newyorkpost--2020-10-07--Jets signed Joe Flacco for this type of an emergency

The 0-4 Jets will be without starting quarterback Sam Darnold ...

This is why he was brought here.
The Jets signed Joe Flacco in the offseason so they had an experienced adult in the quarterbacks room to back up starter Sam Darnold in case of emergency.
With Darnold out indefinitely and the Jets 0-4 and spiraling, this qualifies as a full-blown emergency.
Darnold’s right shoulder, which was injured when Broncos linebacker Alexander Johnson slammed him into the MetLife Stadium turf on one of the six times he was sacked last Thursday night, is out for Sunday’s home game against the Cardinals and possibly longer.
Enter Flacco, a 13th-year veteran who’s started 171 regular-season games, won 98 of them, thrown 218 touchdown passes and for more than 40,000 yards.
Unlike a year ago, when Darnold was lost for three games with mononucleosis and the Jets were caught with their pants down, poorly prepared at backup quarterback, they now have someone in Flacco who’s been there and done that.
The hope is that Flacco, who’s highly motivated and hungry to resurrect his career as a starter, creates a reverse effect to the nightmare that ensued last season when Darnold was out.
Maybe Flacco’s veteran presence and strong arm can spark what has been a too-conservative, sputtering offense that has scored 17, 13, 7 and 28 points in four games.
Sure, Flacco is 35 and coming off neck surgery, but he’s a guy who’s played in 15 playoff games, winning 10, including the Super Bowl after the 2012 season.
In the three games Darnold missed, with backup Trevor Siemian playing for about 10 minutes before he was knocked out for the season and then third stringer Luke Falk, the Jets produced one offensive touchdown and were outscored 84-23, but 14 of those 23 points came on the two defensive touchdowns the Jets scored against the Patriots.
In those three games, the Jets produced an average of 9.3 first downs and 165 yards in total offense. Quality NFL offenses burp out those numbers in a quarter or a half.
Flacco replaced Darnold for four plays Thursday night, completing both passes he threw for 16 yards before Darnold returned.
“The advantage I have this week is knowing that I’m going to be playing going into the game, so I can treat it like I always have,’’ Flacco, a starter all his life, said Wednesday. “My adrenaline was definitely pumping last week when Sam went down there for the few plays I had to go in for. This week feels a lot more normal to me.’’
Jets coach Adam Gase said Flacco is “as calm as you can get and he’s had a lot of experience.’’
That experience has to make a difference for the Jets this time around without Darnold.
“Just to get out there and practice today was a lot of fun,’’ Flacco said. “You feel like a little kid again just going out there and playing football.’’
Last season, Flacco played with the Broncos with hopes of renewing his career as a starter and lasted only eight games, finishing 2-6. The year before, his last of 11 seasons in Baltimore, Flacco lasted nine games, going 4-5, before the Ravens excitedly ushered in the Lamar Jackson era.
“I’m sure people have opinions on these things, but I think I have a lot left,’’ Flacco said. “I want to go out there and show my teammates that I can play and I want to be there for them.’’
Flacco didn’t have to have the surgery. He could have called it a career — a pretty damned successful one — and retired. He knew, however, the only way he could keep playing, attract any team to sign him, was to have surgery.
“If I wasn’t going to play, I wouldn’t be sitting here with a scar on my neck,’’ he said. “I definitely was not done playing football in my mind. It became a no-brainer to go under [for surgery].’’
Flacco wants to help fix the Jets, who’ve been floundering without any offensive identity. He, too, wants to show anyone else who’s watching that he can still be a starter in the league. So, this opportunity for him is not only about helping the Jets now but helping his future.
“I’d be lying if I was to deny that,’’ Flacco said. “I want to play quarterback in this league. But, I’ve got to go out there and play within the offense and do the best I can for this team in the situation we’re in right now.
“I’m not looking at it in terms of bringing a spark. I hope to get us going in the right direction.’’
It’s why he was brought here.


newyorkpost--2020-10-07--Missouri governor says he will pardon St. Louis couple who waved guns at protesters

Missouri Gov .
Mike Parson said he would pardon the St. Louis couple who sparked a national debate after they waved guns at protesters this summer , if they ’ re convicted .
Parson had previously said he would pardon Mark and Patricia McCloskey — who were indicted this week for unlawful use of a weapon and tampering with evidence for the caught-on-camera confrontation where the couple pointed a rifle and handgun at protesters in front of their house in a private section of the city .
“ We ’ ll let it play out and see how this all @ @ @ @ @ @ @ I stand by what I said , ” Parson said at a news conference Wednesday .
The couple were hit with felony gun charges for pointing the weapons at a group of anti-police brutality demonstrators who were marching through their neighborhood on the way to the St. Louis mayor ’ s house .
The McCloseys , who spoke at the Republican National Convention , have argued they were exercising their Second Amendment rights against an unruly mob who were trespassing in the gated community where they live .
The local prosecutor who charged @ @ @ @ @ @ @ at an otherwise peaceful demonstration .

Missouri Gov. Mike Parson said he would pardon the St. Louis couple who sparked a national debate after they waved guns at protesters this summer, if they’re convicted.
Parson had previously said he would pardon Mark and Patricia McCloskey — who were indicted this week for unlawful use of a weapon and tampering with evidence for the caught-on-camera confrontation where the couple pointed a rifle and handgun at protesters in front of their house in a private section of the city.
“We’ll let it play out and see how this all comes out in the courts, but I stand by what I said,” Parson said at a news conference Wednesday.
The couple were hit with felony gun charges for pointing the weapons at a group of anti-police brutality demonstrators who were marching through their neighborhood on the way to the St. Louis mayor’s house.
The McCloseys, who spoke at the Republican National Convention, have argued they were exercising their Second Amendment rights against an unruly mob who were trespassing in the gated community where they live.
The local prosecutor who charged the couple said they risked creating violence at an otherwise peaceful demonstration.
With Post Wires


newyorkpost--2020-10-07--Newlywed couple dies in plane crash during Colorado honeymoon

This is Cowboys Week .
This is also Jason Garrett Week ... .

A couple honeymooning in Colorado died in a plane crash on Monday, authorities said.
Costas John Sivyllis, 30, and his 33-year-old wife, Lindsey Vogelaar, were married just four days when they died shortly after taking off from the town of Telluride on their way back to home to Florida, according to the San Miguel Sheriff’s Office.
The two had flown out to Colorado in their Beechcraft Bonanza for a small wedding and honeymoon, the sheriff’s office said.
Sivyllis and Vogelaar both worked for United Airlines, he as a pilot and she as a flight attendant, the bride’s family told Wood-TV.
“Lindsey was the most fun, energetic person ever with an infectious laugh and smile,” Vogelaar’s family said in a statement to the network.
“Costas was genuine and made people feel like they mattered. He was calculated and Lindsey was the wings he needed to seek adventure.”
The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating the crash, which authorities believe happened about 15 minutes after the plane took off.


newyorkpost--2020-10-07--Central Park Conservancy’s Women’s Committee COVID-safe lunch raises $300K

Click to email this to a friend ( Opens in new window ) Click to share on Twitter ( Opens @ @ @ @ @ to share on Facebook ( Opens in new window ) Central Park Conservancy ’ s @ @ @ @ @ an in-person , Covid-safe picnic to help raise money Monday .
We ’ re told @ @ @ @ @ park at several locations including the Conservatory Garden , Bethesda Terrace , and Belvedere Castle @ @ @ @ @ and waiting .
Gillian Miniter , Margo Nederlander , Elyse Newhouse and Conservancy President Betsy @ @ @ @ @ bags with masks fashioned from tablecloths from past luncheons .
The sold-out event raised $ @ @ @ @ @ .
The group ’ s high profile hat lunch , were women don their finest @ @ @ @ @ luncheon were canceled this year .

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Central Park Conservancy’s Women’s Committee held an in-person, Covid-safe picnic to help raise money Monday.
We’re told guests were spread throughout the park at several locations including the Conservatory Garden, Bethesda Terrace, and Belvedere Castle with picnic baskets set up and waiting.
Women’s Committee President Yesim Philip, Gillian Miniter, Margo Nederlander, Elyse Newhouse and Conservancy President Betsy Smith attended, with gift bags from Nordstrom with masks fashioned from tablecloths from past luncheons.
The sold-out event raised $300,000 to support Central Park. The group’s high profile hat lunch, were women don their finest fascinators, and the Fall luncheon were canceled this year.


newyorkpost--2020-10-07--Rangers’ Ryan Strome contract dilemma far from resolved

Whether Henrik Lundqvist knew it or not , he was in ...

Regarding the Rangers, who will jump from the draft into the free-agent pool on Friday:
1. Hours before the deadline for qualifying offers, management decided that it would be folly to allow Ryan Strome, their third-leading scorer, to get away for nothing. But that doesn’t necessarily mean the decision will go down that same way if No. 16 gets an arbitration award that is too rich for the Blueshirts’ blood.
There is the tendency to harp on what players can’t do or are not. Strome isn’t big, isn’t particularly fast, isn’t the best at the dots or away from the puck. But he finished 25th among NHL centers with 0.84 points per game and 18th with 0.59 assists per. Strome may not be a prototypical second-line center, but those are first-line numbers. He’s going to have a strong case in arbitration that could earn him at least $4.75 million.
The fact is the Rangers have been trying to trade for a center and were unable to pull it off as the qualifying-offer deadline neared. They will continue to pursue what they believe is an upgrade in the middle for Artemi Panarin’s line. If Strome’s arbitration award is too rich for the Blueshirts’ blood, that’s the time they’ll walk away.
2. The Lias Andersson fiasco is over, the seventh-overall selection of the 2017 draft sent to the Kings, for whom his dad, Niklas, is a scout, in exchange for the 60th-overall pick Wednesday. The Blueshirts used that pick to nab Windsor power winger William Cullye, who said he models his game after Tom Wilson.
Heads!
But without belaboring the point, the Rangers had Andersson all wrong, not only selecting him in that spot, but misidentifying his attributes. They grabbed him that high for his character, his leadership skills and because they thought he was NHL-ready. They could not have been more wrong.
You can play the blame game forever — or for as long as this second day of the draft lasted, which, come to think of it, was forever — but there is no point now.
The best decision the Rangers made in conjunction with Andersson was to allow him to play in the SHL after he went AWOL from the Wolf Pack in December. The soon-to-be 22-year-old’s work in Sweden elevated his profile and enabled the Blueshirts to salvage a second-rounder for him.
3. The trade up to select right defenseman Braden Schneider at 19th overall creates a potential future logjam on that side, with Jacob Trouba, Adam Fox and Tony DeAngelo varsity incumbents and Nils Lundkvist operating in Sweden.
General manager Jeff Gorton said there’d already been discussions about moving one of the righties to the off-side, where there is a vacancy created by the trade of Marc Staal to Detroit. DeAngelo played a fair amount on the left side through his junior career.
“We have talked about moving Tony and we’ve talked about our right side and who is the best person to move over there,” Gorton said. “I don’t think it’s going to be [Trouba], so we’ve talked about [Fox] and Tony in these ongoing conversations, trying to get them more ice time. We have a very talented right side that can move the puck and we do have two guys we think are very capable.
“Actually our organization thinks we have a young player in Sweden [Lundkvist] that can play on the off-side, too. We’re pretty comfortable they can do it and we’ve had a lot of conversations about that, moving forward for next year.”
4. The Blueshirts did not qualify Ryan Gropp, the left wing the team chose with the 41st-overall selection of the 2015 draft obtained from Anaheim as part of the package for Carl Hagelin. It was one of the most haphazardly constructed trades in memory, then-general manager Glen Sather pulling the deal on a moment’s notice on the draft floor.
Gropp, 24, never played a game for the Blueshirts. Emerson Etem, the other piece of the package, played 19 games.
Oh, baby.
5. Six of the seven skaters drafted by the Rangers are North American. That’s not a coincidence.


newyorkpost--2020-10-07--Watch live: VP debate between Mike Pence, Kamala Harris kicks off

The lone vice presidential debate of the 2020 election cycle is underway in Salt Lake City , Utah , pitting incumbent Mike Pence against Democratic challenger and California Sen. Kamala Harris .
The candidates are going toe-to-toe at the University of Utah — metaphorically speaking , with strict new coronavirus precautions in place following President Trump ’ s diagnosis with the disease last week .
In addition to maintaining a social distance , the participants are separated by plexiglas barriers , even though some experts have questioned their efficacy in slowing the virus .
As at the first presidential debate @ @ @ @ @ @ @ shaking hands .
After waving to cheering supporters in the socially-distanced venue , Pence and Harris took to their respective seats with muted greetings to each other .
The debate began with the question looming largest on stage and in the minds of Americans : The pandemic .
The first question went to Harris , who was asked by moderator and USA Today journalist Susan Page what a Biden administration would do to combat the coronavirus that the Trump White House hasn ’ t .
“ The American people have witnessed what is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the history of our country , ” said Harris .
“ On Jan. 28 , the vice president and the president were informed about the nature of this pandemic .
“ They knew what was happening , and they didn ’ t tell you.
” Harris went on to detail a plan for a national contact tracing strategy and ensuring that an eventual vaccine would be available free of charge to all Americans .
Asked by Page why the US death toll as a percentage of population is worse than most other @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Harris ’ claim and charging that the Biden campaign ’ s coronavirus plan sounded suspiciously familiar .
“ From the very first day , President Donald Trump has put the health of America first , ” he said .
“ It [ Biden ’ s plan ] looks a little bit like plagiarism , which is something Joe Biden knows a little bit about.
” Pence answered the question by saying America ’ s death toll would have actually been much worse if not for moves by the Trump administration , including the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the greatest national mobilization since World War II.
” Aides to Pence indicated before the debate that the vice president would cast his opponent as “ hypocritical ” and inconsistent — down to her previous criticism of her running mate , former Vice President Joe Biden .
Harris , meanwhile , will likely look to draw blood on the Trump administration ’ s handling of the pandemic , in the first debate since the president became one of the more than 7.5 million Americans to contract the disease .
The undercard contest , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be more tame than last week ’ s raucous tilt between Trump and Biden , the first of three debate-stage meetings between the presidential candidates .

The lone vice presidential debate of the 2020 election cycle is underway in Salt Lake City, Utah, pitting incumbent Mike Pence against Democratic challenger and California Sen. Kamala Harris.
The candidates are going toe-to-toe at the University of Utah — metaphorically speaking, with strict new coronavirus precautions in place following President Trump’s diagnosis with the disease last week.
In addition to maintaining a social distance, the participants are separated by plexiglas barriers, even though some experts have questioned their efficacy in slowing the virus.
As at the first presidential debate, the candidates took the stage without shaking hands.
After waving to cheering supporters in the socially-distanced venue, Pence and Harris took to their respective seats with muted greetings to each other.
The debate began with the question looming largest on stage and in the minds of Americans: The pandemic.
The first question went to Harris, who was asked by moderator and USA Today journalist Susan Page what a Biden administration would do to combat the coronavirus that the Trump White House hasn’t.
“The American people have witnessed what is the greatest failure of any presidential administration in the history of our country,” said Harris. “On Jan. 28, the vice president and the president were informed about the nature of this pandemic.
“They knew what was happening, and they didn’t tell you.”
Harris went on to detail a plan for a national contact tracing strategy and ensuring that an eventual vaccine would be available free of charge to all Americans.
Asked by Page why the US death toll as a percentage of population is worse than most other developed countries, Pence countered, disputing Harris’ claim and charging that the Biden campaign’s coronavirus plan sounded suspiciously familiar.
“From the very first day, President Donald Trump has put the health of America first,” he said. “It [Biden’s plan] looks a little bit like plagiarism, which is something Joe Biden knows a little bit about.”
Pence answered the question by saying America’s death toll would have actually been much worse if not for moves by the Trump administration, including the suspension of travel from China and “the greatest national mobilization since World War II.”
Aides to Pence indicated before the debate that the vice president would cast his opponent as “hypocritical” and inconsistent — down to her previous criticism of her running mate, former Vice President Joe Biden.
Harris, meanwhile, will likely look to draw blood on the Trump administration’s handling of the pandemic, in the first debate since the president became one of the more than 7.5 million Americans to contract the disease.
The undercard contest, however, is all but certain to be more tame than last week’s raucous tilt between Trump and Biden, the first of three debate-stage meetings between the presidential candidates.


newyorkpost--2020-10-07--AOC rocks Black Panthers shirt, touts group’s free food program

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez sported a Black Panther shirt in an Instagram post Wednesday touting the organization ’ s influential early 1970s free food program .
“ Did you know : If you or anyone you know ever benefited from free & reduced school lunch , you ’ ve likely benefited from the work and legacy of the Black Panthers ?
” Ocasio-Cortez said in the post to her Instagram story .
The militant organization launched the “ People ’ s Free Food Program ” back in Oakland in 1969 as a way to both improve its image and feed students @ @ @ @ @ @ @ color .
While the federal government had begun piloting free meals for students several years earlier , the Black Panther program had helped push the government into instituting the policy nationwide in 1975 , according to a History Channel article AOC shared in her stories .
“ It was so popular that communities started to feel that in key areas like child hunger , the Panthers were caring for their children better than the government was , ” AOC went not .
The firebrand progressive representing the Bronx and Queens said the program @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s own coronavirus food relief program , while calling out the federal government for not doing enough during the crisis .
“ [ W ] e ’ ve raised and distributed over $ 1 MILLION in food & direct aid to people when the Fed Gov wouldn ’ t ( and still won ’ t ) help , ” she wrote in a follow-up post to her Instagram story .

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez sported a Black Panther shirt in an Instagram post Wednesday touting the organization’s influential early 1970s free food program.
“Did you know: If you or anyone you know ever benefited from free & reduced school lunch, you’ve likely benefited from the work and legacy of the Black Panthers?” Ocasio-Cortez said in the post to her Instagram story.
The militant organization launched the “People’s Free Food Program” back in Oakland in 1969 as a way to both improve its image and feed students breakfast before school in marginalized communities of color.
While the federal government had begun piloting free meals for students several years earlier, the Black Panther program had helped push the government into instituting the policy nationwide in 1975, according to a History Channel article AOC shared in her stories.
“It was so popular that communities started to feel that in key areas like child hunger, the Panthers were caring for their children better than the government was,” AOC went not.
The firebrand progressive representing the Bronx and Queens said the program had “inspired” her office’s own coronavirus food relief program, while calling out the federal government for not doing enough during the crisis.
“[W]e’ve raised and distributed over $1 MILLION in food & direct aid to people when the Fed Gov wouldn’t (and still won’t) help,” she wrote in a follow-up post to her Instagram story.


newyorkpost--2020-10-07--Giants seeking Jason Garrett edge in Cowboys clash

Whoa , Joe Judge threw down the gauntlet at the feet ...

This is Cowboys Week.
This is also Jason Garrett Week.
Garrett, a member of the Cowboys organization beginning in 2007 and head coach from 2011-19, knows everything about the Cowboys — from Jerry Jones’ beverage of choice to tendencies of the Dallas Cowboys cheerleaders to what makes Dak Prescott and Ezekiel Elliott tick. And as much as he has been an invaluable resource for a rookie head coach, this is when and where he can be the X factor who can be instrumental Sunday in helping get Joe Judge his first NFL victory.
Garrett has a chance to ingratiate himself to Giants fans groaning about Daniel Jones’ regression and the worst offense in the NFL by neutralizing the Cowboys’ advantages with his intimate knowledge of their personnel.
Behind the Big Blue doors, it should come as no surprise that Giants coaches and players have been busy picking Garrett’s Ivy League brain.
“Obviously Coach Garrett’s very familiar with their personnel,” Jones said. “His familiarity with a lot of the guys is certainly helpful when we scout ’em and look at ’em on tape.
“The system’s different, they’re running a different defense with a different coordinator [Mike Nolan.] But a lot of the personnel is similar, and [Garrett] is very familiar with those guys.”
Remember that Judge has lost to four established head coaches: Mike Tomlin, Matt Nagy, Kyle Shanahan and Sean McVay. Next up is Mike McCarthy — who interviewed for the Giants job prior to Judge’s hiring, who won a Super Bowl with Aaron Rodgers and the Packers … and who also took the 2019 season off and is the first-year coach of the Cowboys.
Judge does not have Prescott as his quarterback. He doesn’t have Elliott as his running back. He doesn’t have Amari Cooper as his wide receiver. He doesn’t have Demarcus Lawrence to rush the passer.
He does have Jason Garrett, who for so long had the keys to the Cowboys kingdom.
“Any hint, any tip I can get, I’m one known to take it and see if it applies, so I’ll definitely be asking him, buy him some lunch this week,” Logan Ryan said. “Or maybe dinner, we’ll be staying late.”
Judge graduated magna cum Belichick from Leave No Stone Unturned University.
“We try to use every resource we have in every single week,” Judge said. “Obviously, with Jason’s knowledge of personnel within the building, we’ve talked and discussed different things offensively and defensively with him. He’s not the only coach who came from that team as well. We try to use everyone we can in every situation.”
Giants offensive line coach Marc Colombo coached the Cowboys line from 2015-19. Giants defensive coordinator Patrick Graham was McCarthy’s inside linebackers and defensive run-game coach in 2018, and linebacker Blake Martinez played three seasons in Green Bay for McCarthy.
Cowboys offensive coordinator Kellen Moore was Garrett’s play-caller last season.
“You can definitely see the impact of what Jason had on Kellen and his time here as a player and here as a coach. There’s definitely a lot of similarities,” McCarthy said.
The flip side is Moore has familiarity with Garrett’s tendencies. You would expect Garrett to go against the grain in key situations. Advantage, Garrett.
“There are a lot of similarities and crossovers, team to team,” Judge said. “Everyone has worked in different places. Players have played in different places, everyone has a lot of shared experiences. The NFL, you can say it’s a copycat league, you can say it’s a transient league in terms of guys crossing over and carrying over experience from different places. It’s no different this week with having guys that were on a previous staff.
“But it’s still a new week. The Cowboys are not the same team they were last year. There are different styles of their offense, there are different curves in what they’re doing offensively and defensively. There are similarities with some of our staff experiences in the past, but it’s a different and new opponent.”
To everyone else perhaps. But not to Jason Garrett.


newyorkpost--2020-10-07--NFL under more pressure as positive coronavirus cases rise

The NFL ’ s COVID-19 testing has produced false negatives , false positives and maybe , most dangerously , a false sense of security .
Wednesday was the most faith-shaking day since training camps opened in late July : Two more positive tests within the Titans upped their total to 11 in the past 10 days , kept their facility shuttered and increased odds of a second straight postponed game .
A second Patriots superstar tested positive in a four-day span .
And the Raiders became the fifth team with a positive result over two weeks .
For the first @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that seemed almost too encouraging to be true — seven player infections from Aug. 12-Sept. 19 — it was again fair to ask : Should the season be paused ?
Is it even possible to reach the finish line ?
Anthony Santella , a Ph.D and public health scientist who teaches at Hofstra , thinks the NFL ’ s return in a non-bubble format was “ too premature , ” so frequent testing isn ’ t enough to offset travel exposures and off-field risks .
“ I know it ’ s people ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ business , it ’ s something to distract people from the multiple issues going on in the world , but we ’ re just not there yet , ” Santella said .
“ I think you are going to see [ play ] starting and stopping , starting and stopping.
” Why now and not at the beginning ?
“ We ’ re entering the peak period of the year of respiratory illnesses , ” Santella said , “ and we ’ ve never experienced what we are about to have happen : @ @ @ @ @ @ @ virus with new strains of the flu .
Add on COVID fatigue — people are tired of following instructions and being kept in their homes — and that ’ s a bad combination.
” The league reportedly is investigating the Titans for possible protocol violations , including players gathering for an explicitly off-limits informal workout last week and not wearing masks inside team headquarters .
The Raiders were fined for mask-less players at a charity event , but one theory is Titans ’ discipline could include an unprecedented forfeit if they can ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ As is the case with anything in sports , star power rules .
And the Patriots now have reigning defensive player of the year Stephon Gilmore sidelined by a positive test , as well as former MVP quarterback Cam Newton .
“ Perhaps this is a learning curve that some people need a little bit more direction or restriction , like a bubble versus traveling from city to city , ” said Dr. Joseph Kim , an infectious disease specialist at ID Care in Morristown , N.J. “ It ’ s realistic to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ t care if you are a starter or a reserve .
Early numbers can lead to a small degree of complacency.
” There were two confirmed positives among players and four more among other team personnel on 36,666 daily tests administered from Sept. 20-26 , according to the NFL .
Those numbers spiked to 11 and 15 , respectively , on 37,002 tests from Sept. 27-Oct. 3 .
In total , there were 84 confirmed positives ( including 31 players ) on more than 370,000 tests from Aug. 1-Oct. 3 .
“ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ threat not only to our season , but to the safety of everyone in our community , ” NFL Players Association Medical Director Dr. Thom Mayer said in a statement .
Newly tightened COVID-19 protocols require teams to maintain copies of surveillance camera footage inside facilities and on practice areas for league review of mask usage and to develop a schedule that limits time in the locker room and promotes physical distancing .
The entry protocol for added players was increased from three to six days .
One encouraging sign is the virus @ @ @ @ @ @ @ from one team to its opponent within a game via asymptomatic cases later identified .
“ The fact that you are not seeing it cross the line of scrimmage is reassuring , as far as transmission , ” Kim said .
“ If you saw a lineman has it and all of a sudden the guy to his left and right plus the guy in front get it , then that would pose a huge risk .
It seems to be me more of who you are hanging around with and the types @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the activity of the team .
”

The NFL’s COVID-19 testing has produced false negatives, false positives and maybe, most dangerously, a false sense of security.
Wednesday was the most faith-shaking day since training camps opened in late July: Two more positive tests within the Titans upped their total to 11 in the past 10 days, kept their facility shuttered and increased odds of a second straight postponed game. A second Patriots superstar tested positive in a four-day span. And the Raiders became the fifth team with a positive result over two weeks.
For the first time since the NFL started releasing numbers that seemed almost too encouraging to be true — seven player infections from Aug. 12-Sept. 19 — it was again fair to ask: Should the season be paused? Is it even possible to reach the finish line?
Anthony Santella, a Ph.D and public health scientist who teaches at Hofstra, thinks the NFL’s return in a non-bubble format was “too premature,” so frequent testing isn’t enough to offset travel exposures and off-field risks.
“I know it’s people’s passion, it’s a business, it’s something to distract people from the multiple issues going on in the world, but we’re just not there yet,” Santella said. “I think you are going to see [play] starting and stopping, starting and stopping.”
Why now and not at the beginning?
“We’re entering the peak period of the year of respiratory illnesses,” Santella said, “and we’ve never experienced what we are about to have happen: The intersection of probably a mutating COVID virus with new strains of the flu. Add on COVID fatigue — people are tired of following instructions and being kept in their homes — and that’s a bad combination.”
The league reportedly is investigating the Titans for possible protocol violations, including players gathering for an explicitly off-limits informal workout last week and not wearing masks inside team headquarters. The Raiders were fined for mask-less players at a charity event, but one theory is Titans’ discipline could include an unprecedented forfeit if they can’t play the Bills on Sunday.
As is the case with anything in sports, star power rules. And the Patriots now have reigning defensive player of the year Stephon Gilmore sidelined by a positive test, as well as former MVP quarterback Cam Newton.
“Perhaps this is a learning curve that some people need a little bit more direction or restriction, like a bubble versus traveling from city to city,” said Dr. Joseph Kim, an infectious disease specialist at ID Care in Morristown, N.J. “It’s realistic to encounter positives, and the virus doesn’t care if you are a starter or a reserve. Early numbers can lead to a small degree of complacency.”
There were two confirmed positives among players and four more among other team personnel on 36,666 daily tests administered from Sept. 20-26, according to the NFL. Those numbers spiked to 11 and 15, respectively, on 37,002 tests from Sept. 27-Oct. 3. In total, there were 84 confirmed positives (including 31 players) on more than 370,000 tests from Aug. 1-Oct. 3.
“The virus is still very much a threat not only to our season, but to the safety of everyone in our community,” NFL Players Association Medical Director Dr. Thom Mayer said in a statement.
Newly tightened COVID-19 protocols require teams to maintain copies of surveillance camera footage inside facilities and on practice areas for league review of mask usage and to develop a schedule that limits time in the locker room and promotes physical distancing. The entry protocol for added players was increased from three to six days.
One encouraging sign is the virus does not appear to have been transmitted from one team to its opponent within a game via asymptomatic cases later identified.
“The fact that you are not seeing it cross the line of scrimmage is reassuring, as far as transmission,” Kim said. “If you saw a lineman has it and all of a sudden the guy to his left and right plus the guy in front get it, then that would pose a huge risk. It seems to be me more of who you are hanging around with and the types of decisions you are making rather than the activity of the team.”


newyorkpost--2020-10-07--‘Halloween decoration’ in Maryland parking lot turns out to be dead body

A passerby who thought they spotted a Halloween decoration in the parking lot of a Maryland bar actually discovered a @ @ @ @ @ said Wednesday .
The unidentified person called 911 after seeing what they believed to be @ @ @ @ @ parking lot of a closed bar called the Rustic Inn in White Marsh , outside @ @ @ @ @ .
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A passerby who thought they spotted a Halloween decoration in the parking lot of a Maryland bar actually discovered a dead body, a report said Wednesday.
The unidentified person called 911 after seeing what they believed to be the Halloween decoration in the parking lot of a closed bar called the Rustic Inn in White Marsh, outside of Baltimore, WBAL reported.
Police responded and discovered the dead body, which had “trauma,” according to the report.
“Right now, the only information that we have is that the body has suffered some sort of trauma,” Jennifer Peach, of the Baltimore County Police Department, told the local CBS station. “We don’t what that trauma is just yet.”
The identity of the victim was not immediately released.


newyorkpost--2020-10-07--What is Regeneron’s COVID treatment touted by Trump? Everything to know

President Trump on Wednesday hailed the experimental anti-virus drugs he was given during his treatment for the coronavirus , including an antibody treatment by drugmaker Regeneron .
“ They gave me Regeneron , ” Trump said in a video posted to his Twitter account Wednesday about his treatment at Walter Reed Medical Center .
“ It was like unbelievable .
I felt good immediately .
I felt as good three days ago as I do now , ” he added .
Here is what we know about the treatment that Trump credits with helping him recover from his bout with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s COVID-19 monoclonal antibody drug cocktail and how does it help ?
The drug , code-named REGN-COV2 , is a combination of two “ monoclonal antibodies ” — REGN10933 and REGN10987 — intended to fight off SARS-CoV-2 , which causes COVID-19 .
Monoclonal antibodies are synthetic versions those naturally produced by the human immune system to fight viruses , according to healthcare news outlet Stat .
The company says its trials have found the treatment was most successful in helping the recovery of patients who had not already produced their own antiviral immune @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the report .
“ The greatest treatment benefit was in patients who had not mounted their own effective immune response , suggesting that REGN-COV2 could provide a therapeutic substitute for the naturally occurring immune response , ” Regeneron ’ s president , Dr. George Yancopoulos , told the Wall Street Journal .
Those patients , Yancopoulos added , were less likely to fight the coronavirus off on their own and more likely to have prolonged symptoms from the virus .
The Regeneron drug — and a second antibody treatment created by drugmaker Eli @ @ @ @ @ @ @ coronavirus , but neither have passed through clinical trials or been approved for widespread use by the FDA .
According to results of a study on the Regneron treatment , the drug was not especially effective in helping treat patients who had low-levels of the virus in their system , or who had already begun naturally fighting off the virus .
But because the drug was shown most effective in patients who had not begun their own immune response , Dr. Yancopuolos said the results were still encouraging .
“ The totality of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ hangs together really suggests we ’ re impacting viral load , ” Dr. Yancopoulos said on the conference call last week , according to the Journal .
The Regeneron treatment has been approved only for “ compassionate use , ” a limited basis that has put the company in a “ tough position ” since high-profile patient President Trump began touting the treatment .
What are the side effects of the Regeneron treatment ?
The company has not detailed potential side effects of the treatment , which is still in a clinical trial @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Hospital told Medicalxpress , however , that in general patients have shown a number of side effects to the treatment , including fevers , chills and fatigue .
Other more serious side effects included shortness of breath and chest pain , according to the report .
What is the price of Regeneron ’ s drug ?
The drug is currently given for free because it is only used in clinical trials and through compassionate use , the New York Times reported .
If it ’ s approved for widespread use , the treatment @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to other monoclonal antibody treatments , according to the report .

President Trump on Wednesday hailed the experimental anti-virus drugs he was given during his treatment for the coronavirus, including an antibody treatment by drugmaker Regeneron.
“They gave me Regeneron,” Trump said in a video posted to his Twitter account Wednesday about his treatment at Walter Reed Medical Center.
“It was like unbelievable. I felt good immediately. I felt as good three days ago as I do now,” he added.
Here is what we know about the treatment that Trump credits with helping him recover from his bout with COVID-19:
What is in Regeneron’s COVID-19 monoclonal antibody drug cocktail and how does it help?
The drug, code-named REGN-COV2, is a combination of two “monoclonal antibodies” — REGN10933 and REGN10987 — intended to fight off SARS-CoV-2, which causes COVID-19.
Monoclonal antibodies are synthetic versions those naturally produced by the human immune system to fight viruses, according to healthcare news outlet Stat.
The company says its trials have found the treatment was most successful in helping the recovery of patients who had not already produced their own antiviral immune response to the coronavirus, according to the report.
“The greatest treatment benefit was in patients who had not mounted their own effective immune response, suggesting that REGN-COV2 could provide a therapeutic substitute for the naturally occurring immune response,” Regeneron’s president, Dr. George Yancopoulos, told the Wall Street Journal .
Those patients, Yancopoulos added, were less likely to fight the coronavirus off on their own and more likely to have prolonged symptoms from the virus.
Can antibodies treat COVID-19?
The Regeneron drug — and a second antibody treatment created by drugmaker Eli Lilly — could both potentially treat the coronavirus, but neither have passed through clinical trials or been approved for widespread use by the FDA.
According to results of a study on the Regneron treatment, the drug was not especially effective in helping treat patients who had low-levels of the virus in their system, or who had already begun naturally fighting off the virus.
But because the drug was shown most effective in patients who had not begun their own immune response, Dr. Yancopuolos said the results were still encouraging.
“The totality of the data and the way it all hangs together really suggests we’re impacting viral load,” Dr. Yancopoulos said on the conference call last week, according to the Journal.
The Regeneron treatment has been approved only for “compassionate use,” a limited basis that has put the company in a “tough position” since high-profile patient President Trump began touting the treatment.
What are the side effects of the Regeneron treatment?
The company has not detailed the potential side effects of the treatment, which is still in a clinical trial phase.
A doctor at Lenox Hill Hospital told Medicalxpress, however, that in general patients have shown a number of side effects to the treatment, including fevers, chills and fatigue.
Other more serious side effects included shortness of breath and chest pain, according to the report.
What is the price of Regeneron’s drug?
The drug is currently given for free because it is only used in clinical trials and through compassionate use, the New York Times reported.
If it’s approved for widespread use, the treatment could cost thousands of dollars, similar to other monoclonal antibody treatments, according to the report.


newyorkpost--2020-10-07--Top White House security official ‘gravely ill’ with COVID-19, report says

A top White House security employee has been hospitalized with coronavirus since September and is in grave condition , a @ @ @ @ @ , who is in charge of the White House security office , contracted the virus @ @ @ @ @ Garden event where President Trump announced Amy Coney Barrett as his Supreme Court nominee , @ @ @ @ @ a dozen attendees of that ceremony have contracted the virus .
Bailey , in his @ @ @ @ @ of credentialing visitors to the White House , the report said .
He also works @ @ @ @ @ the Secret Service .
The White House has not publicly acknowledged or commented on Bailey @ @ @ @

A top White House security employee has been hospitalized with coronavirus since September and is in grave condition, a report said.
Crede Bailey, who is in charge of the White House security office, contracted the virus before the Sept. 26 Rose Garden event where President Trump announced Amy Coney Barrett as his Supreme Court nominee, sources told Bloomberg.
Over a dozen attendees at that ceremony have contracted the virus.
Bailey is in charge of credentialing visitors to the White House, the report said. He also works closely on the grounds with the Secret Service.
The White House has not publicly acknowledged or commented on Bailey’s diagnosis.


newyorkpost--2020-10-07--Marine Corps No. 2 officer tests positive for coronavirus

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The Marine Corps @ @ @ @ @ .
2 officer has tested positive for coronavirus .
Assistant commandant of the Marine Corps @ @ @ @ @ is experiencing mild symptoms , “ but otherwise is feeling well , ” the Marines @ @ @ @ @ self-quarantining since Tuesday after coming into contact with somebody who later tested positive for the @ @ @ @ @ .
He is the second military officer to test positive this week .
The other @ @ @ @ @ s No .
2 official , Admiral Charles Ray , attended meetings with Thomas and @ @ @ @ @ the Pentagon last week .
Ray ’ s diagnosis forced nearly all of the military @ @ @ @ @ Staff who attended the meeting to go into self-quarantine .
Army General Mark Milley , @ @ @ @ @ adviser , was self-isolating , as was the vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of @ @ @ @ @ the chiefs of the Army , Navy , Air Force and Space Force .

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The Marine Corps announced Wednesday that its No. 2 officer has tested positive for coronavirus.
Assistant commandant of the Marine Corps, General Gary Thomas, is experiencing mild symptoms, “but otherwise is feeling well,” the Marines said.
Thomas had been self-quarantining since Tuesday after coming into contact with somebody who later tested positive for the virus, the service said.
He is the second military officer to test positive this week. The other, the Coast Guard’s No. 2 official, Admiral Charles Ray, attended meetings with Thomas and other top military officials at the Pentagon last week.
Ray’s diagnosis forced nearly all of the military’s Joint Chiefs of Staff who attended the meeting to go into self-quarantine.
Army General Mark Milley, Trump’s top military adviser, was self-isolating, as was the vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and military leaders including the chiefs of the Army, Navy, Air Force and Space Force.
With Post wires


newyorkpost--2020-10-07--Cindy Adams’ Blessing of the Animals will skip 2020

Twelve years ago , I decided we — the ASPCA board — needed our own Blessing of the Animals for those four-legged family members we love .
So I did it .
Every December , on a Christmastime Sunday , I ’ ve done New York ’ s Blessing of the Animals .
Free , no reservations .
Pet owners swarmed Park Ave ’ s Christ Church .
The block was closed .
Timothy Cardinal Dolan blessed Catholic creatures , Rabbi Rubinstein the Jewish ones , minister Stephen Bauman for those between .
Maybe 800 dogs , cats , turtles @ @ @ @ @ @ @ rabbits , an iguana , once a mongoose .
At 2 p.m. , for two hours , we had TV cameras , cleanup crews , Roosevelt HS choir , hymns , homily , police dogs and handlers down the aisle to the altar , a rescues procession , Farm to You Revue .
Uniformed NYPD and police horses outside for blessing .
New York Post , Cornell , John Catsimatidis , Judy Wilpon , Peter and Mary Kalikow , p.r.
’ s Robert Zimmerman , Stephanie Kempadoo , Roseann DeGennaro all supported it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ time — you know why — no Blessing of the Animals .
I am distraught .
Meanwhile , until we do this again , please hug and kiss any creature that shares your life — and send up an extra prayer for my Yorkie who , as we speak , just peed on our kitchen floor .
Holiday happiness is oozing out of Hollywood .
Coming next , “ Buddy Games ” out Nov. 24 .
On-demand , on digital and DVD .
Stars Josh Duhamel who co-wrote it , Olivia Munn , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s rated R. Like REAL R — 90 minutes of nasty language , graphic nudity , drug use , violence and strong crude sexual content .
So , listen , happy Thanksgiving .
More happiness for Broadway next March .
Jesse Tyler Ferguson ’ s in Second Stage Theater ’ s “ Take Me Out ” at the Hayes Theater .
It ’ s about our favorite baseball pastime .
The Empires star center fielder comes out of the closet revealing prejudices , hostility , etc .
They struggle to a championship @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and blah blah .
If like much of civilization you ’ re out of work , but think you ’ re the next Emeril , a casting service is seeking a “ friendly , outgoing , conversational host for a new roadshow where history and food meet.
” Whatever that means .
This can be man or woman , 25 to 65 , any ethnicity .
Pays $ 3,000 to $ 8,000 an episode .
They want a “ bold , exciting culinary personality .
Experts , historians , critics , chefs , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ outgoing , conversational , curiosity for things food and its history .
Good listener , comfortable interacting with kitchen or street people .
Must love to eat , drink , share opinions.
” Attention must be paid .
Early ’ 60s .
President Kennedy proposed to end housing discrimination .
Man named Robert Dill ran for Nassau County executive .
His campaign issue : fear .
“ Fight those who would do us harm.
” He called Democrats “ pigs.
” Jack English , the Dem Party chairman at the time , made @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with folks sporting pig masks .
Nobody ’ s doing nothing these days , so what ’ s old is the new new .
Christie ’ s just auctioned Latvia ’ s late Markus Yakovlevich Rothkowitz who became America ’ s Mark Rothko .
And Houston just reopened its Rothko Chapel .
Early ’ 70s , architect Philip Johnson built it octagonal , but no skylight .
Rothko , who committed suicide , said Texas sun ’ s too hot for his 14 valuable paintings .
Guggenheims were his patrons and his 1961 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ million in 2012 .
The artist ’ s studio , a 25-foot-wide East Side brick townhouse , had a laminated glass skylight .
Newly reopened Rothko Chapel copied this ceiling .
We speak of a candidate whose name we won ’ t mention .
We just say he went to a seance and , instead of a medium , he asked for an extra-large .
Only in America , kids , only in America .

Twelve years ago, I decided we — the ASPCA board — needed our own Blessing of the Animals for those four-legged family members we love. So I did it.
Every December, on a Christmastime Sunday, I’ve done New York’s Blessing of the Animals. Free, no reservations. Pet owners swarmed Park Ave’s Christ Church. The block was closed. Timothy Cardinal Dolan blessed Catholic creatures, Rabbi Rubinstein the Jewish ones, minister Stephen Bauman for those between.
Maybe 800 dogs, cats, turtles, birds, fish in bowls, rabbits, an iguana, once a mongoose.
At 2 p.m., for two hours, we had TV cameras, cleanup crews, Roosevelt HS choir, hymns, homily, police dogs and handlers down the aisle to the altar, a rescues procession, Farm to You Revue. Uniformed NYPD and police horses outside for blessing.
New York Post, Cornell, John Catsimatidis, Judy Wilpon, Peter and Mary Kalikow, p.r.’s Robert Zimmerman, Stephanie Kempadoo, Roseann DeGennaro all supported it.
This year, for the first time — you know why — no Blessing of the Animals. I am distraught. Meanwhile, until we do this again, please hug and kiss any creature that shares your life — and send up an extra prayer for my Yorkie who, as we speak, just peed on our kitchen floor.
Thanks, ‘Buddy’
Holiday happiness is oozing out of Hollywood. Coming next, “Buddy Games” out Nov. 24. On-demand, on digital and DVD. Stars Josh Duhamel who co-wrote it, Olivia Munn, Kevin Dillon, Dax Shepard. It’s rated R. Like REAL R — 90 minutes of nasty language, graphic nudity, drug use, violence and strong crude sexual content. So, listen, happy Thanksgiving. More happiness for Broadway next March. Jesse Tyler Ferguson’s in Second Stage Theater’s “Take Me Out” at the Hayes Theater. It’s about our favorite baseball pastime. The Empires star center fielder comes out of the closet revealing prejudices, hostility, etc. They struggle to a championship, the players question tradition, loyalties and blah blah.
Hey, wannabe foodies
If like much of civilization you’re out of work, but think you’re the next Emeril, a casting service is seeking a “friendly, outgoing, conversational host for a new roadshow where history and food meet.” Whatever that means. This can be man or woman, 25 to 65, any ethnicity. Pays $3,000 to $8,000 an episode. They want a “bold, exciting culinary personality. Experts, historians, critics, chefs, restaurateurs or TV hosts. Should be outgoing, conversational, curiosity for things food and its history. Good listener, comfortable interacting with kitchen or street people. Must love to eat, drink, share opinions.”
Political piggies
Attention must be paid. Early ’60s. President Kennedy proposed to end housing discrimination. Man named Robert Dill ran for Nassau County executive. His campaign issue: fear. “Fight those who would do us harm.” He called Democrats “pigs.” Jack English, the Dem Party chairman at the time, made sure Dill’s rallies were packed with folks sporting pig masks.
Making his Mark
Nobody’s doing nothing these days, so what’s old is the new new. Christie’s just auctioned Latvia’s late Markus Yakovlevich Rothkowitz who became America’s Mark Rothko. And Houston just reopened its Rothko Chapel. Early ’70s, architect Philip Johnson built it octagonal, but no skylight. Rothko, who committed suicide, said Texas sun’s too hot for his 14 valuable paintings. Guggenheims were his patrons and his 1961 abstract brought Christie’s $86.8 million in 2012. The artist’s studio, a 25-foot-wide East Side brick townhouse, had a laminated glass skylight. Newly reopened Rothko Chapel copied this ceiling.
We speak of a candidate whose name we won’t mention. We just say he went to a seance and, instead of a medium, he asked for an extra-large.
Only in America, kids, only in America.


newyorkpost--2020-10-07--A’s beat up Astros’ bullpen late to stay alive in ALDS

LOS ANGELES — Chad Pinder tied the score with a three-run homer in the seventh inning , Sean Murphy hit a go-ahead sacrifice fly in the eighth and the Oakland Athletics rallied past the Houston Astros 9-7 on Wednesday to avoid elimination in their AL Division Series .
Houston leads the best-of-five series 2-1 and can advance to its fourth straight AL Championship Series with a victory in Game 4 on Thursday .
The Astros wasted leads of 2-1 and 7-4 , and the Athletics bounced back after giving up advantages of 1-0 and 4-2 .
Houston ’ s bullpen @ @ @ @ @ @ @ games with seven shutout innings of one-hit relief , but Pinder ended that dominance .
Houston led 7-4 when Marcus Semien and Tommy La Stella had back-to-back singles off Josh James starting the seventh .
Pinder hit a first-pitch slider to the opposite field for Oakland ’ s fifth homer , a drive chased by right fielder Kyle Tucker until he ran out of room at the short wall .
La Stella , Mark Canha , Matt Olson and Semien also homered for the A ’ s , whose entire infield went deep @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the postseason .
The teams have combined for 18 homers — including seven in Game 3 — in the neutral-site series at Dodger Stadium featuring all day games .
After two straight days in the 90s , the temperature cooled to 81 degrees .
Loser Brooks Raley walked Robbie Grossman leading off the eighth , and Ramon Laureano doubled .
Murphy ’ s sacrifice fly put Oakland ahead , Semien walked , La Stella was hit on his right forearm , loading the bases and forcing La Stella from the game .
Pinder @ @ @ @ @ @ @ four RBIs , followed with another sacrifice fly in the eighth .
Carlos Correa singled leading off the bottom of the eighth and Tucker reached on catcher ’ s interference by Murphy , a call the A ’ s challenged unsuccessfully .
Yuli Gurriel popped out , Aedmys Díaz advanced the runners with a groundout , and pinch-hitter Josh Reddick struck out , smashing his bat on the ground and breaking it over a knee .
Houston took a 7-4 lead with five runs in the fifth , when the Astros sent 10 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a tying , two-run homer off rookie starter Jesús Luzardo , and Brantley , Bregman and Tucker drove in runs .
Houston was slowed when José Altuve was thrown out on a relay by Olson at first when he tried to go from first to third on Brantley ’ s single .
Both starters allowed up four runs and five hits in 4 1/3 innings for Luzardo and Houston ’ s José Urquidy .

LOS ANGELES — Chad Pinder tied the score with a three-run homer in the seventh inning, Sean Murphy hit a go-ahead sacrifice fly in the eighth and the Oakland Athletics rallied past the Houston Astros 9-7 on Wednesday to avoid elimination in their AL Division Series.
Houston leads the best-of-five series 2-1 and can advance to its fourth straight AL Championship Series with a victory in Game 4 on Thursday.
The Astros wasted leads of 2-1 and 7-4, and the Athletics bounced back after giving up advantages of 1-0 and 4-2.
Houston’s bullpen had stifled Oakland in the first two games with seven shutout innings of one-hit relief, but Pinder ended that dominance.
Houston led 7-4 when Marcus Semien and Tommy La Stella had back-to-back singles off Josh James starting the seventh. Pinder hit a first-pitch slider to the opposite field for Oakland’s fifth homer, a drive chased by right fielder Kyle Tucker until he ran out of room at the short wall.
La Stella, Mark Canha, Matt Olson and Semien also homered for the A’s, whose entire infield went deep. Teams outhomering opponents are 18-0 in the postseason.
The teams have combined for 18 homers — including seven in Game 3 — in the neutral-site series at Dodger Stadium featuring all day games. After two straight days in the 90s, the temperature cooled to 81 degrees.
Loser Brooks Raley walked Robbie Grossman leading off the eighth, and Ramon Laureano doubled. Murphy’s sacrifice fly put Oakland ahead, Semien walked, La Stella was hit on his right forearm, loading the bases and forcing La Stella from the game. Pinder, who went 3 for 4 with four RBIs, followed with another sacrifice fly in the eighth.
Winner Liam Hedricks pitched three innings of one-hit, scoreless relief.
Carlos Correa singled leading off the bottom of the eighth and Tucker reached on catcher’s interference by Murphy, a call the A’s challenged unsuccessfully.
Yuli Gurriel popped out, Aedmys Díaz advanced the runners with a groundout, and pinch-hitter Josh Reddick struck out, smashing his bat on the ground and breaking it over a knee.
Houston took a 7-4 lead with five runs in the fifth, when the Astros sent 10 batters to the plate. Díaz hit a tying, two-run homer off rookie starter Jesús Luzardo, and Brantley, Bregman and Tucker drove in runs. Houston was slowed when José Altuve was thrown out on a relay by Olson at first when he tried to go from first to third on Brantley’s single.
Both starters allowed up four runs and five hits in 4 1/3 innings for Luzardo and Houston’s José Urquidy.


newyorkpost--2020-10-07--Henrik Lundqvist getting what he wants could bring Rangers pain

It looks as if Washington will soon have a King ... .

Whether Henrik Lundqvist knew it or not, he was in need of a fresh start where he would not be weighed down by history, where he would not face repeated questions regarding his state of mind and whether he would waive his no-move clause and was still committed to being a part of the Broadway rebuild. Where he wouldn’t be defined by his age.
He will have that fresh start beginning Friday when, all hands confirm, he will sign as a free agent with the Capitals in a decision that checks important boxes for the King. (Will they call him Mr. President in D.C.? Uh, no). He will play for a legit Stanley Cup contender and he will be in close proximity to his family in New York.
Lundqvist will know what is expected of him. The 38-year-old will have a defined role as the backup to 23-year-old Ilya Samsonov, who ascends to the No. 1 job upon the departure of Cup-winning, free-agent Braden Holtby. If he goes three straight without starting, Lundqvist won’t face an inquisition and neither will his coach, Peter Laviolette.
He will be able to be himself without constantly being reminded of who and what he was and had been for so long. Remember, the Rangers made the decision to say so long to No. 30, and they essentially made it during the winter when they demoted him to third-string behind Igor Shesterkin and Alexandar Georgiev.
So it’s all good for Lundqvist, whose rivalry with Alex Ovechkin will move to the practice rink in Arlington, Va., from the high-stakes stage on which it flourished while the King and his Court eliminated the Caps from the playoffs in 2012, 2013 and 2015, each time in seven games, and over which the Great 8 scored a sum of seven goals.
If fans are allowed in the building — if the Rangers are allowed in the building — when the Caps come to the Garden, it’ll be “Eddie … Eddie … Eddie,” and Nov. 2, 1975 all over again. It will be Legend Lundqvist as Legend Giacomin, except not two days after shockingly being waived and claimed by the Red Wings.
The spectacle, the emotional chants that brought Giacomin to tears, created one of the most memorable nights in New York sports history. If this encore performance is not exactly like that, it will be because there will have been months, rather than 48 hours, to process it all.
Intellectually, it’s all good. The divorce was amicable. The parties have found and fallen in love with new partners. Life goes on. Lundqvist has a shot to win. Get ready for a year’s worth of comparisons to Raymond Bourque.
But take a moment. Picture Lundqvist in a Caps jersey celebrating with Ovechkin after knocking out the Rangers in Round 1. Picture him yukking it up with Tom Wilson.
Tell me how happy you are for Lundqvist now.


newyorkpost--2020-10-07--Facebook bans ‘militarized’ calls for poll watchers ahead of election day

`` Companies that were once scrappy , underdog startups that challenged the ...

Facebook is banning posts involving “militarized” calls for poll watchers ahead of election day on Nov. 3.
The social media company outlined the new policy in a blog post Wednesday as part of its ongoing efforts to remove attempts at voter suppression from its website.
Facebook will “remove calls for people to engage in poll watching when those calls use militarized language or suggest that the goal is to intimidate, exert control, or display power over election officials or voters,” wrote Guy Rosen, Facebook’s vice president of integrity, in the post.
“We thank the civil rights experts and community members who continue to help us understand trends in this area and we look forward to continuing to work with them,” he went on.
The measure comes after Donald Trump Jr. last month posted a video message on the official Team Trump Facebook page calling for “every able-bodied man, woman” to join a poll watching “army.”
The post is still live on the page.
“When we apply our policies, we generally apply them going forward,” said Monika Bickert, Facebook’s vice president of content policy, NBC News reported.
The policy adds to Facebook’s existing practice of removing posts organizing a coordinated interference in voting, or for calls to bring weapons to polling sites.
Facebook will also temporarily stop all political ads on its platforms after polls close on Nov. 3 in an effort to brace for prolonged uncertainty as mail-in votes are counted.
“For example, when polls close, we will run a notification at the top of Facebook and Instagram and apply labels to candidates’ posts directing people to the Voting Information Center for more information about the vote-counting process,” Rosen wrote.
“But, if a candidate or party declares premature victory before a race is called by major media outlets,” he went on, “we will add more specific information in the notifications that counting is still in progress and no winner has been determined.”


newyorkpost--2020-10-07--Cuomo pulls back pledge of less-severe COVID-19 restrictions to Jewish leaders

`` It ’ s our job to protect one another by doing what ...

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Gov. Andrew Cuomo told Jewish religious leaders that limiting houses of worship to 50 percent capacity was sufficient to beat back the coronavirus surge — only to announce tighter restrictions just hours later.
The governor spoke around 9 a.m. Tuesday with honchos from Orthodox Jewish communities across New York, seeking their commitment to help contain new outbreaks in Brooklyn and Queens, as well as a handful of upstate communities.
“I’m asking you, out of friendship, for your help,” Cuomo said, according to a transcript of the phone call obtained by The Post. “It’s in your community’s best interest on many levels. It’s in their health interest. It’s [in] their relationship with the surrounding communities interest. And I know if you inform your community, they will listen to you.”
Many sites of the latest outbreaks are in communities with sizable Orthodox populations.
Cuomo told the leaders that a strict limit on the number of people in synagogues and other houses of worship was necessary, but indicated that it would be set at 50 percent.
“We have to follow the 50 percent in the synagogues … otherwise, I’m telling you, we’re gonna have to wind up going back to close down,” he said, according to the transcript. “We’re going to enforce the rules but the 50 percent is OK.”
Cuomo seemed to paint himself as backed into a corner by local leaders, such as New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio — even though he was the one who on Monday raised the possibility of restrictions on houses of worship after a weekend proposal by de Blasio made no mention of the institutions.
Hizzoner, by contrast, has been accused by Cuomo of taking a kid-glove approach on religious Jewish communities, including non-existent enforcement on mask usage.
“Some of the local governments are going to start jumping out there sooner rather than later, saying, ‘Close down because there’s no compliance,'” said Cuomo. “The next step in New York City will be for them to say, ‘Close down the synagogues,’ as opposed to the 50 percent.
“If I can’t demonstrate that we can comply, they’re going to start advocating for [a] total close-down.”
But in a 3 p.m. Tuesday press briefing, Cuomo unveiled a new, color-coded system of restrictions set to take effect no later than Friday — including capacity limits on religious institutions well below 50 percent.
In “intense cluster” zones, houses of worship are restricted to 25-percent capacity or a maximum of 10 people.
In less severe orange-colored zones, the limits are 33-percent capacity or up to 25 congregants.
Only in yellow zones, the least restricted of the three tiers, is the cap on houses of worship set at 50 percent.
A Cuomo administration official said in a statement that at the time the governor told the religious leaders that 50 percent capacity was acceptable, they were still in talks with medical professionals who ultimately called for tighter restrictions.
“We were still in discussions with the epidemiologists at the time and they made clear that preventing large social gatherings is the key to breaking up these clusters,” the statement read.
The Hasidic Jewish community in Borough Park, Brooklyn did not take kindly to the blindside announcement, launching a fiery and largely-unmasked protest late Tuesday into early Wednesday that saw two photographers beaten — and no NYPD intervention.


newyorkpost--2020-10-07--Seahawks sign former Giant and Jet Damon Harrison

RENTON , Wash. — Looking to bolster the interior of their defensive line , the Seattle Seahawks signed former All-Pro Damon “ Snacks ” Harrison to their practice squad Wednesday and he could make his debut as early as Sunday against Minnesota .
The move could be a strong one by Seattle , which added another option to a defensive tackle rotation that already includes starters Poona Ford and Jarran Reed , and backups Bryan Mone and Anthony Rush .
Seattle didn ’ t need to clear a spot on the 53-man roster for Harrison by adding him to the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ up Harrison for Sunday ’ s matchup with the Vikings , depending on his conditioning and how he gets through practice this week , coach Pete Carroll said .
“ He ’ s been a real force in the league , ” Carroll said .
“ He ’ s got a real special style , and he ’ s so big and so strong and stout in the middle .
This opportunity to get him now and to get him on the practice squad is to give him some chance to work and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ re doing and see where he can fit in as soon as possible.
” Harrison is in his ninth season and spent parts of the past two with the Detroit Lions , where he played in 25 of 26 games .
He started all but one game with the Lions after being traded from the New York Giants midway through the 2018 season .
His first game with Detroit came in Week 8 of the 2018 season against Seattle when he had seven tackles and a sack of Russell Wilson .
Harrison ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he was voted first-team All-Pro after having a career-high 86 tackles and 2 ½ sacks for the Giants .
Now 31 , Harrison won ’ t be asked to take on a similar load in Seattle .
The Seahawks have been at their best on the defensive line when they have enough depth for a strong rotation and can keep snap counts under control .
That ’ s where Harrison fits .
Reed has played at least 65 % of the snaps in all four games , including 85 % and 86 % @ @ @ @ @ @ @ also been above 50 % all four games .
“ He ’ s a player that ’ s got big character and in the locker room , his attitude and personality that you add to the team is really special , ” Carroll said .
“ Whenever we can do that we ’ re trying to get better and so hopefully he ’ ll be able to add in.
” Harrison was released by the Lions in February , less than a year after signing him to an $ 11 million , one-year @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 2019 season with two years left on the $ 46 million contract he signed with the Giants .
“ He ’ s somebody that has to be accounted for .
He makes any linebacker ’ s job a lot easier , ” Seattle ’ s Bobby Wagner said .
Adding Harrison wasn ’ t the only move Seattle made Wednesday .
The Seahawks picked up another defensive end option by signing Jonathan Bullard off the Arizona Cardinals practice squad .
Bullard was a third-round pick of the Chicago Bears in 2016 and appeared @ @ @ @ @ @ @ He spent last season with Arizona , starting six of nine games .
Seattle placed defensive back and special teams standout Neiko Thorpe on injured reserve to clear a roster spot for Bullard .
Carroll said Thorpe may have a sports hernia .

RENTON, Wash. — Looking to bolster the interior of their defensive line, the Seattle Seahawks signed former All-Pro Damon “Snacks” Harrison to their practice squad Wednesday and he could make his debut as early as Sunday against Minnesota.
The move could be a strong one by Seattle, which added another option to a defensive tackle rotation that already includes starters Poona Ford and Jarran Reed, and backups Bryan Mone and Anthony Rush.
Seattle didn’t need to clear a spot on the 53-man roster for Harrison by adding him to the practice squad. The Seahawks could call up Harrison for Sunday’s matchup with the Vikings, depending on his conditioning and how he gets through practice this week, coach Pete Carroll said.
“He’s been a real force in the league,” Carroll said. “He’s got a real special style, and he’s so big and so strong and stout in the middle. This opportunity to get him now and to get him on the practice squad is to give him some chance to work and get ready and learn what we’re doing and see where he can fit in as soon as possible.”
Harrison is in his ninth season and spent parts of the past two with the Detroit Lions, where he played in 25 of 26 games. He started all but one game with the Lions after being traded from the New York Giants midway through the 2018 season. His first game with Detroit came in Week 8 of the 2018 season against Seattle when he had seven tackles and a sack of Russell Wilson.
Harrison’s best season came in 2016 when he was voted first-team All-Pro after having a career-high 86 tackles and 2 ½ sacks for the Giants.
Now 31, Harrison won’t be asked to take on a similar load in Seattle. The Seahawks have been at their best on the defensive line when they have enough depth for a strong rotation and can keep snap counts under control.
That’s where Harrison fits. Reed has played at least 65% of the snaps in all four games, including 85% and 86% the first two weeks. Ford has also been above 50% all four games.
“He’s a player that’s got big character and in the locker room, his attitude and personality that you add to the team is really special,” Carroll said. “Whenever we can do that we’re trying to get better and so hopefully he’ll be able to add in.”
Harrison was released by the Lions in February, less than a year after signing him to an $11 million, one-year contract extension. He went into the 2019 season with two years left on the $46 million contract he signed with the Giants.
“He’s somebody that has to be accounted for. He makes any linebacker’s job a lot easier,” Seattle’s Bobby Wagner said.
Adding Harrison wasn’t the only move Seattle made Wednesday. The Seahawks picked up another defensive end option by signing Jonathan Bullard off the Arizona Cardinals practice squad. Bullard was a third-round pick of the Chicago Bears in 2016 and appeared in 46 games over three seasons. He spent last season with Arizona, starting six of nine games.
Seattle placed defensive back and special teams standout Neiko Thorpe on injured reserve to clear a roster spot for Bullard. Carroll said Thorpe may have a sports hernia.


newyorkpost--2020-10-08--Peacock: Every Halloween Special and Episode Available to Stream

There ’ s at least one area where Halloween 2020 is all treat and no trick : the streaming scene .
Since last year , three major new streaming services have launched , all with shockingly extensive libraries of content that will keep you streaming and screaming all month long .
You can turn to Disney+ if you want to stream Halloween classics like Hocus Pocus and The Simpsons ‘ “ Treehouse of Horror ” canon .
And HBO Max is great for the kids because it contains dozens and dozens of spooky episodes from the Cartoon Network crypt .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ NBCUniversal ’ s streaming service that may just be the MVP—most varied platform—of the spooky season .
It has modern horror like The Purge and You ’ re Next as well as a huge selection of Alfred Hitchcock flicks ( and previously unstreamable TV shows ! )
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It also has the entire classic Universal monsters canon if you ’ ve been curious about those for decades but didn ’ t want to drop dollars on a DVD set .
And as if that wasn ’ t enough , it also has a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that puts HBO Max and Disney+ to shame !
You can steam favorites like Cheers ‘ “ Bar Wars V : The Final Judgment ” or a new classic , like Superstore ’ s “ Costume Competition.
” Peacock also boasts all of the Brooklyn Nine-Nine and Roseanne Halloween episodes , in addition to seldom-seen spooktaculars from hidden gems like Punky Brewster and The Commish .
What ’ re ya waiting for ?
You ’ ve got a lot of screams to stream !
Cheers , “ Diane ’ s Nightmare ” ( @ @ @ @ @ @ @ House of Horrors with Formal Dining and Used Brick ” ( s5 e5 ) 1986 Cheers , “ Bar Wars V : The Final Judgment ” ( s10 e7 ) 1991 Everybody Hates Chris , “ Everybody Hates Halloween ” ( s1 e6 ) 2005 Everybody Loves Raymond , “ Halloween Candy ” ( s3 e6 ) 1998 Frasier , “ Halloween ” ( s5 e3 ) 1997 Frasier , “ Room Full of Heroes ” ( s9 e6 ) 2001 Frasier , “ Tales from the Crypt ” ( s10 e5 ) @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” ( s2 e4 ) 2002 George Lopez , “ No One Gets Out Alive ” ( s3 e7 ) 2003 George Lopez , “ Leave It to Lopez ” ( s4 e5 ) 2004 George Lopez , “ Trick or Treat Me Right ” ( s5 e5 ) 2005 Grace Under Fire , “ The Ghost and Mrs. Kelly ” ( s4 e6 ) 1996 The Jeff Foxworthy Show , “ With Two You Get Cow ’ s Milk ” ( s1 e6 ) 1995 The King of Queens , “ Ticker @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The Munsters , “ Munster Masquerade ” ( s1 e1 ) 1964 Parks and Recreation , “ Greg Pikitis ” ( s2 e7 ) 2009 Parks and Recreation , “ Meet ‘ n ’ Greet ” ( s4 e5 ) 2011 Parks and Recreation , “ Halloween Surprise ” ( s5 e5 ) 2012 Parks and Recreation , “ Recall Vote ” ( s6 e7 ) 2013 Psych , “ This Episode Sucks ” ( s6 e3 ) 2011 Punky Brewster , “ The Perils of Punky ” ( s2 e6 – 7 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Thy Neighbor ” ( s2 e10 ) 1985 Roseanne , “ BOO !
” ( s2 e7 ) 1989 Roseanne , “ Trick or Treat ” ( s3 e7 ) 1990 Roseanne , “ Trick Me Up , Trick Me Down ” ( s4 e6 ) 1991 Roseanne , “ Halloween IV ” ( s5 e7 ) 1992 Roseanne , “ Halloween V ” ( s6 e6 ) 1993 Roseanne , “ Skeleton in the Closet ” ( s7 e6 ) 1994 Roseanne , “ Halloween : The Finale Chapter ” ( s8 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Darling ” ( s9 e7 ) 1996 Superstore , “ Halloween Theft ” ( s2 e7 ) 2016 Superstore , “ Sal ’ s Dead ” ( s3 e5 ) 2017 Superstore , “ Costume Competition ” ( s4 e4 ) 2018 Superstore , “ Trick-or-Treat ” ( s5 e6 ) 2019 Two and a Half Men , “ Hi , Mr. Horned One ” ( s3 e6 ) 2005 Two and a Half Men , “ The Ol ’ Mexican Spinach ” ( s12 e1 ) 2014 Charmed , “ Kill @ @ @ @ @ @ @ e6 ) 2005 The Commish , “ Nothing to Fear But… ” ( s1 e4 ) 1991 The Commish , “ The Witches of Eastbridge ” ( s2 e5 ) 1992 Hunter , “ Killer in a Halloween Mask ” ( s2 e5 ) 1985 Law & Order , “ Ghosts ” ( s16 e3 ) 2005 Law & Order : Criminal Intent , “ Masquerade ” ( s6 e6 ) 2006 Law & Order : Special Victims Unit , “ Glasgowman ’ s Wrath ” ( s16 e6 ) 2014 Murder , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ House ” ( s10 e3 ) 1993 Murder , She Wrote , “ Nan ’ s Ghost ” ( s12 e6 – 7 ) 1995 Parenthood , “ Orange Alert ” ( s2 e6 ) 2010

There’s at least one area where Halloween 2020 is all treat and no trick: the streaming scene. Since last year, three major new streaming services have launched, all with shockingly extensive libraries of content that will keep you streaming and screaming all month long. You can turn to Disney+ if you want to stream Halloween classics like Hocus Pocus and The Simpsons‘ “Treehouse of Horror” canon. And HBO Max is great for the kids because it contains dozens and dozens of spooky episodes from the Cartoon Network crypt.
And then there’s Peacock, NBCUniversal’s streaming service that may just be the MVP—most varied platform—of the spooky season. It has modern horror like The Purge and You’re Next as well as a huge selection of Alfred Hitchcock flicks (and previously unstreamable TV shows!). It also has the entire classic Universal monsters canon if you’ve been curious about those for decades but didn’t want to drop dollars on a DVD set. And as if that wasn’t enough, it also has a frightfully full roster of Halloween-themed sitcom episodes that puts HBO Max and Disney+ to shame!
You can steam favorites like Cheers‘ “Bar Wars V: The Final Judgment” or a new classic, like Superstore’s “Costume Competition.” Peacock also boasts all of the Brooklyn Nine-Nine and Roseanne Halloween episodes, in addition to seldom-seen spooktaculars from hidden gems like Punky Brewster and The Commish. What’re ya waiting for? You’ve got a lot of screams to stream!
Halloween Comedy Episodes
30 Rock, “Stone Mountain” (s4 e3) 2009
3rd Rock from the Sun, “Scaredy Dick” (s3 e5) 1997
Brooklyn Nine-Nine, “Halloween” (s1 e6) 2013
Brooklyn Nine-Nine, “Halloween II” (s2 e4) 2014
Brooklyn Nine-Nine, “Halloween III” (s3 e5) 2015
Brooklyn Nine-Nine, “Halloween IV” (s4 e5) 2016
Brooklyn Nine-Nine, “HalloVeen” (s5 e4) 2017
Cheers, “Fairy Tales Can Come True” (s3 e4) 1984
Cheers, “Diane’s Nightmare” (s4 e5) 1985
Cheers, “House of Horrors with Formal Dining and Used Brick” (s5 e5) 1986
Cheers, “Bar Wars V: The Final Judgment” (s10 e7) 1991
Everybody Hates Chris, “Everybody Hates Halloween” (s1 e6) 2005
Everybody Loves Raymond, “Halloween Candy” (s3 e6) 1998
Frasier, “Halloween” (s5 e3) 1997
Frasier, “Room Full of Heroes” (s9 e6) 2001
Frasier, “Tales from the Crypt” (s10 e5) 2002
George Lopez, “Halloween Cheer” (s2 e4) 2002
George Lopez, “No One Gets Out Alive” (s3 e7) 2003
George Lopez, “Leave It to Lopez” (s4 e5) 2004
George Lopez, “Trick or Treat Me Right” (s5 e5) 2005
Grace Under Fire, “The Ghost and Mrs. Kelly” (s4 e6) 1996
The Jeff Foxworthy Show, “With Two You Get Cow’s Milk” (s1 e6) 1995
The King of Queens, “Ticker Treat” (s4 e6) 2001
The Munsters, “Munster Masquerade” (s1 e1) 1964
Parks and Recreation, “Greg Pikitis” (s2 e7) 2009
Parks and Recreation, “Meet ‘n’ Greet” (s4 e5) 2011
Parks and Recreation, “Halloween Surprise” (s5 e5) 2012
Parks and Recreation, “Recall Vote” (s6 e7) 2013
Psych, “This Episode Sucks” (s6 e3) 2011
Punky Brewster, “The Perils of Punky” (s2 e6 – 7) 1985
Punky Brewster, “Love Thy Neighbor” (s2 e10) 1985
Roseanne, “BOO!” (s2 e7) 1989
Roseanne, “Trick or Treat” (s3 e7) 1990
Roseanne, “Trick Me Up, Trick Me Down” (s4 e6) 1991
Roseanne, “Halloween IV” (s5 e7) 1992
Roseanne, “Halloween V” (s6 e6) 1993
Roseanne, “Skeleton in the Closet” (s7 e6) 1994
Roseanne, “Halloween: The Finale Chapter” (s8 e5) 1995
Roseanne, “Satan, Darling” (s9 e7) 1996
Superstore, “Halloween Theft” (s2 e7) 2016
Superstore, “Sal’s Dead” (s3 e5) 2017
Superstore, “Costume Competition” (s4 e4) 2018
Superstore, “Trick-or-Treat” (s5 e6) 2019
Two and a Half Men, “Hi, Mr. Horned One” (s3 e6) 2005
Two and a Half Men, “The Ol’ Mexican Spinach” (s12 e1) 2014
Halloween Drama Episodes
21 Jump Street, “Old Haunts in a New Age” (s4 e6) 1989
Charmed, “All Halliwell’s Eve” (s3 e4) 2000
Charmed, “Kill Billie, Volume 1” (s8 e6) 2005
The Commish, “Nothing to Fear But…” (s1 e4) 1991
The Commish, “The Witches of Eastbridge” (s2 e5) 1992
Hunter, “Killer in a Halloween Mask” (s2 e5) 1985
Law & Order, “Ghosts” (s16 e3) 2005
Law & Order: Criminal Intent, “Masquerade” (s6 e6) 2006
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, “Glasgowman’s Wrath” (s16 e6) 2014
Murder, She Wrote, “Legacy of Borbey House” (s10 e3) 1993
Murder, She Wrote, “Nan’s Ghost” (s12 e6 – 7) 1995
Parenthood, “Orange Alert” (s2 e6) 2010


newyorkpost--2020-10-08--Match-fixing investigation rocks French Open

PARIS — French prosecutors on Tuesday said they had opened an investigation into alleged match-fixing in a women ’ s doubles match at the French Open .
The prosecutors ’ office said the investigation into “ fraud in an organized group ” and “ active and passive corruption , ” was related to a doubles match between Romanian pair Andreea Mitu and Patricia Mari and Russian Yana Sizikova and American Madison Brengle .
The Romanians won the match before being knocked out in the third round .
According to AFP , suspicion surrounds the fifth game of the second set @ @ @ @ @ @ @ after Sizikova served two double faults .
L ’ Equipe reported that large sums of money were bet on the Romanians winning that game and that the wagers were placed in several countries .
The Romanians went on to win the match 7-6 , 6-4 .
When asked about the case , the French Open organizers referred Reuters to the Tennis Integrity Unit ( TIU ) , which said it was aware of the investigation but declined to comment .
The investigation , which was opened on Oct. 1 , is being handled @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Service of Races and Games ( SSCJ ) .
Alexei Selivanenko , vice president of the Russian tennis federation , had told the Championat.com news website on Sunday : “ As long as there are no official documents , it is too early to comment on anything .
Tennis has a zero-tolerance policy for cases of this kind.
” The Russian tennis federation had no additional comment on Tuesday .
Brengle and the Romanian pair , and their respective tennis federations , could not immediately be reached for comment .
The long shutdown @ @ @ @ @ @ @ coronavirus meant players were unable to earn money , potentially heightening the risk of corruption .
The TIU was set up in 2008 to tackle the threat of corruption in the game and has the power to issue life bans for serious offenses .
Alerts flagged up to the TIU increased in the first quarter of 2020 , but these cases rarely involve the ATP or WTA Tour events or Grand Slams .
Most TIU convictions concern players plying their trade in the lowest rungs of professional tennis .
The TIU said it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and March this year , compared with 21 in the same period in 2019 .
In its most high-profile case , the TIU in 2018 suspended Argentine tennis player Nicolas Kicker for six years – three years of it suspended – and fined him $ 25,000 for match-fixing and other offenses .
The player had been ranked 78th in the world less than a year before his suspension .

PARIS — French prosecutors on Tuesday said they had opened an investigation into alleged match-fixing in a women’s doubles match at the French Open.
The prosecutors’ office said the investigation into “fraud in an organized group” and “active and passive corruption,” was related to a doubles match between Romanian pair Andreea Mitu and Patricia Mari and Russian Yana Sizikova and American Madison Brengle.
The Romanians won the match before being knocked out in the third round.
According to AFP, suspicion surrounds the fifth game of the second set which the Romanian duo won by love after Sizikova served two double faults.
L’Equipe reported that large sums of money were bet on the Romanians winning that game and that the wagers were placed in several countries. The Romanians went on to win the match 7-6, 6-4.
When asked about the case, the French Open organizers referred Reuters to the Tennis Integrity Unit (TIU), which said it was aware of the investigation but declined to comment.
The investigation, which was opened on Oct. 1, is being handled by the French police’s Central Service of Races and Games (SSCJ).
Alexei Selivanenko, vice president of the Russian tennis federation, had told the Championat.com news website on Sunday: “As long as there are no official documents, it is too early to comment on anything. Tennis has a zero-tolerance policy for cases of this kind.”
The Russian tennis federation had no additional comment on Tuesday. Brengle and the Romanian pair, and their respective tennis federations, could not immediately be reached for comment.
The long shutdown in global sport due to the novel coronavirus meant players were unable to earn money, potentially heightening the risk of corruption.
The TIU was set up in 2008 to tackle the threat of corruption in the game and has the power to issue life bans for serious offenses.
Alerts flagged up to the TIU increased in the first quarter of 2020, but these cases rarely involve the ATP or WTA Tour events or Grand Slams. Most TIU convictions concern players plying their trade in the lowest rungs of professional tennis.
The TIU said it had received 38 match alerts between January and March this year, compared with 21 in the same period in 2019.
In its most high-profile case, the TIU in 2018 suspended Argentine tennis player Nicolas Kicker for six years – three years of it suspended – and fined him $25,000 for match-fixing and other offenses. The player had been ranked 78th in the world less than a year before his suspension.


newyorkpost--2020-10-08--Trump will not ‘waste my time’ participating in virtual presidential debate with Biden

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President Trump on Thursday said he won ’ t “ waste my time ” participating in a virtual debate with former Vice President Joe Biden , responding to an announcement by the Commission on Presidential Debates that the candidates would be in remote locations for the contest next week .
“ No , I ’ m not going to waste my time in a virtual debate , ” Trump said on Fox Business .
“ That ’ s not what debating is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ computer and do … and then they cut you off whenever they want , ” he continued .
He said the commission is trying to protect Biden .
The president said he just learned about the change in the format Thursday morning .
“ We learned it the same way you learned it , they called up , ” he told Maria Bartiromo .
“ Two minutes ago and it was announced , and they ’ re trying to protect Biden , ” he said .
“ That ’ s not acceptable to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the first debate , according to the polls that I ’ ve seen .
But I beat him easily , and I felt I beat him easily .
I think he felt it , too , ” Trump said .
The next presidential debate will be held Oct. 15 in Miami .

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President Trump on Thursday said he won’t “waste my time” participating in a virtual debate with former Vice President Joe Biden, responding to an announcement by the Commission on Presidential Debates that the candidates would be in remote locations for the contest next week.
“No, I’m not going to waste my time in a virtual debate,” Trump said on Fox Business.
“That’s not what debating is all about. You sit behind a computer and do … and then they cut you off whenever they want,” he continued.
He said the commission is trying to protect Biden.
The president said he just learned about the change in the format Thursday morning.
“We learned it the same way you learned it, they called up,” he told Maria Bartiromo.
“Two minutes ago and it was announced, and they’re trying to protect Biden,” he said.
“That’s not acceptable to us. I beat him easily in the first debate, according to the polls that I’ve seen. But I beat him easily, and I felt I beat him easily. I think he felt it, too,” Trump said.
The next presidential debate will be held Oct. 15 in Miami.


newyorkpost--2020-10-08--New York City-born poet Louise Glück wins Nobel Prize for Literature

New York City-born poet Louise Glück was awarded the Nobel Literature Prize on Thursday “ for her unmistakable poetic voice that with austere beauty makes individual existence universal , ” the Swedish Academy said .
Glück , 77 , a professor of English at Yale University , is considered one of the best contemporary poets , with her work focusing on themes of childhood and family life .
She is the first female poet since Poland ’ s Wislawa Szymborska in 1996 , and the first American since Bob Dylan in 2016 .
Raised on Long Island , Glück graduated @ @ @ @ @ @ @ debut in 1968 with “ Firstborn ” and “ was soon acclaimed as one of the most prominent poets in American contemporary literature , ” the Academy said .
She previously won the Pulitzer Prize in 1993 for her collection “ The Wild Iris ” and the National Book Award in 2014 .
The Academy , which announced the prize in Stockholm , honored Glück for seeking “ the universal , and in this she takes inspiration from myths and classical motifs , present in most of her works.
” It said her @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ masterly collection , a visionary interpretation of the myth of Persephone ’ s descent into Hell in the captivity of Hades , the god of death.
” The Nobel Prize comes with an 18 karat green gold medal plated in 24k gold , and check of about $ 1.1 million .
Glück would normally receive the Nobel from King Carl XVI Gustaf at a formal ceremony in Stockholm on December 10 — but the in-person ceremony has been canceled this year due to the coronavirus pandemic .
It will instead be a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ awards in their home countries .
In 2018 , the Nobel award was postponed amid sex abuse allegations that rocked the Academy — a secret body that chooses the winners — and sparked a mass exodus of members .
Last year , two laureates were named — the 2018 prize went to Poland ’ s Olga Tokarczuk and the 2019 prize was awarded to Austria ’ s Peter Handke .
Nobel prizes were awarded this week for medicine , physics and chemistry .
Laureates for peace and economics have yet to be named @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for the Peace Prize .

New York City-born poet Louise Glück was awarded the Nobel Literature Prize on Thursday “for her unmistakable poetic voice that with austere beauty makes individual existence universal,” the Swedish Academy said.
Glück, 77, a professor of English at Yale University, is considered one of the best contemporary poets, with her work focusing on themes of childhood and family life.
She is the first female poet to win the prize since Poland’s Wislawa Szymborska in 1996, and the first American since Bob Dylan in 2016.
Raised on Long Island, Glück graduated from Hewlett High School and made her debut in 1968 with “Firstborn” and “was soon acclaimed as one of the most prominent poets in American contemporary literature,” the Academy said.
She won the Pulitzer Prize in 1993 for her collection “The Wild Iris” and the National Book Award in 2014.
The Academy, which announced the prize in Stockholm, honored Glück for seeking “the universal, and in this she takes inspiration from myths and classical motifs, present in most of her works.”
It said her 2006 collection “Averno” was a “masterly collection, a visionary interpretation of the myth of Persephone’s descent into Hell in the captivity of Hades, the god of death.”
The Nobel Prize comes with an 18-karat green gold medal plated in 24k gold, and a check for about $1.1 million.
Glück would normally receive the Nobel from King Carl XVI Gustaf at a formal ceremony in Stockholm on Dec. 10 — but the in-person ceremony has been canceled this year due to the coronavirus pandemic. It will instead be a televised ceremony showing the laureates receiving their awards in their home countries.
In 2018, the Nobel award was postponed amid sex abuse allegations that rocked the Academy — a secret body that chooses the winners — and sparked a mass exodus of members.
Last year, two laureates were named — the 2018 prize went to Poland’s Olga Tokarczuk and the 2019 prize was awarded to Austria’s Peter Handke.
Nobel Prizes were awarded this week for medicine, physics and chemistry. Laureates for peace and economics have yet to be named.
President Trump has received three nominations for the Peace Prize.
With Post wires


newyorkpost--2020-10-08--Court strikes down Madrid’s partial COVID-19 lockdown

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A court in Madrid on Thursday struck down a partial lockdown in the Spanish capital and its suburbs , saying it violated residents ’ “ fundamental rights and freedoms.
” The restrictions to slow the spread of coronavirus went into place beginning Friday night , barring the city ’ s 4.5 million residents from leaving the city limits except for work , school or medical reasons .
Madrid ’ s top regional court said it “ had denied the ratification ( of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the rights and fundamental freedoms.
” The judges said the health ministry didn ’ t have the right to impose the partial lockdown — because responsibility for public health matters lies with Spain ’ s 17 autonomous regions .
They found that the measures in the ministry ’ s order “ constitute an infringement by the public authorities on the citizens ’ fundamental rights without legal authorization.
” Cases of COVID-19 are soaring in the region , with a 14-day infection rate of 591 cases per 100,000 people — compared with just 257 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
The cases in the Madrid region are five times the European average rate of 113 for the week ending Sept. 27 .
Without the lockdown being ratified by the court , police have no legal grounds for issuing fines for those not in compliance .
The restrictions ordered shops to close at 10 p.m. and bars and restaurants at 11 p.m .

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A court in Madrid on Thursday struck down a partial lockdown in the Spanish capital and its suburbs, saying it violated residents’ “fundamental rights and freedoms.”
The restrictions to slow the spread of coronavirus went into place beginning Friday night, barring the city’s 4.5 million residents from leaving the city limits except for work, school or medical reasons.
Madrid’s top regional court said it “had denied the ratification (of the measures) on grounds they impacted on the rights and fundamental freedoms.”
The judges said the health ministry didn’t have the right to impose the partial lockdown — because responsibility for public health matters lies with Spain’s 17 autonomous regions.
They found that the measures in the ministry’s order “constitute an infringement by the public authorities on the citizens’ fundamental rights without legal authorization.”
Cases of COVID-19 are soaring in the region, with a 14-day infection rate of 591 cases per 100,000 people — compared with just 257 per 100,000 in the rest of Spain. The cases in the Madrid region are five times the European average rate of 113 for the week ending Sept. 27.
Without the lockdown being ratified by the court, police have no legal grounds for issuing fines for those not in compliance.
The restrictions ordered shops to close at 10 p.m. and bars and restaurants at 11 p.m.
With Post wires