newyorkpost--2020-09-22--Parents charged for allowing teen rager that forced high school into remote learning

A Massachusetts couple who allegedly let their high school-aged kid throw a party with alcohol and a “ complete lack ” of coronavirus precautions will face charges for allowing the shindig , which forced a local school to adopt a remote learning plan .
The unidentified parents and their juvenile child were hit with charges for allegedly violating the Bay State ’ s social host guidelines with the party at their Sudbury home on Sept. 11 , NBC Boston reported .
Police responded to the rager that night , sending about 15 of the high schoolers scrambling into nearby woods @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ABC affiliate reported .
At least 13 other students who spoke to police that night gave fake names — leaving a total of 28 students who were at the party unaccounted for , the report said .
The superintendent of the Lincoln-Sudbury Regional School District said in a letter that the party involved alcohol and a “ complete lack ” of precautions to prevent the spread of the coronavirus .
Because of the unidentified students who were at the party , Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High School was forced to start the school year fully @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ After the intensity of hard work and planning that has been done to be able to start school with students in-person , we are profoundly disappointed at this sudden change of plans , ” Wong wrote in the letter to parents .
The local board of health is asking anyone who attended the party to get tested for coronavirus .

A Massachusetts couple who allegedly let their high school-aged kid throw a party with alcohol and a “complete lack” of coronavirus precautions will face charges for allowing the shindig, which forced a local school to adopt a remote learning plan.
The unidentified parents and their juvenile child were hit with charges for allegedly violating the Bay State’s social host guidelines with the party at their Sudbury home on Sept. 11, NBC Boston reported.
Police responded to the rager that night, sending about 15 of the high schoolers scrambling into nearby woods to evade the cops, a local ABC affiliate reported.
At least 13 other students who spoke to police that night gave fake names — leaving a total of 28 students who were at the party unaccounted for, the report said.
The superintendent of the Lincoln-Sudbury Regional School District said in a letter that the party involved alcohol and a “complete lack” of precautions to prevent the spread of the coronavirus.
Because of the unidentified students who were at the party, Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High School was forced to start the school year fully remote, according to NBC Boston.
“After the intensity of hard work and planning that has been done to be able to start school with students in-person, we are profoundly disappointed at this sudden change of plans,” Wong wrote in the letter to parents.
The local board of health is asking anyone who attended the party to get tested for coronavirus.


newyorkpost--2020-09-22--Lightning hold off Stars for Game 2 win to even Stanley Cup Final

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EDMONTON, Alberta — Nikita Kucherov and the Tampa Bay Lightning got themselves up off the ice to get even in the Stanley Cup Final.
Kucherov had the primary assists on power-play goals by Brayden Point and Ondrej Palat in the first period before Kevin Shattenkirk scored and the Lightning held on for a 3-2 victory over the Dallas Stars to win Game 2 on Monday night.
Those three goals came in a span of four shots in less than four minutes against Anton Khudobin, who made a Stanley Cup Final-record 22 saves in the third period for the Stars in their 4-1 win in Game 1 two nights earlier. Game 3 is Wednesday night.
“It was a tough start I guess,” Kucherov said. “It’s the playoffs, you have to play, it doesn’t matter what happened.”
Joe Pavelski and Mattias Janmark scored for Dallas on passes from John Klingberg, with Alexander Radulov also assisting on both.
“After that, we really got back to what makes us successful as a team, we got pucks deep, we were good on the forecheck, we got some good opportunities,” said Lightning defenseman Victor Hedman, who had two assists. “I liked the way we responded … to close them out.”
Kucherov left the bench momentarily early in the game after slamming hard into the boards on a collision with defenseman Jamie Oleksiak after trying to block a shot. Kucherov had already ended up on the ice twice before, when he was popped by Dallas captain Jamie Benn and when he drew a high-sticking penalty against Janmark.
“I left because my visor was broken or something,” Kucherov insisted. “I went back in the room and changed it, nothing bad happened.”
On their second power play in Game 2, the Lightning cycled the puck to set up Kucherov’s pass to Point to open the scoring 11:23 into the game. Three minutes later, soon after Khudobin slid over to stop Kucherov’s one-timer, Palat finished a nice passing sequence, taking advantage of a half-open net. Victor Hedman had the secondary assist on both of those goals.
Shattenkirk scored less than a minute later.
It was the first time in seven games Tampa Bay scored the opening goal.
Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped 27 shots for Tampa Bay. Khudobin had 28 saves.
Tampa Bay had failed to score on its previous 14 power-play chances with the man advantage, since Game 3 of the Eastern Conference finale, until the Kucherov-assisted goals.
Dallas finally got on the board on a power play with 5:17 left in the second. Klingberg took a shot from near the blue line, and Pavelski redirected the puck with his raised stick even with Ryan McDonagh all over him in front of the net.
In the third period, Klingberg was in the right circle, when instead of taking a shot as Vasilevskiy expected, passed to the stick Janmark, who had charged and suddenly stopped behind Shattenkirk just beyond the crease to score.
The Lightning looked to have another goal, and a two-goal lead, with just under 11 minutes left when Mikhail Sergachev shot from the point and got the puck through traffic past Khudobin. But Dallas interim coach Rick Bowness challenged that Tampa Bay was offside, and replay clearly showed that Blake Coleman was.
Late in the second period, Pat Maroon decked Khudobin after taking a shot and got a goalie interference penalty. Earlier in the shift, McDonagh knocked Blake Comeau down and out with a questionable hit. Corey Perry and Cedric Paquette go at it, with Perry putting him in a headlock before an angry Paquette flipped him over.


newyorkpost--2020-09-22--This New York fertility clinic pairs compassion with cutting-edge science

Starting a family can be a very exciting time in your life , but taking the first steps can be stressful .
Finding the right team of doctors to help you navigate the ever-changing world of fertility can be challenging .
Fortunately , the doctors and staff at Sher Fertility Solutions New York ( SFS-NY ) offer a unique mix of innovative , cutting-edge technology and attentive patient care that you won ’ t find anywhere else .
The team at the SFS-NY recognizes the physical and emotional struggles that accompany infertility and their approach is designed to make each @ @ @ @ @ @ @ SFS-NY prides itself on an individualized problem-solving approach coupled with truly compassionate care .
Each visit is by appointment and you will never have to deal with massive early morning crowds .
At SFS-NY , you will see the same physician , your physician , at every visit , and have 24/7 access to the most accessible and dependable team out there .
The emphasis that Sher Fertility Solutions-New York puts on innovative , state-of-the-art technology began with its founder , Dr. Geoffrey Sher , one of the pioneers in the field of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the births of more than 17,000 IVF babies .
Dr. Sher plays an active role alongside medical director Dr. Drew Tortoriello .
Together the two doctors have over 55 years of clinical and academic experience .
Sher Fertility Solutions-NY offers a variety of unique services that help patients explore the causes and treatments of their infertility .
In 2005 , Drs .
Sher and Tortoriello were the first to introduce Preimplantation Genetic Testing ( PGT ) , which assessed all 23 pairs of an embryo ’ s chromosomes into the clinical field of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ now performed worldwide , helps select chromosomally normal embryos for transfer to the uterus , vastly increasing the chances of IVF success .
The SFS-NY team also pioneered testing and treatment of immunological factors that frequently lead to “ unexplained ” infertility , repeated IVF failure , and recurrent miscarriage .
SFS-NY is able to conduct a variety of other treatments and tests right on site .
For example , rather than sending specimens to a lab and waiting for results , SFS offers on-site sperm DNA fragmentation testing to ensure that proper @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the healthiest possible embryos .
For those women seeking to preserve their fertility , Sher Fertility Solutions offers vitrification , a state-of-the-art oocyte cryopreservation technology , affording women who choose this option the comfort of knowing their eggs will ultimately be thawed successfully .
Taking care and concern for their patients a step further , SFS-NY is also the only fertility clinic in the entire country that provides egg freezing services free to women with cancer who can ’ t afford to freeze their eggs before starting chemotherapy or radiation treatments .
For @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is proud to serve as the preferred affiliate of Snowflakes , a foundation devoted to providing couples this wonderful option .
In addition , SFS-NY is well versed in gestational surrogacy for those seeking to pursue this option , especially now given the recent expansion of the New York state surrogacy law .
Sher Fertility Solutions recognizes that its patients lead busy lives and that fertility treatments shouldn ’ t disrupt that .
Their structured programs run on tight time schedules in a sincere effort to minimize delay , inconvenience , and overall @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Sher Fertility Solutions – New York today at 646-792-7476 or click here to schedule an appointment with one of their fertility doctors .

Starting a family can be a very exciting time in your life, but taking the first steps can be stressful. Finding the right team of doctors to help you navigate the ever-changing world of fertility can be challenging. Fortunately, the doctors and staff at Sher Fertility Solutions New York (SFS-NY) offer a unique mix of innovative, cutting-edge technology and attentive patient care that you won’t find anywhere else.
The team at the SFS-NY recognizes the physical and emotional struggles that accompany infertility and their approach is designed to make each patient feel as comfortable as possible. SFS-NY prides itself on an individualized problem-solving approach coupled with truly compassionate care. Each visit is by appointment and you will never have to deal with massive early morning crowds. At SFS-NY, you will see the same physician, your physician, at every visit, and have 24/7 access to the most accessible and dependable team out there.
We place an equal emphasis on both the compassionate side of patient care and the scientific technological side of patient care. - Dr. Drew Tortoriello, medical director
The emphasis that Sher Fertility Solutions-New York puts on innovative, state-of-the-art technology began with its founder, Dr. Geoffrey Sher, one of the pioneers in the field of IVF, who has been influential in the births of more than 17,000 IVF babies. Dr. Sher plays an active role alongside medical director Dr. Drew Tortoriello. Together the two doctors have over 55 years of clinical and academic experience.
Sher Fertility Solutions-NY offers a variety of unique services that help patients explore the causes and treatments of their infertility. In 2005, Drs. Sher and Tortoriello were the first to introduce Preimplantation Genetic Testing (PGT),which assessed all 23 pairs of an embryo’s chromosomes into the clinical field of IVF. This procedure, which is now performed worldwide, helps select chromosomally normal embryos for transfer to the uterus, vastly increasing the chances of IVF success. The SFS-NY team also pioneered testing and treatment of immunological factors that frequently lead to “unexplained” infertility, repeated IVF failure, and recurrent miscarriage. SFS-NY is able to conduct a variety of other treatments and tests right on site. For example, rather than sending specimens to a lab and waiting for results, SFS offers on-site sperm DNA fragmentation testing to ensure that proper sperm selection techniques are utilized to create the healthiest possible embryos.
For those women seeking to preserve their fertility, Sher Fertility Solutions offers vitrification, a state-of-the-art oocyte cryopreservation technology, affording women who choose this option the comfort of knowing their eggs will ultimately be thawed successfully. Taking care and concern for their patients a step further, SFS-NY is also the only fertility clinic in the entire country that provides egg freezing services free to women with cancer who can’t afford to freeze their eggs before starting chemotherapy or radiation treatments.
For those couples seeking embryo adoption, SFS-NY is proud to serve as the preferred affiliate of Snowflakes, a foundation devoted to providing couples this wonderful option. In addition, SFS-NY is well versed in gestational surrogacy for those seeking to pursue this option, especially now given the recent expansion of the New York state surrogacy law.
Sher Fertility Solutions recognizes that its patients lead busy lives and that fertility treatments shouldn’t disrupt that. Their structured programs run on tight time schedules in a sincere effort to minimize delay, inconvenience, and overall time spent in the office. Contact Sher Fertility Solutions – New York today at 646-792-7476 or click here to schedule an appointment with one of their fertility doctors.


newyorkpost--2020-09-21--Why Michael Conforto missed must-win Mets game

The Mets ’ must-win week kicked off Monday with a huge bat absent from the lineup .
Michael Conforto incurred left hamstring tightness after Sunday ’ s game , according to the Mets , and though he showed improvement a day later it wasn ’ t enough to get him into the starting lineup in his team ’ s 2-1 loss to the Rays .
He was also unavailable to pinch hit .
“ We came down to the decision that the day [ off ] was going to benefit to have him the rest of the time , ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ didn ’ t use him tonight , and [ Tuesday ] , hopefully he can be there for us.
” Brandon Nimmo moved to right field , with Guillermo Heredia in center .
Heredia was recalled from the team ’ s alternate training site before the game with Jake Marisnick ’ s placement on the injured list .
Conforto owns a .328/.419/.525 slash line with nine homers and 31 RBIs .
Dellin Betances ’ inconsistency this season could be tied to trying to pitch through an injury .
As the veteran reliever continues @ @ @ @ @ @ @ site in his rehab from a right lat strain , Rojas said Monday that Betances revealed to team brass he had been pitching with discomfort almost from the start of the season .
Betances wasn ’ t placed on the IL until Aug. 30 .
The right-hander has a 6.10 ERA in 13 appearances .
“ There ’ s some things that he kept from us , we found out when he told us after that game in Yankee Stadium that he had some discomfort and he was battling that since the second @ @ @ @ @ @ @ said .
“ Knowing that now , we found out he was battling some stuff that probably restricted him to be consistent in his release point.
“ Those are some of the things he ’ s been working on , his arm angle , getting to his release point consistently , those are some of the things that he ’ s working on at the alternate site so he can get back and help us for the final stretch.
” Rojas has not committed to Steven Matz starting Wednesday against the Rays .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ the rotation Friday , surrendering six earned runs over 4 ¹/₃ innings against Atlanta .

The Mets’ must-win week kicked off Monday with a huge bat absent from the lineup.
Michael Conforto incurred left hamstring tightness after Sunday’s game, according to the Mets, and though he showed improvement a day later it wasn’t enough to get him into the starting lineup in his team’s 2-1 loss to the Rays. He was also unavailable to pinch hit.
“We came down to the decision that the day [off] was going to benefit to have him the rest of the time,” manager Luis Rojas said. “We didn’t use him tonight, and [Tuesday], hopefully he can be there for us.”
Brandon Nimmo moved to right field, with Guillermo Heredia in center. Heredia was recalled from the team’s alternate training site before the game with Jake Marisnick’s placement on the injured list.
Conforto owns a .328/.419/.525 slash line with nine homers and 31 RBIs.
Dellin Betances’ inconsistency this season could be tied to trying to pitch through an injury.
As the veteran reliever continues workouts at the Mets’ alternate training site in his rehab from a right lat strain, Rojas said Monday that Betances revealed to team brass he had been pitching with discomfort almost from the start of the season.
Betances wasn’t placed on the IL until Aug. 30. The right-hander has a 6.10 ERA in 13 appearances.
“There’s some things that he kept from us, we found out when he told us after that game in Yankee Stadium that he had some discomfort and he was battling that since the second series of the year,” Rojas said. “Knowing that now, we found out he was battling some stuff that probably restricted him to be consistent in his release point.“Those are some of the things he’s been working on, his arm angle, getting to his release point consistently, those are some of the things that he’s working on at the alternate site so he can get back and help us for the final stretch.”
Rojas has not committed to Steven Matz starting Wednesday against the Rays. The left-hander struggled in his return to the rotation Friday, surrendering six earned runs over 4 ¹/₃ innings against Atlanta.


newyorkpost--2020-09-22--How Bill Murray celebrated his 70th birthday

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 ) Bill Murray celebrated his 70th @ @ @ @ @ a cake on his head .
A spy told us that Murray showed up to @ @ @ @ @ in a “ big birthday-cake-with-floppy-candles hat.
” His son Homer , who just opened a @ @ @ @ @ at the location , threw his dad the bash .
“ Bill showed up from @ @ @ @ @ ‘ On the Rocks ’ and wasn ’ t shy .
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He danced @ @ @ @ @ blowing out candles , he put his face into [ a real ] cake and @ @ @ @ @ a spy said .
An “ SNL ” crew filmed the action , including golden @ @ @ @ @ s name .

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Bill Murray celebrated his 70th birthday on Monday by wearing a cake on his head.
A spy told us that Murray showed up to the Rink at Rockefeller Center in a “big birthday-cake-with-floppy-candles hat.”
His son Homer, who just opened a restaurant, Hombre Taco, at the location, threw his dad the bash.
“Bill showed up from the premiere of his movie ‘On the Rocks’ and wasn’t shy . . . He danced a lot and instead of blowing out candles, he put his face into [a real] cake and took a bite,” a spy said.
An “SNL” crew filmed the action, including golden balloons spelling out Murray’s name.


newyorkpost--2020-09-22--Trump mocks Biden for covering up face plastic surgery with mask

Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden is standing firm on his ...

President Trump on Tuesday mocked Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden for allegedly getting plastic surgery — and then covering it up with a mask.
“I mean, honestly, what the hell did he spend all that money on the plastic surgery [for] if he is going to cover it up?” Trump jeered at a campaign rally in Pittsburgh.
“Seriously — the whole deal!” he said of Biden’s alleged makeover.
Trump rarely wears masks in public amid the COVID-19 pandemic and many tightly clustered supporters chose not to do so either at the rally.
Spokespeople for Biden, 77, did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Experts attribute Biden’s “full head of hair, smooth forehead, and Cheshire Cat grin” to medical intervention, pointing to his hairline and disappeared wrinkles.
One expert told The Post that Biden appears to have received a lateral brow/eyelid lift, among other procedures, including Botox injections.
Trump, who allegedly underwent his own cosmetic procedure — scalp reduction surgery in 1989 — offered the jab at Biden while ridiculing his persistent mask use.
“He comes up with a mask. He’s like 100 yards from the nearest human being,” Trump said.
“I wonder in the debate. It will be him and I on the stage. Is he going to walk in with a mask? … The question is, will he leave it on during the debate?”
“I’m all for masks when you need them,” the president told the crowd.
“But when you’re making a speech and the nearest person’s like where you are and you’re on a stage all by yourself? And then he had a habit of taking it off and it hangs down on his ear when he’s speaking. He feels comfortable. It makes him feel comfortable.”
Trump previously hit Biden’s mask use as unmanly.
“I’ve never seen a man that liked a mask,” Trump said at a rally this month in nearby Latrobe, Pa. “Look, I’m all for it… wear your mask when you close together in particular and wash your hands and all those things, we have Labor Day weekend coming up. But did you ever see a man that likes a mask as much as him?”


newyorkpost--2020-09-22--Tibetan group says it uncovered ties between NYPD cop, Chinese consulate in 2019

A former president of the Tibetan Community of NY & ...

A Tibetan group based in Queens claimed Tuesday to have uncovered ties between an NYPD cop and the Chinese consulate more than 18 months before he was busted by the FBI as an alleged Chinese spy.
The Tibetan Community of New York and New Jersey issued a two-page statement detailing what it described as repeated efforts by since-suspended Officer Baimadajie Angwang to infiltrate the group by using his uniform and badge as cover.
But the statement said board members became alarmed on March 3, 2019, when they “saw a photo of Angwang’s wife at a Chinese Consulate of New York event.”
“That picture, which indicated Angwang’s affiliation with the Chinese Consulate, made us feel very uncomfortable and somewhat suspicious,” the statement says.
Those worries were further fueled when Angwang, who is of Tibetan descent, “voiced his disapproval of speeches by Tibetan leaders on political and human rights situations in Tibet,” according to the statement.
“He further suggested that we refrain from raising the Tibetan national flag at the Tibetan Community Center,” the statement says.
“What kind of Tibetan would ever tell us not to raise the Tibetan flag? Of course, we never heeded his unsolicited advice.”
A criminal complaint filed in Brooklyn federal court following Anwang’s arrest Monday accuses him of working since May 2018 with unidentified officials stationed in the Manhattan consulate, including a “handler” who’s believed to be involved in “neutralizing sources of potential opposition” to the Chinese government.
Angwang, 33, allegedly reported on the activities of fellow Tibetans, scoped out potential Tibetan intelligence sources and exploited his NYPD position to “provide Consulate officials access to senior NYPD officials through invitations to official NYPD events.”
Angwang was “virtually unknown” to the Tibetan Community before 2018, when he began “using his authority as an NYPD officer to ‘offer service and support,'” according to the group’s statement.
He was granted a Jan. 5, 2019, meeting with board members and later attended a Tibetan New Year celebration at its community center in Woodside on Feb. 9, 2019, when US Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-The Bronx, Queens) was the “chief guest,” the statement says.
But the discovery of his wife’s photo and his remarks about the display of the Tibetan national flag led the board to “cut off any contact” with Angwang because “he did not seem like someone we could trust,” according to the statement.
Following “numerous” attempts by Angwang to contact the board, a former president “confronted him over the phone and directly asked about his relations with the Chinese Consulate in New York which he acknowledged,” according to the statement.
The group also expressed gratitude over his arrest, saying, “Tibetans have long known the Chinese government is spying on our communities, even in a free country like the United States, and this incident shows the lengths to which Beijing would go to undermine the Tibet Freedom Movement.”
Earlier Tuesday, China called the federal charges against Angwang “pure fabrication” and a “plot to discredit the Chinese consulate and personnel in the United States.”
Angwang’s defense lawyer didn’t immediately return a request for comment.


newyorkpost--2020-09-22--MTA board to officially ban pooping in subways, buses

The only No .
2 allowed on the MTA is the train line .
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority ’ s board is slated to formally ban defecating on its subways , buses and transit facilities during its meeting on Wednesday .
The dirty deed is already barred under current rules , which subject any rider to a $ 100 fine for “ create [ ing ] a nuisance , hazard , or unsanitary condition ( including , but not limited to , spitting or urinating ) .
” But the rule change will specifically add “ defecating ” to the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ soiled ” subway trains surged in 2019 , according to MTA data .
The agency had insisted at the time that the increase in reports of disgusting subway cars was the result of more vigilant riders — not worsening conditions .
Yet transit workers have long complained of nasty conditions on trains .
The workers ’ union , Transport Workers Union Local 100 , launched a “ Trash Train ” photo contest last October to highlight the filth and protest cuts to cleaning crews .
The MTA did not immediately respond to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ban was first included in a host of new , temporary emergency rules issued back in April in response to the coronavirus pandemic .
The board will vote on making the rules permanent on Wednesday .
Those rules also include policies targeting homeless people who live in the system .
The rules require riders to exit subway cars at the end of the line ; ban people from lingering in subway stations for more than an hour and bar riders from bringing large shopping carts on trains .

The only No. 2 allowed on the MTA is the train line.
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s board is slated to formally ban defecating on its subways, buses and transit facilities during its meeting on Wednesday.
The dirty deed is already barred under current rules, which subject any rider to a $100 fine for “create[ing] a nuisance, hazard, or unsanitary condition (including, but not limited to, spitting or urinating).” But the rule change will specifically add “defecating” to the list of bodily expulsions.
Complaints of “soiled” subway trains surged in 2019, according to MTA data. The agency had insisted at the time that the increase in reports of disgusting subway cars was the result of more vigilant riders — not worsening conditions.
Yet transit workers have long complained of nasty conditions on trains. The workers’ union, Transport Workers Union Local 100, launched a “Trash Train” photo contest last October to highlight the filth and protest cuts to cleaning crews.
“MTA rules are periodically tweaked to enhance clarity, and that’s the case with the addition of more descriptive language,” MTA spokesman Tim Minton said in a statement.
“Ensuring the transportation system provides an appropriate quality of life experience for our workforce and customers is a guiding principle and top priority.”
The poop ban was first included in a host of new, temporary emergency rules issued back in April in response to the coronavirus pandemic. The board will vote on making the rules permanent on Wednesday.
Those rules also include policies targeting homeless people who live in the system. The rules require riders to exit subway cars at the end of the line, ban people from lingering in subway stations for more than an hour and bar riders from bringing large shopping carts on trains.


newyorkpost--2020-09-22--East Hampton warns residents of ‘misleading’ fundraising letter

The Town of East Hampton is warning residents of a “ misleading ” fundraising letter that ’ s been circulating @ @ @ @ @ US Deputy Sheriff ’ s Association , a nonprofit out of Wichita , Kansas , @ @ @ @ @ to the “ Drive for America ’ s Police and Sheriff ’ s Emergency Equipment @ @ @ @ @ to pay for bulletproof vests and body armor for police officers .
But town authorities @ @ @ @ @ This fundraising effort is not affiliated with our local police .
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Our department @ @ @ @ @ does it expect to receive , equipment donations from this group.
” David Hinners , @ @ @ @ @ denied any deception , telling us , “ Nowhere does it say in the letter @ @ @ @ @ that area .
We are not doing fundraising in that area.
” He also told @ @ @ @ @ cops need anything , they can “ get ahold of us to see if they @ @ @ @ @ programs .
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The Town of East Hampton is warning residents of a “misleading” fundraising letter that’s been circulating in the town.
The US Deputy Sheriff’s Association, a nonprofit out of Wichita, Kansas, is asking Hamptonites to contribute to the “Drive for America’s Police and Sheriff’s Emergency Equipment Shortage,” requesting donations to pay for bulletproof vests and body armor for police officers. But town authorities have told locals, “This fundraising effort is not affiliated with our local police . . . Our department has not received, nor does it expect to receive, equipment donations from this group.”
David Hinners, director of the USDSA, denied any deception, telling us, “Nowhere does it say in the letter we are doing fundraising for that area. We are not doing fundraising in that area.”
He also told us if the East Hampton cops need anything, they can “get ahold of us to see if they qualify for any of our programs.”


newyorkpost--2020-09-22--Reality of making a show like ‘Shark Tank’ is ‘f–king insane’ during pandemic

A TV insider tells Page Six the “ f – king insane ” realities of making a major show in person during the pandemic — including 10-day solitary confinements and hotel ballrooms converted into production facilities .
A production source on ABC ’ s long-running “ Shark Tank ” told Page Six that the business-competition show had booked out five floors of the ritzy Palazzo suites at the Venetian Las Vegas for the crew , cast and contestants to live in — plus its ballrooms and the entire adjoining Sands Expo Convention Center , which had been converted into production @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the cast — which includes Kevin O ’ Leary , Barbara Corcoran , Daymond John , Robert Herjavec and Mark Cuban — plus the crew and contestants — have to do COVID swab tests before leaving home and can only depart for Vegas after the tests come back negative .
Then they get body-temperature checks when they arrive at the hotel , and another COVID swab test before being taken to their rooms .
A production source added that even after two negative tests and around a week of isolation , the contestants @ @ @ @ @ @ @ before they ’ re allowed to start taping with the show ’ s stars .
“ They can see people down at the pool hanging out , and they ’ re shut in a room for 10 days , ” said an insider , who added that folks on the show loaded in PlayStations , guitars , rowing machines and other items to pass the time .
Staff and contestants can eat in a cafeteria in one of the ballrooms during filming , but they ’ re still kept very far apart .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ they ’ re still treated like Ebola monkeys , ” said a source .
Despite all the inconveniences , insiders have been impressed by the overall logistics .
“ I never felt unsafe in any way , ” said a person associated with the show .
“ And it ’ s incredible that they ’ ve managed to get the show done under the circumstances .
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A TV insider tells Page Six the “f – king insane” realities of making a major show in person during the pandemic — including 10-day solitary confinements and hotel ballrooms converted into production facilities.
A production source on ABC’s long-running “Shark Tank” told Page Six that the business-competition show had booked out five floors of the ritzy Palazzo suites at the Venetian Las Vegas for the crew, cast and contestants to live in — plus its ballrooms and the entire adjoining Sands Expo Convention Center, which had been converted into production facilities.
We’re told that the cast — which includes Kevin O’Leary, Barbara Corcoran, Daymond John, Robert Herjavec and Mark Cuban — plus the crew and contestants — have to do COVID swab tests before leaving home and can only depart for Vegas after the tests come back negative.
Then they get body-temperature checks when they arrive at the hotel, and another COVID swab test before being taken to their rooms.
A production source added that even after two negative tests and around a week of isolation, the contestants are still given a third swab test before they’re allowed to start taping with the show’s stars.
“They can see people down at the pool hanging out, and they’re shut in a room for 10 days,” said an insider, who added that folks on the show loaded in PlayStations, guitars, rowing machines and other items to pass the time.
Staff and contestants can eat in a cafeteria in one of the ballrooms during filming, but they’re still kept very far apart. “After three negative COVID tests, they’re still treated like Ebola monkeys,” said a source.
Despite all the inconveniences, insiders have been impressed by the overall logistics. “I never felt unsafe in any way,” said a person associated with the show. “And it’s incredible that they’ve managed to get the show done under the circumstances.”


newyorkpost--2020-09-22--Nets face stiff competition to bring back Joe Harris

So far , new Nets coach Steve Nash has been coy ...

Joe Harris wants to return to Brooklyn. The Nets — from general manager Sean Marks to new coach Steve Nash — want the same thing.
Making it happen is another thing altogether.
Harris is an unrestricted free agent, one who Marks has called the Nets’ top priority. And he’s expected to have plenty of suitors this offseason.
“He ticks a lot of boxes for any team,” said a league source.
The first is 3-point shooting. The league’s second-best shooter over the past three seasons, Harris could be courted not only by teams with plenty of cash and no shooting (Knicks, Hawks) but in sign-and-trades as well.
Harris said in February his preference was to re-sign with Brooklyn to play with Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving, and has steadfastly maintained the same position up until now.
“Definitely. Why wouldn’t you?” Harris said. “Those are guys I’ve gotten close with now that I’ve been with them this past year. They’re obviously incredible players. You see what they’re able to do when they are healthy and playing. I don’t think there’s anybody in the NBA who wouldn’t want to play with those guys.”
The Nets are already committed to a dozen players for $132 million next season, not including Harris or a $5 million team option on Garrett Temple. Bringing back their sniper is the first goal of free agency.
“Priority No. 1. It’s that simple, yeah,” Marks told YES Network. “Signing him and seeing him with this group will certainly be a priority for us.”
It’s easy to see why. Harris’ 43.9 percent shooting from deep since 2017-18 is second only to Seth Curry (min. 100 attempts, according to Elias Sports Bureau). He’s been a bargain at $7.7 million this season, and agent Mark Bartelstein seems sure to get him a raise. But how much, and from who?
“[Nash] just talked about how he felt about me as a player and wanted me to come back and be in Brooklyn,” Harris said.
Though Nash didn’t mention Harris by name in his introductory press conference, he intimated he’d like to have the former 3-point champ back.
“I expect the core to be there,” Nash said. “I’m planning on this core being there.”
Ex-Nets assistant GM Bobby Marks — now with ESPN — said if Harris got a starting salary of $12.2 million, the Nets could face a $50 million luxury tax. Some around the NBA opined Harris could earn as much as $15 million annually.
The most logical landing spot is the closest: Across the East River in the Garden.
The Knicks have money to burn with $47 million in cap room, and while hope always springs eternal they will land a superstar after next season, they have to eventually start showing some improvement on the court to finally land a star. Harris would help toward that end.
They have invested heavy draft capital in lottery-pick young wings RJ Barrett and Kevin Knox, and have yet another lottery pick this offseason. But Barrett didn’t make the all-rookie team, and the Knicks finished dead last in the NBA in 3-pointers made (9.6) and third-worst in shooting percentage behind the arc (.337).
Atlanta would love to take some pressure off young star Trae Young. The Hawks were dead last in 3-point percentage, making just 33.3 percent, and are sitting on a league-high trove of $49 million in cap space.
There are other teams with space such as Charlotte or Minnesota, with the Timberwolves having a very Nets-like profile (hoisting the third-most 3s at 39.7 per game) with assistant GM Gianluca Pascucci. But a source said there has been interest in Harris sign-and-trades, with capped-out teams like the 76ers or Warriors being potential fits.


newyorkpost--2020-09-22--Amanda Seales claims ‘The Real’ stole her ideas after she left

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Former co-host of “The Real” Amanda Seales — who quit in June — has now accused the show of stealing her ideas for a new segment, Black Lives Matter University.
Seales alleges the segment is a knockoff of her YouTube and podcast network, Smart Funny & Black, and that “The Real” lifted her logo of a crest and banner. She called the move by the syndicated show “low class” and “egregious.”
“They couldn’t find any other way to do this without it being a bite of my creation,” Seales said on social media.
“The Real,” which has new co-host Garcelle Beauvais, has so far not publicly responded.


newyorkpost--2020-09-22--Mike Pence’s plane forced to return to New Hampshire airport after striking bird

Vice President Mike Pence ’ s plane was forced to return to a New Hampshire airport on Tuesday night soon @ @ @ @ @ a bird , the White House said .
Pence was on his way back to @ @ @ @ @ campaigning at an airport hangar in Gilford , New Hampshire , earlier in the day @ @ @ @ @ others aboard were in no danger after the bird strike , a senior administration official @ @ @ @ @ The White House said the plane returned to Manchester-Boston Regional Airport out of caution .

Vice President Mike Pence’s plane was forced to return to a New Hampshire airport on Tuesday night soon after takeoff because it struck a bird, the White House said.
Pence was on his way back to Washington, DC, after campaigning at an airport hangar in Gilford, New Hampshire, earlier in the day.
The vice president and others aboard were in no danger after the bird strike, a senior administration official told The Associated Press.
The White House said the plane returned to Manchester-Boston Regional Airport out of caution.
With Post wires


newyorkpost--2020-09-22--Quinnen Williams, Mekhi Becton emerging as Jets bright spots

If you are searching for silver linings in this Jets season , here is one : the last two first-round picks are playing really well through two games .
Quinnen Williams and Mekhi Becton are two bright spots in an otherwise dark landscape .
Williams played his best game as a pro on Sunday in the loss to the 49ers .
He had seven tackles , two sacks , two tackles for loss and a forced fumble .
Williams was disruptive , something the Jets have been waiting to see from him since taking him No .
3 overall last @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 11-overall pick in April , has wasted no time showing why the Jets took him .
Becton has been dominant at times in his first two games .
He moves people off the ball with ease .
Analysts like Brian Baldinger and Geoff Schwartz put clips of his plays on Twitter and rave about him .
PFF has Becton graded as the 10th best tackle in football and the highest offensive rookie at any position .
Becton has allowed just four pressures , per PFF .
He gave up a sack in Buffalo @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a coverage sack .
There are not many reasons to watch the Jets right now , but Becton and Williams can give fans some hope for better days .

If you are searching for silver linings in this Jets season, here is one: the last two first-round picks are playing really well through two games.
Quinnen Williams and Mekhi Becton are two bright spots in an otherwise dark landscape. Williams played his best game as a pro on Sunday in the loss to the 49ers. He had seven tackles, two sacks, two tackles for loss and a forced fumble. Williams was disruptive, something the Jets have been waiting to see from him since taking him No. 3 overall last year.
Becton, the No. 11-overall pick in April, has wasted no time showing why the Jets took him. Becton has been dominant at times in his first two games. He moves people off the ball with ease. Analysts like Brian Baldinger and Geoff Schwartz put clips of his plays on Twitter and rave about him.
PFF has Becton graded as the 10th best tackle in football and the highest offensive rookie at any position. Becton has allowed just four pressures, per PFF. He gave up a sack in Buffalo, but it was close to being a coverage sack.
There are not many reasons to watch the Jets right now, but Becton and Williams can give fans some hope for better days.


newyorkpost--2020-09-22--Tish James’ endless anti-Trump suits betray the AG’s mission

Former President Barack Obama urged Americans on Tuesday to vote ...

As the chief legal officers of our states, attorneys general possess a tremendous power to shape public opinion and make official decisions that can affect the outcomes of cases.
Regardless of party affiliation, when it comes to exercising the prosecutorial function of our offices, there are certain rules that every attorney general agrees to — and certain lines that should never be crossed.
We should never weaponize our office for political gain, regardless of the situation, even when the sitting president of the United States is a citizen of the state we serve. Unfortunately, some of my colleagues across the aisle have done just that.
During her campaign, New York Attorney General Letitia James threw out numerous vague and baseless allegations, promising to harass and investigate President Trump’s family and businesses that “may be engaged in illegal conduct.” Although Trump was duly elected, she claims he is an illegitimate president. This is nothing less than a gross abuse of her office.
On multiple occasions before and after her election, James accused the president of money-laundering, offering zero evidence. She promised to “definitely sue him,” and since her election, she has made good on that promise. While she has admitted in court that she doesn’t have any evidence of wrongdoing, she has never retracted her public assertions of criminal activity. She has spent much of her time in office on anti-Trump fishing expeditions.
No prosecutor should run on a platform of threatening an innocent American citizen, his family and his private businesses with investigations and lawsuits — all for political gain.
We should also not seek to change state laws for the specific purpose of political harassment. Yet that is what the New York attorney general offered by promising a bill to change the Empire State’s double-jeopardy laws just in case she wants to sue nonspecific people whom the president may one day pardon.
Just a few months after her election, Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed such a bill into law, thanking James for her zealous advocacy.
This is what an abuse of prosecutorial discretion looks like. Fairness and due process are bedrock principles of the American justice system. The president doesn’t have fewer rights than any other American citizen, and yet the left has repeatedly violated these principles as they antagonize him.
Daniel Goldman, who served as the Democratic majority counsel in the impeachment inquiry against the president and as staff counsel to the House managers in the subsequent impeachment, rightfully noted in the context of James’ statements, “They give the appearance of an individualized political vendetta . . . It’s essential that prosecutors maintain their neutrality and an objective view of the facts and the evidence, no matter the politics involved.”
We public servants shouldn’t allow any of our colleagues on either side of the political spectrum to abuse the levers of government simply to punish our political opponents.
While these actions may be popular with a liberal base that doesn’t respect the rule of law, they politicize the office of attorney general and create an unrealistic and shameful public perception of how a state attorney general operates. James’ conduct disgraces all of us who are privileged to bear the title of attorney general.
Jeff Landry is the attorney general of Louisiana and chairman of the Republican Attorneys General Association.


newyorkpost--2020-09-22--Coast Guard filmed making harrowing rescue of boaters from capsized vessel

A US Coast Guard crew was filmed making a harrowing rescue of seven boaters , including a pregnant woman , who had capsized their vessel in Tampa Bay last weekend .
The seven people were spotted desperately clinging to their 20-foot boat near Port Manatee at about 5:30 p.m. on Sunday , The Tampa Bay Times reported .
“ Don ’ t let go of that bag !
” one of the Coast Gaurd members could be heard yelling as he guided one of the survivors to safety in a clip posted to the Coast Gaurd ’ s twitter Sunday @ @ @ @ @ @ @ what caused their boat to capsize , but only two of the boaters were filmed in life preservers during the choppy-water rescue .
“ It was really important we assisted and we got there in time , ” Coast Guard spokesman Erik Villa told the paper .
Those rescued were transported to Port Manatee , where emergency services awaited , the Coast Gaurd tweeted .
One of the survivors was a pregnant woman and another was a man who suffered a minor leg injury , according to the Times .
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A US Coast Guard crew was filmed making a harrowing rescue of seven boaters, including a pregnant woman, who had capsized their vessel in Tampa Bay last weekend.
The seven people were spotted desperately clinging to their 20-foot boat near Port Manatee at about 5:30 p.m. on Sunday, The Tampa Bay Times reported.
“Don’t let go of that bag!” one of the Coast Gaurd members could be heard yelling as he guided one of the survivors to safety in a clip posted to the Coast Gaurd’s twitter Sunday.
It’s not immediately clear what caused their boat to capsize, but only two of the boaters were filmed in life preservers during the choppy-water rescue.
“It was really important we assisted and we got there in time,” Coast Guard spokesman Erik Villa told the paper.
Those rescued were transported to Port Manatee, where emergency services awaited, the Coast Gaurd tweeted. One of the survivors was a pregnant woman and another was a man who suffered a minor leg injury, according to the Times.
The Coast Gaurd said everyone was evaluated and in good condition.


newyorkpost--2020-09-22--Nancy Pelosi unveils details of stimulus deal to avoid government shutdown

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Sunday refused to rule out ...

The House on Tuesday night adopted a bill to avoid a partial government shutdown before the Nov. 3 election.
The short-term spending plan — detailed earlier Tuesday by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) — passed the lower chamber with strong bipartisan support by a vote of 359-57.
Later this week, the GOP-led Senate may take up the bill — which extends government funding through Dec. 11.
“We have reached an agreement with Republicans on the CR [continuing resolution] to add nearly $8 billion in desperately needed nutrition assistance for hungry schoolchildren and families,” Pelosi said in a statement following a deal with Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin.
“We also increase accountability in the Commodity Credit Corporation, preventing funds for farmers from being misused for a Big Oil bailout.”
Congress must pass the bill by Sept. 30 in order to prevent large portions of the government from shutting.
Pelosi said the deal also includes a continued boost in food stamp spending amid an increase in unemployment linked to the coronavirus.
“To help the millions of families struggling to keep food on the table during the pandemic, Democrats have renewed the vital, expiring lifeline of Pandemic EBT [electronic benefit transfer] for a full year and enabled our fellow Americans in the territories to receive this critical nutrition assistance,” Pelosi said.
“Democrats secured urgently needed assistance for schoolchildren to receive meals despite the coronavirus’s disruption of their usual schedules, whether virtual or in-person, and expanded Pandemic EBT access for young children in child care. We also extended key flexibility for states to lower administrative requirements on SNAP [food stamps] for families in the middle of this crisis.”
The Treasury Department did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Mnuchin, a top White House negotiator with Democrats in Congress, and Pelosi have failed to agree on the terms of other legislation including a COVID-19 relief package that would send stimulus checks and renew an expired unemployment insurance supplement.
Pelosi was asked this week if “something is better than nothing” in a stimulus deal. She said: “No … It’s a missed opportunity.”
With Post wires


newyorkpost--2020-09-22--John McCain’s widow Cindy endorses Biden for president

Cindy McCain , the widow of former Republican Senator John McCain , said in a statement Tuesday that she will back Joe Biden for president .
In the statement released on Twitter , Cindy wrote Biden is the only candidate in the race who she believes will “ stand up ” for American values .
“ My husband John lived by a code : country first .
We are Republicans , yes , but Americans foremost .
There ’ s only one candidate in this race who stands up for our values as a nation , and that is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ announcement came after Biden mentioned the news himself during a fundraising call earlier in the day .
“ Maybe I shouldn ’ t say it but I ’ m about to go on one of these Zooms with John McCain ’ s wife , who is first time ever is endorsing me because of what he talks about with my son and John ’ s who are heroes , who served their country , you know he said they ’ re losers , they ’ re suckers , ” Biden said .
Cindy @ @ @ @ @ @ @ abilities at the 2020 Democratic National Convention , is set to talk about her endorsement on several Wednesday morning news shows , Deadline reported .
According to Biden , Cindy arrived at her decision after a report in The Atlantic that alleged Trump labelled US soldiers who died in combat as “ losers ” and “ suckers.
” The president has , however , has not shied away targeting John McCain , once saying in 2015 the former prisoner of war wasn ’ t a hero because he was captured .

Cindy McCain, the widow of former Republican Senator John McCain, said in a statement Tuesday that she will back Joe Biden for president.
In the statement released on Twitter, Cindy wrote Biden is the only candidate in the race who she believes will “stand up” for American values.
“My husband John lived by a code: country first. We are Republicans, yes, but Americans foremost. There’s only one candidate in this race who stands up for our values as a nation, and that is
@JoeBiden,” Cindy wrote.
The announcement came after Biden mentioned the news himself during a fundraising call earlier in the day.
“Maybe I shouldn’t say it but I’m about to go on one of these Zooms with John McCain’s wife, who is first time ever is endorsing me because of what he talks about with my son and John’s who are heroes, who served their country, you know he said they’re losers, they’re suckers,” Biden said.
Cindy, who extolled Biden’s bipartisan abilities at the 2020 Democratic National Convention, is set to talk about her endorsement on several Wednesday morning news shows, Deadline reported.
According to Biden, Cindy arrived at her decision after a report in The Atlantic that alleged Trump labelled US soldiers who died in combat as “losers” and “suckers.”
Trump has repeatedly denied making the comments.
The president has, however, has not shied away targeting John McCain, once saying in 2015 the former prisoner of war wasn’t a hero because he was captured.
With Post wires


newyorkpost--2020-09-22--Japanese factory unveils real-life colossal ‘Gundam’ anime robot

A Japanese company has made a popular anime cartoon larger than life , unveiling a massive , 55,000-pound “ Gundam ” robot that stands 59 feet tall .
New footage released Monday shows the mammoth machine , which looms over a factory in Yokohama outside of Tokyo , moving its arms , legs , and torso without difficulty — and it even kneels , CNet.com reported .
The newly unveiled robot , built on a mechanical skeleton , was completed in July , and was even blessed by Shinto priests during a traditional ceremony called a jotoshiki before its head @ @ @ @ @ @ @ release marked the first large-scale public viewing of the mechanical beast thus far , the outlet said .
Located at Yokohama ’ s Yamashita Pier , the Gundam robot has been in the works since 2014 , including two years for planning and development .
Gundams are large military machines featured in the Japanese science fiction franchise “ Mobile Suit Gundam , ” according to Newsweek .
The real-life giant is based on a RX-78-2 model in the anime series , the magazine reported .
The Gundam ’ s help the Earth Federation @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to the series .
The Gundam Factory Yokohama , which produced the real robot , was due to host a grand opening and unveiling event next month but has had to postpone due to the coronavirus pandemic , the outlet said .

A Japanese company has made a popular anime cartoon larger than life, unveiling a massive, 55,000-pound “Gundam” robot that stands 59 feet tall.
New footage released Monday shows the mammoth machine, which looms over a factory in Yokohama outside of Tokyo, moving its arms, legs, and torso without difficulty — and it even kneels, CNet.com reported.
The newly unveiled robot, built on a mechanical skeleton, was completed in July, and was even blessed by Shinto priests during a traditional ceremony called a jotoshiki before its head was attached.
Monday’s video release marked the first large-scale public viewing of the mechanical beast thus far, the outlet said.
Located at Yokohama’s Yamashita Pier, the Gundam robot has been in the works since 2014, including two years for planning and development.
Gundams are large military machines featured in the Japanese science fiction franchise “Mobile Suit Gundam,” according to Newsweek.
The real-life giant is based on a RX-78-2 model in the anime series, the magazine reported. The Gundam’s help the Earth Federation during the One Year War, according to the series.
The Gundam Factory Yokohama, which produced the real robot, was due to host a grand opening and unveiling event next month but has had to postpone due to the coronavirus pandemic, the outlet said.


newyorkpost--2020-09-22--Vogue.com promotes Chioma Nnadi to editor position

Vogue.com has promoted fashion news director Chioma Nnadi , the fashion website ’ s news director , to the editor ’ s job — marking her the third person to hold the top job in less than a year .
The hire comes just three months after editor Stuart Emmrich announced in June that he would be leaving at the end of the summer so he could spend more time writing .
He had succeeded Wintour pal Sally Singer , who left in December .
Nnadi , is a native of London with a Nigerian and Swiss-German background , which @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it has come under fire internally for a lack people of color in the upper ranks .
“ I am so thrilled that Chioma will be the new editor of Vogue.com , ” said Vogue editor-in-chief and Conde Nast artistic director Anna Wintour in a statement .
“ Above all we know her as someone who intuitively understands fashion and brings to it a genuine love of discovery .
She looks in unexpected places and all over the world to find out who is doing the best work and who we should be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ her eye and her cosmopolitanism and her taste .
Even better , she is forward looking and understands that Vogue needs to reach new audiences and do so in new ways .
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Vogue.com has promoted fashion news director Chioma Nnadi, the fashion website’s news director, to the editor’s job — marking her the third person to hold the top job in less than a year.
The hire comes just three months after editor Stuart Emmrich announced in June that he would be leaving at the end of the summer so he could spend more time writing. He had succeeded Wintour pal Sally Singer, who left in December.
Nnadi, is a native of London with a Nigerian and Swiss-German background, which helps the company at a time when it has come under fire internally for a lack people of color in the upper ranks.
“I am so thrilled that Chioma will be the new editor of Vogue.com,” said Vogue editor-in-chief and Conde Nast artistic director Anna Wintour in a statement. “Above all we know her as someone who intuitively understands fashion and brings to it a genuine love of discovery. She looks in unexpected places and all over the world to find out who is doing the best work and who we should be celebrating now. I absolutely rely on her eye and her cosmopolitanism and her taste. Even better, she is forward looking and understands that Vogue needs to reach new audiences and do so in new ways.”


newyorkpost--2020-09-22--Chicago Bulls hire Billy Donovan as head coach

Billy Donovan won ’ t return as coach of the Oklahoma City ...

CHICAGO — The Chicago Bulls hired Billy Donovan as their coach Tuesday, landing one of the top candidates on the market to lead a rebuilding team with an overhauled front office.
The 55-year-old Donovan spent the past five seasons with the Oklahoma City Thunder. He replaces Jim Boylen, who was fired after the Bulls finished 22-43 and were one of the eight teams that didn’t qualify for the NBA’s restart at Walt Disney World.
In a statement, Donovan thanked ownership and said he’s looking forward to working with new executive vice president of basketball operations Arturas Karnisovas.
“I’m excited to partner with Arturas as we work together on behalf of this historic franchise,” he said.
The Bulls came into the season with their sights set on a playoff spot. They were 11th in the Eastern Conference when play was stopped in March and decided they needed new leadership.
Chicago hired Karnisovas as executive vice president of basketball operations in April out of Denver’s front office and shifted John Paxson into an advisory role. The Bulls also brought in general manager Marc Eversley to replace the fired Gar Forman, and they let Boylen go last month.
Donovan went 243-157 as coach of the Thunder and reached the playoffs each year. He was a finalist for Coach of the Year this season after his team outperformed expectations and pushed the Houston Rockets to seven games in the first round of the playoffs. But with his contract expiring, the Thunder announced two weeks ago he would not return, saying it was a mutual decision.
Before his time with the Thunder, Donovan coached for 19 seasons at the University of Florida, winning two NCAA titles.
“We are very pleased to welcome Billy and his family to the Chicago Bulls,” Karnisovas said. “The success that he has sustained over the course of his coaching career puts him on a different level. We feel his ability to help his players reach their potential, both individually and collectively, will mesh well with our roster. Whether as a player or as a coach, he has won everywhere his career has taken him, and we hope that will continue here in Chicago.”
Donovan inherited All-Stars Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook when he was hired before the 2015-16 season. Oklahoma City reached the Western Conference Finals, squandering a 3-1 lead against Golden State.
Durant joined the Warriors after that season, shaking the Thunder and their fans. But Oklahoma City remained competitive.
Westbrook averaged triple-doubles the next three seasons and was MVP in 2017. The Thunder traded for Paul George and Carmelo Anthony prior to the 2017-18 season in an effort to challenge Golden State. But they’ve lost in the first round four straight times since that run to the conference finals.
They came into this season with lower expectations after trading Westbrook to Houston for Chris Paul and sending George to the Los Angeles Clippers for Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Danilo Gallinari. But they went 44-28 and pushed the Rockets to the brink in the playoffs.
The Bulls are counting on Donovan to give them a lift after the team missed the postseason for the fourth time in five years.
On the court, the Bulls are led by Zach LaVine, who averaged 25.5 points this season, and Lauri Markkanen, who took a step back. The 7-footer from Finland missed 15 games with a pelvic injury and his scoring and rebounding numbers dropped.
Chicago hosted the All-Star game but didn’t have a player selected. That hammered home just how far the Bulls have fallen.


newyorkpost--2020-09-22--Israel’s next peace deal will be with Sudan

For Saudi Arabia , the road to peace with Israel has ...

On the heels of the historic peace accords Israel signed last week with Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates, another regional deal is now possible. Sudan, once a terror safe harbor, is openly mulling ties with the Jewish state. Another major diplomatic achievement beckons, provided Washington gives the right nudges.
Team Trump is keen for a domino effect. Sudan is just one possibility. Oman, Morocco and Saudi Arabia are also among states reportedly mulling ties with the erstwhile archenemy. The key is momentum. If Sudan steps forward, Arab states will see a new regional order quickly taking shape, one in which Jerusalem is on the same side as regimes that seek to counter Iran and Sunni Islamists.
But there are other wins to claim, too. Since a coup in 1989, Sudan was governed by ideological extremists who embraced jihadist groups and state sponsors of terrorism. Osama bin Laden and al Qaeda had a home in Sudan until the mid-1990s. The regime held terrorist confabs that attracted Hezbollah, Hamas and myriad other jihadist outfits. As author and journalist Richard Cockett quipped, “It was a Davos in the desert for terrorists.”
After 9/11, Sudan began to cooperate with the United States on Sunni terrorism. But the regime shifted its support to Shiite terrorists. The Islamic Republic of Iran tapped Sudan as a transit hub to ship ammunition to conflict zones across Africa. Much of the Iranian weaponry Hamas amassed in the Gaza Strip was smuggled to the coastal enclave by way of Sudan. This was laid bare by a daring Israeli air raid in 2012 that obliterated an Iranian rocket warehouse in the outskirts of Khartoum.
Sudan was added to the State Department’s “state sponsor of terrorism” list in 1993, and it very much belonged there — until last year, that is.
On April 11, 2019, the country’s strongman Omar al-Bashir was toppled following months of domestic unrest stemming from economic and political frustrations. The new regime, while far from perfect, is a significant upgrade. It’s pragmatic and eschews the ideological impulses of its predecessor. It has separated religion from politics. It has outlawed female genital mutilation.
Somehow, the country remains on America’s terrorism list. It shouldn’t be. The Trump administration now has a remarkable opportunity. Lifting sanctions would convey that Washington has scored a rare diplomatic win in the war on terrorism. We can also make it clear to other suffering Middle Eastern populations, notably in Iran, that America will reward people who reclaim their countries from theocratic dictatorships.
Sudanese leaders Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok and Chairman of the Sovereignty Council Abdel Fattah al-Burhan met this week in the UAE with American diplomats. They seek some $3 billion in financial assistance and removal from the terrorism list in exchange for normalization with Israel.
Reports out of Abu Dhabi suggest that progress has been slow. The Trump administration is reluctant to dole out that much cash. Some American lawmakers want Sudan to account for its past by compensating victims of al Qaeda’s 1998 terrorist attacks in Kenya and Tanzania (there is a legal judgment to back this up), as well as victims of the 9/11 attacks (there is no judgment for this).
Victims of terrorist attacks undeniably deserve justice. But a major Sudanese payout is unlikely right now. Sudan’s economy is running on fumes. The government can barely afford to feed its people, particularly during the COVID-19 economic downturn.
Washington should move quickly and creatively to find a compromise. Sudan is no longer supporting terrorists. And Khartoum is ready to reach an agreement (Burhan met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in February). A diplomatic victory awaits.
If that’s not enough incentive, it’s worth noting that China is one of Sudan’s largest trading partners. There is an opportunity now to woo Sudan out of Beijing’s sphere of influence. This would be no small feat, as great-power competition escalates in Africa and beyond.
The benefits of a deal with Sudan are clear. Opportunities like this don’t arise often. Your move, Mr. President.
Jonathan Schanzer, a former terrorism finance analyst at the US Treasury, is senior vice president for research at Foundation for Defense of Democracies. Twitter: @JSchanzer


newyorkpost--2020-09-22--Nikola founder Trevor Milton deletes Twitter account amid fraud claims

Nikola founder Trevor Milton has not only walked away from his electric truck company , he ’ s abandoned his Twitter account as well .
The former chief executive of the Tesla challenger — who stepped down from his post Monday amid a storm of fraud allegations from a short-seller — on Tuesday deleted his profile on the social networking platform .
A search for his page , which up until Monday had more than 100,000 followers , brought up a message from Twitter saying that the account no longer exists .
As recently as Sept. 10 , Milton had @ @ @ @ @ @ @ defend his reputation .
Milton ’ s sudden disappearance from social media arrived the same day that records showed he was able to keep about $ 2.5 billion worth of shares in Nikola as a part of his separation agreement from the company .
The deal also allows for the “ accelerated vesting and settlement ” of 600,000 restricted shares Milton was awarded last month .
That means he can sell the shares sometime in the next six months instead of waiting until June 2023 , according to CNBC .
Milton volunteered to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Research accused him of lying about the company ’ s technology to build up its business .
The embarrassing allegations came two days after the company announced a deal to have General Motors produce its all-electric pickup truck , the Badger .
Among Hindenburg ’ s claims was that the company staged a January 2018 video of its Nikola One semi-truck by filming it rolling down a hill in neutral , not powered by its own engine .
Nikola called the report “ a hit job for short sale profit-driven by greed ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was driving “ under its own propulsion .
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Nikola founder Trevor Milton has not only walked away from his electric truck company, he’s abandoned his Twitter account as well.
The former chief executive of the Tesla challenger — who stepped down from his post Monday amid a storm of fraud allegations from a short-seller — on Tuesday deleted his profile on the social networking platform.
A search for his page, which up until Monday had more than 100,000 followers, brought up a message from Twitter saying that the account no longer exists.
As recently as Sept. 10, Milton had put out a defiant tweet promising to defend his reputation.
“Coward’s run,” Milton tweeted, “leaders stay and fight for integrity.”
Milton’s sudden disappearance from social media arrived the same day that records showed he was able to keep about $2.5 billion worth of shares in Nikola as a part of his separation agreement from the company.
The deal also allows for the “accelerated vesting and settlement” of 600,000 restricted shares Milton was awarded last month. That means he can sell the shares sometime in the next six months instead of waiting until June 2023, according to CNBC.
Milton volunteered to leave Nikola after short-selling investment firm Hindenburg Research accused him of lying about the company’s technology to build up its business. The embarrassing allegations came two days after the company announced a deal to have General Motors produce its all-electric pickup truck, the Badger.
Among Hindenburg’s claims was that the company staged a January 2018 video of its Nikola One semi-truck by filming it rolling down a hill in neutral, not powered by its own engine. Nikola called the report “a hit job for short sale profit-driven by greed” and said it never claimed the truck was driving “under its own propulsion.”


newyorkpost--2020-09-22--All those fancy Broadway costumes are now collecting dust

Click to email this to a friend ( Opens in new window ) Give your regards to Broadway ?
Not until springtime .
So what ’ s with a show ’ s custom wardrobe that cost long months and big money to create ?
Per John Kristiansen , who handles the costumes for productions all across America : “ Our 52 employees make bodices , corsetry , gowns , spats , shoe coverings , flowers , feathers , beads , millinery , special finishes .
Pattern makers , sewers , knitters , hands that cut special fabrics .
We have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ starching , stretching , handwork .
“ Theater wardrobe requires major care .
Performances every night , quick changes , four seasons , summer heat , performers adding or losing weight .
There are hundreds of us in this industry .
“ Fabrics hand-painted to match something get ripped , stained .
Water damage .
Food spilled .
People who fall ill need clothes disinfected .
Fabrics get brittle .
Thin silk shifts .
Wrong needle pokes a hole .
We build with seam allowance .
Quick changes bring quick rips .
Daily @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Ruching ’ s caught .
Shoulder pads shift .
Zippers stick .
Buttons fall .
Buttonholes tear .
Linings need laundering .
Bones and interfacing move .
Understudies have changes .
Holes get poked , makeup smears .
“ For Jeanna de Waal — who plays Princess Diana in the musical about her , which never opened but which Netflix filmed — people made gowns last July .
With designers sitting on our shoulders , we sent them to India for special beading.
” What ’ s happened to all that when theaters @ @ @ @ @ @ @ They ’ re in locked rooms .
Locked theaters .
It ’ s the producer ’ s paid property .
We don ’ t store anything .
All belongs to the productions .
The stuff is sitting around .
Wrapped in acid-free tissue paper.
” How did Kristiansen , who once delivered stained “ Phantom of the Opera ” wardrobe to Winzer Cleaners and back same day , start ?
“ College .
I was an actor .
I came to New York to be a designer .
Working for a pattern maker @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ‘ Hunchback of Notre Dame.
’ It was a fantastic experience .
And , No .
1 in the industry , he says : “ Costumes are now just sitting in boxes.
” Everything old is gold again .
“ Raised Eyebrows : My Years in Groucho ’ s House ” is a book about the Marx Brothers .
The comedy trio , superfamous in films and TV from the ’ 30s to the ’ 70s , their main wiseass was Groucho .
Known for his crouch , grouch and cigar , his @ @ @ @ @ @ @ So far the only ancient anything not yet optioned is Prometheus ’ grocery list .
Some newish production company — Cold Iron Pictures , about which absolutely nobody ’ s heard — is doing it big-time for theatrical release .
The author ’ s Steve Stoliar , a joke writer who lived at Groucho ’ s house and knew his longtime lady Erin Fleming .
Stoliar : “ I wrote the original screenplay .
Then came rewrites .
Then they purchased the rights from me.
” By the time CV goes bye-bye and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Alec Baldwin ’ s latest infant will be starring in it .
Besides cleaning out closets and drawers , our nation of pandemicniks is getting parts fixed .
Three friends had cataract surgery .
Four had hairdresser house calls .
With chopstick length toenails , do-it-yourself pedicures .
Furniture ’ s even having Botox .
And everyone ’ s an instant political savant .
One I know has a Hamptons house , NYC office , two East Side homes , a Maserati , a Cadillac , summers in Italy , winters in Florida @ @ @ @ @ @ @ teenage daughter shouting headlines — is now so far left that even his car won ’ t turn right .
Understand , after the election , TV newscasters will go poop .
Nobody ’ ll watch .
Pro or con , people tune in now because of Trump .
If Joe Boredom wins , nobody will watch TV .
He ’ s no draw .
If Donald wins , it ’ ll seem like reruns .
Like watching “ Gunsmoke ” again .
After the election ’ s over , so ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ not only in New York , kids , not only in New York .

Give your regards to Broadway? Not until springtime. So what’s with a show’s custom wardrobe that cost long months and big money to create? Per John Kristiansen, who handles the costumes for productions all across America: “Our 52 employees make bodices, corsetry, gowns, spats, shoe coverings, flowers, feathers, beads, millinery, special finishes. Pattern makers, sewers, knitters, hands that cut special fabrics. We have warehouses, storage, operators specializing in starching, stretching, handwork.
“Theater wardrobe requires major care. Performances every night, quick changes, four seasons, summer heat, performers adding or losing weight. There are hundreds of us in this industry.
“Fabrics hand-painted to match something get ripped, stained. Water damage. Food spilled. People who fall ill need clothes disinfected. Fabrics get brittle. Thin silk shifts. Wrong needle pokes a hole. We build with seam allowance. Quick changes bring quick rips. Daily wear and tear. Hems drag. Ruching’s caught. Shoulder pads shift. Zippers stick. Buttons fall. Buttonholes tear. Linings need laundering. Bones and interfacing move. Understudies have changes. Holes get poked, makeup smears.
“For Jeanna de Waal — who plays Princess Diana in the musical about her, which never opened but which Netflix filmed — people made gowns last July. With designers sitting on our shoulders, we sent them to India for special beading.”
What’s happened to all that when theaters close and shows are shut?
“They’re in locked rooms. Locked theaters. It’s the producer’s paid property. We don’t store anything. All belongs to the productions. The stuff is sitting around. Wrapped in acid-free tissue paper.” How did Kristiansen, who once delivered stained “Phantom of the Opera” wardrobe to Winzer Cleaners and back same day, start?
“College. I was an actor. I came to New York to be a designer. Working for a pattern maker, I cut the seam allowance for ‘Hunchback of Notre Dame.’ It was a fantastic experience.
And, No. 1 in the industry, he says: “Costumes are now just sitting in boxes.”
Hitting the Marx again
Everything old is gold again. “Raised Eyebrows: My Years in Groucho’s House” is a book about the Marx Brothers. The comedy trio, superfamous in films and TV from the ’30s to the ’70s, their main wiseass was Groucho. Known for his crouch, grouch and cigar, his life is now becoming a movie. So far the only ancient anything not yet optioned is Prometheus’ grocery list.
Some newish production company — Cold Iron Pictures, about which absolutely nobody’s heard — is doing it big-time for theatrical release. The author’s Steve Stoliar, a joke writer who lived at Groucho’s house and knew his longtime lady Erin Fleming.
Stoliar: “I wrote the original screenplay. Then came rewrites. Then they purchased the rights from me.”
By the time CV goes bye-bye and Hollywood can get off its assets, Alec Baldwin’s latest infant will be starring in it.
COVID effects
Besides cleaning out closets and drawers, our nation of pandemicniks is getting parts fixed. Three friends had cataract surgery. Four had hairdresser house calls. With chopstick length toenails, do-it-yourself pedicures. Furniture’s even having Botox.
And everyone’s an instant political savant. One I know has a Hamptons house, NYC office, two East Side homes, a Maserati, a Cadillac, summers in Italy, winters in Florida, designer suits and — with his teenage daughter shouting headlines — is now so far left that even his car won’t turn right.
Understand, after the election, TV newscasters will go poop. Nobody’ll watch. Pro or con, people tune in now because of Trump. If Joe Boredom wins, nobody will watch TV. He’s no draw. If Donald wins, it’ll seem like reruns. Like watching “Gunsmoke” again.
After the election’s over, so’s TV news.
And that’s not only in New York, kids, not only in New York.


newyorkpost--2020-09-23--Senate Republicans release explosive report on Hunter Biden, Burisma

Hunter Biden defended his business dealings in Ukraine while his ...

Former President Barack Obama’s administration ignored “glaring warning signs” when then-Vice President Joe Biden’s son joined the board of a Ukrainian energy company owned by a corrupt oligarch, according to a report released by Republican senators on Wednesday.
Hunter Biden’s position with the Burisma natural-gas firm — which paid him “as much as $50,000 per month” — “created an immediate potential conflict of interest” because his dad, now President Trump’s Democratic opponent in the Nov. 3 election, was involved in US policy toward Ukraine, the report says.
The report, released by Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) and Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), also says the younger Biden’s job “was problematic and did interfere in the efficient execution of policy with respect to Ukraine.”
“Hunter Biden’s role on Burisma’s board negatively impacted the efforts of dedicated career service individuals who were fighting to push for anticorruption measures in Ukraine,” the report says.
The 87-page report notes that two American officials — George Kent, former acting deputy chief of mission at the US Embassy in Kyiv, and senior State Department official Amos Hochstein — “raised concerns” to Biden’s staff and directly to Biden, respectively.
“Despite the efforts of these individuals, their concerns appear to have fallen on deaf ears,” the report says.
“Moreover, this investigation has illustrated the extent to which officials within the Obama administration ignored the glaring warning signs when the vice president’s son joined the board of a company owned by a corrupt Ukrainian oligarch.”
The report notes that Joe Biden’s staff advised him not to publicly accuse Burisma owner Mykola Zlochevsky of corruption, even though he allegedly paid a $7 million bribe to avoid prosecution and former Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs Victoria Nuland “testified that confronting oligarchs would send an anticorruption message in Ukraine.”
“Biden’s unwillingness to confront a man whom State [Department] officials considered to be an ‘odious oligarch’ demonstrated a lack of leadership, but also raises a serious question about why Vice President Biden would avoid linking Zlochevsky with corruption,” the report says.
The report — which relies in part on information contained in 14 “confidential” reports — alleges that Hunter Biden and other Biden family members “cashed in” on Joe Biden’s vice presidency through a “vast financial network that connected them to foreign nationals and foreign governments across the globe.”
In addition to his Burisma board seat, the report says, Hunter Biden profited from a “financial relationship” that he and associate Devon Archer had with Russia’s richest woman, Elena Baturina, former wife of the late Moscow Mayor Yuri Luzhkov.
In 2014, Baturina wired $3.5 million to a bank account held by Rosemont Seneca Thornton, an investment firm co-founded by Hunter Biden, the report says.
Baturina also sent 11 wires totaling more than $390,000 to a company called BAK USA LLC, with nine transactions — amounting to about $240,000 — transferred through a Rosemont Seneca Thornton account, the report says.
BAK USA was a start-up, computer tablet manufacturing company in Buffalo that Gov. Cuomo repeatedly touted as a “success” for his “START-UP NY” development program before the company abruptly shut down in 2018, filing for bankruptcy protection the following year.
The report alleges that Hunter Biden also had “business associations” with “Chinese nationals linked to the Communist government and the People’s Liberation Army,” including energy tycoon Ye Jianming, who was jailed in 2018 on suspicions of bribery, and Ye’s associate Gongwen Dong.
“Those associations resulted in millions of dollars in cash flow,” the report says, adding that Hunter Biden and Gongwen “opened a bank account…to fund a $100,000 global spending spree with [Joe Biden’s brother] James Biden and [James’ wife] Sara Biden.”
The report notes that its findings are based on “documents and testimony from US agencies and officials, not a Russian disinformation campaign as our Democratic colleagues have falsely stated.”
It also accuses John Kerry of having “falsely claimed” to reporters last year that he didn’t know Hunter Biden had been named to the Burisma board when Kerry was secretary of state under Obama.
“I had no knowledge about any of that. None. No,” Kerry said, according to an account posted on Twitter at the time.
The report cites an email sent to Kerry’s chief of staff on May 13, 2014 — one day after Hunter Biden joined the Burisma board — by Kerry’s stepson, Chris Heinz, to inform him of the development.
Heinz, who was Hunter Biden’s business partner, also wanted to “distance himself” from the decision, according to the report.
“Moreover, in May 2014, Secretary Kerry’s chief of staff, David Wade, briefed him about press inquiries specifically relating to Heinz, Hunter Biden, and Burisma,” the report says.
Earlier this week, Biden’s campaign said the Senate Republicans’ probe was based on “a long-disproven, hard-core right-wing conspiracy theory” and a spokesman on Wednesday accused Johnson of “diverting” attention from Trump’s “catastrophically botched” handling of the COVID-19 pandemic.
In a competing report, Senate Democrats also accused Johnson of having “repeatedly impugned Vice President Biden in public on the basis of secret evidence he claimed to have obtained.”
“Contrary to his public insinuations, the Chairmen’s investigation found no evidence that the former vice president did anything wrong in his efforts to carry out official U.S foreign policy in Ukraine,” the Democrats added.
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A Kerry spokesman didn’t deny the report’s allegations about his remarks but said Kerry “thinks this is a fraudulent issue aimed at distracting from the fact that Donald Trump is so afraid of Joe Biden that he went and got himself impeached.”


newyorkpost--2020-09-23--Kate Chastain Just Registered To Vote And Promises It Takes Less Time Than A TikTok

At the beginning of this year , I promised myself I would get at least one new person to register to vote .
I had visions of traveling to a state like Pennsylvania and wearing matching t-shirts with other volunteers and even had the hopes of carrying around a clipboard ( a clipboard ! )
as I smiled at people and persuaded them to sign up to do one of the most important actions you can take in this country .
And then 2020 happened .
So I reconfigured my plan to a much smaller level and as of very @ @ @ @ @ @ @ announce , I did get that one person to register , and it ’ s a good one .
It turns out , I can be passionate about adorable music videos and Real Housewives feuds , but even more passionate about the direction this country is going in and what I can do to steer it .
So while my job includes covering shows such as Below Deck ( and now the new talk show she ’ s a co-host and producer on , Bravo ’ s Chat Room ) Kate Chastain and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ I am doing with all my friends this year , I asked Kate if she was registered and ready to vote this year .
Now , this was back in mid-summer when asking if one was registered was the main question .
Now , a plan of action must be put in place as well , but we ’ ll get to that .
“ Why did you ask me that ?
” she wondered , and I already knew what the answer was .
And so I employed a quote we ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ over the last week , before I even knew I was doing it .
Ruth Bader Ginsburg once said , “ Fight for the things that you care about , but do it in a way that will lead others to join you.
” On the day I turned 18 , my best friend and I celebrated by going down to town hall and registering to vote .
That was , and remains , a bigger thrill than any of the other newly afforded options available to me on that day ( lottery @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s the adrenaline rush of a new sticker , maybe it ’ s the pride in honoring women that have only had the right to vote for the last 100 years , or maybe it ’ s that old saying that you can ’ t complain if you don ’ t vote ( social media tends to disagree ) but I truly f**king love voting .
Over the past four years especially , I ’ ve not been able to understand how we are so incredibly divided in this country , but I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ same priority for everyone .
Over 100 million people did not vote in the 2016 election .
For people such as Kate , well , they could ’ ve been off living a super glamorous life , and not even on land .
“ I immediately left for yachting directly after college and it felt like every time it was an election year , I was floating in the middle of an ocean , ” the now-registered voter explained of her past .
Because she may have arrived fashionably late , but she @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ready to party — and by party , I of course mean VOTE .
“ As with any party , I always feel a little guilty when I arrive late , but what ’ s important is once I show up , I make it count , ” Kate said .
When I learned she wasn ’ t registered , I did a quick Google search and emailed her the link to do so , along with the instructions to have her license or ID handy and the guarantee that it would take @ @ @ @ @ @ @ My own personal style is not to make people feel bad for something they have or have not done in the past , but to help persuade them as to why a new direction might be useful in the future .
Kate kept busy prepping Bravo ’ s Chat Room this summer and while I offered a few gentle nudges , she knew it was both important to me as her friend and even more important to this country , where she ’ s proud to reside and the place she represents when @ @ @ @ @ @ @ got it done .
Once she sent me the screenshot that she was registered , I replied with all the champagne emojis I could type .
Millions of Americans , our very own friends and family members and maybe even YOU , aren ’ t registered to vote .
But we can help them !
There is still time to get involved !
HeadCount.org is a wonderfully easy site that helps you register , check your registration , and sign up for a mail-in ballot if that ’ s the best option for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ deadlines are just days away so the time truly is RIGHT NOW and I promise , it ’ s not complicated or scary , and it really is as simple as it is important .
TO DO THOSE THINGS IN A MATTER OF MINUTES , CLICK HERE When I asked how she felt about voting now Kate said , “ I ’ m so excited to vote because I want to be involved in changing the future of our country for my fellow citizens .
I feel powerful , I feel very powerful @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that power.
” F**k yeah !
As for the reasons she ’ s taking voting seriously this year , she said , “ I think it ’ s no secret that this year more than ever , it ’ s extremely important that everyone votes and every vote counts .
I just want a little more peace and control in our wonderful country and I feel like it ’ s gotten out of control and has a lack of peace.
” Take it from this newly registered voter , actually getting it done @ @ @ @ @ @ @ spends time on TikTok , the amount of time it takes to watch a TikTok or make a TikTok , you could register to vote about 500 times .
It ’ s quicker than anything , really .
It ’ s very user friendly , it walks you right through .
The next thing you know , I was like , look at me , registered voter over here !
” Kate said proudly .
This week , Will Forte even proved that he could remove his underwear ( but not his shorts @ @ @ @ @ @ @ takes to register .
Ellie Kemper made a rather low-quality drawing that also took her more time than it does to register .
It ’ s like the opposite of bad sex : it ’ s wonderfully short , and the feeling you get afterward is incredible .
In fact , both are topics Kate is trying to avoid with her mom who she describes as “ very passionate ” about the election , as she explained , “ I didn ’ t tell her that I registered recently because I ’ m @ @ @ @ @ @ @ been registered .
Also , don ’ t tell her that I may have made it past second base , but I think she knows.
” Shame is simply not the name of this game .
Let ’ s help each other get a game plan together !
Kate is doing a mail-in ballot in Florida this year and has even already requested it , an important step to take depending on your state .
“ Mail is a great option , ” she said .
“ Mail did not come to the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ I ’ m on land and mailboxes are really exciting .
What a good bargain the US Postal Service is !
” Kate exclaimed , genuinely amazed that a human would deliver a letter across the country , all for only 55 cents .
For now , Kate and millions of other Americans are looking forward to casting their votes and hoping for a less chaotic country .
“ I am excited [ to vote ] because I think , especially after this year , much like with myself there ’ s a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ make this a really important election , especially young generations .
Even the people younger than me , I know it ’ s not a lot of them , I think they are going to be very responsible and help change the world.
” It ’ s not an exaggeration .
Help change the world by registering to vote HERE and putting your voting plan in place today .

At the beginning of this year, I promised myself I would get at least one new person to register to vote. I had visions of traveling to a state like Pennsylvania and wearing matching t-shirts with other volunteers and even had the hopes of carrying around a clipboard (a clipboard!) as I smiled at people and persuaded them to sign up to do one of the most important actions you can take in this country. And then 2020 happened. So I reconfigured my plan to a much smaller level and as of very recently, I’m proud to announce, I did get that one person to register, and it’s a good one.
It turns out, I can be passionate about adorable music videos and Real Housewives feuds, but even more passionate about the direction this country is going in and what I can do to steer it. So while my job includes covering shows such as Below Deck (and now the new talk show she’s a co-host and producer on, Bravo’s Chat Room) Kate Chastain and I have become friends. And as I am doing with all my friends this year, I asked Kate if she was registered and ready to vote this year. Now, this was back in mid-summer when asking if one was registered was the main question. Now, a plan of action must be put in place as well, but we’ll get to that.
“Why did you ask me that?” she wondered, and I already knew what the answer was. And so I employed a quote we’ve all seen passed around social media over the last week, before I even knew I was doing it. Ruth Bader Ginsburg once said, “Fight for the things that you care about, but do it in a way that will lead others to join you.”
On the day I turned 18, my best friend and I celebrated by going down to town hall and registering to vote. That was, and remains, a bigger thrill than any of the other newly afforded options available to me on that day (lottery and porn). Maybe it’s the adrenaline rush of a new sticker, maybe it’s the pride in honoring women that have only had the right to vote for the last 100 years, or maybe it’s that old saying that you can’t complain if you don’t vote (social media tends to disagree) but I truly f**king love voting.
Over the past four years especially, I’ve not been able to understand how we are so incredibly divided in this country, but I have understood that voting is not the same priority for everyone. Over 100 million people did not vote in the 2016 election. For people such as Kate, well, they could’ve been off living a super glamorous life, and not even on land. “I immediately left for yachting directly after college and it felt like every time it was an election year, I was floating in the middle of an ocean,” the now-registered voter explained of her past. Because she may have arrived fashionably late, but she’s here and she’s ready to party — and by party, I of course mean VOTE. “As with any party, I always feel a little guilty when I arrive late, but what’s important is once I show up, I make it count,” Kate said.
When I learned she wasn’t registered, I did a quick Google search and emailed her the link to do so, along with the instructions to have her license or ID handy and the guarantee that it would take under two minutes long to do. My own personal style is not to make people feel bad for something they have or have not done in the past, but to help persuade them as to why a new direction might be useful in the future. Kate kept busy prepping Bravo’s Chat Room this summer and while I offered a few gentle nudges, she knew it was both important to me as her friend and even more important to this country, where she’s proud to reside and the place she represents when she travels the world, that she got it done. Once she sent me the screenshot that she was registered, I replied with all the champagne emojis I could type.
Millions of Americans, our very own friends and family members and maybe even YOU, aren’t registered to vote. But we can help them! There is still time to get involved! HeadCount.org is a wonderfully easy site that helps you register, check your registration, and sign up for a mail-in ballot if that’s the best option for you. But procrastinators beware, some deadlines are just days away so the time truly is RIGHT NOW and I promise, it’s not complicated or scary, and it really is as simple as it is important.
TO DO THOSE THINGS IN A MATTER OF MINUTES, CLICK HERE
When I asked how she felt about voting now Kate said, “I’m so excited to vote because I want to be involved in changing the future of our country for my fellow citizens. I feel powerful, I feel very powerful and I’m gonna use that power.” F**k yeah!
As for the reasons she’s taking voting seriously this year, she said, “I think it’s no secret that this year more than ever, it’s extremely important that everyone votes and every vote counts. I just want a little more peace and control in our wonderful country and I feel like it’s gotten out of control and has a lack of peace.”
Take it from this newly registered voter, actually getting it done is a breeze. “If anybody spends time on TikTok, the amount of time it takes to watch a TikTok or make a TikTok, you could register to vote about 500 times. It’s quicker than anything, really. It’s very user friendly, it walks you right through. The next thing you know, I was like, look at me, registered voter over here!” Kate said proudly. This week, Will Forte even proved that he could remove his underwear (but not his shorts!) in more time than it takes to register. Ellie Kemper made a rather low-quality drawing that also took her more time than it does to register. It’s like the opposite of bad sex: it’s wonderfully short, and the feeling you get afterward is incredible.
In fact, both are topics Kate is trying to avoid with her mom who she describes as “very passionate” about the election, as she explained, “I didn’t tell her that I registered recently because I’m just letting her assume I’ve been registered. Also, don’t tell her that I may have made it past second base, but I think she knows.” Shame is simply not the name of this game. Let’s help each other get a game plan together!
Kate is doing a mail-in ballot in Florida this year and has even already requested it, an important step to take depending on your state. “Mail is a great option,” she said. “Mail did not come to the middle of the Atlantic, but now I’m on land and mailboxes are really exciting. What a good bargain the US Postal Service is!” Kate exclaimed, genuinely amazed that a human would deliver a letter across the country, all for only 55 cents.
For now, Kate and millions of other Americans are looking forward to casting their votes and hoping for a less chaotic country. “I am excited [to vote] because I think, especially after this year, much like with myself there’s a newfound vigor and passion in everyone to make this a really important election, especially young generations. Even the people younger than me, I know it’s not a lot of them, I think they are going to be very responsible and help change the world.”
It’s not an exaggeration. Help change the world by registering to vote HERE and putting your voting plan in place today.
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