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2020 ELECTION Counting continues Biden pushes closer to victory as Trump presses legal moves

BY JONATHAN LEMIRE, ZEKE MILLER, JILL COLVIN AND ALEXANDRA JAFFE Associated Press WASHINGTON — Democrat Joe Biden pushed closer Thursday to the 270 Electoral College votes he needed to win the White House, securing victories in the “blue wall” battle- grounds of Wisconsin and Michigan and narrowing Presi- dent Donald Trump’s path to reelection. With a handful of states up for grabs, Trump tried to press his case in court in some key swing states. In spite of the ag- gressive Republican move, the flurry of court action did not seem obviously destined to impact the election’s outcome. Two days after Election Day, neither candidate had the votes needed to win the White House. But Biden’s victories in the Great Lakes states left him at 264, meaning he was one battleground state away — any would do — from becoming president-elect. Trump, with 214 electoral votes, faced a much higher hurdle. To reach 270, he needed to claim all four remaining battlegrounds: Pennsylvania, North Carolina, Georgia and Nevada. SEE COUNTING ON PAGE 9

An election worker examines a ballot as counting continued at State Farm Arena on Wednesday in Atlanta.

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US reaches another record high for confirmed coronavirus cases amid election battle

BY LINDSEY TANNER challenge that either President Donald Trump than 232,000, and total confirmed U.S. cases RELATED Associated Press or former Vice President Joe Biden will face in have surpassed 9 million. Those are the high- the coming months. est totals in the world, and new infections are New confirmed cases of the coronavirus Unemployment Daily new confirmed coronavirus cases in increasing in nearly every state. in the U.S. have climbed to an all-time high the U.S. have surged 45% over the past two Several states on Wednesday reported claims fall slightly, of more than 86,000 per day on average, in a grim numbers that are fueling the national glimpse of the worsening crisis that lies ahead weeks, to a record 7-day average of 86,352, but numbers according to data compiled by Johns Hopkins trends. Texas reported 9,048 new cases and for the winner of the presidential election. 126 deaths, and the number of coronavirus Cases and hospitalizations are setting re- University. Deaths are also on the rise, up 15% remain grim patients in Missouri, Nebraska and Oklahoma cords all around the country just as the holi- to an average of 846 deaths every day. days and winter approach, demonstrating the The total U.S. death toll is already more SEE CASES ON PAGE 7 Page 8 PAGE 2 •STARS AND STRIPES• Friday, November 6, 2020 BUSINESS/WEATHER EXCHANGE RATES Chinese finance firm debut halted due to concerns Military rates Switzerland (Franc)...... 0.9061 Euro costs (Nov. 6) ...... $1.15 Thailand (Baht) ...... 30.83 Dollar buys (Nov. 6) ...... €0.8246 Turkey (Lira) ...... 8.4545 Associated Press of the capital market” and pro- symbolized China’s rebound and British pound (Nov. 6) ...... $1.28 (Military exchange rates are those Japanese yen (Nov. 6) ...... 102.00 available to customers at military banking tect investors, a foreign minis- added to a string of smaller of- South Korean won (Nov. 6) ...... 1,103.00 BEIJING — The world’s big- Commercial rates facilities in the country of issuance try spokesman, Zhao Lijian, said ferings by biotech and other new for Japan, South Korea, Germany, the gest online finance company Bahrain (Dinar) ...... 0.3770 Netherlands and the United Kingdom. For Wednesday. companies. In an unusual move, British pound ...... $1.3090 was racing toward a stock mar- nonlocal currency exchange rates (i.e., Zhao gave no details, but fi- Canada (Dollar) ...... 1.3042 it was due to trade in both Shang- purchasing British pounds in Germany), ket debut when it was derailed China (Yuan) ...... 6.6078 nance experts said the ruling check with your local military banking hai for mainland investors and Denmark (Krone) ...... 6.2950 by Beijing’s anxiety about risks Communist Party is worried the facility. Commercial rates are interbank in Hong Kong for international Egypt (Pound) ...... 15.6701 in the fledgling industry, jarring company might be unable to man- Euro ...... $1.1830/0.8453 rates provided for reference when buying global investors and deepening buyers. Hong Kong (Dollar) ...... 7.7555 currency. All figures are foreign currencies age financial risks leaders want to to one dollar, except for the British pound, uncertainty about China’s finan- A brief official announcement Hungary (Forint) ...... 303.58 contain as China tries to get eco- Israel (Shekel) ...... 3.3728 which is represented in dollars-to-pound, cial markets. nomic growth back on track after Tuesday cited regulatory chang- Japan (Yen) ...... 103.67 and the euro, which is dollars-to-euro.) Regulators suspended Ant the coronavirus pandemic. es. It gave no details, but authori- Kuwait (Dinar) ...... 0.3057 INTEREST RATES ties have tightened controls on Norway (Krone) ...... 9.1823 Group’s record-setting $34.5 bil- The planned market launch Philippines (Peso)...... 48.31 Prime rate ...... 3.25 lion stock offering two days be- of Ant, spun off from Alibaba lending by online finance plat- Poland (Zloty) ...... 3.82 Discount rate ...... 0.25 Saudi Arabia (Riyal) ...... 3.7503 Federal funds market rate ...... 0.09 fore trading was due to start in Group, the world’s biggest e-com- forms and raised the amount of Singapore (Dollar) ...... 1.3516 3-month bill ...... 0.10 order to “maintain the stability merce company by sales volume, capital they must have. South Korea (Won) ...... 1,122.96 30-year bond ...... 1.55 WEATHER OUTLOOK FRIDAY IN THE MIDDLE EAST FRIDAY IN EUROPE SATURDAY IN THE PACIFIC

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BY PHILLIP WALTER WELLMAN U.S. troop reductions in Afghanistan are Stars and Stripes conditional on whether the Taliban fulfill commitments they made under the deal. KABUL, Afghanistan — Attacks by Failing to do so “could impact whether enemy forces in Afghanistan were up by the United States executes the planned half in the three months ending in Sep- full withdrawal of U.S. forces” and affect tember compared to the previous quarter, the amount of financial assistance the U.S. a report by a U.S. government watchdog provides to a future Afghan government agency said Thursday. that includes the Taliban, the report said. The spike in Taliban violence was “not The number of U.S. troops in Afghani- consistent with” a deal reached by the stan is expected to be reduced to 5,000 insurgents and the U.S. in February that by the end of this month, with a complete spells out conditions the Taliban have to withdraw still possible by May, it said. meet if U.S. troops are to fully withdraw No U.S. troops have been killed by hostile from the country by May 2021, the head of action since the February deal but casual- U.S.-led forces in Afghanistan, Gen. Scott ties among Afghan civilians and security Miller, was quoted as saying in the report forces were up last quarter, as were U.S. by the Special Investigator General for Af- airstrikes and ground operations by Af- ghanistan Reconstruction. ghan special forces, which reached levels Among those conditions is an obligation not seen in over a year, SIGAR said. on the part of the Taliban to not threaten Afghan Defense Ministry Under the deal, the Americans and the security of the United States and its Taliban agreed not to attack each other, allies, including an unwritten agreement 215th Corps soldiers of the Afghan National Army graduate from their training but the U.S. retained the option of tar- that the insurgents will not attack Ameri- program in Helmand province in October. geting the Taliban in defense of Afghan can or coalition personnel in Afghanistan, forces, and several U.S. airstrikes were the report said. have violated the February deal, it said. ruary deal. launched against the insurgents’ positions But in August the insurgents may have They also undermined peace talks that The Taliban have also not severed ties in Helmand province last month as the twice targeted American military installa- began last month between the insurgent with al-Qaida, as called for in the deal, the Taliban attacked the provincial capital of tions in Afghanistan, it said, citing a New group and the Afghan government. Those report said, citing a Defense Department Lashkar Gah. York Times report. The attacks are report- talks, which were supposed to begin in assessment. [email protected] ed to have caused no casualties, but would March, were another condition of the Feb- American officials have consistently said Twitter: @pwwellman Germany exit US picks Taiwan for impedes plan 1st armed drones sale Bloomberg — toward a so-called “hedgehog” defensive strategy designed to to return land The U.S. will sell Taiwan armed make the costs of a Chinese inva- Reaper drones in a $600 million sion too high by deploying nimble deal that will likely further anger BY JOHN VANDIVER weapons such as mobile missile China and help lock in a shift in MARCUS KLOECKNER systems, mines and drones. AND American military support for China’s military has continued Stars and Stripes Taipei during the next presiden- to pile pressure on Taiwan, with STUTTGART, Germany — U.S. European Com- tial administration. The State Department on Tues- People’s Liberation Army air- mand is still holding off on a years-old plan to return DANI JOHNSON/U.S. Army day approved the proposed sale craft breaching the island’s air numerous military sites to Germany as it examines of the four weapons-ready MQ- defense identification zone on a whether the facilities will be needed “in response 16th Sustainment Brigades soldiers prepare the fueling area to conduct refuel-on-move operations 9B drones from General Atomics near-daily basis. Tensions are to the strategic shift in the security environment,” at Barton Barracks, Ansbach, Germany, in — capable of carrying laser and also high between the world’s two EUCOM said. February. GPS-guided munitions — along biggest economies, with China A directive from President Donald Trump to with radar, sensors and ground featuring prominently in election withdraw some 12,000 U.S. troops from Germany rhetoric between President Don- a review of the consolidation plan in 2017. Three control stations for flying the air- and move numerous units elsewhere in Europe or years later, that process is still ongoing. craft. It was the first time the U.S. ald Trump and Democratic nomi- to the U.S. has further complicated the plan, which “Considering the current European security en- has approved the sale of armed nee Joe Biden. was first announced by the Pentagon in 2015. vironment, it is a prudent measure to review some drones since the Trump adminis- Chinese Foreign Ministry Delays have sparked frustration in some German of the decisions under the January 2015 European tration eased export restrictions spokesman Wang Wenbin called communities that have been eager to acquire the Infrastructure Consolidation effort,” EUCOM said in July. the latest arms sale a “severe vio- military real estate. in a statement Wednesday. “This proposed sale will im- lation” of the one-China principle In Ansbach, local officials said they only recently The military value and potential use of the sites prove the recipient’s capability to and urged the U.S. to “immedi- learned that Barton Barracks will remain in the have to be determined by EUCOM before the real meet current and future threats ately cancel its arms sale plans Army’s hands for the foreseeable future. estate can be returned to the Germans, officials by providing timely Intelligence, to avoid further damaging China- Locals were anticipating the property would be said. Surveillance, and Reconnais- U.S. relations.” returned by 2021. Government officials in the area “This review is in progress and will provide up- sance, target acquisition, and “It grossly interferes in China’s have said they want to redevelop the area to support dates to the host nation as soon as we have a decision counter-land, counter-sea, and domestic affairs and gravely un- a “Bavarian digital campus” and build affordable from the Department of Defense,” the command anti-submarine strike capabili- dermines China’s sovereignty housing. said. ties for its security and defense,” and security interests,” Wang “The area blocked by the U.S. military is, there- In March, the Pentagon also said it was putting on the State Department said in a told a daily briefing in Beijing fore, worth gold,” Ansbach city council member hold a plan to close RAF Mildenhall in England and statement. “The capability is a on Wednesday. He vowed China move its refueling tankers and a special operations Boris-Andre Meyer, a member of Germany’s The deterrent to regional threats and would “take legitimate and nec- wing to Germany. Left party, told Stars and Stripes this week. will strengthen the recipient’s essary responses in light of the Defense Secretary Mark Esper said in July that Meyer called “false announcements and untruths self-defense,” it said. changing developments,” without by the U.S. Army” about handing over the land by the idea of relocating Mildenhall operations to Ger- elaborating. many had been officially nixed after Trump issued The move comes shortly after 2021 inexcusable. While the U.S. recently sold his directive to pull troops out of Germany. similar approval in recent weeks The Ansbach mayor’s office took a more measured Another complicating factor would arise if for- for two arms sales worth a total Taipei F-16 warplanes and tone, saying in a statement that acquiring the land mer Vice President Joe Biden wins the tight race for of $4.2 billion for the democrati- Abrams tanks, military analysts to expand its local university represented a “special the White House, which could lead to the Germany cally controlled island, which have argued that these expen- opportunity for Ansbach and the region.” drawdown being shelved. The Biden campaign has Beijing considers part of its ter- sive acquisitions are particularly The Pentagon announced in 2015 that it planned been critical of Trump’s push to pull out of Germany ritory. The deals leading up to vulnerable should China launch a to shut down 15 military sites in Germany and the and said it would review a plan that has the potential Tuesday’s election in the U.S. barrage of missiles to knock out United Kingdom as part of a cost-saving plan to con- to divide allies. continue a notable shift away the island’s defenses — including solidate infrastructure. from the sale of more traditional, parked jets and vehicles, runways [email protected] Most of the closures would involve smaller out- Twitter: @john_vandiver expensive weapons platforms and military facilities — ahead of posts, such as Barton Barracks. EUCOM launched [email protected] — such as warplanes and tanks an invasion. PAGE 4 •STARS AND STRIPES• Friday, November 6, 2020 MILITARY China proposes maritime police law revision

BY CAITLIN DOORNBOS days in the waters surrounding the hand- Stars and Stripes ful of rocky islets, Chief Cabinet Secretary Katsunobu Kato told reporters Monday. The China coast guard would be allowed At a press conference Thursday, Kato to use weapons against foreign ships in said he was aware of the Chinese legisla- its waters under a proposed revision to its tion but declined to comment. However, maritime police law, according to a trans- he said, the Japanese government will lated version of the document. continue to “firmly and calmly respond to China’s National People’s Congress last Chinese vessels.” month drafted the revised law, which has “Under our policy to adamantly defend yet to be enacted, according to a Wednes- our territory, lives and property of the day report by the Chinese legislation blog Japanese citizens including the Japanese NPC Observer. fishing vessels, we will take all possible The coast guard would be authorized to measures and monitor the situation around use weapons “in the case of unlawful in- Senkaku Islands and gather information fringement by a national organization or by coordinating with related ministries,” individual,” according to the translated Kato said. draft. It also OKs “all necessary measures The United States has said the U.S.-Japan to stop the infringement and eliminate the Treaty of Mutual Cooperation and Securi- danger on the spot.” ty, which requires the U.S. to defend Japan, China routinely accuses the United applies to the uninhabited Senkakus. States of infringing on its sovereignty by The proposal also comes after nation- sending naval vessels through contested al security adviser Robert O’Brien an- waters. Those freedom-of-navigation op- nounced last month that the U.S. Coast erations challenge Chinese claims in the U.S. Coast Guard Guard is strategically homeporting its South China Sea that are unrecognized by newest fast-response cutters in the West- Vessels from the U.S. and Chinese coast guards sail alongside each other somewhere international law. ern Pacific. Guam received its first of such in the northern Pacific Ocean in 2014. The Navy regularly sends its vessels cutters in September and are awaiting two within 12 nautical miles of the Spratly and more. Paracel islands, areas China claims as ter- person Lu Kang told reporters after the International Business Times. The Chinese congress is accepting pub- ritorial waters, but the U.S. considers open USS McCampbell sailed through the Para- The proposed legislation comes as the lic comments on the draft law until Dec. 3, to international passage. cel Islands in January 2019. China Coast Guard this week broke its re- after which it will be up for further delib- “[The U.S.] violated Chinese laws and The draft law does not specify what cord for the number of days spent in one eration, according to the NPC Observer. relevant international laws, infringed kinds of weapons the coast guard would calendar year near the Senkaku Islands, use, but the typical Type 218 Chinese pa- which Japan controls but are also claimed Stars and Stripes reporter Hana Kusumoto con- upon China’s sovereignty, and undermined tributed to this report. peace, security and order of the relevant trol boat carries twin 14.5 mm machine by China and Taiwan. As of Tuesday, the [email protected] waters,” Chinese Foreign Ministry spokes- guns, according to a Jan. 9 report by the Chinese coast guard this year has spent 284 Twitter: @CaitlinDoornbos N. Korean intruder under DNA evidence links Fort Hood soldier questioning in S. Korea to 2019 death of woman in Texas motel

Stars and Stripes him, according to a transcript of BY ROSE L. THAYER on the case in September through a Department the briefing. Stars and Stripes of Justice grant to expedite advanced DNA testing The South Korean military was “We were managing the situa- on sexual assault kits to help solve crimes such as questioning the North Korean AUSTIN, Texas — A Fort Hood soldier was tion,” a briefer said. Cheatham’s death, according to the Texas Depart- who hopped across the eastern charged with murder Tuesday in the death of a The North Korean was cap- ment of Public Safety, known border and remained at large for woman whose body was found more than a year ago tured without incident about a as DPS. more than 12 hours before being at a motel in Killeen, Texas. mile from the border fence, ac- After reviewing the investi- apprehended Wednesday morn- DNA evidence, witness testimony and information cording to the spokesman, who gation, Grafton was identified ing, according to the nation’s from a co-worker, led investigators to link Spc. Cory spoke on condition of anonymity as a possible suspect. Joint Chiefs of Staff. Grafton, 20, of Fort Hood’s 1st Cavalry Division, to to provide background. He said Investigators interviewed JCS spokesmen at a press brief- the death of Chelsea Cheatham, 32, according to the the intruder escaped earlier ob- the soldier and collected a ing Wednesday described the Killeen Police Department and Texas Rangers and sample of his DNA. Investiga- man as an unarmed civilian and servation because some fence- base officials. tors matched Grafton’s DNA to possible defector who was first mounted sensors had not worked A witness told detectives that Grafton was at spotted about 7:25 p.m. Tuesday properly. the Days Inn on Central Texas Expressway when DNA found on Cheatham at the jumping over a barbed wire fence The Korea Herald reported Cheatham died at about 11:35 p.m. on June 3, 2019, crime scene, according to DPS. on the demarcation line in Gang- that a similar incident occurred police said. Grafton Police did not say how Grafton won province. in the same area in 2012, when On the day that Cheatham died, police were called knew Cheatham. Border guards were already on a North Korean soldier seeking to the Days Inn at about 10:39 p.m. in reference to In addi tion, one of Grafton’s co-workers told police alert, a spokesman said, because to defect approached a South Ko- a woman who was unconscious and not breathing, that Grafton “confessed to him about killing Cheath- someone had triggered monitor- rean outpost unnoticed. according to police. Officers performed lifesav- am,” according to the news release from DPS. ing equipment at guard posts at The Korea Times reported the ing measures, but Cheatham was pronounced dead After several high-profile crimes linked to the 10:14 p.m. Monday. Tuesday incident pointed to lax about an hour later. base earlier this year received national media atten- Tuesday evening, the intruder border security and quoted the At that time, police were uncertain about her tion, Army Secretary Ryan McCarthy visited Fort avoided detection partly due to JCS as saying it would inspect cause of death, but an autopsy ruled her death a ho- Hood and said the base has a higher number of vio- the terrain, but the military had border defense units and disci- micide. Police provided no further details about the lent felonies than other Army bases. pline the negligent. increased its alert status and sent autopsy. [email protected] more troops into the area to find [email protected] Texas Rangers began assisting Killeen police Twitter: @Rose_Lori Friday, November 6, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• PAGE 5 MILITARY Medal of Honor recipients to be on Exchange’s ‘Chief Chat’

BY COREY DICKSTEIN the prior year as a first lieuten- liams, 11 a.m. EST on Nov. 19. At Stars and Stripes ant in the Mekong Delta region 97, Williams is the last surviving of Vietnam. His actions, repeat- Medal of Honor recipient from WASHINGTON — The Army & edly braving Viet Cong automatic World War II’s Battle of Iwo Jima Air Force Exchange Service will gunfire to evacuate his wounded in 1945. Williams received the host a handful of Medal of Honor commander and eventually drive Medal of Honor later that year for recipients on its “Chief Chat” so- off the attack, was credited with his actions during an hourslong cial media broadcasts this month saving 14 lives. Jacobs, 75, would battle on the tiny island, which to recognize valor for Veterans serve 21 years before retiring saw him repeatedly brave enemy Day. from the Army in 1987. He was fire and use a flamethrower to The Medal of Honor recipi- awarded two Silver Stars and two destroy enemy positions. ents from World War II, Vietnam Purple Hearts for actions in Viet- Retired Army Command Sgt. and Afghanistan will join “Chief nam, in addition to the nation’s Maj. Gary Littrell and retired Chat” host Air Force Chief Mas- highest military honor. Army Sgt. Gary Beikirch at 11 ter Sgt. Kevin “KO” Osby on The other Medal of Honor a.m. EST on Nov. 24. Littrell and Flickr the Facebook Live broadcasts recipients who will join “Chief Beikirch received their Medals of throughout the month to share Chat” are: Honor in the same 1973 ceremo- Medal of Honor recipients to appear on Exchange’s ‘Chief Chat’ the stories of their battle experi- Retired Army Capt. Florent ny for actions just days apart in broadcasts this month to share valor stories. ences, the Exchange announced Groberg on Nov. 12 at 11 a.m. the same area of central Vietnam Wednesday. The episodes will EST. Groberg received the Medal in 1970. Littrell, an adviser to the Another episode of “Chief a.m. EST. come as the Army and Air Force, of Honor in 2015 for his 2012 U.S.-backed Vietnamese Army, Chat” will feature Coast Guard The concert series on Veterans Navy, Marine Corps and Coast actions in Kunar province, Af- was credited with leading a four- Petty Officer 2nd Class Victoria Day will be streamed on various Guard exchanges team up with ghanistan, in which he was cred- day effort to repel an enemy at- Vanderhaden, who was awarded exchange and commissary social the Defense Commissary Agency ited with tackling an insurgent tack, directing artillery and air the Coast Guard’s Silver Lifesav- media pages, according to the for a series of Veterans Day-re- wearing a suicide vest, saving support, administering first aid ing Medal this year for rescuing exchange. It will feature musi- lated events, including a Nov. 11 several lives. The vest exploded and braving enemy fire to slow two stranded swimmers off Fire cal acts every hour from 4 p.m. social media concert series. as Groberg tackled the enemy the advancing attack. Beikirch, Island, N.Y., in 2018, according to through 11 p.m. EST. Artists will Retired Army Col. Jack Jacobs fighter, leaving the former soldier a Green Beret medic, was credit the service. Vanderhaden is the include Andy Grammer, Ashanti, will be the first Medal of Honor with life-threatening injuries that with repeatedly risking his own daughter of the Coast Guard’s top Big Boi, Hanson, K Michelle, and recipient to appear on the pro- hospitalized him for nearly three life, even after he was seriously enlisted member Master Chief Tank And The Bangas, the ex- gram at 1 p.m. EST on Thursday. years. wounded in a mortar attack, to Petty Officer of the Coast Guard change said. Jacobs received the Medal of Retired Marine Corps Warrant treat injured comrades under Jason Vanderhaden. She will ap- [email protected] Honor in 1969 for actions during Officer 4 Hershel “Woody” Wil- heavy fire. pear on the show Nov. 17 at 11 Twitter: @CDicksteinDC PAGE 6 •STARS AND STRIPES• Friday, November 6, 2020 VIRUS OUTBREAK Marines plan unconventional US Navy closes celebrations for 245th birthday

BY ERICA EARL Stars and Stripes base schools, A typical Marine Corps birth- day ball is a lively gathering in- volving dancing, presenting the colors and cutting a cake with a sword. day care in Italy But this year, the ball itself is canceled at many Marine Corps commands. Instead, the ceremo- BY NORMAN LLAMAS Base services that haven’t al- nies associated with the event will Stars and Stripes ready closed will stay open for be viewed from computers, TVs now, Navy officials said. Gyms or smartphones as the Marine AVIANO, Italy — The Navy is will remain open to active duty Corps puts public health ahead of closing its base schools and day service members and the instal- tradition for its 245th birthday on care centers in Naples and Sigo- Tuesday. lations are working on making nella because of rapid increases more outdoors exercise equip- “The COVID-19 pandemic in coronavirus transmission prevents us from celebrating ment available to the entire com- rates, Europe’s top U.S. admiral munity, Naples area commander our birthday with the customary said soon after Italy decreed a na- birthday ball,” Capt. Pawel Pucz- Capt. Jim Stewart said. SAMANTHA HALL/U.S. Army tional curfew and other restric- The changes came following ko, spokesman for the III Marine tions to contain the pandemic. Expeditionary Force on Okinawa, Soldiers in East Lansing, Mich., watch a video celebrating the Army’s an Italian decree that authorized “Unfortunately, our case num- a national curfew beginning Fri- said in an email Tuesday to Stars 245th birthday this year in lieu of the traditional large gatherings. bers of COVID-19, right now, at and Stripes. COVID-19 is the re- day between 10 p.m. and 5 a.m. our installations and in the local and restricted movement in the spiratory disease caused by the The Air Force took a less con- events broadcast from Arlington surrounding areas are continu- nation’s worst-hit regions under a coronavirus. ventional approach to its birth- National Cemetery on Facebook, ing to rise,” Adm. Robert Burke, three-tiered system. “As Marines, we have adapted day celebration this year as well. Twitter and YouTube, according commander of Naval Forces Eu- Lombardy, Piedmont and Valle to the current environment,” he Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., to the Army’s official website. rope-Africa, said Wednesday in d’Aosta in the north, and Cal- said. had a drive-in ball for the ser- The ceremony included wreath a video on the command’s Face- abria, at the southern toe of the Members of III MEF will vice’s 73rd anniversary Sept. 18, layings and speeches from Secre- book page. Italian peninsula, are each going watch a pre-recording of their tary of the Army Ryan McCarthy, Coronavirus case numbers according to the base’s website. into a “red zone” lockdown. Lom- commander, Lt. Gen. Stacy H. Chief of Staff of the Army Gen. have risen in some areas sur- The installation, home of the bardy, which includes Milan, has Clardy, cutting the cake, Puczko rounding Navy installations at 509th Bomb Wing, invited attend- James McConville and Sgt. Maj. had more than 200,000 coronavi- said. The recording will also fea- rates three to four times higher ees to watch a ceremony and the of the Army Michael A. Grinston. rus cases as of Sunday, far more ture messages from commanders than at their peak in the spring, posting of the colors from their Forgoing the large celebra- than any region. to Marines across the III MEF Burke said. cars and served sparkling cider tions each branch looks forward People in red zones must stay subordinate commands. “Based on that, and the need to While watching the recording, in lieu of alcohol. to may be disappointing, Puckzo home, other than for work or for In the Pacific region, Air Force said, but public safety has prior- ensure that we’re able to meet the each unit will also host its own health care needs of anyone who essential shopping and services, small ceremony while enforcing bases in Japan held virtual cer- ity over tradition in the midst of a does get ill, I’ve made the decision the decree stated Wednesday. social distancing, Puckzo said. emonies and small unit-by-unit pandemic. to close the (Department of De- Grocers, pharmacies and hair “Traditions are deeply rooted functions instead of the annual “Every Marine will have the fense Education Activity) schools salons will stay open, but most into the history and legacy of the ball, according to base websites opportunity to honor our birthday and the (child development cen- stores will be closed. Travel in or Marine Corps,” he said. “We will and Facebook pages. while ensuring the health and ters),” Burke said. “We’re going to out of red zones is restricted. always take the time to celebrate The Army took a similar ap- readiness of our force,” he said. shift to 100% remote learning.” Puglia and Sicily, which in- our birthday, wherever we are and proach for its 245th birthday in [email protected] Schools closed Thursday and cludes Naval Air Station Sigonella, no matter the circumstances.” June by linking soldiers to virtual Twitter: @ThisEarlGirl day care centers in Naples and have been declared intermediate- Sigonella will close Friday af- risk “orange” zones. What new ternoon, Navy officials said. The restrictions would apply there schools will begin remote classes remained unclear Thursday, but Texas Guard member dies from virus Nov. 12. Sicily will continue to enforce “This was not a decision that mask-wearing rules both in- side and outdoors, and a ban on BY CAITLIN M. KENNEY I took lightly and I want you to rank — was provided Wednesday assigned to the aircraft carrier gatherings. Stars and Stripes by the Pentagon or the National USS Theodore Roosevelt also know that it was a priority to keep the schools open as long as we Although the country’s other Guard. The death was first report- died from the virus. Chief Petty regions were made “yellow WASHINGTON — A member ed only as an increase in the Pen- Officer Charles Robert Thacker could and as long as we could do it safely,” Burke said. zones” Wednesday, significant of the Texas Air National Guard tagon’s coronavirus case chart, Jr., 41, died April 13 at a naval is the ninth service member to The closures will be reevalu- restrictions remain. The Cam- which was updated Wednesday. hospital on Guam. have died from the coronavi- ated every two weeks, Rear Adm. pania regional government, The military has had 58,968 rus as the military nears 59,000 The last service member to die Scott Gray, commander of Navy which includes Naples, in an cases of the disease, according from the virus was Sgt. 1st Class cases of the coronavirus as of Region Europe, Africa and Cen- Oct. 23 decree restricted move- to a spokesman with the National Mike A. Markins, 48, an Army Wednesday, according to the tral said in the video. ment between provinces within Guard Bureau. reservist from Vine Grove, Ky., Pentagon’s cumulative case chart “My gut is we haven’t seen the region, except for work, fam- The service member is the on Sept. 24. posted online. About 755 service any abatement of the increase in ily, health or essential needs, the third Guard member to have died Five Army reservists have died members have been hospitalized cases, so I think it’s going to be a Navy Installations Command’s from the virus this year. No other from the coronavirus this year, as and 39,012 have recovered. little while … we do want to get website said. information about the individual well as two Army National Guard [email protected] there, but we only want to do so if [email protected] — such as the person’s name or members. An active-duty sailor @caitlinmkenney we can do it safely,” Gray said. Twitter: @normanllamas US Forces Korea reports 10 new coronavirus cases among new arrivals

Stars and Stripes and commercial flights. The new members and four dependents at either Osan or the Army’s main Anyone affiliated with the cases bring the command’s coro- arrived on commercial flights at base at Camp Humphreys. U.S. military who arrives in ei- U.S. Forces Korea announced ther South Korea or Japan from Thursday that another 10 indi- navirus pandemic total to 288 in- Incheon International Airport on “None of the new arrivals have abroad must be tested for the viduals had tested positive for fections, of which 214 are active Oct. 23 and 26, and on Sunday, interacted with anyone resid- coronavirus, stay quarantined a the coronavirus after arriving in duty. Monday and Tuesday. ing within USFK installations South Korea between Oct. 23 and One service member and one Five people tested positive on or the local community,” the re- minimum 14 days and test free of Tuesday. dependent arrived at Osan Air arrival and prior to entering the lease said. USFK also said trac- the virus before leaving isolation. A USFK news release described Base on government-chartered 14-day mandated quarantine pe- ers found the 10 had contact only USFK said less than 1% of its the new patients as five service flights Oct. 28 and Tuesday, ac- riod; five tested positive prior to with other passengers, who were active-duty service members are members and five dependents cording to USFK. exiting quarantine, according to also tested, and medical staff infected with the coronavirus. who arrived on separate military The command said four service the release. All 10 are in isolation upon their arrival. [email protected] Friday, November 6, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• PAGE 7 VIRUS OUTBREAK Cases: Officials urge Americans to take precautions during holidays

FROM FRONT PAGE drastically different lenses. and Drug Administration to allow other top health officials Trump ing holiday season will make hospitals set records. About a Trump has ignored the advice emergency use of them for people has clashed with. that a challenge, said Dr. Cedric third of the new cases in Texas of his top health advisers, who with mild to moderate COVID- Most Americans support man- Dark, an emergency physician in happened in hard-hit El Paso, have issued increasingly urgent 19, and Trump, who received one dating mask-wearing in public Houston. where a top health official said warnings in recent days about the when he was sickened last month, and think preventing the virus “It’s going to be Thanksgiving, hospitals are at a “breaking need for preventive measures, in- has said he wanted them avail- from spreading is a higher prior- winter break for college students, point.” stead holding rallies where face able right away. ity than protecting the economy, Christmas time and Hannukah,” Public health experts fear po- coverings were rare and falsely So far, the FDA has granted full according to AP VoteCast, a na- but families may have to resist tentially dire consequences, at suggesting that the pandemic is approval to only one drug — the tionwide survey of over 133,000 close get-togethers this year, he waning. least in the short term. antiviral remdesivir — for hospi- voters and nonvoters conducted said. Outbreaks on college cam- Trump’s current term doesn’t By contrast, Biden has rarely talized patients. Dexamethasone for The Associated Press by NORC puses mean many students may end until Jan. 20. In the 86 days been seen in public without a or similar steroids are recom- at the University of Chicago. be bringing the virus home and until then, 100,000 more Ameri- mask and made public health a mended for certain severely ill While several European coun- spreading it to parents and grand- cans will likely die from the virus key issue. Whether his voice will patients under federal treatment tries have imposed or proposed if the nation doesn’t shift course, carry much influence if Trump is guidelines. new lockdowns and other restric- parents, he said. said Dr. Robert Murphy, execu- declared the winner is uncertain. The government continues to tions to control surging cases, Dark, who hasn’t seen his par- tive director of the Institute for “President Trump has already sponsor many studies testing Trump has resisted those ap- ents in over a year, has had to ad- Global Health at Northwestern made clear what his strategy is other treatments alone and in proaches and has focused on re- just his own holiday plans. This University’s Feinberg School of for COVID-19, which is to pretend combination with remdesivir. building the economy. year, Thanksgiving will be in his Medicine, echoing estimates from that there is not a contagious virus But the development of treat- Absent a national pandemic parents’ garage, with the door up, other public health experts. all around us,” Wen said. Trump ments could be affected if Trump strategy, curbing virus spread chairs at least 6 feet apart, and a “Where we are is in an ex- has been touting treatments and makes good on threats to fire Dr. in the U.S. will depend on more space heater if needed. tremely dire place as a country. vaccines, which won’t be widely Anthony Fauci, the government’s Americans taking necessary “We can at least see each other, Every metric that we have is available to all Americans until at top infectious disease doctor, or precautions and the upcom- from a distance,” Dark said. trending in the wrong direction. least mid-2021, she noted. This is a virus that will contin- “There’s a lot of suffering that ue to escalate at an accelerated is going to happen before then, speed and that is not going to stop which could have been prevent- on its own,” said Dr. Leana Wen, ed,” Wen said. a public health expert at George Federal health officials have Washington University. said they believe a vaccine could Dr. Susan Bailey, president of get emergency use authorization the American Medical Associa- before the end of the year. The tion, said there are things Ameri- first limited supplies of doses cans can do now to help change the trajectory. would then be immediately dis- “Regardless of the outcome of tributed to the most vulnerable the election, everyone in America populations, which is likely to in- needs to buckle down,” Bailey clude frontline health care work- said. ers. Doses would then gradually “A lot of us have gotten kind of become more widely available. relaxed about physically distanc- The timeline hinges on having ing, not washing our hands quite a vaccine that’s shown to be safe as often as we used to, maybe not and effective, which experts note wearing our masks quite as faith- is not yet a certainty. “The vac- fully. We all need to realize that cine has to move at the speed of things are escalating and we’ve science,” said Dr. Joshua Sharf- got to be more careful than ever,” stein, vice dean for public health she said. practice at Johns Hopkins Uni- Polls showed the public health versity and former Maryland crisis and the economy were top state health department chief. concerns for many Americans. On the treatment front, the They are competing issues that makers of two experimental anti- Trump and Biden view through body drugs have asked the Food Danish farmers lament decision to cull all minks

Associated Press nounced plans to cull all minks in the country and promised to com- COPENHAGEN, Denmark — pensate farmers. Danish fur farmers say they’ve But Fur Europe, a Brussels- been dealt a major blow after the based umbrella organization world’s largest mink fur exporter representing national associa- decided to cull all 15 million minks tions in 28 European countries, in Denmark’s farms, to minimize said there was no indication mink the risk of them re-transmitting farming was an important factor the coronavirus to humans — a in transmitting the virus. The decision that has also raised eye- group urged Denmark to release brows among health experts. its research for scrutiny amongst “I do not think there is a mink international scientists. profession in the future,” breed- “Experts and public authorities er Frank Andersen told Danish agree that mink farming plays no broadcaster DR on Thursday. “I significant role in the spreading hope that they have evidence be- of COVID-19,” the group said. hind (their claim) and that it is the Medical experts were also right decision,” said Andersen, puzzled by the Danish claim of a who has run a mink farm with his mutated virus. father for the past 15 years near James Wood, head of veteri- Hjoerring in northern Denmark, nary medicine at Cambridge and has about 15,000 animals. University, said the true signifi- The government said Wednes- cance of the reported mutations day that a mutation in COVID- in Denmark “(has) not yet been 19 has been found in 12 people evaluated by the international who got infected by minks in the scientific community and (is) northern part of the country, an- thus unclear.” PAGE 8 •STARS AND STRIPES• Friday, November 6, 2020 VIRUS OUTBREAK ROUNDUP Small decline seen in unemployment claims

Associated Press 3.3% for the state, which state health officials said is about half WASHINGTON — The num- that of the nation overall. ber of Americans seeking unem- ployment benefits fell slightly last Illinois week to 751,000, a still-histori- cally high level that shows that SPRINGFIELD — Illinois re- many employers keep cutting ported 7,538 new cases of corona- jobs in the face of the accelerat- virus illness Wednesday, and the ing pandemic. state public health director re- A surge in cases and Congress’ minded residents that regardless failure to provide more aid for of who the nation’s next leader is, struggling individuals and busi- it’s up to individuals to stop the nesses are threatening to deepen spread of the deadly diseases. Americans’ economic pain. Eight The number of cases is the next- months after the pandemic flat- to-highest single-day amount tened the economy, weekly job- recorded since the pandemic hit less claims still point to a stream Illinois in February, and included of layoffs. Before the virus struck 55 additional deaths. in March, the weekly figure had The outcome of Tuesday’s elec- remained below 300,000 for more tion contest between President than five straight years. Donald Trump and former Vice Thursday’s report from the President Joe Biden, in major Labor Department said the num- part a referendum on Trump’s ber of people who are continuing handling of the pandemic that to receive traditional unemploy- DAVID ZALUBOWSKI/AP ment benefits declined to 7.3 mil- has contributed to the deaths lion. That figure shows that some of 233,535 nationwide, does not As cases of the coronavirus soar in Colorado, shoppers cleared out the aisle of paper products in a of the unemployed are being re- excuse Illinois residents from grocery store Wednesday in southeast Denver. called to their old jobs or are find- doing all they can to help contain the virus, Illinois Department of ing new ones. But it also indicates week ending last Friday, down staff the testing sites. Partici- risk.” Public Health Director Dr. Ngozi that many jobless Americans from 8% the prior week, residents pants should receive their test Any out-of-state visitors that Ezike said. have used up their state unem- should not be lulled into think- results within 72 hours. Informa- Vermonters are inviting to their The “right thing,” according ployment aid — which typically ing the current outbreak is under tion will be provided at the test- homes should wear a mask in to health experts, is we aring a expires after six months — and control, Mayor Marty Walsh said ing locations on what participants common places, use a separate facial covering over the nose have transitioned to a federal Wednesday. can expect after being tested. bathroom, eat separately, stay 6 and mouth, staying at least 6 feet extended benefits program that He urged residents to follow feet apart and otherwise not be away from others, and religiously lasts an additional 13 weeks. new guidelines issued by Gov. Texas in close contact with other house- washing hands. The job market has been under Charlie Baker earlier this week, hold members, he said. pressure since the virus paralyzed Indiana including staying at home after 10 EL PASO — El Paso hospitals Vermonters who leave the state the economy and has regained p.m. except for essential activities are near a “breaking point” as need to quarantine when they re- barely half the 22 million jobs 3,100 new cases of the coronavi- INDIANAPOLIS — The day including work, wearing masks turn so plan ahead, he said. that were lost to the pandemic in rus were reported there Wednes- after a landslide reelection vic- whenever in public and avoiding early spring. The pace of rehiring day, an official said. tory, Republican Gov. Eric Hol- large gatherings. Wisconsin has steadily weakened — from While the new regulations may There were 1,041 hospitaliza- 4.8 million added jobs in June to comb said he’s not making any tions Wednesday, health officials changes to his policy on handling hurt restaurants and other busi- MADISON — Days after choos- 661,000 in September. On Friday, nesses, they could prevent worse said. ing to hear an expedited challenge COVID-19, a major point of con- Texas recently surpassed Cali- when the government issues the long-term consequences. He to Gov. Tony Evers’ statewide tention on the campaign trail. fornia in recording the highest October jobs report, economists reminded restaurants that they mask mandate, the conserva- There’s “no truth” to rumors number of positive tests for the foresee a further slowdown — to could contact the city’s small busi- tive-leaning Wisconsin Supreme that Indiana will shut down again virus, according to Johns Hop- 580,000 added jobs — accord- ness office for help in setting up Court on Wednesday declined to ing to a survey by the data firm after the election, he said during kins University’s data. The latest takeout and delivery operations consider reinstating his limits on FactSet. a Wednesday afternoon briefing numbers show more than 952,000 on the pandemic. That includes and for protective equipment. public gatherings, deferring to reported Texas cases. a lower court to decide if the re- California no changes to the state’s econo- Walsh also addressed the El Paso has become a hot spot, my, and no statewide closure of presidential election, asking city strictions are legal. with the governor sending ad- Evers’ administration issued SAN FRANCISCO — Health schools. residents to remain peaceful and ditional medical personnel and an order in early October that officials in San Francisco said Holcomb won a second term as wear face coverings if they choose equipment, and El Paso County limited the size of indoor public Wednesday that residents who governor on Tuesday, defeating to gather or protest as results are Judge Ricardo Samaniego, the gatherings to 25% of a building travel outside the area during the Democrat Woody Myers, a former announced. county’s top elected official, or- or room’s occupancy or 10 people upcoming holiday season may be state health commissioner. Myers dered a two-week shutdown of asked to quarantine when they had called for tougher anti-virus Tennessee in places without an occupancy nonessential activities late last limit. The order was designed to return home to try to prevent a actions as Indiana’s COVID-19 week. spike in coronavirus cases. hospitalizations, deaths and new NASHVILLE — Tennessee is curb the spread of COVID-19. San Francisco officials said infections climbed steeply since offering drive-thru COVID-19 Vermont The powerful Tavern League they are recommending a two- nearly all state restrictions were testing Saturday in rural areas in of Wisconsin filed a lawsuit chal- week quarantine for people who lifted in September. Alterna- each of the three grand divisions. MONTPELIER — The state’s lenging the order, arguing it would interact with others from outside tively, some conservatives called The testing sites will be open from top health official is advising drive bars and restaurants out of their households at less than 6 feet Holcomb’s coronavirus actions 9 a.m. to noon local time and will Vermonters not travel for the business. A Sawyer County judge of distance and without masks. excessive and, instead, backed stay open until everyone in line holidays if they can avoid it, and blocked it on Oct. 14 only to have They are discussing whether to Libertarian candidate Donald has received a test, according to a said any visitors from outside the a Barron County judge reinstate issue a regional advisory with Rainwater. news release from Gov. Bill Lee’s state, including returning college it five days later. That sparked an five other Bay Area counties. The governor has continued to Unified Command Group. students, will need to quarantine appeal from The Mix-Up bar in The proposal comes as Califor- resist calls for reinstating corona- The testing will take place in amid a rise in coronavirus cases Amery and Pro-Life Wisconsin, nia has seen coronavirus cases virus limits, however, emphasiz- the Houston County EMS Station in parts of the country, including which argues that the capacity inch up recently, though the infec- ing Wednesday the preference for in Erin, Fire Station number 3 in the Northeast. restrictions limit its fundraising tion rate in the nation’s most pop- health officials to address virus Martin, the Macon County Fair- “We know that social gather- gatherings. ulous state remains much lower spread at the county level and ground in Lafayette, the Maury ings often among trusted family The 3rd District Court of Ap- than the country as a whole. adding that “we just don’t make County Health Department in and friends are a driving force peals blocked the restrictions The goal would be to prevent decisions based on politics.” Columbia, Campbell County’s behind much of the virus’ spread on Oct. 23 while it considers the a rise in infections in the Bay Jellico High School and the Mon- right now across the nation,” Ver- case. Democratic Attorney Gen- Area, which has lower case and Massachusetts roe County Health Department mont Health Commissioner Dr. eral Josh Kaul, who is represent- infection rates than many areas in Madisonville. Mark Levine said Tuesday dur- ing the Evers administration, in Southern California. San Fran- BOSTON — Even though the Tennessee National Guard ing the state’s bi-weekly virus asked the Supreme Court to take cisco, for example, has a positiv- city of Boston’s coronavirus test medics and Tennessee Depart- briefing. “Adding the element of the case from the 3rd District and ity of less than 1%, compared with positivity rate fell to 7.2% for the ment of Health personnel will travel to the mix only adds to the rule on the limits’ legality. Friday, November 6, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• PAGE 9 2020 ELECTION Counting: Biden attorney says lawsuits enable Trump ‘to message falsely’

FROM FRONT PAGE ocrats had hoped the election With millions of votes yet to be would allow the party to reclaim tabulated, Biden already had re- the Senate and pad its majority in ceived more than 71 million, the the House. But while the voting most in history. At an afternoon scrambled seats in the House and news conference Wednesday, Senate, it ultimately left Congress the former vice president said he much like it began — deeply expected to win the presidency divided. but stopped short of declaring The candidates spent months victory. pressing dramatically different “I will govern as an American visions for the nation’s future, in- president,” Biden said. “There cluding on racial justice, and vot- will be no red states and blue ers responded in huge numbers, states when we win. Just the Unit- with more than 100 million peo- ed States of America.” ple casting votes ahead of Elec- Trump, in contrast, was es- tion Day. calating his efforts to sow doubt Senate Majority Leader Mitch about the outcome of the race. A McConnell discounted the presi- day after he falsely claimed that dent’s quick claim of victory, say- he had won, he voiced support ing it would take a while for states Thursday for ceasing the tallying to conduct their vote counts. The of legally cast votes in a tweet, Kentucky Republican said that saying, “STOP THE COUNT!” “claiming you’ve won the election He later falsely asserted that bal- is different from finishing the lots received after Election Day counting.” “will not be counted,“ a move Vote tabulations routinely con- that if implemented would affect tinue beyond Election Day, and military ballots, as his campaign states largely set the rules for propagated unsupported allega- when the count has to end. In tions of fraud. presidential elections, a key point Elections are run by indi- is the date in December when vidual state, county and local presidential electors meet. That’s governments and Trump’s pub- set by federal law. lic comments have no impact on Dozens of Trump supporters /AP the tallying of votes across the CARLOS OSORIO chanting “Stop the count!” de- country. An elections worker rubs his head in the closing hours where absentee ballots were processed at the scended on a ballot-tallying cen- Trump’s campaign engaged central counting board, Wednesday in Detroit. Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden was declared ter in Detroit, while thousands of in a flurry of legal activity to try the winner in Michigan, but President Donald Trump’s campaign has filed suit to halt ballot counting. anti-Trump protesters demand- to improve the Republican pres- ing a complete vote count took ident’s chances and cast doubt while his campaign also pushed Supreme Court litigation over their purposes these lawsuits to the streets in cities across the on the election results, request- to increase turnout among Black counting mail-in ballots there. don’t have to have merit,” he said. U.S. ing a recount in Wisconsin and voters in cities like Detroit and Despite Trump’s claims that he “That’s not the purpose. ... It is to Protests — sometimes about the filing lawsuits in Pennsylvania, Milwaukee. was taking fraud claims to court, create an opportunity for them election, sometimes about racial Michigan and Georgia. Statewide It was unclear when a national most of the lawsuits demand bet- to message falsely about what’s inequality — took place Wednes- recounts in Wisconsin have his- winner would be determined ter access for campaign observ- taking place in the electoral day in at least a half-dozen cities, torically changed the vote tally by after a long, bitter campaign ers to locations where ballots are process.” including Los Angeles, Seattle, only a few hundred votes; Biden dominated by the coronavirus being processed and counted. A In other closely watched races, Houston, Pittsburgh, Minneapo- led by more than 20,000 ballots and its effects on Americans and judge in Georgia dismissed the Trump picked up Florida, the lis and San Diego. out of nearly 3.3 million counted. the national economy. The U.S. campaign’s suit there less than 12 largest of the swing states, and Several states allow mailed-in Biden had an edge nationally on Wednesday set another record hours after it was filed. held onto Texas and Ohio while votes to be accepted after Elec- over Trump after victories in for daily confirmed cases as sev- Biden attorney Bob Bauer said Biden kept New Hampshire and tion Day as long as they were Wisconsin and Michigan, key eral states posted all-time highs. the suits were “meritless.” Minnesota. postmarked by Tuesday. That in- Midwestern battleground states. The pandemic has killed more “I want to emphasize that for Beyond the presidency, Dem- cludes Pennsylvania. Contests in Georgia, Pennsylva- than 233,000 people in the United nia, Nevada and North Carolina States. were tight with votes still being Trump spent much of Wednes- tabulated. day and Thursday in the White The Trump campaign said House residence, huddling with it was confident the president advisers and fuming at media would ultimately pull out a vic- coverage showing his Democrat- tory in Arizona, where votes were ic rival picking up battlegrounds. also still being counted, including Trump used his Twitter feed to in Maricopa County, the state’s falsely claim victory in several most populous area. The AP has key states and amplify unsubstan- declared Biden the winner in tiated conspiracy theories about Arizona and said Thursday that it Democratic gains as absentee and was monitoring the vote count as early votes were tabulated. Aides it proceeded. did not say when he next planned “The Associated Press con- to appear in public. tinues to watch and analyze vote Trump campaign manager Bill count results from Arizona as Stepien said the president would they come in,” said Sally Buzbee, formally request a Wisconsin re- AP’s executive editor. “We will count, citing “irregularities” in follow the facts in all cases.” several counties. And the cam- For four years, Democrats have paign said it was filing suits in been haunted by the crumbling Michigan and Pennsylvania to of the blue wall, the trio of Great halt ballot counting on grounds Lakes states — Michigan, Wis- that it wasn’t given proper access consin and Pennsylvania — that to observe. Trump campaign their candidates had been able to spokesman Jason Miller said ad- count on in presidential elections. ditional legal action was expected But Trump’s populist appeal in Nevada. struck a chord with white work- “We will literally be going ing-class voters and he captured through every single ballot,” he all three in 2016 by a combined said of the hotly contested state. total of just 77,000 votes. At the same time, hundreds of The candidates waged a fierce thousands of votes were still to fight for the states this year, with be counted in Pennsylvania, and Biden’s everyman political perso- Trump’s campaign said it was na resonating in blue-collar towns moving to intervene in existing PAGE 10 •STARS AND STRIPES• Friday, November 6, 2020 2020 ELECTION Rural voters add to Election Day surge for Trump Associated Press counts increased, several key battlegrounds — including Wis- President Donald Trump’s consin and Michigan — became reelection campaign long main- Biden victories and Trump’s leads tained there were thousands of were was narrowing in Pennsyl- new supporters tucked into rural, vania and Georgia. red pockets of the country who But an Associated Press analy- would come out and vote for the sis of results found the strong president when asked. turnout — so far — was tilted in On Election Day, it put up some WILFREDO LEE/AP Trump’s favor. In counties where proof. vote totals were higher than the A worker scans and tabulates ballots at the Miami-Dade County Elections Department in Doral, Fla. With the race unsettled in sev- last presidential election, Trump eral key battlegrounds, Trump’s increased his margins more than strong Election Day surge may his Democratic opponent did, not be enough to overcome a Dem- when compared to 2016 nomi- ocratic operation that also turned nee Hillary Clinton’s vote. While With another loss in Florida, out its vote. With votes still being the differences were small — an counted, the total turnout has al- average of 0.2 percentage points ready surpassed 2016 levels. — it’s enough to tally up tens of Dems begin second-guessing But the tight presidential races thousands of additional voters. and unexpected Democratic loss- There were many of these es in congressional races dem- high-turnout areas — the country Associated Press county, the state’s most populous, Democrats remained on the onstrated the resilient power of tallied at least 140 million votes, by just 7 percentage points — sidelines. TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Per- Trump’s appeal with rural, white surpassing the 2016 total. The compared with Democrat Hillary But the problems predated the haps only in Florida is a loss by voters and a growing polarization number is expected to keep grow- Clinton’s 30-point victory margin pandemic, said state Sen. An- fewer than 4 percentage points that may outlast his leadership. ing, especially as California slow- four years ago against Trump. nette Taddeo, who has long been considered a public drubbing. William Frey, a demographer ly counts millions of additional AP VoteCast, a survey of the a critic of her party’s approach to In a state famous for razor- with the Brookings Institution, ballots, a process that can take Florida electorate, found Trump campaigning. thin margins, the size of former said the Trump campaign strate- weeks. Determining the national won 58% of Cuban American “You need a constant presence, gy is tenuously built on increasing turnout rate will take as long or Vice President Joe Biden’s loss to voters statewide, while voters President Donald Trump was hu- and you cannot take minority com- support in places that are losing longer. with South American heritage population, while the Democrats miliating for Democrats and sent munities for granted,” she said. Experts believe this election split evenly between Biden and rely on groups with growing cit- many searching for answers to “You can’t come in two months could feature the highest turn- Trump. The survey said Puerto ies and suburbs. how they failed to close the deal before an election and expect to out rate — the percentage of the Rican voters backed Biden by “The clock is ticking,” Frey with voters — again. excite these communities.” eligible population that votes about 2 to 1. said. “But in this election, we Democrats zeroed in on two Some Democrats also give — since before all women were The relatively poor showing in found it’s not ticking fast enough clear explanations: Biden didn’t Republicans credit for register- granted the right to vote in the South Florida hurt other Demo- for the Democrats.” connect with the state’s Latino ing thousands of new voters and 20th century. crats, as Republicans swept out Even as the winner of the voters, performing particular- narrowing the voter registration One of the counties to surpass two Miami-area congressional in- White House was unclear, Repub- ly poorly with Cuban voters in advantage Democrats have long its 2016 turnout was Butler Coun- cumbents — Reps. Donna Shalala had. licans had victories to celebrate ty, Pa., a stretch of suburbs and South Florida. They also second- and Debbie Mucarsel-Powell. Wednesday and white, rural vot- guessed the party’s decision to But Democrats also turned the towns north of Pittsburgh, where “When you look at Miami-Dade tables on Republicans in absentee ers to thank. Trump won two-thirds of the vote freeze in-person organizing dur- in particular, there was a lot of In Iowa, Democrats had hoped ing the worst of the pandemic, ballot requests, a key Republican and racked up a 36,000-vote mar- advertising on the other side of strength in previous elections to pick up a Senate seat, but gin in 2016. His margin was a few a decision that set them back in the aisle dealing with socialism Trump won the state handily on reaching voters. that helped drive turnout. While hundred votes higher this year. and in some cases even the word more Democrats voted by mail the strength of his rural turnout, Trump held one of his final, “Clearly, Biden was not able to communism,” said Democratic ahead of Tuesday’s election, Re- and GOP Sen. Joni Ernst held her largest campaign rallies in Butler, capture the imagination of the Rep. Charlie Crist, a former Re- publicans also made a quick pivot seat. drawing an estimated 54,000 peo- Florida electorate and create the publican governor who has held to turn out more of their party Democratic Rep. Abby Finke- ple two days before Election Day. type of enthusiasm to go out and three statewide offices. members to cast ballots in person nauer lost her reelection bid in State Republicans spent months vote for Biden like Trump did “I think that obviously had an during the early voting period. the eastern part of the state as signing up new GOP registrants with his base of supporters in the impact,“ Crist said. “When you’re Trump bolstered his margins in While Democrats have long in the county — the GOP netted state,” said Fernand Amandi, a attacked you need to fight back. rural areas like Buchanan County outnumbered Republicans, they 11,000 voters over Democrats Miami-based Democratic poll- I’m not sure how much of the just west of Dubuque. Trump won have had little to show for it. In since Trump’s 2016 election. ster. “It’s an unacceptable record fighting back occurred on our the rural county, which is 96% 2016, Clinton narrowly lost to Democrats too saw increasing of futility. What makes it so vex- side.” white, by 15 percentage points in margins in significant parts of ing is that the problems that need Trump had a head start in his Trump. Two years ago, Demo- 2016. That margin jumped to 21 cratic gubernatorial candidate the country. Biden improved over to be fixed are so apparent. But adopted home state and used it to percentage points this year. Clinton by 1.5 percentage points Andrew Gillum, who would have they just don’t get fixed.” make inroads with the Hispan- In North Carolina, Trump in cities with more than 1 mil- been Florida’s first Black gov- Amandi focused on the Biden ic community, which accounts picked up 2,400 votes over his lion population. But Republicans ernor, narrowly lost to Gov. Ron campaign’s struggles to connect for about 1 in every 5 voters in 2016 total in tiny Columbus argue that Democrats’ gains are with Hispanic voters in the state. Florida. DeSantis. U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson County, near the South Carolina largely among white, college- Trump and Republicans pum- Biden had a late start. Not only also narrowly lost his bid for border. He repeated that pat- educated voters in urban areas meled Biden for months with did he have to secure his party’s reelection. tern across the state’s vast rural and their suburbs, a group that misleading claims suggesting he nomination, he was sidelined As it stands, Democrats now areas. already participates heavily in was a “socialist” and would cater from a more aggressive cam- only occupy one statewide office Democrats had hoped to win elections. to the left wing of the Democratic paign because of the coronavirus — the Commissioner of Agricul- the state outright for Biden and “You can’t really squeeze more Party. The attacks carried added pandemic — for a while, Florida ture, which is occupied by Nikki oust Republican Sen. Thom Til- out of” those educated voters, said power with Cuban and Venezue- was off limits as an epicenter of Fried, who is said to be consid- lis as part of their effort to win Patrick Ruffini, a Republican data lan Americans, who associate the the outbreak. ering a possible run for higher majority control of that chamber. analyst. But white voters who did labels with authoritarian and cor- While Biden and his run- office. But her success could de- Both races are too early to call. not graduate from college — the rupt Latin American leaders. ning mate, Sen. Kamala Har- pend on what Democrats learn To be sure, Democrats also mo- core of Trump’s support in these Biden’s weakness was most evi- ris, did eventually visit the key from their latest defeats. bilized their voters to drive what areas — vote at lower rates, so dent in his underperformance in battleground state, much of the For Taddeo, the Democratic may be historic turnout levels. there will always be more ground Miami-Dade County, which has campaign was conducted virtu- state senator, it means going back Those Democratic voters were to be gained from them. the state’s deepest concentration ally because of concerns over the to basics. “It’s a math issue,” she more likely to vote early and by Going forward, Ruffini said, “it of Hispanic voters, particularly pandemic. When Republicans said. “We need to register voters mail — meaning their votes were seems Republicans have an ad- Cuban Americans. Biden won the resumed going to door-to-door, all the time.” slower to be counted. As the vote vantage” in the turnout game. Friday, November 6, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• PAGE 11 2020 ELECTION GOP power in states extends to redistricting

BY DAVID A. LIEB Democrats. hill said. ship committee, which had a tar- cratic Gov. Tony Evers, who won Associated Press The GOP Democrats, who began the cam- get of about $70 million. election in 2018. also held 26 paign cycle with a “flip every- But Democrats failed Tuesday In Michigan, where Repub- JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. governors’ thing” motto, acknowledged their in several of their highly targeted lican lawmakers controlled the — After a costly and intense po- offices while disappointment while pinning the states, including the Texas House, last redistricting, voters in 2018 litical battle for control of state the Demo- blame partly on their failures of a the North Carolina House and approved the creation of an in- capitols, the composition of state crats had 24. decade ago. In the 2010 elections, Senate, and the Florida House. legislatures and governors’ offic- The GOP Republicans flipped 21 legislative The result is that Republicans dependent redistricting commis- es will look a lot like it did before governors’ chambers while sweeping into of- will fully control redistricting sion to handle the task after the Tuesday’s elections. count grew fice in many state capitols. They in all three of those states, an 2020 census . That means Republicans will by one as then used that newfound power advantage that’s even more im- In North Carolina, Democratic again control significantly more Berger Montana vot- in some states to draw voting dis- portant because each could gain Gov. Roy Cooper won re-election states than Democrats, giving ers elected tricts that benefitted GOP candi- U.S. House seats as a result of its Tuesday but will have no legal the GOP greater power over the U.S. Rep. Greg Gianforte to suc- dates in future elections. population growth. authority to veto redistricting once-a-decade task of redraw- ceed term-limited Democratic “The reality is we are still run- The election results “will put maps passed by the Republican- ing congressional and legislative Gov. Steve Bullock. Republicans ning on very gerrymandered the Republican Party in a posi- led Legislature. Cooper and Re- districts based on census results also appeared to flip control of maps,” said Christina Polizzi, tion where we’re able to secure a as well as a continued platform to the New Hampshire House and national press secretary for the decade of power across the coun- publican legislative leaders both push for conservative economic Senate, according to tracking by Democratic Legislative Cam- try” through redistricting, said talked of unity following their and social policies. the NCSL and national Republi- paign Committee. She added: “As Austin Chambers, president of victories, but there were few “When you look at state legisla- can and Democratic groups. a party, we are still paying for the the Republican State Leadership signs that Republicans suddenly tive races, a lot of money got spent, Control of the Republican-led losses of 2010.“ Committee. would embrace Cooper’s agenda a lot of turnout was had, and yet Arizona House and Senate — After being outspent by Repub- But Republican redistricting for Medicaid expansion or back the end result was pretty much which ranked among the Demo- licans a decade ago, Democrats power will be diminished in some off their own agenda of lower where we started,“ said Wendy crats’ top prospects for flipping ramped up their efforts to win states because of changes that oc- taxes and school choice. Underhill, director of elections chambers — remained undecided back chambers ahead of the next curred in recent years. “You should expect to see the and redistricting at the National because of some close races. round of redistricting. The DLCC In Wisconsin, where the GOP- Conference of State Legislatures. If the Arizona chambers don’t and four other Democratic- led Legislature drew some of same policies that voters con- “This was a status quo election.” flip, the 2020 elections could aligned groups combined to raise the nation’s most pro-Republi- vincingly supported (by) return- Heading into Tuesday, Repub- produce the smallest number of more than $100 million this elec- can maps, the GOP will not have ing Republicans to control the licans had full control of 29 state changes in chamber control since tion cycle. They were countered enough votes to override a poten- Legislature,” Senate leader Phil legislatures compared to 19 for the 1944 general election, Under- by the Republican state leader- tial redistricting veto by Demo- Berger said Wednesday. Undecided races have Senate control in limbo

Associated Press clear the majority threshold. In North Carolina, GOP Sen. WASHINGTON — Control of Thom Tillis hoped to prevail the Senate hung in the balance over Democrat Cal Cunningham, Thursday, a cliffhanger after Re- whose sexting affair with a public publicans trounced Democratic relations specialist has clouded challengers in crucial states the race. but failed to lock down the seats Republicans were confident needed to retain their tenuous they would keep Alaska, where majority. GOP Sen. Dan Sullivan was chal- At least one race in Georgia is lenged by Democratic newcomer headed to a January runoff. Con- Al Gross, a doctor. tests in three other states remain Democrats faced long but not undecided, leaving the chamber fully impossible odds to take a slim now deadlocked 48-48. An out- majority after a disappointing come may not be known until the election night when Republicans new year. defeated multiple challengers. With the presidential race be- In Michigan, Democrats were tween President Donald Trump spared a loss when Sen. Gary Pe- and Democrat Joe Biden also ters withstood a strong challenge undecided, the Senate is in limbo MARCIO JOSE SANCHEZ/AP from Republican John James, a because the vice president of the Black Republican businessman. Protesters hold letters that spell Count Every Vote as they cross an overpass while marching in Portland, eventual winner’s party would But Republicans held on to Susan Ore., on Wednesday following Tuesday’s presidential election. Police made at least 10 arrests. serve as a tie-breaker in a split Collins in Maine and other key chamber. seats. “We’re waiting — whether I’m McConnell, who secured a sev- Demonstrators arrested in Seattle, Portland going to be the majority leader enth term for himself in a costly or not,” Senate Majority Leader campaign against Democrat Amy Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., said Associated Press Thursday. Others were arrested ment said. One of the people who McGrath, a former fighter pilot, Wednesday. on suspicion of obstruction, pe- was arrested had a rifle with a has said he felt “pretty good” PORTLAND, Ore. — Police in That was still the case destrian interference, property magazine of ammunition, an im- about the remaining contests. Seattle and Portland, Ore., ar- Thursday. damage, resisting arrest and as- provised explosive device, a knife But Democrats remained rested more than a dozen people The counting continued in saulting an officer . and was wearing a ballistics vest, hopeful. as hundreds took to the streets to Georgia, where GOP Sen. David Election night jarred Demo- In Portland, protesters smashed the sheriff’s office said. demand a full count of all presi- Perdue was trying to hold off crats and enthusiastic back- windows at businesses, hurled Gov. Kate Brown had activat- dential election votes and a halt to Democrat Jon Ossoff in a multi- ers who were eager to counter President Donald Trump’s court objects including a Molotov cock- ed the use of the state National candidate race that could also go Trump and his party’s grip on the challenges to stop counts in some tail at officers and police made Guard to help local law enforce- to a runoff if neither candidate Senate. key battleground states, officials at least 10 arrests, according to ment manage unrest related to the clears the 50% threshold to win. While Democrats picked up said. a statement from the Multnomah election, the Multnomah County There already is a Jan. 5 runoff must-win seats in Colorado and Seven people were arrested on County Sheriff’s Office. Sheriff’s Office said. Brown said in the state’s other Senate race. Arizona, they suffered a setback Capitol Hill in Seattle and one Officers seized multiple fire- previously she would keep state GOP Sen. Kelly Loeffler will face in Alabama, and Republicans held person who was being arrested arms, ammunition, a knife, com- troopers, sheriff’s deputies and Democrat Raphael Warnock, a their own in one race after an- for allegedly damaging property mercial and consumer grade police officers under a unified Black pastor at the church where other — in South Carolina, Iowa, was taken to a hospital after “ex- fireworks, body armor and gas command into Friday in Portland the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. Texas, Kansas and Montana. That periencing a medical episode,” masks from people who were to handle protests amid uncer- preached, after they emerged dramatically limited Democrats’ police said in a statement early arrested, a sheriff’s office state- tainty over the election outcome. as top vote-getters, but failed to hopes to make inroads. PAGE 12 •STARS AND STRIPES• Friday, November 6, 2020 NATION McConnell: New stimulus bill is top priority

BY ERICA WERNER state and local governments,” McConnell Connell and Senate Republicans viewed as “until we kill it, so that’s job one. We’ve The Washington Post said. too costly. already allocated an enormous amount of Although Republicans appear poised to McConnell mostly watched those talks money toward testing, treatment and vac- Senate Majority Leader Mitch McCon- retain their Senate majority — confound- from the sidelines. At one point last month, cines. We may need to do more in the next nell said Wednesday that a new economic ing Democrats’ hopes McConnell warned White House officials rescue package because ultimately you stimulus bill should be completed before — McConnell was cir- against pursuing a stimulus bill before the got to kill the [virus] before we get back to the end of the year and will be the focus cumspect on that, say- election, saying it could imperil the GOP normal because there’s no other way to get when the Senate returns to session next ing it was not yet clear majority. back to normal,” McConnell said. week. whether he would be While criticizing Pelosi’s demands, Mc- He said other sectors need help, too, “But McConnell, R-Ky., also said that state returning as major- Connell did try to advance a much smaller I don’t get to make the final decision we and local aid — a longtime Democratic de- ity leader or minority bill on the Senate floor that had no state have to deal with the Democrats. And what mand — could be part of the legislation. leader. He acknowl- or local aid at all but he was blocked by I’m saying is, I think now that the election’s McConnell made his comments at a edged that “We’re in a Democrats. over the need is there and we need to sit news conference in Kentucky a day after pretty good position” The small McConnell bill also omitted the election, and following his own re-elec- in key races that could $1,200 checks to individuals — even though down and work this out. And state and local could end up being a part of it. I’d like tion to a seventh term in the Senate. be decided by the end McConnell McConnell has said he favors sending out “We need another rescue package. The of the day. another round of those, and Democrats to see it done a little more skillfully than Senate goes back into session next Monday. McConnell’s comments could open the and Trump also favor doing so. simply providing borrowed money for ev- Hopefully the partisan passions that pre- door to a new phase in economic relief talks McConnell’s comments on Wednesday eryone regardless of their need.” vented us from doing another rescue pack- that have sputtered off and on for months. suggested a new focus on the issue. Con- A spokesman for Pelosi had no immedi- age will subside with the election. And I Most recently the key players have been gress has not acted to provide any new ate response to McConnell’s comments. think we need to do it and I think we need House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., and economic aid since the spring when law- Congress will also face a Dec. 11 govern- to do it before the end of the year,” McCon- Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, who makers rushed through four bipartisan ment shutdown deadline when funding for nell said. spent many hours negotiating around an bills totaling around $3 trillion. federal agencies runs out unless they pass “It’s a possibility we will do more for approximately $2 trillion package that Mc- The coronavirus is not going to go away another spending bill. Town built on guns ponders future after Remington plant sale

BY MICHAEL HILL rifles and shotguns to power the Associated Press economy. Union signs reading “United We ILION, N.Y. — Workers at the Stand with Remington Workers” sprawling Remington factory in are in the windows of local busi- this upstate New York village took nesses that sell everything from pride in a local gunmaking tradi- pizza slices to steel-toed boots. At tion stretching back to the days of Beer Belly Bob’s beverage center flintlock rifles. Now they’re look- across the street from the plant, ing ahead with uncertainty. Bob McDowell recalled the sales Jacquie Sweeney and her hus- bump on Thursdays and Fridays band were among almost 600 after shifts ended at 3 p.m. workers fired by the company “I used to call it the beer train,” this week, a few months after McDowell said with a smile. “It Remington Outdoor Co. sought was busy, and it is gone.” bankruptcy protection for the Remington’s recent history has second time in two years. been a roller coaster ride with a lot Successful bidders for the idled of drops. Layoffs have been com- plant in bankruptcy proceedings mon. The plant, which employed have said they plan to restart at around 1,200 people eight years least some production, though de- MICHAEL HILL/AP ago, was down recently to about tails remain scarce. Jacquie Sweeney stands outside the Remington firearms factory in Ilion, N.Y., on Oct. 20. There are high hopes for a suc- 600 union workers plus an esti- cessful reload of the plant that mated 100 or so salaried workers. dominates the local economy. The company began moving two plant and a handgun barrel fac- months.” “productive discussions” with But these hopes are tempered by production lines to a new plant in tory in Lenoir City, Tenn. Local officials believe a num- Roundhill. Meanwhile, it also has Huntsville, Ala. , in 2014. questions about how many work- Roundhill partner Richmond ber of pieces need to be in place excoriated the outgoing owners Remington dealt not only with ers will come back, and when. Italia, a paintball industry vet- before production starts, from a for terminating 585 workers this “My husband, he’s looking for the volatile gun market, but also eran, said he was approached collective bargaining agreement legal action, after the 2012 Sandy week along with their health care work, just like everybody else. by Remington CEO Ken D’Arcy with the union to a new federal and other contractual benefits. Hook school massacre. The gun- about the opportunity, according firearms license. And I plan on going back to col- The union said the company is lege unless I find a job before I man who killed 20 children and to documents filed in the bank- One likely product would be refusing to pay severance and ac- start that up,” said Sweeney, re- six educators at the Connecticut ruptcy case. Remington’s Model 870 shotguns, cording secretary for the local school used a Bushmaster AR-15 “I believe I was approached by said Jamie Rudwall, a district crued vacation benefits, sparking unit of the United Mine Workers rifle, which once was made here. Mr. D’Arcy due to my manufac- representative for the union. He pickets in Ilion this week. of America. “That’s all we can re- Most workers were furloughed turing business in the paintball said the new owners can rely on Local officials say the new ally do. We can’t sit around and at the end of September as the gun market and apparently Mr. a trained workforce to produce owners have also expressed con- wait for forever.” company went through bankrupt- D’Arcy believed that there may shotguns for a hot market. cerns about the efficiency of the It’s common for people here to cy proceedings. Locals wondered be some synergy,” Italia said in The FBI reports that it has pro- old four-story factory, preferring say that Ilion is Remington and whether it would ever restart. court papers. cessed more background checks a modern one-floor plant. Vincent Remington is Ilion. Company The company was divvied up by Roundhill pledged in court to purchase or possess a firearm Bono, chairman of the Herkimer multiple buyers. The bankruptcy founder Eliphalet Remington documents to bring back at least in the first nine months of 2020 County Legislature, met with court approved Sturm, Ruger started making flintlock rifles 200 workers. They could eventu- than any previous year. them Thursday and said he be- on his father’s forge near here & Co.’s $30 million bid for Mar- ally add hundreds more, but de- “We certainly have that capa- lieves something can be worked in 1816, and the Ilion factory site lin Firearms, which were made tails are not clear. bility of putting every single per- dates to 1828. Though the com- here, and Anoka, Minn. -based Roundhill partners did not re- son back to work at 870s making out to keep the long local tradition pany moved its headquarters to Vista Outdoor’s $81.4 million bid spond to calls and emails asking literally between 1,200 and 1,800 of gun production alive. Madison, N.C., the old factory for Remington’s ammunition and about their plans. But Italia told every day. And every one of them “We’re optimistic that Reming- dominates — literally and figu- accessories businesses. WUTR-TV last week they plan will be sold,” said Rudwall, who ton’s going to have a home here,” ratively — a village that has long Roundhill Group’s $13 million to bring back as many workers once worked at the plant. Bono said. “To what degree, we depended on workers making bid included the Ilion firearms as possible within “a couple of The UMW said it has held really don’t know.”\ Friday, November 6, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• PAGE 13 WORLD Weakened Eta brings drenching rains to Honduras Associated Press had been in a shelter in the north- ern city of Tela since Monday. TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras “We lost everything,” the 32- — Eta is moving over Honduras year-old woman said. “I don’t as a weakened tropical depres- know what we’re going to do. My sion, but still bringing the heavy husband is 74 years old, and be- rains that have caused deadly cause of his age he can’t work. I landslides while drenching the even lost my little animals,” she country’s east and the north of said, referring to chickens, cats neighboring Nicaragua. The storm no longer carried and dogs. the winds of the Category 4 hur- Oscar Armando Martinez Flores, his wife and seven chil- ricane that battered Nicaragua’s MATTHIAS SCHRADER/AP dren were in the same shelter. coast Tuesday, but it was advanc- A military police officer guards the crime scene near a synagogue in Vienna, Austria, on Wednesday . ing so slowly and dumping so Their home near the Lancetilla much rain that much of Central river also flooded, and they made America remained on high alert. it out only with the clothes they Eta had sustained winds of 35 were wearing. mph and was moving west-north- “The rains began Monday and Austria says mistakes made in west at 7 mph late Wednesday. It the river overflowed,” Martinez was 115 miles south-southeast of said Wednesday. “The firefight- La Ceiba. ers and police arrived to take dealing with attacker in Vienna The long-term forecast called us out because the houses were flooded.” for Eta to spin back out into the Associated Press North Macedonia, hoodwinked Police in the Swiss city of Win- Caribbean late Thursday and Martinez was already in dire the justice system’s deradicaliza- terthur said Tuesday that two then reform as a tropical storm straits before the storm. A con- VIENNA — Slovakian intel- tion program after his release. men were arrested there. Swiss Friday — possibly reaching Cuba struction worker, he hadn’t been ligence told their Austrian coun- And Nehammer said Wednesday on Sunday and southern Florida able to find work in eight months daily St. Galler Tagblatt reported terparts in July that the man who that other things appeared to on Monday. since the coronavirus pandemic that Swiss Justice Minister Karin fatally shot four people in a terror have gone wrong. Heavy rain was forecast to con- began there. He has been selling Keller-Sutter described them as attack in Vienna this week had Slovak intelligence informed tinue across Honduras through tortillas to keep his family afloat. tried to buy ammunition there “colleagues” of the attacker. at least Thursday as Eta moved Francisco Argenal, chief of me- Austria that Fejzulai was trying Ruf said Austrian authorities and mistakes were apparently to buy ammunition, and “some- northward toward the capital of teorology at Honduras’ Center for made in dealing with that infor- are in close contact with their Atmospheric, Oceanographic and thing apparently went wrong with Tegucigalpa and the northern mation, Austrian authorities con- Swiss counterparts. Seismic Studies, said he expected the communication in the next city of San Pedro Sula. ceded Wednesday. In August 2018, he tried to trav- more of the country’s rivers to steps,” Nehammer said. He added Before the center of Eta even The suspect, identified as Ku- el to Afghanistan to attempt to spill from their banks. that he would propose that an in- reached Honduras, hundreds of jtim Fejzulai, 20, had a previous join ISIS , but was turned back be- The U.S. National Hurricane dependent panel to be set up to people had been forced from their conviction for trying to join Is- cause he had no visa. In Septem- homes by floodwaters. Center forecast that before Eta examine “where things happened ber of the same year, he traveled moved away, parts of Nicaragua lamic State in Syria and had been that shouldn’t have happened.” Early Tuesday, a 12-year-old given early release in December. to Turkey in hopes of getting to girl died in a mudslide in San and Honduras could receive 15 to In neighboring Slovakia, police Syria to join the extremist group, In addition to killing the two said they received information Pedro Sula, said Marvin Aparicio 25 inches of rain, with 40 inches but was detained and held for men and two women, he also during the summer about “sus- of Honduras’ emergency manage- possible in some isolated parts. months by Turkey before being wounded more than 20 people in pected persons from Austria” ment agency. Eta left a path of destruction returned to Austria in January a nine-minute attack before being trying to buy ammunition. On Wednesday, Mayor Edy across northern Nicaragua, start- 2019, where he was arrested at ing with the coastal city of Bilwi. killed by police Monday night. “They failed to make the pur- Chacon in the central Honduras the airport. In Bilwi on Wednesday, civil Bars and cafes were crowded chase,” they said. “We immedi- town of Sulaco said a 15-year-old Neighbors of the suspect de- defense brigades worked to clear with people enjoying warm ately sent the information to our boy had drowned trying to cross scribed him as friendly and streets of downed trees, power weather and a last evening out be- Austrian colleagues.” a rain-swollen river. That brought polite. the storm’s death toll to at least lines and sheets of metal roofing. fore the establishments were due Austrian public security direc- “On Monday — the same day four in Nicaragua and Honduras. Some neighborhoods were com- to close under new coronavirus tor Franz Ruf said Austrian in- he committed the crime — he Aparicio said Wednesday that pletely flooded. Vice President restrictions. telligence officials received the some 379 homes had been de- and first lady Rosario Murillo The attacker was armed with information and asked questions helped a lady carry her bags up stroyed, mostly by floodwaters. said more than 51,000 families an automatic rifle, handgun, ma- of their Slovak counterparts, but the stairs, the grocery bags,” said There were 38 communities cut remained without power in the chete and wore a fake explosives it’s unclear “whether the process Herrmann Scheerer, 58. off by washed out roads, and five affected areas. vest. went optimally.” ISIS claimed credit for the Vi- bridges in the country were wiped “The debris teams are starting A full assessment of copious Fourteen people associated enna attack. The claim of respon- out by swollen rivers. to work and we still can’t give a video evidence has confirmed with the attacker were detained sibility was published through Among those rescued were sense of what happened,” said that he was a lone assailant, In- Tuesday for questioning. Neham- the militant group’s media arm, Karen Patricia Serrano, her hus- Ivania Diaz, a local government terior Minister Karl Nehammer mer said their ages range from Aamaq. It didn’t elaborate on the band and five children. Their official in Bilwi. “We have seen said. 18 to 28 and all have immigrant attacker’s ties to ISIS and had home was flooded with waters very humble homes completely Austrian officials said that Fej- roots. Some don’t have Austrian similar wording to past, opportu- from the Lancetilla river, and they destroyed.” zulai, a dual citizen of Austria and citizenship. nistic claims by the group. Ethiopia’s conflict continues as PM vows further operations

Associated Press Communications remain cut in Africa’s second-most populous with multiple ethnic and other month state of emergency on off in the northern Tigray region country, involving the heav- grievances. the Tigray region, which played NAIROBI, Kenya — Ethiopia’s after services disappeared at just ily armed Tigray region, could Aid organizations and human a dominant role in the country’s conflict in its powerful Tigray around the time Abiy’s office destabilize the already turbu- rights groups are pleading for government and military before region continued Thursday after first announced the attack and lent Horn of Africa. The prime communications links to be re- Abiy took office in 2018. Since Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed told military action early Wednesday. minister, who was awarded the stored and warning of a humani- then, the region, feeling margin- the nation the military will carry The lack of contact challenges ef- Nobel Peace Prize last year for tarian disaster if hundreds of alized, has split from the ruling out further operations this week forts to verify the Ethiopian fed- his sweeping political reforms, thousands of people flee fighting coalition and defied Abiy by hold- in response to an alleged deadly eral government’s account of the now faces his greatest chal- in the midst of the COVID-19 ing a regional election in Septem- attack on a military base by the events. lenge in holding together a coun- pandemic. ber that the federal government regional government. Observers warn that a civil war try of some 110 million people Ethiopia has imposed a six- called illegal. PAGE 14 •STARS AND STRIPES• Friday, November 6, 2020 AMERICAN ROUNDUP Man accused of setting girlfriend on fire

FORT LAUDERDALE FL — A woman is in critical condition with burns over her en- tire body after being set on fire by her boyfriend in her South Flori- da home, sheriff’s officials said. A neighbor heard the woman screaming for help on Monday afternoon and called 911. Police said she was burned everywhere but the soles of her feet and a spot on her ankle, news outlets reported. Noe Jimenez-Cortes, 40, was charged with attempted murder and arson, and was ordered held without bond in the Broward County jail. During a bond hearing on Tuesday, Broward Assistant State Attorney Alix Buckelew said that Jimenez-Cortes already had a bus ticket to Mexico when he was ar- rested. He was ordered to surren- der his passport, officials said. Police find birds in ‘filthy enclosures’

DES MOINES — A Des IA Moines woman has been arrested after being accused of keeping 11 exotic birds in deplor- able conditions, officials said. Deborah Barber, 63, faces charges of four counts of animal RENEE JONES SCHNEIDER, STAR TRIBUNE/AP neglect, the Des Moines Regis- ter reported. She was arrested Tuesday after police conducted Glowing remembrance a search of her home in late Oc- tober and discovered the living Jodi Sandlin, left, lights some of the more than 100 candles for loved ones of parish members who have died as Cece Ryan lights a candle conditions of the birds. in remembrance of those who died of COVID-19 during an All Souls’ Day service at St. Bridget Catholic Church in Minneapolis on Monday. Three Moluccan cockatoos, four Goffin’s cockatoos, two Corrections said. THE CENSUS summer’s drought has resulted in Amazon parrots and two cocka- Ashley Nickole Williams, 33, of too much damage for us to have tiels were rescued from Barber’s Greenwood, was fired after her sufficient inventory of trees for home, according to Animal Res- The amount a Chicago area chain of Saturday arrest, the department sportswear stores has agreed to pay to our loyal customers,“ Tiverton- cue League of Iowa spokesper- said in a news release Monday. based Clarks Christmas Tree son Stephanie Filer. The birds settle a civil rights lawsuit that alleged the Williams worked as a cor- $420K company refused to hire more Blacks and Farm wrote in a message on its were found in “filthy enclosures” rectional officer at McCormick website. and were suffering from health Hispanics and promote those who already Correctional Institution, a high- The business plans on reopen- problems, including one that had worked there. In its 2017 lawsuit, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Com- security prison located about ing in time for the 2021 Christ- self-mutilation wounds caused by mission alleged that City Sports gave preferential treatment to Korean candidates 80 miles west of Columbia, The mas season. stress, Filer said . and subjected two Black employees to racial slurs and other harassment. The Chi- State reported. Last Friday, she cago Tribune reported that Palm USA, which does business as City Sports, denies “While there is a normal was searched as she entered and the allegations but told reporters in a written notice that it decided to settle to avoid sloughing off of interior needles Health system data investigators found four packages more legal costs. Besides paying the money to 19 current and former employees, in fir trees — similar to deciduous breach affected 23K filled with substances that tested the company has agreed to hire a human resources consultant. trees losing leaves — the drought positive for methamphetamines, has caused an increase in yellow- CHESAPEAKE — A marijuana and cocaine. The ing that will continue as trees are health care system drugs were in food containers, VA Authorities say the harassment her to remove the hijab. When she harvested and brought home this based in Virginia said its third- according to arrest warrants . campaign included anonymous refused she was sent to Sharp’s of- winter. Some younger trees are a party vendor experienced a data deliveries of items like live in- fice. The student said Sharp asked complete loss, but the larger trees security breach earlier this year Ex-eBay directors face sects, a funeral wreath, and a her to write a couple of sentences should recover assuming nor- that affected more than 23,000 harassment charges bloody pig face Halloween mask of explanation about the hijab, to mal rainfall next year,“ the farm patients, donors and employees of posted . the system. to their home. The employees also avoid any future conflicts, KSNT BOSTON — Two for- Chesapeake Regional Health- planned to break into the couple’s reported. mer eBay Inc. em- Civil War marker to be care announced Tuesday that MA garage to install a GPS device on Several students staged a ployees were indicted Tuesday by they have informed the people af- their car, prosecutors said. peaceful protest outside the returned to donors a grand jury on charges that they fected by the data breach against school after the incident. participated in a campaign to ter- its fundraising and data hosting Principal suspended Two days later, Sharp sent an JEFFERSON CITY rorize a Massachusetts couple vendor, Blackbaud, in February. email to parents denying that the MO — A controversial that included threats and disturb- after hijab controversy The breach may have also reoc- student was asked to remove her Civil War marker that was re- ing deliveries of things like live hijab and reminding parents of moved from display last month curred until May 20. JUNCTION CITY — A spiders sent to their home. the school’s dress code. in Jefferson City will be returned The health care system said in Kansas high school James Baugh, 45, who was KS to the organization that originally a statement that they were told principal has been suspended eBay’s senior director of safety & donated it. about it in September. indefinitely after a student com- Drought damaged security, and David Harville, 48, The marker to Confederate The vendor said there is no plained last month that she had farm’s Christmas trees former director of global resil- Gen. Sterling Price was removed evidence that any of th e data was been asked to remove her head iency, were indicted on charges in part because it was donated in misused or disseminated. scarf, known as a hijab, while TIVERTON — A Rhode including stalking through inter- 1933 by the Winnie Davis Chap- walking in the school hallway. Island Christmas tree state travel. They were among RI ter of the United Daughters of Prison guard fired amid The Geary County School farm where visitors can cut their several former employees ar- the Confederacy, which had ties rested in June in what authori- Board voted Monday night to sus- own tree won’t open this holiday drug allegations to the Ku Klux Klan. Critics had ties have described as a scheme pend Junction City High School season, but it’s not because of also said a description of Price COLUMBIA — A to ruin the lives of the couple who principal Melissa Sharp, with the coronavirus — it’s because of deciding not to attack Jefferson guard at a South Caro- ran a website that was critical of pay, after reviewing an investiga- drought. SC City during the Civil War was lina prison has been fired follow- the company. tion into the incident. “After a thorough inventory inaccurate. ing her arrest on drug trafficking Five other former employees On Oct. 21, the student com- of our trees we have determined charges, the state Department of have pleaded guilty in the case . plained that a hall monitor asked that the stress caused by this From wire reports Friday, November 6, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES•PAGE 15 FACES A role player with versatility From escaped con to God, 7 roles in which Morgan Freeman shines TNS

“Baby Shark” swims into the BY CHRIS HEWITT of days sooner. He’s especially good in his Dismissed as a Quentin Tarantino knockoff, record books as YouTube’s most Star Tribune (Minneapolis) sweet scenes with Gwyneth Paltrow, where this underrated caper is a witty, inventive viewed video. his worry lines seem to foreshadow one of lark. Josh Hartnett plays a dupe who is in f you grew up in the 1970s, there’s a the most shocking movie endings ever. over his head fighting off canny neighbors ‘Baby Shark’ good chance you think of Morgan Free- (Lucy Liu) and crime bosses (Freeman, man as a hippie who dug words, man. The Dark Knight (2008) whose arid sarcasm may have been a touch- I Long before Freeman became an stone for Andre Braugher’s work on TV’s video YouTube’s Oscar winner, God and the narrator of vir- Freeman played Lucius Fox in all three of “Brooklyn Nine-Nine”). tually every documentary you’ve ever seen Christopher Nolan’s Batman movies, despite most-viewed (and before accusations tarnished his image), telling Bruce Wayne he was done with him Bruce Almighty (2003) he was Easy Reader on PBS’ “The Electric in this one. Freeman has more to do in the Associated Press Company.” A “Sesame Street” for older kids, other two films, but a crucial element in this Playful Morgan Freeman is not a Morgan it featured Freeman as a vampire who liked middle installment is the wounded quality he Freeman we get to see much, but his gravity “Baby Shark” just swam away vegetables and as a vaguely hippie-ish guy brings to scenes in which Fox reveals he be- matches up well with deadpan humor. Here, with a tasty YouTube record, who taught kids how to pronounce and spell lieves Wayne/Batman has strayed from the he’s God, teaching Jim Carrey a lesson. making chum of Luis Fonsi’s 2017 words. path of justice. If Morgan Freeman is dis- Kudos to the casting director who recog- hit “Despacito” as the platform’s He’s transformed his career in the nearly appointed in you, “The Dark Knight” hints, nized that the most-viewed video of all time. No five decades since, biding his time until his you’d better do some soul-searching. actor, whose doubt thanks to little sharks who smooth voice and dignified aspect — which narration repeatedly demand viewing of the made him seem godlike even before he was Unforgiven (1992) is so colorful, choreographed hit. actually cast as God in “Bruce Almighty” often The arm-clapping South Kore- — captured Hollywood’s attention. It’s not easy to get noticed in a Mount Rush- said to an children’s tune about a family The movie that finally did it in 1987 was more of character actors — Clint Eastwood, have a of sharks — doo doo doo doo doo “Street Smart.” Freeman’s casting seems Gene Hackman and Richard Harris — but voice- doo — surpassed the Latin dance outside of the box, viewed from the vantage Freeman holds his own by being, improbably, of-God track, outpacing a record that point of a 129-credit career filled with judg- the lighthearted one of the bunch, an outlaw qual- “Despacito” initially set in Au- es, vice presidents and other take-charge with a ready smile. It was his first of three ity, gust 2017 with 3 billion views. As types, but it was a go-to part for Black actors: movies with director Eastwood (the others was the of Monday, the ubiquitous “Baby a pimp. are “Million Dollar Baby,” which is awful but one to Shark” had reeled in 7.044 billion The unexpected calm and elegance that earned him an Oscar, and “Invictus,” which play the views on the platform since it was Freeman brought to that all-too-expected is awful but largely forgotten). Ancient uploaded in June 2016. “Despa- role probably gave him a leg up, because of Days. cito,” which features Daddy Yan- since then, Freeman has regularly made The Shawshank kee, hooked 7.038 billion since two or three — or, in 2005, eight — projects Redemption (1994) its January 2017 upload date, ac- a year. cording to figures on each of the Freeman’s height, impeccable vocal train- A twofer, since Freeman stars videos’ YouTube pages. ing and dancer’s bearing situated him per- in and narrates the prison-break The reach of the two-minute fectly to take advantage of Hollywood’s drama that’s been the favorite “Baby Shark” song has far sur- growing awareness that it had not done well movie of Internet Movie Da- passed its simple earworm poten- by Black actors or audiences. If the Blaxploi- tabase users for years. I don’t tial, spawning a merchandising tation era of the ’70s was an overcorrection to quite get that level of affection empire, a Nickelodeon TV series ’50s and ’60s movies in which Sidney Poitier for it, but Freeman’s Oscar- and live touring show. During the played saints who never put a foot wrong, nominated performance is COVID-19 pandemic, Pinkfong things were swinging back to Poitierland in once again the axle on which has tried to replicate — or capi- the ’80s and ’90s, and Freeman was there to a movie rests. As a prison talize — on that success with a play stoic war heroes (“Glory”), judges (“The inmate who’s just enduring “Baby Shark” remix about hand Bonfire of the Vanities”) and administrators his days until he meets an washing. (“Lean on Me”). optimistic (and innocent) Incidentally, Pinkfong and In a career packed with turning points, prisoner played by Tim Fonsi joined forces in July for a “Driving Miss Daisy” was another biggie, Robbins, Freeman repre- remix of the original kids’ track earning Freeman his first best actor Oscar sents the power of hope. that featured the Latin Grammy nomination. It was also a huge hit and it led winner. to others. He has portrayed an uncountable Street Smart number of BAFs (Black Authority Figures), ‘Jeopardy’ greats including Frederick Douglass at least three (1987) star in new quiz show times. He’s not a shape-shifter like Sean It may seem like a Penn or Meryl Streep; Freeman’s persona stretch now, but Free- “Jeopardy” trivia titans James carries from role to role. But you sense that man as a pimp was per- Holzhauer, Ken Jennings and he’s confident with that persona, choosing fect casting 33 years Brad Rutter are returning to roles that either exploit or rebel against as- ago, when he was still ABC’s game show category with pects of it. best-known for a goofy a new primetime program called He has resisted categorization, playing TV show. It one-eight- “The Chase,” the network an- against type as outlaws in “Nurse Betty” and ied Freeman’s image, nounced Monday. “Unforgiven.” He also was willing to make especially since he The trio behind the ratings fun of his moneymaker, throwing curveballs gave his violent but beast “Jeopardy! The Greatest of into comedies such as “Ted 2,” in which brilliant character All Time” will help headline the Freeman is a lawyer representing a potty- so many unexpected new shiny-floor quiz show along mouthed teddy bear who tells him, “I think I edges. with host Sara Haines, the TV want to sleep on a bed made of your voice.” journalist known for her work on That voice has been in some great mov- Lucky “Good Morning America” and ies you can stream. And the face isn’t bad, “The View,” ABC said. either. Number Slevin Adapted from a British format (2006) of the same name, “The Chase” Seven (1995) will pit contestants against the Pretty much “ruthless” quiz masters trying to David Fincher’s bleakly stylish thriller every Freeman strip them of their cash prizes. casts Freeman in one of his many roles as a character could “Each hourlong episode is a cop and a father figure (in this case, for Brad be called The fast-paced battle of brain power, Pitt). But it’s far from by-the-numbers. Free- Boss, but here, it’s where contestants are challenged man brings melancholy and warmth to an his actual name. to think faster than they ever authority figure whose authority is the least thought possible to answer up to interesting thing about him. His Detective Morgan Freeman

166 questions across all topics,” William Somerset is at the end of his career EVELYN HOCKSTEIN ABC said Monday. and comes to wish he’d ended it a couple The Washington Post PAGE 16 •STARS AND STRIPES• Friday, November 6, 2020 OPINION Max D. Lederer Jr., Publisher Lt. Col. Marci Hoffman, Europe commander Lt. Col. Richard McClintic, Pacific commander Courts not likely to stop the counting of votes Caroline E. Miller, Europe Business Operations BY EDWARD B. FOLEY unofficial winners have been projected by point explicitly declared that ballots must The Washington Post the media, are not yet in a recount situa- arrive by Election Day. The Pennsylvania EDITORIAL tion. Vast numbers of ballots have not yet Supreme Court, relying on the state’s con- resident Donald Trump can rail as been counted for the first time. Until that stitution, ruled that this statutory deadline Editor Terry Leonard, much as he likes, but he can’t stop happens, it’s premature to imagine that must be expanded by three days because [email protected] the counting of valid votes. And this election, as in 2000, might be decided of difficulties created by the pandemic and Robert H. Reid, Senior Managing Editor Pwhile he is threatening to race to in court. problems with the U.S. Postal Service. [email protected] the Supreme Court to overturn any result Of course, multiple lawsuits have already Republicans have claimed that the state Tina Croley, Managing Editor for Content against him, that, too, is likely to be a losing been filed, and more are surely on the way. 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the 2020 race close, and perhaps taking it What newspapers into overtime, Trump has pulled off a sec- ond huge political surprise. At least a few pollsters might be looking for a new line of are saying at home work. The analysts called Florida for President The following editorial excerpts are se- Trump, as he outperformed his numbers lected from a cross section of newspapers from 2016. Georgia and North Carolina throughout the United States. The editori- were trending red, but Arizona seemed to als are provided by The Associated Press have flipped to Democrats from four years and other stateside syndicates. ago. The revenge of the John McCain Republicans? Having COVID-19 limit holiday Either candidate had a path to win by our deadline. But it’s already clear that the gatherings hurts, is necessary biggest early losers are the pollsters. The The New York Times mainstream media polls all had Joe Biden In some ways, the coronavirus is still a winning in a walk with a popular vote mar- mystery. Scientists can’t say for certain gin in the upper single digits. They were why it’s deadly or debilitating in some off in particular on Florida. The outlier people but has virtually no effect in others. pollsters like the Trafalgar Group, often They don’t know exactly how long immu- derided by their colleagues, seem to have nity lasts or whether (or when) a vaccine better judged the electorate. will stop its spread and bring this wretched Biden still seems likely to win the popu- chapter to a close. lar vote, but the margin will be narrower But they do know this: The virus spreads than predicted and the Electoral College most rampantly between people who gather was still up for grabs. Lamenting the Elec- indoors, in close quarters, to talk or laugh toral College is a hardy perennial, but both or sing, without wearing masks. Experts parties know that it’s the measure of vic- say the wave of outbreaks now sweeping them outdoors and by testing and quaran- eral primary elections. Voting was, on the tory or defeat. Both campaigns focused on the nation has been caused by precisely tining before and after travel. But those whole, calm and efficient. It will take time those swing states. these types of gatherings. things are all much easier to do for fami- to fully evaluate, but states generally did The tight race reminds us that democ- As gut-wrenching as this may be, one of lies of means, who are more likely to have not let themselves be overwhelmed by the racy is surprising, and humility is good the most obvious ways to mitigate further spacious, easily ventilated kitchens, space massive and relatively abrupt shift toward journalism practice. Especially in this viral spread will be for as many people as to gather outside, easy access to diagnostic absentee voting, and the shift no doubt year of COVID-19 and an economic reces- possible to stay home this holiday season. testing and the ability to quarantine. diminished the crush that would have oc- sion, Democrats thought they were set up Even before the recent spike in cases, sci- What’s more, low risk is not the same curred if voting in person had been the for a blue wave. But while they looked set entists knew that holidays were risky busi- as no risk, and when it comes to the coro- only option. As far as is known, malign to retain a House majority, a Senate Demo- ness. Memorial Day, the Fourth of July and navirus, all risk is ultimately shared. The foreign actors seem to have been deterred cratic majority was moving out of reach as Labor Day weekend were all followed by danger is not individual — it’s collective. or prevented from interfering in the voting GOP incumbents held on to win in Iowa measurable spikes in case counts. The fall The decisions you make are not only about process. and North Carolina. and winter holidays are likely to be much whether you might infect your grand- The biggest election-night problem Another surprise was Trump’s apparent- worse, because they tend to involve more mother, they’re about whether your family came from Trump himself, as he claimed ly strong performance among minorities, travel and indoor gatherings. gathering will seed an outbreak that could victory based on incomplete tallies and especially among Hispanic-Americans. In normal times, some 50 million Amer- ultimately infect someone else’s grand- kicked off his push to delegitimize con- He did especially well with those voters in icans usually travel at least 50 miles for mother. The more people gather from far tinued vote-counting in states in which he Miami-Dade County in Florida. Thanksgiving dinner, according to AAA and wide, around densely packed tables, held an early lead. Of course, his campaign The reasons will take some study, but and as noted in The Atlantic. This year, es- to eat and talk and occasionally shout, the wanted all votes counted in the states in our guess is that one was the economy’s pecially, the need to draw loved ones close more the virus will spread. That’s an in- which the president was trailing. Encour- strong performance before the pandemic. feels urgent, and the idea of sacrificing disputable truth that no amount of wishful agingly, though, some prominent Repub- This lifted wages for low-skilled workers one more sacred tradition in a year when thinking or careful planning can undo. licans broke with Trump to support fair in particular after the slow growth Obama we have already sacrificed so much feels Zoom gatherings will never fully match vote-counting. “All these votes have to years. If Trump does win a second term, deeply unfair. But skipping or severely the intimacy of in-person ones. But they be counted that are in now,” former New his late focus on the economy will be part curtailing in-person holiday celebrations can help keep families connected and Jersey Gov. Chris Christie said. “Tonight of the explanation. now is as much a civic duty and an act of maybe even preserve some traditions. So- was not the time to make this argument.” solidarity as wearing a mask in public or cial media is full of suggestions for how to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McCon- Cultural proficiency education standing at least six feet apart. make virtual holidays more festive, like nell, of Kentucky, said, “Claiming you win The coronavirus is surging again, not pie-baking over FaceTime and cooking the election is different from finishing the must work for all students just in a few hot spots but across the coun- and eating the same meal across different counting.” Pittsburgh Post-Gazette try, with an average of 59,000 new cases tables and time zones. Meanwhile, social media sites executed At what age are children capable of un- per day — as high as that number has It might also help to remember that, with their plans to respond to the president’s derstanding the dynamics of racism? Penn- been since August. The Centers for Dis- vaccines and therapeutics progressing misinformation. Twitter placed a warning sylvania’s Lower Merion School District is ease Control and Prevention have labeled through the pipeline, there’s every reason screen in front of a tweet from Trump de- kick-starting the process in kindergarten. indoor gatherings with far-flung relatives to hope that next year’s holiday season can claring that “they are trying to STEAL the “A Kids Book about Racism,” which is as “higher risk” and is advising people to be celebrated in person again. Election.” Facebook took slightly longer to part of the curriculum for 5-year-olds, in- keep these get-togethers as small as pos- If the past nine months have made any- add a “votes are being counted” label to cludes a list of actions that can be perceived sible and to hold them outdoors if they can. thing clear, it’s that nobody is coming to posts from each candidate, in addition to as personally harmful to a person of color, Dr. Anthony Fauci, the government’s lead- save us. That’s scary and enraging, but it’s running notifications at the top of users’ such as “a look, a comment, a question, a ing infectious disease control expert, has also liberating — because we’re learning feeds indicating a winner had not been thought, a joke, a word, or a belief.” The said that, for safety’s sake, he won’t be see- how to save ourselves. projected. Their job is far from complete book challenges kindergartners to “call it ing his own children this Thanksgiving. — at least as long as Trump’s efforts to racism” whenever they see it. It’s tempting to view the coming holi- US voters met the challenges, cast doubt on the legitimacy of the elec- Fourth- and fifth-graders are required day season as a well-earned respite from tion continue. #StopTheSteal was trending to read “Not My Idea: A Book About White- a year filled with hardships. But, as others did their duty in this election Wednesday, with a boost from far-right in- ness,” which encourages white children to have argued, those hardships are precisely The Washington Post fluencers, and allegations have only picked see themselves as beneficiaries of “stolen the point. Children have all but lost a year For everyone anxiously awaiting final up in volume and in tone. land,” “stolen riches” and “special favors.” of schooling, small-business owners have results in this year’s presidential race, As the nation girds for what could be These components of the Cultural Pro- seen their livelihoods destroyed, people the process feels anything but painless. a tortuous process of vote-counting, re- ficiency Curriculum have been embraced everywhere have watched loved ones die But there is much to be thankful for in counts and legal challenges, it can breathe by district officials and many commu- alone, in nursing homes and hospital wards how Election Day proceeded, particularly half a sigh of relief that Election Day vot- nity stakeholders. But, not everyone was where restrictions related to COVID-19 given earlier fears about what could have ing itself was largely orderly, after such a pleased. One mom, Elana Fishbein, argued prohibited visitors. Failed leadership and happened. heated, divisive campaign. Americans can to the local school board (and in many pub- failed policy have exacerbated all of these Yes, there were glitches: power outages thank the election officials and volunteers lic forums) the classes are “designed to tragedies. Individual or family sacrifices, at a few polling places; a water-main break who worked to make that happen — and inoculate Caucasian children with feelings made for the greater good, have helped. that disrupted vote-counting; the occa- give themselves a pat on the back for turn- of guilt for the color of their skin and the Taking unnecessary risks now would sional bad voting machine; lines at some ing out in record numbers to do their duty ‘sins’ of their forefathers.” She moved her be an affront to all those sacrifices. What polling locations; partisan troublemakers as citizens. children to a private school. will have been the point of closing schools, who tried to hassle voters; disputes about Cultural competency and cultural pro- hobbling industries or swapping so many some poll workers failing to wear masks. More proof polling can’t ficiency are worthy goals for students and human interactions for so many virtu- None of these things reflect well on our staff. But, the state Department of Educa- al ones? So much of it will have been for democracy. account for every eventuality tion should be guiding the entire school naught if a surge of holiday travel gives But President Donald Trump’s exhorta- The Wall Street Journal community through such an important way to a tsunami of outbreaks and, ulti- tion to “go into the polls and watch very A surge of unexpected votes for Donald evolution in teaching. Autonomous school mately, more death. carefully” did not lead to the wide-scale Trump has confounded the forecasters districts should make the final call, but the It’s true that not all gatherings are the vigilantism that was feared. Social dis- — again. Whether it’s enough to carry him seasoned guidance of state education ex- same and that individual families can tancing precautions because of the corona- to victory in the Electoral College, as it perts is in order, not just in Lower Merion minimize their risks by taking precautions virus did not cause chaos or interminable did in 2016, was uncertain at this publica- but throughout the public school systems — by keeping gatherings small, by holding delays, as they did earlier this year in sev- tion Wednesday morning. But by making of Pennsylvania. PAGE 18 • S TARS AND STRIPES• Friday, November 6, 2020 Friday, November 6, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES•PAGE 19 SCOREBOARD

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South DE Shelby Harris (not injury related), RB Diego Schwartzman (6), Argentina, 2. (22) Joey Logano, Ford. Indianapolis 5 2 0 .714 198 136 Phillip Lindsay (foot), WR Diontae Spen- def. Alejandro Davidovich Fokina, Spain, 3. (2) Brad Keselowski, Ford. myafn.net Tennessee 5 2 0 .714 208 184 cer (shoulder). LIMITED: LB Jeremiah 6-1, 6-1. 4. (11) Denny Hamlin, Toyota. Houston 1 6 0 .143 166 217 Attaochu (quadricep), T Demar Dotson Men’s Doubles 5. (12) Ryan Blaney, Ford. Jacksonville 1 6 0 .143 154 220 (hand), WR Tim Patrick (hamstring), G Round of 16 6. (88) Alex Bowman, Chevrolet. North Austin Schlottmann (shoulder), TE Nick Michael Venus, New Zealand, and 7. (1) Kurt Busch, Chevrolet. Vannett (foot). DNP: DE Dante Pittsburgh 7 0 0 1.000 211 142 FALCONS: John Peers (7), Australia, vs. Franko Sku- 8. (18) Kyle Busch, Toyota. College football Baltimore 5 2 0 .714 203 132 Fowler (hamstring), DE Takkarist McKin- gor, Croatia, and Austin Krajicek, United Cleveland 5 3 0 .625 206 237 ley (groin), WR Calvin Ridley (foot). LIM- States, 6-4, 7-6 (4). 9. (14) Clint Bowyer, Ford. Cincinnati 2 5 1 .313 194 214 ITED: WR Russell Gage (shoulder, knee), Nikola Mektic, Croatia, and Wesley 10. (10) Aric Almirola, Ford. Wednesday’s scores West TE Jaeden Graham (knee), CB Kendall Koolhof (6), Netherlands, vs. Casper 11. (4) Kevin Harvick, Ford. 12. (21) Matt DiBenedetto, Ford. MIDWEST Kansas City 7 1 0 .875 253 152 Sheffield (concussion). Ruud, Norway, and Taylor Fritz, United Las Vegas 4 3 0 .571 187 203 DETROIT LIONS at MINNESOTA VIKINGS States, 6-4, 7-6 (1). 13. (19) Martin Truex Jr., Toyota. Buffalo 49, N. Illinois 30 14. (20) Erik Jones, Toyota. Cent. Michigan 30, Ohio 27 Denver 3 4 0 .429 147 183 — LIONS: DNP: WR Jamal Agnew (ribs), T L.A. Chargers 2 5 0 .286 179 185 Taylor Decker (back), WR Kenny Golladay 15. (41) Cole Custer, Ford. Kent St. 27, E. Michigan 23 16. (42) Matt Kenseth, Chevrolet. Miami (Ohio) 38, Ball St. 31 NATIONAL CONFERENCE (hip), T Halapoulivaati Vaitai (foot), S East Tracy Walker (foot). LIMITED: G Joe Dahl Deals 17. (95) Christopher Bell, Toyota. Toledo 38, Bowling Green 3 18. (3) Austin Dillon, Chevrolet. W. Michigan 58, Akron 13 W L T Pct PF PA (back), TE T.J. Hockenson (toe), LB Chris- Philadelphia 3 4 1 .438 186 205 tian Jones (knee), CB Darryl Roberts 19. (6) Ryan Newman, Ford. Washington 2 5 0 .286 133 165 (hip, groin), DT Danny Shelton (wrist), CB Wednesday’s transactions 20. (47) Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Chevrolet. AP Top 25 schedule Dallas 2 6 0 .250 185 266 Desmond Trufant (hamstring). VIKINGS: 21. (8) Tyler Reddick, Chevrolet. DNP: CB Cameron Dantzler (concussion), BASEBALL 22. (13) Ty Dillon, Chevrolet. Friday N.Y. Giants 1 7 0 .125 145 199 South CB Mark Fields (chest), CB Holton Hill Major League Baseball 23. (43) Bubba Wallace, Chevrolet. No. 9 BYU at No. 21 Boise State National League No. 11 Miami at North Carolina State Tampa Bay 6 2 0 .750 247 165 (foot). LIMITED: WR Dan Chisena (hip), 24. (37) Ryan Preece, Chevrolet. CB Harrison Hand (hamstring). FULL: RB MILWAUKEE BREWERS — Announced Saturday New Orleans 5 2 0 .714 206 197 25. (24) William Byron, Chevrolet. Carolina 3 5 0 .375 179 193 C.J. Ham (shoulder), WR Adam Thielen hiring Jacob Cruz assistant hitting 26. (48) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet. No. 1 Clemson at No. 4 Notre Dame coach, Andy Haines hitting coach, Chris No. 3 Ohio State vs. Rutgers Atlanta 2 6 0 .250 209 224 (shoulder). 27. (38) John Hunter Nemechek, Ford. North HOUSTON TEXANS at JACKSONVILLE Hook pitching coach, Steve Karsay bull- 28. (32) Corey LaJoie, Ford. No. 5 Georgia vs. No. 8 Florida pen coach, Pat Murphy bench coach, No. 6 Cincinnati vs. Houston Green Bay 5 2 0 .714 219 187 JAGUARS — TEXANS: DNP: WR Randall 29. (34) Michael McDowell, Ford. Chicago 5 3 0 .625 161 166 Cobb (illness), LB Kyle Emanuel (con- Craig Counsell manager, Jason Lane 30. (96) Daniel Suarez, Toyota. No. 7 Texas A&M at South Carolina base coach and Walker Mckinven pitch- No. 10 Wisconsin vs. Purdue, ccd. Detroit 3 4 0 .429 177 206 cussion). FULL: TE Jordan Akins (ankle, 31. (17) Chris Buescher, Ford. Minnesota 2 5 0 .286 183 214 concussion), LB Peter Kalambayi (ham- ing, catching and strategy coach. No. 12 Oregon vs. Stanford NEW YORK METS — Signed RHP Oscar 32. (27) JJ Yeley, Ford. No. 13 Indiana vs. No. 23 Michigan West string), CB Bradley Roby (knee). JAG- 33. (66) Timmy Hill, Toyota. Seattle 6 1 0 .857 240 199 UARS: DNP: LB Dakota Allen (ankle), TE De La Cruz, OF Johneshwy Fargas, INF No. 14 Oklahoma State at Kansas State Jake Hager, RHP Harol Gonzalez, C Bruce 34. (00) Quin Houff, Chevrolet. No. 15 Coastal Carolina vs. South Ala- Arizona 5 2 0 .714 203 146 Tyler Eifert (not injury related, neck), 35. (15) Brennan Poole, Chevrolet. L.A. Rams 5 3 0 .625 193 152 QB Gardner Minshew (right thumb), RB Maxwell, INF Jose Peraza, OF Mallex bama Smith, C David Rodriguez and RHP Arodys 36. (53) James Davison, Chevrolet. No. 16 Marshall vs. Massachusetts San Francisco 4 4 0 .500 208 173 Devine Ozigbo (hamstring), CB Josiah Thursday’s game Scott (not injury related). LIMITED: G A.J. Vizcaino to minor league contracts and 37. (51) Joey Gase, Ford. No. 17 Iowa State vs. Baylor invited to major league spring training. 38. (77) Josh Bilicki, Ford. No. 18 SMU at Temple Green Bay at San Francisco Cann (shoulder), LB Myles Jack (ankle), Sunday’s games CB Sidney Jones (ribs), G Brandon Linder Signed INF Luis Carpio and INF Mitchell 39. (7) Garrett Smithley, Chevrolet. No. 19 Oklahoma vs. Kansas Tolman to minor league contracts. No. 20 Southern Cal vs. Arizona State Baltimore at Indianapolis (hip), S Jarrod Wilson (hamstring). Carolina at Kansas City LAS VEGAS RAIDERS at LOS ANGELES FOOTBALL Desert Diamond Casino No. 22 Texas vs. West Virginia National Football League No. 25 Liberty at Virginia Tech Chicago at Tennessee CHARGERS — RAIDERS: No Data Report- Denver at Atlanta ed. CHARGERS: No Data Reported. NFL — Announced WR Javon Wims’ West Valley Top 200 lineup two-game suspension was upheld for his Detroit at Minnesota MIAMI DOLPHINS at ARIZONA CARDI- NASCAR Xfinity Series Houston at Jacksonville NALS — DOLPHINS: DNP: RB Matt Breida actions in a game against New Orleans Pro soccer N.Y. Giants at Washington (hamstring), RB Myles Gaskin (knee). on Nov. 1. Race Saturday Seattle at Buffalo LIMITED: RB Patrick Laird (ankle), CB Ja- ARIZONA CARDINALS — Activated S At Phoenix Raceway Las Vegas at L.A. Chargers mal Perry (foot). FULL: S Kavon Frazier Jalen Thompson for injured reserve. Avondale, Ariz. Miami at Arizona (shoulder), CB Byron Jones (achilles), DE CHICAGO BEARS — Released WR Ted Lap length: 1 mile MLS Pittsburgh at Dallas Shaq Lawson (shoulder), S Bobby McCain Ginn Jr. Released RB Dalyn Dawkins. (Car number in parentheses) New Orleans at Tampa Bay (ankle), LB Elandon Roberts (elbow), S Placed WR Javon Wims on reserve/su- 1. (7) Justin Allgaier, Chevrolet. EASTERN CONFERENCE 2. (98) Chase Briscoe, Ford. W L T Pts GF GA Open: Cincinnati, Cleveland, L.A. Eric Rowe (shoulder), TE Adam Shaheen pended by commissioner-less than one- x-Philadelphia 13 4 5 44 42 20 Rams, Philadelphia (shoulder), LB Kyle Van Noy (groin). CAR- year. 3. (22) Austin Cindric, Ford. x-Toronto FC 13 4 5 44 32 24 Monday’s game DINALS: DNP: RB Kenyan Drake (ankle), DENVER BRONCOS — Placed DL Shelby 4. (11) Justin Haley, Chevrolet. x-Orlando City 11 3 8 41 38 22 New England at N.Y. Jets WR DeAndre Hopkins (not injury relat- Harris on reserve/COVID-19 list. 5. (20) Harrison Burton, Toyota. x-Columbus 11 6 5 38 34 20 Thursday, Nov. 12 ed), CB Dre Kirkpatrick (thigh), DT Jordan DETROIT LIONS — Signed TE Khari Lee 6. (9) Noah Gragson, Chevrolet. x-New York City FC 11 8 3 36 33 22 Indianapolis at Tennessee Phillips (hamstring). LIMITED: WR Larry to the practice squad. Placed QB Mat- 7. (10) Ross Chastain, Chevrolet. x-New England 8 6 8 32 26 23 Sunday, Nov. 15 Fitzgerald (not injury related), LB Jordan thew Stafford on the reserve/COVID-19 8. (19) Brandon Jones, Toyota. x-New York 8 9 5 29 27 30 Houston at Cleveland Hicks (ankle, wrist), LB Ezekiel Turner list. 9. (18) Riley Herbst, Toyota. x-Nashville 7 7 8 29 21 20 Jacksonville at Green Bay (toe). FULL: S Budda Baker (thumb). HOUSTON TEXANS — Signed QB Josh 10. (1) Michael Annett, Chevrolet. Montreal 7 13 2 23 30 41 Philadelphia at N.Y. Giants NEW ORLEANS SAINTS at TAMPA BAY McCown off the practice aquad. 11. (39) Ryan Sieg, Chevrolet. Chicago 5 9 8 23 30 35 Tampa Bay at Carolina BUCCANEERS — SAINTS: DNP: CB Jus- NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS — Signed DL 12. (02) Brett Moffitt, Chevrolet. Atlanta 6 12 4 22 22 28 Washington at Detroit tin Hardee (groin), DT Sheldon Rankins Ryan Glasgow and WR Donte Monctief to 13. (51) Jeremy Clements, Chevrolet. Inter Miami CF 6 13 3 21 23 34 Buffalo at Arizona (knee). LIMITED: QB Drew Brees (right the practice squad. 14. (68) Brandon Brown, Chevrolet. D.C. United 5 11 6 21 23 38 Denver at Las Vegas shoulder), WR Marquez Callaway (an- NEW YORK GIANTS — Claimed WR 15. (21) Myatt Snider, Chevrolet. Cincinnati 4 14 4 16 11 34 L.A. Chargers at Miami kle), RB Alvin Kamara (foot), WR Michael Dante Pettis off waivers from San Fran- 16. (92) Josh Williams, Chevrolet. WESTERN CONFERENCE Cincinnati at Pittsburgh Thomas (ankle, hamstring). FULL: G Nick cisco. Placed S Adrian Colbert on injured 17. (44) Tommy Joe Martins, Chevrolet. W L T Pts GF GA San Francisco at New Orleans Easton (concussion). BUCCANEERS: DNP: reserve. 18. (8) Daniel Hemric, Chevrolet. PITTSBURGH STEELERS — Promoted x-Portland 11 6 5 38 45 34 Seattle at L.A. Rams CB Jamel Dean (illness), G Ali Marpet 19. (13) Timmy Hill, Toyota. x-Sporting KC 11 6 3 36 36 25 Baltimore at New England (concussion). LIMITED: S Mike Edwards OL Stefen Wisniewski to the active ros- x-Seattle 10 5 6 36 40 22 ter. Placed LB Ulysees Gilbert on injured 20. (4) Jesse Little, Chevrolet. Open: Kansas City, N.Y. Jets, Atlanta, (groin), WR Chris Godwin (finger), WR 21. (36) Alex Labbe, Chevrolet. x-FC Dallas 9 5 7 34 28 21 Dallas Scott Miller (hip, groin), DE Jason Pierre- reserve. x-Los Angeles FC 9 8 4 31 46 38 SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS — Placed WR 22. (0) Jeffrey Earnhardt, Chevrolet. Monday, Nov. 16 Paul (knee). FULL: S Antoine Winfield 23. (08) Joe Graf, Jr., Chevrolet. x-Minnesota United 8 5 7 31 33 26 Minnesota at Chicago (shoulder). Kendrick on the reserve/COVID-19 list. San Jose 8 8 6 30 34 47 SEATTLE SEAHAWKS — Re-signed LB 24. (26) Mason Diaz, Toyota. NEW YORK GIANTS at WASHINGTON 25. (15) Colby Howard, Chevrolet. Colorado 7 6 4 25 30 27 NFL injury report FOOTBALL TEAM — GIANTS: DNP: RB Mychal Kendricks to the practice squad. Vancouver 8 14 0 24 24 44 Devonta Freeman (ankle), CB Ryan Lewis TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS — Placed 26. (90) Donald Theetge, Chevrolet. LA Galaxy 6 11 4 22 27 43 NEW YORK — The National Football (hamstring), WR Golden Tate (not injury DE William Gholston on the reserve/CO- 27. (78) BJ McLeod, Toyota. Real Salt Lake 5 9 7 22 25 33 League injury report, as provided by the related). LIMITED: LB Devante Downs VID-19 list. 28. (6) Ryan Vargas, Chevrolet. Houston 4 9 9 21 29 38 league (DNP: did not practice; LIMITED: (shoulder), LB Blake Martinez (ham- WASHINGTON FOOTBALL TEAM — Ac- 29. (07) David Starr, Chevrolet. x-Clinched playoff spot limited participation; FULL: Full partici- string), S Logan Ryan (hip), WR Sterling tivated WR Steven Sims for injured re- 30. (52) Kody Vanderwal, Chevrolet. Note: For the 2020 season, MLS will pation): Shepard (shoulder, toe). WASHINGTON: serve. 31. (47) Kyle Weatherman, Chevrolet. determine standings using points per HOCKEY 32. (5) Matt Mills, Toyota. game. Three points for victory, one point SUNDAY LIMITED: T Geron Christian (knee), DE BALTIMORE RAVENS at INDIANAPO- James Smith-Williams (concussion), National Hockey League 33. (74) Bayley Currey, Chevrolet. for tie. BUFFALO SABRES — Signed G Dustin 34. (61) JJ Yeley, Toyota. Wednesday, Oct. 28 LIS COLTS — RAVENS: DNP: DT Calais DE Montez Sweat (concussion), TE Lo- Campbell (not injury related), RB Mark gan Thomas (ankle), WR Isaiah Wright Takarski to a two-year contract. 35. (93) CJ McLaughlin, Chevrolet. New York 1, New England 0 36. (99) Jesse Iwuji, Chevrolet. Sporting Kansas City 1, Cincinnati 0 Ingram (ankle), CB Jimmy Smith (not in- (shoulder). Orlando City 4, Atlanta 1 jury related). LIMITED: WR Chris Moore PITTSBURGH STEELERS at DALLAS 37. (66) Stan Mullis, Toyota. Philadelphia 2, Chicago 1 (thigh). COLTS: DNP: S Julian Blackmon COWBOYS — STEELERS: DNP: DE Tyson AP sportlight New York City FC 1, Toronto FC 0 (not injury related), TE Trey Burton (not Alualu (knee), C Maurkice Pouncey (not Lucas Oil 150 lineup D.C. United 1, Columbus 0 injury related), WR Ashton Dulin (knee), injury related), QB Ben Roethlisberger Minnesota 2, Colorado 1 WR T.Y. Hilton (groin), DE Justin Houston (not injury related), G Stefen Wisniewski NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series (not injury related). LIMITED: TE Mo Alie- (pectoral). LIMITED: DE Isaiah Buggs (an- Nov. 6 FC Dallas 2, Miami 1 1934 — Joe Carter scores four touch- Race Friday Portland 5, LA Galaxy 2 Cox (knee), C Ryan Kelly (knee), RB Jona- kle), CB Mike Hilton (shoulder). FULL: S At Phoenix Raceway than Taylor (ankle), RB Jordan Wilkins Jordan Dangerfield (quadricep), DT Cam- downs and Swede Hanson rushes for 190 Los Angeles FC 2, Houston 1 yards as the Philadelphia Eagles crush Avondale, Ariz. San Jose 2, Real Salt Lake 0 (groin). eron Heyward (quadricep). COWBOYS: Lap length: 1 mile CAROLINA PANTHERS at KANSAS DNP: P Chris Jones (abdomen. LIMITED: the Cincinnati Reds 64-0. Saturday, Oct. 31 1966 — Philadelphia’s Timmy Brown (Car number in parentheses) FC Dallas 3, Houston 0 CITY CHIEFS — PANTHERS: DNP: S Jer- RB Ezekiel Elliott (hamstring), DE Aldon 1. (98) Grant Enfinger, Ford. Chicago 1, Nashville 1, tie emy Chinn (knee). LIMITED: CB Corn Smith (knee). returns kickoffs 93 yards and 90 yards for touchdowns to lead the Eagles to a 24-23 2. (21) Zane Smith, Chevrolet. Sunday, Nov. 1 Elder (neck), DT Zach Kerr (toe), T Rus- SEATTLE SEAHAWKS at BUFFALO BILLS 3. (2) Sheldon Creed, Chevrolet. Columbus 2, Philadelphia 1 sell Okung (calf). FULL: QB Teddy Bridge- — SEAHAWKS: No Data Reported. BILLS: victory over the Dallas Cowboys. 1981 — Larry Holmes knocks out Re- 4. (23) Brett Moffitt, Chevrolet. Atlanta 2, Cincinnati 0 water (neck), CB Donte Jackson (toe). DNP: WR John Brown (knee), DE Jerry 5. (88) Matt Crafton, Ford. New York City FC 5, New York 2 CHIEFS: No Data Reported. Hughes (foot), DE Darryl Johnson (knee), naldo Snipes in the 11th round to retain the world heavyweight title in Pitts- 6. (99) Ben Rhodes, Ford. Orlando City 1, Montreal 0 CHICAGO BEARS at TENNESSEE TITANS RB Taiwan Jones (hamstring), LB Matt 7. (18) Christian Eckes, Toyota. New England 4, D.C. United 3 Milano (pectoral), C Mitch Morse (con- burgh. — BEARS: DNP: TE Jimmy Graham (knee, 8. (19) Derek Kraus, Toyota. Minnesota at Sporting Kansas City ppd. hamstring), DT Akiem Hicks (not injury cussion), CB Josh Norman (hamstring), 1992 — Manon Rheaume of the Atlan- Toronto FC 2, Miami 1 related), S Eddie Jackson (knee), DT John RB T.J. Yeldon (back). LIMITED: DT Vernon ta Knights becomes the first woman to 9. (52) Stewart Friesen, Toyota. Colorado 3, Seattle 1 Jenkins (ankle), WR Anthony Miller (toe), Butler (groin), T Cody Ford (knee), QB suit up for a regular-season pro hockey 10. (26) Tyler Ankrum, Chevrolet. Portland 1, Vancouver 0 C Sam Mustipher (knee), DT Roy Robert- Jake Fromm (not injury related), S Micah game. The 20-year-old goalie doesn’t 11. (30) Danny Bohn, Toyota. LA Galaxy 2, Real Salt Lake 1 son-Harris (shoulder), LB Danny Treva- Hyde (concussion), DT Quinton Jefferson play in Atlanta’s 3-2 overtime loss to Cin- 12. (45) Trevor Bayne, Chevrolet. Los Angeles FC at San Jose ppd. than (not injury related), QB Mitchell (knee), G Brian Winters (knee). FULL: QB cinnati in the IHL game. 13. (4) Raphael Lessard, Toyota. Wednesday’s games Trubisky (right shoulder), C Cody White- Josh Allen (left shoulder). 1993 — Evander Holyfield regains 14. (22) Austin Wayne Self, Chevrolet. Orlando City 2, Columbus 1 hair (calf). LIMITED: S Tashaun Gipson MONDAY the WBA and IBF heavyweight cham- 15. (24) Sam Mayer, Chevrolet. Chicago 2, Minnesota 2, tie (foot). FULL: T Rashaad Coward (ankle), NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS at NEW pionships from Riddick Bowe in a fight 16. (13) Johnny Sauter, Ford. FC Dallas 1, Nashville 0 S DeAndre Houston-Carson (forearm, an- YORK JETS — No Data Reported. JETS: No disrupted by a parachutist. During the 17. (16) Austin Hill, Toyota. Colorado 1, Portland 0 kle). TITANS: DNP: LB Jadeveon Clowney Data Reported. seventh round at Caesars Palace in Las 18. (20) Spencer Boyd, Chevrolet. Seattle 1, LA Galaxy 1, tie Vegas, the chutist tumbles into the ring- 19. (42) Carson Hocevar, Chevrolet. San Jose 3, Los Angeles FC 2 side seats and stops the fight for 21 min- 20. (3) Jordan Anderson, Chevrolet. Sunday’s games utes. Holyfield becomes the fourth man 21. (51) Chandler Smith, Toyota. New York City FC at Chicago Pro baseball 22. (38) Todd Gilliland, Ford. Atlanta at Columbus to become a heavyweight champion at least twice. 23. (15) Tanner Gray, Ford. Montreal at D.C. United 24. (41) Dawson Cram, Chevrolet. Cincinnati at Miami 1999 — Charles Roberts rushes for 409 MLB calendar accept qualifying offers. yards and five touchdowns to lead Sac- 25. (40) Ryan Truex, Chevrolet. Toronto FC at New York Nov. 12 — Most Valuable Players an- Nashville at Orlando City ramento State past Idaho State 41-20, 26. (56) Tyler Hill, Chevrolet. Nov. 9 — Rookies of the Year an- nounced. setting a new NCAA record for a single- 27. (11) Spencer Davis, Toyota. New England at Philadelphia nounced. Colorado at Houston Dec. 2 — Last day for teams to offer game rushing performance. 28. (02) Tate Fogleman, Chevrolet. Portland at Los Angeles FC Nov. 10 — Managers of the Year an- 2021 contracts to unsigned players on 2005 — Annika Sorenstam becomes 29. (33) Akinori Ogata, Toyota. FC Dallas at Minnesota nounced. their 40-man rosters. the first player in LPGA Tour history to 30. (10) Jennifer Jo Cobb, Chevrolet. Sporting Kansas City at Real Salt Lake Nov. 11 — Cy Young Awards an- Dec. 7-10 — Winter meetings, Dallas. win a tournament five straight times, 31. (00) Josh Reaume, Chevrolet. San Jose at Seattle nounced. Jan. 15 — International amateur sign- shooting an 8-under 64 for a three-stroke 32. (17) Dylan Upton, Ford. LA Galaxy at Vancouver Nov. 11 — Deadline for free agents to ing period opens. victory in the Mizuno Classic. 33. (97) Robby Lyons, Chevrolet. PAGE 20 •STARS AND STRIPES• Friday, November 6, 2020 NBA/GOLF Players seek Johnson is to finalize a back after start for new NBA season COVID-19, 6 weeks off BY DAN WOIKE Los Angeles Times Associated Press The NBA’s Board of Governors held a meeting Thursday while HOUSTON — A six-week players around the league con- break going into the Masters was tinued discussions on what’s rap- not what Dustin Johnson had in idly considered an inevitability mind. He wasn’t expecting to — a Dec. 22 start to the 2020-21 test positive for the coronavirus, season. either, and still wonders how it The financial realities have happened. outweighed a desire among play- Johnson did find one posi- ers and front offices for a more tive to being the most prominent prolonged offseason. But the golfer to recover from COVID-19. hope of some to begin the season Under CDC guidelines followed in mid-January appears to be by the PGA Tour, he won’t have too catastrophic for bottom lines to be tested for three months. damaged by the near-certainty of “I know I’m playing next week fanless arenas for the foreseeable DAVID J. PHILLIP/AP at the Masters,” Johnson said future. Wednesday, adding that he would By playing a 72-game sched- Even though he’s ranked No. 13 in the world, Daniel Berger must wait until April to play in the Masters. be “nervous for sure” if he had ule beginning Dec. 22 instead of to wait for the test results before opting for 60 games beginning in On the fringe setting foot on Augusta National. January, the NBA is looking at “I had no more than $500 million more in idea where I revenue, according to people with got it from,” knowledge of the situation not au- he said. “I thorized to speak publicly. thought To keep the league’s salary about it and A golf year like none other tried to fig- cap from cratering, players will also sacrifice part of their sala- ure it out. I ries, which had every will be put The Masters being in November isn’t the only thing different in 2020 person that into escrow I had been accounts. BY DOUG FERGUSON around ... every single Johnson The NBA Associated Press and the one of them NBPA, the It’s rare to have a player in the top 40 missing got tests. Not one person had it. union that from the Masters, much less four of them. The only thing I can figure is I got represents Rarer still is to show up at Augusta National and it in Vegas. I don’t even know how the league’s notice who’s missing. I got it there.” players, That element won’t change, especially with so That forced him to miss the agreed to much anticipation from waiting 18 months to hear: CJ Cup at Shadow Creek and the Silver postpone “Fore, please. Tiger Woods now driving.” And with Zozo Championship at Sherwood a negotiat- so much intrigue about chasing a green jacket two on a course where he is a member. ing deadline to Friday to alter weeks before Thanksgiving. And it cost him time in preparing the current collective bargain- The chase will not include Daniel Berger, the No. for the final major of the year. He ing agreement. The players must 13 player in the world. was among those who finished agree to the NBA’s Dec. 22 plan Berger received more attention from being left one shot behind Tiger Woods last year at the Masters. for it to be enacted. off the November invitation list than if he had been CHARLES KRUPA/AP Some particulars need to be fi- playing in the Masters. It became a bigger story than Johnson was coming off a nalized, but the consensus among necessary because he was holding out hope that his Viktor Hovland of Norway is No. 24 in the world as strong run of being runner-up at league executives is that free three months of great play this summer, including a a rookie, but that’s not enough to get him into the the PGA Championship, winning agency will begin soon after the victory at Colonial, might count toward a major that November version of the Masters. by 11 shots at the TPC Boston, Nov. 18 NBA Draft. Nov. 20 is a was supposed to be held in the spring. losing to a 65-foot birdie putt in date some executives are pre- With the Masters a week away, Berger has com- five other players since have won PGA Tour events a playoff at Olympia Fields and paring for as the official start of pany among players in the top 40. that qualify them next year. And with limited day- winning the FedEx Cup. He then free agency. Training camp could Viktor Hovland, a former U.S. Amateur champion light, Augusta National already is going to a two-tee tied for sixth in the U.S. Open at open as soon as Dec. 1. from Norway, won the Puerto Rico Open and has re- start and still might not beat darkness. Winged Foot on Sept. 20. That means the Lakers would lied on solid, steady golf to reach No. 24 in the world. Augusta National avoided what could have been That was his last competition get less than two months of rest Ryan Palmer is having a resurgent year with five messy with Collin Morikawa. He was just outside until he teed off Thursday in the before beginning their quest to top-10 finishes and two close calls. He is No. 33, his the top 50 when he tied for ninth in the Arnold Palm- Houston Open. defend their NBA championship. best world ranking in five years. er Invitational, moving into the top 50. A week later, Johnson is among 37 players They’ll be doing so in an en- Not to be overlooked is Harris English, who was the pandemic shut down golf, and the Masters used at the Houston Open who are vironment completely different No. 373 in the world and had only conditional sta- that March 17 world ranking to fill out the field. playing in the Masters — as- than the one left behind in the Or- tus when the previous season began. He had four Imagine if Morikawa had been a fraction of a point suming they pass their tests for lando, Fla., bubble, one in which top 10s in five events, never lost his touch after the outside the top 50, and then won the PGA Champi- the coronavirus — while eight the realities of COVID-19 will be three-month shutdown due to the coronavirus pan- onship at Harding Park. Is he in the Masters? The Masters champions are playing much harder to mask. The expec- demic and played his way into the Tour Champion- club never had to consider that scenario. on the PGA Tour Champions in tation is that the league will have ship. And then he was fourth in the U.S. Open. Now Even with the smallest field and the toughest Phoenix. to build in time for game post- he is up to No. 35 in the world. qualifying criteria, the Masters gets the right field. For Johnson, it’s a matter of ponements caused by outbreaks All of them will be watching a Masters without There was outrage in some media corners in 2012 playing catch-up. of the virus. spectators, without blooms, without roars and with- when Ernie Els didn’t qualify and wasn’t extended “My health is good,” he The plan is for the NBA to play out them. a special invitation. Those typically are reserved for said. “The state of my game is games in home arenas with an It couldn’t be any other way. international players who don’t have regular access undetermined.” emphasis on limiting travel. This is the 2020 Masters, and it was meant to to the PGA Tour. Els had his chances. He wound up He went two weeks from test- “I think we’re learning that it be played April 9-12 with a field of 96 players who winning the British Open that summer, and he had a ing positive for the virus before can be done, that you can strike began qualifying a week after Woods won his fifth Masters invitation for the following five years. he picked up a club again, which a balance between public health green jacket. C.T. Pan won the RBC Heritage at This is not a time for Berger, Hovland, Palmer and was a week ago Monday, and even and economic necessity, and Hilton Head to qualify for his first Masters. He will English to wonder what they’re missing, because that session didn’t last very long that’s what we’re seeing in this have waited 571 days to hear his name announced. they were never part of the 2020 Masters. This is because he had been away from country,” NBA Commissioner Pan now is No. 169 in the world. the time for them to celebrate what they’ve achieved golf for two weeks. That’s rare for Adam Silver said before Game 1 Would it have hurt to add one player? to at least be part of the conversation, and to look someone trying to get his game in of the NBA Finals. Yes, if the player in question was Berger, because forward to the next Masters. They earned it. top form for the Masters. Friday, November 6, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• PAGE 21 NFL Ravens stay positive while waiting for negative tests

BY DAVID GINSBURG Associated Press The Baltimore Ravens have been considerably short-handed at practice this week after moving two starting offensive linemen to injured reserve and placing eight players on the COVID-19 reserve list. Coach John Harbaugh can only TONY DING/AP hope the situation improves in Detroit Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford was put on the COVID- time for Sunday’s key AFC clash 19 reserve list on Wednesday but reportedly did not test positive for on the road against the Indianap- the virus. He still has a chance to play on Sunday. olis Colts (5-2). Coming off a 28-24 loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers that dropped the defending AFC North cham- pions two games out of first place, Lions QB Stafford the Ravens (5-2) will face the Colts without left offensive tackle Ron- nie Stanley and right guard Tyre back on COVID list Phillips. Both players were placed GAIL BURTON/AP on injured reserve Tuesday after Ravens safety DeShon Elliott (32) and cornerback Marlon Humphrey sustaining ankle injuries against tackle the Steelers’ JuJu Smith-Schuster last Sunday. Humphrey is but still might play Pittsburgh. out for this week’s game, and Elliott is one of seven others who are Baltimore also must find a re- on the COVID reserve list that might play. placement for All-Pro corner- BY LARRY LAGE going to look like. We just have to back Marlon Humphrey, who has who sometimes don’t practice all Associated Press do the best we can to stay safe.“ tested positive for the coronavi- week and they come out and play The Lions put linebacker Jar- rus and won’t suit up. Following DETROIT — Detroit Lions the best games of their careers. rad Davis on the list Tuesday. Humphrey’s diagnosis, the Ra- Other guys struggle. I don’t spend quarterback Matthew Stafford vens put starting linebackers Pat- Detroit (3-4) plays at Minneso- a lot of time being anxious about was placed on the Reserve/ ta (2-5) on Sunday, and Stafford’s rick Queen, Matthew Judon and that because it’s really kind of a COVID-19 list, although his wife status is unknown. L.J. Fort on COVID-19 reserve, waste of time.” Kelly said on social media he test- Stafford’s backups are Chase along with starting safety DeShon Baltimore Ravens (5-2) Up until this week, the Ravens ed negative. Daniel and David Blough. The Elliott and reserve linebackers at Indianapolis Colts (5-2) avoided the coronavirus and inju- It was the second straight day 34-year-old Daniel has started Malik Harrison and Tyus Bows- the team gave a player the desig- ries to key players. But no team is five games in his career. Blough er. Backup defensive back Terrell AFN-Sports nation. The Reserve/COVID-19 safe, no matter what precautions started five games last year with Bonds made the list, too. 7 p.m. Sunday CET list was created for players who the Lions after they acquired the The seven players who joined are taken. either test positive or have been 3 a.m. Monday JKT undrafted rookie from the Cleve- Humphrey on the list have been “We know that any given week in close contact with an infected land Browns. isolated. If they test negative you could be down a key player or person. for the virus through Saturday, key players,” starting strong safe- The Lions announced Stafford’s Three months ago, the Lions re- Wednesday’s session had a differ- moved Stafford from the COVID- they’ll be able to participate in the ty Chuck Clark said. “We’ve been status on Wednesday after finish- final walk-through and will travel ent feel. 19 list after saying he received a working on that in weeks prior ing practice. Earlier in the day, with the team in Indianapolis, “We love to have our brothers just in case something like this false positive test result. The news out there in practice and getting coach Matt Patricia said there Harbaugh said. were to happen, because that’s received a lot of attention due to ready for a game with us,” Jack- was no requirement to shut down Until then, the Ravens will fill just what this 2020 season is.” the team’s training facility. Some his stature in the league and be- son said. “Unfortunately we can’t the void at practice with back- And now, it’s the Ravens’ turn NFL teams have closed their cause his wife had surgery last because of the COVID. I can’t wait ups, several of whom previously to deal with COVID-19. training centers after players and year to remove a brain tumor. watched the proceedings from the for our guys to get back.” “I don’t think it’s a challenge, or staff members tested positive Kelly Stafford had plenty to say sideline. Because of Humphrey’s positive honestly,” Clark said. “It’s the for COVID-19. on her Instagram page in August “Same number of reps, same test, the Ravens will conduct team “There’s no need for any of after the false positive test, lash- process,” Harbaugh said Wednes- meetings this week virtually. The next-man-up type of thing. The that, as far as our situation,” Pa- ing out at the league for publicly day. “It creates opportunities for players on the COVID list were communication is all the same.” tricia said a couple hours before putting her husband on the list. a few younger guys and for some expected to attend those meetings Orlando Brown Jr. will move leading practice. “I can’t speak to Detroit drafted Stafford No. 1 guys to play some different spots. and work out on their own. from right tackle to Stanley’s spot the future. overall in 2009. He ranks No. 18 in You look at it as an opportunity If they return to action Sunday, and Patrick Mekari will likely get “Everybody across the country, league history with nearly 43,000 to create versatility within the how they’ll perform is anyone’s most of the action at right guard. especially in Michigan right now, passing yards and is No. 18 on the defense.” guess. On defense, nine-year veteran with the cases going up, really no all-time list with 269 touchdown Despite Harbaugh’s assertion, “It’s impossible to predict,” Jimmy Smith will probably start one knows what the next day is passes in his career. quarterback Lamar Jackson said Harbaugh said. “You see guys for Humphrey. Two more Broncos go on COVID-19 list, practice canceled

BY ARNIE STAPLETON jeopardy. of Paulo’s positive test and consulting with Wednesday morning. Associated Press If he doesn’t play Sunday, the Broncos the league office. “It’s all happened in the guys’ or the would be able to add a player to the active The Broncos signed wide receiver Ken- coaches’ daily lives outside the building ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — The Denver roster for the game. dall Hinton, who was with the team in where they get it,” Fangio said. “So, I ac- Broncos placed starting defensive end One of the Broncos’ best defenders, training camp, to take Paulo’s place on tually feel better when everybody’s here Shelby Harris and practice squad offensive Harris is the third player placed on the their practice squad. than I do when they’re not here.” lineman Darrin Paulo on the COVID-19/ COVID-19/reserve list since Friday, when Earlier Wednesday, Fangio said he was Fangio canceled on-field work after reserve list Wednesday and canceled prac- starting right guard Graham Glasgow an- confident his team is safe and feels the Paulo was added to the COVID-19/reserve tice for the second time in six days. nounced he was infected with the virus. Broncos are insulated from a major coro- list 24 hours after general manager John Paulo tested positive for the novel coro- Players and coaches reported to team navirus outbreak despite another player Elway and team president Joe Ellis tested navirus and Harris self-reported after headquarters Wednesday morning for testing positive for COVID-19. positive for the novel coronavirus . coming into close contact with an indi- their daily coronavirus tests and then went “There’s always concern, but the thing “It was in consultation between us and vidual who has the virus. Harris needs home to participate in virtual meetings. I really feel good about is that none of the the league and we just felt like it was the five consecutive days of negative tests in They were supposed to return in the af- positive tests that we’ve had have originat- best thing to do in light of the number of order to return to the team, putting his sta- ternoon for practice, but coach Vic Fangio ed from this building,” Fangio said dur- (positive) tests that we’ve had recently,” tus for this weekend’s game at Atlanta in canceled the on-field work after learning ing a conference call with Denver media Fangio said. PAGE 22 •STARS AND STRIPES• Friday, November 6, 2020 VIRUS OUTBREAK Bubbles provide game-changing lessons

BY TIM REYNOLDS AND STEPHEN WHYNO Associated Press he NBA wants to be back in December. The NHL is aiming at games resuming in January. TBaseball’s spring training may begin in February, like normal. They almost certainly won’t be in bub- bles if and when any or all of that happens. But many of the lessons learned from being in some form of a bubble environ- ment — where the NBA, NHL and Major League Baseball each crowned a champion after finding a way to finish their seasons in most unusual circumstances — could apply to whatever the new definition of normal is for those and other sports. A new set of rules are coming in just about every sport, almost all with en- hanced health and safety in mind. If they work, games could return to arenas and stadiums with some fans in attendance sometime soon. Perhaps more important- ly, they could also provide some common- sense solutions to virus issues in the real world. “The testing isn’t what made it success- ful, the testing sort of showed that it was successful,” said NBA senior vice presi- dent David Weiss, who helped oversee all the health and safety efforts at the Walt

Disney World bubble in Lake Buena Vista, GAIL BURTON/AP Fla. “But the thing that made it successful in the first place was the adherence to all Spectators wear face masks to protect against COVID-19 during the first half of an NFL game between the Ravens and the those protocols that most people can follow Pittsburgh Steelers in Baltimore on Nov. 1. A new set of rules are coming in just about every sport, almost all with enhanced health most of the time in their lives.” and safety in mind. If they work, games could get out of bubbles and return to arenas and stadiums with some fans in attendance There was no magic bullet in the NBA sometime soon. They could also provide some common-sense solutions to virus issues in the real world. or NHL bubbles: Masks were worn, hand sanitizing was stressed constantly and so- screening, masks, distancing and planning Border and travel restrictions affect the cial distancing was required at all times. how they enter and exit. ‘ The testing isn’t what NHL more than any other pro league be- The NBA had teams in the bubble for “Rapid testing would really change the made it successful, the cause seven of 31 teams are based in Cana- three months, with the Los Angeles Lak- number of people that you can bring in da, which could require some adjustments ers winning that title. The NHL playoff safely,” said Ryan Demmer, a University testing sort of showed from the bubble like an all-Canadian divi- bubble lasted 65 days, from the time teams of Minnesota associate professor of epide- sion or potentially “pods” around North arrived in Toronto and Edmonton, Alberta, miology and community health. “It’s hard that it was successful. America hosting games, at least to start until Tampa Bay won the Stanley Cup. Of- to say what the exact number would be. I David ’Weiss next season. Baseball’s Toronto Blue Jays ficials from both leagues noted that mask, would not feel comfortable with a full sta- NBA senior VP, on the league’s bubble played their home games in Buffalo this distancing and other protocols were still dium. But maybe instead of 10 or 15%, you year; cities are lining up to woo the NBA’s being followed strictly on the final day. could get to 50 or 60%, which is still pretty Toronto Raptors for next season, though “It was unique,” NHL deputy commis- meaningful in terms of revenues.” they remain focused on playing at home. sioner Bill Daly said, “but hopefully a That is a huge part of the what-happens- playoffs progressed. College football and “We’re at the mercy — and we respect once-in-a-lifetime experience.” next equation. The NHL estimates half the NFL play before very small crowds now it — of governments: state governments, So what happens now? of its revenue comes from ticket holders. in most cities, limited because of the virus. federal governments, provincial govern- Even as coronavirus numbers are spik- MLB says it missed revenue projections by Finding ways to get more fans into games ments,” NHL senior executive vice presi- ing again across much of the U.S., experts about $3 billion. The NBA missed its finan- — safely — going forward is paramount. dent Steve Mayer said. don’t think it’s a pipe dream to have fans, cial mark by $1.5 billion. “We understand what happens with The NHL learned it doesn’t necessarily even indoors, with a combination of some Baseball had some fans for games as the fans is going to be a product of what hap- need to physically fence in players and staff pens with the virus, what decisions public for any quarantine situations next season. health authorities make in terms of mass The NBA doesn’t want another bubble ex- gatherings,” baseball Commissioner Rob perience. That doesn’t mean many of the Manfred told The Associated Press last bubble protocols and principles will be month. “It is a huge issue for us in terms of forgotten. the economics of the game.” “Wherever we are playing games, you’re Baseball nearly made it through its ver- going to want to try to limit interactions sion of playoff bubbles unscathed; two in- with kind of our core people and kind of the nings before the World Series ended, Justin outside uncontrolled people,” Daly said. Turner of the now-champion Los Angeles “It’s all about, I think, minimizing risk, and Dodgers was pulled from the game after so there are a lot of elements of the bubble MLB was notified that he had tested posi- that will translate to what’s next.” tive for COVID-19. He was quarantined in The one area where everyone agrees: If a doctor’s office off to the side, then later fans are coming back, they’ll be in masks. returned to the field with a mask to cele- Harvard’s Dr. John Spengler, who par- brate the Dodgers’ title. He then took down ticipated in a ventilation study of ice rinks his mask and posed for a team photo on the at Purdue, said there are significant car- field, a violation of coronavirus protocols. bon dioxide discharges from players and The WNBA played its 2020 bubble in that there’s no substitution for mask-wear- Bradenton, Fla. A few players had false ing among those in the stands to prevent positives, but things mostly ran smoothly the spread of something as contagious as — proof that adherence to rules pays off. this coronavirus. “No one got COVID inside our bubble,” “Some of the basics that we saw around said Dan Carlin, CEO and founder of Job- really consistent use of masks, really focus- SiteCare, which provided the WNBA with ing on distance, really being careful about ERIC GAY/AP its medical staff. “People showed up with settings that involve eating and drinking Baseball nearly made it through its version of a playoff bubble unscathed; two innings COVID. This was a tremendous amount of and really rigorous and hygiene and clean- before the World Series ended, Justin Turner, just left of the trophy, was pulled from work to get these people out of circulation ing, you saw all of that,” Weiss said. “That the game after MLB was notified that he had tested positive for COVID-19. before they infected anyone.” adds up to a lot of protection.” Friday, November 6, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• PAGE 23 COLLEGE FOOTBALL AAC postpones Tulsa-Navy amid outbreak at Navy

Associated Press spike in COVID-19 cases. Cardinals athletic direc- The American Athletic Confer- tor Vince Tyra told reporters ence has postponed the Tulsa at Wednesday the program has 10 Navy game scheduled for Satur- players who have tested positive day because of positive COVID- for COVID-19 and five players 19 cases and contact tracing at who were in quarantine because Navy. of contact tracing. Five support The schools and conference staff members also tested positive made the announcement Thurs- and two others are in quarantine. day. It’s the fourth FBS game The AD said no coaching staff this week and the 41st since Aug. members have tested positive. 26 to be postponed or canceled. “While the number of play- Earlier this week, Conference ers probably isn’t as high as you USA rescheduled seven games heard from other programs that that have been postponed for have taken a pause,” Tyra said, mid-December. “we felt it was necessary due A makeup date has not been an- to the fact that the support staff nounced. The Golden Hurricane had tested positive. They worked and Midshipmen do not share a closely with our players in the common open date the rest of the training room and in the equip- season, so the conference will ment area.” “consider a number of options Nine Louisville players, mostly with regard to the playing of the on defense, were held out of last contest.” JOSH MORGAN/AP week’s 42-35 loss to Virginia Also Thursday, Minnesota an- Tech. Coach Scott Satterfield said Clemson linebacker Baylon Spector, left, safety Joseph Charleston, center, and defensive end Myles nounced defensive coordinator Murphy (98) join in celebrating a safety during the second half of Saturday’s game against Boston Joe Rossi would not coach this afterward that some of the ab- College in Clemson, S.C. Saturday against Illinois be- sences were COVID-19-related. cause he had tested positive for Tyra said the latest testing COVID-19. left the Cardinals down to three This is the fourth time that a scholarship players on defense. Riddle: Defensive miscues put No. 1 Tulsa game has been postponed “I think we were trying to fig- or canceled because of COVID ure out, like most, how to scheme cases. The team’s game against around it,” Tyra said. “Our coach- Oklahoma State was pushed back ing staff was already on that path. Clemson in tough spots last two weeks a week to Sept. 19 because the And then with more positives Golden Hurricane had COVID showing up again in the same same area of the defense, that FROM BACK PAGE issues. Tulsa was supposed to play Arkansas State on Sept. 26, stressed us a bit.” veterans had made enough prog- but the Red Wolves couldn’t put Test results from both Friday ress to play. a two-deep lineup together. That and Sunday will determine when Safety Nolan Turner said the game has not been rescheduled. team activities resume. Louis- team has done well cross-training The Golden Hurricane was set ville (2-5, 1-5 Atlantic Coast Con- experienced players for multiple to play Cincinnati last month, but ference) and Virginia (2-4, 2-4) roles and developing younger the Bearcats said they couldn’t both have byes on Nov. 14, allow- newcomers to fill in. play, and the game was moved to ing the game to be pushed back to “We’ve got a lot of guys who un- Dec. 5. that date.  derstand the defense and under- “We knew that this season California’s season-open- stand what we’re trying to do. It’s would be different in the face of ing game Saturday night against been good to see guys help make the pandemic, and unfortunately Washington is in jeopardy follow- up for some of the injuries we has forced another weekend with- ing a positive coronavirus test have,” Turner said. out football for our team,” Tulsa Wednesday on the Golden Bears Tigers defensive coordinator athletic director Rick Dickson that has caused what coach Jus- Brent Venables cringed discuss- said. “I’m disappointed for our tin Wilcox said is a “significant“ ing the big plays he watched his football student-athletes and number of players needing con- team allow the past two weeks. coaches who continue to work tact tracing. There was an 83-yard touchdown and practice diligently, but it re- Wilcox said Cal’s athletic de- pass by Syracuse and passes of 37 inforces the challenge facing all partment was in contact with and 48 yards by Boston College KEITH SRAKOCIC/AP programs.” Washington officials Wednesday Navy halted all football ac- night about the game scheduled at early as it scored touchdowns on Notre Dame quarterback Ian Book could find some opportunities for their first two possessions. tivities after positive COVID-19 Memorial Stadium in Berkeley. big plays against a banged-up Clemson defense on Saturday. When asked whether the game “We couldn’t get out of our own cases among players and play- could be postponed, Wilcox said, way at times, that was obvious,” ers being placed in quarantine fumble return touchdown against Notre Dame coach Brian Kelly “That’s fair.” said Venables, who’s directed after contact tracing determined Syracuse by cornerback Andrew sees a Tigers defense loaded with they had high-risk contact with Wednesday’s practice was Clemson’s defense since 2012. Booth Jr. restored control for the depth and talent, whoever is out limited and some drills were “It’s a calamity of errors.” an infected person. The team did team. there. not specify the number of players not doable based on the num- Mistakes that almost — but The Tigers’ D again rose up in “We’re going to prepare for the affected. ber of players held out. Wilcox didn’t — cost them wins. the second half against Boston No. 1 team in the country and the “Protocols and guidelines are wouldn’t specify how many were Syracuse, which trailed 17-0, College, holding the Eagles to 47 guys they roll out, they’re going very comprehensive both at the sidelined. made it a one-possession game yards and zero points in Clem- be pretty good,” Kelly said. Naval Academy and within the “It’s a tricky situation as we all at 27-21 late in the third quarter son’s come-from-behind win. Linebacker Jake Venables, the American Athletic Conference,” know. We are glad to report that before the Tigers pulled away for “It wasn’t like we had all these defensive coordinator’s son who’s Navy athletic director Chet the one positive is asymptomatic the 47-21 victory. magic calls,” Venables said. “Our started for Skalski the last two Gladchuk said. “An administra- and everybody’s healthy. But the Things looked even more dire guys decided to have a will to win, weeks, believes his teammates tive decision has been made that result of the contact tracing is sig- against BC, which led 28-10 in a will to fight, a will to compete.” understand the lapses can’t clearly reflects the safety and nificant,” Wilcox said. “We will the opening half and gained 228 Venables knows determination continue. welfare of all involved with both hopefully learn in the short term yards with scoring drives of 74, alone won’t be enough against “It’s definitely a big blow” los- institutions.” where that leads us, but it’s a sig- 75 and 75 yards. the Fighting Irish, who’ve aver- ing starters, the younger Ven- In other college football news: nificant hurdle.” Clemson, though, was able to aged more than 34 points and 437 ables said. “But the guys that  Louisville has paused all Wilcox said he hoped to know right itself both times when it yards a game this season. have to step up, just have to step football activities and its Satur- later whether those players in counted most. “We still got a million things to up and they’ve got to bring every- day game at Virginia has been contact tracing would be avail- A defensive scoop and score be better at,” Venables said. body with them.” postponed at least a week due to a able to play Saturday. 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COLLEGE FOOTBALL Clemson’s big question Comfortable at QB, defensive breakdowns remain a riddle for No. 1 Tigers

BY PETE IACOBELLI ing 60 combined over the first five games. Associated Press Much of that is due to injuries to critical play- ers like linebacker James Skalski, who Tigers lemson has proven it has a capable coach Dabo Swinney said is the “heart and young replacement for Heisman Tro- soul” of the defense. phy contender Trevor Lawrence. The Clemson has also played without in- top-ranked Tigers, though, are still jured starting linebacker Mike Jones searching for consistent answers for a Jr. and three starters on the defen- banged-up, depleted defense that is set sive line: tackles Tyler Davis and to face its biggest test Saturday at No. 4 Jordan Williams and end Justin Notre Dame. Foster. Clemson (7-0, 6-0 Atlantic Coast Conference) Skalski has a groin injury and rallied from 18 points down with freshman DJ is expected to miss additional Uiagalelei replacing Lawrence, who had tested games. Skalski will travel to positive for COVID-19 and will miss the show- Notre Dame, Swinney said, down against the Fighting Irish (6-0, 5-0 ACC) using his senior voice to aid on Saturday night. the Tigers. It won’t matter who starts at quarterback if Swinney wasn’t sure the Tigers can’t get their defensive issues under yet Tuesday who, if any, control. of Clemson’s injured Clemson has given up 49 points the past two weeks in wins over Syracuse and SEE RIDDLE Boston College after allow- ON PAGE 23

Clemson safety Jalyn Phillips (25) celebrates a defensive stop with cornerback Andrew Booth Jr. Saturday. The Tigers have given up 49 points the past two weeks in wins over Syracuse and Boston College after allowing 60 combined their first five games.

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