Новости за 18.02.2020

A friend of Hollywood stuntwoman Cheryl Sanders and her husband — who were shot dead by her ex in Ohio over the weekend — said he’s not buying the explanation of what went down, according to a report. Sanders, 59 — who appeared in “Back to the Future II” and had been a stunt double...

Bill Gates bought an electric Porche instead of a Tesla— drawing shade from Elon Musk. “My conversations with Gates have been underwhelming tbh,” Musk tweeted late Monday, using the online shorthand for “to be honest.” The jab came as a response to an interview the Microsoft founder and world’s second-richest did with popular tech YouTuber...

A brute cold-cocked and viciously assaulted a 55-year-old man while walking on the Upper West Side, cops said Tuesday. The violent encounter unfolded just before 2:45 p.m. on Feb. 5 when the unknown attacker ran up behind the 55-year-old and hit him in the head, knocking him to the ground, according to police. The brute...

Michael Bloomberg just proposed a tax on all financial transactions — and Wall Street is yawning. The former New York mayor said he would work with Congress to impose a 0.1-percent tax on all financial transactions, including stock and bond trades and payments on derivative contracts, as part of a plan to reduce wealth inequality...

Johnny Depp’s lawyer claims Amber Heard's attorney is the one with ties to Harvey Weinstein -- after his ex-wife filed a subpoena seeking to get the Weinstein Company to turn over details on Depp’s dealings with the disgraced moviemaker.

TAMPA — Gerrit Cole met Gleyber Torres for the first time Monday, which was the same day the Yankees shortstop strongly accused last year’s Astros, which Cole helped pitch to the World Series by beating the Yankees in the ALCS, of cheating. Tuesday, the Yankees’ ace responded to Torres’ accusations of sign stealing by the...

The noted sex therapist and ex-fiancé of Drew Carey passed away at the age of 38.

One restraining order reportedly expired two weeks before her death.

This is not the future we were promised. A new study suggests that the future of butter might be insects. The results show that butter made from insect fat might not just be healthier, but people may actually like the taste of it. Researchers at Ghent University in Belgium studied whether or not taste testers...

For the fourth year in a row, President Trump called for paid family leave in his State of the Union address, a remarkable trend given past GOP silence on the issue. For years, Republican lawmakers tabled the idea of a modernized, federal paid leave plan. But under Trump, the party has shifted. Leading conservatives like...

While a lot of teams in college basketball have been up and down with their scoring, Marquette is one that consistently has been putting up points. The Golden Eagles will look to post a big number at home against a Creighton bunch that leads the Big East in points per game in conference play. Marquette...

Democratic campaigns and party activists in Nevada are expressing concern over the possibility of another caucus meltdown similar to what occurred in Iowa, according to multiple reports. As early voting began this week, multiple 2020 campaigns told the Washington Post they had still not received any information from the Nevada State Democratic Party (NSDP) about...

What an iconic NBA All-Star Weekend in Chicago. From the Slam Dunk Contest to the 3-Point Shootout to the Skills Contest to the All-Star Game, the events were sensational and the scene in Chicago was remarkable. Kazeem Famuyide and I bring a brand-new All-Star edition of the “Big Apple Buckets” podcast after our weekend in...

The owner of a New Jersey petting zoo has been indicted on animal cruelty charges after dozens of pigs were found dead, while other animals had injuries and diseases, according to reports. Dennis Sugar, 47, was indicted last month on charges of third-degree cruelty to animals resulting in serious bodily injury or death and fourth-degree...

The episode opened with a solemn eulogy to the “much-loved" presenter.

The dominant players in the basically post-Mike Francesa New York sports radio world are shows with range. The franchises now on ESPN New York and WFAN are personality-driven. ESPN’s “Michael Kay Show” is owning afternoons, while FAN’s “Boomer & Gio” is crushing the competition in mornings. They talk about sports, but other topics as well....

The cast includes top political aide Howard Wolfson in the role of Bloomberg's presumptive top rival, Bernie Sanders — though Wolfson freely admits that his impression of the Vermont senator is prettay, prettaay, prettaaay bad.

They won't be posting about her for the time being.

A survey of 2,000 Americans examined the emotions and attributes that make people feel self-conscious about their appearance — and revealed 59 percent aren’t comfortable in their skin. The survey uncovered that what ultimately killed respondents’ confidence included overall body image (68 percent) and skin issues (67 percent) — as well as ill-fitting clothes (64...

The 20-year-old worker was shot in the torso just after 11:30 a.m. inside Deli & Grocery at 3700 White Plains Road in Williamsbridge, according to the NYPD. He was rushed to Montefiore Medical Center. but he could not be saved.

In their first move ahead of the 2020 NHL trade deadline, the Rangers acquired forward Julien Gauthier from the Hurricanes in exchange for defenseman Joey Keane, the team announced Tuesday. Gauthier, 22, was Carolina’s first-round pick (No. 21 overall) in 2016 and has skated in 44 games with the Hurricanes’ AHL affiliate, the Charlotte Checkers,...

Durst -- estimated to be worth $100 million as the son of Manhattan real-estate titan Seymour Durst -- has been behind bars awaiting trial since his arrest in the case in New Orleans in 2015. Jury selection is set to start Wednesday.

A Queens middle school student was suspended after pricking her classmates with a needle, officials said Tuesday. The 12-year-old reportedly grabbed a lancet used to check the insulin levels of a diabetic classmate at IS 238 in Hollis on February 7 and stuck it into ten classmates — some of them more than once. Several...

Scientists are ramping up their efforts in the search for signs of alien life. Experts at the SETI Institute, an organization dedicated to tracking extraterrestrial intelligence, are developing state-of-the-art techniques to detect signatures from space that indicate the possibility of extraterrestrial existence. These so-called “technosignatures” can range from the chemical composition of a planet’s atmosphere,...

The Mets bullpen already has its first injury of spring training, though they hope it’s only as small as the body part in question. Seth Lugo has a small fracture in his left pinky toe, manager Luis Rojas said Tuesday. The reliever suffered the injury by hitting his toe against something in his hotel room...