Новости за 19.08.2020

Trade the coronavirus pandemic for a zombie apocalypse.

After getting mauled by Toronto in their Eastern Conference playoff opener, the Nets had to prove they can play with the Raptors. They did that Wednesday, but now they have to show they can beat the defending champions. Monday’s first-round Game 1 blowout loss to Toronto was humbling. This was more heartbreaking, as the Nets...

President Trump called for a boycott of Goodyear on Wednesday, but his limousine — dubbed the “Beast” — is equipped with the company’s Kevlar-reinforced run-flats that can keep the armored vehicle running during an emergency. When asked whether there are plans to change the tires, White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany said: “I’m not going...

The fantasy series also cast Kate Fleetwood, Peter Franzen and Clare Perkins.

Six episodes cover everything from quarter-eating machines to RPGs and 3D games.

The first season of this popular anthology series is currently streaming on Netflix.

A Brooklyn man kidnapped his 11-year-old neighbor as she waited for a bus — but his sick plot was thwarted by his own mother, police and sources said Wednesday. Barouch Lapp, 28, was arrested Tuesday after he allegedly snatched the young girl from her school bus stop on the corner of Bay Parkway and 77th Street...

Vox Media has agreed to pay $4 million to settle a class-action lawsuit filed by 450 writers and site managers who claimed they weren’t paid fair wages for their work. Started in 2005, SB Nation was originally a sports blog fan site whose bloggers worked for free. It eventually grew into Vox Media with a...

The NBA’s lottery is Thursday night, and so for the 36th-straight year there will be much anticipation about ping-pong balls and probability tables, and the ways these things shake out that always leave one team delighted, some teams depressed, and a small army of fans who wonder if there’s a better way to do this....

"What an incredible experience I had, I’ll always feel lucky and cherish that I had the chance to fall in love."

Nobody was cheering for 2020 anyways. NFL Network reported Wednesday that cheerleaders and mascots won’t be allowed on the field during the 2020 season. The NFL and NFL Players Association updated their protocols and informed clubs of the change to continue limiting the personnel on the field amid the coronavirus pandemic. Additionally, network sideline reporters...

The black-owned, genderless label can't keep the coveted carryall in stock.

A UK family inadvertently held a funeral for a complete stranger — and then buried him — following a bizarre mix-up, according to a new report. The family buried an elderly man they thought was their relative at St. Mary’s Church in Rockcliffe village, near Carlisle, back on July 6, The News and Star reported....

This guy tried to rob the wrong woman. A retired NYPD officer shot an alleged thief after he tried to mug her and chased her into her Bronx home, The Post has learned. The 63-year-old former cop was standing outside her home on Noble Avenue in Soundview just after 1:15 a.m. Wednesday when Michael Carter...

The State Department is reiterating its criticism of the Chinese government amid a Uighur obstetrician’s allegation that Xinjiang hospitals are committing infanticide and forced abortions to maintain family planning limits. “We are extremely concerned by reports of forced abortions and sterilization in Xinjiang,” State Department spokesperson Morgan Ortagus told Fox News on Tuesday. “These reports...

Rascal Flatts' bassist has his own reality show on Neflix—and with good reason, TBH.

Presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden is comparing his friendship with vice presidential hopeful Kamala Harris to his personal bond with former President Obama. Speaking to People Magazine in their first joint interview as running mates, Harris and Biden discussed their personal history and how they see their professional relationship. “The easy part of this is...

If Giannis Antetokounmpo’s future in Milwaukee is at all tied to its playoff run this year, the Bucks got off to an auspicious start Tuesday. After securing the No. 1 seed in the Eastern Conference, the Bucks came out and flopped in their postseason opener, getting upset by the Magic 122-110 in Game 1 of...

Three Seattle fishermen who were spared coronavirus during an outbreak that affected 85 percent of the people on their boat may provide the first direct evidence that antibodies can provide immunity from the contagion, according to a new report. Blood samples collected before the factory trawler FV American Dynasty, owned by American Seafoods, set sail...

The Dunphys are back together again!

Neymar is reportedly dating Maluma's ex Natalia Barulích.

Six daredevil friends have gone viral for “chilling” on the edge of a 100-foot-high raised bridge in Chicago — with authorities angrily denying they were accidentally lifted when the bridge was raised to stop looters. “Chicago! We’re just chilling,” said a man in an opened-shirt as he filmed the giggly group high above the Chicago...

The film halted filming in March due to the coronavirus pandemic.

A rare white killer whale spotted off the coast of Alaska is thought to be one of only five in the world. Named Tl’uk, the two-year-old pale male was swimming alongside a pair of adult orcas when he was identified by whale watchers on August 7. Footage of Tl’uk was captured near Kuiu and Kupreanof...

An MTA computer expert was busted giving his work-issued iPhone to a girlfriend in Liberia — then trying to switch his busted personal device for a fresh one, according to the agency’s watchdog. Jerry Manneh exchanged what he claimed was his damaged MTA-issued iPhone 8 Plus on Jan. 8 — only for officials to locate...