newyorkpost--2020-10-10--26 New York court employees probed for phony COVID-19 unemployment claims

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The state court system ’ s Inspector General is probing 26 employees who filed for unemployment during the pandemic despite getting their regular taxpayer-funded paychecks , The Post has learned .
Fraud indictments may be on the horizon , a court insider told The Post .
The alleged COVID con artists were moonlighting and filed for unemployment when they were laid off from part-time side jobs , claiming no other source of income , the source said .
Most are “ court officers @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” statewide , officials said .
Top pay for court officers and senior court clerks in New York City is $ 80,000 and $ 88,300 , respectively , before overtime .
“ The truth of the matter is that these people are simply scammers looking to take advantage of a benefit meant for those who are suffering and actually lost their job due to the pandemic , ” the disgusted insider fumed .
“ These individuals represent the sanctity of the New York State court system and should suffer the appropriate punishment for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ people unemployed in New York peaked in July at 1.5 million and stood at about 1.2 million as of August , according to state Labor statistics .
Unemployment payments were extended well past the traditional 26 weeks for those who lost jobs because of the pandemic .
Office of Court Administration spokesman Lucian Chalfen confirmed the probe and said investigators were originally tipped to 38 individuals .
“ We were notified a month ago by the New York State Department of Labor that 38 employees had filed for unemployment benefits despite being employed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ names were sent to our Inspector General who immediately opened an investigation .
To date , we have identified 26 individuals who warrant further review , ” Chalfen said , adding that “ about half ” of those in the crosshairs work in New York City courthouses .
“ We are conducting interviews and will make determinations in due course , and should we find criminality regarding the filings , we will refer the case to the appropriate District Attorney , ” he added .
Chalfen would not say whether those found guilty @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are all [ union ] represented so there is a process – charges , administrative hearing , recommendation to the Deputy Chief Administrative Judge … for action up to and including termination , ” he said .
The court employees under probe are “ still working as we investigate and interview them , ” Chalfen said .
A state Department of Labor spokeswoman said , “ While we can not comment on specific cases , we ’ ve been made aware of this situation and are looking into it.
” So far during @ @ @ @ @ @ @ stopped more than $ 1 billion in unemployment insurance fraud and referred more than 40,000 fraudulent claims to federal prosecutors .
The DOL said it has an “ institutionalized process that crosschecks employers ’ quarterly wage reporting with the list of New Yorkers receiving unemployment benefits .
If someone is claiming unemployment benefits and was reported as receiving wages from an employer , the issue will be investigated.
” The court insider said some believe the offenders will get a slap on the wrist , with the Labor Department forcing them to “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The question is , what punishment , if any , will OCA impose ?
” he added .

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The state court system’s Inspector General is probing 26 employees who filed for unemployment during the pandemic despite getting their regular taxpayer-funded paychecks, The Post has learned.
Fraud indictments may be on the horizon, a court insider told The Post.
The alleged COVID con artists were moonlighting and filed for unemployment when they were laid off from part-time side jobs, claiming no other source of income, the source said.
Most are “court officers or clerks, clerical and court assistants” statewide, officials said. Top pay for court officers and senior court clerks in New York City is $80,000 and $88,300, respectively, before overtime.
“The truth of the matter is that these people are simply scammers looking to take advantage of a benefit meant for those who are suffering and actually lost their job due to the pandemic,” the disgusted insider fumed. “These individuals represent the sanctity of the New York State court system and should suffer the appropriate punishment for their double dealing.”
The number of people unemployed in New York peaked in July at 1.5 million and stood at about 1.2 million as of August, according to state Labor statistics.
Unemployment payments were extended well past the traditional 26 weeks for those who lost jobs because of the pandemic.
Office of Court Administration spokesman Lucian Chalfen confirmed the probe and said investigators were originally tipped to 38 individuals.
“We were notified a month ago by the New York State Department of Labor that 38 employees had filed for unemployment benefits despite being employed by the Unified Court System. The names were sent to our Inspector General who immediately opened an investigation. To date, we have identified 26 individuals who warrant further review,” Chalfen said, adding that “about half” of those in the crosshairs work in New York City courthouses.
“We are conducting interviews and will make determinations in due course, and should we find criminality regarding the filings, we will refer the case to the appropriate District Attorney,” he added.
Chalfen would not say whether those found guilty would lose their jobs.
“They are all [union] represented so there is a process – charges, administrative hearing, recommendation to the Deputy Chief Administrative Judge … for action up to and including termination,” he said.
The court employees under probe are “still working as we investigate and interview them,” Chalfen said.
A state Department of Labor spokeswoman said, “While we cannot comment on specific cases, we’ve been made aware of this situation and are looking into it.”
So far during the pandemic, DOL said it has stopped more than $1 billion in unemployment insurance fraud and referred more than 40,000 fraudulent claims to federal prosecutors.
The DOL said it has an “institutionalized process that crosschecks employers’ quarterly wage reporting with the list of New Yorkers receiving unemployment benefits. If someone is claiming unemployment benefits and was reported as receiving wages from an employer, the issue will be investigated.”
The court insider said some believe the offenders will get a slap on the wrist, with the Labor Department forcing them to “repay the money with interest.”
“The question is, what punishment, if any, will OCA impose?” he added.


newyorkpost--2020-10-10--Too cool for NYC schools — DOE exec who left for Georgia poaches staffer

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Another Department of Education exec is jumping ship — and this one was poached by an official who also ditched NYC schools, The Post has learned.
Melissa Harris was promoted in May by Chancellor Richard Carranza’s first deputy Cheryl Watson-Harris to be her chief of staff.
A month later, Watson-Harris resigned amid the pandemic to become schools superintendent in DeKalb County, Ga., a suburb of Atlanta with 99,000 students.
Now Watson-Harris has hired Melissa Harris to serve as her deputy in Georgia.
The ongoing exodus of Carranza’s team is troubling, said David Bloomfield, a Brooklyn College and CUNY Grad Center education professor.
“It seems to be a failure of leadership on the part of the chancellor,” he said. “These departures are further destabilizing the system at a time of crisis.”
Others who left include Tom Hanna, chief human capital officer; Ursulina Ramirez, chief operating officer; and Alison Hirsch, Carranza’s senior advisor on school reopening, who quit before schools reopened.
In May, just before her departure, Watson-Harris appointed Harris as her new chief of staff, making $194,573 a year, the same salary Harris collected as chief executive of the Office of School Design and Charter Partnerships, officials said.
Last month, Mayor de Blasio announced that 9,000 managers citywide, including in the DOE, would be forced to take furloughs to save $21 million.
Harris, who never worked as a teacher or school administrator, last year entered a two-year fellowship with the Broad Academy, an organization that trains education professionals.
In a statement via the DOE press office, Harris said, “It has been the honor of my life to serve at the New York City Department of Education for the past 15 years. I’ve learned so much from the greatest education leaders in our country, and I’m ready for the next chapter in my life.”
A spokeswoman for DeKalb County schools said Harris still start on October 19, but would not divulge her salary.
Watson-Harris, who made $241,000 a year in NYC, gets a $325,000 salary in DeKalb County, plus thousands of dollars a year in perks.


newyorkpost--2020-10-10--‘Cats’ on HBO Is The Only Horror Movie You Need to Watch This Year

Type “ Cats horror movie ” into the YouTube search bar , and you ’ ll find half a dozen trailers that have been re-edited to spooky music and demonic lighting .
It ’ s a fun YouTube game where people recut movies that are not horror movies into horror movies , but , in the case of Cats ( 2019 ) —which is debuting on HBO tonight at 8 p.m. ET—entirely unnecessary .
Cats is already a horror movie just the way Tom Hooper made it .
Presumably , that ’ s why HBO chose to premiere the film @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the year .
When Cats opened in theaters in January , I posited the theory that the musical film—based on the Broadway show by Andrew Lloyd Webber—kinda , sorta has the same plot as Ari Aster ’ s acclaimed horror film , Midsommar .
If you ’ re one of the lucky few not yet cursed with the knowledge of the Cats plot , it ’ s basically this : A cat named Victoria is abandoned by her family , but adopted by a group of alley cats who call themselves the Jellicles @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , a ceremony where the cats compete for the opportunity to ascend to the Heaviside Layer and be reborn .
Essentially , the cats fight over who gets to die .
To sum up : cults , dancing competitions , and ritual sacrifice , which sounds an awful lot like the plot of the 2019 horror film Midsommar to me .
But even without the Midsommar connection , Cats doesn ’ t need eerie music or jump scares to be classified as horror .
I went into Cats thinking it would be a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
It was a horrible , bone-chilling , deeply unpleasant time that stretched on for an excruciating 110 minutes .
The lead actors are a bizarre hodgepodge of pop stars like Taylor Swift , Jason Derulo , and Jennifer Hudson ; serious British actors like Ian McKellen , Judi Dench , and Idris Elba ; and comedians like James Corden and Rebel Wilson .
That deranged casting alone would have anyone on edge , but Hooper had to go and add digital fur and ears and whiskers and tails that move .
It @ @ @ @ @ @ @ horrifying , and it made me feel far more unsafe than Freddy Krueger ever has .
Thank god for that poor VFX producer who edited out the buttholes , or I might have run from the theater screaming .
The list of disturbing visuals is endless : Rebel Wilson unzipping her skin , a cat-human double-fisting dinner knives with a murderous glint in her eye , an army of human cockroaches tap dancing , the cat-humans meowing instead of cheering for the Magical Mr. Mistoffelees , and so much more .
To be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it from my memory .
Because while a good horror movie is disturbing in a fun way , Cats was disturbing in an uncomfortable way .
It ’ s the kind of car crash you absolutely can , and should , look away from .
The horror of Cats works on more than one level .
There ’ s the horror for yourself , the one being subjected to this uncanny valley of kitty cat terror .
Then there ’ s the horror for the cast and crew , who invested months of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Taylor Swift , and living with the knowledge that stoned college kids will be laughing at a cat-version of you saucily sprinkling bedazzled catnip for the rest of time .
The second-hand embarrassment alone makes this movie ten times scarier than Midsommar .
So this Halloween , if you ’ re looking for true scares , look not to the ghosts , ghouls , and murderers of cinema .
Instead , turn to CGI cat-human hybrids , with the faces of A-list celebrities and the tails of your household pets .
I promise @ @ @ @ @ @

Type “Cats horror movie” into the YouTube search bar, and you’ll find half a dozen trailers that have been re-edited to spooky music and demonic lighting.
It’s a fun YouTube game where people recut movies that are not horror movies into horror movies, but, in the case of Cats (2019)—which is debuting on HBO tonight at 8 p.m. ET—entirely unnecessary. Cats is already a horror movie just the way Tom Hooper made it. Presumably, that’s why HBO chose to premiere the film in October, the spookiest month of the year.
When Cats opened in theaters in January, I posited the theory that the musical film—based on the Broadway show by Andrew Lloyd Webber—kinda, sorta has the same plot as Ari Aster’s acclaimed horror film, Midsommar. If you’re one of the lucky few not yet cursed with the knowledge of the Cats plot, it’s basically this: A cat named Victoria is abandoned by her family, but adopted by a group of alley cats who call themselves the Jellicles. Victoria attends the annual Jellicle Ball, a ceremony where the cats compete for the opportunity to ascend to the Heaviside Layer and be reborn. Essentially, the cats fight over who gets to die.
To sum up: cults, dancing competitions, and ritual sacrifice, which sounds an awful lot like the plot of the 2019 horror film Midsommar to me.
But even without the Midsommar connection, Cats doesn’t need eerie music or jump scares to be classified as horror. I went into Cats thinking it would be a hilariously campy time. I was wrong. It was a horrible, bone-chilling, deeply unpleasant time that stretched on for an excruciating 110 minutes. The lead actors are a bizarre hodgepodge of pop stars like Taylor Swift, Jason Derulo, and Jennifer Hudson; serious British actors like Ian McKellen, Judi Dench, and Idris Elba; and comedians like James Corden and Rebel Wilson. That deranged casting alone would have anyone on edge, but Hooper had to go and add digital fur and ears and whiskers and tails that move. It’s uncanny, it’s horrifying, and it made me feel far more unsafe than Freddy Krueger ever has. Thank god for that poor VFX producer who edited out the buttholes, or I might have run from the theater screaming.
The list of disturbing visuals is endless: Rebel Wilson unzipping her skin, a cat-human double-fisting dinner knives with a murderous glint in her eye, an army of human cockroaches tap dancing, the cat-humans meowing instead of cheering for the Magical Mr. Mistoffelees, and so much more. To be perfectly honest, I blocked most of it from my memory. Because while a good horror movie is disturbing in a fun way, Cats was disturbing in an uncomfortable way. It’s the kind of car crash you absolutely can, and should, look away from.
The horror of Cats works on more than one level. There’s the horror for yourself, the one being subjected to this uncanny valley of kitty cat terror. Then there’s the horror for the cast and crew, who invested months of their life into… this. Imagine being Taylor Swift, and living with the knowledge that stoned college kids will be laughing at a cat-version of you saucily sprinkling bedazzled catnip for the rest of time. The second-hand embarrassment alone makes this movie ten times scarier than Midsommar.
So this Halloween, if you’re looking for true scares, look not to the ghosts, ghouls, and murderers of cinema. Instead, turn to CGI cat-human hybrids, with the faces of A-list celebrities and the tails of your household pets. I promise they will haunt your nightmares.
Where to watch Cats (2019)


newyorkpost--2020-10-10--50,000 alleged sex-abuse victims expected to sue the Boy Scouts

As many as 50,000 alleged sex-abuse victims are expected to go after the Boy Scouts of America in court ahead of a November legal deadline , as a shocking new study concludes scouting just isn ’ t safe for kids .
Since the Boys Scouts of America ’ s February bankruptcy filing , about 35,000 alleged victims across the nation have filed claims , with “ thousands ” more emerging each week ahead of the Nov. 16 deadline .
“ People are just coming forward in droves , ” said lawyer Andrew Van Arsdale , whose AVA Law firm has @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the coalition Abused in Scouting .
The sheer number of Boy Scout victims so far has dwarfed similar cases , noted lawyer Jason Amala of the firm Pfau , Cochran , Vertetis , Amala .
“ It ’ s three to four times the claims filed in all the Catholic bankruptcies combined , ” Amala said .
Advocacy group Child USA used anonymous data from 1,576 Abused in Scouting plaintiffs to compile a chilling look at sex abuse in scouting .
The study , to be released next week , shows more than @ @ @ @ @ @ @ multiple times , with more than 50 percent of the incidents taking place at Scout camps and nearly 100 percent of victims suffering lifelong consequences , including alcohol and drug problems , post traumatic stress disorder , difficulties holding down jobs and intimacy issues .
Accused abusers threatened their victims more than half the time , while 45 percent groomed victims with gifts , and 63 percent gained the trust of victims ’ families , the study found .
“ Scouts is mistaken in their belief that teaching a child to build a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to situational strength , ” the researchers wrote , noting that allowing kids to go with strangers into the woods without parents , safe places or law enforcement “ creates repeated instances in which children are susceptible to abuse.
” The Boy Scouts model is “ doomed to fail ” in terms of protecting children , Child USA founder Marci Hamilton told The Post .
“ It ’ s highly problematic , ” she said , adding , “ It ’ s so important that parents have the facts , and if they @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the right thing.
” Child USA social scientist and researcher Carter Timon said , “ Most people do not know that claims of sexual abuse are rarely , rarely false.
” In scouting , the overwhelming majority of abuse perpetrators — 82 percent — are adults , with just 3.8 percent being youths themselves , said Timon , who added that typically one-third of child sex abusers are kids .
Calling the finding “ surprising , ” Timon noted , “ there ’ s something going on in this setting that makes it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a child than is typical.
” Victims , on average , were abused around the age of 12 , and took nearly 30 years to come forward — including one former Scout who first revealed his abuse when he was 94 , Timon said .
“ These people are suffering , most of them for their whole lives , ” he said .
It ’ s a story Jeff Williams , 49 , can relate to .
He was just 9 when he was abused for two years by an assistant scout leader @ @ @ @ @ @ @ married father of two who has filed against the Boy Scouts in bankruptcy court , he urged others to come forward .
“ There ’ s safety in numbers .
… We all share a story , ” he said .
“ It ’ s tremendous to know you ’ re not floating out there alone.
” The Boy Scouts says it is “ committed to compensating victims through its restructuring , ” and said the study information was “ unverified.
” The group says it has banned one-on-one interactions between adults and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ background checks since 1994 .
According to its own research , 90 percent of Boy Scouts abuse claims occurred “ more than 30 years ago , ” said the organization , which calls the safety of children its “ most important priority.
” The Boy Scouts also called for a federally overseen national database for all youth-serving organizations , to prevent abusers from going from one organization to another .
A Child USA study of reported sex abuse in the Boy Scouts found : • 94 % of cases involved Scout leaders who @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 82 % of perpetrators were adults ; 3.8 % were youths • 79 % of abuse occurred at a camp , meeting or activity • 64 % of attackers stayed in Scouting after the abuse was reported • 20 % of victims were abused by more than one person

As many as 50,000 alleged sex-abuse victims are expected to go after the Boy Scouts of America in court ahead of a November legal deadline, as a shocking new study concludes scouting just isn’t safe for kids.
Since the Boys Scouts of America’s February bankruptcy filing, about 35,000 alleged victims across the nation have filed claims, with “thousands” more emerging each week ahead of the Nov. 16 deadline.
“People are just coming forward in droves,” said lawyer Andrew Van Arsdale, whose AVA Law firm has joined with two other firms to create the coalition Abused in Scouting.
The sheer number of Boy Scout victims so far has dwarfed similar cases, noted lawyer Jason Amala of the firm Pfau, Cochran, Vertetis, Amala.
“It’s three to four times the claims filed in all the Catholic bankruptcies combined,” Amala said.
Advocacy group Child USA used anonymous data from 1,576 Abused in Scouting plaintiffs to compile a chilling look at sex abuse in scouting.
The study, to be released next week, shows more than 70 percent of alleged victims were abused multiple times, with more than 50 percent of the incidents taking place at Scout camps and nearly 100 percent of victims suffering lifelong consequences, including alcohol and drug problems, post traumatic stress disorder, difficulties holding down jobs and intimacy issues.
Accused abusers threatened their victims more than half the time, while 45 percent groomed victims with gifts, and 63 percent gained the trust of victims’ families, the study found.
70 percent of alleged victims were abused multiple times, with more than 50 percent of the incidents taking place at Scout camps
“Scouts is mistaken in their belief that teaching a child to build a fire or earn a badge is equivalent to situational strength,” the researchers wrote, noting that allowing kids to go with strangers into the woods without parents, safe places or law enforcement “creates repeated instances in which children are susceptible to abuse.”
The Boy Scouts model is “doomed to fail” in terms of protecting children, Child USA founder Marci Hamilton told The Post.
“It’s highly problematic,” she said, adding, “It’s so important that parents have the facts, and if they have the facts they’ll do the right thing.”
Child USA social scientist and researcher Carter Timon said, “Most people do not know that claims of sexual abuse are rarely, rarely false.”
In scouting, the overwhelming majority of abuse perpetrators — 82 percent — are adults, with just 3.8 percent being youths themselves, said Timon, who added that typically one-third of child sex abusers are kids.
Calling the finding “surprising,” Timon noted, “there’s something going on in this setting that makes it way more likely for adults to abuse a child than is typical.”
Victims, on average, were abused around the age of 12, and took nearly 30 years to come forward — including one former Scout who first revealed his abuse when he was 94, Timon said.
“These people are suffering, most of them for their whole lives,” he said.
It’s a story Jeff Williams, 49, can relate to. He was just 9 when he was abused for two years by an assistant scout leader in his native Ohio. Now a married father of two who has filed against the Boy Scouts in bankruptcy court, he urged others to come forward.
“There’s safety in numbers. … We all share a story,” he said. “It’s tremendous to know you’re not floating out there alone.”
The Boy Scouts says it is “committed to compensating victims through its restructuring,” and said the study information was “unverified.”
The group says it has banned one-on-one interactions between adults and scouts since 1987, and done criminal background checks since 1994.
According to its own research, 90 percent of Boy Scouts abuse claims occurred “more than 30 years ago,” said the organization, which calls the safety of children its “most important priority.”
The Boy Scouts also called for a federally overseen national database for all youth-serving organizations, to prevent abusers from going from one organization to another.
Scouts Dishonor
A Child USA study of reported sex abuse in the Boy Scouts found:


newyorkpost--2020-10-11--Browns vs Colts prediction, line: Mayfield’s crew a live underdog

Dave Tuley , senior reporter at VSiN.com , is in his third season with the Post ’ s Bettor ’ s Guide .
His handicapping pieces appear in VSiN ’ s online magazine , Point Spread Weekly .
( Home team in CAPS ) This is an intriguing matchup between 3-1 teams .
The Colts have the league ’ s No .
1 defense , but that ’ s aided by facing the Jaguars , Vikings , Jets and Bears .
We ’ ll see if they still rank No .
1 after facing the Browns , who showed a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ including Odell Beckham Jr. ’ s 50-yard reverse for the clinching touchdown , plus three touchdown receptions , the first from Jarvis Landry on a wide receiver option , and two from Baker Mayfield ) in beating the Cowboys , 49-38 .
With the Colts ’ step up in class , I ’ ll take the Browns with the short points , as I expect them to win outright .
The Dolphins have been competitive most of the early season as Ryan Fitzpatrick continues to work his magic , and the 49ers certainly @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to the Eagles .
San Francisco , even with its expanding injury report , should have enough to win this game no matter who starts at quarterback , but for our purposes here , the Dolphins should be able to do enough to cover .

Dave Tuley, senior reporter at VSiN.com, is in his third season with the Post’s Bettor’s Guide. His handicapping pieces appear in VSiN’s online magazine, Point Spread Weekly. (Home team in CAPS)
CLEVELAND BROWNS (+1.5) over Indianapolis Colts
This is an intriguing matchup between 3-1 teams. The Colts have the league’s No. 1 defense, but that’s aided by facing the Jaguars, Vikings, Jets and Bears. We’ll see if they still rank No. 1 after facing the Browns, who showed a balanced attack (307 rushing yards, including Odell Beckham Jr.’s 50-yard reverse for the clinching touchdown, plus three touchdown receptions, the first from Jarvis Landry on a wide receiver option, and two from Baker Mayfield) in beating the Cowboys, 49-38. With the Colts’ step up in class, I’ll take the Browns with the short points, as I expect them to win outright.
Miami Dolphins (+9.5) over SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS
The Dolphins have been competitive most of the early season as Ryan Fitzpatrick continues to work his magic, and the 49ers certainly came back to earth in their loss to the Eagles. San Francisco, even with its expanding injury report, should have enough to win this game no matter who starts at quarterback, but for our purposes here, the Dolphins should be able to do enough to cover.
Last week: 0-1-1. Washington (L), Chargers (P).
2020 season: 1-6-1.


newyorkpost--2020-10-11--Sandra Lee sells Westchester home she once shared with Gov. Andrew Cuomo

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Sandra Lee has sold the beloved Westchester home she shared with ex-love Andrew Cuomo for $1.85 million, The Post can reveal.
Lee, 54, moved to Los Angeles following her split from the New York governor in September 2019 — and has spent this weekend moving into a new home in Malibu.
Lee bought her Westchester home, called Lily Pond, in 2009 for $1.3 million, and it was sold by Greg Schriefer of Sotheby’s.
Despite sharing the home, neither Lee nor Cuomo ever revealed how much of the expenses and taxes Cuomo actually contributed to the property, a source familiar with the couple’s relationship said.
Lee’s new home features an 80-foot waterfront deck over the ocean and sprawling views. Her neighbors include Kate Hudson, movie director Chris Weitz and singer Janet Jackson.
A friend said: “It’s like the South of France meets Malibu!”
“Sandy is doing all sorts of things that she couldn’t do when she was associated with New York state politics,” the pal said. “She joined the board of the World Food Program USA.”
She’s also been spending her days in Los Angeles hosting a new cooking series for the “Today” show called “Sandra Lee Top Shelf,” and is in negotiations for a new book deal with Meredith publishers.
Cuomo, 64, meanwhile, next week publishes his new book, “American Crisis: Leadership Lessons from the COVID-19 Pandemic,” a memoir that details, day by day, how the crisis unfolded.
Lee was the de facto first lady of New York when she and Cuomo dated from 2005 until their split.
But in April, at the height of the pandemic, she told the New York Times she had been in communication with Cuomo almost every day and was in regular contact with his daughters.


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newyorkpost--2020-10-11--NFL picks for Week 5: Jets aren’t getting first win in this spot

I wanted to be bullish on the New York Jets this week .
Was planning to buy into the notion that Joe Flacco , with his Super Bowl MVP calm and experience , could be the right man at the right time to help Adam Gase get the offense on track .
But I ’ ve been disavowed of that notion by the injury report .
It ’ s the one weekly publication that never changes : The news is always bad .
If a player ends up on this list , he doesn ’ t come back , at @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Mekhi Becton and Breshad Perriman to come back and give Flacco some assistance ?
Not likely .
Denzel Mims ?
Oh , the second-round receiver from Baylor ?
Um , no .
Le ’ Veon Bell and his 3.2 yards per carry are back , so at least there ’ s that .
Meanwhile , the Arizona Cardinals have DeAndre Hopkins and Larry Fitzgerald to go against a Jets secondary that got Ryp-ed apart by the Broncos , and who exactly is going to track down Kyler Murray ?
Plus the Cardinals will @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Detroit Lions and Carolina Panthers .
This finally could be the matchup that gets Daniel Jones going in the right direction and fuels his confidence .
The Cowboys come in ranked No .
30 in total yards , No .
31 against the run and No .
32 in total points allowed .
Dallas is 1-3 , one miracle comeback from being winless .
Even if the Giants fall well behind in this one , the backdoor cover could be there for the taking .
The 0-4 Falcons could get three defensive @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Julio Jones and Calvin Ridley are hurting .
Even without Christian McCaffrey , Carolina ’ s doing fine with Teddy Bridgewater , Robby Anderson and D.J .
Moore .
I get killed by this matchup twice a year , it seems , and keep coming back to the Raiders .
This time it ’ s because they ’ re expecting OT Trent Brown and field-stretching WR Henry Ruggs III back , and the offense was pretty good when they had those two .
The Chiefs come in off a gift-wrapped Monday night win @ @ @ @ @ @ @ schedule upcoming .
Doug Pederson showed everyone ( OK … Adam Gase ) Sunday night you can still call innovative plays even without your top four receivers and several key linemen .
The Steelers come in rested after last week ’ s game with the Titans was KO ’ d by COVID , and it ’ s a tough travel turnaround for the Eagles .
But Philly could be getting back some wide receivers and is still in crisis mode at 1-2-1 .
Jared Goff and the Rams already have a win at @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Buffalo , so I ’ m not so worried about the 10 a.m. body-clock angle here .
OK with Ron Rivera ’ s decision to replace Dwayne Haskins with Kyle Allen .
The coach and QB won five of their first six games together in Carolina last season before losing Allen ’ s final six starts .
It is a signal to the other players that the WFT is trying to compete in a winnable NFC East .
But this team is just not good .
Bengals and Joe Burrow have put up @ @ @ @ @ @ @ past three weeks — the kind of output you like to see when getting nearly two touchdowns .
Cincy also had covered five in a row in this series prior to a 49-13 Ravens laugher last November .
Can Romeo Crennel get more out of the 0-4 Texans than Bill O ’ Brien did , or is there really not much there ?
Will take a shot with the Jaguars , who have edges here in points for and against , and yards per carry for and against .
The 49ers are starting @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with Jimmy Garoppolo possibly rejoining Deebo Samuel and George Kittle .
Sunday night ’ s loss to the Eagles will dial up the urgency .
And though Ryan Fitzpatrick is a lot of fun and the Dolphins are a pain in the neck to play , the talent discrepancy is larger than this point spread .
Both teams are on three-game winning streaks .
The Browns have done it with offense ( 35 , 34 , 49 scored ) , the Colts with defense ( 11 , 7 , 11 allowed ) .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s a tough ask for a team to win back-to-back road games vs. competitive foes .
The Vikings were maligned early this season but have scored 30 or more points in three of their four games .
Kirk Cousins can have success against a Seattle D that is ranked last in yardage allowed ( by a wide margin ) and again will be without Jamal Adams .
It took about a half dozen head-shaking mistakes — including a pick-six Julian Edelman just about handed to Tyrann Mathieu — for the Patriots not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , the COVID-19 that ’ s sidelined Cam Newton and now Stephon Gilmore has to be weighing on the minds of everyone else .
It ’ s another week with a rescheduling for the Pats , and Denver comes in with extra rest and Phillip Lindsay returning .
Justin Herbert is off to a good start statistically , but is 0-3 in the standings and now loses his dual-threat security blanket , Austin Ekeler .
Figures to be a hard night in the Big Easy for the kid .
If this game does @ @ @ @ @ @ @ already been moved from Sunday to Tuesday , I ’ d have to think the Titans would be affected negatively in some way by the COVID outbreak on their team and the attendant distractions .
The arrival of Stefon Diggs has made a huge difference for Josh Allen .
Best bets : Rams , Cardinals , Saints .
Lock of the week : Rams ( Locks 0-3-1 in 2020 ) .
Last week : 9-5-1 overall , 1-2 Best Bets .
Thursday : Bears ( W ) .

I wanted to be bullish on the New York Jets this week. Was planning to buy into the notion that Joe Flacco, with his Super Bowl MVP calm and experience, could be the right man at the right time to help Adam Gase get the offense on track.
But I’ve been disavowed of that notion by the injury report. It’s the one weekly publication that never changes: The news is always bad. If a player ends up on this list, he doesn’t come back, at least not on time. Hoping for Mekhi Becton and Breshad Perriman to come back and give Flacco some assistance? Not likely. Denzel Mims? Oh, the second-round receiver from Baylor? Um, no. Le’Veon Bell and his 3.2 yards per carry are back, so at least there’s that.
Meanwhile, the Arizona Cardinals have DeAndre Hopkins and Larry Fitzgerald to go against a Jets secondary that got Ryp-ed apart by the Broncos, and who exactly is going to track down Kyler Murray? Plus the Cardinals will be coming in angry off losses to the Detroit Lions and Carolina Panthers.
The pick: Cardinals, -7.
(Home team in Caps)
New York Giants (+8.5) over DALLAS COWBOYS
This finally could be the matchup that gets Daniel Jones going in the right direction and fuels his confidence. The Cowboys come in ranked No. 30 in total yards, No. 31 against the run and No. 32 in total points allowed. Dallas is 1-3, one miracle comeback from being winless. Even if the Giants fall well behind in this one, the backdoor cover could be there for the taking.
Carolina Panthers (+1.5) over ATLANTA FALCONS
The 0-4 Falcons could get three defensive starters back, but now top WRs Julio Jones and Calvin Ridley are hurting. Even without Christian McCaffrey, Carolina’s doing fine with Teddy Bridgewater, Robby Anderson and D.J. Moore.
Las Vegas Raiders (+12) over KANSAS CITY CHIEFS
I get killed by this matchup twice a year, it seems, and keep coming back to the Raiders. This time it’s because they’re expecting OT Trent Brown and field-stretching WR Henry Ruggs III back, and the offense was pretty good when they had those two. The Chiefs come in off a gift-wrapped Monday night win over the Patriots and have a condensed schedule upcoming.
Philadelphia Eagles (+7) over PITTSBURGH STEELERS
Doug Pederson showed everyone (OK … Adam Gase) Sunday night you can still call innovative plays even without your top four receivers and several key linemen. The Steelers come in rested after last week’s game with the Titans was KO’d by COVID, and it’s a tough travel turnaround for the Eagles. But Philly could be getting back some wide receivers and is still in crisis mode at 1-2-1.
Los Angeles Rams (-7) over WASHINGTON
Jared Goff and the Rams already have a win at Philadelphia and a near-miracle comeback loss at Buffalo, so I’m not so worried about the 10 a.m. body-clock angle here. OK with Ron Rivera’s decision to replace Dwayne Haskins with Kyle Allen. The coach and QB won five of their first six games together in Carolina last season before losing Allen’s final six starts. It is a signal to the other players that the WFT is trying to compete in a winnable NFC East. But this team is just not good.
Cincinnati Bengals (+13) over BALTIMORE RAVENS
Bengals and Joe Burrow have put up 30, 23 and 33 points the past three weeks — the kind of output you like to see when getting nearly two touchdowns. Cincy also had covered five in a row in this series prior to a 49-13 Ravens laugher last November.
Jacksonville Jaguars (+6.5) over HOUSTON TEXANS
Can Romeo Crennel get more out of the 0-4 Texans than Bill O’Brien did, or is there really not much there? Will take a shot with the Jaguars, who have edges here in points for and against, and yards per carry for and against.
SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS (-9.5) over Miami Dolphins
The 49ers are starting to put the band back together, with Jimmy Garoppolo possibly rejoining Deebo Samuel and George Kittle. Sunday night’s loss to the Eagles will dial up the urgency. And though Ryan Fitzpatrick is a lot of fun and the Dolphins are a pain in the neck to play, the talent discrepancy is larger than this point spread.
CLEVELAND BROWNS (+1.5) over Indianapolis Colts
Both teams are on three-game winning streaks. The Browns have done it with offense (35, 34, 49 scored), the Colts with defense (11, 7, 11 allowed). Colts won in Chicago, and it’s a tough ask for a team to win back-to-back road games vs. competitive foes.
Minnesota Vikings (+7) over SEATTLE SEAHAWKS
The Vikings were maligned early this season but have scored 30 or more points in three of their four games. Kirk Cousins can have success against a Seattle D that is ranked last in yardage allowed (by a wide margin) and again will be without Jamal Adams.
Monday Night Football
Denver Broncos at NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS
This game has been postponed to next week.
NEW ORLEANS SAINTS (-7.5) over Los Angeles Chargers
Justin Herbert is off to a good start statistically, but is 0-3 in the standings and now loses his dual-threat security blanket, Austin Ekeler. Figures to be a hard night in the Big Easy for the kid.
Tuesday
Buffalo Bills (-1) over TENNESSEE TITANS
If this game does get played during Week 5, having already been moved from Sunday to Tuesday, I’d have to think the Titans would be affected negatively in some way by the COVID outbreak on their team and the attendant distractions. The arrival of Stefon Diggs has made a huge difference for Josh Allen.
Best bets: Rams, Cardinals, Saints.
Lock of the week: Rams (Locks 0-3-1 in 2020).
Last week: 9-5-1 overall, 1-2 Best Bets.
Thursday: Bears (W).


newyorkpost--2020-10-11--Giants vs. Cowboys: Preview, predictions, what to watch for

Attn : New York Football Giants : The end zone is the ...

Paul’s pick
Just because the Cowboys have stunk on defense does not mean they will stink this weekend. They have heard for weeks how lousy they’ve played on that side of the ball, so figure this is the game they straighten some things out. This does not feel like an opportune spot for the Giants in any way, shape or form.
Cowboys 34, Giants 20
Marquee matchup
Cowboys WRs Amari Cooper and CeeDee Lamb vs. Giants CBs James Bradberry and (fill in the blank)
This is the most explosive group to confront the Giants this season, and they probably are not ready for it. Bradberry is at the top of his game, but will be stretched thin working between Cooper (37-401) and Lamb (21-309). Lamb, a rookie, is averaging 14.7 yards per catch. The second corner spot is a big issue for the Giants. It is Ryan Lewis’ turn after Isaac Yiadom and Corey Ballentine failed. Another factor here: Michael Gallup has 13 receptions averaging 21.2 yards — he’s a big-time big-play threat. Rookie slot corner Darnay Holmes will have his hands full with any of the Cowboys targets he has to deal with.
Four downs
Help, please: Sure, Daniel Jones has not been great in his second season. Consider this: How many times has he blatantly missed one of his receivers running free? And this: How many times have any of those receivers run free, thanks to their own physical skills or because the scheme designed by offensive coordinator Jason Garrett got them free? Look what is going on with Josh Allen in Buffalo. His passer rating in his second NFL season was 85.3. The Bills traded four draft picks to the Vikings to obtain Stefon Diggs, and Allen’s passer rating through four games is 122.7, third-best in the league.
“That quarterback has taken off,’’ former NFL quarterback and current SiriusXM NFL radio host Jim Miller said. “If Daniel Jones gets that opportunity, he’ll fly with it, too.’’
The truth hurts: What Cowboys strong safety Xavier Woods said of his struggling (to be kind) defense did not sound good — at all — but is more accurate than many outsiders want to believe. The Cowboys allow 36.5 points a game, leading to speculation they are not hustling or competing hard enough.
“Our effort’s been good,’’ Woods said. “I mean on certain plays some guys, me included, there may be a lack, but overall the effort is there. We’re in the NFL. You don’t expect guys full speed for 70 plays. That’s not possible. But you’re going to push all you can.’’
This sounds worse than it actually is — and you can be sure Joe Judge or someone on the Giants’ coaching staff used this to remind their players about giving maximum effort.
Center of attention: The Giants could have addressed their tenuous situation at center by selecting Tyler Biadasz in the fourth round of this year’s draft. Biadasz was dealing with a shoulder issue that dropped his draft grade, in the eyes of the Giants, even though Biadasz was a workhorse in the famed Wisconsin offensive line conveyor belt. Biadasz will make his first NFL start in this game for Dallas, subbing for injured Joe Looney. Biadasz, called “Badass’’ for his demeanor on the field, played 81 snaps last week after Looney went down on the first play in the loss to the Browns. The Giants are sticking with Nick Gates as their center and will see what they passed up in Biadasz, considered the Cowboys’ center of the future (and now the present).
Slow and unsteady: What’s the use of having a big arm if Jones does not use it? If you haven’t noticed (you probably have), the Giants’ offense is a pop-gun attack. Jones has thrown the ball 20 yards or more down the field just 5.4 percent of the time (eight of his 149 passes). The only quarterback with significant snaps and fewer deep passes is 49ers backup Nick Mullens.
“I think we are aggressive,’’ Jones said. “When we certainly have the shots, it’s up to us to execute those. I think this offense has the capability of being explosive.’’


newyorkpost--2020-10-11--Jets vs. Cardinals: Preview, predictions, what to watch for

Joe Flacco has not started a game in nearly a ...

Costello’s call
Joe Flacco should give the Jets a strong effort. He is a smart veteran quarterback, but he will find the same issues Sam Darnold dealt with behind a shaky offensive line and throwing to a weak group of skill players.
Cardinals 28, Jets 23
Marquee matchup
Cardinals QB Kyler Murray vs. the Jets’ front seven
This could be more a nightmare matchup than a marquee one. Murray is going to create issues for Gregg Williams’ defense. The only question is how many and how severe.
Murray, the reigning NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year, is the first player in NFL history with more than 900 yards passing and 250 yards rushing in the first four games of the season. He enters this game with 919 passing yards, seven passing touchdowns, 265 rushing yards and four rushing touchdowns.
The Jets struggled to contain Josh Allen in Week 1, allowing him to rush for 57 yards and a touchdown on 14 rushes. They will have to do a much better job keeping Murray in the pocket and tackling him when he escapes.
“It’s not an easy assignment for sure,” Jets coach Adam Gase said. “When you have a guy that can move the way he can move, and he can throw the ball away he can throw. He sees a lot when he gets outside the pocket or when he steps up and gets flushed out there. He can either take off if nobody comes up to try to put pressure on him and really create explosive plays on his own.”
Four downs
Kliff notes: The Jets interviewed Cardinals coach Kliff Kingsbury last year before hiring Adam Gase to be their head coach. Kingsbury was the USC offensive coordinator at the time, after getting fired as Texas Tech’s head coach. The Jets’ sense was that Kingsbury had his eye on the Cardinals’ job, and he was hired by Arizona a day after interviewing with the Jets. Gase and Kingsbury have the same number of wins over the past two seasons (seven), but the Cardinals are viewed as on the upswing while the Jets are heading toward the No. 1-overall pick.
Kingsbury was asked this week what appealed to him last year about the Jets’ job.
“Everything,” Kingsbury said. “I really liked [team CEO and chairman] Christopher [Johnson], what he was about, what he talked about, their goals, the long-term future. And then, obviously, Sam Darnold. I’ve always been a huge fan of his. I was at SC for just a few weeks, but just the way they spoke of him, his character, the type of person he was, that was obviously was really intriguing to work with a great quarterback like him.”
Dread zone: The Jets’ offense has been terrible in the red zone, scoring touchdowns on just 22.2 percent of trips there, the second-worst percentage in the NFL. The Cardinals’ defense has been one of the best red-zone teams in the NFL, ranking fourth in the league with a 44.4 touchdown percentage. That is what you call a bad matchup for the Jets. Expect a lot of field goals, again. The Jets were 0-for-3 in red-zone trips against the Broncos last week, sending out Sam Ficken to kick field goals.
Good hop: The Cardinals pulled off one of the biggest trades of the offseason when they acquired star receiver DeAndre Hopkins. He has not disappointed since arriving from the Texans. Hopkins entered Week 5 leading the NFL with 39 catches and in first-down receptions with 24.
Hopkins has faced the Jets twice in his career, and he torched them. Who could forget him beating Darrelle Revis in 2015 or taking over the game in 2018? In two games against the Jets, he has 15 catches for 288 yards and four touchdowns. He has averaged 19.2 yards per catch against Gang Green. Those are totals that could balloon Sunday against a weak Jets secondary.
Flag squad: The Jets blew last week’s game against the Broncos with 11 penalties, six of them personal fouls on the defense. They looked undisciplined and reckless on many of the penalties. They enter this week tied with their opponent, the Cardinals, atop the league with 32 penalties.
The total number of penalties is not the most troubling number, though. They have been called for seven roughing-the-passer penalties. You can bet refs will be on the lookout now for the Jets hitting the quarterback even a fraction of a second late. Kyler Murray can also draw penalties with the way he runs and slides.


newyorkpost--2020-10-11--Luke Voit’s foot issue may have caught up with him in ALDS

As the Yankees head into another long offseason following their ...

In the last third of the regular season, the Yankees repeatedly said the reason Luke Voit was limping any time he toured the bases after hitting a home run was a foot issue.
The right-handed hitting Voit wore a protective shin guard on his left foot, but didn’t reveal which foot had the issue.
After the Yankees lost, 2-1, to the Rays in Game 5 of the ALDS on Friday night at Petco Park in San Diego, the hulking first baseman shed more light on the issue when he announced he will undergo an MRI exam on Sunday in New York.
The foot issue might have finally caught up to Voit, who shouldered the blame for the Yankees failing to advance to the ALCS, where the Astros and Rays begin the best-of-seven series on Sunday night at Petco.
“I felt like I let my team down. I had a terrible five games against those guys. They have good pitching and we have to do better,’’ said Voit, who went 0-for-3 and finished 5-for-25 (.200). “It’s frustrating and it sucks. It’s fuel for the fire for next year.’’
Considering he is 29, made $634,000 this past season when he hit .277, posted a .948 OPS and led the majors with 22 home runs, he is attractive not only to the Yankees, but also to other teams.
Though it would be somewhat of a surprise if the Yankees dealt him, they could do that to make room at first for DJ LeMahieu, if they retain him. Such a move could result in Gleyber Torres moving back to second base and the Yankees acquiring a shortstop.
The Yankees were slated to arrive in The Bronx around 9 p.m. Saturday, and for some players, it would be the final return to Yankee Stadium.
Pitchers J.A. Happ, Masahiro Tanaka and James Paxton are free agents. So, is LeMahieu. The Yankees have a $10 million option with a $2 million buyout on Brett Gardner.
Tanaka, LeMahieu and Gardner are the most likely to return out of that group.


newyorkpost--2020-10-11--Breaking down issues Yankees must deal with this offseason

When you scroll through the questions facing the Yankees in ...

As the Yankees head into another long offseason following their ALDS elimination, they’ll once again be looking how to win in October, especially after being knocked about by the Rays and their miniscule payroll.
Instead of facing off against the Astros in the ALCS for the third time in four years, the Yankees’ focus turns to 2021, and though this past season will always be looked at amid the backdrop of the impact of COVID-19, the reality is another disappointing end to a season that began with championship aspirations.
As Gerrit Cole said after his first season in pinstripes ended late Friday night when asked about what changes needed to be made moving forward, “We didn’t reach the goal, so across the board, we need to improve.”
Here are several areas general manager Brian Cashman and his front office will need to address during the coming weeks:
Free agents
DJ LeMahieu
The Yankees got quite a steal when they seemingly came out of nowhere to sign LeMahieu to a two-year, $24 million deal, even though he didn’t have a clear role. He’s been good enough with the Yankees that Aaron Boone said, “he’s on the short list of short lists for being the best player in the sport.’’
Masahiro Tanaka
The seven-year $155 million deal that landed Tanaka in The Bronx from Japan is over. He was quick to decline an opt-out following the 2017 season and seems a strong candidate to return, but his reputation as an impressive postseason pitcher took a hit with two straight duds in these playoffs.
Brett Gardner
Despite rough stretches during the regular season, Gardner again showed his value by being one of the Yankees’ most reliable bats during the playoffs, and it helps that he’s one of the only left-handed hitters on the roster.
J.A. Happ
The lefty had a vesting option for next season that won’t kick in, and Happ had a rough season in The Bronx — from publicly wondering if the Yankees were manipulating his starts to prevent him from reaching his incentives to expressing his displeasure with how he was used in their ill-fated pitching plan in Game 2 of the ALDS.
James Paxton
The injury-prone southpaw never made it back for the Yankees after suffering an elbow injury and hits the open market at an inopportune time.
Manager
Boone has a team option for a fourth season in the Yankees’ dugout, and all indications are that he’ll be back, but another October disappointment doesn’t help his cause — especially after he was outmaneuvered by Tampa Bay’s Kevin Cash.
Catcher
What do the Yankees do with Gary Sanchez? He’s due to get a raise from $5 million in arbitration and is coming off a horrific season in which he hit .147, performed poorly behind the plate despite a new catching coordinator then lost his starting spot to Kyle Higashioka in the playoffs.
Miguel Andujar
Remember him? The Yankees had hoped he could fill a versatile role after losing the third base job to Gio Urshela, but he doesn’t have a position and didn’t hit as a part-time player.


newyorkpost--2020-10-11--Texas GOP wins latest round in court battle over ballot drop-boxes

Texas Republicans have won the latest round in an ongoing court battle over ballot boxes in the state .
On @ @ @ @ @ court granted a temporary stay that let ’ s stand Republican Gov .
Greg Abbott @ @ @ @ @ , at least for now .
Abbott ’ s directive — which hits hardest sprawling @ @ @ @ @ 5 million people , including residents of Houston — will continue to be hashed out @ @ @ @ @ presidential election looms .
On Saturday , a lower court had blocked the order , @ @ @ @ @ mail ballot drop-off sites weeks before the November election .
Democrats and voting rights groups @ @ @ @ @ officials to accept hand-delivered mail-in ballots at any county annex or satellite office , CNN @ @ @

Texas Republicans have won the latest round in an ongoing court battle over ballot boxes in the state.
On Saturday, a federal appeals court granted a temporary stay that let’s stand Republican Gov. Greg Abbott’s controversial one-box-per-county directive, at least for now.
Abbott’s directive — which hits hardest sprawling Harris County, home to 5 million people, including residents of Houston — will continue to be hashed out in the courts as the presidential election looms.
Harris County lost 11 ballot drop-off sites under Abbott’s directive.
On Saturday, a lower court had blocked the order, which had shuttered dozens of mail ballot drop-off sites weeks before the November election.
Democrats and voting rights groups are pushing to allow county officials to accept hand-delivered mail-in ballots at any county annex or satellite office, CNN has reported.


newyorkpost--2020-10-11--Opportunity knocks for Joe Flacco as Jets seek first win

Joe Flacco has not started a game in nearly a year .
It only feels like it has been that long since the Jets won a game .
Flacco will get his chance to lead the Jets to their first victory of the season Sunday as he replaces the injured Sam Darnold against the Cardinals .
At 0-4 , the Jets are desperate for a spark , and maybe Flacco can provide it .
Arizona is coming off of two straight losses , but is viewed as one of the teams on the rise in the NFL .
The Jets @ @ @ @ @ @ @ home since 1975 at Shea Stadium .
This is a chance for Flacco to show he is still a capable NFL quarterback at 35 years old .
He only signed a one-year deal with the Jets , so this is an opportunity for him to audition for a 2021 employer .
“ I think I ’ d be lying … if I was to deny that , ” Flacco said .
“ I mean , I want to play quarterback in this league , there ’ s definitely some truth to that right @ @ @ @ @ @ @ talking about before , you don ’ t want to overdo it in your head and give yourself situations where you ’ re going to go out there and try to do more than you should do .
I got to go out there and just play within the offense and do the best I can for this team and the situation that we ’ re in right now , and that ’ s focusing on this week and seeing where it goes from there.
” Darnold sprained the AC joint in his @ @ @ @ @ @ @ many weeks he will miss and how long Flacco ’ s tryout will last .
Coach Adam Gase expressed confidence in Flacco this week , saying the veteran looked relaxed .
Flacco played briefly last week against the Broncos before Darnold returned to the game .
Flacco did not practice at all in training camp as he recovered from neck surgery , so this will be his first extended action since last year , when he played for the Broncos .
The Jets don ’ t care who is at quarterback .
They @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ re in the second quarter of the season , ” Gase said .
“ We ’ ve got to worry about this week .
We learned from what the first four games brought us and we made some mistakes , especially in this last game , that we have to definitely get corrected because it ’ s non-talent based .
We can definitely fix the things that are non-talent based , penalties and errors , things like that .
When we have opportunities to do the right thing , we ’ ll @ @ @ @ @ @

Joe Flacco has not started a game in nearly a year. It only feels like it has been that long since the Jets won a game.
Flacco will get his chance to lead the Jets to their first victory of the season Sunday as he replaces the injured Sam Darnold against the Cardinals. At 0-4, the Jets are desperate for a spark, and maybe Flacco can provide it.
Arizona is coming off of two straight losses, but is viewed as one of the teams on the rise in the NFL. The Jets have not lost to the Cardinals at home since 1975 at Shea Stadium.
This is a chance for Flacco to show he is still a capable NFL quarterback at 35 years old. He only signed a one-year deal with the Jets, so this is an opportunity for him to audition for a 2021 employer.
“I think I’d be lying … if I was to deny that,” Flacco said. “I mean, I want to play quarterback in this league, there’s definitely some truth to that right there. But just like I was talking about before, you don’t want to overdo it in your head and give yourself situations where you’re going to go out there and try to do more than you should do. I got to go out there and just play within the offense and do the best I can for this team and the situation that we’re in right now, and that’s focusing on this week and seeing where it goes from there.”
Darnold sprained the AC joint in his right shoulder. It is unclear how many weeks he will miss and how long Flacco’s tryout will last.
Coach Adam Gase expressed confidence in Flacco this week, saying the veteran looked relaxed. Flacco played briefly last week against the Broncos before Darnold returned to the game. Flacco did not practice at all in training camp as he recovered from neck surgery, so this will be his first extended action since last year, when he played for the Broncos.
The Jets don’t care who is at quarterback. They just need a win.
“We’re in the second quarter of the season,” Gase said. “We’ve got to worry about this week. We learned from what the first four games brought us and we made some mistakes, especially in this last game, that we have to definitely get corrected because it’s non-talent based. We can definitely fix the things that are non-talent based, penalties and errors, things like that. When we have opportunities to do the right thing, we’ll have a different result.”


newyorkpost--2020-10-11--Child burned after falling into Yellowstone ‘thermal feature’

A 3-year-old child is being treated for second-degree burns after falling into scalding water at a hot springs site in Yellowstone National Park Friday morning .
“ The child took off running from the trail , slipped and then fell into a small thermal feature , ” said a statement issued by the National Park Service .
Doctors described the second-degree burns to be concentrated on the lower body and back .
The child was flown to the burn unit at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center .
Yellowstone , which opened in 1872 , covers almost 3,500 square miles , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ springs .
Officials have described the ground around these features as ” breakable crust.
” This is the second time that someone has been injured by scalding water at the park .
In March a woman was injured when she accidentally fell into Old Faithful while trying to take a picture .
The woman had entered the park illegally while it was closed due to the coronavirus pandemic .
Yellowstone has stressed the importance of remaining on boardwalks and trails ; parents are advised to keep kids close and prevent them from running @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ Hot springs have injured or killed more people in Yellowstone than any other natural feature , ” says a warning on the park ’ s website .

A 3-year-old child is being treated for second-degree burns after falling into scalding water at a hot springs site in Yellowstone National Park Friday morning.
“The child took off running from the trail, slipped and then fell into a small thermal feature,” said a statement issued by the National Park Service.
Doctors described the second-degree burns to be concentrated on the lower body and back.
The child was flown to the burn unit at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center.
Yellowstone, which opened in 1872, covers almost 3,500 square miles, is famous for its geysers and hot springs.
Officials have described the ground around these features as ” breakable crust.”
This is the second time that someone has been injured by scalding water at the park.
In March a woman was injured when she accidentally fell into Old Faithful while trying to take a picture.
The woman had entered the park illegally while it was closed due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Yellowstone has stressed the importance of remaining on boardwalks and trails; parents are advised to keep kids close and prevent them from running while they are at the park.
“Hot springs have injured or killed more people in Yellowstone than any other natural feature,” says a warning on the park’s website.


newyorkpost--2020-10-11--Lakers, LeBron James look to put gritty Heat, Jimmy Butler away

A neck injury robbed the Heat ’ s Bam Adebayo of his ...

The Lakers were just seconds away from an NBA title, confetti machines at the ready courtside. Then Jimmy Butler and the Heat ripped that celebration away from them.
The pain was written on the Lakers’ faces as they trudged off the court in Disney World. Will they come back for Sunday’s Game 6 hungry, or hung over?
“It’s a tough loss. There’s no doubt about it. We were very close,” Lakers coach Frank Vogel said. “But our group’s fine. We’re going to bounce back strong. We’ll have a better performance in Game 6.”
“We’ve got to be better. We’ve just got to be better in Game 6 and close the series,” said LeBron James, who has been brilliant, only to find Butler his equal.
Friday marked the 10th time James had scored 40 points in a playoff game and still lost, second only to Michael Jordan’s 12. And James and Butler have put on a duel that Jordan would be proud of.
Butler has scored or assisted on 240 points in Games 2-5. That’s the highest total in four ganes in an NBA Finals other than James’ 245 three years ago. Jordan had 239 in a four-game stretch in 1993.
With defensive anchor Anthony Davis trying to play through a heel contusion, suddenly the pressure has shifted to the Lakers.
“To be that close to accomplishing our goals … we’ve got another one Sunday, and that one we have to go get,” said Davis, who aggravated his heel injury in the first quarter. “We still have to realize we’re up in the series, but we definitely use this as fuel.
“You come back, you look at the film, fix your mistakes and then come out in Game 6 remembering how close we were. If we don’t make our mistakes, we win the game. So you use it as fuel. But we’re still up in the series. … We have to keep that in mind. It’s a tough one because we know we had this one in the bag.”
How long will those mistakes haunt the Lakers? Davis, who is listed as probable for Game 6, gave them a 108-107 lead with 21.8 seconds left, but he got called for a foul five seconds later to hand Miami go-ahead free throws. A missed wide-open look from Danny Green and a turnover by Markieff Morris sealed the loss, and left the courtside confetti machines idle.
Butler said he was too focused to notice. With 35 points, 12 boards and 11 assists in 47 marathon minutes that left him doubled over, that’s believable.
“I don’t be paying attention to them over there. I don’t pay attention to the confetti machines,” Butler said. “I’ll be so locked-in on the game, on my squad, because we’re here to win.”
But don’t think the Heat haven’t heard the talk that they have no shot, and aren’t using it for motivation.
“We hear it. It’s hard not to. We just want to go embrace it,” Duncan Robinson said. “We’ve got a bunch of dogs in that locker room who love competing.”
With Goran Dragic still hurt and doubtful for Game 6, Robinson stepped up with 26 points Friday. Tyler Herro is second on the Heat to Butler in Finals scoring (16.2). They’ll likely need big games from both Sunday.
“Everybody counted us out since the beginning of the playoffs. We don’t really care what people have to say,” Herro said. “I’m sure there’s still people counting us out. We’re not going anywhere anytime soon. We have two more games to win.”


newyorkpost--2020-10-11--Ewan McGregor says Disney+’s Obi-Wan Kenobi series to start filming in March

The Force is with Ewan McGregor once more .
During a Zoom interview on “ The Graham Norton Show ” on Friday , the Star Wars actor revealed that he will play the iconic Jedi Master as filming for a yet-titled Obi-Wan Kenobi origin series begins in March , Variety reports .
“ It ’ s the Obi-Wan Kenobi story , I suppose .
It ’ s not all me , but it certainly will be a lot of me , which is good , ” McGregor said .
Disney announced had announced plans for the Disney+ series in August @ @ @ @ @ @ @ air this year , but production was slowed when show writer Hossein Amini left in January .
Amini was replaced with Joby Harold , but then production was further halted due to script rewrites and the onset of the coronavirus pandemic .
McGregor , who played Kenobi through the franchise ’ s prequel trilogy as well in voice work on the more recent films , paid homage to the late Sir Alec Guinness , who originated the role in the first “ Star Wars ” movie and passed away in 2000 .
“ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the first place when I was much younger was trying to imagine Alec Guinness , how would he play these scenes as a younger guy , ” McGregor said Friday .
“ It led me to watch some of his earlier work , which I had never seen before .
Brilliant movies , wonderful films that he ’ d been in , and I had such a great time studying him in those movies.
” As yet , the series has no release date , but it is confirmed that Deborah Chow , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ The Mandalorian ” is still attached to the project .

The Force is with Ewan McGregor once more.
During a Zoom interview on “The Graham Norton Show” on Friday, the Star Wars actor revealed that he will play the iconic Jedi Master as filming for a yet-titled Obi-Wan Kenobi origin series begins in March, Variety reports.
“It’s the Obi-Wan Kenobi story, I suppose. It’s not all me, but it certainly will be a lot of me, which is good,” McGregor said.
Disney announced had announced plans for the Disney+ series in August of 2019.
The series was to air this year, but production was slowed when show writer Hossein Amini left in January.
Amini was replaced with Joby Harold, but then production was further halted due to script rewrites and the onset of the coronavirus pandemic.
McGregor, who played Kenobi through the franchise’s prequel trilogy as well in voice work on the more recent films, paid homage to the late Sir Alec Guinness, who originated the role in the first “Star Wars” movie and passed away in 2000.
“The fun thing about doing that in the first place when I was much younger was trying to imagine Alec Guinness, how would he play these scenes as a younger guy,” McGregor said Friday.
“It led me to watch some of his earlier work, which I had never seen before. Brilliant movies, wonderful films that he’d been in, and I had such a great time studying him in those movies.”
As yet, the series has no release date, but it is confirmed that Deborah Chow, who directed part of Disney’s “The Mandalorian” is still attached to the project.
Season 2 of “The Mandalorian” starts streaming Friday, Oct. 30 on Disney+


newyorkpost--2020-10-11--Louisiana residents try and rebuild after Hurricane Delta

Hurricane Delta dropped almost a foot and a half of ...

LAKE CHARLES, La.— A blue tarp covered a hole in their roof, torn open when the last hurricane blew through. Friday night, the next hurricane tried to rip the tarp away.
Earnestine and Milton Wesley had decided to ride out Hurricane Delta in their Lake Charles home, damaged just weeks earlier by Hurricane Laura. As the wind rustled the tarp above them, they grabbed it through the hole in the ceiling and held on tight. Water poured in, flooding their den.
“We fought all night long trying to keep things intact,” Milton said. “And with God’s help we made it.”
Delta made landfall Friday evening near the coastal town of Creole with top winds of 100 mph. It moved over Lake Charles, a city where Hurricane Laura damaged nearly every home and building in late August.
No deaths had been reported by Saturday evening, but a hurricane’s wake can be treacherous. Seven of the 32 deaths attributed to Laura came the day that hurricane struck. Many others were caused by carbon monoxide poisoning from generators, and 10,000 utility workers were dispatched Saturday to get power restored to thousands of customers.
Lake Charles Mayor Nic Hunter estimated that hundreds of already battered homes took on water. And people were already exhausted and stressed — for two weeks the Wesleys had been sleeping on their back porch to escape the heat because they had no power.
“Add Laura and Delta together and it’s just absolutely unprecedented and catastrophic,” Hunter said. “We are very concerned that with everything going in the country right now that this incident may not be on the radar nationally like it should be.”
Before Friday’s storm, the streets were already lines with mountains of debris from the prior storm — piles of soggy insulation, moldy mattresses, tree limbs, twisted metal siding, ruined family treasures.
While Delta was a weaker storm than Category 4 Laura, it inflicted most of its damage with rain instead of wind. Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards said it dumped more than 15 inches of rain on Lake Charles over two days and more than 10 inches on Baton Rouge.
The floodwaters surged up the Wesley family’s front yard, and they were terrified it would pour inside but it stopped short of the door. It carried with it bags of trash and muck, swept up from their neighbors’ piles of debris from the prior storm.
“The water was something else last night,” Milton said. “We’ve never seen it flood so bad out here, to the point I could have swam out here last night, that’s just how deep it was.”
On Saturday, they joined other southern Louisiana residents starting the routine yet again: dodging overturned cars on the roads, chain-sawing fallen trees, trudging through knee-deep water to flooded homes with ruined floors and no power, pledging to rebuild.
Edwards said 3,000 Louisiana National Guard soldiers were mobilized to clear roads and distribute meals and tarps.
Delta rapidly weakened once it moved onto land and slowed to a tropical depression Saturday. Forecasters warned that heavy rain, storm surge and flash floods continued to pose dangers from parts of Texas to Mississippi. Forecasters said remnants could spawn tornadoes in Tennessee Valley into Sunday, and flash floods could hit the southern Appalachians.
Delta, the 25th named storm of an unprecedented Atlantic hurricane season, was the 10th to hit the mainland U.S. this year, breaking a record set in 1916, Colorado State University researcher Phil Klotzbach said.
The governor said Delta disrupted state efforts to set up temporary housing in southwest Louisiana to bring back Laura evacuees scattered across hotels. More than 9,400 people were being sheltered by the state Saturday, but only 935 were Delta evacuees, Edwards said. The others were still displaced by Laura.
Many people who had started repairing their homes from Laura saw the work undone overnight and the materials they bought “just scattered about because of the wind,” he said. “Again, it’s going to set us back, but it’s not going to dictate our future.”
The the double punch of the storms — on top of the pandemic — has left many reeling, said Lake Charles resident Katie Prejean McGrady.
She was nine months pregnant when she and her family evacuated ahead of Laura. They fled a couple hours north and she had to find a new doctor to deliver her baby. They lost part of their roof, their fence and their swing set.
They arrived back in Lake Charles last weekend and had to evacuate again days later, debris from Laura still in their yard.
“I’m taxed out. And I think that’s most people in town,” she said. “There’s a mental exhaustion that sets in and then there’s a fear of ‘Does anybody outside this region care?’”