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BY SUSANNAH GEORGE The Washington Post KHWAJA GHAR, Afghanistan — Victory against the Taliban in this remote northeastern prov- ince of Afghanistan is measured in distance: 20 miles of mud-brick villages and dirt roads. That’s how far Afghan Gen. Yasin Zia’s motley crew — local fighters in T-shirts, Afghan Army commandos in American tactical gear, and intelligence officers in shalwar kameez — managed to push back the militants, who had come ‘ For us, within 6 miles this was of the provin- cial capital of a huge Taloqan. victory. ’ “For us, this Afghan Gen. was a huge vic- tory,” Zia said Yasin Zia Making War from a dusty hilltop used as a makeshift base. The advances against the Tal- Developers behind latest Call of Duty title called in the pros iban here, as elsewhere, came at a price. Pro-government forces lost more than a dozen foot soldiers in to create most realistic possible portrayal of modern conflict the battles, both from friendly fire and Taliban counterattacks. And Zia and local leaders warn BY MIKE HUME gaming industry. that the string of villages, long The Washington Post It’s a process that required a marriage of technological innovation and well- home to profitable smuggling BURBANK, Calif. sourced storytelling, with the goal to routes, easily could slip back he bones of the game were produce the most realistic portrayal pos- under insurgent control once laid with drones and cam- sible of modern armed conflict by a video troops leave. eras, phone calls and ques- game. It will culminate Oct. 25 with the Across the country, Taliban tions, requirements and release of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, forces have expanded their reach innovations. Rather than a title developed by Infinity Ward studio in recent years, building strength a fanciful brainstorm fol- that figures to be one of the top-selling in rural communities and, from Tlowed by code and keystrokes, as many games — if not the top-selling game there, launching attacks on urban would assume of a video game’s creation — of 2019. And its content already has centers. The Afghan govern- process, the latest title in the Call of Duty been authenticated by two men who ment’s control slipped to just over pantheon formed around research and know well the game’s subject matter. half the country in October 2018, revelations, groundwork for a multimil- The green-tinted footage plays on the last assessment produced by lion-dollar development process represen- the U.S.-commanded mission in tative of the modern, multibillion-dollar SEE REALISTIC ON PAGE 4 Afghanistan. The fight in Takhar province is one of a series of offensives that Above: A scene from game developer Infinity Ward’s upcoming Call of Duty: U.S.-backed forces have launched Modern Warfare, the latest in the long-running first-person-shooter series, this year, as both the Taliban set for release on Oct. 25. Right: Retired U.S. Navy SEALs Mitch Hall, left, and the Afghan military have and Stephen Sanders, consulted on the title to ensure its authenticity. stepped up pressure to gain the upper hand in peace negotiations ABOVE: COURTESY OF INFINITY WARD; RIGHT: PHILIP CHEUNG/Washington Post SEE FRAGILE ON PAGE 6

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Eyeing playoffs, No. 4 Ohio State routs Northwestern » College football, Page 27 PAGE 2 •STARS AND STRIPES• Sunday, October 20, 2019 MILITARY DOD exploits loophole to advance weapon buys

BY AARON GREGG tractors that don’t usually work Trump took office, totaling about The Washington Post with the government. But tradi- $26.8 billion last year. That activ- tional defense contractors can ity has been led by the Army, with Hoping to speed up the weap- also be eligible when they meet an 86% increase last year alone. ons development process as it certain criteria, meaning indus- Defense analysts said such tools competes with China and Russia try giants including Lockheed could be useful for accelerating for technological preeminence, Martin and Raytheon can benefit the Defense Department’s tech- the Pentagon has dramatically as well. nology. They are favored because expanded its use of an obscure The Army is in the process of loophole that allows the military they provide a catch-all solution using Other Transaction Authori- to what many regard as a broken to ignore federal acquisition rules ty agreements to buy its next fleet designed to protect the integrity acquisition system, analysts said. of attack helicopters, awarding an DANNY RAY NUNEZ JR./U.S. Navy of the bidding process. “Contractors and the govern- initial set of contracts to a hand- So-called Other Transaction ment alike don’t really like the ful of companies that include Bell Authority agreements, or “OTAs” [Federal Acquisition] regulation. and a Lockheed Martin-Boeing for short, allow defense agencies It costs money to comply with Getting a check-up team. to side-step the Federal Acqui- all of it,” said Franklin Turner, And it also recently finalized a sition Regulation, a 2,010-page a government contracts attorney U.S. Navy Capt. Michael Sullivan, a doctor assigned to the hospital $384 million deal with Raytheon document that government agen- with the Washington, D.C., law ship USNS Comfort, sees a Dominican girl for a general health for six missile defense radars cies typically have to comply with firm McCarter & English. “On check-up at a temporary medical treatment site in Santo Domingo, called “LTAMDS,” designed to when they make large purchases. the other hand regulations are Dominican Republic,on Thursday. replace the Patriot Missile De- The provision dates back to there for a reason; to ensure full fense Radar. The new LTAMDS the early years of the space race and open competition, to ensure radar is supposed to have a when NASA was looking to quick- everyone is playing by the rules.” ly acquire technologies from the stronger signal and enhanced accuracy, thanks to the use of a Some analysts are concerned Officer honored for saving man commercial technology world. that the Defense Department The Defense Department under new substance called Gallium Nitride. could overuse the provision. The Fayetteville Observer Mingus, commander of the 82nd President Donald Trump has Dave Drabkin, a defense con- Airborne Division, recounted made prolific use of such agree- Executives said the alternate FORT BRAGG, N.C. — On sultant who chaired the con- what led to Johnson receiving the ments, citing the need to move process allowed them to signifi- gressionally mandated Section Feb. 27, 2018, Capt. Travis John- medal on Oct. 9. faster in some cases. cantly speed up the acquisition. 809 Panel, a group that provides son was driving home on a pitch When Johnson stopped, he The agreements play into a “The streamlined OTA rapid black road after hours of training grabbed medical gear and com- broader national security strat- prototyping acquisition process recommendations on stream- lining the federal acquisition at Fort Bragg and noticed a burn- bat shears as the other vehicle ex- egy that is focused on shifting the gets capability to the warfighter ing vehicle flipped on its side. more quickly,” Doug Burgess, process, called the Other Trans- ploded with fire, Mingus said. U.S. military’s resources away Johnson stopped to rescue a program director for Raytheon’s action Authority provision an Johnson shattered windows, from fighting terrorism and to- man who called for help. LTAMDS radar, said in an email. “incredibly important tool” for putting himself at risk, and cut ward preparing for an all-out war Now a physician assistant with with a so-called “near peer” com- A recent report from the Cen- maintaining the U.S. military’s the occupant out. the 60th Troop Command’s Medi- petitor such as Russia or China. ter for Strategic and Internation- competitiveness. “This car’s on fire the entire cal Detachment of the North Car- The Other Transaction Author- al Studies found that the Defense He said he is worried, however, time,” Mingus said. “He’s burn- ity provision is meant to priori- Department’s use of Other Trans- that Congress could one day take olina National Guard, Johnson ing his hand.” tize small businesses or so-called action Authority agreements has away that tool if the Defense De- was awarded the Soldier’s Medal Johnson persevered and didn’t “non-traditional” defense con- increased by about 350% since partment uses it inappropriately. for his actions. Maj. Gen. James even tell his parents about the in- T O D A Y IN STRIPES

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BY MEHMET GUZEL the cease-fire came into place, fighters used mortars, rockets, AND SARAH EL DEEB trying to crush Kurdish resis- anti-aircraft and anti-tank heavy Associated Press tance inside. Throughout much machine guns. of the day Friday, fighting was re- The ministry also said it was AKCAKALE, Turkey — Syrian ported there and in neighboring in “instant coordination” with EMRAH GUREL/AP Kurdish-led forces and Turkey villages that came under attack the United States to ensure the exchanged blame on Saturday for by the Turkish-backed forces. continuity of calm, excluding in- Turkish soldiers drive back from Syria, in the border town of fighting that has rattled a U.S.- The Britain-based Syrian Ob- stances of “self-defense.” Akcakale, southeastern Turkey, on Friday. The cease-fire in northern brokered cease-fire in northeast- servatory for Human Rights said The agreement — reached in Syria got off to a rocky start, as Kurdish leaders accused Turkey of ern Syria, as the Kurds appealed Saturday that Turkey-backed negotiations between Turkish violating the accord. to Vice President Mike Pence to Syrian fighters have prevented President Recep Tayyip Erdo- enforce the deal. a medical convoy from reaching gan and U.S. Vice President Mike day when the deal runs out if the Turkish President Recep Tayy- The Syrian Democratic Forces Ras al-Ayn since Friday. It said a Pence — virtually hands Turkey Kurdish fighters don’t pull out of ip Erdogan has accused Syrian said in a statement that Turkey medical convoy arrived outside its aims in the invasion, requir- a zone 20-miles deep running the Kurdish forces of releasing some has failed to abide by the deal, the town but Turkey-backed fac- ing Kurdish fighters to vacate a entire length of the border. 750 ISIS members and fami- refusing to lift the siege of Ras tions closed the road ahead and swath of territory in Syria along Turkish Interior Minister Su- lies, amid Turkey’s offensive. al-Ayn, a key border town. It said behind, leaving it stuck outside the Turkish border during the leyman Soylu said 41 suspected The Kurds say they broke out of 30 hours after the five-day pause Ras al-Ayn. cease-fire. Islamic State members were re- their camp a week ago, attacking went into effect on Thursday, Turkey’s Defense Ministry said The Kurdish-led force, which captured after fleeing a detention guards, amid heavy clashes and there were still reported clashes Saturday it was “completely abid- had only a nominal, indirect role camp amid fighting earlier this Turkish airstrikes nearby. inside the town and medical per- ing” by the accord. It accused in the deal, said it will abide by week in Syria. He said 195 other Turkey’s state-run English lan- sonnel could not enter to help Kurdish-led fighters carried out the halt in fighting but has not suspected ISIS members had al- guage broadcaster TRT World wounded. 14 “attacks and harassments” committed to any pull-out. Erdo- ready been re-taken. said the ISIS members and fami- Turkish-backed Syrian fighters the past 36 hours, most in Ras al- gan warned Friday that Turkey His comments were carried by lies were captured by Turkey- encircled Ras al-Ayn just before Ayn. It said the Syrian Kurdish will relaunch its assault on Tues- Turkish television on Saturday. backed Syrian opposition forces. ‘Only God is with us’: Syrian family feels betrayed by US

BY ANDREA ROSA sive into eastern Syria, vowing to AND JOSEPH KRAUSS carve out a “safe zone” extending Associated Press 20 miles deep along the border. For months, the U.S. worked to BARDARASH, Iraq — For hold it off, agreeing to joint patrols months, every time Turkey and other measures aimed at eas- threatened to invade northern ing tensions between NATO ally Syria, Salwa Hanna told her hus- Turkey and America’s Kurdish band they should take their chil- partners. The presence of small dren and flee from the border numbers of American troops in town of Kobani. And every time, places like Kobani served as a he told her not to worry, because trip-wire to deter an invasion. the Americans were there. Then, earlier this month, after a Now the Christian family is phone call with Erdogan, Trump among an estimated 160,000 Syr- announced that U.S. forces would ians who have fled Turkey’s of- pull back. The operation began on fensive, which began last week Oct. 9. after President Donald Trump “For a whole year the Turks announced he would move U.S. threatened us,” Hanna said. “I forces out of the way, abandoning kept saying we should escape be- their Kurdish allies. The inva- cause with the Turks there is no sion transformed one of the saf- security. But my husband always est parts of Syria into a war zone, said there are Americans, Brit- leaving displaced residents with a ain, France, and they won’t aban- deep sense of betrayal. don us.” Hanna and her husband ar- And then, just like that, the rived Thursday at a newly re- Americans left, and her family’s opened camp in Iraq with their fearful flight resumed. children and two small bags of The Trump administration clothes. They said they borrowed HUSSEIN MALLA/AP has defended its decision against $200 to pay a smuggler to lead Salwa Hanna with her children, who are newly displaced by the Turkish military operation in northeastern withering criticism, even from them across the border and have Syria, carry their belongings after arriving at the Bardarash refugee camp, north of Mosul, Iraq, on Thursday. fellow Republicans, saying it was nothing left. They were shown to opposed to the invasion but pow- an empty tent with a bare con- Islamists, guns for hire and out- my son was going to die in front from the civil war. Hanna and her erless to stop it. After a senior U.S. crete floor. right bandits — from looting and of me,” Hanna said. husband found work and started delegation negotiated a halt to the “I left my home, and I had just pillaging. The harrowing journey brought setting up a new home. offensive that locks in Turkey’s started a new home, and I left it “They stole cars, they stole them to Kobani. But a shadow clouded their gains while largely removing the all behind,” Hanna said. “There whatever they wanted. They even A U.S.-led international coali- newfound sense of security. threat of sanctions, Trump called are no emotions anymore. We live it a “great day for civilization.” stole sandals,” Hanna’s husband, tion had partnered with Syrian Turkey views the Kurdish as if we are dead.” But nothing in the agreement Abdulrahman Ali, said as he Kurdish fighters to defeat the Is- fighters in Afrin and northeast- They are originally from Afrin, will allow the family to return to a Kurdish enclave in northwest- waved a flip-flop in the air. “They lamic State group, a campaign ern Syria as terrorists because either of their homes. Abandoned ern Syria that fell to Turkish stole everything. All in the name that began in Kobani after the of their links to the Kurdistan by America, they are trusting in troops and allied Syrian fight- of revolution or whatever.” Kurds were nearly annihilated Workers’ Party, or PKK, which an even higher and more inscru- ers in early 2018. There were no So the couple fled with their 10- there in 2014. Northeastern Syria, has waged a bloody insurgency table power. Americans in Afrin, and after year-old and their two-year-old, where armored vehicles mounted inside Turkey since the 1980s. “The foreigners are not with the Kurds retreated there was no who suffers from asthma. “When with American flags could be After Afrin, Turkish President us, neither the Americans nor the one to prevent the Syrian fighters they attacked Afrin it was winter, seen patrolling on the outskirts Recep Tayyip Erdogan repeated- French nor anyone else,” Ali said. — a motley crew of former rebels, there were no doctors. I thought of some towns, was a rare refuge ly threatened to expand the offen- “Only God is with us.” PAGE 4 •STARS AND STRIPES• Sunday, October 20, 2019 VIDEO GAMES

Photo courtesy of Infinity Ward A scene from game developer Infinity Ward’s upcoming Call of Duty: Modern Warfare. Realistic: Game developers guided by operational logic

FROM FRONT PAGE “It’s just a big ball of light,” That digital object contains the Infinity Ward theater screen Barry Sloane says of his recollec- millions of tiny polygons to give as lethal silhouettes sporting tion of the rig. Sloane, the actor the object its shape, and while it night vision creep through a who plays the hero role of SAS results in a superdetailed asset, it house. Threats are assessed and soldier Captain Price, was just also requires a lot of processing eliminated, the silence broken one of the thousands of objects power for a computer or console by the crackle of comms and the teleported into the pixels of Mod- to display it for the user. So, a lit- rattle of gunfire. ern Warfare. tle more work is required to scale Mitch Hall and Steve Sanders, The process is known as pho- down the detail. both retired U.S. Navy SEALs, togrammetry, a craft through “If you were to just build a watch a scene that looks as if it which the Infinity Ward team character from scratch in soft- were captured by a body cam- captured high-resolution photos ware it could take six weeks to do era during one of their past de- of an object from every angle, all that work, and a lot of that time ployments. In the back of the stitching them together to gener- is to work on the little nuances, theater, Infinity Ward Studio ate a three-dimensional digital the subtleties, the paint chips and Narrative Director Taylor Kuro- replica they can then alter and things. That’s what really takes saki and Jacob Minkoff, Modern manipulate using their software. time,” Emslie says. But with pho- Warfare’s campaign gameplay The end result is a photo-realistic togrammetry, the photography director, listen along with several digital item far more lifelike than captures the details for you. others while Hall narrates the ac- any computer-generated object. “Building a costume for real Not only is the result more re- tion. He explains the mechanics PHILIP CHEUNG/For The Washington Post and just going out and hiking in it of the soldiers’ movements and alistic but the process is more … or rub some old teabags on it to the rationale of their lethal de- Bernardo Antnizzi, principal technical artist for the Call of Duty efficient than the common prac- make it look old, that’s incredibly cision-making as the on-screen series, poses for a portrait in the photogrammetry room he designed tice of building a digital asset via easier to do in the physical world sequence reaches its climax. Spe- at the Infinity Ward office in Woodland Hills, Calif. computer generation. With pho- rather than doing it digitally, cial operatives from the British togrammetry, what used to take where you’re using software to SAS storm the attic of a terror- audience in the theater of what before now. six weeks to create can now be simulate all that wear and tear,” ist-occupied town home and spot the soldiers in the game had en- Infinity Ward began to infuse scanned and refined in one, ac- Emslie says. a woman standing in the center of countered in the house before more reality into its creation by cording to Infinity Ward Studio The process also has a side ben- the room. this scene, with nearly every per- quite literally putting more re- Art Director Joel Emslie. Over efit in terms of creativity, Emslie “No weapon, that’s the first son in the house proving hostile. ality into the game. Behind a the past three years, everything says. Putting hands on real-world thing,” Hall says of what his “All those floors, you keep doing nondescript door and inside a from old tires to demolished cars objects and costumes brings the to a tank have been scanned into training has taught him to see. the math. She had a chance to do white-walled room of approxi- creators deeper into the game’s Modern Warfare. “That’s the first math problem the right thing. Then she made mately 100 square feet in the universe. Emslie compares the First, the object is photo- you have. She seems, at least for the bad choice.” bowels of Infinity Ward’s Bur- vibe to the early work of Industri- graphed from all possible angles. the moment, compliant. And so If the bones of Modern Warfare bank, Calif., studio sits a kind of al Light and Magic, the shop that that compliance gives us some were first set three years earlier, teleportation device. Infinity Ward’s rig consists of 200 brought the world of “Star Wars” time to do some more math and the action on the screen is the A cage of steel surrounds a cameras all connected to shoot to life in the late 1970s and early figure out if she’s going to remain game’s body brought to life. It il- small white platform, its exterior simultaneously, allowing them to 1980s and helped revolutionize compliant.” lustrates the tension of the game’s draped with cables to cameras capture all the data they need in Hollywood special effects. She does not and falls to a burst script with the tactics demon- and flashbulbs. Any item placed under a second. The prop procurement process of suppressed gunfire after div- strated by real-world soldiers, a on that platform — anything from Those photographs are then ing for a detonator. blend the game’s creators hope a used cigar to a full-grown man stitched together to create a can sometimes lead to some awk- “I keep saying ‘the math,’ ” brings a level of believability no — can be transported into the three-dimensional digital version ward situations, however. Hall continues, reminding the Call of Duty game has reached game with the push of a button. of the object. CONTINUED ON PAGE 5 Sunday, October 20, 2019 •STARS AND STRIPES• PAGE 5 VIDEO GAMES

FROM PAGE 4 come in with shock and awe,” Ku- There was one time when rosaki says. “Our [consultants] Emslie’s team drew a curious were like, ‘We don’t do anything glance at the checkout counter like that. We haven’t done that of a local hardware store when for years. It’s just too dangerous. they purchased items to replicate Why would you throw yourself an improvised bomb. (“I’m prob- into an unknown situation? Dive ably on so many watch lists,” says right into the middle of it and then Madison Cromwell, a producer get into a big shootout? That’s not at Infinity Ward.) There was also safe.’ These guys … everyone the time they grabbed a used mat- needs to come home. You know, tress they’d spotted on the side one lost guy is an unacceptable of the road, only to be advised amount of casualties.” against bringing it inside the Hall and Sanders both hope the studio for fear of bed bugs. They game produces a better under- scanned it in a back lot instead. standing of what they and other “We turn into kind of mad sci- servicemen and women face on entists with this stuff,” Emslie the battlefield. says. “I’ve seen it in other entertain- Their experiments however ment products where they think have provided a life-like, super- it’s super robotic, and it’s perfect detailed setting in which the plot and clean,” Hall says. “In fact, of Modern Warfare plays out. But people are bumping into each it also brought an additional chal- other and you can’t see all the lenge to the creative process. The time and all the while you’re still computational power required making those critical decisions. for such sleek graphics from the … There’s a lot of calamity, if you photogrammetry, along with de- will.” mands relating to scaling and There could be some hazard, rendering while maintaining a too, in making what may be one smooth game-playing experience, PHOTOS BY PHILIP CHEUNG/For The Washington Post of the most realistic first-person made it clear the game would re- Jacob Minkoff, left, and Taylor Kurosaki sought first-hand expertise to help them create an authentic, shooter games to date. The Call of quire a stronger framework. morally complex story. Duty franchise was specifically Work began on Modern War- named by Texas Lt. Gov. Dan fare’s new game engine five years where morality is continually Patrick, R, in connection with ago and will continue even after questioned. a mass shooting in El Paso this its release. During that process, “We’re in a world right now year. And while there has been no Activision opened an engine tech- where we have, you know, 18- evidence to support a causal link nology-focused studio in Krakow, year-olds who have never existed between shootings and violent Poland, to handle the task. Ren- in a world that didn’t have the video games, it is a stigma with dering high-def graphics at high global war on terror,” Minkoff which the gaming industry has speeds (the goal is 60 frames per says. “They know that there’s not often been confronted, perhaps second) requires a big techno- going to be a clean, simple end to more often than other media. logical lift. To that end, Infinity any conflict. And so what they “Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Ward’s developers needed new told us is, ‘We want characters is an ‘M’ rated video game intend- tools for the job. and scenarios that are realistic ed for mature audiences,” Minkoff “Once the studio decided to and relevant to the world that we says, referring to the game’s eval- make Modern Warfare, our engi- live in.’ And that is a world that is uation from the Entertainment neering teams sat down with the Various hats are used as props and are 3D-scanned by means of morally gray.” Software Rating Board. “And in art and design departments to dis- photogrammetry for the Call of Duty series. And so the game will have a the same way that a movie like cuss the vision for the game. Im- moral compass. If players just ‘Sicario’ or ‘Zero Dark Thirty’ or mediately, it became clear that it eras, ranging all the way from the theater, the storytellers and start spraying bullets at everyone ‘Black Hawk Down’ is intended would have been impossible with very early [World War II] mod- SEALs take turns discussing the they see, the game will fail them, for a certain type of viewer, we the previous technology to build els to modern 2010s hybrid ther- details and nuances that differen- according to Minkoff. Make a want to be making experiences a game with this ambition,” says mal/night vision devices. What tiate video game fantasy from the judgement too slowly, and you’ll for those types of viewers.” Michael Drobot, Infinity Ward’s came out of this research was an boots-on-the-ground reality lived be rebooting from your last saved The game’s realistic qualities principal rendering engineer. understanding of how important by special forces operatives. checkpoint. It ratchets down the weigh on Hall and Sanders slight- Drobot’s team tinkered and those light spectrums really are, That’s one reason Modern War- “Rambo” elements of past shooter ly differently. In their role, they’re tweaked and ultimately innovat- not only for visuals but also for fare has incorporated what Hall games and emphasizes a dynamic lending their names and service ed. Now the engine can handle emergent gameplay, not to men- and Sanders repeatedly referred similar to what SEALs and other records to what is ultimately, the both a massive battle on a wide- tion translating the experience to to as “the math.” It refers to the special forces units face, albeit open field and a claustrophobic, game’s developers remind, an en- our player.” internal computations made to with far lower stakes. tertainment product. They know close-quarters encounter. In the The end result mimics far identify potential threats, a for- “I’ve always said that it’s just latter, the engine permits play- there will be compromises. more closely the real-world com- mula drilled into the SEALs’ as important to know when not to “We have these conversations ers to angle their weapons inde- bat missions performed by spe- minds during their combined 45 pull the trigger as to know when pendently of the direction the where we say, ‘This is what it cial operatives such as Hall and years of active duty service, in- to pull the trigger,” Hall says. would look like if it was done in character’s body is facing so they Sanders. cluding deployments in Iraq and “Pulling the trigger when you’re can make better use of available real world,’ ” Sanders says. “And When asked the value of night Afghanistan. “The math” helps not supposed to gets you into a lot then of course we know the bal- cover while firing, a real-life tac- vision on the battlefield, Hall soldiers determine when to shoot of trouble. I don’t even mean by ance between real world and tic used by special forces when cracks, “Are you really going to and when to stand down. But on the media, or anything like that. gameplay. So we have these con- breaching a room. make me say ‘night and day’?” battlefields where friendly forces, I mean, maybe now the bad guys versations and we kind of just “Modern Warfare’s engine can Drobot presents a more specif- civilians and enemies are some- know where you are, or now it’s meet in the middle. … So there’s allow our designers to scale the ic example of the advantage for times indistinguishable, it seldom really turned into a fight where theater of action from tiny back- soldiers aiming their weapons. yields a tidy answer. before you could have just held some artificiality that we take in yard alleys, all the way to city- “The most basic example would “I sort of naively asked the off.” made-up game world and then scale maps, while providing the be the NVG light illuminator,” he question one day: ‘So, you just Video games have often fo- try to make it look as good as same level of features, quality says. “It is a light attached to the look for bad guys with guns, cused on the entertainment-first possible.” and immersion,” Drobot says. characters’ helmet or weapons right? That’s how you determine idea that players derive satisfac- And what are they most con- Also of note was the way the that shines only in IR spectrum. the bad guys? The bad guys have tion from spraying their weapons cerned about the game getting team incorporated combat using This way it is totally invisible to guns,’ ” Kurosaki says. “And they while enjoying a sense of invinci- right? night vision. Previous titles have the human eye, thus an enemy not were like, ‘Are you kidding me? bility. That’s the diametrical op- “Operational logic … it has to simply tinted the screen green to equipped with an IR device won’t Everybody has a gun. That’s no posite of what Hall and Sanders make sense,” Hall says. “The simulate the effect. For Modern see it — meaning your location is way to determine if someone is a faced in the field. characters have to be motivated Warfare, Drobot’s team fully ren- concealed.” threat to you.’ “ Previous versions of Call of about the thing they’re actively dered the infrared spectrum. This mechanic manifests at It’s a dynamic moviegoers will Duty have often featured a se- going after. … We’re trying to “In order to mimic real-life several points in the game, par- recall from films such as “Ameri- quence in which the player barg- make it authentic. They’re try- night vision and thermal imag- ticularly in the SAS townhouse can Sniper” or “Zero Dark es into a room, gun blazing, to ing to make it entertaining and ing devices, we decided to go all scene. With the engine now al- Thirty.” Kurosaki and Minkoff take out the bad guys. The SEALs authentic. And we finally whittle the way and replicate the physics lowing more realistic tactical frequently cite those films as quickly dispelled the game’s de- it down to something that we can behind it, as well as final image play, story leads Kurosaki and models for what they’re trying to signers of that notion. both live with.” post-processing,” Drobot says. Minkoff could better make use capture in their game — a com- “We were still operating under The finished product will re- “We spent some time with our of the expertise provided by Hall plex and confusing battleground the pretense that you kick down lease Friday, a final blend of pix- military consultants, tested a and Sanders. in which life-and-death decisions a door and you say everybody els, drama and flesh-and-blood bunch of devices from different Over the course of two hours in must be rendered in seconds and throw your hands up and you just troops. PAGE 6 •STARS AND STRIPES• Sunday, October 20, 2019 WAR ON TERRORISM Afghan village buries its dead after bomb kills 66 BY RAHIM FAIEZ Associated Press ‘ Flagrant violations of international KABUL, Afghanistan — Hun- humanitarian law... are not something dreds of villagers attended the anyone should get used to or learn to funerals held Saturday in eastern Afghanistan for the victims of a ignore. ’ deadly bomb that killed 66 people Omar Waraich WALI SABAWOON/AP during prayers at a local mosque. director of Amnesty International’s deputy South Asia Attahullah Khogyani, spokes- Afghan men bury victims of Friday’s deadly bomb blast in the man for the governor of Nan- mosque in the village of Jodari at Haskamena district of Jalalabad garhar province, said that the east of Kabul, Afghanistan, on Saturday. both the Taliban and the Islamic a United Nations report said that explosion also wounded 36 people State group are active in eastern Afghan civilians are dying in re- when it went off as dozens of peo- Afghanistan, especially Nangar- cord numbers in the country’s ple gathered for Friday prayers in har province. increasingly brutal war, noting the village of Jodari. However, Zabihullah Mujahid, that more civilians died in July Preliminary results of He said it was not immediately the Taliban’s spokesman in a than in any previous one-month clear if the mosque was attacked statement condemned the attack period since the U.N. began keep- Afghan election delayed by a suicide bomber or by some in Nangarhar and called it a seri- ing statistics. other type of bombing. ous crime. “Civilian casualties at record- Associated Press He said the “latest” figure for U.N. Secretary-General An- high levels clearly show the need data from a biometric system into the main server. the death toll was 66. He added tonio Guterres “strongly” con- for all parties concerned to pay KABUL, Afghanistan that ten wounded were so far dis- demned the attack and said those much more attention to protecting — An Afghan official says Ibrahimi said restoring peo- charged from the hospital after responsible must be held account- the civilian population, includ- the planned announcement ple’s confidence in the election treatment. able, his office’s spokesman said. ing through a review of conduct of preliminary results of last process is important and tak- Villagers from the surround- Amnesty International’s deputy during combat operations,” said month’s presidential election ing more time to get it right is ing Haskamena district said that South Asia director, Omar Wara- Tadamichi Yamamoto, the U.N. has been delayed. necessary. there were more than one hun- ich, said the attack “demands the secretary-general’s special rep- Aziz Ibrahimi, spokesman Afghans voted Sept. 28 de- dred worshippers at the time of world’s attention.” resentative for Afghanistan. for the Independent Election spite Taliban threats and vio- the bombing in the mosque. “Flagrant violations of interna- Khan Mohammad another vil- Commission, says Saturday lence. However, the polling Gulab Shinwari, a villager, said tional humanitarian law such as lager said that on the day of the that reasons for the delay in- was marred by widespread that when he reached the site of deliberate targeting of civilians incident there were around 100 to clude problems with the trans- misconduct and accusations of the blast with other locals, they are not something anyone should 110 worshippers in the mosque, parency of the process, delays fraud, as well as controversy found “a heartbreaking scene.” get used to or learn to ignore,” he of which more than 70 were mar- in transferring ballot papers over an apparently low voter No one immediately claimed said. tyred and more than 30 others and delays in transferring turnout on election day. responsibility for the attack, but The violence comes just after were wounded. Fragile: Afghans forces’ push to eliminate Taliban puts strain on residents

FROM FRONT PAGE for reinforcements. ly used ground troops as they that suddenly collapsed last Zia was dispatched to Takhar moved north from Taloqan to- month. The violence has killed in late September with addition- ward the border with Kunduz. more than 1,300 civilians during al forces, but his primary task Taliban forces launched a hand- the first half of 2019, according to was to streamline the command ful of deadly counterattacks, but the United Nations. The Afghan structure in a part of the country in many areas they simply melted government has said casualties thick with irregular fighters. away. among its security forces are The difficulty of merging dis- Once large-scale offensive op- greater than the civilian toll but organized local fighters with a erations against the Taliban are has not released figures. conventional military was made complete in Takhar, the rein- Stepped-up operations in Af- painfully clear early on in the forcements from Kabul will move ghanistan’s northeast are aimed fight. On Sept. 29, dozens of local on to the next front. Zia said he at pressuring Taliban supply net- fighters gathered at the home of will reorganize existing local se- works and finances. American a commander just outside the curity forces to hold the territory forces are providing intelligence farming village of Baharak, not after he leaves. He acknowledged and air support to Afghan ground far from the front line. concerns that the Taliban would forces, largely focusing on neigh- It was night, and most of the simply move back in, but he said boring Kunduz and Badakhshan, men were in civilian clothing. intelligence sweeps would disrupt which are home to larger num- Afghan forces on the ground mis- existing networks and make that bers of Taliban fighters and the SUSANNAH GEORGE/The Washington Post took them for Taliban, called for more difficult. insurgents’ elite units. Officers with Afghanistan’s main intelligence agency lead a young air support and an Afghan plane Back in Taloqan, after an eve- “Because the area is so remote, man suspected of Taliban ties away for questioning near Khwaja targeted the house with an air- ning meal in the garden of the the Taliban have created bases Ghar, Afghanistan. strike. Six fighters allied with the governor’s compound, one of Zia’s here for smuggling networks and Afghan government were killed commanding officers played a financial operations, these are image still adorns taxi cabs and He said the central government and 11 were wounded, accord- news clip on his phone of a rally ing to the provincial governor’s held the day before by President very important to them,” said his name sits atop grand build- largely ignored the problem until office. The defense ministry ac- Trump in Minneapolis. The U.S. Akram Anwari, an adviser to ings with terraced gardens. last month when the militants the local governor who predicted knowledged the mistaken strike president repeated his pledge to But just a few miles outside of launched an assault on Taloqan. the insurgents would soon try to but said it did not have casualty bring American troops home. town, images of Massoud vanish. “The situation had reached retake lost ground. He said the data. The Afghan soldiers shook smuggling networks send narcot- It was in these sleepy villages the stage where you could feel Sadat visited some of the their heads. ics, precious stones and metals where Taliban fighters slowly es- the gravity of the fighting,” said wounded fighters in the hospital. Zia was visibly disappointed, north and bring weapons and am- tablished footholds over the past Sayed Ashrafuddin, a local poli- He said they were screaming in but he smiled. munition south. decade as the group expanded its tician who was in Taloqan when agony and frustration. He hoped “to fight a common This corner of the country influence. the Taliban attacked. “They were asking me, ‘How enemy” alongside American sol- was also once the stronghold of “When the government couldn’t Ashrafuddin thought the capi- could the government target us diers, he said. revered anti-Taliban guerrilla settle disputes, people sought the tal would fall, so he evacuated his like this?’ ” he said. But either way, he said, “we commander Ahmed Shah Mas- Taliban instead,” said a local poli- family to a neighboring province Following the errant airstrike need to slowly prepare for tough- soud. In the provincial capital, his tician, Ghulam Sarwar Sadat. and begged the defense minister in Baharka, Afghan forces large- er days ahead.” Sunday, October 20, 2019 •STARS AND STRIPES• PAGE 7 NATION Schiff’s handling of impeachment frustrates GOP Associated Press Nixon and Clinton impeachments conducted their investigations in WASHINGTON — There is private, and we must initially do no Archibald Cox or Ken Starr the same,” Schiff wrote in a letter to be found in President Donald to colleagues last week. Trump’s impeachment. So it’s up Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, D-Mo., to Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., to praised the work of House Demo- build the case. cratic investigators but contrast- While those independent pros- ed their resources with those of ecutors launched the investi- Mueller, who had a bigger budget gations of Presidents Richard and assistance from the FBI. Nixon and Bill Clinton, there is no Cleaver said officials caught up /AP comparative figure in the House EVAN VUCCI in the Ukraine probe “ought to be impeachment inquiry. Former thankful we have to use our own White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney speaks Thursday at the White House in Washington. special counsel Robert Mueller investiga- led the Russia probe, but no new tors. If we prosecutor has been tapped by At- had the use torney General William Barr for of the FBI, Republicans alarmed by shifting the Ukraine matter. That leaves things would House Democrats with only a be turning whistleblower’s complaint, rather up daily. ” than boxes of investigators’ evi- explanations on aid to Ukraine Republi- dence to guide them. cans com- Associated Press undone by a follow-up statement. “Congress has to do that,” Schiff plain the “It’s not an Etch-A-Sketch,” said Rooney, a former said, because the Justice Depart- WASHINGTON — The shifting White House ex- investiga- ambassador to the Holy See under President George ment believes “there’s nothing to tion denies planation for President Donald Trump’s decision to Schiff W. Bush. see here.” withhold military aid from Ukraine drew alarm Fri- due process “The only thing I can assume is, he meant what Schiff, the chairman of the day from Republicans as the impeachment inquiry to the president and subpoena he had to say — that there was a quid pro quo on this House intelligence committee, is power for the minority party to brought a new test of their alliance. leading the probe at the direction stuff,” he said. call its own witnesses. Trump, in remarks at the White House, stood of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi The tumult over Mulvaney’s remarks capped a “Adam Schiff is not a prosecu- by his acting chief of staff, Mick Mulvaney, whose and proceeding like the prosecu- momentous week in the impeachment investiga- tor in this case,” said Louisiana earlier comments undermined the administration’s tor he once was, staging a grand tion as the admission, from the highest levels of the Rep. Steve Scalise, but he’s “act- defense in the impeachment probe. Speaking Thurs- jury-like process that has been administration, undercut the White House defense ing like one and doing it in secret day at a news conference, Mulvaney essentially pilloried by Republicans. As and pushed more evidence into the inquiry. without fair rules.” acknowledged a quid pro quo with Ukraine that Schiff works behind closed doors While the push-and-pull over Trump has long denied, saying U.S. aid was with- GOP leaders tried to contain the fallout. But four to build the case, Republicans weeks into the inquiry, the events around Trump’s process is typical for Congress, held from Kyiv to push for an investigation into the accuse Democrats of waging an the stakes are anything but ordi- Democratic National Committee and the 2016 elec- interaction with the Ukraine president, which are unfair — and, according to the are at the heart of impeachment, have upended nary, part of a broader struggle tion. He later clarified his remarks. White House, illegitimate — in- over impeachment heading into Washington. Trump appeared satisfied with Mulvaney’s clari- vestigation. But Schiff says the the 2020 elections. The debate A beloved House chairman, Rep. Elijah Cum- fication and the president dismissed the entire House has few other choices than could help determine whether mings, D-Md., a leading figure in the investigation, House inquiry as “a terrible witch hunt. This is so to build the case on its own. Democrats succeed in convincing bad for our country.” died amid ongoing health challenges. Working from the outside in to voters that Trump’s conduct was But former Ohio Gov. John Kasich, who ran against The Energy Secretary, Rick Perry, who has collect evidence, Schiff is prob- a gross abuse of power worthy of Trump in the 2016 Republican primary, said he now been caught up in the probe, announced his resig- ing Trump’s attempt to pressure removal from office, or Republi- supports impeaching the president. Mulvaney’s ad- nation. On Friday, the Energy Department sent a Ukraine into investigating Dem- cans help him beat the charges, mission, he said, was the “final straw.” letter to House committee chairs saying it would ocrats in the 2016 election and both in a Senate trial and the jury “The last 24 hours has really forced me to review not comply with a subpoena for documents and the family of his 2020 rival, Joe box of public opinion. all of this,” Kasich said on CNN. communications. Biden. That means private hear- Richard Ben-Veniste, a former In Congress, at least one Republican, Rep. Fran- The march toward an impeachment vote now ings, keeping the witnesses sepa- Watergate prosecutor, said it’s a cis Rooney, of Florida, spoke out publicly, telling seems all but inevitable, so much so that the highest- rated and the depositions closed “target-rich environment for the reporters that he and others were concerned by ranking Republican, Senate Majority Leader Mitch to prevent people from coordinat- investigation of misdeeds by the Mulvaney’s remarks. Rooney said he’s open to con- McConnell, privately told his GOP colleagues last ing their testimony or concealing president.” He expects the probe sidering all sides in the impeachment inquiry. He week to expect action in the House by Thanksgiv- the truth. will eventually result in articles also said Mulvaney’s comments cannot simply be ing, with a Senate trial by Christmas. “The special counsels in the of impeachment against Trump. Diplomat said to have questioned optics of Hunter Biden job

Associated Press time, American officials were trying to broader political debate on either side will primary to oust Trump in 2020. persuade Ukrainian officials to avoid con- likely find both utility and inconvenience There is no evidence of wrongdoing by WASHINGTON — Deputy Assistant flicts of interest. in his testimony.” either Biden, but Trump and some of his Secretary of State George Kent told im- Kent said he was told Biden wasn’t able They added, “He was not there to testify Republican allies have tried to keep the peachment investigators last week that he to deal with the issue at the time because on behalf of any side.” focus on his political rival’s son. had raised concerns in 2015 about Hunt- his other son, Beau, had cancer, according Kent’s testimony came as White House Hunter Biden last week acknowledged er Biden, the son of then-Vice President to the person. and State Department officials told law- that his family name created business Joe Biden, working with a Ukrainian gas The Washington Post first reported makers last week in private depositions opportunities, but he rejected assertions company. that Kent told the lawmakers about his that they had concerns about Trump del- from Trump and other Republicans that he Kent told lawmakers investigating concerns. egating his Ukrainian policy to his law- did anything wrong by engaging in foreign President Donald Trump’s dealings with Kent responded to the reports in a state- yer, Rudy Giuliani, and pushing out the work in Ukraine and China. Ukraine that he’d questioned the optics of ment Friday from his lawyers, Andrew former Ukrainian ambassador, Marie “Did I make a mistake? Maybe in the Hunter Biden serving on the gas company’s Wright and Barry Hartman. They cau- Yovanovitch. Democrats launched the im- grand scheme of things,” Hunter Biden board, according to a person familiar with tioned that individual comments may not peachment inquiry to investigate Trump’s said in an ABC News interview. “But did the testimony who requested anonymity reflect the whole of the diplomat’s 10-hour requests that Ukraine investigate Hunter I make a mistake based on some ethical to discuss the closed-door session. At the testimony and that “those engaged in the Biden as Joe Biden ran in the Democratic lapse? Absolutely not.” PAGE 8 •STARS AND STRIPES• Sunday, October 20, 2019 NATION Trump exceeds Obama in executive orders

BY KEVIN FREKING in February 2016. “Right now, He surpassed Obama’s third- orders. And President Dwight gress in that regard. His biggest Associated Press Obama goes around signing ex- year total when, in the last two Eisenhower used an executive legislative achievement so far, a ecutive orders. He can’t even get weeks, he issued five executive order to enforce school desegre- $1.5 trillion tax cut, failed to gain WASHINGTON — It wasn’t along with the Democrats, and he orders relating to Medicare, gov- gation in Little Rock, Ark. one Democratic vote. too long ago that Donald Trump goes around signing all these ex- ernment transparency, federal When Obama became frus- Trump has so far issued 130 derided presidential executive ecutive orders. It’s a basic disas- spending and imposing sanctions trated with how difficult it was executive orders. By compari- orders as “power grabs” and a ter. You can’t do it.” on Turkish officials. to push legislation through Con- son, Obama issued 108 in his first “basic disaster.” But Trump appears to have An executive order can have gress, he warned Republicans he three years. He’s switched sides in a big learned what his predecessors the same effect as a federal law would take executive action when Still, Rudalevige said compar- way: In each year of his presiden- discovered as well: It’s easier and — but its impact can be fleeting. he considered it necessary. ing executive orders from one cy, he has issued more executive often more satisfying to get things Congress can pass a new law to He famously declared in 2014: president to the next can pro- orders than did former President done through administrative ac- override an executive order and “We’re not just going to be wait- vide a misleading snapshot of a Barack Obama during the same tion than to get Congress to go future presidents can undo them. ing for legislation in order to president’s propensity for taking time span. He surpassed Obama’s along, said Andrew Rudalevige, Every president since George make sure that we’re providing executive action. That’s because third-year total just recently. a professor at Bowdoin College in Washington has used the execu- Americans the kind of help they presidents also use memoranda Back in 2012, Trump had Brunswick, Maine, who studies tive order power, according to need. I’ve got a pen and I’ve got and proclamations to achieve tweeted: “Why Is @BarackO- the history and effectiveness of the National Constitution Center, a phone.” policy goals or to get the message bama constantly issuing execu- presidential executive actions. and some of those orders played Few candidates for office have out about their priorities. One tive orders that are major power “Most candidates don’t realize a critical role in American histo- placed so much emphasis on crit- president’s executive order might grabs of authority?” the utility of executive actions ry. President Franklin Roosevelt icizing a predecessor’s executive be another’s memoranda — or That criticism continued once while campaigning,” Rudalevige established internment camps orders as Trump did. He reasoned phone call even. he entered the presidential race. said. “When they become presi- during World War II. President that Obama’s use of executive or- Rudalevige said Trump ap- “The country wasn’t based on dent, they quickly gain an appre- Harry Truman mandated equal ders made him look like a weak pears to favor the pomp and cer- executive orders,” Trump said at ciation of how difficult it is to get treatment of all members of the negotiator. But Trump himself emony that often comes with an a South Carolina campaign stop things done in government.” armed forces through executive has had little success with Con- executive order. Juul takes certain Trump taps Perry deputy products off market to head DOE

BY MATTHEW PERRONE products. And the Trump admin- BY ELLEN KNICKMEYER Associated Press istration has proposed banning Associated Press nearly all vaping flavors. WASHINGTON — Juul Labs Still, the company’s latest step WASHINGTON — President stopped selling fruit and dessert is unlikely to satisfy its critics. Donald Trump on Friday select- flavors Thursday, acknowledging The flavors affected by Thurs- ed Dan Brouillette, deputy to de- the public’s “lack of trust” in the day’s announcement — mango, parting Secretary Rick Perry, to vaping industry. creme, fruit and cucumber — ac- lead the Department of Energy, The voluntary step is the com- count for less than 10% of Juul’s calling him a “total professional” /AP pany’s latest attempt to weather sales. The flavors had been sold SETH WENIG with unparalleled experience. a growing political backlash only through Juul’s website after On Thursday, Juul announced it will voluntarily stop selling its fruit- Trump acted quickly, just a that blames its flavored-nico- the company pulled them from and dessert-flavored vaping pods. day after Perry told the president tine products for hooking a gen- stores last November. that he would leave by year’s eration of teenagers on electronic Juul will continue selling its tobacco-flavored vaping pods. His group and others are urg- end. Perry cigarettes. most popular flavors, mint and The Campaign for Tobacco- ing the Trump administration said his de- Juul, the best-selling e-ciga- menthol, for now. A spokesman Free Kids’ Matthew Myers said to follow through on its proposal cision was rette brand in the U.S., has been said the company is reviewing its Juul’s decision to keep selling to ban all vaping flavors except not related besieged by scrutiny, including products and has not made “any mint and menthol shows “it isn’t tobacco. to his role in multiple investigations by Con- final decisions.” serious about preventing youth The sales concession comes administra- gress, federal agencies and sev- Mint and menthol account for use.” less than a month after a major tion actions eral state attorneys general. The most of Juul’s retail sales, accord- “Juul knows that 64% of high shake-up at the privately held on Ukraine company is also being sued by ing to analysts, and are the most school e-cigarette users now use firm, in which it pledged to stop that are now adults and underage Juul users popular flavors among teens. mint or menthol flavors, and this advertising and agreed to not the focus of who claim they became addicted The San Francisco-based com- number is growing all the time,” lobby against the administration’s a House im- to nicotine through the company’s pany will also continue to sell its Myers said in a statement. proposed flavor ban. peachment inquiry. Brouillette Brouil- lette has embraced Trump’s call 38 people cited for violations in Hillary Clinton email probe for U.S. dominance of interna- tional energy markets and says he backs an “all of the above” BY MATTHEW LEE The 38 are current and former but it could not assign fault in 497 server to be “top secret.” Clin- policy that promotes nuclear and AND MARY CLARE JALONICK State Department officials but cases. ton was then running for presi- renewable solar and wind en- Associated Press were not identified. For current and former offi- dent against Donald Trump, and ergy, as well as coal, natural gas Although the report identi- cials, culpability means the vio- Trump made the server a major and oil. WASHINGTON — The State fied violations, it said investiga- lations will be noted in their files focus of his campaign. Department has completed its Environmental groups, many tors had found “no persuasive and will be considered when they Then-FBI Director James internal investigation into for- lawmakers and others fault the evidence of systemic, deliberate apply for or go to renew security Comey held a news conference mer Secretary of State Hillary administration for trying to spur mishandling of classified infor- clearances. For current officials, that year in which he criticized Clinton’s use of private email and the country’s oil and gas produc- mation.” However, it also made there could also be some kind of Clinton as “extremely careless” found violations by 38 people, clear that Clinton’s use of the disciplinary action. tion boom rather than rein in the in her use of the private email some of whom may face disci- private email had increased The report concluded “that the climate-damaging fossil fuels. server as secretary of state but plinary action. the vulnerability of classified use of a private email system to He has traveled from Japan The investigation, launched information. conduct official business added said the FBI would not recom- to former Soviet states to Qatar more than three years ago, deter- The investigation covered an increased degree of risk of mend charges. and Israel and beyond promoting mined that those 38 people were 33,000 emails that Clinton compromise as a private system The Justice Department’s in- U.S. natural gas and natural gas “culpable” in 91 cases of sending turned over for review after her lacks the network monitoring and spector general said FBI special- production companies. classified information that ended use of a private email account intrusion detection capabilities of ists did not find evidence that the “When it comes to exporting up in Clinton’s personal email, became public. The department State Department networks.” server had been hacked, with LNG (liquefied natural gas), the according to a letter sent to Re- said it found a total of 588 viola- The department began the re- one forensics agent saying he United States is open for busi- publican Sen. Chuck Grassley tions involving information then view in 2016 after declaring 22 felt “fairly confident that there ness,” Brouillette said in one last week and released on Friday. or now deemed to be classified, emails from Clinton’s private wasn’t an intrusion.” such European stop last year. Sunday, October 20, 2019 •STARS AND STRIPES• PAGE 9 NATION Gabbard fires back after Russian pawn suggestion

BY HUNTER WOODALL there has been a “concerted cam- she said had called her “an asset Associated Press paign” to destroy her reputation of Russia.” She called the com- since she announced her presi- ments “completely despicable.” MANCHESTER, N.H. — It’s dential run in January. Without naming Gabbard, Clin- Hillary Clinton vs. Tulsi Gabbard “It’s now clear that this primary ton seemed to echo the commen- on the sidelines of the 2020 presi- is between you and me,” Gabbard tator’s remark during a podcast JOHN MINCHILLO/AP dential race. tweeted about Clinton. “Don’t appearance last week on “Cam- The Hawaii congresswoman cowardly hide behind your prox- paign HQ with David Plouffe.” Democratic presidential candidate Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, D-Hawaii, fought back unsparingly after ies. Join the race directly.” Plouffe was campaign manager participates in the Democratic presidential primary debate hosted by Clinton appeared to call her There is lingering trepidation for President Barack Obama in CNN/New York Times at Otterbein University in Westerville, Ohio. “the favorite of the Russians” in in the Democratic Party of a re- 2008 and served as a senior ad- a recent interview and said she peat of the 2016 presidential race, viser to the president. scribes 2016 Green Party presi- but some Democrats said her believes the Russians have “got when Russia interfered in the U.S. “She’s the favorite of the Rus- dential candidate Jill Stein as “a candidacy syphoned votes away their eye on somebody who’s cur- election in an effort to help Don- sians,” Clinton said, referring to Russian asset.” from Clinton and helped Trump rently in the Democratic primary ald Trump defeat Clinton. U.S. in- the person she had earlier identi- The Russians know they can’t win, particularly in states like and are grooming her to be the telligence agencies have warned fied as a woman “who’s currently win without a third-party candi- Wisconsin. third-party candidate.” Clinton, that Russia intends to meddle in in the Democratic primary.” date, Clinton added. The Senate Intelligence Com- the former senator, U.S. secre- the 2020 presidential election, as “They have a bunch of sites and Gabbard said later Friday on mittee asked Stein for documents tary of state and 2016 Democratic well. Russian President Vladimir bots and other ways of supporting CBSN that she “will not be leav- as part of its probe into Russian presidential candidate, did not Putin has mocked that possibil- her so far.” ing the Democratic Party. I will interference in the election be- name Gabbard directly. ity, joking earlier this month that Clinton also called Trump not be running as an independent cause she attended a 2015 dinner In a series of tweets Friday, Moscow would “definitely inter- “Vladimir Putin’s dream” in the or a third-party candidate.” in Moscow sponsored by Russian Gabbard called Clinton the “per- vene” again. interview. She went on to say that Stein, who ran against Trump television network RT with Putin. sonification of the rot that has During a Democratic presiden- Trump’s inauguration speech and Clinton as a Green Party Stein has said she attended “with sickened the Democratic Party tial debate on Tuesday, Gabbard was “like a declaration of war on candidate, received about 1% a message of Middle East peace, for so long.” Gabbard also alleged criticized a TV commentator who half of America.” Clinton also de- of the vote in the 2016 election, diplomacy and cooperation.” Sanders ready for ‘vigorous’ campaign after heart scare

BY STEVE PEOPLES suddenly finds himself looking up at Associated Press progressive rival Elizabeth Warren and es- tablishment favorite Joe Biden in the polls. NEW YORK — Bernie Sanders isn’t Now he must reassure voters that he has going anywhere. the physical stamina to go forward while Less than three weeks after suffering a addressing broader concerns that his poli- heart attack, the Democratic presidential cies may be too far left to defeat President contender is beginning what he’s calling Donald Trump in a general election. a “vigorous” return to the campaign trail Enter Ocasio-Cortez. with a rally that was expected to draw The endorsement from the progressive thousands of supporters to New York City star sent “the message that the movement on Saturday afternoon. One of them will is growing, that it’s gaining influence, that be Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, 30, it’s gaining traction,” said Sanders’ cam- Sanders’ latest high-profile endorsement, paign manager, Faiz Shakir. who was scheduled to share the stage with He predicted that the newly announced JOHN MINCHILLO/AP Sanders this weekend and give his stag- support from Ocasio-Cortez and Rep. Ilhan nant White House bid an instant dose of Omar, D-Minn., would help Sanders gener- Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., left, Sen. Kamala Harris, energy. ate significantly more support from young D-Calif., and Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., right, greet each other on stage ahead of the The event marks a coming-out party of people and minorities going forward. Democratic presidential primary debate last Tuesday. sorts for the Vermont senator, 78, who left “Those are two people who I think have the campaign trail earlier this month after immense power to mobilize young people, While he pledged during last week’s Tlaib, D-Mich., for a tour of her congres- he underwent emergency heart surgery and I promise you, you’ll be seeing them presidential debate to move forward with sional district. Tlaib hasn’t announced but who insists that he’s more committed in Iowa, but not only in Iowa but around a “vigorous” campaign, he’s moving cau- whether she’ll join Ocasio-Cortez and than ever to his 2020 White House bid. the country, trying to get people engaged tiously in the short term. The rally in Omar in endorsing Sanders, but she is also With the first voting contests less than four around the issues,” Shakir said. Queens was his only scheduled appearance part of the so-called “squad” of minority months away, he has some work to do. For now, at least, Sanders can use the before he returns to Iowa late this week. women on Capitol Hill who has been fre- Beyond health concerns, Sanders help. The week after, he’ll join Rep. Rashida quent targets of Trump’s attacks. Buttigieg removes Chicago attorney from fundraiser after backlash

Associated Press The Democratic presidential tribution,” Buttigieg said later Ind., a city with a history of segre- “He should adjust his sched- candidate also removed Steve during an interview with David gation where decades of simmer- ule,” the Rev. Jesse Jackson said WASHINGTON — Pete But- Patton as a co-sponsor of a fund- Axelrod, a former adviser to ing tension erupted this summer when asked about the fundraiser tigieg is returning campaign con- raiser held in Chicago on Friday. President Barack Obama. when a white police officer shot last week and before Buttigieg’s tributions from a former Chicago The move came after The As- Until the uproar, Buttigieg’s and killed an African-American campaign decided to cut ties with city attorney who led a vigorous sociated Press reported on his campaign had declined to com- man. Despite Buttigieg’s prom- Patton. The Chicago civil rights effort to block the release of a involvement in the event, which ment on Patton’s involvement. ise to “do better,” his handling icon, whose guidance Buttigieg video depicting the shooting of provoked a fierce online backlash Patton led Chicago’s law depart- of the fundraiser demonstrates sought amid the unrest over the Laquan McDonald, a black teen- directed at Buttigieg. ment under former Mayor Rahm his sometimes awkward efforts South Bend police shooting, said ager whose death at the hands “I believe very strongly that Emanuel. to improve his standing in the he has a high opinion of the White of police stirred months of pro- transparency and justice for For months, Buttigieg has black community, which is a cru- House hopeful but felt he “should test and resulted in an officer’s Laquan McDonald is a lot more faced criticism over his handling cial segment of the Democratic be made aware” that Patton’s par- conviction. important than a campaign con- of race as mayor of South Bend, electorate. ticipation would be a problem. PAGE 10 •STARS AND STRIPES• Sunday, October 20, 2019 NATION Wisconsin students protest racial slur firing

BY TODD RICHMOND Madison Police De- He was fired Wednesday. she wants the board to review its policy on Associated Press partment spokesman Anderson said he was just trying to de- racial slurs as soon as possible. She said Joel DeSpain didn’t fend himself and that context matters. The she also has directed district staff to han- MADISON, Wis. — Students at a Wis- immediately respond Madison teachers union has filed a griev- dle Anderson’s grievance quickly. consin high school skipped class Friday to an email seeking an ance with the district on his behalf. “This is an incredibly difficult situation, and marched through the streets of the estimate on how many During his time at East and West high and we acknowledge the emotion, harm state capital to protest the firing of a black students took part. schools, Anderson said students have used and complexity involved,” she said. security guard who was terminated for re- Madison schools that slur against him “many times” and “Many people in our community and our peating a racial slur while telling a student have a zero-tolerance that it has resulted in “restorative conver- district are grappling with that complex- not to call him that word. policy on employees sations” in which he explains the history, ity, and we will continue to do so as we go Scores of Madison West High School stu- saying racial slurs. context and meaning of the word. forward.” dents walked out of class at about 10 a.m. to Security guard Anderson Last school year, at least seven Madison Superintendent Jane Belmore issued her protest the firing. A WISC-TV livestream Marlon Anderson, School District staff members resigned or own statement, saying the zero-tolerance of the walkout showed what appeared to 48, said he was responding to a call Oct. 9 were fired after using a racial slur in front policy is designed to protect students from be scores of students marching through about a disruptive student at West. He said of students. harm, no matter what the circumstances the streets. They walked to the Madison the student, who is black, called him ob- West Principal Karen Boran said the or intent. School District offices and marched laps scenities, including the N-word. Anderson zero-tolerance approach has been applied But she added that “different view- around the building, chanting “Hey-hey, said he told the student multiple times not consistently. points” from the community are emerg- hey-ho, zero tolerance has got to go!” and to call him that, repeating the slur during The district school board president, Glo- ing, and the district will review the policy “Do Better!” the confrontation. ria Reyes, said in a statement Friday that in light of Anderson’s grievance. Share of Americans without a religious affiliation growing

BY DAVID CRARY cade ago; and 17% of Americans Associated Press now describe their religion as “nothing in particular,” up from The portion of Americans with 12% in 2009. no religious affiliation is rising The report comes at a chal- significantly, in tandem with a lenging time for many major de- sharp drop in the percentage that nominations in the U.S. The two identifies as Christians, accord- largest — the Catholic church and ing to new data from the Pew Re- the Southern Baptist Convention search Center. — are beset by clergy sex-abuse Based on telephone surveys con- scandals. ducted in 2018 and 2019, Pew said The United Methodist Church, Thursday that 65% of American the largest mainline Protestant adults now describe themselves denomination, faces a possible as Christian, down from 77% in split over differences on the in- 2009. Meanwhile, the portion that clusion of LGBTQ people. describes their religious identity The Pew report found a steady as atheist, agnostic or “nothing in decline in the rates of attendance particular” now stands at 26%, up at religious services. DAVID GOLDMAN/AP from 17% in 2009. Over the last decade, the share The sun sets on a Baptist church in Georgia in 2017. According to new data released Thursday by the Both Protestant and Roman of Americans who say they attend Pew Research Center, the portion of Americans with no religious affiliation is rising significantly. Catholic ranks are losing popula- religious services at least once tion share, according to Pew. It or twice a month dropped by 7%, times a year or less (54%) than Convention reported its 12th tendance at worship services and said 43% of U.S. adults identify while the share who say they at- say they attend at least monthly year of declining membership. a rising number of Americans as Protestants, down from 51% tend religious services less often (45%). The SBC said it had 14.8 million not affiliated with any religion. in 2009, while 20% are Catholic, — if at all — rose by the same Pew’s data showed a wide age members in 2018, down about Empty Tomb, a Christian or- down from 23% in 2009. degree. gap in terms of religion affilia- 192,000 from the previous year. ganization based in Champaign, Pew says all categories of the In 2009, regular attenders tion — three-quarters of baby In June, the annual Giving Ill. , that researches religious religiously unaffiliated popula- — those who attend religious boomers described themselves USA report — a comprehensive giving, says the decline is long- tion — often referred to as the services at least once a month as Christian, compared to 49% of overview of Americans’ charita- “nones” — grew in magnitude. — outnumbered those who attend millennials. ble giving patterns — said giving standing. According to its re- Self-described atheists now ac- services only occasionally or not The trends documented by to religious institutions had been search, Americans gave about count for 4% of U.S. adults, up at all by a 52%-to-47% margin. Pew have been reflected in other lagging behind other philan- 3% of their disposable income to from 2% in 2009; agnostics ac- Now, more Americans say they recent developments. thropic sectors for several years. churches in 1968, and less than count for 5%, up from 3% a de- attend religious services a few In May, the Southern Baptist Reasons included declining at- 2.2% in 2016. Opioid negotiations fail to produce settlement just before trial

Associated Press accept a deal worth $48 billion in cash, ernments, told The Associated Press that first federal trial over the opioid epidem- treatment drugs and services. one hang-up was the states’ desire to be in ic, which has contributed to the deaths Negotiations aimed at reaching a major settlement in the nation’s opioid litigation “We’re disappointed that the cities and charge of dividing the money. of 400,000 Americans over the past two reached an impasse Friday. counties refused to go along with that Earlier in the day, another of the lead decades. Key differences were between state at- deal,” he said during a news conference in lawyers, Paul Hanly, told The Washington That trial involves claims by two Ohio torneys general and lawyers represent- Cleveland after talks under the watch of a Post that the drugmakers Teva and John- counties, but it’s considered a test case for ing local governments, rather than with federal judge had ended for the day. “This son & Johnson, as well as the distributors similar lawsuits from governments across the drugmakers and distributors they are would have helped the entire nation, not AmerisourceBergen, Cardinal Health and the country. The defendants in the case suing. just a few counties, not just a few cities.” McKesson, were not willing to increase are Teva, the three major distributors, North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein and three other attorneys general their offer. the smaller distributor Henry Schein and Stein, who was one of the negotiators, said led the talks on behalf of the states. Paul Talks can continue, but opening state- Walgreens. Johnson & Johnson previously late Friday that local governments did not Farrell, a lead lawyer for the local gov- ments are scheduled for Monday in the settled with the two counties. Sunday, October 20, 2019 •STARS AND STRIPES• PAGE 11 WORLD British lawmakers vote to postpone decision on Brexit

Associated Press In Parliament before the vote, Johnson implored legislators to LONDON — In a major blow ratify the deal he struck last week to British Prime Minister Boris with the bloc’s 27 other leaders. Johnson, U.K. lawmakers voted He said members of the House of Saturday to postpone a decision Commons should “come together on whether to back his Brexit as democrats to end this debilitat- deal with the European Union, ing feud” over Brexit, which has throwing a wrench into govern- bitterly divided the country since ment plans to leave the bloc at the British voters narrowly chose in a end of this month. 2016 vote to leave the EU. At a special session of Parlia- “Now is the time for this great ment intended to ratify the Brexit AUGUSTO ZURITA/AP House of Commons to come to- deal, lawmakers voted 322-306 gether … as I believe people at Mexican troops arrive at a military base in Culiacan, Mexico, on Friday. to withhold their approval on the home are hoping and expecting,” Brexit deal until legislation to im- Johnson told lawmakers. plement it has been passed. But he did not get the result he The vote aims to ensure that sought. 8 dead in Mexico after failed the U.K. can’t crash out of the Trouble began when House of EU without a divorce deal on the Commons Speaker John Bercow scheduled Oct. 31 departure date. said he would first allow a vote on effort to capture Guzman’s son But it means Johnson has to ask an amendment that puts the vote the EU to delay Britain’s depar- on the deal off until another day. ture, since Parliament previously The amendment makes sup- Associated Press passed a law compelling him to port for the deal conditional on their employees to stay home. Few buses were do that if a Brexit divorce deal running. the legislation to implement it CULIACAN, Mexico — Mexican security forces had not been passed by Saturday. Teresa Mercado, who had just returned to her na- being passed by Parliament, aborted an attempt to capture a son of imprisoned The government still hopes it something that could take several tive Culiacan on Thursday, said: “This is worse than can pass the needed legislation by drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman after finding what I had lived through years ago.” days or weeks. It also gives law- the end of the month so the U.K. makers another chance to scruti- themselves outgunned in a ferocious shootout with Authorities said 35 troops arrived at a home can leave on time. nize — and possibly change — the cartel henchmen that left at least eight people dead Thursday afternoon to arrest Ovidio Guzman Lopez A defiant Johnson said after Brexit departure terms while the and more than 20 wounded, authorities said Friday. on a 2018 extradition request from the U.S. They the vote that he was not “daunted legislation is passing through The gunbattle Thursday paralyzed the capital of entered the home, where Guzman and three others Mexico’s Sinaloa state, Culiacan, and left the streets or dismayed” by the result and Parliament. were inside. would push ahead with plans to Johnson called any delay to littered with burning vehicles. Residents took cover Heavily armed men in greater force surrounded indoors as automatic gunfire raged outside. leave the EU. Britain’s Brexit departure date the house and also unleashed mayhem elsewhere, As lawmakers debated, tens It was the third bloody and terrifying shootout “pointless, expensive and deeply taking over toll booths and main roads into the city. of thousands of anti-Brexit dem- in less than a week between security forces and corrosive of public trust.” Men carrying high-caliber weapons blocked major onstrators descended on London cartel henchmen, raising questions about whether And he warned Saturday that intersections. Amid the chaos, inmates at a prison to march to Parliament Square, President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador’s policy the bloc’s approval could not be rioted, seized weapons from guards and fled. Fifty- demanding a new referendum on guaranteed. of avoiding the use of force and focusing on social six prisoners escaped, and 49 were still at large Fri- whether Britain should leave the “There is very little appetite ills is working. Lopez Obrador defended the deci- day, according to Sinaloa Public Security Secretary EU or remain. Protesters, many among our friends in the EU for sion to back down, saying his predecessors’ strategy Cristobal Castaneda. Two guards were taken cap- wearing blue berets emblazoned this business to be protracted “turned this country into a cemetery, and we don’t tive and later freed. with yellow stars symbolizing the by one extra day,” Johnson said. want that anymore.” The attacks were so brazen that Sinaloa cartel EU flag, poured out of subway “They have had three and a half But Mike Vigil, a former chief of international gunmen took several soldiers hostage and even at- trains and buses for the last-ditch years of this debate.” operations for the U.S. Drug Enforcement Admin- tacked the housing complex where soldiers’ wives protest effort. French President Emmanuel istration who worked undercover in Mexico, called and children live. Bruce Nicole, a vicar from Macron made the same point a the violence “a massive black eye to the Mexican Defense Secretary Gen. Luis Cresencio Sandoval Camberley, southwest of London, day earlier in Brussels. government” and a “sign that the cartels are more said, “They did approach the housing complex, they said the Brexit deal would harm “I want us to finish this off and powerful” than it is. entered the housing complex and opened fire on the Britain. “I fervently believe that speak about the future,” Macron Streets in Culiacan, a city of over 800,000, re- housing complex, and they abducted a civilian se- we should remain in the EU,” he said. “The Oct. 31 date must be mained blocked with torched cars Friday morning, curity guard … and a soldier in civilian clothes who said. “I am British, but I am also respected. I don’t believe new de- schools were closed and some public offices asked was returning from leave.” European.” lays should be granted.” Marches and strikes rattle Catalonia

Associated Press flags and shouted “Indepen- stones and flammable bottles, dence!” and “Freedom for politi- building barricades and setting BARCELONA, Spain — Mass- cal prisoners!” dozens of bonfires with large gar- es of flag-waving demonstrators demanding Catalonia’s indepen- Some of them had walked for bage bins. dence and the release from pris- three days in five massive “free- About 400 people, roughly half on of separatist leaders jammed dom marches” from towns across of them police officers, have been downtown Barcelona on Friday the northeastern Spanish region. injured according to regional and as the northeastern Spanish re- They converged on Barcelona, central authorities, and 128 have gion endured its fifth straight a city of 1.6 million people, and been arrested since separatist night of unrest. joined students and workers who sentiment surged last Monday, Chaotic scenes of violence also took to the streets during a when the Supreme Court sen- erupted after more than a half- 24-hour general strike. tenced to lengthy prison terms million protesters, including But at night, police resorted nine separatist politicians and families with children, marched again to rubber bullets and, for activists. The nine had led a 2017 in the Catalan capital, according the first time last week, to tear push for independence that trig- BERNAT ARMANGUE/AP to local police. Many were clad gas and water cannons to repel gered Spain’s deepest political in pro-independence “estelada” masked youths hurling cobble- crisis in decades. Municipality workers clean debris in Barcelona, Spain, on Saturday. PAGE 12 •STARS AND STRIPES• Sunday, October 20, 2019 NATION Sex ed may Millions march be outlawed in Poland in Shiite’s annual BY MAREK STRZELECKI Bloomberg Teaching a teenager the ben- efits of condoms or letting them know it’s OK to be gay might soon pilgrimage in Iraq land you behind bars in Poland. In their first move since win- BY QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA demonstrations has been called ning a second term in Sunday’s AND HADI MIZBAN for this Friday. election, lawmakers from the nationalist Law & Justice party Associated Press The political turmoil surfaced in the Arbaeen ceremonies. Fol- backed the draft law to establish KARBALA, Iraq — Millions of lowers of populist cleric Muqtada jail terms for promoting “sexual pilgrims made their way on foot al-Sadr marched toward Karbala activity” to minors. The legisla- to the Iraqi city of Karbala on chanting, “No to America, no to tion will go to a parliamentary Saturday for the Shiite pilgrim- Israel, no to corruption!” and committee for further work. age of Arbaeen, regarded as the “Baghdad is free. Corruption While critics say the law would largest annual public gathering must go!” HADI MIZBAN/AP put teachers at risk, backers insist in the world. it’s needed In a message marking the day, Shiite Muslim worshippers gather around the holy shrine of Imam The commemoration marks to counter Prime Minister Adel Abdul- Hussein, background, ahead of the Arbaeen festival in Karbala, Iraq, ‘ the 40th day following the death Welcome the LGBTQ Mahdi, 77, vowed to “confront on Friday . of a Shiite saint in the 7th centu- with strength and determina- to the commu- ry and included more than 2 mil- nity’s at- tion all forms of corruption and first century of Islam’s history. Shiite. The Ziara is voluntary and Middle lion Iranians and other Shiites achieve justice.” The premier, tempts to Hussein was seen by his fol- holds little significance in Sunni from abroad. Militias patrolled who took office last year, has Ages. promote sex lowers as the rightful heir of tradition. roads leading into the city and promised to address protesters’ education the prophet’s legacy. When he In recent years, the Iraqi gov- The party escorted Iranian pilgrims from demands but has also told them and sow “de- refused to pledge allegiance to ernment has said Karbala re- that just the border, hiking up security for there is no “magic solution” for pravity and the Umayyad caliphate, he was ceived 10 million to 20 million processions that have previously Iraq’s accumulated problems, won the demoraliza- killed in the battle, cementing the visitors during the event. Saudi been targeted by Sunni militant including high unemployment, tion” among schism between Sunni and Shi- authorities regulate the hajj tra- elections groups with bloody bombings. corruption, dilapidated public young ite Islam. Hussein’s half-brother, dition tightly, driving up costs This year’s Arbaeen ceremo- services and poor security. is now people. Abbas, was also killed in the for pilgrims and depriving it of nies take place amid widespread Pilgrims streamed toward supporting Rights battle. some of the spontaneity seen in anger in Iraq’s Shiite south over Karbala on foot from the cities groups Sunnis outnumber Shiites by a the Ziara. For many Muslims who a bill the government’s heavy crack- of Najaf, 45 miles away, Bagh- cannot afford to go on the hajj or and youth wide margin among the world’s down on protests that erupted dad, 55 miles to the north, and cannot get the Saudi visa, the introducing activists estimated 1.5 billion Muslims, earlier this month against unem- other places farther afield, rest- Ziara is a satisfying alternative. five-year protested and Shiite rituals are far less ployment, corruption and gov- ing along the way in tents lined In neighboring Shiite-major- jail terms in Warsaw ernment mismanagement. The with foam mattresses and fleece known. ity Iran, Arbaeen is a national and other demonstrations raged across blankets. But Arbaeen — Arabic for the holiday. Thousands in Tehran for sex cities to op- Iraq for seven days, and most The pilgrimage, known in number 40 — draws far more pil- marched toward a nearby town education pose the prominent among the protesters Arabic as the Ziara, marks the grims than the hajj in Saudi Ara- south of the capital to mourn at at schools. legislation. were young Shiites, unleashing anniversary of the 40th day bia, a pilgrimage required once the shrine of Shiite saint Abdul ’ The bill fol- their frustration with the Shiite- of mourning following the 7th in a lifetime of every Muslim who Azim. Marcin lows Law led government in Baghdad. century death of the Prophet can afford it and is physically able Iran’s Deputy Interior Minis- Zaborowski & Justice’s The security crackdown, Muhammad’s grandson, Hus- to make it. ter Hossein Zolfaghari said more Visegrad Insight election which killed more than 100 and sein, at the hands of the Muslim The hajj is considered one of the than 3.4 million Iranians trav- think tank campaign, wounded thousands, put down Umayyad forces in the Battle of five pillars of Islam and an obliga- eled to Iraq, and 2 million of them in which it the protests , but a new round of Karbala, during the tumultuous tion for all Muslims — Sunni and have returned. vowed to defend Poland from “foreign ideologies,” including gay rights and gender education, and to return the country to its New fresco with gladiators discovered in Pompeii park traditional Catholic roots. “Welcome to the Middle Ages,” BY GIADA ZAMPANO come of the fight is unknown. The said Marcin Zaborowski, a senior associate at the Visegrad Insight Associated Press losing gladiator is holding up his finger to “implore for mercy,” he think tank. “The party that just ROME — Archeologists exca- noted. won the elections is now support- vating what may have been an The gladiators’ fresco is the ing a bill introducing five-year ancient Roman drinking den in latest finding in the Pompeii jail terms for sex education at the ruined city of Pompeii said park, which has yielded dozens schools.” Friday they have unearthed a of impressive discoveries in the Repeatedly sued by the Eu- well-preserved wall painting of last two years. But the site in re- ropean Union for undermining gladiators in action, complete cent years has also received bad democracy during its first term with realistically gory wounds. publicity due to decay and poor in power, Law & Justice tried to The 3-foot-by-4.5-foot fresco is maintenance. tighten what is already one of the located in the Regio V site, in the Italy’s Culture Minister Dario bloc’s most restrictive abortion laws. Nationwide protests forced northern section of Pompeii’s ar- Franceschini hailed the discov- the party to abandon, or at least chaeological park, in an area not ery on Friday, noting that “a few postpone, such plans. currently accessible to visitors. years ago, Pompeii was known The draft law drew con- It was found on a wall beneath around the world for its negative image. … Today’s story is one of demnation from Amnesty the stairwell of what was prob- redemption.” International. ably a tavern or wine shop. ARCHEOLOGICAL PARK OF POMPEII/AP Pompeii was a flourishing “In Poland, where access to “Very probably, the fresco city destroyed by the eruption of A view of a well-preserved fresco depicting fighting gladiators in abortion is only legal in lim- decorated a place used by gladia- Mount Vesuvius in 79 A.D. Last the ancient Roman city of Pompeii, Italy, was recently unearthed by ited circumstances, the impor- tors, perhaps a watering hole also October, the finding of a char- archeologists. tance of sexuality education is frequented by prostitutes,” said coal inscription suggested that even more vital,” said Draginja Massimo Osanna, director-gen- the eruption happened in Octo- that Pompeii is an inexhaustible Union, Pompeii is currently un- Nadazdin, the group’s direc- eral of the archeological park. ber 79 A.D. rather than August of source of research and knowledge dergoing its most extensive ex- tor for Poland. “This bill, which “Of particular interest in this the same year, as was previously for the archeologists of today and cavations since the 1950s, with equates homosexuality with pe- fresco is the extremely realistic believed. for the future.” archeologists removing tons of dophilia, exposes the disturbing representation of the wounds,” Franceschini stressed that As part of a multimillion-dollar debris from long-buried areas of homophobia that underpins this said Osanna, adding that the out- the fresco finding “really shows project founded by the European the city. law.” Sunday, October 20, 2019 •STARS AND STRIPES• PAGE 13 PAGE 14 •STARS AND STRIPES• Sunday, October 20, 2019 AMERICAN ROUNDUP Man finds animal blood flooding his basement

BAGLEY — Blood may IA be thicker than water, but it’ll still flood your basement. Nick Lestina found this out the hard way two weeks ago when he discovered 5 inches of blood, fat and other animal tissue flooding his family’s basement in Bagley, which is about 45 miles northwest of Des Moines. He told the Des Moines Register that he hasn’t been able to clean it up because it’s still seeping in. The waste is coming from a neighboring meat locker, where blood and tissue from slaugh- tered animals were washed down a drain. Officials said a clog or break in the pipe sent the waste into Lestina’s basement through a floor drain. Rare white alligators move into new home

ORLANDO — Gator- FL land built new homes for some of its most distinctive- looking residents, thus creating an exhibit for a rare albino gator and two even-more-rare leucistic gators. Officials hope the White Gator Swamp will be the site of a baby gator boom. “It’s the largest breeding facil- ity for white alligators anywhere in the world,” said Mark McHugh, Gatorland’s CEO. The white gators were intro- duced to their new digs Oct. 4. Leucistic gator Trezos hesitated to enter the waters, while his brother, Feros Zombi, dove off the TED S. WARREN/AP side of a ramp after raw-chicken . Albino alligator Pearl did a rep- tilian sort of strut before making Jumping for joy a splash. A visitor watches as a spawning salmon jumps up a fish ladder during the fall spawning season at the Issaquah Fish Hatchery in Issaquah, Police find 2 stolen Wash. personal watercraft through shelves and the area THE CENSUS A statement from the attorney WATERBURY — Con- under the register. general’s office said Thompson necticut police think She was accompanied by a CT The approximate number of cards a Kentucky boy with can- took payments from couples and they have found two stolen per- boy and a girl, who are about then ceased communications cer received for his 10th birthday. News outlets reported Cart- sonal watercraft and are ask- six years old. Police said the boy with them. Attorney General er Matthew Willett, who turned 10 on Thursday, has several ing residents to help identify the helped her search for cash behind Andy Beshear said the couples suspects. 2K weeks left of his current bout of chemotherapy. Carter was di- the counter. “were conned out of not only their Authorities said the 2017 Sea- agnosed last year with Ewing’s sarcoma, a rare form of cancer. A Facebook page following his story posted photos showing the family receiving money but their joyful wedding Doo RXT 300, valued at around Man looks for Big Foot day memories.” $25,000, were stolen from a dock dozens of letters and packages, with Carter posing with some mail carriers. in Newtown where they had been after finding footprint locked and were later found in a Columbus statue was garage in Waterbury. CASAR — A North sions on private property that de- tempted murder. covered in red paint Newtown police said they NC Carolina man said he stroyed three mailboxes. KFGO-AM reported that Vann searched the undisclosed loca- planned to spend a night hunting Andy Burns caught the sus- was arrested after he returned to PROVIDENCE — A for a fabled North American crea- tion during their investigation pects in a car pulling up and plac- the scene while officers were still statue of Christopher ture because he found a footprint RI and found two watercraft like the ing the explosive in the mailbox there. Columbus in Rhode Island was that seemed to be larger than a Thorsteinson said the victim, models reported stolen. of his Shirley home on his secu- vandalized on the day named in human could make. rity cameras. Once the car pulls a 30-year-old Fargo man, un- The Republican American re- his honor. Electrician Joe Scarborough away, the mailbox explodes. derwent surgery at St. Francis ported it is unclear how the vehi- The statue in Providence was told WCNC-TV that he was work- Authorities said Burns’ home Medical Center to repair “two cles made their way to Waterbury splashed from head to toe with ing near Casar when he spotted was one of three houses targeted significant neck wounds.” or how authorities were led to the red paint and a sign reading “Stop location where they were found. what appeared to be a fresh foot- and they are investigating. print of about 13 to 14 inches long. Another victim said she had an Closed wedding venue celebrating genocide” was leaned Woman stole from store He said, “I was looking at that real explosive placed under the hood to pay back $27,000 up against the pedestal. The word close and ... I said ‘Somebody’s got of her vehicle that shattered her “genocide” was written in orange with 2 kids in tow a big foot.’ ” windshield. paint on the rear of the pedestal. He said he planned to spend a FRANKFORT — The The statue has been the target DENVER — Denver night in the area with some game Man charged after KY Kentucky Attorney of vandals on Columbus Day in CO police were looking for cameras to see what happens, be- General’s Office said the owner of the past. a woman they say stole money cause “why not?” bayonet attack a now-closed wedding venue must Since 1992, Native American pay over $27,000 in restitution to from a liquor store with two advocates have pressed states to WAHPETON — Police nine couples who had their wed- young children in tow. Police investigate string change Columbus Day to Indig- Investigators said the woman, in Wahpeton are inves- dings canceled or didn’t receive ND enous Peoples Day over concerns who has not been identified, en- of mailbox explosions tigating after a man was attacked promised services. tered the store near the Common- with a bayonet. The attorney general’s office that Columbus spurred centuries Ground Golf Course in southeast SHIRLEY — Mas- Police Chief Scott Thorsteinson sued last year to hold Gabriella of genocide against indigenous Denver and took “a large sum MA sachusetts police are said Byron Vann, 31, of Henry- Farm owner Nicolle Thompson populations in the Americas. of money” after rummaging investigating a series of explo- etta, Okla., was charged with at- liable for the losses. From wire reports Sunday, October 20, 2019 •STARS AND STRIPES• PAGE 15 TELEVISION Taking a bite out of binge watching New streaming platforms such as Apple TV+ leading return to one-episode-per-week release schedule

MEREDITH BLAKE AND YVONNE VILLARREAL June fi nale. The show’s same-day ratings also grew by more than 50%, from 1.2 million Los Angeles Times to 1.9 million viewers on Monday nights. “Succession,” which ended its second season on Sunday, has also benefi ted from a more traditional release pattern (not to mention its fter years of buildup, Apple will make its long-awaited push into original outsize popularity with media professionals). programming with the Nov. 1 launch of its streaming service, Apple TV+. Even as it moves on from “Game of Thrones,” mourned by many as “the last show Easily its most anticipated series is “The Morning Show,” starring Jenni- everyone watched together,” HBO plans to stick with the weekly rollout. fer Aniston and Reese Witherspoon as journalists caught in the maelstrom “Why would you give up the weekly episode release?” programming president Casey when the popular anchor of a morning news program, played by Steve Car- Bloys told The Times in August. “To have people united watching and talking about Arell, is fi red for sexual misconduct. these shows. To give the audience numerous chances to connect.” With its A-list cast, lavish production values, acclaimed creative team and timely, But shows released on a more traditional timeline also benefi t from being available on provocative subject matter, “The Morning Show” might have been created in a stream- demand and in bulk, so that when a friend — or TV critic — recommends a show, view- ing TV lab — with one exception. ers can catch up easily. According to HBO, once delayed viewing was factored in, the Viewers eager to consume the show will have to pace themselves: Apple TV+ will average audience for each episode of “Chernobyl” rose to 12.9 million viewers, meaning make three episodes of the series available immediately, but the remaining seven will the overwhelming majority of the show’s audience was watching on demand or through be released weekly. one of HBO’s streaming platforms. As the number of original series grows and four new streaming platforms prepare A number of streaming players are testing multiple release strategies. CBS All to enter the market, the scramble to stand out has led key players to lean away from re- Access, which programs series such as “Star Trek: Discovery,” mostly uses a weekly leasing full seasons at once — a model introduced by Netfl ix — if not wholly abandon it. strategy, but it has applied the binge format selectively, dropping all episodes of the cop Having had roughly six years to fi gure out how to attract TV viewers trained to feast comedy “No Activity” and the upcoming true crime series “Interrogation” at once. on content, none of the streaming services set to debut between now and “It fi ts the nature of our consumer base and our history,” said Marc DeBe- next spring will be exclusively adopting the binge model, and veterans voise, president and COO of CBS Interactive. “It allows us to show our creators like Netfl ix, Amazon and Hulu have tried different release strategies that we are extending our marketing plan, that we are supporting the shows themselves. past a few episodes. The binge is always there if the viewer wants to wait until Which raises the question: Is this the end of the binge? the end.” Hardly. But while these new platforms have changed the face of tele- Hulu, a pioneer in the pace yourself approach — often releasing two or vision, they’re not ditching the traditional rule book entirely. iStock three episodes at launch, then one per week — has made binge-release Disney +, launching Nov. 12, will release episodes weekly. Apple exceptions for certain shows, such as its “Veronica Mars” reboot. TV+ will take the same hybrid approach with “See” and “For All “We went from a world where consumers didn’t know anything but Mankind” as it will with “The Morning Show,” while “Dick- weekly to this new model where they could binge it all, and now we’re inson” will be dropped en masse. HBO Max, expected in seeing this sort of the hybrid mode,” said Ryan Crosby, Hulu’s vice the spring, is also unlikely to adopt the “binge and burn” president of content and brand marketing. “We’re not in a spot approach, according to a source with knowledge of the where we can force them to engage in a certain way.” situation. Even Netfl ix is experimenting with releas- Netfl ix itself has deviated from the binge model with certain ing select reality titles and talk shows on a different genres, beginning with talk shows like “Patriot Act With schedule. Hasan Minhaj” and David Letterman’s “My Next Guest Appointment viewing might seem old-fashioned, Needs No Introduction.” but week-to-week anticipation and strong word of “Rhythm + Flow,” in which judges Cardi B, T.I. and mouth helped propel the growth of recent shows Chance the Rapper search for the next great hip-hop like HBO’s “Succession” and “Chernobyl.” It turns star, will be released in multi-episode batches. It’s out if you want a “watercooler” show, it helps to be Netfl ix’s fi rst attempt at a music competition show in the room at the same time. in the vein of “American Idol” or “The Voice” — a While new seasons of some streaming series format that relies on building anticipation for the mo- — Netfl ix’s “Stranger Things” and “The Crown,” ment when the winner is revealed. Amazon Prime’s “Fleabag” — feel like events that It “will be enough to satisfy the binge-watcher command the cultural conversation, the binge while still protecting the identity of the winner” and model means that even the buzz around breakout build word of mouth, predicts executive producer Jeff shows drops off quickly. The most recent season Gaspin, who helped develop unscripted hits like “The of “Stranger Things” netted 8.2 million Twitter Biggest Loser,” reruns of which often aired in cable-TV mentions its fi rst week of release in July; by its fi fth, marathons, and the once-ubiquitous “Behind the Music.” there was a drop in mentions of more than 90%. But dropping entire seasons at once also has potential draw- (The major streaming services release viewership backs, Gaspin said. “If people don’t discover a show quickly, numbers selectively, if at all.) it could also go away rather quickly. If the algorithm It’s also become harder to break through the None of the streaming services set to doesn’t keep recycling it and it’s no longer one of the noise in the fi rst place: TV is booming, with nearly fi rst shows you see when you turn on your service, it’s 500 original series in 2018 according to research debut between now and next spring will out of sight, out of mind.” by FX. This may be especially true of quirkier, Of course, there’s no putting the genie — or, in this under-the-radar shows dependent on word of be exclusively adopting the binge model, case, binge-trained viewers — back in the bottle. And mouth, such as the animated comedy “Tuca & and veterans like Netfl ix, Amazon and for storytellers, knowing that many viewers will likely Bertie,” which was abruptly canceled by Netfl ix sit through more than one episode at a time has narra- in July — less than three months after its debut. It Hulu have tried different release tive benefi ts. was one of the best reviewed shows of the year, but strategies themselves. Which raises the “There’s less time reminding people about what hap- by the time many viewers were inspired to sample pened in the previous episode,” said Bruce Miller, show- it, its fate had been sealed. question: Is this the end of the binge? runner of Hulu’s dystopian drama “The Handmaid’s And evidence suggests that binged shows don’t Tale.” “We’re more committed to giving people their linger as long in viewers’ minds. In a 2017 study, hour’s worth. We try to make episodes fully packed.” researchers at the University of Melbourne found that people who watched all six Still, many showrunners have deep reverence for the slower, traditional week-to-week hour-long episodes of the Cold War drama “The Game” in a single sitting retained less release, including Miller and Amy Sherman-Palladino and Dan Palladino, the showrun- information in the long run — and may have enjoyed the show less — than viewers who ners of Amazon’s “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel.” paced their consumption over weeks or days. “I’m not into binge-viewing. I think the reason people are so in love with ‘Game of Shows that follow a more traditional week-to-week release can often benefi t from the Thrones’ and shows like that is you are building a relationship with those shows,” Sher- measured build of a season spanning months. The HBO limited series “Chernobyl” be- man-Palladino said. “It’s like, ‘Don’t call me, don’t want to know you during this hour or came an unlikely hit this spring, thanks largely to positive buzz that reached deafening whatever that I’m watching my show.’ ” levels over the course of its fi ve-week run. Added Palladino: “Whatever the case, people now consume it the way they want. According to Twitter, mentions of the series grew tenfold between its May debut and That’s here to stay.” PAGE 16 •STARS AND STRIPES• Sunday, October 20, 2019 MUSIC REVIEWS Chris Knight Elbow Big Thief Almost Daylight (Thirty Tigers) Giants of All Sizes Two Hands (4AD) (Polydor/Verve Music Group) In his first release in How does the internal more than seven years, With all the talk about manifest itself in the physi- Kentucky-born country bleakness and the experi- cal? Is it rocking your body rocker Chris Knight has ences of anger and loss to ward off fear? Is it cutting snarled out an album that’s affecting “Giants of All off hair in a redirection of gruff, uncompromising and Sizes,” you’d imagine pain? perfect for the times. Elbow’s eighth studio album There’s a pleading in “Almost Daylight” arriving with an “Abandon the voice of Big Thief’s rails against hardship, misfortune and phoniness, hope, all ye who enter here” warning sticker. Adrianne Lenker as she searches for the connec- set against a musical backdrop that’s built around But while there’s plenty of heaviness and weari- tion between body and soul. On the new album Knight’s charmingly marble-mouthed singing style ness, the Manchester band’s empathy and flair for the “Two Hands,” it is this connection that is ultimately and the jagged-edged electric guitar swagger of Dan hymn-like help alleviate the oppression. explored. Baird and Chris Clark. Richly textured arrangements — the band re- The Brooklyn-based indie folk-rock band is a well Long known for his visual, earthy songwriting, turned to playing live in the studio — and brilliant of inspiration. In the past three years, Big Thief has Knight has matured from his days as a rebel in the compositions, along with the resourceful use of released four albums. “Two Hands” falls on the heels tradition of John Prine and Steve Earle. But his singer/lyricist Guy Garvey’s layered vocals, not to of “U.F.O.F.,” a critically acclaimed album released music remains grounded in his deep Kentucky roots, mention his endearing pronunciation and a redeem- only five months ago. so much so that he can plausibly rhyme “rich” with Though “Two Hands” follows close behind their ing finale, also lift some of the emotional load off the “catch,” as he does on “Send It On Down.” last, it is distinct. These tracks are not simply left- listener. Country great Lee Ann Womack lends background overs from their last album but address entirely dif- The ingredients of extended opener “Dexter & Sin- vocals to that one, and Prine himself chimes in on the ferent themes and harness an entirely unique energy. ister” divide roughly into 60% ominous — mechani- raucous closer, “Mexican Home” — both signs of the While “U.F.O.F.” is more cryptic, concerning itself respect Knight commands among Nashville song- cal grooves and neither faith, hope nor charity — and with the metaphysical, “Two Hands” is grounded in writing royalty. 40% dexterous, with a prog-rock coda, the album’s humanity’s current existence. That’s partly because Knight never seems inau- best guitar riffs and outstanding vocals from Jesca In “Forgotten Eyes,” Lenker sings of homelessness thentic the way some more commercially successful Hoop. and addiction, relating humanity to a collective body. country singers do. He just doesn’t seem capable of The target of “Seven Veils” played the game too “Is it me who is more hollow as I’m quickly passing being anyone but himself. long, has been found out and definitively dismissed, by? / And the poison is killing them, but then so am I / In his work, hope always bangs up against hard while “Empires,” which “crumble all the time,” is As I turn away,” she sings emotionally, sometimes as reality. Whether he’s declaring his love for a woman very Brexity, with buzzing keyboards and a beautiful her voice cracks. with a “heartbroke smile” in “Crooked Mile” or com- second section that’s typically wordy, breathless and “Shoulders” is desperate and impassioned as Len- plaining about media lies in “The Damn Truth,” he’s distressed and has an especially inspired bass line. ker implores a body in the chorus, “Please wake up,” looking for salvation in all of it — and the search itself “White Noise White Heat” is a thumping reflec- yet recognizes her own capacity for destruction: “And is often poignant. tion of pain and rage triggered by the 2017 Grenfell the blood of the man/Who’s killing our mother with “Sometimes hope sinks like a stone,” he sings on Tower fire in London, which killed 72 people, and by his hands/Is in me, it’s in me, in my veins.” “Go On.” “Keep your head up, keep your head up, the apparent futility of the artist and his art in the The elements that have drawn in audiences are still keep your head up and go on.” face of such tragedy. there, from the band’s raw, stripped down style to the It’s not exactly happy music. But it’s the sort of Still, the album ends with a trio of tunes that, in ability of Lenker to transform her vocals, going from striving that makes Knight, once again, an important recalling what’s important (for Garvey it’s family, gravelly to ethereal all the while maintaining a sense voice for our times. friends, the band and a new life), lay the foundations of vulnerability. — Scott Stroud for better times ahead. Releasing two albums in a year might seem exces- Associated Press The exquisite “My Trouble” is a term of endear- sive, but thankfully Lenker and her bandmates won’t ment elevated by a wondrous string section, “On waste your time. “Two Hands” is too good and proves Deronda Road” is an enduring memory, and “Weight- that Big Thief still have much to say. Michael Sweet less” touchingly traces the passing of time and gen- — Ragan Clark erations from grandfather to father to son. Associated Press Ten (Rat Pak) “Giants of All Sizes” is one of Elbow’s best, a re- It’s called “Ten,” but this cord of its time that dares envision a brighter future. goes to 11. — Pablo Gorondi Fantasia Associated Press This album is among the Sketchbook (Rock Soul/BMG) best work Michael Sweet has ever done, and that’s If you haven’t heard saying quite a bit given his Fantasia’s latest singles, nine previous solo albums North Mississippi there’s an easy summary: and extensive discography Allstars one’s spiritual, another’s with the trailblazing Christian heavy metal band Up and Rolling (New West) about sex, and both are Stryper. worth a listen. It almost seems like the high-octave vocalist and The blues is alive and The singer draws from guitar maniac is keeping ’80s heavy metal alive all on kicking, and rock ain’t dead very different worlds on her latest album, “Sketch- his own, given his frenetic output and the consistent either. Thank the North book” — crediting a higher power for her heavenly quality of each release. Mississippi Allstars for that vocals on the upbeat “Holy Ghost,” then confessing His 10th solo album begins with a heavy dose of reminder. the pleasure and peril of a good romp in the hay on transplanted Stryper DNA on “Better Part of Me,” Luther and Cody Dickin- the seductive T-Pain-assisted “PTSD” (short for which is built around the intro riff from 1986’s “More son’s latest album is a com- “Post-Traumatic Sex Disorder.”) Than A Man.” munal jam band amalgam that embraces a couple of Neither area is foreign territory to Fantasia, whose It’s remarkable how well Sweet’s voice has held up creaky old musical genres and still sounds like 2019 powerhouse vocals earned her the title of “American over nearly four decades, with scant rest between because everyone involved seems to be having so Idol” back in 2004. Since then, the R&B world has discs and tours. much fun, and there’s no expiration date on that. seen tons of shift, with newcomers who seem more A time-honored tradition of ’80s metal is the power “Up and Rolling” ranges from roadhouse blues focused on creating “a vibe” and less concerned with ballad, and no one does them better than Sweet. This (“Out on the Road”) and festival rock (“Lonesome In (or capable of) the dramatic belting out that Fanta- time it’s “Let It Be Love,” a worthy successor to the My Home”) to disco funk (“Bump That Music”) and sia’s known for. MTV smash “Honestly” and 1990’s “Lady.” a socially conscious fist pumper (“Living Free”). The And while Fantasia has injected some youthful- Sweet also brings in a truckload of metal friends, band connects Muddy Waters with Prince on the sa- ness into her production, the Grammy winner is including cameos from members of Whitesnake, L.A. lacious grinder “Peaches,” where a stepladder never staying true to her artistry on “Sketchbook,” her first Guns, Fozzy and Arch Enemy. “Son of Man,” a duet sounded so sexy, and seeks forgiveness with a gospel independent release. She delivers the fullness of her with Todd La Torre of Queensryche, is everything a swing on “Take My Hand, Precious Lord.” More voice on the sexy, guitar-laced “Believer” and the heavy metal song should be: fast-paced, drum-heavy heavenly yet is the Mavis Staples-led tent revival easygoing “Enough”; pours her honeyed vocals over and with unfathomably shredding guitar by Andy stomper “What You Gonna Do?” the island-influenced beat of “Take Off”; and experi- James. It sounds like what might be expected if The Dickinson brothers spotlight a handful of ments with a rock feel on “Warning.” Sweet sang with Motorhead while Yngwie Malmsteen guests, and even Jason Isbell has the blues. He and Fantasia’s gospel roots remain strong, of course, played guitar. Duane Betts help turn Little Walter’s “Mean Old and fans will be delighted with “Looking for You,” It all adds up: “Ten” is easily one of the best hard World” into a 12-bar boogie with an Allmanesque which features the singer’s mom, Mama Diane. rock albums of 2019. coda straight from Fillmore East. “Sketchbook” was originally supposed to include — Wayne Parry Electric guitars abound, and Cody is a marvel on a collaboration with fellow R&B stars Brandy and Associated Press drums, which is a big reason the music finds grooves Jazmine Sullivan, though Fantasia explained that it sure to make hips shake and toes tap. It’s all as loose didn’t happen because of “politics.” The song would as a collar on a 90-degree day, and a good way to have been welcomed, but thankfully Fantasia makes work up a sweat. “Sketchbook” a work of art, all her own. — Steven Wine — Melanie J. Sims Associated Press Associated Press Sunday, October 20, 2019 •STARS AND STRIPES• PAGE 17 MUSIC

SMOOTH OPERATOR Ari Lennox turned 2016 meeting with J. Cole into critically acclaimed debut album, ‘Shea Butter Baby’

CHRISTOPHER SMITH, INVISION/AP Ari Lennox poses for a portrait in New York to promote “Shea Butter Baby,” her full-length debut released in May. Within months of a 2016 meeting with rapper J. Cole, Lennox became the first lady of Cole’s label, Dreamville Records.

BY MESFIN FEKADU was enough to see that she did get along with the team. Lennox counts singers like Whitney Houston, Toni Associated Press (I thought), ‘We should make a run at trying to sign Braxton, Lauryn Hill, Badu and Brandy as influences, her’ because I got to see with my own eyes her going at and said when she was just three years old her grand- ri Lennox was drunk on a plane as she work and how simple it was for her to come up with the mother told her she had “the voice of an angel.” headed to meet J. Cole for the first melodies and just write on the spot.” “My other grandma said that I would write songs time in 2016 to work on music the Three years later, “Facetime” — produced by Cole under her porch in North Carolina,” Lennox said. “I rapper had been putting together for — is one of the 12 songs that make up “Shea Butter remember watching ‘Apollo’ with my other grandma Rihanna. Baby,” Lennox’s critically acclaimed full-length debut, — I have so many grandmas — and seeing these young “I still had baby vodkas left from which was released in May. She’s been hard at work on girls sing ... I knew in that moment that I wanted to the plane,” Lennox recalls. “Defi- the buttery, smooth album since 2016, crafting songs sing.” nitely just throwing them back. It about love, men, growing up and more with sharp At 18, she pursued music seriously. She won a few was scary.” vocals that range from Erykah Badu to jazz greats over competitions on the popular BET music video count- Cole had been listening to soulful hip-hop beats. down show “106 & Park,” and auditioned for “American Lennox’s music on Sound- Lennox came up with the Cole-featured title track Idol.” Cloud for some time — slowly while she was “putting shea butter in my hair and ruin- “None of that ever worked out,” she said. becoming a fan of her soulful ing my friend’s couch.” She even auditioned for Diddy’s band, which was sound — and Ibrahim “Ib” Hamad, the rap star’s long- “Because everybody knows how messy shea butter documented on MTV in 2009 as “Making His Band.” time manager and president of his label, Dreamville is,” she said, laughing. “And I remember they liked me a lot, they knew Records — thought it would be a good idea to bring The in-your-face “BMO,” which samples Galt I stood out, but they just knew I wasn’t ready. I ap- Lennox along for the Rih Rih sessions. MacDermot’s “Space” — famously sampled by Busta preciate that so much because I feel like all of those “Even though (Cole) was very sweet and comfort- Rhymes for his 1996 debut single “Woo Hah!! Got You no’s made room for the most beautiful yes — that was ing and it was a genuine vibe, it was still scary. I was All in Check” — also came to Lennox effortlessly. Dreamville,” she said. in a whole other world, basically by myself,” Lennox “The way (the producer) flipped the beat to me gave Along with “Shea Butter Baby,” Lennox can also me Missy Elliott (vibes),” she said. “I was hearing be heard on the Dreamville compilation album “Re- said. But the Washington, D.C., native was determined Missy. I was hearing Total. I was hearing Aaliyah.” venge of the Dreamers III,” which debuted at No. 1 on to get signed. They began working on a song called The song’s video elicited a response from Elliott Billboard’s 200 albums chart in July and features the “Facetime.” — who tweeted that she rocks out to Lennox’s music. multiplatinum Cole hit “Middle Child.” “There’s an energy on ‘Facetime,’ like, I want to show Bruno Mars blessed the video with a simple one-char- Lennox is on tour with another breakout star, Lizzo, him I can write something really fast and it’s going to acter tweet: the fire emoji. and said she’s grown tremendously in the three years be great. It’s going to be so good,” Lennox said. “I’ve always wanted to find the right singer that since she flew out to see Cole for the first time. Months later, Lennox became the first lady of could not only excite me and make me become a fan, “I feel like I’ve really made them proud. I know it Dreamville, also home to J.I.D, Bas, Cozz, EarthGang, but also could represent what we stand for as a brand may come off cheesy, but if somebody’s going to invest Lute and Omen, who originally put Cole and Ib onto and as a label,” Ib said. “I think Ari she has something hundreds of thousands of dollars, even more, into you, Lennox’s music. so soulful about her that reminds you of the music we you want to make sure you can return that; you want to “Just seeing her in that room, it wasn’t like she was came up on, but she has a certain edginess and the make sure they feel good about their investment,” she star-struck or anything, she was just being herself, writing style of today that I think connects to the kids said. “Now I do feel OK being the first lady (of Dream- being kind of shy; she knew she had to get to work in a and the young women of today, and the young men of ville) because I’ve shown them I can keep up. I can sense,” Ib recalled. “That was something that, for me, today.” keep up with Cole.” PAGE 18 • S TARS AND STRIPES• Sunday, October 20, 2019 MOVIES

Malefi cent doubts her fi tness as a mother. So did Angelina Jolie

BY C HRISTI CARRAS is soft, and her strength is in her heart Blue and Noah Harpster, and actor Chi- Los Angeles Times ‘ ... I think I and her softness ... all of these things are wetel Ejiofor, with allowing their female different aspects of women. We’re very colleagues’ strengths to fl ourish. The alefi cent is many things questioned, when I complicated.” feeling was mutual for Ejiofor, who plays a Angelina Jolie is not: a fl ame- Further complicated is the rocky new character, a dark fairy named Conall. throwing fairy, an orphaned was first a mother, relationship between the witch and the “[Jolie] just brings such a complete, Moutcast, a winged warrior. But princess, which has seen signifi cant just everything to it — this real, all-en- the “Malefi cent: Mistress of Evil” star can whether I was change in the years since the fi rst fi lm hit compassing energy and real knowledge of relate to her title character on some level, theaters in 2014. But behind the scenes, what she wants to do,” he told The Times. especially when it comes to motherhood. good enough. And Fanning revealed she and her on-screen “Her projects really do represent her “Where she fails is that she doesn’t fairy godmother have only grown closer. worldview. ... I admire her so hugely as an believe in herself,” Jolie told reporters at I think that a lot “I was 14 when I did the fi rst movie, actress but also as a force in the world.” the Disney sequel’s Hollywood premiere so you can’t really talk about the same A force, indeed: A running theme ahead at El Capitan Theatre on Sept. 30. “She of good moms things that we can talk about now, and of the screening was Jolie’s immense doesn’t believe that she’s a good mom. She our bond has ... gotten so strong, and the infl uence on the fi lm, which seemed to doesn’t see herself as a mom. But I think question whether advice that I feel she’s given me, and what reach as far as Malefi cent’s enveloping I questioned, when I was fi rst a mother, I’ve learned from her,” the 21-year-old wingspan — from its fantastical costumes whether I was good enough. And I think or not they’re good actress told The Times. “I really do truly, to its girl-powered soundtrack. that a lot of good moms question whether genuinely feel that love between us and “She’s pushing everyone around her to that I could reach out to her at any mo- be the absolute best,” Ronning told The or not they’re good enough. And I think enough. And I think ment.” Times. “It was in every part of the pro- that there’s nothing wrong with that.” that there’s nothing Just added to the mix of female pow- cess ... spending months with the screen- It may come as a surprise that Jolie, a erhouses was Pfeiffer as Queen Ingrith, writers, getting it right. The angle of her mother of six — and who also brought to wrong with that. who faces off against Jolie’s horned sor- horns, of course, the wardrobe, the color life “Malefi cent: Mistress of Evil” as a ’ Angelina Jolie ceress in a struggle to claim parenthood of her lips — hours and hours of relentless producer — ever doubted her nurturing of Aurora. Pfeiffer, who hadn’t met Jolie hard work.” capabilities. prior to fi lming despite both being indus- Come the next “Malefi cent,” Ronning But in the franchise’s latest installment, try veterans, “relished” the opportunity may be out of a job, as Jolie told reporters Malefi cent faces similar anxieties, afraid to join the franchise’s on-set sisterhood. her next ambition is directing, and she’s she might lose her newly engaged god- “When we did the end battle, we were already begun to think like a visionary. daughter Aurora (Elle Fanning) to heart- stuck up on this tower for a long, long Like any committed mother — or produc- break and nefarious forces. The tale is a time,” she told The Times. “It was nice er — Jolie always had the fi nal say. And complex portrait of a woman — actually, because it was just Angelina and Elle and all agreed the story was better for it. three women, when you include Fanning I, and so ... I got to know them both more, “We’d write her some line of dialogue and Michelle Pfeiffer. and [we] just hung out.” that we thought would really kill, and she “There are many different types of Jolie also made sure to credit the men would say, ‘You know what? I think I’ll do strength represented for women in this of “Malefi cent,” such as director Joachim that with a look,’ ” Fitzerman-Blue said. fi lm,” Jolie said. “It’s not just the strength Ronning, co-writers Micah Fitzerman- “And she can.” of a fi ghter. It’s the strength of a tactician in Michelle, and a leader. It’s the strength “Maleficent: Mistress of Evil,” starring, from top left: Elle Fanning, Angelina Jolie and of a mother and wife — mother-to-be Sam Riley, picks up several years after “Maleficent” and explores complex family ties. and wife — in someone like Elle, who DISNEY/AP, top, and GRANT POLLARD, INVISION/AP, above Sunday, October 20, 2019 •STARS AND STRIPES• PAGE 19 CROSSWORD AND COMICS NEW YORK TIMES CROSSWORD

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BY GREGG ELLMAN Tribune News Service hey’re creepy and they’re kooky and now the fi rst family of Hal- Tloween, the Addams Family, is at your doorstep. Well, sort of. If you have a Ring Video Doorbell, you can download

and install the iconic theme RING/TNS song/ring-chime to play when your Ring doorbell is pressed to A special edition Ring Halloween activate. interchangeable faceplate I have several Ring devices al- for Ring Video Doorbell 2 is ready in use, so in my Ring app, I currently available for $15. chose my video doorbell and then went to device settings, alert set- ers) get worn or damaged, they tings and then to app alert tones, will replace them. The actual which gave me the Addams earbuds come with a one-year Family choice along with others warranty to cover defective ma- including bats, creepy laugh and terials and workmanship and IF- IGDB/TNS many others. ROGZ will replace or exchange Even though it’s been around for a decade, Minecraft is making a comeback. The free Addams Family tones them at no charge. will be available through Novem- Online: zagg.com; $69.99, ber. A special edition Ring Hal- available in black, blue or white loween interchangeable faceplate for Ring Video Doorbell 2 is on Trek Bicycle has announced sale for $15. its most advanced family of Digging into an old favorite Online: ring.com electric e-Bikes with the launch of the Allant+. The new Airtime Pro truly It’s touted as the perfect e-Bike wireless ergonomic stem for commuting in a healthier and Sandbox builder Minecraft seeing a spike in popularity earbuds from IFROGZ are an more environmentally friendly affordable, effective gadget. option or just everyday riding. BY TEDDY AMENABAR craft, which allows players to mine with friends The earbuds are loaded with Allant+ is available in both The Washington Post on other devices — phones, consoles, etc. In Bed- great features, but what’s most OCLV Carbon and Alpha Alumi- rock, rather than adding lines of code to modify important is the sound, which num frame options and features inecraft is more than a decade old, the game, there’s a setup marketplace for the is right on. Highs, lows and the Bosch Performance Line CX for but it’s doing something you don’t community. right amount of bass are there, speeds up to 20 mph or Perfor- often see with video games: It’s mak- “The marketplace is basically this thriving broadcasting from 5 mm drivers. mance Line Speed motors for up Ming a comeback in popularity. ecosystem that takes the best of user-generated I place a high priority on comfort to 28 mph. Over the summer, Minecraft spiked on Twitch, content and lets the player base purchase it,” Pap- and clear sound, which I get Also, they include Trek’s according to a third-party analytics site. Chan- pas said. from the Airtime Pro. exclusive removable Integrated nels streaming the game were bringing in four Bedrock is probably the future of the franchise With the stem feature, the battery system, which fully times the audience compared to just a few months with its cross-platform capabilities, while Java is extended hardware hangs down encases the long-range 500Wh or before. Creators on YouTube are riding the same the tried-and-true edition for some hardcore fans. a bit (similar to Apple AirPods) 625Wh Bosch battery within the wave, telling The Washington Post that they’ve Find your village people: If you’re starting a which makes them a little more frame for sleek looks and tool- noticed an upswing in the views to their Mine- new survival world in Minecraft, Pappas’ recom- secure and comfortable. free, drive-side battery access. craft-related videos. mendation is to get to the nearest village. Controls are built into the ear- The e-Bikes have a Smart- There has been a steady drumbeat of attention Villages will provide a roof over your head and buds and are accessed with sim- phoneHub controller to trans- for the sandbox builder. Mojang, the company an empty bed for those dark early days. You can ple taps to play or pause music, form a rider’s smartphone into behind the game, released two major updates in live off their crops and use the towns as a home control volume, select tracks, their onboard computer. Once the past year or so. It’s also working on two new base, at least until you build a house of your own. answer crystal-clear hands-free riders download Bosch’s COBI offshoots of the original game. One is an aug- Once you’re on your own two feet, Pappas said calls with the integrated mics bike app they can charge up, mented-reality experience for your phone (think you should make use of the utility blocks around on each earbud; three taps will make or take calls, listen to Pokemon Go) and the other, Minecraft Dungeon, town — even “borrow” a few to place in your get you in touch with Google As- music, get turn-by-turn direc- is an RPG similar to Diablo. future home. Grindstones, smokers, stone cutters sistant. tions, and more, all from the ease Swedish YouTube creator PewDiePie returned and other utility blocks are all available for play- They feature USB-C charging of the handlebar. The Smart- to Minecraft in June, bringing with him one of the ers to forge new items or craft more effi ciently. with 20 total hours of battery life phoneHub will also display criti- largest audiences on the platform. He has already One update from Mojang has expanded on how with the included charging/stor- cal ride info even when a phone posted more than 100 Minecraft-themed videos. and what you can trade with villagers. If you age case. They are IPX-4 sweat isn’t attached. Some of the biggest Fortnite streamers are even make the most of it, trading can become a simple resistant making them great for Among the many other swinging their pickax. Depending on how you way to get your hands on rare items, Pappas said. yard work, biking or workouts; features of smart integrated ac- play, some streamers have said Minecraft can be Protect the villagers from the aptly named “pil- Bluetooth 5.0 and automatic pair- cessories are fenders, a rear rack a welcome respite from the grinding gameplay of lagers,” a new spawn in the game that will attack ing mode are done right from the and automatic lighting systems battles royal. in coordinated raids, and you’ll get better deals in case after the initial pairing. powered by the Bosch battery. “Everyone has kind of been starved when it trades with the townspeople. With iFrogz’s Earbud Tips for Pricing ranges from $3,599.99 to comes to creativity, and Minecraft allows them Go for a swim, play with animals: You could Life limited lifetime warranty, if $5,999.99. to sort of express that,” professional Fortnite always swim in Minecraft, but a year ago Mojang your earbud tips (not the speak- Online: trekbikes.com streamer Ali “Myth” Kabbani recently told The provided a reason to explore the ocean depths Post. “It’s a nice break from the usual.” with an Aquatic update. There are sunken ships, If you’re looking to return to mining or maybe treasure maps, tridents and, yes, underwater create a new world for the fi rst time, The Post zombies. You can build your next humble abode talked with two YouTube creators — Preston underwater, Pappas said. Arsement of PrestonPlayz and Tyler Pappas of While you’re down there, swim with the logdotzip — and asked for their advice. dolphins or the puffer fi sh. Speaking of both, Pick an edition — Bedrock or Java: Minecraft now has more than your typical farm First, there are two slightly different versions animals in the game — with bees, pandas, turtles of the main game — Bedrock and Java. and foxes that huddle into their own tail for a Java is the original version. It remains a hub for quick nap. hobbyists who want to modify the game in their “Minecraft is a very relaxing game,” Pappas own custom servers. Minecraft, at its core, is an said. “It’s got lovely piano music in the back- incredibly fl exible game. People have created ground. Fun cute animals to look at. There’s no servers to play versions of Pokemon. There are impetus to kill everyone and get fi rst place, and I countless libraries online for Minecraft enthusi- think that resonates with a lot of people,” Pappas TREK/TNS asts to play and alter older versions of the game. said, referring to Fortnite and other battle royal Bedrock is the multiplatform edition of Mine- games. Trek’s Allant+ Sunday, October 20, 2019 •STARS AND STRIPES•PAGE 21 OPINION Max D. Lederer Jr., Publisher Lt. Col. Sean Klimek, Europe commander Lt. Col. Richard McClintic, Pacific commander Nations long have tried to shape US elections Caroline E. Miller, Europe Business Operations BY BEN FREEMAN EDITORIAL Special to The Washington Post he indictment of Lev Parnas, Terry Leonard, Editor Igor Fruman, David Correia and [email protected] Andrey Kukushkin for allegedly Robert H. Reid, Senior Managing Editor Tbreaking campaign finance laws [email protected] — including running a scheme to funnel Tina Croley, Managing Editor for Content foreign money into American elections — [email protected] was extraordinary, given the accused’s ties to the president’s lawyer Rudy Giuliani and Sean Moores, Managing Editor for Presentation to President Donald Trump himself. But in [email protected] another sense, their actions weren’t at all novel: They were merely the latest exploi- Managing Editor for Digital Joe Gromelski, tation of a political system that has always [email protected] been susceptible to foreign interference. Though America was birthed by break- BUREAU STAFF ing free from a foreign power, historically it’s done little to prevent outside meddling Europe/Mideast in its democracy. In fact, the United States Erik Slavin, Europe & Mideast Bureau Chief [email protected] went more than 150 years before passing +49(0)631.3615.9350; DSN (314)583.9350 meaningful legislation to regulate foreign influence in its domestic politics. Even Pacific then, it happened only because of the influ- Aaron Kidd, Pacific Bureau Chief ence-seeking actions of one of the most rep- [email protected] +81.42.552.2511 ext. 88380; DSN (315)227.7380 rehensible men in history: Adolf Hitler. In the 1930s, the Nazis launched a propa- Washington ganda effort in America, “a classic disin- Joseph Cacchioli, Washington Bureau Chief formation campaign full of the ‘fake news’ Federal Election Campaign Act that would expenditures” (ads that explicitly call for [email protected] and other distortions a new generation of prohibit foreign citizens from “directly or supporting or opposing a candidate), “elec- (+1)(202)886-0033 Americans would again encounter in the indirectly” contributing money “or other tioneering communications” (ads that Brian Bowers, Assistant Managing Editor, News thing of value” in connection with any mention candidates without urging sup- [email protected] 2016 presidential election,” according to historian Bradley Hart. Hitler’s propagan- election. port or opposition) and donations to super CIRCULATION dists labeled President Franklin Roosevelt This explicit prohibition did not end PACs. Often, though, it’s difficult to deter- a warmonger, discredited newspapers that foreign influence, of course: In 1997, The mine whether the treasury funds used for Mideast backed the Allies and secretly supported Washington Post reported that a Justice these activities stem from U.S. or foreign Robert Reismann, Mideast Circulation Manager Nazi sympathizers, with the aim of keep- Department investigation found evidence revenue. Subsidiaries’ PACs have already [email protected] ing America on the sidelines of World War that China had sought to funnel money donated $7 million in the 2020 election [email protected] into the 1996 election, using the Chinese cycle, according to the Center for Respon- DSN (314)583-9111 II. The campaign failed and ultimately led to the passage of the Foreign Agents Reg- Embassy in Washington to orchestrate sive Politics. Top contributors include Europe istration Act in 1938. contributions to the Democratic National household names like UBS, Toyota and Karen Lewis, Community Engagement Manager At first, FARA was narrowly defined, Committee and others. This led the Fed- T-Mobile, which, like most foreign-con- [email protected] requiring those spreading propaganda on eral Election Commission to fine the DNC, nected PACs, give disproportionately to [email protected] behalf of a foreign power to register their the Clinton-Gore campaign and nearly two Republican candidates. +49(0)631.3615.9090; DSN (314)583.9090 Nonprofits offer still another means of activities with the government and disclose dozen other entities for their involvement. influencing American politics. Last year, Pacific their clients, activities and contacts. Even Despite these amendments, FARA still the National Rifle Association faced ques- Mari Mori, [email protected] after 80 years and multiple amendments, it leaves plenty of room for paid agents of tions after accepting donations from NRA +81-3 6385.3171; DSN (315)229.3171 remains purely a disclosure statute. foreign powers to direct money into elec- members in Russia and elsewhere while Critically, the act has never prohibited tion coffers. These agents sometimes engaging in political work. (The NRA CONTACT US the dissemination of propaganda. When make campaign contributions to members wrote in a letter to Congress that these con- the intelligence community concluded that of Congress on the same day they meet tributions had “no influence on the content Washington a Russian television network, RT, was “the with them to discuss their clients. This is tel: (+1)202.886.0003 or targeting of our legislative or political Kremlin’s principal international propa- perfectly legal, since FARA filings, where 633 3rd St. NW, Suite 116, Washington, DC 20001-3050 communications.”) With nonprofits too, it’s ganda outlet” and part of Moscow’s effort agents report these interactions, state that any contributions are “from your own challenging, if not impossible, to disaggre- Reader letters to interfere in the 2016 election, it wasn’t gate funding that they may have used for [email protected] barred from the airwaves — it was re- funds and on your own behalf.” The Supreme Court’s decision in Citi- political activities. quired to register under FARA. Just as campaign finance law is increas- Additional contacts The original FARA statute did not pro- zens United opened the floodgates for for- stripes.com/contactus eign money to flow into U.S. elections by ingly porous, with many openings for for- hibit foreign powers from pouring money eign money to influence politics, FARA, a making it immensely easier to hide the into the American political system, a loop- statute from a time when most Americans OMBUDSMAN true source of contributions. Before that hole that lobbyists exploited in their work didn’t even own TVs, is ill-equipped to stop 2010 ruling, campaign donations could Ernie Gates to secure sugar quotas on behalf of foreign the spread of propaganda online. The In- be traced to individuals, whose national- governments in the 1960s. At that time, ternet allows foreign governments to dis- ity was easily determined. After Citizens The Stars and Stripes ombudsman protects the free flow U.S. sugar imports were regulated by a seminate their messages on a scale that of news and information, reporting any attempts by the system that granted certain countries the United, corporations and unions could con- dwarfs anything Nazi propagandists oper- military or other authorities to undermine the newspaper’s opportunity to provide a specific amount of tribute directly to federal campaigns. independence. The ombudsman also responds to concerns ating in America in the 1930s could have and questions from readers, and monitors coverage for fair- the commodity to the United States. Sometimes, it’s relatively easy to see if a accomplished. ness, accuracy, timeliness and balance. The ombudsman With U.S.-Cuba relations under increas- corporation is foreign-owned. In 2016, for Social media platforms are, at best, play- welcomes comments from readers, and can be contacted ing strain, President Dwight Eisenhower example, the Intercept used public records by email at [email protected], or by phone at ing defense, removing content only after it 202.886.0003. cut off sugar imports from the nation, to report that a Chinese-owned corporation has already spread. For instance, Face- which had been one of the largest export- made $1.3 million in contributions to a PAC book recently announced that it had taken ers, and other Caribbean sugar producers connected to Jeb Bush’s presidential cam- down networks of “coordinated inauthentic Stars and Stripes (USPS 0417900) is published week- spent lavishly on lobbyists to gain Cuba’s paign. Other times, though, parties make behavior” in Egypt, Indonesia, Nigeria and days (except Dec. 25 and Jan. 1) for 50 cents Monday quota. Congressional hearings chaired contributions through shell corporations the United Arab Emirates, but not before through Thursday and for $1 on Friday by Pacific Stars and whose ownership is deliberately hidden: Stripes, Unit 45002, APO AP 96301-5002. Periodicals by Sen. William Fulbright revealed that these accounts collectively accrued more postage paid at San Francisco, CA, Postmaster: Send foreign governments had used these lob- Parnas, Fruman, Correia and Kukushkin than 7.4 million followers. address changes to Pacific Stars and Stripes, Unit 45002, byists to make campaign contributions to allegedly created a company called Global Even that extraordinary reach pales APO AP 96301-5002. Energy Producers (which “had no existing This newspaper is authorized by the Department of key elected officials. The ensuing outrage in comparison with the Russian interfer- Defense for members of the military services overseas. spurred amendments that, in 1966, explic- business,” according to the indictment) for ence campaign in the 2016 election, which However, the contents of Stars and Stripes are unofficial, itly barred agents from making campaign this purpose. reached a staggering 126 million people and are not to be considered as the official views of, or Citizens United also created another endorsed by, the U.S. government. As a DOD newspaper, contributions on behalf of foreign powers. on Facebook and 20 million more on Ins- Stars and Stripes may be distributed through official chan- For the first time, America had a law to avenue for foreign money to pervade do- tagram, according to a Senate Intelligence nels and use appropriated funds for distribution to remote prevent foreign money from entering its mestic politics: American subsidiaries of Committee report. locations where overseas DOD personnel are located. foreign corporations. U.S. citizens who The appearance of advertising in this publication does politics. The dealings detailed in the indictment not constitute endorsement by the Department of Defense But a critical opening remained: For- work for foreign firms were already per- of Giuliani’s associates should surprise no or Stars and Stripes of the products or services advertised. eign nationals could still directly contrib- mitted to make donations, and a foreign one: Foreign influence has long been a per- Products or services advertised shall be made available for ute to political campaigns. Richard Nixon’s business’s U.S. subsidiary could form a purchase, use or patronage without regard to race, color, vasive force in American politics. If his- religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, physical 1972 reelection campaign took full advan- political action committee, but that PAC tory is any indication, we probably won’t handicap, political affiliation or any other nonmerit factor tage, receiving large foreign donations (in- could draw only from the contributions of learn about it until well after the election of the purchaser, user or patron. cluding $100,000 in cash from a Mexican U.S. workers. results are in. businessman) that were exposed during Citizens United allowed subsidiaries to © Stars and Stripes 2019 Ben Freeman is director of the Foreign Influence the Watergate hearings. The subsequent use money from their own treasuries in Transparency Initiative at the Center for stripes.com outcry led to further amendments to the at least three new ways: for “independent International Policy. 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BY GENE PARK Malinowski, of New Jersey. with China had no influence on a Chinese entertainment giant, Evan Greer, the group’s deputy The Washington Post “Because your company is such the decision. American collegiate owns a 5% stake in Blizzard’s par- director, said moderation on so- a pillar of the gaming industry, esports players made a similar ent company, Activision Blizzard. cial networks is among “the most A bipartisan group of United your disappointing decision could protest on U.S. soil, daring Bliz- An official letter from Con- important decisions that humans States senators and Congress have a chilling effect on gamers zard to ban them, too. The three gress may only throw more wood are making right now.” members is calling on Activi- who seek to use their platform to American University students into the fire surrounding Blizzard “Companies should make con- sion Blizzard to reconsider its promote human rights and basic were eventually suspended for six at a particularly poor time for the tent moderation decisions based decision to punish a Hong Kong freedoms.” months last week. company. BlizzCon, the compa- on the needs of their community Hearthstone player for his politi- Blitzchung made a pro-Hong The Hong Kong protests have ny’s annual gathering of tens of and humanity as a whole, not cal speech during a live stream Kong statement during an official been a common rallying point for thousands of fans, begins Nov. 1. based on pressure from govern- earlier this month. competition, and Blizzard initial- social activists in recent months. Several protests are being ments, whether it’s the U.S., China “Your company claims to stand ly banned him for one year and A proposal by Hong Kong to allow planned, including a few Face- or the U.K.,” she said. by ‘one’s right to express indi- took away his winnings, which extraditions to China sparked the book event pages for “Raid Greer added that this feels vidual thoughts and opinions,’ yet the letter references. After a movement, as it was seen by some BlizzCon 2019 dressed as Winnie different from the multitudes of many of your own employees be- global outrage, including a stern- as an attempt by Beijing to pick the Pooh,” the beloved children’s other internet outrage explosions, lieve that Activision Blizzard’s de- ly worded tweet from Rubio, Bliz- apart the autonomy and liberties character that eventually was and that she’s seeing people con- cision to punish [Ng “blitzchung” zard lowered the suspension to promised when the former Brit- banned in China because of in- sider political action. Wai Chung] runs counter to those six months. ish colony returned to Chinese ternet memes mocking China’s values,” the letter reads. It was The punishment would have control in 1997. President Xi Jinping. EXCHANGE RATES signed by Sens. Ron Wyden, of Or- been the same no matter what Blizzard has invested in Chi- Fight for the Future, an online Military rates Euro costs (Oct. 21) ...... $1.1430 egon, and Marco Rubio, of Flori- blitzchung said, claimed Bliz- na’s esports scene through its freedom activist group, has called Dollar buys (Oct. 21) ...... €0.8749 da, along with Reps. Alexandria zard Entertainment President J. Overwatch League, placing fran- for an umbrella protest of compa- British pound (Oct. 21) ...... $1.32 Japanese yen (Oct. 21) ...... 106.00 Ocasio-Cortez, of New York, Mike Allen Brack, and he insisted the chises in Shanghai, Guangzhou, nies appearing to bend a knee to South Korean won (Oct. 21) ...... 1,151.00 Gallagher, of Wisconsin, and Tom company’s many business ties Hangzhou and Chengdu. Tencent, the Chinese government. Commercial rates Bahrain (Dinar) ...... 0.3770 British pound ...... $1.2887 Canada (Dollar) ...... 1.3138 China (Yuan) ...... 7.0804 Denmark (Krone) ...... 6.7060 Egypt (Pound) ...... 16.2528 Stocks end lower; S&P 500 notches 2nd straight weekly gain Euro ...... $1.1140/0.8976 Hong Kong (Dollar) ...... 7.8423 Hungary (Forint) ...... 297.31 BY ALEX VEIGA stopped, but now you need to fig- tors are growing more confident. within the S&P 500, according Israel (Shekel) ...... 3.5423 to FactSet. Still, forecasts for Japan (Yen) ...... 108.50 Associated Press ure out how healthy the patient The Russell 2000 ended the week Kuwait (Dinar) ...... 0.3033 is,” said Willie Delwiche, invest- 1.6% higher after rising 0.8% the declines in the first and second Norway (Krone) ...... 9.1837 The S&P 500 index closed out ment strategist at Baird. “Earn- week before. quarters were tempered as re- Philippines (Peso)...... 51.22 an uneven week of trading on Wall Poland (Zloty) ...... 3.85 ings help with that, and economic Bond prices were little changed porting progressed and com- Saudi Arabia (Riyal) ...... 3.7508 Street with its second straight data that we receive over the next Friday. The yield on the 10-year panies finished those earnings Singapore (Dollar) ...... 1.3650 South Korea (Won) ...... 1,179.27 weekly gain, even though stock couple of months will help with Treasury held steady at 1.75%. seasons with tiny contractions indexes ended lower Friday. Switzerland (Franc)...... 0.9878 that.” While trading turned choppy instead. Thailand (Baht) ...... 30.30 Technology companies led the Turkey (Lira) ...... 5.7875 The S&P 500 index fell 11.75 last week, investors mostly ap- slide, which erased the major (Military exchange rates are those points, or 0.4%, to 2,986.20. The plauded companies’ results so far, MARKET WATCH available to customers at military banking U.S. indexes’ gains from the day facilities in the country of issuance before. Communication services, index is just 1.3% below its all- including those from JPMorgan for Japan, South Korea, Germany, the time high set in late July. Chase, UnitedHealth Group and Netherlands and the United Kingdom. For industrials and health care stocks nonlocal currency exchange rates (i.e., also fell, outweighing gains in The Dow Jones Industrial Av- railroad operator Kansas City purchasing British pounds in Germany), erage dropped 255.68 points, or Southern. check with your local military banking real estate companies, banks and facility. Commercial rates are interbank elsewhere in the market. 1%, to 26,770.20. The Nasdaq lost That helped investors tempo- rates provided for reference when buying 67.31 points, or 0.8%, to 8,089.54. rarily brush aside worries over currency. All figures are foreign currencies Investors continued to focus to one dollar, except for the British pound, on company earnings reports. The Russell 2000 index of small- the U.S.-China trade conflict. The which is represented in dollars-to-pound, They’re searching for a clearer er stocks gave up 6.36 points, or early round of mostly good results and the euro, which is dollars-to-euro.) picture on the impact that the 0.4%, to 1,535.48. could also help calm investors’ INTEREST RATES trade war between the U.S. and All told, the S&P 500 ended the fears about another dismal fore- Prime rate ...... 5.00 China is having on corporate week with a gain of 0.5%. cast for earnings growth. Discount rate ...... 2.50 Federal funds market rate ...... 1.82 profits and the broader economy. Smaller stocks outpaced the Analysts expect profit to con- 3-month bill ...... 1.63 “To some extent, the bleeding’s broader market, a sign that inves- tract by nearly 5% for companies 30-year bond ...... 2.25 WEATHER OUTLOOK SUNDAY IN THE MIDDLE EAST SUNDAY IN EUROPE MONDAY IN THE PACIFIC

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DOUBTFUL: LB (calf, back), WR Marquez Valdes-Scant- Pro soccer WR Christian Kirk (ankle), P Andy Lee Jayon Brown (groin). QUESTIONABLE: DE ling (ankle, knee). DNP: WR Geronimo (right hip), T Joshua Miles (illness), LB Reggie Gilbert (knee), LB Cameron Wake Allison (concussion, chest), TE Robert CJ Cup Ezekiel Turner (hamstring), S Charles (hamstring), TE Delanie Walker (ankle). Tonyan (hip). LIMITED: CB Tony Brown Friday Washington (shoulder), TE Maxx Wil- DNP: TE Delanie Walker (ankle). LIM- (hamstring), DT Kenny Clark (calf, back), MLS playoffs At The Club at Nine Bridges liams (ankle). LIMITED: LB Dennis Gar- ITED: LB Jayon Brown (groin), DE Reggie TE Jimmy Graham (ankle), QB Aaron Rod- First Round Jeju Island, South Korea deck (ankle), RB David Johnson (ankle), Gilbert (knee), G Rodger Saffold (back), gers (knee), WR Marquez Valdes-Scant- Saturday Purse: $9.75 million DE Zach Kerr (ankle), WR Christian Kirk LB Cameron Wake (hamstring). FULL: ling (ankle, knee), CB Tramon Williams Eastern Conference Yardage: 7,241; Par: 72 (ankle), P Andy Lee (right hip), LB Eze- LB Daren Bates (ankle), DT Jurrell Casey (knee). FULL: T Bryan Bulaga (not injury New England at Atlanta Second Round kiel Turner (hamstring), S Charles Wash- (shoulder), T Jack Conklin (ankle), S Ken- related), LB Oren Burks (chest), RB Aaron D.C. at Toronto Justin Thomas 68-63—131 -13 ington (shoulder), TE Maxx Williams ny Vaccaro (quadricep). Jones (shoulder), CB Kevin King (knee, Western Conference Byeong Hun An 64-69—133 -11 (ankle). FULL: S Chris Banjo (illness), WR LOS ANGELES RAMS at ATLANTA FAL- groin), S Will Redmond (shoulder, ankle), Dallas at Seattle Danny Lee 67-66—133 -11 Larry Fitzgerald (not injury related), T CONS — RAMS: OUT: LB Clay Matthews LB Za’Darius Smith (knee). Portland at Salt Lake Emiliano Grillo 69-66—135 -9 Joshua Miles (illness), DT Corey Peters (jaw). DOUBTFUL: RB Malcolm Brown PHILADELPHIA EAGLES at DALLAS Sunday Jordan Spieth 70-65—135 -9 (not injury related). GIANTS: OUT: CB (ankle). DNP: RB Malcolm Brown (ankle), COWBOYS — EAGLES: OUT: LB Nigel S Eric Weddle (not injury related). FULL: Bradham (ankle), WR DeSean Jackson Eastern Conference Cameron Smith 67-69—136 -8 Corey Ballentine (concussion), WR Ster- RB Todd Gurley (quadricep), CB Jalen (abdomen), DT Timmy Jernigan (foot), New York Red Bulls at Philadelphia Kyoung-Hoon Lee 69-67—136 -8 ling Shepard (concussion). LIMITED: WR Sterling Shepard (concussion). FULL: RB Ramsey (back). FALCONS: OUT: CB Des- CB Avonte Maddox (concussion, neck), Western Conference Ryan Moore 69-67—136 -8 Si Woo Kim 69-68—137 -7 Saquon Barkley (ankle), TE Evan Engram mond Trufant (toe). LIMITED: G James T Jason Peters (knee), RB Darren Sproles LA Galaxy at Minnesota (knee), RB Wayne Gallman (concussion), Carpenter (knee), WR Julio Jones (hip). (quadricep). QUESTIONABLE: CB Ronald Conference Semifinals Tyrrell Hatton 69-68—137 -7 Charles Howell III 67-70—137 -7 DE Olsen Pierre (concussion). FULL: S Ricardo Allen (knee), DE Adrian Darby (hamstring). LIMITED: CB Ronald Eastern Conference Kevin Streelman 69-69—138 -6 BALTIMORE RAVENS at SEATTLE SE- Clayborn (knee), CB Blidi Wreh-Wilson Darby (hamstring). FULL: DT Fletcher Cox Wednesday, Oct. 23 Jung-gon Hwang 67-71—138 -6 AHAWKS — RAVENS: DOUBTFUL: CB (groin). (illness). COWBOYS: OUT: CB Anthony Toronto-D.C. winner at New York City FC Viktor Hovland 69-69—138 -6 Jimmy Smith (knee). QUESTIONABLE: MIAMI DOLPHINS at BUFFALO BILLS — Brown (hamstring). QUESTIONABLE: DE Thursday, Oct. 24 Joaquin Niemann 65-73—138 -6 CB Anthony Averett (ankle), WR Mar- DOLPHINS: OUT: S Reshad Jones (chest), Dorance Armstrong (neck), WR Randall Philadelphia-New York Red Bulls win- Kiradech Aphibarnrat 69-69—138 -6 quise Brown (ankle), CB Maurice Canady C Daniel Kilgore (knee), DE Avery Moss Cobb (back), T La’el Collins (knee), WR ner vs. Atlanta-New England winner at Wyndham Clark 71-67—138 -6 (thigh), LB Patrick Onwuasor (ankle), T (ankle). QUESTIONABLE: WR Jakeem Amari Cooper (ankle, quadricep), CB higher-seeded team Charley Hoffman 67-72—139 -5 Ronnie Stanley (knee). DNP: CB Anthony Grant (hamstring), CB Xavien Howard Byron Jones (hamstring), C Joe Looney Western Conference Jason Day 66-73—139 -5 Averett (ankle), WR Marquise Brown (knee). LIMITED: T Jesse Davis (elbow), (back), G Zack Martin (back, ankle), T Wednesday, Oct. 23 Hideki Matsuyama 69-70—139 -5 (ankle), CB Maurice Canady (thigh), LB WR Jakeem Grant (hamstring), LB Trent Tyron Smith (ankle). DNP: LB Sean Lee Salt Lake-Portland winner vs. Seattle- Ryan Palmer 70-69—139 -5 Pernell McPhee (not injury related), Harris (foot), CB Xavien Howard (knee), (knee, not injury related), C Joe Looney Dallas winner at higher-seeded team Graeme McDowell 68-71—139 -5 LB Patrick Onwuasor (ankle). LIMITED: CB Chris Lammons (ankle, toe), S Bobby (back). LIMITED: DE Dorance Armstrong (neck), WR Randall Cobb (back), T La’el Thursday, Oct. 24 Rory Sabbatini 71-69—140 -4 CB Jimmy Smith (knee). FULL: CB Bran- McCain (hamstring, shoulder), RB Mark don Carr (not injury related), RB Mark Walton (thumb), WR Albert Wilson (calf, Collins (knee), WR Amari Cooper (ankle, Minnesota-LA Galaxy winner at Los Andrew Putnam 70-70—140 -4 Soomin Lee 68-72—140 -4 Ingram (not injury related), T Ronnie hip). FULL: DE Charles Harris (wrist), QB quadricep), WR Michael Gallup (knee), Angeles FC Kevin Na 72-68—140 -4 Stanley (knee), S Earl Thomas (not injury Josh Rosen (groin). BILLS: QUESTION- CB Byron Jones (hamstring), P Chris Conference Championships Dylan Frittelli 70-70—140 -4 related), DT Brandon Williams (not injury ABLE: CB Taron Johnson (hamstring), Jones (back), G Zack Martin (back, an- Tuesday, Oct. 29 Sungjae Im 68-73—141 -3 related). SEAHAWKS: OUT: TE Will Dissly LB Matt Milano (hamstring), LB Corey kle), T Tyron Smith (ankle). FULL: C Trav- Western Conference at higher-seeded Nate Lashley 72-69—141 -3 (achilles). DOUBTFUL: S Delano Hill (el- Thompson (ankle). LIMITED: LB Matt is Frederick (not injury related), RB Tony team Marc Leishman 72-69—141 -3 bow). QUESTIONABLE: DE Ezekiel Ansah Milano (hamstring), LB Corey Thomp- Pollard (knee). Wednesday, Oct. 30 Tommy Fleetwood 71-70—141 -3 (ankle), T Duane Brown (biceps), G D.J. son (ankle). FULL: LB Lorenzo Alexander SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS at WASH- Eastern Conference at higher-seeded Ian Poulter 69-72—141 -3 Fluker (hamstring), DT Quinton Jefferson (not injury related -- resting veteran), QB INGTON REDSKINS — 49ERS: OUT: DT team MLS Cup Rafa Cabrera Bello 68-74—142 -2 (oblique), S Bradley McDougald (back). Josh Allen (right hand), WR John Brown D.J. Jones (hamstring), RB Kyle Juszc- MLS Cup Chase Koepka 70-72—142 -2 HOUSTON TEXANS at INDIANAPOLIS (groin), T Cody Ford (concussion), WR zyk (knee), T Mike McGlinchey (knee), Sunday, Nov. 10 Gary Woodland 71-71—142 -2 COLTS — TEXANS: OUT: T Tytus How- Robert Foster (groin), RB Frank Gore WR Deebo Samuel (groin), T Joe Staley Eastern Conference champion vs. Kevin Tway 70-72—142 -2 ard (knee), C Greg Mancz (concussion). (not injury related -- resting veteran), (fibula), CB Ahkello Witherspoon (foot). Western Conference champion at high- Collin Morikawa 69-73—142 -2 QUESTIONABLE: S Tashaun Gipson (hip, CB Taron Johnson (hamstring), TE Tyler QUESTIONABLE: RB Raheem Mostert (knee). LIMITED: DE Dee Ford (quadri- er-seeded team Matt Jones 72-70—142 -2 wrist), CB Johnathan Joseph (ham- Kroft (ankle), C Mitch Morse (ankle), DE Hyungjoon Lee 71-71—142 -2 string), CB Bradley Roby (hamstring). Trent Murphy (concussion), T Ty Nsekhe cep), TE George Kittle (groin), RB Ra- Branden Grace 71-71—142 -2 LIMITED: S Tashaun Gipson (hip, wrist), (not injury related -- resting veteran), RB heem Mostert (knee), CB K’Waun Wil- NWSL playoffs Sanghyun Park 74-68—142 -2 CB Johnathan Joseph (hamstring), CB Devin Singletary (hamstring). liams (hand). REDSKINS: OUT: TE Vernon Phil Mickelson 70-72—142 -2 Bradley Roby (hamstring). FULL: LB Zach MINNESOTA VIKINGS at DETROIT LI- Davis (concussion), S Deshazor Everett Semifinals Corey Conners 70-72—142 -2 Cunningham (knee), WR Will Fuller (calf, ONS — VIKINGS: OUT: LB Ben Gedeon (ankle), LB Josh Harvey-Clemons (ham- Sunday Harold Varner III 71-71—142 -2 oblique), WR DeAndre Hopkins (ribs), (concussion). QUESTIONABLE: LB Ken- string), G Wes Martin (chest), RB Chris Reign FC at North Carolina Pat Perez 73-69—142 -2 RB Carlos Hyde (calf), RB Taiwan Jones trell Brothers (hamstring). LIMITED: LB Thompson (toe). QUESTIONABLE: CB Portland at Chicago Lucas Glover 74-69—143 -1 (hip), WR Kenny Stills (hamstring). Kentrell Brothers (hamstring). FULL: S Josh Norman (thigh, hand). DNP: CB Josh Championship Jhonattan Vegas 73-70—143 -1 COLTS: OUT: WR Parris Campbell (abdo- Anthony Harris (quadricep), LB Eric Ken- Norman (thigh, hand). LIMITED: TE Ver- Sunday, Oct. 27 C.T. Pan 74-69—143 -1 men), DT Tyquan Lewis (ankle), CB Kenny dricks (hip), G Josh Kline (foot), T Riley non Davis (concussion). FULL: QB Case At Cary, N.C. Sergio Garcia 73-70—143 -1 Moore (knee). DOUBTFUL: S Malik Hook- Reiff (ankle), CB Xavier Rhodes (hip), DT Keenum (right shoulder, foot), RB Adrian Semifinal winners K.J. Choi 69-74—143 -1 er (knee). QUESTIONABLE: CB Pierre De- Shamar Stephen (knee). LIONS: OUT: DT Peterson (quadricep). Brooks Koepka 69-75—144 E sir (hamstring), DE Justin Houston (calf), Mike Daniels (foot), CB Amani Oruwariye Monday Sung Kang 72-72—144 E G Quenton Nelson (hip). DNP: DT Denico (knee). QUESTIONABLE: RB Nick Bawden NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS at NEW YORK Scott Piercy 72-72—144 E Autry (not injury related), T Anthony (back), S Quandre Diggs (hamstring), DE JETS — PATRIOTS: DNP: WR Josh Gordon Tennis Billy Horschel 71-74—145 +1 Castonzo (not injury related), S Clayton Da’Shawn Hand (elbow), CB Darius Slay (knee, ankle), TE Ryan Izzo (concussion), Adam Schenk 71-74—145 +1 Geathers (not injury related), WR T.Y. Hil- (hamstring), T Rick Wagner (knee). LIM- TE Matt LaCosse (knee). LIMITED: RB Rex Vaughn Taylor 74-71—145 +1 ton (not injury related), DE Jabaal Sheard ITED: RB Nick Bawden (back), S Quandre Burkhead (foot), S Patrick Chung (heel, Kremlin Cup Adam Long 73-72—145 +1 (not injury related). FULL: TE Eric Ebron Diggs (hamstring), CB Darius Slay (ham- chest), WR Phillip Dorsett (hamstring), Friday Chez Reavie 68-77—145 +1 (illness), LB Zaire Franklin (hamstring), S string). FULL: DE Da’Shawn Hand (elbow), WR Julian Edelman (chest). JETS: DNP: Joel Dahmen 74-71—145 +1 At Moscow Malik Hooker (knee). DT A’Shawn Robinson (knee), QB Mat- DE Henry Anderson (shoulder), T Kelvin Luke List 70-75—145 +1 JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS at CINCIN- thew Stafford (hip), TE Logan Thomas Beachum (ankle), RB Trenton Cannon Purse: $840,130 Keith Mitchell 74-72—146 +2 Surface: Hardcourt indoor NATI BENGALS — JAGUARS: OUT: WR (shoulder), T Rick Wagner (knee). (foot, ankle), TE Christopher Herndon Troy Merritt 74-72—146 +2 Marqise Lee (ankle), TE Geoff Swaim NEW ORLEANS SAINTS at CHICAGO (hamstring), LB Neville Hewitt (neck, Women’s Singles Jeongwoo Ham 74-72—146 +2 (concussion, ankle). QUESTIONABLE: WR BEARS — SAINTS: OUT: QB Drew Brees knee), G Alex Lewis (neck), LB Albert Semifinal Yi Keun Chang 73-73—146 +2 Dede Westbrook (shoulder). LIMITED: (right thumb), TE Jared Cook (ankle), DE McClellan (concussion), S Rontez Miles Belinda Bencic (3), Switzerland, def. Danny Willett 76-71—147 +3 WR Dede Westbrook (shoulder). FULL: Trey Hendrickson (neck), RB Alvin Ka- (not injury related), G Kelechi Osemele Kristina Mladenovic, France, 6-3, 6-4. Abraham Ancer 73-74—147 +3 DE Calais Campbell (not injury related), mara (ankle, knee), WR Tre’Quan Smith (shoulder). LIMITED: CB Nate Hairston Wonjoon Lee 74-73—147 +3 S Cody Davis (hamstring), C Brandon (ankle). LIMITED: DE Trey Hendrickson (knee), C Ryan Kalil (shoulder), DT Steve Luxembourg Open J.B. Holmes 70-77—147 +3 Linder (not injury related), TE Josh Oli- (neck). BEARS: QUESTIONABLE: G Ted McLendon (hamstring), LB C.J. Mosley Friday Jazz Janewattananond 74-74—148 +4 ver (hamstring). BENGALS: OUT: T Cordy Larsen (knee), DT Bilal Nichols (hand, (groin), CB Darryl Roberts (ankle), WR Purse: $250,000 Michael Kim 76-72—148 +4 Glenn (not injury related), WR A.J. Green knee), QB Mitchell Trubisky (left shoul- Demaryius Thomas (hamstring), G Brian Surface: Hardcourt indoor Kyongjun Moon 76-72—148 +4 (ankle), CB William Jackson (shoulder), der). LIMITED: DT Bilal Nichols (hand, Winters (shoulder, knee). FULL: LB Tarell Women’s Singles Brian Stuard 72-76—148 +4 CB Dre Kirkpatrick (knee), DE Carl Law- knee). FULL: WR Taylor Gabriel (concus- Basham (heel), WR Josh Bellamy (shoul- Quarterfinal Yongjun Bae 78-72—150 +6 son (hamstring), G John Miller (groin), T sion), LB Joel Iyiegbuniwe (hamstring), G der), LB Blake Cashman (ankle), LB Bran- Elena Rybakina (3), Kazakhstan, def. Chesson Hadley 75-76—151 +7 Andre Smith (ankle). DOUBTFUL: DE Car- Ted Larsen (knee), QB Mitchell Trubisky don Copeland (thumb), S Blake Countess Laura Siegemund, Germany, 6-0, 6-4. Matthew Wolff 73-78—151 +7 los Dunlap (knee). DNP: T Cordy Glenn (left shoulder). (hamstring), TE Ryan Griffin (ankle), LB Anna Blinkova (8), Russia, def. Mar- Whee Kim 76-75—151 +7 (not injury related). FULL: DT Geno At- OAKLAND RAIDERS at GREEN BAY Jordan Jenkins (ankle), CB Trumaine Max Homa 69-82—151 +7 kins (not injury related), TE Tyler Eifert PACKERS — RAIDERS: OUT: DE Arden Key Johnson (thigh), DT Quinnen Williams garita Gasparyan, Russia, 6-3, 1-0, ret. Tae Hee Lee 74-77—151 +7 Jelena Ostapenko, Latvia, def. Antonia (not injury related), DT Ryan Glasgow (knee), WR Tyrell Williams (foot). DOUBT- (ankle). Lottner, Germany, 6-1, 6-1. Julia Goerges (2), Germany, def. Moni- LPGA Shanghai ca Puig, Puerto Rico, 1-6, 6-2, 6-3. Friday Deals Boxing Women’s Doubles Qizhong Garden Golf Club, Shanghai Semifinal Yardage: 6,672; Par: 72 (36-36) Alexa Guarachi Mathison, Chile, and First Round Friday’s Transactions GOLF Schedule Kaitlyn Christian (2), United States, def. a-denotes amateur PGA — Suspended Matt Every for three Hayley Carter, United States, and Luisa Brooke M. Henderson 69-64—133 -11 BASEBALL months for violating the PGA Tour’s con- Oct. 25 Stefani, Brazil, 6-4, 3-6, 11-9. Jessica Korda 68-67—135 -9 American League duct policy on drugs of abuse. At TBA, South Africa, Chayaphon Caty McNally and Cori Gauff, United Danielle Kang 69-67—136 -8 Major League Baseball HOCKEY Moonsri vs. Simpiwe Konkco, 12, for States, def. Renata Voracova and Kristy- Marina Alex 71-67—138 -6 MLB — Approved an ALCS roster sub- National Hockey League Moonsri’s WBC World minimumweight na Pliskova (1), Czech Republic, 6-2, 6-4. Amy Yang 67-71—138 -6 stitution by the New York Yankees that NHL — Fined Detroit F Darren Helm titles. Kristen Gillman 73-66—139 -5 has RHP Ben Heller replacing injured LHP $5,000 for slashing Calgary F Elias Lind- Oct. 26 Stockholm Open Brittany Altomare 70-69—139 -5 CC Sabathia. holm an Oct. 17 game at Calgary. At O2 Arena, London, Josh Taylor vs. Angel Yin 68-71—139 -5 Saturday National League BUFFALO SABRES — Assigned F Curtis Regis Prograis, 12, for Taylor’s IBF/WBA Sei Young Kim 73-67—140 -4 Designated C At Stockholm CINCINNATI REDS — Lazar to Rochester (AHL). Super World/WBC Diamond super light- Jeongeun Lee6 72-68—140 -4 Juan Graterol for assignment. Claimed Purse: $635,750 LOS ANGELES KINGS — Recalled F weight titles; Dereck Chisora vs. David Georgia Hall 71-69—140 -4 LHP Josh D. Smith off waivers from Mi- Surface: Hardcourt indoor Nikolai Prokhorkin from Ontario (AHL). Price, 12, heavyweights; Ricky Burns vs. Nanna Koerstz Madsen 71-69—140 -4 ami and sent him outright to Louisville Men’s Doubles Assigned D Tobias Bjornfot and F Carl Gr- Lee Selby, 12, lightweights; Yves Ngabu Pajaree Anannarukarn 70-70—140 -4 (IL). Semifinal undstrom to Ontario. vs. Lawrence Okolie, 12, for Ngabu’s Eu- Nasa Hataoka 67-73—140 -4 BASKETBALL NEW JERSEY DEVILS — Signed C Nico ropean cruiserweight title; Abass Baraou Bruno Soares, Brazil, and Mate Pavic Azahara Munoz 72-69—141 -3 National Basketball Association Hischier to a seven-year contract exten- vs. John O’Donnell, 10, for Baraou’s WBA (3), Croatia, def. Horia Tecau, Romania, Su Oh 71-70—141 -3 ATLANTA HAWKS — Signed F Kenny International super welterweight title; Na Yeon Choi 70-71—141 -3 sion through 2026-27 season. and Jean-Julien Rojer (1), Netherlands, Gabriel. Placed F Marcus Derrickson and James Tennyson vs. Craig Evans, 10, for 6-2, 7-5. Shanshan Feng 70-71—141 -3 WASHINGTON CAPITALS — Recalled F Mel Reid 69-72—141 -3 Gs Armoni Brooks, Tahjere McCall and Tennyson’s WBA International light- Jordan Sibert on waivers. Travis Boyd and D Martin Fehervary from weights title. European Open Jodi Ewart Shadoff 69-72—141 -3 Hershey (AHL). Yu Liu 76-66—142 -2 DETROIT PISTONS — Signed F At Santander Arena, Reading, Pa. Saturday Tre’Shawn Thurman. Waived G Craig SOCCER (SHO), Erickson Lubin vs. Nathaniel Gal- At Antwerp, Belgium Ariya Jutanugarn 73-69—142 -2 Major League Soccer Jin Young Ko 72-70—142 -2 Sword. limore, 12, super welterweights; Robert Purse: $635,750 MEMPHIS GRIZZLIES — Signed F Ben- MLS — Announced the reinstatement Easter Jr. vs. Adrian Granados, 10, super Surface: Hardcourt indoor Minjee Lee 74-69—143 -1 Ashleigh Buhai 72-71—143 -1 nie Boatwright. Waived G Shaq Buchan- of LAFC F Adama Diomande. lightweights; Efe Ajagba vs. Jack Mulo- Men’s Doubles Annie Park 71-72—143 -1 an. COLLEGE wayi, 10, heavyweights; Alessandro Ri- Semifinal Nelly Korda 71-72—143 -1 WNBA LSU-ALEXANDRIA — Named Kody Gau- guccini vs. Juan Ruiz, 10, for Riguccini’s Rajeev Ram, United States, and Joe Lydia Ko 69-74—143 -1 MINNESOTA LYNX — Suspended Min- treaux assistant baseball coach. interim WBC Silver welterweight title. Salisbury (2), Britain, def. Sander Gille Jing Yan 74-70—144 E nesota G Odyssey Sims two games to MICHIGAN STATE — Announced WR At Trujillo Alto, Puerto Rico, Wilfredo and Joran Vliegen (4), Belgium, 6-7 (5), Amy Olson 73-71—144 E start the 2020 season, stemming from a Cam Chambers has entered the transfer Mendez vs. Gabriel Mendoza, 12, for 6-4, 10-4. a-Xiaowen Yin 73-71—144 E drunken-driving charge last summer. portal. Mendez’s WBO minimumweight title. Sunday, October 20, 2019 •STARS AND STRIPES• PAGE 25 SPORTS BRIEFS/AUTO RACING Briefl y Braves plan to talk chop with Native Americans

Associated Press Williams’ Heisman is the last one awarded before trophy win- ATLANTA — Atlanta Braves ners were required to sign an officials say they plan to have talks agreement forfeiting the right to with Native Americans about the sell it.. Tomahawk Chop chant that has drawn complaints and stoked Inhaler turns Hardy’s controversy during the Major League Baseball post-season. win into a no-contest The Atlanta Journal-Consti- tution reported that team rep- BOSTON — Former NFL All- resentatives will hold the talks Pro defensive end Greg Hardy’s during the offseason about de- unanimous-decision win Friday ciding whether to keep the toma- over Ben Sosoli at heavyweight hawk chop tradition. was changed to a no-contest by The Braves did not distribute the Massachu setts State Ath- COLIN E. BRALEY/AP their traditional red foam toma- letic Commission because Hardy hawks to fans before Game 5 of used an asthma inhaler between Clint Bowyer reached a contract extension Friday with Stewart-Haas racing. their National League Division rounds. Series vs. the St. Louis Cardinals Hardy was competing in the on Oct. 9. Fans at SunTrust Park UFC’s Fight Night at the TD raise the tomahawks and thrust Garden. them forward in a chopping mo- “I asked permission and was One down, one still iffy tion, led by music and graphics on told I could use it,” Hardy said. the video boards. “It’s an inhaler I’ve used my The Braves said they removed entire life. I never used it dur- the tomahawks for the final game ing a fight. That’s why I asked of their series with St. Louis after permission.” Bowyer signs extension, now looks to stave off postseason ouster Cardinals pitcher Ryan Helsley Said White: “He asked the said he finds the chant insulting. (Massachusetts commission) in- BY DAVE SKRETTA sas Speedway. has become nearly nonexistent Helsley is a member of the Chero- spector if he could use it. The in- Associated Press “Unfortunately the nature of in an era in which contracts are kee Nation. He’s one of only a few spector asked if it was medically the business, all that stuff falls on often signed at the last minute. Native Americans in the majors. approved. He said it was USADA- KANSAS CITY, Kan. — Clint top of managing (the playoffs), but “Listen, it’s always a good “I think it’s a misrepresentation approved (U.S. Anti-Doping Bowyer rolled into Kansas Speed- you just have to have good people thing,” Bowyer said. “I don’t feel of the Cherokee people or Native Agency). But all you can have way on Friday with the comfort around you,” said Bowyer, who like I was racing for my career Americans in general,” Helsley during the fight is water.” of knowing he’ll be with Stewart- has been with SHR for three of anyway. I race because I love to told The St. Louis Post-Dispatch All three judges scored the Haas Racing next season and the his 15 seasons in NASCAR’s top do it. I love to come back here during the Braves-Cardinals bout 39-37. Hardy, who played for uncertainty of whether he’ll be in series. “My brother and every- and everything else. There’s a lot series. the Carolina Panthers and Dal- the playoffs next week. body did a good job of getting that of pride to be part of a sport like “Just depicts them in this kind las Cowboys, is now 3-1 with one The Kansan reached a contract handled, doing it in a manner that this, something you’ve been doing of caveman-type people way who no-contest. Sosoli dropped to 7-2 extension with SHR to remain I don’t have to worry about it.” it since you were a little boy. aren’t intellectual,” Helsley said. with two no-contests. in the No. 14 Ford regardless Bowyer was hired to replace “Doing it another year? Yes, “They are a lot more than that. Both fighters stayed on their of what happens Sunday, when team co-owner Tony Stewart fol- that’s great and according to It’s not me being offended by the feet for almost the entire fight ex- Bowyer faces postseason elimina- lowing his retirement after the plan,” Bowyer said. “But right whole mascot thing. It’s not. It’s cept for when Hardy briefly sent tion. He sits 11th in the 12-driver 2016 season. That deal was done now the plan is all about trying about the misconception of us, the Sosoli to the mat with a leg kick in field with the bottom four drivers more than a year ahead of time, to stay alive in these playoffs and Native Americans, and it deval- the final 90 seconds. eliminated after the race at Kan- a rarity then and something that winning a championship.” ues us and how we’re perceived in On the main card, Dominick that way, or used as mascots. The Reyes remained undefeated in 12 Redskins and stuff like that.” fights, stopping former UFC mid- NASCAR teams scramble with hauler woes The National Football League’s dleweight champion Chris Weid- Washington Redskins have also man by technical knockout in the BY DAVE SKRETTA faced continuing criticism for first round. Associated Press their nickname, which critics Reyes dropped Weidman (14- say denigrates Native Ameri- 5) with a straight left hand in the KANSAS CITY, Kan. — One hauler caught fire cans. Fans of the NFL’s Kansas non-title light heavyweight main while traveling to Kansas Speedway, another went City Chiefs have also done the event. After Reyes landed a few off the road when its driver had a medical emergen- tomahawk chant in their stadium, more punches to the head, ref- cy and wound up totaled at the bottom of a 60-foot drawing more criticism. eree Herb Dean stopped the fight embankment. The chant has been a part of at 1:43. So much for wrecks only happening on the track. the Braves’ tradition since it was “I just felt loose,” the 29-year- The No. 47 team from JTG Daugherty Racing borrowed from Florida State Uni- old Reyes said. “I was enjoying was busy Friday morning putting an engine into a versity in the early 1990s. the fight. I saw him lunging in backup car for Ryan Preece after its team trans- and I cracked him. I could tell he porter caught fire the previous day. The drivers in Williams’ Heisman was hurt.” the hauler were not injured, though the team was sells for $504,000 In other bouts on the main unsure what could be salvaged of the cars. card, Darren Stewart won a split Hendrick Motorsports loaned one of its test haul- ORLIN WAGNER/AP The Heisman Trophy won by decision against Deron Winn at ers to the NASCAR Cup Series team, and it was Ricky Wiliams in 1998 at Texas middleweight. Female flyweight parked near the back side of the garage area to pre- A crew member for JTG Daugherty Racing enters was sold at auction for $504,000, Maycee Barber stopped Gillian pare for Sunday’s race at Kansas Speedway. a backup hauler from Hendrick Motorsports. setting a record for college foot- Robertson by TKO in the first “Rookie stripes are on and it’s official. I’m very The JTG race team had to switch haulers after an ball’s most recognizable award. round and Joe Lauzon, of East grateful for the safety of our truck drivers, and the accident on the way to Kansas Speedway rendered The winning bid for the tro- Bridgewater, Mass., scored a TKO hard work everyone has put in this week to get on their hauler unusable. phy in Heritage Auctions’ Fall victory over Jonathan Pearce of track today,” Preece said in a tweet. Sports Memorabilia Collectibles Phoenix in a lightweight contest. Less than 12 hours before the JTG fire, the trans- Both drivers were taken to the hospital with minor offerings exceeded the previ- porter bringing Kaulig Racing’s cars to Kansas for injuries and later released. ous auction record for a Heis- Koepka withdraws from Saturday’s Xfinity race went off a road in North “We haven’t assessed everything so I don’t know man set when Tim Brown’s 1987 CJ Cup with knee injury Carolina. The hauler crashed through the guardrail, what we can salvage or can’t salvage,” Kaulig Rac- trophy garnered $435,763 last down an embankment and the trailer overturned ing president Chris Rice said. “Our main concern is December. JEJU ISLAND, South Korea before coming to a stop in a wooded area. our driver is OK.” Williams earned the Heisman — Top-ranked Brooks Koepka The North Carolina highway patrol said the crash, The team, which is fielding the No. 10 entry for for the season he set the then- withdrew from the PGA Tour’s which occurred near Asheville, happened when Ross Chastain, said it would be using a backup car NCAA career record with 6,592 CJ Cup before the third round driver Barry Sheppard had “some kind of medical it had been preparing for Texas. All they managed yards rushing. The mark was Saturday after aggravating a left issue.” Co-driver Barry Collins attempted to right to get out of the totaled truck were his fire suit and topped one year later by Ron knee injury a day earlier when he the truck before it ran off the side of the road and helmet because the rest of the wreckage was taken Dayne. slipped on wet concrete. down the embankment. to an impound lot. 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Eastern Conference Avalanche 5, Panthers 4 (OT) Atlantic Division Colorado 1 3 0 1—5 GP W L OT Pts GF GA Florida 3 1 0 0—4 Buffalo 8 6 1 1 13 30 18 First Period—1, Florida, Huberdeau Boston 7 5 1 1 11 19 14 2 (Weegar, Ekblad), 3:32. 2, Florida, Va- Tampa Bay 7 4 2 1 9 27 21 trano 1 (Stralman, Malgin), 8:26 (sh). 3, Toronto 8 4 3 1 9 31 28 Colorado, Donskoi 3 (Cole, Compher), Montreal 7 3 2 2 8 26 24 10:57. 4, Florida, Huberdeau 3 (Brown, Florida 7 2 2 3 7 23 29 Barkov), 14:57. Detroit 8 3 5 0 6 19 28 Second Period—5, Colorado, Nieto 2 Ottawa 6 1 4 1 3 14 22 (Bellemare, Calvert), 11:23. 6, Colorado, Metropolitan Division Burakovsky 3 (Donskoi, Zadorov), 11:55. Pittsburgh 8 6 2 0 12 32 20 7, Florida, Connolly 3 (Stralman), 14:05. 8, Carolina 9 6 3 0 12 30 25 Colorado, Burakovsky 4 (Donskoi, Cole), Washington 9 5 2 2 12 31 28 14:21. N.Y. Islanders 7 4 3 0 8 18 18 Overtime—9, Colorado, MacKinnon 4 Columbus 7 3 3 1 7 16 23 (Girard, Burakovsky), 3:03. Philadelphia 5 2 2 1 5 14 15 Shots on Goal—Colorado 13-18-7-3— N.Y. Rangers 5 2 3 0 4 15 19 41. Florida 17-11-12-4—44. New Jersey 7 1 4 2 4 18 31 Power-play opportunities—Colorado 0 of 3; Florida 0 of 4. Goalies—Colorado, Grubauer 5-0-1 (44 Western Conference shots-40 saves). Florida, Bobrovsky 2-2- Central Division (41-36). GP W L OT Pts GF GA Colorado 7 6 0 1 13 29 19 Blackhawks 3, St. Louis 7 3 1 3 9 22 24 Nashville 7 4 3 0 8 30 28 Blue Jackets 2 (OT) Winnipeg 9 4 5 0 8 27 33 Chicago 5 2 2 1 5 15 15 Columbus 0 1 1 0—2 Dallas 9 1 7 1 3 17 30 Chicago 1 0 1 1—3 Minnesota 7 1 6 0 2 14 29 First Period—1, Chicago, Caggiula 1 Pacific Division (de Haan, DeBrincat), 15:35. Edmonton 8 7 1 0 14 31 20 Second Period—2, Columbus, Dubois 3 Anaheim 8 6 2 0 12 22 14 (Atkinson, Nyquist), 5:33. Vegas 8 5 3 0 10 29 21 Third Period—3, Columbus, Nutivaara Calgary 8 4 3 1 9 23 22 2 (Bjorkstrand), 2:55. 4, Chicago, DeBrin- Vancouver 6 4 2 0 8 22 14 cat 2 (Kane, Gustafsson), 8:08 (pp). Arizona 6 3 2 1 7 16 11 Overtime—5, Chicago, Toews 1 (Kane), WILFREDO LEE/AP San Jose 7 3 4 0 6 18 24 0:46. Los Angeles 7 2 5 0 4 20 31 Shots on Goal—Columbus 15-11-13— Note: Two points for a win, one point 39. Chicago 10-8-13-2—33. Colorado Avalanche center Nathan MacKinnon, left, celebrates with teammates after he scored in for overtime loss. Top three teams in each division and two wild cards per Power-play opportunities—Columbus overtime of the team’s 5-4 win at the Florida Panthers on Friday. conference advance to playoffs. 0 of 4; Chicago 1 of 4. Thursday’s games Goalies—Columbus, Merzlikins 0-1-1 Tampa Bay 4, Boston 3, SO (33 shots-30 saves). Chicago, Lehner 1- Montreal 4, Minnesota 0 0-1 (39-37). New Jersey 5, N.Y. Rangers 2 A—21,518 (19,717). T—2:22. Roundup Vancouver 4, St. Louis 3, SO N.Y. Islanders 3, Winnipeg 1 Calgary 5, Detroit 1 Capitals 5, Rangers 2 Arizona 5, Nashville 2 N.Y. Rangers 1 1 0—2 Vegas 3, Ottawa 2, SO Washington 2 1 2—5 Buffalo 3, Los Angeles 0 First Period—1, Washington, Oshie 5, Friday’s games 2:24 (pp). 2, N.Y. Rangers, Buchnevich 1 Pittsburgh 4, Dallas 2 MacKinnon lifts Avalanche (Trouba, Zibanejad), 12:25 (pp). 3, Wash- Washington 5, N.Y. Rangers 2 ington, Kempny 1 (Carlson, Ovechkin), Colorado 5, Florida 4, OT Chicago 3, Columbus 2, OT 15:16. Edmonton 2, Detroit 1 Second Period—4, Washington, Dowd Anaheim 4, Carolina 2 1 (Carlson, Orlov), 3:45. 5, N.Y. Rangers, Saturday’s games Panarin 3 (Kreider, Zibanejad), 16:56. Vancouver at New Jersey Third Period—6, Washington, Oshie 6 Montreal at St. Louis (Carlson, Backstrom), 10:18 (pp). 7, Wash- to OT defeat of Panthers Vegas at Pittsburgh ington, Hathaway 2 (Hagelin), 19:32. N.Y. Islanders at Columbus Shots on Goal—N.Y. Rangers 12-7-9— Colorado at Tampa Bay 28. Washington 10-16-9—35. Boston at Toronto Power-play opportunities—N.Y. Rang- Associated Press Darnell Nurse had two assists Mrazek. Jakob Silfverberg also Ottawa at Arizona ers 1 of 4; Washington 2 of 4. Dallas at Philadelphia to help the Oilers improve to 7-1- scored in the second period for Florida at Nashville Goalies—N.Y. Rangers, Lundqvist 1-2-0 SUNRISE, Fla. — Nathan Calgary at Los Angeles (33 shots-29 saves). Washington, Holtby 0. Mike Green scored for the Red Anaheim, which is off to a 6-2- 2-1-2 (28-26). MacKinnon didn’t let an injury Buffalo at San Jose Wings. Coming off a 5-1 loss at 0 start under new coach Dallas Sunday’s games A—18,573 (18,277). T—2:27. keep him off the ice. Vancouver at N.Y. Rangers Calgary on Thursday night, De- Eakins after missing the playoffs MacKinnon scored 3:03 into Montreal at Minnesota Scoring Leaders troit has lost four in a row to drop last spring for the first time since Washington at Chicago overtime to give the Colorado Edmonton at Winnipeg Through Friday to 3-5-0. 2012. Calgary at Anaheim GP G A PTS Avalanche their sixth victory in Connor McDavid, EDM 8 5 12 17 Neal opened the scoring eight Haydn Fleury scored his first Friday seven games this season, 5-4 over John Carlson, WAS 9 3 14 17 minutes into the second period NHL goal for the Hurricanes, Oilers 2, Red Wings 1 Leon Draisaitl, EDM 8 6 10 16 the Florida Panthers on Friday when a long rebound came out to Detroit 0 1 0—1 David Pastrnak, BOS 7 8 5 13 night. who lost in two of their three stops Edmonton 0 2 0—2 Mark Scheifele, WPG 9 4 8 12 him for his NHL-leading ninth on a California road swing after Second Period—1, Edmonton, Neal Sidney Crosby, PIT 8 4 8 12 MacKinnon played after sus- 9 (Chiasson, Nurse), 7:39. 2, Edmonton, Patrik Laine, WPG 9 3 9 12 goal of the season. He has al- a 5-1-0 start to the season. Erik Bear 2 (Draisaitl, Nurse), 12:22. 3, Detroit, Mark Stone, VEG 8 5 6 11 taining a leg injury Wednesday ready surpassed the seven goals Green 1 (Bertuzzi, Bowey), 16:37. Brad Marchand, BOS 7 4 7 11 night in an overtime loss to Pitts- Haula scored Carolina’s opening Shots on Goal—Detroit 13-6-7—26. Ed- 8 tied with 10 pts. he had last season with the Cal- goal before leaving with an injury monton 14-15-8—37. burgh and missing the morning gary Flames. Power-play opportunities—Detroit 0 skate on Friday. from a check by the Ducks’ Josh of 1; Edmonton 0 of 2. Blackhawks 3, Jackets 2 (OT): Manson. Goalies—Detroit, Bernier 2-2-0 (37 “I knew I was going to play the Jonathan Toews scored 46 sec- shots-35 saves). Edmonton, Koskinen 4- whole day,” MacKinnon said. “It’s Capitals 5, Rangers 2: John 0-0 (26-25). onds into overtime, Robin Lehner Carlson added three assists to his A—17,420 (18,641). T—2:19. great. It just shows the resilience made 37 saves and host Chicago our team has. We’re a very calm historic start, T.J. Oshie scored Penguins 4, Stars 2 beat Columbus. two power-play goals and host group and confident group. Luck- Toews drove to the net and Dallas 0 1 1—2 Washington beat New York. Pittsburgh 0 1 3—4 ily, I finished it in OT.” knocked a rebound of Patrick Carlson assisted on one of Second Period—1, Dallas, Hintz 5 MacKinnon’s shot from the high Kane’s shot from the right circle (Klingberg, Benn), 5:10. 2, Pittsburgh, Oshie’s goals and scores by Nic McCann 3 (Pettersson, Hornqvist), 17:36. slot and beat Sergei Bobrovsky to past Elvis Merzlikins to give the Dowd and Michal Kempny in Third Period—3, Pittsburgh, Letang 3 the glove side. Blackhawks their second straight (Simon), 6:34. 4, Pittsburgh, Hornqvist 4 the Czech defenseman’s return (Dumoulin, Kahun), 10:20. 5, Dallas, Kling- Andre Burakovsky scored win. It was Toews’ first goal of the berg 1 (Heiskanen), 12:01. 6, Pittsburgh, twice, Joonas Donskoi had a goal from a hamstring injury. With Letang 4 (Hornqvist, Guentzel), 19:38. season. Shots on Goal—Dallas 5-11-8—24. and two assists, Matt Nieto also Alex DeBrincat tied it at 2 17 points, Carlson tied Edmon- Pittsburgh 10-16-7—33. ton captain Connor McDavid for Power-play opportunities—Dallas 0 of scored and Philipp Grubauer with a power-play goal midway 1; Pittsburgh 0 of 2. stopped 40 shots for Colorado. through the third period. Drake most in the NHL, and he leads the Goalies—Dallas, Khudobin 0-3-0 (32 league with 14 assists. shots-29 saves). Pittsburgh, Murray 5-2- Jonathan Huberdeau scored Caggiula also scored for Chi- 0 (24-22). twice for Florida, Brett Connolly cago, and Kane had with two as- Garnet Hathaway also scored A—18,482 (18,387). T—2:20. and Frank Vatrano added goals sists. Pierre-Luc Dubois scored for the Capitals, and Braden Holt- Ducks 4, Hurricanes 2 and Sergei Bobrovsky made 36 his third goal in four games and by stopped 26 shots. Carolina 0 2 0—2 saves. Markus Nutivaara connected Penguins 4, Stars 2: Kris Anaheim 2 2 0—4 Connolly gave the Panthers a Letang scored the go-ahead goal First Period—1, Anaheim, Henrique 5 early in the third for the Blue (Rakell, Kase), 4:06. 2, Anaheim, Terry 1 4-3 lead with 5:55 left in the sec- Jackets. in the third period and added an (Steel, Fowler), 13:44. empty-netter to help host Pitts- Second Period—3, Anaheim, Silfver- ond, and Burakovsky tied it 16 Ducks 4, Hurricanes 2: Adam berg 4 (Del Zotto), 0:37. 4, Anaheim, seconds later when he banged in Henrique and Troy Terry scored burgh beat Dallas for its fifth Rowney 1 (Rakell, Lindholm), 5:56 (sh). 5, a rebound. in the first period, Ryan Miller straight victory. Carolina, Haula 7 (Hamilton, Teravainen), CODIE MCLACHLAN, CANADIAN PRESS/AP 8:47 (pp). 6, Carolina, Fleury 1, 12:20. Oilers 2, Red Wings 1: James made 22 saves and Anaheim re- Jared McCann and Patric Shots on Goal—Carolina 8-10-6—24. Anaheim 8-9-3—20. Edmonton Oilers right wing Zack Neal and Ethan Bear scored, mained unbeaten at home. Hornqvist also scored for the Power-play opportunities—Carolina 1 Kassian, left, checks Detroit Mikko Koskinen made 25 saves Carter Rowney scored a short- Penguins and Matt Murray made of 3; Anaheim 0 of 1. Goalies—Carolina, Mrazek 4-1-0 (13 Red Wings defenseman Danny and host Edmonton beat Detroit handed goal to put the Ducks up 22 saves. shots-9 saves), Reimer 2-2-0 (7-7). Ana- DeKeyser during the Oilers’ 2-1 heim, Miller 2-0-0 (24-22). to regain sole possession of the 4-0 early in the second period, Roope Hintz and John Kling- A—14,755 (17,174). T—2:46. win Friday in Edmonton. overall NHL lead. chasing Carolina goalie Petr berg scored for the Stars. Sunday, October 20, 2019 •STARS AND STRIPES• PAGE 27 NBA/COLLEGE FOOTBALL Big: Detroit looking to advance in playoffs for first time since 2008 FROM BACK PAGE he can succeed alongside Detroit guess. Detroit’s moves were cer- point guard Reggie Jackson. He tainly interesting, and there were can also be an option at the point seemingly inevitable questions if Jackson struggles to produce about whether the Pistons should consistently. double down on big names in While Rose is obviously an im- their 30s by adding Carmelo An- portant part of the Pistons’ plans, thony. That did not happen, but Johnson’s future is murkier. He Detroit has shown a willingness didn’t play in the NBA last sea- to be creative when trying to add son. He ended up in the BIG3 3- talent. on-3 league — he said it was just The Pistons haven’t won a something to do — where he was playoff game since 2008, and named MVP. Detroit acquired they aren’t exactly a prime des- him last month. tination for the game’s top free “It wasn’t like, ‘I’m going to agents. They also haven’t been play in the BIG3, so these people bad enough lately to pick near the can see me.’ That wasn’t my pur- /AP very top of the draft. pose,” Johnson said. “I did it just PHOTOS BY CHARLES REX ARBOGAST In 2018, they gave up a first- for the love of the game, just to go Ohio State quarterback Justin Fields (1) threw four touchdown passes to lead the No. 4-ranked round pick in a huge deal for the out and have fun.” Buckeyes to a 52-3 win Friday at Northwestern. often-injured Griffin. He was Pistons executive Ed Stefanski tremendous last season, joining said Johnson would be competing LeBron James and Giannis An- for a roster spot, but the team was tetokounmpo as the only players happy to bring in the veteran with in the league averaging at least more than 20,000 career points. 24 points, seven rebounds and Johnson has averaged 14.8 min- Buckeyes blast Wildcats five assists per game. The Pistons utes and 3.8 points in four pre- made the playoffs but were swept season games. in the first round. “Joe has all the traits you need Now Rose arrives, fresh off to be a professional. That doesn’t a season in which he averaged hurt our team to have a guy like Fields leads No. 4 Ohio State by Northwestern, 52-3 18 points for Minnesota. He ap- that. It doesn’t hurt the younger peared in only 51 games because players to see the work ethic that BY ANDREW SELIGMAN started the first four games be- of a variety of injuries, but that Joe can bring to the table,” John- Associated Press fore sitting out the loss at Ne- was more than double what he son said. “Joe still, we think, has braska two weeks ago because of played the previous season for something left to prove. That’s EVANSTON, Ill. — Eyeing a a lower-body injury, were listed the Timberwolves and Cleveland. what he wants to do.” playoff spot and a shot at the na- with the first team on the depth Last season was his second-high- So Griffin, Rose and John- tional championship, No. 4 Ohio chart this week. est scoring mark since tearing his son — accomplished players all State sure is locked in at the “We’re continually beating left ACL in 2012. He also shot a — enter the season amid varying moment. ourselves (on offense),” coach career-best 37% from three-point expectations. Griffin is the team’s Justin Fields threw for four Pat Fitzgerald said. “We have range. undisputed star, Rose the intrigu- touchdowns, J.K. Dobbins rushed guys that are pressing, trying to “I’m more poised, I’m shoot- ing newcomer and Johnson the for 121 yards and the Buckeyes do too much. They care so much. ing the three, I’m more efficient,” former standout trying to extend pounded Northwestern 52-3 on They’re a great group of guys and Rose said. “It’s just that people his career. Friday night. that’s why my heart breaks for love to see the reckless way that I All three sense an opportunity. Ohio State (7-0, 4-0 Big Ten) them.” played, and the reckless way that “I think the sky is the limit. did exactly as expected and blew I played led me to my injuries.” You’ve got pretty much every- the game open early, jumping to a Breaking it open The Pistons would love for Rose thing on this team,” Johnson said. 31-3 halftime lead. to be healthy and resurgent, the “Good point guards, great bigs, “I just feel like it’s business,” Through the first six games, way Griffin was for most of last some wings. And then you’ve got defensive end Chase Young said. Ohio State outscored opponents season. Rose often played off the a great mixture of younger guys “That’s the mentality I have, just 296-53 — an average margin of ball last season, so it’s possible and older guys.” because I know we can’t have any 40.5 points that was the biggest fluke losses. It’s gonna mess with Ohio State running back J.K. differential among FBS schools. what we want to do.” Dobbins scores on a 19-yard The Buckeyes came in leading Fields completed 18 of 23 pass- pass from quarterback Justin the Big Ten in scoring and were es for 194 yards. The sophomore Fields during the first half. tops in the conference in total transfer from Georgia matched Dobbins also ran for 121 yards yards and yards per game by his career high for TDs through and had a 5-yard touchdown run. wide margins. the air. He now has 22 passing With a defense that ranked sec- and 30 overall on the season. way we came out coming off the ond in the nation and conference The nation’s second-leading bye week — with energy, start- to Wisconsin going against one of rusher, Dobbins scored from ing fresh and just refocused on all the country’s worst offenses, the the 5 in the second quarter after the things that matter within the Buckeyes made it look easy. breaking off a 67-yard run. He program,” coach Ryan Day said. Ohio State went 70 yards on the also caught a 19-yard touchdown “Now we know we have a huge game’s opening possession, with pass in the first half. challenge next week. ... We know Fields hitting a wide-open Olave The junior now has 947 yards what we have in store there, so down the middle for a 20-yard rushing after finishing with more it’s gonna be a really tough week, touchdown . than 1,000 in each of his first two tough preparation, tough game, Northwestern’s Charlie Kuh- seasons. but I know the kids are gonna be bander kicked a 33-yard field goal Chris Olave caught two TDs. excited to play it.” with just over three minutes left Blake Haubeil kicked a 55-yard The loss was the fourth in a row in the first quarter. Fields made field goal that tied the second- for Northwestern (1-5, 0-4). The it 14-3 early in the second when longest in the history of the sto- Wildcats haven’t beaten a top- he hit Dobbins on a slant. And ried program. The Buckeyes five opponent since the 1959 team after the Wildcats punted, the racked up 480 yards while hold- opened with victories over No. 2 Buckeyes needed just two plays to Oklahoma and No. 5 Iowa. MATT ROURKE/AP ing Northwestern to 199 and re- bump the lead to 18, with Dobbins mained unbeaten heading into Aidan Smith, making his sec- carrying the load. Detroit Pistons’ Derrick Rose, left, averaged 18 points a game their showdown at home with No. ond straight start, was 6-for-20 Ohio State added 10 more points last season for Minnesota. He played only 51 games, but that was 6 Wisconsin next week. for 42 yards and an interception. in the closing minutes of the half double what he played the season before . “I think we feel good about the Smith and Hunter Johnson, who to break it open. PAGE 28 •STARS AND STRIPES• Sunday, October 20, 2019 MLB Memories of Senators involve few wins Rooting for Washington’s major league franchise in 1960s and early ’70s was a losing proposition

BY BEN WALKER Associated Press WASHINGTON e couldn’t even win the egg tossing contest. Growing up in the Washing- W ton suburbs during the 1960s, cheering for the local baseball team was a lost cause. A trip to the World Series like these Na- tionals? Forget it. Our Senators were out of it by opening day. So we found other things to root for under the wavy roof at D.C. Stadium and RFK. Like huge Frank Howard hitting a monster home run — they painted the seats white where Hondo’s shots landed in the upper deck. Or flashy catcher Cazzie Casanova whip- ping the ball back to the mound, faster than ol’ curveballer Camilo Pascual pitched it. Or fresh Del Unser flying around the bags, boosting his league-leading triples total. And, of course, the time Ted Williams came to town. Which is why I can remember being so excited to go with mom and dad to see a doubleheader against the powerful Minne- AP photos sota Twins. Between games, that’s the only time our Above: Washington Senators programs, team had a chance. including one featuring Richard Nixon Hard to imagine now, but that’s when and Ted Williams, right. Left: Senators they held corny competitions. First, Hondo slugger Frank Howard connects for a and Mike Epstein and Ken McMullen took ninth inning home run against the Tigers, on Harmon Killebrew and the Twins in in Detroit on May 18, 1968. a Home Run Derby. They each got three swings. We lost. I got Al Kaline, Brooks Robinson, Sud- Then, the egg toss. den Sam McDowell, lots of big stars along Senators shortstop Eddie Brinkman and the railing. The Senator signatures meant sure-handed second baseman Tim Cullen just as much. They were our guys — Casey stood a few feet apart on one side, Twins Cox, Lee Maye, Joe Grzenda, among infielders Rod Carew and Cesar Tovar on others. the other. They took turns, moving back a There was an ulterior motive to moving few feet with each throw. down, too. We were bound to win this one — until Back then, pitchers often warmed up in the raw egg exploded in Steady Eddie’s front of the dugout before the game. That hands. was true at many parks. They threw on flat The old Senators were terrible when dad ground, the catcher crouched next to the was a teenage usher at Griffith Stadium backstop. in the ’40s,hence the label that stuck with So I would sometimes wander to the them for decades: “First in war, first in front row to barb — as best as an 11-year- peace and last in the American League.” old could — the visiting twirlers. They At least that version enjoyed an earlier were only 20 feet away. It was easy. heyday with the great Walter Johnson and Once I watched a young White Sox pitch- won three pennants and a championship er get loose. He had a habit of briefly clos- from 1924-33. But they moved to Minne- ing his eyes in mid-motion. Time to rattle sota in 1961 and turned into the Twins. the rook. We got the expansion Senators in their Me: Hey! You can’t see where the ball’s place and they weren’t any good either, going! except for a winning record in 1969 after Him: Who’s your favorite player? Ted Williams was lured out of retirement Me: Del Unser. He’s great. to manage the team. Seeing the Splendid Him: Yeah? Go tell him I’m going to hit Splinter wearing his familiar No. 9, stand- him in the head. ing by as President Richard M. Nixon Oh, yikes. I remember sitting in fear threw out the ceremonial first ball at the when Del came up, worried I’d jinxed opener. It was magical. his career. Thankfully, no beanballs that Ted’s picture was on the cover of game afternoon. programs that year, next to “Welcome Many days, the park was a treasure back to Baseball.” Plus, we got the All-Star trove. Game. The following year, incidentally, the I got a bunch of balls during batting prac- cover featured a drawing of Nixon — “Our tice. It was simple: Learn the names of the No. 1 Fan” — at a packed park. newest call-ups from the minors, give ‘em But usually, it was pretty empty. Some- a shout. Toby Harrah overthrew me before times the crowds, if you could call them his first home game, I corralled it. Couple that, were under 2,000. Fewer fans, of cracked bats, too. however, meant more opportunities for autographs. CONTINUED ON PAGE 29 Sunday, October 20, 2019 •STARS AND STRIPES•PAGE 29 MLB

Above: Ted Williams of the Boston Red Sox knocks the ball out of the park for a home run on April 18, 1960 against the Senators in Washington. Left: The lineup card that was hung in the Senators dugout on Sept. 29, 1971, for a game against the New York Yankees at RFK Stadium in Washington.

Some evenings, my dad and I would wander over to Cabin John Park after din- ner to watch slow-pitch softball. The fields are close to Walter Johnson High School — after playing, he got into politics in Mont- gomery County, Md.. One summer, we kept noticing a player for Long’s Fence, or maybe it was Federal Wrecking. A terrific hitter, but it was how he ran the bases that looked so wonderful. Like a pro, really. We bumped into him after a game and my dad jokingly suggested he should’ve played for the Senators. “I did,” he said. It was Chuck Hinton. He batted .310 for Washington in 1962 and wore the curly W in the 1964 All-Star Game. Traded to Cleveland, he’d moved back to the D.C. area after retiring. Guess the Senators hadn’t totally left us, after all.

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A white seat in the leftfield upper deck section of RFK Stadium marks the spot where the Washington Senators’ Frank Howard hit a home run. Growing up in the Washington suburbs during the 1960s, the local baseball team was a lost cause. So they found other things to root for, like huge Frank Howard hitting a monster home run, painting the seats white where Hondo’s shots landed in the upper deck.

FROM PAGE 28 season, the final countdown on the giant Even dad got in on the action. He snagged Longines clock in right-center field, no a souvenir for us by vaulting over a row more info on the Magic-Message board. of seats in section 222 to snare a foul ball The Senators had added faded stars Denny by Ed Stroud, just before a beer-splash- McLain and Curt Flood, to no avail, and ing, giant-sized fella landed right on top of the team moved to Texas the next year and Pop. became the Rangers. My specialty? Lineup cards. Nowadays, The closest we ever got to a World Series they’re prized pieces of memorabilia, often at RFK Stadium was 1972, right after the sold or auctioned off. Then, they were Senators left. That’s when, probably out scraps taped to the wall. A bat boy cleaning of pity, the Pirates and Orioles — who had the dugouts after the game would gladly played in the previous Fall Classic — came rip them down to give away. for an exhibition game in May. We went, I’ve got a dozen, with names like Yaz, and it was neat seeing Roberto Clemente Reggie and Boog. I still have the lineup and Willie Stargell in our park. Kinda sad, card from the last completed Washing- too. ton Senators game — Sept. 29, 1971, when By the time I was in high school, the Sen- 4,003 fans showed up for a loss to the Yan- ators were a distant memory. Sometimes kees. The next night, the crowd stormed we’d drive up from Rockville to see the the field in the ninth inning and the game Baltimore Orioles — my mom liked watch- RFK Stadium is seen behind the Capitol building, in Washington on May 27, 2004. was declared a forfeit. ing eccentric Detroit pitcher Mark “The RFK never witnessed a World Series during the days of the Washington Senators, who That finished off another miserable Bird” Fidrych talk to the ball. most years were seemingly out of the running by Opening Day. PAGE 30 •STARS AND STRIPES• Sunday, October 20, 2019 MLB PLAYOFFS Playoffs x-if necessary WILD CARD Washington 4, Milwaukee 3 Tampa Bay 5, Oakland 1 DIVISION SERIES Yankees rough up Verlander early (Best-of-five) American League Houston 3, Tampa Bay 2 Houston 6, Tampa Bay 2 BY RONALD BLUM Houston 3, Tampa Bay 1 Associated Press Tampa Bay 10, Houston 3 Tampa Bay 4, Houston 1 Houston 6, Tampa Bay 1 NEW YORK — James Pax- N.Y. Yankees 3, Minnesota 0 ton was filled with nerves, and N.Y. Yankees 10, Minnesota 4 N.Y. Yankees 8, Minnesota 2 so were New York Yankees fans, N.Y. Yankees 5, Minnesota 1 worried the season was slipping National League Washington 3, L.A. Dodgers 2 away. L.A. Dodgers 6, Washington 0 Tension only surged when the Washington 4, L.A. Dodgers 2 L.A. Dodgers 10, Washington 4 top of the first featured a little Washington 6, L.A. Dodgers 1 grounder that got away, a passed Washington 7, L.A. Dodgers 3, 10 innings St. Louis 3, Atlanta 2 ball and a run-scoring wild pitch. St. Louis 7, Atlanta 6 Atlanta 3, St. Louis 0 No worries. Atlanta 3, St. Louis 1 Boom! DJ LeMahieu drove St. Louis 5, Atlanta 4, 10 innings Justin Verlander’s second pitch St. Louis 13, Atlanta 1 LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES over the wall to tie the score. (Best-of-seven) Clang! Aaron Hicks hit a three- American League Houston 3, N.Y. Yankees 2 run homer off the foul pole later New York 7, Houston 0 in the inning. Houston 3, New York 2, 11 innings Houston 4, New York 1 Just like that, the Bronx Bomb- Houston 8, New York 3 ers were back — in the game, and Friday: New York 4, Houston 1 Saturday, Oct. 19: at Houston in this matchup of powerhouses. x-Sunday, Oct. 20: at Houston National League A day after a brutal loss, and Washington 4, St. Louis 0 with little margin for more er- Washington 2, St. Louis 0 Washington 3, St. Louis 1 rors, the Yankees played like a Washington 8, St. Louis 1 103-win team. Paxton chilled Washington 7, St. Louis 4 WORLD SERIES Houston’s bats and the bullpen (Best-of-seven) followed with shutdown relief to Washington vs. Houston-N.Y. Yankees winner beat the Astros 4-1 Friday night, Tuesday, Oct. 22: at Houston-N.Y. Yan- cutting New York’s AL Champi- kees winner FRANK FRANKLIN II/AP Wednesday, Oct. 23: at Houston-N.Y. onship Series deficit to 3-2. Yankees winner “I wasn’t ready to go home yet,” Friday, Oct. 25: at Washington Houston Astros starting pitcher Justin Verlander reacts after giving up a first-inning, three-run home run Saturday, Oct. 26: at Washington Paxton said, “so I wanted to go to Aaron Hicks in the New York Yankees 4-1 win Friday night in New York. x-Sunday, Oct. 27: at Washington x-Tuesday, Oct. 29: at Houston-N.Y. out and give my team everything Yankees winner I had and just battle away.” since last year’s ALCS opener at Robinson Chirinos hit a first- Verlander opened with a JV x-Wednesday, Oct. 30: at Houston-N.Y. Yankees winner Now the teams rush to Texas, Boston, according to STATS — he pitch fastball that Brett Gardner first inning — not Justin vintage, where the series resumes Sat- had on long sleeves and half of caught in front of the left-field but junior varsity. He allowed a Saturday urday night without a day off. Houston’s fielders had hoodies or scoreboard with a runner on. pair of first-inning homers for the N.Y. Yankees 4, Houston 1 With pitching plans disrupted by balaclavas. “When it first left the bat: ‘Oh, first time in 28 postseason starts Houston New York a rainout earlier this week, both After lasting just into the third no!’” Boone remembered think- and gave up four runs in an in- ab r h bi ab r h bi teams plan all-bullpen efforts in Springer rf-cf 5 1 2 0 LeMahieu 1b 4 1 1 1 inning in Game 2, Paxton struck ing to himself. ning for the first time since Hous- Game 6. But Gerrit Cole, 19-0 Altuve 2b 2 0 0 0 Judge rf 4 1 1 0 out nine in six innings, allowing After Tommy Kahnle allowed ton acquired him from Detroit in Brantley lf 3 0 0 0 Torres 2b 3 1 1 0 since May, looms as the Astros’ Bregman 3b 4 0 1 0 Stanton dh 3 0 0 0 four hits and four walks. Punch- George Springer’s one-out sin- August 2017. Gurriel 1b 4 0 0 0 Hicks cf 3 1 1 3 starter on Sunday if New York Correa ss 2 0 1 0 Sanchez c 3 0 0 0 manages to extend the matchup ing his pitching hand into his gle in seventh and walked Jose “Fastball command wasn’t Alvarez dh 4 0 0 0 Gregorius ss 3 0 1 0 glove after big strikeouts, he Altuve, Zack Britton retired very good, and the slider was just Chirinos c 4 0 0 0 Urshela 3b 3 0 0 0 to the seven-game limit. Marisnick cf 2 0 1 0 Gardner lf 3 0 0 0 “We’ve just got to go back home saved his biggest emotion for his Michael Brantley and Alex Breg- hanging,” Verlander said. Reddick ph-rf 1 0 0 0 112th and final pitch. Manager man. Britton struck out two in a Verlander retired 10 in a row Diaz ph 1 0 0 0 and finish the job,” Houston’s Totals 32 1 5 0 Totals 29 4 5 4 Carlos Correa said. Aaron Boone had just made a trip perfect eighth, and Aroldis Chap- after Hicks’ homer and allowed Houston 100 000 000—1 New York 400 000 00x—4 Paxton, a fishing aficionado to the mound, unsure whether he man finished with a 1-2-3 ninth five hits in seven innings with LOB—Houston 9, New York 1. 2B—Tor- born outside Vancouver in Lad- would make a change. for the save. nine strikeouts and no walks. res (5). HR—LeMahieu (2), Hicks (1). ner, British Columbia, wore “He just said, ‘Are you ready? Paxton outpitched Verlander, “We took advantage of his IP H R ER BB SO Houston three-quarter-length sleeves on Do you have anything more left an eight-time All-Star and former missed locations when he was a Verlander L,1-2 7 5 4 4 0 9 a night with a game-time tem- in the tank?’” Paxton said. AL MVP and Cy Young Award little vulnerable,” LeMahieu said. Peacock 1 0 0 0 0 1 New York perature of 52 degrees. That was “And I said, ‘Yeah, let’s go. I winner, on a night when each “And that’s the difference in the Paxton W,1-0 6 4 1 1 4 9 the coldest for a Verlander start want this.’ ” team had five hits. game.” Kahnle H,1 B 1 0 0 1 0 Britton H,3 1C 0 0 0 0 2 Chapman S,2-2 1 0 0 0 0 1 WP—Paxton. T—2:59. A—48,483 (47,309). Sabathia not having second thoughts about retirement Postseason 1-3 Comebacks Comebacks from 1-3 deficits in the BY RONALD BLUM right-hander Ben Heller. postseason: Associated Press New York trails 3-2 in the best-of-seven World Series 2016—Chicago (NL) 4, Cleveland (AL) series, and even if the Yankees advance, Sa- 3 NEW YORK — CC Sabathia walked into 1985—Kansas City (AL) 4, St. Louis bathia would not be eligible to return for the (NL) 3 Yankee Stadium’s interview room with his left World Series. He said he will have an MRI to 1979—Pittsburgh (NL) 4, Baltimore arm in a sling Friday, 16 hours after shuffling (AL) 3 determine whether he needs surgery. 1968—Detroit (AL) 4, St. Louis (NL) 3 off the mound in pain following the 58,692nd “I was in a pretty good amount of pain last 1958—New York (AL) 4, Milwaukee and final pitch of his major league career. (NL) 3 night and today. Waking up, I didn’t sleep that 1925—Pittsburgh (NL) 4, Washington That powerful left shoulder — which earned good,” Sabathia said. “It’s pretty sore and (AL) 3 x-1903—Boston (AL) 5, Pittsburgh (NL) six All-Star appearances, the 2007 AL Cy the pain has been pretty intense since that 3 Young Award and possibly a spot in the Hall pitch.” x-best-of-9 series American League Championship Series of Fame — finally had given out. Tributes came from throughout baseball. 2007—Boston 4, Cleveland 3 “I think it’s just kind of fitting,” he said. “I His arm may have betrayed Sabathia, but 2004—Boston 4, N.Y. Yankees 3 1986—Boston 4, California 3 threw until I couldn’t anymore.” teammates and opponents spoke of his heart. 1985—Kansas City 4, Toronto 3 National League Championship Series His burly body — 6-foot-6, 300 pounds and ETH ENIG/AP “CC is such a big man and big personality of S W 2012—San Francisco 4, St. Louis 3 perhaps a tad more — had echoed the decision a big man,” said Houston manager AJ Hinch, 2003—Florida 4, Chicago 3 he announced last winter. New York Yankees pitcher CC Sabathia said who caught Sabathia during spring training 1996—Atlanta 4, St. Louis 3 No second thoughts about retirement fol- his dislocated shoulder that he suffered with Cleveland in 2003. “If he wanted to stay Calendar lowing 19 major league seasons. No tempta- Thursday made his retirement choice easier. as a left-handed reliever, teams would line up November TBA — Deadline for teams tion for more, the 39-year-old explained to his to let him keep pitching.” to make qualifying offers to their eligible He dislocated a joint in his pitching shoul- former players who became free agents, wife. Sabathia finished with a 251-161 regular fifth day after World Series. “I told Amber last night that this was the der during the eighth inning of New York’s season record with 3,093 strikeouts. He an- November TBA — Deadline for free Game 4 loss to Houston on his 17th pitch, then agents to accept qualifying offers, 15th best way for it to end for me because of the nounced this was going to be his last year, and day after World Series. way I’ve been feeling, loving the bullpen, jog- pushed his arm through three more before the he made four trips to the injured list caused Nov. 11-14 — General managers’ meet- ings, Scottsdale, Ariz. ging out, feeling pretty good, I feel like about torment became too great. He was dropped by his balky right knee, repaired by surgeries Nov. 11 — Rookies of the Year an- July of next year I’ll be like, ‘I think I can from the Yankees’ AL Championship Series nounced. after the 2010 season, in July 2014 and after Nov. 12 — Managers of the Year an- pitch,’ ” he said. roster Friday before Game 5 and replaced by the 2016 and ’18 seasons. nounced. Sunday, October 20, 2019 •STARS AND STRIPES• PAGE 31 NFL WEEK 7 TELEVISED GAMES MARQUEE MATCHUP Baltimore Ravens (4-2) at Seattle Seahawks (5-1) New Orleans Saints (5-1) Philadelphia Eagles (3-3) at Chicago Bears (3-2) AFN-Sports2, 10:25 p.m. Sunday CET, 5:25 a.m. Monday JKT at Dallas Cowboys (3-3) AFN-Atlantic AFN-Sports2 10 p.m. Sunday CET, 5 a.m. Monday JKT SERIES RECORD: Seahawks lead 3-2. Willie Snead had 6 catches for 56 yards in only career 2 a.m. Monday CET, 9 a.m. JKT Series: Saints lead 15-13. LAST MEETING: Seahawks beat Ravens 35-6, game vs. Seattle on Oct. 30, 2016. WRs Marquise Series: Cowboys lead 65-51. Last meeting: Saints beat Bears 20-12, Dec. 13, 2015. Brown and Miles Boykin) are only pair of rookie team- Last meeting: Cowboys beat Eagles 29- Oct. 29, 2017. 23, Dec. 9, 2018. RAVENS OFFENSE: OVERALL (2), RUSH (1), mates with more than two TD catches each in 2019. Notes: Saints have won the past four in Notes: QB Carson Wentz passed for 306 PASS (14). CB Marlon Humphrey had two pass deflections and an a row in the series. ... Saints QB Teddy interception last week. CB Maurice Canady had a pass yards with 2 TDs vs. interceptions for 94.4 Bridgewater completed 24 of 36 passes RAVENS DEFENSE: OVERALL (13), RUSH (4), rating last week, his 15th career game deflection and a team-high 9 tackles in Week 6. S Earl for 240 yards and a TD for a 94.7 rating PASS (25). with 300-plus passing yards. He has 10 in Week 6. He is 4-0 as a starter this year Thomas has pass deflections in 3 of past 4 games on TDs with 1 interception in 5 career starts for the Saints and has won his past three SEAHAWKS OFFENSE: OVERALL (7), RUSH (9), the road. LB Tyus Bowser aims for third game in a row vs. Dallas. RB Jordan Howard has 5 TDs starts against the Bears. CB Marshon Lat- PASS (8). (4 rush, 1 receiving) in his past 4. Had timore had three pass deflections and an with a sack. LB Matt Judon had a sack and has had a 92 scrimmage yards in only career game interception last week. LB Demario Davis SEAHAWKS DEFENSE: OVERALL (20), RUSH sack in past 2 of 3 games on the road. .... Seahawks vs. Dallas in 2016 while with Chicago. ... had 11 tackles in his only career game (11) PASS (23). QB Russell Wilson passed for 295 yards and two TDs QB Dak Prescott passed for 277 yards against the Bears. .... Bears rookie RB STREAKS, STATS AND NOTES: Ravens QB Lamar with no interceptions for a 117.6 passer rating. He is and had rushing TD in Week 6. Has 20 David Montgomery had his second career rush TDs since 2016, most by QB. RB rushing TD in Week 5. WR Allen Robinson Jackson passed for 236 yards and rushed for a career- 137-for-189 with 1,704 yards and 14 touchdowns Ezekiel Elliott had 152 scrimmage yards led the Bears with 7 receptions for 97 high 152 yards last week, the for fourth-most rushing this season. RB Chris Carson had a career-high 159 (105 rush, 47 receiving) and a rushing TD yards and 2 TDs in Week 5. He aims for yards by a QB in a single game in NFL history, includ- scrimmage yards and a TD last week. WR Tyler last week. Has 13 games with 150-plus his third game in a row with 7-plus catches srimmage yards and 22 games with 100- and 75-plus receiving yards. QB Mitchell ing the playoffs. TE Mark Andrews had a team-high Lockett led team with 75 receiving yards in Week 6. plus rushing yards since entering NFL in Trubisky is 8-2 with 19 TDS against 10 six catches for 99 and is aiming for his third game in a Had 6 catches for 104 yards and 2 TDs in last meet- 2016, both most among RBs. LB Leighton interceptions for a 91.8 rating in his past row with five or more catches. WR ing. Has 4 receiving TDs in his past 5 vs. AFC Vander Esch is airming for his 4th game in 10 starts at home. North. WR Jaron Brown had 2nd career a row with 9-plus tackles. game with 2 receiving TDs last week. WR DK Metcalf ranks 2nd among rookies with 336 receiving yards. LB Bobby Wagner had 7 tackles and a tackle for loss in Week 6. Has 26 tackles. Houston Texans (4-2) Oakland Raiders (3-2) at Indianapolis Colts (3-2) at Green Bay Packers (5-1) AFN-Atlantic AFN-Sports 7 p.m. Sunday CET, 2 a.m. Monday JKT 7 p.m. Sunday CET, 2 a.m. Monday JKT Series: Colts lead 24-8. Series: Packers lead 7-5. Last meeting: Colts beat Texans 24-21, Last meeting: Packers beat Raiders 30- Dec. 9, 2018. 20, Dec. 15, 2015. Notes: Colts have won 3 of the past 4 Notes: Raiders QB Derek Carr completed in the series. Colts QB Jacoby Brissett 25 of 32 passes (78.1%) for 229 yards pased for 151 yards and rushed for a TD and 96.5 rating in Week 5. Rookie RB in Week 5 and aims for his third game Josh Jacobs had a career-high 123 rushing in a row with 250-plus passing yards yards and 2 rushing TDs in Week 5. S Erik and 2-plus passing TDs. RB Marlon Harris aims for his third game in a row Mack had 132 rushing yards in Week with 6-plus tackles and a pass deflection. 5. RB Nyheim Hines had 4 catches for Packers QB Aaron Rodgers passed for 283 a team-high 76 yards in Week 5. Had yards with 2 TDs and an interception for a 9 catches for 63 yards and a career-high 2 TD catches in his last home meeting. 90 rating last week. RB Jamaal Williams Texans QB DeShaun Watson passed for had 138 scrimmage yards (104 rush, 32 receiving) and his fourth career TD catch 280 yards with a TD and 2 interceptions Ravens quarterback and rushed for 42 yards and 2 TDs last in Week 6, his second career game with week. Reached 7,500 career passing yards Lamar Jackson 100-plus rushing yards. LB Preston Smith ranks third in the NFL with 7 sacks in in 2nd-fewest games (29) in NFL history. NICK WASS/AP DE J.J. Watt had a sack in 3 of his past 4 2019. LB Blake Martinez leads the NFL games and is looking for third sack game in with 346 tackles since 2017. 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BY NOAH TRISTER Associated Press DETROIT lake Griffin was asked to recall the early stages of Derrick Rose’s career, when the dynamic point guard won an MVP B for the Chicago Bulls at age 22. “His run in Chicago was special,” Griffin said. “I don’t want to say it caught us off guard, because it was kind of a natural progression for him, but everything he did was at a higher level than any- body else. He was great for the game of basket- ball — is great for the game of basketball.” The Detroit Pistons are hoping Griffin was right to use the present tense after sign- ing Rose as a free agent this offseason. Now 31, Rose is far removed from his days as an MVP, but the Pistons saw enough upside to bring him in. De- troit also added 38-year-old Joe Johnson. The Pistons now have the top picks from the 2008 and 2009 drafts in Rose and Griffin. Rose, Griffin and Johnson have combined for 16 All-Star selections, although the last time they made it at the same time was in 2012. How this trio will do in 2019 is anyone’s

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