newyorkpost--2020-09-10--Feds arrest Bridgeport’s police chief for fraud, false statements

The Bridgeport police chief has been charged with rigging the search for his own job to ensure he was awarded the six-figure top cop position back in 2018 , officials announced Thursday .
Chief Armando Perez , 64 , and David Dunn , 72 , the city ’ s acting personnel director , were arrested Thursday and also charged for lying about the scheme to federal investigators , the office of Acting U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York Audrey Strauss announced .
“ Bridgeport ’ s citizens and police officers deserve leaders with integrity who are committed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ law , ” said Strauss in a statement , “ and we thank the FBI for their partnership in investigating and uncovering the scheme alleged.
” After Perez allegedly cheated his way to the position , the 37-year veteran of the department became Bridgeport ’ s highest-paid civil servant in 2019 , raking in $ 461,061 that year , the Connecticut Post reported .
Perez , who was the acting chief at the time of the search , allegedly worked with Dunn to fix what was supposed to be an impartial and objective @ @ @ @ @ @ @ oversaw the city ’ s examination to find the next police leader and is accused of undertaking various efforts to make sure Perez was among the top-three scorers .
Dunn allegedly fed Perez material that was to be included on the exam and labored to make sure scoring criteria favored the veteran cop .
The chief meanwhile is accused of tapping two other Bridgeport cops to secretly pen his written exam .
Both then allegedly lied to FBI investigators in an attempt to cover up their fraud .
“ Today ’ s arrest @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , long-time law enforcement officer is a stark reminder that the betrayal of public trust and community members by a public servant is not only unethical but often illegal , ” said FBI Special Agent-in-Charge David Sundberg in a statement .
Perez was slapped with a count of wire fraud , one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and two counts of false statements to federal investigators .
Dunn was also hit with one count of wire fraud , one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and one count of false @ @ @ @ @ @ @ both men could face a maximum of more than 40 years in prison .

The Bridgeport police chief has been charged with rigging the search for his own job to ensure he was awarded the six-figure top cop position back in 2018, officials announced Thursday.
Chief Armando Perez, 64, and David Dunn, 72, the city’s acting personnel director, were arrested Thursday and also charged for lying about the scheme to federal investigators, the office of Acting U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York Audrey Strauss announced.
“Bridgeport’s citizens and police officers deserve leaders with integrity who are committed to enforcing, not breaking, the law,” said Strauss in a statement, “and we thank the FBI for their partnership in investigating and uncovering the scheme alleged.”
After Perez allegedly cheated his way to the position, the 37-year veteran of the department became Bridgeport’s highest-paid civil servant in 2019, raking in $461,061 that year, the Connecticut Post reported.
Perez, who was the acting chief at the time of the search, allegedly worked with Dunn to fix what was supposed to be an impartial and objective hunt for a permanent chief.
Dunn oversaw the city’s examination to find the next police leader and is accused of undertaking various efforts to make sure Perez was among the top-three scorers.
Dunn allegedly fed Perez material that was to be included on the exam and labored to make sure scoring criteria favored the veteran cop. The chief meanwhile is accused of tapping two other Bridgeport cops to secretly pen his written exam.
Both then allegedly lied to FBI investigators in an attempt to cover up their fraud.
“Today’s arrest of city officials including a high ranking, long-time law enforcement officer is a stark reminder that the betrayal of public trust and community members by a public servant is not only unethical but often illegal,”said FBI Special Agent-in-Charge David Sundberg in a statement.
Perez was slapped with a count of wire fraud, one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and two counts of false statements to federal investigators.
Dunn was also hit with one count of wire fraud, one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and one count of false statements to federal investigators.
If convicted both men could face a maximum of more than 40 years in prison.


newyorkpost--2020-09-10--Kate Winslet regrets working with Woody Allen, Roman Polanski

It ’ s a tie between this and not moving over on that door .
Kate Winslet is reckoning with some of her past work in light of the # MeToo movement , telling Vanity Fair this week , “ It ’ s like , what the f - - k was I doing working with Woody Allen and Roman Polanski ?
” “ It ’ s unbelievable to me now how those men were held in such high regard , so widely in the film industry and for as long as they were , ” she added .
“ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ disgraceful.
” “ And I have to take responsibility for the fact that I worked with them both , ” Winslet continued .
“ I can ’ t turn back the clock .
I ’ m grappling with those regrets but what do we have if we aren ’ t able to just be f - - king truthful about all of it ?
” Winslet starred in Polanski ’ s 2011 adaptation of Yasmina Reza ’ s play “ God of Carnage ” — shortened to simply “ Carnage ” in theaters @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s “ Wonder Wheel , ” a Coney Island-set 1950s drama .
Winslet ’ s comments were prompted by a question about the # MeToo movement .
“ Life is f - - king short and I ’ d like to do my best when it comes to setting a decent example to younger women , ” she prefaced the Allen and Polanski comment by saying .
“ We ’ re handing them a pretty f - - ked up world , so I ’ d like to do my bit in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ also like everyone to know that she ’ s aware streams of her Steven Soderbergh-directed 2011 thriller “ Contagion ” jumped up during the pandemic .
“ What are they all f - - king doing ?
” she said .
“ It ’ s a scary film .
Stop watching that.
” As for that door , Winslet addressed the long-debated ending of “ Titanic ” back in 2017 , re-creating how she could have made room for Leonardo DiCaprio ’ s character , Jack , during an appearance on “ The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ He should have tried harder to get on that door , ” she said .

It’s a tie between this and not moving over on that door.
Kate Winslet is reckoning with some of her past work in light of the #MeToo movement, telling Vanity Fair this week, “It’s like, what the f - - k was I doing working with Woody Allen and Roman Polanski?”
“It’s unbelievable to me now how those men were held in such high regard, so widely in the film industry and for as long as they were,” she added. “It’s f - - king disgraceful.”
“And I have to take responsibility for the fact that I worked with them both,” Winslet continued. “I can’t turn back the clock. I’m grappling with those regrets but what do we have if we aren’t able to just be f - - king truthful about all of it?”
Winslet starred in Polanski’s 2011 adaptation of Yasmina Reza’s play “God of Carnage” — shortened to simply “Carnage” in theaters. She worked with Allen for 2017’s “Wonder Wheel,” a Coney Island-set 1950s drama.
Winslet’s comments were prompted by a question about the #MeToo movement. “Life is f - - king short and I’d like to do my best when it comes to setting a decent example to younger women,” she prefaced the Allen and Polanski comment by saying. “We’re handing them a pretty f - - ked up world, so I’d like to do my bit in having some proper integrity.”
Winslet would also like everyone to know that she’s aware streams of her Steven Soderbergh-directed 2011 thriller “Contagion” jumped up during the pandemic.
“What are they all f - - king doing?” she said. “It’s a scary film. Stop watching that.”
As for that door, Winslet addressed the long-debated ending of “Titanic” back in 2017, re-creating how she could have made room for Leonardo DiCaprio’s character, Jack, during an appearance on “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert.”
“He should have tried harder to get on that door,” she said.


newyorkpost--2020-09-10--US Marshals bust man accused of filming himself sexually assault a baby

An Oklahoma man accused of sexually abusing a baby on film and distributing the video on social media has reportedly @ @ @ @ @ Watkins , 22 , of Enid , was taken into custody Thursday by U.S .
@ @ @ @ @ Texas , the police department back in Enid , Oklahoma , announced .
Members of @ @ @ @ @ Star Fugitive Task Force in Austin arrested Watkins at the home of one of his @ @ @ @ @ multiple charges over the horrific crime in Enid , including a felony count of distributing @ @ @ @ @ for manufacturing child pornography and three counts of lewd acts with a child under 12 @ @ @ @ @ ’ capture back in August , only to clarify later that they had the wrong @ @ @ @ @

An Oklahoma man accused of sexually abusing a baby on film and distributing the video on social media has reportedly been arrested.
Brice Gage Watkins, 22, of Enid, was taken into custody Thursday by US Marshals in San Marcos, Texas, the police department back in Enid announced.
Members of the agency’s Lone Star Fugitive Task Force in Austin arrested Watkins at the home of one of his known associates.
Watkins faces multiple charges over the horrific crime in Enid, including a felony count of distributing child pornography, a count for manufacturing child pornography and three counts of lewd acts with a child under 12.
Enid police announced Watkins’ capture back in August, only to clarify later that they had the wrong man, KFOR-TV reported.


newyorkpost--2020-09-10--Andrew Cuomo’s inside-dining rules for the city are absurd and unfair

Nearly two-thirds of restaurants in New York State say they ’ ll ...

It took 6 months, a $2 billion lawsuit, the risk of losing nearly three-quarters of the city’s restaurants and public shaming from the president for Gov. Andrew Cuomo to finally OK indoor dining in the city — and he’s still insisting on absurd and unfair restrictions.
It’s not just that it has to wait ’til the end of the month. Beyond the standard mask and social-distancing rules, the gov orders all eateries to close by midnight — just the latest in his long string of “don’t have too much fun” edicts.
Plus, unlike casinos, they must take customers’ temperatures on entry and get (and keep) contact info to allow for the tracing of any outbreaks.
It may make sense to start off by limiting seating to a quarter of pre-COVID capacity — but Cuomo should offer clear guidelines on the conditions (e.g., no significant uptick in new cases) for quickly moving the bar up to 50 percent. If it proves safe, the limits need to loosen, fast: The hospitality industry is drowning after six months on the sidelines.
Restaurants in most of New York, including counties next to the city, have been open at 50 percent capacity since June. Why would eateries here be higher-risk than those in Buffalo, Rochester or Albany?
Bowling alleys opened a few weeks ago at half capacity. City gyms are open at 33 percent capacity and malls at 50 percent; each museum gets to set its own regulations. But Cuomo — with Mayor de Blasio cheering him on — continues to inexplicably single out restaurants as a special source of danger.
The extra restrictions make even less sense next to public-transportation guidelines, which basically stop at the mask requirement.
Strangers can huddle into a packed subway train, but it’s too dangerous to eat a meal in the same room as more than 10 other people? When the city’s overall infection rate hasn’t surpassed 1 percent in a month? Just doesn’t compute.
Cuomo has claimed that New York City needs more careful monitoring because its spread rate is higher and people tend to ignore the social-distancing guidelines. But the stats suggest otherwise: The city’s infection rate has consistently mirrored that of the rest of the state for months now.
Assemblywoman Nicole Malliotakis, who joined a host of restaurant owners in suing Cuomo over his failure to reopen the city in a timely manner, says the suit will proceed until the gov allows 50 percent restaurant capacity. Good.
It’s past time to give this industry some hope of survival — at the very least, the same hope it has in the rest of New York.


newyorkpost--2020-09-10--Joe Judge’s practice tirade was a punch to the nose for Giants

Training camp is over , but Joe Judge ’ s tough coaching is ...

On the day he was introduced as the head coach of the New York Football Giants, Joe Judge vowed he would deliver a team that would punch the opponent in the nose for 60 minutes.
Four days from facing the rough and tough Steelers, four days from opening night, four days from the fulfillment of his head coaching dream, Mount Judge erupted.
Because his vision of what he demands his New York Giants to be — smart, tough, fundamentally sound — he did not see.
So the rookie coach stopped the music and punched his Giants in the nose with F-bombs flying after stretching and individual drills for what must have seemed to them like 60 minutes.
He started practice over. Starting with the stretching.
Because what he began to witness was not a team he wanted to represent the blue-collar people of the metropolitan area.
But remember this about Judge: He has illustrated a Parcellsian knack for recognizing and understanding what makes each player tick. Just because he professes love for these players doesn’t mean he won’t be reluctant to mete out tough love when he sees fit.
After three years of lousy, losing football, Judge has been embraced by his players as more than a demanding disciplinarian. They have grown to appreciate that he cares for them as people as well. As well as his knowledge of the game and his ability to teach it and his honesty.
So when Saquon Barkley was asked about Judge starting practice over, he said, “Love it. I love it. Everything we do is gonna have purpose behind it. Coach didn’t like how we started off, so we started over, and as captains and as leaders and as a team, we had to step up to the challenge, and I think that we responded.
“The thing is that on Monday, there won’t be no restart, so we gotta find a way to have that purpose from the beginning, it shouldn’t take a restart for it to happen. But hey, that was the case, that was the challenge that Coach presented us with, and I believe we responded the right way as a team.”
Judge had completed his Zoom obligations prior to practice, and the media was whisked away per NFL regulations and were unable to judge how the team responded. So we’ll have to take the players’ words for it.
“It was one of those moments where we just didn’t come out the right way and we needed to kind of to refocus and get things going again, and we did that,” Blake Martinez said. “We had to bounce back and kind of show our resolve and show our kind of ability to adapt and kind of as a team understand what we’re doing wrong and come back and fix it.”
Martinez has played for four NFL seasons, for Mike McCarthy and Matt LaFleur in Green Bay. He has never had to start practice over.
“That was definitely the first time,” Martinez said, “but it was really cool how kind of everybody took it in a positive way. It wasn’t kind of like, ‘Ah, here we go, why are we doing this?’ It was just like, ‘Hey, this is what we need to fix. We need to make sure we get this right.’
“’Cause I think we all understand how big this first week is to kind of set a statement for ourselves as a team on what we want to be moving throughout the season.”
On Aug. 24 Judge also stopped practice and got results immediately.
“Ever since the first time that I’ve had a team meeting with Coach Judge, been in the same room as Coach Judge, whether it’s Zoom or actually in our facilities,” Martinez said, “to me it’s never seemed like he’s a first-year head coach. Every single day he’s come with certain things fundamental-wise, situational … just every position he’s able to coach individually, as a group, and you feel like he just knows so much about football.
“I’ve gotten so much better as a player in this past month of training camp than I ever have, just in the ability to understand why we’re doing certain drills, how it’s gonna incorporate into a game, and then just overall as a player, just my awareness every given down, whether it’s first, second, third down, to know what’s coming, and what to expect.”
And when your team sleepwalks through practice, you better expect Mount Judge. Daniel Jones wasn’t immune to running a penalty lap, was he now?
“It wasn’t if you’re the star player or you’re an undrafted free agent. He was the same way to every single person,” Martinez said. “If you were doing it wrong, you knew you were doing it wrong, and he was gonna tell you in front of everybod no matter what [that player’s] status was. That was a big surprise to me, and it was awesome to have, ’cause it just shows how he wants the team from top to bottom to be.”
Here come Da Judge. And here come Da Giants, in lockstep behind him.


newyorkpost--2020-09-10--It still looks like Andrew Cuomo and Bill de Blasio are conspiring to kill NYC’s restaurants

‘ We ’ ll take it , but .
.
.
.
” That ’ s the overwhelming industry response to Gov .
Cuomo ’ s surprise announcement that Gotham restaurants can finally welcome diners indoors starting Sept. 30 — but only at 25 percent capacity .
“ We can ’ t survive on 25 percent , everyone knows that , ” one rankled restaurateur tells me .
“ We can ’ t survive on 50 percent.
” Cuomo and Mayor de Blasio “ aren ’ t doing us any favors , ” he adds .
“ They are not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s right .
It ’ s bad enough city restaurants must wait to reopen their doors , which were forced to close to all but takeout and delivery on March 16 .
Outdoor dining wasn ’ t allowed until June 22 — and that hasn ’ t been enough to stop even some venerable establishments from going out of business .
Angry protests , looting , homeless encampments and rain have forced closures even for places with favorable outdoor setups .
“ Sympathetic landlords ” are often all that ’ s keeping open @ @ @ @ @ @ @ their normal revenue , Dog & Bone server Elena Laurenti says .
Restaurants in no other region of the state had to reopen at a paltry quarter-capacity .
Indeed , some upstate areas have enjoyed indoor dining at half-capacity since June 11 , with no corresponding spike in coronavirus cases that forced them to close up shop again .
The Big Apple itself hasn ’ t seen spikes since retail shops reopened , either .
The city ’ s infection rate has been under 1 percent for more than a month now , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ percent .
City metrics were good enough for indoor dining to begin on July 6 , but de Blasio and Cuomo halted it days before , after many struggling spots had already hired back staff and ordered perishable food .
In doing so , the mayor and governor irrationally pointed not to what was happening elsewhere in the state but elsewhere in the country , where the virus was on a different timetable .
Later , Cuomo blamed lax enforcement of social-distancing rules by city authorities .
Now he says density is another @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ ve been to restaurants in Ithaca every bit as “ dense ” as any in Gotham .
And there ’ s been plenty of “ enforcement.
” Some might call it harassment .
The restaurant owner was happy to talk to me twice but won ’ t let me identify him , because he ’ s worried Cuomo ’ s State Liquor Authority goons will retaliate .
He wouldn ’ t even tell me what he ’ s been fined for , worried that would identify him .
Laurenti gave me examples @ @ @ @ @ @ @ barriers not quite high enough , tables one inch off the required six-foot distance .
A server at a hole-in-the-wall ethnic joint told me city authorities visited his establishment four times .
Only the final time did they decide the place had more tables out than it should have .
When indoor dining begins , places can stay open until midnight — only slightly better than the 11 pm curfew they ’ re under now .
( Who said this is the city that never sleeps ? )
And you still can ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” food .
Alexander Athanail — a server at the formerly 24-hour L ’ Express who was out of work for several months — is more philosophical .
“ The regulations have been harsh , ” he says , “ but they haven ’ t felt malicious to me.
” Still , they ’ ve hit the industry hard .
“ The group that owns L ’ Express has deep pockets , and we have a perfect location to take advantage of outside dining .
And we ’ re still struggling .
This @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of times .
But now ?
There are lots of people who can ’ t find jobs .
Lots of restaurants that won ’ t survive .
I can ’ t blame them for feeling abandoned , even targeted , especially when many of these regulations may well have been overkill in the name of prudence.
” Who ’ s most hurt by this authoritarian control of an industry that ’ s helped make Gotham the world-class city it is ?
“ Overwhelmingly , staff are minority , women and immigrants , ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the only American-born staffer at his place — and he doesn ’ t draw a salary or get a day off .
And no matter what his capacity , he has to pay 100 percent of his rent , electricity bill , worker ’ s-comp payments and more .
Blas and Cuomo haven ’ t missed a paycheck yet , however .
But they ’ ve shown zero empathy for the people whose livelihoods they play politics with .

‘We’ll take it, but. . . .” That’s the overwhelming industry response to Gov. Cuomo’s surprise announcement that Gotham restaurants can finally welcome diners indoors starting Sept. 30 — but only at 25 percent capacity.
“We can’t survive on 25 percent, everyone knows that,” one rankled restaurateur tells me. “We can’t survive on 50 percent.” Cuomo and Mayor de Blasio “aren’t doing us any favors,” he adds. “They are not giving us a lifeline.”
He’s right. It’s bad enough city restaurants must wait to reopen their doors, which were forced to close to all but takeout and delivery on March 16. Outdoor dining wasn’t allowed until June 22 — and that hasn’t been enough to stop even some venerable establishments from going out of business. Angry protests, looting, homeless encampments and rain have forced closures even for places with favorable outdoor setups.
“Sympathetic landlords” are often all that’s keeping open battered businesses making maybe a fifth of their normal revenue, Dog & Bone server Elena Laurenti says.
Restaurants in no other region of the state had to reopen at a paltry quarter-capacity. Indeed, some upstate areas have enjoyed indoor dining at half-capacity since June 11, with no corresponding spike in coronavirus cases that forced them to close up shop again.
The Big Apple itself hasn’t seen spikes since retail shops reopened, either. The city’s infection rate has been under 1 percent for more than a month now, far below the national average of 5 percent.
City metrics were good enough for indoor dining to begin on July 6, but de Blasio and Cuomo halted it days before, after many struggling spots had already hired back staff and ordered perishable food. In doing so, the mayor and governor irrationally pointed not to what was happening elsewhere in the state but elsewhere in the country, where the virus was on a different timetable.
Later, Cuomo blamed lax enforcement of social-distancing rules by city authorities. Now he says density is another issue. Excuses, excuses. I’ve been to restaurants in Ithaca every bit as “dense” as any in Gotham.
And there’s been plenty of “enforcement.” Some might call it harassment. The restaurant owner was happy to talk to me twice but won’t let me identify him, because he’s worried Cuomo’s State Liquor Authority goons will retaliate. He wouldn’t even tell me what he’s been fined for, worried that would identify him.
Laurenti gave me examples of state pettiness, though: outdoor-dining barriers not quite high enough, tables one inch off the required six-foot distance. A server at a hole-in-the-wall ethnic joint told me city authorities visited his establishment four times. Only the final time did they decide the place had more tables out than it should have.
When indoor dining begins, places can stay open until midnight — only slightly better than the 11 pm curfew they’re under now. (Who said this is the city that never sleeps?) And you still can’t get a drink without “substantial” food.
Alexander Athanail — a server at the formerly 24-hour L’Express who was out of work for several months — is more philosophical. “The regulations have been harsh,” he says, “but they haven’t felt malicious to me.” Still, they’ve hit the industry hard.
“The group that owns L’Express has deep pockets, and we have a perfect location to take advantage of outside dining. And we’re still struggling. This is a brutal industry at the best of times. But now? There are lots of people who can’t find jobs. Lots of restaurants that won’t survive. I can’t blame them for feeling abandoned, even targeted, especially when many of these regulations may well have been overkill in the name of prudence.”
Who’s most hurt by this authoritarian control of an industry that’s helped make Gotham the world-class city it is?
“Overwhelmingly, staff are minority, women and immigrants,” the restaurateur says. He’s the only American-born staffer at his place — and he doesn’t draw a salary or get a day off. And no matter what his capacity, he has to pay 100 percent of his rent, electricity bill, worker’s-comp payments and more.
Blas and Cuomo haven’t missed a paycheck yet, however. But they’ve shown zero empathy for the people whose livelihoods they play politics with.
Twitter: @KJTorrance


newyorkpost--2020-09-10--Take a step back from 2020’s troubles to recall the horrors, heroes of 9/11

Amid a pandemic , economic woes and a raging campaign season , as well as nationwide and too-often-violent protests , New Yorkers , and all Americans , should still take the time Friday to mark the 9/11 anniversary .
The events of 19 years ago remain of seminal importance — and the sacrifices and heroism deserve honoring .
On that day in 2001 , Gothamites were also preoccupied — headed to the polls for the mayoral primary .
Then the planes started hitting .
One hit the North Tower , and newsies rushed to cover what seemed an accident .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ Tower — and a nation realized it was under attack .
The hit on the Pentagon added to the fear and confusion .
Then the fourth plane crashed in Pennsylvania — and America soon began to learn of how brave passengers stormed the cockpit to retake control of the flight , frustrating the terrorists at the cost of all aboard .
How many heroes the day saw : • Frank De Martini , an architect , and his colleagues Pablo Ortiz , Pete Negron and Carlos da Costa cleared an entrance and helped @ @ @ @ @ @ @ North Tower .
They saved 50 lives — though they themselves perished .
• Equities trader Welles Crowther , 24 , a volunteer firefighter in his teens , helped strangers at the 78th-floor sky lobby escape , even carrying an injured woman on his back 15 floors — then went back up to help others .
He was later found dead along with several FDNY members .
• Firefighter Stephen Siller of Brooklyn ’ s Squad 1 had just finished his shift when he heard news of the attack .
He suited up @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , but it was already closed .
So , wearing 60 lbs .
of gear on his back , he raced through by foot — and wound up giving his life as he saved others .
In all , 343 of New York ’ s Bravest perished after rushing into the burning towers .
The attacks killed nearly 3,000 innocents , the worst on US soil ever .
Downtown remained a wasteland for weeks , as more heroes streamed in from all over to help in the rescue and recovery .
In those @ @ @ @ @ @ @ few Democrats ; instead there were Americans .
Folks came together in common purpose : to console , rebuild and defend the nation .
The nation united in demands that the Taliban rulers of Afghanistan hand over Osama bin Laden and the other al Qaeda leaders behind the attack — and stayed united as America went to war to ensure Afghanistan would host no more attacks .
SEAL Team 6 eventually put paid to bin Laden , as years of US and allied military and intelligence work reduced the terror group to a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ New York rebuilt — new towers at the Ground Zero site , plus a heartbreaking memorial and museum .
It ’ s been a long time : Nearly a quarter of Americans living today hadn ’ t been born yet .
Yet the nation should still unite , for this day at least , in memory — and in resolve to ensure the horror never repeats .

Amid a pandemic, economic woes and a raging campaign season, as well as nationwide and too-often-violent protests, New Yorkers, and all Americans, should still take the time Friday to mark the 9/11 anniversary. The events of 19 years ago remain of seminal importance — and the sacrifices and heroism deserve honoring.
On that day in 2001, Gothamites were also preoccupied — headed to the polls for the mayoral primary. Then the planes started hitting.
One hit the North Tower, and newsies rushed to cover what seemed an accident. Then came the strike on the South Tower — and a nation realized it was under attack. The hit on the Pentagon added to the fear and confusion.
Then the fourth plane crashed in Pennsylvania — and America soon began to learn of how brave passengers stormed the cockpit to retake control of the flight, frustrating the terrorists at the cost of all aboard.
How many heroes the day saw:
Frank De Martini, an architect, and his colleagues Pablo Ortiz, Pete Negron and Carlos da Costa cleared an entrance and helped workers from the 89th floor of the North Tower. They saved 50 lives — though they themselves perished.
Equities trader Welles Crowther, 24, a volunteer firefighter in his teens, helped strangers at the 78th-floor sky lobby escape, even carrying an injured woman on his back 15 floors — then went back up to help others. He was later found dead along with several FDNY members.
Firefighter Stephen Siller of Brooklyn’s Squad 1 had just finished his shift when he heard news of the attack. He suited up and arrived at the Brooklyn Battery Tunnel, but it was already closed. So, wearing 60 lbs. of gear on his back, he raced through by foot — and wound up giving his life as he saved others.
In all, 343 of New York’s Bravest perished after rushing into the burning towers.
The attacks killed nearly 3,000 innocents, the worst on US soil ever. Downtown remained a wasteland for weeks, as more heroes streamed in from all over to help in the rescue and recovery.
In those days, there were few Republicans and few Democrats; instead there were Americans. Folks came together in common purpose: to console, rebuild and defend the nation.
The nation united in demands that the Taliban rulers of Afghanistan hand over Osama bin Laden and the other al Qaeda leaders behind the attack — and stayed united as America went to war to ensure Afghanistan would host no more attacks.
SEAL Team 6 eventually put paid to bin Laden, as years of US and allied military and intelligence work reduced the terror group to a shadow of its former self.
And New York rebuilt — new towers at the Ground Zero site, plus a heartbreaking memorial and museum.
It’s been a long time: Nearly a quarter of Americans living today hadn’t been born yet. Yet the nation should still unite, for this day at least, in memory — and in resolve to ensure the horror never repeats.


newyorkpost--2020-09-10--Cuomo announces release of $300 unemployment benefit after Post inquiry

Gov .
Andrew Cuomo threatened Thursday to increase the burden on ...

After being criticized for foot-dragging, the Cuomo administration announced Thursday that next week it will begin distributing the expanded $300 weekly unemployment insurance benefits to up to 2.4 million jobless New Yorkers.
The White House had accused Team Cuomo of dithering in applying for President Trump’s offer of the $300 bonus to the unemployed through the $44 billion Lost Wages Program, and only did so after The Post inquired about it.
But in announcing the state’s participation, Labor Commissioner Roberta Reardon blamed Trump for any delays.
“Throughout this crisis, states’ unemployment systems have been pushed to the limit and constantly changing federal guidance — including this haphazard Presidential executive order — have only delayed our efforts to get benefits to New Yorkers in need,” Reardon said in a statement.
“But we have worked day and night to stand up this program, and millions of New Yorkers will see payments next week.”
About 2 million New Yorkers who already indicated they’re out of work because of the coronavirus pandemic are automatically eligible for the $300 weekly benefit.
Another 435,000 must apply to qualify, she said.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency will fund six weeks of $300 supplemental benefits starting retroactively through early August — when the president issued the order — “regardless of where the states and territories are in their process to receive and distribute the FEMA funding,” a spokesperson said.
FEMA will fund the jobless benefit to every state and territory that has applied for assistance by Sept. 10.
Trump authorized the federal unemployment insurance by executive order on Aug. 8 after the $600-a-week payments provided by the CARES Act expired on July 31 and Congress deadlocked on an extension plan.
Cuomo initially opposed Trump’s alternative program as “laughable” and “impossible” when it was first announced because it required that states kick in an additional $100 a week for each unemployed worker — something he said his cash-strapped state couldn’t afford. The White House subsequently waived the state from having to kick in funds.


newyorkpost--2020-09-11--Trump won’t give ByteDance more time for TikTok sale

China appears to be wrapping TikTok in red tape in ...

President Trump said he won’t give Chinese tech giant ByteDance any more time to sell TikTok’s US operations before the feds ban the popular app.
“We’ll either close up TikTok in this country for security reasons or it’ll be sold,” Trump told reporters Thursday before a trip to Michigan. “I’m not extending deadlines.”
The president’s comments added to the pressure for an American company to buy the short-video platform within weeks — an already difficult deal that the Chinese government has made more complex.
Trump said Thursday that the sale deadline was Sept. 15, suggesting the government was mere days away from shutting down TikTok in the US. But his Aug. 6 executive order banning transactions between ByteDance and American companies won’t take effect until Sept. 20.
ByteDance could have a tough time meeting that deadline because of new Chinese export rules that would likely subject the TikTok deal to a government licensing procedure there — a process that may take until after the Nov. 3 presidential election, according to Bloomberg News.
A separate order Trump issued Aug. 14 gave ByteDance 90 days to divest the app’s US operations, suggesting that it had until Nov. 12 to find an American buyer. TikTok’s suitors include Microsoft — which is working on a bid with Walmart — and software giant Oracle.
The White House did not immediately clarify which deadline was correct.
TikTok filed a lawsuit last month challenging the Trump administration’s efforts to force a sale amid concerns that Americans’ user data could be shared with China’s government, charges that TikTok has denied.
“TikTok is loved by 100 million Americans because it’s a home for entertainment, self-expression, and connection,” a TikTok spokesperson said in a statement Friday. “We’re committed to continuing to bring joy to families and meaningful careers to those who create on our platform for many years to come.”
A ByteDance spokesman did not immediately respond to a request for comment.


newyorkpost--2020-09-11--Tinsley Mortimer confronts Dorinda Medley over turkey baster comment at ‘RHONY’ reunion

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 ) Dorinda Medley and Tinsley Mortimer faced off at the “ Real Housewives of New York ” reunion Thursday over Medley ’ s cruel crack this season that Mortimer should use a turkey baster to get pregnant .
After confirming that the two women have not spoken since Mortimer left the show mid-season to move to Chicago to be with her fiancée Scott Kluth , the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ into Medley .
“ The vile turkey baster comment when women who can not get pregnant and the infertility is such a huge — ” she began before Medley cut her off to ask if Mortimer was having problems getting pregnant .
Mortimer , 45 , then argued , “ I am shamed for wanting a child .
I am shamed for not having one.
” Disregarding Mortimer ’ s comments , Medley , 55 , then said she was “ surprised ” that Mortimer was not yet pregnant because of her expressed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the other women began to stop Medley , Mortimer exclaimed , “ A turkey baster , that ’ s IVF , OK ?
Andy [ Cohen ] ’ s baby was from IVF .
Would you say the same thing to Andy ?
” “ RHONY ” executive producer and reunion host Andy Cohen welcomed his son , Benjamin Allen Cohen , via surrogate in February 2019 .
Medley then said she would apologize to Cohen and shrugged that her comment was simply “ a bad joke.
” “ You still said it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” Mortimer shot back .
Cohen , meanwhile , called the comment “ mean ” during the exchange .
During the reunion , Mortimer also claimed that much of Medley ’ s anger toward her on the show stemmed from Medley ’ s ex-boyfriend John Mahdessian borrowing money from Mortimer ’ s fiancée behind Medley ’ s back .
It seems that Mortimer got the last laugh , as Medley was let go from “ RHONY ” in August and casting for her replacement is already underway .

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Dorinda Medley and Tinsley Mortimer faced off at the “Real Housewives of New York” reunion Thursday over Medley’s cruel crack this season that Mortimer should use a turkey baster to get pregnant.
After confirming that the two women have not spoken since Mortimer left the show mid-season to move to Chicago to be with her fiancé Scott Kluth, the socialite stood up for herself while ripping into Medley.
“The vile turkey baster comment when women who cannot get pregnant and the infertility is such a huge —” she began before Medley cut her off to ask if Mortimer was having problems getting pregnant.
Mortimer, 45, then argued, “I am shamed for wanting a child. I am shamed for not having one.”
Disregarding Mortimer’s comments, Medley, 55, then said she was “surprised” that Mortimer was not yet pregnant because of her expressed desire to have a child.
As the other women began to stop Medley, Mortimer exclaimed, “A turkey baster, that’s IVF, OK? Andy [Cohen]’s baby was from IVF. Would you say the same thing to Andy?”
“RHONY” executive producer and reunion host Andy Cohen welcomed his son, Benjamin Allen Cohen, via surrogate in February 2019.
Medley then said she would apologize to Cohen and shrugged that her comment was simply “a bad joke.”
“You still said it and it will never go away,” Mortimer shot back.
Cohen, meanwhile, called the comment “mean” during the exchange.
During the reunion, Mortimer also claimed that much of Medley’s anger toward her on the show stemmed from Medley’s ex-boyfriend John Mahdessian borrowing money from Mortimer’s fiancé behind Medley’s back.
It seems that Mortimer got the last laugh, as Medley was let go from “RHONY” in August and casting for her replacement is already underway.


newyorkpost--2020-09-11--Will Smith finally buries hatchet with ‘First Aunt Viv’ Janet Hubert

A post shared by Will Smith ( @ willsmith ) on Sep 10 , 2020 at 4:30pm PDT Will Smith charmed us all as the “ Fresh Prince of Bel-Air ” in the 1990s .
And the star handed out some much needed good news on the 30th anniversary of the show Thursday night via Instagram .
The 51-year-old actor was reunited with his co-stars of the sitcom , as they gathered to celebrate the anniversary by filming a reunion special .
Will posted a picture in the old Banks mansion alongside Tatyana Ali ( Ashley ) , Karyn Parsons @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Geoffrey ) , Daphne Maxwell Reid ( Aunt Viv No.2 ) and Alfonso Ribeiro ( Carlton ) , as well as the recurring DJ Jazzy Jeff .
He captioned the image : “ Today is exactly 30 YEARS since The @ FreshPrince of Bel-Air debuted !
So we ’ re doin ’ something for y ’ all… a for real Banks Family Reunion is comin ’ soon to @ HBOmax !
RIP James .
# FreshPrince30th.
” But what really got fans worked up Thursday night : A second picture revealed Will burying @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Janet Hubert .
They are pictured seated together on camera for the first time in 27 years .
She played Aunt Viv in the first three seasons before leaving in 1993 amid a long-standing feud with Smith .
Their on-set issues caused her early exit from the show , and she documented her broken relationship with Smith in her 2009 book “ Perfection Is Not a Sitcom Mom.
” She claimed that she was “ demonized ” following her departure , and in 2017 , she criticized the cast after being snubbed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Digital Spy .
This reunion will take a look back at the series , which starred Smith as a fictionalized version of himself moving from West Philadelphia to live with his wealthy uncle and aunt in Bel Air in the NBC series which originally aired from 1990-1996 .
The “ Fresh Princ ” e reunion night of music , dancing and surprise guests is expected to air around Thanksgiving on HBO Max , but there ’ s no confirmed date yet .
A separate reboot called “ Bel-Air ” is also in the @ @ @ @ @ @

Will Smith charmed us all as “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air” in the 1990s.
And the star handed out some much-needed good news on the 30th anniversary of the show Thursday night via Instagram.
The 51-year-old actor was reunited with his co-stars of the sitcom, as they gathered to celebrate the anniversary by filming a reunion special.
Smith posted a picture in the old Banks mansion alongside Tatyana Ali (Ashley), Karyn Parsons (Hilary), Joseph Marcell (Geoffrey), Daphne Maxwell Reid (Aunt Viv No. 2) and Alfonso Ribeiro (Carlton), as well as the recurring DJ Jazzy Jeff.
He captioned the image: “Today is exactly 30 YEARS since The @FreshPrince of Bel-Air debuted! So we’re doin’ something for y’all… a for real Banks Family Reunion is comin’ soon to @HBOmax! RIP James. #FreshPrince30th.”
James Avery — aka Uncle Phil — died in 2013.
But what really got fans worked up Thursday night: A second picture revealed Will burying the hatchet with the original Aunt Viv, Janet Hubert.
They are pictured seated together on camera for the first time in 27 years.
She played Aunt Viv in the first three seasons before leaving in 1993 amid a long-standing feud with Smith.
Their on-set issues caused her early exit from the show, and she documented her broken relationship with Smith in her 2009 book “Perfection Is Not a Sitcom Mom.”
She claimed that she was “demonized” following her departure, and in 2017, she criticized the cast after being snubbed from a previous reunion, according to Digital Spy.
This reunion will take a look back at the series, which starred Smith as a fictionalized version of himself moving from West Philadelphia to live with his wealthy uncle and aunt in Bel Air in the NBC series, which originally aired from 1990 to 1996.
The “Fresh Prince” reunion night of music, dancing and surprise guests is expected to air around Thanksgiving on HBO Max, but there’s no confirmed date yet.
A separate reboot called “Bel-Air” is also in the works for streaming service Peacock.


newyorkpost--2020-09-11--John Daly hoping for a ‘miracle’ after bladder cancer diagnosis

Two-time major winner John Daly said on Thursday he has been diagnosed with bladder cancer and that while it was caught early he may need further surgery if it returns .
The 54-year-old American told Golf Channel the cancer was discovered during an appointment related to kidney stones .
“ ( The doctor said ) it doesn ’ t look like any stones are in there .
But unfortunately , you have bladder cancer , ” Daly said .
“ After I did the CT I was fixing to sip on my Diet Coke I got from McDonald ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ t drink anything .
We have to get you back in here and get this cancer out of you . '
” Daly underwent surgery to remove the cancer but said there was an 85 % chance it could return , which would require more surgery .
“ Luckily for me they caught it early , but bladder cancer is something that I don ’ t know all the details , ” he said .
“ But it doesn ’ t look like it may go away .
We will just see what @ @ @ @ @ @ @ miracle.
” Daly told the website that he plans on changing two of his more unhealthy habits as he tries to fight the disease .
“ I ’ m cutting way , way back on the Diet Coke and counting minutes before I can have a cigarette .
I ’ m trying to quit smoking , ” Daly said .
“ The doctors aren ’ t saying it ’ s too late .
Unfortunately , it ’ s a cancer that keeps coming back .
But I ’ m going to listen to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to try and quit smoking .
“ If it comes back , it comes back .
Six months to a year , if it doesn ’ t go away , I ’ m going to live my life .
I ’ m gon na have some fun… .
Well you know what , I always tell people I ’ ve lived one hell of a life .
No matter what happens , I ’ m not scared to die or anything , Daly , a five-time winner on the PGA Tour , won @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in 1991 and the Open in 1995 .

Two-time major winner John Daly said on Thursday he has been diagnosed with bladder cancer and that while it was caught early, he may need further surgery if it returns.
The 54-year-old American told Golf Channel the cancer was discovered during an appointment related to kidney stones.
“(The doctor said) it doesn’t look like any stones are in there. But unfortunately, you have bladder cancer,” Daly said.
“After I did the CT, I was fixing to sip on my Diet Coke I got from McDonald’s and he said, ‘Don’t drink anything. We have to get you back in here and get this cancer out of you.'”
Daly underwent surgery to remove the cancer but said there was an 85% chance it could return, which would require more surgery.
“Luckily for me they caught it early, but bladder cancer is something that I don’t know all the details,” he said. “But it doesn’t look like it may go away. We will just see what happens. Maybe there’s a miracle.”
Daly told the website he plans on changing two of his more unhealthy habits as he tries to fight the disease.
“I’m cutting way, way back on the Diet Coke and counting minutes before I can have a cigarette. I’m trying to quit smoking,” Daly said. “The doctors aren’t saying it’s too late. Unfortunately, it’s a cancer that keeps coming back. But I’m going to listen to them, and I’m going to try and quit smoking.
“If it comes back, it comes back. Six months to a year, if it doesn’t go away, I’m going to live my life. I’m gonna have some fun. … Well, you know what, I always tell people I’ve lived one hell of a life. No matter what happens, I’m not scared to die or anything.”
Daly, a five-time winner on the PGA Tour, won his two majors at the PGA Championship in 1991 and the Open in 1995.


newyorkpost--2020-09-11--Members of Mueller’s team ‘wiped’ phones during Trump probe: DOJ

Joe Biden ’ s press secretary refused to answer whether the Democratic ...

More than two dozen cellphones belonging to members of special counsel Robert Mueller’s team were “wiped” clean of their data before the Justice Department’s inspector general could check them, according to a report.
Newly released DOJ records show the phones were wiped of the data because of forgotten passcodes, irreparable screen damage, loss of the device and intentional deletion, among other reasons, Fox News reported.
Mueller deputy Andrew Weissman “accidentally wiped” his device twice after he entered the wrong passcode too many times in March 2018, according to the documents cited by Fox News.
Attorney James Quarles’ phone “wiped itself” of the data without his input, say the records, which were released after a lawsuit from the conservative watchdog group Judicial Watch, the network reported.
The documents also show that a phone belonging to then-FBI attorney Lisa Page — who exchanged anti-Trump texts with fellow agent Peter Strzok — was restored to factory settings when the Inspector General’s Office got it, according to Fox News.
Mueller’s probe found no evidence of criminal conspiracy or “collusion” between the Trump campaign and Russian officials — although it did claim that the Kremlin “interfered in the 2016 presidential election in sweeping and systemic fashion.”


newyorkpost--2020-09-11--New Movies + Shows to Watch this Weekend: Netflix’s ‘The Duchess’ + More

Today is September 11th .
For those both inside and outside of the New York area , 9/11 is a solemn day of reflection , appreciation and unity .
It is a day that is well-spent by taking time to honor the brave men and women lost and to be with your loved ones .
People may fill that time with memorials or remote services , but we can all agree that sometimes all you need is a good TV/movie night with those you care about to put everything into perspective .
And that is what we are here for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ there find the top shows and best movies streaming now that will help you enjoy those you have by your side .
And don ’ t worry about deciding what to watch this weekend , tonight or otherwise , because whether you ’ re looking on Netflix , Hulu , Amazon Prime , or all of the above , starting with the freshest titles is always the wisest move .
Here are the new releases you can watch this weekend and where to stream them .
New Movies and Shows to Stream This @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Season 2 , and Coastal Elites This weekend ’ s streaming lineup may not have something on every platform , but there are still some great highlights worth discussing .
Netflix has a bunch of great new and returning titles coming out this weekend including Katherine Ryan ’ s new series The Duchess , Season 2 of the French crime dramedy Family Business , and the beloved sitcom Girlfriends starring a young Tracee Ellis Ross !
New on Hulu this weekend is a bunch of new episodes of the anime series My Hero @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have all been dying for a reason to laugh at this absurd pandemic , HBO Max is debuting its original special , Coastal Elites .
We could keep raving about the impressive titles new on streaming this weekend , but instead we will just direct you to the content below : New on Netflix September 11 : The Duchess From creator , executive producer , writer and star Katherine Ryan comes The Duchess , the brand-new Netflix original comedy series out on Netflix this weekend .
Based on her own life abroad , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ fashionably-disruptive single American mother living in London .
Despite her myriad of powerful yet poor life decisions , the one thing that Katherine will never regret is her amazing young daughter , Olive .
But is her greatest love powerful enough to convince her to have another child with her greatest enemy — Olive ’ s dad ?
It ’ s a question of whether two wrongs will make another right , or if insanity will be the ultimate result .
Watch it all unravel in this hysterically raunchy comedy that is one @ @ @ @ @ @ @ month on Netflix .
We ( mari ) wan na get back into The Family Business !
Get it ?
Sigh , troglodytes .
The French television series The Family Business is back for another season on Netflix .
The plot revolves around a failed entrepreneur named Joseph who , upon finding out that cannabis is about to be legalized in France , takes his father ’ s butcher shop and turns it into the first French marijuana coffee house .
Season 2 of this crime family dramedy catches back up with the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and nothing has changed .
Joseph and his family may be living the high life , but between fights over illicit dealings , custody agreements and more , they learn that bigger may not necessarily be better .
Watch the Family Business operate in this brand-new season on Netflix .
New on HBO Max is Coastal Elites , a comedy film that brings humor to a much-needed time .
Starring Bette Midler , Dan Levy , Sarah Paulson , Issa Rae and more , Coastal Elites follows the lives of five different people @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as they navigate the COVID-19 pandemic .
This original special finally finds some humor in our current situation and thanks to remote filming and a streaming release , caters to the quarantined masses while raising the bar through its topical commentary and oh-so-relatable antics .
This pandemic is so ridiculous you can ’ t help but laugh at it , and now you finally can thanks to Coastal Elites on HBO Max this weekend .
Full List of New Movies and Shows on Streaming This Weekend The options above only scratch the surface @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s full lineup will have amazing options for what to watch this weekend !
For the full breakdown of the best movies and shows to stream now , or if you ’ re still undecided on what to stream this weekend , then check out the complete list below : The Duchess *NETFLIX ORIGINAL Family Business : Season 2 — NETFLIX ORIGINAL Girlfriends : Seasons 1-8 How to Train Your Dragon 2 Pets United *NETFLIX FAMILY Pokémon Journeys : The Series : Part 2 — NETFLIX FAMILY Se busca papá / Dad @ @ @ @ @ @ @ At Disney – Episode 141 – “ Amanda Lauder : Chef Chocolatier ” *Disney+ Original Weird But True – Episode 305 – “ Photography ” *Disney+ Original Crazy Heart ( 2009 ) Heist ( 2001 ) Love Is Strange ( 2014 ) Next ( 2007 ) Stealing Harvard ( 2002 ) The Diary Of A Teenage Girl ( 2015 ) The Hollars ( 2016 ) The King And I ( 1999 ) Volcano ( 1997 ) Last Night of the Proms | Exclusive , North American Premiere

Today is September 11th. For those both inside and outside of the New York area, 9/11 is a solemn day of reflection, appreciation and unity. It is a day that is well-spent by taking time to honor the brave men and women lost and to be with your loved ones. People may fill that time with memorials or remote services, but we can all agree that sometimes all you need is a good TV/movie night with those you care about to put everything into perspective. And that is what we are here for: to help all of you out there find the top shows and best movies streaming now that will help you enjoy those you have by your side. And don’t worry about deciding what to watch this weekend, tonight or otherwise, because whether you’re looking on Netflix, Hulu, Amazon Prime, or all of the above, starting with the freshest titles is always the wisest move. Here are the new releases you can watch this weekend and where to stream them.
New Movies and Shows to Stream This Weekend: The Duchess, Family Business Season 2, and Coastal Elites
This weekend’s streaming lineup may not have something on every platform, but there are still some great highlights worth discussing. Netflix has a bunch of great new and returning titles coming out this weekend including Katherine Ryan’s new series The Duchess, Season 2 of the French crime dramedy Family Business, and the beloved sitcom Girlfriends starring a young Tracee Ellis Ross! New on Hulu this weekend is a bunch of new episodes of the anime series My Hero Academia. And finally, because we have all been dying for a reason to laugh at this absurd pandemic, HBO Max is debuting its original special, Coastal Elites. We could keep raving about the impressive titles new on streaming this weekend, but instead we will just direct you to the content below:
New on Netflix September 11: The Duchess
From creator, executive producer, writer and star Katherine Ryan comes The Duchess, the brand-new Netflix original comedy series out on Netflix this weekend. Based on her own life abroad, Ryan’s The Duchess follows a fashionably-disruptive single American mother living in London. Despite her myriad of powerful yet poor life decisions, the one thing that Katherine will never regret is her amazing young daughter, Olive. But is her greatest love powerful enough to convince her to have another child with her greatest enemy — Olive’s dad? It’s a question of whether two wrongs will make another right, or if insanity will be the ultimate result. Watch it all unravel in this hysterically raunchy comedy that is one of the top shows to watch this month on Netflix.
Stream The Duchess on Netflix
New on Netflix September 11: Family Business: Season 2
We (mari)wanna get back into The Family Business! Get it? Sigh, troglodytes. The French television series The Family Business is back for another season on Netflix. The plot revolves around a failed entrepreneur named Joseph who, upon finding out that cannabis is about to be legalized in France, takes his father’s butcher shop and turns it into the first French marijuana coffee house. Season 2 of this crime family dramedy catches back up with the Hazan family one year later and everything and nothing has changed. Joseph and his family may be living the high life, but between fights over illicit dealings, custody agreements and more, they learn that bigger may not necessarily be better. Watch the Family Business operate in this brand-new season on Netflix.
Stream Family Business: Season 2 on Netflix
New on HBO Max September 12: Coastal Elites
New on HBO Max is Coastal Elites, a comedy film that brings humor to a much-needed time. Starring Bette Midler, Dan Levy, Sarah Paulson, Issa Rae and more, Coastal Elites follows the lives of five different people living on the East and West Coasts as they navigate the COVID-19 pandemic. This original special finally finds some humor in our current situation and thanks to remote filming and a streaming release, caters to the quarantined masses while raising the bar through its topical commentary and oh-so-relatable antics. This pandemic is so ridiculous you can’t help but laugh at it, and now you finally can thanks to Coastal Elites on HBO Max this weekend.
Stream Coastal Elites on HBO Max
Full List of New Movies and Shows on Streaming This Weekend
The options above only scratch the surface, so you know that this weekend’s full lineup will have amazing options for what to watch this weekend! For the full breakdown of the best movies and shows to stream now, or if you’re still undecided on what to stream this weekend, then check out the complete list below:
New on Netflix- Full List
Released Friday, September 11
The Duchess *NETFLIX ORIGINAL
Family Business: Season 2 — NETFLIX ORIGINAL
Girlfriends: Seasons 1-8
How to Train Your Dragon 2
Pets United *NETFLIX FAMILY
Pokémon Journeys: The Series: Part 2 — NETFLIX FAMILY
Se busca papá / Dad Wanted *NETFLIX FILM
New on Hulu- Full List
Released Friday, September 11
My Hero Academia: Episodes 64 – 76 (DUBBED) (Funimation)
New on Disney+ – Full List
Released Friday, September 11
Christopher Robin
One Day At Disney – Episode 141 – “Amanda Lauder: Chef Chocolatier” *Disney+ Original
Weird But True – Episode 305 – “Photography” *Disney+ Original
New on HBO- Full List
Released Friday, September 11
Detention Adventure, Season 1
Huracán (Aka Hurricane), 2019 (HBO)
Make It Big, Make It Small, Season 1
Released Saturday, September 12
Coastal Elites (HBO)
New on Starz- Full List
Released Friday, September 11
Crazy Heart (2009)
Heist (2001)
Love Is Strange (2014)
Next (2007)
Stealing Harvard (2002)
The Diary Of A Teenage Girl (2015)
The Hollars (2016)
The King And I (1999)
Volcano (1997)
Released Sunday, September 13
Power Book II: Ghost – Episode 102
Colette (2018)
New on BritBox- Full List
Released Saturday, September 12
Last Night of the Proms | Exclusive, North American Premiere


newyorkpost--2020-09-11--Team Biden dodges question about teleprompter use during interviews

Joe Biden ’ s national press secretary refused to answer whether the Democratic candidate uses a teleprompter in televised interviews , insisting instead that the question is a “ distraction ” by the Trump campaign .
“ We are not going to — this is straight from the Trump campaign talking points , ” TJ Ducklo told “ Special Report ” host Bret Baier .
“ And what it does , Bret , is it ’ s trying to distract the American people from … , ” Ducklo added before Baier asked him to answer “ yes ” or “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ every day , Bret , because they don ’ t have a coherent strategy … they talk about it every day because they don ’ t have a coherent argument for why Donald Trump deserves reelection , deserves four more years , ” Ducklo continued .
“ We know that he lied to the American people .
We know that he has not shown leadership during this crisis and they are desperate to throw anything they can against the wall to try to distract from that fact , ” he said , ultimately @ @ @ @ @ @ @ emerged this week of the former veep appearing to ask his staff to adjust a teleprompter during a Q & A session with AFL-CIO members .
“ Move it up here , ” Biden said , before pausing and answering a question .

Joe Biden’s national press secretary refused to answer whether the Democratic candidate uses a teleprompter in televised interviews, insisting instead that the question is a “distraction” by the Trump campaign.
“We are not going to — this is straight from the Trump campaign talking points,” TJ Ducklo told “Special Report” host Bret Baier.
“And what it does, Bret, is it’s trying to distract the American people from …,” Ducklo added before Baier asked him to answer “yes” or “no.”
“They talk about it every day, Bret, because they don’t have a coherent strategy … they talk about it every day because they don’t have a coherent argument for why Donald Trump deserves re-election, deserves four more years,” Ducklo continued.
“We know that he lied to the American people. We know that he has not shown leadership during this crisis and they are desperate to throw anything they can against the wall to try to distract from that fact,” he said, ultimately refusing to answer the question.
Footage emerged this week of the former veep appearing to ask his staff to adjust a teleprompter during a Q&A session with AFL-CIO members.
“Move it up here,” Biden said, before pausing and answering a question.


newyorkpost--2020-09-11--9/11 memorials starting off in New York City this morning

A sale is still far from certain , sources say , because ...

Hundreds of mourners gathered in Lower Manhattan Friday to mark the 19th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terror attacks — a somber remembrance that looked different this year amid the coronavirus pandemic, yet was still marked by the enduring sentiments of honor, respect and heartache for the nearly 3,000 killed that day.
Bag pipers marched to a single snare drum alongside an honor guard that carried a large American flag during the procession, as many held flowers and carried photos of their lost loved ones.
“It means everything to me [to be here today],” said Anthony Gambardella, 55, who fought in the Iraq War and works for Lockheed Martin. “I’m a 28-year vet and I’m here on behalf of all veterans and family members of all who lost family members on this day.
“There’s not a day that goes by that I don’t think about what happened 19 years ago. Just knowing it could happen any day to any of us,” Gambardella added, while standing on the outskirts of the plaza. “But kudos to the government and the military for protecting New York and all of us.”
Under cloudy skies that eventually gave way to sunshine, the first bell tolled at 8:46 a.m. — commemorating when American Airlines flight 11 struck the North Tower of the World Trade Center.
As a moment of silence was held, the sounds of sirens could be heard in the distance.
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This year’s memorial event was significantly different from years’ past, as the nation continues to battle the COVID-19 crisis.
Event organizers nixed the annual live reading of the names of the 2,983 men, women and children killed in the attacks at the Twin Towers, Pentagon and aboard Flight 93, as well as those who died in the February 26, 1993 WTC bombing. Pre-recorded audio with soft background music was used instead.
In a bid to control crowd sizes, only family members of victims and dignitaries were allowed into the plaza, with the event live-streamed online. The video, however, showed hundreds of mostly-masked people in close proximity.
“I still remember that September morning,” de Blasio tweeted. “A beautiful day shattered by unconscionable evil. The heroes who stepped up for their home. New Yorkers finding strength in one another. 19 years later, we pause to reflect on September 11, 2001 and honor those we lost.”
Public officials, including Vice President Mike Pence and second lady Karen Pence, former Vice President Joe Biden and Jill Biden, Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Mayor Bill de Blasio, were in attendance.
As usual, six moments of silence were held: twice to mark the times that each hijacked plane struck the North Tower and South Tower (8:46 a.m. and 9:03 a.m.), twice to mark the times when each tower fell (9:59 a.m. and 10:28 a.m.), and to mark the moments of the attack on the Pentagon (9:37 a.m.) and the crash of the hijacked United Airlines Flight 93 near Shanksville, Pa. (10:03 a.m.).
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White roses were tucked into the names carved into the bronze parapets that surround the plaza’s twin reflecting pools.
A trio of mourners, including one holding flowers and an American flag, sobbed and hugged each other as the name of their loved one — Nereida De Jesus — was read aloud.
Gregory Hoffman’s twin brother Stephen Hoffman worked for Cantor Fitzgerald on the 104th floor of the North Tower when he was killed.
“My identical twin was one of 46 twins who died that day,” said Gregory, who attended this year’s ceremony with another brother, Francis. “Every year we come down and do our pilgrimage here. One of the few positives is that we met a lot of wonderful people.”
A week before the terror attacks, Stephen took his daughter Madeleine to kindergarten.
“And now she is 24 and works as a kindergarten teacher,” Gregory said. “We try to look at the blessings, there are always silver linings.”
Gregory said he thought twice about coming to this year’s event.
“The anniversary is always different. This year it’s very intense. I was even thinking of not coming down because of the possibility of protesters being out here, yelling,” he said. “I hope people can remember things that unite us as opposed to divide us.”
The 9/11 Memorial Museum will open its doors on Friday for the first time in six months since shuttering amid the pandemic — first to victims’ families then to the general public on Saturday.
Capacity will be reduced to 25 percent and visitors must wear masks at all times.
Earlier on Friday, President Trump issued a proclamation declaring 9/11 as “Patriots Day,” ordering flags to be flown at half-staff and Americans to observe a moment of silence at 8:46 a.m.
He was scheduled to deliver remarks in Shanksville, Pennsylvania, where Flight 93 crashed.
“In 2001, our Nation, united under God, made an unbreakable promise never to forget the nearly 3,000 innocent Americans who were senselessly killed on September 11th,” the proclamation said.
“This Patriot Day, we commemorate the lives of those who perished on September 11, 2001, we pray for the families who carry on their legacies, and we honor the unmatched bravery of our Nation’s first responders,” the proclamation says. “We also commend those who, in the days and years following the attack, answered the call to serve our country and continue to risk their lives in defense of the matchless blessings of freedom.”
Pence and the second lady also attended a memorial held by the Tunnel to Towers Foundation around the corner on Liberty Street, where relatives read aloud the names of victims as the Ground Zero event simultaneously played out.
“After 19 years, the pain is still greater than ever,” said Elizabeth Jordan Kobel, whose brother, firefighter Andrew B. Jordan, died after running into the North Tower. “Andrew was a brother, a son, father, a husband and an American hero.
“Despite the fear and the danger, he ran in to save people. His desire to save people was greater than anything.”


newyorkpost--2020-09-11--The trouble behind Traton’s offer to buy Carl Icahn-backed Navistar

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Even as Volkswagen subsidiary Traton revs up its efforts to buy a trucking company linked to billionaire Carl Icahn, sources warn that its merger plans could still easily veer off course.
In a press release Thursday, Traton said it increased its offer to buy Navistar — the company behind the International brand of trucks and diesel engines — to $43 a share. Shares of Navistar jumped 16 percent to $41.59 on the news, up from a previous close of $35.84 a share, before closing up 14 percent at $40.78 a share.
But a sale is still far from certain, sources say, because Traton only made its offer for the Lisle, Ill.-based Navistar public after merger discussions with the board broke down.
Problems arose when Navistar’s board demanded that Traton agree to consider a set price of around $50 a share in order to gain access to Navistar’s financials and begin advanced merger discussions, sources said. Not willing to commit to the higher amount, Navistar instead went public with its offer in hopes of convincing shareholders to back the sale at $43 a share.
Traton on Thursday noted that its sweetened offer represents a 23 percent premium over its January proposal to buy Navistar for $35 a share at a time when deals have been collapsing left and right due to the coronavirus.
“We continue to believe in the compelling strategic benefits that a complete merger of Traton and Navistar would produce,” said Traton CEO Matthias Gründler. “This is why we are re-emphasizing our interest in the transaction in spite of the Covid-19 pandemic.”
Navistar said it would review the revised offer.
“Navistar’s board of directors and management team are committed to exploring all avenues to maximize value. Consistent with its fiduciary duties, the board will carefully review the revised proposal from Traton,” Navistar said.
Traton’s hope is that the move pressures the board — whose members include Icahn and a representative for Icahn’s one-time protégé Mark Rachesky — to take the deal or risk angering shareholders if it falls apart and the stock collapses, sources said.
Jefferies Analyst Steve Volkmann has predicted, for example, that Navistar’s shares will settle lower — to between $27 and $30 a share — if no deal is announced in the coming weeks.
It’s unclear which board members may have been holding out for a higher price and why. Icahn and Raschesky each control roughly 16 percent of Navistar’s stock.
But as The Post reported earlier this week, Rachesky told some of Navistar’s directors after Traton made its $35 offer in January that he wanted more than $70 a share — causing jitters ahead of negotiations that were set to resume this week following a coronavirus-induced lull.
And it does appear at least one top ten shareholder is willing to settle for less than the desired $50 a share. A large Navistar shareholder not associated with Icahn or Raschesky told The Post on Thursday that he thinks that Navistar should sell if it can get Traton to raise its offer by just a few dollars.
The auto and truck industries are eyeing consolidation to better share the costs of developing low emission technologies. Traton makes trucks in Europe and South America, while Navistar’s International line of trucks has a roughly 14-percent share of the US market, according to Volkmann.
Traton, which currently holds 16.8 percent of Navistar’s outstanding common shares and seats on its board, declined to comment.


newyorkpost--2020-09-11--Planned 9/11 military flyover ripped as ‘tone-deaf’ and ‘completely tasteless’

A planned military flyover in the Big Apple to mark the 9/11 attack of jets crashing into the Twin Towers is being slammed as “ tone-deaf ” and “ completely tasteless.
” Officials announced late Thursday that an F-18 jet would be flying 2,500 feet over the Hudson River toward the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge at 3:30 p.m. — hours after other official tributes .
It was quickly ripped as being the worst possible tribute given the nature of the Sept. 11 airborne terror attacks .
“ Are you out of your mind ?
Cancel this immediately , ” Staten Island Rep. @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Bill de Blasio ’ s office told the Staten Island Advance that he “ wasn ’ t aware of the flyover.
” The initial alert from New York City Emergency Management ’ s Notify NYC sparked a huge backlash on Twitter — with the social media giant ’ s own vice president of Global Communications , Brandon Borrman , called it a “ really bad idea , verging on completely tasteless.
” “ We all remember not only the original hijacked planes but also the fighter jets on 09/11 .
This is literally @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it bleeds again just so you can throw some salt on it , ” @ nycinoc said .
Michael Henry called it a “ crappy idea , ” writing , “ Let ’ s re-create the gut punching memory of a low-flying plane over the harbor.
” “ Could you get any more tone deaf ?
” @ Qasharah asked .
“ PTSD is real , and this will definitely trigger some people.
” “ Sure .
Let ’ s terrorize New Yorkers on the anniversary of 9/11 , ” Camille Duran wrote @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , wrote , “ This is the dumbest and most insensitive thing I have ever heard and this year , I have heard a LOT of dumb things.
” The Navy did not immediately respond to messages about the flyover .

A planned military flyover in the Big Apple to mark the 9/11 attack of jets crashing into the Twin Towers is being slammed as “tone-deaf” and “completely tasteless.”
Officials announced late Thursday that an F-18 jet would be flying at 2,500 feet over the Hudson River toward the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge at 3:30 p.m. — hours after other official tributes.
It was quickly ripped as being the worst possible tribute given the nature of the Sept. 11 airborne terror attacks.
“Are you out of your mind? Cancel this immediately,” Staten Island Rep. Max Rose demanded on Twitter.
Mayor Bill de Blasio’s office told the Staten Island Advance that he “wasn’t aware of the flyover.”
“Frankly it’s inappropriate,” a spokesman told the paper.
The initial alert from New York City Emergency Management’s Notify NYC sparked a huge backlash on Twitter — with the social media giant’s own vice president of global communications, Brandon Borrman, calling it a “really bad idea, verging on completely tasteless.”
“We all remember not only the original hijacked planes but also the fighter jets on 09/11. This is literally like tearing open a closed scar until it bleeds again just so you can throw some salt on it,” @nycinoc said.
Michael Henry called it a “crappy idea,” writing, “Let’s re-create the gut punching memory of a low-flying plane over the harbor.”
“Could you get any more tone deaf?” @Qasharah asked. “PTSD is real, and this will definitely trigger some people.”
“Sure. Let’s terrorize New Yorkers on the anniversary of 9/11,” Camille Duran wrote.
Someone named Kathy D, meanwhile, wrote, “This is the dumbest and most insensitive thing I have ever heard and this year, I have heard a LOT of dumb things.”
The Navy did not immediately respond to messages about the flyover.


newyorkpost--2020-09-11--The heroic true story of Flight 93 on 9/11

Four commercial jets were hijacked on September 11 .
Only one did not meet its target .
As chronicled in “ History 9/11 : The Final Minutes of Flight 93 , ” airing Friday at 8 p.m. on History , the bravery of passengers and crew aboard the United Airlines flight from Newark to San Francisco , prevented death , heartache , destruction .
Heroic Americans , they stopped terrorists from flying into the Capitol building .
Instead , as they fought for control , the plane crashed into a field near rural Shanksville , Pa. , at 10:03 a.m. @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , worked with audio forensics specialist Ed Primeau to analyze cockpit recordings that give a fuller picture of what happened .
“ What those people did was such an amazing act of courage , ” Bulling told The Post .
“ They fought against the odds to stop an airplane from crashing into the Capitol building.
” The 40 passengers and crew members , all of whom died , will be honored Friday when President Trump and Democratic nominee Joe Biden both pay their respects at the site of the Flight 93 National @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the documentary , here is a minute-by-minute chronicle , with freshly revealed details , of what took place aboard an airplane set on a collision course with the heart of our nation .
Four minutes after Flight 93 had taken off — at 8:42 a.m. , following a 40 minute delay — the first airplane flew into the World Trade Center .
In short order , all planes were grounded , but Flight 93 was already en route to San Francisco .
At 9:27 , when Captain Jason Dahl checked in with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ all was well .
Minutes later , though , there were frantic calls of “ Mayday !
Mayday !
” Within 60 seconds , the audio cut out .
According to Primeau , two terrorists were struggling to take control of the cockpit .
“ The Final Minutes ” maintains that terrorists could have breached the locked cockpit with an extra key kept near the door .
“ It sounds like the pilot has been moved away from the controls , ” Primeau says in the doc .
“ And then , radio @ @ @ @ @ @ @ leads Bulling to believe that Saeed al-Ghamdi and Ahmed al-Nami infiltrated the cockpit .
They were both trained by Al Qaeda in unarmed combat .
First-class passenger Tom Burnett called home at 9:30 a.m. and told his wife , Deena , that a fellow passenger , Mickey Rothenberg , had been stabbed and murdered .
He asked his wife to call authorities and report a hijacking .
“ I was trying to think who you call for a hijacking , ” she says in the documentary .
Five minutes into the takeover , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ recently completed a piloting course ) was in the cockpit and at the controls .
Representing himself as the plane ’ s captain , he announced that he had a bomb .
He turned the plane around , heading toward Washington , DC , and the Capitol building , which , according to Bulling , captured terrorists have identified as the target .
Meanwhile , on the ground , there was talk about sending a military airplane to “ scramble ” the United flight .
By 9:37 , passengers were corralled past row @ @ @ @ @ @ @ loved ones — “ I suspect it was a way of showing [ that the terrorists ] were in control , ” said Bulling .
Passengers began formulating a plan as relatives despaired .
Alice Hoagland , the mother of passenger Mark Bingham , left a final voicemail message : “ You ’ ve been hijacked by terrorists .
They are planning to use the plane … to probably hit some site on the ground .
Try to overpower these guys … I love you sweetie .
Good luck .
Bye bye.
” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ minutes from the Capitol .
Jarrah shut off most mechanisms that would allow it to be tracked — save for what one air traffic controller calls “ bleeps on a radar scope ” that provided minimal information .
All 4,500 aircraft in flight at that moment were commanded to land immediately .
A decision to scramble — in which fighter jets surround an airplane and may shoot it down — was still not reached .
At 9:47 , Tom called Deena a final time .
She asked if he wanted to speak with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the documentary , Tom told her , “ No .
Tell them I ’ ll see them tonight.
” Another bid was made to scramble aircraft .
But authorities remained indecisive .
“ Nobody was prepared for this , ” Bulling said .
“ They were ready for a plane in distress , not for terrorists taking over a plane.
” Al Ghamdi and now Jarrah , according to the doc , were in the cockpit .
The other two terrorists guarded the remaining 33 passengers and seven crew-members .
At 9:56 , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ attendant Sandy Bradshaw called her husband .
She told him they were “ boiling water and are about to race to the front of the plane and attack the hijackers.
” The cockpit tape of Flight 93 ’ s final minutes remain classified by the FBI .
But victims ’ relatives were allowed to hear it .
“ It was a lot to take ; listening to our loved ones die , ” Elsa Strong , sister of passenger Linda Gronlund , says in the doc .
“ That ’ s hard.
” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ fight .
Recalling what she heard on the tape , Deena says , “ The hijackers realized that passengers and crew were coming to get them .
There was the sense that [ passengers and crew ] were working together.
” Todd Beamer , who would be the subject of a book co-authored by his wife Lisa , recited the Lord ’ s Prayer and 23rd Psalm before famously calling out , “ Are you ready ?
Okay .
Let ’ s roll.
” Suddenly the plane began flying erratically .
Altitude was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Then they ran up the length of a 757 with all their improvised weapons and you can hear them coming , ” says Hoagland .
“ It became louder and louder … They were chanting , ‘ In the cockpit !
In the cockpit !
’ They rattled the heck out of those guys in the front .
They were terrified.
” Those who heard the tape make clear that there was scuffling in the cabin .
“ You can hear a hijacker being hit , ” says Deena .
He let out @ @ @ @ @ @ @ if he had been fatally struck.
” As 10 o ’ clock neared , the plane was rocking back and forth .
Hijackers discussed “ putting it in the ground ” as the battle came to them .
The plane went into a series of climbs and dives .
Panicked terrorists hoped to create disorientation .
Beamer and other passengers attacked the cockpit door with a food and drinks trolley .
They eventually broke through .
Loved ones who heard the audio recall the melee in the cockpit , with pitched combat for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ says the doc ’ s narrator , “ turns the plane upside down.
” Flight 93 nosedived toward ground at more than 500 miles per hour .
It crashed at 10:03 and 10 seconds .
Twenty-nine minutes later , the military was cleared to take action and “ shoot down aircraft that do not respond to our direction.
” But it was too late for Flight 93 .
“ Those heroes on United 93 averted an enormous potential catastrophe , ” Ben Sliney , national operations manager , air traffic command , says @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ t doubt at all that they came to the right decision and did the right thing on that day — even though it cost them their lives .
”

Four commercial jets were hijacked on September 11. Only one did not meet its target. As chronicled in “History 9/11: The Final Minutes of Flight 93,” airing Friday at 8 p.m. on History, the bravery of passengers and crew aboard the United Airlines flight from Newark to San Francisco prevented death, heartache, destruction. Heroic Americans, they stopped terrorists from flying into the Capitol building. Instead, as they fought for control, the plane crashed into a field near rural Shanksville, Pa., at 10:03 a.m.
Duncan Bulling, director of the documentary, worked with audio forensics specialist Ed Primeau to analyze cockpit recordings that give a fuller picture of what happened.
“What those people did was such an amazing act of courage,” Bulling told The Post. “They fought against the odds to stop an airplane from crashing into the Capitol building.”
The 40 passengers and crew members, all of whom died, will be honored Friday when President Trump and Democratic nominee Joe Biden both pay their respects at the site of the Flight 93 National Memorial in Shanksville.
As laid out in the documentary, here is a minute-by-minute chronicle, with freshly revealed details, of what took place aboard an airplane set on a collision course with the heart of our nation.
Four minutes after Flight 93 had taken off — at 8:42 a.m., following a 40-minute delay — the first airplane flew into the World Trade Center. In short order, all planes were grounded, but Flight 93 was already en route to San Francisco.
At 9:27, when Captain Jason Dahl checked in with Cleveland’s air traffic control, all was well. Minutes later, though, there were frantic calls of “Mayday! Mayday!”
Within 60 seconds, the audio cut out. According to Primeau, two terrorists were struggling to take control of the cockpit. “The Final Minutes” maintains that terrorists could have breached the locked cockpit with an extra key kept near the door.
“It sounds like the pilot has been moved away from the controls,” Primeau says in the doc. “And then, radio silence.”
The forcefulness of the takeover leads Bulling to believe that Saeed al-Ghamdi and Ahmed al-Nami infiltrated the cockpit. They were both trained by al Qaeda in unarmed combat.
First-class passenger Tom Burnett called home at 9:30 a.m. and told his wife, Deena, that a fellow passenger, Mickey Rothenberg, had been stabbed and murdered. He asked his wife to call authorities and report a hijacking.
“I was trying to think who you call for a hijacking,” she says in the documentary.
Five minutes into the takeover, terrorist Ziad Samir Jarrah (who had recently completed a piloting course) was in the cockpit and at the controls. Representing himself as the plane’s captain, he announced that he had a bomb. He turned the plane around, heading toward Washington, DC, and the Capitol building, which, according to Bulling, captured terrorists have identified as the target.
Meanwhile, on the ground, there was talk about sending a military airplane to “scramble” the United flight.
By 9:37, passengers were corralled past row 33. They were encouraged to call loved ones — “I suspect it was a way of showing [that the terrorists] were in control,” said Bulling. Passengers began formulating a plan as relatives despaired.
Alice Hoagland, the mother of passenger Mark Bingham, left a final voicemail message: “You’ve been hijacked by terrorists. They are planning to use the plane … to probably hit some site on the ground. Try to overpower these guys … I love you, sweetie. Good luck. Bye bye.”
At 9:41, the plane was 34 minutes from the Capitol. Jarrah shut off most mechanisms that would allow it to be tracked — save for what one air traffic controller calls “bleeps on a radar scope” that provided minimal information.
All 4,500 aircraft in flight at that moment were ordered to land immediately. A decision to scramble — in which fighter jets surround an airplane and may shoot it down — was still not reached. At 9:47, Tom called Deena a final time. She asked if he wanted to speak with their children. As Deena recalls in the documentary, Tom told her, “No. Tell them I’ll see them tonight.”
Another bid was made to scramble aircraft. But authorities remained indecisive. “Nobody was prepared for this,” Bulling said. “They were ready for a plane in distress, not for terrorists taking over a plane.”
Al Ghamdi and now Jarrah, according to the doc, were in the cockpit. The other two terrorists guarded the remaining 33 passengers and seven crew members. At 9:56, the plane was near Shanksville when flight attendant Sandy Bradshaw called her husband. She told him they were “boiling water and are about to race to the front of the plane and attack the hijackers.”
The cockpit tape of Flight 93’s final minutes remains classified by the FBI. But victims’ relatives were allowed to hear it. “It was a lot to take — listening to our loved ones die,” Elsa Strong, sister of passenger Linda Gronlund, says in the doc. “That’s hard.”
But they did not die without a fight. Recalling what she heard on the tape, Deena says, “The hijackers realized that passengers and crew were coming to get them. There was the sense that [passengers and crew] were working together.”
Todd Beamer, who would be the subject of a book co-authored by his wife, Lisa, recited the Lord’s Prayer and the 23rd Psalm before famously calling out, “Are you ready? OK. Let’s roll.”
Suddenly the plane began flying erratically. Altitude was lost. Course was reversed. “Then they ran up the length of a 757 with all their improvised weapons and you can hear them coming,” says Hoagland. “It became louder and louder … They were chanting, ‘In the cockpit! In the cockpit!’ They rattled the heck out of those guys in the front. They were terrified.”
Those who heard the tape make clear that there was scuffling in the cabin. “You can hear a hijacker being hit,” says Deena. He let out a “cry and a wail as if he had been fatally struck.”
As 10 o’clock neared, the plane was rocking back and forth. Hijackers discussed “putting it in the ground” as the battle came to them. The plane went into a series of climbs and dives. Panicked terrorists hoped to disorient their attackers.
Beamer and other passengers attacked the cockpit door with a food and drinks trolley.
They eventually broke through. Loved ones who heard the audio recall the melee in the cockpit, with pitched combat for the controls. “Jarrah,” says the doc’s narrator, “turns the plane upside down.”
Flight 93 nosedived toward the ground at more than 500 miles per hour. It crashed at 10:03 and 10 seconds.
Twenty-nine minutes later, the military was cleared to take action and “shoot down aircraft that do not respond to our direction.” But it was too late for Flight 93.
“Those heroes on United 93 averted an enormous potential catastrophe,” Ben Sliney, national operations manager, air traffic command, says in the documentary. “I don’t doubt at all that they came to the right decision and did the right thing on that day — even though it cost them their lives.”


newyorkpost--2020-09-11--Sunbathing raccoon turns family’s awning into a hammock

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This raccoon kicked back and relaxed — on a family’s awning. The Jenkins clan was eating dinner on a summer evening in Ontario, Canada, when they noticed the wild raccoon hilariously chilling out on the sun-drenched canopy.
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newyorkpost--2020-09-11--Giants could be giving starters some ‘special’ assignments

Fourth downs and kickoffs won ’ t mean rest for Joe Judge ’ s starters .
Judge , the former special teams coordinator , said Thursday he won ’ t hesitate using key pieces of the Giants offense and defense on special teams .
That became apparent this week when starting safety Jabrill Peppers was named a special teams captain , perhaps a sign of things to come under the new head coach .
“ When you look at the history of this organization and where Joe was raised , Bill Belichick coached special teams here and on the punt @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , ” special teams coordinator Thomas McGaughey said .
“ If a guy named Lawrence Taylor , who is arguably the greatest football player of all-time , at least on the defensive side , can play on special teams , it ’ s a part of playing the game , it ’ s a part of winning.
” Judge joked that Peppers was “ the kid in the classroom who won ’ t sit still , he keeps wiggling , ” so special teams keep him busy .
But Peppers was listed as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ first depth chart of the season , an area he got plenty of work in while with the Browns and at times with the Giants last year before his lone kick return led to a season-ending back injury .
“ Specifically on using starters on special teams , I ’ m a firm believer in using the best players for every situation possible , ” Judge said .
“ Hey look , I don ’ t care if you ’ re playing 60 plays on defense or 60 plays on offense .
If @ @ @ @ @ @ @ special teams and that ’ s best for the team , then that ’ s where you can make an impact.
” Judge also said he wouldn ’ t rule out using Peppers on offense , like the New Jersey native did while playing at Michigan .
Saquon Barkley said the Giants were set to meet Thursday to discuss how they might handle the national anthem before Monday ’ s season-opener , after an offseason of racial and social unrest .
“ The conversation of kneeling for the national anthem is a conversation @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it will be had , ” Barkley said .
“ We want to have a focus that we want it to be team-oriented , where we find a way , which way we can do it in the right way and continue to still have an impact.
” Judge declined to announce his starting center , saying he wanted to let the battle between Nick Gates and Spencer Pulley last another day or so .
Gates is listed as the starter on their unofficial depth chart .
The Giants released their first injury @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a relatively healthy team .
Pass-rusher Markus Golden did not practice with an illness , and DB Adrian Colbert ( illness ) , LB Tae Crowder ( hamstring ) , WR Golden Tate ( hamstring ) and TE Levine Toilolo ( hamstring ) were limited .
… Steelers wide receiver Diontae Johnson missed Thursday ’ s practice with a foot injury .

Fourth downs and kickoffs won’t mean rest for Joe Judge’s starters.
Judge, the former special teams coordinator, said Thursday he won’t hesitate using key pieces of the Giants offense and defense on special teams. That became apparent this week when starting safety Jabrill Peppers was named a special teams captain, perhaps a sign of things to come under the new head coach.
“When you look at the history of this organization and where Joe was raised, Bill Belichick coached special teams here and on the punt team was a guy named Lawrence Taylor,” special teams coordinator Thomas McGaughey said. “If a guy named Lawrence Taylor, who is arguably the greatest football player of all-time, at least on the defensive side, can play on special teams, it’s a part of playing the game, it’s a part of winning.”
Judge joked that Peppers was “the kid in the classroom who won’t sit still, he keeps wiggling,” so special teams keep him busy. But Peppers was listed as a punt returner on the Giants’ first depth chart of the season, an area he got plenty of work in while with the Browns and at times with the Giants last year before his lone kick return led to a season-ending back injury.
“Specifically on using starters on special teams, I’m a firm believer in using the best players for every situation possible,” Judge said. “Hey look, I don’t care if you’re playing 60 plays on defense or 60 plays on offense. If we need you on a unit for special teams and that’s best for the team, then that’s where you can make an impact.”
Judge also said he wouldn’t rule out using Peppers on offense, like the New Jersey native did while playing at Michigan.
Saquon Barkley said the Giants were set to meet Thursday to discuss how they might handle the national anthem before Monday’s season-opener, after an offseason of racial and social unrest.
“The conversation of kneeling for the national anthem is a conversation that needs to be had, and it will be had,” Barkley said. “We want to have a focus that we want it to be team-oriented, where we find a way, which way we can do it in the right way and continue to still have an impact.”
Judge declined to announce his starting center, saying he wanted to let the battle between Nick Gates and Spencer Pulley last another day or so. Gates is listed as the starter on their unofficial depth chart.
The Giants released their first injury report of the season Thursday, showing a relatively healthy team. Pass-rusher Markus Golden did not practice with an illness, and DB Adrian Colbert (illness), LB Tae Crowder (hamstring), WR Golden Tate (hamstring) and TE Levine Toilolo (hamstring) were limited. … Steelers wide receiver Diontae Johnson missed Thursday’s practice with a foot injury.