newyorkpost--2020-02-03--Martin Brodeur knows Henrik Lundqvist’s Rangers struggle all too well

It is anyone ’ s guess which goalie is going to play ...

The franchise goalie, the franchise icon, was being displaced. Everyone could see that. The trade deadline was approaching and for the first time, serious talk circulated about asking him to waive his no-trade clause.
“I would have waived it if I was asked,” Martin Brodeur told The Post Monday morning, for the first time revealing his thoughts leading into that 2014 deadline. “But Lou [Lamoriello] never asked me.
“For the first time, I was in the position of not playing much. I was fighting to get playing time. If there was a team that wanted me that I thought I could help win, I’d have gone.
“But it’s easy for me to say now, since I never actually had to make that decision.”
Let’s stipulate that Brodeur, who by that time had already won three Stanley Cups, is not Henrik Lundqvist. They are distinct individuals with different thought processes, different world views, and perhaps different priorities.
But if there is anyone on earth, or at least within the hockey industry, who can identify with Lundqvist’s current plight as he is eased out of the No. 1 goaltending slot on Broadway that he has filled since his rookie 2005-06 season, it is Brodeur.
If there is anyone who can understand the decision Lundqvist might have to confront if he is asked to waive his no-move clause in advance of the Feb. 24 deadline, it is the winningest goaltender in NHL history.
“I know what he’s going through,” Brodeur said before Lundqvist was pulled following the second period Monday night at the Garden after allowing four goals on 15 shots in the Rangers’ 5-3 defeat to Dallas. “When you’re an older goalie after a career of playing almost every game and suddenly you don’t get those starts, it breaks your rhythm and can play tricks with your confidence.
“Your entire approach and mentality is different. After a career of never being questioned as the No. 1, suddenly you are getting questioned. You just want to play, to have the chance to [reassert] your value. I think if [Lundqvist] played 10 out of the next 13 games, he’d get back to the level he’s been for his whole career.
“But it’s hard to do that at an older age when you get one start to prove yourself every once in a while.”
Lundqvist, who’d turned in a 33-save shutout in Saturday’s 1-0 victory in Detroit, was not at his best in this one behind a listless Rangers team in this back end of his first set of consecutive starts since late December. Who knows, though, when the next start will come with both Igor Shesterkin and Alex Georgiev — who played the final period Monday — lined up and ready to go?
Let’s all agree, though, that Lundqvist will not get the opportunity to start 10 of the next 13.
Brodeur, the Devils’ executive vice president of business development who has been acting as an adviser to the hockey department since GM Ray Shero was dismissed on Jan. 12, remembered a stretch in which he started two games in 31 days in 2013-14. Lundqvist had started twice since Jan. 2 before Saturday.
“Then I got a couple of starts in a row before the deadline and I know there was a lot of talk about me going, but it never came up,” Brodeur said. “I don’t know if anyone called and Lou said no.”
At this point, no team has made the call to general manager Jeff Gorton about acquiring Lundqvist. Among legit contenders, the Avalanche and Hurricanes could use a No. 1 for the playoff run. It is unknown whether the King, with one more year on his contract at an $8.5 million cap hit, would waive his no-move and go to either Denver or Raleigh if asked.
Brodeur said he had first considered leaving the Devils when he became a 40-year-old free agent after leading the team to the 2012 Cup final in a last hurrah. But he re-upped for two seasons despite receiving offers at least equal to the one from New Jersey.
“I couldn’t get myself to do it,” he said.
Two years later, though, eased out in favor of Cory Schneider, Brodeur did do it, signing on for a brief 2014-15 run with the Blues, with whom he played seven games, started five and recorded the final three of his 691 victories and the last of his 124 shutouts.
“I can’t say what’s best for Henrik,” Brodeur said. “But the one thing I know is, you want to have options. I didn’t want other people deciding for me. I’m sure he feels the same way.”


newyorkpost--2020-02-03--Staples Center begins cleanup of Kobe Bryant memorial

LOS ANGELES — A massive memorial created by the public outside Staples Center after the death of former Lakers superstar Kobe Bryant was being dismantled Monday , with an official saying some of the items would go to Bryant ’ s widow and other family members .
The cleanup of flowers , balloons , jerseys , stuffed toys and basketballs began at 4 a.m. , Staples Center President Lee Zeidman tweeted .
A fence was erected around the site to keep the cleanup out of public view .
Fans spontaneously began creating the memorial in a plaza outside the arena @ @ @ @ @ @ @ daughter Gianna and seven other people were killed Jan. 26 in a helicopter crash in suburban Calabasas .
The memorial kept growing for a week .
Personal messages were written on many of the items .
“ Truly amazing the outpouring of love from the City of Angels in honor of the 9 who lost their lives 1/26/20 , ” Zeidman said .
By midmorning Monday , he said , more than 1,350 basketballs had been boxed up .
Bryant ’ s widow , Vanessa , had requested items , which were to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Flowers will be composted and spread around plants near Staples Center .
Fans were urged to donate to a Bryant foundation rather than bring more gifts and flowers .

LOS ANGELES — A massive memorial created by the public outside Staples Center after the death of former Lakers superstar Kobe Bryant was being dismantled Monday, with an official saying some of the items would go to Bryant’s widow and other family members.
The cleanup of flowers, balloons, jerseys, stuffed toys and basketballs began at 4 a.m., Staples Center President Lee Zeidman tweeted. A fence was erected around the site to keep the cleanup out of public view.
Fans spontaneously began creating the memorial in a plaza outside the arena as word surfaced that Bryant, his daughter Gianna and seven other people were killed Jan. 26 in a helicopter crash in suburban Calabasas. The memorial kept growing for a week. Personal messages were written on many of the items.
“Truly amazing the outpouring of love from the City of Angels in honor of the 9 who lost their lives 1/26/20,” Zeidman said. By midmorning Monday, he said, more than 1,350 basketballs had been boxed up.
Bryant’s widow, Vanessa, had requested items, which were to be cataloged and shipped to the family. Flowers will be composted and spread around plants near Staples Center.
Fans were urged to donate to a Bryant foundation rather than bring more gifts and flowers.


newyorkpost--2020-02-03--Armed robber busted after bank tellers recognize her as former client

A woman robbed a Bronx bank a gunpoint Monday and made off with cash — but employees recognized her as @ @ @ @ @ lead cops to her home , police said .
Deziree A. Diaz , 39 , @ @ @ @ @ pistol when she walked into the Amalgamated Bank on Tremont Avenue in Throgs Neck around @ @ @ @ @ from a teller , cops said .
“ She ’ s given an undetermined amount @ @ @ @ @ pack , ” a police source said .
“ The employees of the bank remember @ @ @ @ @ .
They looked up her paperwork and called police.
” When police got to the @ @ @ @ @ address and went to her Dewey Avenue home less than a mile away .
There @ @ @ @ @ she had taken along with the dye pack .
Diaz was charged with robbery , @ @ @ @ @ and menacing , cops said .
She ’ ll also face federal charges for the @ @ @ @ @

A woman robbed a Bronx bank a gunpoint Monday and made off with cash — but employees recognized her as a one-time customer and helped lead cops to her home, police said.
Deziree A. Diaz, 39, was allegedly armed with a pistol when she walked into the Amalgamated Bank on Tremont Avenue in Throgs Neck around 10 a.m. and demanded money from a teller, cops said.
“She’s given an undetermined amount of money and a dye pack,” a police source said. “The employees of the bank remember her as a one-time client. They looked up her paperwork and called police.”
When police got to the bank, they obtained her address and went to her Dewey Avenue home less than a mile away. There, they found the money she had taken along with the dye pack.
Diaz was charged with robbery, criminal possession of a weapon and menacing, cops said. She’ll also face federal charges for the robbery, police said.


newyorkpost--2020-02-03--Diva dogs have crazy beauty routines before Westminster Dog Show

Gary Mendez will spiral deeper down his emotional rabbit hole ...

Everyone wants a leg up on the competition, especially at the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show. On Sunday through Feb. 11, some 3,000 pups will put their best paws forward at Madison Square Garden — and a big part of their preparation lies in grooming. There are plenty of shorthairs at dog shows, but few shortcuts — and prepping a puli and other high-maintenance breeds can take as long as 12 hours.
Grooming, says the club’s Gail Miller Bisher, who’s also an analyst for Fox Sports, is not only a terrific bonding experience for owner and animal, but an integral part of the written standard used to judge a top dog.
“Their temperament, appearance, coat texture and shape of rib cage are all in the written standard,” she tells The Post.
And while the judges check everything from teeth to coat texture before declaring the best of any breed, it doesn’t hurt to be beautiful. Here’s what goes into grooming a champion.
Cardi B, the Afghan hound
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Although this is the 2 ½-year-old’s first Westminster, winning is in Cardi B’s blood: Her father and brother were champions, and she has the regal bearing to prove it.
“They’re aloof and have a very haughty air about them,” her co-owner, handler and groomer Philip Schafmayer says of the breed. “That’s why we call her Cardi B.”
Her grooming and prepping are extensive, but it’s hardly a ruff life for Cardi, who Schafmayer says loves getting pampered, “like a typical diva.” Before competition, she’ll take an hourlong bath in filtered water, with a leave-in conditioner that adds weight, swing and shine to her locks when she hits the carpet.
“Her hair products are more expensive than mine, and I’m real high-maintenance,” says Schafmayer, a Long Island native now living in Sterling, Conn. While the conditioner is working, Cardi gets her nails trimmed until they’re beautifully rounded. Then Schafmayer trims her pads to prevent slipping. Her ears are cleaned and her teeth scaled and brushed with baking soda and water to a pearly gloss.
As she falls asleep on her side on her purple satin pillow, Schafmayer spends two hours drying her with specialty high-velocity dryers and a smaller dryer to “fluff her up.” Then, it’s a tiny touch-up with a flatiron. It takes at least four hours, Schafmayer says, before “everything looks perfect.”
“She’s at the top of her game now,” he adds. “She knows she’s beautiful.”
Sophia, the Old English Sheepdog
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It takes a team of four to groom this 4-year-old, 70-pound gal, whose show name is Bagatelle Moonlight Drive. She’s so far snagged 59 best in show titles in various 2018 and 2019 competitions, including back-to-back wins in the Cape Cod Kennel Club. Starting months before Westminster, her beautiful hair is washed, dried and brushed every week, with special attention paid to her paws.
“All four feet are white, so just keeping those white is a job unto itself,” says Clifford Steele, Sophia’s Carmel, NY-based handler. After a thorough, hot-water bath, Steele’s team spends another two hours brushing her out with an arsenal of tools, including a pin brush, slicker rake, comb and hair dryer.
“Day of show, there’s probably more hours put into this breed than most,” Steele says. “There are ways of getting around [all that work], but to me, you won’t look as good.”
He says Sophia, the great-granddaughter of show dogs, is cool as a cucumber on show days, when her grooming process begins at 5 a.m. “She’s happy and one of the smartest dogs I’ve seen,” Steele says. No matter what the judges ultimately decide, “That makes her exceptional,” he says.
Fred, the puli
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At 2 years old, Fred — whose full name is Noe Barkaja, Hungarian for Noah’s Ark — has yet to have a full coat. But even so, a puli, which looks like a darling dust mop on legs, takes a lot of patient grooming.
“It’s definitely a high-maintenance breed,” says Linda Meakin, Fred’s veterinarian handler from New Richmond, Ohio. When pulis are 8 months old, their owners start dividing their lush coats into dreadlock-like cords. It’s a weekly ritual that can take about an hour at a time. Bath time takes another hour, and Fred’s involves hydrating coconut water and top-of-the-line shampoo and conditioner.
Then you have to dry him. It takes Fred about five hours under a couple of specialized Vornado fans — and up to 12 hours from start to finish. Meakin says a fully coated puli can take up to 12 hours to dry. After a creamy coating of moisturizer and some last-minute trims for stray cords, he’s ready to show.
Even though he received an award of merit at 2019’s Westminster and was ranked No. 4 in his breed in 2019 by the American Kennel Club, Fred is still considered the underdog: “He’s a beautiful dog, but he’s young and his coat isn’t as long as everyone else’s,” Meakin says. Whatever the Westminster judges decide about Fred this year, she says, one thing doesn’t change. “I’m very proud of him.”


newyorkpost--2020-02-03--‘A Million Little Things’ star James Roday explains character’s ‘dark’ meltdown

Deep into its second season , ABC ’ s “ A Million Little Things ” ...

Gary Mendez will spiral deeper down his emotional rabbit hole on “A Million Little Things.”
Call it the winter of his discontent.
“It’s been a pretty dark second half of the season for Gary,” says James Roday, 43, who plays the bearded bad boy on ABC’s Thursday-night drama. “In order to balance the trajectory some of the other characters are having, Gary went downward — and you’ll see it get worse over the next few weeks.”
In last week’s episode, the hot-tempered Gary was arrested for slugging a bystander who racially profiled Rome (Romany Malco) at Sophie’s (Lizzie Greene) softball game. In the Jan. 23 episode, a motorist pulled a gun on Gary in a road-rage incident. It doesn’t get much better on this week’s episode.
Of all the shows characters, it’s Gary — a selfish hedonist when the series began — who matured the most in Season 1 as he helped his girlfriend Maggie (Allison Miller) battle cancer. Their breakup in the Season 1 finale set the stage for Gary’s emotional backslide this season, which wasn’t helped by Maggie’s new relationship with the sketchy Eric (Jason Ritter), who claims to have the transplanted heart of Maggie’s dead brother. He was killed in a car accident while driving Maggie (viewers now know Eric is lying).
“Gary is struggling with the direction his life is headed, and I think the breakup was harder on him than perhaps he thought it was,” says Roday. “He’s watching his friends slowly but surely put their lives back together and all get on some kind of positive track and he’s looking at them going, ‘What about me?’ What am I doing? What should I be doing?’ He just feels a little bit lost. Before he had this drive to keep Maggie alive — this herculean task kept his eyes on the horizon — and how he’s floundering a bit.
“And there’s the other dude in Maggie’s life who kind of came in and flipped everything upside down and Gary doesn’t think he’s on the level … like, ‘Who is this dude trying to get his mitts on my girl? What the hell?’ I think right now, since they’re not together, probably more than anything Gary is still in protector mode. That’s how he’s come to identify himself in that relationship.”
Roday says series creator DJ Nash likes to work episode to episode, without divulging too much to his cast about their characters’ arcs, but he does know that guest star Marcia Gay Harden, who will play Gary’s mother, Alice, will figure prominently as “A Million Little Things” finishes the second half of the season (she makes her first appearance in Thursday night’s episode). “It’s all headed toward a reckoning of sorts that involves Gary’s mother,” Roday says. “Things are just going to keep getting worse for Gary and then something is going to happen on the mom front. That’s sort of where we’re headed with this dude.”
Roday, meanwhile, is headed for a reunion with his “Psych” co-star Dule Hill on “Psych 2: Lassie Come Home,” streaming this spring on Peacock, NBC’s new platform premiering April 15. The movie marks Roday’s second reunion with Hill following “Psych: The Movie,” which aired on USA in December 2017 three years after the show ended its eight-season run. The “Lassie” title is a reference to “Psych” character Det. Carleton “Lassie” Lassiter, played by Timothy Omundson (“This Is Us”), who suffered a serious stroke in April 2017.
“That was the engine behind this movie, for sure,” says Roday. “[Omundson] reached a place in his rehabilitation where he could travel and dip his toe back in the water, proverbially, and we wanted to provide that opportunity for him so we structured the story around Lassiter and married it to what Tim was going through in real life in that Lassiter suffers a stroke after getting shot on the job.
“We were all able to get on the ride with Tim and figure out where he was and what he needed in this process and it was a really safe, warm, nurturing environment for him to get back up on the horse,” he says. “When he started work on ‘This Is Us’ he already had that experience so he knew what to expect. He used the ‘Psych’ movie to oil the joints a little bit.”


newyorkpost--2020-02-03--Dog the Bounty Hunter and Moon Angell quash engagement rumors

Click to email this to a friend ( Opens in new window ) Click to share on Twitter ( Opens in new window ) Click to share on Facebook ( Opens in new window ) Click to email this to a friend ( Opens in new window ) Click to share on Twitter ( Opens in new window ) Click to share on Facebook ( Opens in new window ) Duane “ Dog the Bounty Hunter ” Chapman and Moon Angell are not getting married .
After a teaser for “ The Dr. Oz Show ” went out last week @ @ @ @ @ @ @ wife Beth died of throat cancer in June 2019 — proposing to Angell , it turns out it was just a “ test.
” “ I didn ’ t tell you I was going to do this , but this is a ‘ Dr .
Oz ’ show .
I think this will put a stop to a lot of this .
Moon Angell , will you marry me ?
” Chapman , 67 , asked Angell .
A shocked Angell shakes her head no and responds , “ What ?
We ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ you as a friend.
” Dr. Oz then says it was a “ test.
” “ So now you won ’ t , right ?
You can say no , it ’ s alright , ” Chapman said in the interview that aired Monday .
“ I can ’ t marry you , ” Angell said .
“ Right at this very moment , I don ’ t see you as that .
I love you and Beth as my friends.
” Chapman , who referred to Angell as one of his “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was already aware of this , but wanted everyone else to know the pair have a strictly platonic relationship .
The family drama boiled over last month when Chapman ’ s 32-year-old daughter , Lyssa , slammed her father and Angell on social media .
“ If someone who met your family by dating your brother tried to date your father after your stepmom died , what would you do ?
” she wrote on social media at the time .
“ If you went to your mother ’ s closet and saw @ @ @ @ @ @ @ them with her own , what would you do ?
# ItsNotWhenOrWhyItsWho.
” While on the talk show , Angell addressed why she ’ d moved her things into Beth ’ s closet after she passed away .
“ He would smell Beth and he would go in there and sit down and cry and cry and cry , ” she said .
“ He asked me , ‘ Do you think that you could take Beth ’ s things out of the closet ?
’ … It was because he just couldn @ @ @ @ @ @ @ added , “ So once she did it , I was like , relieved and then I walked by and it was empty , and I ’ m like , ‘ Oh , God.
’ I said ‘ Moon , put some of your stuff in there.
’ She said ‘ No.
’ I said , ‘ Moon , it ’ s an order . '
” Chapman was married to Beth — with whom he had two children — from 2006 until her death in 2019 .
He was married four times @ @ @ @ @ @ @ from previous relationships .

Duane “Dog the Bounty Hunter” Chapman and Moon Angell are not getting married.
After a teaser for “The Dr. Oz Show” went out last week that appeared to show Chapman — whose wife Beth died of throat cancer in June 2019 — proposing to Angell, it turns out it was just a “test.”
“I didn’t tell you I was going to do this, but this is a ‘Dr. Oz’ show. I think this will put a stop to a lot of this. Moon Angell, will you marry me?” Chapman, 67, asked Angell.
A shocked Angell shakes her head no and responds, “What? We’re friends, Duane. I love you as a friend.”
Dr. Oz then says it was a “test.”
“So now you won’t, right? You can say no, it’s alright,” Chapman said in the interview that aired Monday.
“I can’t marry you,” Angell said. “Right at this very moment, I don’t see you as that. I love you and Beth as my friends.”
Chapman, who referred to Angell as one of his “dearest friends,” explains that he was already aware of this, but wanted everyone else to know the pair have a strictly platonic relationship.
The family drama boiled over last month when Chapman’s 32-year-old daughter, Lyssa, slammed her father and Angell on social media.
“If someone who met your family by dating your brother tried to date your father after your stepmom died, what would you do?” she wrote on social media at the time. “If you went to your mother’s closet and saw she moved all her clothes and replaced them with her own, what would you do? #ItsNotWhenOrWhyItsWho.”
While on the talk show, Angell addressed why she’d moved her things into Beth’s closet after she passed away.
“He would smell Beth and he would go in there and sit down and cry and cry and cry,” she said. “He asked me, ‘Do you think that you could take Beth’s things out of the closet?’ … It was because he just couldn’t do it anymore.”
Chapman added, “So once she did it, I was like, relieved and then I walked by and it was empty, and I’m like, ‘Oh, God.’ I said ‘Moon, put some of your stuff in there.’ She said ‘No.’ I said, ‘Moon, it’s an order.'”
Chapman was married to Beth — with whom he had two children — from 2006 until her death in 2019. He was married four times before Beth and has 10 other children from previous relationships.


newyorkpost--2020-02-03--Jeffrey Epstein victim will be at State of the Union as California rep’s guest

One of Jeffrey Epstein ’ s accusers — who says the millionaire pedophile sexually abused her starting when she was 14 — will be at the 2020 State of the Union on Tuesday as the guest of California Congresswoman Jackie Speier .
Courtney Wild , 31 , is the namesake of a proposed bill aiming to prevent the kind of wrist-slap plea deal granted to Epstein by federal prosecutors in Florida in 2008 .
“ Courtney ’ s bravery and dignity in the face of unfathomable treatment… and the resulting miscarriage of justice in that case deserves and demands the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Speier , a Democrat , co-sponsoring the Courtney Wild Crime Victims ’ Rights Reform Act of 2019 .
“ We are standing up for what is right and to ensure that those who continue to subvert the rule of law and those who fail to hold perpetrators responsible for their malign deeds will not succeed , ” Speier said in a statement on Monday .
Wild in 2008 sued the Justice Department , alleging Epstein ’ s plea deal was illegal because prosecutors did not confer with her and the dozens of other @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the agreement , as required under the federal Crime Victims ’ Rights Act .
Under the non-prosecution agreement , the serial sex predator served just 13 months in a cushy private wing of the Palm Beach County Jail and , under a “ work release ” program was allowed to spend hours a day at his office .
Her lawsuit was tossed in September when a Florida judge ruled it was “ moot ” following Epstein ’ s death at 66 in a Lower Manhattan lockup the previous month , as he awaited @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Wild told The Miami Herald she was “ nervous but super excited ” for the State of the Union on Tuesday .
“ I still can ’ t wrap my mind around it , ” she told the newspaper .
“ I think it shows that we have come a long way .
Hopefully , at the end of it , I would really like to give back to educate our children about sexual abuse and awareness .
That ’ s my goal.
” “ It ’ s like giving me a second @ @ @ @ @

One of Jeffrey Epstein’s accusers — who says the millionaire pedophile sexually abused her starting when she was 14 — will be at the 2020 State of the Union on Tuesday as the guest of California Congresswoman Jackie Speier.
Courtney Wild, 31, is the namesake of a proposed bill aiming to prevent the kind of wrist-slap plea deal granted to Epstein by federal prosecutors in Florida in 2008.
“Courtney’s bravery and dignity in the face of unfathomable treatment… and the resulting miscarriage of justice in that case deserves and demands the nation’s attention” said Rep. Speier, a Democrat, co-sponsoring the Courtney Wild Crime Victims’ Rights Reform Act of 2019.
“We are standing up for what is right and to ensure that those who continue to subvert the rule of law and those who fail to hold perpetrators responsible for their malign deeds will not succeed,” Speier said in a statement on Monday.
Wild in 2008 sued the Justice Department, alleging Epstein’s plea deal was illegal because prosecutors did not confer with her and the dozens of other alleged victims in the case before striking the agreement, as required under the federal Crime Victims’ Rights Act.
Under the non-prosecution agreement, the serial sex predator served just 13 months in a cushy private wing of the Palm Beach County Jail and, under a “work release” program was allowed to spend hours a day at his office.
Her lawsuit was tossed in September when a Florida judge ruled it was “moot” following Epstein’s death at 66 in a Lower Manhattan lockup the previous month, as he awaited trial on federal sex trafficking charges.
Wild told The Miami Herald she was “nervous but super excited” for the State of the Union on Tuesday.
“I still can’t wrap my mind around it,” she told the newspaper. “I think it shows that we have come a long way. Hopefully, at the end of it, I would really like to give back to educate our children about sexual abuse and awareness. That’s my goal.”
“It’s like giving me a second chance at life.”


newyorkpost--2020-02-03--‘Love & Hip Hop’ stars Erica Mena and Safaree Samuels welcome a baby girl

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“ These [ past ] 24 hrs have been an @ @ @ @ @ least , ” Samuels , 38 , posted on Instagram Monday .
“ I ’ @ @ @ @ @ # girldad club now .
Perfection is here.
” Samuels and Mena , 32 , @ @ @ @ @ , with Samuels exclaiming in the video , “ I didn ’ t know I @ @ @ @ @ !
” The pair got married just under a week later , with Samuels spending @ @ @ @ @ rings .
Samuels and Mena are both currently appearing on the 10th season of “ @ @ @ @ @ New York .
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“Love & Hip Hop” … and baby makes three!
Erica Mena and Safaree Samuels have welcomed their first child together, a girl.
“These [past] 24 hrs have been an adventure, to say the least,” Samuels, 38, posted on Instagram Monday. “I’m a part of the #girldad club now. Perfection is here.”
Samuels and Mena, 32, announced the pregnancy in October, with Samuels exclaiming in the video, “I didn’t know I was capable of doing this!”
The pair got married just under a week later, with Samuels spending almost $500,000 on their rings.
Samuels and Mena are both currently appearing on the 10th season of “Love & Hip Hop: New York.”


newyorkpost--2020-02-03--Kanye West’s Sunday Service with Joel Osteen coming to Yankee Stadium

Kanye West and his Sunday Service Choir are set to boogie down in The Bronx — on a Saturday .
West and his choir announced Monday they will put on another show with preacher Joel Osteen at Yankee Stadium in the spring .
The rapper , 42 , teamed up with the 56-year-old preacher ’ s Houston megachurch for a performance in November , and there ’ s been much speculation about a 2020 reunion show ever since .
Osteen ’ s Lakewood Church confirmed these rumors in a press release , calling the forthcoming event “ an evening of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ thousands from across the country for an exciting time of praise and worship where lives are changed and hope is restored.
” When the rapper joined Osteen at his Lakewood Church for the November concert , the 16,800-seat auditorium was filled .
“ The remarkable music talent and excitement that Kanye and the choir brought to Lakewood was fantastic , ” Osteen said in the press release .
“ To see people from all walks of life and all different backgrounds coming to worship together was truly a night to remember.
” West @ @ @ @ @ @ @ year , revealing he is “ in service to God ” and no longer cares about fame and fortune .
He released his religious-rap album “ Jesus Is King ” in October .
“ An Evening with Joel & Victoria Osteen featuring Kanye West & the Sunday Service Choir ” will take place on Saturday , May 2 , 2020 .
Tickets for the event are $ 25 and will go on sale on Thursday , February 6 at 10 a.m. via Ticketmaster and Joel Osteen ’ s website .

Kanye West and his Sunday Service Choir are set to boogie down in The Bronx — on a Saturday.
West and his choir announced Monday they will put on another show with preacher Joel Osteen at Yankee Stadium in the spring.
The rapper, 42, teamed up with the 56-year-old preacher’s Houston megachurch for a performance in November, and there’s been much speculation about a 2020 reunion show ever since.
Osteen’s Lakewood Church confirmed these rumors in a press release, calling the forthcoming event “an evening of hope and inspiration to draw tens of thousands from across the country for an exciting time of praise and worship where lives are changed and hope is restored.”
When the rapper joined Osteen at his Lakewood Church for the November concert, the 16,800-seat auditorium was filled.
“The remarkable music talent and excitement that Kanye and the choir brought to Lakewood was fantastic,” Osteen said in the press release. “To see people from all walks of life and all different backgrounds coming to worship together was truly a night to remember.”
West became more interested in religion early last year, revealing he is “in service to God” and no longer cares about fame and fortune. He released his religious-rap album “Jesus Is King” in October.
“An Evening with Joel & Victoria Osteen featuring Kanye West & the Sunday Service Choir” will take place on Saturday, May 2, 2020. Tickets for the event are $25 and will go on sale on Thursday, February 6 at 10 a.m. via Ticketmaster and Joel Osteen’s website.


newyorkpost--2020-02-03--VA Deputy Secretary James Byrne fired after less than five months on job

Veterans Affairs Deputy Secretary James Byrne was fired Monday morning — less than five months after assuming the role .
Byrne was axed “ due to loss of confidence in [ his ] ability to carry out his duties , ” VA Secretary Robert Wilkie said in a statement .
“ The decision is effective immediately.
” The former deputy secretary was sworn in to his post last September , by an 81-11 vote in the Senate .
Byrne ’ s departure comes after the department reportedly declined to file charges stemming from a September incident where a House staffer @ @ @ @ @ @ @ sexually assaulted at a VA hospital in Washington , according to The New York Times .
Goldstein , a senior policy adviser , alleges that on Sept. 20 a man forced himself on her in the hospital ’ s cafeteria .
“ You look like you could use a good time , ” the man said , she told The Times , as he allegedly slammed his body against hers .
Her complaint sparked an investigation by the VA ’ s Office of Inspector General , along with local law enforcement , the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ announced that due to lack of evidence , they were not bringing charges .
VA Press Secretary Christina Mandreucci denied in a statement to Axios that Byrne was fired over the agency ’ s handling of Goldstein ’ s sexual assault claim .

Veterans Affairs Deputy Secretary James Byrne was fired Monday morning — less than five months after assuming the role.
Byrne was axed “due to loss of confidence in [his] ability to carry out his duties,” VA Secretary Robert Wilkie said in a statement. “The decision is effective immediately.”
The former deputy secretary was sworn in to his post last September, by an 81-11 vote in the Senate.
Byrne’s departure comes after the department reportedly declined to file charges stemming from a September incident where a House staffer, Andrea Goldstein, claims she was sexually assaulted at a VA hospital in Washington, according to The New York Times.
Goldstein, a senior policy adviser, alleges that on Sept. 20 a man forced himself on her in the hospital’s cafeteria.
“You look like you could use a good time,” the man said, she told The Times, as he allegedly slammed his body against hers.
Her complaint sparked an investigation by the VA’s Office of Inspector General, along with local law enforcement, the report said.
Last month the agency announced that due to lack of evidence, they were not bringing charges.
VA Press Secretary Christina Mandreucci denied in a statement to Axios that Byrne was fired over the agency’s handling of Goldstein’s sexual assault claim.


newyorkpost--2020-02-03--City Council shows support for de Blasio’s new Taxi and Limousine Commission pick

Mayor Bill de Blasio has “ temporarily ” withdrawn the nomination of ...

Mayor Bill de Blasio’s latest pick to take over the city’s Taxi and Limousine Commission sailed through her first City Council hearing on Monday — a stark contrast to the response for Hizzoner’s previous pick for the job, who tanked in front of lawmakers last year.
The love-fest saw Aloysee Heredia Jarmoszuk, who currently serves as chief of staff for Deputy Mayor Laura Anglin, flatter Council members for their “comprehensive and insightful report” that proposed surge pricing for taxis and a bailout for drivers — while the pols lavished praise on her in return.
“This report could not have come at a more critical moment,” said Aloysee Heredia Jarmoszuk in her opening testimony to the Committee on Rules, Privileges and Elections
“I hope to have the opportunity to work with the Council on these recommendations so that we not only solve the current crisis our drivers are facing, but also prevent a situation like this from ever happening again.”
Heredia Jarmoszuk also praised Councilman Donovan Richards for pushing for a TLC Office of Inclusion, expressed openness to Councilman Ydanis Rodriguez’s proposal for a black car and livery task force — and committed to taking up other members’ concerns about drivers denying trips to black New Yorkers.
Many of the city’s taxi and for-hire vehicle drivers have faced massive debts and declining profits with the growth of e-hail companies like Uber and Lyft — creating a crisis that drove at least nine drivers to suicide.
A Council-convened panel last week made a series of recommendations to help turn things around for embattled hacks, including the Uber-like surge-pricing and a $600 million bailout for debt-ridden drivers.
“My goal is to work with the council and drivers to try to find a solution to reduce driver monthly payments to less than $1,000 a month, and I believe the city will need to play a role in this effort,” Heredia Jarmoszuk told the hearing.
Elected officials responded in turn with praise for the longtime de Blasio administration staffer — a big change from their response to previous candidate Jeff Roth, whose failed July confirmation hearing Speaker Corey Johnson lambasted as “awful.”
“I think you’d be a fantastic chair to this commission, and I look forward to voting on your nomination,” gushed Brooklyn Councilman Stephen Levin, who led the panel that put forward last week’s recommendations.
Councilman Brad Lander, who is also close with driver advocates, went so far as to thank Heredia Jarmoszk for her “willingness to step forward” for the role.
The committee will reconvene on Feb. 11 to vote on Heredia Jaromszk’s appointment. If she gets the go-head, she’ll face a full council vote later that day.
The TLC has been without a council-approved chair since Meera Joshi quit 11 months ago.


newyorkpost--2020-02-03--Harvey Weinstein rape accuser Jessica Mann breaks down on witness stand

Harvey Weinstein rape accuser Jessica Mann completely broke down on the witness stand Monday — as the disgraced Hollywood titan could barely keep his eyes open throughout the day of testimony .
In a dramatic moment , Mann erupted in uncontrollable sobs and appeared to hyperventilate at Weinstein ’ s sex assault and rape trial in Manhattan Supreme Court as she read aloud excerpts from a lengthy May 22 , 2014 email that Mann had sent “ Twilight ” actor Edi Gathegi , who Mann had been dating .
“ My secret and my fear is knowing that a part @ @ @ @ @ @ @ [ Weinstein ] would mean you ’ d never talk to me again…I was close enough to him to tell you that he no longer has a working penis .
On the lower half of his body he had some type of surgery or burn and he ’ s lucky to have his parts , ” Mann read .
Mann , 34 , a key accuser who claims Weinstein raped her twice , including once at the Doubletree Hotel in Midtown on March 18 , 2013 , and another time later that year @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that Weinstein ’ s genitalia were so “ deformed ” that she actually pitied him .
The email Mann read during cross-examination went on to say that , “ sometimes I felt hopeless and should just be with an old man because I ’ m a lost cause…I accepted that my father was that older man who dated younger than me and I would in turn become that woman.
” “ Harvey validated me .
He always offered to help me in ways that my parents wouldn ’ t .
I felt approval @ @ @ @ @ @ @ me too , ” Mann read , wiping tears from her eyes .
“ Harvey was my father ’ s age and he gave me all the validation that I needed.
” The message said Mann felt “ a sense of friendship with ” Weinstein and that Mann “ tried to make him a pseudo father.
” Gathegi never replied to the email , Mann said .
Mann ’ s sobs caused Justice James Burke to end testimony early for the day .
Meanwhile , throughout the day of testimony , Weinstein was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ When asked by a reporter why he was sleeping in court as Weinstein exited the courtroom , pushing his walker , the fallen movie mogul responded , “ Oh , please .
”

Harvey Weinstein rape accuser Jessica Mann completely broke down on the witness stand Monday — as the disgraced Hollywood titan could barely keep his eyes open throughout the day of testimony.
In a dramatic moment, Mann erupted in uncontrollable sobs and appeared to hyperventilate at Weinstein’s sex assault and rape trial in Manhattan Supreme Court as she read aloud excerpts from a lengthy May 22, 2014 email that Mann had sent “Twilight” actor Edi Gathegi, who Mann had been dating.
“My secret and my fear is knowing that a part of the dynamic I had with Harvey [Weinstein] would mean you’d never talk to me again…I was close enough to him to tell you that he no longer has a working penis. On the lower half of his body he had some type of surgery or burn and he’s lucky to even have his parts,” Mann read.
Mann, 34, a key accuser who claims Weinstein raped her twice, including once at the Doubletree Hotel in Midtown on March 18, 2013, and another time later that year in Los Angeles, testified last week that Weinstein’s genitalia were so “deformed” that she actually pitied him.
The email Mann read during cross-examination went on to say that, “sometimes I felt hopeless and should just be with an old man because I’m a lost cause…I accepted that my father was that older man who dated younger than me and I would in turn become that kind of woman.”
“Harvey validated me. He always offered to help me in ways that my parents didn’t. I felt approval to pursue the industry because he was encouraging,” Mann read, wiping tears from her eyes. “Harvey was my father’s age and he gave me all the validation that I needed.”
The message said Mann felt “a sense of friendship with” Weinstein and that Mann “tried to make him a pseudo father.”
Gathegi never replied to the email, Mann said.
Mann’s sobs caused Justice James Burke to end testimony early for the day.
Meanwhile, throughout the day of testimony, Weinstein was spotted apparently nodding off at times.
When asked by a reporter why he was sleeping in court as Weinstein exited the courtroom, pushing his walker, the fallen movie mogul responded, “Oh, please.”


newyorkpost--2020-02-04--‘Keep it moving, baby!’: Incredible trick shot takes over house

Ready , set , roll !
Starting with the drop of a single ball , watch as a long trail @ @ @ @ @ as books , fans and paper carry the item throughout the Twinsburg , Ohio , @ @ @ @ @ way .
Matt Stauffer , the 18-year-old behind the viral contraption , hilariously yells as @ @ @ @ @ through the motions .
The clever designer even managed to keep the ball rolling down @ @ @ @ @ not an easy task .
The entire thing took about five hours to complete , @ @ @ @

Ready, set, roll! Starting with the drop of a single ball, watch as a long trail of carefully placed items such as books, fans and paper carry the item throughout the Twinsburg, Ohio, home in the most unbelievable way. Matt Stauffer, the 18-year-old behind the viral contraption, hilariously yells as he watches the maze go through the motions. The clever designer even managed to keep the ball rolling down the stairs, which was not an easy task. The entire thing took about five hours to complete, including 35 attempts.
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newyorkpost--2020-02-04--FBI joins search for missing Florida infant after women’s deaths, father’s apparent suicide

An Ambert Alert was issued Wednesday after cops in Miami ...

MIAMI — The FBI has joined the search for a newborn baby who disappeared after his mother, grandmother and great-grandmother were fatally shot in South Florida, officials said.
FBI spokesman Michael Leverock confirmed the agency is assisting in the case, the Miami Herald reported Monday.
Andrew Caballeiro was a week old when his father, Ernesto Caballeiro, 49, kidnapped him last month, Miami-Dade police said. A short time later, police found the bodies of Arlety García Valdés, 40, Isabel Valdés González, 60, and Lina González Licor, 84.
Police suspect Caballeiro murdered the women. The day after taking the child, he was found dead from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound in Pasco County, which is north of Tampa. The infant wasn’t found near his vehicle or body.
“Our detectives are still following all the leads they have in the case,” Miami-Dade police Detective Ángel Rodríguez said. “We have the assistance of the Florida Department of Law Enforcement and the FBI, but at this time there’s been no change in the investigation.”
Authorities are searching locations where Caballeiro might have taken the baby after he left the rural Miami-Dade house where the three women were murdered.
Miami-Dade police still have an Amber Alert for baby Andrew on their Twitter account.


newyorkpost--2020-02-04--Jen, Ben and the celebrity exes we still think about

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 ) “ Not Skinny But Not Fat ” podcast host Amanda Hirsch joins to reminisce about celebrity love lost , why we ’ re hooked on the Kardashians and the most annoying celebs on Instagram .
Here ’ s more on the A-listers in today ’ s episode : All of Jennifer Lopez ’ s engagement rings : from Ben Affleck to Alex Rodriguez Don ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ she ’ s got — she ’ s still Jenny from the block .
Jennifer Lopez is engaged for the fifth time after Alex Rodriguez popped the question last year with an enormous emerald-cut diamond estimated to be worth more than $ 1 million .
The 49-year-old seems to have a preference when it comes to her matrimonial bling : square or emerald cut , only .
Save for her very first ring in 1997 , all have been square or elongated rectangle shapes rather than round or oval cut .
No matter @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , J.Lo knows what she wants on her finger .
Billionaire makeup mogul Kylie Jenner has found great success financially , but the “ Keeping Up with the Kardashians ” star has faced some major hiccups in her personal life in the past year .
From losing a BFF and a boyfriend to suffering a health scare , Jenner , 22 , is all about the drama .
Why Chrissy Teigen can do no wrong – online The model topped Maggie and Amanda ’ s lists of which celebs are hilarious to follow @ @ @ @ @ @ @ she surprised her husband John Legend during Thanksgiving by outfitting herself and their friends in pajamas covered in his People ’ s Sexiest Man Alive magazine cover .
Teigen filmed Legend ’ s reaction to the stunt on her Instagram Stories .
Luckily , he was excited to see the new clothing and laughed while declaring that he loved the prank .
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“Not Skinny But Not Fat” podcast host Amanda Hirsch joins to reminisce about celebrity love lost, why we’re hooked on the Kardashians and the most annoying celebs on Instagram.
Here’s more on the A-listers in today’s episode:
All of Jennifer Lopez’s engagement rings: from Ben Affleck to Alex Rodriguez
Don’t be fooled by the rocks that she’s got — she’s still Jenny from the block.
Jennifer Lopez is engaged for the fifth time after Alex Rodriguez popped the question last year with an enormous emerald-cut diamond estimated to be worth more than $1 million. The 49-year-old seems to have a preference when it comes to her matrimonial bling: square or emerald cut, only.
Save for her very first ring in 1997, all have been square or elongated rectangle shapes rather than round or oval cut. No matter who the man is on her arm, J.Lo knows what she wants on her finger.
Kylie Jenner’s ridiculous 2019: Jordyn Woods drama to Travis Scott split
Billionaire makeup mogul Kylie Jenner has found great success financially, but the “Keeping Up with the Kardashians” star has faced some major hiccups in her personal life in the past year.
From losing a BFF and a boyfriend to suffering a health scare, Jenner, 22, is all about the drama.
Why Chrissy Teigen can do no wrong – online
The model topped Maggie and Amanda’s lists of which celebs are hilarious to follow on Instagram.
Back in November, she surprised her husband John Legend during Thanksgiving by outfitting herself and their friends in pajamas covered in his People’s Sexiest Man Alive magazine cover.
Teigen filmed Legend’s reaction to the stunt on her Instagram Stories. Luckily, he was excited to see the new clothing and laughed while declaring that he loved the prank.
Catch up on all episodes of “We Hear” by subscribing to the podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts. New episodes come out every Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.


newyorkpost--2020-02-04--Coronavirus fears prompt Japan to quarantine thousands of passengers on cruise ship

Japan quarantined an entire cruise ship filled with passengers off a port near Tokyo on Tuesday due to fears over @ @ @ @ @ coronavirus .
Officials in the country said that they have begun screening more than 3,700 @ @ @ @ @ the port of Yokohama after a Hong Kong man who sailed on the vessel last @ @ @ @ @ virus .
The 80-year-old man flew to Japan and boarded the ship , the Diamond @ @ @ @ @ Japan Inc. , on Jan. 20 , and disembarked in Hong Kong on Jan. 25 @ @ @ @ @ Japan was also preparing to expand the scope of its screening for the virus , @ @ @ @ @ tests failed to detect the virus in some people who were later found to be @ @ @ @ @ Kato told reporters .
The virus has killed at least 425 people in mainland China @ @ @ @ @ other deaths in surrounding countries .
More than 20,000 people are confirmed to have the @ @ @ @ @ its first death from the illness in the semi-autonomous territory on Monday .

Japan quarantined an entire cruise ship filled with passengers off a port near Tokyo on Tuesday due to fears over the spread of the deadly coronavirus.
Officials in the country said they have begun screening more than 3,700 passengers on the ship off the port of Yokohama after a Hong Kong man who sailed on the vessel last month tested positive for the virus.
The 80-year-old man flew to Japan and boarded the ship, the Diamond Princess, run by Carnival Japan Inc., on Jan. 20, and disembarked in Hong Kong on Jan. 25, the company said.
Japan was also preparing to expand the scope of its screening for the virus, and test criteria after initial tests failed to detect the virus in some people who were later found to be infected, Health Minister Katsunobu Kato told reporters.
The virus has killed at least 425 people in mainland China, with at least two other deaths in surrounding countries.
More than 20,000 people are confirmed to have the infection.
Hong Kong reported its first death from the illness in the semi-autonomous territory Monday.
With wires


newyorkpost--2020-02-04--Iowa Democratic Party says to expect caucus results later today

The Iowa Democratic Party was trying to stem the chaos that resulted from their state ’ s caucus on Monday @ @ @ @ @ manually ” verify the data .
The party released a statement early Tuesday after a @ @ @ @ @ properly , causing a delay in the reporting of the caucus results .
Chairman Troy @ @ @ @ @ that the party expects to release results later Tuesday .
Price also said the party @ @ @ @ @ against paper backups but says systems are taking “ longer than expected.
” The delays @ @ @ @ @ reporting issue , not a hack or intrusion , it claimed .
The party chairman @ @ @ @ @ updated presidential campaigns about the status of the delayed results in the kickoff caucuses .
@ @ @ @ @ questions in the call with reporters .
Even without official results Pete Buttigieg tried to @ @ @ @ @ Sanders released internal data that appeared to show him leading .

The Iowa Democratic Party was trying to stem the chaos that resulted from the state’s caucus Monday night — pledging to “manually” verify the data.
The party released a statement early Tuesday after a new app failed to function properly, causing a delay in the reporting of the caucus results.
Chairman Troy Price said in the statement that the party expects to release results later Tuesday.
Price also said the party is manually verifying its data against paper backups but says systems are taking “longer than expected.”
The delays were the result of a reporting issue, not a hack or intrusion, the statement claimed.
The party chairman addressed reporters shortly after they updated presidential campaigns about the status of the delayed results in the kickoff caucuses.
He did not take any questions in the call with reporters.
Even without official results, Pete Buttigieg tried to declare victory, while Bernie Sanders released internal data that appeared to show him leading.


newyorkpost--2020-02-04--Iowa caucus: Bernie Sanders campaign releases internal numbers that show him leading

Bernie Sanders ’ presidential campaign released internal reporting numbers from about 40 percent of precincts that participated in the Iowa caucus early Tuesday morning .
The numbers released by Sanders ’ campaign came hours after the state ’ s Democratic Party said they could not release official results because of “ inconsistencies ” in the numbers .
Sanders ’ internal figures showed the Vermont socialist leading top rivals with more than 29 percent of caucus support .
According to the numbers , Sanders was trailed by former South Bend , Indiana , Mayor Pete Buttigieg , who had more than @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Sen. Elizabeth Warren , who had support from more than 21 percent .
Former Vice President Joe Biden was in a far-flung fourth place , according to the numbers , and had just 12 percent support in the caucus .
“ We recognize that this does not replace the full data from the Iowa Democratic Party , ” Sanders ’ senior adviser Jeff Weaver said in a statement .
“ But we believe firmly that our supporters worked too hard for too long to have the results of the work delayed.
” Biden @ @ @ @ @ @ @ letter on Monday night that they want the Iowa state Democratic Party to provide the candidates with information about the error before any results are released .
“ We believe that the campaigns deserve full explanations and relevant information regarding the methods of quality control you are employing , and an opportunity to respond before any official results are released , ” Dana Remus , general counsel for the Biden campaign , wrote in the letter to the party .

Bernie Sanders’ presidential campaign released internal reporting numbers from about 40 percent of precincts that participated in the Iowa caucus early Tuesday.
The numbers released by Sanders’ campaign came hours after the state’s Democratic Party said it could not release official results because of “inconsistencies” in the numbers.
Sanders’ internal figures showed the Vermont socialist leading top rivals with more than 29 percent of caucus support.
According to the numbers, Sanders was trailed by former South Bend, Indiana, Mayor Pete Buttigieg, who had more than 24 percent. Close behind him was Sen. Elizabeth Warren, who had support from more than 21 percent.
Former Vice President Joe Biden was in a far-flung fourth place, according to the numbers, with just 12 percent support in the caucus.
“We recognize that this does not replace the full data from the Iowa Democratic Party,” Sanders’ senior adviser Jeff Weaver said in a statement.
“But we believe firmly that our supporters worked too hard for too long to have the results of the work delayed.”
Biden’s campaign attorney said in a letter Monday night that they want the Iowa Democratic Party to provide the candidates with information about the error before any results are released.
“We believe that the campaigns deserve full explanations and relevant information regarding the methods of quality control you are employing, and an opportunity to respond before any official results are released,” Dana Remus, general counsel for the Biden campaign, wrote in the letter to the party.


newyorkpost--2020-02-04--Macau to suspend casino operations for 2 weeks to curb spread of coronavirus

Macau , the world ’ s biggest gambling hub , said on Tuesday it had asked all casino operators to @ @ @ @ @ to help curb the spread of the new coronavirus .
The announcement by Macau ’ @ @ @ @ @ Seng came as the former Portuguese colony reported 10 confirmed cases of the virus and @ @ @ @ @ and out of the Chinese territory .
Residents have been instructed to wear masks when @ @ @ @ @ been advised to stay home as much as possible .
Ho said he would be @ @ @ @ @ discuss the closures .
No immediate details were given as to when the suspension would @ @

Macau isn’t taking its chances on the coronavirus.
The world’s gambling capital has shut down casinos for two weeks to stop the deadly disease from spreading further in the Chinese territory.
Macau’s government said Tuesday that the 15-day closure of the city’s 41 casinos would start at midnight after officials revealed the coronavirus has sickened 10 people there. Other public gathering places such as bars, cinemas, nightclubs and salons will also be shuttered, officials said.
“Of course this was a difficult decision, but we must do it for the health of Macau’s residents,” Macau chief executive Ho Iat Seng said at a news conference, according to the New York Times.
The closures could strike a blow to the economy in Macau, where casinos reaped more than $37 billion in revenue in 2018. The temporary shutdown could cut this year’s gaming revenues by between 5 and 15 percent, gambling consultant Matthew Ossolinski told the Times.
The people stricken by coronavirus in Macau include a 29-year-old hotel worker at the Galaxy casino and resort who caught it at a private Lunar New Year meetup, news reports said.
The Galaxy complex is owned by Galaxy Entertainment Group, which saw the price of its Hong Kong-listed shares drop 2.2 percent Tuesday. Wynn Macau, another casino company, saw a 1.6 percent drop to its Hong Kong stock price.
Ho said Macau had enough financial reserves to support the territory through any trouble caused by the coronavirus outbreak, including a possible government deficit for the current fiscal year.
The coronavirus has not killed anyone in Macau, but it has taken 425 lives in mainland China and one in nearby Hong Kong. Authorities have confirmed more than 20,000 cases in mainland China and at least 180 elsewhere in the world.
With Post wires


newyorkpost--2020-02-04--Iowa caucus mess nothing compared to intra-Democratic Party chaos on the horizon

The Iowa caucuses reveal not only a Democratic Party deliriously incompetent at handling a vote tally — this from the folks who have been screaming about voting fraud and irregularities for years — but at war with itself in a way that could lead to political disorder that will make the counting disaster look like a garden party .
What little we can glean from entrance polls reveals the way in which the schematics of the intra-Democratic conflict in 2020 are very stark .
It ’ s Joe Biden with big numbers with people 65 and older — and nobody @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with huge numbers among people 18-29 — and mediocre numbers with everybody else .
That likely translated into Sanders running away with college-educated voters and Biden running away with those caucus-goers who have only a high-school education .
Slicing the Iowa pie even more thinly , Biden likely lost a significant number of younger moderate voters to 37 year-old Pete Buttigieg — another suggestion that Biden ’ s candidacy is , in a state like Iowa , almost exclusively a Geritol candidacy .
This happened in a state that is 92 percent white @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is 93 percent white .
Polling suggests Sanders will win there in a walk , as he did in 2016 — and that his victory there could mean a downward slide for Biden .
But what happens when the nominating process begins reflecting another schematic reality — the entry of African-American voters in sizable numbers ?
Before any voting , Biden was running away with them .
In January , a Washington Post-Ipsos poll had Biden at 48 percent nationally and Sanders at 20 .
But it ’ s only in the fourth @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that African Americans will be the decisive players .
Now , if Sanders runs the table in the first three ( Iowa , New Hampshire and Nevada ) , his numbers will surely improve .
Still , if past history is any guide , 25 percent of the overall Democratic primary electorate will be black .
So if you combine Biden ’ s strength with the elderly and his strength among African Americans , Sanders ’ base of young voters starts to look a little shaky .
The problem is Biden has to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he might start appearing hapless and , well , excessively old .
And then , hovering in the background , is the Billionaire Mothership .
If Biden melts down , Bernie isn ’ t exactly going to glide effortlessly to the nomination the way Donald Trump did as the populist insurgent darling .
He ( and whoever else is still in the race ) will then have to contend with the limitless resources of his worst nightmare — a free-spending billionaire whose money he has yet been unable to expropriate .
What we @ @ @ @ @ @ @ dropping his infinite dollars in the places where people are going to be voting a month from now — just as voters in the largest states begin to hit the ballot boxes having heard almost no ads and seen relatively few Facebook posts from anyone but the former mayor .
All of this is a recipe for chaos — even more so because the Democratic Party ’ s apportionment of delegates is by voting percentage within each state rather than the Republican party ’ s winner-take-all system .

The Iowa caucuses reveal not only a Democratic Party deliriously incompetent at handling a vote tally — this from the folks who have been screaming about voting fraud and irregularities for years — but at war with itself in a way that could lead to political disorder that will make the counting disaster look like a garden party.
What little we can glean from entrance polls reveals the way in which the schematics of the intra-Democratic conflict in 2020 are very stark.
It’s Joe Biden with big numbers with people 65 and older — and nobody else. It’s Bernie Sanders with huge numbers among people 18 to 29 — and mediocre numbers with everybody else.
That likely translated into Sanders running away with college-educated voters and Biden running away with those caucus-goers who have only a high school education.
Slicing the Iowa pie even more thinly, Biden likely lost a significant number of younger moderate voters to 38-year-old Pete Buttigieg — another suggestion that Biden’s candidacy is, in a state like Iowa, almost exclusively a Geritol candidacy.
This happened in a state that is 92 percent white. New Hampshire, which follows, is 93 percent white. Polling suggests Sanders will win there in a walk, as he did in 2016 — and that his victory there could mean a downward slide for Biden.
But what happens when the nominating process begins reflecting another schematic reality — the entry of African American voters in sizable numbers? Before any voting, Biden was running away with them. In January, a Washington Post-Ipsos poll had Biden at 48 percent nationally and Sanders at 20.
But it’s only in the fourth state to vote, South Carolina, that African Americans will be the decisive players. Now, if Sanders runs the table in the first three (Iowa, New Hampshire and Nevada), his numbers will surely improve. Still, if history is any guide, 25 percent of the overall Democratic primary electorate will be black.
So if you combine Biden’s strength with the elderly and his strength among African Americans, Sanders’ base of young voters starts to look a little shaky. The problem is Biden has to remain viable through a month in which he might start appearing hapless and, well, excessively old.
And then, hovering in the background, is the Billionaire Mothership. If Biden melts down, Bernie isn’t exactly going to glide effortlessly to the nomination the way Donald Trump did as the populist insurgent darling.
He (and whoever else is still in the race) will then have to contend with the limitless resources of his worst nightmare — a free-spending billionaire whose money he has yet been unable to expropriate.
What we know is that Mike Bloomberg has been dropping his infinite dollars in the places where people are going to be voting a month from now — just as voters in the largest states begin to hit the ballot boxes having heard almost no ads and seen relatively few Facebook posts from anyone but the former mayor.
All of this is a recipe for chaos — even more so because the Democratic Party’s apportionment of delegates is by voting percentage within each state rather than the Republican Party’s winner-take-all system.
Hello, brokered convention!
John Podhoretz is editor of Commentary magazine.


newyorkpost--2020-02-04--Pete Buttigieg signals Iowa caucus ‘victory’ despite lack of results

Presidential hopeful Pete Buttigieg signaled victory in the Iowa Democratic caucus early Tuesday morning before the official results were tallied @ @ @ @ @ , we are going on to New Hampshire victorious , ” the former South Bend @ @ @ @ @ his supporters at Drake University after midnight .
Buttigieg said that with his supposed victory @ @ @ @ @ became an undeniable reality.
” “ We don ’ t know all the results , @ @ @ @ @ time it ’ s all said and done , Iowa , you have shocked the @ @ @ @ @ His winning claim came as the caucus results were delayed for hours because of “ @ @ @ @ @ data , the state party said in a statement .
The Iowa Democratic Party said @ @ @ @ @ app to count the results , which was backed up by traditional paper tabulation .
@ @ @ @ @ delayed because of the two systems — but the state Democratic Party said the app @ @ @ @ @ not fail during the process .

Presidential hopeful Pete Buttigieg signaled victory in the Iowa Democratic caucus early Tuesday before the official results were tallied.
“By all indications, we are going on to New Hampshire victorious,” the former South Bend, Indiana, mayor told his supporters at Drake University after midnight.
Buttigieg said that with his supposed victory, “an improbable hope became an undeniable reality.”
“We don’t know all the results, but we know by the time it’s all said and done, Iowa, you have shocked the nation,” he boasted.
His winning claim came as the caucus results were delayed for hours because of “inconsistencies” in the data, the state party said in a statement.
The Iowa Democratic Party said it was using a new app to count the results, which was backed up by traditional paper tabulation.
The reporting process was severely delayed because of the two systems — but the state Democratic Party said the app was not hacked and did not fail during the process.


newyorkpost--2020-02-04--Iowa caucus: Biden campaign blasts Democratic Party over reporting meltdown

DES MOINES , IOWA — Joe Biden ’ s campaign lawyer sent an excoriating late-night letter to the chair of Iowa ’ s Democratic Party over Monday ’ s caucus meltdown demanding an explanation for the delayed results .
Dana Remus , general counsel for the Biden campaign , lashed into Iowa Democrats for “ acute failures ” which forced candidates to take the stage just before midnight without any official results .
“ We appreciate that you plan to brief the campaigns momentarily on these issues , and we plan to participate , ” Remus wrote in the letter @ @ @ @ @ @ @ director Kevin Geiken , first reported by NBC News .
“ However , we believe that the campaigns deserve full explanations and relevant information regarding the methods of quality control you are employing , and an opportunity to respond , before any official results are released , ” she continued .
The party first blamed unspecified “ quality checks ” for the massively delayed results before pinning the problem on “ inconsistencies on the data ” after using a new phone app which reportedly failed .
Results were expected to start streaming in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ time , with the final results expected around 10 p.m .
But only 25 percent of Iowa ’ s 1,765 precincts had been collected by that point — meaning none of the campaigns could declare victory .
Des Moines County Chair Tom Courtney said an app created to report results was “ a mess ” and caucus organizers were reduced to having to phone in their results to state party headquarters , which was , at times , too busy to pick up .
“ The app that was intended to relay Caucus @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Party ’ s back-up telephonic reporting system likewise has failed , ” Remus continued .
“ In the meantime , we are on to New Hampshire , on the road to the most important election of our lifetimes , ” she wrote later .
Candidates for the first time left Iowa for New Hampshire with no clear idea of who won .

DES MOINES, IOWA — Joe Biden’s campaign lawyer sent an excoriating late-night letter to the chair of Iowa’s Democratic Party over Monday’s caucus meltdown, demanding an explanation for the delayed results.
Dana Remus, general counsel for the Biden campaign, lashed into Iowa Democrats for “acute failures” that forced candidates to take the stage just before midnight without any official results.
“We appreciate that you plan to brief the campaigns momentarily on these issues, and we plan to participate,” Remus wrote in the letter to party chair Troy Price and executive director Kevin Geiken, first reported by NBC News.
“However, we believe that the campaigns deserve full explanations and relevant information regarding the methods of quality control you are employing, and an opportunity to respond, before any official results are released,” she continued.
The party first blamed unspecified “quality checks” for the massively delayed results before pinning the problem on “inconsistencies on the data” after using a new phone app that reportedly failed.
Results were expected to start streaming in as Iowans caucused at 7 p.m. local time, with the final results expected around 10 p.m.
But only 25 percent of Iowa’s 1,765 precincts had been collected by that point — meaning none of the campaigns could declare victory.
Des Moines County chair Tom Courtney said an app created to report results was “a mess” and caucus organizers were reduced to having to phone in their results to state party headquarters, which was, at times, too busy to pick up.
“The app that was intended to relay Caucus results to the Party failed; the Party’s back-up telephonic reporting system likewise has failed,” Remus continued.
“In the meantime, we are on to New Hampshire, on the road to the most important election of our lifetimes,” she wrote later.
Candidates for the first time left Iowa for New Hampshire with no clear idea of who won.


newyorkpost--2020-02-04--The best travel products you need for every trip, according to June’s Diary

Four years after being formed on the hit show “ Chasing Destiny , ” a lot has changed for June ’ s Diary .
The girl group has swapped label backing for life as independent artists , secured a travel sponsorship with Spirit Airlines , dropped their “ Male Edition ” mixtape , added the EPs “ All of Us ” and “ Take Your Time ” to their discography , and made appearances at both Essence Festival and as opening acts on several high-profile tours , including The Great Xscape Tour with the iconic group Xscape .
And let @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the new video for their single “ I Aint With It ” and a recent crowing as Elle ’ s Song Association champions .
But with Ashly Williams , Brienna “ Bri ” DeVlught , Gabrielle “ Gabby ” Carriero , Kristal Smith , and Shyann Roberts all living in separate parts of the country , finding moments to write and produce music together in-person require a little extra planning .
The creative process often starts with a visit to their group text thread and ends with them booking flights to meetup in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ If anybody has [ song ] ideas , I don ’ t think anybody hesitates to send a text message .
And then we just work it out , ” Kristal told the New York Post during the group ’ s visit to New York City ahead of their “ I Ain ’ t With It ” video ’ s debut .
“ Then we get with [ Spirit Airlines ] to set up the flights , we ’ ll meet in one place , and we just do our thing.
” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ recording , touring , and press runs have clearly made June ’ s Diary quite the travel pros .
And as they bubbled with excitement over their upcoming video release , the ladies shared just a few of the products they swear by when it ’ s time to hit the road .

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Four years after being formed on the hit show “Chasing Destiny,” a lot has changed for June’s Diary.
The girl group has swapped label backing for life as independent artists, secured a travel sponsorship with Spirit Airlines, dropped their “Male Edition” mixtape, added the EPs “All of Us” and “Take Your Time” to their discography, and made appearances at both Essence Festival and as opening acts on several high-profile tours, including The Great Xscape Tour with the iconic group Xscape.
And let’s not forget the release of the new video for their single “I Aint With It” and a recent crowing as Elle’s Song Association champions.
But with Ashly Williams, Brienna “Bri” DeVlught, Gabrielle “Gabby” Carriero, Kristal Smith, and Shyann Roberts all living in separate parts of the country, finding moments to write and produce music together in-person require a little extra planning.
The creative process often starts with a visit to their group text thread and ends with them booking flights to meetup in one location for a recording session.
“If anybody has [song] ideas, I don’t think anybody hesitates to send a text message. And then we just work it out,” Kristal told the New York Post during the group’s visit to New York City ahead of their “I Ain’t With It” video’s debut. “Then we get with [Spirit Airlines] to set up the flights, we’ll meet in one place, and we just do our thing.”
The past few years of travel for recording, touring, and press runs have clearly made June’s Diary quite the travel pros.
And as they bubbled with excitement over their upcoming video release, the ladies shared just a few of the products they swear by when it’s time to hit the road.


newyorkpost--2020-02-04--Iowa caucus: Democratic official says results tabulation app ‘wasn’t working at all’

An official who was participating in Iowa ’ s Democratic caucus on Monday said that the app set up to help tabulate the results simply wasn ’ t working .
The chairman of a caucus in Story County told the Wall Street Journal that the app “ wasn ’ t working at all ” and people were forced to call results in , leading to the backlog .
“ We weren ’ t set up for everyone to have to use the phone , it sounds like , ” Adin Mann told the paper .
He added , “ I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the paperwork organized all the way they want it .
It ’ s scattered all over the room here.
” Results from the caucus were delayed for hours on Monday night because of “ inconsistencies ” found in the data , the state party said in a statement .
The Iowa Democratic Party said they were using a new app to count the results , which was backed up by traditional paper tabulation .
The reporting process was massively delayed because of the two systems — but the state Democratic Party said the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ fail during the process .

An official who was participating in Iowa’s Democratic caucus Monday said the app set up to help tabulate the results simply wasn’t working.
The chairman of a caucus in Story County told the Wall Street Journal that the app “wasn’t working at all” and people were forced to call results in, leading to the backlog.
“We weren’t set up for everyone to have to use the phone, it sounds like,” Adin Mann told the paper.
He added, “I’m at home trying to get the paperwork organized all the way they want it. It’s scattered all over the room here.”
Results from the caucus were delayed for hours Monday night because of “inconsistencies” in the data, the state party said in a statement.
The Iowa Democratic Party said it was using a new app to count the results, which was backed up by traditional paper tabulation.
The reporting process was massively delayed because of the two systems — but the state Democratic Party said the app was not hacked and did not fail during the process.


newyorkpost--2020-02-04--Coin toss gives Amy Klobuchar at least one Iowa caucus site over Elizabeth Warren

Even before all the Iowa caucus mayhem , presidential hopeful Amy Klobuchar won at least one rural Iowa caucus site in a very arbitrary way — with the flip of a coin .
The Minnesota legislator was tied with Sen. Elizabeth Warren , of Massachusetts , with 19 votes each at an Iowa Falls precinct with 62 voters present , leading to a coin toss to determine who would get the extra delegate , according to Sara Baranowski , editor of the Iowa Falls Times-Citizen .
“ There ’ s talk that there ‘ s going to be a coin @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 19 supporters , which equals 4 delegates and there ’ s a limit to the number of total delegates , ” tweeted Baranowski , who was covering the caucuses .
Baranowski later posted a photo of the tie-breaking procedure , published on Timescitizen.com , showing the precinct chair drop a quarter .
The flip of the coin was deemed necessary under party rules , since there were 12 delegates up for grabs and the two other candidates met the viability threshold , according to the Des Moines Register .
The other candidates at @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Indiana , Mayor Pete Buttigieg , and former Vice President Joe Biden collected three and two delegates , respectively .

Even before all the Iowa caucus mayhem, presidential hopeful Amy Klobuchar won at least one rural Iowa caucus site in a very arbitrary way — with the flip of a coin.
The Minnesota legislator was tied with Sen. Elizabeth Warren, of Massachusetts, with 19 votes each at an Iowa Falls precinct with 62 voters present, leading to a coin toss to determine who would get the extra delegate, according to Sara Baranowski, editor of the Iowa Falls Times-Citizen.
“There’s talk that there‘s going to be a coin flip! Klobuchar and Warren both have 19 supporters, which equals 4 delegates and there’s a limit to the number of total delegates,” tweeted Baranowski, who was covering the caucuses.
Baranowski later posted a photo of the tie-breaking procedure, published on Timescitizen.com, showing the precinct chair drop a quarter.
The flip of the coin was deemed necessary under party rules, since there were 12 delegates up for grabs and the two other candidates met the viability threshold, according to the Des Moines Register.
The other candidates at the precinct, former South Bend, Indiana, Mayor Pete Buttigieg, and former Vice President Joe Biden collected three and two delegates, respectively.


newyorkpost--2020-02-04--Iowa caucus: Candidates address supporters despite reporting disaster

DES MOINES , IOWA — Democratic 2020 presidential candidates took the stage in Iowa on Monday night — despite the hours-long delay from the state party in reporting results of the crucial caucuses .
Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar was first to address her supporters in Des Moines , acknowledging that they didn ’ t yet have official tallies of the first-in-the-nation caucuses .
“ You probably heard we don ’ t know the results .
But I did not want to let another minute go by without thanking all of you , ” she told the crowd .
“ We @ @ @ @ @ @ @ know one thing : We are punching above our weight.
” Just before midnight , and with only about 25 % of precincts reporting , former Vice President Joe Biden declared a half-baked victory to his fans .
“ The indications are it ’ s going to be close , ” he said at Drake University .
“ We ’ re walking out of here with our share of delegates , ” Biden added .
“ We don ’ t know exactly what it is yet but we feel good about where we @ @ @ @ @ @ @ meanwhile , said the results were “ too close to call ” and used much of her speech to rail against President Trump .
“ We don ’ t know all the results tonight , but tonight has already shown that Americans have a hunger for big structural change , ” she said .
“ Let me begin by stating that I imagine — have a strong feeling that at some point the results will be announced , ” Sanders told his supporters .
“ And when those results are announced I have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to be doing very , very well here in Iowa.
” The Iowa Democratic Party said the caucus results were delayed over unspecified “ quality checks.
” And that the problem was a “ reporting issue ” and not a “ hack .
”

DES MOINES, IOWA — Democratic 2020 presidential candidates took the stage in Iowa on Monday night — despite the hours-long delay from the state party in reporting results of the crucial caucuses.
Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar was first to address her supporters in Des Moines, acknowledging that they didn’t yet have official tallies of the first-in-the-nation caucuses.
“You probably heard we don’t know the results. But I did not want to let another minute go by without thanking all of you,” she told the crowd.
“We know there’s delays but we know one thing: We are punching above our weight.”
Just before midnight, and with only about 25% of precincts reporting, former Vice President Joe Biden declared a half-baked victory to his fans.
“The indications are it’s going to be close,” he said at Drake University.
“We’re walking out of here with our share of delegates,” Biden added. “We don’t know exactly what it is yet but we feel good about where we are.”
Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren, meanwhile, said the results were “too close to call” and used much of her speech to rail against President Trump.
“We don’t know all the results tonight, but tonight has already shown that Americans have a hunger for big structural change,” she said.
And Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders was optimistic.
“Let me begin by stating that I imagine — have a strong feeling that at some point the results will be announced,” Sanders told his supporters.
“And when those results are announced I have a good feeling we’re going to be doing very, very well here in Iowa.”
The Iowa Democratic Party said the caucus results were delayed over unspecified “quality checks.” And that the problem was a “reporting issue” and not a “hack.”


newyorkpost--2020-02-04--Students spark Tom Brady, Titans rumor after misidentifying Gisele Bundchen

Students sparked a well-circulated rumor that Tom Brady could be leaving New England for Tennessee after they mistook a football Hall of Famer ’ s wife for Gisele Bundchen .
It was speculated Brady could sign with the Titans after Bundchen , the wife of Brady and Brazilian model , was said to be touring Montgomery Bell Academy , a prestigious prep school in Nashville .
The rumor quickly took off , as it wasn ’ t too far-fetched .
Brady is set to enter free agency this March , and there is no guarantee he will remain with the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ six Super Bowls in 20 seasons .
Brady also played alongside current Titans coach Mike Vrabel , and the two are friends .
According to Nashville attorney Blair Dunham , whose son attends the school , the rumor began when another student was told he couldn ’ t meet with the admissions director because the director was meeting with a “ Hall of Famer ” ( the 42-year-old Brady is a future Hall of Famer ) .
A tall blonde woman was then seen touring the school , and the students immediately assumed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ hair and is 5-foot-11 , Dunham said on the “ The George Plaster Show ” .
The woman instead was Landyn Hutchinson , the wife of former Titans offensive lineman Steve Hutchinson , who was elected to the Hall of Fame last week .
The bogus sighting aside , it ’ s unlikely Brady would end up with the Titans , who stunningly knocked him out of the playoffs in the wild-card round .
ESPN reported Tennessee is expected to hold onto current quarterback Ryan Tannehill .
The Raiders , who are set @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Las Vegas , have been speculated as the most-likely suitor for Brady should he leave New England .
The Patriots reportedly are trying to keep Brady from leaving as a free agent .

Students sparked a well-circulated rumor that Tom Brady could be leaving New England for Tennessee after they mistook a football Hall of Famer’s wife for Gisele Bündchen.
It was speculated that Brady could sign with the Titans after Bündchen, Brady’s wife and a Brazilian supermodel, was said to be touring Montgomery Bell Academy, a prestigious prep school in Nashville.
The rumor quickly took off, as it wasn’t too far-fetched. Brady is set to enter free agency in March, and there is no guarantee he will remain with the Patriots, with whom he has won six Super Bowls in 20 seasons. Brady also played alongside current Titans coach Mike Vrabel, and the two are friends.
According to Nashville attorney Blair Durham, whose son attends the school, the rumor began when another student was told he couldn’t meet with the admissions director because the director was meeting with a “Hall of Famer” (the 42-year-old Brady is a future Hall of Famer).
A tall blond woman was then seen touring the school, and the students immediately assumed it was Bündchen, who has blond hair and is 5 feet 11, Dunham said on “The George Plaster Show.”
The woman instead was Landyn Hutchinson, the wife of former Titans offensive lineman Steve Hutchinson, who was elected to the Hall of Fame last week.
The bogus sighting aside, it’s unlikely Brady would end up with the Titans, who stunningly knocked him out of the playoffs in the wild-card round. ESPN reported Tennessee is expected to hold onto current quarterback Ryan Tannehill.
The Raiders, who are set to embark on their first season in Las Vegas, have been speculated as the most likely suitor for Brady should he leave New England. The Patriots reportedly are trying to keep Brady from leaving as a free agent.


newyorkpost--2020-02-03--Iowa Democratic caucus organizer hung up on while trying to report results

A Democratic caucus organizer in Iowa tried to call in results to his state party on Monday night — only to get hung up on .
Shawn Sebastian was live over the phone with CNN ’ s Wolf Blitzer when he finally got off hold with the Iowa Democratic Party , after waiting for over an hour .
“ I just got off hold now , ” Sebastian , the Story County Precinct 1-1 Secretary told the CNN anchor , who asked , “ Can we listen in as you report them ?
” A woman from the Iowa party @ @ @ @ @ @ @ saying , “ Hello ?
Hello ?
” “ Hi , hello , ” Sebastian responded — only to realize she ’ d gotten off the line .
“ They hung up on me , ” he said .
“ OK .
I ’ ve got to get back on line.
” Several caucus organizers were reduced to having to call in their results to state party headquarters , after an app created to report the tallies experienced issues , officials said .
The IDC said the results from the crucial caucuses were @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and new rules requiring three sets of data be reported .

What happened to “Midwestern Nice”?
A Democratic caucus organizer in Iowa tried to call in results to his state party Monday night — only to get hung up on.
Shawn Sebastian was live on the phone with CNN’s Wolf Blitzer when he finally got off hold with the Iowa Democratic Party, after waiting for over an hour.
“I just got off hold now,” Sebastian, the Story County Precinct 1-1 secretary, told the CNN anchor, who asked, “Can we listen in as you report them?”
A woman from the Iowa party could be heard on the other end saying, “Hello? Hello?”
“Hi, hello,” Sebastian responded — only to realize she’d gotten off the line.
“They hung up on me,” he said. “OK. I’ve got to get back on line.”
Several caucus organizers were reduced to having to call in their results to state party headquarters, after an app created to report the tallies experienced issues, officials said.
The Iowa Democratic Party said the results from the crucial caucuses were delayed due to “quality checks” and new rules requiring that three sets of data be reported.


newyorkpost--2020-02-03--What went into Henrik Lundqvist’s Rangers benching

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The old-time smiles and exuberance lasted through Super Bowl Sunday, but that was it.
Because after Henrik Lundqvist collected his first shutout since 2017 on Saturday in Detroit, he lasted just 40 minutes before being pulled en route to his Rangers’ 5-2 loss to the Stars on Monday night at the Garden.
Lundqvist allowed four goals on 15 shots before being replaced by Alex Georgiev to start the third period, the Rangers down, 4-2.
“It was a tough game to play, that’s for sure,” Lundqvist said.
The Rangers are working within the three-goalie system that is not ideal for any of them, and coach David Quinn made it clear that part of the equation is the “human element.” With regards to Lundqvist, that means there is respect for what he has done in his career without losing sight of the way he is currently playing.
“You don’t treat every player the same. What you do is you treat every player fairly,” Quinn said. “When you’re 37 years old, and you’ve had the career Hank has had — and you’re still the goalie he is — there is a lot that goes into these decisions and the conversations you have.”
Georgiev gave up one goal on six shots, while Igor Shesterkin was a healthy scratch.
Chris Kreider did not play after he took the morning skate and was deemed a game-time decision. The winger took a knee to the head from teammate Mika Zibanejad on Saturday and did not return to that game, Quinn saying it wasn’t a concussion but just an upper-body injury.
According to the coach, Kreider was “hemming and hawing” to play, but was held out.
Quinn threw the lines into the blender for the third period, but Pavel Buchnevich was mostly on the bench, getting just two shifts in the final period and none over the 10:02.
“I didn’t like his game at all,” Quinn said. “I didn’t like a lot of his game, at all.”
Forward Phillip Di Giuseppe made his Rangers debut, starting in Kreider’s place on the top line with Zibanejad and Buchnevich. The 26-year-old winger, just called up from AHL Hartford, finished with four shots on goal in six attempts over 12:32 of ice time.
The fourth goal Lundqvist gave up was to Blake Comeau, who has been a curious career-long nemesis. It was Comeau’s 14th career goal against Lundqvist — the former Islander has 135 goals in 835 career NHL games — which tied him for the fourth-most goals against Lundqvist behind only Sidney Crosby (24), Alex Ovechkin (24) and Evgeni Malkin (20). He’s tied at 14 with the Devils’ Travis Zajac.


newyorkpost--2020-02-03--Hong Kong sees first death from coronavirus, second outside mainland China

A man in Hong Kong has died from coronavirus , it was revealed Tuesday , the second person outside of @ @ @ @ @ virus .
The 39-year-old patient had been suffering from an underlying illness when he contracted @ @ @ @ @ January .
The other death reported outside of China was a 44-year-old man who traveled @ @ @ @ @ , dying there on Sunday .
As of Tuesday , over 420 people in China @ @ @ @ @ , and more than 20,000 have been sickened .
Coronavirus has spread from it ’ @ @ @ @ @ 23 other countries and regions , including the US , Japan and Britain .
News @ @ @ @ @ first death came as medical workers entered their second day of protests over the country @ @ @ @ @ open some border crossings with mainland China .
Hong Kong ’ s Chief Executive Carrie @ @ @ @ @ closing the entire border , calling such a move “ discriminatory ” and “ inappropriate @ @ @ @

A man in Hong Kong has died from coronavirus, it was revealed Tuesday, the second person outside of mainland China killed by the virus.
The 39-year-old patient had been suffering from an underlying illness when he contracted coronavirus after visiting Wuhan in January.
The other death reported outside of China was a 44-year-old man who traveled from Wuhan to the Philippines, dying there on Sunday.
As of Tuesday, over 420 people in China have died from the virus, and more than 20,000 have been sickened.
Coronavirus has spread from it’s epicenter in Wuhan to 23 other countries and regions, including the US, Japan and Britain.
News of Hong Kong’s first death came as medical workers entered their second day of protests over the country’s decision to leave open some border crossings with mainland China.
Hong Kong’s Chief Executive Carrie Lam opposed the idea of closing the entire border, calling such a move “discriminatory” and “inappropriate and impractical.”
With Post wires


newyorkpost--2020-02-03--Nets’ Joe Harris to defend All-Star 3-point crown after tough decision

Joe Harris decided to defend his 3-Point Contest title at NBA All-Star Weekend in Chicago , then went out and had 16 points , four rebounds and two assists in a Nets win .
In his past two games he ’ s averaging 19 points , 3.5 rebounds and shot 8-of-16 from 3-point range .
“ I ’ m looking forward to going back , ” Harris said .
“ Its always fun thinking back on it and memories of Charlotte , so I ’ m looking forward to participating again and competing in Chicago.
” Harris is shooting 40.5 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ per game , on pace to match his career-high , after the Nets ’ 119-97 win over Phoenix on Monday at Barclays Center .
But he ’ s also clearly been playing through fatigue , one reason he had to seriously mull this decision .
“ He certainly didn ’ t ask me , ” Nets coach Kenny Atkinson half-joked , adding “ I wouldn ’ t expect any [ different ] .
Joe ’ s a competitor , man .
Joe would go down to the Y if you told him there @ @ @ @ @ @ @ shooting contest .
“ I don ’ t think any of us would dare hold him back .
And it was such a joy , such a big positive for our organization , too .
Really hope he wins it again .
I know he ’ s more than capable.
” Harris had a grueling summer , with a trip to Africa for a charity and then two more across the globe to China , the first with USA Basketball for FIBA and then the second with the Nets in the preseason .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ dip lately — he took just three shots overall on Jan. 31 against Chicago , and hadn ’ t even attempted a single free throw in the past five games coming into Monday — Harris did at least go 6-for-11 from deep Saturday against the Wizards .
“ It comes within the flow and the guys look for him , ” Atkinson said .
“ Obviously teams scout and they lock in .
There are teams that say he ’ s the key to this team , stop Joe and you ’ ll @ @ @ @ @ @ @ understand that and our players understand how important he is .
“ Kyrie [ Irving ] and Spencer [ Dinwiddie ] and Caris [ LeVert ] , they understand how important it is to get him involved .
We want him to take 15 3s a game , and if some of them are contested , so be it .
“ But I think Joe ’ s starting to get his rhythm back .
I think he had a period where he was struggling a little bit , but I see him a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ last game , hopefully it can continue.
” The Nets matched their most-lopsided win of the season , tying their 22-point victory over the Hawks on Jan. 12 .
With Irving suffering from a knee injury Saturday that ’ s expected to sideline him for at least a week , Dinwiddie and LeVert started together in the backcourt for the first time all season .
LeVert totaled a career-high-tying 29 points , tying his total from Nov. 2 , 2018 versus Houston .

Joe Harris decided to defend his 3-Point Contest title at NBA All-Star Weekend in Chicago, then went out and had 16 points, four rebounds and two assists in a Nets win.
In his past two games he’s averaging 19 points, 3.5 rebounds and shot 8-of-16 from 3-point range.
“I’m looking forward to going back,” Harris said. “Its always fun thinking back on it and memories of Charlotte, so I’m looking forward to participating again and competing in Chicago.”
Harris is shooting 40.5 percent from deep and averaging 13.7 points per game, on pace to match his career-high, after the Nets’ 119-97 win over Phoenix on Monday at Barclays Center. But he’s also clearly been playing through fatigue, one reason he had to seriously mull this decision.
“He certainly didn’t ask me,” Nets coach Kenny Atkinson half-joked, adding “I wouldn’t expect any [different]. Joe’s a competitor, man. Joe would go down to the Y if you told him there was a pickup game or a 3-point shooting contest.
“I don’t think any of us would dare hold him back. And it was such a joy, such a big positive for our organization, too. Really hope he wins it again. I know he’s more than capable.”
Harris had a grueling summer, with a trip to Africa for a charity and then two more across the globe to China, the first with USA Basketball for FIBA and then the second with the Nets in the preseason.
After seeing his attempts take a drastic dip lately — he took just three shots overall on Jan. 31 against Chicago, and hadn’t even attempted a single free throw in the past five games coming into Monday — Harris did at least go 6-for-11 from deep Saturday against the Wizards.
“It comes within the flow and the guys look for him,” Atkinson said. “Obviously teams scout and they lock in. There are teams that say he’s the key to this team, stop Joe and you’ll really slow down the Nets. We understand that and our players understand how important he is.
“Kyrie [Irving] and Spencer [Dinwiddie] and Caris [LeVert], they understand how important it is to get him involved. We want him to take 15 3s a game, and if some of them are contested, so be it.
“But I think Joe’s starting to get his rhythm back. I think he had a period where he was struggling a little bit, but I see him a lot more dynamic lately. Good performance last game, hopefully it can continue.”
The Nets matched their most-lopsided win of the season, tying their 22-point victory over the Hawks on Jan. 12.
With Irving suffering from a knee injury Saturday that’s expected to sideline him for at least a week, Dinwiddie and LeVert started together in the backcourt for the first time all season. LeVert totaled a career-high-tying 29 points, tying his total from Nov. 2, 2018 versus Houston.