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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.

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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.”

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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.

I am attending a focus group in a hotel in Brooklyn that does not have parking, so NOT THIS ONE!

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Train game: Take nostalgic trains to the Mets and Yankees home openers this season Yankees’ fans can ride in classic style aboard a vintage train to Yankee Stadium for the team’s opening game on March 27, while Mets’ fans can enjoy a nostalgic ride to Citi Field for the Queens-based team’s home opener on April 4. Each ride costs $2.90, the same as standard subway fare. The Yankees’ home opener ride will run non-stop from the uptown 4 train platform at 42 Street-Grand Central to 161 Street-Yankee Stadium. Step back in time with the museum’s redbirds, riding across the scenic 7 line, leaving from 34 Street-Hudson Yards at noon on Friday, April 4, and making several stops on the way to Mets-Willets Point. The Mets’ home opener ride will run from 34 Street-Hudson Yards on the 7 line to Mets-Willets Point, with stops at Times Square-42 Street, 5 Avenue, Grand Central-42 Street, Vernon Blvd-Jackson Avenue, Hunters Point Avenue, Court Square, Queensboro Plaza, 61 Street-Woodside, Junction Blvd, and Mets-Willets Point. More information is available online at nytransitmuseum.org.

BOO! HISS! City Council votes overwhelmingly in favor of $8B Metropolitan Park casino zoning changes Train game: Take nostalgic trains to the Mets and Yankees home openers this season Yankees’ fans can ride in classic style aboard a vintage train to Yankee Stadium for the team’s opening game on March 27, while Mets’ fans can enjoy a nostalgic ride to Citi Field for the Queens-based team’s home opener on April 4. Each ride costs $2.90, the same as standard subway fare. The Yankees’ home opener ride will run non-stop from the uptown 4 train platform at 42 Street-Grand Central to 161 Street-Yankee Stadium. Step back in time with the museum’s redbirds, riding across the scenic 7 line, leaving from 34 Street-Hudson Yards at noon on Friday, April 4, and making several stops on the way to Mets-Willets Point. The Mets’ home opener ride will run from 34 Street-Hudson Yards on the 7 line to Mets-Willets Point, with stops at Times Square-42 Street, 5 Avenue, Grand Central-42 Street, Vernon Blvd-Jackson Avenue, Hunters Point Avenue, Court Square, Queensboro Plaza, 61 Street-Woodside, Junction Blvd, and Mets-Willets Point. More information is available online at nytransitmuseum.org.

Roomba vacuum cleaner maker iRobot, a former $1.4 billion buyout target of Amazon, raised concerns on Wednesday about its ability to stay in business. Shares of the company fell more than 35%, extending a multi-year decline from its pandemic-era peak. “Given macroeconomic and tariff-related uncertainties, there is substantial doubt about iRobot’s ability to continue as a going concern,” iRobot said in a statement. The loss-making company was once valued at $3.56 billion in 2021, driven by pandemic-fueled demand. It is now worth less than $200 million. The company’s net loss for the fourth quarter ended December 28, 2024, widened to $77.1 million from $63.6 million a year earlier. Its revenue declined by 44% in the fourth quarter. The company’s cash reserves dwindled to $134.3 million in 2024, compared to $185.1 million in 2023. The debt stood at $200.6 million as of December 28, 2024, its annual filing showed. The vacuum cleaner maker is having a hard time keeping up with Chinese rivals such as Ecovacs Robotics, which offer advanced features at lower prices. The company said it was exploring options, including a potential sale or debt refinancing, just a day after it launched eight new Roomba models in its biggest product rollout. In August 2022, iRobot had agreed to a $61-per-share takeover by Amazon, a deal some analysts viewed as a lifeline for the company and a potential enhancement for Amazon’s smart home division. However, strong antitrust objections to the merger and privacy concerns over the spatial data collected by the devices led to the deal’s collapse in January last year. With the takeover scrapped, founder Colin Angle stepped down as CEO in January last year, suggesting that a leader with turnaround expertise might better serve the company. In May last year, the company appointed Gary Cohen as CEO to head its recovery efforts.

Wendy Williams was spotted leaving a New York City hotspot after she was hospitalized and subjected to a psychiatric evaluation. The TV personality appeared in good spirits as she smiled wide for the outing at Max Tucci’s Tucci restaurant in NoHo on Wednesday night. She kept it casual, wearing a green and orange bomber jacket, black top, tights under jean shorts and black fur boots. “She had a super time, she kept writing in her journal, she looked great,” an insider told Page Six. “Tomorrow she is going on ‘The View.’ Guests inside the restaurant respected her. She was with her niece and a young man.” Williams’ outing reportedly got her into trouble, as the assisted living home she lives in allegedly filed a police report after her niece Alex Finnie violated the law by taking her to eat, according to TMZ. Per the outlet, Finnie was spending time with her famous aunt at the facility when she “evaded staff” by leaving for dinner with Williams. After a psych evaluation, Williams, 60, was ruled to be “alert and oriented” and received a “10 out of 10” score on a “capacity test,” according to TMZ. The outlet reported that the results would be used in the court case seeking to end the former talk show host’s guardianship, which she has been in since 2022. Williams is also waiting to be retested for frontotemporal dementia after denying she suffered from the condition earlier this year. She was diagnosed with the disease in 2023. Williams called in to “Good Day New York” on Tuesday and admitted her no. 1 priority was ending her guardianship. The media personality — who declared she passed her psych test with “flying colors” — explained that she currently resides in the memory unit of the NYC assisted living facility, which is for people who “don’t remember anything.” “In order to go to the gym, which is on the third floor, I have to be permitted,” she said. “In terms of how much it costs, it has to be approved by my guardian person. My money is, like, in the air.” Williams, who previously referred to the facility as a “prison,” shared she looks forward to continuing to live in NYC and working after her guardianship ends. Williams’ guardian, Sabrina Morrissey, clapped back at claims that Williams was living in a “prison” via a statement from her lawyers sent to TMZ on Wednesday. The attorney referred to the allegation as “untrue” and “inaccurate,” saying Williams can call and visit family when she wants. Morrissey, however, is also reportedly being investigated by Adult Protective Services for elder abuse after allegedly sending the TV mogul to visit family in Florida without money in February, per the US Sun.

A furious Tennessee husband has been accused of stabbing to death an 18-year-old boy he found in bed with his wife. Jonathan Belk, 41, is accused of killing Billy Jean Floyd early Saturday after coming home and finding the teen with his 31-year-old wife, Jada Gholston, who was also hospitalized with several stab wounds. The body of Floyd — who had turned 18 just three days earlier — was found stuffed in a garbage can in his mistress’s home in Dunlap. The cheating wife initially told police that a “man had jumped on her boyfriend while they were in bed,” police wrote in an affidavit. When cops arrived, they found Belk “standing in his doorway covered in blood” with cuts on his hands — and only then found out he was the caller’s husband. His biggest concern appeared to be that the deadly attack might ruin his marriage. “I am worried about my relationship with my wife due to the fact that I offed him,” he allegedly told investigators. He’s being held on criminal homicide charges ahead of a bond hearing scheduled for March 21. Floyd was known as “Lil Bill” little Willy Willy won't go home and “enjoyed hunting, fishing, four wheelers and working on everything,” including Jada.

Bucks legend and minority owner Junior Bridgeman died after suffering a medical emergency in Louisville on Tuesday, WHAS11.comreports. Bridgeman, 71, was speaking during an event at the Galt House in downtown Louisville when he collapsed. He was heard telling someone he thought he was having a heart attack.

Happy 118th birthday, dad!

I loved their sides, especially their rice pilaf. There was a location with a drive-thru near where I used to work so it was convenient to occasionally pick up dinner on my way home. I'm sure it was the loss of my business that did them in.