user: Trump’s victory lifts city hot spots after publicized visits

December 18, 2016 | 4:11am

The election of Donald Trump has some obvious winners and losers in the city.

While Trump Tower security continues to disrupt business for Tiffany’s and others, our sources say the ‘21’ Club and Jean-Georges restaurants have been inundated with reservation requests since the president-elect publicly ate there.

So has the Trump International Hotel, sources confirm.

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Summary: The election of Donald Trump has some obvious winners and losers in the city. While Trump Tower security continues to disrupt business for Tiffany’s and others, our sources say the ‘21’ Club and Je…


Extreme drought persists across South Africa

South Africa remains in the grip of its worst drought in decades. Last Thursday the South African Weather Service announced that 2015 was the driest year on record and it shows no sign of abating. Those records date back to 1904.

To make matters worse, health officials say 11 people have died of heatstroke after a week-long heatwave across the country.

Recent days have seen temperatures in North West province exceed 40 degrees Celsius. According to the national weather service, 32 temperature records have already been broken this year.

The heat stretches far and wide across the country. Just last week, Marico, just south of Durban, recorded temperatures of 45C. The previous record high there, 43C, was set on December 2, 1990.

The hot and dry conditions are expected to continue for at least another two months before autumn cooling can be expected to offer some relief.

As has been well documented, the drought is being exacerbated by an exceptionally strong El Nino weather pattern. As is typically the case, this El Nino has brought drier conditions to southern Africa and wetter ones to east Africa.

South Africa is also battling a number of wildfires. Extremely high fire-danger conditions are in place over the northwestern parts of the Northern Cape and Western Cape West Coast.

In neighbouring Namibia, the Namibian Press Association reported that severe storms had damaged 31 houses, affecting nearly 100 people in recent weeks.

Summary: No end in sight to hot and dry conditions exacerbated by an exceptionally strong El Nino.


A Trump-First Foreign Policy

As Donald Trump closes in on the Republican nomination, he’s rolling out a formal lecture series to detail his agenda and burnish a more dignified brand. His maiden policy speech on Wednesday, devoted to foreign affairs, earns an “incomplete” at Trump University.

“America First will be the major and overriding theme of my Administration,” Mr. Trump said in Washington. He called for “a new foreign-policy direction for our country—one that replaces randomness with purpose, ideology with strategy and chaos with peace.” The...

Summary: Donald Trump critiques Obama but also shares some of his views, the Wall Street Journal says in an editorial.


Lindsay Lohan -- BURNED By a Puppet from New Zealand

LINDSAY LOHAN BURNED BY A PUPPET FROM NEW ZEALAND

finally has a sense of humor about her whole stolen necklace caper ... and she even let a puppet crack a joke at her expense -- right to her face.

As TMZ first reported, Lindsay shot

called "On the SkyCouch with Rico" for Air New Zealand -- with a puppet that looks like a reject from "Where the Wild Things Are."

In the sketch -- which was shot inside Lindsay's Venice condo while she was under house arrest -- the puppet gives Lindsay a necklace ... but then assures her ... IT'S ALL PAID FOR!

Not bad for a dummy.

Summary:

assistant: Lindsay Lohan finally has a sense of humor about her whole stolen necklace caper ... and she even let a puppet crack a joke at her expense -- right to her…