newyorkpost--2020-08-14--New Movies + Shows to Watch this Weekend: Netflix’s ‘Project Power’ + More

What a week .
Between the political drama , celebrity drama and world health drama that has covered our TV screens , it is all too much !
We need a break , and we know exactly how to take it : binging out to movies and shows on streaming , of course !
Thankfully , there are a plethora of new movies and shows to watch this weekend that will keep us away from the news channels for as long as we ’ d like .
But now to figure out what to watch , hmmm .
Well don @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ears , because that is what we at Decider are here for !
Whether you ’ re scrolling through Netflix , Hulu , Amazon Prime , HBO or all of the above , we believe that starting with the newest and hottest titles is the best way to go .
And with any luck , these highlights will help you decide what to watch and where to stream it this weekend .
New Movies and Shows to Stream This Weekend : 3 % , Project Power , World ’ s Toughest Race and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ t stretching the truth when we said there are a plethora of new titles to stream this weekend , so putting together these highlights was a harder task than usual !
But enough prattle , let ’ s begin : Netflix is packing all the punches this weekend with original content like sci-fi action film Project Power , brand-new dramedy series Teenage Bounty Hunters , the fourth and final season of 3 % and much more .
Over on Amazon Prime Video you can embark on an adventure into new lands through @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s Toughest Race : Eco-Challenge Fiji .
And on Disney+ you will fall in love with an adorable gorilla through its new original film , The One and Only Ivan !
Hulu may not be coming out with original content , but you will for sure be entertained for hours on end through shows like Chopped , Property Brothers , Caribbean Life and much more .
We could keep raving about the impressive titles new on streaming this weekend , but instead we will shut up and let you check them out @ @ @ @ @ @ @ star in Project Power , the sci-fi action flick that is new on Netflix this month .
The film is set in New Orleans and follows an ex-soldier , a teen and a cop who collide while on the hunt for a dangerous new drug that grants the user temporary superpowers .
But as Peter Parker knows , great power comes with great responsibility , yet Art , Frank and Robin are pretty sure whoever gains these powers aren ’ t using them in good faith .
Will they find source of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ before all hell breaks loose ?
Find out in Project Power , one of the top movies to watch this month on Netflix .
And , if you look real close , you ’ ll see Machine Gun Kelly show his face in the movie , too !
Netflix series 3 % is back for its fourth and final season of apocalyptic drama .
Set in a dystopian future , this Brazilian show creates a world where the majority of the population lives on the impoverished Inland .
But when every citizen turns @ @ @ @ @ @ @ undergo a series of tests at the chance of moving to a better life .
The catch ?
The extremely-challenging physical and mental tests will cost them ever seeing their loved ones again — and possibly their lives .
But like every dystopian reality we explore through shows and films , nothing is ever perfect and that has been made perfectly clear while watching 3 % .
So will there be a revolution ?
After three seasons of crazy drama , impossible scenarios and dirty leaders , 3 % Season 4 will cover @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
New on Amazon Prime this weekend is a race into the great unknown filled with rough mountains , vast oceans and dense jungles with a prize on the other side .
Hosted by none other than Bear Grylls , World ’ s Toughest Race : Eco-Challenge Fiji is an adventure series that follows 66 teams from around the world as they embark on a competitive expedition across miles of Fijian terrain to get to the prize on the other side .
And while these racers may be competing against each other , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Watch them all tough it out in World ’ s Toughest Race : Eco-Challenge Fiji .
New on Disney+ August 14 : The One and Only Ivan Meet Ivan : he ’ s a silverback gorilla who lives in a cage at the Exit 8 Big Top Mall and Video Arcade with no recollection of how he got there .
And when an abused baby elephant arrives and is taken under aging elephant Stella ’ s trunk , Ivan and his animal coworkers begin to care for the world outside and try to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ figuring out their histories in the process .
Starring Bryan Cranston , Sam Rockwell , Angelina Jolie and more , The One and Only Ivan is a heartwarming and inspiring film new on Disney+ this weekend .
Stream The One and Only Ivan on Disney+ Full List of New Movies and Shows on Streaming This Weekend The options above only scratch the surface , so you know that this weekend ’ s full lineup will have amazing options for what to watch this weekend !
For the full breakdown of the best movies @ @ @ @ @ @ @ if you ’ re still undecided on what to stream this weekend , then check out the complete list below : 3 % : Season 4 *NETFLIX ORIGINAL El robo del siglo *NETFLIX ORIGINAL Fearless *NETFLIX FILM Glow Up : Season 2 *NETFLIX ORIGINAL Project Power *NETFLIX FILM The Legend of Korra : Book One : Air The Legend of Korra : Book Two : Spirits The Legend of Korra : Book Three : Change The Legend of Korra : Book Four : Balance Octonauts & the Caves of Sac Actun *NETFLIX FAMILY @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to Remember : Complete Season 4 ( ID ) Bake You Rich : Complete Season 1 ( Food Network ) Caribbean Life : Complete Season 16 ( HGTV ) Chopped : Complete Season 40 & 41 ( Food Network ) Christina On The Coast : Complete Season 1 ( HGTV ) Honeymoon Hunters : Complete Season 1 ( Travel Channel ) House Hunters International : Complete Season 129 – 134 ( HGTV ) Island Life : Complete Season 15 ( HGTV ) Mediterranean Life : Complete Season 1 ( HGTV ) Murder in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ) Naked and Afraid : Complete Seasons 9 & 10 ( Discovery ) Property Brothers : Buying & Selling : Complete Season 6 ( HGTV ) Say Yes to the Dress : Complete Season 17 ( TLC ) Sword Art Online : Alicization : Complete Season 1 ( DUBBED ) ( Aniplex ) Worst Bakers in America : Complete Season 1 ( Food Network ) Worst Cooks in America : Complete Season 16 ( Food Network ) Alaska Animal Rescue ( S1 ) Ant-Man and the Wasp India ’ s Wild Leopards Jungle @ @ @ @ @ @ @ *Disney+ Original ( Movie Premiere ) Muppets Now – Episode 103 – “ Getting Testy ” *Disney+ Original Nature Boom Time ( S1 ) One Day At Disney – Episode 137 – “ Pavan Komkai : Broadcast Engineer ” *Disney+ Original Sam ’ s Zookeeper Challenge ( S1 ) Scuba Sam ’ s World ( S1 ) Spaced Out ( S1 ) The Greatest Showman The One and Only Ivan *Disney+ Original ( Movie Premiere ) T.O.T.S .
( S1 ) T.O.T.S .
Calling all T.O.T.S .
( S1 ) Weird But True @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” *Disney+ Original Wild Cats of India ( S1 ) Zombies 2 Birds Of Prey ( And the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn ) , 2020 ( HBO ) Ambush At Tomahawk Gap ( 1953 ) Annie ( 1982 ) Before Midnight ( 2013 ) Come As You Are ( 2019 ) First Knight ( 1995 ) House Of D ( 2004 ) Hudson Hawk ( 1991 ) Jarhead ( 2005 ) Jarhead 2 : Field Of Fire ( 2014 ) Jarhead 3 : The Siege ( 2016 ) Last Action Hero @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Harry ( 1986 ) Little Black Book ( 2004 ) Perfect Stranger ( 2007 ) Real Genius ( 1985 ) She ’ s Out Of Control ( 1989 ) Standing Up , Falling Down ( 2018 ) Sylvester ( 1985 ) The Thin Red Line ( 1998 ) Men In Black ( 1997 ) Men In Black II ( 2002 ) Sparkle ( 2012 ) In The Long Run – Episodes 301-306

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What a week. Between the political drama, celebrity drama and world health drama that has covered our TV screens, it is all too much! We need a break, and we know exactly how to take it: binging out to movies and shows on streaming, of course! Thankfully, there are a plethora of new movies and shows to watch this weekend that will keep us away from the news channels for as long as we’d like. But now to figure out what to watch, hmmm. Well don’t make steam come out your ears, because that is what we at Decider are here for! Whether you’re scrolling through Netflix, Hulu, Amazon Prime, HBO or all of the above, we believe that starting with the newest and hottest titles is the best way to go. And with any luck, these highlights will help you decide what to watch and where to stream it this weekend.
New Movies and Shows to Stream This Weekend: 3%, Project Power, and World’s Toughest Race
We weren’t stretching the truth when we said there are a plethora of new titles to stream this weekend, so putting together these highlights was a harder task than usual! But enough prattle, let’s begin: Netflix is packing all the punches this weekend with original content like sci-fi action film Project Power, brand-new dramedy series Teenage Bounty Hunters, the fourth and final season of 3% and much more. Over on Amazon Prime Video you can embark on an adventure into new lands through the Bear Grylls competition series, World’s Toughest Race: Eco-Challenge Fiji. Hulu may not be coming out with original content, but you will for sure be entertained for hours on end through shows like Chopped, Property Brothers, Caribbean Life and much more. We could keep raving about the impressive titles new on streaming this weekend, but instead we will shut up and let you check them out below:
New on Netflix August 14: Project Power
Jamie Foxx and Joseph Gordon-Levitt star in Project Power, the sci-fi action flick that is new on Netflix this month. The film is set in New Orleans and follows an ex-soldier, a teen and a cop who collide while on the hunt for a dangerous new drug that grants the user temporary superpowers. But as Peter Parker knows, great power comes with great responsibility, yet Art, Frank and Robin are pretty sure whoever gains these powers aren’t using them in good faith. Will they find source of the new pill and get it under control before all hell breaks loose? Find out in Project Power, one of the top movies to watch this month on Netflix. And, if you look real close, you’ll see Machine Gun Kelly show his face in the movie, too!
Stream Project Power on Netflix
New on Netflix August 14: 3% Season 4
Netflix series 3% is back for its fourth and final season of apocalyptic drama. Set in a dystopian future, this Brazilian show creates a world where the majority of the population lives on the impoverished Inland. But when every citizen turns 20, they get the chance to undergo a series of tests at the chance of moving to a better life. The catch? The extremely-challenging physical and mental tests will cost them ever seeing their loved ones again — and possibly their lives. But like every dystopian reality we explore through shows and films, nothing is ever perfect and that has been made perfectly clear while watching 3%. So will there be a revolution? After three seasons of crazy drama, impossible scenarios and dirty leaders, 3% Season 4 will cover the climax and resolution of it all.
Stream 3% Season 4 on Netflix
New on Amazon Prime Video August 14: World’s Toughest Race: Eco-Challenge Fiji
New on Amazon Prime this weekend is a race into the great unknown filled with rough mountains, vast oceans and dense jungles with a prize on the other side. Hosted by none other than Bear Grylls, World’s Toughest Race: Eco-Challenge Fiji is an adventure series that follows 66 teams from around the world as they embark on a competitive expedition across miles of Fijian terrain to get to the prize on the other side. And while these racers may be competing against each other, their real adversary is the elements. Watch them all tough it out in World’s Toughest Race: Eco-Challenge Fiji.
Stream World’s Toughest Race: Eco-Challenge Fiji on Amazon Prime Video
Full List of New Movies and Shows on Streaming This Weekend
The options above only scratch the surface, so you know that this weekend’s full lineup will have amazing options for what to watch this weekend! For the full breakdown of the best movies and shows to stream now, or if you’re still undecided on what to stream this weekend, then check out the complete list below:
New on Netflix- Full List
Released Friday, August 14
3%: Season 4 *NETFLIX ORIGINAL
El robo del siglo *NETFLIX ORIGINAL
Fearless *NETFLIX FILM
Glow Up: Season 2 *NETFLIX ORIGINAL
Project Power *NETFLIX FILM
The Legend of Korra: Book One: Air
The Legend of Korra: Book Two: Spirits
The Legend of Korra: Book Three: Change
The Legend of Korra: Book Four: Balance
Octonauts & the Caves of Sac Actun *NETFLIX FAMILY
Teenage Bounty Hunters *NETFLIX ORIGINAL
Released Saturday, August 15
Rita: Season 5 *NETFLIX ORIGINAL
Stranger: Season 2 *NETFLIX ORIGINAL
Released Sunday, August 16
Johnny English
Les Misérables (2012)
New on Hulu- Full List
Released Friday, August 14
Bernie The Dolphin 2 (2019)
Released Saturday, August 15
A Crime to Remember: Complete Season 4 (ID)
Bake You Rich: Complete Season 1 (Food Network)
Caribbean Life: Complete Season 16 (HGTV)
Chopped: Complete Season 40 & 41 (Food Network)
Christina On The Coast: Complete Season 1 (HGTV)
Honeymoon Hunters: Complete Season 1 (Travel Channel)
House Hunters International: Complete Season 129 – 134 (HGTV)
Island Life: Complete Season 15 (HGTV)
Mediterranean Life: Complete Season 1 (HGTV)
Murder in Paradise: Complete Season 1 (ID)
Naked and Afraid: Complete Seasons 9 & 10 (Discovery)
Property Brothers: Buying & Selling: Complete Season 6 (HGTV)
Say Yes to the Dress: Complete Season 17 (TLC)
Sword Art Online: Alicization: Complete Season 1 (DUBBED) (Aniplex)
Worst Bakers in America: Complete Season 1 (Food Network)
Worst Cooks in America: Complete Season 16 (Food Network)
Released Sunday, August 16
Behind You (2020)
New on Amazon Prime- Full List
Released Friday, August 14
Bernie The Dolphin 2 (2019)
Master (2017)
*World’s Toughest Race: Eco Challenge Fiji – Amazon Original Series: Season 1
New on Disney+ – Full List
Released Friday, August 14
Alaska Animal Rescue (S1)
Ant-Man and the Wasp
India’s Wild Leopards
Jungle Animal Rescue (S1)
Magic Camp *Disney+ Original (Movie Premiere)
Muppets Now – Episode 103 – “Getting Testy” *Disney+ Original
Nature Boom Time (S1)
One Day At Disney – Episode 137 – “Pavan Komkai: Broadcast Engineer” *Disney+ Original
Sam’s Zookeeper Challenge (S1)
Scuba Sam’s World (S1)
Spaced Out (S1)
The Greatest Showman
T.O.T.S. (S1)
T.O.T.S. Calling all T.O.T.S. (S1)
Weird But True – Premiere Episode 301 – “Dinosaurs” *Disney+ Original
Wild Cats of India (S1)
Zombies 2
New on HBO- Full List
Released Friday, August 14
Carmen Y Lola (AKA Carmen And Lola), 2020 (HBO)
Released Saturday, August 15
Birds Of Prey (And the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn), 2020 (HBO)
Released Sunday, August 16
Lovecraft Country, Series Premiere (HBO)
New on Starz- Full List
Released Friday, August 14
Ambush At Tomahawk Gap (1953)
Annie (1982)
Before Midnight (2013)
Come As You Are (2019)
First Knight (1995)
House Of D (2004)
Hudson Hawk (1991)
Jarhead (2005)
Jarhead 2: Field Of Fire (2014)
Jarhead 3: The Siege (2016)
Last Action Hero (1993)
Let’s Get Harry (1986)
Little Black Book (2004)
Perfect Stranger (2007)
Real Genius (1985)
She’s Out Of Control (1989)
Standing Up, Falling Down (2018)
Sylvester (1985)
The Thin Red Line (1998)
Released Saturday, August 15
Men In Black (1997)
Men In Black II (2002)
Sparkle (2012)
In The Long Run – Episodes 301-306
Released Sunday, August 16
American Wedding (2003)
P-Valley – Episode 106
The Tale of Despereaux (2008)
New on BritBox- Full List
Released Friday, August 14
QI: Season “R”| BritBox Exclusive, North American Premiere I 18 X 30


newyorkpost--2020-08-14--‘Blazing Saddles’ debuts on HBO Max with a new racism warning

HBO Max has added yet another informative introduction to one of its titles .
When “ Blazing Saddles ” hit the network ’ s new platform on July 28 , the Mel Brooks film kicks off not with its opening sequence , but rather an introduction by University of Chicago professor and TCM host Jacqueline Stewart .
The intro , in which the “ Silent Sunday Nights ” host provides social context to the 1974 Cleavon Little-Gene Wilder comedy , is similar to the disclaimer in front of “ Gone with the Wind.
” “ This movie is an overt @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” Stewart says in the newly added intro .
“ It ’ s as provocative today as it was when it premiered back in 1974.
” The TCM notice not only provides context to some of Brooks ’ characters but also informs audiences about the director ’ s spoofing ways .
Stewart highlights the director ’ s later genre satires , including “ Young Frankenstein , ” “ High Anxiety ” and “ Spaceballs.
” She continues the prelude saying that the race-centered comedy features “ racist language and attitudes ” throughout .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ who are explicitly portrayed here as narrow-minded , ignorant bigots , ” Stewart adds .
“ The film ’ s real and much more enlightened perspective is represented by the two main characters.
” The intro adds even more historical context , including that Richard Pryor initially was up for Little ’ s role but was turned down for his controversial stand-up material .
The comedian , however , stayed on board and contributed to the writing .
Pryor ’ s knack for calling out racism , combined with Brooks ’ new comedic @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s honest yet entertaining criticism , Stewart said .
The newly implemented notice follows another one HBO Max put in place for “ Gone with the Wind.
” The Victor Fleming title was originally pulled in June , amid the breakout of Black Lives Matter protests across the country following George Floyd ’ s death , for “ ethnic and racial prejudices ” depicted in the film .
Nearly three weeks later , the Oscar-winning classic returned to HBO Max , now accompanied by video of Stewart critiquing the Olivia de Havilland starrer @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Classic Film Festival panel titled “ The Complicated Legacy of ‘ Gone With the Wind , ’ ” moderated by Donald Bogle , was also added .

HBO Max has added yet another informative introduction to one of its titles. When “Blazing Saddles” hit the network’s new platform on July 28, the Mel Brooks film kicks off not with its opening sequence, but rather an introduction by University of Chicago professor and TCM host Jacqueline Stewart.
The intro, in which the “Silent Sunday Nights” host provides social context to the 1974 Cleavon Little-Gene Wilder comedy, is similar to the disclaimer in front of “Gone with the Wind.”
“This movie is an overt and audacious spoof on classic Westerns,” Stewart says in the newly added intro. “It’s as provocative today as it was when it premiered back in 1974.”
The TCM notice not only provides context to some of Brooks’ characters but also informs audiences about the director’s spoofing ways. Stewart highlights the director’s later genre satires, including “Young Frankenstein,” “High Anxiety” and “Spaceballs.” She continues the prelude saying that the race-centered comedy features “racist language and attitudes” throughout.
“Those attitudes are espoused by characters who are explicitly portrayed here as narrow-minded, ignorant bigots,” Stewart adds. “The film’s real and much more enlightened perspective is represented by the two main characters.”
The intro adds even more historical context, including that Richard Pryor initially was up for Little’s role but was turned down for his controversial stand-up material. The comedian, however, stayed on board and contributed to the writing. Pryor’s knack for calling out racism, combined with Brooks’ new comedic style, made for the film’s honest yet entertaining criticism, Stewart said.
The newly implemented notice follows another one HBO Max put in place for “Gone with the Wind.” The Victor Fleming title was originally pulled in June, amid the breakout of Black Lives Matter protests across the country following George Floyd’s death, for “ethnic and racial prejudices” depicted in the film. Nearly three weeks later, the Oscar-winning classic returned to HBO Max, now accompanied by video of Stewart critiquing the Olivia de Havilland starrer. A video from a 2019 TCM Classic Film Festival panel titled “The Complicated Legacy of ‘Gone With the Wind,’” moderated by Donald Bogle, was also added.


newyorkpost--2020-08-14--Dr. Fauci says aiming for herd immunity would lead to ‘enormous’ death toll

Dr. Anthony Fauci says he would “ settle ” for a coronavirus ...

Dr. Anthony Fauci warned about a staggering death toll from the coronavirus, particularly among vulnerable people, if the US allows the infections to sweep across the country in a bid to achieve possible herd immunity.
“If everyone contracted it, even with the relatively high percentage of people without symptoms … a lot of people are going to die,” the nation’s top infectious diseases expert said during a live Instagram session Thursday with actor Matthew McConaughey, CNN reported.
“You look at the United States of America with our epidemic of obesity, as it were. With the number of people with hypertension. With the number of people with diabetes. If everyone got infected, the death toll would be enormous and totally unacceptable,” said Fauci, 79, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.
Herd immunity is reached when a large part of the population — about 70 percent to 90 percent — becomes immune to a virus either through infection and recovery, or through inoculation.
At that point, it is tougher for a virus to spread, so even people who haven’t been infected or vaccinated have some protection.
It remains unclear whether coronavirus survivors have immunity, or for how long, though some have suggested that allowing the illness to run rampant might help reach herd immunity more quickly, CNN reported.
Using such a tactic also would prove disastrous for hospitals, which would be overrun with patients.
More than 167,000 people have died of COVID-19 and over 5.2 million have been infected across the US, according to Johns Hopkins University.
In the next three weeks, the number of deaths nationwide will surge to a projected total of nearly 189,000, according to an ensemble forecast published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Thursday.
On the high end of the projection, 201,431 people will have died by Sept. 5.
A previous ensemble forecast, published July 23, projected about 164,477 coronavirus deaths by Saturday, according to CNN.
“You can’t run away from the numbers,” Fauci said in the 40-minute live Instagram session with the Oscar-winning actor. “You can’t run away from the numbers of people who’ve died, the number of people getting hospitalized, the surges we’re seeing.”
Fauci, a member of the White House pandemic task force, addressed a variety of topics in the wide-ranging interview, including how concerned people should be about becoming infected from touching a doorknob.
He said it wasn’t as concerning as sharing close physical space with an infected person, ABC News reported.
“OK, true-false: Sunlight kills the virus?” McConaughey asked.
“It does,” Fauci responded, backing a theory pushed by President Trump. “That’s the truth.”
McConaughey also asked Fauci if he had millions of dollars invested in a vaccine, prompting the doctor to chuckle.
“Matthew, no. I got zero! I’m a government worker. I have a government salary,” he said.


newyorkpost--2020-08-14--Eerie video shows herd of sheep frozen in place

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These sheep went from baaa to brrr! On a vacation to a cottage in Troutbeck, UK, Rory Davis was skeptical when he received a text from his mom telling him to look at the sheep. Davis said he didn’t think much of it, until he noticed the sheep weren’t moving at all. “I honestly couldn’t believe my eyes,” Davis said. The eerie video shows the sheep frozen on a hill. While there is no scientific reason for this, some internet theorists believe that sheep will stand still when there is heavy rain and they become wet and cold.
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newyorkpost--2020-08-14--Chrissy Teigen confirms she’s pregnant with third child

Click to email this to a friend ( Opens in new window ) Click to share on Twitter ( Opens @ @ @ @ @ to share on Facebook ( Opens in new window ) This family will truly be @ @ @ @ @ she and husband John Legend are expecting their third child .
The Cravings founder , @ @ @ @ @ bump in a video posted to social media and said , “ Look at this @ @ @ @ @ and Legend had fans convinced she was pregnant again following the premiere of his music @ @ @ @ @ At the end of the video , she and Legend are joined by their two @ @ @ @ @ 2-year-old Miles , and the camera briefly focuses on Teigen showing off a baby bump @ @ @ @ @ Teigen tweeted out a smiling-heart emoji .

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This family will truly be legendary.
Chrissy Teigen confirmed she and husband John Legend are expecting their third child.
The Cravings founder, 34, cradled her baby bump in a video posted to social media and said, “Look at this third baby s–t.”
She and Legend had fans convinced she was pregnant again following the premiere of his music video for “Wild.” At the end of the video, she and Legend are joined by their two children, 4-year-old Luna and 2-year-old Miles, and the camera briefly focuses on Teigen showing off a baby bump.
Following the premiere, Teigen tweeted out a smiling-heart emoji.
Congratulations to the couple.


newyorkpost--2020-08-14--Woman’s death certificate lists COVID-19, but family says she was never tested

The death certificate of a 79-year-old South Carolina woman reportedly says COVID-19 complications contributed to her July death — but the decedent ’ s family claims she was never tested or infected with the virus .
Joan Hill died July 31 while receiving in-home hospice care at her daughter ’ s Richland County , Hill ’ s granddaughter , Kimberly Klosterman told WIS News .
Klosterman — who said Hill had for years suffered from dementia — told the station the family received Hill ’ s death certificate a week later , which listed Alzheimer ’ s disease and COVID-19 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ That was wrong , ” Klosterman said .
“ She had never been tested before or after death , so I wasn ’ t sure how that could even be listed on her death certificate.
” Klosterman also said her grandmother showed no signs of the illness leading up to her death .
“ She was breathing fine , ” Klosterman said .
“ Her lung function was good up until the very end , so there were zero symptoms of COVID whatsoever.
” Gary Watts , the county coroner who responded @ @ @ @ @ @ @ WIS that coronavirus was never mentioned to his office in her case .
“ When we took the call originally , it was a patient with Alzheimer ’ s — nothing was mentioned about COVID-19 at that time , ” he said .
“ It ’ s certainly something that needs to be answered as to why that happened , and who made that decision , and why that decision was made if there was no indication at the time of death , ” Watts said Since Hill was under hospice care , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on her death certificate , the report said .
Citing privacy restrictions , the hospice care provider , Amedisys , declined to comment to WIS on why it was done if Hill never received a test .
It ’ s unclear if Hill ’ s death was counted in state statistics as either a coronavirus death or a probable COVID-19 death .

The death certificate of a 79-year-old South Carolina woman reportedly says COVID-19 complications contributed to her July death — but the decedent’s family claims she was never tested or infected with the virus.
Joan Hill died July 31 while receiving in-home hospice care at her daughter’s Richland County, Hill’s granddaughter, Kimberly Klosterman told WIS News.
Klosterman — who said Hill had for years suffered from dementia — told the station the family received Hill’s death certificate a week later, which listed Alzheimer’s disease and COVID-19 complications as the cause of death.
“That was wrong,” Klosterman said. “She had never been tested before or after death, so I wasn’t sure how that could even be listed on her death certificate.”
Klosterman also said her grandmother showed no signs of the illness leading up to her death.
“She was breathing fine,” Klosterman said. “Her lung function was good up until the very end, so there were zero symptoms of COVID whatsoever.”
Gary Watts, the county coroner who responded to Hill’s death, told WIS that coronavirus was never mentioned to his office in her case.
“When we took the call originally, it was a patient with Alzheimer’s — nothing was mentioned about COVID-19 at that time,” he said.
“It’s certainly something that needs to be answered as to why that happened, and who made that decision, and why that decision was made if there was no indication at the time of death,” Watts said
Since Hill was under hospice care, the facility’s doctor signed off on her death certificate, the report said. Citing privacy restrictions, the hospice care provider, Amedisys, declined to comment to WIS on why it was done if Hill never received a test.
It’s unclear if Hill’s death was counted in state statistics as either a coronavirus death or a probable COVID-19 death.


newyorkpost--2020-08-14--Mookie Betts ties MLB mark for three homer nights in Dodgers’ win

LOS ANGELES — Mookie Betts hit three home runs Thursday night — for the sixth time in his career .
Now nobody ’ s done it more often .
Betts launched half of the season-high six long balls socked by the Los Angeles Dodgers during an 11-2 rout of the San Diego Padres .
His sixth three-homer game matched the major league mark shared by Sammy Sosa and Hall of Famer Johnny Mize .
Betts accomplished the feat in 813 career games .
Sosa needed 2,364 , and Mize did it in 1,884 .
“ I just think it ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s not as important as the rings , ” Betts said .
The four-time All-Star went 4 for 4 with five RBIs and was hit by a pitch in the leadoff spot , where manager Dave Roberts has been reluctant to lock him in .
However , with Corey Seager back in the lineup after injury , Roberts turned to Betts at the top .
“ I ’ ve been doing it my whole life so I think I ’ m just comfortable there , ” Betts said .
“ It ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ only lead off once , but I enjoy getting things started and creating havoc on the basepaths.
” Betts signed one of the richest contracts in baseball history last month , agreeing to a $ 365 million , 12-year deal on the eve of opening day , and has mostly batted second in this pandemic-shortened season .
The 2018 AL MVP said when he was acquired from Boston in a blockbuster trade last offseason that he thought he ’ d be hitting leadoff with his new team .
“ I ’ m definitely @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the team , ” said Betts , who talked to Roberts again recently about the leadoff spot .
“ I think he ’ s just trying to find a comfort in the lineup in general.
” Roberts knew the kind of special player the Dodgers landed in Betts , although the 5-foot-9 right fielder has surprised him in one way .
“ I know he hits homers , ” the manager said , “ but it ’ s more power than I expected.
” With a chance to tie the big league record @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Betts reached on an infield single in the seventh .
When Betts wasn ’ t chasing down balls in the outfield or rocketing them into the empty stands , he was on the bench talking hitting with his teammates .
“ He ’ s just very unselfish , ” Roberts said .
The National League ’ s top two home run-hitting teams split the four-game series , with the Dodgers outscoring the Padres 17-2 over the last two .
“ We wanted to win this series , ” San Diego starter Chris @ @ @ @ @ @ @ I can do a better job of , I keep saying it , but one of those things is to eliminate the damage .
But it just kept going and going and going .
Overall tough , tough loss.
” Julio Urías ( 2-0 ) gave up consecutive two-out solo homers to Tommy Pham and Eric Hosmer in the first after the Padres failed to homer for the first time in nine games during a 6-0 loss Wednesday night .
The Dodgers answered right back in the bottom of the inning to tie @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a pitch and scored on Seager ’ s two-run shot to right on an 0-2 pitch from Paddack ( 2-2 ) .
Seager returned after missing five games because of lower back discomfort .
AJ Pollock added a go-ahead solo homer with two outs .
Los Angeles scored in each of the first five innings .
Betts connected on a two-run shot to left field with two outs in the second for a 5-2 lead .
Pollock ’ s RBI double made it 6-2 in the third .
Austin Barnes and Betts went @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Dodgers ’ lead to 9-2 .
Barnes ’ two-run shot landed in the left-field pavilion and Betts followed with a solo shot to the same area .
Betts wasn ’ t finished .
He smashed a two-run homer in the fifth for an 11-2 lead .
The Dodgers ’ offensive outburst didn ’ t include reigning NL MVP Cody Bellinger , who went 0 for 3 with a strikeout and a walk before being replaced .
Urías allowed two runs and five hits in 6 1/3 innings .
He struck out three @ @ @ @ @ @ @ six runs and six hits in three innings .
He struck out one and walked one .

LOS ANGELES — Mookie Betts hit three home runs Thursday night — for the sixth time in his career.
Now nobody’s done it more often.
Betts launched half of the season-high six long balls socked by the Los Angeles Dodgers during an 11-2 rout of the San Diego Padres. His sixth three-homer game matched the major league mark shared by Sammy Sosa and Hall of Famer Johnny Mize.
Betts accomplished the feat in 813 career games. Sosa needed 2,364, and Mize did it in 1,884.
“I just think it’s pretty cool, but it’s not as important as the rings,” Betts said.
The four-time All-Star went 4 for 4 with five RBIs and was hit by a pitch in the leadoff spot, where manager Dave Roberts has been reluctant to lock him in.
However, with Corey Seager back in the lineup after injury, Roberts turned to Betts at the top.
“I’ve been doing it my whole life so I think I’m just comfortable there,” Betts said. “It’s just one of those things where you only lead off once, but I enjoy getting things started and creating havoc on the basepaths.”
Betts signed one of the richest contracts in baseball history last month, agreeing to a $365 million, 12-year deal on the eve of opening day, and has mostly batted second in this pandemic-shortened season. The 2018 AL MVP said when he was acquired from Boston in a blockbuster trade last offseason that he thought he’d be hitting leadoff with his new team.
“I’m definitely here to do whatever is best for the team,” said Betts, who talked to Roberts again recently about the leadoff spot. “I think he’s just trying to find a comfort in the lineup in general.”
Roberts knew the kind of special player the Dodgers landed in Betts, although the 5-foot-9 right fielder has surprised him in one way.
“I know he hits homers,” the manager said, “but it’s more power than I expected.”
With a chance to tie the big league record of four home runs in one game, Betts reached on an infield single in the seventh.
When Betts wasn’t chasing down balls in the outfield or rocketing them into the empty stands, he was on the bench talking hitting with his teammates.
“He’s just very unselfish,” Roberts said.
The National League’s top two home run-hitting teams split the four-game series, with the Dodgers outscoring the Padres 17-2 over the last two.
“We wanted to win this series,” San Diego starter Chris Paddack said. “I just felt I can do a better job of, I keep saying it, but one of those things is to eliminate the damage. But it just kept going and going and going. Overall tough, tough loss.”
Julio Urías (2-0) gave up consecutive two-out solo homers to Tommy Pham and Eric Hosmer in the first after the Padres failed to homer for the first time in nine games during a 6-0 loss Wednesday night.
The Dodgers answered right back in the bottom of the inning to tie it 2-all. Betts was hit by a pitch and scored on Seager’s two-run shot to right on an 0-2 pitch from Paddack (2-2). Seager returned after missing five games because of lower back discomfort. AJ Pollock added a go-ahead solo homer with two outs.
Los Angeles scored in each of the first five innings. Betts connected on a two-run shot to left field with two outs in the second for a 5-2 lead.
Pollock’s RBI double made it 6-2 in the third.
Austin Barnes and Betts went deep back-to-back in the fourth, extending the Dodgers’ lead to 9-2. Barnes’ two-run shot landed in the left-field pavilion and Betts followed with a solo shot to the same area.
Betts wasn’t finished. He smashed a two-run homer in the fifth for an 11-2 lead.
“He’s impressive,” Seager said.
The Dodgers’ offensive outburst didn’t include reigning NL MVP Cody Bellinger, who went 0 for 3 with a strikeout and a walk before being replaced.
Urías allowed two runs and five hits in 6 1/3 innings. He struck out three and walked none.
Paddack gave up six runs and six hits in three innings. He struck out one and walked one.


newyorkpost--2020-08-14--The other reason Yankees-Red Sox rivalry isn’t the same

Mookie Betts is a Dodger .
David Price is a Dodger who opted out of the season .
Ace Chris Sale won ’ t pitch until next year .
Eduardo Rodriguez , a 19-game winner last season , is done for the year due to COVID-19 .
So it was not surprising the Red Sox lug a 6-13 record into Friday ’ s game against the Yankees and were last in the AL East , 6 ¹/₂ lengths back of the first-place Yankees .
Not exactly the way the best rivalry in baseball usually exists in the middle of August @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Stadium for a second time this weekend for four games after being swept in a three-game series bridging July and August , a former Yankee and Red Sox reliever pointed to another reason the rivalry lacks juice : no flesh in the seats at Fenway and the Stadium .
“ Even when we were playing and every year it went down to the wire , the fans made the rivalry , ’ ’ Mike Stanton said via phone Thursday afternoon .
“ In Fenway the fans were screaming and yelling and at the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ played for each side of the rivalry , says the lack of energy created by the crowds voicing strong opinions and other verbal lobs from the seats is a reason for a calmer setting .
“ I am not sure how they are playing because a big part of those games was the fans going crazy , ’ ’ Damon said .
“ It ’ s tough to get yourself going and there is no home-field advantage.
’ ’ After Wednesday ’ s 6-3 win over the Braves , Aaron Boone was asked @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , which kept the right fielder out of the victory , and where he stood for Friday night ’ s game against the Red Sox .
“ Nothing new and I don ’ t know about Friday , ’ ’ Boone said .
Based on Clint Frazier ’ s 3-for-4 game Wednesday that included a home run , it is possible Frazier will be in Boone ’ s lineup somewhere against the Red Sox .
He filled in for Judge in right on Wednesday .
Aroldis Chapman is slated to face live hitters @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
If that goes well , there is a possibility the Yankees ’ closer could come off the injured list this weekend and be ready to face the Red Sox .
If that happens , Boone said the lefty will take over the closing duties from Zack Britton , who has converted all seven save chances filling in for Chapman .
Those seven saves lead the AL .
“ Brit will go into that role that he has been so valuable for us .
On a given day it will be saving a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , ’ ’ Boone said of Britton , whose one tough outing resulted in a loss to the Rays last Sunday in St. Petersburg , Fla. , but wasn ’ t in a save situation .
“ Obviously we miss Chappy and obviously [ his return ] makes our bullpen stronger and deeper .
We are fortunate to have a dominant reliever in Zack who has not only filled in but flourished in that role .
’ ’

Mookie Betts is a Dodger. David Price is a Dodger who opted out of the season. Ace Chris Sale won’t pitch until next year. Eduardo Rodriguez, a 19-game winner last season, is done for the year due to COVID-19.
So it was not surprising the Red Sox lug a 6-13 record into Friday’s game against the Yankees and were last in the AL East, 6 ¹/₂ lengths back of the first-place Yankees.
Not exactly the way the best rivalry in baseball usually exists in the middle of August.
With the Red Sox visiting Yankee Stadium for a second time this weekend for four games after being swept in a three-game series bridging July and August, a former Yankee and Red Sox reliever pointed to another reason the rivalry lacks juice: no flesh in the seats at Fenway and the Stadium.
“Even when we were playing and every year it went down to the wire, the fans made the rivalry,’’ Mike Stanton said via phone Thursday afternoon. “In Fenway the fans were screaming and yelling and at the Stadium.’’
Johnny Damon, who played for each side of the rivalry, says the lack of energy created by the crowds voicing strong opinions and other verbal lobs from the seats is a reason for a calmer setting.
“I am not sure how they are playing because a big part of those games was the fans going crazy,’’ Damon said. “It’s tough to get yourself going and there is no home-field advantage.’’
After Wednesday’s 6-3 win over the Braves, Aaron Boone was asked about Aaron Judge’s lower-body tightness, which kept the right fielder out of the victory, and where he stood for Friday night’s game against the Red Sox.
“Nothing new and I don’t know about Friday,’’ Boone said.
Based on Clint Frazier’s 3-for-4 game Wednesday that included a home run, it is possible Frazier will be in Boone’s lineup somewhere against the Red Sox. He filled in for Judge in right on Wednesday.
Aroldis Chapman is slated to face live hitters Friday at the alternate site in Scranton. If that goes well, there is a possibility the Yankees’ closer could come off the injured list this weekend and be ready to face the Red Sox.
If that happens, Boone said the lefty will take over the closing duties from Zack Britton, who has converted all seven save chances filling in for Chapman. Those seven saves lead the AL.
“Brit will go into that role that he has been so valuable for us. On a given day it will be saving a game like he has done so well,’’ Boone said of Britton, whose one tough outing resulted in a loss to the Rays last Sunday in St. Petersburg, Fla., but wasn’t in a save situation. “Obviously we miss Chappy and obviously [his return] makes our bullpen stronger and deeper. We are fortunate to have a dominant reliever in Zack who has not only filled in but flourished in that role.’’


newyorkpost--2020-08-14--State police to leave Portland after two weeks of protecting federal courthouse

PORTLAND , Ore. — Oregon State Police are leaving Portland after a two-week assignment to help protect a federal courthouse that ’ s been a target of protesters during months of conflict in Oregon ’ s largest city .
The state police are “ continually reassessing our resources and the needs of our partner agencies and at this time we are inclined to move those resources back to counties where prosecution of criminal conduct is still a priority , ” Capt .
Timothy R. Fox told television stations .
“ Last night was our last night in Portland.
” Nights @ @ @ @ @ @ @ O. Hatfield U.S .
Courthouse previously prompted President Donald Trump to dispatch U.S. agents to guard the building in July , which reinvigorated Black Lives Matter demonstrations and often ended in violent clashes .
The U.S. agents started drawing down in late July under an agreement between the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and Democratic Gov .
Kate Brown that included state troopers taking their place for two weeks .
Earlier this week , newly elected Multnomah County District Attorney Mike Schmidt decided not to prosecute people arrested for non-violent misdemeanors .
Since @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have been arrested .
So far , fewer than 50 are being prosecuted .
Schmidt has said the new policy recognizes the outrage and frustration over a history of racial injustice that has led to the protests as well as practical realities of the court system , which is running months behind in processing cases because of COVID-19 .
Demonstrators returned to the courthouse Wednesday night and clashes continued into the early morning hours Thursday as some people threw objects as well as set off fireworks and police used tear gas on the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ were arrested and one officer suffered a hand wound described as serious .
It wasn ’ t clear what the departure of the state police will mean at the federal courthouse as demonstrations continue against police violence and systemic racism .
Fox said state police will reassess if Portland police need assistance .

PORTLAND, Ore. — Oregon State Police are leaving Portland after a two-week assignment to help protect a federal courthouse that’s been a target of protesters during months of conflict in Oregon’s largest city.
The state police are “continually reassessing our resources and the needs of our partner agencies and at this time we are inclined to move those resources back to counties where prosecution of criminal conduct is still a priority,” Capt. Timothy R. Fox told television stations. “Last night was our last night in Portland.”
Nights of unrest that increasingly targeted the Mark O. Hatfield U.S. Courthouse previously prompted President Donald Trump to dispatch U.S. agents to guard the building in July, which reinvigorated Black Lives Matter demonstrations and often ended in violent clashes.
The U.S. agents started drawing down in late July under an agreement between the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and Democratic Gov. Kate Brown that included state troopers taking their place for two weeks.
Earlier this week, newly elected Multnomah County District Attorney Mike Schmidt decided not to prosecute people arrested for non-violent misdemeanors. Since the protests began, over 500 people have been arrested. So far, fewer than 50 are being prosecuted.
Schmidt has said the new policy recognizes the outrage and frustration over a history of racial injustice that has led to the protests as well as practical realities of the court system, which is running months behind in processing cases because of COVID-19.
Demonstrators returned to the courthouse Wednesday night and clashes continued into the early morning hours Thursday as some people threw objects as well as set off fireworks and police used tear gas on the crowd, authorities said. Two protesters were arrested and one officer suffered a hand wound described as serious.
It wasn’t clear what the departure of the state police will mean at the federal courthouse as demonstrations continue against police violence and systemic racism. Fox said state police will reassess if Portland police need assistance.


newyorkpost--2020-08-14--Sean Marks: Keeping Joe Harris ‘priority No. 1’ for Nets

Portland was playing for their playoff lives .
Brooklyn was playing ...

Though many Nets fans are loudly pining for the team to chase a third star this offseason, GM Sean Marks says he has another top priority in mind. And that priority is Joe Harris, and keeping the free-agent-to-be in Brooklyn.
“Priority No. 1,” Marks said. “It’s that simple, yeah.”
Marks spoke with YES Network before his Nets closed out the regular-season with a 134-133 loss to the Trail Blazers on Thursday. The Nets earned the seventh seed in the East, and Harris’ hot play in the restart has been a big reason why.
“Joe, I think we’ve talked about plenty of times,” Marks said. “We’re obviously very proud of where Joe has come from. And where he is today. And he still continues to get better. [He] still wants to work on his craft.
“So, yeah, signing him and seeing him with this group will certainly be a priority for us.”
Harris — who had 19 points in Thursday’s finale against the Trail Blazers — has said before that he hopes to stay in Brooklyn. But he had no clue about Marks’ comments, having kept his focus squarely on the court.
“I didn’t even know that he said that, but I mean to be honest I’m not really thinking that much about the offseason,” Harris said. “Obviously we focused on Portland, and then my mind is really just trying to continue to play good basketball and put ourselves in a position to compete and win some games against Toronto.”
As one of the Nets’ Bubble Big 3 — with Caris LeVert and Jarrett Allen — Harris has been stellar during the restart. He averaged 20 points in Orlando, shooting 62 percent from the floor and 54.1 from behind the arc.
Harris extended his streak of games with a 3 to 60 straight, one shy of D’Angelo Russell’s team record set last season. And he has helped the Nets exceed all reasonable expectations, going 5-3 in the bubble as they brace to face the champion Raptors.
“We do know that we have to prepare for Toronto obviously now, solidifying that spot. For us, it’s always just been exactly that: It’s just been about us trying to play the right way, play for each other, compete on both ends,” Harris said. “Our motto is just going out trying to enjoy, too, enjoy playing with each other, have fun. … Playing the right way, that’s fun basketball to play.”
Harris told The Post he took less money to stay in Brooklyn in 2018, signing a two-year, $16 million deal. But with his name having grown with his game, he has clearly earned a raise, with many around the NBA suggesting he could get a 50 percent bump, if not even double, depending on how hard the pandemic hits the market.
Former Nets assistant GM Bobby Marks — now with ESPN — tweeted that Harris likely will sign for $12-to-$14 million. And the Nets are in a tough spot, knowing if they lose him they only have the $5.7 tax midlevel to replace him with.
The Nets are over the salary cap, but they do hold Harris’ Bird Rights, so they can go over the cap to keep him. And owner Joe Tsai — who is worth $13.5 billion, according to the latest Bloomberg Billionaires Index — already has confirmed he will pay luxury tax if need be for a contender.
The Nets should be just that with the expected return of Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving next season. Harris has said he would love to return with them.
“Definitely! Why wouldn’t you?” Harris said in February. “Obviously those are guys who I’ve gotten close with now that I’ve been with them this past year. They’re obviously incredible players. You see what they’re able to do when they are healthy and playing. I don’t think there’s anybody in the NBA who wouldn’t want to play with those guys.”


newyorkpost--2020-08-14--Dwight Gooden: Yoenis Cespedes may get ‘blackballed’ over Mets opt-out

Dwight Gooden sees how Yoenis Cespedes handled opting out of the Mets season as a “ weak move ” that could hurt the slugger next season .
“ He may get blackballed [ in baseball ] next year and I ’ m OK with that , ” the former Cy Young winner said on the latest episode of The Post ’ s “ Amazin ’ But True ” Mets podcast .
“ Number one , you put yourself in that position by the stuff you ’ re doing off the field .
Now you miss two , three years when @ @ @ @ @ @ @ give this guy a contract and the Mets did it anyway , and that ’ s the way you show them .
You owe those guys .
You owe your teammates , bro .
That was a weak move.
” Cespedes opted out of the season over coronavirus concerns on Aug. 2 and did not show up for the Mets game against the Braves that afternoon in Atlanta .
The 34-years-old packed up his things in his hotel and left without informing the team he was opting out , GM Brodie Van Wagenen @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that Cespedes , who was seen out salsa dancing in Garden City three weeks before calling it a season , was unhappy with how the Mets were using him because needed to be in the lineup as much as possible to reach lucrative performance bonuses in his contract .
“ I can ’ t agree with him on this move at all , ” Gooden said .
“ That definitely wasn ’ t about COVID .
I hope I ’ m wrong.
” Cespedes signed a four-year , $ 110 million deal with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to make $ 29.5 million this season , but his salary was reduced to $ 6 million after it was revealed he reinjured himself on his ranch last year in an incident involving a wild boar .
His pro-rated salary for 60 games was set to be $ 2.2 million .
He was hitting .161 with two homers and four RBIs in eight games after playing just 119 games combined in 2017 and 2018 combined before missing all of 2019 .
Gooden said he believes Cespedes would have been better off sticking it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to a new contract next season .
“ Now with your reputation , with everything that ’ s going on you , might get a team that will invite him to spring training , ” Gooden said .
“ I don ’ t know .
I ’ m not wishing bad on anybody , but that was just bad.
” Gooden also took issues with how Marcus Stroman , who had been rehabbing a calf issue , opted out as well — saying it was likely “ 100 percent ” a business decision @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Stroman , who cited coronavirus concerns , is a free agent this offseason .
He called the choice “ a collective family decision.
” Gooden thought Stroman could have handled it differently if getting injured was the main concern .
“ I understand if that ’ s the reason , ” he said .
“ Be a man enough to say it , ‘ I don ’ t want to take a chance .
I may only get five or six starts .
So I don ’ t want to chance it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as I can , get healthy and come back next year.
’ Say it .
Nobody ’ s gon na shoot you .
You good .
But don ’ t give me that bulls–t about I talked to my family and we ’ re doing what ’ s best .
You ’ re bringing in the checks , you the man , it ’ s your call .
”

Dwight Gooden sees how Yoenis Cespedes handled opting out of the Mets season as a “weak move” that could hurt the slugger next season.
“He may get blackballed [in baseball] next year and I’m OK with that,” the Cy Young winner said on the latest episode of The Post’s “Amazin’ But True” Mets podcast. “Number one, you put yourself in that position by the stuff you’re doing off the field. Now you miss two, three years when they said throughout baseball don’t give this guy a contract and the Mets did it anyway, and that’s the way you show them. You owe those guys. You owe your teammates, bro. That was a weak move.”
Cespedes opted out of the season over coronavirus concerns on Aug. 2 and did not show up for the Mets’ game against the Braves that afternoon in Atlanta. The 34-year-old packed up his things in his hotel and left without informing the team he was opting out, GM Brodie Van Wagenen said that day. The Post reported that Cespedes, who was seen out salsa dancing in Garden City three weeks before calling it a season, was unhappy with how the Mets were using him because he needed to be in the lineup as much as possible to reach lucrative performance bonuses in his contract.
“I can’t agree with him on this move at all,” Gooden said. “That definitely wasn’t about COVID. I hope I’m wrong.”
Cespedes signed a four-year, $110 million deal with the Mets in 2017 and was set to make $29.5 million this season, but his salary was reduced to $6 million after it was revealed he reinjured himself on his ranch last year in an incident involving a wild boar. His pro-rated salary for 60 games was set to be $2.2 million. He was hitting .161 with two homers and four RBIs in eight games after playing just 119 games combined in 2017 and 2018 combined before missing all of 2019. Gooden said he believes Cespedes would have been better off sticking it out and trying to hit his way to a new contract next season.
“Now with your reputation, with everything that’s going on, you might get a team that will invite him to spring training,” Gooden said. “I don’t know. I’m not wishing bad on anybody, but that was just bad.”
Gooden also took issue with how Marcus Stroman, who had been rehabbing a calf issue, opted out as well — saying it was likely “100 percent” a business decision centered around a concern for getting hurt. Stroman, who cited coronavirus concerns, is a free agent this offseason. He called the choice “a collective family decision.” Gooden thought Stroman could have handled it differently if getting injured was the main concern.
“I understand if that’s the reason,” he said. “Be a man enough to say it, ‘I don’t want to take a chance. I may only get five or six starts. So I don’t want to chance it. I want to get as strong as I can, get healthy and come back next year.’ Say it. Nobody’s gonna shoot you. You good. But don’t give me that bulls–t about ‘I talked to my family and we’re doing what’s best.’ You’re bringing in the checks, you the man, it’s your call.”


newyorkpost--2020-08-14--Connecticut inmate hangs himself using prison-issued COVID-19 mask

A Connecticut prisoner hanged himself Wednesday using a cloth mask distributed to inmates to help protest against coronavirus .
Daniel @ @ @ @ @ found by guards sitting on his cell bunk at the Corrigan-Radgowski Correctional Center with a @ @ @ @ @ , the Department of Corrections said .
The ligature was made from one of the @ @ @ @ @ ’ s death was ruled a suicide on Thursday by the medical examiner ’ s @ @ @ @ @ Times reported .
Ocasio had been at the prison since Aug. 5 .
He was @ @ @ @ @ bond for a burglary .
His death is being investigated by state police and prison @ @

A Connecticut prisoner hanged himself Wednesday using a cloth mask distributed to inmates to help protest against coronavirus.
Daniel Ocasio, 32, was found by guards sitting on his cell bunk at the Corrigan-Radgowski Correctional Center with a ligature tied around his neck, the Department of Corrections said.
The ligature was made from one of the distributed face masks.
Ocasio’s death was ruled a suicide on Thursday by the medical examiner’s office, The New York Times reported.
Ocasio had been at the prison since Aug. 5. He was being held on $10,000 bond for a burglary.
His death is being investigated by state police and prison officials.
With Post wires


newyorkpost--2020-08-14--Nets battle but can’t stop Trail Blazers from making playoffs

Portland was playing for their playoff lives .
Brooklyn was playing for nothing but rhythm , and pride .
They left with both — even though the Trail Blazers left with the must-have win .
Despite already having a postseason berth locked up , the Nets played hard and gave the Blazers everything they could handle .
Right up until Caris LeVert ’ s last-second shot rimmed out , losing 134-133 in a game the Blazers needed far more than they did .
“ That ’ s our job man , ” said LeVert , who poured in 37 points @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a lot of pride in this locker room .
There ’ s a lot of professionals in this locker room , a lot of guys that were overlooked and we take it personal .
We hear all the noise that people are saying we ’ re supposed to go 0-8 or whatever it was .
“ We come to work each and every day we take pride in what we do we go out there and embrace [ the challenge ] .
Obviously we wanted to get that win , but hats off @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” Damian Lillard had a game-high 42 points , and CJ McCollum had 25 , including the bucket that put the Blazers up 134-130 in the final minute .
The Nets closed within one , but — after forcing a missed Carmelo Anthony 3 — couldn ’ t get the last basket .
The win clinched the eighth seed in the West for Portland , who will face the Grizzlies in a play-in series starting Saturday .
Joe Harris and Timothe Luwawu-Cabarrot each scored 19 for the Nets , who are seventh in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ against the defending champion Raptors .
“ Very impressive effort by our guys , especially knowing that Portland had a lot weighing on this game , ” interim coach Jacque Vaughn said .
“ So really give our guys a lot of credit for battling all night.
” The Nets led 104-97 going into the fourth , and 122-117 with 5:15 to play on a hook by Jarrett Allen ( 14 points , 11 rebounds , four assists , three blocks ) .
But they couldn ’ t hold on .
With the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ left on a Harris bucket , Jusuf Nurkic ’ s basket broke the tie .
The Nets committed back-to-back turnovers with Lillard stealing the ball and McCollum putting Portland up by four with 53 seconds left in the game .
The Nets closed within one , but couldn ’ t get the last basket they needed .
Still , the way the shorthanded Nets have played in the bubble bodes well , not just for this postseason but even more for next season when they get back Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
The continuity that we ’ re playing with , this is the way that we need to play , ” Temple said .
“ Obviously with guys like Kyrie and KD , they ’ re very adept at playing in iso situations when need be , so we definitely have that ability .
But they also can play in situations where the ball moves .
“ Obviously bringing those two guys back , as well as DeAndre [ Jordan ] , Taurean [ Prince ] , it ’ s crazy when you @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have here and the way we ’ re playing .
JV ( Jacque Vaughn ) is doing a great job of putting us in position to make offense easy .
He ’ s encouraging us and he ’ s keeping it simple defensively .
That ’ s the recipe for success in the NBA.
” The Nets ’ playoff slate vs. the Raptors is as follows : Game 1 , Aug. 17 ( ESPN , 4 p.m. ) , Game 2 , Aug. 19 ( NBA TV , 1:30 p.m. ) , Game @ @ @ @ @ @ @ TV , 1:30 p.m. ) , Game 4 , Aug. 23 , ( TNT , 6:30 p.m. ) , Games 5-7 on Aug. 25 , 27 and 29 with times and TV to be announced .

Portland was playing for their playoff lives. Brooklyn was playing for nothing but rhythm, and pride. They left with both — even though the Trail Blazers left with the must-have win.
Despite already having a postseason berth locked up, the Nets played hard and gave the Blazers everything they could handle. Right up until Caris LeVert’s last-second shot rimmed out, losing 134-133 in a game the Blazers needed far more than they did.
“That’s our job man,” said LeVert, who poured in 37 points and nine assists. “We have a lot of pride in this locker room. There’s a lot of professionals in this locker room, a lot of guys that were overlooked and we take it personal. We hear all the noise that people are saying we’re supposed to go 0-8 or whatever it was.
“We come to work each and every day we take pride in what we do we go out there and embrace [the challenge]. Obviously we wanted to get that win, but hats off to Portland they played a great game.”
Damian Lillard had a game-high 42 points, and CJ McCollum had 25, including the bucket that put the Blazers up 134-130 in the final minute. The Nets closed within one, but — after forcing a missed Carmelo Anthony 3 — couldn’t get the last basket. The win clinched the eighth seed in the West for Portland, who will face the Grizzlies in a play-in series starting Saturday.
Joe Harris and Timothe Luwawu-Cabarrot each scored 19 for the Nets, who are seventh in the East and open the playoffs Monday against the defending champion Raptors.
“Very impressive effort by our guys, especially knowing that Portland had a lot weighing on this game,” interim coach Jacque Vaughn said. “So really give our guys a lot of credit for battling all night.”
The Nets led 104-97 going into the fourth, and 122-117 with 5:15 to play on a hook by Jarrett Allen (14 points, 11 rebounds, four assists, three blocks). But they couldn’t hold on.
With the game tied at 130-all with two minutes left on a Harris bucket, Jusuf Nurkic’s basket broke the tie. The Nets committed back-to-back turnovers with Lillard stealing the ball and McCollum putting Portland up by four with 53 seconds left in the game. The Nets closed within one, but couldn’t get the last basket they needed.
Still, the way the shorthanded Nets have played in the bubble bodes well, not just for this postseason but even more for next season when they get back Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving.
“The sky’s the limit. The continuity that we’re playing with, this is the way that we need to play,” Temple said. “Obviously with guys like Kyrie and KD, they’re very adept at playing in iso situations when need be, so we definitely have that ability. But they also can play in situations where the ball moves.
“Obviously bringing those two guys back, as well as DeAndre [Jordan], Taurean [Prince], it’s crazy when you think about what we don’t have here and the way we’re playing. JV (Jacque Vaughn) is doing a great job of putting us in position to make offense easy. He’s encouraging us and he’s keeping it simple defensively. That’s the recipe for success in the NBA.”
The Nets’ playoff slate vs. the Raptors is as follows: Game 1, Aug. 17 (ESPN, 4 p.m.), Game 2, Aug. 19 (NBA TV, 1:30 p.m.), Game 3, Aug. 21, (NBA TV, 1:30 p.m.), Game 4, Aug. 23, (TNT, 6:30 p.m.), Games 5-7 on Aug. 25, 27 and 29 with times and TV to be announced.


newyorkpost--2020-08-14--NYPD union endorses Trump: ‘We need your strong voice across the country’

City police unions slammed the Police Department for retreating from ...

The New York City Police Benevolent Association personally endorsed President Trump on Friday night for the next election as the commander in chief leans into his “law and order” platform.
The Post exclusively reported earlier Friday that the PBA planned to back him amid the city’s increase in crime and clashes with protesters.
“I cannot remember when we’ve ever endorsed for the president of the United States until now — that’s how important this is,” said Pat Lynch, the combative PBA president at an event with Trump in his Bedminster club Friday evening.
“We need your strong voice across the country,” Lynch added.
After the union stayed neutral in the 2016 election, Lynch has since lambasted the Democratic-controlled city and state for passing laws that increase transparency around cops’ disciplinary records and ban chokeholds like the one that led to the death of Eric Garner.
In a speech that also featured an appearance by Rudy Giuliani, Trump attacked Democrats for waging “a left-wing war on cops” and called out Mayor Bill de Blasio specifically for launching a so-called “crusade against the police.”
“We have to bring law and order back to our cities, back to our country,” Trump said.
At midnight, Trump tweeted his thanks.
“Today, it was my great honor to proudly accept the endorsement of the @NYTCPBA!” he posted.
“I have deeply and profoundly admired the brave men and women of the #NYPD for my entire life. New York’s Finest are truly the best of the best — I will NEVER let you down!”
The president at one point informally polled the cops in attendance on the best disrespectful nickname for Democratic nominee Joe Bide: “Sleepy Joe” or “Slow Joe.”
The cops cheered louder for Sleepy Joe.
“That’s what I thought!” Trump responded.
Trump was in New York City earlier to visit his seriously ill brother, Robert, at New York-Presbyterian Hospital before the event.
Trump claimed he had a long-shot bid to actually win New York state, which hasn’t voted for a Republican president in 36 years — since Ronald Reagan’s reelection in 1984.
“We’re gonna give New York a real shot,” he said on Friday, a promise he’d first made in an exclusive Oval Office interview with The Post on Thursday.
“I think we have a real chance is winning New York.”


newyorkpost--2020-08-14--Team Trump’s pushback against China is long overdue

The diplomatic war with China continues to heat up , but Beijing is leaving the world no choice but to respond to its belligerence .
Just this week , the Chinese slapped sanctions on several US lawmakers , charging them with “ behaving badly ” on Hong Kong issues .
The move came after Washington imposed its own sanctions on Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam and 10 other officials the week before .
Yet unlike China , the United States had good reason : It was pushing back on China ’ s crackdown on dissent and pro-democracy activists in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that went into effect in 1997 was supposed to operate under its own “ system ” until 2047 .
China ’ s mischief didn ’ t end there .
It also arrested pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai and 10 others under its new , draconian national-security law .
All were initially held without bail but released after 30 hours in police custody .
Lai was accused of colluding with foreign governments after he met with Vice President Mike Pence , Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and members of Congress .
The arrests are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Hong Kong ’ s freedom and democracy , said Pompeo .
Meanwhile , there are fresh concerns that Beijing will meddle in November ’ s elections .
National Counterintelligence and Security Center boss William Evanina warned that China , along with Iran and Russia , will “ use covert and overt ” influence to try to “ sway US voters ’ preferences and perspectives , shift US policies , increase discord in the United States and undermine the American people ’ s confidence in our democratic process.
” China is said to oppose @ @ @ @ @ @ @ doubt because he ’ s holding Beijing ’ s feet to the fire : He ( correctly ) blames it for the spread of the coronavirus , insists on trade deals less favorable to Beijing and has imposed US sanctions on China for its “ bad behavior.
” Trump also accused TikTok of collaborating with Beijing to collect data on Americans via its app and banned US individuals or companies from doing business with its parent firm ByteDance as of Sept. 20 .
When Washington stands up to China , it ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ But the US is in a far stronger position to play this game .
Besides , if the Chinese don ’ t meet any resistance , they ’ ll only be emboldened .
Pushback is long overdue .

The diplomatic war with China continues to heat up, but Beijing is leaving the world no choice but to respond to its belligerence.
Just this week, the Chinese slapped sanctions on several US lawmakers, charging them with “behaving badly” on Hong Kong issues. The move came after Washington imposed its own sanctions on Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam and 10 other officials the week before.
Yet unlike China, the United States had good reason: It was pushing back on China’s crackdown on dissent and pro-democracy activists in Hong Kong, which under a treaty that went into effect in 1997 was supposed to operate under its own “system” until 2047.
China’s mischief didn’t end there. It also arrested pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai and 10 others under its new, draconian national-security law. All were initially held without bail but released after 30 hours in police custody.
Lai was accused of colluding with foreign governments after he met with Vice President Mike Pence, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and members of Congress. The arrests are proof that China had “eviscerated” Hong Kong’s freedom and democracy, said Pompeo.
Meanwhile, there are fresh concerns that Beijing will meddle in November’s elections. National Counterintelligence and Security Center boss William Evanina warned that China, along with Iran and Russia, will “use covert and overt” influence to try to “sway US voters’ preferences and perspectives, shift US policies, increase discord in the United States and undermine the American people’s confidence in our democratic process.”
China is said to oppose President Trump’s reelection, no doubt because he’s holding Beijing’s feet to the fire: He (correctly) blames it for the spread of the coronavirus, insists on trade deals less favorable to Beijing and has imposed US sanctions on China for its “bad behavior.”
Trump also accused TikTok of collaborating with Beijing to collect data on Americans via its app and banned US individuals or companies from doing business with its parent firm ByteDance as of Sept. 20.
When Washington stands up to China, it’s no surprise to see Beijing retaliate. But the US is in a far stronger position to play this game. Besides, if the Chinese don’t meet any resistance, they’ll only be emboldened. Pushback is long overdue.


newyorkpost--2020-08-14--NYC man wanted for torching NYPD car busted after taunting feds

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A Queens man wanted for allegedly torching a cop car had spray-painted “TOO LATE!” on his wall to taunt the feds — but he didn’t flee fast enough and FBI agents nabbed him anyway, Brooklyn prosecutors said.
Sam Resto was busted at his work Thursday afternoon with a passport in his backpack, and admitted to FBI agents he had planned to flee, prosecutors said.
When agents entered his Elmhurst apartment that night, they were confronted with the scrawled taunt, alongside a drawing of a smiley face with a tongue sticking out.
The provocation backfired.
Prosecutors asked a Brooklyn federal court Friday to order Resto held without bail — and used his intention to flee and the wall taunt to back up their argument that he’s a flight risk.
The judge agreed and ordered Resto held.
In a detention memo, prosecutors wrote that agents had been surveilling Resto on July 29 when he took a rideshare from his home to the Upper West Side, carrying a red can of gasoline.
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At 3:50 a.m. Resto, wearing a Guy Fawkes mask, allegedly smashed in the window of an NYPD Ford Fusion parked at West 83rd Street near Columbus Avenue, doused the inside with gas and set it aflame, the papers say.
Assistant US Attorney Michael Keilty wrote in the memo that Resto’s alleged criminal conduct had escalated “posing a severe and ongoing risk to the community.”
He was arrested July 10 for swinging a chain at another person in a dispute over a parking spot. Five days later he was busted on the Brooklyn Bridge for obstructing traffic during a demonstration.
During a search of his apartment, agents found “The Anarchist’s Cookbook” which includes instructions for making explosives.


newyorkpost--2020-08-14--How the US is shutting down Venezuela’s socialist-thug drug biz

Venezuela ’ s authoritarian Nicolás Maduro is even more evil than the ...

On April 1, President Trump launched a historic counternarcotics operation to target drug traffickers and disrupt the flow of illicit drugs to the United States. The narco-traffickers targeted include members of the illegitimate, thuggish regime of Nicolás Maduro and the Cartel de los Soles (“Cartel of the Suns”) in Venezuela.
The president and his national-security team weren’t going to allow these traffickers to take advantage of the Wuhan-virus pandemic to profit from moving illicit drugs into the United States.
A growing share of the drugs destined for the United States from South America now transits freely in Venezuela. Adm. Craig Faller, head of US Southern Command, called the country a “paradise” for drug traffickers.
To crack down against the drug traffickers, the president sent significant military and law-enforcement assets to the Caribbean and Eastern Pacific. Southern Command now boasts 16 ships and 19 aircraft in the fight. This surge of forces increases our surveillance aircraft and patrol ships by 60 percent and 78 percent, respectively.
The enhanced operation is a “whole-of-government” effort, marshaling resources from the Departments of Defense, Justice and Homeland Security, as well as the Coast Guard, Customs and Border Protection, Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the Drug Enforcement Administration.
Since the operation began, the United States has interdicted more than 84 metric tons of cocaine and marijuana. One thousand drug-trafficking suspects have been arrested; several of them were pulled from cartel-built mini-submarines. The success of this operation has resulted in more than $3 billion in lost revenue to the cartels and to the Maduro regime.
The United States has also called upon, and received, assistance from 22 partner nations, notably including Colombia, Ecuador, Honduras and El Salvador, countries that suffer grievously from cartels and the malign influence of the Maduro regime.
In Operation ORION V, a parallel Colombian-led and US-supported operation, 50 metric tons of illicit drugs were seized and 72 labs in Colombia were destroyed. Last month, the Honduran military, armed with US intelligence, seized 800 kilograms of cocaine loaded on a private jet from Venezuela. On July 26, in Guatemala, ICE and Homeland Security Investigations seized more than 2,100 kilograms of cocaine and a Gulfstream III jet from Venezuela.
The president is resolute in his commitment to protecting the American people and the homeland from the scourge of deadly drugs. Our law-enforcement and military deployments in the Caribbean and Eastern Pacific are ongoing and will continue as long as is necessary.
The United States will also continue its maximum-pressure campaign until the corrupt Maduro regime’s illegitimate hold over Venezuela is broken. Under Maduro’s Marxist rule, Venezuela, once one of the region’s fruit baskets, has become one of the poorest countries in Latin America and the third most food insecure nation in world, behind Afghanistan and Yemen.
The average daily income of a Venezuelan is 72 cents, which isn’t enough to purchase daily food. This grinding poverty is a result of a socialist experiment in a country that is home to one of the largest oil reserves in the world — a grim irony.
To compensate for this humanitarian calamity, Maduro has been using narcotics trafficking as a financial lifeline. Drugs help prop up his illegitimate regime. But our president won’t let him succeed. He has imposed sanctions on Maduro and more than 100 complicit individuals, entities and aircraft to thwart Maduro’s efforts.
President Trump stands with Interim President Juan Guaidó and the Venezuelan people. Nearly 60 countries also recognize Guaidó, while China, Russia, Cuba and Iran notably continue to support Maduro’s repression of the Venezuelan people.
To assist the people of Venezuela, the United States has provided more than $856 million in humanitarian and development aid, including nearly $611 million in humanitarian assistance, to Venezuelans suffering inside Venezuela and across 16 neighboring countries.
Americans can rest assured that under President Trump’s leadership, our military and law-enforcement agencies will continue to intercept illegal narcotics bound for our shores. This fight will continue through the pandemic, and the administration will continue to put maximum pressure on one of the drug trade’s biggest facilitators — Maduro’s Venezuela.
Simply put, President Trump and the United States will not tolerate a drug-safe zone in our hemisphere.
Robert O’Brien is national security adviser to President Trump


newyorkpost--2020-08-14--Sorry: A progressive fascist’s threat isn’t going to silence me

It ’ s my America-versary , the day my mother and I arrived ...

This month, someone left an anonymous note on my home, and on several lampposts around my block, telling me to delete a tweet the stalker didn’t like.
The printed black-and-white note added the leftist refrain “hate has no place here” and accused me of celebrating the deaths in the explosion in Beirut.
Of course I had done no such thing. I had mocked the idea that it was a fireworks factory that had exploded, a lie disproved as more details emerged.
The stalker either misunderstood it or willfully misread my tweet. My bet is the latter. She had been waiting for me to say something even mildly offensive so she could pounce. Coming to my physical space was a threat, as opposed to, say, responding on Twitter, and that’s exactly how I took it.
Too bad for her, I am not new to harassment. I’ve gotten anti-Semitic hate mail at my house. I’ve had neo-Nazis text me. I’ve had to turn off notifications on Twitter because of all the random hate. If she imagined that I would cower to a progressive fascist like her, she imagined wrong.
Still, the action is unnerving, because it’s the logical next step of the spreading cancel culture and the mad progressive rush to shut down offending speech. I’ve written in these pages about how people come for your job when they don’t like something you’ve said. Last August, I wrote about how conservative public figures are largely outside of this leftist circular firing squad.
Because they can’t come for our jobs, they do things like leave anonymous notes on our homes to threaten us into silence.
When I wrote about my “America-versary” last month, the celebration of the day my family arrived in the United States from the Soviet Union, I praised the fundamental goodness of America.
Part of that goodness comes from our freedom of expression. In the Soviet Union, you had to espouse the correct opinion — or else.
The bully’s goal is conformity: You will think like us, or you will be targeted and harassed.
Unfortunately, this very Soviet attitude is fast becoming part of American culture. It needs to be stamped out.
We’re watching forced conformity explode into violence in cities across the country. When protesters block highways or set fires, they’re not convincing anyone of their opinions — they’re scaring ordinary Americans into acquiescing.
True, freedom of speech doesn’t mean freedom from disagreement. But anonymous notes don’t promote authentic debate. I welcome being challenged for anything I say. I am very responsive to readers of this column. I encourage dissent and argument.
But these notes are intended to make me afraid and silence me. Putting the note on lampposts is meant to let my neighbors know there is someone on the block who thinks differently. She’s not like us, join me in hating her, the note implies. It encourages a mob to form to take me down.
I have security at my home. I am in contact with the NYPD. But my main response to this threat will be telling everyone about it and living fearlessly.
Bullies rely on silence. After coming out on Twitter about the threat, I heard from many other writers and media figures about how they, too, are being targeted.
We need to be more open about it.
The vast majority of people, left and right, don’t want to see internet venom poison the real world.
Pushing back will also help protect nonpublic figures, who are terrified to be open about any ideas that don’t please the new, militant left.
So many liberal friends share with me that they are afraid to speak up, because that anonymous note can appear all over their block, too.
The punishment for wrong-think is becoming ever more severe.
I won’t be quiet, and I won’t shrink. I will be louder than ever, and I encourage everyone reading this to be the same. Freedom wins when we aren’t afraid to say what we believe.
Twitter: @Karol


newyorkpost--2020-08-14--Marc Colombo instilling gritty attitude on Giants’ offensive line

The best of them try to find a way to ...

Watch me. This is the way I did it. This is how I want you to do it.
This has not been the Giants’ way on their offensive line, but it is now. This is what Marc Colombo brings to the meeting room and the practice field. He stands 6-foot-8 and can take one of his players and move them where he wants them to go.
For now.
“It’s important for them to get a visual of exactly what it is instead of watching another guy do a technique that I was teaching,’’ Colombo said. “I’m able to get in there and do it myself, at least right now. I’m 41, so I’m not getting any younger.’’
This is the new way of business for the Giants and their offensive line, with Colombo, an assistant hired by Joe Judge, charged with making over a unit that for years has been in decline. It is not intimidation the towering Colombo is seeking, but rather, intensity and passion through osmosis.
“As far as being there with us, he’s one of us,’’ guard Will Hernandez, entering his third year with the Giants, said. “He’s one of the guys. Of course, you separate that title. When he’s coach, he’s coach. You have that respect line. But it’s cool having somebody who is very similar to everybody in that room and kind of gets it. He just gets it.’’
Colombo was a 2002 first round pick of the Bears out of Boston College — where he was a teammate of Giants Ring of Honor inductee Chris Snee — but his career never took hold in Chicago. He suffered a dislocated patella and femoral nerve damage after 10 games as a rookie, missed the entire 2003 season and half of 2004. The Bears waived him after one game in 2005 and he was out of football until November of that season when the Cowboys — and Bill Parcells — called.
“Coach Parcells, I mean, he revived my career,’’ Colombo said. “He saw something in me when I was hurt and no other team would take a chance on me. I owe him a lot. He pushed me to be something better than I ever thought I could be. Forever indebted to that. I’d run through for a wall if he asked me to, right now.’’
Colombo retired in April 2012 and figured he would play his music and move on to other things. His heavy metal band, Free Reign, was rocking, with Colombo playing rhythm guitar and singing vocals. He is a big, big fan of Metallica, mentioning Master Of Puppets, Injustice For All, Ride The Lightning and Kill ’Em All as his favorites songs.
Jason Garrett, the Cowboys offensive coordinator and later interim head coach in Colombo’s later years in Dallas, was skeptical of Colombo’s music — “maybe a little harsh for me’’ — but had no such trepidation about the player and person. Garrett said jokingly he told Colombo he would give him “a couple of years’’ in the rock and roll world before summoning him back to coach his offensive line.
Garrett hired Colombo in 2016 and five years later pushed hard to get him on Judge’s first Giants staff.
“I’d say with Marc, the deciding factor wasn’t his past experience with Jason,’’ Judge said. “The deciding factor was he’s a tremendous coach. His body of work as you turn on the tape and watch how his guys play with technique, execution and toughness is ultimately what the deciding factor was.”
Getting Garrett’s blessing certainly did not hurt, though.
“He was one of those guys that was just a natural leader on our offensive line and throughout our team,’’ Garrett said. “He simply played the game the right way. You talk about wanting guys who are going to fight, guys who are smart, tough, disciplined, and play the game at a high level. Marc did that.’’
The Giants hope some of the offensive line excellence Colombo helped cultivate in Dallas accompanies him to the Giants, where the talent and experience level is suspect and the reliance on rookies (Andrew Thomas and possibly Shane Lemieux or Matt Peart), youngsters moving positions (Nick Gates) and a journeyman veteran (Cam Fleming), plus the opt-out of Nate Solder, makes for quite a challenge.
“It’s a work ethic and it’s a nasty attitude going out there and just kind of imposing our will on the defense,’’ Colombo said. “Flying around, that’s non-negotiable and that comes right from coach Judge and this organization. They demand it here.’’


newyorkpost--2020-08-14--5-year-old Cannon Hinnant laid to rest after allegedly being gunned down by neighbor

Family and friends gathered Thursday to lay to rest a little North Carolina boy who always had a smile on his face — as the motive for his senseless murder over the weekend remained a mystery .
“ [ You ] can ’ t imagine what it ’ s like to hold your son in your arms with a gunshot wound to the head , and his blood is running down your arms , ” Austin Hinnant told WRAL-TV before the funeral for his 5-year-old son Cannon .
Darius Sessoms , 25 , has been charged with walking up to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ him in the head at point-blank range , according to police and witnesses .
Cannon was killed as he rode a bike in his father ’ s front yard in Wilson .
The boy ’ s two sisters , 7 and 8 years old , were with him when he was shot , according to reports .
Hinnant told the station he and Sessoms were next-door neighbors .
He had Sessoms over to his house the night before for dinner .
They drank a beer together on the porch , he said .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ me and him , any bad blood whatsoever , for him to have a reason to do this , ” Hinnant said , the station reported .
He said he ran to Cannon after he heard the gunshot from inside the house .
“ I screamed , ‘ Somebody , please help me save my son !
Help me God save my son , please , ' ” Hinnant said .
He said he saw Sessoms pacing with a gun in his hand , get in a car and then drive off .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ I was picking up Cannon , ” he said .
“ I was so full of rage , but I couldn ’ t leave my son ’ s side .
I wanted to be with my son.
” A police spokesman said Thursday he had no information about a motive for the shooting , according to the station .
The station also reported that the boy ’ s death had reached far beyond the Wilson community .
Cannon ’ s funeral Thursday drew hundreds of mourners to the Shingleton Funeral Home in Wilson @ @ @ @ @ @ @ kid that was always polite , kind of laid back , but he was a beautiful little kid , ” Cannon ’ s grandfather , Merrill Race , told the station outside the funeral home .
Police said Sessoms has been charged with first-degree murder and was being held without bail .
WRAL reported interviewing Sessoms ’ parents , who said they were deeply saddened by what happened to Cannon .
They said they believe their son was on drugs and having hallucinations at the time of the shooting , the station reported @

Family and friends gathered Thursday to lay to rest a little North Carolina boy who always had a smile on his face — as the motive for his senseless murder over the weekend remained a mystery.
“[You] can’t imagine what it’s like to hold your son in your arms with a gunshot wound to the head, and his blood is running down your arms,” Austin Hinnant told WRAL-TV before the funeral for his 5-year-old son Cannon.
Darius Sessoms, 25, has been charged with walking up to the boy late Sunday afternoon and shooting him in the head at point-blank range, according to police and witnesses. Cannon was killed as he rode a bike in his father’s front yard in Wilson. The boy’s two sisters, 7 and 8 years old, were with him when he was shot, according to reports.
Hinnant told the station he and Sessoms were next-door neighbors. He had Sessoms over to his house the night before for dinner. They drank a beer together on the porch, he said.
“There wasn’t anything between me and him, any bad blood whatsoever, for him to have a reason to do this,” Hinnant said, the station reported.
He said he ran to Cannon after he heard the gunshot from inside the house.
“I screamed, ‘Somebody, please help me save my son! Help me God save my son, please,'” Hinnant said.
He said he saw Sessoms pacing with a gun in his hand, get in a car and then drive off.
“I was looking at him as I was picking up Cannon,” he said. “I was so full of rage, but I couldn’t leave my son’s side. I wanted to be with my son.”
A police spokesman said Thursday he had no information about a motive for the shooting, according to the station.
The station also reported that the boy’s death had reached far beyond the Wilson community.
Cannon’s funeral Thursday drew hundreds of mourners to the Shingleton Funeral Home in Wilson.
“Cannon was the type of kid that was always polite, kind of laid back, but he was a beautiful little kid,” Cannon’s grandfather, Merrill Race, told the station outside the funeral home.
Police said Sessoms has been charged with first-degree murder and was being held without bail.
WRAL reported interviewing Sessoms’ parents, who said they were deeply saddened by what happened to Cannon.
They said they believe their son was on drugs and having hallucinations at the time of the shooting, the station reported.


newyorkpost--2020-08-14--Kamala Harris a centrist? That’s the biggest myth of 2020

The New York Times was quick out of the blocks ...

By the time the 2020 campaign ends, president-in-waiting Kamala Harris will have been transformed into the greatest exemplar of judicious centrism and political level-headedness in American history.
“Kamala Harris comes from the middle-of-the-road, moderate wing of the Democratic Party,” claims George Stephanopoulos. Though The New York Times was the first to call Joe Biden’s running mate a “pragmatic moderate,” CNN concurred, as did a reporter on CNBC, who noted that Harris is “widely considered a moderate Democrat.” The Associated Press claims she was picked for her “centrist record.” A writer for New York magazine wonders if progressives will ever be able to find it in their hearts to forgive Harris’s “moderation.” David Byler at The Washington Post ratchets it up by declaring Harris is a “small-‘c’ conservative.”
Professional political analysts marveled at the alleged incongruity of the dueling GOP accusations that Harris was both a hardcore left-winger and “a cop,” as if the use of state force is somehow alien to progressive ideological aims. I have news for you: Nearly every policy Harris supports will entail compelling Americans to participate.
According to GovTrack, Harris’ record in the Senate is, in fact, more liberal than that of self-proclaimed democratic socialist Bernie Sanders. Harris was, apparently, least likely of all Democratic senators to join in any bipartisan bills. Then again, we don’t really need a tracker to inform us that Harris has taken a host of positions that sit well outside the traditional political agendas — outside even traditional Democratic Party agendas. Is there a single issue in which Harris has not staked out a stance to the left of former President Barack Obama?
Everyone operates under the notion that the Democratic Party has a historical imperative to “evolve” leftward. Even considering this trajectory, there is no compelling case to be made that Harris is a “moderate” in either her political manner or her ideological disposition. As the editors at National Review noted, Harris is at best a “moderate autocrat.” She is, by her own account, an anti-constitutionalist. Literally laughing at the Constitution as a restraint of political power is just the start. Setting aside her long record of investigatory and prosecutorial abuses in California, Harris will likely be the first candidate on a major presidential ticket to support gun confiscation and the creation of a gun registry.
At one point, Harris promised to ban private health insurance. She supports ending all restrictions on state-funded abortion. She backs banning all fossil fuels within a decade. She supports the partisan packing of courts, in an effort to corrode checks and balances of US governance. And she has promised to pursue a number of these policies by circumventing the legislative branch.
The same reporters who take every mangled Trumpian assertion hyperliterally will treat Harris’ contentions and positions neither seriously nor literally.
None of this is new. You might recall that when there seemed to be a chance that Sanders might capture the Democratic presidential nomination, columnists began whipping up think pieces to allay worries about his radicalism, wondering about his “conservatism” and other imaginary qualities of the Vermont senator.
A similar effort dominated Obama’s run for the White House, even though the future president told us he planned to fundamentally change the nation.
After Democrats lost Congress from 2010 to 2014, the inability of Obama to move forward with his agenda was quickly framed as evidence of his moderation. Obama was always going to go as far left as was politically feasible, which is not exactly the same as having restrained aims.
There’s a strong argument to make that neither side is really captivated by the thought of centrism anymore. And we are all aware of the numerous arguments against President Trump’s candidacy.
Trump’s policy aims are well within the centrist tradition. He is a largely unideological populist whose views on trade, spending, the border and foreign policy are well within the mainstream. By any standard, he is more of a centrist than Kamala Harris.
Why isn’t his agenda ever framed that way? Well, because the “center” of American politics will always be wherever the Democratic Party’s nominees happen to stand.
Twitter: @DavidHarsanyi


newyorkpost--2020-08-14--Bernie Madoff’s brother released from home confinement

The younger brother of Ponzi king Bernard Madoff has been released from home confinement and from federal custody , the @ @ @ @ @ .
Peter Madoff , who had served about nine years of his sentence , was @ @ @ @ @ Thursday , said Justin Long , a spokesman for the federal Bureau of Prisons .
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His brother , Bernard Madoff , had @ @ @ @ @ after his multi-decade fraud cost thousands of investors roughly $ 20 billion they had trusted @ @ @ @ @ was first exposed in December 2008 .
The older Madoff , 82 , pleaded guilty @ @ @ @ @ ordered to begin serving his 150-year sentence .
A judge in June denied Bernard Madoff @ @ @ @ @ released early from federal prison .

The younger brother of Ponzi king Bernard Madoff has been released from home confinement and from federal custody, the Bureau of Prisons said Friday.
Peter Madoff, who had served about nine years of his sentence, was released from home confinement on Thursday, said Justin Long, a spokesman for the federal Bureau of Prisons. He had been transferred to home confinement from the Federal Correctional Institution in Miami in November 2019, officials said.
Madoff, 74, had pleaded guilty to falsifying documents and lying to regulators as part of his brother’s Ponzi scheme and was sentenced to 10 years in prison.
His brother, Bernard Madoff, had pleaded guilty to fraud charges after his multi-decade fraud cost thousands of investors roughly $20 billion they had trusted with him. The fraud was first exposed in December 2008.
The older Madoff, 82, pleaded guilty within months and was immediately ordered to begin serving his 150-year sentence. A judge in June denied Bernard Madoff’s bid to be released early from federal prison.