newyorkpost--2020-07-20--August Alsina drops raunchy ‘Entanglements’ song after Jada Pinkett Smith reveal

August Alsina is capitalizing on everyone ’ s interest in his “ entanglement ” with Jada Pinkett Smith with a new song called , you guessed it , “ Entanglements.
” The singer released the song late on Saturday night , after which it became trending on Twitter by Sunday morning .
The song , which features rapper Rick Ross , makes numerous nods to his relationship with Pinkett Smith , 48 , and references her husband Will Smith , 51 .
“ The definition of entanglement / It ’ s when you ’ re tangled in the sheets / @ @ @ @ @ @ @ t call it a relationship / But you ’ re still f—in ’ with me , ” Alsina , 27 , sings on the chorus .
The word “ entanglement ” got a huge boost on social media after Pinkett Smith used it to describe her relationship with Alsina during a bombshell episode of “ Red Table Talk.
” Prior to the Smiths clearing the air on the Facebook Watch show , Alsina claimed that Smith gave him his blessing to begin a relationship with his wife .
However , both the Smiths @ @ @ @ @ @ @ August was actually trying to communicate — because I could actually see how he would perceive it as permission because we were separated amicably — I think he also wanted to make it clear that he ’ s not a homewrecker , which he ’ s not , ” Pinkett Smith said on “ Red Table Talk.
” Nevertheless , Alsina makes references to an unnamed man who seems to be Smith on “ Entanglements.
” “ I ’ m on my way , yeah / I ’ ma pull up when he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ me and you f—in ’ / If he see me , he gon ’ trip , ” he sings .
The emotional episode of “ Red Table Talk ” received more than 15 million views in 24 hours on Facebook Watch when it premiered on July 10 .

August Alsina is capitalizing on everyone’s interest in his “entanglement” with Jada Pinkett Smith with a new song called, you guessed it, “Entanglements.”
The singer released the song late on Saturday night, after which it became trending on Twitter by Sunday morning. The song, which features rapper Rick Ross, makes numerous nods to his relationship with Pinkett Smith, 48, and references her husband Will Smith, 51.
“The definition of entanglement / It’s when you’re tangled in the sheets / Girl I know that we don’t call it a relationship / But you’re still f—in’ with me,” Alsina, 27, sings on the chorus.
The word “entanglement” got a huge boost on social media after Pinkett Smith used it to describe her relationship with Alsina during a bombshell episode of “Red Table Talk.” Prior to the Smiths clearing the air on the Facebook Watch show, Alsina claimed that Smith gave him his blessing to begin a relationship with his wife. However, both the Smiths denied that was true.
“What August was actually trying to communicate — because I could actually see how he would perceive it as permission because we were separated amicably — I think he also wanted to make it clear that he’s not a homewrecker, which he’s not,” Pinkett Smith said on “Red Table Talk.”
Nevertheless, Alsina makes references to an unnamed man who seems to be Smith on “Entanglements.”
“I’m on my way, yeah / I’ma pull up when he dip / He’s always think me and you f—in’ / If he see me, he gon’ trip,” he sings.
The emotional episode of “Red Table Talk” received more than 15 million views in 24 hours on Facebook Watch when it premiered on July 10.


newyorkpost--2020-07-20--Phil Mickelson made some really weird decisions at the Memorial

Phil Mickelson had a curious final round Sunday at the Memorial , opting to putt his second shot on the 447-yard , par-4 13th hole while 78 yards from the pin .
He later laid up on the par-3 16th , which has been eating players alive all week because the green is almost impossible to hold .
Mickelson shot 78 in Sunday ’ s final round to finish 9-over for the week .
Asked about his lay-up strategy on 16 , Mickelson said , “ Yeah , 16 is a hard hole .
I played it eight days ( @ @ @ @ @ @ @ m 10-over ( actually 9-over ) .
So , I improved my score today by playing for a 4 , and I ’ ve made four or five doubles on the hole , and it just is a hard golf hole for me .
“ Obviously , you can ’ t go left in the water , and when I go right , usually it ’ s a hotter shot , like I pull it or it draws and it ’ s always on the downslope of the bunker , and I just @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on the green .
So , I just laid up to where I have an angle to putt it up the green , took a 5 out of play and I was trying to make a 3 and had a 12-footer for it.
’ ’ He didn ’ t make it .
Mickelson , including last week ’ s Workday Charity Open , carded four double bogeys , three pars and Sunday ’ s bogey .

Phil Mickelson had a curious final round Sunday at the Memorial, opting to putt his second shot on the 447-yard, par-4 13th hole while 78 yards from the pin. He later laid up on the par-3 16th, which has been eating players alive all week because the green is almost impossible to hold.
Mickelson shot 78 in Sunday’s final round to finish 9-over for the week.
Asked about his lay-up strategy on 16, Mickelson said, “Yeah, 16 is a hard hole. I played it eight days (including last week) and I’m 10-over (actually 9-over). So, I improved my score today by playing for a 4, and I’ve made four or five doubles on the hole, and it just is a hard golf hole for me.
“Obviously, you can’t go left in the water, and when I go right, usually it’s a hotter shot, like I pull it or it draws and it’s always on the downslope of the bunker, and I just can’t stop it often times on the green. So, I just laid up to where I have an angle to putt it up the green, took a 5 out of play and I was trying to make a 3 and had a 12-footer for it.’’
He didn’t make it. Mickelson, including last week’s Workday Charity Open, carded four double bogeys, three pars and Sunday’s bogey.


newyorkpost--2020-07-20--Smorgasburg, iconic Brooklyn food market, returns with major changes

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If you were looking forward to chowing down on food-truck feasts while the Manhattan skyline looms across the East River like in the summers of yore , fret not .
The longtime weekend food market , whose flagship Williamsburg location is known for luring tens of thousands of people every weekend , returns Monday .
But , like every other once-crowded event New Yorkers know and love , it ’ ll be different .
Now , it ’ s a smaller , socially @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Read on for what you can expect .
The outdoor food fest is now Smorg To Go — a takeout-only model at 51 N. Sixth St. , across Kent Avenue from its usual perch .
Additional locations are in the works , but for now , visitors can fill their bellies here with bites from a rotating lineup of vendors .
Among them is Clinton Hill ’ s the Good Batch , known for its ice-cream sandwiches , which is one of the market ’ s longest-standing vendors .
“ Although it ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it ’ s a return to something that ’ s kept our business thriving for the last decade , ” says Anna Gordon , 36 , the Good Batch ’ s founder , chef and co-owner .
Typically , Smorgasburg hosts about 100 vendors one day per week .
Now , Smorg To Go will operate seven days per week between 11:30 a.m. and 8 p.m. — but with far fewer vendors .
There will be 10 total , and they will rotate on a weekly basis .
The first two weeks will @ @ @ @ @ @ @ including the Good Batch , and newcomers , like Portland , Ore.-based the Whole Bowl ( which serves rice and beans dishes ) .
Those two will set up shop beginning Monday , and be joined in the first week by Lobsterdamus , # Gogi ( Geo Si Gi ) , Berg ’ s Pastrami , Burger Supreme , Excell Kingston Eatery , Mai Bpen Rai , Mao ’ s Bao and Vaquero Elotes .
How to order and pick up This time around , instead of heading to each vendor ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ grab food , hungry patrons will need to order through a new Web-ordering platform , SmorgToGo.com .
The site launches Monday in tandem with the revamped market .
When their order is ready , customers will get an e-mail or text-message notification to grab their to-go goodies at a centralized spot on the lot .
Where to eat your food In an effort to prevent overcrowding , there will be no on-site dining allowed .
Instead , the organizers note , folks can grab their bagged meals or snacks and head to the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ — just a block away — for a picnic .
“ I ’ m going to feature the house-smoked and house-cured pastrami sandwiches , ” says Andrew Steinberg , the founder of Berg ’ s Pastrami , which debuted at Smorgasburg in 2019 .
That said , you can get a classic pastrami sandwich for $ 13 — and vegans even have their own eggplant-based version for $ 9 .
But if you ’ re looking for the mile-high Katz ’ s-style sandwich , that ’ ll run $ 21 .
And because @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the party ” when Steinberg was growing up , the 36-year-old Astoria resident will also sell freshly baked slices of the classic Nutella chocolate chip cake for $ 3 apiece .
Meanwhile , the Good Batch will serve up its popular ice-cream sandwiches .
For $ 7 each , you have a choice of oat vanilla fudge , brownie caramel or confetti cake .
Also during the first week , get your meat fix at Korean barbecue pork stand # Gogi and , for something Thai , papaya salad stand Mai Bpen Ren @ @ @ @ @ @ @ week , Petisco Brazuca — a Brazilian eatery from Sao Paulo transplants Ricardo Rosa and Vanessa Oliveira — known for its creamy chicken croquettes , called coxinha .
Also that second week , if you ’ re fixing for a pie , check out Groundlings Pizza .
Sorry , folks of legal age : No alcohol will be served .
The organizers say social distancing , face mask-wearing and adherence to all city and state health guidelines will be strictly enforced for everyone from vendors to customers .

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Remember Smorgasburg?
If you were looking forward to chowing down on food-truck feasts while the Manhattan skyline looms across the East River like in the summers of yore, fret not. The longtime weekend food market, whose flagship Williamsburg location is known for luring tens of thousands of people every weekend, returns Monday.
But, like every other once-crowded event New Yorkers know and love, it’ll be different.
Now, it’s a smaller, socially distanced affair called Smorg To Go. Read on for what you can expect.
The location
The outdoor food fest is now Smorg To Go — a takeout-only model at 51 N. Sixth St., across Kent Avenue from its usual perch. Additional locations are in the works, but for now, visitors can fill their bellies here with bites from a rotating lineup of vendors.
Among them is Clinton Hill’s the Good Batch, known for its ice-cream sandwiches, which is one of the market’s longest-standing vendors.
“Although it’s a new normal, at least it’s a return to something that’s kept our business thriving for the last decade,” says Anna Gordon, 36, the Good Batch’s founder, chef and co-owner.
The date and time
Typically, Smorgasburg hosts about 100 vendors one day per week. Now, Smorg To Go will operate seven days per week between 11:30 a.m. and 8 p.m. — but with far fewer vendors. There will be 10 total, and they will rotate on a weekly basis.
The vendors
The first two weeks will see a mix of Smorgasburg mainstays, including the Good Batch, and newcomers, like Portland, Ore.-based the Whole Bowl (which serves rice and beans dishes). Those two will set up shop beginning Monday, and be joined in the first week by Lobsterdamus, #Gogi (Geo Si Gi), Berg’s Pastrami, Burger Supreme, Excell Kingston Eatery, Mai Bpen Rai, Mao’s Bao and Vaquero Elotes.
How to order and pick up
This time around, instead of heading to each vendor’s truck or stall to browse selections and grab food, hungry patrons will need to order through a new Web-ordering platform, SmorgToGo.com. The site launches Monday in tandem with the revamped market.
When their order is ready, customers will get an e-mail or text-message notification to grab their to-go goodies at a centralized spot on the lot.
Where to eat your food
In an effort to prevent overcrowding, there will be no on-site dining allowed.
Instead, the organizers note, folks can grab their bagged meals or snacks and head to the nearby waterfront Marsha P. Johnson State Park — just a block away — for a picnic.
What to order
“I’m going to feature the house-smoked and house-cured pastrami sandwiches,” says Andrew Steinberg, the founder of Berg’s Pastrami, which debuted at Smorgasburg in 2019. That said, you can get a classic pastrami sandwich for $13 — and vegans even have their own eggplant-based version for $9. But if you’re looking for the mile-high Katz’s-style sandwich, that’ll run $21. And because “someone always brought a babka to the party” when Steinberg was growing up, the 36-year-old Astoria resident will also sell freshly baked slices of the classic Nutella chocolate chip cake for $3 apiece.
Meanwhile, the Good Batch will serve up its popular ice-cream sandwiches. For $7 each, you have a choice of oat vanilla fudge, brownie caramel or confetti cake.
Also during the first week, get your meat fix at Korean barbecue pork stand #Gogi and, for something Thai, papaya salad stand Mai Bpen Ren.
Among the options for the second week, Petisco Brazuca — a Brazilian eatery from Sao Paulo transplants Ricardo Rosa and Vanessa Oliveira — known for its creamy chicken croquettes, called coxinha. Also that second week, if you’re fixing for a pie, check out Groundlings Pizza.
Sorry, folks of legal age: No alcohol will be served.
Extra safety measures
The organizers say social distancing, face mask-wearing and adherence to all city and state health guidelines will be strictly enforced for everyone from vendors to customers.
Now let’s eat!


newyorkpost--2020-07-20--Older children may transmit COVID-19 as much as adults

Children and young adults between the ages of 10 and 19 can transmit the coronavirus in a household just as much as older people , according to new research in South Korea .
Researchers from the South Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention who studied reports of 59,073 contacts of 5,706 COVID-19 patients also found that kids 9 and younger transmitted the virus in their households at rates that were much lower , CNN reported .
The study found that the highest COVID-19 rate at 18.6 percent for household contacts of school-age children and the lowest rates at 5.3 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the middle of school closures .
“ Rates were higher for contacts of children than adults , ” they wrote .
“ These risks largely reflected transmission in the middle of mitigations and therefore might characterize transmission dynamics during school closure.
” Overall , the researchers detected the illness in 11.8 percent of 10,592 household contacts .
For 48,481 non-household contacts , 1.9 percent tested positive , according to CNN .
“ Although the detection rate for contacts of preschool-aged children was lower , young children may show higher attack rates when the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ transmission of Covid-19 , ” they added .
The study was published in the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention journal Emerging Infectious Diseases .

Children and young adults between the ages of 10 and 19 can transmit the coronavirus in a household just as much as older people, according to new research in South Korea.
Researchers from the South Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention who studied reports of 59,073 contacts of 5,706 COVID-19 patients also found that kids 9 and younger transmitted the virus in their households at rates that were much lower, CNN reported.
The study found that the highest COVID-19 rate at 18.6 percent for household contacts of school-age children and the lowest rates at 5.3 percent for kids younger than 9 was the middle of school closures.
“Rates were higher for contacts of children than adults,” they wrote. “These risks largely reflected transmission in the middle of mitigations and therefore might characterize transmission dynamics during school closure.”
Overall, the researchers detected the illness in 11.8 percent of 10,592 household contacts. For 48,481 non-household contacts, 1.9 percent tested positive, according to CNN.
“Although the detection rate for contacts of preschool-aged children was lower, young children may show higher attack rates when the school closure ends, contributing to community transmission of Covid-19,” they added.
The study was published in the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention journal Emerging Infectious Diseases.


newyorkpost--2020-07-20--Amber Heard claims Johnny Depp hit her during violent fight over their prenup

Baruch , who lived rent free in one of Depp 's penthouses ...

Amber Heard on Monday claimed ex-husband Johnny Depp hit her in a fight over a prenuptial agreement — with the actor assuring her that the “only way out” of their marriage was “death.”
The “Aquaman” actress, 34, said Depp encouraged her to sign the agreement before their February 2015 nuptials at the behest of his sister, Christi.
“He said it was Christi [who wanted it], that he didn’t want that, that he trusted me,” Heard testified in Depp’s explosive libel trial in London.
Wearing a cream blouse and dark pencil skirt, Heard told the court she was never interested in the actor’s money and “would sign whatever I needed to sign.”
But the pair became involved in a heated fight in January 2015 when Depp accused her of having an affair with a co-star when they were discussing the agreement.
“There was an argument in a hotel room in Tokyo that resulted in Johnny kneeling on my back and hitting me on the back of the head,” she testified.
She alleged that Depp hit her in the hotel room and that “everything else proceeded in the closet.”
But she ultimately never signed the prenup before they wed the next month, as the documents were left on Depp’s “team’s” desk and “no one did anything.”
“That is why we didn’t need to have a fight about it because he wasn’t claiming it was something he wanted,” Heard testified. “He said time and time again that he would tear it up, that the only way out of this was death.”
Heard, who finalized her divorce from Depp in 2017, walked away from their split with $7 million, which she donated to charity.
Heard’s testimony marked the first day she has been on the stand in her ex-husband’s libel case against The Sun over allegations of domestic violence during the pair’s tumultuous relationship.
With Post wires


newyorkpost--2020-07-20--Baby bears ‘swing’ by this guy’s backyard

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Everybody loves a hammock — even bears. A rollicking family of black bears, including four adorable cubs, were spotted playing on a hammock in this Pocono Pines, Pennsylvania, backyard. “Every week they stop by and the baby bears can’t wait to climb and swing on it!” resident Brad Price said.
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newyorkpost--2020-07-20--Disgraced former Assembly speaker Sheldon Silver to be sentenced today

Crooked ex-pol Sheldon Silver is scheduled to show up Monday afternoon before a Manhattan judge to be re-sentenced in a $ 4 million bribery scheme – after his request to appear via video feed was rejected .
The disgraced longtime Assembly speaker failed in his bid last week to convince the federal judge to allow him to appear remotely because of the coronavirus pandemic .
“ The Courthouse has reopened to the public and implemented screening at entry , mask and social-distancing requirements , and sanitation protocols , among other precautions , ” Judge Valerie Caproni wrote in her ruling @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in-person proceedings where those measures are all observed .
Accordingly , it is the Court ’ s preference to conduct Mr. Silver ’ s re-sentencing at the Courthouse , ” she added .
The 76-year-old , once one of the most powerful politicians in Albany , was convicted in 2015 of misusing his powerful position to rake in bribes and sentenced to seven years behind bars .
The verdict was tossed on a technicality while he remained free on appeal .
He was retried in 2018 and convicted again .
A few of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Prosecutors have argued that Silver still deserves the seven-year sentence .
He insists he should not be serve any time in prison , given his age and the health risks associated with COVID-19 .

Crooked ex-pol Sheldon Silver is scheduled to show up Monday afternoon before a Manhattan judge to be resentenced in a $4 million bribery scheme — after his request to appear via video feed was rejected.
The disgraced longtime Assembly speaker failed in his bid last week to convince the federal judge to allow him to appear remotely because of the coronavirus pandemic.
“The Courthouse has reopened to the public and implemented screening at entry, mask and social-distancing requirements, and sanitation protocols, among other precautions,” Judge Valerie Caproni wrote in her ruling.
“This Court is currently holding in-person proceedings where those measures are all observed. Accordingly, it is the Court’s preference to conduct Mr. Silver’s re-sentencing at the Courthouse,” she added.
The 76-year-old, once one of the most powerful politicians in Albany, was convicted in 2015 of misusing his position to rake in bribes and sentenced to seven years behind bars.
The verdict was tossed on a technicality while he remained free on appeal. He was retried in 2018 and convicted again. A few of the counts were tossed in his appeal.
Prosecutors have argued that Silver still deserves the seven-year sentence. He insists he should not serve any time in prison, given his age and the health risks associated with COVID-19.
Silver’s appearance is scheduled for 2 p.m.


newyorkpost--2020-07-20--NYPD scraps critical traffic congestion and homeless outreach units

The NYPD has nixed two key enforcement units and reassigned their officers to work on gun-violence prevention , The Post has learned .
Police brass officially pulled the plug on the Traffic Congestion Mitigation unit at 1 a.m. Friday with the transfer of the unit ’ s 114 members , documents show .
The unit , which conducted a majority of NYPD ’ s enforcement on moving vehicles before its dissolution , was disbanded because it was “ redundant , ” an NYPD spokesperson said .
Traffic Enforcement Agents who write parking tickets were not impacted .
Police brass also @ @ @ @ @ @ @ unit after the city council and Mayor Bill de Blasio decided to take the responsibility away from cops entirely .
The approximately 200 cops have been reassigned to precincts to help curb gun violence amid a spike in shootings , the NYPD rep said .
The move comes amid calls from some transportation advocates to yank traffic enforcement from the NYPD ’ s portfolio — something the Berkeley , California city council voted to do last week .
Mayor de Blasio , however , has demurred at the suggestion .
“ I don @ @ @ @ @ @ @ commitment of the NYPD and I just see these things differently than some of the advocates do .
Traffic enforcement , I think , does belong in the NYPD , ” Hizzoner said Thursday .

The NYPD has nixed two key enforcement units and reassigned their officers to work on gun violence prevention, The Post has learned.
Police brass officially pulled the plug on the Traffic Congestion Mitigation unit at 1 a.m. Friday with the transfer of the unit’s 114 members, documents show.
The unit, which conducted a majority of NYPD’s enforcement on moving vehicles before its dissolution, was disbanded because it was “redundant,” an NYPD spokesperson said. Traffic enforcement agents who write parking tickets were not impacted.
Police brass also nixed NYPD’s roughly 85-person homeless outreach unit after the City Council and Mayor Bill de Blasio decided to take the responsibility away from cops entirely.
The approximately 200 cops have been reassigned to precincts to help curb gun violence amid a spike in shootings, the NYPD rep said.
The move comes amid calls from some transportation advocates to yank traffic enforcement from the NYPD’s portfolio — something the Berkeley, California, City Council voted to do last week.
De Blasio, however, has demurred at the suggestion.
“I don’t doubt for a moment the commitment of the NYPD and I just see these things differently than some of the advocates do. Traffic enforcement, I think, does belong in the NYPD,” Hizzoner said Thursday.


newyorkpost--2020-07-20--Saudi Arabia’s King Salman admitted to hospital for gallbladder issue

DUBAI , United Arab Emirates — Saudi Arabia ’ s King Salman has been admitted to a hospital in the capital , Riyadh , for medical tests due to inflammation of the gallbladder , the kingdom ’ s Royal Court said Monday in a statement carried by the official Saudi Press Agency .
The statement said the 84-year-old monarch is being tested at the King Faisal Specialist Hospital .
The brief statement did not provide further details .
The hospital frequently treats royal family members , including recently those who ’ ve contracted the coronavirus .
The facility is specialized @ @ @ @ @ @ @ programs .
King Salman has been in power since January 2015 .
He is considered the last Saudi monarch of his generation of brothers who have held power since the death of their father and founder of Saudi Arabia , King Abdulaziz .
His health is closely watched by observers because of the absolute powers he holds presiding over one of the world ’ s top producers of oil and one of it ’ s biggest economies .
King Salman has empowered his 34-year-old son , Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman , as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s assertive and bold style of leadership , as well as his consolidation of power and sidelining of potential rivals , has been controversial .
With the support of his father , Prince Mohammed has transformed the kingdom in recent years , opening it up to tourists and eroding decades of ultraconservative restrictions on entertainment and women ’ s rights as he tries to diversify the Saudi economy away from reliance on oil exports .
The prince has also detained dozens of activists and critics , overseen a devastating war in Yemen and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ family in his quest for power .
The Saudi king has not been seen in public in recent months due to social distancing guidelines and concerns over the spread of the coronavirus inside the kingdom , which has one of the largest outbreaks in the Middle East .
He has been shown , however , in state-run media images attending virtual meetings with his Cabinet and has held calls with world leaders , including as recently as Saturday with Kuwait ’ s ruling emir .
Iraq ’ s new Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on Monday following news of the king ’ s condition , said Saudi Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan .
A delegation of Iraqi officials had already arrived to Saudi Arabia in preparation for the visit .
This would have been al-Kadhimi ’ s first visit to the kingdom as prime minister .
King Salman , who oversees Islam ’ s holiest sites in Mecca and Medina , was crown prince under King Abdullah and served as defense minister .
For more than 50 years prior to that , he was governor of Riyadh @ @ @ @ @ @ @ city to a teeming capital .
On Sunday , Kuwait ’ s 91-year-old ruler underwent a “ successful ” surgery that required the oil-rich nation ’ s crown prince to be temporarily empowered to serve in his place , its state-run news agency reported .
Kuwait has yet to elaborate what required Sheikh Sabah Al Ahmad Al Sabah to seek a previously unannounced medical treatment beginning Saturday .

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Saudi Arabia’s King Salman has been admitted to a hospital in the capital, Riyadh, for medical tests due to inflammation of the gallbladder, the kingdom’s Royal Court said Monday in a statement carried by the official Saudi Press Agency.
The statement said the 84-year-old monarch is being tested at the King Faisal Specialist Hospital. The brief statement did not provide further details.
The hospital frequently treats royal family members, including recently those who’ve contracted the coronavirus. The facility is specialized in transplant surgeries, research and training programs.
King Salman has been in power since January 2015. He is considered the last Saudi monarch of his generation of brothers who have held power since the death of their father and founder of Saudi Arabia, King Abdulaziz.
His health is closely watched by observers because of the absolute powers he holds presiding over one of the world’s top producers of oil and one of it’s biggest economies.
King Salman has empowered his 34-year-old son, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, as his successor. The crown prince’s assertive and bold style of leadership, as well as his consolidation of power and sidelining of potential rivals, has been controversial.
With the support of his father, Prince Mohammed has transformed the kingdom in recent years, opening it up to tourists and eroding decades of ultraconservative restrictions on entertainment and women’s rights as he tries to diversify the Saudi economy away from reliance on oil exports. The prince has also detained dozens of activists and critics, overseen a devastating war in Yemen and rounded up top members of the royal family in his quest for power.
The Saudi king has not been seen in public in recent months due to social distancing guidelines and concerns over the spread of the coronavirus inside the kingdom, which has one of the largest outbreaks in the Middle East. He has been shown, however, in state-run media images attending virtual meetings with his Cabinet and has held calls with world leaders, including as recently as Saturday with Kuwait’s ruling emir.
Iraq’s new Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi postponed a planned visit to Saudi Arabia on Monday following news of the king’s condition, said Saudi Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan. A delegation of Iraqi officials had already arrived to Saudi Arabia in preparation for the visit. This would have been al-Kadhimi’s first visit to the kingdom as prime minister.
King Salman, who oversees Islam’s holiest sites in Mecca and Medina, was crown prince under King Abdullah and served as defense minister. For more than 50 years prior to that, he was governor of Riyadh, overseeing its evolution from a barren city to a teeming capital.
On Sunday, Kuwait’s 91-year-old ruler underwent a “successful” surgery that required the oil-rich nation’s crown prince to be temporarily empowered to serve in his place, its state-run news agency reported. Kuwait has yet to elaborate what required Sheikh Sabah Al Ahmad Al Sabah to seek a previously unannounced medical treatment beginning Saturday.


newyorkpost--2020-07-20--Portland moms form human shield to protect protesters from feds

Nina Kapur , a television journalist for CBS2 in New York , ...

Hey, feds: Leave our kids alone!
Dozens of moms formed a human shield between anti-racism protesters and law enforcement officials outside a federal courthouse in downtown Portland on Sunday.
“Moms are here, feds stay clear,” chanted the group of about 100 women, according to footage posted on social media.
Many of the women wore yellow and donned bike helmets as they linked arms. They carried signs that read “Angry mama bear BLM” and “Moms are pissed.”
It was at least the second night in a row that the group showed up to the ongoing demonstrations against police brutality and racism.
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On Saturday night, about 30 moms gathered outside the same courthouse to form a barrier between local and federal law enforcement officials and protesters.
They stood for a few hours before feds used tear gas and flash bangs to disperse the crowd, according to reports.
“We are about protecting peaceful citizens’ right to protest,” Bev Barnum, the organizer of “Wall Of Moms,” told BuzzFeed News on Sunday.
The 35-year-old content marketer and mom of two said she’d hoped the group’s non-threatening appearance would allow them to provide protection to the protesters — but they were later tear gassed by federal officers anyway.
Still, she said she plans on continuing to organize for moms to attend the protests, which have been raging in the city for more than 50 days.
“We’ll be out until no protester needs protecting,” Barnum told the website.


newyorkpost--2020-07-20--CBS New York reporter Nina Kapur dies following moped accident

Nina Kapur , a television journalist for CBS2 in New York , has died following a moped accident , the @ @ @ @ @ .
She was 26 years old .
Kapur was injured during an accident in Manhattan @ @ @ @ @ to Bellevue Hospital , where she later died , the station reported .
Her colleagues @ @ @ @ @ remembered her Sunday night .
“ This is the nina kapur i met in college @ @ @ @ @ did while wearing a big smile on her face , ” Jane Hong wrote on @ @ @ @ @ of Kapur smiling as a woman walks into her live shot while working for News @ @ @ @ @ telling her i couldn ’ t wait to watch her on national news one day… @ @ @ @ @ for her family and loved ones.
” “ She made countless sacrifices to make it @ @ @ @ @ work won ’ t be forgotten , ” he wrote .

Nina Kapur, a television journalist for CBS2 in New York, has died following a moped accident, the station said on Sunday night. She was 26 years old.
Kapur was injured during an accident in Manhattan on Saturday and was taken to Bellevue Hospital, where she later died, the station reported.
Her colleagues and classmates from Syracuse University remembered her Sunday night.
“This is the nina kapur i met in college: excellent at what she did while wearing a big smile on her face,” Jane Hong wrote on Twitter along with a video of Kapur smiling as a woman walks into her live shot while working for News 12.
“I remember telling her i couldn’t wait to watch her on national news one day… she deserved more. praying for her family and loved ones.”
Journalist Zach Parnes called the Pennsylvania native a “shining light.”
“She made countless sacrifices to make it to New York. Her work won’t be forgotten,” he wrote.


newyorkpost--2020-07-20--Man with flag confronts Portland protesters: ‘None of you guys represent black lives’

A black man carrying an American flag confronted protesters outside a federal courthouse in Portland on Sunday , telling the @ @ @ @ @ none of you guys represent black lives.
” The unidentified man can be seen in @ @ @ @ @ the protesters from breaking through a gate and “ occupying ” the steps of the @ @ @ @ @ you came here for justice , come here and stand with me , ” the @ @ @ @ @ ’ m here for justice .
I ’ m not here to tear down this @ @ @ @ @ m not here to spray-paint.
” He adds : “ If you don ’ t @ @ @ @ @ Stop !
” When a member of the group tries to tell the man they @ @ @ @ @ assemble he replies : “ This ain ’ t peaceful .
”

A black man carrying an American flag confronted protesters outside a federal courthouse in Portland on Sunday, telling the mostly white crowd that “none of you guys represent black lives.”
The unidentified man can be seen in video footage attempting to stop the protesters from breaking through a gate and “occupying” the steps of the graffiti-covered courthouse.
“If you came here for justice, come here and stand with me,” the man says. “I’m here for justice. I’m not here to tear down this f–king fence. I’m not here to spray-paint.”
He adds: “If you don’t wanna get gassed: Stop!”
When a member of the group tries to tell the man they have a right to peacefully assemble, he replies, “This ain’t peaceful.”


newyorkpost--2020-07-20--DJ LeMahieu impresses Yankees in return to lineup

Luke Voit and others believed it wouldn ’ t take DJ LeMahieu long to get ready for the upcoming 60-game regular season that opens Thursday .
LeMahieu reported to the Yankees on Friday after testing negative twice for COVID-19 and the smooth-swinging second baseman was in Aaron Boone ’ s lineup Sunday night against the Mets at Yankee Stadium in a 6-0 exhibition win .
While the Mets played Saturday night , LeMahieu worked out at the Stadium and did well enough for Boone to start the Yankees ’ most complete hitter at second base and lead him off .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ s ] workout he was leaning towards wanting to be in there , ’ ’ Boone said during a Zoom call Sunday afternoon .
“ When he woke up [ Sunday ] morning he texted me that he was feeling good.
’ ’ That led to a huddle with Michael Schuk , the Yankees ’ director of sports medicine and rehabilitation , LeMahieu and Boone .
“ We kind of went through and kind of mapped out a little bit of a plan moving forward and [ Sunday ] seemed to make some @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Boone was impressed with LeMahieu , who went 0-for-2 and was replaced by Thairo Estrada at the start of the top of the fourth .
“ He looked good , smoked the ball his first time , kind of the typical DJ back up the middle and caught the pitcher and got to 3-2 his next at-bat , ’ ’ Boone said .
“ Opportunity to get out there and see pitches .
For not having any live at-bats yet he just looked like DJ .
You had that feeling that when he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to lay the barrel on it .
I thought a positive step for him.
” The bigger issue is will LeMahieu , 32 , be built up enough to be in the Opening Day lineup against Nationals right-hander Max Scherzer ?
“ It ’ s a possibility , I don ’ t know if it is realistic or not , ’ ’ LeMahieu said Saturday about being ready for the first game .
“ It ’ s up to the trainers and [ Boone ] .
I think it will be pretty close @ @ @ @ @ @ @ first few games .
For me , it is going to be live at-bats .
’ ’

Luke Voit and others believed it wouldn’t take DJ LeMahieu long to get ready for the upcoming 60-game regular season that opens Thursday.
LeMahieu reported to the Yankees on Friday after testing negative twice for COVID-19 and the smooth-swinging second baseman was in Aaron Boone’s lineup Sunday night against the Mets at Yankee Stadium in a 6-0 exhibition win.
While the Mets played Saturday night, LeMahieu worked out at the Stadium and did well enough for Boone to start the Yankees’ most complete hitter at second base and lead him off.
“I knew after [Saturday’s] workout he was leaning towards wanting to be in there,’’ Boone said during a Zoom call Sunday afternoon. “When he woke up [Sunday] morning he texted me that he was feeling good.’’
That led to a huddle with Michael Schuk, the Yankees’ director of sports medicine and rehabilitation, LeMahieu and Boone.
“We kind of went through and kind of mapped out a little bit of a plan moving forward and [Sunday] seemed to make some sense,’’ Boone said.
Boone was impressed with LeMahieu, who went 0-for-2 and was replaced by Thairo Estrada at the start of the top of the fourth.
“He looked good, smoked the ball his first time, kind of the typical DJ back up the middle and caught the pitcher and got to 3-2 his next at-bat,’’ Boone said. “Opportunity to get out there and see pitches. For not having any live at-bats yet he just looked like DJ. You had that feeling that when he was in the box he was going to lay the barrel on it. I thought a positive step for him.”
The bigger issue is will LeMahieu, 32, be built up enough to be in the Opening Day lineup against Nationals right-hander Max Scherzer?
“It’s a possibility, I don’t know if it is realistic or not,’’ LeMahieu said Saturday about being ready for the first game. “It’s up to the trainers and [Boone]. I think it will be pretty close. If not Opening Day, the first few games. For me, it is going to be live at-bats.’’


newyorkpost--2020-07-20--‘Below Deck’ star Captain Lee Rosbach’s identity lifted by Indian scammers online

Captain Lee has been hijacked .
Page Six has learned that the beloved “ Below Deck ” star has unwittingly become involved in an elaborate online scam .
Sources say that fraudsters are impersonating the captain and pretending that he ’ s become a recruiter for cruise giant Princess .
They ’ ve even mocked up his passport — featuring a promo shot lifted from the Bravo show as his ID photo — to send to marks to “ confirm ” that he was who he claimed to be .
The scammers have been advertising dozens of nonexistent jobs on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ from Captain Lee , and asking hopefuls to send an application fee of 15,000 Indian rupees , equal to about $ 200 in US currency .
The message attributed to Captain Lee reads in part , “ I want you to know I am a God fearing man and we treat out workers like our own family and also increase there [ sic ] salary after one month of work.
” It promises a $ 7,000-a-month salary .
Sources say that his team only learned about it because some of the applicants e-mailed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the situation was legit .
Princess Cruises didn ’ t get back to us .

Captain Lee has been hijacked. Page Six has learned that the beloved “Below Deck” star has unwittingly become involved in an elaborate online scam.
Sources say that fraudsters are impersonating the captain and pretending that he’s become a recruiter for cruise giant Princess. They’ve even mocked up his passport — featuring a promo shot lifted from the Bravo show as his ID photo — to send to marks to “confirm” that he was who he claimed to be.
The scammers have been advertising dozens of nonexistent jobs on Facebook, along with a purported pitch from Captain Lee, and asking hopefuls to send an application fee of 15,000 Indian rupees, equal to about $200 in US currency.
The message attributed to Captain Lee reads in part, “I want you to know I am a God fearing man and we treat out workers like our own family and also increase there [sic] salary after one month of work.” It promises a $7,000-a-month salary. Sources say that his team only learned about it because some of the applicants e-mailed his real Web site to ask if the situation was legit.
Princess Cruises didn’t get back to us.


newyorkpost--2020-07-20--Jared Harper ready for Knicks after dominating G-League

The first transaction of the Leon Rose era is in ...

Former Suns point guard Jared Harper became Knicks president Leon Rose’s first player acquisition last month. Now Harper is waiting — as everyone is — to talk to Rose’s first head-coaching hire.
Since the Knicks obtained Harper on June 25, he’s had conversations with Rose and Knicks GM Scott Perry.
The 5-foot-11 speedster said he has not heard from either interim coach Mike Miller, a head-coaching candidate, or any assistants. Rose is toward the end of a six-week coaching search that has put in limbo Miller and his staff’s ability to visit players to work them out.
So Harper works out on his own in his hometown of Atlanta twice a day with a personal trainer. He’s waiting for the go-ahead to come to New York during these restrictive COVID-19 times. Only individual workouts with one coach is permitted in team facilities for the eight teams excluded from the Orlando restart.
“[Rose and Perry] told me they couldn’t wait for me to be part of the team, be in New York and be myself,’’ Harper told The Post in a phone interview. “Just play my game and everything else will take care of itself. I feel there are a lot of great things I could do and have good potential to do those things.’’
After signing a two-way contract, the rookie out of Auburn got little chance at the NBA level to prove himself after leading the Tigers to the Final Four in 2019.
The 22-year-old appeared in just three NBA games, logging eight minutes total. The Suns have a glut of reserve point guards in Elle Okobo, Ty Jerome and Jevon Carter behind starter Ricky Rubio. Devin Booker also plays some backup point guard. So the Suns didn’t need Harper for the restart.
However, don’t ever call his rookie season a waste, said Harper. In 33 games in the G-League, Harper led Northern Arizona with averages of 20.8 points and 5.7 assists.
“At times I felt it could have been frustrating just wanting to get an opportunity to be on the NBA floor and try to contribute to the team,” Harper said. “I still felt overall it was a great first year being in the G-League improving. I felt this year is the most I’ve improved overall in my career, able to work on different things. I definitely felt I became a better basketball player. I wouldn’t have wanted it to go any another way because I feel I improved.’’
That the Knicks snapped him up on waivers during the COVID-19 transactional window as one of the first teams with a claim encouraged Harper, who set an Auburn single-season record with 231 assists, leading the SEC.
“It’s definitely a great spot for me,’’ Harper said. “I’ll be able to grow as a basketball player. That it happened so quick was just assurance to me I belong at this level.
“It’s similar to my Auburn situation — a great fan base. Auburn was really good before and struggled a bit and I was able to get the Auburn program back up again. I feel I want to help make Knicks basketball what it was before.‘’
It’s no surprise the player he idolizes most is another undersized point guard, the Blazers’ Damian Lillard.
“I don’t want to say pattern myself after, but I’ve watched a lot of Damian,’’ Harper said. “He’s one of my favorite players. He’s so creative to be able to score from deep and how that opens up other things.”
Auburn coach Bruce Pearl told The Post recently Harper’s ability to pull up from deep makes him more dangerous as a penetrator. Harper said he’s working on mid-range jumpers off the dribble — in isolation or pick-and-rolls.
“I’m someone who’s going to compete every time he’s on the floor,’’ Harper said. “Someone who knows what it takes to win, someone who is going to enjoy the moment.’’
The Knicks point-guard position has been unstable for years. The Knicks cut Kadeem Allen, who signed with JL Bourg Basket in France on Monday, to make room for Harper. The newest Knick may be part of a September gathering of the “Delete 8’’ for scrimmages in a Chicago bubble that will give team brass a first evaluation of Harper.
“I’m new to the team and haven’t been able to be around and interact with everybody,’’ Harper said. “I definitely would like a situation like that. It definitely would be beneficial for me.’’


newyorkpost--2020-07-20--Roy Den Hollander may have been hunting foes after cancer diagnosis: report

The men ’ s rights lawyer suspected of gunning down the son of a federal judge may have been hunting down enemies after being diagnosed with cancer — and may be linked to the July 11 California slaying of another attorney .
Roy Den Hollander — who allegedly stormed the North Brunswick , NJ , home of federal Judge Esther Salas — was found dead from an apparent suicide early Monday in Sullivan County , about two hours drive from the judge ’ s home .
After his death , the FBI contacted New York Chief Judge Janet DiFiore to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in Hollander ’ s car , the New York Times reported Monday .
The agents did not specify if they believed DiFiore was a possible target .
Authorities are also investigating a possible link to the shooting of attorney Marc Angelucci , who was shot at his California home earlier this month , allegedly by a man dressed in a Federal Express uniform , the outlet said .
Hollander even wrote about his revenge fantasies and cancer diagnosis in an online screed .
“ Death ’ s hand is on my left shoulder.. @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” he wrote in a rambling manifesto .
“ The only problem with a life lived too long under Feminazi rule is that a man ends up with so many enemies he can ’ t even the score with all of them.
” Investigators said Hollander was also dressed as a Federal Express delivery man when he rang the doorbell at Salas ’ home around 5 p.m. Sunday and opened fire , killing 20-year-old Daniel Anderi and wounding his father , Mark Anderi , 63 .
Hollander , 72 , said in an @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was “ painfully dying from metastasized cancer.
” The attorney was known for filing frivolous lawsuits and misogynistic screeds about the “ infringement of Men ’ s Rights by the Feminists , ” according to his website .
He had one recent case in front of Salas — a challenge to the US military ’ s men-only draft , but removed himself from the case after his cancer diagnosis , the Times reported .

The men’s rights lawyer suspected of gunning down the son of a federal judge may have been hunting down enemies after being diagnosed with cancer — and may be linked to the July 11 California slaying of another attorney.
Roy Den Hollander — who allegedly stormed the North Brunswick, NJ, home of federal Judge Esther Salas — was found dead from an apparent suicide early Monday in Sullivan County, about a two-hour drive from the judge’s home.
After his death, the FBI contacted New York Chief Judge Janet DiFiore to report that her name and photo were found in Den Hollander’s car, the New York Times reported Monday. The agents did not specify if they believed DiFiore was a possible target.
Authorities are also investigating a possible link to the shooting of attorney Marc Angelucci, who was shot at his California home earlier this month, allegedly by a man dressed in a Federal Express uniform, the outlet said.
Den Hollander even wrote about his revenge fantasies and cancer diagnosis in an online screed.
“Death’s hand is on my left shoulder.. nothing in this life matters anymore,” he wrote in a rambling manifesto. “The only problem with a life lived too long under Feminazi rule is that a man ends up with so many enemies he can’t even the score with all of them.”
Investigators said Den Hollander was also dressed as a Federal Express deliveryman when he rang the doorbell at Salas’ home around 5 p.m. Sunday and opened fire, killing 20-year-old Daniel Anderl and wounding his father, Mark Anderl, 63.
Den Hollander, 72, said in an email to reporters in January that he was “painfully dying from metastasized cancer.”
The attorney was known for filing frivolous lawsuits and misogynistic screeds about the “infringement of Men’s Rights by the Feminists,” according to his website.
He had one recent case in front of Salas — a challenge to the US military’s men-only draft — but removed himself from the case after his cancer diagnosis, the Times reported.


newyorkpost--2020-07-20--Jets sign first-round pick Mekhi Becton as training camp nears

With rookies reporting to training camp Tuesday , the Jets were busy getting their draft picks signed Monday .
The @ @ @ @ @ picks have signed their contracts , including first-round pick Mekhi Becton .
The offensive tackle @ @ @ @ @ 18.4 million contract with a fifth-year team option as the 11th pick in the draft @ @ @ @ @ QB James Morgan also signed their four-year deals .
The Jets now have seven of @ @ @ @ @ .
The rest are expected to sign soon .
The Jets took Becton out of @ @ @ @ @ be Sam Darnold ’ s blindside protector for the next decade .
The 6-foot-7 , @ @ @ @ @ immediately at left tackle .
He is a key piece in a rebuilt offensive line @ @ @ @ @ in the third round out of Florida .
His contract is for $ 4.7 million @ @ @ @ @ was a fourth-round pick from Florida International .
His deal is for $ 4 million @ @ @ @

With rookies reporting to training camp Tuesday, the Jets were busy getting their draft picks signed Monday.
The team announced four of its picks have signed their contracts, including first-round pick Mekhi Becton. The offensive tackle gets a four-year, $18.4 million contract with a fifth-year team option as the 11th pick in the draft.
Defensive end Jabari Zuniga, quarterback James Morgan and punter Braden Mann also signed their four-year deals. The Jets now have eight of their nine picks under contract. The only unsigned pick is safety Ashtyn Davis, a third-round selection.
The Jets took Becton out of Louisville, hoping he can be Sam Darnold’s blindside protector for the next decade. The 6-foot-7, 364-pounder is expected to start immediately at left tackle. He is a key piece in a rebuilt offensive line.
The Jets took Zuniga in the third round out of Florida. His contract is for $4.7 million over four years. Morgan was a fourth-round pick from Florida International. His deal is for $4 million over four years. The Jets took Mann in the sixth round out of Texas A&M. His contract is for $3.5 million over four years.


newyorkpost--2020-07-20--‘Facts of Life’ star Mindy Cohn reveals she sang on Michael Jackson’s ‘P.Y.T.’

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 ) “ Facts of Life ” @ @ @ @ @ Michael Jackson trivia to society DJ Mad Marj , aka Marjorie Gubelmann ’ s Saturday @ @ @ @ @ .
When Marj spun Jackson ’ s “ P.Y.T .
( Pretty Young Thing ) @ @ @ @ @ was in the chat at the virtual event — revealed she sang background vocals on @ @ @ @ @ .
“ Me and Janet .
And I ’ m the kids at the end @ @ @ @ @ to listen to the record and Quincy Jones put us on the mike , ” @ @ @ @ @ to post the pic on Instagram of the session … It ’ s kinda wild @ @ @ @ @ She also dished about her latest film , “ A Nice Girl Like You , @ @ @ @ @ Jackie Cruz .

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“Facts of Life” star Mindy Cohn brought some Michael Jackson trivia to society DJ Mad Marj, aka Marjorie Gubelmann’s Saturday tea dance party on Twitch.
When Marj spun Jackson’s “P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing),” Cohn — who was in the chat at the virtual event — revealed she sang background vocals on the track with Janet Jackson.
“Me and Janet. And I’m the kids at the end, too. We went to listen to the record and Quincy Jones put us on the mike,” she revealed.
Jones produced the tune for Jackson’s biggest-selling album, “Thriller.”
“Have to post the pic on Instagram of the session … It’s kinda wild!” Cohn shared. She also dished about her latest film, “A Nice Girl Like You,” co-starring Lucy Hale and Jackie Cruz.


newyorkpost--2020-07-20--Jacque Vaughn’s audition as Nets coach is far from ideal

Jacque Vaughn , the Nets ’ coach , will have to jump through hoops in the Disney World bubble to figure out how to maintain cohesion to maximize his team ’ s performance .
Everything is different in preparation for the Nets ’ reopener July 31 against the Magic to start the eight-game finish to the regular season .
With all the weird variables — including no crowd , and coaching a replacement , undersized roster — is this really a fair audition to evaluate Vaughn , whose career coaching record is 60-158 ?
( That includes 2-0 as Nets @ @ @ @ @ @ @ his best work in Orlando in four seasons , losing plenty of games with the Magic .
The Mickey Mouse Tournament would seem a tough place for GM Sean Marks to decide whether Vaughn can coach Kevin Durant , Kyrie Irving , Spencer Dinwiddie and DeAndre Jordan to take over New York next season .
Those four guys aren ’ t even with the team .
Though the Nets ’ goal in 2020-21 is to compete for a championship , two NBA sources insist Vaughn has a decent chance at returning to the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Kenny Atkinson , now a candidate to coach the Knicks .
Vaughn did not have “ interim ’ ’ formally placed in his title like the Knicks ’ Mike Miller did .
One league source says the motivation for Marks to keep Vaughn is that the GM can have input with him .
The two go back to their San Antonio days when Marks was an executive there and Vaughn was an assistant coach from 2010-12 .
With intriguing candidates such as Tyronn Lue , Mark Jackson and Jason Kidd avialable , it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the least would be prudent to conduct a thorough search .
Maybe the search does not have to last as long as the six-week expedition by Leon Rose ’ s Knicks .
But it ’ s not as if Tsai doesn ’ t have the cash to pay a marquee head coach .
It should be noted that none of the Nets management that was there when Kidd — who has interviewed with the Knicks — bolted for Milwaukee in 2014 is still with Brooklyn .
Every aspect from a new roster , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ COVID-19 basketball a severe adjustment .
And that ’ s not factoring in the lingering issue of players leaving should they contract the virus .
“ There ’ s going to be a race to see how many people can stay healthy through the course of this thing , ’ ’ Vaughn said Sunday .
NBA players are creatures of habit .
Vaughn ’ s main job is to keep a semblance of normalcy in an abnormal environment and play a high-tempo game with his pint-sized roster .
“ Overall we ’ re @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ Vaughn said .
“ What a shootaround looks like going into a game and even the night before a practice looks like .
Now they ’ re having 2 p.m. , 2:30 games , afternoon games .
What ’ s your shootaround look like ?
What is the postgame look like ?
Where are you warming up — it might not be on the same court you ’ re playing on .
What time do you meet before a game ?
As a team you ’ re used to having a set @ @ @ @ @ @ @ challenge ourselves to definitely be flexible.
’ ’ Vaughn may get the Nets to overachieve with their makeshift club that includes replacement newbies Tyler Johnson , Lance Thomas , Jamal Crawford , Donta Hall and Justin Anderson .
But that ’ s not the same as managing the egos of KD , Irving and Jordan and competing for next season ’ s title .
The Nets took Monday off and will have Anderson for his first practice Tuesday .
The 6-foot-6 sharpshooter has been quarantining for two weeks , longer than normal .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ with Anderson , said , “ I feel terrible for Justin .
It ’ s been a really slow process for him , trying to get to practice and out of quarantine , trying to get negative tests coming in .
It ’ s been tough on him .
’ ’

Jacque Vaughn, the Nets’ coach, will have to jump through hoops in the Disney World bubble to figure out how to maintain cohesion to maximize his team’s performance.
Everything is different in preparation for the Nets’ reopener July 31 against the Magic to start the eight-game finish to the regular season.
With all the weird variables — including no crowd, and coaching a replacement, undersized roster — is this really a fair audition to evaluate Vaughn, whose career coaching record is 60-158? (That includes 2-0 as Nets coach).
Vaughn did not do his best work in Orlando in four seasons, losing plenty of games with the Magic.
The Mickey Mouse Tournament would seem a tough place for GM Sean Marks to decide whether Vaughn can coach Kevin Durant, Kyrie Irving, Spencer Dinwiddie and DeAndre Jordan to take over New York next season.
Those four guys aren’t even with the team.
Though the Nets’ goal in 2020-21 is to compete for a championship, two NBA sources insist Vaughn has a decent chance at returning to the helm after taking over for the fired Kenny Atkinson, now a candidate to coach the Knicks. Vaughn did not have “interim’’ formally placed in his title like the Knicks’ Mike Miller did.
One league source says the motivation for Marks to keep Vaughn is that the GM can have input with him. The two go back to their San Antonio days when Marks was an executive there and Vaughn was an assistant coach from 2010-12.
With intriguing candidates such as Tyronn Lue, Mark Jackson and Jason Kidd avialable, it seems Joe Tsai’s Nets at the least would be prudent to conduct a thorough search.
Maybe the search does not have to last as long as the six-week expedition by Leon Rose’s Knicks. But it’s not as if Tsai doesn’t have the cash to pay a marquee head coach.
It should be noted that none of the Nets management that was there when Kidd — who has interviewed with the Knicks — bolted for Milwaukee in 2014 is still with Brooklyn.
Every aspect from a new roster, to changes in advance scouting has made COVID-19 basketball a severe adjustment. And that’s not factoring in the lingering issue of players leaving should they contract the virus.
“There’s going to be a race to see how many people can stay healthy through the course of this thing,’’ Vaughn said Sunday.
NBA players are creatures of habit. Vaughn’s main job is to keep a semblance of normalcy in an abnormal environment and play a high-tempo game with his pint-sized roster.
“Overall we’re so used to game routine,’’ Vaughn said. “What a shootaround looks like going into a game and even the night before a practice looks like. Now they’re having 2 p.m., 2:30 games, afternoon games. What’s your shootaround look like? What is the postgame look like? Where are you warming up — it might not be on the same court you’re playing on. What time do you meet before a game? As a team you’re used to having a set schedule so we’ll have to challenge ourselves to definitely be flexible.’’
Vaughn may get the Nets to overachieve with their makeshift club that includes replacement newbies Tyler Johnson, Lance Thomas, Jamal Crawford, Donta Hall and Justin Anderson.
But that’s not the same as managing the egos of KD, Irving and Jordan and competing for next season’s title.
The Nets took Monday off and will have Anderson for his first practice Tuesday. The 6-foot-6 sharpshooter has been quarantining for two weeks, longer than normal. Joe Harris, who played at Virginia with Anderson, said, “I feel terrible for Justin. It’s been a really slow process for him, trying to get to practice and out of quarantine, trying to get negative tests coming in. It’s been tough on him.’’


newyorkpost--2020-07-20--Tamar Braxton ‘awake and alert,’ has been moved to another hospital

Click to email this to a friend ( Opens in new window ) Click to share on Twitter ( Opens in new window ) Click to share on Facebook ( Opens in new window ) Tamar Braxton is “ awake and alert ” after her suicide attempt .
The singer-turned-reality star was found unresponsive at home in LA on Thursday night by her boyfriend .
She was rushed to the hospital , reportedly having overdosed on prescription medication .
Now , the Blast reports that she ’ s stable and is discussing “ her situation and the days leading up @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Meanwhile , sources tell Page Six that she ’ s been moved to a different hospital .
“ Tamar has been transferred to another facility for further evaluation and treatment , ” her rep confirmed .
They added , “ The outpouring of support that Tamar has received is a testament to the light that she brings to people.
” She has been visited by her sisters Towanda , Trina and Traci , and stars including Tiny Harris , Viola Davis , Nene Leakes and Claudia Jordan have shown their support online .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ has a lot to process and is focused on her well-being , mental health and the care of her son , Logan , ” who is 7 .

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Tamar Braxton is “awake and alert” after her suicide attempt.
The singer-turned-reality star was found unresponsive at home in LA on Thursday night by her boyfriend. She was rushed to the hospital, reportedly having overdosed on prescription medication.
Now, the Blast reports that she’s stable and is discussing “her situation and the days leading up to the hospitalization” with doctors. Meanwhile, sources tell Page Six that she’s been moved to a different hospital.
“Tamar has been transferred to another facility for further evaluation and treatment,” her rep confirmed. They added, “The outpouring of support that Tamar has received is a testament to the light that she brings to people.”
She has been visited by her sisters Towanda, Trina and Traci, and stars including Tiny Harris, Viola Davis, Nene Leakes and Claudia Jordan have shown their support online.
An insider told us that Braxton “has a lot to process and is focused on her well-being, mental health and the care of her son, Logan,” who is 7.


newyorkpost--2020-07-20--Yankees’ Luis Cessa is exceeding expectations after coronavirus

A positive COVID-19 test prevented Luis Cessa from joining the Yankees until Saturday .
But as his teammates prepared for the upcoming 60-game sprint , the reliever made sure he wouldn ’ t be far behind .
Having only experienced extremely mild symptoms of the coronavirus after contracting it days before the beginning of spring training 2.0 , Cessa constructed a weight room in his garage and maintained his conditioning by running when the local Arizona streets were quietest .
In order to keep his right arm fresh , the 28-year-old threw to himself , with the help of a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ told me not to do anything the first couple days , just figure out how you feel , ” Cessa said on a Zoom call Monday .
“ I found the hours when nobody ’ s outside .
I just tried to stay in shape .
I bought a net and went to the park .
I had a bucket of balls and played catch with the net .
So , that ’ s my quarantine workout.
” Cessa , whose girlfriend ’ s fever prompted them both to take COVID-19 tests , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a loss of taste and smell .
“ I didn ’ t feel anything , ” Cessa said .
“ [ But ] it scared me when the test came back positive .
For sure it scared me .
I called my mom .
I just tried to stay in contact with doctors .
But thank God I never had symptoms.
” Cessa , whose girlfriend also tested positive and has since recovered , said the couple had limited exposure to others as he awaited travel to New York and suspects one of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ shopping in a state suffering from one of the largest outbreaks in the world .
“ I live with my girlfriend and we tried to figure out where we got the virus , ” Cessa said .
“ Really , we don ’ t know .
Maybe in the supermarket when we went to buy something ?
Because we didn ’ t have contact with anybody.
” Now , back in The Bronx , Cessa felt strong enough to throw a 31-pitch bullpen session before Monday ’ s exhibition game against the Phillies @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to only throw 20 pitches , but [ pitching coach ] Matt [ Blake ] said , ‘ Hey , how do you feel ?
’ ” Cessa said .
“ I said , ‘ I feel great.
’ [ He said ] , ‘ You look great .
So , you think you can throw 10 more ?
’ ” It is currently unclear if Cessa will be ready to be placed on the 30-man roster for Thursday ’ s season opener against the Nationals .
Entering his fifth year with the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ season in which he threw a career-high 81 innings , while posting a career-best 4.11 ERA .

A positive COVID-19 test prevented Luis Cessa from joining the Yankees until Saturday. But as his teammates prepared for the upcoming 60-game sprint, the reliever made sure he wouldn’t be far behind.
Having only experienced extremely mild symptoms of the coronavirus after contracting it days before the beginning of spring training 2.0, Cessa constructed a weight room in his garage and maintained his conditioning by running when the local Arizona streets were quietest. In order to keep his right arm fresh, the 28-year-old threw to himself, with the help of a net he purchased.
“The trainers told me not to do anything the first couple days, just figure out how you feel,” Cessa said on a Zoom call Monday. “I found the hours when nobody’s outside. I just tried to stay in shape. I bought a net and went to the park. I had a bucket of balls and played catch with the net. So, that’s my quarantine workout.”
Cessa, whose girlfriend’s fever prompted them both to take COVID-19 tests, said the only symptoms he experienced were a loss of taste and smell.
“I didn’t feel anything,” Cessa said. “[But] it scared me when the test came back positive. For sure it scared me. I called my mom. I just tried to stay in contact with doctors. But thank God I never had symptoms.”
Cessa, whose girlfriend also tested positive and has since recovered, said the couple had limited exposure to others as he awaited travel to New York and suspects one of them contracted the virus while going food shopping in a state suffering from one of the largest outbreaks in the world.
“I live with my girlfriend and we tried to figure out where we got the virus,” Cessa said. “Really, we don’t know. Maybe in the supermarket when we went to buy something? Because we didn’t have contact with anybody.”
Now, back in The Bronx, Cessa felt strong enough to throw a 31-pitch bullpen session before Monday’s exhibition game against the Phillies.
“Actually, I was supposed to only throw 20 pitches, but [pitching coach] Matt [Blake] said, ‘Hey, how do you feel?’ ” Cessa said. “I said, ‘I feel great.’ [He said], ‘You look great. So, you think you can throw 10 more?’ ”
It is currently unclear if Cessa will be ready to be placed on the 30-man roster for Thursday’s season opener against the Nationals. Entering his fifth year with the Yankees, Cessa is coming off a season in which he threw a career-high 81 innings, while posting a career-best 4.11 ERA.


newyorkpost--2020-07-20--Jed Lowrie’s Mets injury saga somehow gets even worse

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Jed Lowrie will open the season where he’s spent most of his time with Mets: on the injured list.
The team announced the move Monday, calling the injury “left knee discomfort.”
He will see team physician David Altcheck this week to “find out the next step,’’ according to manager Luis Rojas.
When pressed, Rojas did not rule out the possibility of surgery: “I can’t say. That’s something we’ll reassess when we hear from the doctor.”
Lowrie, who arrived before last season on a two-year contract worth $20 million, appeared in just nine games in 2019 because of assorted injuries. He has been wearing a substantial left leg brace in camp, but has declined to specify the nature of his injury.
So far, surgery has not been on the table for the 36-year-old.
“Our approach has been rehab,’’ Rojas said before the Mets played an intrasquad game at Citi Field. “He’s worked really hard. I can’t say that enough. He’s worked hard to play in games and blend in with the group. That’s all I’ve witnessed here.”
He won’t be witnessing Lowrie doing much of anything else for the near future.
Less than two weeks ago, general manager Brodie Van Wagenen and Rojas were encouraged by some of what Lowrie was able to do, especially at the plate. And Rojas even hinted at the possibility of Lowrie playing third base at some point during the 60-game schedule.
Lowrie has been limited in what he can do running the bases and in the field, which is no surprise given the bulky brace that has become his trademark since coming to Queens.
“From a competitive standpoint, it’s just not where we want it,’’ Rojas said of Lowrie’s knee. “We saw his bat and his ability. Just the running part and parts of his defense and range to make some plays, that was the part we couldn’t translate into a vision of him playing in games.”
Perhaps the visit to Altcheck will provide some clarity, but Rojas said it was a difficult process for Lowrie.
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“It can be tough, especially for someone considered a gamer, someone who plays the game really hard,’’ Rojas said. “Guys like that are gonna go sometimes through some injuries like this. It’s unfortunate.”
And what, exactly, are the Mets hoping to learn?
“We want to know and we want to see what comes out of it,’’ Rojas said. “He just came to camp to be part of this team. This is a part of the progression — going into a game, the transition with his brace. There [are] some things we didn’t think were gonna be game-speed from a competitive standpoint. We want him to be seen [by the doctor]. Then we’ll know what the next step is.”
Earlier this month, Lowrie called the situation “frustrating.”
“Obviously, it hasn’t gone as expected,” Lowrie said at the time. “But listen, I’m going to focus on whatever I can do and whatever they can ask me to do, because we have this 60-game sprint. … My hope is that as I continue to do these strengthening exercises, I can increase that workload. But we’ll kind of have to play that day by day, see how it reacts, see how the treatment is helping.”
It’s unclear what role Lowrie would play even if healthy, with Jeff McNeil at third and Robinson Cano at second. Serving as an occasional DH might be an option, but the Mets want to rotate players at that position, and there’s no telling how often Yoenis Cespedes will be able to play the outfield after undergoing multiple foot surgeries.


newyorkpost--2020-07-20--Chicks singer Natalie Maines: ‘Today I might actually make out with George Bush’

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 ) The Chicks , formerly known @ @ @ @ @ famously became pariahs in country music after they criticized George W. Bush in 2003 for @ @ @ @ @ But singer Natalie Maines says Donald Trump has put things in perspective .
“ Today @ @ @ @ @ with George Bush , ” she told Andy Cohen in an upcoming episode of “ @ @ @ @ @ She maintains that she “ didn ’ t want to go to war and that @ @ @ @ @ a lie — but yes , I would .
”

The Chicks, formerly known as the Dixie Chicks, famously became pariahs in country music after they criticized George W. Bush in 2003 for the war in Iraq.
But singer Natalie Maines says Donald Trump has put things in perspective. “Today I might actually make out with George Bush,” she told Andy Cohen in an upcoming episode of “Watch What Happens Live.”
She maintains that she “didn’t want to go to war and that weapons of mass destruction were a lie — but yes, I would.”


newyorkpost--2020-07-20--Roy Den Hollander railed against Judge Esther Salas in misogynist screed

The man who allegedly gunned down a New Jersey judge ’ s son and critically wounded her husband was an “ anti-feminist ” lawyer who penned racist , misogynistic screeds rife with sexual fantasy about the jurist , it was revealed Monday .
Roy Den Hollander — whose Web site calls for clients to “ help battle the infringement of Men ’ s Rights by the Feminists ” — was found dead of a self-inflicted gunshot in the Catskills town of Rockland on Monday , law-enforcement insiders said .
By his side , sources said , were a gun investigators @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a package or envelope addressed to district court Judge Esther Salas , who was overseeing a still-pending 2015 case in which Hollander argued that the military ’ s men-only draft was discriminatory .
In an online manifesto first reported by NBC News , Hollander , 72 , spelled out his bizarre lust-hate relationship with Salas .
“ The case began over the July 4th weekend of 2015 , and was assigned to this hot Latina Judge in the U.S. District Court for New Jersey whom Obama had appointed , ” he wrote , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ At first , I wanted to ask the Judge out , but thought she might hold me in contempt.
” But he alternately bashed Salas as “ a lazy and incompetent Latina judge appointed by Obama , ” and belittled the résumé that landed her a national role while he toiled on the fringes of the law .
“ Salas worked as an associate in an ambulance chasing firm doing basic criminal work .
Left that firm to work as a public defender in the New Jersey District Court representing lumpen proletariat ne @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ Joined 135 politically correct organizations trying to convince America that whites , especially white males , were barbarians , and all those of a darker skin complexion were victims.
” Hate won out and , disguised in a Federal Express deliveryman ’ s outfit , Hollander came to the door of Salas ’ home on a tranquil North Brunswick cul de sac around 5 p.m. Sunday , gun in hand , sources said .
When the door opened , the attorney immediately opened fire , hitting both Salas ’ husband , Mark @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Daniel , according to authorities .
It was unclear how he obtained the uniform .
“ At that time I didn ’ t realize it was a gunshot , ” neighbor Jenny Wang said Monday .
“ It sounded like fireworks : Pop , pop , pop .
And [ then ] it stopped.
” Anderl , 63 and a prominent criminal-defense attorney in his own right , was left hospitalized in critical but stable condition .
His 20-year-old son , however , was killed on the spot by what North Brunswick Mayor @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ shot through the heart.
” Salas , believed to be in the basement of the home at the time , was unharmed .
The elder Anderl made his way outside , evidently calling for help from his driveway , a neighbor said .
“ At that moment my husband was about to leave the house … and he saw the husband sitting on his driveway , making a phone call , ” said Wang , noting that her husband didn ’ t notice anything amiss from the distance — and didn ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ parked nearby .
But as emergency response vehicles raced up the cul de sac , it became clear to all that tragedy had struck .
“ All of a sudden I collapsed .
I just couldn ’ t believe it , ” neighbor Marion Constanza , 76 , said of learning of Daniel ’ s death .
“ I went out into the street to tell the neighbors and I just sat on the sidewalk .
I just couldn ’ t believe it.
” Salas said in a 2018 interview that her son @ @ @ @ @ @ @ footsteps .
“ I don ’ t want to dissuade him , but I was pulling for a doctor , ” Salas told New Jersey Monthly of Daniel , then a high-school senior .
“ He ’ s been arguing with us since he could talk — practicing his advocacy skills.
” He had big shoes to fill : Salas is the first Hispanic woman to serve as a federal magistrate judge in the Garden State , and presided over several prominent cases .
They included a class-action lawsuit from Deutsche Bank investors @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ high-risk ” customers including late pedophile Jeffrey Epstein — assigned to Salas just four days before the assault .
While Salas and her family had everything to live for , Hollander , apparently , had little left to lose .
In a January email to reporters titled “ How Not to Treat a Dying Man , ” Hollander wrote that he was “ painfully dying from metastasized cancer , ” and suing NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital , its lawyers and his doctor under the RICO Act .
Acknowledging that the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt @ @ @ @ @ @ @ take down organized-crime syndicates , Hollander vaguely likened the defendants to gangsters while detailing his hellish treatments .
“ The hospital exploits the image of a caring family , when in reality , it acts like a vindictive Mafia family , ” he wrote .
The doctor “ promised that the resulting intense pain would go away in 2 to 3 weeks—it lasted for 10 weeks.
” Investigators are exploring whether he decided to take out his rivals before the cancer claimed him , according to the New York Times , which said @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the killing of another men ’ s rights lawyer , Marc Angelucci , in California by a gunman wearing a FedEx uniform .
It wasn ’ t immediately clear whether the suit was ever formally filed , or what type of cancer afflicted Hollander .
Either way , he vowed to go down fighting .
“ They want to fight , fine , ” he wrote .
“ I ’ ll fight them to my last dollar , my last breath and if there is anything after death — for eternity .
”

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The man who allegedly gunned down a New Jersey judge’s son and critically wounded her husband was an “anti-feminist” lawyer who penned racist, misogynistic screeds rife with sexual fantasy about the jurist, it was revealed Monday.
Roy Den Hollander — whose Web site calls for clients to “help battle the infringement of Men’s Rights by the Feminists” — was found dead of a self-inflicted gunshot in the Catskills town of Rockland on Monday, law-enforcement insiders said.
By his side, sources said, was a gun investigators believe was used in the assault and a package or envelope addressed to district court Judge Esther Salas, who was overseeing a still-pending 2015 case in which Den Hollander argued that the military’s men-only draft was discriminatory.
In an online manifesto first reported by NBC News, Den Hollander, 72, spelled out his bizarre lust-hate relationship with Salas.
“The case began over the July 4th weekend of 2015, and was assigned to this hot Latina Judge in the U.S. District Court for New Jersey whom Obama had appointed,” he wrote, referring to the draft case. “At first, I wanted to ask the Judge out, but thought she might hold me in contempt.”
But he alternately bashed Salas as “a lazy and incompetent Latina judge appointed by Obama,” and belittled the résumé that landed her a national role while he toiled on the fringes of the law.
“Salas worked as an associate in an ambulance chasing firm doing basic criminal work. Left that firm to work as a public defender in the New Jersey District Court representing lumpen proletariat ne’er-do-wells,” he wrote. “Joined 135 politically correct organizations trying to convince America that whites, especially white males, were barbarians, and all those of a darker skin complexion were victims.”
Hate won out and, disguised in a Federal Express deliveryman’s outfit, Den Hollander came to the door of Salas’ home on a tranquil North Brunswick cul de sac around 5 p.m. Sunday, gun in hand, sources said.
When the door opened, the attorney immediately opened fire, hitting both Salas’ husband, Mark Anderl, and their adult son, Daniel, according to authorities.
It was unclear how he obtained the uniform.
“At that time I didn’t realize it was a gunshot,” neighbor Jenny Wang said Monday. “It sounded like fireworks: Pop, pop, pop. And [then] it stopped.”
Anderl, 63 and a prominent criminal-defense attorney in his own right, was left hospitalized in critical but stable condition.
His 20-year-old son, however, was killed on the spot by what North Brunswick Mayor Francis Womack told ABC News was a “shot through the heart.”
Salas, believed to be in the basement of the home at the time, was unharmed.
The elder Anderl made his way outside, evidently calling for help from his driveway, a neighbor said.
“At that moment my husband was about to leave the house … and he saw the husband sitting on his driveway, making a phone call,” said Wang, noting that her husband didn’t notice anything amiss from the distance — and didn’t think any of a FedEx truck parked nearby.
But as emergency response vehicles raced up the cul de sac, it became clear to all that tragedy had struck.
“All of a sudden I collapsed. I just couldn’t believe it,” neighbor Marion Constanza, 76, said of learning of Daniel’s death. “I went out into the street to tell the neighbors and I just sat on the sidewalk. I just couldn’t believe it.”
Salas said in a 2018 interview that her son aspired to follow in his parents’ footsteps.
“I don’t want to dissuade him, but I was pulling for a doctor,” Salas told New Jersey Monthly of Daniel, then a high-school senior. “He’s been arguing with us since he could talk — practicing his advocacy skills.”
He had big shoes to fill: Salas is the first Hispanic woman to serve as a federal magistrate judge in the Garden State, and presided over several prominent cases.
They included a class-action lawsuit from Deutsche Bank investors who claim the company failed to monitor “high-risk” customers including late pedophile Jeffrey Epstein — assigned to Salas just four days before the assault.
While Salas and her family had everything to live for, Den Hollander, apparently, had little left to lose.
In a January email to reporters titled “How Not to Treat a Dying Man,” Den Hollander wrote that he was “painfully dying from metastasized cancer,” and suing NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, its lawyers and his doctor under the RICO Act.
Acknowledging that the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act is most commonly used to take down organized-crime syndicates, Den Hollander vaguely likened the defendants to gangsters while detailing his hellish treatments.
“The hospital exploits the image of a caring family, when in reality, it acts like a vindictive Mafia family,” he wrote. The doctor “promised that the resulting intense pain would go away in 2 to 3 weeks—it lasted for 10 weeks.”
Investigators are exploring whether he decided to take out his rivals before the cancer claimed him, according to the New York Times, which said detectives are also probing any ties to the killing of another men’s rights lawyer, Marc Angelucci, in California by a gunman wearing a FedEx uniform.
It wasn’t immediately clear whether the suit was ever formally filed, or what type of cancer afflicted Den Hollander.
Either way, he vowed to go down fighting.
“They want to fight, fine,” he wrote. “I’ll fight them to my last dollar, my last breath and if there is anything after death — for eternity.”
Additional reporting by Bruce Golding, Tamar Lapin and Craig McCarthy


newyorkpost--2020-07-20--Cops allegedly beat and tasered a Queens man in front of his toddler

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Cops allegedly beat and tasered a Queens man in front of his 3-year-old son while responding to a noise complaint at his home, according to a new police brutality lawsuit.
NYPD officers showed up at Peter Lawson’s house in Jamaica on June 4 to investigate the 311 call, according to the $10 million civil rights suit filed Friday in Manhattan federal court.
Home surveillance video of the confrontation shows Lawson, a former Golden Gloves champion who now works as a community youth leader, approach a police cruiser as it pulls up in front of his house.
Four officers step out of the vehicle at abut 11:35 p.m. and engage in a heated conversation with Lawson, 38, as several of his friends and family gather in front of the house, according to the grainy black and white footage, which has no audio.
The exchange rapidly devolves into an all-out brawl between the officers, Lawson and his wife, who stepped in to help him, according to the footage released by his lawyer Norman Steiner.
The complaint alleges that the melee began after one of the officers grabbed Lawson’s wrist as he tried to walk away after becoming upset by the cops’ “aggressive manner.”
At one point, several officers can be seen on the footage pummeling Lawson, who wears a white T-shirt, while he’s pressed up against the cruiser.
The cops wrestle him to the ground as their fists continue to rain down on his body, Steiner wrote in the lawsuit.
Then one of the officers allegedly “pulled on Mr. Lawson’s long dreadlocks,” ripping a clump of hair from his head and causing a “one-inch diameter bald spot,” the lawsuit charges.
While Lawson was immobilized on the ground, the cops allegedly tasered him twice then slapped him in cuffs, the papers say.
Meanwhile, his 3-year-old son, who is not visible in the footage, watched in horror nearby, Steiner said.
Lawson received medical treatment before he was taken to Queens criminal court, where he was arraigned on felony charges and released on $7,500 bond, the papers say.
Eleven days later, Lawson and his lawyer met with Acting Queens Borough President Sharon Lee and Councilwoman Adrienne Adams over the alleged assault.
The next day, the Queens District Attorney’s Office dropped the charges against Lawson, according to the federal suit.
The DA and the NYPD didn’t immediately return a request for comment. The suit, which names police officers Brendan Storz, Sofia Hamid, and two unidentified cops, seeks compensatory and punitive damages.
“While we recognize and admire the brave officers of the NYPD who dutifully serve our community, these kinds of civil rights cases are necessary to change the tolerance of the NYPD towards its few bad apples,” said Steiner.


newyorkpost--2020-07-20--Enough! Let America mask up and go to the movies again

It ’ s hot as Mars outside , and everybody wants to be sitting in a freezing movie theater watching a two-hour action flick and forgetting how much everything sucks .
Says the government : Too bad !
Despite our impressive progress on containing the coronavirus in New York , our sweaty citizens still can ’ t just put on a mask and sit silently , removed from other people in a gigantic room for a little while .
Movie theaters , we are told , are the “ Indiana Jones ” snake pit of the city .
New Yorkers @ @ @ @ @ @ @ number of new virus cases , and , as Gov .
Andrew Cuomo likes to say , “ Now we have to keep them there.
” But maintaining low numbers can not mean indefinite , willful paralysis .
We must look at each activity individually , and use common sense .
Take the cinema .
Have you ever yelled full-voice at the movies ?
Sang a ballad during “ The Avengers ” ?
Had a 15-minute face-to-face talk with the ticket-taker ?
Lingered in the small bathroom ?
Touched a bunch of stuff @ @ @ @ @ @ @ opening day , have you found that your movie theater is more than ⅓ full anyway ?
Not often , I ’ d wager .
Now add mandatory masks , and the risk becomes low .
Chances are you expel more droplets all day in your office building , which was allowed to reopen in Phase 2 , than you do at a two-hour movie .
Cuomo ’ s old Phase 4 included “ low-risk indoor arts and entertainment , ” but was recently revised to be “ the zoo.
” Notice how @ @ @ @ @ @ @ harshest on fun , but not all fun is raves and mud-wrestling .
Other countries get this .
France , which is just three times larger than New York state , still sees hundreds of virus cases per day .
Big-city Paris ’ cinemas are open .
The same is true of Great Britain .
There were 580 confirmed cases there yesterday , and Londoners can go to the movies at reduced capacity .
The purpose of New York ’ s phases , we were originally told , was to evaluate after 14 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ we gave another type of business a go .
If they did , then we ’ d backpedal and learn a lesson .
So far , we ’ ve been able to shop at Target , get an indoor haircut , eat a long lunch at an outdoor restaurant and , most tellingly , take the subway — and our numbers have gone down , down , down .
Our state ’ s reluctance to give cinemas the green light is also depriving other states ’ citizens of income .
Because we ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the country , no studio will open their film unless it can be screened in New York .
Nobody , that is , except for Christopher Nolan .
“ The Dark Knight ” director ’ s “ Tenet , ” the Hollywood Reporter said Monday , will likely hit China , South Korea and everywhere else before it makes it to the US at some unspecified date .
Who can blame them ?
New Yorkers should not be the last audience to see a huge , new American film from a vital director @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and go to the movie theater .

It’s hot as Mars outside, and everybody wants to be sitting in a freezing movie theater watching a two-hour action flick and forgetting how much everything sucks.
Says the government: Too bad!
Despite our impressive progress on containing the coronavirus in New York, our sweaty citizens still can’t just put on a mask and sit silently, removed from other people in a gigantic room for a little while. Movie theaters, we are told, are the “Indiana Jones” snake pit of the city.
This is ridiculous.
New Yorkers have made huge sacrifices to reduce the number of new virus cases, and, as Gov. Andrew Cuomo likes to say, “Now we have to keep them there.” But maintaining low numbers cannot mean indefinite, willful paralysis. We must look at each activity individually, and use common sense.
Take the cinema. Have you ever yelled full-voice at the movies? Sang a ballad during “The Avengers”? Had a 15-minute face-to-face talk with the ticket-taker? Lingered in the small bathroom? Touched a bunch of stuff? How often, outside of an opening day, have you found that your movie theater is more than ⅓ full anyway? Not often, I’d wager.
Now add mandatory masks, and the risk becomes low. Chances are you expel more droplets all day in your office building, which was allowed to reopen in Phase 2, than you do at a two-hour movie.
Cuomo’s old Phase 4 included “low-risk indoor arts and entertainment,” but was recently revised to be “the zoo.” Notice how our wet-rag governor tends to come down harshest on fun, but not all fun is raves and mud-wrestling. Other countries get this.
France, which is just three times larger than New York state, still sees hundreds of virus cases per day. Big-city Paris’ cinemas are open. The same is true of Great Britain. There were 580 confirmed cases there yesterday, and Londoners can go to the movies at reduced capacity.
The purpose of New York’s phases, we were originally told, was to evaluate after 14 days whether or not cases jumped when we gave another type of business a go. If they did, then we’d backpedal and learn a lesson. So far, we’ve been able to shop at Target, get an indoor haircut, eat a long lunch at an outdoor restaurant and, most tellingly, take the subway — and our numbers have gone down, down, down.
Our state’s reluctance to give cinemas the green light is also depriving other states’ citizens of income. Because we’re one of the biggest markets in the country, no studio will open their film unless it can be screened in New York.
Nobody, that is, except for Christopher Nolan. “The Dark Knight” director’s “Tenet,” the Hollywood Reporter said Monday, will likely hit China, South Korea and everywhere else before it makes it to the US at some unspecified date. Who can blame them?
New Yorkers should not be the last audience to see a huge, new American film from a vital director.
Let us slap on a mask and go to the movie theater.


newyorkpost--2020-07-20--Rangers’ Brendan Lemieux suspended two games for controversial hit

So the number of games the depth-challenged Rangers will be without Brendan Lemieux for the qualifying series against Carolina is two .
That ’ s the length of the harsh , but neither unfair nor unreasonable , suspension the NHL has handed down in the aftermath of the winger ’ s gratuitous elbow to the head of Colorado ’ s unsuspecting winger Joonas Donskoi at the 17:08 of the third period the Rangers ’ 3-2 overtime defeat in Colorado in the club ’ s final game on March 11 .
Chances are Lemieux , who is considered a repeat offender @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Winnipeg for an elbow to the head of Florida ’ s Vincent Trocheck in a Nov. 2 , 2018 match in Helsinki , would have received a five-game regular season sentence .
If one applies the informal and unwritten one-for-three rule , then Lemieux could perhaps have escaped with only missing the Aug. 1 opener .
But the league was not likely to give the benefit of the doubt to Lemieux , who was fined $ 2,000 earlier in this season for an elbow to the head of Cody Glass in Las Vegas @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was harsh , it was surely within the margin of error .
The Rangers , of course , knew they would start without the fourth-line left wing , who had been at his most effective in months while combining with linemates Greg McKegg and Julien Gauthier in a previous iteration .
The Blueshirts have changed their alignment practicing post-Covid-19 without No .
48 in their top 12 .
Howden has worked with McKegg and Lemieux while Phil DiGiuseppe flipped down to the third unit in order to accommodate Chris Kreider ’ s return @ @ @ @ @ @ @ knew what at least some of the injuries were ) .
But that ’ s it .
Combined with the top-heavy first two units anchored one-two , two-one ( or is that , one , too ? )
by presumptive Hart finalist Artemi Panarin and the splendid Mika Zibanejad and the third line that becomes so much more dangerous and credible if Kaapo Kakko can carry the urgency and pace he displayed during the first week of practice into the tournament , that ’ s the entirety of the varsity without Lemieux .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ David Quinn , who hadn ’ t quite found a meaningful purpose for the fourth line in nearly two years until the Blueshirts acquired Gauthier from Carolina on Feb. 18 and placed him in the lineup the following night , has the depth to withstand a significant injury and still make a meaningful run .
This was evident when Pavel Buchnevich was absent from Sunday ’ s scrimmage after leaving midway through Saturday ’ s practice with a non-virus related issue .
Kakko moved up to the first line , Gauthier to the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ fourth line .
Tim Gettinger would presumably be next .
The depth issue is particularly pressing on defense , where the Blueshirts carried only six following the deadline trade of Brady Skjei to Carolina .
If injury or illness strikes , the untested but Libor Hajek but more tested than Darren Raddysh would be next .
Of course , there are three goaltenders .

So the number of games the depth-challenged Rangers will be without Brendan Lemieux for the qualifying series against Carolina is two.
That’s the length of the harsh, but neither unfair nor unreasonable, suspension the NHL has handed down in the aftermath of the winger’s gratuitous elbow to the head of Colorado’s unsuspecting winger Joonas Donskoi at the 17:08 of the third period the Rangers’ 3-2 overtime defeat in Colorado in the club’s final game on March 11.
Chances are Lemieux, who is considered a repeat offender after having previously been suspended while with Winnipeg for an elbow to the head of Florida’s Vincent Trocheck in a Nov. 2, 2018 match in Helsinki, would have received a five-game regular season sentence. If one applies the informal and unwritten one-for-three rule, then Lemieux could perhaps have escaped with only missing the Aug. 1 opener.
But the league was not likely to give the benefit of the doubt to Lemieux, who was fined $2,000 earlier in this season for an elbow to the head of Cody Glass in Las Vegas on Dec. 8. If the suspension was harsh, it was surely within the margin of error.
The Rangers, of course, knew they would start without the fourth-line left wing, who had been at his most effective in months while combining with linemates Greg McKegg and Julien Gauthier in a previous iteration. The Blueshirts have changed their alignment practicing post-Covid-19 without No. 48 in their top 12. Howden has worked with McKegg and Lemieux while Phil DiGiuseppe flipped down to the third unit in order to accommodate Chris Kreider’s return from the injury list (when we knew what at least some of the injuries were).
But that’s it. Combined with the top-heavy first two units anchored one-two, two-one (or is that, one, too?) by presumptive Hart finalist Artemi Panarin and the splendid Mika Zibanejad and the third line that becomes so much more dangerous and credible if Kaapo Kakko can carry the urgency and pace he displayed during the first week of practice into the tournament, that’s the entirety of the varsity without Lemieux.
It surely remains to be seen whether David Quinn, who hadn’t quite found a meaningful purpose for the fourth line in nearly two years until the Blueshirts acquired Gauthier from Carolina on Feb. 18 and placed him in the lineup the following night, has the depth to withstand a significant injury and still make a meaningful run.
This was evident when Pavel Buchnevich was absent from Sunday’s scrimmage after leaving midway through Saturday’s practice with a non-virus related issue. Kakko moved up to the first line, Gauthier to the third and Steve Fogarty up onto the fourth line. Tim Gettinger would presumably be next.
The depth issue is particularly pressing on defense, where the Blueshirts carried only six following the deadline trade of Brady Skjei to Carolina. If injury or illness strikes, the untested but Libor Hajek but more tested than Darren Raddysh would be next.
Of course, there are three goaltenders.