newyorkpost--2020-09-28--Andrew Cuomo’s Parole Board keeps releasing cop-killers

In its latest act of mercy for cop-killers , Gov .
Cuomo ’ s Parole Board has voted to free Anthony Bottom .
The old Black Liberation Army soldier gets to walk the streets in October , after four decades in prison .
Back in 1971 , Bottom and two others used a fake 911 call to lure Officers Joseph Piagentini and Waverly Jones into an ambush , killing Jones instantly .
Piagentini begged for mercy ; they finished him off with a dozen shots .
Denied parole in 2018 , Bottom shouldn ’ t be up again for years @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that decision — ignoring pleas from Piagentini ’ s widow and police unions .
For nearly all his first three decades in prison , Bottom remained utterly unrepentant , cynically calling himself a “ political prisoner ” framed by the FBI .
But the board paroled his surviving accomplice , Herman Bell , in 2018 , and apparently thinks it unjust to hold Bottom to a higher standard .
Indeed , it has now sprung 16 cop-killers over the last three years .
Cuomo , meanwhile , has used his own powers to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ cop-killing terrorism .
You start to wonder who the governor thinks should be left in prison .

In its latest act of mercy for cop-killers, Gov. Cuomo’s Parole Board has voted to free Anthony Bottom. The old Black Liberation Army soldier gets to walk the streets in October, after four decades in prison.
Back in 1971, Bottom and two others used a fake 911 call to lure Officers Joseph Piagentini and Waverly Jones into an ambush, killing Jones instantly. Piagentini begged for mercy; they finished him off with a dozen shots.
Denied parole in 2018, Bottom shouldn’t be up again for years. But the board opted to reverse that decision — ignoring pleas from Piagentini’s widow and police unions.
For nearly all his first three decades in prison, Bottom remained utterly unrepentant, cynically calling himself a “political prisoner” framed by the FBI.
But the board paroled his surviving accomplice, Herman Bell, in 2018, and apparently thinks it unjust to hold Bottom to a higher standard. Indeed, it has now sprung 16 cop-killers over the last three years.
Cuomo, meanwhile, has used his own powers to grant clemency to others in prison for cop-killing terrorism. You start to wonder who the governor thinks should be left in prison.


newyorkpost--2020-09-28--Refugees from tyranny agree: Authoritarian threat in America now is from the left

Left-wing hysterics with major media platforms have for years been shrieking that President Trump is about to install a fascist dictatorship any minute .
Meanwhile , unheard immigrants from the Soviet bloc warn that totalitarian tyranny is actually emerging from the left — and Americans are too naive to see it coming .
Sounds crazy , right ?
I thought so when I first heard it from an elderly woman who spent six years as a political prisoner under Czechoslovakia ’ s Marxist regime .
But the more I talked to people like her , the more I came to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ mine .
Their message is the same : What ’ s happening in America today reminds me of life under Communism .
It ’ s hard for Americans to see it , in part because our idea of totalitarianism comes from Orwell ’ s “ 1984 ” and Solzhenitsyn ’ s “ The Gulag Archipelago.
” But Stalinism 2.0 is not what the old dissidents predict .
They point out that the left in power is achieving totalitarian goals — not simply obedience , but the internalization of left-wing ideology by much softer @ @ @ @ @ @ @ you can compel obedience by threatening someone ’ s job or destroy her reputation on social media ?
Why bother with the secret police when the masses already hand over detailed personal information to Google and other woke capitalist behemoths via smartphones and laptops ?
The coming soft totalitarianism may well unify the government , major corporations , the media and leading institutions of civil society , which will collaborate to suppress dissent and coerce conformity .
The United States could one day have its own version of China ’ s high-tech social @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Communism urge us to prepare now for resistance , while we still can .
The shocking truth is , we Americans are living in a pre-totalitarian situation .
In 1951 , Hannah Arendt published her landmark study “ The Origins of Totalitarianism , ” in which she studied the conditions that led both Soviet Russia and Nazi Germany to embrace totalitarianism .
It makes for sobering reading in our present circumstances .
Among the signs : Loneliness and social atomization : Totalitarian movements , said Arendt , are “ mass organizations of atomized @ @ @ @ @ @ @ prepares men for totalitarian domination in the non-totalitarian world is the fact that loneliness , once a borderline experience usually suffered in certain marginal social conditions like old age , has become an everyday experience of the ever-growing masses of our century.
” Loss of faith in hierarchies and institutions : Loneliness is politically significant because it leaves the masses hungry for a sense of community .
In a healthy society , an individual could find fellowship and common purpose through the institutions of civil society : political parties , churches , civic @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
In contemporary America , these have largely withered .
Transgressiveness for its own sake : In both pre-Bolshevik Russia and pre-Nazi Germany , elites reveled in acts of rebellion that made fun of traditions and standards , moral and otherwise .
They immersed themselves in baseness and called it “ liberation.
” They also took pleasure in overturning institutions and established practices for the sake of outsiders .
Wrote Arendt : “ The members of the elite did not object at all to paying a price , the destruction of civilization , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ who had been excluded unjustly in the past forced their way into it.
” Her words apply with eerie prescience to the Black Lives Matter upheaval in the streets and in elite institutions .
Susceptibility to propaganda and ideology : In pre-totalitarian nations , wrote Arendt , hating “ respectable society ” was so narcotic that elites were willing to accept “ monstrous forgeries in historiography ” for the sake of striking back at those who , in their view , had “ excluded the underprivileged and oppressed from the memory of mankind.
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ The New York Times ’ fraudulent 1619 Project .
America is sleepwalking into soft totalitarianism .
If we ignore the prophetic voices of those who survived Communism , we deserve what we get .
The best defense ordinary people can mount , said Solzhenitsyn , is to refuse to stay silent in the face of ideological lies .
If we hope to defend our freedom , we have to start by rejecting a comforting lie we tell ourselves : that it can ’ t happen here .
Rod Dreher is author of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ A Manual for Christian Dissidents.
” Twitter : @ RodDreher

Left-wing hysterics with major media platforms have for years been shrieking that President Trump is about to install a fascist dictatorship any minute. Meanwhile, unheard immigrants from the Soviet bloc warn that totalitarian tyranny is actually emerging from the left — and Americans are too naive to see it coming.
Sounds crazy, right? I thought so when I first heard it from an elderly woman who spent six years as a political prisoner under Czechoslovakia’s Marxist regime. But the more I talked to people like her, the more I came to see them as canaries in a coal mine. Their message is the same: What’s happening in America today reminds me of life under Communism.
It’s hard for Americans to see it, in part because our idea of totalitarianism comes from Orwell’s “1984” and Solzhenitsyn’s “The Gulag Archipelago.” But Stalinism 2.0 is not what the old dissidents predict. They point out that the left in power is achieving totalitarian goals — not simply obedience, but the internalization of left-wing ideology by much softer means.
Who needs the gulag when you can compel obedience by threatening someone’s job or destroy her reputation on social media? Why bother with the secret police when the masses already hand over detailed personal information to Google and other woke capitalist behemoths via smartphones and laptops?
The coming soft totalitarianism may well unify the government, major corporations, the media and leading institutions of civil society, which will collaborate to suppress dissent and coerce conformity. The United States could one day have its own version of China’s high-tech social credit system. Those who resisted Soviet Communism urge us to prepare now for resistance, while we still can.
The shocking truth is, we Americans are living in a pre-totalitarian situation. In 1951, Hannah Arendt published her landmark study “The Origins of Totalitarianism,” in which she studied the conditions that led both Soviet Russia and Nazi Germany to embrace totalitarianism. It makes for sobering reading in our present circumstances. Among the signs:
Loneliness and social atomization: Totalitarian movements, said Arendt, are “mass organizations of atomized, isolated individuals.” And “what prepares men for totalitarian domination in the non-totalitarian world is the fact that loneliness, once a borderline experience usually suffered in certain marginal social conditions like old age, has become an everyday experience of the ever-growing masses of our century.”
Loss of faith in hierarchies and institutions: Loneliness is politically significant because it leaves the masses hungry for a sense of community. In a healthy society, an individual could find fellowship and common purpose through the institutions of civil society: political parties, churches, civic clubs, sports leagues and the like. In contemporary America, these have largely withered.
Transgressiveness for its own sake: In both pre-Bolshevik Russia and pre-Nazi Germany, elites reveled in acts of rebellion that made fun of traditions and standards, moral and otherwise. They immersed themselves in baseness and called it “liberation.” They also took pleasure in overturning institutions and established practices for the sake of outsiders.
Wrote Arendt: “The members of the elite did not object at all to paying a price, the destruction of civilization, for the fun of seeing how those who had been excluded unjustly in the past forced their way into it.” Her words apply with eerie prescience to the Black Lives Matter upheaval in the streets and in elite institutions.
Susceptibility to propaganda and ideology: In pre-totalitarian nations, wrote Arendt, hating “respectable society” was so narcotic that elites were willing to accept “monstrous forgeries in historiography” for the sake of striking back at those who, in their view, had “excluded the underprivileged and oppressed from the memory of mankind.” It’s like Arendt anticipated The New York Times’ fraudulent 1619 Project.
America is sleepwalking into soft totalitarianism. If we ignore the prophetic voices of those who survived Communism, we deserve what we get. The best defense ordinary people can mount, said Solzhenitsyn, is to refuse to stay silent in the face of ideological lies. If we hope to defend our freedom, we have to start by rejecting a comforting lie we tell ourselves: that it can’t happen here.
Rod Dreher is author of the just-published “Live Not By Lies: A Manual for Christian Dissidents.” Twitter: @RodDreher


newyorkpost--2020-09-28--Brad Parscale’s cop friend coaxed him outside after hours-long standoff

An hours-long standoff between police and former Trump campaign manager Brad Parscale finally ended after a cop friend of Parscale coaxed him to surrender , officials said .
Even though his shift was up , Fort Lauderdale Officer Christopher Wilson responded to Parscale ’ s home Sunday afternoon after a mutual friend told him Parscale was refusing to come outside , the cop wrote in his report .
After Wilson got there , he convinced his pal to safely leave the house .
About an hour earlier , Parscale remained holed up in his $ 2.4 million waterfront pad despite @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Timothy Skaggs , to come outside without any weapons .
Police on Monday released bodycam footage capturing the moments after Parscale emerged from his home .
He could be seen having a brief conversation with police before being tackled after one officer repeatedly told him to get on the ground .
Parscale was then taken to a local hospital for a psychiatric evaluation under Florida ’ s Baker Act , which allows for the detainment of up to 72-hours of anybody who is deemed to be a threat to themselves or others @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and police began after his wife , Candice Parscale , fled the home and asked for help from a real estate agent showing a nearby house , officials said .
They called 911 , and officers responded .
Candice Parscale told police that her husband was armed and had made comments about harming himself , according to a police report .
Ten guns were recovered from the home .

An hours-long standoff between police and former Trump campaign manager Brad Parscale finally ended after a cop friend of Parscale coaxed him to surrender, officials said.
Even though his shift was up, Fort Lauderdale Officer Christopher Wilson responded to Parscale’s home Sunday afternoon after a mutual friend told him Parscale was refusing to come outside, the cop wrote in his report.
After Wilson got there, he convinced his pal to safely leave the house.
About an hour earlier, Parscale remained holed up in his $2.4 million waterfront pad despite pleas from a separate Fort Lauderdale cop, Timothy Skaggs, to come outside without any weapons.
Police on Monday released bodycam footage capturing the moments after Parscale emerged from his home.
He could be seen having a brief conversation with police before being tackled after one officer repeatedly told him to get on the ground.
Parscale was then taken to a local hospital for a psychiatric evaluation under Florida’s Baker Act, which allows for the detainment of up to 72-hours of anybody who is deemed to be a threat to themselves or others.
Sunday’s confrontation with Parscale and police began after his wife, Candice Parscale, fled the home and asked for help from a real estate agent showing a nearby house, officials said. They called 911, and officers responded.
Candice Parscale told police that her husband was armed and had made comments about harming himself, according to a police report.
Ten guns were recovered from the home.
With Post wires


newyorkpost--2020-09-28--7-year-old girl on scooter fatally struck by armored truck in Brooklyn

A driver in an armored truck struck and killed a 7-year-old girl riding her scooter in Brooklyn on Monday afternoon @ @ @ @ @ child , identified as Sami Ali , was hit at the intersection of Bay 23rd @ @ @ @ @ Bath Beach around 4 p.m. , the NYPD said .
She was taken to Lutheran @ @ @ @ @ pronounced dead .
The driver remained on hand after the crash , cops said .
@ @ @ @ @ officers inspecting the white truck from GardaWorld Corporation , a private security firm based in @ @ @ @ @ , whose district covers the area , asked for prayers for the girl ’ s @ @ @ @ @ horrible , tragic news , ” Brannan tweeted .
“ Earlier this evening , a @ @ @ @ @ killed by the driver of an armored truck as she was riding her scooter across @ @ @ @ @ Street & Bath Avenue.
” “ Please join me in rushing prayers to her family @ @ @ @ @ were immediately available and an investigation was ongoing .

A driver in an armored truck struck and killed a 7-year-old girl riding her scooter in Brooklyn on Monday afternoon, police said.
The child, identified as Sama Ali, was hit at the intersection of Bay 23rd Street and Bath Avenue in Bath Beach around 4 p.m., the NYPD said.
She was taken to Lutheran Hospital, where she was pronounced dead.
The driver remained on hand after the crash, cops said.
Photos from the scene showed officers inspecting the white truck from GardaWorld Corporation, a private security firm based in Canada.
Friends of the Ali family in Bath Beach said little Sama was an “angel” who loved hugs and playing with others in the neighborhood.
“She was like an angel girl,” said Walaa Elabd. “Her mother was taking her to the park to play with her friend and that’s when we heard the news,” she added. “We’re shocked. So shocked.”
Councilman Justin Brannan, whose district covers the area, asked for prayers for the girl’s family.
“Awful, horrible, tragic news,” Brannan tweeted. “Earlier this evening, a 7-year-old girl was struck and killed by the driver of an armored truck as she was riding her scooter across the street on Bay 23rd Street & Bath Avenue.”
“Please join me in rushing prayers to her family tonight.”
No other details were immediately available and an investigation was ongoing.


newyorkpost--2020-09-28--Tish James’ shameful call for cops to stop doing their jobs

State Attorney General Letitia James says cops should quit automatically arresting drivers they ’ ve stopped for traffic violations simply because they discover the perp has an open warrant .
Huh ?
James ’ new report notes that she won ’ t file charges against an NYPD sergeant over a shooting death that followed from one such stop .
In that case , Bronx driver Allan Feliz handed over his brother ’ s license when pulled over for failing to wear a seatbelt .
Oops : His brother had three open warrants for minor violations , so cops asked Feliz @ @ @ @ @ @ @ realized he might face arrest , he got back in and attempted to flee .
Fearing for the safety of his partner , the sergeant shot and killed Feliz .
James argues that traffic stops for minor infractions often end in violence , and Feliz ’ s death “ further underscores the need for ” ending the automatic arrest policy .
Sorry : Trying to avoid arrest — by resisting or fleeing — is the real mistake that brings the “ escalation ” James wants to avoid .
Her idea — requiring officers @ @ @ @ @ @ @ they proceed with basic law enforcement — is tantamount to telling cops not to do their jobs .
Routine traffic stops have enabled the NYPD to take illegal firearms off the streets more than any other police activity .
Those stops and warrant enforcement lead to the seizing of illegal guns like the ones used to maim or to take the lives of James ’ Brooklyn neighbors and constituents .
To suggest that police are at fault for the consequences of resisting arrest is to justify the perps who resist .
It ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s top law-enforcement officer to embrace .

State Attorney General Letitia James says cops should quit automatically arresting drivers they’ve stopped for traffic violations simply because they discover the perp has an open warrant. Huh?
James’ new report notes that she won’t file charges against an NYPD sergeant over a shooting death that followed from one such stop. In that case, Bronx driver Allan Feliz handed over his brother’s license when pulled over for failing to wear a seatbelt.
Oops: His brother had three open warrants for minor violations, so cops asked Feliz out of his car. When he realized he might face arrest, he got back in and attempted to flee. Fearing for the safety of his partner, the sergeant shot and killed Feliz.
James argues that traffic stops for minor infractions often end in violence, and Feliz’s death “further underscores the need for” ending the automatic arrest policy.
Sorry: Trying to avoid arrest — by resisting or fleeing — is the real mistake that brings the “escalation” James wants to avoid. Her idea — requiring officers to get permission from a supervisor before they proceed with basic law enforcement — is tantamount to telling cops not to do their jobs.
Routine traffic stops have enabled the NYPD to take illegal firearms off the streets more than any other police activity. Those stops and warrant enforcement lead to the seizing of illegal guns like the ones used to maim or to take the lives of James’ Brooklyn neighbors and constituents.
To suggest that police are at fault for the consequences of resisting arrest is to justify the perps who resist. It’s a shameful idea for New York’s top law-enforcement officer to embrace.


newyorkpost--2020-09-28--Democrats’ big lies about Amy Coney Barrett, the Supreme Court and ObamaCare

Judge Amy Coney Barrett is a wife , mother of seven ...

Democrats and their media allies are warning that putting Amy Coney Barrett on the Supreme Court would doom the Affordable Care Act. They predict that tens of millions would be thrown off Medicaid and the sick would lose their “pre-existing-conditions” protections.
This is fear mongering. Here’s a rundown of the false claims, with the facts that disprove them.
Whopper No. 1: Joe Biden warns that Barrett’s nomination is “an opportunity to overturn the Affordable Care Act.”
There’s little chance of that. Barrett is a true conservative who believes judges are called to apply the law, not legislate from the bench. “The harm inflicted by the Supreme Court’s erroneous interference in the democratic process,” she wrote in 2017, “is harder to remedy than the harm inflicted by an ill-advised statute.” That was in an article that expressly dealt with ObamaCare.
It’s the same bedrock conviction that Chief Justice John Roberts and Justices Brett Kavanaugh and Samuel Alito applied last term in Seila Law v. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Roberts explained that if one provision of a law violates the US Constitution, the Court should use “a scalpel rather than a bulldozer” to excise that provision while leaving the rest of Congress’s work intact.
ObamaCare is a 2,572 -page legislative colossus — really three laws stuck together. One part set national rules for health insurance and required everyone to have it or pay a penalty. A second part expanded Medicaid. A third added a hodgepodge of rules, including calorie postings on menus.
In 2012, the first time ObamaCare was challenged, the Supremes ruled the penalty was a tax and therefore a constitutional exercise of Congress’s taxing power. But in 2017, Congress zeroed out the penalty. The high court is now being asked to decide whether that eliminated the only constitutional basis for the mandate, or even for the entire law.
Expect the conservative majority to surgically remove only the mandate. The good news is that will liberate middle-class buyers, who were priced out of ACA plans and ineligible for subsidies, to purchase coverage they want and can afford, not Uncle Sam’s one-size-fits-all plan.
Whopper No. 2: The New York Times warns that “12 million Americans could lose coverage.” That’s how many people gained coverage through the Medicaid expansion. Despite the Gray Lady’s hysteria, there is hardly a reason to worry. The high court already addressed the constitutionality of the Medicaid expansion in 2012, ruling that states must be given an option not to expand. Thirty-five states have chosen to do so.
Whopper No. 3: Nancy Pelosi warns Barrett’s nomination “threatens the destruction of life-saving protections for 135 million Americans with pre-existing conditions.” That’s untrue in every way.
The protections in ObamaCare for pre-existing conditions apply only to people in the individual insurance market, less than 6 percent of the population, not 135 million people.
More important, there is a consensus across party lines that people with pre-existing conditions must be guaranteed insurance. Only a Neanderthal would question it. The issue is: How is it paid for?
ObamaCare makes healthy buyers shoulder the cost, by compelling everyone of the same age to pay the same premium. That’s a rip-off, because a tiny 5 percent of the population with serious illnesses use 50 percent of the health care.
A better way is for government to pay the cost of the sick, instead of hiding it inside the premiums healthy buyers pay. Twelve states have adopted this solution since 2013, including blue states like Maryland and New Jersey. It’s called reinsurance. The Trump administration is funding these subsidies of coverage for people with pre-existing conditions.
On Sept. 24, President Trump signed an executive order making it national policy to protect patients with pre-existing conditions, regardless of what the high court decides.
No surprise, the House speaker says it’s “not worth the paper it’s signed on.” But experience shows it’s the better way forward. With Barrett on the bench, expect the high court to pave the way for more insurance options, a fairer way to subsidize people with pre-existing conditions and lower premiums.
Betsy McCaughey is a former lieutenant governor of New York.


newyorkpost--2020-09-28--De Blasio’s school-reopening bungles disgraceful by his social-justice standards

Department of Education funding for substitute teachers and other emergency ...

Getting kids back in school is vital to all families, especially those of the less-privileged. So it’s maddening to see how horribly Mayor Bill de Blasio and Chancellor Richard Carranza have screwed up — with the latest news being word that one of de Blasio’s own advisory committees flagged the likely teacher shortage four months ago.
The Wall Street Journal reports that at least nine members of the Education Sector Advisory Council are furious at how badly their advice was ignored. David Banks, president of the Eagle Academy Foundation, filed a June 2 memo discussing the need to avoid budget cuts and principals’ worries their voices weren’t being heard, as well as the looming teacher shortage. Later that month, the council was disbanded.
“The failure here has been a failure to anticipate the obvious,” Banks, an ex-principal, told the Journal. Indeed, the mayor has cited the shortage as a key reason he’s had to delay the start of in-school classes twice now. It’s also forced many schools to drop standards for remote classes — as children doing hybrid learning aren’t even guaranteed a live teacher on their remote days.
Meanwhile, Team de Blasio has added to the shortage by repeatedly making concessions to the United Federation of Teachers about what “educators” are actually obliged to do when it comes to showing up for work or actually having live interactions with remote-instruction students.
And, as The Post now reports, some schools are getting far more cash to hire substitute teachers than others — even as some would rather use added funds to hire guidance counselors or other staff, since substitutes rarely work out well.
This is a grave injustice — by de Blasio’s own philosophy: Better-off parents and kids can do much more to adjust when the public school system fails. The mayor’s bungling plainly comes at a far higher price for “the other New York” that he’s always vowing to look out for.
We understand why the principals’ union has voted no confidence in the mayor, but we’re dubious about its solution of having the State Education Department take over, since long-distance supervision would only add to the chaos.
At this point — and we can’t believe we’re writing this — his best move might be to beg former Chancellor Carmen Fariña to come back to resolve the crisis. But plainly the city needs someone calling the shots who actually understands how to run a school system.


newyorkpost--2020-09-28--Trial begins for man accused of killing, ‘boiling’ parents who cut him off financially

A trial has begun for Joel Guy Jr. — a man accused of murdering and dismembering his parents for cutting him off financially , then trying to chemically dissolve their bodies to cover up the crime .
According to the Knoxville News Sentinel , a jury has been seated for the trial of Joel Guy Jr. , who stands accused of murdering his mother Lisa Guy , 55 , and his father Joel Guy Sr. , 61 .
Authorities claim that Guy Jr ’ s parents told him during the 2016 Thanksgiving holiday that they would be cutting him off @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and has pleaded not guilty .
Police who responded to the scene of the killings described it as “ horrific ” — alleging Guy Jr. dismembered his parents ’ bodies after killing them and finding blood strewn on the walls of the family home .
Knox County Sheriff ’ s Office Det .
Jeremy McCord described the scene in November 2016 as “ the most horrific thing I ’ ve ever encountered in police work – in my life.
” Lisa Guy ’ s severed head was found submerged in a pot of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ while the elder Joel Guy ’ s severed hands were discovered on the floor of his bedroom .
Both of the couple ’ s severed torsos were discovered stuffed into plastic containers inside a bathroom .
According to MEAWW , investigators believed that Joel Guy Jr. was attempting to dissolve his parents dismembered remains in order to cover up the killings .
Before the trial began , Joel Guy Jr. requested execution if he is convicted of murdering his parents and dismembering their bodies .
“ In the event that I am eventually @ @ @ @ @ @ @ contend that the waiver above , if permitted by the court , would free the court to sentence me to death , ” he wrote in a filing , according to MEAWW .
According to Law & Crime , the prosecution has decided not to seek the death penalty in the case and has not elaborated why .
“ Ethical rules prohibit the District Attorney ’ s Office from commenting on pending cases , ” Sean McDermott , a spokesman for the Knox County District Attorney General , said previously in a statement @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Joel Guy Jr. ’ s maneuver to force a death penalty trial failed after the judge ruled it was not an option .
Prosecutors said that Lisa Guy and Joel Guy Jr. were planning to move to a new home after celebrating Thanksgiving with family and they used the opportunity to tell Joel Guy Jr. they were cutting him off .
This led the son to allegedly murder his parents and dismember their bodies .
According to prosecutors , Guy had also bought a number of chemicals to dissolve their corpses afterward but @ @ @ @ @ @ @ abruptly leaving for Louisiana prior to the discovery of the bodies .
The trial is set to continue this week after starting Monday morning .

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A trial has begun for Joel Guy Jr. — a man accused of murdering and dismembering his parents for cutting him off financially, then trying to chemically dissolve their bodies to cover up the crime.
According to the Knoxville News Sentinel, a jury has been seated for the trial of Joel Guy Jr., who stands accused of murdering his mother Lisa Guy, 55, and his father Joel Guy Sr., 61.
Authorities claim that Guy Jr's parents told him during the 2016 Thanksgiving holiday that they would be cutting him off financially. The son denies the charges and has pleaded not guilty.
Police who responded to the scene of the killings described it as "horrific" — alleging Guy Jr. dismembered his parents' bodies after killing them and finding blood strewn on the walls of the family home.
Authorities allege the Guys broke the news to their son over Thanksgiving that they would no longer support him financially, so he killed them. Guy denies the charges, which include two counts of first-degree murder, and he is not pursuing an insanity defense. Did a son kill his parents for cutting him off financially? Knox County jury will decide Knoxville News Sentinel
Knox County Sheriff’s Office Det. Jeremy McCord described the scene in November 2016 as "the most horrific thing I’ve ever encountered in police work – in my life."
Lisa Guy’s severed head was found submerged in a pot of boiling liquid on the kitchen stove, while the elder Joel Guy's severed hands were discovered on the floor of his bedroom.
Both of the couple’s severed torsos were discovered stuffed into plastic containers inside a bathroom.
According to MEAWW, investigators believed that Joel Guy Jr. was attempting to dissolve his parents dismembered remains in order to cover up the killings.
The bodies were found cut up, with some parts in a Tupperware. Joel Guy Jr trial: Knoxville man accused of chopping up parents, boiling mom's head asks to be executed Meaww
Before the trial began, Joel Guy Jr. requested execution if he is convicted of murdering his parents and dismembering their bodies.
“In the event that I am eventually found guilty of first-degree murder, I contend that the waiver above, if permitted by the court, would free the court to sentence me to death," he wrote in a filing, according to MEAWW.
According to Law & Crime, the prosecution has decided not to seek the death penalty in the case and has not elaborated why.
“Ethical rules prohibit the District Attorney’s Office from commenting on pending cases,” Sean McDermott, a spokesman for the Knox County District Attorney General, said previously in a statement.
Guy Jr. allegedly put his parents’ remains in “an acid based solution” to destroy evidence. Watch Live: Joel Guy Jr. on Trial for Allegedly Dismembering Parents Law and Crime
According to NBC affiliate WBIR, Joel Guy Jr.'s maneuver to force a death penalty trial failed after the judge ruled it was not an option.
Prosecutors said that Lisa Guy and Joel Guy Jr. were planning to move to a new home after celebrating Thanksgiving with family and they used the opportunity to tell Joel Guy Jr. they were cutting him off.
This led the son to allegedly murder his parents and dismember their bodies. According to prosecutors, Guy had also bought a number of chemicals to dissolve their corpses afterward but had failed to follow through — instead abruptly leaving for Louisiana prior to the discovery of the bodies.
The trial is set to continue this week after starting Monday morning.


newyorkpost--2020-09-28--Gary Sanchez’s Yankees downfall officially hits new low

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Aaron Boone made official what seemed obvious down the stretch: Kyle Higashioka will catch the most important game of the Yankees’ season on Tuesday — not Gary Sanchez.
The manager declined to reveal what the rest of his lineup might look like, but said Higashioka will be behind the plate when Gerrit Cole takes the mound at Progressive Field in Cleveland for Game 1 of the wild-card series.
“Over time, making that switch as we have over [Cole’s] last several starts, just with the roll Gerrit and [Higashioka] have been on and knowing if we’re to go deep into the postseason, we’re gonna need both [Higashioka and Sanchez], especially if we get past this [round].”
The decision seems simple when you look at the numbers. In four starts pitching to Higashioka, Cole had a 1.00 ERA in 27 innings, having allowed just a pair of homers and holding opponents to a .432 OPS.
“Both guys are obviously gonna play, and in Gary’s case, I talked to him today and told him he’s got to be ready in the early [and] middle part of the game that calls for him,’’ Boone said. “He was fine. He knows … if we’re gonna win a championship, he’s gonna be a big part of it.”
The team made the change following Cole’s start on Aug. 31, when he allowed four runs in five innings to the Rays. It was a second straight outing in which the right-hander gave up at least four runs.
In two starts against Baltimore and a pair more versus Toronto, Cole didn’t permit more than an earned run.
Cole attributed his success in throwing to Higashioka to similar personalities and backgrounds.
“Probably because we both are from Southern California,’’ Cole said. “We have a lot of the same interests, and Kyle is easy to communicate with and is a really creative thinker. He’s a good pitch-framer and pitch-caller. We worked out well together.”
As for Sanchez, Higashioka said it was “of course” difficult for Sanchez to not be in the lineup, but Higashioka believes his teammate will bounce back.
“I know Gary and I know he’s extremely mentally tough,’’ Higashioka said. “If anything, it’s gonna spur him on [to] perform even better and get back to his normal self.”
Whatever that is. In his final seven games of a mostly miserable regular season, Sanchez was 2-for-20 with no extra-base hits, three walks and seven strikeouts. And in last year’s postseason, Sanchez went just 4-for-31 with a homer, three walks and 16 strikeouts.
If he’s going to change the narrative, Sanchez will have to wait.


newyorkpost--2020-09-28--‘Pissed off’ Giants facing serious problem with offense

Double- and triple-check the math in disbelief , but it all adds up correctly .
Pro Bowl running back plus three playmaking receivers plus recent first-round draft picks at quarterback , tight end and left tackle plus offensive line three years in the making equals … 12.7 points per game .
It seemed three weeks ago like winning shootouts to compensate for an underwhelming defense was the surest path to success for the Giants .
Now ?
Only the Jets ( 12.3 ) boast a lower-scoring offense .
“ I wouldn ’ t have believed you if you said we @ @ @ @ @ @ @ points a game , ” center Nick Gates admitted .
Corrections must start with the run-blocking : The Giants are last in the league in rushing yards per carry ( 3.2 ) and per game ( 56.7 ) .
Production was poor with five quarters of the elusive back Saquon Barkley and it ’ s bottomed out since he suffered a season-ending torn ACL and left the job to Devonta Freeman , Wayne Gallman and Dion Lewis .
“ We just have to make holes , ” Gates said .
“ Even when @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ t there .
There ’ s still guys falling off blocks and still guys making plays .
Even if Saquon was in there , who knows what would happen .
As an offensive line , we have to sustain and finish.
” Quarterback Daniel Jones has led the Giants in rushing in two of the first three games , but his read-option-keeper ability is now on tape and no longer a surprise .
The Giants had a run-block win rate of 66 percent — No .
26 in the league , according @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it ’ s only sinking after a 36-9 loss to the 49ers .
“ I like the urgency they come to work with every day , ” coach Joe Judge said of his line .
“ There are things we have to improve on , and we have to get moving fast on that.
” It ’ s not that offensive line coach Marc Colombo forgot how to teach since leaving the All-Pro-stacked line of Travis Frederick , Tyron Smith and Zack Martin with the Cowboys .
The Giants are not executing .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ Gates said .
“ We want to be better .
We don ’ t want to go out there and lose .
We don ’ t want to go out there and not run the ball .
We put a lot of effort and a lot of work into learning the defense .
It is frustrating when you can ’ t run the ball and you can ’ t protect well.
” Without Barkley to bail out a sputtering offense with his home run ability — an NFL-best 10 runs of 40-plus @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Giants face a serious problem .
If this is the best they muster on the ground , defenses will jam receivers at the line of scrimmage and send blitzers at Jones , leaving him susceptible to stunted growth .
“ We have to work to be a balanced team , ” Judge said .
“ There are a lot of times right now we have to make sure the yin and the yang factor out for each other.
” NFL Network film analyst Brian Baldinger highlighted a specific breakdown of the missing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ left guard Will Hernandez ’ s failure to get foot-to-foot and shoulder-to-shoulder to execute a double-team block on an inside-zone run led to Gallman ’ s no gain on the first snap against the 49ers .
“ When the Giants do this on a consistent basis , ” Baldinger said on Twitter , “ I don ’ t care if it ’ s Gallman or whoever they ’ ve got there , they will gain yards .
That ’ s what it comes down to.
” Could the Giants make personnel changes ?
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ isn ’ t likely to provide an immediate boost .
Moving Gates to right tackle to play center Spencer Pulley at the expense of the struggling Cam Fleming would undo months of developmental time invested in Gates learning a new position .
“ We spent the day reviewing the tape as a staff , ” Judge said .
“ We ’ ll go through the rest of this week in terms of how guys are implementing the plan we put ahead for the Rams , and we ’ ll see who the best @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
”

Double- and triple-check the math in disbelief, but it all adds up correctly.
Pro Bowl running back plus three playmaking receivers plus recent first-round draft picks at quarterback, tight end and left tackle plus offensive line three years in the making equals … 12.7 points per game.
It seemed three weeks ago like winning shootouts to compensate for an underwhelming defense was the surest path to success for the Giants. Now? Only the Jets (12.3) boast a lower-scoring offense.
“I wouldn’t have believed you if you said we’re only going to score 12 points a game,” center Nick Gates admitted.
Corrections must start with the run-blocking: The Giants are last in the league in rushing yards per carry (3.2) and per game (56.7). Production was poor with five quarters of the elusive back Saquon Barkley and it’s bottomed out since he suffered a season-ending torn ACL and left the job to Devonta Freeman, Wayne Gallman and Dion Lewis.
“We just have to make holes,” Gates said. “Even when Saquon was in there, holes weren’t there. There’s still guys falling off blocks and still guys making plays. Even if Saquon was in there, who knows what would happen. As an offensive line, we have to sustain and finish.”
Quarterback Daniel Jones has led the Giants in rushing in two of the first three games, but his read-option-keeper ability is now on tape and no longer a surprise. The Giants had a run-block win rate of 66 percent — No. 26 in the league, according to ESPN — through two weeks and it’s only sinking after a 36-9 loss to the 49ers.
“I like the urgency they come to work with every day,” coach Joe Judge said of his line. “There are things we have to improve on, and we have to get moving fast on that.”
It’s not that offensive line coach Marc Colombo forgot how to teach since leaving the All-Pro-stacked line of Travis Frederick, Tyron Smith and Zack Martin with the Cowboys. The Giants are not executing.
“We’re pissed off,’ Gates said. “We want to be better. We don’t want to go out there and lose. We don’t want to go out there and not run the ball. We put a lot of effort and a lot of work into learning the defense. It is frustrating when you can’t run the ball and you can’t protect well.”
Without Barkley to bail out a sputtering offense with his home run ability — an NFL-best 10 runs of 40-plus yards over the past two seasons — the Giants face a serious problem. If this is the best they muster on the ground, defenses will jam receivers at the line of scrimmage and send blitzers at Jones, leaving him susceptible to stunted growth.
“We have to work to be a balanced team,” Judge said. “There are a lot of times right now we have to make sure the yin and the yang factor out for each other.”
NFL Network film analyst Brian Baldinger highlighted a specific breakdown of the missing fundamentals. Left tackle Andrew Thomas and left guard Will Hernandez’s failure to get foot-to-foot and shoulder-to-shoulder to execute a double-team block on an inside-zone run led to Gallman’s no gain on the first snap against the 49ers.
“When the Giants do this on a consistent basis,” Baldinger said on Twitter, “I don’t care if it’s Gallman or whoever they’ve got there, they will gain yards. That’s what it comes down to.”
Could the Giants make personnel changes? Inserting rookies Shane Lemieux or Matt Peart isn’t likely to provide an immediate boost. Moving Gates to right tackle to play center Spencer Pulley at the expense of the struggling Cam Fleming would undo months of developmental time invested in Gates learning a new position.
“We spent the day reviewing the tape as a staff,” Judge said. “We’ll go through the rest of this week in terms of how guys are implementing the plan we put ahead for the Rams, and we’ll see who the best guys are to put on the field.”


newyorkpost--2020-09-28--Trump will speak remotely at NY Archdiocese’s virtual Al Smith Dinner

President Trump has agreed to speak remotely Thursday at the New York Archdiocese ’ s first ever virtual Al Smith fundraising event amid the coronavirus pandemic , church officials said Monday evening .
The Archdiocese has also extended an invitation to former Vice President Joe Biden , who is Catholic , and is hopeful he will also agree to speak at the 75th annual fundraiser , the first being held remotely and not taking place at a location with speakers and hundreds of guests .
The event comes just days after President Trump nominated Catholic Amy Coney Barrett to serve @ @ @ @ @ @ @ fill a vacancy following the recent death of liberal Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg .
Catholics are considered a key swing vote in the presidential race .
The virtual event — dedicated to first responders and front-line workers who toiled during the peak of the COVID-19 outbreak — will broadcast live Thursday beginning 7 p.m. from the Sheen Center for Thought & Culture .
Cardinal Timothy Dolan and Mary Erdoes , a JP Morgan executive who serves as vice chair of the Smith Foundation board , will be there .
The National Anthem will @ @ @ @ @ @ @ from St. Patrick ’ s Cathedral .
The Al Smith dinner — the biggest annual fundraiser for the Archdiocese — is typically held at one of New York ’ s big hotels , such as the Waldorf Astoria .
It is a must-attend event for New York ’ s movers and shakers — particularly in a presidential year when the candidates poke fun at each other with zingers .
Both Trump and rival Hillary Clinton attended in 2016 and roasted each other .
As New Yorkers grappled with the COVID-19 outbreak , the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ hybrid event with some 50 guests to be held at the Wave Hill gardens in the Riverdale section of the Bronx .
But that plan was scrapped within the last 24 hours in favor of a virtual event following discussions with state health officials still worried about preventing the spread of COVID-19 , the archdiocese said .
“ New York State government expressed their understandable concerns about the fifty person gathering , and , in the interest of the safety and protection of our speakers and guests , this year ’ s Alfred @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be a virtual event , ” said Archdiocese spokesman Joseph Zwilling .
“ President Trump and Vice President Biden are expected to participate remotely.
” The speeches delivered by presidential candidates is a tradition that dates back to 1960 , when then- Senator John F. Kennedy and Vice President Richard Nixon , participated .
The goal , organizers said , is to leave “ political differences at the door for one night of collegiality and good humor before the election.
” “ This year , the legacy of Governor Alfred E. Smith takes @ @ @ @ @ @ @ last governor to lead our state through a pandemic .
As such , the Alfred E. Smith Memorial Foundation will dedicate this year ’ s event to the frontline and essential workers of New York who worked valiantly to keep the city running and the people of New York healthy and safe when the pandemic touched ground in our city , ” the Archdiocese said in a statement .
“ Their lessons in compassion and heroism raised the bar for what can be accomplished when we come together as a city and a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ message of the ` Happy Warrior ’ Governor Alfred E. Smith , who worked diligently to protect the interests of those most in need , even when doing so meant reaching across the aisle.
” Democrat Walter Mondale was the last presidential candidate to decline an invitation to speak at the Al Smith Dinner in 1984 .
Then-President Ronald Reagan spoke and won re-election just weeks later .

President Trump has agreed to speak remotely Thursday at the New York Archdiocese’s first ever virtual Al Smith fundraising event amid the coronavirus pandemic, church officials said Monday evening.
The Archdiocese has also extended an invitation to former Vice President Joe Biden, who is Catholic, and is hopeful he will also agree to speak at the 75th annual fundraiser, the first being held remotely and not taking place at a location with speakers and hundreds of guests.
The event comes just days after President Trump nominated Catholic Amy Coney Barrett to serve on the US Supreme Court, to fill a vacancy following the recent death of liberal Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Catholics are considered a key swing vote in the presidential race.
The virtual event — dedicated to first responders and front-line workers who toiled during the peak of the COVID-19 outbreak — will broadcast live Thursday beginning 7 p.m. from the Sheen Center for Thought & Culture. Cardinal Timothy Dolan and Mary Erdoes, a JP Morgan executive who serves as vice chair of the Smith Foundation board, will be there.
The National Anthem will be performed by American soprano Nadine Sierra from St. Patrick’s Cathedral.
The Al Smith dinner — the biggest annual fundraiser for the Archdiocese — is typically held at one of New York’s big hotels, such as the Waldorf Astoria.
It is a must-attend event for New York’s movers and shakers — particularly in a presidential year when the candidates poke fun at each other with zingers.
Both Trump and rival Hillary Clinton attended in 2016 and roasted each other.
As New Yorkers grappled with the COVID-19 outbreak, the Archdiocese had initially planned a smaller, hybrid event with some 50 guests to be held at the Wave Hill gardens in the Riverdale section of the Bronx.
But that plan was scrapped within the last 24 hours in favor of a virtual event following discussions with state health officials still worried about preventing the spread of COVID-19, the archdiocese said.
“New York State government expressed their understandable concerns about the fifty person gathering, and, in the interest of the safety and protection of our speakers and guests, this year’s Alfred E. Smith Memorial Foundation Dinner will now be a virtual event,” said Archdiocese spokesman Joseph Zwilling.
“President Trump and Vice President Biden are expected to participate remotely.”
The speeches delivered by presidential candidates is a tradition that dates back to 1960, when then- Senator John F. Kennedy and Vice President Richard Nixon, participated. The goal, organizers said, is to leave “political differences at the door for one night of collegiality and good humor before the election.”
“This year, the legacy of Governor Alfred E. Smith takes on greater meaning. He was the last governor to lead our state through a pandemic. As such, the Alfred E. Smith Memorial Foundation will dedicate this year’s event to the frontline and essential workers of New York who worked valiantly to keep the city running and the people of New York healthy and safe when the pandemic touched ground in our city,” the Archdiocese said in a statement.
“Their lessons in compassion and heroism raised the bar for what can be accomplished when we come together as a city and a country.
“This too was the message of the `Happy Warrior’ Governor Alfred E. Smith, who worked diligently to protect the interests of those most in need, even when doing so meant reaching across the aisle.”
Democrat Walter Mondale was the last presidential candidate to decline an invitation to speak at the Al Smith Dinner in 1984. Then-President Ronald Reagan spoke and won re-election just weeks later.


newyorkpost--2020-09-28--Bear in Denali National Park euthanized over safety concerns

DENALI NATIONAL PARK AND PRESERVE , Alaska — A grizzly bear that was believed to have gotten into buildings and food storages over the last year has been euthanized amid safety concerns , according to Denali National Park and Preserve .
The adult male bear was captured Thursday , and wildlife staff with the park in Alaska recommended it be euthanized because of its persistent behavior and the amount of food it had accessed , a release from the park said Monday .
The bear was deemed to be a safety concern for people and properties in the Wonder Lake @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ Removing a bear from the ecosystem is a rare event in Denali , “ Acting Superintendent Tom Medema said .
“ Our mandate is to preserve and protect both wildlife and human life , and these types of actions are very difficult and weigh heavily park staff.
” Asked if this was a matter of improper storage or a determined bear , park spokesperson G.W .
Hitchcock said it was believed to be the latter .
He said there has not been the volume of camping this year in the Wonder Lake @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ The bear was really just very interested , very successful at getting into sheds , lodges , facilities , cabins , places where food is cached , ” he said .

DENALI NATIONAL PARK AND PRESERVE, Alaska — A grizzly bear that was believed to have gotten into buildings and food storages over the last year has been euthanized amid safety concerns, according to Denali National Park and Preserve.
The adult male bear was captured Thursday, and wildlife staff with the park in Alaska recommended it be euthanized because of its persistent behavior and the amount of food it had accessed, a release from the park said Monday.
The bear was deemed to be a safety concern for people and properties in the Wonder Lake and Kantishna area of the park.
“Removing a bear from the ecosystem is a rare event in Denali,“ Acting Superintendent Tom Medema said. “Our mandate is to preserve and protect both wildlife and human life, and these types of actions are very difficult and weigh heavily park staff.”
Asked if this was a matter of improper storage or a determined bear, park spokesperson G.W. Hitchcock said it was believed to be the latter. He said there has not been the volume of camping this year in the Wonder Lake area that there typically would be.
“The bear was really just very interested, very successful at getting into sheds, lodges, facilities, cabins, places where food is cached,” he said.


newyorkpost--2020-09-28--Listen to Episode 31 of ‘Amazin’ But True’: Disappointing Mets Season in Review, Offseason Preview

The Mets had every team lose that they needed to over the weekend in order to make the playoffs…but they could not take care of business themselves .
It was the telling sign of the 2020 Mets , who were not able to put any kind of win streak together down the stretch , missing out on the playoffs once again .
To break down a disappointing season and look ahead to an intriguing offseason led by new ownership , Nelson Figueroa and I bring you a brand new episode of the “ Amazin ’ But True ” podcast .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ We will return once there is some Mets news in the coming weeks .
I open up the podcast talking about how frustrating it was for the Phillies , Giants and Brewers all to lose , but the Mets not be able to beat the Nationals .
They had a playoff spot handed to them and they did not capitalize in what was a 2020 season to forget .
Figgie responds with the Marlins being able to overcome everything they went through from all the positive COVID-19 tests to all the minor leaguers @ @ @ @ @ @ @ playoffs , while the Mets are not .
We talk about the good , bad and ugly with this team .
Who is staying and who is going ?
How many starting pitchers do the Mets need to go sign ?
Will they get Trevor Bauer and J.T .
Realmuto ?
Should they get George Springer or another center fielder ?
What happens at shortstop ?
We talk about the future with Steve Cohen at the helm , spending money in a new dawn for the Mets .
Figgie and I look back @ @ @ @ @ @ @ show , all the great guests we had and looking ahead to broadcasts next season at the stadium and getting fans more involved with the show .
NY Post Mets beat writer Mike Puma then joins the pod .
Puma gets into the Mets somehow not getting into the playoffs despite everything they needed to happen actually happening .
Puma addresses the poor pitching from Rick Porcello and Michael Wacha , what the Mets need to do to bolster the rotation and what to do with Steven Matz .
We get into who @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Wagenen probably will get fired and if Luis Rojas deserves to manage the team in 2021 .
Catch up on all episodes of “ Amazin ’ But True , ” a New York Mets podcast , by subscribing to the podcast on Apple Podcasts , Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts .
Follow Jake Brown on Twitter and Instagram @ JakeBrownRadio and Nelson Figueroa @ FiggieNY .
The podcast returns once big Mets offseason news happens .
Stay tuned .

The Mets had every team lose that they needed to over the weekend in order to make the playoffs…but they could not take care of business themselves. It was the telling sign of the 2020 Mets, who were not able to put any kind of win streak together down the stretch, missing out on the playoffs once again. To break down a disappointing season and look ahead to an intriguing offseason led by new ownership, Nelson Figueroa and I bring you a brand new episode of the “Amazin’ But True” podcast. This was our season finale episode. We will return once there is some Mets news in the coming weeks.
I open up the podcast talking about how frustrating it was for the Phillies, Giants and Brewers all to lose, but the Mets not be able to beat the Nationals. They had a playoff spot handed to them and they did not capitalize in what was a 2020 season to forget. Figgie responds with the Marlins being able to overcome everything they went through from all the positive COVID-19 tests to all the minor leaguers they threw out there and make the playoffs, while the Mets are not. We talk about the good, bad and ugly with this team. Who is staying and who is going? How many starting pitchers do the Mets need to go sign? Will they get Trevor Bauer and J.T. Realmuto? Should they get George Springer or another center fielder? What happens at shortstop? We talk about the future with Steve Cohen at the helm, spending money in a new dawn for the Mets. Figgie and I look back at a fun first season of the show, all the great guests we had and looking ahead to broadcasts next season at the stadium and getting fans more involved with the show.
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NY Post Mets beat writer Mike Puma then joins the pod. Puma gets into the Mets somehow not getting into the playoffs despite everything they needed to happen actually happening. Puma addresses the poor pitching from Rick Porcello and Michael Wacha, what the Mets need to do to bolster the rotation and what to do with Steven Matz. We get into who should come back, why Brodie Van Wagenen probably will get fired and if Luis Rojas deserves to manage the team in 2021.
Catch up on all episodes of “Amazin’ But True,” a New York Mets podcast, by subscribing to the podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts. Follow Jake Brown on Twitter and Instagram @JakeBrownRadio and Nelson Figueroa @FiggieNY. The podcast returns once big Mets offseason news happens. Stay tuned.


newyorkpost--2020-09-29--Shannen Doherty: I still have ‘a lot of life’ in me amid Stage 4 cancer battle

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Amid her battle with Stage 4 breast cancer, Shannen Doherty says she’s still “got a lot of life” in her.
In a new interview with Elle magazine, the “Beverly Hills, 90210,” star revealed that when she received the diagnosis, which she told the public about in February 2020, she paced, cried and evaluated her life.
“I was like, ‘OK, do I have good karma? Do I have bad karma? Why would I have bad karma?’ I started taking stock of my life and the things I’d done, and the things I hadn’t done. How I was with people,” Doherty, 49, told the magazine. “At the end of that, what I came out with was, I have good karma. It may not seem like it, but I’ve been a really good human being.”
Doherty was first diagnosed with breast cancer in March 2015. After a two-year battle, the actress announced her cancer was in remission. Even at the time, though, she said the next five years would be crucial, as cancer returns all the time.
When she announced her Stage 4 diagnosis earlier this year, the actress admitted she was “petrified.”
She told Elle that she plans to write letters or send video messages to her family for after her death, but hasn’t gotten around to it.
“There are things I need to say to my mom. I want my husband to know what he’s meant to me,” she said. “But whenever it comes time for me to do it, it feels so final. It feels like you’re signing off, and I’m not signing off.”
She added, “I feel like I’m a very, very healthy human being. It’s hard to wrap up your affairs when you feel like you’re going to live another 10 or 15 years.”


newyorkpost--2020-09-29--Meghan McCain gives birth, welcomes daughter Liberty with Ben Domenech

Click to email this to a friend ( Opens in new window ) Click to share on Twitter ( Opens @ @ @ @ @ to share on Facebook ( Opens in new window ) On Monday night , the @ @ @ @ @ 35 , welcomed her first child with husband Ben Domenech , a daughter named Liberty @ @ @ @ @ News reported .
According to the outlet , “ both mother and baby Liberty are @ @ @ @ @ McCain , the daughter of late Sen. John McCain and Cindy McCain , announced her @ @ @ @ @ had appeared on ABC ’ s “ The View ” from home as a precaution @ @ @ @ @ .
Last year , McCain spoke out about suffering a miscarriage in 2018 , the @ @ @ @ @ .
She and political commentator Domenech , 38 , have been married since 2017 .
@ @ @ @ @ not immediately return our request for comment .

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Meghan McCain’s bundle of joy has arrived.
On Monday night, the “View” co-host, 35, welcomed her first child with husband Ben Domenech, a daughter named Liberty Sage McCain Domenech, ABC News reported. According to the outlet, “both mother and baby Liberty are healthy and doing well.”
New mom McCain also took to Twitter on Tuesday to thank fans for their well-wishes.
“Thank you all from the bottom of my heart for all the wonderful well wishes and overwhelming kindness. Ben and I are completely and utterly in love with our daughter and feeling indescribably blessed/blissed out. We will be watching her first debate as a family together tonight!” she wrote.
McCain, the daughter of late Sen. John McCain and Cindy McCain, announced her pregnancy in March.
McCain had appeared on ABC’s “The View” from home as a precaution due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Last year, McCain spoke out about suffering a miscarriage.
She and political commentator Domenech, 38, have been married since 2017.


newyorkpost--2020-09-29--Two women accuse Nikola founder Trevor Milton of sexual assault

Nikola founder Trevor Milton has been formally accused of sexually assaulting two women — including his own cousin — when they were teenagers years ago , a new report says .
The allegations add to the swirl of controversy surrounding the 38-year-old figurehead of the electric-vehicle startup , who stepped down as Nikola ’ s chairman last week after he was accused of lying about the company ’ s technology .
One of the women , Milton ’ s cousin Aubrey Ferrin Smith , has accused him of groping her at a funeral for their grandfather in September 1999 , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 17 .
Smith first made the allegations on Twitter last week and filed a formal complaint on Saturday with police in Holladay , Utah , where the incident allegedly took place , CNBC reported late Monday .
The second woman , who has not been publicly identified , claimed Milton penetrated her vagina with his fingers when he was 22 and she was a 15-year-old office assistant at a security company he ran , according to CNBC .
The woman told the outlet that Milton allegedly groped her and put his hands down @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” at the company ’ s office in St. George , Utah , in 2004 .
“ He was in a position of power and he would give me a ride home from that job and this happened at the end of one of the days that I worked there and I was somewhat at his mercy because I couldn ’ t even go home until he was going to give me a ride home , ” the woman told CNBC .
A police official in St. George told CNBC that a complaint @ @ @ @ @ @ @ but did not provide any other details .
A spokesman for Milton said he “ strongly denies these false allegations.
” The spokesman did not say whether Milton has been in touch with the Utah authorities or give any details of his account of the alleged incidents .
“ At no point in his life has Mr. Milton ever engaged in any inappropriate physical contact with anyone , ” the spokesman for Milton told The Post in a statement .
Both of Milton ’ s accusers are being represented by Craig Johnson , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ CNBC .
He did not immediately return a phone call The Post made to a phone number listed under his name outside of normal business hours Tuesday morning .
The sexual misconduct accusations mark the latest episode in Milton ’ s swift downward spiral .
He left Nikola ’ s board after short-selling investment firm Hindenburg Research published a report accusing him of making false statements and calling Nikola an “ intricate fraud.
” A spokesperson for Nikola did not immediately respond to a request for comment about the assault allegations against Milton @ @ @ @ @ @ @ about 3.6 percent in premarket trading Tuesday at $ 18.60 as of 7:46 a.m .

Nikola founder Trevor Milton has been formally accused of sexually assaulting two women — including his own cousin — when they were teenagers years ago, a new report says.
The allegations add to the swirl of controversy surrounding the 38-year-old figurehead of the electric-vehicle startup, who stepped down as Nikola’s chairman last week after he was accused of lying about the company’s technology.
One of the women, Milton’s cousin Aubrey Ferrin Smith, has accused him of groping her at a funeral for their grandfather in September 1999, when she was 15 and he was 17.
Smith first made the allegations on Twitter last week and filed a formal complaint on Saturday with police in Holladay, Utah, where the incident allegedly took place, CNBC reported late Monday.
The second woman, who has not been publicly identified, claimed Milton penetrated her vagina with his fingers when he was 22 and she was a 15-year-old office assistant at a security company he ran, according to CNBC.
The woman told the outlet that Milton allegedly groped her and put his hands down her pants in a “movie room” at the company’s office in St. George, Utah, in 2004.
“He was in a position of power and he would give me a ride home from that job and this happened at the end of one of the days that I worked there and I was somewhat at his mercy because I couldn’t even go home until he was going to give me a ride home,” the woman told CNBC.
A police official in St. George told CNBC that a complaint involving a minor was filed there Friday but did not provide any other details.
A spokesman for Milton said he “strongly denies these false allegations.” The spokesman did not say whether Milton has been in touch with the Utah authorities or give any details of his account of the alleged incidents.
“At no point in his life has Mr. Milton ever engaged in any inappropriate physical contact with anyone,” the spokesman for Milton told The Post in a statement.
Both of Milton’s accusers are being represented by Craig Johnson, a former Utah prosecutor, according to CNBC. He did not immediately return a phone call The Post made to a phone number listed under his name outside of normal business hours Tuesday morning.
The sexual misconduct accusations mark the latest episode in Milton’s swift downward spiral. He left Nikola’s board after short-selling investment firm Hindenburg Research published a report accusing him of making false statements and calling Nikola an “intricate fraud.”
A spokesperson for Nikola did not immediately respond to a request for comment about the assault allegations against Milton.
Nikola’s shares were down about 3.6 percent in premarket trading Tuesday at $18.60 as of 7:46 a.m.


newyorkpost--2020-09-29--An irate John Harbaugh could be next in NFL’s mask-fining crosshairs

This could turn into one expensive tripping call .
Ravens coach John Harbaugh was seen screaming at a referee early @ @ @ @ @ 34-20 Monday night loss to the Chiefs , arguing a tripping call against Nick Boyle @ @ @ @ @ allowed to be mad during these coronavirus times , however he could run afoul with @ @ @ @ @ removed his neck gaiter to emphasize his frustration .
In Week 2 , five NFL @ @ @ @ @ and their teams $ 250,000 for violating the NFL ’ s mask mandate .
The @ @ @ @ @ 49ers ’ Kyle Shanahan , Broncos ’ Vic Fangio , Raiders ’ Jon Gruden and @ @ @ @ @ all punished .
It appeared the message was received as most TV shots of NFL @ @ @ @ @ faces covered up until Harbaugh ’ s explosion .

This could turn into one expensive tripping call.
Ravens coach John Harbaugh was seen screaming at a referee early in his team’s 34-20 Monday night loss to the Chiefs, arguing a tripping call against Nick Boyle. NFL coaches are still allowed to be mad during these times of coronavirus, but he could run afoul with the league since he had removed his neck gaiter to emphasize his frustration.
In Week 2, five NFL coaches were fined $100,000 and their teams $250,000 for violating the NFL’s mask mandate. The Seahawks’ Pete Carroll, 49ers’ Kyle Shanahan, Broncos’ Vic Fangio, Raiders’ Jon Gruden and Saints’ Sean Payton were all punished.
It appeared the message was received as most TV shots of NFL coaches this week saw their faces covered until Harbaugh’s explosion.


newyorkpost--2020-09-29--Sen. Dianne Feinstein walks through DC airport without mask, photos show

Fox News ’ Tucker Carlson revealed photos of Sen. Dianne Feinstein , who has called for mandating wearing masks in airports , walking through a private terminal at Dulles International Airport without a face covering .
Carlson during his Monday show ran the photos of the California Democrat passing through the Washington , DC , airport terminal last Friday .
“ In the photographs , Feinstein can be seen smiling without a mask on .
One might even say she ’ s sowing confusion about whether or not masks are necessary , ” Carlson said .
“ A pilot with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ her carrying a bag and a dog.
” He pointed out that the 87-year-old senator in June urged the Federal Aviation Administration and the Federal Transit Administration to require employees and passengers to wear masks while in airports , on planes and when taking mass transportation .
He compared Feinstein walking maskless through the terminal with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi getting her hair done inside a salon in San Francisco while businesses were under severe coronavirus restrictions .
Pelosi accused the salon owner of setting her up .
“ We can be sure @ @ @ @ @ @ @ t really Dianne Feinstein ’ s fault , ” Carlson said of Feinstein .
“ Just like when the hair salon framed Nancy Pelosi caught not wearing a mask while getting her hair done , Dulles Airport , the diabolical FBO , probably masterminded the whole thing.
” Va. Gov .
Ralph Northam in May issued orders that everyone – employees , contractors , visitors and passengers – wear masks at Dulles while in public areas .

Fox News’ Tucker Carlson revealed photos of Sen. Dianne Feinstein, who has called for mandating wearing masks in airports, walking through a private terminal at Dulles International Airport without a face covering.
Carlson during his Monday show ran the photos of the California Democrat passing through the Washington, DC, airport terminal last Friday.
“In the photographs, Feinstein can be seen smiling without a mask on. One might even say she’s sowing confusion about whether or not masks are necessary,” Carlson said. “A pilot with a mask is walking in front of her carrying a bag and a dog.”
He pointed out that the 87-year-old senator in June urged the Federal Aviation Administration and the Federal Transit Administration to require employees and passengers to wear masks while in airports, on planes and when taking mass transportation.
He compared Feinstein walking maskless through the terminal with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi getting her hair done inside a salon in San Francisco while businesses were under severe coronavirus restrictions.
Pelosi accused the salon owner of setting her up.
“We can be sure of one thing, this isn’t really Dianne Feinstein’s fault,” Carlson said of Feinstein. “Just like when the hair salon framed Nancy Pelosi caught not wearing a mask while getting her hair done, Dulles Airport, the diabolical FBO, probably masterminded the whole thing.”
Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam in May issued orders that everyone — employees, contractors, visitors and passengers — wear masks at Dulles while in public areas.


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Listen Live to VSiN 's sports betting shows LAS VEGAS — A shortened baseball season seemed full of bizarre possibilities .
In July , there was speculation that a long-shot team could make a World Series run or one of the favorites could miss the playoffs .
At the end of the 60-game sprint , there were no big surprises among the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ something wild and crazy , look to Luke Voit .
At the Westgate SuperBook , Voit was posted at 1,000-1 odds to win the MLB home run title , which the Yankees slugger claimed by hitting 22 .
There were no bets on Voit , meaning the Westgate “ scooped the pot ” on that prop .
Voit ’ s power surge was not enough to lift the injury-riddled Yankees ( 33-27 ) over their regular-season win total of 37½ .
The Yankees played second fiddle to the Rays , who won 40 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The Dodgers finished with the best record in the majors at 43-17 , but that accomplishment will mean little if they are unable to win a short series this week .
Sixteen teams have reached the expanded postseason , with half of those teams headed home by the end of the week .
The best-of-three format in the wild-card round means the bizarre still could happen .
“ The first round could be chaos , ” Westgate baseball oddsmaker Ed Salmons said .
“ Three games is a really short series , so @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Yankees lose the first game , they will be in big trouble and will be feeling the pressure.
” The Dodgers are the World Series favorites at +375 on the BetMGM odds board .
The Marlins , hit by an outbreak of COVID-19 cases early in the season , face the longest odds at 40/1 , tied with the Brewers , Cardinals and Blue Jays .
The higher-seeded teams host games in the wild-card round , meaning the Yankees will hit the road to Cleveland on Tuesday .
The Indians opened as underdogs @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ dogs in a short series , ” William Hill sportsbook director Nick Bogdanovich said .
“ There ’ s a lot of pressure on the favorites .
A best-of-five series is fair .
I really don ’ t like the three-game series .
But all eight matchups are good , and when baseball has the stage to itself this week , the betting should be good.
” A look at the wild-card round , with series prices from BetMGM : No .
1 Rays ( -200 ) vs. No .
8 Blue @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s starting pitchers — Tyler Glasnow , Charlie Morton and Blake Snell — get on a roll , the Rays will be tough to stop .
The Rays went 6-3 against the Jays this season , but the teams have not met since Aug. 24 .
No .
2 Athletics ( -120 ) vs. No .
7 White Sox ( Even ) The White Sox were anything but white hot down the stretch while losing eight of 10 .
Chicago needs ace Lucas Giolito to be at his best .
Oakland has @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Jesus Luzardo and Sean Manaea .
No .
3 Twins ( -164 ) vs. No .
6 Astros ( +135 ) Considering the Twins have lost 16 straight postseason games , the series price on Minnesota looks high .
Despite a losing record , Houston ( 29-31 ) has stars with World Series experience in Jose Altuve , Alex Bregman , Carlos Correa and George Springer .
No .
4 Indians ( +115 ) vs. No .
5 Yankees ( -139 ) The Shane Bieber-Gerrit Cole showdown in the opener has the Yankees @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Bieber ( 8-1 , 1.63 ERA , 0.87 WHIP ) has been sensational , yet did allow seven homers in 77¹/₃ innings .
This situation is far from ideal for the Yankees , who hit much better as a team at home and went 11-18 on the road .
No .
1 Dodgers ( -304 ) vs. No .
8 Brewers ( +240 ) Clayton Kershaw , tentatively set to start Game 2 , still is the staff ace for the Dodgers , yet Kershaw is 9-11 with a 4.43 ERA in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Dodgers ’ biggest fear might be Kenley Jansen ’ s ability to close games .
No .
2 Braves ( -139 ) vs. No .
7 Reds ( +115 ) Cincinnati , which went 11-3 down the stretch , will be a popular underdog due to its three-man rotation of Trevor Bauer , Luis Castillo and Sonny Gray .
Atlanta ace Max Fried ( 7-0 , 2.25 ERA , 1.09 WHIP ) is a -134 favorite at BetMGM over Bauer in Wednesday ’ s opener .
No .
3 Cubs ( -182 ) @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ) Yu Darvish has been dominant , and Kyle Hendricks is a solid No .
2 starter .
The Cubs need to find more offense from Javier Baez , Kris Bryant and Anthony Rizzo .
Miami ’ s young starters — Sixto Sanchez , Pablo Lopez and Sandy Alcantara — have everything but experience .
No .
4 Padres ( -218 ) vs. No .
5 Cardinals ( +175 ) San Diego has been a great story with the emergence of Fernando Tatis Jr. , but Tatis went into a September slump .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ main man .
St. Louis should be a live ’ dog with starters Jack Flaherty and Adam Wainwright .

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LAS VEGAS — A shortened baseball season seemed full of bizarre possibilities. In July, there was speculation that a long-shot team could make a World Series run or one of the favorites could miss the playoffs.
At the end of the 60-game sprint, there were no big surprises among the division winners. In the search for something wild and crazy, look to Luke Voit. At the Westgate SuperBook, Voit was posted at 1,000-1 odds to win the MLB home run title, which the Yankees slugger claimed by hitting 22. There were no bets on Voit, meaning the Westgate “scooped the pot” on that prop.
Voit’s power surge was not enough to lift the injury-riddled Yankees (33-27) over their regular-season win total of 37½. The Yankees played second fiddle to the Rays, who won 40 games and the American League East.
The Dodgers finished with the best record in the majors at 43-17, but that accomplishment will mean little if they are unable to win a short series this week. Sixteen teams have reached the expanded postseason, with half of those teams headed home by the end of the week. The best-of-three format in the wild-card round means the bizarre still could happen.
“The first round could be chaos,” Westgate baseball oddsmaker Ed Salmons said. “Three games is a really short series, so it feels wide open. If the Yankees lose the first game, they will be in big trouble and will be feeling the pressure.”
The Dodgers are the World Series favorites at +375 on the BetMGM odds board. The Marlins, hit by an outbreak of COVID-19 cases early in the season, face the longest odds at 40/1, tied with the Brewers, Cardinals and Blue Jays. The higher-seeded teams host games in the wild-card round, meaning the Yankees will hit the road to Cleveland on Tuesday. The Indians opened as underdogs.
“I would blindly play the ’dogs in a short series,” William Hill sportsbook director Nick Bogdanovich said. “There’s a lot of pressure on the favorites. A best-of-five series is fair. I really don’t like the three-game series. But all eight matchups are good, and when baseball has the stage to itself this week, the betting should be good.”
A look at the wild-card round, with series prices from BetMGM:
AL matchups
No. 1 Rays (-200) vs. No. 8 Blue Jays (+165)
If Tampa Bay’s starting pitchers — Tyler Glasnow, Charlie Morton and Blake Snell — get on a roll, the Rays will be tough to stop. The Rays went 6-3 against the Jays this season, but the teams have not met since Aug. 24.
No. 2 Athletics (-120) vs. No. 7 White Sox (Even)
The White Sox were anything but white hot down the stretch while losing eight of 10. Chicago needs ace Lucas Giolito to be at his best. Oakland has an underrated rotation with Chris Bassitt, Jesus Luzardo and Sean Manaea.
No. 3 Twins (-164) vs. No. 6 Astros (+135)
Considering the Twins have lost 16 straight postseason games, the series price on Minnesota looks high. Despite a losing record, Houston (29-31) has stars with World Series experience in Jose Altuve, Alex Bregman, Carlos Correa and George Springer.
No. 4 Indians (+115) vs. No. 5 Yankees (-139)
The Shane Bieber-Gerrit Cole showdown in the opener has the Yankees and Indians deadlocked at -106 at BetMGM. Bieber (8-1, 1.63 ERA, 0.87 WHIP) has been sensational, yet did allow seven homers in 77¹/₃ innings. This situation is far from ideal for the Yankees, who hit much better as a team at home and went 11-18 on the road.
NL matchups
No. 1 Dodgers (-304) vs. No. 8 Brewers (+240)
Clayton Kershaw, tentatively set to start Game 2, still is the staff ace for the Dodgers, yet Kershaw is 9-11 with a 4.43 ERA in his past 30 postseason appearances. The Dodgers’ biggest fear might be Kenley Jansen’s ability to close games.
No. 2 Braves (-139) vs. No. 7 Reds (+115)
Cincinnati, which went 11-3 down the stretch, will be a popular underdog due to its three-man rotation of Trevor Bauer, Luis Castillo and Sonny Gray. Atlanta ace Max Fried (7-0, 2.25 ERA, 1.09 WHIP) is a -134 favorite at BetMGM over Bauer in Wednesday’s opener.
No. 3 Cubs (-182) vs. No. 6 Marlins (+150)
Yu Darvish has been dominant, and Kyle Hendricks is a solid No. 2 starter. The Cubs need to find more offense from Javier Baez, Kris Bryant and Anthony Rizzo. Miami’s young starters — Sixto Sanchez, Pablo Lopez and Sandy Alcantara — have everything but experience.
No. 4 Padres (-218) vs. No. 5 Cardinals (+175)
San Diego has been a great story with the emergence of Fernando Tatis Jr., but Tatis went into a September slump. Manny Machado might have to be the main man. St. Louis should be a live ’dog with starters Jack Flaherty and Adam Wainwright.