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Flooding forces 70,000 on Kazakhstan-Uzbekistan border to flee

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A busted reservoir dam flooded parts of Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan, forcing tens of thousands from both countries to evacuate, authorities said Saturday. The Syr Darya river, which runs near the border between the two countries, overflowed after the dam broke Friday, the Uzbek and Kazakh governments said. About 70,000 people from 22 villages in Uzbekistan...

Knicks mailbag: Don’t rule out LeBron James playing here

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You ask, we answer. The Post is fielding questions from readers about New York’s biggest pro sports teams and getting our beat writers to answer them in a series of regularly published mailbags. In today’s installment: the Knicks. Will LeBron James ever play for the Knicks? — Jeffrey Bernstein I will never rule this one...

Inside the twisted world of ‘rapist’ designer Peter Nygard: book

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Peter Nygard, the flamboyant Canadian fashion mogul, built a nearly billion-dollar fortune hawking slacks and blouses at Sears, Walmart and his own store in Times Square. Known as a hard-partying Peter Pan, the man Forbes dubbed “The Polyester Phenom” was often surrounded by young women and threw legendary parties at his homes in the Bahamas...

The top 10 books New Yorkers are devouring in quarantine

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While the lions outside the Fifth Avenue branch of the New York Public Library haven’t greeted incoming visitors for more than a month, they’re still a powerful reminder of city history. “During the Great Depression, Mayor LaGuardia named the beloved lions … Patience and Fortitude for the qualities he felt New Yorkers needed to get...

China lied about origin of coronavirus, leaked intelligence report says

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A damning dossier leaked from the “Five Eyes” intelligence alliance claims that China lied to the world about human-to-human transmission of the virus, disappeared whistleblowers and refused to hand over virus samples so the West could make a vaccine. The bombshell 15-page research document also indicated that the virus was leaked from the Wuhan Institute...



Chinese state media mocks US response to coronavirus in viral video

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The Chinese government is mocking US efforts to combat the COVID-19 pandemic in a new video that stars the Statue of Liberty made of Legos. A video titled “Once Upon a Virus” was posted this week to the official Twitter accounts of both the Chinese embassy in France and the state-run China Daily newspaper. The...

‘Star Wars: The Clone Wars’ series to end while tying up loose ends

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The Clone War is over. The animated television show that started back in 2008 is set to end May 4th — or as some Star Wars fans call it, Star Wars Day. Set between Episode II and Episode III, the animated television show started as a reboot of the 2003 show of the same title....

Christopher Meloni to return to ‘Law and Order: SVU’

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Christopher Meloni, known for his role as Elliot Stabler, will return to Dick Wolf’s Law and Order SVU for its 22nd season, according to showrunner Warren Leight. Leight confirmed on the SVU podcast on Wednesday that Stabler will at the least appear in the season opener. “It’s pretty clear that Elliot will be in the...

Judge tosses NY nurses’ suit over inadequate PPE supplies

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A federal judge has tossed out a New York nurse association’s lawsuit seeking protective equipment as they help fight the coronavirus. The New York State Nurses Association had sued the state Health Department and two hospitals over a lack of PPE protection, but on Friday a U.S. District Court judge dismissed the case, explaining that...

Kroger to limit meat purchases in some stores for panicked shoppers

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Kroger will reportedly limit meat purchases in some stores to preserve supplies as panicked shoppers look to hoard protein. As the coronavirus threatens the nation’s meat suppliers, the grocery chain told CNN it would place purchasing limits on ground beef and fresh pork in some stores. “We feel good about our ability to maintain a...

Mets clubhouse manager Tony Carullo retires after 51 years with team

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There is no bigger compliment a person can receive than the one Joe Torre paid Tony Carullo on Friday. “You could trust him with your life,’’ Torre said of Carullo, who retired Thursday as the Mets’ visiting clubhouse manager after 51 years working for the team. “That to me is hugely important.’’ Unable to be...

Indians’ Emmanuel Clase banned 80 games for PED violation

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CLEVELAND — Whenever the Cleveland Indians finally get to start their season they won’t have reliever Emmanuel Clase. The hard-throwing right-hander was suspended 80 games by Major League Baseball on Friday for testing positive for a banned performance-enhancing drug. Clase was the biggest acquisition by Cleveland in the big offseason trade that sent two-time Cy...

St. John’s interim baseball coach adjusting to coronavirus tests

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Nineteen years later, Mike Hampton had his own program. Nearly two decades after arriving at St. John’s, he was calling the shots, finally the man in charge after Ed Blankmeyer left to join the Mets as their extended spring training coordinator and manager of the Single-A Brooklyn Cyclones. But just 14 games into his tenure...

Princess Charlotte turns 5 in style

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It’s Princess Charlotte‘s fifth birthday — and Kensington Palace has released four photos of the adorable royal to mark the happy occasion.

Naked Cowboy still strumming amid coronavirus: ‘I’ve never missed a day’

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It’ll take more than a little pandemic to get the Naked Cowboy to put his clothes on. The Times Square fixture is still strumming through the coronavirus — and even with far fewer tippers, he’s staying positive. “I’ve never missed a day and I feel very fortunate to, just to have my routine, and my...

Denmark introduces ‘drive-in concerts’ during coronavirus pandemic

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Honk for an encore. Denmark has introduced “drive-in concerts” as a workaround for live music during the coronavirus pandemic. Hundreds of drivers kept it in park as they enjoyed the tunes of Danish singer-songwriter Mads Langer at a sold-out performance in Aarhus, Denmark. The 500 tickets were sold within minutes after the concert was announced...

Cuomo’s nursing home policies amid coronavirus ‘a disaster,’ says ex-Gov. Pataki

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Former Gov. George Pataki slammed Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s nursing home policies during the coronavirus pandemic as a “disaster” that may have unnecessarily caused the deaths of “thousands” of vulnerable elderly residents. In a rare swipe at his successor Friday night, Pataki called for an independent probe “so this never happens again.” Pataki said the state...

Michigan pilot gives a literal ‘F U’ to governor over coronavirus lockdown

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This frustrated Michigan pilot gives a literal flying you-know-what about his governor’s lock-down order. Ed Frederick, 45, spent about an hour charting a path over Grand Rapids that spelled out this message for Gov. Gretchen Whitmer: “F U,” with an arrow pointing directly over the governor’s mansion. Frederick said he was inspired to hop in...

De Blasio pushes up social distancing street closures to Saturday

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Mayor Bill de Blasio’s social distancing street closures are coming two days early — just in time for the warm, sunny weekend. The city will block vehicular traffic along 7.2 miles of streets beginning Saturday, to afford pedestrians and cyclists more space during the coronavirus pandemic. De Blasio had previously announced that the streets would...

US women’s national soccer team’s unequal pay claim tossed

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A federal judge threw out the unequal pay claim by players on the US women’s national soccer team in a surprising loss for the defending World Cup champions but allowed their allegation of discriminatory working conditions to go to trial. Players led by Alex Morgan sued in March 2019, claiming they have not been paid...





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