newyorkpost--2020-07-29--Russia reportedly seeks to approve COVID-19 vaccine by mid-August

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Russia plans to approve the world ’ s first COVID-19 vaccine in under two weeks – despite concerns about its safety and effectiveness in the blistering pace meant to beat the rest of the world , according to a report .
Russian officials told CNN they are hoping that the vaccine , created by the Moscow-based Gamaleya Institute , will be ready for primetime by Aug. 10 – or earlier — for public use , with health-care workers getting it first .
“ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” Kirill Dmitriev , head of Russia ’ s sovereign wealth fund , which is financing the country ’ s vaccine research , told CNN , referring to the 1957 launch of the world ’ s first satellite by the Soviet Union .
“ Americans were surprised when they heard Sputnik ’ s beeping .
It ’ s the same with this vaccine .
Russia will have got there first , ” he told the network .
But Russia has not released any scientific data on the project and CNN reported that it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ effectiveness .
Critics also warn that the Kremlin has been pushing to portray the country as a global scientific powerhouse .
Meanwhile , a Russian state virology institute has begun human trials of the country ’ s second potential vaccine — injecting the first of five volunteers with a dose earlier this week , according to Reuters , which cited the RIA news agency .
The volunteer was feeling fine , the agency reported .
The next volunteer in the trial by Siberia ’ s Vector virology institute is scheduled to receive a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ watchdog Rospotrebnadzor as saying .
The institute , which is overseen by Rospotrebnadzor , is testing a peptide vaccine using a platform first developed for Ebola , according to a government register of all clinical trials in the country .
The trial is then expected to ramp up to 100 volunteers between the ages of 18 and 60 , the register shows .
Vector is working on six potential coronavirus vaccines , according to World Health Organization records , Reuters reported .
More than 100 possible coronavirus vaccines are being developed around the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ final Phase III human trials , according to WHO data , including three developed in China and another in Britain .
In the US , the final test of the world ’ s biggest COVID-19 vaccine study launched Monday — with the first of 30,000 US participants beginning to test the experimental immunization developed by the National Institutes of Health and Moderna Inc .
In August , the final study of a vaccine from the UK ’ s Oxford University will begin .
There are also plans to test candidates from Johnson & @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , respectively .
Pfizer Inc. plans to conduct its own 30,000-person study over the summer .
While some vaccines are in the third phase of trials around the world , Russia ’ s Gamaleya Institute vaccine is yet to complete its second phase , according to CNN .
The researchers plan to complete that phase by Aug. 3 , and then conduct the third phase in tandem with the vaccination of the medical workers , the network reported .
The Russian developers said the vaccine has been quick to develop because it is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to fight against other illnesses .
“ Our scientists focused not on being the first but on protecting people , ” Dmitriev told CNN .
Officials said the scientific data will be made available for peer review and publication in early August .

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Russia plans to approve the world’s first COVID-19 vaccine in under two weeks – despite concerns about its safety and effectiveness in the blistering pace meant to beat the rest of the world, according to a report.
Russian officials told CNN they are hoping that the vaccine, created by the Moscow-based Gamaleya Institute, will be ready for primetime by Aug. 10 – or earlier — for public use, with health-care workers getting it first.
“It’s a Sputnik moment,” Kirill Dmitriev, head of Russia’s sovereign wealth fund, which is financing the country’s vaccine research, told CNN, referring to the 1957 launch of the world’s first satellite by the Soviet Union.
“Americans were surprised when they heard Sputnik’s beeping. It’s the same with this vaccine. Russia will have got there first,” he told the network.
But Russia has not released any scientific data on the project and CNN reported that it was unable to verify its safety or effectiveness. Critics also warn that the Kremlin has been pushing to portray the country as a global scientific powerhouse.
Meanwhile, a Russian state virology institute has begun human trials of the country’s second potential vaccine — injecting the first of five volunteers with a dose earlier this week, according to Reuters, which cited the RIA news agency.
The volunteer was feeling fine, the agency reported.
The next volunteer in the trial by Siberia’s Vector virology institute is scheduled to receive a shot Thursday, RIA cited consumer safety watchdog Rospotrebnadzor as saying.
The institute, which is overseen by Rospotrebnadzor, is testing a peptide vaccine using a platform first developed for Ebola, according to a government register of all clinical trials in the country.
The trial is then expected to ramp up to 100 volunteers between the ages of 18 and 60, the register shows. Vector is working on six potential coronavirus vaccines, according to World Health Organization records, Reuters reported.
More than 100 possible coronavirus vaccines are being developed around the globe. At least four are in final Phase III human trials, according to WHO data, including three developed in China and another in Britain.
In the US, the final test of the world’s biggest COVID-19 vaccine study launched Monday — with the first of 30,000 US participants beginning to test the experimental immunization developed by the National Institutes of Health and Moderna Inc.
In August, the final study of a vaccine from the UK’s Oxford University will begin. There are also plans to test candidates from Johnson & Johnson and Novavax in September and October, respectively.
Pfizer Inc. plans to conduct its own 30,000-person study over the summer.
While some vaccines are in the third phase of trials around the world, Russia’s Gamaleya Institute vaccine is yet to complete its second phase, according to CNN.
The researchers plan to complete that phase by Aug. 3, and then conduct the third phase in tandem with the vaccination of the medical workers, the network reported.
The Russian developers said the vaccine has been quick to develop because it is a modified version of one already used to fight against other illnesses.
“Our scientists focused not on being the first but on protecting people,” Dmitriev told CNN.
Officials said the scientific data will be made available for peer review and publication in early August.


newyorkpost--2020-07-29--Iran launches underground ballistic missiles during exercise

TEHRAN — Iran ’ s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard launched underground ballistic missiles as part of an exercise involving a fake aircraft carrier in the Strait of Hormuz , state television reported Wednesday , the latest barrage in a drill that saw two American bases temporarily go on alert over the launches .
Drones separately targeted the bridge of the fake aircraft carrier , according to the state TV report .
The TV did not immediately air footage of the launches or the drone attack , nor did it identify the missiles used in the drill .
However , the message @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the United States .
A semiofficial news agency close to the Guard published a graphic overnight that photoshopped the image of an American carrier into the shape of a casket , with a caption quoting Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei pledging to seek revenge for the U.S. drone strike that killed a top Iranian general in January .
The drill — and the American response to it — underlined the lingering threat of military conflict between Iran and the U.S. after a series of escalating incidents last year led to the January drone @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by firing ballistic missiles that wounded dozens of American forces in Iraq .
While the coronavirus pandemic has engulfed both Iran and the U.S. for months , there has been a growing confrontation as America argues to extend a yearslong U.N. weapons embargo on Tehran that is due to expire in October .
A recent incident over Syria involving an American jet fighter approaching an Iranian passenger plane also has renewed tensions .
Iranian commandos fast-roped down from a helicopter onto the replica in the footage aired Tuesday from the exercise called “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ fire on a target drone near the port city of Bandar Abbas .
State television footage also showed a variety of missiles being fired from fast boats , trucks , mobile launchers and a helicopter , some targeting the fake carrier .
A commander said the Guard , a force answerable only to Khamenei , planned to fire “ long-range ballistic missiles ” as well during the drill that continued Wednesday .
Ballistic missile fire detected from the drill resulted in American troops being put on alert at Al-Dhafra Air Base in Abu @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Al-Udeid Air Base , the forward headquarters of the U.S. military ’ s Central Command in Qatar , the military said .
Troops sought cover during that time .
“ The incident lasted for a matter of minutes and an all-clear was declared after the threat … had passed , ” said U.S. Army Maj. Beth Riordan , a Central Command spokeswoman .
Both bases are hundreds of miles away from where Iran put the replica aircraft carrier .
Al-Dhafra also is temporarily home to five French-built Rafale fighter jets on their way @ @ @ @ @ @ @ air force .
Other footage from the exercise aired by Iran ’ s state television showed fast boats encircling the mock-up carrier , kicking up white waves in their wake .
While Iran ’ s naval forces are dwarfed by the U.S. Navy , its commanders practice so-called “ swarm ” tactics aimed at overwhelming the U.S. carriers that pass through the strait on their way in and out of the Persian Gulf .
It wasn ’ t immediately clear if all the footage was from Tuesday , as one overhead surveillance image @ @ @ @ @ @ @ drone bore Monday ’ s date .
The exercise had been expected as satellite photos released Monday showed the fake carrier being moved into place by a tugboat .
A black-and-white satellite photo taken Tuesday by Colorado-based firm Maxar Technologies showed damage to the replica ’ s bow and several of its fake jet fighters .

TEHRAN — Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard launched underground ballistic missiles as part of an exercise involving a fake aircraft carrier in the Strait of Hormuz, state television reported Wednesday, the latest barrage in a drill that saw two American bases temporarily go on alert over the launches.
Drones separately targeted the bridge of the fake aircraft carrier, according to the state TV report. The TV did not immediately air footage of the launches or the drone attack, nor did it identify the missiles used in the drill.
However, the message of the drill was clearly targeted at the United States.
A semiofficial news agency close to the Guard published a graphic overnight that photoshopped the image of an American carrier into the shape of a casket, with a caption quoting Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei pledging to seek revenge for the U.S. drone strike that killed a top Iranian general in January.
The drill — and the American response to it — underlined the lingering threat of military conflict between Iran and the U.S. after a series of escalating incidents last year led to the January drone strike. Tehran responded to that strike by firing ballistic missiles that wounded dozens of American forces in Iraq.
While the coronavirus pandemic has engulfed both Iran and the U.S. for months, there has been a growing confrontation as America argues to extend a yearslong U.N. weapons embargo on Tehran that is due to expire in October. A recent incident over Syria involving an American jet fighter approaching an Iranian passenger plane also has renewed tensions.
Iranian commandos fast-roped down from a helicopter onto the replica in the footage aired Tuesday from the exercise called “Great Prophet 14.” Anti-aircraft guns opened fire on a target drone near the port city of Bandar Abbas.
State television footage also showed a variety of missiles being fired from fast boats, trucks, mobile launchers and a helicopter, some targeting the fake carrier. A commander said the Guard, a force answerable only to Khamenei, planned to fire “long-range ballistic missiles” as well during the drill that continued Wednesday.
Ballistic missile fire detected from the drill resulted in American troops being put on alert at Al-Dhafra Air Base in Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates and Al-Udeid Air Base, the forward headquarters of the U.S. military’s Central Command in Qatar, the military said. Troops sought cover during that time.
“The incident lasted for a matter of minutes and an all-clear was declared after the threat … had passed,” said U.S. Army Maj. Beth Riordan, a Central Command spokeswoman.
Both bases are hundreds of miles away from where Iran put the replica aircraft carrier. Al-Dhafra also is temporarily home to five French-built Rafale fighter jets on their way to India for that country’s air force.
Other footage from the exercise aired by Iran’s state television showed fast boats encircling the mock-up carrier, kicking up white waves in their wake. While Iran’s naval forces are dwarfed by the U.S. Navy, its commanders practice so-called “swarm” tactics aimed at overwhelming the U.S. carriers that pass through the strait on their way in and out of the Persian Gulf.
It wasn’t immediately clear if all the footage was from Tuesday, as one overhead surveillance image that appeared to be shot by a drone bore Monday’s date. The exercise had been expected as satellite photos released Monday showed the fake carrier being moved into place by a tugboat.
A black-and-white satellite photo taken Tuesday by Colorado-based firm Maxar Technologies showed damage to the replica’s bow and several of its fake jet fighters.


newyorkpost--2020-07-29--Teen protester freed after she’s hit with vandalism charges

California detectives determined it was a possible cleaning cloth , not ...

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Police early Wednesday freed the woman who was busted for allegedly damaging at least four NYPD cameras in and around City Hall Park, cops said.
Nikki Stone, 18, was released from the 1st Precinct station house after being loaded into an unmarked van and getting slapped with several charges stemming from numerous instances of alleged vandalism.
The accused vandal was welcomed out of custody by about a dozen Black Lives Matter protesters, including the movement’s New York leader, Hawk Newsome.
About 6 p.m. Tuesday, Stone was marching with other protesters through Kips Bay when she was picked up under suspicion of destroying four police cameras on June 30 at City Hall Park.
Video posted on social media showed at least four plainclothes cops taking Stone into a silver KIA minivan, as other protesters tried to intervene.
Police said its Warrant Squad routinely uses “unmarked vehicles to effectively locate wanted suspects.”
Cops said that other protesters started throwing rocks and bottles when they attempted to detain Stone.
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Stone was later charged with criminal mischief for writing on the cameras at City Hall Park, sources said.
She was also hit with several counts of graffiti and criminal mischief as well as other charges in four separate incidents between June 19 and July 6, including for allegedly scribbling inside The Oculus and on an F-train at 63rd Street and Lexington Avenue.
Additional reporting by William C. Lopez


newyorkpost--2020-07-29--Probe shows item found in LAPD cop’s coffee was not tampon

California detectives determined it was a possible cleaning cloth , not a tampon , that was found inside an off-duty LAPD cop ’ s Starbucks drink last month — and were reportedly unable to prove the store employee acted maliciously .
The case into the alleged incident at a Starbucks in Diamond Bar , Ca .
was investigated by the Los Angeles County Sheriff ’ s Department and will now be reviewed by Los Angeles County District Attorney ’ s , FOX 11 reported .
“ Based on the evidence available at this time , the item in the drink @ @ @ @ @ @ @ used by store employees , ” Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva said in a police report obtained by the outlet .
“ The investigation was unable to prove malicious intent on the part of the store employee , ” Villanueva wrote .
Villanueva said detectives reviewed store surveillance footage and interviewed the employee and officer .
The LAPD cop , 36 , had filed a police report claiming he found a tampon in a frappuccino that he purchased using his police union debit card at Starbucks located in a Target .
Sources @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Department told FOX 11 that the barista admitted to scooping a cleaning cloth that had fallen and unwittingly blending it into the officer ’ s drink .
The worker was apologetic , sources told the outlet .

California detectives determined it was a possible cleaning cloth, not a tampon, that was found inside an off-duty LAPD cop’s Starbucks drink last month — and were reportedly unable to prove the store employee acted maliciously.
The case into the alleged incident at a Starbucks in Diamond Bar, Ca. was investigated by the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department and will now be reviewed by Los Angeles County District Attorney’s, FOX 11 reported.
“Based on the evidence available at this time, the item in the drink was possibly a cleaning type cloth commonly used by store employees,” Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva said in a police report obtained by the outlet.
“The investigation was unable to prove malicious intent on the part of the store employee,” Villanueva wrote.
Villanueva said detectives reviewed store surveillance footage and interviewed the employee and officer.
The LAPD cop, 36, had filed a police report claiming he found a tampon in a frappuccino that he purchased using his police union debit card at Starbucks located in a Target.
Sources from the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department told FOX 11 that the barista admitted to scooping a cleaning cloth that had fallen and unwittingly blending it into the officer’s drink.
The worker was apologetic, sources told the outlet.


newyorkpost--2020-07-29--Chargers’ Joey Bosa gets $135 million extension with Chargers

COSTA MESA , Calif. — Defensive end Joey Bosa has agreed to a contact extension that will make him the highest-paid defensive player in the NFL .
Two people familiar with the deal said the five-year extension is worth $ 135 million , which includes $ 78 million guaranteed at signing and $ 102 million overall .
The people spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity Tuesday night because the contract has not been finalized .
ESPN was the first to report on the deal .
The deal eclipses the five-year , $ 125-million extension that Cleveland ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
That contract included $ 100 million guaranteed for Garrett , a defensive end who was the top pick in 2017 .
The Chargers confirmed Bosa has agreed to the extension but did not disclose financial terms .
Bosa was entering the fifth and final season of his rookie contract .
There was some thought that he would hold out if an agreement had not been reached , but he reported to camp on Tuesday .
General manager Tom Telesco said on Monday that the Chargers were in a good position with salary @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The players ’ union had Los Angeles with $ 20.38 million in space , which was in the top 10 in the league , before Bosa ’ s extension .
The website Over the Cap also estimated that the Chargers would have the second-most cap space going into 2021 , even if there is a reduction in how much teams can spend because of the coronavirus pandemic .
The 6-foot-5 , 280-pound Bosa was the third overall pick in the 2016 draft and has been selected to two Pro Bowls .
He tied @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with 11.5 sacks and has double-digit sacks in three of his four seasons .
He was third among defensive ends and second in the AFC with 60 tackles , including 16 for loss .
Bosa also had 25 quarterback hits and forced a fumble .
Last year , Bosa became the first Charger since Kevin Burnett in 2010 to record three straight multi-sack games .
Bosa ’ s extension also prevents the Chargers from having a messy holdout situation for the second straight season .
Running back Melvin Gordon didn ’ t report @ @ @ @ @ @ @ season last year .
Gordon signed with Denver during the offseason .

COSTA MESA, Calif. — Defensive end Joey Bosa has agreed to a contact extension that will make him the highest-paid defensive player in the NFL.
Two people familiar with the deal said the five-year extension is worth $135 million, which includes $78 million guaranteed at signing and $102 million overall. The people spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity Tuesday night because the contract has not been finalized. ESPN was the first to report on the deal.
The deal eclipses the five-year, $125-million extension that Cleveland’s Myles Garrett signed two weeks ago. That contract included $100 million guaranteed for Garrett, a defensive end who was the top pick in 2017.
The Chargers confirmed Bosa has agreed to the extension but did not disclose financial terms.
Bosa was entering the fifth and final season of his rookie contract. There was some thought that he would hold out if an agreement had not been reached, but he reported to camp on Tuesday.
General manager Tom Telesco said on Monday that the Chargers were in a good position with salary cap flexibility to get extensions done. The players’ union had Los Angeles with $20.38 million in space, which was in the top 10 in the league, before Bosa’s extension.
The website Over the Cap also estimated that the Chargers would have the second-most cap space going into 2021, even if there is a reduction in how much teams can spend because of the coronavirus pandemic.
The 6-foot-5, 280-pound Bosa was the third overall pick in the 2016 draft and has been selected to two Pro Bowls. He tied for second in the AFC last season with 11.5 sacks and has double-digit sacks in three of his four seasons. He was third among defensive ends and second in the AFC with 60 tackles, including 16 for loss. Bosa also had 25 quarterback hits and forced a fumble.
Last year, Bosa became the first Charger since Kevin Burnett in 2010 to record three straight multi-sack games.
Bosa’s extension also prevents the Chargers from having a messy holdout situation for the second straight season. Running back Melvin Gordon didn’t report until the fourth week of the regular season last year. Gordon signed with Denver during the offseason.


newyorkpost--2020-07-29--J.D. Davis and Robinson Cano provide offensive boost for Mets

J.D .
Davis and Robinson Cano don ’ t have all game to be productive .
The Mets have been aggressive in replacing both players defensively late in games and did so again in Tuesday ’ s 8-3 win over the Red Sox at Fenway Park .
But each made their presence felt at the plate .
Davis , who nearly had his first home run of this weird season on Monday night — but was the victim of a questionable call when his shot to left was ruled foul — tried the other side of the field Tuesday with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ right field clanged off the Pesky Pole for a two-run homer .
“ I got the ball and it has a little Pesky Pole paint on it , ’ ’ Davis said .
Davis ’ one-out blow off Austin Brice in the top of the fifth gave the Mets a 5-1 lead and was just part of a strong overall game in which he added a solid defensive play in the bottom of the first .
With left-hander David Peterson making his MLB debut on the mound , Jose Peraza led off for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that hit high off the Green Monster in left .
Davis played the ball perfectly and Peraza made a brutal decision to try to stretch the hit into a double .
Davis — who worked for two days with outfield instructor Tony DeFrancesco for two days taking balls off the Monster — got Peraza by about 10 feet and Peraza never even reached the bag .
Davis also helped spark the Mets ’ first rally of the night against Boston starter Matt Hall .
Davis started the top of the second with a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ He came around to score the Mets ’ first run on Cano ’ s RBI double in the Mets ’ three-run second .
Cano , who went 2-for-3 , also walked and reached on an error .
He had entered the game in a 1-for-12 skid .
Manager Luis Rojas said he had “ no concern ” about Cano .
Cano added after the game : “ It was just four games .
I always start slow .
Today was one of the days it clicks and I hope we go from there.
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ a puzzle Rojas is putting together each game , as the rookie manager tries to combine the right lineup with the best possible defensive configuration .
So far , he ’ s consistently had Cano at second , Jeff McNeil at third and Davis in left .
McNeil made his third error of the young season on Tuesday , a throwing error on a Kevin Plawecki infield single in the fifth that gave the Red Sox two on with one out , but Peterson got out of the jam with an unorthodox double @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Marisnick before the bottom of the seventh , while Cano was removed by pinch-runner Andres Gimenez in the eighth after Cano ’ s second hit of the night .

J.D. Davis and Robinson Cano don’t have all game to be productive.
The Mets have been aggressive in replacing both players defensively late in games and did so again in Tuesday’s 8-3 win over the Red Sox at Fenway Park.
But each made their presence felt at the plate.
Davis, who nearly had his first home run of this weird season on Monday night — but was the victim of a questionable call when his shot to left was ruled foul — tried the other side of the field Tuesday with greater success. His fly ball to right field clanged off the Pesky Pole for a two-run homer.
“I got the ball and it has a little Pesky Pole paint on it,’’ Davis said.
Davis’ one-out blow off Austin Brice in the top of the fifth gave the Mets a 5-1 lead and was just part of a strong overall game in which he added a solid defensive play in the bottom of the first.
With left-hander David Peterson making his MLB debut on the mound, Jose Peraza led off for the Red Sox with a line drive that hit high off the Green Monster in left. Davis played the ball perfectly and Peraza made a brutal decision to try to stretch the hit into a double.
Davis — who worked for two days with outfield instructor Tony DeFrancesco for two days taking balls off the Monster — got Peraza by about 10 feet and Peraza never even reached the bag.
Davis also helped spark the Mets’ first rally of the night against Boston starter Matt Hall. Davis started the top of the second with a single to center against the lefty. He came around to score the Mets’ first run on Cano’s RBI double in the Mets’ three-run second.
Cano, who went 2-for-3, also walked and reached on an error. He had entered the game in a 1-for-12 skid.
Manager Luis Rojas said he had “no concern” about Cano.
Cano added after the game: “It was just four games. I always start slow. Today was one of the days it clicks and I hope we go from there.”
Cano and Davis are part of a puzzle Rojas is putting together each game, as the rookie manager tries to combine the right lineup with the best possible defensive configuration.
So far, he’s consistently had Cano at second, Jeff McNeil at third and Davis in left. McNeil made his third error of the young season on Tuesday, a throwing error on a Kevin Plawecki infield single in the fifth that gave the Red Sox two on with one out, but Peterson got out of the jam with an unorthodox double play.
Davis was removed for Jake Marisnick before the bottom of the seventh, while Cano was removed by pinch-runner Andres Gimenez in the eighth after Cano’s second hit of the night.


newyorkpost--2020-07-29--Dallas police union boss escapes charges in killer cop Amber Guyger’s case

A grand jury declined to indict the Dallas police union president on evidence-tampering charges in relation to the case of Amber Guyger , the officer who in 2018 claimed self-defense after walking into the wrong apartment and gunning down its occupant thinking he was an intruder .
During the trial , it was revealed that Dallas Police Association President Mike Mata instructed a subordinate to deactivate Guyger ’ s in-car camera following the incident so the pair could talk privately , according to The Dallas Morning News , a move that violated department rules .
Back in 2018 Guyger , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ shift , walked into an apartment on the wrong floor of her apartment building thinking it was her own , only to find Botham Jean , an unarmed black man , asleep in his bed .
Allegedly thinking that Jean was an intruder , Guyger shot him .
She was sentenced to 10 years in prison .
At the time of Guyger ’ s trial , Mata said , “ I want a thorough investigation of all parties who were at the scene that night.
” “ And when this investigation is done @ @ @ @ @ @ @ no policy and I did the standard practice that has been in place for several years.
” Robert Rogers , Mata ’ s attorney , says that the grand jury ’ s decision not to indict is proof that his client is innocent .
“ Their decision not to indict just confirms what we have known since September of 2018 — Mike Mata did nothing wrong , ” Rodgers said in a statement .
Many activists called for his resignation saying that Guyger received special treatment because she was a police officer .

A grand jury declined to indict the Dallas police union president on evidence-tampering charges in relation to the case of Amber Guyger, the officer who in 2018 claimed self-defense after walking into the wrong apartment and gunning down its occupant thinking he was an intruder.
During the trial, it was revealed that Dallas Police Association President Mike Mata instructed a subordinate to deactivate Guyger’s in-car camera following the incident so the pair could talk privately, according to The Dallas Morning News, a move that violated department rules.
Back in 2018 Guyger, who had just finished working a 14-hour shift, walked into an apartment on the wrong floor of her apartment building thinking it was her own, only to find Botham Jean, an unarmed black man, asleep in his bed. Allegedly thinking that Jean was an intruder, Guyger shot him. She was sentenced to 10 years in prison.
At the time of Guyger’s trial, Mata said, “I want a thorough investigation of all parties who were at the scene that night.”
“And when this investigation is done, it will show that I violated no policy and I did the standard practice that has been in place for several years.”
Robert Rogers, Mata’s attorney, says that the grand jury’s decision not to indict is proof that his client is innocent.
“Their decision not to indict just confirms what we have known since September of 2018 — Mike Mata did nothing wrong,” Rodgers said in a statement.
Many activists called for his resignation saying that Guyger received special treatment because she was a police officer.


newyorkpost--2020-07-29--Savannah Guthrie to host virtual birthday for Bob and Elizabeth Dole

Click to email this to a friend ( Opens in new window ) “ Today ” host Savannah Guthrie will host a virtual joint birthday bash for Bob Dole ’ s 97th and Elizabeth Dole ’ s 84th , we ’ re told .
Guthrie is an ambassador for Hidden Heroes , a branch of the Elizabeth Dole Foundation that supports caregivers of military veterans .
Guthrie is also very close to the couple and former senators .
The virtual bash is expected to have a VIP guests including Presidents George Bush and Bill Clinton , Condoleezza Rice , Colin @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Barbra Streisand — who we hear cracked some jokes in a taped message , including , “ I must be the most unlikely guest at your virtual birthday party.
” The liberal singer also shared on a serious note with Bob : “ You were so sweet to tell me that my music helped you during a recent recovery .
I was so pleased that I could help you in any way as you have helped many people get through hard times.
” We hear that a mixologist will make a signature cocktail @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is even invited to “ attend ” at 5:30 Thursday via DoleBirthdayCelebration.org .

“Today” host Savannah Guthrie will host a virtual joint birthday bash for Bob Dole’s 97th and Elizabeth Dole’s 84th, we’re told.
Guthrie is an ambassador for Hidden Heroes, a branch of the Elizabeth Dole Foundation that supports caregivers of military veterans. Guthrie is also very close to the couple and former senators.
The virtual bash is expected to have a VIP guests including Presidents George Bush and Bill Clinton, Condoleezza Rice, Colin Powell and Nancy Pelosi, along with Barbra Streisand — who we hear cracked some jokes in a taped message, including, “I must be the most unlikely guest at your virtual birthday party.”
The liberal singer also shared on a serious note with Bob: “You were so sweet to tell me that my music helped you during a recent recovery. I was so pleased that I could help you in any way as you have helped many people get through hard times.”
We hear that a mixologist will make a signature cocktail called National Treasures, and the public is even invited to “attend” at 5:30 Thursday via DoleBirthdayCelebration.org.


newyorkpost--2020-07-29--NBA experts break down strengths of Knicks’ Tom Thibodeau

The Knicks hire the right coach here , and that ’ s where ...

New Knicks head coach Tom Thibodeau is portrayed by opposing coaches as a defensive chess master and sensational game planner. He has creative moves to stop your best player and best play. He demands his players talk it up on defense. And to boot, he’s always adding defensive wrinkles for the next meeting.
Thibodeau’s philosophy on guarding the NBA’s most popular play — the pick-and-roll — has many varieties, depending on the talents of the two offensive players involved.
His critics contend his philosophy of protecting the paint and penetration at all costs is outdated in the 3-ball NBA. But if Thibodeau’s Minnesota teams dipped statistically on defense, it wasn’t because his young Wolves weren’t prepared for every scenario.
“Before you get to Tom’s coverages and defending elite players, it always starts with how good are your basic principles,’’ Orlando coach Steve Clifford told The Post. “Individual defenses, help defense, pick-and-roll coverages, catch-and-shoot, transition defense and rebounding. That’s where his team has always been exceptional.’’
Thibodeau, who officially will be named Knicks head coach as soon as Thursday, should work quickly with his new players. The “Delete 8” clubs are expected to be granted minicamp/OTAs in mid-August. But the real defensive lessons come when training camp opens in November.
“It’s the communication and connectivity on the court by the players that Tom installs from the first day in training camp and that his teams practice every day,’’ one veteran NBA assistant coach told The Post. “They do certain drills almost every day to teach a system of communication and connectivity. Every scenario that could happen is taught in training camp. It’s been thought about all summer long, put on paper so there is no confusion. That’s the importance of Thibodeau’s staff watching a ton of film so the player understands what exactly is needed. That is as important in his player development program as anything.’’
Coaches say nobody does it better than Thibodeau in limiting the opposing team’s superstar.
“I think Tom’s genius defensively is he takes away teams’ strengths, he communicates to his team in a precise and concise manner, he demands effort, attention to detail, and early and loud defensive communication,’’ said Jeff Van Gundy, who hired Thibodeau as a Knicks assistant in 1996. “He knows the opponents personnel thoroughly, and he has the right amount of schemes when he needs to go to Plan B.”
“It’s the game planning,’’ added Clifford, an assistant with Thibodeau in New York and Houston. “When you play against his teams, they’re going to make it harder for your team to play to its strengths. They’re going to be locked into your key player and key play and make you get to the next option a lot more than other teams do.
“You’re not going to get easy baskets in transition. You’re not going to get those system baskets that gets you over the top that you get against other teams.”
Some credit Thibodeau for forcing the NBA’s hand in changing rules to favor offenses. His first mentor was the legendary Bill Musselman, a volatile defensive extremist who hired him on his 1989-90 expansion Timberwolves staff.
Asked what defensive ideas he learned from his father, Eric Musselman, the Arkansas head coach, said, “It was being physical, detailed and using his small-group breakdown drills.”
Under newer rules, defenses lost their chance to be extra physical on penetrating guards. But Thibodeau adapted with more complex schemes.
“Tom was an innovator,’’ an NBA coaching source said. “He developed a scheme of overloading the strong side of the floor and building a wall. His ‘ice’ pick-and-roll defense was ahead of its time. Eventually they countered these tactics. The fundamentals never change, just the X’s and O’s. Defensive innovators like Dick Harter and Thibs have done so much damage to offenses that rule changes had to be implemented just to give offenses a chance.’’
Some believe Thibodeau invented the “ice’’ pick-and-roll coverage, but he really just popularized it as his Bulls were masters. The “ice’’ coverage is to force ball-handlers on sideline pick-and-rolls into a double team if they penetrate into the lane. The giveaway is allowing a long 2 — statistically the league’s worst shot.
Thibodeau’s pick-and-roll coverage has become more flexible — and that’s why cerebral players are needed on his teams.
The Bulls defense was a well-oiled machine. In his three seasons in Minnesota, Thibodeau’s Wolves ranked 27th, 25th and 17th respectively in points allowed per 100 possessions.
“It’s based on personnel — who has the ball and who sets the screen,’’ the assistant coach said. “For example Chris Paul and [Rajon] Rondo are so different you have to have multiple coverages against them. And is the screener a guy who can shoot from 3? Will he exploit a switch? He goes into a game plan based on their personnel and Tom’s personnel guarding it.”
The volume of film study separates Thibodeau from his peers, earning him kudos as the game’s best defensive mind. Clifford said when he started with the Knicks as an advance scout, Thibodeau showed him a new way to “watch film in more detail.”
Thibodeau also has good instincts, Clifford said, on “how to win an NBA game.’’
“Some nights he evaluates how aggressive you are taking the better players out of the game because you can open the floor up for other guys,” Clifford said. “Other nights he wants to commit to not letting a great player get going. Those are decisions you make studying teams in the offseason and he’s the master at that.”
A chess master, that is, making it an anxious experience to prepare for a Thibodeau team.
“If there’s a set your team is good at, he just has a denial,” Clifford said. “You can’t run things as easily. He teaches defense to make it harder on you to run your offense and get the shots you want. And he’s adding things — more creative than most people.”
Thibodeau is demonstrative on the sidelines, breaking out defensive instructions until he’s hoarse. He’s no different in practice.
“You don’t want the player to have too many things to think about,” the assistant coach said. “But in reality, it is all in how you teach it with repetition and communication that it becomes second nature.”


newyorkpost--2020-07-29--Beyoncé, Rihanna send Megan Thee Stallion get-well flowers

Click to email this to a friend ( Opens in new window ) Click to share on Twitter ( Opens @ @ @ @ @ to share on Facebook ( Opens in new window ) A post shared by Hot @ @ @ @ @ ) on Jul 29 , 2020 at 8:40am PDT Beyoncé is the latest star to @ @ @ @ @ Thee Stallion after the rapper revealed she was shot .
She posted flowers and a @ @ @ @ @ “ Queen , sending you all my love.
” Rihanna also sent a flower arrangement @ @ @ @ @ s an ambassador for the singer ’ s Savage X Fenty brand .
Page Six @ @ @ @ @ allegedly shot Meg following a dispute in LA .
Without naming the shooter , Meg @ @ @ @ @ was hit in both feet and required surgery .
While recuperating , she posted a @ @ @ @ @ in a Savage lace teddy , a diamond watch and a diamond necklace that reads @ @ @ @ @ is apparently worth $ 425,000 .

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Beyoncé is the latest star to send well wishes to Megan Thee Stallion after the rapper revealed she was shot.
She posted flowers and a note from Bey that reads “Queen, sending you all my love.” Rihanna also sent a flower arrangement to Meg, who’s an ambassador for the singer’s Savage X Fenty brand.
Page Six exclusively reported rapper Tory Lanez allegedly shot Meg following a dispute in LA. Without naming the shooter, Meg revealed this week that she was hit in both feet and required surgery.
While recuperating, she posted a pic of herself on Instagram in a Savage lace teddy, a diamond watch and a diamond necklace that reads “Hot girl” and is apparently worth $425,000.


newyorkpost--2020-07-29--Hearst Magazines employees vote to form union

For the first time in its 133 year history , Hearst Magazines have a unionized editorial workforce after voters opted to be represented by the Writers Guild of America East by nearly a 3 to 1 margin .
The final tally was 241 votes in favor of the union and 83 votes against , according to the National Labor Relations Board , which supervised the vote that was conducted on July 29 via Zoom .
The NLRB had rejected a Hearst bid to have 75 observers supervise the vote in person but the request was rejected due to concerns over @ @ @ @ @ @ @ director John Walsh allowed only 40 observers each side via Zoom .
There was an unusually high number of contested ballots , 109 in total , but even if all had gone in favor of the company , the “ challenges are not sufficient in number to affect the results of the election .
One manager who was not a voter told the Post he regarded the vote as a referendum on the leadership of former president Troy Young and his handpicked chief content officer Kate Lewis .
Young was ousted from his @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the New York Times accused him of crass and sexist behavior and of creating a “ toxic culture ” at the company .
But voting had already wrapped up on July 13 while Young , a ligthening rod of discontent for many , was still in charge of the magazine division .
Hearst Magazines acting president Debi Chirichella , who was appointed to replace Young , seemed to strike a conciliatory tone .
She noted that “ eight months ago , a group of editorial employees came seeking to form a union @ @ @ @ @ @ @ has happened .
We ’ ve been faced with a global pandemic .
We ’ ve had our eyes opened wide to the racial injustice that continues to plague our country .
And we ’ ve experienced unprecedented change in the senior leadership of our division .
“ …Today the votes of the election were tallied by the National Labor Relations Board and we learned that our editorial employees elected for representation by the Writers Guild of America East .
From here we expect contract negotiations to begin some time after the NLRB @ @ @ @ @ @ @

For the first time in its 133 year history, Hearst Magazines have a unionized editorial workforce after voters opted to be represented by the Writers Guild of America East by nearly a 3 to 1 margin.
The final tally was 241 votes in favor of the union and 83 votes against, according to the National Labor Relations Board, which supervised the vote that was conducted on July 29 via Zoom.
The NLRB had rejected a Hearst bid to have 75 observers supervise the vote in person but the request was rejected due to concerns over the coronavirus. Instead, NLRB regional director John Walsh allowed only 40 observers each side via Zoom.
There was an unusually high number of contested ballots, 109 in total, but even if all had gone in favor of the company, the “challenges are not sufficient in number to affect the results of the election,” stated the NLRB.
One manager who was not a voter told the Post he regarded the vote as a referendum on the leadership of former president Troy Young and his handpicked chief content officer Kate Lewis.
Young was ousted from his job last week, after a report in the New York Times accused him of crass and sexist behavior and of creating a “toxic culture” at the company.
But voting had already wrapped up on July 13 while Young, a ligthening rod of discontent for many, was still in charge of the magazine division.
Hearst Magazines acting president Debi Chirichella, who was appointed to replace Young, seemed to strike a conciliatory tone. She noted that “eight months ago, a group of editorial employees came seeking to form a union. Since that time, a lot has happened. We’ve been faced with a global pandemic. We’ve had our eyes opened wide to the racial injustice that continues to plague our country. And we’ve experienced unprecedented change in the senior leadership of our division.
“…Today the votes of the election were tallied by the National Labor Relations Board and we learned that our editorial employees elected for representation by the Writers Guild of America East. From here we expect contract negotiations to begin some time after the NLRB has certified the vote results.”


newyorkpost--2020-07-29--Jets’ Sam Darnold will be ‘boring’ in order to avoid coronavirus

This season offers so many challenges and obstacles for NFL ...

Sam Darnold’s social calendar will be empty this season.
The Jets quarterback said COVID-19 will keep him at home this season unless he is playing football.
“For me, I’m going to stay in my apartment and really just be traveling from there to here inside the building,” Darnold said. “That’s going to be it for me. It might be boring, but that’s kind of what I have to do at this point.”
Darnold lives close to the Jets’ training center in Florham Park, so he won’t even be in the car very much. The 23-year-old knows how tricky this season can be for the Jets and every other NFL team trying to avoid an outbreak of the coronavirus.
“I think we have to trust the fact that everyone is staying safe,” Darnold said. “We’ll be getting tested every day. We’ve just got to trust each other that no one’s going out and seeing people that they shouldn’t see and people who haven’t been tested.”
Darnold began getting tested last Friday as one of the early reporting players for the Jets. His first day back inside the team’s building was on Tuesday. Most of his teammates won’t be allowed into the building until this weekend and that’s only if they don’t test positive for the virus.
As Jets players have rolled into town, some have texted Darnold about meeting up.
“I’ll respond, ‘Have you gotten your test yet? Because I’m not going to see you if you haven’t gotten your test,’ ” Darnold said.
Like the rest of the country, NFL players will have to adapt to a new normal. The Jets building has been set up to promote social distancing. There is extra locker-room space in trailers outside of the building to allow social distancing in the actual locker room. Meeting rooms will look different, the cafeteria will look different, just about everything will be different.
“I’ve been going around the building and I haven’t been shaking hands,” Darnold said. “I’ve been dapping elbows. You go about your life in a completely different way right now. I guess we’re all just going to have to get used to it.”
There will be no preseason games and actual training camp practices won’t begin until mid-August. Teams will have an acclimation period of strength and conditioning before putting the pads on.
“Nothing is going to be easy for any team this year. It’s going to be tough,” Jets coach Adam Gase said. “It’s going to be about really everybody as an organization — staff, coaches, players, everybody doing the right thing not only in the building but outside of the building. It’s all going to be about which teams can stay the healthiest. That’s going to be our focus this entire training camp.”
The Marlins have shown in Major League Baseball what can happen if an outbreak occurs. Darnold said it will be on the players to make sure they stay safe.
“Coaches can tell us all day not to go out, but at the end of the day it really comes from the players and the leaders in the locker room,” Darnold said. “I think it’s going to be on us to be able to have the patience. If some friends are in the city and I want to go out to the city, I’m just going to have to say no. It’s just going to be the way of the world. There’s a new norm now.”


newyorkpost--2020-07-29--Timothée Chalamet spotted en route to Bob Dylan guitar lessons in NYC

Click to email this to a friend ( Opens in new window ) Click to share on Twitter ( Opens @ @ @ @ @ to share on Facebook ( Opens in new window ) Timothée Chalamet has been photographed @ @ @ @ @ this summer in Mexico and LA , but he ’ s now apparently hard at @ @ @ @ @ Dylan in an upcoming biopic .
A masked Chalamet was seen strolling in Manhattan with @ @ @ @ @ week , purportedly on his way to a lesson .
He was also spotted at @ @ @ @ @ , we hear , and having dinner with his mom at Le Charlot in the @ @ @

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Timothée Chalamet has been photographed frolicking with actress Eiza González this summer in Mexico and LA, but he’s now apparently hard at work rehearsing to play Bob Dylan in an upcoming biopic.
A masked Chalamet was seen strolling in Manhattan with a Gibson guitar case this week, purportedly on his way to a lesson.
He was also spotted at a Sant Ambroeus in Southampton, we hear, and having dinner with his mom at Le Charlot in the tony enclave.


newyorkpost--2020-07-29--Ex-volunteer at Arizona’s Democratic Party HQ allegedly set fire to building

A banned former volunteer at Arizona ’ s Democratic Party headquarters was charged Wednesday with setting fire to the Phoenix @ @ @ @ @ Matthew Egler , 29 , is accused of starting the blaze that caused “ substantial @ @ @ @ @ offices early Friday morning , according to the Phoenix Police Department .
Egler was busted @ @ @ @ @ member ’ s home and charged with arson , cops said .
The alleged firebug @ @ @ @ @ at the headquarters , police said .
It ’ s unclear what led to his @ @ @ @ @ posted surveillance video that showed a man arriving alone in a car at the building @ @ @ @ @ inside and igniting a fire .
Investigators were able to link the car in the @ @ @ @ @ said .
Egler also allegedly posted comments on social media connecting him to the arson @ @ @ @

A banned former volunteer at Arizona’s Democratic Party headquarters was charged Wednesday with setting fire to the Phoenix building, police said.
Matthew Egler, 29, is accused of starting the blaze that caused “substantial damage” to the downtown offices early Friday morning, according to the Phoenix Police Department.
Egler was busted early Wednesday at a family member’s home and charged with arson, cops said.
The alleged firebug was recently barred from volunteering at the headquarters, police said. It’s unclear what led to his dismissal.
Police last Friday posted surveillance video that showed a man arriving alone in a car at the building before breaking glass to get inside and igniting a fire.
Investigators were able to link the car in the footage to Egler, authorities said.
Egler also allegedly posted comments on social media connecting him to the arson, police said.


newyorkpost--2020-07-29--No one knows what’s next for Yankees in 2020

Forty-five minutes before the Yankees were scheduled to bus Tuesday ...

The Yankees made four members of their organization available to reporters before Wednesday’s game against the Orioles — their manager, first baseman, setup man and, of course, their traveling secretary.
Because in 2020 you better be on top of hitting, pitching and logistics. But as long as the Yankees wake up in Baltimore — regardless of where the first or second version of the schedule stated they would be — it is pretty much certain to go well. With fans. Without fans. Camden Yards is the Yankees’ homer away from homer.
The Yanks did the familiar in Baltimore. They went deep and won. DJ LeMahieu homered on the second pitch of Wednesday night’s game. Aaron Judge and Aaron Hicks launched in the third inning. Gerrit Cole in his second start as a Yankee finished with fine numbers and won without his sharpest stuff.
The Yankees were 17-2 against the Orioles last season, winning their final 16 games against Team Tank. They were 10-0 at Camden, hitting 43 homers and averaging 9.5 runs per game. They picked up seamlessly in 2020 despite all the disruption, winning 9-3 behind the homers and Cole.
“I thought our mindset was really good,” Aaron Boone said after the game.
What did the Yankees manager offer before the opener at Camden? Boone pronounced, “I’m under the impression we are playing the Phillies next week.”
You don’t have certainties in 2020. You have impressions. The schedule is a moving target. Write it in pencil. Bring your eraser. What is on paper is more suggestion than hammered-in-granite reality. Flexibility and adaptability are essential. As Boone said, “You have to stay in the athletic position.”
Adam Ottavino offered, “Once we agreed to play you had your head on a swivel the whole time.”
Yep, all body parts must be committed to whatever is requested moment to moment. This is baseball as “Chopped,” making something delectable out of random ingredients with the clock ticking. All was disheveled this week when more than half the Marlins’ 30-man roster tested positive for COVID-19 while in Philadelphia, forcing both teams to go on hiatus.
Suddenly, the Yankees were hanging out in Philadelphia, not going to New York and playing in Baltimore. The itinerary was in flux, but not the Yankees’ attitude. They have offered no public whine.
“We think we have a special team and can have a special season,” Boone said. “It has been easy to get those guys all in and committed to everything.”
The focus and fortitude is necessary when so much of the familiar becomes foreign. The Yankees’ schedule became at the mercy of the infestation that hit the Marlins in Philly. So, now the Marlins are not playing before Monday. To try to rule out latent cases that had not shown yet among Phillies personnel, Philadelphia will not play before Saturday. The Yanks’ initial plan was to head home Tuesday from Philly for a workout at their stadium and wait for what was next. Suddenly what was next was Baltimore. That is where the Marlins were supposed to be on Wednesday and Thursday. So the Orioles had an open dance card.
Yankees players voted unanimously to play two games in Baltimore, the Orioles did the same and MLB sanctified it. At that point, Yankees player rep Zack Britton had an “oh, yeah” moment and turned to long-time team traveling secretary Ben Tuliebitz and asked, “Can we get hotel rooms [in Baltimore]?” Tuliebitz said he thought so. Normally, he is reserving accommodations eight to 10 months in advance when the next year’s schedule comes out.
“It’s been a crazy couple of days,” Tuliebitz said.
It doesn’t end. Which is why Boone had an “impression” of the upcoming slate. Next week’s Yankees schedule — for now — now has four games against the Phillies followed by a weekend at Tampa that now suddenly includes a doubleheader. That doubleheader may become two seven-inning games, if MLB approves a request made by the players association designed to limit time in the stadium and lessen wear on pitchers.
Who knows what comes next? This is not a season for those adamant about routine — aside from the routine the Yankees enjoy in Baltimore. Whichever team emerges is going to have a talent for both baseball and improv. Whichever clubs can’t handle this will be chopped.


newyorkpost--2020-07-29--Yankees voice John Sterling tests negative for coronavirus

Yankees radio play-by-player John Sterling missed Wednesday ’ s game after feeling under the weather .
Sterling , 82 , @ @ @ @ @ negative for COVID-19 .
“ I should be back in the next day or two @ @ @ @ @ Sterling was replaced on the Yankees ’ broadcast by Rickie Ricardo , who regularly does @ @ @ @ @ While the Yankees are in Baltimore , Ricardo and his analyst , Suzyn Waldman , @ @ @ @ @ press box .
The WFAN crew calls home and away games from Yankee Stadium because @ @ @ @ @ not on the air Wednesday , Sterling ’ s voice sounded strong and he vowed @ @ @ @ @ .

Yankees radio play-by-player John Sterling missed Wednesday’s game after feeling under the weather.
Sterling, 82, told The Post he tested negative for COVID-19.
“I should be back in the next day or two,” Sterling said.
Sterling was replaced on the Yankees’ broadcast by Rickie Ricardo, who regularly does the Spanish language broadcast.
While the Yankees are in Baltimore, Ricardo and his analyst, Suzyn Waldman, worked from the Yankee Stadium press box. The WFAN crew calls home and away games from Yankee Stadium because of the pandemic.
Last July, Sterling’s streak of 5,058 consecutive games ended.
Though not on the air Wednesday, Sterling’s voice sounded strong and he vowed to be back very soon.


newyorkpost--2020-07-29--Hamptons Il Mulino, six other non-NYC locations file for bankruptcy

Celebrity-magnet Hamptons restaurant Il Mulino and six other outposts of the glamorous Italian eatery empire have filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy – the latest big dining-world name victimized by the Covid-19 pandemic .
Il Mulino owner Jerry Katzoff said the step was needed to prevent lenders from trying to take over the trendy trattorias following a loan default .
Besides the Water Mill location , a favorite of stars such as Jimmy Fallon and Bethenny Frankel , the other Il Mulinos in the Ch .
11 case filed in New York are in Roslyn , LI , Las Vegas , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
The filing does not involve any of the five Il Mulinos in the city , which include the West Third Street original as well as chic spots on the Upper East Side and in Tribeca , or outposts in Orlando , Nashville , Boca Raton or the Poconos .
“ They were not parties to the loan and are completely not affected , ” Katzoff emphasized .
Katzoff and his partners are battling New York-based lender BSP ( Benefit Street Partners ) over a $ 35 million loan credit agreement , including @ @ @ @ @ @ @ seven Mulinos outside the city .
Tensions first arose a few years ago when Katzoff wanted to launch new locations around the United States .
The expansion was needed to help pay off the loan , which was due in June 2020 , he said .
BSP was expected to fund the growth through a $ 9 million credit line , but only dribbled out small amounts over time , causing a liquidity problem and operating difficulties over five years , the court filing says .
The hammer really fell when the coronavirus @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
With encouragement from BSP , they secured $ 2.3 million in federal Paycheck Protection Program funds to help tide them over .
But then , Katzoff said , BSP abruptly signaled it wanted to take over the seven restaurants in a “ debt to equity conversion play.
” “ They were working with us until the coronavirus hit and they became concerned about their collateral , ” Katzoff said .
BSP lawyer Michael Goldstein of Procter Goodwin didn ’ t immediately get back to us .

Celebrity-magnet Hamptons restaurant Il Mulino and six other outposts of the glamorous Italian eatery empire have filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy – the latest big dining-world name victimized by the Covid-19 pandemic.
Il Mulino owner Jerry Katzoff said the step was needed to prevent lenders from trying to take over the trendy trattorias following a loan default. Besides the Wainscott
location, a favorite of stars such as Jimmy Fallon and Bethenny Frankel, the other Il Mulinos in the Ch. 11 case filed in New York are in Roslyn, LI, Las Vegas, Miami, Atlantic City and Puerto Rico.
The filing does not involve any of the five Il Mulinos in the city, which include the West Third Street original as well as chic spots on the Upper East Side and in Tribeca, or outposts in Orlando, Nashville, Boca Raton or the Poconos.
“They were not parties to the loan and are completely not affected,” Katzoff emphasized.
Katzoff and his partners are battling New York-based lender BSP (Benefit Street Partners) over a $35 million loan credit agreement, including interest, signed in 2015 for the seven Mulinos outside the city.
Tensions first arose a few years ago when Katzoff wanted to launch new locations around the United States. The expansion was needed to help pay off the loan, which was due in June 2020, he said.
BSP was expected to fund the growth through a $9 million credit line, but only dribbled out small amounts over time, causing a liquidity problem and operating difficulties over five years, the court filing says.
The hammer really fell when the coronavirus shut down all the restaurants in March. With encouragement from BSP, they secured $2.3 million in federal Paycheck Protection Program funds to help tide them over.
But then, Katzoff said, BSP abruptly signaled it wanted to take over the seven restaurants in a “debt to equity conversion play.”
“They were working with us until the coronavirus hit and they became concerned about their collateral,” Katzoff said.
BSP lawyer Michael Goldstein of Procter Goodwin didn’t immediately get back to us.


newyorkpost--2020-07-29--Speaker Nancy Pelosi plans to require face coverings on House floor

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi ( D-Calif. ) said Wednesday she plans to make face coverings mandatory when on the House floor , according to reports of a call between her and Democratic colleagues .
Pelosi ’ s decision comes hours after Rep. Louie Gohmert ( R-Texas ) announced he had tested positive for the coronavirus .
Gohmert was spotted maskless outside a House Judiciary Committee hearing room as recently as Tuesday , The Hill reports .
Face coverings had been recommended but not mandatory to access the House floor .
Republicans and Democrats have clashed over the accessory during meetings @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in states hit badly early on during the pandemic , like New York and New Jersey , have stressed the important role face masks played in stopping the spread of COVID-19 .
But the coverings have remained highly politicized .
Gohmert claimed without evidence that wearing a face mask could have caused his infection , and President Trump has promoted the views of a Houston doctor who champions hydroxychloroquine while calling face coverings unnecessary .
Several GOP lawmakers have been spotted on the House floor without face masks in recent weeks , The @ @ @

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said Wednesday she plans to make face coverings mandatory when on the House floor, according to reports of a call between her and Democratic colleagues.
Pelosi’s decision comes hours after Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-Texas) announced he had tested positive for the coronavirus. Gohmert was spotted maskless outside a House Judiciary Committee hearing room as recently as Tuesday, The Hill reports.
Face coverings had been recommended but not mandatory to access the House floor. Republicans and Democrats have clashed over the accessory during meetings under the pandemic.
Experts and officials in states hit badly early on during the pandemic, like New York and New Jersey, have stressed the important role face masks played in stopping the spread of COVID-19. But the coverings have remained highly politicized.
Gohmert claimed without evidence that wearing a face mask could have caused his infection, and President Trump has promoted the views of a Houston doctor who champions hydroxychloroquine while calling face coverings unnecessary.
Several GOP lawmakers have been spotted on the House floor without face masks in recent weeks, The Hill reported.


newyorkpost--2020-07-29--Garrett Temple: Nets will be unified on social justice front

Nearly two months have passed since George Floyd was killed ... .

With a growing consensus among players to kneel during the national anthem when the NBA restarts — some expected to don unapproved messages supporting the Black Lives Matter protests — the Nets haven’t decided exactly what they’ll do Friday versus Orlando.
But locker-room leader Garrett Temple said Brooklyn definitely will make a statement, and whatever it is will be a unified one.
“Everybody may do something different, every team. Our team, whatever we do we’re going to do it as a team and make sure everybody’s OK with what we do,” Temple said. “But we will do something, and you all will see it when it happens.”
The NBA didn’t play the anthem before the 33 scrimmages, but the restart games begin in earnest on Thursday. And the Nets, who face Orlando a day later, have used their time in the Disney bubble to discuss social issues, like voting and the killing of Breonna Taylor.
“The best thing for us is the opportunity that we’re all together to collectively kind of go over things that need to change socially,” Joe Harris said. “The other day we were on a call with WNBA players with Michelle Obama talking about the importance of voting.
“There were 100-plus people on that call, both NBA and WNBA players. Things of that nature that really are spearheading what is going to enact real change. Collectively we’re able to do more together for sure being down here.”
The Nets have been among the more socially active teams and will continue to be, talking more about social justice than they have COVID-19. Caris LeVert and Jarrett Allen have marched in protests, and every Net is expected to wear some sort of social justice message on their jerseys.
Jacque Vaughn donned a button Monday that read “Coaches For Racial Justice.” And when he returned to his Grand Floridian hotel room the other day, he found the book “Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You” waiting for him.
“It’s an ongoing conversation that continues to be at the forefront of how we live in today’s world,” Vaughn said. “It’s my responsibility to continue to have it as an active conversation. So whether it’s a one-on-one conversation with the individual or presenting something to the group, it will continue to be a part of our organization going forward.”
Temple, an National Basketball Players Association vice president, said the Nets have actually talked more about social issues than COVID-19 concerns.
“We haven’t talked about COVID much at all. We’ve talked about Breonna Taylor, Black Lives Matter things we see as things that need to be changed. Much more talk about those things: Bringing Breonna Taylor’s killers to justice, things of that nature,” Temple said. “The NBA has done a great job of keeping us safe in the bubble.
“The COVID pandemic happened and then the race pandemic was pushed to the forefront thankfully, eventually, finally. … But there are so many things going on in this world that are so much more important than basketball. We need to make sure that while we focus on basketball while we’re on the court, we need to focus on the rest of the stuff while we’re off the court.”
The numbers bear Temple out about the safety in the bubble. Florida is a coronavirus hot spot, and though 16 of the 33 Marlins who traveled to Philadelphia last weekend tested positive, not a single one of the 344 NBA players tested inside the bubble since July 20 has.
“[The Marlins mess] is a clear warning of staying vigilant and practicing all the protocols,” Vaughn said. “The NBA has done an unbelievable job of setting the format and the guidelines, and it’s up to the individuals to respond to those guidelines in a respectful and mature way.”


newyorkpost--2020-07-29--Ruth Bader Ginsburg undergoes ‘minimally invasive’ procedure at NYC hospital

Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg underwent a minor medical procedure at a New York City hospital on Wednesday , the US @ @ @ @ @ 87-year-old received non-surgical treatment at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in Manhattan to revise a @ @ @ @ @ at the hospital had originally placed last August , according to a statement from the @ @ @ @ @ “ resting comfortably ” and should be released by the end of the week , @ @ @ @ @ According to her doctors , stent revisions are common occurrences and the procedure , performed @ @ @ @ @ guidance , was done to minimize the risk of future infection , ” the statement @ @ @ @ @ after Ginsburg revealed earlier this month that she had been undergoing chemotherapy for a recurrence @ @ @ @ @ .
She said the therapy has not limited her ability to do her job , @ @ @ @ @ continue serving .
Ginsburg , a four-time cancer survivor , was also hospitalized earlier this @ @ @ @ @ stemming from a procedure to remove gallstones .

Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg underwent a minor medical procedure at a New York City hospital on Wednesday, the US Supreme Court said.
The 87-year-old received non-surgical treatment at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in Manhattan to revise a bile duct stent that doctors at the hospital had originally placed last August, according to a statement from the High Court.
She is “resting comfortably” and should be released by the end of the week, the statement said.
“According to her doctors, stent revisions are common occurrences and the procedure, performed using endoscopy and medical imaging guidance, was done to minimize the risk of future infection,” the statement said.
The procedure comes after Ginsburg revealed earlier this month that she had been undergoing chemotherapy for a recurrence of cancer since May 19.
She said the therapy has not limited her ability to do her job, and that she planned to continue serving.
Ginsburg, a four-time cancer survivor, was also hospitalized earlier this month for fever and chills stemming from a procedure to remove gallstones.


newyorkpost--2020-07-29--Milly founder Michelle Smith announces upcoming luxury line

Click to email this to a friend ( Opens in new window ) Click to share on Twitter ( Opens @ @ @ @ @ to share on Facebook ( Opens in new window ) Michelle Smith , who founded @ @ @ @ @ announced she ’ ll launch a “ luxury ” line , and an eponymous Web @ @ @ @ @ stating “ coming soon Fall 2020.
” Milly — which Smith started with her ex-husband @ @ @ @ @ to S. Rothschild last year .
Michelle Obama was a fan and wore the brand @ @ @ @ @ .

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Michelle Smith, who founded popular fashion line Milly, announced she’ll launch a “luxury” line, and an eponymous Web site has been created, stating “coming soon Fall 2020.”
Milly — which Smith started with her ex-husband Andrew Oshrin — was sold to S. Rothschild last year.
Michelle Obama was a fan and wore the brand for her White House portrait.


newyorkpost--2020-07-29--Kodak’s top exec sees $200 million windfall on stock frenzy

The phrase “ Kodak moment ” could soon have a new meaning ... .

The net worth of Kodak’s top executive has skyrocketed on the company’s transformation from an ailing camera maker to cutting-edge pharmaceutical start-up — thanks in part to some timely share purchases.
James Continenza, Kodak’s executive chairman and de facto CEO, was sitting pretty as the company’s largest individual shareholder — with 650,000 shares — when it emerged on Tuesday that Kodak would be launching a new pharmaceutical arm with help from the Trump administration.
News of the $765 million loan — the first of its kind to reduce the US’s reliance on foreign manufacturers — sent Wall Street into a tizzy. The stock tripled in price on Tuesday before closing up Wednesday another 317 percent, or $25.15 a share, to $33.20. This week alone, the stock is up more than 1,700 percent.
For Continenza, who only took over as de facto CEO last year, the buying frenzy has resulted in a two-day profit of more than $200 million. As of Monday, Continenza’s 650,000 Kodak shares were worth just $1.3 million — not counting the millions in vested stock options he holds in the company. By Wednesday afternoon, his holdings were worth roughly $215.8 million.
Continenza purchased almost 100,000 of his Kodak shares this year, including 46,737 shares on June 23rd for just at $2.22. His profit on the June purchase alone stands at almost $1.6 million.
Legal experts warn that his stock purchases could raise eyebrows given that Kodak’s price pop is both eye-popping and based on a negotiated deal with the government.
“If these shares were purchased on the open market based on private information, that would be a problem,” said Charles Elson, a corporate governance expert from the University of Delaware.
“But if they are scheduled quarterly purchases, that is well within the rules of the SEC.” The Securities and Exchange Commission allows public company insiders to buy and sell stock at a predetermined time and price to prevent insider trading.
A Kodak spokesman told The Post in a statement that Continenza’s June purchase was “a continuation of ongoing, regular investments in Kodak and are in full compliance with regulatory guidelines for investment activity.”
Continenza, a former telecom executive, is also sitting on a potential gold mine in the form of roughly 2.5 million stock options in Kodak that vest at prices between $3.03 and $12 a share in 2026.
On Wednesday, he told CNBC that the initial high-level talks with the government started two months ago and that insiders had known “for over a week” that the loan had been approved before it was announced.
When asked about unusual trading in Kodak stock that kicked off Monday, a day before the announcement, he said he didn’t know. “I mean obviously this has been a pretty tight kept secret even until the last day.”
The Wall Street Journal on Wednesday attributed Kodak’s 25 percent gain on Monday on heavy volume to websites of the ABC and CBS affiliates in Rochester reporting on news of the government loan ahead of embargo. Both stories were removed after Kodak balked, but it had already been collected by internet data scrapers like Meltwater, a global media intelligence company.


newyorkpost--2020-07-29--NYC artist says he’s being targeted over thin blue line painting on street

An outspoken Staten Island artist says he ’ s being targeted by the city over his pro-cop views — and his less-than-flattering banner of Mayor Bill de Blasio holding up Lady Liberty ’ s severed head .
“ The mayor knows me as not being his biggest supporter , ” Scott LoBaido told The Post on Wednesday .
The NYC Department of Transportation last week sent LoBaido a cease and desist letter regarding a blue line he painted on a Hylan Boulevard median outside the 122nd NYPD precinct in New Dorp .
The thin blue line , which Lobaido painted @ @ @ @ @ @ @ enforcement , is in violation of city rules prohibiting “ defacement of any street by painting , printing , writing or attaching any advertisement.. , ” the letter states .
It gave the conservative firebrand until Wednesday to issue a response explaining the steps he ’ d taken to remove the paint .
But LoBaido said : “ They don ’ t even deserve that… ” LoBaido claimed he ’ s being discriminated against by the city for his right-leaning views and that he intends to fight the letter and sue .
And @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the banner he briefly put up on the Staten Island Expressway last week , showing Hizzoner smirking in a Che Guevara shirt while holding Lady Liberty ’ s bloody head .
In a video to his 12,000 Instagram followers he questioned the difference between his artwork and de Blasio ’ s “ Black Lives Matter ” mural painted outside Trump Tower , asking : “ did the mayor get this letter ?
” “ I don ’ t have an issue with Black Lives Matter artwork but I ’ m doing my artwork @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and women in blue , ” LoBaido told The Post .
To the mayor , he said : “ When you take your artwork off the street , I ’ ll take my artwork off the street.
” The blue line in question was hit with graffiti in support of Black Lives Matter shortly after it was completed , and LoBaido said he ’ s since painted over the markings .
It ’ s not the first time his work has drummed up controversy ; a 12-by-8-foot “ T ” with a patriotic @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for a fellow President Trump supporter got torched by vandals in 2016 .
More recently , LoBaido created an artwork showing himself painting a blue line over the cease and desist letter , which he ’ s planning to auction for local non-profit NYC Cops and Kids Boxing Club .
The DOT didn ’ t immediately respond to a request for comment .

An outspoken Staten Island artist says he’s being targeted by the city over his pro-cop views — and his less-than-flattering banner of Mayor Bill de Blasio holding up Lady Liberty’s severed head.
“The mayor knows me as not being his biggest supporter,” Scott LoBaido told The Post on Wednesday.
The NYC Department of Transportation last week sent LoBaido a cease and desist letter regarding a blue line he painted on a Hylan Boulevard median outside the 122nd NYPD precinct in New Dorp.
The thin blue line, which Lobaido painted as a show of support to law enforcement, is in violation of city rules prohibiting “defacement of any street by painting, printing, writing or attaching any advertisement..,” the letter states.
It gave the conservative firebrand until Wednesday to issue a response explaining the steps he’d taken to remove the paint.
But LoBaido said: “They don’t even deserve that…”
“This letter isn’t worth the paper it’s printed on.”
LoBaido claimed he’s being discriminated against by the city for his right-leaning views and that he intends to fight the letter and sue.
And he suspects the mayor was roiled by the banner he briefly put up on the Staten Island Expressway last week, showing Hizzoner smirking in a Che Guevara shirt while holding Lady Liberty’s bloody head.
In a video to his 12,000 Instagram followers he questioned the difference between his artwork and de Blasio’s “Black Lives Matter” mural painted outside Trump Tower, asking: “did the mayor get this letter?”
“I don’t have an issue with Black Lives Matter artwork but I’m doing my artwork and it’s supporting the men and women in blue,” LoBaido told The Post.
To the mayor, he said: “When you take your artwork off the street, I’ll take my artwork off the street.”
The blue line in question was hit with graffiti in support of Black Lives Matter shortly after it was completed, and LoBaido said he’s since painted over the markings.
It’s not the first time his work has drummed up controversy; a 12-by-8-foot “T” with a patriotic flag motif he was commissioned to create for a fellow President Trump supporter got torched by vandals in 2016.
More recently, LoBaido created an artwork showing himself painting a blue line over the cease and desist letter, which he’s planning to auction for local non-profit NYC Cops and Kids Boxing Club.
“DOT did not authorize the artist to paint the line,” said agency spokesman Scott Gastel.
LoBaido was issued a cease and desist and in all cases the DOT expect that recipients follow them, Gastel added.


newyorkpost--2020-07-29--MLB investigating ‘massively disruptive’ incident that caused Marlins coronavirus outbreak

MLB has initiated an investigation into how the COVID-19 outbreak began on the Marlins with the aim of reinforcing better practices specifically with this team and learning what can be done to prevent a repeat elsewhere , The Post has learned .
With one more player having a positive test revealed Wednesday , the Marlins ’ total moved to 16 players and two coaches having been infected .
From Friday to Wednesday , Marlins personnel represented the only positive results .
The other 29 teams combined for zero positives in MLB and MLB Players Association reporting .
Thus , MLB @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with the Marlins .
As one official briefed on the Marlins ’ situation said , “ Something happened massively disruptive to the process that is not going on anywhere else.
” MLB wants to know why .
To decide whether the Marlins need further reinforcing of the health and safety protocols and to see if elements were missed in the protocols that could be updated .
There is concentration currently on whether there were infected personnel on the Marlins ’ charter last Tuesday from Miami to Atlanta , and whether protocol to avoid @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was violated by members of the Marlins ’ traveling party after a Tuesday night exhibition game against the Braves .
Marlins vice president of communications and broadcasting Jason Latimer said , “ We are not going to comment on rumors .
Like MLB , we are gathering as much information as possible about the entire situation .
It is about finding out that information before commenting on it.
” The Marlins also played the Braves on Wednesday and flew to Philadelphia after that to begin the regular season .
On Friday , the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ test , then got three more on Saturday night , yet all three games against the Phillies were played .
By Monday , MLB knew it was dealing with a wide contagion on the Marlins , at the least .
Their traveling party has yet to leave Philadelphia and those who have tested positive have been sequestered at a separate hotel from the others .
MLB will determine how long the Marlins must stay in Philadelphia .
Miami will not play before Monday and , in the meantime , has been scrambling to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Mike Morin to the group at its satellite facility .
The Marlins are going to have to replace more than half of their team before playing their next game , putting them in a substantial competitive disadvantage .
Don Mattingly , following Sunday ’ s victory over the Phillies , is the last top team official to address reporters ’ questions and it was before the full extent of the problem was recognized .
CEO Derek Jeter put out a statement Monday in which he acknowledged that “ we now have experienced challenges @ @ @ @ @ @ @ left Miami.
” As of Tuesday morning , no Phillies players or coaches had tested positive and , like the Marlins , they are now being tested daily .
The Phillies will not play before Saturday .

MLB has initiated an investigation into how the COVID-19 outbreak began on the Marlins with the aim of reinforcing better practices specifically with this team and learning what can be done to prevent a repeat elsewhere, The Post has learned.
With one more player having a positive test revealed Wednesday, the Marlins’ total moved to 16 players and two coaches having been infected. From Friday to Wednesday, Marlins personnel represented the only positive results. The other 29 teams combined for zero positives in MLB and MLB Players Association reporting.
Thus, MLB launched a look into what went wrong with the Marlins. As one official briefed on the Marlins’ situation said, “Something happened massively disruptive to the process that is not going on anywhere else.” MLB wants to know why. To decide whether the Marlins need further reinforcing of the health and safety protocols and to see if elements were missed in the protocols that could be updated.
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There is concentration currently on whether there were infected personnel on the Marlins’ charter last Tuesday from Miami to Atlanta, and whether protocol to avoid crowded public places while on the road was violated by members of the Marlins’ traveling party after a Tuesday night exhibition game against the Braves.
Marlins vice president of communications and broadcasting Jason Latimer said, “We are not going to comment on rumors. Like MLB, we are gathering as much information as possible about the entire situation. It is about finding out that information before commenting on it.”
The Marlins also played the Braves on Wednesday and flew to Philadelphia after that to begin the regular season. On Friday, the Marlins received word of their first positive test, then got three more on Saturday night, yet all three games against the Phillies were played. By Monday, MLB knew it was dealing with a wide contagion on the Marlins, at the least.
Their traveling party has yet to leave Philadelphia and those who have tested positive have been sequestered at a separate hotel from the others. MLB will determine how long the Marlins must stay in Philadelphia. Miami will not play before Monday and, in the meantime, has been scrambling to add veterans such as Logan Forsythe and Mike Morin to the group at its satellite facility. The Marlins are going to have to replace more than half of their team before playing their next game, putting them in a substantial competitive disadvantage.
Don Mattingly, following Sunday’s victory over the Phillies, is the last top team official to address reporters’ questions and it was before the full extent of the problem was recognized. CEO Derek Jeter put out a statement Monday in which he acknowledged that “we now have experienced challenges once we went on the road and left Miami.”
As of Tuesday morning, no Phillies players or coaches had tested positive and, like the Marlins, they are now being tested daily. The Phillies will not play before Saturday.


newyorkpost--2020-07-29--Kanye West’s NJ presidential ballot petition has 600 faulty signatures, lawyer says

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Kayne West’s bid to appear on New Jersey’s ballot as a presidential candidate is being challenged by an election law attorney who claims over 600 of his petition signatures are defective.
Lawyer Scott Salmon lodged the complaint with the state Division of Elections after examining the 1,327 signatures West submitted by Monday’s state deadline for independent presidential candidates.
The 600 alleged faulty signatures would drop West’s tally to below 800 — the state’s minimum requirement to appear on the ballot, according to Salmon, a registered Democrat who said he filed the complaint independently.
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“Mr. West’s petitions do not contain the valid signatures of 800 qualified voters and should have been rejected by the Division,” Salmon wrote in the complaint.
Salmon alleged in the complaint that some signatures appear to be written in nearly identical handwriting and others lack complete addresses.
The 43-year-old rapper announced he was running for president in a July 4 tweet — followed by a series of troubling posts about his marriage to Kim Kardashian and a hysterical first campaign rally in North Carolina.
Earlier this month he forked over a $35,000 fine to appear on the ballot in Oklahoma and on Monday he also filed paperwork to do the same in Missouri.
He has vowed to run under the self-style Birthday Party, though paperwork in New Jersey lists his slogan as “pending.”
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newyorkpost--2020-07-29--NYC doctor develops rapid, noninvasive COVID-19 test

A New York fertility doctor has developed a rapid , noninvasive coronavirus test that can deliver accurate results in 30 minutes or less , according to a preliminary study .
The test , developed by Dr. Zev Williams , a reproductive endocrinologist who runs the Columbia University Fertility Center , uses a person ’ s saliva to screen for COVID-19 .
A small sample of saliva is placed into a tube containing enzymes and a compound that causes a chemical reaction before the tube is then warmed up with a heat block .
The liquid in the tube turns yellow @ @ @ @ @ @ @ virus or red when it ’ s negative .
“ We wanted to design a single step test where all the work was being done by enzymes and chemicals rather than cartridges and components , ” Williams said , adding that enzymes and chemicals are easy to scale and distribute .
The one-step , rapid test was able to detect as few as one or two copies of the SARs-CoV-2 virus in a microliter of saliva , according to a preliminary study published by Williams on MedRxiv — meaning that it can detect @ @ @ @ @ @ @ they only have a low concentration of the virus .
“ Low limits of detection help ensure that you can detect the virus in infected individuals , even if they are asymptomatic , ” Williams explained .
The study , which has not been peer-reviewed , also recorded sensitivity of 97 percent and specificity of 100 percent .
Sensitivity refers to the ability of a test to correctly identify infected patients , while specificity is the ability of a test to correctly identify those who are not ill .
In this case , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ saliva test didn ’ t deliver a false positive result , while when the sample was positive , 97 percent of the time it was correctly detected .
“ This test is very , very simple , very fast and is extremely accurate , ” said Dr. Henry Ji , chairman and CEO of Sorrento Therapeutics , which has partnered with Columbia University and is licensing the test .
“ Currently the accuracy of other tests is not there.
” If the test proves successful in further testing , Williams hopes it can @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by aiding contract tracing .
“ When you get the results back quickly it allows you to have the individual be self quarantined so that they ’ re not spreading it and it also allows you to do contact tracing , ” Williams said .
“ If you get the results a week later , good luck trying to do contact tracing if they took the subway system once you ’ ve lost.
” Current COVID-19 testing involves a nasal swab and specialized laboratories and machinery , which slows testing down and has @ @ @ @ @ @ @ even weeks , in delivering results .
“ The problem is the delay between the time you test and the time you get the results , ” said Dr. Alexis Nahama , SVP of regulatory affairs at Sorrento .
“ We need to bring the testing to the people versus taking the people ’ s samples and taking them to the lab because that ’ s where it breaks apart today.
” Sorrento is conducting a larger study of the saliva test before applying for FDA emergency authorization next month .
The cost @ @ @ @ @ @ @ $ 15 , Williams said .

A New York fertility doctor has developed a rapid, noninvasive coronavirus test that can deliver accurate results in 30 minutes or less, according to a preliminary study.
The test, developed by Dr. Zev Williams, a reproductive endocrinologist who runs the Columbia University Fertility Center, and his colleagues, uses a person’s saliva to screen for COVID-19.
A small sample of saliva is placed into a tube containing enzymes and a compound that causes a chemical reaction before the tube is then warmed up with a heat block. The liquid in the tube turns yellow when it’s positive for the virus or red when it’s negative.
“We wanted to design a single step test where all the work was being done by enzymes and chemicals rather than cartridges and components,” Williams said, adding that enzymes and chemicals are easy to scale and distribute.
The one-step, rapid test was able to detect as few as one or two copies of the SARs-CoV-2 virus in a microliter of saliva, according to a preliminary study published by Williams on MedRxiv — meaning that it can detect if a person is infected even if they only have a low concentration of the virus.
“Low limits of detection help ensure that you can detect the virus in infected individuals, even if they are asymptomatic,” Williams explained.
The study, which has not been peer-reviewed, also recorded sensitivity of 97 percent and specificity of 100 percent.
Sensitivity refers to the ability of a test to correctly identify infected patients, while specificity is the ability of a test to correctly identify those who are not ill. In this case, when the sample was negative, the saliva test didn’t deliver a false positive result, while when the sample was positive, 97 percent of the time it was correctly detected.
“This test is very, very simple, very fast and is extremely accurate,” said Dr. Henry Ji, chairman and CEO of Sorrento Therapeutics, which has partnered with Columbia University and is licensing the test.
“Currently the accuracy of other tests is not there.”
If the test proves successful in further testing, Williams hopes it can help curb the spread of the contagion by aiding contract tracing.
“When you get the results back quickly it allows you to have the individual be self quarantined so that they’re not spreading it and it also allows you to do contact tracing,” Williams said.
“If you get the results a week later, good luck trying to do contact tracing. If they took the subway system once you’ve lost.”
Current COVID-19 testing involves a nasal swab and specialized laboratories and machinery, which slows testing down and has resulted in delays of days, or even weeks, in delivering results.
“The problem is the delay between the time you test and the time you get the results,” said Dr. Alexis Nahama, SVP of regulatory affairs at Sorrento.
“We need to bring the testing to the people versus taking the people’s samples and taking them to the lab because that’s where it breaks apart today.”
Sorrento is conducting a larger study of the saliva test before applying for FDA emergency authorization next month.
The cost per test is expected to be under $15, Williams said.


newyorkpost--2020-07-30--Lady Gaga’s Rose Bowl appearance canceled after Chainsmokers debacle

Click to email this to a friend ( Opens in new window ) Click to share on Twitter ( Opens in new window ) Click to share on Facebook ( Opens in new window ) A surprise appearance by Lady Gaga and Ariana Grande at the Rose Bowl in LA was canned on Thursday due to fear of crowds not following social-distancing rules .
The pop stars were expected to appear at Voss Events ’ Drive ’ N Drag show Friday , but the venue pulled the plug after the Chainsmokers ’ Hamptons concert made headlines for maskless fans crowding @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was meant to be a safer “ drive-in ” event .
“ Gaga really wanted to do it , but the Rose Bowl pulled the plug because of what happened in the Hamptons , ” a music insider told Page Six .
“ They feared that once the crowd realized who it was , they would run toward the stage , not social distance , and they feared they ’ d lose their license.
” The drive-in event will go on , with drag stars Asia O ’ Hara , Plastique Tiara , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Vanessa Vanjie Mateo and Violet Chachki performing .
Gov .
Cuomo and New York ’ s health commissioner are investigating the Hamptons event .

A surprise appearance by Lady Gaga and Ariana Grande at the Rose Bowl in LA was canned on Thursday due to fear of crowds not following social-distancing rules.
The pop stars were expected to appear at Voss Events’ Drive ’N Drag show Friday, but the venue pulled the plug after the Chainsmokers’ Hamptons concert made headlines for maskless fans crowding in front of the stage at what was meant to be a safer “drive-in” event.
“Gaga really wanted to do it, but the Rose Bowl pulled the plug because of what happened in the Hamptons,” a music insider told Page Six. “They feared that once the crowd realized who it was, they would run toward the stage, not social distance, and they feared they’d lose their license.”
The drive-in event will go on, with drag stars Asia O’Hara, Plastique Tiara, Kameron Michaels, Jaida Essence Hall, Vanessa Vanjie Mateo and Violet Chachki performing.
Gov. Cuomo and New York’s health commissioner are investigating the Hamptons event.