Trump Says He's Leaving Hospital for White House, Feels Good by ZEKE MILLER, JILL COLVIN and AAMER MADHANI BETHESDA, Md

Island Insight Tuesday October 6, 2020 T: 582-7800 www.arubatoday.com facebook.com/arubatoday instagram.com/arubatoday Page 8/9 Aruba’s ONLY English newspaper Trump says he's leaving hospital for White House, feels good By ZEKE MILLER, JILL COLVIN and AAMER MADHANI BETHESDA, Md. (AP) — Pres- ident Donald Trump said Monday he's leaving the military hospital where he has been receiving an un- precedented level of care for COVID-19, saying that despite his illness the nation should not be afraid of the virus that has killed more than 210,000 Americans. Trump's doctor, Navy Cdr. Sean Conley, said the president would not be fully out of the woods for another week, but he said Trump had "met or exceeded all standard hospital dis- charge criteria." Trump is expected to continue his recovery at the White House, where the scale of the outbreak that has infected the highest levels of the U.S. government is still being uncovered Trump himself made a point of sounding confi- dent. He tweeted, “I will be leaving the great Walter President Donald Trump drives past supporters gathered outside Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Md., Reed Medical Center to- Sunday, Oct. 4, 2020. day at 6:30 P.M. Feeling re- Associated Press ally good! Don’t be afraid of Covid. Don’t let it domi- Conley said that because covery of his illness he was an afternoon briefing and once “there is no evidence nate your life. ... I feel better of Trump’s unusual level of in “uncharted territory.” said the president could of live virus still present.” than I did 20 years ago!” treatment so early after dis- But he also was upbeat at resume his normal schedule Continued on next page A2 Tuesday 6 October 2020 UP FRONT where doctors revealed lacked basic information, According to CDC guide- on Sunday that his blood including the findings of lines, in general, transport oxygen level had dropped lung scans, or were quickly and movement of a pa- suddenly twice in recent muddled by more serious tient with suspected or con- days and that they gave assessments of the presi- firmed infection of the virus him a steroid typically only dent's health by other offi- that causes COVID-19 "out- recommended for the very cials. side of their room should be sick. Trump's experience Joe Biden's campaign, limited to medically essen- with the disease has been meanwhile, said the Demo- tial purposes." dramatically different from cratic presidential nominee Trump's aggressive course most Americans, who do again tested negative for of treatment included the not have access to the coronavirus Sunday. The steroid dexamethasone same kind of monitoring results came five days af- and the single dose he was and care. While most must ter Biden spent more than given Friday of an experi- cope with their symptoms — 90 minutes on the debate mental drug from Regen- White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany, talks to the media, Sunday, Oct. 4, 2020, outside the White House in Washing- and fear of whether they'll stage with Trump. Biden, eron Pharmaceuticals Inc. ton. take a turn for the worse — who has taken a far more that supplies antibodies to Associated Press at home and alone, Trump cautious approach to in- help the immune system has been staying in the person events — and has fight the virus. Trump on Continued from Front of Trump's most recent neg- presidential suite of one of been mocked repeatedly Friday also began a five- According to the Centers ative test for the virus — a the nation's best hospitals for it by Trump — had two day course of remdesivir, a for Disease Control and critical point for contact and has been given experi- negative tests on Friday. Gilead Sciences drug cur- Prevention, those with mild tracing and understand- mental drugs not readily Vice President Mike Pence, rently used for moderately to moderate symptoms of ing where Trump was in the available to the public. He meanwhile returned to the and severely ill patients. COVID-19 can be conta- course of the disease. returns to the White House campaign trail moments The drugs work in different gious for as many — and Trump's nonchalant mes- where there is a team of after Trump announced ways — the antibodies help should isolate for at least — sage about not fearing doctors on call with 24-hour he would soon leave the the immune system rid the 10 days. the virus comes as his own monitoring. hospital. He boarded Air body of virus, and remdesi- Trump's expected dis- administration has encour- Trump was to leave the Force Two to fly to Salt Lake vir curbs the virus' ability to charge raised new ques- aged Americans to be very hospital after receiving a City, where he is to face off multiply. tions about how the ad- careful and take precau- fourth dose of the antiviral against Democratic vice The steroid's use has only ministration was going to tions to avoid contracting drug remdesivir Monday presidential nominee Sen. been proven to help in protect other officials from and spreading the disease evening, Conley said. He Kamala Harris on Wednes- more serious cases. Among a disease that remains as cases continue to spike will receive the fifth and day. the concerns with earlier rampant in the president's across the country. For final dose Tuesday at the McEnany spoke briefly with use is that steroids tamp body. Press secretary Kay- more than eight months, White House. reporters Sunday evening down certain immune cells, leigh McEnany announced Trump's efforts to play Less than one month before without wearing a mask, hindering the body's own she had tested positive for down the threat of the vi- Election Day, Trump was but said that no members ability to fight off infection. the virus Monday morning rus in hopes of propping up eager to project strength of the White House press Trump is 74 years old and and was entering quaran- the economy ahead of the despite his illness. The still-in- corps spent enough time clinically obese, putting tine. election have drawn bipar- fectious president surprised around her to be consid- him at higher risk of serious There were also lingering tisan criticism. supporters who had gathered close contacts. complications. questions about poten- Only a day earlier, Trump ered outside the hospital, Even before Trump's mo- First lady Melania Trump tial long term effects to suggested he had finally riding by Sunday in a black torcade outing on Sun- has remained at the White the president — and even grasped the true nature of SUV with the windows rolled day, some Secret Service House as she recovers from when he first came down the virus, saying in a video, up. Secret Service agents agents had expressed con- her own bout with the virus. with the virus "I get it." inside the vehicle could be cern about the lackadaisi- Many in the White House Conley repeatedly de- On Sunday afternoon, seen in masks and other cal attitude toward masks are also shaken and scared clined to share results of Trump briefly ventured out protective gear. and social distancing inside — nervous that they have medical scans of Trump's of the hospital while con- The move capped a week- the White House, but there been exposed to the virus lungs, saying he was not at tagious to salute cheering end of contradictions that isn't much they can do, and confronting the real- liberty to discuss the infor- supporters by motorcade fueled confusion about according to agents and ity that what seemed like mation because Trump did — an outing that disregard- Trump's health, which has officials who spoke to The a bubble of safety has be- not waive doctor-patient ed precautions meant to imperiled the leadership of Associated Press. This close come a COVID-19 hot spot. confidentiality on the sub- contain the virus. the U.S. government and to the election, thousands It took until late Sunday for ject. COVID-19 has been White House officials said upended the final stages of of agents are engaged the White House to send known to cause significant Trump was anxious to be the presidential campaign. on protective duty so they a generic note to staffers damage to the lungs of released after three nights While Trump's physician of- can be subbed out quickly suggesting they not come some patients. Conley also at Walter Reed National fered a rosy prognosis on should someone test posi- to the building if they do declined to share the date Military Medical Center, his condition, his briefings tive. not feel well.q CEOs of 3 tech giants to testify at Oct. 28 Senate hearing WASHINGTON (AP) — The week to authorize subpoe- structive and focused on have been under increas- critical time in our demo- CEOs of technology giants nas for Facebook CEO what matters most to the ing scrutiny in Washington cratic process," said Sen. Facebook, Google and Mark Zuckerberg, Sundar American people: how we and from state attorneys Roger Wicker, a Mississippi Twitter are expected to Pichai of Google and Twit- work together to protect general over issues of com- Republican who heads the testify for an Oct. 28 Sen- ter's Jack Dorsey to force elections," Twitter said in a petition, consumer privacy Commerce Committee. ate hearing on tech com- them to testify if they didn't tweet in its policy channel. and hate speech. Facebook, meanwhile, is panies' control over hate agree to do so voluntarily. The hearing will come less The executives' testimony expanding restrictions on speech and misinformation Spokespeople for the com- than a week before Elec- is needed "to reveal the political advertising, includ- on their platforms. panies said Monday that tion Day. It marks a new extent of influence that ing new bans on messages The Senate Commerce the CEOs will cooperate. bipartisan initiative against their companies have over claiming widespread voter Committee voted last The hearing "must be con- Big Tech companies, which American speech during a fraud. q A3 U.S. NEWS Tuesday 6 October 2020 2 justices slam court's 2015 decision in gay marriage case By MARK SHERMAN and of state judges affiliated JESSICA GRESKO with the two major politi- Associated Press cal parties fairly even. The WASHINGTON (AP) — The justices seemed prepared Supreme Court, already to uphold Delaware's politi- poised to take a significant cal party provision, and the turn to the right, opened argument passed without its new term Monday with any comment about the a jolt from two conserva- partisan fighting over the tive justices who raised Supreme Court's makeup. new criticism of the court's The justices will hear a total embrace of same-sex mar- of 10 arguments this week riage. and next, but the term is The justices returned from so far short on high-profile their summer break on a cases. That could change somber note, following the quickly because of the death of Justice Ruth Bad- prospect of court involve- er Ginsburg, hearing argument in lawsuits related to ments by phone because the election. Perhaps the of the coronavirus pan- biggest case currently on demic and bracing for the the justices' docket is post- possibility of post-election Election Day arguments in court challenges. Anti-abortion activists with "Bound 4 Life" demonstrate at the Supreme Court in Washington, Mon- the latest Republican bid The court paused briefly to day, Oct. 5, 2020, as the justices begin a new term without the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. to strike down the Afford- remember Ginsburg, the Associated Press able Care Act, which pro- court's second woman. But vides more than 20 million a statement from Justice he said that the decision from LGBTQ rights groups proach to the law gener- people with health insur- Clarence Thomas, joined "enables courts and gov- and others. Alphonso Da- ally to that of her mentor, ance. by Justice Samuel Alito, un- ernments to brand religious vid, president of the Human Justice Antonin Scalia, one The justices last heard ar- derscored conservatives' adherents who believe Rights Campaign, said in of the dissenters in the gay gument in their courtroom excitement and liberals' that marriage is between a statement that Thomas marriage case. in February and skipped fears about the direction one man and one woman and Alito had "renewed Reversing the court's deci- planned arguments in the court could take if the as bigots." their war on LGBTQ rights sion in the gay marriage March and April before Senate confirms President Thomas suggested the and marriage equality" as case would seem a tall or- hearing cases by phone Donald Trump's nominee court needs to revisit the the direction of the court der, but Thomas' statement in May. On Monday, Chief for Ginsburg's seat, Amy issue because it has "cre- "hangs in the balance." underscored liberals' fears Justice John Roberts began Coney Barrett. ated a problem that only it With Ginsburg's death and that the court could roll the hearing by noting what Commenting on an ap- can fix." Until then, he said, the retirement of Justice back some of their hardest- the public has only seen in peal from a former county the case will continue to Anthony Kennedy in 2018, fought gains. pictures: that the door to clerk in Kentucky who ob- have "ruinous consequenc- only three members of the The cases the justices spent the justices' courtroom and jected to issuing same-sex es for religious liberty." majority in the gay mar- about two and a half hours the section of the court's marriage licenses, Thomas The court turned away the riage case remain: Justices discussing Monday, howev- bench in front of Ginsburg's wrote that the 5-4 majority appeal of the former clerk, Stephen Breyer, Sonia Soto- er, were far less prominent: chair have been draped in a 2015 case had "read a Kim Davis, among hun- mayor and Elena Kagan. a water dispute between with black fabric. right to same-sex marriage" dreds of rejected cases Barrett's confirmation would Texas and New Mexico and Said Roberts: "We at the into the Constitution, "even Monday. cement a 6-3 conservative a case involving a provision court will remember her as though that right is found Thomas' four-page state- majority on the court, and of the Delaware constitu- a dear friend and a trea- nowhere in the text." And ment prompted outrage she has compared her ap- tion that keeps the number sured colleague."q Another judge steps away from stalled Guantanamo 9/11 trial WASHINGTON (AP) — An- for five men held at Guan- appearance of bias," Ke- other military judge has tanamo who are charged ane wrote, before con- stepped down from the with planning and assist- cluding that his recusal is Sept. 11 war crimes tribu- ing the hijacking plot that "immediately required." nal at the U.S. Navy base at killed nearly 3,000 people in Keane, describing his pos- Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, a New York, Washington and sible conflicts, noted that further blow to an already Pennsylvania.Keane said he grew up in the New York long-stalled case. Marine he believes he could serve City area and had a close Col. Stephen F. Keane said as an impartial judge in the relative who worked for the in an order issued Friday death penalty case. But Fire Department but retired that he must recuse himself the Marine colonel said he before the Sept. 11 attacks. from the case because of did not want to cause fur- He also served in a Defense his past work for the gov- ther delays or grounds for Department counter-terror- ernment and personal appeal in a case that has ism task force, in which he connections to victims of been bogged down in pre- conducted legal reviews the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist trial proceedings since the concerning the transfer of attacks. He was appointed May 2012 arraignment. detainees from Afghani- In this June 27, 2006, file photo, reviewed by a U.S. Department last month. Keane is the fifth "My continued presence stan to Guantanamo, of Defense official, U.S. military guards walk within Camp Delta judge to preside over the as the military judge in this where the U.S. now holds military-run prison, at the Guantanamo Bay U.S. Naval Base, trial by military commission case arguably creates an 40 prisoners.q Cuba. Associated Press A4 Tuesday 6 October 2020 U.S. NEWS Police chief, city official plead guilty in hiring scam HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) Under questioning by Dool- — Two former officials of ey, Perez and Dunn, both Connecticut's largest city wearing suits and ties, ad- pleaded guilty Monday to mitted they committed federal charges stemming crimes. They answered from what prosecutors "yes" when the judge asked called a corrupt process them if they were entering that led to the police chief's pleas because they were appointment in 2018. guilty and whether they un- Former Bridgeport Police derstood the plea agree- Chief Armando "A.J." Perez ments, the ramifications and the city's former act- and their rights. ing personnel director, Da- Dooley said Perez also vid Dunn, face up to two could face potential de- years in prison under plea portation because of his deals approved by U.S. guilty pleas to the two felo- District Judge Kari Dooley nies. Perez was born in Ha- in Bridgeport. They also vana and is a naturalized agreed to pay more than citizen. $149,000 apiece in restitu- Dunn did not talk to the tion to the city. media Monday. Paoletti Perez, 64, admitted to re- said Dunn was a decent, ceiving confidential infor- respected man who took mation about the police the "courageous step of chief's examination stolen unequivocally accepting by Dunn, including the responsibility for his mis- Former Bridgeport Police Chief Armando J. Perez leaves Federal Court in Bridgeport after pleading questions for an oral ex- guilty Monday, Oct. 5, 2020. takes and his conduct." amination and the scoring Associated Press According to the criminal guide for written essays. He complaints, Dunn gave also admitted that he had signed from their jobs after in the state of Connecti- Monday's court hearings. confidential materials, in- two officers complete his being arrested last month. cut." Investigators said Ganim's cluding the questions to essays, passed the work off Both pleaded guilty to After Perez was ranked chief of staff told Dunn the the oral portion of the po- as his own and lied to fed- conspiracy to commit wire among the top three can- mayor wanted the police lice chief exam and the eral authorities in an effort fraud and making false didates, he was appoint- chief test conducted in a scoring guide to the written to cover up his actions. statements to federal inves- ed police chief by Mayor professional, fair and timely part, to Perez and tailored "Plainly put, the defendant tigators. Sentencings were Joe Ganim. Ganim, who manner. the scoring criteria for that ... and Mr. Dunn corruptly set for Jan. 4 for Perez and has been close to Perez Perez and his lawyer, Rob- exam in Perez's favor. agreed to perpetrate a Jan. 11 for Dunn. for years, has denied any ert Frost Jr., were present Perez had two police offi- scheme to rig the open Perez talked to reporters af- wrongdoing in connection in the courtroom, as were cers secretly take the writ- and competitive examina- ter his court appearance. with the testing process Dunn and his attorney, ten portion of the exam for tion required by the city's "I accepted responsibil- and Perez's appointment. Frederick Paoletti Jr., for a him, investigators said. charter in order to make ity for what I did," he said. Dunn, however, told one second hearing that fol- Perez also asked an offi- sure that Mr. Perez was one "I apologized to the good of the panelists scoring the lowed Perez's. Everyone in cer to write answers to the of the three examination fi- people, people that I candidates that Ganim the courtroom, including oral examination questions nalists and thereby eligible served with pride and I wanted Perez to be among the judge and staff, wore provided by Dunn, the to be named the perma- gave 37 years of my life to the three finalists, prosecu- masks under coronavirus complaints say. The officer, nent police chief," federal them. I am so sorry. I apolo- tors said. precautions, and the hear- however, was placed on prosecutor Jonathan Fran- gize. We're going to move Ganim has not been ings were available for administrative leave before cis told the judge. on and we're going to charged, and there was public viewing via video he could complete the an- Perez and Dunn, 73, re- make this city the best city no mention of him during conference. swers, investigators said.q

4th grader sues school system over BB gun suspension HARVEY, La. (AP) — The family of a Louisiana brother walked into the room they share and ing on individual students' records. The school fourth-grader is suing the public school system tripped over a BB gun on the floor, according board's agenda for its meeting Wednesday that suspended him after a teacher spotted a to a school behavior report. It said Ka'Mauri includes hiring an attorney to handle the case. BB gun in his room during an online class ses- left his seat, out of view of the teacher, and re- Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry has sion. turned with "what appeared to be a full-sized said he's investigating the boy's suspension, The lawsuit filed Friday in Louisiana's 24th Ju- rifle in his possession." citing possible infringement of the child's con- dicial District Court seeks monetary damag- "This case arises from egregious government stitutional rights. es from the Jefferson Parish school system, a overreach, complete lack of common sense The American Civil Liberties Union and the Na- hearing by school officials on the decision to to prevail and correct the glaring failures of tional Rifle Association have also spoken out in discipline the boy as well as an opportunity local government officials to comply with the defense of the child. for him to make up any work he missed during law," the suit says. "The result is a terrifying intru- The lawsuit accuses the school system of fail- the six days he was suspended from class, The sion into a family's home and a bureaucratic ing to provide Ka'Mauri's family with a copy of Times-Picayune / The New Orleans Advocate nightmare." its policies for online school at the start of the reported. A Jefferson Parish schools spokeswoman de- academic year and for infringing on the boy's Ka'Mauri Harrison, who is Black, was taking a clined to comment on the lawsuit, the news- due process rights as he faced serious disci- test during an online class Sept. 11 when his paper said, citing a policy of not comment- pline. A5 WORLD NEWS Tuesday 6 October 2020 U.S., Australia, India, Japan to discuss China's growing power

TOKYO (AP) — Foreign min- perience in diplomacy. Bal- isters from four Indo-Pacific ancing between the U.S., nations known as the Quad Japan's main security ally, group are gathering in To- and China, its top trading kyo on Tuesday for talks partner, will be tough, ana- that Japan hopes will in- lysts say. crease their involvement in "The challenges of Japan- a regional initiative called U.S. relations are not in "Free and Open Indo-Pa- themselves, but in where cific" aimed at countering Japan stands when U.S.- China's growing assertive- China disputes intensify," ness. said Yasushi Watanabe, an The meeting — the first in- expert on U.S. diplomacy person talks among the at Japan's Keio University. foreign ministers since the "It would be best for Ja- coronavirus pandemic pan to take a pragmatic broke out — brings together approach to China while U.S. Secretary of State Mike maintaining the Japan-U.S. Pompeo, Australian For- alliance as a cornerstone," eign Minister Marise Payne, he said. "And it is indispens- Indian Minister of External able for Japan to strength- Affairs Subrahmanyam en cooperation with the Jaishankar and Japanese EU, Britain, Australia and Foreign Minister Toshimitsu ASEAN." Motegi. In this Oct. 2, 2020, file photo, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, right, with Croatia's Foreign Japan hopes to regularize Japanese officials say they Minister Gordan Grlic Radman, arrives for a press conference after talks in Dubrovnik, Croatia. the Quad foreign ministers' will discuss the impact of Associated Press talks and broaden their co- the coronavirus pandem- operation with other coun- ic, as well as the Free and ing, though he canceled status quo in the South Chi- diplomacy that is based on tries. Open Indo-Pacific (FOIP) subsequent planned visits na Sea, where it has built the Japan-U.S. alliance as That would be a major initiative for greater secu- to South Korea and Mon- and militarized manmade a cornerstone and "strate- challenge for the Quad, rity and economic coop- golia after President Don- islands and is assertively gically promote the FOIP," said Jeff Kingston, director eration that Japan and the ald Trump was hospitalized pressing its claim to virtually while establishing stable of Asian studies at Temple U.S. have been pushing to with the coronavirus. all of the sea's key fisheries relations with neighbors in- University Japan. "A shared bring together "like-mind- The talks follow a recent and waterways. cluding China and Russia. threat perception of Chi- ed" countries that share flareup in tensions between New Japanese Prime Minis- He said he also plans to na does not mean shared concerns about China's China and India over their ter Yoshihide Suga will make promote the FOIP during a views on what to do and growing assertiveness and disputed Himalayan bor- his in-person diplomatic de- planned visit to Southeast if it's possible to build the influence. der. Relations between but when he attends part Asia later this month. Quad into something along On his way to Tokyo, Pom- Australia and China have of the Quad meeting. He Suga replaced Shinzo Abe, the lines of NATO," he said. peo told reporters that the also deteriorated in recent will also hold separate talks who resigned due to poor The U.S. and Australia four countries hope to have months. with Pompeo on deepen- health, on Sept. 16, pledg- would favor the idea, but some "significant achieve- Japan, meanwhile, is con- ing the Japan-U.S. alliance ing to carry on Abe's hawk- Japan and India are am- ments" at the meeting, but cerned about China's claim and the FOIP. ish diplomacy and security bivalent and so is ASEAN, did not elaborate. to the Japanese-controlled "The world is possibly be- policies. Abe has been a he said. "Transforming the The talks come weeks Senkaku Islands, called Di- coming even more unpre- driving force behind FOIP. Quad into a collective ahead of the U.S. presiden- aoyu in China, in the East dictable and uncontrol- Japan sees it as crucial to security organization tar- tial election and amid es- China Sea. Japan also lable due to heightening have access to sea lanes geting China forces gov- calating tensions between considers China's growing selfish nationalism and all the way to Middle East, ernments to choose sides. the U.S. and China over the military activity to be a se- growing tension between a key source of oil for the Beijing has generated an virus, trade, technology, curity threat. Japan's an- the U.S. and China," Suga resource-poor island na- arc of anxiety in Asia but Hong Kong, Taiwan and nual defense policy paper said in an interview with tion. there is a preference for human rights. Pompeo is in July accused China of Japanese media on Mon- Suga, a former chief Cabi- dialogue and negotiations, attending the Quad meet- unilaterally changing the day. He said he will pursue net secretary, has little ex- not saber rattling."q Microsoft plans $1 billion data center venture in Greece By DEREK GATOPOULOS ister Mitsotakis and follows ment," Microsoft President the second quarter. Unem- has exposed the country's ATHENS, Greece (AP) — nine months of confidential Brad Smith said at a cer- ployment in June climbed heavy reliance on tourism. Microsoft has announced negotiations for an agree- emony held in the Acropo- to 18.3% from 16.4% at the The Mitsotakis government plans to build three data ment that also includes dig- lis Museum, facing the an- start of the year. says it wants to shift the bal- center sites in greater Ath- ital-skills training programs cient site in central Athens. According to budget fig- ance of the Greek econ- ens, providing a badly for some 100,000 govern- "It's not something we do ures submitted to parlia- omy during its recovery, needed investment of up ment and private sector often and it's not something ment Monday, Greece's developing the energy, to $1 billion to the Greek workers as well as educa- that we do lightly." economy is expected to tech, and defense sectors, economy which has been tors and students. Greece recently emerged contract 8.2% this year due hoping to lure back tens hammered by the pan- "This significant investment from a years-long financial to the effects of the coro- of thousands of graduates demic. is a reflection of our confi- crisis but its economy has navirus pandemic, and who left during the crisis. The news was announced dence in the Greek econ- been hard hit by the pan- grow by up to 7.5% next "We are starting to create Monday by the U.S. tech omy, in the Greek people demic, suffering a 15.2% year. the conditions for their re- giant and Greek Prime Min- and the Greek govern- drop in output on the year in The COVID-19 pandemic turn," Mitsotakis said. q A6 Tuesday 6 October 2020 WORLD NEWS Prosecutor says 'Hotel Rwanda' man to be tried with rebels

By IGNATIUS SSUUNA Human Rights Watch has KIGALI, Rwanda (AP) — asserted that Rusesabagi- Rwanda's prosecution on na had been "forcibly dis- Monday said it intends to appeared," saying that the hold a joint trial of Paul Rus- lack of lawful extradition esabagina, whose story in- proceedings suggests that spired the film "Hotel Rwan- Rwandan authorities don't da," together with 16 pris- believe their evidence oners alleged to be rebel would stand up to inde- fighters. pendent scrutiny. Rusesabagina, 66, is a Rusesabagina has not lived founder of the Rwanda in Rwanda since 1996 and Movement for Democrat- has U.S. permanent resi- ic Change, a coalition of dence as well as Belgian opposition groups, which citizenship and has been has an armed wing known a prominent critic of the as the National Liberation Kagame government. Front. The government ac- Rusesabagina had asked cuses the rebel group of kill- to be released on bail, citing Rwandans in the coun- ing poor health that has try's north. caused him to be taken to In court last month, Ruse- a hospital three times since sabagina a dmitted his ties Paul Rusesabagina, center, whose story inspired the film "Hotel Rwanda", wears a pink prison uni- he first appeared in hand- to the rebels but said the form as he appears for a bail hearing at a court in the capital Kigali, Rwanda Friday, Sept. 25, 2020 cuffs in Rwanda on Aug. group was never meant to Associated Press 31. He looked frail during his kill Rwandans. court appearances. Rwandan authorities said Rusesabagina has been dan leadership to first ex- government has enforced Rusesabagina is reported the rebel fighters to stand charged with 13 offenses plain the circumstances on him," Rusesabagina's to have saved more than trial with Rusesabagina in- that also include financing under which Rusesabagina daughter Carine Kanimba 1,000 lives during Rwanda's clude two former spokes- terrorism, complicity in mur- was brought to the country. told The Associated Press 1994 genocide that killed men, now in detention in der, recruiting child soldiers, His family says that he was on Monday. some 800,000 Tutsis and Kigali. and forming a rebel group. pressured to say that he Rusesabagina cannot moderate Hutus. For his ef- "Prosecution intends to He faces a maximum of 25 had ties with the rebels. speak freely while in Rwan- forts, he was awarded the submit a joint indictment years in prison if he is con- "Rusesabagina is a Belgian dan custody, said Kanim- U.S. Presidential Medal of of these 16 defendants to- victed. He has been de- citizen who was kidnapped ba, speaking on the phone Freedom in 2005. gether with Paul Rusesaba- nied bail pending the trial, and brought to Rwanda il- from Belgium. But Rusesabagina has gina. A full list of 16 fighters the date of which has not legally. Before anything President Paul Kagame has faced growing criticism will be provided," Prosecu- yet been set. else happens in his trial, he indicated that Rusesabagi- from Rwandan authorities tor General Aimable Ha- Rusesabagina's family and should be allowed to talk na may have been tricked in the years since he began vugiyaremye told a press supporters have described to his independent lawyers into boarding a private alleging that human rights conference in the capital, the upcoming trial as a that have been hired for plane in Dubai that took are being committed by Kigali. sham, calling on the Rwan- him, not the lawyers the him to Rwanda. Kagame's government.q New Caledonia voters choose to stay part of France logue after a three-decade The overseas ministry said in 1988. A decade later, the decolonization effort in the 53.3% of voters chose to Noumea Agreement grant- South Pacific archipelago. maintain ties with France ed New Caledonia politi- In a televised address from while 46.7% supported in- cal power and broad au- Paris, President Emmanuel dependence. Turnout was tonomy and planned the Macron welcomed "an ex- high, with more than 85% of organization of up to three pression of confidence in voters casting ballots one successive referendums. the Republic with a deep hour before poll stations Two years ago, 56.4% of feeling of gratitude... and closed, and some stations people in a similar referen- modesty." in Noumea, the capital, dum voted against inde- Macron promised pro-inde- closed an hour late to en- pendence. A third referen- pendence supporters "this is sure people waiting in long dum may be organized by with you, all together, that lines at the planned closing 2022. we will build New Caledo- time could still vote. New Caledonian politi- nia tomorrow" and called Sunday's independence cians acknowledged Sun- on New Caledonians to referendum was among day the need for dialogue look to the future. the final steps of longstand- between pro- and anti-in- Pro-independence supporters celebrate the results of the vote in Noumea, New Caledonia, Sunday, Oct.4, 2020. "We are facing our history ing plans to settle tensions dependence sides. Associated Press in New Caledonia, an co- on the archipelago be- The president of the archi- lonial history," Macron said. tween native Kanaks seek- pelago's government, Thi- By CHARLOTTE ANTOINE- to remain part of France "And we are trying to over- ing independence and erry Santa, is among those PERRON instead of backing inde- come it so that we are not residents willing to remain who want New Caledonia NOUMEA, New Caledonia pendence in a referendum trapped in it. We know that in France. to remain a French territory. (AP) — A majority of voters Sunday that led the French today we are at a cross- A peace deal between ri- He stressed the "deep divi- in New Caledonia chose president to call for dia- roads." val factions was achieved sion" in the population. q A7 WORLD NEWS Tuesday 6 October 2020 WHO: 10% of world's people may have been infected with virus

GENEVA (AP) — The head ing a special session of the of emergencies at the executive board to con- World Health Organization sider the follow-up to its said Monday the agency's previous meeting, in May, "best estimates" indicate that passed a resolution to roughly 1 in 10 people look into the world's — and worldwide may have been WHO's — response to the infected by the coronavirus pandemic, among other — more than 20 times the things. number of confirmed cases The two-day meeting is — and warned of a difficult the first by the executive period ahead. board since the Trump Dr. Michael Ryan, speak- administration set off a ing to a special session of one-year countdown this the WHO's 34-member ex- summer toward pulling the ecutive board focusing on United States out of the COVID-19, said the figures WHO next July. President vary from urban to rural ar- Donald Trump, who him- eas, and between different self has been infected by groups, but that ultimately COVID-19, has repeatedly it means "the vast major- accused the WHO of being ity of the world remains at too accepting of China's risk." He said the pandemic explanations of its handling would continue to evolve, of the outbreak in Wuhan In this photo released by WHO, World Health Organisation on Monday, Oct. 5, 2020, WHO Director- but that tools exist to sup- General, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, wearing a mask to protect against coronavirus, ges- late last year. press transmission and save tures during a special session on the COVID-19 respnse. On a far more conciliatory lives. Associated Press tone, Assistant Secretary "Many deaths have been of Health Brett Giroir, the averted and many more "The disease continues to worldwide. Experts have the world is that with strong U.S. representative on the lives can be protected," spread. It is on the rise in long said that the number leadership, clear and com- board, told the meeting by Ryan said. He was flanked many parts of the world," of confirmed cases greatly prehensive strategies, con- videoconference that the by his boss, WHO Director- Ryan told attendees from undershoots the true figure. sistent communication, United States "looks forward General Tedros Adhanom governments who make up Ryan did not elaborate on and engaged, empow- to working together to de- Ghebreyesus, who minutes the executive board and the estimate. Dr. Margaret ered and enabled popula- feat this pandemic and earlier led a moment of si- provide much of the WHO's Harris, a WHO spokeswom- tion, it's never too late ... Ev- move our people and eco- lence to honor victims, as funding. "Our current best an, said it was based on an ery situation can be turned nomics back to normalcy." well as a round of applause estimates tell us that about average of antibody stud- around — and hard-won Giroir also pressed WHO — for the health workers who 10 percent of the global ies conducted around the gains can be easily lost." albeit gently — to clear up have strived to save them. population may have been world. She said the estimat- "The pandemic underlines its relationship with the Chi- Ryan said southeast Asia infected by this virus." ed 90 percent of people the fundamental impor- nese government. He said faced a surge in cases, The estimate — which remaining without infection tance of investing in public a "key mandate" from the Europe and the eastern would amount to more means the virus has "op- health and primary health resolution in May was its call Mediterranean were see- than 760 million people portunity" to spread further care," said Tedros, wearing for a joint mission involving ing an increase, while the based on a current world "if we don't take action to a stylish black, red and yel- the WHO, the World Orga- situations in Africa and the population of about 7.6 bil- stop it" such as by contact- low mask. Tedros had not nization for Animal Health, Western Pacific were "rath- lion — far outstrips the num- tracing and tracking of worn a mask during scores and the U.N.'s Food and er more positive." Overall, ber of confirmed cases as cases by health officials. of COVID-19 press con- Agricultural Organization to though, he said the world tallied by both the WHO Tedros, during his remarks, ferences he led at WHO look into the animal origins was "heading into a difficult and Johns Hopkins Universi- said: "What we have headquarters this year. of the virus and its transmis- period." ty, now more than 35 million learned in every region of The comments came dur- sion to humans. q Israeli police clash with mourners at rabbi's funeral ASHDOD, Israel (AP) — Is- chai Leifer. including an unmasked raeli police on Monday But thousands of people man, as a crowd screamed scuffled with mourners at showed up for the funeral, "Nazi" at them. Most people the funeral of a revered and police said the crowd in the videos were wear- rabbi — the latest in a did not honor the pledge ing masks, although some string of clashes between to maintain social distanc- were not. Police said no ar- security forces and ultra- ing. rests were made. Orthodox Jews violating a "Police cordoned off the Leifer, 64, was the spiritual national coronavirus lock- area and when thousands leader of the Pittsburgh down order. of people arrived, police Hasidic dynasty, a small Police spokesman Micky eventually dispersed the ultra-Orthodox sect that Rosenfeld said police crowds in order to prevent was founded in the Penn- reached an agreement the spread of COVID-19 in sylvania city early last cen- Israeli police try to control a crowd of mourners during the fu- ahead of time with com- a public area," Rosenfeld tury before relocating to neral of Rabbi Mordechai Leifer, the latest in a string of clashes munity leaders to allow a said. Video circulating on the southern Israeli city of between security forces and ultra-Orthodox Jews violating a limited number of mourners social media showed po- Ashdod. Leifer reportedly national coronavirus lockdown order, in the port city of Ashdod, to attend the funeral pro- lice officers pushing back died after a long bout with Israel, Monday, Oct. 5, 2020. cession for Rabbi Morde- members of the crowd, COVID-19.q Associated Press A8 Tuesday 6 October 2020 local

Frogs & fertility Episode LXXIV -74

NOORD — The symbolism of the frog appears in many traditions around the globe. This animal is generally associated with the water element and its cleansing attributes. Different cultures associate the frogs with fertility due to the large number of eggs it lays, which in parallel is related to abundance.

From the oldest cultures words such especially for travelers whose cross- as luck, purity, rebirth, renewal, fering involves crossing a sea or river. tility and leadership are related to In relation to the fact that travelers frogs. In Egypt, Heket, was a god carry a frog amulet with them, it with the head of a frog and this is because the word frog in Japa- was related to fertility and births. nese "kaeru" which also means to The Celts viewed the frog as the return in Japanese. lord possessor of the land and be- In current Western beliefs it is lieved that it represented healing thought that frog amulets can help and leadership powers due to its us in different transitions in relation connection to water and rain. to vital stages of our lives; when In Japan the frog is seen as a sym- we need an element that provides bol of good luck so it is common us security and when we want to to see a frog amulet in any bag or improve our intuition, strength and purse to avoid losing money and our connection with the spiritual

The Dori Mako or cane toad Bufo marinus has glands on it back that secretes a potent psychoactive.

world. Kuna tribes, the rare golden frog is In many Native American mythol- considered as a fertility animal and ogy frogs plays a variety of roles in associated with wealth and a hap- different tribes. In some tribes, frogs py afterlife. are considered to be medicine The frog is a symbol of: Cleansing animals that have healing pow- - Renewal, Rebirth - Fertility, Abun- ers and the ability to bring rain. In dance - Transformation, Metamor- others, they are associated with phosis - Life, Ancient wisdom and disease and bad luck. To the An- Poison. ishinabek tribes, who are resident Even though that the cane toad, in what are now Canada and the who is associated whit rituals and United States, frogs represent trans- hallucinations, is present on the is- formation and growth. To North- land and has been here for a long west Coast Native people, frogs time, the Dori is Aruba`s only en- are associated with springtime and demic frog species and an ances- renewal. In some Southern Califor- tral fertility totem. nia cultures, frog is a major mytho- logical character who killed their Creator god with evil witchcraft. Continued on Page 9 A stylized dori, part of a bigger picture. And among indigenous tribes of Panama, such as the Guaymi and A9 LOCAL Tuesday 6 October 2020

Frogs & fertility Episode LXXIV -74 Continued from Page 8 The association with the rainy season ex- plains it all. Happy Dori`s sing all night in celebration of the coming harvest abundance. Therefore during these rainy days it is ideal to try if you could spot one, or at least hear the dori sing its hypnotic song, calling for a mate. Telling her how beauti- ful life could be if she only could come a little closer. The frog as spirit animal or totem reminds us of the transient nature of our lives. As symbol of transition and transformation, this spirit animal supports us in times of change. Strongly associated with the water element, it connects us with the world of emotions and feminine energies, as well as the process of cleansing, whether it’s physical, emotional, or more spiritual in es- sence. q

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Oranje Fonds kicks off its search for the Appeltjes van Oranje winners for 2021

of an Appeltje van Oranje Being yourself receive a bronze statuette, Sandra Jetten, president of made by Princess Beatrix, the Oranje Fonds: “When- and a cash prize of 15,000 ever people are dealing euros. Every year, Queen with mental problems, it Máxima awards the prizes. is extremely valuable for Every fifth anniversary, King them to have someone Willem-Alexander is the who involves them in soci- one to present the awards. ety. Someone who is not a professional caregiver. Oranje Fonds Someone who supports The Oranje Fonds builds them, who helps them to towards a more socially re- overcome obstacles and to sponsible, inclusive society, move forward in life. These where people look out for people then get the feel- each other. That is why it ing they are allowed to be mobilizes, empowers and UTRECHT, NETHERLANDS — oranjefonds.nl/appeltjes. der, or you’re having panic themselves and that some- supports as many people Today, the Oranje Fonds In May, three initiatives will attacks. These issues may one is looking out for them. and organizations as pos- kicks off its search for ex- receive an Appeltje van be temporary, or maybe We kindly invite all social ini- sible, that make sure no ceptional projects that are Oranje from the hands of you’ll have to deal with tiatives through which this one is on their own within eligible for an Appeltje van Queen Máxima. them your entire life. Men- is made possible to submit society. The support is giv- Oranje 2021. This year’s tal problems arise for a va- their entry for the Appeltjes en in the form of inspira- theme is ‘Mental Strength’, It could happen to any- riety of reasons and affect van Oranje 2021.” tion, advice, expertise and and the prizes are cen- one; not being able to all walks of life. Fortunately, funds. The lotteries Natio- tered on projects aimed at fully participate in society there are many projects The prizes nale Postcode Loterij and improving the state of mind because of mental health within our Kingdom that The Appeltjes van Oranje Nederlandse Loterij, Friends of people who are having issues. Maybe because aim to support and guide are awarded annually to and the corporate sec- mental difficulties. Applica- you feel depressed, have these people with the help three initiatives that suc- tor, among others, enable tions may be submitted un- an eating disorder or an of volunteers, so that they cessfully connect different the Fonds to keep doing til November 7th, through obsessive-compulsive disor- can participate in our soci- groups of people, or that its work. King Willem-Alex- ety. This year, these projects contribute to people be- ander and Queen Máxi- are eligible to be awarded ing able to participate in ma are the patrons of the an Appeltje van Oranje. society again. All winners Oranje Fonds.q A11 BUSINESS Tuesday 6 October 2020 Pandemic pushes start of holiday shopping earlier than ever By JOSEPH PISANI and But Vuillaume expects ANNE D'INNOCENZIO much of her holiday shop- AP Retail Writers ping to be at Target, order- NEW YORK (AP) — Add last- ing online and picking up minute holiday shopping at the store. She wants to to the list of time-honored spend as little time inside as traditions being upended possible. Before COVID-19, by the coronavirus pan- she would grab a drink demic. Retailers are kick- at Starbucks and wander ing off the holiday season around the aisles of Target. earlier than ever this year "That was kind of my down- in hopes of avoiding big in- time," she said. "Now I can't store crowds and shipping really do that." bottlenecks in November Stores like Best Buy and and December. Kohl's know that many Stores like Best Buy, Macy's, shoppers like Vuillaume and Target typically offer want to avoid being inside their biggest Black Friday for long and are expanding deals over Thanksgiving services that allow them to weekend, but now they're buy items online and pick starting them in October so them up at the store. Some people don't crowd their small businesses are join- stores later, creating a po- ing in. E-commerce plat- tentially dangerous situa- form Shopify, for example, tion during a pandemic. started offering a way for And with more people ex- its merchants with physi- pected to shop online, re- cal shops to add curbside tailers are trying to avoid pickup. a rush of orders closer to Retailers are also making Christmas, which could plans for people who don't lead to late packages and want to go to a store at all. more expensive shipping. Expecting to sell more of its Many had a hard time rings and diamond brace- keeping up with the surge Holiday knick-knacks stand are displayed for Christmas shoppers Friday, Oct. 2, 2020, at a Lowes lets online, Signet Jewelers, in buying when shoppers store in Northglenn, Colo. the owner of the Zales and were locked down in their Associated Press Kay Jewelers chains, made homes during the early tweaks at its Ohio ware- days of the pandemic. holiday sales. Shoppers will to the holidays. It's usually in of early shopping. Kohl's house so it can ship five Even Amazon, which has likely buy fewer gifts be- July, but was postponed said shoppers have start- times as many packages spent 25 years building cause they won't be trav- this year. ed searching for stocking as last year. warehouses and a delivery eling to big family holiday That will put pressure on stuffers and matching fam- Meanwhile, delivery com- network, had to hire an ad- gatherings. And they'll be stores to offer deals around ily pajamas on its website. pany DHL is advising retail- ditional 175,000 workers to focused on gifts related to the same time, too. Target Retailers will try their hardest ers to avoid holding big meet demand. activities around the home, and Walmart have already to woo procrastinators. In sales in December, since Black Friday has long been from workout wear to home said they will hold their own October, TV and online ads delivery could be delayed, the unofficial start to the goods and gaming con- sales during the same time paid for by trade group Na- said Kraig Foreman, the U.S. holiday season, though soles. One bright spot: Peo- as Amazon's. Best Buy will tional Retail Federation will company's president of e- retailers have been push- ple are spending less on offer deals in October, ear- push people to buy early. commerce in North Amer- ing holiday shopping earlier experiences like travel and lier than it ever has. MadaLuxe, which has three ica, who works with nearly for the last decade or so. eating out, which have si- Even with the early start to stores and distributes luxury 30 retail chains. This year there's more ur- phoned away holiday sales the season, holiday sales goods to discount chains, Some are already seeing gency. With the coronavi- over the past few years. are expected to deliver is bringing in holiday items shipping delays. rus still spreading in the U.S., "Shoppers are going to be smaller gains than in recent like blankets, pillows and Balsam Hill, which sells stores have had to rethink very selective in what they years. But no one really picture frames in mid-Oc- high-end artificial Christ- their usual holiday plans. buy,''' said Ken Perkins, knows what's going to hap- tober, a month earlier than mas trees online, is warning Thanksgiving Day door- president of Retail Metrics, pen. usual. shoppers on its website that busters are canceled. There a retail research firm. "Re- Joel Bines, who runs the re- "I don't think our customers shipping could take twice will still be in-store sales the tailers, particularly depart- tail practice at AlixPartners, are looking at holiday, but as long than the typical day after Thanksgiving, but ment stores and specialty thinks the earlier shopping we want them to," said Ma- three to four days. companies are expected clothing chains, need to will stick even when the daLuxe CEO and president People seem to be in the to try to steer many shop- get it right in terms of in- pandemic is over. He likens Adam Freede. holiday spirit already. Mac pers to their websites to ventory and customer traf- it to when most major stores Sasha Vuillaume has al- Harman, CEO of parent avoid crowds and chaos. fic. They're fighting for their started opening on Thanks- ready bought Disney Prin- company Balsam Brands, "We're preparing for a lives." giving Day after one or two cess figurines for her 5-year- said sales rose in July and holiday season unlike any The first big holiday push will stores did it for the first time old daughter as a Christ- continue to be so high that we've seen before," said come from Amazon, which a decade ago as a way to mas gift. And if Amazon has he's worried the company Target CEO Brian Cornell. is positioning its mid-Octo- jumpstart Black Friday sales. a Prime Day deal on the could run out of faux trees With many people out of ber Prime Day as a kickoff "This is here to stay," Bines Barbie camper her daugh- by Black Friday. work and even more uncer- to the holiday shopping said. "The new holiday sea- ter wants, the veterinary re- "I don't want to let custom- tain about their economic season. son is October through Jan- ceptionist from Lakewood, ers down in a year where futures, this isn't expected This is the first time Amazon uary." Ohio, will probably buy it we need more joy than to be a banner year for has held Prime Day so close There are already signs then. ever," he said.q A12 Tuesday 6 October 2020 science Conservation success or pests? Seals spark passionate debate

By PATRICK WHITTLE and there are more seals to eat, MICHAEL CASEY said Andrea Bogomolni, Associated Press chair of Northwest Atlantic PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Seal Research Consortium, Nick Muto has fished up based in Woods Hole, Mas- and down the New Eng- sachusetts. land coast and there is "Communicating that mes- nothing that gets his blood sage of conservation suc- boiling more than the sight cess entails more than just of a seal. a single species," Bogomol- Muto, whose two boats fish ni said. for groundfish such as skate But seal critics call seals a and monkfish as well as public safety and ecologi- lobster, is among a growing cal crisis and warn there group of anglers, beach will be more shark attacks goers and local officials if nothing is done. Tourism, who are quick to blame too, will suffer, they said. everything from disease Some who are alarmed by to depleted fisheries to in- the seal population burst creased shark sightings on are advocating culls while the exploding seal popula- others are proposing some tion. form of birth control. One "Areas that we used to tra- group wants to amend the ditionally fish that were as Marine Mammal Protec- close to guarantees as you tion Act to allow delisting could get have been strip A grey seal lounges on a small island in Casco Bay, Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2020, off Portland, Maine. of species covered— simi- mined of fish, and the fish Associated Press lar to what's allowed under have been driven out of the Endangered Species there by seals," Muto said. attacks is not supported physical barriers to keep and have benefited from a Act. The first step, they ar- "They have eaten fish out of by hard evidence. Experts seals away from fishing wide-ranging diet, includ- gue, would be a study to our nets. They have been say warming waters and gear. ing fish, crustaceans and determine what's a healthy caught in our nets. They are other factors also could "Frustration by fishermen squid. population of seals for the everywhere." be playing a role. The Gulf and property owners stem- "Habitat opened up for region. The debate over seals was of Maine, which stretches ming from conflicts with seals, which is sort of the "Doing nothing is not ac- reignited after the death in from Cape Cod to Nova marine mammals has in- opposite story that we hear ceptable to me and not July of a swimmer killed by Scotia, has been heating creased," notes NOAA's about a lot of other popu- acceptable to other resi- a great white off Harpswell, up faster than 99% of the proposal. The agency is lations struggling to recov- dents of Cape Cod," Barn- Maine. Seals are often shark world's oceans. taking comments until Oct. er," said Wood, noting that stable County Commis- prey, and experts believe "We get into this question 30. other marine mammals sioner Ron Beaty said, add- Julie Dimperio Holowach of how many grey seals But Johnston and Stepha- such as whales and monk ing that seals are the "core may have been mistaken there are. The next ques- nie Wood, a University of seals "haven't recovered in problem." for a seal. tion is how many seals Massachusetts Boston seal the same way." "The quality of life here and No one questions that seal should there be, which is biologist currently surveying Trying to reduce the num- our ability to make a living and shark numbers are on kind of where people are seals in the Boston Harbor, bers of seals is more com- and our economy will go the rise, mostly due to fed- going to go next with that, said the public should view plicated than opening up down the toilet," he said. eral protections. It's esti- which is a very challenging seals as a conservation a hunt for an abundant "I have respect for wildlife mated there are as many thing," said David Johnston, success story, rather than a species such as deer, said and respect for those that as 50,000 grey seals in New a marine ecologist at Duke problem to be managed. Kristina Cammen, a marine believe seals and sharks England waters plus a lesser University who has done Hunted almost into extinc- mammal scientist with Uni- need to come back. But number of harbor seals. The grey seal population esti- tion by the 1900s, seals versity of Maine. Bounties we have a right to survive animals were almost elimi- mates using Google Earth were given federal protec- on seals in the 20th century and exist as well." nated through hunting and and tagged seals to dem- tion in 1972 by the Marine reduced their populations The shark attack in Maine bounties decades ago. onstrate how their feeding Mammal Protection Act. by as many as 135,000, that killed Holowach in July But experts maintain there behavior changes due to Seals began returning to and marine mammal pro- took place about 30 to 40 is not enough science to sharks in the Northwest At- New England waters in the tections are designed to feet (9 to 12 meters) off determine whether the lantic. 1980s and 1990s from Nova prevent that kind of popu- the shore of Bailey Island. current population is too Seal population rise has Scotia and have thrived lation loss again, Cammen Kayakers took Holowach big and little basis for cull- prompted the National ever since — often raising said. to shore, but not in time to ing the marine mammals. Oceanic and Atmospheric pups on federally protect- Learning to coexist with save her. Even suggesting seals are Administration to propose ed islands once home to the growing seal popula- Despite the attack, few destroying fisheries or are guidelines for deterring ma- hunting and fishing camps. tion makes far more sense, people are blaming the solely to blame for shark rine mammals, including They also disperse widely even if it contributes to seals. Longtime Maine more shark sightings in whale watch guide Zack coastal waters, she said. Klyver said the growth of "A healthy ecosystem has seals has contributed to sharks, seals and humans ecotourism. and they all have a place "I'd prefer that we adapt in that ecosystem." and we not demand that Some species of sharks everything adapt to us," have rebounded because Klyver said. 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People can pro- A14 Tuesday 6 October 2020 people & arts Obscure works by Chandler, Christie published this week By HILLEL ITALIE long suffered from depres- NEW YORK (AP) — Two sion, but seemed at ease of crime fiction's most fa- with Messick. Addressing mous storytellers, Raymond her as "Nita," Chandler Chandler and Agatha would send her humorous Christie, also knew how to notes, such as one around get a laugh. Easter weekend of 1951: Chandler, beyond the terse "Office will be closed Thurs- and cynical narratives of day and Friday. On Friday such Philip Marlowe novels you should go to church for as "The Big Sleep" and "The three hours. On Thursday Long Goodbye," was able you will have to be guided to poke fun at his own life. by your conscience, if any." His rarely seen "Advice to "The two remained good an Employer" is a list of sug- friends even after she gestions for how you can ceased working for him ruin the day for those stuck and continued to provide on your payroll, including "If a shoulder of support for you cannot find anything, the ailing writer, helping to just roar," and "Always tell arrange his wife Cissy's fu- your secretary you have neral in January 1955 and nothing to dictate until it is supporting him through time for dinner. Then rattle alcoholism, hospitaliza- off a lot of letters you have This combination photo shows mystery writers Agatha Christie in 1957, left, and Raymond Chan- tion, and various suicide left since domesday." dler in 1946. attempts until his death in Christie's detective Hercule Associated Press March 1959," Trott writes in Poirot enjoys an amusing an afterword that appears holiday in the 1923 story among others. The maga- Poirot." According to Tony story," Medawar says. "Ag- in Strand Magazine. "Christmas Adventure," only zine's focus is on crime and Medawar, producer of the atha Christie is known for "'Advice to an Employer' now being released in the mystery, but managing International Agatha Chris- the rigour and ingenuity shows us two significant U.S. It's an easygoing tale of editor Andrew Gulli said he tie Festival (in Devon, Eng- with which she constructed facets of Chandler's per- a Christmas gathering and wanted to offer some relief land), Christie likely drew a mystery and laid clues sonality that enhance our a foiled attempt to fool the during the ongoing coro- upon her own childhood for the attentive reader to understanding of the au- wily sleuth. When a guest navirus pandemic in setting a playful atmo- detect, and it is often for- thor," Trott writes. "While it calls out to him, "Come "We decided early on that sphere, with the kids show- gotten how much humour illustrates his renowned hu- down at once, please. we needed to publish an is- ing proper irreverence for there is in her stories, even mor and wit, it also shows a Someone's been killed," sue that will provide some- the supposedly world fa- in her darkest tales of mur- far more personal, human Poirot calmly replies, "Aha, thing light-hearted for our mous detective. der and mayhem." side. This light-hearted and this is serious." readers," Gulli said. "Christmas Adventure" also Chandler's employer teasing tone is infrequently Both pieces appear in the Christie's piece, the ba- is appearing in the up- guide, according to Chan- seen in Chandler's personal new issue of Strand Maga- sis for the longer "The Ad- coming Christie collection dler scholar Dr. Sarah Trott, correspondence. Chan- zine, a quarterly which has venture of the Christmas "Midwinter Murder," which was likely written in the dler's guard has dropped published obscure work Pudding," was originally comes out Oct. 20. early 1950s, when Chandler completely, allowing us by John Steinbeck, Mark part of a series called "The "'Christmas Adventure' is a hired a private secretary, a glimpse behind the Twain and William Faulkner Little Grey Cells of Hercule particularly light-hearted Juanita Messick. Chandler curtain."q Review: 'Missionaries' sees our forever wars as vocation By FRANK BAJAK A young Marine veteran's militarism as a way of be- but a multitude of conflicts Associated Press literary debut, the short ing and the consequenc- whose dizzying dynamics Phil Klay's "Redeployment" story collection won a 2014 es of ill-conceived foreign vary by region, a dirty war was a masterwork in most- National Book Award. meddling. mostly of rural civilians suf- ly spare prose, its tonal "Missionaries," out Oct. 6 Two U.S. Special Forces fering forgotten. range from laugh-out- from Penguin Press, is Klay's vets of Afghanistan and Ugly Americans mixed up loud, Joseph Heller-esque next act. A big, ambitious Iraq — transitioned to mer- anew in somebody else's absurdity to soul-crushing novel, it spans a few de- cenary and a military at- fight.q bleakness. It may be our cades and continents and taché — have fought "in best literary window into plumbs U.S. forever wars' enough murky war zones the Iraq war. psychic imprint on peripa- to lack the near-religious Solution Sudoku faith in democracy that the war was sold on." Their next stop is Colombia, where Washington's tar- geting-killing apparatus, first turned on leftist insur- This cover image released by gents, now hunts drug-traf- Penguin Press shows "Mission- aries" by Phil Klay. ficking warlords. Associated Press Colombia is a tremen- dously complex conflict. tetic American warriors, In fact, it's not really one Puzzle on Page 13 A15 SPORTS Tuesday 6 October 2020 Emotions flood back for Kvitova, No 1 Djokovic rolls on By JEROME PUGMIRE Rogers. PARIS (AP) — Petra Kvitova "That match was really stood wide-eyed and per- tough. Even I play great, I fectly still, scarcely believ- mean, I didn't just make it," ing she was through to her she said. "It happen to me first French Open quarterfi- after such a long time that nal in eight years after win- I didn't win the match from ning against Zhang Shuai the match point. Especially 6-2, 6-4 on Monday. in a Grand Slam, right? It When the chair umpire was really painful." climbed down and point- Kvitova's two Grand Slam ti- ed to the mark confirming tles were won on the green her two-handed backhand grass of Wimbledon in 2011 landed just in, she released and '14. her emotions. The seventh- Since making the semifinals seeded Czech player here eight years ago, her looked up in the air, then best result at the French blew kisses and waved to Open was only the fourth the small crowd gathered round in 2015. on Court Philippe Chatrier, "It's been a miracle for me the tournament's main sta- to make the semifinal here," dium. she said. "I'm really happy Petra Kvitova of the Czech Republic celebrates winning her fourth round match of the French "Yeah, I got a bit emo- Open tennis tournament against China's Zhang Shuai in two sets 6-2, 6-4, at the Roland Garros for that, that I'm still able to tional last two points of my stadium in Paris, France, Monday, Oct. 5, 2020. play on all surfaces." match," she said. "My mem- Associated Press Her next opponent, Laura ories, happy memories. Siegemund, had never When I made my come- ros by beating 15th-seeded think we were equal on the left hand. previously been beyond back here in 2017, when I Karen Khachanov 6-4, 6-3, points." "It's been a long ride defi- the French Open second step on the Philippe Chatri- 6-3, with the roof shut on The top-ranked Serb next nitely. Everything came round and never beyond er, I couldn't really imagine Chatrier to keep out the plays No. 17 seed Pablo to my mind," she said. "My the third round at any ma- me to be in the quarterfinal persistent rain. Carreño Busta or qualifier whole family, people who jor tournament. of this slam. Everything just The 17-time Grand Slam Daniel Altmaier. I loved to help me through In other men's action, No. came back to me." champion has not dropped Earlier, Kvitova spoke the tough, tough time. Ev- 5-seeded Stefanos Tsitsipas Reaching the last eight a set so far, but his face about her emotional reac- erything came back." and No. 13 Andrey Rublev was less poignant for No- looked flushed after some tion. Roland Garros was Then there were some reached the last eight here vak Djokovic, considering heavy exchanges with- where the two-time Grand match-point nerves to deal for the first time. he has done so every year standing the Russian slug- Slam champion made her with against Zhang. Tsitsipas won against No. since 2010. ger's huge forehand. comeback three years ago At the U.S. Open last 18-seeded Grigor Dimitrov He made sure of an 11th "It was more difficult than after she was attacked by month, at the same stage 6-3, 7-6 (9), 6-2, and Rublev straight French quarterfinal maybe the result shows," a knife-wielding robber in of the competition, Kvitova beat unseeded Marton and extended his Open- Djokovic said. "The result her Czech home and suf- wasted four match points Fucsovics 6-7 (4), 7-5, 6-4, era record at Roland Gar- is three sets to love, but I fered serious injuries to her in a loss to American Shelby 7-6 (3).q Thomas dropped as Nibali moves up in volcanic Giro stage ETNA, Sicily (AP) — Geraint With rain coming harder than four hours to com- Thomas and Simon Yates and harder as the rid- plete the 150-kilometer (93- were the big losers and ers climbed the barren, mile) route from Enna. Sicilian rider Vincenzo Ni- black lava-laced slopes of Giovanni Visconti crossed bali was among those who Etna, Yates — another pre- second, 21 seconds be- gained precious time on race favorite — was also hind, and Harm Vanhoucke his home roads in the wild, dropped. was third, 30 seconds be- rainy and windy third stage Ineos sports director Mat- hind. of the Giro d'Italia on Mon- teo Tosatto said Thomas "From this morning we had day. went down after getting a decided that I would try to Ecuador champion Jona- water bottle caught in his attack and go in the break- than Caicedo won the front wheel. away," Caicedo said. "We stage which finished up "Initially, he had some pain did it, we took a good lead Mount Etna, after taking but as the stage continued on the peloton and then on part in an early breakaway, he felt better," Tosatto said. the Etna climb I managed and Portuguese rider João "However, towards the end to drop Visconti. Ecuador's Jonathan Caicedo celebrates after winning the third Almeida grabbed the pink in the final 45 kilometers Almeida and Caicedo stage of the Giro d'Italia, tour of Italy cycling race from Enna to jersey. the pace increased and have the same exact over- Etna, Sicily, Monday, Oct. 5, 2020. Thomas, the 2018 Tour de the climbs got steeper, he all time, with Spanish rider Associated Press France champion who was had some pain, and had to Pello Bilbao moving up to a big pre-race favorite, finish the stage at his own third overall, 37 seconds trial. and stay with the main fa- crashed before the stage pace. Now we'll check him behind. "Cannot describe this feel- vorites for the GC." began and then dropped over and get a verdict from Almeida, who rides for the ing," said Almeida, who fin- Nibali, who crossed seventh behind before the climb our medical staff." Deceuninck-Quick-Step ished 11th in the stage, 1:03 in a small group of over- and was left out of conten- Caicedo, who rides for the team, finished second in behind Caicedo. "I tried to all favorites, moved up to tion. EF team, required more the opening stage time do my best on the climb sixth, 55 seconds behind.q A16 Tuesday 6 October 2020 SPORTS Butler's big night helps Heat cut Lakers' Finals lead to 2-1 LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) back the entire game," — Biggest moment of his Morris said. career. Best game of his The last punch went to Mi- life. ami, Butler simply unwilling Jimmy Butler is clearly not to let his team go down ready to go home quite 3-0. The only other time Mi- yet. With a triple-double, ami was down 2-0 in a finals he joined NBA Finals lore was 2006, when Dwyane — and the short-handed Wade took over and led Miami Heat might have the Heat all the way back made this title matchup a to the franchise's first title. series after all. This time, it was Butler — Butler finished with 40 another Marquette guy, points, 11 rebounds and 13 like Wade — in that role, at assists, and the Heat beat least for Sunday night. the Los Angeles Lakers 115- "We know how Jimmy is in 104 on Sunday night to get these moments, and the within 2-1 — doing so with world has seen what Jimmy starters Bam Adebayo and Butler is capable of," Herro Goran Dragic still unable to said. play because of injury. Miami's starters outscored "I tell Coach all the time, the Lakers' starting five 89- ''I'm ready for this,'" Butler 51, and the Heat held the said. "The biggest stage, Lakers to a 14-for-42 night whatever you ask me to from 3-point land. do, I can do." James, who won two titles His coach, Erik Spoelstra, with the Heat, wasn't in the Miami Heat's Jimmy Butler (22) passes the ball against Los Angeles Lakers' LeBron James (23) has clearly listened. during the second half in Game 3 of basketball's NBA Finals, Sunday, Oct. 4, 2020, in Lake Buena least bit surprised that Mi- "This is what he wanted, this Vista, Fla. ami showed up to fight. is what we wanted," Spoel- Associated Press "I know how resilient that stra said. "It's really hard to bunch is and how resilient analyze or describe Jimmy James said. "Love that op- managed 15 for the Lakers. A 13-point Heat lead in the that coaching staff is and until you actually feel him portunity. For me, person- Game 4 is Tuesday night. early going? The Lakers their franchise," James said. between the four lines. He's ally, I don't know how many Tyler Herro and Kelly Olynyk had the lead back in less "Also, I don't feel like we're a supreme, elite competi- more opportunities I'm go- each had 17 points for Mi- than five minutes. concerned. We're not con- tor and we needed it." ing to have so to be able ami, which got 13 from A 14-point Heat lead after a cerned. We know we can It was the third 40-point to go against a fierce com- Duncan Robinson and 12 10-0 run to start the second play a lot better. We have triple-double in finals his- petitor like that is something from Jae Crowder. half? The Lakers scored the another opportunity to tory. Butler was 14 for 20 I'll look back on when I'm "We had players step up next eight. take a commanding lead from the field and, after the done playing. I'll miss those this whole playoffs, and it's A 12-point Heat lead late in on Tuesday." Heat surrendered a dou- moments." no different now for us," the third? It took the Lakers It didn't take Butler and the ble-digit lead early in the James had 25 points, 10 Crowder said. less than five minutes to put Heat long to forget Sunday fourth, he made sure this rebounds and eight assists Whenever the Heat looked together a 20-6 run, taking and start looking to Game one wouldn't get away. for the Lakers, while Kyle ready to pull away and the lead back at 91-89 with 4 as well. "He's one of the best com- Kuzma and Markieff Mor- grab control of Game 3, 8:55 left on a layup by Ra- It's going to be a tough petitors we have in our ris each had 19 points off the Lakers always found a jon Rondo. game, Game 4," Herro said. game," the Lakers' LeBron the bench. Anthony Davis way to find their best gear. "We were almost fighting "But we'll be ready."q

AP source: 10 Raiders players fined for COVID-19 violations

By JOSH DUBOW the fines. we'll handle it the right Darren Waller and several Among the players seen way. I'm going to reiter- Las Vegas Raiders team- in attendance were quar- ate, I'm really proud of our mates have been fined for terbacks Derek Carr and players and our staff and attending his charity event Nathan Peterman, tight the job that we've done that violated COVID-19 ends Jason Witten, Foster battling this virus, and it'll protocols. Moreau and Derek Carrier, continue." A person familiar with the receivers Zay Jones and Players were seen without punishment said Mon- Hunter Renfrow, corner- their masks mingling with day that Waller was fined back Nevin Lawson, offen- guests, who also didn't $30,000 and his teammates sive lineman Erik Magnu- have face coverings. The were docked $15,000 son, and Waller. city of Henderson fined each for their actions at "I'm well aware of that, yes," the DragonRidge Country last week's fundraiser for coach Jon Gruden said Club $2,000 for four viola- his foundation. The per- Monday. "I know our play- tions of the Nevada gov- In this still image taken from video, Las Vegas Raiders quarter- son spoke on condition of ers are going to handle ernor's COVID-19 emer- back Derek Carr, right, meets with people at a charity event anonymity because the them individually. I know gency directives, including held by teammate Darren Waller on Monday, Sept. 28, 2020, punishments weren't an- they regret any harm they people not wearing masks in Henderson, Nev. Associated Press nounced by the league. may have caused. They're and more than 50 people NFL Network first reported very sensitive about it and at the event. q