newyorkpost--2020-06-16--Buffalo activist shoved to ground by police is unable to walk, lawyer says

The lawyer for a 75-year-old New York man who was shoved to the ground by police officers during a protest said Tuesday that he is unable to walk , according to media reports .
Kelly Zarcone said Martin Gugino suffered a fractured skull after the June 4 confrontation with police , which was captured on video .
“ I am not at liberty to elaborate at this time other than to confirm that his skull was fractured , ” Zarcone told CNN in a statement .
“ While he is not able to walk yet , we were able to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ too tired .
He is appreciative of all of the concern about him but he is still focused on the issues rather than himself.
” Footage of the incident appeared to show Gugino , a peace activist , approaching officers in riot gear during a demonstration over the death of George Floyd .
The two officers appeared to shove him to the ground , resulting in Gugino falling on his back and lay motionless with a pool of blood underneath his head .
Zarcone said last week that Gugino suffered a brain injury @ @ @ @ @ @ @ respond to multiple calls , emails and a text message from Fox News .
The two officers involved — Robert McCabe and Aaron Torgalski — were suspended and have since been charged with second-degree assault .
They have pleaded not guilty .
Through Zarcone , Gugino told CNN : “ I think it ’ s very unnecessary to focus on me .
There are plenty of other things to think about besides me.
” “ Barring something unusual and unforeseen , I don ’ t expect much change at all this week ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in on the matter in a tweet widely condemned for suggesting Gugino may have been an “ ANTIFA provocateur .
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The lawyer for a 75-year-old New York man who was shoved to the ground by police officers during a protest said Tuesday that he is unable to walk, according to media reports.
Kelly Zarcone said Martin Gugino suffered a fractured skull after the June 4 confrontation with police, which was captured on video.
“I am not at liberty to elaborate at this time other than to confirm that his skull was fractured,” Zarcone told CNN in a statement. “While he is not able to walk yet, we were able to have a short conversation before he became too tired. He is appreciative of all of the concern about him but he is still focused on the issues rather than himself.”
Footage of the incident appeared to show Gugino, a peace activist, approaching officers in riot gear during a demonstration over the death of George Floyd. The two officers appeared to shove him to the ground, resulting in Gugino falling on his back and lay motionless with a pool of blood underneath his head.
Zarcone said last week that Gugino suffered a brain injury from the encounter. She did not respond to multiple calls, emails and a text message from Fox News.
The two officers involved — Robert McCabe and Aaron Torgalski — were suspended and have since been charged with second-degree assault. They have pleaded not guilty.
Through Zarcone, Gugino told CNN: “I think it’s very unnecessary to focus on me. There are plenty of other things to think about besides me.”
“Barring something unusual and unforeseen, I don’t expect much change at all this week”, Zarcone added.
President Trump weighed in on the matter in a tweet widely condemned for suggesting Gugino may have been an “ANTIFA provocateur.”


newyorkpost--2020-06-17--The Patriots still may be an AFC East nightmare

Former Patriot Christian Fauria knows what a Tom Brady-led offense ...

The final installment of a three-part series examining the Jets’ AFC East foes.
The day Patriots fans have been dreading for a while is here — life after Tom.
For most of the last two decades, you could pencil the Patriots into first place in the AFC East then just wonder if they would be good enough to get a bye in the playoffs and home-field advantage. Now, their dominance in the division may be coming to an end.
Coach Bill Belichick remains but Tom Brady is now in Tampa Bay, and the Patriots are not the favorites to win the division. Can Belichick thrive without Brady? We’re about to find out.
Here is a look at the 2020 Patriots:
What they were
The Patriots started off last season 8-0 and had a dominant defense. The second half of their schedule was tougher, though, and the team’s play uncharacteristically slipped late in the year. New England went 4-4, including a loss to the Dolphins in Week 17 that cost them a first-round bye. The Titans stunned them in the wild-card round, a loss that ended the Brady era for the Patriots.
Key losses
QB Tom Brady (signed with the Buccaneers), LB Kyle Van Noy (signed with the Dolphins), LB Jamie Collins (signed with the Lions), DT Danny Shelton (signed with the Lions), S Duron Harmon (traded to the Lions), WR Phillip Dorsett (signed with the Seahawks)
Key additions
Veteran: WR Damiere Byrd, DT Beau Allen, S Adrian Phillips, LB Brandon Copeland
NFL draft: S Kyle Dugger (Lenoir-Rhyne), LB Josh Uche (Michigan), LB Anfernee Jennings (Alabama), TE Devin Asiasi (UCLA), TE Dalton Keene (Virginia Tech)
The outlook
The Patriots will be one of the most fascinating teams in the NFL this season. How will they fare without Brady? Can Belichick keep their amazing run of division titles (11 straight) going or will they miss the playoffs for the first time since 2008?
It looks like the Patriots will turn to second-year quarterback Jarrett Stidham to replace Brady, unless veteran Brian Hoyer wins the job. Stidham barely played last season and enters the year as a huge question mark. New England did not do much to upgrade the offense around him, but it should have a strong running game with James White and Sony Michel leading the way.
Brady is not the only player the Patriots must replace. They lost several key players on defense — including linebackers Kyle Van Noy and Jamie Collins, who had huge roles for the team. Belichick is the master at finding players other teams discard and making them into major contributors.
This will be the biggest test of Belichick’s career. For years the debate has raged over who deserves more credit for the Patriots’ success: the coach or the quarterback. With Brady now in Florida, Belichick can prove he is the football genius many people believe he is.
Reason for hope
The greatest coach in the history of football is still on the sideline. If anyone can survive the loss of Brady, it is Belichick. The Patriots will surely have a chip on their shoulders over people writing them off because Brady is gone. Can they use that as a slight to motivate them to greater things this year?
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Reason for despair
The greatest player in the history of football is no longer in their huddle. Brady may not have been his vintage self last year, but he was still pretty good. Stidham is a complete unknown and could have major struggles as he adjusts to being an NFL starter.
Final word
The Patriots could take a while to jell. There are many new faces on this team, not just at quarterback. Belichick’s reputation is what it is for a reason. If anyone can figure this out, it is Belichick. Expect the Patriots to stumble early but improve as the season progresses.
Too-early prediction
First place in AFC East.


newyorkpost--2020-06-17--Rory McIlroy’s greatness tainted by failure to close the deal

FORT WORTH , Texas — Daniel Berger was emotional , and he ...

Let’s get this out of the way up front: We’re nitpicking here. Guilty as charged.
But when Rory McIlroy, the No. 1-ranked player in the world, is at or near the top of a leaderboard in the final round of a golf tournament, there are expectations. And those expectations are that he should win the tournament.
Tiger Woods has lived in that world for more than two decades, where no win equates to a bad week.
McIlroy entered the final round of last week’s Charles Schwab Challenge three shots out of the lead held by Xander Schauffele at Colonial Country Club.
And on Sunday, while most of the players around him either made a charge up the leaderboard or at least kept within touch of the lead, McIlroy went backward, shooting an eye-opening 6-over-par 41 on the front nine and finishing with a 74 that left him in a tie for 32nd.
Given his pedigree, it seems a little unfair to say, but final rounds in contention have become a little bit of a thing for McIlroy, who’ll tee it up again in Thursday’s opening round of the RBC Heritage in Hilton Head, S.C.
Put simply, there have been times in the past two years when McIlroy, for all of his brilliance, has curiously not been at his best on Sundays.
This past Sunday was Exhibit A.
At the Arnold Palmer Invitational in March, McIlroy shot 76 on Sunday and slipped to a tie for fifth. At the Genesis Invitational in February at Riviera, McIlroy closed with a final-round 73 to finish tied for fifth after shooting three rounds in the 60s entering the final round.
His consistency has been remarkable. Before last week, McIlroy had six top-five finishes in six events played in 2020, including one win. In the 19 tournaments he played in 2019, he had three wins and 14 top-10s, including eight top-fives.
So, is it fair to criticize him for not winning more given how often he’s put himself in position? Or should he be lauded for putting him in position to win so often?
This is the McIlroy conundrum.
“I wouldn’t say that Sundays this year have been disappointing,’’ McIlroy said Wednesday in advance of the RBC Heritage. “Maybe Bay Hill I would say was disappointing, and obviously last week [at Colonial], but that was just more annoying. I played [like] crap. That was really it. I got into a rut.
“Look, it’s OK. I played OK last week. It was a good gauge to see where I was at and what I needed to practice and what I needed to do going into the next few weeks. Obviously [it was] disappointing not to shoot a good one on Sunday, but it was fine. I learned quite a bit from it, and hopefully those lessons I can put into practice this week.’’
Though his win percentage is not close to what Woods’ was in his prime, because McIlroy has been so good, he’s similarly become a victim of his own success.
“If Tiger Woods doesn’t win, we’re mad because he would win one out of every three times,’’ Davis Love III said Wednesday. “But you look at Rory McIlroy, he’s an unbelievable player. You’ve got to look at the positive — the guy’s always got a chance to win. There’s a hundred guys in this field that would like to have his fourth-place finishes.
“That’s the way you’ve got to look at it. If you’re not running at the top — if you’re not [NASCAR driver] Kyle Busch out front — you can’t get wrecked on the last lap. [McIlroy’s] always running up front and every once in a while, you have a wreck.’’
So, maybe we are nitpicking. But we’re doing it because McIlroy is so good that we expect him to win almost every time he tees it up. And that, in its own way, is compliment.
“If you’re not up there all the time, you can’t finish second,’’ Love said. “That’s the way I look at Rory — he’s always in the game. He always looks like he’s one round away from winning. He’s world No. 1 because he finishes first and second and third and fourth and fifth a lot.’’
Even when we expect him to win every week.


newyorkpost--2020-06-17--TV networks hire PI to scope stars’ social media for racism

Click to email this to a friend ( Opens in new window ) Click to share on Twitter ( Opens in new window ) Click to share on Facebook ( Opens in new window ) A group of big TV networks — including CBS , Showtime , MTV and VH1 — have hired famed private investigator Edward Myers to probe their own stars ’ social media accounts to root out any racist comments , Page Six has exclusively learned .
The move comes after a spate of celebrities were recently fired over resurfaced racist posts .
Last week , Bravo @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Caprioni and Max Boyens for offensive tweets , and on Wednesday the network canned “ Below Deck Mediterranean ” star Peter Hunziker for a racist Instagram post .
Meanwhile , the CW fired Hartley Sawyer from “ The Flash , ” and MTV let go “ Teen Mom ’ s ” Taylor Selfridge for similar offenses ( although Selfridge claims she quit ) .
Now we ’ re told that several networks have hired California-based firm Edward Myers & Associates in an attempt to root out offensive posts from on-air and production talent @ @ @ @ @ @ @ embarrass their bosses .
According to sources , letters have gone out to stars alerting them that the firm , run by Myers — who has worked as an investigator for LA County ’ s “ hardcore gang division , ” which handles the most difficult gang murders , and for Jeff Bezos ’ private security chief , Gavin de Becker — will begin its probe soon .
On his Web site , Myers describes himself as an “ investigation and risk assessment specialist ” and offers services such as “ surveillance and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ intelligence gathering.
” Myers may be probing some TV classics , including “ Dating Naked , ” “ Jersey Shore , ” “ RuPaul ’ s Drag Race , ” “ Teen Mom , ” “ Game On , ” “ Vice ” and “ Love & Hip Hop.
” No word on whether CBS ’ s “ Magnum , PI ” is among those being vetted .
Myers and network reps didn ’ t get back to us .

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A group of big TV networks — including CBS, MTV and VH1 — have hired famed private investigator Edward Myers to probe their own stars’ social media accounts to root out any racist comments, Page Six has exclusively learned.
The move comes after a spate of celebrities were recently fired over resurfaced racist posts. Last week, Bravo fired “Vanderpump Rules” stars Brett Caprioni and Max Boyens for offensive tweets, and on Wednesday the network canned “Below Deck Mediterranean” star Peter Hunziker for a racist Instagram post. Meanwhile, the CW fired Hartley Sawyer from “The Flash,” and MTV let go “Teen Mom’s” Taylor Selfridge for similar offenses (although Selfridge claims she quit).
Now we’re told that several networks have hired California-based firm Edward Myers & Associates in an attempt to root out offensive posts from on-air and production talent before they’re made public and embarrass their bosses.
According to sources, letters have gone out to stars alerting them that the firm, run by Myers — who has worked as an investigator for LA County’s “hardcore gang division,” which handles the most difficult gang murders, and for Jeff Bezos’ private security chief, Gavin de Becker — will begin its probe soon.
On his Web site, Myers describes himself as an “investigation and risk assessment specialist” and offers services such as “surveillance and counter-surveillance,” as well as “intelligence gathering.”
Myers may be probing some TV classics, including “Dating Naked,” “Jersey Shore,” “RuPaul’s Drag Race,” “Teen Mom,” “Game On,” “Vice” and “Love & Hip Hop.” No word on whether CBS’s “Magnum, PI” is among those being vetted.
Myers and network reps didn’t get back to us.


newyorkpost--2020-06-17--NYC plastic surgeon posted ex-intern’s topless photos online, suit says

A deviant Manhattan plastic surgeon posted topless photos of his former intern on social media and his company website , a new lawsuit alleges .
The intern — who filed the case under the name Jane Doe — says Dr. David Shokrian of Millennial Plastic Surgery PLLC posted a topless photo of her captioned , “ my favorite medical assistant , ” in November 2019 , the Manhattan Supreme Court papers from Wednesday allege .
“ The Instagram photo was then tagged to Doe ’ s account as well as another of her former employers , ” the court documents @ @ @ @ @ @ @ works with him , were able to get the pictures off of Doe ’ s phone having previously had her sync to the office ’ s Google Calendar — which they used as a hacking mechanism , the court papers allege .
The pair also allegedly posted topless photos of her on their company website .
Both incidents happened roughly two months after Doe ’ s internship ended in September , the court documents claim .
Doe — who started at Millennial in May 2019 during her Medical Assistant Management degree — says @ @ @ @ @ @ @ rub his penis against her while at work , by pretending it was unintentional and unavoidable , the court papers allege .
And once on June 17 , 2019 , Shokrian allegedly pinned Doe against a wall , groping her breasts , hips and butt while trying to kiss her .
“ I really appreciate you , ” Shokrian allegedly said to Doe , who tried to push him away responding , “ Doctor , I am professional , I am Christian , you are married , ” according to the suit .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ anesthetized patients and made sexual innuendos about them while they were sedated , the court papers allege .
Doe says that the doctor bragged about his sexual exploits with current and former patients noting his “ obsession ” with black women and once told Doe — then , 34 — “ trust me all plastic surgeons cheat on their wives , ” the court filings allege .
The doctor also allegedly up-sold patients while they were medicated and sold a skin-smoothing treatment that he didn ’ t have the equipment for but made @ @ @ @ @ @ @ under during other procedures like liposuction , the court papers say .
“ Soon after Jane Doe began her internship Shokrian exhibited disturbing sexually deviant , depraved and unethical behavior and verbal disrespect toward patients who were under the influence of anesthesia and were naked or partially undressed , ” the court papers charge .
Gene Rosen , a lawyer who represents the doctor and his practice , said he hasn ’ t yet reviewed the lawsuit and couldn ’ t immediately comment .

A deviant Manhattan plastic surgeon posted topless photos of his former intern on social media and his company website, a new lawsuit alleges.
The intern — who filed the case under the name Jane Doe — says Dr. David Shokrian of Millennial Plastic Surgery PLLC posted a topless photo of her captioned, “my favorite medical assistant,” in November 2019, the Manhattan Supreme Court papers from Wednesday allege.
“The Instagram photo was then tagged to Doe’s account as well as another of her former employers,” the court documents claim.
Shokrian and a nurse that works with him, were able to get the pictures off of Doe’s phone having previously had her sync to the office’s Google Calendar — which they used as a hacking mechanism, the court papers allege.
The pair also allegedly posted topless photos of her on their company website. Both incidents happened roughly two months after Doe’s internship ended in September, the court documents claim.
Doe — who started at Millennial in May 2019 during her Medical Assistant Management degree — says Shokrian found ways to “regularly” rub his penis against her while at work, by pretending it was unintentional and unavoidable, the court papers allege.
And once on June 17, 2019, Shokrian allegedly pinned Doe against a wall, groping her breasts, hips and butt while trying to kiss her.
“I really appreciate you,” Shokrian allegedly said to Doe, who tried to push him away responding, “Doctor, I am professional, I am Christian, you are married,” according to the suit.
The doctor also slapped the butts of anesthetized patients and made sexual innuendos about them while they were sedated, the court papers allege.
Doe says that the doctor bragged about his sexual exploits with current and former patients noting his “obsession” with black women and once told Doe — then, 34 — “trust me all plastic surgeons cheat on their wives,” the court filings allege.
The doctor also allegedly up-sold patients while they were medicated and sold a skin-smoothing treatment that he didn’t have the equipment for but made patients believe he performed while they were under during other procedures like liposuction, the court papers say.
“Soon after Jane Doe began her internship Shokrian exhibited disturbing sexually deviant, depraved and unethical behavior and verbal disrespect toward patients who were under the influence of anesthesia and were naked or partially undressed,” the court papers charge.
Doe’s lawyer, Michael Galluzzi declined to comment.
Gene Rosen, a lawyer who represents the doctor and his practice, said he hasn’t yet reviewed the lawsuit and couldn’t immediately comment.


newyorkpost--2020-06-17--Charleston’s Calhoun statue to be removed amid civil unrest

A long-controversial monument to Vice President John C. Calhoun in Charleston , South Carolina , is coming down .
City officials will remove and relocate the nearly 124-year-old statue from its prominent location in a downtown square , Mayor John Tecklenburg announced Wednesday amid ongoing civil unrest over the police killing of George Floyd .
The pledge to take down the monument to the slavery-championing statesman also came on the fifth anniversary of the shooting Charleston ’ s Emanuel AME Church , where white supremacist Dylann Roof killed nine African American worshippers at a bible study in 2015 .
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ man who can rightly be called South Carolina ’ s most prominent national statesman , but also be called its most consequential defender of slavery and white supremacy , ” Tecklenburg said at a news conference .
“ That we Charlestonians must reckon with Mr. Calhoun ’ s towering and deeply troubling legacy is a given , ” he added .
“ That we must allow this memorial to continue to divide our city while we do that reckoning , however , is not a given , ” he said .
The city @ @ @ @ @ @ @ local museum or academic institution , the mayor said .
The City Council plans to vote on a resolution formally removing and relocating the monument next week .
All but two Council members stood with Tecklenburg in support of its removal Wednesday .
The Calhoun monument would join many in the country and across the world that have either been formally removed or toppled by protesters demanding justice for Floyd and the addressing of systemic racism .
The monument has been a flashpoint among residents in the city for years .
It was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the city ’ s announcement that it would be removed , Charleston ’ s The Post and Courrier reported .

A long-controversial monument to Vice President John C. Calhoun in Charleston, South Carolina, is coming down.
City officials will remove and relocate the nearly 124-year-old statue from its prominent location in a downtown square, Mayor John Tecklenburg announced Wednesday amid ongoing civil unrest over the police killing of George Floyd.
The pledge to take down the monument to the slavery-championing statesman also came on the fifth anniversary of the shooting Charleston’s Emanuel AME Church, where white supremacist Dylann Roof killed nine African American worshippers at a bible study in 2015.
The statue “comemorat[es] a man who can rightly be called South Carolina’s most prominent national statesman, but also be called its most consequential defender of slavery and white supremacy,” Tecklenburg said at a news conference.
“That we Charlestonians must reckon with Mr. Calhoun’s towering and deeply troubling legacy is a given,” he added.
“That we must allow this memorial to continue to divide our city while we do that reckoning, however, is not a given,” he said.
The city plans to relocate the statue to a local museum or academic institution, the mayor said. The City Council plans to vote on a resolution formally removing and relocating the monument next week. All but two Council members stood with Tecklenburg in support of its removal Wednesday.
The Calhoun monument would join many in the country and across the world that have either been formally removed or toppled by protesters demanding justice for Floyd and the addressing of systemic racism.
The monument has been a flashpoint among residents in the city for years. It was quickly vandalized Wednesday by celebratory protesters following the city’s announcement that it would be removed, Charleston’s The Post and Courrier reported.


newyorkpost--2020-06-17--People are stumped by Kellyanne Conway’s new look

Kellyanne is that you ?
It sure looks like Kellyanne Conway has made some changes to her beauty regimen .
The White House counselor was like a new woman when she appeared on Fox News this week , with more makeup on than usual , including contouring at her cheeks , glossy , full lips and smooth skin on her forehead and under her eyes .
“ What the hell happened to Kellyanne Conway ?
?
” radio host Stephanie Miller tweeted on Wednesday , one of several people to take notice of the apparent makeover .
Of course , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ or public figures to update their look , but some folks seemed to think Conway was “ unrecognizable.
” “ WTF ?
Getting ready for Fox News gig ?
” pondered Jennifer Rubin , a conservative opinion writer for The Washington Post .
Others said it looked like the 53-year-old mom of four had been run through Zoom ’ s “ Touch Up My Appearance ” filter .
“ In Hollywood , I believe we call that ‘ refreshed , ' ” snipped actress Kristen Johnston , implying that Conway had gotten cosmetic @ @ @ @ @ @ @ said they thought Conway did actually just look refreshed and well-rested .
“ Wow you looked spectacular today — 10 years younger and what was it ?
More sleep hair style ?
, ” one person wrote .
In a text to The Post , the senior adviser to President Trump didn ’ t directly address the supposed makeover , but said that she had been “ at the White House consistently throughout the pandemic and task force activities .
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Kellyanne, is that you?
It sure looks like Kellyanne Conway has made some changes to her beauty regimen.
The White House counselor was like a new woman when she appeared on Fox News this week, with more makeup on than usual, including contouring at her cheeks, glossy, full lips and smooth skin on her forehead and under her eyes.
“What the hell happened to Kellyanne Conway??” radio host Stephanie Miller tweeted on Wednesday, one of several people to take notice of the apparent makeover.
Of course, it isn’t unusual for politicians or public figures to update their look, but some folks seemed to think Conway was “unrecognizable.”
“WTF? Getting ready for Fox News gig?” pondered Jennifer Rubin, a conservative opinion writer for the Washington Post.
Others said it looked like the 53-year-old mom of four had been run through Zoom’s “Touch Up My Appearance” filter.
“In Hollywood, I believe we call that ‘refreshed,'” snipped actress Kristen Johnston, implying that Conway had gotten cosmetic work done.
Still, some commentators said they thought Conway did actually just look refreshed and well-rested.
“Wow you looked spectacular today — 10 years younger and what was it? More sleep hair style?,” one person wrote.
In a text to The Post, the senior adviser to President Trump didn’t directly address the supposed makeover, but said she had been “at the White House consistently throughout the pandemic and task force activities.”
“(Thank you though),” she added.


newyorkpost--2020-06-17--Racialized US policing: the evidence is ample

Black people were arrested five times more than white people ...

Many conservatives condemn the excessive force that killed George Floyd but reject the notion that such abuses reflect a broader problem of racial bias. “I don’t think that the law-enforcement system is systemically racist,” says Attorney General William Barr, whose boss argues that the crimes of a few “bad apples” don’t justify “falsely labeling tens of millions of decent Americans as racist.”
Fair enough. But it is a serious mistake to dismiss stark, widely documented racial disparities in policing as a statistical mirage with no implications for equality under the law.
Sometimes, those disparities result from race-neutral policies. When police concentrate their resources in high-crime, low-income neighborhoods, for instance, they may impose disproportionate burdens on the people they are trying to help.
New York City’s stop-question-and-frisk program, which at its peak in 2011 involved nearly 700,000 encounters between cops and pedestrians, was supposed to get guns off the street and curb violent crime. But nine times out of 10, those stops didn’t yield an arrest or even a summons, although each of them was supposedly based on “reasonable suspicion” of criminal activity.
Half the stops included pat-downs, ostensibly based on reasonable suspicion that the person was armed. Yet the searches almost never discovered guns and rarely found weapons of any sort.
When 9 out of 10 people subjected to such treatment, sometimes repeatedly, happen to be black or Hispanic, that pattern is troubling, regardless of the policy’s intent. Ditto for when blacks are nearly four times as likely as whites to be arrested for marijuana possession, even though they are only slightly more likely to be cannabis consumers. And likewise, an irrational legal distinction between the smoked and snorted forms of cocaine — a distinction initially supported by African-American politicians — means black defendants get substantially longer sentences than white defendants for essentially the same offense.
Other disparities are harder to explain. Among people who reported police encounters in a nationwide survey by the Bureau of Justice Statistics, blacks were 2.5 times as likely as whites to report that the officers had used or threatened force.
One study after another has found that black drivers are much more likely than white drivers to be searched during routine traffic stops, and those searches are less likely to discover contraband. That suggests racial bias, conscious or not, plays a role in deciding who seems suspicious.
In a 2016 speech, Tim Scott, the only black Republican in the Senate, explained what such disparities mean in practice, noting that he had been stopped by police seven times in a single year. “The vast majority of the time,” he said, “I was pulled over for nothing more than driving a new car in the wrong neighborhood or some other reason just as trivial.”
Scott has even been hassled by Capitol Hill police officers who thought he seemed out of place, notwithstanding the pin identifying him as a senator. He described a former staffer who was so tired of being mistaken for a car thief by DC cops that he traded in his Chrysler 300 for a less conspicuous model.
By the time he retired from the US Navy after a 20-year military career, Theodore Johnson recalls in a National Review essay, he had been pulled over about 40 times, including one occasion during college when he spent a night in jail because his driver’s license had recently expired. The cops stopped him because they assumed his cigar was packed with marijuana.
“Imagine the frustration, the irritation, the sense of a loss of dignity that accompanies each of those stops,” Scott said. “I do not know many African-American men who do not have a very similar story to tell.”
That story provides crucial context for the anger provoked by Floyd’s death. One needn’t believe that every cop is a bigot, or that American society is irredeemably racist, to recognize that the problem goes beyond a few “bad apples.”
Twitter: @JacobSullum


newyorkpost--2020-06-17--Suicide of young Robinhood trader exposes dark side of small-investing boom

The day-trading explosion took a kick to the gut on Wednesday after it was revealed that a 20-year-old college student committed suicide after seeing a $ 730,000 negative balance on his Robinhood account .
University of Nebraska student Alexander Kearns stepped in front of an oncoming train on June 12 after leaving a suicide note detailing his shame and anger at finding the negative balance , Forbes reported on Wednesday .
“ How was a 20-year-old with no income able to get assigned almost a million dollars worth of leverage ?
” read the note .
In the note , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a relative , Kearns directs much of his anger at Robinhood , including by signing off with the phase , “ F—k Robinood.
” But as Forbes later reported , Kearns had been trading options , not stocks , so the negative $ 730,000 balance appears likely to have been a temporary sum until the stocks tied to his options settled to his account .
News of the suicide comes amid a boom in trading by small investors hooked on free trading apps like Robinhood , which has led to a surge in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and Chesapeake Energy , both of which have filed for bankruptcy .
Robinhood , popular with millennial traders , added three million new accounts to its platform recently as quarantined Americans switched from gambling on sports to stocks .
Critics on Wednesday blasted the app and regulators for not better protecting newbie investors .
“ Where the f—k was the SEC ?
?
Where was FINRA ?
?
This kid had no income and was granted a million $ in leverage !
, ” tweeted @ apollotradingsd .
“ All of us at @ @ @ @ @ @ @ terrible news and we reached out to share our condolences with the family over the weekend , ” the Silicon Valley startup said .
The story of Kearns ’ tragic demise started to come together on Twitter after a user named Bill Brewster kicked off a thread on June 13 about the death of a young relative bewildered by his Robinhood trading balance .
Brewster , an analyst at Sullimar Capital in Chicago , has also provided a screenshot of Kearns ’ Robinhood account online showing that Kearns was trading options , suggesting @ @ @ @ @ @ @ over the edge was temporary .
Kearns acknowledged his confusion in the suicide note , writing “ The puts I bought/sold should have canceled out , too , but I also have no clue what I was doing now in hindsight .
”

The day-trading explosion took a kick to the gut on Wednesday after it was revealed that a 20-year-old college student committed suicide after seeing a $730,000 negative balance on his Robinhood account.
University of Nebraska student Alexander Kearns stepped in front of an oncoming train on June 12 after leaving a suicide note detailing his shame and anger at finding the negative balance, Forbes reported on Wednesday.
“How was a 20-year-old with no income able to get assigned almost a million dollars worth of leverage?” read the note. In the note, which has been posted on Twitter by a relative, Kearns directs much of his anger at Robinhood, including by signing off with the phase, “F—k Robinood.”
But as Forbes later reported, Kearns had been trading options, not stocks, so the negative $730,000 balance appears likely to have been a temporary sum until the stocks tied to his options settled to his account.
News of the suicide comes amid a boom in trading by small investors hooked on free trading apps like Robinhood, which has led to a surge in demand for risky stocks, including Hertz and Chesapeake Energy, both of which have filed for bankruptcy.
Robinhood, popular with millennial traders, added 3 million new accounts to its platform recently as quarantined Americans switched from gambling on sports to stocks. Critics on Wednesday blasted the app and regulators for not better protecting newbie investors.
“Where the f—k was the SEC?? Where was FINRA?? This kid had no income and was granted a million $ in leverage!,” tweeted @apollotradingsd.
“All of us at Robinhood are deeply saddened to hear this terrible news and we reached out to share our condolences with the family over the weekend,” the Silicon Valley startup said.
The story of Kearns’ tragic demise started to come together on Twitter after a user named Bill Brewster kicked off a thread on June 13 about the death of a young relative bewildered by his Robinhood trading balance. Brewster, an analyst at Sullimar Capital in Chicago, has also provided a screenshot of Kearns’ Robinhood account online showing that Kearns was trading options, suggesting that the negative balance that sent him over the edge was temporary.
Kearns acknowledged his confusion in the suicide note, writing, “The puts I bought/sold should have canceled out, too, but I also have no clue what I was doing now in hindsight.”


newyorkpost--2020-06-17--Stephen Gan refutes firing news, says he’s still at Elle

Click to email this to a friend ( Opens in new window ) Stephen Gan denies that he ’ s @ @ @ @ @ regardless of what WWD says .
The fashion news outlet reported that Gan ’ s @ @ @ @ @ ” as creative director of Elle after he was accused of making racist and sexist @ @ @ @ @ for V magazine , where he is editor-in-chief and creative director .
But he insisted @ @ @ @ @ , “ I am still at Hearst , serving as creative director of Elle , @ @ @ @ @ September issue.
” He blamed “ vicious rumors that say otherwise.
” He ’ s @ @ @ @ @ at V. The news comes after fashion watchdog Diet Prada posted accusations of Gan ’ @ @ @ @ @ misogyny at V. Gan wrote on V ’ s Instagram page , “ If there @ @ @ @ @ inadvertently made anyone feel unworthy , I apologize for that .
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Stephen Gan denies that he’s been fired from Elle — regardless of what WWD says.
The fashion news outlet reported that Gan’s “on his way out” as creative director of Elle after he was accused of making racist and sexist remarks while he was working for V magazine, where he is editor-in-chief and creative director.
But he insisted to Page Six on Wednesday, “I am still at Hearst, serving as creative director of Elle, and currently working on the September issue.” He blamed “vicious rumors that say otherwise.”
He’s also still at his job at V. The news comes after fashion watchdog Diet Prada posted accusations of Gan’s alleged racial insensitivity and misogyny at V. Gan wrote on V’s Instagram page, “If there have been occasions where I inadvertently made anyone feel unworthy, I apologize for that.”


newyorkpost--2020-06-17--Popular school nurse shot dead at her suburban home near Boston

A popular school nurse from outside of Boston was reportedly shot dead at her suburban home on Wednesday .
Laurie Melchionda , 59 , was found by police near the front door of her Braintree homeat about 11:45 a.m. after suffering several gunshot wounds , WCVB-TV reported , citing a prosecutor .
She was declared dead at a local hospital .
The suspected shooter , Robert Bonang , 61 , was caught by cops at Melchionda ’ s home , officials said .
Norfolk District Attorney Michael Morrissey said at a press conference that Bonang — who used to live @ @ @ @ @ @ @ each other .
“ It is believed that this is a targeted event , it ’ s not a random act and this is not something that the neighbors should have to worry about , ” Morrissey said , according to the report .
Melchionda , who had been a nurse for over 30 years , most recently held the position of Director of Health Services for Weston Public Schools , according to WCVB-TV .
“ She ’ s extremely well thought of in town , ” Morrissey said .
Weston Public Schools @ @ @ @ @ @ @ statement the district is “ suffering a tremendous loss .
Laurie brought professionalism , expertise , warmth , and caring to our school community every day.
” Bonang is expected to arraigned Thursday on murder and weapons possesion charges .

A popular school nurse from outside of Boston was reportedly shot dead at her suburban home on Wednesday.
Laurie Melchionda, 59, was found by police near the front door of her Braintree homeat about 11:45 a.m. after suffering several gunshot wounds, WCVB-TV reported, citing a prosecutor.
She was declared dead at a local hospital.
The suspected shooter, Robert Bonang, 61, was caught by cops at Melchionda’s home, officials said.
Norfolk District Attorney Michael Morrissey said at a press conference that Bonang — who used to live in the neighborhood — and Melchionda knew each other.
“It is believed that this is a targeted event, it’s not a random act and this is not something that the neighbors should have to worry about,” Morrissey said, according to the report.
Melchionda, who had been a nurse for over 30 years, most recently held the position of Director of Health Services for Weston Public Schools, according to WCVB-TV.
“She’s extremely well thought of in town,” Morrissey said.
Weston Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Midge Connolly said in a statement the district is “suffering a tremendous loss. Laurie brought professionalism, expertise, warmth, and caring to our school community every day.”
Bonang is expected to arraigned Thursday on murder and weapons possesion charges.


newyorkpost--2020-06-17--J.K. Rowling stands up for feminism against trans extremism

These `` Harry Potter '' tattoos have lost their magic .

COVID-19 may have canceled the Pride Month parades, but LGBT activists have found another way to celebrate: vilifying J.K. Rowling.
The zillionaire “Harry Potter” author recently earned the wrath of the trans movement when she averred that biological sex is real. After reading an article that referred to “people who menstruate,” instead of “women,” Rowling took to Twitter: “ ‘People who menstruate.’ I’m sure there used to be a word for those people. Someone help me out. Wumben? Wimpund? Woomud?” She added: “If sex isn’t real, the lived reality of women globally is erased. . . . I do not believe it’s hateful to say so.”
Her take launched a thousand denunciations from trans activists, who declared Rowling a transphobic, bigoted TERF (“trans-exclusionary radical feminist”). It’s tough to “cancel” a household name, but her detractors are trying their best. Several employees at Hachette, Rowling’s publishing house, have said they may refuse to work on her forthcoming book, “The Ickabog.”
Even the young actors who owe their careers and platforms to Rowling publicly condemned her. “Transgender women are women,” announced “Potter” star Daniel Radcliffe. Never mind that Rowling is, as he admits, “unquestionably responsible” for the course his life has taken and, therefore, might deserve a tad more consideration.
But Rowling was merely noting that the trans agenda — and the distortions of language it demands — is a form of misogyny, yet another means of demeaning women. Men who transition don’t share the common experience of biological females. It is an offense against women to claim that they do.
In a follow-up essay, Rowling elaborated. “ ‘Woman’ is not a costume. ‘Woman’ is not an idea in a man’s head. . . . The ‘inclusive’ language that calls female people ‘menstruators’ and ‘people with vulvas’ strikes many women as dehumanizing.” Brava.
The writer revealed that she is a survivor of domestic abuse and sexual assault and so is particularly worried that the trans movement endangers women (Exhibit A: bathroom bills that permit men to enter female-only spaces on the basis of subjective mental states alone). Another concern: the increasing numbers of young girls who try to escape femaleness by transitioning, but then regret it and de-transition — often after they have irreparably deformed their bodies and reproductive organs.
“I refuse to bow down to a movement that I believe is doing demonstrable harm in seeking to erode ‘woman’ as a political and biological class,” she wrote, “and offering cover to predators like few before it.”
Rowling’s commonsense arguments are welcome. But the backlash is, in part, the logical terminus of her own beliefs. Since the “Potter” series’ final installment came out 13 years ago, many have called it too “heteronormative,” and Rowling has repeatedly politicized or revised her story to suit the sexual-liberationist causes du jour — whether by declaring President Trump worse than her villain Voldemort; stating that Remus Lupin’s affliction as a werewolf was an intentional metaphor for HIV; or disclosing that Hogwarts headmaster Albus Dumbledore was gay.
In 2007, she revealed the wizard had an “incredibly intense” sexual relationship with another character, Gellert Grindelwald (the recent “Fantastic Beasts” films are partially based on this backstory). The 2016 screenplay “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child,” which she co-wrote, featured a homoerotic subplot for Harry’s son Albus and the seemingly bisexual Scorpius Malfoy.
After years of working messages of queer affirmation into her stories, and retroactively revising her tales to reflect progressive causes, it should be little surprise that some expected her to take this just a step further. She has been toeing the woke line for a long time.
Still, kudos to Rowling for choosing to take a stand here. Though she remains trans-affirming — “I respect every trans person’s right to live any way that feels authentic and comfortable” — her critics care not a whit. The mob demands total submission, even from those with a history of queer celebration; nothing less will do.
Rowling’s defense of women is cheering. More heartening still is how she is exposing the incoherence of trans ideology and its naked hostility to embodied femininity. In the name of liberation, that ideology has wrought cancellation, violence, misogyny, verbal abuse and too many girls consigned to lives of regret or painful de-transitioning.
Radical freedom, it turns out, looks a lot like bondage.
Ramona Tausz is associate editor of First Things. Twitter: @RVTausz


newyorkpost--2020-06-17--Wild video shows speeding NYC driver plowing into cyclist, pedestrian

Wild footage shows a speeding driver in the Bronx crashing into a cyclist , a pedestrian and a food cart on Wednesday — ultimately sending seven people to the hospital , according to officials .
Dashcam footage posted by @ NYScanner captured the moment the driver shot through the bustling intersection of Fordham Road and Jerome Avenue shortly after noon , per FDNY and NYPD officials .
The driver enters the frame heading east on Fordham Road — then veers into the crosswalk of the intersection under the elevated tracks of the 4 subway line .
The car hits a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ — while narrowly missing several more crossing the street — before jumping the curb of Jerome Avenue , slamming head-first into an SUV parked at the curb that careened into a food cart on the sidewalk .
The force of the collision was strong enough to push the parked vehicle onto the curb and knock the food cart on its side .
Incredibly , both the pedestrian and bike rider can be seen getting to their feet after being sent face-first into the road .
Seven people were hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ took the 43-year-old male driver was taken into custody .
The MTA was forced to detour its local Bx32 service around the crash scene .

Wild footage shows a speeding driver in the Bronx crashing into a cyclist, a pedestrian and a food cart on Wednesday — ultimately sending seven people to the hospital, according to officials.
Dashcam footage posted by @NYScanner captured the moment the driver shot through the bustling intersection of Fordham Road and Jerome Avenue shortly after noon, per FDNY and NYPD officials.
The driver enters the frame heading east on Fordham Road — then veers into the crosswalk of the intersection under the elevated tracks of the 4 subway line.
The car hits a pedestrian and a cyclist in the crosswalk — while narrowly missing several more crossing the street — before jumping the curb of Jerome Avenue, slamming head-first into an SUV parked at the curb that careened into a food cart on the sidewalk.
The force of the collision was strong enough to push the parked vehicle onto the curb and knock the food cart on its side.
Incredibly, both the pedestrian and bike rider can be seen getting to their feet after being sent face-first into the road.
Seven people were hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries, the FDNY said.
Police said they took the 43-year-old male driver was taken into custody.
The MTA was forced to detour its local Bx32 service around the crash scene.


newyorkpost--2020-06-17--Kristen Wiig and fiancé Avi Rothman welcome twins via surrogate

Click to email this to a friend ( Opens in new window ) Click to share on Twitter ( Opens in new window ) Click to share on Facebook ( Opens in new window ) “ Skeleton Twin ” Kristen Wiig has a set of her own .
The “ Wonder Woman 1984 ” actress is the new parent to a set of twins via surrogate with her fiance , Avi Rothman .
Us Weekly is reporting that Wiig , 46 , and Rothman , 42 , became parents “ earlier this year.
” Wiig seemingly hinted at her motherhood @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the “ Saturday Night Live ” Mother ’ s Day “ At Home ” episode with a heartfelt tribute to her own mother , punctuated by a few gags .
“ I don ’ t know if I truly appreciated my mom the first 45 years of my life .
But this year I ’ m feeling especially grateful for her advice , her love .
I ’ m so thankful for all the things she ’ s taught me , like preparing me to be a mom myself.
” “ Things like @ @ @ @ @ @ @ up a plate of cooked chicken breasts .
“ Babies love that chicken — she would always say that.
” Wiig and Rothman got engaged in August 2019 after three-plus years of dating .
Early in their relationship , the pair were memorably snapped in a full-on teenager-style liplock in Hawaii .
( Keep that same energy , kids . )

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“Skeleton Twin” Kristen Wiig has a set of her own.
The “Wonder Woman 1984” actress is the new parent to a set of twins via surrogate with her fiancé, Avi Rothman. Us Weekly is reporting that Wiig, 46, and Rothman, 42, became parents “earlier this year.”
Wiig seemingly hinted at her motherhood in May during her host gig on the “Saturday Night Live” Mother’s Day “At Home” episode with a heartfelt tribute to her own mother, punctuated by a few gags.
“I don’t know if I truly appreciated my mom the first 45 years of my life. But this year I’m feeling especially grateful for her advice, her love. I’m so thankful for all the things she’s taught me, like preparing me to be a mom myself.”
“Things like breastfeeding,” she continued, holding up a plate of cooked chicken breasts. “Babies love that chicken — she would always say that.”
Wiig and Rothman got engaged in August 2019 after three-plus years of dating. Early in their relationship, the pair were memorably snapped in a full-on teenager-style liplock in Hawaii. (Keep that same energy, kids.)
Reps for Wiig didn’t return Page Six’s request for comment.


newyorkpost--2020-06-17--Signs of a rapid economic recovery — and hope for Trump

This should come as no surprise , but more Americans are ...

Conventional wisdom among corporate executives who lean left is that Joe Biden will be our next president, and they’ve begun eying various posts in the new administration that they or their friends would want to fill.
But they’re forgetting one big obstacle to their path to power: the economy.
That’s right, the economy.
Yes, our economy appears to be in really bad shape and is working horribly for many Americans, particularly those in the hospitality, travel and restaurant industries hardest hit by the coronavirus shutdowns. The racial unrest and looting of neighborhoods across the nation didn’t help. Small businesses — the engines of our growth — suffered badly.
But there is significant light to be seen at the economic tunnel’s end for many Americans, according to some Wall Streeters who get paid to bet on all things economic. They tell me many jobs will be lost for a while and maybe forever in those sectors hardest hit. The economy will transition to something different in the near future and maybe longer: More people working from home will mean less money flowing to all sorts of businesses that serviced the office economy.
Plus, unemployment will remain high — a lot higher than the pre-pandemic 3.5 percent. And that could last for years.
And yet, as the pandemic shutdowns end, plenty of measures show that the US economy is on a positive trajectory. Jobs are being created now; businesses are adapting; a deep recession that was the result of the lockdowns is receding, as well.
The positive outlook goes beyond the recent surprise dip in unemployment in May to 13.3 percent from 14.7 percent in April. On Monday, Jay Bryson, chief economist at Wells Fargo, gave a private briefing to executives at BlackRock, the world’s largest money manager, and made the following points, I am told: The deep pandemic recession (or depression) likely ended in April or May, even if the rebound won’t be seen in the numbers for months.
He called the pandemic downturn the “shortest and deepest” on record and said unemployment could fall below double digits to 9 percent by the end of the year, and 6 percent at the end of 2021.
One big reason for the improvement: Politicians on both sides of the aisle don’t have the stomach to mandate another round of massive shutdowns, even if we see spikes in infection rates and a second wave in the fall, he said. Ordinary Americans have had it. They will live with the virus, albeit differently, but they won’t be shut in again.
Another big reason: the economic stimulus plan. It isn’t exactly news to say that President Trump has said some wacky things in recent months, and his uneven leadership certainly has many voters looking for a change. But he has been rock-solid on the economy before the pandemic hit — and after.
The president and his economic team (chiefly Larry Kudlow and Steve Mnuchin) gave us historically low unemployment pre-pandemic. They also gave the economy a fighting chance to survive an economic shock not seen since the Depression.
They did it by doing the exact opposite of what Herbert Hoover and then FDR did (and Joe Biden would do if he’s elected): Instead of raising taxes, Team Trump cut them. Instead of burdening businesses with regulations, Trump continues to push for fewer regs. Instead of engaging in a trade war, Trump has admirably avoided one, particularly with China.
And instead of raising interest rates, as the Fed did following the 1929 crash to clamp down on “speculation,” Fed chief Jay Powell is slashing them left and right, encouraging speculation that has the stock market recovering nearly to the place it was pre-corona.
Trump’s economic plan was far from perfect, to be sure. Small-business loans meant to save restaurants and mom-and-pop boutiques were doled out to law firms and financial advisers and other businesses that didn’t need them. Powell, meanwhile, is bailing out companies that were in trouble before the pandemic hit and risking gross market distortions with his hyper-low rates.
Still, economies that are on a rebound tend to continue to rebound for months, and if this rebound is real, it should be producing jobs by the time voters need to decide whom to elect.
The American people have a lot to chew on with Trump. But the economy usually makes or breaks a presidency, and if it continues to improve, Trump has a fighting chance.
Charles Gasparino is a senior correspondent at Fox Business Network. Twitter: @CGasparino


newyorkpost--2020-06-17--Knicks add three more candidates to coaching search

Leon Rose and the Knicks are widening their net for prospective head coaches , adding fresh names to an experienced pool that has grown to seven known candidates .
Having already been linked to established names such as favorite Tom Thibodeau , former Nets coach Kenny Atkinson , interim coach Mike Miller and former Knicks coach Mike Woodson , they are now planning to interview a trio of assistant coaches : Ime Udoka of the 76ers , Pat Delany of the Magic and Chris Fleming of the Bulls , according to The Athletic and ESPN .
The 42-year-old Udoka spent @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Spurs before joining Brett Brown ’ s staff in Philadelphia last year as the team ’ s top assistant .
An NBA player for parts of seven seasons , he interviewed for the Cavaliers job that went to John Beilein last year and is said to be a candidate if the Bulls move on from Jim Boylen .
Udoka played for the Knicks briefly , appearing in eight games during the 2005-06 season .
Fleming worked with Atkinson for three years with the Nets and played with him at the University of Richmond @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a four-time German Cup winner and four-time German League champion coach with Brose Baskets .
The 50-year-old Fleming , a New Jersey native , played in Germany following his career at Richmond and served as the Bulls ’ lead assistant this season .
He also coached the German national team from 2015-17 .
Delany spent four years with the Hornets as an assistant coach under Steve Clifford before joining him in Orlando in 2018 .
Prior to that , he spent 11 years in the Heat organization , working as a a video @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
That same year he joined the Magic , Delany reportedly nearly wound up in New York as an assistant coach with David Fizdale .
Interestingly , Clifford knows Thibodeau closely as well , having worked alongside him as a Knicks assistant when Jeff Van Gundy was the head coach and told The Post ’ s Marc Berman that Thibodeau would be a good fit in New York because of his ability to develop players and establish relationships with them .
The 62-year-old Thibodeau , who previously coached the Timberwolves and the Bulls @ @ @ @ @ @ @ job due to his experience , winning pedigree and decades-long relationship with Rose , the new Knicks president .

Leon Rose and the Knicks are widening their net for prospective head coaches, adding fresh names to an experienced pool that has grown to seven known candidates.
Having already been linked to established names such as favorite Tom Thibodeau, former Nets coach Kenny Atkinson, interim coach Mike Miller and former Knicks coach Mike Woodson, they are now planning to interview a trio of assistant coaches: Ime Udoka of the 76ers, Pat Delany of the Magic and Chris Fleming of the Bulls, according to The Athletic and ESPN.
The 42-year-old Udoka spent seven years as an assistant with the Spurs before joining Brett Brown’s staff in Philadelphia last year as the team’s top assistant. An NBA player for parts of seven seasons, he interviewed for the Cavaliers job that went to John Beilein last year and is said to be a candidate if the Bulls move on from Jim Boylen. Udoka played for the Knicks briefly, appearing in eight games during the 2005-06 season.
“Great guy, very knowledgeable. He has that Spurs pedigree,” a source familiar with Udoka who confirmed the Knicks’ plan to interview him said. “He can walk in the room and command the room.”
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Fleming worked with Atkinson for three years with the Nets and played with him at the University of Richmond, and really established himself overseas as a four-time German Cup winner and four-time German League champion coach with Brose Baskets. The 50-year-old Fleming, a New Jersey native, played in Germany following his career at Richmond and served as the Bulls’ lead assistant this season. He also coached the German national team from 2015-17.
Delany spent four years with the Hornets as an assistant coach under Steve Clifford before joining him in Orlando in 2018. Prior to that, he spent 11 years in the Heat organization, working as a a video intern, video coordinator and advance scout. That same year he joined the Magic, Delany reportedly nearly wound up in New York as an assistant coach with David Fizdale. Interestingly, Clifford knows Thibodeau closely as well, having worked alongside him as a Knicks assistant when Jeff Van Gundy was the head coach and told The Post’s Marc Berman that Thibodeau would be a good fit in New York because of his ability to develop players and establish relationships with them.
The 62-year-old Thibodeau, who previously coached the Timberwolves and the Bulls, is considered the front-runner for the job due to his experience, winning pedigree and decades-long relationship with Rose, the new Knicks president.


newyorkpost--2020-06-17--Most Americans concerned about discrimination against black people, poll finds

One week after James Gorman announced that Morgan Stanley would ...

As racial tensions following the deaths of unarmed black men at the hands of police roil the nation, a solid majority of Americans believe that discrimination against African Americans is a serious problem, a new poll said Wednesday.
The Quinnipiac University survey showed that 68 percent of Americans believe discrimination to be a major issue, while 27 percent do not.
Democrats and independents were far more likely than Republicans to agree, with 96 percent of Democrats and 69 percent of independents agreeing that it is a serious problem while 34 percent of Republicans think it is.
Broken down by race, 95 percent of black voters, 76 percent of Hispanic voters and 62 percent of white voters say discrimination against black people is a serious problem.
Numbers are similar when it comes to the protests held around the country responding to George Floyd’s death at the hands of Minneapolis police, with voters supporting the protests by 67 percent to 28 percent.
“Two sharply contrasting views of America jump off the pages of this survey. To Democrats and independents, the African American population is under siege. From Republicans, a far different view of what is unfolding on our streets,” said Quinnipiac Polling Analyst Tim Malloy.
More than half of voters, 57 percent, have a favorable opinion of the Black Lives Matter movement, while 30 percent have an unfavorable one.
Voters also support by 52 percent to 44 percent removing Confederate statues from public spaces around the country — a 19-point swing in the level of support since an August 2017 poll showed that 39 percent supported the removal of Confederate statues and 50 percent opposed.
“Historic figures in granite and iron that seemed protected just a few years ago now face the wrecking ball of public opinion,” added Malloy.
As for renaming military bases that honor Confederate generals, voters were split with 47 percent both for and against.


newyorkpost--2020-06-17--Provoking a crisis with India: China’s latest aggression

China continues to mark the global pandemic with troublemaking the world really doesn ’ t need right now .
The latest : aggression across the Line of Actual Control on its border with India .
Monday ’ s deadly skirmish killed 20 Indian soldiers and likely left Chinese casualties , too — though Beijing won ’ t confirm it .
These were the first combat deaths on the border since 1975 .
China blamed India for carrying out “ provocative attacks , ” leading to “ serious physical conflicts ” in the snow-covered western Himalayas .
But Beijing is the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ weeks , impinging on territory it hasn ’ t actively claimed for decades , supposedly because Delhi has … modernized the highway that runs along its side of the Line .
Skeptics will suggest that China is ( once again ) employing its favorite tactic : provoking an external conflict to distract from domestic discontent .
The new crisis follows renewed COVID-19 outbreaks , including one in Beijing , that put the lie to the Communist Party ’ s claims to have mastered the art of keeping the virus under control .
Washington @ @ @ @ @ @ @ its growing partnership with Delhi — and keep on reducing America ’ s dependence on China , a nation that simply can ’ t be trusted .

China continues to mark the global pandemic with troublemaking the world really doesn’t need right now. The latest: aggression across the Line of Actual Control on its border with India.
Monday’s deadly skirmish killed 20 Indian soldiers and likely left Chinese casualties, too — though Beijing won’t confirm it. These were the first combat deaths on the border since 1975.
China blamed India for carrying out “provocative attacks,” leading to “serious physical conflicts” in the snow-covered western Himalayas. But Beijing is the one who’s been pushing for weeks, impinging on territory it hasn’t actively claimed for decades, supposedly because Delhi has … modernized the highway that runs along its side of the Line.
Skeptics will suggest that China is (once again) employing its favorite tactic: provoking an external conflict to distract from domestic discontent. The new crisis follows renewed COVID-19 outbreaks, including one in Beijing, that put the lie to the Communist Party’s claims to have mastered the art of keeping the virus under control.
Washington’s best response is to strengthen its growing partnership with Delhi — and keep on reducing America’s dependence on China, a nation that simply can’t be trusted.


newyorkpost--2020-06-17--Cuomo, Schumer endorse embattled Rep. Engel in tough primary fight

Gov .
Andrew Cuomo and Sen. Charles Schumer Wednesday both endorsed embattled Rep. Eliot Engel , who is facing the toughest Democratic primary challenge in his political career from Bronx middle school principal Jamaal Bowman .
The two powerful state Democratic Party elected leaders ’ backing of Engel comes just two days after Hillary Clinton threw her support behind Engel , first elected in 1988 in the 16th congressional district that takes in neighborhoods in The Bronx and Westchester County .
“ These are incredibly challenging times for our state and for this nation , but as we ’ ve @ @ @ @ @ @ @ rises to meet that challenge head on , ” Cuomo said .
“ To do that , we need proven senior leadership now more than ever – people who are New York tough – and Eliot Engel embodies that….Eliot stands tall for New York.
” Cuomo said Engel , 73 , is an “ unwavering voice for progress and change.
” Schumer , the Senate Democratic minority leader , said : “ I have a longtime , close friendship with Eliot Engel and have worked with him on many issues .
From taking @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for women ’ s right to choose to expanding affordable health care , to fighting for civil and human rights , Eliot Engel has been a strong and effective fighter for the people of his district and all Americans — and I am proud to endorse him.
” Schumer also noted that Engel is chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee and advocated to protect American from terror attacks , fought for mass transit funding and “ worked tirelessly with me ” to deliver aid to New Yorkers whose neighborhoods were ravaged by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the job done , ” Schumer said .
The Engel camp said it will cite the endorsements from Cuomo , Schumer and Clinton in media ads and mailings during the final days of the campaign .
The last day for in-person voting is primary day next Tuesday , June 23 .
Wednesday is day five of nine days of early voting through Sunday .
Many voters have already cast absentees ballot through the mail during the coronavirus pandemic – raising questions about the impact of late endorsements .
Bowman has won the backing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ wing – neighboring Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez , Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders and Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren and the Democratic Socialists of America .
A Bronx source who supports Engel said Bowman has activists from the Democratic Socialists of America and other progressive groups on the ground in the district .
“ They shipped them in .
But I give them credit , they work really hard and all night .
Hopefully Eliot has people hitting all the streets , ” the Bronx Democrat said .
Bowman ’ s campaign said it has conducted @ @ @ @ @ @ @ percent to 31 percent with 27 percent undecided .
The survey by Data Progress shows Bowman , who is black , leading Engel 56 percent to ten percent among African-American voters .
But an Engel supporter said the congressman ’ s own internal poll has the incumbent eight points ahead of Bowman .
Engel has suffered from a few stumbles during the campaign .
He stayed at his Maryland residence instead of tending to the district during the peak of the coronavirus pandemic .
When he did appear at a press conference in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , he was caught on a hot mic requesting to speak saying , “ If I didn ’ t have a primary , I wouldn ’ t care.
” Bowman is the former principal of the Bronx Cornerstone Academy for Social Action .
Bowman said the late endorsements of Engel from establishment Democrats show the incumbent is in trouble .
“ They ’ re scared , because they ’ re seeing the same things we ’ re seeing .
They don ’ t like having their power threatened — that ’ s why @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ve got at me , ” Bowman said .
“ But I ’ m running because I believe that elected officials should be looking out for their communities , not looking out for each other — and the voters seem to agree .
”

Two New York Democratic Party heavyweights, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and Governor Andrew Cuomo, are picking a side in the primary fight of this election cycle.
Just one week after declining to formally weigh in on the Democratic primary fight between incumbent Rep. Eliot Engel (D-NY) and former middle school principal Jamaal Bowman, Schumer (D-NY) is throwing his support behind the 16-term House Democrat.
In a statement, Schumer touted his longstanding relationship with Engel, 73, as well as his work on the Foreign Affairs Committee.
“I have a longtime, close friendship with Eliot Engel and have worked with him on many issues,” the statement read, “From taking on Donald Trump, to standing up for women’s right to choose to expanding affordable health care, to fighting for civil and human rights, Eliot Engel has been a strong and effective fighter for the people of his district and all Americans — and I am proud to endorse him.”
“As chair of the Foreign Affairs Committee, Eliot has protected our democracy from foreign attacks, and as a local leader Eliot improved mass transit and worked tirelessly with me after Hurricane Sandy. Eliot Engel gets the job done,” the statement continued.
The endorsement was first reported by Jewish Insider.
Speaking to reporters last week, Schumer was adamant that he had not endorsed Engel, saying after being asked about Bowman’s candidacy, “Well, I haven’t endorsed in that race. I’m busy with Senate races.”
He went on to stress that he was “focusing on the Senate.”
The comments likely came as a surprise for Engel and his campaign, who had listed Schumer at the top of his endorsement page on his reelection website.
One day after the snub, Schumer’s name was removed from the site’s endorsement section.
Governor Cuomo also came out to throw his weight behind Engel Wednesday, as the primary race for the Bronx and Westchester County seat heats up.
“These are incredibly challenging times for our state and for this nation, but as we’ve done time and again, New York rises to meet that challenge head on,” Cuomo said.
“To do that, we need proven senior leadership now more than ever – people who are New York tough – and Eliot Engel embodies that….Eliot stands tall for New York.”
Cuomo said Engel, 73, is an “unwavering voice for progress and change.”
Bowman has seen a surge in progressive attention and support in recent weeks, most certainly thanks in part to the string of disastrous headlines Engel has faced since May.
Engel’s struggle to keep Bowman from gaining momentum hit a snag earlier this month, after the longtime House Democrat became embroiled in controversy over his “if I didn’t have a primary, I wouldn’t care” remark.
The Bronx-Westchester lawmaker was at a press conference with local leaders and elected officials when he asked Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. if he could make some remarks at the microphone.
When Diaz Jr. said there were too many people on the list, Engel mumbled through his face mask: “If I didn’t have a primary, I wouldn’t care.”
He went on to repeat the remark again after Diaz Jr. said he couldn’t hear him.
Engel has defended the comment since, arguing that he wanted voters to know he cared deeply about the unrest roiling the city.
“In the context of running for re-election, I thought it was important for people to know where I stand, that’s why I asked to speak,” he said.
The primary race went from bad to worse for the incumbent when The Atlantic revealed how Engel was missing in action for over two months as his New Rochelle district battled the first COVID-19 outbreak in New York.
Instead, the magazine reported, he was hiding out at his Maryland home.
The vanishing act left political pundits scratching their heads and Bowman seized the moment to accuse Bronx-born Engel of having “completely lost touch” with the district he serves.
In an effort to maintain that momentum, progressives are uniting in spite of wounds that are still healing in the wake of the 2020 Democratic presidential primary, where moderates were able to get their candidate of choice across the finish line.
Since securing the backing on Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), Bowman has seen a wave of progressive support both in fundraising dollars and endorsements.
Whether progressive endorsements will help Bowman land the plane remains to be seen, but the effort to oust Engel has united the recently-fractured wing of the Democratic party.
Two of the most prominent progressive organizations — Justice Democrats and the Working Families Party — announced earlier this month that they would be uniting to spend over half-a-million dollars to elect Bowman.
During the Democratic presidential primary, Justice Democrats endorsed Sanders, while WFP endorsed Warren.
While the united effort is likely an understandable concern for the powerful incumbent, he is not going down without a fight.
Engel has the backing of moderate political heavyweights like Hillary Clinton, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, the Congressional Black Caucus, House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff (D-Calif.), House Majority Whip James Clyburn (D-SC) and House Democratic Caucus Chairman Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY).
The last day for in-person voting is primary day next Tuesday, June 23.
Thursday is day six of nine days of early voting through Sunday. Many voters have already cast absentees ballot through the mail during the coronavirus pandemic – raising questions about the impact of late endorsements.
A Bronx source who supports Engel said Bowman has activists from the Democratic Socialists of America and other progressive groups on the ground in the district.
“They shipped them in. But I give them credit, they work really hard and all night. Hopefully Eliot has people hitting all the streets,” the Bronx Democrat said.
Bowman’s campaign said it has conducted a poll claiming he leads Engel 41 percent to 31 percent with 27 percent undecided. The survey by Data Progress shows Bowman, who is black, leading Engel 56 percent to ten percent among African-American voters.
But an Engel supporter said the congressman’s own internal poll has the incumbent eight points ahead of Bowman.
Bowman said the late endorsements of Engel from establishment Democrats show the incumbent is in trouble.
“They’re scared, because they’re seeing the same things we’re seeing. They don’t like having their power threatened — that’s why they’re throwing everything they’ve got at me,” Bowman said.
“But I’m running because I believe that elected officials should be looking out for their communities, not looking out for each other — and the voters seem to agree.”


newyorkpost--2020-06-17--De Blasio’s delay of Phase Two is the reverse of real leadership

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Andrew Cuomo announced Wednesday that New York City can start Phase Two reopening on Monday — but Mayor Bill de Blasio isn ’ t ready .
Aaaargh !
All the scary metrics ( deaths , hospitalizations , new cases ) are way down .
All the good ones ( ICU capacity , progress toward “ herd immunity ” ) are up .
But de Blasio wants to wait to see the impact of the protests , which may have spread the coronavirus massively .
Huh ?
If he ’ s so concerned about the protests ’ impact , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ tracers told not to ask if a corona-positive person attended one ?
If the numbers spike up , there ’ s time to react .
This shift isn ’ t that radical : Phase Two only allows outdoor service for restaurants and bars , along with still-socially-distanced retail shopping , professional services , etc .
But it ’ s a desperately needed chance for the local economy to start recovering .
Everyone ’ s itching for it .
Yet de Blasio wants to “ wait and see.
” Perhaps he ’ s just @ @ @ @ @ @ @ at the lack of a cohesive City Hall message , let alone a plan .
City Council Speaker Corey Johnson fumed to The Post that the “ utter lack of foresight and vision has been a defining feature of the de Blasio administration ’ s response to this pandemic.
” Gale Brewer , the usually restrained Manhattan borough president , is pushing to reopen city parks and playgrounds , tweeting : “ It ’ s not ok that some can afford to go to day camps upstate , while the kids in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” It ’ s not just protesters and bar patrons defying City Hall now : Three Orthodox lawmakers invited the media to show them breaking open two Brooklyn playgrounds .
The entire city will soon be ignoring a mayor who seems in no hurry to lead .

Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Wednesday that New York City can start Phase Two reopening on Monday — but Mayor Bill de Blasio isn’t ready. Aaaargh!
All the scary metrics (deaths, hospitalizations, new cases) are way down. All the good ones (ICU capacity, progress toward “herd immunity”) are up. But de Blasio wants to wait to see the impact of the protests, which may have spread the coronavirus massively.
Huh? If he’s so concerned about the protests’ impact, why are the city’s contact tracers told not to ask if a corona-positive person attended one?
If the numbers spike up, there’s time to react. This shift isn’t that radical: Phase Two only allows outdoor service for restaurants and bars, along with still-socially-distanced retail shopping, professional services, etc.
But it’s a desperately needed chance for the local economy to start recovering. Everyone’s itching for it.
Yet de Blasio wants to “wait and see.”
Perhaps he’s just not ready? His own commissioners chafe at the lack of a cohesive City Hall message, let alone a plan. City Council Speaker Corey Johnson fumed to The Post that the “utter lack of foresight and vision has been a defining feature of the de Blasio administration’s response to this pandemic.”
Gale Brewer, the usually restrained Manhattan borough president, is pushing to reopen city parks and playgrounds, tweeting: “It’s not ok that some can afford to go to day camps upstate, while the kids in the city have to stay cooped up inside.”
It’s not just protesters and bar patrons defying City Hall now: Three Orthodox lawmakers invited the media to show them breaking open two Brooklyn playgrounds.
The entire city will soon be ignoring a mayor who seems in no hurry to lead.


newyorkpost--2020-06-17--‘Dating Around’s Gurki Basra Found Her Match With the Show’s Director

When each episode of Dating Around comes to an end , the audience is left wondering how long the new couple will last , and in some cases , when the eligible single star is left alone with no second date , viewers still hold on hope that they find the one eventually .
Fans of the Netflix dating show who have seen Season 1 will remember Gurki Basra , the jewelry buyer who suffered through a terrible first date with Justin .
While Basra didn ’ t find her match on the show , she did meet her current @ @ @ @ @ @ @ revealed to Oprah Magazine today that she got her happy ending and is currently in a relationship with the director of Dating Around , James Adolphus .
During Basra ’ s episode of Dating Around , she met up with five different men , but Justin ’ s date was particularly tough to watch for the way he questioned Basra ’ s past .
Over dinner and drinks , Justin repeatedly grilled Basra about her divorce and accused of her being dishonest to her ex , questioning how he could ever trust her @ @ @ @ @ @ @ date actually helped her , because it gave her a chance to connect with Adolphus .
“ If it hadn ’ t been for the bad Justin date , [ James ] and I would have probably never become close in the first place , ” Basra said .
“ After the date , I was upset and crying .
He came up to me and gave me a hug , and checked on me on Instagram afterwards .
That ’ s how he and I started talking.
” In the final scene @ @ @ @ @ @ @ teases their relationship .
While she ’ s walking through New York City , she passes by a man on the street who turns and smiles at her .
Sure enough , it ’ s Adolphus .
“ I didn ’ t actually know he was going to be in that scene , ” Basra explained .
“ The smile is genuine , and me smiling and being surprised is genuine.
” While Basra and Adolphus never dated while the show was filming , she said the director caught her eye .
“ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ I realized things weren ’ t gon na work out with any of the guys , I was definitely a bit more flirty , ” she said .
The two went on their own camera-free date when Dating Around wrapped , and after Basra eventually moved from New York to Los Angeles last year , they became official .
Netflix released Season 2 of Dating Around last week featuring more eligible singles looking for love .
This time , it ’ s in New Orleans , but the format is the same : @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and one chance to see someone for a second date .

When each episode of Dating Around comes to an end, the audience is left wondering how long the new couple will last, and in some cases, when the eligible single star is left alone with no second date, viewers still hold on hope that they find the one eventually. Fans of the Netflix dating show who have seen Season 1 will remember Gurki Basra, the jewelry buyer who suffered through a terrible first date with Justin. While Basra didn’t find her match on the show, she did meet her current boyfriend because of it.
Basra she revealed to Oprah Magazine today that she got her happy ending and is currently in a relationship with the director of Dating Around, James Adolphus. During Basra’s episode of Dating Around, she met up with five different men, but Justin’s date was particularly tough to watch for the way he questioned Basra’s past. Over dinner and drinks, Justin repeatedly grilled Basra about her divorce and accused of her being dishonest to her ex, questioning how he could ever trust her.
But now Basra says the horrible date actually helped her, because it gave her a chance to connect with Adolphus.
“If it hadn’t been for the bad Justin date, [James] and I would have probably never become close in the first place,” Basra said. “After the date, I was upset and crying. He came up to me and gave me a hug, and checked on me on Instagram afterwards. That’s how he and I started talking.”
In the final scene of Basra’s episode, Netflix teases their relationship. While she’s walking through New York City, she passes by a man on the street who turns and smiles at her. Sure enough, it’s Adolphus. “I didn’t actually know he was going to be in that scene,” Basra explained. “The smile is genuine, and me smiling and being surprised is genuine.”
While Basra and Adolphus never dated while the show was filming, she said the director caught her eye. “Towards the end of filming, when I realized things weren’t gonna work out with any of the guys, I was definitely a bit more flirty,” she said. The two went on their own camera-free date when Dating Around wrapped, and after Basra eventually moved from New York to Los Angeles last year, they became official.
Netflix released Season 2 of Dating Around last week featuring more eligible singles looking for love. This time, it’s in New Orleans, but the format is the same: six singles, five dates each, and one chance to see someone for a second date.
Stream Dating Around on Netflix


newyorkpost--2020-06-18--Rayshard Brooks reflected on ‘mistake’ that led to prison time before death

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Four months before he was gunned down by an Atlanta cop, Rayshard Brooks reflected about a “mistake” that landed him behind bars — telling an interviewer that “you get treated like an animal,” according to a report.
The 27-year-old responded in February to an ad on Craigslist posted by Reconnect, a company that focuses on fighting incarceration and seeking people to share their stories, CNN reported.
In the 40-minute video, obtained by network political commentator Van Jones, Brooks discusses his legal travails and stint in the slammer.
“I just feel like some of the system could, you know, look at us as individuals,” he says.
“We do have lives, you know, was just a mistake we made, you know, and, you know, not, not just do us, as if we are animals. You know, lock us away,” Brooks adds.
The young man explained that he was arrested for false imprisonment and financial credit card fraud, saying he copped to a guilty plea and was sentenced to a year in prison after his lawyer told him he could have faced up to a decade.
“I’m like, ‘Oh my God. I have kids out here’ … so I’m trying to do the best option I can to be back to society,” Brooks told the interviewer, adding that being locked up 23 hours a day “messed” with his mind.
“Going through that process, it hardened me at a point, you know to like, hey, you know, I have to have my, my guard up because the world is cruel, you know, it took me through seeing different things and, you know, in the system you know it just, just makes you harden to a point,” he said.
Brooks bemoaned the criminal justice system and the prison record that scuttled his job prospects.
“You go to filling out your application and you get to this question, ‘Have you ever been convicted of a crime or have you ever been arrested?’ And, you know, you sit in there like, ‘Oh my God … I hope this doesn’t, you know, hinder me from getting this job,’” he said.
“Then you finish up the application and you have some employers that come back to you: ‘Well, Mr. Brooks, unfortunately, we can’t hire you due to the fact that you’ve been incarcerated or you’ve been … arrested for this and that,’” he added.
“Your heart just breaks. You put up so much energy, you have so much hope, you’re going out trying to provide,” Brooks continued.
“They’re not funding us, you know, they’re not saying, ‘Hey, let’s give him a check … maybe some type of help towards him getting himself back together’ … It’s just a lot of pressure. You know with, you know, just having all of that on your shoulder and on your back … Some people, they just can’t deal with it. You know some people say, you know, they’re considering suicide.”
Brooks said that when he was released from prison, he was saddled with debt and had to pay court fees and restitution fees, plus provide for his wife and kids.
He said what he needed was some assistance to make it in society.
“I feel like it should be offered, you know, to certainly, I mean, every individual who has been through these things to be assigned to a certain person to help guide, you know, I mean that’s what probation but probation is not there with you every day, like a mentor or something,” he said.
“They’re not taking you out to find a job, you have to do these things on your own, you know, and I feel like it should be a way for you to have some kind of person like a mentor assigned to you to, you know, keep your track, keep you in the direction you need to be going … yet I’m out now and I have to try to fend for myself.”
Despite his challenges, Brooks struck an optimistic note by saying: “I’m trying, you know. I’m not the type of person to give up. You know, and I’m gonna keep going until I make it to where I want to be.”
On Wednesday, prosecutors announced that former cop Garrett Rolfe will be charged with felony murder and could face the death penalty for shooting Brooks in the back during a confrontation outside a Wendy’s.
Rolfe will face 11 charges in all, including aggravated assault.
Devin Brosnan, the second officer involved in Brooks’ death, will face three charges, including aggravated assault for standing on Brooks in the parking lot.


newyorkpost--2020-06-18--Mercury retrograde June 2020: How it could affect your summer

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Mercury goes into retrograde Thursday, and while many view this as a bad omen, it’s a natural celestial occurrence that happens three times annually.
The word retrograde comes from the Latin “retrogradus“ for “backward step.” In an astrological context, it refers to planets moving backward. Only, planets do not move backward — the stars sometimes merely align to create the illusion that they do.
All planets in our solar system move in the same direction around the sun, never pausing nor reversing. Due to the fact that planets have differently sized orbits, though, they take different amounts of time to complete an orbit. When the Earth laps planets with shorter orbits, it creates the optical illusion of retrograde.
What does it actually mean?
The Farmers’ Almanac illustrates this phenomenon using two cars on a highway: If both cars are going in the same direction in adjacent lanes, and one car speeds up, the slower car will appear to move backward. The slower car is not moving backward, however, it is just being passed by the faster car.
Mercury is the closest planet to the sun and takes just 88 days to complete an orbit around it. Every time Earth laps Mercury — which happens three times annually — the phenomenon is called Mercury retrograde.
This is Mercury’s second time in retrograde this year, and it will continue through July 12. It was previously in retrograde from February 16 to March 9, and will be in retrograde for a third time, from October 12 to November 13.
A chaotic reputation
Mercury retrograde has a bad reputation because astrologers believe the planet positively influences communication and transportation when it is in forward motion, and when it moves backward, it leads to chaos, writes the Farmers’ Almanac.
According to astrologer to the stars Susan Miller, when Mercury retrogrades, “it scrambles information, causes static and confusion. Its effects are felt universally. Mercury retrograde episodes are highly unreliable to sign contracts, complete important transactions, access accurate information or make big decisions.”


newyorkpost--2020-06-18--This 4-year-old is a better driver than you

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This kid doesn’t “crack” under pressure. Watch as 4-year-old Lin Lin, in Siping, China, shows off his impressive Power Wheels skills by reversing the toy car in between several rows of raw eggs. The preschooler pulled off the stunt without running over a single shell.
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newyorkpost--2020-06-18--How Oprah gets it done

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Click to email this to a friend ( Opens in new window ) Click to share on Twitter ( Opens in new window ) Click to share on Facebook ( Opens in new window ) • You can ’ t hide from Oprah .
Page Six learned that the talk show icon once had to track down Nobel laureate Toni Morrison by calling her local fire department .
• LGBTQ+ activist Billie Lee is getting candid about her “ Vanderpump Rules ” experience .
• And Pusha T is nothing if not on-brand , especially when it comes to naming @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a closer look at some of today ’ s stories : Oprah Winfrey once tracked down Nobel laureate Toni Morrison by calling her local fire department , according to the filmmaker behind a new documentary about the famed writer reveals .
Director of the “ American Masters ” episode “ Toni Morrison : The Pieces I Am , ” Timothy Greenfield-Sanders , told Page Six , “ Oprah wanted to adapt her book ‘ Beloved ’ into a film but she didn ’ t have Toni ’ s phone number .
So the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for her to get in touch with [ Morrison ’ s ] local fire department.
” He also went into detail about the reaction from the late Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist , who died last year .
“ The best part is , when Toni answered the phone , her initial reaction was not excitement .
Toni asked [ Oprah ] , ‘ How did you get my number ?
’ ” Billie Lee is pulling back the curtain on her “ Vanderpump Rules ” experience – which would leave her in a deep @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the hardest times with that show and a lot of my mental health took its toll , ” the transgender activist , 36 , recently told Page Six .
“ I slipped into a really bad depression … and when the suicidal thoughts came in , that ’ s when I knew I had to really , like , check my mental health and get back into order and disconnect myself from the whole ‘ Vanderpump ’ stuff.
” Pusha T announced on Instagram on Monday that his wife , Virginia Williams , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ first child , Nigel Brixx Thornton .
Accompanying images of the newborn , 43-year-old rapper added the caption : “ NIGEL BRIXX THORNTON 🚀 JUNE 11 2020.
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In this episode:
You can’t hide from Oprah. Page Six learned that the talk show icon once had to track down Nobel laureate Toni Morrison by calling her local fire department.
LGBTQ+ activist Billie Lee is getting candid about her “Vanderpump Rules” experience.
And Pusha T is nothing if not on-brand, especially when it comes to naming his baby Brixx.
Here’s a closer look at some of today’s stories:
Oprah will find you
Oprah Winfrey once tracked down Nobel laureate Toni Morrison by calling her local fire department, according to the filmmaker behind a new documentary about the famed writer reveals.
Director of the “American Masters” episode “Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am,” Timothy Greenfield-Sanders, told Page Six, “Oprah wanted to adapt her book ‘Beloved’ into a film but she didn’t have Toni’s phone number. So the only way of tracking her down was for her to get in touch with [Morrison’s] local fire department.”
He also went into detail about the reaction from the late Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist, who died last year.
“The best part is, when Toni answered the phone, her initial reaction was not excitement. Toni asked [Oprah], ‘How did you get my number?’ ”
Billie Lee’s ‘Vanderpump’ truth
Billie Lee is pulling back the curtain on her “Vanderpump Rules” experience – which would leave her in a deep depression.
“I had some of the hardest times with that show and a lot of my mental health took its toll,” the transgender activist, 36, recently told Page Six. “I slipped into a really bad depression … and when the suicidal thoughts came in, that’s when I knew I had to really, like, check my mental health and get back into order and disconnect myself from the whole ‘Vanderpump’ stuff.”
Baby Brixx
Pusha T announced on Instagram on Monday that his wife, Virginia Williams, gave birth to the couple’s first child, Nigel Brixx Thornton.
Accompanying images of the newborn, 43-year-old rapper added the caption: “NIGEL BRIXX THORNTON 🚀 JUNE 11 2020.”
Catch up on all episodes of “We Hear” by subscribing to the podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts. New episodes come out every Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.