newyorkpost--2020-05-06--Quarantined Americans are watching a lot of HGTV, Food Network

Americans stuck at home staring at fading furniture and wondering what to cook for dinner have been a boon for television networks like HGTV and the Food Network .
The Food Network ’ s overall ratings in April were up 25 percent over the same month last year , while HGTV was up 22 percent , the Nielsen company said .
Both networks have adjusted programming in reaction to coronavirus shutdowns with more in the works .
The Food Network ’ s Guy Fieri has gotten takeout at some of his favorite dives , and other chefs are exploring how @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the pantry .
HGTV is planning a show where new products are left on the doorway of people and design experts will judge how the family made use of them , said Kathleen Finch , chief lifestyle brand officer for the Discovery-owned networks .
“ People are gravitating to our networks and talent because we provide more than entertainment right now , ” Finch said .
Stuck-at-home show hosts are also making use of camera equipment lent by their networks .
Comic Amy Schumer is making a program that debuts Monday for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Learns to Cook , ” that is being filmed by her nanny , Finch said .
HGTV hit paydirt this month with shows that featured Brad Pitt , Melissa McCarthy and other celebrities improving the living situations for people they know .
The network is planning a show that will feature comics sitting around and commenting on episodes of “ Househunters , ” Finch said .
Four Discovery-owned networks — TLC , HGTV , Discovery and the Food Network — were among the 10 most popular cable networks in prime time last week @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Food Network are popular primarily because of the environment they offer , TLC is being fueled by a single hit show : “ 90 Day Fiance , ” which films couples as they decide quickly whether or not to get hitched to qualify for a marital visa .
Primarily because of that show , TLC ’ s prime-time ratings in April jumped 47 percent from last year , Nielsen said .
Later this month , TLC is premiering a dating show , “ Find Love Live , ” that depicts courtship in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ CBS topped the broadcast networks in prime time last week , averaging 5.8 million viewers .
ABC was second with 3.7 million , NBC had 3.6 million , Fox had 2.7 million , Univision had 1.6 million , ION Television had 1.2 million and Telemundo had 910,000 .
Fox News Channel crushed the cable competition , averaging 3.69 million viewers in prime time .
MSNBC had 1.78 million , CNN had 1.55 million , TLC had 1.302 million and HGTV had 1.3 million .
ABC ’ s “ World News Tonight ” won @ @ @ @ @ @ @ million viewers .
NBC ’ s “ Nightly News ” had 9.5 million and the “ CBS Evening News ” had 6.6 million .
For the week of April 27-May 3 , the top 20 shows , their networks and viewers : 14 .
“ Who Wants to Be a Millionaire , ” ABC , 6.21 million .

Americans stuck at home staring at fading furniture and wondering what to cook for dinner have been a boon for television networks like HGTV and the Food Network.
The Food Network’s overall ratings in April were up 25 percent over the same month last year, while HGTV was up 22 percent, the Nielsen company said.
Both networks have adjusted programming in reaction to coronavirus shutdowns with more in the works. The Food Network’s Guy Fieri has gotten takeout at some of his favorite dives, and other chefs are exploring how to be creative with what’s in the pantry. HGTV is planning a show where new products are left on the doorway of people and design experts will judge how the family made use of them, said Kathleen Finch, chief lifestyle brand officer for the Discovery-owned networks.
“People are gravitating to our networks and talent because we provide more than entertainment right now,” Finch said.
Stuck-at-home show hosts are also making use of camera equipment lent by their networks. Comic Amy Schumer is making a program that debuts Monday for the Food Network, “Amy Schumer Learns to Cook,” that is being filmed by her nanny, Finch said.
HGTV hit paydirt this month with shows that featured Brad Pitt, Melissa McCarthy and other celebrities improving the living situations for people they know. The network is planning a show that will feature comics sitting around and commenting on episodes of “Househunters,” Finch said.
Four Discovery-owned networks — TLC, HGTV, Discovery and the Food Network — were among the 10 most popular cable networks in prime time last week, Nielsen said.
While HGTV and the Food Network are popular primarily because of the environment they offer, TLC is being fueled by a single hit show: “90 Day Fiance,” which films couples as they decide quickly whether or not to get hitched to qualify for a marital visa. Primarily because of that show, TLC’s prime-time ratings in April jumped 47 percent from last year, Nielsen said.
Later this month, TLC is premiering a dating show, “Find Love Live,” that depicts courtship in the quarantine era, Finch said.
CBS topped the broadcast networks in prime time last week, averaging 5.8 million viewers. ABC was second with 3.7 million, NBC had 3.6 million, Fox had 2.7 million, Univision had 1.6 million, ION Television had 1.2 million and Telemundo had 910,000.
Fox News Channel crushed the cable competition, averaging 3.69 million viewers in prime time. MSNBC had 1.78 million, CNN had 1.55 million, TLC had 1.302 million and HGTV had 1.3 million.
ABC’s “World News Tonight” won the evening news competition, averaging 10.5 million viewers. NBC’s “Nightly News” had 9.5 million and the “CBS Evening News” had 6.6 million.
For the week of April 27-May 3, the top 20 shows, their networks and viewers:
1. “Young Sheldon,” CBS, 10.15 million.
2. “60 Minutes,” CBS, 9.31 million.
3. “Blue Bloods,” CBS, 8.52 million.
4. “NCIS,” CBS, 8.4 million.
5. “Survivor,” CBS, 8.1 million.
6. “The Masked Singer,” Fox, 7.8 million.
7. “Magnum, P.I.,” CBS, 7.21 million.
8. “FBI,” CBS, 7.03 million.
9. “FBI: Most Wanted,” CBS, 6.97 million.
10. “911,” Fox, 6.81 million.
11. “The Voice,” NBC, 6.68 million.
12. “Man With a Plan” (Thursday, 8:30 p.m.), CBS, 6.59 million.
13. “American Idol,” ABC, 6.4 million.
14. “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire,” ABC, 6.21 million.
15. “Man With a Plan” (Thursday, 9 p.m.), CBS, 6.08 million.
16. “The Conners,” ABC, 5.96 million.
17. “MacGyver,” CBS, 5.89 million.
18. “Seal Team,” CBS, 5.76 million.
19. “Station 19,” ABC, 5.58 million.
20. “America’s Funniest Home Videos,” ABC, 5.27 million.


newyorkpost--2020-05-06--‘Not a solution’: New Yorkers, homeless talk about coronavirus subway closures

The subway may be shuttered nightly for the duration of ...

The historic shutdown of the city’s subways for coronavirus cleaning began early Wednesday, as cops ushered more than 250 homeless people to street level — but just a little over half accepted help.
The system ground to a halt from 1 a.m. to 5 a.m. — as it will every night until the pandemic subsides — for a thorough disinfecting of the trains that essential workers rely on to get to the front lines.
A small army of NYPD and MTA cops, as well as homeless outreach workers, were on hand at terminal stations to prod along any stragglers and offer services to the crush of down-on-their-luck straphangers forced off the rails.
Mayor Bill de Blasio, whose hand was forced by Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s demand last month that the MTA address the system’s burgeoning homeless problem, hailed the response as a success.
Some 2,000 people were removed from the system amid the shutdown, according to interim transit president Sarah Feinberg. She couldn’t, however, explain how the MTA reached that conclusion and instead referred reporters to the NYPD, which could only confirm that some 250 people were removed.
“Last night, 139 homeless individuals out of 252 who were engaged by our outreach workers and by the NYPD officers especially trained in homeless outreach … agreed to accept support, accept service and come in off the streets,” said de Blasio in a City Hall press briefing.
“We’ve never seen so much success in a single night before.”
Of those, 124 voluntarily went into city shelters or safe havens, and may ultimately end up in hotel rooms the city has earmarked for homeless to reduce shelter crowding amid the contagion.
Another 13 voluntarily went to hospitals, and two were hospitalized involuntarily after nurses determined that they required immediate medical care.
“This number is staggering,” said de Blasio. “That’s an extraordinary number for one night and very encouraging.”
But the success was short-lived, according to MTA workers, who said that some homeless simply transferred onto city buses, while others returned to rails as soon as stations reopened at 5 a.m. for the morning rush.
“As soon as they boarded, they were already giving me a hard time,” said Jason Felix, a Bronx bus operator who said 20 people — at least seven of them apparently homeless — piled onto his bus near the Pelham Bay 6 train terminal just after 1 a.m.
“It’s the most crowded I’ve seen it since March 5,” said Felix. “On my fourth stop, I smelled smoke. They were smoking on my bus.
“I said, ‘Whoever is smoking, get out.’ Nobody got out. They just stood there like, ‘Nah, I’m good.’”
Felix, 36, told The Post that he anticipates more bumps in the road for buses — which many of the 11,000 nightly commuters displaced from the subways overnight are now relying upon.
“I’m positive that from 1 to 5:00 is going to be pretty scary on the buses,” said Felix.
Feinberg said that reports of such scenes were isolated.
“We recognized that this could be an issue,” said Feinberg during a press briefing, noting that the MTA shared their concerns with the NYPD prior to the shutdown.
“There were very few reports from bus operators of poor experiences,” said Feinberg, adding that buses citywide saw a 76-percent spike in ridership during the shutdown, as compared to their pre-closure figures.
An MTA train operator highlighted another blindspot in the solution, saying that some rail-riding homeless people simply waited out the shutdown and hopped back aboard at 5 a.m.
“It’s not a solution,” said the operator on the notoriously vagrant-packed E line, speaking on condition of anonymity. “You’re always going to have the homeless on the E.
“If you shuffle people around, you may have cleaner homeless, but you still have the homeless.”
And at least one terminal, some homeless accepted the offer of help — only for outreach workers to have no transportation to get them there.
“When I was talking to the outreach worker, they said very explicitly that there’s no transport tonight, so we don’t have a way for them to get to the shelter,” said Elizabeth Adams, who observed the shutdown at Church Avenue, Brooklyn’s G train terminal.
“The outreach worker said this was an issue at sites across Brooklyn and Queens, that people were being asked to go to a shelter and would wait for a transport that wasn’t coming,” added Adams, a staffer for City Councilman Stephen Levin who is also running to replace her term-limited boss.
“So I asked what other services they were offering and the woman just shrugged.”
City spokesman Isaac McGinn conceded that “there may have been minor transportation challenges at one location.”
“This is an unprecedented initiative and we are responding and adapting like never before,” McGinn said in a statement.
Homeless who opted to take their chances on the streets told The Post that they feared being stuffed into the close quarters of shelters, where the coronavirus can spread like wildfire.
“You’re really putting yourself in harm’s way staying overnight in a shelter,” said Bob Biscoe, 41, hanging out by the Port Authority Bus Terminal on Wednesday.
“Once the heat is gone and it’s safe to go back to the subways, we go back on the subways.”
Added Cody Hammond, 29, “I don’t want to be cooped up indoors with people who might have COVID.
“You’d think in a time like this the city would be more sympathetic and just kind of let us do our thing.”


newyorkpost--2020-05-06--The Hampton Jitney reopening for ‘essential travel’

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On Tuesday, Page Six reported that Blade, the 1 percent’s favored way of getting to the Hamptons, is set to reopen.
But regular folks will also be able to catch a ride out East, it seems. The Hampton Jitney is also revving its engines, restarting “limited” service for “essential travel” Thursday.
All passengers will be required to wear face masks, and rides will operate with reduced capacity, according to its site.
The buses will also have enhanced cleaning protocols that include a “Hospital Grade Disinfection Process” with a “CURIS System,” which is described as “a fogging machine which uses a hydrogen peroxide mist.”


newyorkpost--2020-05-06--Bears ‘taking down’ Mitch Trubisky: ESPN host’s sad claim

All signs are pointing toward Mitch Trubisky ’ s eventual exit from ...

Not everyone hates Mitch.
After the Chicago Bears declined the fifth-year option on embattled quarterback Mitch Trubisky’s four-year, $29 million fully guaranteed rookie contract, setting up a potential breakup after this season, many in the NFL community laughed and saw it as validation Trubisky shouldn’t have been selected with the No. 2 pick of the 2017 NFL Draft.
Longtime sports reporter and ESPN personality Mike Wilbon is not among them, saying Wednesday on “The Rich Eisen Show” that “I feel bad for Mitch Trubisky. He has a coach [Matt Nagy] that doesn’t want to coach him. Trubisky is being taken down by a coach and GM [Ryan Pace] who won’t back him.”
Trubisky already has been labeled a draft bust, especially after taking a major step backward last season in which Chicago went 8-8 and missed the playoffs after going 12-4 the year prior. That NFC North first-place finish mostly was due to the Bears defense rather than Trubisky and Nagy’s offense.
Now, the 25-year-old Trubisky will go up against Eagles Super Bowl hero Nick Foles in what Pace has declared an open competition for the starting job. The Bears acquired the 31-year-old Foles from the Jacksonville Jaguars this offseason after he played in just four games last year because of a broken clavicle.
Trubisky, who threw 17 touchdowns and 10 interceptions last season in 15 games, reportedly had a rift with his head coach. Nagy took over after Trubisky’s rookie season after having served as the offensive coordinator with this year’s Super Bowl MVP, Patrick Mahomes, and the Kansas City Chiefs.
The Bears traded up to select Trubisky, while the Chiefs snagged Mahomes, easily the best quarterback in football, with the 10th pick.
“This coach doesn’t want to coach him,” said Wilbon, a big Chicago sports fan. “I know that from players who were in Kansas City at the time. I’m like the last person defending Mitch.”
The Bears offense often looked discombobulated last season, with Trubisky, who is more effective when he runs as much as he throws, being limited in Nagy’s offense. Trubisky was so ticked off after a loss to Green Bay that he questioned Nagy’s game plan for the offensive line.
“I thought we could have taken more pressure off [the offensive line] moving the pocket a little more and me getting out [of the pocket],” Trubisky said at the time.
Nagy, who sat Trubisky one game, citing a hip injury, downplayed the comments and attributed it to Trubisky’s frustration after completing just 29 of 53 pass attempts for 334 yards, one touchdown and two interceptions. Trubisky was sacked three times.
Regarding the Bears declining the fifth year-option, which means Trubisky has one chance to save his job in Chicago, Wilbon said, “it’s just wrong to treat Trubisky this way. … If they coach him hard, and he isn’t up to it, let him go.”
Wilbon said Pace and the Bears never should have traded picks Nos. 3, 67, 111 and a third-rounder in 2018 for Trubisky, that it put too much pressure on Trubisky and that he can’t handle it.
The anti-Trubisky chatter grew so loud that the UNC product tried to shut down all TVs in the team’s complex. That isn’t a problem now, with facilities off limits because of the coronavirus. The league is set to release its schedule on Thursday, but it is uncertain whether the NFL will open in time for the Sept. 10 start date.
The spotlight will be on the Bears’ Trubisky drama whenever the season begins.


newyorkpost--2020-05-06--Inmate escapes by posing as fellow detainee, wearing a face mask

An inmate at a Chicago jail escaped over the weekend by putting on a face mask and posing as a fellow detainee who was about to be released , officials said .
Jahquez Scott — who had been locked up on a weapons charge while on parole for battery of an officer — allegedly promised Quintin Henderson $ 1,000 to swap places with him , Cook County sheriff ’ s spokeswoman Sophia Ansari said Tuesday .
To complete his disguise , Scott , 21 , put on a face mask and traded hooded sweatshirts with Henderson , who was set @ @ @ @ @ @ @ case , officials said .
When guards called Henderson ’ s name Saturday for discharge , Scott stepped forward in the get-up and signed the release papers — making his escape from the Cook County Jail .
Later , Henderson , 28 , feigned ignorance , asking correctional staff if his name had been called and claiming to have been sleeping , prosecutors said during a bail hearing .
Henderson is now being held in lieu of $ 25,000 bond on charges of aiding and abetting the escape of a felon .
Scott @ @ @ @ @ @ @ sheriff ’ s office is conducting an internal investigation into the incident , Ansari said .
The Cook County Sheriff ’ s office was ordered by a federal judge to provide face masks for all inmates who are quarantined amid the coronavirus pandemic , according to CBS Chicago .

An inmate at a Chicago jail escaped over the weekend by putting on a face mask and posing as a fellow detainee who was about to be released, officials said.
Jahquez Scott — who had been locked up on a weapons charge while on parole for battery of an officer — allegedly promised Quintin Henderson $1,000 to swap places with him, Cook County sheriff’s spokeswoman Sophia Ansari said Tuesday.
To complete his disguise, Scott, 21, put on a face mask and traded hooded sweatshirts with Henderson, who was set for release without bail in a drug case, officials said.
When guards called Henderson’s name Saturday for discharge, Scott stepped forward in the get-up and signed the release papers — making his escape from the Cook County Jail.
Later, Henderson, 28, feigned ignorance, asking correctional staff if his name had been called and claiming to have been sleeping, prosecutors said during a bail hearing.
Henderson is now being held in lieu of $25,000 bond on charges of aiding and abetting the escape of a felon.
Scott was still at large Wednesday.
The sheriff’s office is conducting an internal investigation into the incident, Ansari said.
The Cook County Sheriff’s office was ordered by a federal judge to provide face masks for all inmates who are quarantined amid the coronavirus pandemic, according to CBS Chicago.
With Post wires


newyorkpost--2020-05-06--‘RHOBH’ star Garcelle Beauvais talks sex, divorce and being ‘promoted’ by Eddie Murphy

While many fans of “ Real Housewives of Beverly Hills ” are still getting to know cast newbie Garcelle Beauvais , the actress has long been a fan of the series , telling Page Six that the SoCal locale and her own natural curiosity led her to join the hit show , now in its 10th season .
“ I enjoyed the franchise , and I ’ m always looking to challenge myself and do new things and I just figured at this point in my life , why not ?
” she told us .
“ I also feel @ @ @ @ @ @ @ being one thing anymore .
An entrepreneur , a businesswoman , a producer — I ’ ve done many different things , so why not give this a shot ?
It just felt like a good time.
” Save for recent shade tossed between Beauvais and “ RHOBH ” veteran Kyle Richards , the mother of three has remained a relatively drama-free observer thus far on the show .
That didn ’ t stop her from spilling her own tea , however , as she detailed ex-husband Mike Nilon ’ s 5-year affair @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s season premiere .
“ That was very uncomfortable , ” Beauvais , 53 , confessed .
“ That ’ s one of the things that , going into the series , I knew I would have to share my life , and I knew that that would come up .
It ’ s not a place that you really want to go back to , mentally , when you ’ ve done so much work to move away from that .
Mike and I have done a great job of co-parenting and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ boys benefit .
“ Having to relive something that was really painful in your life , it takes you there and it takes you a moment to shake it off .
But I know that ’ s a part of the process .
I ’ ve always been an open book and I ’ m not the only woman to be cheated on , so in a way , it ’ s a way of connecting with other women and showing them they can rise above.
” Even knowing the ugly truth would @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Spider-Man : Homecoming ” star his blessing to appear on the show with their 12-year-old twin sons , Jax and Jaid .
“ He was actually supportive .
He was nervous because he knew the divorce would come up , but you will see him and me on the show together.
” Beauvais ’ oldest son , 28-year-old Oliver Saunders , just so happens to be a new father , making the eternal beauty the new “ glam-ma ” of a bouncing baby boy .
“ It ’ s super exciting , ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in February .
“ Kids are a blessing , and Oliver is in a great place and so happy — it ’ s good !
I wish I could see him more , of course with quarantine , they don ’ t live in LA , so that makes it tough , but I can ’ t wait until I can hold him and coo with him and spoil him !
” But don ’ t expect the sexy star to bust out the yarn and needles just yet , as she ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ Going to Bed With Garcelle , ” described as a “ fun and flirty late-night podcast featuring no-holds-barred girl talk on sex , life , dating , and relationships.
” The star even revealed that she prefers blindfolds to handcuffs and is the ultimate giver in bed .
“ I used to do this thing on Sundays once a month where I ’ d invite girlfriends over and we ’ d sit around and gossip and have cocktails , and sex would always come up , ” Beauvais said of the origins @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
“ Other times , I ’ d invite couples over .
The idea really grew organically from those gatherings at my house with friends.
” Those friends could possibly include Oscar-winner Jamie Foxx , whom she says has been a “ great friend ” and “ like a brother ” to her since their days on the 1990s sitcom “ The Jamie Foxx Show.
” She also confirms that she ’ d be up for an on-screen reunion with the cast .
Coincidentally , the actress most recently reunited with Eddie Murphy @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Coming to America , ” telling us it was “ awesome ” to work with so many familiar faces after so many years .
“ We were so happy to be on set together , it was surreal , ” she shared .
“ It was just like time stood still and we had just done it maybe a few months ago .
It was great , everyone was really happy to be there.
” Those familiar with the classic comedy know Beauvais played a royal flower bearer , leading many to wonder @ @ @ @ @ @ @ character could be over 30 years later .
“ I can ’ t give anything away , but let ’ s just say I got promoted .
”

While many fans of “Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” are still getting to know cast newbie Garcelle Beauvais, the actress has long been a fan of the series, telling Page Six that the SoCal locale and her own natural curiosity led her to join the hit show, now in its 10th season.
“I enjoyed the franchise, and I’m always looking to challenge myself and do new things and I just figured at this point in my life, why not?” she told us. “I also feel like we’re not boxed into being one thing anymore. An entrepreneur, a businesswoman, a producer — I’ve done many different things, so why not give this a shot? It just felt like a good time.”
Save for recent shade tossed between Beauvais and “RHOBH” veteran Kyle Richards, the mother of three has remained a relatively drama-free observer thus far on the show. That didn’t stop her from spilling her own tea, however, as she detailed ex-husband Mike Nilon’s 5-year affair and subsequent divorce during the show’s season premiere.
“That was very uncomfortable,” Beauvais, 53, confessed. “That’s one of the things that, going into the series, I knew I would have to share my life, and I knew that that would come up. It’s not a place that you really want to go back to, mentally, when you’ve done so much work to move away from that. Mike and I have done a great job of co-parenting and getting away from that so that the boys benefit.
“Having to relive something that was really painful in your life, it takes you there and it takes you a moment to shake it off. But I know that’s a part of the process. I’ve always been an open book and I’m not the only woman to be cheated on, so in a way, it’s a way of connecting with other women and showing them they can rise above.”
Even knowing the ugly truth would be exposed, Nilon gave the “Spider-Man: Homecoming” star his blessing to appear on the show with their 12-year-old twin sons, Jax and Jaid.
“He was actually supportive. He was nervous because he knew the divorce would come up, but you will see him and me on the show together.”
Beauvais’ oldest son, 28-year-old Oliver Saunders, just so happens to be a new father, making the eternal beauty the new “glam-ma” of a bouncing baby boy.
“It’s super exciting,” she told us of becoming a grandmother in February. “Kids are a blessing, and Oliver is in a great place and so happy — it’s good! I wish I could see him more, of course with quarantine, they don’t live in LA, so that makes it tough, but I can’t wait until I can hold him and coo with him and spoil him!”
But don’t expect the sexy star to bust out the yarn and needles just yet, as she’s currently prepping a new podcast, “Going to Bed With Garcelle,” described as a “fun and flirty late-night podcast featuring no-holds-barred girl talk on sex, life, dating, and relationships.”
The star even revealed that she prefers blindfolds to handcuffs and is the ultimate giver in bed.
“I used to do this thing on Sundays once a month where I’d invite girlfriends over and we’d sit around and gossip and have cocktails, and sex would always come up,” Beauvais said of the origins of the show, premiering May 7. “Other times, I’d invite couples over. The idea really grew organically from those gatherings at my house with friends.”
Those friends could possibly include Oscar-winner Jamie Foxx, whom she says has been a “great friend” and “like a brother” to her since their days on the 1990s sitcom “The Jamie Foxx Show.” She also confirms that she’d be up for an on-screen reunion with the cast.
Coincidentally, the actress most recently reunited with Eddie Murphy for the sequel to 1988 comedy “Coming to America,” telling us it was “awesome” to work with so many familiar faces after so many years.
“We were so happy to be on set together, it was surreal,” she shared. “It was just like time stood still and we had just done it maybe a few months ago. It was great, everyone was really happy to be there.”
Those familiar with the classic comedy know Beauvais played a royal flower bearer, leading many to wonder just how relevant such a seemingly minor character could be over 30 years later.
“I can’t give anything away, but let’s just say I got promoted.”


newyorkpost--2020-05-06--‘Driveways’ review: One of Brian Dennehy’s last films is also one of his best

If you want to celebrate the life of legendary actor Brian Dennehy , who died last month at age 81 , start with one of his final films : “ Driveways.
” His performance as a widowed veteran is right up there with his finest screen work , which makes his passing all the sadder .
For fans , the easy-to-embrace new dramedy can feel like meeting the man we thought we knew for the very first time .
Gone is his gruff exterior , the comic chops and his incomparable facility with the muscular poetry of Eugene O ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Del , is a guy you wan na hug , and who will probably hug you right back .
He ’ s a sensitive Korean War vet , and the neighbor of new arrivals Kathy ( Hong Chau ) and her 8-year-old son Cody ( Lucas Jaye ) .
They ’ ve just moved to town to sell the home of Kathy ’ s sister , who recently died .
Cody , who ’ s so socially awkward he pukes when he ’ s stressed , is a shy outsider who forms a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ need it .
Kathy has her struggles , too .
She learns that her sister was a hoarder , so getting the house on the market means confronting a loved one ’ s demons .
Chau doesn ’ t overdo it as a single mom whose attention is understandably divided .
As the family is Asian , some might rush to compare the film to “ Gran Torino , ” in which Clint Eastwood not only said “ Get off my lawn , ” but did so while pointing a shotgun .
Co-writers @ @ @ @ @ @ @ movie , however , is much more natural than that and doesn ’ t rely on the dull cliche of the Grinch next door having his heart grow three sizes because of a tot .
Del is emotionally paralyzed , but not angry or vindictave .
He ’ s caught in a fog .
His wife is dead , and his friends at the VFW are succumbing to dementia .
What unfolds is a story of mutual loneliness ; of how a man in his eighties , despite a mountain of life experience @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as an eight-year-old boy .
And how a little kid can find more comfort in a Korean War vet than the “ cool ” people his own age .
Jaye plays Cody sublimely , though he probably doesn ’ t realize it yet .
“ Driveways ” isn ’ t all sad though .
A quiet game of bingo will earn your smile .
How rare is it that when a beloved actor dies , we can honestly say they were doing extraordinary work right ’ til the end ?

Movie review Driveways Running time: 83 minutes. Not rated.
If you want to celebrate the life of legendary actor Brian Dennehy, who died last month at age 81, start with one of his final films: “Driveways.” His performance as a widowed veteran is right up there with his finest screen work, which makes his passing all the sadder.
For fans, the easy-to-embrace new dramedy can feel like meeting the man we thought we knew for the very first time. Gone is his gruff exterior, the comic chops and his incomparable facility with the muscular poetry of Eugene O’Neill. Dennehy’s character, Del, is a guy you wanna hug, and who will probably hug you right back.
He’s a sensitive Korean War vet, and the neighbor of new arrivals Kathy (Hong Chau) and her 8-year-old son Cody (Lucas Jaye). They’ve just moved to town to sell the home of Kathy’s sister, who recently died.
Cody, who’s so socially awkward he pukes when he’s stressed, is a shy outsider who forms a sweet friendship with Del. They both need it.
Kathy has her struggles, too. She learns that her sister was a hoarder, so getting the house on the market means confronting a loved one’s demons. Chau doesn’t overdo it as a single mom whose attention is understandably divided.
As the family is Asian, some might rush to compare the film to “Gran Torino,” in which Clint Eastwood not only said “Get off my lawn,” but did so while pointing a shotgun. Co-writers Hannah Bos and Paul Thureen’s movie, however, is much more natural than that and doesn’t rely on the dull cliche of the Grinch next door having his heart grow three sizes because of a tot.
Del is emotionally paralyzed, but not angry or vindictave. He’s caught in a fog. His wife is dead, and his friends at the VFW are succumbing to dementia. What unfolds is a story of mutual loneliness; of how a man in his eighties, despite a mountain of life experience, can feel the very same voids as an eight-year-old boy. And how a little kid can find more comfort in a Korean War vet than the “cool” people his own age. Jaye plays Cody sublimely, though he probably doesn’t realize it yet.
“Driveways” isn’t all sad though. A quiet game of bingo will earn your smile.
How rare is it that when a beloved actor dies, we can honestly say they were doing extraordinary work right ’til the end?


newyorkpost--2020-05-06--Long Island town told to go on a diet in effort to combat coronavirus

They ’ re really throwing their weight around .
Long Island officials on Wednesday told an entire town to go on a diet — in an effort to combat coronavirus lockdown-induced weight gain .
The stay-at-home restrictions have caused many people to stress-eat — a phenomenon nicknamed the “ Quarantine 15 ” or “ COVID 10 ” — potentially putting them more at risk for the disease .
“ As a result of the increased stress we ’ re seeing a lot of emotional eating … I myself have put on a few pounds , ” said Suffolk County Legislator @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The Healthy Huntington initiative .
Underlying conditions tied to obesity , such as diabetes , high blood pressure and asthma , can put people more at risk for COVID-19 .
“ We have to not let this take control over us … we need to take control of the situation , ” said Spencer , chair of the Legislature ’ s Health Committee , said .
The voluntary health initiative — providing free online exercise and yoga classes and nutritional advice — will first be offered to the Town of Huntington ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ municipalities .
“ I ’ m hoping that we start off with Huntington and it kind of spreads across the country because it ’ s a very serious thing , ” said Dr David Buchin , director of bariatric surgery at Huntington Hospital , who will oversee the program .
“ COVID-19 , you ’ re twice as likely to have a poor outcome if you ’ re obese .
So it ’ s very important that we get fit and we get healthier , ” Buchin added .

They’re really throwing their weight around.
Long Island officials on Wednesday told an entire town to go on a diet — in an effort to combat coronavirus lockdown-induced weight gain.
The stay-at-home restrictions have caused many people to stress-eat — a phenomenon nicknamed the “Quarantine 15” or “COVID 10” — potentially putting them more at risk for the disease.
“As a result of the increased stress we’re seeing a lot of emotional eating … I myself have put on a few pounds,” said Suffolk County Legislator William Spencer at a press conference announcing The Healthy Huntington initiative.
Underlying conditions tied to obesity, such as diabetes, high blood pressure and asthma, can put people more at risk for COVID-19.
“We have to not let this take control over us … we need to take control of the situation,” said Spencer, chair of the Legislature’s Health Committee, said.
The voluntary health initiative — providing free online exercise and yoga classes and nutritional advice — will first be offered to the Town of Huntington’s 200,000 residents and may spread to other municipalities.
“I’m hoping that we start off with Huntington and it kind of spreads across the country because it’s a very serious thing,” said Dr David Buchin, director of bariatric surgery at Huntington Hospital, who will oversee the program.
“COVID-19, you’re twice as likely to have a poor outcome if you’re obese. So it’s very important that we get fit and we get healthier,” Buchin added.


newyorkpost--2020-05-06--Netanyahu may form government, Israeli Supreme Court says

JERUSALEM — Israel ’ s Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu may form a new government while under indictment for corruption charges , clearing the way for him and his rival-turned-uneasy ally to join together in a controversial power-sharing deal .
The unanimous decision , released just before midnight , ended a 17-month political stalemate and prevented the country from plunging into a fourth consecutive election in just over a year .
Netanyahu and his rival-turned-partner , Benny Gantz , said they expected their coalition to be sworn into office next week .
After battling to three @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Netanyahu and Gantz , a former military chief , announced their “ emergency ” government last month , saying they would put aside their rivalry to steer the country through the coronavirus crisis .
Critics and good-government groups said the deal was illegal and challenged it in the Supreme Court .
They argued that the law should bar an official charged with serious crimes from continuing as prime minister .
They also objected to the newly created position of “ alternate prime minister , ” a post that could allow Netanyahu to remain @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a potential appeals process .
Over two days this week , the court looked at two questions : whether an indicted politician can be given authority to form a new government , and whether the power-sharing deal — which includes new legislation — was legal .
In its decision , the 11-judge panel expressed misgivings about the coalition agreement and Netanyahu ’ s criminal indictment , but found no grounds to prevent the government from taking office .
“ We did not find any legal reason to prevent MK ( Member of Knesset @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” the court said .
“ The legal conclusion we reached does not diminish the severity of the pending charges against MK Netanyahu for violations of moral integrity and the difficulty derived from the tenure of a prime minister accused of criminal activity , ” it added .
The judges ruled that while the coalition deal presents significant legal difficulties , the court would not interfere in its contents following changes submitted by Netanyahu and Gantz .
Netanyahu has been indicted with fraud , breach of trust and accepting bribes in a series @ @ @ @ @ @ @ media moguls .
His trial is set to start later this month .
Netanyahu denies any wrongdoing , and since his indictment last fall , he has repeatedly lashed out at the country ’ s legal system .
He and his political allies have taken special aim at the high court , accusing it of overreach and political interference .
As the court was meeting earlier this week , Netanyahu urged it not to get involved in political affairs , lest it risk dragging the country toward new elections .
The long-time leader @ @ @ @ @ @ @ bastion of democracy under dangerous assault and had expressed hope it would strike down what they see as a deal that undermines the public ’ s faith in government .
Eliad Shraga , a lawyer representing one of the petitioners against the coalition deal , expressed disappointment but said he would respect the decision .
“ We will continue to raise the flag of morality , ” he told Channel 12 news .
With the court hurdle cleared , Netanyahu and Gantz must complete two more procedural steps before they can move ahead @ @ @ @ @ @ @ needed to pave the way for their convoluted coalition agreement and amass the signatures of 61 lawmakers — a parliamentary majority — in favor of Netanyahu as prime minister-designate to be sent to Israel ’ s ceremonial president by a midnight Thursday deadline .
With more than a majority of the Knesset ’ s support , including from Gantz ’ party , both steps appear to be easily attainable .
Throughout three bruising campaigns , Gantz repeatedly vowed never to sit in a government with Netanyahu .
And after March elections , a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ prime minister .
Gantz began preparing legislation that would have banned Netanyahu from continuing as prime minister .
But in a sudden about face , Gantz accepted an invitation to form a partnership with Netanyahu to confront the coronavirus crisis , infuriating many of his supporters and causing his Blue and White party to split in half .
Last month , the two sides agreed on a coalition deal that makes the two men equal partners , with virtual veto power over each other ’ s decisions .
Because of its unorthodox arrangement @ @ @ @ @ @ @ before they take office .
Under the deal , Netanyahu and Gantz would be sworn in together , with Netanyahu serving first as prime minister and Gantz as the designated premier .
After 18 months , the two are to swap positions .
The new position will enjoy all the trappings of the prime minister , including an official residence and , key for Netanyahu , an exemption from a law that requires public officials who are not prime minister to resign if charged with a crime .
Netanyahu is eager to remain @ @ @ @ @ @ @ his position to lash out at the judicial system and rally support among his base .
The coalition deal also gives him influence over key judicial appointments , creating a potential conflict of interest during an appeals process if he is convicted .
His trial was postponed in March due to restrictions his hand-picked interim justice minister placed on the courts after the coronavirus crisis erupted and is scheduled to commence later this month .
The court said Netanyahu would need to abide by a conflict of interest arrangement while prime minister whenever @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the deal , the sides agreed not to take immediate action on key appointments and prioritize legislation focusing on reviving Israel ’ s economy from the coronavirus crisis .
But it makes an exception for Netanyahu to press ahead with plans to annex large parts of the West Bank , including all of Israel ’ s dozens of settlements there .
Netanyahu is permitted to push the issue through parliament after July 1 , even without Gantz ’ s support .
Netanyahu and his hardline supporters are eager to annex the territory while @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump is in office .
The Palestinians and most of the international community oppose annexation and say it would end any lingering hopes of a peace deal .

JERUSALEM — Israel’s Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu may form a new government while under indictment for corruption charges, clearing the way for him and his rival-turned-uneasy ally to join together in a controversial power-sharing deal.
The unanimous decision, released just before midnight, ended a 17-month political stalemate and prevented the country from plunging into a fourth consecutive election in just over a year. Netanyahu and his rival-turned-partner, Benny Gantz, said they expected their coalition to be sworn into office next week.
After battling to three inconclusive elections over the past year, Netanyahu and Gantz, a former military chief, announced their “emergency” government last month, saying they would put aside their rivalry to steer the country through the coronavirus crisis.
Critics and good-government groups said the deal was illegal and challenged it in the Supreme Court. They argued that the law should bar an official charged with serious crimes from continuing as prime minister. They also objected to the newly created position of “alternate prime minister,” a post that could allow Netanyahu to remain in office throughout his corruption trial and a potential appeals process.
Over two days this week, the court looked at two questions: whether an indicted politician can be given authority to form a new government, and whether the power-sharing deal — which includes new legislation — was legal.
In its decision, the 11-judge panel expressed misgivings about the coalition agreement and Netanyahu’s criminal indictment, but found no grounds to prevent the government from taking office.
“We did not find any legal reason to prevent MK (Member of Knesset) Netanyahu from forming a government,” the court said.
“The legal conclusion we reached does not diminish the severity of the pending charges against MK Netanyahu for violations of moral integrity and the difficulty derived from the tenure of a prime minister accused of criminal activity,” it added.
The judges ruled that while the coalition deal presents significant legal difficulties, the court would not interfere in its contents following changes submitted by Netanyahu and Gantz.
Netanyahu has been indicted with fraud, breach of trust and accepting bribes in a series of scandals involving trading favors with wealthy media moguls. His trial is set to start later this month.
Netanyahu denies any wrongdoing, and since his indictment last fall, he has repeatedly lashed out at the country’s legal system. He and his political allies have taken special aim at the high court, accusing it of overreach and political interference.
As the court was meeting earlier this week, Netanyahu urged it not to get involved in political affairs, lest it risk dragging the country toward new elections. The long-time leader’s opponents consider the court a bastion of democracy under dangerous assault and had expressed hope it would strike down what they see as a deal that undermines the public’s faith in government.
Eliad Shraga, a lawyer representing one of the petitioners against the coalition deal, expressed disappointment but said he would respect the decision. “We will continue to raise the flag of morality,” he told Channel 12 news.
With the court hurdle cleared, Netanyahu and Gantz must complete two more procedural steps before they can move ahead with their deal: pass the legislation needed to pave the way for their convoluted coalition agreement and amass the signatures of 61 lawmakers — a parliamentary majority — in favor of Netanyahu as prime minister-designate to be sent to Israel’s ceremonial president by a midnight Thursday deadline.
With more than a majority of the Knesset’s support, including from Gantz’ party, both steps appear to be easily attainable.
Throughout three bruising campaigns, Gantz repeatedly vowed never to sit in a government with Netanyahu. And after March elections, a narrow majority of lawmakers endorsed him as prime minister. Gantz began preparing legislation that would have banned Netanyahu from continuing as prime minister.
But in a sudden about face, Gantz accepted an invitation to form a partnership with Netanyahu to confront the coronavirus crisis, infuriating many of his supporters and causing his Blue and White party to split in half.
Last month, the two sides agreed on a coalition deal that makes the two men equal partners, with virtual veto power over each other’s decisions. Because of its unorthodox arrangement, the Knesset must pass new legislation before they take office.
Under the deal, Netanyahu and Gantz would be sworn in together, with Netanyahu serving first as prime minister and Gantz as the designated premier. After 18 months, the two are to swap positions. The new position will enjoy all the trappings of the prime minister, including an official residence and, key for Netanyahu, an exemption from a law that requires public officials who are not prime minister to resign if charged with a crime.
Netanyahu is eager to remain in office throughout his trial, using his position to lash out at the judicial system and rally support among his base. The coalition deal also gives him influence over key judicial appointments, creating a potential conflict of interest during an appeals process if he is convicted. His trial was postponed in March due to restrictions his hand-picked interim justice minister placed on the courts after the coronavirus crisis erupted and is scheduled to commence later this month.
The court said Netanyahu would need to abide by a conflict of interest arrangement while prime minister whenever dealing with law enforcement affairs.
Under the deal, the sides agreed not to take immediate action on key appointments and prioritize legislation focusing on reviving Israel’s economy from the coronavirus crisis.
But it makes an exception for Netanyahu to press ahead with plans to annex large parts of the West Bank, including all of Israel’s dozens of settlements there. Netanyahu is permitted to push the issue through parliament after July 1, even without Gantz’s support.
Netanyahu and his hardline supporters are eager to annex the territory while the friendly administration of US President Donald Trump is in office. The Palestinians and most of the international community oppose annexation and say it would end any lingering hopes of a peace deal.


newyorkpost--2020-05-06--Atlanta’s ‘Real Housewives’ skirt quarantine rules with hair & makeup teams

Click to email this to a friend ( Opens in new window ) Daytime talk-show hosts and cable news anchors have been powdering their own faces and doing their own hair during the COVID-19 lockdown , and supermodel Naomi Campbell even shot and styled her own Essence magazine cover to keep in line with New York ’ s quarantine orders .
But not so for “ The Real Housewives of Atlanta.
” The stars of the reality show apparently had the pros come in to glam them up for their virtual reunion show , airing Sunday .
Porsha Williams , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ looks on Instagram , which included credits for their hair and makeup teams .
Marcille and Williams even credited professional fotogs , who apparently showed up to document the momentous occasion .
Meanwhile , co-star Kandi Burruss seemed to be attempting to flatten the curve .
“ I had to do my own glam for # RHOA reunion since we ’ re in quarantine .
I miss my glam family … Doing my own hair and makeup was a struggle .
I tried , ” she captioned a picture promoting her Kandi Koated @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that NeNe Leakes also seemed to do her own hair and makeup .
Most of the ladies have been encouraging viewers to stay inside , and an insider noted that they likely did not have more than 10 people gathering , so they “ technically didn ’ t break quarantine .
”

Daytime talk-show hosts and cable news anchors have been powdering their own faces and doing their own hair during the COVID-19 lockdown, and supermodel Naomi Campbell even shot and styled her own Essence magazine cover to keep in line with New York’s quarantine orders.
But not so for “The Real Housewives of Atlanta.” The stars of the reality show apparently had the pros come in to glam them up for their virtual reunion show, airing Sunday. Porsha Williams, Eva Marcille and Cynthia Bailey posted their looks on Instagram, which included credits for their hair and makeup teams. Marcille and Williams even credited professional fotogs, who apparently showed up to document the momentous occasion.
Meanwhile, co-star Kandi Burruss seemed to be attempting to flatten the curve. “I had to do my own glam for #RHOA reunion since we’re in quarantine. I miss my glam family … Doing my own hair and makeup was a struggle. I tried,” she captioned a picture promoting her Kandi Koated cosmetics line.
An insider pointed out that NeNe Leakes also seemed to do her own hair and makeup. Most of the ladies have been encouraging viewers to stay inside, and an insider noted that they likely did not have more than 10 people gathering, so they “technically didn’t break quarantine.”
A rep for the “Housewives” didn’t comment.


newyorkpost--2020-05-06--Ruth Bader Ginsburg released from hospital after one-day stay

“ She is doing well and glad to be home , ” said a statement from the US Supreme Court @ @ @ @ @ treatment at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore Tuesday for acute cholecystitis , a benign inflammation @ @ @ @ @ a spokeswoman said in a statement .
Ginsburg will return to the hospital over the @ @ @ @ @ treatments to non-surgically remove a gallstone , the court ’ s statement said .
From @ @ @ @ @ , Ginsburg participated in oral arguments that caused quite a stir when the sound of @ @ @ @ @ on the court ’ s live audio stream .
It ’ s unclear which conference @ @ @ @ @ the flush .
The high court has been holding proceedings by teleconference for the first @ @ @ @ @ coronavirus pandemic .
The health of Ginsburg , a four-time cancer survivor , has been @ @ @ @ @ her retirement or death could potentially give President Trump his third Supreme Court pick on @ @ @ @ @ majority stands at 5-4 .

Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg returned home Wednesday after a one-day hospital stay for a gallbladder infection.
“She is doing well and glad to be home,” said a statement from the US Supreme Court.
The 87-year-old underwent non-surgical treatment at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore Tuesday for acute cholecystitis, a benign inflammation of the gall bladder, a spokeswoman said in a statement.
Ginsburg will return to the hospital over the next few weeks for outpatient treatments to non-surgically remove a gallstone, the court’s statement said.
From her hospital room earlier Wednesday, Ginsburg participated in oral arguments that caused quite a stir when the sound of a flushing toilet was heard on the court’s live audio stream.
It’s unclear which conference call participant was responsible for the flush.
The high court has been holding proceedings by teleconference for the first time in history amid the coronavirus pandemic.
The health of Ginsburg, a four-time cancer survivor, has been in the spotlight, as her retirement or death could potentially give President Trump his third Supreme Court pick on a bench where the conservative majority stands at 5-4.


newyorkpost--2020-05-06--Sweeping layoffs, furloughs at American Museum of Natural History amid coronavirus

Manhattan ’ s American Museum of Natural History announced Wednesday it will lay off dozens of staffers and furlough hundreds more , in response to the dramatic loss of revenue from the coronavirus pandemic .
Its staff of 1,100 employees will be reduced by about 20 percent , and approximately 250 full-time staff will be furloughed , the Upper West Side institution said .
That includes 68 voluntary retirements and 70 others whose term appointments are ending .
“ The Museum hopes to bring furloughed staff back to work in stages as it reopens and gradually resumes more normal operations @ @ @ @ @ @ @ president of communications told The Post .
The furloughed employees will retain their health insurance .
The museum , which has been closed since mid-March , projects a budget deficit of between $ 80 and $ 120 million for the remainder of the fiscal year and next year .
There will also be graduated reductions in salary for staffers beginning at the $ 100,000 level , and a 25 percent pay cut for Ellen V. Futter , the president of the museum , effective July 1 .
“ These actions are gut-wrenching , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The Post .
“ But we are compelled to make them to protect the Museum and its mission of research , science education , caring for our collections , and providing access for visitors , especially residents of the five boroughs of New York City , New York State , and our regional neighbors in the Tri-state area .
”

Manhattan’s American Museum of Natural History announced Wednesday it will lay off dozens of staffers and furlough hundreds more, in response to the dramatic loss of revenue from the coronavirus pandemic.
Its staff of 1,100 employees will be reduced by about 20 percent, and approximately 250 full-time staff will be furloughed, the Upper West Side institution said. That includes 68 voluntary retirements and 70 others whose term appointments are ending.
“The Museum hopes to bring furloughed staff back to work in stages as it reopens and gradually resumes more normal operations,” Anne Canty, the vice president of communications told The Post.
The furloughed employees will retain their health insurance.
The museum, which has been closed since mid-March, projects a budget deficit of between $80 and $120 million for the remainder of the fiscal year and next year.
There will also be graduated reductions in salary for staffers beginning at the $100,000 level, and a 25 percent pay cut for Ellen V. Futter, the president of the museum, effective July 1.
“These actions are gut-wrenching,” said Futter in a statement to The Post. “But we are compelled to make them to protect the Museum and its mission of research, science education, caring for our collections, and providing access for visitors, especially residents of the five boroughs of New York City, New York State, and our regional neighbors in the Tri-state area.”


newyorkpost--2020-05-06--NY finally gives nursing homes coronavirus tests after making them take patients

ALBANY — They ’ re trying to get the horse back in the barn .
A month after ordering nursing homes to take coronavirus patients , the state Health Department is finally — and quietly — providing them with much-needed tests for residents , The Post has learned .
Across the Empire State , 5,003 nursing home residents who tested positive for COVID-19 or had symptoms of the disease have now died , according to the most recent figures , which run through May 3 .
The state Health Department began reaching out to localities and the nursing homes last @ @ @ @ @ @ @ capabilities to administer the tests , officials in several counties said .
“ I think the state has been way behind on this nursing home issue in terms of transparency and are catching a lot of flack for it and frankly should be , ” said Ian Coyle , the top manager in Livingston County .
He said Livingston has already started testing nursing home staff and that the state is “ behind us.
” Ulster County Executive Pat Ryan , a Democrat , told The Post that his staff requested 3,000 tests @ @ @ @ @ @ @ has only promised to provide 300 kits so far .
The Hudson Valley politician said he volunteered to drive to Albany and pick up the testing kits himself — but hasn ’ t heard back on that offer or when the tests might arrive .
“ The check is in the mail , we ’ re waiting , ” said Ryan , who added his staff has already tested two nursing homes using kits from their stockpile .
But , he said , he needs more tests from the state to check the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Marc Molinaro , the Republican who challenged Gov .
Andrew Cuomo in 2018 , said his staff requested 2,000 tests but state officials have only delivered 250 so far .
“ We were assured at that moment the state would assist us , and there was no objection , ” he said .
Molinaro added he plans to use the limited number of kits he currently has to check the staff and residents of at one nursing home — 11 facilities will still need tests .
Steuben County — home to the Hornell @ @ @ @ @ @ @ allowed sick workers to stay on the job — received kits Tuesday and will begin testing Thursday .
Officials controversially ordered the state ’ s nursing homes on March 25 to readmit residents and take new patients who tested positive for COVID-19 if they were not ill enough to need emergency room care .
Critics say the decision helped to introduce the deadly disease in the facilities , which are home to some of the state ’ s most vulnerable citizens .
“ It ’ s an active plan that ’ s being @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Department spokesman , who added that the tests were being distributed based on the needs of local governments .

ALBANY — They’re trying to get the horse back in the barn.
A month after ordering nursing homes to take coronavirus patients, the state Health Department is finally — and quietly — providing them with much-needed tests for residents, The Post has learned.
Across the Empire State, 5,003 nursing home residents who tested positive for COVID-19 or had symptoms of the disease have now died, according to the most recent figures, which run through May 5.
The state Health Department began reaching out to localities and the nursing homes last week to check their on facilities and capabilities to administer the tests, officials in several counties said.
“I think the state has been way behind on this nursing home issue in terms of transparency and are catching a lot of flack for it and frankly should be,” said Ian Coyle, the top manager in Livingston County.
He said Livingston has already started testing nursing home staff and that the state is “behind us.”
Ulster County Executive Pat Ryan, a Democrat, told The Post that his staff was promised 3,000 tests from the state officials, and is waiting on the first shipment of 300 kits from DOH.
The Hudson Valley politician said he volunteered to drive to Albany and pick up the testing kits himself — but hasn’t heard back on that offer or when the tests might arrive.
“The check is in the mail, we’re waiting,” said Ryan, who added his staff has already tested two nursing homes using kits from their stockpile. But, he said, he needs more tests from the state to check the remaining 11 facilities.
Dutchess County executive Marc Molinaro, the Republican who challenged Gov. Andrew Cuomo in 2018, said his staff requested 2,000 tests but state officials have only delivered 250 so far.
“We were assured at that moment the state would assist us, and there was no objection,” he said.
Molinaro added he plans to use the limited number of kits he currently has to check the staff and residents of at one nursing home — 11 facilities will still need tests.
Steuben County — home to the Hornell Gardens nursing home, where state officials allowed sick workers to stay on the job — received kits Tuesday and will begin testing Thursday.
Officials controversially ordered the state’s nursing homes on March 25 to readmit residents and take new patients who tested positive for COVID-19 if they were not ill enough to need emergency room care.
Critics say the decision helped to introduce the deadly disease in the facilities, which are home to some of the state’s most vulnerable citizens.
“It’s an active plan that’s being built,” said a state Health Department spokesman, who added that the tests were being distributed based on the needs of local governments.


newyorkpost--2020-05-06--Jets waiting to put single-game tickets on sale citing coronavirus

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The Jets will @ @ @ @ @ will delay putting single-game tickets on sale .
The team released a statement Wednesday saying @ @ @ @ @ single tickets on sale with the current uncertainty about the season due to the COVID-19 @ @ @ @ @ announced they have deferred the season-ticket payment scheduled for June , just as they did @ @ @ @ @ If fans have already purchased 2020 season tickets and any home game is canceled or @ @ @ @ @ fans can get a full refund or a credit toward a ticket purchase in 2021 @ @ @ @ @ fans wait until they put single-game tickets on sale before purchasing any tickets on the @ @ @ @ @ policy does not apply for any unverified tickets purchases from secondary ticketing sites .

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The Jets will announce their schedule Thursday but will delay putting single-game tickets on sale.
The team released a statement Wednesday saying it will wait to put single tickets on sale with the current uncertainty about the season due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Jets also announced they have deferred the season-ticket payment scheduled for June, just as they did in April and May.
If fans have already purchased 2020 season tickets and any home game is canceled or played with fans prohibited, fans can get a full refund or a credit toward a ticket purchase in 2021. The Jets are recommending fans wait until they put single-game tickets on sale before purchasing any tickets on the secondary market. The refund policy does not apply for any unverified tickets purchases from secondary ticketing sites.


newyorkpost--2020-05-06--Richard Carranza’s message to NYC kids: Working hard is for suckers

Parents across the city are rightly worried that schools Chancellor Richard Carranza ’ s junking of letter grades for K-8 students will upend this year ’ s admissions for selective middle and high schools .
A survey of 1,000 public-school parents found that 92 percent are “ extremely concerned ” the admission process will be “ less fair ” now that grades are meaningless .
The poll ’ s sponsor , the parental-advocacy group PLACE , notes : “ The uncertainty of the upcoming middle and high school admissions has added to the already stressed lives of families dealing with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ personal hardships.
” And there ’ s every reason to think this is how Carranza wants it .
He ’ s attacked the race-blind admissions exam for the city ’ s top high schools and sponsored the end of selective middle-school admissions in Brooklyn ’ s District 15 ; he talks openly of “ so-called high-achievers.
” He ’ s obsessed with a simplistic racial reordering of the entire system — and is even on record saying the coronavirus crisis should be exploited to further his vision .
Thousands of kids who ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a good school must feel like Carranza pulled the rug out from under them .
What a fine lesson the chancellor is teaching : If you struggle to achieve , you ’ re a sucker .

Parents across the city are rightly worried that schools Chancellor Richard Carranza’s junking of letter grades for K-8 students will upend this year’s admissions for selective middle and high schools.
A survey of 1,000 public-school parents found that 92 percent are “extremely concerned” the admission process will be “less fair” now that grades are meaningless. The poll’s sponsor, the parental-advocacy group PLACE, notes: “The uncertainty of the upcoming middle and high school admissions has added to the already stressed lives of families dealing with their children’s remote learning and personal hardships.”
And there’s every reason to think this is how Carranza wants it. He’s attacked the race-blind admissions exam for the city’s top high schools and sponsored the end of selective middle-school admissions in Brooklyn’s District 15; he talks openly of “so-called high-achievers.”
He’s obsessed with a simplistic racial reordering of the entire system — and is even on record saying the coronavirus crisis should be exploited to further his vision.
Thousands of kids who’ve worked hard to win entry into a good school must feel like Carranza pulled the rug out from under them. What a fine lesson the chancellor is teaching: If you struggle to achieve, you’re a sucker.


newyorkpost--2020-05-06--Coronavirus survey reveals ‘shocking’ stats about hospitalized New Yorkers

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Two-thirds of New Yorkers hospitalized with the coronavirus were admitted from their homes, a “shocking” statistic that defies social-distancing logic, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Wednesday.
The curious conclusion was reached in a three-day survey of patients hospitalized with the bug conducted this week, and revealed by Cuomo during his daily press briefing.
“Sixty-six percent of the people were at home, which is shocking to us,” said Cuomo.
The same survey found that 46 percent were unemployed, and 37 percent retired.
“So, that says they’re not working, they’re not traveling,” said Cuomo. “These people were literally at home.”
Despite the twist, Cuomo doubled down on his calls for social distancing and personal responsibility, especially as hospitalizations and deaths continue to trend in the right direction.
“It reinforces what we’ve been saying, which is, much of this comes down to what you do to protect yourself,” Cuomo told reporters at a Long Island hospital. “Everything is closed down, government has done everything it could, society has done everything it could.”
“Now it’s up to you. Are you wearing a mask? Are you doing the hand sanitizer,” he continued. “If you have younger people who are visiting you and maybe be out there and maybe less diligent with the social distancing — are you staying away from older people?”
And only about 4 percent of respondents — 3 percent among city residents — listed public transportation as their primary way of getting around, though Cuomo noted that 45 percent didn’t respond to that question.
“We thought, maybe they were taking public transportation, and we’ve taken special precautions on public transportation,” said Cuomo. “But actually no.”
As only 17 percent of respondents said they were employed, Cuomo noted that fewer hospitalizations than feared were among front-line workers.
“Predominantly non-essential employees, and that’s important,” said Cuomo.
State officials commissioned the survey to try to better understand how the coronavirus is continuing to spread even as the growth in new cases has slowed dramatically in the weeks after the implementation of social distancing measures.
They also clarified that the source of hospital admissions was simply asking patients where they lived before coming to the hospital — and was not an indicator of their compliance with social distancing guidelines or a potential source of infection.
There were 601 new cases reported in a 24-hour period in New York state yesterday, down dramatically from early April, when officials were recording upwards of 3,200 new positives every day.
New York’s death toll also continued to tick upwards as officials recorded another 232 deaths from New Yorkers who tested positive for COVID-19 on May 5 — essentially unchanged from the 230 and 226 deaths reported the two previous days.
“When people talk about how good things are going and the decline and the progress — that’s all true,” Cuomo said, calling the latest deaths a new addition to “an unimaginable and painful reality.”
The data released by Cuomo’s office also revealed that black and Hispanic New Yorkers accounted for nearly half of coronavirus hospitalizations in the five boroughs, adding new evidence that the pandemic is hitting the Big Apple’s minority communities the hardest.
Just 24 percent of the New Yorkers hospitalized in the Big Apple for coronavirus crisis were white, even though they make up 32 percent of the city’s population, the stats released during Cuomo’s daily briefing show.
African Americans accounted for 25 percent of those hospitalized, Hispanics made up 20 percent and Asian Americans accounted for another 8 percent.
More than one in five respondents — 22 percent — fell outside of those broad racial categories and were identified as non-white.
The data also showed that men accounted for slightly more than half of the hospitalizations and that virtually all patients — 96 percent — had an underlying illness.
State officials drew the numbers from a three-day survey of 1,269 patients at 113 hospitals located across the state.
More than four out of five patients surveyed reside in New York City, Long Island or in Westchester or Rockland counties.
The survey and results follow weeks of questions from reporters, intense pressure from civil rights activists and the release of other data that showed minorities are dying at far higher rates than whites in Gotham.


newyorkpost--2020-05-06--Marilyn Monroe’s skincare routine revealed in official document

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Marilyn Monroe’s star power has carried on in the decades since her death — and so have some of the beauty products in her personalized regimen.
As part of the artifacts displayed in the “Pink Jungle: 1950s Makeup in America” exhibit, the Makeup Museum has revealed the actress’ prescription skincare routine, and two of the products in it are still on the market all these years later.
In a document dated March 17, 1959, and addressed to Mrs. Marilyn Monroe Miller (she was married to playwright Arthur Miller at the time), dermatologist Erno Laszlo of the eponymous beauty company wrote out detailed skincare instructions for every step of the day.
In the morning, Monroe was to wash her face and neck in warm water with Active Phelityl Soap before applying “well-shaken” Normalizer Shake-It on her face, avoiding the area around her eyes, before immediately blotting it off. Beneath her eyes, she was to apply Phelitone “in tiny dots, spreading it gently over the surface” and then blotting it off as well. For the final step, she was told to apply Duo-Phase Face Powder to her entire face and neck — and then brush it off with cotton after one minute.
In the evenings, she was to repeat the morning routine, and then “before retiring,” a separate routine was laid out. “Formal occasions” also merited their own unique regimen.
“He personalized every prescription for all of his clients, and Marilyn Monroe was on the drier side, so you can see as we walk through the prescription that all of the products were to help hydrate her skin,” says Patricia Schuffenhauer, Erno Laszlo’s chief historian and branding officer, in a video posted by the West Village museum.
More than 61 years after Laszlo prescribed the products to Monroe, the Shake-It Tinted Treatment and the Phelityl Cleansing Bar are still available for purchase today.
The regimen also includes dietary instructions, namely not to eat any kind of nuts, chocolate, olives, oysters or clams.
In addition to her prescription, Monroe also reportedly treated her skin with tons of Vaseline and long baths.
“Marilyn Monroe had the most luminous skin I ever saw,” Oscar-nominated grande dame Renée Taylor said in November. “She came into class with Lee Strasberg one day, and I just had to ask what she did. Marilyn told me, ‘I rub my entire body down with Vaseline and then get into a three-hour hot bath every morning. It gives my skin a shiny glow.’ So I tried that. I almost drowned.”


newyorkpost--2020-05-06--Science and the Constitution say: End the lockdowns

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Across the nation, protesters are taking to the streets and business owners are filing lawsuits objecting to the shutdown rules. As the shutdown drags on, it’s causing job losses, bankruptcies and a sense that people are being robbed of their rights.
The liberal media label the protesters virus deniers. But the protesters have science and the US Constitution on their side.
Not to mention common sense. As Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Monday, “This is not a sustainable situation. Close down everything, close down the economy, lock yourself in the house.”
Start with the science. Data show almost all coronavirus fatalities are among the elderly and those with serious health problems. A staggering 68 percent of deaths in Pennsylvania have been nursing-home residents; in Rhode Island, it’s 70 percent. Shutting stores and restaurants didn’t save them.
A lockdown targeted to protecting the highest-risk group, people 65 and over, instead of confining all age groups would slash deaths by half but at only half the economic cost of a total shutdown, according to new National Bureau of Economic Research findings.
Unfortunately, social-media platforms are censoring science that challenges the shutdown. YouTube says its policy is to ban content that “disputes the efficacy of local health authority recommended guidance.”
Shame on YouTube and its parent company, Google. They also censor views at odds with the World Health Organization, which helped get us into this mess.
Remember that just a few weeks ago, shutting down schools and businesses was justified to “flatten the curve,” meaning buying time for hospitals to add beds and gather enough ventilators, masks and other medical equipment.
The shutdown’s goal wasn’t eradicating the virus. That’s not possible. The Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota, as well as other experts, predicts the virus will last another 18 months to two years, fading once most Americans have been exposed and developed immunity.
As Colorado lifted its shutdown last week, the governor explained it’s a “balance” between keeping the virus “at a level that won’t overwhelm our hospital systems and allowing people to still try and earn a living.”
Amen to that. The biggest divide in this country is about who’s getting a paycheck.
Some government officials who get paid show no respect for working people who don’t. How else to explain Gov. Janet Mills’ decision to bar Maine hotels from taking reservations for the summer season? Or Michigan’s Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s attempt to close grass-mowing businesses, though the virus is seldom transmitted outdoors?
When the shutdown was temporary and tied directly to hospital preparedness, lawsuits challenging it didn’t stand a prayer. The US Supreme Court ruled in 1905 that a state “has the right to protect itself against an epidemic” using reasonable regulations.
But shutdowns lose their reasonableness when they have no deadline or benchmark to meet. Their vagueness tramples the public’s rights, including the right to own property without the government making it worthless.
Monday, Cuomo set out a four-phase reopening. Not all of the benchmarks are wise, but benchmarks pegged to hospital capacity are on the mark. He should add nursing-home preparedness, too, because that’s where deaths are occurring. Don’t overlook that twice, governor.
The public should shudder at Mayor Bill de Blasio’s vague announcement that the city’s reopening is “a few months away at a minimum.” That could reduce the city to a wasteland of boarded-up storefronts, abandoned commercial buildings, landlords defaulting on taxes and soaring tax rates for the taxpayers still in the city.
As for when New York schools reopen, science indicates schools aren’t a source of transmission. If schools are kept closed in the fall in defiance of this fact, say good bye to the middle class with kids. New York will be for the poor and uber-rich only.
Betsy McCaughey, a former lieutenant governor of New York, is chairwoman of the Committee to Reduce Infection Deaths.


newyorkpost--2020-05-06--De Blasio finally learns how to get homeless out of NYC subways and into shelters

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“We’ve never seen so much success in a single night before,” Mayor de Blasio marveled Wednesday, lauding the number of homeless persuaded to enter shelters when the subways shut down. Well, yes: Because for once they were told they had to leave — leave the trains and the stations.
If you can’t turn public property into your own domicile, the shelters suddenly become a lot more attractive.
Over half the homeless so evicted — 139 of the 252 “engaged” by social-service workers — agreed to go to a shelter. That’s great — but it’s also a sign of what could have been done long ago, if city government were willing to force the issue.
Not that de Blasio gets any credit: It was Gov. Andrew Cuomo who ordered the subways to shut down from 1 a.m. to 5 a.m. for thorough cleaning — which was impossible as long as the homeless could stay on the trains and force cleaners to work around them.
Cuomo’s order would’ve been superfluous if de Blasio had simply ordered cops to clear out the homeless without a total shutdown.
The mayor’s willing to admit the obvious — that it’s not fair to anyone, including the homeless, to have them sleeping on trains. But he wasn’t willing to act on that simple fact. Indeed, not two weeks ago he was still insisting that the homeless taking over the subways during the pandemic wasn’t even a real problem.
We’ve been writing for years that de Blasio’s key failing on the homeless was his refusal to embrace “tough love.” Now he’s astonished that using a stick to supplement the carrot actually makes a difference.
What a genius.


newyorkpost--2020-05-06--Unmasked man who shouted in cop’s face gives his side of story

A Michigan man is giving his side of the story about a photo of him appearing to yell in the faces of officers inside the state Capitol while protesting coronavirus “ stay-at-home ” orders .
The infamous photo , taken April 30 by AFP photographer Jeff Kowalsky , shows an unmasked man within inches of two police officers who were barring entry to the Michigan House of Representatives chamber .
Armed protesters showed up inside the building , drawing national attention .
Brian Cash , a 52-year-old flooring installer , confirmed to the Detroit Free Press on Monday that he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ said it was his fourth protest in the past month and he plans to attend more .
However , Cash told the paper he didn ’ t “ scream in anybody ’ s face , ” claiming the photo doesn ’ t tell the whole story .
He said he was yelling at an officer standing behind the two Michigan State Police troopers pictured .
Cash claimed he saw that officer assault a woman a day earlier .
“ I was there chanting , ‘ Let us in , ’ and I saw @ @ @ @ @ @ @ just kind of lost it a little bit , ” Cash said .
House of Representatives police forcibly removed three women from the public gallery on April 29 in an incident caught on video and prompted a Michigan State Police investigation .
He told the paper that he yelled , asking the officer “ if he wanted to try to throw me around like he did that girl yesterday.
” Demonstrators at the protest on April 30 were accused of racism .
“ There were swastikas and Confederate flags and nooses and people @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Gretchen Whitmer said on CNN ’ s “ State of the Union.
” “ Some of the outrageousnesses of what happened at our Capitol depicted some of the worst racism and awful parts of our history in this country.
” Cash , who said he was unarmed at the protest , blamed accusations of racism on the media , which he said , “ twists everything.
” He described his experience at the protest as “ awesome ” and told the paper that “ anybody of any color should have the right to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the photo , Cash said he ’ s received both support and criticism .
“ I love it .
It ’ s great , ” he said , adding that people have “ their right to disagree and call me names .
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A Michigan man is giving his side of the story about a photo of him appearing to yell in the faces of officers inside the state Capitol while protesting coronavirus “stay-at-home” orders.
The infamous photo, taken April 30 by AFP photographer Jeff Kowalsky, shows an unmasked man within inches of two police officers who were barring entry to the Michigan House of Representatives chamber. Armed protesters showed up inside the building, drawing national attention.
Brian Cash, a 52-year-old flooring installer, confirmed to the Detroit Free Press on Monday that he is the man pictured mid-scream. He said it was his fourth protest in the past month and he plans to attend more.
However, Cash told the paper he didn’t “scream in anybody’s face,” claiming the photo doesn’t tell the whole story.
He said he was yelling at an officer standing behind the two Michigan State Police troopers pictured. Cash claimed he saw that officer assault a woman a day earlier.
“I was there chanting, ‘Let us in,’ and I saw that guy and I just, I just kind of lost it a little bit,” Cash said.
House of Representatives police forcibly removed three women from the public gallery on April 29 in an incident caught on video and prompted a Michigan State Police investigation.
He told the paper that he yelled, asking the officer “if he wanted to try to throw me around like he did that girl yesterday.”
Demonstrators at the protest on April 30 were accused of racism.
“There were swastikas and Confederate flags and nooses and people with assault rifles,” Gov. Gretchen Whitmer said on CNN’s “State of the Union.” “Some of the outrageousnesses of what happened at our Capitol depicted some of the worst racism and awful parts of our history in this country.”
Cash, who said he was unarmed at the protest, blamed accusations of racism on the media, which he said, “twists everything.”
He described his experience at the protest as “awesome” and told the paper that “anybody of any color should have the right to do what I did.”
As for the photo, Cash said he’s received both support and criticism.
“I love it. It’s great,” he said, adding that people have “their right to disagree and call me names.”


newyorkpost--2020-05-07--Joe Biden says black jogger Ahmaud Arbery was ‘killed in cold blood’

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Joe Biden is demanding justice for the unarmed black jogger who was shot to death by a pair of white men in Georgia — calling it a cold-blooded “murder.”
“The video is clear: Ahmaud Arbery was killed in cold blood,” the presidential hopeful insisted of the 25-year-old jogger’s shocking, caught-on-camera shooting.
“My heart goes out to his family, who deserve justice and deserve it now,” Biden wrote on Twitter late Tuesday.
“It is time for a swift, full, and transparent investigation into his murder.”
Arbery’s death in Brunswick on Feb. 23 sparked outrage this week after footage of the shooting was released.
A grand jury is set to hear evidence and weigh charges against father and son Gregory and Travis McMichael, who reportedly said they were looking for a burglar when they saw Arbery running.
“These men were vigilantes, they were a posse and they performed a modern lynching in the middle of the day,” insisted S. Lee Merritt, an attorney for Arbery’s family.
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Biden was joined by other politicians outraged after seeing the video, including a former Democratic primary rival, Bernie Sanders.
“The men who murdered Ahmaud Arbery must be held accountable and there must justice for Ahmaud’s family,” Sanders tweeted.
“There is no doubt in my mind that Ahmaud would be alive today if he were white.”


newyorkpost--2020-05-07--Richard Burr’s brother-in-law also sold stocks on same day before crash

Sen. Richard Burr and his brother-in-law reportedly dumped stocks on the same day before the coronavirus crisis sent global markets into a tailspin .
National Mediation Board member Gerald Fauth — the brother of Burr ’ s wife — sold as much as $ 280,000 in shares on Feb. 13 , roughly a week before the virus triggered a historic market crash , ProPublica reported Wednesday .
That ’ s also the day that Burr , a North Carolina Republican , sold up to $ 1.7 million of his stock portfolio as he received daily briefings on the coronavirus .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ Department investigation , a lawsuit and calls for Burr ’ s resignation .
Fauth dumped shares in six companies that have taken a beating amid the pandemic , according to a financial disclosure form ProPublica published .
The timing of the sale helped him avoid up to $ 118,000 in losses , the outlet reported .
The largest trade was for $ 50,001 to $ 100,000 worth of stock in Mondelez International , which owns snack brands such as Ritz and Chips Ahoy .
The company ’ s share price closed at $ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ percent to a low of $ 41.19 in March .
Fauth also sold shares in oil giants Chevron , BP and Royal Dutch Shell , which have suffered amid a historic plunge in oil prices partly caused by the pandemic .
And shares in tobacco giant Altria and upscale retailer Williams-Sonoma tumbled as much as 32 and 64 percent , respectively , after Fauth sold stakes in the companies .
Neither the National Mediation Board nor Burr ’ s office immediately responded to emails asking whether Burr and Fauth communicated before the stock @ @ @ @ @ @ @ were guided only by public news reports about the virus crisis , particularly reporting out of CNBC ’ s Asia bureaus .
President Trump appointed Fauth in 2017 to the National Mediation Board , which handles labor issues in the railroad and airline industries .
Fauth previously served at the US Surface Transportation Board and as president of his family ’ s consulting firm , G.W .
Fauth & Associates .

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Sen. Richard Burr and his brother-in-law dumped stocks on the same day before the coronavirus crisis sent global markets into a tailspin.
National Mediation Board member Gerald Fauth — the brother of Burr’s wife — sold as much as $280,000 in shares on Feb. 13, roughly a week before the virus triggered a historic market crash, according to a financial disclosure form he filed in March.
That’s also the day that Burr, a North Carolina Republican, sold up to $1.7 million of his stock portfolio as he received daily briefings on the coronavirus. Those trades have led to a Justice Department investigation, a lawsuit and calls for Burr’s resignation.
Fauth dumped shares in six companies that have taken a beating amid the pandemic, his financial disclosure form shows.
The timing of the sales helped him avoid up to $118,000 in losses, according to ProPublica, which first reported on the trades.
The timing of the sale helped him avoid up to $118,000 in losses, the outlet reported.
The largest trade was for $50,001 to $100,000 worth of stock in Mondelez International, which owns snack brands such as Ritz and Chips Ahoy. The company’s share price closed at $59.03 on Feb. 13 before plunging 30 percent to a low of $41.19 in March.
Fauth also sold shares in oil giants Chevron, BP and Royal Dutch Shell, which have suffered amid a historic plunge in oil prices partly caused by the pandemic. And shares in tobacco giant Altria and upscale retailer Williams-Sonoma tumbled as much as 32 and 64 percent, respectively, after Fauth sold stakes in the companies.
Neither the National Mediation Board nor Burr’s office immediately responded to emails asking whether Burr and Fauth communicated before the stock sales.
Burr has said his trades were guided only by public news reports about the virus crisis, particularly reporting out of CNBC’s Asia bureaus.
President Trump appointed Fauth in 2017 to the National Mediation Board, which handles labor issues in the railroad and airline industries. Fauth previously served at the US Surface Transportation Board and as president of his family’s consulting firm, G.W. Fauth & Associates.


newyorkpost--2020-05-07--TSA allegedly hoarded over 1.3 million N95 masks as airports became empty

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The Transportation Security Administration allegedly hoarded over 1.3 million N95 masks instead of donating them to hospitals — as airport traffic dropped by 95 percent and the agency instructed many of its workers to stay home amid the coronavirus pandemic, according to a report.
Two TSA officials raised concerns about the agency’s vast stockpile of the respirator masks in early April, as the number of COVID-19 cases across the country grew by the thousands daily and personal protective equipment was in short supply, according to a review of internal records and interviews by ProPublica.
“We don’t need them. People who are in an infectious environment need them. Nobody is flying,” Charles Kielkopf, a TSA attorney in Columbus, Ohio, told the investigative news outlet.
“You don’t take things for yourself. It’s the wrong thing to do,” added Kielkopf, who shared a copy of a whistleblower complaint he filed Monday in which he alleges the TSA had engaged in gross mismanagement that represented a “substantial and specific danger to public health.”
The agency has not required its airport screeners to wear the tight-fitting N95 masks, according to ProPublica, which reported that internal memos show that most of the workers use more widely available surgical masks, which mostly protect others from the users.
The TSA received more than a million old but usable N95 masks from Customs and Border Protection, which found them in an old Indiana warehouse, and also had about 116,000 masks left over from 2009’s swine flu pandemic, the news outlet reported.
Both agencies are overseen by the Department of Homeland Security.
Kielkopf and a colleague in Minnesota suggested that the TSA donate the N95s to hospitals in early April — but the agency quietly stored many of its masks in its warehouse near the Dallas-Fort Worth airport and sent the rest to empty airports across the US, ProPublica reported.
“We need to reserve medical masks for health care workers, not TSA workers who are behind an X-ray machine,” Kielkopf said.
The TSA said in a statement to The Post: “With the support of CBP and DHS, in April, TSA was able to ensure a sufficient supply of N95 masks would be available for any officer who chose to wear one and completed the requisite training. TSA’s highest priority is to ensure the health, safety and security of our workforce and the American people.”
It added: “While we cannot provide details on staffing, passenger throughput and corresponding operations have certainly decreased. We are continuing to acquire additional personal protective equipment for our employees to ensure both their and the traveling public’s health and safety based on our current staffing needs, and as supplies become available.”
An internal TSA memo said the surplus of N95 masks was expected to last for about a month, but it noted that the 30-day estimate did not account for the sharp decline in security officers working at airports.
TSA records showed that most employee schedules have been “sharply abbreviated,” while an additional 8,000 screeners are on paid leave amid concerns they could be exposed to the bug, according to ProPublica, which cited a report from the trade journal Government Executive.
More than 500 TSA workers have tested positive for the illness and five have died, according to the agency.


newyorkpost--2020-05-07--Endangered baby rhino is dangerously cute

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Apollo, an orphaned baby rhinoceros in Kenya, was rescued by the Sheldrick Wildlife Trust. Watch this day-in-the-life video of the black rhino, which is critically endangered, as the cute calf rolls in the sand, nurses from a bottle of milk and more adorable moments.
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