It was only a matter of time. After Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) fired a round of damning tweets Monday at Republican frontrunner Donald Trump, the rest of the world was left to wait for what would surely be an equally heated response.

"The problem with the country right now [is] it's so divided, and people like Elizabeth Warren really have to get their act together because it's going to stay divided," Trump said Monday at a press conference in which he also called Warren "the Indian," according to Politico.

SEE ALSO: Elizabeth Warren Unloads on "Loser" Donald Trump in Scathing Tweetstorm

In a recent interview with Maureen Dowd of the New York Times, Trump ribbed Warren for having identified herself as Native American in the past, insinuating that she'd exploited her heritage for personal gain.

"I think it's wonderful because the Indians can now partake in the future of the country," Trump told Dowd. "She's got about as much Indian blood as I have. Her whole life was based on a fraud. She got into Harvard and all that because she said she was a minority."

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CHARLESTON, WV - MAY 05: Republican Presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks during his rally at the Charleston Civic Center on May 5, 2016 in Charleston, West Virginia. Trump became the Republican presumptive nominee following his landslide win in indiana on Tuesday.(Photo by Mark Lyons/Getty Images)

Donald Trump, president and chief executive of Trump Organization Inc. and 2016 Republican presidential candidate, gestures to attendees during a campaign event in Evansville, Indiana, U.S., on Thursday, April 28, 2016. Trump said he's campaigning hard to win Tuesday's presidential primary in Indiana and that if he prevails, his party's nomination contest will be 'over.' Photographer: Luke Sharrett/Bloomberg via Getty Images

TAMPA, FL - MARCH 14: Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks to supporters during a town hall meeting on March 14, 2016 at the Tampa Convention Center in Tampa , Florida. Trump is campaigning ahead of the Florida primary on March 15. (Photo by Brian Blanco/Getty Images)

CINCINNATI, OH- MARCH 13: Republican Presidential candidate Donald Trump addresses his campaign supporters during a campaign rally at the Savannah Center March 13, 2016, in Cincinnati, Ohio. Trump continue to campaign before Ohio March 15th primary day. (Photo by John Sommers II/Getty Images)

PALM BEACH, FL - MARCH 15: Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks during a primary night event at the Mar-A-Lago Club's Donald J. Trump Ballroom March 15, 2016 in Palm Beach, Florida. Trump won the state of Florida and Ohio Gov. John Kasich won the state of Ohio. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)

HICKORY, NC - MARCH 14: Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, left, talks with New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, right, during a campaign rally at Lenoir-Rhyne University March 14, 2016 in Hickory, North Carolina. The North Carolina Republican primary will be held March 15. (Photo by Sean Rayford/Getty Images)

BLOOMINGTON, IL - MARCH 13: Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump pulls Alex Stypik from a crowd of supporters to show off his shirt during a rally at the Central Illinois Regional Airport on March 13, 2016 in Bloomington, Illinois. The Trump campaign cancelled a recent rally in Chicago after learning hundreds of demonstrators were ticketed for the event. Illinois voters go to the polls on March 15. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)

JUPITER, FL - MARCH 08: Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump holds up his book after holding a press conference at the Trump National Golf Club Jupiter on March 8, 2016 in Jupiter, Florida. Trump is projected to win the Republican Presidential primaries in Mississippi and Michigan. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

GREENVILLE, SC - FEBRUARY 15: Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally held in the TD Convention Center in Greenville, SC on Monday Feb. 15, 2016. (Photo by Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post via Getty Images)

MANCHESTER, NH - FEBRUARY 09: Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump greets people as he visits a polling station as voters cast their primary day ballots on February 9, 2016 in Manchester, New Hampshire. The process to select the next Democratic and Republican Presidential candidates continues. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

US Republican presidential hopeful Donald Trump speaks to the crowd during a rally February 8, 2016 in Manchester, NH. US presidential candidates, including billionaire Donald Trump and under-pressure Democrat Hillary Clinton, criss-crossed snowy New Hampshire in a final frantic bit to win over undecided voters before Tuesday's crucial primary. / AFP / Don EMMERT (Photo credit should read DON EMMERT/AFP/Getty Images)

HOLDERNESS, NH - FEBRUARY 7: Patrons reach out for photos and signatures from republican presidential candidate Donald Trump as he greets people after speaking at a campaign rally at Plymouth State University in Holderness, NH on Sunday Feb. 07, 2016. (Photo by Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post via Getty Images)

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks during a campaign stop at Farmington High School, Monday, Jan. 25, 2016, in Farmington. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

MARSHALLTOWN, IA - JANUARY 26: Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks at a rally on January 26, 2016 in Marshalltown, Iowa. Sheriff Joe Arpaio, the anti-immigration sheriff from Maricopa County, Arizona, today announced his support for Trump's presidential bid. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)

Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, left, endorses Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump during a rally at the Iowa State University, Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2016, in Ames, Iowa. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

WINTERSET, IA - JANUARY 19: Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks at the John Wayne Birthplace Museum on January 19, 2016 in Winterset, Iowa. Trump received the endorsement of Aissa Wayne, John Wayne's daughter. (Photo by Aaron P. Bernstein/Getty Images)

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump waves to supporters after meeting with volunteers at the local Pizza Ranch restaurant, Friday, Jan. 15, 2016, in Waukee, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

Republican presidential candidate, businessman Donald Trump stands on the stage before the Fox Business Network Republican presidential debate at the North Charleston Coliseum, Thursday, Jan. 14, 2016, in North Charleston, S.C. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton)

NORTH CHARLESTON, SC - JANUARY 14: Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump participates in the Fox Business Network Republican presidential debate at the North Charleston Coliseum and Performing Arts Center on January 14, 2016 in North Charleston, South Carolina. The sixth Republican debate is held in two parts, one main debate for the top seven candidates, and another for three other candidates lower in the current polls. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks during a campaign stop at the Flynn Center of the Performing Arts in Burlington, Vt., Thursday, Jan. 7, 2016. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

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GRAND RAPIDS, MI - DECEMBER 21: Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks to guests at a campaign rally on December 21, 2015 in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The full-house event was repeatedly interrupted by protestors. Trump continues to lead the most polls in the race for the Republican nomination for president. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)

MESA, AZ - DECEMBER 16: Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks to guest gathered during a campaign event at the International Air Response facility on December 16, 2015 in Mesa, Arizona. Trump is in Arizona the day after the Republican Presidential Debate hosted by CNN in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Ralph Freso/Getty Images)

ORLANDO, FL - NOVEMBER 13: Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump waves as he is introduced during the Sunshine Summit conference being held at the Rosen Shingle Creek on November 13, 2015 in Orlando, Florida. The summit brought Republican presidential candidates in front of the Republican voters. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump reacts to a reporter's question in the spin room following the Republican Presidential Debate hosted by Fox Business and The Wall Street Journal November 10, 2015 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. AFP PHOTO / JOSHUA LOTT (Photo credit should read Joshua LOTT/AFP/Getty Images)

NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 03: Donald Trump attends a press conference for the release of his new book 'Crippled America' at Trump Tower on November 3, 2015 in New York City. (Photo by Noam Galai/WireImage)

Republican presidential hopeful Donald Trump speaks during a press conference during a event to launch his new book 'Crippled America: How to Make America Great Again' at Trump Tower on November 3, 2015 in New York. Donald Trump published a book about the ills of America to another media frenzy Tuesday, signing copies for fans, insulting his rivals on the campaign trail and telling Americans to elect him president. 'Crippled America: How to Make America Great Again,' offers the everyday reader his take on the problems facing the country and why they should elect him to the White House to fix them. AFP PHOTO/Kena Betancur (Photo credit should read KENA BETANCUR/AFP/Getty Images)

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump greets supporters during a rally, Saturday, Oct. 31, 2015 in Norfolk, Va. (AP Photo/Jason Hirschfeld)

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump looks out from his car window as he leaves after speaking at a town hall meeting at the Atkinson Country Club in Atkinson, N.H., Monday, Oct. 26, 2015. (AP Photo/Cheryl Senter)

RICHMOND, VA - OCTOBER 14: Republican presidential candidate and front-runner Donald Trump walks out on stage during a campaign rally at the Richmond International Raceway October 14, 2015 in Richmond, Virginia. A New York real estate mogul and reality television star, Trump is now in a statistical tie with retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson in a Fox News survey of likely Republican voters released Tuesday. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump holds up a cap that he signed for a supporter during a rally at the Expo Hall of the Richmond International Raceway on October 14, 2015 in Richmond, Virginia. AFP PHOTO/MANDEL NGAN (Photo credit should read MANDEL NGAN/AFP/Getty Images)

RICHMOND, VA - OCTOBER 14: Republican presidential candidate and front-runner Donald Trump arrives at a campaign rally at the Richmond International Raceway October 14, 2015 in Richmond, Virginia. A New York real estate mogul and reality television star, Trump is now in a statistical tie with retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson in a Fox News survey of likely Republican voters released Tuesday. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

NEW YORK, NY - SEPTEMBER 28: Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump arrives to give a speech outlining his vision for tax reform at his skyscraper on Fifth Avenue on September 28, 2015 in New York City. Under the plan there would be four tax categories, with people earning less than $25,000 per year paying 0% tax. (Photo by Andrew Burton/Getty Images)

COLUMBIA, SC - SEPTEMBER 23: Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks to the media before a campaign event September 23, 2015 in Columbia, South Carolina. Earlier today, Trump tweeted 'FoxNews has been treating me very unfairly & I have therefore decided that I won't be doing any more Fox shows for the foreseeable future.' (Photo by Sean Rayford/Getty Images)

DALLAS, TX - SEPTEMBER 14: Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump greets supporters during a campaign rally at the American Airlines Center on September 14, 2015 in Dallas, Texas. More than 20,000 tickets had been distributed for the event. (Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty Images)

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump gives a national security speech aboard the World War II Battleship USS Iowa, September 15, 2015, in San Pedro, California. AFP PHOTO /ROBYN BECK (Photo credit should read ROBYN BECK/AFP/Getty Images)

DALLAS, TX - SEPTEMBER 14: Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally at the American Airlines Center on September 14, 2015 in Dallas, Texas. More than 20,000 tickets have been distributed for the event. (Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty Images)

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump holds his pledge during a news conference, at Trump Tower in New York, Thursday, Sept. 3, 2015. Trump ruled out the prospect of a third-party White House bid and vowed to support the Republican Party's nominee, whoever it may be. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, center, stops to take a photograph with Jim Tranz, of Port Charlotte, Fla., as he walks with a crowd during the final round of play at The Barclays golf tournament Sunday, Aug. 30, 2015, in Edison, N.J. (AP Photo/Mel Evans)

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, second left, applauds play as he walks with a crowd during the final round of play at The Barclays golf tournament Sunday, Aug. 30, 2015, in Edison, N.J. (AP Photo/Mel Evans)

Donald Trump, president and chief executive of Trump Organization Inc. and 2016 Republican presidential candidate, greets attendees during a rally at Grand River Center in Dubuque, Iowa, U.S., on Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2015. President Barack Obama's top business ambassador dismissed Trump's call for a wall along the Mexico border, saying the U.S. is focused instead on expanding business with one of its biggest trade partners. Photographer: Daniel Acker/Bloomberg via Getty Images

A woman with her baby shows excitement when the Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump greets them after he speaks at a campaign pep rally, Friday, Aug. 21, 2015, in Mobile, Ala. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)

MOBILE, AL- AUGUST 21: U.S. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump introduces Alabama Senator Jeff Sessions (R) Mobile during his rally at Ladd-Peebles Stadium on August 21, 2015 in Mobile, Alabama. The Donald Trump campaign moved tonight's rally to a larger stadium to accommodate demand. (Photo by Mark Wallheiser/Getty Images)

Republican presidential candidate businessman Donald Trump speaks during a campaign pep rally, Friday, Aug. 21, 2015, in Mobile, Ala. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)

UNITED STATES - August 15: Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump greets fairgoers as he visits the Iowa State Fair in Des Moines, Iowa, on Saturday, August 15, 2015. (Photo By Al Drago/CQ Roll Call)

DES MOINES, IA - AUGUST 15: Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump greets fairgoers while campaigning at the Iowa State Fair on August 15, 2015 in Des Moines, Iowa. Presidential candidates are addressing attendees at the Iowa State Fair on the Des Moines Register Presidential Soapbox stage and touring the fairgrounds. The State Fair runs through August 23. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump greets the crowd at the Iowa State Fair Saturday, Aug. 15, 2015, in Des Moines. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump talks to the media after arriving by helicopter at a nearby ballpark before Trump attended the Iowa State Fair Saturday, Aug. 15, 2015, in Des Moines. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump appears before addressing a GOP fundraising event, Tuesday, Aug, 11, 2015, in Birch Run, Mich. Trump attended the Lincoln Day Dinner of the Genesee and Saginaw county Republican parties. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)

Real estate tycoon Donald Trump flashes the thumbs-up as he arrives on stage for the start of the prime time Republican presidential debate on August 6, 2015 at the Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland, Ohio. AFP PHOTO/MANDEL NGAN (Photo credit should read MANDEL NGAN/AFP/Getty Images)

AYR, SCOTLAND - JULY 30: Republican Presidential Candidate Donald Trump visits his Scottish golf course Turnberry on July 30, 2015 in Ayr, Scotland. Donald Trump will answer questions from the media at a press conference where reporters will be limited to questions just about golf. (Photo by Jan Kruger/Getty Images)

Presidential contender Donald Trump poses for the media during the third day of the Women's British Open golf championship on the Turnberry golf course in Turnberry, Scotland, Saturday, Aug. 01, 2015. (AP Photo/Scott Heppell)

Republican Presidential Candidate Donald Trump drives a golf buggy during his visits to his Scottish golf course Turnberry on July 30, 2015 in Ayr, Scotland. Donald Trump answered questions from the media at a press conference held in his hotel. (Photo by Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

Presidential contender Donald Trump, right, does a high five with Jonathan Lynch, during the second day of the Women's British Open golf championship on the Turnberry golf course in Turnberry, Scotland, Friday, July 31, 2015. (AP Photo/Scott Heppell)

FILE - In this July 25, 2015 file photo, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks in Oskaloosa, Iowa. Trump, widely believed to the be the wealthiest American ever to run for president, is nowhere among the ranks of the countryâs most generous citizens, according to an Associated Press review of his financial records and other government filings. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File)

NEW YORK, NY - JULY 22: Donald Trump greets supporters, tourists and the curious after taping an interview with Anderson Cooper at a Trump owned building in mid-town Manhattan on July 22, 2015 in New York City. Trump, who is running for president on a Republican ticket, has come under intensifying criticism for his behavior on the campaign trail. The billionaire's most recent comments on Senator John McCain's war record in Vietnam have resulted in almost universal criticism from fellow candidates. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

LAREDO, TEXAS - JULY 23: Republican Presidential candidate and business mogul Donald Trump talks to media from his car wearing a, 'Make America Great Again,' hat during his trip to the border on July 23, 2015 in Laredo, Texas. Trump's recent comments, calling some immigrants from Mexico as drug traffickers and rapists, have stirred up reactions on both sides of the aisle. Although fellow Republican presidential candidate Rick Perry has denounced Trump's comments and his campaign in general, U.S. Senator from Texas Ted-Cruz has so far refused to bash his fellow Republican nominee. (Photo by Matthew Busch/Getty Images)

LAREDO, TEXAS - JULY 23: Republican Presidential candidate and business mogul Donald Trump talks to the media at a press conference during his trip to the border on July 23, 2015 in Laredo, Texas. Trump's recent comments, calling some immigrants from Mexico as drug traffickers and rapists, have stirred up reactions on both sides of the aisle. Although fellow Republican presidential candidate Rick Perry has denounced Trump's comments and his campaign in general, U.S. Senator from Texas Ted-Cruz has so far refused to bash his fellow Republican nominee. (Photo by Matthew Busch/Getty Images)

AMES, IA - JULY 18: Republican presidential hopeful businessman Donald Trump fields questions at The Family Leadership Summit at Stephens Auditorium on July 18, 2015 in Ames, Iowa. According to the organizers the purpose of The Family Leadership Summit is to inspire, motivate, and educate conservatives. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks before a crowd of 3,500 Saturday, July 11, 2015, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

PHOENIX, AZ - JULY 11: Republican Presidential candidate Donald Trump addresses supporters during a political rally at the Phoenix Convention Center on July 11, 2015 in Phoenix, Arizona. Trump spoke about illegal immigration and other topics in front of an estimated crowd of 4,200. (Photo by Charlie Leight/Getty Images)

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump pauses as he speaks before a crowd of 3,500 Saturday, July 11, 2015, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump waves to the crowd as he arrives to speak at a rally before a crowd of 3,500 Saturday, July 11, 2015, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

Donald Trump gestures while speaking surrounded by people whose families were victims of illegal immigrants on July 10, 2015 while meeting with the press at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Beverly Hills, California, where some shared their stories of the loss of a loved one. The US business magnate Trump, who is running for president in the 2016 presidential elections, angered members of the Latino community with recent comments but says he will win the Latino vote. AFP PHOTO / FREDERIC J. BROWN (Photo credit should read FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP/Getty Images)

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump smiles as he leaves after speaking at a news conference about immigration, Friday, July 10, 2015, in Beverly Hills, Calif. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

Donald Trump gestures while speaking surrounded by people who's families were victims of illegal immigrants on July 10, 2015 while meeting with the press at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Beverly Hills, California, where some shared their stories of the loss of a loved one. The US business magnate Trump, who is running forpPresident in the 2016 presidential elections, angered members of the Latino community with recent comments but says he will win the Latino vote. AFP PHOTO / FREDERIC J. BROWN (Photo credit should read FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP/Getty Images)

NEW YORK, NY - JULY 06: Donald Trump attends the 2015 Hank's Yanks Golf Classic at Trump Golf Links Ferry Point on July 6, 2015 in New York City. (Photo by Andrew H. Walker/Getty Images)

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump talks with reporters after speaking to members of the City Club of Chicago, Monday, June 29, 2015, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)

Real estate mogul Donald Trump announces his bid for the presidency in the 2016 presidential race during an event at the Trump Tower on the Fifth Avenue in New York City on June 16, 2015. Trump, one of America's most flamboyant and outspoken billionaires, threw his hat into the race Tuesday for the White House, promising to make America great again. The 69-year-old long-shot candidate ridiculed the country's current crop of politicians and vowed to take on the growing might of China in a speech launching his run for the presidency in 2016. 'I am officially running for president of the United States and we are going to make our country great again,' he said from a podium bedecked in US flags at Trump Tower on New York's Fifth Avenue. The tycoon strode onto the stage after sailing down an escalator to the strains of 'Rockin' In The Free World' by Canadian singer Neil Young after being introduced by daughter Ivanka. His announcement follows years of speculation that the man known to millions as the bouffant-haired host of American reality TV game show 'The Apprentice' would one day enter politics. Trump identifies himself as a Republican, and has supported Republican candidates in the past. But in his announcement speech he did not explicitly say if he was running for the party's nomination or as an independent.AFP PHOTO/ KENA BETANCUR (Photo credit should read KENA BETANCUR/AFP/Getty Images)

NEW YORK, NY - JUNE 16: (L-R) Eric Trump, Lara Yunaska Trump, Donald Trump, Barron Trump, Melania Trump, Vanessa Haydon Trump, Kai Madison Trump, Donald Trump Jr., Donald John Trump III, and Ivanka Trump pose for photos on stage after Donald Trump announced his candidacy for the U.S. presidency at Trump Tower on June 16, 2015 in New York City. Trump is the 12th Republican who has announced running for the White House. (Photo by Christopher Gregory/Getty Images)

Photo by: Dennis Van Tine/STAR MAX/IPx 6/16/15 Donald Trump announces his Candidacy for President of The United States of America at Trump Tower. (NYC)

PHOENIX, AZ - JULY 11: Republican Presidential candidate Donald Trump addresses supporters during a political rally at the Phoenix Convention Center on July 11, 2015 in Phoenix, Arizona. Trump spoke about illegal immigration and other topics in front of an estimated crowd of 4,200. (Photo by Charlie Leight/Getty Images)

NEW YORK, NY - JUNE 16: Business mogul Donald Trump gives a speech as he announces his candidacy for the U.S. presidency at Trump Tower on June 16, 2015 in New York City. Trump is the 12th Republican who has announced running for the White House. (Photo by Christopher Gregory/Getty Images)

DES MOINES, IA - MAY 16: Businessman Donald Trump speaks to guests gathered for the Republican Party of Iowa's Lincoln Dinner at the Iowa Events Center on May 16, 2015 in Des Moines, Iowa. The event sponsored by the Republican Party of Iowa gave several Republican presidential hopefuls an opportunity to strengthen their support among Iowa Republicans ahead of the 2016 Iowa caucus. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)

DES MOINES, IA - MAY 16: Businessman Donald Trump speaks to guests gathered for the Republican Party of Iowa's Lincoln Dinner at the Iowa Events Center on May 16, 2015 in Des Moines, Iowa. The event sponsored by the Republican Party of Iowa gave several Republican presidential hopefuls an opportunity to strengthen their support among Iowa Republicans ahead of the 2016 Iowa caucus. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)

NEW YORK, NY - JUNE 16: Business mogul Donald Trump arrives at a press event where he announced his candidacy for the U.S. presidency at Trump Tower on June 16, 2015 in New York City. Trump is the 12th Republican who has announced running for the White House. (Photo by Christopher Gregory/Getty Images)

NEW YORK, NY - JUNE 16: Business mogul Donald Trump arrives at a press event where he announced his candidacy for the U.S. presidency at Trump Tower on June 16, 2015 in New York City. Trump is the 12th Republican who has announced running for the White House. (Photo by Christopher Gregory/Getty Images)

Trump also said he wasn't bothered by the parallels the public has lately drawn between him and certain nefarious authoritarian leaders. Which helps explain Warren's tweets, in which she called him an insecure "loser" who has scammed people and used underhanded methods to maintain his empire. Warren compared him to "history's worst authoritarian leaders," many of whom, she said, were also "losers."

"@RealDonaldTrump knows he's a loser," she wrote. "His insecurities are on parade: petty bullying, attacks on women, cheap racism, flagrant narcissism."

"But just because @RealDonaldTrump is a loser everywhere else doesn't mean he'll lose this election," she continued.

A few hours after her initial rebuke (and following Trump's remarks about both her ancestry and her role in dividing the country), Warren took to Twitter again, this time calling out claims he made in the Times interview.

"@RealDonaldTrump is 'cool with being called an authoritarian,' isn't upset at Hitler comparisons & thinks we won't fight back? WRONG!" Warren wrote.

"We cannot elect wannabe tyrants to the White House," she continued. "Not now, not ever."

At the time of writing, Trump had yet to tweet back, perhaps because he's busy cramming on foreign policy for Monday evening's American Israel Public Affairs Committee address. As Trump told Dowd, he sometimes likes to launch his Twitter attacks from the comfort of his bed, so perhaps the tirade will come Monday night.

Summary: After Warren fired a round of tweets at Trump, the rest of the world was left to wait for what would surely be an equally heated response.


) is a great place to shop for many a thing, but there are some things you shouldn't buy there. Amazon (

) beat the big-box retailer on prices in quite a few categories, saving you possibly thousands of dollars a year.

That said, some approaches -- sales, the Target

, store coupons, a Target Red card and the Target Cartwheel mobile app, a favorite app of consumer guru

-- occasionally makes Target the best buy. Some other notes:

Costco had the best prices on formula, hands down, with its store-brand Kirkland infant formula, beating both store-brand up & up from Target and Walmart's Parent's Choice for a 40-ounce canister at $17.99 compared to up & up's $23.49 and Walmart's 33.2-ounce canister for $19.98. Costco's formula was significantly cheaper than the Target price for name-brand Similac 22-ounce canister, $24.99 on sale.

Diapers were a pretty good deal at Target, with up & up beating out Amazon, Costco and Walmart for a size 5 box of 144 diapers at $28.99. With additional possible stacking of Target Red card and Cartwheel savings and the possibility to subscribe for delivery with free shipping over $25, Target could save you hundreds a year keeping your baby dry.

Walmart had Target beat for bedding sets. An eight-piece king bedding set at Walmart for $49.96 may cost five bucks more but includes five extra accessories, such as a bedskirt and more pillow shams. For basic pillows, Walmart beat Target at $3.58, compared to $4.04 at Target.

Consider quality, though, as you spend eight hours daily between the sheets. "You can find superior quality with similar prices or even sometimes cheaper prices at department stores like Macy's (

)," Woroch said. "Especially if you search sale items and then apply a coupon for a deeper discount. Grab a printable coupon or online coupon from

. Even Homegoods has a good selection of cheap sheets. The only problem is that there is a limited selection."

In the grocery aisles, Target had higher prices on some staples, such as dairy, produce and canned goods. Dairy was a shocker, with a gallon of store-brand Market Pantry Target milk $4.49, compared to $2.79 at Costco and $2.98 at Walmart. Smaller chain stores like Aldi and other grocery outlets have milk running at these lower prices. Over a year, at two gallons a week, one could save almost $200 at Costco.

Butter and margarine were cheaper at both Walmart and Costco. Bananas -- America's most popular fresh fruit -- ran 28 cents each at Target. An average banana weighing four ounces equates to $1 a pound at Target, compared to 57 cents a pound at Walmart, 46.3 cents a pound at Costco and possibly less at your local supermarket. Cheerios at first looked like a good deal at Target at $3.99 for 21 ounces, but at Costco a two-pack of 20-ounce Cheerios (40 ounces total) costs $5.49.

If you are a K-cup coffee fanatic, Costco is your destination, with 100 count K-cups for $36.99, as opposed to an 18-count package for $10.99 at Target and $10.98 at Walmart.

For organic food, especially for produce, go to Trader Joe's, said Meghan Heffernan, a representative for

"Gift wrap, gift bags and tissue paper is cheapest at the dollar store or even discount retailers like Marshalls," Woroch says. "Greeting cards you can get two-for-$1 at the dollar store." Party items are also a better buy at dollar stores.

If you are starting a household or need to replace pots and pans, the Farberware New Traditions 14-piece set, guaranteed for life, was $20 and change cheaper at Walmart than the Target price of $99.99. A Kitchen Aid basic stand mixer in black cost $20 less at Walmart than Target, $229 to $249.99. A starter pots and pans set is usually available at Ikea for under $40, and a basic cooking set was spotted for $26.99 on a daily deal at Staples. Target did beat out Walmart by five bucks for a basic six-quart Crockpot manual classic at $24.99. But Walmart beat Target for a Keurig 2.0 Model K300 coffeemaker by $10 with a price of $109.

Target had one of the highest prices for 55-inch Samsung TVs at $1099.99, with the same model $769.99 at Costco and $998 at Walmart -- but a similar size TV 1080p LED model from Panasonic was only $680 from BestBuy.com, with free shipping, as featured on www.bradsdeals.com. Target did have a Westinghouse 55-inch 1080p LED HDTV in store for $599.99. Although TVs are sometimes a good buy at Target, Woroch said, "the best prices for HDMI cables, remote controls and antennas are at Amazon."

Costco also had a cheaper Apple (

) iPod 32GB touch at $234.49 to Target's $249.00, but Target was able to offer an iPad Air 2 for $499 -- $80 cheaper than at Costco, and a Sony PS4 Destiny was cheaper at Target than at Walmart. For smartphone and tablet accessories like cases, chargers and protective screens eBay (

) has the cheapest selection, Woroch said.

A 500-sheet ream of printer paper at Walmart ran $3.72, compared to the Target up & up brand at $5.39. Occasionally, Staples runs instant rebate deals where the paper is almost free if you're willing to log on and enter the details of your purchase receipt.

Dollar stores are the cheapest places to get batteries, hands down. An eight-pack of 16 AA Sunbeam batteries costs a dollar at Dollar Tree -- beating an Energizer Max 20-battery pack for $13.79 at Target or a Costco store-brand 48-battery pack for $12.99.

Unless you need Nike or similarly expensive brand athletic shoes, sneakers were cheapest at Walmart, with Danskin (famous for dancewear) athletic shoes for children and adults running from as low as $3 on clearance to an average $11. These were much cheaper than Costco's Fila shoes at $19.99 or Target's Champion shoes, running $19.99 to $34.99.

Woroch doesn't like Target for fitness gear like yoga mats and weights, saying, "I found better deals on similar quality goods at discount retailers like Homegoods and Ross."

Walmart's $7.96 for multipacks of women's panties beat Target's $9.59 for Hanes brand. No Boundaries bras at $6.96 at Walmart were $6 cheaper than the Target Hanes wire-free sports bras at $12.99 -- and the Walmart bra came with a pair of matching boyshorts. Men's underwear at Target ($12.99 for a seven-pack) and Walmart were similarly priced, and both were a better deal than Costco's Kirkland four-pack for the same price.

Amazon is the champion, and it regularly offers daily deals in both categories, especially in its e-book versions for bestsellers. For instance, New York Times bestseller "The Girl on the Train" ran $18.36 at Target.com and $16.17 on Amazon with a Kindle version at $8.99. The paperback version of "American Sniper" was $8.99 at Target.com and $6.07 on Amazon, with the Kindle version $4. Amazon also offers the easy choice of buying used copies, and there are plenty of book sites on the web. Movies can also be checked on

simply by typing in the title. Of course, almost any book available at Target can be read for free from your local library -- if you are willing to wait.

Walmart beat Target and Costco on its store-brand version of Head & Shoulders green apple 23.7-ounce shampoo for $3.48, compared to $4.29 at Target and $7.49 at Costco for the 40-ounce Head & Shoulders shampoo. Dollar Tree had them all beat for name-brand toothbrushes, full-size deodorants, shampoos and toothpastes for $1. Unless you need higher-priced cosmetics and grooming items, you can do better at dollar stores with basic grooming items.

gave Target high marks for its store-brand sunscreen and its store-brand, generic, over-the-counter drugs. Woroch would direct you to Costco for your prescriptions.

Summary: Every item in Target's big red boxes isn't the best deal. You might be better off at Walmart, your supermarket, the dollar store or online.


Centurion Systems Ltd (CSL), a technology firm serving the industrial sector in east Africa, has joined the Business Call to Action (BCtA) with a commitment to increase the employability of 465 low-income Kenyan youth through industry-relevant skills training and apprenticeships by 2017. To accomplish its goals, the company will train 110 lecturers across various industries, including food and beverage, industrial automation and motion control.

Kenya faces an acute youth bulge, with 80% of the country’s population age 35 or younger and over one third of that group between 15 and 35. Of particular concern is the high level of youth unemployment: 70% of Kenya’s employment-age young men and women are not able to secure jobs. Two leading causes are low education and the lack of appropriate labour market skills.

Related: Tackling youth unemployment in Kenya through public-private collaboration

In an effort to reduce the skills gap between academia and industry, Centurion is offering students industry-relevant, competency-based courses, which include intensive hands-on technical training and exposure to the types of electronic machines used in today’s industry. The five-day modular-based programme takes place at both Centurion Systems’ training facility and on site at plants and factories. More than 2,000 young people have completed the technical training so far, with over 70% of Centurion graduates securing employment opportunities.

“The greatest challenge that faces most youth today is the lack of employment prospects and pathways to a sustainable livelihood”, says Dr Kevit Desai, Centurion’s managing director. “Centurion’s initiatives seek to up-skill the youths with current, industry-relevant skills and knowledge while at the same time gaining practical work experience and additional life skills. This, in turn, promotes employment, innovation, livelihoods development and entrepreneurship. We are pleased to have our efforts recognised by the Business Call to Action”

Scaling up existing initiatives and piloting new ones is key to Centurion’s inclusive business model. In collaboration with Nairobi Bottlers Ltd and Krones East Africa, the company plans to establish a centre of excellence for the food and beverage industry, and train 240 youths and 10 lecturers from throughout the country. The company will also expand its existing cross-sector training programme to enhance the skills of at least 200 youth and 100 lecturers in industrial automation and motion control.

And it will integrate a life-skills and employability component into its technical training programmes in collaboration with the International Youth Fund. The pilot programme will include 25 students from the cement industry, who will undergo six months of technical training. While Centurion’s programmes are open to all young people attending vocational schools who have a background in electrical and mechanical engineering, disadvantaged youth will be prioritised.

Related: Stimulating inclusive growth among Kenya’s smallholder coffee farmers

“Inclusive businesses like Centurion, who are striving to tackle the problem of youth unemployment, are on the front lines in the private sector’s efforts to achieve the first Sustainable Development Goal: ending poverty in all its forms everywhere,” said Sahba Sobhani, BCtA’s acting project manager. “We are pleased to welcome them to the project and look forward to their progress.”

The work of Centurion Systems and other local businesses to improve the career opportunities for disadvantaged young people was highlighted in the report Building Future Markets (pdf).

Business Call to Action: Tatiana Bessarabova at tatiana.bessarabova@undp.org

Membership in the Business Call to Action does not constitute a partnership with its funding and programme partners, UNDP or any UN agency.

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Summary: Centurion Systems joins the Business Call to Action with a commitment to improve employability


When Alan Turing submitted his paper On Computable Numbers to the Proceedings of the London Mathematical Society on this day, May 28, in 1936, he could not have guessed that it would lead not only to the computer as we know it today, but also nearly all of the gadgets and devices that are so crucial a part of our lives.

The paper demonstrated that a so-called Turing Machine could perform solvable computations, a proof that is commonly seen as one of the original stepping stones toward the existence of modern computers. Though Turing, who died in 1954, never got to see a smartphone, his paper remains the touchstone behind the technology.

For a 1978 cover story about “The Computer Society,” TIME broke down how computers work in easy(-ish)-to understand terms, thus explaining why Turing mattered so much:

In the decimal system, each digit of a number read from right to left is understood to be multiplied by a progressively higher power of 10. Thus the number 4,932 consists of 2 multiplied by 1, plus 3 multiplied by 10, plus 9 multiplied by 10 X 10, plus 4 multiplied by 10 X 10 X 10. In the binary system, each digit of a number, again read from right to left, is multiplied by a progressively higher power of 2. Thus the binary number 11010 equals 0 times 1, plus 1 times 2, plus 0 times 2 X 2, plus 1 times 2 X 2 X 2, plus 1 times 2 X 2 X 2 X 2–for a total of 26 (see chart).

Working with long strings of 1s and 0s would be cumbersome for humans–but it is a snap for a digital computer. Composed mostly of parts that are essentially on-off switches, the machines are perfectly suited for binary computation. When a switch is open, it corresponds to the binary digit 0; when it is closed, it stands for the digit 1. Indeed, the first modern digital computer completed by Bell Labs scientists in 1939 employed electromechanical switches called relays, which opened and closed like an old-fashioned Morse telegraph key. Vacuum tubes and transistors can also be used as switching devices and can be turned off and on at a much faster pace.

But how does the computer make sense out of the binary numbers represented by its open and closed switches? At the heart of the answer is the work of two other gifted Englishmen. One of them was the 19th century mathematician George Boole, who devised a system of algebra, or mathematical logic, that can reliably determine if a statement is true or false. The other was Alan Turing, who pointed out in the 1930s that, with Boolean algebra, only three logical functions are needed to process these “trues” and “falses”–or, in computer terms, 1s and 0s. The functions are called AND, OR and NOT, and their operation can readily be duplicated by simple electronic circuitry containing only a few transistors, resistors and capacitors. In computer parlance, they are called logic gates (because they pass on information only according to the rules built into them). Incredible as it may seem, such gates can, in the proper combinations, perform all the computer’s high-speed prestidigitations.

The simplest and most common combination of the gates is the half-adder, which is designed to add two 1s, a 1 and a 0, or two 0s. If other half-adders are linked to the circuit, producing a series of what computer designers call full adders, the additions can be carried over to other columns for tallying up ever higher numbers. Indeed, by using only addition, the computer can perform the three other arithmetic functions.

Read the full story from 1978, here in the TIME Vault: The Numbers Game

Summary: You don't need a Turing Machine to understand it


British cyclist Chris Froome’s win at this year’s Tour de France has been marred by suggestions of doping by a French scientist.

Pierre Sallet, a physiologist who heads the anti-doping agency Athletes for Transparency, first raised suspicions when he alleged that Froome’s performance in stage 10 of the race was abnormal. Froome won the stage and gained a time advantage over his rivals that they could not overcome in the remainder of the race.

Froome won his second Tour de France in three years on Sunday after three week’s of racing that culminated with a late fight-back by the Colombian Nairo Quintana. Just as when Froome first won in 2013, Quintana was runner-up, although the margin was much smaller this time.

Sallet told the BBC on Monday that despite having no physical evidence, what he estimated from Froome’s power-to-weight ratio showed an “abnormal profile.” But, he said he would would need more details, like Froome’s neurological profile and power outputs, to be sure.

“So to understand if it’s a unique profile or if it’s something else like doping, we need more details to understand,” said Sallet. “When people are suspicious around you, it’s my opinion, but the best answer is to give the details.”

Cyclists have been regarded with suspicion since the 7-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong admitted doping and was stripped of his titles. Froome, the winner of the Tour in 2013, has been abused by spectators during the race who have spat, made hand gestures and on one occasion threw urine at him. There is no evidence that he has engaged in doping and he denies it.

In an effort to satisfy critics, Froome’s team released their scientific data about the cyclist during the tenth stage.

Brian Cookson, the president of the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI), rejected Sallet’s scepticism. “I don’t accept that argument… clearly what sport is about is about exceptional performances from individuals who put up something incredible on the day for whatever reason, motivation, accident of nature, genetics and so on, ” Cookson told the BBC. “To suddenly say that everybody who puts up an exceptional performance must therefore be doping because other people did in the past, that’s a rather strange leap of faith to make.”

Cookson also told the BBC that he thought that Froome’s treatment by some spectators was “digusting and disgraceful” and individuals like Sallet shared responsibility for that. “I think they are making rather disingenuous justifications for their claims and frankly all they have been doing is damaging our sport and perhaps individuals within that sport,” he said.

To the amusement of many, Lance Armstrong shared his thoughts on Froome’s performance.

1. Clearly Froome/Porte/Sky are very strong. Too strong to be clean? Don't ask me, I have no clue.

— Lance Armstrong (@lancearmstrong) July 14, 2015

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Summary: Spectators spat and threw urine at winner Chris Froome during the race


Meet Leslie Knope. She's here to improve the parks of Pawnee, Indiana. She is busy taking surveys from kids at the local park when a homeless guy stuck in the slide disrupts her work. She gets him down the slide and receives welcoming applause from the kids and parents. Leslie Knope is a woman in politics and she's not stopping for anyone.

Leslie is excited to be holding her first public forum and brings fellow department member Tom along with her. A sparse turnout from the audience won't stop Leslie from making parks and recreation a front-and-center topic, but when lights get down in the gymnasium, she moves the forum to an elementary classroom.

Back in the classroom, Leslie listens to the same Pawnee citizens giving the same complaints, until Ann steps up. She complains about the giant pit next to her house that her boyfriend has fallen in. Tom begins awkwardly flirting with Ann, but she thwarts his advances to concentrate on how Leslie is going to fix this pit. This pit will become Leslie's new project. The pit will become Leslie's Hoover Dam.

Leslie is ready to start on fixing the pit and creating her dream park. She knows in order to do this, she needs to bring dreamy city planner Mark on board. Mark dashes Leslie's dreams and tells her to give up on the pit. The reason behind Leslie's gazes at Mark date back to their one-night-stand years ago. She still has feelings for him, while he needs to be reminded they slept together in the first place.

Leslie defies Mark's negative attitude and pays Ann and her boyfriend, Andy, a visit. Andy is confined to his sofa since both legs are in casts, thanks to his fall into the pit. Ann shows Leslie, Tom and their intern, April, the gigantic pit next to their house. The pit claims another victim when April falls into it, injuring her clavicle.

Leslie takes her mission up to her boss, Ron, and demands a subcommittee to focus entirely on fixing the pit. Ron remains doubtful of the project altogether. But Leslie refuses to take "no" for an answer. Ron is still mulling over his decision when Mark steps in.

Mark commends Leslie's passion for the parks and recreation department and cashes in on a favor Ron owes him. Ron grants Leslie permission to find a subcommittee to help clean up the pit. The champagne is popped and a celebration takes place in Leslie's office.

Summary: An irreverent glimpse into the inner workings of small town politics. Leslie Knope, a Park and Recreations employee of Pawnee, Indiana and our impassioned heroine, vows to fill a vacant pit after Ann, a local nurse, alerts Leslie to its dangers.


Brazilian soccer legend Pelé has sued Samsung for at least $30 million, alleging the Korean company improperly used a look-alike in an advertisement that ran in The New York Times without permission.

According to the complaint filed this month in federal court in Chicago, Samsung ssnlf placed the October ad for ultra high-definition televisions after breaking off negotiations in 2013 to use Pelé’s identity to promote its products.

Pelé, 75, whose given name is Edson Arantes do Nascimento, is widely regarded as the greatest soccer player ever and among the world’s most famous athletes.

Although the ad does not mention Pelé, it includes a portrait-sized image of a man who “very closely resembles” him, and a small photo of a soccer player making a “modified bicycle or scissors-kick, perfected and famously used by Pelé,” the complaint said.

Pelé relies on endorsements for much of his income, and the ad will hurt the value of his endorsement rights and confuse consumers into believing he endorses Samsung products, the complaint added.

“The goal is to obtain fair compensation for the unauthorized use of Pele’s identity, and to prevent future unauthorized uses,” Pelé’s lawyer, Frederick Sperling, said in a phone interview.

Samsung spokeswoman Danielle Meister Cohen declined to comment.

The lawsuit was filed by Pele IP Ownership LLC, which owns Pelé’s trademark and publicity rights. It is dated March 16.

Sperling has also represented former Chicago Bulls star Michael Jordan, and helped him win a $8.9 million jury verdict last August against the former Dominick’s Finer Foods over the grocer’s unauthorized use of the basketball Hall of Famer’s identity in an ad in Sports Illustrated.

Jordan later settled for an undisclosed amount.

Summary: The soccer legend wants $30 million, alleging Samsung broke off negotiations and hired a look-alike.


President Barack Obama’s historic visit to Cuba this week is drawing attention to the fact that just 5% of its citizens have access to the Internet.

But Cuba’s reputation for having a society devoid of online communication could soon change, thanks to a deal the island nation has struck with Google googl , which Obama mentioned during an interview Sunday.

In a conversation with ABC News, the President said, “one of the things that we’ll be announcing here is that Google has a deal to start setting up more Wi-Fi access and broadband access on the island.”

Google did not immediately return Fortune‘s request for comment.

Obama—who’s traveling with an entourage of business executives, but none from Google—made the comments in response to a question about how the U.S.’s normalization of relations with Cuba and its loosening of embargoes will affect the Cuban people.

The U.S., the president said, should not view itself as an agent of change but instead “encourage and facilitate” change that empowers Cubans—including expanding access to the Internet.

“Over time,” he said, “if in fact you start seeing access to the Internet—which is necessary for Cuba to enter the 21st Century economically—invariably that gives the Cuba people more information and allows them to have more of a voice.”

There’s been speculation that Google was maneuvering for a foothold in Cuba as the U.S. becomes more friendly with its one-time Cold War foe.

In June, Politico reported that a Google executive was visiting Cuba to explore bringing better Internet access to the island. And in July, there were reports that Google executives had presented the Cuban government with a plan to expand Internet access on the island, and that officials there were skeptical of it. At the time, a Google spokesperson told El Nuevo Herald that the tech company was “working to help the Cuban government think through their publicly stated goal of improving Internet access,” and that it had not given any money to Cuba to develop Internet connectivity.

Summary: Only 5% of Cubans can get online.


This lot was listed as being next to 224 Douglass Street. The lot size was 25' x 150', price $6,500 cash. It was one of the few level lots in the location. Real estate records for undeveloped lots in San Francisco in 1956. From the collection of Bob Bragman

This lot was listed as being next to 224 Douglass Street. The lot size was 25' x 150', price $6,500 cash. It was one of the few level lots in the location. Real estate records for undeveloped lots in San

The location of this lot was stated as adjacent to 430 Hill Street. The size was 25' x 114', price, $3,025. Real estate records for undeveloped lots in San Francisco in 1956. From the collection of Bob Bragman

The location of this lot was stated as adjacent to 430 Hill Street. The size was 25' x 114', price, $3,025. Real estate records for undeveloped lots in San Francisco in 1956. From the collection of Bob Bragman

The location of this property was stated as between 3619 and 3617 19th Street, near Guerrero, in the Inner Mission. The lot size was 24 1/2' x 114', price $7,100 cash. Real estate records for undeveloped lots in San Francisco in 1956. From the collection of Bob Bragman

The location of this property was stated as between 3619 and 3617 19th Street, near Guerrero, in the Inner Mission. The lot size was 24 1/2' x 114', price $7,100 cash. Real estate records for undeveloped lots

Real estate records for undeveloped lots in San Francisco in 1956. This one is located at 570 Joost Avenue. The size was 25' x 150', east of Foerster Street. Price: $3,950, down payment, $950. Existing property (shown) ordered to be torn down by the Public Health Department. From the collection of Bob Bragman

Real estate records for undeveloped lots in San Francisco in 1956. This one is located at 570 Joost Avenue. The size was 25' x 150', east of Foerster Street. Price: $3,950, down payment, $950. Existing property

This property is located between 1615 and 1625 48th Avenue, in San Francisco's Sunset District. The cost of the lot in 1956 was $2,500 cash. Real estate records for undeveloped lots in San Francisco in 1956. From the collection of Bob Bragman

This property is located between 1615 and 1625 48th Avenue, in San Francisco's Sunset District. The cost of the lot in 1956 was $2,500 cash. Real estate records for undeveloped lots in San Francisco in 1956.

This property is located next to 80 Vienna Street, in San Francisco's Excelsior District. The price in 1956 was $2,500 cash. The lot size was 25' x 100'.

This property is located next to 80 Vienna Street, in San Francisco's Excelsior District. The price in 1956 was $2,500 cash. The lot size was 25' x 100'.

The location of this property was listed as E/Line La Playa Street, 112 1/2' north of Kirkham, in the Sunset District. The lot size was 50' x 120', price $6,950. Real estate records for undeveloped lots in San Francisco in 1956. From the collection of Bob Bragman

The location of this property was listed as E/Line La Playa Street, 112 1/2' north of Kirkham, in the Sunset District. The lot size was 50' x 120', price $6,950. Real estate records for undeveloped lots in San

This property was located west of 34 Clarendon Avenue. The lot size was 50' x 95'. The cost was $8,700. Taxes were $87 per year. Real estate records for undeveloped lots in San Francisco in 1956. From the collection of Bob Bragman

This property was located west of 34 Clarendon Avenue. The lot size was 50' x 95'. The cost was $8,700. Taxes were $87 per year. Real estate records for undeveloped lots in San Francisco in 1956. From the

Location stated as S/L Sussex Street, approximately 266' east of Swiss, in Outer Mission (Glen Park). The cost was $975, lot size 25' x 77.48. There were six new buildings under construction on the block at that time. Real estate records for undeveloped lots in San Francisco in 1956. From the collection of Bob Bragman

Location stated as S/L Sussex Street, approximately 266' east of Swiss, in Outer Mission (Glen Park). The cost was $975, lot size 25' x 77.48. There were six new buildings under construction on the block at

This property was listed at 49 Julian Street, 25' south of 14th Street, zoned light industrial. One block from the freeway. The lot had 2 small cottages, front one vacant, rear one built by current occupant with his own materials. He paid $10 per month ground rent. Real estate records for undeveloped lots in San Francisco in 1956. From the collection of Bob Bragman

This property was listed at 49 Julian Street, 25' south of 14th Street, zoned light industrial. One block from the freeway. The lot had 2 small cottages, front one vacant, rear one built by current occupant

The location of this lot was stated as N. Line Street, Germain Avenue, 192' east of Glenbrook, in the Haight-Ashbury (Clarendon Heights) neighborhood. Lot size was 50' x 100', price $10,500 cash. Real estate records for undeveloped lots in San Francisco in 1956. From the collection of Bob Bragman

The location of this lot was stated as N. Line Street, Germain Avenue, 192' east of Glenbrook, in the Haight-Ashbury (Clarendon Heights) neighborhood. Lot size was 50' x 100', price $10,500 cash. Real estate

The location of this property was stated as adjacent to 172 Caine Street, in the Outer Mission. The lot size was 75' x 100', price $2,500 cash. Real estate records for undeveloped lots in San Francisco in 1956. From the collection of Bob Bragman

The location of this property was stated as adjacent to 172 Caine Street, in the Outer Mission. The lot size was 75' x 100', price $2,500 cash. Real estate records for undeveloped lots in San Francisco in 1956.

The location of this property was stated as between 360 and 372 Chester Avenue, and between Belle Avenue and Alemany Boulevard (deeded as two lots) in the Ocean Avenue area. The lot size was 50' x 100', price $7,850 (Real estate records for undeveloped lots in San Francisco in 1956. From the collection of Bob Bragman

The location of this property was stated as between 360 and 372 Chester Avenue, and between Belle Avenue and Alemany Boulevard (deeded as two lots) in the Ocean Avenue area. The lot size was 50' x 100', price

The location of this property is stated as east side of Sansome Street, corner of Alta Street, north of Market (Telegraph Hill). The lot size was 60' x 44 1/2', price, $1,850 cash. Real estate records for undeveloped lots in San Francisco in 1956. From the collection of Bob Bragman

The location of this property is stated as east side of Sansome Street, corner of Alta Street, north of Market (Telegraph Hill). The lot size was 60' x 44 1/2', price, $1,850 cash. Real estate records for

This was a listing for six lots located between 340 and 398 Monterey Boulevard, in the Outer Mission. Each 25' x 100' lot was for sale for $1,000. Real estate records for undeveloped lots in San Francisco in 1956. From the collection of Bob Bragman

This was a listing for six lots located between 340 and 398 Monterey Boulevard, in the Outer Mission. Each 25' x 100' lot was for sale for $1,000. Real estate records for undeveloped lots in San Francisco in

The location of these six lots, covering a total of 56' x 115', was stated as north of 845 Pacheco, in Golden Gate Heights, at a price of $6,500 or anything of value in San Francisco. Real estate records for undeveloped lots in San Francisco in 1956. From the collection of Bob Bragman

The location of these six lots, covering a total of 56' x 115', was stated as north of 845 Pacheco, in Golden Gate Heights, at a price of $6,500 or anything of value in San Francisco. Real estate records for

The location of this lot was stated as Baker Street, 2nd lot from Terra Vista, in the Western Addition/Anza Vista neighborhood. The size was 37' x 118', at a price of $9,200. It came with plans for a 2 bedroom home plus 4 deluxe apartments, with 6 garages. Real estate records for undeveloped lots in San Francisco in 1956. From the collection of Bob Bragman

The location of this lot was stated as Baker Street, 2nd lot from Terra Vista, in the Western Addition/Anza Vista neighborhood. The size was 37' x 118', at a price of $9,200. It came with plans for a 2

The location of this lot was stated as the corner of Duncan and Castro, with a lot size of 112' x 119', at a cost of $3,500. Large lot with lovely view, easy to build on. Real estate records for undeveloped lots in San Francisco in 1956. From the collection of Bob Bragman

The location of this lot was stated as the corner of Duncan and Castro, with a lot size of 112' x 119', at a cost of $3,500. Large lot with lovely view, easy to build on. Real estate records for undeveloped

The location of this lot was stated as east of 244 Rutledge Street, in the Outer Mission. The lot size was 50' x 70', price $5,250. It had a panoramic skyline view of downtown. Real estate records for undeveloped lots in San Francisco in 1956. From the collection of Bob Bragman

The location of this lot was stated as east of 244 Rutledge Street, in the Outer Mission. The lot size was 50' x 70', price $5,250. It had a panoramic skyline view of downtown. Real estate records for

The location of this lot was stated as the west side of California Street, between Union and Green Streets, north of Market, in Telegraph Hill.The lot size was 23' x 92', at a cost of $2,000. Real estate records for undeveloped lots in San Francisco in 1956. From the collection of Bob Bragman

The location of this lot was stated as the west side of California Street, between Union and Green Streets, north of Market, in Telegraph Hill.The lot size was 23' x 92', at a cost of $2,000. Real estate

The location of this lot was stated as south of 666 47th Avenue, in the Richmond District. The lot size was 25' x 100', price $5,000. Real estate records for undeveloped lots in San Francisco in 1956. From the collection of Bob Bragman

The location of this lot was stated as south of 666 47th Avenue, in the Richmond District. The lot size was 25' x 100', price $5,000. Real estate records for undeveloped lots in San Francisco in 1956. From the

The location of this lot was stated as the southeast corner of Terra Vista, Fortuna and Baker, in the Anza Vista/Western Addition neighborhood. The lot size was 60' x 92', price $14,500. Real estate records for undeveloped lots in San Francisco in 1956. From the collection of Bob Bragman

The location of this lot was stated as the southeast corner of Terra Vista, Fortuna and Baker, in the Anza Vista/Western Addition neighborhood. The lot size was 60' x 92', price $14,500. Real estate records for

The stated location of this property was the beginning of Canyon Drive at the end of Southill Boulevard, in the Outer Mission. The lot size was 200' x 78 irregular, price $12.000. It was large enough for 3 detached homes. Real estate records for undeveloped lots in San Francisco in 1956. From the collection of Bob Bragman

The stated location of this property was the beginning of Canyon Drive at the end of Southill Boulevard, in the Outer Mission. The lot size was 200' x 78 irregular, price $12.000. It was large enough for 3

The location of this lot was adjacent to 198 Miraloma Drive, in the Monterey Heights/West of Twin Peaks neighborhood. The lot size was 50' x 100', price $8,000. It has an ocean view. Real estate records for undeveloped lots in San Francisco in 1956. From the collection of Bob Bragman

The location of this lot was adjacent to 198 Miraloma Drive, in the Monterey Heights/West of Twin Peaks neighborhood. The lot size was 50' x 100', price $8,000. It has an ocean view. Real estate records for

The location of this lot was stated as adjacent to the west side of 1034 Jamestown, in the Visitacion Valley/Bayview district. The lot size was 25' x 100', price $2,750. Annual taxes were $19.66. It had a downhill grade with a view. Real estate records for undeveloped lots in San Francisco in 1956. From the collection of Bob Bragman

The location of this lot was stated as adjacent to the west side of 1034 Jamestown, in the Visitacion Valley/Bayview district. The lot size was 25' x 100', price $2,750. Annual taxes were $19.66. It had a

The stated location of this lot was next to 4250 Mission Street, in the Outer Mission. The lot size was 50' x 90', price $15,950. Plans for store plus 4 3 room apartments were available to buyers. The photo shows billboard for Crocker-Anglo National Bank and Burgermeister Beer. Real estate records for undeveloped lots in San Francisco in 1956. From the collection of Bob Bragman

The stated location of this lot was next to 4250 Mission Street, in the Outer Mission. The lot size was 50' x 90', price $15,950. Plans for store plus 4 3 room apartments were available to buyers. The photo

The location of this property was stated as the northwest corner of Goettingen and Dwight, in the Outer Mission. .The lot size was 104.2' x 90', price $12000. Real estate records for undeveloped lots in San Francisco in 1956. From the collection of Bob Bragman

The location of this property was stated as the northwest corner of Goettingen and Dwight, in the Outer Mission. .The lot size was 104.2' x 90', price $12000. Real estate records for undeveloped lots in San

The location of this lot was stated as southeast of 5323 Mission Street. It was a large lot at a price of $15,500. Real estate records for undeveloped lots in San Francisco in 1956. From the collection of Bob Bragman

The location of this lot was stated as southeast of 5323 Mission Street. It was a large lot at a price of $15,500. Real estate records for undeveloped lots in San Francisco in 1956. From the collection of Bob

The location of this property was stated as the northwest corner of Gennessee and Mangels Streets, West of Twin Peaks/Sunnyside neighborhood. It was a view location adjacent to beautiful Westwood Highlands. The lot size was 25' x 100', price $1,100 (parallel lot for sale, too). Real estate records for undeveloped lots in San Francisco in 1956. From the collection of Bob Bragman

The location of this property was stated as the northwest corner of Gennessee and Mangels Streets, West of Twin Peaks/Sunnyside neighborhood. It was a view location adjacent to beautiful Westwood Highlands. The

The location of this property was stated as the southwest corner of Prentiss and Cortland, in the Outer Mission [Bernal Heights]. The irregular lot size was 62' x 70', price $4,000. It was listed as ideal for storage yard or apartments with store or commercial enterprise. It was election time with a proposition for a new Hall of Justice. Real estate records for undeveloped lots in San Francisco in 1956. From the collection of Bob Bragman

The location of this property was stated as the southwest corner of Prentiss and Cortland, in the Outer Mission [Bernal Heights]. The irregular lot size was 62' x 70', price $4,000. It was listed as ideal for

The location of this property was listed as next to 40 Diamond Street, Upper Market area. The lot size was 24' 6" x 127', prie $6,500. Real estate records for undeveloped lots in San Francisco in 1956. From the collection of Bob Bragman

The location of this property was listed as next to 40 Diamond Street, Upper Market area. The lot size was 24' 6" x 127', prie $6,500. Real estate records for undeveloped lots in San Francisco in 1956. From the

The location of this property was listed as the northeast corner of Randolph and Vernon, in the Ocean Avenue area. .The lot size was 125' x 100', price was a whopping $16,000. It was permitted for an apartment building or motel site, near the Lincoln-Mercury dealer. Real estate records for undeveloped lots in San Francisco in 1956. From the collection of Bob Bragman

The location of this property was listed as the northeast corner of Randolph and Vernon, in the Ocean Avenue area. .The lot size was 125' x 100', price was a whopping $16,000. It was permitted for an apartment

This property was listed at the south side of 26th between Noe and Castro, in the Inner Mission. The lot size was 25' x 114', price $2,250 with $1,000 down. Real estate records for undeveloped lots in San Francisco in 1956. From the collection of Bob Bragman

This property was listed at the south side of 26th between Noe and Castro, in the Inner Mission. The lot size was 25' x 114', price $2,250 with $1,000 down. Real estate records for undeveloped lots in San

This property was listed as next to 1784 Dolores Street, Outer Mission. The lot size was 30' x 90' and 16' x 97.23', price $6250 cash. It was graded and ready to build, with plans available for 2 deluxe 5 room flats or 4 apartments. Real estate records for undeveloped lots in San Francisco in 1956. From the collection of Bob Bragman

This property was listed as next to 1784 Dolores Street, Outer Mission. The lot size was 30' x 90' and 16' x 97.23', price $6250 cash. It was graded and ready to build, with plans available for 2 deluxe 5 room

This lot was listed as adjacent to 32 Josiah Street, Outer Mission. The lot size was 75' x 100', price $2,750. The lot fronted Josiah on one side and Harold on the other. Real estate records for undeveloped lots in San Francisco in 1956. From the collection of Bob Bragman

This lot was listed as adjacent to 32 Josiah Street, Outer Mission. The lot size was 75' x 100', price $2,750. The lot fronted Josiah on one side and Harold on the other. Real estate records for undeveloped

This property was listed as west of 1380 Portola Drive, West of Twin Peaks. It had an irregular lot size, price $7,500 cash. Real estate records for undeveloped lots in San Francisco in 1956. From the collection of Bob Bragman

This property was listed as west of 1380 Portola Drive, West of Twin Peaks. It had an irregular lot size, price $7,500 cash. Real estate records for undeveloped lots in San Francisco in 1956. From the

This lot was located at 142 DeLong, in the Ocean Avenue area. It included a bungalow, with a $600 estimate from Cleveland Wrecking Co. to remove it. The 4 lots were 25' x 100 each, priced at $11,000. Real estate records for undeveloped lots in San Francisco in 1956. From the collection of Bob Bragman

This lot was located at 142 DeLong, in the Ocean Avenue area. It included a bungalow, with a $600 estimate from Cleveland Wrecking Co. to remove it. The 4 lots were 25' x 100 each, priced at $11,000. Real

This property was listed at southwest line Laidley, 326' northwest Fairmount, lot size 75' x 70, price $4,000 cash, Outer Mission. Real estate records for undeveloped lots in San Francisco in 1956. From the collection of Bob Bragman

This property was listed at southwest line Laidley, 326' northwest Fairmount, lot size 75' x 70, price $4,000 cash, Outer Mission. Real estate records for undeveloped lots in San Francisco in 1956. From the

This lot was listed at the northwest corner of Surrey and Swiss, in Glen Park. The lot size was 25' x 100', price $2,200 cash. Advertised with a suggestion to move a house on to the lot and excavate for a garage. Seller offered to pay the 10% commission. Real estate records for undeveloped lots in San Francisco in 1956. From the collection of Bob Bragman

This lot was listed at the northwest corner of Surrey and Swiss, in Glen Park. The lot size was 25' x 100', price $2,200 cash. Advertised with a suggestion to move a house on to the lot and excavate for a

This lot was listed as next to 21 Garfield, near Ocean Avenue, in Merced Heights. It could be divided into two lots. The lot size was 50's by 200', price $5,200.Real estate records for undeveloped lots in San Francisco in 1956. From the collection of Bob Bragman

This lot was listed as next to 21 Garfield, near Ocean Avenue, in Merced Heights. It could be divided into two lots. The lot size was 50's by 200', price $5,200.Real estate records for undeveloped lots in San

This lot was listed as as at the southwest corner of Terra Vista, Fortuna and Baker. The size was 50' x 95', and the most expensive in this batch, at a cost of $16,750. It was located in the Western Addition/Anza Vista neighborhood. Real estate records for undeveloped lots in San Francisco in 1956. From the collection of Bob Bragman

This lot was listed as as at the southwest corner of Terra Vista, Fortuna and Baker. The size was 50' x 95', and the most expensive in this batch, at a cost of $16,750. It was located in the Western

This lot was located at 2055 San Marcos Avenue, West of Twin Peaks, Sunset/Parkside, with ocean views. Real estate records for undeveloped lots in San Francisco in 1956. From the collection of Bob Bragman

This lot was located at 2055 San Marcos Avenue, West of Twin Peaks, Sunset/Parkside, with ocean views. Real estate records for undeveloped lots in San Francisco in 1956. From the collection of Bob Bragman

This lot was located at the northwest corner of Noe and 27th Streets, in the Inner Mission [Noe Valley] The lot size was 26.6' x 117', price $1,900, with a $900 down payment required. Annual taxes were $22.36. Real estate records for undeveloped lots in San Francisco in 1956. From the collection of Bob Bragman

This lot was located at the northwest corner of Noe and 27th Streets, in the Inner Mission [Noe Valley] The lot size was 26.6' x 117', price $1,900, with a $900 down payment required. Annual taxes were $22.36.

This lot was located at the southwest corner of Rutland and Tucker Streets in Visitation Valley, zoned industrial. The lot size was 25' x 100', price $4,000. Real estate records for undeveloped lots in San Francisco in 1956. From the collection of Bob Bragman

This lot was located at the southwest corner of Rutland and Tucker Streets in Visitation Valley, zoned industrial. The lot size was 25' x 100', price $4,000. Real estate records for undeveloped lots in San

This lot was located at 2930 23rd Street, in the inner Mission. The size was 25' x 104', priced at $4,000, annual taxes $83.55. Real estate records for undeveloped lots in San Francisco in 1956. From the collection of Bob Bragman

This lot was located at 2930 23rd Street, in the inner Mission. The size was 25' x 104', priced at $4,000, annual taxes $83.55. Real estate records for undeveloped lots in San Francisco in 1956. From the

This lot was on Sansome, between Alta and Filbert, in the North Beach/Telegraph Hill area. The lot was "L" shaped, priced at $1,400 or trade. Real estate records for undeveloped lots in San Francisco in 1956. From the collection of Bob Bragman

This lot was on Sansome, between Alta and Filbert, in the North Beach/Telegraph Hill area. The lot was "L" shaped, priced at $1,400 or trade. Real estate records for undeveloped lots in San Francisco in 1956.

This lot was at the corner of Sansome and Union Streets, in Telegraph Hill, with a view. The lot size was 68' 9" x 45' 10", priced at $1,750 cash. Real estate records for undeveloped lots in San Francisco in 1956. From the collection of Bob Bragman

This lot was at the corner of Sansome and Union Streets, in Telegraph Hill, with a view. The lot size was 68' 9" x 45' 10", priced at $1,750 cash. Real estate records for undeveloped lots in San Francisco in

This lot was at the corner of Presidio Avenue and Post Street in Western Addition. The size was 21' x 103', priced at $4,000. Real estate records for undeveloped lots in San Francisco in 1956. From the collection of Bob Bragman

This lot was at the corner of Presidio Avenue and Post Street in Western Addition. The size was 21' x 103', priced at $4,000. Real estate records for undeveloped lots in San Francisco in 1956. From the

This lot was at Union and Sansome Streets, size 20' x 60, priced at $1,850 cash. Real estate records for undeveloped lots in San Francisco in 1956. From the collection of Bob Bragman

This lot was at Union and Sansome Streets, size 20' x 60, priced at $1,850 cash. Real estate records for undeveloped lots in San Francisco in 1956. From the collection of Bob Bragman

This lot was at the southwest line of Innes, 150 feet southeast of Ingalls, in Visatacion Valley/Bayview. The lot size was 75' x 100', priced at $5,000. Real estate records for undeveloped lots in San Francisco in 1956. From the collection of Bob Bragman

This lot was at the southwest line of Innes, 150 feet southeast of Ingalls, in Visatacion Valley/Bayview. The lot size was 75' x 100', priced at $5,000. Real estate records for undeveloped lots in San Francisco

These lots were located west and adjacent to 3710 Balboa Street, between 38th and 39th Avenues, in the Richmond District. 2 were 25' x 80', one at 25' x 60', for a price of $16,500. It was zoned for large market or apartment building. Real estate records for undeveloped lots in San Francisco in 1956. From the collection of Bob Bragman

These lots were located west and adjacent to 3710 Balboa Street, between 38th and 39th Avenues, in the Richmond District. 2 were 25' x 80', one at 25' x 60', for a price of $16,500. It was zoned for large

Billboard on lot on Balboa Street, advertising Linden Boned Chicken. Real estate records for undeveloped lots in San Francisco in 1956. From the collection of Bob Bragman

Billboard on lot on Balboa Street, advertising Linden Boned Chicken. Real estate records for undeveloped lots in San Francisco in 1956. From the collection of Bob Bragman

This lot was next to the west side of 366 Hill Street. The lot size was 50' x 90', priced at $8,000. It came with a condition that the lot not be excavated below the house at 366 Hill Street. Real estate records for undeveloped lots in San Francisco in 1956. From the collection of Bob Bragman

This lot was next to the west side of 366 Hill Street. The lot size was 50' x 90', priced at $8,000. It came with a condition that the lot not be excavated below the house at 366 Hill Street. Real estate

This lot was located west of Nevada Street, 25' south of Ogden Street, Outer Mission [Bernal Heights]. The lot size was 25' x 70', priced at $1,000 or trade for a lot in Half Moon Bay, with annual taxes at $13.00. Real estate records for undeveloped lots in San Francisco in 1956. From the collection of Bob Bragman

This lot was located west of Nevada Street, 25' south of Ogden Street, Outer Mission [Bernal Heights]. The lot size was 25' x 70', priced at $1,000 or trade for a lot in Half Moon Bay, with annual taxes at

This lot was located at the southeast corner of Cortland and Banks, Outer Mission (Bernal Heights). The lot size was 75' x 95', with a price of $5,950 Seller willing to carry a second mortgage. It was zoned for 2 to 3 units with garages facing Banks Street. Real estate records for undeveloped lots in San Francisco in 1956. From the collection of Bob Bragman

This lot was located at the southeast corner of Cortland and Banks, Outer Mission (Bernal Heights). The lot size was 75' x 95', with a price of $5,950 Seller willing to carry a second mortgage. It was zoned for

This lot was east of 5223 Mission Street. This was zoned for commercial, priced at $10,500, with annual taxes at $94.78. Real estate records for undeveloped lots in San Francisco in 1956. From the collection of Bob Bragman

This lot was east of 5223 Mission Street. This was zoned for commercial, priced at $10,500, with annual taxes at $94.78. Real estate records for undeveloped lots in San Francisco in 1956. From the collection of

This lot was located at the corner of Stoneman and Manchester Streets, in the Inner Mission. The lot size was 25' x 80', priced at $3,500 cash. Lot had a barn-like structure in the rear, with a garage and cement pavement. Formerly used by a contractor to store trucks and equipment. Real estate records for undeveloped lots in San Francisco in 1956. From the collection of Bob Bragman

This lot was located at the corner of Stoneman and Manchester Streets, in the Inner Mission. The lot size was 25' x 80', priced at $3,500 cash. Lot had a barn-like structure in the rear, with a garage and

Is your home one of these vacant San Francisco lots from 1956?

On my last visit to the local flea market I purchased a stack of San Francisco real estate records from 1956, fifty years after "the big one." Each record was slightly larger than an index card, with a picture of the property and information typed on the back. Prices ranged from $1,000 up to almost $17,000 for a parcel with 3 or 4 lots.

The location listed on the cards was often an approximation, such as "adjacent to 32 Josiah Avenue." The property taxes, when listed, were always less than $100. The terms were mostly cash. Some sellers were willing to finance. One seller was open to trading for property in Half Moon Bay. The location of the properties stretched from North Beach to the Great Highway.

With the high demand for real estate in one of the most expensive cities in the United States, there is not that much undeveloped land left. You would be hard pressed to find developed property now for under one million dollars. There was, however, a sliver of land on the market last September for a meager $199,000. You can read an article about that here.

Needless to say, the lots pictured carry much higher appraisals these days. A single-family home a block over from the $3,025 Hill street location sold for $2.75 million last year. A home near the Duncan and Castro lot listed for $3,500 on my card sold for $7 million in 2014.

If you look at the general areas on Google Streets, you can see the houses eventually built on many of them. Many times you'll see a mid-century rectangular structure between much older buildings. It's an interesting look at San Francisco when the landscape was still dotted with open space. It recalls my youth in suburban New York, when we'd go play in the empty lot, now home to a parochial high school.

For many of the images, the only thing that hints at the era, are the cars and billboards in the photos, grayed with age.

Bob Bragman is a producer for sfgate.com. His writing reflects his love of the Bay Area, in addition to his passion for vintage pop culture, ephemera and vernacular photographs. To see more of his content, please click here.

Summary: On my last visit to the local flea market, I purchased a stack of real estate records from 1956, fifty years after "the big one" . Each record was slightly larger than an index card, with a picture of the property, and information typed on the back. Prices ranged from $1,000 up to almost $17,000 for a parcel with 3 or 4 lots.


He's handsome ... he's talented ... and he smells DIVINE -- which is why

he's got a full-blown man-crush on his former nemesis

The ex-linebacker -- who competed against Brady in college and in the NFL -- was out in Los Angeles this week when he professed his love for the future Hall of Fame QB.

"Tom Brady ... I'm secure in my manhood when I say this. I've got like a super big crush on you," Arrington said.

Yeah, get in line ..

Summary: He's handsome ... he's talented ... and he smells DIVINE -- which is why Lavar Arrington tells TMZ Sports he's got a full-blown man-crush on his former…


Puerto Rico has defaulted on debt by paying only a fraction of what was due Aug. 1, showing the depth of the island’s economic and cashflow problems and potentially opening the door to broader defaults and litigation from bondholders.

The U.S. commonwealth paid only $628,000 of a $58 million payment due on its Public Finance Corp (PFC) bonds, the head of its Government Development Bank said in a statement on Monday.

“Due to the lack of appropriated funds for this fiscal year, the entirety of the PFC payment was not made today,” GDB head Melba Acosta said.

Puerto Rico Governor Alejandro Garcia Padilla shocked investors in June when he said the island’s debt, totaling $72 billion, was unpayable and required restructuring. The non-payment marks the first default by the commonwealth and is the most notable since Detroit defaulted on $1.45 billion of insured pension bonds before filing for bankruptcy in 2013. (Read more about the background to Puerto Rico’s debt crisis here.)

“(They are) telling investors they are serious about this debt adjustment,” said Peter Hayes, head of asset manager BlackRock’s Municipal Bonds Group, which does not own any commonwealth-backed debt. “It may be a precursor to how they make payments going forward if they can’t reach amicable settlements with creditors groups.”

A default could open the door to a fight with investors. Daniel Hanson, analyst at Height Securities, said in a research note last week that market participants would probably file a lawsuit in San Juan as soon as Tuesday. The Wall Street Journal reported that a group of Puerto Rico policy makers is working on a restructuring plan and should present it by the end of August.

According to Thomson Reuters data, holders of PFC debt include OppenheimerFunds, Franklin Templeton and Lord Abbett.

“We will vigorously defend the terms of the bond indentures,” a spokesperson for OppenheimerFunds said in a statement.

“I’m not mad, I’m not surprised,” said Ben Eiler, managing partner of First Southern Securities, ahead of Puerto Rico’s announcement. “They’re making a strategic default, and they’re prioritizing payments, and so they’re going to do the ones that are less important first, and that’s going to … strongly influence bondholders to negotiate,” said Eiler, who personally holds PFC bonds.

While Puerto Rico has argued that missing a payment would not constitute default because its legislature is not legally bound to appropriate the funds for payment, credit agencies and investors saw it differently.

“Moody’s views this event as a default,” said Moody’s analyst Emily Raimes in a statement. “This is a first in what we believe will be broad defaults on commonwealth debt.”

Standard & Poor’s said the missed payment presages other possible defaults as liquidity becomes further constrained, and added it would impede the island’s ability to obtain financing for cash flow needs. The credit agency lowered its rating on $1 billion of PFC debt following the default to “D” from “CC”.

PFC bonds have weaker protections than many other Puerto Rico bonds such as general obligation debt.

Also on Monday, Puerto Rico said in a regulatory filing it had temporarily suspended making monthly deposits to its general obligation redemption fund.

The decision to skip the debt payment showed the commonwealth was prioritizing its citizens over creditors, investors said.

Acosta said the decision reflected “serious concerns about the Commonwealth’s liquidity in combination with the balance of obligations to our creditors and the equally important obligations to the people of Puerto Rico.”

“A government’s primary responsibility is to provide services to citizens,” said Blackrock’s Hayes. “When you finally make the determination not to pay, you know you’re effectively cutting yourself off from the capital markets, but from their standpoint they see it better of two evils.”

Summary: Fight with bondholders looms as the U.S. commonwealth notches biggest public-sector credit event since Detroit's filing for bankruptcy.


Someone thinks Taylor Swift isn't so sweet.

Or at least he thinks her parents aren't.

The multi-platinum star's ex-manager says he was cheated out of millions after he discovered the country music star and helped launch her career, The Hollywood Reporter reports.

Dan Dymtrow, a music manager who signed Swift in 2004 when she was 14, alleged that the Swift family agreed to pay him a five to 10 percent cut of Taylor’s earnings.

But right before the rising star signed with music industry giant Big Machine, Dymtrow claimed he was fired without being paid any of those commissions, and now he is suing for millions.

"They delayed and delayed ... and subsequently signed the deal and kept his commissions for themselves," Dymtrow's lawyer Fernando Pinguelo told the publication.

Swift’s lawyer said the manager’s claims were without merit.

"For him to claim that her success and her major contracts were procured by him is ludicrous," her lawyer Paul LiCalsi told the Hollywood Reporter. "And even if there were some merit to his claims, paying him on the contract would defeat the whole purpose of the law in New York, which is to protect minors who sign contracts."

The two sides have been arguing under the radar since 2007, when Dymtrow, who also has represented Britney Spears, sued the Swifts, claiming they breached a management contract by paying him only $10,000 for his work launching Taylor Swift’s career.

In March, a judge rejected six of Dymtrow’s claims against the Swifts, leaving an unjust-enrichment claim against the Swifts and Big Machine intact, according to the report.

- Newscore contributed to this report.

Summary: A music manager who signed Swift in 2004 when she was 14 says her family agreed to pay him a cut of Taylor’s earnings.


by Steve Helling and Dave Quinn

A witness at the concert where

on Friday night is speaking out about the tragic scene surrounding 22-year-old singer's death.

Karla Abel was in the lobby of The Plaza Live in Orlando, Florida, on Friday night, where Grimmie was opening for the band Before You Exit.

"One minute it was super normal. The next minute, it was chaos everywhere," she tells PEOPLE. "I've never been so scared."

Abel, 21, says Grimmie was interacting with fans before the deadly incident. "It was a really laid-back vibe in there," she says. "They had already finished performing, and she was standing by this table and signing autographs and posing for pictures. You see it all the time, and it was just a good vibe."

"Everyone was pretty happy," she continues. "It wasn't loud. But it was a lot of people talking and laughing. She was really accessible. Everyone was talking and there was a crowd around her."

Abel was not looking when a man armed with two guns allegedly walked up and opened fire on the young singer.

"I didn't see the guy come up to her. My back was to her at that moment. But suddenly there was this sound. I at first thought it was some sort of firecracker, or even something with the microphones inside. It took me a minute to figure out what it was. I think there were like six or seven shots. At least that's what it sounded like to me. I didn't count them," she says.

"Everything went f------ crazy," Abel says. "People were throwing themselves onto the ground, and covering their heads. All I could do was look at the exit doors and duck and run out. But it was terrifying. Everyone was screaming."

"I turned around once I got to the door, and saw so many people ducking, but I could see her feet," the witness explains. "She wasn't moving. I didn't see any blood, but I think my friend did." (Abel's friend was unavailable for comment).

From her standpoint, Able was able to see what appeared to be a struggle with the unnamed killer, who shot himself dead. "I see these two guys who are wrestling or something," she says. "It looked like a fight. And then I heard another shot, and I did see some blood then, or maybe afterwards. Then the other guy stood up. I think that was someone who was trying to take the guns away from the guy."

Orlando police said that Grimmie's brother, Mark, tackled the shooter before the gunman took his own life.

At that point, Abel says she and the other eye-witnesses were removed from the scene. "There were security people who started taking us all out," she explains. "They kind of kept us by the side of the building until the police came, so we could give our statements."

of NBC's singing competition, representing Adam Levine's team. The Marlton, New Jersey, native ultimately came in third.

Video of her final performance at the Plaza Live was posted to YouTube early Saturday morning.

Abel went on to explain that the shooter didn't appear to be a threat before approaching Grimmie. "I didn't hear any screaming or anything out of the ordinary I until the shots came," she says. "No one screamed before, like they were scared of him or anything."

As news spread of her death, alums of

took to Twitter – some with the hashtag #PrayforChristina – to express their sympathy, including current champ

and fellow coach Blake Shelton.

Summary: The 22-year-old Voice alum was shot and killed on Friday night after performing at a concert


Talk about kicking a man when he's down -- ex-NFL star

just threw some major salt in

's wound ... three years after Sapp called Shockey a "snitch" on TV.

Here's the backstory ... back in 2012, Sapp went on the NFL Network and said he had a "source" that told him Shockey was the "snitch" who ratted out the New Orleans Saints Bountygate scandal to the NFL.

Shockey denied the allegations -- and was furious that Sapp made the allegation.

Clearly, he's been holding a grudge and moments ago went on social media and posted the following note:

"Just heard from my SOURCE Warren Sapp charged with soliciting a prostitute! Damn so sad."

Yeah, clearly he's upset about it.

Summary: Talk about kicking a man when he's down -- ex-NFL star Jeremy Shockey just threw some major salt in Warren Sapp's wound ... three years after Sapp called…


just won a 2-year legal battle against his baby mama -- with a judge just declaring he is the legal father of 4-year-old Gus ... TMZ has learned.

Jason had a baby with ex-GF

, and after breaking up -- getting back together and breaking up again -- she fought hard against his bid to become the legal father, citing a quirky law.

According to the law ... if a man donates sperm to a woman to whom he is not married and a doctor facilitates the insemination ... the man has NO claim of custody or parental rights.

, he appealed and the appellate court said the trial judge was off base and

The second time was a charm for Jason. We've learned the trial judge just issued a sealed 45-page opinion ... concluding Jason is the legal father.

The judge ordered Jason, Danielle and their lawyers to try and hash out a custody, visitation and support agreement ... but if they can't, the judge will make the decisions.

This case became a rallying cry for father's rights -- and an enormous victory for Jason.

: Schreiber's rep tells TMZ, "The proposed statement of decision is not intended to be public nor is it final."

Summary: Jason Patric just won a 2-year legal battle against his baby mama -- with a judge just declaring he is the legal father of 4-year-old Gus ... TMZ has…