Новости за 29.02.2020

In March 2019, Yonette “Star Brim” Respass was released from federal prison after serving more than six months for wire fraud. As the Brooklyn girl stepped off a Greyhound bus in Manhattan, she was greeted by a throng of emotional friends and family. Respass’ most vocal supporter, hip-hop superstar Cardi B, wasn’t in attendance. But...

Two Brooklyn College volleyball players who took a knee rather than stand during Yeshiva University’s playing of the the Israeli national anthem are now taking heat for “anti-Semitism.” The duo kneeled as “Hatikvah” played before the team’s Feb. 23 game at Yeshiva University in Manhattan, stunning some fans. “I saw these two guys kneeling and...

Chinese scientists knew about the coronavirus and its deadly effects as early as December — but were ordered by government officials to suppress the evidence, according to a report. In late December, several genomics companies tested samples from sick patients in Wuhan — the center of the coronavirus outbreak — and noticed alarming similarities between...

Four years ago, candidate Donald Trump’s pitch to African Americans heading to voting booths was simple: “What do you have to lose?” While he captured just 8 percent of the black vote in 2016, recent polls suggest things could be different this time around. In November, an Emerson poll reported a 34.5 percent approval rating...

MARYLAND — National Rifle Association boss Wayne LaPierre blasted “communist” Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Saturday — accusing him of abusing his office to try to destroy the powerful gun-lobby group. LaPierre also sounded off against New York Attorney General Letitia James after her office announced an investigation into the NRA’s finances in 2019. “[Cuomo’s] actions...

All of a sudden nostalgia for 1930s Germany resurges across Europe, where some dismiss it as “just fun.” Carnival marchers in the Belgian town of Aalst last week were dressed up as Jewish caricatures, as if lifted from the pages of the crude Nazi-era weekly Der Sturmer. They had long, crooked noses, Hasidic hats, rat...

New York State got the go-ahead from the feds to perform its own coronavirus testing “immediately,” Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Saturday. “I spoke to Vice President Pence, I urged him to approve New York State’s Coronavirus test — we just received word that our test has been approved by the FDA,” Cuomo said in a...

TAMPA — Aaron Judge entering the Yankees’ clubhouse at 10 a.m. Saturday morning was a hint the right fielder had his ailing right shoulder examined. Manager Aaron Boone told the YES Network that Judge has been through some “testing’’ to get to the bottom of things. Judge reported to camp with the shoulder problem that...

There is no replacing Chris Kreider. That’s a reality the Rangers intimately understand in the wake of their power-forward fracturing his left foot while blocking a shot in Friday night’s 5-2 loss at Philadelphia. It is a distinct possibility Kreider could miss the final 18 games of the regular season — with his seven-year, $45.5...

It’s time to bug out. Literally. Global warming and drastic climate change are wreaking havoc on our planet, thanks in part to a growing global population that relies on animals (especially in the developed world) for its protein. Animal farming has unduly contributed to greenhouse gasses, deforestation in the Amazon and African rainforests and, according...

June and Geno were arrested together last year for crack-cocaine possession.

Heckling the Astros might just become America’s new favorite Pastime. Another baseball fan let Houston hear it this week during a spring training game, jokingly asking members of the Astros dugout if they’d “give” back the trophy won during the club’s now-tainted 2017 championship season. “You going to keep the rings and the MVP, or...

Veteran Yankees outfielder Brett Gardner takes a swing at some Q&A with Post columnist Steve Serby. Q: Have you given thought to how much longer you want to play? A: At this point, I’m just kind of taking things one year at a time. I’ve really always looked not too far into the future, obviously....

Attendees come to the Conservative Political Action Conference conference for many reasons — some even find love. Benjamin Donovan Chafetz, 32, popped the question to girlfriend Paulina Finley, 20, in the main hall of the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center on Saturday. Chafetz got down on one knee and said, “Honey I have something...

A highly toxic chemical banned by 172 countries is set to be produced in South Carolina, apparently making the state the only place in North America to manufacture the potentially cancer-causing product. Gulbrandsen Chemicals Inc., of Orangeburg, SC, plans to begin producing pentachlorophenol when North America’s only maker of the material closes a factory in...

People close to Mike Bloomberg paint a portrait of an aggressively boring man. “The thing about Mike is he actually isn’t that interesting — he’s smart, and you can have a good time talking to him, but it’s like talking to any old Jewish relative of mine,” said one ex-employee in a profile in New...

The porn-actress daughter of director Steven Spielberg was arrested on a misdemeanor domestic violence, court records show.

I knew there would be risks and challenges in moving to China eight years ago, but the possibility of semi-house arrest to avoid becoming a disease vector was not one I had considered. Luzhou, our Chinese hometown of 4 million in the south of Sichuan Province, is not that close to Wuhan, the epicenter of...

The French tourist whose New York Valentine’s Day surprise turned into a bloody nightmare was finally on his way home Saturday — and said he’s grateful that “the bad guy sleeps in jail.” Gabriel Bascou was randomly slashed across the neck as he and his girlfriend walked out of a breakfast date at IHOP on...

A California Democrat gave credence to a wild Jeffrey Epstein theory on Capitol Hill this week, asking a top Justice Department official whether the serial predator was an undercover FBI informant, a report said. Rep. Jackie Speier (D-Calif.) reportedly asked John Demers, the assistant attorney general of the national security division, the way off topic...

The ink was barely dry on a US-Taliban deal Saturday when President Trump’s former national security adviser blasted it as “unacceptable” and “Obama-style.” “Signing this agreement with Taliban is an unacceptable risk to America’s civilian population,” John Bolton tweeted only hours after the historic agreement was signed in the Qatari capital Doha. “This is an...

Navy SEAL Eddie Gallagher said that he’s “learned his lesson” after being convicted of posing for gruesome photos with the corpse of a terrorist he killed in Iraq – but insisted that his behavior was standard operating procedure. “It’s wrong. I’ll say it’s wrong now. And I’ve definitely learned … my lesson,” Gallagher told David...

Greek police fired tear gas to keep migrants from crossing into Turkey on Saturday after Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan declared his country’s borders with Europe were open. Erdogan’s declaration marked a dramatic turn from a 2016 deal between Ankara and the European Union that closed Turkey’s borders. The crush at the border came as...

The days of the Islanders as vagabonds are almost over. After they play three final home games at Barclays Center in March, the Islanders will be able to call the Coliseum their one and only home until their new arena at Belmont Park opens, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Saturday. That means any and all home...

Mike Bloomberg may be feeling a bit of buyer’s remorse: As Bernie Sanders surges in the polls, the billionaire candidate is suddenly not so sure about his earlier pledge to support the eventual Democratic nominee, according to a New York magazine profile. During a campaign stop in Houston on Feb. 27, Bloomberg told a voter...