , like Harvey Weinstein — who threatened to sue the New York Times for defamation after the newspaper published an expose on the disgraced @ @ @ @ @ @ @ harassment .
“ This is a lawsuit that ’ s used by wealthy bullies to intimate their critics , ” the bill ’ s lead sponsor and chair of the state Senate Judiciary Committee , Brad Hoylman ( D-Manhattan ) told The Post .
“ Whether it be journalists , activists or victims of sexual harassment in the workplace , it crosses a line where a defamation suit is weaponized against a victim.
” The measure changes the state ’ s civil rights statute , putting the onus on the plaintiffs to pay @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s fees if the lawsuit is thrown out .
“ The state must do everything in its power to protect the integrity of the civil justice system and prevent our courts from being used as tools of oppression and intimidation .
Lawsuit abuse not only detracts from public debate , it can also lead to substantial financial harm , ” said Tom Stebbins , Lawsuit Reform Alliance of New York Executive Director .
“ Strong anti-SLAPP laws are the best protection for consumers who want to give honest opinions online without facing the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ John Olsen , director of the Internet Association ’ s Northeast Division .
“ The internet industry commends Governor Cuomo for signing this critical legislation that will limit litigious efforts that chill free speech and healthy debate by targeting those who speak out on issues of public interest .
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ALBANY — Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed a new law Tuesday making it harder for the rich and powerful to file nuisance lawsuits to stifle free speech and intimidate critics.
The new law targets “strategic lawsuits against public participation,” known as SLAPPs, usually brought forth by wealthy plaintiffs to hamper free speech.
Typically expensive and time consuming, these filings have been wielded by individuals seeking to oppress free speech, like Harvey Weinstein — who threatened to sue the New York Times for defamation after the newspaper published an expose on the disgraced movie tycoon’s history of sexual harassment.
“This is a lawsuit that’s used by wealthy bullies to intimate their critics,” the bill’s lead sponsor and chair of the state Senate Judiciary Committee, Brad Hoylman (D-Manhattan) told The Post.
“Whether it be journalists, activists or victims of sexual harassment in the workplace, it crosses a line where a defamation suit is weaponized against a victim.”
The measure changes the state’s civil rights statute, putting the onus on the plaintiffs to pay the defendants’ costs and attorney’s fees if the lawsuit is thrown out.
The measure takes effect immediately.
“The state must do everything in its power to protect the integrity of the civil justice system and prevent our courts from being used as tools of oppression and intimidation. Lawsuit abuse not only detracts from public debate, it can also lead to substantial financial harm,” said Tom Stebbins, Lawsuit Reform Alliance of New York Executive Director.
“Strong anti-SLAPP laws are the best protection for consumers who want to give honest opinions online without facing the threat of meritless lawsuits,” argued John Olsen, director of the Internet Association’s Northeast Division.
“The internet industry commends Governor Cuomo for signing this critical legislation that will limit litigious efforts that chill free speech and healthy debate by targeting those who speak out on issues of public interest.”


newyorkpost--2020-11-10--Yankees eyeing Andrelton Simmons as potential shortstop solution

The Yankees entered the offseason unsettled at shortstop , with Gleyber Torres not assured of staying at the position next year .
Shortly after they were knocked out of the playoffs , general manager Brian Cashman said , “ We ’ re gon na evaluate all circumstances that best fit us .
[ Torres ] is currently our shortstop .
We think he ’ s capable of better defense.
” Perhaps he is , but in the meantime , the Yankees will explore other options , including Andrelton Simmons .
Not surprisingly , the 31-year-old free agent was discussed in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ MLB Network ’ s Jon Heyman , the team has been in contact with the free agent .
Simmons is known for superb defense , but he ’ s coming off three left ankle sprains over the past two seasons and played in just 30 games this past season with the Angels before opting out due to COVID concerns .
Though Simmons would be a significant upgrade over Torres at short , he hasn ’ t provided much at the plate — especially over the last two seasons .
Still , Simmons should @ @ @ @ @ @ @ including from the Phillies .
“ I know what I bring to the table , ’ ’ Simmons said in September .
“ This year , I hurt my ankle again .
Not playing at 100 percent hurts what I can do , but I know what I ’ m able to bring to the table every day .
If it ’ s experiences , if it ’ s just being aware of what ’ s going on , if it ’ s making plays , I know what I can do .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ I have no doubt in my mind I can play for a long time.
” If Simmons was to come to The Bronx , it would allow Torres to shift back to second base .
DJ LeMahieu is also a free agent and is expected to reject the Yankees ’ $ 18.9 million qualifying offer by Wednesday ’ s deadline .
The Yankees would clearly like to keep LeMahieu in The Bronx after two terrific seasons and he could play first , second or third base .
Simmons is among a group of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ along with ex-Yankee Didi Gregorius and Marcus Semien .
Cleveland has also notified teams it intends to trade star shortstop Francisco Lindor before Opening Day .
Lindor will cost prospects , in addition to being due over $ 20 million in arbitration before he is eligible to hit free agency following next season .

The Yankees entered the offseason unsettled at shortstop, with Gleyber Torres not assured of staying at the position next year.
Shortly after they were knocked out of the playoffs, general manager Brian Cashman said, “We’re gonna evaluate all circumstances that best fit us. [Torres] is currently our shortstop. We think he’s capable of better defense.”
Perhaps he is, but in the meantime, the Yankees will explore other options, including Andrelton Simmons. Not surprisingly, the 31-year-old free agent was discussed in their organizational meetings and, according to MLB Network’s Jon Heyman, the team has been in contact with the free agent.
Simmons is known for superb defense, but he’s coming off three left ankle sprains over the past two seasons and played in just 30 games this past season with the Angels before opting out due to COVID concerns.
Though Simmons would be a significant upgrade over Torres at short, he hasn’t provided much at the plate — especially over the last two seasons. Still, Simmons should receive interest from around the league — including from the Phillies.
“I know what I bring to the table,’’ Simmons said in September. “This year, I hurt my ankle again. Not playing at 100 percent hurts what I can do, but I know what I’m able to bring to the table every day. If it’s experiences, if it’s just being aware of what’s going on, if it’s making plays, I know what I can do. I know how to do it. I have no doubt in my mind I can play for a long time.”
If Simmons was to come to The Bronx, it would allow Torres to shift back to second base. DJ LeMahieu is also a free agent and is expected to reject the Yankees’ $18.9 million qualifying offer by Wednesday’s deadline. The Yankees would clearly like to keep LeMahieu in The Bronx after two terrific seasons and he could play first, second or third base.
Simmons is among a group of available shortstops the Yankees could pursue, along with ex-Yankee Didi Gregorius and Marcus Semien. Cleveland has also notified teams it intends to trade star shortstop Francisco Lindor before Opening Day. Lindor will cost prospects, in addition to being due over $20 million in arbitration before he is eligible to hit free agency following next season.