Tuesday Watch ‘Ask Pilar’ June 29, 2021 T: 582-7800 www.arubatoday.com facebook.com/arubatoday instagram.com/arubatoday Page 8 Aruba’s ONLY English newspaper Crews spend 5th day atop shaky pile of collapsed concrete By TERRY SPENCER and RUSS layer upon layer of inter- BYNUM twined debris, frustrating SURFSIDE, Fla. (AP) — Res- efforts to reach anyone cuers searching for a fifth who may have survived in day for survivors of a Florida a pocket of space. SEARCH condo building collapse “Every time there’s an ac- used bucket brigades and tion, there’s a reaction,” heavy machinery Monday Miami-Dade Assistant Fire as they worked atop a pre- Chief Raide Jadallah said AND RESUCUE carious mound of pulver- during a news conference. ized concrete, twisted steel “It’s not an issue of we and the remnants of doz- could just attach a cou- ens of households. ple of cords to a concrete Authorities said the efforts boulder and lift it and call are still a search-and-res- it a day.” Some of the con- cue operation, but no one crete pieces are smaller, has been found alive since the size of basketballs or hours after the collapse on baseballs. Thursday. Ten people have Underscoring the danger- been confirmed killed, and ous nature of the work, he more than 150 others are noted that families who still missing in the commu- rode buses to visit the site nity of Surfside, just outside on Sunday witnessed a res- Miami. cuer tumble 25 feet down Crews work in the rubble at the Champlain Towers South Condo, Sunday, June 27, 2021, in Surf- The pancake collapse of the pile. side, Fla. the 12-story building left Continued on next page Associated Press A2 Tuesday 29 June 2021 UP FRONT

Continued from Front As time goes on, he said, Workers and victims must teams will begin a process both be considered, he called "rapid delayering, said. where you take more risk "It's going to take time," he by moving larger amounts said. "It's not going to hap- of rubble, because you pen overnight. It's a 12-story recognize you're running building." up against the time factor The intense effort includes for survival." firefighters, sniffer dogs and How long a person can sur- search experts using radar vive depends on a host of and sonar devices. issues, including the avail- Early Monday, a crane ability of water, the sever- lifted a large slab of con- ity of any injuries and the crete from the debris pile, degree to which they are enabling about 30 rescuers trapped, Barbera said. in hard hats to move in and "The human dimension is carry smaller pieces of de- huge -- the uncertainty bris into red buckets, which that you could be leaving are emptied into a larger someone alive behind by bin for a crane to remove. ending too early," Barbera The work has been compli- said. "Families continue to cated by intermittent rain have hope, as do rescu- showers, but the fires that Workers search the rubble at the Champlain Towers South condo, Monday, June 28, 2021, in Surf- ers, which is why you con- hampered the initial search side, Fla. Many people were still unaccounted for after Thursday's fatal collapse. tinue to see them pushing have been extinguished. Associated Press so hard within these difficult Jimmy Patronis, Florida's conditions." chief financial officer and cident commander with like, all the rubble. How can drops of water," he said. The ultimate decision to state fire marshal, said it Miami-Dade Fire Rescue, somebody survive that?" "There are still chances. We move into the recovery was the largest deploy- told ABC's "Good Morn- Lopez told The Associated have to keep up the high phase, he said, will have to ment of such resources in ing America" that rescu- Press. hopes." Authorities on Mon- be made "with the involve- Florida history that was not ers have been able to find While most rescue teams day insisted they are not ment of the political au- due to a hurricane. He said some voids, or spaces, in- were from the area, oth- losing hope. thority because they're the the same number of peo- side the wreckage, mostly ers came from elsewhere, "We're going to continue ultimate authority over this." ple were on the ground in in the basement and the including a small group of and work ceaselessly to ex- The building collapsed just Surfside as during Hurricane parking garage. rescue workers from the haust every possible option days before a deadline for Michael, a devastating "We have over 80 rescuers Mexican group Cadena In- in our search," Miami-Dade condo owners to start mak- Category 5 hurricane that at a time that are breach- ternational. Mayor Daniella Levine ing steep payments toward hit 12 counties in 2018. ing the walls that col- The group was using a suit- Cava said Monday. more than $9 million in re- "They're working around lapsed, in a frantic effort case-size device that uses Deciding to transition from pairs that had been recom- the clock," Patronis said. to try to rescue those that microwave radar to "see" search-and-rescue work mended nearly three years "They're working 12 hours at are still viable and to get to through concrete slabs and to a recovery operation is earlier, in a report that a time, midnight to noon to those voids that we typical- pick up heartbeats and agonizing, said Dr. Joseph warned of "major structural midnight." ly know exist in these build- other sounds up to 40 feet A. Barbera, a professor at damage." Andy Alvarez, a deputy in- ings," Alvarez said. inside and under the rub- George Washington Univer- A federal team of scientists "We have been able to tun- ble. But as of Monday, the sity. That decision is fraught and engineers who exam- nel through the building," group had not detected with considerations, he ine structural failures are Alvarez added. "This is a any heartbeats or sounds, said, that only those on the conducting a preliminary ARUBA frantic search to seek that said Ricardo Aizenman. ground can make. investigation at the site and CLEAN hope, that miracle, to see "We are still working all the Barbera coauthored a will determine whether to who we can bring out of way, and we are hopeful study examining disasters launch a full probe of what this building alive." for a miracle," he said, add- where some people sur- caused the building to Others who have seen ing that the best window vived under rubble for pro- come down. The National the wreckage up close for rescue is in the first 72 longed periods of time. He Institute of Standards and were daunted by the task hours. has also advised teams on Technology also investi- ahead. Alfredo Lopez, who After that time, hydration where to look for potential gated disasters such as the lived with his wife in a sixth- becomes the biggest chal- survivors and when to con- collapse of the twin tow- floor corner apartment and lenge, he said. He added clude "that the probabil- ers on 9/11, Hurricane Ma- narrowly escaped, said he that the on-and-off rain ity of continued survival is ria's devastation in Puerto finds it hard to believe any- happening since the col- very, very small." Rico and a Rhode Island one is alive in the rubble. lapse could actually help "It's an incredibly difficult nightclub fire that killed 100 IS MORE "If you saw what I saw: as a source of water. decision, and I've never people. Previous investiga- nothingness. And then, you "People can live up to 15, had to make that decision," tions have taken years to DUSHI go over there and you see, 16 days with only water, Barbera said. complete.q A3 U.S. NEWS Tuesday 29 June 2021 Juul to pay $40M in N. Carolina teen vaping suit settlement By GARY D. ROBERTSON of personal injury lawsuits DURHAM N.C. (AP) — Elec- from customers and fami- tronic cigarette giant Juul lies of young people who Labs Inc. will pay $40 million said they were hurt or ad- to North Carolina and take dicted by the company's more action to prevent un- products. Those have been derage use and sales, ac- consolidated in a Califor- cording to a landmark le- nia federal case. gal settlement announced Juul already had taken a Monday after years of ac- legal beating this spring in cusations that the compa- the North Carolina case. ny had fueled an explosion Superior Court Judge Or- in teen vaping. lando Hudson declared A state judge accepted in May that the company the first-of-its-kind agree- had destroyed documents ment with a state. North and ignored court orders, Carolina Attorney General leading to possible massive Josh Stein had sued Juul, monetary sanctions. accusing it of employing Teen vaping dropped sig- unfair and deceptive prac- nificantly last year, accord- tices that targeted young ing to the federal Centers people to use its vaping for Disease Control and Juul attorney Andrew McGann, right, and Andy Penry, left, an attorney for the state, converse be- products, which deliver ad- fore a hearing regarding the state's case against the e-cigarette company at the Durham County Prevention. In a national dictive nicotine. The lawsuit Courthouse in downtown Durham, N.C. on Monday, June 28, 2021. survey, just under 20% of had been scheduled for Associated Press high school students said trial next month. they were recent users of As part of the agreement, underage vaping among wards ensuring that their holders, as we continue to electronic cigarettes and Juul will not advertise to teenagers. Health experts e-cigarettes product is not combat underage usage other vaping products, anyone under 21 in North said the unprecedented in kids' hands, its chemical and advance the opportu- down from about 28% in Carolina, including through increase risked hooking a vapor is out of their lungs, nity for harm reduction for 2019. social media, and will limit generation of young peo- and that the nicotine does adult smokers," Juul said in Experts point to restrictions sales amounts of Juul prod- ple on nicotine, an addic- not poison or addict their a statement after the court on flavors along with a new ucts online to any state tive chemical that is harm- brains." hearing. "We seek to con- federal law that raised the residents. It will also sell its ful to the developing brain. Juul, which is partially tinue to earn trust through age limit for all tobacco products only behind coun- "Juul sparked and spread owned by Altria Group Inc., action." and vaping sales to 21. ters at retailers that have ID a disease — the disease has seen sales fall after al- Several states have filed Anti-vaping advocates scanners to ensure custom- of nicotine addiction. They ready halting all advertising their own lawsuits against welcomed the decision. ers are of age. did it to teenagers across and social media promo- Juul. A group of 39 state at- But they said more restric- Teen use of e-cigarettes North Carolina and this tion and pulling most of its torneys general have been tions are needed to curb skyrocketed more than country simply to make flavors except for menthol. cooperatively investigating teen use, including ban- 70% after Juul's launch in money," Stein, a Demo- "This settlement is consistent the company's marketing ning menthol from Juul and 2015, leading the U.S. Food crat, said after a brief court with our ongoing effort to and products since Febru- all other e-cigarettes. Stein and Drug Administration to hearing. "Today's court or- reset our company and its ary 2020. also urged the FDA to step declare an "epidemic" of der will go a long way to- relationship with our stake- Juul also faces hundreds in. q

U.S. judge: Rep. Boebert can block people on personal Twitter DENVER (AP) — A federal an account created be- nary injunction for Boebert judge ruled last week that fore she was elected to of- to unblock Buentello from Republican U.S. Rep. Lau- fice is something Ms. Boe- the Twitter account, it's not ren Boebert does not have bert could do before she the final ruling on the case. to unblock a former Demo- was in office and could David Lane, an attorney cratic Colorado state law- do after she leaves office," representing Buentello, said maker from her personal said Domenico, who was they will make a decision Twitter account. appointed by former Presi- on whether to continue liti- U.S. District Court Judge dent Donald Trump. gating the case this week. Daniel D. Domenico said in Buentello filed her lawsuit "It is a blow to our freedom his decision Thursday that in January after she was of speech when a politi- Boebert, who represents blocked by Boebert after cian using a platform such the state's 3rd Congressio- calling for Boebert's recall as Twitter can block voices nal District, did not violate following the Jan. 6 insur- of dissent which she dis- the free speech rights of rection at the U.S. Capitol. agrees with and the courts former state Rep. Bri Buen- Buentello's lawyers argued won't intervene to stop this tello because Boebert that since Boebert uses her First Amendment violation," In this June 23, 2021 file photo Rep. Lauren Boebert, R-Colo., blocked Buentello from her personal Twitter account Lane said. speaks at a news conference at the Capitol in Washington. personal Twitter account to share official policy po- Boebert has links to the Associated Press — and did not block Buen- sitions, it is unlawful for her baseless QAnon conspira- tello from Boebert's official to block constituents from cy theory and has sought ing to carry a gun in the term in the state House of government account, The seeing the account. to overturn President-elect Capitol. Representatives before Colorado Sun reported. Although Domenico de- Joe Biden's victory. She Buentello lives in Boebert's losing a reelection bid last "Blocking a Twitter user on nied in his ruling a prelimi- gained attention for pledg- district and served a single November.q A4 Tuesday 29 June 2021 U.S. NEWS Trump Org lawyers make last pitch against prosecution Associated Press Trump Organization — not NEW YORK (AP) — Lawyers Donald Trump himself." for the Trump Organization "We're just waiting," Fischet- met again Monday with ti said, adding he expects prosecutors in the Manhat- to know this week whether tan District Attorney's Office charges will be brought. in a last bid to forestall a The prospective charges potential indictment stem- this week, he said, "are lim- ming from a long-running ited to a couple of Trump investigation into the for- Org employees who didn't mer president's company. declare taxes on fringe Trump Organization lawyer benefits" they received. The Ron Fischetti told The As- company itself also could sociated Press the meeting be charged, he added. came as a grand jury nears Lawyers representing Don- a vote on an indictment ald Trump's company also this week following a more met virtually with prosecu- than two-year investigation tors for more than 90 min- into Trump's business affairs. utes last Thursday. He said prosecutors have It isn't illegal for a company told him Trump himself will to offer employees tuition not be charged at this time help, lease them cars or let — "at least not with what's them use company-owned coming down this week" — apartments, but such ar- In this Jan. 11, 2017, shows President-elect Donald Trump, left, his chief financial officer Allen Weis- but added the investiga- selberg, center, and his son Donald Trump Jr., right, attend a news conference in the lobby of rangements can be sub- tion is continuing. Trump Tower in New York. ject to income tax. "There is no indictment Associated Press Fischetti has called the coming down this week possibility of charges "ab- against the former presi- the talks. The Manhattan district at- of apartments, cars and solutely outrageous" and dent," Fischetti said in a Such final exchanges are torney's office declined school tuition. politically motivated. He telephone interview Mon- considered formalities that comment. Investigators have scruti- said it would be extremely day. "I can't say he's out of rarely change the course Manhattan District Attor- nized Trump's tax records, unusual for prosecutors to the woods yet completely." of an investigation in a ney Cyrus Vance Jr. has subpoenaed documents seek criminal charges over Another person familiar late stage, suggesting the been investigating Trump's and interviewed witnesses, unpaid tax on fringe ben- with the investigation con- grand jury is near a vote. business affairs for more including Trump insiders efits. firmed there were commu- The person was not autho- than two years. In recent and company executives. Some of the scrutiny has nications between defense rized to discuss the case months, investigators have Fischetti, who did not at- been focused on long- lawyers and prosecutors on and spoke to The Associ- focused on fringe benefits tend Monday's meeting, time Trump Organization Monday. The person de- ated Press on condition of the company gave to top said the gathering had chief financial officer Allen clined to give any details of anonymity. executives, such as use been arranged "for the Weisselberg.q California bans state travel to Florida, 4 other states has 17 states where state from participating in school to be medically necessary. employee travel is forbid- sports consistent with their These lawmakers "would den except under limited gender identity, block ac- rather demonize trans circumstances. cess to health care and youth than focus on solving "Make no mistake: We're allow the discrimination real issues like tackling gun in the midst of an unprec- of the LGBTQ community, violence beating back this edented wave of bigotry Bonta said. pandemic and rebuilding and discrimination in this Florida, Montana, Arkansas, our economy," Bonta said. country — and the State and West Virginia passed The state law has exemp- of California is not going to laws that prevent trans- tions for some trips, such as support it," Bonta said. gender women and girls travel needed to enforce Lawmakers in 2016 banned from participating in school California law and to honor non-essential travel to sports consistent with their contracts signed before states with laws that dis- gender identity. the states were added to criminate against lesbian, North Dakota signed into the list. Travel to conferenc- gay, bisexual and trans- law a bill allowing certain es or out-of-state training gender people. The 12 oth- publicly-funded student are examples of trips that In this April 23, 2021, file photo, California Attorney General Rob Bonta speaks in Sacramento, Calif. er states on the list are: Tex- organizations to restrict LG- can be blocked. Associated Press as, Alabama, Idaho, Iowa, BTQ students from joining It's unclear what effect Oklahoma, South Carolina, without losing funding. California's travel ban will SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — community, the state at- South Dakota, Kentucky, Arkansas passed the first have. Bonta did not have California added five more torney general announced North Carolina, Kansas, Mis- law in the nation to prohibit information about how states, including Florida, Monday. sissippi, Tennessee. physicians from providing many state agencies have to the list of places where Democratic Attorney Gen- The five states newly added gender-affirming health- stopped sending state em- state-funded travel is eral Rob Bonta added Flor- to the list have introduced care to transgender minors ployees to the states on the banned because of laws ida, Arkansas, Montana, bills in their legislatures this — regardless of the wishes list or the financial impact that discriminate against North Dakota and West year that prevent trans- of parents or whether a of California's travel ban on members of the LGBTQ Virginia to the list that now gender women and girls physician deems such care those states.q A5 WORLD NEWS Tuesday 29 June 2021 U.S. warns that Islamic State extremists still a world threat By MATTHEW LEE duced in any significant AP Diplomatic Writer way in the near-term. ROME (AP) — As the U.S. Blinken also announced works on its military with- sanctions against Ousmane drawal from Afghanistan, Illiassou Djibo, a native of members of the global co- Niger, who is a key leader alition fighting the Islamic of the Islamic State affiliate State group met Monday in the greater Sahara. Djibo to chart future steps against was designated a global the extremist group. terrorist, meaning that any The meeting came just a of his U.S. are frozen and day after the U.S. launched Americans are barred from airstrikes against Iran- any transactions with him. backed militias near the In addition to the meeting Iraq-Syria border on IS, foreign ministers of U.S. Secretary of State Ant- countries concerned about ony Blinken and Italian For- the broader conflict in Syria eign Minister Luigi Di Maio met in Rome ahead of a co-chaired the gathering critical U.N. vote on wheth- of senior officials from the er to maintain a humani- seven-year-old, 83-mem- tarian aid corridor from ber bloc. Participants were Turkey. Russia has resisted taking stock of current ef- reauthorizing the channel forts to ensure the com- amid stalled peace talks plete defeat of IS, whose between the Syrian gov- Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Italy's Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio, left, arrive for a news remnants still pose a threat conference at Fiera Roma in Rome, Monday, June 28, 2021. ernment and rebel groups. in Iraq and Syria and have Associated Press Two senior U.S. officials said shown signs of surging in Blinken told the Syria con- parts of Africa. ganizations that make up with the threat in Africa. rounding countries and ference that the U.S. be- Amid significant other inter- the coalition not to drop Blinken noted that despite called for a new effort to lieves the corridor must be national priorities, includ- their guard. their defeat, IS elements in repatriate — and rehabili- reauthorized and expand- ing taming the coronavirus "We must step up the ac- Iraq and Syria "still aspire tate or prosecute — some ed to prevent more deaths. pandemic and stepping tion taken by the coali- to conduct large-scale at- 10,000 IS fighters who re- The officials, who spoke on up the fight against climate tion, increasing the areas tacks." main imprisoned by the Syr- condition of anonymity be- change, the coalition is in which we can operate," "Together, we must stay as ian Defense Forces. cause they weren't autho- hoping to stabilize areas said Di Maio. committed to our stabili- "This situation is simply un- rized to publicly discuss the liberated from IS, repatriate Outside of Iraq and Syr- zation goals as we did to tenable," Blinken said. "It private diplomatic conver- and hold foreign fighters ia, he said there was an our military campaign that just can't persist indefinite- sations, said Blinken made accountable for their ac- "alarming" surge in IS activ- resulted in victory on the ly." However, no countries clear that any U.S.-Russia tions and combat extremist ity, particularly in the Sahel, battlefield," he said. present made any new cooperation on Syria would messaging. Mozambique and the Horn Blinken announced a new commitment to repatri- be dependent on Moscow Blinken and Di Maio urged of Africa. He called for the U.S. contribution of $436 ating their citizens and it agreeing to the extension. representatives of the 77 coalition to create a spe- million to assist displaced was unclear if the number Russia, however, wasn't other countries and five or- cial mechanism to deal people in Syria and sur- of detainees could be re- present at the meeting.q

Ethiopia declares immediate, unilateral cease-fire in Tigray NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — farmers to till their land, aid lem," the head of the in- Ethiopia's government on groups to operate without terim administration, Abra- Monday declared an im- any military movement ham Belay, said in calling mediate, unilateral cease- around and engage with for the cease-fire, adding fire in its Tigray region af- remnants (of Tigray's for- that some elements within ter nearly eight months mer ruling party) who seek Tigray's former ruling party of deadly conflict and as peace," Ethiopia's state- are willing to engage with hundreds of thousands of ment said, adding that the federal government. people face the world's efforts to bring Tigray's for- There was no immediate worst famine crisis in a de- mer leaders to justice con- comment from the Tigray cade. tinue. fighters. The statement carried by Ethiopia said the cease- The region in recent days state media came shortly fire will last until the end of has seen some of the fierc- after the Tigray interim ad- the crucial planting sea- est fighting of the conflict, ministration, appointed by son in Tigray. The season's and some Mekele resi- In this Thursday, May 6, 2021 file photo, the city of Mekele is the federal government, end comes in September. dents on Monday cheered seen through a bullet hole in a stairway window of the Ayder fled the regional capital, The government ordered the arrival of Tigray forces. Referral Hospital, in the Tigray region of northern Ethiopia. Mekele, and called for a all federal and regional Thousands of people have Associated Press cease-fire on humanitar- authorities to respect the been killed in the conflict ian grounds so that des- cease-fire. as Ethiopian and allied ian groups plead for more spiked again last week af- perately needed aid can "The government has the forces pursue Tigray's for- access to the region of ter a military airstrike on a be delivered. responsibility to find a po- mer leaders and their sup- 6 million people. Interna- busy market in Tigray killed The cease-fire "will enable litical solution to the prob- porters, and as humanitar- tional pressure on Ethiopia more than 60 people.q A6 Tuesday 29 June 2021 WORLD NEWS U.N. rights chief: Reparations needed for people facing racism GENEVA (AP) — The U.N. to 22-1/2 years in prison last human rights chief, in a week. landmark report launched Protests erupted after after the killing of George excruciating bystander Floyd in the United States, is video showed how Floyd urging countries worldwide gasped repeatedly, "I can't to do more to help end dis- breathe!" as onlookers crimination, violence and yelled at Chauvin to stop systemic racism against pressing his knee on Floyd's people of African descent neck. and "make amends" to The protests against Floyd's them — including through killing and the "momentous" reparations. verdict against Chauvin The report from Michelle are a "seminal point in the Bachelet, the U.N. High fight against racism," the re- Commissioner for Human port said. Rights, offers a sweeping The report was based on look at the roots of centu- discussions with over 340 ries of mistreatment faced people — mostly of African by Africans and people of descent — and experts; African descent, notably more than 100 contribu- from the transatlantic slave tions in writing, including trade. It seeks a "transfor- from governments; and re- In this Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2020 file photo Michelle Bachelet, U.N. High Commissioner for Human mative" approach to ad- Rights, speaks during a press conference at the European headquarters of the United Nations in view of public material, the dress its continued impact Geneva, Switzerland. rights office said. today. Associated Press It analyzed 190 deaths, The report, a year in the mostly in the U.S., to show making, hopes to build on lice; ensure that people of suggested that monetary efforts of advocacy groups how law enforcement of- momentum around the African descent and those compensation alone is not like the Black Lives Matter ficers are rarely held ac- recent, intensified scrutiny who speak out against rac- enough and would be part movement, saying they countable for rights viola- worldwide about the blight ism are heard; and face up of an array of measures to helped provide "grassroots tions and crimes against of racism and its impact on to past wrongs through ac- help rectify or make up for leadership through listening people of African descent, people of African descent countability and redress. the injustices. to communities" and that and it noted similar patterns as epitomized by the high- "I am calling on all states "Reparations should not they should receive "fund- of mistreatment by police profile killings of unarmed to stop denying — and only be equated with finan- ing, public recognition and across many countries. Black people in the United start dismantling — rac- cial compensation," she support." The report ultimately aims States and elsewhere. ism; to end impunity and wrote, adding that it should The U.N.-backed Human to transform those opportu- "There is today a momen- build trust; to listen to the include restitution, rehabili- Rights Council commis- nities into a more systemic tous opportunity to achieve voices of people of African tation, acknowledgement sioned the report during a response by governments a turning point for racial descent; and to confront of injustices, apologies, me- special session last year fol- to address racism, and not equality and justice," the past legacies and deliver morialization, educational lowing the murder of Floyd, just in the United States — report said. redress," Bachelet said in a reforms and "guarantees" a Black American who was although the injustices and The report aims to speed up video statement. that such injustices won't killed by a white police of- legacy of slavery, racism action by countries to end While broaching the issue happen again. ficer in Minneapolis in May and violence faced by Afri- racial injustice; end impuni- of reparation in her most Bachelet, a former presi- 2020. The officer, Derek can Americans was clearly ty for rights violations by po- explicit way yet, Bachelet dent of Chile, hailed the Chauvin, was sentenced a major theme.q

Russia, China declare friendship treaty extension, hail ties ly close ties between their fairs." rejected the possibility of countries and announced Xi in his opening remarks forging a military alliance, the extension of a 20-year- emphasized the impor- Putin said last fall that such old friendship treaty, a tance of a "strategic coop- a prospect can't be ruled show of unity amid their eration" between Moscow out entirely. tensions with the West. and Beijing in defending During Monday's call, Pu- Speaking in a video call their common interests on tin congratulated Xi on the with Chinese President Xi the global stage. He add- 100th anniversary of the Jinping, Russian President ed that Russia and China Communist Party of China Vladimir Putin said that the have worked to uphold a celebrated Thursday, say- treaty signed in July 2001 "true multilateralism and ing that China is marking in Moscow helped take re- global justice." it with "new achievements lations between Moscow Putin and Xi have devel- in the country's social-eco- and Beijing to an "unprece- oped strong personal ties nomic development and dented height" and would to bolster a "strategic part- on the international stage" be extended for another nership" between the two and recalling Soviet sup- Russian President Vladimir Putin talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping, on the screen, via video conference in Moscow, Russia, five years. former Communist rivals as port for the Chinese com- Monday, June 28, 2021. The Russian leader noted they vie with the West for munists. Associated Press that the coordination of for- influence and face soaring Moscow marked the CPC's eign policy efforts by Russia tensions in relations with the centennial by sharing his- By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV ers of Russia and China on and China has played a U.S. and its allies. While Mos- toric documents on Soviet- MOSCOW (AP) — The lead- Monday hailed increasing- "stabilizing role in global af- cow and Beijing in the past Chinese links with Beijing.q A7 WORLD NEWS Tuesday 29 June 2021

Moscow court rejects appeal from imprisoned American

MOSCOW (AP) — A Mos- cow court on Monday rejected an imprisoned American's appeal against his nine-year sentence for assaulting police officers. The Moscow City Court up- held the sentence issued last year by a lower court, which convicted Trevor Residents observe blood at the scene where a suicide bomber Reed for an altercation in on Sunday night detonated his explosives at a busy intersection, August 2019 in Moscow, in Beni, Congo Monday, June 28, 2021. Associated Press where he was studying Russian and visiting his girl- friend. U.S. Ambassador to Russia John Sullivan speaks to the media af- Two explosions hit "I regret that the appellate ter attending a court session of Trevor Reed, in front of the Mos- court has not corrected cow City Court in Moscow, Russia, Monday, June 28, 2021. Congo's eastern this gross injustice, but it Associated Press does not in any way affect city of Beni the seriousness with which pected under the circum- being "wrongfully impris- I and the U.S. government stance. He's a remarkable oned" in Russia and raised By AL-HADJI KUDRA "We arrested two suspects will continue to pursue this and resilient young man." their plight with Putin at MALIRO and JEAN-YVES and intercepted their com- matter for Trevor to get him U.S. President Joe Biden their summit in Geneva KAMALE munications," Mwalushay released so that he can go said Whelan and Reed are earlier this month.q BENI, Congo (AP) — Congo said Monday. "I call on the home and be with his fam- on Monday banned public population to be calm and ily," U.S. Ambassador John gatherings for two days in to be very vigilant." Schools, Sullivan told reporters out- Beni, after the eastern city markets and churches are side the court after attend- was hit by two explosions. closed for 48 hours in Beni, ing the hearing. A suicide bomber detonat- he said. "We do not want Reed was accused of as- ed his explosives at a busy a crowd of more than 10 saulting police officers who intersection in Beni on Sun- people for security rea- were driving him to a police day, the same day another sons to avoid falling into station after picking him up explosion rocked a Catho- the trap of the new modus following a night of heavy lic church, authorities said. operandi of the Ugandan drinking at a party. The Unit- Neither bomb killed any ADF rebels in Beni," he said. ed States has sought his re- civilians, but the govern- A bomb had also explod- lease, saying the evidence ment closed major gath- ed early Sunday at a Cath- against him was weak. ering spaces for two days olic church in Beni's Butsili Asked about Reed in a re- and imposed restrictions district in Beni. No one was cent interview with NBC on public meetings as a killed, but two people were News, Russian President precaution against further seriously injured. Vladimir Putin called him a explosions. "We were about to open "drunk and a troublemak- The suicide bomber has the doors of the church to er." been identified as a Ugan- allow the faithful to partici- Reed was diagnosed with dan who was a member pate in mass. We heard a COVID-19 in May. Earlier of the Allied Democratic bomb inside the church. this month, the U.S. Em- Forces rebels, according Two people were already bassy protested the lack of to Congolese army spokes- there for morning prayer," consular access to him dur- man Lt. Anthony Mwalu- said Mathe Kombi Victoire ing his hospitalization and shay. who works at the church. said he had been repeat- The suicide bombing was This is the third attack in edly denied phone calls to the first such attack in Beni, 2021 on a religious target, his family or embassy per- worrying authorities who according to military and sonnel. noted the longtime ADF government authorities "My colleagues and I were rebel group has in the past who noted that two imams able to speak with Trevor few years pledged alle- were killed by ADF rebels today," Sullivan said after giance to the Islamic State. earlier in the year. q the court hearing. "He is doing as well as can be ex- A8 Tuesday 29 June 2021 local

Vaccination of young people between the ages of 12 and 15 with a (chronic) disease

ORANJESTAD – As of June 23, 2021, the Pub- poor health as a result of an autoimmune lic Health Department started vaccinating the disease or who are receiving immune sup- following target group, namely young people pressive treatment for this condition, young aged 12 to 15 with an illness or health condition. people with leukemia and young people receiving chemotherapy or radiation. The young people who suffer from the following 7. Young people between 12 and 15 years diseases or health conditions can register and who use salicylates (eg with chronic intesti- make an appointment on telephone numbers nal problems); 280-0101 or 522-4200. 8. Individuals with an intellectual develop- ment disorder (mental deficiency) who are not receive a vaccine for medical reasons The diseases are: clients of institutions or live in long-term care or who are not sufficiently protected after 1. Patient with respiratory/lung disease (asth- facilities; vaccination due to an immunological defi- ma); 9. Patients with an immune deficiency disorder ciency. 2. Patients with heart disease, arrhythmia who and or who are taking immune-suppressing have had heart surgery or have had a heart drugs; Parents who are unsure whether their teen falls attack; 10. Individuals with Down syndrome; under this risk group can contact their GP or 3. Patient with diabetes type 1 and 2; 11. Persons with second degree obesity (body specialist. 4. Person with morbid obesity (body mass in- mass index (BMI) between 35 – 40, also To make an appointment for a COVID-19 vac- dex (BMI >30); called severe obesity; cination, you must call the Department of Pub- 5. Patients with chronic kidney disease (pa- 12. Individual cases in which, directly or indi- lic Health (DVG) on 2800100 0f 522-4200. You do tient on dialysis); rectly, significant adverse effects on a per- not need to bring a referral letter on the day 6. People in poor health as a result of illness son's health may arise and as a result the of the vaccination. If necessary, the teen must or medical treatment, for example young doctor may advise vaccination; be accompanied by one of his/her parents or people who have recently had a bone 13. Healthy young people in the context of guardian. marrow transplant, young people with HIV/ herd immunity, for example housemates Only young people between the ages of 12 AIDS, young people who have had their who live with children or adults who belong and 15 who fall under this risk group can cur- spleens removed. Young people who are in to the vulnerable groups, people who can- rently be vaccinated. q Watch ‘Ask Pilar’: our videos show you the other Aruba

ORANJESTAD — Aruba Today of- with the places we visit as well fers a series of videos ‘Ask Pilar’ as transmitting the good energy on their Facebook page Aruba coming from it.” As the title of the Today and on the website www. video ‘Ask Pilar’ already shows, arubatoday.com. Since the start, the viewer has the opportunity October 2019, more than 20 vid- to actually ask about the topics eos have been created. Let us shown, or even suggest a location introduce to you this project and for a video. Just ask our host Pilar present the people behind it. on Facebook and we will let you know. Why a video? Besides offering our free daily newspaper, posts on The team Facebook and Instagram and our Pilar Flores, 35- years- old, is the jol- tally active. As a marketer there is website content, we started eval- ly host of ‘Ask Pilar’. She loves do- a lot of moving around, I can’t be- Corona Street Talk uating the plans for short video’s ing the videos because she gets gin to imagine what the real world During the pandemic a new series about a year ago. The concept to know many interesting places will be like.” of videos was launched, dedicat- was created by Editor-in-Chief Lin- and meet a lot of nice people. “I Video Director of ‘Ask Pilar’ is Lin- ed to the COVID-19 crisis where da Reijnders to add variety to the hope with it that people will get to da Reijnders, Sales of Aruba To- we show people in their daily life product Aruba Today. “There is know and love Aruba the way us day. “I love working in the media, during the corona time. Take a more to this island than palm trees locals do.” I love to write, create, connect, look on the website and social and beaches and in our videos The one capturing the images inform and educate. Working with media for this new series called we wish to inform and educate with his camera and editing them young, talented and motivated Corona Street Talk. the visitor by showing local places is our videographer Juan Luis Pinto people like Juan Luis and Pilar is Check us out on Facebook Aruba and characters of any kind. We Sotter, Marketing Major at the Uni- a blessing to me. We really enjoy Today or the website www.aruba- are all new to this, the goal is not versity of Aruba. “I chose market- making these Aruba Peeks and today.com and do not forget to to deliver a technical perfect re- ing because I wanted a career we surely hope that rubs off on like and share! Thank you for your sult, more to motivate our visitors that kept me physically and men- the viewer.” support.q A9 LOCAL Tuesday 29 June 2021

After 3 weeks of renovation: Aquarius Restaurant is ready to welcome you back

ORANJESTAD – After 3 weeks of renovation, Aquarius, located at the Renaissance Aruba Resort & Casino, is ready to welcome you again. Aquarius, known as the #1 restaurant for their extensive seafood buffet and the place to be for your Sunday brunch, com- pleted its renovation and is ready to serve you again. According to Diego Lemasson, Director of Beverage & Food; “We’ve cre- ated an extended modern, and dynamic new buffet station with even more options to choose from”.

Once you enter Aquarius you’ll see a bigger and better buffet station. Additional to its regular stations; salad, sushi, soup and hot- items stations, Aquarius added more to their buffet like a carving station, a salad prepa- ration station, an ice cream station includ- ing an extended dessert station. New is the ‘pure local’ station dedicated to all local farmers, this way Aquarius wants to promote and encourage farmers to produce local, a little indigenous touch to the buffet for resort guests and local customers.

Aquarius is open every day serving break- fast starting at 7AM till 11:00AM. The lunch buffet opens at 12PM till 3:30PM and the famous seafood dinner buffet is available from 5:30PM till 11PM. Something sure not to miss is the Aquarius Sunday Brunch with free flowing mimosas. At night Aquarius will trans- form into DHABA. Spice up your dinner with sensational Indian flavors. An Indian inspired

dinner buffet with dancers and décor to set the ambiance for a dinner experience like no other, only on Sunday nights.

For more information, please follow Aquari- us Facebook page: https://www.facebook. com/AquariusRestaurantAruba. For reserva- tions, please call +297 5236156.q A10 Tuesday 29 June 2021 local

Island Ancestors Episode CX - 110

NOORD — By approximately 3000 to 2500 years groups of ago agro-potters from out the Amazon- Orinoco river basins started their journey spreading in a North Western direction. This they did mainly over land. Great obstacles had to be overcome during their journey. Other groups of these same areas chose the rivers to reach out to the Atlantic Ocean in to the Caribbean Sea. In time they perfected their vessels in to sea worthy canoes, capable to raveling alongside the coastline and the open sea, reaching the isles of the Antilles.

These tropical rain forest farmers were Arawakan speak- ing people who colonized the northern and coastal ar- eas of South America and almost all the islands of the Caribbean Sea. Aruba was soon to be transformed in to an area where slash and burn or tropical forest ag- ricultural techniques were introduced and practiced. This method of agriculture of clearing the land for ag- ricultural purposes is associated with the cultivation of manly tubers such as yuca, yams, sweet potatoes and American tropical-forest farmers. of kin-based populations structured probably some Musa varieties, like Bananas and . They These became the heirs of the land along lines of age and sex, without cultivated many plants that could be grinded in to flour and later the legendary Caquietian much in the way of economic, po- for the elaboration of their main staples such as arepa’s, tribe. They received the Spaniards litical, or religious based social-status cachapas, ayacas, etc. on their arrival, when the cross was differentiation. Social controls were A more organized form of agriculture developed with brought from the main land. At that largely based on kinship rights and the introduction of the American corn, a totally new time an organized society had estab- obligations of a moral nature, except crop that was developed in Mexico that changed the lished itself, responding to the main in cases of certain military activities world. Also known as Indian corn or Zea Maize soon be- chief who lived on the main land. His- that were often under the temporary came the transformer of cultures, where simple and the tory mentioned many of his frequent leadership of special chiefs. In con- ordinary use of clay is transformed in to the develop- visits to his enchanted island. trast to sedentararism, the richer tech- ment of sophisticated ceramic artifacts of highly artistic nology and production of agricultural mastery of the ceramic technics. In this way ceremonial Un like hunters and gatherers nomads surpluses enabled villages to remain ornaments where created in gratitude to the sprits of before them, who had different so- in the same place for many years. life and fertility’s. Arubans are the descendant of South ciocultural units consisting mainly They were supported by a more ade- quate and dependable food supply, which included maize (corn), beans, squash, manioc, and tropical vege- tables and fruits, as well as the riches of the mangroves forests and the Ca- ribbean Sea. The Caquetío and vari- ants Caiquetio, or Caiquetia, are the Native Americans people of north- western South America living along the shores of Lake Maracaibo at time of arrival of the Castilians, they con- quered the islands Bonaire, Curacao and Aruba.q

To get to know more over Aruba’s and its origins, its animals and culture, we highly recommend you to book your visit for our renowned cultural en- counter session has been entertain- ing curious participants for decades.

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Workers es, consider taking some to work after being unem- can put in a maximum of time to check in on your ployed, or you're a parent $10,500, up from $5,000 in money. You might be able about to get the first of six 2020. The limit for health to make some smart moves monthly child tax credit care FSAs remains $2,750. to reflect the new realities. checks from the IRS. (These This year, you're also al- BUDGETING payments will be up to lowed to make midyear See where your money is $300 per eligible child start- changes to your contribu- going now. Using a bud- ing July 15). Making a plan tions to either account, geting app or taking a for this income can ensure something that normally close look at recent bank it goes where you want, requires a change in life cir- and credit card statements rather than dribbling away cumstances such as mar- can help. Then think about in unplanned purchases. riage or having a child. expenses you may face in DEBT FORBEARANCE Your employer must opt in This undated file photo provided by NerdWallet shows Liz Weston, the near future. Forbearance on federal to these changes, but if it a columnist for the personal finance website. If you're using your car student loans is scheduled has and you can increase (NerdWallet via Associated Press) more, for example, you to end this fall, with monthly your contributions, you might already be paying payments resuming in Oc- could save significantly on wards programs and make ed the subsidies, reduc- more for gas and insur- tober. If those payments taxes. plans to use your rewards ing costs for most people. ance, but you also could would be a hardship, con- FREQUENT TRAVELER PRO- before they disappear. If you don't already have face higher costs for main- tact your lenders to see if GRAMS Similarly, you may have ACA coverage, there's cur- tenance or repairs. 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Debt that's in points, miles and free hotel ance, you may get a bet- age to extend an employ- It can make sense to trim forbearance isn't forgiven, night certificates. But the ter deal on the Affordable er health insurance plan is some costs so you can af- so you'll typically need to pause on expirations won't Care Act exchanges now also free from April to Sep- ford these resurgent ex- plan to make up the pay- last forever. Check your re- that Congress has expand- tember. q Honda changing course, will build its own electric vehicles DETROIT (AP) — Although cell and electric vehicles. planned to meet stricter General Motors will build Earlier this year they an- government fuel economy Honda's first two fully elec- nounced that GM would and pollution standards by tric vehicles for North Amer- build one Honda SUV and adding hybrids to improve ica, the Japanese auto- one Acura SUV using its internal combustion en- maker plans to change Ultium-branded electric gines. But regulatory ac- course and manufacture vehicle architecture and tions across the world to its own later this decade. battery system. The com- combat climate change, Company officials say pany said the Honda SUV including proposals from they're developing their would be named the Pro- U.S. President Joe Biden, own EV architecture, and logue, and that both SUVs have moved the compa- after two GM-made EVs will have bodies, interiors ny more toward electric go on sale in 2024, Honda and driving characteristics vehicles, Gardner said. will start building its own. designed by Honda. Battery-electric vehicles "It's absolutely our inten- But after those two, Honda accounted for less than 2% tion to produce in our fac- plans its own manufactur- of U.S. new-vehicle sales This Thursday, Feb.13, 2020 file photo shows a Honda logo on a tories," Honda of America ing for most of a series of last year, but analysts are vehicle at the 2020 Pittsburgh International Auto Show in Pitts- Executive Vice President electric vehicles, although burgh. predicting huge growth as Dave Gardner said, add- it hasn't determined if it will Associated Press automakers roll out new ing that Honda has devel- use GM components. models. The consulting firm oped battery manufactur- Gardner says sales pro- it plans to phase out all of of North American vehicle LMC Automotive expects ing expertise from building jections for the Prologue its gasoline-powered ve- sales to be battery or fuel- nearly 359,000 to be sold gas-electric hybrids. "We are between 40,000 and hicles in North America by cell powered by 2030, and this year, passing 1 million absolutely intend to utilize 150,000 per year, but he 2040, making it the latest 80% of all vehicles sold to in 2023 and hitting over 4 that resource." didn't say when those num- major automaker with a run on batteries or hydro- million in 2030. Still, that's Honda and GM have been bers would be reached. goal of becoming carbon gen by 2035. roughly one-quarter of an- partners on hydrogen fuel In April, the company said neutral. Honda wants 40% Honda initially had nual new vehicle sales.q A12 Tuesday 29 June 2021 technology

A visitor tests a VR device at the TelcoDR booth during the Mobile World Congress 2021 in Barce- lona, Spain, Monday, June, 28, 2021. Associated Press Pandemic-era Mobile World Congress tech fair kicks off

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — mobile network operators. back," said Lionel Anciaux, A major wireless technol- "We're taking a lot of pre- CEO of Brussels-based ogy trade fair kicked off in cautions: Testing people smart sensor company IOT Barcelona on Monday with regularly within 72 hours, no Factory. Anciaux said he scaled-back attendance hands, everything is touch- usually attends every year, and beefed-up health and less." "and last year without Mo- safety measures, changes Still, companies like Erics- bile World Congress we that reflect the new reality son, Nokia, Intel, Sony and really felt that we missed for industry conventions in Qualcomm are staying something in terms of find- the pandemic era. away while South Korea's ing new partners and also Mobile World Congress Samsung, the world's big- getting to know the new was canceled at the last gest mobile phone maker, trends in technology." minute last year because is only holding a virtual The GSMA delayed the of COVID-19 concerns. Its device launch. Chinese show from its usual Febru- 2021 revival makes it one tech giant Huawei, a ma- ary slot to buy time in the of the few big trade shows jor sponsor, is one the few hope the pandemic would so far to attempt a come- big names that will have a be under control by now. back even as the corona- show stand. Granryd said they plan to virus pandemic continues Granryd said he's expect- move it back to February to simmer in many parts of ing 25,000 to 30,000 people for 2022. the world. from 143 countries to at- To help make the four-day The show, known as MWC, tend in person, a fraction show happen, Spanish is typically a glitzy and well- of the more than 100,000 authorities agreed to ex- attended affair, with tech visitors from 200 countries in empt exhibitors, attendees, and telecom companies recent years. sponsors and partners from setting up elaborate pa- Other visitors will be attend- travel restrictions that might vilions to unveil the latest ing virtually, as will a third otherwise prevent them mobile devices, schmooze of the show's 350 speakers, from entering the country. clients and lobby govern- including Tesla CEO Elon Spain eased COVID-19 re- ment officials. But this year, Musk. strictions on Saturday by the world's biggest mobile At Barcelona's Fira Gran scrapping a requirement to industry trade show is likely Via exhibition centre, visi- wear face masks outdoors, to be a shadow of its for- tors had their tempera- as long as people remain mer self. tures checked by staff at at least 1.5 meters (5 feet) "Obviously, there is a huge the entrance. Other safety apart. Masks remain man- difference from previous features include COV- datory indoors in public years. This show is going to ID-19 testing, extra ventila- places and on public trans- be much smaller, much saf- tion and one-way routes port. Barcelona has hosted er from a health and safety around the venue. Attend- MWC since 2006 and last perspective," said Mats ees use an official MWC year's cancellation dealt Granryd, director general app to flash the negative a major economic blow to of GSM Association, which test result needed to get in. the city, with lost revenue organizes the show and "My first impression is that for hotels, restaurants and represents more than 750 I am very happy to be taxi companies. q A13 Tuesday 29 June 2021

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facebook.com/arubatoday/ A14 Tuesday 29 June 2021 people & arts Soderbergh, Cheadle return to Detroit in 'No Sudden Move' By JAKE COYLE what our show looked like, AP Film Writer and that is: How do we NEW YORK (AP) — During make people care about the pandemic, Steven So- the movies the way they derbergh has shot two fea- used to?" Soderbergh says. ture films, released a pair of "To me, this is the real ques- movies, written a sequel to tion that needs to be con- his first film (1989's "Sex, Lies fronted." and Videotape"), re-edited But the conditions, and the some of his older movies opportunities of streaming, (mostly for fun) and co- are also ripe for a protean, produced the Academy fast-working filmmaker like Awards. Soderbergh. He recently It's an amount of accom- shot his third film for HBO plishment that really puts Max, "KIMI," a pandemic- to shame the 1,000-piece set thriller with Zoë Kravitz. puzzle some of us are still "No Sudden Move," a pe- proud of assembling last riod crime film for adults, is May. very much the kind of mov- Yet at a time when much of ie that before the stream- Hollywood is going through ing flood gates opened profound change, Soder- This image released by Warner Bros. Entertainment shows director , right, with would have been unlikely bergh has, like few others, actors, , left, and , right, on the set of "No Sudden Move." to get made. seized an uncertain mo- Associated Press "It's a really good time for ment. somebody who makes "I think it's fair to say that I'm into wintery Detroit. Twen- Detroit's original sins, a little prophetic pandemic dra- things. I honestly would not the cockroach of this in- ty-three years later, "No like how "Chinatown" does ma from 2011. "I think he's like to be running these dustry," he said smiling on a Sudden Move" returns So- for Los Angeles. The rest of Patient Zero." companies. Nobody knows recent interview by Zoom. derbergh to the Motor City the cast includes Bill Duke, In April, Soderbergh led an what's coming. Nobody "I can find a way to survive with Don Cheadle, who Jon Hamm, David Harbour, effort to mount an in-person knows what's a cyclical in any version that I'm con- memorably played Mau- Julia Fox, , Oscars despite COVID-19 thing as opposed to a real fronted with." rice "Snoop" Miller in "Out of and Ray Li- protocols. The telecast was secular change," says So- Soderbergh has averaged Sight." Since then, Cheadle otta. handsomely shot, opening derbergh. "I have a long his- a film every one of his 35 has co-starred in four more "We were able to talk about with a fluid tracking shot of tory with Warner. We both years in movies, amassing films with Soderbergh ("Traf- redlining and community Regina King, and it made seem to be in sync with the a nimble, frenetic body of fic," the "Ocean's" movies). and the devastation of De- an often impersonal cer- purpose of my deal which work spanning experimen- But he's front-and-center troit and the greed of the emony warmly intimate. is for me to be really busy." tal iPhone indies ("High this time. car manufacturers without But it was also talky, with Other things never change. Flying Bird," "") to "This was designed as ve- proselytizing or hitting it on lengthy introductions and "No Sudden Move" is So- commercial crowd-pleas- hicle for Don, whether he the head," says Cheadle. speeches, and one gam- derbergh's sixth heist film, ers ("Ocean's Eleven," "Erin wanted it or not," Soder- "It was all part of the narra- bit to rearrange the final a cycle begun with "Out Brockovich," ""). bergh says. "Literally: I want- tive intrigue. It felt in a lot of awards ended awkwardly. of Sight" that includes the His latest, "No Sudden ed to see this guy walking, ways like ' 2.0' Overall, Soderbergh is three "Ocean's" films and Move," nearly didn't hap- walking, walking — and we or 1.0, 30 years beforehand pleased with the show. The "," a self-fi- pen. It was initially sched- parachute into this story." — revisiting that kind of en- broadcast did what it set nanced meta-heist movie uled to begin shooting in "No Sudden Move" opens ergy." out to do: pull off an in-per- in that it sought to pull one April 2020. The pandemic with Cheadle, as Curt Cheadle wasn't necessar- son Oscars safely while ex- over on Hollywood, too. The scuttled those plans but by Goynes, strolling through ily eager to return to a film perimenting with an often genre, the director says, early fall, after he helped 1950s Detroit. Soderbergh set at the time. But he also inflexible format. encourages a filmmaker create return-to-set safety and screenwriter Ed Solo- realized that if he didn't, a- "As far as I know, we're the to bring something to the protocols, Soderbergh re- mon conceived of the film stuck-at-home Soderbergh first show in a long time table — to "style it up." "It's mounted it — albeit without from the start as a heist would probably keep writ- where nobody ever got just made for the movies," one star, , movie with a trio of thieves ing and sending him scripts. played off, and I'm proud he says. who withdrew out of health brought together not unlike The director managed the of that. This is what hap- As time wound down be- concerns for his asthmatic those in Robert Wise's elec- shoot without incident by pens when you hire the fore Soderbergh and Chea- son. tric 1959 noir "Odds Against frequent testing in two mo- director of a movie called dle had to leave for the Still, "No Sudden Move," Tomorrow." (That was one bile COVID-19 testing units 'Let Them All Talk,'" he jokes, Tribeca Festival premiere which debuts July 1 on inspiration. The classic '70s that were personally paid referring to his 2020 film of "No Sudden Move," he HBO Max, doesn't lack for crime film "The Friends of for. The central cast and for HBO Max, with Meryl wondered if returning to stars. And while Clooney's Eddie Coyle" was another.) crew members were kept Streep, shot largely on an the scene of his first crime presence would have re- But while working on the in a quarantine bubble. ocean liner crossing. movie was pushing his luck. inforced a spirit of get-the- script, Solomon came upon "I know that I put Steven But Soderbergh did walk "I've had two really good band-back-together, "No the history of the automo- through some version of away from the experience experiences in Detroit and Sudden Move" remains a tive industry's efforts to hell in my uncertainty about — a satisfying and unique gotten out of there with cousin to one of Soder- avoid emissions controls. coming back," Cheadle one, he says — with a two movies I'm really hap- bergh's most celebrated "No Sudden Move" be- says. "I lost family members gnawing sense of a larger py with," said Soderbergh. movies: 1998's "Out of gins with three hired guns to COVID. I was really gun existential crisis for mov- "The question is: Should I just Sight," the slinky, sublime (Cheadle, Benicio del Toro, shy about even leaving my ies. Ratings, like they have let that go?" caper adapted from El- Kieran Culkin), but in a mul- house." for most pandemic award Cheadle didn't hesitate. more Leonard. tiplying series of double- Cheadle smiles. "I also shows, plummeted. "Tee it up! Go to the well!" That film opened in Miami crosses, expands in scope blame him for 'Contagion,'" "I just look at it as a larger he encouraged. "Spin the sunshine but descended to encapsulate some of referring to Soderbergh's issue than the specifics of wheel!"q A15 sports Tuesday 29 June 2021 Merlier wins Tour de France Stage 3 as top contenders tumble

PONTIVY, France (AP) — many competitors who Early days in the Tour de crashed as the peloton France are always full of rode at full speed. Roglic, nervousness and crashes. went down about nine kilo- What makes the latest a meters from the end. little different is that after He quickly got back on his just three days of frenetic bike but lost ground to his racing two top contenders main rivals as his Jumbo- have already taken a hit. Visma teammates tried to Last-year's runner-up, Pri- pace him back to the pelo- moz Roglic, tumbled in a ton. Roglic lost 1 minute, crash on Monday in Stage 21 seconds and dropped 3 in the western Brittany re- to 20th overall, 1:35 off the gion, a few hours after 2018 pace. champion Geraint Thomas With two time trial stages also hit the ground. De- still to come and many fending champion Tadej stages in high mountains, Pogacar was lucky enough it's way too early to say his to stay on his bike but was bid is over for a maiden slowed in another pileup. Tour win. But it remains to Tim Merlier of Belgium es- be seen how quick he will caped the chaos and pow- recover, with the first race ered to his maiden stage against the clock coming victory. Merlier, who is not as soon as Wednesday. Slovakia's Peter Sagan, left, crashes with Australia's Caleb Ewan, right, during the sprint towards among the favorites in the the finish line of the third stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 182.9 kilometers (113.65 "Luckily, everything is still in general classification, won miles) with start in Lorient and finish in Pontivy, France, Monday, June 28, 2021. one piece, nothing is bro- ahead of his Alpecin-Fenix Associated Press ken," Roglic said. teammate Jasper Philipsen He took another blow with and French rider Nacer the three-week race. "Tonight, I don't want to see One day there will be dead the abandonment of expe- Bouhanni. Saturday's opening stage my son become a profes- people." rienced teammate Robert The final sprint was disrupt- was marred by two big sional rider," Madiot said Race leader Mathieu van Gesink, who crashed out ed by another crash when pileups — one caused by at the finish in the town of der Poel rode safely at the early in the stage. Caleb Ewan's front wheel a spectator — and the lat- Pontivy. front throughout the day "Not the best day for us, but slid from under him on the est brutal scenes prompt- "My wife does not want to and escaped unscathed we continue," he said. final turn. He brought down ed veteran sports director see my son on a bike. It's to keep the yellow jersey Defending champion Tadej Peter Sagan with him. Marc Madiot from Grou- been years that we are he earned on Sunday with Pogacar was slowed a few Ewan, who won two stages pama FDJ team to lash out talking about (safety), we a blazing attack. kilometers further down last year, broke his right col- over the lack of safety on need to find solutions. It's The narrow roads in the the road following another larbone and abandoned the road. not bike racing anymore. stage finale took a toll on high-speed pileup.q Indians' Josh Naylor breaks ankle in frightening collision By TOM WITHERS on Monday, accompanied him, a nice guy in the club- AP Sports Writer by trainer James Quinlan house. Really a lot of en- CLEVELAND (AP) — Josh and be evaluated at the ergy, positivity and seeing Naylor's hustle and heart Cleveland Clinic this week him go through that was will be missing from Cleve- by foot/ankle specialist Dr. really tough. You could tell land's lineup for a while. Mark Berkowitz. the whole dugout was re- Naylor will need surgery af- The team did not give a ally in shock." ter gruesomely breaking his timetable for Naylor's re- Naylor, who was acquired right ankle Sunday in Min- turn, but similar injuries re- by Cleveland last year in a nesota during a frightening quire up to two months to trade with San Diego, has collision with rookie second heal. been steady contributor baseman Ernie Clement. The impact with Clement for the Indians this season. Naylor, who has been a spun Naylor, whose right He's batting .253 with seven clutch hitter and bright spot foot was planted awkward- homers and 21 RBIs and for the Indians, smashed ly underneath him. Naylor made several big defen- into Clement in the fourth immediately reacted in sive plays. Cleveland Indians' Josh Naylor (22) lies on the ground with a inning of the Indians' 8-2 pain, rolling around and The affable Naylor has member from the Indians medical staff after colliding with team- loss. Naylor was sprinting to- pounding his fists into the played right field and first mate Ernie Clement to catch a ball during the fourth inning of a baseball game against the Minnesota Twins, Sunday, June 27, ward a shallow pop in right grass while calling for help. base. The Canadian has 2021, in Minneapolis. by Minnesota's Jorge Po- His leg was placed in an air also become a fan favorite Associated Press lanco when he hit Clement cast and the 24-year-old because of his all-out effort, as the players were trying was carted off the field on attitude and for batting medical issues but are just 2 (thumb), slugger Franmil to make the catch. a stretcher as his shocked .714 (5 of 7) with a homer 1/2 games out of first in the Reyes and Gold Glove The Indians said Naylor has teammates consoled and three RBIs against the AL Central. catcher Roberto Pérez (fin- a "closed" fracture and dis- Clement and gathered New York Yankees in last The club is also without ger). location. themselves. year's playoffs. reigning Cy Young win- Reyes could be nearing a Naylor spent the night at "It was heartbreaking, Naylor's injury is the latest ner Shane Bieber (shoul- return following a rehab Hennepin County Medical man," catcher René Rivera blow for the Indians, who der), starters Aaron Civale assignment with Triple-A Center. He'll travel to Ohio said. "It's hard. A guy like have been overrun with (finger) and Zach Plesac Columbus.q A16 Tuesday 29 June 2021 sports Welcome back, Wimbledon: Slam returns to rain, fans, upsets

WIMBLEDON, England (AP) Fans must wear masks — Shortly after 1:30 p.m. around the grounds (al- on Monday, two years mi- though not while watching nus two weeks from the last a match) and show proof time a meaningful match they either are fully vac- was played at Wimbledon, cinated or had COVID-19 a voice blared over the in the past six months. All loudspeakers: "Good af- players and their entou- ternoon and welcome to rages have to stay at one Centre Court." London hotel, where they Then came an announce- take regular tests and are ment welcoming "special subject to contact tracing. guests in the Royal Box," Britain's only seeded wom- including a woman who an in singles, No. 27 Johan- developed one of the CO- na Konta, was forced to VID-19 vaccines, prompt- withdraw Sunday night be- ing the first of the day's sev- cause she must self-isolate eral standing ovations from for 10 days after one of her spectators. And, eventual- team members tested posi- ly, came the words, "We've tive for COVID-19. waited awhile for this," be- The top-seeded Djokovic fore the introduction of No- got off to a slow start in his vak Djokovic and the op- bid for a record-tying 20th ponent he would go on to Grand Slam title and sixth Serbia's Novak Djokovic celebrates winning the first round men's singles match against Britain's beat 4-6, 6-1, 6-2, 6-2 with at Wimbledon. Jack Draper on day one of the Wimbledon Tennis Championships in London, Monday June 28, the help of 25 aces, Jack 2021. It would have been so easy Draper, a 19-year-old wild- Associated Press — so understandable, even card entry from England — for Draper to be fazed by ranked 253rd. at least 20 matches were time Wimbledon winner the singles brackets (21 the moment and the op- It was, in some respects, as if postponed until Tuesday. and No. 10 seed Petra Kvi- women, 13 men), the most ponent, the setting and the Wimbledon had never left, And there was tennis — tova 6-3, 6-4. at Wimbledon since there stakes, right away. This was as if the All England Club and reminders of how Tiafoe had been 0-11 were 35 in 1998. Others who his Grand Slam main draw hadn't decided to can- sports are unpredictable against opponents ranked won on Day 1 included debut, after all. But he stole cel the oldest Grand Slam and can bring such joy and in the Top 5. qualifier Denis Kudla, who the first break to lead 2-1 tournament for the first time disappointment. A pair of "That guy is special. He's knocked off No. 30 Alejan- and wound up taking that since World War II a year Americans picked up the going to do a lot of great dro Davidovich Fokina 5-7, set by saving 7 of 7 break ago because of the pan- most newsworthy victories: things, win a ton of Grand 6-4, 7-6 (4), 6-3, 6-3; 2020 points. demic. There was raucous Frances Tiafoe eliminated Slams," Tiafoe said about Australian Open champion Djokovic took two tumbles cheering from the stands. French Open runner-up Tsitsipas, then broke into a Sofia Kenin, 2017 U.S. Open onto his backside in the first There was rain — so much and No. 3 seed Stefanos wide smile and added: "But runner-up Madison Keys, set, losing his footing on the rain that play on courts Tsitsipas 6-4, 6-4, 6-3, while not today." Danielle Collins and Lauren slick grass behind the base- without a roof was delayed 2017 U.S. Open champion He and Stephens are Davis. line. This was his first com- more than 4 1/2 hours and Sloane Stephens beat two- among 34 Americans in Other seeded men who petitive singles match on lost: No. 19 Jannik Sinner of the surface since edging Italy and No. 27 Reilly Opel- Roger Federer in the 2019 ka of the U.S. final. Josh Rawitch to become president of "Not playing last year was "To be honest, I don't recall very, very disappointing, falling this many times on Baseball Hall of Fame and it feels a little bit weird the court," Djokovic said that there was such a big with a laugh. "Well, quite Josh Rawitch will become Hall said Monday. gap in between grass sea- slippery, whether it's be- president of baseball's The 44-year-old Rawitch sons. But to have a crowd cause the roof is closed or Hall of Fame on Sept. 9 af- was hired by the Dodg- and the size of the crowd it was raining quite a lot the ter spending 27 years with ers in 1995, worked in the that we had today — I, at last few days, I don't know." the Los Angeles Dodgers, marketing department for one point, felt like it was A 125 mph service winner Arizona Diamondbacks five years and switched back to normal," said No. gave Draper the open- and Major League Base- to the public relations de- 23 Keys, who beat British ing set after 37 minutes. ball Advanced Media. partment. qualifier Katie Swan 6-3, He shook his racket, then Tim Mead left the Los An- He worked for BAM from 6-4 without facing a break pumped his right fist. geles Angels after 40 years 2001-02, returned to the point. The crowd roared. to become Hall president Dodgers and was vice "It was just very, very nice And two hours later, it was on June 24, 2019, taking president of communica- to be back in a situation all over. over from Jeff Idelson, tions. Rawitch is in his 10th where you felt an amazing Djokovic cleaned up his who had held the job season with the Diamond- crowd," Keys said, "even if act considerably, going since 2008. backs, his sixth as senior they were cheering, obvi- from just six winners and Mead announced on vice president of content ously, for my opponent and nine unforced errors in the wanted her to win. It was opening set to a combined This 2015 photo provided by April 16 he was quitting in and communications. the Arizona Diamondbacks mid-May. Idelson returned Rawitch was the 2018 win- just so nice to have energy 41 winners and 15 unforced shows Josh Rawitch in Phoe- as interim president May ner of MLB's 2018 Robert and people who are excit- errors the rest of the way. nix, Ariz. 15 and will stay on the job O. Fishel Award for public ed to watch tennis." "I'm really glad," he said, Associated Press until Rawitch starts, the relations excellence.q The coronavirus still looms speaking for many, "that over the event. the sport is back."q