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A Jackson Heights supermarket — the Key Food located at 86-02 Northern Blvd. — received 29 violations for illegally inflating the prices for bleach and disinfectant wipes. The Department of Consumer and Worker Protection seeks to fine the business up to $14,500. The Key Food supermarket at 86-02 Northern Blvd

Secrets of ‘the most dangerous place in the history of planet Earth’ revealed Excavation and skeletal reconstruction of super raptor Deltadromeus agilis. Time travelers steer clear. A fossil-filled Moroccan depository dating back to the Cretaceous period has been named the “most dangerous place in the history of planet Earth,” due to its plethora of fearsome predators. Researchers across the globe published the first detailed and fully illustrated account of the deadly escarpment known as the Kem Kem Group in a recent article in the journal ZooKeys. “This was arguably the most dangerous place in the history of planet Earth,” says the study’s lead author Nizar Ibrahim, Ph.D., an assistant biology professor at the University of Detroit Mercy. The University of Portsmouth visiting researcher adds that the southeast Moroccan site was “a place where a human time-traveler would not last very long.” Indeed, 100 million years ago, the prehistoric chomping grounds were roamed by a murderer’s row of Cretaceous carnivores, including enormous crocodiles, several species of flying reptile, super raptors and the 26-foot-long saber-toothed Carcharodontosaurus, according to the study. Also in the murderous mix? A Spinosaurus, the T. rex-killing dino from All said, Kem Kem makes Africa’s Kruger National Park look like a petting zoo. The number of mega-hunters was especially terrifying given that most Mesozoic rock formations like Kem Kem typically only housed one to two giant predators, according to researchers. Despite their terrifying reputations, the river system’s carnivores mainly feasted on the region’s bountiful supply of seafood. “This place was filled with absolutely enormous fish, including giant coelacanths and lungfish,” says co-author David Martill in a statement. He describes an “enormous freshwater saw shark called Onchopristis with the most fearsome of rostral teeth — they are like barbed daggers, but beautifully shiny.” Most importantly, the discovery “provides a window into Africa’s Age of Dinosaurs” says Ibrahim, who visited Kem Kem collections on several continents to assemble the watershed study’s immense datasets. Unfortunately, Kem Kem’s renown has caused it to be plundered by paleontological grave-robbers over the decades, with many pieces ending up in private collections. “This is the most comprehensive piece of work on fossil vertebrates from the Sahara in almost a century,” says Martill. The findings could just be the tip of the super-predator-iceberg. “Given the continued input of new specimens and the continuing expansion of paleontological research,” Ibrahim says, “we predict that diversity in the Kem Kem Group will increase substantially in the coming decades.”

Nick Cordero has developed an infection in his lungs that went into his blood, his wife, Amanda Kloots, revealed Tuesday in the latest update on her husband’s coronavirus battle. The Broadway actor, who has been hospitalized since early April and had his right leg amputated because of complications stemming from the virus, was also given blood pressure medication by doctors to help bring his pressure back up, Kloots said via her Instagram Story. Cordero, 41, is being weaned off that medication and has been given an antibiotic. “He went into a little bit of septic shock, and the cause of that was some infection in his lungs,” Kloots explained. “So they went in and completely cleaned out his lungs.” Kloots said the latest complication in Cordero’s recovery “kind of came out of nowhere.” “He is back to feeling better, he’s resting, the antibiotics are hopefully kicking in,” she said. On Monday, Kloots told fans that Cordero would be unable to come off a ventilator after developing a fever in the early morning. She said at the time that doctors were conducting tests to find the source of the fever. “They are going to set aside the ventilator removal until they get this under control,” she said Monday. Kloots has been keeping fans and followers updated on Cordero’s condition, saying on Friday that he had two negative coronavirus tests, which could mean the virus is no longer in his system. “We think the virus is out of his system and now we’re just dealing with recovery and getting his body back from all the repercussions of the virus,” Kloots said at the time. Kloots, who shares 10-month-old son Elvis with Cordero and is also a Broadway actor, vowed the couple “will dance again.” Sara Bareilles and Jessie Mueller sing to help pay Nick Cordero’s hospital bills The cast of Broadway’s “Waitress” is serving hope for actor Nick Cordero with a new video. Sara Bareilles and a few of Cordero’s former co-stars dropped a cover of his song “Live Your Life” on Sunday — featuring Jessie Mueller, Keala Settle and Kimiko Glenn, among others — to help raise money for his hospital bills. Cordero entered intensive care at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles on March 31 with what doctors first thought was pneumonia. His wife, Amanda Kloots, frequently gives updates on Cordero’s health on social media, and has in recent weeks encouraged fans and friends to record themselves singing the Elvis Presley song “Got a Lot o’ Livin’ To Do!” and “Live Your Life” with the hashtag #WakeUpNick. The GoFundMe page for Cordero’s medical expenses has raised more than $450,000 so far.

Knows or knows of... like a friend's friend or parent. And maybe you can't picture what it's been like here... Nearly half of NYC residents know someone who has died from coronavirus, poll shows Nearly half of New York City residents said they know someone who has died from the coronavirus — a stunning finding that reveals how deeply the disease that has ravaged the Big Apple, according to a new poll released Monday. The statewide Siena College survey found that 46 percent of city residents known someone killed by COVID-19, as do 36 percent of suburbanites and 13 percent of upstaters. In all, about one-third of voters statewide know someone who has died. The killer virus has particularly impacted New York’s minority communities — with 52 percent of Latino voters and 48 percent of black voters knowing someone who has died, compared to 25 percent of whites. “The human toll is almost unfathomable,” said Siena pollster Steven Greenberg. “Half of Latino and black voters know someone who has passed away from this insidious virus.” The overall death toll from COVID-19 statewide rose to 16,966, Gov. Andrew Cuomo reported Sunday. Meanwhile, 51 percent of voters statewide said they know someone who is infected with the virus — mostly downstate. Here are some of the other findings: — 69 percent of voters believe New York won’t reopen for business without widespread COVID testing; — 67 percent said large gatherings will be permitted this summer; — 36 percent of New Yorkers have received a stimulus check or direct deposit from the federal government, while 62 percent haven’t; — 92 percent support the requirement for wearing a face mask in public; — 87 percent support Gov. Cuomo’s decision to extend New York’s “On Pause” restrictions, which include keeping schools and non-essential businesses closed, until at least May 15; — 52 percent oppose releasing inmates with pre-existing conditions or who are over the age of 70 during the pandemic, while 37 percent support the release; “Last month, fewer than one-third of New Yorkers knew someone who had tested positive for coronavirus. Today, 51 percent personally know someone who has been infected with COVID-19,” Siena’s Greenberg said. The economic toll also has been devastating, with 32 percent of respondents saying they or someone in their households has been laid off because of the pandemic. Nearly half of Latino voters – 48 percent – said the pandemic has put either them or a family member out of work, compared with 30 percent of both white and black households. Hispanics are disproportionately represented in the hard-hit food service and hotel industries, largely closed by social distance restrictions. The unemployment results confirm the economic anxiety New Yorkers expressed in a Siena College survey about the pandemic last month. “To say the coronavirus has had a tremendously detrimental effect on New York’s workforce — upstate and downstate — is a gross understatement,” Greenberg said. “Nineteen percent of voters have themselves been laid off and another 13 percent say someone in their household has been laid off,” Greenberg said. This Siena College Poll was conducted April 19-23 and queried 803 New York State registered voters. It has an overall margin of error of plus-or-minus 3.7 percentage points.

The meat shortage has begun. My sister did a run to her local BJ's today. No meat or chicken. She was able to get me 2 of the frozen items that had been sold out in my delivery from my local store last week. Food pantries are starting to run low on food in NYC. My pot dealer hasn't been able to get herself to prepare much product for me (she cleans it for me because my hands don't work so well) because she knows or knows of 12 people who died.

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This Oregon man was on a mission – a mission for free chicken nuggets. When Twitter user Skweezy Jibbs found out that the fast food giant was offering free chicken nuggets nationwide last week amid the coronavirus pandemic, he said he decided to make the most of it by visiting 11 different Wendy’s restaurants twice in one day. “Times is tough so when i heard @wendys was givin out free 4 piece nuggs today i knew i had 2 HUSTLE,” the man tweeted Friday. “I hit every damn wendys twice within 17 miles across 2 states it took 5 hours but now we eatin free 4 a week WHAT IT DOOOOOO.” The man tweeted out a photo of his supply of the grub as well as a map of the route he took through Portland, Oregon and Vancouver, Washington. Wendy’s even tweeted out a special shout out to the man for his nugget trek, saying, “That’s just straight up impressive ngl [not going to lie].” Some Twitter users pointed out to Skweezy Jibbs that he likely spent more money on gas than if he had paid for the nuggets, but the nugget-loving man claimed he already had gas in his tank. Last Friday, Wendy’s offered folks four-piece chicken nuggets at any drive-thru across the country.

This seems like it was put together just to annoy people here: Stephen Sondheim’s 90th birthday special comes down with technical issues Stars flocked to pay tribute to Stephen Sondheim for his 90th birthday virtual concert Sunday night – but the curtain came down quickly amid a mess of technical hitches. The show, which signed up a slew of big names from Meryl Streep to Patti LuPone and Hamilton composer Lin-Manuel Miranda, was already running 35 minutes late when host, actor Raul Esparza, came on the live link and started chatting to the director without knowing he was being broadcast. When “Take Me to the World: A Sondheim 90th Birthday Celebration” finally started, composer Stephen Schwartz kicked off proceedings on the piano. Unfortunately, Esparza’s follow-up link was then completely mute as he spoke to the camera- and after a few minutes, he simply walked off and the link was turned off. The concert quickly became the top trending Twitter topic of the night as Lin-Manuel tweeted: “Hope someone is rolling on the Noises Off production happening right now at #Sondheim90Concert.” He added: “My heart hurts for Raul on the tech stuff, who has put together by all accounts an unforgettable show. I really can’t wait to see it. But the WORK WAITS… #Sondheim90Concert” Actress Rachel Bloom tweeted: “Someday a musical will be made based on the comments section of this Sondheim 90th Birthday concert live stream which is now 15 minutes late and counting. Another added: “I truly have not laughed this hard in two months. This is already the greatest night of my life,” while referring to Sondheim’s musical “Into The Woods”, another wrote: “The problem with the #Sondheim90Concert livestream is that someone inadvertently used hair that the witch had already touched.” Bernadette Peters, Audra McDonald, Mandy Patinkin, Christine Baranski, Kristin Chenoweth, Sutton Foster, were among the others performing to raise funds for ASTEP (Artists Striving to End Poverty). The show finally started after 9:15pm Sunday and one person tweeted: “That’s showbiz kid.”

Stephen Sondheim’s 90th birthday special comes down with technical issues Stars flocked to pay tribute to Stephen Sondheim for his 90th birthday virtual concert Sunday night – but the curtain came down quickly amid a mess of technical hitches. The show, which signed up a slew of big names from Meryl Streep to Patti LuPone and Hamilton composer Lin-Manuel Miranda, was already running 35 minutes late when host, actor Raul Esparza, came on the live link and started chatting to the director without knowing he was being broadcast. When “Take Me to the World: A Sondheim 90th Birthday Celebration” finally started, composer Stephen Schwartz kicked off proceedings on the piano. Unfortunately, Esparza’s follow-up link was then completely mute as he spoke to the camera- and after a few minutes, he simply walked off and the link was turned off. The concert quickly became the top trending Twitter topic of the night as Lin-Manuel tweeted: “Hope someone is rolling on the Noises Off production happening right now at #Sondheim90Concert.” He added: “My heart hurts for Raul on the tech stuff, who has put together by all accounts an unforgettable show. I really can’t wait to see it. But the WORK WAITS… #Sondheim90Concert” Actress Rachel Bloom tweeted: “Someday a musical will be made based on the comments section of this Sondheim 90th Birthday concert live stream which is now 15 minutes late and counting. Another added: “I truly have not laughed this hard in two months. This is already the greatest night of my life,” while referring to Sondheim’s musical “Into The Woods”, another wrote: “The problem with the #Sondheim90Concert livestream is that someone inadvertently used hair that the witch had already touched.” Bernadette Peters, Audra McDonald, Mandy Patinkin, Christine Baranski, Kristin Chenoweth, Sutton Foster, were among the others performing to raise funds for ASTEP (Artists Striving to End Poverty). The show finally started after 9:15pm Sunday and one person tweeted: “That’s showbiz kid.” MORE ON: STEPHEN SONDHEIM Don't expect Stephen Sondheim to give you an autograph Sondheim fell asleep while recording 'Into the Woods' music Sondheim hated Lady Gaga’s Oscars performance

Stephen Sondheim’s 90th birthday special comes down with technical issues Stars flocked to pay tribute to Stephen Sondheim for his 90th birthday virtual concert Sunday night – but the curtain came down quickly amid a mess of technical hitches. The show, which signed up a slew of big names from Meryl Streep to Patti LuPone and Hamilton composer Lin-Manuel Miranda, was already running 35 minutes late when host, actor Raul Esparza, came on the live link and started chatting to the director without knowing he was being broadcast. When “Take Me to the World: A Sondheim 90th Birthday Celebration” finally started, composer Stephen Schwartz kicked off proceedings on the piano. Unfortunately, Esparza’s follow-up link was then completely mute as he spoke to the camera- and after a few minutes, he simply walked off and the link was turned off. The concert quickly became the top trending Twitter topic of the night as Lin-Manuel tweeted: “Hope someone is rolling on the Noises Off production happening right now at #Sondheim90Concert.” He added: “My heart hurts for Raul on the tech stuff, who has put together by all accounts an unforgettable show. I really can’t wait to see it. But the WORK WAITS… #Sondheim90Concert” Actress Rachel Bloom tweeted: “Someday a musical will be made based on the comments section of this Sondheim 90th Birthday concert live stream which is now 15 minutes late and counting. Another added: “I truly have not laughed this hard in two months. This is already the greatest night of my life,” while referring to Sondheim’s musical “Into The Woods”, another wrote: “The problem with the #Sondheim90Concert livestream is that someone inadvertently used hair that the witch had already touched.” Bernadette Peters, Audra McDonald, Mandy Patinkin, Christine Baranski, Kristin Chenoweth, Sutton Foster, were among the others performing to raise funds for ASTEP (Artists Striving to End Poverty). The show finally started after 9:15pm Sunday and one person tweeted: “That’s showbiz kid.” MORE ON: STEPHEN SONDHEIM Don't expect Stephen Sondheim to give you an autograph Sondheim fell asleep while recording 'Into the Woods' music Sondheim hated Lady Gaga’s Oscars performance

This is for your mom... Bob Hill and his new wife Betty were vacationing in Europe, as it happens, near Transylvania. They were driving in a rental car along a rather deserted highway. It was late, and raining very hard. Bob could barely see 20 feet in front of the car. Suddenly the car skids out of control! Bob attempts to control the car, but to no avail! The car swerves and smashes into a tree. Moments later, Bob shakes his head to clear the fog. Dazed, he looks over at the passenger seat and sees his wife unconscious, with her head bleeding! Despite the rain and unfamiliar countryside, Bob knows he has to carry her to the nearest phone. Bob carefully picks his wife up and begins trudging down the road. After a short while, he sees a light. He heads towards the light, which is coming from an old, large house. He approaches the door and knocks. A minute passes. A small, hunched man opens the door. Bob immediately blurts, "Hello, my name is Bob Hill, and this is my wife Betty. We've been in a terrible accident, and my wife has been seriously hurt. Can I please use your phone??" "I'm sorry," replied the hunchback, "but we don't have a phone. My master is a Doctor; come in and I will get him!" Bob brings his wife in. An elegant man comes down the stairs. "I'm afraid my assistant may have misled you. I am not a medical doctor; I am a scientist. However, it is many miles to the nearest clinic, and I have had a basic medical training. I will see what I can do. Igor, bring them down to the laboratory." With that, Igor picks up Betty and carries her downstairs, with Bob following closely. Igor places Betty on a table in the lab. Bob collapses from exhaustion and his own injuries, so Igor places Bob on an adjoining table. After a brief examination, Igor's master looks worried. "Things are serious, Igor. Prepare a transfusion." Igor and his master work feverishly, but to no avail. Bob and Betty Hill are no more. The Hills' deaths upset Igor's master greatly. Wearily, he climbs the steps to his conservatory, which houses his grand piano. For it is here that he has always found solace. He begins to play, and a stirring, almost haunting, melody fills the house. Meanwhile, Igor is still in the lab tidying up. His eyes catch movement, and he notices the fingers on Betty's hand twitch. Stunned, he watches as Bob's arm begins to rise! He is further amazed as Betty sits straight up! Unable to contain himself, he dashes up the stairs to the conservatory. He bursts in and shouts to his master: "Master, Master! ... The Hills are alive with the sound of music! :D:cool: :D:cool: :D:cool: