newyorkpost--2020-08-12--Carl Icahn has officially ditched NYC for Florida

Carl Icahn has officially moved left New York City for Sunny Isles Beach in Florida .
The billionaire activist investor has entered into a lease for a 23,463-square-foot office in the new Milton Tower , becoming its first tenant .
He now occupies about one-fifth of the building , including both the penthouse and the 12th floor , Milton Tower announced this week .
The Post first reported on Icahn ’ s plans to ditch his big city digs at 767 Fifth Ave. for sunny Florida last September .
The 84-year-old investor , who grew up in Far Rockaway in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the pandemic , its Executive Director Guy Gil told The Post .
“ He is a very good negotiator , ” Gil said of the deal with Icahn , the terms of which were not released .
“ We were going back and forth until the last dollar.
” In announcing plans to leave the city that never sleeps last year , Icahn , whose name adorns Mount Sinai ’ s School of Medicine and Icahn Stadium on Randall ’ s Island , cited the weather : “ While I certainly don ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ve decided at this point in my life I ’ d like to enjoy a warmer climate and more casual pace year-around.
” Gil suggested the coronavirus could bring more neighbors for Icahn , saying that Northeast-based law firms , private investment firms and family offices have been calling him about leasing space in his 14-story tower .
“ You will have only two to three people at one time in our elevators , ” he said , compared to many more in 70-story Manhattan office towers .
Icahn has owned a home @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Village Island since 1997 , where he lives alongside Spanish singer Julio Iglesias , former Miami Dolphins coach Don Shula and former Sears honcho Eddie Lampert .
He can now drive from his guarded island getaway to his office in under 1 mile .

Carl Icahn has officially moved left New York City for Sunny Isles Beach in Florida.
The billionaire activist investor has entered into a lease for a 23,463-square-foot office in the new Milton Tower, becoming its first tenant. He now occupies about one-fifth of the building, including both the penthouse and the 12th floor, Milton Tower announced this week.
The Post first reported on Icahn’s plans to ditch his big city digs at 767 Fifth Ave. for sunny Florida last September. The 84-year-old investor, who grew up in Far Rockaway in Queens, moved into Milton Tower during the pandemic, its Executive Director Guy Gil told The Post.
“He is a very good negotiator,” Gil said of the deal with Icahn, the terms of which were not released. “We were going back and forth until the last dollar.”
In announcing plans to leave the city that never sleeps last year, Icahn, whose name adorns Mount Sinai’s School of Medicine and Icahn Stadium on Randall’s Island, cited the weather: “While I certainly don’t wish to retire, I’ve decided at this point in my life I’d like to enjoy a warmer climate and more casual pace year-around.”
Gil suggested the coronavirus could bring more neighbors for Icahn, saying that Northeast-based law firms, private investment firms and family offices have been calling him about leasing space in his 14-story tower.
“You will have only two to three people at one time in our elevators,” he said, compared to many more in 70-story Manhattan office towers.
Icahn has owned a home in Miami’s exclusive Indian Creek Village Island since 1997, where he lives alongside Spanish singer Julio Iglesias and former Sears honcho Eddie Lampert.
He can now drive from his guarded island getaway to his office in under 1 mile.


newyorkpost--2020-08-13--US workers file under a million jobless claims for first time since March

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Some 963,000 million Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week as initial jobless claims dipped below 1 million for the first time since mid-March , the feds said Thursday .
But last week ’ s filings nonetheless drove the number of unemployment claims filed during the coronavirus pandemic above 56 million .
New claims fell from 1.191 million the prior week , putting the numbers back on a downward trend after two weeks of increases in mid-July , Thursday ’ s US Department @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , which measure sustained unemployment on a one-week lag , also dropped to about 15.5 million in the week ending Aug. 1 .
The latest batch of claims followed the July 31 expiration of a $ 600 boost to weekly unemployment benefits that had been a lifeline for millions of jobless Americans , which “ may discourage fresh filings , ” Bloomberg economists Andrew Husby and Eliza Winger said .
President Trump issued an executive order last week to restore up to $ 400 in weekly payments , but it hasn ’ t @ @ @ @ @ @ @ weekly jobless claims at unprecedented levels for more than five months as states shut down large swaths of their economies to control the coronavirus ’ s spread .
Last week ’ s filings were still well above the Great Recession ’ s peak of 665,000 .
The nationwide unemployment rate fell to 10.2 percent last month from its April peak of 14.7 percent as reopening efforts continued .
But job growth slowed to 1.8 million from 4.8 million in June as spikes in COVID-19 cases roiled states like Florida and Texas .
“ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ season are likely to further restrain labor market recovery this month , ” Husby and Winger said .

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Some 963,000 Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week as initial jobless claims dipped below 1 million for the first time since mid-March, the feds said Thursday.
But experts said the crisis was far from over as the number of applications filed during the coronavirus pandemic climbed to 56.2 million — a staggering figure equivalent to 35 percent of the nation’s workforce.
“Seeing initial claims dip below 1 million is a positive sign that layoffs are easing, but we’re far from celebrating a steady recovery,” Glassdoor senior economist Daniel Zhao said. “Tens of millions of people are still collecting unemployment benefits at a level far above the worst points of the Great Recession.”
Thursday’s US Department of Labor report followed 20 straight weeks with more than a million initial claims, a level that would have been unthinkable before the pandemic.
While they remained higher than the Great Recession’s peak of 665,000, last week’s filings fell from 1.191 million the prior week, putting the numbers back on a downward trend after two weeks of increases in mid-July.
Initial claims decreased in all but six states, with Texas, Florida and Georgia reporting big drops even as they battled recent surges in COVID-19 infections.
Continuing jobless claims, which measure sustained unemployment on a one-week lag, also fell to about 15.5 million in the week ending Aug. 1.
The latest batch of claims followed the July 31 expiration of a $600 boost to weekly unemployment benefits that had been a lifeline for millions of jobless Americans, which “may discourage fresh filings,” Bloomberg economists Andrew Husby and Eliza Winger said.
President Trump issued an executive order last week to restore up to $400 in weekly payments, but it hasn’t been implemented.
Experts say it’s crucial for Congress to take another stab at shoring up the pandemic-battered economy as more than 28 million workers were collecting some kind of unemployment aid in the week ending July 25, according to federal data.
“It remains quite stunning that Congress has yet to agree on a fresh round of relief legislation with so many Americans hurting financially,” said Mark Hamrick, senior economic analyst at Bankrate.com.
The claim numbers were the latest sign of a tentative recovery in the labor market.
The nationwide unemployment rate fell to 10.2 percent last month from its April peak of 14.7 percent as states eased lockdowns aimed at controlling the pandemic. But job growth slowed to 1.8 million from 4.8 million in June as the US grappled with record numbers of COVID-19 cases.


newyorkpost--2020-08-13--Simon Cowell could soon return to ‘America’s Got Talent’ after e-bike crash: Howie Mandel

Click to email this to a friend ( Opens in new window ) Click to share on Twitter ( Opens in new window ) Click to share on Facebook ( Opens in new window ) Simon Cowell is doing “ spectacularly well ” after breaking his back in three places — and could even soon return to “ America ’ s Got Talent , ” according to co-star Howie Mandel .
The funnyman admitted to E !
News that Cowell ’ s serious injury — after falling off a new high-powered electric bike at his LA home — had thrown @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ disarray.
” “ We were worried about our friend , and our boss , and our leader , Simon Cowell , ” Mandel said .
But the 60-year-old Brit was “ doing spectacularly well , considering , ” Mandel insisted , confirming he was already walking around .
“ The latest I ’ ve heard is that after a six-hour operation , and some fused discs , and the rod put in his back , yesterday , he was up on his feet , already , he ’ s already mobile !
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” star said .
“ So , as I ’ ve been saying to a few other people , I wouldn ’ t count out seeing Simon again before this season ’ s end , ” Mandel insisted of the assumption Cowell would be forced to miss the full AGT season .
Cowell broke his back in three places — coming within an inch of cutting his spine and facing possible paralysis — while showing off his fancy new $ 20,000 high-powered e-bike to his 6-year-old son , Eric , and 14-year-old stepson @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Calif. , pad , friends have said .
The bike suddenly did a wheelie , sending Cowell flying to the ground .
The star tweeted Sunday , “ Some good advice .
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If you buy an electric trail bike , read the manual before you ride it for the first time.
” The bike he was on at the time goes so fast , up to 60 mph , that it ’ s been banned from the open road in the UK .

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Simon Cowell is doing “spectacularly well” after breaking his back in three places — and could even soon return to “America’s Got Talent,” according to co-star Howie Mandel.
The funnyman admitted to E! News that Cowell’s serious injury — after falling off a new high-powered electric bike at his LA home — had thrown the return of the talent show into “disarray.”
“We were worried about our friend, and our boss, and our leader, Simon Cowell,” Mandel said.
But the 60-year-old Brit was “doing spectacularly well, considering,” Mandel insisted, confirming he was already walking around.
“The latest I’ve heard is that after a six-hour operation, and some fused discs, and the rod put in his back, yesterday, he was up on his feet, already, he’s already mobile!” the “Deal or No Deal” star said.
“So, as I’ve been saying to a few other people, I wouldn’t count out seeing Simon again before this season’s end,” Mandel insisted of the assumption Cowell would be forced to miss the full “AGT” season.
Cowell broke his back in three places — coming within an inch of cutting his spine and facing possible paralysis — while showing off his fancy new $20,000 e-bike to his 6-year-old son, Eric, and 14-year-old stepson, Adam, outside his Malibu, Calif., pad, friends have said.
The bike suddenly did a wheelie, sending Cowell flying to the ground.
The star tweeted Sunday, “Some good advice … If you buy an electric trail bike, read the manual before you ride it for the first time.”
The bike he was on at the time goes so fast, up to 60 mph, that it’s been banned from the open road in the UK.


newyorkpost--2020-08-13--Trump administration seeking to ease environmental standards for shower heads

The US government has proposed loosening environmental standards for shower heads in the wake of complaints from the commander-in-chief about weak-flowing fixtures .
The Department of Energy proposal would effectively allow shower fixtures to include multiple nozzles that would each be allowed to spray out 2.5-gallons per minute — a standard set by Congress in 1992 .
But as newer shower fixtures came out with multiple nozzles , the Obama administration in 2013 defined the restrictions to apply to the total flow .
So if there are four nozzles , no more than 2.5 gallons should come out between all @ @ @ @ @ @ @ spokeswoman Shaylyn Hynes said the Obama definition of a shower head clashes with what Congress intended , along with standards of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers .
If the rule is adopted , she said it would allow “ Americans — not Washington bureaucrats — to choose what kind of showerheads they have in their homes.
” The plan follows recent comments from President Trump during a White House event on changing the regulations , in which he said water simply does not come out fast enough from present-day fixtures .
“ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ just stand there longer or you take a shower longer ?
Because my hair – I don ’ t know about you , but it has to be perfect , ” Trump said .
“ People are flushing toilets 10 times , 15 times , as opposed to once , ” the president told a meeting of small business leaders .
Consumer and conservation groups claimed the proposal is unnecessary and wasteful .
With four or five or more nozzles , “ you could have 10 , 15 gallons per minute powering out @ @ @ @ @ @ @ you out of the bathroom , ” said Andrew deLaski , head of the energy conservation group Appliance Standards Awareness Project .
DeLaski and officials at Consumer Reports said there ’ s been no public demand or need for change .
The Department of Energy ’ s own database of 12,499 shower heads showed 74 percent of them use two gallons or less water per minute , which is 20 percent less than the federal standard .

The US government has proposed loosening environmental standards for shower heads in the wake of complaints from the commander-in-chief about weak-flowing fixtures.
The Department of Energy proposal would effectively allow shower fixtures to include multiple nozzles that would each be allowed to spray out 2.5 gallons per minute — a standard set by Congress in 1992.
But as newer shower fixtures came out with multiple nozzles, the Obama administration in 2013 defined the restrictions to apply to the total flow. So if there are four nozzles, no more than 2.5 gallons should come out among all four in a minute.
Energy Department spokeswoman Shaylyn Hynes said the Obama definition of a shower head clashes with what Congress intended, along with standards of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers.
If the rule is adopted, she said, it would allow “Americans — not Washington bureaucrats — to choose what kind of showerheads they have in their homes.”
The plan follows recent comments from President Trump during a White House event on changing the regulations, in which he said water simply does not come out fast enough from present-day fixtures.
“So what do you do? You just stand there longer or you take a shower longer? Because my hair — I don’t know about you, but it has to be perfect,” Trump said.
“People are flushing toilets 10 times, 15 times, as opposed to once,” the president told a meeting of small-business leaders.
Consumer and conservation groups claimed the proposal is unnecessary and wasteful.
With four or five or more nozzles, “you could have 10, 15 gallons per minute powering out of the showerhead, literally probably washing you out of the bathroom,” said Andrew deLaski, head of the energy conservation group Appliance Standards Awareness Project.
DeLaski and officials at Consumer Reports said there’s been no public demand or need for change.
The Department of Energy’s own database of 12,499 shower heads showed 74 percent of them use 2 gallons or less water per minute, which is 20 percent less than the federal standard.
With Post wires


newyorkpost--2020-08-13--Secretary of State Pompeo rejects criticism of government response to mass protests

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Secretary of State Mike Pompeo this week rejected the “insulting” suggestion that America’s moral authority was somehow damaged globally by the US government’s response to mass protests over the murder of George Floyd.
Speaking to Radio Free Europe during his visit to the Czech Republic on Wednesday, the nation’s top diplomat made the remarks after a reporter appeared to compare American law enforcement to that of authoritarian regimes responding to protests and dissent.
“America’s handling of protests in America on its home turf this year have led to some people commenting that — when they see, for example, unmarked vehicles picking people up off the streets of Portland — that this takes away from America’s moral authority to tell authoritarian regimes they’re behaving badly. Does it harm America’s image?” the reporter asked.
Pompeo roundly rejected the criticism.
“Even your question is insulting. The difference between the United States and these authoritarian regimes couldn’t be more clear. We have the rule of law, we have the freedom of press. Every one of those people gets due process. When we have peaceful protesters, we create the space for them to say their mind, to speak their piece. Contrast that with what happens in an authoritarian regime,” the secretary of state continued.
Pompeo continued: “To even begin to compare them, to somehow suggest that America’s moral authority is challenged by the amazing work that our police forces, our law enforcement people do all across America — I frankly just find the question itself incomprehensible and insulting.”
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In June, Pompeo had a similar interaction with another reporter in Washington, DC, rejecting their comparison between the White House forcibly removing protesters from Lafayette Square and Beijing cracking down on dissent in Hong Kong.
“I think the question is so troubling,” Pompeo said, “because you ask the question assuming there is a moral equivalency between what takes place in these countries where they repress their people” and what takes place in the United States.


newyorkpost--2020-08-13--Man fights off shark with surfboard after it bit his leg

An Australian man who survived a harrowing shark attack that left him with a gaping leg wound recounted how he fought off the great white by shoving his surfboard into the predator ’ s mouth and punching it in the face .
Phil Mummert , 28 , was surfing at Bunker Bay on July 31 when he was attacked by the 16-foot-long shark , which bit through his board and knocked him off , the Magic Seaweed reported .
“ I didn ’ t see it coming at all , he must ’ ve come from behind , underneath me @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
“ I was sitting on my board and I remember feeling the force that the shark hit me with and then the next thing I remember is being in the water and my board was bitten in half , ” Mummert said .
“ I could see the nose of the board and lots of foam scattered around .
The tail half was still attached to me with my leggy and it was in its mouth , ” he continued .
“ It ended up being in between me and the shark @ @ @ @ @ @ @ hands and tried to push it in to his mouth.
” Mummert said that people around him later told him he also punched the beast on its head and nose .
“ I remember seeing the size of his dorsal fin as he was swimming around , it was massive like at least a meter high .
He was still there right next to me when the other guys got to me , ” he said .
During the horrific attack , “ three absolute legends — Alex Oliver , Liam Ryan and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ while the shark was still there having a go at me , ” Mummert recounted .
“ Alex was on a longboard and they got me up onto his board and started paddling me in to shore , ” which was hundreds of feet away , he added .
“ Of course , the ocean went flat but we were eventually able to get on a small wave that took us in .
Those blokes are absolute heroes and without a doubt saved my life , ” he said .
Mummert said doctors @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , he didn ’ t suffer significant damage to his muscles , tendons or arteries .
“ They said if one of the bites was three centimeters more towards the inside of my leg that it would ’ ve cut the femoral artery and I would have bled out , ” he said .
“ They ended up stitching it together internally and then stapling it together .
Ended up with 63 staples .
I really don ’ t know how that happened , really I shouldn ’ t be alive .
Or @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
”

It was a real-life Jaws nightmare.
An Australian man who survived a harrowing shark attack that left him with a gaping leg wound recounted how he fought off the great white by shoving his surfboard into the predator’s mouth and punching it in the face.
Phil Mummert, 28, was surfing at Bunker Bay on July 31 when he was attacked by the 16-foot-long shark, which bit through his board and knocked him off, the Magic Seaweed reported.
“I didn’t see it coming at all, he must’ve come from behind, underneath me,” he told the surfing website.
“I was sitting on my board and I remember feeling the force that the shark hit me with and then the next thing I remember is being in the water and my board was bitten in half,” Mummert said.
“I could see the nose of the board and lots of foam scattered around. The tail half was still attached to me with my leggy and it was in its mouth,” he continued. “It ended up being in between me and the shark, so I grabbed it with both hands and tried to push it in to his mouth.”
Mummert said that people around him later told him he also punched the beast on its head and nose.
“I remember seeing the size of his dorsal fin as he was swimming around, it was massive like at least a meter high. He was still there right next to me when the other guys got to me,” he said.
During the horrific attack, “three absolute legends — Alex Oliver, Liam Ryan and Jess Woolhouse — paddled straight towards me while the shark was still there having a go at me,” Mummert recounted.
“Alex was on a longboard and they got me up onto his board and started paddling me in to shore,” which was hundreds of feet away, he added.
“Of course, the ocean went flat but we were eventually able to get on a small wave that took us in. Those blokes are absolute heroes and without a doubt saved my life,” he said.
Mummert said doctors told him that despite the gruesome injury, he didn’t suffer significant damage to his muscles, tendons or arteries.
“They said if one of the bites was three centimeters more towards the inside of my leg that it would’ve cut the femoral artery and I would have bled out,” he said.
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“They ended up stitching it together internally and then stapling it together. Ended up with 63 staples. I really don’t know how that happened, really I shouldn’t be alive. Or at the very least lost a leg.”


newyorkpost--2020-08-13--Trump predicts AOC will successfully challenge Sen. Chuck Schumer

President Trump on Thursday predicted that far left Rep. Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez would mount a challenge against Sen. Chuck Schumer — @ @ @ @ @ Schumer ’ s going to get beaten by her .
She ’ s going to @ @ @ @ @ he knows that and he ’ s going to get beaten by her unless you @ @ @ @ @ doing it .
He has no chance , ” Trump said on “ Fox News @ @ @ @ @ will be , in my opinion .
AOC will run against Chuck Schumer for the @ @ @ @ @ mean , I think .
And I think she ’ ll win , ” the @ @ @ @ @ Democratic socialist is running for her congressional seat this November after defeating a challenger in @ @ @ @ @ , 69 , the Senate minority leader , was elected to his fourth-term in 2016 @

President Trump on Thursday predicted that far-left Rep. Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez would mount a challenge against Sen. Chuck Schumer — and defeat him.
“Schumer’s going to get beaten by her. She’s going to run against Schumer, and he knows that and he’s going to get beaten by her unless you can talk her out of doing it. He has no chance,” Trump said on “Fox News Business.”
“Chuck Schumer will be, in my opinion. AOC will run against Chuck Schumer for the Senate. Yeah, I mean, I think. And I think she’ll win,” the president said.
The 30-year-old Democratic socialist is running for her congressional seat this November after defeating a challenger in the June primary.
Schumer, 69, the Senate minority leader, was elected to his fourth six-year term in 2016.


newyorkpost--2020-08-13--‘Avatar: The Last Airbender’ creators reveal they quit Netflix live-action series

“ Avatar : The Last Airbender ” creators Michael Dante DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko are no longer involved with the planned live-action adaptation of the series at Netflix .
“ Many of you have been asking me for updates about the ‘ Avatar ’ live-action Netflix series , ” DiMartino wrote in an open letter on his website early Wednesday morning .
“ I can finally tell you that I am no longer involved with the project .
In June of this year , after two years of development work , Bryan Konietzko and I made the difficult decision to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to say that when he and Konietzko first signed on to make the series Netflix was committed to working with them on their vision for the show .
“ Unfortunately , things did not go as we had hoped , ” he wrote .
“ Look , things happen .
Productions are challenging , ” he continued .
“ Unforeseen events arise .
Plans have to change .
And when those things have happened at other points during my career , I try to be like an Air Nomad and adapt .
I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ flow , no matter what obstacle is put in my way .
But even an Air Nomad knows when it ’ s time to cut their losses and move on.
” He also assured fans that he is still involved in the “ Avatar ” universe , which has seen renewed interest since “ The Last Airbender ” became available on Netflix , with “ Legend of Korra ” set to join it this week .
“ And who knows ?
Netflix ’ s live-action adaptation of Avatar has the potential to be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ It might turn out to be a show many of you end up enjoying .
But what I can be certain about is that whatever version ends up on-screen , it will not be what Bryan and I had envisioned or intended to make.
” He closed by quoting the show ’ s character Iroh , who said , “ Sometimes life is like this dark tunnel .
You can ’ t always see the light at the end of the tunnel , but if you just keep moving you will come to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ immediately respond to Variety ‘ s request for comment .
The live-action version of the hit Nickelodeon animated series was first ordered at Netflix in September 2018 .
The animated version aired for three seasons on Nickelodeon from February 2005 to July 2008 .
The series received substantial acclaim during its run , picking up multiple Annie Awards , Genesis Awards , a Primetime Emmy Award , and a Peabody Award .
The sequel series , “ Legend of Korra , ” aired for four seasons from 2012-2014 .

“Avatar: The Last Airbender” creators Michael Dante DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko are no longer involved with the planned live-action adaptation of the series at Netflix.
“Many of you have been asking me for updates about the ‘Avatar’ live-action Netflix series,” DiMartino wrote in an open letter on his website early Wednesday morning. “I can finally tell you that I am no longer involved with the project. In June of this year, after two years of development work, Bryan Konietzko and I made the difficult decision to leave the production.”
DiMartino went on to say that when he and Konietzko first signed on to make the series Netflix was committed to working with them on their vision for the show. “Unfortunately, things did not go as we had hoped,” he wrote.
“Look, things happen. Productions are challenging,” he continued. “Unforeseen events arise. Plans have to change. And when those things have happened at other points during my career, I try to be like an Air Nomad and adapt. I do my best to go with the flow, no matter what obstacle is put in my way. But even an Air Nomad knows when it’s time to cut their losses and move on.”
He also assured fans that he is still involved in the “Avatar” universe, which has seen renewed interest since “The Last Airbender” became available on Netflix, with “Legend of Korra” set to join it this week.
“And who knows? Netflix’s live-action adaptation of Avatar has the potential to be good,” he wrote. “It might turn out to be a show many of you end up enjoying. But what I can be certain about is that whatever version ends up on-screen, it will not be what Bryan and I had envisioned or intended to make.”
He closed by quoting the show’s character Iroh, who said, “Sometimes life is like this dark tunnel. You can’t always see the light at the end of the tunnel, but if you just keep moving you will come to a better place.”
Netflix did not immediately respond to Variety‘s request for comment.
The live-action version of the hit Nickelodeon animated series was first ordered at Netflix in September 2018. The animated version aired for three seasons on Nickelodeon from February 2005 to July 2008. The series received substantial acclaim during its run, picking up multiple Annie Awards, Genesis Awards, a Primetime Emmy Award, and a Peabody Award. The sequel series, “Legend of Korra,” aired for four seasons from 2012-2014.


newyorkpost--2020-08-13--What no student loan payments until 2021 really means for you

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You don’t have to make another federal student loan payment in 2020. Now is the time, though, to decide what to do before your bill arrives in January 2021.
Federal student loan borrowers were already in an automatic interest-free pause on payments as part of the original coronavirus relief bill, known as the CARES Act. This pause was expected to expire Sept. 30, but an extension of the forbearance through Dec. 31 was directed in a memorandum signed by President Donald Trump on Aug. 8.
However, it’s uncertain that all the student loan relief measures included in the original CARES Act, such as a pause on collection activities, will also continue.
“The language of the executive order is not clear,” says Betsy Mayotte, president and founder of The Institute of Student Loan Advisors. It’s also possible, she says, that Congress will make additional changes before the current automatic forbearance period ends.
For now, the forbearance extension is to begin Oct. 1 and run through the end of the year, barring any legal challenge. The Department of Education is expected to issue additional guidance in the coming days on the details of the memorandum.
Here’s what the student loan payment relief extension is likely to hold for you, depending on your situation:
YOU HAVE FEDERAL LOANS AND FACE FINANCIAL HARDSHIP
January 2021 is just a few short months away, but it’s enough time to make a change for your loan payments and avoid defaulting on your loans.
“There is no harm or downside in talking to your servicer now,” says Scott Buchanan, executive director of Student Loan Servicing Alliance, the trade association of student loan servicers. “You want to be well-prepared for whenever this does expire.”
If you know you’ll have difficulty repaying the debt, contact your servicer now about enrolling in an income-driven repayment, or IDR plan — it caps payments at a portion of your income and extends the repayment term. If you don’t have a job, your payment could be zero. If you’re already enrolled in IDR, make sure to recertify your income if it has changed.
YOU CAN STILL MAKE PAYMENTS ON YOUR FEDERAL LOANS
If your finances haven’t been affected by the economic downturn, you can use this time to prioritize financial goals.
Consider making payments toward your principal on your federal loans to lower your overall debt. Since your loans are on automatic forbearance, you’ll need to contact your servicer to do so.
Alternately, you can make a dent in other financial goals, such as paying down credit card debt or padding your emergency fund.
YOUR FEDERAL LOANS ARE IN DEFAULT OR REHABILITATION
All collection activities on federal student loans are suspended through Sept. 30, such as wage garnishment and collection calls. However, experts say, the new memorandum doesn’t specifically indicate that collections would be suspended through the end of the year.
Similarly, if you’re currently rehabilitating defaulted student loans, the original six months of nonpayment counted toward the nine needed to complete the process. But the memorandum doesn’t specify this would continue under the forbearance extension. Contact your servicer for more information.
YOU’RE PURSUING PUBLIC SERVICE LOAN FORGIVENESS
Federal student loan borrowers pursuing Public Service Loan Forgiveness don’t need to make payments until Sept. 30. Those months of nonpayment still count toward the 120 payments needed to qualify for PSLF as long as you’re still working full time for an eligible employer.
However, there is no indication yet that the new memorandum applies to borrowers pursuing PSLF, experts say. Contact your servicer to find out if the additional months of forbearance would count toward PSLF. If not, consider making payments during this time to keep on track.
YOU RECENTLY GRADUATED FROM COLLEGE
If you were expecting to start making payments on your loan within the period of extended forbearance, your first payment won’t be due until January. Usually, interest accrues during a grace period, but if your six-month grace period overlaps with the administrative forbearance period, interest won’t grow.
Use this time to find out who your servicer is and what your first bill will look like.
If you think you can’t make your minimum payment come January, you can apply for an income-driven repayment plan to cap payments at a portion of your income (it could be zero if you don’t have a job). Apply for income-driven repayment at least two months before repayment starts.
YOU’RE TAKING TIME OFF FROM SCHOOL
Federal loans typically have a grace period of six months after you leave school. If you have student loans and last attended school in the spring, your payments would start to come due this fall. The extended forbearance period would delay your first payment until January.
When you resume classes, you can defer payments until you finish school as long as you are enrolled at least half time. But student loans get only one grace period; you won’t have another after you graduate or leave school again.
YOU HAVE PRIVATE STUDENT LOANS
Your lender may offer private student loan relief in the form of a payment pause or reduced payments. While a number of lenders structured relief plans to end Sept. 30, many are open to an extension or additional relief.
Contact your lender to ask about additional deferments or payment reductions. You can also apply for existing loan modification programs for financial hardship. These will vary from lender to lender — but interest will continue to accrue, unlike with federal loans.
You’ll likely have to apply for private loan relief individually since most lenders aren’t making payment pauses or loan modifications automatic, Mayotte says.
YOU HAVE NON-GOVERNMENT OWNED FFEL LOANS OR PERKINS LOANS
Student loan borrowers with the Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) Program or Federal Perkins loans not owned by the Education Department don’t have access to the automatic forbearance.
To take advantage of the forbearance, you’ll need to combine your loans into a federal direct consolidation loan. Consolidating loans will cause any unpaid interest to capitalize, or be added to the principal balance. Contact your loan servicer to determine how consolidation will affect the total repayment amount, interest rate and loan balance.
This article was provided to The Associated Press by the personal finance website NerdWallet. Anna Helhoski is a writer at NerdWallet. Email: anna@nerdwallet.com.


newyorkpost--2020-08-13--Oregon protesters block ICE bus from leaving in 12-hour standoff

Protesters blocked Immigration and Customs Enforcement buses from leaving with two detainees in Oregon Wednesday in a nearly 12-hour standoff that resulted in Border Patrol agents breaking up the crowd .
The crowd flocked to a hotel parking lot in Bend , where the buses were parked , after a community activist went on Facebook Live about the two men who were detained earlier in the morning , KTVZ reported .
One of the men was taken into custody at a gas station , while the other was pulled over in his car , they told a translator while detained @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Oregon Public Broadcasting .
They were not immediately identified .
In a statement , Acting Department of Homeland Security Deputy Secretary Ken Cuccinelli said the men who were arrested “ each had a history of criminal violent behavior , ” without offering details .
He said ICE agents were in Bend “ to arrest criminal aliens presenting a danger to public safety and take them off the street.
” “ While ICE respects the rights of people to voice their opinion peacefully , that does not include illegally interfering with their federal law @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ ICE will take all necessary measures to ensure the safety of its officers and detainees , and will vigorously pursue prosecution against anyone who puts them in harm ’ s way.
” Bend police were on scene but said it does not enforce ICE arrests .
“ I ’ ve been informed that both men being detained have warrants out for their arrest , ” she tweeted .
“ This is not a sweep for undocumented immigrants.
” Around 11 p.m. , at least a dozen Border Patrol agents showed up — @ @ @ @ @ @ @ bus to guide out staff and the detainees .
Bend police tweeted about an hour later that the protesters had left “ peacefully ” and that the feds were no longer in the area .
Portland-based nonprofit Innovation Law Lab has filed an emergency motion in federal court seeking to block the detainees from being removed , OBP reported .

Protesters blocked Immigration and Customs Enforcement buses from leaving with two detainees in Oregon Wednesday in a nearly 12-hour standoff that resulted in Border Patrol agents breaking up the crowd.
The crowd flocked to a hotel parking lot in Bend, where the buses were parked, after a community activist went on Facebook Live about the two men who were detained earlier in the morning, KTVZ reported.
One of the men was taken into custody at a gas station, while the other was pulled over in his car, they told a translator while detained on the unmarked buses, according to Oregon Public Broadcasting. They were not immediately identified.
In a statement, Acting Department of Homeland Security Deputy Secretary Ken Cuccinelli said the men who were arrested “each had a history of criminal violent behavior,” without offering details.
He said ICE agents were in Bend “to arrest criminal aliens presenting a danger to public safety and take them off the street.”
“While ICE respects the rights of people to voice their opinion peacefully, that does not include illegally interfering with their federal law enforcement duties,” he said.
“ICE will take all necessary measures to ensure the safety of its officers and detainees, and will vigorously pursue prosecution against anyone who puts them in harm’s way.”
Bend police were on scene but said their agency does not enforce ICE arrests.
Bend Mayor Sally Russell called on protesters to leave “peacefully.”
“I’ve been informed that both men being detained have warrants out for their arrest,” she tweeted. “This is not a sweep for undocumented immigrants.”
Around 11 p.m., at least a dozen Border Patrol agents showed up — pepper-spraying three protesters as they approached the bus to guide out staff and the detainees.
Bend police tweeted about an hour later that the protesters had left “peacefully” and that the feds were no longer in the area.
Portland-based nonprofit Innovation Law Lab has filed an emergency motion in federal court seeking to block the detainees from being removed, OBP reported.


newyorkpost--2020-08-13--California cop saves man whose wheelchair got trapped in train tracks

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Heart-stopping video shows a California cop saving a man’s life with seconds to spare after his wheelchair got trapped in the middle of a crossing — as a train barreled toward him.
Bodycam footage shows alarms already sounding as Lodi Police Officer Erika Urrea got out of her squad vehicle early Wednesday after spotting the wheelchair stuck in tracks in the middle.
The Union Pacific train repeatedly sounded its horn as it raced straight toward them — with Urrea hauling the 66-year-old man out of his chair just seconds before a head-on smash.
As they both fell back, the train still hit the bottom of the man’s legs — but he was saved from certain death, Lodi police said.
“Officer Urrea risked her own life to save another, and her actions prevented a tragedy today,” the department said.
“We are extremely proud of Officer Urrea and her heroism,” the force said of the 14-year veteran.
The injured man, who has not been identified, was taken to a local hospital, where he was in stable condition, police told Lodi News.
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Urrea refused to give interviews to local media about what her force called her “very heroic” actions.
“She prevented a tragedy and she saved a man’s life. She’s very humble in doing so,” Lodi Police Department spokesperson Melita Kautz told KCRA.


newyorkpost--2020-08-13--GoFundMe launched for teen set on fire, stabbed in Bronx apartment building

The heartbroken aunt of the teen set on fire and fatally stabbed inside a Bronx apartment building this week launched a GoFundMe page to help cover funeral expenses for her nephew , who she said was “ brutally murdered by cowards.
” Winston Ortiz , 18 , was stabbed three times and then doused with gasoline and set on fire with a match on the fifth floor of a building on Woodycrest Avenue near West 165th Street in Highbridge around 3 p.m. Wednesday , cops said .
The teen ’ s grieving aunt , Victoria Ortiz , who lives in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on Facebook Wednesday night and pleaded with friends to share the family ’ s fundraising page .
“ Today we found out our oldest nephew was brutally murdered in NY , ” she wrote .
“ He fought hard for his life until he could no longer fight and passed away this evening .
I am begging all of my friends to share our GoFundMe as no parent should outlive their child let alone worry about how to pay for funeral arrangements .
My heart is so broken into pieces and beyond consoling @ @ @ @ @ @ @ especially for my brother and sister in-law.
” On the fundraising page , Victoria Ortiz said Winston was attacked “ after leaving his home to go see a friend.
” She described her nephew as “ loved by all who came to know him.
” “ He was active in his church and a role model for all of his younger brothers and cousins , ” she wrote .
“ He was bound for greatness.
” He is survived by both parents , his two younger brothers , grandparents , aunts , uncles @ @ @ @ @ @ @ far , the fundraiser has reached $ 1,878 of its $ 10,000 goal .

The heartbroken aunt of the teen set on fire and fatally stabbed inside a Bronx apartment building this week launched a GoFundMe page to help cover funeral expenses for her nephew, who she said was “brutally murdered by cowards.”
Winston Ortiz, 18, was stabbed three times and then doused with gasoline and set on fire with a match on the fifth floor of a building on Woodycrest Avenue near West 165th Street in Highbridge around 3 p.m. Wednesday, cops said.
The teen’s grieving aunt, Victoria Ortiz, who lives in Virginia Beach, posted about his death on Facebook Wednesday night and pleaded with friends to share the family’s fundraising page.
“Today we found out our oldest nephew was brutally murdered in NY,” she wrote. “He fought hard for his life until he could no longer fight and passed away this evening. I am begging all of my friends to share our GoFundMe as no parent should outlive their child let alone worry about how to pay for funeral arrangements. My heart is so broken into pieces and beyond consoling. Please pray for our family and especially for my brother and sister in-law.”
On the fundraising page, Victoria Ortiz said Winston was attacked “after leaving his home to go see a friend.”
She described her nephew as “loved by all who came to know him.”
“He was active in his church and a role model for all of his younger brothers and cousins,” she wrote. “He was bound for greatness.”
He is survived by both parents, his two younger brothers, grandparents, aunts, uncles and cousins, she added.
So far, the fundraiser has reached $1,878 of its $10,000 goal.


newyorkpost--2020-08-13--New stimulus checks could arrive in August if Congress acts fast

Many American taxpayers could get a second stimulus check this month if Congress approves them soon , a report says .
The Internal Revenue Service could send out most of the proposed $ 1,200 payments by the end of August if lawmakers reach a deal to send them out this week , IRS staffer Chad Hooper told CNBC in a Tuesday report .
That ’ s because the tax agency is “ better positioned ” to distribute the cash than it was in April , when taxpayers encountered glitches in receiving the payments meant to blunt the economic impact of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
“ The infrastructure is already in place to administer such a payment , ” Hooper , the president of the Professional Managers Association , which represents IRS managers , told CNBC .
But that timeline looks increasingly unlikely as Congress remains deadlocked over a new coronavirus aid package .
While Democrats and Republicans both reportedly support another round of direct payments , they are at odds over other measures including aid to state and local governments and expanded unemployment benefits .
Talks appeared to deteriorate Wednesday with Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ accusing each other of refusing to budge , just two days after Mnuchin told CNBC the Trump administration was willing to produce an aid package this week “ if we can get a fair deal.
” If negotiations recover , the second round of stimulus checks could be similar to the first .
Lawmakers from both parties have backed $ 1,200 payments for individuals earning up to $ 75,000 that would be smaller for those making more than that amount and completely phased out for anyone earning more than $ 99,000 , according @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it delivered initial stimulus payments to more than 159 million Americans by June 3 , 120 million of whom got the money via direct deposit .
Hooper told CNBC that taxpayers should file their 2019 tax returns electronically if they haven ’ t already to make sure the IRS has their most current information on file in case the new checks are approved .
Those who don ’ t usually file tax returns can submit their payment details through the IRS website .
An IRS spokesman did not immediately respond to an email @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for delivering a second round of checks .

Many American taxpayers could get a second stimulus check this month if Congress approves them soon, a report says.
The Internal Revenue Service could send out most of the proposed $1,200 payments by the end of August if lawmakers reach a deal to send them out this week, Chad Hooper, the president of the Professional Managers Association, which represents IRS managers, told CNBC in a Tuesday report.
That’s because the tax agency is “better positioned” to distribute the cash than it was in April, when taxpayers encountered glitches in receiving the payments meant to blunt the economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic, according to Hooper.
“The infrastructure is already in place to administer such a payment,” Hooper told CNBC. Hooper also works for the IRS but a spokeswoman for the Professional Managers Association said he was only speaking in his capacity as the group’s leader.
But that timeline looks increasingly unlikely as Congress remains deadlocked over a new coronavirus aid package. While Democrats and Republicans both reportedly support another round of direct payments, they are at odds over other measures including aid to state and local governments and expanded unemployment benefits.
Talks appeared to deteriorate Wednesday with Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and Democratic leaders Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer accusing each other of refusing to budge, just two days after Mnuchin told CNBC the Trump administration was willing to produce an aid package this week “if we can get a fair deal.”
If negotiations recover, the second round of stimulus checks could be similar to the first. Lawmakers from both parties have backed $1,200 payments for individuals earning up to $75,000 that would be smaller for those making more than that amount and completely phased out for anyone earning more than $99,000, according to CNBC.
The IRS has said it delivered initial stimulus payments to more than 159 million Americans by June 3, 120 million of whom got the money via direct deposit. Hooper told CNBC that taxpayers should file their 2019 tax returns electronically if they haven’t already to make sure the IRS has their most current information on file in case the new checks are approved. Those who don’t usually file tax returns can submit their payment details through the IRS website.
An IRS spokesman did not immediately respond to an email Thursday morning asking about the potential timeline for delivering a second round of checks.


newyorkpost--2020-08-13--California brush fire burns more than 10,000 acres in less than 24 hours

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The fierce brush fire that forced the evacuation of hundreds in Los Angeles County has burned through more than 10,000 acres (15.6 square miles), according to California fire officials.
The fast-moving blaze, which broke out around 3:40 p.m. Wednesday near Lake Hughes in the Angeles National Forest, was zero percent contained as of 10 p.m., the LA County Fire Department tweeted.
“The fire grew rapidly from a hundred acres to several hundred acres then quickly to several thousand acres,” Angeles National Forest Fire Chief Robert Garcia said at a press conference Wednesday night.
More than 500 firefighters and three helicopters were called in to battle the inferno.
The cause is under investigation.


newyorkpost--2020-08-13--The Weeknd donates $300,000 to Beirut explosion relief effort

The Weeknd has been on a philanthropy bender in recent months , with major donations to coronavirus relief , Black Lives Matter and social justice organizations — and on Wednesday he donated $ 300,000 to Global Aid for Lebanon to assist victims of the horrific explosion in the country ’ s capital of Beirut on Aug. 4 , which killed more than 200 people and destroyed a central area of the city .
The announcement was made on social media by his manager , Wassim “ Sal ” Slaiby , who with his wife , Rima Fakih , has been @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he also thanked Live Nation for its $ 50,000 donation .
Slaiby and Fakih ( a former Miss USA ) were both born in Lebanon ; he emigrated to The Weeknd ’ s home country of Canada as a teenager and she to the U.S. as a child .
Earlier this week the couple donated $ 250,000 to the relief fund .
“ I am so honored and humbled to work with artist ’ s who have such deep care for the world and right now for our brothers & sisters of Lebanon @ @ @ @ @ @ @ collective help , ” Slaiby wrote .
“ I want to thank my brother @ theweeknd for his generous and class act of donating $ 300,000 to the Global Aid for Lebanon campaign .
Also , I want to give a special thank you to Michael Rapino @ michaelrapino and my Live Nation family for $ 50,000 donation .
Give what you can and let ’ s repost so the world can come together to help Lebanon from this this devastating tragedy .
# GlobalAidForLebanon @ glblctzn @ lebaneseredcross @ wfpusa @ wfp_mena @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Weeknd ( real name : Abel Tesfaye ) donated $ 200,000 each to Black Lives Matter Global Network and the Colin Kaepernick Know Your Rights Camp Legal Defense Initiative , and $ 100,000 to National Bail Out .
Later in June , he donated $ 500,000 each to MusiCares ’ COVID-19 relief fund and to the front-line hospital workers of Scarborough Health Network , the hospital network in the Ontario city where he was raised .
His virtual concert on TikTok last week raised $ 350,000 for the company ’ s Equal Justice @ @ @ @ @ @ @ total charitable contributions to some $ 2.15 million in just over two months .

The Weeknd has been on a philanthropy bender in recent months, with major donations to coronavirus relief, Black Lives Matter and social justice organizations — and on Wednesday he donated $300,000 to Global Aid for Lebanon to assist victims of the horrific explosion in the country’s capital of Beirut on Aug. 4, which killed more than 200 people and destroyed a central area of the city.
The announcement was made on social media by his manager, Wassim “Sal” Slaiby, who with his wife, Rima Fakih, has been mobilizing relief efforts for the country; he also thanked Live Nation for its $50,000 donation. Slaiby and Fakih (a former Miss USA) were both born in Lebanon; he emigrated to The Weeknd’s home country of Canada as a teenager and she to the U.S. as a child. Earlier this week the couple donated $250,000 to the relief fund.
“I am so honored and humbled to work with artist’s who have such deep care for the world and right now for our brothers & sisters of Lebanon who are in pain and need our collective help,” Slaiby wrote. “I want to thank my brother @theweeknd for his generous and class act of donating $300,000 to the Global Aid for Lebanon campaign.
Also, I want to give a special thank you to Michael Rapino @michaelrapino and my Live Nation family for $50,000 donation. Give what you can and let’s repost so the world can come together to help Lebanon from this this devastating tragedy. #GlobalAidForLebanon @glblctzn @lebaneseredcross @wfpusa @wfp_mena @ccclebanon.”
In June, The Weeknd (real name: Abel Tesfaye) donated $200,000 each to Black Lives Matter Global Network and the Colin Kaepernick Know Your Rights Camp Legal Defense Initiative, and $100,000 to National Bail Out. Later in June, he donated $500,000 each to MusiCares’ COVID-19 relief fund and to the front-line hospital workers of Scarborough Health Network, the hospital network in the Ontario city where he was raised. His virtual concert on TikTok last week raised $350,000 for the company’s Equal Justice Initiative.
His Lebanon donation brings his total charitable contributions to some $2.15 million in just over two months.


newyorkpost--2020-08-13--Chicago looters smash Ronald McDonald House with terrified sick kids inside

Sick kids and their families cowered in fear inside a Chicago Ronald McDonald House as looters smashed the front door while trying to get inside this week , according to staff .
The charity says more than 30 families , as well as some sick children with them , were left “ frightened ” by those who smashed windows as they ransacked the Windy City during Monday ’ s chaotic crime spree .
“ They very concerned there was a lot of activity right in front of the house , people making choices that could put them at risk and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ staff was frightened , ” Ronald McDonald House Charities ’ Lisa Mitchell told ABC7 .
The attacked property houses families so they and their children can be close to Lurie Children ’ s Hospital , which should be an easy and safe trip just five blocks away .
“ They are already in a really , really difficult spot , and having this kind of additional stress and worry about getting to and from the hospital … because of safety concerns is just doubling the strain , ” Mitchell said .
Several windows @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to be boarded up , but nobody was injured , the charity said .
Mitchell told CBS Chicago that it was vital that families “ get the rest they need while they have a child in the hospital seeking care.
” “ So it ’ s so important that anything that might be going on outside , we maintain our care for families , ” she stressed .
At least 13 cops were injured in violent clashes with looters , with 100 arrests .
It started amid reports a teen had been shot @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it was a 20-year-old man who had first fired at officers as he fled arrest .

Sick kids and their families cowered in fear inside a Chicago Ronald McDonald House as looters smashed the front door while trying to get inside this week, according to staff.
The charity says more than 30 families, as well as some sick children with them, were left “frightened” by those who smashed windows as they ransacked the Windy City during Monday’s chaotic crime spree.
“[They were] very concerned there was a lot of activity right in front of the house, people making choices that could put them at risk and put our families at risk, so the staff was frightened,” Ronald McDonald House Charities’ Lisa Mitchell told ABC7.
The attacked site houses families so they and their children can be close to Lurie Children’s Hospital, which should be an easy and safe trip just five blocks away.
“They are already in a really, really difficult spot, and having this kind of additional stress and worry about getting to and from the hospital … because of safety concerns is just doubling the strain,” Mitchell said.
Several windows were smashed and the front door had to be boarded up, but nobody was injured, the charity said.
Mitchell told CBS Chicago that it was vital that families “get the rest they need while they have a child in the hospital seeking care.”
“So it’s so important that anything that might be going on outside, we maintain our care for families,” she stressed.
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At least 13 cops were injured in violent clashes with looters, with 100 arrests. It started amid reports that a teen had been shot by cops, although police later said it was a 20-year-old man who had first fired at officers as he fled arrest.
Ariel Atkins, a Chicago Black Lives Matter organizer, cheered the looting, calling it a “reparation.”


newyorkpost--2020-08-13--Nasal spray could offer protection against COVID-19: scientists

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Researchers at the University of California , San Francisco have devised a nasal spray to administer synthetic antibodies , which they believe will help stop the spread of the coronavirus .
A team led by graduate student Michael Schoof engineered the synthetic molecules that “ straitjackets the crucial SARS-CoV-2 machinery that allows the virus to infect our cells , ” according to a report in the university ’ s website .
A paper posted on the preprint server bioRxiv says experiments using the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the most powerful COVID-19 antivirals yet discovered .
While it ’ s not a traditional vaccine , the researchers believe one spray a day of the synthetic antibodies , dubbed “ AeroNabs , ” from a nasal spray or inhales could offer protection from the deadly bug until a vaccine becomes available , according to ABC 7 News .
“ Because it ’ s so stable we can essentially put in one of these , this is a little nebulizer , ” said Dr. Aashish Manglik , an assistant professor of pharmaceutical chemistry @ @ @ @ @ @ @ agents trace back to a minuscule molecule first discovered in camels and similar animals , called a nanobody .
They ’ re smaller than human antibodies , and can be manipulated to perform specific tasks .
Like attaching themselves to the spike proteins on the coronavirus .
“ It ’ s effectively a really effective mousetrap .
It binds to one of these spike proteins and never lets go , ” Manglik said .
The researchers pored through about 2 billion synthetic nanobodies before they found the best candidate , which they re-engineered @ @ @ @ @ @ @ news outlet reported .
Knowing the coronavirus uses its spikes to attach itself to apart of the lung cell called an Ace2 receptor , they worked to stop the invasion in its tracks .
When the AeroNabs attach to the spike protein , the virus can ’ t bind to the receptor and consequently loses its ability to infect cells , ABC 7 News reported .
“ Far more effective than wearable forms of personal protective equipment , we think of AeroNabs as a molecular form of PPE that could serve as an @ @ @ @ @ @ @ permanent solution to COVID-19 , ” said AeroNabs co-inventor Peter Walter , professor of biochemistry and biophysics at UCSF .
For people who don ’ t have access or don ’ t respond to coronavirus vaccines , Walter added , AeroNabs could be a more permanent line of defense against the disease .
Manglik , who frequently uses nanobodies in his research on the structure and function of proteins , said : “ Though they function much like the antibodies found in the human immune system , nanobodies offer a number of unique @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The UCSF team is in discussions with potential partners to ramp up production for clinical trials .
If successful , the researchers aim to make AeroNabs widely available as an inexpensive , over-the-counter preventative measure or treatment against the coronavirus .

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Researchers at the University of California, San Francisco, have devised a nasal spray to administer synthetic antibodies, which they believe will help stop the spread of the coronavirus.
A team led by graduate student Michael Schoof engineered the synthetic molecule that “straitjackets the crucial SARS-CoV-2 machinery that allows the virus to infect our cells,” according to a report on the university’s website.
A paper posted on the preprint server bioRxiv says experiments using the live virus show the molecule is among the most powerful COVID-19 antivirals yet discovered.
While it’s not a traditional vaccine, the researchers believe one spray a day of the synthetic antibodies, dubbed “AeroNabs,” from a nasal spray or inhaler could offer protection from the deadly bug until a vaccine becomes available, according to ABC 7 News.
“Because it’s so stable, we can essentially put in one of these, this is a little nebulizer,” said Dr. Aashish Manglik, an assistant professor of pharmaceutical chemistry at UCSF, who added that the aerosolized agents trace back to a minuscule molecule first discovered in camels and similar animals, called a nanobody.
They’re smaller than human antibodies, and can be manipulated to perform specific tasks — like attaching themselves to the spike proteins on the coronavirus.
“It’s effectively a really effective mousetrap. It binds to one of these spike proteins and never lets go,” Manglik said.
The researchers pored through about 2 billion synthetic nanobodies before they found the best candidate, which they re-engineered to be even more powerful, the news outlet reported.
Knowing the coronavirus uses its spikes to attach itself to a part of lung cells called an Ace2 receptor, they worked to stop the invasion in its tracks.
When the AeroNabs attach to the spike protein, the virus can’t bind to the receptor and consequently loses its ability to infect cells, ABC 7 News reported.
“Far more effective than wearable forms of personal protective equipment, we think of AeroNabs as a molecular form of PPE that could serve as an important stopgap until vaccines provide a more permanent solution to COVID-19,” said AeroNabs co-inventor Peter Walter, professor of biochemistry and biophysics at UCSF.
For people who don’t have access or don’t respond to coronavirus vaccines, Walter added, AeroNabs could be a more permanent line of defense against the disease.
Manglik, who frequently uses nanobodies in his research on the structure and function of proteins, said: “Though they function much like the antibodies found in the human immune system, nanobodies offer a number of unique advantages for effective therapeutics against SARS-CoV-2.”
The UCSF team is in discussions with potential partners to ramp up production for clinical trials.
If successful, the researchers aim to make AeroNabs widely available as an inexpensive, over-the-counter preventative measure or treatment against the coronavirus.


newyorkpost--2020-08-13--NYPD cites misleading footage as excuse for inaction during teen beatdown

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The NYPD used a misleading video in an attempt to defend its own inaction after two-dozen cops were caught standing idly by as a teenage girl was thrashed in the street, The Post has learned.
“Despite one newspaper’s account, our officers who came to the assistance of an 11-year-old girl being assaulted in Harlem on Sunday did not stand by. They were met by a large crowd that hurled projectiles at them and had to reposition, then called for additional officers,” the department claimed in a tweet, accompanied by a video of police retreating as bottles are thrown at them.
But the video shows cops are actually retreating in the direction of the girl — calling into question their excuse for not helping her.
The 14-year-old victim — originally listed as an 11-year-old in police reports — was attacked by a group of fellow teens just after 7:30 p.m. Sunday at the corner of Madison Avenue and E. 125th Street.
The NYPD’s video, which had no time stamp, was shot looking north on Madison Avenue at E. 124th Street. Bottles can be seen flying toward them from out of frame, as the officers retreat north on Madison Avenue — toward the intersection where the girl was attacked.
And the bottle-throwing may have come a much as an hour and a half before the girl was attacked.
The NYPD refused multiple requests for a comment.
The fight was just one of many that broke out during a chaotic, two-hour-plus ordeal in which dozens of teens were running back and forth down area streets after a basketball tournament let out.
An analysis of videos shot by civilians and posted to social media suggests the bottle-throwing happened between 6 and 6:30 p.m. — at least an hour before the girl was beat up.
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The civilian videos also show a hands-off police response to the mob of teens.
Disorderly mobs can be seen yelling and roving the streets, causing damage to cars and property — as helicopters hover overhead and police vehicles roll through the area.
In one video, a man is heard yelling at the kids to go home — complaining that “they are throwing s–t at the police, they are trying to get them to disperse.“
“They need to stop. Acting like they got no Goddamn sense. They need to go home. Where are their parents?”
Another man can be heard in the video as a van rolls by, “the cops not trying to get out of their cars … it’s too much … even if they throw gas or anything.
“The cops don’t even want to get involved because if they slam someone … it’s just too much,” the man filming says.
One video shows another fight break out, but it is quickly broken up by the mob of kids.
In another video, one woman gripes that cops aren’t stopping the kids.
“Look at the police not doing nothing. The police not doing nothing. The police ain’t doing s–t. They everywhere, they pushing them from one side of the street to the next side of the street. They didn’t get out and do nothing.”
“These children ain’t got no respect … They jumping on people’s cars, denting them,” says the woman who posted the video to the Citizen app showing a police van rolling by.
“Look at the police riding by doing nothing … again … again.”


newyorkpost--2020-08-13--Tiny house in New York City is a million-dollar dump

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This is what you get for $1 million in New York City. Nestled among beautiful brownstones in south Brooklyn, this $1.08 million eyesore has four bedrooms, three bathrooms and a basement that barely clears six feet of headroom. On top of badly needing renovations, this million-dollar dump is also an hour-long subway ride into midtown Manhattan.
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newyorkpost--2020-08-13--DJ LeMahieu belts out another four hits in Yankees’ win

Not much about 2020 looks the way it did in 2019 .
DJ LeMahieu does .
Perhaps even better .
The second baseman did it all Wednesday night , recording four hits and also making plays with his glove and legs in the Yankees ’ 6-3 win over the Braves at Yankee Stadium .
Even after a delayed arrival to spring training 2.0 , due to testing positive for COVID-19 , LeMahieu has raced off to a hot start to the season .
He went 4-for-5 Wednesday with a triple , scored two runs and drove in another .
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is now batting .431 ( 28-for-65 ) , sitting atop the American League batting race .
“ Yeah , he ’ s pretty good , ” manager Aaron Boone said with a chuckle .
“ He ’ s picked up from where he left off last year .
Just completely setting the tone for us at the top of the order.
” While the legitimacy of a batter hitting .400 in a 60-game season has been questioned , LeMahieu is beginning to at least put himself in the conversation with nearly a third @ @ @ @ @ @ @ National League batting champ ( .348 ) has some company in his old league , as Charlie Blackmon ( .500 ) and Donovan Solano ( .458 ) entered Wednesday batting above .400 .
“ I think it ’ s possible , ” LeMahieu said when asked about hitting .400 .
“ I ’ m definitely not focused on that .
Baseball is way too hard to try to do that .
… In two months of baseball , there ’ s going to be some eye-popping stats and a lot of surprises.
” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of his value while he was in the field , too .
With the game tied 2-2 in the top of the third , the Braves had runners on first and second for Adam Duvall , who slapped a ground ball to second base .
LeMahieu was shifted over toward shortstop , allowing Duvall to leg out an infield single , but he raced over to get his glove on it to keep a run from scoring .
Masahiro Tanaka retired the next batter , stranding all three runners .
LeMahieu , who @ @ @ @ @ @ @ title last year with a .327 average , singled to right field three times , one of which sparked a fourth-inning rally that put the Yankees ahead for good .
He came around to score from first on Aaron Hicks ’ double off the center-field wall , sliding away from the tag at home .
He later topped off his night with a triple to center field .
“ I feel pretty locked in right now , ” LeMahieu said .
“ Just part of a really good lineup .
”

Not much about 2020 looks the way it did in 2019.
DJ LeMahieu does. Perhaps even better.
The second baseman did it all Wednesday night, recording four hits and also making plays with his glove and legs in the Yankees’ 6-3 win over the Braves at Yankee Stadium.
Even after a delayed arrival to spring training 2.0, due to testing positive for COVID-19, LeMahieu has raced off to a hot start to the season. He went 4-for-5 Wednesday with a triple, scored two runs and drove in another. The Yankees are through 18 games and LeMahieu is now batting .431 (28-for-65), sitting atop the American League batting race.
“Yeah, he’s pretty good,” manager Aaron Boone said with a chuckle. “He’s picked up from where he left off last year. Just completely setting the tone for us at the top of the order.”
While the legitimacy of a batter hitting .400 in a 60-game season has been questioned, LeMahieu is beginning to at least put himself in the conversation with nearly a third of the schedule over. The 2016 National League batting champ (.348) has some company in his old league, as Charlie Blackmon (.500) and Donovan Solano (.458) entered Wednesday batting above .400.
“I think it’s possible,” LeMahieu said when asked about hitting .400. “I’m definitely not focused on that. Baseball is way too hard to try to do that. … In two months of baseball, there’s going to be some eye-popping stats and a lot of surprises.”
The pending free agent delivered another reminder of his value while he was in the field, too. With the game tied 2-2 in the top of the third, the Braves had runners on first and second for Adam Duvall, who slapped a ground ball to second base. LeMahieu was shifted over toward shortstop, allowing Duvall to leg out an infield single, but he raced over to get his glove on it to keep a run from scoring. Masahiro Tanaka retired the next batter, stranding all three runners.
LeMahieu, who just missed out on the AL batting title last year with a .327 average, singled to right field three times, one of which sparked a fourth-inning rally that put the Yankees ahead for good. He came around to score from first on Aaron Hicks’ double off the center-field wall, sliding away from the tag at home. He later topped off his night with a triple to center field.
“I feel pretty locked in right now,” LeMahieu said. “Just part of a really good lineup.”


newyorkpost--2020-08-13--Mets’ Robert Gsellman’s return to rotation was a rocky one

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Nearly three years later, Robert Gsellman is returning to the rotation.
Though Walker Lockett appeared to be the favorite to fill Wednesday’s vacancy against the Nationals, Luis Rojas gave Gsellman his first start since Sept. 27, 2017, with plans to keep the right-hander in the injured Michael Wacha’s rotation spot.
Gsellman, who made 29 starts in his first two major league seasons before becoming a full-time reliever, was slated to throw as many as 60 pitches, but ended up limited to two innings and 33 pitches (22 strikes) in the 11-6 win at Citi Field, allowing three runs — on a Juan Soto homer to deep right — and four hits with one strikeout.
“Man, I was so nervous. I felt like a little kid again,” Gsellman said. “I don’t know how quickly I can ramp up, but … I’m prepared to go as a starter. Whatever they need. I love to start. That’s a lot more fun.”
Rojas said the team discussed employing an opener instead of a traditional starter going forward, but he prefers to use Gsellman, who had previously pitched just one inning this season — his only appearance in the past calendar year due to numerous injuries.
“[Gsellman] has the experience of being a starter already in his career. We know what he can do going through the lineup a few times,” Rojas said before the game. “Right now he’s part of the rotation. That’s how I see it. That’s what we’re looking for him for now for this season. Past that, that’s something we can always discuss, but right now that’s the plan with the current circumstances.”
Seth Lugo, who hasn’t made a start since 2018, has repeatedly expressed a desire in the past to rejoin the rotation, but Rojas refused to consider stripping his bullpen of its best arm.
“We haven’t had that conversation,” said Rojas. “The conversation that we’ve had is how valuable he is for our bullpen. … He can do so many things in the pen for us. He’s a guy that can get stretched out and be a starter very well, but right now he’s helping us out in the bullpen very well.”
Jeurys Familia struck out a career-high four batters in two innings of relief to earn the win, improving to 1-0. … Dellin Betances struck out the side in the seventh inning. … Brad Brach made his season debut, allowing one run in one inning.
Michael Wacha threw from 75 feet on Tuesday, the first time he had thrown since being placed on the 10-day injured list on Sunday with right shoulder inflammation. Rojas said Wacha “felt better,” but the right-hander’s return date remains unclear.
Robinson Cano (left abductor strain) simulated defensive innings on Tuesday and was scheduled to face live pitching on Wednesday. The 37-year-old second baseman, batting .412 this season, is eligible to return from the 10-day injured list on Friday.
Amed Rosario sat the second straight game due to a stomach illness. … Jed Lowrie, who was moved to the 45-day injured list on Aug. 2 with PCL laxity in his left knee, is undergoing a series of injections to help alleviate the discomfort in his knee.


newyorkpost--2020-08-13--Madonna set to fly to Jamaica for weekend-long 62nd birthday bash

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Page Six has learned that Madonna has decided to hop on a plane to celebrate her birthday in a balmy tropical paradise , in spite of the pandemic — but it ’ s left some of her pals out in the cold .
Sources tell us that Madge is having @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the stunning Round Hill Hotel and Villas in Montego Bay , Jamaica , which is the island home of boldface names including Ralph Lauren and Paul McCartney .
It has also hosted guests from Meghan Markle and Prince Harry to Grace Kelly .
But insiders tell us that some friends , including her BFF and longtime manager Guy Oseary , won ’ t be making the trip to “ La Isla Bonita.
” “ Guy ’ s skipping it because of COVID , ” said a source .
The Material Girl ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ re told it ’ ll be a weekend-long affair .
Madonna , of course , has been a controversial figure in the pandemic .
After calling the virus “ the great equalizer ” in an infamous bathtub soliloquy back in March , she flew — as Page Six first reported — from London to New York at the height of the state ’ s lockdown to attend a birthday party for Steven Klein in the Hamptons .
Folks quarantining at home were shocked to see the pop icon snuggling up to Klein at @ @ @ @ @ @ @ also tested positive for antibodies in April , and declared on Instagram she was going out “ to breathe in the COVID-19 air.
” Oseary , meanwhile , has been much more cautious about his reveling .
As we reported in May , the power manager — who has hosted an Oscars party with Madonna for years — rivaled WME ’ s Richard Weitz for hottest Zoom party in Hollywood .
Oseary ’ s bash attracted Tom Hanks , Rita Wilson , Leo DiCaprio , Chris Rock , Dave Chappelle and David Spade @ @ @ @ @ @ @ respond to a request for comment .

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Page Six has learned that Madonna has decided to hop on a plane to celebrate her birthday in a balmy tropical paradise, in spite of the pandemic — but it’s left some of her pals out in the cold.
Sources tell us that Madge is having a party for her 62nd birthday at the stunning Round Hill Hotel and Villas in Montego Bay, Jamaica, which is the island home of boldface names including Ralph Lauren and Paul McCartney. It has also hosted guests from Meghan Markle and Prince Harry to Grace Kelly.
But insiders tell us that some friends, including her BFF and longtime manager Guy Oseary, won’t be making the trip to “La Isla Bonita.”
“Guy’s skipping it because of COVID,” said a source.
The Material Girl’s birthday is Sunday, but we’re told it’ll be a weekend-long affair.
Madonna, of course, has been a controversial figure in the pandemic. After calling the virus “the great equalizer” in an infamous bathtub soliloquy back in March, she flew — as Page Six first reported — from London to New York at the height of the state’s lockdown to attend a birthday party for Steven Klein in the Hamptons. Folks quarantining at home were shocked to see the pop icon snuggling up to Klein at his Bridgehampton estate.
Meanwhile, she also tested positive for antibodies in April, and declared on Instagram she was going out “to breathe in the COVID-19 air.”
Oseary, meanwhile, has been much more cautious about his reveling.
As we reported in May, the power manager — who has hosted an Oscars party with Madonna for years — rivaled WME’s Richard Weitz for hottest Zoom party in Hollywood. Oseary’s bash attracted Tom Hanks, Rita Wilson, Leo DiCaprio, Chris Rock, Dave Chappelle and David Spade, among others.
Reps did not respond to a request for comment.


newyorkpost--2020-08-13--Economist lays out case for reparations that would cost US gov’t $12T

A noted economist has laid out a roadmap for how the U.S. could make reparations to the descendants of slaves — and estimates it would cost between 10 and 12 trillion dollars to right the historic injustice .
Duke University professor William Darity Jr. and his wife , the writer A. Kirsten Mullen , co-authored a report making the case for systemic reparations to erase the existing black-white wealth gap .
“ The U.S. government — the culpable party — must pay the debt , ” argues the report , “ Resurrecting the Promise of 40 Acres : The Imperative @ @ @ @ @ @ @ which was published by liberal think tank The Roosevelt Institute in June .
The authors calculated about $ 800,000 for each eligible household , using the average wealth disparity between black and white households , rather than the median figures .
The average white household net worth is $ 929,800 , while average black household net worth is $ 138,000 .
“ Eliminating the black-white ( pre-tax ) wealth differential should be a core objective of the redress component of a plan for reparations , ” they wrote .
“ We estimate that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 10 and $ 12 trillion to eligible black Americans .
That allocation should serve as the baseline for black reparations in the twenty-first century.
” Eligibility should be restricted to living descendants of people who were enslaved in the U.S. before the Civil War , who have identified as black or African American on government documents for at least 12 years prior to the implementation of the reparations program , they state .
The report attributes the wealth disparity to the legacy of slavery and racial injustices since abolition , anchoring the claim @ @ @ @ @ @ @ failure to make good on its promise to give freed slaves forty acres of land .
“ That is the nest egg , ” Mullen told The New Yorker in a July article .
“ Had those Black folks been able to develop that land , maybe to leverage it to make other investments that they could have transferred intergenerationally , [ it ] quite likely could have altered the present moment , ” she said , “ but they didn ’ t have a chance to do that.
” The authors are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ some states , such as a reparations initiative Asheville , N.C. , announced in June that would aim to increase homeownership and business and career opportunities for black residents .
“ Local or piecemeal — little by little — attempts at racial atonement do not constitute reparations proper , ” the report states .
“ Black reparations are not a matter of personal or individual institutional guilt ; black reparations are a matter of national responsibility.
” The report expands on a book by the authors published this spring , “ From Here @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the Twenty-First Century.
” It comes amid fresh calls for reparations , with 142 members of Congress sponsoring a bill to research the issue and put forward proposals and Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden saying he supports the study .

A noted economist has laid out a roadmap for how the U.S. could make reparations to the descendants of slaves — and estimates it would cost between 10 and 12 trillion dollars to right the historic injustice.
Duke University professor William Darity Jr. and his wife, the writer A. Kirsten Mullen, co-authored a report making the case for systemic reparations to erase the existing black-white wealth gap.
“The U.S. government — the culpable party — must pay the debt,” argues the report, “Resurrecting the Promise of 40 Acres: The Imperative of Reparations for Black Americans,” which was published by liberal think tank The Roosevelt Institute in June.
The authors calculated about $800,000 for each eligible household, using the average wealth disparity between black and white households, rather than the median figures.
The average white household net worth is $929,800, while average black household net worth is $138,000.
“Eliminating the black-white (pre-tax) wealth differential should be a core objective of the redress component of a plan for reparations,” they wrote.
“We estimate that this will require an allocation between $10 and $12 trillion to eligible black Americans. That allocation should serve as the baseline for black reparations in the twenty-first century.”
Eligibility should be restricted to living descendants of people who were enslaved in the U.S. before the Civil War, who have identified as black or African American on government documents for at least 12 years prior to the implementation of the reparations program, they state.
The report attributes the wealth disparity to the legacy of slavery and racial injustices since abolition, anchoring the claim for reparations in the government’s failure to make good on its promise to give freed slaves forty acres of land.
“That is the nest egg,” Mullen told The New Yorker in a July article.
“Had those Black folks been able to develop that land, maybe to leverage it to make other investments that they could have transferred intergenerationally, [it] quite likely could have altered the present moment,” she said, “but they didn’t have a chance to do that.”
The authors are also skeptical of piecemeal programs implemented in some states, such as a reparations initiative Asheville, N.C., announced in June that would aim to increase homeownership and business and career opportunities for black residents.
“Local or piecemeal — little by little — attempts at racial atonement do not constitute reparations proper,” the report states.
“Black reparations are not a matter of personal or individual institutional guilt; black reparations are a matter of national responsibility.”
The report expands on a book by the authors published this spring, “From Here to Equality: Reparations for Black Americans in the Twenty-First Century.”
It comes amid fresh calls for reparations, with 142 members of Congress sponsoring a bill to research the issue and put forward proposals and Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden saying he supports the study.


newyorkpost--2020-08-13--LeBron James helping make Dodger Stadium a voting site in historic move

The Los Angeles Dodgers have partnered with LeBron James to help make Dodger Stadium a voting site for the general election in November .
It ’ s the first time a Major League Baseball team has offered up its facility as a voting site .
Thursday ’ s announcement is the culmination of a partnership between the Dodgers , the city , and More Than a Vote , the organization LeBron helped to create in June to combat voter suppression .
“ I may still be new to LA but didn ’ t take long for me to learn how @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and Lakers .
We are all in this together , ” James said in a statement .
“ I ’ m really proud we were able to help the Dodgers become the first MLB stadium to open for voting .
… A lot of us now working together and here for every team who wants to follow the Dodgers lead and turn their stadium into a safer place for voting.
” The Dodgers have offered their stadium as a site for coronavirus testing and food distribution in recent months .
The site will @ @ @ @ @ @ @ registered voter in Los Angeles County for the presidential election on Nov. 3 .
The county allows voters to use any of 1,000 sites in the metropolitan area .
Dodger Stadium will follow all CDC and Public Health guidelines regarding social distancing , the release said .
Three NBA teams have partnered with LeBron to open their facilities for voting – the Atlanta Hawks , Milwaukee Bucks and Detroit Pistons .

The Los Angeles Dodgers have partnered with LeBron James to help make Dodger Stadium a voting site for the general election in November.
It’s the first time a Major League Baseball team has offered up its facility as a voting site. Thursday’s announcement is the culmination of a partnership between the Dodgers, the city, and More Than a Vote, the organization LeBron helped to create in June to combat voter suppression.
“I may still be new to LA but didn’t take long for me to learn how special the relationship is between the Dodgers and Lakers. We are all in this together,” James said in a statement. “I’m really proud we were able to help the Dodgers become the first MLB stadium to open for voting. … A lot of us now working together and here for every team who wants to follow the Dodgers lead and turn their stadium into a safer place for voting.”
The Dodgers have offered their stadium as a site for coronavirus testing and food distribution in recent months. The site will be accessible with free parking to any registered voter in Los Angeles County for the presidential election on Nov. 3. The county allows voters to use any of 1,000 sites in the metropolitan area.
Dodger Stadium will follow all CDC and Public Health guidelines regarding social distancing, the release said.
Three NBA teams have partnered with LeBron to open their facilities for voting – the Atlanta Hawks, Milwaukee Bucks and Detroit Pistons.


newyorkpost--2020-08-13--‘Project Power’ review: Superheroes fight the War on Drugs

Does a film need to be based on a comic book to be a comic book movie ?
Not anymore !
The genre has become so ubiquitous on-screen that original flicks are snapping up its capes-and-world-domination tropes to tell new tales .
Netflix ’ s enjoyable “ Project Power , ” which is not inspired by any graphic novel , joins the club with a plot about superpowers that come from taking an illegal pill .
Favored by thugs , the underworld drug affects each person differently for five-minute bursts : some become invisible , a few turn into flame @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Yet more comic book-like , the film also centers around a bloodthirsty vendetta , as former soldier Art ( Jamie Foxx ) tries to rescue his daughter Tracy ( Kyanna Simone Simpson ) from the same evil drug-pushers that performed cruel experiments on him .
The heightened action sequences have an illustrated quality to them .
But there is enough detail and psychological nuance in Mattson Tomlin ’ s clever script to make “ Project Power ” more intriguing than most of what Marvel and DC have to offer , even if @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Joseph Gordon-Levitt , for instance , plays a New Orleans cop named Frank who pops the pill discreetly during shootouts .
Street-smart and hungry , Frank knows the only way he can clean up his city is by getting on an even footing with its criminals .
His power is strong , bulletproof skin .
Early on , he meets Robin ( Dominique Fishback ) , who is a young dealer — and aspiring rapper — who leads him to a local supplier that , in turn , reveals a plot to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Art ’ s mind , meanwhile , has been warped by his experience , and he ’ s plagued by post-traumatic stress disorder ( PTSD ) , losing sight of reality and flashing back to past traumas .
Foxx is the rare actor who can bring his acting prowess to genres that don ’ t outright demand it .
Not every Oscar winner can do that .
( *Cough* Brie Larson *Cough* ) Regrettably , Foxx and Gordon-Levitt spend less than half the movie together , so there is no buddy-cop dynamic .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ — bring down the drug — they arrive there via separate paths .
Which brings me to an unexpected twist .
There isn ’ t really a core villain — a big , if you will — but rather a series of suppliers and wannabe kingpins with foreign accents .
Frank and Art aren ’ t fighting Thanos or Blofeld , but the drug itself and the havoc it wreaks : crime , bodily harm , crumbling neighborhoods .
In a move that no one would deem in vogue in 2020 , “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a rallying cry for the War on Drugs .
And it ’ s a hell of a lot more fun than D.A.R.E .

Movie review Project Power Running time: 111 minutes. Rated R (violence, bloody images, drug content and some language).
Does a film need to be based on a comic book to be a comic book movie?
Not anymore! The genre has become so ubiquitous on-screen that original flicks are snapping up its capes-and-world-domination tropes to tell new tales.
Netflix’s enjoyable “Project Power,” which is not inspired by any graphic novel, joins the club with a plot about superpowers that come from taking an illegal pill.
Favored by thugs, the underworld drug affects each person differently for five-minute bursts: some become invisible, a few turn into flame or ice, the unlucky ones explode.
Yet more comic book-like, the film also centers around a bloodthirsty vendetta, as former soldier Art (Jamie Foxx) tries to rescue his daughter Tracy (Kyanna Simone Simpson) from the same evil drug-pushers that performed cruel experiments on him. The heightened action sequences have an illustrated quality to them.
But there is enough detail and psychological nuance in Mattson Tomlin’s clever script to make “Project Power” more intriguing than most of what Marvel and DC have to offer, even if it could barely match their catering budgets.
Joseph Gordon-Levitt, for instance, plays a New Orleans cop named Frank who pops the pill discreetly during shootouts. Street-smart and hungry, Frank knows the only way he can clean up his city is by getting on an even footing with its criminals. His power is strong, bulletproof skin.
Early on, he meets Robin (Dominique Fishback), who is a young dealer — and aspiring rapper — who leads him to a local supplier that, in turn, reveals a plot to make a pill with permanent effects.
Art’s mind, meanwhile, has been warped by his experience, and he’s plagued by post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), losing sight of reality and flashing back to past traumas. Foxx is the rare actor who can bring his acting prowess to genres that don’t outright demand it. Not every Oscar winner can do that. (*Cough* Brie Larson *Cough*)
Regrettably, Foxx and Gordon-Levitt spend less than half the movie together, so there is no buddy-cop dynamic. While their characters have a mutual goal — bring down the drug — they arrive there via separate paths.
Which brings me to an unexpected twist. There isn’t really a core villain — a big kahuna, if you will — but rather a series of suppliers and wannabe kingpins with foreign accents. Frank and Art aren’t fighting Thanos or Blofeld, but the drug itself and the havoc it wreaks: crime, bodily harm, crumbling neighborhoods.
In a move that no one would deem in vogue in 2020, “Project Power” would seem to be a rallying cry for the War on Drugs.
And it’s a hell of a lot more fun than D.A.R.E.