newyorkpost--2020-01-19--Conor McGregor’s girlfriend Dee Devlin threatened in alleged Twitter hacking

Conor McGregor , who defeated Donald “ Cowboy ” Cerrone in 40 seconds at UFC 246 , was the subject of several vile posts on the official Twitter account of fellow UFC fighter Kamaru Usman , along with threatening messages involving McGregor ’ s girlfriend , Dee Devlin .
Usman ’ s manager Ali Abedlaziz said Usman ’ s Twitter was hacked , and Usman denied sending the tweets .
“ It ’ s sad we live in a world where people actually do stuff like that , ” Usman said on Saturday .
“ It is what it is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ now .
Obviously that wasn ’ t me .
Whoever is tweeting those things , I mean , come on .
Hopefully you got your 10 seconds of fame .
That ’ s not me .
That ’ s obviously not my character.
” One tweet from the account said , “ I ’ ll f–k your wife while slapping the f–k outta you punk.
” Another tweet made reference to more vile sexual acts involving Devlin — who wasn ’ t specifically named — and another tweet shared bank-account information said to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ however , wasn ’ t buying that Usman ’ s account was hacked .
“ I ’ d be skeptical of that , because one came through early and it had all the hallmarks of that little f—kin weasel , Ali , ” McGregor said after UFC 246 .
He later added that he didn ’ t believe Usman himself was responsible for the vile tweets .
The UFC was investigating the alleged hacking .
UFC president Dana White quickly phoned McGregor to update him on the situation , hoping McGregor wouldn ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Conor and I said ‘ He got hacked , so don ’ t say anything , don ’ t do anything , ’ ” White said .
“ Usman and Ali are sitting right in front of where Conor comes out .
“ They put his bank account out there and his pin code .
Crazy s—t , ” White added .
“ That ’ s crazy man , horrible .
”

Conor McGregor, who defeated Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone in 40 seconds at UFC 246, was the subject of several vile posts on the official Twitter account of fellow UFC fighter Kamaru Usman, along with threatening messages involving McGregor’s girlfriend, Dee Devlin.
Usman’s manager Ali Abdelaziz said Usman’s Twitter was hacked, and Usman denied sending the tweets.
“It’s sad we live in a world where people actually do stuff like that,” Usman said on Saturday. “It is what it is. It’s part of life now. Obviously that wasn’t me. Whoever is tweeting those things, I mean, come on. Hopefully you got your 10 seconds of fame. That’s not me. That’s obviously not my character.”
One tweet from the account said, “I’ll f–k your wife while slapping the f–k outta you punk.”
Another tweet made reference to more vile sexual acts involving Devlin — who wasn’t specifically named — and another tweet shared bank-account information said to be belonging to Usman.
McGregor, however, wasn’t buying that Usman’s account was hacked.
“I’d be skeptical of that, because one came through early and it had all the hallmarks of that little f—kin weasel, Ali,” McGregor said after UFC 246.
He later added that he didn’t believe Usman himself was responsible for the vile tweets.
The UFC was investigating the alleged hacking. UFC president Dana White quickly phoned McGregor to update him on the situation, hoping McGregor wouldn’t confront Usman.
“I called Conor and I said, ‘He got hacked, so don’t say anything, don’t do anything,’” White said. “Usman and Ali are sitting right in front of where Conor comes out.
“They put his bank account out there and his pin code. Crazy s—t,” White added. “That’s crazy, man, horrible.”


newyorkpost--2020-01-19--Prince Harry breaks silence on Megxit: ‘There was no other option’

Click to email this to a friend ( Opens in new window ) Click to share on Twitter ( Opens in new window ) Click to share on Facebook ( Opens in new window ) Click to email this to a friend ( Opens in new window ) Click to share on Twitter ( Opens in new window ) Click to share on Facebook ( Opens in new window ) A post shared by The Duke and Duchess of Sussex ( @ sussexroyal ) on Jan 19 , 2020 at 2:00pm PST Prince Harry broke his silence Sunday on Megxit @ @ @ @ @ @ @ option ” but to step back from his royal duties , according to a report .
“ The decision that I have made for my wife and I to step back , is not one I made lightly .
It was so many months of talks after so many years of challenges , ” the 35-year-old prince said at a charity event in London .
“ And I know I haven ’ t always gotten it right , but as far as this goes , there really was no other option , ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ time his and wife Meghan Markle ‘ s plans to split from the royal family and move to North America , during the event for his Sentebale charity at the Ivy Chelsea Club , the Mirror reported .
Despite announcing plans to live part-time in North America , Harry professed his love for his country , saying : “ The UK is my home and a place that I love .
That will never change.
” He and Markle , 38 , “ both do everything we can to fly the flag and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with pride , ” the prince insisted .
“ Once Meghan and I were married , we were excited , we were hopeful , and we were here to serve , ” Harry said .
“ For those reasons , it brings me great sadness that it has come to this .
“ What I want to make clear is we ’ re not walking away , and we certainly aren ’ t walking away from you , ” he added .
Under a Megxit deal announced by Queen Elizabeth II on Saturday @ @ @ @ @ @ @ from Royal duties ” and will no longer receive taxpayer cash .
The Duke of Sussex said he ’ d hoped to “ continue serving the Queen , the commonwealth , and my military associations , ” but that without public funding , “ unfortunately , that was not possible.
” Harry said he hoped the plan would help him have a more “ peaceful ” life .
“ I have grown up feeling support from so many of you , and I watched as you welcomed Meghan with open arms as you @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that I had hoped for all my life , ” Harry told the crowd .
“ Finally , the second son of Diana got hitched , hurray !
“ When I lost my mum 23 years ago , you took me under your wing , ” he continued .
“ You ’ ve looked out for me for so long , but the media is a powerful force , and my hope is one day our collective support for each other can be more powerful because this is so much bigger than just @ @ @

Prince Harry broke his silence Sunday on Megxit, saying he had “no other option” but to step back from his royal duties, according to a report.
“The decision that I have made for my wife and I to step back is not one I made lightly. It was so many months of talks after so many years of challenges,” the 35-year-old prince said at a charity event in London.
“And I know I haven’t always gotten it right, but as far as this goes, there really was no other option,” said Harry, addressing for the first time his and wife Meghan Markle‘s plans to split from the royal family and give up their royal titles.
During the event for his Sentebale charity at the Ivy Chelsea Club, Harry suggested that scrutiny from the media was a factor in his and Markle’s decision.
“When I lost my mum 23 years ago, you took me under your wing,” he told the audience, referring to Princess Diana, who died in 1997 after a car she was in crashed while being chased by paparazzi.
“You’ve looked out for me for so long, but the media is a powerful force, and my hope is one day our collective support for each other can be more powerful because this is so much bigger than just us.”
Under a Megxit deal announced by Queen Elizabeth II on Saturday, the couple will not represent the monarch as working members of the royal family and will no longer receive taxpayer cash.
Harry said he’d hoped to “continue serving the Queen, the commonwealth, and my military associations,” but that without public funding, “unfortunately, that was not possible.”
“I’ve accepted this, knowing that it doesn’t change who I am or how committed I am,” he said.
“But I hope that helps you understand what it had come to, that I would step my family back from all I have ever known, to take a step forward into what I hope can be a more peaceful life.”
Despite announcing plans to live part-time in North America, Harry professed his love for his country, saying: “The UK is my home and a place that I love. That will never change.”
He and Markle, 38, “both do everything we can to fly the flag and carry out our roles for this country with pride,” the prince insisted.
“Once Meghan and I were married, we were excited, we were hopeful, and we were here to serve,” Harry said. “For those reasons, it brings me great sadness that it has come to this.
“What I want to make clear is we’re not walking away, and we certainly aren’t walking away from you,” he added.
The Duke of Sussex said falling in love with Markle gave him “the love and happiness that I had hoped for all my life.”
Harry thanked his supporters for welcoming Markle “with open arms,” joking: “Finally, the second son of Diana got hitched, hurray!”
He also said it was a privilege to feel their excitement for his and Markle’s baby boy, Archie, “who saw snow for the first time the other day and thought it was bloody brilliant!”
The couple will “continue to lead a life of service,” Harry said.
“I will continue to be the same man who holds his country dear and dedicates his life to supporting the causes, charities and military communities that are so important to me,” he said.
Harry co-founded Sentebale — which supports young people with HIV in southern Africa — in 2006 in honor of his mother.
His full speech was posted to his and Markle’s official “Sussex Royal” Instagram account after the event ended Sunday night.
Harry closed his remarks on Megxit by saying he will always have the “utmost respect” for his grandmother, the queen.
“I am incredibly grateful to her and the rest of my family, for the support they have shown Meghan and I over the last few months,” Harry said.
“We are taking a leap of faith,” he said. “Thank you for giving me the courage to take this next step.”


newyorkpost--2020-01-19--Brooklyn Dem machine’s future leader vows to boost party’s bad finances

The heir apparent to the Brooklyn Democratic party says she has what it takes to turn around the cash-strapped political machine ’ s finances .
Members of the Kings County Democratic Committee on Monday are expected to formally elect Assemblywoman Rodneyse Bichotte as their new chairperson — the group ’ s first female leader — replacing longtime power broker Frank Seddio , who is resigning after eight years at the post .
“ We want to make sure the county is in a position of financial strength as we continue to elect and support candidates , ” Bichotte ( D–Flatbush @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , who became the first Haitian-American elected to the state legislature in 2015 , is considered a prolific fundraiser and campaign organizer by political peers .
She had $ 450,072 on hand in her own campaign fund as of Jan. 15 , while the Brooklyn Democratic committee she ’ s expected to take over only had a balance of $ 40,327 .
Seddio was elected in September 2012 .
Financial filings show the organization had $ 638,650 on hand in July of that year and $ 505,507 by January 2013 .
Bichotte said @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s first female leader will help ensure more women “ take the lead ” in Brooklyn politics — whether it ’ s as a future candidate or behind the scenes .
“ I just want send a message to everyone that women can do it too — and probably better , ” she said .
Bichotte said she ’ s undecided on who she ’ ll back in upcoming key races , but had nothing but kind words to say about Mayor Bill de Blasio ’ s wife , Chirlane McCray , who @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in 2021 .
“ I know Chirlane and the work that she ’ s done , ” said Bichotte .
“ She ’ s done a great job in the past , but in terms of the electoral position of borough president , I have not spoken to Chirlane about that .
I have not spoken to the mayor .
There have been no conversations.
” However , the assemblywoman and the city ’ s First Couple are political allies — and sources said de Blasio was very supportive of Bichotte becoming the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ decided he wanted to scale back his political work .
Bichotte was the only elected official in the city to back de Blasio ’ s failed run for president .

The heir apparent to the Brooklyn Democratic party says she has what it takes to turn around the cash-strapped political machine’s finances.
Members of the Kings County Democratic Committee on Monday are expected to formally elect Assemblywoman Rodneyse Bichotte as their new chairperson — the group’s first female leader — replacing longtime power broker Frank Seddio, who is resigning after eight years at the post.
“We want to make sure the county is in a position of financial strength as we continue to elect and support candidates,” Bichotte (D–Flatbush) told The Post Sunday.
Bichotte, who in 2015 became the first Haitian-American elected to the state legislature representing New York City, is considered a prolific fundraiser and campaign organizer by political peers.
She had $450,072 on hand in her own campaign fund as of Jan. 15, while the Brooklyn Democratic committee she’s expected to take over only had a balance of $40,327.
Seddio was elected in September 2012. Financial filings show the organization had $638,650 on hand in July of that year and $505,507 by January 2013.
Bichotte said she believes that becoming the committee’s first female leader will help ensure more women “take the lead” in Brooklyn politics — whether it’s as a future candidate or behind the scenes.
“I just want send a message to everyone that women can do it too — and probably better,” she said.
Bichotte said she’s undecided on who she’ll back in upcoming key races, but had nothing but kind words to say about Mayor Bill de Blasio’s wife, Chirlane McCray, who is mulling a run for borough president in 2021.
“I know Chirlane and the work that she’s done,” said Bichotte. “She’s done a great job in the past, but in terms of the electoral position of borough president, I have not spoken to Chirlane about that. I have not spoken to the mayor. There have been no conversations.”
However, the assemblywoman and the city’s First Couple are political allies — and sources said de Blasio was very supportive of Bichotte becoming the next county leader after the 74-year-old Seddio decided he wanted to scale back his political work.
Bichotte was the only elected official in the city to back de Blasio’s failed run for president.


newyorkpost--2020-01-19--Chiefs’ Tyreek Hill mimics Odell Beckham’s pee stunt in AFC championship

Mercurial Kansas City Chiefs star Tyreek Hill dropped to his knees on Sunday and pretended to urinate like a dog while being introduced at the start of the AFC Championship game against the Tennessee Titans .
Unlike Odell Beckham and Elijah Moore before him , the 25-year-old Hill pulled off the juvenile act — most commonly associated with disrespecting another team ’ s stadium — on his own field , perhaps to signal he was marking his own territory before the Chiefs won , 35-24 , to punch their ticket to Super Bowl 2020 .
Beckham , while with the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ than $ 12,000 after pretending to urinate on the Eagles ’ field in a loss .
Moore , the Ole Miss wide receiver , infamously cost his team big-time when his canine impersonation led to a penalty against rival Mississippi State that pushed back what would have been a game-tying extra point .
The kicker missed , and Moore immediately was blamed for the loss .
Hill had seven touchdowns and 58 receptions for 860 yards in 12 regular-season games , and one receiving touchdown in Sunday ’ s win .
The start @ @ @ @ @ @ @ jeopardy following an alleged domestic incident involving his three-year-old son , who suffered a broken arm .
The NFL decided not to suspend Hill after the district attorney concluded they couldn ’ t prove who injured the boy .
While in college in 2014 , Hill was convicted for domestic assault and battery by strangulation after allegedly punching and choking his then-pregnant girlfriend .
The conviction was dismissed and expunged after Hill completed probation .

Mercurial Kansas City Chiefs star Tyreek Hill dropped to his knees on Sunday and pretended to urinate like a dog while being introduced at the start of the AFC Championship game against the Tennessee Titans.
Unlike Odell Beckham and Elijah Moore before him, the 25-year-old Hill pulled off the juvenile act — most commonly associated with disrespecting another team’s stadium — on his own field, perhaps to signal he was marking his own territory before the Chiefs won, 35-24, to punch their ticket to Super Bowl 2020.
Beckham, while with the Giants in 2017, was fined more than $12,000 after pretending to urinate on the Eagles’ field in a loss.
Moore, the Ole Miss wide receiver, infamously cost his team big-time when his canine impersonation led to a penalty against rival Mississippi State that pushed back what would have been a game-tying extra point. The kicker missed, and Moore immediately was blamed for the loss.
Hill, who was not penalized, had seven touchdowns and 58 receptions for 860 yards in 12 regular-season games, and one receiving touchdown in Sunday’s win.
The start of Hill’s year was in jeopardy following an alleged domestic incident involving his three-year-old son, who suffered a broken arm. The NFL decided not to suspend Hill after the district attorney concluded they couldn’t prove who injured the boy.
While in college in 2014, Hill was convicted for domestic assault and battery by strangulation after allegedly punching and choking his then-pregnant girlfriend. The conviction was dismissed and expunged after Hill completed probation.
— With AP


newyorkpost--2020-01-19--Ex professor charged for allegedly blowing $200K grant on strippers, bars

A former Philadelphia professor who allegedly blew grant money on strippers has now been charged with theft in connection to the nearly $ 200,000 used for adult entertainment and other personal expenses , prosecutors said .
Chikaodinaka Nwankpa — the one-time head of Drexel University ’ s electrical engineering department — was charged last week on felony counts of unlawful taking and theft by deception , according to the Philadelphia District Attorney ’ s Office .
The 57-year-old former professor allegedly abused grant money from the Navy , the Department of Energy and the National Science Foundation over a period @ @ @ @ @ @ @ He squandered around $ 96,000 in federal grant funds at adult entertainment venues and sports bars between 2010 and 2017 , officials allege .
He also blew threw another $ 89,000 on iTunes purchases and meals .
The university revealed the alleged fraud last October , claiming it had only discovered the spending spree during a 2017 audit .
Nwankpa allegedly admitted to the unauthorized expenses when confronted by school officials and resigned from the college .
He also gave around $ 53,00 to the university , which paid $ 189,000 to resolve @ @ @ @ @ @ @ He was arrested by university police last week and released on $ 25,000 bail .
If convicted , he faces up to 14 years in prison .

A former Philadelphia professor who allegedly blew grant money on strippers has now been charged with theft in connection to the nearly $200,000 used for adult entertainment and other personal expenses, prosecutors said.
Chikaodinaka Nwankpa — the one-time head of Drexel University’s electrical engineering department — was charged last week on felony counts of unlawful taking and theft by deception, according to the Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office.
The 57-year-old former professor allegedly abused grant money from the Navy, the Department of Energy and the National Science Foundation over a period of 10 years, prosecutors said.
He squandered around $96,000 in federal grant funds at adult entertainment venues and sports bars between 2010 and 2017, officials allege. He also blew threw another $89,000 on iTunes purchases and meals.
The university revealed the alleged fraud last October, claiming it had only discovered the spending spree during a 2017 audit.
Nwankpa allegedly admitted to the unauthorized expenses when confronted by school officials and resigned from the college. He also gave around $53,00 to the university, which paid $189,000 to resolve potential civil liability in the case.
He was arrested by university police last week and released on $25,000 bail. If convicted, he faces up to 14 years in prison.
With Post Wires


newyorkpost--2020-01-19--Bernie Sanders insists he ‘always believed’ a woman could win presidency

The impeachment of President Donald Trump could be a boon ...

Sen. Bernie Sanders insists that he’s “always believed” a woman can be elected president — but added that gender could be a “negative” for female candidates.
The comment, which aired on New Hampshire Public Radio Sunday, came days after Sen. Elizabeth Warren accused the Vermont senator of telling her in 2018 that a woman couldn’t win the presidency.
Speaking at a candidate forum in New Hampshire before the two go head-to-head in the state’s Democratic primary election on Feb. 11, Sanders was asked whether he made the comment.
“It is hard for me to imagine why anybody in the year 2020 could not believe that a woman can become president of the United States. If you check my record, I’ve been saying that for 30 years,” Sanders said, noting that Hillary Clinton won the popular vote over President Trump in 2016 by more than 3 million votes.
“Of course, I always believed and believe today that a woman can be elected president of the United States,” he added. “And trust me, if I’m not the nominee and a woman is, I will do everything I can to make sure that she’s elected.”
But asked if gender was an obstacle for female politicians, he said “the answer is yes.”
“But I think everybody has their own sets of problems. I’m 78 years of age. That’s a problem,” Sanders said. “So we have to argue ‘please look at the totality of who I am.'”
“If you’re looking at [Mayor Pete] Buttigieg, he’s a young guy. People will say he’s well too young to be president. Look at this one she’s a woman. So everybody brings some negatives — if you like,” he continued.
“I would just hope very much that the American people look at the totality of a candidate, not at their gender, not at their sexuality, not at their age. But at everything,” Sanders said.
He and Warren exchanged remarks over what was said in their 2018 conversation at last Tuesday night’s Democratic debate in Des Moines, Iowa.
Sanders had been asked point-blank whether he made the comment to Warren during the debate.
“As a matter of fact, I didn’t say that,” he said.
Afterwards, Warren pulled back her hand when Sanders went to shake it.
“I think you called me a liar on national TV,” she told Sanders, according to a CNN recording of the exchange.
By the weekend, Warren was trying to downplay any conflict between the two progressive leaders.
During a a stop in Des Moines on Saturday, she said: “Bernie and I have been friends a long time. We fight for the same issues.”
“That’s all I want to say about that topic because what I truly believe is we’re going to have to pull together,” she continued.
Sanders, campaigning in New Hampshire on Saturday, didn’t address the quarrel with Warren, but told a woman’s group that “we’re all in this together.”
With Post wires


newyorkpost--2020-01-19--Fine food buyers in stockpiling frenzy before Trump tariffs start

These are not your average hoarders .
Purveyors of fine culinary goods are racing to stockpile European imports in anticipation of Trump administration tariffs that threaten to more than double the price of everything from French wines to Italian cheeses .
“ We need to make sure we can get through the summer , ” explained Jeff Zacharia of the thousands of extra cases of imported wines he ‘ s purchasing for Zachys , a third-generation wine shop in Scarsdale , NY , since the tariffs were threatened last month .
Among the wines he ’ s stockpiling is a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ costs $ 22 a bottle , but which could cost as much as $ 55 a bottle under the new tariffs , Zachery said .
“ People ’ s favorite rosés , Chianti Classicos and Pinot Grigios could all go up 150 percent for the consumer , ” he explained .
If the 100-percent tariff increase hits , the days of affordable soft and creamy cheeses like Camembert and Brie may also be over , sources said .
Instead , cheese lovers will be munching on hard cheeses because they can be bought @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for months .
“ We started working with our distributors to stock up on cheeses with long shelf lives , like Parmesan and Manchego , ” said an executive of a well-known Manhattan cheese shop who did not want to be identified .
“ We are stockpiling cheeses to build up our inventory.
” Purveyors of fine wines and cheeses , many of which come from Europe , have already been grappling with a 25 percent tax increase on $ 7.5 billion worth of goods that hit in October as payback for EU @ @ @ @ @ @ @ But the industry was thrown into a full-on panic in December thanks to the Trump administration ’ s threat to ratchet the tax to 100 percent on $ 25 billion worth of EU goods , including wine , cheese , meat , pasta and olive oil .
The new tariffs won ’ t just cost more , they could also eliminate loopholes that the industry has been relying on since October , such as no tariffs on Swiss and French cheeses — or on sparkling Italian wines .
James Coogan , chief buyer @ @ @ @ @ @ @ shops and markets , had already been buying more Swiss cheeses , like Gruyère , after the first round of tariffs hit .
With the second round looming , he sees American cheeses as another potential escape hatch .
“ I don ’ t see myself with a tiny French cheese selection .
I ’ ll have to see what the market could bear .
I have bought in where I could .
There are also great American cheeses out there .
We already have a strong selection of those , but expanding @ @ @ @ @ @ @ more to American goods is Jeremy Wladis , president of The Restaurant Group , which has 10 restaurants , including Good Enough to Eat , Harvest Kitchen and Brad ’ s Burgers & BBQ .
In the past few weeks , he ’ s swapped out a popular French Sancerre wine from the Loire valley with a Chardonnay from Monterey , California , he said .
“ The Sancerre was going up in price and it was hard to get , so we replaced it with a California Chardonnay from Monterey , ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ restaurants have swapped out an Italian Grana Padano cheese — a hard crumbly cheese that is similar to Parmigiano-Reggiano — for a domestic Parmesan after the price on the Italian stuff skyrocketed 30 percent .
Wladis said he ’ s also considering a switch to California olive oil , depending on how the tariff war plays out .
He currently buys his olive oil from Greece .
“ We are also looking at shopping out European wines for domestic .
But everything takes time , effort and money , ” Wladis said @ @ @ @ @ @ @ people will have less wine , and that will also affect his staff .
“ It all makes a difference , impacting us and our teams ’ ability to make a living , ” he said .
It ’ s one reason the tariffs threaten to change the landscape of the US for years to come — even after the tariff war is settled , explained Chris Czerwinski , director of international policy for ACG Analytics , a public policy advisory firm in DC .
“ Consumer preferences will slowly shift as we @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Eventually you will lose the runway .
If tariffs are extended for a long period of time , we will lose relationships with European producers and the supply chain could be forever changed .
It will take a long time for relationships to be repaired , ” Czerwinski said .

These are not your average hoarders.
Purveyors of fine culinary goods are racing to stockpile European imports in anticipation of Trump administration tariffs that threaten to more than double the price of everything from French wines to Italian cheeses.
“We need to make sure we can get through the summer,” explained Jeff Zacharia of the thousands of extra cases of imported wines he‘s purchasing for Zachys, a third-generation wine shop in Scarsdale, NY, since the tariffs were threatened last month.
Among the wines he’s stockpiling is a Whispering Angel rosé from France that now costs $22 a bottle, but which could cost as much as $55 a bottle under the new tariffs, Zachery said. “People’s favorite rosés, Chianti Classicos and Pinot Grigios could all go up 150 percent for the consumer,” he explained.
If the 100-percent tariff increase hits, the days of affordable soft and creamy cheeses like Camembert and Brie may also be over, sources said. Instead, cheese lovers will be munching on hard cheeses because they can be bought in advance of the tariffs and stored for months.
“We started working with our distributors to stock up on cheeses with long shelf lives, like Parmesan and Manchego,” said an executive of a well-known Manhattan cheese shop who did not want to be identified. “We are stockpiling cheeses to build up our inventory.”
Purveyors of fine wines and cheeses, many of which come from Europe, have already been grappling with a 25 percent tax increase on $7.5 billion worth of goods that hit in October as payback for EU subsidies for Airbus that hurt Boeing. But the industry was thrown into a full-on panic in December thanks to the Trump administration’s threat to ratchet the tax to 100 percent on $25 billion worth of EU goods, including wine, cheese, meat, pasta and olive oil.
The new tariffs won’t just cost more, they could also eliminate loopholes that the industry has been relying on since October, such as no tariffs on Swiss and French cheeses — or on sparkling Italian wines.
James Coogan, chief buyer for Eli Zabar’s restaurants, shops and markets, had already been buying more Swiss cheeses, like Gruyère, after the first round of tariffs hit. With the second round looming, he sees American cheeses as another potential escape hatch.
“I don’t see myself with a tiny French cheese selection. I’ll have to see what the market could bear. I have bought in where I could. There are also great American cheeses out there. We already have a strong selection of those, but expanding them is another alternative.”
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Also turning more to American goods is Jeremy Wladis, president of The Restaurant Group, which has 10 restaurants, including Good Enough to Eat, Harvest Kitchen and Brad’s Burgers & BBQ.
In the past few weeks, he’s swapped out a popular French Sancerre wine from the Loire valley with a Chardonnay from Monterey, California, he said.
“The Sancerre was going up in price and it was hard to get, so we replaced it with a California Chardonnay from Monterey,” Wladis explained.
In addition, Wladis’ restaurants have swapped out an Italian Grana Padano cheese — a hard crumbly cheese that is similar to Parmigiano-Reggiano — for a domestic Parmesan after the price on the Italian stuff skyrocketed 30 percent.
Wladis said he’s also considering a switch to California olive oil, depending on how the tariff war plays out. He currently buys his olive oil from Greece.
“We are also looking at shopping out European wines for domestic. But everything takes time, effort and money,” Wladis said, adding that higher prices means that people will have less wine, and that will also affect his staff. “It all makes a difference, impacting us and our teams’ ability to make a living,” he said.
It’s one reason the tariffs threaten to change the landscape of the US for years to come — even after the tariff war is settled, explained Chris Czerwinski, director of international policy for ACG Analytics, a public policy advisory firm in DC.
“Consumer preferences will slowly shift as we are forced to drink more Napa cabs. Eventually you will lose the runway. If tariffs are extended for a long period of time, we will lose relationships with European producers and the supply chain could be forever changed. It will take a long time for relationships to be repaired,” Czerwinski said.


newyorkpost--2020-01-19--Why the SAG Awards 2020 don’t have a host

No need to endure the post-Golden Globe doldrums any longer ... .

Don’t expect a host at the 2020 Screen Actors Guild (SAG) Awards.
Held at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles on Sunday, Jan. 19, at 8 p.m. EST (and airing on TNT and TBS), the 26th annual SAG Awards will honor the best performances of the year in TV and film. But the show will go on this year without an emcee, a return to the show’s host-free origins.
Producers for the show told Variety the decision not to include a host is because they’re hoping to increase ratings — like the Oscars did when it went hostless — and speed the show along. Instead, they’re turning to presenters to provide entertainment for the night along with pre-taped comedic bits between categories.
The opening, producers said, will feature some of the nominees telling stories while sitting in the audience. Robert De Niro, who is set to receive the “Life Achievement Award,” also will be featured in a pre-taped segment.
“We’re going to look at what would have happened if a few of his movies didn’t have him but had somebody else in that role,” one of the producers told Variety. “So we’ll have a segment that’s ‘Movies Without Robert De Niro.’ … That’s something new — we’re trying to inject a little levity into the evening.”
For most of its history, the SAG Awards did not have a host until Kristen Bell emceed the 2018 ceremony followed by Megan Mullally in 2019. While Bell, 39, kept her monologue pretty tame focusing on the importance of storytelling in the entertainment industry, 61-year-old Mullally went full throttle and skewered Hollywood for racism, sexism and ageism.
“To SAG nominee, the beautiful Emma Stone, who just turned 30 — our condolences,” Mullally said during the 2019 ceremony to the actress, who was nominated for her role in “Maniac.” “You had a great run, like a really great run — extra good. But you know we’re looking forward to your reverse mortgage loan commercials. Chin up.”
Unlike the Oscars and other award ceremonies, the SAG Awards honor only actors and actresses who appear in front of the camera in either television shows or movies. For 2020, movie nominees include Christian Bale (“Ford v Ferrari”), Leonardo DiCaprio (“Once Upon a Time in … Hollywood”), Adam Driver (“Marriage Story”), Taron Egerton (“Rocketman”) and Joaquin Phoenix (“Joker”) for outstanding performance by a male actor in a leading role.
Cynthia Erivo (“Harriet”), Scarlett Johansson (“Marriage Story”), Lupita Nyong’o (“Us”), Charlize Theron (“Bombshell”) and Renée Zellweger (“Judy”) were nominated for the best actress in a film category.
Earlier this month, actresses Joey King, 20, and Logan Browning, 30, were named ambassadors for the show, charged with hosting pre-show events and presence on social media. King is nominated for outstanding performance by a female actor in a television movie or limited series for her role in Hulu’s “The Act.”
Leonardo DiCaprio will present De Niro with his achievement award. Previous honorees include Alan Alda, Morgan Freeman, Lily Tomlin, Carol Burnett, Debbie Reynolds, Rita Moreno and Betty White, who just turned 98.
“I have been a member of this union for over 50 years,” De Niro, 76, said in a press release. “It’s an honor to receive this award from SAG-AFTRA.”


newyorkpost--2020-01-19--Sum 41 cancels Paris gigs over ‘explosive device’ that venue says were firecrackers

Pop-punkers Sum 41 canceled two Paris concerts after an “ explosive device ” was detonated outside the venue — although event runners insist it was just firecrackers from city-wide protests , according to reports .
“ During load-in for tonight ’ s performance in Paris , an explosive device was detonated just outside of the venue door , ” the band said in a since-deleted tweet canceling Friday night ’ s show , according to Loudwire .
“ Band , crew , the fans in line are all safe , and there were no injuries , ” the statement said @ @ @ @ @ @ @ venue , Zenith .
“ Due to the intimate nature of our ‘ Personal Space ’ performances , we are unable to guarantee the safety of the fans in attendance.
” The Canadian rockers also announced on Twitter that “ unfortunately ” a second show planned for the French capital on Saturday was also scrapped .
They deleted the earlier message about the explosive device and safety , however .
Vincent Le Gall , the manager of the venue , said that the supposed explosion was merely firecrackers set off by “ yellow @ @ @ @ @ @ @ city , the Daily Mail said , citing local reports .
“ We talked for three hours with them , but they did not want to do the concert , ” Le Gall complained , saying there were “ absolutely no other problems.
” “ The group didn ’ t want to take any risks , ” he said , according to the reports .
Sum 41 has yet to reply to the claims , which sparked outrage among many French fans .
“ Your first statement was not cool guys .
France @ @ @ @ @ @ @ need to add suspicion with such a blurry statement , ” a fan named O ’ Crew wrote in response to their tweet .
“ It would be fair if you published a new one saying that it was a firecracker and that you just got confused .
Just saying… words are important.
” Terrorists killed more than 80 fans during a shooting at an Eagles of Death Metal concert at the Paris ’ Bataclan theater in 2015 .

Pop-punkers Sum 41 canceled two Paris concerts after an “explosive device” was detonated outside the venue — although event runners insist it was just firecrackers from city-wide protests, according to reports.
“During load-in for tonight’s performance in Paris, an explosive device was detonated just outside of the venue door,” the band said in a since-deleted tweet canceling Friday night’s show, according to Loudwire.
“Band, crew, the fans in line are all safe, and there were no injuries,” the statement said, confirming they would not play the venue, Zenith.
“Due to the intimate nature of our ‘Personal Space’ performances, we are unable to guarantee the safety of the fans in attendance.”
The Canadian rockers also announced on Twitter that “unfortunately” a second show planned for the French capital on Saturday was also scrapped. They deleted the earlier message about the explosive device and safety, however.
Vincent Le Gall, the manager of the venue, said that the supposed explosion was merely firecrackers set off by “yellow vests” in ongoing protests in the city, the Daily Mail said, citing local reports.
“We talked for three hours with them, but they did not want to do the concert,” Le Gall complained, saying there were “absolutely no other problems.”
“The group didn’t want to take any risks,” he said, according to the reports.
Sum 41 has yet to reply to the claims, which sparked outrage among many French fans.
“Your first statement was not cool guys. France has been through enough pain, no need to add suspicion with such a blurry statement,” a fan named O’Crew wrote in response to their tweet.
“It would be fair if you published a new one saying that it was a firecracker and that you just got confused. Just saying… words are important.”
Terrorists killed more than 80 fans during a shooting at an Eagles of Death Metal concert at the Paris’ Bataclan theater in 2015.


newyorkpost--2020-01-19--Giuliani wrongly blames Mayor de Blasio for state bail reform

You ’ d think a former mayor and federal prosecutor would get this right .
Rudy Giuliani falsely blamed Mayor Bill de Blasio for the rocky roll-out of bail reform on Sunday , even though the measure was passed by state lawmakers — not the city — and Hizzoner has publicly called for changes to the law .
“ The ridiculous way about it is … the way de Blasio did this is everybody gets bail who is non-violent , ” Giuliani told John Catsimatidis on “ The Cats Roundtable ” on AM 970 in New York .
The law @ @ @ @ @ @ @ budget last April and enacted on Jan. 1 — allows for the automatic , pre-trial release for suspects accused of most misdemeanors and nonviolent felonies , which has caused outrage among the law-enforcement community .
De Blasio has publicly supported the concept of bail reform , but has also said that judges should be allowed “ to determine if someone poses a threat to the surrounding community ” and should have “ the power to act on that ” when setting bail .
A 1971 law stipulates judges may only set bail to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ but not because of the perceived danger a suspect poses .
Giuliani on Sunday touted his record of appointing city judges “ who set high bails but fair ones ” as he ended turnstile justice .
“ Turnstile justice was : drug dealer would get arrested , drug dealer was back on the street within six hours … and the kids in the neighborhood would be impressed , ” he said .
“ It was just the cost of doing business.
” Still , the former mayor , also a key player in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ some kind of bail reform was needed .
“ Bail should be reformed in the sense of , we should remove the few abuses that take place when people are held on too high of bail when it really isn ’ t a serious crime , ” he said .
Advocates for reform have said the old bail system meant poor people who could not afford bail languished in jail while the rich could easily buy their freedom — with many pointing to the case of Kalief Browder , who killed himself after @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 3,000 bail over a stolen backpack .
“ We see these people who have been let out on bail .
They stab people .
They beat people up .
They rob people .
This is totally ridiculous , ” Giuliani said apparently referencing accused serial bank robber Gerod Woodberry and alleged anti-Semitic slapper Tiffany Harris .
Giuliani claimed that , “ Every drug criminal I know is violent.
” “ And every drug criminal I know — either the ones were selling it — use violence to protect their business , or the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ crimes in order to buy the drugs.
” Giuliani did not return a request for comment .

You’d think a former mayor and federal prosecutor would get this right.
Rudy Giuliani falsely blamed Mayor Bill de Blasio for the rocky roll-out of bail reform on Sunday, even though the measure was passed by state lawmakers — not the city — and Hizzoner has publicly called for changes to the law.
“The ridiculous way about it is … the way de Blasio did this is everybody gets bail who is non-violent,” Giuliani told John Catsimatidis on “The Cats Roundtable” on AM 970 in New York.
The law — passed as part of the state budget last April and enacted on Jan. 1 — allows for the automatic, pre-trial release for suspects accused of most misdemeanors and nonviolent felonies, which has caused outrage among the law-enforcement community.
De Blasio has publicly supported the concept of bail reform, but has also said that judges should be allowed “to determine if someone poses a threat to the surrounding community” and should have “the power to act on that” when setting bail.
A 1971 law stipulates judges may only set bail to ensure a defendant returns to court — but not because of the perceived danger a suspect poses.
Giuliani on Sunday touted his record of appointing city judges “who set high bails but fair ones” as he ended turnstile justice.
“Turnstile justice was: drug dealer would get arrested, drug dealer was back on the street within six hours … and the kids in the neighborhood would be impressed,” he said. “It was just the cost of doing business.”
Still, the former mayor, also a key player in the Trump impeachment, conceded Sunday that some kind of bail reform was needed.
“Bail should be reformed in the sense of, we should remove the few abuses that take place when people are held on too high of bail when it really isn’t a serious crime,” he said.
Advocates for reform have said the old bail system meant poor people who could not afford bail languished in jail while the rich could easily buy their freedom — with many pointing to the case of Kalief Browder, who killed himself after spending three years on Rikers on $3,000 bail over a stolen backpack.
“We see these people who have been let out on bail. They stab people. They beat people up. They rob people. This is totally ridiculous,” Giuliani said apparently referencing accused serial bank robber Gerod Woodberry and alleged anti-Semitic slapper Tiffany Harris.
Giuliani claimed that, “Every drug criminal I know is violent.”
“And every drug criminal I know — either the ones were selling it — use violence to protect their business, or the ones who are buying it — commit crimes in order to buy the drugs.”
Giuliani did not return a request for comment.


newyorkpost--2020-01-20--SAG Awards 2020’s best dressed celebrities

Stars might save their most show-stopping gowns for the Oscars and Globes , but the red carpet at the 2020 @ @ @ @ @ sneeze at .
Held on Sunday , January 19 , the show saw stars donning @ @ @ @ @ and sequined suits to bold , bright hues .
Below , the best dressed celebrities @ @ @ @

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Stars might save their most show-stopping gowns for the Oscars and Globes, but the red carpet at the 2020 SAG Awards was nothing to sneeze at.
Held on Sunday, Jan. 19, the show saw stars clad in everything from sparkling crop tops and sequined suits to bold, bright hues. Below, the best-dressed celebrities of the evening.


newyorkpost--2020-01-20--6-year-old golf whiz shows off amazing trick shots

Leo Boniface is only 6 , but his golf trick shots are a perfect 10 .
Watch the lil ’ @ @ @ @ @ England , perform several mind-boggling shots , including hitting a ball off a tee that @ @ @ @ @ dad ’ s teeth .

Leo Boniface is only 6, but his golf trick shots are a perfect 10. Watch the lil’ putter, from Surrey, England, perform several mind-boggling shots, including hitting a ball off a tee that’s held between his dad’s teeth.
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newyorkpost--2020-01-20--Nets’ Garrett Temple is making his biggest impact off the court

It ’ s fitting Garrett Temple will make his return on Martin Luther King Jr. Day .
For Temple — a natural leader the Nets call “ The President ” — King doesn ’ t represent just a day or a holiday but the epitome of community service that exemplifies how he tries to live .
“ What he did for civil rights was very strong , very powerful .
He was able to do it in a way that was received by the masses , ” Temple , who has missed three games with a knee injury , told @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ d tell people when this day comes around is we ’ re nowhere near where we need to be .
… The fact MLK didn ’ t even ask for recompense or reparations … just civil rights , and people were at his rack about it , shows how bad the world was .
“ And to this day we have people that are very ignorant and people that know but just don ’ t care or don ’ t want things to change .
So I ’ d say acknowledging that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ there ’ s still a problem and actively doing something , not just saying , ‘ Well , I ’ m not racist but I ’ m just going to sit over here.
’ You ’ re basically feeding fuel to the fire.
” It ’ s a conversation Temple had Friday with lawyer Bryan Stevenson at a Cobble Hill screening of “ Just Mercy.
” The film is based on Stephens ’ memoirs about the Walter McMillian case in which a black man was wrongfully imprisoned for the 1986 murder of a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ death .
The Nets paid for one screening and Temple for another .
“ The conversation has to be had , people need to be educated .
The younger you understand and are educated about the problems in our society and the things that aren ’ t right , the quicker you can change , ” Temple said .
“ I just try to do my part.
” Doing his part is how Temple was taught .
Near the family home in Kentwood , La.
, Martin Luther King Jr. Street intersects C.B @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s late grandfather , Collis B. Temple Sr. , the patriarch whose values the family still carries .
Temple ’ s father , Collis Jr. , owns and caretakes 25 group homes , while his mother , Soundra , founded a shelter for battered women and a detox center .
His aunt Valeria is the principal of a family-owned school and his stepmother is a judge .
For this family , giving back isn ’ t lip service , but a lifestyle .
“ It ’ s all-in .
It ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ who joined Joe Harris in Hoops2O , a program to fund wells in East Africa .
Temple is the vice president of the Players Association , and the Nets gush he could be president of something much bigger someday .
There is predictable fatherly pride from the man who raised him .
“ I ’ m extremely proud he ’ s moving forward in the direction of not just being a basketball guy but a guy who can make a difference in a lot of ways and make a meaningful impact , ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ He ’ s going to make a good mark .
… He ’ s moving in the right direction .
I ’ m hoping he can really impact the NBA in that when he leaves it ’ ll be a better place because of his time there.
” From Temple ’ s great grandparents on , they were all college educated and felt a responsibility to give back .
“ It was really important that you reach back and give back any way you could , that was my family mantra , ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the Jim Crow era of the civil rights movement .
In 1969 — the year after King ’ s assassination — the Kentwood schools were integrated .
With locals brandishing guns and pitchforks , it required police and the National Guard .
But in a situation he calls reminiscent of “ Remember the Titans , ” Collis Jr. switched from quarterback to receiver , and won a state title .
The white player who ended up throwing passes to him ?
And being a basketball teammate , and a lifelong friend ?
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ days ago .
We had 50-year football reunion four months ago .
… We had good experiences , a little small-town good experience , ” said Collis Jr. , who remembers taking Britney fishing .
“ We ’ d go brim fishing [ as ] a little girl , small ; Britney was 7 or 8 .
She used to win all the little miss contests ; she had trophies taller than her .
It was good times.
” Some of the times were less good , for Collis Jr. and for Temple @ @ @ @ @ @ @ While Garrett Temple helped LSU to the Final Four in 2006 , the family relationship with the school goes back a lot further , into some bleak times .
Collis Sr. was rejected by LSU ’ s Masters program in 1955 because of his skin .
Even after Thurgood Marshall ’ s class-action suit forced the state to give him a grant , it paid for him to go away to Michigan State rather than have an educated black man on campus .
When Collis Jr. enrolled later , in 1971 , he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ Free Speech Alley , ” spewing N-words and hate .
It was future Grand Wizard of the Ku Klux Klan David Duke ; but that didn ’ t stop the then-freshman from debating him .
“ Full-speed ahead .
… You had to do that , ” Collis Jr. said .
“ You pass by he ’ d use all the derogatory terms and spread negative [ speech ] .
I couldn ’ t afford not to debate him .
That ’ s how it was , how it had to be.
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ when he insisting on playing at Vanderbilt in 1974 despite death threats .
“ It was interesting and challenging , ” Collis Jr. said .
“ A lot of instances it was a lot more challenging.
” Temple faces different challenges now , ones that in the long run are more far-reaching than playing backup minutes to Kyrie Irving .
He looks at how he can make an impact , and is considering law school as one way .
“ The prison industrial complex and how incarceration rates of blacks are so much @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” said Temple .
“ Honestly , just the young black kids getting into the prison system at such an early age .
“ Prosecutors have a very important job , the ways laws are made right now .
They have a lot more pull than judges , or anybody else in the judicial system .
Those are the people that can really change a kid ’ s life .
So those type of things I ’ ve learned about the law have intrigued me in being able to make big changes .
@

It’s fitting Garrett Temple will make his return on Martin Luther King Jr. Day. For Temple — a natural leader the Nets call “The President” — King doesn’t represent just a day or a holiday but the epitome of community service that exemplifies how he tries to live.
“What he did for civil rights was very strong, very powerful. He was able to do it in a way that was received by the masses,” Temple, who has missed three games with a knee injury, told The Post. “But what I’d tell people when this day comes around is we’re nowhere near where we need to be. … The fact MLK didn’t even ask for recompense or reparations … just civil rights, and people were at his rack about it, shows how bad the world was.
“And to this day we have people that are very ignorant and people that know but just don’t care or don’t want things to change. So I’d say acknowledging that we’re far away, that there’s still a problem and actively doing something, not just saying, ‘Well, I’m not racist but I’m just going to sit over here.’ You’re basically feeding fuel to the fire.”
It’s a conversation Temple had Friday with lawyer Bryan Stevenson at a Cobble Hill screening of “Just Mercy.” The film is based on Stephens’ memoirs about the Walter McMillian case in which a black man was wrongfully imprisoned for the 1986 murder of a white woman in Alabama and sentenced to death.
The Nets paid for one screening and Temple for another.
“The conversation has to be had, people need to be educated. The younger you understand and are educated about the problems in our society and the things that aren’t right, the quicker you can change,” Temple said. “I just try to do my part.”
Doing his part is how Temple was taught.
Near the family home in Kentwood, La., Martin Luther King Jr. Street intersects C.B. Temple Road, named for Temple’s late grandfather, Collis B. Temple Sr., the patriarch whose values the family still carries.
Temple’s father, Collis Jr., owns and caretakes 25 group homes, while his mother, Soundra, founded a shelter for battered women and a detox center. His aunt Valeria is the principal of a family-owned school and his stepmother is a judge.
For this family, giving back isn’t lip service, but a lifestyle.
“It’s all-in. It’s completely in,” said Temple, who joined Joe Harris in Hoops2O, a program to fund wells in East Africa.
Temple is the vice president of the Players Association, and the Nets gush he could be president of something much bigger someday.
“He’s the perfect guy,” Kenny Atkinson said.
There is predictable fatherly pride from the man who raised him.
“I’m extremely proud he’s moving forward in the direction of not just being a basketball guy but a guy who can make a difference in a lot of ways and make a meaningful impact,” Collis Jr. told the Post.
“He’s going to make a good mark. … He’s moving in the right direction. I’m hoping he can really impact the NBA in that when he leaves it’ll be a better place because of his time there.”
From Temple’s great grandparents on, they were all college educated and felt a responsibility to give back.
“I’m hoping he can really impact the NBA in that when he leaves it’ll be a better place because of his time there.”” —
“It was really important that you reach back and give back any way you could, that was my family mantra,” said Collis Jr., who grew up in the Jim Crow era of the civil rights movement.
In 1969 — the year after King’s assassination — the Kentwood schools were integrated. With locals brandishing guns and pitchforks, it required police and the National Guard.
But in a situation he calls reminiscent of “Remember the Titans,” Collis Jr. switched from quarterback to receiver, and won a state title. The white player who ended up throwing passes to him? And being a basketball teammate, and a lifelong friend?
Jamie Spears, the father of star singer Britney Spears.
“I just talked to Jamie three days ago. We had 50-year football reunion four months ago. … We had good experiences, a little small-town good experience,” said Collis Jr., who remembers taking Britney fishing.
“We’d go brim fishing [as] a little girl, small; Britney was 7 or 8. She used to win all the little miss contests; she had trophies taller than her. It was good times.”
Some of the times were less good, for Collis Jr. and for Temple’s grandfather, Collis Sr.
While Garrett Temple helped LSU to the Final Four in 2006, the family relationship with the school goes back a lot further, into some bleak times.
Collis Sr. was rejected by LSU’s Masters program in 1955 because of his skin. Even after Thurgood Marshall’s class-action suit forced the state to give him a grant, it paid for him to go away to Michigan State rather than have an educated black man on campus.
When Collis Jr. enrolled later, in 1971, he encountered an older sociology classmate speaking on “Free Speech Alley,” spewing N-words and hate. It was future Grand Wizard of the Ku Klux Klan David Duke; but that didn’t stop the then-freshman from debating him.
“Full-speed ahead. … You had to do that,” said Collis Jr., who was LSU’s first black ballplayer. “You pass by he’d use all the derogatory terms and spread negative [speech]. I couldn’t afford not to debate him. That’s how it was, how it had to be.”
Collis Jr. had the same attitude when he insisted on playing at Vanderbilt in 1974 despite death threats.
“It was interesting and challenging,” Collis Jr. said. “A lot of instances it was a lot more challenging.”
Temple faces different challenges now, ones that in the long run are more far-reaching than playing backup minutes to Kyrie Irving.
He looks at how he can make an impact, and is considering law school as one way.
“The prison industrial complex and how incarceration rates of blacks are so much higher than those of whites obviously,” said Temple. “Honestly, just the young black kids getting into the prison system at such an early age.
“Prosecutors have a very important job, the ways laws are made right now. They have a lot more pull than judges, or anybody else in the judicial system. Those are the people that can really change a kid’s life. So those type of things I’ve learned about the law have intrigued me in being able to make big changes.”


newyorkpost--2020-01-20--Two killed, more than a dozen wounded in shooting outside Kansas City bar

KANSAS CITY , Mo .
— Police in Kansas City , Missouri , say at least two people are dead and 15 people were reportedly injured in a shooting outside a bar .
The shooting took place shortly before midnight Sunday , Kansas City police said at the scene .
Capt .
David Jackson said responding officers found “ a chaotic scene ” and had to call in help from around the city .
A man and a woman were found dead .
Police believe the shooter is one of the deceased .
A spokesman said the shooter opened fire @ @ @ @ @ @ @ enter a bar , but the motive for the shooting wasn ’ t immediately clear .
The shooter was shot by an armed security guard , police said .
During the investigation , police heard that people — at least 15 — were showing up to local hospitals with injuries from the shooting .
At least three people were in critical condition , police said .
The scene was near U.S. Highway 40 .
News outlets at the scene identified the bar outside which the shooting took place as 9ine Ultra Lounge .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ s page advertised Sunday night ’ s “ Sold Out Sundays ” event , which appeared to be a celebration of the Kansas City Chiefs .
The Chiefs — featured on the event ’ s artwork — beat the Tennessee Titans on Sunday to advance to the Super Bowl .
“ It just put such a tragic end to such a wonderful day in Kansas City , ” Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker said at the scene , referencing the win .
“ It ’ s just hard to stand here and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ really one of the best days Kansas City has had in a long time .
”

A gunman opened fire on a line of people waiting to get into a Kansas City bar, killing one before he was gunned down by a security guard — a deadly end to a night of celebrations as the Chiefs advanced to the Super Bowl, authorities said.
The shooting happened around 11:30 p.m. outside the 9ine Ulta Lounge, where revelers gathered for an event that appeared to celebrate the Chiefs’ victory.
Authorities responding to the Noland Road bar, near US Highway 40, found a man and woman dead in the parking lot, police said on Twitter. The male victim is believed to have been the shooter.
As the investigation unfolded, police determined that at least 15 other victims arrived at local hospitals, at least three in critical condition.
Kansas City police Capt. David Jackson told reporters that police found a “chaotic scene, with several people running around” — and needed to call in additional officers from across the city for support.
The circumstances and motive behind the shooting are under investigation.
Police have not released the names of the two people killed, pending family notification.
“We don’t know if there was any specific person targeted or disturbance yet,” Jackson said. “We’re still investigating what led up to this. We’re not aware of a specific type of firearm or anything at this point.”
The lounge was holding a “Sold Out Sundays” event, according to an earlier post on its Facebook page. The Chiefs — featured on the event’s artwork — earned their place in the big game after defeating the Tennessee Titans, 35-24.
“It just put such a tragic end to such a wonderful day in Kansas City,” Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker said at the scene. “It’s just hard to stand here and talk about this kind of tragedy on really one of the best days Kansas City has had in a long time.”


newyorkpost--2020-01-20--Daniel Bennett, brother of former Rep. Katie Hill, found dead in Los Angeles

The younger brother of former Democratic Rep. Katie Hill has been found dead in his Southern California home .
Katie Hill — who resigned from Congress last year — remembered her brother Daniel Brett Bennett on Sunday as a young man with “ so much promise.
” “ Yesterday my brother Danny – a young man who overcame so much in his short life with so much promise ahead – passed away , ” Hill wrote .
“ My heart is breaking & I ’ ll miss him forever .
Prayers for our family in this impossibly difficult time would @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was found unresponsive at his home in Santa Clarita , California on Saturday , according to the Santa Clarita Valley Signal .
A cause of death was not released .
Police appeared to rule out foul play .
She admitted to being in a relationship with her estranged husband and a former female campaign worker .
Hill was also been accused of having an affair with a former legislative director , which she has denied .
The scandal led to the release of embarrassing photos of the congresswoman , which she said was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
The husband , Kenny Heslep , claims he was hacked .

The younger brother of former Democratic Rep. Katie Hill has been found dead in his Southern California home.
Hill — who resigned from Congress last year — remembered her brother Daniel Brett Bennett on Sunday as a young man with “so much promise.”
“Yesterday my brother Danny – a young man who overcame so much in his short life with so much promise ahead – passed away,” Hill wrote.
“My heart is breaking & I’ll miss him forever. Prayers for our family in this impossibly difficult time would be appreciated.”
Bennett, 20, was found unresponsive at his home in Santa Clarita, California, on Saturday, according to the Santa Clarita Valley Signal.
A cause of death was not released. Police appeared to rule out foul play.
Hill resigned amid allegations of an affair.
She admitted to being in a relationship with her estranged husband and a former female campaign worker.
Hill has also been accused of having an affair with a former legislative director, which she has denied.
The scandal led to the release of embarrassing photos of the congresswoman, which she said was revenge porn leaked by her estranged husband.
The husband, Kenny Heslep, claims he was hacked.


newyorkpost--2020-01-20--Elderly couple die on same day after spending 65 years together

An elderly couple who had been together for nearly 65 years died on the same day earlier this month while living together in a nursing home .
The couple , Jack and Harriet Morrison , pushed their beds together so they could hold hands in the St. Louis-area nursing home where they each died on Jan. 11 , the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported .
“ I ’ m sad .
But I know they ’ re at peace and they ’ re back together , ” Sue Wagener , a niece raised by the couple said .
“ It truly @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , ” she added .
Jack , who was 86 , died first , and 83-year-old Harriett followed shortly after .
The couple met in 1955 when Jack was driving a charter bus and Harriett was a passenger on the bus with her father and his drum and bugle corps .
“ They went to a little diner and never separated from that day on , ” Wagener said .
The couple married less than a year after meeting — and rarely separated from one another for the nearly 65 years they spent @ @ @ @ @ @ @ two sons while also running V-K Bus Lines , according to the report .
They were admitted to the nursing home about a year ago when Harriet tripped and broke her hip and pelvis .
Jack also suffered a fall that broke his neck , according to Wagener .
Their health continued to decline until both of them stopped eating and drinking soon before they died .

An elderly couple who had been together for nearly 65 years died on the same day earlier this month while living together in a nursing home.
The couple, Jack and Harriet Morrison, pushed their beds together so they could hold hands in the St. Louis-area nursing home where they each died on Jan. 11, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported.
“I’m sad. But I know they’re at peace and they’re back together,” said Sue Wagener, a niece raised by the couple.
“It truly was a love story for the books,” she added.
Jack, who was 86, died first, and 83-year-old Harriett followed shortly after.
The couple met in 1955 when Jack was driving a charter bus and Harriett was a passenger on it with her father and his drum and bugle corps.
“They went to a little diner and never separated from that day on,” Wagener said.
The couple married less than a year after meeting — and rarely separated from one another for the nearly 65 years they spent together.
They raised Wagener and their two sons while also running V-K Bus Lines, according to the report.
They were admitted to the nursing home about a year ago when Harriet tripped and broke her hip and pelvis.
Jack also suffered a fall that broke his neck, according to Wagener. Their health continued to decline until both of them stopped eating and drinking soon before they died.
With Post wires


newyorkpost--2020-01-20--Coco Gauff fends off Venus Williams at Australian Open

MELBOURNE , Australia — Everyone had the same question when the Australian Open draw was revealed : What were the odds that Coco Gauff and Venus Williams would face each other again in the first round at a Grand Slam tournament ?
“ I was a bit shocked , ” Gauff said , “ I ’ m sure everyone was a bit shocked.
” Gauff , 15 , played Williams , 39 , to begin her first appearance in the main draw at Melbourne Park , just like what happened at Wimbledon last year .
And , just like at @ @ @ @ @ @ @ woman in the field got the better of the oldest woman in the field , with Gauff beating Williams 7-6 ( 5 ) , 6-3 on Monday .
“ That was really difficult .
She played really well , ” Gauff said .
“ I was really nervous.
” It was the most anticipated match of Day 1 at the first major tennis tournament of the decade , and it did not disappoint .
The first set , in particular , was intriguing , with Gauff repeatedly pulling ahead , only to have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of her seven Grand Slam singles trophies by the time Gauff was born — rebuff her .
It wasn ’ t until her fourth set point that Gauff finally pulled it out and she quickly grabbed a 3-0 lead in the second and never let that edge go .
Gauff already has demonstrated all sorts of terrific qualities on a tennis court , from her big , gutsy serves to an ability to track down opponents ’ shots .
Now you can add stick-to-it-iveness to the list .
The match was held in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ stadiums in Melbourne with a retractable roof , and that was a good thing .
For all of the concern among some players entering the tournament about air quality because of wildfires burning in parts of the country , the big issue Monday was a heavy storm that arrived in the afternoon and suspended play on outside courts for hours .
Among the players who got a chance to play — and win — were Roger Federer , defending champion Naomi Osaka , 23-time major champion Serena Williams , and 2018 Australian Open @ @ @ @ @ @ @ after the Australian Open .

MELBOURNE, Australia — Everyone had the same question when the Australian Open draw was revealed: What were the odds that Coco Gauff and Venus Williams would face each other again in the first round at a Grand Slam tournament?
“I was a bit shocked,” Gauff said, “I’m sure everyone was a bit shocked.”
Gauff, 15, played Williams, 39, to begin her first appearance in the main draw at Melbourne Park, just like what happened at Wimbledon last year. And, just like at the All England Club, the youngest woman in the field got the better of the oldest woman in the field, with Gauff beating Williams 7-6 (5), 6-3 on Monday.
“That was really difficult. She played really well,” Gauff said. “I was really nervous.”
It was the most anticipated match of Day 1 at the first major tennis tournament of the decade, and it did not disappoint. The first set, in particular, was intriguing, with Gauff repeatedly pulling ahead, only to have Williams — who already had won four of her seven Grand Slam singles trophies by the time Gauff was born — rebuff her.
It wasn’t until her fourth set point that Gauff finally pulled it out and she quickly grabbed a 3-0 lead in the second and never let that edge go.
Gauff already has demonstrated all sorts of terrific qualities on a tennis court, from her big, gutsy serves to an ability to track down opponents’ shots. Now you can add stick-to-it-iveness to the list.
The match was held in Margaret Court Arena, one of three stadiums in Melbourne with a retractable roof, and that was a good thing. For all of the concern among some players entering the tournament about air quality because of wildfires burning in parts of the country, the big issue Monday was a heavy storm that arrived in the afternoon and suspended play on outside courts for hours.
Among the players who got a chance to play — and win — were Roger Federer, defending champion Naomi Osaka, 23-time major champion Serena Williams, and 2018 Australian Open winner Caroline Wozniacki, who is retiring after the Australian Open.


newyorkpost--2020-01-20--Mike Miller has theory about Frank Ntilikina’s Knicks setback

For the first time this season , the Knicks rolled out ...

For all of the promising games Frank Ntilikina has turned in this season, Saturday’s loss to the 76ers was one of his more pedestrian.
The Knicks point guard finished with just five points (on 2 of 8 shooting), three rebounds, two turnovers and no assists while playing 16:30 in the 90-87 loss at the Garden.
Ntilikina was playing his second game after missing a pair of games with a sore groin. Interim coach Mike Miller indicated the layoff might have been a factor.
“I thought he played really well on the West Coast trip. Then he was out for two games,” Miller said Sunday after a brief practice. “During that time, he wasn’t able to practice. Then you’ve got to come back and kind of reestablish your rhythm and get back into a game flow. That’s what he’s doing right now.
“He’s approached every day the same way. He comes in and works. He’s shown development in areas, certainly. His assists numbers are up. That’s the biggest thing, is he’s setting up baskets consistently when he’s out there with the second unit.”
A groin injury derailed Ntilikina’s season last year, forcing him to miss 32 of the Knicks’ final 34 games. But he said Thursday that last year’s issue was “much more serious.”
In 12 games since losing the starting job to Elfrid Payton, the defensive-minded Ntilikina is averaging 6.6 points and 3.6 assists in 17.3 minutes per game. Saturday, he recorded a minus-16 while Payton (10 points on 5 of 14 shooting, seven rebounds and seven assists) was plus-13, but Miller said plus/minus can sometimes be misleading.
“You take a look at it, but you really have to look at what the production was and how was he doing his job and executing what the team needed at that time,” Miller said.
Dennis Smith Jr. (strained oblique) will miss his 13th straight game on Monday against the Cavaliers, but the Knicks could know more about his status by Tuesday after he is reevaluated by the medical staff.
“He is progressing well,” Miller said. “He has been practicing some. With games every day, we haven’t practiced anything steady. So he’s been able to get some practices in, but not a lot of contact and not much full court.”
The Knicks’ three-point loss to the 76ers on Saturday came after back-to-back losses of 20-plus points.
“It’s very confusing,” Payton said of the team’s inconsistency. “If I had the answers, we’d be alright. Just trying to figure out what’s that thing that makes us go.”
The Knicks assigned Ignas Brazdeikis to G-League Westchester. The rookie has played in only nine games with the Knicks this season while averaging 19.8 points, 7.3 rebounds and 2.2 assists in 12 games with Westchester.
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newyorkpost--2020-01-20--Derek Jeter ended pitcher’s MLB career in famous Yankees Stadium farewell

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Derek Jeter’s dramatic Yankee Stadium farewell, you might remember, didn’t go down as his last appearance in a major league uniform. Two more brief appearances at Fenway Park followed before the Yankees captain, set to be elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame on Tuesday, hung up his spikes.
Ironically enough, however, that magical night in The Bronx did feature someone who would never again compete in the big leagues: the pitcher who allowed Jeter’s walk-off single.
“It was a pretty damn incredible moment in sports,” Evan Meek told The Post in a telephone interview Sunday. “I could tell you I didn’t really want to be remembered that way, but baseball’s bigger than all of us, it was a really cool moment to be a part of.”
Meek, 36, lives in Chattanooga, Tenn., is married with two young children and works for an energy company after pitching in parts of six major league seasons. The right-hander made the 2010 National League All-Star team as a member of the Pirates, tallying a 2.14 ERA in 70 games.
The next season, Meek suffered a right shoulder injury and his velocity and results declined. The Pirates let him go after 2012 and he spent all of 2013 with the Rangers’ Triple-A Round Rock affiliate before returning to the majors with the Orioles in 2014. On Sept. 25, Baltimore manager Buck Showalter inserted him in the ninth inning of a 5-5 game that just happened to center around Jeter’s last call.
Rookie Jose Pirela knocked a leadoff single and Brett Gardner bunted pinch-runner Antoan Richardson over to second. Up stepped Jeter.
“It was the loudest stadium I’ve ever been in. It was so, so loud,” Meek said. “It was a first-pitch cutter that stayed up and didn’t really cut. He did what Derek Jeter does.”
That would be a ground-ball single to right field, scoring Richardson, ending the game and providing Jeter with a fitting pinstriped finale. Meek pitched in the minor leagues for another year and a half, spending time in Korean ball and winding up in the independent Atlantic League, before retiring in the middle of 2016.
“I don’t know if anybody would like to tell you that ‘Yeah, I’m happy with my last pitch,’ ” he said. “Personally, I would’ve loved to have made it back and continued to get outs. When you get out of the game, you miss the competition, you miss the dirt, you miss the grass, you miss the smells of the stadium, the me-versus-you kind of thing.”
He doesn’t mind, though, getting remembered for his connection to an imminent Hall of Famer.


newyorkpost--2020-01-20--Brendan Lemieux promptly promoted in Rangers return

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Brendan Lemieux couldn’t talk his way into the lineup for Thursday’s game against the Islanders. But once he did get back in, making his return from a nine-game absence with a broken left hand, Lemieux played his way onto the top line.
The rugged winger played all of the third period with Mika Zibanejad and Chris Kreider, taking the spot of Pavel Buchnevich for the Rangers’ last-minute 2-1 loss to the Blue Jackets on Sunday night at the Garden.
“I don’t put too much weight on when I walk in here what the lineup sheet looks like,” Lemieux said. “I know I’m going to get an opportunity to play every night. Tonight was just another example of that, playing with our best player, Mika. It’s always an opportunity.
“It sucks you couldn’t get the win. I wanted to play tonight, I wanted to help be part of getting in the playoffs, keep winning around here. It sucks to get back in and not win. So it’s a bad taste in my mouth.”
Lemieux broke his hand when he was hit with a puck in a game against the Hurricanes on Dec. 27. He practiced with the team twice, and started the game on the fourth line with Greg McKegg and Brendan Smith, bumping Micheal Haley from the lineup.
“I felt good, considering it’s been a while. I had good legs,” Lemieux said. “Obviously the playing and adjusting to the speed of the game isn’t easy, but considering how long I was out, I felt pretty good.”
Coach David Quinn explained the flip as partially a result of Buchnevich battling the flu over the past week or so.
“Buchie has been sick, just didn’t think he had it tonight, especially at the end of the second period,” Quinn said. “Lemieux had energy. That’s normally what happens when you come back from injury — you play at a pace.”
Quinn seemed to be lobbying for John Tortorella as the Jack Adams Award winner, as the former Rangers coach had his team in playoff position despite dealing with a rash of injuries and a summer when Artemi Panarin and Sergei Bobrovsky both left as free agents.
“Torts has done a phenomenal job,” Quinn said before the game. “They just keep chugging along. That’s certainly a testament to the job he’s done.”
Quinn used his fourth line more than usual, with McKegg getting 8:41 of ice time and Smith getting 9:17 (with 1:31 as a defenseman on the penalty kill). Buchnevich finished with 15:50, but only 2:51 in the third period.
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newyorkpost--2020-01-20--49ers’ C.J. Beathard heartbroken over dead brother amid Super Bowl frenzy

NASHVILLE , Tenn. — Two men were stabbed to death early ...

There was a party raging in the locker room on the night the 49ers punched their ticket to Super Bowl 2020 with their 37-20 destruction of the Packers, and it brought some joy inside a heart that remains filled with too much unspeakable pain.
C.J. Beathard, a backup to 49ers quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo, will be going to the Super Bowl.
But he will be going without his baby brother.
Clayton Beathard was stabbed to death outside the Dogwood Bar and Grill in Nashville at 2:50 a.m. Dec. 21. Police said the argument began over a woman inside the bar. He was 22 years old.
The Beathards are a football family, all the way back to Bobby Beathard’s Hall of Fame GM days with the Chargers and Redskins. But there is no triumph — not even an NFC Championship, not even a Super Bowl championship — over a tragedy like this.
He stood bravely at his locker and answered questions with a strength not many of us would possess.
“It’s been the toughest month of my life, losing my brother and whatnot,” Beathard said. “It’s a pain that you would never want anybody to feel. It’s something that you carry with you every day, every second of every day.
“You know, people say it’ll get better. Right now, stuff like this definitely brings me some joy and happiness, but it’s one of those things I just know that he would [have] loved to experience, you know.
“I’m sure he’s looking down right now and happy and whatnot, but I just wish he was here to experience it with me and the team ’cause he would have been here, so …”
Clayton Beathard had just completed his junior season as quarterback at Long Island University. Big Brother’s faith has steadied him.
“I know he’s in heaven right now looking down on us,” Beathard said. “That gives me some peace — obviously I’m gonna miss him and you think about how long, how long it’ll be until I get to see him again, but just knowing that I will see him again one day is really what gets me through. If I didn’t know that, then I don’t know where I would be, and what I’d be doing right now.”
The unrelenting support of general manager John Lynch, head coach Kyle Shanahan and his teammates has meant everything to him.
“It’s been unreal, man,” Beathard said. “I thought we were a close family before, this team and Kyle and John, but after this happened, it really showed me how much everybody just loves each other and are there for each other, and they’ve been there for me throughout all this. That’s another thing that’s really helped me get through it.”
Beathard’s girlfriend and 3-year-old daughter were at the NFC Championship game. The rest of the family will be in Miami for the Super Bowl.
“I have another brother who’s 25. I have a sister who’s 20 and another sister who’s 9. All of us are close, but us three brothers were super close.”
Beathard is 26. He was asked to describe Clayton.
“He had the biggest heart of anybody I ever knew,” he said. “You could know for 10 seconds and know that this guy’s a good guy, he got along with everybody. There wasn’t a cold bone in his body, he was just a good kid and a good person, and he would do anything for the people that he loves. He was as loyal as they get.
“He was so outgoing about his faith, he wasn’t afraid to share it with anybody who walked around. I just think he touched a lot of people with his short life that he had. I know this for a fact, having heard from people since he passed, just the lives that he touched and the people that he impacted, it’s been unbelievable to hear some of those stories.”
Maybe Beathard will get to hoist the Lombardi Trophy. He’ll try to hoist it as high to the heavens as he can.
“Obviously, it’s not gonna patch up any pain from my brother being away, but anytime you’re able to see people you love experience some joy and some happiness, that brings you some joy as well,” Beathard said. “I love everybody on this team. I want this just as much as everybody else. My dad has been around Super Bowls his whole life, my grandpa has been to seven of ’em, so he knows what’s it like and he knows it’s not easy to get there. It’s not an easy thing to accomplish.
“And that’s any player’s dream is to win a Super Bowl, and we’ve put ourselves in position to win one. It’s only my third year in the league and just being able to be in this position where I am now brings me a lot of happiness. It’s great.”
Until the pain in his heart throbs. I shake his hand and tell him to stay strong.
“Yes, sir. I appreciate that. Thank you,” C.J. Beathard says.


newyorkpost--2020-01-20--Two more bodies found on Tijuana property where California couple found dead

Two more bodies turned up at a house in Tijuana , Mexico , where a missing California landlord and his wife were found buried , allegedly killed by their son-in-law , according to investigators .
The second set of bodies — one male and the other female — was discovered in a state of advanced decomposition , the attorney general ’ s office for the state of Baja California , just south of San Diego , said late Saturday .
All four bodies were covered in lime when found , investigators said .
Jesus Ruben Lopez Guillen , 70 , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 65 , of Garden Grove , Calif. , a couple with dual US-Mexico citizenship , vanished Jan. 10 after they crossed the border to collect more than $ 6,700 in rent from tenants of two houses they owned in Tijuana .
Their bodies turned up in one of the houses , the San Diego Union-Tribune reported , citing Mexican investigators .
Their daughter , Norma Lopez , who lived with them in California , reported them missing .
The suspect , known as Santiago N. , 36 , had a criminal record in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 2012 .
He had been living at the property in Tijuana and supposedly had collected rent on their behalf .
The motive for the killings appeared to be a dispute over rent payments , The Associated Press reported .
Investigators said Santiago confessed that he buried them on one of their properties .
The Associated Press contributed to this report .

Two more bodies turned up at a house in Tijuana, Mexico, where a missing California landlord and his wife were found buried, allegedly killed by their son-in-law, according to investigators.
The second set of bodies — one male and the other female — was discovered in a state of advanced decomposition, the attorney general’s office for the state of Baja California, just south of San Diego, said late Saturday.
All four bodies were covered in lime when found, investigators said.
Jesus Ruben Lopez Guillen, 70, and his wife, Maria Teresa Lopez, 65, of Garden Grove, Calif., a couple with dual US-Mexico citizenship, vanished Jan. 10 after they crossed the border to collect more than $6,700 in rent from tenants of two houses they owned in Tijuana.
Their bodies turned up in one of the houses, the San Diego Union-Tribune reported, citing Mexican investigators.
Their daughter, Norma Lopez, who lived with them in California, reported them missing.
The suspect, known as Santiago N., 36, had a criminal record in the US, and was deported in 2012.
He had been living at the property in Tijuana and supposedly had collected rent on their behalf.
The motive for the killings appeared to be a dispute over rent payments, the Associated Press reported.
Investigators said Santiago confessed that he buried them on one of their properties.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.


newyorkpost--2020-01-20--Raheem Mostert became 49ers hero after nearly quitting football

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SANTA CLARA, Calif. — The biggest games can make heroes out of ordinary men. They can make legends out of career journeymen and wide-eyed free-agent dreamers who wouldn’t take no for any answer no matter how many times doors were slammed in their faces.
They can give you a Raheem Mostert, who has bounced around in places such as Philadelphia, Miami, Baltimore, Cleveland, New York (Jets) and Chicago the past two years.
All Raheem Mostert (29 carries, 220 yards, 4 TDs rushing) did in the 49ers’ 37-20 NFC Championship game demolition of Aaron Rodgers (2 INT, a fumbled center exchange) and the Packers was invoke memories of Roger Craig and Ricky Watters and the young Frank Gore for a 49ers faithful that has hardly had to wait for a second Super Bowl trip this decade.
Mostert, 27, is a onetime surfer from New Smyrna Beach, Fla., known as The Shark Bite Capital of the World, 250 miles from Miami, and boy, did he smell blood.
He came out of Purdue and went nowhere fast, until there was a Super Bowl on the line, when he rode a magical wave and went everywhere fast and furious.
If there is a defense that has a puncher’s chance against Patrick Mahomes in Super Bowl 2020, it is this 49ers defense that rattled and humbled Rodgers when it mattered.
And if there is a back who can help that defense carry Jimmy Garoppolo (6-8, 77 yards, no misprint) past Mahomes and Andy Reid to the Lombardi Trophy, it is the Raheem Mostert who announced himself to America on Sunday night.
A back who nearly abandoned his NFL dream in 2015 after the Browns cut him.
“I had a discussion with my wife, and she told me, ‘If you truly love this game, you’re gonna do what you need to do,” Mostert said amidst the pandemonium of the locker room.
But why was he so down at the moment?
“Too many cuts,” he said. “Too many losses that I’ve taken, you know. I didn’t expect my career to start off like that, but it’s all up to God in putting me in this position.”
First Mostert, as if shot out of a cannon with his 4.38 speed, opened the floodgates on a 36-yard TD run. He would add a 9-yard TD run around the left end and an 18-yard TD run and by halftime, he had rushed for 160 yards and it was 49ers 27, Packers 0, with the most yards for a back in a playoff game since 1964.
He zigged and zagged his way and was not going to be denied on his fourth TD, a 22-yard run that made it Niners 34, Packers 7.
At this juncture, the 49ers had 304 yards rushing and Garoppolo was 4-for-6 for 48 yards. Jimmy GQ’s first pass in the second half came with eight minutes left in the fourth quarter.
Mostert was on his historic mission before RB sidekick Tevin Coleman (shoulder) was carted off early in the second quarter — the only player to rush for 200-plus yards and 4 TDs in the playoffs.
“He’s so fast, and he’s fearless going through the hole,” tackle Joe Staley said. “He’s a great running back.”
Kyle Shanahan knows how and when to ride a racehorse on a day when he decides to show up as Secretariat.
“We wanted to build a team built on speed,” Lynch said. “Raheem had it.”
Now Mike Shanahan’s son gets Mahomes.
“It’s not hard to see on the highlight film that he can do some things that most human beings can’t do,” Mike Shanahan said.
With Rodgers on the other side, you figured that Kyle Shanahan’s quarterback would need to be Jimmy Cool, the way Joe Montana was Joe Cool in those four Super Bowl triumphs.
Biggest game of his life.
Bigger than any game he quarterbacked for Eastern Illinois. Bigger than either of the two games he quarterbacked for the Patriots when Deflategate sacked Tom Brady.
And Jimmy GQ was a virtual spectator to the domination he witnessed around him.
“He was telling me on the podium, ‘How cool is that? We only threw it eight times,’ ” GM John Lynch said. “He just likes winning, and I love him for it.”
Rodgers had no chance to silence a howling Levi’s Stadium crowd, to stand up to a raging 49ers defense hellbent on chewing him up and spitting him back all the way to 1265 Lombardi Avenue.
Mostert — 137 carries, 772 yards, 8 TDs rushing in the regular season — was gashing the cheesehead defense, and Richie James returned a punt 26 yards, and Packers punter JK Scott shanked a 27-yard punt and if you listened closely enough, you might have been able to hear Vince Lombardi bellowing: “What the hell’s going on out there?”
When it was over, Mostert held his 6-month-old son Gunner in his arms.
“That’s the moment I’m gonna cherish forever,” Mostert said, “and for him to be able to have that opportunity to be on stage with me, after what I accomplished, after what I done been through, I can’t put it into words how I feel.”
It was easier for the GM.
“The greatest thing about this team,” Lynch said, “is each and every week it’s somebody different.”
On this great stage, it was Raheem Mostert. They kept knocking him down. And Raheem The Dream kept getting up. And now he goes to the Super Bowl.


newyorkpost--2020-01-20--Nic Claxton giving Nets glimpse of future in DeAndre Jordan’s absence

With DeAndre Jordan sidelined , Nic Claxton showed that backup center spot is in good hands until the veteran returns .
With a strong game Saturday against NBA-leading Milwaukee , the rookie gave a glimpse of why the Nets are so high on him .
“ He ’ s gon na be really good in this league , ” Kenny Atkinson said .
“ He ’ s got something extra .
He ’ s a really fast athlete .
He ’ s got great hands .
He ’ s a quick reactor .
Quick jumper .
He ’ s got @ @ @ @ @ @ @ instincts .
And then he plays incredibly hard .
“ He ’ s working on his strength .
[ When ] he gets his strength and he gets his legs under him , he ’ s going to be a heck of a player for us.
” Subbing for Jordan — out with a dislocated finger — Claxton had 14 points , six boards and three blocks in 19:01 , all career highs .
He ’ d had only a single NBA appearance — a 1:31 cameo — since Nov. 27 , a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a hamstring issue and playing in the G-League , Claxton could get some extended time .
“ I just have to be ready when my name is called .
That ’ s the situation that I ’ m in , ” Claxton said .
“ So wherever I am , if I ’ m in Long Island or if I ’ m here with the team , I just have to do my best and continue to develop.
” Claxton , a 20-year-old second-round pick , may have been out of the rotation @ @ @ @ @ @ @ texted him a week ago … just told him a lot of us in this locker room have our arm around him and we ’ re watching him and making sure he ’ s progressing , ” Kyrie Irving said .
“ Guys that are talented and so young , you want to make sure they evolve into the right place .
He has a role on our team regardless ; he plays that well , makes that much of an impact .
” I ’ m pretty sure we ’ ll see @ @ @ @ @ @ @ DJ ’ s down .
But for me , I look forward to playing with a guy like that .
… As players it ’ s our responsibility to make sure we have our arms around Nic and make sure we ’ re helping him develop .
He has goals where he ’ d like to be in the next few years ; this is a great opportunity for him.
” Garrett Temple and Joe Harris are off the injury report .
Jordan and Wilson Chandler ( hamstring ) are out .

With DeAndre Jordan sidelined, Nic Claxton showed that backup center spot is in good hands until the veteran returns.
With a strong game Saturday against NBA-leading Milwaukee, the rookie gave a glimpse of why the Nets are so high on him.
“He’s gonna be really good in this league,” Kenny Atkinson said. “He’s got something extra. He’s a really fast athlete. He’s got great hands. He’s a quick reactor. Quick jumper. He’s got a knack for the game. Great instincts. And then he plays incredibly hard.
“He’s working on his strength. [When] he gets his strength and he gets his legs under him, he’s going to be a heck of a player for us.”
Subbing for Jordan — out with a dislocated finger — Claxton had 14 points, six boards and three blocks in 19:01, all career highs.
He’d had only a single NBA appearance — a 1:31 cameo — since Nov. 27, a 22-game stretch. But after recovering from a hamstring issue and playing in the G-League, Claxton could get some extended time.
“I just have to be ready when my name is called. That’s the situation that I’m in,” Claxton said. “So wherever I am, if I’m in Long Island or if I’m here with the team, I just have to do my best and continue to develop.”
Claxton, a 20-year-old second-round pick, may have been out of the rotation but certainly not forgotten.
“I texted him a week ago … just told him a lot of us in this locker room have our arm around him and we’re watching him and making sure he’s progressing,” Kyrie Irving said. “Guys that are talented and so young, you want to make sure they evolve into the right place. He has a role on our team regardless; he plays that well, makes that much of an impact.
”I’m pretty sure we’ll see more of him going forward now that DJ’s down. But for me, I look forward to playing with a guy like that. … As players it’s our responsibility to make sure we have our arms around Nic and make sure we’re helping him develop. He has goals where he’d like to be in the next few years; this is a great opportunity for him.”
Garrett Temple and Joe Harris are off the injury report. Jordan and Wilson Chandler (hamstring) are out.