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Walmart, Amazon among donors to QAnon-promoting lawmaker

In this March 15, 2016 file photo, Rep. Susan Lynn, R-Mt. Juliet, listens to the testimony during a House subcommittee hearing in Nashville, Tenn. Associated Press By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN message boards popular with right-wing ex- QAnon slogan on her and Facebook Associated Press tremists. accounts, Lynn told the AP in an interview Fri- Walmart, Amazon and other corporate giants Dozens of QAnon-promoting candidates have day that she does not support the conspiracy donated money to the reelection campaign of run for federal or state offices during this elec- theory. a Tennessee state lawmaker who had used so- tion cycle. Collectively, they have raised mil- Amazon said in a statement that it "made a do- cial media to amplify and promote the QAnon lions of dollars from thousands of donors. Indi- nation to Rep. Lynn nearly a year ago — we do conspiracy theory, according to an Associated vidually, however, most of them have run poorly not plan on making another one." Press review of campaign finance records and financed campaigns with little or no corporate Walmart did not respond to repeated requests the candidate's posts. or party backing. Unlike state Rep. Susan Lynn, for comment made by email and through its The corporate support for a QAnon-promoting who chairs the Tennessee House finance com- website. politician is another example of how the con- mittee, few are incumbents who can attract spiracy theory has penetrated mainstream corporate PAC money. Continued on Page 2 politics, spreading beyond its origins on internet Though she repeatedly posted a well-known A2 Monday 21 September 2020 UP FRONT

Walmart, Amazon among donors to QAnon-promoting lawmaker

in terms of review of con- QAnon-supporting mem- that conspiracy theory- tributions before they're ber next year. Marjorie Tay- driven extremists have be- made," Corrado said. lor Greene, whose cam- come a domestic terrorism "Some corporations now paign has raised over $1 threat. Lynn said her social have adopted policies million, appeared to be media posts do not indi- about the supervision of coasting to victory in a cate any support for the PAC contributions because deep-red congressional conspiracy theory. of the reputational risks in- district in Georgia even "This is the United States volved in this." before her Democratic op- of America, and I am ab- At least 81 current or former ponent dropped out of the solutely free to tweet or congressional candidates race. retweet anything I want," have supported the con- At the state level, the AP she said. "I don't under- spiracy theory or promoted and Media Matters have stand why this is even an is- QAnon content, with at identified more than two sue. Believe me, I am not in least 24 qualifying for No- dozen legislative candi- the inside of some QAnon In this May 14, 2020 file photo, a person carries a sign supporting vember's general election dates who have expressed movement." QAnon at a protest rally in Olympia, Wash. ballot, according to the lib- some support or interest in But in October 2019, Lynn Associated Press eral watchdog Media Mat- QAnon. retweeted posts by QAnon- ters for America. QAnon centers on the promoting accounts with Continued from Front this in the future," Elizabeth As of Friday, the candi- baseless belief that Presi- tens of thousands of follow- Conway said in a state- dates collectively had dent is wag- ers. One of the posts she A spokeswoman for an- ment. raised nearly $5 million in ing a secret campaign retweeted praised Trump other donor to Lynn's cam- Corporate PAC manag- contributions for this elec- against enemies in the and included the hashtag paign, Kentucky-based ers typically decide which tion cycle, but only eight "deep state" and a child #TheGreatAwakening, a distillery company Brown- candidates to support on had raised over $100,000 sex trafficking ring run by sa- phrase commonly invoked Forman, which has a facility the basis of narrow, prag- individually, according to tanic pedophiles and can- by QAnon followers. in Tennessee, said the com- matic policy issues rather the AP's review of Federal nibals. Trump has praised Between Oct. 31, 2019, pany didn't know about than broader political Election Commission data. QAnon supporters and of- and Jan. 9, 2020, her cam- Lynn's QAnon posts and concerns, said Anthony The FEC's online database ten retweets accounts that paign received $4,750 in wouldn't have donated to Corrado, a Colby College doesn't have any fundrais- promote the conspiracy donations from Amazon. her campaign through its government professor and ing reports for 30 of the theory. com Services LLC, Blue- Jack Daniel's PAC if it had. campaign finance expert. candidates, the vast major- QAnon has been linked to Cross BlueShield of Tennes- "Now that our awareness "In many instances, you ity of whom are running as killings, attempted kidnap- see's PAC, health insurer is raised, we will reevalu- don't have any kind of cor- Republicans. pings and other crimes. In Humana, the Southwest ate our criteria for giving to porate board oversight or Congress is virtually cer- May 2019, an FBI bulletin Airlines Co. Freedom Fund help identify affiliations like any kind of accountability tain to have at least one mentioning QAnon warned and Walmart Inc.q Schiff delays deposition of Homeland Security whistleblower

By MARY CLARE JALONICK his story to Congress, but "It is impossible to escape Associated Press his lawyer said last week the conclusion that the WASHINGTON (AP) — The that he cannot appear department is purposeful- chairman of the House until he resolves issues with ly hindering our oversight Intelligence Committee the department over ac- by preventing a witness says the committee is cess to information. from receiving proper le- scheduled to depose a In a statement Sunday, gal representation, and Department of Homeland Schiff said that the depart- denying relevant docu- Security whistleblower on ment has refused to autho- ments to both the witness Friday, pushing the closed- rize security clearances for and Congress," Schiff said. door testimony back four Murphy's lawyers and also Murphy's lawyer, Mark days due to a dispute with is blocking Murphy from Zaid. said that his team the Trump administration reviewing "relevant clas- has repeatedly requested over his appearance. In this June 28, 2019, file photo the Department of Homeland sified documents" before the access from the de- A subpoena may be nec- Security (DHS) seal is seen during a news conference in the deposition. Schiff, D- partment and is still wait- essary, said Rep. Adam Washington. Calif., said the committee ing for a response. Schiff. Associated Press is prepared to "use all the "We will not allow Mr. Mur- Brian Murphy said in a pressured by more senior Russian interference and tools available to us to se- phy to be unprotected or whistleblower complaint officials to suppress facts in other matters. He has indi- cure relevant testimony," lack effective legal repre- this month that he was intelligence reports about cated that he wants to tell including a subpoena. sentation," Zaid said. q A3 U.S. NEWS Monday 21 September 2020 Family, work and opera filled Ginsburg's final summer By JESSICA GRESKO age, Ginsburg wearing a Associated Press black-and-white embroi- WASHINGTON (AP) — She dered collar and black ju- was seeing family. She was dicial robes as she presided exercising. She was listen- over an outdoor wedding ing to opera. She was do- in the Washington area. ing the work of the court. The picture from Aug. She even officiated at a 30, which was posted on wedding. bride Barb Solish's Twitter That's how Justice Ruth account, suggested that Bader Ginsburg spent the Ginsburg was soldiering weeks before her death Fri- on. Solish didn't respond to day at 87. Those who had emails from The Associated been in touch with Gins- Press requesting comment. burg or her staff recently Also this summer Ginsburg said she seemed to be cop- would have been en- ing with treatment for can- gaged in the work of the cer and also making plans court. The justices handle for events months away. some emergency matters So the announcement of over the summer, and Gins- her death came as some- burg would also have been thing of a surprise, even to preparing for an extended some close friends. Mary private conference the Hartnett, one of her two justices hold at the end of authorized biographers, vis- September and before the ited Ginsburg in mid-August start of the term in October. In this Nov. 30, 2018 file photo, Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, nominated by President Bill at her longtime home in Clinton, sits with fellow Supreme Court justices for a group portrait at the Supreme Court Building Betsy West and Julie Co- the Watergate apartment in Washington, Friday. hen, who co-directed the complex next to the John Associated Press 2018 documentary "RBG" F. Kennedy Center for the about Ginsburg's life, said Performing Arts in Washing- a tape made by her long- Ginsburg announced in ceiving chemotherapy in they got an email from her ton. She said Ginsburg was time trainer, Bryant John- mid-July that she was re- May, four months before in mid-August signed in her "plowing ahead" despite a son. In the evenings, she'd ceiving chemotherapy she revealed it publicly typical fashion: RBG. cancer recurrence. watch "Live at the Met" op- treatments, the fifth time and at a time of year when But on Friday, longtime "She was trying very hard eras, Hartnett said. she had dealt with cancer the justices typically take friend Nina Appel got a call to treat this, and essential- Hartnett said she'd asked since 1999. the bench at least once a from Ginsburg's son James. ly her body just gave out," the justice whether there "I have often said I would week to announce deci- He told her that his mother Hartnett said. were any silver linings to her remain a member of the sions. But because of the had died just before sun- Hartnett, who wore a mask illness and to the coronavi- Court as long as I can do coronavirus, the justices down. He didn't want her and tested negative for the rus pandemic. the job full steam. I remain were hearing arguments to hear the news first on coronavirus before visiting, "She immediately lit up and fully able to do that," Gins- by telephone and out of television, she said, adding said the justice was con- said 'Yes, I've had so much burg said at the time. the public's eye. that she was grateful for the tinuing to do court work. time with my family, and But it was hard for the pub- In late August, however, call. The court said she died She also exercised, working they have been wonder- lic to gauge how sick Gins- one photo of her became surrounded by family at her out on a treadmill or using ful,'" Hartnett said. burg was. She started re- public. It was a joyous im- home in Washington.q AP source: Envelope addressed to White House contained ricin

By MICHAEL BALSAMO A preliminary investigation and that there is "no known Associated Press indicated it tested positive threat to public safety." WASHINGTON (AP) — Fed- for ricin, a poison found A Navy veteran was arrest- eral officials intercepted naturally in castor beans, ed in 2018 and confessed an envelope addressed to the U.S. official said. to sending envelopes to the White House that con- The U.S. official was not au- Trump and members of his tained the poison ricin, a thorized to discuss the on- administration that con- U.S. law enforcement of- going investigation publicly tained the substance from ficial told The Associated and spoke on condition of which ricin is derived. Press on Saturday. anonymity. Authorities said the man, The letter appeared to Federal investigators were William Clyde Allen III, sent have originated in Cana- working to determine the envelopes with ground da, according to a state- where the enveloped origi- castor beans to the presi- ment from the Royal Ca- nated and who mailed it. dent, FBI Director Chris- nadian Mounted Police, The FBI, the Secret Service topher Wray, along with which said it was assisting and the U.S. Postal Inspec- then-Defense Secretary An American flag flies at half-staff over the White House in the FBI tion Service were leading , then-CIA Di- Washington, Saturday, Sept. 19, 2020. The letter was intercepted the investigation. rector Gina Haspel, Adm. Associated Press at a government facil- In a statement, the FBI said John Richardson, who at ity that screens mail ad- agents were working to the time was the Navy's top ed, and no one was hurt. ters dusted with ricin to dressed to the White House investigate "a suspicious officer, and then-Air Force In 2014, a Mississippi man President and President Donald letter received at a U.S. Secretary Heather Wilson. was sentenced to 25 years and other officials.q Trump, the U.S. official said. government mail facility" The letters were intercept- in prison after sending let- A4 Monday 21 September 2020 U.S. NEWS Des Moines says no to governor's demand for classroom return

By SCOTT McFETRIDGE proceeded with its plan quit rather than risk being parent Jason Hahn told cause they would exceed Associated Press to distribute thousands of infected by the virus. school board members at her actions. DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — laptops to students and The positivity rate in Polk a recent online meeting Although Des Moines' law- Students in Iowa's largest launched a completely County, where most of Des that he was worried they suit hasn't been resolved, a school system are facing online course offering on Moines is located, reached could be wrong, since the judge ruled that the state the possibility that this most Sept. 8. 12% earlier in September district lost the first round in has power over school dis- unusual school year could tricts, even if its rationale is stretch into next summer, based on flawed coronavi- and the district could be rus benchmarks. In a sepa- hit with crippling bills be- rate lawsuit, another judge cause of a dispute with the sided with the state and governor over the safety of against Iowa City schools returning to classrooms dur- and a teachers union, say- ing the coronavirus pan- ing the governor has broad demic. emergency powers that Des Moines school officials local school boards don't have repeatedly refused to have. abide by Republican Gov. The union, the Iowa State Kim Reynolds' order requir- Education Association, op- ing the state's 327 school posed the governor's ac- districts to hold at least tion, but a teacher walkout half their classes in-person is unlikely because state rather than online. For Des law prohibits public em- Moines, it's a question of ployees from striking. trying to keep its more than The state first issued its re- 33,000 students and 5,000 quirements to school dis- staffers from contracting tricts in July, and at a news the disease. But after the conference Wednesday, school board last week the governor expressed again voted to violate exasperation at what she Reynolds' order, the gover- called Des Moines' "slow nor called the action "un- walk to compliance." acceptable" and began Asked how the state would the process for punishing respond, Education De- the district. partment Director Ann Reynolds has dismissed Lebo wouldn't be specific Des Moines' officials' con- but said the agency would cerns, noting that nearly In this Sept. 7, 2020, file photo, Des Moines Public School students and supporters march from begin a process to punish all other Iowa districts Roosevelt High School to the Governor's Mansion at Terrace Hill to protest the cancellation of fall the district for not comply- and winter extracurriculars, in Des Moines, Iowa. have reopened their class- Associated Press ing. rooms despite some virus "We were very hopeful to outbreaks and the occa- work with the district to sional need to quarantine District officials have said but recently dropped to its lawsuit. The longer the find a solution," Lebo said. students, saying, "Where they're deeply troubled to about 7%. district continues with only "At this point it seems they there's a will, there's a way." be out of compliance with "Except for our state De- online learning, the deeper are well into a plan that is School districts across the state standards, but they partment of Public Health, the financial risk, he said. out of compliance and will country have struggled believe the governor has every other health expert "The end result of continu- continue to do so, so we with the decision of wheth- put them in a no-win situ- we talk to doesn't under- ing to operate without an will have to initiate that pro- er to return to classrooms ation by ordering students stand why we're even hav- approved plan will likely be cess on our end." despite the risk of corona- to spend at least half their ing to have this fight be- a district that loses accredi- The school board will dis- virus infections or shift to time in classroom. Reyn- cause they recognize it isn't tation and that is bankrupt," cuss the issue again Mon- online learning, and the olds' order does allow waiv- safe for us to reopen our Hahn said. "This scenario day night and will consider choice is especially stark for ers allowing online-only schools," said Des Moines would be catastrophic for a plan still being developed Iowa's capital city. instruction, but only for dis- Superintendent Tom Ahart. the community, the district that would include a part- Des Moines has had one of tricts where more than 15% "It feels like operating in an and the students." time return to classrooms. the nation's highest rates of people test positive for alternate reality." Reynolds is the only Mid- Middle school Spanish of people testing positive the virus, which is triple the If they find the district is out west governor to issue a teacher Trisha Peckosh, for COVID-19, and school 5% positivity rate that the of compliance, state offi- statewide order requiring who has children in the board members ask how Centers for Disease Control cials could take a variety of in-person instruction, with district, said it's hard to see it would be possible to en- and Prevention and other actions, including requiring all other states in the region how the district and state force social distancing rules health experts say would the district to keep students leaving decisions to local will resolve the dispute. It's in their crowded classrooms be appropriate for resum- in classes until the end of school districts. true that students would and packed school buses. ing in-person classes. June — nearly a month lat- Reynolds, a strong sup- learn better if they were in The school board delayed The district notes that 31% er than usual. A district of- porter of President Donald classroom, but Des Moines the start of school by a of its staff members have ficial said each additional Trump who has demanded is right to worry about the week as the district sought health concerns that put day would cost about $1.5 on Twitter that "SCHOOLS safety of students and staff, a court injunction to block them at higher risk from million, draining the district's MUST OPEN IN THE FALL," she said. the governor's order, ar- COVID-19 and 10% are reserves within days. also has refused to issue a "Everybody is in such a hard guing that she had over- older than 60. If forced to District officials have as- statewide mask require- position," she said. "Every stepped her authority. A resume classes, officials sured students that they ment and told at least 10 time you come up with a judge initially sided with the contend that many teach- will get credit for the online cities that they can't en- solution that could work, governor, but the district ers and bus drivers would classes they're taking, but force local mandates be- there's a roadblock."q A5 WORLD NEWS Monday 21 September 2020 UN chief: No UN support for reimposing Iran sanctions now

By EDITH M. LEDERER Under the "snapback" pro- Associated Press vision, U.N. sanctions eased UNITED NATIONS (AP) — or lifted by the nuclear deal Secretary-General Antonio are re-imposed and must Guterres says the United be enforced by U.N. mem- Nations will not support re- ber states. Those would in- imposing sanctions on Iran clude hitting Iran with pen- as the United States is de- alties for uranium enrich- manding until he gets a ment to any level, ballistic green light from the Secu- missile activity and buying rity Council. or selling conventional The U.N. chief said in a let- weapons. ter to the council presi- Those bans were either re- dent obtained Sunday by moved or set to expire un- The Associated Press that der the terms of the 2015 "there would appear to be deal in which Iran was uncertainty" on whether or granted billions of dollars not U.S. Secretary of State in sanctions relief in return triggered the for curbs on its nuclear pro- "snapback" mechanism in gram. the Security Council resolu- China and Russia have tion that enshrined the 2015 In this Aug. 21, 2019 file photo, a man counts his banknotes and traveler checks in Tehran, Iran. been particularly adamant nuclear deal between Iran Associated Press in rejecting the U.S. posi- and six major powers. tion, but U.S. allies have not The Trump administration nificant non-performance" ticipating. Therefore, Guterres said: been shy either. declared Saturday that with its obligations under Guterres noted in the letter "It is not for the secretary- In a letter sent Friday to the all U.N. sanctions against the accord, known as the that "the Security Council general to proceed as if no Security Council president, Iran have been restored, Joint Comprehensive Plan has taken no action subse- such uncertainty exists." Britain, France and Germa- a move most of the rest of of Action, or JCPOA. quent to the receipt of the The U.N. Secretariat, which ny — the three European the world rejects as illegal But the overwhelming ma- letter of the U.S. secretary Guterres heads, provides participants who remain and is likely to ignore. The jority of members in the of state, neither have any support to the Security committed to the agree- U.S. announcement is cer- 15-nation council call the of its members or its presi- Council in implementing ment — said the U.S. an- tain to cause controversy U.S. action illegal because dent." sanctions including estab- nouncement "is incapable during the U.N.'s annual President Donald Trump He said the majority of lishing committees and of having legal effect," so it high-level meetings of the pulled the United States out council members have panels of experts to moni- cannot reimpose sanctions General Assembly start- of the plan in 2018. written to the council presi- tor their implementation on Iran. ing Monday, which is be- They point to Security dent "to the effect that the along with websites on the Russia's deputy ambassa- ing held mainly virtually this Council Resolution 2231, letter did not constitute a nature of sanctions and dor to the U.N., Dmitry Poly- year because of the CO- which endorsed the nucle- notification" that "snap- lists of those on sanctions anskiy, said the U.S. had VID-19 pandemic. ar agreement. It states that back" was triggered. And blacklists. only isolated itself. "It's very The U.S. announcement "a JCPOA participant state" he said the presidents of Guterres said the U.N. won't painful to see how a great came 30 days after Pom- can trigger the "snapback" the council for August and take any action "pending country humiliates itself like peo notified the council mechanism. The U.S. insists September "have indicat- clarification by the Security this, opposes in its obstinate that the administration that as an original partici- ed that they were not in a Council" on whether or not delirium other members of was triggering "snapback" pant it has the legal right, position to take any action sanctions that have been U.N. Security Council," he because Iran was in "sig- even though it ceased par- in regard to this matter." lifted should be reimposed. wrote on Twitter. q Baltic Sea ferry runs aground in Finnish waters, no injuries

HELSINKI (AP) — A Baltic Viking Line said in a short ing," Hanses told YLE, add- Sea passenger ferry with statement adding that the ing that water had leaked nearly 300 people aboard situation with the vessel into one of the vessel's sec- ran aground in the Aland was "stable." The vessel had tions but was unable to Islands archipelago be- 200 passengers and a crew specify how bad the leak- tween Finland and Sweden of 80 aboard. age was. The coast guard without injuries Sunday, The coast guard were said it hadn't observed oil and rescuers evacuated alerted to the incident just leakage in the area as a the vessel's passengers before 1 p.m. Finnish time, result of the grounding. to shore, Finnish authori- and rescue boats evacu- The number of passengers ties said. The Finnish coast ated those onboard to aboard the vessel, capa- guard tweeted that the shore. Authorities were in- ble of carrying up to 2,500 M/S Amorella operated by vestigating why the ferry people, was unusually low ferry company Viking Line ran aground. because of the Nordic re- between the Finnish west- Viking Line CEO Jan Hans- gion's coronavirus travel re- Viking Line's cruise ship M/S Amorella is seen near the Aland ern port city of Turku and es told the Finnish public strictions which have badly islands, seen from Finland, Sunday, Sept. 20, 2020. Swedish capital Stockholm broadcaster YLE that the hit Baltic Sea ferry compa- Associated Press hit ground south of the port accident was caused ei- nies. Amorella was set to make unnamed islands and its of Langnas in the Aland ther by technical failure or The Aland Islands, an au- a scheduled stop there en shallow waters and narrow Islands near the Julgrund human error. tonomous Finnish territory, route to Stockholm. passages are particularly island "There are no re- "Something has gone are midway between the The archipelago consists of tricky to navigate for large ported human casualties," wrong with the ship's steer- two port cities and M/S thousands of named and ships. q A6 Monday 21 September 2020 WORLD NEWS Indian lawmakers pass farm bills amid uproar in Parliament

NEW DELHI (AP) — Amid an ing in the Parliament de- uproar in Parliament, Indian bate, former Prime Minister lawmakers on Sunday ap- H.D. Deve Gowda, now a proved a pair of controver- lawmaker, asked Modi to sial agriculture bills that the explain the short- and long- government says will boost term impact of the bills on growth in the farming sec- farmers. tor through private invest- "The prime minister should ments. The two bills were explain why there's a hurry approved even though to pass the bills amid the most opposition parties pandemic," he said. Modi and some allies of Prime should "explain how it will Minister Narendra Modi help in achieving the gov- called them anti-farmer. ernment's goal of dou- The legislation is aimed at bling farmers' income," he reforming India's deeply added. Farmers have long stressed farming sector and been seen as the heart and will give farmers freedom soul of India, where agricul- to market their produce, ture supports more than Agriculture Minister Naren- half of the country's 1.4 dra Singh Tomar said while billion people. But they've tabling the proposed laws also seen their economic in the upper house of Par- clout diminish over the last liament. The bills are also In this June 13, 2018 file photo, an Indian woman separates grain from the husk in a paddy field in three decades. Once ac- aimed at removing middle- Mayong village on the outskirts of Gauhati, India. counting for a third of In- Associated Press men from the farm trade dia's gross domestic prod- and making farming mar- on Thursday. The passed farmers against any sharp port plans in the agriculture uct, farmers now account ket-oriented, the govern- bills will have to be signed fall in prices of their agricul- sector will double farmers' for only 15% of the country's ment has said. by India's ceremonial presi- tural produce. income by 2022. $2.9 trillion economy. The upper house passed dent, a formality before be- However, the opposition The critics say the bills cre- India's farmers, often com- two out of three bills, amid coming law. leaders launched scath- ate an undemocratic plaining about being ig- a war of words between On Thursday, Shiromani ing attacks on the govern- mechanism by which bu- nored, hold frequent pro- ruling lawmakers and those Akali Dal party lawmaker ment, calling the legislation reaucrats become arbitra- tests to demand better opposing the legislation. Harsimrat Kaur resigned as "black law" and "pro-cor- tors to settle any contract crop prices, more loan The third bill, intended to be minister for food processing porate." disputes between farmers waivers and even water part of the farm liberaliza- in protest against the bills. Rahul Gandhi, a top lead- and buyers, rather than civ- delivery systems to guar- tion plan, could not be tak- The party is one of the Modi er of the main opposition il courts. They also say that antee irrigation during dry en up because the upper government's most trusted Congress party, said in a in the absence of better spells. Sometimes they house adjourned for the allies. Tomar sought to al- tweet Sunday that Modi "is infrastructure like climate- stage sit-ins or dump truck- day amid chaotic scenes, lay critics of the legislation making farmers 'slaves' of controlled storage facilities, loads of vegetables onto with opposition lawmak- by saying that the govern- the capitalists, which the proper roads and reliable highways to disrupt traffic. ers tearing documents and ment's market intervention country will never allow to irrigation and power sup- Several protests by farm- shouting slogans against policy to procure agricul- succeed." ply, removing middlemen ers were reported against the bills. The lower house ture crops from farmers will The government has pro- will not be helpful to the the bills in northern India on had approved all three bills continue. The policy insures jected that its massive sup- farming sector. Participat- Sunday.q Hong Kong’s first CBD cafe opens its doors to customers

drinks that contain parts of finance in Hong Kong, said tional, a cannabinoids sup- the cannabis plant without consuming CBD coffee is plier in Asia that operates breaking any local laws. relaxing. Found. "Unlike other parts of The cafe, named Found, "The coffee is delicious, and the region — Australia, New is the city's first to offer a I like the effect that the Zealand, Singapore — it's range of coffees, biscuits, CBD has on me," Hussey actually quite a progressive beer and fruit juices that said. "Cognitively and phys- cannabinoid law in Hong contain cannabidiol, or ically, it kind of helps me Kong." Mullen said that he CBD, a substance from the get through the aches and hopes the cafe can help cannabis plant that is said pains of a normal day." break down the stigma sur- to offer therapeutic effects A bottle of cold CBD-in- rounding CBD products, without getting users intoxi- fused coffee costs 80 Hong and wants to distance CBD cated. Kong dollars ($10) at Found, from cannabis and the rec- Cannabis's tetrahydro- while a can of CBD beer is reational use of drugs. cannabinol compound — HK$70 ($9). The cafe, which According to the Hong Coffee, biscuits, green tea and chocolate mooncake that commonly known as THC had a soft opening this Kong government's Centre contain cannabidiol, or CBD, a substance from the cannabis — is the psychoactive in- month, is expected to be for Food and Safety, under plant, are displayed at the Found Cafe in Hong Kong on Sept. gredient that gives users a fully operational in Octo- the Dangerous Drugs Ordi- 13, 2020. high. But unlike THC, CBD ber. "Hong Kong is actually nance, the illicit import of Associated Press is typically used to help one of Asia's most progres- cannabis or any products By ALICE FUNG nabis may be illegal in Hong reduce stress without the sive cannabinoid markets," that contain controlled Associated Press Kong, but a new cafe is of- high. One Found customer, said Fiachra Mullen, co- cannabinoids constitutes a HONG KONG (AP) — Can- fering a range of food and Killian Hussey, who works in owner of Altum Interna- criminal offense. q A7 WORLD NEWS Monday 21 September 2020

Thai protesters install plaque symbolizing democracy

By TASSANEE VEJPONGSA "At the dawn of Sept. 20, king's powers, establish Associated Press here is where the people tighter controls on palace BANGKOK (AP) — Anti- proclaim that this country finances and allow open government demonstrators belongs to the people," discussion of the monarchy. occupying a historic field in read part of the inscription Their boldness was unprec- the Thai capital on Sunday on the plaque. In April 2017, edented, as the monarchy installed a plaque symbol- the original plaque van- is considered sacrosanct in izing the country's transition ished from Bangkok's Royal , with a harsh law to democracy to replace Plaza and was replaced by that mandates a three- to the original one that was one praising the monarchy. 15-year prison term for de- mysteriously ripped out "The nation does not be- faming it. and stolen three years ago, long to only one person, The protesters later at- as they vowed to press on but belongs to us all," stu- tempted to march toward with calls for new elections dent leader Parit "Penguin" the Grand Palace to hand and reform of the monar- Chirawak told the crowd. over a petition seeking roy- chy. The mass student-led "Therefore, I would like to al reforms to the head of rally that began Saturday ask holy spirits to stay with the Privy Council, the king's was the largest in a series of us and bless the people's advisers, but were blocked Pro-democracy student leaders hold a plaque declaring "This country belongs to the people" at the Sanam Luang field during protests this year, with thou- victory." by police barricades. One a protest in Bangkok, Thailand, Sunday, Sept. 20, 2020. sands camping overnight Another activist, Panu- of them, Panusaya, was al- Associated Press at Sanam Luang field near saya Sithijirawattanakul, lowed to deliver the peti- the Grand Palace in Bang- said their demands do not tion, which was addressed killed by police. He also Parit also called for another kok. propose getting rid of the to the king. It was received urged people to withdraw protest Thursday outside A group of activists drilled a monarchy. "They are pro- by a police official, who their funds and close their parliament to follow up on hole in front of a makeshift posals with good intentions promised to forward it to accounts at Siam Commer- the protesters' demands. stage and, after Buddhist to make the institution of the council. cial Bank, in which the king Organizers had predicted rituals, laid down a round the monarchy remain gra- Just before the rally ended, is the biggest shareholder. that as many as 50,000 brass plaque in cement to ciously above the people Parit called for a general Calls for comment to the people would take part in commemorate the 1932 under democratic rule," strike on Oct. 14, the an- bank, also known as SCB, the weekend protest, but revolution that changed Panusaya said. niversary of a popular stu- and several of its corporate Associated Press report- Thailand from an absolute Still, such calls took the na- dent uprising in 1973 that communications execu- ers estimated that around monarchy to a constitu- tion by surprise. Protesters' ended a military dicta- tives went unanswered or 20,000 were present by Sat- tional monarchy. demands seek to limit the torship after dozens were did not connect. urday evening. q A8 Monday 21 September 2020 LOCAL

2020 Theme: Shaping Peace Together

ORANJESTAD — Each year ed global pandemic. While share thoughts on how to the International Day of the message is intended weather this storm, heal our Peace is observed around for armed parties, solidar- planet and change it for the world on 21 September. ity and cooperation across the better. Even though we The UN General Assem- borders, sectors and gen- may not be able to stand bly has declared this as a erations are also needed next to each other, we can day devoted to strength- to win this new fight against still dream together. ening the ideals of peace, the worst public health cri- through observing 24 sis of our time. The 2020 theme for the In- hours of non-violence and ternational Day of Peace cease-fire. For the United Nations, 2020 is “Shaping Peace Togeth- was already meant to be a er.” Celebrate the day by This year, it has been clear- year of listening and learn- spreading compassion, er than ever that we are ing. To mark its 75th anni- kindness and hope in the not each other’s enemies. versary, the UN has invited face of the pandemic. Rather, our common en- millions of people world- Stand together with the UN emy is a tireless virus that wide to join UN75, the larg- against attempts to use the threatens our health, se- est and furthest-reaching virus to promote discrimina- curity and very way of life. global conversation on tion or hatred. Join us so COVID-19 has thrown our building the peaceful and that we can shape peace world into turmoil and forc- prosperous future that we together. ibly reminded us that what want. happens in one part of the As we struggle to defeat Background planet can impact people COVID-19, your voice is The International Day of everywhere. more important than ever. Peace was established in In these difficult times of 1981 by the United Nations In March, UN Secretary- physical distancing, this In- General Assembly. Two General António Guterres ternational Day of Peace decades later, in 2001, the called on all warring parties will be dedicated to fos- General Assembly unani- to lay down their weapons tering dialogue and col- mously voted to designate and focus on the battle lecting ideas. The world the Day as a period of non- against this unprecedent- will be invited to unite and violence and cease-fire. The United Nations invites all nations and people to honor a cessation of hostili- ties during the Day, and to otherwise commemorate the Day through education and public awareness on issues related to peace.

Why do we mark Interna- tional Days? International days are oc- casions to educate the public on issues of con- cern, to mobilize political will and resources to ad- dress global problems, and to celebrate and reinforce achievements of human- ity. The existence of inter- national days predates the establishment of the United Nations, but the UN has em- braced them as a powerful advocacy tool. We also mark other UN observanc- es. q Source: un.org. A9 LOCAL Monday 21 September 2020

Note: The information is subject to government borders reopening and airline flight schedule adjustment; as a result consolidations and cancelations. The October and Winter 2020-2021 schedules are pending final revision by airline. rmmmm Airlines missing service details oi confirmation will not be published. Queen Beatrix International Source I Aruba Airport Authority N.V. Latest version I September 18, 2020 Airport: CBP Introduces Simplified Arrival to Secure and Streamline International Arrivals at AUA

ORANJESTAD — Customs comparison technology and Border Protection compares the new photo (CBP) will introduce Simpli- of the traveler to images fied Arrival (SA) at Aruba that the traveler previously Airport (AUA) starting to- provided to the govern- Note: The information is subject to government borders reopening and airline flight schedule adjustment; as a result consolidations and cancelations. The October and Winter 2020-2021 schedules are pending final revision by airline. rmmmm day, September 21, to fur- ment, such as passport and Airlines missing service details oi confirmation will not be published. ther secure and streamline visa photos. Eligible travel- Source I Aruba Airport Authority N.V. Latest version I September 18, 2020 international travel. ers who wish to opt out of the new facial biometric SA is a primary processing process may notify a CBP application that utilizes fa- officer as they approach cial comparison technol- the primary inspection ogy, and will replace the point. These travelers will be legacy primary processing required to present a valid application currently used travel document for manu- at AUA. The transition to al identity verification by a SA at AUA means an even CBP officer and will be pro- more efficient inspection cessed in accordance with process. CBP is implement- existing requirements for ing facial comparison tech- entry into the United States. nology to address recom- mendations from the 9/11 CBP is committed to its pri- Commission and address vacy obligations and has a Congressional mandate taken steps to safeguard to biometrically record the the privacy of all travelers. entry and exit of non-U.S. CBP has employed strong citizens. technical security safe- guards and has limited the Given today’s health con- amount of personally iden- cerns, facial comparison tifiable information used in technology can play a key the facial biometric pro- role in helping the travel cess. New photos of U.S. cit- industry address COVID-19 izens will be deleted within health and safety risks by 12 hours, and photos of for- implementing seamless eign nationals will be stored processes. Through this in a secure DHS system. Fa- technology, CBP can re- cial comparison technol- duce the need to capture ogy enhances CBP’s abil- fingerprints and handle ity to facilitate lawful travel documents. CBP’s facial and secure the border.q A10 Monday 21 September 2020 LOCAL Conferences will change; opportunity for the Caribbean

to be cancelled, I have de- cided to make the begin- ning of new communica- tion platform in addition,” says Slabbaert. “I consider it a communication plat- form without limitations. It’s a logical development, not an innovation. It is just do- ing things differently that make sense. We can now have the presentations in a conference setting, yet the By Cdr. Bud Slabbaert asks for another appropri- meeting can be recorded PHILIPSBURG, ST. MAARTEN ate platform. Worldwide, new event concepts, the and put online. And I don’t CARIBAVIA conference “Creating an event, where — “Under the current cir- quick fixes and changes mean life streaming. The cumstances, conferences were made by organizing will return next year June participants afterwards presentation will be avail- on St.Maarten. From the say that they want to re- will change. We have seen virtual conferences and able online as video-on- that a large number of ma- webinars. It is just not the beginning, five years ago, turn next year because demand. That means any- it was already concepted they loved it, is high prior- jor conferences and con- same. one in the world, at any ventions had to be can- to be different. Where ma- ity to me. There is quite a suitable time can watch a jor conferences have be- difference between ‘they celled. Disappointment is Currently, it has become conference presentation.” one thing, at what expense, clear that the planning of come events with industry loved it’ or ‘they had to’. It is another,” says Cdr.Bud large major events is risky. palaces built in the exhibi- means that the investment The interesting thing of the tion areas with the inten- to participate was worth Slabbaert, Chairman and The planning of participa- model is that conference Coordinator of the Carib- tion either as attendee or tion to show off; where it for attendees, speakers and video-on-demand male representatives were and sponsors alike. What is bean Aviation Meetup exhibitor has become just platform go hand in hand. conference, or CARIBAVIA as difficult. It does have an all dressed up as lookalike wrong with an event that Communication will con- penguins. They were held in feels like a retreat? I could for short. effect on budget prepa- tinue one way or another; ration and spending, as convention halls or confer- even arrange for confer- conference cancelations ence hotels that all similar. ence sessions at the beach “There is much talk about well as on calendar is- or not. It can be done with- a ‘New Normal’. Even the sues for those attending or Rush, pressure and tension. or swimming pool.” con- out any subscription or reg- And at what expense? cludes Cdr. Bud Slabbaert. ‘New Normal’ will not be presenting. One may say istration. However, it will re- forever. Yet, new confer- that things have become CARIBAVIA has developed quire sponsorships to realize a different concept. The organizational advan- ence models may be de- confusing. Confusion and this. Yet, since the channel veloped that will stay with us insecurity are not appreci- tage of a conference like is wide open to watch, the “Let’s call it furthering the CARIBAVIA being held on for quite a while, because ated in business. However, sponsors will be exposed to they make sense, are more the industry cannot stop human effect in an inspir- an island, is that the local audiences that are larger ing comfortable environ- tourism offices, airport and flexible and more targeted. communicating with exist- than the attendees of any The traditional major inter- ing and potential clients. ment. If participants feel other stakeholders will do major conference. Even if well, they will communi- their best to support the national events will return, Smaller events have a bet- there is no conference go- but a lesson will be learned ter chance in that regard. cate much easier, and in a event and go that extra ing on, other presentations less artificial, and a friendlier ‘mile’ to provide a bit of a from the advantages that Smaller doesn’t necessarily can be recorded and put the new model conferenc- mean becoming regional. natural manner,” continues starry-eyed atmosphere, online at any time. So now Commander Bud as many because it promotes the is- es will bring.” It could be international, there will be a communi- yet more targeted. It is very call him. “They will get a land or region and is like an cation platform beyond better impression of their invitation for participants The Caribbean Aviation much up to the industry to set dates, beyond any au- conference (CARIBAVIA) assist in shaping the smaller potential business connec- to return at some time for dience size, and beyond tion. They will recognize the a vacation with their fami- also had to be cancelled events into an effective geographic borders. Spon- this year, as most other communication platform difference between what lies or loved ones. Mind sors may get more out of a is an act, and what is for that for these Caribbean is- events. But the need for for them. combined sponsorship. communication in the in- real.” lands sometimes 80% of the dustry remains and it just “After our own event had economy revenue comes Regardless of possible Besides an increased infor- from tourism. Win-win op- mality, the Caribbean of- portunities! q fers an environment that the region is famous for. About: Previous CARIBAVIA wel- Cdr. Bud Slabbaert is come dinners were held the Chairman and Co- outdoors under a tropical ordinator of the Carib- night sky with a free view bean Aviation Meetup, over the waters. A series an annual results and of sessions were held in solution oriented con- an open hangar at an air- ference for stakehold- port with a free view of the ers of ‘airlift’ in the Ca- aviation activities at the lo- ribbean. Mr. Slabbaert’s cation. It was also possible background is accen- that a participant would tuated by aviation busi- ask “Where were you to- ness development, stra- day? I missed you.” And the tegic communication, response was “I participat- and journalism. ed in a mini-summit on the neighbor-island St.Barth.” A11 BUSINESS Monday 21 September 2020 Maine blueberry industry reels from drought, frost, virus By PATRICK WHITTLE definitely be part of the Associated Press game plan." PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — A Maine competes with Can- late spring frost, a devas- ada in the wild blueberry tating drought and labor market, and some compa- troubles wrought by the nies operate on both sides coronavirus pandemic of the border. The uneven conspired to make 2020 exchange rate with Cana- a difficult year for the wild da has caused economic blueberry producers who problems for Maine's in- harvest the fruit in the na- dustry in recent years. Still, tion's northeastern corner. prices to farmers have re- America's producers of bounded in recent seasons wild blueberries are largely after down years in 2016 located in Maine, where and 2017. the blueberry industry has This year, some blueberry battled fungal plant dis- workers tested positive for eases and erratic market coronavirus, and compa- conditions in recent years. nies responded by keeping The harvest takes place them in quarantine. Work- every summer, and this ers were tested before they year's crop was likely far began work to prevent po- off last year's total of about tential outbreaks. 87 million pounds, industry In this July 27, 2012 file photo, wild blueberries await harvesting in Warren, Maine. It was a frustrating year in experts said. One of the Associated Press the fields, but the indus- biggest problems was the try was able to prevent drought, which afflicted prise frost in early June, and the ubiquitous cultivated point to a crop that could spreading coronavirus to much of northern New Eng- it added up to "most defi- blueberries in that they are be half of expectations this surrounding communities in land throughout the sum- nitely a challenging sea- smaller and occur naturally year, according to the Wild Washington County, where mer. The rural Maine coun- son," said Lily Calderwood. in fields called blueberry Blueberry Commission of many fields are located, ties that contain most of a wild blueberry specialist barrens. Maine's blueberry Maine. However, demand said Homer Woodward, the country's wild blueberry at University of Maine Co- industry has touted the wild for the fruit has increased vice president of opera- fields are even now facing operative Extension. blueberries as a potential recently, and the industry tions for Wyman's, one of moderate drought condi- "It was uniquely challeng- piece of the "superfood" has the ability to bounce the major players in the in- tions, according to the U.S. ing, but we have had late movement in recent years. back from the tough year, dustry. "The size of the crop Drought Monitor. frosts in the past and we Most of the crop is frozen, said Eric Venturini, the ex- was disappointing but as The pandemic also made have had drought in the though some are sold in ecutive director of the far as navigating COVID, as it more difficult to hire sea- past," she said. "The growers Maine farm stands and su- blueberry commission. far as preventing it from be- sonal workers and created are a very resilient group of permarkets every August. "Despite the down year in coming a problem in Wash- a need for additional safety farmers who grow a very di- The five-year average for terms of production, de- ington County, I think that measures that complicat- verse crop." the size of the crop is nearly mand is high," he said. "I was a success for the indus- ed the harvest. Add a sur- Wild blueberries differ from 84 million pounds, but signs think leveraging that will try," Woodward said.q Judge agrees to delay U.S. government restrictions on WeChat

By STAN CHOE ness contacts in China. It's ment. On Saturday, Presi- AP Business Writer owned by Chinese tech gi- dent Donald Trump said NEW YORK (AP) — A judge ant Tencent. he supported a proposed has approved a request The group of WeChat us- deal that would have Tik- from a group of U.S. We- ers requested an injunction Tok partner with Oracle Chat users to delay loom- after the U.S. Commerce and WalMart to form a U.S. ing federal government Department said Friday it company. There is still a restrictions that could ef- would bar WeChat from chance that TikTok could fectively make the popular U.S. app stores and keep be banned in the U.S. as app nearly impossible to it from accessing essen- of Nov. 12 if the deal isn't use. tial internet services in the completed, under the re- In a ruling dated Saturday, country beginning Sunday strictions put in place by the Magistrate Judge Laurel at 11:59 p.m. Commerce Department. Beeler in California said The Trump administration However, a restriction to the government's actions has targeted WeChat and bar TikTok from app stores in would affect users' First another Chinese-owned the U.S., similar to what We- A federal judge has approved a request from a group of WeChat Amendment rights, as an app, TikTok, for national Chat faced, was pushed users to delay looming U.S. government restrictions that could effective ban on the app security and data privacy back a week to Sept. 27 af- effectively make the popular app nearly impossible to use. would remove their plat- concerns, in the latest flash- ter Trump backed the latest Associated Press form for communication. point amid rising tensions TikTok deal. would end up in the posses- ty," and that an injunction WeChat is a messaging- between Washington and On Sunday, Secretary of sion of the Chinese govern- would be in the public's in- focused app popular with Beijing. The administration State Mike Pompeo told ment. In her ruling, Beeler terest. Furthermore, specif- many Chinese-speaking contends that the data of Fox News that the govern- found that a WeChat ban ic evidence about WeChat Americans that serves as U.S. users collected by the ment will ensure that under "eliminates all meaningful posing a national security a lifeline to friends, fam- two apps could be shared the TikTok-Oracle-WalMart access to communication threat was also "modest," ily, customers and busi- with the Chinese govern- deal, no American's data in the plaintiffs' communi- she wrote. q A12 Monday 21 September 2020 science Underwater and on fire: U.S. climate change magnifies extremes

posit more rain. The week before Sally hit, a non-tropical storm dumped half a foot of rain on a Washington, D.C., suburb in just a few hours. Bigger downpours are becoming more common in the East, where the summer has got- ten 16% wetter in the last 30 years. In August 2016, a non-tropical storm dumped 31 inches (nearly 79 cen- timeters) of rain in parts of Louisiana, killing dozens of people and causing nearly $11 billion in damage. Loui- siana and Texas had up to 20 inches (51 centimeters) of rain in March of 2016. In June 2016, torrential rain caused a $1 billion in flood damage in West Virginia. In the 1950s, areas east of the Rockies averaged 87 downpours of five inches or more a year. In the 2010s, that had soared to 149 a This combination of photos shows a firefighter at the North Complex Fire in Plumas National Forest, Calif., on Monday, Sept. 14, 2020, year, according to data left, and a person using a flashlight on flooded streets in search of their vehicle, Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2020, in Pensacola, Fla. from NOAA research me- Associated Press teorologist Ken Kunkel. By SETH BORENSTEIN abut the massive Oregon 14 already, has a high likeli- and August, according to It's simple physics. With AP Science Writer fires while she was huddled hood of being a record. NOAA records. each degree Celsius (1.8 America's worsening cli- under a tent, dodging 4 Fifteen of the 22 billion-dol- California also is suffering degrees Fahrenheit) that mate change problem is inches (10 centimeters) of lar droughts in the past 30 its worst fire year on re- the air warms, it holds 7% as polarized as its politics. rain falling on the North years hit states west of the cord, with more than 5,300 more moisture that can Some parts of the coun- Carolina mountains. Rockies, while 23 of the 28 square miles (13,760 square come down as rain. The try have been burning this "The things I worry about billion-dollar non-hurricane kilometers) burned. That's East has warmed that month while others were are completely different flooding events were to the more than double the area much since 1985, accord- underwater in extreme now," Dello said. "We know east. For more than a cen- of the previous record set ing to NOAA. weather disasters. the West has had fires and tury scientists have looked in 2018. People have been While climate change is a The already parched West droughts. It's hot and dry. at a divide — at the 100th fleeing unprecedented factor, Seager and Williams is getting drier and suffer- We know the East has had meridian — that splits the and deadly fires in Ore- said what's happening is ing deadly wildfires be- hurricanes and it's typically country with dry and brown gon and Washington with more extreme than climate cause of it, while the much more wet. But we're amp- conditions to the west and Colorado also burning this models predict and there wetter East keeps getting ing up both of those." wet and green ones to the month. "Climate change must be other, possibly nat- drenched in mega-rainfall In the federal government's east. Seager found that is a major factor behind ural weather phenomenon events, some hurricane re- 2017 National Climate As- the wet-dry line has moved the increase in western also at work. lated and others not. Cli- sessment, scientists wrote about 140 miles (225 kilo- U.S. wildfires," said A. Park Pennsylvania State Universi- mate change is magnifying a special chapter warning meters) east — from west- Williams, a Columbia Uni- ty climate scientist Michael both extremes, but it may of surprises due to global ern Kansas to eastern Kan- versity scientist who studies Mann said that La Nina — not be the only factor, sev- warming from burning of sas — since 1980. fires and climate. "Since a temporary natural cool- eral scientists told The Asso- coal, oil and natural gas. And it's getting more ex- the early 1970s, California's ing of parts of the equato- ciated Press. And one of the first ones treme. Nearly three-quar- annual wildfire extent in- rial Pacific that changes "The story in the West is re- mentioned was "com- ters of the West is now in creased fivefold, punctuat- weather worldwide — is ally going to be ... these hot pound extreme events." drought, according to the ed by extremely large and partly responsible for some dry summers getting worse "We certainly are getting U.S. Drought Monitor. Scien- destructive wildfires in 2017 of the drought and hur- and the fire compounded extremes at the same time tists say the West is in about and 2018," a 2019 study ricane issues this summer. by decreasing precipita- with climate change," said the 20th year of what they headed by Williams said, But that's on top of climate tion,'' said Columbia Uni- University of Illinois climate call a "megadrought," the attributing it mostly to "dry- change, so together they versity climate scientist scientist Donald Wuebbles, only one since Europeans ing of fuels promoted by make for "dual disasters Richard Seager. "But in the one of the main authors. came to North America. human-induced warming." playing out in the U.S.," eastern part more of the Since 1980, the National Meager summer rains are During the western wildfires, Mann said. climate change impact Oceanic and Atmospheric down 26% in the last 30 more than a foot rain fell As for where you can go to story is going to be more in- Administration has tracked years west of the Rockies. on Alabama and Florida as escape climate disasters, tense precipitation. We see billion-dollar disasters, ad- California's anemic sum- Hurricane Sally parked on Dello said, "I don't know it in Sally." justing for inflation, with mer rain has dropped 41% the Gulf Coast, dropping as where you can go to outrun North Carolina State clima- four happening in August in the past 30 years. In the much as 30 inches (76 cen- climate change anymore." tologist Kathie Dello, a for- including the western wild- past three years, California timeters) of rain at Orange "I'm thinking Vermont," she mer deputy state climatol- fires. NOAA applied mete- hasn't received more than Beach, Alabama. Studies said, then added Vermont ogist in Oregon, this week orologist Adam Smith said a third of an inch (0.8 centi- say hurricanes are slowing had bad floods from 2011's was talking with friends that this year, with at least meters) of rain in June, July down, allowing them to de- Hurricane Irene.q A13 feature Monday 21 September 2020 Robert W. Gore, the HEALTH inventor of Gore-Tex dOCTOR ON DUTY Oranjestad fabric, dead at 83 Hospital 7:00 pm / 10:00pm Tel. 527 4000 NEWARK, Del. (AP) — Rob- 1958. Bill Gore had previ- San Nicolas ert W. Gore, whose in- ously joined DuPont's work- Imsan 24 hours vention of what created force and ultimately came Tel.524 8833 the breathable-yet-wa- to Delaware. 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By LINDSEY BAHR as Disney's live-action "Mu- AP Film Writer lan" has proven in China. About three quarters of the After a disappointing de- country's movie theaters but in China last week, "Mu- are open, but Americans lan" dropped 72% in its sec- are not going back in sig- ond weekend where local nificant numbers in the audiences have criticized COVID-era, even with new it for being " inauthentic." films coming into the mar- The film added $6.5 million ketplace weekly. in China and $10.9 million The biggest movies contin- total, bringing its interna- ue to limp along. Accord- tional total to $57 million. ing to studio estimates Sun- The $200 million produc- day, Warner Bros.' "Tenet" tion was supposed to be a earned $4.7 million in its massive global theatrical third weekend from nearly release back in March and 2,930 locations, Disney's The Walt Disney Co. revised "The New Mutants" add- plans a number of times ed $1.6 million in its fourth before settling on a hybrid weekend, "Unhinged" release. "Mulan" is currently brought in $1.3 million and available for a $29.99 rental Sony's rom-com "The Bro- for Disney+ subscribers and ken Hearts Gallery" picked playing in theaters where up an additional $800,000 the streaming service is not in its second frame. And available. newcomers aren't faring This image released by Warner Bros. Entertainment shows Elizabeth Debicki, left, and John David But the industry is also just any better. Washington in a scene from "Tenet." getting its footing in this The faith-based "Infidel," Associated Press new COVID-era market- which stars Jim Caviezel, a month after nearly six "It's natural that we're go- marketplace." Still, just be- place. The box office track- did the best with $1.5 mil- months of being closed ing to see release date cause theaters are doing er Comscore was able to lion from just over 1,700 due to the pandemic and changes for many mov- more business internation- release a domestic top 10 theaters. a lack of new releases. But ies," Dergarabedian said. ally does not mean a new chart for the first time in six This weekend also saw the since reopening with en- "It's a very unpredictable movie will be a surefire hit, months. q limited release of two adult hanced safety measure dramas, IFC's "The Nest," and the promise of new with Jude Law and Car- blockbusters, they haven't Chloé Zhao’s ‘Nomadland’ wins TIFF rie Coon, and Bleecker gotten the infusion of busi- Street's "The Secrets We ness they were hoping for. People’s Choice Award Keep," with Noomi Ra- Indoor theaters are still not Book," "12 Years a Slave," pace. Both played in un- open in two of the coun- "The King's Speech" and der 500 theaters across the try's biggest markets, New "Slumdog Millionaire." country and neither got York and Los Angeles. Regina King's "One Night much more than $200 per The North American earn- in Miami" was first runner location. "The Nest" earned ings have not been promis- up to "Nomadland." Other an estimated $62,000 from ing for studios with theatri- People's Choice winners 301 locations and "The Se- cal releases on the horizon include Michelle Latimer's crets We Keep" brought in either. documentary "Inconve- just under $90,000 from 471 Christopher Nolan's "Tenet" nient Indian," about Indig- theaters. has only earned $36.1 mil- enous peoples in North "There's no question that lion from North American America, and Roseanne this is an extraordinarily theaters to date. The per- Liang's midnight madness challenging marketplace, formance has led some selection "Shadow in the especially for North Amer- studios to push back releas- Cloud," with Chloë Grace ica," said Paul Dergarabe- es even further and some This image released by Searchlight Pictures shows Frances Moretz. dian, Comscore's senior wonder whether more will McDormand in a scene from the film "Nomadland" by Chloe TIFF's slimmed-down 45th media analyst. "This is a follow. Zhao. Associated Press edition wrapped up slow roll out. It's going to The next major release on Saturday.q take some time." the calendar is Disney and By LINDSEY BAHR widowed wanderer of the The nation's biggest chains Marvel's "Black Widow" on AP Film Writer modern American West. have been open for about Nov. 6. After picking up Venice's Set for a Dec. 4 release, Solution Sudoku Golden Lion award, Chloé "Nomadland" has already Zhao's " Nomadland " has been hailed as a top Os- won another prestigious car contender, but win- honor: The Toronto Inter- ning the audience award national Film Festival's Peo- at TIFF is promising for its ple's Choice Award. No film Oscar chances. In the past has ever won both. decade, every People's TIFF programmers an- Choice winner has secured nounced the winners Sun- a best picture nomination day. Zhao's film features and a handful have gone Frances McDormand as a on to win, including "Green Puzzle on Page 13 A15 sports Monday 21 September 2020 Tadej Pogacar wins COVID-defying Tour de France

By JOHN LEICESTER picking up the most points numbers soared across the side when they zoomed Tour somewhat race-rusty AP Sports Writer in sprints during and at the country. through her region in cen- but with the pent-up ener- PARIS (AP) — In a stunning finish of stages. The director, Christian Prud- tral France. The postpone- gy of caged hounds, their performance for the ages, With jets trailing plumes of homme, was back after ment this year to Septem- disrupted seasons reconfig- Tour de France rookie Tadej red, white and blue smoke a week of self-isolation. ber, with her back in Paris ured to make them peak Pogacar won cycling's physically on cycling's big- showpiece race Sunday on gest stage. the eve of his 22nd birth- After a slow-burn start, with day, becoming the sec- multiple crashes, the racing ond-youngest winner of the became increasingly furi- 117-year-old event that this ous. year braved — and over- Roglic, the winner of last came — France's worsen- year's Spanish Vuelta and ing coronavirus epidemic. a pre-Tour favorite, was With a yellow face mask backed by a powerful to match the race win- Jumbo-Visma team of star ner's yellow jersey, Poga- riders devoted to putting car stood atop the podium him in yellow — achieved backlit by the pink hues on Stage 9 — and then of dusk, transformed from keeping the prized jersey promising prodigy into cy- until Paris. cling superstar, the young- But UAE Team Emirates rider est winner since World War Pogacar hadn't read their II and the first from Slovenia. script. While the mask hid his He first demolished Roglic's smiles, the creases around 57-second lead and then his eyes gave them away. built his own Tour-winning "This is just the top of the margin of 59 seconds in the top," he said. "It's been an time trial, an astounding re- amazing three-week ad- versal of fortunes. venture." The birth of the Pogacar su- His victory was remark- pernova is now set to ripple able, too, for the way in across the cycling galaxy Tour de France winner Slovenia's Tadej Pogacar, wearing the overall leader's yellow jersey, cel- which he sealed it: at the for years to come. His future ebrates on the podium with the Slovenian flag after the twenty-first and last stage of the Tour de last possible moment, on France cycling race over 122 kilometers (75.8 miles), from Mantes-la-Jolie to Paris, France, Sun- rivals are unlikely to repeat the penultimate stage be- day, Sept. 20, 2020. Jumbo-Visma's mistake of fore Sunday's finish on Paris' Associated Press allowing him to ride his way Champs-Elysees. During back into contention, as the cycling marathon over he did after losing time in all five of France's mountain above the riders as they Wearing a mask, he sig- for studies, allowed her to crosswinds in the first week, ranges and 3,482 punishing raced through Paris, on the naled the start of Sunday's soak in the finish for the first when he slumped from kilometers (2,164 miles), Po- Champs-Elysees lined with stage at Mantes-La-Jolie time. third to 16th. gacar held the race lead French tricolor flags, the west of Paris with a wave of "It's important to have By conquering the Tour on and the iconic yellow jer- Tour was also celebrating a his flag through the sunroof events like this that are di- his first attempt, Pogacar sey for just one stage — the victory — over the corona- of his car. verting. People needed joined an elite club of rook- last and most important virus. Mask-wearing spectators the Tour after a year like ie winners that includes, one into Paris, with a yellow When the Tour, delayed waiting for the rumble of this," she said. among others, the great bike to match. because of the epidemic the riders' arrival on the One of the pandemic- Eddy Merckx, who ended Pogacar KO'd the race from its usual spot in July, handlebar-shaking cob- defying Tour's most enthu- up winning five. and Slovenian countryman left the start town of Nice bles of the Champs-Elysees siastic backers was also its Pogacar unseated Egan Primoz Roglic by snatching three weeks ago, it was said holding the Tour had lit most powerful: French Pres- Bernal, who was 22 when away the jersey that he'd unsure that enough riders up a dark year and dem- ident Emmanuel Macron. he won last year, as the worn for 11 days, in a high- would be able to stay virus- onstrated that the corona- With his government trying Tour's youngest champion drama time trial Saturday. free for the race to reach virus need not bring all life to revive France's COVID- since World War II. And he Their 1-2 is the first for one Paris. to a grinding halt, if health battered economy, Ma- become the race's sec- country since British riders But none of the 176 starters, measures are respected. cron praised the race as ond-youngest winner ever, Bradley Wiggins and Chris or 146 finishers, tested posi- The famous boulevard "the pride of the country" behind only Henri Cornet, Froome also took the top tive in multiple batteries of lacked its usual fervor, a and an example of how it who was just shy of 20 when spots at the 2012 Tour. tests, validating the her- victim of the virus, with the must learn to live with the he was crowned in 1904.q Australian Richie Porte metic bubble of measures usually rows-deep crowds virus and the restrictions it rounded out this year's po- to shield them from infec- limited to a socially dis- imposes. dium, at age 35, after his tion. tanced maximum of 5,000 "Even in September, the brilliant time trial that hoist- Roadside fans still cheered people, clumped in pens Tour de France is magic!" ed him from fourth to third them on, mostly respecting by police and barriers. Macron tweeted Saturday overall. riders' pleas that they wear But Pauline Bourbonnaud, after Pogacar crushed Ro- Irish rider Sam Bennett won face masks, but were kept a 22-year-old podiatry stu- glic in the time trial. the prestigious final sprint well away at stage starts dent, said it was nothing Largely deprived of rac- on the Champs-Elysees, and finishes. short of "an exploit, enor- ing as the epidemic tore giving him his second stage The only COVID-19 positives mous" that the Tour nego- across the globe, and with win at this Tour. touched a handful of team tiated the epidemic with those in lockdown only He also won the race's employees and the race riders unscathed. At previ- able to keep fit on home green jersey, awarded for director, even as infection ous Tours, she'd been road- trainers, riders arrived at the A16 Monday 21 September 2020 sports Toyota Gazoo's No. 8 car wins 24 Hours Le Mans for 3rd year

LE MANS, France (AP) — tered a problem on the Toyota Gazoo’s No. 8 car hood at around 9 a.m. and comfortably won the 24 the change took six min- Hours Le Mans by five laps utes, allowing the Rebellion from Rebellion No. 1 on No. 3 (Nathanaël Berthon- Sunday to secure a third Louis Delétraz-Romain Du- straight victory in the presti- mas) to close the gap. gious endurance race. It was becoming a tight It was also a third consecu- battle between the two tive win for Swiss driver Sé- Rebellion cars behind Toy- bastien Buemi and Japan’s ota’s No. 8. Kazuki Nakajima driving. At 12 p.m. Rebellion No. Brendon Hartley was the 3 with Dumas behind the other driver, having re- wheel was only one sec- placed two-time Formula ond ahead of No. 1 driven One champion Fernando by Menezes. Then both Alonso. cars came in for a driv- Buemi and Hartley sat on er change with Delétraz the side of the car as Na- swapping for Dumas on a kajima drove toward the lengthy stop, and Nato for podium. Hartley won for a Menezes as Rebellion No. 1 second time after tasting suddenly moved ahead of success with the Porsche its team rival. LMP Team in 2017 before Drivers Sebastien Buemi of Switzerland, Kazuki Nakajima of Japan and Brendon Hartley of the Dumas, a winner in 2016 an unhappy season in For- Toyota Gazoo Racing Team spray champagne during the podium ceremony of the 88th 24-hour with Porsche, appeared Le Mans endurance race, in Le Mans, western France, Sunday, Sept. 20, 2020. mula One. Associated Press unhappy at the strategy The Swiss team’s Rebellion decision to bring his car in No. 1 featured American gine problem and the ter former F1 driver Kamui took advantage to move first and the length of the driver Gustavo Menezes 30-minute stop in the stands Kobayashi narrowly edged into second place behind stop. There were tense ex- and Brazilian Bruno Senna proved costly. out the Rebellion No. 1 Toyota’s No. 7. planations in the team ga- — the nephew of late F1 The race was first held in team in qualifying. Then came the decisive rage. great Ayrton Senna. 1923. A total of 252,500 In damp and humid con- moment at 2:40 a.m. as the Colombian Tatiana Calde- It finished one lap ahead of spectators attended in ditions Mike Conway got No. 7 — also featuring Ar- rón, an F1 test driver with Toyota Gazoo’s No. 7, with 2019, but there were none away cleanly from the start, gentine José María López Alfa Romeo, was in the Rebellion’s No. 3 finishing in this year when the race while Senna held off Buemi. — encountered a turbo Richard Mille Racing Team fourth place. started three months late After nearly seven hours, problem. When the car in the LMP2 category. She For much of the race it because of the coronavirus Toyota’s No. 8 fell back af- came back out it was back was joined by German So- looked like Toyota’s No. 7 pandemic. ter a 10-minute stop in the in fourth. phia Flörsch — an F3 driver would win after leading “We miss the fans,” New stands to fix a brake-cool- “We had a few problems — and Dutchwoman Be- comfortably from pole po- Zealander Hartley said. “I ing problem on Kazuki Na- early in the race,” Naka- itske Visser. They placed sition. look forward to seeing all kajima’s car. jima said. “Later they had a ninth out of 24 in their But late into the night the the fans again.” Rebellion’s No. 1, driven by bigger issue than us.” category.q car encountered an en- Toyota No. 7 took pole af- Frenchman Norman Nato, Rebellion’s No. 1 encoun- WNBA postpones game between Storm and Lynx due to COVID-19

before its scheduled tipoff The Lynx already had ar- night. "We want to make Sunday because of incon- rived at the arena and sure we have all the data clusive COVID-19 test re- some of the players had and testing if someone is sults for Storm players. been warming up when affected with COVID," En- The players with inconclu- they were told the game gelbert said. "We can iso- sive results have under- was postponed. late them and take care gone additional testing "This is the hardest part of their safety. Hopefully and are in isolation, ac- of COVID-19 of putting we'll get good data over cording to the WNBA. on live sports," Engelbert the next 24 to 48 hours. WNBA Commissioner said. "Every day you're re- Hopefully get back on the Cathy Engelbert was at set to zero. Keeping the court for Game 1 on Tues- the hotel when she found bubble safe and making day. We will test them to- out about the inconclu- sure there's no commu- night and have additional sive results and boarded nity spread. The purpose testing on those players the Storm's bus to let them of testing program and that had inconclusive re- WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert answers questions know. protocols is to pull anyone sults." about a postponed game between the Seattle Storm and the Minnesota Lynx after Game 1 of a WNBA basketball semifinal "We needed more testing out before they are infec- Engelbert, along with round playoff game between the Connecticut Sun and the Las and data," Engelbert said tious." players' union head Terri Vegas Aces, Sunday, Sept. 20, 2020, in Bradenton, Fla. in a TV interview. "As soon The league didn't imme- Jackson, went into the Associated Press as I talked to them they diately announce when Connecticut locker room were concerned about Game 1 of the best-of- after the Sun's semifinal se- BRADENTON, Fla. (AP) — the Seattle Storm and the health and safety, and it five semifinal series would ries win over Las Vegas to The opener of the WNBA Minnesota Lynx was post- wasn't about basketball at be played. Game 2 was tell the players about what playoff series between poned nearly 90 minutes that point." scheduled for Tuesday had happened. q