newyorkpost--2020-03-20--Mariano Rivera urging millennials to take coronavirus more seriously

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Mariano Rivera is making a pitch again, but this one is more straightforward than his trademark cutter.
The Hall of Fame closer and former Yankee took to the airwaves Friday to encourage listeners, particularly millennials, to take precautions against the coronavirus more seriously.
“The best thing that you can do is stay home,” Rivera said on ESPN Radio’s “The Michael Kay Show,” calling in from his home in New York, where he is locked down with his family. “Stay home. We can help many people be safe.”
Pictures of spring breakers filling beaches in Florida this week have gone viral, but Rivera had a message for them.
“The millennials believe they’re invincible and at this moment, they need to be aware that they can transmit this serious virus to a lot of their families and friends, people they love,” Rivera said. “They have to take this thing serious because it is serious. There’s no time to be playing around. There’s no time for partying, there’s no time to be on the beach, there’s no time to have a good time. It’s time to reflect and pray and stay home and share with your family.
“We need to spread this message — we need to do more. We need to do whatever it takes to bring this message across that we cannot do things like that. That’s foolish. … Nothing positive [will come] out of that.”
Rivera often spent this month making final preparations for a baseball season in spring training, but now he is practicing what he preaches with regard to stopping the spread of a national pandemic. The 50-year-old said he is passing the time by praying, reading the bible and spending time with his family.
“We’re trying to get some quality family time and we’re doing it,” Rivera said.
Rivera has been in touch with family in his native Panama, which is also in a state of emergency because of the coronavirus. He made sure his parents have enough food, but told them to be careful and not to go out.
“We cannot be afraid,” Rivera said. “We have to take all the precautions and follow what the authorities are telling us and we’ll be OK. This is going to pass. This will pass, but we need to stay safe. The best thing we [can do] is wash your hands, do all these things and stay home.”


newyorkpost--2020-03-20--American Airlines to operate 1st cargo-only flight in 36 years due to coronavirus

American Airlines plans to cut 75 percent of its international ...

After drastic cutbacks to both its international and domestic service, American Airlines is transitioning to cargo-only flights.
This week, the carrier announced it would be transporting medical supplies, mail, electronics and more as part of its first cargo-only flights in 36 years, utilizing a passenger aircraft grounded due to coronavirus cutbacks.
After drastic cutbacks to both its international and domestic service, American Airlines is transitioning to cargo-only flights.
This week, the carrier announced it would be transporting medical supplies, mail, electronics and more as part of its first cargo-only flights in 36 years, utilizing a passenger aircraft grounded due to coronavirus cutbacks.
“We have a critical role to play in keeping essential goods moving during this unprecedented time, and we are proud to do our part and find ways to continue to serve our customers and our communities,” said Rick Elieson, the president of cargo, and the vice president of international operations at American Airlines, in a press release shared Thursday.
“Challenging times call for creative solutions, and a team of people across the airline has been working nonstop to arrange cargo-only flight options for our customers.”
American’s first cargo-only flight since 1984 departs Friday from Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport (DFW), and will land on Saturday, at Frankfurt Airport (FRA) in Germany. After returning, the plane — a Boeing 777-300, with a capacity for 100,000 pounds of cargo — will make one more roundtrip flight to FRA.
All four scheduled flights are “are expected to be booked to capacity and transport medical supplies, mail for active U.S. military, telecommunications equipment and electronics that will support people working from home, and e-commerce packages,” according to American Airlines.
Flights will be operated by only necessary crew members, the airline added.
American Airlines’ Thursday announcement comes amid a time of uncertainty for the airline industry, with service slashed and demand for travel reportedly worse than it was post 9/11. Earlier this week, President Trump had expressed his desire to make the airline industry “No. 1” in terms of priority for a bailout, when discussing a potential $50 billion coronavirus stimulus plan during a White House press briefing.
In the meantime, American Airlines is reiterating that air cargo can play an important role during tumultuous times.
“Our team members across the airline are ready and willing to do what it takes to make sure people have the things they need during these unprecedented times,” an employee with American Airlines at DFW said in a press release.
American Airlines will also continue to transport cargo domestically, via its passenger flights.


newyorkpost--2020-03-20--‘Wonder Years’ actress’ suit against Peter Thiel’s firm tossed

A judge has dismissed a lawsuit by an ex-child actress entangled in an ugly legal battle with her former employer , a venture fund co-founded by Silicon Valley bigwig Peter Thiel , The Post has learned .
Crystal McKellar — who played Becky Slater on “ The Wonder Years ” before becoming a Harvard-trained lawyer — had her lawsuit against Thiel ’ s Mithril Capital tossed by a San Francisco judge .
The case will now be hashed out behind closed doors in arbitration , according to the March 13 ruling .
The 43-year-old former child star claimed Thiel ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to the VC firm ’ s investors about the fees he was charging , the size of his team and the value of his investments .
McKellar didn ’ t name Thiel as a defendant , but claimed he was concerned about fraud at the firm and had asked her whether Royan had suffered from a “ mental episode ” or was “ engaged in a massive financial fraud.
” The legal scuffle kicked off last fall after Mithril lobbed the first blow with a lawsuit accusing McKeller of trying to undermine the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ its investors — despite exiting the firm with a $ 225,000-a-year consulting gig .
The letters weren ’ t signed , but their envelopes sometimes contained a return address with the initials of the purported sender , according to Mithril ’ s suit .
Mithril said it identified McKellar as the writer after subjecting the letters to forensic handwriting analysis .
McKellar , who served as general counsel for Mithril denied being the letter writer and countersued in November .
It is that suit that is now going to arbitration .
In dismissing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ also ordered Mithril ’ s letter-writing lawsuit against McKeller be moved to California , which McKeller ’ s lawyer cheered as a win .
“ Judge Breyer correctly ruled that Crystal was a California employee at the time of her termination and that the claims between the parties must be adjudicated in California pursuant to California law , ” lawyer Ian Shelton said .
Mithril did not return a request for comment but has previously called the now-dismissed countersuit “ a thinly veiled attempt to divert attention from her own wrongdoing.
” McKellar @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Mithril that accuses her of scrubbing nearly 2,000 text messages from her work phone before returning it to the fund in September .

A judge has dismissed a lawsuit by an ex-child actress entangled in an ugly legal battle with her former employer, a venture fund co-founded by Silicon Valley bigwig Peter Thiel, The Post has learned.
Crystal McKellar — who played Becky Slater on “The Wonder Years” before becoming a Harvard-trained lawyer — had her lawsuit against Thiel’s Mithril Capital tossed by a San Francisco judge. The case will now be hashed out behind closed doors in arbitration, according to the March 13 ruling.
The 43-year-old former child star claimed Thiel’s partner — Ajay Royan — lied to the VC firm’s investors about the fees he was charging, the size of his team and the value of his investments.
McKellar didn’t name Thiel as a defendant, but claimed he was concerned about fraud at the firm and had asked her whether Royan had suffered from a “mental episode” or was “engaged in a massive financial fraud.”
The legal scuffle kicked off last fall after Mithril lobbed the first blow with a lawsuit accusing McKeller of trying to undermine the company through a bizarre letter-writing campaign to its investors — despite exiting the firm with a $225,000-a-year consulting gig.
The letters weren’t signed, but their envelopes sometimes contained a return address with the initials of the purported sender, according to Mithril’s suit. Mithril said it identified McKellar as the writer after subjecting the letters to forensic handwriting analysis.
McKellar, who served as general counsel for Mithril denied being the letter writer and countersued in November. It is that suit that is now going to arbitration.
In dismissing McKeller’s suit, the judge also ordered Mithril’s letter-writing lawsuit against McKeller be moved to California, which McKeller’s lawyer cheered as a win.
“Judge Breyer correctly ruled that Crystal was a California employee at the time of her termination and that the claims between the parties must be adjudicated in California pursuant to California law,” lawyer Ian Shelton said.
Mithril did not return a request for comment but has previously called the now-dismissed countersuit “a thinly veiled attempt to divert attention from her own wrongdoing.”
McKellar also still faces a second lawsuit by Mithril that accuses her of scrubbing nearly 2,000 text messages from her work phone before returning it to the fund in September.


newyorkpost--2020-03-20--2 more NYC correction department staffers test positive for coronavirus

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The New York City Department of Correction announced on Friday that two additional staffers tested positive for coronavirus , making a total of seven staffers and one inmate who have fallen ill with the disease .
A DOC spokesman did not immediately clarify if the staffers work at the department ’ s sprawling jail complex on Rikers Island .
The spokesman said that any staffers showing signs of suffering from a respiratory illness are immediately sent home and told to show a doctor @ @ @ @ @ @ @ before they can re-enter a city jail facility .
A DOC investigator who tested positive for COVID-19 became on Sunday the first coronavirus death within the city ’ s municipal workforce .
Three DOC staffers on Rikers are confirmed cases and eight inmates who showed coronavirus-like symptoms have been moved to an infectious disease unit .
The updated count from DOC comes as defense attorneys across the city have been fighting to get their clients out of Rikers and avoid what the facility ’ s top doc called as a coming “ storm @ @ @ @ @ @ @ York City Legal Aid Society filed a lawsuit against the DOC on Friday in Manhattan Supreme Court demanding the release of 116 inmates who it claims are vulnerable to serious health effects from catching the virus .
“ To be clear , the public servants who care for those in your jails have been planning for this storm for weeks and months , ” Correctional Health Services chief medical officer Ross MacDonald said in a tweet .
“ We will muster every tool of public health , science and medicine to try to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ de Blasio announced Thursday that he plans to spring 40 vulnerable inmates from Rikers .

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The New York City Department of Correction announced on Friday that two additional staffers tested positive for coronavirus, making a total of seven staffers and one inmate who have fallen ill with the disease.
A DOC spokesman did not immediately clarify if the staffers work at the department’s sprawling jail complex on Rikers Island.
The spokesman said that any staffers showing signs of suffering from a respiratory illness are immediately sent home and told to show a doctor’s note to get the all-clear before they can re-enter a city jail facility.
A DOC investigator who tested positive for COVID-19 became on Sunday the first coronavirus death within the city’s municipal workforce.
Three DOC staffers on Rikers are confirmed cases and eight inmates who showed coronavirus-like symptoms have been moved to an infectious disease unit.
The updated count from DOC comes as defense attorneys across the city have been fighting to get their clients out of Rikers and avoid what the facility’s top doc called as a coming “storm” of coronavirus cases.
The New York City Legal Aid Society filed a lawsuit against the DOC on Friday in Manhattan Supreme Court demanding the release of 116 inmates who it claims are vulnerable to serious health effects from catching the virus.
“To be clear, the public servants who care for those in your jails have been planning for this storm for weeks and months,” Correctional Health Services chief medical officer Ross MacDonald said in a tweet. “We will muster every tool of public health, science and medicine to try to keep our patients safe.”
Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Thursday that he plans to spring 40 vulnerable inmates from Rikers.


newyorkpost--2020-03-20--Jenna Bush Hager hopes to be back on ‘Today’ soon amid coronavirus outbreak

Click to email this to a friend ( Opens in new window ) Click to email this to a friend ( Opens in new window ) Jenna Bush Hager said she can ’ t wait to get back to the “ Today ” show — but may have to film from home amid the coronavirus pandemic .
The mom of three took time off to spend with her kids over spring break , but the 10 a.m. hour show she films with Hoda Kotb has now been taken off the air , as have a host of daytime shows .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ Hager , 38 , said she had been inundated by “ sweet messages ” from fans , saying : “ I ’ ve been taking some pre-planned time off for my kids spring break , and now we ’ re staying home .
“ I miss you , I miss my colleagues , I miss the show .
I hope to be back soon , whether from here or from the studio , but I just wanted to let you know we ’ re doing great , as great as can be.
” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Poppy , joined her in the video and seemed more than happy to have their mom home as they called it an “ extra long spring break , ” to which Bush Hager — who also has a 7-month-old son said : “ That ’ s what we ’ re calling it .
It ’ s fun and it can be difficult.
” She also paid tribute to NBC staffer Larry Edgeworth , who died after contracting the virus , saying : “ Sending love to this sweet soul ’ s family !
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ full of kindness , goodness and compassion.
” This week , Al Roker and Craig Melvin were forced to stay home after a colleague on the 9 a.m. hour of “ Today ” contracted the virus , while anchor Savannah Guthrie broadcast live from her basement after suffering cold symptoms .

Jenna Bush Hager said she can’t wait to get back to the “Today” show — but may have to film from home amid the coronavirus pandemic.
The mom of three took time off to spend with her kids over spring break, but the 10 a.m. hour show she films with Hoda Kotb has now been taken off the air, as have a host of daytime shows.
Taking to Instagram on Friday, Bush Hager, 38, said she had been inundated by “sweet messages” from fans, saying: “I’ve been taking some pre-planned time off for my kids spring break, and now we’re staying home.
“I miss you, I miss my colleagues, I miss the show. I hope to be back soon, whether from here or from the studio, but I just wanted to let you know we’re doing great, as great as can be.”
Her daughters, 6-year-old Mila and 4-year-old Poppy, joined her in the video and seemed more than happy to have their mom home as they called it an “extra long spring break,” to which Bush Hager — who also has a 7-month-old son said: “That’s what we’re calling it. It’s fun and it can be difficult.”
She also paid tribute to NBC staffer Larry Edgeworth, who died after contracting the virus, saying: “Sending love to this sweet soul’s family! He was such a bright light, full of kindness, goodness and compassion.”
This week, Al Roker and Craig Melvin were forced to stay home after a colleague on the 9 a.m. hour of “Today” contracted the virus, while anchor Savannah Guthrie broadcast live from her basement after suffering cold symptoms.


newyorkpost--2020-03-20--Andy Cohen announces he’s tested positive for coronavirus

Click to email this to a friend ( Opens in new window ) Click to share on Twitter ( Opens in new window ) Click to share on Facebook ( Opens in new window ) Click to email this to a friend ( Opens in new window ) Click to share on Twitter ( Opens in new window ) Click to share on Facebook ( Opens in new window ) “ After a few days of self-quarantine , and not feeling great , I have tested positive for Coronavirus , ” he announced on Instagram on Friday alongside video of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as I felt like I could push through whatever I was feeling to do # WWHL from home , we ’ re putting a pin in that for now so I can focus on getting better.
” He continued , “ I want to thank all the medical professionals who are working tirelessly for all of us , and urge everybody to stay home and take care of themselves.
” It was announced earlier on Friday that the 51-year-old was going to shoot his late-night talk show “ What What Happens Live ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ doing his SiriusXM show from home , posting a photo of himself with his 1-year-old son Benjamin .
Hillary Clinton was on “ WWHL ” earlier this month and Cohen also posted a photo of himself with James Taylor on March 4 .
He also recently posted a photo with his good friend Sarah Jessica Parker and her husband Matthew Broderick , who ’ s sister recently tested positive as well .
Cohen joins a growing list of famous names with the virus including Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson .
Page Six also @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Anderson Cooper , another close friend of Cohen ’ s , is being tested .

Bravo’s Andy Cohen has revealed he’s tested positive for coronavirus.
“After a few days of self-quarantine, and not feeling great, I have tested positive for Coronavirus,” he announced on Instagram on Friday alongside video of himself looking somber. “As much as I felt like I could push through whatever I was feeling to do #WWHL from home, we’re putting a pin in that for now so I can focus on getting better.”
He continued, “I want to thank all the medical professionals who are working tirelessly for all of us, and urge everybody to stay home and take care of themselves.”
It was announced earlier on Friday that the 51-year-old was going to shoot his late-night talk show “What What Happens Live” from his apartment.
He was already doing his SiriusXM show from home, posting a photo of himself with his 1-year-old son Benjamin.
Hillary Clinton was on “WWHL” earlier this month and Cohen also posted a photo of himself with James Taylor on March 4. He also recently posted a photo with his good friend Sarah Jessica Parker and her husband Matthew Broderick, whose sister recently tested positive as well.
Cohen joins a growing list of famous names with the virus including Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson.
Page Six also revealed on Friday that a staffer for Anderson Cooper, another close friend of Cohen’s, is being tested.


newyorkpost--2020-03-20--Coronavirus in NY: Gov. Cuomo calls for private aid, issues new ventilator order

New York has lost a staggering 20,000 hospital beds over ...

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ALBANY — Uncle Andy Needs Your Help!
Gov. Andrew Cuomo has ordered every local health department across the Empire State to contribute unused respirators as well as asked local businesses to produce badly needed supplies, as New York desperately tries to prepare for a wave of critically ill coronavirus patients.
“It’s ventilators, ventilators, ventilators. That is the greatest need,” Cuomo told reporters at the state Capitol.
“We’re notifying any health department in the state: if you have a ventilator and you are not using it at this time or it is non-essential to your use, we want it. If you are a regulated health facility, we are asking you by order of the department of health to make that ventilator available,” he said.
“We will purchase it from you if you could lend it to us, but we need ventilators and anyone who has them now please call the New York State Department of Health.”
New York only has about 3,000 ICU beds empty at any given time and estimates that it has between 5,000-6,000 ventilators, which officials fear the pandemic will quickly overwhelm.
Cuomo also asked New York businesses and factories to examine their equipment and see if they could produce badly needed hospital masks and respirators.
Bold-face name fashion designer Christian Siriano quickly responded that his staff of sewers — who are working from home — would be able to help.
The governor’s office confirmed that it is in touch with Siriano and his representatives and are working out the details for the masks, which will only be available for hospitals.
The string of announcements came as Cuomo further detailed plans to bolster the state’s overall 53,000-bed hospital system by converting dormitories and other space into healthcare facilities.
He told reporters that possible locations could include the CUNY Hunter, CUNY Queens, CUNY – College of Staten Island, CUNY City College, SUNY Farmingdale, SUNY Purchase, SUNY Rockland, SUNY Stony Brook, St. John’s University and Fordham University.
Additionally, Cuomo’s slides listed Manhattan’s Javits Convention Center.
City officials requested earlier this week that the state sign off on converting the mammoth space on the far West Side into an emergency facility.


newyorkpost--2020-03-20--Ken Griffin’s fund Citadel drove shocking drop in Tiffany shares

A deep and surprising drop in Tiffany shares this week was fueled partly by a recent shakeup at billionaire Ken Griffin ’ s hedge fund Citadel Investments , The Post has learned .
After recently losing the head of one of its merger arbitrage desks , Citadel ’ s Surveyor Capital fund liquidated a major position in the New York-based jeweler , which agreed in November to be acquired for $ 16.2 billion by French luxury giant LVMH , according to sources close to the fund .
Last week , Tiffany shares briefly dipped below $ 110 — a 19-percent @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 135 a share .
The steep selloff had fueled speculation that the LVMH-Tiffany deal might be in trouble amid the coronavirus crisis .
Indeed , LVMH was forced to issue a statement last week saying it was interested in buying Tiffany shares on the open market before its deal closed .
In response , Tiffany shares recovered to close at $ 126.07 on Friday .
Behind the scenes , meanwhile , Citadel ’ s Surveyor Fund had recently lost the head of its merger arbitrage desk , Maulin Shah , insiders said .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ the fund after making a bad bet on the Sprint-T-Mobile merger , which got a surprise boost last month when it was approved by a federal judge despite fierce opposition from state attorneys general .
A Citadel spokeswoman declined to comment on Shah ’ s departure .
Shah couldn ’ t be reached for comment , but arbitrage traders say it ’ s standard practice for a fund to liquidate positions left by a departing trader who was most knowledgeable about the thinking behind them .
“ When the head is gone the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” one such trader told The Post .
“ You don ’ t want their positions.
” The speculation comes as hedge funds eye their merger arbitrage desks — which take major positions in the stocks of merging companies , profiting from relatively small upticks when the deals are completed — as cash piles ripe for harvesting in case of a liquidity crunch , sources said .
With the coronavirus crushing stocks , hedge funds are eager to keep a healthy balance sheet to protect against redemptions and margin calls , sources said @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is beginning to reveal how many funds have piled into what industry insiders call “ risk parity , ” a strategy that seeks to lower risk through diversification while also pumping returns through leverage , or borrowed money .
This strategy has become a financial minefield as virtually every asset class has imploded and the credit market has seized up , forcing many hedge funds to make a mad dash for cash , experts say .
“ The market action surrounding risk parity funds clearly shows that these guys were jammed into basically @ @ @ @ @ @ @ not by the portfolio managers that built these trades , but by the firms ’ risk managers , ” said Thomas Thornton of Hedge Fund Telemetry .
“ A lot of chatter out there that these portfolio managers have been shut down.
” It ’ s not just Tiffany shares that got hammered last week .
Tech Data — an electronics distributor that was sold in November for $ 145 a share to buyout firm Apollo Global Management — saw its shares plunge below $ 100 last week .
On Friday , they @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , the Wall Street Journal reported that Citadel , which manages more than $ 30 billion , was among several firms hit by recent volatility in the “ basis trade , ” a normally low-risk play between Treasury securities and futures .
Citadel ’ s global fixed-income unit lost “ hundreds of millions ” last week , although it has since recovered , the paper reported .

A deep and surprising drop in Tiffany shares this week came amid chatter that it was sparked by a trader’s recent departure at billionaire Ken Griffin’s hedge fund Citadel Investments, sources told The Post.
After recently losing a trader at one of its merger arbitrage desks, Citadel’s Surveyor Capital fund liquidated a position in the New York-based jeweler, which agreed in November to be acquired for $16.2 billion by French luxury giant LVMH, according to sources close to the fund.
Last week, Tiffany shares briefly dipped below $110 — a 19-percent discount to its acquisition price of $135 a share. The steep selloff had fueled speculation that the LVMH-Tiffany deal might be in trouble amid the coronavirus crisis.
Indeed, LVMH was forced to issue a statement last week saying it was interested in buying Tiffany shares on the open market before its deal closed. In response, Tiffany shares recovered to close at $125.44 on Friday.
Behind the scenes, meanwhile, Citadel’s Surveyor Fund had recently lost a portfolio manager its merger arbitrage desk, Maulin Shah, insiders said. Sources said rumors were rampant that Citadel had been liquidating its Tiffany position because of Shah’s departure, possibly helping spark the recent, precipitous drop in the jeweler’s shares.
A source close to the situation, however, told The Post that Citadel had sold the Tiffany shares managed by Shah ahead of this week’s sharp drop, and that the position wasn’t big enough to cause such a sharp decline.
Tiffany’s stock drop “occurred while the broader stock market plummeted, and it is not surprising given the current market and social/travel restrictions that a seller of luxury jewelry items would see such a drop,” the source added.
A Citadel spokeswoman declined to comment on Shah’s departure. Shah couldn’t be reached for comment, but arbitrage traders say it’s standard practice for a fund to liquidate positions left by a departing trader who was most knowledgeable about the thinking behind them.
“When the head is gone the trades need to be gone too,” one such trader told The Post. “You don’t want their positions.”
The speculation comes as hedge funds eye their merger arbitrage desks — which take major positions in the stocks of merging companies, profiting from relatively small upticks when the deals are completed — as cash piles ripe for harvesting in case of a liquidity crunch, sources said.
With the coronavirus crushing stocks, hedge funds are eager to keep a healthy balance sheet to protect against redemptions and margin calls, sources said. Indeed, insiders say the crisis is beginning to reveal how many funds have piled into what industry insiders call “risk parity,” a strategy that seeks to lower risk through diversification while also pumping returns through leverage, or borrowed money.
This strategy has become a financial minefield as virtually every asset class has imploded and the credit market has seized up, forcing many hedge funds to make a mad dash for cash, experts say.
“The market action surrounding risk parity funds clearly shows that these guys were jammed into basically the same trades which have been unwound not by the portfolio managers that built these trades, but by the firms’ risk managers,” said Thomas Thornton of Hedge Fund Telemetry. “A lot of chatter out there that these portfolio managers have been shut down.”
It’s not just Tiffany shares that got hammered last week. Tech Data — an electronics distributor that was sold in November for $145 a share to buyout firm Apollo Global Management — saw its shares plunge below $100 last week. On Friday, they closed at $114.
[This story has been updated to reflect that a recent drop in Tiffany’s shares came amid rumors that it was sparked by the departure of a Citadel trader. An earlier version of this story had stated that the drop was partly driven by the trader’s departure. Also, Maulin Shah was a portfolio manager, not the head of a merger arbitrage desk at Citadel, and he did not make a bad bet on the Sprint/T-Mobile merger, according to a source close to the situation.]


newyorkpost--2020-03-20--Why actress Amy Hoggart gets ‘Personal’ on truTV series

Mixing comedy and psychology is an unlikely combination — but , for Amy Hoggart , it was a natural choice for her TV show .
“ [ truTV ] gave me a deal without a premise , a blank slate , and it was quite a challenge to work out a premise that hadn ’ t been done that felt specific to me , ” says Hoggart , 33 , who was born in America but raised in England .
“ I just felt like doing a show where I ’ m helping people with their problems .
It felt @ @ @ @ @ @ @ t been done as far as I can tell.
” “ It ’ s Personal with Amy Hoggart , ” airing Wednesdays at 10 p.m. , is part reality show , part earnest-self help and part comedy .
Hoggart has a background in comedic field pieces that involve talking to people , thanks to stints on TBS ’ s “ Full Frontal with Samantha Bee ” and “ Almost Royal , ” which aired on BBC America ( 2014-2016 ) and involved Hoggart playing a fictional British character interacting with unsuspecting Americans , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of “ It ’ s Personal ” features Hoggart ( as herself ) trying to help a regular person through an issue , including anxiety that prevents one young man from being able to do job interviews to body image issues that prevent a young woman in Miami from living her full potential .
Although there are frequently funny moments , Hoggart plays it straight and earnestly tries to help people .
Messages at the beginning of each episode warn the viewer that she is an “ unlicensed non-professional.
” “ I honestly @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the show was the biggest challenge , ” she says .
“ Because these are real people , they have real problems [ and ] we should be sensitive to that .
And the problems range in severity .
Like there ’ s a woman who has no sense of humor , and a guy experiencing grief .
So that ’ s sort of the range .
“ But I have written about grief before .
I ’ ve written humorous pieces about it .
I can do that , ” she says @ @ @ @ @ @ @ difficult topics and bring humor to that .
It ’ s possible but always difficult.
” “ It ’ s Personal ” was mostly staffed by writers , directors , and producers with backgrounds in comedy , including shows such as “ Saturday Night Live , ” “ Nathan for You ” and “ At Home with Amy Sedaris.
” Hoggart even looked at shows such as “ Queer Eye ” and “ The Bachelor ” for inspiration .
“ It ’ s a comedy first , but it ’ s unscripted and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ explaining certain things , ” she says .
“ There is no genre , really , which is so great and makes it so unique .
But it was also hard to make because nobody who worked on it had ever made a show like this before , so we were all working it out as we went along … We were all sort of watching things to see how they ’ re made .
There was no one show where we were like , ‘ Oh , it ’ s this.
’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the history of other stuff that came before it , if that makes sense , ” she says .
“ We ’ re adding to the conversation.
” Hoggart says she feels uneasy promoting a show during a pandemic , but hopes that it can help people .
“ It is a show that ’ s very loving and funny , ” she says .
“ My message to people is to find anything that makes you feel good .
Just try and distract yourself right now , look after yourself .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ and laugh , but I also want people to feel less alone .
You can watch it and think .
‘ I have that problem , I feel relieved that other people have it too.
’ “ And if you don ’ t have that exact issue , probably someone in your life will — so then the idea is that you can feel reassured .
”

Mixing comedy and psychology is an unlikely combination — but, for Amy Hoggart, it was a natural choice for her TV show.
“[truTV] gave me a deal without a premise, a blank slate, and it was quite a challenge to work out a premise that hadn’t been done that felt specific to me,” says Hoggart, 33, who was born in America but raised in England.
“I just felt like doing a show where I’m helping people with their problems. It felt very right for me and hadn’t been done as far as I can tell.”
“It’s Personal with Amy Hoggart,” airing Wednesdays at 10 p.m., is part reality show, part earnest-self help and part comedy.
Hoggart has a background in comedic field pieces that involve talking to people, thanks to stints on TBS’s “Full Frontal with Samantha Bee” and “Almost Royal,” which aired on BBC America (2014-2016) and involved Hoggart playing a fictional British character interacting with unsuspecting Americans, “Borat” style.
Each episode of “It’s Personal” features Hoggart (as herself) trying to help a regular person through an issue, including anxiety that prevents one young man from being able to do job interviews to body image issues that prevent a young woman in Miami from living her full potential.
Although there are frequently funny moments, Hoggart plays it straight and earnestly tries to help people. Messages at the beginning of each episode warn the viewer that she is an “unlicensed non-professional.”
“I honestly would say getting the right tone of the show was the biggest challenge,” she says. “Because these are real people, they have real problems [and] we should be sensitive to that. And the problems range in severity. Like there’s a woman who has no sense of humor, and a guy experiencing grief. So that’s sort of the range.
“But I have written about grief before. I’ve written humorous pieces about it. I can do that,” she says. “I want to write about difficult topics and bring humor to that. It’s possible but always difficult.”
“It’s Personal” was mostly staffed by writers, directors, and producers with backgrounds in comedy, including shows such as “Saturday Night Live,” “Nathan for You” and “At Home with Amy Sedaris.” Hoggart even looked at shows such as “Queer Eye” and “The Bachelor” for inspiration.
“It’s a comedy first, but it’s unscripted and self-help and we have experts and graphics explaining certain things,” she says. “There is no genre, really, which is so great and makes it so unique. But it was also hard to make because nobody who worked on it had ever made a show like this before, so we were all working it out as we went along … We were all sort of watching things to see how they’re made. There was no one show where we were like, ‘Oh, it’s this.’
“Your show is only possible because of the history of other stuff that came before it, if that makes sense,” she says. “We’re adding to the conversation.”
Hoggart says she feels uneasy promoting a show during a pandemic, but hopes that it can help people.
“It is a show that’s very loving and funny,” she says. “My message to people is to find anything that makes you feel good. Just try and distract yourself right now, look after yourself. I want people to find it funny and laugh, but I also want people to feel less alone. You can watch it and think. ‘I have that problem, I feel relieved that other people have it too.’
“And if you don’t have that exact issue, probably someone in your life will — so then the idea is that you can feel reassured.”


newyorkpost--2020-03-20--Coronavirus in NY: AG James orders Craigslist to pull ads for phony treatments

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New York Attorney General Letitia James is taking aim at internet fraudsters looking to profit off the coronavirus pandemic — ordering Craigslist to take down posts for phony cures and heavily marked-up items like hand sanitizer.
Craigslist has carried ads in recent days for products falsely claiming that they can provide immunity or protection from COVID-19, including phony test kits, immunity packs, and masks, according to a news release from James’ office.
The Food and Drug Administration has not approved any coronavirus vaccines or treatments, and the World Health Organization has said there is no medicine available to prevent or treat the disease.
“These fake products have no place in the marketplace or on a site that consumers trust for everyday purchases,” James said in the release.
“We’re demanding that Craigslist remove these posts immediately and ensure the company has policies in place to stop scammers from taking advantage of vulnerable and panicked consumers.”
Also on Friday, James asked GoDaddy.com and other internet domain name registrars to yank domain names for sites hawking bogus coronavirus cures and treatments online.
The AG’s office said in a release that it has observed a spike in those types of sites over the last two months.
The office said it has calculated that some 3 percent of registered domains related to the outbreak are advertising fraudulent products. It said those domains are potentially violating New York’s false advertising laws.
The AG’s office has also been cracking down on internet coronavirus charlatans — including right-wing conspiracy theorist Alex Jones, who was marketing an anti-coronavirus toothpaste.
James’ office hit Jones with a cease-and-desist letter and sent similar missives to televangelist Jim Bakker and Dr. Sherrill Sellman.
Sellman claimed in a Feb. 12 interview on Bakker’s show that his “Silver Solution” can cure certain strains of the virus.
Craigslist did not immediately respond to a request for comment.


newyorkpost--2020-03-20--Nuns sue church after being cast out for sexual harassment complaints

A nun — who was part of a # churchtoo social media campaign — claims a priest at a Long Island monastery sexually harassed her and another nun and the sisters were cast out for blowing the whistle , according to a new lawsuit .
Elizabeth Brandenburg , a Greek Orthodox nun who went by Mother Foteini , says that when she was at a religious college in Massachusetts Father Gerasimos Makris forced her to marry a man , who sexually abused her and who had preyed on at least one other student , to “ sanctify ” the attack @ @ @ @ @ @ @ from Wednesday .
Brandenburg says her husband regularly threatened her including by once holding a knife to her neck and another time threatening to “ kill [ her ] and dump [ her ] body , ” the Manhattan Supreme Court lawsuit alleges .
Makris , Brandenburg ’ s “ spiritual father , ” only eventually sanctioned her divorce from the man because he wanted her to become a nun at a monastery he would found called All Saints Monastery in Calverton , NY , the court papers say .
But Brandenburg and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Sister Theonymphi , for a decade allegedly faced a constant barrage of flirtation and inappropriate touching by Makris .
And when they complained they became outcasts in their church and were forced to move to out of state , the court documents say .
They claim Makris found ways to brush his penis against their bodies through clothes , subjected them to unwanted hugs and kisses and regularly flirted with them making Kallis say “ I love you ” to him like she means it , the court filings allege .
When they @ @ @ @ @ @ @ point threatened to send them to Greece to become “ real nuns ” in retaliation , the court papers claim .
And after the women left the state in November 2018 , another nun at their monastery spread lies that they stole a car which they had in fact bought with their own money .
The claim was investigated by Long Island police who confirmed the car was not stolen , the court papers say .
Makris apologized to the women in 2017 and resumed his post as a priest at Holy Cross @ @ @ @ @ @ @ initially being banned from the pulpit amid the allegations .
The Archdiocese , “ failed to investigate Plaintiffs Theonymphi and Foteini ’ s complaints of sexual misconduct and/or harassment against Defendant Makris and intended to return Defendant Makris to a leadership position … without taking any steps to prevent such conduct from happening again , ” the court papers charge .
The women moved out of state Nov. 18 , 2018 , “ as they had no other choice given the retaliatory environment they had been experiencing for nearly one year since complaining @ @ @ @ @ @ @ would be reinstated to his former position , ” the court documents claim .
Bradenburg , 38 , and Kallis , 37 , now live in Missouri running a company that employs survivors of sex trafficking .
Their company , White Field Farms , sells soaps and candles .
“ It was confusing that someone who pledged celibacy would be so touchy , ” Bradenburg told The Post .
Kallis — who allegedly bore the brunt of Makris ’ sexual misconduct — said he grew angry when she rebuffed his advances .
“ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ anger at me because I pushed him away or tried to voice that I wasn ’ t comfortable , ” Kallis told The Post .
Kallis said the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of New York — which is named in the suit — needs “ to be brought to the mat and be shown you can ’ t do that when you ’ re an institution — an institution that claims to be standing for goodness .
You should be the first to care for somebody who said ‘ I got hurt . '
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ sexually harassed and victimized by a Greek Orthodox Priest these sisters have had their worst fears realized and have had the senior clergy of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of New York turn them into victims again by blaming and punishing them for the reprehensible behavior of the priest , ” their lawyer Eric Baum said .
They are suing for retaliation , defamation , sexual harassment and other claims .
The women are seeking unspecified damages .
The Greek Orthodox Archdiocese and Makris did not immediately return a requests for comment .
In @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ I never bothered them … I ’ m saying [ the women are ] exaggerating things .
”

A nun — who was part of a #churchtoo social media campaign — claims a priest at a Long Island monastery sexually harassed her and another nun and the sisters were cast out for blowing the whistle, according to a new lawsuit.
Elizabeth Brandenburg, a Greek Orthodox nun who went by Mother Foteini, says that when she was at a religious college in Massachusetts Father Gerasimos Makris forced her to marry a man, who sexually abused her and who had preyed on at least one other student, to “sanctify” the attack in 2004, according to a lawsuit from Wednesday.
Brandenburg says her husband regularly threatened her including by once holding a knife to her neck and another time threatening to “kill [her] and dump [her] body,” the Manhattan Supreme Court lawsuit alleges.
Makris, Brandenburg’s “spiritual father,” only eventually sanctioned her divorce from the man because he wanted her to become a nun at a monastery he would found called All Saints Monastery in Calverton, NY, the court papers say.
But Brandenburg and Maria Kallis, who was known as Sister Theonymphi, for a decade allegedly faced a constant barrage of flirtation and inappropriate touching by Makris. And when they complained they became outcasts in their church and were forced to move to out of state, the court documents say.
They claim Makris found ways to brush his penis against their bodies through clothes, subjected them to unwanted hugs and kisses and regularly flirted with them making Kallis say “I love you” to him like she means it, the court filings allege.
When they spoke out, the church at one point threatened to send them to Greece to become “real nuns” in retaliation, the court papers claim.
And after the women left the state in November 2018, another nun at their monastery spread lies that they stole a car which they had in fact bought with their own money. The claim was investigated by Long Island police who confirmed the car was not stolen, the court papers say.
Makris apologized to the women in 2017 and resumed his post as a priest at Holy Cross Church in Bay Ridge in 2018 after initially being banned from the pulpit amid the allegations.
The Archdiocese, “failed to investigate Plaintiffs Theonymphi and Foteini’s complaints of sexual misconduct and/or harassment against Defendant Makris and intended to return Defendant Makris to a leadership position … without taking any steps to prevent such conduct from happening again,” the court papers charge.
The women moved out of state Nov. 18, 2018, “as they had no other choice given the retaliatory environment they had been experiencing for nearly one year since complaining and because they learned that Defendant Makris would be reinstated to his former position,” the court documents claim.
Bradenburg, 38, and Kallis, 37, now live in Missouri running a company that employs survivors of sex trafficking. Their company, White Field Farms, sells soaps and candles.
“It was confusing that someone who pledged celibacy would be so touchy,” Bradenburg told The Post.
Kallis — who allegedly bore the brunt of Makris’ sexual misconduct — said he grew angry when she rebuffed his advances.
“Over time he would … show extreme anger at me because I pushed him away or tried to voice that I wasn’t comfortable,” Kallis told The Post.
Kallis said the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of New York — which is named in the suit — needs “to be brought to the mat and be shown you can’t do that when you’re an institution — an institution that claims to be standing for goodness. You should be the first to care for somebody who said ‘I got hurt.'”
“After many years of being sexually harassed and victimized by a Greek Orthodox Priest these sisters have had their worst fears realized and have had the senior clergy of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of New York turn them into victims again by blaming and punishing them for the reprehensible behavior of the priest,” their lawyer Eric Baum said.
They are suing for retaliation, defamation, sexual harassment and other claims. The women are seeking unspecified damages.
The Greek Orthodox Archdiocese said it “does not tolerate sexual harassment or workplace harassment. We are confident that justice will be served.”
Makris did not immediately return a request for comment.
In 2018, Makris told The Post, “I never bothered them … I’m saying [the women are] exaggerating things.”


newyorkpost--2020-03-20--Rapper Broke Boy Lord hit with drug charges

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A slouchy cardigan ...

He might live up to his name now.
A Nassau County rapper named “Broke Boy Lord” and his city schools custodian brother were part of a lucrative California-to-New York drug ring broken up by law enforcement, officials said Friday.
Rhymer Jamel Brown, and his sibling Randolph Brown, both of Valley Stream, were among eight men collared in January for trafficking bulk quantities of heroin, fentanyl and cocaine from the West Coast to locations in New York, including Nassau County and Queens.
Agents said they busted Randolph Brown outside in the Springfield Gardens school where he worked and recovered a fentanyl package worth roughly $200,000 inside his Mercedes parked outside the building.
The sting included undercover agents making buys from members of the ring from November 2018 to December 2019, officials said.
Jamel Brown allegedly made several trips to California to pick up dope before he shipped it east, agents said.
The office of the Special Narcotics Prosecutor hit members of the syndicate with a range of charges from operating as a major trafficker to criminal possession of a weapon.
“The crimes charged expose the inner workings of an organization set up to distribute deadly drugs in New York City and Long Island, and how a school custodian with a side job as a high level distributor brazenly went to work with a kilogram of fentanyl concealed in his Mercedes,” said Special Narcotics Prosecutor Bridget G. Brennan. “These arrests demonstrate our steadfast commitment to protect our city.”


newyorkpost--2020-03-20--Cute cardigans to keep cozy in while working from home

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Your college sweatshirt could use a break.
A slouchy cardigan in a springtime pastel hue is the perfect sartorial pick-me-up if you’re working from home or need to toss on a comfy topper for a quick walk outside. If you’re feeling frisky, have your very own Katie Holmes moment and layer one over just a bra.
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newyorkpost--2020-03-20--Parasitic sushi worms have quietly been on the rise, study says

“ Sushi parasites ” have been increasing exponentially over the past half-century , according to findings published Thursday in the journal Global Change Biology .
Led by the University of Washington researchers , the study — called “ It ’ s a Wormy World ” — found a dramatic increase in the number of worms transmittable to humans who consume raw or undercooked seafood .
Using findings from previous studies , the authors concluded that seafood lovers today have a much higher likelihood of biting into a parasite than their 1970s cohorts did .
Scientists are not sure why , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ spike in the amount of Anisakis , or herring worms , in raw fish between 1967 and 2017 .
And the results of eating one aren ’ t pretty .
Humans may interpret the nausea , vomiting and diarrhea they experience after eating the worms to be food poisoning , but these symptoms are in fact caused by the parasite invading the intestinal wall .
The worms can not live or reproduce for longer than a few days within a human intestine ( although they can persist in marine mammals ) .
Symptoms @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Despite its name , the worm is not unique to herring and can be found in a wide variety of squid and fish species .
Anisakis generally finds its way into its host by first infecting shrimp or copepods , which in turn are eaten by larger fish , which in turn are eaten by humans .
Industry experts have been good at removing worms from food before it is made available for consumption — but with the worms ’ numbers growing , it ’ s becoming more difficult .
“ At every @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , people are good at finding worms and removing them from fish , ” study author and assistant professor at the University of Washington School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences Chelsea Wood said in a press release .
A precaution concerned sushi eaters can take , Wood said , is inspecting every bite for worms .
While gross , the worms do not pose much of a health risk to humans — but they do to other animals .
“ One of the important implications of this study is that now we know @ @ @ @ @ @ @ risk to marine mammals , ” said Wood .
“ It ’ s not often considered that parasites might be the reason that some marine mammal populations are failing to bounce back .
I hope this study encourages people to look at intestinal parasites as a potential cap on the population growth of endangered and threatened marine mammals .
”

A lot of sashimi bites back.
“Sushi parasites” have been increasing exponentially over the past half-century, according to findings published Thursday in the journal Global Change Biology.
Led by the University of Washington researchers, the study — called “It’s a Wormy World” — found a dramatic increase in the number of worms transmittable to humans who consume raw or undercooked seafood.
Using findings from previous studies, the authors concluded that seafood lovers today have a much higher likelihood of biting into a parasite than their 1970s cohorts did. Scientists are not sure why, but there’s been a 283-fold spike in the amount of Anisakis, or herring worms, in raw fish between 1967 and 2017.
And the results of eating one aren’t pretty.
Humans may interpret the nausea, vomiting and diarrhea they experience after eating the worms to be food poisoning, but these symptoms are in fact caused by the parasite invading the intestinal wall. The worms cannot live or reproduce for longer than a few days within a human intestine (although they can persist in marine mammals). Symptoms let up once they have died.
Despite its name, the worm is not unique to herring and can be found in a wide variety of squid and fish species. Anisakis generally finds its way into its host by first infecting shrimp or copepods, which in turn are eaten by larger fish, which in turn are eaten by humans.
Industry experts have been good at removing worms from food before it is made available for consumption — but with the worms’ numbers growing, it’s becoming more difficult.
“At every stage of seafood processing and sushi preparation, people are good at finding worms and removing them from fish,” study author and assistant professor at the University of Washington School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences Chelsea Wood said in a press release. A precaution concerned sushi eaters can take, Wood said, is inspecting every bite for worms.
While gross, the worms do not pose much of a health risk to humans — but they do to other animals.
“One of the important implications of this study is that now we know there is this massive, rising health risk to marine mammals,” said Wood. “It’s not often considered that parasites might be the reason that some marine mammal populations are failing to bounce back. I hope this study encourages people to look at intestinal parasites as a potential cap on the population growth of endangered and threatened marine mammals.”


newyorkpost--2020-03-20--Senators deny they’re corrupt after dumping stocks before coronavirus crash

Four senators are scrambling to explain why they sold stocks after nonpublic briefings in January on the threat of the coronavirus .
Facing calls for his resignation for selling as much as $ 1.72 million in stocks weeks before the market crashed , the Senate Intelligence Committee chair Sen. Richard Burr ( R-NC ) asked congressional investigators to probe whether his actions amounted to insider trading .
Burr , an apparent no-show at a Friday lunch for Senate Republicans , sat in regular confidential briefings about the coronavirus and sold off his stocks in companies that later would be slammed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ downplayed the risk of the outbreak .
Sen. Kelly Loeffler ( R-Ga. ) sold as much as $ 3.1 million worth of stock from Jan. 24 — the day she attended a private briefing for senators on COVID-19 .
Loeffler — whose husband is chairman and CEO of the New York Stock Exchange — also reportedly bought shares in the tech firm Oracle and Citrix , which provides teleworking software .
“ There is no corruption .
This is called transparency , ” Loeffler told The Post on Friday afternoon as she marched @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Senate Office Building .
On Twitter , Loeffler wrote : “ This is a ridiculous & baseless attack .
I don ’ t make investment decisions for my portfolio .
Investment decisions are made by multiple third-party advisors without my or my husband ’ s knowledge or involvement.
” Loeffler told reporters on Capitol Hill that “ I ’ m happy to answer any questions.
” Sen. Dianne Feinstein , a California Democrat , sold $ 500,001 to $ 1 million worth of stock in a company called Allogene Therapeutics on Jan. 31 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ about the virus caused markets to plunge , Senate records show .
Her husband sold $ 1,000,001 to $ 5 million worth of Allogene shares on Feb. 18 , according to financial disclosures .
Spokesman Tom Mentzer said her assets are in a “ blind trust ” and that she “ has no involvement in any of her husband ’ s financial decisions.
” Sen. James Inhofe , an Oklahoma Republican who dumped as much as $ 400,000 worth of stock on Jan. 27 , told reporters Friday that he stood falsely accused @ @ @ @ @ @ @ companies including Apple , PayPal and Brookfield Asset Management , according to a disclosure report .
“ There are a lot of people who want to make it sound dishonest , ” Inhofe complained .
Inhofe said he , like Feinstein , did not attend the Jan. 24 private briefing for senators .
He added that he had instructed stock brokers to sell all of his stocks shortly after he became chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee in September 2018 .
“ This is hard to understand for a lot of people @ @ @ @ @ @ @ committee , and I chair the Senate Armed Services Committee , people are always looking to see if you have a conflict of interest if you own stock of different companies , so to take a precaution , back when I became chairman of that committee , and that was a year and three months ago , I took the initiative to call the stock brokers and tell them to sell , instructed them to sell all stocks so I was completely out of stocks .
And they started doing it at that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Inhofe said .
Asked to explain why it took more than a year for the sales to take effect , Inhofe said : “ When you ’ re talking about a large number of stocks , 60 percent of them are already sold .
That ’ s pretty remarkable to do that in a year.
” Many other senators kept their distance from the public furore , giving vague statements of concern or professions of ignorance about the details .
But Sen. Lindsey Graham ( R-S.C. ) , offered a robust defense of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ explanations .
“ I wouldn ’ t use the word corruption at all , ” Graham said .

What a coinkeydink!
Four senators are scrambling to explain why they sold stocks after nonpublic briefings in January on the threat of the coronavirus.
Facing calls for his resignation for selling as much as $1.72 million in stocks weeks before the market crashed, the Senate Intelligence Committee chair Sen. Richard Burr (R-NC) asked congressional investigators to probe whether his actions amounted to insider trading.
Burr, an apparent no-show at a Friday lunch for Senate Republicans, sat in regular confidential briefings about the coronavirus and sold off his stocks in companies that later would be slammed in the market sell-of as he publicly downplayed the risk of the outbreak.
Sen. Kelly Loeffler (R-Ga.) sold as much as $3.1 million worth of stock from Jan. 24 — the day she attended a private briefing for senators on COVID-19. Loeffler — whose husband is chairman and CEO of the New York Stock Exchange — also reportedly bought shares in the tech firm Oracle and Citrix, which provides teleworking software.
“There is no corruption. This is called transparency,” Loeffler told The Post on Friday afternoon as she marched toward an elevator bank in the Russell Senate Office Building.
On Twitter, Loeffler wrote: “This is a ridiculous & baseless attack. I don’t make investment decisions for my portfolio. Investment decisions are made by multiple third-party advisors without my or my husband’s knowledge or involvement.”
Loeffler told reporters on Capitol Hill that “I’m happy to answer any questions.”
Sen. Dianne Feinstein, a California Democrat, sold $500,001 to $1 million worth of stock in a company called Allogene Therapeutics on Jan. 31, less than a month before panic about the virus caused markets to plunge, Senate records show. Her husband sold $1,000,001 to $5 million worth of Allogene shares on Feb. 18, according to financial disclosures. Spokesman Tom Mentzer said her assets are in a “blind trust” and that she “has no involvement in any of her husband’s financial decisions.”
Sen. James Inhofe, an Oklahoma Republican who dumped as much as $400,000 worth of stock on Jan. 27, told reporters Friday that he stood falsely accused. He sold shares in five different companies including Apple, PayPal and Brookfield Asset Management, according to a disclosure report.
“There are a lot of people who want to make it sound dishonest,” Inhofe complained.
Inhofe said he, like Feinstein, did not attend the Jan. 24 private briefing for senators. He added that he had instructed stock brokers to sell all of his stocks shortly after he became chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee in September 2018.
“This is hard to understand for a lot of people, but when you chair a major committee, and I chair the Senate Armed Services Committee, people are always looking to see if you have a conflict of interest if you own stock of different companies, so to take a precaution, back when I became chairman of that committee, and that was a year and three months ago, I took the initiative to call the stock brokers and tell them to sell, instructed them to sell all stocks so I was completely out of stocks. And they started doing it at that time to take that precaution,” Inhofe said.
Asked to explain why it took more than a year for the sales to take effect, Inhofe said: “When you’re talking about a large number of stocks, 60 percent of them are already sold. That’s pretty remarkable to do that in a year.”
Many other senators kept their distance from the public furore, giving vague statements of concern or professions of ignorance about the details.
But Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), offered a robust defense of his peers, rattling off their various explanations.
“I wouldn’t use the word corruption at all,” Graham said.


newyorkpost--2020-03-20--Majority of NYC’s coronavirus cases are men between 18 and 49 years old

The increase is largely due to more testing capacity , authorities ...

The majority of New York City residents who have tested positive for the coronavirus are men between the ages of 18 and 49, according to newly released public health data.
Even though experts say the elderly are the hardest hit by the virus, just 46% of the city’s COVID-19 patients are over 50 while 54% are 18-49. The remaining 2% of cases are people age 5 to 17.
The demographics, from the city’s Health Department, were determined from an analysis of 3,954 positive cases on March 19.
By Friday, March 20, there were 5,151 COVID-19 cases and 29 fatalities.
Women are underrepresented in the city’s tally while men account for 59% of infected people.
Men are more than twice as likely as women to die from the pathogen, White House coronavirus expert, Dr. Deborah Birx, said Friday citing mortality rates from Italy.
In addition to the demographics, the Health Department released a graph showing the alarming strain on the city’s hospital system.
Emergency room visits for flu-symptoms and pneumonia were up 366% compared to the same period last year. Queens had the largest increase in ER activity, followed by Manhattan, Brooklyn, Staten Island and the Bronx.
“This is significant because as these numbers continue to rise there is growing concern about the city’s limited hospital and ICU bed capacity,” said Tomas Hoyos, CEO of the health and technology company Voro.com.
“New Yorkers who think they may have COVID-19 should follow Gov. Cuomo’s guidance about getting a telehealth consultation before leaving their homes and not walking into a doctor office or emergency room without calling beforehand.”


newyorkpost--2020-03-20--Crafts for kids who suddenly have lots of time on their hands

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With schools closed and many parents working remotely, families stuck at home together need to keep their kids happily occupied to avoid a total deep dive into Disney+, Minecraft or Fortnite.
Arts and crafts can help, but supplies may be limited, so here are five projects that mostly use items families may already have at home.
Jackson Pollock in the Backyard
Emilie Adams, mother to an 8-year-old girl and a 6-year-old boy, lives in Soho, but for now is holing-up in the Catskills with her family, two dogs and a pet rabbit named Dennis Hopper.
There, Adams, a doula and lactation consultant, cooks up crafts to keep her children from going stir-crazy. “The kids feel like they are on a big adventure,” she says. “They are missing social interaction with their friends and classmates, but they are holding up well.”
The two kids have long waited to decorate a pair of sneakers, so she ordered each of them a pair of white canvas ones, gave them a rainbow of Sharpies and let them have at it. “They are being very thoughtful and taking time with this one,” she says.
During the first week of schools being closed, she also set up this fun outdoors-only painting project. “It’s super fun and creates wonderful art,” she says. “The kids got messy and ended up straight in the shower, but they loved it. “
Supplies: Paint (water colors, tempera, whatever you have); paint trays; posterboard or any large sheets of paper, brushes, little cups, water pistols, squirt bottles, balls, Koosh balls (stringy rubber balls).
How to: Fill trays with paint. Outside, put posterboards or paper on the ground. “Go full-on Jackson Pollock and just throw and drip paint,” says Adams. “Roll balls in paint and throw them or roll them on the paper, dribble paint with brushes, flick the brushes, splash paint with cups, put liquid watercolors in a squirt gun and spray away,” says Adams.
Dinosaur World Dioramas
For Lisa Ervin, a freelance art director and graphic designer in East Williamsburg, arts and crafts is a creative outlet for herself and her two boys: Wade, 4, and Vaughn, 2. “Crafting is hands-on problem solving, especially when materials are limited,” she says.
Her boys are entering the dinosaur-loving age and wanted to give their own toy dinos an “island.”
After a walk in the New York Botanical Garden earlier this month, she says, “We were inspired to make nature books and dioramas. My kids enjoyed picking up rocks, fallen flowers and acorns as we were walking.”
She also has a junk bin filled with all sorts of surprises. “We are always just winging it and making do with what we have around,” she says.
Supplies: White glue (Mod Podge sealer/glue optional); a wood block; tissue paper; artificial moss; fabric trees or flowers; plastic dinosaurs; plant-shaped cupcake toppers; twigs and rocks — whatever’s on hand. “This project could also be done with no craft supplies — just with cardboard, paint, real grass, moss, rocks etc.” she says. For a waterfall/dinosaur pond, use a shadow box, blue tissue paper and rocks.
How to: Adhere tissue paper to wood block with Mod Podge or glue; glue moss on top, then add another layer of Mod Podge on top to seal flaky moss; glue on rocks and flowers; use tissue to create leaves for twigs and glue them on; adhere twigs — use rocks to support them until dry; give kids the dinos and play.
Piggy Bank
With schools closed, Gael Delehanty, who lives with her family in Dumbo, says, “Staying creative is going to be key. We’ve been enjoying drawing lessons online and other art-driven sanity keepers, like making a brightly colored schedule,” says Delehanty, who has two daughters, aged 4-years-old and 9 months.
As for the piggy bank, there was no pattern. “I just knew to save the bread crumb tin for ‘something’ and then remembered that the baby had recently broken the piggy bank,” she says.
Supplies: A bread crumb container for the head, paper towel tube for the nose and tail, construction paper for ears and eyes (or use plastic eyes if you’ve got ’em); hot glue gun or white glue; tempera paint; Mod Podge. “The blue bow is a piece of pinched tissue paper; the pink one on the tail is one of my daughter’s hair clips that she added as a finishing touch,” says Delehanty.
How to: Paint the breadcrumb container, paper towel tube and a piece of paper your favorite shade of pink and allow to dry; trim about 1 inch of tube to use as nose and 3 inches for tail; starting at one end, cut the 3-inch piece into a spiral; cut two identical curved triangles from paper to use as ears, then cut two slots on one side to fold in on one another to create a cone; attach with glue; seal with Mod Podge (optional); add accessories and eyes; cut coin slot in plastic lid.
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Mother of three Oksana Londorenko turns to crafting “to alleviate stress, to team-build and to convert energy into something productive.” Her daughter Tina, 7, came up with the birdfeeder project, inspired by the book “Junior Maker: Experiments to Try, Crafts to Create, and Lots to Learn!” (DK Children).
Peanut butter was Tina’s variation on the original recipe in the book. “She wanted to treat the birds,” says Londorenko, who also has two sons — George, 9, and Igor, 12 — who documented the project.
“I know peanut butter is safe for the birds because it is common to make birdfeeders out of pine cones slathered in peanut butter and rolled in seeds,” says Londorenko.
Supplies: 200 grams of birdseed; two packs of gelatin; 1 3/4 cup boiling water; 1 tablespoon of peanut butter (optional); cookie cutters; a straw cut in three (to make holes); ribbon, thread or string for hanging; a cookie sheet; a bowl.
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Dissolve gelatin in boiling water.
Stir in birdseed. If using peanut butter, add 1 tablespoon to the mix.
On the tray, fill cookie cutters with the mix, and push a piece of straw through each one.
Leave the tray in the fridge overnight to set.
Remove cookie cutters, trim straws and thread ribbons through to hang on the tree.


newyorkpost--2020-03-20--Anderson Cooper staffer being tested for coronavirus

Click to email this to a friend ( Opens in new window ) Click to share on Twitter ( Opens in new window ) Click to share on Facebook ( Opens in new window ) After producing a coronavirus town hall meeting on CNN , a staffer for Anderson Cooper has a potential case of COVID-19 and is being tested .
A message went out to all CNN staffers at their new Hudson Yards headquarters today , stating , “ We want you to know that this afternoon we were made aware of a potential case of COVID-19 with a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” team .
“ This person presented symptoms , contacted their doctor right away and has been advised to self-quarantine out of an abundance of caution .
“ Similarly , we have asked all of the people that have been in close , prolonged contact with the ‘ AC 360 ’ staffer , to also quarantine .
We will be able to provide further guidance as soon as test results are available .
“ The entire 20th floor and the control room that is used for the show will be deep cleaned tonight @ @ @ @ @ @ @ information as we know it.
” A CNN rep did not comment when asked if Cooper himself has been quarantined .

After producing a coronavirus town hall meeting on CNN, a staffer for Anderson Cooper has a potential case of COVID-19 and is being tested.
A message went out to all CNN staffers at their new Hudson Yards headquarters today, stating, “We want you to know that this afternoon we were made aware of a potential case of COVID-19 with a staff member of the “AC 360” team.
“This person presented symptoms, contacted their doctor right away and has been advised to self-quarantine out of an abundance of caution.
“Similarly, we have asked all of the people that have been in close, prolonged contact with the ‘AC 360’ staffer, to also quarantine. We will be able to provide further guidance as soon as test results are available.
“The entire 20th floor and the control room that is used for the show will be deep cleaned tonight. We will update you with more information as we know it.”
A CNN rep did not comment when asked if Cooper himself has been quarantined.


newyorkpost--2020-03-21--Kenny Rogers dead at 81; ‘Islands in the Stream’ singer had been in hospice

Click to email this to a friend ( Opens in new window ) Click to share on Twitter ( Opens in new window ) Click to share on Facebook ( Opens in new window ) Kenny Rogers , the appealing , gritty voice behind such ’ 70s and ’ 80s pop and country hits as “ The Gambler , ” “ Lady ” and “ Islands in the Stream , ” has died at age 81 .
Rogers “ passed away peacefully at home from natural causes under the care of hospice and surrounded by his family , ” a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ In deference to the COVID-19 emergency , the family is holding a small , private service , though a public memorial will be held in the future .
The bearded , prematurely gray singer was first and foremost a country star , notching 20 solo 45s to the top of the country charts between 1977 and 1987 , Variety noted .
His 1978 country hit “ The Gambler ” includes the lyrics , “ Crushed out his cigarette , and faded off to sleep/And somewhere in the darkness , The Gambler , he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ found an ace that I could keep.
” Rogers ’ biggest pop/crossover hits were “ Lady ” in 1980 and “ Islands in the Stream , ” a duet with Dolly Parton from 1983 .
The star had been hospitalized for dehydration last Spring .
He announced his retirement in 2017 .

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Kenny Rogers, the appealing, gritty voice behind such ’70s and ’80s pop and country hits as “The Gambler,” “Lady” and “Islands in the Stream,” has died at age 81.
Rogers “passed away peacefully at home from natural causes under the care of hospice and surrounded by his family,” a rep for the singer told Variety.
In deference to the COVID-19 emergency, the family is holding a small, private service, though a public memorial will be held in the future.
The bearded, prematurely gray singer was first and foremost a country star, notching 20 solo 45s to the top of the country charts between 1977 and 1987, Variety noted.
His 1978 country hit “The Gambler” includes the lyrics, “Crushed out his cigarette, and faded off to sleep/And somewhere in the darkness, The Gambler, he broke even/But in his final words I found an ace that I could keep.”
Rogers’ biggest pop/crossover hits were “Lady” in 1980 and “Islands in the Stream,” a duet with Dolly Parton from 1983.
The star had been hospitalized for dehydration last Spring. He announced his retirement in 2017.


newyorkpost--2020-03-21--Mariano Rivera: 60-game MLB season not enough for real champion

Mariano Rivera is making a pitch again , but this one ...

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Mariano Rivera won four World Series rings that came after grueling 162-game regular seasons and a fifth after 161 regular-season games in 2000.
With MLB now in an unprecedented time, with coronavirus pushing back Opening Day indefinitely, the former Yankees closer said he isn’t sure a championship would mean the same after a potentially heavily abbreviated season.
“I don’t think you can play a 60-game season and you call yourself a champion,” Rivera said Friday on ESPN New York’s “The Michael Kay Show,” where he was urging people to follow coronavirus precautions. “Anything can happen in 60 games. I don’t think it’s enough. People don’t play on all cylinders, the whole teams are different. I don’t know. It’s a great question, because I don’t know what’s going to happen if the season is starting in June or July.”
The earliest regular-season games could be played this year is May, after the CDC’s recommendation to bar crowds of 50 or more people for eight weeks last Sunday, but even that might be too hopeful. Spring training will need to be restarted, meaning Opening Day could get pushed back to June or later, depending on how the virus spreads in the coming weeks.
Pitchers were getting closer to regular-season form when spring training was suspended March 12. Most teams have dispersed with players now forced to work out at home, but Rivera believes the layoff will hurt pitchers more than hitters.
“The hitters will be OK. You can hit in a room [by] yourself and start hitting on a tee in a cage,” Rivera said. “But pitchers will need the space. If this keeps happening like this, the pitchers are going to have a lot of problems with this.”
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Speaking publicly for the first time since the Astros’ illegal sign-stealing scandal was revealed, Rivera said what they did was “wrong” and that harsher penalties could have been handed out.
“If it was me, I’d be doing a lot of other things than taking only the championship away,” Rivera said. “Someone allowed that to happen. Those that allowed that to happen, what’s the difference between Pete Rose and that?”


newyorkpost--2020-03-21--Giants funding childcare program to help coronavirus emergency workers

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The Giants are doing their part to help emergency response personnel during the coronavirus pandemic .
The Giants are funding a childcare program that will be free for emergency responders at no expense for 10 weeks at the Meadowlands YMCA .
The program will expand for the Y to take care of up to 42 children .
“ As we go through such a difficult and trying time across our country and our communities , I ’ d like to sincerely thank all @ @ @ @ @ @ @ who are out on the front lines fighting this virus , ” Giants quarterback Daniel Jones said in a video on the team ’ s Twitter account .
“ Challenging times bring out the best in so many and you all have risen to the occasion ” The YMCA will have more funds to expand the child care program for Bergen County Department of Health , Hudson Regional Hospital and Hackensack University Medical Center essential personnel according to their press release .
The Y has offered an emergency all-day child care program for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ their wellness and pool operations on Monday .
Gov .
Phil Murphy mandated that schools , movie theaters and other public places such as the Y had to close to prevent the spread of the virus .

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The Giants are doing their part to help emergency response personnel during the coronavirus pandemic.
The Giants are funding a childcare program that will be free for emergency responders at no expense for 10 weeks at the Meadowlands YMCA. The program will expand for the Y to take care of up to 42 children.
“As we go through such a difficult and trying time across our country and our communities, I’d like to sincerely thank all the health care workers and first responders who are out on the front lines fighting this virus,” Giants quarterback Daniel Jones said in a video on the team’s Twitter account. “Challenging times bring out the best in so many and you all have risen to the occasion”
The YMCA will have more funds to expand the child care program for Bergen County Department of Health, Hudson Regional Hospital and Hackensack University Medical Center essential personnel according to their press release.
The Y has offered an emergency all-day child care program for first responders and others since closing down their wellness and pool operations on Monday. Gov. Phil Murphy mandated that schools, movie theaters and other public places such as the Y had to close to prevent the spread of the virus.


newyorkpost--2020-03-21--Eerie scenes of an empty New York City as coronavirus lockdown looms

The city that never sleeps has been forced into slumber .
The coronavirus cast an eerie stillness across Midtown Manhattan on Friday evening — and with a statewide lockdown coming this weekend , it ’ ll be settling in for the long haul .
Some of the most familiar , busiest places in New York appear foreign without the bustling crowds that filled them until just a few days ago .
There are no lines for theaters on Broadway , no young folks rushing to nightclubs and no businesspeople hustling to Grand Central Terminal for their trains out of town @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , the famed TKTS stairs have been fenced off , but live entertainment could still be had — a saxophonist wailing for an unusually small crowd .
There was no cover charge or waiters — just a handful of police officers waiting around for something to happen .
There ’ s no clear view of when people could pack these spaces again .
The state lockdown will be in place in the further notice , with Gov .
Andrew Cuomo believing it could last months as the country and the world try to @ @ @ @ @

The city that never sleeps has been forced into slumber.
The coronavirus cast an eerie stillness across Midtown Manhattan on Friday evening — and with a statewide lockdown coming this weekend, it’ll be settling in for the long haul.
Some of the most familiar, busiest places in New York appear foreign without the bustling crowds that filled them until just a few days ago.
There are no lines for theaters on Broadway, no young folks rushing to nightclubs and no businesspeople hustling to Grand Central Terminal for their trains out of town for the weekend.
In Times Square, the famed TKTS stairs have been fenced off, but live entertainment could still be had — a saxophonist wailing for an unusually small crowd. There was no cover charge or waiters — just a handful of police officers waiting around for something to happen.
There’s no clear view of when people could pack these spaces again. The state lockdown will be in place in the further notice, with Gov. Andrew Cuomo believing it could last months as the country and the world try to stem the COVID-19 pandemic.


newyorkpost--2020-03-21--Knicks are now even butt of Trevor Noah coronavirus jokes

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Amid the coronavirus pandemic , the Knicks remain a punch line .
At least to comic Trevor Noah of “ The Daily Show.
” During a recent rant on the fast-spreading disease , Noah referenced the NBA ’ s ongoing woes in an online video : “ We ’ ve found out four Brooklyn Nets players , including Kevin Durant , have coronavirus , ’ ’ Noah began .
“ So now the Nets have coronavirus .
The Jazz have coronavirus .
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ going around to all the NBA teams .
Except the Knicks .
Because not even Corona wants to be on the Knicks.
” The Knicks released a statement Wednesday night that said none of their players have been tested because they haven ’ t shown symptoms .
The club , as first reported by The Post , is following CDC procedure in not testing an asymptomatic player .
James Dolan ’ s Knicks were on pace to miss the playoffs a seventh straight year when the season was suspended nine days ago .

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Amid the coronavirus pandemic, the Knicks remain a punch line. At least to comic Trevor Noah of “The Daily Show.”
During a recent rant on the fast-spreading disease, Noah referenced the NBA’s ongoing woes in an online video:
“We’ve found out four Brooklyn Nets players, including Kevin Durant, have coronavirus,’’ Noah began. “So now the Nets have coronavirus. The Jazz have coronavirus. The Pistons have coronavirus. It’s going around to all the NBA teams. Except the Knicks. Because not even Corona wants to be on the Knicks.”
The Knicks released a statement Wednesday night that said none of their players have been tested because they haven’t shown symptoms. The club, as first reported by The Post, is following CDC procedure in not testing an asymptomatic player. James Dolan’s Knicks were on pace to miss the playoffs a seventh straight year when the season was suspended nine days ago.


newyorkpost--2020-03-21--Anders Lee’s Islanders leadership began many captaincies ago

The NHL ’ s message to its players to self-quarantine in their ...

Anders Lee said he still had to pinch himself whenever he saw the captain’s “C” embroidered on his jersey in the Islanders’ locker room.
It doesn’t matter he has donned that “C” on four different jerseys throughout his entire athletic career, serving as captain in two different sports and at three different levels. For Lee, it’s humbling every time.
Those who have coached or competed alongside him contend being a leader comes naturally to Lee. Nothing is ever forced, everything is always genuine and in the toughest of times, Lee has continuously been the guy everyone in the room looks to.
As the sports world came to a crashing halt when the coronavirus pandemic postponed or canceled every professional sports league and event, including the 2019-20 NHL season, Lee is doing what he always has done: Acting as a leader.
In his second season as captain of the Islanders, who will have to fight tooth-and-nail for playoff position should the NHL season resume, Lee was asked to lead in a way in which he never has before. As several prominent athletes around the country began to record encouraging messages to fans in these trying times, the Islanders knew Lee would be the one with all the right things to say.
“Hey Islanders fans, I know there are a lot of kids out there that have had their school years or youth sports put on hold and I know it might sound a little bit confusing, but your teachers, your parents, your coaches, they all want what’s best for you,” Lee said in a homemade video posted to the Islanders’ official Twitter account on Thursday. “That’s your health and their health. I know this is a little bit of a tough time, probably stuck at home but maybe go outside, go in the backyard, kick the ball around. Grab your brother or sister to play some catch or even shoot some pucks in the driveway.
“Most importantly, stay healthy, stay safe. Keep washing your hands, I know that’s what we’re doing here. So, next time we’re ready to go when it’s time to get back on the ice. All the best, take care, stay healthy and go Isles.”
Sure, there may be higher stakes and more pressure involved in being a spokesperson for the Islanders in the middle of a national pandemic than there was when he was a three-sport student athlete at Edina (Minn.) High School or as a collegiate hockey player at Notre Dame.
Lee is uniquely equipped to handle a captain’s responsibilities during this unprecedented time. He understands how much youth sports can shape a person and what having them taken away must feel like.
“We lost to a perennial rival of ours in the finals of the district playoffs and it was not a close game, we were undefeated and they were undefeated, but they beat us 36-6 or something,” former Edina football coach Kim Nelson told The Post in a recent phone call. “Anders was really active in the huddle [after the game] talking to his teammates and telling them it was going to be OK and thanking the seniors, just he handled it really well.
“After that big loss, being undefeated and having all these expectations at playoff time and then to lose — he did all the right things after that kind of a loss. Instead of just thinking about himself and how bad it felt for him, he always seems to turn to his teammates and worry about them first.”
That was just the kind of kid Lee was, according to Nelson, who now serves as football coach of Roosevelt High School in Sioux Falls, S.D.
He was the kind of kid who would begin organizing drills at the start of practice despite it being his very first day on the football team after transferring in his junior year from a nearby private school. The kind who influenced the entire team, including upperclassmen, to pitch in and clean up the field following practice.
“Nobody complained, because Anders is doing it, so it must be the right thing,” Nelson said.
After Lee was unanimously voted captain of the football team as a junior, he was named captain of the hockey team the same year as well. He wore the “C” for both teams throughout his last two years of high school and very well could’ve been captain of the school’s baseball team too, but he elected not to play his senior year to focus on football and hockey.
Nelson and Curt Giles, who has been the hockey coach at Edina High since 1999, both say they knew Lee was captain material from the very first moment they met him.
“Anders was very personable,” Giles told The Post. “He had a magnetic personality. He was big, he was strong, he was athletic, but he had this look to him that every student in the high school and every kid that he played with was attracted to him as a person.
“He wasn’t just an athlete, obviously a good athlete, he was a really good person. He wasn’t a jock who thought he was better than everybody else and kind of pushed people away, he was one of those guys that brought people in. His personality, as much as anything, was as impressive as his athletic ability.”
In a way, Lee was the captain of Edina High. It was his welcoming demeanor that allowed him to easily connect with everyone he came in contact with. He was approachable, but undoubtedly cared about whatever others had to say. To this day, Nelson’s wife, Shelly, says Lee was one of the first teenage football players to genuinely ask her about herself.
Notre Dame hockey coach Jeff Jackson recognized that maturity while recruiting Lee during his senior year in high school. Jackson, who coincidentally served as assistant coach for the Islanders in the 2003-04 season, was enticed by Lee’s dual-captain reputation and trusted his recruiting coordinator and assistant coach Andy Slaggert to find a player with “the right fit.”
Lee’s leadership carried over to the collegiate level while playing for the Fighting Irish. Jackson was prepared to name him captain after his freshman season, something the 34-year hockey coach said he had never done in his entire career. Lee, however, said he was concerned for his teammates when Jackson approached him with the opportunity to be captain.
“He was so respectful of the upperclassman that he didn’t think that it was time yet,” Jackson said. “He was being respectful to the juniors and seniors that were coming back. I give him a lot of credit for that, because most kids wouldn’t have the maturity to be able to make that kind of a decision.”
Lee chose to serve as alternate captain his sophomore year before assuming the role of captain the following season, his last before making the jump to the NHL.
More than anything, Lee has always lived up to the cliché of “leading by example.”
“You’re just in a position that people look toward you,” Lee told The Post. “They look at you, they either look up to you or look to you in times of need or whatever it is. I really like being either there for someone or trying to get the boys going or rallying and keeping the group close.”
Lee has maintained his role-model tendencies through every team he has been a part of. Lee was a prominent rallying voice in the locker room for the Islanders, who were one spot below the playoff line when the season was paused.
“He’s an easy guy to follow, I think everyone on this team would consider him a close personal friend,” said Josh Bailey, who is the longest-tenured Islander. “We’ve had our [team] talks, here and there, and he’s the guy we all look at. We follow his lead and he does a good job of being even-keeled and positive even when things aren’t going well.
“When someone is positive it’s a lot easier to follow them and you find a way to get out these things quicker that way.”
Islanders head coach Barry Trotz has had many captains in his 22-year NHL coaching career, including Jason Arnott, Shea Weber and Alex Ovechkin. To Trotz, a good captain keeps the pulse of his team and serves as an extension of both the coaching staff and players.
Trotz believes Lee embodies all of that. If you ask Lee for his evaluation of the Islanders’ seven-straight losses just before the season was suspended, the ideals he has seemingly followed his entire athletic career shine through.
“As of late, we’ve been thinking a lot,” Lee said of the team. “That thinking has slowed us down. Our mistakes have turned into two chances and goals against. Sometimes, when things are going well, your mistakes don’t hurt you. We’ve been caught a little bit and it’s slowed us down, mentally and physically.
“We have to be able to let go of all the tough things that’s gone on and just go play. That’s not easy to do in the position that we’re in because it’s a results-type business. But the one thing you can do every night is show up and play as hard as you can and do what you can for your teammates. We do that as a team, we’re always successful.”


newyorkpost--2020-03-21--Buccaneers’ Chris Godwin will give Tom Brady his No. 12 — if he asks

Tampa Bay Buccaneers Pro Bowl wide receiver Chris Godwin is quite happy to be teammates this season , but that doesn ’ t mean the six-time Super Bowl champion won ’ t have to ask him for his No .
12 .
Godwin , who said he will defer to Brady if he asks for his No .
12 , said he is excited to play with and learn from who he calls “ the greatest quarterback of all time.
” “ Obviously , if he doesn ’ t want it , or if he ’ s not making a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ m definitely going to keep it .
We ’ ll see how that goes , ” Godwin said of Brady , who has worn the number throughout his 20-year Patriots career .
“ I think just out of respect for what he ’ s done , what he ’ s accomplished , just [ the ] kind of the career he ’ s built for himself , you have to lean into that respect.
” Godwin said he has been inundated with questions about whether he will switch his uniform number with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ phone has been blowing up over the last 24 hours , on Twitter , on Instagram , phone calls , text messages asking me the same question , ” Godwin said in a video interview on the team ’ s website .
“ I think it will be very interesting , no matter what happens .
We haven ’ t talked about that .
We talked briefly but hadn ’ t mentioned that all.
” Godwin , drafted out of the third round from Penn State in 2017 , caught 86 passes last @ @ @ @ @ @ @ his first Pro Bowl start .

Tampa Bay Buccaneers Pro Bowl wide receiver Chris Godwin is quite happy to be teammates with Tom Brady this season, but that doesn’t mean the six-time Super Bowl champion won’t have to ask Godwin for his No. 12.
Godwin, who said he will defer to Brady if he asks for his No. 12, said he is excited to play with and learn from a player he calls “the greatest quarterback of all time.”
“Obviously, if he doesn’t want it, or if he’s not making a big deal out of it, I’m definitely going to keep it. We’ll see how that goes,” Godwin said of Brady, who has worn the number throughout his 20-year Patriots career. “I think just out of respect for what he’s done, what he’s accomplished, just [the] kind of the career he’s built for himself, you have to lean into that respect.”
Godwin said he has been inundated with questions about whether he will switch his uniform number with the new starting quarterback.
“My phone has been blowing up over the last 24 hours, on Twitter, on Instagram, phone calls, text messages asking me the same question,” Godwin said in a video interview on the team’s website. “I think it will be very interesting, no matter what happens. We haven’t talked about that. We talked briefly but hadn’t mentioned that all.”
Godwin, drafted out of the third round from Penn State in 2017, caught 86 passes last year and put up 1,333 receiving yards en route to his first Pro Bowl start.