newyorkpost--2020-03-16--NJ coronavirus patient James Cai says ‘nobody knows’ when he’ll fully recover

The New Jersey health care worker who was the state ’ s first coronavirus case says “ nobody knows ” when he ’ ll fully recover from the bug — and is struggling with weeks of isolation from his wife and little girl .
“ I don ’ t know what ’ s exactly going on with me , ” James Cai , 32 , told The Post via text message .
Cai — who was initially hit with diarrhea , chest pains and a fever despite having no underlying medical conditions — remained in isolation Tuesday at Hackensack University @ @ @ @ @ @ @ been since March 2 .
“ I am getting better but at what extent ?
Nobody knows , ” said Cai , adding that his frequent coughing has left him with rib pain .
The Fort Lee physician assistant said it ’ s been “ very hard ” battling the deadly bug away from his wife and 20-month-old daughter , who are in isolation .
Referring to his daughter , he said the little girl is “ not herself when I am not around.
” “ I am afraid to call her , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ cry.
” Cai said he ’ s “ not sure ” when he ’ ll finally be discharged from the hospital since he needs to test negative for the coronavirus to be cleared for release .
He has said he believes he came down with the dangerous bug while attending a medical conference at the Westin in Times Square on the weekend of Feb. 28 .
Cai is among at least 178 confirmed COVID-19 cases in the Garden State as of Monday afternoon , according to the Department of Health .

The New Jersey health care worker who was the state’s first coronavirus case says “nobody knows” when he’ll fully recover from the bug — and is struggling with weeks of isolation from his wife and little girl.
“I don’t know what’s exactly going on with me,” James Cai, 32, told The Post via text message.
Cai — who was initially hit with diarrhea, chest pains and a fever despite having no underlying medical conditions — remained in isolation Tuesday at Hackensack University Medical Center, where he’s been since March 2.
“I am getting better but at what extent? Nobody knows,” said Cai, adding that his frequent coughing has left him with rib pain.
The Fort Lee physician assistant said it’s been “very hard” battling the deadly bug away from his wife and 20-month-old daughter, who are in isolation.
Referring to his daughter, he said the little girl is “not herself when I am not around.”
“I am afraid to call her,” Cai said. “I may cry.”
Cai said he’s “not sure” when he’ll finally be discharged from the hospital since he needs to test negative for the coronavirus to be cleared for release.
He has said he believes he came down with the dangerous bug while attending a medical conference at the Westin in Times Square on the weekend of Feb. 28.
Cai is among at least 178 confirmed COVID-19 cases in the Garden State as of Monday afternoon, according to the Department of Health.


newyorkpost--2020-03-17--March Madness 2020 simulation: Seton Hall, Rutgers stay alive

Seton Hall ’ s best season in 27 years will be forever ...

March Madness lives on. Following the cancellation of the NCAA Tournament, The Post projected the final bracket and will spend the rest of the week presenting round-by-round results produced via online simulation, thanks to our friends at whatifsports.com.
New Jersey’s once-in-a-generation season isn’t done yet.
Seton Hall and Rutgers each survived their first-round matchups in the simulation of The Post’s NCAA Tournament bracket.
The No. 3 Pirates, who captured a share of the Big East regular-season title for the first time since 1993 and also featured the recipient of the league’s top individual honor (Myles Powell) for the first time since then, outlasted No. 14 Hofstra, 79-70, behind 25 points from the All-American guard. After clinching Hofstra’s first NCAA Tournament appearance since 2001 in last week’s CAA Tournament triumph, senior Desure Buie went out with 24 points, eight assists and seven rebounds.
Seton Hall will face No. 6 Penn State in the second round.
No. 10 Rutgers, which hasn’t been to the NCAA Tournament since 1991, knocked out No. 7 Providence, 72-68. Montez Mathis sealed the win with a pair of free throws with four seconds remaining, setting up a second-round matchup with No. 2 Florida State.
In a first round filled with incredible finishes, No. 11 Wichita State and No. 6 West Virginia produced the greatest game never seen. Following a First Four victory over Richmond, the Shockers needed a game-tying 3-pointer by Erik Stevenson with four seconds left in regulation to save their season. The Mountaineers elevated the drama with Jermaine Haley’s game-tying 3-pointer with eight seconds left in the first extra session. Wichita State then held on, 98-94, in double overtime.
No. 12 Stephen F. Austin — which beat VCU as a No. 12 seed in 2014 and topped West Virginia as a No. 14 seed in 2016 — played Cinderella again, edging No. 5 Ohio State, 71-69, on John Comeaux’s tie-breaking shot with two seconds to play. No. 5 Auburn, which came a controversial foul call away from reaching last year’s national title game, also fell victim to a No. 12 seed, losing 81-68 to East Tennessee State.
While Big Ten Player of the Year Luke Garza was eliminated in No. 6 Iowa’s 76-67 loss to No. 11 Cincinnati, the country’s leading scorer, Markus Howard, moved on with 29 points in No. 9 Marquette’s 85-79 win over No. 8 Colorado.
And in a rematch of last year’s national championship game, No. 7 Virginia maintained hope of becoming the first back-to-back title winner in 13 years, again topping Texas Tech, 63-58.


newyorkpost--2020-03-17--March Madness 2020 simulation: Dayton stunned in wild first round

Four days later , Myles Powell was still grappling with the ...

March Madness lives on. Following the cancellation of the NCAA Tournament, The Post projected the final bracket and will spend the rest of the week presenting round-by-round results produced via online simulation, thanks to our friends at whatifsports.com.
Even the most beloved sporting event in the nation has moments worth missing.
For 33 years, No. 16 seeds went winless in the NCAA Tournament’s main draw. Occasionally, there were close calls. Princeton fell one shot short of stunning Georgetown in 1989. That same year, East Tennessee State also lost by one to top-seeded Oklahoma.
Still, each year the bracket promised at least four simple selections. Following the expansion of the tournament field to 64 teams in 1985, No. 1 seeds predictably reigned supreme in 135 straight matchups.
Then, came UMBC in 2018, destroying top-overall seed Virginia, 74-54, as a 20 ½-point underdog in the greatest upset in NCAA Tournament history.
“If you play this game and you step into the arena, this stuff can happen,” Virginia coach Tony Bennett said then. “Those who haven’t been in the arena or in the competition, maybe they don’t understand that, but there’s chances for wonderful things to happen.”
Oh, what might have happened had coronavirus never been born.
Dayton, the basketball-mad town which suffered all-time sports heartbreak when the Flyers’ incredible season ended prematurely, will never know if it could have reached the Final Four for the first time in 53 years. But had the NCAA Tournament stayed on schedule, Flyers fans could have felt even worse.
In the most stunning result of The Post’s simulation, No. 1 seed Dayton and First Team All-American Obi Toppin, were knocked out in the first round by No. 16 Winthrop, 87-86, in Cleveland.
(To ensure the algorithm was working properly, the game was simulated several more times to test the site’s accuracy. Dayton won the next 14 matchups.)
Though the Eagles trailed for the majority of the game, the Big South champions became household names when Chandler Vaudrin hit a go-ahead shot from the right corner with 13 seconds remaining.
Unlike the Virginia core, which was fueled by infamy to go on one of the most exhilarating championships runs in history last season, Dayton is unlikely to be positioned so well again, with Toppin expected to leave school and be taken in the lottery of this year’s NBA draft.
Winthrop, which has made 10 previous NCAA Tournament appearances and won a first-round game — over Notre Dame — as a No. 11 seed in 2007, wasn’t the only team responsible for busting The Post bracket.
For the first time in John Calipari’s career, the Kentucky coach was sent home in the first round, following No. 14 Eastern Washington’s 77-76 win over the third-seeded SEC champions. Calipari, whose only exit before the Sweet 16 at Kentucky came in a second-round loss to Indiana in 2016, and the Wildcats led by six with less than two minutes remaining, but Jacob Davison clinched the upset by hitting a buzzer-beating 3-pointer — one of the most hypothetically thrilling shots in tournament history.
Kentucky hasn’t lost in the first round of the NCAA Tournament since a trip as an 11-seed under Billy Gillispie in 2008. Eastern Washington fell in the first round of its only two trips to the NCAA Tournament.
Four other double-digit seeds (No. 12 Stephen F. Austin, No. 12 East Tennessee State, No. 11 Cincinnati, No. 11 Wichita State) moved on, too. The first round was as unpredictable as ever.
Oh, what could have been.


newyorkpost--2020-03-17--March Madness 2020 cancellation is cruelest end for Dayton bettors

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Listen Live to VSiN 's sports betting shows LAS VEGAS — We will never know how far Obi Toppin would have led Dayton in the NCAA Tournament .
We can debate , dream and speculate , but there never will be an answer .
Four months into the college basketball season , we reached March and approached the crescendo when the plug @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the most exciting event in sports .
Obviously , the cancellation of the NCAA Tournament because of the coronavirus pandemic pales in importance to global health concerns and serious societal issues .
But our sports betting world has been turned upside down , so that ’ s the topic here .
Late last week , when virtually every sports league and organization in America was shutting down , a Las Vegas sportsbook director texted me with this message : “ What a disaster .
It ’ s sickening.
” The ramifications of a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ industry .
With the NBA , NHL and MLB regular seasons postponed , wagers on win totals will be refunded .
The same goes for futures bets on the NCAA Tournament , which will not be played .
There is no small chance it can be delayed or saved .
There will be no May Madness .
When something is paused or postponed , there is hope .
When something is canceled , that ’ s just cold .
Two days before Thanksgiving on a warm afternoon in Hawaii , I watched Dayton @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Maui Invitational .
The Hokies had upset preseason No .
1 Michigan State the previous day .
The unranked Flyers were on the rise and the secret was about to get out .
I called Ron Boyles , who has made a living in Las Vegas as a professional sports bettor for more than 30 years , and asked him to shop around for Dayton futures odds and get us down on it .
Boyles found 200/1 at two books and made the bets .
The next day , the Flyers fell @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Maui championship game .
The triple-digit odds on Dayton disappeared as most books adjusted to the 30/1 to 50/1 range .
As Selection Sunday approached , the Flyers were forecast as the No .
1 seed in the NCAA ’ s East Region .
Dayton ( 29-2 ) suffered both of its losses in overtime on neutral courts and went 18-0 in the Atlantic 10 Conference .
Toppin , a probable top-five pick in this year ’ s NBA draft , led a complete team with national championship potential .
What if ?
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ have been ways to hedge and profit on a 200/1 ticket even if the Flyers fell short of winning it all .
“ I finally have a futures ticket where I might make a big score and it goes up in smoke , ” Boyles said .
“ There might be only once or twice in your lifetime when you have a live 200/1 shot .
That ’ s the whole thing .
That just doesn ’ t happen.
” My consolation is a refund and bad beat story to tell for years @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
The Westgate SuperBook actually opened Dayton ’ s odds at 1,000/1 last spring , so the beat is more painful for anyone holding that ticket .
I also held NCAA championship futures on Louisville ( 20/1 ) , Oregon ( 50/1 ) and Wichita State ( 200/1 ) .
The Cardinals and Ducks were live .
The flip side of a bad beat is getting off the hook on a bad bet , and the Shockers had no shot so I ’ ll take that refund .
When the Final Four ends @ @ @ @ @ @ @ April 6 in Atlanta — Masters week begins .
At least we had that to look forward to , right ?
Not this year .
The biggest event in golf has been postponed , too .
Last Thursday , soon after Hideki Matsuyama shot a 9-under 63 to tie the course record at TPC Sawgrass in Florida and take the first-round lead at The Players Championship , the PGA Tour announced the rest of the tournament was canceled .
Of course , I had bet Matsuyama at 30/1 odds , as did VSiN @ @ @ @ @ @ @ What if ?
Matsuyama might not have won , but we will never know .
Westgate golf oddsmaker Jeff Sherman took down the original Masters futures board , which he had opened in April 2019 , and posted new odds for the 2020 tournament that stated , “ Dates TBD.
” Check the house rules where you placed wagers for confirmation on how each bet will be graded .
David Purdum of ESPN reported Sunday the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement has provided guidance to sportsbooks for how to handle bets on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as the NBA and NHL .
For me , nothing will top the disappointment of the Dayton 200/1 ticket , which can be used as toilet paper in an emergency .
The Flyers were on a four-month journey from unranked to a likely No .
1 seed when the NCAA Tournament was canceled .
In the early 1980s , Clark Griswold packed his wife and kids into the family truckster and made a mishap-filled trip from the Chicago suburbs to the southern California amusement park Walley World .
When the Griswold clan finally @ @ @ @ @ @ @ stunned to find Walley World closed for repairs .
An angry Clark went berserk .
Many of us know that crushed feeling now .
For some , this will be time to take a vacation .
The word “ fun ” is found inside the word “ refund ” but it ’ s a lie .
This is no fun at all .

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LAS VEGAS — We will never know how far Obi Toppin would have led Dayton in the NCAA Tournament. We can debate, dream and speculate, but there never will be an answer.
Four months into the college basketball season, we reached March and approached the crescendo when the plug was pulled on several conference tournaments and the most exciting event in sports.
Obviously, the cancellation of the NCAA Tournament because of the coronavirus pandemic pales in importance to global health concerns and serious societal issues. But our sports betting world has been turned upside down, so that’s the topic here.
Late last week, when virtually every sports league and organization in America was shutting down, a Las Vegas sportsbook director texted me with this message: “What a disaster. It’s sickening.”
The ramifications of a sports shutdown are widespread in the gaming industry. With the NBA, NHL and MLB regular seasons postponed, wagers on win totals will be refunded. The same goes for futures bets on the NCAA Tournament, which will not be played. There is no small chance it can be delayed or saved. There will be no May Madness. When something is paused or postponed, there is hope. When something is canceled, that’s just cold.
Two days before Thanksgiving on a warm afternoon in Hawaii, I watched Dayton destroy Virginia Tech by 27 points in the Maui Invitational. The Hokies had upset preseason No. 1 Michigan State the previous day. The unranked Flyers were on the rise and the secret was about to get out.
I called Ron Boyles, who has made a living in Las Vegas as a professional sports bettor for more than 30 years, and asked him to shop around for Dayton futures odds and get us down on it. Boyles found 200/1 at two books and made the bets.
The next day, the Flyers fell to Kansas 90-84 in overtime in the Maui championship game. The triple-digit odds on Dayton disappeared as most books adjusted to the 30/1 to 50/1 range.
As Selection Sunday approached, the Flyers were forecast as the No. 1 seed in the NCAA’s East Region. Dayton (29-2) suffered both of its losses in overtime on neutral courts and went 18-0 in the Atlantic 10 Conference. Toppin, a probable top-five pick in this year’s NBA draft, led a complete team with national championship potential.
What if? We will never know. There would have been ways to hedge and profit on a 200/1 ticket even if the Flyers fell short of winning it all.
“I finally have a futures ticket where I might make a big score and it goes up in smoke,” Boyles said. “There might be only once or twice in your lifetime when you have a live 200/1 shot. That’s the whole thing. That just doesn’t happen.”
My consolation is a refund and bad beat story to tell for years, which is not what I wanted. The Westgate SuperBook actually opened Dayton’s odds at 1,000/1 last spring, so the beat is more painful for anyone holding that ticket.
I also held NCAA championship futures on Louisville (20/1), Oregon (50/1) and Wichita State (200/1). The Cardinals and Ducks were live. The flip side of a bad beat is getting off the hook on a bad bet, and the Shockers had no shot so I’ll take that refund.
When the Final Four ends — the title game was scheduled for April 6 in Atlanta — Masters week begins. At least we had that to look forward to, right? Not this year. The biggest event in golf has been postponed, too.
Last Thursday, soon after Hideki Matsuyama shot a 9-under 63 to tie the course record at TPC Sawgrass in Florida and take the first-round lead at The Players Championship, the PGA Tour announced the rest of the tournament was canceled. Of course, I had bet Matsuyama at 30/1 odds, as did VSiN hosts Brady Kannon and Mitch Moss.
What if? Matsuyama might not have won, but we will never know.
Westgate golf oddsmaker Jeff Sherman took down the original Masters futures board, which he had opened in April 2019, and posted new odds for the 2020 tournament that stated, “Dates TBD.”
Check the house rules where you placed wagers for confirmation on how each bet will be graded. David Purdum of ESPN reported Sunday the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement has provided guidance to sportsbooks for how to handle bets on leagues which have suspended seasons, such as the NBA and NHL.
For me, nothing will top the disappointment of the Dayton 200/1 ticket, which can be used as toilet paper in an emergency. The Flyers were on a four-month journey from unranked to a likely No. 1 seed when the NCAA Tournament was canceled.
In the early 1980s, Clark Griswold packed his wife and kids into the family truckster and made a mishap-filled trip from the Chicago suburbs to the southern California amusement park Walley World. When the Griswold clan finally arrived at the park, they were stunned to find Walley World closed for repairs. An angry Clark went berserk.
Many of us know that crushed feeling now. For some, this will be time to take a vacation.
The word “fun” is found inside the word “refund” but it’s a lie. This is no fun at all.


newyorkpost--2020-03-17--‘The weather is stunning’: Brit hilariously braves storm in Miami

No way is this tourist taking a raincheck .
British vacationer Beckii Lovelock was looking forward to a relaxing bus @ @ @ @ @ Miami , Florida , but the ride ended up being more like Splash Mountain .
@ @ @ @ @ t stop cracking jokes as the area ’ s usual sunshine quickly turned to heavy @ @ @ @

No way is this tourist taking a raincheck. British vacationer Beckii Lovelock was looking forward to a relaxing bus tour around the city of Miami, Florida, but the ride ended up being more like Splash Mountain. The optimistic woman couldn’t stop cracking jokes as the area’s usual sunshine quickly turned to heavy, hail-like downpours.
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Coronapocalypse

Click to email this to a friend ( Opens in new window ) Cabin fever sets in for Maggie and Ian as they navigate self-quarantine .
Hollywood thinks you should do the same , especially Hilary Duff .
Dakota Johnson is getting territorial over bamboo and Joakim Noah ’ s neighbors aren ’ t too happy with him .
Celebs in the time of Corona !
• In case you were wondering , this is what Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson are listening to in isolation .
• Eliot Spitzer and his fiancée Roxana Girand canceled their big NYC wedding @ @ @ @ @ @ @ her daughter Allegra donated $ 222,000 to fight coronavirus in Italy .
• And Universal Music CEO Lucian Grainge tested positive for coronavirus just weeks after his starry birthday bash .
What does this mean for all of the guests ?
“ Fifty Shades of Grey ” star Dakota Johnson is battling her neighbors and she doesn ’ t care who knows , even telling them on camera to “ shove it.
” In a new Architectural Digest video of Johnson showing off her LA home — after telling viewers about her vintage @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Winston Churchill ’ s yacht — the star takes viewers in her plant-filled yard , saying , “ Bamboo grows so crazy fast .
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My neighbors on that side are in a war with me about how high the bamboo in the driveway is growing .
Which is insane , because why would I want people to see in my house ?
So they can just shove it.
” In 2018 , Johnson appeared on her neighbor Jimmy Kimmel ’ s show , where he recalled that she got into a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ event hosted by Will Ferrell over the towing of her grandfather ’ s truck .
“ I turned into Medusa , ” she said of the incident .
“ I ’ m not a confrontational person .
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I think I really scared them .
I scared myself.
” She added , “ I ’ m going to send them a cake of my truck.
” Joakim Noah ’ s neighbors may be pleased to learn that the former Knicks star has signed with a team on the other side of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ residents in his luxury West Side condo building had asked for Noah to be banned from the building ’ s shared gym because he turned it into his own makeshift NBA training facility while he was a free agent .
Sources say that Noah and his similarly giant pals even brought in a personal trainer , who ’ d blast a whistle when it was time to move between exercises .
“ There ’ s Noah and his bros doing hardcore exercise sessions while the other people are just trying to get in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ insider .
“ [ Noah and his friends ] would be doing like 100 pushups , then this guy would blow the whistle , and they ’ d all race over to the treadmills and start running a thousand miles an hour.
” They added , “ The crazy thing is that Chelsea Piers is right next door — they have gyms for that there.
” Noah — who signed with the LA Clippers last week — bought the 2,297-square-foot penthouse apartment at 555 W. 23rd St. for $ 5.8 million in 2016 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Keil reported at the time .
We ’ re told that the building eventually asked Noah to knock it off , but he didn ’ t take the hint .
Reps for Joakim didn ’ t get back to us .
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Cabin fever sets in for Maggie and Ian as they navigate self-quarantine. Hollywood thinks you should do the same, especially Hilary Duff. Dakota Johnson is getting territorial over bamboo and Joakim Noah’s neighbors aren’t too happy with him.
Here’s a closer look at today’s stories:
Celebs in the time of Corona!
Dakota Johnson told neighbors to ‘shove it’ over bamboo plants
“Fifty Shades of Grey” star Dakota Johnson is battling her neighbors and she doesn’t care who knows, even telling them on camera to “shove it.”
In a new Architectural Digest video of Johnson showing off her LA home — after telling viewers about her vintage record collection and a table made from Winston Churchill’s yacht — the star takes viewers in her plant-filled yard, saying, “Bamboo grows so crazy fast . . . My neighbors on that side are in a war with me about how high the bamboo in the driveway is growing. Which is insane, because why would I want people to see in my house? So they can just shove it.”
In 2018, Johnson appeared on her neighbor Jimmy Kimmel’s show, where he recalled that she got into a fight with another neighbor during a charity event hosted by Will Ferrell over the towing of her grandfather’s truck. “I turned into Medusa,” she said of the incident. “I’m not a confrontational person . . . I think I really scared them. I scared myself.” She added, “I’m going to send them a cake of my truck.”
NBA star Joakim Noah runs afoul of condo gym
Joakim Noah’s neighbors may be pleased to learn that the former Knicks star has signed with a team on the other side of the country.
Page Six is told that residents in his luxury West Side condo building had asked for Noah to be banned from the building’s shared gym because he turned it into his own makeshift NBA training facility while he was a free agent.
Sources say that Noah and his similarly giant pals even brought in a personal trainer, who’d blast a whistle when it was time to move between exercises.
“There’s Noah and his bros doing hardcore exercise sessions while the other people are just trying to get in their morning jog,” said an insider. “[Noah and his friends] would be doing like 100 pushups, then this guy would blow the whistle, and they’d all race over to the treadmills and start running a thousand miles an hour.”
They added, “The crazy thing is that Chelsea Piers is right next door — they have gyms for that there.”
Noah — who signed with the LA Clippers last week — bought the 2,297-square-foot penthouse apartment at 555 W. 23rd St. for $5.8 million in 2016, The Post’s Jennifer Gould Keil reported at the time.
We’re told that the building eventually asked Noah to knock it off, but he didn’t take the hint.
Reps for Joakim didn’t get back to us.
Catch up on all episodes of “We Hear” by subscribing to the podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts. New episodes come out every Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.


newyorkpost--2020-03-17--Rachel Matthews, star of ‘Frozen 2,’ tests positive for coronavirus

Click to email this to a friend ( Opens in new window ) Click to share on Twitter ( Opens in new window ) Click to share on Facebook ( Opens in new window ) Rachel Matthews , who stars in the second installment of Disney ’ s acclaimed “ Frozen ” series , said on Monday that she has tested positive for the coronavirus .
The 26-year old actress — who voiced the role of Honeymaren in “ Frozen 2″ — revealed in a series of posts on her Instagram story that she has been under quarantine for the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ Hey guys , I tested positive for COVID-19 and have been in quarantine the last week , ” Matthews wrote .
“ Unsure of what the next step is ( been getting mixed info so will keep you posted ) but obviously will remain in quarantine until told to do otherwise.
” Matthews , who also starred in the Hulu series “ Looking For Alaska , ” explained how the symptoms changed over several days and said the tests are “ INSANELY hard to come by.
” “ Our country is very @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have much of a system in place , ” she wrote .
“ I only got tested because I had been around a confirmed case and had been showing symptoms.
” She reminded her followers to “ Rest , drink lots of liquids and SELF QUARANTINE.
” “ I will be posting some info that I hope will be helpful to some , ” she said .
“ Please feel free to reach out and ask me any questions .
”

Rachel Matthews, who stars in the second installment of Disney’s acclaimed “Frozen” series, said on Monday that she has tested positive for the coronavirus.
The 26-year old actress — who voiced the role of Honeymaren in “Frozen 2″ — revealed in a series of posts on her Instagram story that she has been under quarantine for the past week due to the illness.
“Hey guys, I tested positive for COVID-19 and have been in quarantine the last week,” Matthews wrote.
“Unsure of what the next step is (been getting mixed info so will keep you posted) but obviously will remain in quarantine until told to do otherwise.”
Matthews, who also starred in the Hulu series “Looking For Alaska,” explained how the symptoms changed over several days and said the tests are “INSANELY hard to come by.”
“Our country is very behind, and we don’t have much of a system in place,” she wrote. “I only got tested because I had been around a confirmed case and had been showing symptoms.”
She reminded her followers to “Rest, drink lots of liquids and SELF QUARANTINE.”
“I will be posting some info that I hope will be helpful to some,” she said. “Please feel free to reach out and ask me any questions.”


newyorkpost--2020-03-17--Atlanta furry convention canceled due to coronavirus

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An annual Atlanta @ @ @ @ @ furry suits that was scheduled for May has been canceled due to coronavirus concerns .
@ @ @ @ @ convention , Furry Weekend Atlanta , made the announcement in a Monday letter to expected @ @ @ @ @ .
“ It is with a heavy heart that we must inform you that Furry @ @ @ @ @ canceled in response to the coronavirus ( COVID-19 ) , ” the group wrote .
@ @ @ @ @ large gatherings amid the coronavirus pandemic led to the organizer ’ s decision to nix @ @ @ @ @ feel this is the best course of action for the health of our friends , @ @ @ @ @ at large , ” FWA said .
A number of events and programs were scheduled @ @ @ @ @ ’ s convention , including a fursuit dance competition , giant video games and board @ @ @ @ @ FWA ’ s website .

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An annual Atlanta gathering of people dressed in furry suits that was scheduled for May has been canceled due to coronavirus concerns.
The non-profit organizer of the convention, Furry Weekend Atlanta, made the announcement in a Monday letter to expected attendees of the four-day event.
“It is with a heavy heart that we must inform you that Furry Weekend Atlanta 2020 has been canceled in response to the coronavirus (COVID-19),” the group wrote.
Restrictions and recommendations against hosting large gatherings amid the coronavirus pandemic led to the organizer’s decision to nix the gathering.
“We feel this is the best course of action for the health of our friends, families, and the community at large,” FWA said.
A number of events and programs were scheduled to take place during May’s convention, including a fursuit dance competition, giant video games and board game rooms, according to FWA’s website.


newyorkpost--2020-03-17--Tennessee man with coronavirus describes life as ‘patient zero’

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A Tennessee father who announced he was the state ’ s first coronavirus case described in a lengthy Facebook post what it was like to be “ patient zero.
” “ These past few weeks have certainly been interesting , to say the least , ” Chris Baumgartner began the note , which he shared Sunday .
“ My family has not only had a front row seat to the mass hysteria we are now experiencing as a nation , but we ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” Baumgartner characterized his physical symptoms as “ mild , ” but said the mental challenges faced by him and his family were more complex .
The 44-year-old , who continues to recover , described having to deal with an “ irrational public ” who demanded “ to know if you are the ‘ one , ’ where you live , and if you might have somehow infected their child or family.
” “ Mentally , our experience has been all over the board , ” he said .
But despite those issues @ @ @ @ @ @ @ empathized with his family ’ s ordeal .
“ We ’ ve had literally hundreds and hundreds of calls , messages , and texts encouraging us , praying for us , and people pausing from their own challenges in life , to walk through this crazy situation with us , ” Baumgartner wrote .
Supporters have sent the family meals , groceries , get-well cards and books , among other items to help keep them occupied during their time in quarantine , according to Baumgartner .
Baumgartner added : “ Something incredible happens @ @ @ @ @ @ @ acts of kindness and compassion … ” As Baumgartner recovers , coronavirus cases continue to grow in Tennessee and across and the US .
Tennessee ’ s Department of Health reported 52 cases of Monday .
Williamson County , where Baumgartner lives , has the second-most cases in the state , at 18 .
Nationally , by late Monday , the number of coronavirus cases neared 4,300 .

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A Tennessee father who announced he was the state’s first coronavirus case described in a lengthy Facebook post what it was like to be “patient zero.”
“These past few weeks have certainly been interesting, to say the least,” Chris Baumgartner began the note, which he shared Sunday.
“My family has not only had a front row seat to the mass hysteria we are now experiencing as a nation, but we’ve also been part of the storyline.”
Baumgartner characterized his physical symptoms as “mild,” but said the mental challenges faced by him and his family were more complex.
The 44-year-old, who continues to recover, described having to deal with an “irrational public” who demanded “to know if you are the ‘one,’ where you live, and if you might have somehow infected their child or family.”
“Mentally, our experience has been all over the board,” he said.
But despite those issues, hordes of other community members have empathized with his family’s ordeal.
“We’ve had literally hundreds and hundreds of calls, messages, and texts encouraging us, praying for us, and people pausing from their own challenges in life, to walk through this crazy situation with us,” Baumgartner wrote.
Supporters have sent the family meals, groceries, get-well cards and books, among other items to help keep them occupied during their time in quarantine, according to Baumgartner.
Baumgartner added: “Something incredible happens when fear and anxiety are replaced with acts of kindness and compassion …”
As Baumgartner recovers, coronavirus cases continue to grow in Tennessee and across and the US.
Tennessee’s Department of Health reported 52 cases of Monday. Williamson County, where Baumgartner lives, has the second-most cases in the state, at 18.
Nationally, by late Monday, the number of coronavirus cases neared 4,300.


newyorkpost--2020-03-17--Annual UFO Festival in Roswell remains a go despite coronavirus

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ROSWELL , N.M. @ @ @ @ @ event dedicated to UFOs isn ’ t changing plans despite concern around the new coronavirus @ @ @ @ @ Festival in Roswell remains scheduled for July 3-5 and organizers say they have no plans @ @ @ @ @ Roswell board member Molly Boyles says organizers still have time and will only cancel or @ @ @ @ @ it .
Boyles , the owner of Once Again Consignment and Resale , also says @ @ @ @ @ to close the doors to her shop anytime soon .
Roswell Mayor Dennis Kintigh says @ @ @ @ @ no positive cases of COVID-19 .
The site of a supposed UFO crash in 1947 @ @ @ @ @ extraterrestrial festival that draws thousands .

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ROSWELL, N.M. — An annual New Mexico event dedicated to UFOs isn’t changing plans despite concern around the new coronavirus.
KOB-TV reports the UFO Festival in Roswell remains scheduled for July 3-5 and organizers say they have no plans to move it.
Mainstreet Roswell board member Molly Boyles says organizers still have time and will only cancel or postpone if government agencies recommend it.
Boyles, the owner of Once Again Consignment and Resale, also says she doesn’t plan to close the doors to her shop anytime soon.
Roswell Mayor Dennis Kintigh says the city so far has no positive cases of COVID-19.
The site of a supposed UFO crash in 1947, Roswell has an annual extraterrestrial festival that draws thousands.


newyorkpost--2020-03-17--Joe Judge’s trust in Dave Gettleman is ultimate Giants risk

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In Dave Gettleman Joe Judge Trusts.
Gettleman went to the corner store on the first day of free agency for James Bradberry, after keeping Leonard Williams in blue for 2020 if not longer.
Judge is clearly trusting Gettleman’s player evaluations on a defense desperate for an influx of new blood and talent.
Gettleman, as Panthers GM, drafted Bradberry in the second round in 2016 to help replace Josh Norman and Monday night made him a $15 million cornerback to help DeAndre Baker develop opposite him.
Bradberry, whose tackling won’t remind anyone of Darrelle Revis, has eight career interceptions and at 6-foot-1, 212 pounds, a chance to be what former Giants GM Jerry Reese expected Eli Apple to be.
Over a three-game span in 2018, Bradberry held Julio Jones, A.J. Green and Odell Beckham Jr. to a combined 18 catches on 31 targets for 254 yards and one TD. Mike Evans was the only receiver last season with a 100-yard game against him.
Bradberry, who turns 27 in August, was the best free-agent corner on the market not named Byron Jones, who commanded a reported $17 million AAV with the Dolphins.
This was Gettleman after drafting Bradberry and then CB Daryl Worley in the third round: “They’re both big, they’re both long, they can both run, they’re both physical, and they both have great ball skills.”
Not long after midnight, Gettleman addressed his barren linebacker corps by adding tackling machine Blake Martinez (3 years, $30 million), a durable 26-year-old out of Stanford whose last three total tackling stats read 144, 144 and 155, with eight sacks over the past two seasons. Martinez, the Packers’ 2019 nominee for the Walter Payton Man of the Year award, will be an upgrade over Alec Ogletree.
On the defensive line, Williams will never be Justin Tuck, much less Michael Strahan. And he will probably never be the Leonard Williams the previous Jets’ regime thought they were getting when they were thrilled he had fallen to them with the sixth pick of the 2015 NFL Draft. If he was, new Jets GM Joe Douglas wouldn’t have unloaded him at the trade deadline last season for what will be the 68th pick of next month’s draft and a 2021 fifth-rounder.
It was risky business by Gettleman, who would have had egg all over his face had Williams proved to be nothing more than an eight-game rental, and it remains risky business now.
Gettleman’s Gamble:
Williams will be more valuable than the 68th pick of this draft, at least this season.
Judge and new defensive coordinator Patrick Graham can get more out of Williams than Todd Bowles, Adam Gase, Gregg Williams and James Bettcher could.
Williams will love playing for Judge and Graham so much, will love being a New York Giant so much, that the best is yet to come and he will grow into the leader he was beginning to be with the Jets.
In which case Gettleman will be proven right that “the juice was worth the squeeze.”
He better be right.
For the umpteenth time: Leonard Williams is a good football player, he is in no way, shape or form a great football player.
Which means, of course, that he is not worth the $16.1 million franchise tag.
Pass rushers command that kind of money.
Leonard Williams, for all the buzzing he does around the quarterback, is not a pass-rusher.
It doesn’t mean he is Cedric Jones, the Giants’ No. 5-overall pick of the 1996 draft who recorded 15 sacks over five seasons. It doesn’t mean he is Marvin Austin, a 2011 second-round bust.
For one, he will only turn 26 years old in June.
For another, he is versatile enough to play anywhere along the defensive line.
For another, he is one of those high-character players Gettleman and Judge seek for their locker room.
For another, there is juice there to squeeze: Williams has a Pro Bowl (7.0 sacks, 25 QB hits, 86 tackles, 11 TFLs) following the 2016 season on his résumé.
For another, Williams became the youngest player in Jets’ history at 22 to be awarded team MVP honors.
Giants fans: ‘Where is that Leonard Williams?’
Gettleman dodging a bullet for now doesn’t get him in the clear just yet.
If he loves Williams so much, loves him more than everyone else apparently, he now needs to sign him prior to July 15 to a long-term deal in the $12 million neighborhood.
Williams said at the end of the season, “I love New York, I love where I’m at. I’d want to stay here.”
While he’s here, lining up alongside Dexter Lawrence will give him a chance to juice his sack totals and silence the naysayers.
“If you’re constantly around the quarterback, eventually it’s just gonna pop and you’re gonna be getting the sacks, you know what I mean?” Williams said.
If you are a bewildered, skeptical Giants fan, you should feel a measure of solace that Judge, who has heavy input in personnel, signed off on keeping Williams.
After these last two seasons of despair, all Giants fans are in agreement on this:
Gettleman better be right.


newyorkpost--2020-03-17--Mount Sinai cracking down on visitors over coronavirus concerns

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Mount Sinai Health @ @ @ @ @ facilities in Manhattan , Brooklyn , and Queens — said on Monday night that they @ @ @ @ @ at all of their hospital and ambulatory sites .
The health network said in a @ @ @ @ @ would prohibit all visitors across the Mount Sinai Health System due to the coronavirus outbreak @ @ @ @ @ are reaching out to notify you that we are significantly restricting access to visitors , @ @ @ @ @ With some exceptions , the restrictions would apply to visitors to the emergency departments , @ @ @ @ @ and other facilities .
The exceptions included : one healthy partner in maternity , one @ @ @ @ @ , and one healthy visitor in pediatric intensive care .
If any of those visitors @ @ @ @ @ , they will be asked to leave .
By Monday , New York state reported @ @ @ @ @ people have died so far from the virus in New York state .

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Mount Sinai Health System — which includes medical facilities in Manhattan, Brooklyn, and Queens — said on Monday night that they will restrict access to visitors at all of their hospital and ambulatory sites.
The health network said in a statement that starting Tuesday they would prohibit all visitors across the Mount Sinai Health System due to the coronavirus outbreak.
“Today, we are reaching out to notify you that we are significantly restricting access to visitors,” the statement read.
With some exceptions, the restrictions would apply to visitors to the emergency departments, inpatient units, ambulatory sites and other facilities.
The exceptions included: one healthy partner in maternity, one healthy visitor in end-of-life care, and one healthy visitor in pediatric intensive care.
If any of those visitors show symptoms of the coronavirus, they will be asked to leave.
By Monday, New York state reported 950 coronavirus cases. Nine people have died so far from the virus in New York state.


newyorkpost--2020-03-17--Giants signing LB Blake Martinez in NFL free agency overhaul

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Anyone who watched intently or only caught a glimpse of what the Giants were all about in 2019 knew in painful detail that their defense was, well, in need of repair. This is why they focused on that side of the ball Monday as free agency kicked off.
It is why early Tuesday they agreed to terms with inside linebacker Blake Martinez, a former Packers tackling machine, on a three-year deal worth a reported $30 million.
Earlier, the Giants came to terms with cornerback James Bradberry. So, with two moves, two starting defensive players were added, with more work to be done.
As the NFL free-agent negotiating window opened, the Giants reached out to gauge the interest and price of several linebackers they believe could slide into the starting job vacated when Alec Ogletree was released. They inquired about Nick Kwiatkoski of the Bears before he signed a three-year deal with the Raiders worth $21 million. There was also an inquiry regarding outside linebacker Jordan Jenkins, who had 15 sacks the past two seasons for the Jets.
And yes, the Giants did some reconnaissance on Jadeveon Clowney, who will cost big, big bucks — possibly as much as $23 million per year. It remains to be seen how high the Giants are willing to go for an undeniably dynamic player who has never hit double-digit sacks in a season.
It is Martinez who is coming aboard.
Martinez, 26, was a 2016 fourth-round pick of the Packers out of Stanford. He had 144 total tackles in 2017 and again in 2018, and came away with a career-high 155 tackles in 2019. He started all 16 games for the Packers in each of the past three seasons and, at 6 feet 2 and 237 pounds, he is durable and dependable, especially against the run. Last season, he led all linebackers in solo tackles with 114.
The problem? Well, there was a feeling in Green Bay that Martinez did not make enough of those tackles in the desired spots on the field. Of Martinez’s 512 career combined tackles, only 29 are tackles for loss. The Packers were 26th in the NFL last season in run defense, allowing 128.7 yards per game. The Giants were 20th at 113.2 yards per game.
If Ryan Connelly is able to make a successful return coming off knee surgery, the Giants will be set at inside linebacker. Connelly started three games as a rookie and had interceptions in back-to-back games before tearing his ACL, ending his season. The Giants also re-signed David Mayo to a three-year deal worth $8.4 million as insurance and to battle for a starting job. Mayo started 13 games last season and had 82 tackles, showing excellent instincts in the running game.
As a true inside player, Martinez was not asked to rush the passer much in Green Bay. He has 10 career sacks. Pro Football Focus ranked Martinez as the No. 38 linebacker in the league last season. It remains to be seen if Martinez can be a three-down linebacker for the Giants, as dropping back in coverage is not his strong suit.
Adding Martinez and Bradberry does not address the need for an improved pass rush. Jenkins would be the sort of lower-key addition to help a pass rush in need of upgrades. Jenkins had eight sacks for the Jets in 2019. A 2016 third-round draft pick, Jenkins in 50 career starts has 20.5 sacks.
There is a Giants connection here. Their new inside linebackers coach Kevin Sherrer, who was Jenkins’ position coach at the University of Georgia.
General manager Dave Gettleman predicted most or all of the big-name edge rushers would be tagged and thus never make it to the open market. That is indeed what happened, as Chris Jones (Chiefs), Shaq Barrett (Buccaneers), Yannick Ngakoue (Jaguars), Matt Judon (Ravens) and Bud Dupree (Steelers) were all protected by their teams with the franchise tag.
At present, the Giants have outside linebackers Lorenzo Carter and Oshane Ximines as their primary returning pass rushers. Both had 4.5 sacks last season. Markus Golden, who led the team with 10 sacks, is an unrestricted free agent.


newyorkpost--2020-03-17--Mass escape in at least 4 Brazilian prisons amid coronavirus outbreak

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SAO PAULO — @ @ @ @ @ at least four prisons in the state of Sao Paulo after local officials canceled their @ @ @ @ @ they could bring the new coronavirus back with them upon their return .
Sao Paulo @ @ @ @ @ secretariat said in a statement Monday night that 174 inmates have already been recaptured .
@ @ @ @ @ 1,000 inmates could be on the loose .
Reports also say inmates were complaining about @ @ @ @ @ , also aimed at containing the virus .
A video shot in the city of @ @ @ @ @ of Sao Paulo state , and broadcast by TV Globo shows hundreds of men running @ @ @ @ @ has the capacity to hold about 2,800 inmates .
The local government prohibited the temporary @ @ @ @ @ 34,000 inmates of a semi-open regime due to fears they could get infected outside and @ @ @ @ @ the penitentiary .

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SAO PAULO — Hundreds of inmates escaped from at least four prisons in the state of Sao Paulo after local officials canceled their temporary exits because of fears they could bring the new coronavirus back with them upon their return.
Sao Paulo state’s penitentiary administration secretariat said in a statement Monday night that 174 inmates have already been recaptured.
Brazilian media said more than 1,000 inmates could be on the loose. Reports also say inmates were complaining about restrictions to visitations this weekend, also aimed at containing the virus.
A video shot in the city of Mongaguá, on the coast of Sao Paulo state, and broadcast by TV Globo shows hundreds of men running out of a prison that has the capacity to hold about 2,800 inmates.
The local government prohibited the temporary exit from prison of about 34,000 inmates of a semi-open regime due to fears they could get infected outside and bring the virus back to the penitentiary.


newyorkpost--2020-03-17--Amazon hiring 100K workers to fill order surge during coronavirus outbreak

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Amazon on Monday announced plans to hire 100,000 new workers in the U.S. to keep up with a surge of orders from people confined to their homes during the coronavirus outbreak .
The Seattle-based company said this weekend that a steep increase of orders is putting its operations under pressure .
It warned shoppers that it could take longer than the usual two days to get packages .
It also said it was sold out of many household cleaning supplies and is working @ @ @ @ @ @ @ online retailer said it will also temporarily raise pay by $ 2 an hour through the end of April for hourly employees .
That includes workers at its warehouses , delivery centers and Whole Foods grocery stores — all of whom make at least $ 15 an hour .
Employees in the United Kingdom and other European countries will get a similar raise .
Last week , Amazon tweaked to its time-off policy for hourly workers , telling them they could take as much time off as they wanted in March , although @ @ @ @ @ @ @ had earned time off .
The company also said it would pay hourly workers for up to two weeks if they contracted the virus or needed to be quarantined .
The new job openings are for a mix of full-time and part-time positions and include delivery drivers and warehouse workers , who pack and ship orders to shoppers .
The Associated Press contributed to this report .

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Amazon on Monday said it would hire 100,000 warehouse and delivery workers in the United States to deal with a surge in online orders, as many consumers have turned to the web to meet their needs during the coronavirus outbreak.
With shoppers clearing out shelves in fear of quarantines or product shortages, retailers are racing to keep food and hygienic items in stock and have employees on hand for in-store work or delivery.
Like Amazon, US supermarket chains Albertsons, Kroger and Raley’s have sought new hires to staff busy sections and fulfill online orders. They are turning to people in the restaurant, travel and entertainment businesses who are suddenly looking for work because of the coronavirus.
“We want those people to know we welcome them on our teams until things return to normal and their past employer is able to bring them back,” Amazon said in a blog post here.
Major shipper United Parcel Service said its trucking and air deliveries were still on despite growing government restrictions on commercial activities. It said Monday it was meeting demand with its existing workforce.
The coronavirus, which has led to more than 7,100 deaths globally and prompted mass lockdowns of people, has also led to items being out of stock on Amazon and some deliveries taking longer than usual.
Amazon’s headcount fluctuates seasonally, recently peaking for the holiday quarter at 798,000 full and part-time workers. It was not immediately clear how many people Amazon would employ after it hires 100,000 more.
To draw new employees, Amazon said it would add $2 to its minimum $15 per hour to US workers’ wages through April. The extra pay for hourly employees in North America and Europe is expected to cost more than $350 million, Amazon said.
Meanwhile, other retailers facing long queues are making pitches for talent, too.
It was not clear if there would be any impact on delivery operations from new government restrictions. In the San Francisco Bay Area on Monday, officials said people must stay at home except for some essential purposes, such as work for “businesses that ship or deliver groceries, food, goods or services directly to residences.”
An Amazon spokeswoman did not immediately return a request for comment on the San Francisco order.


newyorkpost--2020-03-17--Rick Pitino: ‘I deserved to be fired by Louisville’

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Rick Pitino is returning to college basketball and it appears he’s trying to make amends.
The Hall of Fame coach was hired Saturday by Iona College, the day after former coach Tim Cluess stepped down due to health problems, and took blame for the first time on Monday for the problems that led to his dismissal from Louisville in October 2017.
“Looking back now, I deserved to be fired by Louisville,” Pitino said in an interview with WFAN. “I’ve got to take ownership and responsibility for the people I was leading.”
Pitino, 67, reiterated he didn’t personally violate any NCAA rules, but said he was responsible for the actions of the assistant coaches who worked under him. As Louisville’s coach, Pitino was part of multiple scandals. A sex scandal involving escorts, players and recruits forced Louisville to vacate its 2013 national championship. Pitino then was investigated and eventually fired for his role in a pay-for-play scheme involving a recruit.
“What have I learned? I wish I could say I would have hired different people, but I did my due diligence. I checked all those people out,” Pitino told the “Moose and Maggie” program. “So I think what I learned mostly, and I didn’t do a good job of … excuses I believe always are a sign of weakness. And I made excuses. I should have just said, ‘I hired them, I take full responsibility, the ax has to fall on me.’ Which it did. And move on. I wish I would have just handled it that way.”
The NCAA still hasn’t ruled on Pitino and the latest Louisville scandal that led to his firing in 2017, so it’s uncertain whether he will face any discipline upon returning to the sport. But Pitino has said he met with the NCAA before leaving to coach in Greece two years ago and believes it’s a non-issue.
Pitino, who has won two national championships, taken three teams to the Final Four and owns a career college record of 770-271 agreed to a five-year contract with Iona and maintained he will not coach anywhere else before retiring. He is reportedly making just shy of the $1.1 million annually Cluess was paid.
“I can tell you right now, the only school that could afford me, with my buyout, is Fort Knox University,” Pitino said. “I don’t think with the type of buyout I have, and I’m too embarrassed to even tell you the number it’s so scary, Iona definitely is my last stop.”


newyorkpost--2020-03-17--How Aaron Boone is handling Yankees’ coronavirus bedlam

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TAMPA — Like everyone else, Aaron Boone has no idea when there will be baseball again and the manager said Monday he was likely leaving Tampa in the coming days to go home.
But the delay to the season, as unpleasant as it is, will allow some key injured Yankees to miss less of the year.
With James Paxton (back surgery) and Giancarlo Stanton (calf strain) both progressing and Aaron Judge (rib) resting, all three have benefitted from the time off.
“There’s no question, it gives those guys an opportunity to be part of our season from the start, potentially,” Boone said on SiriusXM’s MLB Network Radio.
For now Boone is staying in Tampa, where the Yankees plan on picking up informal workouts again on Tuesday at Steinbrenner Field — but he admitted keeping the team together is becoming more difficult.
“We’re gonna pick up [Tuesday] for the most part with guys coming in, having unstructured workouts,” Boone said. “But as more and more information rolls in, that’s looking like it’s becoming harder and harder. … Our guys really wanted to stay and work out, [but with how] the last couple days unfolded, that’s looking like it’s becoming more and more challenging.”
And if that’s the case, Boone said he plans on departing for home “in the next day or two” and staying there “for a little while.”
As it stands, there’s no timetable for when MLB might resume spring training, although it won’t be before mid-May as the league intends to heed the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s recommendation to ban gatherings of larger than 50 people for the next eight weeks.
Boone believes that whenever spring training resumes, his players will be ready to go.
“I feel our guys, as a whole, do a really good job of preparing themselves and putting themselves in a good position,’’ Boone said. “I’m confident our guys will be really responsible wherever they disperse to or if they stay here. I know they’re gonna do all they can to stay ready and fresh and prepared.’’
Whenever they do get back, it will be with another postseason run in mind — and Boone is curious to see how the schedule and playoffs are structured.
“This is the ultimate chance to try some things that have been considered and see in the end how they work,’’ Boone said.
Boone mentioned the possibility of series at neutral sites to avoid bad weather if the season is extended to later in the year.
“You know they’re going to want to try to get in as many games as possible, so it’s going to tack on to the end of the season,’’ Boone said. “This is an opportunity to be creative.”


newyorkpost--2020-03-17--New York Times staffer tests positive for coronavirus

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A New York Times staffer based out of the newspaper ’ s Manhattan headquarters has tested positive for coronavirus , the company announced Monday .
The unidentified worker , who has not been at the office since March 5 , is on the mend while self-quarantining at home , publisher A.G. Sulzberger and executive editor Dean Baquet notified staffers in a memo .
Any employees who may have come into contact with the patient have been notified and asked to also isolate themselves @ @ @ @ @ @ @ last Monday sent out a memo encouraging staffers to work from home in anticipation that the coronavirus crises could restrict employee access to the office .
A sizable chunk of The Times ’ 1,700 editorial employees had heeded that advice by last Tuesday , a source had told The Post .
One insider , when asked how many were going that route , said , “ I wouldn ’ t say most , but there were a lot.
” In light of the organization ’ s first known coronavirus case , company brass @ @ @ @ @ @ @ from home .
“ We continue to believe that having the vast majority of our colleagues work remotely is in everyone ’ s best interest , ” said the note from Sulzberger and Baquet .

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A New York Times staffer based out of the newspaper’s Manhattan headquarters has tested positive for coronavirus, the company announced Monday.
The unidentified worker, who has not been at the office since March 5, is on the mend while self-quarantining at home, publisher A.G. Sulzberger and executive editor Dean Baquet notified staffers in a memo.
Any employees who may have come into contact with the patient have been notified and asked to also isolate themselves, the message said.
The Times last Monday sent out a memo encouraging staffers to work from home in anticipation that the coronavirus crises could restrict employee access to the office.
A sizable chunk of The Times’ 1,700 editorial employees had heeded that advice by last Tuesday, a source had told The Post.
One insider, when asked how many were going that route, said, “I wouldn’t say most, but there were a lot.”
In light of the organization’s first known coronavirus case, company brass on Monday reiterated the importance of working from home.
“We continue to believe that having the vast majority of our colleagues work remotely is in everyone’s best interest,” said the note from Sulzberger and Baquet.


newyorkpost--2020-03-17--NYPD cops can ticket, arrest owners who break coronavirus restaurant rules

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The NYPD has told its officers they can ticket — and even arrest — restaurant or bar owners who flout the rules banning city nightlife and dine-in meals , The Post has learned .
Mayor Bill de Blasio ’ s order , announced Sunday night , limits all restaurants and bars to takeout meals only as a way to force New Yorkers to practice social distancing amid the coronavirus outbreak .
On Monday , the department laid out in a memo to all @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s shutdown of nightlife in the Big Apple .
Cops will have the power to order any pub or eatery to empty out if caught with too many patrons perched on stools or customers chowing down , according to the memo Officers may ticket the owners of the restaurant , bar or club but are given the leeway to issue a warning instead of handing out a misdemeanor summons .
If the owner or operator ignores , though , they can be cuffed and charged with obstructing government administration .
The diners @ @ @ @ @ @ @ disorderly conduct if they refuse to leave .
But a spokesman for the NYPD said this would be a last resort as the city tries to deal with this pandemic together .
“ This crisis requires the cooperation of all New Yorkers , the order to close can be addressed by a range of actions , from instruction to warning to a summons , ultimately we anticipate none of them required since New Yorkers will cooperate , ” the spokesman said .

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The NYPD has told its officers they can ticket — and even arrest — restaurant or bar owners who flout the rules banning city nightlife and dine-in meals, The Post has learned.
Mayor Bill de Blasio’s order, announced Sunday night, limits all restaurants and bars to takeout meals only as a way to force New Yorkers to practice social distancing amid the coronavirus outbreak.
On Monday, the department laid out in a memo to all NYPD members how to enforce the mayor’s shutdown of nightlife in the Big Apple.
Cops will have the power to order any pub or eatery to empty out if caught with too many patrons perched on stools or customers chowing down, according to the memo
Officers may ticket the owners of the restaurant, bar or club but are given the leeway to issue a warning instead of handing out a misdemeanor summons.
If the owner or operator ignores, though, they can be cuffed and charged with obstructing government administration.
The diners can be arrested too on charges of disorderly conduct if they refuse to leave.
But a spokesman for the NYPD said this would be a last resort as the city tries to deal with this pandemic together.
“This crisis requires the cooperation of all New Yorkers, the order to close can be addressed by a range of actions, from instruction to warning to a summons, ultimately we anticipate none of them required since New Yorkers will cooperate,” the spokesman said.


newyorkpost--2020-03-16--Cowboys lock up Amari Cooper after NFL free agency risk

The Cowboys found a way to keep both Dak Prescott and Amari Cooper , even when the rules changed .
It looked for most of the offseason like the Cowboys would be able to hang onto their star quarterback-receiver combination without signing either to a long-term extension .
Then a new collective bargaining agreement was ratified Sunday , meaning each NFL team only could place a franchise or transition tag on one player instead of two .
So , the Cowboys tagged Prescott — a one-year contract worth $ 33 million , holding his place as contract talks continue — @ @ @ @ @ @ @ hours Monday .
Despite plenty of other wide receiver-needy teams like the Jets , Seahawks and Eagles — and suddenly the Vikings ( after trading Stefon Diggs ) and Texans ( after trading DeAndre Hopkins ) — Cooper returned to the Cowboys without fully diving into the market .
He reportedly received a five-year , $ 100 million deal .
Originally a first-round draft pick of the Raiders , Cooper ’ s career took off after a midseason trade to the Cowboys in 2018 .
He also elevated Prescott ’ s game , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and 14 touchdowns in 25 games since the trade .
Following a wild day of reshuffling on the first day of free agency , Robby Anderson of the Jets is the new best receiver available .
He said there is “ mutual interest ” in returning , but the exploding market could dictate otherwise .
Cooper was the kind of big fish who could have helped the Jets salvage a day of missing out on the top linemen available in free agency .

The Cowboys found a way to keep both Dak Prescott and Amari Cooper, even when the rules changed.
It looked for most of the offseason like the Cowboys would be able to hang onto their star quarterback-receiver combination without signing either to a long-term extension.
Then a new collective bargaining agreement was ratified Sunday, meaning each NFL team only could place a franchise or transition tag on one player instead of two. So, the Cowboys tagged Prescott — a one-year contract worth $33 million, holding his place as contract talks continue — and risked losing Cooper for a few hours Monday.
Despite plenty of other wide receiver-needy teams like the Jets, Seahawks and Eagles — and suddenly the Vikings (after trading Stefon Diggs) and Texans (after trading DeAndre Hopkins) — Cooper returned to the Cowboys without fully diving into the market. He reportedly received a five-year, $100 million deal.
Originally a first-round draft pick of the Raiders, Cooper’s career took off after a midseason trade to the Cowboys in 2018. He also elevated Prescott’s game, with 132 catches, 1,914 receiving yards and 14 touchdowns in 25 games since the trade.
Following a wild day of reshuffling on the first day of free agency, Robby Anderson of the Jets is the new best receiver available. He said there is “mutual interest” in returning, but the exploding market could dictate otherwise.
Cooper was the kind of big fish who could have helped the Jets salvage a day of missing out on the top linemen available in free agency.


newyorkpost--2020-03-16--200 nurses furloughed in New York, Connecticut over coronavirus exposure

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Two hundred nurses employed by an interstate health system in New York and Connecticut have been out of work since potentially being exposed to coronavirus patients , a report said .
The health care workers from Nuvance Health will remain sidelined until they can obtain coronavirus tests to determine if they were infected , according to the Hartford Courant , citing Gov .
Ned Lamont .
Lamont was discussing the dire situation at Danbury Hospital , which he said was “ at capacity @ @ @ @ @ @ @ All In With Chris Hayes ” when he made the shocking revelation .
“ Well I can tell you , Danbury Hospital is already at capacity .
And they have 200 nurses on furlough because they were in contact , ” Lamont told host Chris Hayes .
The hospital is treating the state ’ s first coronavirus patient .
A staffer there , who resides in New York , had also tested positive for the virus last week .
It ’ s unclear if all the furloughed nurses are based solely at Danbury @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Hartford Courant , they all work for Nuvance Health system , which is comprised of seven hospitals in western Connecticut and New York ’ s Hudson Valley region .
“ If I can test those nurses , I can potentially get them back into the game a lot sooner , ” Lamont said Monday night .
“ We ’ ve got a surge in use , demand is going up and I ’ m losing nurses by the day who have to furlough themselves for a period of time .
That ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ”

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Two hundred nurses employed by an interstate health system in New York and Connecticut have been out of work since potentially being exposed to coronavirus patients, a report said.
The health care workers from Nuvance Health will remain sidelined until they can obtain coronavirus tests to determine if they were infected, according to the Hartford Courant, citing Gov. Ned Lamont.
Lamont was discussing the dire situation at Danbury Hospital, which he said was “at capacity,” on MSNBC’s “All In With Chris Hayes” when he made the shocking revelation.
“Well I can tell you, Danbury Hospital is already at capacity. And they have 200 nurses on furlough because they were in contact,” Lamont told host Hayes.
The hospital is treating the state’s first coronavirus patient. A staffer there, who resides in New York, had also tested positive for the virus last week.
It’s unclear if all the furloughed nurses are based solely at Danbury Hospital. But, according to the Hartford Courant, they all work for Nuvance Health system, which is comprised of seven hospitals in western Connecticut and New York’s Hudson Valley region.
“If I can test those nurses, I can potentially get them back into the game a lot sooner,” Lamont said Monday night.
“We’ve got a surge in use, demand is going up and I’m losing nurses by the day who have to furlough themselves for a period of time. That’s a priority for testing for me.”


newyorkpost--2020-03-17--Juilliard School faculty member tests positive for coronavirus

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Andrew Cuomo on Tuesday tried to assure reporters that ...

A faculty member at Manhattan’s prestigious Juilliard School has tested positive for the coronavirus, the music conservatory’s president announced Tuesday.
“I write to you to share that last night we learned that a faculty member in the College Division has been diagnosed with COVID-19,” Juilliard’s President Damian Woetzel wrote in an email to the school community.
News of the school’s coronavirus case was first reported by the Steinway Piano Blog.
Woetzel noted the infected staffer had not been on campus in over 14 days — longer than it usually takes for coronavirus symptoms to develop after first exposure.
Nonetheless, “out of an abundance of caution,” the school is contacting anybody the patient may have come into contact at its Lincoln Center campus, he said.
Juilliard had already opted to switch to remote classes on Monday, lasting until the end of the semester.
All other in-person activities, including performances, that fall between March 16 to May 23, have also been suspended.


newyorkpost--2020-03-17--An insane demand from the Legal Aid Society

While the world is figuring out how to deal with a pandemic , the Legal Aid Society is looking to … handcuff the NYPD .
“ City Hall must place an immediate moratorium on arrests , ” insists the LAS ’ s Tina Luongo , because , “ We are in the midst of a pandemic and our last priority should be to cycle New Yorkers through our broken criminal justice system.
” She wants the jails emptied , too : “ These facilities are a literal breeding grounds for infectious disease such as COVID-19.
” OK : Cops will @ @ @ @ @ @ @ who they bother to arrest , and the city may even want to do compassionate jail releases at some point soon .
But it ’ s just ridiculous to treat all accused as victims of the system — even if that ’ s the working philosophy of Legal Aid and its allies .
Sorry : Some folks need locking up , even in times like these .
( In some few cases , especially in times like these . )
New York certainly doesn ’ t need a crime wave on top of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , if the Legislature doesn ’ t manage to pass fixes to the “ no bail ” law because of the crisis , Gov .
Cuomo should use his emergency powers to suspend it : Judges absolutely need maximum discretion right now .
And advocates need to shelve their agendas , all across the board : Too much else is going on .

While the world is figuring out how to deal with a pandemic, the Legal Aid Society is looking to … handcuff the NYPD.
“City Hall must place an immediate moratorium on arrests,” insists the LAS’s Tina Luongo, because, “We are in the midst of a pandemic and our last priority should be to cycle New Yorkers through our broken criminal justice system.”
She wants the jails emptied, too: “These facilities are a literal breeding grounds for infectious disease such as COVID-19.”
OK: Cops will certainly need to show more discretion about who they bother to arrest, and the city may even want to do compassionate jail releases at some point soon. But it’s just ridiculous to treat all accused as victims of the system — even if that’s the working philosophy of Legal Aid and its allies.
Sorry: Some folks need locking up, even in times like these. (In some few cases, especially in times like these.) New York certainly doesn’t need a crime wave on top of its other troubles right now.
Indeed, if the Legislature doesn’t manage to pass fixes to the “no bail” law because of the crisis, Gov. Cuomo should use his emergency powers to suspend it: Judges absolutely need maximum discretion right now.
And advocates need to shelve their agendas, all across the board: Too much else is going on.


newyorkpost--2020-03-17--Italy’s love for grandparents may have worsened the spread of coronavirus

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One of Italy’s most endearing attributes may be the reason it was hit so hard by the coronavirus.
The European country has the second-most cases in the world at 27,980 — second only to China — and almost 2,000 deaths so far. Now researchers are learning why.
Italy’s social and multigenerational way of life, in which the young and old live and spend quality time together often, could be why rates of infection and death are so high, according to a new paper published on the Open Science Framework by researchers at the University of Oxford.
The paper says that Italy has one of the oldest populations in the world — 23.3% of people are over age 65 — and in many households, multiple generations live together or close by, and interact often.
“It is becoming clear that the pandemic’s progression and impact may be strongly related to the demographic composition of the population, specifically population age structure,” the researchers write.
The study’s authors suggest that because we know that young people can be infected without showing symptoms and pass it to an older person in poorer health, frequent travel between Italian family members to each other’s homes could have spread the virus further in the country.
All of this makes social distancing even more important, the researchers argue, especially when it comes to intergenerational contact.
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In the US, this information means places like Florida and Arizona, where there are a lot of retirees, could be hit particularly hard. In many areas, nursing homes are starting to become off-limits to nonessential visitors.
“Florida is like an uber-Italy,” Andrew Noymer, a demographer at the University of California, Irvine, who wasn’t involved in this research, tells Wired. “Florida is going to be a tough situation, I would predict.”
“It’s not destiny to say Florida is going to be absolutely clobbered by this,” he adds. “There is time with social distancing to flatten the peak. Maybe we can make this the dog that didn’t bark, so to speak.”
Wired notes that an aging population doesn’t guarantee a disaster. Japan used extensive early testing and strict travel controls early and has only reported 814 confirmed cases and 24 deaths, despite 28% of the population being over age 65.


newyorkpost--2020-03-17--First look of Tom Brady in Buccaneers jersey is strange

This will take time getting used to .
Moments after ESPN reported Tuesday that Tom Brady was “ expected ” @ @ @ @ @ Bay Buccaneers , the Madden NFL video game series tweeted photoshopped footage showing the legendary @ @ @ @ @ team ’ s uniform .
Brady spent 20 years with the Patriots , a dominant @ @ @ @ @ when the six-time Super Bowl winner announced he would be signing elsewhere as a free @ @ @ @ @ as the favorite to secure Brady as Tuesday went along .
The deal , which @ @ @ @ @ , is believed to be worth up to $ 30 million , which would put @ @ @ @ @ in the NFL .
Brady will be 43 when he makes his debut for the @ @ @ @ @ it remains to be seen whether the coronavirus will push back the start of the @ @ @ @ @ delayed other professional sports leagues .
The NFL already has delayed the start of training @ @ @ @ @ the virus .

This will take time getting used to.
Moments after ESPN reported Tuesday that Tom Brady was “expected” to sign with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, the Madden NFL video game series tweeted photoshopped footage showing the legendary 42-year-old quarterback wearing his new team’s uniform.
Brady spent 20 years with the Patriots, a dominant partnership that ended early Tuesday when the six-time Super Bowl winner announced he would be signing elsewhere as a free agent.
Tampa Bay emerged as the favorite to secure Brady as Tuesday went along.
The deal, which has not yet been announced, is believed to be worth up to $30 million, which would put Brady among the highest-paid quarterbacks in the NFL.
Brady will be 43 when he makes his debut for the offensively explosive Buccaneers, though it remains to be seen whether the coronavirus will push back the start of the season as the virus has delayed other professional sports leagues.
The NFL already has delayed the start of training camp this summer because of the virus.


newyorkpost--2020-03-17--China’s new top priority: spinning coronavirus — and blaming the US

Having bungled the start of the coronavirus outbreak , then apparently muscling its own epidemic into control , China is now mounting a full-on misinformation campaign to present itself as a model of effective government — and the United States as the real villain .
The COVID-19 bug originated in Wuhan , China , possibly at an open-air market where wild animals were sold .
Chinese labs ID ’ d the new virus in December , but the regime ordered them to stop testing and quietly destroy their samples .
Officials even squelched health-care workers , like the late Dr. @ @ @ @ @ @ @ colleagues of the coming epidemic .
Li and others knew in December the virus was spreading through human contact .
But the government publicly denied it until Jan. 20 .
The World Health Organization tweeted Jan. 14 , “ Preliminary investigations conducted by the Chinese authorities have found no clear evidence of human-to-human transmission.
” Such lies helped the virus spread more quickly than it should ’ ve , as Wuhan authorities OK ’ d a potluck banquet involving tens of thousands of people .
Now Beijing is rewriting history , even claiming @ @ @ @ @ @ @ rest of the world time .
And it ’ s insisting America might be the outbreak ’ s true source .
Twitter is banned in China , but Foreign Ministry propagandist Zhao Lijian is using it to lie to the world : “ It might be US army who brought the epidemic to Wuhan , ” he tweeted .
“ US owe us an explanation !
” Now Beijing is ejecting American reporters from the country , including Wall Street Journal writers who revealed the coverup .
Every arm of the US government @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to be blaring the truth to the world .

Having bungled the start of the coronavirus outbreak, then apparently muscling its own epidemic into control, China is now mounting a full-on misinformation campaign to present itself as a model of effective government — and the United States as the real villain.
The COVID-19 bug originated in Wuhan, China, possibly at an open-air market where wild animals were sold. Chinese labs ID’d the new virus in December, but the regime ordered them to stop testing and quietly destroy their samples. Officials even squelched health care workers, like the late Dr. Li Wenliang, who tried to warn colleagues of the coming epidemic.
Li and others knew in December the virus was spreading through human contact. But the government publicly denied it until Jan. 20. The World Health Organization tweeted Jan. 14, “Preliminary investigations conducted by the Chinese authorities have found no clear evidence of human-to-human transmission.” Such lies helped the virus spread more quickly than it should’ve, as Wuhan authorities OK’d a potluck banquet involving tens of thousands of people.
Now Beijing is rewriting history, even claiming its “swift” action bought the rest of the world time. And it’s insisting America might be the outbreak’s true source.
Twitter is banned in China, but Foreign Ministry propagandist Zhao Lijian is using it to lie to the world: “It might be US army who brought the epidemic to Wuhan,” he tweeted. “US owe us an explanation!”
Now Beijing is ejecting American reporters from the country, including Wall Street Journal writers who revealed the cover-up.
Every arm of the US government — and the US media — needs to be blaring the truth to the world.


newyorkpost--2020-03-17--Coronavirus in NY: Teachers prepare for unprecedented challenges of remote learning

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Some city teachers predicted Tuesday that the Department of Education’s remote-learning scramble is headed for difficult problems — given the gaps in student hardware and wifi availability, not to mention the daunting task of engaging kids from afar.
“We are going to do our best, but this is pretty worrying,” a Bed-Stuy elementary-school teacher told The Post.
“It’s hard enough to keep attention and order in class, let alone in someone’s kitchen or wherever they are,” the Brooklyn instructor said. “At this point, there are far more questions than answers.”
Other educators told The Post that they are already having communication problems with parents about remote learning amid the coronavirus panic — and that many caregivers still aren’t even aware that it’s taking place.
“To be honest, I don’t think the first priority for a lot of people is setting up remote learning and downloading apps,” said a Canarsie, Brooklyn, school source. “We are hearing about teachers who are reaching out to people who are just telling them that they have more important things to worry about right now.”
The source said many parents, especially those in low-income areas, are spending more energy on arranging for childcare for their kids than delving into Google Classroom, Zoom or other remote-learning tools.
“You have to understand that people are preparing to not get paychecks in a week or a matter of weeks,” he said. “That is a stress that’s pretty much going to make everything else look small right now.”
Other teachers said few households — especially in poorer areas — have more than one available screen or device to use for remote-learning purposes.
“A lot, if not most, families have more than one kid in the system and only one computer for the whole house — if that,” a Queens elementary-school teacher said. “How are we going to handle teaching multiple kids at once? The parent is going to need that computer, too. There are aspects of this that are just very difficult.”
The DOE, teachers union and schools Chancellor Richard Carranza have acknowledged the unprecedented challenges posed by “distance learning” but have pledged to make it work as best they can.
The department is hustling to provide adequate devices to as many city kids as possible to make the system viable.
Teachers were in their buildings Tuesday to begin several days of immersive training, and the system is expected to roll out Monday, March 23.
“Transitioning to remote learning can keep students progressing academically,” the DOE said Tuesday in a statement, adding that it will make adjustments in the coming weeks as the process takes hold.


newyorkpost--2020-03-17--Making democracy work during this crisis requires everyone to compromise

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How do you hold primaries when much of the country’s being asked not to go out in public? It’s another thing to sort out on the fly — with everyone open to practical compromise.
Gov. Andrew Cuomo has postponed all village elections, scheduled for Wednesday, until April 28 — the date still set for New York’s presidential primary.
“We are dealing with an unprecedented challenge, but I think it is a signature of a stable democracy that elections happen,” Mayor de Blasio said … before postponing the March 24 special election for Queens borough president. Indeed, it’s worth taking the time to figure out how to vote safely.
Cuomo has moved to make absentee voting available to everyone and to extend the application deadline to the day before the primary. We’re no fans of vote-by-mail — but it’s all fair, in these extraordinary circumstances. As the saying goes: Needs must when the devil drives.
Indeed, the state Board of Elections needs to craft vote-by-mail and drop-off ballot procedures before April 28, in case the shutdown lasts that long.
The Legislature can pass the necessary laws, making it plain that this isn’t absentee voting, which the state Constitution severely limits, but special emergency voting. (Reformers who want vote-by-mail for all elections need to resist the urge to exploit this crisis: Compromise.)
Other states are doing their own experimenting, as the epidemic hits nationwide.
The Democratic National Committee, which is mulling penalties for states that change their rules suddenly, needs to back off, too: It’s a crisis, and people are doing their best. Both parties should be figuring out how to hold conventions via video, if it comes to that.
Tech-savvy campaigns are hosting virtual town halls in place of in-person events. Social media and virtual phone banks are replacing in-person canvassing.
Some of these innovations will persist even once normalcy returns. We hope to see familiar in-person Election Day balloting again the norm, but the emphasis for now is on making democracy work while under duress.


newyorkpost--2020-03-17--Dr. Oz says couples should have sex while quarantining

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TV medical expert Dr. Mehmet Oz says that people stuck inside should be having lots of sex to combat the effects of social distancing for the coronavirus .
“ The best solution if you ’ re holed up with your significant other , quarantined , is have sex , ” advises the doc in a TMZ video Tuesday .
“ You ’ ll live longer , get rid of the tension.
” “ Maybe you ’ ll make some babies , ” he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ better staring at each other than getting on each other ’ s nerves.
” Oz is one of few in the medical community recommending close physical contact at the moment .
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ( CDC ) is urging people to practice social distancing to curb the spread of COVID-19 by staying six feet away from others as much as possible .
Dr. Frederick Davis , an emergency room doctor at Northwell Health on Long Island , recently told The Post that having sex during this outbreak is “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ aren ’ t showing any symptoms right now , yes , ” Davis said .
“ While I expect a baby boom in nine-or-so months , it ’ s one of those things people can transmit without having symptoms or knowing .
In reality , you could be carrying it now .
”

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Distancing be damned.
TV medical expert Dr. Mehmet Oz says that people stuck inside should be having lots of sex to combat the effects of social distancing for the coronavirus.
“The best solution if you’re holed up with your significant other, quarantined, is have sex,” advises the doc in a TMZ video Tuesday. “You’ll live longer, get rid of the tension.”
“Maybe you’ll make some babies,” he adds. “It’s certainly better staring at each other than getting on each other’s nerves.”
Oz is one of few in the medical community recommending close physical contact at the moment. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is urging people to practice social distancing to curb the spread of COVID-19 by staying six feet away from others as much as possible.
Dr. Frederick Davis, an emergency room doctor at Northwell Health on Long Island, recently told The Post that having sex during this outbreak is “a gray area.”
“If you aren’t showing any symptoms right now, yes,” Davis said. “While I expect a baby boom in nine-or-so months, it’s one of those things people can transmit without having symptoms or knowing. In reality, you could be carrying it now.”


newyorkpost--2020-03-17--9 reasons why ‘Inside No. 9’ lives up to the hype

That old saying “ don ’ t believe the hype ” is proven wrong with “ Inside No .
9.
” This acclaimed anthology series , now available on BritBox — which streams British TV shows in the US — mixes horror , comedy , camp and pathos ; the standalone episodes are linked , in some way , shape or form , by the number 9 .
The series , which airs on BBC Two in England , is still going strong after five seasons — and , because of the way “ Inside No .
9 ” is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ out of order , if you ’ re so inclined .
It really doesn ’ t matter .
The series was created by Steve Pemberton and Reece Shearsmith , who co-created the hit British sketch-comedy series “ The League of Gentlemen ” and bring that same sense of offbeat , bizarre humor , cut with a devilish razor ’ s edge , to “ Inside No .
9.
” They also co-star in the series ( in roles of varying intensity ) and adhere to that British comedic custom of often acting in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a cross between “ Monty Python ’ s Flying Circus ” and “ The Twilight Zone , ” and you ’ ll have a point of reference from which to start .
It ’ s worth mentioning that the episodes I watched were so tonally different from each other — one mixing horror and over-the-top comedy , the other a dramatic slice-of-life — that I felt like I was watching two different TV series .
And that , I think , is the key to the show ’ s success .
In the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , ” Pemberton stars as Dave , a psychotic mama ’ s boy in the “ Psycho ” mold of Norman Bates .
He and his mother shared a really close relationship — bonding over their love of serial killers and line dancing — and lived in Apartment 9 , which is now occupied by young married couple Beattie ( Jenna Coleman , “ Victoria , ” “ Doctor Who ” ) and Sam ( Kadiff Kirwan ) .
They ’ re aware that a grisly murder occurred before they moved in — @ @ @ @ @ @ @ bathtub — and when weird things start to happen ( three minutes into the episode ) , Beattie reaches out to David to learn a bit more about the apartment ’ s history .
Wrong call … but it ’ s handled with a heaping dose of black humor and several sight gags that bring this dangerously close to a bedroom farce ( in a good way ) .
Pemberton also stars in “ Love ’ s Great Adventure , ” as Trevor , a working-class father whose estranged , drug-addicted son returns @ @ @ @ @ @ @ household — including Trevor ’ s wife , Julia ( Debbie Rush ) and his teenaged daughter , Mia ( Gaby French ) — into an emotional tizzy that doesn ’ t quite resolve itself in any absolute sense .
It ’ s sweet and sour and is a complete 180 from “ Death Be Not Proud , ” with Pemberton flexing some serious acting chops .
All five seasons of “ Inside No .
9 ” are available on BritBox .
Check it out .

That old saying “don’t believe the hype” is proven wrong with “Inside No. 9.”
This acclaimed anthology series, now available on BritBox — which streams British TV shows in the US — mixes horror, comedy, camp and pathos; the standalone episodes are linked, in some way, shape or form, by the number 9. The series, which airs on BBC Two in England, is still going strong after five seasons — and, because of the way “Inside No. 9” is structured, you can watch the episodes out of order, if you’re so inclined. It really doesn’t matter.
The series was created by Steve Pemberton and Reece Shearsmith, who co-created the hit British sketch-comedy series “The League of Gentlemen” and bring that same sense of offbeat, bizarre humor, cut with a devilish razor’s edge, to “Inside No. 9.” They also co-star in the series (in roles of varying intensity) and adhere to that British comedic custom of often acting in drag. Think of the series as a cross between “Monty Python’s Flying Circus” and “The Twilight Zone,” and you’ll have a point of reference from which to start.
It’s worth mentioning that the episodes I watched were so tonally different from each other — one mixing horror and over-the-top comedy, the other a dramatic slice-of-life — that I felt like I was watching two different TV series. And that, I think, is the key to the show’s success.
In the episode entitled “Death Be Not Proud,” Pemberton stars as Dave, a psychotic mama’s boy in the “Psycho” mold of Norman Bates. He and his mother shared a really close relationship — bonding over their love of serial killers and line dancing — and lived in Apartment 9, which is now occupied by young married couple Beattie (Jenna Coleman, “Victoria,” “Doctor Who”) and Sam (Kadiff Kirwan).
They’re aware that a grisly murder occurred before they moved in — something about a dismembered body in the bathtub — and when weird things start to happen (three minutes into the episode), Beattie reaches out to David to learn a bit more about the apartment’s history. Wrong call … but it’s handled with a heaping dose of black humor and several sight gags that bring this dangerously close to a bedroom farce (in a good way).
Pemberton also stars in “Love’s Great Adventure,” as Trevor, a working-class father whose estranged, drug-addicted son returns at Christmas time, throwing the entire household — including Trevor’s wife, Julia (Debbie Rush) and his teenaged daughter, Mia (Gaby French) — into an emotional tizzy that doesn’t quite resolve itself in any absolute sense. It’s sweet and sour and is a complete 180 from “Death Be Not Proud,” with Pemberton flexing some serious acting chops.
All five seasons of “Inside No. 9” are available on BritBox. Check it out.