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Volume 78, No. 137 ©SS 2019 CONTINGENCY EDITION FRIDAY, OCTOBER 25, 2019 stripes.com Free to Deployed Areas Gun control group pushes ‘red flag’ laws to help curb veteran suicides

BY NIKKI WENTLING Stars and Stripes WASHINGTON — If retired Marine Corps Master Sgt. Mike Washington had access to a fire- arm on some of his darkest days, he would’ve used it on himself. Washington, 57, is a Gulf War veteran who remained in the Re- serves long enough to deploy to Iraq and Afghanistan after the 9/11 terrorist attacks. His son, Michael Toussaint Washington, also became a Marine. He was killed in action in Afghanistan on June 14, 2008, at age 20. After his son’s death, Washing- Getting ton reached a breaking point that was exacerbated by what he had experienced during his career as a firefighter for the Seattle Fire Department. He relied on alco- hol and struggled with suicidal thoughts before eventually seek- ing help. tough on “If I had a weapon handy at that time, I certainly would’ve used it,” Washington said. Now, Washington is part of a veterans advisory council for Ev- erytown for Gun Safety, the coun- try’s largest gun control advocacy organization. The group released Turkey a report Thursday that includes a set of recommendations for pre- venting veteran suicide. The problem of veteran suicide by firearm drew Everytown’s at- Esper has sharp words for NATO ally over invasion of Syria tention because of the statistics; the Department of Veterans Af- BY LOLITA C. BALDOR fairs reported last month that RELATED start a war with a NATO ally.” firearms were used in 69% of all Associated Press He said Turkey is heading in the wrong direction, veteran suicides in 2017, the lat- Syria says spinning closer to Russia, adding, “I think that is un- BRUSSELS — After spending four tumultuous fortunate and I think we all need to work together to est year for which data is avail- days engulfed in the chaotic ramifications of the strengthen our partnership with Turkey and make able. That’s a nearly 33% increase Turkish-led withdrawal of U.S. troops from Syria, U.S. Defense sure they trend back to being the strong, reliable from 2005. Secretary Mark Esper lashed out Thursday at Tur- forces attacked ally, responsible ally that they’ve been in the past.” Everytown’s first recommenda- key for its military assault across the border on Syr- His comments come on the heels of President Don- tion is for more states to enact ex- ian Kurdish fighters. its troops ald Trump’s announcement Wednesday that the U.S. treme risk protection orders, also Speaking at the German Marshall Fund, Esper is lifting sanctions on Turkey after the NATO ally known as “red flag” laws, which said Turkey’s “unwarranted” invasion into Syria Page 4 agreed to permanently stop fighting Kurdish forces allow police or family members jeopardizes gains made there in recent years as the in Syria. And he spoke just a day after he was in Iraq to temporarily remove someone’s U.S.-led coalition and allied Syrian Kurdish forces to discuss the withdrawal and the ISIS threat with firearms if a state court agrees battled Islamic State. Defense Secretary Iraqi leaders and his military commanders. the person presents a danger to “Turkey put us all in a very terrible situation. I Mark Esper speaks Trump is defending his decision to withdraw about themselves or others. The idea is think the incursion was unwarranted,” he said. “I at the German 1,000 American troops from Syria, largely abandon- to place barriers between veter- think President (Recep Tayyip) Erdogan was fixated Marshall Fund in ing the Syrian Kurdish fighters who battled ISIS alongside the U.S. for the last several years. ans in crisis and their firearms. on making this incursion for one reason or another Brussels on Thursday. SEE SUICIDES ON PAGE 15 and there was not a possibility that we were going to FRANCISCO SECO, POOL/AP SEE ESPER ON PAGE 4 PAGE 2 •STARS AND STRIPES• Friday, October 25, 2019 MILITARY Russia deploys missiles for exercise in Serbia

BY SLOBODAN LEKIC Russian-Serbian anti-aircraft ex- ber Turkey purchased Russian Stars and Stripes ercise known as Slavic Shield, the missiles rather than opting for the ministry said. This was the first U.S.-made Patriot system, which Russia has deployed its S-400 time the S-400 unit will take part allied countries had deployed to Russian Ministry of Defense surface-to-air missile system in a military exercise in a foreign southern Turkey to defend from to Serbia for exercises with the country, the statement said. a spillover of the war in Syria. In Russian air defense units transfer the S-400 anti-aircraft missile Balkan nation’s military, bring- “We have ordered the Pantsir- response, Washington bumped system and the Pantsir-S anti-aircraft missile and gun system to ing the advanced system that S,” Serbian President Aleksandar Turkey from participation in the Serbia to participate in the air defense exercise Slavic Shield 2019. caused friction between the U.S. Vucic said during a ceremony F-35 stealth fighter project, say- and Turkey closer to bordering Thursday. “I will see it on Sat- ing the S-400 could be used by wide use in Syria, where it has These have raised concerns NATO allies. urday, while I will see the S-400 Russia to collect information on been deployed to protect Russian in Western capitals that Moscow Russian air force transports tomorrow at the Slavic Shield how to defeat the jet. Turkey had forces. Serbian air defense troops is trying to turn Serbia — which flew the S-400 Triumf missiles exercise.” ordered 100 F-35s. were sent to Russia last month to borders five NATO nations — into to a military air base near Bel- Serbia’s Defense Ministry said The S-400’s Triumf missiles train on both systems ahead of its bridgehead in the Balkans, grade early Thursday, along with the aim of the drills, which began have a reported range of up to the exercises, officials said. a region that has been relative- a battery of Pantsir-S medium Wednesday, was to train to jointly about 250 miles. The Pantsir S-1 Although Serbia aspires to join ly tranquil since the wars that range anti-aircraft missiles, the defend ground forces from enemy — dubbed SA-22 Greyhound by the European Union, Belgrade marked the collapse of the former Russian Defense Ministry said air attacks. NATO — is a short-to-medium, has fostered increasingly close in a statement. Both systems are The S-400 gained notoriety ear- self-propelled anti-aircraft gun political, economic and military Yugoslav federation in the 1990s. scheduled to take part in a joint lier this year when NATO mem- and missile system that has seen ties with Moscow. [email protected] GIs safe after hitting bomb in Afghanistan, military says

BY PHILLIP WALTER WELLMAN cles and killed eight U.S. troops, said, adding that no civilians were Stars and Stripes about the inci- 18 years ago this month. Stars and Stripes but the group often exaggerates killed or injured by the blast. dent and declined to discuss the President Donald Trump its battlefield actions. Meanwhile, The New York injuries with the Times. abruptly ended the talks in Sep- KABUL, Afghanistan — No “A U.S. vehicle struck an [im- Times on Wednesday, citing un- Leggett on Tuesday tweeted tember after a Taliban attack American or coalition troops provised explosive device] in Par- named defense officials, reported “no U.S. or coalition casualties” in Kabul killed an American were injured when a U.S. military wan province last night; however, that at least five Marines were resulted from the Taliban’s “in- soldier. vehicle struck a roadside bomb in no U.S. or Coalition were killed wounded the day before by a Tal- discriminate and inaccurate This year, 17 American troops central Afghanistan on Wednes- or injured,” Col. Sonny Leggett, a iban rocket attack in southern rockets” in Helmand. have been killed in combat in Af- day night, the U.S. military said spokesman for U.S. forces in Af- Helmand province. The provincial governor’s of- ghanistan, a number that already Thursday. ghanistan, said on Twitter. The attack happened in the fice said the rockets killed three surpasses the highest annual tally The incident happened in Par- The vehicle had come from provincial capital Lashkar Gar, civilians. since NATO replaced its combat wan province, home to Bagram Bagram Airfield, according to where the Marines have a small Violence in Afghanistan has mission with a training and ad- vising mission five years ago. Airfield, the U.S.’ largest base in Abdul Salim Noori, a spokesman base at the local airfield, the continued at high levels in recent the country. for Parwan police. Times said. months despite talks between Zubair Babakarkhail contributed to this report. The Taliban claimed the attack, “Coalition forces routinely do The U.S. military did not im- U.S. and Taliban officials aimed [email protected] saying they destroyed two vehi- patrols to secure the base,” Noori mediately reply to questions by at ending the war, which began Twitter: @pwwellman T O D A Y IN STRIPES

American Roundup ...... 18 Business ...... 20 Comics ...... 21 Crossword ...... 21 Faces ...... 19 Opinion ...... 22-23 Sports ...... 25-32 Weather ...... 20 Friday, October 25, 2019 •STARS AND STRIPES• PAGE 3 MILITARY Navy secretary defends USS Ford Spencer responds after representative on House subpanel questions ship delays

BY CAITLIN M. KENNEY and the yet untested dual-band Stars and Stripes radar, catapults and arresting gear.” WASHINGTON— Navy Secre- On Wednesday, Luria issued tary Richard Spencer on Wednes- a statement responding to Spen- day called Rep. Elaine Luria’s cer’s comments. She pointed out criticisms about the delays af- that Spencer had made a promise fecting the USS Gerald Ford air- to President Donald Trump in craft carrier January that the weapons eleva- “disparag- tors on the Ford would be func- ing” and not tioning by the end of summer, but helpful. they still are not. “I look “I find it disappointing that at her and the secretary finds congressio- other leader- nal oversight disparaging,” Luria ship on [Cap- said in the prepared statement. CONNOR D. LOESSIN/U.S. Navy itol] Hill who “I have yet to see a detailed plan continually to fix the multitude of problems Acting Director of the Office of Management and Budget Russell Vought, third from left in foreground, disparaged with these new technologies. The listens as Cmdr. Mehdi Akacem, the USS Gerald R. Ford’s air boss, explains the Ford’s electromagnetic the Ford as Navy accepted the design of these aircraft launching system during a tour of the ship last month in Newport News, Va. Navy Secretary a program, Richard Spencer is defending the Ford after recent criticism of its costs and delays. Spencer systems and accepted the ship in and I get a an incomplete state … so it is ab- little upset,” he said during a dis- solutely my role to question Navy originally planned to be delivered sively complex systems. Did we defense budget and now Con- cussion at the Brookings Institu- leadership on their current fail- in 2013 and deployed in 2018. do things wrong? Yes, we did gress believes the Pentagon “can tion, a Washington think tank. ure to deliver an operational ship “And best estimates, we’re look- things wrong. We put a price cap handle CRs with absolutely no “You could not ask for a better to the fleet.” ing at 2024?,” Luria asked Moore on there.” problem at all.” disinformation program for our About $13 billion has been in- about the Ford’s deployment. However, Luria did ask Moore Spencer said a Navy study de- competitors. And I truly mean vested in the ship, according to “I think we’ll beat that,” Moore during the Tuesday hearing what termined the nine continuing res- that.” Luria. The ship’s 11 weapons el- replied. he needed to help get the aircraft olutions forced on the Pentagon in Tuesday during a House Armed evators, which are needed to load Spencer said Wednesday that carrier to deploy on time. Moore recent years have cost the service Services Committee subpanel on ordnance on planes, have been a fourth elevator on the Ford can responded the shipyards had the an additional $4 billion. readiness hearing, Luria, D-Va., now be used by the crew and “ev- capacity to do the job. a problem for years. The Navy “So when I get accused of cost questioned the Ford’s costs and commissioned the ship in July erything will be working” when But at Brookings, Spencer overrun on the Ford by my board delays, including the ship’s trou- 2017 without any working eleva- the ship is operational. lashed out at Defense Depart- of directors and they go and burn bled elevators. tors. The ship’s electromagnetic He said he found Luria’s com- ment funding and the temporary She called the Ford — the catapult system for launching air- ments disparaging because they spending measures known as $4 billion, I’m confused as to who newest aircraft carrier being craft has also faced issues. were not “how can I help?” continuing resolutions with which is responsible for wasting or did- constructed by the Navy — “a Vice Adm. Thomas Moore, “If she wants to get on board the agency has been limited. dling with resources,” he said. “It nuclear-powered floating berth- commander of Naval Sea Systems and help … we have open arms,” He said the Defense Depart- is an atrocity that a CR exists.” ing barge that’s not deployable Command, said during the Tues- Spencer said. “We need everyone ment has had to adapt to continu- [email protected] because of the aircraft elevators day hearing that the Ford was to realize that these are mas- ing resolutions in place of a full Twitter: @caitlinmkenney Bill would make troops’ kids US citizens Reports: Pot found at Minot nuclear facility BY CAITLIN M. KENNEY for their child’s citizenship before the applying for citizenship on behalf of Stars and Stripes child turns 18 years old. their children is not right.” When the policy was announced, The USCIS policy change would Stars and Stripes WASHINGTON— A bipartisan ef- President Donald Trump’s adminis- force families to pay an application fee fort on Capitol Hill is underway to tration was criticized for its immigra- of $1,170 per child, according to the An undisclosed amount of marijuana was discov- make the children of service mem- tion policies and how the change would senators’ statement. ered earlier this month at a nuclear missile alert fa- bers stationed overseas automatically negatively affect military families. The policy change was estimated to cility in central North Dakota, according to multiple Americans, responding to a new fed- There was also widespread confusion affect between 20 and 25 people an- media reports. eral policy that forces some parents to about what the change actually meant nually, based on data compiled by the The drug, which was found Oct. 9 at the facility con- apply for their child’s U.S. citizenship. and who was affected, with some ini- USCIS during the last five years from trolled by Minot Air Force Base, was above ground In August, the Department of Home- tial reporting interpreting the policy overseas applications with Army or and not near missile operators, Sgt. Benjamin Smith land Security’s U.S. Citizenship and to mean that military children were Air Force Post Office and Fleet Post told The Associated Press. Immigration Services announced a being denied citizenship. Office mailing addresses, according to Officials are investigating “reports of suspected il- new policy addressing the definition a USCIS official in August who spoke legal drugs at an above-ground facility,” a spokesman of “residence” in the Immigration and On Wednesday, Sens. Tammy Duck- about the issue on the condition of for Minot’s 5th Bomb Wing, 2nd Lt. Gabriel Cushing, Nationality Act. It affects children of worth, D-Ill., and Johnny Isakson, R- Ga., announced they have introduced a anonymity. told Task & Purpose. service members and civilians living “We take this matter seriously and will investigate abroad who did not acquire citizenship bill called the Citizenship for Children Isakson called the bill “common- this fully,” he said, according to the military news web- at birth or while they were living in the of Military Members & Civil Servants sense legislation” to help military fam- site. “No further information will be provided until the United States. Act that would modify Section 320 of ilies that is overdue. Under Section 320 of the Immigra- the Immigration and Nationality Act “We should be doing all we can to investigation concludes.” tion and Nationality Act, a child born so children of service members who ease the lives of our all-volunteer force, Minot, which oversees a stable of Minuteman III in- outside the United States can auto- are stationed overseas can automati- not add needless hurdles for them and tercontinental ballistic missiles, is also home to a fleet matically become a citizen if they are cally acquire U.S. citizenship. their families,” he said in the prepared of B-52H Stratofortress bombers. physically living in the United States “Children of Americans serving statement. The base has been under scrutiny since a 2007 mis- with their parent who is a citizen. their nation abroad are just as worthy A bipartisan companion bill was also hap in which a B-52 was mistakenly armed with six With the new policy that goes into ef- of automatic citizenship as any other introduced in the House by Jerrold nuclear-tipped cruise missiles in Minot and flown to a fect Tuesday, those children will no children,” Duckworth said in a pre- Nadler, D-N.Y., and Doug Collins, R- base in Louisiana, the AP report said. longer be considered “residing in the pared statement. “Forcing military Ga., according to the statement. Other lapses include the theft of a launch code de- United States” as they had been in the families to jump through bureaucratic [email protected] vice, missile crew members sleeping on the job and past, and a parent will have to apply hoops and spend hundreds of dollars Twitter: @caitlinmkenney failed inspections. 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U.S. Secretary Clashes persist in for Defense Mark Esper, center, and U.S. Ambassador to NATO northeastern Syria Kay Bailey Hutchison, left, arrive Thursday BY BASSEM MROUE Erdogan said. He also warned for a meeting of Associated Press against the possibility of Syrian NATO defense Kurdish fighters resuming fight- ministers to BEIRUT — Turkish forces and ing alongside U.S., Russian or discuss the their allies attacked Syrian gov- Syrian government forces. invasion of northern Syria ernment troops in northeastern In Brussels, U.S. Defense Sec- by alliance Syria on Thursday, killing some retary Mark Esper lashed out of them, and they also clashed member at Turkey, saying its invasion of with Kurdish-led fighters, the Turkey, at NATO Syria jeopardizes gains made state news agency in Damascus headquarters in there as the U.S.-led coalition and and a war monitoring group said. Brussels . allied Syrian Kurdish forces bat- The fighting underscored the VIRGINIA MAYO /AP risks of violence as multiple and tled the Islamic State group. often opposing armed forces jos- “Turkey put us all in a very ter- tle for new positions in the tight rible situation. I think the incur- quarters of the northeastern bor- sion was unwarranted,” he said. der zone. The reported attack on Syrian Most worrisome has been the government forces took place at Esper: Secretary urges caution with China prospect of a collision between the village of Kozliya on the edges forces of the Syrian government of that Turkish-held zone. FROM FRONT PAGE would help secure the oil from troops are deployed — Iraq and and those backed by Turkey, Turkish-backed fighters also Trump has declared vic- ISIS. Afghanistan. He also spent sev- which include Syrian rebel fight- captured the nearby village of Esper was expected to meet eral days in Saudi Arabia. ers and Islamic extremists op- Manajeer in clashes with Kurd- tory, saying the move is saving lives, but it also cedes control with Turkey’s defense minister, In his speech, Esper repeated posed to President Bashar Assad. ish forces, SANA reported. They Hulusi Akar, at the meeting of familiar warnings about the in- of a large swath of the border to All sides have said they are battled Kurdish fighters in two NATO defense chiefs Thursday. creasing threats from China and Turkey, Russia and the Syrian abiding by a cease-fire as they other nearby villages, “using In previous discussions, Esper Russia. He said China is trying to implement a Russian-Turkish heavy weapons,” said Mustafa government. and other U.S. leaders were un- reshape the world in its favor, and agreement that divides up the Bali, spokesman for the Kurdish- Trump has agreed that 200 to able to convince Turkey to not is using its power to impact other border region. But frictions could led SDF. He said the SDF would 300 U.S. troops will remain at invade Syria to push back Syrian nations’ economies and political undermine the effort for a reso- defend itself. the Al Tanf garrison in southern Kurdish fighters whom Ankara decisions. lution on the border, which U.S. SDF commander Mazloum Syria. And Esper has said the considers terrorists. Other nations, he said, must forces were abruptly ordered to Abdi tweeted that Turkish troops U.S. is still discussing a plan that Esper’s stop in Brussels for enter their relationships with leave earlier this month, allow- and “their jihadists continue to would leave another small resid- the NATO meeting and speech China with open eyes, and be ing Turkey to launch its invasion VIOLATE and launch attacks.” ual force in eastern Syria, near caps a six-day trip that included aware of its militarization of the against Kurdish fighters. Turkey has said it is abiding by oil facilities that are under the his first visits as secretary to the South China Sea and ongoing Syria’s state-run SANA news the halt in fighting but will elimi- control of the SDF. Those troops two major warzones where U.S. thefts of intellectual property. agency said Turkish troops and nate any Kurdish fighters still in its allied fighters attacked Syrian the zone where the Russian deal army positions outside the town Esper seeks help from Europe allies in Gulf gives it direct control. The lines of Tal Tamr. The Syrian troops of that zone have not been pub- fought back and suffered “mar- BY JOHN VANDIVER es” and distraction from bigger for telecommunication security. tyrs and wounded,” it reported licly defined, however, and the dangers, he said. They would require members without elaborating. Separately, location of the reported attacks Stars and Stripes “There are new threats on the to put in place options to restore the Kurdish-led Syrian Demo- suggested Turkish troops could Defense Secretary Mark Esper horizon that we ignore at our own systems in case of a disruption or cratic Forces said three of its be trying to gain new ground on its edges. said Thursday that he wants allies peril,” Esper said. outages, and to prioritize network fighters were killed in fighting in Europe to send forces to Saudi Turkey’s Defense Ministry said For allies in Europe, Russia has access for national authorities with Turkish-backed forces. Arabia and other Gulf states to re- Syrian Kurdish militia conducted been the top security concern in during a crisis. NATO states also Syrian forces, Russian military inforce U.S. military movements an attack with a drone, mortar recent years, but Esper warned are expected to consider the risk advisers and military police are aimed at countering Iran. of foreign ownership of telecom- fire and light weapons against that China’s economic ambitions being deployed in a zone 19 miles Esper also pushed back against munications systems. Turkish troops in Ras al-Ayn, outweigh the threat posed by deep along much of the northeast- critics who said the U.S. enabled Although the longer-term ern border, under an agreement wounding five soldiers. It said the Moscow. Turkey’s advance into Kurdish- “China first, Russia second,” threat posed by China has in- reached Tuesday by Russia and military responded “within the held Syria and named China’s creasingly become a NATO focal Turkey. They are to ensure that framework of self-defense,” but Esper said. And that applies not ambitions as the West’s great- just to allies in the Pacific, but point, defense ministers are like- Kurdish fighters leave that area. did not provide further details. est long-term concern, during a also in Europe, he said. ly to be consumed this week with Then Russia and Turkey are to In other violence, a booby- wide-ranging talk at the German Both countries, Esper said, the crisis in Syria. begin joint patrols along a nar- trapped car exploded outside the Marshall Fund in Brussels. want to “reshape the world” and Esper on Thursday responded rower strip directly on the Turk- headquarters of a Turkish-allied Esper, who spoke hours before to criticism of the U.S. decision undermine the “rules-based ish-Syrian border. militia in the border town of Tal the start of high-level talks at to pull forces from the Syrian order” at the expense of the Turkey is to keep sole control of Abyad, SANA and the Britain- NATO headquarters, said he was border with Turkey and abandon West. a large section in the center of the based Syrian Observatory for looking for “serious and cred- Kurdish partners who helped de- While Russia is a military border, most of which it captured Human Rights reported. They ible commitments” from allies to feat and imprison Islamic State threat, Europe must be cautious in its invasion launched Oct. 9 said the blast wounded four peo- deter Iran. Military assets such militants. against Kurdish-led fighters. as added air defenses are among about locking into deals con- Meanwhile, Esper said he sup- ple in the town, which was cap- nected to China’s “One Belt, One Turkey wanted to drive U.S.-al- tured early in Turkey’s assault. the capabilities Esper wants. ported an idea forwarded by Ger- lied Kurdish forces out of a “safe “The burden cannot be shoul- Road” global trade plan that could man Defense Minister Annegret There was no immediate claim of put Beijing in a position to domi- zone” along the border after U.S. responsibility. dered by the United States alone Kramp-Karrenbauer to establish President Donald Trump pulled nate and set the global agenda, Russia’s Deputy Foreign … we urge our allies in Europe to an international security zone in American troops from the area. Esper said. northern Syria, in cooperation Minister Sergei Vershinin said contribute their own support to Turkish President Recep deter Iranian aggression,” Esper Esper also warned allies with Russia. Allies are expected Kurdish-led forces have begun a Tayyip Erdogan renewed a threat said. against making deals with Chi- to discuss the matter during talks further pullback from the border to resume its military offensive The U.S. deployed fighter na’s Huawei telecommunications at NATO headquarters Thursday as required under the Russian- if his country continued to be squadrons, an air expedition- company, and that if Chinese 5G and Friday. “harassed” by the Kurdish mi- Turkish accord. ary wing and other personnel to technology becomes the norm in However, if such a plan mate- litia. He also said Turkey would Russian military police began Saudi Arabia recently and has Europe it will hinder U.S. militar y rializes it would be a matter left “crush” any Syrian Kurdish fight- patrols on some of the border sent other units to the region since cooperation on the Continent. to the Europeans to figure out, er its military comes across while areas Wednesday. Later in the May, when U.S. officials said that “If Huawei becomes the pro- Esper said. trying to secure areas under its day, Russia’s defense minister intelligence reports indicated vider of choice [for 5G services] “I think it is fine and good for control. spoke to Abdi, pledging to guar- Iranian threats to U.S. interests it’s going to seriously affect our those countries that want to step “We would never shy away antee security for civilians in the and personnel. ability to share intelligence,” up,” Esper said. “We don’t intend from moving ahead on our path. border zone. The Russian Defense While crises in the Middle East Esper said. on contributing ground forces to We would never calculate wheth- Ministry said Abdi promised that abound, including Turkey’s “un- In Brussels, allied defense that operation.” er the price to pay on this path Kurdish fighters will comply with warranted incursion into Syria,” ministers are expected to agree [email protected] would be too high or too low,” the deal. such issues risk a “sap of resourc- to update baseline requirements Twitter: @john_vandiver Friday, October 25, 2019 •STARS AND STRIPES• PAGE 5 MILITARY Midshipman charged DOD backs contractors on with sexual assault foreign discount disclosure of 3 female students BY SELENE SAN FELICE Third Class The (Annapolis, Md.) Capital BY TONY CAPACCIO Midshipman Nixon Bloomberg A U.S. Naval Academy mid- shipman is charged with break- Keago was charged The Pentagon and major de- ing into the sleeping quarters of with obstruction of fense contractors are opposing a three female midshipmen and congressional effort to force more sexually assaulting or attempting justice for telling complete disclosure of discounts to sexually assault them on four midshipmen to lie to that are given to foreign govern- occasions, according to charging ments for weapons purchases at documents. military authorities , the expense of U.S. taxpayers. Third Class Midshipman Nixon A provision in the House ver- Keago has been charged with according to sion of the annual defense policy sexual assault, attempted sexual charging documents. bill would require detailed re- assault, burglary and obstruction porting whenever the Defense of justice for incidents at the An- Department exempts such for- napolis, Md., military school in eign military sales from a law February, September and Octo- Corps before joining the acad- that says the buyers should pay ber 2018 and in New York in May, emy, according to his Navy sports a portion of initial development according to charging documents biography. He was a member of costs for the equipment they buy. ADAN CAZAREZ/U.S. Army provided by the Naval Academy. “It would give Congress the in- the soccer team in 2017, his fresh- The Naval Criminal Investigative man year. formation it needs” before a sale The Pentagon approved a $3.5 billion loss of sale waiver in 2017 Service is investigating. is final “to safeguard taxpayer for Saudi Arabia’s $15 billion purchase of the Terminal High Altitude His court-martial trial is sched- While on active duty in Febru- uled for January at the Washing- dollars by stopping the DOD Area Defense air defense system from Lockheed Martin. ary 2018, Keago broke into the from letting wealthy Gulf nations ton Navy Yard, Erickson said. dorm room of another midship- The Naval Academy received off the hook when it comes to the not available and be counterpro- try is threatening to walk away man and had sex with her while 32 reports of sexual assault in the money they owe the U.S. for our ductive” in “regard to building from a sale unless it receives a she slept, charging documents 2017-18 school year, according to valuable research and develop- partnerships and enhancing alli- discount. This falls into a cat- state. ment,” said Rep. Jackie Speier, a ances,” according to the Defense egory the agency calls a potential That happened again while he the Department of Defense An- California Democrat who serves Department. “loss of sale.” was on active duty on Oct. 21, nual Report on Sexual Harass- on the House Armed Services The Aerospace Industries As- Over the years that the GAO 2018, the documents state. ment and Violence at the Military Committee. sociation also urged rejection examined in its 2018 report, the The documents outline that he Service Academies. That’s three The Pentagon’s Defense Se- of the disclosure provision, say- Pentagon approved $8.73 billion has been charged under Article more than the previous academic curity Cooperation Agency ap- ing in a September letter that it in such loss of sale waivers to Mid- 120 of the Uniform Code of Mili- year. proved $16 billion, or 99 percent, “would significantly disrupt the dle East allies, including a $3.5 tary Justice, which defines differ- Estimated rates also increased of waiver requests for various existing Foreign Military Sales billion waiver in 2017 for Saudi ent degrees of sexual assault and at the Naval Academy for both reasons from 2012 through 2017, process, increase costs for the Arabia’s $15 billion purchase of rape. women (56 % in 2018 compared according to the Government Ac- defense industrial base, hinder a the Terminal High Altitude Area In September 2018 and again with 51% in 2016) and men (17% countability Office. fundamental tool of U.S. foreign Defense air defense system from in New York this past May, charg- in 2018 compared with 12% in The provision offered by Speier policy and erode trust with key Lockheed Martin . ing documents state, Keago broke 2016). in the defense bill (H.R. 2500) partners and allies.” Saudi Arabia was granted 57 of into the sleeping quarters of fe- drew bipartisan support from Re- Dak Hardwick, the industry those waivers totaling about $4.8 male midshipmen and attempted publicans including Mark Mead- group’s assistant vice president billion, out of a total of 192 ap- to have sex with them while they ows, of North Carolina. for international affairs, said proved during those years. slept, as the Navy Times first “Our negotiators appear not to in an interview that “we would Some of the waiver requests reported. realize that they work for the U.S. be concerned that the Congress are modest in scope. Naval Academy Superintendent taxpayer, not our affluent foreign would want to weigh in during the Last year, Saudi Arabia re- Vice Adm. Sean Buck approved partners,” Speier said. discussion between the U.S. gov- quested loss of sales waivers of the charges last month. In a policy statement to House ernment and whatever country” $65.07 each on three M240 ma- Keago was charged with ob- and Senate negotiators who are was preparing to buy weapons. chine guns, $1,524 each on 713 struction of justice for telling currently working to reconcile He said professionals on mili- TOW-2B wire-guided anti-armor midshipmen to lie to military their versions of the annual de- tary sales in the Pentagon and weapons, $6,600 each on 16 Hell- authorities after the incidents in fense authorization bill, the Pen- the State Department should be fire laser-guided air-to-ground September and May, according to tagon said it “strongly objects” permitted to “do all of their work, missiles and $24,211 for one T- the documents. His attorney could to the disclosure requirement especially on the financial end, 700 helicopter engine, according not be reached for comment. because the provision would “sig- before that evaluation is done by to Defense Security Cooperation Keago is on an unpaid leave of nificantly slow” the Foreign Mili- the Congress.” Agency data. absence, Naval Academy spokes- tary Sales process and place the Lawmakers backing the disclo- In late 2017, the kingdom re- woman Jenny Erickson said. U.S. at “a significant competitive sure provision say the Defense quested a $1.82-per-weapon waiv- Erickson declined to comment disadvantage.” Security Cooperation Agency’s er for 159 .50-caliber machine further. The provision would “require most questionable rationale for guns that are part of an approved He is a chemistry major from a report on information that is granting a waiver is that a coun- sale of M1A2 tanks. Texas and served in the Marine Both chambers pass bill increasing POW/MIA flag use

BY STEVE BEYNON honor unaccounted-for service- members and their families to Veterans Day. Stars and Stripes men and servicewomen from ensure that our nation never for- “The POW/MIA Flag is rep- across more than 50 years of wars gets their sacrifices,” Sen. Pat resentative of profound courage WASHINGTON — A bill re- and conflicts. Toomey, R-Pa. and sacrifice,” said Rep. Chris quiring the POW/MIA flag to be “As the sister of three veterans, More than 81,000 American Pappas, D-N.H., who introduced flown with the American flag is I understand the importance of troops are still unaccounted for the House version of the bill. on the verge of becoming law. honoring the sacrifices of those from conflicts since World War “By proudly displaying this sym- The bipartisan bill — The who have fought courageously for II, according to federal data. bol outside of our federal build- National POW/MIA Act — in- our country,” said Warren, who is Under current law, the POW/ ings, memorials, and national troduced in the Senate by Sen. a presidential candidate for the MIA flag is required to be dis- cemeteries, we are reaffirming Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., re- 2020 election. played by the federal government our commitment to those ser- quires the POW/MIA flag to be The bill passed through both on certain prominent federal vice members and their fami- flown with the American flag at chambers of Congress and now properties six days a year: Armed certain memorials and federal awaits President Donald Trump’s Forces Day, Memorial Day, Flag lies who have sacrificed beyond buildings, including the White signature . Day, Independence Day, National measure.” House and the U.S. Capitol, to “We owe it to those service POW/MIA Recognition Day and [email protected] PAGE 6 •STARS AND STRIPES• Friday, October 25, 2019 PACIFIC N. Korea to US: Act ‘wisely’ to renew talks

BY KIM GAMEL the U.S. administration are hos- raised hopes for a breakthrough rocket launches despite warn- Stars and Stripes tile to [North Korea] for no rea- last year. ings from experts that the North son,” Kim Kye Gwan was quoted The second U.S.-North Korean is demonstrating worrisome ad- SEOUL, South Korea — North as saying by KCNA. summit in Vietnam in February vances in developing weapons Korea urged the United States “There is a will, there is a way,” broke down after the Trump ad- that could threaten the United to act “wisely” to revive nuclear he added. “We want to see how ministration rejected Kim’s offer States. talks by the end of the year, say- wisely the U.S. will pass the end to dismantle the North’s main nu- The president also reiterated ing Thursday that Kim Jong Un of the year.” clear facility in exchange for the his respect for Kim Jong Un dur- maintains a “special” relationship The comments came days after lifting of the harshest sanctions. ing a Cabinet meeting Monday with President Donald Trump. North Korea released several The two leaders promised dur- that was dominated by the troop KCNA The statement, carried on the photos of Kim Jong Un riding a ing an impromptu meeting on withdrawal from Syria and do- official Korean Central News A North Korean official cited white horse to Mount Paektu, a June 30 on the Korean border to mestic scandals. Agency, accused U.S. policymak- the relationship between North site he has frequently visited be- resume talks. But the working- “Something is going to be hap- ers of maintaining hostility to- Korea n leader Kim Jong Un, fore announcing key decisions. level negotiations that took place pening with North Korea too,” ward the communist state despite shown riding to Mount Paektu The third-generation leader in Sweden earlier this month also Trump told reporters. “There’s the good relationship between the recently, and President Donald also vowed to overcome U.S.-led ended without agreement. some very interesting informa- two leaders. Trump in urging the U.S. to international sanctions that have North Korea has given the Unit- tion on North Korea. A lot of Kim Kye Gwan, a Foreign Min- revive nuclear talks. been imposed to punish the North ed States until the end of the year things are going on.” istry adviser and former nuclear for its nuclear weapons program. to come up with a more flexible He didn’t elaborate but said: envoy, expressed optimism, say- “The problem is that contrary The highly symbolic images approach, warning it may resume “I like Kim. He likes me. We get ing he had reported on the situ- to the political judgment and underscored the North’s grow- long-range missile and nuclear along. I respect him. He respects ation to the North Korean leader, intention of President Trump, ing frustration at the diplomatic tests if there’s no progress. me.” who maintained that his relation- Washington political circles and stalemate after summits with the Trump has dismissed a series [email protected] ship with Trump is “special.” [North Korea] policymakers of United States and South Korea of recent short-range missile and Twitter: @kimgamel 4 S. Koreans South Korea has new arrested in break-in at lead negotiator in US US complex talks on cost-sharing

BY KIM GAMEL expire on Dec. 31. BY KIM TONG-HYUNG Stars and Stripes South Korea has appointed a Associated Press new top negotiator, Jeong Eun- SEOUL, South Korea — A SEOUL, South Korea — South bo, a veteran official with the Fi- former Finance Ministry offi- nance Ministry, to lead the talks Korea police have formally ar- cial led South Korea’s delegation with State Department official rested four anti-American stu- in the second round of defense James DeHart. dents who broke into the U.S. cost-sharing negotiations with Jeong takes over from for- ambassador’s residence in Seoul the United States this week in mer diplomat Chang Won-sam, last week while protesting the Hawaii. prompting media speculation that Trump administration’s demands AHN YOUNG-JOON/AP The two-day talks began the government is seeking more for the country to pay more to South Koreans on Tuesday protest U.S. demands that South Korea Wednesday in Honolulu amid financial expertise to counter the help cover the costs of keeping pay more to keep U.S. troops in the country. South Korean police concerns that President Donald U.S. demands. U.S. troops there. have arrested four students for breaking into the U.S. ambassador’s Trump’s demands that South Before leaving, Jeong prom- The Seoul Central District residence in Seoul in an action related to the protests. Korea sharply increase its con- ised that South Korea will make Court said Tuesday its judges tribution has put a new strain a “fair and equitable” financial granted arrest warrants for the Police initially detained 19 uni- pressed “strong concern” over on the alliance between the two contribution to the United States. four students over concerns that versity students Oct. 18 at the the illegal entry and urged South countries. The two sides missed last year’s they would attempt to flee or de- residence of Ambassador Harry Korea to strengthen its efforts to Several South Korean anti- deadline after months of fraught stroy evidence. Harris after 17 of them used two protect diplomatic missions. American student activists broke bargaining but agreed in Febru- Judges denied warrants for steel ladders to climb over the The demonstrators were mem- into the U.S. ambassador’s resi- ary on a stopgap measure that three other students who had compound’s wall and shouted bers of a leftist student group, dence in Seoul last week to pro- required South Korea to pay $920 smaller roles in the protest and anti-U.S. slogans before officers which on Tuesday issued a state- test the demands for South Korea million at the time for 2018. were more cooperative with the dragged them out. ment denouncing the arrests over to pay more. Ambassador Harry That was an 8.2% increase investigation. At the time of the protest, Har- what it described as a “righteous Harris was not home at the time. from the previous year. However, Police also on Tuesday searched ris was at Seoul’s presidential struggle” and accused the United The allies held the first round the contract was for only one year the office of a Seoul-based activ- Blue House attending a reception States of violating South Korea’s of talks last month as the current instead of the usual five years. ist group that was supposedly in- hosted by President Moon Jae-in. sovereignty with excessive de- contract, known as the Special [email protected] volved in organizing the protest. The U.S. State Department ex- mands on defense payments. Measures Agreement, is due to Twitter: @kimgamel Marine with USS Boxer accused of assault in Okinawa BY MATTHEW M. BURKE about 3 a.m. Wednesday, Naha Following the altercation, Men- bar manager, Kinjo said. pened, Keiley said. The ship is AND AYA ICHIHASHI Police Station deputy chief Shige- dez fled with his companion down Mendez was being held at Naha still in Okinawa. Stars and Stripes nari Kinjo told Stars and Stripes an emergency staircase, Kinjo Police Station as of Thursday. An Over the summer, the Boxer on Thursday. Mendez is stationed said. assault charge was to be referred deployed to the 5th Fleet’s area CAMP FOSTER, Okinawa — A aboard the Boxer with the 11th Police, who were called by wit- to the Naha District Public Pros- of operations amid heightened Marine stationed aboard the vis- Marine Expeditionary Unit. nesses, arrived quickly and inter- ecutors Office that day. tensions with Iran. It arrived in iting USS Boxer was arrested this Mendez and another Marine cepted the men in the staircase “We’re aware of [the incident] the 7th Fleet’s area of operations week and accused of assaulting were asked to leave the unnamed before they reached the ground and cooperating with everyone in September and participated an Okinawa bar manager. seventh-floor establishment in floor. on that,” said 7th Fleet spokes- in several exercises with allied Sgt. Jeison Mendez, 27, is sus- the Asato neighborhood after “The bar manager … left the man Lt. Joe Keiley. nations, Task Force 76 spokes- pected of punching the bar man- being “loud” and “really obnox- bar with them and waited for the The Boxer — a Wasp-class am- man Lt. Cmdr. Russ Wolfkiel said Thursday. ager in the face and chest and ious,” Kinjo said. elevator then somehow an argu- phibious assault ship home-port- body-slamming him to the ground The victim, a man in his 20s ment happened, and it got heat- ed in San Diego — had arrived [email protected] Twitter: @MatthewMBurke1 in a hallway outside the bar after from Naha, was not injured, he ed,” Kinjo said. Tuesday in Okinawa for a liberty [email protected] being escorted from the premises said. Mendez denies punching the port call when the incident hap- Twitter: @AyaIchihashi Friday, October 25, 2019 •STARS AND STRIPES• PAGE 7 PACIFIC

American Battle Monuments Commission Guests check out a new visitor center that opened Sunday at the Manila American Cemetery. Manila cemetery has a new visitor center

BY SETH ROBSON etery in the Philippines. Other Stars and Stripes Pacific facilities overseen by the commission include the Saipan A new visitor center opened Memorial, the New Zealand Me- Sunday at the Manila Ameri- morial, the Midway Monument, can Cemetery, where more than the Marker at Papua New Guin- 17,000 service members who lost ea, the Guadalcanal Monument their lives in World War II are in the Solomon Islands and the interred. Korean War Monument at Busan, “The Manila American Cem- South Korea. etery is the final and [hallowed] The Manila American Cem- resting place for more than 17,000 etery and Memorial occupies 152 interred service members and acres and contains the largest more than 36,000 who are hon- number of graves of Americans ored on the Walls of the Missing,” who died serving their country in the American Battle Monuments New Guinea and the Philippines Commission said in a statement during World War II, officials announcing the opening. said. “The new Manila Visitor Center The opening of the Manila tells their story, and the compel- visitors center marked the 75th ling account [of] those who fought anniversary of Gen. Douglas and sacrificed, both Americans MacArthur’s return to the Phil- and Filipinos, for the liberation of ippines, officials said in their the Philippines and the Pacific,” statement. the statement said. The supreme commander for Photographs provided by the the Allied Powers Southwest Pa- commission show a modern cific Area had left his headquar- building near service members’ ters on the island of Corregidor on graves. The building’s interior March 11, 1942, following Japan’s includes displays of artifacts and invasion of Luzon. photographs. MacArthur waded ashore on It is the commission’s first visi- the Philippine island of Leyte on tor center in the Pacific, officials Oct. 20, 1944, fulfilling a prom- said. ise to the Philippine people to The commission looks after return. the Cabanatuan American Me- [email protected] morial and Clark Veterans Cem- Twitter: @SethRobson1 More remains from Korea ID’d

BY AARON KIDD Dec. 13, 1950, pitted some 30,000 Stars and Stripes U.S.-led troops against a Chinese force of about 120,000 trying to The Defense POW/MIA Ac- prevent the allies from pushing counting Agency has identified north in a bid to unify the Korean another Korean War soldier from Peninsula. Thousands were killed 55 boxes of remains handed over on both sides as troops engaged by North Korea last year. in hand-to-hand combat. Others Cpl. Charles H. Grubb, 21, perished from the bitter weather. of War Eagle, W.Va., was re- The discovery was announced ported missing in action Dec. 1, a day after the DPAA said Sgt. 1950, after his unit was attacked James Ernest Smith, 21, of Sedg- near Chosin Reservoir, accord- wick, Kan., had been identified ing to a DPAA statement issued from the same group of remains. Wednesday. Smith served with the 23rd In- Grubb — who served with the fantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry 31st Infantry Regiment, 7th In- Division. fantry Division — was declared Both Grubb and Smith will be dead a few months later, and his bur ied at A rling ton National Cem- body was never found. etery, according to the DPAA. The Chosin battle of Nov. 27- [email protected] PAGE 8 •STARS AND STRIPES• Friday, October 25, 2019 NATION GOP cautious in Republican support of Trump protest amid revelations

BY ALAN FRAM AND ZEKE MILLER Associated Press disrupts WASHINGTON — They pleaded ignorance, say- ing they’d not read the diplomat’s damning state- ment. They condemned the Democrats’ tactics as unfair. They complained that the allegations against President Donald Trump rested on second- or third- testimony hand evidence. Wednesday was a day of careful counterargument by congressional Republicans, the day after Ameri- BY ELISE VIEBECK, RACHAEL BADE ca’s top envoy in Ukraine gave House impeachment AND KAYLA EPSTEIN investigators an explosive, detailed road map of The Washington Post Trump’s drive to squeeze that country’s leaders for damaging information about his Democratic politi- WASHINGTON — The planned im- cal rivals. peachment testimony from a Pentagon Most Republicans were still standing by Trump official responsible for Ukraine policy but in delicately calibrated ways after Tuesday’s resumed Wednesday afternoon after closed-door testimony by acting ambassador Wil- several of President Donald Trump’s liam Taylor. As lawmakers struggled to balance sup- congressional allies staged a demon- port for Trump with uncertainty over what might stration against the probe and barged still emerge, some were willing to acknowledge the into a secure facility on Capitol Hill, strains they were facing. causing a more than five-hour delay. Asked if Taylor’s testimony was a rough day for Deputy Assistant Secretary of De- the White House and Republicans, No. 2 Senate GOP PATRICK SEMANSKY/AP fense Laura Cooper was due to speak leader John Thune of South Dakota said, “Probably at 10 a.m. in closed testimony focused House Republicans gather for a news conference Wednesday after Deputy one of many.” on the mechanics of U.S. security as- Assistant Secretary of Defense Laura Cooper arrived to testify as part of “Obviously, we have a lot of incoming right now,” sistance for Ukraine and fallout from the House impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump. Several GOP Thune said. “That’s the nature of the beast.” the White House’s decision to withhold lawmakers entered the secure room in protest of the closed-door proceedings. White House officials, who have been treating uni- it for several months. But conservative fied Republican support for Trump as a given, have lawmakers disrupted her session as it Police to physically remove the GOP to overturn the result of an Ameri- grown increasingly fearful of defections in a poten- was about to begin, refusing to leave the members but decided against it, fear- can presidential election, we want to tial impeachment vote by the Democratic House and secure room where impeachment wit- ing that such a dramatic move would know what’s going on,” Gaetz said, ac- even in an eventual trial in the Republican Senate. nesses have met with lawmakers. play into Republicans’ hands, several cusing Democrats of being “obsessed While officials don’t believe there will be enough The demonstration marked the lat- lawmakers said. with attacking a president who we be- votes to remove the Republican president, as Dem- est attempt by Republicans to discredit At least 20 Republicans continued to lieve has not done anything to deserve ocrats hope, the West Wing believes more must be the probe into whether Trump ordered occupy the room — called a SCIF, short impeachment.” done to shore up party support to avoid embarrass- the hold on military aid to pressure for Sensitive Compartmented Informa- The group walked into the restricted ment and genuine political peril. Ukraine’s new president, Volodymyr tion Facility — around 1:45 p.m., GOP area en masse, and chants of “let us in” Some Trump allies also believe the White House Zelenskiy, into launching investigations aides said. A large number exited just were heard from outside. must directly address the increasingly troubling rev- that would benefit Trump politically. It after 2 p.m. to attend votes. A shouting match ensued between elations. They note that as more Trump appointees follows explosive testimony Tuesday As their protest entered its fifth hour Rep. Louie Gohmert, R-Texas, and from a key U.S. diplomat, who detailed offer disparaging information to Congress, he will on Wednesday, supporters gave no indi- some Democrats in the room, accord- for impeachment investigators how he have increasing difficulty arguing simply that he is cation that the effort was close to over. ing to Rep. Gerald Connolly, D-Va., who was told that Trump had made release the target of a new “witch hunt.” The members “plan to stay there until witnessed the scene. of the aid package contingent on a pub- Several of these concerned supporters spoke on lic pledge by Zelenskiy to investigate the we have a more open and transpar- At one point, Rep. K. Michael Con- the condition of anonymity to discuss the growing Biden family and the 2016 U.S. election, ent and fair process,” said Rep. Mark away, R-Texas, a senior member of the private worries. undercutting Trump’s repeated denials Meadows, R-N.C., a prominent conser- House Intelligence Committee, started White House officials said they have added a of a quid pro quo. vative lawmaker and close ally of the to collect the Republicans’ phones, ap- regular call with select GOP lawmakers to discuss Trump’s allies on Capitol Hill have president. pearing to realize having the electron- impeachment strategy, plus more meetings with Re- sought to ease pressure on the White The demonstration was led by Rep. ics there was a bad idea, Connolly said. publicans . They said communications teams from House by launching a coordinated Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., one day after mem- Minutes after entering, several mem- the White House and Congress coordinate three messaging campaign against the Dem- ber s of t he c on ser vat ive Hou se F r e edom bers of the group who do not sit on com- times a week with phone calls. ocratic-led inquiry, painting it as a se- Caucus met with Trump at the White mittees involved in the inquiry walked But there still are complaints from Capitol Hill cretive attempt to force the president House. The president urged the group out, saying they were barred from the about a lack of a sophisticated messaging strategy. from office. Republicans have decried — his steadfast allies — to be “tough” room. Two GOP aides, speaking on the condition of ano- the closed-door format for witness de- because Democrats are “fighting dirty The demonstration was the second nymity to discuss internal tactics, said White House positions, aimed at preventing speak- and have been fighting dirty” and that attempt by noncommittee Republicans coordination has been insufficient. They cited a lack ers from coordinating their testimony, “maybe it’s time to take the gloves off,” to gain access in two weeks. of daily emails or White House briefings of reporters and the decision to limit participation to according to Rep. Scott DesJarlais, R- “They refused us once again,” said from which lawmakers could take a daily messaging members of three House committees, Tenn., who attended. Rep. Debbie Lesko, R-Ariz. “This is an cue. a choice consistent with congressio- A senior GOP aide said Wednesday outrage.” Via tweet, Trump has asserted that witnesses nal leaders’ past approach to sensitive that the protest had the blessing of The protest caused House Intelligence haven’t said the Ukrainians were aware that military investigations. House Minority Leader Kevin McCar- Committee Chairman Adam Schiff, D- aid was being withheld, thus clearing him of accusa- Republicans on the three panels — thy, R-Calif., and was originally sched- Calif., to consult the House Sergeant at tions that he was insisting on a trade-off for political the Intelligence, Oversight and Foreign uled for last week, before the death Arms about how to proceed, according dirt. However, The Associated Press and others have Affairs committees — have been per- of Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, D-Md., to one Democratic lawmaker who wit- reported that Ukrainian leaders were indeed aware of mitted to attend the depositions and ask caused the group to change its plans. nessed the scene. Several protesting the threat of losing aid that Ukraine needed to coun- questions. Some of those who barged Cummings was chairman of the House members had apparently tweeted from ter Russian military efforts. Closed-door testimony in ahead of Cooper’s testimony are not Oversight Committee. inside the SCIF, a security breach as has shown that new Ukrainian President Volodymyr members of those committees. The standoff brought unexpected cellphones are prohibited inside. The Zelenskiy was worried that a White House meeting Democrats have said they will open drama to a day which lawmakers ex- area is tightly restricted to allow law- he desired with Trump was in jeopardy. the process for public hearings in a pected to be fairly quiet. makers to review sensitive material Trump lashed out Wednesday at critical mem- matter of weeks after the initial stage Before Cooper’s testimony was to without the risk of surveillance. bers of his own party, tweeting, “Never Trumper of their investigation concludes. On begin, about two dozen conservative “Reporting from Adam B. Schiff’s Republicans” are “in certain ways worse and more Wednesday, the three Democratic Republican members led by Gaetz secret chamber,” Rep. Andy Biggs, dangerous for our Country than the Do Nothing chairmen leading the impeachment gathered near the deposition room to R-Ariz., wrote on Twitter just before Democrats.” inquiry sent a letter to the State De- protest what they described as Demo- noon. Biggs stated that about 15 Re- “They are human scum!” he fumed. partment with a fresh demand for doc- crats’ secretive approach to the inquiry. publican lawmakers remained in the Reports of Taylor’s testimony led most newscasts, uments already subpoenaed that have Several accused Democratic leaders of SCIF at that time. Other lawmakers websites and newspapers late Tuesday and Wednes- not been turned over. trying to undo the 2016 election result, who posted to Twitter later sought to day. But underscoring the desire of Republicans to It was not immediately clear how the rallying behind a talking point promot- clarify that they had transmitted their avoid focusing on the allegations about Trump’s ac- standoff at the Capitol was resolved. ed by House GOP leaders. tweets to staff, who in turn posted the tions, many asserted ignorance of what Taylor had Democrats debated asking the Capitol “If behind those doors, they intend comments on social media. said. Friday, October 25, 2019 •STARS AND STRIPES• PAGE 9 NATION Dems’ attempt to overturn Trump tax rule rejected

BY ANDREW TAYLOR sey were among those who paid Associated Press a steep political price, losing ground in wealthier suburbs. WASHINGTON — The Senate “It’s hurt so many people in on Wednesday rejected a Demo- New York who are middle class, cratic attempt to give relief to not wealthy, and in suburbs people hit hardest by limits on throughout the country,” said top how much of their state and local Senate Democrat Chuck Schum- tax bill they can deduct from fed- er, of New York. “And, by the way, eral taxes. it’s probably one of the major rea- The regulations were a key part sons the House flipped from Re- of the GOP’s 2017 tax code over- publican to Democrat. So many of haul, limiting the deduction per- those districts in New Jersey and mitted for state and local taxes to $10,000. California, New York and Penn- Republicans enthusiastically sylvania were affected by this cap defeated the Democratic move on and people rebelled.” a 52-43, mostly party-line vote. Some high-tax states like New CLIFF OWEN/AP The state and local tax, or York and California had tried to SALT, provision was a major rev- create workarounds for taxpay- A bid by Senate Democrats, led by Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., above, to overturn a provision in the enue-raising piece of the 2017 ers, including creating charitable 2017 tax law limiting state and local tax deductions, was rejected by the Senate on Wednesday. law, permitting that measure’s funds that taxpayers could con- GOP architects to lower taxes tribute to in exchange for a state crats’ failed measure would have Connell, R-Ky. “The middle-class would go to high-income Ameri- elsewhere in the code. But it tax credit. The idea was that peo- overwhelmingly benefited higher Kentuckians I represent have cans,” said Sen. Michael Bennet, caused an uproar and cemented ple could still deduct their chari- income taxpayers. zero interest in cross-subsidiz- D-Colo., one of the Senate’s few strong Democratic opposition to table contributions from their “Repealing the SALT cap would ing the tax bills of millionaires remaining Democratic deficit the measure since capping the income for federal tax purposes. give millionaires an average tax who live in Brooklyn and the Bay hawks. “Repeal would be ex- SALT deduction was seen in part In June, the IRS enacted a rule cut of $60,000. Meanwhile, the Area.” tremely costly, and for that same as an assault on so-called blue prohibiting those workarounds. average tax cut for taxpayers One Democrat opposed the cost, we could advance much states with high concentrations of The Democratic plan would have earning between $50,000 and move to lift the SALT cap. more worthy efforts to help work- upper-bracket taxpayers. overturned that rule. $100,000 would be less than $10,” “The vast majority of the ben- ing and middle-class families all Republicans from New Jer- Republicans said the Demo- said Majority Leader Mitch Mc- efits of repealing the SALT cap over the country.” Probe set Trump administration seeks to block in claim of Calif. as leader on global climate change BY ELLEN KNICKMEYER Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom Dozens of states and hundreds affair with Associated Press and others. It alleges California of cities since then have joined usurped federal power to conduct in alliances supporting the Paris WASHINGTON — The Trump foreign policy and make interna- climate accord, with names such administration on Wednesday a staffer tional accords when it signed an as “We are Still In.” moved to topple California as ongoing agreement with Quebec California and other states have Associated Press a leading voice against climate to limit emissions through a so- filed dozens of legal challenges to change, charging in a federal called cap and trade program. administration rollbacks of envi- WASHINGTON — The House lawsuit that the state exceeded its Former Republican Gov. Ar- Rep. Katie Hill ronmental regulations and laws. Ethics Committee on Wednesday constitutional authority by join- nold Schwarzenegger started the opened an investigation into Rep. ing with a Canadian province in Tensions between Newsom and denied having had an affair with program, which lets businesses Katie Hill after a conservative a program to cut climate-damag- pay to buy pollution credits, in the administration escalated this website published unsubstanti- her legislative director. ing fossil fuel emissions. year when Trump tried to compel She asked U.S. Capitol Police 2006. Quebec signed on about a ated accusations that she had In addition to adding to a long California to join in his proposal for an investigation into intimate decade later. an improper relationship with a list of lawsuits pitting California to relax Obama-era mileage stan- photos she said were posted on- California “veered outside its staffer. and other Democratic-led states dards for passenger vehicles. line without her consent. proper constitutional lane” by The bipartisan leadership of against the Trump administra- On Wednesday, Hill confirmed signing an international accord, The Justice Department in the Ethics panel announced the tion over proposed federal en- Assistant U.S. Attorney General August announced it was open- probe of the freshman Califor- that she had an affair with a cam- paign staffer — a separate rela- vironmental rollbacks, the new Jeffrey Bossert Clark said in a ing an anti-trust probe of four nia Democrat, noting “public al- tionship and not the focus of the lawsuit raises constitutional statement. automakers that agreed to fol- legations” that Hill “may have Ethics panel. questions about whether Presi- Newsom said Wednesday that low California’s tougher mileage engaged in a sexual relationship “During the final tumultuous dent Donald Trump’s inaction the administration was “continu- standards. Other administration with an individual on her con- years of my abusive marriage, I on climate change amounts to an ing its political vendetta against moves against California since gressional staff.” became involved in a relationship international and domestic policy California, our climate policies then include threatening the state The panel noted that it is casting with someone on my campaign. that states must follow, constitu- and the health of our communi- with loss of highway funding over no judgment on the validity of the tional experts say. “I know that even a consensual ties.” Mary Nichols, head of the its air pollution. charges, which were based in the Wednesday’s lawsuit serves as state’s air board, promised to relationship with a subordinate is While states and environmen- report on anonymous sources. “Exhibit A in the challenges that “vigorously defend” the state’s inappropriate, but I still allowed it tal groups have won many of Lawmakers have come under to happen despite my better judg- states face in addressing climate cap and trade program in court. their legal challenges to Trump intense criticism for being slow ment,” Hill wrote in a statement. change on their own,” when “this Trump mocks the science of rollbacks, three constitutional to update Capitol Hill’s rules on Hill, who identifies as bisexual administration doesn’t want to do climate change, and calls for sexual harassment but finally and is going through a divorce, anything” on the problem, said reviving the sagging U.S. coal law experts said Wednesday passed an ethics change last year said her husband “seems deter- Cary Coglianese, professor at the industry and expanding the coun- that the administration may get that, among other steps, banned mined to try to humiliate me. I University of Pennsylvania Law try’s oil and gas boom. As one of federal judges’ attention with its lawmakers from having sexual am disgusted that my opponents School. the first acts of his presidency, he complaints about California’s ef- relationships with staff aides. would seek to exploit such a pri- The complaint, filed in Cali- declared his intention to pull out forts to remain an international In a statement Tuesday, Hill vate matter for political gain.” fornia federal court, names of the Paris climate accord. climate leader. PAGE 10 •STARS AND STRIPES• Friday, October 25, 2019 NATION Most states Trump flush as not giving US agency GOP incumbents driver data Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. — An effort behind in funds by the U.S. Census Bureau to collect state driver’s license re- cords as part of President Donald Associated Press lions in early TV and radio ads. Trump’s order to gather citizen- The lagging numbers suggest ship information has been a bust WASHINGTON — President much of the enthusiasm among so far. Donald Trump is raising record the GOP base is focused on Trump As of Wednesday, the vast ma- amounts of cash for his 2020 re- and doesn’t necessarily translate jority of state motor vehicle agen- election. But that fundraising to Republicans running for other ANDREW HARNIK/AP cies had not agreed to share their might isn’t spilling over to the offices. Democrats, meanwhile, records with the bureau, accord- most vulnerable Republicans Sen. Martha McSally, R-Ariz., took in $2.5 million less than her are paying close attention to races ing to an Associated Press sur- Democratic rival during the third quarter of fundraising this year. fighting to hold onto their seats in across the board, including the vey of the 50 states. The effort a narrowly divided Senate. House, Senate and presidency, over the past couple of months During the third quarter, for- fueling them with small-dollar peachment inquiry. Republicans dollar cash advantage. has alarmed civil rights groups, mer astronaut Mark Kelly took donations that Republicans have seeking reelection have often Despite an organized push, which see it as part of a backdoor in $2.5 million more than Re- struggled to counter. been barraged with uncomfort- Republicans have yet to develop move by the Trump administra- publican Sen. Martha McSally in Fundraising prowess isn’t al- able questions about Trump’s an online fundraising behemoth tion to reduce the political power Arizona. In Maine, state House ways an indicator of who will win . conduct. The pressure will only rivaling ActBlue, the Democrats’ of minorities. Speaker Sara Gideon bested But the dynamic could compli- grow if the Senate holds an im- donation platform, which enables In August, the bureau began longtime Republican Sen. Susan cate the GOP’s effort to maintain peachment trial, forcing Repub- donors across the country to di- requesting five years’ worth of Collins by over $1 million. And in its 53-47 grip on the Senate. licans to decide whether Trump rect a contribution of $1, $5 or driver’s license records, promis- Colorado, Cory Gardner, who led This should serve as a “real should be removed from office. any amount up to $2,800 with a ing the information would be kept Senate Republicans’ campaign wakeup call,” said Scott Reed, a “Republicans are going to few taps on a smartphone. confidential. The effort began arm in 2018, barely outraised senior political strategist for the struggle with fundraising and “Democrats over the last sev- after the U.S. Supreme Court former Gov. John Hickenlooper, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, a messaging if the only thing eral years have formulated a rejected the Trump administra- who had been in the race just five group that has long been allied they can talk about is President culture among the activist class tion’s plan to add a citizenship weeks before the quarter ended. with Senate Republicans. The Trump,” said Jonathan Kott, who where every time they are moti- question to the 2020 census and The trouble for Republicans “ongoing Trump drama” over was a senior adviser to Sen. Joe vated by content or a candidate the president instead ordered cit- extends to states where they’re impeachment and other issues Manchin, a West Virginia Demo- they contribute five bucks,” said izenship data compiled through supposed to be on firmer ground. “drowns out all the political news crat, during his successful 2018 Josh Holmes, an adviser to Senate federal and state administrative Iowa Sen. Joni Ernst didn’t crack back home every single night,” reelection bid. “What we found is Majority Leader Mitch McCon- records. $1 million and was outraised making it difficult for GOP can- no matter how popular the presi- nell, who is running for reelection At least 13 states have refused by the leading Democrat. North didates to get their message out, dent is, you have to stand up to in Kentucky and was outraised to share the driver’s license data, Carolina Sen. Thom Tillis nar- Reed said. him when it’s good for your state. almost 5-to-1 last quarter even 17 are still deciding what to do, rowly outraised Democrat Cal But the challenges facing Democratic senators are finding though the state isn’t considered a and 17 haven’t yet received a re- Cunningham but is also facing a Republicans have mounted in a way to do that. Republican sena- battleground. “Republicans have quest, according to the AP sur- primary challenge from the right recent weeks as the Democratic- tors aren’t.” made strides, but we still have a vey. Three states didn’t respond to that has forced him to spend mil- controlled House pursues an im- Democrats also have a small- long way to go.” multiple AP queries. Republican and Democratic states alike have said no, citing privacy concerns and prohibitions in state law. “Philosophically, we believe Biden: President has ‘no idea’ the information in the database doesn’t belong to us. It belongs to the people who it pertains to,” about working-class struggles Maine Secretary of State Mat- thew Dunlap said. “It’s not ours to give away.” Associated Press fine middle-class security. “Too the resulting chorus of critics, the Two of the biggest states, Cali- many middle-class and working- president’s reelection campaign fornia and New York, haven’t SCRANTON, Pa. — Joe Biden class folks can’t look their kids revived a 1998 video of then-Sen. received requests yet. Three cast President Donald Trump on in the eye any longer and say it’s Biden using the same “lynching” more of the top five most popu- Wednesday as a fraudulent popu- going to be OK and mean it.” metaphor when discussing im- lous states — Texas, Florida and list whose tax policies, economic Trump appeared later in the peachment proceedings against Pennsylvania — are deciding stewardship and erratic leader- day in Pittsburgh, at the opposite President Bill Clinton. Biden how to respond. ship have hurt U.S. workers and end of the state, but made no men- tweeted an apology for his choice Census Bureau officials had no betrayed voters in the critical bat- tion of Biden. of words Tuesday night, but made immediate comment. tleground state of Pennsylvania. The Biden speech, which was no mention of the matter Wednes- Many states got calls or emails After scrapping with fellow billed as an economic policy ad- day in Scranton. similar to one from a Census Bu- Democrats for weeks, Biden re- dress, is the type of forum where Instead, he highlighted his reau official asking an Arkansas turned to his hometown of Scran- he often has his strongest mo- plans on repealing Republican Driver Services official if she had ton to focus on his ultimate foe: ments in a campaign that has con- tax cuts, taking action on climate time to discuss the bureau’s “new Trump. The former vice president tended with verbal missteps and change, strengthening gun regu- and exciting project.” JOHN LOVRETTA, THE HAWK EYE/AP sought to dent Trump’s argument inconsistent debate performanc- lations, spending more on educa- Scott Hardin, a spokesman for that regardless of what working es. But it’s becoming increasingly tion and expanding government In a campaign stop Wednesday the Arkansas agency, said, “We people may think about him per- difficult for Biden or any other health insurance. in Scranton, Pa., Democratic are currently working to deter- sonally, the actions of his admin- Democratic White House hope- The visit is an early effort to candidate Joe Biden mine whether the requested in- istration have helped them. fuls to compete with the daily ca- block a Trump victory in Penn- attacked President Donald formation is eligible for release.” “This administration has no cophony of Washington as Trump sylvania next year. The president Trump’s argument that his In issuing driver’s licenses, idea what hard-working, decent, rails against the House impeach- won the state by about 44,000 administration’s actions have most states require documents ordinary Americans are going ment inquiry. votes in 2016, taking a state that helped the working class. such as a birth certificate that through,” Biden said of middle- Biden was reminded of that on had sided with Democrats in would reflect citizenship or re- class struggle in a growing but the eve of his speech. On the same presidential races since 1988. reassembling President Barack quire that recipients be either uneven economy. day that a top U.S. diplomat of- Reclaiming Pennsylvania, along Obama’s winning coalition to re- citizens or in the U.S. legally . “Go back to your old neighbor- fered damning testimony against with Michigan and Wisconsin, claim some working-class whites The Census Bureau said in its hoods and ask them how they’re the president, Trump scrambled would put the eventual Demo- who sided with Trump while also requests that the driver’s license doing,” Biden said, lamenting the conversation by saying Dem- cratic nominee on track to win- reversing Democrats’ decline records would be used, in part, to that the rising cost of health care, ocrats are effectively “lynching” ning the White House. from 2012 among non white voters help build a statistical model for college and housing deny the him. Biden argues that he’s best in cities like Philadelphia, Detroit calculating the number of citizens “breathing room” that should de- When Biden’s campaign joined positioned to defeat Trump by and Milwaukee. and noncitizens in the U.S. Friday, October 25, 2019 •STARS AND STRIPES• PAGE 11 NATION Fire erupts in Calif. amid more blackouts

BY JOCELYN GECKER The small city of Calistoga, in AND NOAH BERGER the Napa Valley, known for its hot Associated Press springs and wineries, was among those hit by Wednesday’s outage. GEYSERVILLE, Calif. — A “It’s very frustrating,” said Northern California wildfire ex- Michael Dunsford, owner of the ploded in size early Thursday 18-room Calistoga Inn, which has as dangerously windy weather rented two powerful generators prompted the state’s largest util- for the month at a cost of $5,000. ity to impose electrical black- Like many, he felt the outages outs in an effort to prevent fire need to be better managed, better catastrophes. targeted and less expansive. Authorities ordered all 900 res- “Right now, we have no wind. idents of the community of Gey- Zero. I don’t even see a single leaf serville to evacuate after the fire blowing. Did they really have to in the Sonoma County wine re- cut the power right now?” he said, gion north of San Francisco grew shortly after the lights went out to more than 15 square miles. An and he revved up the generators. Associated Press photographer “When the wind picks up to 40 saw three homes destroyed in the mph maybe that’s a good time to Jimtown area. close the power. There were no reports of inju- “They’re not appreciating ries and no immediate informa- tion about what caused the fire, enough the impact this has on ev- but wildfire risk was extremely erybody,” he said about PG&E. high as humidity levels plunged Some of the frustration was and winds gusted up to 70 mph . being taken out on PG&E employ- The Pacific Gas & Electric Co. ees, the company’s CEO said. utility on Wednesday began roll- Johnson said a PG&E employee ing blackouts stretching from the was the target of what appeared Sierra foothills in the northeast to to be a deliberate attack in Glenn portions of the San Francisco Bay County. He said a projectile that Area in a bid to keep the electri- may have come from a pellet gun cal grid from causing fires due to hit the employee’s front window. wind that can send power lines The employee wasn’t hurt. “There is no justification for toppling, starting fires. NOAH BERGER/AP The blackouts affected a this sort of violence,” Johnson half-million people — or nearly Flames consume a home as a wildfire tears through the Jimtown area of Sonoma County, Calif., on said. “Wherever you see crews 180,000 customers — in 15 coun- Thursday. they are there to help you.” ties, and PG&E warned that a Sonoma County Supervisor second round of outages could to about 24,000 customers. caused by these shutoffs,” PG&E a likelihood of another planned James Gore said PG&E was bet- occur over the weekend when The utilities have said the pre- CEO Bill Johnson said. “But we blackout across a much larger ter this time about getting in- winds were forecast to return. cautionary blackouts are designed also understand the heartbreak area. The timing wasn’t clear, but formation to people who would Hot and dry Santa Ana winds to keep winds that could gust to and devastation caused by cata- it could start as early as Saturday be affected, but he was still as- were expected to hit Southern 60 mph or more from knocking strophic wildfires.” when even heavier winds are ex- tonished by the need to resort to California on Thursday, and the branches into power lines or top- The latest outage comes two pected to move through. large-scale blackouts. Southern California Edison utility pling them, sparking wildfires. weeks after PG&E shut down the “This could be the strongest “I am a big believer in shut- warned that it might cut power to Electrical equipment was power for several days to about wind event of the season, unfor- downs to prevent fires. But the about 308,000 customers — per- blamed for setting several fires 2 million people in northern and tunately,” PG&E meteorologist thing that erodes public trust is haps 750,000 people — depending in recent years that killed scores central California. Scott Strenfel said. when it doesn’t make sense,” he on the forecast. of people and burned thousands The current outages will last Strenfel called the current said. “You say, ‘God, I know if we The San Diego Gas & Electric of homes. about 48 hours, the utility said. wind event a “California-wide can put a man on the moon ... we utility warned of power shutoffs “We understand the hardship But its seven-day forecast shows phenomenon.” can manage a (power) grid.’ ” Actress sues Weinstein over plot Tropical storm eases Los Angeles Times women because he had a sophis- Gowan will be shown to be what ‘flash drought’ in South ticated team working on his be- she is: a publicity seeker looking LOS ANGELES — Actress half to systematically silence and for money,” Phyllis Kupferstein, Rose McGowan on Wednesday Associated Press are still affected by arid condi- discredit his victims,” McGowan Weinstein’s civil attorney, said in filed a lawsuit against Harvey tions in the Southeast, with much BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — A Weinstein and his team of high- said in a statement. “My life was a statement. “From the moment of eastern Alabama, northern fast-developing “flash drought” powered lawyers and covert in- upended by their actions.” she sought a multimillion-dollar Georgia and western South Caro- vestigators, accusing them of The lawsuit focuses largely payout in return for not making that threatened crops and helped lina far too dry. carrying out a plot to discredit on a series of events in 2017 as these baseless allegations, which spark wildfires across the South Georgia officials have asked and silence her. McGowan prepared to publish a we rejected, we knew that she was is showing the first real improve- for water conservation measures The 72-page complaint, filed in memoir, in which she says Wein- waiting for an opportune time to ment in weeks, according to a in 103 counties, and forecasters U.S. District Court in Los Ange- stein raped her in 1997. Weinstein begin this. We will demonstrate new report Thursday. said ponds, fields and trees are les, adds to the already extensive has denied the allegation. that this case has no legal merit.” The latest assessment from the still drying up in the state. Mil- legal troubles for the disgraced Determined to learn what Along with firsthand encoun- National Drought Mitigation Cen- lions more are living in drought- former film producer, who faces McGowan planned to write and ters McGowan had with alleged ter said more than a quarter of plagued areas in Texas and the charges of rape and other sex to stop her from publishing the Black Cube operatives who posed the Southeast was drought-free, Southwest. crimes in New York stemming book, Weinstein leaned on Boies as allies to earn her trust, much an improvement of more than 10 But officials lifted a statewide from years of abuse he allegedly and, later, Bloom for help, the of the lawsuit is based on infor- percentage points in a week. fire alert this week after scat- carried out as one of Hollywood’s lawsuit alleges. Boies’ law firm, mation reported by New Yorker As much as 5 inches of rain tered rains in Alabama, where most powerful figures. in turn, hired Black Cube, a se- reporter Ronan Farrow and New from Tropical Storm Nestor about 720 fires burned more than Along with Weinstein, the law- cretive business run by former York Times reporters Jodi Kantor helped douse the drought. 8,200 acres in September and suit names Weinstein attorneys Israeli intelligence agents, the and Megan Twohey. In a series of Meanwhile, forecasters said October. Some stream levels are David Boies and Lisa Bloom and lawsuit alleges. articles and books, the reporters additional heavy rains could in- headed up. Black Cube, a private investiga- Lawyers for Weinstein and detailed the abuse many women undate the region this weekend. An Agriculture Department tion business allegedly hired to Bloom disputed the allegations. say they suffered at the hands of More than 100 high schools in report showed some crops doing dig up dirt on McGowan. Others named in the lawsuit did Weinstein and other men, as well at least seven states moved up better in South Carolina, although “Harvey Weinstein was able not respond to requests for com- as the increasingly desperate ef- football games a day because of a farm conditions across the region to perpetrate and cover up de- ment or could not be reached. forts by Weinstein to keep his ac- rainy forecast for Friday night. are generally poorer than in re- cades of violence and control over “Once and for all, Rose Mc- cusers quiet. More than 25 million people cent years. PAGE 12 •STARS AND STRIPES• Friday, October 25, 2019 NATION Poll: Many Americans unhappy with their jobs

BY READE PICKERT weighted more heavily in the final 5-point strong job market reaches more of those Hispanic men, followed by white non- Bloomberg score. A good job is a score of 4 or above. A left behind.” Hispanic women, were least likely to be bad job reflects a score at or below 3. As the labor market has tightened, com- disappointed by job quality. Hispanic men The economy has added millions of jobs About two-thirds of those making panies have complained about a lack of and black women were the most likely to and pay gains have accelerated in recent $143,000 or more a year — in the top 10% of qualified workers, and job postings cur- be disappointed. years, but Americans aren’t crazy about incomes — categorized their job as “good,” rently exceed the number of unemployed Asian workers, who had higher levels of their work. while less than a third of those making less Americans. income and education than white Ameri- A poll released Wednesday showed just than $24,000 said the same. Yet no more than 37% saw an improve- cans, expressed lower job quality than 40% of employed Americans say they’re in Overall, just about half of workers are ment in any single aspect of work besides white respondents. good jobs, compared with 44% in mediocre satisfied with their current pay, but that pay over the last five years, according to The survey was conducted via mail from jobs and 16% in bad jobs. differs greatly by income. Eighty-nine per- the report, which was funded by the Lumi- Feb. 8 to April 1. The main results have a How respondents ranked the quality cent of those in the top 10% income bracket na Foundation, the Bill and Melinda Gates margin of error of 1.9 percentage point. of their job had a strong correlation with were satisfied with their level of pay. That Foundation and the Omidyar Network. their quality of life. Seventy-nine percent compares with less than half of that for About a fourth of Americans saw an “We cannot rely on the unemployment of workers in good jobs report a high qual- those with incomes in the bottom half. improvement in their employee benefits, rate alone to tell us what is happening with ity of life, compared with only a third of Fewer than two-thirds of respondents while only a third were enjoying their day- work in America,” Jonathan Rothwell, Gal- those in bad jobs. said their pay has increased in the last five to-day work more. lup principal economist, said in a statement The Gallup survey asked 6,633 work- years, further underscoring how the record Looking across demographics, the study released with the poll. “This survey offers ing adults to assess their current job on 10 long expansion has been uneven across in- found race, ethnicity and gender to be a detailed look at what people value in their dimensions of job quality such as benefits, come levels. Federal Reserve Chairman strongly correlated with job quality. jobs and how they feel about their working pay and job security. More important as- Jerome Powell has emphasized the need to Black women were most likely to say lives, and it shows that people want more pects, as ranked by the respondent, were sustain the economy’s growth so “that the they work in bad jobs, at 31%. White non- than just a job.” Lawsuit says Tesla design flaws led to death after crash BY REIS THEBAULT it killed him, Grossman said. The Washington Post Tesla’s public relations team did not respond to a request for Omar Awan was driving his comment on the lawsuit, filed this dream car when he lost control. month, and the company’s law- The sleek, blue Model S Tesla yers have yet to respond in court. careered across a road in South Shortly after the February Florida and slammed into a palm crash, a Tesla spokeswoman told tree. the Florida Sun-Sentinel that “We But it wasn’t the crash that are deeply saddened by this acci- killed him, his family’s lawyers dent” but that “Tesla vehicles are DONNA MCWILLIAM /AP said — it was the car’s futuristic engineered to be the safest cars design features. in the world and Tesla drivers On Wednesday, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said that breast implant manufacturers should The last moments of Awan’s life have driven more than 10 billion add a boxed warning to information used to market and prepare patients for implants. were gruesome and excruciating. miles to date.” After the crash, the Tesla’s lithi- Awan’s death is one in a string um ion battery caught fire. Smoke of recent incidents that has been FDA proposal urges manufacturers to — and then flames — filled the blamed on Tesla’s innovative car, suffocating Awan and burn- technology. A lawsuit stemming ing him from his feet up. Outside, from a May 2018 crash that killed add warning box for breast implants a crowd gathered but couldn’t two teens also blamed a battery help. fire for at least one of the deaths BY MATTHEW PERRONE geries and they should not be con- regulators elsewhere have grap- That’s because the car’s re- (Grossman represents the car’s Associated Press sidered lifelong devices. About 1 pled with a link between a rare tractable door handles, which are third passenger, who survived in 5 women who get implants for cancer and a type of textured supposed to “auto-present” when the accident after being thrown WASHINGTON — U.S. health cosmetic reasons need to have implant. In July, the FDA called they detect a key fob nearby, mal- from the vehicle). officials want women getting them removed within eight to 10 on manufacturer Allergan to pull functioned and first responders In April, surveillance footage breast implants to receive stron- years, according to the FDA. its Biocell implant after it was weren’t able to open the doors from a Shanghai parking garage ger warnings and more details The agency will take public tied to heightened risk of a form and save Awan, a wrongful-death showed smoke billowing from a about the possible risks and comment on the proposed guide- of lymphoma. The company is- lawsuit alleges. Model S moments before the car complications. lines before adopting them. sued a worldwide recall for the “The fire engulfed the car and burst into flames. The widely- The Food and Drug Adminis- The new proposal is the FDA’s implants, which had already been burned Dr. Awan beyond recog- shared video prompted Tesla to tration said Wednesday that man- latest attempt to manage safety restricted or removed from nu- nition — all because the Model S open an internal investigation. ufacturers should add a warning issues with the devices primar- merous countries. has inaccessible door handles, no Several other suits have attrib- highlighted by a box — the most ily used for breast augmentation, In a separate issue, the FDA other way to open the doors, and uted deaths to Tesla’s “Autopilot” serious type — to the informa- the most frequently performed has received thousands of re- an unreasonably dangerous fire system, an automatic driver-as- tion given to women considering cosmetic surgical procedure in ports from women who blame risk,” the complaint reads. sistance feature. implants. the U.S. Roughly 400,000 patients their implants for a host of health “These Model S defects and In Awan’s case and in other The agency is also recommend- get implants each year, 100,000 of problems including rheumatoid others rendered it a death trap,” crashes, the carmaker has ar- ing patients complete a checklist them after cancer surgery. arthritis, chronic fatigue and the suit says. gued that high-speed crashes can to make sure they understand As outlined Wednesday, manu- muscle pain. Awan, 48, an anesthesiolo- result in fires whether the car is all the possible side effects of the facturers would not be required Earlier this year, the FDA held gist and father of five, leased the powered by gasoline or batteries. implants, such as scarring, pain, to adopt the boxed warning and a meeting at which dozens of Model S for two reasons, family But Awan survived the collision, rupture and even a rare form of checklist, noted Madris Tomes, a women urged the agency to place attorney Stuart Grossman said: and he could have escaped the cancer. former FDA staffer. new warnings and restrictions on He was environmentally sensi- smoke and fire too, Grossman “We have heard from many “The FDA needs to enforce implants. tive and safety conscious. said — if only the police officer women that they are not fully the use of this and not just hope The FDA has stood by its long- Tesla, maker of electric ve- who arrived on scene could have informed of the risks when con- it’s used,” said Tomes, who now standing position that the implants hicles, has also claimed that the opened the car’s doors. sidering breast implants,” the runs a company that analyzes are essentially safe if women un- Model S once achieved “the best After the crash, and after fire- agency said in a statement detail- device injuries and malfunctions. derstand they can have complica- safety rating of any car tested.” So fighters extinguished the blaze, ing the recommendations. “Women deserve to know what is tions. Following the meeting, the Awan, who could have afforded a Awan’s Tesla was transported to The agency also wants com- being implanted and need to know agency said women should get Mercedes or another luxury vehi- a tow yard. Once there, it reignit- panies to explain that breast not to take these risks lightly.” more explicit, understandable in- cle, went with the 2016 Tesla. And ed and burned again. implants often require repeat sur- In recent years, the FDA and formation about implant risks. Friday, October 25, 2019 •STARS AND STRIPES• PAGE 13 NATION Latest medical pot battleground: college campuses

BY DAVE COLLINS ing from students studying nurs- Associated Press ing and other medical specialties who, under school policies, must HARTFORD, Conn. — Colleg- undergo drug testing. es are becoming a battleground Assar and other students say in the conflict between federal they received approval to use and state marijuana laws as stu- medical marijuana from college dents who use medical pot chal- employees who serve students lenge decades-old campus drug with health-related needs — only policies. to face discipline from higher- ROSS D. FRANKLIN/AP In states where medical mari- ranking school officials. Sheida Assar said she was expelled from GateWay Community College in Phoenix last month for juana is legal, students disci- Assar said she intends to sue plined for using it are taking violating the school’s drug policy after she tested positive for marijuana, which she uses to treat chronic GateWay to recoup the $2,000 she pain . Assar and other students who have been disciplined for using medical marijuana are responding their schools to court. College of- spent on tuition and other educa- with lawsuits against their schools. ficials argue they could lose fed- tional expenses and seek more eral funding for failing to follow money in damages. Her lawyer policies, observers say. That’s use it. A judge cited the state’s law has a state medical marijuana federal law that labels cannabis already has been in contact with likely because states limit rec- in ordering that Magner, 22, from card to take the drug for several an illegal drug with no accepted the school, she said. reational use to people 21 and Marlborough, Mass ., be allowed conditions. medical use. A GateWay spokeswoman, older, excluding most college stu- to return to the medical rounds. McKeon also said school offi- Sheida Assar said she was ex- Christine Lambrakis, said that dents, and because there haven’t The lawsuit was settled under un- cials told her there would be no pelled from GateWay Community she could not confirm Assar’s been successful legal challenges disclosed terms. College in Phoenix last month status at the school and that the problem with her use of medical to campus alcohol policies even Before the settlement, she marijuana under the provisions for violating the school’s drug college continues to prohibit mar- though state laws allow people 21 stopped using marijuana, passed of state law. policy after she tested positive ijuana use. and over to drink, they say. a drug screening and obtained for marijuana, which she uses to Asked about an Arizona Su- States with medical marijuana approval to use medical pot from But after she failed the drug test treat chronic pain from polycys- preme Court ruling last year laws allow use by people 18 years the Fairfield school’s Office of in January 2018, higher-ranking tic ovary syndrome. that overturned a 2012 state law or older with a doctor’s recom- Student Accessibility to try to officials moved to expel her, say- She was studying diagnostic that made possession or use of mendation, as well as by minors salvage her nursing career, her ing she violated the school’s drug medical sonography, Assar said, marijuana on college campuses if their parents approve. lawsuit said. But nursing school policy, her lawsuit says. and an instructor had told her she a crime, Lambrakis said the Connecticut nursing student officials wouldn’t budge, her law- The lawsuits have the potential wouldn’t have any problems if school is reviewing its policies Kathryn Magner sued Sacred suit said. to set legal precedents on the use she presented her Arizona medi- and will not change them in the Heart University last month after Sacred Heart requires students of medical marijuana at colleges. cal marijuana card. She typically meantime. she tested positive for marijuana to “obey the law at all times,” but In the meantime, advocates say, uses marijuana to help her sleep Thirty-three states and Wash- and was barred from attending it treats medical marijuana like universities can lighten penalties and had never been under the in- ington, D.C., allow medical required clinical medical rounds, other disability-related requests so students do not face expulsion fluence in class, she said. marijuana, and 11 states and according to her lawsuit. She had and “seeks to provide reason- or suspension for legally using “They yanked me out of class Washington have legalized recre- begun using marijuana legally in able accommodation under the medical marijuana. in the middle of the school day,” ational marijuana, creating clash- her home state of Massachusetts law,” school officials said in a said Assar, 31, of Chandler, Ariz . es with federal law that have been over the summer to treat condi- statement. “Universities can effectively “They escorted me to the admin- playing out in courts, mostly in tions that were not disclosed in In Florida, Kaitlin McKeon, decriminalize it, de-punish it and istration like I was a ... criminal. employment cases that have had legal documents. of Naples, is suing Nova South- make it not something they focus It’s discrimination, and it also mixed results for medical pot. Connecticut law allows medi- eastern University for expelling on,” said Jared Moffat, cam- violates my rights under the Ari- There don’t appear to be ef- cal marijuana and forbids public her from its nursing program in paigns coordinator for the Mari- zona medical marijuana law.” forts by recreational marijuana and private colleges from dis- Fort Myers last year after she juana Policy Project, an advocacy The legal challenges are com- users to challenge college drug criminating against students who tested positive for marijuana. She group for pro-marijuana laws. OB/GYN’s query over ‘premarital exam’ for women spurs change

BY MARISA IATI Post. “And certainly, I’m unfamiliar with they get married,” said Kristin Hodson, necessary for most people, is an example of The Washington Post any of these practices.” founder of the Utah-based Healing Group, how premarital exams can make sexual in- Premarital exams are considered first which promotes sexual and other types of timacy sound like a problem to be solved. Jennifer Gunter said she nearly fell off gynecological visits where doctors also health. “It begins before they are sexually “It’s more of a disease model, rather her chair when she saw the headline on the try to educate women about their sexual active.” than, ‘This is a normal, healthy part of University of Utah’s medical center web- health and forge relationships with them. Hodson said the fact there’s a need for life,’ ” Hodson said. “Like, ‘We need to site: Getting ready for your wedding night Experts say women learning about their that kind of an exam in the first place sug- prepare your vagina in a medical way to with a premarital exam. bodies is positive, but that these exams gests Utah needs to do better in sexual make sure sex is OK,’ rather than, ‘Look, Gunter, an OB/GYN and the author of sometimes promote scientifically inaccu- health education. people can have really positive first-time “The Vagina Bible,” said she had never rate information, make sex sound like a Referring to a woman’s first gynecologi- experiences.’ ” heard of a premarital exam. And, she said, medical condition and imply that women cal exam as a “premarital exam” caters to University of Utah Health has revised its some of the medical advice it seemed to offer was concerning. need preparation for sexual intimacy that terminology that the heavily Mormon pop- main website page about premarital exams In a Sept. 9 blog post, Gunter described men do not. ulation of Utah is familiar with, Hodson since Gunter published her blog post. The what she saw on the University of Utah The concept of a premarital exam is said. Many female members of the Church page now calls the consultations “sexual Health website: the suggestion that a largely unique to Utah, where public school of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, which health visits” and states that the health care woman schedule a premarital exam “to teachers are required to promote absti- forbids sexual intimacy before marriage, system does not recommend that women confirm that her body is ready for sex” and nence. They are allowed to teach about seek premarital exams to prepare to have take antibiotics before sexual activity if explore using a vaginal dilator, as first re- contraception and preventing sexually sex for the first time. Mothers often pass they do not have an infection. The informa- ported by the Salt Lake Tribune. transmitted diseases, but cannot encour- down the tradition to their daughters. tion about dilators has been removed. The health care system also suggested a age the use of contraception or teach the Although Hodson said she supports the Officials and doctors at University of link between condoms and urinary tract in- intricacies of intercourse. exams’ goal of connecting women with sex- Utah Health declined an interview request fections, and it recommended that women The demand for premarital exams, ex- ual health care, she said she is concerned from The Post but said in a statement that consider getting antibiotics in case they de- perts say, indicates a hunger in the state that some of the commonly used language their staff seeks to offer relevant, accessi- velop a UTI on their honeymoon. for earlier and more comprehensive sex frames sex as a medical issue, rather than bly worded medical information to a vari- “It seems very patriarchal to me and not education. as a normal human activity. Hodson said ety of communities with different health scientific,” Gunter told The Washington “A child’s sexual health begins before promoting the use of a dilator, which is un- care needs. PAGE 14 •STARS AND STRIPES• Friday, October 25, 2019 NATION Murder charge in child’s death is raising questions

BY COLLEEN SLEVIN Associated Press DENVER — Olivia Gant’s mother took her to the emergency room when she was 2, saying the girl was having trouble eating. Kelly Renee Turner, who had recently moved to Colorado from DENVER POLICE DEPARTMENT, THE DENVER POST/AP Texas with her three daughters, told the doctor she had problems Olivia Gant, who was 6 years old at the time, rides with Cpl. Tim Scudder on a call in Denver in April nursing and other complications 2017. On Monday, a Douglas County, Colo., grand jury indicted the mother of Olivia Gant in connection feeding Olivia since she was with the little girl’s 2017 death. born. Over several years, Turner Only after Olivia died and that she had it. The best way to check out sus- would often tell doctors her daugh- Turner brought an older daugh- A public defender represent- picions is some detective work, ter was sick. Olivia had surgeries, ter to the same hospital with bone ing her did not return a call not medical tests, Afzal said. His took medication for a condition pain did doctors take a closer seeking comment on the 13 crim- team will request previous medi- she didn’t have and later died, a DOUGLAS COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE/AP look. inal counts against her, including cal records and have someone tragic end to what psychiatrists They found news stories and murder, child abuse, theft and Kelly Renee Turner pore over them. say was her mother’s apparent online posts where Turner talked charitable fraud. Public defend- Feldman said Olivia might about diseases Olivia had that ers typically do not speak to the masterful scheme to dupe medi- Hospital Colorado found that the have been saved if her previous cal professionals. were not backed up by medical media. 7-year-old was getting only 30% medical records were requested, Now, Turner has been charged records. Turner claimed on a Experts said Munchausen of the nutrition she needed. but he acknowledged that’s not a with murder, raising questions blog and a GoFundMe site that by proxy cases are not easy to They couldn’t persuade Turn- common practice because doc- about whether the hospital did her daughter had a seizure dis- detect. er, described by one doctor as a enough to protect Olivia and un- order, a tumor and a buildup of Pediatricians are taught to lis- tors are busy and not paid to re- “high maintenance mother,” to derscoring how much doctors fluid in the cavities deep within ten to what parents report about view outside records. rely on parents’ word as they care try anything besides artificial her brain. their children and address their Parents with Munchausen by for children. feeding. She insisted her daugh- Doctors contacted social work- concerns, not suspect them of proxy, which is also lately called At the first ER visit, a doctor ter enter hospice care, where Ol- ers, who launched an investiga- wrongdoing, said Marc Feldman, medical child abuse, may refuse thought the girl appeared to be ivia died in 2017. tion that led to exhuming Olivia’s clinical professor of psychiatry to give their consent to transfer growing normally. But the next Olivia’s cause of death original- body. Her older sister was sepa- and adjunct professor of psycholo- records or claim they have been year, a surgeon at the same hos- ly was listed as intestinal failure, rated from her mother and has gy at the University of Alabama. lost, Feldman said. That can raise pital removed part of her small but an autopsy done later found not had any pain since, according Dr. Khalid Afzal, an associ- a red flag. no evidence of that condition. Au- intestine and inserted a feeding to the indictment. ate professor of psychiatry at the Other potential warning signs thorities have not said what killed tube. Psychiatrists say Turner’s University of Chicago who helps include moving, switching doc- her, but the indictment revealed By 2017, Turner was present- behavior seems consistent with investigate suspected Munchau- tors and insurance companies, this week says that doctors went Munchausen syndrome by proxy, sen by proxy cases at the school’s ing her daughter as a dying girl and after death, seeming fasci- with a host of diseases and a along with Turner’s push to stop a psychological disorder in which children’s hospital, also cautioned nated with mourning and funeral bucket list of wishes, seeking do- feeding her daughter. parents or caregivers seek at- against blaming doctors. nations to help fulfill her dreams Along the way, Turner’s be- tention from the illness of their “I don’t blame anyone who rituals, he said. of catching a bad guy with po- havior raised suspicions. She children or dependents and some- misses it because it’s a diagnosis While the condition is thought lice and being a firefighter. The continued to give Olivia seizure times cause them injuries that re- of deception. It will present dif- of as rare, with an estimated 600 Make-A-Wish-Foundation threw medication with serious side ef- quire attention. ferently next time,” he said. to 1,200 new cases each year in a “bat princess” costume party at fects after doctors found she had Turner brought up the disorder Children’s Hospital Colorado the U.S., Feldman believes it is a hotel that cost $11,000. no seizure condition and insisted on her own during an interview said it declined to comment to more common but often goes un- That year, doctors at Children’s she stop. with investigators and denied avoid compromising the case. detected, let alone prosecuted. Missouri farmer charged in killing of Wisconsin brothers

BY HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH emel, 24, of Shawano County, Wis. a time from a barn to a pasture. was found abandoned, authorities purchased 131 calves for Nelson Associated Press Jack Diemel, the brothers’ father, There, he burned them using die- said. in November. Nelson was to raise said the two had traveled to Nel- sel fuel and an unknown liquid. “Throughout the investigation the calves and the farmers would KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A son’s northwestern Missouri farm Nelson told investigators he then (Nelson) provided hours of inter- split the cost after the animals Missouri cattle farmer charged to collect on a $250,000 debt, ac- dumped the views with investigators and gave were sold. Foster said 100 of the Wednesday with two counts of cording to a probable cause state- remains on many misleading explanations calves belonged to the Diemel first-degree murder shot two ment. The father reported his a manure and recollections of events in at- brothers. brothers from Wisconsin, burned sons missing July 21 after they pile and hid tempts to mislead law enforce- Nelson’s mother, Tomme Feil, their bodies and dumped the re- failed to show up for a flight home the barrels ment in locating Nicholas and said the calves became ill shortly mains on a manure pile on his to Milwaukee and did not answer elsewhere Justin Diemel,” Maj. Mitchell after arriving at the farm and that property, investigators said. their phones. on his prop- Allen with the Caldwell County many died. She blamed the bad Garland Nelson, 25, of Bray- If convicted of murder, Nel- erty, about sheriff’s office said, according to winter and the animals’ weak- mer, is also charged with two son could face a sentence of life 70 miles the probable cause statement. ened immune systems. counts of abandonment of a in prison without parole, or the northeast of Galloway admitted the case had corpse, two counts of tampering death penalty, Caldwell County Kansas City, been among the most challenging Feil said her son returned the with physical evidence in felony Sheriff Jerry Galloway said dur- M o . he has worked. remaining calves when Foster’s prosecution, two counts of armed ing a news conference Wednes- Authori- Nelson Nelson was involved in a busi- bank claimed them as collateral. criminal action, tampering with a day morning. Garland is jailed ties identified the remains as the ness arrangement with another Foster said only 35 calves were motor vehicle and unlawful pos- without bond. Diemel brothers using DNA com- farmer that included calves returned to him and that Nelson session of a firearm, according According to the probable parisons, according to the court owned by the brothers, people in- owed him more than $151,000. to documents filed in Caldwell cause statement, Nelson shot the documents. volved with the deal told the Kan- Feil disputed the amount but said County, Mo . brothers then put their bodies in Nelson also drove the brothers’ sas City Star in August. her son planned to pay Foster Nelson is accused in the deaths 55-gallon metal barrels and used rented truck from his farm to a Kansas dairy farmer David back when others paid their debts of Nick Diemel, 35, and Justin Di- a skid loader to move them one at commuter parking lot, where it Foster told the newspaper that he to him. Friday, October 25, 2019 •STARS AND STRIPES• PAGE 15 VETERANS Suicides: Opposition pushes back for fear of infringement of their 2nd Amendment rights

FROM FRONT PAGE interfering with patient confiden- So far, 17 states and Washing- tiality, the group wants the VA to ton, D.C., have adopted some work with law enforcement and form of red flag laws. A dozen of veterans’ families to petition the those states passed the laws after court for extreme risk protection the massacre at Stoneman Doug- orders. las High School in Parkland, “Taking action is part of their Fla., last year, said Sarah Burd- mandate,” Burd-Sharps said. Sharps, director of research for However, there’s been push- Everytown. back about the VA’s involvement President Donald Trump said with law enforcement on the issue. in August that he backed red flag Rep. Phil Roe, R-Tenn., intro- laws for those “judged to pose a duced a bill this past summer that grave risk to public safety.” would stop the VA from report- In Indiana, which enacted a red ing veterans flag law in 2005, suicides by fire- ‘ to the Na- arm have decreased by 7.5%, ac- This bill tional Instant cording to a study published last would Criminal year in the journal Psychiatric ensure Background Services. The same study found Check Sys- a 13.7% decline in gun suicides that the tem — the in Connecticut, which was the veterans national data- first state to pass a red flag law base that gun in 1999. who fought merchants There’s little information for our are required about how the laws have specifi- rights are to check be- cally affected veterans. In the fore selling a organization’s recommendations, guaranteed firearm. Everytown calls for more re- their own. The VA search to show the impact on that ’ considers Rep. Phil Roe veterans who population. R-Tenn. Washington, who said he was cannot man- “very fortunate” to not have a age their VA gun in his house when he was sui- benefits and need another per- cidal, ran the suggestion for red son to help with their finances flag laws past a group of Marine as “mentally incompetent.” The Corps veterans. They immediate- agency reports the names of those ly bristled. veterans to the FBI. The Veterans “There’s a lot of pushback,” 2nd Amendment Protection Act Washington said. “There’s this would force the VA to cease that fear that the cops are going to practice. be the ones to do this. That fear “This bill would ensure that of infringement on the Second the veterans who fought for our Amendment, it’s a big fear. That’s rights are guaranteed their own,” huge.” Roe said in a statement. Retired Army Capt. Chris Everytown’s other recommen- Marvin, a founding member of dations include increasing public the Everytown Veterans Adviso- awareness about the risks of fire- ry Council, thinks the idea could arm access, promoting safe stor- be sold to veterans if they know age and encouraging health care it’s a temporary measure — and professionals to talk with veter- if family members are the ones ans about their access to guns. securing the firearms. Burd-Sharps argued that more “Approaching them by saying, emphasis on secure storage would ‘You will get your guns back,’ help establish another barrier be- when it’s coming from people tween veterans in crisis and their close to them who love them guns and “would literally save the — that comes with a measure of lives of veterans.” trust,” Marvin said. “I think from “One of the most important a policy standpoint, red flag laws things is having the VA incor- are the most immediate and effec- porate the lethality of a firearm tive that we could put in place.” more solidly into their suicide Everytown wants the VA to prevention efforts,” she said. take a more active role. Without [email protected] Inspector general describes misconduct at VA’s whistleblower office

BY NIKKI WENTLING tleblower Protection. Mitchell, an acting executive di- couldn’t ensure its investigations potential criminal matters, in- Stars and Stripes The IG accused the former di- rector within the IG’s office. were procedurally sound, accu- cluding possible felonies. rectors of the office, first Peter The IG issued 22 recommen- rate, thorough and unbiased. Under O’Rourke’s leadership, WASHINGTON — An office O’Rourke and then Kirk Nicho- dations to improve the office; its In many instances, the office the office — which is supposed to within the Department of Veter- las, of “leadership failures” that current director, Tamara Bonz- focused only on finding evidence protect whistleblowers — retali- ans Affairs that is responsible for led to “significant deficiencies” anto, said she’s fixed 10 of those. that supported the allegations. ated against them on at least two protecting whistleblowers and in how it operated. Investigations were being done One official at the VA described occasions, the IG found. investigating misconduct took “The former leaders of OAWP by human resources profession- their investigations as “a disci- The IG’s report described the “troubling” actions against its engaged in misdeeds and mis- als who had no experience or plinary action in search of evi- cases as “troubling.” core mission and was retaliatory steps that appeared unsupport- training with interviewing wit- dence,” the report states. “Given the magnitude of the to its own employees. ive of whistleblowers while also nesses, conducting investigations Investigators within the office situation inherited by new OAWP The VA inspector general re- failing to meet many of the other or writing reports, the IG found. also failed to send more serious leaders in January 2019, signifi- leased those findings Thursday important objectives” of the VA The office also lacked clearly allegations onto the inspector cant enhancements are needed from its investigation into the Of- Accountability and Whistleblow- written policies or procedures. general or others, instead taking for OAWP to meet its mission and fice of Accountability and Whis- er Protection Act, wrote James Lack of guidance meant the office it upon themselves to investigate purpose,” Mitchell wrote. PAGE 16 •STARS AND STRIPES• Friday, October 25, 2019 WORLD UK police say 39 found dead inside truck were Chinese

BY DANICA KIRKA and the victims. AND JILL LAWLESS The Chinese Foreign Ministry Associated Press posted a statement on its social media account saying that Chi- LONDON — All 39 people found nese Embassy employees in the dead in a container truck near U.K. were driving to the scene of an English port were Chinese the crime to aid the investigation. citizens, British police confirmed Britain remains an attractive Thursday as they pressed to inves- destination for immigrants, even tigate one of the country’s deadli- as the U.K. is negotiating its di- est cases of people smuggling. vorce from the European Union. The Essex Police force said 31 Upon hearing of the deaths, Brit- men and eight women were found ish Prime Minister Boris Johnson dead in the truck early Wednes- vowed in Parliament on Wednes- day at the Waterglade Industrial day that people smugglers would ALASTAIR GRANT/AP Park in Grays, a town 25 miles be prosecuted to the full extent of east of London. The force said the law. Police escort the truck that was found to contain 39 dead bodies away from an industrial estate in one victim previously thought to The tragedy recalls the deaths Thurrock, south England, on Wednesday . be a teenager was instead a young of 58 people in 2000 in a truck adult woman. in Dover, England, who had un- migrants, also from Fujian, who grants are sometimes found in The truck and the trailer with The 25-year-old truck driver, dertaken a perilous, monthslong were working as cockle-pickers the trunks of cars that disembark the people inside apparently took who is from Northern Ireland, journey from China’s southern drowned when they were caught from the massive ferries that link separate journeys before end- is being questioned on suspicion Fujian province and were discov- out by treacherous tides in More- France and England. ing up at the industrial park. of attempted murder but has not ered stowed away with a cargo of cambe Bay in northwest England. But Wednesday’s macabre find British police said they believe been charged. Police in North- tomatoes after a ferry ride from Groups of migrants have re- in an industrial park was a re- the container went from the ern Ireland have searched three Zeebrugge, the same Belgian port peatedly landed on English minder that criminal gangs are port of Zeebrugge to Purfleet, properties as they sought to piece used in the latest tragedy. shores using small boats for the still profiting from large-scale England, where it arrived early together the journey of the truck In February 2004, 21 Chinese risky Channel crossing, and mi- trafficking. Wednesday. Friday, October 25, 2019 •STARS AND STRIPES• PAGE 17 WORLD Dubai loosens its liquor laws as UAE alcohol sales decline

BY JON GAMBRELL a long-standing legal conun- the Mideast when it comes to Associated Press drum facing imbibing tourists drinking, with a per-capita alco- who travel here. Throwing back hol consumption of 1 gallon per DUBAI, United Arab Emirates shots, sipping a beer or indulging person per year, according to the — Dubai has loosened its liquor in a Champagne-soaked brunch World Health Organization. laws to allow tourists to purchase in this city-state technically re- Alcohol means big business, alcohol in state-controlled stores, mains illegal without a drinker especially for the state. There’s previously only accessible to li- holding a permit, though no bar- a 50% import tax on a bottle of cense-holding residents, as the tender ever asks to see one before alcohol, as well as an additional KAMRAN JEBREILI/AP United Arab Emirates saw the pouring a drink. 30% tax in Dubai on buying from first drop in alcohol sales by vol- “The United Arab Emirates liquor stores. Dubai Duty Free, Dubai has loosened its liquor laws to allow tourists to purchase ume in a decade. is facing tough challenges, as which is also government-owned, alcohol in state-controlled stores following a drop in alcohol sales. The new laws, which also let changes in both consumers’ buy- sold more than $2 billion of goods visitors to skyscraper-studded ing behavior and demographics last year alone to those passing to 42.6 million gallons in 2018, The new procedure on alcohol Dubai obtain liquor permits started to have an effect,” the through its airport terminals. down from 43.2 million gallons in permits allows tourists to obtain themselves for the first time, market research firm Euromoni- Bars and nightclubs in Dubai 2017, according to Euromonitor. one for free at either African come amid a widening economic tor International said in a recent are almost entirely limited to op- However, tourism helped keep & Eastern or MMI stores after downturn affecting this oil-rich report. erating inside of or connected to retail prices high overall as some showing their passports and sign- nation on the Arabian Peninsula. The United Arab Emirates hotels. consumers also sought higher ing a pledge that they aren’t Mus- However, the laws also close dominates other countries around Overall sales of alcohol dropped priced liquors, it said. lim and will follow local law. Spain exhumes dictator Franco’s body for reburial in more humble tomb

BY CIARAN GILES buried in a small family crypt Franco built an affront to the tens tons of granite, a brief prayer was etery where his wife is buried. Associated Press north of the capital. of thousands who died in Spain’s said in line with a request from In a bid to guarantee privacy The government-ordered, Civil War and his subsequent re- Franco’s family. and avoid the actual exhumation MADRID — Spain has ex- humed the remains of Spanish closed-door operation on Thurs- gime and to Spain’s standing as a The dictator’s body was then operation being videoed and post- dictator Gen. Francisco Franco day satisfies a decades-old desire modern democratic state. carried out of the mausoleum and ed on social media, the govern- from his grandiose mausoleum of many in Spain who considered After his coffin was extracted was to be taken by helicopter or ment banned cameras and mobile outside Madrid so he can be re- the vainglorious mausoleum that from under marble slabs and two by hearse to Mingorrubio cem- phones among those present . PAGE 18 •STARS AND STRIPES• Friday, October 25, 2019 AMERICAN ROUNDUP Snake tries to eat dead THE CENSUS snake as wasp attacks The number of tires GAINESVILLE — a woman is accused FL Sometimes the circle of of slashing on police 18 vehicles. The Kansas life stings. A coral snake found that out the hard way, and a City Star reported that Florida woman caught it all on Eunice A. Fisher, 46, of Kansas City, Mo., was charged with first-degree camera. property damage. A caller told police Evangeline Cummings posted a that a burglary was in progress at a video on Twitter of what appears bank. It turned out to be a hoax, but to be a wasp stinging a coral Raytown officers who responded to the snake that was dangling from a call found a total of 18 tires were flat branch attempting to eat another on eight police vehicles. Damage is es- dead snake. timated at around $2,500. An officer News outlets reported Cum- reviewing surveillance video recognized mings was in her backyard when Fisher — he had arrested her the day she noticed the coral snake at- before. tempting to eat its meal. In the video, a wasp appears and starts circling the snake. When the wasp lands on the Stolen giant rabbit snake, it starts thrashing and swinging, attempting to get rid of returned later in day the wasp. LINCOLN — Police NE said a rabbit valued at Fossils stolen from $450 stolen from its pen in a Lin- museum display case coln yard was returned. A woman reported that she LAWRENCE — Po- discovered that her orange Con- KS lice in Lawrence were tinental giant rabbit had been investigating after three fossils stolen from her backyard . A sur- were stolen from a display case at veillance camera trained on the the University of Kansas Natural rabbit’s cage was blocked by a ve- History Museum. hicle. Police said all that could be The Lawrence Journal-World seen on the footage was the cage reported that the fossils were re- door swinging open. ported missing Monday but were Police said the rabbit, named believed to have been stolen Fri- Argus, was returned to the wom- day or Saturday. an’s front yard later Monday. The university police crime log Continental giant rabbits can said someone pried hooks from a weigh more than 25 pounds and display case to open it and take are typically around 3 feet long. the fossils. It’s not clear what kind of fossils were taken or how much Police report multiple they’re worth. stolen military medals S. Vietnamese soldier’s CHEYENNE — Wyo- urn found in river WY ming authorities re- ported military medals dating LAWRENCE — A back to World War II were stolen MA man who spent years from a trailer outside a veteran cleaning trash from Massachu- organization. setts rivers recently found one The Wyoming Tribune Eagle of the most unusual objects he’s reported that Cheyenne police ever pulled from the depths. were alerted of the theft after a Rocky Morrison, of the Clean DON CAMPBELL, THE (ST. JOSEPH, MICH.) HERALD-PALLADIUM/AP passerby found an emptied shad- River Project, told The Eagle- ow box near Veterans of Foreign Tribune he found a rectangular Wars Post 1881. marble urn in the Merrimack Choppy ride Cheyenne police said the pass- River in Lawrence. The urn was erby called Martha Albright, inscribed with the name Truong whose father’s medals were in- Ngoc Nguyen. A kiteboarder takes advantage of windy Lake Michigan conditions off Tiscornia Beach in St. Joseph, side the shadow box. According to his obituary, Mich., on Tuesday . Authorities said Albright donat- Nguyen died in 2016 at age 88. ed Purple Heart and Bronze Star He rose to the rank of major in ordnance. Prosecutors: Victims Police say man set medals and other items about two the Republic of South Vietnam’s The Mountain Home Air Force lost $1M in scheme girlfriend’s wig aflame years ago for Armed Forces Day. armed forces. He fled from po- Base Explosive Ordnance Dis- Authorities said only the med- litical persecution and came to posal team was contacted, and als were missing. Lawrence in 1989. the grenade was detonated at the CHARLOTTE — Fed- BALTIMORE — Po- Morrison posted pictures of the local landfill . NC eral prosecutors said a MD lice said a Baltimore urn on social media to try to find man from Ghana living in North man set his girlfriend’s wig on Deputies seek missing Nguyen’s family . Man caught trying Carolina pleaded guilty to a scam fire and threatened to burn down pup worth $10K to steal home plate targeting elderly people with her home. Bomb squad responds promises of romance and wealth. The Capital reported Darius K. GREENVILLE — Au- The Charlotte-based U.S. Attor- Gissentaner, 28, was arrested and thorities were search- after old grenades found DES MOINES — Des SC ney’s Office said in a news release charged with arson . Anne Arun- ing for a dognapper and a missing Moines police caught a IA that Suleman Alhassan pleaded del County police said officers re- Bichon Frise worth about $10,000 TWIN FALLS — Mem- man who said he wanted to steal guilty to wire and mail fraud ceived a call from a woman who that was snatched from a South bers of a southern Idaho home plate at the city’s minor ID conspiracy. said her boyfriend had locked Carolina home. family were looking through an league baseball park. The news release said he and her out of her apartment and was Citing the Greenville County elderly relative’s belongings when Polk County court records said others used online dating web- burning her wig on her gas stove. Sheriff’s Office, news outlets re- they got a couple of surprises: two Daniel Igel was arrested at Prin- sites to target fraud victims and Police said officers arrived to ported the dog named Leah is a World War II-era grenades. cipal Park, home of the Iowa Cubs, develop fake romantic relation- find Gissentaner smoking a ciga- 4-year-old “breeding champion” The Times-News reported one a Chicago Cubs affiliate. He was ships. They told victims they rette nearby. They said he then who went missing on Oct. 13. The grenade was found tucked in- charged with felony burglary. owned large amounts of gold and ran inside and refused to open the sheriff’s office said Leah’s micro- side a shadow box, and another A court document said Igel was needed money to ship the gold apartment’s door. was stored among other items of found after he climbed a fence to from Africa to the U.S. Officers forced their way inside chip was scanned at a Petco in memorabilia belonging to the 94- get into the park. He told officers Prosecutors say the victims and found more than $2,400 in Simpsonville. year-old former soldier. he was trying to steal the plate were promised a share of the damage to the apartment, which Police released a photo of a The grenade in the shadow and had scaled the fence the night profits from gold sales, but people had broken furniture, drywall, woman who’s seen wheeling the box was inert, but the other was before and tried to break into the lost more than $1 million through plumbing and sliced electrical 11-pound dog into the pet store. believed to be a live military press box. the scheme. cords. From wire reports Friday, October 25, 2019 •STARS AND STRIPES•PAGE 19 FACES Lady Gaga’s mother says singer was taunted, anxious, depressed as a youth

BY CHRISTI CARRAS to “Queer Eye” culture expert Karamo their demons, opened up about his past Los Angeles Times Brown — to spread awareness. grappling with depression and suicidal In 2012, Gaga and her mother co-found- thoughts. Lady Gaga has been an outspoken celeb- ed the Born This Way Foundation, which “For me it was waking up and feeling rity advocate for mental health, inspiring empowers young people to practice mental like the sun just wasn’t shining as bright fans with her journey from bullied child to and emotional wellness. Germanotta now as it was the day before,” he said. “It felt award-winning global superstar. But at the provides others with tools and advice to like, I can’t get out of bed, as if I was alone, start of her battle with anxiety and depres- help their loved ones who are suffering as as if things weren’t going to get better. ... sion, she was just a regular kid who needed the “Shallow” singer once did. That progressively got worse and worse her mom. “It can also cause feelings of guilt, of and worse.” “As a parent I wasn’t prepared to really helplessness, not knowing how to help my A common theme throughout the discus- address this,” said Gaga’s mother, Cynthia daughter,” Germanotta said. “One of the sions was the power of finding strength in Germanotta, on “CBS This Morning.” “She most difficult things for me as a parent was went through a lot of difficult times — hu- understanding what is normal and what is community and access to help. miliated, taunted, isolated. ... She went not normal. . The most important thing Also among the interviewees were Jane from a very happy and aspirational young that they can do is really listen and under- Pauley, host of “CBS Sunday Morning,” who has bipolar disorder; Dr. Ken Duck- girl to somebody who started to question stand. What I learned from our daughter is ABC/TNS her self-worth.” to listen and validate her feelings.” worth, medical director of the National Al- Hosted by Gayle King, Anthony Mason Throughout the morning special, sev- liance on Mental Illness; Dr. Sue Varma, a Cynthia Germanotta, the mother of and Tony Dokoupil, Wednesday’s “Stop the eral stars, experts, activists and audience fellow of the American Psychiatric Asso- singer and performer Lady Gaga (pic- Stigma” event included a variety of special members detailed their own experiences ciation; and Miana Bryant, founder of non- tured), shared details Wednesday of her guests who have been affected in some way with mental illness. Brown, who encourag- profit the Mental Elephant, which focuses daughter’s struggles with cruel peers and by mental illness — from Gaga’s mother es participants on “Queer Eye” to conquer on mental health on college campuses. self-confidence as a child. Lizzo extends writing Advocate credits for ‘Truth Hurts’ From wire services Fla., native told his fans that the tour would’ve been a “bad look” Lizzo is sharing writing credit for change for him and that they would not on her hit song “Truth Hurts” have been entertained. There- with the creator behind the song’s fore, he said, he’s made the choice signature line, but not with two to cancel his 1UP DLC Tour. other writers who claim they also Governors Awards honor “I was advised to lie about this contributed to the track. and say that I needed some time “Truth Hurts” features the or I needed some alone time or me Geena Davis’ work toward popular line, “I just took a DNA time,” said T-Pain, whose legal test, turns out I’m 100 percent name is Faheem Rasheed Najm . that bitch,” which originated gender equality in media “I appreciate the tickets that we from a 2017 tweet by singer Mina did sell although the ticket sales Lioness and was turned into a BY LINDSEY BAHR were very low, and they were low popular meme. On Wednesday, Associated Press because we didn’t set it up right,” Lizzo wrote on social media that he said, mentioning that he and When Geena Davis got a message on a Saturday Lioness “is the person I am shar- his team were running on the fuel morning that the president of the Academy of Mo- ing my success with.” from his last tour. tion Picture Arts and Sciences needed to speak The line was also used in Liz- to her urgently, she thought “I hope I’m not in zo’s song “Healthy,” created in trouble.” 2017 with the songwriting broth- Other news It was quite the opposite. The call was to inform ers Justin and Jeremiah Raisen.  Quentin Tarantino’s “Once Davis that she had been selected to receive the The Raisens feel they deserve Upon a Time ... in Hollywood” is Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award at this year’s writing credit on “Truth Hurts” heading back into theaters with Governors Awards for starting the Geena Davis as a result, though Lizzo wrote 10 minutes of added scenes. Sony Institute on Gender in Media. On Sunday, she’ll they “had nothing to do with the AP Pictures said Wednesday that the join the ranks of past honorees like Audrey Hep- line or how I chose to sing it.” longer version will play in more burn, Gregory Peck and Oprah Winfrey at the 11th Actress Geena Davis will receive an honorary “The men who now claim a than 1,000 theaters in the U.S. installment of the awards. Honorary Oscars will Oscar on Sunday at the Governors Awards. piece of ‘Truth Hurts’ did not and Canada beginning Oct. 25. also be given to David Lynch, Wes Studi and Lina help me write any part of the The new running time will push Wertmuller. unconscious bias. She started informal conversa- song. There was no one in the Tarantino’s 1969 Los Angeles Unlike her fellow honorees, however, Davis, 63, tions with executives in the industry, pointing out room when I wrote ‘Truth Hurts’ fable to nearly three hours. has actually won an Academy Award — for her what she had noticed. except me, Ricky Reed, and my  Noah Baumbach’s “Mar- supporting performance in “The Accidental Tour- “I would say, ‘Have you ever noticed how few tears. That song is my life, and its riage Story,” Lulu Wang’s “The ist” (1988). female characters are in movies and TV made words are my truth,” Lizzo wrote Farewell” and the Safdie broth- The award Sunday is not for acting, but for her for kids?’ ” Davis said. “And every single person Wednesday. ers’ “Uncut Gems” led the 29th work as an advocate for gender equality, which said, ‘Oh, no, that’s not true anymore. That’s been In addition, Lizzo’s lawyer Cyn- annual Gotham Awards with began informally after she realized the effect that fixed.’ ” thia Arato announced Wednes- three nominations apiece, includ- the female buddy road trip film “Thelma & Lou- That’s when she realized she was going to need day that a lawsuit has been filed ing best feature. The Independent ise” had on people. data to back up her observations, leading her to in California to establish that the Film Project, which puts on the “It dramatically changed my life,” Davis said. found the nonprofit organization in 2004. Her ex- Raisens, as well as Justin “Yves” Gothams, announced the nomi- “The reaction to it made me realize that we give perience has been encouraging, too. Rothman, are not entitled to any nations Thursday for the Decem- women so few opportunities to feel empowered and “They are uniformly horrified to find out that credit for the song. ber 2nd awards ceremony. The inspired by the female characters. That’s when I they are leaving out that many female characters. Gotham Awards focus entirely on decided that from then on, I was going to make And the data really is the magic key because they T-Pain: Tour canceled independent films . choices with women in the audience in mind.” immediately want to change. We’ve yet to leave because of low sales  Maia and Alex Shibutani, It led her to “A League of Their Own,” which not any meeting where they haven’t said ‘you’ve just the sibling ice dancers and Olym- only bolstered her own self-esteem in learning to changed our project,’ ” Davis said. “The thing Singer and rapper T-Pain did pic bronze medalists, are collabo- play a sport but seemed to have an effect on young about my approach is that there’s absolutely no what many musicians can find rating on a middle grade book girls who would tell her that they played sports be- shaming and blaming. In fact, I talk to them all hard to do: tell the truth. series, Penguin Young Readers cause of her. privately. I never bust any particular movie or pro- On Wednesday, the singer and announced Thursday. The first The ultimate push, however, came when she gram. It’s all very friendly and supportive.” rapper told his fans in an Insta- book is called “Kudo Kids: The started watching kids’ television and movies with And it’s led to real change. In 2012, gender par- gram video that he would be can- Mystery of the Masked Medal- her then-toddler daughter and realized “profound ity was achieved for lead characters in children’s celing his upcoming tour because ist.” It’s scheduled for May 12, two gender inequality” started there and, she theo- television programming and has only been im- of low ticket sales. months before the 2020 Olympics rized, was inadvertently teaching children to have proving since. In his video, the Tallahassee, in Tokyo. 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BY MARCY GORDON, The Justice Department, the Pennsylvania. BARBARA ORTUTAY Federal Trade Commission, the Zuckerberg responded: “Well, AND KEN SWEET House Judiciary antitrust sub- congresswoman, we are not cre- Associated Press committee and attorneys general ating a bank. We are helping an in several states are all conduct- organization create a payment WASHINGTON — Facebook ing investigations of Facebook system.” CEO Mark Zuckerberg endured and other tech giants amid accu- Zuckerberg held up China as a hours of prickly questioning from sations that they abuse their mar- strong reason for encouraging in- lawmakers Wednesday as he de- ket power to crush competition. novation as embodied in the Libra fended the company’s new glob- Zuckerberg was on the defen- project. ally ambitious project to create a sive at the hearing, his first tes- “While we debate these issues, digital currency while also deal- timony to Congress since April the rest of the world isn’t wait- ing with widening scrutiny from 2018, parrying criticism but also ing,” he said. “China is moving U.S. regulators. acknowledging lapses. He con- quickly to launch similar ideas in Representatives also grilled ceded at one point that the Libra the coming months.” Zuckerberg on Facebook’s track project is “risky,” acknowledging record on civil rights, hate several high-profile companies EXCHANGE RATES speech, privacy and misinforma- such as Visa, MasterCard and Military rates tion — not surprising given the PayPal had signed on as partners Euro costs (Oct. 25) ...... $1.1435 ANDREW HARNIK/AP Dollar buys (Oct. 25) ...... €0.8745 litany of scandals Facebook has in the currency’s governing asso- British pound (Oct. 25) ...... $1.32 been dealing with over the past ciation but have recently bailed. Japanese yen (Oct. 25) ...... 106.00 Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg testifies before a House Financial South Korean won (Oct. 25) ...... 1,139.00 two years. Services Committee hearing on Capitol Hill on Wednesday . 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They know that EDITORIAL know that the impeachment the media is stacking the deck with Trump he Republican Party risks exile haters at every opportunity, with some urg- Terry Leonard, Editor for longer than it has endured in effort so far has been pure [email protected] ing the blacklisting of anyone not calling the modern era if, in the absence political theater. for Trump’s head. They know these things, , Senior Managing Editor Robert H. Reid of incontrovertible evidence of and they won’t forgive surrendering to [email protected] T actual “high crimes and misdemeanors,” these left-wing elites because it is uncom- Tina Croley, Managing Editor for Content it deserts President Donald Trump during fortable to confront them at Nats games. [email protected] the campaign to remove him from office. involved at least a dozen requests for as- If Trump committed an impeachable of- Democrats are pursuing impeachment be- sistance from foreign governments by fense — if convincing evidence emerges Sean Moores, Managing Editor for Presentation cause they obviously fear that they cannot Mueller and his staff. If the aim of a ne- [email protected] from a fair House process that is subject to defeat him at the ballot box in 2020. gotiation was to lever information on the close examination by the Senate — serious Joe Gromelski, Managing Editor for Digital The advantage of talking with radio lis- operations run against the United States in Republicans will say so. But the #Never- [email protected] teners — and not merely lecturing read- 2016, it’s a legitimate ask. Trump chorus of maybe two dozen Repub- ers or tweeting at followers or opponents Fourth, the impeachment inquiry can- lican TV talking heads doesn’t count as BUREAU STAFF — is that you hear from people who aren’t not be allowed to block or overshadow the “serious Republicans.” They don’t count among the Manhattan-D.C. media elites deep dive by Attorney General William because they have never mounted anything Europe/Mideast who overwhelmingly hate Trump. Caution- Barr and U.S. Attorney John Durham into like a good-faith attempt to understand the Erik Slavin, Europe & Mideast Bureau Chief ing that crowd against confirmation bias is a suspected handful of anti-Trump zealots motives of the 90 percent or so of the GOP [email protected] at senior levels in the FBI, the intelligence as useless as it was to warn the Obama ad- that is rock solid in supporting Trump. +49(0)631.3615.9350; DSN (314)583.9350 ministration that the nascent Islamic State community or within the White House. If Right now there is a sustained, frontal was not the terrorist junior varsity. Awk- Congress’ attack on Trump is permitted to Pacific attack on Trump that is premised on the Aaron Kidd, Pacific Bureau Chief ward truths don’t do well on the left. But subvert the Justice Department investiga- transcript of a phone call with the Ukrai- [email protected] here are some awkward truths: tion before its findings are publicly aired, nian president that has not impressed the +81.42.552.2511 ext. 88380; DSN (315)227.7380 First, no quid pro quo, much less an il- the Republican establishment in Wash- public as evidence of an offense, much less legitimate one, has been proved about ington will simply be torched by the GOP Washington an impeachable one. There is an ocean of Trump’s dealings with Ukraine. grass roots. Joseph Cacchioli, Washington Bureau Chief innuendo about Trump’s personal lawyer, [email protected] Second, quid pro quos have always been Finally, if the impeachment process Rudy Giuliani, whose conduct on TV is (+1)(202)886-0033 a feature of U.S. foreign policy — from moves toward a Senate trial, House Re- often intemperate, but there are no credible Brian Bowers, Assistant Managing Editor, News the long-ago Louisiana Purchase to more publicans had better offer loud and sus- [email protected] allegations of wrongdoing against the man recently President Barack Obama’s send- tained denunciations of the outrageous who made private inquiries in Ukraine on CIRCULATION ing the Iranian regime $1.7 billion in cash, Star Chamber tactics of Rep. Adam Schiff, which was central to the controversial D-Calif., during the inquiry, or they will the president’s behalf. Mideast U.S.-Iran nuclear “deal.” Quid pro quos are almost certainly face primary challenges. That’s not enough for the Mueller-disap- Robert Reismann, Mideast Circulation Manager sometimes excellent and obvious, some- Likewise, Senate Republicans will need pointed. They need to leap immediately to [email protected] times controversial, sometimes illegal. to stand up against the left’s campaign of the conclusion that the former New York [email protected] mayor is criminally culpable and that the DSN (314)583-9111 Third, if a quid pro quo involving Trump insinuations and trafficking in unnamed is established, and the agreement it refers sources, or they may well get the boot. president is complicit. Europe to was the leveraging of military or civilian Members of the public know that the That won’t fly with half of the country. Karen Lewis, Community Engagement Manager aid to Ukraine for assistance in the inves- impeachment effort so far has been pure And that half is watching very closely. 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going to need allies in Congress. The more What newspapers he forces Republicans to defend words or actions that don’t deserve defending, the more their resentment will build and the are saying at home more political trouble he will be in.

The following editorial excerpts are se- lected from a cross section of newspapers throughout the United States. The editori- Facebook can’t justify policy als are provided by The Associated Press on misleading political ads and other stateside syndicates. Miami Herald Facebook long has had a policy on mis- Character assassination of leading ads. In the words of company Product Management Director Rob Leath- public servants a sad failure ern, “Misleading or deceptive ads have no The Washington Post place on Facebook.” Unable to answer the mounting evidence Apparently that simple, declarative that President Donald Trump abused his statement needed a huge asterisk, as Dem- office to advance his re election campaign, ocratic presidential candidate Joe Biden the White House is resorting to character found when he tried to get Facebook to pull assassination. Following reports of the a misleading ad run by the Trump cam- congressional testimony Tuesday of Wil- paign. The policy doesn’t apply to political liam Taylor, the chargé d’affaires at the ads. U.S. Embassy in Ukraine, a statement The ad Biden wanted pulled — part of attributed to press secretary Stephanie President Donald Trump’s shady efforts Grisham described “a coordinated smear to embroil Biden in a controversy over the campaign from far-left lawmakers and former vice president’s son’s work with a radical unelected bureaucrats waging war Ukrainian gas company — clearly falls on the Constitution.” perceive them for what they are: honest Opening the door to political tests for into that category. Both Factcheck.org and We’ll let House Democrats defend them- and courageous public servants. Grisham, qualification for candidacy would, contrary PolitiFact found the ad deceptive. selves. But the attempt to sully Taylor’s who in nearly four months on the job has to Padilla’s poetic license, fundamentally But Facebook decided that it will treat threaten and suppress the democratic pro- reputation, and that of other government yet to hold a public news conference, will ads from politicians as “newsworthy con- be remembered as one of the political bul- cess. Each year would bring struggles over servants who have testified in the Ukraine tent” — letting them stand regardless of lies who tried and failed to discredit them. which qualifications would apply to which affair, is ludicrous — and vile. how misleading they are because the pub- positions, and which would be repealed in For the record: Taylor has served his lic interest supposedly outweighs the harm time for the latest vote. country with distinction for 50 years. After Calif. measure on candidates’ of the disinformation. Facebook figures Padilla and Newsom likely know this graduating from West Point, he was de- every reader who sees a political adver- tax returns a shameless stunt well, and are simply working every level ployed for six years as an infantry officer, tisement will have the time and inclination they have at their considerable disposal to including with the 101st Airborne Division The Orange County (Calif.) Register to verify every claim in it is true. There was never a good reason for Cali- harass and harry Trump before Election in Vietnam. Later he worked at NATO and The reality, of course, is that such indi- fornia to try punishing President Donald Day. While cynical, this would at least be a as a State Department diplomat in Afghan- vidually obsessive review is impossible. Trump by requiring candidates to disclose clever piece of political strategizing. istan, Iraq, Israel and Ukraine, where he That’s why we have journalists and other their income tax returns in order to appear But it still makes a dangerous mockery was first appointed ambassador by George fact-checkers. on the primary election ballot. But life in of our legal and political system. Their ap- W. Bush. Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg our virtual one-party state meant that a peal should be dropped . In his testimony Tuesday, Taylor re- doubled down last week in a Georgetown state law was passed anyway to do exactly counted that, after being asked to return to that. Fortunately, a judge struck it down. University address, claiming that the so- Kyiv earlier this year by Secretary of State Trump’s ‘lynching’ comment Alex Padilla, California’s secretary of cial network stands for “free expression.” Mike Pompeo, he approached a former se- state, is bent on saving the law. So is Gov. could cost him key allies He echoed comments he had made after a nior Republican official for advice. He said Gavin Newsom, who informed a federal controversial series of secretive meetings “the mentor counseled: ‘If your country The Wall Street Journal court of his intention to file an appeal. Donald Trump made himself a politi- with conservatives by saying, “The long asks you to do something, you do it — if you Both men should cut it out and focus on the cal celebrity in 2016 by persuading news journey towards greater progress requires can be effective.’ ” state’s more important business. media to talk about — Donald Trump. He confronting ideas that challenge us.” We feel confident that it was in that Senate Bill 27, introduced by Demo- did it mainly by the expedient of saying Challenging ideas that engender intelli- same spirit that Taylor agreed to testify cratic state Sens. Mike McGuire and Scott outrageous things — by trolling, in the par- gent discourse are great. Deliberate false- about Trump’s extortion of the Ukrainian Wiener, was similar to a bill vetoed by Gov. lance of social media — and it worked. It’s hoods, not so much. Zuckerberg’s answer government. He, and former Ambassador Jerry Brown in 2017. still working, though these days as often to seems like nothing more than a ginned-up Marie Yovanovitch, and Deputy Assistant “While I recognize the political attrac- his detriment as advantage. justification for Facebook to rake in mil- Secretary of State George Kent, and for- tiveness — even the merits — of getting On Tuesday the president guaranteed lions of dollars by delivering misinfor- mer Pompeo adviser Michael McKinley, President Trump’s tax returns, I worry he’d be topic number one for at least 24 mation that erodes informed democratic and former National Security Council aide about the political perils of individual hours by tweeting that the effort to impeach debate. Fiona Hill are the opposite of “radicals.” states seeking to regulate presidential elec- him is a “lynching.” Instantly, and perhaps At Georgetown, Zuckerberg spoke high- They are conservatives in the best sense tions in this manner,” Brown noted in his as he intended, his critics in the media, on mindedly about how Facebook has handed — patriots who tried, and are still trying, veto message, which also raised questions Capitol Hill and elsewhere expressed rage people the “power to express themselves at to defend the country’s interests and val- about the constitutionality of the proposal and disbelief that Trump could compare scale,” creating a “new force in the world.” ues from a radically reckless and corrupt and the risk of a slippery slope should the the conduct of his political opponents to the But he did not acknowledge how that force president . bill become law. mobs that murdered blacks in an earlier, was abused to communicate a misinforma- Two others who testified, Kurt Volker That didn’t stop the Legislature and New- shameful era. tion campaign designed by a foreign power and Gordon Sondland, are Republicans som from going ahead with it anyway this The verb to lynch means to execute to interfere in the 2016 election. Did he appointed to their posts by Trump. By time around. The bill was signed in July. without a trial or due process. It doesn’t learn nothing? Taylor’s account, Sondland, who donated As expected, the law was challenged and refer only to extrajudicial killings in the Creating a forum for free speech is a $1 million to Trump’s inaugural commit- a judge quickly recognized the follies of post-Reconstruction and Jim Crow South. noble goal, but that forum needn’t and tee, did not disclose to Congress all he did the law. As to the ruling, Eastern District Accordingly, it’s occasionally used in a shouldn’t also be a place for deliberate to advance Trump’s attempt to pressure of California Judge Morrison England Jr. figurative sense in other English-speak- misinformation and undermining the very Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelens- put the matter clearly: “[T]he Act’s provi- ing countries. But in the United States democracy Zuckerberg claims to want to kiy into announcing investigations of Joe sions likely violate the Constitution and the the word is electric for its historical con- uphold. Political speech needs heightened Biden and the Democratic National Com- laws of the United States.” text, and you don’t have to indulge in ra- protection, but not when it contains out- mittee. But even Sondland spoke openly England further noted that deciding cial hypersensitivities to appreciate why. right lies. of his unease over the hijacking of policy “whether a tax return disclosure require- Clarence Thomas famously used it during Then there are Zuckerberg’s secre- toward Ukraine by Trump’s personal law- ment is good policy or makes political his confirmation hearing in 1991 when, as tive meetings with Tucker Carlson, Hugh yer, Rudy Giuliani. sense” is not a matter for a court. he saw it, a cabal of white liberals sought Hewitt and other conservative commenta- The accounts these men and women It is not a matter for a legislature either. to destroy his nomination to the Supreme tors without any apparent corresponding have provided establish beyond any rea- Applying nakedly political tests to candi- Court by a “high-tech lynching.” Thomas meetings with liberals. sonable doubt that Trump conditioned a dates creates a “troubling minefield” for had what we would call political and his- It all paints a strange picture. It’s almost White House meeting that Zelenskiy badly citizens seeking public office. torical standing. as if Zuckerberg fears that the talk about wanted on his commitment to investiga- Even though he expressed understand- But no president should use the word in Facebook’s assumed liberal bias might tions that would advance Trump’s person- ing and empathy for “the motivations” be- the off hand and self-indulgent way that convince Trump’s politically compromised al political interests — and Taylor offered hind the law, England properly shut down Trump did in his tweet. What’s so galling Department of Justice to bring some sort considerable evidence that Trump froze this latest instance of activist Sacramento about this and similar provocations is that, of anti-trust action against the company. U.S. military aid to Ukraine for the same lawmaking that reaches into the smallest in his quest to remain always and forever So he’s doing all sorts of conservative out- reason. That the testimony came behind and most fundamental details of political in the headlines, Trump puts his more ju- reach, including doing Trump a favor and closed doors is a drawback; while it may life for one-off reasons. Yet Padilla has dicious allies on the political spot. Every refusing to take down a clearly false ad, to be necessary in this investigative phase, gone so far as to claim that the now-invali- Republican in Congress is immediately allay such fears . House leaders should arrange for the wit- dated law is “fundamental to preserving asked either to ignore him and risk asso- Whatever the reason, if users can’t trust nesses to tell their stories in public as the and protecting American democracy” — a ciation with his reckless pronouncements, Facebook to do even the least bit of content impeachment process moves forward. claim with no connection to reality and or criticize him and risk his wrath. moderation when it comes to political ads, Americans who see and hear Taylor, limitless in its potential application — and Democrats are bent on impeaching there just might be something valid in the Yovanovitch and the others are likely to wants to appeal the ruling. Trump, and if he wants to survive he is #DeleteFacebook trend. PAGE 24 •STARS AND STRIPES• Friday, October 25, 2019 Friday, October 25, 2019 •STARS AND STRIPES•PAGE 25 SCOREBOARD

Sports College football Pro football Schedule South Carolina (3-4) at Tennessee (2-5) NFL NEW YORK GIANTS at DETROIT LIONS on AFN Monmouth (NJ) (5-2) at Charleston — GIANTS: DNP: CB Corey Ballentine Friday, Oct. 25 Southern (2-5) American Conference (concussion). LIMITED: RB Saquon Bar- EAST Arkansas (2-5) at Alabama (7-0) East kley (ankle), WR Sterling Shepard (con- Columbia (2-3) at Dartmouth (5-0) Troy (3-3) at Georgia St. (5-2) W L T Pct PF PA cussion-non-contact). FULL: LB Lorenzo FAR WEST Boston College (4-3) at Clemson (7-0) New England 7 0 0 1.000 223 48 Carter (ankle), WR Cody Latimer (quad). Go to the American Forces Southern Cal (4-3) at Colorado (3-4) Missouri (5-2) at Kentucky (3-4) LIONS: DNP: FB Nick Bawden (foot), DT MIDWEST Buffalo 5 1 0 .833 121 91 Saturday, Oct. 26 N.Y. Jets 1 5 0 .167 63 156 Mike Daniels (foot), CB Darius Slay (ham- Network website for the most EAST San Diego (4-2) at Dayton (4-2) Miami 0 6 0 .000 63 211 string). LIMITED: CB Amani Oruwariye San Jose St. (3-4) at Army (3-4) Oklahoma (7-0) at Kansas St. (4-2) (knee). FULL: DL Da’Shawn Hand (elbow), up-to-date TV schedules. South LIU (0-6) at CCSU (6-1) Iowa (5-2) at Northwestern (1-5) DT Damon Harrison Sr. (groin), QB Mat- myafn.net Miami (3-4) at Pittsburgh (5-2) Wisconsin (6-1) at Ohio St. (7-0) Indianapolis 4 2 0 .667 143 138 thew Stafford (hip). Bryant (2-6) at Robert Morris (3-4) Illinois (3-4) at Purdue (2-5) Houston 4 3 0 .571 185 164 Bowling Green (2-5) at W. Michigan CINCINNATI BENGALS at LOS ANGELES Liberty (5-2) at Rutgers (1-6) Jacksonville 3 4 0 .429 144 148 RAMS — BENGALS: DNP: CB Darqueze Sacred Heart (3-4) at St. Francis (Pa.) (4-4) Tennessee 3 4 0 .429 121 112 Jacksonville (2-5) at Butler (1-6) Dennard (hamstring), TE Tyler Eifert Deals (4-3) North (not injury related), CB Dre Kirkpatrick Georgetown (5-2) at Lehigh (3-3) Montana St. (5-2) at North Dakota (4-3) Baltimore 5 2 0 .714 214 156 Stetson (5-1) at Valparaiso (0-7) (knee), DE Carl Lawson (hamstring). Richmond (3-4) at Delaware (4-3) Cleveland 2 4 0 .333 120 154 LIMITED: DE Carlos Dunlap (knee), WR Wagner (1-6) at Duquesne (4-2) Ohio (3-4) at Ball St. (4-3) Wednesday’s Transactions Morehead St. (4-3) at Drake (3-2) Pittsburgh 2 4 0 .333 123 131 A.J. Green (ankle), G John Miller (groin), Colgate (1-7) at Holy Cross (3-4) Cincinnati 0 7 0 .000 114 186 T Andre Smith (ankle). FULL: DE Andrew William & Mary (2-5) at Maine (2-5) UT Martin (5-2) at SE Missouri (4-3) BASEBALL W. Illinois (0-7) at Youngstown St. (4-3) West Brown (ankle), T Cordy Glenn (concus- National League Presbyterian (0-7) at Merrimack (3-4) Harvard (4-1) at Princeton (5-0) E. Kentucky (4-3) at E. Illinois (0-8) Kansas City 5 2 0 .714 202 150 sion), CB William Jackson (shoulder), CB PITTSBURGH PIRATES — Fired presi- Torry McTyer (shoulder). RAMS: DNP: RB dent Frank Coonelly. Elon (3-4) at Rhode Island (1-6) Indiana St. (3-4) at Illinois St. (5-2) Oakland 3 3 0 .500 127 165 N. Iowa (4-3) at Missouri St. (1-5) Malcolm Brown (ankle), LB Bryce Hager BASKETBALL Penn (2-3) at Yale (4-1) Denver 2 5 0 .286 112 136 Brown (1-4) at Cornell (1-4) N. Dakota St. (7-0) at S. Dakota St. (5-1) L.A. Chargers 2 5 0 .286 140 141 (shoulder), CB Troy Hill (hamstring), LB National Basketball Association Oklahoma St. (4-3) at Iowa St. (5-2) NBA — Fined LA Clippers G Patrick Florida A&M (5-1) at Morgan St. (1-6) National Conference Clay Matthews (jaw), T Andrew Whit- Beverley $25,000 for throwing the game Cent. Michigan (5-3) at Buffalo (3-4) Miami (Ohio) (3-4) at Kent St. (3-4) East worth (not injury related). ball into the stands. Bucknell (1-6) at Lafayette (0-7) Penn St. (7-0) at Michigan St. (4-3) DENVER BRONCOS at INDIANAPOLIS Maryland (3-4) at Minnesota (7-0) W L T Pct PF PA ATLANTA HAWKS — Claimed G Tyrone Tulane (5-2) at Navy (5-1) Dallas 4 3 0 .571 190 124 COLTS — BRONCOS: Practice not com- Akron (0-7) at N. Illinois (2-5) plete. COLTS: DNP: DT Carl Davis (ham- Wallace off waivers. UConn (1-6) at UMass (1-6) Philadelphia 3 4 0 .429 171 186 Indiana (5-2) at Nebraska (4-3) string), CB Pierre Desir (hamstring), WR NEW YOK KNICKS — Signed F Ivan Stony Brook (4-3) at Villanova (6-1) N.Y. Giants 2 5 0 .286 132 187 Rabb to a two-way contract. UCF (5-2) at Temple (5-2) E. Michigan (4-3) at Toledo (4-3) T.Y. Hilton (not injury related), S Rolan S. Illinois (3-4) at South Dakota (3-4) Washington 1 6 0 .143 90 176 FOOTBALL SOUTH Milligan (not injury related), DT Grover Texas Tech (3-4) at Kansas (2-5) South Stewart (elbow). LIMITED: WR Parris National Football League Appalachian St. (6-0) at South Ala- Notre Dame (5-1) at Michigan (5-2) ARIZONA CARDINALS — Released CB bama (1-6) New Orleans 6 1 0 .857 164 147 Campbell (abdomen), S Clayton Geath- Trevor Williams. Signed RBs Alfred Mor- SOUTHWEST Carolina 4 2 0 .667 166 133 ers (not injury related), DT Tyquan Lewis Marist (1-5) at Davidson (5-2) Mississippi St. (3-4) at Texas A&M (4-3) ris and Zach Zenner. Howard (1-6) at NC A&T (4-1) Tampa Bay 2 4 0 .333 173 185 (ankle), CB Kenny Moore (knee). FULL: S Signed LB De- Southern Miss. (4-3) at Rice (0-7) Atlanta 1 6 0 .143 145 223 Malik Hooker (knee), DE Jabaal Sheard BALTIMORE RAVENS — ETSU (2-5) at Samford (3-4) Grambling St. (2-4) at Ark.-Pine Bluff mone Harris to the practice squad. Campbell (5-1) at Gardner-Webb (3-4) North (foot). Placed DB (5-2) CAROLINA PANTHERS — Chattanooga (4-3) at Wofford (4-2) SE Louisiana (3-3) at Houston Baptist Green Bay 6 1 0 .857 184 139 PHILADELPHIA EAGLES at BUFFALO Natrell Jamerson on IR. Waived OT Caleb Va. Lynchburg (0-6) at Hampton (3-4) Minnesota 5 2 0 .714 192 123 BILLS — EAGLES: DNP: LB Nigel Brad- Benenoch. Signed WR DeAndrew White. (4-4) Delaware St. (1-6) at NC Central (2-5) Texas (5-2) at TCU (3-3) Chicago 3 3 0 .500 112 105 ham (ankle/illness), WR DeSean Jackson Signed WR Braxton Miller to the practice Mercer (3-4) at The Citadel (4-4) Detroit 2 3 1 .417 149 160 (abdomen), DT Timmy Jernigan (foot), T squad. McNeese St. (4-4) at Stephen F. Austin W. Kentucky (5-2) at Marshall (4-3) (1-6) Lane Johnson (illness), CB Avonte Mad- DETROIT LIONS — Placed RB Kerryon West Austin Peay (4-3) at Tenn. Tech (4-3) Northwestern St. (0-7) at Incarnate San Francisco 6 0 0 1.000 156 64 dox (concussion/neck), T Jason Peters Johnson on IR. Signed RB Paul Perkins. Southern U. (4-3) at Alcorn St. (5-2) (knee), RB Darren Sproles (quadricep). Placed CB Phillip Word (5-2) Seattle 5 2 0 .714 181 176 HOUSTON TEXANS — New Mexico St. (0-7) at Georgia South- Texas St. (2-4) at Arkansas St. (3-4) BILLS: DNP: LB Lorenzo Alexander (not Gaines on IR. Released TE Logan Paulsen. ern (3-3) L.A. Rams 4 3 0 .571 190 164 Sam Houston St. (5-3) at Cent. Arkan- Arizona 3 3 1 .500 161 192 injury related-resting veteran), WR John Signed GTE Jerell Adams to the practice N. Alabama (2-5) at Kennesaw St. (6-1) Brown (not injury related-resting vet- squad. sas (5-2) Thursday’s game Texas Southern (0-6) at MVSU (1-6) Memphis (6-1) at Tulsa (2-5) eran), S Kurt Coleman (hamstring), RB JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS — Signed LB Alabama A&M (4-3) vs. Alabama St. (3- Louisiana Tech (6-1) at UTEP (1-5) Washington at Minnesota Patrick DiMarco (ankle), T Ty Nsekhe Donald Payne. Signed LB Sutton Smith to 3) at Birmingham, Ala. Sunday’s games the practice squad. FAR WEST (not injury related-resting veteran), G North Texas (3-4) at Charlotte (2-5) Nevada (4-3) at Wyoming (5-2) Arizona at New Orleans KANSAS CITY CHIEFS — Released WR Quinton Spain (foot). LIMITED: CB Kevin Syracuse (3-4) at Florida St. (3-4) E. Washington (3-4) at Montana (5-2) Tampa Bay at Tennessee Johnson (neck), LB Matt Milano (ham- De’Anthony Thomas. Signed QB Kyle Towson (4-3) at James Madison (7-1) N.Y. Giants at Detroit Shurmur from the practice squad and DT Arizona (4-3) at Stanford (3-4) string), LB Corey Thompson (ankle), WR Auburn (6-1) at LSU (7-0) Hawaii (4-3) at New Mexico (2-5) Cincinnati vs L.A. Rams at London Duke Williams (shoulder). Braxton Hoyett to the practice squad. Virginia (5-2) at Louisville (4-3) LOS ANGELES CHARGERS — Placed G Idaho St. (3-4) at S. Utah (1-7) Denver at Indianapolis NEW YORK JETS at JACKSONVILLE FIU (4-3) at Middle Tennessee (2-5) Portland St. (5-3) at N. Arizona (3-4) Philadelphia at Buffalo JAGUARS — JETS: DNP: T Kelvin Beachum Forrest Lamp on IR. Released OT Tyree FAU (4-3) at Old Dominion (1-6) St. Louis. Signed DT Sylvester Williams. Weber St. (5-2) at UC Davis (4-4) N.Y. Jets at Jacksonville (ankle), RB Trenton Cannon (foot/ankle), Furman (4-3) at W. Carolina (1-6) Colorado St. (2-5) at Fresno St. (3-3) Seattle at Atlanta QB Sam Darnold (toe), C Ryan Kalil (el- Signed WR Jalen Guyton to the practice S. Florida (3-4) at East Carolina (3-4) squad. Arizona St. (5-2) at UCLA (2-5) L.A. Chargers at Chicago bow/shoulder), LB Albert McClellan (con- SC State (4-2) at Bethune-Cookman Sacramento St. (5-2) at Cal Poly (2-5) NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS — Released (6-1) Carolina at San Francisco cussion), LB C.J. Mosley (groin), G Kelechi DB Jordan Richards and TE Eric Tomlin- California (4-3) at Utah (6-1) Murray St. (4-4) at Jacksonville St. (5-3) Utah St. (4-2) at Air Force (5-2) Oakland at Houston Osemele (shoulder). LIMITED: DE Henry son. Signed DB Justin Bethel. Signed OL Cleveland at New England Anderson (shoulder), WR Braxton Berri- Aaron Monteiro to the practice squad. Abilene Christian (4-4) at Nicholls (4-3) Washington St. (4-3) at Oregon (6-1) Duke (4-3) at North Carolina (3-4) San Diego St. (6-1) at UNLV (2-5) Green Bay at Kansas City os (hamstring), TE Christopher Herndon Placed WR Josh Gordon on injured re- Open: Dallas, Baltimore (hamstring), LB Neville Hewitt (neck/ serve. Monday’s game knee), DT Steve McLendon (hamstring), OAKLAND RAIDERS — Signed DE Kasim Miami at Pittsburgh WR Demaryius Thomas (hamstring), G Edebali. Signed OL Kyle Kalis to the prac- Brian Winters (shoulder/knee). FULL: tice squad. Pro soccer Tennis Thursday, Oct. 31 San Francisco at Arizona WR Josh Bellamy (shoulder), LB Blake SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS — Released LS Cashman (knee/Achilles), LB Brandon Garrison Sanborn. Sunday, Nov. 3 Houston vs Jacksonville at London Copeland (thumb), G Alex Lewis (neck). TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS — Signed MLS playoff glance Swiss Open Results DNP: CB A.J. Bouye (not injury N.Y. Jets at Miami JAGUARS: DL Jeremiah Ledbetter to the practice related), DE Calais Campbell (not injury squad. First Round Wednesday Washington at Buffalo Saturday, Oct. 19 related), DE Marcell Dareus (core muscle TENNESSEE TITANS — Signed LB Der- At St. Jakobshalle Tennessee at Carolina ick Roberson to the practice squad. Eastern Conference Basel, Switzerland injury), LB Najee Goode (toe), LB Leon Ja- Atlanta 1, New England 0 Minnesota at Kansas City cobs (hamstring), C Brandon Linder (not HOCKEY Purse: $2,082,655 Chicago at Philadelphia National Hockey League Toronto 5, D.C. 1, ET Surface: Hardcourt indoor injury related), T Cam Robinson (toe), Western Conference Indianapolis at Pittsburgh WR Dede Westbrook (neck/shoulder), LB CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS — Traded F (seedings in parentheses): Tampa Bay at Seattle Aleksi Saarela to Florida for D Ian Mc- Seattle 4, Dallas 3 Men’s Singles Quincy Williams (hamstring). LIMITED: Coshen. Placed D Connor Murphy on Salt Lake 2, Portland 1 Detroit at Oakland WR Marqise Lee (ankle), G Andrew Nor- Sunday, Oct. 20 Round Of 32 Green Bay at L.A. Chargers long-term injured reserve. Ricardas Berankis, Lithuania, def. well (ankle). Eastern Conference Cleveland at Denver DETROIT RED WINGS — Assigned Pablo Andujar, Spain, 6-1, 6-1. SEATTLE SEAHAWKS at ATLANTA FAL- Philadelphia 4, NY Red Bulls 3, ET New England at Baltimore D Jonathan Ericsson to Grand Rapids Filip Krajinovic, Serbia, def. Laslo CONS — SEAHAWKS: Practice not com- Western Conference Open: L.A. Rams, New Orleans, Atlan- (AHL). Recalled D Alex Biega from Grand Djere, Serbia, 6-1, 6-4. plete. FALCONS: DNP: DT Grady Jarrett LA Galaxy 2, Minnesota 1 ta, Cincinnati (abdomen), QB Matt Ryan (ankle), RB Ito Rapids. David Goffin (6), Belgium, def. Marin PHILADELPHIA FLYERS — Reassigned Conference Semifinals Smith (concussion/neck), CB Desmond Cilic, Croatia, 6-4, 6-4. Monday, Nov. 4 F Matthew Strome from Lehigh Valley Eastern Conference Dallas at N.Y. Giants Trufant (toe). LIMITED: G James Carpen- (AHL) to Reading (ECHL). Wednesday, Oct. 23 Stan Wawrinka (7), Switzerland, def. ter (knee). SOCCER Toronto 2, New York City FC 1 Pablo Cuevas, Uruguay, 6-3, 6-4. LOS ANGELES CHARGERS at CHICAGO Major League Soccer Thursday, Oct. 24 Frances Tiafoe, United States, def. NFL injury report BEARS — CHARGERS: Practice not com- Philadelphia at Atlanta, 7:30 p.m. Daniel Evans, Britain, 6-4, 6-2. NEW YORK RED BULLS — Announced NEW YORK — The National Football plete. BEARS: DNP: CB Sherrick McManis Western Conference Men’s Singles the retirement of D Connor Lade. League injury report, as provided by the (concussion). Wednesday, Oct. 23 Round Of 16 league (OUT - definitely will not play; CAROLINA PANTHERS at SAN FRAN- Seattle 2, Salt Lake 0 Roger Federer (1), Switzerland, def. Thursday, Oct. 24 DNP - did not practice; LIMITED - limited CISCO 49ERS — PANTHERS: DNP: LB Brian Radu Albot, Moldova, 6-0, 6-3. Burns (wrist), G Dennis Daley (groin), T LA Galaxy at Los Angeles FC Alex de Minaur, Australia, def. Taylor participation in practice; FULL - full par- AP sportlight Conference Championships Greg Little (concussion), LB Christian Fritz, United States, 6-3, 6-3. ticipation in practice): Tuesday, Oct. 29 Thursday’s game Miller (ankle), QB Cam Newton (foot). Jan-Lennard Struff, Germany, def. LIMITED: DT Gerald McCoy (knee), LB Seattle at Los Angeles FC or LA Galaxy WASHINGTON REDSKINS at MINNE- Oct. 25 Henri Laaksonen, Switzerland, 6-3, 6-4. Shaq Thompson (ankle). FULL: LB Ma- 1947 — In front of a capacity crowd of at Seattle SOTA VIKINGS — REDSKINS: OUT: TE Wednesday, Oct. 30 Men’s Doubles rio Addison (knee), CB Donte Jackson 35,000 at Columbia’s Baker Field in New Round Of 16 Vernon Davis (concussion), S Deshazor (groin), C Tyler Larsen (back), TE Greg York, the Lions end Army’s 32-game un- Toronto at Philadelphia/Atlanta Fabrice Martin and Jeremy Chardy, Everett (ankle), LB Josh Harvey-Clemons Olsen (finger), S Eric Reid (ankle), G Trai beaten streak in a 21-20 upset. An inter- MLS Cup (hamstring), G Wes Martin (chest), RB Turner (ankle). Practice not com- ception in Army’s final drive seals the Sunday, Nov. 10 France, def. Kevin Krawietz and Andreas 49ERS: Chris Thompson (toe). QUESTIONABLE: S plete. win, the first over an Army team that had Eastern champion vs. Western cham- Mies (3), Germany, 7-6 (2), 6-4. pion at higher-seeded team Marcel Granollers, Spain, and Hora- Montae Nicholson (ankle), CB Josh Nor- OAKLAND RAIDERS at HOUSTON TEX- not surrendered a point all season until man (thigh/hand), RB Adrian Peterson the loss to Columbia. cio Zeballos (1), Argentina, def. Richard ANS — RAIDERS: Practice not complete. Gasquet and Edouard Roger-Vasselin, (ankle), WR Steven Sims (toe). VIKINGS: TEXANS: DNP: WR Will Fuller (ham- 1964 — Cotton Davidson of the Oak- Tuesday OUT: WR Adam Thielen (hamstring). land Raiders passes for 427 yards and France, 6-4, 7-6 (3). string), T Tytus Howard (knee), C Greg QUESTIONABLE: DT Jalyn Holmes (ill- five touchdowns in a 40-7 rout of the Toronto FC 2, NYC FC 1 Mancz (concussion). LIMITED: LB Dylan ness). Cole (hamstring/knee), S Tashaun Gip- Denver Broncos. Toronto FC 0 2—2 Vienna Open 1980 — Mike Weaver knocks out Ger- Sunday’s games son (back/hamstring/wrist), T Roderick New York City FC 0 1—1 ARIZONA CARDINALS at NEW OR- Johnson (neck), RB Taiwan Jones (hip), rie Coetzee in the 13th round to retain Second half—1, Toronto FC, Pozuelo, Wednesday the WBA heavyweight title in Sun City, At Wiener Stadthalle LEANS SAINTS — CARDINALS: Practice CB Johnathan Joseph (hamstring/neck), 13, 47th minute; 2, New York City FC, Ta- CB Bradley Roby (hamstring), LS Jona- Bophuthatswana. jouri, 6 (Moralez), 69th; 3, Toronto FC, Po- Vienna, Austria not complete. SAINTS: DNP: TE Jared 1981 — Brian Sipe of the Cleveland Purse: $2,296,490 Cook (ankle), S J.T. Gray (ankle), RB Alvin than Weeks (ankle). FULL: S A.J. Moore zuelo, 14 (penalty kick), 90th. (knee), S Justin Reid (shoulder), WR Ken- Browns passes for 444 yards and four Goalies—Toronto FC, Quentin West- Surface: Hardcourt indoor Kamara (ankle/knee), CB Patrick Rob- touchdowns in a 42-28 victory over the berg, Alex Bono; New York City FC, Sean Men’s Singles inson (hamstring), WR Tre’Quan Smith ny Stills (ankle/hamstring). Baltimore Colts. Johnson, Brad Stuver. Round Of 32 (ankle). LIMITED: CB Eli Apple (knee), QB CLEVELAND BROWNS at NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS — BROWNS: DNP: S Damarious 1990 — Evander Holyfield knocks out Yellow Cards—Ciman, Toronto FC, Pablo Carreno Busta, Spain, def. Denis Drew Brees (right thumb). FULL: DE Trey Randall (hamstring). LIMITED: OT Kendall Buster Douglas in Las Vegas to become 21st; Mitrita, New York City FC, 30th; Shapovalov, Canada, 6-3, 7-5. Hendrickson (neck). the undisputed heavyweight champion. Bradley, Toronto FC, 77th. TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS at TENNES- Lamm (knee). FULL: WR Odell Beckham Sam Querrey, United States, def. Adri- (groin), DT Daniel Ekuale (concussion), 1998 — Jerry Rice sets an NFL record SEE TITANS — BUCCANEERS: DNP: G Alex an Mannarino, France, 6-3, 6-4. QB Baker Mayfield (hip), CB Denzel Ward for receptions in consecutive games Mikhail Kukushkin, Kazakhstan, def. Cappa (forearm), LB Jack Cichy (elbow). with his 12-yard catch from Steve Young Sounders 2, Salt Lake 0 (hamstring), CB Greedy Williams (ham- Borna Coric (8), Croatia, 6-4, 6-4. LIMITED: T Demar Dotson (hamstring), on San Francisco’s first offensive play. string). PATRIOTS: DNP: WR Josh Gordon Real Salt Lake 0 0—0 Andrey Rublev, Russia, def. Alexander TE O.J. Howard (hamstring). FULL: WR Rice has caught passes in 184 straight Seattle 0 2—2 (knee/ankle), TE Ryan Izzo (concussion), games, breaking the mark set by Art Bublik, Kazakhstan, 6-1, 6-7 (3), 7-6 (6). Breshad Perriman (hamstring). TITANS: TE Matt LaCosse (knee), G Shaq Ma- Second half—1, Seattle, Svensson, 1 DNP: WR Corey Davis (illness), CB Ado- Monk from 1980-95. (Lodeiro), 64th minute; 2, Seattle, Lo- Gael Monfils (4), France, def. Dennis son (ankle). LIMITED: RB Rex Burkhead 1998 — Denver’s Jason Elam kicks a deiro, 8 (Ruidiaz), 81st. Novak, Austria, 2-6, 7-5, 6-3. ree’ Jackson (foot), CB Chris Milton (calf), (foot), S Patrick Chung (heel/chest), WR 63-yard field goal, tying Tom Dempsey’s Goalies—Real Salt Lake, Nick Riman- Men’s Singles TE Delanie Walker (ankle). LIMITED: LB Phillip Dorsett (hamstring), WR Julian 28-year-old NFL record. Elam’s kick, do, Andrew Putna; Seattle, Stefan Frei, Round Of 16 Jayon Brown (groin), DT Jurrell Casey Edelman (chest), WR Gunner Olszewski which came at the end of the first half, Bryan Meredith. Matteo Berrettini (3), Italy, def. Grigor (shoulder), T Jack Conklin (quadricep), (ankle/hamstring). matches the record Dempsey set for the Yellow Cards—Onuoha, Real Salt Lake, Dimitrov, Bulgaria, 7-6 (5), 7-6 (1). G Nate Davis (rib), LB Rashaan Evans GREEN BAY PACKERS at KANSAS CITY New Orleans Saints against Detroit on 28th; Lodeiro, Seattle, 82nd. Karen Khachanov (2), Russia, def. Mar- (shoulder), LB Sharif Finch (shoulder), CHIEFS — PACKERS: Practice not com- Nov. 8, 1970. Red Cards—Luiz, Real Salt Lake, 83rd. ton Fucsovics, Hungary, 6-3, 4-6, 4-1, ret. LB Wesley Woodyard (ankle). plete. CHIEFS: Practice not complete. PAGE 26 •STARS AND STRIPES• Friday, October 25, 2019 NBA Scoreboard

Three-point Goals—New York 10-30 Eastern Conference Magic 94, Cavaliers 85 (Knox II 3-4, Morris Sr. 3-7, Payton 1-2, Atlantic Division CLEVELAND — Osman 5-9 0-0 13, Love Barrett 1-3, Ellington 1-4, Randle 1-4, W L Pct GB 4-10 3-4 11, Thompson 8-11 0-0 16, Sexton Trier 0-1, Gibson 0-1, Smith Jr. 0-1, Por- Philadelphia 1 0 1.000 — 5-15 3-4 16, Garland 3-9 0-0 8, Nance Jr. tis 0-3), San Antonio 7-21 (Forbes 3-6, Toronto 1 0 1.000 — 4-11 0-2 9, Dellavedova 2-6 1-2 5, Clarkson Mills 2-6, Aldridge 1-1, Murray 1-1, Lyles Brooklyn 0 1 .000 1 2-12 3-3 7, Porter Jr. 0-6 0-0 0. Totals 33-89 0-1, Belinelli 0-1, DeRozan 0-1, Gay 0-4). New York 0 1 .000 1 10-15 85. Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—New York Boston 0 1 .000 1 ORLANDO — Isaac 1-3 1-2 3, Gordon 2- 39 (Randle 11), San Antonio 51 (Lyles 11). Southeast Division 8 4-6 9, Vucevic 8-16 4-5 21, Augustin 4-9 Assists—New York 24 (Payton 8), San Miami 1 0 1.000 — 0-0 9, Fournier 7-13 0-2 16, Aminu 1-5 2-4 Antonio 22 (Murray 6). Total Fouls—New Orlando 1 0 1.000 — 5, Bamba 3-5 0-0 7, Carter-Williams 1-2 York 32, San Antonio 18. Technicals— Charlotte 1 0 1.000 — 0-0 2, Fultz 6-12 0-0 12, Ross 4-13 0-0 10. Morris Sr.. A—18,354 (18,581). Atlanta 0 0 .000 A Totals 37-86 11-19 94. Washington 0 1 .000 1 Cleveland 24 17 24 20—85 Nuggets 108, Central Division Orlando 28 27 16 23—94 Detroit 1 0 1.000 — A Three-point Goals—Cleveland 9-34 Trail Blazers 100 Milwaukee 0 0 .000 (Osman 3-6, Sexton 3-8, Garland 2-4, Chicago 0 1 .000 1 DENVER — Barton 3-8 11-12 19, Millsap Nance Jr. 1-5, Porter Jr. 0-1, Love 0-1, Del- 3-8 2-2 11, Jokic 8-14 1-2 20, Murray 4-14 Cleveland 0 1 .000 1 lavedova 0-4, Clarkson 0-5), Orlando 9-30 Indiana 0 1 .000 1 3-4 14, Harris 3-11 1-1 8, Craig 4-6 0-0 10, (Fournier 2-4, Ross 2-7, Aminu 1-2, Gordon Grant 3-4 1-2 9, Plumlee 2-4 1-2 5, Morris 1-2, Augustin 1-2, Bamba 1-3, Vucevic 1-5, 2-6 2-2 6, Beasley 2-6 0-0 6. Totals 34-81 Western Conference Isaac 0-1, Carter-Williams 0-1, Fultz 0-3). 22-27 108. Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Cleveland PORTLAND — Hood 5-10 1-1 13, Collins Southwest Division 54 (Love 18), Orlando 46 (Vucevic 9). As- W L Pct GB 4-9 0-0 8, Whiteside 6-7 4-4 16, Lillard 10- sists—Cleveland 20 (Garland 5), Orlando 21 9-10 32, McCollum 5-18 0-0 12, Hezonja San Antonio 1 0 1.000 — 24 (Fultz 6). Total Fouls—Cleveland 15, Dallas 1 0 1.000 — 0-3 2-2 2, Labissiere 3-4 2-2 8, Tolliver 0-1 A Orlando 18. Technicals—Cleveland coach 0-0 0, Bazemore 1-7 2-2 4, Simons 2-7 1-2 Houston 0 0 .000 JB Bickerstaff. A—18,846 (18,846). BRYNN ANDERSON/AP New Orleans 0 1 .000 1 5. Totals 36-87 21-23 100. Memphis 0 1 .000 1 Denver 24 30 19 35—108 Northwest Division Hornets 126, Bulls 125 Portland 27 23 24 26—100 Memphis Grizzlies rookie Ja Morant shoots past Heat guards Tyler Utah 1 0 1.000 — Porter Jr. 3-10 2-2 9, Mark- Three-point Goals—Denver 18-32 (Mill- Minnesota 1 0 1.000 — CHICAGO — Herro (14) and Goran Dragic during Wednesday’s game in Miami. kanen 13-25 8-10 35, Carter Jr. 5-11 2-2 12, sap 3-4, Jokic 3-5, Murray 3-6, Grant 2-2, Denver 1 0 1.000 — Barton 2-3, Craig 2-3, Beasley 2-4, Harris Morant, the No. 2 overall pick in this year’s draft, had 14 points, Portland 0 1 .000 1 Satoransky 1-5 0-0 2, LaVine 7-17 1-1 16, Kornet 0-3 0-0 0, Young 7-11 0-0 17, Dunn 1-5), Portland 7-28 (Lillard 3-10, McCol- four rebounds and four assists in his debut. Oklahoma City 0 1 .000 1 lum 2-4, Hood 2-5, Hezonja 0-1, Tolliver 0- Pacific Division 5-7 1-2 11, Arcidiacono 2-3 0-0 6, White 6- 13 4-5 17. Totals 49-105 18-22 125. 1, Collins 0-2, Simons 0-2, Bazemore 0-3). L.A. Clippers 1 0 1.000 — Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Denver Phoenix 1 0 1.000 — CHARLOTTE — Bridges 4-7 0-0 8, Wash- ington 9-17 2-2 27, Zeller 6-11 3-4 15, Ro- 45 (Jokic 13), Portland 48 (Whiteside 19). Golden State 0 0 .000 A Assists—Denver 24 (Murray 6), Portland L.A. Lakers 0 1 .000 1 zier 2-10 1-1 7, Bacon 8-21 4-6 22, Williams 6-9 0-0 17, Batum 0-0 0-0 0, Graham 7-9 3-3 13 (Lillard 8). Total Fouls—Denver 23, Sacramento 0 1 .000 1 Portland 25. A—19,991 (19,393). Tuesday’s games 23, Monk 3-4 0-0 7. Totals 45-88 13-16 126. Toronto 130, New Orleans 122, OT Chicago 28 27 40 30—125 Making some noise Charlotte 37 26 33 30—126 Pistons 119, Pacers 110 L.A. Clippers 112, L.A. Lakers 102 Wednesday’s games Three-point Goals—Chicago 9-30 DETROIT — Snell 4-7 0-0 10, Morris 3-11 Charlotte 126, Chicago 125 (Young 3-5, Arcidiacono 2-2, LaVine 1-4, 1-2 8, Drummond 12-18 8-10 32, Jackson Detroit 119, Indiana 110 White 1-4, Porter Jr. 1-5, Markkanen 1- 2-3 0-0 5, Brown 3-6 1-2 7, Wood 0-0 0-0 Orlando 94, Cleveland 85 7, Kornet 0-1, Dunn 0-2), Charlotte 23-44 0, Maker 1-4 2-2 4, Frazier 0-1 0-0 0, Gal- Memphis’ Morant among rookies who Miami 120, Memphis 101 (Washington 7-11, Graham 6-7, Williams loway 2-4 0-0 5, Rose 6-11 6-7 18, Kennard Minnesota 127, Brooklyn 126, OT 5-7, Rozier 2-6, Bacon 2-8, Monk 1-1, Zeller 8-13 8-10 30. Totals 41-78 26-33 119. Philadelphia 107, Boston 93 0-2, Bridges 0-2). Fouled Out—None. Re- INDIANA — Warren 5-12 0-2 10, Sabonis impressed in season-opening debuts San Antonio 120, New York 111 bounds—Chicago 49 (Markkanen 17), 11-15 5-5 27, Turner 9-15 3-3 25, Brogdon 5- Dallas 108, Washington 100 Charlotte 41 (Zeller 12). Assists—Chicago 13 10-11 22, Lamb 4-11 2-3 10, McDermott Utah 100, Oklahoma City 95 25 (LaVine, White 7), Charlotte 28 (Graham 2-4 0-0 6, Leaf 0-1 0-0 0, McConnell 2-4 0- Phoenix 124, Sacramento 95 8). Total Fouls—Chicago 20, Charlotte 18. BY TIM REYNOLDS 0 4, A.Holiday 0-6 0-0 0, Sumner 3-6 0-0 6, highest 2019 pick to take the floor Denver 108, Portland 100 Technicals—Charlotte coach Hornets (De- J.Holiday 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 41-89 20-24 110. Associated Press so far this season. Thursday’s games fensive three second). A—15,424 (19,077). Detroit 27 27 29 36—119 Atlanta at Detroit Indiana 24 31 31 24—110 No. 3 pick R.J. Barrett scored Milwaukee at Houston Heat 120, Grizzlies 101 Three-point Goals—Detroit 11-24 (Ken- MIAMI — The first three bas- 21 points in his debut for New L.A. Clippers at Golden State Friday’s games MEMPHIS — Crowder 3-11 5-6 13, Jack- nard 6-9, Snell 2-4, Galloway 1-1, Jackson kets of the season for the Memphis York on Wednesday, coming in Minnesota at Charlotte son Jr. 5-12 7-9 17, Valanciunas 3-7 1-2 7, 1-2, Morris 1-4, Drummond 0-1, Maker 0- 3), Indiana 8-21 (Turner 4-7, McDermott Grizzlies were all reminders of a loss at San Antonio. No. 4 pick Toronto at Boston Morant 6-12 2-4 14, Brooks 3-7 0-0 7, Cab- New York at Brooklyn oclo 1-4 0-0 2, Anderson 2-4 0-0 4, Clarke 2-3, Brogdon 2-4, J.Holiday 0-1, Sabonis why the team wanted Ja Morant. De’Andre Hunter is expected to Chicago at Memphis 3-6 1-1 8, Melton 0-0 0-2 0, Jones 6-12 3-5 0-1, A.Holiday 0-1, Warren 0-2, Lamb 0-2). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Detroit Getting free inside for a layup. make his debut Thursday when Dallas at New Orleans 15, Guduric 4-8 1-1 9, Allen 2-6 0-0 5. To- Washington at Oklahoma City tals 38-89 20-30 101. 45 (Drummond 23), Indiana 36 (Sabonis An acrobatic reverse layup off Atlanta opens against Detroit. No. Phoenix at Denver MIAMI — Winslow 10-21 6-9 27, Ade- 13). Assists—Detroit 26 (Rose 9), Indiana 26 (Brogdon 11). Total Fouls—Detroit 21, a lob. 5 pick Darius Garland had eight Portland at Sacramento bayo 3-7 8-10 14, Leonard 0-2 0-0 0, Nunn Utah at L.A. Lakers 10-18 3-3 24, Herro 6-14 1-1 14, Robinson Indiana 28. Technicals—Drummond. A— A swooping score over two de- points in Cleveland’s season- 1-5 0-0 3, Okpala 0-0 0-0 0, Jones Jr. 2-3 0-0 17,923 (20,000). fenders in transition. opening loss in Orlando. Wednesday 4, Olynyk 1-3 4-4 7, Silva 3-3 2-2 8, Macon 0-0 0-0 0, Dragic 4-9 9-10 19. Totals 40-85 Suns 124, Kings 95 Those were his first three NBA Other notable rookie openers 76ers 107, Celtics 93 33-39 120. Memphis 32 28 24 17—101 SACRAMENTO — Barnes 5-11 1-3 12, shots, his first three NBA makes so far include No. 12 selection BOSTON — Hayward 8-15 9-11 25, Ta- Bagley III 6-16 2-4 14, Dedmon 1-3 1-1 3, and with that the career of the No. P.J. Washington hitting seven 3- tum 8-22 1-3 21, Kanter 5-8 2-7 12, Walker Miami 24 30 29 37—120 Fox 3-7 2-4 8, Hield 10-19 2-2 28, Ariza 2-5 4-18 3-4 12, Brown 3-6 1-3 8, Ojeleye 0-1 Three-point Goals—Memphis 5-32 2-2 7, Swanigan 0-0 1-2 1, Bjelica 2-6 0-0 5, 2 pick in this year’s draft is off pointers and scoring 27 points 0-0 0, Williams 0-1 0-0 0, Theis 0-1 3-4 3, (Crowder 2-9, Clarke 1-1, Brooks 1-2, Allen Holmes 0-2 1-2 1, Gabriel 0-0 1-2 1, Joseph and running. It wasn’t storybook for Charlotte on Wednesday in Williams III 2-4 1-2 5, Wanamaker 0-2 0-0 1-5, Morant 0-1, Caboclo 0-1, Anderson 3-6 4-4 10, Ferrell 1-2 0-0 3, Bogdanovic 1- 0, Edwards 1-5 0-0 3, Smart 2-7 0-0 4. To- 0-1, Jones 0-1, Valanciunas 0-2, Guduric 10 0-0 2. Totals 34-87 17-26 95. — Memphis flopped in the fourth its win over Chicago, No. 7 pick tals 33-90 20-34 93. 0-3, Jackson Jr. 0-6), Miami 7-18 (Dragic PHOENIX — Oubre Jr. 8-17 4-4 21, Saric 2-7 and wound up losing 120-101 to Coby White’s 17-point debut for PHILADELPHIA — Harris 6-11 1-2 15, 2-4, Olynyk 1-1, Nunn 1-2, Winslow 1-2, 2-2 7, Ayton 9-14 0-0 18, Rubio 4-12 3-4 11, Horford 5-13 5-6 16, Embiid 5-14 4-8 15, Herro 1-2, Robinson 1-5, Leonard 0-2). Booker 10-17 0-1 22, Bridges 1-4 3-4 5, Di- the Miami Heat on Wednesday the Bulls in that game, No. 9 pick Simmons 11-16 2-5 24, Richardson 4-12 9- Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Memphis allo 0-0 2-2 2, Kaminsky 4-7 1-1 9, Baynes night — but Morant’s debut was 9 17, Thybulle 1-5 0-0 3, Ennis III 0-3 3-4 3, 40 (Anderson 8), Miami 51 (Adebayo 11). 2-3 0-0 5, Harper 0-1 0-0 0, Okobo 1-1 0-0 Rui Hachimura’s 14-point, 10-re- Scott 2-7 2-2 6, O’Quinn 2-2 0-0 5, Neto 0-0 Assists—Memphis 22 (Jones 7), Miami 18 3, Carter 4-7 0-0 11, T.Johnson 4-8 0-0 10. impressive nonetheless, one of bound effort for Washington in a 0-0 0, Milton 0-0 0-0 0, Korkmaz 1-2 0-0 3. (Winslow 7). Total Fouls—Memphis 31, Totals 49-98 15-18 124. many eye-catching performanc- loss at Dallas — and undrafted Totals 37-85 26-36 107. Miami 33. Technicals—Jackson Jr., Miami Sacramento 29 30 17 19— 95 Boston 25 23 20 25— 93 coach Heat (Defensive three second), Phoenix 25 29 32 38—124 Silva. A—19,600 (19,600). es by rookies getting a chance to rookie Kendrick Nunn scoring 24 Philadelphia 20 29 28 30—107 Three-point Goals—Sacramento 10-29 have their openers this week. points for Miami in the win over Three-point Goals—Boston 7-26 (Ta- (Hield 6-12, Ferrell 1-2, Ariza 1-2, Barnes 1- tum 4-8, Brown 1-2, Edwards 1-3, Walker Jazz 100, Thunder 95 3, Bjelica 1-4, Joseph 0-1, Fox 0-1, Dedmon “I’m real close with Ja,” Heat Memphis. 1-6, Kanter 0-1, Ojeleye 0-1, Theis 0-1, 0-1, Bogdanovic 0-3), Phoenix 11-33 (Carter Smart 0-4), Philadelphia 7-29 (Harris 2-5, OKLAHOMA CITY — Ferguson 0-0 2-2 2, rookie Tyler Herro said. “He’s a Nunn is 24, making him one of Gallinari 7-13 5-5 21, Adams 1-8 1-6 3, Paul 3-5, T.Johnson 2-4, Booker 2-4, Okobo 1-1, O’Quinn 1-1, Korkmaz 1-1, Thybulle 1-3, Baynes 1-1, Saric 1-4, Oubre Jr. 1-6, Harper great player. He was drafted No. the older rookies who have gotten Embiid 1-4, Horford 1-6, Ennis III 0-2, Scott 7-15 4-4 22, Gilgeous-Alexander 10-23 3- 6 26, Bazley 0-3 0-0 0, Muscala 0-4 4-4 4, 0-1, Rubio 0-2, Bridges 0-2, Kaminsky 0-3). 2 for a reason and I thought he their NBA debuts this week. He 0-3, Richardson 0-4). Fouled Out—None. Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Sacramen- Rebounds—Boston 41 (Tatum 10), Phila- Noel 1-1 0-0 2, Schroder 1-8 0-0 3, Diallo 5-8 2-4 12. Totals 32-83 21-31 95. to 47 (Bagley III 10), Phoenix 44 (Ayton 11). showed that tonight, just the way had a 40-point preseason finale delphia 62 (Harris 15). Assists—Boston Assists—Sacramento 17 (Fox 5), Phoenix 18 (Smart 8), Philadelphia 24 (Simmons UTAH — Bogdanovic 6-14 3-3 16, he controls the pace on the floor last week and turned more heads O’Neale 6-6 0-0 14, Gobert 3-6 1-3 7, Con- 31 (Rubio 11). Total Fouls—Sacramento 9). Total Fouls—Boston 29, Philadelphia 24, Phoenix 25. Technicals—Fox, Booker. and gets his guys in the right Wednesday. 34. A—20,422 (20,478). ley 1-16 3-4 5, Mitchell 14-22 3-4 32, Ingles 3-8 0-0 7, Niang 0-0 0-0 0, Green 1-4 2-4 5, A—18,055 (18,422). spots. He’s a great point guard.” “Man, it’s been a long journey,” Davis 0-3 2-2 2, Mudiay 6-11 0-0 12. Totals Morant had 14 points, four re- Nunn said. “I was in the G League Mavericks 108, Wizards 100 40-90 14-20 100. Timberwolves 127, bounds and four assists in his WASHINGTON — Bonga 4-5 0-1 9, Oklahoma City 12 34 28 21— 95 Nets 126 (OT) last year, all season and got a last- Hachimura 7-15 0-0 14, Bryant 4-9 6-6 14, Utah 23 26 19 32—100 debut. Those numbers might day callup with the Heat. That Smith 3-9 0-0 7, Beal 7-25 4-6 19, Schofield Three-point Goals—Oklahoma City 10- MINNESOTA — Graham 4-13 1-1 9, Cov- sound modest — but no one in 0-3 0-0 0, Bertans 2-8 1-1 7, Wagner 4-5 27 (Paul 4-7, Gilgeous-Alexander 3-7, Gal- ington 6-11 0-0 15, Towns 11-22 7-8 36, worked out and it’s been just an 2-2 13, Robinson 0-0 0-0 0, Chiozza 2-5 0-0 linari 2-5, Schroder 1-3, Bazley 0-1, Diallo Teague 5-8 4-4 14, Wiggins 10-27 1-2 21, Grizzlies history has ever fin- unbelievable ride.” 6, Mathews 0-0 0-0 0, McRae 4-9 2-2 11. 0-1, Muscala 0-3), Utah 6-24 (O’Neale 2-2, Layman 4-7 0-0 10, Culver 2-5 0-0 4, Von- ished with such a stat line when Totals 37-93 15-18 100. Mitchell 1-3, Green 1-3, Ingles 1-4, Bogda- leh 1-3 0-0 2, Napier 1-7 3-5 5, Okogie 2-5 Morant shot 6-for-12 and had DALLAS — Lee 2-5 0-0 4, Porzingis 7-16 novic 1-5, Mudiay 0-1, Conley 0-6). Fouled 6-8 11. Totals 46-108 22-28 127. playing their first NBA game. six turnovers in 25 minutes. He 6-7 23, Kleber 0-1 0-0 0, Doncic 12-19 6-8 Out—None. Rebounds—Oklahoma City 48 BROOKLYN — Harris 5-9 0-0 14, Prince 34, Wright 1-2 2-2 5, Jackson 4-6 2-2 10, (Adams 11), Utah 49 (Gobert 14). Assists— 6-13 1-2 15, Allen 3-6 0-4 6, Irving 17-33 9- “When you sit down with the had a dunk attempt swatted away Hardaway Jr. 2-7 0-0 4, Finney-Smith 1-4 Oklahoma City 15 (Schroder 4), Utah 15 10 50, LeVert 9-19 1-4 20, Kurucs 0-1 0-0 guy and you talk about basketball, by rookie Chris Silva in the fourth 7-8 10, Brunson 3-10 2-4 9, Curry 3-6 2-2 9. (Mudiay, Conley 5). Total Fouls—Oklaho- 0, Jordan 0-1 2-2 2, Dinwiddie 6-13 1-2 14, Totals 35-76 27-33 108. ma City 23, Utah 31. A—18,306 (18,306). Temple 2-6 0-0 4, Nwaba 0-0 1-2 1. Totals you talk about what he’s seeing on quarter, that play coming during Washington 25 23 20 32—100 48-101 15-26 126. the floor, he’s a step ahead,” Griz- a run where Miami outscored Dallas 24 38 29 17—108 Spurs 120, Knicks 111 Minnesota 33 35 20 27 12—127 zlies coach Taylor Jenkins said. Memphis 24-1 to pull away. Three-point Goals—Washington 11- Brooklyn 22 34 37 22 11—126 41 (Wagner 3-4, Chiozza 2-3, Bertans 2-6, NEW YORK — Randle 10-18 4-6 25, Mor- Three-point Goals—Minnesota 13- “He’s already seeing plays before “I’m looking forward to to- Bonga 1-2, McRae 1-3, Smith 1-4, Beal 1- ris Sr. 9-18 5-5 26, Portis 4-10 0-1 8, Bar- 43 (Towns 7-11, Covington 3-6, Layman they develop. I think our entire morrow, practice,” Morant said. 11, Bryant 0-2, Hachimura 0-3, Schofield 0- rett 9-13 2-4 21, Trier 0-3 0-0 0, Knox II 5-9 2-4, Okogie 1-4, Teague 0-1, Culver 0-2, 3), Dallas 11-36 (Doncic 4-9, Porzingis 3-7, 0-0 13, Gibson 1-5 0-0 2, Ntilikina 0-1 0-0 Vonleh 0-2, Graham 0-3, Wiggins 0-4, team is going to benefit from his “That’s where we can get better, Wright 1-1, Curry 1-2, Brunson 1-3, Finney- 0, Payton 4-9 2-2 11, Smith Jr. 1-4 0-0 2, El- Napier 0-6), Brooklyn 15-34 (Irving 7-14, unselfish style of play.” study film and go out there and Smith 1-3, Kleber 0-1, Jackson 0-2, Lee 0-3, lington 1-4 0-0 3. Totals 44-94 13-18 111. Harris 4-6, Prince 2-5, Dinwiddie 1-3, Le- Hardaway Jr. 0-5). Fouled Out—Wagner. SAN ANTONIO — DeRozan 3-10 7-11 13, Vert 1-4, Temple 0-2). Fouled Out—None. No. 1 pick Zion Williamson is fix our mistakes.” Rebounds—Washington 47 (Bryant 11), Aldridge 8-15 5-5 22, Lyles 3-4 2-2 8, Mur- Rebounds—Minnesota 52 (Towns 14), Dallas 46 (Doncic 9). Assists—Washington ray 7-10 3-3 18, Forbes 7-12 3-3 20, Gay 4- Brooklyn 48 (Prince 11). Assists—Min- likely to miss the first couple of He was asked his goal for the 26 (Beal 9), Dallas 17 (Brunson, Doncic, 9 5-5 13, Poeltl 3-4 0-0 6, White 3-6 3-5 9, nesota 23 (Napier 7), Brooklyn 19 (Irving months of the season while deal- season and didn’t hesitate. Wright 3). Total Fouls—Washington 32, Mills 3-11 0-0 8, Belinelli 1-2 1-2 3. Totals 7). Total Fouls—Minnesota 22, Brooklyn Dallas 22. Technicals—Bryant, Beal 2, Dal- 42-83 29-36 120. 30. Technicals—Brooklyn coach Nets ing with the aftereffects of me- “To be the best Ja I can be,” he las coach Rick Carlisle, Doncic. Ejected— New York 15 36 33 27—111 (Defensive three second) 2, Prince. A— niscus surgery, so Morant is the said. Beal. A—19,816 (19,200). San Antonio 22 37 24 37—120 17,732 (17,732). Friday, October 25, 2019 •STARS AND STRIPES• PAGE 27 NBA/NHL Scoreboard

Eastern Conference Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Buffalo 10 8 1 1 17 38 24 Boston 9 6 1 2 14 26 20 Toronto 11 5 4 2 12 40 39 Tampa Bay 9 5 3 1 11 32 29 Florida 9 4 2 3 11 30 33 Montreal 9 4 3 2 10 34 30 Detroit 10 3 7 0 6 23 38 Ottawa 9 2 6 1 5 22 31 Metropolitan Division Washington 11 7 2 2 16 41 34 Carolina 9 6 3 0 12 30 25 Pittsburgh 11 6 5 0 12 36 30 N.Y. Islanders 8 5 3 0 10 21 20 Columbus 9 4 3 2 10 22 29 Philadelphia 7 3 3 1 7 21 21 New Jersey 8 2 4 2 6 19 31 CHRIS O’MEARA/AP N.Y. Rangers 7 2 4 1 5 19 25 Western Conference The Lightning’s Victor Hedman Central Division celebrates his power-play goal GP W L OT Pts GF GA against the Pittsburgh Penguins Colorado 9 7 1 1 15 36 24 Nashville 9 5 3 1 11 38 32 during the third period on St. Louis 9 4 2 3 11 27 30 Wednesday in Tampa, Fla. Winnipeg 11 5 6 0 10 30 36 Dallas 11 3 7 1 7 23 32 Chicago 7 2 3 2 6 19 22 Minnesota 9 3 6 0 6 21 32 NHL roundup Pacific Division Edmonton 10 7 2 1 15 31 24 Vegas 11 7 4 0 14 36 28 Vancouver 9 6 3 0 12 30 19 KATHY WILLENS/AP Anaheim 10 6 4 0 12 24 22 Arizona 8 5 2 1 11 24 15 Calgary 11 5 5 1 11 29 32 Hedman, Nets guard Kyrie Irving gets an open look at the potential game-winning shot in OT of Wednesday’s Los Angeles 9 4 5 0 8 27 34 game in New York. Irving missed, finishing with 50 points in a 127-126 loss to the Timberwolves. San Jose 9 3 5 1 7 24 32 Note: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss. Top three teams in Lightning each division and two wild cards per NBA roundup conference advance to playoffs. Tuesday’s games Arizona 3, N.Y. Rangers 2, OT Buffalo 4, San Jose 3, OT top Pens Boston 4, Toronto 2 Florida 4, Pittsburgh 2 Vancouver 5, Detroit 2 Associated Press Los Angeles 3, Winnipeg 2 Minnesota 3, Edmonton 0 Irving’s 50 not enough as Nashville 6, Anaheim 1 TAMPA, Fla. — Victor Hed- Vegas 2, Chicago 1, SO Washington 5, Calgary 3 man scored a power-play goal Wednesday’s games with 56.8 seconds remaining to Ottawa 5, Detroit 2 Tampa Bay 3, Pittsburgh 2 give the Tampa Bay Lightning a Thursday’s games 3-2 victory over the Pittsburgh Buffalo at N.Y. Rangers San Jose at Montreal Penguins on Wednesday night. Nets fall to T-wolves in OT Carolina at Columbus The defenseman scored from Arizona vs. N.Y. Islanders at Nassau Associated Press Veterans Memorial Coliseum just inside the blue line off Ste- Los Angeles at St. Louis ven Stamkos’ pass from the left NEW YORK — Kyrie Irving Minnesota at Nashville Philadelphia at Chicago circle. scored 50 points in a record- Anaheim at Dallas Alex Killorn and Cedric Pa- setting Nets debut, but lost his Washington at Edmonton Florida at Calgary quette also scored, and Andrei balance and missed a potential Friday’s games Vasilevskiy made 37 saves, in- winning shot that allowed the Colorado at Vegas San Jose at Toronto cluding a pair of in-close chances Minnesota Timberwolves to Arizona at New Jersey in the final seconds of regulation. N.Y. Islanders at Ottawa pull out a 127-126 victory over Buffalo at Detroit One of them, taken by Kris Le- Brooklyn in overtime Wednesday Washington at Vancouver tang, required a lengthy video re- Saturday’s games night. Chicago at Carolina view before it was confirmed that Karl-Anthony Towns had 36 Toronto at Montreal the puck go in. Nashville at Tampa Bay points and 14 rebounds for Minne- St. Louis at Boston Brandon Tanev and Jake sota, and Andrew Wiggins added Columbus at Philadelphia Guentzel scored and Tristan Los Angeles at Minnesota 21 points, including the go-ahead Pittsburgh at Dallas Jarry stopped 45 shots for the basket with 1:19 remaining. Anaheim at Colorado Penguins. Sidney Crosby picked Irving had the ball in his hands Calgary vs. Winnipeg at Regina, CAN, up an assist and moved past Norm CRAIG MITCHELLDYER/AP SK with a chance to cap his dazzling Ullman into sole possession of debut with a victory, following a The Nuggets’ Nikola Jokic dribbles past the Trail Blazers’ Hassan Wednesday 40th place on the NHL career Nets timeout. He ran the clock Whiteside on Wednesday. Jokic had 20 points and 13 rebounds. Lightning 3, Penguins 2 points list with 1,230. down and then began his drive, Pittsburgh 0 2 0—2 The injury-depleted Penguins but lost his balance near the foul Boston. rookie Kendrick Nunn scored 24 Tampa Bay 1 0 2—3 are without forwards Evgeni First Period—1, Tampa Bay, Killorn 1 Malkin, Alex Galchenyuk, Nick line. He retained his dribble, Gordon Hayward led the Celt- in his NBA debut and host Miami (Kucherov, Sergachev), 9:46. got up and shot, but his jumper ics with 25 points. Jayson Tatum ran away in the fourth quarter to Second Period—2, Pittsburgh, Tanev 2 Bjugstad and Bryan Rust, and (Blueger), 5:06. 3, Pittsburgh, Guentzel 6 defensemen Brian Dumoulin and missed. had 21. Kemba Walker scored 12 beat Memphis. (Simon, Crosby), 19:01. After signing with the Nets in points on 4-of-18 shooting in his Pistons 119, Pacers 110: Third Period—4, Tampa Bay, Paquette Zach Trotman. 1 (McDonagh, Witkowski), 7:07. 5, Tampa Senators 5, Red Wings 2: An- July, Irving broke Kiki Vandewe- Boston debut, and Al Horford Andre Drummond had 32 points Bay, Hedman 2 (T.Johnson, Stamkos), thony Duclair scored twice and ghe’s record for most points by had 16 in his first game with the and 23 rebounds, and Luke Ken- 19:03 (pp). Shots on Goal—Pittsburgh 12-11-16— host Ottawa snapped a four-game a player in his first game with 76ers. nard made three three-pointers 39. Tampa Bay 15-22-11—48. skid and extended Detroit’s los- a team. Vandeweghe scored 47 Hornets 126, Bulls 125: in the final six minutes in De- Power-play opportunities—Pittsburgh 0 of 1; Tampa Bay 1 of 4. ing streak to six. Rookie PJ Washington hit seven troit’s opening victory over visit- Goalies—Pittsburgh, Jarry 1-2-0 (48 points for Portland at Kansas Chris Tierney, Mark Borow- three-pointers and scored 27 ing Indiana. shots-45 saves). Tampa Bay, Vasilevskiy City on Oct. 27, 1984. 5-2-0 (39-37). iecki and Jean-Gabriel Pageau points to help Charlotte open the Spurs 120, Knicks 111: La- A—19,092 (19,092). T—2:39. Nuggets 108, Trail Blazers also scored to help the Senators post-Kemba Walker era with a Marcus Aldridge had 22 points, 100: Nikola Jokic had 20 points Senators 5, Red Wings 2 improve to 2-6-1. Anders Nilsson and 13 rebounds despite sitting victory over visiting Chicago. Bryn Forbes added 20 and host made 34 saves for his first victory Magic 94, Cavaliers 85: Detroit 0 2 0—2 much of the first half because of Niko- San Antonio, spoiling No. 2 over- Ottawa 1 3 1—5 of the season. foul trouble, and visiting Denver la Vucevic had 21 points and nine all pick RJ Barrett’s debut with First Period—1, Ottawa, Tierney 3 (Chabot, Ryan), 6:16. Darren Helm and Tyler Ber- spoiled the opening game of Port- rebounds in host Orlando’s vic- New York. Second Period—2, Detroit, Helm 4 (de tuzzi scored for Detroit, and Jon- land’s 50th season. tory over Cleveland. Suns 124, Kings 95: Devin la Rose, Abdelkader), 0:45. 3, Detroit, Bertuzzi 4 (Hronek, Nemeth), 2:25. 4, Ot- athan Bernier stopped 33 shots. Will Barton added 19 points for Mavericks 108, Wizards 100: Booker had 22 points and 10 as- tawa, Borowiecki 1 (C.Brown, Paul), 3:15. The Red Wings are 3-7-0. the Nuggets, who also snapped Luka Doncic had 34 points and sists, Kelly Oubre Jr. added 21 5, Ottawa, Pageau 3, 5:27 (sh). 6, Ottawa, Duclair 2 (Tierney, Chabot), 17:09. After Detroit scored twice in a Portland’s 18-game winning nine rebounds and Kristaps Porz- points and Phoenix beat visiting Third Period—7, Ottawa, Duclair 3 1:40 span early in the second pe- streak in home openers, the lon- ingis scored 23 points in the Eu- Sacramento in Monte Williams’ (Namestnikov), 18:12. Shots on Goal—Detroit 11-12-13—36. riod to take a 2-1 lead, Borowiecki gest streak in league history. ropean pair’s long-awaited first first game as Suns coach. Ottawa 12-12-14—38. tied it at 3:15 and Pageau made it a 76ers 107, Celtics 93: Joel game together, leading Dallas Jazz 100, Thunder 95: Dono- Power-play opportunities—Detroit 0 of 5; Ottawa 0 of 2. two-goal game with a short-hand- Embiid had 15 points and 13 re- past visiting Washington. van Mitchell had 32 points and 12 Goalies—Detroit, Bernier 2-3-0 (37 ed goal at 5:27. Duclair scored shots-33 saves). Ottawa, Nilsson 1-2-1 bounds, Ben Simmons scored 24 Heat 120, Grizzlies 101: Jus- rebounds to lead host Utah past (36-34). late in the second and added an points and host Philadelphia beat tise Winslow scored 27 points, Oklahoma City. A—11,026 (18,572). T—2:35. empty-netter in the third. PAGE 28 •STARS AND STRIPES• Friday, October 25, 2019 COLLEGE FOOTBALL It’s Auburn’s turn to face Burrow, LSU

BY JOHN ZENOR Associated Press AUBURN, Ala. — Jeremiah Dinson didn’t bother re- viewing film of Joe Burrow and LSU’s offense against Auburn last season because “he’s a totally different quarterback.” Now, the challenge for Dinson and No. 9 Auburn in Baton Rouge on Saturday will be contending with the 2019 edition of Burrow and No. 2 LSU’s much more explosive offense. It’s no small task, of course. “I knew he could always throw the ball,” Dinson, Au- burn’s safety and leading tack-

ler, said Tuesday. “But it’s crazy, MICHAEL WOODS/AP ‘ They’re going man, that they look like a totally to be a test, different offense.” Arkansas quarterback Ben Hicks tries to get away from Auburn defender Derrick Brown as he scrambles out of the Burrow is leading the nation pocket last Saturday. Brown and the Tigers defense has the task this week of slowing down LSU’s explosive offense a big test. A with 29 touchdown passes and and quarterback Joe Burrow. great offense his 2,484 yards passing ranks second. er a year later, his clutch play in a hostile environment did Auburn’s two biggest stars have been Brown and David- vs. a great An Auburn defense led by Din- show mettle and poise. son, both recruited by Orgeron. They’re part of a defensive defense. You son and linemen Derrick Brown “Joe is cool as a cucumber,” LSU coach Ed Orgeron said front the LSU coach says is the best “we have seen so far.” never know and Marlon Davidson is the lat- after the game. “He’s not going to falter under pressure Brown has three sacks, three pass breakups and two est to try to slow him. Auburn and he’s going to make the right decisions.” forced fumbles. Orgeron predicts he’ll likely be a top-five who’s going to has banked heavily on a defense Now, Burrow faces a defense whose weakest link has NFL draft pick and called the 6-foot-5, 318-pounder a come out on that hasn’t allowed more than 24 been the secondary. Auburn ranks 68th nationally in “mountain of a man.” points in a game while freshman yards passing allowed per game (224.7). LSU offensive tackle Austin Deculus likes the challenge top of that. ’ quarterback Bo Nix has gained Auburn intercepted only one pass in its first seven of facing Brown & Co. Marlon Davidson experience and the offense dealt games but had two picks in a 51-10 win over Arkansas. “Everybody in the movies wants to slay the dragon,” Auburn defensive end with injuries to receiver Anthony Auburn held Oregon’s Justin Herbert to a respectable Deculus said. “In that sense he’s the big guy. He’s the one Schwartz and tailback JaTarvi- 242 yards but allowed 335 yards passing to Texas A&M’s with a target on his back. You want to beat the best guy.” ous Whitlow. Kellen Mond, with a sizable chunk coming during a fourth- Davidson has emerged as one of the SEC’s top pass rush- Of course, 24 points has been less than a half’s work for quarter comeback that fell short. ers with 5.5 sacks and 8.5 tackles for loss. Burrow and LSU this season. This LSU offense is averag- Davidson is hardly lacking confidence in Auburn’s de- “You look at a guy like Derrick Brown, who is that big ing 52.5 points and 561 yards a game. fense, but he doesn’t downplay the task, either. and physical,” Orgeron said. “Nobody that we’ve faced so Burrow was solid against Auburn last season, if not “It’s a big challenge, I can say that,” Davidson said. “I’ll far has been that big and physical. He’s very, very disrup- spectacular. He passed for 249 yards while completing take my guys over anybody because I know we put in the tive. He’s hard to match one-on-one. You have to double- less than half his attempts, with LSU winning 22-21 on work beside each other every day. But that’s a great foot- team him. Cole Tracy’s field goal as time expired. ball team. That’s a great football team. They’re going to be “Marlon Davidson is good pass-rusher. These guys get While that performance wasn’t necessarily a harbinger a test, a big test. A great offense vs. a great defense. You most of their rushes with a four-man rush.” that Burrow would emerge as a Heisman Trophy contend- never know who’s going to come out on top of that.” With LSU’s explosive offense, that could be a key. Badgers’ loss doesn’t change Buckeyes’ view of game

BY MITCH STACY to bring it this week. It has to be team. “And we have to turn the Associated Press our best game of the year.” page fast.” The Buckeyes will have to work Wisconsin and Ohio State enter COLUMBUS, Ohio — Though to top what they’ve done already. the game with the No. 1 and No. Ohio State’s matchup with Wis- Ohio State has outscored seven 2 defenses in the nation, respec- consin this week is no longer a opponents by a total of 348-56. tively. Both allow under 4 yards showdown of unbeaten top-10 That’s an average margin of al- per play and 10 points per game. teams, Buckeyes coach Ryan Day most 42 points. It is the first team The Badgers had come into says that doesn’t change a thing. since 1973 to start a season with last Saturday’s contest with four The Badgers (6-1, 3-1 Big Ten) seven wins by 20 points or more. shutouts, having allowed a total of suffered a shocking 24-23 loss to Quarterback Justin Fields is in four touchdowns and 29 points in Illinois last Saturday after being the top 5 nationally in touchdown six games. They had beaten their favored by more than 30 points. passes and has accounted for 30 last two opponents by a combined The setback dropped Wisconsin touchdowns, second in the nation score of 86-0. to No. 13 and took the sheen off behind LSU’s Joe Burrow. “I feel like we didn’t have the what would have been one the Tailback J.K. Dobbins is fourth fire we had in previous games nation’s top games this week. nationally with 947 yards — 10 going in,” linebacker Zack Baun Day said the Badgers’ loss fewer than Wisconsin’s Heis- acknowledged. doesn’t make them any less man Trophy candidate Jonathan Day and his team know what skilled and dangerous or make Taylor. it’s like to slip up. Inexplicable the matchup any less intriguing. Taylor became the fourth FBS losses to unranked Purdue last And the No. 3 Buckeyes (7-0, 4-0) player to reach the 5,000-yard season and to Iowa in 2017 kept won’t be preparing any different- rushing mark in his first three the Buckeyes on the outside look- ly for a clash of the nation’s two seasons. But he and the other ing in when the playoffs came best defenses. Wisconsin runners struggled in around. “They’ve got great players on critical situations last week. He “You cannot let one get away,” HOLLY HART/AP each side of the ball, NFL play- had a fumble late in the game that Day said. “And this is going to be ers,” Day said. “Last week, it is killed a Badgers’ drive at the Il- as hard as it gets. These guys are Wisconsin’s Chris Orr, right, sacks Illinois quarterback Brandon what it is. It’s college football. You linois 19. coming off a tough loss, they’re Peters in the second half on Saturday. The Illini upset the Badgers, have to bring it every week. It’s “They’re resilient,” Wiscon- going to be more hungry coming knocking them down to No. 13 in the AP poll and taking the sheen the same thing with us. We have sin coach Paul Chryst said of his in here.” off what would have been one the nation’s top games this week. Friday, October 25, 2019 •STARS AND STRIPES• PAGE 29 MLB/GOLF Phillies, Cubs, Padres find new managers

Associated Press Ross has no coaching or man- aging experience. But he played The number of open manageri- a huge role in reshaping the cul- al jobs around the major leagues ture of the Cubs’ clubhouse and got a little smaller on Thursday, was affectionately nicknamed as the Phialdelphia Phillies, Chi- “Grandpa Rossy” by Kris Bryant cago Cubs and San Diego Padres and Anthony Rizzo. all agreed to deals filling their va- At age 39, he became the old- cant positions. According to a person familiar est player to homer in a Game 7 with the deal, the Phillies have of the World Series when he con- agreed to hire former Yankees nected off Andrew Miller in the manager Joe Girardi to replace sixth inning in Cleveland. The Gabe Kapler. Cubs went on to win in the 10th, Kapler was fired after an injury- and Ross got carried off the field depleted team went 81-81 despite and into retirement by Rizzo and significant offseason additions Jason Heyward. highlighted by Bryce Harper’s San Diego is also turning to a arrival. He was 161-163 in his two rookie manager —for the second seasons. The consecutive time — as it tries to Phillies also bridge the difficult gap between interviewed rebuilding and contending. Dusty Baker The Padres have hired Jayce and Buck Tingler from the Texas Rang- Showalter. ers to take over a team that has Girardi missed the playoffs for 13 straight was one of seasons and hasn’t had a winning the most record in nine years, a person prominent familiar with the situation said candidates Thursday. PHOTOS BY LEE JIN-MAN/AP to fill vacant The person spoke with The As- Girardi sociated Press on the condition Above: Tiger Woods throws grass into the air on the 9th hole during the first round of the PGA Tour’s managerial Zozo Championship in Inzai City, Japan, on Thursday. Below: A woman shows her support for Woods. spots across of anonymity because the hiring baseball. He led New York to its hasn’t been announced. 27th World Series title, beating Another person familiar with the Phillies in six games in 2009. the process said the team is still He succeeded Joe Torre after finalizing a contract with Tin- the 2007 season and spent a de- gler, 38. An introductory news Tiger leads after shaky start cade in pinstripes. He also man- conference won’t be held until aged the Marlins one season and next week, after the World Series was NL Manager of the Year ends. Woods shares lead after going 78-84 in 2006. His Tingler has most recently been record with the Yankees was 910- on the Rangers’ coaching staff as at first-ever PGA 710, the sixth most wins in team major league player development history. field coordinator, working with tournament in Japan The 55-year-old Girardi hit outfielders and baserunners. His only previous managerial ex- .267 as a catcher for 15 seasons in BY JIM ARMSTRONG the majors. He won three cham- perience has been at the lowest Associated Press pionships with the Yankees in the rungs, including guiding Leones 1990s and was an All-Star for the del Escogido to a 9-1 start in the INZAI CITY, Japan — Tiger Cubs in 2000. Dominican Winter League. Woods couldn’t have scripted a The Cubs hired another former He replaces Andy Green, who better scenario for the PGA’s first catcher, tabbing David Ross to re- was blamed for the Padres’ sec- tournament in Japan despite his place Joe Maddon as their man- ond-half collapse when he was shaky start. ager, hoping he can help them get fired with eight games left in the After a layoff from arthroscop- back to the playoffs after missing season. Green had no previous ic surgery on his left knee two out for the first since 2014. big league managing experience months ago, Woods shot a 6- The Cubs announced a three- when he was hired before the under 64 on Thursday to share year deal with Ross with a club 2016 season. the first-round lead at the Zozo option for the 2023 season. He be- Tingler beat out Ron Washing- Championship. comes the 55th manager in club ton, the former Rangers manager Woods was tied with Gary history. who is now third base coach with Woodland, with local favorite Woods last played in an official a pretty good day.” The 42-year-old Ross played the Atlanta Braves. Hideki Matsuyama one stroke tournament in Japan in 2006 at the Matsuyama led early with four the final two of his 15 major Padres general manager A.J. behind. Dunlop Phoenix, where he lost in birdies on the front nine, but fal- league seasons with the Cubs and Preller worked with both Tingler Teeing off from the 10th hole, a playoff to Padraig Harrington. tered with a bogey on the final was a revered leader on the 2016 and Washington when he was in things didn’t start well for Woods He won the Dunlop Phoenix the hole. team that won the World Series, the Rangers’ front office. who sent his opening shot into the ending a championship drought Tingler didn’t play at the major water. That led to the first of three two previous years. “I am just one stroke behind dating to 1908. He spent the past league level. He played at Mis- straight bogeys. As pleased as Woods was the leader so think I am in a good three years in Chicago’s front of- souri before playing four sea- “The start I got off to wasn’t with his day, the Japanese fans position,” Matsuyama said. “To- fice and was widely viewed as a sons in the minors, topping out at very good, I hit bad shot after couldn’t have been happier. The morrow I need to minimize my potential replacement for Mad- Double-A. bad shot ... and the next thing you American is hugely popular in mistakes.” don, who compiled a 471-339-1 He faces tremendous expecta- know, things aren’t looking so Japan and drew the biggest gal- The Zozo tournament is part record in five seasons. tions from ownership and a long- good,” Woods said. leries on Thursday. of three tournaments that make “I’m honored by this oppor- suffering fan base. The Padres But the Masters champion “The people here in Japan up the PGA Tour’s Asia Swing, tunity to be the next manager of were last in the NL West at 70-92 quickly found his game at the Ac- have come out and supported this including the CJ Cup in South the Chicago Cubs,” Ross said in even after signing Manny Mach- cordia Golf Narashino Country event,” Woods said. “It’s been a Korea won last week by Justin a statement. “My time with this ado to a $300 million contract and Club, with birdies on four of his lot of fun to play in front of them Thomas and the HSBC Champi- organization has been special promoting top rookies Fernando next six holes to get to 1 under. again, I haven’t done it in a while. ons in Shanghai next week. since the day I joined, so to con- Tatis Jr. and Chris Paddack. “After the start, the ball strik- I’ve missed it. They’ve always Organizers said more than tinue with the club in this role is Padres executive chairman ing was better, the putting was been fantastic with golf and sup- 20,000 attended the opening day. a blessing for which I’m so very Ron Fowler told a group of fans really good,” Woods said. “I was ported their golf here.” Among the other big names, thankful.” shortly after the season that hitting a lot of good putts, the ball Woodland had six birdies, in- Rory McIlroy (72) struggled with Chairman Tom Ricketts de- “heads will roll,” including pos- was rolling tight which was nice.” cluding one on the par-5 18th. the windy conditions and Thomas scribed Ross as a “proven win- sibly his own, if the Padres don’t Woods is making his first start “I played well from top to bot- had an even-par 70. ner.” And president of baseball improve next year. in his 23rd season on the PGA tom,” Woodland said. “I drove Jason Day, who beat Woods in operations Theo Epstein called Fowler had expected the Pa- Tour, needing one victory to the ball well and anytime I can a Skins game on Monday at the him “as gifted a leader as I’ve dres to be .500 in 2019 and to con- reach 82 wins and tie the career control the ball on the greens same venue, finished with a 73 ever come across.” tend for a playoff spot by 2020. record held by Sam Snead. from the fairway, that adds up to while Jordan Spieth shot a 74. PAGE 30 •STARS AND STRIPES• Friday, October 25, 2019 WORLD SERIES Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 Game 4 Game 5 Game 6 Game 7 Tuesday Wednesday Friday Saturday if necessary if necessary if necessary at Houston at Houston at Washington at Washington Sunday Tuesday, Oct. 29 Wednesday, Oct. 30 Nationals 5, Nationals 12, AFN-Sports AFN-Sports at Washington at Houston at Houston Astros 4 Astros 3 2 a.m Saturday CET; 2 a.m Sunday CET; AFN-Sports AFN-Sports AFN-Sports WP-Scherzer WP-Strasburgr 9 a.m. JKT 9 a.m. JKT 1 a.m Monday CET; 1 a.m Wednesday 1 a.m Thursday CET; LP-Cole LP-Verlander 9 a.m. JKT CET; 9 a.m. JKT 9 a.m. JKT Verlander 1st to go 0-5 in World Series BY RONALD BLUM second pitch to catcher Martin Associated Press Maldonado, who had not been behind the plate for Verlander HOUSTON — All of Justin Ver- since the 2018 AL Championship lander’s illustrious accomplish- Series. ments mean little right now. Prior to Suzuki’s at-bat, every Not those 225 wins, not the pitch by Verlander this season 3,006 regular season strikeouts, had been delivered to catcher not the record 202 postseason Ks. Robinson Chirinos, who left when Not the eight All-Star selections, manager AJ Hinch replaced him not the 2011 Cy Young Award and with pinch-hitter Kyle Tucker, Most Valuable Player prize. who struck out with two on for the ERIC GAY/AP Verlander dropped to 0-5 in final out of the sixth. World Series games Wednesday “Maldy and I had worked to- Washington Nationals right fielder Adam Eaton singles in the first inning Wednesday night. night as the Washington Nation- gether a lot last year,” Verlander als routed the Houston Astros said. “First-pitch curveball for a 12-3 for a 2-0 Series lead. That ball, and then fastball that was skid on baseball’s biggest stage is Pitcher now 4-0 this postseason right there for him.” Strasburg: dragging the right-hander’s repu- A likely Hall of Famer with a tation down like ballast sinking a supermodel wife, the 36-year-old FROM BACK PAGE Wednesday going to try to just steal one game ship to the bottom of the sea. Verlander has a 5.73 ERA in six and we just happened to steal two, Never before has a pitcher Making his Series debut, Stras- Nationals 12, Astros 3 World Series starts. and we’ve got to take care of busi- lost his first five World Series burg allowed a two-run homer to Washington Houston Trea Turner started with just Alex Bregman in the first before ab r h bi ab r h bi ness at home.” decisions. Turner ss 4 2 1 0 Sprngr cf-rf 5 0 0 0 “We don’t dwell on win-loss the third four-pitch walk lead- throwing five shutout innings to Eaton rf 4 2 2 2 Altuve 2b 5 0 3 0 Verlander got his 200th post- ing off a game in Verlander’s big Parra ph-rf 1 0 0 0 Brantley lf 4 1 2 0 season strikeout when he fanned record anymore, right?” he said improve to 4-0 this postseason. Rendon 3b 4 0 1 2 Mrisnick cf 1 0 0 0 with a smile, a reference to mod- league career and the first in 11 He allowed seven hits and struck Soto lf 3 2 1 0 Bregma 3b 4 1 1 2 Victor Robles in the second. The years. Kendrick dh 5 1 2 1 Gurriel 1b 4 0 1 0 ern analytics by one of the sport’s out seven. Cabrera 2b 5 1 2 3 Alvarez dh 3 0 1 0 eight-time All-Star passed John most knowledgeable players. “I’d He has allowed nine first-in- Nationals manager Dave Mar- Zimmrmn 1b 5 0 2 1 Correa ss 4 0 0 0 Smoltz, who had 199 and was in ning runs, most for any pitcher in Suzuki c 5 1 2 1 Chirinos c 2 0 0 0 like to win a couple. Hopefully, tinez was asked what’s made Robles cf 3 2 0 0 Tucker ph 1 0 0 0 the TV booth for Fox to see his one postseason, according to the Strasburg so good this October. Taylor cf 1 1 1 1 Maldonado c 1 1 1 1 I’ll have another opportunity.” Reddick rf-lf 3 0 0 0 record fall. He wound up flat on his back Elias Sports Bureau.. “One, he has the confidence to Totals 40 12 14 11 Totals 37 3 9 3 Verlander and Strasburg both Verlander could laugh about do it and two, he’s become a pre- Washington 200 000 631—12 in the fourth inning, slipping on Houston 200 000 001—3 settled in after early wobbles, Ryan Zimmerman’s grounder hitting his own leg, at least. mier pitcher, a big-game pitcher,” E—Turner (1), Rendon (1), Bregman until Houston fell apart in the “Seventy-five percent of that (1). DP—Washington 0, Houston 1. LOB— and firing the ball off his own left Martinez said. “He doesn’t get Washington 8, Houston 9. 2B—Rendon seventh. play was pretty athletic,” he said leg. Verlander could smile about rattled.” (1), Soto (2), Altuve (1), Gurriel (2). HR— Suzuki sent Verlander’s 100th with a laugh, mixing in a profani- Verlander, so good in the regu- Suzuki (1), Eaton (1), Taylor (1), Bregman that one, an instant blooper reel (1), Maldonado (1). S—Eaton (1). pitch sailing above the seats in ty. “It was a one-in-a-million play, lar season, fell to 0-5 in six World staple. IP H R ER BB SO left field to start the inning. Ryan But he was razed along with anyway.” Series starts. He gave up seven Washington Pressly, who left Game 6 of the all the Astros in the seventh, and In early 2018, he took a poke at hits and four runs, and was lifted Strasburg W,1-0 6 7 2 2 1 7 Rodney 1 0 0 0 1 0 ALCS with a knee injury, took that was no laughing matter. Dodgers pitcher Yu Darvish, who after walking a batter following Rainey 1 0 0 0 0 1 On his 100th pitch, Verlander had slipped rounding second base Suzuki’s home run. Guerra 1 2 1 1 0 0 over and didn’t look right from Houston the start. gave up a go-ahead home run to on a double, tweeting: “Not doing Verlander led the majors with Verlander L,0-1 6 7 4 4 3 6 Kurt Suzuki, who had not driven a lot here to help us dispel the Pressly C 3 4 3 2 0 He walked Turner before 21 wins this season and struck out James 1 2 3 1 1 3 in a run in this postseason, the pitchers aren’t athletes thing.” a career-high 300 to reach 3,000 Rondon B 1 0 0 0 0 Hinch called for his first inten- start of a spirit-crushing six-run Darvish tweeted back those Devenski 1 1 1 1 0 1 tional walk of the season when he in his career. He has a World Se- Verlander pitched to 2 batters in the inning that lifted Washington. same words Wednesday. ries ring, AL MVP and Cy Young 7th, James pitched to 6 batters in the 8th. gave Juan Soto a free pass to load Suzuki is a .340 (16-for-45) hit- “He’s probably been waiting Award trophies, and three no-hit- WP—Pressly. T—4:01. A—43,357 (41,168). the bases with two outs. Howie ter against Verlander, and the big in the weeds forever,” Verlander ters to his name. Kendrick, Asdrubal Cabrera and start hasn’t dampened their home run off a 94 mph fastball at said, “waiting for his opportunity He struck out six to become Ryan Zimmerman followed with confidence. the letters came on Verlander’s for me to do something stupid.” the career leader in postseason successive singles to bust it open, “We have a really good team,” strikeouts with 202 — another putting the Nationals up 8-2. As manager AJ Hinch said. “Clearly, impressive statistic on a stellar those hits were piling up and run the Nats have outplayed us — bot- résumé that’s still missing that after run crossed the plate, many tom line. They came into our elusive World Series win. in the stunned sellout crowd of building and played two really “Obviously it’s magnified in 43,357 began streaming for the the World Series when you’re not good games. We’re going to have to try to sleep off the latter third exits. clicking on all cylinders,” Ver- Hinch was asked what hap- lander said. of this game.” Added shortstop Carlos Correa pened in the seventh. Their victories against Hous- “Where would you like me to ton’s best pitchers turned the on digging out of the early hole: “If there is a team out there that start?” he said. underdog Nationals into heavy Michael A. Taylor padded the favorites to take the title. can do it, it’s us.” lead further with a solo homer off Only three of the previous 25 Things went wrong immediate- Chris Devenski in the ninth. teams to lose the first two games ly for Verlander when he walked at home under the 2-3-2 format leadoff man Trea Turner on four The only time Strasburg was have come back to win the Series. pitches. Eaton, who homered in under any real duress after the No one has done it since the 1996 the eighth, singled before Rendon, first inning came when Yuli Gur- New York Yankees came back the Houston native who said he’d riel doubled with one out in the against the Atlanta Braves. certainly have 100 friends and sixth before the Nationals inten- “I wish I was a betting man, family members at Minute Maid tionally walked Yordan Alvarez. MATT SLOCUM/AP but I’m not,” Martinez said. “I Park for each game, knocked a The slumping Correa hit a weak Justin Verlander was able to laugh about this failed attempt to make don’t really believe in that stuff. ball off the wall in left field to put fly ball before rookie pinch-hitter a play on a ball hit by the Washington Nationals’ Ryan Zimmerman . . . We’re here because the boys the Nationals up 2-0. Kyle Tucker struck out, allowing during the fourth inning Wednesday. Giving up the go-ahead home never gave up.” “This is my city. I love Hous- Strasburg to wriggle out of the run to Kurt Suzuki in the seventh was less funny. The Astros insist the tough ton,” Rendon said. “We were jam and end his solid night. Friday, October 25, 2019 •STARS AND STRIPES• PAGE 31 NFL Ekeler has shined for sputtering Chargers

BY GREG BEACHAM Associated Press COSTA MESA, Calif. — Since Austin Ekeler joined the Chargers as an undrafted free agent two seasons ago, the remarkable run- ning back has consistently found unexpected new ways to contrib- ute to Los Angeles’ offense. The newest wrinkle last week- end: Lining up outside as a re- ceiver and running slant routes. “We ran it twice,” quarterback Philip Rivers said. “I missed him once, and he caught the one. He’s so versatile. He really is. You could say he’s a running back playing receiver, or you could say he’s a receiver playing running back. I think he’s that special and has that much ability.” Indeed, it’s frightening to con- template the potential state of the Los Angeles (2-5) offense this sea- son without Ekeler, the Chargers’ leading rusher with 248 yards and top pass-catcher with 49 re- ceptions. Ekeler is even third in the entire NFL in receptions, and tops among running backs. Ekeler started the season as the Chargers’ first-string running back during Melvin Gordon’s unsuccessful contract holdout, JAMES KENNEY/AP and he moved back into a hybrid role when Gordon returned to Los Angeles Chargers running back Austin Ekeler has done damage this season as a running back and as a receiver. the team. Lining up as a slot re- ceiver is a familiar assignment, me to. As long as I can continue The Chargers lost the game fense, and especially when you particularly when the Chargers but moving outside and running to make plays with what they’re when Gordon fumbled three plays have the ball. When I fumbled the get him in a favorable spot in slants was something else en- giving me, I think you’ll see me later, sending LA to its fifth loss ball, it doesn’t get any worse than coverage. tirely — and Ekeler still handled getting more routes.” by seven points or fewer already that, as far as guilt. You just feel While Gordon hasn’t played im- it with grace. Ekeler caught seven passes for this season — and its third loss in like you let your team down. So I pressively since his return from “I haven’t run it in practice, 118 yards last week against Ten- which a running back fumbled at know exactly how Mel felt.” the holdout, averaging just 2.3 ever, since I’ve been here,” Ekeler nessee, including a 41-yarder for the 1. The culprit was Ekeler in Ekeler’s positive plays far out- yards per carry in his two games, said. “Not in a game. In college, I a touchdown in the fourth quar- the first two instances. While his number his mistakes, and his Ekeler has only emphasized his was always in the backfield. Here, ter. He also caught a pass over the teammates praise his innumer- slick physicality provides a chal- own importance in the Chargers’ it’s never been drawn up for me. middle and took it to the goal line able contributions, he still thinks lenging counterpoint for defenses offense. With left tackle Russell But (last Sunday) it was, ‘Here, for what was ruled a go-ahead about his mistakes. already attempting to game-plan Okung returning from injury this you’re going to be outside. You’ve touchdown with 39 seconds to “This 1-yard-line stuff, man, against star receivers Keenan weekend at Chicago, Ekeler and got a five-step slant.’ I can run it. play, only for replay officials to it’s literally the story of our sea- Allen and Mike Williams. The Rivers are hopeful they can get Everyone can run it, but it was rule him down inside the 1 using son right now,” Ekeler said with a 5-foot-10 Ekeler has an impres- more production out of the Bolts’ the first time in a game. So yeah, criteria they still hadn’t been able grimace. “We’ve been this close. sive capacity for making tacklers struggling running game. I made it work. But the more you to explain to the Chargers three ... It’s frustrating as a football miss in space, and his elusiveness “I think we’re at our best when can do. I’ll expand if they’ll allow days later. team in general, especially on of- has only increased this season, we’re balanced,” Rivers said. Goff emerges from pocket, shows versatility

BY GEORGE HENRY tainment, got out on the edge of the defense Associated Press and still had time to set his feet and follow through on his throws. ATLANTA — Jared Goff loved getting Bottled up the week before in an ugly a chance to throw on the run last week home loss to San Francisco, Goff passed and the two-time Pro Bowl year quarter- for 268 yards and a pair of touchdowns to back hopes it’s a new trend for the Rams’ running back Todd Gurley and tight end offense. Gerald Everett. His fun-reel highlight, Heading into this week’s game in London faking out linebacker Deion Jones, came against winless Cincinnati, Goff is ready to on a 1-yard touchdown run. Goff spiked the prove he’s more than just a pocket passer. ball for effect. Los Angeles (4-3) snapped a three-game The Rams were an offensive juggernaut losing streak, the team’s longest under on their way to winning the NFC title last third-year coach Sean McVay, and Goff’s season. They’re a bit off so far this season. versatile performance led the way. Losing to the 49ers showed the unit at its “I think it was just the flow of that game worst. Goff passed for a career-low 78 CURTIS COMPTON/AP and the way Sean wanted to call things,” yards, the running game struggled as Gur- Goff said Wednesday. “I do like it. It gets Rams quarterback Jared Goff gets past ley missed the game with a thigh bruise you some easy completions and gets the Atlanta Falcons linebacker Deion Jones and the line lost right guard Joe Noteboom ball out on the edge to our skill players. It for a 1-yard touchdown run. to a season-ending injury. is a big part of our offense and it worked for “Jared’s athleticism is something we us on Sunday.” The Rams are practicing in Atlanta for a want to take advantage of, but that’s kind It certainly helped that the Rams’ 37-10 couple of days before flying to London, and of our core philosophy in terms of how we JOHN BAZEMORE/AP blowout came against a Falcons unit that Goff likes that the offense is using the time want to operate,” McVay said. “I thought Rams head coach Sean McVay speaks to ranks at or near the bottom of most defen- away from home to enhance the playbook. you saw especially on that first drive, the Los Angeles quarterback Jared Goff (16) sive categories. The Bengals (0-7) aren’t Passing game coordinator David Wal- one that ended up working the backside during the Rams’ 37-10 win over the much better, ranking worst in yards per dron said Goff was particularly effective end cut to Cooper (Kupp), good movement Falcons on Sunday in Atlanta. game and eighth-worst in points allowed. on play-action keepers as he broke con- in the pocket.” S TARS AND STRIPES Friday, October 25, 2019 50 falls short Irving has record debut but misses potential winner » NBA, Page 27 Shut down Strasburg shines on big stage, Nats rout Astros for 2-0 lead as World Series shifts to DC

BY KRISTIE RIEKEN Associated Press HOUSTON — Stephen Strasburg’s time had come. Famously held out of the postseason seven years ago, Strasburg delivered on the biggest stage of all Wednes- day night. The right-hander outpitched fellow ace Justin Ver- lander, overcoming a shaky start to help the Washington Nationals beat the Houston Astros 12-3 for a 2-0 lead in the World Series. Strasburg went six innings to earn the win — and a group hug in the dugout when he was done. “They keep squeezing me a little harder every time,” he said. “That’s OK.” Kurt Suzuki hit a tiebreaking homer in what became a messy six-run seventh, and the Nationals headed back home needing two victories in three potential games in Washington to claim their first championship. Adam Eaton paraded around the bases pointing to the Houston crowd after a late home run as the Nationals won their eighth in a row. They’ve won 18 of 20 overall dating back to the regular season, with the last two over AL Cy Young Award favorites Gerrit Cole and Verlander. Game 3 is Friday night, when Anibal Sanchez opposes Houston’s Zack Greinke in the first World Series game in the nation’s capital since 1933. “Probably going to be a little frigid, might be a little cold, so bring your jackets and your beanies,” said slug- ger Anthony Rendon, who hit a two-run double in the first inning. Strasburg, 31, waited years for this chance. In 2012, he was about two years removed from Tommy John sur- gery when the Nationals decided protecting his elbow was more important than pitching him in the playoffs, so he was shut down late in a season full of promise. SEE STRASBURG ON PAGE 30

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Stephen Strasburg gave up a two-run homer in the first inning of his first World Series start, but kept the Astros off the board for the next five innings. The Nationals scored 10 runs in the last three innings of a 12-3 win to take a 2-0 series lead.

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