newyorkpost--2020-10-21--Joe Judge’s Philly homecoming could spark ‘collective rising’ for Giants

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The Native Son returns, and he returns on “Thursday Night Football” to his old stomping grounds with the hated rival team from up the Turnpike that he now calls his own, and he returns an Eagles fan no more.
He is Philly Special, the Pride of Doylestown, Pa., the former quarterback for Lansdale Catholic High School, a popular kid stoked with ambition who of course wolfed down cheesesteaks at Pat’s and Geno’s, who treasures the life and football lessons he learned from his beloved late high school coach Jim Algeo, who will wish his beloved late father could have seen him standing on the sidelines where other visiting head coaches have stood.
And it is undoubtedly Joe Judge’s good fortune that those hostile fans at the Linc who might view him now as a traitor will be limited to a maximum of 7,500.
A Philly Special night on the national stage for Judge — who returns with Frank Gifford’s former team and not Chuck Bednarik’s, returns with Bill Parcells’ former team and not Buddy Ryan’s, returns with Tom Coughlin’s former team and not Andy Reid’s.
And he returns with a 1-5 team that somehow, some way, still has the same designs the 1-4-1 Eagles do on an NFC Least — which no one has seemed interested in winning, including the imploding 2-4 Cowboys.
“Our division is winnable,” Logan Ryan said.
Day by day, week by week, Judge is driven to show his Giants the way out of the relentless darkness that has enveloped them for too long into a brighter future, but all of a sudden the future can be now.
Gentlemen, restart your season.
Restart in a place you have not won since 2013, with Coughlin and Eli Manning.
The Giants didn’t win at the Linc with Ben McAdoo, didn’t win there with Pat Shurmur.
There isn’t a Giants player who doesn’t want to get a Philly Special win now — for themselves, and for Judge’s happy homecoming.
The Giants never have been, and undoubtedly never will be, confused with any Greatest Show on Turf. They were closer to Woody Hayes’ three-yards-and-a-cloud-of-dust squads against the Washington Football Team. It is a function of trying to figure out and establish an identity while Daniel Jones is enduring trial by error, learning Jason Garrett’s system behind an evolving offensive line with a dearth of playmakers.
But in the modern-day NFL, you aren’t going to win many games with your quarterback throwing 19 times, for 112 yards, even if he runs for 74 yards. You aren’t going to win many games with your offense scoring 13 points. Unless you have Michael Strahan, Osi Umenyiora and Justin Tuck rushing the other passer. Or the other passer is a backup. Carson Wentz is not Kyle Allen. The Eagles, as floundering as they are, are not the WFT.
For Judge and for Garrett, this is when you better play to win.
For Judge, it means eschewing the field goal on fourth-and-goal at the 2, it means not punting on fourth-and-2 from the Philadelphia 38.
“Anywhere the ball is on the field, they’re looking to get the thing into the end zone,” Judge said.
For Garrett, it means coordinating the kind of inspired game plan that he unleashed against the Cowboys. It doesn’t mean Air Garrett. It means don’t be afraid to push the envelope in big moments so you can lessen the burden on your defense.
Wentz has driven Eagles fans batty with his 11 turnovers, but even with a decimated supporting cast, playmakers and protectors both, the Eagles scored 29 points against the formidable Steelers and 28 against the formidable Ravens over the past two weeks. Wentz can break Philadelphia’s heart, but he can also break yours.
The Giants’ defense scored a touchdown in each of the past two games (Kyler Fackrell, Tae Crowder), but Jones shouldn’t count on a third. He needs to start playing at a higher level so that Judge can trust him on fourth-and-short as much as he trusts his defense. Jones averaged two TD passes a game last season. He’s averaging one TD pass every two games now.
For Joe Judge and Daniel Jones and the Giants, the season can start again on Thursday night. It is a chance for them to use that elusive first win as a launching pad.
“A collective rising,” Judge said.
When the Eagles score a touchdown, Judge will hear a muted version of “Fly, Eagles, Fly” that will sound oh-so familiar to him.
He will have family and friends in the stands, and they all fully understand that for their favorite son, it is now Fly, Giants, Fly.


newyorkpost--2020-10-21--Turkey leads new atrocities against Armenians

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In a faraway corner of the world, in a land Armenians call Artsakh and which you may know as Karabakh (“black garden”), a church was bombed last week — and then bombed again. It was Azeri forces that attacked the Holy Savior Cathedral in the city of Shushi, amid a spiraling armed conflict between the two sides.
And not just between those two sides. Scattered among these ancient mountains are the debris of Syrian mercenaries, Israeli drones, Turkish helicopters and Russian bombs, all exploding out into an unpredictable regional war.
Yet for us Armenians, an attack like the one on the Holy Savior Cathedral isn’t just a matter of urgent current affairs. No, the swirling dust kicked up by violence against a Christian house of worship can take back even the most modern-minded Armenian more than a century — to the year 1915.
That was the year that the Ottoman Turkish government began the systematic deportation, attempted conversion and ultimate killing of a million and a half Christian Armenians.
“Christians in Peril in Turkey,” screamed headlines from The New York Times that year. It turned out to be quite the global event: the spectacular killing of the world’s first Christian people, the first genocide of modern history unfolding in the shadows of Ararat, the biblical mountains where Noah’s Ark had landed.
And then another kind of headline: “Turkish Official Denies Atrocities.”
As Armenians were sent to slaughter like lambs, the Turkish government was gaslighting America and the world, unveiling a policy of systematically denying the Armenian Genocide that continues to this day. The policy also involved systematically destroying all evidence that Armenians had ever lived in the region — including hundreds of churches.
Miraculously, a small sliver of Armenia did survive the genocide, first as an independent republic and then — history never being too generous — as Soviet Armenia. A few years later, Armenia was cut up even further. It was Joseph Stalin’s idea to award the Armenian territory of Nagorno Karabakh to Soviet Azerbaijan. It remained semi-autonomous within its bound, and Armenians remained a majority there, although pogroms and massacres were rampant.
As the Soviet Union was falling, the people of Artsakh naturally voted — just like Armenia and Azerbaijan — to regain sovereignty. Azerbaijan, having enjoyed possession of the place for the better part of a century, was not inclined to give it up. That is how the war started.
I know that war well. When Armenia declared independence from the Soviet Union in 1991, I served as the new republic’s first foreign minister and had the privilege to launch diplomatic relations with the nations of the world and negotiate Armenia’s accession to the United Nations and other international organizations. When war in Artsakh erupted, I had the responsibility of setting the foundations of peace talks.
In 1994, with Armenians in control of Artsakh, a cease-fire was brokered. But the war wasn’t really over. As a gesture of solidarity — and a promise for the future — Azerbaijan’s senior ally Turkey had closed its border with Armenia. In the decades that followed, Turkey continued to deny the Armenian Genocide.
With the rise of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his Justice and Development Party, Turkey descended into dictatorship and xenophobia. Azerbaijan did the same. Its president, Ilham Aliyev, recently tweeted: “Armenia is not even a colony, it is not even worthy of being a servant.”
It was with Turkey’s funding, munitions and guidance that Azerbaijan attacked Artsakh on Sept. 27, 2020. Erdogan didn’t attempt to hide this. “We support the friendly and fraternal Azerbaijan in every way possible,” he said. And even then, as Stepanakert and Shushi and all towns of Artsakh were indiscriminately bombed, we didn’t want to accept what he meant.
Yes, a church being bombed is a special kind of event. A church being bombed is an instantaneous narration of a 100-year history, clearing away a century’s worth of obfuscation and denial to reveal a quite apparent truth: Christians are in peril again. And genocide has once again besieged the black garden.
Raffi Hovannisian served as Armenia’s first minister of foreign affairs and helped negotiate peace talks among Armenia, Azerbaijan and Artsakh.


newyorkpost--2020-10-21--Deaths rates among hospitalized COVID-19 patients declining: report

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Death rates among hospitalized COVID-19 patients have declined sharply since the height of the pandemic , according to two peer-reviewed studies cited in a new report .
The decline in deaths were recorded across age groups and among those with pre-existing health conditions , NPR reported .
The data indicate doctors may have improved their ability to treat the coronavirus .
One of the studies , which was conducted between March and August , found the death rate among thousands of hospitalized coronavirus @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to the report .
At the start of the pandemic , hospitalized patients had a 25.6 percent chance of dying , compared to the 7.6 percent chance they now face , according to the report .
“ We find that the death rate has gone down substantially , ” Leora Horwitz , an author of one of the studies , told the news outlet .
Other experts cautioned the 7.6 percent death rate is still far higher than other common diseases , including the seasonal flu .
Horwitz could not provide a singular @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the above is often the right answer in medicine , and I think that ’ s the case here , too , ” she told NPR .

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Death rates among hospitalized COVID-19 patients have declined sharply since the height of the pandemic, according to two peer-reviewed studies cited in a new report.
The decline in deaths were recorded across age groups and among those with pre-existing health conditions, NPR reported. The data indicate doctors may have improved their ability to treat the coronavirus.
One of the studies, which was conducted between March and August, found the death rate among thousands of hospitalized coronavirus patients plummeted by 18 percent, according to the report.
At the start of the pandemic, hospitalized patients had a 25.6 percent chance of dying, compared to the 7.6 percent chance they now face, according to the report.
“We find that the death rate has gone down substantially,” Leora Horwitz, an author of one of the studies, told the news outlet.
Other experts cautioned the 7.6 percent death rate is still far higher than other common diseases, including the seasonal flu.
Horwitz could not provide a singular cause for the decline.
“All of the above is often the right answer in medicine, and I think that’s the case here, too,” she told NPR.


newyorkpost--2020-10-21--Ranking five best MLB general manager/manager openings

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Steve Cohen moved closer to owning the Mets this week. The eight-member Ownership Committee blessed a sale to him. That leaves the eight-member Executive Committee and the full ownership body as the last hurdles within baseball.
These are not formalities. There is opposition to Cohen’s purchase. But the 7-1 vote by those on the Ownership Committee indicates that it will be hard to form the bloc of eight owners necessary to prevent Cohen from succeeding Fred Wilpon and Saul Katz atop the Mets’ hierarchy.
For Mets fans, that will start the engine on just how Cohen will divvy up his billions with attractive free agents such as J.T. Realmuto and George Springer sitting in a market in which many organizations are likely to abstain, claiming COVID-caused financial distress. Inside the industry — think, what is in it for me — there is wonder what Cohen will be doing with baseball operations and the managerial chair.
Cohen’s announcement that Sandy Alderson will be the team president signals a diminishment or, more likely, end to Brodie Van Wagenen’s general manager reign, and probably that of a few of his key subordinates as well.
Also, Alderson was named team president in charge of not just baseball, but the business operations as well. And the business of the Mets is going to need a lot of attention. Thus, there is an expectation that Alderson will be hiring not just a GM to lead the baseball department. A few executives spoken to anticipate that Cohen will follow the path established when Andrew Friedman took over the Dodgers baseball operations after the 2014 campaign.
Friedman flooded the front office with talent with big pedigree from elsewhere, including Josh Byrnes and Farhan Zaidi — and at a later date Alex Anthopoulos. This is another area in which Cohen’s money could allow a zig while much of the industry zags in reacting to lost revenue by trimming front office personnel, among other items.
As for manager, Luis Rojas is viewed as having a better chance of surviving than Van Wagenen. Multiple sources have pointed out that Rojas worked within the Mets organization for all eight years of Alderson’s GM term and was viewed positively.
But whether it is the position of GM or manager, the Mets jobs would become the most desirable in the industry. That’s because the Mets have a solid foundation of players, would have Cohen’s infusion of cash moving forward and, as one former team executive said, “There will be a sense [with the Wilpons out] of a breath of fresh air.”
For now, though, there are a combined five openings for GMs or managers. Before anything is determined with the Mets, these are how I would rank them in order of most to least desirable:
1. White Sox manager
This is a roster, even more so than that of the Mets, that is ready to win, since Chicago just went to the playoffs for the first time since 2008. There are oodles of young and prime-age talent, highlighted by Tim Anderson, Lucas Giolito, Eloy Jimenez, Yoan Moncada and Luis Robert. Plus, the financial splash last offseason to retain Jose Abreu and sign Yasmani Grandal and Dallas Keuchel signaled that owner Jerry Reinsdorf hungers for another title.
But early indicators are he also yearns for Tony La Russa, who managed the White Sox from 1979-86. Reinsdorf has said letting La Russa go is one of his most regrettable decisions. Will he feel the same way about bringing back someone who, yes, is a Hall of Famer, but also is 76 and hasn’t managed in a decade? If not La Russa, keep an eye on A.J. Hinch, whose suspension for ties to the Astros cheating scandal is up after this season.
2. Red Sox manager
Boston is looking at a bit of rebuilding at a time when the Rays and Yankees are powerful, the Blue Jays are rising and even the Orioles are stirring a bit. But these are the Red Sox, which means there will be talent and money here when necessary, and a great fan base and history.
There is strong buzz that Alex Cora, after a year suspension for his ties to the Astros’ cheating scandal, will return. If not, chief baseball officer Chaim Bloom — from the Rays’ family tree — could be leaning toward a type that would grow with the roster, such as Tampa Bay bench coach Matt Quatraro or Sam Fuld, the Phillies’ director of integrative baseball performance.
3. Phillies GM
About those Phillies … They just had a historically bad year from the bullpen, which finally doomed Matt Klentak. That pen needs to be rebuilt. Realmuto either has to be re-signed or replaced. The NL East is probably the majors’ most competitive division — perhaps about to become more challenging with Cohen’s money injected. But whoever takes over will begin with a legit rotation 1-2 of Aaron Nola and Zack Wheeler, a proven manager in Joe Giardi and owner John Middleton’s financial commitment to pursue a title.
4. Tigers manager
Hinch and Cora are in play here as well — Hinch’s closeness to assistant GM Scott Bream adds an extra tie. There is young talent, headed by pitcher Casey Mize and slugger Spencer Torkelson, ready or nearly ready. There is an AL Central in which no team is going to join the financial super heavyweight category. So there is an avenue for steady growth and contention soon.
5. Angels GM
Whoever takes over has to run out the last year of Albert Pujols’ deal, the last two of Justin Upton’s, figure out exactly what Shohei Ohtani is and find roughly 6-8 pitchers for a team that wants to win now to stop wasting Mike Trout’s prime — and that of Anthony Rendon, too. But if that takes another two years, suddenly Trout and Rendon will be ebbing out of their primes. Do you want to be the GM, for example, who has to help transition Trout out of center?
There is money and opportunity here, especially in an AL West that is very winnable the next few years. But there also is an owner, Arte Moreno, who is going to be involved. So there is wide variance here — the potential that this could be a wonderful job or a terrible one. Dave Dombrowski, who has titles on his résumé with the Marlins and Red Sox, is viewed as a frontrunner. But he bought a house in Nashville and could stick with the group trying to bring a major league team to that city.


newyorkpost--2020-10-21--How Team Trump is fighting China’s ploys to control the UN

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As the United Nations attempts to tackle many of the world’s greatest challenges, the biggest threat to its integrity and effectiveness comes from within — from China. For years, Beijing’s delegation in Turtle Bay has tried to twist the institution to suit its Communist government’s own ends. The Trump administration is pushing back.
It’s a mammoth task, in part because we’re the first to recognize the problem. But that’s the first step toward solving it.
As America’s UN envoy, I’ve seen firsthand the Chinese Communist Party’s increasingly aggressive efforts to manipulate UN agencies to whitewash its bad behavior, silence criticism and advance authoritarian government.
China has used its permanent seat on the Security Council to protect authoritarian regimes in Syria, Venezuela and Iran. Beijing’s diplomats have pressured debtor countries and fellow authoritarian regimes to manufacture statements in the corrupted Human Rights Council and politicized UN General Assembly Third Committee praising China’s repressive actions in Hong Kong and Xinjiang. CCP functionaries have also pressured non-Chinese leaders of organizations — most notably, Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus of the World Health Organization — to advance the interests of Beijing.
Chinese nationals routinely violate UN requirements that individuals working for the institution act as international civil servants, rather than in the interests of their own countries. For example, Fang Liu, the head of the International Civil Aviation Organization, used her position to cover up a Chinese-backed hack of the organization’s computers and thwart Taiwan from participating on civil-aviation issues. The secretary-general of the International Telecommunications Union, Houlin Zhao, has used his post to promote sales of Huawei, an arm of the Communist surveillance state.
Unlike our predecessors, the Trump administration is clear-eyed about this threat. We are exposing Beijing’s true intentions to the world and fighting back across the board. Within the UN system, we have worked hard to convince our allies to join us, and we are starting to see results.
Last March, we worked with our allies to ensure that a candidate from Singapore, a country that respects intellectual-property rights, defeated the Chinese nominee to lead the World Intellectual Property Organization. In May, we spotlighted Beijing’s brutal bullying of Hong Kong at the Security Council.
In June, we led the effort with our allies to secure the removal of so-called “Xi Jinping Thought” language from the UN75 Political Declaration. In a sign of UN member states’ growing opposition to CCP ideological references in UN documents, we went from being the only dissenting voice on two annual General Assembly resolutions last year to being joined by 30 allies this year.
On Sept. 16, I met one-on-one with the director of the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in New York, the first such meeting between a top Taiwanese official and the US ambassador to the United Nations. During High-Level Week, we hosted an event with the top 10 humanitarian donors, a group that does not include China, that showcased the generosity of the American people and rebutted China’s claims of multilateral leadership.
The United States also continues to lead the charge in exposing appalling rights abuses against Uighurs, Kazakhs and other minority groups in Xinjiang and to demand action. Building upon several US-led events and statements on the issue, this month we supported our German and British colleagues in securing 39 cosponsors of a joint statement on Xinjiang, Hong Kong and Tibet at the Third Committee — 16 more cosponsors than last year.
These aren’t the actions of an administration retreating from multilateralism. Rather, the administration is doing the hard work necessary to fix and preserve a multilateral system built on human rights, democratic principles and the rule of law. It might require cutting ties with certain international organizations that are beyond repair and significantly reshaping those that have temporarily lost their way. We want multilateralism — but multilateralism is useless if it facilitates authoritarian dominance.
This isn’t a battle between the United States and China but between a multilateral system that serves the people and a multilateral system that protects dictators. Not only for the freedom-loving nations of the world, but for the sake of those suffering today under authoritarian and abusive regimes, President Trump, Secretary Mike Pompeo and I will continue to fight every day on the side of freedom.
Kelly Craft is the US ambassador to the United Nations.


newyorkpost--2020-10-21--You can help save these classic NYC restaurants

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Lockdowns and draconian rules are killing Gotham’s restaurants. So it’s up to us, New Yorkers who can still afford it, to save these embattled restaurants from extinction. Government loans won’t be enough. Neither will hopeful waiting on 50 percent capacity while Gov. Cuomo twiddles his thumbs.
They need our business — now. Here are a few salvation picks from me. Some are “iconic,” some merely charming and some sweetly warm as only family-run businesses can be. They’re all in Manhattan, because its restaurant scene has suffered more than in the other boroughs, due to quiet office and entertainment districts and the migration of some big spenders to the suburbs.
Go to these places. Spend big. Pray they’ll still be with us when the nightmare ends.
Shun Lee Palace
(155 East 55th St.) The grand dame of Manhattan “luxury” Chinese restaurants, nearly a half-century old, is doing only takeout/delivery right now. The sidewalk’s too narrow for outdoor dining, and management wasn’t willing to operate indoors on 25 percent capacity. The elegant eatery founded by Michael Tong, whose family still owns it, introduced Hunan cuisine and orange chicken to New York. It deserves 50 more years.
Westside Restaurant
(2020 Broadway at 69th Street) and Red Flame Diner (67 West 44th Street): The pandemic has killed off many classic Big Apple diners and coffee shops, but both of these Greek American-family-managed places soldier on with indoor and outdoor seating. The Westside’s landlord lists it as available, though the owner denies he’s closing. The Red Flame lost much of its clientele to the Midtown “ghost town.” Show them love — and cash.
Harry’s
(One Hanover Square) This classic steakhouse, owned by the Poulakakos family, had a $1 million redesign a few years ago, but it has all the spirit of the 1972 original. Its warm, clubby confines and top-grade beef have always drawn Wall Street dealmakers and tourists, as well as the neighborhood’s more recent influx of families and singles who call FiDi home. But nearby offices are mostly empty, and tourists scarce.
Chez Napoleon
(365 West 50th St.) and Pergola Des Artistes (252 West 46th St.). These atmospheric, family-owned bistros date back to the early 1960s, when French sailors still came ashore from the Hudson River piers. Like their neighbors, they’re hurt by the Broadway-theater shutdowns and a paucity of tourists. Their cozy dining rooms and warm service make you forget the desolation outside.
Blvd. Bistro
(2149 Frederick Douglass Boulevard), for chef Carlos Swepson’s “crafted American soul.” and Lolo’s Seafood Shack, “where the Caribbean meets Cape Cod,” are Harlem favorites that would love to have you. Thanks to wide media exposure, both places normally draw tourists and metro-area foodies as well as locals — but not now.
Margon
(136 West 46th St.) This Dominican family-owned Cuban spot has the city’s best Cuban sandwich, among dozens of popular proletarian dishes. The cafeteria-style eatery feels like a late 1940s luncheonette in a black-and-white movie, with friendly staff behind steam tables and customers gulping inexpensive dishes at tiny tables. It’s always been more popular with Midtown office workers than with tourists. But most of the offices in the tall skyscrapers around it are still empty, so Margon can use every new mouth it can get.
Redeye Grill
(890 Seventh Ave.), and The Russian Tea Room (150 West 57th St.) Both longtime New York institutions drew on customers headed for or leaving Carnegie Hall, which is almost on their doorsteps. But Carnegie Hall is dark until some time next year. The Tea Room is 92 years old, the Redeye a mere toddler at 25. Both have seen the passage of history, and a cavalcade of celebrities, through their doors. Redeye serves indoors and on a gracious patio overlooking the sidewalk, the Tea Room indoors only. The more of us who go, the better the chances they will emerge from this harrowing season stronger and better than before.


newyorkpost--2020-10-22--Joe Biden proposes bipartisan commission to reform Supreme Court system

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Joe Biden wants to appoint a bipartisan commission to reform the Supreme Court system because it ’ s “ getting out of whack , ” the Democratic presidential nominee said in a new interview .
The former veep pushed the proposal in an interview with “ 60 Minutes ” that ’ s set to air in full on Sunday — nine days before the election .
“ If elected , what I will do is I ’ ll put together a national @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , constitutional scholars , Democrats , Republicans , liberal , conservative , ” Biden said .
“ And I will ask them to over 180 days come back to me with recommendations as to how to reform the court system because it ’ s getting out of whack – the way in which it ’ s being handled and it ’ s not about court packing.
” He added , “ There ’ s a number of other things that our constitutional scholars have debated and I ’ ve looked to see what @ @ @ @ @ @ @ has dodged questions on court packing as Republicans look to approve the appointment of Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court — though has said he ’ s “ not a fan ” of it .
“ The last thing we need to do is turn the Supreme Court into just a political football , whoever has the most votes gets whatever they want , ” he told “ 60 Minutes.
” “ Presidents come and go .
Supreme Court justices stay for generations .
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Joe Biden wants to appoint a bipartisan commission to reform the Supreme Court system because it’s “getting out of whack,” the Democratic presidential nominee said in a new interview.
The former veep pushed the proposal in an interview with “60 Minutes” journalist Norah O’Donnell that’s set to air in full on Sunday — nine days before the election.
“If elected, what I will do is I’ll put together a national commission of – [a] bipartisan commission of scholars, constitutional scholars, Democrats, Republicans, liberal, conservative,” Biden said.
“And I will ask them to, over 180 days, come back to me with recommendations as to how to reform the court system because it’s getting out of whack – the way in which it’s being handled and it’s not about court packing.”
Biden and his running mate, California Sen. Kamala Harris, have dodged questions about whether they support expanding the highest court in the land beyond nine justices.
Other prominent Democrats have suggested the move with the panel’s balance of power tilting increasingly rightward, most recently with President Trump’s nomination of Amy Coney Barrett to succeed late liberal lion Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
“No, they don’t deserve [it],” said Biden during a prickly interview with a Las Vegas news station earlier this month, asked if prospective voters have a right to know his position on the issue before heading to the polls.
During the lone vice presidential debate, Harris repeatedly dodged when incumbent Mike Pence tried to pin her down on the issue of court-packing.
At one point, rather than answer the question she launched into the story of President Lincoln declining to put forth a Supreme Court nominee less than a month out from a presidential election.
“I just want the record to reflect [that] she never answered the question,” said Pence, arguing that the response nevertheless spoke volumes. “I think the American people know the answer.”
And at a solo town hall event held last week in lieu of what was supposed to be the second presidential debate, Biden signaled that he’s “not a fan” of court packing, but did not explicitly rule it out, instead vowing to put forth a more concrete position before the election.
That apparent position came during the “60 Minutes” interview, when he said that there are many issues to be weighed with respect to reforming the Supreme Court, including but not limited to court packing.
“There’s a number of other things that our constitutional scholars have debated and I’ve looked to see what recommendations that commission might make,” he said.
“The last thing we need to do is turn the Supreme Court into just a political football, whoever has the most votes gets whatever they want,” he continued.
“Presidents come and go. Supreme Court justices stay for generations.”


newyorkpost--2020-10-22--Martin Bashir is ‘seriously unwell’ amid COVID-19 battle

“ We are sorry to say that Martin is seriously unwell with COVID-19 related complications , ” a BBC rep said in a statement .
“ Everyone at the BBC is wishing him a full recovery .
We ’ d ask that his privacy , and that of his family , is respected at this time.
” The 57-year-old is famed for his explosive 1995 interview with Princess Diana , in which she exposed royal acts of adultery .
Nearly 23 million viewers watched the night the people ’ s princess bared her soul about her failed marriage to Prince @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Parker-Bowles .
“ There were three of us in this marriage , ” she told Bashir .
However , 25 years later , Bashir was accused of scoring the scoop by stoking Diana ’ s paranoia that the secret service was bugging her private conversations and by using fake bank statements to get her brother , Earl Spencer , to help secure the interview , the Sunday Times of London reported .
Bashir also courted controversy with his lurid 2003 ITV/ABC documentary “ Living with Michael Jackson.
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He returned to the UK outlet after a run as the host of ABC ’ s “ Nightline , ” followed by an anchor position at MSNBC .
He infamously left that gig in 2016 after a receiving criticism for declaring vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin a “ world-class idiot ” and suggesting on-air that someone should defecate in her mouth .

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BBC journalist Martin Bashir is battling the coronavirus.
“We are sorry to say that Martin is seriously unwell with COVID-19 related complications,” a BBC rep said in a statement. “Everyone at the BBC is wishing him a full recovery. We’d ask that his privacy, and that of his family, is respected at this time.”
The 57-year-old is famed for his explosive 1995 interview with Princess Diana, in which she exposed royal acts of adultery. Nearly 23 million viewers watched the night the people’s princess bared her soul about her failed marriage to Prince Charles — and his affair with Camilla Parker-Bowles. “There were three of us in this marriage,” she told Bashir.
However, 25 years later, Bashir was accused of scoring the scoop by stoking Diana’s paranoia that the secret service was bugging her private conversations and by using fake bank statements to get her brother, Earl Spencer, to help secure the interview, the Sunday Times of London reported.
Bashir also courted controversy with his lurid 2003 ITV/ABC documentary “Living with Michael Jackson.” He has worked as the religion editor for BBC news since 2016.
He returned to the UK outlet after a run as the host of ABC’s “Nightline,” followed by an anchor position at MSNBC. He infamously left that gig in 2016 after receiving criticism for declaring vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin a “world-class idiot” and suggesting on-air that someone should defecate in her mouth.


newyorkpost--2020-10-22--Trump slams Obama as ex-president returns to 2020 campaign trail

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President Trump slammed former President Barack Obama as Obama returned to the 2020 campaign trail to stump for Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden — while the two men faced off in what were essentially dueling campaign rallies.
Speaking to his supporters Wednesday evening at a rally in Gastonia, North Carolina, Trump mocked his predecessor for how his campaigning in 2016 for then-Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton turned out.
“[Obama] said, ‘He will not be our president.’ Before that, he said, ‘He will not run.’ Then I ran. Then he said, ‘He will not get the nomination.’ Then I got the nomination. Then he said, ‘He will not be our president.’ Then I won,” Trump told the crowd in the newly purple state.
“The only one more unhappy than Crooked Hillary that night was Barack Hussein Obama,” he continued.
At one point, the 45th president remarked on a conversation he had with an individual about his predecessor hitting the campaign trail as Election Day draws near.
“Somebody said, ‘Sir, maybe this isn’t good. President Obama’s campaigning for Sleepy Joe Biden.’ I said, ‘That’s good news or bad news? Tell me, are you saying it’s good or it’s bad?’ ‘Well, I guess it’s bad.’ No, it’s good. There is nobody that campaigned harder for Crooked Hillary Clinton than Obama. He was all over the place,” Trump said, explaining his lack of concern about the 44th president trying to boost Biden’s 2020 effort.
He also noted that it “took forever” for Obama to endorse his former vice president amid a crowded primary field.
Obama had stayed out of the Democratic presidential primary, declining to endorse any candidate until the selection process was complete and a nominee had been chosen.
What the current president didn’t address directly was his predecessor’s remarks earlier Wednesday evening in Philadelphia, Pa., where Obama slammed Trump for his rhetoric — something that he argued “emboldened” Americans to be negative.
“There are consequences to these actions. They embolden other people to be cruel and divisive and racist, and it frays the fabric of our society, and it affects how our children see things. And it affects the ways that our families get along,” the 44th president said during his first solo rally of the 2020 campaign season.
“It affects how the world looks at America. That behavior matters. Character matters. And by the way, while he’s doing all that, it distracts all of us from the truly destructive actions that his appointees are doing all across the government, actions that affect your lives,” he continued.
President Trump remained unfazed by his predecessor getting involved in the 2020 race late Thursday morning, saying in a tweet that the effort would help Republicans.
“Obama is campaigning for us. Every time he speaks, people come over to our side. He didn’t even want to endorse Sleepy Joe. Did so long after primaries were over!” he wrote on the social media platform.


newyorkpost--2020-10-22--Banksy’s reworking of Claude Monet scene sells for nearly $10M at auction

This Banksy may be trashy — but it fetched almost $ 10 million .
An oil painting by the notorious street artist that depicted an idyllic Claude Monet scene blighted by discarded items has fetched the second-highest price ever paid for one of his works .
“ Show Me the Monet , ” one of several reworkings of classic paintings that Banksy called his “ Crude Oils ” collection , was expected to get between $ 3.9 million to $ 6.5 million at auction Wednesday .
But it far exceeded expectations as it sold to an unidentified bidder at Sotheby @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for $ 9.89 million .
It came after a “ lively and competitive 9-minute bidding battle between clients from around the world , ” Sotheby ’ s said .
The only other Banksy to sell for more was his painting of the British parliament populated by chimpanzees , which sold for more than $ 12 million a year ago .
In “ Show Me the Monet , ” Banksy transforms Monet ’ s masterpiece depicting a Japanese-style bridge in his famous garden at Giverny into a modern-day fly-tipping spot — littered with discarded @ @ @ @ @ @ @ cone .
“ The vandalized paintings reflect life as it is now , ” the notoriously secretive artist , who has never officially been identified , said in 2005 , when it was painted .
“ We don ’ t live in a world like Constable ’ s Haywain anymore and , if you do , there is probably a travelers ’ camp on the other side of the hill.
” It was one of the “ strongest and most iconic ” Banksy works to ever appear at auction , according to Alex @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of contemporary art .

This Banksy may be trashy — but it fetched almost $10 million.
An oil painting by the notorious street artist that depicted an idyllic Claude Monet scene blighted by discarded items has fetched the second-highest price ever paid for one of his works.
“Show Me the Monet,” one of several reworkings of classic paintings that Banksy called his “Crude Oils” collection, was expected to get between $3.9 million to $6.5 million at auction Wednesday.
But it far exceeded expectations as it sold to an unidentified bidder at Sotheby’s in London on Wednesday evening for $9.89 million.
It came after a “lively and competitive 9-minute bidding battle between clients from around the world,” Sotheby’s said.
The only other Banksy to sell for more was his painting of the British parliament populated by chimpanzees, which sold for more than $12 million a year ago.
In “Show Me the Monet,” Banksy transforms Monet’s masterpiece depicting a Japanese-style bridge in his famous garden at Giverny into a modern-day fly-tipping spot — littered with discarded shopping trollies and a fluorescent orange traffic cone.
“The vandalized paintings reflect life as it is now,” the notoriously secretive artist, who has never officially been identified, said in 2005, when it was painted.
“We don’t live in a world like Constable’s Haywain anymore and, if you do, there is probably a travelers’ camp on the other side of the hill.”
It was one of the “strongest and most iconic” Banksy works to ever appear at auction, according to Alex Branczik, Sotheby’s European head of contemporary art.
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newyorkpost--2020-10-22--Famed Apple designer Jony Ive joins Airbnb as it prepares to go public

Airbnb has tapped famed Apple design boss Jony Ive to spruce up the home-sharing startup ’ s products as it prepares to go public .
Ive and his new firm , LoveFrom , will help Airbnb design the “ next generation ” of its products and services and develop its internal design team , CEO Brian Chesky announced Wednesday , calling their multi-year partnership a “ special collaboration.
” Airbnb — which filed confidentially for an initial public offering in August — joins Apple on the big-name client roster of LoveFrom , the independent design outfit Ive started following his @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
He was credited with dreaming up the iconic designs for devices such as the iPhone , iPad and Apple Watch .
Chesky did not reveal any financial terms of Airbnb ’ s arrangement with Ive or specific details of the projects he ’ ll be working on .
The San Francisco-based company is best known for its app that lets users rent out individual rooms or entire homes to travelers .
Chesky did say that he and Ive , 53 , have been friends for years and that they share a belief @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and interfaces , but in crafting services and experiences.
” Ive spoke of Chesky in similarly admiring terms in a brief 2015 Time Magazine profile of the executive , calling Airbnb ’ s short-term rental service “ soaringly ambitious and utterly practical.
” “ We ’ re both excited about the ideas we already have , as well as ideas that are currently beyond our imagination , ” Chesky wrote .
The high-profile partnership comes ahead of Airbnb ’ s hotly-anticipated IPO later this year .
The company is forging ahead with the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ valuation of more than $ 30 billion , according to Reuters — despite taking a hit from the coronavirus pandemic , which forced it to lay off 25 percent of its workforce in May .

Airbnb has tapped famed Apple design boss Jony Ive to spruce up the home-sharing startup’s products as it prepares to go public.
Ive and his new firm, LoveFrom, will help Airbnb design the “next generation” of its products and services and develop its internal design team, CEO Brian Chesky announced Wednesday, calling their multi-year partnership a “special collaboration.”
Airbnb — which filed confidentially for an initial public offering in August — joins Apple on the big-name client roster of LoveFrom, the independent design outfit Ive started following his departure from the Mac maker last year. He was credited with dreaming up the iconic designs for devices such as the iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch.
Chesky did not reveal any financial terms of Airbnb’s arrangement with Ive or specific details of the projects he’ll be working on. The San Francisco-based company is best known for its app that lets users rent out individual rooms or entire homes to travelers.
Chesky did say that he and Ive, 53, have been friends for years and that they share a belief in “not only in making objects and interfaces, but in crafting services and experiences.” Ive spoke of Chesky in similarly admiring terms in a brief 2015 Time Magazine profile of the executive, calling Airbnb’s short-term rental service “soaringly ambitious and utterly practical.”
“We’re both excited about the ideas we already have, as well as ideas that are currently beyond our imagination,” Chesky wrote.
The high-profile partnership comes ahead of Airbnb’s hotly-anticipated IPO later this year. The company is forging ahead with the listing — which could fetch it a valuation of more than $30 billion, according to Reuters — despite taking a hit from the coronavirus pandemic, which forced it to lay off 25 percent of its workforce in May.


newyorkpost--2020-10-22--Attorney accused of being ‘serial bank robber,’ busted on way to sixth robbery

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A Florida lawyer is accused of being a “serial bank robber,” who was busted this week as he allegedly headed to his sixth raid, federal prosecutors said.
Aaron Honaker, 41, is accused of holding up five Miami banks since Sept. 30 — but only successfully getting cash in two of them, and even then only $1,850, the US Attorney’s office said.
He was arrested after a detective spotted him downtown Tuesday — and was carrying a hammer and demanded notes as he confessed to heading to another planned robbery at a TD Bank, according to the Miami Herald, citing the criminal complaint.
Honaker is listed on the Florida Bar as a member in good standing. Both that and his LinkedIn page say he is with the Coral Gables-based firm of Martinez Morales — but the company told the Miami Herald he disappeared two years ago and never came back.
Duke University School of Law also denies he graduated from there, as he claims in his online profiles — with the Herald noting he is instead listed as having graduated from Wake Forest School of Law.
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Honaker had his first appearance in federal magistrate court in Miami Wednesday and remains in custody. Federal prosecutors are seeking to detain him before trial, and a bond hearing is scheduled for Friday.
The attorney is being represented by the federal public defender’s office, the paper noted.


newyorkpost--2020-10-22--Trump campaign, UFC team up for massive YouTube ad during final debate

The Trump campaign is teaming up with the Ultimate Fighting Championship to occupy some critical internet space during Thursday ’ s final presidential debate by taking over YouTube ’ s masthead for 24 hours , according to a report .
The ad buy will include two from the UFC urging people to vote in person on Nov. 3 , Fox News reported .
“ The upcoming election is a fight for the future of our country , ” UFC President Dana White says in the ad .
“ President Trump built the greatest economy in American history and since COVID @ @ @ @ @ @ @ total collapse and is rebuilding it all over again.
” Another spot features UFC star Jorge Masvidal saying Democrats shouldn ’ t be “ entitled ” to the Latino vote and hitting Joe Biden for playing “ Despacito ” at a campaign rally in Florida .
“ You know what else is not going to work for [ Latinos ] – playing ‘ Despacito ’ on your cell phone to pander to us .
Hell no !
You got to give us some credit for having heads on our shoulders , ” Masvidal @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and Masvidal , whose father fled Cuba to escape Fidel Castro ’ s rule , have spoken in support for President Trump at rallies .
The Trump campaign has secured the YouTube masthead for most of the remaining days of the election .
It also took over the masthead for the first debate last month .
Team Biden countered by launching a “ Take Back the Internet ” campaign that began the night of the Sept. 29 debate .
Trump and Biden will square off for their final debate at 9 p.m. at @ @ @ @ @

The Trump campaign is teaming up with the Ultimate Fighting Championship to occupy some critical internet space during Thursday’s final presidential debate by taking over YouTube’s masthead for 24 hours, according to a report.
The ad buy will include two from the UFC urging people to vote in person on Nov. 3, Fox News reported.
“The upcoming election is a fight for the future of our country,” UFC President Dana White says in the ad. “President Trump built the greatest economy in American history and since COVID hit, he saved our economy from total collapse and is rebuilding it all over again.”
Another spot features UFC star Jorge Masvidal saying Democrats shouldn’t be “entitled” to the Latino vote and hitting Joe Biden for playing “Despacito” at a campaign rally in Florida.
“You know what else is not going to work for [Latinos] – playing ‘Despacito’ on your cell phone to pander to us. Hell no! You got to give us some credit for having heads on our shoulders,” Masvidal says in the ad.
Both White and Masvidal, whose father fled Cuba to escape Fidel Castro’s rule, have spoken in support for President Trump at rallies.
The Trump campaign has secured the YouTube masthead for most of the remaining days of the election.
It also took over the masthead for the first debate last month.
Team Biden countered by launching a “Take Back the Internet” campaign that began the night of the Sept. 29 debate.
Trump and Biden will square off for their final debate at 9 p.m. at Belmont University in Nashville.


newyorkpost--2020-10-22--Marge Champion, legendary dancer and ‘Snow White’ model, dead at 101

Marge Champion , a dancer-actress in Golden Age movies , Broadway musicals and television shows , has died .
She was 101 .
Champion , who was the real-life model for Disney ’ s animated Snow White and won an Emmy for choreographing the 1975 telefilm “ Queen of the Stardust Ballroom , ” died Wednesday in Los Angeles , dance instructor Pierre Dulaine confirmed to The Hollywood Reporter .
Marjorie Celeste Belcher was born on Sept. 2 , 1919 .
Her father was noted Hollywood dance teacher Ernest Belcher , who taught Fred Astaire and Shirley Temple — and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ led to the animation team working on 1937 ’ s “ Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs ” studying her movements on a soundstage in order to make their animated leading lady move realistically on screen .
Starting at 14 years old , she danced for the all-male team a couple days a month — at 10 bucks a day — for two years .
“ None of them had been a young girl or knew how a dress would do this or that or the other thing , ” she said in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ American Television .
“ Most of the animators [ before then ] took their characters … out of themselves.
” She later served as Disney ’ s model for the Blue Fairy in 1940 ’ s “ Pinocchio , ” Hyacinth Hippo in 1940 ’ s “ Fantasia ” and Mr. Stock in 1941 ’ s “ Dumbo.
” Marge and her famed husband/dance partner Gower Champion — also a student of her father ’ s — were married from 1947 until they divorced in 1973 .
He died in 1980 at 61 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ MGM musicals , including George Sidney ’ s 1951 remake of “ Show Boat , ” with Howard Keel , Kathryn Grayson and Ava Gardner .
They went on to appear in a films with Astaire , Ginger Rogers and Bing Crosby .
The 5-foot-2-inch dancer made her Broadway debut in 1945 ’ s “ The Fair Witch in Dark of the Moon.
” Rechristened “ Marjorie Bell , ” she formed an act with her new husband called Gower & Bell , playing nightclubs and co-starring with Sid Caesar and Imogene Coca @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Broadway Revue.
” In the summer of 1957 , the pair headlined “ The Marge and Gower Champion Show.
” “ Each of the Champions ’ dances tells a story , ” a TV critic once wrote according to THR , “ and virtually every leap , every move , every gesture tells part of that story.
” The pair also choreographed Broadway musicals , including the original production of “ Hello , Dolly !
, ” starring Carol Channing , which premiered in 1964 and ran through 1975 .
Marge wed her @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , in 1977 .
He died in 1981 from injuries suffered when he accidentally walked into a helicopter blade on the set of the NBC miniseries “ World War III.
” Survivors include a step-daughter , actress Katey Sagal ( “ Sons of Anarchy ” ) , and her son , producer-director Gregg Champion .
She also had two other step-daughters , twins Liz and Jean Sagal ( stars of the 1980s sitcom “ Double Trouble ” ) , and stepson Joey , an actor .

Marge Champion, a dancer-actress in Golden Age movies, Broadway musicals and television shows, has died. She was 101.
Champion, who was the real-life model for Disney’s animated Snow White and won an Emmy for choreographing the 1975 telefilm “Queen of the Stardust Ballroom,” died Wednesday in Los Angeles, dance instructor Pierre Dulaine confirmed to The Hollywood Reporter.
Marjorie Celeste Belcher was born on Sept. 2, 1919. Her father was noted Hollywood dance teacher Ernest Belcher, who taught Fred Astaire and Shirley Temple — and was friends with Walt Disney. This led to the animation team working on 1937’s “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs” studying her movements on a soundstage in order to make their animated leading lady move realistically on screen.
Starting at 14 years old, she danced for the all-male team a couple days a month — at 10 bucks a day — for two years.
“None of them had been a young girl or knew how a dress would do this or that or the other thing,” she said in a 1998 interview with the Archive of American Television. “Most of the animators [before then] took their characters … out of themselves.”
She later served as Disney’s model for the Blue Fairy in 1940’s “Pinocchio,” Hyacinth Hippo in 1940’s “Fantasia” and Mr. Stock in 1941’s “Dumbo.”
Marge and her famed husband/dance partner Gower Champion — also a student of her father’s — were married from 1947 until they divorced in 1973. He died in 1980 at 61.
She and Gower co-starred in several MGM musicals, including George Sidney’s 1951 remake of “Show Boat,” with Howard Keel, Kathryn Grayson and Ava Gardner. They went on to appear in a films with Astaire, Ginger Rogers and Bing Crosby.
The 5-foot-2-inch dancer made her Broadway debut in 1945’s “The Fair Witch in Dark of the Moon.” Rechristened “Marjorie Bell,” she formed an act with her new husband called Gower & Bell, playing nightclubs and co-starring with Sid Caesar and Imogene Coca on NBC’s “The Admiral Broadway Revue.”
In the summer of 1957, the pair headlined “The Marge and Gower Champion Show.” “Each of the Champions’ dances tells a story,” a TV critic once wrote according to THR, “and virtually every leap, every move, every gesture tells part of that story.”
The pair also choreographed Broadway musicals, including the original production of “Hello, Dolly!,” starring Carol Channing, which premiered in 1964 and ran through 1975.
Marge wed her last husband, TV director Boris Sagal, in 1977. He died in 1981 from injuries suffered when he accidentally walked into a helicopter blade on the set of the NBC miniseries “World War III.”
Survivors include a step-daughter, actress Katey Sagal (“Sons of Anarchy”), and her son, producer-director Gregg Champion. She also had two other step-daughters, twins Liz and Jean Sagal (stars of the 1980s sitcom “Double Trouble”), and stepson Joey, an actor.


newyorkpost--2020-10-22--Biden says America is an ‘idea’ that was ‘never lived up to’

Sign up for our special edition newsletter to get updates on the 2020 presidential election and more Joe Biden said that America was an “ idea ” that the country has “ never lived up to.
” The former vice president made the comments on Brene Brown ’ s podcast on Wednesday during a discussion about the legacy of slavery and the Black Lives Matter movement for racial justice .
“ America was an idea , an idea , ” the Democratic presidential nominee said .
“ ‘ We hold these truths to be self evident.
’ We ’ ve @ @ @ @ @ @ @ we ’ ve never walked away from it before .
And I just think we have to be more honest .
Let our kids know , as we raise them , what actually did happen .
Acknowledge our mistakes so we don ’ t repeat them.
” He continued to say that it ’ s important to teach students “ the facts.
” “ So I think it ’ s important we teach history , not in a prescriptive way , from my perspective , but what actually the facts were without also @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of racism in the United States of America .
That ’ s what it is .
And it ’ s able to be fixed , ” he said .
“ Joe Biden ’ s closing argument is that America has always been a disappointment , ” Trump campaign communications director Tim Murtaugh said , according to Fox News .
“ @ JoeBiden Where have you been for 47 years ?
America is the greatest nation in the world .
We stand for freedom and opportunity for all .
Our nation is filled with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ love this nation & don ’ t want to fundamentally transform it , ” senior adviser to the campaign Mercedes Schlapp said .

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Joe Biden said that America was an “idea” that the country has “never lived up to.”
The former vice president made the comments on Brene Brown’s podcast on Wednesday during a discussion about the legacy of slavery and the Black Lives Matter movement for racial justice.
“America was an idea, an idea,” the Democratic presidential nominee said. “‘We hold these truths to be self evident.’ We’ve never lived up to it, but we’ve never walked away from it before. And I just think we have to be more honest. Let our kids know, as we raise them, what actually did happen. Acknowledge our mistakes so we don’t repeat them.”
He continued to say that it’s important to teach students “the facts.”
“So I think it’s important we teach history, not in a prescriptive way, from my perspective, but what actually the facts were without also acknowledging that there’s 400 years of racism in the United States of America. That’s what it is. And it’s able to be fixed,” he said.
The Trump campaign responded.
“Joe Biden’s closing argument is that America has always been a disappointment,” Trump campaign communications director Tim Murtaugh said, according to Fox News.
“@JoeBiden Where have you been for 47 years? America is the greatest nation in the world. We stand for freedom and opportunity for all. Our nation is filled with strong, innovative and hard-working individuals who love this nation & don’t want to fundamentally transform it,” senior adviser to the campaign Mercedes Schlapp said.


newyorkpost--2020-10-22--Angry deer attacks officer who freed him from hammock

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newyorkpost--2020-10-22--Giants vs. Eagles: Preview, predictions, what to watch for

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Paul’s pick
Banged up does not even begin to describe the state of the Eagles’ roster. But they are home, they are desperate and thus far a huge disappointment. Does anyone believe the Giants will go into the Linc and score a bunch of points? Or that Daniel Jones will play an error-free game?
Eagles 27, Giants 20
Marquee matchup
Eagles DT Fletcher Cox vs. Giants C Nick Gates
The 29-year-old Cox has not come close to matching his 2018 output of 10.5 sacks, with just 3.5 in 2019 and sitting at 1.5 after six games this season. Still, he can sway a game when he is at his best. Gates, in his first year at center, got off to a rocky start. Since then, it has not been smooth sailing, but he is growing more acclimated to the position.
“I’m a lot more comfortable in there making the calls and just being able to snap the ball not having to think about it anymore,’’ Gates said. “I think I’ve excelled pretty decently. The first game was definitely something I needed to learn from. Everybody knew I didn’t have the greatest game. It was definitely different being out there at center. Yeah, it takes a couple of games to get used to a different spot.’’
Four downs
Iron man gets dented: Every single defensive snap — all 329 of them — that is how many inside linebacker Blake Martinez took the first five games this season. He was knocked around in the victory over Washington — he had a game-high 14 tackles — and had to leave the field for six of the 73 defensive snaps while going through concussion protocols. He returned to finish out the game and, unless something happens, will be on the field for every snap in his first Giants-Eagles tussle.
“Obviously you want to be a guy that never misses any downs, any opportunities out there on the field,’’ Martinez said. “I remember I think last year [with the Packers] we were up a lot in the Raiders game and they took us out. I don’t have to worry about some crazy long snap streak that certain guys have to deal with.’’
Bottom of the barrel: This game “features’’ two of the lowest-rated quarterbacks in the league. Carson Wentz at 30th (71.2) and Daniel Jones 31st (71.0). Wentz has more passing yards (1,401 to Jones’ 1,223) but also has nine interceptions (just Kirk Cousins, with 10, has more) to Jones’ six.
“You know how it is in Philly,’’ Joe Judge said. “It’s a great town because people are very critical, are very hard on you. Sometimes, that highlights some of the things that aren’t going as well. When you look from a different perspective and you see how you have to play the guy as an opponent, you understand all of the things that he really does well and what he really has as strengths.’’
Blue Jersey: Jabrill Peppers grew up in East Orange, N.J., in a hotbed for Giants fans. So, he understands how the locals feel about the Eagles down south on the Turnpike. Peppers helped stymie Washington on the decisive two-point conversion stop and he knows what is next.
“I know what this game means to me,’’ he said. “I’ve never played Philly yet while playing for the Giants, so I’m definitely excited about that.’’
Peppers has missed time (one game and limited in another) with an ankle injury, and the Giants need him to be healthy and an impact player.
Block party: There are myriad reasons why the Eagles have dominated the Giants for the past six years. One reason stands taller than the rest: the inability of the Giants, when it counts, to keep the Eagles’ pass rushers off the quarterback. In six games, the Eagles have 21 sacks — led by Brandon Graham (5), Josh Sweat (3) and Derek Barnett (2.5). The Giants are interchanging rookie offensive tackles Andrew Thomas and Matt Peart, which is extremely rare. Will Peart (or Thomas) get some snaps at right tackle in place of veteran Cam Fleming? There are moving parts here.


newyorkpost--2020-10-22--De Blasio goes for aimless strolls as city struggles to get by

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The coronavirus is still gripping the city, a fiscal meltdown looms and New York has been rocked this year by civil unrest, but instead of stepping up, Mayor Bill de Blasio has been stepping out.
Hizzoner has taken to regularly walking off the job — literally — in the middle of his workday for meandering, sometimes hour-plus jaunts, generally in his old Brooklyn neighborhood, while the city remains in crisis, The Post has learned.
The mayor’s latest regimen of distractions — which comes after he temporarily swore off his well-documented Park Slope YMCA workouts when COVID-19 shut down all gyms — also includes morning constitutionals running into the start of his daily press briefings, according to city sources familiar with his routine.
“This is the height of arrogance,” said one insider, who noted that the aimless walks have been commonplace for months. “While the city is falling apart, he is … walking in the park with his head in the clouds.
“I wonder if he ever heard of Nero,” the source added, referring to the Roman emperor said to have fiddled while his city burned.
On Monday, The Post took in what the sources said is a typical day in de Blasio’s new normal.
Shortly after 9:45 a.m., the mayor was spotted — dressed for the day in a white button-down, blue slacks, a baseball cap and a blue medical mask — arriving at the South Street Seaport, where sources said he regularly shows up for walks before his consistently late press briefings.
Under the watchful eye of a security detail, he took a lap around Pier 17, earphones shutting out the world around him as he strolled.
De Blasio circled onto Fulton Street and took a phone call, as an onlooker who recognized his lanky, 6-foot-5 frame was overheard saying to a pal, “That was the mayor. He’s got nothing better to do?”
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De Blasio continued by foot to City Hall, strolling through the front door at 10:14 a.m. — 14 minutes after his daily press briefing was scheduled to begin.
The presser didn’t ultimately begin until 10:37 a.m., a delay increasingly common of late for the already deadline-challenged mayor.
After putting in a few hours at City Hall, the restless mayor traveled, again by motorcade, to Park Slope, arriving in his old neighborhood around 2:10 p.m.
He grabbed a croissant at a local coffee shop and nibbled on it as he walked to Prospect Park, heading into the green space at 2:37 p.m.
De Blasio spent the next hour and six minutes strolling through the park, again with earphones in, occasionally glancing down at a sheaf of papers in his hands as he walked.
He did not converse with his security detail, nor was he stopped by fellow park-goers, though he did take some steps to keep to himself — at one point opting to veer onto a side path rife with manure from horses stabled nearby rather than take the more peopled main route.
The mayor finally left the park at 3:43 p.m., returning to his detail of cars.
On Tuesday, he apparently skipped his morning constitutional near Pier 17. The mayor’s security detail was on site and confronted a Post reporter there, after which the mayor did not show up. However, an area security guard, and Post sources, vouched that he’s become a regular.
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“He doesn’t really stop to talk to people, and people know better than to go up to him because he has his security people all around him,” said the guard, who declined to give a name.
“He seems to like the quiet of the area, a good place to meditate before work.”
In the afternoon, however, de Blasio returned to Park Slope, and was spotted heading into Prospect Park at 2:48 p.m., flanked by a three-person security detail plus a staffer.
Hizzoner gave the slip to a Post reporter at 3:35 p.m., at a point in the park approximately 20 minutes away from where he came in.
He again appeared to skip the morning walk on Wednesday, but — following an afternoon meeting with Hasidic Jewish leaders in Brooklyn, according to a New York 1 reporter — returned to Prospect Park.
After sitting down for another pastry outside Muse coffee shop, de Blasio headed into the park to work off the calories.
Again leafing through papers as he walked, de Blasio sank another 58 minutes into pounding the pavement miles away from City Hall, headphones in and not stopping to talk with anyone.
De Blasio — who famously loves his workouts, perhaps a little too much — hardly lets the weekend slow him down, according to sources familiar with his routine.
On Saturdays, he is frequently joined by first lady Chirlane McCray for the Brooklyn walks, and on Sundays, the mayor is known to often join staffers in a game of softball, also in the borough, sources said.
A City Hall spokesman laughed off the jaunts, insisting that de Blasio continues to work via phone, while noting that avoiding in-person meetings is good practice during the pandemic.
“Oh the humanity, the Mayor is taking conference calls while walking in New York City!” said press secretary Bill Neidhardt in faux outrage. “Truly an outrage in a time when in-person meetings must be kept to a minimum.”
But a second source familiar with de Blasio’s daily routines wasn’t satisfied with the explanation.
“He just doesn’t care,” a second city source told The Post. “Instead of working harder during this pandemic, he is working less.
“Who thought that was possible?”
Additional reporting by Sam Raskin, Reuven Fenton and Aaron Feis


newyorkpost--2020-10-22--Illinois state authorities investigating fatal shooting of black teen by officer

Illinois State Police are investigating after a suburban Chicago police officer fatally shot a Black teenager who was a passenger in a vehicle that rolled in reverse toward an officer , authorities said Wednesday .
Officials haven ’ t identified the dead teen , nor the driver , a Waukegan woman in her 20s who was wounded during the shooting .
She was hospitalized in serious condition .
The two were in a vehicle that fled a traffic stop late Tuesday , according to Waukegan police .
It was spotted a short time later by an officer on patrol .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ , it began moving in reverse .
Authorities said the officer , fearing for his safety , opened fire .
The Lake County coroner ’ s office has not yet released details on the wounds suffered by the dead teen .
No weapon was found in the vehicle , police added .
Body camera and squad car video has been turned over to Illinois State Police , Waukegan police Commander Edgar Navarro said .
State police will present its findings to the Lake County state ’ s attorney ’ s office .
Lake @ @ @ @ @ @ @ noted in a statement that it may be several weeks before the investigation is completed .
“ Once I have had the opportunity to review the entire investigation , I will make a determination regarding whether the officers violated any laws , ” Nerheim said .
“ Should it be determined the officers violated a law , they will be criminally charged.
” Family members of the wounded woman , including her parents , gathered outside Waukegan police headquarters Wednesday afternoon .
The woman ’ s mother said her daughter and the teenager @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the shooting .
During a Wednesday news conference , Waukegan Mayor Sam Cunningham asked city residents to wait until all the facts are known before reacting to the incident .

Illinois State Police are investigating after a suburban Chicago police officer fatally shot a Black teenager who was a passenger in a vehicle that rolled in reverse toward an officer, authorities said Wednesday.
Officials haven’t identified the dead teen, nor the driver, a Waukegan woman in her 20s who was wounded during the shooting. She was hospitalized in serious condition.
The two were in a vehicle that fled a traffic stop late Tuesday, according to Waukegan police. It was spotted a short time later by an officer on patrol. While the officer was approaching the vehicle, it began moving in reverse. Authorities said the officer, fearing for his safety, opened fire.
The Lake County coroner’s office has not yet released details on the wounds suffered by the dead teen. No weapon was found in the vehicle, police added.
Body camera and squad car video has been turned over to Illinois State Police, Waukegan police Commander Edgar Navarro said. State police will present its findings to the Lake County state’s attorney’s office.
Lake County State’s Attorney Michael Nerheim noted in a statement that it may be several weeks before the investigation is completed.
“Once I have had the opportunity to review the entire investigation, I will make a determination regarding whether the officers violated any laws,” Nerheim said. “Should it be determined the officers violated a law, they will be criminally charged.”
Family members of the wounded woman, including her parents, gathered outside Waukegan police headquarters Wednesday afternoon. The woman’s mother said her daughter and the teenager hadn’t done anything to provoke the shooting.
During a Wednesday news conference, Waukegan Mayor Sam Cunningham asked city residents to wait until all the facts are known before reacting to the incident.


newyorkpost--2020-10-22--Dodgers rookies Tony Gonsolin, Dustin May struggle in Game 2 loss

ARLINGTON , Texas — As the Yankees exhibited rather memorably and painfully earlier this month , once you start getting creative with your starting pitchers in the postseason , it can be hard getting the toothpaste back in the bottle .
The Dodgers are experiencing a similar phenomenon , and they got toothpaste all over the place , metaphorically speaking , on Wednesday night at Globe Life Park .
The Rays evened this World Series by outlasting the Dodgers , 6-4 , in Game 2 .
A resurgent Tampa Bay offense , led by its regular-season most valuable player Brandon @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ( of the seven who took the mound ) for at least one run apiece .
Most notably , the Dodgers deployed two of their rookie arms — Tony Gonsolin and Dustin May — in unconventional roles after both had worked almost exclusively as traditional starters during the regular season .
“ I still believe in them .
They ’ ve got to make pitches , ” Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said of the young duo .
“ They ’ re going to need to get big outs for us.
” They didn @ @ @ @ @ @ @ trouble .
Gonsolin , who recorded a 2.31 ERA in nine regular-season appearances , eight of them starts ( and none of those short enough to qualify as “ opener ” outings ) , gave up a solo homer to Lowe in the first inning and recorded just four outs before departing .
He had thrown two innings in Sunday ’ s National League Championship Series Game 7 after starting and losing Game 2 .
“ I wasn ’ t really great today , ” Gonsolin said .
“ My execution could ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ blamed an ineffective slider , usually his top breaking pitch .
May followed Dylan Floro ( no outs in 1 ¹/₃ innings ) and Victor Gonzalez ( one run in one inning ) in the fourth , and the man nicknamed “ Gingergaard ” ( because of his long red hair that resembles Mets starter Noah Syndergaard ’ s flowing mane of blonde hair ) immediately allowed an inherited runner to be charged to Gonzalez ’ s account before letting in one of his own as Manuel Margot singled and Joey Wendle doubled @ @ @ @ @ @ @ gave up Lowe ’ s second homer , a two-run shot .
This marked May ’ s sixth appearance of the postseason , none of them conventional starts , after he spent most of the regular season as a conventional starter .
To be fair , the Dodgers did introduce him to the “ bulk ” relief role in September .
Regardless , May now has allowed at least one run in three straight appearances .
“ We still need those guys to get important outs for us to win this thing , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ re asked to get those outs could prove crucial .

ARLINGTON, Texas — As the Yankees exhibited rather memorably and painfully earlier this month, once you start getting creative with your starting pitchers in the postseason, it can be hard getting the toothpaste back in the bottle.
The Dodgers are experiencing a similar phenomenon, and they got toothpaste all over the place, metaphorically speaking, on Wednesday night at Globe Life Park.
The Rays evened this World Series by outlasting the Dodgers, 6-4, in Game 2. A resurgent Tampa Bay offense, led by its regular-season most valuable player Brandon Lowe, touched four different Dodgers pitchers (of the seven who took the mound) for at least one run apiece.
Most notably, the Dodgers deployed two of their rookie arms — Tony Gonsolin and Dustin May — in unconventional roles after both had worked almost exclusively as traditional starters during the regular season.
“I still believe in them. They’ve got to make pitches,” Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said of the young duo. “They’re going to need to get big outs for us.”
They didn’t get enough Wednesday without encountering trouble. Gonsolin, who recorded a 2.31 ERA in nine regular-season appearances, eight of them starts (and none of those short enough to qualify as “opener” outings), gave up a solo homer to Lowe in the first inning and recorded just four outs before departing. He had thrown two innings in Sunday’s National League Championship Series Game 7 after starting and losing Game 2.
“I wasn’t really great today,” Gonsolin said. “My execution could’ve been a lot better.” He blamed an ineffective slider, usually his top breaking pitch.
May followed Dylan Floro (no outs in 1 ¹/₃ innings) and Victor Gonzalez (one run in one inning) in the fourth, and the man nicknamed “Gingergaard” (because of his long red hair that resembles Mets starter Noah Syndergaard’s flowing mane of blonde hair) immediately allowed an inherited runner to be charged to Gonzalez’s account before letting in one of his own as Manuel Margot singled and Joey Wendle doubled. Then in the fifth, he gave up Lowe’s second homer, a two-run shot.
This marked May’s sixth appearance of the postseason, none of them conventional starts, after he spent most of the regular season as a conventional starter. To be fair, the Dodgers did introduce him to the “bulk” relief role in September. Regardless, May now has allowed at least one run in three straight appearances.
“We still need those guys to get important outs for us to win this thing,” Roberts reiterated, and how they’re asked to get those outs could prove crucial.


newyorkpost--2020-10-22--Accused cannibals castrated man in secluded Oklahoma cabin, cops say

Two men — at least one of them claiming to be a cannibal — are accused of performing an illegal gender reassignment surgery on a victim in a secluded Oklahoma cabin last week , a report said .
Bob Lee Allen , 53 , and Thomas Gates , 42 , were charged last Thursday for the alleged castration of a willing 28-year-old man who traveled from Virginia for the procedure , The Oklahoman reported , citing authorities .
The victim told police that after the two-hour surgery , which occurred last Monday , Allen laughed that he was a cannibal @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the man ’ s testicles , according to a court affidavit obtained by the newspaper .
“ It is something that we have never in my career run across in this part of the country , ” Le Flore County Sheriff Rodney Derryberry said Tuesday .
“ We know there ’ s a lot of rumors out there but at this time there ’ s no danger to the public , ” he said .
The victim told authorities he met Gates and Allen , who claimed to have 15 years of experience @ @ @ @ @ @ @ website .
Allen also said he had six other clients lined up and that he kept body parts in his freezer , the victim told authorities .
A day after the castration , Allen took the victim to the hospital because the man was bleeding , the report said .
On the way to seek medical help , Allen threatened to dump the injured man into the woods if he passed out , the victim told police .
Once at the hospital , the victim told doctors the men , “ tried to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” the affidavit said .
Hospital personnel alert police , who searched the cabin last Wednesday and found in a freezer “ what appeared to be testicles.
” The suspects were charged with performing unlicensed surgery , conspiracy to commit unlicensed surgery and maiming and assault and battery with a dangerous weapon .
Bail for each of the men was set at $ 295,000 , the newspaper reported .

Two men — at least one of them claiming to be a cannibal — are accused of performing an illegal gender reassignment surgery on a victim in a secluded Oklahoma cabin last week, a report said.
Bob Lee Allen, 53, and Thomas Gates, 42, were charged last Thursday for the alleged castration of a willing 28-year-old man who traveled from Virginia for the procedure, The Oklahoman reported, citing authorities.
The victim told police that after the two-hour surgery, which occurred last Monday, Allen laughed that he was a cannibal and said he was going to eat the man’s testicles, according to a court affidavit obtained by the newspaper.
“It is something that we have never in my career run across in this part of the country,” Le Flore County Sheriff Rodney Derryberry said Tuesday.
“We know there’s a lot of rumors out there but at this time there’s no danger to the public,” he said.
The victim told authorities he met Gates and Allen, who claimed to have 15 years of experience performing gender reassignment surgeries, through a website.
Allen also said he had six other clients lined up and that he kept body parts in his freezer, the victim told authorities.
A day after the castration, Allen took the victim to the hospital because the man was bleeding, the report said.
On the way to seek medical help, Allen threatened to dump the injured man into the woods if he passed out, the victim told police.
Once at the hospital, the victim told doctors the men, “tried to get him to participate in cannibalism,” the affidavit said.
Hospital personnel alert police, who searched the cabin last Wednesday and found in a freezer “what appeared to be testicles.”
The suspects were charged with performing unlicensed surgery, conspiracy to commit unlicensed surgery and maiming and assault and battery with a dangerous weapon.
Bail for each of the men was set at $295,000, the newspaper reported.


newyorkpost--2020-10-22--World Series turning into MLB episode of Survivor

Blake Snell understood the task he was faced with in ...

ARLINGTON, Texas — Major League Baseball, giddy over the hard work and good fortune that brought it to this unguaranteed World Series, had best hope its Fall Classic doesn’t turn into a War of Contrition.
Because neither team, both of which have endured quite a grind to get here, looked particularly high-energy in Game 2.
The Rays played well enough to win, 6-4 at Globe Life Field, and tie things up at a game apiece in an untidy three hours and 40 minutes. And I’ll bet that they’ll be just as excited to rest on Thursday — some down time in the bubble, no travel to Game 3 necessary — as they were to pull themselves back afloat. The Dodgers sure as heck sounded relieved to not be playing on Thursday.
“A day off will be nice for sure,” said Chris Taylor, who contributed a two-run homer Wednesday. “The biggest impact has been on our pitchers. They only had one day off from a hard-fought seven-game series against the Braves. I think that showed a little bit today.”
“An off-day, and I think that this old format that we’re used to, is certainly welcome by everyone,” said Dodgers manager Dave Roberts, referring to the 2-3-2 schedule of this series.
“It was a good baseball game,” Roberts continued, and I’ll contend that he conflated “good” with “close.” In Roberts’ defense, he, not I, has had to manage nine postseason games in 10 days.
The Dodgers appeared far less like the dynamos that put on clinic in an 8-3 Game 1 win. Their bullpenning strategy, starting rookie right-hander Tony Gonsolin and getting four outs on him, didn’t necessarily bomb; rather, it emitted a sleepy drip of the Rays touching up four different hurlers for at least one run. Their lineup flailed against Tampa Bay starter Blake Snell, who to be fair showed off superb breaking stuff, before breaking through with Taylor’s two-run homer in the fifth inning and then tagging top Rays relievers Nick Anderson and Pete Fairbanks for a solo homer each.
You know guys are thinking big picture and working to psych themselves up when Roberts claimed it was a victory of sorts just to force the Rays to bring in their high-leverage guys Anderson, Fairbanks and Diego Castillo and get their first looks at them. “That can only benefit us moving forward,” the skipper asserted.
Baseball made a good call in expanding the postseason to 16 teams just this once — look at how the talented Astros, after a milquetoast 29-31 regular season, nearly upset their way into the Series — but the trade-off came in a frenetic schedule on top of the frenzied road to the playoffs. And while the Rays and Dodgers both thrilled the masses and the bosses by taking their League Championship Series to the maximum seven games in seven days, at some point you’ve got to pay the piper.
The Dodgers, who won the National League pennant at this ballpark, received just one day off before starting the World Series. The Rays, who went at it with the Yankees for five straight days in the American League Division Series, then got a single day off before their weeklong duel with the Astros kicked off, got two days off, the first one spent traveling here from San Diego and adjusting to a new bubble.
Hence the slog of a ballgame. If the Rays scored points for, well, scoring runs, their guys hardly dominated, and you need not dig too deep to find red flags. Anderson has now pitched in eight games this postseason, totaling 13 innings. For Fairbanks, it’s seven games and 10 innings. Castillo, who came in to record the final out, has clocked eight games and 8 innings.
“Who will survive?” doesn’t appeal as much as “Who will thrive?” On the other hand, it fits this tiring season rather perfectly, right?


newyorkpost--2020-10-22--Rays’ Blake Snell stifles Dodgers before running out of gas

Kevin Cash was well aware his best player during the ...

Blake Snell understood the task he was faced with in Game 2 of the World Series on Wednesday night in Arlington, Texas.
He had seen the Dodgers attack Tyler Glasnow in Game 1 on Tuesday night and knew another victory by Los Angeles would have placed the Rays in a very uncomfortable position, as they attempt to win the first championship in their history.
Though Snell left the mound at Globe Life Field before qualifying for the win, the left-hander certainly contributed to a 6-4 victory the underdog Rays badly needed and which evened the best-of-seven series at a game apiece.
Snell held the muscular Dodgers lineup without a hit until Chris Taylor’s a two-run homer in the fifth. When Mookie Betts followed by walking and Corey Seager singled, Snell was replaced by Nick Anderson, who struck out Justin Turner with a 96-mph fastball to end the inning.
In 4 ²/₃ innings, Snell gave up two runs, two hits, walked four and struck out nine.
“I had a good game plan for these guys,’’ Snell said. “I wanted to attack them and make them start swinging. I thought what would be best at getting them out. For this team you have to be in the strike zone to get them to start swinging.’’
Snell walked Max Muncy leading off the second and then walked Cody Bellinger with one out, before retiring AJ Pollock on a foul out and striking out Kiké Hernandez.
Nothing Snell did in the third and fourth, when he retired all six batters, indicated trouble was lurking in the fifth.
The Rays will turn to veteran Charlie Morton in Game 3. The Dodgers are going with Walker Buehler.
Taylor initially believed that the pop he heard in his right ankle during Game 5 of the NLCS against the Braves was going to lead to bad news.
After missing Game 6 of that series, however, the versatile Taylor returned for Game 7 and was in the starting lineup for games 1 and 2 of the World Series. He went 2-for-3 with an RBI and a walk in the Dodgers’ Game 1 win, in which he started at second base and moved to left field in the sixth.
“It swelled up a little bit, which made the next 24 hours difficult, but I was able to do some things in the training room, and thankfully, I had a quick recovery and only missed the one game,’’ Taylor said.
Before the Dodgers copped their 8-3 Game 1 win, lefty Julio Urias was a candidate to start Game 2. Manager Dave Roberts, however, went with right-hander Tony Gonsolin.
Asked if that meant Urias was being looked at to start Game 4, Roberts wouldn’t commit.
“He is available [for Game 2], so however the game plays out, if it helps us win a baseball game, I have no problem using him,’’ Roberts said.
Game 1 drew a record-low audience of television viewers for a World Series game.
The game received a 5.1 rating and 11 share, and it was seen by an average of 9,195,000 viewers on Fox from 8:06 p.m. to 11:41 p.m. Eastern on Tuesday, Nielsen Media Research said Wednesday.
— with AP


newyorkpost--2020-10-22--Florida mom, OnlyFans star defends family in gunfight with home intruders

An Instagram model may have saved her family when she grabbed a firearm and engaged in a gunfight with masked intruders who stormed into her Florida home , reports said .
Ansley Pacheco , 26 , was at home in Miami-Dade County earlier this month when armed intruders ambushed her husband , 7-year-old son and their friends while they were watching the Miami Heat in the NBA Finals , according to Local 10 News .
“ While I was in the bathroom , I started to hear the commotion , I started hearing , ‘ Get down , get down @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ ” she recalled .
“ I went to the nightstand ; I grabbed the gun and I opened the door .
I saw one if they guys face to face with me .
He told me to put my gun down .
I just shook my head no , and then I said , ‘ Don ’ t shoot me , my son is in here.
’ ” After a tussle and gunshots , which were caught on surveillance video , the intruders took off with some watches and jewelry .
“ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Pacheco said .
“ My husband ran and got the gun and shot back at the vehicle that was leaving.
” Luckily , Pacheco and her family were not injured in the melee .
The woman , who streams videos on the website OnlyFans , remained defiant .
“ I just knew that I had to do something , and my first instinct was to grab the gun and defend my husband and my son , ” she said .

An Instagram model may have saved her family when she grabbed a firearm and engaged in a gunfight with masked intruders who stormed into her Florida home, reports said.
Ansley Pacheco, 26, was at home in Miami-Dade County earlier this month when armed intruders ambushed her husband, 7-year-old son and their friends while they were watching the Miami Heat in the NBA Finals, according to Local 10 News.
“While I was in the bathroom, I started to hear the commotion, I started hearing, ‘Get down, get down, give me everything you got,’” she recalled.
“I went to the nightstand; I grabbed the gun and I opened the door. I saw one of the guys face to face with me. He told me to put my gun down. I just shook my head no, and then I said, ‘Don’t shoot me, my son is in here.’”
After a tussle and gunshots, which were caught on surveillance video, the intruders took off with some watches and jewelry.
“They finally just ran out,” Pacheco said. “My husband ran and got the gun and shot back at the vehicle that was leaving.”
Luckily, Pacheco and her family were not injured in the melee. The woman, who streams videos on the website OnlyFans, remained defiant.
“I just knew that I had to do something, and my first instinct was to grab the gun and defend my husband and my son,” she said.