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BY PHILLIP WALTER WELLMAN Stars and Stripes KABUL, Afghanistan — Resi- dents of Afghanistan’s capital on Sunday expressed fears of more Taliban-fueled killing and vio- lence in the coming months, a day after foreign forces officially be- gan a full withdrawal from the country. Taliban attacks that focused on Afghan forces and civilians in- creased throughout the past year, but now many are worried that the militant group will resume attacks on foreign forces as they leave the country by Sept. 11 — and that those attacks will kill bystanders. The Taliban have in recent months issued vague warnings of a reaction if the U.S. didn’t with- draw its forces by May 1, which Photo courtesy Republic of Korea Marine Corps the former Trump administration The Joint Security Area, the only portion of the Korean DMZ where North and South Korean forces stand face-to-face, is seen in this April 3, agreed to do last year in a pact that 2017 photo. The JSA is used for diplomatic purposes and is occupied by both North and South Korea. also called for the Taliban to come to peaceful terms with the govern- ment in Kabul. On Saturday, the group said in a statement it would “take every counteraction it deems appropriate against the oc- Striking the right balance cupying forces.” Talha Hairan, 33, who owns a grocery store outside the fortified Biden administration forges new path on North Korea crisis in wake of Trump and Obama failures Green Zone that houses NATO’s Afghanistan headquarters and the BY JOHN HUDSON INSIDE the chairman of the joint chiefs, Gen. Mark U.S. Embassy, has previously AND ELLEN NAKASHIMA Milley. The Washington Post North Korea: The plan represents a rejection of the strate- SEE FEAR ON PAGE 4 WASHINGTON — The Biden administra- gy devised by Trump’s national security advis- tion is charting a new course in an attempt to Biden speech er, John Bolton, who insisted that the United “It’s a routine now. end North Korea’s nuclear and ballistic missile States hold out for a “go big or go home” agree- program, striking a balance between President ‘big blunder’ ment — a deal that would remove all sanctions Anything can Donald Trump’s grand bargain, leader-to- for US Page 12 in exchange for the full dismantlement of leader diplomacy and President Barack Oba- North Korea’s weapons program. happen anywhere.” ma’s arm’s length approach to the crisis, said monthslong review that was briefed to Presi- That approach was flatly rejected by North Talha Hairan U.S. officials familiar with the plan. dent Joe Biden last week by Secretary of State Korean leader Kim Jong Un during a 2019 The decision to pursue a phased agreement Antony Blinken, Defense Secretary Lloyd Aus- Afghan grocery store owner, that leads to full denuclearization follows a tin, national security adviser Jake Sullivan and SEE BALANCE ON PAGE 12 on Taliban-fueled violence PAGE 2 • STARS AND STRIPES • Monday, May 3, 2021 BUSINESS/WEATHER Buffett warns investors not to gamble on stocks EXCHANGE RATES Military rates South Korea (Won) 1,118.57 Associated Press “There’s a lot more to picking game retailer GameStop are es- Switzerland (Franc) .9135 Euro costs (May 3) $1.18 Thailand (Baht) 31.18 OMAHA, Neb. — Billionaire stocks than figuring out what will sentially gambling. Dollar buys (May 3) 0.8068 Turkey (New Lira) 8.2783 British pound (May 3) $1.36 Warren Buffett warned people not be an incredible industry in the fu- Buffett said the stock trading Japanese yen (May 3) 106.00 (Military exchange rates are those available to think investing is an easy way to ture,” said Buffett, who is known platforms that allow people to buy South Korean won (May 3) 1,079.00 to customers at military banking facilities in the Commercial rates country of issuance for Japan, South Korea, Ger­ make a fortune as he answered a for his remarkably successful in- and sell stocks for free, such as many, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom. Bahrain (Dinar) .3770 For nonlocal currency exchange rates (i.e., pur­ variety of questions at Berkshire vesting record. “I just want to tell Robinhood, are only encouraging Britain (Pound) 1.3808 chasing British pounds in Germany), check with Canada (Dollar) 1.2282 your local military banking facility. Commercial Hathaway’s annual meeting Sat- you that it’s not as easy as it that gambling. China (Yuan) 6.4745 rates are interbank rates provided for reference Denmark (Krone) 6.1858 urday. sounds.” Buffett spent several hours an- Egypt (Pound) 15.6590 when buying currency. All figures are foreign Buffett said it can be tough to Buffett has said that most peo- swering questions Saturday after- Euro .8318 currencies to one dollar, except for the British Hong Kong (Dollar) 7.7670 pound, which is represented in dollars­to­ pick the long-term winners. He ple will fare better by owning an noon at an online version of Berk- Hungary (Forint) 299.54 pound, and the euro, which is dollars­to­euro.) Israel (Shekel) 3.2431 pointed out that in 1903, there S&P 500 index fund instead of be- shire’s annual meeting, held on- Japan (Yen) 109.31 INTEREST RATES were more than 2,000 car compa- tting on individual stocks. 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BY WYATT OLSON three years at this place is to me and my fam- Stars and Stripes the helm. The ily.” JOINT BASE PEARL HAR- missions, in As a lieutenant during oper- BOR-HICKAM, Hawaii — Adm. which ships are ation Desert Storm against Iraq Philip Davidson took a parting sent through in 1990-91, Davidson “bravely led shot at Beijing on Friday as he contested inter- a team in support of amphibious ended his 39-year Navy career national waters, operations that held a major Iraqi and handed the reins of U.S. In- are intended to force in place on the Kuwaiti Aquilino do-Pacific Command to the for- underscore coast,” Austin said. “That pre- mer head of the Pacific Fleet. America’s support for open ac- vented the enemy from attacking “Make no mistake, the Commu- cess to shipping lanes. our ground forces and helped nist Party of China seeks to sup- The operations have been pri- swiftly end the war. He earned plant the idea of a free and open marily directed toward China and the Navy Commendation Medal international order with a new or- its contested claims of sovereign- for Valor for that operation.” der, one with Chinese character- ty over most of the South China Aquilino, a naval aviator, istics, one where Chinese national Sea. earned his flight wings in 1986, power is more important than in- Davidson, who will now retire and has flown F-14 Tomcats and ternational law,” he said during to a lake home in upstate New F-18 Hornets, according to his of- an afternoon ceremony that in- ANTHONY RIVERA/U.S. Navy York with his wife, Tracy, spoke ficial biography. He deployed for cluded remarks by Defense Sec- Adm. John Aquilino, left, relieves Adm. Philip Davidson, center, as of the “symmetry” of ending his numerous operations, including retary Lloyd Austin and Army leader of U.S. Indo­Pacific Command, during a ceremony at Joint long Navy run at Pearl Harbor. in support of Enduring Freedom Gen. Mark Milley, chairman of Base Pearl Harbor­Hickam, Hawaii, on Friday. Defense Secretary He noted that behind him was and Iraqi Freedom. the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Lloyd Austin looks on at right. the USS Arizona Memorial, a bat- “He’s commanded a squadron, Beijing’s approach to the re- tleship whose sinking propelled a wing and a strike group, which gion includes efforts to “coerce, ing earlier this spring, he told cially distanced seating that Da- America into World War II. means he knows a thing or two corrupt and co-opt businesses, or- senators the United States needs vidson had done “an absolutely Docked nearby is the battleship about leading American forces ganizations and the people of the to bolster funding for the Pacific superb job — at the helm of this Missouri, on which instruments into combat,” Austin told the au- Indo-Pacific,” Davidson said. Deterrence Initiative to better organization.” of surrender were signed by the dience. INDOPACOM’s new leader, challenge Beijing’s influence in “He is a so-called ‘old salt’ — Japanese in 1945 to end the war. He commanded Carrier Strike Adm. John Aquilino, who took the region. He also warned that the Navy’s longest serving sur- “My first tour was here, and Group 2 while aboard the aircraft command of the Pacific Fleet in China was increasing its stockpile face warfare officer,” he said. now my last,” he said, referring to carrier USS George H.W. Bush. May 2018, is expected to maintain of nuclear weapons “faster than Austin praised Davidson for his inaugural Navy tour aboard that hard line regarding China. anyone previously believed.” the 40 freedom-of-navigation op- the frigate USS Badger. “I can’t [email protected] During his confirmation hear- Austin told the audience in so- erations conducted under his help but reflect on how special Twitter: @WyattWOlson Space Force spouses grapple with earthly challenges of military life BY SETH ROBSON test pilot brought home the risks qualified for, before an eight-year Stars and Stripes that service members take, she career in marketing and time as a The half-year that Space Force said. stay-at-home mom of three. wife Julie Hopkins has spent Space Force guardians, like The Space Force, as a young apart from her astronaut husband other troops, spend time away service with 5,000 guardians and is something many military from family, but Mike Hopkins 11,000 civilians, is building a fam- spouses can relate to. was the first to leave Earth on ily-friendly culture, Raymond Col. Mike Hopkins, 52, who temporary duty. said. transferred from the Air Force to NASA does a wonderful job of “It’s a quality of life issue and a the Space Force on the Interna- family support, Julie Hopkins retention issue,” she said. “Our tional Space Station in December, said. spouses aren’t only underemploy- splashed down off the Florida “He can call me every day and I ed; they are overqualified for Julie Hopkins coast in the SpaceX Crew Dragon can email,” she said. “On week- many jobs.” The first member of the Space Force to leave the Earth, Col. Mike Resilience early Sunday morning. ends we do a private family video Department of Defense pro- Hopkins, poses with his wife, Julie, and sons Ryan and Lucas. His wife had been waiting in a conference.” grams such as Military One- state of nervous excitement at the The Space Force is making its Source and the Military Spouse signment in Canada and didn’t as an Air Force officer on Friday, couple’s home in Houston. Like own efforts to support space Employment Partnership are work while based in Italy due to she said. other military spouses, she’s used spouses, according to Mollie Ray- useful resources, Raymond add- the language barrier. It’s been There is a lot of support for mil- to her husband taking controlled mond, wife of the Chief of Space ed. tough to get promoted or save for itary spouses, probably more than risks at work. And she’s experi- Operations Gen. John “Jay” Ray- Military OneSource helps fam- retirement due to frequent most realize, said Hopkins, who enced the other challenges of mil- mond. ilies find child care, cope with moves, Hopkins said. planned to give her husband a itary life, such as frequent moves, An Air Force wife almost 33 stress, help children deal with a Astronauts aren’t the only “big hug” when he gets home. service overseas and the struggle years before the Space Force parent's deployment, move to a Space Force guardians who spend “Everybody (in the military to find work. came into being in December new duty station and find services time away from family. The ser- community) can relate to how you Mike first rode into orbit in Sep- 2019, Mollie Raymond has been in the local and military commu- vice has some remote ground sta- are feeling,” she said she would tember 2013. His current mission holding online meetings with nities. tions such as Diego Garcia in the tell new spouses. “Everybody is began in November. Space Force spouses to provide The Military Spouse Employ- Indian Ocean, Raymond said. away from home and their family “As you get close to launch you them with information on employ- ment Partnership connects spous- “The challenge is to stay con- (but) it is an adventure.” are nervous because a lot of things ment and other challenges, she es with hundreds of employers nected,” she said. “It’s important The idea of Space Force spous- have to go right,” Julie Hopkins, said during a phone interview who have committed to recruit, to build your support community es blazing a trail was echoed by 51, told Stars and Stripes during a April 20. hire, promote and retain military where you are and reach out to Raymond. telephone interview Friday. “It’s Raymond has experienced her spouses. others in the same situation.” “I’m excited for our Space very surreal until the engine own struggles since becoming an It has been easier for Julie Hop- Military spouses often have a Force families to be a part of lights. It’s a little scary but excit- Air Force wife in 1987. When the kins, a registered nurse, to find lot on their plate, Hopkins said. something new and watch a ser- ing.” couple made their first move, to work than for most military One of her sons, Lucas, 19, is vice grow and evolve,” she said. A fatal T-38 Talon jet crash at Vandenberg Air Force, Calif., she spouses, she said. studying statistics at the Universi-

Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., worked at an auto hobby store, However, she had to re-take ty of Notre Dame while her oldest, [email protected] while Mike was training there as a something she admits she was un- boards as a nurse during an as- Ryan, 22, was due to commission Twitter: @SethRobson1 PAGE 4 • STARS AND STRIPES • Monday, May 3, 2021 MILITARY Iran says captives deal made; US denies

Associated Press ities earlier described as an “im- “The Americans accepted to true,” Price said. “As we have state TV report did not immedi- TEHRAN, Iran — Iran will free portant” speech. However, Kha- pay $7 billion and swap four Ira- said, we always raise the cases of ately name the Iranians that Teh- prisoners with Western ties in menei did not immediately nians who were active in bypass- Americans detained or missing in ran hoped to get the in swap. Iran in exchange for billions of discuss any proposed swap amid ing sanctions for four American Iran. We will not stop until we are State TV also quoted the official dollars from the United States and negotiations in Vienna over Teh- spies who have served part of able to reunite them with their as saying a deal had been reached the United Kingdom, state televi- ran’s tattered nuclear deal with their sentences,” state TV said, families.” for the United Kingdom to pay sion reported Sunday. The U.S. world powers. quoting the official in an on- Price did not elaborate. 400 million pounds to see the re- immediately denied the report, The official quoted by Iranian screen crawl. Tehran holds four known lease of British-Iranian woman while the U.K. did not respond. state TV said a deal made be- U.S. State Department spokes- Americans now in prison. They Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe. The The state TV report quoted an tween the U.S. and Tehran in- man Ned Price immediately de- include Baquer and Siamak Na- office of Prime Minister Boris anonymous official just as Su- volved a prisoner swap in ex- nied the Iranian state TV report. mazi, environmentalist Morad Johnson referred calls to the For- preme Leader Ayatollah Ali Kha- change for the release of $7 billion “Reports that a prisoner swap Tahbaz and Iranian-American eign Office, which could not be menei began giving what author- in frozen Iranian funds. deal has been reached are not businessman Emad Shargi. The immediately reached. Massive tanker fire tears through Kabul BY AMEEM AKHGAR engagement. Associated Press All 2,500-3,500 American sol- KABUL, Afghanistan — A diers and about 7,000 NATO al- searing blaze that roared through lied forces will be out of Afghan- dozens of fuel tankers on the istan at the latest by Sept. 11, the northern edge of the Afghan cap- 20th anniversary of the terrorist ital of Kabul killed seven people attacks in the United States that and injured 14 others, the Interi- first brought them into the coun- or Ministry said Sunday. try. Investigators were combing Arian said the fire began when through the tankers that lay in a spark set a fuel tanker ablaze. smoldering ruins and a gas sta- Nearby tankers were quickly en- tion caught in the flames that lit gulfed, sending giant flames and up the area late Saturday, said plumes of smoke into the night ministry spokesman Tariq Arian. sky. The fire in the northern edge There was no immediate indi- of the city engulfed several PHILLIP WALTER WELLMAN/Stars and Stripes cation of whether it was an acci- homes and a nearby gas station. Zalmai Faqirzada, left, makes bread with colleagues at a bakery close to Kabul’s Green Zone on Sunday. dent or sabotage. It came on the Several structures were de- same day the U.S. and NATO offi- stroyed and electricity to much of cially began the final phase of a Kabul, which usually has only Fear: withdrawal from Afghanistan, sporadic power, was knocked Many feel abandoned amid exit ending a nearly 20-year military out.

FROM PAGE 1 and humanitarian groups have al- from going to school as they did in been injured twice in nearby at- so sent staff abroad. the past, though the group has said tacks, once by a suicide bomb and Nasir Ahmad, 34, the owner of a it won’t do so again. Milley says Afghan forces the other time by a rocket. large grocery store in central Ka- But that’s a long-term worry, Hairan, a father of two whose bul frequented by foreigners, said Halim pointed out, saying most family has owned the store for 28 he’s seen a marked drop in cus- people are predominantly con- could face bad outcomes years, said he expects more at- tomers in the past week. cerned with the months ahead. Associated Press Asked whether he believes the tacks. He takes security measures There has been a noticeable up- “Nothing has changed when it WASHINGTON — Afghan gov- Afghan forces can hold up under but has become largely used to the tick in helicopter and cargo plane comes to peace” over the last two ernment forces face an uncertain increased strain, Milley was non- absence of security since 2001. traffic, which Abdul Khabir, 35, decades, said Halim’s colleague future and, in a worst-case scena- committal. “The main thing is that you have described as a sign that his coun- Fatima Ravi, 40, the headmaster rio, some “bad possible outcomes” “Your question: The Afghan ar- to not think all the time about the try was being left behind. at the school. “We haven’t felt the against Taliban insurgents as the my, do they stay together and re- incidents and the attacks,’ Hairan Khabir, who said he worked for presence of the foreigners here in withdrawal of American and coa- main a cohesive fighting force or said. “It’s a routine now. Anything the U.S. military for 10 years and Afghanistan in that regard.” lition troops accelerates in the do they fall apart? I think there’s a can happen anywhere.” recently had his U.S. visa applica- Nevertheless, that presence is coming weeks, the top U.S. mili- range of scenarios here, a range of At a nearby bakery, Zalmai Fa- tion rejected, exchanges money getting smaller. On Sunday, U.S. tary officer said Sunday. outcomes, a range of possibili- qirzada, 26, said “everyone was and sells phone cards on a busy troops turned over Camp Antonik Gen. Mark Milley described the ties,” he said. “On the one hand, worried” about the situation. He street outside the Green Zone. in Helmand province to Afghan Afghan military and police as you get some really dramatic, bad shouted the words as he and his “Everyone is concerned about special operations soldiers on “reasonably well equipped, rea- possible outcomes. On the other colleagues busily prepared bread the withdrawal, and I know this is Sunday morning, the Afghan De- sonably well trained, reasonably hand, you get a military that stays that people would soon buy for the most dangerous place to work, fense Ministry said. Camp Anto- well led.” He cited Afghan troops’ together and a government that their iftar dinners, which mark the but what else can I do?” Khabir nik, renamed from the former years of experience against a re- stays together.” end of the daily fast during the said. “This is the only place I can Camp Bastion, served as a base for silient insurgency, but he declined “Which one of these options ob- Muslim holy month of Ramadan. work.” U.S. special operations troops. to say they are fully ready to stand tains and becomes reality at the Since the U.S.-Taliban deal was Khabir, like many people who The turnover came a day after up to the Taliban without direct in- end of the day? We frankly don’t signed over a year ago, targeted spoke with Stars and Stripes, said an attack on Kandahar Airfield, ternational backing during a po- know yet. We have to wait and see attacks have increased in capital, he didn’t mind if the Taliban came which prompted a U.S. airstrike, tential Taliban offensive. how things develop over the sum- but the large explosions that were to power after foreign forces military officials said. No group The chairman of the Joint mer.” once common became rare. leave, as long it brought an end to claimed responsibility for the at- Chiefs of Staff, a veteran of the He said there is “at least still the Many fear that could change. fighting and ushered in peace. tack, which did not cause any in- war in Afghanistan, spoke in an in- possibility” of a negotiated politi- It’s not just Afghans who are Sadiqa Halim, 26, who teaches juries or damages. terview with Associated Press and cal settlement between the gov- concerned. The U.S. Embassy on at a girls school in Kabul’s affluent CNN reporters flying with him ernment in Kabul and the Taliban. Tuesday ordered all employees Qala-e-Fathullah area, disagreed. from Hawaii to Washington just This, he said, would avoid the Zubair Babakarkhail contributed to this report. who are able to work remotely to Halim worries that if the Taliban [email protected] hours after the formal kickoff of “massive civil war” that some fear leave the country. Some nonprofit come to power, they will stop girls Twitter: @pwwellman the withdrawal. could happen. Monday, May 3, 2021 • STARS AND STRIPES • PAGE 5 MILITARY Lockdowns fuel surge in UMGC graduations

BY JENNIFER H. SVAN friends honked horns from parked Stars and Stripes cars. Some U.S. military personnel The ceremony was the universi- and their families in Europe hit ty’s second drive-in movie style the books during more than a year graduation in less than a year, a of various coronavirus restric- new normal in the current pan- tions. demic. This year, 1,360 students re- The unusual backdrop of Satur- ceived diplomas from the Univer- day’s ceremony on Clay Kaserne PHOTOS BY JENNIFER H. SVAN/Stars and Stripes sity of Maryland Global Campus shows “the unprecedented times Jada Tarver, an Army spouse and substitute teacher, helps Capt. Jawaan Thomas, an Army reservist on Europe — about 200 more gradu- we’ve all been living in over the active duty, adjust the hood on his graduation gown on Saturday, at the class of 2021 commencement ates than last year, an increase last 18 months almost,” said Gen. ceremony for the University of Maryland Global Campus Europe in Wiesbaden, Germany. university officials attribute in Christopher Cavoli, the com- part to students signing up for mander of U.S. Army Europe and nights.” the open pool deck of a swimming more classes during lockdowns. A Africa and the keynote speaker. Some graduating parents, how- pool at a base in Kuwait. Most on- pivot from in-person to live- “It’s certainly my first experi- ever, said they struggled to bal- site classes eventually went re- streaming instruction also opened ence participating in a drive- ance their studies with helping mote and were live-streamed, more courses for students across through graduation,” he said, their kids with homework when which gave students in different UMGC Europe’s footprint in Eu- while commending the graduates schools went remote. More than time zones more options, Cho said. rope, the Middle East and North for “the long journey they took,” 50% of this year’s graduates have UMGC Europe hopes to bring Africa, officials said. spending weekends and late children. back on-site classes this fall. The Capt. Jawaan Thomas, 32, an nights “writing and rewriting and Jada Tarver, 37, a former sol- intent is to live-stream those class- Army reservist on active duty proofreading plenty of essays and dier from Wiesbaden, said due to es, “so whoever wants to take it re- with a medical brigade in Sem- on and on.” pandemic-related office closures, mote, from the convenience of bach, spent more time on his mas- More than 650 students earned she had to finish some of the 440 their home, they can,” Cho said. ter’s program in business admin- bachelor’s degrees, while nearly hours of field work required for Spec. Joseph Yeboah, 25, a com- istration “because I wasn’t travel- 550 associate's and more than 200 her degree in social work virtual- bat engineer in Grafenwoehr who ing,” he said. master’s degrees were awarded. ly. earned an associate’s degree in Being in Germany during the Air Force Master Sgt. Marlynn “I’m also a mom and I work full Army Gen. Christopher Cavoli, computer science, juggled five lockdowns “has been difficult, but Cruz, 31, earned straight A’s for time. So, yeah, COVID fatigue is the commander of U.S. Army classes with two weeks of field I had this extra project on the side the first time while finishing her real but I made it.” Europe and Africa, was the training in Hohenfels. to occupy my time,” he said of his accounting degree. Tony Cho, UMGC Europe vice keynote speaker. Instructors gave him extra time studies. “I was able to be more focused president, said when the pandem- to finish assignments. He man- Thomas was among more than for sure,” said Cruz, who works in ic hit, the college tried to maintain demic, about 50% of UMGC Eu- aged four A’s and one B. 100 UMGC Europe graduates who finance at Ramstein Air Base and its on-site classes, particularly rope’s classes were online. walked the stage Saturday on an began her studies eight years ago. downrange, where internet ser- Staff worked to convert outdoor [email protected] Army airfield as family and “There was no going out, no late vice can be spotty. Before the pan- spaces into classrooms, such as Twitter: @stripesktown Teens’ petition gets them new skate park at Yokota base BY SETH ROBSON email April 21. In addition to a smooth concrete Stars and Stripes “Their getting involved and ad- surface, the renovated park in- YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan — vocating for the needs of the com- cludes improved drainage, light- Teenagers are zooming around a munity in a polite and diplomatic ing and a fence. Plans call for fur- newly renovated skate park at the fashion was a great initiative and ther park improvements, includ- home of U.S. Forces Japan in catalyst for outside-of-the-box ing larger ramps and obstacles, western Tokyo after convincing thinking that linked our training and parts are on order to repair the base commander to approve mission to a community need and the park’s lights, Thrift said. the work. brought the project to reality,” he On Friday afternoon, Wellons The skate park, on the east side said. and Vogeley were at the skate of the base, was torn down last park trying out some tricks on the Craftsmen from the squadron year after damaged asphalt and ramps and rails. removed and replaced the old rusting equipment rendered it un- Both boys said they’re excited skate park asphalt, using the pro- safe. No funding was available to about the new facility and looking ject as an opportunity to practice restore the park. forward to watching skateboard- concrete finishing, a critical skill, However, Yokota High School ing in its first appearance at Olym- freshman and Boy Scout Thomas base spokesman 1st Lt. Stuart pic Games in Tokyo this summer. Thrift said in the April 21 email. Vogeley, 15, and Yokota Middle THERON GODBOLD/Stars and Stripes Wellons, who has been skating School seventh-grader Ben Wel- Ben Wellons, 13, performs a trick at a renovated skate park at Yokota He said the concrete is 5 inches about 18 months, was stoked to try lons, 13, managed to reverse that Air Base, Japan, on Friday. thick with wire mesh reinforce- out some ollies and 180s. decision. Both are avid skaters ment. “I’m pretty happy with it,” Vo- and Boy Scouts. he presented to Col. Andrew ject to refurbish the skate park The engineers used concrete geley said. “The concrete is awe- Vogeley, with Wellons’ help, Campbell, commander of Yoko- that reopened April 9, Lt. Col. and other materials left over from some.” gathered nearly 250 signatures on ta’s 374th Airlift Wing, in Febru- Bradly Bucholz, commander of previous projects to restore the an online petition calling for a new ary. the 374th Civil Engineer Squad- skate park at no cost to mission-re- [email protected] park or dedicated skate spot that The petition jump-started a pro- ron, told Stars and Stripes in an lated funding, he said. Twitter: @SethRobson1 PAGE 6 • STARS AND STRIPES • Monday, May 3, 2021 MILITARY Rangers’ mentor to receive Medal of Honor at 94

BY DAN LAMOTHE bayoneting or shooting some of my The Washington Post wounded Rangers who were in the WASHINGTON — Shivering in foxholes.” freezing temperatures, about 50 More than 70 years later, Puck- U.S. soldiers braced for the worst. ett, 94, will receive the Medal of Hundreds of Chinese soldiers Honor, the nation’s highest award were about to launch a series of for valor in combat, for his actions. bloody attacks on the hill the President Joe Biden called Puck- Americans had just taken under ett at home in Columbus, Ga., on fire, and no reinforcements were Friday to inform him of his deci- within a mile. sion to approve the award, said The clash that then-1st Lt. Ralph John Lock, a retired Army officer HENRY VILLARAMA/U.S. Army Puckett and his soldiers experi- who began petitioning the Army Retired U.S. Army Col. Ralph Puckett stands alongside troops April 16 as they prepare to start a foot enced that night on “Hill 205” for reconsideration of Puckett’s march during the 2021 David E. Grange Jr. Best Ranger Competition at Fort Benning, Ga. came at the outset of the Battle of actions in 2003. the Chongchon River, a pivotal The Army credits Puckett with know Puckett through their mu- For years, Puckett has been a moment in which senior U.S. com- leading his soldiers across an open tual service as Rangers, according spiritual and cultural leader of manders were surprised by Chi- field to take the hill under intense to documents that Lock provided sorts for the 75th Ranger Re- na’s full-scale entry into the Ko- fire, braving enemy fire repeated- to The Washington Post. giment, the elite fighting force that rean War. ly to check on his soldiers after he “Then First Lieutenant Puck- specializes in raids, airfield sei- Thousands of U.S. soldiers died was wounded the first time, and di- ett’s actions on Hill 205 in 1950 ex- zures and other difficult missions in following days as they withdrew recting “danger close” artillery emplified personal bravery be- in combat. As an “honorary colo- hundreds of miles back into South strikes near his own position to yond the call of duty, risking his nel” for the regiment, he traveled Korea in what the Army now de- ward off advancing Chinese sol- own life as he drew enemy fire so overseas in his 80s with U.S. com- scribes as the longest retreat in diers. his men could locate, engage, and manders, including to Iraq and Af- U.S. military history. Puckett has said he told his sol- destroy an enemy machine-gun ghanistan, and regularly met with Puckett, who commanded the diers to leave him behind after he nest and kill a sniper,” Votel wrote soldiers at Fort Benning, Ga., the Eighth Army Ranger Company, was incapacitated, but two pri- in a 2018 letter to Army officials in home of both the Ranger Regiment was wounded by a hand grenade in vates first class, Billy Walls and Family photo support of Puckett’s nomination. and much of Ranger School. the first attack on the hill on Nov. David Pollock, carried him to safe- Retired Col. Ralph Puckett is Puckett’s wife, Jean, said in a Votel, who retired as chief of 25, 1950, but stayed in command. ty. shown as an Army captain in phone interview that the family U.S. Central Command in 2019, American and South Korean sol- Puckett would go on to earn the 1952. Puckett, 94, will receive hopes to visit the White House for a was commander of 1st Ranger Bat- diers absorbed five more chaotic, Distinguished Service Cross, the the Medal of Honor. ceremony. Considering her hus- talion when he got to know Puckett armed assaults through the night nation’s second-highest award for band’s advancing age and some during an exercise in South Korea. before Puckett ordered his sol- valor in combat, for his actions in Honor, Puckett will be one of the health problems, she expressed Puckett shared details about his diers to withdraw the following the battle. The recognition came most highly decorated service concern about how long it was tak- experiences fighting in the Korean morning as the Chinese threat- near the outset of a 22-year career members for valor in U.S. military ing. War, connecting to the soldiers ened to overrun them. that also included a second Distin- history, Lock said. “He is not the one who has been with his “down-to-earthiness,” he “I had been wounded three guished Service Cross and two Sil- Among those who assisted in pushing it. It has been John and our said. times by then, and I was lying there ver Stars for valor in Vietnam. Puckett’s case were Sen. John immediate family, who want him “He’s a very noble individual. in my foxhole unable to do any- Puckett was awarded five Purple McCain, R-Ariz., who contacted to be able to receive it personally if He adds a level of dignity, a level of thing,” Puckett would later recall Hearts for injuries suffered in the Army on Puckett’s behalf a few he is going to be awarded that med- stalwartness, to everything that he for an oral history project. “I could combat and two Bronze Star Med- months before dying of cancer in al,” she said, referring to Lock. is a part of,” Votel said in an inter- see three Chinese about 15 yards als with “V” device for valor. 2018, and retired Gens. Joseph Vo- “He felt the Distinguished Service view. “He’s just really a revered away from me, and they were With an upgrade to the Medal of tel and Stanley McChrystal, who Cross was honor enough.” figure in the Ranger Regiment.” US Air Force flight in Mideast uses call sign ‘Pickle Rick’ Associated Press sign “PIKLRICK” on a mission that saw it himself into a pickle to escape a family sen said it came from “no particular rea- DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Some- fly east over the Gulf of Oman, according therapy session. In it, the typically foul- son other than a bit of morale for the one in the U.S. Air Force apparently to flight-tracking data. The KC-10A is an mouthed, drunken scientist Rick Sanchez crew.” watches the cartoon “Rick and Morty.” aircraft that refuels warplanes in flight. shouts “I’m Pickle Rick!” as his grandson “We acknowledge that the call sign is An Air Force KC-10 Extender that flew The call sign appears to be a nod to an Morty stares at him with a sad look. not in accordance with our operational out of Al-Dhafra Air Base in the United episode in which one of the titular charac- Asked about the call sign, U.S. Air Force guidance and we’ve provided that feed- Arab Emirates on Sunday used the call ters in the Cartoon Network show turns spokeswoman Maj. Kay Magdalena Nis- back to the airmen involved,” Nissen said. China’s carrier group conducts exercises in South China Sea Associated Press urged the U.S. to restrain its front-line the world’s busiest sea lanes, which Beij- guarding national sovereignty, security BEIJING — China’s Shandong aircraft forces in the air and seas near China. U.S. ing claims virtually in its entirety. China and development interests, as well as carrier group recently conducted routine reconnaissance aircraft and warships have has constructed several man-made islands maintaining regional peace and stability. annual exercises in the South China Sea, become more active around China since in the disputed waters in what the U.S. “We hope the outside world will view it the People’s Liberation Army said Sunday, President Joe Biden took office, it said. says is a move to militarize the area. in an objective and rational way. In the after Beijing criticized the U.S. for sending The South China Sea is particularly con- Navy spokesperson Gao Xiucheng said future, the Chinese navy will continue to Navy ships into the strategic area. tentious because China’s smaller neigh- in a statement that the exercises were hold similar exercises as planned,” said The Chinese Defense Ministry last week bors also have competing claims to one of completely legitimate and part of safe- Gao. Monday, May 3, 2021 • STARS AND STRIPES • PAGE 7 VIRUS OUTBREAK Military in Europe increases pace of vaccinations

BY JENNIFER SVAN Ramstein became the first U.S. Only 22% of Italians and a quar- cuss patients’ concerns, Erickson ministration to extend the shot’s Stars and Stripes air base in Europe to start vacci- ter of Germans have been vacci- said. emergency use authorization to KAISERSLAUTERN, Germa- nating local nationals Thursday nated so far, compared with more The two-dose Moderna vaccine adolescents as young as 12. ny — The U.S. military in Europe when it inoculated some 300 Ger- than 40% of the much larger U.S. will also be available at most plac- The Moderna and Johnson & has ramped up its COVID vacci- mans who work at the installation. population, according to statistics es where the J&J vaccine is being Johnson shots are authorized for nation effort, pledging that anyone The U.S. military provided all the compiled by Oxford University’s offered, but at different times, she use, starting at age 18. who wants the shot will be able to doses of the vaccine and supplies Our World in Data team. said. As more and more people get have a first dose by June, officials for the inoculation effort at the The rollout to military commu- “The Defense Health Agency vaccinated, the number of corona- said Friday. base, and local health care provid- nities in Europe has been slow has directed that we need to sep- virus cases in U.S. military com- “We are moving very quickly to ers from the Kaiserslautern area compared with bases in the United arate the vaccines by place and munities has dropped, Erickson get shots in arms,” said Lt. Col. El- helped to administer the shots, of- States and the population at large. time,” Erickson said. “During a said. izabeth Erickson, the command ficials said. But a recent boost in vaccine given time frame, they’re only ad- “The more people we have vac- surgeon for U.S. European Com- “Vaccinating our local national availability has helped relieve ministering one vaccine. It may be cinated, the less virus that is circu- mand. population alongside our U.S. pop- supply pressure and speed things one day they’re doing Moderna; lating in the community,” she said. Nearly 150,000 doses have been ulation will help protect the entire up for military members in Eu- the next day they’re doing Jans- “That decreases the risk of the administered to the U.S. military community,” said Brig. Gen. Josh rope. sen.” virus mutating and having new community in Europe, and EU- Olson, commander of the 86th Air- The single-dose Johnson & Individuals will know when variants,” Erickson said, encou- COM expects to receive about lift Wing at Ramstein. Johnson vaccine was back in use they book their appointment for a raging “as many people as possi- 20,000 vaccine doses per week for COVID inoculations were ad- at military clinics in Europe after first dose of the vaccine which shot ble to get vaccinated to allow us to, the foreseeable future, she said. ministered Friday at Aviano to lo- a pause to allow investigators to they will be receiving, she said. hopefully, move out of the pan- Some locations, including Ram- cal nationals over the age of 60 look into reports linking it to rare EUCOM expects to receive demic and get back to normal stein Air Base in Germany and who work at the base, Staff Sgt. Va- but sometimes deadly blood clots. more of the two-dose Pfizer vac- life.” Aviano Air Base in Italy, have lerie Halbert, a spokeswoman for Medical providers will be on cine next month. It is the only shot started inoculating local nationals the 31st Fighter Wing, said. Hal- hand at vaccination sites where authorized for use in teens aged 16 Stars and Stripes reporters Norman Llamas and Karin Zeitvogel contributed to this report. as vaccine supplies have become bert was unable to say how many the J&J shot, also known as Jans- and older, and Pfizer last month [email protected] more readily available. Italians received the shot. sen, is being administered to dis- asked the U.S. Food and Drug Ad- Twitter: @stripesktown US troops exempt from Japan’s tracking apps, but with limitations

BY JOSEPH DITZLER Chief Master Sgt. Richard Wine- navirus. The apps help Japanese service members, Defense De- phone data from similar applica- Stars and Stripes gardner Jr. said April 22 on Amer- authorities enforce the quarantine. partment civilians and their fam- tions,” the policy states. “Because TOKYO — U.S. military travel- ican Forces Network Radio. “The airport quarantine will ilies in Japan. People covered by of this risk, SOFA individuals are ers returning to Japan should Do not create an international check your smartphone when you SOFA may travel to and from Ja- discouraged from downloading avoid downloading COVID-19 incident, Winegardner said. In- arrive in Japan,” according to the pan with the appropriate approval such software/apps.” tracking applications or signing stead, download the app and sign ministry. Travelers without a even though Japan has generally Winegardner suggested show- pledges to follow tracking proce- the pledge and then delete and dis- phone may be asked to rent one at banned incoming foreigners dur- ing the airport authorities the SO- dures, according to a policy update regard them later. their own expense. Arriving with- ing the coronavirus pandemic. FA passport stamp and explaining Friday by Yokota Air Base in west- At Japan’s international air- out the apps already downloaded Operational security is one rea- that the app requirement does not ern Tokyo. ports, the Ministry of Health, La- may mean delays at the airport. son U.S. forces should avoid those apply. If that fails, he suggested go- But don’t pick that hill to die on, bour and Welfare requires anyone But Yokota, headquarters of apps, according to the amended re- ing with the flow. the senior enlisted leader for U.S. entering the country to install U.S. Forces Japan, said anyone striction-of-movement policy “It’s not worth that extra time at Forces Japan said recently. If air- tracking apps like the Overseas covered by the status of forces signed Friday by Yokota com- the airport,” he said. “It’s not worth port authorities insist that return- Entrants Locator, install Skype or agreement is “not required to mander Col. Andrew Campbell. dying on the stake for saying, ‘You ing travelers download apps and WhatsApp for video calls and set download COVID-19 tracking ap- Restricted movement is what the can’t make me do this.’ Just under- sign a pledge, do so rather than their smartphones to save location plications nor sign pledges to fol- U.S. military calls the minimum stand, it’s not a requirement. spend time arguing the case. information, according to the min- low [government of Japan] CO- 14-day quarantine Japan requires Please don’t make your stand at the “Just because you have the right istry website. VID-19 procedures.” of all arriving travelers. airport alone and afraid.” to cross a crosswalk and you have Japan requires a 14-day quaran- SOFA establishes the rights, “Some evidence suggests for- the right of way, do you really want tine period of new travelers to en- privileges and responsibilities of eign entities have collected user lo- [email protected] to step in front of a car?” Command sure they are not carrying the coro- U.S. forces and of individual U.S. cation information and smart- Twitter: @JosephDitzler PAGE 8 • STARS AND STRIPES • Monday, May 3, 2021 VIRUS OUTBREAK ROUNDUP Mobile looking to return of cruises by mid-summer

Associated Press the emergency disaster declara- MOBILE, Ala. — With demand tion is no longer necessary. for COVID-19 vaccinations lag- Last month, Alaska became the ging at an immunization clinic set first state in the nation to make up at the Alabama Cruise Termi- COVID-19 vaccinations available nal, an official said the site could to anyone over the age of 16 who shut down soon as the cruise in- lives or works in the state. Of the JOHN LOCHER/AP dustry prepares to restart. state’s 733,391 residents, 255,876 Crowds walk along the Las Vegas Strip on Saturday in Las Vegas. The Centers for Disease Con- are considered by the state to be trol and Prevention issued guide- fully vaccinated. gia, but the state ranks 44th in dos- ly, indoor arenas could only fill tuition and books for high school- lines recently that would allow Dunleavy also signed a bill that es administered per capita to peo- two-thirds of their seats to allow ers from the state to take courses companies that meet certain the governor’s office said ensures ple 18 and older. for social distancing. School sport- this summer. benchmarks to resume operating the continuation of COVID-19 fed- Georgia still ranks among the 10 ing events and other activities The Omaha World-Herald re- around mid-July, and officials are eral relief to impacted Alaskans worst states per capita for newly were limited to 50% capacity for ported that officials at the Metro- hopeful Carnival Cruise Lines can and liability protections for Alas- reported deaths and among the 10 both indoor and outdoor events. politan Community College hope resume its trips to the western Ca- ka businesses. worst states per capita for hospi- Now, both indoor and outdoor their newly approved offer will ribbean from Mobile. talized COVID-19 patients. There school activities are no longer un- pull in thousands of students. The The city’s cruise terminal near Arizona was a big increase in school-based der capacity restrictions. college saw about a 15% drop in downtown is currently being used PHOENIX — Arizona on Satur- clusters in mid-April, right after Reeves had already removed summer enrollment from 2019 to as a mass vaccination site by the day reported 1,047 additional con- Easter, when many students got mask requirements in public 2020, said Bill Owen, the college’s Mobile County Health Depart- firmed daily cases, the largest sin- their spring break. One Augusta spaces and all capacity restric- vice president for strategic initia- ment, but Health Officer Dr. Bert gle-day increase in three weeks elementary school sent all its in- tions for restaurants, bars and oth- tives. Eichold told WALA-TV he ex- amid a rising trend in new cases person students home for a week er businesses. Typically, high school students pects the operation to wrap up in and a slowing in additional deaths. on Friday, citing high COVID-19 The governor said he still en- who enroll in a program called the next couple of weeks. The additional cases and 14 ad- infections. courages people to wear face cov- CollegeNow that is designed for “The mega-clinic site seems to ditional deaths reported Saturday erings, maintain social distance high school students to jump-start be decreasing in demand, so we on the state’s coronavirus dash- Indiana and wash their hands while their college education pay $33 will be out of that facility when the board increased Arizona’s pan- INDIANAPOLIS — Gamblers around other people. He said peo- per credit hour — half the full rate. cruise industry starts back,” he demic totals to 863,571 cases and will have to keep wearing face ple who feel sick or have symp- While students will be allowed said. “It was a great site. The city 17,388 deaths. masks inside Indiana’s casinos at toms of COVID-19 should not at- to attend courses for free this was a great partner. Good use of COVID-19-related hospitaliza- least through the end of May. tend social events. summer, they will be responsible space.” tions in recent days have hovered Updated health guidelines is- for tools or other required suppli- More than 22% of the residents above 600, with 635 as of Friday, sued by the Indiana Gaming Com- Missouri es. of Mobile County are fully vacci- after ranging between 500 and 600 mission said operators of the 13 CARTHAGE — A gathering nated, according to CDC statis- during most of April, according to state-licensed casinos decided to that traditionally has drawn tens Washington tics. But the county, with about the dashboard. The numbers re- keep the mask rule in place to of thousands of Vietnamese Ca- REPUBLIC — About 10% of the 413,000 residents, also has one of main well below the pandemic stem COVID-19 spread even tholics from across the United population of Republic, a small the higher levels of community peak of 5,082 on Jan. 11. though Gov. Eric Holcomb lifted States to southwest Missouri has city in north-central Washington, disease transmission in Alabama, Arizona’s seven-day rolling av- the statewide mask mandate as of been canceled for a second has tested positive for COVID-19 according to the state. erage of daily new cases rose over April 6. straight year because of the pan- in an outbreak traced to large in- The area tourism agency said the past two weeks from 624 on The casino rules require cus- demic. door events last month at the local cruises account for 35,000 hotel April 15 to 736 on Thursday, while tomers to wear masks except The Joplin Globe reported that Fraternal Order of Eagles hall. nights and $150 million annually, the state’s rolling average of daily when eating, drinking or smoking the city of Carthage and the Con- Ferry County Memorial Hospi- and the more than yearlong shut- deaths dropped from 16.2 to 12.3 while seated at a slot machine, bar gregation of the Mother of the Re- tal officials have confirmed more down of the industry has taken a during the same period, according or restaurant table. Gamblers deemer in Carthage have decided than 100 cases, with one reported chunk out of the local economy. to Johns Hopkins University data. must wear masks at table games that the risk of COVID-19 trans- death, since the April 9-11 events, “It’s been a big blow. Tourism’s and employees are required to mission is still too great to hold the including a membership drive never, ever seen what they’ve Georgia have masks on at all times. Marian Days celebration. Before that featured dinner, live music seen in terms of disaster in the ATLANTA — Georgia’s gover- The gaming commission said 2020, the event had taken place in and a 1980s-themed karaoke economy, from travel, or the lack nor is removing many remaining casinos will review whether to the city every year since 1978, night. Some patients have had to of travel,” said David Clark, chief requirements for social distanc- continue the mask requirement reuniting families and friends be transferred to Wenatchee and executive of Visit Mobile. ing and masked employees from past June 1. separated after the fall of Saigon. Yakima because of a lack of ca- Mobile Mayor Sandy Stimpson, businesses, saying that the state’s The Rev. John Paul Tai Tran, pacity at the 25-bed hospital — the who has pushed for a resumption efforts to control COVID-19 have Mississippi provincial minister of the congre- only hospital in a 50-mile radius — of cruising, said he was happy the been successful even as its vacci- JACKSON — Mississippi Gov. gation, said the decision not to and other closer facilities. CDC had provided the industry nation rate lags and federal offi- Tate Reeves on Friday erased hold the celebration during the The county previously had rela- with a roadmap for resuming cials continue to warn that the in- most restrictions he had set to try first week of August was again dif- tively few COVID-19 cases, and business. fection rates remain relatively to slow the spread of the coronavi- ficult. many in the conservative, rural high. rus. Carthage police Chief Greg community saw mask mandates Alaska While Gov. Brian Kemp was The Republican governor left Dagnan said the leaders of the as infringing on their liberty. Less ANCHORAGE — Alaska Gov. touring the Mexican border in one restriction in place — a man- congregation met with city offi- than one-quarter of the county’s Mike Dunleavy on Friday ended Texas on Friday, the Republican’s date for students who are 6 or ol- cials Tuesday about the event, but residents have received a vaccine the state’s COVID-19 disaster dec- office released a new executive der to wear masks in schools for had pretty much decided before- to date, according to the health laration, saying the state is in such order that takes effect Saturday the rest of the current academic hand that it would still be too dan- district, but officials said the out- a good position that he doesn’t and runs through May 30. But year. The school year ends within gerous. break has increased interest in it. need emergency powers be- public health experts fear another the next few weeks in most parts The situation should serve as a stowed by the Legislature. surge, possibly driven by more in- of the state. Nebraska warning to other communities Dunleavy acted on the recom- fectious variants of the virus. The governor’s new executive OMAHA — A Nebraska com- about the danger of large indoor mendation of health commission- More than 6 million doses of order removes capacity restric- munity college is using federal events with unvaccinated people, er Adam Crum, who concluded vaccines have been given in Geor- tions for sports events. Previous- COVID-19 relief funds to pay for they said. Monday, May 3, 2021 • STARS AND STRIPES • PAGE 9 VIRUS OUTBREAK Indian court urges government to help struggling hospitals

BY ASHOK SHARMA Twelve COVID-19 patients, in- Associated Press cluding a doctor, on high-flow ox- NEW DELHI — With Indian ygen, died Saturday at a hospital in hospitals struggling to secure a New Delhi after it ran out of the steady supply of oxygen, and more supply for 80 minutes, said S.C.L. COVID-19 patients dying amid the Gupta, director of Batra Hospital. shortages, a court in New Delhi The Times of India newspaper R S IYER/AP said it would start punishing gov- reported another 16 deaths in two Indian policemen check the credentials of commuters as they enforce a weekend lockdown to curb the ernment officials for failing to de- hospitals in southern Andhra Pra- spread of coronavirus Sunday in Kochi, Kerala state, India. liver the life-saving items. desh state, and six in a Gurgaon On Sunday, India recorded a hospital on the outskirts of New ed to hospitals were not delivered. my set up new quarantine the world’s biggest producers of slight drop in new infections with Delhi because of the oxygen short- “We can’t have people dying,’’ facilities and hospitals and buy vaccines. 392,488 from a high of 401,993 in age. said Justices Vipin Sanghi and equipment. India has so far given more than the previous 24 hours. It also re- With the government unable to Rekha Patil. The military also called up 600 156 million vaccine doses. Some ported 3,689 additional deaths, maintain a steady supply of ox- The court said it would start con- doctors who had retired in the past states have already said they don’t bringing the total to 215,542. Ex- ygen, several hospital authorities tempt proceedings. few years. The navy deployed 200 have enough for everyone, and perts believe both figures are an sought a court intervention in the New Delhi recorded 412 deaths nursing assistants in civilian hos- even the ongoing effort to inocu- undercount. Indian capital where a lockdown in the past 24 hours, the highest pitals, a government statement late people above 45 is sputtering. The government has been using has been extended by a week to since the pandemic started. said. The United States, Britain, Ger- the railroad, the air force and the contain the wave of infections. The army opened its hospitals to On Saturday, India said all many and several other nations navy to rush oxygen tankers to “Water has gone above the head. civilians in a desperate bid to con- adults 18 and over could get shots. are rushing therapeutics, rapid vi- worst-hit areas where over- Enough is enough,” said New Del- trol the massive humanitarian cri- Since January, nearly 10% of Indi- rus tests and oxygen to India, whelmed hospitals are unable to hi High Court, adding it would sis. Prime Minister Narendra Mo- ans have received one dose, but along with some materials needed cope with an unprecedented surge start punishing government offi- di’s government also gave emer- only around 1.5% have received for India to boost its domestic pro- in patients gasping for air. cials if supplies of oxygen allocat- gency financial powers to the ar- both, although the country is one of duction of COVID-19 vaccines. PAGE 10 • STARS AND STRIPES • Monday, May 3, 2021 NATION Gunman slain after 2 killed at Wis. casino

BY MIKE ROEMER there, we’re still working on,” he the scene was “contained. There is Associated Press said. no longer a threat to the communi- GREEN BAY, Wis. — A gun- The wounded person was being ty.” man killed two people at a Wiscon- treated at a Milwaukee hospital, Gambler Max Westphal said he sin casino restaurant and serious- Pawlak said. was standing outside after being ly wounded a third before he was The attack happened around evacuated for what he thought killed by police late Saturday, in 7:30 p.m. at the Oneida Casino, op- was a minor issue. what authorities said appeared to erated by the Oneida Nation on the “All of a sudden we hear a mas- be a targeted attack. western side of Green Bay, with sive flurry of gunshots — 20 to 30 Brown County Sheriff’s Lt. Ke- the casino tweeting that an active gunshots for sure,” Westphal told vin Pawlak said investigators be- shooter was on the scene. WBAY-TV. “We took off running lieve the gunman was seeking a Jawad Yatim, a witness, said he towards the highway ... There had specific person he was angry at. saw at least two people shot. to have been 50 cop cars that came “He was targeting a specific vic- “I know for sure two, because it by on the highway. It was honestly tim who was not there, but he de- happened right next to us, literally insane.” cided to still shoot some of the vic- right next to us,” Yatim said. “But Gov. Tony Evers issued a state- tim’s friends or co-workers, it ap- he was shooting pretty aggressive- ment late Saturday saying he was pears,” Pawlak said. ly in the building, so I wouldn’t “devastated” to hear about the Neither the gunman nor the doubt him hitting other people.” shooting. shooting victims were immediate- Yatim said the shooting began “Our hearts, thoughts, and sup- ly identified. in a casino restaurant. port go out to the Oneida Nation, Pawlak wasn’t sure if the shoo- “We got the hell out of there, the Ashwaubenon and Green Bay ter was a former employee of the thank God we’re OK, but obvious- communities, and all those affect- restaurant, but said “it appears ly we wish the best for everybody ed by this tragedy.” there’s some relationship that had who’s been shot,” he said. The Oneida tribe’s reservation to do with employment.” Attorney General Josh Kaul lies on the west side of the Green “Whether or not they all worked tweeted shortly before 10 p.m. that Bay area. BILL INGALLS, NASA/AP Support teams work around the SpaceX Crew Dragon Resilience spacecraft shortly after it landed in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Attempt to censure Romney for Panama City, Fla., on Sunday. Trump impeachment votes fails 4 astronauts return Associated Press Guymon, who authored the reso- former president. SALT LAKE CITY — Utah Re- lution, said Romney’s votes to re- Others warned supporting the publicans booed Sen. Mitt Rom- move Trump from office “hurt the censure risked defining the party in rare night entry ney but ultimately rejected a mo- Constitution and hurt the party.” around Trump instead of the con- tion to censure him Saturday for “This was a process driven by servative principles most dele- BY MARCIA DUNN ble?” SpaceX replied that the as- his votes at President Donald Democrats who hated Trump,” gates treasure. Associated Press tronauts would have to check Trump’s impeachment trials. Guymon said. “Romney’s vote in “If the point of all this is to let CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — with the company’s marketing The measure narrowly failed, the first impeachment embold- Mitt Romney know we’re dis- SpaceX safely returned four as- department. 798 to 711, in a vote by delegates to ened Democrats who continued to pleased with him, trust me, he tronauts from the International Within a half-hour of splash- the state GOP convention, The harass Trump.” knows,” said Salt Lake County Space Station on Sunday, making down, the charred capsule — re- Salt Lake Tribune reported. The proposal, among several delegate Emily de Azavedo the first U.S. crew splashdown in sembling a giant toasted marsh- Romney drew heavy boos when platform changes debated Satur- Brown. “Let’s not turn this into a darkness since the Apollo 8 mallow — had been hoisted onto he came to the podium earlier in day, also sought to praise the other Trump or no Trump thing. Are we moonshot. the recovery ship, with the astro- the day. members of Utah’s congressional a party of principle or a party of a The Dragon capsule parachut- nauts exiting soon afterward. NA- Davis County delegate Don delegation for their support of the person?” ed into the Gulf of Mexico off the SA and SpaceX managers mar- coast of Panama City, Fla., just veled at how fast and smooth the before 3 a.m., ending the second operation went. The company’s astronaut flight for Elon Musk’s senior adviser, Hans Koenig- Newsmax apologizes to Dominion company. smann, said “it looked more like a It was an express trip home, race car pit stop than anything lasting just 6½ hours. else.” worker for false election allegations The astronauts, three Ameri- Hopkins was the first one out, can and one Japanese, flew back doing a little dance as he emerged BY DAVID BAUDER work, in a statement published the allegations against Dr. Coom- in the same capsule — named Re- under the intense spotlights. Associated Press on its website and to be read on er may have caused to Dr. Coom- silience — in which they “It’s amazing what can be ac- NEW YORK — Newsmax apol- TV, said that while it aired the ac- er and his family,” the network launched from NASA’s Kennedy complished when people come to- ogized on Friday for airing false cusations against Coomer made said. He said in his lawsuit that Space Center in November. gether,” he told SpaceX flight allegations that an employee for by Trump’s lawyers and support- he had gone into hiding because “We welcome you back to plan- controllers at company head- Dominion Voting Systems ma- ers, it found no evidence that of death threats. et Earth and thanks for flying quarters in Hawthorne, Calif. nipulated machines or tallies on they were true. Coomer’s lawsuit also targets SpaceX,” SpaceX’s Mission Con- “Quite frankly, you all are chang- Election Day to the detriment of Newsmax, which ran Domin- the Trump campaign, lawyers trol radioed moments after ing the world. Congratulations. former President Donald ion’s denials of the accusations Rudy Giuliani and Sidney Po- splashdown. “For those of you en- It’s great to be back.” Trump. when they were made, also said it well, columnist Michelle Malkin, rolled in our frequent flyer pro- The 167-day mission was the Eric Coomer, security director had found no evidence that the website Gateway Pundit, Col- gram, you’ve earned 68 million longest for a crew capsule at the Colorado-based firm, in Coomer had spoken to “Antifa” orado activist Joseph Oltmann miles on this voyage.” launching from the U.S. The pre- turn dropped Newsmax from a or any partisan organization. and One America News Network. “We’ll take those miles,” said vious record of 84 days was set by defamation lawsuit. “We would like to apologize for Those claims are continuing, a spacecraft commander Mike NASA’s final Skylab station astro- The conservative news net- any harm that our reporting of spokeswoman said. Hopkins. “Are they transferra- nauts in 1974. Monday, May 3, 2021 • STARS AND STRIPES • PAGE 11 AMERICAN ROUNDUP

240-pound sturgeon, age 100, caught in river DETROIT — Now MA that’s a whopper — a very old whopper! A 240-pound sturgeon that could be more than 100 years old was caught in the Detroit River by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. The “real life river monster” was nearly 7 feet long, the agency said on Facebook, where the photo was shared more than 24,000 times by late afternoon. “Based on its girth and size, it is assumed to be a female and that she has been roaming our waters over 100 years. She was quickly released back into the river” after being weighed and measured, the Fish and Wildlife Service said. The typical lifespan is 55 years for a male sturgeon and 70 to 100 years for females, according to the Michigan Department of Natural Resources. Rangers find marijuana grow in national park DEATH VALLEY — CA Federal park rangers discovered a large illegal marijua- na grow in Death Valley National Park near the border between Cal- ifornia and Nevada, authorities JAKE MAY, THE FLINT (MICH.) JOURNAL/AP said. The 40-acre grow was found in Jail Canyon, a rarely visited ca- Head over heels nyon on the western side of the Pa- Dashawn Brockway, 5, smiles as he plays in the backyard with his sister Ryanna Brockway, 8, in Flint, Mich. namint Mountains, the National Park Service said in a news re- cards to live large in hotels and THE CENSUS Clark Regional Emergency Ser- lease. limousines while claiming to have vices Agency advised authorities The illegal grow is one of hun- ties to the hip hop group Wu-Tang The approximate amount in dollars won by a New Mexico that a man was in the casino’s high dreds that authorities have found Clan. 10M tourist from a Las Vegas slot machine jackpot. The South limits area using a drill to break in Death Valley over the last dec- Walker Washington of Augusta Point Hotel Casino & Spa said the Megabucks payout of $10.5 million was into the chips table, according to ade, officials said, and marijuana was sentenced to 100 months in Nevada’s largest jackpot of the year. The player won on a $5 wager, according an affidavit of probable cause. grow sites can damage or destroy prison after pleading guilty to con- to a news release that said the winner did not want to be publicly identified. The man, thought to be Bunn, parts of the national park. spiracy to commit wire fraud, Da- ran when security approached While California legalized mari- vid H. Estes, acting U.S. attorney ing network, according to court him, the affidavit said. A respon- juana in 2016, it remains prohibit- for the Southern District of Geor- Young wrestler takes 1st documents. ding Clark County sheriff’s deputy ed on federal lands. gia, said in a news release. place in world contest The dogs were recovered by the advised he was chasing the man U.S. District Judge Dudley H. FBI, Drug Enforcement Adminis- near a gas station and he was de- State’s favorite guessing Bowen also ordered Washington, HONOLULU — A new tration and Virginia law enforce- tained shortly after, according to game ends in twist 53, to pay about $300,000 to 19 HI world wrestling cham- ment agencies carrying out feder- the affidavit. businesses defrauded in the pion is a 9-year-old girl from Ha- al search warrants in Sussex NENANA — The ice scheme, according to the release. waii. County and Charles City County in Man assaulted, spit on AK has gone out on the Ta- Kaiulani Diamond Kekahuna of November, according to court re- officers during arrest nana River, ending the annual Ne- Police praised for halting Waianae won first place at the cords obtained by the Richmond nana Ice Classic, one of Alaska’s scam on grandmother World of Wrestling 2021 Reno Times-Dispatch. PLEASANT HILL — A most famous guessing games. Worlds in the 65-pound weight Now, federal officials are for- IA central Iowa man faces a Ice classic manager Cherrie DRACUT — Three class April 17, KHON-TV report- mally asking the court to termi- bevy of charges after being ac- Forness said the game ended at MA Massachusetts police ed. nate the unidentified suspects’ cused of attacking several officers 12:50 p.m. Friday when the ice officers and a dispatcher are earn- The third-grader at Kameha- rights to 19 of the 41 dogs reco- as they tried to arrest him on sus- shifted and the clock inside a tri- ing praise for preventing a Florida meha Schools Kapalama campus vered, according to a complaint picion of driving drunk with his pod set up on the river ice tripped. grandmother from losing $25,000 competed in the 9 and under divi- for forfeiture filed Monday. A civil young child in the back seat, police When the ice goes out, the tripod to a scammer. sion. She defeated Mireya Barra- forfeiture warrant for the dogs said. usually starts going downriver or Dracut Sgt. Lawrence Flynn, Lt. za of New Mexico in the quarterfi- was entered in U.S. District Court Christopher Greenwood, 33, toward the south bank. This year, Wilmer Buote, Detective Megan nal, Harley Miller of Oklahoma in in Richmond, the Times-Dispatch was confronted after witnesses it went the other direction, upriv- Farley and dispatcher Andrew the semifinal and Mylah Henebry reported. called police to report his pickup er, apparently just enough to trip Talmacci went into action when a of Idaho in the final, the Honolulu truck hitting curbs and driving in- the mechanism that stopped the woman called Dracut and Miami news station reported. Man arrested after theft to a ditch, Des Moines station clock. police and said her mother had She is trained in folk style, frees- of thousands in chips WHO-TV reported. It’s not known how many people sent the money to an address in tyle and Roman Greco wrestling Pleasant Hill officers soon paying $2.50 per ticket correctly Dracut, Chief Peter Bartlett told by the Golden Back wrestling club. RIDGEFIELD — A found his truck crashed into a pole guessed the day, hour and minute The Sun of Lowell. WA Kelso man who is and noticed a young girl in a boost- the ice went out. The woman told police her FBI seeks forfeiture of banned from a casino in southwest er seat in the back seat. Police said mother had received a call from 19 dogs taken in seizure Washington is accused of stealing the girl was not injured. Wu-Tang Clan imposter someone claiming that her grand- $12,500 in chips after a casino When officers tried to arrest gets prison for scams son had been arrested and needed CHARLES CITY — break-in. Greenwood on suspicion of drunk- $25,000 for a lawyer so he could be VA Federal authorities are Police said Lucas Bunn entered en driving, police said, he head- AUGUSTA — A Geor- released. seeking the forfeiture of more the ilani Casino Resort while dis- butted, kicked and spit on the offi- GA gia man was sentenced The package had not yet been than a dozen pit bulls seized in Vir- guised in a gray wig and construc- cers. to more than eight years in federal delivered, so the officers inter- ginia during the investigation of a tion vest, The Columbian report- prison for using stolen credit cepted it. multistate narcotics and dog fight- ed. From The Associated Press PAGE 12 • STARS AND STRIPES • Monday, May 3, 2021 NATION N. Korea warns US of ‘grave situation’ over Biden speech

BY HYUNG-JIN KIM rea could win in return for limited Associated Press denuclearization steps. SEOUL, South Korea — North In January, Kim threatened to Korea on Sunday warned the enlarge his nuclear arsenal and United States will face “a very build more high-tech weapons tar- grave situation” because Presi- geting the U.S. mainland, saying dent Joe Biden “made a big blun- the fate of bilateral ties would de- der” in his recent speech by call- pend on whether it abandons its ing the North a security threat and hostile policy. In March, he con- revealing his intent to maintain a ducted short-range ballistic mis- hostile policy against it. sile tests for the first time in a year, Last week, Biden, in his first ad- though he still maintains a mora- dress to Congress, called North torium on bigger weapons launch- KCNA Korea and Iran’s nuclear pro- es. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un poses with what some experts say is a possible nuclear warhead mock­ grams “serious threats” to Amer- “If Pyongyang agrees to work- up in this undated photo released by the Korean Central News Agency on March 9, 2016. ican and world security and said ing-level talks, the starting point he’ll work with allies to address of negotiations would be a freeze those problems through diploma- of North Korean testing and devel- Balance: Administration seeking ‘calibrated, cy and stern deterrence. opment of nuclear capabilities “His statement clearly reflects and delivery systems,” Leif-Eric his intent to keep enforcing the Easley, a professor at Ewha Uni- practical approach’ in dealing with N. Korea hostile policy toward the DPRK as versity in Seoul, said. “If, on the it had been done by the U.S. for other hand, Kim shuns diplomacy FROM PAGE 1 “We do not think what we are time”: the spread of the coronavi- over half a century,” Kwon Jong and opts for provocative tests, contemplating is likely to forestall rus and crippling U.S. and United Gun, a senior North Korean For- Washington will likely expand summit in Hanoi that collapsed af- provocation from the North,” said Nations sanctions banning many eign Ministry official, said in a sanctions enforcement and mili- ter U.S. officials made clear they the senior official, who like others of its exports, including textiles, statement. DPRK stands for the tary exercises with allies.” would not lift sanctions unless interviewed, spoke on the condi- coal and iron ore. The virus also Democratic People’s Republic of Also Sunday, an unidentified Pyongyang put its entire nuclear tion of anonymity because of the forced the regime last year to Korea, the North’s official name. North Korean Foreign Ministry program on the table. subject’s sensitivity. “We fully in- close the border with China, “It is certain that the U.S. chief spokesman vowed a strong, sepa- “We are not seeking a grand tend to maintain sanctions pres- which accounts for about 90% of executive made a big blunder in rate response to a recent State De- bargain or an all-or-nothing ap- sure while this plays out.” the country’s external trade. the light of the present-day view- partment statement that it would proach,” a senior administration One of the many challenges fac- One key question is what role point,” Kwon said. “Now that the push to promote “accountability official said in an interview Thurs- ing U.S. officials is whether they China will play in the diplomacy, keynote of the U.S. new DPRK for the Kim regime” over its day. “What we’ve settled on is can create momentum behind a given its economic and political policy has become clear, we will “egregious human rights situa- what we think is a calibrated, phased approach that exchanges leverage over North Korea. be compelled to press for corre- tion.” He called the statement a practical approach to diplomacy partial sanctions relief for partial U.S. relations with Beijing re- sponding measures, and with preparation for “all-out show- with the North with the goal of denuclearization until the pro- main tense amid a growing list of time, the U.S. will find itself in a down with us.” eliminating the threat to the Unit- gram is fully dismantled. One U.S. disagreements related to trade, very grave situation.” Kim’s powerful sister, Kim Yo ed States.” official said the effort is a “careful, human rights and security. A se- Kwon still didn’t specify what Jong, also slammed South Korea The administration has begun modulated diplomatic approach, nior U.S. official said the Biden ad- steps North Korea would take, and over anti-Pyongyang leaflets sharing the review’s results with prepared to offer relief for partic- ministration will seek to “work his statement could be seen as an floated across the border by a allies and partners, including Ja- ular steps” with an “ultimate goal with China as we move forward, effort to apply pressure on the Bi- group of North Korean defectors pan and South Korea, as well as of denuclearization.” both in terms of supporting our den administration as it’s shaping in the South. The group’s leader, members of Congress, who were That would differ from the Oba- diplomatic efforts as well as on liv- up its North Korea policy. Park Sang-hak, said Friday that he frequently consulted over the last ma administration’s approach, ing up to our common obligations The White House said Friday sent 500,000 leaflets by balloon several months, officials said. which withheld serious diplomat- to enforce U.N. sanctions.” that administration officials had last week, in a defiance of a new, The specifics of the proposal ic engagement with North Korea The first meeting between the completed a review of U.S. policy contentious South Korean law that Washington will put forward re- until it changed its behavior and Biden administration and its Chi- toward North Korea, saying Biden criminalizes such action. main unclear, and U.S. officials ceased its nuclear provocations. nese counterparts in March re- plans to veer from the approaches “We regard the maneuvers are not using familiar terms that “If the Trump administration sulted in an usual display of bitter of his two most recent predeces- committed by the human waste in previous U.S. administrations was everything for everything, comments, and China has recoiled sors as he tries to stop North Ko- the South as a serious provocation have used, such as a “step-by- Obama was nothing for nothing. at the U.S. accusation that it is car- rea’s nuclear program. Press sec- against our state and will look into step” agreement. This is something in the middle,” rying out genocide against Uygh- retary Jen Psaki did not detail corresponding action,” Kim Yo “We are not putting those kinds the official said. ur Muslims. findings of the review, but sug- Jong said in a statement. of labels on our approach,” a U.S. The Biden administration first Strong disagreements over hu- gested the administration would She accused the South Korean official said. reached out to North Korea man rights could also cause ten- seek a middle ground between government of “winking at” the The conclusion of the review through several channels starting sion in the U.S. approach to North Donald Trump’s “grand bargain” leaflets. Seoul’s Unification Minis- comes amid increasing U.S. con- in mid-February before it had Korea. and Barack Obama’s “strategic try responded later Sunday, say- cerns that North Korea may be completed its policy review. North The Biden administration is ex- patience” approaches. ing it opposes any act that creates considering a fresh provocation, Korea’s first vice foreign minister pected to appoint a special envoy Kwon’s statement didn’t men- tensions on the Korean Peninsula such as the testing of another long- dismissed the outreach as a “de- for human rights in North Korea, a tion Psaki’s comments. and it will strive to achieve better range intercontinental ballistic laying-time trick.” In March, the position that would presumably After a series of high-profile nu- ties with North Korea. missile, or a submarine-launched regime fired two short-range mis- spotlight the Kim regime’s brutal clear and missile tests in 2016-17, Easley said the North Korean ballistic missile. siles during Blinken’s first trip to repression of its citizens through North Korean leader Kim Jong Un statements by Kwon and Kim Yo U.S. officials said they planned the Asia-Pacific, and shot two bal- mass surveillance, torture and po- launched summit diplomacy with Jong show that “Pyongyang is try- to convey the new strategy to listic missiles into the sea near Ja- litical-prisoner camps. A senior Trump on the future of his grow- ing to drive a wedge between North Korean officials, but ac- pan days later. U.S. official declined to comment ing nuclear arsenal. But that di- South Korea and the United knowledged that it was not likely The removal of economic sanc- on the impact the envoy might plomacy remains stalled for about States” ahead of the May 21 sum- to change the regime’s near-term tions is a key priority for Kim, who have, but noted that there is a two years over differences in how mit between Biden and South Ko- calculus regarding nuclear provo- conceded last year that his coun- “statutory requirement” for that much sanctions relief North Ko- rean President Moon Jae-in. cations. try faced “two crises at the same position to exist. Monday, May 3, 2021 • STARS AND STRIPES • PAGE 13 WORLD May Day rallies turn violent in Berlin, France Associated Press blind, destructive rage has nothing to do In France, May Day marches in Paris and BERLIN — At least 93 police officers with political protest,” Berlin state interior the southern city of Lyon were also marred were injured and 354 protesters were de- minister Andreas Geisel said. by scattered violence, with riot officers tar- tained after traditional May Day rallies in Geisel condemned the throwing of bottles geted by small groups of violent demonstra- Berlin turned violent, the city's top security and rocks, the burning barricades on the tors who tossed projectiles and trash bins. official said Sunday. streets and especially the violence toward Police made 56 arrests — 46 of them in Paris, More than 20 different rallies took place in police. the Interior Ministry said Sunday. It said six the German capital on Saturday and the vast “The high number of injured officer leav- officers suffered injuries, three of them in majority of them were peaceful. However, a es me stunned. I wish all of those who were Paris. leftist march of 8,000 people through the injured in the line of duty a quick recovery,” The CGT labor union that organized the city’s Neukoelln and Kreuzberg neighbor- he said. main Paris march said violent demonstra- hood, which has seen clashes in past dec- There’s a nightly curfew in most parts of tors also targeted its marchers at the end of ades, turned violent. Protesters threw bot- Germany because of the high number of cor- the rally, showering them with projectiles, MARKUS SCHREIBER/AP tles and rocks at officers, and burned gar- onavirus infections, but political protests blows and homophobic, sexist and racist in- Police officers stand in front of a fire set bage cans and wooden pallets in the streets. and religious gatherings are exempt from sults. The union said 21 of its participants up by demonstrators during a May Day “Violence against police officers and a the curfew. were injured, four seriously. rally Saturday in Berlin, Germany. Officials scrutinized as Israel mourns 45 killed in festival stampede

Associated Press rael and the refusal of some of its lice commissioners called on the blame game comes during a politi- The stampede, the deadliest civil JERUSALEM — Officials came leaders to acknowledge the author- prime minister to launch an inde- cal power struggle between Neta- disaster in Israel's history, took under growing scrutiny Sunday for ity of the state. The festival had pendent commission with wide- nyahu and former allies-turned- place early Friday during a festival ignoring warnings about safety drawn some 100,000 people, most of ranging powers to investigate. The foes bent on toppling him. After in- called Lag BaOmer on Mount Me- lapses at one of Israel’s most visited them ultra-Orthodox Jews, after body would have the authority to conclusive elections in March, Ne- ron in northern Israel. The site is be- holy sites, as the country mourned powerful ultra-Orthodox politic- probe senior politicians and deci- tanyahu's chances of forming a rul- lieved to be the burial place of prom- 45 ultra-Orthodox Jews killed in a ians reportedly pressured Prime sion-makers, going beyond a Jus- ing coalition and staying in power inent second century sage Rabbi stampede at a festival there. Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and tice Ministry inquiry now under- seem to be waning. His ultra-Ortho- Shimon Bar Yochai. The annual The disaster at Mount Meron also others to lift attendance restric- way that is looking into possible mis- dox political allies would feature springtime celebrations are heated up the debate over the role of tions. conduct by police officers at the site. prominently in any Netanyahu-led marked by the lighting of large bon- the ultra-Orthodox minority in Is- On Sunday, a group of retired po- The increasingly acrimonious government. fires, singing and dancing. PAGE 14 • STARS AND STRIPES • Monday, May 3, 2021 OPINION

Max D. Lederer Jr., Publisher Lt. Col. Marci Hoffman, Europe commander Lt. Col. Richard McClintic, Pacific commander Bin Laden is long gone, but al-Qaida is thriving BY COLIN P. CLARKE than 40,000 foreign fighters from more than the Islamic Maghreb and Jama’at Nasr al-Is- Special to The Washington Post 110 countries. lam wal Muslimin remain highly active and EDITORIAL e delivered justice to Osama Proponents of withdrawal suggest that al- continue to recruit new members to conduct Terry Leonard, Editor bin Laden, and we degraded Qaida has only several hundred fighters in Af- terrorist attacks with impunity in countries [email protected] “W the terrorist threat of al-Qaida ghanistan, despite its more robust franchise such as Mali and Niger. in Afghanistan,” Joe Biden declared in his groups in the Middle East and Africa. But In its earliest days, al-Qaida proved it could Robert H. Reid, Senior Managing Editor speech to Congress on Wednesday. And that, once the United States is out of Afghanistan, operate as a hybrid entity, with its leadership [email protected] he explained, was why we can now withdraw al-Qaida will have an opportunity to regener- spread among different countries. Both be- Tina Croley, Managing Editor for Content the last U.S. troops from Afghanistan, as he ate its networks, particularly if the Taliban fore and after bin Laden’s removal, al-Qaida’s [email protected] announced earlier this month. come to militarily dominate large swaths of senior leadership remained involved in plan- Sean Moores, Managing Editor for Presentation Yes, bin Laden is dead — thanks to a daring Afghanistan, as many expect. The Taliban ning operations. Midlevel commanders were [email protected] raid by U.S. special operations forces 10 years have never broken with al-Qaida, and al-Qai- empowered to execute the organization’s ago in Pakistan. But the president’s statement da fighters even embed in Taliban fighting strategic vision as they saw fit. The group has Joe Gromelski, Managing Editor for Digital misses the mark. Its founder might have left units. Taliban sponsorship of al-Qaida and its overcome significant challenges related to the [email protected] the scene, but al-Qaida hasn’t gone away — affiliates creates the potential for an al-Qaida Arab Spring protests and internecine conflict and that has clear implications for our strate- revival in the region. with ISIS. Al-Qaida has adapted, shifting its BUREAU STAFF gy in Afghanistan and across the world. In addition to what remains of its core in Af- focus to establishing political legitimacy in Transnational terrorist groups, especially ghanistan and Pakistan, al-Qaida has branch- West Africa and the Arabian Peninsula, Europe/Mideast those maintaining affiliates worldwide, are of- es in India and Kashmir — al-Qaida in the In- adopting the parochial grievances of local Erik Slavin, Europe & Mideast Bureau Chief [email protected] ten greater than the sum of their parts. One dian Subcontinent and Ansar Ghazwat-ul- tribes and clans. +49(0)631.3615.9350; DSN (314)583.9350 decade after bin Laden’s death, his organiza- Hind, respectively. If jihadis in Afghanistan In reviewing lessons learned from the past Pacific tion — including affiliates such as Somalia’s can generate momentum, it could lead to an two decades of counterterrorism operations, Aaron Kidd, Pacific Bureau Chief al-Shabab and Syria’s Hurras al-Din — now influx of foreign fighters, resuscitating a the preponderance of evidence suggests that [email protected] boasts between 30,000 to 40,000 fighters glob- group looking for a lifeline. targeting individual leaders has its limits. +81.42.552.2511 ext. 88380; DSN (315)227.7380 ally and maintains a presence in more coun- By the time Navy SEALs killed bin Laden We’ve learned that it’s more effective to focus Washington tries than it did on 9/11. A celebrated martyr to in May 2011, some analysts had written him on disrupting terrorist networks by focusing Joseph Cacchioli, Washington Bureau Chief his followers, bin Laden remains an enduring off as a marginalized figure who spent his on dismantling supply lines, attacking logis- [email protected] symbol for jihadi sympathizers from the time in hiding with little impact on the day-to- tical capabilities and denying militants the (+1)(202)886-0033 Brian Bowers, Assistant Managing Editor, News Maghreb to Mindanao. His legacy suggests day operations of al-Qaida’s global network. ability to enjoy external support, including fi- [email protected] that his goal of spreading al-Qaida’s ideology But we now know that bin Laden actually re- nancing and sanctuary. This doesn’t mean worldwide has been achieved. mained an active leader, providing important that killing high-value targets is ineffective, CIRCULATION Twenty-five years after bin Laden’s fatwa input on tactics, operations and strategy. A re- but rather that decapitation is merely one of declaring war against the United States, al- view of the documents found in his Abbotta- many tactics that should be used as part of a Mideast Qaida survives, even as Washington and its al- bad compound demonstrates that he func- wider strategy. Robert Reismann, Mideast Circulation Manager [email protected] lies yearn to move on from two decades of the tioned as a hands-on leader until his last days. Killing bin Laden 10 years ago was an im- [email protected] so-called global war on terrorism. But al-Qai- Yet even though he was still involved in group portant milestone. But it was more symbolic DSN (314)583-9111 da’s persistence raises legitimate concerns decision-making, his actual degree of com- than impactful, more tactical than strategic. Europe that a calendar-based withdrawal in Afghan- mand-and-control was limited by al-Qaida’s The United States might be leaving Afghan- Karen Lewis, Community Engagement Manager istan will lead to a replay of what happened in decentralized structure and the challenge of istan, but al-Qaida remains, long after bin La- [email protected] Iraq in 2011. Just three years after pulling out communicating with affiliate leaders quickly den is gone. [email protected] +49(0)631.3615.9090; DSN (314)583.9090 its troops, the United States was forced to re- and efficiently. turn to deal with the rise of Islamic State and a Removing bin Laden had little impact on al- Pacific Colin P. Clarke is the director of research and policy at The state-building project that had attracted more Qaida’s affiliates in the Sahel. 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Billboard Music gives The Weeknd 16 nominations

From wire reports The Billboard Music Awards nominations hit a much higher note for The Weeknd than the Grammys did. The R&B superstar, who shock- ingly didn’t receive a single Gram- my nod in 2021 despite having a prolific musical year, leads all nominees at this month’s Billboard cere- mony as a final- ist in 16 catego- ries. His nomina- Marvel Studios and Disney+ tions, which Carl Lumbly, right, is Isaiah Bradley, a former soldier with a connection to the legacy of Captain America in “The Falcon and the Winter Soldier.” The Weeknd were unveiled April 29, in- clude top artist, top male artist and top Hot 100 artist, while his album “After Hours” is up for top Bill- Return of the veteran superhero board 200 album and top R&B al- bum. The singer, whose real name is Lumbly’s pivotal part on Marvel series comes decades after his first crime-fighting role Abel Tesfaye, vowed to boycott fu- ture Grammys following this BY DAVID BETANCOURT show was produced by Sam Raimi — who ades to hide the secret of his superpowered ex- year’s snub. “After Hours” The Washington Post would go on to direct the original “Spider- istence was an unforgivable act. peaked at No. 1 on the Billboard al- hen Marvel Studios reached out Man” trilogy and help give birth to the modern “You think things are different? You think bum chart last year, while the to Carl Lumbly to ask if he would superhero era of cinema — and developed by times are different?” he asked Sam. “They will song “Blinding Lights” reached be interested in joining the Cap- Sam Hamm, who had a hand in writing Tim never let a Black man be Captain America. the top spot on the singles chart. Wtain America mythos with a key Burton’s “Batman” and “Batman Returns.” And even if they did, no self-respecting Black Other top nominees for the 2021 role in the Disney+ series “The Falcon and the “M.A.N.T.I.S.” did not create a television su- man would ever wanna be.” Billboard Music Awards, which Winter Soldier,” the veteran actor couldn’t perhero boom, however — it was canceled af- Lumbly equates the scene with the conver- take place May 23 at the Microsoft help but think about how often roles of a super ter one season. sation many Black Americans were having as Theater in Los Angeles, include nature have come his way over his career. The Justice League came calling in 2001 Barack Obama became president, about the rapper DaBaby, who received the “I frankly have been delighted, if not a little with what would go on to be a cult hit animated fears for his safety given America’s history second-most nominations with 11, surprised, by the number of times that I’ve got- series. Lumbly was the voice of J’onn J’onzz, with Black men with power. Bradley repre- and Gabby Barrett, who led all fe- ten an opportunity to play superheroes,” the Martian Manhunter, alongside some of su- sents the old guard of Black men who would male artists with nine. Lumbly said to The Washington Post. perhero animation’s greatest vocal talents, in- never trust the United States. Mackie’s Falcon The Weeknd, meanwhile, is Lumbly, 69, is one of the rare actors who has cluding Kevin Conroy (Batman), Tim Daly has hope for a brighter and more inclusive fu- joined in the coveted top artist cat- performed through many eras of superheroes (Superman), Susan Eisenberg (Wonder Wom- ture, thinking more of positive possibilities and egory by Drake, Taylor Swift, Pop on-screen. Well before the genre became an) and Phil LaMarr (Green Lantern). not inevitable responses. Smoke and Juice WRLD. mainstream — and almost a quarter century In “The Falcon and the Winter Soldier,” he “Because of efforts of people who put their Juice WRLD died at age 21 from before Chadwick Boseman graced the screen was asked to be Marvel Studios’ first Black su- head down and kept moving forward it leads a seizure linked to drugs. The as the ultimate Black superhero, the Black per-soldier, Isaiah Bradley, with an origin sto- this generation today to a place where Anthony Brooklyn, N.Y.-born Pop Smoke Panther — Lumbly was putting on a mask and ry that would serve as a prelude to Sam Wilson Mackie [as Sam] can have agency and make a was shot to death in 2020 in Holly- fighting crime in front of the camera. He has (Anthony Mackie) becoming Captain Ameri- decision” to become Captain America, Lumbly wood Hills at age 20. recognized how the Black superhero has ca. said. “Isaiah had no agency. And with that Other notable nominees at next evolved — and why “Falcon” is an important Lumbly had perhaps the most impactful mo- agency comes responsibility. He’s thoughtful month’s award ceremony include milestone. ment in “Falcon,” looking Mackie’s Sam Wil- about it. It means something to him.” Megan Thee Stallion, who is a fi- In 1994, he starred in “M.A.N.T.I.S.” as a sci- son in the eye before Sam’s ascension to the When asked if his time as Isaiah Bradley is nalist in seven categories, includ- entist who was paralyzed by police gunfire and role of Captain America and telling him he complete, Lumbly says that it’s up to Marvel. ing top female artist. Swift is also builds a high-tech suit to fight crime, corrup- wanted no part of it. Bradley felt what the Unit- “I like Marvel,” Lumbly said. “If there’s nominated in that category, as are tion and racism. Debuting just two years after ed States had done to him in making him a su- more, I’m here. If there’s not, I loved being Ariana Grande, Dua Lipa and Bil- the Rodney King verdict in Los Angeles, the per-soldier and then locking him away for dec- here.” lie Eilish. ‘Without Remorse’ role proved cathartic for grieving actress BY GARY GERARD HAMILTON rest of the film, with Jordan’s character “I think when something really tragic Associated Press seeking revenge against Russian ex-mili- happens to you, you’re not sure your place- A gentle check-in from longtime friend tary forces who killed her and members of ment in the world afterwards, and doing Michael B. Jordan helped pave the way for his Navy SEALS team. this film and being able to work again made Lauren London’s return to work after the “The character ... was real and it was gen- me feel like I had something to give again,” death of her fiance Nipsey Hussle two years uine: their love, her passing ... but still guid- London said. ago. ing him and being with him rang true for London, who starred in films like “ATL” “Well, Mike reached out to me personally me.” and the popular TV series “The Game,” and I was like, ‘I don’t know, Mike. I don’t Filming the same year as Hussle’s death, said now that she’s back to work, she’s know if it’s time for me to get back,’” she re- London called the process cathartic. pursuing new projects, but her outlook is called in a recent interview. “I wasn’t sure if “(It was) one of many things that helped much different now. I felt ready.” in my healing,” she said. “I got to cry a lot. I “I want to be more in a ownership posi- London plays Jordan’s wife in “Tom was away from my children for 11 days, so I tion. I want to create content that now aligns NADJA KLIER, AMAZON/AP Clancy’s Without Remorse,” and the cou- try to hold on really strong in front of them, with my voice and purpose.” Michael B. Jordan, left, and Lauren ple’s relationship in the script drew her in. and so the 11 days away allowed me to really “Without Remorse” is now airing on London play husband and wife in “Tom Her character’s death is the catalyst for the be alone and grieve. Amazon Prime Video. Clancy’s Without Remorse.” Monday, May 3, 2021 • STARS AND STRIPES • PAGE 19 SCOREBOARD

COLLEGE FOOTBALL AUTO RACING DEALS SOCCER Truck Wise Power 200 MLS NCAA FCS Playoffs Saturday’s Transactions Women’s National Basketball First Round Association NASCAR Truck BASEBALL Saturday, April 24 Saturday LAS VEGAS ACES — Announced C Kate Eastern Conference Major League Baseball Cain cleared waivers. South Dakota St. 31, Holy Cross 3 At Kansas Speedway American League S. Illinois 34, Weber St. 31 MINNESOTA LYNX — Announced F Alex WLTPts GF GA Kansas City, Kan. CHICAGO WHITE SOX — Activated RHP Delaware 19, Sacred Heart 10 Lap length: 1.50 miles Wittinger cleared waivers. Lance Lynn from the 10­day IL. Optioned FOOTBALL New England 2 0 1 7 5 3 Jacksonville St. 49, Davidson 14 (Start position in parentheses) OF Luis González to alternate training site. James Madison 31, VMI 24 1. (2) Kyle Busch, Toyota, 140 laps, 0 National Football League New York City FC 2 1 0 6 8 2 CLEVELAND INDIANS — Placed RF Fran­ SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS —Exercised their North Dakota 44, Missouri St. 10 points. mil Reyes on the paternity list. Recalled RF Orlando City 1 0 2 5 4 1 North Dakota St. 42, E. Washington 20 2. (34) Ross Chastain, Chevrolet, 140, 0. fifth­year option on T Mike McGlinchey for 3. (7) Austin Hill, Toyota, 140, 46. Daniel Johnson from alternate training the 2022 season. Montreal 1 0 2 5 6 4 Sam Houston 21, Monmouth 15 site. Quarterfinals 4. (17) Christian Eckes, Toyota, 140, 33. HOCKEY Atlanta 1 1 1 4 4 3 KANSAS CITY ROYALS — Optioned 1B National Hockey League Sunday, May 2 5. (1) John H. Nemechek, Toyota, 140, 50. New York 1 2 0 3 5 5 6. (6) Todd Gilliland, Ford, 140, 36. Ryan McBroom to alternate training site. ANAHEIM DUCKS — Recalled G Lukas South Dakota St. (6­1) vs. S. Illinois (6­3) Recalled LHP Kris Bubic from Omaha (Tri­ Inter Miami CF 1 1 0 3 4 4 Delaware (6­0) vs. Jacksonville St. (10­2) 7. (9) Zane Smith, Chevrolet, 140, 36. Dostal and LW Maxim Golod from San Die­ ple­A East). Placed RHP Kyle Zimmer on go (AHL) loan. Assigned G Olle Eriksson James Madison (6­0) vs. North Dakota 8. (15) Raphael Lessard, Chevrolet, 140, D.C. United 1 2 0 3 3 6 the 10­day IL. Recalled RHP Jake Newberry and RW Jacob Perreault to San Diego (5­1) 29. Nashville 0 0 2 2 4 4 9. (4) Johnny Sauter, Toyota, 140, 28. from Omaha (Triple­A East). (AHL). North Dakota St. (7­2) vs. Sam Houston 10. (3) Ben Rhodes, Toyota, 140, 37. NEW YORK YANKEES — Placed RHP Dar­ BOSTON BRUINS — Recalled G Jeremy Columbus 0 0 2 2 0 0 (7­0) 11. (5) Chandler Smith, Toyota, 140, 26. ren O’Day on the 10­day injured list, retro­ Swayman from the minor league taxi Toronto FC 0 1 1 1 4 6 Semifinals active to April 30. Recalled RHP Michael 12. (26) Bayley Currey, Chevrolet, 140, 0. squad. Philadelphia 0 2 1 1 1 4 Saturday, May 8 13. (20) Hailie Deegan, Ford, 140, 25. King from alternate site. BUFFALO SABRES — Recalled G Ukko­ TBD 14. (10) Stewart Friesen, Toyota, 140, 32. SEATTLE MARINERS — Recalled RHP Pekka Luukkonen from the minor league Chicago 0 2 1 1 3 7 Finals 15. (13) Tyler Ankrum, Chevrolet, 140, 22. Wyatt Mills from alternate training site. taxi squad. Cincinnati 0 2 1 1 2 10 Sunday, May 16 16. (16) Austin Wayne Self, Chevrolet, Designated C Jacob Nottingham for as­ CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS — Recalled RW TBD 139, 21. signment. John Quenneville from Rockford (AHL) Western Conference 17. (29) Grant Enfinger, Chevrolet, 139, TAMPA BAY RAYS — Optioned RHPs loan. 20. Louis Head and Trevor Richards to Dur­ COLORADO AVALANCHE — Recalled D WLTPts GF GA 18. (18) Tanner Gray, Ford, 139, 19. ham (Triple­A East). Activated LHPs Rich Dan Renouf from Colorado (AHL) loan. TENNIS 19. (30) Chase Briscoe, Ford, 139, 0. Hill and Cody Reed from the 10­day IL. Reassigned G Jonas Johansson to Colora­ San Jose 2 1 0 6 8 4 20. (31) Ryan Truex, Chevrolet, 139, 17. TORONTO BLUE JAYS — Acquired RHP do (AHL) from the taxi squad and Gs Adam Real Salt Lake 2 0 0 6 5 2 Madrid Open 21. (22) Timothy Peters, Chevrolet, 139, Paxton Schultz from Milwaukee as player Werner and Hunter Miska from Colorado 16. to be named later. (AHL) to the taxi squad. LA Galaxy 2 0 0 6 6 4 Saturday 22. (25) Timmy Hill, Chevrolet, 139, 0. National League DETROIT RED WINGS — Recalled C Joe Austin 2 1 0 6 4 3 At Caja Magica 23. (11) Carson Hocevar, Chevrolet, 139, ATLANTA BRAVES — Recalled CF Chris­ Veleno from the minor league taxi squad. Los Angeles FC 1 0 2 5 4 2 14. tian Pache from alternate training site. MONTREAL CANADIENS — Recalled Cs Madrid Seattle 1 0 1 4 5 1 Purse: Euro 2,614,465 24. (12) Matt Crafton, Toyota, 139, 19. Placed CF Guillermo Heredia on the 10­day Alex Belzile and Ryan Poehling from Laval 25. (23) Chase Purdy, Chevrolet, 138, 12. Surface: Red clay IL, retroactive to April 30. (AHL) loan and placed on taxi squad. FC Dallas 1 1 1 4 5 4 26. (21) Danny Bohn, Toyota, 138, 11. CHICAGO CUBS — Optioned LHP Kyle PHILADELPHIA FLYERS — Recalled D Men’s Singles 27. (32) Bret Holmes, Chevrolet, 138, 10. Vancouver 1 0 1 4 3 2 Qualification Ryan to Iowa (Triple­A East). Recalled RHP Wyatte Wylie from Lehigh Valley (AHL) 28. (14) Derek Kraus, Toyota, 138, 15. Keegan Thompson from alternate training loan to taxi squad. Reassigned D Egor Houston 1 1 1 4 4 4 Yoshihito Nishioka (2), Japan, def. Pablo 29. (19) Spencer Davis, Ford, 137, 8. Cuevas, Uruguay, 6­4, 6­4. site. Zamula to Lehigh Valley (AHL). Kansas City 1 1 1 4 4 5 30. (36) Jordan Anderson, Chevrolet, 137, COLORADO ROCKIES — Placed RHP An­ PITTSBURGH PENGUINS — Assigned G Gianluca Mager, Italy, def. Egor Gerasi­ 0. Portland 1 2 0 3 3 6 mov (9), Belarus, 6­4, 6­3. tonio Senzatela on the 10­day IL, retroac­ Max Lagace to Wilkes­Barre/Scranton 31. (28) Dawson Cram, Chevrolet, 137, 6. tive to April 30. Recalled LHP Lucas Gil­ Colorado 0 1 1 1 1 3 Lorenzo Musetti, Italy, def. Radu Albot (AHL). 32. (8) Sheldon Creed, Chevrolet, 136, 21. breath from alternate training site. Minnesota United 0 3 0 0 1 7 (14), Moldova, 6­3, 6­4. SAN JOSE SHARKS — Loaned D Jacob 33. (24) Kris Wright, Chevrolet, 135, 4. LOS ANGELES DODGERS — Recalled LHP Middleton to San Jose (AHL) from taxi Roberto Carballes Baena, Spain, def. 34. (40) Cj McLaughlin, Toyota, 133, 3. Alex Vesia from alternate training site. Emil Ruusuvuori (8), Finland, 6­2, 6­3. squad. Saturday, May 1 35. (27) Spencer Boyd, Chevrolet, 133, 2. Optioned RHP pitcher Edwin Uceta to al­ Recalled G 36. (35) Tate Fogleman, Chevrolet, 130, 1. TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING — New York 2, Chicago 0 Pierre­Hugues Herbert, France, def. Ten­ ternate training site. Christopher Gibson from the minor league nys Sandgren (4), United States, 6­3, 6­2. 37. (39) Jennifer Jo Cobb, Chevrolet, elec­ Real Salt Lake 3, Sporting Kansas City 1 MILWAUKEE BREWERS —Placed C Omar taxi squad. Signed G Hugo Alnefelt to an Columbus 0, Montreal 0, tie Marcos Giron, United States, def. Thiago trical, 106, 1. Narvaez 10­day IL. Recalled C Mario Feli­ 38. (38) Jesse Iwuji, Chevrolet, garage, entry­level contract. Los Angeles FC 1, Houston 1, tie Monteiro (11), Brazil, 6­4, 6­7, 7­6. ciano from alternate training site. TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS — Assigned D Marco Cecchinato, Italy, def. Frances 73, 1. New England 2, Atlanta 1 39. (37) Norm Benning, Chevrolet, ga­ PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES — Activated SS Martin Marincin and G Veini Vehvilainen Orlando City 3, Cincinnati 0 Tiafoe (5), United States, 7­6, 6­2. Didi Gregorius from the 10­day IL. Op­ to Toronto (AHL). Carlos Taberner, Spain, def. Jordan rage, 42, 1. New York City FC 2, Philadelphia 0 40. (33) Ryan Reed, Chevrolet, garage, tioned C Rafael Marchan to alternate SOCCER Austin 1, Minnesota 0 Thompson (3), Australia, 3­6, 7­6, 6­2. training site. Recalled CF Mickey Moniak National Women’s Soccer League Juan Ignacio Londero, Argentina, def. 27, 1. FC Dallas 4, Portland 1 from alternate training site. Placed CF Ro­ NWSL — Suspended Chicago Red Star San Jose 4, D.C. United 1 Laslo Djere (1), Serbia, 6­3, 3­6, 6­2. Race Statistics main Quinn on the 10­day IL. MF Morgan Gautrat one­game for un­ Federico Delbonis (12), Argentina, def. Sunday, May 2 Average Speed of Race Winner: 119.585 BASKETBALL sportsmanlike conduct in a match on April Bernabe Zapata Miralles, Spain, 7­6, 7­6. mph. National Basketball Association 27 against OL Reign and Kansas City F Mar­ Miami at Nashville Arthur Cazaux, France, def. Sebastian Time of Race:1 hour, 45 minutes, 22 sec­ CLEVELAND CAVALIERS — Signed F iana Larroquette one­game for unsports­ LA Galaxy at Seattle Korda (6), United States, 7­6, 6­4. onds. Mfiondu Kabengele for the remainder of manlike conduct in a match on April 26 Colorado at Vancouver Alexei Popyrin (10), Australia, def. Fe­ Margin of Victory: 0.665 seconds. the season. against Houston Dash. derico Coria, Argentina, 6­7, 6­4, 6­3. Caution Flags: 5 for 25 laps. Stefano Travaglia (7), Italy, def. Carlos Lead Changes: 14 among 7 drivers. Gimeno Valero, Spain, 5­7, 6­1, 7­5. Lap Leaders: J.Nemechek 0­11; S.Creed Pablo Andujar (13), Spain, def. Mikhail 12­25; K.Busch 26­37; S.Creed 38­39; GOLF Kukushkin, Kazakhstan, 6­3, 6­4. K.Busch 40­63; J.Nemechek 64­68; K.Busch Women’s Singles 69­74; S.Creed 75­99; K.Busch 100; Valspar Championship Alex Noren 73-68-70—211 -2 Charley Hull 69-72-71—212 -4 Round of 32 B.Rhodes 101­102; C.Eckes 103­105; J.Sau­ Ryan Moore 66-74-71—211 -2 Su Oh 68-72-72—212 -4 Ashleigh Barty (1), Australia, def. Tama­ ter 106­118; K.Busch 119­132; R.Chastain PGA Tour ra Zidansek, Slovenia, 6­4, 1­6, 6­3. 133­138; K.Busch 139­140 Keith Mitchell 70-70-71—211 -2 Jodi Ewart Shadoff 70-68-74—212 -4 Anastasija Sevastova, Latvia, def. Jo­ Saturday Adam Schenk 71-69-71—211 -2 Hee Young Park 65-68-79—212 -4 hanna Konta (15), Britain, 6­3, 6­3. Genesys 300 At Innisbrook Resort Paul Casey 68-71-72—211 -2 Wei-Ling Hsu 71-71-71—213 -3 Iga Swiatek (14), Poland, def. Laura Sie­ Cooperhead Course Michael Gligic 69-68-74—211 -2 Brittany Lincicome 74-67-72—213 -3 Palm Harbor, Fla. gemund, Germany, 6­3, 6­3. IndyCar  Lucas Glover 69-65-77—211 -2 Jasmine Suwannapura 71-70-72—213 -3 Saturday Purse: $6.9 million Petra Kvitova (9), Czech Republic, def. Byeong Hun An 70-71-71—212 -1 Marina Alex 69-72-72—213 -3 Angelique Kerber, Germany, 6­4, 7­5. At Texas Motor Speedway Yardage: 7,340; Par: 71 Ons Jabeur, Tunisia, def. Sloane Ste­ Fort Worth, Texas. Third Round Luke Donald 69-72-71—212 -1 Pornanong Phatlum 69-71-73—213 -3 phens, United States, 4­6, 6­1, 6­3. Lap length: 1.5 miles Keegan Bradley 64-66-69—199 -14 Wesley Bryan 69-71-72—212 -1 Katherine Kirk 69-71-73—213 -3 Veronika Kudermetova, Russia, def. Kiki (Start position in parentheses) Sam Burns 67-63-69—199 -14 Branden Grace 69-68-75—212 -1 Bronte Law 70-68-75—213 -3 Bertens (7), Netherlands, 6­4, 6­3. 1. (3) Scott Dixon, Dallara­Honda, 212 Max Homa 66-68-66—200 -13 Brandon Hagy 74-67-72—213 E Ariya Jutanugarn 74-74-66—214 -2 laps, Running. Paula Badosa, Spain, def. Jil Teichmann, Ted Potter, Jr. 67-73-63—203 -10 Henrik Stenson 71-70-72—213 E Jin Young Ko 71-76-67—214 -2 Switzerland, 5­7, 6­1, 6­2. 2. (15) Scott McLaughlin, Dallara­Chev­ rolet, 212, Running. Abraham Ancer 67-70-66—203 -10 Tyler Duncan 70-71-72—213 E Shanshan Feng 68-70-76—214 -2 Belinda Bencic (8), Switzerland, def. Ber­ 3. (11) Pato O'Ward, Dallara­Chevrolet, Joaquin Niemann 68-68-67—203 -10 Peter Uihlein 73-68-72—213 E In Kyung Kim 73-72-70—215 -1 narda Pera, United States, 3­6, 6­1, 7­6 (5). 212, Running. Women’s Doubles Cameron Tringale 69-67-67—203 -10 Doc Redman 68-72-73—213 E Jeongeun Lee6 68-74-73—215 -1 4. (1) Alex Palou, Dallara­Honda, 212, Charley Hoffman 68-66-70—204 -9 Dustin Johnson 71-68-74—213 E Mel Reid 70-70-75—215 -1 Round of 32 Running. Raluca­Ioana Olaru, Romania, and Nadi­ 5. (13) Graham Rahal, Dallara­Honda, Brandt Snedeker 69-69-67—205 -8 J.B. Holmes 70-71-74—215 +2 Lizette Salas 73-72-71—216 E ia Kichenok, Ukraine, def. Zhaoxuan Yang, 212, Running. Bubba Watson 70-67-68—205 -8 Joseph Bramlett 71-70-74—215 +2 Alena Sharp 73-72-71—216 E China, and Ekaterina Alexandrova, Russia, 6. (10) Josef Newgarden, Dallara­Chev­ Troy Merritt 68-69-68—205 -8 Beau Hossler 68-72-75—215 +2 Azahara Munoz 73-71-72—216 E 7­5, 6­3. rolet, 212, Running. Scottie Scheffler 73-67-66—206 -7 Patton Kizzire 66-75-76—217 +4 Angel Yin 71-73-72—216 E Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, Russia, and 7. (6) Jack Harvey, Dallara­Honda, 212, Louis Oosthuizen 73-67-66—206 -7 A Lim Kim 74-70-73—217 +1 Jelena Ostapenko, Latvia, def. Yaroslava Running. HSBC World Championship Shvedova, Kazakhstan, and Makoto Nino­ 8. (16) Alexander Rossi, Dallara­Honda, Viktor Hovland 69-69-68—206 -7 Jing Yan 72-72-73—217 +1 miya, Japan, 6­1, 5­7, 10­7. 212, Running. Vaughn Taylor 70-67-69—206 -7 LPGA Tour Nasa Hataoka 74-72-72—218 +2 Vera Zvonareva and Elena Vesnina, Rus­ 9. (12) Takuma Sato, Dallara­Honda, 212, Jason Kokrak 67-69-70—206 -7 Saturday Annie Park 71-68-79—218 +2 sia, def. Lucie Hradecka, Czech Republic, Running. Hank Lebioda 66-69-71—206 -7 At Sentosa Golf Club Sung Hyun Park 78-71-70—219 +3 and Laura Siegemund, Germany, 6­3, 6­4. 10. (5) Simon Pagenaud, Dallara­Chevro­ Justin Thomas 69-71-67—207 -6 Tanjong Course Jaye Marie Green 75-73-71—219 +3 let, 212, Running. Renata Voracova, Czech Republic, and Bronson Burgoon 71-68-68—207 -6 Eun-Hee Ji 73-75-71—219 +3 Nao Hibino, Japan, def. Shuko Aoyama and 11. (23) Tony Kanaan, Dallara­Honda, Singapore Ena Shibahara (4), Japan, 7­6 (4), 4­6, 10­7. 212, Running. Bo Van Pelt 71-67-69—207 -6 Purse: $1.6 million Yu Liu 74-73-72—219 +3 12. (19) Ed Jones, Dallara­Honda, 212, Kevin Na 68-69-70—207 -6 Yardage: 6,772; Par: 72 Georgia Hall 73-73-73—219 +3 BMW Open Running. Danny Lee 70-67-70—207 -6 Third Round Jenny Shin 76-69-74—219 +3 13. (18) Felix Rosenqvist, Dallara­Chev­ Matthew NeSmith 70-69-69—208 -5 Xiyu Lin 67-68-67—202 -14 Sarah Schmelzel 70-74-75—219 +3 Saturday rolet, 212, Running. At MTTC Iphitos 14. (2) Will Power, Dallara­Chevrolet, Camilo Villegas 71-68-69—208 -5 Hannah Green 71-66-66—203 -13 Anna Nordqvist 74-73-73—220 +4 Munich 212, Running. Corey Conners 70-68-70—208 -5 Inbee Park 64-69-70—203 -13 Cheyenne Knight 70-74-76—220 +4 Purse: Euro 419,470 15. (14) Pietro Fittipaldi, Dallara­Honda, Charles Howell III 70-68-70—208 -5 Gaby Lopez 68-71-65—204 -12 Cydney Clanton 75-71-75—221 +5 Surface: Red clay 212, Running. In Gee Chun 71-69-66—206 -10 Mi Hyang Lee 75-71-75—221 +5 Men’s Singles Pat Perez 68-68-72—208 -5 16. (21) Ryan Hunter­Reay, Dallara­Hon­ Lydia Ko 69-68-69—206 -10 Semifinals da, 212, Running. Jason Dufner 70-71-68—209 -4 Nanna Koerstz Madsen 72-74-75—221 +5 Jan­Lennard Struff (7), Germany, def. 17. (17) Ed Carpenter, Dallara­Chevrolet, Denny McCarthy 72-69-68—209 -4 So Yeon Ryu 67-69-70—206 -10 Danielle Kang 72-73-76—221 +5 Ilya Ivashka, Belarus, 6­4, 6­1. 212, Running. Wyndham Clark 69-72-68—209 -4 Madelene Sagstrom 69-70-68—207 -9 Ashleigh Buhai 72-76-74—222 +6 Nikoloz Basilashvili (5), Georgia, def. 18. (22) Dalton Kellett, Dallara­Chevro­ Ian Poulter 69-71-69—209 -4 Amy Yang 68-69-70—207 -9 Mirim Lee 71-77-74—222 +6 Casper Ruud (2), Norway, 6­1, 6­2. let, 212, Running. Russell Knox 69-70-70—209 -4 Hyo Joo Kim 67-68-72—207 -9 Kristen Gillman 74-75-74—223 +7 19. (9) Marcus Ericsson, Dallara­Honda, Patty Tavatanakit 70-70-68—208 -8 Estoril Open 211, Running. Kyoung-Hoon Lee 69-69-71—209 -4 Hinako Shibuno 76-73-76—225 +9 Scott Stallings 67-69-73—209 -4 Sophia Popov 67-70-71—208 -8 Amanda Tan 76-76-77—229 +13 Saturday 20. (8) Rinus Veekay, Dallara­Chevrolet, At Clube de Tenis do Estoril  211, Running. Tom Lewis 70-65-74—209 -4 Amy Olson 71-70-68—209 -7 Estoril, Portugal 21. (24) Conor Daly, Dallara­Chevrolet, Sungjae Im 68-67-74—209 -4 Gerina Piller 72-67-70—209 -7 211, Running. Purse: Euro 419,470 Zach Johnson 68-67-74—209 -4 Carlota Ciganda 69-67-73—209 -7 PRO BASEBALL Surface: Red clay 22. (4) Colton Herta, Dallara­Honda, 190, Moriya Jutanugarn 71-70-69—210 -6 Did not finish. Charl Schwartzel 70-65-74—209 -4 Men’s Singles 23. (20) James Hinchcliffe, Dallara­Hon­ Jimmy Walker 72-69-69—210 -3 Ally Ewing 72-66-72—210 -6 MLB Calendar Semifinals da, 158, Did not finish. Vincent Whaley 69-71-70—210 -3 Celine Boutier 73-69-69—211 -5 Cameron Norrie, Britain, def. Marin Cilic 24. (7) Sebastien Bourdais, Dallara­ Brittany Altomare 68-71-72—211 -5 July 11­13 — Amateur draft, Denver. (6), Croatia, 7­6 (5), 7­5. Ryan Palmer 70-70-70—210 -3 Chevrolet, 55, Did not finish. Jhonattan Vegas 70-69-71—210 -3 Caroline Masson 67-70-74—211 -5 July 13 — All­Star Game, Denver. Albert Ramos­Vinolas (7), Spain, def. July 25 — Hall of Fame induction, Coo­ Alejandro Davidovich Fokina (8), Spain, Race Statistics Scott Brown 67-72-71—210 -3 Angela Stanford 74-70-68—212 -4 perstown, N.Y. 6­1, 6­4. Average Speed of Race Winner: 173.036 Chase Koepka 68-70-72—210 -3 Minjee Lee 69-73-70—212 -4 Aug. 12 —New York Yankees vs. Chicago Men’s Doubles mph. Henrik Norlander 69-69-72—210 -3 Nicole Broch Larsen 72-69-71—212 -4 White Sox at Dyersville, Iowa. Semifinals Time of Race: 01:45:51.3417. Kyle Stanley 68-70-72—210 -3 Megan Khang 72-69-71—212 -4 Aug. 22 — Los Angeles Angels vs. Cleve­ Dominic Inglot and Luke Bambridge, Bri­ Margin of Victory: 0.2646 seconds. Kramer Hickok 67-74-70—211 -2 Emily Kristine Pedersen 71-70-71—212 -4 land at Williamsport, Pa. tain, def. Gonzalo Escobar, Ecuador, and Collective bargaining agree­ Cautions: 2 for 29 laps. Chella Choi 71-70-71—212 -4 Dec. 1 — Ariel Behar, Uruguay, 6­3, 6­4. Lead Changes: 3 among 2 drivers. J.T. Poston 68-73-70—211 -2 ment expires, 11:59 p.m. EST. 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Red Wings Scoreboard slip past East Division GP WLOT Pts GF GA x-Pittsburgh 52 34 15 3 71 178 142 Lightning x-Washington 51 32 14 5 69 175 152 x-N.Y. Islanders 51 31 15 5 67 143 114 Boston 50 30 14 6 66 150 123 in shootout N.Y. Rangers 52 26 20 6 58 167 139 Philadelphia 51 22 22 7 51 144 186 New Jersey 51 17 27 7 41 136 178 BY LARRY LAGE Buffalo 52 13 32 7 33 126 185 Associated Press Central Division DETROIT — Sam Gagner GP WLOT Pts GF GA scored to end an eight-round x-Carolina 51 34 10 7 75 166 121 shootout and Thomas Greiss x-Florida 53 34 14 5 73 175 148 stopped 33 shots, lifting the De- x-Tampa Bay 51 34 14 3 71 170 130 troit Red Wings to a 1-0 win over Nashville 52 28 22 2 58 142 146 the Tampa Bay Lightning on Sat- Dallas 51 21 17 13 55 140 133 Chicago 51 22 23 6 50 146 167 urday. Detroit 53 18 26 9 45 117 162 The defending Stanley Cup Columbus 52 16 25 11 43 123 172 champion Lightning were in con- West Division trol all afternoon, but it didn’t GP WLOT Pts GF GA show up on the scoreboard in reg- x-Vegas 50 36 12 2 74 168 110 ulation or overtime. x-Colorado 49 33 12 4 70 171 120 “We did everything we could to x-Minnesota 50 32 14 4 68 162 135 win that game,” Tampa Bay FRANK FRANKLIN II/AP St. Louis 49 23 19 7 53 147 154 coach Jon Cooper said. “I’ll take New York Islanders left wing Anthony Beauvillier looks to pass during the second period of the Islanders’ Arizona 52 22 24 6 50 139 163 San Jose 51 20 26 5 45 138 176 that game all over again. Tip your 3­0 defeat of the Rangers Saturday in Uniondale, N.Y. The win clinched a playoff spot for the Islanders. Los Angeles 49 19 24 6 44 130 147 hat to the goaltenders, including Anaheim 52 16 29 7 39 116 166 ours.” North Division In the shootout, both teams ROUNDUP GP WLOT Pts GF GA scored with their first two shoo- ters before four in a row were de- x-Toronto 51 33 13 5 71 172 133 Edmonton 49 30 17 2 62 158 131 nied. Greiss stopped just enough Winnipeg 50 27 20 3 57 153 143 shots in the shootout to help his Montreal 50 23 18 9 55 145 145 rebuilding and banged-up team Calgary 50 22 25 3 47 132 144 Islanders blank Rangers Ottawa 51 19 27 5 43 141 177 beat one of the best in the league. Vancouver 45 19 23 3 41 119 147 The Lightning’s Curtis McEl- hinney made 15 saves over three x-clinched playoff spot periods and overtime. Friday’s games Montreal 5, Winnipeg 3 Detroit’s defense was stingy to secure spot in playoffs Colorado 3, San Jose 0 Los Angeles 2, Anaheim 1 throughout the game, including Arizona 3, Vegas 0 early in the first when Danny De- Beauvillier scores twice, Varlamov has 28 saves in team’s shutout victory Saturday’s games Keyser lay on the ice to take away Boston 6, Buffalo 2 Associated Press Detroit 1, Tampa Bay 0, SO a scoring chance. Jesper Bratt, Janne Kuokkanen, team-leading 25th goal and had an N.Y. Islanders 3, N.Y. Rangers 0 “We’re not playing for the play- Nico Hischier and Yegor Sharan- assist. Nikita Gusev and Owen Tip- Carolina 2, Columbus 1, OT New Jersey 4, Philadelphia 1 offs, but we had guys laying out to UNIONDALE, N.Y. — Anthony govich all scored for the Devils, pett also scored as the Panthers im- Toronto 5, Vancouver 1 Pittsburgh 3, Washington 0 block shots with three games Beauvillier scored twice and Se- who had lost 10 straight games be- proved to 8-2-1 in its last 11 and re- Montreal 3, Ottawa 2, OT left,” coach Jeff Blashill said. myon Varlamov stopped 28 shots fore this recent stretch during a mained two points behind first- Florida 5, Chicago 4 Minnesota 4, St. Louis 3, OT When the pucks did get past the for his league-leading seventh shut- four game series against the Flyers. place Carolina in the Central Divi- Nashville 1, Dallas 0, OT Colorado 4, San Jose 3 Red Wings’ skaters, Greiss stop- out of the season as the New York Hurricanes 2, Blue Jackets 1 sion. Anaheim 6, Los Angeles 2 ped them with some impressive Islanders beat the rival Rangers 3-0 (OT): Dougie Hamilton scored on a Predators 1, Stars 0 (OT): Erik Edmonton 4, Calgary 1 Vegas 3, Arizona 2, OT kick and glove saves. Saturday night to clinch a playoff breakaway 4:07 into overtime to lift Haula scored at 3:32 of overtime to Sunday’s game Tampa Bay also missed oppor- spot for the third straight year. host Carolina past Columbus. give the host Nashville its third win Tampa Bay at Detroit tunities such as Ondrej Palat fail- Mathew Barzal added a break- Goalie Alex Nedeljkovic picked in four games. Monday’s games ing to take advantage of having away goal and Josh Bailey had up the assist on the winning play as Golden Knights 3, Coyotes 2 Boston at New Jersey Chicago at Carolina the puck and an open net at the three assists to help the Islanders the Central Division-leading Hurri- (OT): Jonathan Marchessault Dallas at Florida end of an odd-man rush during a beat the Rangers for the sixth time canes extended their points streak scored on a power play at 3:04 of N.Y. Islanders at Buffalo Nashville at Columbus 4-on-4 situation. in eight meetings this season, in- to 10 games. overtime, Marc-Andre Fleury Pittsburgh at Philadelphia Toronto at Montreal “I got a couple big breaks cluding the last three by a com- Wild 4, Blues 3 (OT):Kevin Fiala moved into a tie for the third on the Washington at N.Y. Rangers where they had a 2-on-1 and bined 13-1 margin. scored 2:16 into overtime and Min- NHL’s all-time wins list and Vegas Winnipeg at Ottawa Anaheim at St. Louis couldn’t put the puck in the net,” The 33-year-old Varlamov, who nesota rallied to beat visiting St. won at Arizona. Vegas at Minnesota Edmonton at Vancouver Greiss acknowledged. had three shutouts against the Louis. Penguins 3, Capitals 0: Bryan Los Angeles at Arizona Rangers at Madison Square Gar- Nico Strum and Jonas Brodin Rust scored two unassisted goals, Colorado at San Jose den, added another as the Islanders scored late in the third period to Tristan Jarry made 23 saves and Tuesday’s games Boston at New Jersey dominated from start to finish. force overtime for the Wild, who Pittsburgh won at Washington to Chicago at Carolina Alexandar Georgiev finished won for the first time in three regain first place in the East Divi- N.Y. Islanders at Buffalo Pittsburgh at Philadelphia with 22 saves for the Rangers. games. Mats Zuccarello had a goal sion. Edmonton at Vancouver Bruins 6, Sabres 2:Craig Smith and an assist. Canadiens 3, Senators 2 (OT): Scoring leaders scored three goals to help host Bos- Avalanche 4, Sharks 3: Nathan Cole Caufield scored his first NHL Through Saturday ton win for the ninth time in 11 MacKinnon bounced back from a goal 2:25 into overtime and host GP GAPTS games. rare scoreless night with a goal and Montreal rallied to beat Ottawa. Connor McDavid, EDM 48 28 56 84 The Bruins remained in fourth an assist to lead host Colorado. Maple Leafs 5, Canucks 1: Aus- Leon Draisaitl, EDM 48 24 43 67 place in the East Division, a point Mikko Rantanen scored his 28th ton Matthews scored twice to raise Mitchell Marner, TOR 50 18 44 62 behind the third-place Islanders, of the season and added an assist his NHL-leading goal total to 38 as Patrick Kane, CHI 50 15 46 61 who beat the Rangers 3-0. Boston’s for the Avalanche. Andre Burakov- host Toronto won its fifth straight. Nathan MacKinnon, COL 44 19 42 61 Brad Marchand, BOS 47 27 33 60 next point will clinch a playoff sky and Patrik Nemeth also scored, Oilers 4, Flames 1: Connor Auston Matthews, TOR 46 36 24 60 berth. It also will earn a spot if the and Devan Dubnyk stopped 22 McDavid had a goal and two assists Jonathan Huberdeau, FLA 52 18 40 58 PAUL SANCYA/AP fifth-place Rangers don’t win all of shots against his former team. to lead host Edmonton to a win. Artemi Panarin, NYR 40 17 39 56 their final four games. Panthers 5, Blackhawks 4:An- Ducks 6, Kings 2: Ryan Miller Mark Stone, LV 48 19 37 56 Red Wings defenseman Marc Sidney Crosby, PIT 50 20 36 56 Staal, left, and Lightning center Devils 4, Flyers 1: Mackenzie thony Duclair had two goals and an made 23 saves to win the final home Mark Scheifele, WPG 50 19 36 55 Brayden Point, right, chase the Blackwood stopped 30 shots as vis- assist and visiting Florida won its start of his 18-year NHL career, and Mikko Rantanen, COL 44 27 28 55 puck in the Red Wings’ 1­0 iting New Jersey got its third third straight. Anaheim ended a 23-game streak Jake Guentzel, PIT 51 22 31 53 shootout win Saturday. straight win. Aleksander Barkov scored his without a home regulation victory. Aleksander Barkov, FLA 46 24 28 52 Monday, May 3, 2021 • STARS AND STRIPES • PAGE 21 NBA Scoreboard Williamson carries Pelicans in OT Eastern Conference

Atlantic Division WLPct GB Seven of team-high 37 x-Brooklyn 43 21 .672 — in extra period cap rally x-Philadelphia 42 21 .667 ½ New York 35 28 .556 7½ in win over Timberwolves Boston 34 30 .531 9 Toronto 26 38 .406 17 BY BRIAN HALL Southeast Division Associated Press WLPct GB MINNEAPOLIS — Zion William- Atlanta 35 30 .538 — son scored seven of his 37 points in Miami 34 30 .531 ½ overtime and the New Orleans Pel- Charlotte 31 32 .492 3 icans came back to beat the Minne- Washington 29 35 .453 5½ sota Timberwolves 140-136 on Sat- Orlando 20 44 .313 14½ urday. Central Division Lonzo Ball had a career-high 33 WLPct GB points, tying a career best with eight Milwaukee 39 24 .619 — three-pointers, and grabbed 11 re- Indiana 30 33 .476 9 bounds. Willy Hernangomez added Chicago 26 38 .406 13½ Cleveland 21 43 .328 18½ 12 points and 12 rebounds. His fol- Detroit 19 45 .297 20½ low shot with 21 seconds left com- Western Conference pleted New Orleans’ comeback from down 10 in the fourth quarter Southwest Division to force overtime. WLPct GB “We’ve had games where we’ve Dallas 36 27 .571 — won good,” Pelicans coach Stan Van Memphis 32 31 .508 4 Gundy said. “We’ve had games San Antonio 31 31 .500 4½ where we’ve given up leads like to- STACY BENGS /AP New Orleans 29 35 .453 7½ night, but this team has never quit New Orleans forward Zion Williamson (1) shoots against the Minnesota Timberwolves’ Karl­Anthony Houston 16 48 .250 20½ on anything.” Towns, left, and Jarred Vanderbilt during the Pelicans’ 140­136 overtime win Saturday in Minneapolis. Northwest Division Anthony Edwards scored 29 WLPct GB points for Minnesota, which had its for their longest winning streak themselves a little bit too much and sion. Williamson added nine re- x-Utah 46 18 .719 — four-game winning streak snapped. since January 2018 in Jimmy But- we just got to trust the ball move- bounds and eight assists, while three Denver 43 21 .672 3 Karl-Anthony Towns had 28 points ler’s first season with the team. ment.” Timberwolves players fouled out Portland 35 28 .556 10½ Oklahoma City 21 43 .328 25 and 14 rebounds, and D’Angelo Rus- “It just bogged down,” Minnesota New Orleans closed with a 14-4 while trying to guard Williamson. Minnesota 20 45 .308 26½ sell finished with 17 points and 11 as- coach Chris Finch said of the closing run over the final 4:22 of the fourth With Ball leading the way, New Pacific Division sists. stretch in the fourth. “I think guys to force overtime and then William- Orleans finished 14-for-36 from be- WLPct GB The Timberwolves were trying were just looking to do things all by son went to work in the extra ses- yond the arc. x-Phoenix 45 18 .714 — L.A. Clippers 43 22 .662 3 L.A. Lakers 36 27 .571 9 ROUNDUP Golden State 32 32 .500 13½ Sacramento 26 37 .413 19 x-clinched playoff spot Saturday’s games Sabonis leads Pacers’ rout of Thunder Charlotte 107, Detroit 94 Golden State 113, Houston 87 Miami 124, Cleveland 107 Associated Press Indiana 152, Oklahoma City 95 Doncic finished with 31 points, 12 rebounds Atlanta 108, Chicago 97 OKLAHOMA CITY — Domantas Sabonis and a career-high 20 assists, the last to Finney- Orlando 112, Memphis 111 New Orleans 140, Minnesota 136, OT had a triple-double in the first half and the Indi- Smith in the right corner for the lead with 9.2 Dallas 125, Washington 124 Utah 106, Toronto 102 ana Pacers flirted with the most lopsided victory seconds remaining. Denver 110, L.A. Clippers 104 in NBA history before beating the Oklahoma Warriors 113, Rockets 87: Stephen Curry Sunday’s games City Thunder 152-95 on Saturday night. bounced back from a rough first half with 23 of Brooklyn at Milwaukee Portland at Boston Sabonis finished with 26 points, 19 rebounds his 30 points in the third quarter, and Golden Miami at Charlotte New York at Houston and 14 assists, and the Pacers scored their most State won at Houston. Philadelphia at San Antonio points in a game since joining the NBA in 1976. Curry was just 2-for-12 in the first half, then Phoenix at Oklahoma City Sacramento at Dallas They led by 67 points with 4:12 remaining, be- didn’t even need to play in the fourth quarter af- Toronto at L.A. Lakers fore the Thunder scored the game’s next 10 ter the Warriors outscored the Rockets 39-12 to Monday’s games points. The NBA’s largest victory margin re- take an 88-67 lead. Indiana at Washington Orlando at Detroit mains 68, set by Cleveland against Miami in Magic 112, Grizzlies 111: Cole Anthony Golden State at New Orleans Portland at Atlanta 1991. made a three-pointer with 0.1 seconds remain- New York at Memphis Philadelphia at Chicago The Pacers’ previous record was 150 points ing, giving him a career-best 26 points and Or- Denver at L.A. Lakers against Denver in 1982. Indiana shot 65.5% from lando a victory over visiting Memphis. San Antonio at Utah the field — the highest percentage for an oppo- Anthony, a rookie who hit a game-winning Tuesday’s games SUE OGROCKI/AP Charlotte at Detroit nent in Thunder history. shot earlier in the season against Minnesota, Phoenix at Cleveland Sabonis returned after missing six straight Indiana Pacers forward Domantas Sabonis, drilled the high-arching shot over the out- Brooklyn at Milwaukee Dallas at Miami games with a sore lower back. He finished the right, is fouled by Oklahoma City Thunder stretched arm of Grizzlies guard Kyle Anderson. Golden State at New Orleans Sacramento at Oklahoma City first half with 22 points, 11 rebounds and 11 as- guard Theo Maledon in the Pacers’ 152­96 Jazz 106, Raptors 102: Bojan Bogdanovic Toronto at L.A. Clippers sists for his seventh triple-double of the season victory Saturday in Oklahoma City. scored 34 points — including six three-pointers Leaders the 11th of his career. — to lead host Utah over Toronto. Through Saturday Hornets 107, Pistons 94: LaMelo Ball re- ference. Jordan Clarkson added 15 points for the Jazz, Scoring turned from a 21-game absence with 11 points, The Nuggets, who are a half-game in front of Joe Ingles chipped in 15 points and nine assists GFG FT PTS AVG leading host Charlotte over Detroit. the Clippers at 43-21, have won five straight and while Rudy Gobert added 13 points and 16 re- Curry, GS 56 572 316 1751 31.3 A leading candidate for Rookie of the Year, are 9-1 since Jamal Murray went down with a bounds. Utah won for just the second time in five Beal, WAS 55 607 374 1707 31.0 Ball had surgery to repair a broken wrist sus- torn ACL in his left knee on April 12. Murray, games. Rebounds tained on March 20. The point guard played 28 who is rehabbing in Los Angeles, was at the Hawks 108, Bulls 97: Trae Young scored 33 GOFF DEF TOT AVG minutes and added eight rebounds and seven as- game. points, Clint Capela had 20 points and 11 re- Capela, ATL 57 275 552 827 14.5 sists, including a nifty underhand pass from his Mavericks 125, Wizards 124: Dorian Fin- bounds and host Atlanta snapped a three-game Gobert, UTA 63 210 635 845 13.4 own backcourt to Miles Bridges. ney-Smith hit a go-ahead three-pointer in the fi- slide with a victory over undermanned Chicago. Assists Nuggets 110, Clippers 104:Nikola Jokic had nal seconds, Luka Doncic ended his longest Heat 124, Cavaliers 107: Kendrick Nunn GAST AVG 30 points and 14 rebounds, Michael Porter Jr. stretch without a triple-double since his rookie scored 22 points and Duncan Robinson had 20, Westbrook, WAS 57 627 11.0 scored 25 points and Denver won at Los Angeles season and host Dallas won a thriller over Wash- helping visiting Miami move into a tie for sixth Young, ATL 56 527 9.4 to take over the third seed in the Western Con- ington. place in the Eastern Conference. PAGE 22 • STARS AND STRIPES • Monday, May 3, 2021 KENTUCKY DERBY/SPORTS BRIEFS

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BARRINGTON COOMBS/AP Fans hold up a banner as they protest against the Glazer family, owners of Manchester United, before their match against Liverpool was canceled Sunday.

Protests force Man. U to postpone game Manchester United’s Premier League game against Liverpool was postponed on Sunday in Man- chester, Englad, after supporters stormed into the stadium and onto the pitch as thousands of fans gathered outside Old Trafford to demand the Glazer family owner- ship sells the club. Long-running anger against the American owners has boiled over after they were part of the failed attempt to take United into a Eu- PHTOOS BY JEFF ROBERSON/AP ropean Super League. United and John Velazquez, riding Medina Spirit, right, leads Florent Geroux on Mandaloun, Flavien Prat riding Hot Rod Charlie and Luis Saez on EssentialLiverpool players were unable to Quality to win the 147th running of the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs, Saturday, in Louisville, Ky. travel to the stadium. Busch makes up for Colt: Medina Spirit most unlikely restart to win truck race Kyle Busch blew a restart in overtime that should have cost of Baffert’s seven Derby winners him a race he’d dominated at Kan- sas Speedway. Given a second FROM PAGE 24 old trainer said of Medina Spirit. chance, Busch corrected his mis- loun on his outside. Hot Rod Charlie was com- It wasn’t false modesty. Baffert had been take and earned the 61st Truck Se- ing fast outside of Mandaloun, with 5-2 favorite low-key about his chances after two of his best ries win of his career Saturday in Essential Quality giving chase on the far out- horses — Life Is Good and Concert Tour — Kansas City, Kan. side. were derailed along the Derby trail. The win Saturday night was the “I kept waiting for all those horses to pass Medina Spirit isn’t the typical high-priced fifth straight for Kyle Busch Mo- him,” Baffert said. “When he got to the eighth talent with a fancy pedigree in Baffert’s Cali- torsports and manufacturer Toyo- pole, we said, ‘This guy has got a shot.’ ” fornia barn. ta has won all seven Truck Series Velazquez knew he had plenty of horse left. “I cannot believe he won this race,” the races this year. Busch has won “We got to the 16th pole and he put his ears trainer said. “That little horse, that was him, all twice this year. Busch won the down and kept fighting,” the jockey said. “I guts. He’s always shown that he’s been an over- first two stages and led a race-high was so proud of him.” achiever. His heart is bigger than his body.” Jockey John Velazquez holds the winner’s 59 of the 140 laps. In the paddock, Baffert watched in amaze- Medina Spirit has never finished worse than trophy after his fourth Kentucky Derby victo­ Dixon wins again in ment as one of the least heralded Derby run- second in six career starts and two of his three ry, Saturday, in Louisville, Ky. ners of his long career dug in at the front. losses came to Life Is Good, who likely would IndyCar race in Texas “You could tell he was laying it down and have been the Derby favorite had he not been er half-length back in third and paid $5.20 to Scott Dixon finished first in a Johnny was riding hard,” Baffert said. “He was injured. show. race of two New Zealanders, the just relentless.” “I’ve rehearsed this speech in the shower Trainer Todd Pletcher saddled four run- veteran six-time IndyCar cham- Medina Spirit led all the way and ran 1 ¼ and treadmill,” Zedan said. “Never thought I ners, with his highest finish being ninth with pion ahead of the series rookie miles in 2:01.02. He paid $26.20, $12 and $7.60. was going to do it, but here I am.” Known Agenda. Sainthood was 11th, Bourbon- racing in his debut on an oval The victory was worth $1.86 million. Medina Spirit broke sharply out of the gate ic 13th and Dynamic One 18th. track. Velazquez earned his fourth Derby victory while Essential Quality and 9-2 second choice Baffert won back-to-back, having tied Ben “Definitely the most happy I’ve aboard the colt that was purchased as a year- Rock Your World bumped shortly after the Jones with his sixth victory last year when the ever been finishing second,” Scott ling for $1,000 and was a bargain-basement start. race was run in September without spectators McLaughlin said. buy at $35,000 for current owner Amr Zedan of “We were done,” Rock Your World’s trainer because of the coronavirus pandemic. It was another dominating vic- Saudi Arabia. By comparison, Zedan recently John Sadler said. “No chance.” “The seven wins? I can’t believe I won two,” tory for Dixon at Texas Motor paid $1.7 million for an unraced 2-year-old. Essential Quality was five horses wide in Baffert said. “That’s what I love about this Speedway in Fort Worth, winning “He doesn’t know how much he cost,” Baff- both the first and second turns before taking business: Nobody knows for sure.” Saturday night in the first of two ert said, “but what a little racehorse.” aim at Medina Spirit in the stretch and coming A week earlier, Baffert sat in front of the Ar- races on consecutive days at the Baffert punched his right arm in the air after up short in fourth place. kansas Racing Commission appealing a 15-day series’ first oval this season. He watching the finish on the video board. He was “He didn’t get the greatest trip,” trainer suspension that was part of his punishment for passed Chip Ganassi Racing buried in celebratory hugs by his wife, Jill, and Brad Cox said of the favorite. “That can hap- a pair of drug positives involving two of his teammate and polesitter Alex Pa- youngest son, Bode. Jill Baffert had reason to pen when you start from the 14-hole.” horses from May 2020. He was successful, with lou at the start of the third lap and celebrate earlier, when a horse she co-owns Mandaloun — Cox’s other entry — finished the commission voting unanimously to reduce went on to lead 206 of 212 laps. and is trained by her husband won a $500,000 second and returned $23.00 and $13.40. Hot his fines and overturn the suspension. race on the undercard. Rod Charlie, partly owned by five former “I’m just so grateful I can still compete at this “I’m really, really surprised,” the 68-year- Brown University football players, was anoth- level,” Baffert said. Associated Press Monday, May 3, 2021 • STARS AND STRIPES • PAGE 23 MLB

Scoreboard ROUNDUP

American League East Division WLPct GB Boston 17 11 .607 _ Questionable call helps out Mets Toronto 13 12 .520 2½ Baltimore 13 14 .481 3½ New York 13 14 .481 3½ Tampa Bay 13 15 .464 4 Conforto homers in ninth Central Division WLPct GB after basepaths ruling Kansas City 16 9 .640 _ Chicago 15 11 .577 1½ Cleveland 12 13 .480 4 halts Phillies’ seventh Minnesota 9 16 .360 7 Detroit 8 20 .286 9½ Associated Press West Division PHILADELPHIA — Michael Conforto hit a WLPct GB tiebreaking home run in the ninth inning and Oakland 16 12 .571 _ the New York Mets benefited from a very ques­ Houston 15 12 .556 ½ tionable call by the second base umpire to beat Seattle 15 13 .536 1 the Philadelphia Phillies 5­4 Saturday night. Los Angeles 13 12 .520 1½ Texas 12 16 .429 4 Conforto led off the ninth by connecting National League against Hector Neris (1­3). Conforto also had a two­run double in a four­ East Division run first inning against former teammate Zack WLPct GB Wheeler. The Mets squandered the 4­0 lead but Philadelphia 13 14 .481 _ recovered to win for just the fourth time in 12 Washington 11 12 .478 _ New York 10 11 .476 _ games — even after center fielder Brandon Atlanta 12 15 .444 1 Nimmo and third baseman J.D. Davis exited Miami 11 15 .423 1½ with hand injuries. Central Division Alec Bohm tied it with a two­run homer for WLPct GB the Phillies, who have alternated wins and loss­ Milwaukee 17 10 .630 _ es in their past 10 games. Philadelphia hasn’t St. Louis 15 12 .556 2 won consecutive games since a three­game Cincinnati 12 14 .462 4½ sweep of Atlanta to open the season. LAURENCE KESTERSON / AP Pittsburgh 12 14 .462 4½ Chicago 12 15 .444 5 With one out in the bottom of the seventh, sec­The Phillies’ Andrew McCutchen, right, and manager Joe Girardi dispute a call at second base West Division ond base umpire Jose Navas ruled Andrew with umpire Phil Cuzzi during the seventh inning on Saturday against the New York Mets in Philadelphia. McCutchen was called out on the play for running out of the base line. WLPct GB McCutchen ran out of the baseline to avoid an attempted tag by shortstop Francisco Lindor on San Francisco 16 11 .593 _ Los Angeles 16 12 .571 ½ what became an inning­ending double play. Re­ Danny Duffy (4­1) continued his strong start Cardinals 12, Pirates 5: Jack Flaherty San Diego 16 12 .571 ½ plays showed McCutchen ran in a straight line to the season in helping the AL Central­leading pitched six solid innings to keep his record per­ Arizona 14 13 .519 2 from first to second. Royals bounce back from Friday night’s 9­1 fect and Paul DeJong hit a three­run homer in Colorado 10 17 .370 6 Phillies slugger Bryce Harper, sitting out af­ loss. He allowed one run and two hits in seven the first to send visiting St. Louis over Pitts­ Friday’s games ter getting hit in the face by a pitch Wednesday, innings while striking out seven. burgh. N.Y. Yankees 10, Detroit 0 Houston 9, Tampa Bay 2 was ejected for arguing from the top step of the Astros 3, Rays 1: Jose Urquidy scattered Flaherty (5­0) struck out nine while winning Boston 6, Texas 1 Toronto 13, Atlanta 5 dugout. four hits over seven shutout innings and visiting his fifth straight start. He gave up three runs on Cleveland 5, Chicago White Sox 3 Minnesota 9, Kansas City 1 Trevor May (2­1) pitched a scoreless eighth Houston made an early lead stand up. six hits and two walks. Baltimore 3, Oakland 2 and Edwin Díaz struck out two in a perfect ninth Jose Altuve doubled on the first pitch of the DeJong’s drive off Trevor Cahill (1­3) capped Seattle 7, L.A. Angels 4 St. Louis 7, Pittsburgh 3 for his third save. New York relievers have game, leading to a three­run inning. The Astros afour­run first and helped the Cardinals win for Washington 2, Miami 1, 10 innings Philadelphia 2, N.Y. Mets 1 thrown 19 straight scoreless innings. got three hits in the first inning and only one the seventh time in nine games. Cincinnati 8, Chicago Cubs 6 Nationals 7, Marlins 2:Patrick Corbin ended more the rest of the game. Padres 6, Giants 2:Blake Snell earned his Milwaukee 3, L.A. Dodgers 1 Arizona 7, Colorado 2 his 10­game losing streak, pitching seven solid Orioles 8, Athletics 4:Matt Harvey won his first win for San Diego, backed by Manny Ma­ San Diego 3, San Francisco 2 Saturday’s games innings and leading host Washington over Mia­ third straight start and Baltimore took advan­ chado’s early three­run homer against visiting N.Y. Yankees 6, Detroit 4 mi. tage of host Oakland’s sloppy play to score six San Francisco. Kansas City 11, Minnesota 3 Houston 3, Tampa Bay 1 Josh Bell hit a bases­loaded double and drove runs in the third inning. Snell (1­0) gave up one earned run and five Chicago White Sox 7, Cleveland 3 in four runs, Yan Gomes had a two­run homer The Athletics made two errors and threw a hits in five innings, striking out six. Baltimore 8, Oakland 4 Texas 8, Boston 6 and Josh Harrison had three hits as the Nation­ pair of wild pitches to help the Orioles break Rockies 14, Diamondbacks 6:Dom Nuñez Toronto 6, Atlanta 5, 10 innings L.A. Angels 10, Seattle 5 als won their third in a row. loose. launched a grand slam, Trevor Story had three Washington 7, Miami 2 Harvey (3­1) allowed two runs and four hits inhits that included a two­run homer and visiting Chicago Cubs 3, Cincinnati 2 Corbin (1­3), who opened the season on the 2 N.Y. Mets 5, Philadelphia 4 COVID­19 injured list and began the afternoon 5 ⁄3 innings. It marked the first time since 2018 Colorado pounded out 18 hits in a win over Ari­ St. Louis 12, Pittsburgh 5 San Diego 6, San Francisco 2 with a 10.47 ERA in four starts, limited the Mar­with Cincinnati that the former All­Star had zona. Colorado 14, Arizona 6 Milwaukee 6, L.A. Dodgers 5, 11 innings lins to two runs and four hits. won three starts in a row. It was a good start to May for the Rockies, who Sunday’s games White Sox 7, Indians 3:Tim Anderson hit a Yankees 6, Tigers 4: Jameson Taillon had the most losses in the National League dur­ Detroit at N.Y. Yankees grand slam, Leury García drove in three runs earned his first win in exactly two years, Aaron ing April with a 9­17 record. Atlanta at Toronto Houston at Tampa Bay from the No. 9 spot in the lineup and host Chica­Judge had three hits and three RBIs, and host Brewers 6, Dodgers 5 (11): Travis Shaw Cleveland at Chicago White Sox Kansas City at Minnesota go beat Cleveland. New York beat Detroit. homered and hit a game­winning single, and Boston at Texas Baltimore at Oakland Lance Lynn (2­1) allowed three runs in five Gleyber Torres also drove in three runs as thehost Milwaukee scored three runs in the 11th in­ L.A. Angels at Seattle innings in his return from the injured list for theYankees won for the sixth time in seven games. ning to beat scuffling Los Angeles. Miami at Washington St. Louis at Pittsburgh White Sox, who have won seven of nine. Blue Jays 6, Braves 5 (10):At Dunedin, Fla., In the 11th, Drew Smith hit a two­run triple off Chicago Cubs at Cincinnati L.A. Dodgers at Milwaukee Cubs 3, Reds 2:Nick Hoerner hit a go­ahead Randal Grichuk lined an RBI single in the 10th Drew Rasmussen to give the Dodgers a 5­3 lead. Colorado at Arizona single in the sixth inning and visiting Chicago’s inning, George Springer hit his first two homers The Brewers loaded the bases with no outs af­ San Francisco at San Diego N.Y. Mets at Philadelphia bullpen shut down Cincinnati. with the Blue Jays, and Toronto rallied to beat ter Alex Vesia (0­1) started the inning with two Monday’s games Hoerner drove in Javier Báez with one of his Atlanta. walks. Mitch White gave up a sacrifice fly to Texas (Dunning 1-1) at Minnesota (Mae- da 1-2) three hits, a two­out single off reliever Sean Grichuk won it with two outs and the bases Kolten Wong, an RBI single to Avisail Garcia Cleveland (Civale 4-0) at Kansas City (Ju- nis 1-1) Doolittle to complete the Cubs’ comeback from loaded when he hit an 0­1 pitch from Nate Jonesand the game­ending hit to Shaw. Tampa Bay (Wacha 1-1) at L.A. Angels a 2­0 deficit. (0­2) into center field. Angels 10, Mariners 5: Jared Walsh home­ (Ohtani 1-0) Toronto (Matz 4-1) at Oakland (Montas Rex Brothers (1­0) struck out all three batters The Braves’ Ronald Acuña Jr. connected for red in consecutive innings, and Los Angeles 2-2) Baltimore (TBD) at Seattle (TBD) he faced in the sixth, the first three of eight his ninth home run this season. star Mike Trout hit his 28th long ball in Seattle. Milwaukee (Houser 2-2) at Philadelphia strikeouts piled up by five Chicago relievers in Rangers 8, Red Sox 6: Isiah Kiner­Falefa Walsh followed Trout’s 10th career first­in­ (Moore 0-1) L.A. Dodgers (Buehler 1-0) at Chicago five innings. homered and had an RBI triple among his trio ofning homer in Seattle with a solo shot, then add­ Cubs (Hendricks 1-3) N.Y. Mets (TBD) at St. Louis (Wainwright Royals 11, Twins 3:Andrew Benintendi hit hits, and Willie Calhoun’s three hits included a ed a two­run drive in the second that made it 8­0. 0-3) San Francisco (Sanchez 1-1) at Colorado two homers, Salvador Perez homered and two­run homer as host Texas topped Boston. The Angels have won four of six. (Márquez 1-2) drove in three runs, and visiting Kansas City Ian Kennedy whiffed all three hitters in the Trout is the only Mariners opponent with Pittsburgh (Anderson 2-2) at San Diego (TBD) cruised past Minnesota. ninth for his sixth save in six opportunities. more than 20 home runs in Seattle. PAGE 24 • STARS AND STRIPES • Monday, May 3, 2021 Zion delivers SPORTS Williamson powers Pelicans to win over Timberwolves in OT ›› Page 21

KENTUCKY DERBY

The great unknown Unheralded colt Medina Spirit gives Baffert record 7th win in historic race

BY BETH HARRIS Associated Press “I cannot believe he won this race. That little horse, that LOUISVILLE, Ky. — John Velazquez was in was him, all guts. ... His heart is bigger than his body.” a familiar place, in the lead aboard Medina Spirit in the Kentucky Derby and holding off Bob Baffert the stretch bid of three challengers. This time, Hall of Fame trainer, on Kentucky Derby winner Medina Spirit Bob Baffert couldn’t believe what he was see- ing. ers — teamed up eight months ago to win a pan- trained by the white-haired, two-time Triple Medina Spirit won by a half-length on Satur- demic-delayed Derby in September with Au- Crown winner — Medina Spirit was in a street day, giving Baffert his seventh victory, the thentic, who raced to an early lead and hung on. fight thundering down the stretch. most of any trainer in the race’s 147-year histo- That wasn’t so surprising. The dark brown colt was pressed by Manda- ry. This one was. The jockey and trainer — both Hall of Fam- Sent off at 12-1 — astronomical odds for a colt SEE COLT ON PAGE 22

Top: Medina Spirit, right, with John Velazquez aboard, leads the field around the first turn on the way to winning the 147th running of the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs on Saturday, in Louisville, Ky. Above: Hall of Fame Trainer Bob Baffert collected his record 7th victory, most of any trainer in the race’s history. PHOTOS BY MICHAEL CONROY, TOP, AND JEFF ROBERSON, ABOVE/AP

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