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Larry Page reportedly hiding out in Fiji | New York Post
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Larry Page, the secretive co-founder of Google, has reportedly spent much of the pandemic hiding out on tropical islands in Fiji, entering the country through a system designed to allow the ultra-wealthy to circumvent COVID-19 travel restrictions.
The reclusive billionaire has stayed mostly on the heart-shaped Tavarua island, which lies west of the main Fijian island, two people who have seen him there in the past year told Insider.
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White House slams China for ‘dangerous’ rejection of new COVID-19 probe | New York Post
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White House press secretary Jen Psaki on Thursday slammed China for rejecting a new World Health Organization probe of the origins of COVID-19.
“We’re deeply disappointed. Their position is irresponsible and frankly dangerous,” Psaki said at her daily press briefing.
Zeng Yixin, vice minister of China’s National Health Commission, said Thursday that the authoritarian Communist-led nation won’t comply with the proposed probe, which would audit markets and labs in Wuhan, China.
“We cannot accept this kind of plan for origin-tracing,” Zeng said. He said the plan “did not respect common sense and violated science.”
An initial WHO probe that was controlled by China concluded in March that the virus likely emerged naturally from animals — but the findings drew bi...
Sweeping internet outage hits Google, Fidelity, Amazon, major websites | New York Post
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A sweeping internet outage briefly took down several major websites on Thursday, including Google, Amazon, Fidelity, Costco, Delta Air Lines, British Airways, Capital One and Vanguard.
Many of the sites were loading slowly or showing “DNS failure” messages, but by 1 p.m. ET, most of the affected sites had restored service, according to DownDetector.
Akamai, a cloud computing company that operates a content delivery network service, which helps move data across the internet, said it was experiencing some problems that appeared to be responsible for the outages.
“We are aware of an emerging issue with the Edge DNS service,” the company said in a statement. “We are actively investigating the issue.”
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Australia’s Jamie Kermond banned from Olympics over positive cocaine test | New York Post
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It must have been some “social event.”
Australian equestrian athlete Jamie Kermond tested positive for cocaine and was suspended from the Tokyo Olympics on Wednesday.
“It is likely that positive result was from a single recreational use of the drug during a social event and had no connection with my sport of equestrian,” Kermond said in a statement. “The consequence of this positive result is that I have been provisionally suspended from my sport by Equestrian Australia.”
Kermond, who was set to make his Olympic debut at 36-year-old, is banned from all competition while his second sample from a drug test, administered on June 26 by Sport Integrity Australia (SPI), is tested.
While the showrider was not considered a medal contender, he won the Australian Nat...
‘Very dangerous situation’: Prison guards taken hostage by inmates | New York Post
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OSLO, Norway — Two inmates took a pair of prison guards hostage Wednesday at a Swedish penitentiary and are barricaded inside in what the country’s prison department called “a very dangerous situation.”
The inmates abducted the prison officers after breaking into a guards’ room soon after midday and covering up the surveillance cameras, the Swedish Prison and Probation Service said. Negotiators and police were at the prison “and the situation is frozen,” acting security chief Jorgen From Nordin told Swedish news agency TT.
The prisoners are serving murder sentences, TT reported. Swedish media say they have demanded a helicopter to help them escape.
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Man’s proposal at baseball game goes horribly wrong in cringeworthy scene | New York Post
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He struck out!
An embarrassing video appears to show the moment a man’s marriage proposal at a minor league baseball game in Massachusetts goes horribly wrong — as his girlfriend publicly rejects him and runs away.
In the footage, the unnamed guy pops the question in front of a crowd of fans in a dugout at a Worcester Red Sox home game on Thursday, according to now-viral footage posted by the Instagram account What’s the Word Massachusetts.
The would-be romantic gesture prompted cheers at Polar Park — but instead of swooning, his stunned girlfriend put her hands over her mouth and shook her head “no.”
“I have to go,” she can be heard saying — before bolting up the stairs and leaving him alone on one knee.
“The woman was horrified after the proposal. She ra...
Inside Louis Bacon’s mysterious $500M private island in the Hamptons | New York Post
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You’ve probably never heard of Robins Island, a teardrop-shaped islet half the size of Central Park in the Great Peconic Bay on the East End of Long Island. But it may very well be the most valuable private estate in all of the Hamptons — and the most untouchable.
Sandwiched midway between the North and South forks, Robins Island is roughly 435 acres with miles and miles of waterfront.
For comparison, a 42-acre compound, less than one-tenth the size of Robins Island, with far less waterfront, sold in Southampton this spring for close to $145 million.
“If it were just raw land, I’d guess Robins Island would be worth about a $100 million,” Corcoran’s Susan Breitenbach guessed, noting that she has never visited the island. “But depending on what’s out there in ...
‘It’s too late’: Doctor forced to turn down COVID patients begging for vaccine | New York Post
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Young, unvaccinated patients are begging for the COVID-19 shot as they fight for their lives at an Alabama hospital.
But Dr. Brytney Cobia has to deliver a heartbreaking dose of reality, instead.
“One of the last things they do before they’re intubated is beg me for the vaccine. I hold their hand and tell them that I’m sorry, but it’s too late,” Cobia, who works at Grandview Medical Center in Birmingham, wrote in a Facebook post on Sunday.
Cobia said she has been forced to turn down the desperate pleas from coronavirus patients about to be placed on ventilators.
“I’m admitting young healthy people to the hospital with very serious COVID infections,” she wrote.
The doctor’s account has drawn scrutiny by skeptics, who have pointed out online that the number ...
Mitch McConnell warns of lockdowns if COVID vaccine rates don’t increase | New York Post
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A fresh wave of pandemic lockdowns like the ones that crippled the country last year loom on the horizon if people don’t wise up and get vaccinated against COVID-19, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell warned.
“These shots need to get in everybody’s arms as rapidly as possible or we´re going to be back in a situation in the fall that we don’t yearn for — that we went through last year,” McConnell (R-Ky.) said at a news conference Tuesday, adding, “This is not complicated.”
Asked about comments from Utah Gov. Spencer Cox alleging that conservative pundits are killing people with their rhetoric, McConnell stated that he encourages everybody to “ignore all of these other voices that are giving demonstrably bad advice.”
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Hero cop saves family from house fire | New York Post
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A police officer rescued a family trapped in a raging house blaze in Jamestown, New York. “Jump! I got you,” Officer Mark Conlin says before catching a mother and child from an upstairs window in this heart-pounding bodycam footage.
#HouseFire #Police #Hero
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Dr. Fauci and Rand Paul clash over research at Wuhan lab in China | New York Post
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Dr. Anthony Fauci and Sen. Rand Paul sparred Tuesday over claims that the Chinese lab where the COVID-19 virus is suspected to have emerged was doing “gain-of-function” research with funds provided by the National Institutes of Health.
Beginning his questioning by reminding Fauci that lying to Congress is a felony, Paul quizzed the White House’s top medical adviser about his testimony from a May hearing in which Fauci denied the NIH-funded gain-of-function research at the Wuhan Institute of Virology.
#Fauci #RandPaul #Wuhan
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Nikole Hannah-Jones said Cuba ‘most equal’ Western country | New York Post
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New York Times journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones, who led the publication’s controversial “1619 Project,” claimed Cuba is the “most equal” country in the Western Hemisphere in a newly resurfaced podcast, sparking fresh criticism from conservatives online.
Hannah-Jones made the eyebrow-raising comments about the Communist regime in a 2019 chat with Ezra Klein, the National Post reported last week.
#NikoleHannahJones #Cuba #NewYorkPost
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Biden walks back claim that Facebook is ‘killing people’ | New York Post
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In an about-face on his own condemnation of social media misinformation about COVID-19, President Biden on Monday said, “Facebook isn’t killing people” by hosting false claims.
Biden softened his stance after company executives pushed back on his Friday statement that Facebook is responsible for deaths caused by anti-vaccine sentiment.
“They’re killing people,” Biden told reporters Friday afternoon, when asked about his message for the company. “The only pandemic we have is among the unvaccinated. And they’re killing people.”
#Biden #Facebook #COVIDVaccine
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Dow plunges more than 800 points on fears Delta variant could derail recovery | New York Post
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The Dow plummeted more than 800 points on fears that the spread of the coronavirus’ Delta variant could disrupt the global economic recovery, even as investors weighed fresh concerns over inflation and oil prices.
In mid-morning trades Monday, the Dow Jones industrial average dropped 2.4 percent, or 830 points, to 33,858, while the S&P 500 and Nasdaq slumped 1.7 percent and 1.2 percent, respectively. The declines mark a sharp reversal from last week when the Dow briefly hit a new high above 35,000.
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Woman comments on police ‘Most Wanted’ post about her, gets arrested | New York Post
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Oklahoma police tracked down a suspect on their “Most Wanted” list — after she asked about reward money in a reply to their Facebook post about her alleged crime, authorities said.
Lorraine Graves was busted on a charge of accessory to murder after she commented on a Tulsa Police Department post on Wednesday that listed her as the force’s “Weekly Most Wanted.”
Graves replied to the post, saying, “where’s the reward money at?,” a screenshot of her post shows.
Detectives arrested her Thursday in north Tulsa, according to the department. Her bond is set at $500,000, cops said.
#MostWanted #Tulsa #Facebook
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Biden accuses Facebook of ‘killing people’ amid censorship row | New York Post
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President Biden on Friday accused Facebook of “killing people,” just after White House press secretary Jen Psaki said the Biden administration is “in regular touch” with the platform to ensure correct “narratives” are promoted — elaborating on her Thursday admission that the White House is “flagging problematic posts” to censor.
Biden was asked about his message for platforms like Facebook as he departed the White House on Friday afternoon for a weekend trip to Camp David.
“They’re killing people. The only pandemic we have is among the unvaccinated. And they’re killing people,” Biden said.
At her daily press briefing, Psaki told reporters that the White House is “regularly” coordinating with Facebook and other social media giants on the “latest narratives da...
Kaitlan Collins bylines deleted on stories she did for Tucker Carlson site | New York Post
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There is something strange going on with the bylines of CNN’s star White House reporter Kaitlan Collins tied to stories she wrote as an entertainment reporter for the Daily Caller — the right-wing website co-founded by Tucker Carlson, where Collins cut her reporter teeth.
At least five of Collins’ Daily Caller bylines tied to potentially embarrassing click-bait stories appear to have been erased. Where her name used to be is now the word “contributor.”
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Kasie Hunt announces she’s leaving MSNBC | New York Post
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NBC News correspondent and MSNBC anchor Kasie Hunt is leaving NBCUniversal after eight years, and is reportedly heading to CNN.
According to a report from Variety, Hunt who hosts “Way Too Early” on MSNBC and serves as a Capitol Hill correspondent for NBC News, is decamping for CNN as part of the network’s aggressive push into streaming.
Neither CNN nor Hunt responded to requests seeking comment.
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White House: Facebook needs to censor anti-vaxxers | New York Post
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The White House wants Facebook to come clean about harmful misinformation about the COVID-19 vaccine spread online. “There’s about 12 people who are producing 65% of anti-vaccine misinformation on social media platforms,” White House Press Sec. Jen Psaki said.
#COVID #Facebook #WhiteHouse
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Mets great Howard Johnson struggling after grandson’s ‘bizarre’ lawnmower accident | New York Post
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If Howard Johnson, beloved 1986 Met, doesn’t watch his primary Major League Baseball employer’s current games religiously, he makes a point of staying in the loop.
“I’ve kept an eye on them. Check the scores every night,” HoJo said in a recent telephone interview. “I know where they are, standings-wise. I know who’s hurt, who isn’t.”
And he knows how much the Mets’ rabid fan base hungers for another parade, an appetite he supports even if another title would make his club a less exclusive one.
“If they win a championship, it’s all good. I have no issue with them,” Johnson said of these 2021 Mets. “I think that when you look at our team, the ‘86 team, the ‘69 team is still just as popular if not more than they were (before the ‘86 Mets won it all). It’s good ...
Former Seton Hall star Myles Powell sues Kevin Willard, school | New York Post
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Former Seton Hall basketball star Myles Powell has accused head coach Kevin Willard, the team’s medical expert and the university of downplaying a serious knee injury that he says derailed his professional career, according to a civil lawsuit filed Wednesday and reviewed by The Post.
In the second game of the 2019-20 season, Powell, then a senior, suffered an injury. He said he was told by Willard and the university’s director of sports medicine, Tony Testa, that he had suffered an ankle injury and could continue to play without trouble, according to the suit.
Willard told reporters the night of the injury, against Stony Brook, it was a “serious” ankle sprain and might lead to a “prolonged absence.” Powell, however, played the next game, scoring a game-high 3...
J&J recalls Aveeno, Neutrogena sunscreens over cancer-causing chemical | New York Post
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Johnson & Johnson is recalling five of its Neutrogena and Aveeno spray sunscreens after the company found low levels of benzene, a cancer-causing chemical, in some samples.
The company said customers should stop using the affected products, which were distributed through stores nationwide.
The recall covers the Aveeno Protect + Refresh aerosol sunscreen, and four Neutrogena sunscreens: Beach Defense aerosol sunscreen, CoolDry Sport aerosol sunscreen, Invisible Daily Defense aerosol sunscreen and UltraSheer aerosol sunscreen.
Benzene, which the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says can cause leukemia or other cancers after long-term exposure to high levels, is not an ingredient in the affected sunscreens, J&J noted.
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Dick Tidrow, ex-Yankees pitcher and Giants executive, dead at 74 | New York Post
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SAN FRANCISCO — Dick Tidrow, a former Yankees pitcher and longtime member of the San Francisco Giants’ front office, has died. He was 74.
The Giants announced his death Wednesday on behalf of the Tidrow family. He died unexpectedly Saturday in Lee’s Summit, Missouri.
“Our entire organization is heartbroken by the news of Dick’s passing,” Giants President and CEO Larry Baer said. “So much of our success over these past three decades is directly linked to Dick’s contributions. He will be truly missed by all of us and our thoughts are with Mari Jo and his entire family during this difficult time.”
Tidrow pitched parts of 13 major league seasons for the Indians, the Yankees, Cubs, White Sox and Mets. The 6-foot-4 right-hander had a 100-94 career record with a 3....
Police bodycam video casts doubt on lawmaker’s ‘driving while black’ claim | New York Post
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Newly released police bodycam footage raises serious doubts about a Minnesota lawmaker’s claim that he was pulled over and ticketed by cops for “driving while black.”
And cops now want an apology.
The video, released by St. Paul police, shows state Rep. John Thompson after he was pulled over around 1:20 a.m. on July 4.
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Schumer rolls out pot legalization bill despite Biden opposition | New York Post
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Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer on Wednesday released a “discussion draft” of legislation that would make marijuana federally legal — despite President Biden’s continued opposition to pot legalization.
The bill would remove the drug from the Controlled Substance Act and put the Food and Drug Administration in charge of regulation. States would be allowed to maintain their own laws against pot possession.
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Psaki on Texas Democrats in DC | New York Post
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White House Press Sec. Jen Psaki said the Texas legislators who fled the Lone Star State to Washington, DC, to lobby for voting rights “were making a statement through action.” She said that President Biden “certainly applauds their actions,” adding, “I don’t think anything about this is funny.”
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Megyn Kelly on the Capitol Riot | New York Post
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Conservative pundit Megyn Kelly is calling out national news outlets for misrepresenting the Jan. 6 Capitol riot in their coverage — saying, “the media represented this as so much worse than it actually was.”
“There’s no question the media represented this as so much worse than it actually was,” the cable news vet said on her podcast.
She went on to note that mainstream media commentators and journalists have extended the words and actions of some of the people at the Capitol that day to all Trump supporters.
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NY lawmakers want to ban Chick-fil-A from rest stops over its LGBTQ stance | New York Post
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Chick-fil-A is getting skewered by a group of New York lawmakers who are looking to block the company’s bid to open restaurants at state highway rest stops because of its owner’s anti-LGBTQ stance.
The Atlanta-based fast-food chain is among a handful of restaurants that were awarded contracts by the New York State Thruway Authority to be part of a $450 million plan to renovate 27 service areas.
But Chick-fil-A’s chief executive, Dan Cathy — whose father, S. Truett Cathy, founded the $8.4 billion company in 1946 — has publicly disparaged LGBTQ rights, which some legislators say should disqualify the privately owned company from opening eateries at state-run highway rest stops.
Assemblyman Harry Bronson, a Rochester-area Democrat, sent a letter to Thruway Aut...
Public message from fed-up Burger King workers to bosses goes viral | New York Post
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A crew of fed-up Burger King employees took their beef with their bosses public — with a simple message on the fast-food mecca’s display sign that’s since gone viral.
“WE ALL QUIT,” the sign outside the Lincoln, Nebraska, eatery said, KLKN-TV reported. “SORRY FOR THE INCONVENIENCE.”
The message, which restaurant management had taken down on Saturday, was the handiwork of a crew of disgruntled employees who had decided to quit over difficult working conditions and long hours.
Former general manager Rachael Flores, among the nine workers who hung up their aprons, said she once landed in the hospital with dehydration after working in the steamy kitchen without air conditioning.
“They have gone through so many district managers since I’ve been GM,” said Flores,...