newyorkpost--2020-09-17--Status of Taraji P. Henson’s engagement to Kelvin Hayden questioned by fans

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 ) Fans are speculating over whether @ @ @ @ @ ” star Taraji P. Henson and fiancé Kelvin Hayden is still on .
Henson recently @ @ @ @ @ but Hayden was seemingly nowhere in sight .
The couple planned to wed in April @ @ @ @ @ due to the pandemic .
Henson ’ s birthday was last week , and she @ @ @ @ @ Mexico with gal pals only , including Mary J. Blige .
She posted pics of @ @ @ @ @ the hashtag “ bliss , ” but ex-NFL player Hayden has been absent from Henson @ @ @ @ @ months .

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Fans are speculating over whether the wedding of “Empire” star Taraji P. Henson and fiancé Kelvin Hayden is still on.
Henson recently celebrated her 50th birthday, but Hayden was seemingly nowhere in sight. The couple planned to wed in April, but postponed the plan due to the pandemic.
Henson’s birthday was last week, and she celebrated on a yacht in Mexico with gal pals only, including Mary J. Blige. She posted pics of a celebratory sunset dinner with the hashtag “bliss,” but ex-NFL player Hayden has been absent from Henson’s social-media posts for months.


newyorkpost--2020-09-17--Yankees blast five home runs in absurd fourth inning

It ’ s looking like it will be eight straight wins for the Yankees .
The Bombers lived up to @ @ @ @ @ fourth inning , hitting five home runs against the Blue Jays , including a stretch @ @ @ @ @ .
The streak was started by Brett Gardner , DJ LeMahieu and Luke Voit , @ @ @ @ @ strike out by Aaron Hicks , Giancarlo Stanton and Gleyber Torres went back-to-back .
The @ @ @ @ @ set a new team record for the most home runs ( 18 ) in a @ @ @ @ @ The Post ’ s Joel Sherman .
The Yankees entered Thursday ’ s matchup with @ @ @ @ @ seven straight .
They held a 9-3 lead through five innings .

The Yankees clubbed there way to an eighth straight victory.
The Bombers lived up to their name in a ridiculous fourth inning, hitting five home runs, including a stretch of three in a row, in a 10-7 win over the Blue Jays on Thursday night at the Stadium.
The streak was started by Brett Gardner, DJ LeMahieu and Luke Voit, going back-to-back-to-back. After a strike out by Aaron Hicks, Giancarlo Stanton and Gleyber Torres went back-to-back.
The run also meant the Yankees set a new team record for the most home runs (18) in a three-game set, according to The Post’s Joel Sherman.
Gary Sanchez added a solo shot in the seventh to complete the Yankees’ home run barrage.


newyorkpost--2020-09-17--Officials call COVID-19 the ‘largest mass fatality incident in modern NYC history’

The number of deaths reported to the New York City Chief Medical Examiner ’ s Office more than doubled amid the coronavirus pandemic — described as “ the largest mass fatality incident in modern NYC history ” in the mayor ’ s new management report released Thursday .
The number of deaths reported to OCME skyrocketed from 30,964 in fiscal year 2019 ( July 1 , 2018 to June 30 , 2019 ) to 65,712 in FY 2020 ( July 1 , 2019 through June 30 ) , “ corresponding to the surge in NYC deaths during the pandemic , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ said The number of cremation applications reviewed by the ME also jumped from 17,148 to 27,863 from the prior year .
The number of remains stored in the morgue also surged from 11,281 to 17,606 .
Conversely , the number of autopsies performed actually dropped from 5,399 to 4,884 as most forensic labs were closed and staff reassigned to handle the increase in dead people sent to the morgue — many expired COVID-19 patients sent directly from hospitals and nursing homes .
In the special COVID-19 section of Mayor Bill de Blasio ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s office was praised for expanding its morgue capacity and setting up make-shift morgues at hospitals and other health facilities across the city to properly handle the surge in dead patients .
“ Although the City ’ s emergency life-saving measures were robust , as outlined above , COVID-19 tragically represents the largest mass fatality incident in modern NYC history , ” the report said .
“ Drawing from expertise developed post-9/11 , the NYC Office of the Chief Medical Examiner ( OCME ) led the City ’ s response to the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ investigations as well as serving as the City ’ s mortuary .
“ OCME partnered with NYC Emergency Management ( NYCEM ) to help 135 NYC hospitals expand and manage their own morgue capacity , creating temporary morgue capacity in healthcare facilities throughout the City .
OCME also rapidly established four portable mortuary units in Manhattan , Queens , and Brooklyn , to ensure dignified and respectful treatment of the deceased , ” the report said .
A total of 23,767 confirmed or probable COVID-19 fatalities have occurred in the city , according @ @ @ @ @ @ @ death toll in April surpassed the number of people killed in the Sept. 11 , 2001 terrorist attacks .
Tom Von Essen , the city ’ s fire department commissioner during 9/11 who is now the Federal Emergency Management Agency ’ s regional commissioner , said he never imagined so many New Yorkers would die again on such a massive scale .

The number of deaths reported to the New York City Chief Medical Examiner’s Office more than doubled amid the coronavirus pandemic — described as “the largest mass fatality incident in modern NYC history” in the mayor’s new management report released Thursday.
The number of deaths reported to OCME skyrocketed from 30,964 in fiscal year 2019 (July 1, 2018 to June 30, 2019) to 65,712 in FY 2020 (July 1, 2019 through June 30), “corresponding to the surge in NYC deaths during the pandemic,” the annual report on city services said
The number of cremation applications reviewed by the ME also jumped from 17,148 to 27,863 from the prior year.
The number of remains stored in the morgue also surged from 11,281 to 17,606.
Conversely, the number of autopsies performed actually dropped from 5,399 to 4,884 as most forensic labs were closed and staff reassigned to handle the increase in dead people sent to the morgue — many expired COVID-19 patients sent directly from hospitals and nursing homes.
In the special COVID-19 section of Mayor Bill de Blasio’s management report, the medical examiner’s office was praised for expanding its morgue capacity and setting up make-shift morgues at hospitals and other health facilities across the city to properly handle the surge in dead patients.
“Although the City’s emergency life-saving measures were robust, as outlined above, COVID-19 tragically represents the largest mass fatality incident in modern NYC history,” the report said.
“Drawing from expertise developed post-9/11, the NYC Office of the Chief Medical Examiner (OCME) led the City’s response to the unprecedented number of deaths by conducting medico-legal investigations as well as serving as the City’s mortuary.
“OCME partnered with NYC Emergency Management (NYCEM) to help 135 NYC hospitals expand and manage their own morgue capacity, creating temporary morgue capacity in healthcare facilities throughout the City. OCME also rapidly established four portable mortuary units in Manhattan, Queens, and Brooklyn, to ensure dignified and respectful treatment of the deceased,” the report said.
A total of 23,767 confirmed or probable COVID-19 fatalities have occurred in the city, according to the Health Department.
The coronavirus death toll in April surpassed the number of people killed in the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.
Tom Von Essen, the city’s fire department commissioner during 9/11 who is now the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s regional commissioner, said he never imagined so many New Yorkers would die again on such a massive scale.


newyorkpost--2020-09-17--Giants must clean up coverage ahead of Bears clash

The Giants were rubbed the wrong way .
After three straight years ranked near the bottom of the NFL , the new-look Giants defense capitalized on that curve to exceed expectations in a 26-16 season-opening loss to the Steelers .
But the alarm bells started sounding when the secondary was beaten over and over by the same bread-and-butter play .
Rub routes are when receivers run in close proximity to each other , with one target essentially rubbing up against another to create confusion , collisions and ultimately separation within the secondary .
It ’ s the football equivalent of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Giants ’ response to stay in man-to-man coverage led to cornerbacks trailing the play .
“ I didn ’ t do a good enough job of preparing for that , ” defensive coordinator Patrick Graham said .
“ We are going to get presented with the same problems and issues this week with Chicago .
They have a bunch of good receivers .
They do a great job down in the red [ zone ] .
They have so many targets down there .
[ That ’ s ] how they disguise their @ @ @ @ @ @ @ receivers close to one another.
” The Steelers adjusted to the Giants ’ tight coverage by increasing rub routes in a two-minute drill late in the first half — James Washington ’ s go-ahead 13-yard touchdown was an example — and stuck to it .
The Giants have two choices : Either fight through the space ( instead of around the logjam ) or communicate switched assignments on the fly .
Giants radio analyst Carl Banks described rub routes and the combination of verticals with an underneath cross as “ absolute poison ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have to correct if they are committed to man-to-man schemes.
” The Bears ran 39 of 64 offensive plays in Week 1 with three or more receivers and could use speedsters Anthony Miller and Ted Ginn Jr. in tandem .
Rub routes walk a fine between legal and offensive pass interference , though typically they only are flagged when the field is more condensed near the goal line .
Graham wasn ’ t looking for an easy excuse .
“ They ’ re doing it within the rules , ” Graham said .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Everything within the rules , we have ways to combat that .
Every week you are going to have to deal with that .
This week , we ’ re dealing with Chicago .
I ’ m sure they have some in their arsenal.
” The Giants did not return a kickoff against the Steelers ( five touchbacks and one out of bounds ) but that wasn ’ t by design .
“ It was just more of a feeling thing , ” special teams coordinator Thomas McGaughey said of Dion Lewis @ @ @ @ @ @ @ we probably should have returned , the one right before the half .
We talked about that.
” Jabrill Peppers returned a punt 20 yards and was tripped up by the last option before the punter .
“ If we could have been a little cleaner with our blocking on the front end of it , ” McGaughey said , “ we probably would have been a little bit better in the back end of it.
” Wide receiver Golden Tate ( hamstring ) , linebacker Carter Coughlin ( hamstring ) and defensive @ @ @ @ @ @ @ limited in Thursday ’ s practice .

The Giants were rubbed the wrong way.
After three straight years ranked near the bottom of the NFL, the new-look Giants defense capitalized on that curve to exceed expectations in a 26-16 season-opening loss to the Steelers. But the alarm bells started sounding when the secondary was beaten over and over by the same bread-and-butter play.
Rub routes are when receivers run in close proximity to each other, with one target essentially rubbing up against another to create confusion, collisions and ultimately separation within the secondary. It’s the football equivalent of a screen-and-roll in basketball — and the Giants’ response to stay in man-to-man coverage led to cornerbacks trailing the play.
“I didn’t do a good enough job of preparing for that,” defensive coordinator Patrick Graham said.
“We are going to get presented with the same problems and issues this week with Chicago. They have a bunch of good receivers. They do a great job down in the red [zone]. They have so many targets down there. [That’s] how they disguise their looks in terms of the proximity of receivers close to one another.”
The Steelers adjusted to the Giants’ tight coverage by increasing rub routes in a two-minute drill late in the first half — James Washington’s go-ahead 13-yard touchdown was an example — and stuck to it. The Giants have two choices: Either fight through the space (instead of around the logjam) or communicate switched assignments on the fly.
Giants radio analyst Carl Banks described rub routes and the combination of verticals with an underneath cross as “absolute poison” for the defense and said “they have to correct if they are committed to man-to-man schemes.” The Bears ran 39 of 64 offensive plays in Week 1 with three or more receivers and could use speedsters Anthony Miller and Ted Ginn Jr. in tandem.
Rub routes walk a fine between legal and offensive pass interference, though typically they only are flagged when the field is more condensed near the goal line. Graham wasn’t looking for an easy excuse.
“They’re doing it within the rules,” Graham said. “The officials do a great job. Everything within the rules, we have ways to combat that. Every week you are going to have to deal with that. This week, we’re dealing with Chicago. I’m sure they have some in their arsenal.”
The Giants did not return a kickoff against the Steelers (five touchbacks and one out of bounds) but that wasn’t by design.
“It was just more of a feeling thing,” special teams coordinator Thomas McGaughey said of Dion Lewis’ decision-making. “One of those we probably should have returned, the one right before the half. We talked about that.”
Jabrill Peppers returned a punt 20 yards and was tripped up by the last option before the punter.
“If we could have been a little cleaner with our blocking on the front end of it,” McGaughey said, “we probably would have been a little bit better in the back end of it.”
Wide receiver Golden Tate (hamstring), linebacker Carter Coughlin (hamstring) and defensive back Adrian Colbert (quad) were limited in Thursday’s practice.


newyorkpost--2020-09-17--Golf’s top stars tame Winged Foot in 1st round of US Open

That was a hole-in-one at the US Open , times two !
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What was expected to be a bloodbath Thursday at Winged Foot turned out to be nothing more than a warm bath.
Instead of wreaking havoc on the field of 144 players, mighty Winged Foot was somewhat tame for the opening round of the U.S. Open, producing a stunning 21 players in red — under-par — numbers.
Before the tournament began as they played practice rounds, most players predicted the final score by tournament’s end to be somewhere north of par, as it was for four of the five previous U.S. Opens at Winged Foot.
To the contrary, the leader, Justin Thomas, carded a 5-under 65, which was the lowest score ever recorded in the six U.S. Opens played on the venerable West Course.
Thomas is followed closely by Patrick Reed, whose round was buoyed by a hole-in-one on the seventh hole, Thomas Pieters and Matthew Wolff, all of whom are 4-under par. Rory McIlroy, Lee Westwood and Louis Oosthuizen are all two shots back.
“Yeah, 65 is fun no matter where you play, especially at Winged Foot,’’ Thomas said. “It’s one of the best rounds I’ve played in a while tee to green. I was in a really good frame of mind and I was focused. I just was sticking to my routine and playing every shot, as opposed to getting ahead of myself.
“It’s one of those rounds where it’s just kind of like, next thing you know, you make the putt on 18, you’re done for the day.’’
Thomas put an exclamation point on his round with a long birdie putt on 18 to take the solo lead among the first wave of players in the first round. Thomas was hardly basking in the lead after one round, though.
“It’s helpful with three days left, but it’s not even remotely close to being over,’’ he said. “As great of a round and fun as it was, it’s over with now, and I need to get over it because I got 54 more holes to try to play well and shoot some good scores.’’
McIlroy, who hasn’t won a major championship since 2014, felt pressure to get off to a good start.
“The first round of a major, you’re always anxious to play well, and maybe I’ve overthought it at times,’’ he said. “I just went out today and just took what was given to me a little more relaxed and played really nicely.
“I played the par-3s really well, played those in 3-under for the day. I drove the ball better. I put the ball in play much more than I have done in the previous few weeks. That bodes well. Hopefully, I can keep that going over the next three days.’’
The consensus among the players as they completed their respective rounds, was that Thursday was their one chance to get after Winged Foot.
“We had kind of ideal conditions out there for the first round of a U.S. Open,’’ Adam Scott said after shooting 71. “There’s no wind and the greens are soft still. So, these scores of 4-under or whatever is very, very realistic if you do hit enough fairways.
“The pin placements I felt were generous today, a little bit Augusta-like. When you hit the right shot at the right time, it’s going to move towards the pin. Provided you did the right things at the right time, there were some birdies to be made.
“I kind of feel like that’s the M.O. of this tournament. Thursday there are often scores that do get shot in the U.S. Open and gradually the course cranks up. I see it playing tougher the next few days.’’
Westwood agreed.
“As the golf course firms out and a little bit of wind picks up, which is likely, and the pin positions obviously get tougher, it won’t yield as many low scores,’’ he said. “Today was obviously the day to get off to a decent start and get some credit.
“It’s very condition dependent. I’m not shocked to see somebody shot 5-under par and see a few scores right behind him. It would surprise me if 5-under is not the best score of the week at the end of the week. If anyone shoots any lower than that, they’ll have really played well.’’


newyorkpost--2020-09-17--McCray’s $1.25B ThriveNYC hotline missed targets despite COVID-19 surge

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The mental health hotline that’s a cornerstone of the $1.25 billion mental health plan run by Mayor Bill de Blasio’s wife saw a 17 percent surge in calls during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic — but still missed its annual target to actually connect people to services.
In fact, the number of “supportive connections” to suicide prevention, counseling and other services at first lady Chirlane McCray’s ThriveNYC declined by over 12,000 from 2019, when the city wasn’t experiencing a public health crisis.
NYC Well, a free and confidential hotline available around the clock, answered 17 percent more calls in May 2020 compared to the previous year. The hotline’s website also saw a 400 percent spike in visits in April 2020 compared to April 2020.
But the hotline made just 262,200 “supportive connections” for callers from July 1, 2019 through June 30, 2020, down from 274,400 the previous year and short of its 268,600 target.
The data is buried in the annual Mayor’s Management Report that analyzes the performance of city agencies and holds government officials accountable.
ThriveNYC was included for the first time this year.
The report also reveals findings by an outside organization of international experts called the Science Advisory Group that said the Big Apple could see major changes to mental health treatment for New Yorkers “in the next five years” or at least five years after the start of the $1.25 billion plan in 2016.
The major milestones include “more New Yorkers with an identified mental health need receive treatment” and “fewer mental health emergencies, as measured by 911 dispatches and emergency department visits.”
Critics have called for an overhaul of ThriveNYC due to the costly program’s lack of metrics, transparency and inability to help the seriously mentally ill.


newyorkpost--2020-09-17--Trump dismisses ex-Mike Pence aide who cut ad to say she’s voting for Joe Biden

President Trump on Thursday dismissed a former aide to Vice President Mike Pence , Olivia Troye , as someone who was “ let go ” — denouncing her after she cut an ad saying she supports Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden .
“ I just heard about that , I don ’ t know her .
She worked for the vice president , ” Trump told reporters as he departed the White House for a rally in Wisconsin , according to a pool report .
Trump said that Troye wrote a “ beautiful letter ” upon her departure in August @ @ @ @ @ @ @ terminated .
“ Mike Pence came to me , told me about her [ when ] she left .
They let her go , with cause , but they let her go , and then she wrote a beautiful letter , as I understand it , a letter praising the administration .
But then , the people get hold of her , and say , let ’ s say some bad things about Donald Trump , ” he said .
Trump added , “ I never met her to the best of my @ @ @ @ @ @ @ room .
I have no idea who she is .
She doesn ’ t know me.
” Troye worked as an adviser to the White House coronavirus task force and criticized Trump ’ s handling of the COVID-19 pandemic in a video for Republican Voters Against Trump .
“ If the president had taken this virus seriously , or if he had actually made an effort to tell how serious it was , he would have slowed the virus spread , he would have saved lives , ” Troye claimed .
Troye said @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the virus would be a “ good thing ” because it would allow him to avoid hand shakes with “ disgusting people.
” He has publicly said that avoiding handshakes , thereby limiting the spread of germs , could be a long-term positive result from the pandemic .
“ While some may may want to play politics and say different things once they leave here than they said when they were here , we ’ re going to keep focus on the American people , and keep driving to that day that we @ @ @ @ @ @ @ make sure we tell the story of all the accomplishments , ” Pence said .

President Trump on Thursday dismissed a former aide to Vice President Mike Pence, Olivia Troye, as someone who was “let go” — denouncing her after she cut an ad saying she supports Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden.
“I just heard about that, I don’t know her. She worked for the vice president,” Trump told reporters as he departed the White House for a rally in Wisconsin, according to a pool report.
Trump said that Troye wrote a “beautiful letter” upon her departure in August, despite the fact that she was terminated.
“Mike Pence came to me, told me about her [when] she left. They let her go, with cause, but they let her go, and then she wrote a beautiful letter, as I understand it, a letter praising the administration. But then, the people get hold of her, and say, let’s say some bad things about Donald Trump,” he said.
Trump added, “I never met her to the best of my knowledge, maybe she was in a room. I have no idea who she is. She doesn’t know me.”
Troye worked as an adviser to the White House coronavirus task force and criticized Trump’s handling of the COVID-19 pandemic in a video for Republican Voters Against Trump.
“If the president had taken this virus seriously, or if he had actually made an effort to tell how serious it was, he would have slowed the virus spread, he would have saved lives,” Troye claimed.
Troye said she heard Trump say in private that the virus would be a “good thing” because it would allow him to avoid hand shakes with “disgusting people.” He has publicly said that avoiding handshakes, thereby limiting the spread of germs, could be a long-term positive result from the pandemic.
Vice President Mike Pence denounced Troye’s ad on Thursday.
“While some may want to play politics and say different things once they leave here than they said when they were here, we’re going to keep focus on the American people, and keep driving to that day that we have a vaccine, and continue to make sure we tell the story of all the accomplishments,” Pence said.


newyorkpost--2020-09-17--New Hubble photo captures Jupiter’s storms and its moon, Europa

Details of Jupiter ’ s fierce storms are on full display in a new Hubble Space Telescope photograph — along with the planet ’ s potentially life-supporting moon , Europa .
The new space image , captured on Aug. 25 and released Thursday , features Jupiter ’ s Great Red Spot , a massive anticyclonic storm , as well as a new storm — pictured as a bright , white , stretched-out ribbon , that is traveling around the gas planet at 350 mph .
Europa shines as a bright dot to the left of Jupiter in the image , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ miles away from Earth .
Scientists believe the moon , which is smaller than Earth ’ s moon , has an ocean flowing under its icy surface .
NASA plans to explore the moon later this decade to see if there are conditions ripe for life .
Jupiter ’ s Great Red Spot , which has been observed continually for more than a century , is an unusually deep shade in the photo .
Scientists have observed the super storm shrinking in size since 1930 — though measuring about 9,800 miles across , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Earth .
Oval BA , known to astronomers as “ Red Spot Jr. , ” can be seen just below the Great Red Spot .
The smaller storm appears to be darkening slightly after it initially changed colors from red to white in 2006 .

Details of Jupiter’s fierce storms are on full display in a new Hubble Space Telescope photograph — along with the planet’s potentially life-supporting moon, Europa.
The new space image, captured on Aug. 25 and released Thursday, features Jupiter’s Great Red Spot, a massive anticyclonic storm, as well as a new storm — pictured as a bright, white, stretched-out ribbon, that is traveling around the gas planet at 350 mph.
Europa shines as a bright dot to the left of Jupiter in the image, taken as the planet was 406 million miles away from Earth. Scientists believe the moon, which is smaller than Earth’s moon, has an ocean flowing under its icy surface. NASA plans to explore the moon later this decade to see if there are conditions ripe for life.
Jupiter’s Great Red Spot, which has been observed continually for more than a century, is an unusually deep shade in the photo.
Scientists have observed the super storm shrinking in size since 1930 — though measuring about 9,800 miles across, it’s large enough to swallow Earth.
Oval BA, known to astronomers as “Red Spot Jr.,” can be seen just below the Great Red Spot. The smaller storm appears to be darkening slightly after it initially changed colors from red to white in 2006.


newyorkpost--2020-09-17--Campaign worker for Ilhan Omar’s GOP challenger fatally shot

A 17-year-old boy interning for the Republican challenger of Rep. Ilhan Omar was fatally shot in north Minneapolis on Monday , according to reports .
The fatal victim , Andre Conley , was among two outreach workers for Lacy Johnson ’ s campaign that were struck by gunfire outside of a Super USA convenience store , WCCO reported .
Lacy ’ s campaign told the network that the two were not performing campaign duties at the time of the shooting , and the act of violence is not believed to be politically motivated .
“ My nephew Andre did not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ aunt , Fatemah Green , said at a Wednesday night vigil , KARE11 reported .
The surviving victim , a man , was hospitalized in stable condition .
“ We are shocked and saddened to learn of this senseless act of violence , ” the Johnson campaign wrote in a Monday statement .
“ It is shocking and unnecessary acts of violence like this that prove why change is more needed than ever in our community.
” A suspect in the fatal shooting was arrested early Thursday following a police pursuit in Minneapolis @ @ @ @ @ @ @ comes amid a spike in violence in Minneapolis .
The city experienced more murders in the first nine months of 2020 than all of 2019 , according to police crime data .

A 17-year-old boy interning for the Republican challenger of Rep. Ilhan Omar was fatally shot in north Minneapolis on Monday, according to reports.
The fatal victim, Andre Conley, was among two outreach workers for Lacy Johnson’s campaign that were struck by gunfire outside of a Super USA convenience store, WCCO reported.
Lacy’s campaign told the network that the two were not performing campaign duties at the time of the shooting, and the act of violence is not believed to be politically motivated.
“My nephew Andre did not deserve this,” Conley’s aunt, Fatemah Green, said at a Wednesday night vigil, KARE11 reported.
The surviving victim, a man, was hospitalized in stable condition.
“We are shocked and saddened to learn of this senseless act of violence,” the Johnson campaign wrote in a Monday statement.
“It is shocking and unnecessary acts of violence like this that prove why change is more needed than ever in our community.”
A suspect in the fatal shooting was arrested early Thursday following a police pursuit in Minneapolis, according to KARE11.
The shooting comes amid a spike in violence in Minneapolis. The city experienced more murders in the first nine months of 2020 than all of 2019, according to police crime data.


newyorkpost--2020-09-17--NFL, networks keep glorifying and justifying showboating

Ryan Lochte wants Alex Rodriguez to show him the money ... .

How much space is left behind us before we fall off and forever disappear? Can’t be much.
Even before the current rush to alienate the fair-minded and logical, let us never lose sight of what TV has always done to remove the sport from our sports.
While front-and-center folks such as Cris Collinsworth and Kirk Herbstreit, under the tacit presumption that all white viewers are racist thus need to “change” — no specifics given for us or them — when will TV change to emphasize sports rather than what’s killing them?
Sunday, misanthropic Dallas running back Ezekiel Elliott scored a touchdown then lifted his jersey to reveal his latest large tattoo, this one across his stomach. Granted the national attention he craved, NBC showed the scene again — in slow-motion in case anyone missed it.
Earlier Sunday, Fox inserted an edited reel that ignored any skill displayed in the Eagles-Washington game in favor of slo-mo of four players immodestly flexing their muscles. Is this TV’s concept of football or its concept of us?
Monday night on ESPN, Steelers wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster caught a second-quarter TD pass then was joined by two teammates in a ridiculous, choreographed dance number that had right-minded folks wondering how professionals spend their spare time.
Not only was the display undignified, it followed a somber pregame NFL reflection on how black Americans demand to be treated with dignity — as if few in the audience do. Of course, in the name of dignity, ESPN replayed the excessive dance skit.
Field reporter Maria Taylor then explained it: “We just saw JuJu Smith-Schuster catch his first touchdown pass of the season, that certainly has to be a burden lifted off his shoulders.” Yes, he’d carried that burden through the entire first quarter of the season opener.
More: “I spoke to him earlier in the week and he talked about how difficult it was battling through injuries, and he felt that he had lost the fun version of himself. So celebrating with the touchdown dance means something to him, being able to play with Ben [QB Roethlisberger, out most of last season], that means something to him.”
What a pandering load. Is there such deep interpretive meanings to the hundreds of other TD dances performed as per Roger Goodell’s “spontaneous enthusiasm” invites? Why did teammates join Smith-Schuster’s dance line if these moments were in even partial salute to Roethlisberger? Why not jog over to shake his QB’s hand?
Also Monday, Cam Newton accused the Dolphins of trying to swipe his gold chain from around his neck during their Sunday game. The accusation was met with standard NFL social media civility:
Miami defensive end Shaq Lawson: “We don’t want that weak ass chain.”
Defensive tackle Raekwon Davis added, “Man, ain’t nobody want your fake ass chains, s–t was weak anyway.”
Monday night’s Titans-Broncos on ESPN began with another solemn knee-taking and racial unity anthem ceremony. Soon, a gratuitous sideline trash-talking and shoving episode was seen between black players. And then Titans linebacker Rashaan Evans was ejected for slugging an opponent. The 15-yard penalty allowed the Broncos to score a TD on the next play.
But the NFL and its TV partners now insist that in addition to enjoying post-play garbage all game, every game, we support dignity and unity among those who demand it but don’t practice it.
Albert, Trotz share special bond that goes back years
“I was asleep, so I don’t know if he snored, but I did,” said Kenny Albert.
From 1990-92, Barry Trotz, now the very successful NHL head coach, and Albert, the very successful all-sports play-by player, had even more in common. They were road roommates as both drew minor league money — Trotz as assistant coach of the American Hockey League’s Baltimore Skipjacks, Albert as the team’s all-purpose radioman.
In the AHL, assistant coaches could choose to room with the radio/public relations/stats man or team bus driver.
When Trotz was promoted to head coach, he was entitled to his own room, but decided to remain with Albert. “He said he didn’t want to change the karma.”
The Albert-Trotz relationship grew to one of mutual chops-busting. When Albert played a tape of Trotz speaking a hilarious malaprop, the team roared. Trotz vowed revenge.
“Four months later I was arrested in Sydney, Nova Scotia, where Barry knew the brother of the chief of police.
“I was thrown into an unmarked car where they demanded my passport and wanted me to confess. I kept telling them that I had no idea what I did, but I didn’t do it. He finally got me.”
Interesting looking man, Trotz, round, solid, stern-faced. He looks like a cross between a boulder and a boardwalk novelty doll, or something purchased in an antiques shop, a corpulent figure with a clock in its stomach.
But Albert knows what makes him tick: “He is the most down-to earth, regular person of any coach I’ve ever met.”
Comparative analysis of analysts:
Throughout Sunday’s Jets-Bills, CBS analyst James Lofton, the former star wide receiver, did what he always does: He saw it, then said it, no speeches, no phony embellishments, no forced laughter. He made nothing but clear, concise sense.
And every season I’m left to wonder why CBS places Lofton low on its depth charts. Or have I answered my own question?
Then there’s ESPN’s new “Monday Night Football” co-analyst Louis Riddick, who had this to say about the Titans:
“They’re a football team that you’ve seen already in this football game. They want to throw the football and they want to establish that early. But their bread and butter is running the football.” And he never stopped, including “he moved the sticks and made a first down.”
MLB ‘fun’ doesn’t require hustle
Baseball, according to ESPN’s Alex Rodriguez, has “never been more fun to watch.”
Tuesday on YES, Clint Frazier twice in one base-running venture finished a base short of where basic adherence to circumstances should have placed him.
On SNY, Michael Conforto, on first with two out, chose to watch a long fly to right before he saw it hit off the wall. Only then did he begin to run, making a close play at home when he should have easily scored.
Every MLB team should distribute tapes of how Lou Brock approached offense and defense. Of course, a hip fool such as ESPN’s Dan Le Batard would ridicule the recently deceased Brock for “playing the white way.”
Monday’s Cardinals 3, Brewers 2, ran 3:42, with — yikes! — 32 strikeouts — 60 percent of the outs! Milwaukee’s Christian Yelich, 2018 MVP, struck out three times to sink to .195, more than 100 points lower than his career average.
Finally, reader George Katsilometes suggests that Rodriguez’s ESPN-delivered scoring theory was why his purchase of the Mets failed: “It was an even-dollar bid rather than an odd-dollar offer.”


newyorkpost--2020-09-17--Warner Bros. execs address ‘unacceptable behavior’ claims at ‘Ellen,’ TMZ

Warner Bros. executives addressed the allegations Thursday against executives at TMZ and “ The Ellen DeGeneres Show ” made by a number of former and current employees .
“ I am both concerned and disappointed by public reports regarding patterns of unacceptable behavior that have been raised in recent weeks , ” WarnerMedia CEO Jason Kilar told staff in an email , according to BuzzFeed News .
Warner Bros. CEO Ann Sarnoff spoke out about the issue in a memo , saying she “ empowered , and will hold accountable , the Studios and Networks HR and Legal teams to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to them .
These groups are a safe harbor where you can register any concerns.
” These statements come after dozens of allegations have been made , including of verbal abuse , racism and sexism in the TMZ newsroom , as well as sexual harassment and misconduct and general toxicity behind the scenes at “ Ellen.
” One current employee told BuzzFeed that TMZ co-founder Harvey Levin and other Warner Bros. executives have not addressed the employees ’ concerns , expressing that staffers feel they are not being taken seriously .
The employee @ @ @ @ @ @ @ former TMZ and TooFab employee , filed a lawsuit against the news outlet , claiming she was fired after complaining about sexism .
Zilio worked for the websites between 2015 and 2020 , and described the work environment as “ 100 % a bro fest , ” likening it to a frat house in papers she filed with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission in Los Angeles .
She was fired in February .
A spokesperson for TMZ told BuzzFeed the claims were “ a blatant attempt to use negative publicity and inaccurate claims @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a monetary settlement.
” “ TMZ has a history of doing this — sweeping things under the rug and thinking that the news will move on to something else , ” a current employee anonymously told BuzzFeed .
Kilar included in his message that it will be a requirement to all existing and prospective partners “ that people be treated with dignity … Our intention [ is ] to sever ties where patterns of behavior are at odds with that requirement.
” These messages also come days before “ The Ellen DeGeneres Show @ @ @ @ @ @ @ season .
Three senior producers at the show — Ed Glavin , Kevin Leman and Jonathan Norman — were fired in August following the allegations .
In response , DeGeneres is increasing perks for her employees , including increased paid time off and birthdays off .
She wrote in an apology memo that she hopes to “ correct ” the issues about the behavior on her show , and plans to address the behavior with her viewers when her show returns Sept. 21 .
Kilar also claimed Warner Bros. is involving a third @ @ @ @ @ @ @ behavior in their productions .

Warner Bros. executives addressed the allegations Thursday against executives at TMZ and “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” made by a number of former and current employees.
“I am both concerned and disappointed by public reports regarding patterns of unacceptable behavior that have been raised in recent weeks,” WarnerMedia CEO Jason Kilar told staff in an email, according to BuzzFeed News.
Warner Bros. CEO Ann Sarnoff spoke out about the issue in a memo, saying she “empowered, and will hold accountable, the Studios and Networks HR and Legal teams to act on any issues that are brought to them. These groups are a safe harbor where you can register any concerns.”
These statements come after dozens of allegations have been made, including of verbal abuse, racism and sexism in the TMZ newsroom, as well as sexual harassment and misconduct and general toxicity behind the scenes at “Ellen.”
One current employee told BuzzFeed that TMZ co-founder Harvey Levin and other Warner Bros. executives have not addressed the employees’ concerns, expressing that staffers feel they are not being taken seriously.
The employee came forward after Bernadette Zilio, a former TMZ and TooFab employee, filed a lawsuit against the news outlet, claiming she was fired after complaining about sexism.
Zilio worked for the websites between 2015 and 2020, and described the work environment as “100% a bro fest,” likening it to a frat house in papers she filed with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission in Los Angeles. She was fired in February.
A spokesperson for TMZ told BuzzFeed the claims were “a blatant attempt to use negative publicity and inaccurate claims to force TooFab and TMZ to pay a monetary settlement.”
“TMZ has a history of doing this — sweeping things under the rug and thinking that the news will move on to something else,” a current employee anonymously told BuzzFeed.
Kilar included in his message that it will be a requirement to all existing and prospective partners “that people be treated with dignity … Our intention [is] to sever ties where patterns of behavior are at odds with that requirement.”
These messages also come days before “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” is scheduled to begin a new season.
Three senior producers at the show — Ed Glavin, Kevin Leman and Jonathan Norman — were fired in August following the allegations.
In response, DeGeneres is increasing perks for her employees, including increased paid time off and birthdays off. She wrote in an apology memo that she hopes to “correct” the issues about the behavior on her show, and plans to address the behavior with her viewers when her show returns Sept. 21.
Kilar also claimed Warner Bros. is involving a third party to objectively review odd patterns of behavior in their productions.


newyorkpost--2020-09-17--How Samuel L. Jackson docuseries ‘Enslaved’ shines a new light on slavery

A new Epix docuseries casts the history of the transatlantic slave trade in a new light .
“ Enslaved ” follows star Samuel L. Jackson as he traces his roots with help from British author/broadcaster Afua Hirsch and investigative journalist Simcha Jacobovici .
The series airs Mondays at 10 p.m. “ It was very unique to travel with [ Jackson ] , because you go to a fishing community in rural Ghana and everybody in the market knows who he is , ” Hirsch , 39 , tells The Post .
“ There is no going incognito anywhere with him @ @ @ @ @ @ @ everything that we saw and discussed .
“ So that really elevated a lot of the conversations that we were having.
” Each of the series ’ six episodes features segments following Jackson on his journey to find his ancestors ’ stories , with Hirsch and Jacobovici putting his discoveries into context .
“ I have been working on the history of the transatlantic slave trade — race , diaspora and the global black experience — for a long time , ” says Hirsch .
“ The scope [ of ‘ Enslaved ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ between the UK and other European nations like Portugal and the African continent and to then go to North America and understand the history of the African-American experience .
Also South America , Brazil , the Carribean…you can ’ t really understand [ this history ] until you achieve that broad vision of the big picture .
“ This was a unique opportunity to have the space to do that.
” Over the course of her career , Hirsch has worked in a variety of fields , including law and journalism .
She @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for The Guardian and an editor at Sky News and wrote the 2018 book , “ Brit ( ish ) : On Race , Identity and Belonging.
” In addition to “ Enslaved , ” she ’ s appeared on several other docuseries , including BBC ’ s “ African Renaissance : When Art Meets Power ” and the “ The Battle for Britain ’ s Heroes ” on Channel 4 in the UK .
“ I think each story has its own demand in terms of the best way to tell it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ love the written word and I really believe in print journalism .
But I do also enjoy TV because I think some stories really lend themselves to visual storytelling .
This is an example of that , because for many of us , the only thing that we see when it comes to the transatlantic slave trade are drawings of slave ships…maybe manacles and shackles , but there is very little physical evidence to see and engage with .
“ We ’ ve really been able to find things that make this a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ particularly moving to visit Elmina castle in Ghana with Jackson , since they both have ancestry there .
“ Elmina is one of the major slave forts ; the last place that millions of Africans on the African continent would have been before being trafficked to this life in the Americas , ” she says .
“ That ’ s a place of huge emotion for [ Jackson ] , because his ancestors may have been among those trafficked through that fort .
And it was a place of huge emotional significance for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that area .
It was a really intense journey to go on.
” But while the subject matter of “ Enslaved ” is tragic and harrowing , Hirsch says she also finds it inspiring .
“ We ’ ve all been born into a world which was shaped by slavery in so many ways — and that ’ s not just people of African heritage , ” she says .
“ The language we use , the socioeconomic patterns in our societies , the demographics , the culture , the music , the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ culture which directly stems from that history .
“ It is traumatic to really dwell on what happened , ” she says .
“ However , I think one thing that is not told enough is the extent to which the story of the slave trade is the story of remarkable human resilience .
For me it was personally very uplifting to play a part in telling those stories of courage and the agency of black people that is too often downplayed .
”

A new Epix docuseries casts the history of the transatlantic slave trade in a new light.
“Enslaved” follows star Samuel L. Jackson as he traces his roots with help from British author/broadcaster Afua Hirsch and investigative journalist Simcha Jacobovici. The series airs Mondays at 10 p.m.
“It was very unique to travel with [Jackson], because you go to a fishing community in rural Ghana and everybody in the market knows who he is,” Hirsch, 39, tells The Post. “There is no going incognito anywhere with him. He brought his life experience to everything that we saw and discussed.
“So that really elevated a lot of the conversations that we were having.”
Each of the series’ six episodes features segments following Jackson on his journey to find his ancestors’ stories, with Hirsch and Jacobovici putting his discoveries into context.
“I have been working on the history of the transatlantic slave trade — race, diaspora and the global black experience — for a long time,” says Hirsch. “The scope [of ‘Enslaved’] is to really join the dots between the UK and other European nations like Portugal and the African continent and to then go to North America and understand the history of the African-American experience. Also South America, Brazil, the Carribean…you can’t really understand [this history] until you achieve that broad vision of the big picture.
“This was a unique opportunity to have the space to do that.”
Over the course of her career, Hirsch has worked in a variety of fields, including law and journalism. She’s been the West Africa correspondent for The Guardian and an editor at Sky News and wrote the 2018 book, “Brit(ish): On Race, Identity and Belonging.”
In addition to “Enslaved,” she’s appeared on several other docuseries, including BBC’s “African Renaissance: When Art Meets Power” and the “The Battle for Britain’s Heroes” on Channel 4 in the UK.
“I think each story has its own demand in terms of the best way to tell it,” she says. “I love the written word and I really believe in print journalism. But I do also enjoy TV because I think some stories really lend themselves to visual storytelling. This is an example of that, because for many of us, the only thing that we see when it comes to the transatlantic slave trade are drawings of slave ships…maybe manacles and shackles, but there is very little physical evidence to see and engage with.
“We’ve really been able to find things that make this a tangible story.”
Hirsch says it was particularly moving to visit Elmina castle in Ghana with Jackson, since they both have ancestry there.
“Elmina is one of the major slave forts; the last place that millions of Africans on the African continent would have been before being trafficked to this life in the Americas,” she says. “That’s a place of huge emotion for [Jackson], because his ancestors may have been among those trafficked through that fort. And it was a place of huge emotional significance for me, because my ancestors came from that area. It was a really intense journey to go on.”
But while the subject matter of “Enslaved” is tragic and harrowing, Hirsch says she also finds it inspiring.
“We’ve all been born into a world which was shaped by slavery in so many ways — and that’s not just people of African heritage,” she says. “The language we use, the socioeconomic patterns in our societies, the demographics, the culture, the music, the clothes. Globally, we all consume culture which directly stems from that history.
“It is traumatic to really dwell on what happened,” she says. “However, I think one thing that is not told enough is the extent to which the story of the slave trade is the story of remarkable human resilience. For me it was personally very uplifting to play a part in telling those stories of courage and the agency of black people that is too often downplayed.”


newyorkpost--2020-09-17--Katie Holmes continues public make-out streak with Emilio Vitolo Jr.

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In These Uncertain Times, it’s good to know there are still some things we can rely on.
Katie Holmes and new man Emilio Vitolo Jr. making out in public appears to be one of them. In the latest variation on one of Holmes’ favorite themes, the new lovebirds were snapped strolling in Central Park, holding hands and — to borrow a phrase from across the pond — snogging.
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Holmes, 41, and Vitolo, 33, doubled down on their commitment to PDA en plein air — and quality knitwear — Thursday. Holmes opted for a gray tank and jeans, wearing her sweater around her waist, while Vitolo went for a look exactly one pair of cream slacks away from a 1990s R&B star with a sweater matching his now-signature cap.
In the pics, the pair swap adoring gazes, stare at Holmes’ phone and, demonstrating an admirable adherence to public health, only remove their masks while socially distanced from the rest of the park-going public. Vitolo carries a Poland Spring water bottle, obviously a necessity during such dehydrating activities.
Celebrity-obsessed chef and aspiring actor Vitolo was first linked to Holmes earlier this month. He appears to have broken up with his fiancée of 18 months — designer Rachel Emmons, 24 — via text mere hours before pics of him and Holmes went public.
Holmes split with her boyfriend of six years, fellow thespian Jamie Foxx, in August 2019.


newyorkpost--2020-09-17--Canceling Beethoven is the latest woke madness for the classical-music world

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Think some things are so beloved and essential to Western civilization they can’t be canceled? Think again.
If there’s anything we should have learned from months of “mostly peaceful” Black Lives Matter street protests, statue toppling and online mobs seeking to silence anyone who dissents against leftist narratives about “racism,” it’s that no one, living or dead, is safe from the attentions of woke fascists. Even Ludwig van Beethoven.
Beethoven’s work is not only at the core of the standard repertory of classical music; some of his most popular works have also become part of popular culture, their melodies recognizable even to those who’ve never heard an orchestral concert.
For the last 200 years, Beethoven’s compositions have also been symbols of the struggle for freedom against tyranny. The “Ode to Joy” from the conclusion to his Ninth Symphony remains the definitive anthem of universal brotherhood. It is no coincidence that the opening notes of his Fifth Symphony — whose rhythmic pattern duplicates the Morse Code notation for the letter “V” as in “V for Victory” — were used by the BBC for broadcasts to occupied Europe during the Second World War.
But to woke critics, Beethoven’s music has taken on a new, darker meaning. To musicologist Nate Sloan and songwriter Charlie Harding, stars of the “Switched on Pop” podcast produced in association with the New York Philharmonic, the Fifth Symphony is a stand-in for everything they don’t like about classical music and Western culture. As far as they’re concerned, it’s time to cancel Ludwig.
On Vox.com, the pair blame Beethoven’s music for what they consider to be a stuffy elitist classical culture that bolsters the rule of white males and suppresses the voices of women, blacks and the LGBTQ community.
Beethoven’s music was so profound and different that it did begin the trend of adopting rules of behavior at concerts, like being quiet during performances and holding applause until the conclusion. But the idea that such music is the “soundtrack” for “white privilege” and oppression is imposing a contemporary woke narrative on Beethoven that has nothing to do with his music or the way it’s performed.
This isn’t the first such attack on Beethoven. In the 1980s, a musicologist named Susan McClary caused a stir with a bizarre claim that analogized the Ninth Symphony to the “rage” of an impotent rapist. But while serious thinkers dismissed McClary, that kind of delusional leftist thinking has gone mainstream in 2020.
The BLM protests have inspired other assaults on the music world, such as New York Times music critic Anthony Tommasini’s demand for racial quotas in orchestral hiring that would increase the number of black performers but also limit opportunities for Asians, who are disproportionately overrepresented among modern musicians. Elsewhere, the late opera star Richard Tucker’s son David was pushed out of a family foundation that aided young singers, simply because he criticized BLM rioters and praised President Trump.
There’s something to be said for loosening up some of the informal rules of attending a classical concert. But Sloan and Harding write as if they haven’t been to a concert in 40 years: Modern concertgoers come in all sorts of attire and, if anything, many need to be instructed to turn off their phones and show more respect for fellow audience members and performers alike by shutting up.
They also haven’t noticed that orchestras and opera companies have spent the last generation falling over themselves trying to promote music written by black, Hispanic and female composers.
Some of this new music is good; a lot isn’t. But if audiences still prefer Beethoven, it’s not because they’re embracing a symbol of white supremacy. They want more Beethoven and the other great white European composers, like Brahms and Mahler, who followed in his footsteps because they love it.
Indeed, without these white male immortals, orchestras like the NY Philharmonic, which were already struggling before the COVID shutdowns, would have even more trouble filling seats.
The attempt to cancel Beethoven ought to be a wake-up call for the music world and even those who aren’t classical fans: The war on Western civilization will leave nothing sacred untouched. If Beethoven can be canceled, nothing is safe.
Jonathan S. Tobin is editor in chief of JNS.org. Twitter: @jonathans_tobin


newyorkpost--2020-09-17--De Blasio’s latest school retreat sends clear message to parents: Give up on NYC

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What a disaster: For the second time, New York City has delayed the start of school. This leaves parents like me up a creek. And it cheats kids yet again of the proper education they deserve and are entitled to.
This is a family column, so I won’t use all the words I’d like to use about this horrific nightmare. But I know I speak for many New Yorkers when I say that calling the city’s leaders incompetent would be a huge insult to incompetent people.
I knew schools wouldn’t open on Sept. 10, as originally planned, and not even this Monday, Sept. 21.
I predicted it in these pages because I knew the guy working to open them was Mayor Bill de Blasio — whose work ethic is poor to nonexistent.
Back on May 18, de Blasio was asked about school reopening, and he shrugged. “It’s May, for godsakes!” That right there was a sign to every parent schools would not open on time.
He’s not alone in his dereliction. After all, what’s the point of a schools chancellor who can’t open schools? Chancellor Richard Carranza arrived here having left his previous school district in disarray. He spends his time looking for racism under rocks and focusing on wokeism, to the detriment of our kids.
Who would believe he could step up and run a school system during times of trouble? No one. And sure enough — he can’t.
“It’s gonna happen, it’s gonna happen,” de Blasio vowed Thursday. “I think the vast majority of parents appreciate we’re trying to bring back schools for their kids rather than giving up.”
Except, it’s not “gonna” happen. The system has failed. It’s over. It’s Sept. 18 already, and schools are still weeks from even having a chance of swinging open their doors.
Anyone who thinks Sept. 29 (the latest promised date when K-5 kids supposedly will be allowed back) or Oct. 1 (the date for middle and high school kids) will arrive and schools will magically, finally begin providing in-person learning either has not been paying attention or is in the market for a bridge over the East River.
How do we know? Because no fact on the ground will change in 12 days. COVID-19 won’t be eradicated. A vaccine won’t be available.
The Department of Education won’t magically find extra teachers, a shortage of which is part of the latest excuse. Our leftist, labor-loving mayor won’t really stand up to the powerful teachers union, even after vowing to do so.
No, let’s face it: We’re screwed.
And city voters themselves have to take some responsibility for all this. We re-elected Bill de Blasio, even after he displayed inadequacy for the job and his abject lack of enthusiasm, and even though he ran his re-election campaign against Donald Trump instead of his actual opponent.
We fell for it. We let an unfit man govern New York for two terms, and he has brought our city to its knees.
The worst part: The mayoral election of 2021 will be a rerun of this strategy, even if Trump loses re-election. The Democratic candidates will compete to argue who hates Donald Trump more and to blame him for the city’s woes. But hating Trump is not a governing strategy, and the city’s dire situation is evidence of that.
My husband and I are both lifelong New Yorkers and proud New York City public-school parents to three children. But I worry mostly about my kindergartner under these conditions.
On Thursday, I felt forced to start calling private schools for him. Remote learning for kindergartners just isn’t realistic. Kids that young are hard for teachers to understand even in person; with remote learning, it’s virtually impossible. Teaching rarely succeeds.
Which raises the bigger questions: Should we bite the bullet and just leave New York? We’re far from the only parents weighing the options.
New York puts schools last. Gov. Andrew Cuomo stuck their reopening into Phase 4 and continued with the insane part-time plan that de Blasio and Carranza can’t implement. The system has never been great, but now it’s collapsed completely.
Let’s be real: New York is dying. We don’t want to be the last ones out to turn out the light.
Twitter: @Karol


newyorkpost--2020-09-17--Princeton faces federal probe for admitting racism remains ‘embedded’ there

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Princeton University could be forced to pay back millions of dollars in federal funding — and also be fined — over its president’s recent admission that racism persists at the Ivy League institution.
In a letter to Princeton President Christopher Eisgruber, the US Department of Education said it was opening an investigation into a Sept. 2 letter in which he outlined the school’s “efforts to combat systemic racism.”
“Among other things, you said ‘[r]acism and the damage it does to people of color persist at Princeton…’ and ‘[r]acist assumption…remain embedded in structures of the University itself,” Assistant Secretary Robert King of the Office of Postsecondary Education wrote.
Princeton’s “admitted racism” raises questions about the accuracy of “nondiscrimination and equal opportunity assurances” it’s made to the DOE in exchange for more than $75 million in taxpayer money since Eisgruber took over in 2013, King said.
Officials are also “concerned Princeton’s many nondiscrimination and equal opportunity claims to students, parents, and consumers in the market for education certificates may have been false, misleading, and actionable substantial misrepresentations,” he said.
King’s Wednesday letter demands that Princeton produce a host of records and written answers to questions within three weeks, and also make Eisgruber and a “designated corporate representative” available for “transcribed interviews, under oath,” within four weeks.
“Based on the facts, [Education Secretary Betsy DeVos] may consider measures against Princeton for false Program Participation Agreement nondiscrimination assurances, including an action to recover funds,” King wrote.
“Also, she may consider measures against Princeton for making substantial misrepresentations about the nature of its educational program, including a fine proceeding.”
In the letter, first reported Thursday by the Washington Examiner, King noted that federal officials were “aware of the challenges posed by COVID-19 to institutions of higher education.”
“However, the serious, even shocking nature of Princeton’s admissions compel the Department to move with all appropriate speed,” he added.
The probe will be conducted by the DOE’s Office of the General Counsel and the matter is also being referred to the US Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division and the DOE’s Office for Civil Rights “for any additional action they deem appropriate,” King said.
Princeton spokesman Ben Chang said in a written statement that the university would respond to the DOE “in due course.”
“It is unfortunate that the Department appears to believe that grappling honestly with the nation’s history and the current effects of systemic racism runs afoul of existing law,” Chang wrote.
“The University disagrees and looks forward to furthering our educational mission by explaining why our statements and actions are consistent not only with the law, but also with the highest ideals and aspirations of this country.”


newyorkpost--2020-09-17--As Cuomo slashes NY spending for everyone else, he keeps pork outlays flowing

With the pandemic devastating state tax revenues , Gov .
Andrew Cuomo quite rightly had his Division of the Budget hold back $ 4 billion in funds for local governments , nonprofits and school districts .
But he ’ s declined to stint on the pork .
As the Empire Center reports , that same Division of the Budget has ordered the Dormitory Authority ( which , despite the name , dumps cash on all manner of projects ) to release grants totaling a whopping $ 46 million from April through July .
The 226 grants are funding by bonds @ @ @ @ @ @ @ them were authorized via the State and Municipal Facilities Program , a $ 2 billion slush fund that the governor uses for political pork .
Nearly all that cash is for non-essential spending far less important than what the DOB has ( again , wisely ) withheld .
But it wins points with other politicians and local special interests .
The biggest outlay , $ 5.6 million , goes to build a playground in Brooklyn .
So school aid gets slashed , but the kids get a place to play .
Cuomo has @ @ @ @ @ @ @ anyone want to buy an upstate “ film hub ” ? )
, but this is a new low .
And from a guy who just chastised Mayor de Blasio for all the “ waste ” in the city budget .
The DOB estimates that the pandemic and lockdowns have brought a revenue loss of $ 14.5 billion this year and a total $ 62 billion loss through the 2024 fiscal year .
It is , to put it mildly , the wrong time to ensure that only pork-barrel spending is held harmless @

With the pandemic devastating state tax revenues, Gov. Andrew Cuomo quite rightly had his Division of the Budget hold back $4 billion in funds for local governments, nonprofits and school districts. But he’s declined to stint on the pork.
As the Empire Center reports, that same Division of the Budget has ordered the Dormitory Authority (which, despite the name, dumps cash on all manner of projects) to release grants totaling a whopping $46 million from April through July.
The 226 grants are funding by bonds issued without voter approval. Most of them were authorized via the State and Municipal Facilities Program, a $2 billion slush fund that the governor uses for political pork.
Nearly all that cash is for non-essential spending far less important than what the DOB has (again, wisely) withheld. But it wins points with other politicians and local special interests.
The biggest outlay, $5.6 million, goes to build a playground in Brooklyn. So school aid gets slashed, but the kids get a place to play.
Cuomo has always spent big on ridiculous projects (anyone want to buy an upstate “film hub”?), but this is a new low. And from a guy who just chastised Mayor de Blasio for all the “waste” in the city budget.
The DOB estimates that the pandemic and lockdowns have brought a revenue loss of $14.5 billion this year and a total $62 billion loss through the 2024 fiscal year.
It is, to put it mildly, the wrong time to ensure that only pork-barrel spending is held harmless.


newyorkpost--2020-09-17--Lev Parnas hit with new fraud charges for allegedly ripping off business investors

Rudy Giuliani associate Lev Parnas , who was indicted last year for illegally funneling campaign contributions to super PACs and politicians , was hit with new federal charges Thursday for allegedly ripping off $ 2 million from investors through his business Fraud Guarantee .
Parnas and David Correia were indicted for conspiring to commit wire fraud for allegedly raising funds for their fledgling business — only to splash the cash on luxury cars and other personal payments .
“ Fraud Guarantee takes on a different meaning in light of today ’ s allegations that the company was a vehicle for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , ” said Acting U.S. Attorney Audrey Strauss .
The company ’ s stated purpose was to provide services including insurance to investors to protect them from losses that were the result of fraud .
But the Manhattan indictment alleges that from 2012 to 2019 , Parnas and Correia swindled at least seven victims out of $ 2 million by making a series of misrepresentations — including falsely claiming the money would be used for legitimate business expenses related to the company ’ s development .
Instead , a majority of the funds @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to enhance the defendants ’ lifestyles , authorities said .
They allegedly blew hundreds of thousands of dollars in rent for Parnas ’ home , tens of thousands of dollars to lease luxury cars — and an unspecified sum for political donations , prosecutors charge .
The new indictment also contains fresh charges against Parnas , Correia , Giuliani crony Igor Fruman and Andrey Kukushkin in connection to campaign finance violations .
The quartet was first busted by the feds last year , accused of trying to funnel foreign money to various politicians @ @ @ @ @ @ @ sell marijuana legally .
In addition , prosecutors say Parnas and Fruman allegedly tried to advance their business interests , and those of at least one Ukraine government official , by making a $ 325,000 donation to a pro-Trump super PAC .
Prior to their arrests , Guiliani allegedly enlisted the two Soviet-born businessmen to investigate Joe Biden and his son Hunter Biden , who worked for an energy company in Ukraine .

Rudy Giuliani associate Lev Parnas, who was indicted last year for illegally funneling campaign contributions to super PACs and politicians, was hit with new federal charges Thursday for allegedly ripping off $2 million from investors through his business Fraud Guarantee.
Parnas and David Correia were indicted for conspiring to commit wire fraud for allegedly raising funds for their fledgling business — only to splash the cash on luxury cars and other personal payments.
“Fraud Guarantee takes on a different meaning in light of today’s allegations that the company was a vehicle for committing fraud, not insuring against it,” said Acting U.S. Attorney Audrey Strauss.
The company’s stated purpose was to provide services including insurance to investors to protect them from losses that were the result of fraud.
But the Manhattan indictment alleges that from 2012 to 2019, Parnas and Correia swindled at least seven victims out of $2 million by making a series of misrepresentations — including falsely claiming the money would be used for legitimate business expenses related to the company’s development.
Instead, a majority of the funds were allegedly withdrawn as cash and spent to enhance the defendants’ lifestyles, authorities said.
They allegedly blew hundreds of thousands of dollars in rent for Parnas’ home, tens of thousands of dollars to lease luxury cars — and an unspecified sum for political donations, prosecutors charge.
The new indictment also contains fresh charges against Parnas, Correia, Giuliani crony Igor Fruman and Andrey Kukushkin in connection to campaign finance violations.
The quartet was first busted by the feds last year, accused of trying to funnel foreign money to various politicians so they could obtain state licenses to sell marijuana legally.
In addition, prosecutors say Parnas and Fruman allegedly tried to advance their business interests, and those of at least one Ukraine government official, by making a $325,000 donation to a pro-Trump super PAC.
Prior to their arrests, Guiliani allegedly enlisted the two Soviet-born businessmen to investigate Joe Biden and his son Hunter Biden, who worked for an energy company in Ukraine.


newyorkpost--2020-09-17--Jerry Falwell Jr. allegedly got drunk and fell down stairs amid pool boy sex scandal

Jerry Falwell Jr. allegedly got drunk and injured himself inside his home about a week after explosive reports of an affair involving him , his wife and a pool boy surfaced , according to records and 911 audio reported on Thursday .
The evangelical leader ’ s wife , Becki Falwell , called 911 around 2:30 a.m. on Aug. 31 to say her husband had fallen inside their Bedford County , Virginia house and there was “ a lot of blood right now , ” HuffPost reported .
The dispatcher asked whether her husband had been drinking alcohol and Becki @ @ @ @ @ @ @ audio of the call obtained by the website .
She described being at church around 11 p.m. and receiving a call from Jerry , who said he was bleeding after a fall down the stairs .
When she got home , the doors were locked so she used a chair to break through the back door , according to the report .
When Becki was asked if her husband had been drinking “ heavily , ” she said , “ I ’ m not going to answer that question.
” The dispatcher explained @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be the cause for the heavy bleeding — but Becki was adamant : “ The more I tell you the name , the more you ’ re going to understand why we ’ re not talking to you right now , ” HuffPost reported .
The ultra-conservative Liberty University in Virginia — where Jerry was president until he resigned amid the sex scandal — stringently forbids alcohol use by students .
“ He won ’ t let her take him to the hospital as he is stubborn .
Caller was not forthcoming , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ obtained by HuffPost via a public records request .
When medics and emergency responders got to the house they found Jerry with several cuts , including above both eyes , under his left eye and across the bridge of his nose , the website reported .
He had apparently hit his head on a trash can and there was “ blood in the area he indicated ” as well as “ empty alcohol containers , ” the first responders noted .
Jerry — the son of late televangelist and modern religious-right co-founder Jerry @ @ @ @ @ @ @ slowed speach ( sic ) and would repeat things already asked.
” Later that day , Liberty ’ s board of trustees announced an independent investigation into the conduct of its disgraced former president .

Jerry Falwell Jr. allegedly got drunk and injured himself inside his home about a week after explosive reports of an affair involving him, his wife and a pool boy surfaced, according to records and 911 audio reported on Thursday.
The evangelical leader’s wife, Becki Falwell, called 911 around 2:30 a.m. on Aug. 31 to say her husband had fallen inside their Bedford County, Virginia house and there was “a lot of blood right now,” HuffPost reported.
The dispatcher asked whether her husband had been drinking alcohol and Becki responded “yes,” according to audio of the call obtained by the website.
She described being at church around 11 p.m. and receiving a call from Jerry, who said he was bleeding after a fall down the stairs. When she got home, the doors were locked so she used a chair to break through the back door, according to the report.
When Becki was asked if her husband had been drinking “heavily,” she said, “I’m not going to answer that question.”
The dispatcher explained that alcohol thins the blood and could be the cause for the heavy bleeding — but Becki was adamant: “The more I tell you the name, the more you’re going to understand why we’re not talking to you right now,” HuffPost reported.
The ultra-conservative Liberty University in Virginia — where Jerry was president until he resigned amid the sex scandal — stringently forbids alcohol use by students.
“He won’t let her take him to the hospital as he is stubborn. Caller was not forthcoming,” noted dispatch logs, which were obtained by HuffPost via a public records request.
When medics and emergency responders got to the house they found Jerry with several cuts , including above both eyes, under his left eye and across the bridge of his nose, the website reported.
He had apparently hit his head on a trash can and there was “blood in the area he indicated” as well as “empty alcohol containers,” the first responders noted.
Jerry — the son of late televangelist and modern religious-right co-founder Jerry Falwell Sr. — had “slurred and slowed speach (sic) and would repeat things already asked.”
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Later that day, Liberty’s board of trustees announced an independent investigation into the conduct of its disgraced former president.
In the past, Jerry has been accused of not abiding by the school’s strict Christian values banning sexual content and the use of alcohol.
Witnesses alleged that he showed up to Liberty’s campus drunk and reeking of alcohol and once accidentally sent an inappropriate photo of Becki to some administrators — and even his son, the Wall Street Journal reported earlier this month.
Giancarlo Granda, the pool boy who alleged he had sex with Becki as Jerry watched, said the dad of three was “drunk” during their first sexual encounter in 2012.
“Their lavish lifestyle consisted of heavy drinking and going to nightclubs, which is strictly prohibited by the honor code that they expect everyone else to follow,” Granda told Fox News.
Jerry denied showing up on campus drunk, telling the Journal that drinking wasn’t banned for staff. He also said he never sent any inappropriate messages.


newyorkpost--2020-09-18--Carole Baskin says finding missing former husband would be ‘huge relief’

Carole Baskin said it would be a “ huge relief ” if her missing former husband — rumored to have been killed and fed to tigers — were to be found thanks to a commercial that ran during her “ Dancing With the Stars ” debut .
Baskin reacted this week to the spot put out by the family of Don Lewis , which aired Monday night .
“ I believe their actions are just a publicity stunt , but if it helps us find Don , then that will be a huge relief , ” the owner of Big @ @ @ @ @ @ @ CNN .
The ad , which ran in Florida where Baskin ’ s sanctuary is located , featured Lewis ’ three daughters , Gale , Lynda and Donna , and his former assistant , Anne McQueen , as well as the family ’ s attorney .
They believe Baskin has something to do with her husband ’ s disappearance in 1997 — claims she ’ s vehemently denied — and are offering a $ 100,000 reward for information in his case .
Baskin rose to fame as the eccentric owner of Big Cat @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Tiger King : Murder , Mayhem and Madness , ” which chronicled her beef with former fellow zoo owner , Joe Exotic .
Exotic — who is currently behind bars following his conviction in a failed murder-for-hire plot against Baskin — has accused her of having Lewis killed and fed to tigers .
In a May blog post , Baskin slammed her portrayal in “ Tiger King , ” calling it “ salacious and sensational.
” “ As part of that , it has a segment devoted to suggesting , with lies and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , that I had a role in the disappearance of my husband Don in 1997 , ” she wrote .

Carole Baskin said it would be a “huge relief” if her missing former husband — rumored to have been killed and fed to tigers — were to be found thanks to a commercial that ran during her “Dancing With the Stars” debut.
Baskin reacted this week to the spot put out by the family of Don Lewis, which aired Monday night.
“I believe their actions are just a publicity stunt, but if it helps us find Don, then that will be a huge relief,” the owner of Big Cat Rescue said in an email to CNN.
The ad, which ran in Florida where Baskin’s sanctuary is located, featured Lewis’ three daughters, Gale, Lynda and Donna, and his former assistant, Anne McQueen, as well as the family’s attorney. They believe Baskin has something to do with her husband’s disappearance in 1997 — claims she’s vehemently denied — and are offering a $100,000 reward for information in his case.
Baskin rose to fame as the eccentric owner of Big Cat Rescue on the hit Netflix docuseries “Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem and Madness,” which chronicled her beef with former fellow zoo owner, Joe Exotic.
Exotic — who is currently behind bars following his conviction in a failed murder-for-hire plot against Baskin — has accused her of having Lewis killed and fed to tigers.
In a May blog post, Baskin slammed her portrayal in “Tiger King,” calling it “salacious and sensational.”
“As part of that, it has a segment devoted to suggesting, with lies and innuendos from people who are not credible, that I had a role in the disappearance of my husband Don in 1997,” she wrote.


newyorkpost--2020-09-18--59-year-old man found dead in Central Park

A 59-year-old man was found dead in Central Park early Friday , cops said .
The man was discovered unconscious @ @ @ @ @ against a rock , at West 109th Street and West Drive , around 1:45 a.m. @ @ @ @ @ The man , whose name was not immediately released pending family notification , has an @ @ @ @ @ to police sources .
His body showed no obvious signs of trauma .
The city @ @ @ @ @ will officially determine his cause of death .

A 59-year-old man was found dead in Central Park early Friday, cops said.
The man was discovered unconscious on the ground, butted against a rock, at West 109th Street and West Drive, around 1:45 a.m., according to police.
EMS pronounced him dead on scene.
The man, whose name was not immediately released pending family notification, has an extensive drug history, according to police sources.
His body showed no obvious signs of trauma. The city medical examiner’s office will officially determine his cause of death.


newyorkpost--2020-09-18--Google fixes policy that appeared to let apps track cheating spouses

Google has amended a confusing policy that appeared to permit smartphone apps that let people keep tabs on their cheating spouses .
The tech giant issued an update Wednesday to its Google Play store policy governing “ stalkerware ” apps , which track the user ’ s location and other personal information without their knowledge .
These apps — sometimes marketed as tools to help catch cheating spouses — are made to trick users into believing that they ’ re not being tracked , according to the Electronic Frontier Foundation , a digital civil liberties group .
They pose a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and domestic violence , harassment and sexual abuse , ” says the Coalition Against Stalkerware , a campaign against the technology that was set up last year .
A previous version of Google ’ s stalkerware policy that took effect in August said apps “ can be used to track a person ( a spouse , for example ) without their knowledge or permission ” — but also required them to display a notification and an icon that identified the app .
It also said parents could not use them to track their @ @ @ @ @ @ @ apps created for “ parental ( including family ) monitoring.
” The new policy , which takes effect Oct. 1 , more clearly allows kid-tracking apps but bans those that a jealous lover might use to surreptitiously track their partner ’ s movements .
“ Acceptable forms of these apps can be used by parents to track their children , ” the revised language reads .
“ However , these apps can not be used to track a person ( a spouse , for example ) without their knowledge or permission unless a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is being transmitted.
” The new policy still requires apps to show a notification and an icon even when they ’ re being used to track children , according to The Verge , which earlier reported on Google ’ s change .
Google did not immediately respond to a request for comment Friday morning .

Google has amended a confusing policy that appeared to permit smartphone apps that let people keep tabs on their cheating spouses.
The tech giant issued an update Wednesday to its Google Play store policy governing “stalkerware” apps, which track the user’s location and other personal information without their knowledge.
These apps — sometimes marketed as tools to help catch cheating spouses — are made to trick users into believing that they’re not being tracked, according to the Electronic Frontier Foundation, a digital civil liberties group.
They pose a threat because they can facilitate “gender-based and domestic violence, harassment and sexual abuse,” says the Coalition Against Stalkerware, a campaign against the technology that was set up last year.
A previous version of Google’s stalkerware policy that took effect in August said apps “can be used to track a person (a spouse, for example) without their knowledge or permission” — but also required them to display a notification and an icon that identified the app.
It also said parents could not use them to track their children even though another clause explicitly allowed apps created for “parental (including family) monitoring.”
The new policy, which takes effect Oct. 1, more clearly allows kid-tracking apps but bans those that a jealous lover might use to surreptitiously track their partner’s movements.
“Acceptable forms of these apps can be used by parents to track their children,” the revised language reads. “However, these apps cannot be used to track a person (a spouse, for example) without their knowledge or permission unless a persistent notification is displayed while the data is being transmitted.”
The new policy still requires apps to show a notification and an icon even when they’re being used to track children, according to The Verge, which earlier reported on Google’s change.
Google did not immediately respond to a request for comment Friday morning.


newyorkpost--2020-09-18--Listen to Episode 35 of ‘Gang’s All Here’: Can Jets Compete with 49ers? feat. Nick Mangold

A lot has to change for the Jets if they want to compete against the defending NFC Champion 49ers on Sunday in their home opener .
With no fans in the building , it will be a new kind of MetLife Stadium for Gang Green .
To break down the matchup and chat with former All-Pro Jets center Nick Mangold , we bring you a brand new episode of the “ Gang ’ s All Here ” podcast with beat writer Brian Costello and Jake Brown .
Coz and I open up the podcast talking about the injuries both the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ into this Week 2 matchup .
The Jets offense will be without at least Le ’ Veon Bell and Denzel Mims , which could mean more problems for Sam Darnold , who struggled in Week 1 against the Bills .
We talk about what needs to chance for the team to put some points on the board , including Darnold hitting open receivers , more creative playcalling and developing a run game , led by future Hall of Famer Frank Gore .
Having La ’ Mical Perine on the field could certainly help @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was brought back , but Coz feels he will be used more on special teams .
We dive right into CEO Christopher Johnson ’ s comments this week about Adam Gase , Sam Darnold , Mike Maccagnan , Joe Douglas and the team .
Was it a surprise to hear Johnson describe Gase as “ brilliant ” ?
Did he take a shot at Maccagnan with what he said ?
Can Darnold bounce back this week ?
We break down the 49ers game and what we expect to happen .
Both of us @ @ @ @ @ @ @ finding a way to win the game , despite Richard Sherman , Deebo Samuel and potentially George Kittle being out with injuries .
Former All-Pro Jets center Nick Mangold then joins the show .
Mangold opens up by promoting the Pepsi campaign he is doing with Jets prizes .
He also talks about his Mangold ’ s 74 BBQ sauce .
We then get into football with the seven-time Pro Bowler , discussing how it will take time for this Jets offensive line to develop some cohesion , being new and not getting @ @ @ @ @ @ @ into this team having little expectations as some of his Jets ’ teams did , and if players hear it and how to deal with it .
Mangold discusses team chemistry , if he felt any pressure replacing Kevin Mawae as a rookie and tells a hilarious story about D ’ Brickashaw Ferguson at the NFL Combine .
Mangold explains why he felt a sense of pride in being a Jet for his entire career .
He finishes the interview talking about what he uses to keep his beard maintained .
NY Post @ @ @ @ @ @ @ her start-sit options for your fantasy teams in Week 2 .
I close out the show with “ Brown ’ s Best Bets ” for Week 2 .
Which teams are locks against the spread and what is a strong three-leg parlay option ?
“ Definitely going to be a challenge this year .
It ’ s going to be a big onus on the vets to push the cohesion a lot quicker than usual .
We used to sit there in the spring and we ’ d always have a big cookout @ @ @ @ @ @ @ We ’ d have dinners , lunches and we ’ d spend a lot of time during training camp together .
Just to build that chemistry off the field which I feel is just as important as chemistry on the field .
There ’ s going to be a lot of challenges coming in .
Not having preseason games means you don ’ t have preseason film .
So , you ’ re going to have guys that you haven ’ t seen since December who probably spent the last six months working @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have no idea about .
I think not only for the Jets , but the NFL as a whole , these first three weeks are going to be a definite learning curve as we settle into the season.
” Mangold on pride in being a lifetime Jet : “ Yeah , I definitely take a lot of pride in being a Jet .
From the way the fans embrace me , to the team itself , to the people in the building .
I did have some chances that I could have stolen @ @ @ @ @ @ @ came down to it , I didn ’ t want to go anywhere else .
When it got real , and they are like you sign and go play , I enjoy being a Jet .
We didn ’ t win at all , which is unfortunate , but we did win some games .
We had some bad games .
Through it all , I enjoyed my time there .
I didn ’ t like how it ended , but can ’ t control everything .
But , it was one of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of pride in being a New York Jet and took a lot of pride in being one of the guys that can truly say , you ’ re forever a Jet .
When I got the opportunity , I said I want to sign the one-day deal just so I can retire appropriately and just enjoy being a Jet .
I ’ m forever associated with being a Jet and I like it that way.
” Catch up on all episodes of “ Gang ’ s All Here , ” a New York @ @ @ @ @ @ @ podcast on Apple Podcasts , Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts .
Follow Coz and Jake on Twitter @ BrianCoz and @ JakeBrownRadio for updates on the show .
The next episode of the podcast drops Monday morning .

A lot has to change for the Jets if they want to compete against the defending NFC Champion 49ers on Sunday in their home opener. With no fans in the building, it will be a new kind of MetLife Stadium for Gang Green. To break down the matchup and chat with former All-Pro Jets center Nick Mangold, we bring you a brand new episode of the “Gang’s All Here” podcast with beat writer Brian Costello and Jake Brown.
Coz and I open up the podcast talking about the injuries both the Jets and 49ers are dealing with heading into this Week 2 matchup. The Jets offense will be without at least Le’Veon Bell and Denzel Mims, which could mean more problems for Sam Darnold, who struggled in Week 1 against the Bills. We talk about what needs to chance for the team to put some points on the board, including Darnold hitting open receivers, more creative playcalling and developing a run game, led by future Hall of Famer Frank Gore. Having La’Mical Perine on the field could certainly help if he is healthy. Kalen Ballage was brought back, but Coz feels he will be used more on special teams.
We dive right into CEO Christopher Johnson’s comments this week about Adam Gase, Sam Darnold, Mike Maccagnan, Joe Douglas and the team. Was it a surprise to hear Johnson describe Gase as “brilliant”? Did he take a shot at Maccagnan with what he said? Can Darnold bounce back this week? We break down the 49ers game and what we expect to happen. Both of us have a hard time seeing the Jets finding a way to win the game, despite Richard Sherman, Deebo Samuel and potentially George Kittle being out with injuries.
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Former All-Pro Jets center Nick Mangold then joins the show. Mangold opens up by promoting the Pepsi campaign he is doing with Jets prizes. He also talks about his Mangold’s 74 BBQ sauce. We then get into football with the seven-time Pro Bowler, discussing how it will take time for this Jets offensive line to develop some cohesion, being new and not getting any preseason action in. Mangold gets into this team having little expectations as some of his Jets’ teams did, and if players hear it and how to deal with it. Mangold discusses team chemistry, if he felt any pressure replacing Kevin Mawae as a rookie and tells a hilarious story about D’Brickashaw Ferguson at the NFL Combine. Mangold explains why he felt a sense of pride in being a Jet for his entire career. He finishes the interview talking about what he uses to keep his beard maintained.
NY Post fantasy football writer Samantha Previte then gives her start-sit options for your fantasy teams in Week 2. I close out the show with “Brown’s Best Bets” for Week 2. Which teams are locks against the spread and what is a strong three-leg parlay option?
Mangold on new Jets offensive line, developing cohesion:
“Definitely going to be a challenge this year. It’s going to be a big onus on the vets to push the cohesion a lot quicker than usual. We used to sit there in the spring and we’d always have a big cookout with the offensive line getting together. We’d have dinners, lunches and we’d spend a lot of time during training camp together. Just to build that chemistry off the field which I feel is just as important as chemistry on the field. There’s going to be a lot of challenges coming in. Not having preseason games means you don’t have preseason film. So, you’re going to have guys that you haven’t seen since December who probably spent the last six months working on something new that you’ll have no idea about. I think not only for the Jets, but the NFL as a whole, these first three weeks are going to be a definite learning curve as we settle into the season.”
Mangold on pride in being a lifetime Jet:
“Yeah, I definitely take a lot of pride in being a Jet. From the way the fans embrace me, to the team itself, to the people in the building. I did have some chances that I could have stolen a couple of checks. When it came down to it, I didn’t want to go anywhere else. When it got real, and they are like you sign and go play, I enjoy being a Jet. We didn’t win at all, which is unfortunate, but we did win some games. We had some bad games. Through it all, I enjoyed my time there. I didn’t like how it ended, but can’t control everything. But, it was one of those things that I took a lot of pride in being a New York Jet and took a lot of pride in being one of the guys that can truly say, you’re forever a Jet. When I got the opportunity, I said I want to sign the one-day deal just so I can retire appropriately and just enjoy being a Jet. I’m forever associated with being a Jet and I like it that way.”
Catch up on all episodes of “Gang’s All Here,” a New York Jets podcast, by subscribing to the podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts. Follow Coz and Jake on Twitter @BrianCoz and @JakeBrownRadio for updates on the show. The next episode of the podcast drops Monday morning.


newyorkpost--2020-09-18--Trump administration to ban TikTok downloads starting Sunday: report

The Trump administration will issue an order banning Americans from downloading TikTok as the video-sharing app rushes to seal a @ @ @ @ @ Oracle , a new report says .
The Friday order from the US Commerce Department @ @ @ @ @ from offering TikTok — along with another Chinese-owned app , WeChat — on their American @ @ @ @ @ Reuters reported .
But President Trump could rescind the order before then if TikTok parent @ @ @ @ @ to make California-based Oracle its technology partner in the US , the story says , @ @ @ @ @ White House officials are reportedly reviewing the terms of the deal , which calls for @ @ @ @ @ to take a majority stake in a new US-based company set up to run TikTok @ @ @ @ @ Trump said this week that he would not approve a deal leaving Beijing-based ByteDance with @ @ @ @ @ which has 100 million US users .
The Commerce Department did not immediately respond to @ @ @ @ @

The clock is ticking on TikTok after the US Commerce Department issued an order that will ban downloads of the wildly popular app starting Sunday, citing national security concerns.
The Friday order will see Apple and Google blocked from offering the Chinese-owned social media platform on their app stores, meaning that TikTok will not be able to add to its 100 million-strong US user base beginning Sept. 20.
TikTok will not be removed from phones that already have the software downloaded, but there will be no way for the app to receive software updates.
The order will also remove another popular Chinese-owned app, WeChat, from the app stores.
But President Trump could rescind the order before then if TikTok parent ByteDance can finalize a deal to make California-based Oracle its technology partner in the US, Reuters reported, citing three unnamed officials.
“Today’s actions prove once again that President Trump will do everything in his power to guarantee our national security and protect Americans from the threats of the Chinese Communist Party,” Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross said in a statement.
“At the president’s direction, we have taken significant action to combat China’s malicious collection of American citizens’ personal data, while promoting our national values, democratic rules-based norms, and aggressive enforcement of US laws and regulations.”
TikTok has aggressively denied that it has ever shared data with China’s authoritarian government, and has said it would not do so if asked.
The move comes more than a month after Trump signed an executive order requiring ByteDance to sell its US operations to a “very American company” or see the app banned.
TikTok this week came to terms with California tech giant Oracle — headed by billionaire Trump supporter Larry Ellison — in a deal that would see the cloud computing company take a 20 percent stake. Walmart would also partner with Oracle under the proposed deal, which is still being examined by White House officials.
In a proposed deal that could take the company public under the name TikTok Global, the company’s board would be mostly US directors, including a US security expert, and it would have an American CEO, according to Reuters. Meanwhile, Beijing-based ByteDance — whose ties to the Communist Party have raised concerns among US politicians about possible cyberspying — would end up with a stake of about 40 percent.
Trump — who on Wednesday reiterated that he wanted majority domestic ownership of TikTok’s US business — was set to make a decision Friday, according to CNBC.
It is not yet clear if Trump will approve the deal, according to the report, and he has received conflicting advice from different advisers, including Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and son-in-law Jared Kushner.