newyorkpost--2020-01-14--Astros cheating demise is sweet ‘vindication’ for Aaron Boone

It won ’ t add any wins or rings to his resumé , but Aaron Boone now has history on his side .
During Game 1 of the 2019 ALCS , the Yankees were upset with a whistle coming from the Astros dugout , thinking it may have been part of Houston ’ s sign-stealing program .
Astros manager A.J .
Hinch called it “ a joke ” while blasting the allegations and later had to clear the air with Boone .
A previous investigation had cleared the Astros of wrongdoing in the 2019 ALCS , but after Houston was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 2017 sign-stealing program , Boone was reportedly feeling justified for his concerns .
“ I know that ( Boone ) feels a little vindicated about some of his suspicions , ” Buck Showalter said Monday night on YES Network ’ s “ Yankees Hot Stove.
” Asked about his conversation with Boone , Showalter said it was a “ just a text.
” “ I don ’ t want to get into any of that , but I did mention it because I know during that time he was pretty vocal about some @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by some of the Astros people , ” Showalter said .
“ So I think looking back on it , I know that the Yankees fans so to speak … I know it bothers me .
Think of all the people that it touched , people that lost their jobs .
I ’ ve heard from a lot of them who are quite upset about it.
” Hinch , who laughed off the Yankees ’ accusations in October , is now out of a job after he and general manager Jeff Luhnow received @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Astros owner Jim Crane .
MLB has asked teams not to comment on the Astros punishment , according to the Dodgers , so it ’ s unlikely Boone will ever make his true feelings on it public .
But the Yankees manager said in December he was hoping the investigation would lead to “ a more fair game.
” “ Obviously some of the stuff is eye popping , eye opening , ” Boone said last month .
“ We will see where it leads .
We know obviously Major League Baseball is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ thorough process of talking to a lot of people and really trying to get to what truly happened , didn ’ t happen , what was going on .
Hopefully in the end , the result is a better game , a more fair game between the lines .
That ’ s something that we should all want to strive for as a sport .
Hopefully this process goes a long way in making sure that that ’ s the case .
”

It won’t add any wins or rings to his resumé, but Aaron Boone now has history on his side.
During Game 1 of the 2019 ALCS, the Yankees were upset with a whistle coming from the Astros dugout, thinking it may have been part of Houston’s sign-stealing program. Astros manager A.J. Hinch called it “a joke” while blasting the allegations and later had to clear the air with Boone.
A previous investigation had cleared the Astros of wrongdoing in the 2019 ALCS, but after Houston was hit with serious punishments Monday for their 2017 sign-stealing program, Boone was reportedly feeling justified for his concerns.
“I know that (Boone) feels a little vindicated about some of his suspicions,” Buck Showalter said Monday night on YES Network’s “Yankees Hot Stove.”
Asked about his conversation with Boone, Showalter said it was a “just a text.”
“I don’t want to get into any of that, but I did mention it because I know during that time he was pretty vocal about some of it and was kind of ridiculed by some of the Astros people,” Showalter said. “So I think looking back on it, I know that the Yankees fans so to speak … I know it bothers me. Think of all the people that it touched, people that lost their jobs. I’ve heard from a lot of them who are quite upset about it.”
Hinch, who laughed off the Yankees’ accusations in October, is now out of a job after he and general manager Jeff Luhnow received one-year suspensions and then got fired by Astros owner Jim Crane.
MLB has asked teams not to comment on the Astros punishment, according to the Dodgers, so it’s unlikely Boone will ever make his true feelings on it public. But the Yankees manager said in December he was hoping the investigation would lead to “a more fair game.”
“Obviously some of the stuff is eye popping, eye opening,” Boone said last month. “We will see where it leads. We know obviously Major League Baseball is taking it seriously and going through a thorough process of talking to a lot of people and really trying to get to what truly happened, didn’t happen, what was going on. Hopefully in the end, the result is a better game, a more fair game between the lines. That’s something that we should all want to strive for as a sport. Hopefully this process goes a long way in making sure that that’s the case.”


newyorkpost--2020-01-14--The ‘panic’ moment Astros’ cheating players thought they were busted

The Astros ’ cheating scheme , for which they were harshly punished on Monday , continued into the 2017 playoffs and 2018 regular season .
But there was a moment players thought they were caught red-handed by an opposing pitcher .
In September of 2017 , Danny Farquhar , then pitching for the White Sox , pointed to his ear when he thought he heard banging coming from the Astros ’ dugout .
According to MLB ’ s investigative report released Monday , several Astros players felt a sense of “ panic ” that their trash-can-banging system — which Carlos @ @ @ @ @ @ @ — had been found out .
It led to players removing the monitor that was on a wall in the tunnel to the clubhouse and hiding it .
A portable monitor was brought in for that year ’ s playoffs , when they won the World Series .
Farquhar first revealed his suspicions to The Athletic , which broke the sign-stealing scandal in November .
Astros manager A.J .
Hinch and general manager Jeff Luhnow were each suspended for the 2020 season by MLB before Astros owner Jim Crane fired them .
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and stripped of first-and-second-round picks in the 2020 and 2021 drafts .

The Astros’ cheating scheme, for which they were harshly punished on Monday, continued into the 2017 playoffs and 2018 regular season. But there was a moment players thought they were caught red-handed by an opposing pitcher.
In September of 2017, Danny Farquhar, then pitching for the White Sox, pointed to his ear when he thought he heard banging coming from the Astros’ dugout. According to MLB’s investigative report released Monday, several Astros players felt a sense of “panic” that their trash-can-banging system — which Carlos Beltran had a hand in putting together — had been found out. It led to players removing the monitor that was on a wall in the tunnel to the clubhouse and hiding it. A portable monitor was brought in for that year’s playoffs, when they won the World Series.
Farquhar first revealed his suspicions to The Athletic, which broke the sign-stealing scandal in November.
Astros manager A.J. Hinch and general manager Jeff Luhnow were each suspended for the 2020 season by MLB before Astros owner Jim Crane fired them. The team was also fined $5 million and stripped of first-and-second-round picks in the 2020 and 2021 drafts.


newyorkpost--2020-01-14--A third of Americans think boneless chicken should not be considered wings

The average number of chicken wings eaten in a single sitting has doubled in the past two years , according to new research .
A 2017 survey of 2,000 American chicken wing eaters found respondents ate just over seven wings in a sitting — and brand new research about wing preferences and eating habits found Americans now eat almost 16 wings per sitting .
And cooks better get ready for the big game this year , since those who plan on eating wings during the Super Bowl will eat an average of nine .
Not only are people licking their @ @ @ @ @ @ @ show respondents now prefer to make their own .
In 2017 , 59 % of those who had eaten chicken wings got theirs from a restaurant ; two years later , restaurants have been bumped to the No .
2 spot ( 37 % ) , as making wings at home edged it out for the top choice ( 38 % ) .
The surveys on wing preferences and eating habits were conducted by OnePoll on behalf of Moore ’ s Marinades & Sauces — and they attempted to end a serious controversy @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ?
The majority of respondents in 2019 ( 53 % ) think boneless wings should properly count as “ wings.
” The debate still rages on though , as a third ( 34 % ) don ’ t think boneless have a place in the wings category .
Besides bone preferences , how do wing masters cook in the kitchen ?
Nearly six in 10 ( 58 % ) prefer to fry their wings , while 45 % would char them on the grill and 35 % want them baked to a crisp @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the cooking method — when asked what makes up the perfect wing , the No .
1 answer was extra sauce .
Tender meat and crispy texture rounded out the top three .
Salad was deemed the best accompaniment to wings , followed by chips and salsa ( 38 % ) and mozzarella sticks ( 35 % ) .
The classic sides of celery sticks or carrots were only preferred by 33 % and 35 % , respectively .
“ We ’ re obsessed with wings here at Moore ’ s , and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ craze is spreading !
” said The Chef de Cuisine at Moore ’ s Marinades & Sauces .
“ Seeing the increase in chicken wing consumption comes as no surprise when you consider them as the ultimate party food .
There ’ s often a sense of community that comes with sharing a plate of wings , be it at a bar , at home watching the game or , for the bold , on a date.
” Wing aficionados like to heat things up since 36 % like their wings “ very @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ t shy away from spice and proclaim they can handle “ a lot ” of it , but it doesn ’ t seem like their love of heat measures up with their knowledge of it .
Only 40 percent properly identified a Scoville as a measurement of pungency of chili peppers and other sorts of spicy foods .
Thirty percent misidentified a Scoville as a variety of pepper , while 12 percent thought it was a town in Louisiana .
“ What we love about chicken wings are their versatility , ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s Marinades & Sauces .
“ Whether you prefer spicy and crispy or baked and savory , there ’ s nothing more fun than bonding with the people you love over good food .
”

The average number of chicken wings eaten in a single sitting has doubled in the past two years, according to new research.
A 2017 survey of 2,000 American chicken wing eaters found respondents ate just over seven wings in a sitting — and brand new research about wing preferences and eating habits found Americans now eat almost 16 wings per sitting.
And cooks better get ready for the big game this year, since those who plan on eating wings during the Super Bowl will eat an average of nine.
Not only are people licking their lips for more chicken wings, results show respondents now prefer to make their own.
In 2017, 59% of those who had eaten chicken wings got theirs from a restaurant; two years later, restaurants have been bumped to the No. 2 spot (37%), as making wings at home edged it out for the top choice (38%).
The surveys on wing preferences and eating habits were conducted by OnePoll on behalf of Moore’s Marinades & Sauces — and they attempted to end a serious controversy: Should boneless wings count as wings?
The majority of respondents in 2019 (53%) think boneless wings should properly count as “wings.”
The debate still rages on though, as a third (34%) don’t think boneless have a place in the wings category.
Besides bone preferences, how do wing masters cook in the kitchen? Nearly six in 10 (58%) prefer to fry their wings, while 45% would char them on the grill and 35% want them baked to a crisp.
It’s not just about the cooking method — when asked what makes up the perfect wing, the No. 1 answer was extra sauce. Tender meat and crispy texture rounded out the top three.
Salad was deemed the best accompaniment to wings, followed by chips and salsa (38%) and mozzarella sticks (35%).
The classic sides of celery sticks or carrots were only preferred by 33% and 35%, respectively.
“We’re obsessed with wings here at Moore’s, and I’m thrilled to see the craze is spreading!” said The Chef de Cuisine at Moore’s Marinades & Sauces. “Seeing the increase in chicken wing consumption comes as no surprise when you consider them as the ultimate party food. There’s often a sense of community that comes with sharing a plate of wings, be it at a bar, at home watching the game or, for the bold, on a date.”
Wing aficionados like to heat things up since 36% like their wings “very spicy.”
A quarter of respondents don’t shy away from spice and proclaim they can handle “a lot” of it, but it doesn’t seem like their love of heat measures up with their knowledge of it.
Only 40 percent properly identified a Scoville as a measurement of pungency of chili peppers and other sorts of spicy foods. Thirty percent misidentified a Scoville as a variety of pepper, while 12 percent thought it was a town in Louisiana.
“What we love about chicken wings are their versatility,” said The Chef de Cuisine for Moore’s Marinades & Sauces. “Whether you prefer spicy and crispy or baked and savory, there’s nothing more fun than bonding with the people you love over good food.”


newyorkpost--2020-01-14--Smoke from Australian bushfires will travel around the world

The bushfires tearing through Australia are everyone ’ s problem , according to National Aeronautics and Space Administration researchers who predict that smoke from the blaze will make its way around the world .
NASA scientists have been analyzing satellite data since late December to track smoke on the move away from the continent .
The space agency says they ’ ve already found smoke plumes making their way “ halfway across the Earth ” and affecting air quality in other countries .
As of Jan. 8 , plumes from the firestorm had traveled all the way to South America @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and sunsets .
The smoke is also causing “ severe air-quality issues ” in neighboring New Zealand , and darkening snow atop the mountainous island country .
Australia has been devastated by record-breaking wildfires that have raged since their annual fire season began in September .
This week , the University of Sydney reported new estimates of the fire ’ s impact on wildlife , claiming that 1 billion birds , reptiles and mammals may have been killed as a result .
Meanwhile , the human death toll has risen to 28 , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ homes and wiped-out 1.5 million acres of land .
“ The fires in Australia are not just causing devastation locally , ” says NASA in a statement on their website .
“ The unprecedented conditions that include searing heat combined with historic dryness , have led to the formation of an unusually large number of pyrocumulonimbus ( pyroCbs ) events .
PyroCbs are essentially fire-induced thunderstorms.
” They warn that pyroCbs produce clouds that “ behave like traditional thunderstorms but without the accompanying precipitation.
” These supercharged storm clouds then make their way @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of miles away , altering weather conditions globally .
The full impact of these pyroCbs , they write , “ is currently the subject of intense study.
” This process is not unusual , according to University of Reading climate scientist Nicolas Bellouin .
However , the concentration of smoke particles emitted from this particular fire season in Australia is unprecedented .
He told CNN , “ If we started to see fires of this level in Australia every year , or every couple of years , then the impacts on air quality @ @ @ @ @ @ @ noticeable .
”

The bushfires tearing through Australia are everyone’s problem, according to National Aeronautics and Space Administration researchers who predict that smoke from the blaze will make its way around the world.
NASA scientists have been analyzing satellite data since late December to track smoke on the move away from the continent. The space agency says they’ve already found smoke plumes making their way “halfway across the Earth” and affecting air quality in other countries.
As of Jan. 8, plumes from the firestorm had traveled all the way to South America, causing hazy skies and discolored sunrises and sunsets. The smoke is also causing “severe air-quality issues” in neighboring New Zealand, and darkening snow atop the mountainous island country.
Australia has been devastated by record-breaking wildfires that have raged since their annual fire season began in September. This week, the University of Sydney reported new estimates of the fire’s impact on wildlife, claiming that 1 billion birds, reptiles and mammals may have been killed as a result.
Meanwhile, the human death toll has risen to 28, Reuters reported this week, destroyed 2,000 homes and wiped-out 1.5 million acres of land.
“The fires in Australia are not just causing devastation locally,” says NASA in a statement on their website. “The unprecedented conditions that include searing heat combined with historic dryness, have led to the formation of an unusually large number of pyrocumulonimbus (pyroCbs) events. PyroCbs are essentially fire-induced thunderstorms.”
They warn that pyroCbs produce clouds that “behave like traditional thunderstorms but without the accompanying precipitation.” These supercharged storm clouds then make their way into the stratosphere and are carried thousands of miles away, altering weather conditions globally.
The full impact of these pyroCbs, they write, “is currently the subject of intense study.”
This process is not unusual, according to University of Reading climate scientist Nicolas Bellouin. However, the concentration of smoke particles emitted from this particular fire season in Australia is unprecedented.
He told CNN, “If we started to see fires of this level in Australia every year, or every couple of years, then the impacts on air quality and climate will become both concerning and noticeable.”


newyorkpost--2020-01-14--Get an MBA-style education without the debt with this training bundle

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newyorkpost--2020-01-14--Kylie Jenner’s assistant Victoria Villarroel quits to become influencer

Click to email this to a friend ( Opens in new window ) Click to share on Twitter ( Opens @ @ @ @ @ to share on Facebook ( Opens in new window ) One of Kylie Jenner ‘ @ @ @ @ @ job to pursue her own career .
Victoria Villarroel has decided to become an Instagram @ @ @ @ @ , though it appears she and Jenner , 22 , remain on good terms because @ @ @ @ @ 27 , shared a photo of herself on Instagram hanging out with Jenner and Yris @ @ @ @ @ Victoria are still friends and close , ” a source told the magazine .
“ @ @ @ @ @ any bad feelings about Victoria going off to do her own thing and is supportive.
@ @ @ @ @ the Kardashian-Jenner family haven ’ t gone over as well as Villarroel ’ s .
@ @ @ @ @ , Kim Kardashian fired former assistant Stephanie Shepherd after she gave a candid interview to @ @ @ @ @ famous family .

One of Kylie Jenner‘s assistants has quit her job to pursue her own career.
Victoria Villarroel has decided to become an Instagram influencer, Us Weekly reported, though it appears she and Jenner, 22, remain on good terms because on Monday night Villarroel, 27, shared a photo of herself on Instagram hanging out with Jenner and Yris Palmer.
“Kylie and Victoria are still friends and close,” a source told the magazine. “Kylie doesn’t have any bad feelings about Victoria going off to do her own thing and is supportive.”
Villarroel didn’t immediately return Page Six’s request for comment.
Other assistant departures in the Kardashian-Jenner family haven’t gone over as well as Villarroel’s. As Page Six previously reported, Kim Kardashian fired former assistant Stephanie Shepherd after she gave a candid interview to Refinery29 about working with the famous family.
Shepherd remains close with Kourtney Kardashian.


newyorkpost--2020-01-14--‘You’ renewed for Season 3 on Netflix in 2021

Bad news , citizens of Los Angeles — Joe Goldberg isn ’ t going anywhere .
“ You ” will return to Netflix for a third season , TVLine has learned .
Both Penn Badgley and Victoria Pedretti will return for the 10-episode season , which is expected to premiere sometime in 2021 .
Co-creators Sera Gamble and Greg Berlanti are also returning as executive producers , with Gamble serving as showrunner .
You ” ’ s second season relocated Brooklyn-based serial killer Joe ( played by “ Gossip Girl ” ’ s Badgley ) to the City of Angels @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a new beauty named Love ( “ The Haunting of Hill House ” ‘ s Pedretti ) .
Following 10 episodes of lies , lust and , of course , murder , Joe and Love are now facing an uncertain future together .
MAJOR SPOILERS AHEAD… Speaking with TVLine about Joe and Love ’ s new life together , Badgley says , “ They ’ re not soulmates .
He ’ s afraid of her at the end .
Basically , it ’ s set up for Season 3 in a way where @ @ @ @ @ @ @ arch-nemesis.
” As for the other major finale twist — that Love is pregnant with Joe ’ s child !
— Badgley isn ’ t confident in his character ’ s future as a quality father .
“ Does he have it in him , in that he ’ s a human being ?
Is it possible ?
Sure , ” he tells TVLine .
“ And if there ’ s anything that can change a person , it ’ s parenthood .
But I don ’ t know that Joe can or @ @ @ @ @ @ @ t know if he will change.
” “ You ” Season 2 ranked No .
5 on Netflix ’ s self-disseminated list of “ Most Popular Series Releases of 2019 ” ( which is admittedly based on the projected consumption of any two minutes within 28 days of release ) , trailing “ Stranger Things ” Season 3 and the inaugural seasons of “ The Witcher , ” “ The Umbrella Academy ” and “ Dead to Me .
”

Bad news, citizens of Los Angeles — Joe Goldberg isn’t going anywhere. “You” will return to Netflix for a third season, TVLine has learned.
Both Penn Badgley and Victoria Pedretti will return for the 10-episode season, which is expected to premiere sometime in 2021. Co-creators Sera Gamble and Greg Berlanti are also returning as executive producers, with Gamble serving as showrunner.
You”’s second season relocated Brooklyn-based serial killer Joe (played by “Gossip Girl”’s Badgley) to the City of Angels, where he found himself drawn to a new beauty named Love (“The Haunting of Hill House”‘s Pedretti). Following 10 episodes of lies, lust and, of course, murder, Joe and Love are now facing an uncertain future together.
MAJOR SPOILERS AHEAD… Speaking with TVLine about Joe and Love’s new life together, Badgley says, “They’re not soulmates. He’s afraid of her at the end. Basically, it’s set up for Season 3 in a way where they would be each other’s arch-nemesis.”
As for the other major finale twist — that Love is pregnant with Joe’s child! — Badgley isn’t confident in his character’s future as a quality father. “Does he have it in him, in that he’s a human being? Is it possible? Sure,” he tells TVLine. “And if there’s anything that can change a person, it’s parenthood. But I don’t know that Joe can or should change. I certainly don’t know if he will change.”
“You” Season 2 ranked No. 5 on Netflix’s self-disseminated list of “Most Popular Series Releases of 2019” (which is admittedly based on the projected consumption of any two minutes within 28 days of release), trailing “Stranger Things” Season 3 and the inaugural seasons of “The Witcher,” “The Umbrella Academy” and “Dead to Me.”


newyorkpost--2020-01-14--Defrocked priest on trial in France accused of sexually abusing 75 boys

LYON , France — A French former priest accused of sexually abusing some 75 boys when he worked as their scout chaplain is on trial in Lyon , France ’ s worst clergy abuse drama to reach court so far .
Church hierarchy is suspected of covering up Bernard Preynat ’ s actions for decades , and a French cardinal was convicted last year of failing to report him to police or prosecutors .
The case ’ s repercussions reached all the way to the Vatican .
Preynat has admitted to abusing boys in the 1970s and 1980s , and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have heard the suffering of these people , which I ’ m guilty of causing .
I hope that this trial can unfold as quickly as possible.
” The trial briefly opened Monday but was quickly delayed because of a lawyers ’ strike .
The proceedings resumed Tuesday , though some lawyers pleaded for a new delay .
Preynat , now 74 , is charged with sexual assault of 10 minors between 1986 and 1991 .
He faces up to 10 years in prison if convicted .
He ’ s also accused of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and 1980s , but those alleged incidents happened too long ago to prosecute .
Parents first alerted the diocese to alleged molestation by Preynat in 1991 .
The priest swore to the then-cardinal that he would no longer touch a child , and no other victims have come forward saying he abused them after 1991 .
He wrote a letter that year to the parents of a victim who wanted him to leave the Scout association he led , reading : “ I swear to you that since the start of the school @ @ @ @ @ @ @ happened between me and the children .
( … ) Everything that happened has shaken me up a lot and made me think .
I am not trying to justify myself since I am wrong .
Let me finish the year normally .
” At the time of the abuse , Preynat was in charge of the Saint-Luc scout camp in a private Catholic school in Sainte-Foy-les-Lyons in the suburbs of Lyon for 20 years , then continued his career as a priest until 2015 in the mountains near Lyon .
In 2014 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ past .
Alexandre Hezez , who said he had been abused as a child by Preynat , went public as an adult and asked church hierarchy why he was still in office .
Other victims came forward too , one by one .
In defrocking him , the church said in a statement : “ In view of the facts and their recurrence , the large number of victims , the fact that Father Bernard Preynat abused the authority conferred on him by his position within the Scout group that he had founded @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to apply the maximum penalty ( … ) , namely the dismissal from the clerical state.
” That decision came after French Cardinal Philippe Barbarin was convicted in March of covering up for Preynat ’ s actions .
Barbarin tried to resign , but Pope Francis refused to accept it until the appeals process is complete .
An appeals court ruling is expected Jan. 30 .
Several other church officials were also accused of failing to alert police or prosecutors , including a senior Vatican official , Cardinal Luis Ladaria .
The Vatican @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a sovereign state .

LYON, France — A French former priest accused of sexually abusing some 75 boys when he worked as their scout chaplain is on trial in Lyon, France’s worst clergy abuse drama to reach court so far.
Church hierarchy is suspected of covering up Bernard Preynat’s actions for decades, and a French cardinal was convicted last year of failing to report him to police or prosecutors. The case’s repercussions reached all the way to the Vatican.
Preynat has admitted to abusing boys in the 1970s and 1980s, and told the court Monday, “I have heard the suffering of these people, which I’m guilty of causing. I hope that this trial can unfold as quickly as possible.”
The trial briefly opened Monday but was quickly delayed because of a lawyers’ strike.
The proceedings resumed Tuesday, though some lawyers pleaded for a new delay.
Preynat, now 74, is charged with sexual assault of 10 minors between 1986 and 1991. He faces up to 10 years in prison if convicted. He’s also accused of abusing dozens of others in the 1970s and 1980s, but those alleged incidents happened too long ago to prosecute.
Parents first alerted the diocese to alleged molestation by Preynat in 1991. The priest swore to the then-cardinal that he would no longer touch a child, and no other victims have come forward saying he abused them after 1991.
He wrote a letter that year to the parents of a victim who wanted him to leave the Scout association he led, reading: “I swear to you that since the start of the school year in September, absolutely nothing has happened between me and the children. (…) Everything that happened has shaken me up a lot and made me think. I am not trying to justify myself since I am wrong. Let me finish the year normally. ”
At the time of the abuse, Preynat was in charge of the Saint-Luc scout camp in a private Catholic school in Sainte-Foy-les-Lyons in the suburbs of Lyon for 20 years, then continued his career as a priest until 2015 in the mountains near Lyon.
In 2014, the priest was overtaken by his past. Alexandre Hezez, who said he had been abused as a child by Preynat, went public as an adult and asked church hierarchy why he was still in office. Other victims came forward too, one by one.
It wasn’t until last year that the French Catholic Church found Preynat guilty of abuse and removed him from the priesthood.
In defrocking him, the church said in a statement: “In view of the facts and their recurrence, the large number of victims, the fact that Father Bernard Preynat abused the authority conferred on him by his position within the Scout group that he had founded (…), the court decided to apply the maximum penalty (…), namely the dismissal from the clerical state.”
That decision came after French Cardinal Philippe Barbarin was convicted in March of covering up for Preynat’s actions. Barbarin tried to resign, but Pope Francis refused to accept it until the appeals process is complete. An appeals court ruling is expected Jan. 30.
Several other church officials were also accused of failing to alert police or prosecutors, including a senior Vatican official, Cardinal Luis Ladaria. The Vatican invoked his immunity as an official of a sovereign state.


newyorkpost--2020-01-14--Kim Kardashian appeared to boo Tristan Thompson at Lakers game

Kim Kardashian appeared to make it clear she is not a fan of Tristan Thompson or the Cleveland Cavaliers .
On Monday night , the “ Keeping Up With the Kardashians ” star watched her hometown LA Lakers take on the Cavs and was spotted standing up when Thompson was at the free throw line .
A fan who was at the game captured the moment on video , and claimed Kim was booing Thompson and his team , writing , “ KIM STOOD UP TO BOO TRISTAN AT THE LINE LMFAOOOOOOO.
” Kim , who attended the game with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ raised in California , so it is likely that she was trying to distract Thompson from making the shot .
But the reality star has reason to be upset with the basketball player after he allegedly cheated on her sister Khloé Kardashian multiple times .
However , Khloé — who shares young daughter True with Thompson — has already said publicly that she has forgiven her ex for his alleged tryst with the family ’ s ex-pal Jordyn Woods .
Throughout the game , the KKW Beauty mogul appeared to enjoy herself with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ his arm around his wife and shared a container of French fries with her .
The pair were seen sitting courtside next to “ Friends ” star Courteney Cox and jewelry designer Jennifer Meyer .
The Lakers ended up beating the Cavaliers , 128 to 99 .

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Kim Kardashian appeared to make it clear she is not a fan of Tristan Thompson or the Cleveland Cavaliers.
On Monday night, the “Keeping Up With the Kardashians” star watched her hometown LA Lakers take on the Cavs and was spotted standing up when Thompson was at the free throw line.
A fan who was at the game captured the moment on video, and claimed Kim was booing Thompson and his team, writing, “KIM STOOD UP TO BOO TRISTAN AT THE LINE LMFAOOOOOOO.”
Kim, who attended the game with hubby Kanye West, was born and raised in California, so it is likely that she was trying to distract Thompson from making the shot. But the reality star has reason to be upset with the basketball player after he allegedly cheated on her sister Khloé Kardashian multiple times.
However, Khloé — who shares young daughter True with Thompson — has already said publicly that she has forgiven her ex for his alleged tryst with the family’s ex-pal Jordyn Woods.
Throughout the game, the KKW Beauty mogul appeared to enjoy herself with West, 42, who often put his arm around his wife and shared a container of French fries with her.
The pair were seen sitting courtside next to “Friends” star Courteney Cox and jewelry designer Jennifer Meyer.
The Lakers ended up beating the Cavaliers, 128 to 99.


newyorkpost--2020-01-14--NYPD school-safety agent arrested for choking her grand-niece

An NYPD school-safety agent has been arrested for choking her 9-year-old grand-niece , cops said Tuesday .
Valerie Jackson was @ @ @ @ @ Brooklyn home around 11:45 p.m. Monday after she choked the child during an argument , @ @ @ @ @ old city employee was charged with strangulation , harassment and acting in a manner injurious @ @ @ @ @ said .
The victim was not seriously injured , authorities said .
It was not @ @ @ @ @ was arguing about , cops said .
Jackson has been employed by the NYPD since @ @ @ @ @ to public records .

An NYPD school-safety agent has been arrested for choking her 9-year-old grand-niece, cops said Tuesday.
Valerie Jackson was taken into custody in her Brooklyn home around 11:45 p.m. Monday after she choked the child during an argument, police said.
The 59-year old city employee was charged with strangulation, harassment and acting in a manner injurious to a child, police said.
The victim was not seriously injured, authorities said.
It was not immediately clear what the pair was arguing about, cops said.
Jackson has been employed by the NYPD since at least 2014, according to public records.


newyorkpost--2020-01-14--Caris LeVert is giving Nets teammates much-needed boost

After much was made over how long it would take ...

Since Caris LeVert returned from thumb surgery, his stats may be down, but the Nets’ energy level is up.
When LeVert went down with ligament damage in his right thumb, he was averaging 16.8 points, five rebounds and four assists. He missed 24 straight games before coming back, and has averaged 14.3 points, 2.8 boards and 2.3 assists since, but also given the Nets a boost.
“I think the numbers will get better,” Kenny Atkinson said. “His energy and how hard he plays, there’s no agenda there. It’s just, ‘I’m coming out, I’m going to play hard as heck and I’m going to attack.’ There’s no fear. It’s just an incredible injection of energy.
“Our activity on both ends goes up. If you had a meter what that looks like, it goes up. And within that, there’s some mistakes and there’s some missed shots; but we’ll live with that. I think it’s been a big injection of energy and his dynamic play is a big help.”
While Kyrie Irving went right back into the starting lineup Sunday after missing 26 straight himself, LeVert is still coming off the bench.
“I just try to come in and make plays. Whether I’m starting or coming off the bench, I pretty much have the same role: coming in, create some offense. Offensively, make plays for myself and others. Defensively, play extremely hard, know the coverages,” LeVert said.
“He doesn’t care. It’s almost to the point where I don’t have to talk to him about it. He’s like, ‘Man, second team, first team, starting, not starting, it doesn’t matter,’ ” Atkinson said. “He’s going to get minutes as he continues to build up. He’ll be in there at the end of the game most of the time. He’s cool with that. We have a great rapport.”
LeVert has only logged 30 minutes this season with Irving and Spencer Dinwiddie, and just 20 in the fourth quarter. They never appeared on the court together in Irving’s return Sunday, but it’s coming.
“Yeah, definitely,” LeVert said. “Especially with these games coming up, we got a tough stretch the next five games — Philly a couple times, Utah, LA — so this will be a good test for the team, for sure.”
LeVert will continue to wear the protecting wrap on his thumb for “another couple of weeks.”
Timothe Luwawu-Cabarrot has impressed the coaches and front office with his play. He still has over a week left on his 45-day limit as a two-way player.
The Jazz roll into Barclays second in the West (27-12) and on a nine-game winning streak.
Since Dec. 11 the Jazz are 14-1 and tops in the NBA in Offensive Rating. Expect Dinwiddie to get first crack at trying to slow Utah star Donovan Mitchell, averaging 24.2 points per game.


newyorkpost--2020-01-14--South Africa can strip refugees of asylum status under drastic new law

JOHANNESBURG — South Africa can now strip refugees of their asylum status if they engage in any political activity related to their home countries , according to a new law that critics call illegal and deeply ironic after the ruling party fought the former apartheid government for years as a liberation movement in exile .
Representatives of refugees and asylum seekers say they will go to court to challenge the new law which they say limits freedoms of speech and expression guaranteed under South Africa ’ s constitution , a globally praised document created after the racist system of apartheid @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to power .
The new law quietly took effect Jan. 1 , startling a community of refugees from around the continent who have long relied on the freedom in South Africa to speak out against what they call repressive governments back home in places such as Rwanda , Zimbabwe , Burundi and Congo .
Asked whether the ban on political activities — including voting — contradicted the ruling ANC ’ s own history in exile in African nations , Home Affairs Minister Aaron Motsoaledi asserted to local outlet News24 last week that the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The ANC people who lived in countries did not go there to say , ‘ I am a refugee , just protect me.
’ They went there and said , ‘ I am a freedom fighter , ’ ” said Motsoaledi , whose bio says he was involved with the ANC ’ s armed wing during apartheid .
The minister also described the leaders of some African nations that people have fled as being “ democratically elected , ” which human rights groups would reject .
Rwanda ’ s President Paul Kagame won @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the vote , Zimbabwe ’ s army opened fire on people protesting after its most recent election and the UN human rights office has called Burundi “ one of the most prolific slaughterhouses of humans in recent times ” over its election turmoil .
As questions over the new law continue , however , the Home Affairs minister on Tuesday told the South African Broadcasting Corporation “ it might be that the wording might have been wrong ” and if so , “ we will correct it.
” But Motsoaledi defended the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ refugees first obtain his permission , comparing it to getting authorities ’ permission for a public protest .
“ We need to know if it ’ s wrong and it ’ s going to cause war in the ( home ) country , ” he told the state broadcaster .
“ We need to warn them and say , ‘ No , no , no , this will cause war with our neighbors , it ’ s not good for us.
’ ” During an interview with The Associated Press , one Rwandan @ @ @ @ @ @ @ paged through the South African constitution ’ s Bill of Rights , which the constitutional court says “ has had the greatest impact on life in this country.
” “ This new law is against all I ’ m looking at , ” he said , listing guarantees of equality , dignity , freedom of association and more .
“ This is an attempt to change the constitution through back-door channels.
” For years , some African governments have complained to South Africa about the activities of people who fled here and found @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and until now South Africa had withstood the pressure , Hertis asserted .
He worried that informers with Rwanda ’ s government , which has been accused of hunting down opposition figures outside its borders , will now approach South African officials and say , “ Those people are doing politics.
” South Africa “ is inviting the interference of governments , ” Hertis said .
The new law will have a “ drastic effect ” both on newcomers and those already in South Africa , said the spokesman of the African Diaspora @ @ @ @ @ @ @ from around the continent .
“ We might even see extraditions , ” Amir Sheikh told the AP , comparing the actions to US President Donald Trump ’ s restrictive executive orders regarding refugees .
Many asylum-seekers see South Africa as the most obvious choice of refuge on the African continent , said Alicia Raymond , an attorney and lecturer with the Wits Law Clinic at the University of the Witwatersrand .
“ They ’ ve heard of Nelson Mandela and they think they ’ ll be protected , ” she said , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and South Africa ’ s first black president .
She also recalled people marching a few years ago in protest against South Africa ’ s periodic bouts of xenophobic violence .
“ That act could exclude people from refugee status ” now , she said .
“ It does not make sense.
” She doesn ’ t think the new law would withstand a constitutional challenge .
The new law is the latest example of the difficulties asylum seekers face in South Africa , where some 89,000 people are recognized as refugees but @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on their claims , Sharon Ekambaram of Lawyers for Human Rights told the state broadcaster on Tuesday .
Some have been waiting for more than a decade .
Some of them protested last year at the offices of the United Nations refugee agency in the capital , Pretoria and in Cape Town , seeking better protection and even evacuation after South Africa ’ s latest outburst of xenophobic violence against foreigners .
Ekambaram said her legal group managed to meet with the Home Affairs minister about those and other issues last year — @ @ @ @ @ @

JOHANNESBURG — South Africa can now strip refugees of their asylum status if they engage in any political activity related to their home countries, according to a new law that critics call illegal and deeply ironic after the ruling party fought the former apartheid government for years as a liberation movement in exile.
Representatives of refugees and asylum seekers say they will go to court to challenge the new law which they say limits freedoms of speech and expression guaranteed under South Africa’s constitution, a globally praised document created after the racist system of apartheid ended and the African National Congress came to power.
The new law quietly took effect Jan. 1, startling a community of refugees from around the continent who have long relied on the freedom in South Africa to speak out against what they call repressive governments back home in places such as Rwanda, Zimbabwe, Burundi and Congo.
Asked whether the ban on political activities — including voting — contradicted the ruling ANC’s own history in exile in African nations, Home Affairs Minister Aaron Motsoaledi asserted to local outlet News24 last week that the circumstances are hardly the same.
“The ANC people who lived in countries did not go there to say, ‘I am a refugee, just protect me.’ They went there and said, ‘I am a freedom fighter,’” said Motsoaledi, whose bio says he was involved with the ANC’s armed wing during apartheid.
The minister also described the leaders of some African nations that people have fled as being “democratically elected,” which human rights groups would reject. Rwanda’s President Paul Kagame won the last election with nearly 100 percent of the vote, Zimbabwe’s army opened fire on people protesting after its most recent election and the UN human rights office has called Burundi “one of the most prolific slaughterhouses of humans in recent times” over its election turmoil.
As questions over the new law continue, however, the Home Affairs minister on Tuesday told the South African Broadcasting Corporation “it might be that the wording might have been wrong” and if so, “we will correct it.”
But Motsoaledi defended the new requirement that any political activity by refugees first obtain his permission, comparing it to getting authorities’ permission for a public protest.
“We need to know if it’s wrong and it’s going to cause war in the (home) country,” he told the state broadcaster. “We need to warn them and say, ‘No, no, no, this will cause war with our neighbors, it’s not good for us.’”
That sentiment worries some refugees.
During an interview with The Associated Press, one Rwandan activist and refugee, Gabriel Hertis, paged through the South African constitution’s Bill of Rights, which the constitutional court says “has had the greatest impact on life in this country.”
“This new law is against all I’m looking at,” he said, listing guarantees of equality, dignity, freedom of association and more. “This is an attempt to change the constitution through back-door channels.”
For years, some African governments have complained to South Africa about the activities of people who fled here and found a relatively safe place to be outspoken and until now South Africa had withstood the pressure, Hertis asserted.
He worried that informers with Rwanda’s government, which has been accused of hunting down opposition figures outside its borders, will now approach South African officials and say, “Those people are doing politics.”
South Africa “is inviting the interference of governments,” Hertis said.
The new law will have a “drastic effect” both on newcomers and those already in South Africa, said the spokesman of the African Diaspora Forum, which represents refugees and others from around the continent.
“We might even see extraditions,” Amir Sheikh told the AP, comparing the actions to US President Donald Trump’s restrictive executive orders regarding refugees.
Many asylum-seekers see South Africa as the most obvious choice of refuge on the African continent, said Alicia Raymond, an attorney and lecturer with the Wits Law Clinic at the University of the Witwatersrand.
“They’ve heard of Nelson Mandela and they think they’ll be protected,” she said, referring to the Nobel Peace Prize winner and South Africa’s first black president. She also recalled people marching a few years ago in protest against South Africa’s periodic bouts of xenophobic violence.
“That act could exclude people from refugee status” now, she said. “It does not make sense.” She doesn’t think the new law would withstand a constitutional challenge.
The new law is the latest example of the difficulties asylum seekers face in South Africa, where some 89,000 people are recognized as refugees but some 180,000 people are waiting for word on their claims, Sharon Ekambaram of Lawyers for Human Rights told the state broadcaster on Tuesday. Some have been waiting for more than a decade.
Some of them protested last year at the offices of the United Nations refugee agency in the capital, Pretoria and in Cape Town, seeking better protection and even evacuation after South Africa’s latest outburst of xenophobic violence against foreigners.
Ekambaram said her legal group managed to meet with the Home Affairs minister about those and other issues last year — after six years of trying.


newyorkpost--2020-01-14--All Dems’ impeachment moves now are about dirtying up Trump before election

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Tuesday that if the ...

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is gloating because President Trump is “impeached for life,” and “there’s nothing the Senate can do that can ever erase that.” Like a prosecutor telling a defendant, “Even if acquitted, you’re indicted for life, and you’ll never shake the disgrace.” So much for the noble principle of innocent until proved guilty.
Could this be the same never-hate Pelosi who wore black on Dec. 18 as she “solemnly and sadly” called for a vote to impeach the president? What a charade. The Democrats’ goal all along has been to impeach the president and damage his re-election in 2020.
The House will soon transmit the articles of impeachment to the Senate, where a trial will commence next week. Already Pelosi and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer are conspiring to smear Trump’s likely acquittal as a cover-up. To make the disgrace stick.
Pelosi and Schumer have been demanding an upfront guarantee that the Senate will call White House staff as witnesses, knowing that’s a nonstarter with Mitch McConnell. The majority leader prefers the trial format used for Bill Clinton’s 1998 impeachment: First, the House presents its charges, then Trump’s lawyers rebut. If the senators need to know more, they can call witnesses. Delaying that decision doesn’t mean the trial is rigged.
Some Trump supporters are urging the Supreme Court to step in to halt the Senate trial before it begins. That will go nowhere, because the court ruled unequivocally and unanimously in 1993 that it wouldn’t interfere in impeachments. It’s up to the Senate to question the wisdom of degrading impeachment into a mere partisan tool. Allow it now, and any future House majority can impeach a president it doesn’t like.
After all, House Democrats argued that Trump can be impeached even if he hasn’t broken any law. Their first article of impeachment accuses him of putting “personal political benefit” ahead of “the interests of the nation.” That’s such a vague and subjective standard, it could ensnare any president. Senators should reject it.
Democrats charge Trump with a second offense, “obstruction of Congress,” for claiming executive privilege and refusing to allow White House staff to testify. But executive privilege isn’t something Trump invented. Previous presidents, from George Washington to Barack Obama, have said “no” to congressional requests, relying on the courts to referee disputes.
This time, House Democrats were in a rush to impeach and unwilling to battle Trump in court. They took a shortcut around our constitutional system of checks and balances. Senators shouldn’t go along with it.
The Senate could vote to dismiss the articles, on the basis that these charges aren’t impeachable offenses. Trump called for that on Sunday, but there is no political will among Senate Republicans to take the heat for that. And truth is, acquittal is better than dismissal.
So, after opening arguments, senators will decide whether to reach a verdict or call witnesses. Democrats are running ads against vulnerable Republicans like Maine’s Susan Collins accusing them of unfairness for not guaranteeing witnesses, and it’s having an impact. Collins indicated Friday that she will try to get witnesses called. Rand Paul is rightly insisting that include witnesses Dems might not like, such as Hunter Biden.
But calling witnesses isn’t the same as getting them. Even if the Senate votes to subpoena White House staff, not least former National Security Adviser John Bolton, don’t count on hearing from them. Trump intends to limit or block testimony, including Bolton’s, citing executive privilege. Bolton may defy Trump, but Trump’s current top advisers probably won’t.
Ordinarily, Trump’s stance would ignite a court battle. Dems lost their chance for that once they voted to impeach. The 1993 ruling suggests the Supreme Court will no longer intervene. That means there is no practical way to force the president to produce witnesses.
Expect a short trial, an acquittal and no relief from the venomous anti-Trump rancor driving the Democratic Party. House Democrats are looking for new grounds to impeach. As if Congress had nothing better to do.
Betsy McCaughey is a former lieutenant governor of New York.


newyorkpost--2020-01-14--Yet another zoning fight that’s all about protecting the rich

Perched on a barstool at the Beach Cafe , the decidedly ...

Not in my backyard — NIMBY — never dies. More than that, it doesn’t even change its tune.
Opponents of a rezoning that is needed to allow a big new residential development called River Street, on the Williamsburg waterfront, are making some of the exact same arguments used by foes of a 2005 rezoning in the same Brooklyn neighborhood.
The 2005 rezoning didn’t lead to the mass displacement and congestion that opponents feared and warned about. Instead, it led to the creation of more than 12,000 new homes, including 3,000 for lower-income families, in an area where housing supply is painfully tight.
And ironically, many current Williamsburg riverfront residents who fiercely oppose the proposed new River Street project are the area’s original gentrifiers, having themselves benefited from the earlier rezoning.
Leading the resistance are wealthy residents of Northside Piers, a luxury condo complex just north of the proposed development site that was only made possible by Bloomberg-era rezoning.
Development firm Two Trees Management wants to build two rental apartment towers of 600 and 650 feet tall each as well as a new YMCA, a 2.9-acre public park, a sandy beach and a breakwater-protected cove on the East River, all between Grand and North Third streets. One-quarter of the planned 1,000 apartments would be priced at “affordable” levels.
World-renowned architect Bjarke Ingels designed the buildings, while the park is the work of James Corner Field Operations, which landscaped the High Line Park.
Two Trees needs a zoning change because the site — a former Con Ed oil-storage facility the developer bought last year for $150 million — is currently earmarked for industrial use. Brooklyn Community Board 1 will hold a public session Wednesday night, where Two Trees executives will make their case to skeptics.
But why are opponents raising such a stink?
Any large proposal that must pass through the city’s public-review process, as River Street would need to do, deserves fair public scrutiny. City Hall just yanked a rezoning proposal in Bushwick, where locals feared gentrification would cause uprooting of longtime residents.
But far from such a grassroot movement, the Williamsburg uproar is led by some very rich New Yorkers.
Keith Berger, a high executive of Bank of America Merrill Lynch, is the condo board president of one of the Northside Piers towers. In a memo to other Northside residents this month, Berger warned that River Street “would have a dramatic impact [on] the waterfront” area.
“The increase in population just from the housing units would quickly overrun the park and create more traffic, noise and trash” in the area, wrote Berger, who in 2016 complained to DNA Info of “horrible” conditions, including “broken bottles, people drinking all night,” following a waterfront murder.
Keeping the site commercial would “not tax our neighborhood on weekends and [not] further obstruct views to the water from the rest of Williamsburg,” Berger wrote.
Also active in the resistance are two prominent residential real estate sales brokers who, like Berger, live at Northside Piers. Ralph Modica, a team leader of brokerage Compass, denied that losing views was a factor — “I live on the north side” of his building, he emailed me, meaning his windows don’t face the River Street site.
“It’s about the fact that there is so much residential coming in Domino [a different nearby location where Two Trees is also building] alone, and there’s only one subway. I don’t think the infrastructure can handle the amount of people that’s yet to come.”
Corcoran’s Cory Kantin, who also lives at Northside and has brokered $62 million in apartment sales there, according to her website, cited “myriad” reasons to oppose River Street, including lack of infrastructure and already-overcrowded Williamsburg sidewalks. She claimed that the project would increase, not decrease, “the value of the condos that I sell and rent.”
Fair scrutiny and community input are fair. But while rezonings are rightly drawing longer and harder looks than in the past, it is worth keeping in mind where the harshest looks are coming from. At River Street, they aren’t from the poor. As in many other contexts, too often NIMBY-ism is all about the boutique preferences of the well-heeled and comfortably entrenched.
scuozzo@nypost.com


newyorkpost--2020-01-14--Derek Jeter may get his own street outside Yankee Stadium

Yankee fans may soon be able to meet outside the Bronx stadium at the corner of Jeter Street and Rivera Avenue .
Cary Goodman , who runs the area ’ s business improvement district , is petitioning City Council to rename East 161st Street between Gerard and River avenues after the retired Yankees shortstop .
“ If the NYC Council approves the request , Rivera Avenue and Jeter Street will form baseball ’ s most prestigious intersection , ” Goodman said .
Jeter ’ s fellow former Bomber Mariano Rivera got the corner of River Avenue and East 161st Street @ @ @ @ @ @ @ In Jeter ’ s case , he ’ s so uniquely a part of the Bronx .
His whole career was spent here , ” Goodman told The Post .
He said local Councilwoman Vanessa Gibson plans to introduce legislation to rename the street in honor of Jeter by March .
Goodman plans to hold a press conference at the intersection Wednesday to drum up support for the street renaming ahead of Jeter ’ s election to the Baseball Hall of Fame next week .
“ The only way we could anticipate this @ @ @ @ @ @ @ veto it because he ’ s a big Red Sox fan , ” Goodman said .
A spokeswoman for Mayor Bill de Blasio did not immediately return a message seeking comment .

Yankee fans may soon be able to meet outside the Bronx stadium at the corner of Jeter Street and Rivera Avenue.
Cary Goodman, who runs the area’s business improvement district, is petitioning City Council to rename East 161st Street between Gerard and River avenues after the retired Yankees shortstop.
“If the NYC Council approves the request, Rivera Avenue and Jeter Street will form baseball’s most prestigious intersection,” Goodman said.
Jeter’s fellow former Bomber Mariano Rivera got the corner of River Avenue and East 161st Street named after him in 2013.
“In Jeter’s case, he’s so uniquely a part of the Bronx. His whole career was spent here,” Goodman told The Post.
He said local Councilwoman Vanessa Gibson plans to introduce legislation to rename the street in honor of Jeter by March.
Goodman plans to hold a press conference at the intersection Wednesday to drum up support for the street renaming ahead of Jeter’s election to the Baseball Hall of Fame next week.
“The only way we could anticipate this not happening is if the mayor would veto it because he’s a big Red Sox fan,” Goodman said.
A spokeswoman for Mayor Bill de Blasio did not immediately return a message seeking comment.
A council spokesman said, “Council Member Gibson has not agreed to a Street Co-Naming at this time and will consider any future applications brought to her attention and office, as we typically do. There is no formal request from anyone at this time for a Street Co-Naming for Derek Jeter.”


newyorkpost--2020-01-14--The ‘cam girl’ dream leaves many women broke, disillusioned

Isa Mazzei was nervous .
The 23-year-old had just finished watching ...

While some are getting rich off being virtual girlfriends, many others are getting ripped off.
The relatively new industry niche of live, on-camera porn shows are not the golden goose many performers expect, according to an exposé for the Guardian by self-proclaimed “bisexual cyber slut” Sofia Barrett-Ibarria. In reality, the women putting on the shows, known as “cam girls,” are dealing with demanding viewers, long hours and managers who force them to do increasingly humiliating stunts on camera.
“The set-up was, essentially, showing up for 12-hour shifts, during which I had to be ready and on camera the whole time,” now 27-year-old Katlyn Carter tells Barrett-Ibarria of her more than two years “camming,” beginning at a fetish modeling studio in 2014.
Carter’s full-time office job wasn’t paying the bills, and the Southern California studio gave her a workspace and a 60% cut of the revenue audiences paid for her broadcasts — and private shows.
But the conditions were deplorable: Management chastised Carter for not accepting all viewer requests, including ones for vomiting and urination, and she soon developed an eating disorder, began binge-drinking and felt generally isolated and exhausted.
“Camming was taking all of my emotional and physical energy, and eventually put a strain on all of my relationships,” she says, adding that it was far from a pleasant way to make quick cash, despite a small elite raking it in. “There is not a superior form of sex work, and I feel like that’s important to note.”
She left after two months and went to another studio — which took a 70% cut of her earnings — before quitting entirely.
Even for former cam girl Isa Mazzei, who, for a time, made $15,500 a month camming from her home, the money and attention weren’t worth the harsh reality of the job.
“I started to feel like I had lost control over my digital identity,” Mazzei, now 28 and working in film, told The Post in November of the decision to stop doing cam work. “I wanted to regain the feeling of agency over my own image.”


newyorkpost--2020-01-14--Bloomberg’s campaign spends $200M in TV ads — but none in Iowa

What will the farmers think ?
Billionaire Mike Bloomberg has already spent more than $ 200 million in ads on his 2020 presidential campaign — but not a dime of it in Iowa — the first state where Democrats will vote , on Feb. 3 , to determine the party ’ s nominee to take on President Trump .
“ Zero spending in Iowa markets , ” said John Link , a vice president at Advertising Analytics .
Six Democratic candidates will participate in a debate in Iowa Tuesday night .
But Bloomberg can ’ t partake because the Democratic @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of small-dollar donations to qualify and he is self-financing his campaign .
“ The party rules prevent me from debating .
If they change the rules I ’ d be happy to join it , ” the former three-term mayor of New York City said in a new ad airing on cable stations .
Bloomberg , who made a late entry in the race in November , decided to forgo the early voting states of Iowa and New Hampshire and instead focus attention on more than two dozen of the more populous states @ @ @ @ @ @ @ including New York .
The Bloomberg campaign is running ads in at least 26 states .
His commercials have run frequently during the National Football League playoff games over the weekend .
New Hampshire votes second in the Democratic nomination contest .
It ’ s primary will be held February 11 .
While Bloomberg is not stumping in New Hampshire , he has more of a presence .
Bloomberg ads are running in Boston ’ s TV market , whose coverage area includes southern New Hampshire , the most popular part of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ native of Massachusetts and has donated millions of dollars to causes in New England — including $ 32 million to the education center at Boston ’ s Museum of Science named after his parents .

What will the farmers think?
Billionaire Mike Bloomberg has already spent more than $200 million in ads on his 2020 presidential campaign — but not a dime of it in Iowa — the first state where Democrats will vote, on Feb. 3, to determine the party’s nominee to take on President Trump.
“Zero spending in Iowa markets,” said John Link, a vice president at Advertising Analytics.
Six Democratic candidates will participate in a debate in Iowa Tuesday night. But Bloomberg can’t partake because the Democratic National Committee requires candidates to collect thousands of small-dollar donations to qualify and he is self-financing his campaign.
“The party rules prevent me from debating. If they change the rules I’d be happy to join it,” the former three-term mayor of New York City said in a new ad airing on cable stations.
Bloomberg, who made a late entry in the race in November, decided to forgo the early voting states of Iowa and New Hampshire and instead focus attention on more than two dozen of the more populous states that vote in March and April — including New York.
The Bloomberg campaign is running ads in at least 26 states. His commercials have run frequently during the National Football League playoff games over the weekend.
New Hampshire votes second in the Democratic nomination contest. It’s primary will be held February 11.
While Bloomberg is not stumping in New Hampshire, he has more of a presence.
Bloomberg ads are running in Boston’s TV market, whose coverage area includes southern New Hampshire, the most popular part of the Granite State.
Bloomberg is also a native of Massachusetts and has donated millions of dollars to causes in New England — including $32 million to the education center at Boston’s Museum of Science named after his parents.


newyorkpost--2020-01-14--Vanessa Hudgens and Austin Butler break up after nearly 9 years together

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 ) Actress Vanessa Hudgens has split from longtime boyfriend Austin Butler after almost nine years of dating .
A source confirmed the news to People on Tuesday .
Fans began to question the status of their relationship when neither the “ Bad Boys for Life ” actress , 31 , nor the “ Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood ” actor , 28 , posted any @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Hudgens did recognize her ex ’ s birthday with an August Instagram post , writing , “ Happy birthday to my love , my other half , my constant inspiration and supporter .
My best friend .
My everything .
28 is going to be 🔥🔥🔥.
” As recently as July 2019 , fans thought the pair could be headed toward the alter , as Hudgens was seen rocking an “ engagement style ring ” from Norman Silverman Diamonds .
A rep for the jewelry designer confirmed to Page Six Style that the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of a proposal .
Us Weekly was the first to report the split .
Reps for the actors did not immediately return our requests for comment .

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Actress Vanessa Hudgens has split from longtime boyfriend Austin Butler after almost nine years of dating.
A source confirmed the news to People on Tuesday.
Fans began to question the status of their relationship when neither the “Bad Boys for Life” actress, 31, nor the “Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood” actor, 28, posted any photos together during the holiday season.
Hudgens did recognize her ex’s birthday with an August Instagram post, writing, “Happy birthday to my love, my other half, my constant inspiration and supporter. My best friend. My everything. 28 is going to be 🔥🔥🔥.”
As recently as July 2019, fans thought the pair could be headed toward the altar, as Hudgens was seen rocking an “engagement style ring” from Norman Silverman Diamonds. A rep for the jewelry designer confirmed to Page Six Style that the massive rock wasn’t the result of a proposal.
Hudgens previously dated “High School Musical” co-star, Zac Efron.
Us Weekly was the first to report the split. Reps for the actors did not immediately return our requests for comment.


newyorkpost--2020-01-14--Developer paid de Blasio-linked lobbyist, lawyers for East Village petition

A developer paid an ethically tarred City Hall lobbyist — and the law firm that defended Mayor Bill de Blasio against pay-to-play allegations — to press the administration for permission to expand a 10-story office tower in the East Village , The Post has learned .
The Landmarks Preservation Commission , whose 11 members are all mayoral appointees , approved plans by Real Estate Equities Corp. to enlarge a building at 3 St. Marks Place that ’ s 20 % larger than limits allowed by the area ’ s current zoning laws .
The plan was approved in June , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to de Blasio lobbyist James Capalino and the law firm Kramer Levin Naftalis and Frankel LLP , were not reported at the time .
Capalino paid a $ 40,000 settlement to a state ethics watchdog in 2018 for improper contributions to de Blasio ’ s since-shuttered Campaign for One New York .
Meanwhile , the mayor still owes Kramer Levin $ 300,000 for defending him against pay-to-play allegations .
The project began the city ’ s lengthy land review process known as ULURP last month .
The plan was voted down at its @ @ @ @ @ @ @ board , which said it would “ not be harmonious with the character of the neighborhood.
” It ’ s still awaiting a public hearing and vote by the City Planning Commission , a specific target of the lobbyists according to city records .
“ This administration makes decisions based on the facts and nothing else , ” said City Hall spokeswoman Jane Meyer .
Andrew Berman , director of the Greenwich Village Society for Historic Preservation , was skeptical of Meyer ’ s claim .
“ Anyone who thinks this administration makes @ @ @ @ @ @ @ simply burying their head in the sand , ” Berman said .
“ When lobbyists to whom the mayor is personally indebted and from whom he has received thousands in contributions are behind a project , you know you ’ re in trouble .
This plan to increase the size of an office building on St. Marks Place by 20 % is wrong from every angle , ” Berman said .
“ I think that if de Blasio owes the law firm $ 300,000 that it ’ s sort of like a very @ @ @ @ @ @ @ would say that ’ s a conflict of interest , ” Ratcliffe said .
The project ’ s fate depends local councilwoman Carlina Rivera , who has reservations about the building ’ s scale .
“ I continue to share the same concerns that many in our community have brought up , including Community Board 3 , regarding this project and its impact on the surrounding area , and I have not seen anything new presented that would make me consider it favorably as it proceeds through ULURP , ” Rivera told The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ any conflicts of interest questions as “ smoke and mirrors to cover the fact that the opponent doesn ’ t have good arguments on the merits.
” Reps for Kramer Levin and Real Estate Equities Corp. did not return messages .

A developer paid an ethically tarred City Hall lobbyist — and the law firm that defended Mayor Bill de Blasio against pay-to-play allegations — to press the administration for permission to expand a 10-story office tower in the East Village, The Post has learned.
The Landmarks Preservation Commission, whose 11 members are all mayoral appointees, approved plans by Real Estate Equities Corp. to enlarge a building at 3 St. Marks Place that’s 20% larger than limits allowed by the area’s current zoning laws.
The plan was approved in June — although the $200,000 the developer paid to de Blasio lobbyist James Capalino and the law firm Kramer Levin Naftalis and Frankel LLP — were not reported in the press.
Capalino paid a $40,000 settlement to a state ethics watchdog in 2018 for improper contributions to de Blasio’s since-shuttered Campaign for One New York. Meanwhile, the mayor still owes Kramer Levin $300,000 for defending him against pay-to-play allegations.
The project began the city’s lengthy land review process known as ULURP last month. The plan was voted down at its first review point, the local community board, which said it would “not be harmonious with the character of the neighborhood.” It’s still awaiting a public hearing and vote by the City Planning Commission, a specific target of the lobbyists according to city records.
“This administration makes decisions based on the facts and nothing else,” said City Hall spokeswoman Jane Meyer.
Andrew Berman, director of the Greenwich Village Society for Historic Preservation, was skeptical of Meyer’s claim.
“Anyone who thinks this administration makes these decisions purely on the merits is simply burying their head in the sand,” Berman said.
“When lobbyists to whom the mayor is personally indebted and from whom he has received thousands in contributions are behind a project, you know you’re in trouble. This plan to increase the size of an office building on St. Marks Place by 20% is wrong from every angle,” Berman said.
Local resident Carolyn Ratcliffe called the process “very suspect.”
“I think that if de Blasio owes the law firm $300,000 that it’s sort of like a very smelly mackerel. You know most people would say that’s a conflict of interest,” Ratcliffe said.
The project’s fate depends local councilwoman Carlina Rivera, who has reservations about the building’s scale.
“I continue to share the same concerns that many in our community have brought up, including Community Board 3, regarding this project and its impact on the surrounding area, and I have not seen anything new presented that would make me consider it favorably as it proceeds through ULURP,” Rivera told The Post.
Capalino attorney Kenneth Fisher dismissed any conflicts of interest questions as “smoke and mirrors to cover the fact that the opponent doesn’t have good arguments on the merits.”
Reps for Kramer Levin and Real Estate Equities Corp. did not return messages.


newyorkpost--2020-01-14--JPMorgan garners $8.5B profit, confusion over Jamie Dimon’s future

JPMorgan kicked off bank earnings season with record profits — and more fuzziness over CEO Jamie Dimon ’ s retirement plans .
The NYC-based bank said profits in the final three months of 2019 rose to $ 8.5 billion , or $ 2.57 a share , on revenues of $ 29.1 billion .
The stellar numbers beat Wall Street expectations amid strong consumer borrowing — sending the bank ’ s stock up 1.5 percent in midday trading .
But the good news was overshadowed by continued confusion over Dimon ’ s retirement plans after he said he will stick around @ @ @ @ @ @ @ after he initially set the five-year goal .
“ My statement stays identical : It ’ s five years , ” Dimon , 63 , said in a call with reporters when asked how long he will remain at the helm .
“ When — and if — we ever set an actual retirement date , we ’ ll let you know , ” he quipped .
Dimon first suggested his time at JPMorgan might be limited in January 2018 when the company issued a press release announcing the promotion of two executives @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Dimon was quoted in the release saying that “ the board of directors and I have agreed that I will continue in my current role for approximately five more years.
” Last year , Dimon — who battled throat cancer in 2014 — added two female executives in the succession line after a kerfuffle at an April 2019 congressional hearing where he refused to raise his hand when he and other banking chiefs were asked if their successor might be a women or person of color .
The 2019 reshuffling is expected @ @ @ @ @ @ @ financial officer , Marianne Lake , the consumer banking experience she would need to succeed him .
It also boosted the profile of another female executive , Jenn Piepszak , who is now JPMorgan ’ s CFO .
Also on Tuesday , Wells Fargo reported a 53 percent profit slump in the fourth-quarter tied to a $ 1.5 billion charge for costs linked to scandals over its business practices , including employees profiting from fake credit card accounts they opened in customers ’ names .
Wells Fargo , which named former Dimon lieutenant @ @ @ @ @ @ @ its chief in October , said it earned $ 2.86 billion in the three months ending in December , down from $ 6 billion the previous year , on revenue of $ 19.86 billion , a decline of 5 percent over the same quarter in 2018 .

JPMorgan kicked off bank earnings season with record profits — and more fuzziness over CEO Jamie Dimon’s retirement plans.
The NYC-based bank said profits in the final three months of 2019 rose to $8.5 billion, or $2.57 a share, on revenues of $29.1 billion.
The stellar numbers beat Wall Street expectations amid strong consumer borrowing — sending the bank’s stock up 1.5 percent in midday trading.
But the good news was overshadowed by continued confusion over Dimon’s retirement plans after he said he will stick around for another five years — two years after he initially set the five-year goal.
“My statement stays identical: It’s five years,” Dimon, 63, said in a call with reporters when asked how long he will remain at the helm. “When — and if — we ever set an actual retirement date, we’ll let you know,” he quipped.
Dimon first suggested his time at JPMorgan might be limited in January 2018 when the company issued a press release announcing the promotion of two executives as part of a larger succession plan. Dimon was quoted in the release saying that “the board of directors and I have agreed that I will continue in my current role for approximately five more years.”
Last year, Dimon — who battled throat cancer in 2014 — added two female executives in the succession line after a kerfuffle at an April 2019 congressional hearing where he refused to raise his hand when he and other banking chiefs were asked if their successor might be a women or person of color.
The 2019 reshuffling is expected to give Dimon’s longtime chief financial officer, Marianne Lake, the consumer banking experience she would need to succeed him.
It also boosted the profile of another female executive, Jenn Piepszak, who is now JPMorgan’s CFO.
Also on Tuesday, Wells Fargo reported a 53 percent profit slump in the fourth-quarter tied to a $1.5 billion charge for costs linked to scandals over its business practices, including employees profiting from fake credit card accounts they opened in customers’ names.
Wells Fargo, which named former Dimon lieutenant and BNY Mellon CEO Charles Scharf as its chief in October, said it earned $2.86 billion in the three months ending in December, down from $6 billion the previous year, on revenue of $19.86 billion, a decline of 5 percent over the same quarter in 2018.


newyorkpost--2020-01-14--CC Sabathia feels ‘cheated’ by Astros’ sign-stealing scandal

CC Sabathia was on the mound for Game 7 of the 2017 ALCS at Houston ’ s Minute Maid Park , and the retired Yankees hurler is beginning to wonder what could have been — or should have been — if not for the Astros ’ sign-stealing program that has come to light more than two years later .
“ As everything ’ s been coming out , and the more facts that we get , it ’ s getting frustrating , man , to sit here and know that late in my career I could ’ ve had a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ 18 , but we got cheated out of a team kind of doing something that ’ s not within the rules of the game , ” Sabathia said on Tuesday night ’ s episode of “ Inside The NFL ” on Showtime .
Major League Baseball completed its investigation and announced Monday that the Astros had in fact used electronic equipment to steal signs , which were then relayed to batters by banging on garbage cans .
Manager A.J .
Hinch and general manager Jeff Luhnow were suspended one year and subsequently @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The franchise also was fined $ 5 million and had its first-round and second-round picks in each of the next two years taken away .
That punishment may be of little solace to the Sabathia and the 2017 Yankees , who were one win away from advancing to the World Series .
Instead , the Astros got to Sabathia for one run over 3 1/3 innings and went on to win Game 7 , 4-0 .
Sabathia — who will be a special adviser to Yankees GM Brian Cashman , The Post ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ t mind seeing the Astros ’ 2017 World Series title vacated .
“ Maybe , yeah .
I mean , why not ?
…Vacate it , ” Sabathia said .
“ I wouldn ’ t be mad at that .
”

CC Sabathia was on the mound for Game 7 of the 2017 ALCS at Houston’s Minute Maid Park, and the retired Yankees hurler is beginning to wonder what could have been — or should have been — if not for the Astros’ sign-stealing program that has come to light more than two years later.
“As everything’s been coming out, and the more facts that we get, it’s getting frustrating, man, to sit here and know that late in my career I could’ve had a title, maybe ’17 or maybe ’18, but we got cheated out of a team kind of doing something that’s not within the rules of the game,” Sabathia said on Tuesday night’s episode of “Inside The NFL” on Showtime.
Major League Baseball completed its investigation and announced Monday that the Astros had in fact used electronic equipment to steal signs, which were then relayed to batters by banging on garbage cans.
Manager A.J. Hinch and general manager Jeff Luhnow were suspended one year and subsequently fired by Astros owner Jim Crane. The franchise also was fined $5 million and had its first-round and second-round picks in each of the next two years taken away.
That punishment may be of little solace to the Sabathia and the 2017 Yankees, who were one win away from advancing to the World Series. Instead, the Astros got to Sabathia for one run over 3 1/3 innings and went on to win Game 7, 4-0.
Sabathia — who will be a special adviser to Yankees GM Brian Cashman, The Post’s Andrew Marchand reported Monday — wouldn’t mind seeing the Astros’ 2017 World Series title vacated.
“Maybe, yeah. I mean, why not? …Vacate it,” Sabathia said. “I wouldn’t be mad at that.”


newyorkpost--2020-01-14--Column: Meghan Markle knew exactly what she signed up for

Click to email this to a friend ( Opens in new window ) With British blats leaking all over America ’ s happenings , only fair for me to expel bodily fluid on theirs .
Selfish Meghan knew precisely exactly — bet your assets on it — what she was doing .
For openers , why ’ d she want that twit Harry ?
Why ?
?
Because playing house — or castle — with him was a better role than anything on TV .
An actress , she loves the spotlight .
Attention .
Importance .
She knew a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ And she knew what parts she needed to flex to get it .
How dare this nothing nobody do that to the queen , who ’ s 93 .
Forget even that HM Elizabeth ’ s a symbol .
A monarch .
A sovereign .
Queen of the realm .
She ’ s first of all a mother , a grandmother , a great-grandmother , a Majesty .
This is how you treat a mother ?
The greatest most precious human being ever in my life was my mother .
This is how @ @ @ @ @ @ @ way to treat that alleged nitwit husband ’ s brother ?
Father ?
Whole family ?
This is how you ’ re going to teach your baby respect for a parent ?
How to respect family ?
Just like how selfish-you respected your own father and stepsister ?
And that royal stupidness grandson Harry not revering his grandma ?
Conspiring to diss her ?
What ’ ll he do Mother ’ s Day ?
Send Her Majesty that Nazi swastika shirt he once pranced in ?
Formerly married , divorced , showbiz , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ around , strong-minded , tough , smart , allegedly maybe could be possibly selfish and headstrong Markle never thought playing the palace would be different ?
This is only hearsay , but in London a Brit socialite who knew her way around money , Europe , royalty told me — and my companion , so I wasn ’ t alone hearing this — that Meghan was known in the old days .
“ She was around the famous playgrounds Europeans visit .
.
.
and known to be shopping for a rich husband.
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ temp duchess who divorced Prince handy dandy randy Andy ?
She took a handout from Jeffrey Epstein , she made a few quid hyping Weight Watchers , she got photographed sucking a guy ’ s toes .
And when this newest duchesslite no longer needs hairy Harry ?
?
?
The crapshoot is how long she stays .
She ’ s already interviewed p.r .
folk in the states .
Tired of kissing babies , visiting hospitals , laying wreaths and being stymied , she ’ s already tapped showbiz possibilities in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the business big-time while her husband , who ’ s never earned a farthing , diapers the kid .
Remember a predecessor of generations gone by ?
Duchess of Windsor ?
Who married the almost king ?
Also had been married and divorced .
Also foreign .
Also American .
She was not happy afterward .
She was tough .
I met her .
I interviewed her .
She was constantly looking to negotiate some sort of financial betterment .
Another award thing you maybe never heard of .
AARP ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to Annette Bening , of whom you ’ ve heard , and she sat with her husband , Warren Beatty , of whom you ’ ve also heard .
Also there Noah Baumbach , who ’ s 50 , Diane Ladd and daughter Laura Dern , who ’ s just a smidge over 50 , Conan O ’ Brien , Adam Sandler , Don Johnson , Jamie Lee Curtis , Renée Zellweger , Greta Gerwig , Billy Crudup , Alan Alda , who — forget 50 — his marriage is more than 60 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to Linda Ronstadt , who , despite Parkinson ’ s , won for “ The Sound of My Voice.
” I was sent this joke : “ Archaeologists found a skull of a woman 20 thousand years old .
They knew it was a woman because her jaws were still moving — and kept insisting she was only 18 thousand years old.
” Oy , please , only in New York , kids , only in New York .

With British blats leaking all over America’s happenings, only fair for me to expel bodily fluid on theirs.
Selfish Meghan knew precisely exactly — bet your assets on it — what she was doing. For openers, why’d she want that twit Harry? Why?? Because playing house — or castle — with him was a better role than anything on TV.
An actress, she loves the spotlight. Attention. Importance. She knew a good script when she smelled it. And she knew what parts she needed to flex to get it.
How dare this nothing nobody do that to the queen, who’s 93. Forget even that HM Elizabeth’s a symbol. A monarch. A sovereign. Queen of the realm. She’s first of all a mother, a grandmother, a great-grandmother, a Majesty. This is how you treat a mother? The greatest most precious human being ever in my life was my mother. This is how you treat a mother?
And the way to treat that alleged nitwit husband’s brother? Father? Whole family?
This is how you’re going to teach your baby respect for a parent? How to respect family? Just like how selfish-you respected your own father and stepsister?
And that royal stupidness grandson Harry not revering his grandma? Conspiring to diss her? What’ll he do Mother’s Day? Send Her Majesty that Nazi swastika shirt he once pranced in?
Formerly married, divorced, showbiz, biracial, foreign, American, been around, strong-minded, tough, smart, allegedly maybe could be possibly selfish and headstrong Markle never thought playing the palace would be different?
This is only hearsay, but in London a Brit socialite who knew her way around money, Europe, royalty told me — and my companion, so I wasn’t alone hearing this — that Meghan was known in the old days. “She was around the famous playgrounds Europeans visit . . . and known to be shopping for a rich husband.”
How about Fergie, that other temp duchess who divorced Prince handy dandy randy Andy? She took a handout from Jeffrey Epstein, she made a few quid hyping Weight Watchers, she got photographed sucking a guy’s toes. And when this newest duchesslite no longer needs hairy Harry??? The crapshoot is how long she stays.
She’s already interviewed p.r. folk in the states. Tired of kissing babies, visiting hospitals, laying wreaths and being stymied, she’s already tapped showbiz possibilities in the Colonies. She’ll be back in the business big-time while her husband, who’s never earned a farthing, diapers the kid.
Remember a predecessor of generations gone by? Duchess of Windsor? Who married the almost king? Also had been married and divorced. Also foreign.
Also American. She was not happy afterward. She was tough. I met her. I interviewed her. She was constantly looking to negotiate some sort of financial betterment.
Hey, sic transit, Meghan.
Who’s grown up?
Another award thing you maybe never heard of. AARP’s Movies for Grownups. Career achievement went to Annette Bening, of whom you’ve heard, and she sat with her husband, Warren Beatty, of whom you’ve also heard. Also there Noah Baumbach, who’s 50, Diane Ladd and daughter Laura Dern, who’s just a smidge over 50, Conan O’Brien, Adam Sandler, Don Johnson, Jamie Lee Curtis, Renée Zellweger, Greta Gerwig, Billy Crudup, Alan Alda, who — forget 50 — his marriage is more than 60 years old. And best documentary went to Linda Ronstadt, who, despite Parkinson’s, won for “The Sound of My Voice.”
I was sent this joke: “Archaeologists found a skull of a woman 20 thousand years old. They knew it was a woman because her jaws were still moving — and kept insisting she was only 18 thousand years old.”
Oy, please, only in New York, kids, only in New York.


newyorkpost--2020-01-14--LSU offensive genius Joe Brady lands with Carolina Panthers

Joe Brady , the mastermind behind LSU ’ s national championship offense , will become the Carolina Panthers ’ offensive coordinator , according to ESPN .
The 30-year-old Brady is considered one of the most highly touted up-and-coming offensive coaches in football , thanks to his spread offense that revolutionized LSU , and as passing game coordinator was integral in the development of Heisman Trophy-quarterback Joe Burrow .
LSU had the nation ’ s top scoring offense and routed Clemson on Monday to win the national championship .
Prior to the title game , Brady agreed to a three-year extension @ @ @ @ @ @ @ $ 410,000 salary .
That reportedly included an out-clause if the NFL came calling , as there was speculation Panthers ’ first-year head coach Matt Rhule was interested in Brady .
Before taking LSU by storm for one season , where he also was named the nation ’ s top assistant , Brady spent two years as an offensive assistant with the New Orleans Saints and worked at Penn State and William & Mary .
Brady will be the youngest coordinator in the NFL , while Burrow is expected to be the No @ @ @ @ @ @ @ draft .

Joe Brady, the mastermind behind LSU’s national championship offense, will become the Carolina Panthers’ offensive coordinator, according to ESPN.
The 30-year-old Brady is considered one of the most highly touted up-and-coming offensive coaches in football, thanks to his spread offense that revolutionized LSU, and as passing game coordinator was integral in the development of Heisman Trophy-quarterback Joe Burrow.
LSU had the nation’s top scoring offense and routed Clemson on Monday to win the national championship.
Prior to the title game, Brady agreed to a three-year extension with LSU that would have doubled his $410,000 salary. That reportedly included an out-clause if the NFL came calling, as there was speculation Panthers’ first-year head coach Matt Rhule was interested in Brady.
Before taking LSU by storm for one season, where he also was named the nation’s top assistant, Brady spent two years as an offensive assistant with the New Orleans Saints and worked at Penn State and William & Mary.
Brady will be the youngest coordinator in the NFL, while Burrow is expected to be the No. 1 pick in the 2020 NFL draft.