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http://youtu.be/iRABQ4JpiHU A prominent social justice activist in Boston and her husband have been charged with using a $6,000 grant to take at-risk youth to a Philadelphia retreat on themselves — for a getaway to Maryland, restaurants and shopping sprees, among other things. Monica Cannon-Grant, 41, founder of the nonprofit Violence in Boston, and her husband,, Clark Grant, 38, were charged Tuesday in an 18-count federal indictment, including charges for wire fraud and making false statements to a mortgage lending business. In June 2019, she was given a check for $6,000 for a trip to Philly “to give these young men exposure to communities outside of the violence-riddled neighborhoods that they navigate daily,” the Boston Globe reported. #BLM #Fraud #MonicaCannonGrant The New York Po...

http://youtu.be/r4WcbAjp77Q Several people were killed in a head-on crash in Texas on Tuesday, when a bus carrying a college’s golf team and a truck collided on a thoroughfare. The University of the Southwest confirmed the crash in a Facebook post, saying members of the school’s men’s and women’s golf teams were passengers. “The university is currently attempting to notify family members of those involved in the accident,” the post stated. “Counseling and religious services will be available to students, faculty, and staff on campus. The university will continue to provide additional information as it becomes available.” The 17-person bus collided with a Ford F-150 head-on, leaving fatalities in both vehicles, the Texas Department of Public Safety told NewsWest9. The college didn’t sa...

http://youtu.be/EaHHsAnKBSo President Biden said Wednesday that the US will give Ukraine $800 million in military aid — including drones — hours after Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky brought members of Congress to their feet twice with an emotional request for help fending off Russia’s invasion. Biden refused to answer any questions from reporters — including about Zelensky’s specific plea for fighter jets — after arriving onstage more than an hour late and then speaking for fewer than 10 minutes. “We will keep up the pressure on Putin’s Kremlin economy, isolating him on the global stage. That’s our goal: make Putin pay the price and weaken his position while strengthening the hand of the Ukrainians on the battlefield at the negotiating table,” the president said. “Together with...

http://youtu.be/2arA5HKeQQI Russia announced sanctions Tuesday against Americans including President Biden, his scandal-scarred son Hunter Biden and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. In a statement, Russia’s Foreign Ministry said the restrictions — which came amid waves of sanctions by the US and its allies that have crippled Russia’s economy over the invasion of Ukraine — were “the consequence” of what it called the White House’s “extremely Russophobic policy.” The move prevents those named from entering Russia and freezes any assets they have there, according to the BBC. Moscow called the restrictions “personal sanctions” and a “stop list” based on “the principle of reciprocity.” The foreign ministry also warned that additional sanctions would follow against other, unspecifi...

http://youtu.be/2PLJm-nvVX4 A Florida judge on Monday agreed to an order that permanently blocks the release of photos, video and other records connected to the investigation of Bob Saget’s death. The permanent injunction, granted by Circuit Judge Vincent Chiu, had been requested by the comedian’s family. The 65-year-old actor died on Jan. 9 after suffering “blunt head trauma,” likely from a fall backward, at the Ritz-Carlton Orlando Grande Lakes in Florida, an autopsy has revealed. Saget suffered a fracture at the base of his skull, fractures around his eye sockets, a cut to his scalp, and bleeding between the brain and tissue covering the brain, according to an autopsy report. His death was ruled accidental and authorities have said there were no signs of foul play or drugs at the s...

http://youtu.be/d5arpUjS1tc A bipartisan group of congressional lawmakers are urging President Biden ​to ​stop being a stumbling block to Poland’s offer to send MiG-29 jet fighters to the “heroic” Ukrainian forces. The pols urged Biden to take immediate steps to supply Ukraine with missile defense systems and drones as well in their fight against the Russian invasion. Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky has repeatedly pleaded with the US and its allies to allow Poland to deploy the aircraft to help repel Russia’s invasion, but Biden warned that the planes could provoke Russian leader Vladimir Putin and potentially expand the war into Europe and even spark World War III. The 58 members of the House Problem Solvers Caucus called the transfer of the Soviet-era MiG fighters necessary for ...

http://youtu.be/gvL1sJqNs7Y UPS missed a priority window to make ferry reservations for its trucks to get to Nantucket this summer — leaving businesses scrambling to accommodate affluent locals and moneyed visitors. The shipping courier failed to request reservations for its trucks during an early priority window before ferries for the island’s busiest season from May to October were booked close to capacity, the Boston Globe reported Sunday. “It’s going to put us in a world of hurt,” Shantaw Bloise, business manager at the Nantucket Chamber of Commerce, told the newspaper. “I can’t imagine how we’ll be able to function just relying on DHL, FedEx and the Postal Service.” James Malkin, a governing board member of the Steamship Authority, which regulates ferry operations between mainland...

http://youtu.be/FiqCIOrf2i0 A Russian man was not lovin’ it that McDonald’s was about to shutter it stores in the country amid the invasion of Ukraine – so he chained himself to one of its eateries in Moscow in a last-ditch attempt to keep it open. The Golden Arches fan, identified as Luka Safronov, was filmed staging his protest hours before the burger giant was set to temporarily close its 850 restaurants in Russia, the Mirror reported. “Closing down is an act of hostility against me and my fellow citizens!” Safronov reportedly yelled as customers flocked inside to grab their last Big Macs and other staples before the chain closed down its operations. #Russia #McDonalds #InternationalConflict The New York Post is your source for breaking news, news about New York, sports, business, ...

http://youtu.be/ybPPb9rdrjo Former CNN president Jeff Zucker’s mistress exchanged flirty text messages with her ex-boss, then-New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, suggesting they meet up for drinks and that he would serve as her “pool boy,” according to a bombshell report. Allison Gollust, the former chief marketing officer who had a years-long affair with Zucker, kept up a friendly relationship with Cuomo in recent years, Rolling Stone reported Friday. Gollust joined CNN after serving a four-month stint as Cuomo’s communications director beginning in late 2012. Risa Heller, a spokesperson for Gollust and Zucker, vehemently denied to Rolling Stone that there was a sexual relationship between Gollust and the former governor. According to Rolling Stone, the two met for drinks on several occasion...

http://youtu.be/oSvqrvb33aE The Jussie Smollett saga came to a dramatic end Thursday when a Chicago judge ordered him to spend five months behind bars for concocting a “disgraceful” scheme to fake a hate crime, prompting the actor to scream out in protest: “I’m innocent!” “I could’ve said I was guilty a long time ago!” Smollett bellowed as he was led away in handcuffs and remanded into custody. “I did not do this and I am not suicidal and if anything happens to me when I go there, I did not do it to myself and you must all know that.” Before handing down his sentence, Judge James Linn asked Smollett if he’d like to say anything but he declined, with his attorney Nenye Uche explaining he advised against it because of their plans to appeal the conviction. #JussieSmollett #Jail #HateCri...

http://youtu.be/q-OdgD1bIrU Rep. Madison Cawthorn labeled Volodymyr Zelensky a “thug” and his government “incredibly evil” amid Russia’s blood-soaked invasion of Ukraine. The Republican from North Carolina was caught on tape at a campaign rally over the weekend attacking the Ukrainian president — who, according to his aide, has survived more than a dozen assassination attempts in the first two weeks of the war. “Remember that Zelensky is a thug,” Cawthorn said, according to a video obtained by North Carolina’s WRAL. “Remember that the Ukrainian government is incredibly corrupt, and it is incredibly evil, and it has been pushing ‘woke’ ideologies.” Cawthorn’s comments stand in stark contrast to the bipartisan support that’s grown around Zelensky and the Ukrainian military since the star...

http://youtu.be/84diLdAsrSg Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot slammed Jussie Smollett on Thursday and said the former “Empire” actor’s sentence for faking a hate crime should send a message to others who’d make bogus claims. “The criminal conviction of Jussie Smollett by a jury of his peers and today’s sentencing should send a clear message to everyone in the City of Chicago that false claims and allegations will not be tolerated,” Lightfoot said in a statement after Smollett was sentenced to 150 days in jail by a Chicago judge. “The malicious and wholly fabricated claim made by Mr. Smollett resulted in over 1500 hours of police work that cost the City over $130,000 in police overtime,” she went on. “The City feels vindicated in today’s ruling that he is being held accountable and that we wi...

http://youtu.be/fla5HrLqUYE The curtain is closing on Jussie Smollett’s hate hoax saga. The disgraced actor, 39, will be sentenced Thursday at the George N. Leighton criminal courthouse in Chicago three months after a jury found him guilty of lying to police following his eight-day trial in December. Smollett, who was convicted on five counts of felony disorderly conduct and acquitted of a sixth, is facing up to three years in prison, but it’ll be up to Judge James Linn if he gets any time at all. Legal experts have said it’s unlikely Smollett will be given a prison sentence considering his mostly clean criminal record and the non-violent nature of the charges, which are low-level, Class 4 felonies. #JussieSmollett #HateCrime #Sentencing The New York Post is your source for breaki...

http://youtu.be/DegQIKle9Y0 The juror at the center of the Ghislaine Maxwell conviction chaos will be grilled by a Manhattan judge Tuesday. The panelist, identified by his first and middle names, Scotty David, spurred a retrial request from Maxwell’s attorneys after giving a number of interviews to press outlets following the disgraced socialite’s conviction in December. In his statements to the press, David revealed that he was a victim of childhood sexual abuse – and that he shared his experiences during jury deliberations to help convince fellow jurors to convict Maxwell. During the jury selection process, prospective panelists were asked in questionnaires if they had been accused of, or the victims of, sexual abuse or harassment. #GhislaineMaxwell #JeffreyEpstein #SexualAbuse ...

http://youtu.be/6vlAY8WHLGI Harrowing images show blood-soaked children injured in a Russian airstrike that killed 18 people — including two kids — in an apartment building Tuesday, according to Ukraine’s government. The distressing images were shared as Ukraine also accused invading forces of violating a cease-fire and attacking an evacuation route — as more than 2 million people have already fled the war-torn nation. NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg confirmed there were “very creditable reports of civilians coming under fire as they try to evacuate,” calling it “totally unacceptable” and amounting to “a war crime.” One image showed a tiny child caked in blood and dust, with bloodied bandages wrapped around the head. Other images appeared to show some of the almost two dozen ki...

http://youtu.be/XTjQyf-Xbv0 President Biden is expected to sign an executive order on cryptocurrency this week that will mark the first step toward regulating how digital currency is traded. The move comes as administration officials have raised concerns in recent weeks about Russia’s use of cryptocurrency to evade the impact of crushing sanctions in response to its invasion of Ukraine. The sanctions have sent the ruble to historic lows and have closed the country’s stock market. Two people familiar with the process said the executive order on cryptocurrency was expected to be issued this week and it had been in the works long before the war. Both people spoke on condition of anonymity to preview the order. #PresidentBiden #Cryptocurrency #ExecutiveOrder The New York Post is your sour...

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http://youtu.be/YXFT67fc8vs A Russian commander captured by Ukraine condemned Moscow’s “genocide” invasion — saying in a remarkable televised statement that the troops were duped into believing Kyiv had been overthrown by Nazis and needed liberating. National Guard Lt. Col. Astakhov Dmitry Mikhailovich, who was captured along with two other soldiers, said he had been told they were being sent to help Ukraine because it was “dominated by a fascist regime” and that “nationalists and Nazis had seized power #Russia #Ukraine #NewYorkPost The New York Post is your source for breaking news, news about New York, sports, business, entertainment, opinion, real estate, culture, fashion, and more. Catch the latest news here: https://nypost.com/ Follow The New York Post on: Twitter - https://t...

http://youtu.be/0bJgqtBYlJk Not well-done. Dozens of beef jerky brands were recalled in New Jersey and seven other states over the weekend due to listeria contamination, according to the US Food and Drug Administration. At least 70 types of meaty snacks made by Boyd Specialties in California and shipped around the country — including Arrow’s Native Foods, Classy Cow Beef Jerky and Old South — were yanked from the shelves after tests found they were likely contaminated, the FDA said. #Recall #Jerky #FDA The New York Post is your source for breaking news, news about New York, sports, business, entertainment, opinion, real estate, culture, fashion, and more. Catch the latest news here: https://nypost.com/ Follow The New York Post on: Twitter - https://twitter.com/nypost Facebook - ...

http://youtu.be/Ag1tyTl1Mwg Former Attorney General Bill Barr suggested Monday he would vote for Donald Trump in the 2024 presidential election if he wins the Republican nomination — despite saying that the GOP should move on from the former president. “I certainly have made it clear, I don’t think he should be our nominee and I’m going to, you know, support somebody else for the nomination,” Barr told NBC “Today” show host Savannah Guthrie ahead of the Tuesday release of his new book “One Damn Thing After Another.” #BillBarr #Trump2024 #Republican The New York Post is your source for breaking news, news about New York, sports, business, entertainment, opinion, real estate, culture, fashion, and more. Catch the latest news here: https://nypost.com/ Follow The New York Post on: Tw...

http://youtu.be/H4Yvybz85Xo It’s not Donald Trump’s moment of Truth. The ex-president hasn’t posted on his new social media app, Truth Social, in more than two weeks as its waitlist appears to have swelled to more than 1 million users. Truth Social, which bills itself as a conservative-friendly alternative to Twitter, rocketed to the number-one spot on Apple’s free apps chart when it was made available for download in February — days after Trump made his only post on the site, telling fans that “your favorite president will see you soon.” #DonaldTrump #TruthSocial #NewYorkPost The New York Post is your source for breaking news, news about New York, sports, business, entertainment, opinion, real estate, culture, fashion, and more. Catch the latest news here: https://nypost.com/ F...

http://youtu.be/t8EsKe6hQ7A The Supreme Court reinstated the death penalty on Friday for convicted Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev. The 6-3 vote comes after a federal appeals court tossed the sentence in July 2020, ruling that a trial judge improperly excluded evidence that may have shown Dzhokhar was influenced by his late older brother, Tamerlan. The First US Circuit Court of Appeals in Boston also cited potential juror bias over exposure to news coverage of the pressure cooker bombing that killed three people and wounded more than 260 others near the race’s finish line in 2013 while vacating Tsarnaev’s death sentence nearly two years ago. #BostonBomber #SupremeCourt #BreakingNews The New York Post is your source for breaking news, news about New York, sports, business, ent...

http://youtu.be/27EwE0Se_1Y At first glance, George Prescott Bush seems the ideal political candidate in a state where his family has been a powerful dynasty for decades. The telegenic Texas lawyer is a grandson of 41st US president George H. W. Bush, and the nephew of George W. Bush, the 43rd. He is the eldest son of two-term Florida governor Jeb Bush and the great-grandson of US senator Prescott Bush of Connecticut. The war veteran father of two, married to blonde lawyer Amanda Williams Bush, is also Mexican-American on his mother’s side, and speaks fluent Spanish #GeorgePBush #Republican #Politics The New York Post is your source for breaking news, news about New York, sports, business, entertainment, opinion, real estate, culture, fashion, and more. Catch the latest news here: h...

http://youtu.be/CGWQZ9tVrD8 Ukrainian defense forces killed Russian Maj. Gen. Andrei Sukhovetsky in combat earlier this week, according to Ukrainian officials and Russian media. The circumstances of the 47-year-old’s death were not immediately clear, but the Kremlin-backed Pravda said he was killed “during a special operation in Ukraine.” #Ukraine #Russia #War The New York Post is your source for breaking news, news about New York, sports, business, entertainment, opinion, real estate, culture, fashion, and more. Catch the latest news here: https://nypost.com/ Follow The New York Post on: Twitter - https://twitter.com/nypost Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/NYPost

http://youtu.be/LjvGVAhTQmo The only Kentucky officer criminally charged in the bungled raid on Breonna Taylor’s home was found not guilty Thursday almost two years after she was shot dead. Ex-Louisville cop Brett Hankison had been accused of endangering Taylor’s neighbors on March 13, 2020, when he fired his gun during the raid. None of his shots hit Taylor or her neighbors, and the two other officers involved in the raid were never charged with crimes. Louisville police fired Hankison, a 20-year veteran K-9 officer, for the reckless shooting in June 2020. Last week, the jurors visited Taylor’s home to help inform their decision. #BreonnaTaylor #BlackLivesMatter #Police The New York Post is your source for breaking news, news about New York, sports, business, entertainment, opinion, ...

http://youtu.be/W9wRdPJMR1o The coronavirus pandemic has likely killed the traditional schedule of commuting to the office for work five days a week, Gov. Kathy Hochul said. “It may never be a five-day week again,” said Hochul. “It may be four days with flexibility. It may be three and a half,” she said following an event in Harlem on Tuesday. Still, the governor said she wanted employees occupying office buildings “at least three to four days at minimum” to spur economic recovery. She said in-person work spurs creativity and social development. “People staying home now are missing a state comeback,” she said. #Work #WorkWeek #KathyHochul The New York Post is your source for breaking news, news about New York, sports, business, entertainment, opinion, real estate, culture, fashion, ...

http://youtu.be/U5XRXdrN9yo Before the foodie revolution afflicted New York’s dining scene, you could judge a restaurant by the caliber of its patrons, not its chef. Mortimer’s on the Upper East Side had the best people. A new coffee table book, “Mortimer’s: Moments in Time” by documentary filmmaker Robin Baker Leacock, restaurateur Robert Caravaggi and photographer Mary Hilliard (available March 22 on Amazon) looks back at an era when socialites, celebs and the city’s most powerful people mixed over cigarette smoke, bull shots and vodka on the rocks. One of New York’s best-remembered bygone boîtes, Mortimer’s opened in March 1976 at 75th and Lex in a utilitarian space that fast became the de rigueur dining dive of the nascent Studio 54 set — including C.Z. Guest, Farrah Fawcett and Ima...

http://youtu.be/9Q4hkBLn6Hk Belarussian President Alexander Lukashenko appeared to broadcast a planned Russian invasion of Moldova during an address to his security council Tuesday that was televised and posted online by the autocratic regime. Lukashenko — a wartime ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin who has called himself the “last dictator” in Europe — stood in front of a battle command map that appeared to show a planned attack from southern Ukraine into Moldova, a former Soviet republic that borders Ukraine and Romania. #Lukashenko #Putin #Russia The New York Post is your source for breaking news, news about New York, sports, business, entertainment, opinion, real estate, culture, fashion, and more. Catch the latest news here: https://nypost.com/ Follow The New York Post ...

http://youtu.be/PZdzgctlr1Q President Biden drew cheers from both sides of the aisle by condemning the “Defund the police” movement during his first State of the Union address on Tuesday night. “We should all agree: The answer is not to Defund the police, the answer is to fund the police,” Biden said to a standing ovation. #Biden #SOTU #Rivera The New York Post is your source for breaking news, news about New York, sports, business, entertainment, opinion, real estate, culture, fashion, and more. Catch the latest news here: https://nypost.com/ Follow The New York Post on: Twitter - https://twitter.com/nypost Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/NYPost

http://youtu.be/DRn64ENHGmw President Biden kicked off his first State of the Union address by slamming Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, claiming Russian President Vladimir Putin “badly miscalculated” before attacking his Western neighbor. “Six days ago, Russia’s Vladimir Putin sought to shake the foundations of the free world thinking he could make it bend to his menacing ways. But he badly miscalculated,” Biden said. #Biden #SOTU #Ukraine The New York Post is your source for breaking news, news about New York, sports, business, entertainment, opinion, real estate, culture, fashion, and more. Catch the latest news here: https://nypost.com/ Follow The New York Post on: Twitter - https://twitter.com/nypost Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/NYPost