Sterilization suspended Thursday June 3, 2021 T: 582-7800 www.arubatoday.com facebook.com/arubatoday instagram.com/arubatoday Page 8 Aruba’s ONLY English newspaper Biden pushes for U.S. voting rights law as restrictions mount Associated Press among the top priorities of WASHINGTON (AP) — Presi- his administration. dent Joe Biden used the "We're not giving up," Biden 100th anniversary of Tulsa's said. "I'm going to fight like race massacre to make a heck with every tool at my plea for sweeping legisla- disposal for its passage." tion in Congress to protect Republican state legislators the right to vote as Repub- are pushing what experts lican-led governments in say is an unprecedented Texas and other states pass number of bills aimed at re- new restrictions making it stricting access to the bal- tougher to cast ballots. lot box. While Republicans Biden, marking the centen- say the goal is to prevent nial in Oklahoma on Tues- voter fraud, Democrats day, called out lawmakers contend that the measures in Congress — including are aimed at undermining two senators in his own minority voting rights. party — for holding up ac- Most recently, the Texas tion on voting bills. Invoking Legislature moved closer the words of the late Rep. to passing a bill that would John Lewis, Biden said the reduce early voting hours, right to vote is "precious" tighten voter identification and must be protected. He requirements for absentee pledged that June will be a ballots and eliminate ballot "month of action" on Capi- drop boxes and drive-thru President Joe Biden speaks as he commemorates the 100th anniversary of the Tulsa race mas- tol Hill as Congress consid- voting centers. sacre, at the Greenwood Cultural Center, Tuesday, June 1, 2021, in Tulsa, Okla. ers the legislation, which is Continued on next page Associated Press A2 Thursday 3 June 2021 UP FRONT Continued from Front er than a little bit of com- The bill was blocked only mentary on TV punditry," when Texas Democrats Psaki told reporters after walked off the House floor being pressed to explain on Sunday night; Republi- what Biden meant. can Gov. Greg Abbott has But it's not just Manchin and said he will order a special Sinema who oppose doing session to ultimately ensure away with the filibuster, As its passage. many as 10 Democratic Senate Republican leader senators are reluctant to Mitch McConnell played change the rules even for down the ability of the new must-pass legislation such state laws to quash voter as the voting rights bill. turnout. Biden has not said he wants "I don't think any of these to end the filibuster. efforts at the state level are It's unclear whether Biden's designed to suppress the comments will change the vote based upon race," views of any senators, who McConnell said at a news are facing tough choices conference Wednesday in ahead as pressure mounts Kentucky. on them. McConnell promised to Senate Majority Leader block the federal voting Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., left, pauses to speak with Sen. Richard Burr, R- rights bill, characterizing N.C., as they leave a Republican luncheon for votes ahead of the approaching Memorial Day told colleagues that he it as undue government recess, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, May 26, 2021. would be bringing the vot- overreach into state elec- Associated Press ing rights bill to a vote the tion systems. He said no week of June 21, in effect GOP senators support it. ing why he hasn't enacted ate who voted more with fused to sign on, calling the testing where senators Biden addressed the fed- some of the most ambitious my Republican friends." measure "too broad." stand. Schumer warned eral voting rights legislation elements of his agenda, It appeared to be a refer- White House press secre- in a letter to colleagues during an event marking noting that slim majorities ence to Democratic Sens. tary Jen Psaki on Wednes- last week to brace for the the 100th anniversary of in the House and evenly Joe Manchin of West Vir- day denied that Biden was month ahead. the Tulsa race massacre, in divided Senate have ham- ginia and Kyrsten Sinema blaming Manchin and Sine- Biden has tasked Vice Pres- which a white mob looted strung legislative negotia- of Arizona, both of whom ma for holding up the legis- ident Kamala Harris with and burned Tulsa's Green- tions around key issues like have frustrated Democrats lation. She said Biden does leading the administra- wood district, which was voting rights. with their defense of the not see "eye to eye on ev- tion's efforts to defend vot- known as Black Wall Street. Responding to critics who filibuster. The rule requires ery single detail of every is- ing rights. It adds another Despite Biden's pledge to question why he hasn't most legislation to win 60 sue" with every lawmaker, high-profile fight to Harris' keep fighting to pass leg- been able to get a wide- votes to pass, making many but that he simply was ref- fast-expanding portfolio, islation protecting voting reaching voting rights bill of Democrats' biggest pri- erencing the commentary which includes addressing rights, he acknowledged passed, Biden lamented, orities like voting rights and he often hears on cable TV the root causes of migra- that his biggest obstacle "Well, because Biden only gun control dead on arrival about the slow progress on tion from Central America, may be within his own par- has a majority of effectively in the 50-50 Senate. While legislation he wants to sign leading the National Space ty. four votes in the House, and Sinema is a sponsor of the into law. Council and working on ex- Biden called out two fel- a tie in the Senate — with voting rights bill that passed "I don't think he was intend- panding access to broad- low Democrats in explain- two members of the Sen- the House, Manchin has re- ing to convey anything oth- band internet.q Black students in Washington upset by school project SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — A remove the 14-year-old Black students in the class sued a statement saying ing, ‘We don’t need slaves family in Spokane, Wash- twins from their social stud- that day, my daughters the students were learning anymore,’ ” one of the girls ington, is demanding that ies class when their mother already felt singled out about the industrial revo- said. “That really hurt be- a school administrator be called to raise concerns during an activity that re- lution and the cotton gin, cause it felt like she was removed after he suggest- about the cotton lesson, quired them to clean cot- and the incident is being saying there was a time ed he could segregate two according to a statement ton,” Brandi Feazell said. investigated. “We take all when slavery was OK.” Black middle school stu- Wednesday from ACLU of “Separating them from the complaints very seriously The twins have been out of dents who were directed Washington and Team- rest of the class would only and are committed to in- school since the cotton les- to clean freshly picked cot- Child, a legal firm. compound their pain and vestigating them fully,” son and do not feel com- ton as part of a classroom Mother Brandi Feazell said isolation and do nothing to the district said. “There are fortable going back until assignment, according to she was shocked at Skid- change the racist culture conflicting reports regard- the incident is addressed, lawyers for the family. more’s suggestion to seg- and policies that led to this ing this incident.” their mother said. Taylor Skidmore, assistant regate her daughters from inappropriate and harmful “Once the third-party in- In addition to asking that principal at Sacajawea their class,. lesson in the first place.” vestigation is completed, Skidmore be removed, Middle School, offered to “As two of the only three Spokane Public Schools is- we look forward to com- the family wants the social ing back to share the out- studies teacher and other comes,” the district said. school administrators who LIKE US ON On May 3, the twins said failed to act promptly to their fifth-period social stud- face discipline. ies teacher took out a box They are also asking for of raw cotton and told the a public apology from class they were going to Spokane Public Schools see who could clean cot- and for anti-racism train- Facebook.com/arubatoday/ ton the fastest. ing to be implemented “The teacher kept say- districtwide.q A3 U.S. NEWS Thursday 3 June 2021 Harvard researchers recommend Census not use privacy tool

By MIKE SCHNEIDER ers said the Census Bureau entist — simulated drawing Associated Press should rely on a privacy a large number of realistic A group of Harvard re- method used in the 2010 maps of political districts in searchers has come out census, when data in some different states. They used against the U.S. Census Bu- households were swapped data from the 2010 cen- reau's use of a controversial with other households. sus, applied the most re- method to protect privacy "Over the past half century, cent Census Bureau version with the numbers used for the Supreme Court has firm- of the privacy technique, redrawing congressional ly established the principle and followed rules that the and legislative districts, say- of One Person, One Vote, political districts needed ing it doesn't produce data requiring states to mini- to have equal population good enough for redistrict- mize the population differ- and be compact and con- ing. ence across districts based tiguous. The Harvard researchers on the Census data," they According to the research- said in a paper released wrote. Differential privacy This April 5, 2020, photo shows an envelope containing a 2020 ers, differential privacy last week that using the makes it "impossible to fol- census letter mailed to a U.S. resident in Detroit. made it more difficult to new privacy method will low this basic principle." Associated Press draw districts of equal make it impossible for The technique "negatively population, particularly states to comply with the impacts the redistricting and the judges could rule computers and cloud- for smaller districts such as requirement that districts process and voting rights any day. ready software, bad actors state legislative seats. have equal populations, of minority groups without The Census Bureau says can easily find and down- It undercounted racially a principle also known as providing clear benefits," more privacy protections load data from multiple mixed areas, as well as po- "One Person, One Vote." the researchers said. are needed as techno- databases. They can use litically mixed areas where The technique also doesn't The Harvard researchers logical innovations magnify sophisticated computer both Democrats and Re- universally protect the pri- made the recommenda- the threat of people be- programs to match infor- publicans lived, while over- vacy of people who partic- tion as the Census Bureau ing identified through their mation between those da- estimating racially and po- ipated in the 2020 census, puts the final touches on census answers, which are tabases and identify the litically segregated areas, they said. how it will use differential confidential by law. Com- people behind the statistics making it more unpredict- The privacy method adds privacy. Simultaneously, a puting power is now so vast we publish. able whether a minority "noise," or intentional errors, panel of federal judges in that it can easily crunch And they can do it at light- voter would be included to the data to obscure the Alabama is deliberating third-party data sets that ning speed," two Cen- in a district where more identity of any given par- whether the method can combine personal informa- sus Bureau officials, John than half of registered vot- ticipant in the 2020 census be used on the redistricting tion from credit ratings and Abowd and Victoria Vel- ers are either Black or His- while still providing statis- data expected to be re- social media companies, koff, wrote in a blog post panic. That would either tically valid information. leased in mid-August. Ala- purchasing records, voting several weeks ago. hamper or artificially inflate Rather than use this tech- bama's legal challenge ar- patterns and public docu- The Harvard team — in- the voting power of minor- nique, known as "differen- gues differential privacy will ments, among other things. cluding political scientists, ity groups, the researchers tial privacy," the research- produce inaccurate data, "With today's powerful statisticians and a data sci- said.q

Jill Biden getting Delaware beach day for her 70th birthday By DARLENE SUPERVILLE won't be teaching over the presidency and aided by WASHINGTON (AP) — Jill summer. a $8 million multibook deal Biden is getting a day at Biden often speaks about that he and his wife signed. the beach for her 70th how proud he is of his wife The house is on a cul-de- birthday. of nearly 44 years. sac in North Shores, just President Joe Biden and his "Teaching is not what Jill north of the resort town of wife were heading to their does. Teaching is who she Rehoboth Beach. It has a Delaware beach house is," Biden said last week, swimming pool that over- Wednesday evening to echoing his wife's own de- looks Cape Henlopen State help the first lady celebrate scription of herself. "And Park, is blocks from the At- that personal milestone on she's done it her, her whole lantic Ocean and a short Thursday. adult life, and she's still do- drive from downtown Re- The trip makes for a rare ing it." hoboth Beach. midweek getaway from Biden said his wife had The Bidens moved in less the White House by a presi- pledged she would con- than two years after their In this May 27, 2021 file photo, first lady Jill Biden talks with media dent. It will also be the tinue to teach as first lady. son Beau, a former Dela- after touring the vaccine clinic at Metropolitan Community president's first visit to the "But I don't think she bar- ware attorney general and College, in Kansas City, Mo. couple's Rehoboth Beach gained for having to teach Delaware Army National Associated Press home since he took office online initially," he joked, Guard member, died of in January. adding that she spent a lot brain cancer in May 2015. of place where you can Rehoboth Beach during The Bidens were expected of time, "four hours a day One sign on the house says come in in your wet bath- the 2020 presidential cam- to be back at the White for about a month," learn- "Beau's gift;" another sign ing suit and bare feet and paign, including after the House on Friday. ing how to teach virtu- reads "Forever Jill." I can just take the broom Democratic National Con- Jill Biden, a longtime com- ally as most schooling was Jill Biden told Vogue maga- and brush out the sand," vention and after becom- munity college English pro- done that way during the zine that her husband had she told Vogue for the ing president-elect. fessor, recently finished pandemic. promised her that "when I March 2020 article. "And Biden so far has spent most virtually teaching a course Biden bought the beach write my book, I'll buy you a that's what this is. Every- weekends as president at for Northern Virginia Com- house for $2.7 million in beach house." thing's easy." his home in Wilmington, munity College. She also 2017, after leaving the vice "I wanted it to be the kind Joe Biden spent time in Delaware.q A4 Thursday 3 June 2021 U.S. NEWS Report: Oversight lapses at impaired pathologist's hospital By ANDREW DeMILLO but that standard drug and whose district includes Fay- LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — An alcohol screenings don't etteville, said the report Arkansas veterans hospital test for. showed multiple failures missed the errors made by Levy was originally indicted that allowed Levy's miscon- a pathologist who pleaded on three counts of involun- duct. guilty to involuntary man- tary manslaughter in the "The report details an ab- slaughter while working deaths of patients prosecu- ject failure of leadership impaired due to its poor tors said he misdiagnosed. that led to the misdiagno- oversight, according to an He was also indicted on sis and subsequent harm inspector general's report multiple charges of fraud to hundreds of veterans released Wednesday. and making false state- who rely on the VA health The report by the U.S. De- ments for his alleged at- system for care," Womack partment of Veterans Af- tempts to conceal his sub- said in a statement. "It is fairs inspector general criti- stance abuse and incor- unacceptable to limit ac- cized the Veterans Health rect diagnoses. countability to the criminal In this Aug. 17, 2019, file photo provided by the Washington Care System of the Ozarks, County, Arkansas Sheriff's Department, Robert Levy is pictured Levy was fired from the Vet- conduct of Dr. Levy." where Robert Morris Levy in a booking photo. erans Health Care System The inspector general's rec- worked, for not having a Associated Press of the Ozarks in Fayetteville ommendations include ex- "culture of accountability" in April 2018. The hospital ploring whether to have a that would have encour- processes contributed to died after being treated did not have an immediate mandatory alcohol testing aged others to report his thousands of Levy's errors. for a type of cancer he comment on the report. policy for employees, in- mistakes without fear of re- "Any one of these break- didn't have. Levy falsified VA officials said in 2019 that cluding healthcare workers prisals. downs could cause harm- the patient's medical re- outside pathologists re- who perform functions that Under an agreement with ful results," the report said. cord to state that a second viewed nearly 34,000 cases would put patients at risk if federal prosecutors, Levy "Occurring together and pathologist agreed with his handled by Levy and found they're impaired. pleaded guilty last year over an extended period diagnosis, according to the more than 3,000 errors or The report also called for to one count of voluntary of time, the consequences agreement. missed diagnoses dating the hospital to review its manslaughter in the death were devastating, tragic, Levy also pleaded guilty to back to 2005. The inspector "psychological safety cli- of a patient he misdiag- and deadly." one count of mail fraud for general's report said 589 of mate" to ensure patients, nosed. The IG's report said Levy pleaded guilty to mis- receiving 2-methyl-2-bu- those were "major diagnos- staff and the public feel lapses in the Fayetteville fa- diagnosing a patient with tanol, a chemical that he tic discrepancies." they can report unsafe care cility's quality management small cell carcinoma who used to intoxicate himself U.S. Rep. Steve Womack, without fear of reprisals.q

National Enquirer owner fined for illegal Trump campaign aid with its decision not to pub- payment. mon Cause Tuesday, the lish the story, in consultation Cohen served about a agency said there was "an with an agent of Donald J. year of his sentence before insufficient number of votes Trump and for the purpose he was released to home to find reason to believe of influencing the election, confinement as the coro- that the remaining respon- constituted a prohibited navirus spread through pris- dents violated the Federal corporate in-kind contribu- ons. Since then, he has spo- Election Campaign Act " tion." ken out frequently against Common Cause also not- Campaign finance laws Trump, and tweeted on ed that the FEC's Repub- prohibit corporations from Wednesday that he was lican commissioners had cooperating with a cam- willing to cooperate with blocked enforcement paign to affect an election. federal prosecutors on any against Trump for a pay- The publisher didn't immedi- other prosecution of Trump ment to Stormy Daniels in ately return a message left or his associates. a decision released last via its website. An emailed The National Enquirer for month. The FEC has three statement from a repre- years buried stories about Republicans, two Demo- sentative for David Pecker, Trump and some other ce- crats and an Independent who stepped down as CEO lebrities with a "catch-and- commissioner. of the publisher in 2020, kill" strategy of buying the Common Cause said that In this Jan. 31, 2014, photo, David Pecker, chairman and CEO said that Pecker was not a rights to these stories and the FEC "has again shown of American Media, speaks at the Shape & Men's Fitness Super party to the settlement and then not publishing them. itself incapable of fully Bowl Party in New York. had not paid a fine. Common Cause, a public enforcing the campaign Associated Press Federal prosecutors in interest group which filed finance laws passed by Manhattan agreed in 2018 the complaint with the FEC Congress." The National By TALI ARBEL AP Technol- formerly known as Ameri- not to prosecute American in 2018, said in a statement Enquirer and A360 Media ogy Writer can Media, for paying Media in exchange for its that the fine was a "win for are owned by hedge fund A federal election watch- Karen McDougal $150,000 cooperation in a campaign democracy" but said the Chatham Asset Manage- dog fined the publisher in August 2016, saying the finance investigation. That agency's "failure to hold ment. A Chatham repre- of the National Enquirer payment was made to probe led to a three-year former-President Trump and sentative did not immedi- $187,500 for squelching the keep her story from be- prison term for Trump's for- his campaign accountable ately reply to a request for story of a former Playboy coming public before the mer personal lawyer, Mi- for this violation lays bare comment. A 2019 deal that model who claimed she'd presidential election. chael Cohen, who had the dysfunction at the FEC." would have sold the Enquir- had an affair with former The FEC said the publisher's urged the publisher to ob- In its 2018 complaint, it also er to the former head of President Donald Trump. "payment to Karen McDou- tain the rights to McDou- asked the agency to inves- the airport newsstand com- The Federal Election Com- gal to purchase a limited gal's story and promised tigate Trump and his cam- pany Hudson News was not mission fined A360 Media, life story right combined to reimburse them for the paign. In a letter to Com- completed.q A5 WORLD NEWS Thursday 3 June 2021 Herzog, scion of prominent Israeli family, elected president By ILAN BEN ZION country could be plunged Associated Press into another election cam- JERUSALEM (AP) — Isaac paign. Herzog, a veteran politician The president also has the and the scion of a promi- power to grant pardons — nent Israeli family, was creating a potentially sensi- elected president Tues- tive situation as Netanyahu day, a largely ceremonial stands trial for a series of role that is meant to serve corruption charges. as the nation’s moral com- “The title of ‘first citizen’ pass and promote unity. and the task of guarding Herzog is set to become the character of the state Israel’s 11th president after of Israel, particularly at this securing 87 votes in a se- point in time, are heavy re- cret ballot among the 120 sponsibilities,” Rivlin said in members of the Knesset, a statement congratulat- or parliament. He will suc- ing his successor. “I have ceed Reuven Rivlin, who no doubt that you will bear leaves office next month them superbly.” at the end of a seven-year Peretz immigrated from term. Morocco as a child and “I intend to be the presi- has worked as a teacher, dent of everyone,” Herzog educator and lecturer on said after the votes were Judaism, Zionism and grief. tallied. “We must defend Two of her sons died serving Israel’s international status In this Monday, March 27, 2017, file photo, Isaac Herzog speaks at the AIPAC Policy Conference in the Israeli military. In 2018 and its good reputation in in Washington. she was awarded the Is- the family of nations, fight Associated Press rael Prize, the country’s top antisemitism and hatred of award, for lifetime achieve- Israel, and preserve the pil- ing elected president. His ist political camp. term starting July 9. ment. lars of our democracy. “ uncle, Abba Eban, was Is- Herzog has served as head The president is tasked with She would have been the Herzog, 60, is a former head rael’s first foreign minister of the Jewish Agency, a tapping a political party first woman and the first set- of Israel’s Labor Party and and ambassador to the nonprofit that works close- leader to form governing tler to hold the office. opposition leader who un- United Nations and United ly with the government to coalitions after parliamen- She and her family lived in successfully ran against States. His grandfather was promote immigration to tary elections. Israel has one of Israel’s settlements Prime Minister Benjamin Ne- the country’s first chief rab- Israel, for the past three held four national elections in the Sinai Peninsula until tanyahu in the 2015 parlia- bi. years since resigning from in the past two years amid a peace treaty was struck mentary elections. Herzog defeated Miriam parliament. a protracted political crisis. with Egypt in 1979 and He comes from a promi- Peretz, 67, an educator He was widely seen as the Netanyahu’s opponents the territory was returned. nent Zionist family. His fa- who was seen as a down- favorite because of his faced a midnight dead- Peretz then moved to the ther, Chaim Herzog, was to-earth outsider close to deep ties to the political es- line Wednesday to put settlement of Givat Zeev, Israel’s ambassador to the the country’s dominant tablishment. He will hold of- together a new coalition in the occupied West Bank United Nations before be- conservative and national- fice for a single seven-year government. If they fail, the just north of Jerusalem.q Russian upper house votes to exit from overflight treaty By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV ness to reverse the with- After the Russian upper endorses the exit, it would ties. More than 1,500 flights Associated Press drawal procedure and house voted to leave the take effect in six months. have been conducted MOSCOW (AP) — The Rus- stay in the 1992 treaty if the treaty, it would now come Putin and Biden are to under the treaty since it sian parliament’s upper United States returns to the to Russian President Vladi- have a summit in Geneva took effect in 2002, aimed house voted Wednesday agreement. mir Putin for signing. If Putin on June 16. The meeting at fostering transparency to withdraw from an inter- comes as Russia-U.S. ties and allowing for the moni- national treaty allowing have sunk to the lowest toring of arms control and surveillance flights over mil- levels since the Cold War other agreements. itary facilities following the times after Russia’s 2014 Trump pulled out of the U.S. exit from the treaty. annexation of Ukraine’s pact last year, arguing that The vote comes after U.S. Crimean Peninsula, the Russian violations made it officials told Moscow last accusations of Moscow’s untenable for Washington month that President Joe interference in U.S. elec- to remain a party. Wash- Biden’s administration had tions, hacking attacks and ington completed its with- decided not to reenter the other irritants. drawal from the treaty in Open Skies Treaty, which The Open Skies Treaty was November. had allowed surveillance intended to build trust be- Moscow has deplored the flights over military facili- tween Russia and the West U.S. withdrawal, warning ties before President Don- by allowing the accord’s that it will erode global se- ald Trump withdrew from more than three dozen curity by making it more the pact. As a presidential signatories to conduct re- difficult for governments to candidate, Biden had criti- In this file photo taken on Friday, April 26, 2019, A Russian Air connaissance flights over interpret the intentions of cized Trump’s withdrawal Force Tu-214 flies over Offutt Air Force Base, Friday, April 26, each other’s territories to other nations, particularly as “short-sighted.” Mos- 2019, in Omaha, Neb. collect information about amid heightened Russia- Associated Press cow has signaled its readi- military forces and activi- West tensions. q A6 Thursday 3 June 2021 WORLD NEWS Iran's largest warship catches fire, sinks in Gulf of Oman

By AMIR VAHDAT and JON typically attached by div- GAMBRELL ers to a vessel's hull. TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — The Iran denied that, though largest warship in the Ira- U.S. Navy footage showed nian navy caught fire and Revolutionary Guard mem- later sank Wednesday in bers removing one unex- the Gulf of Oman under ploded limpet mine from unclear circumstances, the a ship. The attacks came latest calamity to strike one amid heightened tensions of the country's vessels in between the U.S. and Iran recent years amid tensions after then-President Donald with the West. Trump unilaterally withdrew The blaze began around America from Tehran's nu- 2:25 a.m. and firefighters clear deal with world pow- tried to contain it, the Fars ers. Negotiations on saving news agency reported, but the accord continue in Vi- their efforts failed to save enna. the 207-meter (679-foot) In April, an Iranian ship Kharg, which was used to called the MV Saviz be- resupply other ships in the lieved to be a Guard base fleet at sea and conduct and anchored for years in training exercises. State the Red Sea off Yemen was media reported 400 sail- This undated photo provided by the Iranian army shows navy's support ship Kharg. targeted in an attack sus- ors and trainee cadets on Associated Press pected to have been car- board fled the vessel, with ried out by Israel. It escalat- 33 suffering injuries. nian social media showed Iranian officials offered no temperatures in the capital ed a yearslong shadow war The ship sank near the Irani- sailors wearing life jackets cause for the fire aboard reached nearly 40 degrees in the Mideast between the an port of Jask, some 1,270 evacuating the vessel as the Kharg, though they Celsius (104 degrees Fahr- two countries, ranging from kilometers (790 miles) south- a fire burned behind them. said an investigation had enheit) and hot summer strikes in Syria, assaults on east of Tehran on the Gulf Fars published video of begun. weather in Iran has caused ships and attacks on Iran's of Oman near the Strait thick, black smoke rising Meanwhile, a massive fire fires in the past. nuclear program. of Hormuz — the narrow from the ship early Wednes- broke out Wednesday night The fire Wednesday aboard The Israeli prime minister's mouth of the Persian Gulf. day morning. Satellites from at the oil refinery serving the Kharg warship follows a office did not respond to Satellite photos from Planet the U.S. National Oceanic Iran's capital, sending thick series of mysterious explo- a request for comment Labs Inc. analyzed by The and Atmospheric Adminis- plumes of black smoke sions that began in 2019 Wednesday regarding the Associated Press showed tration that track fires from over Tehran. It wasn't imme- targeting commercial ships Kharg. Pentagon press sec- the Kharg off Jask with no space detected a blaze diately clear if there were in the Gulf of Oman. The retary John Kirby said the sign of a fire as late as 11 near Jask that started just injuries or what caused the U.S. Navy accused Iran of U.S. was aware of the loss a.m. Tuesday. before the time of the fire blaze at the Tondgooyan targeting the ships with lim- of the ship, but declined to Photos circulated on Ira- reported by Fars. Petrochemical Co., though pet mines, timed explosives comment further.q

U.S. seeks freedom for 2 American journalists in Myanmar Wendy Sherman said the Fenster, 37, the manag- sein township. arrests of Danny Fenster ing editor of the news and Two other foreign journal- and Nathan Maung were business magazine Frontier ists have been arrested by of deep concern, and Myanmar, was detained at the military junta that took urged that they be freed Yangon International Air- power in February after and allowed to return port on June 24 as he was ousting the elected gov- home to their families. preparing to board a flight ernment of Aung San Suu "A free and independent to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Kyi. Freelancers Robert Bo- media is indispensable to en route to the Detroit area ciaga of Poland and Yuki build prosperous, resilient to see his family. Kitazumi of Japan have and free societies. The de- Maung and Myanmar na- since been deported. tention of Daniel and Na- tional Hanthar Nyein, co- According to Myanmar's than, as well as arrests and founders of the Myanmar Assistance Association for use of violence by the Bur- news website Kamayut Political Prisoners, about mese military against other Media, were arrested on 90 journalists have been journalists, constitutes an March 9, according to the arrested since the army's unacceptable attack on New York-based Commit- takeover, with more than In this photo released by Government Spokesman Office, U.S. the freedom of expression tee to Protect Journalists, half still in detention, and 33 Deputy Secretary of State Wendy R. Sherman, left, and Thai- in Burma," Sherman told citing accounts in Myan- are in hiding. land's Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha, right, give the tradi- journalists during a stop in mar media. The group said The association, which tional greeting or "wai" at Government House in Bangkok, Thai- land, Wednesday, June 2, 2021. Bangkok, referring to Myan- it had reports that Maung, keeps a detailed tally of ar- Associated Press mar by its former name. the website's editor-in- rests and deaths since the Sherman is making her first chief, and Hanthar, a news military takeover, says more BANGKOK, Thailand (AP) — of two American journal- overseas trip since taking producer, were physically than 4,400 people are in A U.S. State Department of- ists who were arrested by office, with visits to Belgium, mistreated in their first two detention, including 110 ficial called on Wednesday Myanmar's military junta. Turkey, Indonesia, Cambo- weeks of detention at an who have already been for the immediate release Deputy Secretary of State dia and Thailand. interrogation center in In- sentenced.q A7 WORLD NEWS Thursday 3 June 2021 U.S. urging Central America to tackle poverty, corruption

SAN JOSE, Costa Rica (AP) weaken El Salvador's other — U.S. Secretary of State democratic institutions. Antony Blinken is trying to Still, it was clearly on Blink- entice Central American en's agenda when he said, nations to tackle the cor- "We meet at a moment ruption and poverty that when democracy and hu- have helped drive a surge man rights are being un- of migrants to the U.S.-Mex- dermined in many parts of ico border and presented the region." He noted the an early challenge for the "erosion of judicial indepen- Biden administration. dence" and crackdown In his first visit to Central on independent media, in America since taking of- an apparent reference to fice, America's top diplo- Bukele, and the "quashing mat has met with foreign of anticorruption efforts," ministers and leaders from which likely refers to Hon- the region and Mexico. On duras and elsewhere. the two-day trip ending "We understand how frag- Wednesday, Blinken has ile democracy is. We've avoided publicly criticizing experienced setbacks in any particular government, our own country in recent focusing instead on Biden years," he said. "But that ex- administration plans to dis- perience has underscored tribute COVID-19 vaccines for us just how important it and other assistance, such is to shore up the institutions as a proposed $4 billion aid and the norms that safe- package. guard our democracy." "We think that's the best The issue of corruption is U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Costa Rica's President Carlos Alvarado elbow bump way to ensure greater sta- after a news conference Tuesday, June 1, 2021, in San Jose, Costa Rica. certain to loom over Vice bility and improve the lives Associated Press President Kamala Harris' trip of people across the re- to Guatemala and Mexico gion, which ultimately is in der and most families but Costa Rica was another rectly to government enti- next week, where she plans the United States' interest as it allows unaccompanied theme of the two-day visit. ties in the region. to meet with the presidents well," Blinken said in a joint minors to enter the United Blinken noted the close ties "It's no accident that we're of both nations to discuss news conference with Pres- States and pursue asylum between the countries, here, and we're here first," joint efforts to address the ident Carlos Alvarado of or other legal claims for pointing out that 40% of Blinken said. "We have a root causes of migration. Costa Rica.The approach is residency. U.S. authorities the country's export go to remarkably strong part- Harris' chief spokesperson a departure from the Trump encountered more than the U.S. and that 70% of the nership that is based on a emphasized that the vice administration, which re- 17,000 children traveling foreign direct investment foundation of shared val- president's efforts to secure acted to an increase in mi- alone along the border in comes from the U.S. Costa ues and shared perspec- economic investments and grants by expelling asylum- April, compared with a re- Rica is also a major tourist tive." humanitarian aid when seekers to Mexico or Cen- cord 18,960 a month ear- destination and, before the Highlighting that relation- outlining her plans for the tral America and stepping lier. pandemic, hosted more ship and those values en- trip. up efforts to build a wall There are limits, however, to American students than abled Blinken to contrast The goal is "to deepen along the American South- what Mexico and Central any other country in the the situation with countries our strategic partnership west border, among other America can do amid the hemisphere. such as Honduras, whose and bilateral relationship" measures. economic devastation of On Wednesday, Blinken president has been linked with both countries and After a decline at the start the COVID-19 pandemic. was meeting in private by American prosecutors "advance a comprehen- of the pandemic, the num- Leaders made it clear they with his Mexican counter- to drug trafficking, and Ni- sive strategy to tackle ber of apprehensions at hope for some of the 81 part, Marcelo Ebrard, and caragua, where the au- the causes of migration," that border began rising million vaccines that Presi- planned to visit a nongov- thoritarian government of spokesperson Symone under Trump and swelled dent Joe Biden has said he ernmental organization President Daniel Ortega is Sanders said. "We will also in the early months of the will distribute around the that provides children and under U.S. sanctions. engage community lead- Biden administration. The world. Details of the distri- families with recreational Blinken avoided any direct ers, workers, young inno- Border Patrol had more bution plan are expected and educational activities. remarks about El Salvador's vators and entrepreneurs than 170,000 encounters, this month. It's the kind of organization president, Nayib Bukele, a and others about ways to including 50,000 people Alvarado, whose nation that would get a piece of popularly elected leader provide economic security, traveling with families, its has attracted admiration the $4 billion in the pro- who has an increasingly address the core factors of highest total since March for its stability, relative af- posed aid package that tense relationship with the migration, and to give peo- 2001. fluence and environmental the Biden administration U.S. because of his moves ple the hope for a better It was a major theme of the protection, made it clear does not want to give di- to consolidate power and life at home."q private talks Blinken had that Costa Rica would ac- late Tuesday with the for- cept only vaccines that eign ministers. have no political strings at- The U.S. hopes Mexican tached. LIKE US ON and Central American of- "We're talking about saving ficials can do more to im- lives, but that doesn't mean pede the trafficking of mi- in receiving a donation we grants, especially children. will compromise our dignity The Biden administration as a nation," he said at the has been expelling single news conference. adults who cross the bor- The relative success of Facebook.com/arubatoday/ A8 Thursday 3 June 2021 LOCAL

Fundashon Stimami Sterilisami suspends it sterilization campaign for 2021

ORANJESTAD — For years Fun- is not sufficient to continue any lon- and no funds received,” says Bie- dashon Stimami Sterilisami has ger. mans. been serving the community by helping in reducing the number Now more than ever the efforts of For that reason, as of June 15th, of suffering and abandoned dogs this foundation are necessary see- 2021, Fundashon Stimami Sterilisa- and cats on our island. With help of ing that there are more and more mi will need to suspend its activities its contributors, Stimami Sterilisami pets on the streets abandoned until new funds are received from sterilized approximately 26.397 and without owners. Sterilization is past and future contributors for the dogs and cats between 2016 and the most effective and compas- national campaign of sterilization 2021. All this at a cost of over Awg. sionate method to reduce the of pets. “This decision truly saddens 3 million. numbers of stray dogs and cats. us and we hope to recoup our Without sterilization a cat is able sponsors soon so that we may con- However, with a heavy heart, we to give birth to 62 kittens in a year tinue with our national sterilization regret to inform that our funds and dogs up to 28 puppies, this will efforts,” says Biemans. have been depleted. Our spon- make all the hard work this foun- Fundashon Stimami Sterilisami is a sors are unable to make donations dation has been doing throughout non-profit organization that uses For more information go to www. this year and Aruba Bank’s dona- the years in vain. 100% of its donations to offer partial stimamisterilisami.com.q tion of Awg. 10.000 and Mr. Ewald or full subsidy for the sterilization pro- Biemans, owner/CEO of Bucuti & “We tried doing as much as we cedure for house pets and strayed For donations: Tara Beach resort and Presidente could this year and we looked ev- pets. Donations are extremely im- Fundashon stimami sterilisami of Stimami Sterilsami foundation, erywhere on how to get funds, but portant for this foundation in order Aruba Bank 6012630190 personal donation of Awg. 100.000 unfortunately expense continue to continue its purpose. A9 LOCAL Thursday 3 June 2021 Medlab Aruba ‘fit-2-fly’: Covid-19 testing on the island

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Back in November of 2020, Silva About the design Flora & Fauna received a phone call from Fe- • Our Shoko, the Aruban Burrow- lipe Da Silva of the MOTA group ing Owl, (Athene cunicularia in charge of the WVB Watty Vos rubensis) declared our Nation- Boulevard, stating that his com- al Symbol in 2012. pany needed to install an artistic • The orange Trupiaal, is also Bushi Cacti, the Aloe Vera giv- location at the Eagle Beach Park, cement bench to finalize the Eagle called the Venezuelan troupial ing it different shades of green which attracted many visitors and Beach Park. Silva was excited and and can be found in this re- and blue, Shrubs and Hedges created many social gatherings. presented immediately the Mosaic gion, Curacao and Bonaire, as background and also add- Silva is pleasantly amazed how Social Sofa project that she knew • The Ruby Topaz Hummingbird ed the tropical Hibiscus/Cay- children interact with the art work, off and was personally introduced for its bright pearly reddish col- ena Red flower to bring some it pleases her immensely. to while visiting Europe in March ors and rounded tails and is more color into this project. The Just to imagine, parents sitting on 2019. During her visit in Europe she bigger than the blue tailed em- the dark green evergreen type a piece of art, stylish bench watch- located several Mosaic Social So- erald, leaves. The White Periwinkle ing their kids play in the play park, fas in several cities and communi- • The Caribbean Parakeet for us flowers or Vinca, as they grow or just when one is on a break from ties. Photos were send to Da Silva Prikichi (Aratinga pertinax aru- wild on our island and for sure work to sit back and relax or read and it was a done deal. She would bensis) has become the Na- in many gardens. She also a book, or just sit in the sun, join a cover or as she calls it ‘upholster’ tional Bird of Aruba, added a few yellow Wanglo friend for a conversation and sud- the cement bench in Mosaic Art • Our Bariga Geel ‘chibichibi’ flowers under the iguana locat- denly the Mosaic Social Sofa be- and the theme would be our local aka Bananaquit or Suikerdiefje, ed on the front of the bench, comes an extension of ones living Flora & Fauna. The project would or referred as the chickadee of to take it a little out of the cam- room. have a duration of 6 weeks. Silva the Caribbean. ouflage. started the project on January 17, • The Kododo blauw (Cnemi- Every piece of ceramic tile is hand Silva’s dream is to have many Mo- 2021 and is now completed. do-phorus arubensus) Aruban cut with much detail, placed with saic Social Sofas around the island Whiptail Lizard aka ‘renhage- precision, passion, dedication, pa- in communities, bus stops, on a Silva also had introduced the Mo- dis’ as they swiftly disappear, tience, hard work grouting, polish- square, schools, mall or downtown saic Social Sofa to Aruba Art Fair, just love those bright blue spots. ing and all with love for the art to created with the members of the Tito Bolivar for the section Ban • Our Iguana, locally better bring it all together. community, a great team/friend- Mosaik project in July 2019, which known as nos Yuwana, an ship building moments. she is a member of. Having done adult iguana’s color normally The selection of the local flora two Mosaic Art project murals in is a grayish green, while a you & fauna for this social sofa proj- Her wish is for everyone to preserve San Nicolas for the Aruba Art Fair, iguana is a bright neon green ect was done in a playful, color- our Mosaic Social Sofa, to use ex- in September 2016 the Carnival • The Monarch Butterfly and the ful whimsical approach as hope tra caution as tiles do break, crack, Nymph alongside renowned Chil- small yellow butterflies that al- to contribute and help to boost chip or get damaged, to use TLC, ean Mosaic Artist Isidora Paz Lopez ways dart in every garden, awareness of nature on Aruba to no sharp objects, or use it as a rest- and Carolina Kawal, an Ceramist • Flora: The greenery in different ensure that especially our national ing place for bicycles, to be social- from Brazil and the ‘Cocolishi’ An- shades of green our local flora, birds do not disappear from the ly responsible for this Mosaic Social gel Wings in November 2019 as a Kadushi Largo, the Prickly Pear/ Aruban landscape. Most of the Sofa to last and be preserved for a solo project for which internation- barbari fig, glass pebbles and detailed mosaic art was created long time, just like any equipment al Mosaic artist Kim Wozniak and marbles for the sparkle, the in her home studio and installed on in the park.q The Prime Minister of Aruba met with representatives of Safety House at the office of the Public Prosecution Service ORANJESTAD — Last week, the Prosecution Service to discuss the It is noteworthy to say that many caused by the pandemic, but in Prime Minister of Aruba, Evelyn Aruba Security House. seniors are victims of abuse. which 112 individual cases of per- Wever-Croes, together with the sons in the above categories were Minister of Justice Andin Bikker, Safety House Aruba is a collabo- The core partners of the Safety addressed. The purpose of the had a meeting with the Public ration platform between differ- House are: Safety House in particular is to help ent entities in Aruba in the field of Compulsory Education, Bureau and prepare problematic children criminal justice and care that meet Sostenemi, KIA, Social Affairs De- to be successful as they mature. every two weeks to deal with indi- partment, Guardianship Council, It is sad to say that the age of the vidual cases. Last week Thursday Fundacion Guia Mi, Wit Geel Kruis, children with an addiction has al- was a very important day when FMAA, Respaldo, Victim Support ready dropped to 11 years. An- they presented their annual report Office, KPA, Public Prosecution Ser- other problem that arises is primary for 2020. The Safety House was es- vice, Probation and Youth Protec- school students selling drugs at tablished 3 years ago as a platform tion Foundation Aruba, Social Psy- school. Mental health problems to address cases of extreme social chiatric Service and the FCCA. are also discussed, as well as the problems such as individuals at Thursday's meeting was with rep- long waiting list in mental health risk, repeat offenders, people with resentatives from these institutions care during the pandemic. They mental health problems who need who presented the annual report also provide assistance to young help, as well as victims and also of everything that has been done people who have fallen ill, espe- perpetrators of domestic violence. in 2020. A year full of challenges cially undocumented migrants.q A11 business Thursday 3 June 2021 When it’s OK to let your good credit score drop By BEV O'SHEA of NerdWal- on credit. But he's willing let to make an exception for If you've worked hard to when income is imminent achieve and maintain a but bills are already here. A good credit score, it can tax refund or payment for be upsetting to see it drop. freelance work falls into this But "life happens, and category. sometimes how you react If you know money is com- is going to blow back and ing, credit can be a bridge affect your credit score," until it arrives. Be prepared says credit expert John Ul- for a score ding as long zheimer. People lose jobs, as you are running a high cars break down and pipes credit card balance, then leak. Credit may be your look for a rebound as you safety net. get it back down. Painful as it may be, there WHEN STARTING OR INVEST- are times when taking ac- ING IN A BUSINESS tions that hurt your score Investing in a business is an- are prudent for your overall other time you may choose finances. to use your credit, but keep WHEN YOU HAVE AN EMER- the risks in mind. Siegel GENCY EXPENSE says that there should be If you have a big, unex- a clear, detailed business pected expense that ex- plan that's much more spe- ceeds your emergency This Aug. 11, 2019 file photo shows credit cards in New Orleans. cific than a great idea. savings, using your credit Associated Press A good or excellent credit cards to cover it can be a score might mean you decent option. thor of "Why Didn't They portant. port for up to seven years, qualify for an introductory You may have some tem- Teach Me This in School?", If possible, try to make the although the effect fades 0% rate on a credit card. porary score damage from strongly recommends de- minimum payment on your over those years. Or, you may have plenty of having a high balance on veloping a budget and credit card before it's 30 Siegel advises getting in room on your existing credit your card for a while. It's building an ample emer- days overdue. Your credit touch with creditors and ex- cards to temporarily run a generally best to keep bal- gency fund so you're pro- card issuer won't be happy plaining what happened, higher balance than you ances below 30% of your tected in the future. and you'll probably have when you will be back on do normally. credit limit, and of course, WHEN YOU'RE STRUGGLING to pay a late fee. But credi- your feet and how you plan "That could be a scenario paying in full every month TO COVER ESSENTIAL EX- tors can't report you to the to repay them. They may that makes sense as long is ideal. But the damage PENSES credit bureaus until your be willing to give you more as you have a plan and from a high balance should Sometimes a crisis, such as payment is 30 days past time, and you may be able the ability to know when it's fade as new, lower balanc- income loss, makes it im- the due date. to prevent damage from a time to stop this — this isn't es are reported to credit possible to cover living ex- If you don't pay in that 30- potential late payment or working (as) I envisioned bureaus. penses. Then, sacrificing a day window, the creditor negotiate a lower interest it," says Tom Quinn , vice Don't beat yourself up for credit score is the lesser of can report your account rate, he says. And asking president of FICO Scores, not having saved enough. two evils, Ulzheimer says. delinquent. That nega- can't hurt. a credit scoring and data Emergencies don't neces- If you have to choose be- tive mark on your credit WHEN MONEY IS ON THE company. It can be tempt- sarily match up with when tween paying your credit report will badly damage WAY ing to go all-in, but don't you've saved enough, nor card on time and keep- your score, and only time Siegel, the father of five let a business idea threat- do they come one at a ing the utilities on, keeping will undo the damage. It young adults, cautions en your overall financial time. Cary Siegel, the au- your family safe is more im- will stay on your credit re- against an over-reliance health.q

Amazon to hold Prime Day over 2 days in June

By JOSEPH PISANI of the pandemic and used get people to sign up for NEW YORK (AP) — Ama- the sales event to kickoff its $119 a year Prime mem- zon said Wednesday that holiday shopping early. bership, which gets shop- it will hold its annual Prime This year, Prime Day will be pers faster shipping and Day over two days in June held from June 21 to June access to the deals. Prime this year, the earliest it has 22 in 20 countries, includ- Day has become one of ever held the sales event. ing the U.S., the United Amazon's biggest shop- Typically, Amazon holds Kingdom, Brazil, Italy and ping days. Prime Day in July. Amazon Japan. In past years, Walmart, has said it was holding it Amazon started the sales Best Buy, Target and oth- earlier due to the Olym- event in 2015 as its answer er retailers have offered pics, which starts next to Singles' Day, a shopping their own online discounts month and take people's holiday in China popular- during Prime Day, trying This April 21, 2020 file photo shows Amazon tractor trail- attention away. Last year, ized by Chinese e-com- to grab the attention of ers line up outside the Amazon Fulfillment Center in the Amazon postponed Prime merce company Alibaba. shoppers looking for deals Staten Island borough of New York. Day to October because It's a way for Amazon to online.q Associated Press A12 Thursday 3 June 2021 TECHNOLOGY

Huawei devices are displayed in a Huawei store in Beijing on Wednesday, June 2, 2021. Associated Press Huawei rolls out its own operating system to smartphones

HONG KONG (AP) — Hua- tial technologies from the smartphone rollout is a wei launched its own Har- U.S."The user experience of workaround for its lack of monyOS mobile operating HarmonyOS has surpassed access to Google services, system on its handsets on the experience of the An- especially for smartphones Wednesday as it adapts droid era. We solved issues that it sells abroad. While to having lost access to such as the slowing down handsets that were sold Google mobile services and lagging of devices prior to Huawei's blacklist- two years ago after the U.S. over time in the Android ing continue to run Google put the Chinese telecom- era," said Richard Yu, CEO services, its newer devic- munications company on of Huawei's consumer unit, es will have no access to a trade blacklist. in an online product launch Google's mobile services or The Shenzhen-based com- event Wednesday. updates. pany announced that "Our HarmonyOS has stron- To solve this problem, Hua- about 100 Huawei smart- ger functionality and en- wei launched its own Hua- phone models will use its durance, and it will be the wei Mobile Services (HMS) proprietary HarmonyOS greatest operating system platform that lets develop- system, and that the op- in this internet of things era," ers launch apps for Huawei erating system will also be he said. devices. In March, Huawei available on certain tablets Once the world's largest said that over 120,000 apps and smart screens in the smartphone maker, Hua- are now on its app store fourth quarter of the year. wei fell out of the top five and using HMS, although The launch of the operat- globally last year, nudged it is still missing apps popu- ing system comes as the aside by South Korea's lar overseas such as Insta- company is still cut off from Samsung, according to gram, Twitter and Face- American technologies in- data from market research book. Owners of Huawei cluding Google's services firm Canalys. phones who have no ac- and some computer chips Other Chinese smartphone cess to Google services to power its devices after makers such as Xiaomi, won't be able to download the U.S. put it on an "entity OPPO and Vivo have since apps such as Gmail or You- list," saying Huawei might overtaken Huawei in terms Tube. Instead, HMS offers aid China's espionage ef- of global sales. Huawei cur- shortcuts to the mobile sites forts, an accusation the rently ranks seventh glob- of such services. company vehemently de- ally and third in China fol- Google is blocked in China, nies. lowing a 50% drop in smart- so Huawei users in China Huawei's inclusion on the phone shipments in the first are unlikely to be affect- list restricts American com- quarter of this year com- ed. But the lack of access panies from doing business pared to last year. to Google services makes with the Chinese telecom- Last November, Huawei Huawei a less attractive munications equipment also sold its budget Honor choice for overseas users, and smartphone maker. smartphone brand as it who are used to watching The blacklist has been a sought to cushion the im- videos on YouTube or using critical blow for Huawei, pact of the U.S. sanctions. the Gmail email app, ana- which has relied on essen- Huawei's HarmonyOS lysts say.q A13 classified Thursday 3 June 2021 HEALTH

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Brother of boy ‘possessed’ resents retelling in ‘Conjuring’

began having hallucina- were paranormal investi- and Lorraine Warren when tions and delusions as a gators. The couple feature the book was reprinted in boy, the newspaper re- as the main characters in 2006, though the case was ported Wednesday. the film franchise. dismissed. Brittle told the Arne Johnson, the boy- Carl Glatzel has said the newspaper the book was friend and later husband Warrens exploited his fam- taken out of print because of Deborah Glatzel, Carl ily for monetary gain. He of the lawsuit. and David's sister, alleged told The Associated Press "I did it because I was fed that a demon left the boy in 2007 that his brother had up with the case, fed up and entered him during suffered from mental illness with Carl Glatzel," Brittle an exorcism and caused as a child but has now re- said. "It just wasn't worth it him to murder his land- covered. to me. It had no bearing lord, Alan Bono, in 1981. "It was living hell when we on the fact that the book Johnson was convicted of were kids," Glatzel told the was true." This image released by Warner Bros. Entertainment shows Ruairi O'Connor in a scene from "The Conjuring: The Devil manslaughter and served AP that year. "It was just a "The Conjuring 3" opens in Made Me Do It." four years in prison. nightmare. I'm not going theaters on June 4 and will Associated Press A defense attorney tried to go through that again. be available on HBO Max to defend Johnson against Neither is my brother." for 31 days from theatri- BROOKFIELD, Conn. (AP) trauma, which features the charges, saying the The case was made into a cal release. The newspa- — The brother of a boy as the plot in the new film devil had made him do 1983 NBC television movie, per could not reach Arne who some thought was "The Conjuring 3." it. The judge did not per- "The Demon Murder Case," Johnson for comment. possessed by demons has Carl Glatzel, 55, left Con- mit the arguments, which and was the subject of a Deborah Johnson, Ed War- told the Hartford Courant necticut because of the were based on claims by book "The Devil in Con- ren and Lorraine Warren previously that he resents painful events that started a couple, Ed and Lorraine necticut," by Gerald Brittle. have died, the newspaper the retelling of his family's when his brother, David, Warren, who said they Carl Glatzel sued Brittle reported.q A15 sports Thursday 3 June 2021 AP source: Duke's Krzyzewski to coach last season in 2021-22 By AARON BEARD Star rosters featuring names Duke Hall of Fame coach such as the late Kobe Bry- Mike Krzyzewski will coach ant and LeBron James — his final season with the and led it to Olympic gold Blue Devils in 2021-22, a in Beijing in 2008, London in person familiar with the situ- 2012 and Rio de Janiero in ation told The Associated 2016. Press on Wednesday. Duke missed the NCAA The person said former Tournament this past sea- Duke player and associate son for the first time since head coach Jon Scheyer 1995, but the Blue Devils would then take over as welcome one of the na- Krzyzewski's successor for tion's top recruiting classes the 2022-23 season. for the coming season. The person spoke to the Scheyer played for Krzyze- AP on condition of ano- wski from 2006-10, with his nymity because the school last season resulting in his hasn't commented pub- mentor's fourth NCAA title. licly on the decision. An an- Scheyer joined the Duke nouncement is expected staff for the 2013-14 season later Wednesday. and rose to his current role Stadium first reported news following the 2017-18 sea- of the 74-year-old Krzyzews- son. ki's final season with Duke, Scheyer served as interim In this March 28, 2019, file photo, Duke head coach Mike Krzyzewski answers questions during a which he has led to five coach last year for Duke news conference at the NCAA college basketball tournament in Washington. Duke Hall of Fame national championships, coach Mike Krzyzewski will coach his final season with the Blue Devils in 2021-22, a person familiar when Krzyzewski was side- most recently in 2015. With with the situation said Wednesday, June 2, 2021. lined for a January win 1,170 victories, he is the Associated Press against Boston College winningest coach in men's due to COVID-19 protocols. college basketball history, a record 126 weeks ranked He has tailored his ap- in Duke's famously hostile Scheyer has never been a with 1,097 of them coming at No. 1 in the AP men's col- proach to adapt with the Cameron Indoor Stadium. college head coach. during his 41 years with the lege basketball poll. times and his personnel. And his image became The news comes almost Blue Devils. Hired at Duke in May 1980, He won that 2010 title with synonymous both with the two months to the day that Krzyzewski has led the Blue "Coach K" won national a senior-laden roster, then elite private university in another Hall of Famer in the Devils to 12 Final Four ap- championships in 1991, claimed the 2015 one after Durham, North Carolina, state — North Carolina's pearances and a record 15 1992, 2001, 2010 and 2015, pivoting to more "one-and- and the sport as a whole. Roy Williams — announced Atlantic Conference Tour- while setting the men's ca- done" talent that headed Along the way, he also his retirement after 33 sea- nament championships, reer coaching victories re- to the NBA after a lone took over the U.S. men's na- sons as a head coach with while his teams have spent cord in November 2011. college season playing tional team — with NBA All- Kansas and the Tar Heels.q

Women's soccer saw significant disruption from pandemic

By ANNE M. PETERSON and impact during the the sport visible in order for The coronavirus outbreak coronavirus outbreak. The that growth to happen and brought significant disrup- data was culled from its that momentum to stay in tion to women's soccer new Player Workload Man- place." around the world, with agement platform. The report detailed the some players going without "After 2019, there was this layoffs for several high-pro- competition for as many as boom of popularity and in- file international players. 250 days, according to a terest in the sport. And then Lyon midfielder Dzsenifer FIFPRO report. it got really chopped at the Marozsán went 165 days Three-quarters of women's knees because all of a sud- between matches, while Wolfsburg's players celebrate during the award ceremony after their victory against Frankfurt, during their German Women's DFB leagues stopped play be- den there was no sport, no United States goalkeeper Cup Final match, in Cologne, Germany, Sunday May, 30, 2021. cause of the pandemic. significant women's foot- Alyssa Naeher, who plays Associated Press And national teams were ball on TV to really main- for the Chicago Red Stars, also impacted, with players tain that momentum," said was idle for 113 days. you go that long without Inactivity and poor train- experiencing a 56% drop in Sarah Gregorius, FIFPRO's Crystal Dunn made only competition, it is going to ing is of concern because minutes. director of global policy eight appearances for the have an effect on you," it can increase the chance The lack of playing time and strategic relations for U.S. national team and the Gregorius said. "And also of injury when play is re- was exacerbated by a women's soccer. North Carolina Courage we know that during that sumed. And, in some cas- women's competition cal- "Obviously that has a very May 1, 2020, to Jan. 31. Her time it wasn't even just the es, competitions returned endar that is more frag- direct and real impact on minutes dropped 67% from lack of games, it was the on condensed schedules, mented than the men's the players but it also has July 2019 to May 2020. lack of the ability to train, increasing the risk. calendar. an impact on an industry "It is hard at this point to or this very fragmented ap- The analysis in FIFPRO's re- FIFPRO, the international that's still trying to emerge, say exactly what the long- proach to training, whether port is based on appear- players' union, released the still trying to grow, still try- term impact of that will you had to do it alone or ances and workload of 85 findings Wednesday in a ing to develop. And obvi- be but I think if you're a within your apartment in selected female players report on player workload ously you need to have top-level competitor and small groups." from its PWM platform.q A16 Thursday 3 June 2021 sports Medina Spirit drug test confirmed; Derby win in jeopardy

fication and discipline for the ointment is responsible said Medina Spirit would be the Hall of Fame trainer. and not injections into one disqualified if the split sam- Attorney Craig Robert- of the horse's joints. ple came back positive for son said the second test "I think that will shed the betamethasone. showed 25 picograms of light most prominently on A spokeswoman for the the steroid, after 21 pico- the issue here for us," Brew- Kentucky Horse Racing grams were found initially. ster told The Associated Commission declined to Even a trace amount of Press by phone. "The whole comment, citing the on- betamethasone — a pi- basis for listing betametha- going investigation. Sher- cogram is a trillionth of sone is because it's injected elle Roberts-Pierre said the one gram — is prohibited into a joint and they want commission "values fairness on race day in Kentucky, you not to inject the joints and transparency and will Maryland and New York, too close to the race, so provide information to the which are home to the the whole substantive ba- media and public at the sport's Triple Crown races, sis is out the window if it's a close of an investigation." and considered a violation. salve, and it can be proven A Churchill Downs spokes- John Velazquez riding Medina Spirit crosses the finish line to win Robertson said additional scientifically and empirical- man said the track is await- the 147th running of the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs in testing is being conducted ly to be the salve." ing official notification of Louisville, Ky., in this Saturday, May 1, 2021, file photo. to try to trace the source of Rules in Kentucky do not the split-sample test results the drug to an ointment to differentiate punishment from the Kentucky Horse By GARY B. GRAVES and sample test of Kentucky treat a skin infection and based on the source of the Racing Commission. STEPHEN WHYNO Derby winner Medina Spirit not an injection. He and at- substance, which can be "At the end of the day, AP Sports Writers came back positive for the torney Clark Brewster, who given to horses to help their we anticipate this case to LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — presence of the steroid be- represents Medina Spirit joints and Baffert believes be about the treatment Bob Baffert's lawyer said tamethasone, which could owner Amr Zedan, said came from the dermatitis of Medina Spirit's skin rash Wednesday that a split- lead to the horse's disquali- they expect tests to show ointment. Churchill Downs with Otomax," Robertson said. "We will have nothing further to say until the addi- tional testing is complete." Brewster said he hoped the additional tests would come back in a week to 10 days. If Medina Spirit is disquali- fied, Mandaloun would be elevated as the winner of the May 1 Kentucky Derby. "I can't control the out- come of that, so it's some- thing I give very, very little thought to," said Brad Cox, who trains Mandaloun and would be the first trainer from Louisville to win the race. Baffert is currently suspend- ed by the New York Rac- ing Association and not al- lowed to enter any horses in this weekend's Belmont Stakes pending the Derby investigation. He could face additional sanctions following his fifth medica- tion violation in the past 13 months. Maryland officials allowed Medina Spirit and Baffert- trained Concert Tour to compete in the May 15 Preakness at Pimlico and filly Beautiful Gift in the Black-Eyed Susan the pre- vious day after all three passed three rounds of prerace testing. Medina Spirit finished third and Concert Tour ninth in the second jewel of racing's Triple Crown, which went off without Baffert in atten- dance. q