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TAMPA, Fla. — The Giants led by one. Four seconds remained. Tampa Bay kicker Matt Gay stepped onto the field, prepared to drill a game-winning 34-yard field goal. Janoris Jenkins had one thought. “I was just like, ‘F—,’ to be honest,” the cornerback said. “I was just like, ‘F—.’ ” Just one week after Jenkins criticized the defense’s front-seven for its inability to pressure the quarterback, the Giants’ top cornerback almost single-handedly became responsible for a third straight loss after allowing Mike Evans to go off for 190 yards receiving and three touchdowns. But, when Gay pushed his kick wide right, the Giants escaped Raymond James Stadium, with a 32-31 win. And Jenkins escaped without blame. “I feel relief,” Jenkins said. “It’s OK. [Evans] made a couple plays. He made a lot of plays, but we still came out with the victory.” If not for Daniel Jones’ brilliance, and Gay’s incompetence — including two missed extra points — Jenkins would’ve been torched by fans as badly as he...

A coalition of Arab politicians in Israel moved Sunday to help oust Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu by throwing their support behind challenger Benny Gantz. The decision by the “Joint List” alliance of four Arab political parties marked the first time in nearly three decades that it has backed a Jewish candidate to lead the country. “Benny Gantz is not our cup of tea,” Arab lawmaker Ahmad Tibi said. “But we promised our constituents that we would do everything to topple Netanyahu, and the default here is recommending Benny Gantz.” Netanyahu, whose campaign repeatedly accused Israel’s Arabs of trying to steal Tuesday’s election, said those claims had been proven. “As we warned, the Arab parties that oppose Israel as a Jewish and democratic state, and glorify terrorists, recommended Gantz for prime minister,” he said. The Joint List’s announcement gave Gantz, a former chief of Israel’s military forces, a 57-55 edge over Netanyahu in the 120-seat Knesset, Israel’s parliament. But...

Two California women allegedly posed as Internal Revenue Service employees in a nation-wide phone scam that may have bilked several victims out of nearly a million dollars, police said. One of the victims received a “cold call” Sept. 4 from someone posing as an IRS agent who threatened to arrest him if he didn’t pay $2,200 in Target gift cards, The Fontana Police Department said Friday. The victim complied with the caller’s instructions and later alerted the cops. Investigators traced the gift cards to a Target in the Los Angeles area and used surveillance footage to identify two suspects, Ailing Lu, of Los Angeles, and Ji Hyun Lee, of Gardena, both 25. Detectives found about $900,000 worth of new electronics, gift cards and other items at two locations and in vehicles linked to the women. It’s unclear how many of the goods were procured via the scam. Detectives believe there may be more victims. “It’s apparent these suspects were well organized and preyed on the victims’ fear o...

Three people were struck by gunfire during a shooting in Queens on Sunday night, cops said. The victims — one of which was shot in the back — suffered non-life-threatening injuries when they were struck by bullets at around 8:15 p.m. outside 188-42 Mangin Avenue in Jamaica, according to police. “I was in the house and it sounded like firecrackers,” a 41-year-old neighbor who identified herself as Sharon told The Post. “It didn’t sound like nothing, just like ‘pop,pop,pop.’ I’m like ‘bunch of idiots!’ ” A source said that the motive for the shooting was likely gang-related. All three victims were transported to a local hospital, where they were expected to survive. Cops were looking for the shooter on Sunday night. Credit: Source link The post Three people struck by gunfire in Queens shooting appeared first on Fox USA Live . from Fox USA Live https://ift.tt/2MccOBl

A Connecticut nursing home was slapped with more than $1,000 in fines after at least four residents were caught with cocaine in their system, a recent report said. A resident of RegalCare in New Haven was spotted handing a dollar bill with white powder on it to a neighbor around April 30, 2018 and then tested positive for coke, the News Times reported Friday. The person who was handed the tainted bill had been addicted to opiates, according to the report. About two weeks later, a different resident was found lying on the floor unresponsive with a large hematoma, and later tested positive for cocaine and opiates. In yet another incident, a resident had cocaine in his system — which he said he obtained from a nurse’s aide. That staffer was later fired. After each incident, staffers were tasked with searching the rooms of the coke-snorting residents, but didn’t follow orders. The state’s Department of Public Health fined the facility $1,680. Credit: Source link The post Connecti...

The shaggy-haired, heavily tattooed son of a New York real estate billionaire just bought a 53-acre winery in Cutchogue, LI — making him the latest in a string of ultra-wealthy individuals to take up wine making in Long Island’s laid-back North Fork. Stefan Soloviev — the 44-year-old son of real estate mogul Sheldon Solow — is buying the Peconic Bay Winery in October — adding to the roughly 150 acres of planted vines he already owned on the North Fork, located on the tip of Long Island. He owns 1,000 total acres in the region. There are no wines for sale, yet Soloviev — who changed his name to the way it was before his Russian Jewish family immigrated to the US — must first hire a winemaker, who will oversee all 200 acres of vineyards, said Stacey Soloviev, his partner and ex-wife. The team is still “two or three years away” from producing wines available for sale, said Stacey. Soloviev, whose arms are adorned with elaborate tattoos, joins a growing list of wealthy elites buying up...

Vaping-related illnesses are killing the buzz for entrepreneurs who have been riding high on the marijuana legalization boom. Sales of vaping products — the fastest-growing segment of the burgeoning pot market — are falling nationwide amid reports of hundreds of mysterious lung ailments — the vast majority of which have been linked to vaping THC, the main psychoactive compound in marijuana that gives the high sensation. At Evergreen Organix, the largest producer of edibles, topicals and vapes in Nevada — owned by publicly traded Cannabis One — there’s been a “definite slowdown” in the demand for vaping products, Cannabis One CEO Jeff Mascio told The Post. “I think it’s been a knee-jerk reaction, a little too extreme,” Mascio said of the response to the illnesses, which have resulted in eight deaths. “We’ve seen a negative trend against our vaping products since late August, but we’ve also seen our customers move to purchase more edibles and flower products.” On Thursday, the FDA r...

The city’s subway system has seen increases in four major crimes so far this year, including murder and rape — as cops say they feel “handcuffed” from cracking down. Through August, the system logged two murders and two rapes after logging only one slaying and not a single rape at the same point in 2018, according to NYPD stats set to be outlined at Monday’s MTA board meeting. The system has also been beset by rises in robberies — from 309 to 327 — and felony assaults, which have inched up from 229 to 233 over the same time period. The troubling tallies on the rails come despite three of those four crimes being down citywide, with a 0.2 percent hike in felony assaults the only outlier. Hate crimes in the system have also nearly doubled this year, up 94 percent — or 62 versus 32 — through the end of August. One high-ranking police source pinned part of the blame on Mayor Bill de Blasio for pushing a hands-off approach that de-emphasizes busts for low-level infractions such as fare...

A Florida police officer who arrested two children — including a 6-year-old girl for throwing a tantrum — has been suspended as his department investigates the shocking incidents, authorities said. School Resource Officer Dennis Turner didn’t obtain the approval of his commanding officer before nabbing a 6-year-old and an 8-year-old on Thursday, Orlando Police Chief Orlando Rolon told News 6. Department policy requires the officer to get approval for the arrest. The cop has been reassigned to the Reserve Officer Program and his duties suspended, pending the outcome of an internal investigation, Rolon said. “The Orlando Police Department has a policy that addresses the arrest of a minor, and our initial finding shows the policy was not followed,” Rolon told the outlet. “As a grandparent of three children less than 11 years old, this is very concerning to me,” he added. The 6-year-old, Kaia Rolle, was cuffed, fingerprinted and charged with battery after throwing a tantrum and kic...

College quarterback guru David Cutcliffe had mixed feelings when the Giants benched one of his mentees, Eli Manning, for another of his proteges, Daniel Jones. On Sunday, the Duke head coach could feel only joy. “No words describe how great a man and teammate Eli Manning is! I’m very happy for Daniel,” Cutcliffe tweeted after Jones, in his first career start, led the Giants to an incredible 32-31 comeback win over the Buccaneers. “I’m amazingly proud of WHO both of these men are! Eli you’re the complete definition of “CLASS.” It was Cutliffe who coached both Jones (at Duke) and Manning (at Mississippi) in college, while also overseeing Eli’s older brother, Peyton Manning, at Tennessee. Manning certainly was the definition of class even though he had lost the job he had held for 16 years, at first fist-bumping Jones after the sixth-overall pick scored his first touchdown — a 7-yard carry in the second quarter — before later embracing Jones, who carried the Giants back from a 18-po...

Grading the Giants after their 32-31 win Sunday over the Buccaneers in Week 3. Offense What can you say about Daniel Jones? The kid took a licking and kept on ticking. Lost two fumbles and at times held the ball too long in the pocket. Other than that, whoa. He completed 23 of 36 passes for 336 yards and two TDs. No interceptions. He led his team in rushing (4-28) and ran for two TDs, including the winner. TE Evan Engram (6-113) played as if he was shot out of a cannon and his 75-yard catch-and-run got things rolling in the second half. Line play was on and off. Jones was sacked five times and there was nowhere for Saquon Barkley (8-10) to run before he got hurt. Return of Sterling Shepard (7-100, 1 TD) was big. Grade: B-plus. Defense CB Janoris Jenkins correctly pointed out last week it is impossible to cover a receiver for 8 to 10 seconds. Jackrabbit barely covered the Bucs’ top target, Mike Evans (8-190 3 TDs), who thoroughly abused Jenkins. The 44-yarder in the waning seconds...

Spoiler alert! The 2019 Emmys broadcast inadvertently dropped a major plot point from “Game of Thrones.” During the opening montage, the ending of the hit HBO show flashed across the screen, spoiling the big reveal for many fans. Despite having no official host this year, the ceremony began with Homer Simpson as the “host” before an animated piano fell from above and crashed atop his head. Then, “Black-ish” star Anthony Anderson tried to “save” the show by stealing trophies with his mother. Finally, “Breaking Bad” star Bryan Cranston stepped in to discuss what a momentous year in television it has been, showing scenes from nominated shows like “This Is Us,” “Killing Eve” and more. But when “Game of Thrones” was featured during the opening segment, the screen flashed which character was victorious in killing the show’s villain, The Night King. “I’ve miraculously avoided Game of Thrones finale spoilers until tonight when the #Emmys broadcast a big spoiler,” one fan complained on T...

It was an abuse of higher power. A Long Island imam was booted from his gig as an MTA chaplain for misusing his official parking placard, agency officials and sources told The Post. Zameer Sattaur repeatedly left his ride in the lot of a Jericho, LI, Home Depot — sometimes overnight — with his MTA parking placard and badge displayed, sources said. “I didn’t see anything wrong with it,” an unrepentant Sattaur said on Sunday. “We were giving them time for free. I was a volunteer.” Sattaur, 53, began the flagrant placard abuse after he received multiple traffic tickets for an expired registration — but he kept up the ruse once it was renewed, sources said. But last week a passerby snapped a photo of the abuse and posted it on Facebook — where it quickly came to the MTA’s attention, sources said. Sattaur was grilled on Sept. 19 and let go on from his volunteer position as one of the MTA’s 73 chaplains who are tasked with providing spiritual support for agency members going through ...

Amtrak’s traditional dining cars are screeching to a halt on these routes through Penn Station — and millennials are partly to blame. Starting Oct. 1, the financially strapped rail carrier will eliminate freshly made hot meals on three routes as it does away with the trains’ kitchens and revamps their classic table-sharing dining cars to cut costs — and because young people want more personal space, Amtrak officials say. “Some people, especially our new millennial customers, don’t like it so much,” said Peter Wilander, Amtrak’s head of customer experience, to the Washington Post of the dining cars’ current cozy layout. “They want more privacy. They don’t want to feel uncomfortable sitting next to people.” Among the routes trading their on-board kitchens and white-linen table cloths for a more “contemporary” experience will be the Cardinal (New York-Chicago), Crescent (New York-New Orleans) and Silver Meteor (New York-Miami). The change will also impact the Silver Star, another Ne...

A Florida woman caught on video kicking and choking her dog was arrested for felony animal cruelty, according to a report. Michelle Sieber, 26, was seen in a Facebook video on Friday dragging her pooch on a leash towards her RV in Pinellas County, news station WFTS reported. Footage shows her kick the dog before pulling on the leash so hard that it is lifted off its front paws. Vincent Minuttello, who filmed the incident, confronted Sieber about the abuse. “Hey, can you go a little easy on that dog, please,” he can be heard saying in the clip. “You can’t do what you’re doing.” Sieber laughs off his concerns and responds, “Pull on his collar?” “You are choking him. You are hanging your dog. He is sitting there by his neck and he can’t breathe if you watch him,” Minutello then says. Unbothered, Sieber then tells Minutello that he “can have him if you want him,” according to the footage. The dog owner was booked at Pinellas County Jail the same day on felony charges of animal cru...

Port Authority officials are scrambling to fix a leaky skylight at the World Trade Center’s Oculus transit hub before the winter, according to a report Sunday. The agency has already spent $50,000 to seal the retractable skylight — designed to open each year on the anniversary of the Sept. 11 terror attacks — with water-resistant tape and plans to plunk down $200,000 more to cover it with a waterproof material, sources familiar with the project told the Wall Street Journal. A Port Authority spokesman said engineers are still studying how best to permanently repair the roof of the $4 billion shopping hub and tourist destination in downtown Manhattan. “While that analysis is ongoing, we are taking prudent steps to better protect the skylight with a more durable barrier system,” he told the paper. During the Sept. 11, 2018, ceremony, rubber molding that holds the shimmering skylight together ripped — causing rain to drip for months on to the marble concourse. In May, officials said ...