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BY JOHN VANDIVER Stars and Stripes STUTTGART, Germany — U.S. plans to cut force levels in Germany haven’t been finalized, NATO’s top official said Tuesday ahead of high-level talks that will likely center on President Donald Trump’s push for a large troop pullout. “The U.S. has made it clear no final decision has been made on how and when,” NATO Sec- retary-Gen- eral Jens Stoltenberg said at a news conference, adding that he discussed the matter with Stoltenberg Trump last week by phone. The U.S. ambassador to NATO, Kay Bailey Hutchison, also told reporters Tuesday that the drawdown plan will take time to execute. KIM IN-CHUL, YONHAP/AP “I don’t think anything has been set in concrete yet,” she said. South Korean Marines patrol on Yeonpyeong Island, South Korea, on Tuesday . North Korea blew up an inter-Korean liaison office On Monday, Trump confirmed building just north of the heavily armed border with South Korea on Tuesday in a display of anger that raises tensions on the peninsula. that he intends to pull 9,500 troops from Germany, reducing Ameri- can force levels in the country by nearly one-third. The drawdown would be the largest troop reduction in Europe An escalation of tensions in nearly a decade and the first major cut since Russia’s 2014 military intervention in Ukraine. The Wall Street Journal, which first reported Trump’s directive, North Korea blows up joint liaison office near border with South Korea initially said a September deadline was set for the pullout. But BY KIM GAMEL AND YOO KYONG CHANG States collapsed last year. explosion” to punish the South for the pro- meeting that timeline would be a daunting task. The U.S. military Stars and Stripes Seoul warned it would “strongly respond” paganda leaflets that were floated across to further provocations, marking a sharp the border earlier this month. would be forced to find new as- SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea escalation of tensions triggered by the dis- Smoke rose from the area, which is on signments and homes for thou- blew up a joint liaison office near the bor- patch of anti-regime leaflets by activists. the North Korean side of the Demilitarized sands of troops and their families, even while clearing a large back- der with South Korea on Tuesday in one of In an unusually fast report on state-run Zone, photos by South Korea’s Yonhap News log of troops waiting to move, cre- the most provocative acts by the communist media, North Korea confirmed that it had Agency showed. ated by coronavirus restrictions. state since nuclear talks with the United demolished the liaison office with a “terrific SEE TENSIONS ON PAGE 6 SEE GERMANY ON PAGE 6 PAGE 2 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Wednesday, June 17, 2020 BUSINESS/WEATHER EXCHANGE RATES Military rates Switzerland (Franc)...... 0.9496 EU opens antitrust probes into Apple Euro costs (June 17) ...... $1.11 Thailand (Baht) ...... 31.08 Dollar buys (June 17) ...... €0.8605 Turkey (Lira) ...... 6.8469 British pound (June 17) ...... $1.23 (Military exchange rates are those Japanese yen (June 17) ...... 104.00 available to customers at military banking Associated Press function on iPhones. 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BY COREY DICKSTEIN ation requirements in March and Stars and Stripes announced it would hold off on officially implementing the new WASHINGTON — The Army evaluation. will adopt its long-planned, six- The pandemic also stopped the event physical fitness test as its Army from completing a second official evaluation on Oct. 1, but round of testing meant to evalu- with fitness testing suspended ate ACFT scoring and the initial amid the coronavirus pandemic, set of standards it rolled out last service leaders said soldiers’ year. scores will not count for some Once restrictions are lifted, time. Grinston said, the Army will ASTRID OJEDA/U.S. Army Sgt. Maj. of the Army Michael use information it gathers from Grinston announced the shift soldiers conducting the new test Army Sgt. 1st Class Phelps gives instructions on the Army Combat Fitness Test on Camp Humphreys, to the Army Combat Fitness after Oct. 1 to help with any ad- South Korea, in May . The Army initially planned for the new test to be fully implemented by Oct. 1. Test on Monday in a move that justments that still need to be means most soldiers will never made. For now, the scores will minute plank, Grinston said. them from running too far. The for all events, troops have said. again have to take the 4-decade- not be used to assess soldiers in The plank is only meant to be bike ride initially was planned for The Army has acknowledged old Army Physical Fitness Test. any official manner, including on an alternative for a short time, as a 15,000 meter ride but has since that issue. Hibbard said Mon- While the ACFT will become the annual evaluations. Army leaders believe the leg tuck been dropped to a 12,000 meter day that about 95% of the needed test of record for soldiers on Oct. “It will not be used for any flag- and the test’s other five events ride, Army officials said. equipment has been distributed 1, the Army is still working to fi- ging or adverse action,” Grinston can be completed by any soldier The new test’s other four events throughout the Army, though nalize the evaluation, Grinston said. “If you don’t pass the test, in the proper health to serve. are deadlifts, a standing power some of it might not have reached said. you will not be separated from “What the leg tuck does that the throw, hand-release pushups and smaller units yet. “We’re going to have to take the military, at all.” plank doesn’t is they both work the sprint-drag-carry. Army offi- The general also said some physical fitness tests once we The Army will reevaluate when the core muscles, but where the cials spent years evaluating tasks 200,000 soldiers will have com- come out of this [pandemic- it will restart the requirement of leg tuck benefits over the plank, soldiers typically do in combat pleted the new test by Oct. 1. Of caused] pause,” he told reporters passing physical fitness tests to is it does hips and it does shoul- — like loading rounds into can- those, some 135,000, are new sol- Monday during a news briefing. remain in the service. The Army ders,” said Maj. Gen. Lonnie G. nons or tanks, dragging a wound- diers who have been training on it “As we begin anew … we wanted has tentatively marked March Hibbard, commander of the U.S. ed comrade, or moving across a since October as recruits. to go to the new Army Combat 2022 as the time when soldiers Army Center for Initial Military battlefield — to develop the new Grinston said the Army had Fitness Test, and pretty much the must be able to pass the new Training. “So that complex exer- test, which they say better corre- seen practice scores improving goal for this year is just to take test, but Grinston said that could cise (the leg tuck) gets after many lates to those activities than the in the months before the corona- the test.” change to an earlier or later date. more common soldier tasks and old, three-event test. virus pandemic. The Army initially planned The Army is making at least warrior tasks.” Soldiers have long expressed “This is going to make us for the new test to be fully imple- one other adjustment to the test The plank is the second alter- concern about the equipment stronger and make us a healthier mented by Oct. 1, but with soldiers — adding an alternative to its leg native event the Army has ap- needed to complete the ACFT, Army,” the sergeant major said. locked down under stop-move- tuck event, which primarily tests proved. It approved a stationary which includes a deadlift bar, a “We just need to evolve and prog- ment orders and many of them core strength. The service will bike ride in place of the 2-mile run pullup bar, a weight sled and a ress. This is good for the Army.” teleworking, the service indefi- allow soldiers who cannot do a leg event for soldiers with permanent medicine ball. Without access to [email protected] nitely paused its physical evalu- tuck to instead complete a two- medical profiles that prohibit the equipment, they cannot train Twitter: @CDicksteinDC UN: Afghanistan conflict still world’s deadliest for children

BY PHILLIP WALTER WELLMAN taken by international forces to of education and health care be- Stars and Stripes protect Afghan civilians from cause of attacks or closures of fa- combat and the decreased num- cilities for military use. KABUL, Afghanistan — The ber of child casualties from Afghan children were also war in Afghanistan was the airstrikes. Steps taken by the Af- among the over 2,500 said to be world’s deadliest conflict for chil- ghan government to prevent child detained for alleged or actual as- dren last year, the fifth consecu- recruitment were also lauded in sociation with armed groups like tive year the country has held the report. Islamic State. that status, a United Nations re- However, a combined 64 boys Detained children must be port said. — some as young as 10 — were treated as victims, and any incar- Some 874 children were killed still recorded as being recruited ceration should be short and used by the war throughout 2019. They by the Taliban, Afghan National as a last resort, Virginia Gamba, were among the 3,410 young Af- Police and pro-government mili- the Special Representative of the ghans who suffered from “grave tias last year. The boys were used Secretary-General for Children violations,” which included maim- for combat support and sexual and Armed Conflict, said in a ing, abduction, sexual abuse and purposes, the report said. statement. attacks at schools and hospitals, The Taliban and pro-govern- Globally, the U.N. verified over the report released Monday said. ment forces were both blamed 25,000 grave violations against PHILLIP WALTER WELLMAN/Stars and Stripes The Taliban were blamed for for sexually abusing children, children in armed conflict, equal causing over 1,238 child deaths A young Afghan boy tends to a goat in Kandahar province in April which the U.N. identifies as any- to roughly 70 per day, and similar and injuries, the largest number 2019. The Afghanistan War remains the world’s deadliest conflict one below age 18. Two boys were to 2018’s total. attributed to any single group. for children, according to a United Nations report released Monday. said to be used as “bacha bazi,” a Cit ing 4,4 0 0 ver ified globa l inci- Pro-government forces were term used to describe boys used dents, the report revealed a 400% blamed for just under a third of children killed and maimed by all caused by government and inter- for sex acts by older men, which jump in the denial of humanitar- the child deaths and injuries doc- parties,” U.N. Secretary-General national forces, and I urge them has a long history in the country. ian access to children last year, umented, including 248 that were Antonio Guterres said about Af- to review, strengthen and imple- Afghanistan, along with Syria, which Gamba called “by far [the] attributed to international forces. ghanistan in the annual Children ment current tactical protocols to Palestine and Somalia were most worrisome trend in 2019.” “I am extremely concerned in Armed Conflict report. “I re- prevent [them].” named the top places in the world [email protected] about the increased number of main concerned about casualties The report noted measures where children had been deprived Twitter: @pwwellman PAGE 4 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Wednesday, June 17, 2020 PACIFIC USS John S. McCain is ready to carry on

BY CAITLIN DOORNBOS The report found that the Stars and Stripes crashes were “avoidable” and identified several contributing YOKOSUKA NAVAL BASE, causes, including training is- Japan — The USS John S. Mc- sues and poor watch-standing. At Cain is ready for business again, the time, ships often went to sea nearly three years after a fatal despite having fallen behind on collision that killed 10 of its sail- required maintenance and man- ors and left it heavily damaged, datory crew training. its commander said Tuesday. Easterday said that the new The guided-missile destroyer training cycle also incorpo- completed “basic phase certifica- rates “the latest innovations in tion” on June 2, concluding major training technology and stan- repairs and crew training based dards” based on the report’s on new procedures put in place recommendations. after two deadly collisions involv- “The John S. McCain is one ing U.S. warships in 2017. of the first ships to benefit from “Every day as I walk onto the these changes, including revised ship through the portside airlock, individual and unit training, up- I pass the memorial plaque that is dated career paths and practices engraved with the names of the and renewed focus on profession- 10 sailors who lost their lives on al seamanship and navigation,” this ship in 2017,” Cmdr. Ryan he said. Easterday told reporters during The crew trained in classrooms, a conference call. “Frankly, ev- in simulators, in port and at sea, erything we’ve done since then honors their memories and, more Easterday said. The destroyer importantly, carries on their left Yokosuka in October for brief at-sea testing and again in March work.” PHOTOS BY TAYLOR DIMARTINO/U.S. Navy The McCain has been sidelined for underway drills. since Aug. 21, 2017, when it col- The March period at sea was An MH-60R Seahawk lands aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS John S. McCain in the Philippine lided with a Liberian-flagged supposed to last 10 days but Sea last month. tanker, the Alnic MC, in the Strait stretched into early April after of Malacca near Singapore. the coronavirus outbreak reached teers who decided they wanted to The McCain collision was the Yokosuka while it was gone, he stick it out and see the ship back second involving a 7th Fleet war- said. to sea,” Easterday said. ship that year. On June 17, 2017, Crewmembers “have proven “It’s been a pretty intense expe- seven sailors died aboard the USS that Big Bad John is absolutely rience for most of them, I think,” Fitzgerald when it collided with ready to rejoin the fleet,” he told he said. a Philippine-flagged container reporters. “They have bound together ship, ACX Crystal, about 80 miles Easterday came aboard the through the repair period, and southwest of Tokyo. McCain in December 2017 as ex- even more so through the last six The Fitzgerald, under repair ecutive officer and has played an months of basic phase,” he said. at a Mississippi shipyard since essential role in bringing the ship “They’re hungry, they’re eager to January 2018, left for San Diego, back into service since then. His learn and they’re getting really, its new homeport, on Saturday. predecessor and the then-com- really good at it.” There, it will undergo training manding officer were relieved The Navy does not disclose ship and certifications similar to those after the collision. movements. When the McCain the McCain completed before be- “This tour is not the tour that deploys again, Easterday said, coming available for operations, I expected when I was talking the fallen sailors’ memory will be the Navy said. to my wife in 2016 about coming carried with it. To certify as mission-ready, the to Japan … but this experience “Our successes are their lega- McCain crew trained in 23 areas is absolutely one of the most re- cy, and I’m absolutely confident in from seamanship to engineer- warding experiences I have ever saying that Big Bad John is back, ing as part of the Navy’s revised had,” he said. and we are more ready and more training and readiness cycle, the About 10% of the current crew lethal than ever before,” he said. result of a post-collision report on was aboard the destroyer during [email protected] both collisions, Easterday said. the 2017 collision — “all volun- Twitter: @CaitlinDoornbos The McCain completed basic phase certification on June 2. Australian shipbuilder teams with US firm in bid to take over shipyard

BY SETH ROBSON U.S./Australian company doing faulted on $1.3 billion in loans Ryder said Monday that he eignty over territory to the west Stars and Stripes business to support both the U.S. and that Austal’s offer is subject couldn’t comment on negotiations in the South China Sea. and Philippine navies, as well as to negotiations with the 340-acre other than to say that the compa- Austal operates a shipyard in An Australian shipbuilder with countries in the region,” Austal’s shipyard’s creditors. Before the ny is in discussions about expand- both Australia and, under a spe- strong ties to the Navy is favored customer affairs and business yard’s collapse, Hanjin invested ing its capability in the region. cial security agreement, in Mo- to assume control of the Philip- development director, Lawrence $2.3 billion in Subic, according to Austal is looking at options bile, Ala., where it builds littoral pines’ Subic Bay shipyard, where Ryder, said in a telephone inter- the newspaper. in the region to support the U.S. combat ships and expeditionary it plans to build and service Unit- view June 8. Robert Empedrad, the head of Navy and the ships that the com- fast transport ships for the U.S. ed States warships. The Sydney Morning Herald the Philippine Maritime Industry pany has built and delivered to Navy. Austal, based in Western Aus- in a May 8 article noted the com- Authority since March, told Nik- the Navy, he said, adding that it The company already has an tralia, and U.S. private equity pany’s interest in Subic Bay and kei in the same article that the hopes to set up a maintenance extensive operation on the fringes firm Cerberus Capital Manage- its hopes to build the first six of Navy backs the Austal-Cerberus facility for ships of the U.S. Navy of the South China Sea to include ment are in the running to take 18 offshore patrol boats for the consortium and opposes any Chi- and Military Sealift Command. shipyards in Vietnam, at Cebu in over the yard from Hanjin Ship- Philippines, a project worth $950 nese takeover. At the time, Empe- Austal also wants to establish a the Philippines and a service cen- ping, a South Korean firm that million. drad was a vice admiral and chief facility to build new vessels. ter in Singapore, where the lit- went bankrupt in 2016. Subic Bay Austal’s partner in the prospec- of the Philippine Navy. The harbor at Subic Bay was was a key U.S. base for decades tive Subic deal, Cerberus, has “The U.S. and Australia are home to thousands of U.S. sailors toral combat ship USS Gabrielle before the Navy’s departure in $42 billion in assets, including good friends of our country,” he and their families before the Navy Giffords is deployed. 1992. two U.S. defense firms. CEO Ste- said, according to the newspaper. left. It’s still a regular port call for “It’s a significant expansion,” A pair of Chinese companies phen Feinberg was considered by “They are allies of our country. I U.S. warships and Marines who Ryder said of the potential move signaled interest in Subic Bay President Donald Trump for a top have a very good relationship with practice beach landings nearby into Subic. “We are really focused last year, but media reports sug- job at the Office of the Director of the chief of the U.S. Navy and the in Zambales province. on that region. The Navy has fo- gest that the Austal-Cerberus bid National Intelligence, according chief of the Australian Navy.” Subic’s importance has grown cused there, so it’s natural for us may be the strongest. to the New York Times in April. The U.S. Embassy in Manila in recent years amid Chinese ef- to align and support that.” “It’s not going to be a U.S. naval Nikkei Asian Review reported did not respond to emailed ques- forts to build military facilities on [email protected] base like it was, but it would be a in December that Hanjin de- tions about the move. artificial islands and claim sover- Twitter: @SethRobson1 Wednesday, June 17, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 5 PACIFIC Japan suspends Aegis Ashore deployment

BY MATTHEW M. BURKE government’s office after the AND AYA ICHIHASHI announcement, Kyodo News re- Stars and Stripes ported Monday. Muraoka said he would like to hear from the de- Japan, citing technical prob- fense minister in person. lems and cost overruns, has Akita Gov. Norihisa Satake suspended plans to field a U.S.-de- said, in a email statement Tues- veloped ballistic missile defense day to Stars and Stripes that the system once seen as a counter- decision was “wise” considering point to North Korea’s evolving the circumstances. He said it was arsenal. important to keep people around Japanese Minister of Defense the base safe. Taro Kono announced he is freez- Officials from U.S. Forces ing procurement of Aegis Ashore Japan did not respond to requests systems for Japan Self-Defense seeking comment Tuesday. Force bases in Yamaguchi and Hawaii is home to an Aegis Akita prefecture, during a press Ashore test complex and Romania conference in Tokyo on Monday has an operational unit. Another evening. system is being built in Poland. Kono said he had no assuranc- Its completion has been pushed es that spent rocket boosters from to 2022 with an added cost of $90 the system’s interceptor missiles, million. without significant upgrades, Japan decided to procure two would fall within those bases. Aegis Ashore batteries in 2017. “I had explained to the local The land-based systems, expect- residents living near the Mutsumi ed to be ready around 2023, were training base in Yamaguchi pre- meant to be part of a three-layer fecture that we would make sure missile defense that included to land the Aegis Ashore’s booster Aegis destroyers, which take aim within the base,” he said. Above: Navy Cmdr. at missiles during their initial Although Japan worked with phase of flight, and land-based the United States, improving the Mark Fegley, left, of Aegis Ashore Patriot missile batteries that tar- missile software alone would not get the weapons during re-entry. solve the problem, Kono added. Missile Defense System Romania Japan has already spent or al- “Considering the costs and located about $1.9 billion on the time involved,” he said, “I have gives members of the Japanese system, Kyodo News said this decided to pause the Aegis Ashore week. deployment.” Diet Council for Comprehensive The plan was unpopular with Kono predicted refinements residents concerned about the could take over 10 years and cost Security a tour of the combat potential health effects from the upwards of $1 billion. He said he system’s radar, along with the had informed Prime Minister information center in 2017. Left: possibility of being targeted dur- Shinzo Abe and Chief Cabinet ing an armed conflict. Secretary Yoshihide Suga on Fri- A new Aegis Ashore site is Japan chose Aegis Ashore over day and that Abe “understood the other land-based missile defenses, situation.” Kono plans to discuss seen at Naval Support Facility including the Terminal High Al- the decision with Japan’s Nation- titude Area Defense, or THAAD, al Security Council. Redzikowo, Poland, in August. system that the U.S. has deployed In the meantime, Japan’s seven to South Korea. THAAD’s cov- U.S. Navy photos Aegis-equipped warships will erage area is smaller than Aegis continue to provide missile de- Ashore, and would require more fense, something that places con- North Korea owns so many me- ships, and that has not changed. “abrupt.” units to cover Japan. siderable strain on the fleet, Kono dium-range ballistic missiles Aegis Ashore would relieve that “It came out of the blue and said. and intercontinental ballistic burden.” I was surprised,” Yamaguchi [email protected] Twitter: @MatthewMBurke1 “It was getting to be too much missiles,” he said. “We knew we Japanese media described the Gov. Tsugumasa Muraoka told [email protected] for Aegis warships to rotate as could not rely on just Aegis war- move to abandon Aegis Ashore as reporters at the prefectural Twitter: @AyaIchihashi Japan imposes harsh penalties for aggressive driving, cycling

BY JAMES BOLINGER driving” to 14 cycling offenses al- cycles,” said Navy Lt. j.g. Matt tive driving could face up to three means immediate license revoca- AND HANA KUSUMOTO ready in place. Breuer, the facilities support years in prison or a fine of up to tion for two years. Stars and Stripes Obstructive cycling involves construction manager at Marine 500,000 yen, or about $4,600. Americans affiliated with the aggressive behaviors similar to Corps Air Station Iwakuni, in a A driver committing road rage U.S. military found guilty of a American drivers and cyclists obstructive driving. Existing statement emailed to Stars and and causing grave danger by stop- in Japan face stiffer penalties if driving offense may lose their offenses include cycling while Stripes last week. “This is some- ping other cars faces up to five cited under a new law passed be- SOFA licenses. drunk and failure to stop at a red thing that I don’t see on many years in prison or a fine of 1 mil- cause of an increase in cycling light or stop sign, according to a bikes out there.” lion yen, or about $9,200. Guilty [email protected] during the coronavirus pandemic Twitter: @bolingerj2004 Mainichi newspaper report. Breuer, an avid cyclist, said and a recent surge in road-rage drivers also accumulate 25 points [email protected] Cyclists 14 years and older who that ringing a bike’s bell gener- incidents. on their driving records, which Twitter: @HanaKusumoto violate the law twice within three ally prevents accidents. The revised traffic law passed this month by the Japanese Diet, years must attend a traffic safety “I see using it as a courtesy to the country’s bicameral legis- course, the newspaper reported. alert someone that I am overtak- lature, takes effect June 30, ac- Those who fail to take the course ing them and using it is a way to cording to the National Police will be fined up to 50,000 yen or prevent collisions,” he said. “I Agency. around $460. can see how persistently ringing The amended law defines road In 2019, Japan reported 80,473 it, though, may be distracting to rage as “obstructive driving.” traffic accidents involving bicy- drivers and other bicyclists.” This includes aggressive tail- cles that left 433 people dead, the The national police promised gating, excessive honking and Mainichi reported. “strict investigations” into inci- stopping a car in front of other “In response to the growing dents of “obstructive and dan- vehicles for the purpose of ham- number of bicycle accidents in gerous driving,” especially those pering their movement, accord- Japan, I would recommend cy- involving injury or death, according to the National Police Agency. clists to place blinking lights on ing to its website. The law also adds “obstructive the front and back of their bi- Drivers found guilty of obstruc- PAGE 6 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Wednesday, June 17, 2020 MILITARY Germany: NATO chief says our presence is good for Europe, US interests

FROM FRONT PAGE Trump has characterized Ger- ‘ My message to many as a security free rider being protected by American (President Donald forces. Trump) has been But the NATO chief said he NATO allies are tried to convey to Trump that the U.S. presence in Europe wasn’t actually delivering. only about protecting Germany, Jens Stoltenberg’ but “about projecting U.S. power NATO chief beyond Europe.” “My message was the U.S. presence in Europe was good for Europe, but also good for North complained about insufficient America and the United States,” defense spending by many allies Stoltenberg said. in Europe, but Trump has made YONHAP/AP The U.S. Air Force base in the issue his focal point in dealing Smoke in the North Korean border town of Kaesong is seen Tuesday from Paju, South Korea. North Ramstein, a large American with NATO. Korea blew up an inter-Korean liaison office building just inside its border, in an act that sharply raises military hospital in Landstuhl, Although Berlin has long fallen tensions on the Korean Peninsula amid deadlocked nuclear diplomacy with the United States. and the headquarters of U.S. Af- short of an alliance benchmark rica and European commands in that calls for allies to spend 2% of Stuttgart are just some of the sites gross domestic product on their that serve U.S. interests well be- own militaries, Germany is not Tensions: South Korea convenes security yond their locations in Germany. delinquent and owes no money to Trump has repeatedly accused NATO. Germany of failing to meet its Alliance members, including council meeting after building’s destruction obligations to the alliance. On Germany, have turned a corner Monday, he said Germany was and invested more in their mili- FROM FRONT PAGE “delinquent on their payments to taries in recent years, Stolten- progress in bilateral economic projects and other NATO. They owe NATO billions berg said. issues linked to disarmament talks with the United and they know it … Why should “My message to him (Trump) Symbolic but dangerous States. But the dispatch of propaganda leaflets by a we be doing what we’re doing if has been NATO allies are actu- group of activists earlier this month proved a tip- ping point for Pyongyang. they don’t pay?” ally delivering,” Stoltenberg said. No South Koreans were in the facility, which closed in late January due to coronavirus concerns, South Korea’s government promised to prevent Past U.S. presidents also have [email protected] according to the Unification Ministry in Seoul. further leafleting, but the North accused it of con- The government convened a national security niving with the activists and violating agreements. council meeting and warned it will “strongly respond if North Korea takes any action that worsens More threats Guard kills trespassing the situation.” “The destruction of the joint liaison office is a be- Earlier Tuesday, the North Korean army said it trayal of everybody who hoped for the development was “keeping a close watch on the current situa- suspect at Alaska base of inter-Korean relations and the establishment of tion in which the north-south relations are turning peace on the Korean Peninsula,” the NSC’s deputy worse and worse” and “will rapidly and thoroughly director, Kim You-geun, told reporters. implement any decisions and orders” of the ruling BY MARK THIESSEN with the knife and failed to obey Established in Kaesong after a series of inter-Ko- Workers’ Party and government. Associated Press the guard’s repeated commands rean summits in 2018, the liaison office was a cen- The army’s general staff was “studying an action to stop. The duty officer shot the terpiece of South Korean President Moon Jae-in’s plan” to reoccupy areas that had been demilitarized ANCHORAGE, Alaska — A man, who was declared dead under past deals, and “turn the front line into a for- 30-year-old civilian was shot and efforts to improve relations with the North. by responding medics, troopers tress and further heighten the military vigilance killed after brandishing a knife The two sides agreed to send senior officials to the said. against the south,” KCNA reported. at a duty officer after attempting facility for weekly meetings, but the North stopped participating last year as relations chilled. Still, they South Korean media speculated the North may be to enter a building on an Alas- Houston and Lt. Matthew Stroup, a Naval Special Warfare maintained regular contacts until the office was referring to regions where it has pulled out troops ka military base used by Navy to facilitate past economic and tourism projects Command spokesman, said the closed because of the pandemic. SEALs for cold weather training, “This is a highly symbolic and threatening mes- around the border town of Kaesong and the Mount officials said Monday. service member was in good Kumgang resort area. condition and receiving support sage to South Korea designed to unnerve Seoul and Jayson Vinberg of Kodiak died coerce the Moon administration into defending The two Koreas also vacated several guard posts from his command leadership. in the shooting late Saturday North Korean interests,” Jean Lee, a Korea expert in the Demilitarized Zone that divides the peninsula at the Naval Special Warfare Stroup declined to say whether at the Washington, D.C.-based Wilson Center said. as part of a military agreement reached in 2018 dur- Detachment Kodiak on Kodiak the service member was injured “Pyongyang is always seeking to drive a wedge ing a bout of diplomatic efforts to improve relations Island, Naval Criminal Inves- or hospitalized. between South Korea and the United States, partic- that have since fizzled. tigative Services spokesperson “There is no known threat to ularly on international sanctions, which are taking a North Korea also has conducted several short- Jeff Houston said. the community at this time,” toll on the North Korean economy,” she added. range missile and artillery tests in recent months Vinberg entered the compound Houston said, adding NCIS will after a more than yearlong hiatus. But Pyongyang has largely focused its ire on South and attempted to get inside a not release additional informa- Kim’s sister makes her move Korea and stopped short of test-firing an interconti- building, Houston said. tion during the investigative On Saturday, Kim Yo Jong, the powerful sister nental ballistic missile or another action that could “A Naval Special Warfare process. service member confronted the of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, warned that provoke President Donald Trump. Attempts to reach Vinberg’s The North is likely using a favored tactic of creat- intruder, and events led to the the South would soon witness a “tragic scene of the family were not immediately ing a crisis to project strength on the domestic front service member using deadly useless North-South joint liaison office completely successful. collapsed.” and pressure the South to take its side on sanctions force,” Houston said. Since the fatal shooting oc- The Korean Central News Agency reported that and other issues, experts said. Alaska State Troopers said a curred on a Navy base, NCIS is the office had been “tragically ruined” on Tuesday, Speaking about Kim Yo Jong’s threat on Monday, guard saw a man trespassing at leading the investigation, work- days after the North had severed communication a former senior South Korean negotiator said the de- the installation and tapping on lines with the South. struction of the liaison office was mainly symbolic. the windows of a watch building ing with Alaska State Troopers and the Coast Guard Investiga- It said the move was “corresponding to the mind- “Blowing up the liaison office is just killing what with a knife. is dead already,” Chun Yung-woo said in an online tive Service, he said. set of the enraged people to surely force human scum The guard told the man to and those, who have sheltered the scum, to pay dear- forum about past efforts to persuade the North to Troopers say the duty officer’s leave. ly for their crimes.” The North Koreans frequently abandon its nuclear weapons. “I think the North The guard then left his secure name won’t be released until use the term “human scum” for defectors who fled Koreans are trying to change [South Korea’s] policy building to make sure the man after the investigation is com- to the South and often participate in operations to toward North Korea through intimidation.” plete and after consultation with left, troopers said. send messages and food across the border. [email protected] It was then that troopers said the U.S. Attorney’s Office in North Korea already has suspended most coop- Twitter: @kimgamel the man walked toward the guard Anchorage. eration with Seoul amid frustration over the lack of [email protected] Wednesday, June 17, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 7 MILITARY US: Company put sailors at risk with subpar steel

BY GENE JOHNSON that the foundry’s director of met- Associated Press allurgy had been falsifying the results of strength tests, indicating SEATTLE — For decades, the that the steel was strong enough Navy’s leading supplier of high- to meet the Navy’s requirements SEAN D. ELLIOT, THE (NEW LONDON, CONN.) DAY/AP strength steel for submarines pro- when in fact it was not. vided subpar metal because one of Prosecutors say the company The Navy’s nuclear-powered attack submarine USS Vermont is christened in October 2018 in Groton, Conn. the company’s longtime employ- initially disclosed its findings to For decades, the Navy’s leading supplier of high-strength steel for submarines provided subpar metal. ees falsified lab results — putting the Navy but then wrongfully sug- sailors at greater risk in the event gested that the discrepancies were the Navy had incurred increased internal company records with ing. She said she may have done of collisions or other impacts, fed- not the result of fraud. That hin- costs and maintenance to ensure test results that Thomas certi- it because she believed it was “a eral prosecutors said in court fil- dered the Navy’s investigation into the subs remain seaworthy. The fied. The analysis showed that stupid requirement” that the test ings Monday. the scope of the problem as well as government did not disclose which she fabricated the results of 240 be conducted at such a cold tem- The supplier, Kansas City-based its efforts to remediate the risks to subs were affected. productions of steel, representing perature, the complaint said. Bradken Inc., paid $10.9 million its sailors, prosecutors said. The foundry’s director of met- nearly half of the high-yield steel Investigators said the fraud as part of a deferred prosecution “Bradken placed the Navy’s allurgy, Elaine Thomas, 66, of Bradken produced for Navy sub- came to light when a metallurgist agreement, the Justice Depart- sailors and its operations at risk,” Auburn, Wash., was charged marines — often toughness tests being groomed to replace Thomas ment said. The company provides Seattle U.S. Attorney Brian Moran criminally with one count of major conducted at negative-100 degrees upon her planned 2017 retirement steel castings that Navy contrac- said in a news release. “Govern- fraud against the United States. Fahrenheit, the complaint said. noticed some suspicious results. tors Electric Boat and Newport ment contractors must not tolerate Thomas, who worked in various When a special agent with the The company said it immediately News Shipbuilding use to make fraud within their organizations, capacities at the lab for 40 years, Department of Defense’s Crimi- fired Thomas. submarine hulls. and they must be fully forthcom- was due to make an initial appear- nal Investigative Service con- If Bradken complies with the Bradken in 2008 acquired a ing with the government when ance in federal court June 30. Her fronted her with falsified results requirements outlined in the de- foundry in Tacoma, Wash ., that they discover it.” attorney, John Carpenter, declined dating back to 1990, she eventual- ferred prosecution agreement, produced steel castings for the There is no allegation in the to comment. ly conceded that the results were the government will dismiss the Navy. According to federal pros- court documents that any subma- The criminal complaint said in- altered — “Yeah, that looks bad,” criminal fraud charge against it ecutors, Bradken learned in 2017 rine parts failed, but Moran said vestigators were able to compare the complaint quoted her as say- after three years. PAGE 8 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Wednesday, June 17, 2020 MILITARY Friends and family remember pilot killed in F-15 crash

BY CHAD GARLAND attending the military school, a AND BRIAN FERGUSON friend and fellow missionary said Stars and Stripes on Facebook. He was assigned to the most The Air Force pilot killed in difficult area “in a section of the an F-15C fighter jet crash in the very worst part of Santiago,” North Sea off the coast of Eng- David Cook recalled in the post. land this week was a man of The area of the Chilean capital strong faith who showed love and was “a place where the Carabine- respect for others, even in the ros (police) did not go,” Cook said. face of danger, friends and family “Not once did he complain.” recalled. The mission’s motto was “Hacia First Lt. Kenneth Allen, a 27- las Alturas,” or “to the heights” in year-old pilot with the RAF Lak- Spanish, Cook said. enheath-based 48th Fighter Wing, “What a fitting motto for Kage U.S. Army was identified Tuesday, hours and his dream to be a fighter after his body was recovered and pilot.” Baran “Rainman,’’ a former Iraqi linguist, and the man who sponsored him for a Special Immigrant Visa next of kin had been contacted. After pilot training at Vance then 1st Lt. David Henderson, a psychological operations officer attached to the 2nd Brigade Combat — “He is gone. I’m shaking,” said Air Force Base, Okla., and King- Team, 3rd Infantry Division — hold an expended artillery round that landed near their base during a his wife of several months, Han- sley Field Air National Guard 2009 deployment to Forward Operating Base Marez in Mosul, Iraq. nah Allen, in a Facebook post Base, Ore., Kage Allen arrived at late Monday, after the Air Force Lakenheath in February. He and had confirmed that her husband his wife had married in a civil had died when his F-15C Eagle ceremony before he reported, in Court approves plan to fix visa crashed into the North Sea that order to get ahead on military morning. paperwork to bring her overseas, “Kage was perfect, never been Hannah Allen said in a Facebook delays for war zone interpreters treated with more love and re- post in April. spect in my life. He was my abso- Their plans for a church wed- ding were delayed by the corona- BY J.P. LAWRENCE waiting for verification that they the government’s second pro- lute best friend,” she said, using the name many called him by. virus outbreak, she said. Stars and Stripes were employed in support of U.S. posal after a version in March “We are looking forward to missions. The government must was rejected by the court as Before the crash, which oc- KABUL, Afghanistan — A curred during a routine training celebrating with you all in the now grant or deny those approv- inadequate. future! (It’s going to be a party!) federal judge in Washington has flight, emergency communica- als within 120 days, according to One of the five interpreters For now, we are grateful to have approved a plan to speed up visa tions were heard on a “frequency the plan. involved in the 2018 lawsuit said each other, even if half a world applications for more than 9,000 The government will also re- earlier this year that she hoped it used throughout NATO,” The Aviationist website reported. apart,” she wrote. interpreters who assisted U.S. port to the court on its progress would help others who remain in Allen was the assistant chief of troops in Afghanistan and Iraq. in clearing out backlogged appli- danger after having worked for Kage Allen was likely dead, his wife acknowledged in a Facebook weapons and tactics for the 493rd The government plan, which cations every 90 days, and can be America. Fighter squadron, the wing said resulted from a class -action law- brought back to court if they don’t The interpreter, known as Jane post Monday as British coast guard helicopters, lifeboats and in a statement. suit, aims to fix delays — some meet their commitments. Doe Bravo due to concerns for the On Tuesday, Hannah Allen re- lasting years — in the Special In 2018, the International Ref- safety of family members still in military planes joined the Ameri- can military in the search for posted a video of the last song her Immigrant Visa program that al- ugee Assistance Project filed the Afghanistan, said she received him. husband played for her on his gui- lows interpreters from those two lawsuit on behalf of five anony- death threats as she waited for “Life doesn’t feel real,” Hannah tar, just days before he died. In it, nations to resettle in the United mous applicants from Iraq and her SIV application. he sings the lyrics of Jim Croce’s Allen wrote. “Right now Kage has States. Afghanistan. After joining the lawsuit, Jane “Time in a Bottle,” lamenting the presumably passed. Right now we U.S. District Judge Tanya S. The refugee advocacy group Doe Bravo’s application was fleeting passage of time and the need time to process this shock … Chutkan approved the plan in a argued that almost no applicants approved and she now lives in singer’s desire to spend eternity He is the love of my life. I don’t court order filed Sunday. under the SIV program get their America. with his love. know what I did to deserve him or The State Department agreed results within the congressionally “I’m hoping this lawsuit, the “Christ needs [to] hurry up be [part] of his family.” to clear its backlog of applications mandated nine-month response same way it’s opened the door for and come back so I can be with Allen’s body was found Mon- under a series of deadlines as me, will help others who are suf- Kage again,” she wrote in an ear- time. A court decision last fall day evening, several hours after part of the plan. determined that the delays were fering,” she said. lier post, referring to the second the British coast guard located coming of Jesus Christ that their Most interpreters in the visa unlawful. [email protected] the wreckage of the plane off the backlog have been delayed while The plan approved Sunday is Twitter: @jplawrence3 faith promises. “I feel beyond English coast. blessed to have loved him in this A 2017 graduate of the U.S. life and can’t wait to love him for Air Force Academy, Allen did a eternity.” yearlong missionary trip to Chile Soldier accused of biting police officer’s leg with the Church of Jesus Christ of [email protected] Twitter: @BrianFerg57 Latter-day Saints, widely known [email protected] BY IMMANUEL JOHNSON After being handcuffed, he legs and a half-dozen officers as the Mormon church, before Twitter: @chadgarland AND MARCUS KLOECKNER loudly hurled epithets and kicked were needed to carry him away Stars and Stripes the officers with his Western to the police station. While being boots, the police said. searched there, the soldier bit one GRAFENWOEHR, Germany “Due to the [intoxication] and of the officers in the leg, caus- — It took six German police of- the aggressive behavior, the iden- ing him to bleed. The officer was ficers to haul off a cowboy boot- tity of the man could not be deter- taken to the local hospital and “is wearing American soldier who mined on the scene,” police said. currently not able to work,” the called them Nazis, kicked them He was later identified as a sol- German statement said. and later bit one of them in the dier with the Vilseck-based 2nd The soldier was later turned leg, police said. Cavalry Regiment. The regiment over to military police, German Customers at a Nuremberg “is aware of an incident involv- authorities said. He could face as- train station fast food restaurant ing a Soldier” and the German sault charges under the Uniform called police Saturday and said police, Maj. John Ambelang, a Code of Military Justice, Ambe- a drunken 22-year-old was act- spokesman for the unit said in a lang said. JESSI MONTE/U.S. Air Force ing aggressively toward staff, statement. [email protected] German authorities said in a Due to his violent resistance, Twitter: Manny_Stripes An F-15C Eagle assigned to the 493rd Fighter Squadron flies over statement. police had to tie up the soldier’s [email protected] RAF Lakenheath, England, on June 2 . Wednesday, June 17, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 9 VIRUS OUTBREAK Military gyms in Germany reopen by appointment

BY JENNIFER H. SVAN host-nation restrictions on group Stars and Stripes activities. Locker rooms, showers and RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Ger- water fountains are closed. many — Hundreds of service Masks are mandatory except members worked out by ap- when actively working out, said pointment as the largest gym Master Sgt. Daniel Whiteman, at Ramstein reopened its doors who is in charge of the Southside for the first time since closing Fitness Center. in March due to the coronavirus Frequent disinfecting is em- pandemic. phasized, he said. Patrons are PHOTOS BY JENNIFER H. SVAN/Stars and Stripes The open doors at one of the asked to sanitize equipment be- military’s largest overseas bases fore and after use, and the fitness Army Staff Sgt. Kenric Duncan, 31, uses a machine Monday at the Southside Fitness Center on come as gyms throughout Eu- center closes for an hour between Ramstein Air Base, Germany. rope slowly reopen with strict each workout session so staff can safety and hygiene rules, coin- wipe down the weights and cardio up, but at least we can use some of ciding with falling numbers of machines. the equipment finally.” coronavirus cases on most of the Two nebulizers are used at the Most said they weren’t nervous Continent. end of the day for a deep cleaning about working out indoors with Airman Jared Chapa, 20, said that takes about an hour, White- others during a pandemic. his upper-body muscles were man said. “Everyone is keeping a pretty noticeably weaker after three “We spray the equipment with good distance and everyone is months away, while he lifted 20- a sanitizing solution that … can minding the rules well,” said pound dumbbells on the incline kill viruses and bacteria within Petty Officer 1st Class Charles bench press Monday at the South- five minutes,” he said. Husak, 31. side Fitness Center. An online appointment system The first Army gyms in Ger- “I’m trying to get them back to keeps customer data for contact many opened June 8 — the Wi- what they were before,” he said. tracing in the event a patron is di- esbaden Fitness Center and the “It just feels good to be back in agnosed with the virus. Custom- Patch, Panzer, Robinson Barracks the gym, even though it’s very ers go through screening at check and Kelley gyms at U.S. Army limited.” in. Garrison Stuttgart, officials said. For now, Ramstein’s southside The timeline for opening the Wiesbaden is by appointment gym is only available to active- other Air Force gyms in the Kai- only through unit representa- duty service members. Patron serslautern area and expanding tives; the gyms at Stuttgart are numbers at the southside gym access depends on host nation open on some days to community Above: Airman are capped at 60 per hour for six guidance, Whiteman said. members. Jared Chapa lifts hourly sessions daily, Monday to Patrons at the southside gym Spangdahlem Air Base’s fit- dumbbells on the Friday. Monday said they welcomed ness center also opened Mon- incline bench press. Each room has a capacity limit the chance to work out in a gym day but with similar rules as at Left: Air Force Tech. and equipment is spaced nearly 10 again, after months of pushups Ramstein. Time slots of 1.5 hours Sgt. Nikita Sutton feet apart; customers are asked to and situps at home, mixed with must be reserved in advance, and lifts a 20-pound keep about 5 feet apart. running or cycling outdoors. customers go through screen- dumbbell behind her Weight machines and some car- “I’ve really been waiting for ing and have their temperatures back while wearing dio equipment are spread across this for a long time,” said Air taken at the door. a mask at the the basketball court, which isn’t Force Tech. Sgt. Nikita Sutton, [email protected] Southside Fitness being used for basketball due to 28. “It’s kind of weird how it’s set Twitter: @stripesktown Center. US military gives more off-base freedom to Okinawa troops

BY MATTHEW M. BURKE Service members, Defense vilian employees on the island. Health Protection Condition- to maintain an up-to-date con- Stars and Stripes Department civilians, contrac- An overall public health emer- Charlie, in effect since March 25, tact tracing log, according to the tors and their families may also gency declared by U.S. Forces indicated a “substantial” risk to wing. CAMP FOSTER, Okinawa take part in recreational activi- Japan on April 15 remains in ef- public health; Bravo indicates a Many places are still off-limits — Life is returning to something ties with no limit on group size, fect until July 14. That means “moderate” risk. USFJ lowered for all Marines, airmen and civil- closer to pre-pandemic days with such as visiting museums and the masks and other measures are the overall health protection con- ians: bars, night clubs, karaoke the loosening of some coronavi- Churaumi Aquarium. They may still required of anyone at Kade- dition to Bravo on Friday, which boxes, pachinko parlors and any rus restrictions on military fami- also use public transportation — na and the Marine installations, permits individual commands to establishments that allow adults lies in Okinawa. like taxis — but no off-base buses according to the coordinated follow suit. only, the statements said. Wres- Starting noon Wednesday, or monorail. statements. The relaxed restrictions were tling, boxing, jiujitsu and other dining at off-base restaurants, There are catches: Everyone Anyone who enters Kadena and “synchronized across the U.S. close-contact sports are also un- attending off-base religious ser- must maintain social distancing, “who refuses to obey these direc- military services on Okinawa.” authorized, as are events with vices, working out at local gyms, wear masks where appropriate tives may face administrative At Kadena, non-mission-es- high-density crowds like flea patronizing off-base beauty, tat- and continue good hygiene and action,” according to the wing sential workers may again access too and massage parlors and bar- safety practices, the statements statement. the base, according to the wing. markets, concerts and festivals. bers, hair and nail salons will all said. The success of preventive mea- Non-mission-essential visitors “This is an important time to be permitted again, according to “Events and activities where sures and the drop in the number may also enter the base with a remain vigilant and take precau- statements Monday from Marine social distancing is not possible of new coronavirus cases on Oki- valid visitor’s pass, unless they tions to keep our community and Forces Japan and the 18th Wing or practiced will remain prohibit- nawa permit both commands to have traveled internationally in our Okinawan neighbors safe,” at Kadena Air Base. They’ll also ed both on-base and off-base,” the lower the health protection con- the past 14 days and have not yet the Marine Forces Japan state- be free to check in at local hotels 18th Wing said in their statement dition from Charlie to Bravo, ac- completed the mandatory quar- ment said. and resorts and schedule elective on Facebook. The same holds true cording to a Marine statement on antine period. [email protected] medical procedures. for Marines, their families and ci- Facebook. All personnel are still required Twitter: @MatthewMBurke1 PAGE 10 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Wednesday, June 17, 2020 VIRUS OUTBREAK Poll: Americans unhappiest they’ve been in 50 years

BY TAMARA LUSH fessional fiduciary who lives near Associated Press Greenville, S.C. , has felt anxious and depressed for long stretches ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — of this year. She moved back to Spoiler alert: 2020 has been rough South Carolina late in 2019, then on the American psyche. Folks in her cat died. Her father passed the U.S. are more unhappy today away in February. Just when she than they’ve been in nearly 50 thought she’d get out and socialize, years. the pandemic hit. This bold — yet unsurprising — “It’s been one thing after an- conclusion comes from the COVID other,” Walker said. “This is very JOHN MINCHILLO/AP Response Tracking Study, con- hard. The worst thing about this ducted by NORC at the University for me, after so much, I don’t know Medical personnel work in the emergency department at NYC Health + Hospitals Metropolitan on May of Chicago. It finds that just 14% of what’s going to happen.” 27 in New York. Hospitals around the country are dealing with the psychological toll of the virus fight as American adults say they’re very Among other findings from a study reveals that Americans are more unhappy today than they’ve been in nearly 50 years. happy, down from 31% who said the new poll about life in the the same in 2018. That year, 23% pandemic: lost their temper or wanting to get not satisfactory, but people are state of the world and the econo- said they’d often or sometimes The public is less optimistic drunk. managing to some extent.” my, and she wonders when she can felt isolated in recent weeks. Now, today about the standard of liv- About twice as many Ameri- Reimagining happiness is al- see her kids and grandkids who 50% say that. ing improving for the next gen- cans report being lonely today most hard-wired into Americans’ live on the West Coast — but she The survey, conducted in late eration than it has been in the past as in 2018, and not surprisingly DNA, said Sonja Lyubomirsky, a also realizes that things could be May, draws on nearly a half-cen- 25 years. Only 42% of Americans given the lockdowns that tried to psychology professor at the Uni- a lot worse. tury of research from the General believe that when their children contain the spread of the corona- versity of California, Riverside. “Anything can happen. And you Social Survey, which has collected reach their age, their standard of virus, there’s also been a drop in “Human beings are remarkably have to be prepared,” she said. data on American attitudes and living will be better. A solid 57% satisfaction with social activities resilient. There’s lots and lots of “Whether it’s your health, your behaviors at least every other year said that in 2018. Since the ques- and relationships. Compared with evidence that we adapt to every- finances, whether it’s the world. since 1972. No less than 29% of tion was asked in 1994, the previ- 2018, Americans also are about thing. We move forward,” she said, You have to be prepared. And al- Americans have ever called them- ous low was 45% in 1994. twice as likely to say they some- adding that she’s done happiness ways maintain that positive men- selves very happy in that survey. Compared with surveys con- times or often have felt a lack of studies since the pandemic start- tal attitude. It’s going to get you Most of the new survey’s inter- ducted after President John F. companionship (45% vs. 27%) and ed and found that some people are through it.” views were completed before the Kennedy’s assassination in 1963 felt left out (37% vs. 18%) in the slightly happier than last year. The survey of 2,279 adults was death of George Floyd touched off and after the Sept. 11 terrorist at- past four weeks. Melinda Hartline, of Tampa, conducted May 21-29 with funding nationwide protests and a global tacks, Americans are less likely What is surprising, said Louise who was laid off from her job in from the National Science Founda- conversation about race and police to report some types of emotional Hawkley, a senior research scien- public relations in March, said she tion. It uses a sample drawn from brutality, adding to the feelings of and psychological stress reactions tist with NORC at the University was in a depressed daze those first NORC’s probability-based Ameri- stress and loneliness Americans following the COVID-19 outbreak. of Chicago, was that loneliness few weeks of unemployment. Then Speak Panel, which is designed to were already facing from the coro- Fewer report smoking more than was not even more prevalent. she started to bike and play tennis be representative of the U.S. pop- navirus outbreak — especially for usual, crying or feeling dazed now “It isn’t as high as it could be,” and enrolled in a college course on ulation. The margin of sampling black Americans. than after those two previous trag- she said. “People have figured out post-crisis leadership. error for all respondents is plus or Lexi Walker, a 47-year-old pro- edies, though more report having a way to connect with others. It’s Today, she’s worried about the minus 2.9 percentage points. A drug offers hope even as cases rise in Africa and Asia

Associated Press tinued to rise in Egypt, with the longer had available beds. health ministry reporting 97 Chinese authorities locked JOHANNESBURG — Re- deaths Monday, the country’s down a third neighborhood in searchers on Tuesday announced highest for a single day. Egypt has Beijing to contain a new corona- the first drug shown to reduce over 46,000 COVID-19 infections virus outbreak that has infected deaths among severely ill coro- and 1,672 deaths, but the govern- navirus patients, offering hope more than 100 people after the ment has resisted a full lockdown country appeared to have largely even as infection rates rose in to try to keep the economy func- Africa and Asia, and there were contained the virus since it first tioning. Authorities have short- appeared there late last year. worrisome upticks of contagion ened the nightly curfew and plan in countries that had largely con- Most of the cases have been to reopen airports next month. linked to Beijing’s Xinfadi whole- tained the virus. Israel’s steady raise in infec- The cheap, widely available sale food market, and people lined tions since restrictions were up for massive testing of anyone steroid, called dexamethasone, eased last month has increased who had visited the market in the reduced deaths by 35% in pa- fears of what a top Health Min- past two weeks or come in contact tients who needed treatment with istry official said looked like the with them. About 9,000 workers at breathing machines and by 20% “beginning of a wave.” NG HAN GUAN/AP the market were tested already. in those only needing supplemen- The country is reporting 200 tal oxygen, the researches said in Residents line up to be tested for the coronavirus in Beijing on new cases daily, a tenfold in- South Korea reported 34 new England. It did not appear to help Tuesday. China increased lockdown measures in parts of the capital crease from a few weeks ago, and cases Tuesday. Half were in less ill patients. to control what appeared to be a new outbreak. Israeli leaders warned of possibly densely populated Seoul, where “This is an extremely welcome reinstating strict lockdown mea- officials are scrambling to stem result,” one study leader, Peter inexpensive, on the shelf, and can the results soon. sures if people don’t heed calls to transmissions linked to leisure Horby of the University of Ox- be used immediately to save lives New, record-high infections wear masks, maintain social dis- and religious activities and low- ford, said in a statement. “The worldwide.” were registered in South Africa tancing and wash their hands. income workers who can’t afford survival benefit is clear and large The study is a large, strict test over the weekend. The country Pakistan’s steady rise in coro- to stay home. in those patients who are sick that randomly assigned 2,104 now has more than a quarter of navirus cases have put the coun- The Seoul government has so enough to require oxygen treat- patients to get the drug and com- the cases on the 54-nation Af- try in the top 15 nations globally far resisted calls to reimpose ment, so dexamethasone should pared them with 4,321 patients rican continent with more than for infections, with over 48,000. stronger social distancing guide- now become standard of care in getting only usual care. The re- 73,000. Several hospitals have begun re- lines, fearing further economic these patients. Dexamethasone is searchers said they would publish Daily coronavirus deaths con- fusing patients because they no damage. Wednesday, June 17, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 11 NATION High court rules gay, trans workers protected

BY MARK SHERMAN will create chaos and enormous Associated Press unfairness for women and girls in athletics, women’s shelters, WASHINGTON — The Su- and many other contexts.” preme Court ruled Monday that a landmark civil rights law pro- But Monday’s decision is not tects gay, lesbian and transgen- likely to be the court’s last word der people from discrimination on a host of issues revolving in employment, a resounding vic- around LGBT rights, Gorsuch tory for LGBT rights from a con- noted. servative court. Rights groups have said they The court decided by a 6-3 vote will challenge the administra- that a key provision of the Civil tion’s effort to roll back anti- Rights Act of 1964 known as Title discrimination protections for VII that bars job discrimination transgender people in health because of sex, among other rea- care. Lawsuits are pending over sons, encompasses bias against transgender athletes’ participa- people because of their sexual orientation or gender identity. tion in school sporting events, “An employer who fires an in- and courts also are dealing with dividual for being homosexual or cases about sex-segregated bath- transgender fires that person for rooms and locker rooms, a subject traits or actions it would not have that the justices seemed con- questioned in members of a dif- cerned about during arguments ferent sex,” Justice Neil Gorsuch in October. Employers who have wrote for the court. “Sex plays a religious objections to employing necessary and undisguisable role LGBT people also might be able in the decision, exactly what Title MANUEL BALCE CENETA/AP to raise those claims in a differ- VII forbids.” ent case, Gorsuch said. The decision was a defeat Supporters of LGBTQ rights hold placards in front of the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington in October. “But none of these other laws not just for the employers, but The Supreme Court ruled that a landmark civil rights law protects gay, lesbian and transgender people also the Trump administration, from discrimination in employment. are before us; we have not had which argued that the law’s plain the benefit of adversarial testing wording compelled a ruling for about the meaning of their terms, the employers. Gorsuch, a con- and we do not prejudge any such servative appointee of President Court decision does not cover military question today,” he wrote. Donald Trump, concluded the The cases were the court’s first opposite, and Trump said Mon- on LGBT rights since Justice An- BY CAITLIN M. KENNEY Transgender Rights Project director at GLBTQ day he accepted the court’s “very thony Kennedy’s retirement and powerful decision.” Stars and Stripes Legal Advocates & Defenders. However, the Supreme Court ruling will still replacement by Kavanaugh. Ken- Gorsuch was joined in the ma- WASHINGTON — The landmark Supreme nedy was a voice for gay rights jority by Chief Justice John Rob- have an impact on the transgender policy, she Court ruling Monday that a prohibition against and the author of the landmark erts and the court’s four liberal said. sex discrimination also extends to gay and trans- “It is absolutely going to be influential because ruling in 2015 that made same- members. Justice Brett Kava- gender people does not affect service members naugh, Trump’s other Supreme that principle that’s articulated in today’s case sex marriage legal throughout or a Pentagon policy banning transgender troops. — that discrimination against someone for being the United States. Kavanaugh Court pick, dissented, along with However, lawyers and LGBTQ advocates believe transgender is sex discrimination — will then generally is regarded as more Justices Samuel Alito and Clar- the ruling could impact current lawsuits chal- ence Thomas. apply to the court’s analysis in the case under the conservative. lenging the Pentagon policy by making its ban constitutional equal protection challenge that’s “The Court tries to convince harder to defend. The Trump administration had readers that it is merely enforc- been brought in those cases,” Levi said. changed course from the Obama In a 6-3 decision, the Supreme Court ruled Because the court’s ruling does not apply, it ing the terms of the statute, but administration, which supported that employers who fired a person for being makes the military “an outlier amidst a national that is preposterous,” Alito wrote gay or transgender violate Title VII of the Civil LGBT workers in their discrimi- in the dissent. “Even as under- consensus that arbitrary discrimination is harm- Rights Act of 1964. Title VII protects an indi- ful and wrong,” Aaron Belkin, the director of nation claims under Title VII. stood today, the concept of dis- vidual from being discriminated against by an During the Obama years, crimination because of ‘sex’ is the Palm Center, said in a prepared statement employer based on their race, color, religion, sex the federal Equal Employment different from discrimination Monday. or national origin. The court ruled that the men- Opportunity Commission had because of ‘sexual orientation’ or “With transgender workers protected by fed- tion of “sex” applies to individuals who are gay or eral law in all other sectors, the military’s trans- changed its long-standing inter- ‘gender identity.‘” transgender. gender ban is now even harder to defend,” he pretation of civil rights law to Kavanaugh wrote in a separate The Pentagon’s 2019 transgender policy does said. The Palm Center is a nonpartisan research dissent that the court was rewrit- not allow people who have been diagnosed with include discrimination against institute analyzing military personnel policies, ing the law to include gender gender dysphoria to enlist in the military or con- LGBT people. The law prohibits particularly regarding the LGBTQ community. identity and sexual orientation, tinue to serve as their preferred gender without a discrimination because of sex, Peter Perkowski, the legal and policy director a job that belongs to Congress. medical certification or waiver. Gender dyspho- but has no specific protection for Modern Military of America Association, said Still, Kavanaugh said the deci- ria is the medical condition associated with indi- for sexual orientation or gender the court’s decision gives the organization hope sion represents an “important viduals who do not identify with their birth sex. identity. victory achieved today by gay In May, a transgender Navy officer was the “that justice will prevail in our lawsuit challenging the transgender military ban.” Democratic presidential con- and lesbian Americans.” first service member to receive a waiver to serve tender Joe Biden, Obama’s vice Trump had a restrained reac- The association is a LGBTQ nonprofit that cur- in their preferred gender since the policy was put president, praised the decision tion, telling reporters that he’d in place. rently represents six service members in a lawsuit on Twitter as “another step in read the decision and that “some The Defense Department referred questions challenging whether the ban is constitutional. people were surprised.” about the Supreme Court decision and its trans- “Make no mistake: The Supreme Court has our march toward equality for He added: “But they’ve ruled gender policy to the Justice Department. The ruled that discrimination against LGBTQ people all. The Supreme Court has con- and we live with their decision. DOJ “has no comment,” a spokesman said in an is discrimination based on sex. That truth applies firmed the simple but profoundly That’s what it’s all about. We live email. regardless of context. At the end of the day, what American idea that every human with the decision of the Supreme The Supreme Court ruling will also not directly matters for military service is whether or not you being should be treated with Court. Very powerful. A very apply to the four federal lawsuits challenging the are capable and qualified, not your gender iden- respect.” powerful decision actually. But transgender policy because they are based on the tity,” Perkowski said in a prepared statement. In recent years, some lower they have so ruled.” Constitution’s equal protection clause and not the [email protected] courts have held that discrimi- Twitter: @caitlinmkenney The outcome is expected to Civil Rights Act, according to Jennifer Levi, the nation against LGBT people is a have a big impact for the esti- subset of sex discrimination, and mated 8.1 million LGBT work- thus prohibited by the federal ers across the country because Gerald Bostock, a gay county they love or how they identify. gender employee, said, “Ameri- most states don’t protect them government worker from Geor- And the justices have now made cans must be able to rely on what law. from workplace discrimination. gia whose lawsuit was one of sure that we won’t have to worry the law says, and it is disappoint- Efforts by Congress to change An estimated 11.3 million LGBT three the Supreme Court decided about that.” ing that a majority of the justices the law to explicitly bar job dis- people live in the U.S., according Monday, said no one should have John Bursch, who argued the were unwilling to affirm that crimination on the basis of sexu- to the Williams Institute at the to be “fearful of losing their job appeal from a Michigan funeral commonsense principle. Redefin- al orientation and gender identity UCLA law school. because of who they are, who home owner against a fired trans- ing ‘sex’ to mean ‘gender identity’ have so far failed. PAGE 12 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Wednesday, June 17, 2020 NATION Trump signs order to revamp policing Feds to

Associated Press Americans. It’s a sudden shift for are already largely banned in po- licans are preparing their own review 2 the Republican Party — and one lice departments nationwide. package of policing changes. Sen. WASHINGTON — Following Democrats are watching warily Trump framed his plan as an Tim Scott, of South Carolina, the weeks of national protests since — that shows how quickly the alternative to the “defund the po- sole African American Republi- the death of George Floyd, Presi- hanging dent Donald Trump signed an protests have changed the politi- lice” movement that has emerged can in the Senate, has been craft- executive order on policing Tues- cal conversation and pressured from the protests and which ing the GOP legislative package, day that would encourage better Washington to act. he slammed as “radical and which will include new restric- But Trump, throughout the dangerous.” tions on police chokeholds and deaths police practices and establish a database to keep track of officers crisis, has continued to empha- “Americans know the truth: greater use of police body cam- Associated Press with a history of excessive use-of- size his support for law enforce- Without police there is chaos. eras, among other provisions. force complaints. ment and even on Tuesday railed Without law there is anarchy and Senate Majority Leader Mitch LOS ANGELES — Federal au- In Rose Garden remarks, against those who committed vio- without safety there is catastro- McConnell, R-Ky., declared that thorities will review local inves- Trump stressed the need for high- lence during the largely peaceful phe,” he said. Republicans are developing “a tigations into the hanging deaths er standards and commiserated protests. Trump’s audience included serious proposal to reform law of two black men in Southern with mourning families, even as Trump’s executive order would police officials and members of enforcement.” California to determine whether he hailed the vast majority of of- establish a database that tracks Congress, and came after he met The Senate Judiciary Com- federal law was violated, officials ficers as selfless public servants police officers with excessive at the White House with the fami- mittee was to conduct a hearing said Monday. and held his law-and-order line, use of force complaints in their lies of men and women who have Tuesday afternoon on “Police Local authorities have said while criticizing Democrats. records. And it would give police been killed in interactions with Use of Force and Community Re- there is no evidence of foul play “Reducing crime and raising departments a financial incentive police. lations,” drawing testimony from in the deaths of Robert Fuller in standards are not opposite goals,“ to adopt best practices and en- “To all of the hurting families, I leading civil rights and law en- Palmdale and Malcolm Harsch he said before signing the order courage co-responder programs, want you to know that all Ameri- forcement leaders. in Victorville and early indica- flanked by police. in which social workers join po- cans mourn by your side,” Trump “Now is the time to reimagine tions point both to suicide, but Trump and the GOP have been lice when they respond to nonvio- said. “Your loved ones will not a more fair and just society in sheriffs have pledged to continue to investigate the cases. rushing to respond to the mass lent calls involving mental health, have died in vain.” which all people are safe,” Vanita Monday’s announcement fol- demonstrations against police addiction and homeless issues. Yet Trump made no men- Gupta, president and CEO of The lows weekend protests, which brutality and racial prejudice Trump said that, under a new tion of systemic racism in his Leadership Conference on Civil were prompted by the initial de- that have raged for weeks across credentialing process, chokeholds comments. and Human Rights, was to tell termination of suicide as the like- the country in response to the will be banned “except if an offi- The Rose Garden announce- senators, according to advance ly cause of death for Fuller. deaths of Floyd and other black cer’s life is at risk.” Chokeholds ment comes as Senate Repub- testimony . People who participated in a town hall hosted by Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva on Monday also voiced concerns that Fuller and Harsch may have Man shot during been lynched . The FBI, U.S. attorney’s office in the Central District of Califor- nia and the U.S. Department of protest in NM over Justice’s Civil Rights Division are monitoring the investigations of the Los Angeles County and San conqueror’s statue Bernardino County sheriffs, authorities said in a statement. The city of Palmdale issued a state- Associated Press could be heard down the street ment supporting an independent and people started yelling that ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — A inquiry . someone had been shot. man was shot Monday night Fuller’s body was discovered Gallegos said police used tear around 3:30 a.m. Wednesday in a as protesters in New Mexico’s gas and flash bangs to protect largest city tried to tear down a park . An autopsy was conducted the officers who intervened and Friday and the Los Angeles Coun- bronze statue of a Spanish con- detained those involved in the quistador outside the Albuquer- ty medical examiner-coroner’s shooting. He said they were dis- office said the 24-year-old man que Museum, prompting the city armed and taken into custody to announce that the statue would appeared to have died by suicide. for questioning as police worked The finding prompted outcry be removed until officials deter- to secure the scene. He said de- by his family, who believed he mine the next steps. tectives were investigating with wasn’t suicidal, and community The man was taken to a hospi- ADOLPHE PIERRE-LOUIS, THE ALBUQUERQUE (N.M.) JOURNAL/AP the help of the FBI but he did not members who called for an inde- tal and was listed in critical but immediately release any other Albuquerque police detain members of the New Mexico Civil Guard, pendent probe and autopsy . stable condition late Monday, said information. an armed civilian group, after the shooting of a man during a protest The state Senate began its ses- Albuquerque police spokesman “The shooting tonight was a over a statue of Spanish conquerer Juan de Onate on Monday. sion Monday with a moment of Gilbert Gallegos. tragic, outrageous and unaccept- silence for Fuller and Harsch, a A confrontation erupted be- able act of violence and it has no Democrat Gov. Michelle Lujan after activists in northern New 38-year-old homeless man who tween protesters and a group place in our city,” Mayor Tim Grisham issued a statement in Mexico celebrated the removal was found hanging from a tree of armed men who were trying Keller said in a statement Mon- which she took aim at the armed of another likeness of Onate that on May 31 in Victorville, about 45 to protect the statue of Juan de day. “Our diverse community will individuals, saying they were was on public display at a cultural miles east of Palmdale. The San Onate before protesters wrapped not be deterred by acts meant to there to menace protesters. She center in the community of Al- Bernardino County Sheriff’s De- a chain around it and began tug- divide or silence us. Our hearts said no matter who strikes first, partment said foul play was not calde. Rio Arriba County officials ging on it while chanting: “Tear it go out the victim, his family and there would be no room in New suspected in the death of Harsch, down.” One protester repeatedly witnesses whose lives were need- Mexico for any sort of escalation removed it to safeguard it from but his family said in a statement swung a pickax at the base of the lessly threatened tonight. This of what she called “reckless, vio- possible damage and to avoid issued Saturday that they were statue. sculpture has now become an ur- lent rhetoric.” civil unrest ahead of a scheduled concerned it will be ruled a sui- Moments later, a few gunshots gent matter of public safety.” The violence came just hours protest. cide to avoid further attention. Wednesday, June 17, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 13 NATION City named for Confederate general mulls name change

BY JAKE SHERIDAN following protests against police violence. and killed nine black worshippers at the Other namesakes of Bragg are also being Los Angeles Times Since George Floyd was killed by Minne- Emanuel AME church in Charleston, S.C. called into question. apolis police, protesters and policymak- “While I completely agree with the ef- Military leaders, including Defense Sec- LOS ANGELES — The City Council of ers have torn down Confederate statues, fort to remove the Confederate flag from retary Mark Esper and Army Secretary Fort Bragg, a small Northern California and namesakes and icons associated with the South Carolina state Capitol, I would Ryan McCarthy, have signaled they are city named after Braxton Bragg, a Confed- racism and white supremacy have faced argue that asking us to change our name willing to consider renaming Army bases erate Army general and slave owner, are intense scrutiny. is taking things a bit too far,” Peters, who that honor Confederate officers, such as pondering putting a town name change on The town’s name has been challenged now serves as a City Council member, told North Carolina’s Fort Bragg. the November ballot. before. In 2015, the California Legislative the Los Angeles Times then. “You can- On June 10, President Donald Trump The move by the Mendocino County Black Caucus sent a letter to then-Mayor not change history … We are a tight-knit tweeted that his administration would town of nearly 7,400 comes in response “to Lindy Peters asking Fort Bragg to make community who do not favor changing our not consider renaming the bases because many requests (some local and many not) a change. According to the letter, Bragg’s name, especially when pushed to do so by that the city of Fort Bragg, Calif., change mother was jailed for killing a freed, for- politicos who have never even visited our they “have become part of a Great Ameri- its name to avoid any connotation associ- merly enslaved person, and the Confed- town and know nothing of our long and can heritage, a history of winning, victory ated with Confederate Army Gen. Braxton erate general enslaved 105 people at his rich local history.” and freedom.” That same day, the Senate’s Bragg,” a post on the city’s Facebook page Louisiana plantation before he “committed The city — once just a military camp Armed Services Committee voted to re- read. The discussion is set for Monday. treason against our nation during the Civil — was named for Bragg in 1857, before quire the Pentagon to remove Confederate The post, which has received more than War and fought to defend the defenseless the Civil War, by founder Horatio C. Gib- names, monuments and symbols from the 900 contentious comments decrying and cause of slavery.” son, who served under Bragg in the Span- military in the next three years. praising the call for conversation, comes The request came in July 2015, a month ish American War, according to website Bragg led the Confederate Army of amid a national reckoning with racism after white supremacist Dylann Roof shot MendocinoFun. Tennessee.

In a first, FDA approves video game for treating ADHD in children

Associated Press game built by Boston-based Akili It’s the first time the FDA has than 600 children. A video of the today with FDA’s decision,” Akili Interactive Labs can improve at- cleared a digital therapy for im- game shows a character traveling CEO Eddie Martucci said in a BOSTON — The U.S. Food and tention function. proving ADHD symptoms, and a racecourse-like path in a hover statement. “We’re using technol- Drug Administration has for the The game, called Endeavor- the first time the agency has ever board. ogy to help treat a condition in an first time approved a video game Rx, requires a prescription and authorized marketing of a game- Sensory and motor tasks are entirely new way as we directly for treating attention deficit hy- is designed for children ages 8 based therapy for any condition. designed to help the player im- target neurological function peractivity disorder in children. to 12 with certain symptoms of The FDA says it looked at data prove cognitive functioning. through medicine that feels like The FDA said Monday the ADHD. from multiple studies in more “We’re proud to make history entertainment.“ PAGE 14 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Wednesday, June 17, 2020 AMERICAN ROUNDUP Bomb squad destroys item cast over jail wall

CINCINNATI — The OH bomb squad early Monday safely detonated a suspicious package that was thrown at the Hamilton County Justice Complex, the sheriff’s office said. Officers evacuated the complex, which is the main county jail branch, and closed surrounding streets while the hazardous devices unit examined the package that was tossed over a concrete wall near an entrance. The bomb squad X-rayed the package and detonated it as a pre- caution, the sheriff’s office said. No one was injured. The sheriff’s office said that inmates and staff were not at risk. Cristobal’s driftwood to get new aquarium home

GULFPORT — Trop- MS ical Storm Cristobal left a big mess on beaches along the Mississippi Gulf Coast, but that created an opportunity for the Mississippi Aquarium. The Gulfport facility plans to recycle driftwood left by the recent storm, WLOX-TV reported. With permission from Harri- son County Sand Beach Author- ity, aquarium staffers have been gathering pieces that will become part of the habitats at the aquarium still under construction in Gulfport. The aquarium was originally scheduled to open in April, but ROGELIO V. SOLIS/AP the coronavirus pandemic put an indefinite delay on those plans. W ildlife officials kill Moving a piece of history bear that entered home Movers carefully lift a 37-foot dugout canoe used by a Mississippi bootlegger in the 1930s onto a display brace Friday. The Tupelo gum tree canoe, which was used to transport kegs of illegal whiskey in the Mississippi Delta, is part of an upcoming exhibit at the Mississippi COLORADO Department of Archives and History’s Two Mississippi Museums . The museums in Jackson, Miss., have been closed over coronavirus CO SPRINGS — Colo- concerns, but are scheduled to reopen in July. rado Parks and Wildlife said a bear that had been previously Court. THE CENSUS Rudi Mitchell, the great-great- relocated was killed after enter- According to the criminal com- great grandson of Chief Big Elk, ing a home while the owner was plaint, police in West Salem tried The number of tons of medical marijuana sold in Arkansas in just over a said that Big Elk had a gift for inside. to stop Clements on April 20 after year , according to the Arkansas Department of Finance and Administra- bringing settlers and the Omaha Wildlife officers were called spotting him doing 45 mph in a 25 tion. DFA said Saturday that 22 dispensaries have sold 14,714 pounds tribe together in a peaceful to a home in Colorado Springs mph zone on a residential street 7 of marijuana, making over $92 million since the first dispensary opened manner. around 10:30 a.m. Sunday and in a Mitsubishi Eclipse convert- in May 2019. Sales are expected to surpass $100 million by July 1, DFA found a male bear inside the ible with no license plates. said in a news release. Data provided by the department said that Green Springs Man dies after crash home on the resident’s couch, Instead of stopping, Clements Medical in Hot Springs has sold the most at just over 2,650 pounds. KUSA-TV reports that. accelerated and then ran a stop on new motorcycle The woman was cooking bacon sign. The officer chasing him when the 150-pound animal en- reached speeds of up to 113 mph LAKELAND — A tered the home by ripping a patio before calling off the chase . month, the road buckled and the a poacher in northern Michigan. FL Florida man died after screen door, parks and wildlife Clements turned himself in hole grew. It now spans nearly Officers from the Depart- crashing a motorcycle that he had officials said. The woman safely later that night, the complaint an entire intersection and has ment of Natural Resources found owned for less than a week, au- brought the sewer system to a the bear Thursday in a creek in left the home through her front said. He told police he fled be- thorities said. halt. Oceana County’s Branch Town- door when she saw the bear. cause he was close to getting his The crash occurred Tuesday Wright said that he expects ship. The bear was struggling Wildlife officers previously license back and didn’t want an morning at the Carlton Arms of repair work to begin next week. and was euthanized while the relocated the bear from a resi- operating after suspension cita- South Lakeland apartment com- dential neighborhood. The ani- tion. He said that he knew he was Some of the loan will be used to cubs were in a tree. purchase a 6-inch portable pump The DNR got a tip from some- plex, the Ledger reported. mal returned to look for food and driving recklessly and passing in Stephen Wheeler, 63, was pull- wildlife officials made the deci- a no-passing zone at 120 mph, ac- and electrical hookups for flood one who called a poaching ho- ing out of a garage and sped off sion to kill the bear. cording to the complaint. pumps in case of a power outage. tline. The bear had likely been The emergency loan is only a shot a few days earlier. across a street, hitting a raised Police charge man after City approves $100K temporary solution. Grand Tower The cubs were taken to a wild- concrete curb, the Polk County is waiting on about $4.5 million life specialist. Sheriff’s Office said. The motor- high-speed chase loan to repair sinkhole in flood recovery funds from the cycle then traveled down a steep Federal Emergency Management New reservoir named embankment and began to over- LA CROSSE — Pros- GRAND TOWER — Agency. Those funds are intend- turn, ejecting Wheeler from the WI ecutors have charged IL Grand Tower city lead- ed for the repair of sinkholes and for Omaha tribe leader seat, deputies said. Investigators a Mindoro man in connection ers have approved a $100,000 damaged streets, and to replace said that Wheeler, who wasn’t OMAHA — A new flood with a police chase that reached emergency loan to repair a sink- storm drains and water mains. wearing a helmet, hit his head mitigation reservoir in speeds of 120 mph. hole that has been getting bigger NE on a fence at the bottom of the Nebraska is being named Big Elk The La Crosse Tribune re- and deeper since flooding over- embankment. ported that Frederick Clements, whelmed the Mississippi River Bear with 3 cubs shot Lake in honor of Chief Big Elk, a Rescue workers were able to 22, faces charges of first-degree in the small southern Illinois city by poacher, later dies leader of the Omaha tribe. take Wheeler to a nearby hospi- recklessly endangering safety last year. Directors of the Papio-Missouri and fleeing an officer, both felo- At first, the sinkhole “was just BRANCH TOWNSHIP River Natural Resources District tal, where he was pronounced nies. The counts were filed Fri- a small area,” Fire Chief Den- MI — Authorities said that Board announced the unanimous dead Thursday, officials said. day in La Crosse County Circuit nis Wright said. But earlier this a bear with three cubs was shot by decision Thursday. From wire reports Wednesday, June 17, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 15 FACES Q&A Academy delays ’21 Oscars because of coronavirus effects Queen Latifah: It’s time to say For the fourth time in their history, the Oscars are being postponed. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and the ABC Tele- goodbye to ‘Gone with the Wind’ vision Network said Monday that the 93rd Academy Awards will be held April 25, 2021, eight weeks later BY GARY GERARD HAMILTON everybody used their voices. than originally planned because of Associated Press We’re seeing corporate America and brands em- the pandemic’s effects on the movie bracing Black Lives Matter. Do you think it’s industry. ome criticized HBO Max’s removal of “Gone just popular to do so now or is it a sincere The Academy’s Board of Gover- with the Wind” from its streaming service — in- effort to bring change? nors also decided to extend the eli- cluding those who wonder if it hurts the legacy I think it’s a mixture … we’re see- of Hattie McDaniel, the first African American gibility window beyond the calendar S ing things that have been coming for year to Feb. 28, 2021, for feature woman to win an Academy Award — but Oscar nomi- a long time, and this is the powder nee Queen Latifah says good riddance. films, and delay the opening of the keg. This is the perfect storm, if Academy Museum of Motion Pic- “Let ‘Gone with the Wind’ be gone with the wind,” you will, for the opportunity for said the Emmy, Golden Globe and Grammy winner in tures from December until April 30, change to come. So we shouldn’t 2021. an interview last week. stop — we shouldn’t take our foot Latifah, who portrays McDaniel in Ryan Murphy’s “Our hope, in extending the eligi- off the gas. I read something Viola bility period and our Awards date, is Netflix “Hollywood” series, says the story behind Mc- Davis posted, and ... it ended with Daniel’s Oscar win is not as shiny as the golden trophy. to provide the flexibility filmmakers ‘Don’t take your foot off the gas,’ “They didn’t even let her in the theater until right need to finish and release their films and that has sat in my mind and before she got that award. Someone came outside and without being penalized for some- that has been my slogan in my brought her into the auditorium. She wasn’t even al- thing beyond anyone’s control,” said brain every day. lowed to sit in there. And then she had to read a speech Academy President David Rubin This is your second year with that was written by a studio. You know that’s not what and Academy CEO Dawn Hudson in the hell she wanted to say,” she said. the Queen Collective. Was a joint statement. “Then after that, all she could do was play the same there anything you learned or Oscars nominations will be an- kinds of roles … So the opportunities at that time and changed this year? nounced on March 15 and the nomi- the way that those in power in that business were rel- The only thing that’s expand- nees luncheon will be on April 15. egating us and marginalizing us and not allowing us to ed my mind is that we need The film academy has been grow and thrive after that was just terrible. And a lot of more support and we need to grappling with how to handle the that is still around today.” make more movies. We need pandemic’s near shutdown of the Latifah spoke to The Associated Press while pro- more production because theatrical exhibition and film pro- moting her Queen Collective initiative, which seeks to the same thing (happened) duction and festival business since highlight up-and-coming female filmmakers of color. last year: we were able to do mid-March. She discussed George Floyd’s death, her feelings about two films, (but) we got over The British Academy also decided her lyrics being chanted by protesters and more. 60 submissions last year to delay its awards, the academy an- Answers have been edited for brevity and clarity. … These amazing women nounced Monday. AP: What are your thoughts on the protests follow- filmmakers have shown The BAFTAs will be held on April ing George Floyd’s death? that not only do they tell 11, rather than the previously an- This is like nothing I’ve ever seen in my life. And it’s unique, interesting, cool nounced Feb. 14. The academy has also the fact that it’s happening worldwide. It’s time, stor(ies) — not just cool,. also changed eligibility rules so you know? It’s time. What an opportunity we have right but stories that need to that films whose theatrical releases now. I can only liken it to what it was like for me as a be told. But they also hire were curtailed or switched to on- kid, as a teenager — young 20s, early ’90s when there diversely behind the cam- line-only releases will be eligible for was apartheid in South Africa, and we weren’t with era, which gives people consideration. that. And rappers, we stood up and used our voices, and experience. The British awards are usually held a week or two before the Os- Queen Latifah portrays “Gone with the Wind” actress Hattie McDaniel, the first cars and have become an important African American woman to win an Oscar, in the Netflix series “Hollywood.” awards-season staging post. Netflix/AP From The Associated Press New this week: Neil Young, ‘Miss Juneteenth,’ Padma Lakshmi

Associated Press chronicles the increasing presence of trans cia Keys will battle in the latest “Verzuz” stage), but he also earned praise for spot- actors and filmmakers in Hollywood, and series on Instagram at 8 p.m. EDT. Two lighting another state leader — Richard Here’s a collection curated by The Asso- the difference they’re making for a larger days later on Father’s Day, Legend will host Nixon. Morgan’s “Frost/Nixon” is about ciated Press’ entertainment journalists of trans community. With Laverne Cox (a the variety special “John Legend and Fam- the 1977 TV interviews between talk show what’s arriving on TV, streaming services host David Frost and the disgraced ex-pres- and music platforms this week. producer), Lilly Wachowski, MJ Rodriguez ily: A Bigger Love Father’s Day” (ABC, 8 and others. p.m. EDT). Special guests include Chrissy ident, where some 45 million Americans Movies Teigen, Stevie Wonder, Shaquille O’Neal, watched Nixon admit “I let the American Music Anthony Anderson, Common, Jesse Tyler people down.” Ron Howard’s 2008 screen “Miss Juneteenth”: In Channing God- Ferguson and Scottie Pippen. adaptation hit Netflix on Tuesday starring frey Peoples’ leisurely first feature, Tur- Bob Dylan: It’s been eight years since — AP Music Editor Mesfin Fekadu its Broadway leading men — Michael Sheen quoise Jones (Nicole Beharie) is a single the legend Bob Dylan released an album of (later to be Tony Blair in “The Queen”) mother and former beauty queen, once original material. He’s back with “Rough Television and a stunning Nixon by Frank Langella. crowned Miss Juneteenth, who wants her and Rowdy Ways,” which comes out Friday The film comes just as Nixon, presidential teenager daughter, Kai (Alexis Chikaeze), and sounds “moody, reflective, meditative, Padma Lakshmi, a longtime judge of legacies and journalistic ethics are hot top- to follow in her footsteps. Peoples’ film befuddling, funny and awe-inspiring,” ac- Bravo’s “Top Chef,” created and hosts ics right now. will debut Friday on-demand on June- cording to Associated Press critic Scott the new Hulu documentary series “Taste The ESPYs, ESPN’s annual celebra- teenth, the annual holiday commemorat- Bauer. the Nation,” which celebrates the food of tion for all things sports, isn’t going to let ing the end of slavery in the U.S. “Miss Neil Young: Neil Young also has a new American immigrants and indigenous peo- a halt in most professional sports stop it Juneteenth” isn’t about that history but the album out on Friday, although he finished it ple. It’s sort of food as resistance: “Taste this year. For the first time, the show will contemporary African American struggle 45 years ago. Young, notoriously known for the Nation” sees Lakshmi go to the Texas feature three hosts in remote settings and to remain in the middle class. Turquoise is shelving fully completed albums through- border city of El Paso and talk to locals a changed focus. Instead of honoring the juggling two jobs and a lot of regret, and out his career, is releasing the 12-track set about the wall. She goes to South Carolina past year’s top athletes and moments in Beharie imbues her life with strength and “Homegrown,” originally planned to be re- to go crabbing and explore Gullah Geechee sports, the show is celebrating heroism dignity. leased after his 1972 multi-platinum effort, food. She goes to Las Vegas to spend time and humanitarian aid. Seahawks quarter- “Disclosure”: Sam Feder’s documenta- “Harvest.” with Thai immigrants and to Arizona to back Russell Wilson, soccer star Megan ry, premiering Friday on Netflix, surveys John Legend: Singer, songwriter, piano forage for Native American ingredients. Rapinoe and three-time WNBA champion trans representation in film and TV. It’s a slayer, EGOT winner and father of two The show premieres Thursday. Sue Bird will preside over the two-hour history wrought with painful caricatures, John Legend is putting out a new album Writer Peter Morgan may be famous for broadcast airing Sunday on ESPN. cruel punchlines and dubious erasure. But Friday called “Bigger Love.” On the same focusing a lot on Queen Elizabeth II (“The — AP Entertainment Writer it’s also a joyful, celebratory journey that day, which is Juneteenth, Legend and Ali- Crown” on TV and “The Audience” on Mark Kennedy PAGE 16 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Wednesday, June 17, 2020 OPINION Max D. Lederer Jr., Publisher Lt. Col. Marci Hoffman, Europe commander Lt. Col. Richard McClintic, Pacific commander 3 mistakes the Trump campaign can fix Caroline E. Miller, Europe Business Operations Joshua M. Lashbrook, Pacific Chief of Staff BY RAMESH PONNURU talking about issues that obsess him but candidates of the right in 2016 are likely to Bloomberg Opinion have limited purchase among his core back him this November. But Trump’s re- supporters and none outside it. There’s positioning to the right will probably cost EDITORIAL resident Donald Trump doesn’t Obamagate, a convoluted theory about the him more votes than it gains him: There is want you to pay attention to the Editor previous administration’s alleged attempts substantial evidence that the perception of Terry Leonard, polls, which on average show [email protected] to abuse power to undermine the current moderation is electorally beneficial. him losing badly to former Vice one. Not one voter in 100 could explain it. Robert H. Reid, Senior Managing Editor P He cannot undo the decisions that have President Joe Biden in November — losing Since Frum wrote, Trump has repeatedly [email protected] modified his ideological image. But he much worse than he was to Hillary Clinton and baselessly suggested that MSNBC also doesn’t seem to see a reason to try. He Tina Croley, Managing Editor for Content at this point in 2016. But you don’t have to host Joe Scarborough is a murderer. These keeps catering to very conservative vot- [email protected] believe the public polls to see how poorly messages — that Trump is a victim and ers who are already with him rather than Trump’s re-election campaign is going. Managing Editor for Presentation his persecutors are monsters — have little working on keeping wavering supporters Sean Moores, You can just listen to the campaign’s com- [email protected] to do with voters, and are unlikely to in- or winning over nonsupporters. If you’re munications director. fluence anyone who isn’t already deep in pleased by Trump’s retweeting of a video Managing Editor for Digital Tim Murtaugh said, “Our internal data Joe Gromelski, Trumpland. that complains that people are exaggerat- [email protected] consistently shows the president running Trump is, second, placing himself fur- ing George Floyd’s virtues, you’re already strong against a defined Joe Biden in all of ther from the center of public opinion than sure to vote for him. If you’re not sure to our key states.” That comment, decoded, BUREAU STAFF he did in 2016. Back then, he presented vote for him, it’s the kind of thing that ex- means that the campaign has been run- himself as a dealmaker and competent plains why you’re not. Europe/Mideast ning a poll that lays out attacks on Biden manager who would hire the best people, A third mistake is Trump’s insistence on Erik Slavin, Europe & Mideast Bureau Chief before asking respondents how they will and wasn’t tied to Republican orthodoxy. [email protected] portraying his opponent, “Sleepy Joe,” as a vote — and even that poll doesn’t find He talked about reining in Wall Street +49(0)631.3615.9350; DSN (314)583.9350 senile buffoon. Voters know that neither of Trump winning most key states. and ensuring paid leave for new parents. these candidates is Cicero and don’t seem Pacific Congressional Republicans have a lot He said he had no objection in principle to to hold it against either. But what’s espe- Aaron Kidd, Pacific Bureau Chief of ideas on how Trump could improve his socialized medicine. Fewer voters saw him [email protected] cially self-defeating about this campaign standing. Most of them amount to wish- as conservative than had seen previous Re- +81.42.552.2511 ext. 88380; DSN (315)227.7380 tactic — which the entire Republican Party ing the president were an entirely differ- publican presidential nominees that way. Washington ent person: less impulsive, less attracted to Over the course of his presidency, percep- has followed — is that it rearranges public Joseph Cacchioli, Washington Bureau Chief nutty conspiracy theories, less voluble. But tions have changed: A lot more voters now expectations to Biden’s benefit. Every time [email protected] Trump is also making three mistakes that consider Trump “very conservative.” top Republicans mock Biden as a surefire (+1)(202)886-0033 are within his power to change. Some of those voters are presumably disaster on the campaign trail, they are Brian Bowers, Assistant Managing Editor, News lowering the bar for how well he has to do [email protected] He is, first, spending too much time talk- very conservative themselves, and are ing about the wrong things. David Frum happy about how many of his policies in the fall and, especially, in the debates. CIRCULATION has pointed out how different Trump have been standard Republican fare. As Biden is the front-runner in the presi- sounds now than he did in 2016. Then, he president, Trump has signed a corporate dential race. Trump is helping him to run, Mideast beat conventional Republican politicians tax cut but has barely exerted himself to simultaneously, as the underdog. It is a Robert Reismann, Mideast Circulation Manager promising strategy, but not for Trump. [email protected] who dwelt on issues that didn’t move most raise infrastructure spending. Occasional [email protected] voters, like deficits and productivity. He rhetoric in favor of gun control has led to Bloomberg Opinion columnist Ramesh Ponnuru is DSN (314)583-9111 addressed issues that voters cared about almost no action. Governing this way has a senior editor at National Review, visiting fellow more than the governors and senators did, enabled Trump to enjoy very high support at the American Enterprise Institute and Europe contributor to CBS News. This column does not Karen Lewis, Community Engagement Manager such as manufacturing and immigration. from Republican voters. A large fraction necessarily reflect the opinion of the editorial [email protected] These days Trump is more apt to be of the people who voted for third-party board or Bloomberg LP and its owners. [email protected] +49(0)631.3615.9090; DSN (314)583.9090 Pacific Mari Mori, [email protected] +81-3 6385.3171; DSN (315)227.7333 To retak e the House, GOP must win this seat

CONTACT US BY HENRY OLSEN licans overall. in London, leading Bognet to tell me, “My The Washington Post The Republican nominee in Pennsyl- family came from a coal mine and Mat- Washington vania, Jim Bognet, fits the district like a thew Cartwright came from a country tel: (+1)202.886.0003 cranton, Pa., is best known as the 633 3rd St. NW, Suite 116, Washington, DC 20001-3050 glove. He’s a local boy, having grown up club.” He slammed Cartwright’s vote for site of the television comedy “The in Hazleton and starring in the Hazle ton impeachment and alleged the incumbent Reader letters Office.” It is also the largest city in High football team. Bognet’s grandfather backs illegal immigration; “bad trade poli- [email protected] SPennsylvania’s 8th Congressional was a coal miner and his dad started a cies that shipped our jobs to China”; and District, a must-win seat if Republicans are trucking business, giving him a classic the “Green Raw Deal” from Rep. Alexan- Additional contacts to have any chance of retaking the House. blue-collar background. He left Hazleton dria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y. It’s hard to un- stripes.com/contactus The district is nestled in the Keystone to go to Penn State, becoming the first in seat an incumbent, but this is exactly the OMBUDSMAN State’s northeast corner. This region was his family to graduate from college. From sort of contrast for a Republican to draw to once a coal-mining center, attracting there he got an MBA and a JD from UCLA win a blue-collar, Obama-Trump seat like Ernie Gates immigrants from all over Europe. That and was an economic development adviser this. legacy remains in museums and demo- to California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger. Nevertheless, it’s still unclear whether The Stars and Stripes ombudsman protects the free flow graphics; Luzerne is the only American He was also a Trump administration offi- House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, of news and information, reporting any attempts by the county where Poles are the largest ethnic cial but resigned to return to his hometown R-Calif., and the National Republican Con- military or other authorities to undermine the newspaper’s independence. The ombudsman also responds to concerns group. But coal mining left years ago, and and make his run. gressional Committee will invest much in and questions from readers, and monitors coverage for fair- for many, the district now feels like one of Bognet’s television ads during the pri- Bognet in the fall. McCarthy endorsed one ness, accuracy, timeliness and balance. The ombudsman the many forgotten places where the future of Bognet’s opponents, Earl Granville, in welcomes comments from readers, and can be contacted maries show that he and his team under- by email at [email protected], or by phone at happened yesterday. stand the district and its voters. The first the primary. While the Democratic Con- 202.886.0003. That shows in the seat’s income, race ad was shot at his dad’s company after the gressional Campaign Committee and the and education demographics. The median lockdowns began. Showing trucks stuck on allied House Majority PAC have already income is only $53,000, well behind the the lot because of the pandemic, Bognet reserved $1.4 million in the Scranton media Stars and Stripes (USPS 0417900) is published week- nation’s roughly $60,000 median. Roughly market to defend Cartwright, neither the days (except Dec. 25 and Jan. 1) for 50 cents Monday promised to “make China pay — for the through Thursday and for $1 on Friday by Pacific Stars and 64% of the 8th District’s adults older than lies they told, the jobs they stole and the NRCC nor its allied super PAC, the Con- Stripes, Unit 45002, APO AP 96301-5002. Periodicals 25 are whites without a college degree. lives we lost.” His second ad emphasized gressional Leadership Fund, has followed postage paid at San Francisco, CA, Postmaster: Send address changes to Pacific Stars and Stripes, Unit 45002, Whites overall make up nearly 84% of the his local roots, showing old film of when suit. This is mind-boggling as the Scranton APO AP 96301-5002. seat’s citizen voting-age population. White, he kicked the winning field goal at the first media market is one of the cheapest in the This newspaper is authorized by the Department of blue-collar, economically left-behind — it’s game played at Hazleton High’s new sta- country, with ads likely costing only $50 to Defense for members of the military services overseas. However, the contents of Stars and Stripes are unofficial, no wonder the district is a classic example dium. It also emphasized his hawkishness $65 per gross rating point this fall. That’s a and are not to be considered as the official views of, or of an “Obama-Trump” seat. on China, opposition to illegal immigration fraction of the cost in huge media markets endorsed by, the U.S. government. As a DOD newspaper, President Donald Trump won this dis- such as Houston, Philadelphia and New Stars and Stripes may be distributed through official chan- and support for Trump. Bognet’s bio, the nels and use appropriated funds for distribution to remote trict by nearly 10 points, reversing Mitt issues he talks about and his Trump ties York, where the CLF has already reserved locations where overseas DOD personnel are located. Romney’s 12-point loss here in 2012. That are exactly the combination that could millions in ad time to flip seats that Hillary The appearance of advertising in this publication does Clinton carried. not constitute endorsement by the Department of Defense massive 22-point shift in the margin is unite loyal Republicans with Trump-lov- or Stars and Stripes of the products or services advertised. larger than that in all but two districts ing former Democrats. The NRCC failed to back candidates Products or services advertised shall be made available for in the nation. Those seats — Minnesota’s I spoke recently with Bognet about the in seats like this in 2018 only to find the purchase, use or patronage without regard to race, color, underlying partisan trends still made religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, physical 8th and Ohio’s 6th — are also ancestrally campaign, asking him how he plans to handicap, political affiliation or any other nonmerit factor Democratic areas with declining econo- contrast himself with Democratic incum- for close races. Republicans should hope of the purchaser, user or patron. mies, rusting factories and closed mines. bent Rep. Matthew Cartwright. He noted they’ve learned from that mistake and © Stars and Stripes 2020 Minnesota’s 8th was one of the GOP’s only two main areas of difference: background back Bognet to the hilt. two pickups in 2018, suggesting that this and issues. Cartwright attended a Cana- Henry Olsen is a Washington Post columnist and a stripes.com enthusiasm for Trump transfers to Repub- dian boarding school and went to college senior fellow at the Ethics and Public Policy Center. Wednesday, June 17, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 17 OPINION Active-duty military already stretched too thin

BY ANDREW VERNON mental health to loss of limbs, separation of AND OLIVIA ANTIGUA families, and financial hardships, morale Special to Stars and Stripes has become a real concern over the last decade. Putting them at odds with their fel- or the 1% of the population who low citizens will not help. You cannot add volunteer their service to this na- political upheaval, a broken justice system, tion, putting on the uniform is a poor policing, and putting our military on Fprivilege and an honor. In our re- the streets into the same bucket. If we have cent conflicts, soldiers have deployed on this amount of problems at the same time, multiple occasions to protect and defend what has been accomplished over the past our great nation. What we cannot afford is three years? to put these men and women in a position Watching these men and women be that goes against everything for which they asked to hold a line on Main Street Amer- have trained and sacrificed. We are out- ica is painful. We cannot put our military raged about George Floyd’s murder, and the images of him being slowly killed by in a position that causes outrage, leading to police will be another tragic mark on our lost hope and a misunderstanding of what nation’s history. His death is one of many their job entails. Our service members do in a long string of injustices, which people not belong in a fight with our own citizens have been fighting for centuries in this when we are not actually experiencing an country. The current attempts to protest insurrection. racial injustice have not risen to the level Let’s put to rest the idea of active-duty of insurrection, and people are justifiably service members on our streets. It’s time upset. to retrain our entire police force across /AP We do not condone violence and loot- RICH PEDRONCELLI the nation and retrain annually. Police de- ing, but it is up to governors to activate the Members of the California National Guard stand watch at the Downtown Commons partments need to have better oversight National Guard when violence erupts lo- area of Sacramento on June 1 during a protest of racial injustice. by state and federal governments. Each cally. Infringing on states’ rights to make department needs to be checked for offi- that decision is not necessary at this point, Americans have for them. “Those who re- They are a voice for Floyd, a voice for black cers who keep their jobs despite failing to and could lead to the violation of individual member the last time the Insurrection Act Americans, a voice for all Americans. We perform responsibly. Police unions need rights to peacefully protest. Invoking the was used, during the 1992 Los Angeles need to change our policies and reduce the to be overseen for their protections of bad Insurrection Act to try to force the military riots, warn that President Donald Trump use of unnecessary force immediately. Our officers, and qualified immunity should be to potentially violate constitutional rights to could undo decades of progress between leaders in this country need to come out of done away with. protest could seriously weaken not only the police and the communities they serve if their shells, wake up, and deliver some real This horrific event needs to serve as a military but also the public’s perception of he invokes it now,” states journalist Alicia leadership using their hearts and minds. final opportunity to learn, and make last- our military. The difference between using Victoria Lozano. There are a number of concerns relat- ing change so we never have to go through our National Guard in localized emergen- Our leadership in Congress, and the ed to our National Guard and active-duty something of this magnitude again. And cies versus invoking the Insurrection Act current administration, either appeared service members being deployed on the let’s ensure that our service members are of 1807 with active-duty soldiers is that quiet on the issue or made inappropriate streets. The first is military readiness. respected for their service and sacrifice, National Guard members are meant to comments leading to additional violence. Readiness is our military being trained not put in the uncomfortable position of provide states with protections during It’s difficult to say whether our leadership to meet demands of assigned missions. backing political campaigns. civil unrest and natural disasters. The coming together and producing a strong With multiple conflicts ongoing around the Andrew Vernon, a former career employee at the Insurrection Act would place active-duty message denouncing Floyd’s death could world, we cannot afford to have our forces U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and a veteran service members on our streets, which is have reduced violence. They did not appear stretched too thin. of the U.S. Army, is the founder and president of an atypical method of delivering protec- to do so as politics continued to mix with The second concern is military morale. Andrew Vernon & Associates, a nonprofit tions. Our active-duty service members violence. Our service members have been Our military has been serving in the lon- organization dedicated to supporting veterans and their families. Olivia Antigua, a senior at the are not meant to serve on streets across called to hold the line on streets across gest war in our nation’s history. With mul- University of Kentucky, is a legislative intern for America and could jeopardize the respect America, but protesters are not enemies. tiple deployments leading to injuries from Andrew Vernon & Associates. Ruling on LGBTQ rights is a power play by Gorsuch

BY NOAH FELDMAN liberal legal scholars, who have not liked criminate against somebody because of to block by creating textualism in the first Bloomberg Opinion Gorsuch much thus far, are now going to sexual orientation necessarily entails dis- place. Hence, the pirate ship metaphor. have to hold him up as a model of judicial criminating on the basis of sex. After all, The problem with Alito’s objection isn’t n one of its most important decisions honesty. He has applied his method to pro- if you’re discriminating against a man be- only that no one thinks Gorsuch was trying in years, the Supreme Court has in- duce a result against his presumed politi- cause he is attracted to men, you would not to get a liberal result. It’s that if Alito’s ob- terpreted federal anti-discrimination cal preferences. That makes him a hero of be discriminating against him if he were a jection were valid, it would undercut tex- Ilaw to prohibit discrimination on the legal principle, at least for the moment. woman who is attracted to men. tualism itself by turning it into a theory of basis of sexual orientation or transgender Armed with that reputation, Gorsuch The same is true for transgender status. legislative intent — asking not what the law status. In a surprise to most observers, the can make the case for himself as a leading If you are discriminating against some- says, but what it was meant to say. There decision was 6 to 3, and written by Justice judicial intellectual. It worked (to a degree) body for identifying with a gender that is nothing new in the meaning of the word Neil Gorsuch, one of Donald Trump’s for Scalia, who was treated by liberals as a differs from their biological sex at birth, “sex” as interpreted by Gorsuch compared appointees. serious jurisprudential figure despite deep you are necessarily discriminating on the to its meaning in 1964. The decision marks Gorsuch’s most sig- disagreement with his premises and his basis of sex — because you would not be The upshot is that Gorsuch has done nificant move thus far to take on the mantle conclusions. discriminating against the person if they the thing only law professors love (and of the late Justice Antonin Scalia as the in- The ground on which Gorsuch is fight- had the opposite biological sex. we love it a lot): He has applied his theory tellectual leader of the conservative wing ing is the theory of statutory interpretation Gorsuch’s opinion follows this textual- consistently — even when his own political of the court. That may sound strange and known as “textualism.” The basic idea is ist logic. He got not only all the liberals to team will not like the result. Now he must counterintuitive: After all, Scalia harshly that, when interpreting federal law, judges join him, but also Chief Justice John Rob- be credited with that. This decision is a opposed landmark decisions expanding should not ask what the authors of the law erts, who loves to show the world that the landmark. And it will mean liberals must gay rights, and it’s difficult to imagine him meant to say, or try to divine legislative in- court’s decisions aren’t narrowly partisan, treat Gorsuch as a serious justice, not just a having joined the Gorsuch opinion. tent from the congressional record or the thus shoring up the institution’s legiti- Trump minion. This in turn will help Gor- And indeed, Justice Samuel Alito explic- political context. Rather, textualism says macy (and, cynics would say, building up itly made Scalia the linchpin of his dissent, that the overwhelming focus of statutory capital he can later spend reversing liberal such’s bid to become the new Scalia. insisting (not implausibly) that Scalia could interpretation should be the words of the precedents). Over time, judicial conservatives will not possibly have been on board with a de- law itself: the text. Alito’s anguished response was to quote forgive Gorsuch — in the long run, ho- cision like this one. “The court’s opinion is Pushing this theory was one of Scalia’s Scalia as saying that laws should be un- mophobia and transphobia aren’t winning like a pirate ship,” Alito memorably wrote. main contributions to contemporary legal derstood “to mean what they conveyed to causes. And liberals will remember that “It sails under (Scalia’s) flag, but what it thought. In his mind, textualism discour- reasonable people at the time they were Gorsuch gave the country a significant actually represents is a theory of statutory aged judges from using interpretation to written.” Alito pointed out that in 1964, no win for human equality. You can’t take that interpretation that Scalia excoriated.” make the law say something different from one thought that banning discrimination on away from him. Gorsuch’s ploy might well work. Con- what the law actually said. the basis of sex would include banning ho- Noah Feldman is a Bloomberg Opinion columnist servatives may be briefly frustrated by As applied to Title VII, the classic 1964 mophobic or transphobic discrimination. and host of the podcast “Deep Background.” He the outcome of this case. But it is liberals anti-discrimination law, the textualist Gorsuch, Alito maintained, was “updat- is a professor of law at Harvard University and was a clerk to U.S. Supreme Court Justice David — mostly liberal law professors — who idea is very simple. The law prohibits dis- ing” an old statute to make it fit new mor- Souter. His books include “The Three Lives of make or break judicial reputations. And crimination “on the basis of sex.” To dis- als — exactly the thing Scalia was trying James Madison: Genius, Partisan, President.” PAGE 18 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Wednesday, June 17, 2020 Wednesday, June 17, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 19 PAGE 20 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Wednesday, June 17, 2020 SCOREBOARD/COLLEGE FOOTBALL/NHL

Sports on AFN Gundy’s OAN support angers RB

Go to the American Forces Network website for the most Hubbard tweeted about up-to-date TV schedules. myafn.net Oklahoma State coach’s Deals shirt, threatened boycott Monday’s transactions BY CLIFF BRUNT BASEBALL Major League Baseball Associated Press National League SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS — Signed undrafted free agent OF Carter Williams. OKLAHOMA CITY — Oklahoma State CHICAGO CUBS — Agreed to terms running back Chuba Hubbard and coach with undrafted free agents OF Bradlee Beesley, INF Scott McKeon, LHP Scott Ko- Mike Gundy appear to have ironed out their bos, RHP Graham Lawson, RHP Ben Leep- er, RHP Bailey Reed OF Jacob Wetzel. differences for now. MILWAUKEE BREWERS — Signed un- Hubbard suggested Monday he may boycott drafted free agent 2B Drew Smith. ST. LOUIS CARDINALS — Agreed to the program after Gundy was photographed terms with OF Alec Burleson. wearing a T-shirt pro- WASHINGTON NATIONALS — Signed C Brady Lindsly and LHP Mitchell Parker. moting the One America American League News Network, a far- LOS ANGELES ANGELS — Agreed to terms with LHP Adam Seminaris. right news channel that TEXAS RANGERS — Agreed to terms has been praised by Pres- with undrafted free agents C Fernando Amaro, C Brady Smith, RHP Dylan McCar- ident Donald Trump. ty, RHP Josh Stephan, RHP Nick Krauth, Gundy is seen in a pho- RHP Connor Sechler and RHP Colton Sny- der. tograph on Twitter wear- NEW YORK YANKEES — Agreed to terms with undrafted free agents RHP ing the shirt with the Carson Coleman, RHP Ocean Gabonia, letters OAN. In a tweet RHP Trevor Holloway and RHP Jarod Les- sar. responding to the photo, SUE OGROCKI/AP FOOTBALL Hubbard said: “I will National Football League Gundy BUFFALO BILLS — Signed RB Zack not stand for this. This Oklahoma State running back Chuba Hubbard, left, is being touted as a Heisman candidate. Moss to a four-year rookie contract. is completely insensitive INDIANAPOLIS COLTS — Signed WR Michael Pittman Jr. to everything going on in society, and it’s un- Floyd’s neck for several minutes. Hubbard looking forward to making some changes, and SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS — Signed head acceptable. I will not be doing anything with has been supportive of protests that erupted coach Kyle Shanahan to a three-year it starts at the top with me, and we’ve got good contract extension through 2025. Oklahoma State until things CHANGE.” around the world after Floyd’s death. days ahead.” HOCKEY BOSTON BRUINS — Agreed to terms Hubbard gained support from past and Gundy and Hubbard later appeared together Hubbard apologized for using social media with D Victor Berglund to a three-year present Oklahoma State players. The school’s on a short video on Twitter. Gundy said he met to air his concern instead of going directly to entry level contract. BUFFALO SABRES — Signed D Oskari president and athletic director issued state- with the team and will make adjustments. Gundy. Laaksonen to a three-year entry level ments supporting black athletes, condemn- “In light of today’s Tweet, with the T-shirt “I’ll start off by first saying I went about it contract. VEGAS GOLDEN KNIGHTS — Agreed to ing insensitive behavior and showing concern I was wearing, I met with some players and the wrong way by tweeting,” Hubbard said. terms with F Ryan Reaves on a two-year about the responses to the tweet without di- realized it’s a very sensitive issue with what’s “I’m not somebody that has to tweet some- contract extension. SOCCER rectly calling out Gundy. going on in today’s society,” he said. “So we thing to make change. I should have went to Major League Soccer Hubbard, who is black, has been more ac- had a great meeting and (I was) made aware him as a man. I’m more about action. So that SEATTLE SOUNDERS — Signed M Josh Atencio and M Ethan Dobberlaere. tive on social media since George Floyd, an of some things some players feel like that can was bad on my part. But from now on, we’re COLLEGE unarmed black man, died after a white Minne- TENNESSEE — Named A.J. Artis Direc- make our organization and our culture even going to focus more on bringing change, and tor of Football Sports Performance. apolis police officer pressed his knee against better than it is here at Oklahoma State. I’m that’s the most important thing.” Voice: NHL has never had a history of speaking out on societal issues

FROM BACK PAGE said Kim Davis, the NHL’s executive vice ize and look in the mirror and say, ‘I’ve got accounts, a larger fan base among whites president of social impact, growth initia- to be better,’ ” Seguin said. “Am I part of than people of color. tives and legislative affairs. Hired in 2017, the stigma because I haven’t thought about Sabres fire GM Botterill NHL players have no sustained track re- she is the highest-ranked African Ameri- this, or haven’t really fully realized it or cord of speaking out on societal issues, per- can in the league’s hierarchy and reports understood the history of it?” BUFFALO, N.Y. — The Buffalo Sabres haps part of the reticence that is generally directly to Commissioner Gary Bettman. Since Willie O’Ree broke the NHL’s fired general manager Jason Botterill on found in hockey. There was no collective “While these things have been happen- color barrier in 1958, hockey has been Tuesday in a dramatic change-of-course outrage after Akim Aliu, Devante Smith- ing for a long time, I think the COVID pan- dotted with examples of racism. Just in three weeks after co-owner Kim Pegula demic has brought to Pelly and Wayne Simmonds joined the list the last decade, Simmonds had a banana said his job was secure. light for many the ra- of players who have publicly described their thrown at him and P.K. Subban and Joel In announcing the decision, the Sabres cial pandemic,” Davis personal experience with racism in hockey. Ward were subjected to racist social media promoted senior vice president of business said. “To be able to just This time, the culture of silence was no- posts after scoring playoff game-winning administration Kevyn Adams as Botterill’s be paused and to stop goals. Smith-Pelly was taunted in the pen- successor. where to be found in a league that is more and witness for nine than 95% white. alty box. As recently as April, New York “The decision was made after many minutes, somebody’s Rangers prospect K’Andre Miller had a candid discussions with Jason during a Sidney Crosby, Connor McDavid and knee on someone’s more than 100 other NHL players made video chat during the pandemic hacked by full review of our hockey operations,” Kim neck and to watch someone who posted a racial slur hundreds and her husband, Terry Pegula, said in a statements denouncing racial inequality, the life be taken out of times. statement. “We recognized we have philo- acknowledging their privilege and pledg- of them ... that’s your Junior and youth hockey are filled with sophical differences regarding how best to ing to learn and do better. Tyler Seguin humanity (telling) similar stories, too . put ourselves in a position to compete for protested in Dallas, Zdeno Chara in Bos- Davis you there’s something It seems like a lifetime ago, but it has a Stanley Cup.” ton, while Patrice Bergeron, Tom Wil- very wrong with that. Botterill’s dismissal represents a major son and others made donations. Jonathan “I think that’s why people are speaking only been six months since Aliu’s com- reversal after Kim Pegula backed the GM Toews met with activists in Chicago. out. I think that’s why players are speaking ments on racism in hockey rocked the “We have to be as involved in this as out,” Davis said. league. Bill Peters — who Aliu said used in May . black athletes,” Winnipeg captain Blake Seguin marched in Dallas along with re- racist language toward him earlier in their Pegula acknowledged at the time that Wheeler said. “It can’t just be their fight.” tired goaltender Marty Turco and kneeled careers — resigned as coach of the Calgary the decision might not be popular with a It was the kind of response San Jose’s for 8 minutes and 46 seconds, the time Flames and the NHL formed councils to win-starved fan base. She cited the GM’s Evander Kane hoped for when he called on prosecutors say Floyd was pinned under address the issues. The growth in the num- familiarity with the team and its needs as white athletes to make their voices heard. the knee of a white police officer while his ber of players talking about racism now in being invaluable with the Sabres entering Some called it “a perfect storm” — athletes, heart stopped. Seguin, a 28-year-old Cana- the NHL seems logical, at least to Aliu. an extended offseason as a result of the like everyone else, were at home during the dian from outside Toronto, long believed “It’s a good step in the right direction, so coronavirus pandemic. coronavirus pandemic and able to focus on matters of race were none of his business. I’m happy to see that,” he said, then paused. With a 30-31-8 record, Buffalo finished the graphic nature of Floyd’s death in Min- “It’s unfortunate that it took something “But I feel like it’s long overdue.” 13th in the Eastern Conference. — John Wawrow, Associated Press neapolis and the visceral reaction. of this magnitude to get people’s eyes open AP hockey writer John Wawrow and AP sports “People, I think, are listening more,” or myself having the accountability to real- writer Josh Dubow contributed. Wednesday, June 17, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 21 AUTO RACING/GOLF PGA Championship staying put First major of the year remains at Harding Park and won’t have fans

BY DOUG FERGUSON network. Associated Press San Francisco last hosted a major in 2012, when the U.S. Open was held across the street at Olympic. FORT WORTH, Texas — The silence that greeted The PGA Tour returned at the Charles Schwab the return of the PGA Tour at Colonial will be a fa- Challenge at Colonial with no spectators and hardly miliar sound for the first major of the year. any noise except for makeshift tents at two homes The PGA of America has submitted plans to hold and bleachers built at another home near the 16th the PGA Championship at Harding Park without tee. A dozen or so fans also watched from behind a spectators, and the San Francisco Chronicle reports chain-link fence on the front nine along the perim- public health officials have approved it. eter of Colonial. An announcement was pending approval by San Because the field at Colonial was so strong, with Francisco officials and was expected as early as a leaderboard packed with big names, Xander Tuesday. Schauffele was asked if it felt like a major after he It at least sets the PGA Championship for Aug. 6-9 took the 54-hole lead. at Harding Park, the public course along a golf land- “I think the fans sort of make majors, as well, so scape near the Pacific Ocean that includes Olympic not having any out here is a bit tricky,” he said. Club, Lake Merced, San Francisco Golf Club and Golf returns with no fans for the first five tour- Cal Club. naments, with limited spectators allowed at the Because of the COVID-19 pandemic that shut Memorial on July 16-19. That won’t last long. The down golf for three months — the PGA Champion- following week is the 3M Open outside Minneapolis, ship originally was scheduled for May 14-17 — the which announced Monday it won’t have spectators. PGA of America had been contemplating options Now that the PGA of America has its plan for that included limited spectators, no spectators or its major championship, the next task is the Ryder even moving the championship, depending on the Cup. A decision is expected by the end of the month health situation. what to do with the Sept. 25-27 matches at Whistling WILFREDO LEE/AP Harding Park will host its first major champion- Straits in Wisconsin. ship, having previously been host of two World Golf Several players, notably Rory McIlroy and Brooks Fans wait for the start of a NASCAR Cup Series race Sunday in Championships — one won by Tiger Woods (Ameri- Koepka, have said it would not be worth playing this Homestead, Fla. NASCAR is hoping to have 30,000 fans for its All- can Express Championship), the other by Rory Mc- year without fans because so much of the atmo- Star race in Bristol Tenn., next month. Ilroy (Match Play Championship). It also hosted the sphere comes from the partisan cheering at golf’s NASCAR wants 30,000 Presidents Cup in 2009, and now is part of the TPC loudest event. fans for All-Star race

Associated Press an event known for making history, and we will enhance that lega- CHARLOTTE, N.C. — NAS- cy by hosting the event at Bristol CAR is set to allow up to 30,000 Motor Speedway,” said Speedway fans at the track in Bristol next month when it moves the All- Motorsports President and CEO Star race out of Charlotte Motor Marcus Smith. “While Charlotte Speedway for just the second time will always be recognized as the in the history of the race. birthplace and traditional home If the expected attendance for the All-Star Race, the current count holds, NASCAR would data surrounding the pandemic open to the largest gathering of in North Carolina makes Bristol sports fans in the United States a better option for fan access this in the wake of the coronavirus summer.” pandemic — all while numbers in The race was originally sched- some states continue to spike. uled for May 16 at Charlotte. It NASCAR is set to brush off has been held at the track nearly those concerns and open the gates every year since its inception in in Tennessee. Bristol holds about 1985. The 1986 race was run at 146,000 fans. Atlanta Motor Speedway. The recent spike of COVID-19 NASCAR allowed 1,000 fans cases in North Carolina sparked of mostly military personnel the move to Bristol Motor Speed- this past weekend at Homestead- way. The race will remain on the Miami Speedway and is expected DAVID J. PHILLIP/AP July 15 date with a 7 p.m. start to have no more than 4,000 fans time. for the Cup race at Talladega Fans watch from behind a fence as Brooks Koepka tees off last at Colonial Country Club in Fort Worth, “The NASCAR All-Star Race is Superspeedway. Texas. Fans were not allowed on the course. The PGA Championship will be played without fans as well. PAGE 22 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Wednesday, June 17, 2020 MLB/WNBA Manfred: Season’s in jeopardy after breakdown in talks

BY RONALD BLUM Dec. 1, 2021. Associated Press “It’s just a disaster for our game, absolutely no question about it,” NEW YORK — Baseball Com- Manfred said during an appear- missioner Rob Manfred says ance on ESPN. “It shouldn’t be there might be no major league happening, and it’s important that games this year after a break- we find a way to get past it and get down in talks between teams and the game back on the field for the the players’ union on how to split benefit of our fans.” up money in a season delayed by Spring training was stopped be- the coronavirus pandemic. cause of the pandemic on March The league also revealed sever- 12, two weeks before opening day, al players on and the sides big league reached an rosters agreement DARRON CUMMINGS/AP have tested March 26 positive for on how to Cincinnati Reds pitcher Justin Shafer throws during a workout at Grand Park on Friday in Westfield, Ind. COVID-19. revise their The players said MLB is intentionally delaying the start of the season to trim payroll. Two days labor deal to after union account for obtained by the AP. few weeks.” Manfred said ahead of last head Tony the virus. Halem sent Meyer a letter with Clark had issued a statement week’s amateur draft that the Clark de- Since a sarcastic tone Friday accom- Saturday that told MLB: “It’s time chance of a season was “100%.” clared ad- then, the panying MLB’s latest offer, and to get back to work. Tell us when He reversed his position ditional hostility has Meyer responded with a hostile and where.” The union then said Monday. negotia- Manfred Clark escalated to timbre Saturday as the sides it might file a grievance seeking “I’m not confident. I think tions futile, 1990s levels memorialized positions ahead of additional economic documents there’s real risk; and as long as Manfred re- as the sides a possible grievance before the and money damages . there’s no dialogue, that real versed his position of last week exchanged offers. MLB claims panel chaired by independent ar- “Players are disgusted that risk is going to continue,” Man- when he said he was “100%” cer- teams can’t afford to play with- bitrator Mark Irvings. Halem’s after Rob Manfred unequivocally fred said on ESPN. “The owners tain the 2020 season would start. out fans and pay the prorated letter Monday asked the union for told players and fans that there are 100% committed to getting Deputy Commissioner Dan salaries called for in the March clarifications of its positions. would ‘100%’ be a 2020 season, baseball back on the field. Un- Halem sent a seven-page letter to deal, which included a provision “I note that both the NBA and he has decided to go back on his fortunately, I can’t tell you that players’ association chief negotia- for “good-faith” negotiations over NHL, two leagues which you re- word and is now threatening to I’m 100% certain that’s going to tor Bruce Meyer asking the union the possibility of games in empty peatedly reference in your letter, cancel the entire season,” Clark happen.” whether it will waive the threat ballparks or neutral sites. do not intend to resume play until said in a statement Monday. Players said Manfred is delay- of legal action and tell MLB to “The proliferation of COVID- about Aug. 1, and both intend to “This latest threat is just ing to shorten the schedule — and announce a spring training re- 19 outbreaks around the country resume play at a limited number one more indication that Major their pay. port date and a regular-season over the last week, and the fact of sites with a quarantine ap- League Baseball has been ne- “So, Rob, explain to us how schedule. that we already know of several proach,” Halem wrote. “Please gotiating in bad faith since the you can be 100% sure that there’s These were just the latest esca- 40-man roster players and staff let us know the association’s beginning,” Clark added. “This going to be baseball but not confi- lating volleys in a sport viewing who have tested positive, has in- views on quarantining players has always been about extracting dent there will be baseball at the disagreements over starting the creased the risks associated with in league-approved hotels (like additional pay cuts from players same time?” Cincinnati pitcher season as a preliminary battle commencing spring training in the NBA’s Disney World model) and this is just another day and T revor Bauer tweeted. “ T he tact ic ahead of bargaining to replace the next few weeks,” Halem wrote when they are not at the ballpark another bad faith tactic in their is to bluff with ‘no season’ again the labor contract that expires on in his letter to Meyer, which was if conditions worsen over the next ongoing campaign.” and delay another 2-3 weeks.” WNBA plans to open season in July in Florida, minus fans

BY DOUG FEINBERG Engelbert, who said she had a site owners said to pay the players 100%,” Associated Press visit at IMG, hopes to have teams in Engelbert said. “There are people Florida by the first week of July to taking pay cuts in the country and NEW YORK — The WNBA on start training camps. The season had people being furloughed. It was a re- Monday announced plans to play been postponed indefinitely in April ally important signal from the owners a reduced season, with a 22-game because of the pandemic. and the league.” schedule that would begin in late July The WNBA would use its regu- The union said 77% of players voted without fans in attendance because of lar playoff format, with the top eight in favor of the proposal. They have the coronavirus pandemic. teams making the postseason and the until June 25 to let their teams know The league is still finalizing a part- first two rounds being single-elimi- whether they plan to play this season. nership with IMG Academy in Florida nation. The top two seeds would have The commissioner said players who to play all the games at the facility in byes until the semifinals. The playoffs are considered high-risk for corona- Bradenton or other nearby locations. would begin in the middle of Septem- virus could opt out of playing this sea- Players and team officials for the ber and end in early October. son and still earn their full salaries. league’s 12 teams would be housed at Teams would play each other twice Players with children will be able IMG and hold training camps there. in the abbreviated schedule. The to bring a caregiver with them. “There’s a lot to do between now IMG facility has four courts, but the The WNBA had a lot of momentum and the tip of the season, now that WNBA is exploring options to play coming from a historic collective bar- we’ve selected IMG Academy” as the games at other sites in the area just gaining agreement that was ratified location to play, WNBA Commission- south of Tampa/St. Petersburg that shortly before the pandemic hit. er Cathy Engelbert said . “My hope is might be better for broadcasts. “We know this is not going to be the July 24 date will stick. We have Players would receive their entire perfect; it’s not going to be ideal,” PATRICK SEMANSKY/AP scenarios and plans to lift and shift salaries for the year despite playing a WNBPA Executive Director Terri WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert announced plans the tip of the season. It could slip to a schedule that’s only about two-thirds Jackson said. “Let’s see what we can to play a reduced season, with a 22-game schedule that couple of days later. We want to have the length of the 36-game one that do at this moment. That’s really ap- would begin in late July at IMG Academy in Bradenton, the appropriate number of days for was supposed to start May 15. propriate for what our country needs Fla., without fans in attendance. training camp.” “It was an important message the right now.” Wednesday, June 17, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 23 NFL Goodell pushes for Kaepernick’s return Commissioner says he would encourage teams to sign former 49ers quarterback

BY MARK MASKE The Washington Post. NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell told ESPN on Monday that he would “support” and “encourage” a team to sign quarterback Colin Kaepernick. Kaepernick has not played in the NFL since the 2016 season when, as a member GREGORY PAYAN/AP of the San Francisco 49ers, he began the Ravens linebacker Matthew Judon, right, players’ movement of kneeling during the relaxes during the Pro Bowl with Ravens national anthem to protest racial inequal- teammate Marlon Humphreys. ity and police mistreatment of African Americans. “Well, listen, if he wants to resume his career in the NFL, then obviously it’s going Ravens’ Judon to take a team to make that decision,” Goodell said. “But I welcome that, support a club making that decision and encourage blasts Goodell them to do that.” Goodell’s interview was to be included BY DAVID GINSBURG in an ESPN special to be televised Monday Associated Press night that also featured the commission- ers of other pro sports leagues. ESPN pub- BALTIMORE — Ravens linebacker lished Goodell’s comments on its website Matthew Judon criticized the timing of beforehand. NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell’s asser- DAVID J. PHILLIP/AP “If his efforts are not on the field but tion that the league believes “black lives continuing to work in this space, we wel- NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell, in an interview with ESPN, said he would welcome matter,” saying Monday that the message come him to that table and to help us, guide having a team sign former 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick, who has been out of should have been delivered long ago. us, help us make better decisions about the the league after he began the movement of kneeling during the national anthem. In the wake of protests over the death of kinds of things that need to be done in the George Floyd, a black man who died after communities,” Goodell said in the inter- holiday, which commemorates the end of a Minneapolis police officer kneeled on his view. “We have invited him in before, and ‘ Obviously it’s going to slavery in the United States. neck, Goodell said on June 5, “We, the Na- we want to make sure that everybody’s Some players and other observers have tional Football League, believe black lives welcome at that table, and trying to help us take a team to make that said the league’s efforts are not sufficient matter. I personally protest with you and deal with some very complex, difficult is- decision. But I welcome unless a team signs Kaepernick. The want to be part of the much-needed change sues that have been around for a long time. quarterback last year settled a collusion in this country.” But I hope we’re at a point now where ev- that, support a club grievance accusing the league and teams Speaking in a video conference call with erybody’s committed to making long-term, making that decision and of conspiring improperly to keep him out the Baltimore media, Judon said the com- sustainable change.” of the sport. He worked out for a relatively ment was long overdue. Seattle Seahawks Coach Pete Carroll encourage them to do small number of teams last year at an At- “It’s not when Roger Goodell said black said last week that he had been contacted lanta-area high school after arrangements lives matter that now everybody can say it,” by a representative of another team re- that. for a league-backed workout at the Falcons’ Judon said. “I think we should have been garding Kaepernick. Carroll declined to NFL’ Commissioner Roger Goodell training facility, with a larger number of questioning why Roger Goodell didn’t say name the team but said he took it as an in- On a team signing Colin Kaepernick teams scheduled to attend, unraveled be- black lives matter when he was born, or dication that the team is interested in sign- cause of disagreements between Kaeper- ing Kaepernick. when he became commissioner or when he The NFL has taken a series of steps nick’s representatives and the NFL. was re elected commissioner. amid nationwide protests over the death of tion to Floyd’s death. The players called for President Donald Trump recently re- “It’s something people shouldn’t have George Floyd while in Minneapolis police the league to take action. newed his criticism of NFL players protest- to say. Black lives should always matter. custody. The league released a video in The league bolstered its social justice ing during the anthem. Trump and some I don’t think it’s something that when one which Goodell said the NFL was wrong not initiatives by announcing a $250 million fans have characterized such protests as person says it, it’s like, ‘Oh now it makes to listen earlier to its players but now will donation over 10 years to programs to com- unpatriotic. Players have said the protests sense.’ ” encourage their peaceful protests. That bat systemic racism. Goodell told NFL em- are not aimed at the flag or the military Judon said the Ravens are discussing the came in response to a video released by a ployees that the league will close its offices and are intended to bring attention to ra- best way to protest against racism when group of prominent NFL players in reac- Friday in recognition of the Juneteenth cial injustice. the season gets under way. Agent says Elliott tested 49ers give Shanahan positive for coronavirus new deal through 2025 Associated Press ment, citing privacy laws. Associated Press San Francisco earned the top Only players who have been Dallas Cowboys running back seed in the NFC playoffs and then rehabilitating injuries have been The San Francisco 49ers re- went to the franchise’s first Super Ezekiel Elliott has tested positive allowed inside team facilities dur- warded coach Kyle Shanahan Bowl in seven years. The Niners for the coronavirus, according to ing the pandemic shutdown. That with a new six-year contract Mon- blew a 10-point lead in the fourth his agent. hasn’t included Elliott. day after he took the team to the Rocky Arceneaux told the NFL The NFL is in the process of es- Super Bowl in his third season at quarter against Kansas City in Network on Monday that Elliott tablishing protocols for the return the helm. that game and lost 31-20. was feeling OK and recovering. of players, including what would The Niners are replacing the But the 40-year-old Shanahan Arceneaux did not immediately happen in the case of positive three years remaining on Shana- has brought needed stability to return messages seeking com- tests, but there is no timetable for han’s original six-year contract the Niners, who went through ment, but a person with direct their return. Training camps are signed in 2017 to keep him under three coaches in the three sea- knowledge of the diagnosis told supposed to start in a little more contract through 2025. ESPN sons before his arrival. He and The Associated Press that Elliott than a month. first reported the new extension. general manager John Lynch had the positive test about a week Several players have gone pub- ROGER STEINMAN/AP The 49ers won just 10 games have worked well together and ago and could be described as lic with their diagnosis, includ- Dallas Cowboys running back in Shanahan’s first two seasons have overhauled the roster into symptomatic. The person spoke ing star Denver pass rusher Von Ezekiel Elliott tested positive in San Francisco before a break- one of the NFL’s deepest. on the condition of anonym- Miller. about a week ago for the through in 2019. The Niners went Shanahan, the son of two-time ity because the person wasn’t Los Angeles Rams center coronavirus, according to his 13-3 in the regular season, with Super Bowl champion coach authorized to discuss Elliott’s Brian Allen was the first to pub- agent, Rocky Arceneaux. The the nine-win improvement the Mike Shanahan, is also widely diagnosis. licly acknowledge a positive test, agent told the NFL Network that biggest in one season in team regarded as one of the best play- The Cowboys declined to com- on April 15. Elliott was recovering. history. callers in the league. S TARS AND STRIPES Wednesday, June 17, 2020 F3HIJKLM Different tune Goodell encouraging owners SPORTS to sign Kaepernick » NFL, Page 23

Minnesota Wild right wing J.T. Brown is the only player so far to protest racial injustice and police brutality during the national anthem of an NHL game, back in 2017. ‘Overdue’ Carlos Osorio / AP White NHL players finally find their voice on racism

BY STEPHEN WHYNO Associated Press rian Boyle is a 35-year-old grizzled veteran of 13 Na- tional Hockey League seasons who grew up outside Boston. After seeing video of George Floyd’s death, Boyle wanted to say something. The Florida Panthers for- Bward, though, wasn’t sure how and didn’t want it to come off the wrong way. He wound up calling former teammate J.T. Brown to ask some questions — and ‘ We have listen. Brown is 29, black and the only player so to be as far to protest racial injustice and police brutal- involved ity during the national anthem of an NHL game, in this back in 2017. as black The two talked about how Floyd’s death had athletes. affected Brown. It can’t “I was kind of at his mercy,” said Boyle, who just be

is white. “I just don’t understand this pain. I’ve their ﬁ ght.’ never had to live this pain.” Blake Wheeler Winnipeg captain Floyd’s death in police custody has touched off an extraordinary reckoning of race and race relations and sports has been part of it, from European soccer to the NFL. It has also made ripples in NASCAR, which like the NHL has predominately white athletes and, by most

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