newyorkpost--2020-07-14--The incredible mystery surrounding a tennis legend

From THE DIVINE MISS MARBLE : A Life of Tennis , Fame and Mystery by Robert Weintraub , to be published July 14 by Dutton , an imprint of The Penguin Publishing Group , a member of Penguin Random House , LLC .
Copyright © 2020 by Robert Weintraub The Swiss Alps dominated the landscape .
The mountains didn ’ t know it was 1945 , or that the world was at war .
Those snow-capped heights were likewise disinterested in the drama playing out far below .
On a winding mountain road , a sports car skidded around tight @ @ @ @ @ @ @ this is , fighting to keep the vehicle from plunging into the distant valley below .
Not far behind , another car , in hot pursuit and gaining .
The driver of the first car was an international icon , a tennis great who had won the sport ’ s most important title , the Wimbledon championship , six years before , the last time the tournament was played before World War II interfered .
She was also a four-time U.S. National champion and had accumulated every accolade worth having in the prewar @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for her oratory , her singing voice , her appearance , her style , her closeness with the elite of Hollywood and Wall Street , and her optimistic , winning personality .
She had become especially famous after coming back from two years away from the sport , stricken down by disease in what had seemed the prime of her career , only to fight her way back to the top .
She was just about the last person anyone would expect to be driving for her life down a European mountain , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the seat beside her , squinting into the inky blackness , afraid to slow down even if it meant a fiery death .
Soon the other car forced her to stop .
There was a confrontation .
The precious evidence she had stolen a short time earlier , the reason she claimed to have come to the mountains in the first place , was taken from her by force .
Alice turned and ran , her breath ragged in the high elevation .
A shot rang out .
A blow to the back @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , nothing .
What in the world was she doing there ?
For that matter , was she really there at all ?
Alice Marble was the foremost female tennis player in the years before World War II .
As the Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Museum wrote about her in its “ Pocket History of Champions ” : “ Women ’ s tennis can be put into two eras — before Alice Marble and after .
She created the women ’ s game in its aggressive , modern style.
” Hardly a contemporary match @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that failed to note that she “ played like a man ” — that is , her ferocious serve-and-volley style and powerhouse élan were so overwhelming that only her occasional lack of control could stop her .
Using her next‐level athleticism and an unreturnable serve , Alice swept to 18 victories in what today would be called “ Grand Slam ” events , the U.S. Nationals and Wimbledon .
That number includes multiple women ’ s and mixed-doubles titles , all but one in the five-year window between 1936 and 1940 .
Then @ @ @ @ @ @ @ activities .
She was an outsized figure during this time , “ Alice Marvel , ” the “ Garbo of Tennis Courts , ” the “ blonde bombshell of her day.
” She caused a stir by playing in shorts , rather than the skirts then in favor .
The press was quick to remind their readers that “ her legs are like two columns of polished mahogany , bare to the knees , her figure perfect , ” as one dazzled reporter wrote .
“ Miss Marble looks lovely even when she @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” thought the well-known English writer Charles Graves , in a typical description that focused on Alice ’ s physical presence .
“ Few girls can do that .
On the court itself you see how beautifully built she is .
She walks like a prizefighter.
” But Alice was just as famous for the times when she was looking and feeling far from her best .
A series of illnesses led to a collapse on the historic red clay of Roland Garros stadium in Paris , which culminated in a diagnosis of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ career into an abutment .
Sidelined and committed to a sanitorium , she was forgotten for nearly two years , until a dramatic comeback lifted her to the very top .
Her revival to capture victory at the 1936 U.S. National Championships lifted Alice to new heights of popularity , at one stage receiving roughly 500 fan letters a day from admirers who asked her for health tips , relationship advice or her hand in marriage .
Her combination of on-court excellence and off-court style had her greatly in demand and opened up @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on radio programs , as an interviewee , as a guest host , and as a singer , where her contralto voice won enough plaudits that she was asked to sing at posh nightclubs in New York and London .
Her writing ability was outstanding , especially for someone who gave up a college education for the courts .
She contributed pieces to newspapers and magazines with great frequency , and even was part of the original writing staff for the Wonder Woman comic book .
She developed a speech based on her @ @ @ @ @ @ @ toured the country to deliver it .
Her eye for fashion and love of sporting it led to a side career as a designer of athletic outfits as well as clothes made for everyday use .
A natural athlete such as women ’ s tennis had never seen , Alice had risen from humble beginnings in San Francisco to conquer the sport of royalty .
Her father passed away when she was still a child , and the family lived on the edge of poverty thereafter .
She found solace in sport .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ throughout the city for her baseball ability , as well as her regular gig shagging fly balls as an unofficial mascot of the San Francisco Seals , the best local nine in the time before the major leagues moved west .
Upon discovering tennis , Alice found a home among the municipal players at the courts in Golden Gate Park .
Years later , a London Times writer surveying Alice ’ s career would note that the “ rough‐and‐ready apprenticeship stood her in good stead when she came to meet more artificially trained @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the idle rich , the country club set , the people who could compete without the bother of earning a living at the game , for it was strictly amateur in that era .
Alice didn ’ t fit that description in any way , but her hardscrabble beginnings served her well when she started moving up in the rankings .
She was the top-rated player in California before she turned 17 and was competing for the U.S. National title ( the forerunner to today ’ s U.S. Open ) on her 18th @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for the first time to play the swells of the sport at its highest level .
She fared poorly but came away convinced a top coach would help her reach the pinnacle .
She found that coach in Eleanor “ Teach ” Tennant , one of the most colorful and successful , if overlooked , figures in tennis history .
She , too , had willed her way out of the anonymity of the poor San Francisco streets , becoming the foremost teacher of the game in Southern California , with a clientele @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , the top names of the day — Gable , Flynn , Dietrich , Lombard .
It was that last one , Carole Lombard , the “ Queen of the Screwball Comedy , ” who hung Eleanor ’ s nickname on her .
Lombard was a serious player , though when Tennant instructed her to attack the ball higher or get in better position , she would respond with a sarcastically sweet , “ Yes , Teacher dear.
” After enough of those , Lombard shortened it to “ Teach , ” and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Teach ” Tennant after that .
Alice and Eleanor got together and formed one of the most successful coach-student relationships ever seen in individual sports .
Their closeness went beyond the typical athlete‐coach model — far beyond it .
Eleanor essentially adopted Alice and took over her life for more than a decade .
The pair lived together , dined together , traveled together .
Eleanor took over Alice ’ s finances , fashioned her diet and training regimen , controlled her social life .
In that time Alice captured the very highest @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Eleanor , Alice was introduced to worlds closed to ordinary tennis players .
She hobnobbed with Tennant ’ s acting pals , counting Lombard and her husband , Clark Gable , among her close friends .
She was a regular guest at the American Xanadu known as San Simeon , William Randolph Hearst ’ s palace on the Pacific .
Despite her humble roots , Alice was a favorite of wealthy families on either coast and was especially close with Will du Pont , heir to the Delaware chemical and munitions firm .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ with Du Pont , not unlike her one with Tennant .
Because of her success , Alice gave herself freely to Eleanor ’ s vision .
Alice called her “ my adopted mother ” in the London Daily Mail , just as Eleanor called Alice her “ foster daughter.
” Another writer referred to Eleanor as Alice ’ s “ psychiatrist , ” noting “ she is particularly frank with her criticism of Miss Marble.
” For as long as they were inseparable , the pair were dogged with rumors of a romantic @ @ @ @ @ @ @ affair , hardly surprising given the times they lived in .
Homosexuality , after a brief flash of acceptance in the 1920s , was driven firmly underground by an ensuing backlash .
Being openly gay or bisexual , or even “ straight with a wink , ” à la Cole Porter , for example , would have surely damaged Alice ’ s budding and then flourishing career , rife as it was with opportunities off the court .
Even with the passing of the years , and the acknowledgment of affairs and crushes @ @ @ @ @ @ @ she and Eleanor were not lovers — in the physical sense , anyway .
They were certainly in love in a more spiritual manner , and when their relationship ended along with Alice ’ s career , blunted at the height of her power by WWII , the breakup was shocking , given how intertwined the two women had been for over a decade .
But the specifics of Alice ’ s relationships with Tennant and Du Pont pale in comparison with other , even more dramatic ( some would say “ cinematic @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Alice maintained she got married during the war , to an army air force officer whose death would lead Alice to agree to take on a wartime espionage mission to search out another of her lovers , a man whom she never publicly named and who was in cahoots , or worse , with the Nazis .
It was that relationship , and the revenge she sought for her dead husband , that supposedly put Alice on that mountain road , in a car chase that ended with her taking a bullet @ @ @ @ @ @ @ adventures only in her second memoir , “ Courting Danger , ” published a year after her death in 1990 .
She was mostly taken at her word , though attempts to independently confirm her story have always led to dead ends , and challenges to the truth of her story showed up in book reviews and other projects left uncompleted .
I am merely the latest in a long line of Alice Marble admirers .
It was always easy to appreciate her at an inch-deep level , but as I learned more @ @ @ @ @ @ @ down the rabbit hole ( how appropriate my subject ’ s name was “ Alice ” ) , the mysteries of her life only deepened .
In writing this book I have crisscrossed the United States and scoured international archives in an attempt to chip away at the mystery of Alice ’ s contradictions , how such a public life could remain so shrouded in shadow .
I have visited the touchstone sites of her childhood and career .
I have followed every trail , every lead — some of which , more @ @ @ @ @ @ @ question marks .
There are new stories here and old ones with new twists .
I ’ ve examined faded correspondence and pieces of paper Alice herself touched , recordings she made , articles she wrote , and records she likely never expected would be looked for .
And I made contact with the few remaining people who knew her , hoping they could provide some insight into the Marble Mystery .
At the end of the detective work remained a unique , pioneering , fascinating woman , which I suppose I knew @ @ @ @ @ @ @ digging around into her life .
Alice Marble may be mysterious , but she doesn ’ t disappoint .

From THE DIVINE MISS MARBLE: A Life of Tennis, Fame and Mystery by Robert Weintraub, to be published July 14 by Dutton, an imprint of The Penguin Publishing Group, a member of Penguin Random House, LLC. Copyright © 2020 by Robert Weintraub
The Swiss Alps dominated the landscape. The mountains didn’t know it was 1945, or that the world was at war. Those snow-capped heights were likewise disinterested in the drama playing out far below. On a winding mountain road, a sports car skidded around tight switchbacks, the driver, whose story this is, fighting to keep the vehicle from plunging into the distant valley below. Not far behind, another car, in hot pursuit and gaining.
The driver of the first car was an international icon, a tennis great who had won the sport’s most important title, the Wimbledon championship, six years before, the last time the tournament was played before World War II interfered. She was also a four-time U.S. National champion and had accumulated every accolade worth having in the prewar era of sports. She was renowned for her oratory, her singing voice, her appearance, her style, her closeness with the elite of Hollywood and Wall Street, and her optimistic, winning personality. She had become especially famous after coming back from two years away from the sport, stricken down by disease in what had seemed the prime of her career, only to fight her way back to the top.
She was just about the last person anyone would expect to be driving for her life down a European mountain, protecting evidence of Nazi war crimes on the seat beside her, squinting into the inky blackness, afraid to slow down even if it meant a fiery death.
Soon the other car forced her to stop. There was a confrontation. The precious evidence she had stolen a short time earlier, the reason she claimed to have come to the mountains in the first place, was taken from her by force. Alice turned and ran, her breath ragged in the high elevation.
A shot rang out. A blow to the back, a burning sensation, and then, nothing. What in the world was she doing there? For that matter, was she really there at all?
Alice Marble was the foremost female tennis player in the years before World War II. As the Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Museum wrote about her in its “Pocket History of Champions”: “Women’s tennis can be put into two eras — before Alice Marble and after. She created the women’s game in its aggressive, modern style.” Hardly a contemporary match report or profile was written about Alice that failed to note that she “played like a man”— that is, her ferocious serve-and-volley style and powerhouse élan were so overwhelming that only her occasional lack of control could stop her. Using her next‐level athleticism and an unreturnable serve, Alice swept to 18 victories in what today would be called “Grand Slam” events, the U.S. Nationals and Wimbledon. That number includes multiple women’s and mixed-doubles titles, all but one in the five-year window between 1936 and 1940. Then the war forced Alice into quite different activities.
She was an outsized figure during this time, “Alice Marvel,” the “Garbo of Tennis Courts,” the “blonde bombshell of her day.” She caused a stir by playing in shorts, rather than the skirts then in favor. The press was quick to remind their readers that “her legs are like two columns of polished mahogany, bare to the knees, her figure perfect,” as one dazzled reporter wrote. “Miss Marble looks lovely even when she has just come off the court,” thought the well-known English writer Charles Graves, in a typical description that focused on Alice’s physical presence. “Few girls can do that. On the court itself you see how beautifully built she is. She walks like a prizefighter.”
But Alice was just as famous for the times when she was looking and feeling far from her best. A series of illnesses led to a collapse on the historic red clay of Roland Garros stadium in Paris, which culminated in a diagnosis of tuberculosis that seemed to swerve her budding career into an abutment. Sidelined and committed to a sanitorium, she was forgotten for nearly two years, until a dramatic comeback lifted her to the very top. Her revival to capture victory at the 1936 U.S. National Championships lifted Alice to new heights of popularity, at one stage receiving roughly 500 fan letters a day from admirers who asked her for health tips, relationship advice or her hand in marriage.
Her combination of on-court excellence and off-court style had her greatly in demand and opened up many doors. She was a regular on radio programs, as an interviewee, as a guest host, and as a singer, where her contralto voice won enough plaudits that she was asked to sing at posh nightclubs in New York and London. Her writing ability was outstanding, especially for someone who gave up a college education for the courts. She contributed pieces to newspapers and magazines with great frequency, and even was part of the original writing staff for the Wonder Woman comic book. She developed a speech based on her “will to win” and relentlessly toured the country to deliver it. Her eye for fashion and love of sporting it led to a side career as a designer of athletic outfits as well as clothes made for everyday use.
A natural athlete such as women’s tennis had never seen, Alice had risen from humble beginnings in San Francisco to conquer the sport of royalty. Her father passed away when she was still a child, and the family lived on the edge of poverty thereafter.
She found solace in sport. As a teen, Alice was known throughout the city for her baseball ability, as well as her regular gig shagging fly balls as an unofficial mascot of the San Francisco Seals, the best local nine in the time before the major leagues moved west. Upon discovering tennis, Alice found a home among the municipal players at the courts in Golden Gate Park. Years later, a London Times writer surveying Alice’s career would note that the “rough‐and‐ready apprenticeship stood her in good stead when she came to meet more artificially trained players.” Tennis was a sport for the idle rich, the country club set, the people who could compete without the bother of earning a living at the game, for it was strictly amateur in that era. Alice didn’t fit that description in any way, but her hardscrabble beginnings served her well when she started moving up in the rankings.
She was the top-rated player in California before she turned 17 and was competing for the U.S. National title (the forerunner to today’s U.S. Open) on her 18th birthday. She traveled east in 1931 for the first time to play the swells of the sport at its highest level. She fared poorly but came away convinced a top coach would help her reach the pinnacle.
She found that coach in Eleanor “Teach” Tennant, one of the most colorful and successful, if overlooked, figures in tennis history. She, too, had willed her way out of the anonymity of the poor San Francisco streets, becoming the foremost teacher of the game in Southern California, with a clientele stuffed with famous film actors and actresses, the top names of the day — Gable, Flynn, Dietrich, Lombard. It was that last one, Carole Lombard, the “Queen of the Screwball Comedy,” who hung Eleanor’s nickname on her. Lombard was a serious player, though when Tennant instructed her to attack the ball higher or get in better position, she would respond with a sarcastically sweet, “Yes, Teacher dear.” After enough of those, Lombard shortened it to “Teach,” and the nickname stuck. Eleanor was “Teach” Tennant after that.
Alice and Eleanor got together and formed one of the most successful coach-student relationships ever seen in individual sports. Their closeness went beyond the typical athlete‐coach model — far beyond it. Eleanor essentially adopted Alice and took over her life for more than a decade. The pair lived together, dined together, traveled together. Eleanor took over Alice’s finances, fashioned her diet and training regimen, controlled her social life. In that time Alice captured the very highest honors tennis had to offer.
Through Eleanor, Alice was introduced to worlds closed to ordinary tennis players. She hobnobbed with Tennant’s acting pals, counting Lombard and her husband, Clark Gable, among her close friends. She was a regular guest at the American Xanadu known as San Simeon, William Randolph Hearst’s palace on the Pacific. Despite her humble roots, Alice was a favorite of wealthy families on either coast and was especially close with Will du Pont, heir to the Delaware chemical and munitions firm.
Alice had a long and enigmatic relationship with Du Pont, not unlike her one with Tennant. Because of her success, Alice gave herself freely to Eleanor’s vision. Alice called her “my adopted mother” in the London Daily Mail, just as Eleanor called Alice her “foster daughter.” Another writer referred to Eleanor as Alice’s “psychiatrist,” noting “she is particularly frank with her criticism of Miss Marble.”
For as long as they were inseparable, the pair were dogged with rumors of a romantic relationship. Neither ever confirmed such an affair, hardly surprising given the times they lived in. Homosexuality, after a brief flash of acceptance in the 1920s, was driven firmly underground by an ensuing backlash. Being openly gay or bisexual, or even “straight with a wink,” à la Cole Porter, for example, would have surely damaged Alice’s budding and then flourishing career, rife as it was with opportunities off the court.
Even with the passing of the years, and the acknowledgment of affairs and crushes on other women, Alice insisted that she and Eleanor were not lovers — in the physical sense, anyway. They were certainly in love in a more spiritual manner, and when their relationship ended along with Alice’s career, blunted at the height of her power by WWII, the breakup was shocking, given how intertwined the two women had been for over a decade.
But the specifics of Alice’s relationships with Tennant and Du Pont pale in comparison with other, even more dramatic (some would say “cinematic”) liaisons she claimed to have. Alice maintained she got married during the war, to an army air force officer whose death would lead Alice to agree to take on a wartime espionage mission to search out another of her lovers, a man whom she never publicly named and who was in cahoots, or worse, with the Nazis. It was that relationship, and the revenge she sought for her dead husband, that supposedly put Alice on that mountain road, in a car chase that ended with her taking a bullet in the back.
Alice revealed these adventures only in her second memoir, “Courting Danger,” published a year after her death in 1990. She was mostly taken at her word, though attempts to independently confirm her story have always led to dead ends, and challenges to the truth of her story showed up in book reviews and other projects left uncompleted.
I am merely the latest in a long line of Alice Marble admirers. It was always easy to appreciate her at an inch-deep level, but as I learned more about her, going further and further down the rabbit hole (how appropriate my subject’s name was “Alice”), the mysteries of her life only deepened. In writing this book I have crisscrossed the United States and scoured international archives in an attempt to chip away at the mystery of Alice’s contradictions, how such a public life could remain so shrouded in shadow. I have visited the touchstone sites of her childhood and career. I have followed every trail, every lead — some of which, more than I hoped, ended in further question marks. There are new stories here and old ones with new twists. I’ve examined faded correspondence and pieces of paper Alice herself touched, recordings she made, articles she wrote, and records she likely never expected would be looked for. And I made contact with the few remaining people who knew her, hoping they could provide some insight into the Marble Mystery.
At the end of the detective work remained a unique, pioneering, fascinating woman, which I suppose I knew was the case even before I went digging around into her life. Alice Marble may be mysterious, but she doesn’t disappoint.


newyorkpost--2020-07-14--Navajo Nation has a suggestion for the new name of Washington’s football team

The Washington Redskins announced Monday that they will change their team name and logo after about 87 years of using it , in the wake of corporate and public pressure to ditch the moniker over racial connotations .
The Navajo Nation put out a statement on the retirement of the Redskins name .
“ July 13 , 2020 is now a historic day for all Indigenous peoples around the world as the NFL Washington-based team officially announced the retirement of the racist and disparaging “ Redskins ” team name and logo , ” Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez wrote .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ willingly by the team ’ s owners , but by the mounting pressure and advocacy of Indigenous peoples such as Amanda Blackhorse , and many other warriors who fought long and hard for this change.
” The statement continued : “ We strongly encourage the NFL Washington organization to rename their team in such a way that truly honors and respects the First Americans of this country .
Renaming the team “ Code Talkers ” to honor the Navajo Code Talkers , and other tribal nations who used their sacred language to help @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the team on a path to restoring its reputation and correcting the historical misrepresentation of Indigenous peoples.
” The Washington franchise has yet to announce a new team name .
Washington has come under renewed fire over the term Redskins in recent weeks , with FedEx publicly requesting that the team change its name .
The company reportedly threatened to remove signage from the stadium as well if the team didn ’ t make the alteration by the end of the 2020 season .
Big-name retailers such as Amazon , Walmart , and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Dick ’ s Sporting Goods , all removed Redskins merchandise from their websites last week .
Also last week , ESPN reported that the team had made the decision to remove the Native American imagery from its logo .
The recent national focus on race relations , prompted by the May 25 death of George Floyd in Minneapolis , brought new scrutiny to the team ’ s name .
That ’ s when the Redskins said they would conduct a “ thorough review ” of the team name .
The team also hopes @ @ @ @ @ @ @ inside D.C. city limits .
“ On July 3rd , we announced the commencement of a thorough review of the team ’ s name .
That review has begun in earnest .
As part of this process , we want to keep our sponsors , fans and community apprised of our thinking as we go forward .
“ Today , we are announcing we will be retiring the Redskins name and logo upon completion of this review .
“ Dan Snyder and Coach Rivera are working closely to develop a new name and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of our proud , tradition rich franchise and inspire our sponsors , fans and community for the next 100 years .
”

The Washington Redskins announced Monday that they will change their team name and logo after about 87 years of using it, in the wake of corporate and public pressure to ditch the moniker over racial connotations.
The Navajo Nation put out a statement on the retirement of the Redskins name.
“July 13, 2020 is now a historic day for all Indigenous peoples around the world as the NFL Washington-based team officially announced the retirement of the racist and disparaging ‘Redskins’ team name and logo,” Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez wrote. “This change did not come about willingly by the team’s owners, but by the mounting pressure and advocacy of Indigenous peoples such as Amanda Blackhorse, and many other warriors who fought long and hard for this change.”
The statement continued: “We strongly encourage the NFL Washington organization to rename their team in such a way that truly honors and respects the First Americans of this country. Renaming the team ‘Code Talkers’ to honor the Navajo Code Talkers, and other tribal nations who used their sacred language to help win World War II, would set the team on a path to restoring its reputation and correcting the historical misrepresentation of Indigenous peoples.”
The Washington franchise has yet to announce a new team name.
Washington has come under renewed fire over the term Redskins in recent weeks, with FedEx publicly requesting that the team change its name. The company reportedly threatened to remove signage from the stadium as well if the team didn’t make the alteration by the end of the 2020 season.
Big-name retailers such as Amazon, Walmart and Target, as well as Nike and Dick’s Sporting Goods, all removed Redskins merchandise from their websites last week.
Also last week, ESPN reported that the team had made the decision to remove the Native American imagery from its logo.
The recent national focus on race relations, prompted by the May 25 death of George Floyd in Minneapolis, brought new scrutiny of the team’s name. That’s when the Redskins said they would conduct a “thorough review” of the team name.
The team also hopes to build a new stadium and return inside DC city limits.
“On July 3rd, we announced the commencement of a thorough review of the team’s name. That review has begun in earnest. As part of this process, we want to keep our sponsors, fans and community apprised of our thinking as we go forward.
“Today, we are announcing we will be retiring the Redskins name and logo upon completion of this review.
“[Owner] Dan Snyder and Coach [Ron] Rivera are working closely to develop a new name and design approach that will enhance the standing of our proud, tradition rich franchise and inspire our sponsors, fans and community for the next 100 years.”


newyorkpost--2020-07-14--At least 17 people shot in NYC on Monday as gun violence continues to soar

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At least 17 people were shot in New York City on Monday — a tally that would be considered high for a weekend day, but is “astronomical” for early in the week, law enforcement sources said.
No borough was spared from the gunplay, but Brooklyn saw the most violence with 10 shooting incidents and a total of 12 victims, sources said.
“Those numbers would be high for a Friday or Saturday, but for a Monday they are astronomical,” said one high-ranking Brooklyn cop.
Seven of those shot in Brooklyn, including a 20-year-old man who was fatally blasted, were hit in five separate incidents in the borough’s 69th Precinct, which covers the Canarsie neighborhood, according to police and sources.
On Monday night in Canarsie, five people were shot in three separate shootings in a 15-minute span, authorities said.
At about 3 a.m. Monday in the same precinct, a 20-year-old man was gunned down in the lobby of a building on Williams Avenue near Stanley Avenue, cops said.
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Outside of Brooklyn, two people were shot Monday in Manhattan, and one in each of the city’s three other boroughs, sources said.
One of the victims who was shot in Manhattan, a 17-year-old who was hit in the head while standing in the courtyard of the George Washington Houses in East Harlem, was clinging to life early Tuesday.
The remaining victims were all expected to survive.
Monday’s bloodshed followed a recent 15-hour stretch from midday Saturday into Sunday where another 15 people were shot in the Big Apple.


newyorkpost--2020-07-14--Islanders’ Adam Pelech, Casey Cizikas back on ice in big lineup boost

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Islanders coach Barry Trotz didn’t know what to expect from defenseman Adam Pelech’s first day skating with the team since suffering an Achilles injury more than six months ago. But he was hopeful.
“I’ve listened to my assistant coaches who have been on the ice with the players and they kept saying he hasn’t missed a beat, he looks like himself,” Trotz said on a Zoom call with reporters following Day 1 of training camp 2.0 Monday. “And I saw that today.”
Pelech tore his Achilles in pregame warm-ups Jan. 2 against the Devils. After undergoing surgery, it was assumed that he was done for the remainder of the regular season, with little to no hope of recovering by the usual start of the playoffs in April.
So when the NHL was suspended in March and rumors of a modified playoff tournament began to churn, it occurred to Pelech he might be able to finish out this season.
“When everything happened in March, that was kind of a turning point where we figured that I might have a chance to play again depending on how this plays out,” Pelech said. “I’ve been feeling good for a couple months now really and I feel 100 percent on the ice, which is great.”
The 25-year-old Pelech said within a few minutes of getting hurt, it was easy to figure out what kind of injury it was. Asked if he would change his warm-ups routine due to his injury, Pelech said he didn’t think there was any correlation between the two.
“I don’t think that the reason I got hurt is because of what I was doing [during warm-ups] and even the doctors said it could’ve happened walking down the street,” he said. “That’s how much of a freak accident it was.”
Pelech mentioned how frustrating it was for him to be sidelined for as long as he was, specifically when the Islanders — 10-12-7 without him this season — went on a seven-game losing streak just before the pause in play.
Since the league permitted rehabilitating players to use team facilities during the coronavirus shutdown, Pelech, in a way, had a head start on some of his teammates. Trotz said that was evident Monday.
“You tend to forget some of the little nuances that he has as a player and the reads and the great stick and all that. I saw it today,” Trotz said. “He made a couple guys look very ordinary when it came to some one-on-one stuff.”
Pelech isn’t the only once-injured Islander to be getting a second chance at this season. Center Casey Cizikas was sidelined a little more than a month after Pelech went down, taking a skate blade to the leg on Feb. 11 against the Flyers.
“It kind of just felt like I just got hit with a steel-toed boot, I didn’t feel a cut or anything like that,” Cizikas said. “When I looked down initially, I could kind of see through my sock and kind of just see red there and that kind of freaked me out. I couldn’t really put pressure on my leg either so that kind of scared me as well.”
Cizikas was projected to be out for three to four weeks. But even up until what proved to be the last game of the regular season there were no signs of Cizikas returning. He emphasized just how much the extra time off the ice worked in his favor.
The Islanders went 2-11 with Cizikas out of the lineup. They went 25-10-3 at the start of the season when both Pelech and Cizikas were healthy.
“They look normal. They look like they’ve been playing an 82-game schedule and right through,” Trotz said. “I was really happy with both of them. You talk about people who look fresh and excited.
“Both those guys, I think that they’re probably leading the pack when it comes to the excitement that they have on the ice.”


newyorkpost--2020-07-14--Yankees luck out to avoid J.A. Happ money dilemma

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Happ is one of several players who is not covered in the agreement that MLB and the players association finalized Monday on how to compute vesting options for the abbreviated 2020 season .
That almost certainly will be a positive for the Yankees .
Because under the agreement that works as an umbrella for most players , MLB and the union agreed that vesting options will be paid in full , but that the triggers would be prorated for the abbreviated 60-game season .
Happ has a $ 17 million vesting option for 2021 .
In a standard @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he reached either 27 starts or 165 innings in 2020 .
If he were under the new arrangement , Happ would trigger his vesting option at either 10 starts or 61 ¹/₃ innings .
But the March agreement between MLB and the players association has a list of players ( which includes Happ ) with special covenants who would need to have provisions — in Happ ’ s case his vesting option — renegotiated or have the issue go to arbitration .
The expectation , therefore , is the Yankees and Happ will @ @ @ @ @ @ @ option vests and/or lower the value of the option , or else an arbitrator will rule on what to do .
This benefits the Yankees because they like Happ , but not enough to risk triggering his 2021 option .
The Yankees , with considerably less revenue coming in this year and uncertainty about if fans will even be allowed to attend games in 2021 , would not want to pay a back-end starter $ 17 million next year , especially since they have starters they like more also coming up on free @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , and a position player in DJ LeMahieu .
If the Yanks are in a position in which they want to lower payroll , Happ would not be a priority .
Nevertheless , as things are structured right now , they also do not want to be in position in which they limit Happ ’ s innings if he is pitching well .
Happ looked good both in the first spring training and this current 2.0 version and is important to this roster .
Luis Severino and Domingo German will not pitch this @ @ @ @ @ @ @ head by a Giancarlo Stanton line drive and no public disclosure has yet been made if he will be able to begin the season in the rotation .
Aroldis Chapman and Luis Cessa are out after testing positive for COVID-19 , hitting at depth to spread around innings .
A healthy starter likely would get 12 starts in a 60-game season .
Thus , the Yankees would not want to be in position to limit Happ to fewer than 10 by , for example , using an opener at least three times in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ outings , Happ would only have to average a tad more than five innings to eclipse the 61 ¹/₃ innings needed to have the option vest , if that were his threshold .
At the moment , Happ would be part of a rotation with Gerrit Cole , Paxton , Tanaka ( if healthy ) and Jordan Montgomery .

J.A. Happ is one of several players who is not covered in the agreement that MLB and the players association finalized Monday on how to compute vesting options for the abbreviated 2020 season.
That almost certainly will be a positive for the Yankees.
Because under the agreement that works as an umbrella for most players, MLB and the union agreed that vesting options will be paid in full, but that the triggers would be prorated for the abbreviated 60-game season.
Happ has a $17 million vesting option for 2021. In a standard season that option would have vested if he reached either 27 starts or 165 innings in 2020. If he were under the new arrangement, Happ would trigger his vesting option at either 10 starts or 61 ¹/₃ innings.
But the March agreement between MLB and the players association has a list of players (which includes Happ) with special covenants who would need to have provisions — in Happ’s case his vesting option — renegotiated or have the issue go to arbitration. The expectation, therefore, is the Yankees and Happ will either finalize different thresholds at which the option vests and/or lower the value of the option, or else an arbitrator will rule on what to do.
This benefits the Yankees because they like Happ, but not enough to risk triggering his 2021 option. The Yankees, with considerably less revenue coming in this year and uncertainty about if fans will even be allowed to attend games in 2021, would not want to pay a back-end starter $17 million next year, especially since they have starters they like more also coming up on free agency in James Paxton and Masahiro Tanaka, and a position player in DJ LeMahieu.
If the Yanks are in a position in which they want to lower payroll, Happ would not be a priority.
Nevertheless, as things are structured right now, they also do not want to be in position in which they limit Happ’s innings if he is pitching well.
Happ looked good both in the first spring training and this current 2.0 version and is important to this roster. Luis Severino and Domingo German will not pitch this year. Tanaka was hit in the head by a Giancarlo Stanton line drive and no public disclosure has yet been made if he will be able to begin the season in the rotation. Aroldis Chapman and Luis Cessa are out after testing positive for COVID-19, hitting at depth to spread around innings.
A healthy starter likely would get 12 starts in a 60-game season. Thus, the Yankees would not want to be in position to limit Happ to fewer than 10 by, for example, using an opener at least three times in front of the lefty. In 12 outings, Happ would only have to average a tad more than five innings to eclipse the 61 ¹/₃ innings needed to have the option vest, if that were his threshold.
At the moment, Happ would be part of a rotation with Gerrit Cole, Paxton, Tanaka (if healthy) and Jordan Montgomery.


newyorkpost--2020-07-14--Yankees’ Gerrit Cole set for final tuneup before Opening Day

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Gerrit Cole will start Friday’s intrasquad games, the Yankees ace’s final outing before facing the Nationals on July 23 in Washington on Opening Day on five days’ rest.
“He and I talked a little bit about it [Monday]. We just value having that sixth day going into his first start of the year,’’ Aaron Boone said via Zoom from Yankee Stadium, where his club worked out ahead of intrasquad games Tuesday and Wednesday. “We could have taken it now, felt like if we took it now he would be rolling into his Opening Day start on the fifth day coming off a time when we may be trying to push him a little bit.’’
James Paxton will pitch in an intrasquad game Wednesday and would be well-rested to start the second game of the season against the Nationals on July 25. Jordan Montgomery and Chad Green are the starters for Tuesday night’s intrasquad game at the Stadium.
If the Yankees focus on the disappointment of losing the ALCS to the Astros last October to motivate them during the upcoming 60-game season, their focus is in the wrong neighborhood.
“What we lost last year is in the past right now. Our mentality is for the short season, stay hungry. We have a mission and the mission is to win everything,’’ Gleyber Torres said Monday via Zoom. “That is the job right now and we look to get there.’’
Torres is not high on facing his own pitchers, but that is all that has been available to him and the rest of the Yankee hitters until exhibition games against the Mets on Saturday and Sunday and the Phillies on Monday.
In addition to seeing different pitchers, Monday night will mark the return of Didi Gregorius to The Bronx, where he will find Torres as his replacement at shortstop. The Yankees also will see Gregorius in the fourth and fifth games of the regular season in Philadelphia.
“We know Didi, he always has really good energy. He is competition and we get there and try to win the series and focus,’’ said Torres, who was close to Gregorius. “All the guys have a really good relationship with Didi right now, but when we go to the field we forget the relationship and do the job.’’
If DJ LeMahieu isn’t ready to play second base at the start of the season Torres doesn’t envision any difficulty playing with Tyler Wade at second base instead.
“One hundred percent comfortable. I know Wade from the minor leagues and we have really good communication and now it is like growing up together,’’ Torres said. “We talk about a lot of different situations. I think we are ready to play if DJ is not ready for Opening Day.’’
Rosell Herrera is nursing two bothersome heels, which could hurt the non-roster utility man’s chances of making the 30-man roster.
With the Yankees scheduled to open a 60-game season next Thursday in Washington against the defending World Series champion Nationals, anything is possible in a season unlike any other.
Though Deivi Garcia got to Triple-A last year when he traveled through three levels of the Yankees’ system, the right-hander appearing in a big-league game this season would likely mean the pitching staff suffered several health woes.
Yet, that didn’t keep the 21-year-old from staying in shape during the shutdown with the goal of joining the Yankees’ 60-man roster for spring training 2.0 in The Bronx.
“For me it was keep training and keeping myself in shape for that call because at any time it could arrive,’’ Garcia said via Zoom on Monday after facing hitters at the Stadium. “I managed to stay training waiting for that call.’’
Garcia, who worked out with his brother in the Dominican Republic during the shutdown, appeared in 26 games at Single-A, Double-A and Triple-A last year. After starting 15 games at the first two levels, Garcia made six starts and five relief outings at Triple-A
“The preparation is different and that is the biggest thing you have to adjust to,’’ Garcia said of the challenges going from starter to reliever. “Adjust to whatever is needed.’’
With no minor league season those not on the big-league roster will have to settle for workouts in order to remain sharp.
Asked what he considers a strength and what he needs to improve on, Garcia pointed to his fastball which helped him strike out 165 in 111 ¹/₃ innings.
“One of my plusses is the spin of my fastball. I have been told it is very good. One of the things I am working on now is being more aggressive in certain counts and using my secondary pitches,’’ said Garcia, who also explained being around the big leaguers has helped him develop a strong mindset.
Estevan Florial has played 149 games for Single-A Tampa the past two years due to a broken wrist bone last year and hamate bone surgery in 2018. When on the field the talented center fielder struck out 185 times against 140 hits. Cutting down on strikeouts is imperative for the 22-year-old.
“I am working with the hitting coaches to try to have a better strike zone,’’ Florial said of one way to cut down on the whiffs.
Like Garcia, Florial will have to stay ready with the other players not on the 60-man roster without minor league games.
“Right now the situation we are going through is real tough but we have great coaches around us to tell us what to do and get us ready,’’ Florial said.
Yankees and third-round pick second baseman/outfielder from Trevor Hauver from Arizona State have finalized a $587,400 deal which is the slot number for the 99th pick in last month’s draft. Hauver’s signing, leaves only fifth-round pick right-hander Beck Way, the third and final pick at 129 unsigned.


newyorkpost--2020-07-14--VIPs flock to Jill Rappaport’s Hamptons ranch for Ron Howard doc

Click to email this to a friend ( Opens in new window ) Click to share on Twitter ( Opens @ @ @ @ @ to share on Facebook ( Opens in new window ) Jane Krakowski and other VIPs @ @ @ @ @ premiere at journalist Jill Rappaport ’ s Hamptons ranch this week .
The screening , @ @ @ @ @ Andrew Saffir , was of Ron Howard ’ s doc “ Rebuilding Paradise , ” @ @ @ @ @ and their aftermath .
Introducing the film via video , Howard said : “ There @ @ @ @ @ having a real connection with your community .
It ’ s not just calling up @ @ @ @ @ they ’ ll loan you their truck … It ’ s knowing you ’ re @ @ @ @ @ Also spotted were Don Lemon and David Burtka .

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Jane Krakowski and other VIPs pulled up for a drive-in premiere at journalist Jill Rappaport’s Hamptons ranch this week.
The screening, hosted by Cinema Society guru Andrew Saffir, was of Ron Howard’s doc “Rebuilding Paradise,” about the devastating California wildfires and their aftermath.
Introducing the film via video, Howard said: “There’s tremendous value in having a real connection with your community. It’s not just calling up a neighbor to ask if they’ll loan you their truck … It’s knowing you’re a part of something.”
Also spotted were Don Lemon and David Burtka.


newyorkpost--2020-07-14--Jacob deGrom exits Mets scrimmage early with back issue

Jacob deGrom left Tuesday ’ s intrasquad game after just one inning with back tightness , the team announced .
DeGrom is slated to start the opener on July 24 against Atlanta at Citi Field and had looked sharp both in March in Port St. Lucie and in spring training 2.0 in Queens .
He was expected to build up his pitch count Tuesday and then start Saturday ’ s exhibition game against the Yankees before the season opener .
Now those plans are in doubt , as the 32-year-old ’ s health is in question .
The Mets are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , who underwent Tommy John surgery this spring .
DeGrom didn ’ t show any obvious signs of discomfort during his lone inning Tuesday .
The right-hander is trying to become just the third pitcher to win as many as three consecutive Cy Young awards , but more importantly , the Mets are expected to contend in the NL East and can ’ t afford to be without their ace for any length of time especially in a 60-game regular season .
Last week , the right-hander acknowledged winning a Cy Young in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the same as the previous two .
“ I would say there definitely has to be some difference there , 12 starts versus 32 or 33 , ” deGrom said last Monday .
“ There is a lot that can happen in any given start , and you normally play 162 games and 200 innings .
I don ’ t think [ winning the award ] would feel the same , but it ’ s definitely still a goal.
” Now , making even a dozen starts is in jeopardy for deGrom .

With just over a week before the abbreviated season is set to begin, the Mets got worrisome news about their ace, when Jacob deGrom left Tuesday’s intrasquad game at Citi Field after just one inning with back tightness.
No further information was provided, but deGrom is certainly the last player the Mets can afford to lose. He’s slated to start Opening Day on July 24 against Atlanta in Queens and had looked sharp both in March in Port St. Lucie and in spring training 2.0 in Queens.
He pitched three innings in his first intrasquad outing and was expected to build up his pitch count Tuesday, followed by a start in Saturday’s exhibition game against the Yankees before the season opener.
Now those plans are in doubt, as the 32-year-old’s health is in question.
The Mets are already entering the season without Noah Syndergaard, who underwent Tommy John surgery this spring.
Any absence by deGrom would be hard for the Mets to take, but that would be especially true in a truncated season.
DeGrom didn’t show any obvious signs of discomfort during his lone inning Tuesday. He gave up a single and a walk in the scoreless frame, but didn’t come out for the second inning and was replaced by left-hander Justin Wilson.
The team announced the injury shortly after the game ended.
DeGrom also experienced lower back tightness during spring training in 2018 before he went on to win his first NL Cy Young Award. He’s pitched over 200 innings each of his last three years.
This season, the right-hander is trying to become just the third pitcher to win as many as three consecutive Cy Young awards. In each of those award-winning years, deGrom has started slowly— relatively— before getting stronger during the season.
He’ll have less time to make up for a sluggish open this season.
But more importantly for the Mets, they are expected to contend in the NL East and especially can’t afford to be without their ace for any length of time in a 60-game regular season.
Without Syndergaard, they were set to go with a rotation of deGrom, Marcus Stroman, Steven Matz, Michael Wacha and Rick Porcello.
And as much as the loss of Syndergaard stung, deGrom’s would be felt even more.
They have Seth Lugo and possibly Robert Gsellman, but both are likely to stay in the bullpen. Walker Lockett, Corey Oswalt and prospect David Peterson would also be potential candidates to start if deGrom can’t go.
No matter whom the Mets found, they wouldn’t compare to deGrom, who has delivered back-to-back tremendous seasons. He finished 2018 with a 1.70 ERA and followed that up by posting an ERA of 2.43 last season. And deGrom made 32 starts in each of those years.
Last week, he acknowledged winning a Cy Young wouldn’t be the same as the previous two, since it would come in an abbreviated season that’s been shortened first by the COVID-19 pandemic and then a labor dispute between MLB and the players association.
“I would say there definitely has to be some difference there, 12 starts versus 32 or 33,” the Mets ace said last Monday. “There is a lot that can happen in any given start, and you normally play 162 games and 200 innings. I don’t think [winning the award] would feel the same, but it’s definitely still a goal.”
Now, a lot more than hardware might be in jeopardy.
With a potentially healthy Yoenis Cespedes, the Mets have big plans heading into this odd season, with deGrom even eyeing the World Series.
“As far as the team coming together under these circumstances and figuring out a way to win, I think as a team effort that would take everybody following these guidelines and staying on the field,” deGrom said. “I think that’s something you would definitely celebrate.”


newyorkpost--2020-07-14--Harlem EatUp! virtual festival to raise funds for black-owned businesses

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virtual festival Saturday .
Tamron Hall @ @ @ @ @ the one-hour special on Ch .
7 .
The fund-raiser will feature musical performances , @ @ @ @ @ Burrell and Marcus Samuelsson — who , along with Herb Karlitz , are producing the @ @ @ @ @ fight food insecurity and support Harlem ’ s black-owned businesses .

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Wynton Marsalis, Mary Wilson and top chefs, including Melba Wilson, Carla Hall, José Andrés, Emeril Lagasse, and Bobby Flay, are among VIPs expected to appear at the Harlem EatUp! virtual festival Saturday.
Tamron Hall and Sandra Bookman will host the one-hour special on Ch. 7.
The fund-raiser will feature musical performances, plus cooking demos by Anne Burrell and Marcus Samuelsson — who, along with Herb Karlitz, are producing the show to raise money to fight food insecurity and support Harlem’s black-owned businesses.


newyorkpost--2020-07-14--Dustin Johnson is not afraid of big-hitting Bryson DeChambeau

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DUBLIN, Ohio — Consider this a shot fired.
Dustin Johnson on Tuesday made it clear he’s not intimidated by the new-found length off the tee Bryson DeChambeau has been flashing the past month thanks to his new-found bulk.
DeChambeau, who’s added some 25 pounds of muscle to his frame and has gone from being ranked 45th on the PGA Tour in driving distance in 2017 to first this year, comes to this week’s Memorial at Muirfield Village having won his last start, the Rocket Mortgage Championship two weeks ago.
When Johnson, who won his last start, the Travelers Championship the week before the Rocket Mortgage, was asked Tuesday if he feels the need to add some length to keep up with DeChambeau, he said, “I feel like if I’m playing my game, he can hit it as far as he wants to, and I don’t think he’s going to beat me. I feel like my game and where it’s at and how far I hit it is far enough.
“Until I feel like I need to hit it further to compete or beat these guys, then that’s what I’ll do.’’
Asked what would happen if he swung with the same all-out violence DeChambeau does on every shot, Johnson said with a laugh, “I’d probably hurt something. That’s why I don’t do it. And I wouldn’t find half of them [the shots].’’
Asked if those shots would be “off the planet,’’ Johnson said, “I don’t know. When I’m on the range, sometimes I’ll start hitting them hard just for fun, and I generally hit them pretty straight. But it’s different when you’re on a wide driving range than when you’re on the golf course and you’ve got to hit it into a pretty narrow fairway.’


newyorkpost--2020-07-14--Jewel opens up about homelessness, mental health struggle

Click to email this to a friend ( Opens in new window ) Jewel candidly recalled her terrifying days being homeless and shoplifting before she made it as a pop star .
“ There have been days where I was homeless for a year , when I was 18 and absolutely terrified , ” she said , “ having panic attacks , shoplifting … days I thought I would just pass out .
I have passed out from panic attacks actually , but I kept standing up.
” The singer opened up at a virtual town hall — hosted by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the National Alliance on Mental Illness — to launch a campaign called Well Beings .
The “ Who Will Save Your Soul ” singer shared , “ Feelings and thoughts are like the weather … My tremendous anxiety , my panic attacks — not every thought and feeling is a fact .
Just because it ’ s happening in my brain doesn ’ t mean it ’ s the truth … Learning to let it pass through my brain like the weather is a skill that really served me well.
” Matthew McConaughey @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Demi Moore and Alanis Morissette provided video messages for the town hall .
Ken Burns is executive producing a film as part of the Well Beings initiative .

Jewel candidly recalled her terrifying days being homeless and shoplifting before she made it as a pop star.
“There have been days where I was homeless for a year, when I was 18 and absolutely terrified,” she said, “having panic attacks, shoplifting … days I thought I would just pass out. I have passed out from panic attacks actually, but I kept standing up.”
The singer opened up at a virtual town hall — hosted by public media station WETA in DC and the National Alliance on Mental Illness — to launch a campaign called Well Beings.
The “Who Will Save Your Soul” singer shared, “Feelings and thoughts are like the weather … My tremendous anxiety, my panic attacks — not every thought and feeling is a fact. Just because it’s happening in my brain doesn’t mean it’s the truth … Learning to let it pass through my brain like the weather is a skill that really served me well.”
Matthew McConaughey, Kid Cudi, Billy Porter, Demi Moore and Alanis Morissette provided video messages for the town hall. Ken Burns is executive producing a film as part of the Well Beings initiative.


newyorkpost--2020-07-14--Tracy Anderson opening COVID-conscious outdoor studio in Hamptons

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Celeb trainer Tracy Anderson is opening a COVID-conscious outdoor @ @ @ @ @ location on Friday .
We hear her most popular class costs $ 90 for “ @ @ @ @ @ for guaranteed access through Labor Day .
The outdoor installation includes bouncy “ Super-G Cardio @ @ @ @ @ shading .
There are also upgraded cleaning techniques , and guests and staff will have @ @ @ @

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Hamptons types are willing to pay nearly $5,000 to work out safely this summer.
Celeb trainer Tracy Anderson is opening a COVID-conscious outdoor studio at her Water Mill location on Friday.
We hear her most popular class costs $90 for “drop-ins” and $4,860 for guaranteed access through Labor Day.
The outdoor installation includes bouncy “Super-G Cardio Floors,” mirrors and shading. There are also upgraded cleaning techniques, and guests and staff will have their temperature taken.


newyorkpost--2020-07-14--Mets have come together to regain spring training momentum

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It felt so very Metsian, if extremely insensitive to share the observation, that their spring training of great positivity — their showcase of promise and hope — ended suddenly and prematurely due to a pandemic.
Yet before Jacob deGrom set off alarms Tuesday night at Citi Field by departing his intrasquad start after just one inning, citing back tightness, their strong vibe seemed to have survived their offseason 2.0 and all the anguish it inflicted upon the world. Shoot, even Robinson Cano re-emerged at Citi Field on Tuesday, following the sort of unexplained absence that has become an industry norm.
“Some of that momentum we were starting to build in spring training is starting to come back,” Rick Porcello said, as the team reconvened after taking Monday off, their eyes focused on their July 24 opener against the Braves at home.
“I think we kept that vibe throughout the pandemic,” Luis Rojas said. “The same camaraderie that we had in the first camp, it’s going on right now.”
Despite the Astros sign-stealing scandal seeming like it took place a year or two after a meteorite wiped out the dinosaurs, it can’t be underestimated how crucial a decision it turned out to be for the Mets to eject Carlos Beltran from their manager’s seat the very week that Rob Manfred’s Astros report indicted Beltran. For all of the short-term embarrassment the decision and its disclosures caused the franchise, it also instantly liberated them from the sign-stealing shackles.
That first camp at Clover Field, under the leadership of Beltran’s replacement Rojas, proceeded jovially and relatively injury-free; Michael Conforto strained his right oblique in March and is back, whereas Noah Syndergaard appeared fine when camp stopped in March, only to wind up undergoing Tommy John surgery. They remain a high-ceiling group and to date have not seen anyone opt out; with Cano back, only reliever Brad Brach is missing.
“This team is such a close-knit group,” Dom Smith said. “We’re all definitely relieved and happy that we’re back here together and we’re just having fun.”
The downtime featured of course not only the tragic deaths of so many due to the coronavirus, but also the civil unrest and social change sparked by a Minneapolis police officer’s alleged murder of George Floyd that was caught on video. Smith conducted an interview with SNY’s Steve Gelbs last month in which he opened up about some of his encounters with racism. From that, Smith said, “A bunch of guys on the team reached out and just showed their love and support for me, for my community, for the things that I’ve gone through, for the things that we’ve gone through.”
Communication during the downtime was paramount, Rojas said, and it helped them navigate their return when the guys didn’t get to see much of each other, thanks to the social distancing rules that divided them into smaller groups. With Opening Day approaching, however, the entire group gets to interact more.
“On the field we’re having fun,” Rojas said, accurately. “They’re yelling at each other. They’re getting on each other. They get excited when one of them does something great out there.”
Smith said they’re deriving joy and humor just from wearing masks on the field.
Having Cano rejoin the club, “Just to see him today is obviously heartening and fun,” Smith said. “He’s definitely a big part of this team, a big part of this clubhouse and a big part of what we want to do. He’s helped so many of us young guys with the mental side of the game. Just to have him is a big uplift for us. We’re happy to have him, and we’re glad he’s here.”
Even if deGrom turns out to be all right, the coronavirus could end things quickly once again, which would be unfortunate for reasons well beyond the Mets’ pennant chances. So here’s a suggestion to Mets fans: Enjoy this moment of prolonged optimism you’ve had, this great vibe 2.0, no matter where it goes from here. If it doesn’t turn into something memorable, it remained something to admire as we witnessed it in real-time.


newyorkpost--2020-07-14--Sheldon Silver must appear in NYC courtroom for sentencing, judge rules

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Crooked ex-pol Sheldon Silver failed Tuesday to convince a judge that the coronavirus pandemic makes it too dangerous for him to get re-sentenced in person for his $4 million bribery scheme.
Manhattan federal Judge Valerie Caproni rejected a request by the once-powerful, former Assembly speaker to appear before her by video-conference on Monday.
“The Courthouse has reopened to the public and implemented screening at entry, mask and social-distancing requirements, and sanitation protocols, among other precautions,” Caproni wrote.
“This Court is currently holding in-person proceedings where those measures are all observed. Accordingly, it is the Court’s preference to conduct Mr. Silver’s resentencing at the Courthouse.”
In a letter last month, the Manhattan Democrat’s lawyers claimed that “barring some unforeseen medical breakthrough … it is simply not safe” for Silver, 76, to show up in court because he’s “among the segment of the population most at risk to suffer severe illness and death from this virus.”
In addition, they said, he “suffers from several pre-existing conditions that greatly increase his risk,” including his “diagnosis and treatment for cancer within the past five years.”
Silver was found guilty of corruption charges in 2015 and was sentenced to seven years in prison, but was allowed to remain free while he mounted an appeal that resulted in his conviction being overturned on a technicality.
He was convicted a second time in 2018, but again remained free for another appeal that resulted in some of the counts being dismissed.
Silver — who’s collecting a $7,000-a-month pension — last month pleaded for leniency in a desperate, hand-written letter to the judge.
“Your Honor, I do not want to die in prison,” he wrote.
“This case has been going on for more than 5 years, but I feel like I have aged 15 or 20 years. My fate is in your hands.”
Silver’s lead defense lawyer, James Loonam, declined to comment.


newyorkpost--2020-07-14--No fans will be allowed at Eagles, Phillies home games

Both the Philadelphia Eagles and Phillies won ’ t be allowed to have fans at home games in 2020 , a city official said Tuesday .
“ The Eagles are still going to be allowed to play , although without crowds , ” Brian Abernathy told the Philadelphia Inquirer .
“ The Phillies will continue to be allowed to play , although without crowds.
” The city on Tuesday announced that all public events over 50 people that require a permit are prohibited until February because of the coronavirus pandemic .
Although NFL games are considered private events , the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the right to ban spectators from games .
As such , city officials can overrule the team if they attempt to allow fans .
The city is confident that the games will be able to be played behind closed doors , however .
Health commissioner Thomas Farley said the league ’ s safety protocols “ look pretty good , ” and he is optimistic the season will be played .
“ I do think that games can be played with the kind of safety precautions that they ’ re proposing , ” Farley @ @ @ @ @ @ @ they can have spectators at those games .
There ’ s no way for them to be safe having a crowd there .
I can ’ t say what the plans are for the league , but from a safety perspective , they can play games but not [ have ] crowds.
” The ban affects college football as well .
The annual Army-Navy game is scheduled to be played at Lincoln Financial Field on December 12 , while Temple University plays its home games at the stadium .
All will be played @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the city ’ s operational departments , will resign in the coming weeks due to unrest after the killing of George Floyd , according to the Inquirer .
The ban also excludes private events with fewer than 50 people , though they must adhere to local health guidelines .
MLB is expected to begin its season later this month following a coronavirus-related hiatus while the NFL is slated to begin in September .

Both the Philadelphia Eagles and Phillies won’t be allowed to have fans at home games in 2020, a city official said Tuesday.
“The Eagles are still going to be allowed to play, although without crowds,” Brian Abernathy told the Philadelphia Inquirer. “The Phillies will continue to be allowed to play, although without crowds.”
The city on Tuesday announced that all public events over 50 people that require a permit are prohibited until February because of the coronavirus pandemic. Although NFL games are considered private events, the NFL’s guidelines give local authorities the right to ban spectators from games. As such, city officials can overrule the team if they attempt to allow fans.
The city is confident that the games will be able to be played behind closed doors, however. Health commissioner Thomas Farley said the league’s safety protocols “look pretty good,” and he is optimistic the season will be played.
“I do think that games can be played with the kind of safety precautions that they’re proposing,” Farley said. “I do think that they can have spectators at those games. There’s no way for them to be safe having a crowd there. I can’t say what the plans are for the league, but from a safety perspective, they can play games but not [have] crowds.”
The ban affects college football as well. The annual Army-Navy game is scheduled to be played at Lincoln Financial Field on December 12, while Temple University plays its home games at the stadium. All will be played without fans.
Abernathy, who oversees the city’s operational departments, will resign in the coming weeks due to unrest after the killing of George Floyd, according to the Inquirer.
The ban also excludes private events with fewer than 50 people, though they must adhere to local health guidelines.
MLB is expected to begin its season later this month following a coronavirus-related hiatus while the NFL is slated to begin in September.


newyorkpost--2020-07-14--Father of slain Brooklyn baby says son’s killer should ‘rot in hell’ at vigil

The father of Davell Gardner , the 1-year-old boy fatally shot outside a Brooklyn park this week , said at a Tuesday night vigil that his son ’ s killer deserves “ to rot in hell.
” “ You took my son ’ s life away , ” Davell Gardner Sr. said at Raymond Bush Playground , where his baby was fatally shot Sunday night after at least three suspects opened fire on a crowd gathered for a cookout .
“ You took a part of me away also — and now I have to put my son in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ again , ” the father said through tears .
As of Tuesday night , no arrests had been made in the shooting that also left three men wounded .
Police have said the suspects pulled up in an SUV and started firing after exiting the vehicle .
Davell Gardner “ didn ’ t do nothing to nobody , ” his father said Tuesday night .
“ He was pure , and you took that life away .
And you deserve to rot in hell , ” the father said .
Shortly after the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s great-great-grandad , 82-year-old Samuel Gardner , was hospitalized after fainting at the event .
Two NYPD community-affairs officers , Shalisa Bland and Wanda Crooks , rushed to Samuel ’ s aid and took turns performing chest compressions until Garden came to , witnesses said .
“ He fainted , he collapsed .
He didn ’ t have a pulse , he came back then was taken to Brooklyn Hospital , ” Bland told The Post .
“ It was chaos , a lot of screaming and crying .
Everybody was overwhelmed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ turn around and see the grandfather collapse .
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The father of Davell Gardner, the 1-year-old boy fatally shot outside a Brooklyn park this week, said at a Tuesday night vigil that his son’s killer deserves “to rot in hell.”
“You took my son’s life away,” Davell Gardner Sr. said at Raymond Bush Playground, where his baby was fatally shot Sunday night after at least three suspects opened fire on a crowd gathered for a cookout.
“You took a part of me away also — and now I have to put my son in the ground and never get to see him again,” the father said through tears.
As of Tuesday night, no arrests had been made in the shooting that also left three men wounded.
Police have said the suspects pulled up in an SUV and started firing after exiting the vehicle.
Davell Gardner “didn’t do nothing to nobody,” his father said Tuesday night.
“He was pure, and you took that life away. And you deserve to rot in hell,” the father said.
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The child’s grandmother added of the boy, “Last time I seen him, his eyes were closed laying dead in an operating room.
“What grandmother, what mother, what father, would want to see their child laying there dead?”
Shortly after the 5 p.m. vigil began, the tot’s great-grandad, 82-year-old Samuel Gardner, was hospitalized after fainting at the event.
Two NYPD community-affairs officers, Shalisa Bland and Wanda Crooks, rushed to Samuel’s aid and took turns performing chest compressions until Garden came to, witnesses said.
“He fainted, he collapsed. He didn’t have a pulse, he came back then was taken to Brooklyn Hospital,” Bland told The Post.
“It was chaos, a lot of screaming and crying. Everybody was overwhelmed. To lose a little kid then turn around and see the grandfather collapse.”


newyorkpost--2020-07-14--NBA players are already snitching on Disney bubble violators

The NBA ’ s “ snitch hotline ” is apparently blowing up .
As part of a 113-page memo , the NBA set up an anonymous hotline for players to report peers they suspect are breaking the rules .
Multiple tips have already been submitted to the hotline , according to The Athletic , to report potential protocol violations .
The NBA is attempting to uphold a bubble-like atmosphere in Orlando , Fla. in order to resume its season later this month .
Some players have already received warnings from the league for their violations , which reportedly stem from @ @ @ @ @ @ @ tips have already irked some around the league .
Clippers guard Lou Williams posted a rat emoji on twitter .
In an interview with Bleacher Report , Nets guard Spencer Dinwiddie — who is sitting out the restart after testing positive for coronavirus — announced “ To all my fellow NBA players , don ’ t call the snitch hotline.
” Two players – Rockets forward Bruno Caboclo and Kings center Richaun Holmes – have already broken the league ’ s safety protocols and have to restart the quarantine process .
Caboclo was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to leave his room during the initial quarantine period upon arrival in the bubble .
Holmes “ briefly and accidentally ” crossed campus lines to pick up food delivery , he announced on Twitter on Monday .
If players do not follow safety protocols in the bubble , punishment consists of a warning , a suspension and a campus ban .

The NBA’s “snitch hotline” is apparently blowing up.
As part of a 113-page memo, the NBA set up an anonymous hotline for players to report peers they suspect are breaking the rules.
Multiple tips have already been submitted to the hotline, according to The Athletic, to report potential protocol violations. The NBA is attempting to uphold a bubble-like atmosphere in Orlando, Fla., in order to resume its season later this month.
Some players have already received warnings from the league for their violations, which reportedly stem from social distancing and mask protocol.
The tips have already irked some around the league. Clippers guard Lou Williams posted a rat emoji on Twitter. In an interview with Bleacher Report, Nets guard Spencer Dinwiddie — who is sitting out the restart after testing positive for coronavirus — announced “To all my fellow NBA players, don’t call the snitch hotline.”
Two players — Rockets forward Bruno Caboclo and Kings center Richaun Holmes — have already broken the league’s safety protocols and have to restart the quarantine process.
Caboclo was reportedly unaware that he was not able to leave his room during the initial quarantine period upon arrival in the bubble. Holmes “briefly and accidentally” crossed campus lines to pick up a food delivery, he announced on Twitter on Monday.
If players do not follow safety protocols in the bubble, punishment consists of a warning, a suspension and a campus ban.


newyorkpost--2020-07-14--‘RHOA’ and ‘Love & Hip Hop’ stars arrested during Breonna Taylor protest

Several celebrities and activists were arrested Tuesday afternoon protesting the police officers who killed Breonna Taylor , including “ Real Housewives of Atlanta ” star Porsha Williams and “ Love & Hip Hop ” favorite Yandy Smith .
Earlier in the day , Williams ’ fiancé , Dennis McKinley , posted a flyer on social media for a peaceful protest taking place at the home of Louisville , Kentucky attorney general Daniel Cameron .
The 39-year-old Williams ’ sister Lauren later shared footage of the reality star being escorted away in handcuffs .
“ She has always been fearless , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ You mess with her people , you mess with her .
She takes the case of # breonnataylor personally and she ’ s sacrificing work , time with her loved ones , and her comfort to make sure the offenders are held accountable for their actions .
This is her passion , this is her purpose.
” Smith , 38 , also took to Instagram before her arrest , captioning her video of the protest , “ # breonnataylor can ’ t go home , so we invited ourselves to your house attorney @ @ @ @ @ @ @ did when they murdered her .
# sayhername We don ’ t plan on letting up until you arrest the cops.
” The post was later updated to inform fans that Smith , Williams , rapper-activists Trae tha Truth and Mysonne , as well as “ over 100 ” others , were arrested .
Taylor , a 26-year-old black woman , was killed March 13 during a botched police raid at her home in Louisville .
Last month , Beyoncé demanded in a public letter to Cameron that the officers involved be prosecuted @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , claiming that he wouldn ’ t be swayed by her or any other celebrity , saying , “ An investigation of this magnitude , when done correctly , requires time and patience .
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Several celebrities and activists were arrested Tuesday afternoon protesting the police officers who killed Breonna Taylor, including “Real Housewives of Atlanta” star Porsha Williams and “Love & Hip Hop” favorite Yandy Smith.
Earlier in the day, Williams’ fiancé, Dennis McKinley, posted a flyer on social media for a peaceful protest taking place at the home of Louisville, Kentucky attorney general Daniel Cameron. The 39-year-old Williams’ sister Lauren later shared footage of the reality star being escorted away in handcuffs.
“She has always been fearless,” Lauren captioned the clip. “You mess with her people, you mess with her. She takes the case of #breonnataylor personally and she’s sacrificing work, time with her loved ones, and her comfort to make sure the offenders are held accountable for their actions. This is her passion, this is her purpose.”
Smith, 38, also took to Instagram before her arrest, captioning her video of the protest, “#breonnataylor can’t go home, so we invited ourselves to your house attorney general @danieljaycameron Just like the cops did when they murdered her. #sayhername We don’t plan on letting up until you arrest the cops.”
The post was later updated to inform fans that Smith, Williams, rapper-activists Trae tha Truth and Mysonne, as well as “over 100” others, were arrested.
Taylor, a 26-year-old black woman, was killed March 13 during a botched police raid at her home in Louisville. Last month, Beyoncé demanded in a public letter to Cameron that the officers involved be prosecuted. Cameron responded at a press conference, claiming that he wouldn’t be swayed by her or any other celebrity, saying, “An investigation of this magnitude, when done correctly, requires time and patience.”


newyorkpost--2020-07-14--NYC street vendor’s heroic tale proves Times Square is more than a ‘tourist hell trap’

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This Times Square vendor sells “I <3 NY” merch because he truly loves New York.
Duane Jackson, 68, has manned a souvenir apparel stand at West 45th Street and Broadway for 23 years. In summer’s high travel season, the Cortlandt Manor resident typically sells $5 shirts and $5 hats to a crush of domestic and international tourists four days a week. But at the end of March, as New York City entered its lockdown, the Vietnam War veteran had to shut down his business due to the coronavirus pandemic.
“That’s my bread and butter,” he told The Post of his lost earnings. A recent trip to his typical Times Square haunt left him breathless. It was “totally desolate,” he said, with a clear view up the blocks between West 43rd to 48th streets.
Still, two weeks ago, he officially returned to work.
“I’m back there mainly on the weekends, where it seems to be some local people coming in … as some of us have done to break the monotony of staying home,” he said. Mostly, he’s there “to go back and try and find some normalcy,” because it hasn’t exactly been profitable. He said that the stall, which normally bustles with business from Broadway theatergoers and guests at the nearby Marriott Marquis hotel, is currently down about 97% in sales. The $6,000 he received, in part from federal Paycheck Protection Program loans, has helped him make it through.
His daughter has been talking up her dad, too.
Last week on Twitter, Brooklyn-based author Tiffany D. Jackson, shared the story of her pop’s shop with her 24,000 followers. The heartwarming thread — her response to a Twitter meme declaring Times Square the worst place in New York City — went viral, earning almost 50,000 likes. Jackson, 38, described her vendor father as a bomb-thwarting hero who alerted authorities when, in 2010, a suspicious Nissan Pathfinder filled up with smoke.
She also shared how the Naked Cowboy sent her a card for her high school graduation, and a guy who ran a hot dog stand gave her tips for an upcoming trip to India.
“All this to say: [Times] Square is def a tourist hell trap, but it’s also a microcosm of the very hustlers that make New York NEW YORK!” Jackson tweeted. “A lot of them have lost their livelihood but some are still out there … selling whatever they got and keeping this city … unique.
“I think it will drive people to be more mindful of Times Square as a whole,” Jackson told The Post. And she’s hoping it helps out her dad. “If you didn’t before, you will definitely go now and visit him,” she said of her father, who’s also an author.
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But the elder Jackson admits things still feel very uncertain, despite what he calls “the tenacity of New Yorkers in general, and the good guidance that we’ve gotten from the governor.”
He’s planning to return to the stand this weekend.
“If you don’t set up, you don’t make any money,” he said, citing an old vendor mantra. While he has no idea when business will pick up, he knows one thing for sure: He’s coming back from this and so will every New Yorker in his shoes.
“You tighten your belt and you watch your resources and hope that we can get out of this soon,” he said.


newyorkpost--2020-07-14--Cuomo fears summer parties will spur community spread of COVID-19

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Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Suffolk County officials expressed alarm Tuesday that summer parties are contributing to the spread of the coronavirus.
The governor and Suffolk officials said attendees of a 4th of July party in Holtsville contracted COVID-19 from another participant who was infected, the type of spread that could trigger a larger cluster in the community.
“Here’s a true story about how quickly COVID can spread. At a 4th of July party in Suffolk County, at least one person was positive. Since the party, 35% of the people who attended have tested positive for COVID,” Cuomo tweeted Tuesday afternoon.
“It only takes one person at one party. Wear a mask and be smart.”
But Suffolk officials later said Cuomo overstated the infection rate.
Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone says four of the 18 attendees contracted COVID-19, an infection rate of 22 percent, not 35 percent.
Bellone added that state officials came to the 35 percent figure using preliminary data for three other party-goers who were being investigated but whose test results ultimately turned out to be negative.
The governor’s office later clarified that a lower percentage of partygoers in Holtsville were infected.
“If we are not smart, if we don’t wear masks and socially distance, cases will spike. No one wants to go back to the hell we experienced three months ago, so please stay vigilant,” Cuomo also said in a press release.
Cuomo said he’s concerned that a second wave of COVID-19 will hit New York from visitors traveling here from other hot-spot states where the killer bug is raging.
On Tuesday, he extended a travel advisory that would require visitors from four other states — New Mexico, Minnesota, Ohio, and Wisconsin — to quarantine for 14 days when they arrive in New York, bringing the total to 22 states covered under the edict.


newyorkpost--2020-07-14--COVID-19 vaccine trial produces antibodies in everyone tested, report says

An initial safety trial of a potential coronavirus vaccine produced antibodies to the deadly disease in everyone who was tested , according to a report Tuesday .
The neutralizing antibodies produced by Moderna Inc. ’ s vaccine were equivalent to the upper half of what ’ s seen in patients who get infected and recover , Bloomberg News said .
Meanwhile , the side effects of the vaccine weren ’ t bad enough to halt the testing process , Bloomberg said , citing results reported by government researchers in the New England Journal of Medicine .
Stimulating the production of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ early testing , but doesn ’ t prove a vaccine will be effective , Bloomberg said .
The test results were based on data involving the first 45 people enrolled in the study , all of whom were 18 to 55 years old .
Results from a second portion of the trial that involved older people weren ’ t yet available .
A larger , final-stage trial is set to begin on July 27 , and will compare results of the vaccine to those of placebo shots given to 30,000 healthy people at @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Haseltine , a former Harvard Medical School researcher who chairs Access Health International , told Bloomberg that the levels of neutralizing antibodies produced by the vaccine were “ respectable ” and could possible provide protection against the coronavirus .
But “ the jury is out ” on the vaccine ’ s safety , Haseltine added .
More than half of the test subjects who got the middle of three doses suffered mild to moderate fatigue , chills , headache and muscle pain , while 40 % experienced a fever after the second vaccination @ @ @ @ @ @ @ patients given the highest dose of the vaccine experienced severe side effects , but that dose is not being used in larger trials , Bloomberg said .
Dr. Tony Moody , a researcher at the Duke Human Vaccine Institute , called that “ a lot of adverse effects ” but told Bloomberg that antibody levels produced by the vaccine were “ really encouraging.
” Moderna ’ s vaccine is among the farthest along in development , and shares in the company jumped 16.4 % in after-hours trading Tuesday , Bloomberg said .
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ than tripled this year based on investor hopes for its coronavirus vaccine .

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An initial safety trial of a potential coronavirus vaccine produced antibodies to the deadly disease in everyone who was tested, according to a report Tuesday.
The neutralizing antibodies produced by Moderna Inc.’s vaccine were equivalent to the upper half of what’s seen in patients who get infected and recover, Bloomberg News said.
Meanwhile, the side effects of the vaccine weren’t bad enough to halt the testing process, Bloomberg said, citing results reported by government researchers in the New England Journal of Medicine.
Stimulating the production of antibodies is considered a key milestone in early testing, but doesn’t prove a vaccine will be effective, Bloomberg said.
The test results were based on data involving the first 45 people enrolled in the study, all of whom were 18 to 55 years old.
Results from a second portion of the trial that involved older people weren’t yet available.
A larger, final-stage trial is set to begin on July 27, and will compare results of the vaccine to those of placebo shots given to 30,000 healthy people at high risk of contracting COVID-19.
William Haseltine, a former Harvard Medical School researcher who chairs Access Health International, told Bloomberg that the levels of neutralizing antibodies produced by the vaccine were “respectable” and could possibly provide protection against the coronavirus.
But “the jury is out” on the vaccine’s safety, Haseltine added.
More than half of the test subjects who got the middle of three doses suffered mild to moderate fatigue, chills, headache and muscle pain, while 40% experienced a fever after the second vaccination, Bloomberg said.
Three of 14 patients given the highest dose of the vaccine experienced severe side effects, but that dose is not being used in larger trials, Bloomberg said.
Dr. Tony Moody, a researcher at the Duke Human Vaccine Institute, called that “a lot of adverse effects” but told Bloomberg that antibody levels produced by the vaccine were “really encouraging.”
Moderna’s vaccine is among the farthest along in development, and shares in the company jumped 16.4% in after-hours trading Tuesday, Bloomberg said.
The company’s stock price has more than tripled this year based on investor hopes for its coronavirus vaccine.


newyorkpost--2020-07-14--NYC woman files revenge porn suit against boyfriend’s ex-roommate

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A Manhattan woman says her boyfriend’s former roommate spread a naked photo of her as revenge in the fallout of an affair, a new lawsuit alleges.
The 25-year-old plaintiff — who filed her revenge porn lawsuit under the initials M. H. — says her boyfriend Adam told her that he once cheated on her with his one-time roommate, according to a Manhattan Supreme Court lawsuit from Monday.
The victim grew scared that Adam “would again be unfaithful” and so she told the roommate’s boyfriend Fran on Feb. 12 that the roommate had slept with Adam, the court papers say.
Less than two hours later, the Upper West Side woman was sent naked photos and a video of herself by the roommate on Facebook and Instagram, the court documents allege.
The victim confronted the roommate telling her it would be illegal to share the photos with anybody.
But, the roommate brazenly responded “You’re over 18 babygirl/ You hit up my ex?/ Cute/ Call a lawyer bb,” the suit alleges.
“I was so taken aback that anyone would use that to blackmail or even manipulate someone to get them to do what they want,” victim M. H. told The Post of the roommate’s threat.
Then on June 23, she received an Instagram message from her and the roommate’s mutual friend Taras, which included another racy picture of the victim, the court papers claim.
The victim believes that the roommate took Taras’ phone and “taunted plaintiff” writing “I like em … Can you send better ones?” the court filings allege.
“That night and many nights thereafter, Plaintiff cried herself to sleep, heartbroken that Taras had seen her naked body,” and she has been “depressed and withdrawn” ever since, the court papers say.
The victim told The Post that since months had gone by before she learned anyone else had seen the snaps, “I thought it was brushed under the rug.”
Now, “Months later I’m still feeling like I have to hide or [I am] not be able to use social media,” M.H. said.
The victim carries the additional worry that the roommate will share the pictures with other people, the court papers say.
And especially during the coronavirus stay-at-home order when everyone has been cooped up inside with their electronics, the victim says she “has grown terrified of her devices as she is always fearful that she will open her phone or computer to find another message from defendant or learn of another third party with whom defendant has shared the content,” the court papers say.
The victim is also anxious that she might see the defendant — who Adam no longer lives with — in the street as the victim’s new job is in the same neighborhood as the ex-roommate’s home, the court filings say.
The victim’s lawyer, Daniel Szalkiewicz, told The Post, “E.M. is a bully who is using intimate images of our client to harass her.”
“Revenge porn laws were created to prevent people like E.M. from engaging in this conduct,” Szalkiewicz added.
When reached by phone E.M. told The Post, “I never sent anything to anyone. It sounds like he-said she-said drama.”