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Mass murderer allegedly strangles wife during conjugal visit: 'How... NYPOST.COM Quadruple murderer David Brinson claimed his wife fainted -- but an investigation showed that she'd... Mass murderer allegedly strangles wife during conjugal visit

Did you notice that Jesse Metcalfe played the cop who partnered with Vince? Benito Martinez of THE SHIELD played the judge. BLACKLIST vet (and former SVU guest star, as well as Jack McCoy's former boo) Laila Robbins played the defense attorney. She's always excellent.

AM I A BAD BOY FOR WONDERING WHAT WAS UNDER DI BASCOMB'S SHIRT? AND EDDIE MILLER'S?

Indiana mom allegedly boards school bus and attacks 14-year-old... NYPOST.COM An Indianapolis mom allegedly barged onto her son’s middle school bus with her teen daughter and... YOU GO, GIRL!

I took a half hour break after the first episode then finished it in one sitting.

Just watched episode one. Quite impressive.

New strain of bird flu wipes out Mississippi poultry farm; human flu may offer immunity A new strain of bird flu is detected at a poultry farm; scientists learn past flu exposure may provide some immunity to H5N1. A new strain of a highly pathogenic bird flu known as H7N9 has surfaced at a poultry farm in Mississippi where chickens are raised for breeding. https://www.yahoo.com/news/strain-bird-flu-wipes-mississpi-100009136.html

New Texas first baseman Jake Berger's mother is a teacher. She once had a sixth grade student who had two different colored eyes. His name was Max Scherzer.

NBC announced Tuesday that characters from Law & Order and Law & Order: SVU will cross paths during a two-hour event airing Thursday, April 17 at 8/7c. That same night, the first episode of Peacock-bound Law & Order: Organized Crime will air on NBC (at 10 pm). All subsequent Season 5 episodes — including a second episode dropping that same day — will be exclusive to Peacock. As a result of Organized Crime’s NBC showcase, Found that week will air on a special night — Monday, April 14 at 10 pm. It will then return to its usual Thursdays-at-10 time slot on April 24. All told, the rollout looks like this: MONDAY, APRIL 14 10 pm Found (new episode, special night) THURSDAY, APRIL 17 8 pm Law & Order (Crossover, Part 1 of 2) 9 pm Law & Order: SVU (Crossover, Part 2 of 2) 10 pm Law & Order: Organized Crime Season 5 premiere (Episode 2 also available on Peacock) THURSDAY, APRIL 24 8 pm Law & Order 9 pm Law & Order: SVU 10 pm Found (returns to its regular time slot)

This is why Canada has plenty of eggs — and the U.S. doesn’t While the U.S. grapples with an egg shortage caused by avian flu, eggs remain plentiful and affordable in Canada. There are reasons for that, including that egg farms there tend to be smaller. https://apple.news/AUG3nXUzKQNCree4Ethbnqw With egg prices in the United States at record highs, the U.S. Department of Agriculture is now exploring the ways other countries produce eggs for potential solutions. The department may not have to look far: Just over the border, eggs remain plentiful and affordable in Canada. "We have not had any shortage of eggs," says Mike von Massow, a food economist at the University of Guelph, in Ontario. "We can choose from 14 different types of eggs." That's a stark contrast with the U.S., where avian flu and efforts to contain it have wiped out tens of millions of egg-laying chickens, forcing some supermarkets to limit egg purchases and driving restaurant chains like Denny's and Waffle House to add a surcharge on egg dishes. Meanwhile, shoppers just north of the border have plenty of eggs to go with their Canadian bacon. "I get calls from reporters here in Canada and they say, 'We're hearing all this about eggs,'" von Massow says. "And I say, 'Well, that's in the U.S. It's not happening here.'" Canadian chickens can catch avian flu, just like their American cousins. But the impact on Canada's egg supply has so far been limited. Von Massow suggests a number of explanations for that. It gets colder in Canada, so barns are more tightly sealed, which helps keep flu virus carried by wild birds out. Canada also has fewer free-range chickens, which are more susceptible to getting infected. But perhaps the biggest difference is that egg farms in Canada are much smaller, so when one farm does suffer a flu outbreak, the effects are less far-reaching. The typical egg farm in Canada has about 25,000 laying hens, whereas many farms in the U.S. have well over a million. In effect, American farmers have put a lot more of their eggs in a relatively small number of baskets. "If individual farms represent a larger proportion of production, then when an individual farm is affected, you're taking more of that supply, right?" von Massow says. American egg farms weren't always so big. The typical farm in the U.S. has quadrupled in size since the late 1990s, according to a paper co-authored by poultry economist Jada Thompson at the University of Arkansas. That's partly because competitive pressure in the U.S. to produce cheap food encourages farmers to make it up with volume. "These companies aren't making tons of money per egg," Thompson says. "They're selling a lot of eggs." Many farms in the U.S. rely on automated equipment that requires a large number of birds to operate efficiently. Most of the time, that industrialized agricultural model delivers cost savings for consumers. Eggs are typically cheaper in the U.S. than they are in Canada. "The benefits have been affordable eggs at lower prices," Thompson says. But there are also trade-offs, as the avian flu outbreak has highlighted. "If a disease gets in the house, now you have a much larger population that's impacted," Thompson says. When avian flu is discovered on an egg farm, all the chickens on the farm are killed to limit the spread. More than 40 commercial egg farms suffered flu outbreaks in January and February alone, with a loss of more than 28 million chickens, according to USDA figures analyzed by the Wells Fargo Agri-Food Institute. That's about 9% of the country's commercial egg-laying flock wiped out in just two months. It takes at least six months for newborn chicks to replace those laying hens. In the meantime, the U.S. egg supply will remain under pressure. While wholesale egg prices have fallen in recent weeks, Easter is around the corner, and the holiday typically brings a seasonal jump in egg demand. Large-scale egg farms aren't the only choke points in the highly concentrated U.S. food supply. Recent years have shown how the closure of a few big slaughterhouses or a single baby formula factory can trigger price spikes and empty store shelves around the country. So, what has kept Canadian egg farmers relatively small? Von Massow points to Canada's supply management system, which guarantees even small farmers enough income to stay in business. "There is less incentive to grow because I can make money at this size," he says. "There's still an incentive to be efficient. But there's not a requirement to get as big." To keep its small farms viable, Canada also restricts imports of farm products like eggs and dairy from the U.S., which is one source of friction in the current trade war. Despite the trade war, the U.S. government has one potential solution to help meet demand and keep egg prices from climbing even higher: temporarily increasing egg imports.

If only everyone were fortunate enough to live in or visit the culture capital of the country... Branson, Mo.

It’s been ruff for the UK’s most unwanted dog — but she finally found her forever home. When Mia the Dutch Shepherd was rescued by UK inspectors of the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (RSPCA) in October 2019, she was just nine days old. The “sweet” pup, available for rehoming since November 2022, spent more than two years at Southridge Animal Center in Hertfordshire, England, as 1,500 of her furry friends at the facility found new homes. But after waiting 800 days and spending her fifth birthday there, the longest-staying resident was finally able to say goodbye and move in with a loving family. “Mia is a superb dog and a great companion — she brings a smile to my face every day,” her new owner Chris Greenwell told Southwest News Service. “She’s been with me for nearly a month, but it feels like she’s been here forever, she’s settled in so well.” The staff at RSPCA Southridge are “thrilled” that the “one in a million” dog has been adopted. “Mia had spent almost her entire life in kennels — 35 years in dog years — and we’re so happy she’s finally found her forever home,” Claire Hoffman, behavior and welfare advisor at RSPCA Southridge, said. “Her long wait was completely heartbreaking — we think she was the RSPCA’s longest ‘available for rehoming’ pet and the country’s most unwanted dog, a title no animal deserves.” Last month, Greenwell took Mia to her new home in North Yorkshire — 200 miles away. “Considering she’s not spent much time in a home environment, she adapted incredibly well,” Greenwell shared, adding that the pup loves his 15-year-old daughter Seren and even looks for her, “which is very sweet.” “She immediately adopted a sofa, and it’s been hard to get her out of it since,” he said. “If I sit down and put my feet up, she gives me an exasperated sigh and moves over to the armchair instead.” Of course, it’s taken some time for Mia to fully adjust to living in a family home after spending her years with RSPCA. “As time has gone on, she’s really come out of her shell — she’s very cheeky, creeping into my home office when I’m in meetings and turning my wicker bin into her new toy,” Greenwell shared. “She’s very playful and full of energy.” Mia’s new pet parent said that every day after she finishes her breakfast, she runs to choose a toy. Her favorites are “anything with a squeak” — and she’s already lovingly destroyed three. The pup also loves playing tug of war, as well as outdoor activities. “Recently, she has started coming hiking with me and encountering rivers, moorland, rocky trails and waterfalls for the first time,” Greenwell said. “She’s already discovered that though peat bogs look solid, they aren’t always, which leads to an introduction to the shower!” he quipped. Even with a “challenging start” to life, Mia defied the odds for the “most unwanted dog.” “She blossomed into such a pretty, friendly and very intelligent dog with so much love to give — she really is one in a million, and I’m so happy she’s thriving in her new home,” Hoffman said. “We’re all thrilled her story now has a happy ending. “She’s exceeded expectations in every way; Mia really is the epitome of man’s best friend,” Greenwell added. jingle_dogs.wav

He’s keeping it real! A Brooklyn real estate agent gave prospective tenants a brutally honest assessment of a Bushwick landlord during a recent tour. “Frank is a s–ty-ass landlord,” Theo Eastwind told the group touring a Willoughby Avenue two-bedroom pad in a hilarious video that has since gone viral. “He does not like to do anything,” Eastwind added, walking around the empty bedroom as people inspected the apartment and peered out its windows. “He has a goon that does, you know, some of his work … The guy’s a shinebox,” he said, using a phrase from the mob hit “Goodfellas.” If there’s a serious issue, like the boiler breaks or there’s a leak in the ceiling, the landlord will fix that, the Capri Jet Realty agent added. “But if you’re expecting to call the landlord and say, ‘Hey, I saw a roach,’ he’s gonna be not even responding to you.” Bait traps could be seen strewn along the wall behind Eastwind. He emphasized that the rent stabilized spot, which is going for $2,240, means it’s a “win-win” for the tenant. “Rent stabilized! Rent stabilized,” he exclaimed, clapping for emphasis. “Everybody know what that means? It means you win and the landlord loses … it’s almost as though you own the place,” Eastwind said. He would tear down the drywall to expose the brick walls underneath, for example, and put some money into the tiny kitchen, Eastwind mused. He assured the spot, which boasts a backyard accessible through the bedroom window, is a steal for the neighborhood. Eastwind told The Post his goal is to be honest with renters and to make sure they know what they’re getting. “I’d rather be up front … Some people want a really hands-on landlord, others want a really hands-off one,” he said. “I make sure I place the right tenants with the right landlord — that is my job.” The landlord does everything “by the book,” he insisted. “Everyone I work with does everything required by law, but that doesn’t mean that a landlord is a good fit for everybody.” Before becoming an agent, Eastwind was a subway busker for 16 years and is even writing a book about it. He said he is a performer at heart, which is why he wants to entertain prospective tenants on tours. “I love what I do,” Eastwind said. “I love people. I love New York City. And now I’ve gone viral, it’s great. It was amazing to see the outpouring of love that came from it.” Nearly 3 million TikTok users viewed the clip, which was shared with the popular New Yorkers account by one of the attendees. Many were indeed entertained and appreciated Eastwind’s frankness. “I respect his honesty,” commented one woman. “And rent stabilized is the selling point.” “I seriously wish all realtors were like this,” said another person. “Anything to live in NY,” added another. Exclusive | Brutally honest NYC realtor goes viral for hilarious apartment tour:... NYPOST.COM A Brooklyn real estate agent gave prospective tenants a brutally honest warning about a Bushwick landlord...

A Washington, D.C., postal worker was found guilty last week of stealing more than $1.6 million worth of U.S. Treasury and private party checks from the mail to fund a "lavish lifestyle," officials said. Hachikosela Muchimba, 44, was an employee at the U.S. Postal Service. Between Dec. 2020 and March 2023, Muchimba deposited altered checks into bank accounts under his control. He used the proceeds from his scheme to fund a lavish lifestyle that included international travel, stays at luxury hotels, and purchases at gentlemen’s clubs. A jury Thursday found Muchimba guilty of conspiracy to commit theft of mail and bank fraud, theft of mail, bank fraud and engaging in a monetary transaction in property derived from specified unlawful activity. The maximum penalty for bank fraud is 30 years in prison and five years for mail theft.

Joey Gallo pitched a no hitter in high school on the same day he took Greg Maddux's daughter to prom. Gallo has announced that he is attempting to become a pitcher.

Ever since I've been online I've found I often type episdoe.

Abbott Elementary: Each episode continues to surprise me by being able to make me laugh out loud, this far into the series run (fifth season). AGREED ... such eye candy (from such talented actors) as Zack Fox (anyone better looking than him on TV?) YES, HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE. Matlock: I thought I'd give this show a 'try' when it first premiered, and have been hooked ever since. Let's call it now - Kathy Bates will walk away with the Emmy next year. Sure the show has plenty of flaws (I doubt if Emmy voters will take it seriously), and many (if not all) of the characters are written as 'caricatures' (I doubt any supporting player will ever see an Emmy) , but it's fast-paced and engaging. ALL TRUE Elsbeth: I feel like these characters (rather cliched characters) were never fleshed out AGREE SOMEWHAT, though I did enjoy Prince Harry's father-in-law's*** anniversary date and Kaya's tenant's awkward morgue cupcake from the delightful Valentine's episode. ***(six degrees of kevin bacon)

When the Portland Trail Blazers were in Utah on Feb. 24, there was a special meeting after the game. Danny Berger, a 34-year-old former basketball player at Utah State, reconnected with former NBA player and now Blazers assistant coach Ryan Gomes. They met years before in Connecticut at a charity golf tournament held by Gomes, but this meeting before the Jazz game carried some added perspective. In tow with Berger was his wife, Taylor, and two kids, 2 1/2-year-old son Logan and 3-month-old daughter Avery. If it wasn’t for Gomes, Danny Berger likely wouldn’t be here today. No reunion. No marriage. No family. Without Gomes, Berger likely would have died on the basketball court in 2012. “The more I go on in life, the more I am grateful for him,” Berger said. “I have a family of my own now and a second chance at life. I can’t thank him enough, because ‘thank you’ doesn’t do it justice.” It was Dec. 4, 2012, and the 6-foot-7 Berger was completing a practice with Utah State in preparation for its game against BYU the next day. “It was the very end of practice, and we were going through BYU’s plays,” Berger remembered. “I got scored on, and that’s the last thing I remember.” Berger had gone into sudden cardiac arrest. Three months earlier, Utah State was among 12 Division I schools that answered an email from Gomes offering to donate an automated external defibrillator (AED). The eight-year NBA veteran had become an AED advocate in 2006, when Stanley Myers, an 18-year-old who played for the same AAU team as Gomes, died while jogging on the Morgan State University campus because of sudden cardiac arrest. When Myers died, Gomes was in his second NBA season with the Boston Celtics and beginning to form his foundation. He decided he wanted to combat sudden cardiac arrest and vowed to donate an AED to every NBA city. In 2012, after stops with the Minnesota Timberwolves and the LA Clippers, he expanded his reach to colleges, writing to all Division I schools asking if they needed an AED. Twelve schools responded, among them Utah State. When Berger went down, teammates raced to the AED that had been hanging on the wall for only three months. There were many who played a part in saving Berger — the teammates who ran to get the AED, the Utah State athletic trainers who used the device and the emergency medical technicians who life flighted him to Salt Lake City — but Berger says if Gomes hadn’t donated the AED, he wouldn’t be here today. Gomes refers to Berger as “a save” — one of three he knows of because of his donations — and he still remembers getting the call with the confirmation that Berger was going to survive. “Like, you know that these things save people’s lives, but until you get that call like I got from Danny, that he’s going to be fine, it really becomes magnified,” Gomes said. “It’s still a very emotional part of this for me.” At the postgame meet in Utah, Gomes said Berger thanked him and told him how often he thinks about him. “When I heard him say that, it made me really look back and say, ‘Wow, man. I helped someone still be here today.’ And that was very emotional,” said Gomes, now 42. “It really hits home.” Gomes remembers returning in 2006 to his hometown of Waterbury, Conn., on a high after playing 61 games for the Celtics as a rookie, averaging 7.6 points and 4.9 rebounds. But he also recalls quickly being grounded by the news of Myers’ sudden death at Morgan State. “I just remember the pain and how the community was devastated,” Gomes said. “No one knew this was something that could happen to a young, healthy adult. He was just outside, running.” He was engulfed in emotions. He felt fear — countless times he had worked out to exhaustion, could this happen to him? There was also frustration that there was nothing on campus to help Myers in his time of need. And mostly, Gomes said he felt an urge to make a difference. “It hit me hard. My career was jumpstarting, and I felt like I was in a position to do something,” Gomes said. “I wanted to be a voice for this. I thought I could take the initiative and push awareness.” He started reading about sudden cardiac arrest and the value of AEDs. His initial vision was to donate one AED in honor of Myers. Unsure of how to launch such an initiative, he remembered reading about Rachel Moyer, a Pennsylvania mom who was a prominent voice in AED awareness. He called Moyer, and everything took off. Moyer had lost her son, Greg, in 2000 when he collapsed in the locker room at halftime of his first high school varsity game in Pennsylvania. She said it took paramedics 42 minutes to arrive, and when they did, they didn’t have an AED. A second ambulance with an AED arrived 10 minutes later. “That night, I really believe if he had to leave us, he left us with something to do: and that was get AEDs everywhere,” Moyer said. When Moyer met Gomes in 2006, the two collaborated and started dreaming. Gomes wanted to put an AED in every NBA city. Moyer wanted to go even further, placing them in schools, police cars and restaurants. Moyer had buried her son years prior, but didn’t place a headstone on the grave. “We made a promise that we wouldn’t put a headstone on Greg’s grave until there was an AED in every school in this country,” said Moyer, who works with the American Heart Association. Gomes said Moyer has become his “second mom” and she helps with his foundation, Hoops for Heart Health, in identifying places of need and working with Zoll, the company that helps provide the donated AEDs. Moyer said Gomes has donated 110 AEDs over the last 20 years. After his NBA career ended with Oklahoma City in 2014, Gomes played overseas for two seasons. He entered coaching in 2021, where he was the head coach of Overtime Elite for two seasons while also serving as an assistant coach for the Nets’ G League team in Long Island. Now in his second second year as a player development coach in Portland, Gomes said he sometimes pays the entirety of the cost, which is around $2,000 per device, although organizations sometimes help with what their budget can afford. This month, he presented an AED to Philadelphia nonprofit Philly Got Game, which hosts games for high school- and college-age leagues, and has plans to donate one in New York City before the March 30 game against the Knicks, as well as two yet-t0-be-determined Portland establishments. His donations have ranged from YMCAs to Boys & Girls Clubs to schools and restaurants. “I say they are like car insurance: You want to have it, just in case,” Gomes said. Today, Berger says every week there will be moments when he stops and thinks about Gomes and how his donation helped save his life. “Just random moments throughout the day or the week where I’m just like, ‘Man, I’m lucky,'” Berger, 34, said. “There’s like an 8 percent survival rate for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, and I’m one of them. And it was so close to going the other way. So I’m so, so, grateful.” After sitting out a year, Berger returned to play at Utah State, then transferred to Division II BYU-Hawaii before playing two years professionally in Germany. Throughout, he stayed in contact with the doctor who installed an implantable cardioverter defibrillator in his chest the day of his event. He had majored in business administration, but found himself drawn to the medical field. When the doctor alerted him to an opening at a medical device company in Salt Lake City, Berger jumped at the opportunity. He is now the territory manager of the company’s cardiac rhythm division. “I knew after my event that I wanted to get into this space, because it affected me a lot,” Berger said. “So this huge trial in my life has turned into a huge blessing. My career now is an industry that I didn’t even know existed before my event.” So, it was more than just the normal meet-and-greet after the Portland-Utah game on Feb. 24. It was a thank you, with perspective. “People have asked me, ‘What do you say to him?'” Berger said when he tells them about Gomes. “And I say, well, I want to thank him, but he doesn’t expect that, and he doesn’t necessarily want that. He’s like, ‘I’m doing it for everybody else.’ But I try to remind him. Because I think sometimes when you are doing the work he does with foundations, it can seem meaningless and not getting the outcomes you want. But I’m a testament that’s not always true.” Gomes said he feels uncomfortable with the praise because it’s not what motivates him. There are too many areas without the proper equipment, too many lives in jeopardy, so he’s busy looking for the next place to deliver an AED. “I believe when God gives you something that can change lives, you have to act on it,” Gomes said. “For me, it’s always about helping the next person in life.”

You just made my sister laugh after I texted her this.

Well, maybe this should be the start of the "2026 MLB season" topic, but the Yankees got a little bit of good news (finally). Gerrit Cole only had an internal brace done, not full TJ surgery, so he should be back fairly early next season, fingers crossed!

THE PLACE: ShopRite Aisle 2 THE SCENE: Shopper searches for sale item THE RESULT: Sam has 40 ounces of Wessonality for $3.99

Phone interview on THE VIEW today. She sounded good. Not perfect, but certainly not incompetent or mentally unaware.

Call me Kreskin! Another good episode last night. Loved Hetty's ghost power.