newyorkpost--2020-02-28--Julia Roberts buys $8.3M century-old San Francisco victorian

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 ) Oscar-winning actress Julia Roberts has bought a century-old Victorian Revival-style house in the Presidio Heights neighborhood of San Francisco for $ 8.3 million , property records show .
The five-floor house , designed in 1907- ’ 08 by Sylvain Schnaittacher ( 1874-1926 ) , has approximately 6,245 square feet of living space , including five bedrooms and four-and-a-half baths .
It features a partial slate @ @ @ @ @ @ @ two-car garage and a 1,000-bottle wine room , according to the listing with Sotheby ’ s International Realty .
The brokerage listed the property for $ 10.25 million in May 2019 , and later dropped the price to $ 9.65 million in September , listing records show .
The final sale price represented a 19 % discount from the original ask .
Roberts , 52 , closed the deal via a trust , according to the deed filed in January .
She previously used the same trust to make real estate transactions across @ @ @ @ @ @ @ home selling for $ 16.2 million in 2016 .
Roberts , whose first blockbuster was “ Pretty Woman ” in 1990 , has been nominated for four Academy Awards and won Best Actress Award for her performance in “ Erin Brockovich ” ( 2000 ) .
Her reps did not immediately respond to a request for comment .
The seller was Brodie Cobb , a competitive cyclist and founder of the financial services firm The Presidio Group .
He purchased the home for $ 1.88 million in 1997 , property records show .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ to an email seeking comment , while listing agent Caroline Kahn Werboff of Sotheby ’ s declined to comment .
Remodeled by interior designer John Wheatman , the house ’ s main level has a large entry foyer with leaded windows , a living room , a formal dining room and a family room featuring fireplaces and coffered ceilings , a gourmet kitchen with a breakfast room and a wet bar .
There are four bedrooms and two baths on the second floor .
Occupying the third floor is the master bedroom suite @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with views of the Golden Gate Bridge and San Francisco Bay , according to the listing .
The lower two levels include a screening room , a mud room with wall-to-wall closets , a laundry room , a two-car garage , a 1,000-bottle wine room and a built-in dog bath .
There is also a rear patio and garden , according to the listing .
The Los Angeles Times first reported the deal .

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Oscar-winning actress Julia Roberts has bought a century-old Victorian Revival-style house in the Presidio Heights neighborhood of San Francisco for $8.3 million, property records show.
The five-floor house, designed in 1907-’08 by Sylvain Schnaittacher (1874-1926), has approximately 6,245 square feet of living space, including five bedrooms and four-and-a-half baths. It features a partial slate roof, a north-facing garden, a two-car garage and a 1,000-bottle wine room, according to the listing with Sotheby’s International Realty.
The brokerage listed the property for $10.25 million in May 2019, and later dropped the price to $9.65 million in September, listing records show.
The final sale price represented a 19% discount from the original ask. Roberts, 52, closed the deal via a trust, according to the deed filed in January. She previously used the same trust to make real estate transactions across the country, including a Hawaii beachfront home selling for $16.2 million in 2016.
Roberts, whose first blockbuster was “Pretty Woman” in 1990, has been nominated for four Academy Awards and won Best Actress Award for her performance in “Erin Brockovich” (2000). Her reps did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
The seller was Brodie Cobb, a competitive cyclist and founder of the financial services firm The Presidio Group. He purchased the home for $1.88 million in 1997, property records show.
Mr. Cobb didn’t immediately respond to an email seeking comment, while listing agent Caroline Kahn Werboff of Sotheby’s declined to comment.
Remodeled by interior designer John Wheatman, the house’s main level has a large entry foyer with leaded windows, a living room, a formal dining room and a family room featuring fireplaces and coffered ceilings, a gourmet kitchen with a breakfast room and a wet bar.
There are four bedrooms and two baths on the second floor. Occupying the third floor is the master bedroom suite, which has a balcony and skylight with views of the Golden Gate Bridge and San Francisco Bay, according to the listing.
The lower two levels include a screening room, a mud room with wall-to-wall closets, a laundry room, a two-car garage, a 1,000-bottle wine room and a built-in dog bath. There is also a rear patio and garden, according to the listing.
The Los Angeles Times first reported the deal.


newyorkpost--2020-02-28--Weinstein accuser Ambra Gutierrez among coalition pushing for ‘Adult Survivors Act’

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 ) Harvey Weinstein accuser Ambra Gutierrez joined a coalition of other advocates Friday to push for the Adult Survivors Act which would give victims the right to sue beyond the statute of limitations .
“ I ’ m here today because the criminal justice system failed me and countless others , ” she said , referring to the Manhattan DA ’ s decision not to prosecute @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
She immediately reported the assault to the NYPD who had her place a secretly recorded call to the producer .
He admitted touching her and apologized before trying to lure her into his hotel room .
“ Instead of supporting me , the DA Cyrus Vance Jr. declined to prosecute the case , ” she said at a press conference flanked by other sexual abuse victims .
“ I and countless other women need the Adult Survivors Act which creates a look-back window to correct the system which favor rich , powerful @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The Italian model said that although she acted quickly it can take years for victims to come to terms with their abuse .
The Adult Survivors Act would give victims a one-year window to bring old claims that would normally be time-barred .
The proposed legislation is modeled on the Child Victims Act , which passed in 2019 , and gave childhood abuse survivors one year to sue even though the statute of limitations had expired .
Gutierrez said it was a “ dream ” that a Manhattan jury convicted Weinstein earlier this @ @ @ @ @ @ @ sexual act and rape .
But she ’ d still like to have a conversation with Vance about her case .
“ I feel like they ’ re kind of like forgetting me while they ’ re celebrating this victory , ” she said .
Weinstein ’ s team paid Gutierrez $ 1 million in exchange for her silence .
She said she has chosen to speak out even though she knows she could be sued for violating their nondisclosure agreement .
Gutierrez is expected to be a ‘ prior bad acts ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ sex crimes case .
In addition to Weinstein accusers , victims of disgraced gynecologist Dr. Robert Hadden , who allegedly abused more than 70 patients , also endorsed the proposed legislation at the lower Manhattan press conference .
Evelyn Yang , the wife of former Democratic presidential candidate Andrew Yang , came forward earlier this year and alleged that Hadden had molested her when she was pregnant .
Vance ’ s office came under fire in 2016 for giving Hadden a no-jail plea deal after he was charged with sexually abusing six patients @ @ @ @ @ @ @ slap on the wrist enraged many of his victims .
Vance recently opened a fresh probe into the perverted doctor , who had to forfeit his medical license .
“ For every Weinstein case , for every Epstein case , for every Hadden case where authorities are forced into a public reckoning , there remain many , many more women and survivors who have spoken out and are never really heard , ” Yang said .
State Sen. Brad Hoylman and Assemblywoman Linda Rosenthal ( D-Manhattan ) sponsored the Adult Survivors Act to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .

Harvey Weinstein accuser Ambra Gutierrez joined a coalition of other advocates Friday to push for the Adult Survivors Act which would give victims the right to sue beyond the statute of limitations.
“I’m here today because the criminal justice system failed me and countless others,” she said, referring to the Manhattan DA’s decision not to prosecute Weinstein for allegedly groping her in 2015.
She immediately reported the assault to the NYPD who had her place a secretly recorded call to the producer. He admitted touching her and apologized before trying to lure her into his hotel room.
“Instead of supporting me, the DA Cyrus Vance Jr. declined to prosecute the case,” she said at a press conference flanked by other sexual abuse victims. “I and countless other women need the Adult Survivors Act which creates a look-back window to correct the system which favor rich, powerful men over the women they abused.”
The Italian model said that although she acted quickly it can take years for victims to come to terms with their abuse.
The Adult Survivors Act would give victims a one-year window to bring old claims that would normally be time-barred.
The proposed legislation is modeled on the Child Victims Act, which passed in 2019, and gave childhood abuse survivors one year to sue even though the statute of limitations had expired.
Gutierrez said it was a “dream” that a Manhattan jury convicted Weinstein earlier this week of one count each of criminal sexual act and rape.
But she’d still like to have a conversation with Vance about her case. “I feel like they’re kind of like forgetting me while they’re celebrating this victory,” she said.
Weinstein’s team paid Gutierrez $1 million in exchange for her silence. She said she has chosen to speak out even though she knows she could be sued for violating their nondisclosure agreement.
Gutierrez is expected to be a ‘prior bad acts’ witness in Weinstein’s Los Angeles sex crimes case.
In addition to Weinstein accusers, victims of disgraced gynecologist Dr. Robert Hadden, who allegedly abused more than 70 patients, also endorsed the proposed legislation at the lower Manhattan press conference.
Evelyn Yang, the wife of former Democratic presidential candidate Andrew Yang, came forward earlier this year and alleged that Hadden had molested her when she was pregnant.
Vance’s office came under fire in 2016 for giving Hadden a no-jail plea deal after he was charged with sexually abusing six patients while a Columbia University doctor. The slap on the wrist enraged many of his victims. Vance recently opened a fresh probe into the perverted doctor, who had to forfeit his medical license.
“For every Weinstein case, for every Epstein case, for every Hadden case where authorities are forced into a public reckoning, there remain many, many more women and survivors who have spoken out and are never really heard,” Yang said.
State Sen. Brad Hoylman and Assemblywoman Linda Rosenthal (D-Manhattan) sponsored the Adult Survivors Act to the New York legislature in October 2019.


newyorkpost--2020-02-28--Pete Davidson’s Staten Island digs include a ‘porno shower’

Click to email this to a friend ( Opens in new window ) Click to share on Twitter ( Opens in new window ) Click to share on Facebook ( Opens in new window ) Click to email this to a friend ( Opens in new window ) Click to share on Twitter ( Opens in new window ) Click to share on Facebook ( Opens in new window ) Pete Davidson is living the dream !
Or , well , a dream .
The comic — who recently made waves by bafflingly using a promotional appearance for his Netflix @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to bash his employer “ Saturday Night Live ” — bolstered the special with a tour of the Staten Island abode he shares with his mother .
Davidson , 26 , describes his basement home as “ the cave , ” noting that , “ I moved here like a year ago and built this weird little basement to stay away from f—ing people.
” The tour then proceeds to the bathroom , showing off his “ porno shower ” installed within , adding that “ I ’ ve never had my porno @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s really hard to , too , when your mom is upstairs cooking and being like , ‘ Dinner ’ s ready.
’ ” Several of Davidson ’ s friends , who are present for the tour , are seen getting tattooed in the kitchen area and playing video games , bolstering the “ man cave ” vibe of the space .
Davidson highlights his large t-shirt and sneaker collection while also showing off some of the quirkier items in his pad , like a dustbuster vacuum and one of Shaquille O ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ has hidden behind an alien toy .
“ When you get on TV , people send you things like this and you ’ re like , ‘ That was cool , ’ ” he explains .
“ But look where it is — behind my fake alien , Kevin.
” Naturally , for someone whose list of exes includes Ariana Grande , Kate Beckinsale and most recently Kaia Gerber , Davidson has to crack wise about his sleeping area .
“ This is my bedroom , where nothing happens because I live with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Davidson also joked about his living arrangement in a July installment of the web series “ Dressing Funny.
” “ It ’ s weird living with my mom and sister [ Casey ] , because I ’ ll see a strange dude in the house and I don ’ t know if he ’ s some dirtbag preying on my sister or the saint who ’ s going to take my mom off my hands , ” he said .

Pete Davidson is living the dream! Or, well, a dream.
The comic — who recently made waves by bafflingly using a promotional appearance for his Netflix special “Alive in New York” to bash his employer “Saturday Night Live” — bolstered the special with a tour of the Staten Island abode he shares with his mother.
Davidson, 26, describes his basement home as “the cave,” noting that, “I moved here like a year ago and built this weird little basement to stay away from f—ing people.”
The tour then proceeds to the bathroom, showing off his “porno shower” installed within, adding that “I’ve never had my porno moment in there yet … It’s really hard to, too, when your mom is upstairs cooking and being like, ‘Dinner’s ready.’”
Several of Davidson’s friends, who are present for the tour, are seen getting tattooed in the kitchen area and playing video games, bolstering the “man cave” vibe of the space.
Davidson highlights his large t-shirt and sneaker collection while also showing off some of the quirkier items in his pad, like a dustbuster vacuum and one of Shaquille O’Neal’s sneakers, which he has hidden behind an alien toy.
“When you get on TV, people send you things like this and you’re like, ‘That was cool,’” he explains. “But look where it is — behind my fake alien, Kevin.”
Naturally, for someone whose list of exes includes Ariana Grande, Kate Beckinsale and most recently Kaia Gerber, Davidson has to crack wise about his sleeping area.
“This is my bedroom, where nothing happens because I live with my mom,” he says.
Davidson also joked about his living arrangement in a July installment of the web series “Dressing Funny.”
“It’s weird living with my mom and sister [Casey], because I’ll see a strange dude in the house and I don’t know if he’s some dirtbag preying on my sister or the saint who’s going to take my mom off my hands,” he said.


newyorkpost--2020-02-28--A not-so-super Tuesday and other commentary

For all the hype , Bernie Sanders is “ still a long way from putting the nomination to bed , ” argues The Week ’ s Noah Millman .
In fact , a “ true nightmare scenario , ” in which “ Sanders limps into Milwaukee as the clear delegate leader ” but has “ well under 40 percent of the delegates , ” is “ all too possible.
” Democrats can avoid that fate , but only if Sanders has “ a decisive win in Texas , ” proving he has support in even “ a somewhat-Southern state , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ consolidate ” moderate support by “ sweeping the South , and denying Bloomberg any victories on Super Tuesday.
” Absent these scenarios , Democrats will “ have to choose between anointing an extraordinarily weak nominee or essentially invalidating the primaries ” — which would “ tear the party apart.
” From the left : Warren ’ s Not Dead Yet The media have decided that the Democratic nominee will “ definitely ” be Bernie Sanders , sighs The Guardian ’ s Moira Donegan , even as Elizabeth Warren , whose campaign was “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ comeback .
Warren did poorly in the first three primary contests , but her Nevada debate performance started “ re-energizing her passionate base of support , ” leading to a donation boost and a new poll showing she ’ s “ surged to second place ” nationally .
She ’ s also changed her demeanor : “ Rigorously positive ” early on , she ’ s now displaying “ anger , ” an “ appropriate response , ” because “ the American people are angry , too.
” Even if Warren doesn ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ unique “ passion ” to the campaign .
Warns Donegan : “ Democrats ignore Warren ’ s anger — and women ’ s anger — at their own peril.
” Bernie Sanders ’ “ decades-long record ” of support for “ leftist autocrats ” puts him “ far outside mainstream Democratic Party traditions , ” says James Kirchick at Tablet — and it explains why “ America ’ s first serious Jewish presidential candidate garners only a tiny fraction of support ” from Jewish Dems .
Nor does his version of democratic socialism @ @ @ @ @ @ @ politics would be “ anathema ” to those Jews and “ Jewish-friendly ” institutions that historically deserve the “ most credit ” for the “ best of democratic socialist ideals in America ” : the Workmen ’ s Circle , Dissent magazine , David Dubinsky , Al Shanker and others .
These people and groups “ abhorred men like Sanders , ” who have sought to “ erase distinctions between democrats and totalitarians on the left.
” Sanders comes from “ an entirely different political lineage , that of anti-anti-communism.
” Democrats would @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
With coronavirus , the world faces “ the first postmodern pandemic , ” writes the Washington Free Beacon ’ s Matthew Continetti , and the resulting “ fractured public narrative ” may slow the response .
The good news : “ Science , medicine and public health have improved immeasurably ” since a century ago , when the US last faced a health crisis of this size .
The bad : “ COVID-19 is novel , ” so it may “ be more than a year ” before we can mass-produce a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ media will hype the “ most outrageous scenarios ” to damage the president ’ s re-election prospects .
Their “ worldwide ” reach “ distributes misinformation ” and “ incentivizes hysteria.
” “ Dealing with ‘ community spread ’ is hard enough , ” snarks Continetti .
“ Try doing it while watching Don Lemon.
” As the coronavirus spreads , Republicans and Democrats are abiding by the old adage “ never let a good crisis go to waste , ” observes Reason ’ s Eric Boehm .
On Wednesday , President Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the disease into America by cutting off air travel from China and suggested further restrictions may be coming — even though evidence shows travel bans don ’ t “ reduce the number of people who get sick ” during outbreaks .
Democrats , meanwhile , are using the crisis to attack Trump , blasting him for “ bungling ” America ’ s response — even though it ’ s far too soon to conclude anything much about the government ’ s reaction .
One thing ’ s clear , though : “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ turn out to be , you can bet that politicians will find a way to make it worse .
”

Campaign watch: A Not-So-Super Tuesday
For all the hype, Bernie Sanders is “still a long way from putting the nomination to bed,” argues The Week’s Noah Millman. In fact, a “true nightmare scenario,” in which “Sanders limps into Milwaukee as the clear delegate leader” but has “well under 40 percent of the delegates,” is “all too possible.” Democrats can avoid that fate, but only if Sanders has “a decisive win in Texas,” proving he has support in even “a somewhat-Southern state,” or if Joe Biden can “consolidate” moderate support by “sweeping the South, and denying Bloomberg any victories on Super Tuesday.” Absent these scenarios, Democrats will “have to choose between anointing an extraordinarily weak nominee or essentially invalidating the primaries” — which would “tear the party apart.”
From the left: Warren’s Not Dead Yet
The media have decided that the Democratic nominee will “definitely” be Bernie Sanders, sighs The Guardian’s Moira Donegan, even as Elizabeth Warren, whose campaign was “presumed dead,” is seeing a comeback. Warren did poorly in the first three primary contests, but her Nevada debate performance started “re-energizing her passionate base of support,” leading to a donation boost and a new poll showing she’s “surged to second place” nationally. She’s also changed her demeanor: “Rigorously positive” early on, she’s now displaying “anger,” an “appropriate response,” because “the American people are angry, too.” Even if Warren doesn’t win, she’s bringing unique “passion” to the campaign. Warns Donegan: “Democrats ignore Warren’s anger — and women’s anger — at their own peril.”
Neoconservative: Why Jews Reject Bernie
Bernie Sanders’ “decades-long record” of support for “leftist autocrats” puts him “far outside mainstream Democratic Party traditions,” says James Kirchick at Tablet — and it explains why “America’s first serious Jewish presidential candidate garners only a tiny fraction of support” from Jewish Dems. Nor does his version of democratic socialism cut it: Indeed, Sanders’ politics would be “anathema” to those Jews and “Jewish-friendly” institutions that historically deserve the “most credit” for the “best of democratic socialist ideals in America”: the Workmen’s Circle, Dissent magazine, David Dubinsky, Al Shanker and others. These people and groups “abhorred men like Sanders,” who have sought to “erase distinctions between democrats and totalitarians on the left.” Sanders comes from “an entirely different political lineage, that of anti-anti-communism.” Democrats would be “foolish” to nominate him.
Health desk: A Good-News, Bad-News Pandemic
With coronavirus, the world faces “the first postmodern pandemic,” writes the Washington Free Beacon’s Matthew Continetti, and the resulting “fractured public narrative” may slow the response. The good news: “Science, medicine and public health have improved immeasurably” since a century ago, when the US last faced a health crisis of this size. The bad: “COVID-19 is novel,” so it may “be more than a year” before we can mass-produce a vaccine. Worse, much of the media will hype the “most outrageous scenarios” to damage the president’s re-election prospects. Their “worldwide” reach “distributes misinformation” and “incentivizes hysteria.” “Dealing with ‘community spread’ is hard enough,” snarks Continetti. “Try doing it while watching Don Lemon.”
Libertarian: Pols Will Make COVID-19 Worse
As the coronavirus spreads, Republicans and Democrats are abiding by the old adage “never let a good crisis go to waste,” observes Reason’s Eric Boehm. On Wednesday, President Trump bragged about how he slowed the spread of the disease into America by cutting off air travel from China and suggested further restrictions may be coming — even though evidence shows travel bans don’t “reduce the number of people who get sick” during outbreaks. Democrats, meanwhile, are using the crisis to attack Trump, blasting him for “bungling” America’s response — even though it’s far too soon to conclude anything much about the government’s reaction. One thing’s clear, though: “No matter how bad the outbreak might turn out to be, you can bet that politicians will find a way to make it worse.”
— Compiled by The Post Editorial Board


newyorkpost--2020-02-28--Trump wins Don McGahn appeal, limiting Democrats’ power to summon aides

The Justice Department on Tuesday asked a federal judge to ...

WASHINGTON — President Trump has won a federal appeals court ruling that will make it more difficult for House Democrats to summon his aides to testify.
Judges on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit on Friday overturned a November ruling from U.S. District Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, who ordered former White House Counsel Don McGahn to testify in since concluded impeachment proceedings.
McGahn, represented by the Justice Department, had followed Trump’s order not to comply with a House subpoena, citing executive privilege.
Two of three judges on an appeals panel found that the House Judiciary Committee lacked standing to bring its lawsuit, handing Trump a win as Democrats continue to pledge investigations.
Appeals court judges Thomas Griffith and Karen Henderson found the dispute was a political issue not suited for judicial review; Judge Judith Rogers dissented.
Attorneys for the Democrat-controlled House Judiciary Committee argued in January that McGahn’s testimony might be valuable in a second round of impeachment efforts.
Judiciary Committee attorney Doug Letter told the judges during arguments the case was important in part because Democrats could bring another article of impeachment against Trump. “Yes, that is on the table. There’s no doubt,” Letter said.
In handing Trump a win, the judges reversed a ruling that had emboldened Democrats. “Presidents are not kings,” District Judge Jackson wrote in his November decision.
The appeals panel pointed to historical practice of courts not stepping between Congress and the executive branch. Tools such as spending bills and nomination votes can be used to coerce the executive branch.
“The absence of a judicial remedy doesn’t render Congress powerless. Instead, the Constitution gives Congress a series of political tools to bring the Executive Branch to heel,” Judge Griffith wrote.
Griffith warned that the appeals court would see a tremendous uptick in lawsuits if it became the referee in such disputes.
“If we order McGahn to testify, what happens next? McGahn, compelled to appear, asserts executive privilege in response to the Committee’s questions. The Committee finds those assertions baseless. In that case, the Committee assures us, it would come right back to court to make McGahn talk,” Griffith wrote.
“The walk from the Capitol to our courthouse is a short one, and if we resolve this case today, we can expect Congress’ lawyers to make the trip often.”
In a concurring opinion, Henderson agreed with Griffith that the committee Democrats lacked standing, but chided categorical refusal to cooperate with lawmakers.
“A categorical refusal to participate in congressional inquiries strikes a resounding blow to the system of compromise and accommodation that has governed these fights since the republic began,” she wrote.


newyorkpost--2020-02-28--Meet Peter Tuchman: The face of Wall Street’s absolute worst moments

The global coronavirus risk alert has been raised to “ very ...

Meet the face of your money going down the drain.
Wall Street trader Peter Tuchman has been captured freaking out on camera more than a dozen times during some of the most catastrophic financial crashes of the past two decades — including the mortgage-lending stock dive of 2007 and the coronavirus-fueled plunge Thursday.
“I’m the guy — I’m the face,” Tuchman told The Post on Friday — after yet another devastating loss at the New York Stock Exchange. “What can I say, I have a boisterous character. Whether it’s up or down, I react.”
He added, “I love being photographed.”
The spirited stock man is shown in photos furrowing his brow, grabbing his head with a pained expression and hunched with his face in his hands. In others, he appears to be breathing a sigh of relief.
On Thursday, the Dow lost nearly 1,200 points — its worst single-day point drop in its 124-year history — as the worsening coronavirus outbreak fueled global financial fears.
Asked about the latest plunge, Tuchman said, “It’s clearly a big deal. Even if it’s contained, it will be significant to the global economy.”
But Tuchman, who has worked as a trader for 30 years, added, “It’s by no means the end of the world.”
Photos of Tuchman have been snapped including July 26, 2007, when stock investors fled amid uneasiness about the mortgage lending markets; Jan. 4, 2018, when the Dow Jones industrial average closed above 25,000 points for the first time, and Feb. 28, 2020, when markets were poised to end their worst week in more than a decade.


newyorkpost--2020-02-28--Coronavirus poses ‘very high’ global risk, WHO warns

The global coronavirus risk alert has been raised to “ very high ” — the highest level of alarm — as the deadly disease spread further on Friday , World Health Organization officials announced .
The virus , which originated in the Chinese city of Wuhan , has spread to 49 countries in a matter of weeks , officials said .
Countries other than China now account for about three-quarters of new infections .
In recent days , more than 120 cases connected to new epicenters in Italy and Iran have been reported in 25 countries , WHO chief Tedros @ @ @ @ @ @ @ now , it would be a “ big mistake ” to switch from a public health strategy of containment to mitigation , where authorities accept the virus is spreading , he said .
“ Our epidemiologists have been monitoring these developments continuously , ” the official said .
“ We have now increased our assessment of the risk of spread and the risk of impact of COVID-19 to ‘ very high ’ at a global level.
” But officials have yet to find evidence that the virus is “ spreading freely in communities @ @ @ @ @ @ @ we still have a chance of containing this virus , ” he said .
Dr. Mike Ryan , executive director of WHO ’ s emergencies program , said that the high-risk assessment level isn ’ t meant to “ alarm or scare people , ” but to raise awareness .
“ People need to take a reality check now and really understand an all-of-government , an all-of-society approach is needed , ” Ryan said .
“ We have been dealing with this virus for two months and I think this is a reality @ @ @ @ @ @ @ — wake up , get ready , ” he said .
“ You have a duty to your citizens , you have a duty to the world to be ready.
” Upwards of 83,000 coronavirus cases have been reported across the world , and more than 2,800 people have been killed by the rampant infection — the vast majority in mainland China .

The global coronavirus risk alert has been raised to “very high” — the highest level of alarm — as the deadly disease spread further on Friday, World Health Organization officials announced.
The virus, which originated in the Chinese city of Wuhan, has spread to 49 countries in a matter of weeks, officials said. Countries other than China now account for about three-quarters of new infections.
In recent days, more than 120 cases connected to new epicenters in Italy and Iran have been reported in 25 countries, WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said in Geneva.
Right now, it would be a “big mistake” to switch from a public health strategy of containment to mitigation, where authorities accept the virus is spreading, he said.
“Our epidemiologists have been monitoring these developments continuously,” the official said. “We have now increased our assessment of the risk of spread and the risk of impact of COVID-19 to ‘very high’ at a global level.”
But officials have yet to find evidence that the virus is “spreading freely in communities,” giving them hope that “we still have a chance of containing this virus,” he said.
Dr. Mike Ryan, executive director of WHO’s emergencies program, said that the high-risk assessment level isn’t meant to “alarm or scare people,” but to raise awareness.
“People need to take a reality check now and really understand an all-of-government, an all-of-society approach is needed,” Ryan said.
“We have been dealing with this virus for two months and I think this is a reality check for every government on the planet — wake up, get ready,” he said. “You have a duty to your citizens, you have a duty to the world to be ready.”
Upwards of 83,000 coronavirus cases have been reported across the world, and more than 2,800 people have been killed by the rampant infection — the vast majority in mainland China.
With Post wires


newyorkpost--2020-02-28--Trump to nominate Rep. John Ratcliffe to be next intelligence director

President Donald Trump announced Friday he will nominate Texas Rep. John Ratcliffe to be his director of national intelligence , after abruptly yanking Ratcliffe ’ s nomination last year .
“ I am pleased to announce the nomination of @ RepRatcliffe ( Congressman John Ratcliffe ) to be Director of National Intelligence ( DNI ) , ” Trump tweeted .
Trump wrote that he would have “ completed process earlier , ” but that Ratcliffe “ wanted to wait until after IG Report was finished , ” referring to a December report by the Justice Department inspector general on the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Russia .
Trump announced — and then withdrew — his selection of Ratcliffe for the same job last year , amid reports that Ratcliffe exaggerated his record on his campaign website .
Some Senate Republicans reportedly balked at the nomination .
Yanking Ratcliffe ’ s nomination in August , Trump tweeted , “ Our great Republican Congressman John Ratcliffe is being treated very unfairly by the LameStream Media .
Rather than going through months of slander and libel , I explained to John how miserable it would be for him and his family @ @ @ @ @ @ @ served this year on Trump ’ s ceremonial impeachment defense team , pumping out pro-Trump messaging in regular briefings with the media .
A potentially contentious Senate confirmation battle for Ratcliffe , however , could extend the tenure of acting intelligence chief Richard Grenell , who also serves as U.S. ambassador to Germany .
Grenell would have had to give up the role in March if Trump had not picked a nominee .
The Federal Vacancies Reform Act allows Grenell to serve longer now that a nomination is made .

President Donald Trump announced Friday he will nominate Texas Rep. John Ratcliffe to be his director of national intelligence, after abruptly yanking Ratcliffe’s nomination last year.
“I am pleased to announce the nomination of @RepRatcliffe (Congressman John Ratcliffe) to be Director of National Intelligence (DNI),” Trump tweeted.
Trump wrote that he would have “completed process earlier,” but that Ratcliffe “wanted to wait until after IG Report was finished,” referring to a December report by the Justice Department inspector general on the investigation of possible Trump campaign collusion with Russia.
Trump announced — and then withdrew — his selection of Ratcliffe for the same job last year, amid reports that Ratcliffe exaggerated his record on his campaign website. Some Senate Republicans reportedly balked at the nomination.
Yanking Ratcliffe’s nomination in August, Trump tweeted, “Our great Republican Congressman John Ratcliffe is being treated very unfairly by the LameStream Media. Rather than going through months of slander and libel, I explained to John how miserable it would be for him and his family to deal with these people.”
Ratcliffe served this year on Trump’s ceremonial impeachment defense team, pumping out pro-Trump messaging in regular briefings with the media.
A potentially contentious Senate confirmation battle for Ratcliffe, however, could extend the tenure of acting intelligence chief Richard Grenell, who also serves as U.S. ambassador to Germany. Grenell would have had to give up the role in March if Trump had not picked a nominee.
The Federal Vacancies Reform Act allows Grenell to serve longer now that a nomination is made.


newyorkpost--2020-02-28--Richard E. Grant dishes on new show ‘Dispatches from Elsewhere’

Oscar-nominated actor Richard E. Grant says he was attracted to his new role on AMC ’ s “ Dispatches from Elsewhere ” because he didn ’ t understand it .
“ After you ’ ve been around as long as I have , as much as it ’ s possible , I try and find something I haven ’ t been asked to do 100 times before , ” Grant , 62 , tells The Post .
So when creator Jason Segel ( “ How I Met Your Mother ” ) pitched Grant on “ Elsewhere , ” the veteran @ @ @ @ @ @ @ I met Jason Segel for a breakfast meeting at the Four Seasons hotel in the run-up to the Oscars last year at this time , he outlined what the story was essentially going to be , ” he says .
“ That I was playing this puppet master of a kind of cult trying to control people ’ s lives via different media forms .
I found it unusual .
It didn ’ t sound like predictable television , and so I jumped onboard.
” Premiering Sunday at 10 p.m. , the quirky @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of life — lonely office drone Peter ( Segel ) ; Janice ( Sally Field ) , who feels lost after her husband gets ill ; trans woman Simone ( Eve Lindley ) ; and brilliant , obsessive Fredwynn ( Andre Benjamin ) — as they become ensnared in a mysterious adventure around Philadelphia .
Janice thinks it ’ s a game , Simone thinks it ’ s an ad campaign and Fredwynn thinks it ’ s the government performing a social experiment on them .
Its true purpose is a mystery that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , and the whole thing is orchestrated by the debonair Octavio ( Grant ) , who also serves as the narrator .
Grant , who ’ s also known for “ The Age of Innocence , ” “ The Iron Lady , ” and “ Star Wars : The Rise of Skywalker , ” says his performance as Octavio was inspired by Scientology leader David Miscavige .
“ That absolute iron-clad self-belief , ” he says .
“ I have no religious belief or conviction , so I was interested to see what @ @ @ @ @ @ @ people in to make them follow him .
And what they all had in common was this unflinching self-belief , and unblinkingly direct eye contact .
So that ’ s really what I went for.
” Although Grant has no religious devotion , during the lead-up to the 2019 Oscars — when he had a Best Supporting Actor nod for “ Can You Ever Forgive Me ?
” — he became famous for his social media posts chronicling his devotion to Barbra Streisand .
Since then , he ’ s met her several @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he was filming “ Dispatches from Elsewhere.
” “ I met her multiple times at the Oscars and subsequently she gave me tickets to her Hyde Park concert in London and to Madison Square Garden , ” he says .
“ And then I had an amazing two-hour face-to-face conversation with her on my own at Donna Karan ’ s house in East Hampton last summer , while I was filming ‘ Dispatches from Elsewhere.
’ “ It was completely beyond anything I could have wished or hoped for .
It was absolutely @ @ @ @ @ @ @ his co-star Sally Field to attend a Streisand concert with him during filming .
“ I had followed [ Field ’ s ] career and read her extraordinary autobiography , so she was a person that I got to know the best and got closest to on the set , ” he says .
“ We had lots of meals together and socialized like that , and she came with me to see Streisand at Madison Square Garden .
We ’ re not that far apart in age — so we were the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” “ I am amazed at the age that I am , I ’ m still working as much as I do , ” he says .
“ Long may it continue .
”

Oscar-nominated actor Richard E. Grant says he was attracted to his new role on AMC’s “Dispatches from Elsewhere” because he didn’t understand it.
“After you’ve been around as long as I have, as much as it’s possible, I try and find something I haven’t been asked to do 100 times before,” Grant, 62, tells The Post.
So when creator Jason Segel (“How I Met Your Mother”) pitched Grant on “Elsewhere,” the veteran Swazi-English actor was intrigued.
“When I met Jason Segel for a breakfast meeting at the Four Seasons hotel in the run-up to the Oscars last year at this time, he outlined what the story was essentially going to be,” he says. “That I was playing this puppet master of a kind of cult trying to control people’s lives via different media forms. I found it unusual. It didn’t sound like predictable television, and so I jumped onboard.”
Premiering Sunday at 10 p.m., the quirky drama follows four characters from different walks of life — lonely office drone Peter (Segel); Janice (Sally Field), who feels lost after her husband gets ill; trans woman Simone (Eve Lindley); and brilliant, obsessive Fredwynn (Andre Benjamin) — as they become ensnared in a mysterious adventure around Philadelphia. Janice thinks it’s a game, Simone thinks it’s an ad campaign and Fredwynn thinks it’s the government performing a social experiment on them. Its true purpose is a mystery that unfolds over the course of the show, and the whole thing is orchestrated by the debonair Octavio (Grant), who also serves as the narrator.
Grant, who’s also known for “The Age of Innocence,” “The Iron Lady,” and “Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker,” says his performance as Octavio was inspired by Scientology leader David Miscavige.
“That absolute iron-clad self-belief,” he says. “I have no religious belief or conviction, so I was interested to see what kind of person had to charismatically pull people in to make them follow him. And what they all had in common was this unflinching self-belief, and unblinkingly direct eye contact. So that’s really what I went for.”
Although Grant has no religious devotion, during the lead-up to the 2019 Oscars — when he had a Best Supporting Actor nod for “Can You Ever Forgive Me?” — he became famous for his social media posts chronicling his devotion to Barbra Streisand.
Since then, he’s met her several times — including one two-hour conversation while he was filming “Dispatches from Elsewhere.”
“I met her multiple times at the Oscars and subsequently she gave me tickets to her Hyde Park concert in London and to Madison Square Garden,” he says. “And then I had an amazing two-hour face-to-face conversation with her on my own at Donna Karan’s house in East Hampton last summer, while I was filming ‘Dispatches from Elsewhere.’
“It was completely beyond anything I could have wished or hoped for. It was absolutely amazing. Thrilling.”
He even got his co-star Sally Field to attend a Streisand concert with him during filming.
“I had followed [Field’s] career and read her extraordinary autobiography, so she was a person that I got to know the best and got closest to on the set,” he says. “We had lots of meals together and socialized like that, and she came with me to see Streisand at Madison Square Garden. We’re not that far apart in age — so we were the ‘senior’ [cast] members.”
“I am amazed at the age that I am, I’m still working as much as I do,” he says. “Long may it continue.”


newyorkpost--2020-03-01--Coronavirus fears send West Coast shoppers into panic

Panicked shoppers have been clearing shelves though fears that they could soon be forced to self-quarantine at home if the coronavirus spreads .
Photos on social media show empty shelves and shoppers with carts piled high with water , canned foods and household needs like toilet paper , along with cleaning products such as Clorox wipes and hand sanitizer .
The panic is most frenzied in the West Coast , especially California and Seattle , both the areas hardest hit by the 71 cases confirmed in the US by Sunday morning , including the first confirmed death .
A Costco @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for the first time in its history , employees told MyNorthwest , saying the last few days had been the busiest they had ever seen , surpassing even prep for the holidays .
“ Toilet paper is golden in an apocalypse , ” one Costco employee told the site .
It ’ s not just the US epicenter of COVID-19 that has gone into panic , however , with USA Today reporting wild scenes and long lines at a Costco in Hawaii .
“ Local health officials told us not to panic buy @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that was enough to get us to go out and buy everything , ” shopper Ryan Ozawa , 45 , told the paper .

Panicked shoppers have been clearing shelves though fears that they could soon be forced to self-quarantine at home if the coronavirus spreads.
Photos on social media show empty shelves and shoppers with carts piled high with water, canned foods and household needs like toilet paper, along with cleaning products such as Clorox wipes and hand sanitizer.
The panic is most frenzied in the West Coast, especially California and Seattle, both the areas hardest hit by the 71 cases confirmed in the US by Sunday morning, including the first confirmed death.
A Costco in Oregon ran out of toilet paper for the first time in its history, employees told MyNorthwest, saying the last few days had been the busiest they had ever seen, surpassing even prep for the holidays.
“Toilet paper is golden in an apocalypse,” one Costco employee told the site.
It’s not just the US epicenter of COVID-19 that has gone into panic, however, with USA Today reporting wild scenes and long lines at a Costco in Hawaii.
“Local health officials told us not to panic buy and not to freak out … and that was enough to get us to go out and buy everything,” shopper Ryan Ozawa, 45, told the paper.


newyorkpost--2020-03-01--Brutally beaten Uber driver is ‘wonderful human being:’ ex-wife

The brutally beaten Uber driver is a “ wonderful human being ” who “ would do anything for anybody , even a stranger on the street , ” his ex-wife says .
The 54-year-old former chauffeur for celebs , Mohamed Al-Gahaffi , has been clinging to life in a Manhattan hospital since a vicious attack by five rowdy riders during an Uber ride in Woodside last month .
“ He is the most wonderful man you ’ ll ever meet , ” Mary Rosado told The Post Sunday .
“ They say he is going to have a long recovery @ @ @ @ @ @ @ how long.
” But Rosado remained optimistic about his condition .
“ He ’ s definitely making some improvements , ” his former wife of 10 years said .
“ When you talk to him , he will turn his head , he will move his arms , he opens his eyes sometimes .
They say he hears us.
” Rosado says she talks each day to his family in Yemen as the Uber driver lies in a coma and they want answers — and attackers to be brought to justice .
“ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ every day and they keep asking me why ?
” Rosado said .
“ I tell them we have to let the police do their investigation.
” “ I think drivers should be protected like bus drivers and MTA conductors , ” she said .
“ I think the TLC should have the same protection .
And they should have cameras installed in the cars .
”

The brutally beaten Uber driver is a “wonderful human being” who “would do anything for anybody, even a stranger on the street,” his ex-wife says.
The 54-year-old former chauffeur for celebs, Mohamed Al-Gahaffi, has been clinging to life in a Manhattan hospital since a vicious attack by five rowdy riders during an Uber ride in Woodside last month.
“He is the most wonderful man you’ll ever meet,” Mary Rosado told The Post Sunday. “They say he is going to have a long recovery, but we don’t know how long.”
But Rosado remained optimistic about his condition.
“He’s definitely making some improvements,” his former wife of 10 years said. “When you talk to him, he will turn his head, he will move his arms, he opens his eyes sometimes. They say he hears us.”
Rosado says she talks each day to his family in Yemen as the Uber driver lies in a coma and they want answers — and attackers to be brought to justice.
“I speak to his family in Yemen every day and they keep asking me why?” Rosado said. “I tell them we have to let the police do their investigation.”
“I think drivers should be protected like bus drivers and MTA conductors,” she said. “I think the TLC should have the same protection. And they should have cameras installed in the cars.”


newyorkpost--2020-03-01--Kelly Stafford, Matthew Stafford’s wife, changes tune on Lions trade rumors

Matthew Stafford isn ’ t going anywhere , according to wife Kelly .
Taking to Instagram on Saturday , the mother of three — who previously fanned the flames of Lions trade rumors — made it clear the 32-year-old quarterback ’ s heart is with Detroit , posting the “ Bad Boys for Life ” lyrics , “ We ain ’ t goin ’ nowhere , ” next to Stafford ’ s mug .
In a separate Instagram story , Kelly wrote , “ Nor has that ever been a thought .
He loves detroit and the Lions organization.. and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ anyone cares about me but this is my Insta so ) .. anyways , back to the combine please.
” Last month , Kelly addressed reports circulating about her husband ’ s NFL future , noting “ Cali ” would be a preferred destination .
Lions GM Bob Quinn soon refuted rumors , telling the Detroit Free Press claims about a Stafford trade are “ 100 % False !
!
” Quinn also detailed a recent conversation with Stafford .
“ I called Matthew and I said , ‘ Listen , I haven @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ m not trying to — we ’ re not trading you .
Period , ' ” Quinn said this past week , according to the outlet .
“ And he was great .
He was like , ‘ Yeah , I don ’ t want to go anywhere . '
” Stafford was selected first overall by the Lions in 2009 , and has spent his entire career in Detroit .
In November , he was sidelined due to broken back bones , which ended his consecutive-start streak after 136 games .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ the following month .
With Stafford likely staying put in Detroit , the veteran quarterback market remains heavy entering free agency .

Matthew Stafford isn’t going anywhere, according to wife Kelly.
Taking to Instagram on Saturday, the mother of three — who previously fanned the flames of Lions trade rumors — made it clear the 32-year-old quarterback’s heart is with Detroit, posting the “Bad Boys for Life” lyrics, “We ain’t goin’ nowhere,” next to Stafford’s mug.
In a separate Instagram story, Kelly wrote, “Nor has that ever been a thought. He loves detroit and the Lions organization.. and so do i. (Not that anyone cares about me but this is my Insta so).. anyways, back to the combine please.”
Last month, Kelly addressed reports circulating about her husband’s NFL future, noting “Cali” would be a preferred destination. Lions GM Bob Quinn soon refuted rumors, telling the Detroit Free Press claims about a Stafford trade are “100% False!!” Quinn also detailed a recent conversation with Stafford.
“I called Matthew and I said, ‘Listen, I haven’t had one conversation. I’m not trying to — we’re not trading you. Period,'” Quinn said this past week, according to the outlet. “And he was great. He was like, ‘Yeah, I don’t want to go anywhere.'”
Stafford was selected first overall by the Lions in 2009, and has spent his entire career in Detroit. In November, he was sidelined due to broken back bones, which ended his consecutive-start streak after 136 games. The quarterback was placed on injured reserve the following month.
With Stafford likely staying put in Detroit, the veteran quarterback market remains heavy entering free agency.


newyorkpost--2020-03-01--Biden downplays Super Tuesday expectations after South Carolina win

Fresh off his resounding win in the South Carolina primary , former Vice President Joe Biden downplayed expectations that his campaign must do well on Super Tuesday by saying there are still “ big states ” that have yet to vote .
Biden , speaking on “ Fox News Sunday , ” said his first-place finish with 48.8 percent of the vote is a “ big boost ” that starts a “ real comeback ” for his campaign , but added that “ we have a long , long way to go .
This is a marathon.
” Fox News @ @ @ @ @ @ @ at a disadvantage in the 14 states that vote on Tuesday because other campaigns like Sen. Bernie Sanders ’ and Mike Bloomberg ’ s have spent more money and have a larger presence on the ground .
Wallace asked Biden what happens if he gets “ clobbered ” on Tuesday when 34 percent of all delegates will be up for grabs .
“ It surely doesn ’ t help .
But there ’ s a lot of big states coming up after that , ” Biden said , noting that primaries will still @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Pennsylvania and Michigan .
“ I ’ m not a pundit , and I ’ m not being a wise guy , I ’ m being deadly earnest : I feel good about where we are , ” Biden said .
“ I think it ’ s about the message , I think that people know who I am , I think we ’ ve now begun to raise money , I think things are picking up but we ’ ll see.
” Biden was asked how he can compete with Bloomberg , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ $ 500 million since entering the 2020 race in November and has bought three minutes of TV time on two networks for a prime-time address Sunday evening .
“ On your show , by doing as much of the free press and earned media as I can , ” Biden replied .
“ Money can buy a lot but it can ’ t hide your record and it can ’ t make you something that you are not .
Mike is a solid , serious guy , he ’ s in the debates @ @ @ @ @ @ @ discuss the differences that we have.
” “ But I think the Democratic Party is looking for a Democrat — not a socialist , not a former Republican , but a Democrat — to be their nominee , ” Biden added .
He was also asked about concerns expressed by some Democrats that Sanders ’ progressive views could have a negative effect on down-ballot congressional and state elections , and whether moderate candidates should rally against Sanders .
“ It ’ s not for me to tell any other candidate they should get @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ll know whether or not they remain viable , ” Biden said .
“ I think the primaries that are going to follow are going to winnow that field .
”

Fresh off his resounding win in the South Carolina primary, former Vice President Joe Biden downplayed expectations that his campaign must do well on Super Tuesday by saying there are still “big states” that have yet to vote.
Biden, speaking on “Fox News Sunday,” said his first-place finish with 48.8 percent of the vote is a “big boost” that starts a “real comeback” for his campaign, but added that “we have a long, long way to go. This is a marathon.”
Fox News’ Chris Wallace noted that Biden is at a disadvantage in the 14 states that vote on Tuesday because other campaigns like Sen. Bernie Sanders’ and Mike Bloomberg’s have spent more money and have a larger presence on the ground.
Wallace asked Biden what happens if he gets “clobbered” on Tuesday when 34 percent of all delegates will be up for grabs.
“It surely doesn’t help. But there’s a lot of big states coming up after that,” Biden said, noting that primaries will still be held in Florida, Georgia, Pennsylvania and Michigan.
“I’m not a pundit, and I’m not being a wise guy, I’m being deadly earnest: I feel good about where we are,” Biden said. “I think it’s about the message, I think that people know who I am, I think we’ve now begun to raise money, I think things are picking up but we’ll see.”
Biden was asked how he can compete with Bloomberg, a billionaire who has spent more than $500 million since entering the 2020 race in November and has bought three minutes of TV time on two networks for a prime-time address Sunday evening.
“On your show, by doing as much of the free press and earned media as I can,” Biden replied. “Money can buy a lot but it can’t hide your record and it can’t make you something that you are not. Mike is a solid, serious guy, he’s in the debates now and we’re able to discuss the differences that we have.”
“But I think the Democratic Party is looking for a Democrat — not a socialist, not a former Republican, but a Democrat — to be their nominee,” Biden added.
He was also asked about concerns expressed by some Democrats that Sanders’ progressive views could have a negative effect on down-ballot congressional and state elections, and whether moderate candidates should rally against Sanders.
“It’s not for me to tell any other candidate they should get out of the race, they’ll know whether or not they remain viable,” Biden said. “I think the primaries that are going to follow are going to winnow that field.”


newyorkpost--2020-03-01--SNL takes aim at de Blasio in musical skit skewering LaGuardia Airport

The latest episode of the comedy classic featured a wild , 8-minute musical skit skewering New York ’ s LaGuardia Airport — with Hizzoner as the punchline .
The skit featured Jake Gyllenhaal in PJs and ended with David Byrne leading the star-studded cast on a rendition of his Talking Heads classic “ Road to Nowhere ” as the cast griped about the Queen ’ s airport .
Fan-favorite Kate McKinnon came out dressed as Orphan Annie to sum up the feelings of most fed-up New Yorkers .
“ I can tell you who you can blame !
” she @ @ @ @ @ @ @ melody of the musical ’ s best-known number , “ Tomorrow.
” “ When anything ’ s bad — de Blasio !
Throw your hands up and say , ‘ de Blasio , ' ” sang McKinnon , wearing an Annie wig and an Auntie Anne ’ s apron .
“ I know some of it was Mike Bloomberg , but it still feels like de Blasio is to blame , ” she sang of the previous mayor still running for president .
Complaining about “ bike lanes on the tarmac ” and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ away ” from the airport , she was joined by Cecily Strong , Kenan Thompson and host John Mulaney for a de Blasio bashing chorus .
“ De Blasio !
De Blasio !
The cops hate de Blasio , ” they sang , referring to hostilities that are so severe the NYPD ’ s Sergeants Benevolent Association even declared “ war ” with him .
The skit had started with Pete Davidson trying to buy sushi from an airport store run by Mulaney — with Thompson coming in dressed as the “ Phantom @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the danger he would face .
“ You ’ d honestly be so much better off eating a Wuhan snake , ” the sushi “ chef , ” played by Strong , quipped of the Chinese city at the epicenter of the coronavirus sweeping the planet .
Bowen Yang came out with a face mask for another coronavirus quip , saying he was “ not suck but a profiled Asian ” — also saying , “ No , I wasn ’ t in ‘ Parasite . '
” Arguably the oddest moment @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the “ guy who travels in pajamas , ” singing for TSA agents , “ I ’ ll stretch my legs real wide — I ’ ll even bend over for you , you can take a peek inside.
” New York rock legend Byrne came out as the “ baggage handler who tosses everyone ’ s suitcases into Long Island Sound , ” as Mulaney put it .
“ If you stay here long enough you will learn the mysteries of LaGuardia , ” Byrne told the others — leading them on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with the lyrics changed to “ Plane to Nowhere .
”

Mayor Bill de Blasio just got a full Saturday Night Live takedown.
The latest episode of the comedy classic featured a wild, 8-minute musical skit skewering New York’s LaGuardia Airport — with Hizzoner as the punchline.
The skit featured Jake Gyllenhaal in PJs and ended with David Byrne leading the star-studded cast on a rendition of his Talking Heads classic “Road to Nowhere” as the cast griped about the Queen’s airport.
Fan-favorite Kate McKinnon came out dressed as Orphan Annie to sum up the feelings of most fed-up New Yorkers.
“I can tell you who you can blame!” she said, breaking into song to the melody of the musical’s best-known number, “Tomorrow.”
“When anything’s bad — de Blasio! Throw your hands up and say, ‘de Blasio,'” sang McKinnon, wearing an Annie wig and an Auntie Anne’s apron.
“I know some of it was Mike Bloomberg, but it still feels like de Blasio is to blame,” she sang of the previous mayor still running for president.
Complaining about “bike lanes on the tarmac” and how “taxis must stay three miles away” from the airport, she was joined by Cecily Strong, Kenan Thompson and host John Mulaney for a de Blasio bashing chorus.
“De Blasio! De Blasio! The cops hate de Blasio,” they sang, referring to hostilities that are so severe the NYPD’s Sergeants Benevolent Association even declared “war” with him.
The skit had started with Pete Davidson trying to buy sushi from an airport store run by Mulaney — with Thompson coming in dressed as the “Phantom of the Opera” to warn him of the danger he would face.
“You’d honestly be so much better off eating a Wuhan snake,” the sushi “chef,” played by Strong, quipped of the Chinese city at the epicenter of the coronavirus sweeping the planet.
Bowen Yang came out with a face mask for another coronavirus quip, saying he was “not suck but a profiled Asian” — also saying, “No, I wasn’t in ‘Parasite.'”
Arguably the oddest moment came with Gyllenhaal’s arrival as the “guy who travels in pajamas,” singing for TSA agents, “I’ll stretch my legs real wide — I’ll even bend over for you, you can take a peek inside.”
New York rock legend Byrne came out as the “baggage handler who tosses everyone’s suitcases into Long Island Sound,” as Mulaney put it.
“If you stay here long enough you will learn the mysteries of LaGuardia,” Byrne told the others — leading them on a skit-ending rendition of his famous tune with the lyrics changed to “Plane to Nowhere.”


newyorkpost--2020-03-01--Australia confirms first death from coronavirus

Australia reported the country ’ s first death of the coronavirus was a former passenger of the quarantined Diamond Princess cruise .
The 78-year-old man died early Sunday in the intensive care unit at a Perth hospital after he was infected on the ship docked in Yokohama , Japan , officials said .
“ Our condolences are with his family and unfortunately he ’ s the first death we ’ ve had from coronavirus in Australia , ” Andrew Robertson , the chief health officer of Western Australia state , told reporters .
His family was able to speak to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ death , the Guardian reported .
“ This very tragic case is related to the Diamond Princess , so the community shouldn ’ t be panicking at this stage , ” Robertson said .
Australia has 26 confirmed cases of the coronavirus , including the man ’ s 79-year-old wife , who is in stable condition .
Prime Minister Scott Morrison said Sunday that he was “ very saddened ” to learn of the man ’ s death .
“ We join his family and friends in mourning his passing , ” he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ continue to do all we can to protect Australians from coronavirus.
” He was the sixth passenger to die from the virus from the ship , which has seen more than 700 people test positive for the virus , according to the BBC .
Worldwide , there have been more than 87,000 people infected and nearly 3,000 deaths since the virus emerged in the Chinese city of Wuhan in December .

Australia reported the country’s first death of the coronavirus was a former passenger of the quarantined Diamond Princess cruise.
The 78-year-old man died early Sunday in the intensive care unit at a Perth hospital after he was infected on the ship docked in Yokohama, Japan, officials said.
“Our condolences are with his family and unfortunately he’s the first death we’ve had from coronavirus in Australia,” Andrew Robertson, the chief health officer of Western Australia state, told reporters.
His family was able to speak to him through the isolation window before his death, the Guardian reported.
“This very tragic case is related to the Diamond Princess, so the community shouldn’t be panicking at this stage,” Robertson said.
Australia has 26 confirmed cases of the coronavirus, including the man’s 79-year-old wife, who is in stable condition.
Prime Minister Scott Morrison said Sunday that he was “very saddened” to learn of the man’s death.
“We join his family and friends in mourning his passing,” he tweeted, adding that they “will continue to do all we can to protect Australians from coronavirus.”
He was the sixth passenger to die from the virus from the ship, which has seen more than 700 people test positive for the virus, according to the BBC.
Worldwide, there have been more than 87,000 people infected and nearly 3,000 deaths since the virus emerged in the Chinese city of Wuhan in December.
With Post wires


newyorkpost--2020-03-01--Pence says ‘there’s no question’ US will have more cases of coronavirus

The number of coronavirus cases in the US stood at ...

Vice President Pence, who’s running point on the Trump administration’s response to the coronavirus, said Sunday “it is possible” that more people in the US could die from the global epidemic.
Pence told NBC News’ “Meet the Press” that “there will be more cases” in the country. “There’s no question.”
And while the “vast majority” will recover, the veep added to CNN’s “State of the Union” that “it is possible” others will die, too.
A man in Washington state died of the virus Saturday — the first fatality from the bug in the country — and the US has 71 confirmed cases, said the federal Centers for Disease Control and Protection.
“People who have other conditions that would militate toward a worse outcome, we could have more sad news,” Pence said.
“But the American people should know the risk for the average American remains low.”
In the NBC interview, host Chuck Todd told Pence it isn’t “reassuring” that one out of 22 people worldwide who have the disease will die.
There are roughly 87,000 coronavirus cases globally.
Pence said health experts told him the country would be in a “different place” if President Trump has not decided to suspend all travel from China into the US and quarantine people returning from China.
Trump in a tweet on Sunday said the administration would expand on the screening measures announced a day before.
“Coronavirus: In addition to screening travelers “prior to boarding” from certain designated high-risk countries, or areas within those countries, they will also be screened when they arrive in America. Thank you!,” he posted.
Pence, at a press conference on Saturday at the White House, said the administration was putting travel restrictions in place on Iran, Italy and South Korea, where mass outbreaks were reported.
The vice president said Trump wants a “whole government” response to the crisis.
“We’re going to bring the best scientific minds, experts together, and we’re going to, we’re going to work every day to, to contain this disease, to treat those that are contracted,” Pence said on NBC. ” And I’m very confident we’re ready, and I know, and I know that we’ll get through this.”


newyorkpost--2020-03-01--Coughing Pope Francis won’t attend week-long spiritual retreat

A coughing Pope Francis said Sunday that “ unfortunately a cold ” will prevent him from participating in a week-long @ @ @ @ @ pontiff paused twice to cough while addressing thousands for his weekly blessing from St. Peter @ @ @ @ @ he announced that he won ’ t be attending the Lenten spiritual retreat in the @ @ @ @ @ for prayers for the spiritual retreat , adding that “ unfortunately a cold prevents me @ @ @ @ @ I will be following the meditation from here.
” His Sunday appearance marked the first @ @ @ @ @ in public since Ash Wednesday in Rome , where he was spotted battling a cold @ @ @ @ @ previously specified what was ailing Francis comes as the coronavirus sweeps Italy .
“ There @ @ @ @ @ lead to diagnosing anything but a mild indisposition , ” spokesman Matteo Bruni said on @ @ @ @ @ more than 1,100 confirmed coronavirus cases , mostly in northern regions , and at least @ @ @ @ @

A coughing Pope Francis said Sunday that “unfortunately a cold” will prevent him from participating in a week-long spiritual retreat.
The 83-year-old pontiff paused twice to cough while addressing thousands for his weekly blessing from St. Peter’s Square, where he announced that he won’t be attending the Lenten spiritual retreat in the Roman countryside.
He asked for prayers for the spiritual retreat, adding that “unfortunately a cold prevents me from participating this year. I will be following the meditation from here.”
His Sunday appearance marked the first time he had been seen in public since Ash Wednesday in Rome, where he was spotted battling a cold.
The Vatican had not previously specified what was ailing Francis comes as the coronavirus sweeps Italy.
“There is no evidence that would lead to diagnosing anything but a mild indisposition,” spokesman Matteo Bruni said on Friday.
Italy has reported more than 1,100 confirmed coronavirus cases, mostly in northern regions, and at least 29 people have died.
With Post wires


newyorkpost--2020-03-01--Rhode Island patient tests positive for the coronavirus after traveling to Italy

Rhode Island announced Sunday that a patient has tested positive for the coronavirus , marking the first possible case in the state .
The Department of Health said the case , a person in their 40s , is presumed positive and will have to be confirmed by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention , news station WCAU reported .
The patient , whose identity wasn ’ t released , traveled in mid-February to Italy , where there ’ s been a recent outbreak of the virus , which is known as COVID-19 .
“ We fully anticipated having @ @ @ @ @ @ @ said Director of Health Nicole Alexander-Scott , the outlet reported .
Health officials have begun reaching out to those who have been in contact with the patient , urging them to self-quarantine themselves for two weeks with public health supervision .
“ We are not seeing widespread community transmission in Rhode Island , and the general level of risk for Rhode Islanders is still low , ” said Alexander-Scott .
“ However , everyone in Rhode Island has a role to play in helping us prevent the spread of viruses , just like @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that people wash their hands regularly , cover their coughs and sneezes , and stay home if they are sick.
” Meanwhile , the first coronavirus death on US soil was reported Saturday in Washington state — as the number of confirmed cases climbed to 71 , according to CDC officials .
The majority of the cases — 44 — are patients who were evacuated from the Diamond Princess cruise ship in Japan .
The others have been mostly on the West Coast , including 12 confirmed cases in California and six in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ also cases in Illinois , Wisconsin , Oregon , Texas , Arizona and Massachusetts .

Rhode Island announced Sunday that a patient has tested positive for the coronavirus, marking the first possible case in the state.
The Department of Health said the case, a person in their 40s, is presumed positive and will have to be confirmed by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, news station WCAU reported.
The patient, whose identity wasn’t released, traveled in mid-February to Italy, where there’s been a recent outbreak of the virus, which is known as COVID-19.
“We fully anticipated having a first case of COVID-19,” said Director of Health Nicole Alexander-Scott, the outlet reported.
Health officials have begun reaching out to those who have been in contact with the patient, urging them to self-quarantine themselves for two weeks with public health supervision.
“We are not seeing widespread community transmission in Rhode Island, and the general level of risk for Rhode Islanders is still low,” said Alexander-Scott. “However, everyone in Rhode Island has a role to play in helping us prevent the spread of viruses, just like the flu. It is very important that people wash their hands regularly, cover their coughs and sneezes, and stay home if they are sick.”
Meanwhile, the first coronavirus death on US soil was reported Saturday in Washington state — as the number of confirmed cases climbed to 71, according to CDC officials.
The majority of the cases — 44 — are patients who were evacuated from the Diamond Princess cruise ship in Japan.
The others have been mostly on the West Coast, including 12 confirmed cases in California and six in the Seattle area.
There have been also cases in Illinois, Wisconsin, Oregon, Texas, Arizona and Massachusetts.
With Post wires


newyorkpost--2020-03-01--Miranda Lambert’s husband Brendan McLoughlin retires from NYPD

Click to email this to a friend ( Opens in new window ) Click to share on Twitter ( Opens @ @ @ @ @ to share on Facebook ( Opens in new window ) Country singer Miranda Lambert ’ @ @ @ @ @ one of New York City ’ s finest .
A spokeswoman for the NYPD confirmed @ @ @ @ @ left the department .
“ His current duty status is retired , ” the spokeswoman @ @ @ @ @ took a leave of absence from the NYPD last July .
McLoughlin had been moved @ @ @ @ @ driving around higher-ups from his Midtown South Precinct when the public attention became too much @ @ @ @ @ star and McLoughlin got married in secret early last year — just months after the @ @ @ @ @ had crossed paths when Lambert performed on “ Good Morning America ” Nov. 2 and @ @ @ @ @ outside ABC ’ s Midtown studio .

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Country singer Miranda Lambert’s hubby is no longer one of New York City’s finest.
A spokeswoman for the NYPD confirmed Sunday Officer Brendan McLoughlin has left the department.
“His current duty status is retired,” the spokeswoman said.
Fox News reports McLoughlin is working security for Lambert.
The former cop took a leave of absence from the NYPD last July.
McLoughlin had been moved off patrol and assigned to driving around higher-ups from his Midtown South Precinct when the public attention became too much for cops.
The country star and McLoughlin got married in secret early last year — just months after the two met. The two had crossed paths when Lambert performed on “Good Morning America” Nov. 2 and the cop was working security outside ABC’s Midtown studio.


newyorkpost--2020-03-01--NYC plastic bag ban: Reusable bags to buy now

Toting around plastic is now passé .
On March 1 , New York will become the third state to ban the distribution of single-use plastic shopping bags to consumers in order to reduce waste and environmental impact .
Now , retailers are allowed to charge five cents per paper bag , so why not just opt for an eco-conscious carry all of your choice ?
Below , the best reusable bags to rock for the rest of 2020 and beyond .
Squeeze everything — from your beach-bound essentials to last-minute bodega buys — into this orange , nylon tote by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ style , in an unexpectedly cool circular shape , is an Instagram it girl-approved accessory .
Carry your hefty dry cleaning pile — along with your NYC pride — with this lightweight yet sturdy sack that holds a whopping 50 pounds .
The best part ?
It folds up into a small pouch to stick in your purse for later .
Visual artist Pipilotti Rist teamed with Parley for the Oceans — an initiative focused on cleaning oceans and shorelines and upcycling intercepted plastic waste — to produce this trusty tote made from @ @ @ @ @ @ @ This Lower East Side gift shop ‘ s affordable , iridescent tote is the dreamy alternative to a not-so-pretty plastic bag .
A day at the farmer ’ s market requires a bag for your bounty , and this appropriately fruity illustrated one is tough enough to store all your produce thanks to its deadstock canvas .
Take this sweet , gingham version from the grocery store to Central Park for a spring picnic .
Brighten up your commute ( or just a day of nonstop schlepping ) with this ROYGBIV-striped carryall .

That plastic bag is so passé.
Back in March, New York became the third state to ban the distribution of single-use plastic shopping bags to consumers in order to reduce waste and environmental impact. Enforcement of the long-stalled ban has been pushed back for months, but the state just declared that October 19 will be the first day they start cracking down on businesses and their bags.
Reusable bags can be both practical and pretty (just make sure to keep ’em clean) and now that retailers can charge five cents per paper bag, why not opt for a carry-all of your choice?
Below, the best reusable bags to rock for the rest of 2020 and beyond.
LOVE NOTE
Carry your hefty dry cleaning pile — along with your NYC pride — with this lightweight yet sturdy sack that holds a whopping 50 pounds. The best part? It folds up into a small pouch to stick in your purse for later.
NET GAINS
This chic French Net Market Bag from Food52 comes in a bunch of cool colors. We love the perky peach and sleek azure blue.
GET SOME INK
Thanks to its extra-wide shape, this tie dye bag by John Elliot can hold more than the average tote.
ORANGE CRUSH
Squeeze everything — from your beach-bound essentials to last-minute bodega buys — into this orange, nylon tote by Isabel Marant.
ROUND TRIP
This minimal yet roomy style, in an unexpectedly cool circular shape, is an Instagram it girl-approved accessory.
WASTE-FREE
Visual artist Pipilotti Rist teamed with Parley for the Oceans — an initiative focused on cleaning oceans and shorelines and upcycling intercepted plastic waste — to produce this trusty tote made from recycled plastics salvaged from the sea.
MAGIC TOUCH
This Lower East Side gift shop‘s affordable, iridescent tote is the dreamy alternative to a not-so-pretty plastic bag.
SWEET PICK
A day at the farmer’s market requires a bag for your bounty, and this appropriately fruity illustrated one is tough enough to store all your produce thanks to its deadstock canvas.
CHECK MATE
Take this sweet, gingham version from the grocery store to Central Park for a spring picnic.
OVER THE RAINBOW
Brighten up your commute (or just a day of nonstop schlepping) with this ROYGBIV-striped carryall.


newyorkpost--2020-03-01--Sanders campaign raised massive $46.5 million in February

The Democratic presidential campaign of Sen. Bernie Sanders announced Sunday that it has raised $ 46.5 million during February from 2.2 million donations .
The haul , the best fundraising month of the campaign , came as the candidate took first place in New Hampshire and Nevada and finished in a virtual tie with Pete Buttigieg in Iowa .
“ The senator ’ s multigenerational , multiracial working-class coalition keeps fueling his campaign for transformational change a few bucks at a time , ” campaign manager Faiz Shakir said in a statement Sunday .
“ We ’ re especially proud @ @ @ @ @ @ @ donations we received this month , over 1.4 million were from voters in states that vote on Super Tuesday.
” It raised $ 4.5 million the last day of the month .
Coming off Sanders ’ second-place finish behind Joe Biden in South Carolina on Saturday , his campaign said that it will make television ad buys in nine states with primary contests on March 10 and March 17 .
It also has ads running in 12 of the 14 states voting on March 3 , Super Tuesday .
Sanders has raised more @ @ @ @ @ @ @ individual donors since entering the race in February 2019 .

The Democratic presidential campaign of Sen. Bernie Sanders announced Sunday that it has raised $46.5 million during February from 2.2 million donations.
The haul, the best fundraising month of the campaign, came as the candidate took first place in New Hampshire and Nevada and finished in a virtual tie with Pete Buttigieg in Iowa.
“The senator’s multigenerational, multiracial working-class coalition keeps fueling his campaign for transformational change a few bucks at a time,” campaign manager Faiz Shakir said in a statement Sunday. “We’re especially proud that of the more than 2 million donations we received this month, over 1.4 million were from voters in states that vote on Super Tuesday.”
It raised $4.5 million the last day of the month.
Coming off Sanders’ second-place finish behind Joe Biden in South Carolina on Saturday, his campaign said that it will make television ad buys in nine states with primary contests on March 10 and March 17.
It also has ads running in 12 of the 14 states voting on March 3, Super Tuesday.
Sanders has raised more than $167 million from 8.7 million individual donors since entering the race in February 2019.
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newyorkpost--2020-03-01--NY study-abroad students in Italy being sent home over coronavirus scare

Officials in the UK are investigating possible ties to Italy ...

Syracuse University student Eli Schwemler entered the courtyard of his school’s Florence, Italy, campus last week expecting a Q&A about the faraway threat of the coronavirus.
Instead, he and 341 classmates were told to pack their bags and leave the country.
“They gathered us all into a medium-sized room, looked at the entirety of us and realized it was too many people for the space. So they set up a PA system with microphones outside and led us there,” said Schwemler, 20, of Philadelphia to The Post.
“Students took their seats within the campus courtyard, and [higher-ups] finally made their statement — we had to leave the country within five days,” Schwemler said.
Panic and grief ensued, he said.
“Every student was surprised, and many cried or rushed to make hurried phone calls to their parents,’’ said the student at the upstate New York school.
“The teachers were astonished,’’ too, Schwemler said, adding that everyone was given masks at the Tuesday gathering. “Many began to sob.’’
A similar scenario has been playing out at various study-abroad campuses of American universities in Italy, where the coronavirus has sickened at least 1,128 people and killed 29 there, according to statistics from Johns Hopkins University.
Katelyn Johnson, 20, a sophomore studying at St. John’s University’s satellite campus in Rome, said that after the CDC on Friday started warning people to “avoid unnecessary travel’’ to Italy, her school, which is based in New York City, yanked the plug on its study-abroad program there, too.
Johnson said she was in Barcelona, Spain, at the time. She got the news by e-mail while at a nightclub.
“It was like, ‘Well, shoot, we’re in a different country, and now we have to get back to Italy’ ’’ to collect belongings, she told The Post.
“It was really scary, we didn’t even know if we were going to make it out of Spain.”
But she said nerves have been jittery over the deadly virus in Europe for awhile.
“I have a cough, and if I cough in public, everyone jumps and scatters, so I decided I’m going to start wearing a mask,” Johnson said last week, before getting evacuation orders.
Meanwhile, the changing nature of the situation is only adding to the students’ anxiety.
St. John’s at first sent an e-mail to the study-abroad students detailing how they would return to New York City to continue classes.
“Due to this change in guidance we are discontinuing academic programs on the Rome Campus until further notice,” the e-mail said.
But Johnson said, “Then they sent another one that said we all have to go to our homes and continue online.”
St. John’s is paying the costs of Johnson’s flight back to America and partially covering the cost of her room and board, she said.
As for Syracuse, Schwemler said, “The school didn’t have much information regarding academic credits, reimbursements or travels home.
“That information was to be figured out later. The priority was getting us to leave.’’
Syracuse students will not be allowed to return to their New York campus until after their spring break, a 14-day period consistent with the CDC’s quarantine guidelines.
They will then have the option to return and continue their studies in person and online to avoid disruption in credits.
“We believe this is absolutely necessary to reduce the risk of our students being unable to leave Italy due to Italian containment efforts,’’ wrote Steven Bennett, the school’s senior vice president for International Programs and Academic Operations, in a statement.
“We will do everything we can to minimize disruption to their academic studies and their lives.’’
For students such as Schwemler, who has already flown back to the US, the quick exit has led to feelings of an experience cut short.
“I had a really great internship’’ in Italy, he said.
Johnson, who is flying out Tuesday, said she would have preferred to brave the virus and stay in Italy.
“At this point, it just seems like I’m quarantined here or I’m quarantined there,” she said.


newyorkpost--2020-03-01--Arrest made in Missouri slaying of teenage boy 29 years ago

A Missouri man is facing a first-degree murder charge in the killing of a teenage boy who was shot twice in the head and left in a drainage ditch 29 years ago .
The cold case arrest of William Niemet , 43 , of Fulton , for the 1991 murder of 15-year-old Gregory Jones marked the second time he has been charged in connection with the slaying , according to a report .
He was first arrested days after authorities found the teen ’ s body in June 1991 , Fox 22 Columbia reported Friday .
The case then was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ documents do not say what Niemet , who was then 14 , was charged with , according to the station .
The case was eventually dropped and Niemet filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against the county and then-Sheriff John Hemeyer in 1997 .
The lawsuit claimed the sheriff used “ false information ” to imprison Niemet in order to “ sweat out ” a confession to the murder , according to the station .
The court dismissed the case , saying Niemet had not shown any proof that Hemeyer fabricated evidence against @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Cole County Prosecutor Locke Thompson said that advancements in forensic technology , not available in 1991 , led to Niemet ’ s new arrest , according to the Jefferson City News Tribune .
He did not say what those advancements were .
Authorities found Gregory ’ s body six weeks after his parents reported him missing when he failed to show up for dinner .
The paper quoted the court papers as saying that over the course of the investigation , multiple witnesses came forward claiming Niemet claimed responsibility for Gregory ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Niemet told them about the murder.
” Fox 22 reported that Niemet was also tied to another suspicious death in 2005 .
The victim , Shawanda Reed , was shot to death a year after purchasing a home from Niemet and another man .
Niemet collected $ 150,000 in life insurance after Reed died , according to the station .
The payout led to a lawsuit that said Niemet was a person of interest in the woman ’ s killing , according to the station .
The Columbia Daily Tribune reported in 2006 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with taking out a fraudulent life insurance policy on Reed and forging documents to secure financing on her home , but that the charges were later dropped by prosecutors due to lack of evidence .

A Missouri man is facing a first-degree murder charge in the killing of a teenage boy who was shot twice in the head and left in a drainage ditch 29 years ago.
The cold case arrest of William Niemet, 43, of Fulton, for the 1991 murder of 15-year-old Gregory Jones marked the second time he has been charged in connection with the slaying, according to a report.
He was first arrested days after authorities found the teen’s body in June 1991, Fox 22 Columbia reported Friday.
The case then was brought in juvenile court, and court documents do not say what Niemet, who was then 14, was charged with, according to the station. The case was eventually dropped and Niemet filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against the county and then-Sheriff John Hemeyer in 1997.
The lawsuit claimed the sheriff used “false information” to imprison Niemet in order to “sweat out” a confession to the murder, according to the station. The court dismissed the case, saying Niemet had not shown any proof that Hemeyer fabricated evidence against him.
At a news conference Thursday, Cole County Prosecutor Locke Thompson said that advancements in forensic technology, not available in 1991, led to Niemet’s new arrest, according to the Jefferson City News Tribune. He did not say what those advancements were.
Authorities found Gregory’s body six weeks after his parents reported him missing when he failed to show up for dinner.
The paper quoted the court papers as saying that over the course of the investigation, multiple witnesses came forward claiming Niemet claimed responsibility for Gregory’s murder “with three witnesses reporting Niemet told them about the murder.”
Fox 22 reported that Niemet was also tied to another suspicious death in 2005. The victim, Shawanda Reed, was shot to death a year after purchasing a home from Niemet and another man.
Niemet collected $150,000 in life insurance after Reed died, according to the station.
The payout led to a lawsuit that said Niemet was a person of interest in the woman’s killing, according to the station.
The Columbia Daily Tribune reported in 2006 that Niemet had been arrested and charged with taking out a fraudulent life insurance policy on Reed and forging documents to secure financing on her home, but that the charges were later dropped by prosecutors due to lack of evidence.


newyorkpost--2020-03-01--Coronavirus-stricken South Korean church could face murder investigation

The leaders of a shadowy South Korean church linked to a coronavirus outbreak could face a murder probe , according @ @ @ @ @ Korean prosecutors have been called on to investigate the Shincheonji Church of Jesus founder Lee @ @ @ @ @ the sect for allegedly dangerous health behavior , the New York Times reported .
The @ @ @ @ @ many mainstream churches consider a cult , has hundreds of members who tested positive for @ @ @ @ @ to the Chinese city of Wuhan , where the virus broke out in December , @ @ @ @ @ Kim , a former member , claimed that attendees are not allowed to wear masks @ @ @ @ @ be “ disrespectful to God.
” Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon likened the congregation ’ s @ @ @ @ @ willful negligence ” in a Facebook post , the New York Times reported .
South @ @ @ @ @ 3,700 cases with at least 18 deaths .
Meanwhile , there have been more than @ @ @ @ @ in 58 countries .

The leaders of a shadowy South Korean church linked to a coronavirus outbreak could face a murder probe, according to a report.
South Korean prosecutors have been called on to investigate the Shincheonji Church of Jesus founder Lee Man-hee and other leaders of the sect for allegedly dangerous health behavior, the New York Times reported.
The controversial religious group, which many mainstream churches consider a cult, has hundreds of members who tested positive for the coronavirus after congregants traveled to the Chinese city of Wuhan, where the virus broke out in December, CNN reported.
Yet Duhyen Kim, a former member, claimed that attendees are not allowed to wear masks while praying because it would be “disrespectful to God.”
Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon likened the congregation’s behavior to “murder through… willful negligence” in a Facebook post, the New York Times reported.
South Korea has reported more than 3,700 cases with at least 18 deaths.
Meanwhile, there have been more than 87,000 cases across the world in 58 countries.


newyorkpost--2020-03-01--Iran’s coronavirus death toll increases by 11 in single day

Iran ’ s death toll from the coronavirus climbed Sunday to 54 — as the number of people in the @ @ @ @ @ deadly bug jumped overnight to 978 people , health officials said .
The new figures @ @ @ @ @ reported Saturday and 386 newly confirmed cases , the majority of which are in Tehran @ @ @ @ @ ministry ’ s spokesman , Kianoush Jahanpour .
Jahanpour said the number of infections were @ @ @ @ @ cases popped up in a number of cities , including Mashad , the home of @ @ @ @ @ important Shiite shrine .
The spokesman noted that 44 cases were detected for the first @ @ @ @ @ .
The first cases in the country were not reported until Feb. 19 , weeks @ @ @ @ @ in Wuhan , China .
The virus , known as COVID-19 , has spread to @ @ @ @ @ the globe and caused around 2,900 deaths .

Iran’s death toll from the coronavirus climbed Sunday to 54 — as the number of people in the country confirmed to have the deadly bug jumped overnight to 978 people, health officials said.
The new figures represent 11 more deaths than reported Saturday and 386 newly confirmed cases, the majority of which are in Tehran, according to the health ministry’s spokesman, Kianoush Jahanpour.
Jahanpour said the number of infections were “still inclining” as cases popped up in a number of cities, including Mashad, the home of the country’s most important Shiite shrine.
The spokesman noted that 44 cases were detected for the first time in central Markazi province.
The first cases in the country were not reported until Feb. 19, weeks after the virus broke out in Wuhan, China.
The virus, known as COVID-19, has spread to more than 87,000 people across the globe and caused around 2,900 deaths.
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newyorkpost--2020-03-01--Jordan Olerud, daughter of John Olerud, dead at 19 after battling rare disorder

The daughter of former Mets and Yankees infielder John Olerud has died following a lifelong battle with a rare chromosome @ @ @ @ @ vice president of alumni relations Jay Horwitz .
A fund was created in Jordan ’ @ @ @ @ @ in 2003 , and The Jordan Fund ’ s mission is to “ provide support @ @ @ @ @ their families , ” according to its website .
 Jordan had an extra second @ @ @ @ @ of her fifth chromosome .
Both the Mets and Yankees sent their condolences Sunday to @ @ @ @ @ spent three seasons with the Mets ( 1997-99 ) and one with the Yankees ( @ @ @ @ @ a 17-year career that saw the two-time All-Star first baseman win two World Series with @ @ @ @ @ the Mets , John was part of the famous 1999 Sports Illustrated cover featuring “ @ @ @ @ @ ” alongside Edgardo Alfonzo , Robin Ventura , and Rey Ordonez .
Jordan is survived @ @ @ @ @ Jessica and brother Garrett .

The daughter of former Mets and Yankees infielder John Olerud has died following a lifelong battle with a rare chromosome disorder, according to Mets vice president of alumni relations Jay Horwitz.
Jordan Olerud was 19 years old.
A fund was created in Jordan’s name by her parents in 2003, and The Jordan Fund’s mission is to “provide support to special needs children and their families,” according to its website.
Jordan had an extra second chromosome and was missing part of her fifth chromosome. Both the Mets and Yankees sent their condolences Sunday to the Olerud family.
John spent three seasons with the Mets (1997-99) and one with the Yankees (2004) as part of a 17-year career that saw the two-time All-Star first baseman win two World Series with the Blue Jays.
With the Mets, John was part of the famous 1999 Sports Illustrated cover featuring “The Best Infield Ever,” alongside Edgardo Alfonzo, Robin Ventura, and Rey Ordonez.
Jordan is survived by her parents, sister Jessica and brother Garrett.


newyorkpost--2020-03-01--Panicked New York shoppers stock up at Costco amid coronavirus fears

Hundreds of on-edge shoppers packed a Brooklyn Costco on Sunday to stock up on water , rice and other supplies amid fears of a coronavirus epidemic .
Panicked purchasers — many of them wearing face masks — jammed into the Sunset Park warehouse , eagerly grabbing cases of bottled water in case they ’ re forced to quarantine at home as the virus spreads in the US .
“ The corona virus has them panicked… they think the world is coming to an end , ” the store ’ s manager , who would only give his name as Jerry @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is great for business though !
” Jerry added , noting he expects the wholesaler could rake in over $ 1 million on Sunday .
Workers said they were having to constantly restock the water aisle , where shoppers were silently lined up , waiting their turn to grab bottles .
A male employee said he ’ d put out 48 pallets of water by early afternoon — and that they were being cleared within 10 minutes .
One 44-year-old Brooklynite , who would only give his name as Felix , said he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ water “ in case we get stuck inside.
” Another male employee said the situation was worse on Saturday .
“ This is because everybody is scared about corona and they ’ re stocking up on water and rice , ” he said .
New Yorkers weren ’ t the only ones in disaster-prep mode over COVID-19 .
A Costco in Oregon ran out of toilet paper for the first time in its history and there were reports of long lines and wild scenes at stores in other parts of the hard-hit West @ @ @ @ @

Hundreds of on-edge shoppers packed a Brooklyn Costco on Sunday to stock up on water, rice and other supplies amid fears of a coronavirus epidemic.
Panicked purchasers — many of them wearing face masks — jammed into the Sunset Park warehouse, eagerly grabbing cases of bottled water in case they’re forced to quarantine at home as the virus spreads in the US.
“The coronavirus has them panicked … they think the world is coming to an end,” the store’s manager, who would only give his name as Jerry, told The Post.
“This is great for business, though!” Jerry added, noting he expects the wholesaler could rake in over $1 million on Sunday.
Workers said they were having to constantly restock the water aisle, where shoppers were silently lined up, waiting their turn to grab bottles.
A male employee said he’d put out 48 pallets of water by early afternoon — and that they were being cleared within 10 minutes.
One 44-year-old Brooklynite, who would only give his name as Felix, said he was buying 11 cases of Poland Spring water “in case we get stuck inside.”
Another male employee said the situation was worse on Saturday.
“This is because everybody is scared about corona and they’re stocking up on water and rice,” he said.
New Yorkers weren’t the only ones in disaster prep mode over COVID-19.
A Costco in Oregon ran out of toilet paper for the first time in its history and there were reports of long lines and wild scenes at stores in other parts of the hard-hit West Coast and in Hawaii.