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By JONATHAN LEMIRE, ZEKE MILLER and ALEXANDRA JAFFE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Joe Biden was sworn in as the 46th president of the Unit- ed States on Wednesday, declaring that “democ- racy has prevailed” and summoning American re- silience and unity to con- front the deeply divided nation’s historic conflu- ence of crises. Biden took the oath at a U.S. Capitol that had been battered by an insurrectionist siege just Joe Biden is sworn in as the 46th president of the United States by Chief Justice John Roberts as Jill Biden holds the Bible during two weeks earlier. the 59th Presidential Inauguration at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021, as their children Ashley and Hunter Continued on Page 2 watch. Associated Press A2 Thursday 21 January 2021 UP FRONT Biden takes the helm as president: ‘Democracy has prevailed’

U.S. senator from California time we’re in now.” hand on a five-inch-thick is also the first Black person Biden was eager to go big Bible that has been in his and the first person of South early, with an ambitious first family for 128 years, Biden Asian descent elected to 100 days including a push came to office with a well the vice presidency and to speed up the distribution of empathy and resolve the highest-ranking wom- of COVID-19 vaccinations born by personal tragedy an ever to serve in the U.S. to anxious Americans and as well as a depth of expe- government. pass a $1.9 trillion econom- rience forged from more Biden never mentioned ic relief package. On Day than four decades in Wash- his predecessor, who de- One, as part of a push to ington. At age 78, he is the fied tradition and left town roll back Trump administra- oldest president inaugu- ahead of the ceremony, tion initiatives, he signed a rated. Both he, Harris and but his speech was an im- series of executive actions, their spouses walked the plicit rebuke of Donald including to re-enter the last short part of the route Trump. The new president Paris Climate Accords and to the White House after an President Joe Biden waits to sign his first executive order in the denounced “lies told for to mandate mask wearing abridged parade. Biden Oval Office of the White House on Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021, in power and for profit” and on federal property. then strode into the Oval Washington. was blunt about the chal- “There’s no time to start like Office, a room he knew Associated Press lenges ahead. today,” Biden said as he well as vice president, for Central among them: signed the actions in the the first time as command- Continued from Front “The will of the people has the surging virus that has Oval Office. er in chief. been heard, and the will claimed more than 400,000 The absence of Biden’s Earlier, the two were sworn On a cold Washington of the people has been lives in the United States, predecessor from the in- in during an inauguration morning dotted with snow heeded. We’ve learned as well as economic strains augural ceremony under- ceremony with few paral- flurries, the quadrennial again that democracy is and a national reckoning scored the national rift to lels. Biden, like all those in ceremony unfolded within precious and democracy over race. be healed. attendance, wore a face a circle of security forces is fragile. At this hour, my “We have much to do in But a bipartisan trio of for- mask except when speak- evocative of a war zone friends, democracy has this winter of peril, and sig- mer presidents — Bill Clin- ing. And tens of thousands and devoid of crowds be- prevailed,” Biden said. “This nificant possibilities. Much ton, George W. Bush and of National Guard troops cause of the coronavirus is America’s day. This is de- to repair, much to restore, Barack Obama — were were on the streets to pro- pandemic. mocracy’s day. A day in much to heal, much to there to witness the cer- vide security precisely two Instead, Biden gazed out history and hope, of renew- build and much to gain,” emonial transfer of power. weeks after a violent mob over 200,000 American al and resolve.” Biden said. “Few people Trump, awaiting his second of Trump supporters, incit- flags planted on the Na- History was made at his in our nation’s history have impeachment trial, was at ed by the Republican pres- tional Mall to symbolize side, as Kamala Harris be- been more challenged, or his Florida resort by the time ident, stormed the Capitol those who could not at- came the first woman to be found a time more chal- the swearing-in took place. in an attempt to prevent tend in person. vice president. The former lenging or difficult than the Biden, in his third run for the the certification of Biden’s presidency, staked his can- victory. “Here we stand, didacy less on any distinc- just days after a riotous tive political ideology than mob thought they could on galvanizing a broad co- use violence to silence the alition of voters around the will of the people,” Biden notion that Trump posed an said. “To stop the work of existential threat to Ameri- our democracy. To drive us can democracy. Four years from this sacred ground. It after Trump’s “American did not happen. It will nev- Carnage” speech painted er happen. Not today, not a dark portrait of national tomorrow. Not ever. Not decay, Biden warned that ever.” the fabric of the nation’s The tense atmosphere democracy was tearing evoked the 1861 inaugu- but expressed faith that it ration of Abraham Lincoln, could be repaired. who was secretly transport- “I know the forces that di- ed to Washington to avoid vide us are deep and they assassins on the eve of the are real. But I also know Civil War, or Franklin Roos- they are not new. Our his- evelt’s inaugural in 1945, tory has been a constant when he opted for a small, struggle between the secure ceremony at the American ideal that we White House in the waning are all created equal and months of World War II. the harsh, ugly reality that But Washington, all but de- racism, nativism, fear, de- serted downtown and in its monization have long torn federal areas, was quiet. us apart,” Biden said. “This And calm also prevailed is our historic moment of outside heavily fortified crisis and challenge, and state Capitol buildings unity is the path forward across nation after the FBI and we must meet this mo- had warned of the pos- ment as the United States sibility for armed demon- of America.” strations leading up to the Swearing the oath with his inauguration. q A3 U.S. NEWS Thursday 21 January 2021 Democrats gaining Senate control as new members take oath By LISA MASCARO AP Con- to more quickly advance gressional Correspondent Biden's priorities, but not all WASHINGTON (AP) — Three rank-and-file Senate Dem- new senators were sworn ocrats are on board and into office Wednesday af- new Senate Majority Lead- ter President Joe Biden's er Chuck Schumer has not inauguration, securing the agreed to any changes. majority for Democrats Instead, Schumer has pro- in the Senate and across posed an organizing reso- a unified government to lution modeled after a tackle the new president's 2001 agreement reached agenda at a time of un- between the two leaders precedented national the last time the chamber challenges. was evenly divided. It al- Vice President Kamala Har- lowed equal representa- ris drew applause as she tion on committees, shared entered the chamber to resources for offices and deliver the oath of office to other needs and made no the new Democratic sena- mention of filibuster chang- tors — Jon Ossoff, Raphael es at all. Warnock and Alex Padilla Talks have hit a stalemate, — just hours after taking her leaving Senate action un- own oath at the Capitol certain. alongside Biden. The three Associated Press Biden has said he wants Democrats join a Senate finish the remainder of Har- time, the Senate is about to McConnell is not relinquish- Congress to press ahead narrowly split 50-50 be- ris' term — drawing chuck- launch an impeachment ing power without a fight. on all fronts, confirming his tween the parties, but giv- les from the new vice presi- trial of Trump, charged by McConnell is is refusing nominees and consider- ing Democrats the majority dent as she read aloud the the House of inciting the to enter a power-sharing ing his legislative priorities, with Harris able to cast the official documentation. insurrection at the Capitol agreement with Senate but also holding the former tie-breaking vote. Taken together, their arrival as rioters tried to interrupt Democrats unless they president responsible dur- "Today, America is turning gives Democrats for the first the Electoral College tally meet his demands, chiefly ing the impeachment trial. over a new leaf. We are time in a decade control of and overturn Biden's elec- to preserve the Senate That's a tall order for a Sen- turning the page on the last the Senate, the House and tion. The Senate will need filibuster — the procedural ate under normal circum- four years, we're going to the White House, as Biden to confirm Biden's Cabinet tool often used by the mi- stances, but even more so reunite the country, defeat faces the unparalleled nominees as launches the nority party to block bills now in the post-Trump era, COVID-19, rush economic challenges of the COVID-19 new administration. under rules that require 60 with Republicans badly relief to the people," Ossoff crisis and its economic fall- To "restore the soul" of the votes to advance legisla- split between their loyal- told reporters earlier at the out, and the nation's pain- country, Biden said in his tion. ties to the defeated presi- Capitol. "That's what they ful political divisions from inaugural speech, requires It's an arcane fight McCon- dent and wealthy donors sent us here to do." the deadly Jan. 6 siege of "unity." nell has inserted into what who are distancing them- Ossoff, a former congressio- the Capitol by a mob loyal "We can do great things, has traditionally been a selves from Republicans nal aide and investigative to Donald Trump. important things," Biden more routine organizing who back Trump. Speaker journalist, and Warnock, a The pandemic has claimed said from the Capitol's west resolution, but a power Nancy Pelosi is expected to pastor from the late Martin 400,000 American lives, front. "We can make Amer- play by the outgoing Re- soon transmit to the Senate Luther King Jr.'s church in and Biden is proposing a ica once again a leading publican leader grabbing the House-passed article Atlanta, won run-off elec- $1.9 trillion recovery pack- force of good in the world." at tools that can be used to of impeachment against tions in Georgia this month, age to distribute vaccines Yet as Washington looks to block Biden's agenda. Trump, charged with incite- defeating two Republi- and shore up an economy turn the page from Trump Progressive and liberal ment of insurrection, a step cans. Padilla was tapped struggling from the virus to the Biden administration, Democrats are eager to that will launch the Senate by California's governor to shutdowns. At the same Republican leader Mitch do away with the filibuster impeachment trial.q Proud Boy organizer arrested in Florida for riot at Capitol ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Two crowd on Jan. 6 that over- media app Parler to dress Florida men, including a whelmed Capitol Police of- in black to resemble the self-described organizer ficers who were manning a far-left antifa movement, for the Proud Boys, a far- metal barrier on the steps the affidavit said. right extremist group, were of the Capitol. The mob Biggs had organized a 2019 arrested Wednesday for entered the building as rally in Portland, Oregon, in taking part in the siege of lawmakers were certifying which more than 1,000 far- the U.S. Capitol earlier this President Joe Biden's elec- right protesters and anti- month, authorities said. tion win. Biggs appeared fascist counter-demonstra- Joseph Biggs, 37, was ar- to be wearing a walkie- tors faced off. The Proud rested in central Florida talkie during the storming Boys are a neofascist group and faces charges of ob- of the Capitol, but he told known for engaging in vio- structing an official pro- FBI agents that he had no lent clashes at political ral- ceeding before Congress, knowledge about the plan- lies. During a September entering a restricted on the ning of the destructive riot presidential debate, Trump Members of the Proud Boys, including organizer Joe Biggs, third groups of the U.S. Capitol and didn't know who orga- had urged them to "stand from right, march across the Hawthorne Bridge during an "End and disorderly conduct. nized it, the affidavit said. back and stand by" when Domestic Terrorism" rally in Portland, Ore., on Saturday, Aug. 17, According to an arrest af- Ahead of the riot, Biggs told asked to condemn them 2019. fidavit, Biggs was part of a followers of his on the social by a moderator.q Associated Press A4 Thursday 21 January 2021 U.S. NEWS Fierce California winds fan fires, topple trees and trucks

SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (AP) — Yosemite National Park Months-old embers from a closed for the day, citing deadly California fire were the winds and downed blown back to life Tues- trees that smashed trucks day by powerful winds and at least one build- that raked the state and ing. The park said it could prompted safety black- remain closed until Fri- outs to tens of thousands of day morning. In rural Bass people. Lake, south of the park, a Firefighters chased wind- 100-foot (30-meter) pine driven blazes up and down tree smashed through Don the state, trees and trucks Mandy’s house as he was were toppled, Yosemite posting a Facebook mes- National Park was forced sage about the roaring to close and two corona- winds keeping him awake. virus vaccination centers “It sounded like an earth- were shut down. quake,” he told KFSN-TV. South of San Francisco, the Then a second tree top- state’s firefighting agency pled and a branch poked said it responded to 13 veg- another hole through his etation fires in San Mateo roof. He and his wife fled and Santa Cruz counties for cover in another area in 12 hours, and isolated of the house and weren’t evacuations were ordered In this Aug. 20, 2020, file photo The CZU August Lightning Complex fire consumes trees and a fence harmed. for a total of 120 homes along Empire Grade Road in the Santa Cruz Mountains community of Bonny Doon near Santa In Southern California, the Cruz, Calif. near two of them. Associated Press region’s notorious Santa The fires were small, with the Ana winds were ramping largest no more than a few have a thick layer of “duff,” power lines from sparking Gusts began Monday night up, making travel hazard- dozen acres, and by night- dead vegetation under blazes. and raged into Tuesday. ous for big rigs. Some were fall were “creeping” rather heavy timber in which Southern California Edison They howled at speeds up blown over. One gust hit 86 than racing, according to deep smoldering embers shut off power to more than to 95 mph (152.8 kph) in the mph (138.4 kph) in north- state fire website descrip- can be revived by the 78,000 homes and business- Mayacamas Mountains to ern Los Angeles County, tions. Two were within the wind, said Cecile Juliette, a es in seven counties and the north of San Francis- the National Weather Ser- area burned by last year’s Cal Fire spokeswoman. was considering blacking co Bay, and winds raised vice said. The winds began CZU Lightning Complex in- Cal Fire received nonstop out well over a quarter- clouds of ash and dust from easing Tuesday afternoon ferno. “Fires within the CZU reports of toppled trees million more. Pacific Gas & wildfire burn scars across in the Bay Area and north- Lightning Complex burn and branches during the Electric cut power to more Monterey County, the re- ward, which would see area were regenerated by windstorm, Juliette said. than 5,000 customers. gional National Weather “dry and tranquil midweek high winds,” the local unit Small fires blazed through- That was in addition to Service office said. weather,” according to a of the California Depart- out the state, though most nearly 300,000 customers High wind warnings were National Weather Service ment of Forestry and Fire were quickly stopped from in the northern and central posted in the Sierra Nevada forecast. But strong north- Protection tweeted. spreading and posed no parts of the state that had and adjacent foothills. east winds were expected The complex started Aug. serious threat to homes. The lost power because of the “People should avoid be- to continue in Southern 16, 2020, during a barrage largest, near Bakersfield weather. About 70,000 re- ing outside in forested California through Wednes- of lightning strikes. Sepa- in the San Joaquin Valley, mained without power by areas and around trees day. The wind forced clo- rate fires merged, torching burned about 1 square mile Tuesday evening. and branches,” the Han- sure of a mass COVID-19 1,500 buildings across 135 (2.77 square kilometers) but Most of California is experi- ford weather office wrote. vaccination site at Hansen square miles (350 square ki- was mostly surrounded. encing drought conditions “If possible, remain in the Dam in the San Fernando lometers) in San Mateo and In both the north and south, and the remainder is con- lower levels of your home Valley. Another site at a Santa Cruz counties. One residents were blacked sidered abnormally dry. during the windstorm, and Disneyland parking lot was person died. out by utilities to prevent Winter snowfall and rain avoid windows. Use cau- closed in advance of the The Santa Cruz Mountains downed or damaged have largely been woeful. tion if you must drive.” gusts.q Ex-Arizona official to head to prison for illegal adoptions By JACQUES BILLEAUD an adoption attorney, was tersen illegally paid women at a federal prison near mitting false applications Associated Press sentenced to six years after from the Pacific island na- El Paso, Texas. The judge to the state's Medicaid sys- PHOENIX (AP) — A former pleading guilty in federal tion to give up their babies gave him two years longer tem so the birth mothers Arizona politician must re- court in Arkansas to con- in at least 70 adoption cas- in prison than sentencing could receive state-funded port to prison Thursday to spiring to commit human es in Arizona, Utah and Ar- guidelines recommended, health coverage — even begin serving the first of smuggling. Petersen, who kansas. Marshall Islands citi- describing Petersen's adop- though he knew they didn't three sentences for running has acknowledged run- zens have been prohibited tion practice as a "criminal live in Arizona — and for an illegal adoption scheme ning the adoption scheme, from traveling to the U.S. for livelihood" and saying Pe- providing documents to that paid pregnant women is awaiting sentencing in adoption purposes since tersen knowingly made a juvenile court that con- from the Marshall Islands to state courts in Arizona for 2003. Petersen's attorney, false statements to immi- tained false information. come to the U.S. to give up fraud convictions and in Kurt Altman, did not imme- gration officials and state Petersen has said he has their babies. Utah for human smuggling diately respond to phone courts in carrying out the since paid back to the Paul Petersen, a Republi- and other convictions. Sen- and email messages seek- scheme. Petersen has ap- state $670,000 of more than can who served as Marico- tencing dates have not yet ing comment. pealed the punishment. In $800,000 in health care pa County assessor for six been set for those cases. Petersen will serve his sen- Arizona, he pleaded guilty costs that prosecutors cited years and also worked as Prosecutors have said Pe- tence in the Arkansas case to fraud charges for sub- in his indictment. q A5 WORLD NEWS Thursday 21 January 2021 U.N. announces talks on new Syria constitution resume Jan 25 By EDITH M. LEDERER lowed by the drafting of a Associated Press new constitution and end- UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The ing with U.N.-supervised U.N. special envoy for Syria elections. The resolution announced Wednesday says the free and fair elec- that the next round of talks tions should meet "the high- toward revising the war- est international standards" battered country's consti- of transparency and ac- tution will start in Geneva countability, with all Syrians on Jan. 25 and urged the — including members of parties to move to actual the diaspora — eligible to drafting. participate. Geir Pedersen told the U.N. At a Russian-hosted Syr- Security Council he views ian peace conference in the meeting of delegations January 2018, an agree- from Syria's government, ment was reached to form opposition and civil society a 150-member committee as very important. He said to draft a new constitution, many subjects have been which took until September discussed for more than a 2019. A 45-member com- year and it's now time for mittee known as the "Small the Constitutional Com- Body" will be holding its fifth mittee to ensure that "the In this April 30, 2019 file photo, U.N. Special Envoy for Syria Geir Pedersen speaks to journalists meeting starting next week. meetings are better orga- following a U.N. Security Council meeting on Syria at U.N. headquarter. Pedersen, who has been nized and more focused." Associated Press overseeing the talks, told "I believe that we need to said. new constitution to waste unanimously endorsed a the Security Council that ensure that the commit- "I believe that these are time until presidential elec- road map to peace in Syria under the U.N. resolution tee begins to move from reasonable goals, but I tions this year and avoid that was approved in Ge- it is clear that the political `preparing' a constitutional cannot assure the council U.N.-supervised voting as neva on June 30, 2012 by process "must be Syrian- reform to `drafting' one, as that they will be met this called for by the U.N. Secu- representatives of the Unit- owned and led, but the it is mandated to do," he time," he said, appealing to rity Council. ed Nations, Arab League, conflict is highly interna- said. the committee to be ready According to Syria's elec- European Union, Turkey tionalized, with five foreign Pedersen said the com- to move to a new phase of tions law, presidential elec- and all five permanent Se- armies active in Syria." mittee can start consider- work in this next session Jan. tions are scheduled to curity Council members Pedersen urged "a more ing specific constitutional 25-29. take place between April — the U.S., Russia, China, serious and cooperative in- issues and draft provisions The United States and sev- 16 and May 16, at least 90 France and Britain. ternational diplomacy" say- and agree on future meet- eral Western allies have days before Assad's seven- It calls for a Syrian-led po- ing despite their differences ings on specific topics. "And accused Syria's President year term expires. litical process starting with key countries are commit- there needs to be more ur- Bashar Assad of deliberate- A council resolution ad- the establishment of a tran- ted to the U.N. resolution.q gency in the process," he ly delaying the drafting of a opted in December 2015 sitional governing body, fol- After a decade of con- Gas explosion rips through Madrid building, killing 3 By ARITZ PARRA and MANU is missing, according to told Spanish public broad- FERNÁNDEZ the Spanish government’s caster, TVE, who confirmed Associated Press representative for the Ma- that none of the clerics MADRID (AP) — A powerful drid region, José Manuel were among the victims. gas explosion tore through Franco, who confirmed the Emy Lee Grau, an area a residential building in three dead. resident who was watch- central Madrid on Wednes- A police spokesman on ing television in a building day, killing at least three the ground told reporters across the street, said that people and ripping the fa- that firefighters were try- the moment of the blast cade off the structure. ing to put out a small fire was “terrifying.” A tower of smoke rose from inside the damaged build- “Everything shook, it felt like the building, where re- ing before they could bring the roof was falling on us. pairs were being done to in search dogs and special We were terrified when we a gas boiler, and billowed rescue teams to look for saw the amount of smoke through Toledo Street, near any possible survivors. coming out of the church’s the city’s center. Aerial An Associated Press report- building,” the 20-year-old footage shared by Spain’s er saw emergency work- Madrid resident told The As- A firefighter works at the scene of an explosion in downtown National Police showed ers carry two bodies away sociated Press. Madrid, Spain, Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021. rubble covering a nearby from the area, one that A nearby nursing home Associated Press schoolyard — though Ma- firefighters covered with a was evacuated and no in- cials said. wasn’t immediately sure drid’s mayor said no one blue blanket and anoth- juries were initially reported Martínez Almeida also said where it was coming from. was seriously injured at the er shrouded in reflective among the residents, Ma- that some mild damage “We all thought it was from school. emergency sheeting. drid Mayor José Luis Mar- had been identified in a the school. At least eight people were The building belongs to the tínez Almeida told reporters nearby school, where he We went up the stairs to injured in the blast, one seri- nearby La Paloma Catho- on the ground. The home’s said people suffered no the top of our building and ously, the Madrid emergen- lic Parish and hosted the 55 residents were initially more than “scratches.” we could see the structure cy service said in a tweet. offices and apartments for taken to a hotel across the Neighborhood resident of the building and lots of And a technician who some of its priests, Madrid street and were later sent Leire Reparaz said she gray smoke,” the 24-year- was working on the boiler Archbishop Carlos Osoro to other care homes, offi- heard the explosion and old said.q A6 Thursday 21 January 2021 WORLD NEWS China labels Pompeo ‘doomsday clown’ over genocide claims

BEIJING (AP) — China’s are ethnically and cultur- Foreign Ministry described ally distinct from the Han outgoing U.S. Secretary Chinese majority. of State Mike Pompeo on The Associated Press re- Wednesday as a “dooms- ported on widespread day clown” and said his forced birth control among designation of China as a the Uighurs last year, includ- perpetrator of genocide ing the mass sterilization of and crimes against human- Muslim women, even while ity was merely “a piece of family planning restrictions wastepaper.” are loosened on members The allegations of abuses of China’s dominant Han against Muslim minority ethnic group. groups in China’s Xinjiang China has denied all the region are “outright sensa- charges, but Uighur forced tional pseudo-propositions labor has been linked by and a malicious farce con- reporting by the AP to vari- cocted by individual anti- ous products imported to China and anti-Commu- the U.S., including clothing nist forces represented by and electronic goods such Pompeo,” spokesperson as cameras and computer Hua Chunying told report- monitors. ers at a daily briefing. James Leibold, a special- “In our view, Pompeo’s In this file photo taken Thursday, Oct. 1, 2020, a protester from the Uighur community livingin ist in Chinese ethnic policy so-called designation is a Turkey, holds an anti-China placard during a protest in Istanbul, , against what they allege is at La Trobe in Melbourne, oppression by the Chinese government to Muslim Uighurs in far-western Xinjiang province. piece of wastepaper. This Australia, said international Associated Press American politician, who is pressure appears to have notorious for lying and de- ken out and taken action with forced labor. Sea. China has responded had some effect on Chi- ceiving, is turning himself on Xinjiang, implement- Many of the Chinese of- with its own sanctions and nese policies in Xinjiang, into a doomsday clown ing a range of sanctions ficials accused of having tough rhetoric. particularly in prompting and joke of the century against senior Chinese taken part in repression China has imprisoned more the government to release with his last madness and Communist Party leaders are already under U.S. than 1 million people, in- information about the lies of the century,” Hua and state-run enterprises sanctions. The “genocide” cluding Uighurs and oth- camps and possibly reduc- said. that fund repressive poli- designation means new er mostly Muslim ethnic ing mass detentions. Pompeo’s announcement cies in the vast, resource- measures will be easier to groups, in a vast network of “So hopefully we’ll see a Tuesday doesn’t require rich region. impose. prison-like political indoctri- continued continuity with any immediate actions, al- Last week, the Trump ad- Tuesday’s move is the lat- nation camps, according regards to the new (Joe though the U.S. must take ministration announced it est in a series of steps the to U.S. officials and human Biden) administration on the designation into ac- would halt imports of cot- outgoing Trump administra- rights groups. People have holding China to account,” count in formulating policy ton and tomatoes from tion has taken to ramp up been subjected to torture, Leibold said in an interview. toward China. China says Xinjiang, with Customs and pressure on China over is- sterilization and political in- “And hopefully the Biden its policies in Xinjiang aim Border Protection officials sues from human rights and doctrination in addition to administration can bring its only to promote economic saying they would block the coronavirus pandemic forced labor as part of an allies along to continue to growth and social stability. products from there sus- to Taiwan, Tibet, Hong assimilation campaign in a put pressure on the Chinese The U.S. has previously spo- pected of being produced Kong and the South China region whose inhabitants government,” he said.q American who enthused Bali was queer-friendly being deported

island of Bali over her viral and Human Rights. a follow-up consultation tweets that celebrated it as A statement from the of- about becoming an expa- a low-cost, queer-friendly fice cited her descriptions triate in Bali for $50. “She is place for foreigners to live. of Bali providing comfort suspected of carrying out Kristen Antoinette Gray for LGBT and being easily business activities by selling arrived in Bali in January accessible during the pan- e-books and put a rate for 2020 and wound up stay- demic. It also referenced consulting (about) Bali tour- ing through the coronavi- tweets with links to her e- ism,” Manihuruk said. rus pandemic. Her posts on book, which had direct Many Indonesian social Twitter, including compari- links to agents who could media users were furious sons between Bali and Los help foreigners move to the that she was showing off liv- Angeles and links to buy island. ing and working in Bali with- her e-book, began going “She stated that she could out a proper business visa. viral in Indonesia on Sun- provide easy access to Bali “I am not guilty. I have not day. through the recommend- overstayed my (tourist) visa. American graphic designer Kristen Antoinette Gray, left, walks Gray’s posts were consid- ed agency and offered I am not making money in with her partner Saundra Michelle Alexander, right, to be tested ered to have “disseminat- the low living costs in Bali, Indonesian rupiah. I put out for the coronavirus at a hospital in Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia on ed information disturbing to that it is comfortable and a statement about LGBT Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021. the public,” which was the LGBTQ-friendly,” Manihuruk and I am deported be- Associated Press basis for her deportation, said at a news conference cause of LGBT,” Gray told By FIRDIA LISNAWATI — An American graphic said Jamaruli Manihuruk, Tuesday. reporters after Immigration Associated Press designer is being deported chief of the Bali regional of- Her tweets also referenced officials announced the DENPASAR, Indonesia (AP) from the Indonesian resort fice for the Ministry of Law her e-book costing $30 and deportation.q A7 WORLD NEWS Thursday 21 January 2021 Boats emerge from Sahara sand to transport migrants to Spain

By MOSA'AB ELSHAMY boat. Within minutes, the Associated Press vessel was deep beneath DAKHLA, Western Sahara the sand again — and the (AP) — Beneath a star- tent and equipment gone. packed sky in the Sahara, As the men drove back to- smugglers and handymen ward town, police stopped unearth a boat buried in their car and searched it the sand, a made-to-order for signs of smuggling — vessel for carrying migrants but found none. from the North African The carpenter said he built coast to Spain's Canary Is- the boat in the desert to lands. avoid attracting atten- With seasoned skill, the men tion — a common prac- hoist the blue-bottomed tice, though smugglers wooden boat atop a four- also sometimes simply buy wheel drive vehicle that boats from fishermen. The will take it from this inland carpenter, who said he hideaway to the Western earns about 20,000 dirham Sahara shore. From there, ($2,000) per vessel, spoke the boat is meant to take on condition of anonymity 20 to 30 migrants into the because of the connection Atlantic Ocean and across to smuggling networks. what the European Union's When such boats make it border agency calls "the A tent where smugglers stay while building fishing boats to be used to carry migrants to the Canary to Dakhla, they find plenty most dangerous migratory Islands, is set up in a remote part of the desert out of the town of Dakhla in Morocco-administered of takers. Western Sahara, Tuesday, Dec. 22, 2020. route in the world." Associated Press It can take up to four days The boat handover is a cru- to get to the Canaries, cial but little-seen piece main point of entry for mi- before departure or at sea. At the meeting point, the and people arrive in ter- of the migrant smuggling grants trying to reach Eu- One recent failure was visi- men found a white tent rible shape. They generally chain in disputed West- ropean shores last year, ble on the shores of the Da- and a young boat-builder don't take food on the jour- ern Sahara — a business according to EU and Span- khla peninsula: the freshly — and unearthed a large ney and very little water, if that thrived last year, as ish government figures. charred remains of a mi- boat. any, according to migra- the coronavirus pandemic At least 600 people died grant boat that caught fire. Just as they prepared to tion agencies. plunged many Africans or disappeared trying to The fate of those aboard is head back, the smug- But deterring people from into poverty and, with make the journey. unclear. glers received a message taking the risk is a huge other routes choked off, The resurgence of the route IOM's Missing Migrants Proj- about police "movement" challenge in a global eco- migration to the Canary Is- has been driven in part by ect provisionally recorded and were told to leave the nomic crisis. q lands jumped eight-fold to COVID-19. 601 deaths or disappear- the highest rates ever re- The pandemic has wiped ances on the Canary route corded. out livelihoods across Mo- last year, including at least Encouraged by aid from rocco by cutting off tourism 109 who left from Dakhla or Spain and the EU, the Mo- revenue and periodically were found near Dakhla. roccan authorities who shutting down local busi- They are still investigating control Western Sahara — nesses. While in the past another eight missing boats where some residents have most arrivals in the Canar- with 355 people aboard. long sought independence ies were from sub-Saharan The Dakhla resident said — are increasingly crack- Africa, now about half are migrants pay $2,000 for the ing down and thwarted a Moroccans. Boats also rou- trip — a vast sum in Mo- recent boat transfer wit- tinely set out from the West rocco, where the typical nessed by The Associated African shores of Guinea, worker earns a few hun- Press. Gambia and Mauritania, dred dollars a month — but But many others succeed, according to the Interna- wouldn't say how much he as smugglers dodge po- tional Organization for Mi- earns himself. lice helicopter searchlights gration. "I don't know where they in the desert and reach A resident of Dakhla who get the money from, but fishing towns on the coast organizes trips for migrants they want to leave at any around Dakhla. The penin- said economic difficulties cost," he said. sula city boasts a thriving drove him to work for a One recent night, a group fishing port, and kitesurfing smuggling network. of smugglers left Dakhla enthusiasts flock to its wa- "We had to make money and headed inland, fol- ters. But in recent months, and feed our families," the lowed by a vehicle carry- its beaches have become 32-year-old told the AP on ing a dozen handymen. a hot spot for smuggling condition of anonymity be- They drove past police networks eyeing the Ca- cause what he does is ille- checkpoints then turned naries, 500 kilometers (300 gal. off the highway into the miles) north. He says he puts together endless expanse of desert. Although irregular crossings one trip per week, while The driver had a GPS co- to Europe dropped overall competitors send out up ordinate on a phone and in 2020, the Canary Islands to 10 boats a night. He es- crossed the sand with the route saw a significant rise, timates as many as half of experience of someone with some 22,600 migrants the migration attempts fail, who seemed to have tak- arriving, making Spain the either because of problems en the route many times. A8 Thursday 21 January 2021

Ike’s Bistro unveils vegan smorgasbord

EAGLE BEACH — Ike’s bistro at Manchebo Beach Resort & Spa surprises with an excel- lent, tasteful and varied vegan menu. Executive Chef Sandro Herold is obviously enthu- siastic about the new offerings that fill up the place already. “People nowadays are a bit more conscious about what they eat. This menu offers a wide variety with creative vegan food items.” We asked some of the guests about their experience: “delicious”, “very tasty” “great food, great setting”. Even teens, in general not too fond of health food, applauded the offerings. “We did not even miss the meat”. Of course the restau- rant also offers their extensive regular menu for the non-vegan guests containing all you wish From the Land or From the Sea.

Vegan is hot now, says the chef, and we had that confirmed by several guests. Ike’s Vegan Fish Taco, Chickpeas Tartare and Avocado, Spicy Bistro is an open air restaurant, located in the Manchebo Beach Resort & Spa. Under Buffalo Cauliflower Wings or Vegetable Tempura. Tomato a huge cabana with a view to the romantically lit pool of the resort you are seated in Basil Soup or Lemongrass Carrot Ginger Soup are simply relaxed chairs and served by great waiters. And not unimportant: Covid-19 safe. delicious as are the Arugula Jackfruit Salad or Mesclun Salad. For the main course pick your pick: Sesame Ginger Your senses are tickled because of the purity and freshness of the food items. You may Duck (contains gluten), Stuffed Corn Chips and Avocado, choose for the unknown which is a three-course vegan chef tasting menu that can also Grilled Fish Filet and Roasted Cauliflower or Truffle Porcini be combined with a wine pairing. Or you select your choices from the menu. All dishes Risotto & Grilled Tofu. This heavenly healthy trip reaches are 100% Vegan and are gluten-free unless labeled otherwise. Start with appetizers like its end destination with a scrumptious dessert: Caribbean Snickers, a must-try! All of those choices embrace your in- ner senses with their freshness and clear flavors.

Vegan might be on the menu in many restaurants nowa- days as ‘the other option’, but here at Ike’s Bistro they celebrate vegan and you get hooked, that is a promise. Passion, creativity, purity, dedication to a concept and a beautiful setting take care of an enchanting experi- ence. Vegans and non-vegans are welcome, Manche- bo Beach Resort & Spa has got it all covered.q

Manchebo Beach Resort & Spa – Ike’s Bistro J.E. Irausquin Boulevard 55 Telephone +297 582 3444 Ikesbistro.com Facebook Ike’s Bistro A9 LOCAL Thursday 21 January 2021 Aruba’s underwater wonderland

ORANJESTAD - Exploring north-western side of the the Netherlands on May car and walk around for southern-west part of the the underwater wonders is island, approximately 5 to 10, 1940, the crew decided a while. Baby beach is a island. The beach is differ- something you should defi- 10 minute drive from Palm to let their own ship sink, to child friendly beach, since ent from the other beaches nitely do during your stay Beach. From the unique prevent it from falling into it is shallow and the water in Aruba; it is beach full of in Aruba. The underwater steps you can easily walk the hands of the Dutch has a pleasant tempera- mangroves. You reach the world has everything to of- over the beach into the Navy. Antilla lies on its port- ture. The name therefore beach by a bridge through fer that makes a snorkel trip clear and turquoise blue side in Malmok bay, and fits well with the beach. the mangroves and then so exceptional; an impres- ocean. While snorkeling the sunken word war two Baby beach is an excellent you will have several en- sive, colorful sea life with you will encounter all kind ship is now one of Aruba’s beach for snorkeling, espe- trances to the sea. There exotic fishes, turtles and of tropical fishes and sea most popular snorkeling cially if you want to go with are diverse spots where beautiful coral reef. The his- stars. The kind of starfish and dive spots. However, small children, because the you can enjoy a perfect toric shipwrecks, located you will find in the Aruban the ship wreck can only be water remains shallow and beach day, wooden stairs on the Aruban seabed are waters is the red cushion reached by boat. The ship there are still many under- made to enter the water also worth a visit. Aruba is sea star. This is a starfish that is visible from the surface water wonders to see. In and a dock to sit on and known for its white beach- is commonly found in the and during your snorkeling the ocean there is an area enjoy the view. Mangel es and blue oceans, which shallow waters of the Ca- trip you be surrounded by marked until where it is rec- Halto is also worth a visit for means there are many fas- ribbean sea and if you are hundreds of tropical fishes, ommended to snorkel and the snorkeling experience. cinating under water spots, lucky during your snorkeling but the ship wreck alone is on the beach you will find Inside the bay, the water where you can take your visit to Tres Trapi, you may already impressive enough. different facilities. It is a per- is clear and you find many snorkeling gear and we se- come across one of the fect beach to spend your colorful fish. Outside the lected the top spots for you. green sea turtles. Respect Baby beach day snorkeling and relax- bay is a bit more challeng- the animal, keep your dis- Baby beach; a white ing. ing for beginners because Tres Trapi tance and enjoy the view. beach, with a crystal blue of the wind and the waves, Tres Trapi means tree steps Also remember; it is a once ocean. The beach is lo- Mangel Halto but the coral is alive and it in Papiamento, Papiamen- in a life time experience. cated on the southern part Mangel Halto beach is lo- is just like snorkel heaven.q to is together with Dutch of the island. On the way cated in Savaneta, on the the official language spo- Antilla shipwreck to the famous beach, you ken on Aruba. The beach Antilla is a 400-foot-long will drive through the old LIKE US ON is called Tres Trapi because long ship, built in 1939 in capital of Aruba, San Nico- it is accessible by the tree Hamburg, Germany. Antilla las. The old Aruban culture steps carved into the rocks. came to Aruba, because it can be still felt and expe- Tres Trapi is a small rocky had to find a neutral port. rienced here, so do not beach, located on the When Germany invaded hesitate to get out of your Facebook.com/arubatoday/ A10 Thursday 21 January 2021 local The Kitchen Table enters sixth year of gastronomic success on NEW location: A very fine culinary journey of Caribbean and Peruvian fusion cuisine

EAGLE BEACH — The Kitchen Table is an elegant, classy, intimate, high-quality res- taurant with an exceptional dining set-up. Dining here is an experience, a kind of sitting- at your- best- friend’s or family’s kitchen table where you feel and taste that the food contains love. Are you looking for something different, an ecstatic foody trip, than this is where you need to go.

The 7-8 course gastronomic journey will start with sparkling wine at the patio of The Kitch- en Table’s new location at Paradise Beach Villas as of 6.45PM. Around 7.00PM guests will of today’s gastronomy. be guided for a memorable dinner on the second floor of the other popular restaurant Asi Es Mi Peru. The dining concept reflects extraordinary, elegant and exquisite dishes The Kitchen Table is open from Tuesday to Saturday. Have from the Caribbean, Peruvian fusion and international cuisine created by the owners, a peak on their website www.thekitchentableinaruba. Chef David Lizano and his team. To pair the perfect wines three sommeliers were invited com or call them at +297-280 7117.q to make the selection.

The interior of the restaurant is if you were in an elegant establishment in Lima, the capi- tal city of Peru. You feel elevated in the top of the building where dinner takes place in an intimate setting. The typical, colorful Peruvian fabrics dress the ceiling while the large windows dignify the room. There are only 16 seats available creating an intimacy under- lined by the owner’s personal attention. “This is an amazing experience,” says Robert J. Giordanella from New York. “The food is truly divine,” shares a local guest. An evening at The Kitchen Table will be noted as unforgettable in your book of vacation memories, as it stands out from the regular island dinners.

It is all about consistency The Peruvian-born Roxanna Salinas and her husband Jan van Nes are the secret formu- la behind The Kitchen Table’s success. The couple takes a personal approach to what they do, this is not about running a business as usual. This is more about making you feel welcomed home, as well as being pampered. They bring top hospitality, experience and authenticity to the table. Within this gourmet dinner concept the two blended the Peruvian culinary art of Roxanna’s top kitchen team and Jan’s expertise from The Kitchen Table. The result is one big trip of delight, indulge and tickling of your taste buds. The Kitchen Table welcomes you with open arms every Tuesday to Saturday.

Peruvian touch In the last ten years, Peru has been recognized as one of the world’s best culinary des- tinations, and for seven consecutive years, the South American country has won the award for the Best Culinary destination at the Worlds Travel Awards. Biodiversity com- bined multiculturalism are the reasons why Peru is so rich in gastronomy. You can travel through the last 500 years, touch a mix of cultures whenever you taste authentic Peru- vian cuisine. The Kitchen Table brings this epicurean delicacies to Aruba paired per- fectly with the best wines and they will make you understand why Peru is at the height A11 business Thursday 21 January 2021 Deal offers more banking services for California pot firms By MICHAEL R. BLOOD Los Angeles-based United linked money, but it didn’t Associated Press Cannabis Business Associa- clear the Senate. LOS ANGELES (AP) — A Cal- tion, said the agreement The industry is hoping for ifornia cannabis industry represents another encour- regulatory gains in Wash- group announced Tuesday aging step as more finan- ington with the arrival of that it reached an agree- cial institutions open their the new administration and ment with a state credit doors to the industry. Democratic control of the union that will provide With growing acceptance Senate. checking, wire transfers of cannabis nationwide, President-elect Joe Biden and other banking services along with regulatory was once known as an an- for more marijuana com- changes, “there are more ti-drug warrior but has soft- panies, helping ease what banks that are willing to ened his tone over time. He has been an obstacle for tell people they are willing has said he would decrimi- many businesses. to accept cannabis ac- nalize — but not legalize — Most Americans live in counts,” he said. the use of marijuana, while states where cannabis is In this June 27, 2017, file photo, bundles of $20 bills are placed As of Sept. 30, federal reg- expunging all prior can- legally available in some on a table as Jerred Kiloh, owner of the Higher Path medical ulators reported that 677 nabis use convictions and form, and broad legal marijuana dispensary, prepares a trip to Los Angeles City Hall to banks and credit unions ending jail time for drug use marijuana sales began pay his monthly tax payment in cash in Los Angeles. were providing services for alone. However, legaliza- Associated Press in California in 2018. But marijuana business. That tion advocates recall with there’s been a problem members will gain access number of state financial represents a small fraction bitterness that he was a when it comes to banks: to banking services through institutions willing to handle of the overall banking in- leading Senate supporter Many don’t want anything the California-based North cannabis-linked funds is dustry, and the figure had of a 1994 crime bill that to do with money from the Bay Credit Union. gradually growing, and a declined slightly in 2020, a sent droves of minor drug cannabis industry for fear “Since California legalized state law enacted last year drop attributed in part to offenders to prison. it could expose them to cannabis, operators have was designed to provide business closings caused Even if there are doubts legal trouble from the fed- faced significant struggles legal safeguards for banks by coronavirus restrictions. within the industry about eral government, which still with banking and payment and credit unions engag- Efforts to broaden banking Biden, the Democratic Par- considers marijuana illegal. services, given the federal ing with marijuana compa- access for pot companies ty is clearly more welcom- As a result, many marijuana government’s continued nies. have stalled in Congress. ing to cannabis reform, companies in California’s ban on cannabis prod- The credit union said on its The House in September especially its progressive multibillion-dollar market ucts,” the group said in a website that it has been of- passed a bill to allow busi- wing. Both the House and have been left to do busi- statement. The agreement fering banking services to nesses legitimately oper- Senate will be under Demo- ness largely in cash, making is intended “to alleviate the cannabis industry since ating under state laws to cratic control this year, and them appealing targets for the banking obstacles that 2017. Medicinal cannabis access loans, lines of credit Vice President-elect Ka- crime. cannabis operators face, sales have been legal in and other banking services, mala Harris has said mak- Under the partnership, the so they can focus on their California for over two de- while sheltering financial in- ing pot legal at the federal California Cannabis In- core business.” cades. stitutions from prosecution level is the “smart thing to dustry Association said its Industry experts say the Jerred Kiloh, who heads the for handling marijuana- do.”q Netflix’s big 4Q lifts video service above 200M subscribers

By MICHAEL LIEDTKE projected by Netflix’s own ed more than 170 million AP Technology Writer management and Wall additional subscribers. SAN RAMON, Calif. (AP) Street analysts, even as the Netflix gained another 37 — Netflix’s video stream- company began rolling million subscribers last year, ing service has surpassed out price increases of 8% a 22% increase from 2019. 200 million subscribers for to 13% in the U.S. Netflix’s Its stock fared even better, the first time as its expand- stock surged by more than rising by 67% last year. The ing line-up of TV series and 12% extended trading after Los Gatos, California, com- movies continues to capti- the latest subscriber num- pany now boasts a market vate people stuck at home bers came out. value of more than $220 bil- during the ongoing battle After upending the DVD- lion. against the pandemic. rental industry, Netflix intro- For all its success, Netflix The subscriber milestone duced the then-revolution- still faces challenges in the This Aug. 13, 2020, file photo shows a logo for Netflix on a remote highlighted Netflix’s fourth- ary concept of streaming coming years from bevy of control in Portland, Ore. quarter results released TV shows and films 14 years deep-pocketed rivals, with Associated Press Tuesday. The service added ago. At that time, its service perhaps the most formi- in its first year, embolden- duction.” another 8.5 million subscrib- had a mere 6 million sub- dable posed by a more ex- ing the company’s man- To retain and attract sub- ers during the October-De- scribers. perienced and even larger agement to predict that it scribers, Netflix already had cember period, capping The streaming service be- entertainment company: will boast as many as 260 been spending so much Netflix’s biggest year since gan to grow rapidly seven Walt Disney Co. million subscribers at some money on original pro- its inception as a DVD-by- years ago when Netflix After deciding to stop li- point in 2024. gramming that the com- mail service in 1997. Netflix started producing its own censing its library to Netflix, “It is super impressive what pany usually ends up shov- ended the year with nearly shows and accelerated a Disney introduced its own Disney has done,” Netflix eling out more cash than its 204 million worldwide sub- worldwide expansion that video streaming service 14 co-CEO Reed Hastings said video services brings in from scribers. now spans more than 190 months ago. The service, in Tuesday video discus- its subscribers, although it The fourth-quarter gains countries. Since the Feb- Disney Plus, has proved far sion with investors. “It gets has remained profitable easily topped the projec- ruary 2013 debut of its first more popular than anyone us fired up about increas- under the accounting stan- tions of the roughly 6 mil- original series, “House of imagined, accumulating ing our membership and dards allowed in the enter- lion additional subscribers Cards,” Netflix has attract- nearly 90 million subscribers increasing our content pro- tainment industry.q A12 Thursday 21 January 2021 TECHNOLOGY Cybersecurity firm: Booting hackers a complex chore

By FRANK BAJAK cause many victims still AP Technology Writer can’t figure out what the BOSTON (AP) — Efforts to attackers have done and assess the impact of a thus “may not feel they more than seven-month- have an obligation to re- old cyberespionage cam- port on it,” said Carmakal. paign blamed on Russia “This threat actor is so — and boot the intruders — good, so sophisticated, remain in their early stages, so disciplined, so patient says the cybersecurity firm and so elusive that it’s just that discovered the attack. hard for organizations to re- The hack has badly shaken ally understand what the the U.S. government and scope and impact of the private sector. intrusions are. The firm, FireEye, released But I can assure you there a tool and a white paper are a lot of victims beyond Tuesday to help potential what has been made pub- victims scour their cloud- lic to date,” Carmakal said. based installations of Mi- On top of that, he said, the crosoft 365 — where users’ hackers “will continue to emails, documents and obtain access to organiza- collaborative tools reside tions. There will be new vic- — to determine if hackers tims.” broke in and remain active. This Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2015 file photo shows FireEye offices in Milpitas, Calif. Microsoft disclosed on Dec. The aim is not just to ferret Associated Press 31 t hat the hackers had out and evict the hackers including the departments warebytes announced into an update of network viewed some of its source but to keep them from be- of Commerce, Treasury, that it was among the vic- management software first code. It said it found “no in- ing able to re-enter, said Justice and federal courts. tims — and said it was com- pushed out last March by dications our systems were Matthew McWhirt, the ef- Also compromised, said promised through the very Texas-based SolarWinds. used to attack others.” On fort’s team leader. FireEye chief technical of- Microsoft email system the “We continue to learn Tuesday, Malwarebytes “There’s a lot of specific ficer Charles Carmakal, FireEye tool aims to button about new victims almost said it had determined that things you have to do — we are dozens of private sec- down. every day. I still think that “the attacker only gained learned from our investiga- tor targets with a high con- The intruders have stealth- we’re still in the early days access to a limited sub- tions — to really eradicate centration in the software ily scooped up intelligence of really understanding the set of internal company the attacker,” he said. industry and Washington for months, carefully choos- scope of the threat-actor emails” and said the con- Since FireEye disclosed its D.C. policy-oriented think ing targets from the roughly activity,” said Carmakal. duit — Microsoft’s Azure discovery in mid-Decem- tanks. 18,000 customers infected The public has not heard cloud services — are not ber, infections have been On Tuesday, the security with malicious code they much about who exactly used in its software produc- found at federal agencies software company Mal- activated after sneaking it was compromised be- tion environments. q

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By LINDSEY BAHR Texas-born siblings want- AP Film Writer ed to make a film about Border tensions are boiled hope, even as “the world down to two families in “ No is growing apart” and “xe- Man’s Land,” an uneven nophobia and prejudice independent thriller with are abundant,” the direc- some redeeming qualities. tor wrote in a statement. Its heart, and homages to And indeed, “No Man’s classic Westerns, are in the Land” is less about revenge right place even if the work than it is about empathy as a whole is neither as im- and atonement, but I’m pactful nor epic as the film- not sure Jackson was the makers were striving for. best point of focus. He is The film sets up two fami- a nice-looking kid with a lies on either side of the lot to learn, but also a little border. The Greers are dim-witted and dull. He is American ranchers whose neither hero nor anti-hero, property exists in no man’s he’s just a victim of the in- land, north of the Rio creasingly improbable and Grande but south of the sometimes downright silly fences. The Mexican fam- plot. ily — they don’t get a last As far as the performances name — are just hoping to go, the most compelling start a new life in America. This image released by IFC Films shows, from second left, George Lopez, Frank Grillo, Andie ones are from Lopez and But they have misfortune to McDowell and Jake Allyn in a scene from “No Man’s Land.” Jimenez, who don’t get Associated Press cross through the Greers’ nearly enough to do. The on a night that they’ve de- English. The shouting con- also somehow does not the point of intolerance. story would have benefit- cided to patrol their lands. tinues and things go south speak Spanish, suspects the On his journey to nowhere, ted from a little more Gus- They’ve been frustrated quickly when the other son, cover up. When he comes Jackson gets a lot of char- tavo and a little less Jack- that their cattle keep get- Jackson (Jake Allyn), dash- to arrest him, Jackson and ity from strangers including son. ting out when their fences es into the situation to help his horse Sundance flee a wealthy rancher with a Conor Allyn is clearly a tal- are cut. and ends up shooting and across the Rio Grande. stunning daughter (Esmer- ented director and has And about 30 minutes in, killing Gustavo’s young son For a kid who has grown up alda Pimentel) who let him a lot of reverence for the things come to a head in Fernando (Alessio Valenti- on a small ranch, Jackson is stay and work for a while. Western genre, but for as a tense showdown in the ni) in the chaos. Lucas also shockingly inept at survival And he starts to realize good and lofty as it’s inten- middle of the night. Bill gets shot. skills, drinking stagnant wa- that his neighbors across tions are, “No Man’s Land” Greer (Frank Grillo) and It’s a fine set-up as Jack- ter, being a little too trusting the border are people too comes up short. his son Lucas (Alex Mac- son is the son who is sup- of everyone he encounters and not nuisances to shoo “No Man’s Land,” an IFC Nicoll) have their guns posed to get out. He’s and sleeping in random away with guns and hate. Films release in select the- drawn on the family, who been recruited to play barns along the way. It’s Oh and he’s also being aters Jan. 22, is rated PG- are unarmed and pan- minor league baseball in also somewhat hard to be- hunted by Gustavo and 13 by the Motion Picture icked. The Greers speak no New York. His father is pre- lieve that he has not in his a local tough Luis (Andres Association of America for Spanish and don’t seem pared to take the blame, 20 some years picked up Delgado). “some strong violence and all that interested in the but Ramirez (George Lo- even one word of Spanish, “No Man’s Land” was writ- language.” Running time: fact that Gustavo (Jorge pez), the Texas Ranger who but perhaps the filmmakers ten by Allyn and directed 114 minutes. Two stars out A. Jimenez) speaks perfect stumbles on the scene who are just trying to belabor by his brother Conor. The of four.q Music stars slam UK’s ‘shameful’ failure on EU touring rules British government, which visas for stays of up to 90 as a cultural powerhouse. has left them facing post- days, and some short busi- The musicians’ letter said Brexit restrictions on touring ness trips are also allowed. the new expense and bu- in the European Union. But artists and musicians reaucracy will make “many In a letter published have not been included in tours unviable, especially Wednesday in the Times of the deal. for young emerging mu- London, more than 100 mu- Britain and the EU disagree sicians who are already sicians including Sting, Pink about who is to blame for struggling to keep their Floyd’s Roger Waters and the omission, each accus- heads above water owing Roger Daltrey of The Who, ing the other of rejecting a to the COVID ban on live along with the heads of deal for touring artists. music.”q major arts institutions, said The new rules mean U.K. the new U.K.-EU trade deal performers have to comply 2 8 3 4 7 1 6 9 5 In this Sunday, Feb. 9, 2020 file photo, Elton John performs “(I’m that took effect Jan. 1 has with differing rules in the 27 6 9 7 2 5 8 1 3 4 Gonna) Love Me Again” nominated for the award for best “a gaping hole where the EU nations, negotiating vi- 4 5 1 9 3 6 2 8 7 original song from “Rocketman” at the Oscars, at the Dolby promised free movement sas for musicians and per- 1 7 9 3 6 5 4 2 8 Theatre in Los Angeles. for musicians should be.” mits for their equipment. Associated Press 8 4 2 1 9 7 5 6 3 Britain’s departure from the Many say the costs and red 5 3 6 8 4 2 7 1 9 By JILL LAWLESS ton John, Ed Sheeran and EU means that U.K. citizens tape will make it impossible 9 6 4 7 2 3 8 5 1 Associated Press conductor Simon Rattle can no longer live and for British artists to perform 7 1 5 6 8 9 3 4 2 LONDON (AP) — Dozens of say musicians have been work freely in the 27-nation on the continent, endan- 3 2 8 5 1 4 9 7 6 2021 Conceptis Puzzles, Dist. by King Features Syndicate, Inc. U.K. music stars including El- “shamefully failed” by the bloc. Tourists do not need gering the country’s status 1/21 Difficulty Level A15 sports Thursday 21 January 2021 Woods has 5th back surgery, to miss Torrey Pines and Riviera

By DOUG FERGUSON the fall of 2019, he tied Sam 38th in his Masters title de- AP Golf Writer Snead's career victory re- fense that he has days that Tiger Woods has suffered cord with No. 82, and the are harder than others. a setback with his back, record seemed to be only "My body just has moments disclosing Tuesday that he a matter of time. But he where it just doesn't work recently had a fifth surgery was never in serious con- like it used to," he said in that will keep him from tention all of last year and November. "No matter how starting the year until after missed a full month with a hard I try, things just don't the West Coast Swing on minor back issue before work the way they used to, the PGA Tour. golf was shut down by the and no matter how much I Woods will not play next COVID-19 pandemic. push and ask of this body, week in the Farmers In- When he returned in July, it just doesn't work at times. surance Open at Torrey he didn't finish better than Yes, it is more difficult than Pines, which he has won a tie for 37th at the PGA others to be motivated at This Dec. 19, 2020, file photo shows Tiger Woods watching his tee seven times, most recently Championship in seven times. shot on the first hole during the first round of the PNC Champion- ship golf tournament, in Orlando, Fla. in 2013. He also won the tournaments he played. In "Yes, because things just Associated Press U.S. Open in 2008 at Torrey six of those events where he ache and have to deal Pines, which hosts the U.S. made the cut, he finished a with things that I've never Torrey Pines and Riviera. He West Coast Swing. Then it's Open again in June. combined 107 shots out of had to deal with before." has not been as predict- Bay Hill, where Woods has He also will miss the Gen- the lead. He played the PNC Cham- able with his schedule in won eight times (all before esis Invitational on Feb. He turned 45 at the end of pionship with his son and recent years leading to the his back surgeries) but has 18-21 at Riviera, where he last year, and his surgery they finished seventh. Masters on April 8-11. skipped the last two years, serves as tournament host. count is now up to 10 — five Woods plans to be at Riv- The World Golf Champion- and The Players Champion- In a statement from his on his left knee, five on his iera in his role as tourna- ships event recently played ship. There are three more TGR Foundation, which back. ment host. The statement in Mexico has moved to tournaments after that be- Woods also tweeted, he Woods said after he tied for said only that he would miss Florida and follows the fore the Masters.q did not say when he had the microdiscetomy sur- gery though Rory McIlroy, speaking Wednesday at a news conference ahead of the Abu Dhabi Cham- pionship, said it took place on Dec. 23 and that Woods was "back on his feet the next day." It was to remove a pres- surized disc fragment that was giving him nerve pain during the PNC Champi- onship last month that he played with 11-year-old son Charlie. Doctors said the operation was a success and predict- ed a full recovery, accord- ing to the statement. "I look forward to begin training and am focused on getting back out on tour," Woods said. The year Woods last won at Torrey Pines is when back problems began to sur- face. He had his first micro- disectomy right before the 2014 Masters, and then he had two more in Septem- ber and October of 2015. The fourth surgery in April 2017 was a major one, to fuse his lower spine. Woods' return was successful, lead- ing to a victory in the 2018 Tour Championship — his first in five years — and he capped it off by winning the Masters in 2019, his 15th major and his first in 11 years. When he won the Zozo Championship in Japan in A16 Thursday 21 January 2021 sports Super Host? Bucs can become 1st to play Super Bowl at home

By MARK LONG home to open the playoffs. AP Pro Football Writer They barely showed up The Tampa Bay Bucca- the following week in Den- neers have a chance to ver, getting smoked 38-3 make history at Green Bay by a team that featured on Sunday. If they do, it four future Hall of Famers: might come with an aster- quarterback John Elway, isk. running back Terrell Davis, No team has ever played tight end Shannon Sharpe a Super Bowl in its home and safety Steve Atwater. stadium. Tom Brady and Another Hall of Famer, Dan the underdog Bucs (13-5) Marino, threw a pair of in- will try to become the first terceptions. Elway and the to do so by winning the Broncos went on to claim NFC championship game their second straight cham- against the Packers (14-3). pionship. The Super Bowl will take — Miami, 1994 place two weeks later at The Dolphins were the No. 3 Raymond James Stadium seed four years earlier with in Tampa, Florida. the Super Bowl set to be It would be some feat for played at Joe Robbie Sta- the wild-card Bucs to reach dium. They beat Kansas City the NFL finale after playing to open the playoffs and three road playoff games. Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady (12) calls a play at the line of scrimmage against traveled cross-country to The prize would be much the New Orleans Saints during the second half of an NFL divisional round playoff football game, face San Diego in the divi- Sunday, Jan. 17, 2021, in New Orleans. different this year, though, Associated Press sional round. Miami led 21-6 because the Super Bowl will after Marino’s third TD pass be played in front of a far zones. Los Angeles Rams lost Su- a sign of things to come of the day just before half- smaller crowd than usual. So if Tampa Bay advances per Bowl 14 to Pittsburgh in the Super Bowl against time. But it was all Chargers Tampa Bay averaged to the big game, it won’t in the Rose Bowl instead of New England. from there. They scored 16 14,483 fans for its eight gain a significant advan- the Los Angeles Memorial — Houston, 2016 unanswered points in the home games in 2020 — tage by playing in front of Coliseum. The Texans won the AFC second half, including the about 22% of stadium ca- its home crowd. Technical- Here’s a look at the other South and were the No. 4 go-ahead touchdown with pacity. The NFL is planning ly, it won’t even be a sell- NFL teams that made the seed heading into the AFC 35 seconds remaining. Pete for 20% capacity at the Su- out, and the game would playoffs the season their playoffs. They beat Oak- Stoyanovich missed wide per Bowl on Feb. 7, accord- set an attendance record home stadiums hosted the land in a wild-card game right from 48 yards out on ing to ESPN. Fans will be in for the smallest Super Bowl Super Bowl and came up but lost 34-16 the following Miami’s final play. San Di- pods separated by 6 feet, crowd. short: week on the road to Brady ego went on to beat Pitts- and masks will be required The first Super Bowl in 1967 — Minnesota, 2017 and New England. It was burgh in the AFC title game in accordance with local was played in front of Coming off the “Minnesota quarterback Brock Oswei- before losing to juggernaut COVID-19 safety protocols. 61,946 fans at the Los An- Miracle” at home against ler’s final start for Houston. San Francisco in the Super Capacity at Raymond geles Coliseum. It’s the only New Orleans — Stefon Brady went on to win his Bowl in Miami. James Stadium is 65,890, one that didn’t sell out. Diggs hauled in a 61-yard fifth of six championships, — Miami, 1978 so a little more than 13,000 In the 53 Super Bowls since, touchdown pass from Case this one in come-from-be- The Dolphins lost to Hous- fans are expected inside to just two teams have played Keenum on the final play — hind fashion after trailing ton at home in a wild-card finish a season played dur- the game in their home re- the Vikings traveled to Phil- Atlanta 28-3 late in the third game, ending any chance ing a pandemic. It’s a huge gion: the 1984 San Fran- adelphia for the NFC title quarter. they had of returning to the drop from the 75,000 that cisco 49ers beat Miami in game and got shellacked — Miami, 1998 Orange Bowl for the Super would have been expect- Super Bowl 19 in Stanford 38-7. Eagles backup Nick The Dolphins were the No. Bowl. Pittsburgh beat Dallas ed with additional tempo- Stadium rather than Can- Foles threw for 352 yards 4 seed in the AFC and for its third Vince Lombardi rary bleachers in the end dlestick Park; and the 1979 and three touchdowns, beat division rival Buffalo at Trophy in five years.q Chiefs’ Mahomes practices, remains in concussion protocol By DAVE SKRETTA Andy Reid said that fit per- third quarter of last Sun- AP Sports Writer fectly with what Mahomes day’s 22-17 victory over the KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — was able to do. Cleveland Browns. Chad Chiefs quarterback Patrick Reid didn’t say what phase Henne finished the game Mahomes remains in the of the five-step process Ma- and would be the starter NFL’s concussion protocol, homes is in to be cleared if Mahomes was unable to but practiced in a limited to play, but the work he play against the Bills.q capacity on Wednesday, described his quarterback raising hopes that the doing coincides with the reigning Super Bowl MVP fourth step. That involves a can play in Sunday’s AFC player resuming non-con- title game against Buffalo. tact football activities, such Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes (15) is helped The Chiefs typically breeze as throwing and running, off the field by teammate Mike Remmers, right, after getting through practice on and is the final step before injured during the second half of an NFL divisional round football Wednesday with little con- a player is deemed ready game against the Cleveland Browns, Sunday, Jan. 17, 2021, in tact before ramping things to go. Kansas City. Associated Press up on Thursday, and coach Mahomes was hurt in the facebook.com/arubatoday/