newyorkpost--2020-11-17--Nick Foles suffers awkward injury in Bears’ loss to Vikings

CHICAGO — Kirk Cousins threw for 292 yards and two touchdowns , and the Minnesota Vikings overcame a 104-yard kickoff return by Chicago ’ s Cordarrelle Patterson to beat the Bears 19-13 on Monday night .
Cousins won for the first time in 10 career Monday night starts .
He hit Adam Thielen with a 6-yard touchdown early in the fourth quarter to put Minnesota ahead 19-13 , and the Vikings ( 4-5 ) hung on for their third straight win .
They also snapped a four-game losing streak against Chicago ( 5-5 ) .
“ Great to get a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ We ’ ll try to keep building on it now , and it ’ ll be so important to keep stringing these together if we can .
That ’ s really what the rest of the season will be all about.
” Bears quarterback Nick Foles got taken from the field on a cart in the game ’ s final minute .
He landed on his right , throwing shoulder when he was slammed to the ground by Minnesota ’ s Ifeadi Odenigbo as he threw the ball away .
Patterson joined Josh @ @ @ @ @ @ @ players with eight kick returns for touchdowns when he ran back the opening kickoff of the second half to give Chicago a 13-7 lead .
It was the longest kickoff return in franchise history , surpassing Gale Sayers ’ 103-yarder against Pittsburgh on Sept. 17 , 1967 .
Still , the Bears lost their fourth in a row , matching their longest skid since coach Matt Nagy was hired in 2018 .
Cousins completed 25 of 36 passes .
He threw two touchdowns to Thielen , who made a one-handed grab on a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Cook ran for 96 yards on 30 attempts , and Justin Jefferson caught eight passes for 135 yards .
The defense did not allow an offensive touchdown for the first time in 20 games , including the playoffs , and the Vikings won for just the fourth time in 18 games at Soldier Field since it reopened in 2003 following renovations .
With offensive coordinator Bill Lazor calling the plays after Nagy handed off those duties in an effort to lift a unit that ranks near the bottom of the NFL , the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ their lowest total since they had 147 against San Francisco on Dec. 3 , 2017 .
Foles threw for 106 yards and an interception .
It was a far cry from his previous start against the Vikings , when he led Philadelphia past them in the NFC championship game on the way to a Super Bowl title in 2018 .
Khalil Mack had his first interception since 2018 .
But the Bears continued to fade after a 5-1 start .
The Bears led 13-7 when Chicago ’ s Dwayne Harris muffed a punt @ @ @ @ @ @ @ at the 20 , leading to Dan Bailey ’ s 37-yard field goal .
Bailey added a tying 43-yarder with just under two minutes left in the third .

CHICAGO — Kirk Cousins threw for 292 yards and two touchdowns, and the Minnesota Vikings overcame a 104-yard kickoff return by Chicago’s Cordarrelle Patterson to beat the Bears 19-13 on Monday night.
Cousins won for the first time in 10 career Monday night starts. He hit Adam Thielen with a 6-yard touchdown early in the fourth quarter to put Minnesota ahead 19-13, and the Vikings (4-5) hung on for their third straight win. They also snapped a four-game losing streak against Chicago (5-5).
“Great to get a win,” Cousins said. “We’ll try to keep building on it now, and it’ll be so important to keep stringing these together if we can. That’s really what the rest of the season will be all about.”
Bears quarterback Nick Foles got taken from the field on a cart in the game’s final minute. He landed on his right, throwing shoulder when he was slammed to the ground by Minnesota’s Ifeadi Odenigbo as he threw the ball away.
Patterson joined Josh Cribbs and Leon Washington as the only players with eight kick returns for touchdowns when he ran back the opening kickoff of the second half to give Chicago a 13-7 lead. It was the longest kickoff return in franchise history, surpassing Gale Sayers’ 103-yarder against Pittsburgh on Sept. 17, 1967.
Still, the Bears lost their fourth in a row, matching their longest skid since coach Matt Nagy was hired in 2018.
Cousins completed 25 of 36 passes. He threw two touchdowns to Thielen, who made a one-handed grab on a first-quarter score.
Minnesota’s Dalvin Cook ran for 96 yards on 30 attempts, and Justin Jefferson caught eight passes for 135 yards. The defense did not allow an offensive touchdown for the first time in 20 games, including the playoffs, and the Vikings won for just the fourth time in 18 games at Soldier Field since it reopened in 2003 following renovations.
With offensive coordinator Bill Lazor calling the plays after Nagy handed off those duties in an effort to lift a unit that ranks near the bottom of the NFL, the Bears managed 149 yards. It was their lowest total since they had 147 against San Francisco on Dec. 3, 2017.
Foles threw for 106 yards and an interception. It was a far cry from his previous start against the Vikings, when he led Philadelphia past them in the NFC championship game on the way to a Super Bowl title in 2018.
Khalil Mack had his first interception since 2018. But the Bears continued to fade after a 5-1 start.
The Bears led 13-7 when Chicago’s Dwayne Harris muffed a punt. The Vikings’ Josh Metellus recovered at the 20, leading to Dan Bailey’s 37-yard field goal. Bailey added a tying 43-yarder with just under two minutes left in the third.


newyorkpost--2020-11-17--On-duty Oklahoma police officer saves his children from fire at own house

An on-duty Oklahoma police officer was hospitalized after rescuing his children from a fire at his own house last Friday @ @ @ @ @ Officer Anthony Louie , with the Seminole Police Department , ran through his burning porch @ @ @ @ @ , ages 7 and 14 , the department told USA Today .
Louie suffered burns @ @ @ @ @ inhalation .
His wife , Lureena Louie , told the Washington Post that her husband @ @ @ @ @ hospital on Tuesday .
The Seminole Fraternal Order of Police is helping to raise funds @ @ @ @ @ the costs of lost property .
“ The outpouring of support and love for Corporal @ @ @ @ @ the citizens of Seminole and beyond has been amazing , ” the group wrote in @ @ @ @ @ The officer ’ s wife credited the police group with helping her through the tragedy @ @ @ @ @ ’ t for them , I probably couldn ’ t have gone through this , @ @ @ @ @ .
“ They ’ ve been by my side the whole way .
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An on-duty Oklahoma police officer was hospitalized after rescuing his children from a fire at his own house last Friday, a report said.
Officer Anthony Louie, with the Seminole Police Department, ran through his burning porch to save his two kids, ages 7 and 14, the department told USA Today.
Louie suffered burns to his face and smoke inhalation. His wife, Lureena Louie, told the Washington Post that her husband may be released from the hospital on Tuesday.
The Seminole Fraternal Order of Police is helping to raise funds for the family to cover the costs of lost property.
“The outpouring of support and love for Corporal Louie and his family from the citizens of Seminole and beyond has been amazing,” the group wrote in a Saturday Facebook post.
The officer’s wife credited the police group with helping her through the tragedy.
“If it weren’t for them, I probably couldn’t have gone through this,” she told the paper. “They’ve been by my side the whole way.”


newyorkpost--2020-11-17--Rockets fire sale begins amid James Harden-Nets buzz

The Nets have spent the past 15 months taking victory ...

The Houston Rockets seem to be on their way to a rebuild — with or without James Harden.
Late Monday, the Rockets were finalizing a deal to send Robert Covington to the Blazers for veteran guard Trevor Ariza, a first-round pick in Wednesday night’s draft and a protected first-round pick in 2021, according to multiple reports.
The deal comes shortly after Harden made it clear that he wants to bolt Houston for the Nets, presumably to form the NBA’s next super team with former Thunder teammate Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving.
Harden, the 31-year-old former MVP, declined Houston’s offer to make him the NBA’s first $50 million-a-year star — adding a two-year, $103 million extension to the three years and $133 million on his current deal, according to ESPN.
He is the second Rockets star to want out following Russell Westbrook, as several players recently have questioned the team’s culture.
The Rockets have been one of the league’s most dominant regular-season teams over the last five seasons but have failed to win an NBA title during that time.


newyorkpost--2020-11-17--Chiefs have their eye on ex-Giant DeAndre Baker

DeAndre Baker , in line for a Super Bowl ring in a few months ?
The former Giants cornerback will meet Wednesday morning with the Chiefs , a source told The Post , as the 23-year-old looks to resurrect his NFL career after clearing his serious legal issues .
Baker was in New Jersey on Tuesday cleaning up his affairs .
The Giants released him Sept. 8 and he has been in the Miami area ever since .
Baker was awaiting word on what would happen regarding four counts of robbery with a firearm he was charged with , which @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Fla. , in May .
On Monday , the State Attorney ’ s Office in Broward County , Fla. , dropped all charges against Baker .
Baker has attracted interest from several organizations , but the Chiefs seem the hottest team on his trail .
Kansas City , which won the Super Bowl after the 2019 season , is gearing up for another Super Bowl run with the wondrous Patrick Mahomes at quarterback and a defensive coordinator , Steve Spagnuolo , who has plenty of contacts with his former employer , the Giants @ @ @ @ @ @ @ needs to know about the cornerback .
“ One thousand percent .
I know I can pick up my NFL career from this , ’ ’ Baker told The Post .
The Giants traded up into the first round of the 2019 NFL Draft to take Baker with the 30th-overall pick .
He did not play well as a rookie , although he did improve late in his first season .
The Giants , under new coach Joe Judge , had no interest in bringing Baker back after the charges were dropped .

DeAndre Baker, in line for a Super Bowl ring in a few months?
It could be happening.
The former Giants cornerback will meet Wednesday morning with the Chiefs, a source told The Post, as the 23-year-old looks to resurrect his NFL career after clearing his serious legal issues. Kansas City is expected to sign Baker to their practice squad in the next few days unless something unforeseen happens.
Baker was in New Jersey on Tuesday cleaning up his affairs. The Giants released him Sept. 8 and he has been in the Miami area ever since. Baker was awaiting word on what would happen regarding four counts of robbery with a firearm he was charged with, which stemmed from a party in Miramar, Fla., in May.
On Monday, the State Attorney’s Office in Broward County, Fla., dropped all charges against Baker.
Baker has attracted interest from several organizations, but the Chiefs seem the hottest team on his trail. Kansas City, which won the Super Bowl after the 2019 season, is gearing up for another Super Bowl run with the wondrous Patrick Mahomes at quarterback and a defensive coordinator, Steve Spagnuolo, who has plenty of contacts with his former employer, the Giants, to learn from afar what he needs to know about the cornerback.
“One thousand percent. I know I can pick up my NFL career from this,’’ Baker told The Post.
The Giants traded up into the first round of the 2019 NFL Draft to take Baker with the 30th-overall pick. He did not play well as a rookie, although he did improve late in his first season. The Giants, under new coach Joe Judge, had no interest in bringing Baker back after the charges were dropped.


newyorkpost--2020-11-17--Nicolas Cage’s martial arts moves in newest are the real deal

Click to email this to a friend ( Opens in new window ) The director of Nicolas Cage ’ s @ @ @ @ @ Jiu Jitsu , ” says the actor knows what he ’ s doing .
“ @ @ @ @ @ , ” Dimitri Logothetis told Page Six .
“ He knew an awful lot and @ @ @ @ @ on-camera that were his own that my stunt coordinators laid out.
” But he adds @ @ @ @ @ t let him do the dangerous stuff.
” Logothetis said Cage “ worked on the @ @ @ @ @ .
Because he had already trained and was in very good shape , he could @ @ @ @ @ a sequence and the end , ” with the middle being done by stunt doubles @ @ @ @ @ out Friday , Cage heads “ an ancient order of jujitsu fighters .
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The director of Nicolas Cage’s new martial-arts movie, “Jiu Jitsu,” says the actor knows what he’s doing.
“Nic is trained in jujitsu,” Dimitri Logothetis told Page Six. “He knew an awful lot and did a lot of moves on-camera that were his own that my stunt coordinators laid out.” But he adds, “We didn’t let him do the dangerous stuff.”
Logothetis said Cage “worked on the choreography for about a week. Because he had already trained and was in very good shape, he could step into the beginning of a sequence and the end,” with the middle being done by stunt doubles.
In the flick, out Friday, Cage heads “an ancient order of jujitsu fighters.”


newyorkpost--2020-11-17--NBA Draft 2020: Projected top-five pick could fall to Knicks

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As team president Leon Rose gears up for his biggest night since being hired in March, he may not solve the Knicks’ point-guard woes with the No. 8 pick in Wednesday’s virtual draft.
According to multiple sources, there’s a growing league buzz the Bulls, at No. 4, will pull off a surprise pick that will have a domino effect and slide Dayton scoring forward Obi Toppin to the Knicks at No. 8. Anything’s possible. It’s 2020.
For months, Toppin, a 6-foot-9 Brooklyn native, was projected as a top-5 pick and out of range of the Knicks. But the Knicks still used one of their workouts on the 22-year-old Dayton star who is considered one of the most explosive scorers in a weak draft and one of the most NBA-ready players in the lottery after two seasons in the Atlantic 10.
The Knicks like Toppin’s scoring potential a lot and — even better — he’s represented by Creative Artists Agency, the firm Rose used to run. League sources believe the CAA connection matters to Rose.
The only question is whether Toppin is a stout enough defender for coach Tom Thibodeau’s tastes.
“I think Leon will lean on Tom a lot,” one NBA source said. “Is Obi a Tom-type player?”
Even if Toppin doesn’t slide, this might not be the year for taking a point guard as high as No. 8 with so little turnaround time before training camp begins Dec. 1. French point guard Killian Hayes has intrigued the Knicks but sources believe he will go the Pistons at No. 7.
With the Knicks seemingly not high on Iowa State point guard Tyrese Haliburton, that leaves Alabama point guard Kira Lewis, who seems a reach at No. 8 but has the explosion Knicks GM Scott Perry cherishes. The Knicks could trade back to get Lewis.
If the Knicks put off taking a point guard — their neediest position — in the lottery, sources believe that would give Thibodeau more ammunition to push for a Russell Westbrook trade.
Two other wing players are squarely in the mix because they are each defensive-minded — Auburn small forward Isaac Okoro and Florida State shooting guard Devin Vassell, a 3-and-D prospect.
To boot, Vassell also is a CAA client and the Knicks worked him out in Atlanta.
Florida State head coach Leonard Hamilton, who has known Perry for years, compared Vassell to having Klay Thompson potential in an interview with The Post this week.
“We play similar to a lot of NBA teams,’’ Hamilton told The Post. “Spread the floor, a lot of ball screens. If you watch Devin play all year long, he doesn’t have dips in intensity many people have. He’s consistent with the defensive end and offensive end. You watch him, he has that ‘it’ factor something you can’t put the finger on. He’s got that confidence and never gets rattled.’’
Ironically, the emergence of Vassell’s Florida State teammate, Patrick Williams, could derail Vassell’s union with the Knicks.
The Bulls may be shying away from the overseas forward project Deni Avidja to take Williams at No. 4. At No. 5, the Cavaliers then may take Avidja, an Israeli forward, instead of keeping Toppin in Ohio as he’s been projected to go for a while. That probably would slide Toppin to No. 8.
Toppin won a host of player of the year awards, averaging 20 points per game on 63 percent shooting.
“I spoke with the Knicks,” Toppin said on an NBA Zoom call Tuesday. “I had an interview with them. It went very well. They have a great organization. It would be great to go home, but there’s a lot of other teams that are in front of them that are great too.”
“I would love to get picked by a place that best fits me. Going to a place where people are going to help me develop and get better and make sure I’m going to be great one day and be a Hall of Famer and player of the year, an MVP.”
If the Knicks go with a forward or shooting guard at No. 8, they probably will take a point guard with the 27th pick received from the Clippers in the Marcus Morris deal. They have shown interest in Frenchman Theo Maledon, who could wind up in Milwaukee at No. 21, Stanford’s Tyrell Terry and San Diego State’s Malachi Flynn.
The Knicks also select 38th. Rest assured, the three Knicks rookies have their work cut out for them without a summer league or the normal voluntary workouts the month before training camp.
“All the teams were telling me how fast the process is going to go after draft day,’’ Auburn’s Okoro said. “How the next day you’re just getting shipped off to where you’re going and how fast the process is going to go with training camp happening so fast.”
Berman’s calls
No. 8: If Obi Toppin doesn’t slide, the Knicks will take the best player available — and best defender — in Auburn forward Isaac Okoro.
No. 27: Theo Maledon is a crafty point guard with more speed than Killian Hayes and he could have an instant friend in fellow Frenchman Frank Ntilikina.


newyorkpost--2020-11-17--LA County announces new COVID-19 restrictions, including business curfew

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Los Angeles County officials on Tuesday announced strict new coronavirus restrictions — including a 10 p.m. curfew on businesses — in an effort to combat spiking coronavirus cases .
Beginning on Friday , restaurants , bars and non-essential retail businesses will be required to close between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m. , County Supervisor Sheila Kuehl told local outlet KNBC-TV .
Gatherings will also be limited to no more than 15 people from a maximum of three households , county officials said .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ capacity limit for outdoor dining service and a 25 percent capacity limit for businesses allowed to operate indoors , including retail stores , offices and personal care services .
Cases of COVID-19 have been soaring in LA County since the beginning of this month , with a five-day average of 2,884 infections and 1,126 hospitalizations as of Tuesday .
The county ’ s seven-day average daily rate of positive virus tests was 5.3 percent on Monday , up from 3.8 percent just a week ago .
“ Los Angeles County is at a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the spread of COVID-19 , ” Public health director Barbara Ferrer said in a statement .
“ I urge our residents , businesses and community leaders to heed this warning and follow these heightened safeguards so that additional restrictions do not need to be imposed .
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Los Angeles County officials on Tuesday announced strict new coronavirus restrictions — including a 10 p.m. curfew on businesses — in an effort to combat spiking coronavirus cases.
Beginning on Friday, restaurants, bars and non-essential retail businesses will be required to close between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m., County Supervisor Sheila Kuehl told local outlet KNBC-TV.
Gatherings will also be limited to no more than 15 people from a maximum of three households, county officials said.
Other measures will include a 50 percent capacity limit for outdoor dining service and a 25 percent capacity limit for businesses allowed to operate indoors, including retail stores, offices and personal care services.
Cases of COVID-19 have been soaring in LA County since the beginning of this month, with a five-day average of 2,884 infections and 1,126 hospitalizations as of Tuesday.
The county’s seven-day average daily rate of positive virus tests was 5.3 percent on Monday, up from 3.8 percent just a week ago.
“Los Angeles County is at a critical moment to save lives and curb the spread of COVID-19,” Public health director Barbara Ferrer said in a statement.
“I urge our residents, businesses and community leaders to heed this warning and follow these heightened safeguards so that additional restrictions do not need to be imposed.”


newyorkpost--2020-11-17--Suspect fired 24 times in fatal shooting of woman during feud over dog poop

A Denver man accused of gunning down a 21-year-old woman over a feud about dog defecation reportedly fired off 24 shots from a semi-automatic rifle in the attack .
The revelations about 24-year-old suspect Michael Close ’ s alleged ambush that left Isabella Thallas dead and wounded her 27-year-old boyfriend , Darian Simon , were disclosed at the suspect ’ s preliminary court hearing on Monday , KDVR reported .
Denver police homicide investigator , Joseph Trujillo , testified that authorities found six shell casings inside Close ’ s Ballpark neighborhood apartment , and 18 others outside his window .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ his apartment at Thallas and Simon , who were walking their dog .
Before opening fire , Close yelled at the couple after their dog pooped in a rock garden outside his apartment , according to Trujillo .
“ Are you going to train that f—ing dog or just yell at it ?
” Close reportedly yelled from his window .
After the June 10 shooting , Close fled the scene in his car and was arrested by police later that day .
He is charged with first-degree murder and over a dozen @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on Monday , the report said .
The suspect ’ s girlfriend , Chelsea Thompson , told police that after the shooting her boyfriend called her crying , admitting to opening fire on two people , Trujillo testified .
Close was also crying and apologizing when he was arrested , Trujillo said .
Thompson told police her boyfriend had recently been diagnosed with a personality disorder and battled substance abuse .

A Denver man accused of gunning down a 21-year-old woman over a feud about dog feces reportedly fired off 24 shots from a semi-automatic rifle in the attack.
The revelations about 24-year-old suspect Michael Close’s alleged ambush that left Isabella Thallas dead and wounded her 27-year-old boyfriend, Darian Simon, were disclosed at the suspect’s preliminary court hearing Monday, KDVR reported.
Denver police homicide investigator Joseph Trujillo testified that authorities found six shell casings inside Close’s Ballpark neighborhood apartment, and 18 others outside his window.
Close is accused of firing from inside his apartment at Thallas and Simon, who were walking their dog.
Before opening fire, Close yelled at the couple after their dog pooped in a rock garden outside his apartment, according to Trujillo. “Are you going to train that f—ing dog or just yell at it?” Close reportedly yelled from his window.
After the June 10 shooting, Close fled in his car and was arrested by police later that day. He is charged with first-degree murder and over a dozen other counts, and was denied bond Monday, the report said.
The suspect’s girlfriend, Chelsea Thompson, told police that after the shooting, her boyfriend called her crying, admitting to opening fire on two people, Trujillo testified.
Close was also crying and apologizing when he was arrested, Trujillo said.
Thompson told police her boyfriend had recently been diagnosed with a personality disorder and battled substance abuse.


newyorkpost--2020-11-17--Jennifer Lopez ‘had a lot of moments’ where she felt ‘really bad’ this year

The pandemic has been tough even for superstars .
“ I think everybody had a moment when they were depressed @ @ @ @ @ what was going to happen , ” Jennifer Lopez told DC radio station El Zol @ @ @ @ @ ] had a lot of moments where I felt really bad.
” The singer said @ @ @ @ @ , “ came to my bed and was crying .
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‘ Why is @ @ @ @ @ my friends .
Why is this happening in our life ?
’ Everything that was @ @ @ @ @ protests and a lot of things they were seeing , ” Lopez said of the @ @ @ @ @ kids .
But she added that she recognizes “ things need to change.
” “ @ @ @ @ @ sometimes it hurts a bit , ” she said .
“ But it will always @ @ @ @ @ everyone .
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The pandemic has been tough even for superstars.
“I think everybody had a moment when they were depressed or they were scared about what was going to happen,” Jennifer Lopez told DC radio station El Zol 107.9. “[I] had a lot of moments where I felt really bad.”
The singer said her 12-year-old daughter, Emme, “came to my bed and was crying . . . ‘Why is this happening? I miss my friends. Why is this happening in our life?’ Everything that was going on — there were protests and a lot of things they were seeing,” Lopez said of the eventful summer weighing on her kids.
But she added that she recognizes “things need to change.” “And when things change, sometimes it hurts a bit,” she said. “But it will always be for the good of everyone.”


newyorkpost--2020-11-17--Hurricane Iota roars onto Nicaragua as second blow in two weeks

TEGUCIGALPA , Honduras — Hurricane Iota battered Nicaragua with screeching winds and pounding surf Tuesday , chasing tens of thousands of people from their homes along the same stretch of the Caribbean coast that was devastated by an equally powerful hurricane just two weeks ago .
The extent of the damage was unclear because much of the affected region was without electricity and phone and internet service , and strong winds hampered radio transmissions .
Preliminary reports from the coast included toppled trees and electric poles and roofs stripped from homes and businesses , said Guillermo González , director of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ More than 40,000 people were in shelters .
Later , Nicaragua Vice President and first lady Rosario Murillo said that a brother and sister , ages 11 and 8 , had drowned in the community of La Pinuela trying to cross the swollen Solera River .
There were reports of others missing in the same area .
A day earlier , Iota intensified into a Category 5 storm , but it weakened as it neared the coast and made landfall with maximum sustained winds of 155 mph ( 250 kph ) .
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ hurricane about 30 miles ( 45 kilometers ) south of the Nicaraguan city of Puerto Cabezas , also known as Bilwi .
That was just 15 miles ( 25 kilometers ) south of where Hurricane Eta made landfall Nov. 3 , also as a Category 4 storm .
By Tuesday evening , Iota had diminished to a tropical storm and was moving inland over northern Nicaragua and southern Honduras .
It had maximum sustained winds of 50 mph ( 80 kph ) and was spinning westward at 12 mph ( 19 kph ) @ @ @ @ @ @ @ into southern Honduras late Tuesday .
The storm passed about 35 miles ( 55 kilometers ) southeast of Tegucigalpa , the capital of Honduras , where rivers were rising and rain was expected to intensify .
Aid agencies struggled to reach their local contacts , and the government said in a statement that at least 35 towns in the east and north had no phone service .
Nicaragua ’ s telecommunications ministry said phone and broadband provider Columbus Networks was offline because of flooding in Bilwi .
Along Honduras ’ remote eastern coast @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and flooding homes .
Mirna Wood , vice president of the Miskito ethnic group in Honduras ’ far east Gracias a Dios region , was in Tegucigalpa collecting donations for her community ravaged by Eta when Iota hit .
Some 40,000 people in the area had moved to shelters from low-lying land beside rivers and the sea , but other people remained stranded near the border with Nicaragua .
Some were rescued by Nicaraguan authorities , she said .
In her last communication with the mayor of the community of Villeda Morales late @ @ @ @ @ @ @ hitting them hard and the community had not completely evacuated .
“ We are facing an incredible emergency , ” Wood said .
“ There is no food .
There is no water.
” In the community of Brus Laguna , some 500 people were in a shelter there and another 900 were being moved elsewhere , Mayor Teonela Paisano Wood said .
“ We ’ re in danger if it keeps raining , ” Paisano Wood said .
In mountainous Tegucigalpa , residents of low-lying , flood-prone areas were being evacuated in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as were residents of hillside neighborhoods vulnerable to landslides .
Panama reported that one person was killed and another missing in its western indigenous autonomous Ngabe Bugle area near the border with Costa Rica .
As the storm moved westward , flooding became a top concern .
The Tola River topped its banks , and western Nicaragua , along the Pacific coast , was forecast to receive the most rain .
Nicaragua ’ s meteorology director , Marcio Baca , said areas where the soil was already saturated would receive 6 to 7 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ flash floods and mudslides in parts of Central America and Mexico and killed more than 130 people .
“ This hurricane is definitely worse ” than Eta , Jason Bermúdez , a university student from Bilwi , said as high winds preceded Iota ’ s arrival .
Many houses lost roofs , fences and fruit trees .
“ We will never forget this year , ” Bermúdez said .
Even before Iota hit Nicaragua , it scraped over the tiny Colombian island of Providencia , more than 155 miles ( 250 kilometers ) @ @ @ @ @ @ @ President Ivan Duque said one person was killed and 98 % of the island ’ s infrastructure was “ affected.
” Providencia is inhabited almost exclusively by the descendants of African slaves and British colonizers , who speak an English version of Creole as their native language .
The island has no direct flights to the continent , but it has become an increasingly popular tourist destination thanks to its quiet beaches and rich marine life .
On Tuesday , Colombian officials said they were sending a ship with 15 tons of aid @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of Eta , tens of thousands of Hondurans were homeless .
The country reported 74 deaths and nearly 57,000 people in shelters , mostly in the north .
One of the hardest hit areas was La Lima , a San Pedro Sula suburb that flooded when the Chamelecon river topped its banks .
Many people whose homes flooded moved to shelters or stayed with relatives .
Some stayed behind in an attempt to protect what few possessions remained .
Authorities tried to force most of them to move to shelters ahead of Iota @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Wendy Guadalupe Contreras Paz , 34 , was living under a tarp with her four children and seven other relatives along a main boulevard in La Lima .
“ I lost everything , I couldn ’ t take anything , ” Contreras said .
“ But my mom and my grandmother have some things , and that ’ s why we ’ re living here , to be closer to the house and keep them from stealing the few little things they have left.
” Iota is the record 30th named storm of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ hurricane season .
It ’ s also the ninth storm to rapidly intensify this season , a dangerous phenomenon that is happening more often .
Such activity has focused attention on climate change , which scientists say causes wetter , stronger and more destructive storms .
Iota developed later in the season than any other Category 5 storm on record , beating a Nov. 8 , 1932 , Cuba hurricane , said Colorado State University hurricane researcher Phil Klotzbach .

TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras — Hurricane Iota battered Nicaragua with screeching winds and pounding surf Tuesday, chasing tens of thousands of people from their homes along the same stretch of the Caribbean coast that was devastated by an equally powerful hurricane just two weeks ago.
The extent of the damage was unclear because much of the affected region was without electricity and phone and internet service, and strong winds hampered radio transmissions.
Preliminary reports from the coast included toppled trees and electric poles and roofs stripped from homes and businesses, said Guillermo González, director of Nicaragua’s emergency management agency. More than 40,000 people were in shelters.
Later, Nicaragua Vice President and first lady Rosario Murillo said that a brother and sister, ages 11 and 8, had drowned in the community of La Pinuela trying to cross the swollen Solera River. There were reports of others missing in the same area.
A day earlier, Iota intensified into a Category 5 storm, but it weakened as it neared the coast and made landfall with maximum sustained winds of 155 mph (250 kph). The system came ashore as a Category 4 hurricane about 30 miles (45 kilometers) south of the Nicaraguan city of Puerto Cabezas, also known as Bilwi. That was just 15 miles (25 kilometers) south of where Hurricane Eta made landfall Nov. 3, also as a Category 4 storm.
By Tuesday evening, Iota had diminished to a tropical storm and was moving inland over northern Nicaragua and southern Honduras. It had maximum sustained winds of 50 mph (80 kph) and was spinning westward at 12 mph (19 kph). The storm was forecast to cross into southern Honduras late Tuesday.
The storm passed about 35 miles (55 kilometers) southeast of Tegucigalpa, the capital of Honduras, where rivers were rising and rain was expected to intensify.
Aid agencies struggled to reach their local contacts, and the government said in a statement that at least 35 towns in the east and north had no phone service. Nicaragua’s telecommunications ministry said phone and broadband provider Columbus Networks was offline because of flooding in Bilwi.
Along Honduras’ remote eastern coast Tuesday, people continued evacuating from damaged and flooding homes.
Mirna Wood, vice president of the Miskito ethnic group in Honduras’ far east Gracias a Dios region, was in Tegucigalpa collecting donations for her community ravaged by Eta when Iota hit.
Some 40,000 people in the area had moved to shelters from low-lying land beside rivers and the sea, but other people remained stranded near the border with Nicaragua. Some were rescued by Nicaraguan authorities, she said.
In her last communication with the mayor of the community of Villeda Morales late Monday, he told her Iota was hitting them hard and the community had not completely evacuated.
“We are facing an incredible emergency,” Wood said. “There is no food. There is no water.”
In the community of Brus Laguna, some 500 people were in a shelter there and another 900 were being moved elsewhere, Mayor Teonela Paisano Wood said.
“We’re in danger if it keeps raining,” Paisano Wood said.
In mountainous Tegucigalpa, residents of low-lying, flood-prone areas were being evacuated in anticipation of Iota’s rains, as were residents of hillside neighborhoods vulnerable to landslides.
Panama reported that one person was killed and another missing in its western indigenous autonomous Ngabe Bugle area near the border with Costa Rica.
As the storm moved westward, flooding became a top concern. The Tola River topped its banks, and western Nicaragua, along the Pacific coast, was forecast to receive the most rain. Nicaragua’s meteorology director, Marcio Baca, said areas where the soil was already saturated would receive 6 to 7 inches of additional rain.
Eta triggered flash floods and mudslides in parts of Central America and Mexico and killed more than 130 people.
“This hurricane is definitely worse” than Eta, Jason Bermúdez, a university student from Bilwi, said as high winds preceded Iota’s arrival. Many houses lost roofs, fences and fruit trees.
“We will never forget this year,” Bermúdez said.
Even before Iota hit Nicaragua, it scraped over the tiny Colombian island of Providencia, more than 155 miles (250 kilometers) off Nicaragua’s coast. Colombian President Ivan Duque said one person was killed and 98% of the island’s infrastructure was “affected.”
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Providencia is inhabited almost exclusively by the descendants of African slaves and British colonizers, who speak an English version of Creole as their native language. The island has no direct flights to the continent, but it has become an increasingly popular tourist destination thanks to its quiet beaches and rich marine life. On Tuesday, Colombian officials said they were sending a ship with 15 tons of aid to the island.
In the aftermath of Eta, tens of thousands of Hondurans were homeless. The country reported 74 deaths and nearly 57,000 people in shelters, mostly in the north.
One of the hardest hit areas was La Lima, a San Pedro Sula suburb that flooded when the Chamelecon river topped its banks. Many people whose homes flooded moved to shelters or stayed with relatives. Some stayed behind in an attempt to protect what few possessions remained. Authorities tried to force most of them to move to shelters ahead of Iota’s arrival.
On Monday, Wendy Guadalupe Contreras Paz, 34, was living under a tarp with her four children and seven other relatives along a main boulevard in La Lima.
“I lost everything, I couldn’t take anything,” Contreras said. “But my mom and my grandmother have some things, and that’s why we’re living here, to be closer to the house and keep them from stealing the few little things they have left.”
Iota is the record 30th named storm of this year’s historically busy Atlantic hurricane season. It’s also the ninth storm to rapidly intensify this season, a dangerous phenomenon that is happening more often. Such activity has focused attention on climate change, which scientists say causes wetter, stronger and more destructive storms.
Iota developed later in the season than any other Category 5 storm on record, beating a Nov. 8, 1932, Cuba hurricane, said Colorado State University hurricane researcher Phil Klotzbach.
The hurricane season officially ends Nov. 30.


newyorkpost--2020-11-17--Mitch McConnell assures there will be ‘orderly’ transfer of power to Biden administration

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Tuesday that the US will have an “ orderly ” transfer of power in January amid President Trump ’ s attempts to fight the 2020 election results in court and to spread allegations of widespread voter fraud .
McConnell , speaking to reporters , said legal disputes of the election would have to be settled first , but assured there would be an “ orderly transfer from this administration to the next one.
” “ All of this will happen right on time and we ’ ll swear in the next administration on Jan. @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to Politico .
“ What we all say about it is , frankly , irrelevant , ” he added .
Trump has repeatedly claimed that he won the 2020 election while accusing the Democrats and Joe Biden of engaging in widespread voter fraud to steal his victory .
Trump and his legal team have not provided evidence to support the claims .
Most every major news organization has called the race for Joe Biden , who is projected to win the presidency with more than 300 electoral votes .
Biden won states that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Michigan and Wisconsin .
The former vice president also picked up wins in traditional Republican strongholds Georgia and Arizona .

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Tuesday that the US will have an “orderly” transfer of power in January amid President Trump’s attempts to fight the 2020 election results in court and to spread allegations of widespread voter fraud.
McConnell, speaking to reporters, said legal disputes of the election would have to be settled first, but assured there would be an “orderly transfer from this administration to the next one.”
“All of this will happen right on time and we’ll swear in the next administration on Jan. 20,” he said, according to Politico.
“What we all say about it is, frankly, irrelevant,” he added.
Trump has repeatedly claimed that he won the 2020 election while accusing the Democrats and Joe Biden of engaging in widespread voter fraud to steal his victory. Trump and his legal team have not provided evidence to support the claims.
Most every major news organization has called the race for Joe Biden, who is projected to win the presidency with more than 300 electoral votes.
Biden won states that Trump carried in 2016, including Pennsylvania, Michigan and Wisconsin. The former vice president also picked up wins in traditional Republican strongholds Georgia and Arizona.


newyorkpost--2020-11-17--Pornhub honoring Jeff Koons’ ex Cicciolina with lifetime achievement award

The erotic Jeff Koons sculptures that she inspired helped propel him to be the highest-grossing living artist of our time .
But Ilona Staller ’ s getting something out of her horny history , too .
Page Six is told that Pornhub is giving Staller — stage name Cicciolina — its first-ever lifetime achievement prize at its award ceremony next month .
She famously featured in then-husband Koons ’ 1990 “ Made in Heaven ” series of hyperrealistic sculptures of the pair having some pedestal-worthy sex .
She ’ s also had a storied career in porn , not to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Corey Price , VP of Pornhub , told us the site is giving her the award because she is “ the embodiment of an international superstar .
Her life and legacy is an intersection of art , fashion , politics and porn.
” Cicciolina told us , “ I ’ m very happy to be given the [ award ] .
This is the perfect representation of the old and the new porn worlds coming together .
The fact that today I ’ m still recognized as I was then [ as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , and within the porn industry itself , is such a great honor for me .
Porn is art !
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The erotic Jeff Koons sculptures that she inspired helped propel him to be the highest-grossing living artist of our time. But Ilona Staller’s getting something out of her horny history, too.
Page Six is told that Pornhub is giving Staller — stage name Cicciolina — its first-ever lifetime achievement prize at its award ceremony next month. She famously featured in then-husband Koons’ 1990 “Made in Heaven” series of hyperrealistic sculptures of the pair having some pedestal-worthy sex. She’s also had a storied career in porn, not to mention a stint in the Italian parliament.
Corey Price, VP of Pornhub, told us the site is giving her the award because she is “the embodiment of an international superstar. Her life and legacy is an intersection of art, fashion, politics and porn.”
Cicciolina told us, “I’m very happy to be given the [award]. This is the perfect representation of the old and the new porn worlds coming together. The fact that today I’m still recognized as I was then [as] the icon that marked an era, and within the porn industry itself, is such a great honor for me. Porn is art!”


newyorkpost--2020-11-17--New Jersey woman arrested after selling sick puppy, illegal medication

A New Jersey woman pretending to be a member of an animal rescue group has been charged with illegally prescribing medication to treat a sick puppy she sold to a customer , authorities said .
Dawn Abrams , of Shamong , was arrested Friday after the customer reported to police last month that the Westie/Cavalier King Charles Spaniel puppy mix became sick , New Jersey State Police said in a statement .
The customer contacted Abrams saying the 2-month old puppy was sick , and Abrams informed the customer that she had medication to treat the pet .
Abrams , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ customer with the proper medication dosage or veterinary information .
Cops also found that Abrams had sold the puppy outside a pet shop in Lumberton Township and claimed to be affiliated with an animal rescue group .
The group had dissociated itself from Abrams for more than a year before puppy sale , but she kept claiming she was a part of the organization , police said .
It ’ s unclear if Abrams worked for the group before her arrest .
The puppy has since recovered .
Abrams has been charged with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ unlawful distribution of prescription drugs .

A New Jersey woman pretending to be a member of an animal rescue group has been charged with illegally prescribing medication to treat a sick puppy she sold to a customer, authorities said.
Dawn Abrams, of Shamong, was arrested Friday after the customer reported to police last month that the Westie/Cavalier King Charles Spaniel puppy mix became sick, New Jersey State Police said in a statement.
The customer contacted Abrams saying the 2-month old puppy was sick, and Abrams informed the customer that she had medication to treat the pet.
Abrams, 46, didn’t provide the customer with the proper medication dosage or veterinary information.
Cops also found that Abrams had sold the puppy outside a pet shop in Lumberton Township and claimed to be affiliated with an animal rescue group.
The group had dissociated itself from Abrams for more than a year before puppy sale, but she kept claiming she was a part of the organization, police said.
It’s unclear if Abrams worked for the group before her arrest. The puppy has since recovered.
Abrams has been charged with impersonation, unlicensed practice of medicine and unlawful distribution of prescription drugs.


newyorkpost--2020-11-17--Chelsea Handler’s crush on Andrew Cuomo is a turn-off for 50 Cent

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@ @ @ @ @ and ex Chelsea Handler .
Handler recently said she has a crush on the governor @ @ @ @ @ d sleep with the rapper again .
When “ Extra ” asked Fiddy if he @ @ @ @ @ with her , he said , “ No , ” adding , “ She thinks @ @ @ @ @ Italian hunk — she thinks he ’ s cool.
” But he added , “ @ @ @ @ @ friend of mine .
Whatever she says is fine with me .
I don ’ @ @ @ @ @ ” They dated for several months in 2009 .

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50 Cent says Gov. Cuomo has come between him and ex Chelsea Handler.
Handler recently said she has a crush on the governor — and that she’d sleep with the rapper again.
When “Extra” asked Fiddy if he would consider getting back together with her, he said, “No,” adding, “She thinks Cuomo, Italian guys — Italian hunk — she thinks he’s cool.”
But he added, “Chelsea’s a good friend of mine. Whatever she says is fine with me. I don’t care what she says.” They dated for several months in 2009.


newyorkpost--2020-11-17--LaMelo Ball: I was ‘born’ to be top pick in NBA Draft

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LaMelo Ball has never lacked confidence, in his game or how he expresses himself. On the eve of the NBA draft, that hasn’t changed. The youngest of the three Ball brothers, the 6-foot-7 LaMelo believes he should be the top pick Wednesday night.
“I feel like I’m born for this,” the talented point guard said over Zoom on Tuesday.
It remains to be seen if the Timberwolves feel the same way. There is still uncertainty about who will go No. 1, likely Ball or Georgia one-and-done shooting guard Anthony Edwards. Ball, whose older brother Lonzo plays for the Pelicans, has worked out for the Timberwolves, Pistons, Warriors and Hornets.
“I feel like I’m just the right man for it,” Ball said, referring to the No. 1 pick. “Like I said, I feel like I’m born for this whole thing going on, so that’s pretty much my answer right there.”
He’s had a circuitous journey to get to this point, opting to play professionally in Lithuania and Australia instead of going the college route. This past year, he averaged 17 points and 6.8 assists for the Illawarra Hawks of the Australian National Basketball League in 12 games before a foot injury sidelined him.
“I feel like it worked out very well for me,” he said.
Deni Avdija, a well-rounded 6-9 combo forward, is set to make history Wednesday night as the highest draft pick from Israel. The only other Israeli ever selected in the first round was Omri Casspi, who went 23rd overall to the Kings in 2009. The youngest player to play for Maccabi Tel Aviv’s senior team, the 19-year-old Avdija is expected to get picked early in the first round, most likely in the middle single digits.
“Israel is a really small country. We haven’t provided a lot of players like other places. For me to put the flag wherever I go, it’s super important. I’m proud I can do that,” Avdija said. “It’s for sure going to be exciting. This is the biggest stage for a basketball player in the world. And what are the chances for any player in the world to get drafted? It’s not a high percentage. … I didn’t think about this at the beginning.”
Barring a major surprise, there will be three New Yorkers drafted in the first round for the first time since 2005. Forward Obi Toppin, who grew up in Brooklyn before moving to Florida and returning to Ossining, N.Y., for high school, is expected to be the first local taken, possibly as early as fourth to the Bulls. Point guard Cole Anthony of Manhattan and forward Precious Achiuwa from Queens could also go late in the lottery or fall into the early 20’s.
“I feel like a lot of people in New York look up to us, just because of what we’re doing and where we’re going,” said Toppin, the National Player of the Year in college last season at Dayton. “Us having that name behind us, especially New York being a basketball city, we have a lot to live up.”
Back in 2005, Charlie Villaneuva of Queens went seventh to the Raptors, Harlem native Julius Hodge was picked 20th by the Nuggets and Francisco Garcia of The Bronx went three picks later to the Kings.


newyorkpost--2020-11-17--Harvey Weinstein is sick in jail, awaiting COVID-19 test results

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Harvey Weinstein has come down with a fever and is being tested for the coronavirus , The Post confirmed on Tuesday .
The 68-year-old convicted rapist was awaiting results of his COVID-19 test at a maximum security prison in upstate New York , a source said .
“ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a fever and is being closely monitored by the excellent medical staff [ at the Wende Correctional Facility ] for which the entire legal defense team is grateful , ” his reps , Juda Engelmayer and Craig Rothfeld , said in a statement .
TMZ first reported that Weinstein was tested for the virus on Tuesday morning , and that he ’ d been placed in isolation for 72 hours , pending the results .
The fallen film titan — who has high blood pressure , heart problems , severe diabetes and a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on March 21 , an official briefed on the matter previously told The Post .
It ’ s believed he was infected at Rikers Island , where he was briefly locked up before being transferred upstate , an official said at the time .
He reportedly overcame symptoms of the disease , including a cough and fever , and was released from quarantine some three weeks later .
Weinstein is serving a 23-year sentence for raping an aspiring actress and sexually abusing a TV and film production assistant .
His reps said they @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Dept .
of Corrections and the team at the lockup “ to ensure Mr. Weinstein receives the proper medical attention he needs .
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Harvey Weinstein has come down with a fever and is being tested for the coronavirus, The Post confirmed on Tuesday.
The 68-year-old convicted rapist was awaiting results of his COVID-19 test at a maximum security prison in upstate New York, a source said.
“We can confirm that Mr. Weinstein has a fever and is being closely monitored by the excellent medical staff [at the Wende Correctional Facility] for which the entire legal defense team is grateful,” his reps, Juda Engelmayer and Craig Rothfeld, said in a statement.
TMZ first reported that Weinstein was tested for the virus on Tuesday morning, and that he’d been placed in isolation for 72 hours, pending the results.
The fallen film titan — who has high blood pressure, heart problems, severe diabetes and a spine condition — was diagnosed with COVID-19 on March 21, an official briefed on the matter previously told The Post.
It’s believed he was infected at Rikers Island, where he was briefly locked up before being transferred upstate, an official said at the time.
He reportedly overcame symptoms of the disease, including a cough and fever, and was released from quarantine some three weeks later.
Weinstein is serving a 23-year sentence for raping an aspiring actress and sexually abusing a TV and film production assistant.
His reps said they are working with the New York State Dept. of Corrections and the team at the lockup “to ensure Mr. Weinstein receives the proper medical attention he needs.”


newyorkpost--2020-11-17--Ohio couple open up about wedding turned COVID-19 superspreader event

The Ohio newlyweds whose wedding turned into a coronavirus superspreader event opened up about the ordeal , describing the emotional “ toll ” of learning about the rise in cases .
Of the 83 attendees at the Halloween wedding of Anthony and Mikayla Bishop in the city of Blue Ash , Ohio a total 32 have since tested positive for coronavirus , including the couple and three of their grandparents , WLWT reported .
“ Every single day we ’ re getting a call .
Oh here ’ s another person .
Here ’ s another person .
Here ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to take a toll on you , ” Mikayla Bishop said .
Mikayla said most of their wedding guests went maskless for their big day , despite the couple providing face coverings for all attendees .
“ I didn ’ t think that almost half of our wedding guests were gon na get sick , ” the bride told the outlet .
“ You ’ re in the moment .
You ’ re having fun .
You don ’ t think about COVID anymore , ” she said .
The pair got sick @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Carolina .
The groom had mild symptoms , but Mikayla suffered a more severe bout of the bug .
Two of the three grandparents that contracted coronavirus were hospitalized .

The Ohio newlyweds whose wedding turned into a coronavirus superspreader event opened up about the ordeal, describing the emotional “toll” of learning about the rise in cases.
Of the 83 attendees at the Halloween wedding of Anthony and Mikayla Bishop in the city of Blue Ash, a total of 32 have since tested positive for coronavirus, including the couple and three of their grandparents, WLWT reported.
“Every single day we’re getting a call. ‘Oh here’s another person. Here’s another person. Here’s another person.’ And it starts to take a toll on you,” Mikayla Bishop said.
Mikayla said most of their wedding guests went maskless for their big day, despite the couple providing face coverings for all attendees.
“I didn’t think that almost half of our wedding guests were gonna get sick,” the bride told the outlet.
“You’re in the moment. You’re having fun. You don’t think about COVID anymore,” she said.
The pair got sick en route to their honeymoon in North Carolina. The groom had mild symptoms, but Mikayla suffered a more severe bout of the bug.
Two of the three grandparents who contracted coronavirus were hospitalized.


newyorkpost--2020-11-17--Trump fires cyber official Chris Krebs for dismissing voter fraud claims

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President Trump on Tuesday fired election cybersecurity official Chris Krebs after he openly dismissed Trump’s claims of fraud in the Nov. 3 election.
Trump announced in a tweet that he terminated Krebs, director of the Department of Homeland Security’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency.
The president wrote: “The recent statement by Chris Krebs on the security of the 2020 Election was highly inaccurate, in that there were massive improprieties and fraud – including dead people voting, Poll Watchers not allowed into polling locations, ‘glitches’ in the voting machines which changed votes from Trump to Biden, late voting, and many more. Therefore, effective immediately, Chris Krebs has been terminated as Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency.”
Krebs released a statement on Twitter shortly after that read: “Honored to serve. We did it right. Defend Today, Secure Tomorrow. #Protect2020”
After publicly contradicting Trump’s claims of widespread fraud, Krebs’ fate became a bureaucratic football last week. Two sources told The Post that Chad Wolf, the acting secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, resisted firing Krebs. As a presidential appointee, Wolf’s participation ultimately was unnecessary in the termination process.
Krebs, a former Microsoft executive, led CISA since 2017 and recently launched a “Rumor Control” website to debunk claims of voter fraud. A CISA panel declared Thursday that the “November 3rd election was the most secure in American history,” rejecting Trump’s claims of widespread fraud.
Krebs irked Trump allies even before he refuted claims that election fraud tilted results toward Biden. Foes claim he’s close to former DHS chief of staff Miles Taylor, who recently outed himself as “Anonymous.”
One source told The Post there was internal concern that Krebs employed an appointee of President Barack Obama, Matt Masterson, as his senior adviser for election security.
“Chad was asked by the president to fire Anonymous’ best friend and he’s refusing,” a senior administration official told The Post last week. Taylor did not respond to a request for comment from The Post about whether Krebs is indeed a friend.
Trump allies also noted Krebs’ decision to host an election night gathering at a northern Virginia office building — described by a detractor as a “watch party.” A document reviewed by The Post indicates it was attended by two staffers of Dominion Voting Systems, whose platform miscounted some Michigan votes.
Dominion software’s widespread use across states is a focus of Trump backers claiming fraud. Trump has not conceded the election to President-elect Joe Biden and says litigation and recounts in swing states including Arizona, Georgia and Pennsylvania will deliver him a second term.
Krebs told associates last week he believed he would be fired, according to reports, and some detractors believed he was trying his best to get terminated — potentially to boost future career opportunities. Some administration officials questioned whether firing him would give him what he wanted.
On Thursday, Krebs retweeted a message urging people not to circulate “wild and baseless claims about voting machines, even if they’re made by the president.”
“Krebs is trying to make himself a resistance hero, obviously,” the senior administration official told The Post.


newyorkpost--2020-11-17--NYC sues Brooklyn landlords over attempt to evict tenants amid pandemic

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A prominent Brooklyn couple was sued by the city on Tuesday for allegedly trying to kick tenants out of their building in spite of a pause on evictions during the pandemic.
The landlords, so-called “eco-builder” Gennaro Brooks-Church and his ex-wife Loretta Gendville, the former owner of a hipster kids’ boutique empire, are accused of harassing the inhabitants of their Crown Heights home in July to get them to move out.
The incident made headlines over the summer when a group of protesters managed to stop what officials had blasted as a heartless and illegal eviction of tenants from the three-story LGBTQ-friendly brownstone.
The lawsuit states that on July 6, the privileged pair allegedly came to the home with their three kids and two maintenance workers and threatened to call the cops if the tenants didn’t get out.
Gendville, 46, even stormed into a bedroom where one tenant was changing her clothing, pulled her out into the hallway by the wrist and accused of her being a squatter, the court documents allege.
The landlords changed the locks and threw out the possessions — including furniture — of at least one tenant. They then began moving mattresses out of individual rooms and placing them in a van, the court docs allege.
Unsure of what to do, the inhabitants reached out to a local community organization that organized a demonstration.
Protesters were able to stop the ouster of the remaining tenants, and the city sent Brooks-Church and Gendville a cease-and-desist letter on July 10.
Days earlier, on July 2, Brooks-Church, 49, had aggressively barged into the home that he and his ex had allegedly illegally converted into a multi-family rental property and “yelled at the tenants that they needed to pay their rent,” the lawsuit states.
At least one person living in the eight-bedroom home vacated after the encounter and the others sent Gendville a text message stating they “[felt] incredibly unsafe” dealing with Brooks-Church over his behavior.
Despite appearing apologetic, Gendville showed up the next day and told the tenants to haul out since she and her family would be moving in immediately, the suit states.
Eventually, all the inhabitants were able to find somewhere else to live “notwithstanding the difficulty of and potential risks of doing so during the pandemic,” the suit states.
The couple — described by a former employee as “the Brooklyn Heights Bonnie and Clyde” in an article in The Cut outlining their alleged slumlord behavior — are now facing civil penalties for alleged unlawful eviction, tenant harassment and a slew of construction code violations.
“By seeking civil penalties, the city seeks to reverse any windfall that landlords may receive from their bad acts, and to broadcast a message that other landlords think twice before illegally displacing tenants,” the city said in a statement.
The city is also working with the office of New York State Attorney General Letitia James, which is probing the actions of Brooks-Church and Gendville.
Brooks-Church declined to comment to The Post when reached by phone on Tuesday. Gendville did not immediately return a message left for her with Brooks-Church.


newyorkpost--2020-11-17--Bet SCOTUS squashes Andrew Cuomo’s unholy drive against religious services

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New York’s dictatorial Gov. Andrew Cuomo may have finally met his match. The Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn, led by Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio, is asking the US Supreme Court to strike down Cuomo’s Oct. 6 executive order virtually shutting down houses of worship in areas of Brooklyn and Queens. This, even as the governor allowed supposedly essential businesses like pet stores and big-box retailers to remain open.
Cuomo insists he is battling COVID-19. The diocese counters that the governor is making a value judgment that going to Target is essential, but taking communion isn’t. The diocese is right: For devout Catholics already suffering social isolation during the lockdown, finding church doors closed is soul-crushing.
Before Cuomo’s executive order, churches were already following safety precautions, including roping off every other pew, requiring masks and urging social distancing. The executive order disregarded that and capped attendance at 10 people for all churches, even massive ones with the capacity to fit 1,200 or more souls.
Where’s the science here?
In a lower-court hearing, Bryon Backenson, an official in the state Department of Health, testified that the orders targeting the houses of worship “were made in the governor’s office,” and not by his department or its epidemiologists.
On Monday, two Orthodox Jewish groups filed a similar appeal to the Supremes for relief, arguing that Cuomo “made it impossible” for the groups to “exercise their religious faith.”
Cuomo has clashed repeatedly with certain Jewish groups holding large gatherings in defiance of social distancing. The Orthodox groups that appealed to the Supreme Court argue that they have not “violated any public-health or safety rules” but are victims of the “governor’s guilt by religious association.”
Cuomo himself admits his approach is like a “hatchet. It’s just very blunt.” Yes: Blunt and unfair.
The Jewish and Catholic groups are asking the justices to draw a line between the government’s emergency powers during a pandemic and the fundamental rights guaranteed to all of us under the Constitution. Even a pandemic doesn’t justify obliterating the First Amendment’s guarantee that we can practice religion without government interference.
It’s likely that the justices will take this case and reverse the high court’s earlier, excessive deference to a governor’s emergency health powers. Last May, after California Gov. Gavin Newsom had limited church attendance to 25 percent of building capacity, the South Bay United Pentecostal Church sued. Newsom’s rule also applied to theaters, but not to grocery stores, banks, laundromats and other businesses. The Supremes voted 5-4 to defer to the governor, with Chief Justice John Roberts joining the liberal wing.
Things are different now. Justice Amy Coney Barrett, known for her careful fidelity to the Constitution, may be sympathetic. Nowhere does the Constitution grant officials unlimited power to curb fundamental rights.
The sheer length of the pandemic is also likely to make a difference in the court’s approach. The court appears poised to step in against the repeated assaults on religious freedom. “It pains me to say this,” Justice Samuel Alito observed in a speech to the Federalist Society last week, “but in certain quarters, religious liberty is fast becoming a disfavored right.” Certainly, it’s disfavored by Cuomo and his pals in the technocratic elite.
Ultimately, there is more at stake even than religious freedom. As Alito warned, the kind of lawmaking by executive fiat that is occurring in states like New York “has resulted in previously unimaginable restrictions on individual liberty.”
Americans need to demand that their legislators limit the emergency health powers being wielded by governors. State lawmakers need to limit their duration and scope. Some states are already doing so, including Michigan and Wisconsin. Unfortunately, in a one-party state like New York, there’s no will to buck the governor.
The public ends up the loser. Imagine if New York legislators were asked to vote on shutting down churches. They wouldn’t dare. Yet Cuomo does it with impunity, just the way he is shutting down restaurants and other businesses people have spent their lives building. The ultimate remedy is to return to democratic government and end the reign of these petty tyrants.
Betsy McCaughey is a former lieutenant governor of New York.


newyorkpost--2020-11-17--United Federation of Teachers is proving itself the enemy of New York’s parents

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Since New York City first went into lockdown in March, no single event has had a more direct positive impact on my family than the reopening of in-person schooling. My middle-school-aged son looks forward to going to school now, and I was finally able to get back to work, lending my family a much-needed economic lifeline. In-person schooling was the light at the end of a very dark tunnel.
Families like mine depend on the public schools, so as I watch the number of coronavirus cases tick up, I’m praying that Mayor de Blasio and his advisers will keep our schools open.
In the past several days, I’ve noticed more elected officials speaking out in favor of keeping schools open. They see what in-person school means for people in their neighborhoods. That’s heartening.
Another thing I’ve noticed, though, is that these same politicians pull their punches when it comes to calling out the one group that has been the central player in so much of the delays and chaos around the reopening: the teachers union.
At every step of the way, the United Federation of Teachers has put the narrow interests of a vocal subset of its members over the best interests of children. The UFT didn’t complain when its members were collecting guaranteed paychecks over the summer, but things changed when it was back to school time.
First, the union threatened to sue the city. Then it threatened to strike. It wasn’t until the UFT got a promise of no layoffs that teachers finally agreed to go back to work.
I wish my employer would give me a promise of no layoffs, but I live in the real world.
The union has gotten everything it has demanded, and now its leaders are holding to the ridiculous — and unscientific, per the World Health Organization — threshold they negotiated with Hizzoner to force the closing of schools once again.
That’s right, even though there have been only 308 positive tests out of 140,434 in the entire school system, a positivity rate of 0.22 percent, and no evidence that opening schools has caused a spread of the virus, New York City is poised to edge over 3 percent positivity citywide, which will automatically trigger the closing of public schools.
This is going to be devastating for my family.
School has never been easy for my son, but he struggled a lot when classrooms closed at the end of the last academic year. When the mayor announced in September that public schools would start offering in-person instruction, even though it wasn’t full-time, my son begged me to send him.
We live in the South Bronx, where COVID-19 hit hard in the spring and summer, so we knew the risks of sending him back to the classroom. Still, learning remotely has been much harder for my son, and he needs that personal touch only a teacher can provide in the classroom. Now he goes to class two to three times per week; his grades are improving.
I understand that teachers want to be safe. That’s what we all want. Thankfully, the city has proved that we can reopen schools safely. Believe me, this is my baby I’m talking about. I wouldn’t send my child to school if I thought it wasn’t safe.
We need schools to stay open, and I think all the people in the City Council and all these candidates running for mayor should come out and declare themselves on this issue. Are they willing to speak out for families like mine — even if it means taking on the one special-interest group most responsible for the situation? Are they willing to put the interest of our children ahead of their own political calculations?
I wish de Blasio and his schools chancellor, Richard Carranza, had done a better job coordinating the reopening. But it didn’t help that they had to bring an intransigent labor union kicking and screaming along the way — a union unwilling to show even an ounce of genuine solidarity with parents and students.
I’ve had enough of all the adults and their political agendas. If we don’t call out who’s to blame, the situation will never change. If schools close this month, it will be because politicians once again caved to the UFT.
Katherine Holley is a Bronx resident and the mother of a middle-school student.


newyorkpost--2020-11-17--Now could be time for Jets to poach Jim Harbaugh

On the night the Jets drafted Sam Darnold , team CEO ...

If the Jets begin another coaching search in a few weeks, as most expect they will, a familiar name is sure to come up.
Jim Harbaugh has played a role in each of the last three coaching searches conducted by the Jets. There is reason to believe he will be a prominent name mentioned again this time around.
Harbaugh is in the midst of the worst season of his coaching career. His Michigan team is 1-3, the school’s worst start since 1967, two years before the legendary Bo Schembechler arrived in Ann Arbor. The Wolverines were embarrassed Saturday by Wisconsin, their 28-0 halftime deficit the largest in the 93-year history of the Big House.
It feels like Harbaugh’s time at Michigan is coming to an end. He has one year remaining on his contract after this season, has never beaten rival Ohio State and has failed to develop a quarterback during his six years at the school.
But firing Harbaugh won’t be easy for the school. This is like the Yankees firing Yogi Berra. Harbaugh was a legendary player at Michigan. His father was a longtime assistant coach at the school. Harbaugh has not won enough, but he has won 10 games three times, his players graduate and there have not been any scandals.
This is where the Jets come in.
The Jets could give Harbaugh and Michigan an easy out. If Harbaugh were to depart to return to the NFL and the chance to run the Jets, that’s a clean break for Harbaugh from his alma mater.
The Jets have been interested before. The team interviewed Harbaugh in 2009 before hiring Rex Ryan. At the time, Harbaugh had been the coach at Stanford for two years and while impressed, the Jets felt Ryan was the right guy for them.
At the end of the 2014 season, the Jets gauged Harbaugh’s interest as it was clear his run with the 49ers was over, but Harbaugh had decided to go to Michigan and the Jets hired Todd Bowles.
Near the end of the 2018 season, there was a report that the Jets were going to make a run at Harbaugh after firing Bowles. The Jets quickly shot down the report and never chased Harbaugh, instead hiring Adam Gase.
Gase has not been fired yet, but the feeling is he will be gone after this season, if not earlier. Team CEO and chairman Christopher Johnson along with general manager Joe Douglas will have to search for a new coach and Harbaugh is intriguing for a few reasons.
Despite not elevating Michigan as expected, Harbaugh’s record in the NFL is hard to argue with. The 49ers went 44-19-1 with Harbaugh at the helm. They went to the NFC Championship Game in three of his four seasons and the Super Bowl in one. He was the NFL Coach of the Year in 2011.
Harbaugh, 56, has also shown he can develop quarterbacks, although not recently. He coached Andrew Luck at Stanford, revived Alex Smith’s career in San Francisco and went to a Super Bowl with Colin Kaepernick.
One of the biggest mysteries of his time at Michigan has been his failure to recruit and develop a quarterback there. Would that stop the Jets from entrusting him with Trevor Lawrence if they take him No. 1?
The bigger concern with Harbaugh is his ability to play well with others. Harbaugh and 49ers GM Trent Baalke clashed and had a power struggle that Baalke ultimately won. Harbaugh has now been in the college game where coaches are kings of the program without anyone challenging their authority. The Jets hired Douglas 15 months ago to rebuild the team. They are not going to give Harbaugh or any other coach personnel power.
Maybe Harbaugh won’t be interested in personnel if he returns to the NFL, but his history would be a point of concern. There is no known link between Douglas and Harbaugh other than Harbaugh’s brother, John, coaching the Ravens while Douglas was in the scouting department there. That is hardly a strong bond.
Harbaugh checks a lot of boxes. He has been a head coach before. He took the 49ers from laughingstock to Super Bowl team. He is a quarterback expert, having played the position in the NFL and coached it.
The Jets have flirted with Harbaugh before, but the timing has not been right. The timing feels right this time and it could be a match.


newyorkpost--2020-11-17--Playgirl relaunched — and its first edition sold out

Playgirl returned to newsstands this month and like the original that debuted in 1973 , it quickly sold out .
Like the first edition — founded by LA nightclub owner Douglas Lambert with Marin Scott Milan helming editorial — the current incarnation is also a man/woman tag-team .
It ’ s now owned by Jack Lindley Kuhns , who two years ago tapped Skye Parrott , former co-founder of the art and fashion magazine Dossier , to be editor-in-chief of the relaunch .
Yes , nudie man pics are still involved .
But Parrott says she ’ s attempting to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ mags early years , which boasted writers like Maya Angelou , Gloria Steinem and Joyce Carol Oates , and not the porn mag for gay men it became when it folded in 2015 .
And unlike the original 1973 issue , there ’ s not a man in sight on the cover .
For her debut issue , Parrott relied instead on a a nude and very pregnant Chloë Sevigny know for a string of cutting edge films , picking up an Academy Award nomination for the “ Boys Don ’ t Cry @ @ @ @ @ @ @ five years on the HBO series “ Big Love.
” At the top it reads : “ We ’ ll take it from here.
” The photo is captivating not for its nudity — a nod to Tina Brown ’ s famous 1991 Vanity Fair cover that featured a nude and pregnant Demi Moore — but for the actress ’ s apparent lack of airbrushing and stylizing .
“ We wanted a more honest and female gaze , ” said Parrott , who snagged Italian photographer Mario Sorrenti to do the shoot .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ sexual and much more human way to look at the female body , ” said Parrott .
And while Parrott admits there were hair and make-up stylists on board for the mid-March shoot , which took place right before coronavirus lockdowns shuttered New York City , she says the idea was to keep the image deliberately minimalist .
“ It was a deliberate all-natural look .
We wanted to focus on the human side rather than photograph her with a lot of layers between her and the camera.
” There are other differences @ @ @ @ @ @ @ an age when clickbait cats posts compete with in-depth magazine reporting , debuted with fewer than 10,000 copies in major US cities and London before selling out and going back to press .
By contrast the original Playgirl at its peak in the mid-to-late 70s had been selling 1.5 million copies .
The new version also costs a lot more at $ 20 a pop .
The first edition was priced to sell at $ 1 a copy , or $ 8 for a year ’ s subscription .
But while Parrott ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a dozen nude male images shot by Harley Weir , it also includes personal essays and art , including a piece written by New York Times bestselling author Carvell Wallace that starts off : “ Good f***ing riddance to the patriarchy.
” “ It is not anything like the pornographic Playgirl that died in 2015 , ” said Samir Husni , founder and director of the Magazine Innovation Center at The University of Mississippi ’ s School of Journalism .
“ This Playgirl feels more like a nice coffee table book with nude @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on Sevigny is mostly a pictorial , wrapping in about a dozen artsy photos of the actress by Sorrenti in her eighth month of pregnancy .
It comes with a few graphs of text by Amanda Fortini , who notes that Sevigny became pregnant at age 45 , making her and her boyfriend Sinisa Mackovic instant fodder for the paparazzi because she had once famously said that she owed her youthful skin to “ not having had a baby.
” The new owner , Lindley Kuhns , is a 31-year-old great grandson of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Post in 1933 and whose family owned it until the Grahams sold it to Jeff Bezos .
Despite coming from publishing royalty , his new company , Girly Space , marks the first time he ’ s dabbled in the publishing world .
He picked up the brand in 2015 for a song after the last edition shut down before tapping Parrott— who at the time was splitting her time between Mexico and Brooklyn — as the editor .
“ We ’ re looking at all aspects of a women ’ s life @ @ @ @ @ @ @ out of college and spent six years living and working in Paris which she said greatly influenced her fashion outlook .
Her mission for Playgirl she said is “ looking at female power in a different way .
It ’ s the idea of entertainment for women with a broad lens , looking at sex , gender , politics , culture , art , literature , relationships–looking at all the things that make life fun .
”

Playgirl returned to newsstands this month and like the original that debuted in 1973, it quickly sold out.
Like the first edition — founded by LA nightclub owner Douglas Lambert with Marin Scott Milan helming editorial — the current incarnation is also a man/woman tag-team. It’s now owned by Jack Lindley Kuhns, who two years ago tapped Skye Parrott, former co-founder of the art and fashion magazine Dossier, to be editor-in-chief of the relaunch.
Yes, nudie man pics are still involved. But Parrott says she’s attempting to capture the enlightened feminist appeal of the mags early years, which boasted writers like Maya Angelou, Gloria Steinem and Joyce Carol Oates, and not the porn mag for gay men it became when it folded in 2015.
And unlike the original 1973 issue, there’s not a man in sight on the cover.
For her debut issue, Parrott relied instead on a nude and very pregnant Chloë Sevigny known for a string of cutting edge films, picking up an Academy Award nomination for the “Boys Don’t Cry,” and portraying Nicolette Grant for five years on the HBO series “Big Love.”
At the top it reads: “We’ll take it from here.”
The photo is captivating not for its nudity — a nod to Tina Brown’s famous 1991 Vanity Fair cover that featured a nude and pregnant Demi Moore — but for the actress’s apparent lack of airbrushing and stylizing.
“We wanted a more honest and female gaze,” said Parrott, who snagged Italian photographer Mario Sorrenti to do the shoot. “It seemed like a much less sexual and much more human way to look at the female body,” said Parrott.
And while Parrott admits there were hair and make-up stylists on board for the mid-March shoot, which took place right before coronavirus lockdowns shuttered New York City, she says the idea was to keep the image deliberately minimalist.
“It was a deliberate all-natural look. We wanted to focus on the human side rather than photograph her with a lot of layers between her and the camera.”
There are other differences.
The new Playgirl, born in an age when clickbait cats posts compete with in-depth magazine reporting, debuted with fewer than 10,000 copies in major US cities and London before selling out and going back to press. By contrast the original Playgirl at its peak in the mid-to-late 70s had been selling 1.5 million copies.
The new version also costs a lot more at $20 a pop. The first edition was priced to sell at $1 a copy, or $8 for a year’s subscription.
But while Parrott’s edition still contains a portfolio of a dozen nude male images shot by Harley Weir, it also includes personal essays and art, including a piece written by New York Times bestselling author Carvell Wallace that starts off: “Good f***ing riddance to the patriarchy.”
“It is not anything like the pornographic Playgirl that died in 2015,” said Samir Husni, founder and director of the Magazine Innovation Center at The University of Mississippi’s School of Journalism. “This Playgirl feels more like a nice coffee table book with nude pictures and great articles.”
The article on Sevigny is mostly a pictorial, wrapping in about a dozen artsy photos of the actress by Sorrenti in her eighth month of pregnancy. It comes with a few graphs of text by Amanda Fortini, who notes that Sevigny became pregnant at age 45, making her and her boyfriend Sinisa Mackovic instant fodder for the paparazzi because she had once famously said that she owed her youthful skin to “not having had a baby.”
The new owner, Lindley Kuhns, is a 31-year-old great grandson of Eugene Meyer, who bought the Washington Post in 1933 and whose family owned it until the Grahams sold it to Jeff Bezos.
Despite coming from publishing royalty, his new company, Girly Space, marks the first time he’s dabbled in the publishing world. He picked up the brand in 2015 for a song after the last edition shut down before tapping Parrott— who at the time was splitting her time between Mexico and Brooklyn — as the editor.
“We’re looking at all aspects of a women’s life,” said Parrott, who dropped out of college and spent six years living and working in Paris which she said greatly influenced her fashion outlook. Her mission for Playgirl she said is “looking at female power in a different way. It’s the idea of entertainment for women with a broad lens, looking at sex, gender, politics, culture, art, literature, relationships–looking at all the things that make life fun.”


newyorkpost--2020-11-18--Missouri man who threatened to kill tech CEO busted for child porn

A Missouri man who threatened to kill tech CEOs was busted for child porn and had a “ child-like sex doll ” in his bedroom closet , authorities said .
Matthew Bryan Thilges , 56 , of Jefferson County , pleaded not guilty Tuesday in US District Court in St. Louis to charges of attempted production of child porn and receipt of child porn , the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported .
An investigation into Thilges started in July when he began threatening the lives of tech workers in YouTube comments , according to an FBI affidavit in the case .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ a sword right through ” YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki and also targeted Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey , saying he “ must die , ” FBI Special Agent Kyle Storm wrote in the affidavit .
Thilges also used email addresses directly disparaging Twitter and Google , including “ jackisaterrorist ” and guugleisfascistpig , ” charging document show .
Thilges then turned his ire to Democrats , government workers and law enforcement by October , writing that people are “ obligated ” to shoot officers who show up at their door without a warrant while @ @ @ @ @ @ @ authorities said .
“ No more talk , ” Thilges allegedly wrote on Oct. 4 .
“ Just shoot to kill .
Anywhere and everywhere .
I am a staunch vehement conservative libertarian and I have absolutely had enough of government thugs and government bureaucrats.
” Two days later , Thilges wrote “ Democrat children are easier to shoot than democrat ‘ parents , ’ ” according to the affidavit , which doesn ’ t specify a possible motive for the threats .
It ’ s also unclear if some of the comments @ @ @ @ @ @ @ online or both , according to the report .
Prosecutors said FBI agents then raided Thilges ’ mobile home near House Springs in late October “ due to the escalating nature of the threats ” and found a nearly 4-foot-tall “ child-like sex doll ” in a closet , as well as photos of a partially clothed girl on his cellphone , an affidavit shows .
Evidence also showed that Thilges ’ had deleted thousands of images of child porn from his computer , where one image remained , Storm said .
Thilges @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on Oct. 23 , was ordered held in jail by a judge until his trial due to the seriousness of the threats and his lack of stable employment .
His attorney did not return a message seeking comment Tuesday , the Post-Dispatch reported .

A Missouri man who threatened to kill tech CEOs was busted for child porn and had a “child-like sex doll” in his bedroom closet, authorities said.
Matthew Bryan Thilges, 56, of Jefferson County, pleaded not guilty Tuesday in US District Court in St. Louis to charges of attempted production of child porn and receipt of child porn, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported.
An investigation into Thilges started in July when he began threatening the lives of tech bosses in YouTube comments, according to an FBI affidavit in the case.
Thilges said he wanted to “stick a sword right through” YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki and also targeted Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey, saying he “must die,” FBI Special Agent Kyle Storm wrote in the affidavit.
Thilges also used email addresses directly disparaging Twitter and Google, including “jackisaterrorist” and guugleisfascistpig,” charging document show.
Thilges then turned his ire on Democrats, government workers and law enforcement by October, writing that people are “obligated” to shoot officers who show up at their door without a warrant while trying to “kidnap” them, authorities said.
“No more talk,” Thilges allegedly wrote on Oct. 4. “Just shoot to kill. Anywhere and everywhere. I am a staunch vehement conservative libertarian and I have absolutely had enough of government thugs and government bureaucrats.”
Two days later, Thilges wrote, “Democrat children are easier to shoot than democrat ‘parents,’” according to the affidavit, which doesn’t specify a possible motive for the threats.
It’s also unclear if some of the comments were sent via email, were posted online or both, according to the report.
Prosecutors said FBI agents raided Thilges’ mobile home near House Springs in late October “due to the escalating nature of the threats” and found a nearly 4-foot-tall “child-like sex doll” in a closet, as well as photos of a partially clothed girl on his cellphone, an affidavit shows.
Evidence also showed that Thilges had deleted thousands of images of child porn from his computer, where one image remained, Storm said.
Thilges, who was charged in federal court on Oct. 23, was ordered held in jail by a judge until his trial due to the seriousness of the threats and his lack of stable employment. His attorney did not return a message seeking comment Tuesday, the Post-Dispatch reported.


newyorkpost--2020-11-18--Chargers could be next team cured by winless Jets

The Jets have become the “ get right ” opponent for teams this season .
If your team is struggling , just play the Jets and you will be cured .
The Chargers are the latest opponent hoping that seeing the Jets on the schedule is what fixes whatever ails them .
The Chargers have lost three games in a row , a few in brutal fashion .
They must be thrilled to see the 0-9 Jets coming .
The Patriots were riding a four-game losing streak , their longest since 2002 , when they came to MetLife Stadium last @ @ @ @ @ @ @ might hit five for a while , but they took over the fourth quarter and found a way to win .
This week , they beat the Ravens , showing they have been revived .
The Bills limped into MetLife Stadium last month losers of two games in a row .
They kicked six field goals to beat the Jets and are a Kyler Murray miracle away from winning their last three games since then .
Those Cardinals were scuffling when they faced the Jets in early October .
They had lost two @ @ @ @ @ @ @ offense .
A 30-10 win over the Jets fixed things and they have won four of their last five games .
The Broncos were 0-3 before playing the Jets on Oct. 1 .
Denver won that night and the following week in New England before reverting back to form , proof the Jets elixir does not last long for everyone .
Still , the Chargers will get to see if playing the Jets is their panacea as it has been for so many teams this year .

The Jets have become the “get right” opponent for teams this season. If your team is struggling, just play the Jets and you will be cured.
The Chargers are the latest opponent hoping that seeing the Jets on the schedule is what fixes whatever ails them. The Chargers have lost three games in a row, a few in brutal fashion. They must be thrilled to see the 0-9 Jets coming.
The Patriots were riding a four-game losing streak, their longest since 2002, when they came to MetLife Stadium last week. It looked like the streak might hit five for a while, but they took over the fourth quarter and found a way to win. This week, they beat the Ravens, showing they have been revived.
The Bills limped into MetLife Stadium last month losers of two games in a row. They kicked six field goals to beat the Jets and are a Kyler Murray miracle away from winning their last three games since then.
Those Cardinals were scuffling when they faced the Jets in early October. They had lost two straight and there were questions about their offense. A 30-10 win over the Jets fixed things and they have won four of their last five games.
The Broncos were 0-3 before playing the Jets on Oct. 1. Denver won that night and the following week in New England before reverting back to form, proof the Jets elixir does not last long for everyone.
Still, the Chargers will get to see if playing the Jets is their panacea as it has been for so many teams this year.


newyorkpost--2020-11-18--Jason Momoa on his hunky physique: ‘It’s just genetics’

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Jason Momoa has a hunky physique thanks to some very good genes.
“It’s just genetics,” the 41-year-old said in the December issue of Men’s Health. “Hawaiians are big people.”
The famously fit “Game of Thrones” star also said his love for outdoor activities has kept him in shape.
“I rock climb a lot,” he said before adding, “Maybe I’m an ape. I love the way it feels. I like being upside down. I always loved climbing trees as a kid and swinging in the breeze.”
Of course, the “Aquaman” star also pumps iron at the gym, but admitted that “lifting weights is challenging.”
He has attempted other forms of exercise, like doing yoga with his wife, Lisa Bonet, but to no avail.
“So I tried yoga the other day, and it was the hardest thing I’ve ever done in my life,” he told the magazine. “I’d rather squat a car. Climbing El Capitan would be easier than doing two hours of yoga. I can’t bend over anymore! My hamstrings are so tight. It’s pathetic.”
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A yoga class almost a decade ago didn’t go so well either.
“I remember one time I was all yoked out for ‘Conan the Barbarian,’ and I was in a yoga class with all these older ladies in Topanga and everyone was just holding their arms up and I was like, ‘This is so hard!’” he said.