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Volume 79, No. 66 ©SS 2020 Monday, July 20, 2020 50¢/Free to Deployed Areas President PACIFIC refuses to S. Korea downplays reduction report commit to vote results Officials say no discussions held on dropping US military presence

BY KIM GAMEL Associated Press to the White House in March as part of Stars and Stripes ‘ If U.S. troops are drawn an overall review of how to reposition and WASHINGTON — Presi- down without reducing potentially reduce military deployments dent Donald Trump is refusing SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea on around the world, the Wall Street Journal to publicly commit to accept- Sunday played down a report that the White North Korean threats fi rst, reported Friday. ing the results of the upcoming House is weighing options to reduce the U.S. the U.S. will look weak. ’ It cited unnamed officials who declined White House election, recalling military presence on the peninsula, saying to provide details and said no decision has Duyeon Kim a similar threat he made weeks the allies have not discussed the issue. been made. before the 2016 vote, as he scoffs The Pentagon provided proposals for cut- Seoul-based senior adviser, at polls showing him lagging be- ting the number of troops in South Korea International Crisis Group SEE REDUCTION ON PAGE 3 hind Democrat Joe Biden. Trump says it’s too early to make such an U.S. soldiers use suppressive fire during an exercise at ironclad guarantee. Rodriguez Live Fire Complex, South Korea, in 2018. “I have to see. Look ... I have to ELIZABETH BROWN/U.S. Army see,” Trump told moderator Chris Wallace during a wide-ranging interview on “Fox News Trump’s Sunday.” “No, hands-off I’m not going to just say yes. pandemic I’m not going approach to say no, and I didn’t last puts states time either.” in control, The Biden campaign re- Page 8 sponded: “The American peo- ple will decide this election. And the United States government is perfectly capable of escort- ing trespassers out of the White House.” Trump also hammered the Pentagon brass for favoring re- naming bases that honor Confed- erate military leaders — a drive for change spurred by the nation- al debate about race after George Floyd’s death. “I don’t care what the military says,” the command- er in chief said. The president described the nation’s top infectious diseases expert, Dr. Anthony Fauci, as a “a little bit of an alarmist” about the coronavirus pandemic, and Trump stuck to what he had said back in February — that the virus is “going to disappear.” On Fox, he said, “I’ll be right eventually.” The United States tops the global death toll list with over 140,000 and confirmed infections, with 3.7 million. It is remarkable that a sitting president would express less SEE RESULTS ON PAGE 7 PAGE 2 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Monday, July 20, 2020 BUSINESS/WEATHER EXCHANGE RATES US lawsuits say Kuwait officials stole over $100M Military rates Switzerland (Franc)...... 0.9385 Euro costs (July 20) ...... $1.11 Thailand (Baht) ...... 31.69 Dollar buys (July 20) ...... €0.8543 Turkey (Lira) ...... 6.8619 Associated Press British pound (July 20) ...... $1.22 (Military exchange rates are those the real estate market for $1 bil- of the transfers were falsely de- Japanese yen (July 20)...... 104.00 available to customers at military banking lion, a private jet, a yacht, sports scribed as for Kuwaiti military South Korean won (July 20) ...... 1,176.00 Commercial rates facilities in the country of issuance LOS ANGELES — The U.S. for Japan, South Korea, Germany, the cars and memorabilia of boxer purposes, U.S. prosecutors said. Bahrain (Dinar) ...... 0.3771 Netherlands and the United Kingdom. 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BY JOHN VANDIVER For Foggo, commanding the Stars and Stripes Navy in Europe capped a 39- year career, much of it focused NATO needs a new maritime on countering Russia. As a young strategy to deal with the resur- submariner in the 1980s, Foggo gence of Russia’s submarine patrolled the Arctic at the height force and China’s emergence as of the Cold War. a military factor in Europe, the His time in Europe also includ- outgoing U.S. naval commander ed command of the Navy’s three- on the Continent said. star 6th Adm. James Foggo, who re- Fleet head- linquished command Friday of quarters in U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa, Naples from said the security situation has 2014-16, a changed dramatically in the nine time when years since allies last crafted a a post-Cold formal sea strategy. War period The current plan “misses the of calm was return, or the resurgence of the upturned Russian submarine force … it by a more misses the rise of China as a assertive great power (and) it misses com- Burke Russia. pletely the illegal annexation of Moscow’s Ukraine,” Foggo said in a phone 2014 intervention in Ukraine interview ahead of Friday’s and ramped up naval maneuvers change of command ceremony at stretching from the Arctic to the Navy headquarters in Naples. Mediterranean are the chief rea- “That’s not a criticism of NATO. sons why an updated strategy is That’s just something that, you needed, Foggo said. So is China, know, I’m making my colleagues which now describes itself as a KAYSEE LOHMANN/U.S. Navy aware of,” he said. “I think we near-Arctic state despite being Adm. James G. Foggo III shakes hands with Capt. Daniel Prochazka, the executive officer of the need to do a refresh.” far from it. aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman, on the flight deck in the Mediterranean Sea in December. Foggo Foggo, who will retire later China is a “new player in relinquished command Friday of U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa. this summer, is being replaced town,” Foggo said. For Beijing, by Adm. Robert P. Burke, who the Arctic is an aspect of its “Belt garded as a possible choke point time of political upheaval and NATO.” also will lead NATO’s Allied Joint and Road” initiative, which aims in the event of conflict between questions about its durability, The son of a Canadian military Forces Command. The dual-hat- to drive global commerce in the Russian and allied warships and given President Donald Trump’s officer, Foggo was born in Mo- ted job means Burke will be a key decades to come. But for allies, submarines, is another area of frequent criticisms of the alli- enchengladbach-Rheindahlen, voice should allies follow Fog- a challenge will be choosing re- concern for military planners. ance. Trump’s plan to cut 9,500 Germany, and spent time grow- go’s call to formally adopt a new gions to prioritize, Foggo said. “There’re a lot of hot spots out troops in Germany has renewed ing up on NATO bases. strategy. “Is it the Arctic?” he asked. “Is there nowadays,” Foggo said. concerns among some in Eu- Despite tensions among allies, Burke, in a statement Friday it the Baltics? Is it the Mediter- But by forming a new strategy, rope about whether the U.S. re- he says he remains bullish on upon assuming command, said ranean? Is it the Black Sea? Or the U.S. and its allies would be mains strongly committed to the NATO’s future. China and Russia pose “overt are we going to run to the sound challenges to the free and open better positioned to advocate for Continent. “I’m not buying any of it,” of the guns, which we have a ten- international order.” resources that can be directed at Foggo, who is known to carry Foggo said of questions about dency to do?” “Maritime forces are going to such threats, he added. a copy of the alliance charter in NATO’s longevity. “I think it’ll be The so-called GIUK Gap, a be key in this era of great power Still, the idea of pushing for a his briefcase at all times, likes around for another 70 years.” passage in the North Atlantic re- competition,” he said. new NATO strategy comes at a to say he was literally “born into [email protected] Reduction: Some worry troop withdrawal would be win for China, N. Korea

FROM FRONT PAGE al Crisis Group, said a proposal Growing signals that President Trump has made press his supporters as well as di- South Korea’s Defense Min- for cutting troops may be a nego- for a long time.” vert attention from criticism over istry said Sunday that it has had tiating tactic but would not likely Trump has often complained Daniel Davis, a retired Army his administration’s handling of “no discussions about cutting the succeed if so. about the cost of stationing troops officer and a senior fellow at the the coronavirus pandemic. number of U.S. troops here” with “I’d be surprised if Seoul overseas and has said he would Washington, D.C.-based think “The underlying substance of tank Defense Priorities, said re- the Defense Department. gave him his asking price just to like to bring them home. negotiations with North Korea keep U.S. troops in Korea,” she He agreed to end joint military ducing the number of U.S. troops and South Korea are immate- said in an email, adding that the exercises with South Korea in in South Korea “makes strategic rial,” Delury said in a telephone Call for options South Koreans would likely wait what was seen as a major conces- sense.” interview. However, the administration’s to resolve the issue until after sion during his first summit with “South Korea is wealthy with “It is about whether the optics call for options, which the Jour- the U.S. presidential election in North Korean leader Kim Jong a capable military—it has the work and the timing of the the- nal said was first made last fall, November. Un. wherewithal to deter North Korea, atrics of bringing thousands of came against a backdrop of grow- “The report reiterates to South Trump also approved a plan a desperately poor, weak nation,” troops home … and doing that ing tensions between the two al- Koreans that Trump takes a last month to cut nearly a third Davis said in a commentary. to get a boost going into the No- lies amid tough negotiations over transactional approach to allianc- of the 34,500 American service vember election. That’s the logic defense cost-sharing. es, instead of one based on com- members in Germany, prompt- Strong opposition we can expect from the White mon values, which is insulting ing speculation that South Korea House,” he added. President Donald Trump’s ad- Any move to reduce the U.S. and offensive to them,” she said. could be next. U.S. Forces Korea declined ministration also has signaled it’s troop presence in South Korea Richard Grenell, the former to comment on the report but eager to restart nuclear talks with Kim also said a move to reduce would face many obstacles. stressed it remains committed to North Korea — which considers the U.S. military footprint on the ambassador to Germany, stoked U.S. legislators on both sides U.S. troops an existential threat divided peninsula would send a those concerns during a video in- of the political aisle have raised the alliance, which was forged in — as a foreign policy win ahead negative signal about America’s terview last month with the Ger- concerns, with Congress includ- the 1950-53 Korean War. of the November election. commitment to security in the man newspaper Bild. ing restrictions on drawing down “USFK remains committed to Talks have stalled on both region. “We want to bring troops from troops in last year’s funding bill. providing a robust combined de- fronts, with South Korea rebuff- “It delivers an easy win for Syria, Afghanistan, Iraq, from Similar legislation is being con- fense posture while maintaining ing Trump’s demands for a mul- China, North Korea, and Russia South Korea, Japan and from sidered this year. our ‘fight tonight’ mission readi- tibillion dollar increase in its that want to reduce American Germany,” he said. “Troop withdrawal is not a ness posture to protect South contribution to offset the cost influence in the region,” she said “American taxpayers are get- popular idea in Washington,” said Korea against any threat or ad- of stationing more than 28,500 in an email. “If U.S. troops are ting a little bit tired of paying John Delury, a professor at Yon- versary,” spokesman Col. Lee Pe- troops on the divided peninsula. drawn down without reducing too much for the defense of other sei University in Seoul. ters said on Sunday. Duyeon Kim, a Seoul-based se- North Korean threats first, the countries,” he said. “This has But, he said, the context may not [email protected] nior adviser with the Internation- U.S. will look weak.” been a very clear political point matter if Trump thinks it will im- Twitter: @kimgamel PAGE 4 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Monday, July 20, 2020 PACIFIC 2 B-1Bs deploy to Guam

BY WYATT OLSON es. The deployment also supports ued training Friday in the South Stars and Stripes “strategic deterrence missions to China Sea, where they have been reinforce the rules-based inter- operating since early July. The Air Force on Friday de- national order in the region,” the China conducted drills July 1- ployed two B-1B bombers to Air Force said. 5 near the sea’s Paracel Islands, Guam as the Navy continued its About 170 airmen also de- which both China and Vietnam dual-aircraft carrier operations ployed from Ellsworth to Guam claim as their own. in the contested South China Sea. in support of the bomber mission, The Pentagon issued a state- Both services described the according to the statement. ment at the time calling China’s operations as routine, but they The Air Force did not dis- actions “counterproductive to ef- follow a U.S. State Department close the intended length of the forts at easing tensions and main- announcement Monday explicitly deployment. taining stability” in the sea. CHRISTINA BENNETT/U.S. Air Force embracing a 2016 decision by an Before arriving on Guam, the The current operations by the Two B-1B Lancers conduct a flyover before landing at Andersen Air international tribunal that reject- bombers conducted intercept Nimitz and Reagan strike groups Force Base, Guam, on Friday . ed China’s claim of sovereignty training over the Sea of Japan “continue to demonstrate opera- over certain reefs and isles in the with F-15J fighter jets belonging tional commitment to allies and and open Indo-Pacific, a rules aircraft, Aegis guided-missile South China Sea. to the Japanese Air Self-Defense partners in the region, provid- based international order, and to cruisers and destroyers, and at- The pair of Lancer bombers Force, the Air Force said. ing combatant commanders with our allies and partners in the re- tack submarines,” the statement — from the 37th Expeditionary B-1s were last deployed to significant operational flexibility gion,” Rear Adm. Jim Kirk, com- said. “This opportunity for two Bomb Squadron, 28th Wing at Guam in May when they flew if needed in response to regional mander of Nimitz Carrier Strike carrier strike groups to train and Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D. in from Dyess Air Force Base, situations,” the Navy said in a Group, said in the statement. operate together in the region — will conduct bilateral bomber Texas. statement. The tactical drills focus on the provides combatant commanders task force operations out of An- Meanwhile, the more than “Nimitz and Reagan Carrier groups’ offensive and defensive with significant operational flex- dersen Air Force Base, the Air 12,000 sailors and Marines Strike Groups are operating in capabilities, the statement said. ibility and capabilities that only Force said in a statement. aboard the vessels of the USS the South China Sea, wherever “These carrier strike groups the U.S. Navy can bring.” They will train with allies, part- Nimitz and USS Ronald Reagan international law allows, to rein- incorporate the capabilities of [email protected] ner nations and other U.S. servic- carrier strike groups contin- force our commitment to a free embarked fixed and rotary wing Twitter: @WyattWOlson Combat aviator takes command of Pacific Marine Corps

BY WYATT OLSON Phil Davidson, com- and the Marine Corps’ primary theater,” been my distinct pleasure and honor to Stars and Stripes mander of U.S. Indo- Berger said in the video. “It is where two- serve alongside all the Marines and the Pacific Command. thirds of the world’s population live, so it sailors serving with us over these past two FORT SHAFTER, Hawaii — Lt. Gen. Rudder, who most would probably make sense why two-thirds years.” Steven Rudder, an aviator who deployed recently served as of the Fleet Marine Forces also operate.” Rudder — like Craparotta a Connecticut to Afghanistan, Pakistan and Qatar for deputy commandant Berger has emphasized the importance native — was commissioned in 1984 and Operation Enduring Freedom, assumed of the Marine Corps of integrating the operations of the Marine served in the Pacific during several points command Thursday of U.S. Marine Corps for aviation at the Corps and Navy in the Pacific, champion- in his career, including command of 1st Forces Pacific. Pentagon, will now ing the concept of Expeditionary Advance Marine Air Wing on Okinawa, Japan, and Stepping down was Lt. Gen. Lewis Crap- oversee about 86,000 Base Operations, which would have Ma- as director of strategic planning and policy arotta, who has headed the Hawaii-based Marines, sailors and rines operating out of a plethora of small at U.S. Pacific Command, according to his combatant command for nearly two years. civilians under the bases throughout the theater. Rudder official biography. He now heads to Quantico, Va., to lead the dual command of Ma- “This is the focus for our National De- He was commander of Marine Aircraft Marine Corps’ Training and Education rine Corps Forces Pacific and Fleet Ma- fense Strategy,” Berger said. “It’s the focus Command. rine Force Pacific. for the military in general, and it is very Group 26 when it was deployed to Al Asad, No formal change-of-command ceremo- Roughly 22,000 of those personnel are much the focus for the Navy and the Ma- Iraq, in support of Operation Iraqi Free- ny was held because of restrictions in place deployed west of the International Date rine Corps going forward.” dom 9.1. to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, Line at any given time, the statement said. In his parting words on the video, Crapa- His decorations include the Defense Su- the Marine Corps said in a statement. The units of Fleet Marine Force Pacific, rotta said he could think of no better place perior Service Medal, Legion of Merit with In lieu of a ceremony, the service re- which are spread across the Pacific region, to serve as a Marine than in the Pacific. Gold Star and Distinguished Flying Cross leased a video featuring statements by is America’s largest maritime landing “It’s about who we are; it’s what we do,” with Combat “V.” Craparotta, Rudder, Marine Corps Com- force. he said. “Marines will be critical to this re- [email protected] mandant Gen. David Berger and Adm. “The Indo-Pacific Theater is our nation’s gion far into the future, and it really has Twitter: @WyattWOlson Veterans group sues VA over alleged use of toxic herbicides on Guam

BY SETH ROBSON the presence of chemical com- vices Program and the Veterans als submitted by the Veteran,” he to cancer, birth defects and other Stars and Stripes ponents similar to tactical her- Legal Services Clinic at Yale Law said. illnesses. bicides, injuries resulting from School states veterans who served The advocacy group cited an- The advocacy group’s executive Veterans who say troops were commercial herbicides were not on Guam between 1962 and 1975 other recent report prepared for director, former Air Force officer exposed to harmful chemicals on compensable,” the lawsuit states. meet the legal standard for expo- the U.S. Environmental Protec- Rob Maness, who also served on Guam, including the Vietnam-era The VA went on to dismiss the sure and may have valid claims to tion Agency that analyzed soil Guam, said in the statement: “It defoliant Agent Orange, are suing presence of tactical herbicides on service-related disabilities. samples taken in October 2019. is a shame that veterans have to the government. Guam, because of a lack of ship- However, the VA disputed the According to the statement, fight for their benefits when the Military Veterans Advocacy, a ping documentation, the lawsuit report’s findings in a May 19 the report noted: “It is prob- vast weight of the evidence indi- Louisiana-based group, filed suit states. email to Stars and Stripes. able that TCDD dioxin congener cates exposure. The VA’s denial against Secretary of Veterans Af- The advocacy group’s chair- “There is no evidence agent concentrations detected in soils was simply irrational.” fairs Robert Wilkie in a Washing- man, former Navy commander orange was ever used on Guam,” are associated with chlorinated Wells, who along with Moyer ton, D.C., court July 10 seeking a John Wells, in the statement said wrote VA press secretary Chris- herbicides.” has advocated in Congress and review of his decision not to issue the goal is to force the govern- tina Noel. The soil samples were taken with the VA to provide coverage, the rules that would help veter- ment to address toxic exposure of VA spokesman Randal Noller at locations identified by former predicted that the court would be ans’ claims for herbicide expo- troops in the Pacific. said in an email Thursday that Military Veterans Advocacy sure on Guam, the group said in “We have definitive proof of the the agency doesn’t comment on board member Brian Moyer, who sympathetic to the veterans. a statement Monday. presence of dioxin and other toxic pending litigation. also founded the Agent Orange “Unfortunately, the VA has a In its lawsuit the group decries chemicals on Guam 40 years after “However, VA encourages all Survivors of Guam group. Moyer well-deserved reputation of de- the decision, outlined in a May 12 the last known use,” he said. “We Veterans who feel their military served as a Marine on Guam and laying and denying claims until letter signed by Paul Lawrence, also have affidavits, that we have service has affected their health remembers the spraying, accord- the veteran dies,” Wells said. the VA’s undersecretary for bene- provided the VA, from personnel to submit a claim, which will be ing to the statement. “Hopefully the court will force fits, that conceded the use of com- who sprayed the herbicide.” adjudicated on a case-by-case Agent Orange is an herbicide them to do their job.” mercial herbicides on Guam. A report released May 11 by basis and based on all relevant that was widely used during the [email protected] The letter stated that “despite the National Veterans Legal Ser- evidence, as well as any materi- Vietnam War that has been linked Twitter: @SethRobson1 Monday, July 20, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 5 VIRUS OUTBREAK Troops coming to Europe from US must quarantine

BY JENNIFER H. SVAN to quarantine,” officials said in AND JOHN VANDIVER a message posted on the base’s Stars and Stripes Facebook page. Ramstein’s red designation will KAISERSLAUTERN, Germa- not affect leave policy, they said. ny — Troops coming to Europe “Members and families already from the U.S. have to quarantine stationed here may continue to for 14 days and can no longer test take leave outside the local area out of it, military officials said per previous guidance,” they said Friday as they moved to contain on Facebook. “Ensure your desti- a “significant spike” in coronavi- nations are authorized using our rus infections among incoming Ramstein COVID-19 webpage, forces. and continue to get your com- MARCY SANCHEZ/Regional Health Command Europe Military families and Defense mander’s approval beforehand.” A medic at the clinic in Wiesbaden, Germany swabs a patient for coronavirus testing, June 12. Department civilians coming to As of Thursday, Ramstein’s Europe from international risk COVID-19 page listed 26 coun- certain conditions, including two have seen “an increasing rate of Robert Koch Institute. Germany areas for the coronavirus, in- tries in Europe as “green” for negative tests, 24 hours or more positive individuals coming from has seen just under 202,000 cases cluding the U.S., will also have to travel. apart, USAREUR said. the United States,” said Col. Rod- of coronavirus since the start of quarantine for two weeks, a gen- U.S. Army Europe also tight- The tougher rules were im- ney Coldren, the agency’s chief of the pandemic early this year. eral order issued by the 86th Air- ened up restrictions, announc- posed following a “significant preventive medicine services. In contrast, 77,255 new cases lift Wing at Ramstein Air Base ing that quarantine waivers will spike” in cases of the virus at mil- But tests have shown “extreme- were reported in the U.S. on said. no longer be granted to troops itary installations across Europe ly low” infection rates among Thursday. The total number of Personnel arriving from risk who test negative for the virus in the past week, and instances troops who travel within Europe cases in the States is over 3.7 mil- areas who are passing through on arrival in Germany. Previ- where personnel have only start- for training or other purposes, he lion, according to a tally by Johns Ramstein en route to a final des- ously, some European commands ed showing symptoms eight to said. Hopkins University. tination must also quarantine allowed service members who nine days after travel, Stuttgart Commands in the Pacific are As the U.S. military tightened while on base. They may leave tested negative to leave quaran- garrison commander Col. Jason also scrambling to contain the their lodging for takeout at the tine for inprocessing and to run Condrey said in a community an- virus at their installations after up its restrictions, health officials base food court or shopette, but essential errands. nouncement Thursday. numerous service members test- announced that anyone with a De- are barred from going to the com- But as of Thursday, all inbound The only time quarantined per- ed positive upon arrival from the fense Department ID card may missary or the main exchange, soldiers, including those on tem- sonnel will be allowed to leave U.S. be tested for the virus at Army the order said. porary duty or returning from their hotel room or home is to Military commands in Europe clinics across Europe, including Ramstein is shifting its posture leave in the United States, along walk a dog, take out trash or visit are restricted from providing at Landstuhl Regional Medical back to “red,” which includes rein- with Army civilians and their the health clinic, Condrey said. precise infection data due to op- Center. Screening previously was troducing a stop-movement order families “will enter into a strict, Those who violate the new erational security. available only to those with symp- on official travel to and from the 14-day” restriction of movement, rules could face consequences, The new restrictions seek to toms such as a fever and a cough. base in southwest Germany. USAREUR said in a statement. including punishment under the protect the overseas U.S. military No appointments are neces- “Being a red installation will “There are no exceptions to pol- Uniform Code of Military Justice community and to prevent a re- sary at LRMC and test results are help us manage the inbound flow icy authorized.” and involuntary early return of surgence of the virus in Germany, ready within 24 to 48 hours. of travelers and balance our re- Anyone who tests positive for dependents, USAREUR said. Ramstein officials said. Only 534 [email protected] sources, such as lodging and the coronavirus will only be re- Personnel from Public Health new cases were reported in Ger- Twitter: @stripesktown dorms, to ensure we have suf- leased from quarantine by a pub- Command Europe, who have been many on Thursday, said the coun- [email protected] ficient space on base for people lic health worker after meeting screening people as they arrive, try’s public health agency, the Twitter; @john_vandiver Japan’s defense minister wants troops tested before arrival

BY AYA ICHIHASHI covered by the status of forces three individuals. Stars and Stripes agreement, or SOFA, between Also Friday, the Marines re- Japan and the United States. ported two new virus cases at CAMP FOSTER, Okinawa U.S. Forces Japan did not im- Marine Corps Air Station Futen- — Four days after a U.S. military mediately respond Friday after- ma and one at Camp Hansen, an family in Japan tested positive noon for a request for comment Okinawa prefectural health offi- for the coronavirus, the country’s on Kono’s remarks. cial told Stars and Stripes. defense minister on Friday called On Monday, a U.S. military Including three previously re- on the U.S. military to test all its family of three flew from Tokyo ported cases at Kadena Air Base, personnel before they leave the to Marine Corps Air Station the U.S. military on Okinawa as United States. Iwakuni via a Japanese airline of Friday has reported 141 cases, “We believe that if we can de- after providing false information most of them associated with a tect these asymptomatic per- about their travel plans, Kono cluster outbreak after the Fourth sonnel prior to departure [from said earlier in the week. Later, of July weekend. the U.S.], we can take different results of tests taken at their ar- The same health official said an measures to contain the virus,” rival Sunday in Tokyo came back 80-year-old taxi driver who test- Taro Kono told reporters during positive. ed positive for the virus this week a press conference in Tokyo. Kono said the U.S. and Japan is experiencing only mild symp- U.S. military personnel who fly are working to ensure another toms. The driver often picked up AKEEL AUSTIN/U.S. Marine Corps into U.S. air bases in Japan via the such incident never occurs again. fares at Camp Hansen. Patriot Express, a government- Japanese Defense Minister Taro Kono visits Marine Corps Air Station New U.S. military arrivals are “We are relieved to hear the contracted flight, are not tested Iwakuni, Japan, on June 20. barred from public transportation patient in his 80s is in mild con- for the coronavirus, according to but must go directly into a two- dition as we were very concerned Japan’s Ministry of Foreign Af- airports in the Tokyo area. they have not tested them.” week quarantine. A spokesman because of his age,” the official fairs. They are tested only if they “I know the U.S. military quar- Service members, Defense for MCAS Iwakuni on Thursday said. enter the country via commercial antines SOFA personnel prior to Department civilian employees, said contact tracing showed a low [email protected] airlines at Narita and Haneda entering Japan,” Kono said, “but contractors and their families are risk of further infection from the Twitter: @AyaIchihashi PAGE 6 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Monday, July 20, 2020 VIRUS OUTBREAK DODEA-Pacific’s school-year plan has options

BY DAVE ORNAUER ties is our priority.” by phone Friday that “we’re still gating strategies for students, sidelined for now; DODEA-Pa- Stars and Stripes Schools at bases with a mod- in communication [about] what teachers and employees to navi- cific instead plans “low-contact” erate risk of the virus’ spread that will look like.” gate classrooms, hallways, cafe- sports. CAMP FOSTER, Okinawa — — Health Protection Condition- Schools in South Korea were terias and spacing aboard school Students at Defense Department Bravo, in military terms — will closed in Februar y and in Japan in buses; it calls for families to pre- As to what those might be, “we schools in Asia will be seated in reopen for in-person classes, ac- late March due to the pandemic. screen students at home before should know more soon,” Fergu- classrooms or at home in front of cording to the 2020-21 school year “We know that students learn they leave for school. son said. computers depending upon the plan. Currently, all U.S. bases on best in the classroom envi- In the event a student, teacher Far East activities such as coronavirus risk at their families’ the Korean Peninsula and on the ronment,” Rapp wrote in her or employee tests positive for music, art, journalism and Har- duty stations, according to De- main islands of Japan are at mod- statement. the coronavirus, the plan calls partment of Defense Education erate risk. However, if health conditions for isolating the individual and vard Model Congress Asia might Activity-Pacific. Those schools would incor- deteriorate, DODEA-Pacific will potentially closing the school for be reconfigured into virtual The coronavirus and its effect porate “mitigating strategies” switch from open classrooms to thorough cleaning. events. Due to travel restrictions, on military communities put the to help curb the coronavirus’s virtual instruction, according to Responsibility for school sup- interscholastic competitions are schools in uncharted territory spread, Rapp said. the plan. plies will fall more to the student limited to intra-district or virtual when the school year starts Aug. Schools on bases at substantial Also, children in any grade with and families. activities, the plan stated. 24, DODEA-Pacific director Lois risk for the coronavirus, or condi- health concerns or whose parents “Limiting shared classroom Rapp said in a statement accom- tion Charlie, will resume virtual are not comfortable sending them supplies is the goal,” Ferguson “Families can expect … de- panying the DODEA school-year instruction, which began in late to school may choose the virtual said. tailed, school-specific informa- plan announced Thursday. winter as the pandemic wors- option. Families must register for Grab-and-go lunches will be tion” from their schools regarding “We recognize that schools will ened. All U.S. bases on Okinawa that option by July 28 and agree available in cafeterias when pos- what the “new normal” will look look a bit different in our ‘new currently fall into this category. to one semester with an option for sible, she added. like, Rapp said. normal,’ ” she said. “The health Regarding DODEA schools on the full year. Extracurricular activities will and safety of our students, em- Guam, DODEA-Pacific spokes- For schools with classroom in- also look different. Football, a [email protected] ployees and military communi- woman Miranda Ferguson said struction, the plan details miti- staple of fall athletics, has been Twitter @DaveOrnauer Mother shares story of Fort Sill teen who died from virus

BY ROSE L. THAYER strangers online. Stars and Stripes “There is still good in the world, and she has shown us that,” Carter said. Anna Carter began to feel tired. She’s also comforted knowing Anna The 13-year-old had attended two days lived a full life in her short 13 years. She of socially distanced dance classes and climbed Mount Fuji during the five years thought she’d just overdone it. Her muscles her father was stationed in Japan, she vis- were sore, so her parents encouraged her ited the Grand Canyon and toured the U.S. to stay home and rest. Capitol. In one long summer vacation, the For the past three years, Anna had bat- family traveled through 13 states and two tled scleroderma, an autoimmune rheu- countries. matic disease, which occasionally left her “She did more in her lifetime than a lot feeling this way, said Amber Carter, her of kids,” Carter said. “She really got to mother. experience a lot of things, but I know she On July 10, her parents decided it was would have liked to have more years on best to take her to Comanche County Me- this planet.” morial Hospital in Lawton, the city just Though they are trying to remain as pri- outside of Fort Sill, Okla., where the Ma- vate as possible during this time, Carter rine Corps family is stationed. said she wanted to share Anna’s story at “It happened so quick when I got there,” least once, because her daughter had a Carter said. “She was literally just plucked personality that made people gravitate to from us.” her. When they moved from Japan, she left Anna died shortly after arriving at the behind countless friends. hospital. After her death, the family learned “She was just a good-hearted kid that she had tested positive for coronavirus. had a wild sense of humor. Sometimes that Six military dependents have died from Amber Carter could be annoying but not with her, she just the virus since the start of the pandemic, wasn’t like that,” Carter said. though the Defense Department declined Anna Carter, 13, who died July 10 from complications with coronavirus, is seen with She also fears her daughter’s death could Thursday to provide details on the ages her brother, David. become politicized under the current de- of those military family members. Of the bate over record-breaking growth in cases 2,478 reported cases among dependents, seriously ill from that coronavirus, though said of Anna’s strength in overcoming the in some states and whether people should 89 have required hospitalization, accord- researchers have said they don’t have challenges of scleroderma — a disease that be required to wear masks. She does hope ing to the Defense Department. enough information on the new illness yet required she take four daily medications people will consider choosing to wear a Anna’s father, who has served nearly 20 to understand why. There have been nearly and a slew of vitamins. mask out of “kindness and compassion years in the Marine Corps, did not want 3.5 million confirmed cases in the United The disease is characterized by a build- toward others, not because they are man- to be identified, seeking to maintain his States with more than 137,400 deaths, ac- up of collagen, which can make skin tough, dated to.” privacy. cording to Johns Hopkins University. so Anna had even begun a strict routine of However, Carter did consent to a friend Soon after Anna’s death, her four sib- Children ages 5 to 17 account for about moisturizer and stretching to keep herself to create a GoFundMe campaign in Anna’s lings and parents would learn they too had 0.1% of all U.S. coronavirus-related deaths, in the best condition possible. She did, after honor. Though she said the family doesn’t somehow contracted the virus and have according to the Centers for Disease Con- all, want to become an actor. need any financial support, it will be nice to been confined to their home as they grieve. trol and Prevention. In Oklahoma, Anna’s “Since she was old enough to know what be able to honor her daughter’s memory. None of them have had similar or consis- death was the first for a person younger pretend play was, she has been an actress,” Donations have reached more than tent symptoms, including Anna, who never than 17. said Carter, who now wishes she’d taken $27,000. Carter plans to use the funds to had a cough or fever, Carter said. Through “We cry. We cry at least once a day. Then her daughter to auditions as she’d wanted, install a statue in Anna’s honor in their contact tracing, no one else the family has we stop, pick up the pieces and find a rea- but military life didn’t afford the opportu- church rectory. With the remaining money, come into contact with had tested positive son to move on,” Carter said. “It’s hard to nity. “She never had a drive to be anything the family plans to create a scholarship for the virus. clean our house. It’s hard to get up in the else, because that was what she wanted to fund to go toward children diagnosed with “It is hard because we’re a really close morning. The mornings are hardest. You be. I think she would have become one. scleroderma or their immediate family family,” Amber Carter said. Over the doze off and wake to reality that she’s not There was no other way. She’s just one of members, with priority given to students weekend, Carter began looking for photos here with us.” those people who walks into a room and of medicine or acting. to share that included only Anna, and she The family had taken precautions — she’s going to light it up.” Once it is safe, the family will hold a said she’s struggled to find one. In most wearing masks, staying home as much as As the family struggles to move forward, viewing, to provide Anna’s siblings clo- photos, Anna, the middle child, is smiling possible and avoiding crowds, she said. Carter credits her strong Catholic faith sure, and hold a Mass at their local Catho- next to her siblings. “Before this all happened, I thought she for pulling them through and is grateful lic parish. Children and younger people have fared would be OK. She’s so tough. She never for the outpouring of support and prayers [email protected] better against contracting and becoming complained about chronic pain,” Carter she’s received from family, friends and Twitter: @Rose_Lori Monday, July 20, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 7 VIRUS OUTBREAK Deaths hit 600K as rebound puts strain on world

Associated Press In Europe, where infections are far below their peak but local BERLIN — The coronavirus outbreaks are causing concern, pandemic has found fresh legs leaders of the 27-nation Europe- around the world, as confirmed an Union haggled for a third day deaths pass 600,000 and coun- tries from the U.S. to South Af- in Brussels over a proposed $2.1 rica to India struggle to contain trillion EU budget and coronavi- a surge of new infections. Hong rus recovery fund. Kong issued tougher new rules on German Chancellor Angela Merkel said there is “a lot of good wearing face masks, Spain closed MATIAS DELACROIX/AP overcrowded beaches and Ger- will, but there are also a lot of po- many reported another outbreak sitions” in the talks, which have A street artist spray paints a protective face mask over an old mural featuring a Venezuelan Indigenous at a slaughterhouse. laid bare divisions about how the man, in Caracas, Venezuela, on Saturday, amid the coronavirus pandemic. Pope Francis said “the pan- countries hit hardest by the pan- demic is showing no sign of stop- demic, such as Italy and Spain, er hackers to any country, it is haphazard, partisan approach to sign” that it’s under control. ping” and urged compassion for should be helped. She said the impossible.” lifting lockdowns as well as the Police in Barcelona have lim- those whose suffering during the talks, which were initially sched- Confirmed global virus deaths resistance of some Americans ited access to some of the city’s outbreak has been worsened by uled to end on Saturday, could have risen to nearly 603,000, to wearing masks. Los Angeles beloved beaches because sun- conflicts. still end without a deal. according to data compiled by Mayor Eric Garcetti said Sunday bathers were ignoring social The World Health Organiza- As scientists around the world Johns Hopkins. The United States that the situation was so dire in distancing regulations amid a tion said that 259,848 new infec- race to find a vaccine to halt the tops the list with over 140,000, his California city that authori- resurgence of coronavirus infec- tions were reported Saturday, its pandemic, Russia’s ambassador followed by more than 78,000 in ties were considering a new stay- tions. Authorities in Amsterdam highest one-day tally yet. to Britain on Sunday rejected al- Brazil. Europe as a continent has at-home order. urged people not to visit the city’s While the U.S. leads global in- legations by the United States, seen about 200,000 deaths. Even where the situation has famous red light district and have fections, South Africa now ranks Britain and China that his coun- The number of confirmed in- been largely brought under con- closed off some of the historic as the fifth worst-hit country in the try’s intelligence services have fections worldwide has passed trol, new outbreaks are prompt- district’s narrow streets because pandemic with more than 350,000 sought to steal information about 14.2 million, with 3.7 million in ing the return of restrictions. they are too busy. cases, or around half of all those vaccine efforts. the United States and more than 2 Following a recent surge in Slaughterhouses also have fea- confirmed on the continent. Its “I don’t believe in this story at million in Brazil. Experts believe cases, Hong Kong made the tured in outbreaks in the U.S., struggles are a sign of trouble to all, there is no sense in it,” Am- the pandemic’s true toll around wearing of masks mandatory in Germany and elsewhere. Author- come for nations with even fewer bassador Andrei Kelin said when the world is much higher because all public places and told non- ities in northwestern Germany’s health care resources. asked in a BBC interview about of testing shortages and data col- essential civil servants to work Vechta county said 66 workers at India, which has now confirmed the allegations. “I learned about lection issues. from home. Hong Kong leader a chicken slaughterhouse tested more than 1 million infections, on their (the hackers’) existence Infections have been soaring in Carrie Lam said the situation in positive, though most appeared Sunday, reported a 24-hour re- from British media. In this world, U.S. states such as Florida, Texas, the Asian financial hub is “really to have been infected in their free cord of 38,902 new cases. to attribute any kind of comput- Arizona, with many blaming a critical” and that she sees “no time. Results: Trump disputes polls showing drop in popularity, calling them fake

FROM FRONT PAGE South, they like the South. That’s free- than complete confidence in the Ameri- dom of speech. And you know, the whole can democracy’s electoral process. But for thing with ‘cancel culture,’ we can’t can- Trump, it comes from his insurgent play- cel our whole history. We can’t forget that book of four years ago, when in the closing the North and the South fought. We have stages of his race against Hillary Clinton, to remember that, otherwise we’ll end up he said he would not commit to honoring fighting again. You can’t just cancel all,” the election results if the Democrat won. Trump said. Wallace challenged Trump on some of Pressed during an October 2016 debate his claims and called out the president at about whether he would abide by the vot- times, such as when Trump falsely assert- ers’ will, Trump responded that he would ed that “Biden wants to defund the police.” “keep you in suspense.” The former vice president has not joined Trump has seen his presidential popu- with activists rallying behind that ban- larity erode over his handling of the coro- ner. He has proposed more money for po- navirus pandemic and in the aftermath of lice, conditioned to improvements in their nationwide protests centered on racial in- practices. justice that erupted after Floyd’s death in Trump continues to insist that Biden Minneapolis nearly two months ago. “signed a charter” with one of his primary Trump contends that a series of polls rivals on the left, Sen. Bernie Sanders of that show his popularity eroding and Vermont. At one point in the interview, EVAN VUCCI/AP Biden holding an advantage are faulty. He Trump calls on aides to bring him docu- believes Republican voters are underrep- President Donald Trump speaks during an event on regulatory reform on the South mentation to support his assertion. Trump, resented in such surveys. Lawn of the White House, on Thursday, in Washington. however, is unable to point to language “First of all, I’m not losing, because those from a Biden-Sanders task force policy are fake polls,” Trump said in the taped in- Democratic nominee, as lacking the men- president said, adding his usual refrain document released this month by the Biden terview, which aired Sunday. “They were tal prowess to serve as president. that “whites are also killed, too.” campaign. fake in 2016 and now they’re even more Among the issues discussed was the He said he was “not offended either by Trump, 74, stuck to a campaign charge fake. The polls were much worse in 2016.” push for wholesale changes in policing that Black Lives Matter,” but at the same time that Biden, 77, is unable to handle the rig- Trump was frequently combative with has swept across the nation. Trump said he defended the Confederate flag, a symbol of ors of the White House because of his age. Wallace in defending his administration’s could understand why Black Americans the racism of the past, and said those who As for polls showing the incumbent is trail- response to the pandemic, weighing in are upset about how police use force dis- “proudly have their Confederate flags, ing, Trump noted he was thought to be be- on the Black Lives Matter movement and proportionately against them. they’re not talking about racism.” hind for much of the 2016 contest. “I won’t trying to portray Biden, the presumptive “Of course I do. Of course I do,” the “They love their flag, it represents the lose,” he predicted. PAGE 8 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Monday, July 20, 2020 VIRUS OUTBREAK Trump demands payroll tax cut in next relief bill

BY JEFF STEIN ate GOP priorities make it into AND ERICA WERNER the bill, the legislation would ef- The Washington Post fectively cut taxes for people who have jobs while cutting benefits President Donald Trump for the unemployed. sought to draw a hard line on the McConnell is expected to intro- upcoming coronavirus relief bill duce an approximately $1 trillion Sunday, saying it must include a stimulus bill in the coming days payroll tax cut and liability pro- that will include a limited exten- tections for businesses, as law- sion of the federal unemployment makers prepare to plunge into benefits approved by Congress in /AP PATRICK SEMANSKY negotiations over unemployment March. Those benefits are set to President Donald Trump walks on the South Lawn of the White House before boarding Marine One for a benefits and other key provisions expire as soon as this week. short trip to Andrews Air Force Base, Md. Trump has limited his comments on the coronavirus recently. in coming days. Republicans are seeking to “I would consider not signing it curb the current infusion of fed- if we don’t have a payroll tax cut,” eral spending on unemployment Trump said in an interview on benefits as they try to constrain Trump talks less about virus; “Fox News Sunday.” Democrats the cost of the package, which is strongly oppose a payroll tax cut, likely to include expensive priori- and some Republicans have been ties such as state aid and school states look inward for answers cool to it, but Trump said that “a funding, among other urgent poli- lot of Republicans like it.” cies to deal with the pandemic. Trump also said “we do need With a substantial number of BY AAMER MADHANI Houston and suburban Wash- comments on the virus recently some kind of immunity” in the conservative Republicans wary AND FARNOUSH AMIRI ington are among those to defy and shifted his attention to his bill. Senate Majority Leader of spending too much additional Associated Press Trump’s demand that schools administration’s efforts to revive Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., has federal money, GOP lawmakers fully reopen this fall. They an- the economy and attack the pre- repeatedly insisted that the leg- have discussed proposing that WASHINGTON — President nounced last week that the esca- sumptive Democratic nominee, islation must include liability the federal benefit be cut from an Donald Trump has taken an in- lating virus cases will cause them protections for businesses, health additional $600-per-week to be- creasingly hands-off approach to former Vice President Joe Biden. to delay opening their buildings But with Trump’s public ap- care providers, schools and oth- tween $200-per-week and $400- the coronavirus crisis in recent for in-person learning. Other dis- ers. Democrats oppose this, too. per-week. The lower number is days even as COVID-19 cases proval ratings sinking over his tricts, including New York City Trump downplayed the spikes viewed as the likelier outcome and deaths have surged to record handling of the crisis less than and Chicago, have laid out initial in coronavirus infections nation- in their bill, although aides cau- highs in a huge slice of the coun- four months before Election Day, plans for a combination of in-per- wide, arguing that it’s because of tioned negotiations are fluid and try, including areas where he has administration officials have said son and online learning. high levels of testing, something details remain in flux. McConnell enjoyed strong support. the president may need to pivot to At the same time, governors health experts in his own admin- is expected to release the legisla- Meanwhile, governors and big a more aggressive approach. and mayors have largely stopped istration dispute. And he argued tion this coming week. city mayors in much of the United Kellyanne Conway, a White pleading for more federal gov- that the economy is “expanding White House officials and GOP States are sending a blunt mes- House senior adviser, noted that ernment help. Instead, they are and growing beautifully,” blam- lawmakers have argued the cur- sage to their constituents: Don’t ing Democratic governors for rent benefit creates a disincen- making it clear that it will be on polls early in the crisis showed a expect a federal cavalry to save shutdowns he insisted were de- tive to work and must be phased the shoulders of communities to majority of Americans approved the day. of his handling of the outbreak. signed to hurt him in November. out because they say Americans Throughout the crisis, the stem the accelerating spread of This was when Trump was hold- Trump’s comments come as could make more money while president has been quick to con- the virus. ing near daily briefings. Senate Republicans are explor- collecting unemployment than vey certitude, with threats to “Our future truly lies in our ing new limits on emergency un- in the workforce. Democrats and “I just think the people want state and local officials who did own hands,” Republican Gov. employment benefits for people many economists have called for not heed his warnings. But as the Mike DeWine told Ohioans . to hear from the president of the who were high earners before extending the $600-per-week in- pandemic has continued to rav- The caution coming from many United States,” Conway said. “It losing their jobs, according to two crease to pump money into the age the nation, his actions have statehouses and city halls con- doesn’t have to be daily. It doesn’t people granted anonymity to dis- economy and provide a financial largely been muted. trasts with the upbeat outlook have to be for two hours. But in cuss details of internal planning. lifeline for more than 30 million Large districts in Los Angeles, from Trump. He has limited his my view, it has to be.” If the White House and Sen- households. Base postal worker tests positive at home of US Forces Japan

Stars and Stripes sanitization and subsequent in- at the installation before board- Atsugi, installation commander stallation commander Capt. Rich spection,” the message said. ing warships of the USS Ronald Capt. Lloyd Mack told troops in a Jarrett released a video message YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan “It is important to note that en- Reagan carrier strike group for letter Thursday that the base was — A postal worker at the home Friday announcing it’s been near- of U.S. Forces Japan in western tering a facility where there was an upcoming patrol. In May, the approaching the end of a shelter- ly two months since the base has Tokyo has tested positive for the a positive COVID-19 case does Air Force revealed that an un- in-place ordered July 9 following seen an infection that originated coronavirus, Yokota’s 374th Air- not automatically equate to expo- disclosed number of support staff the discovery of an undisclosed in Japan. lift Wing announced on its Face- sure,” the post states, referring to accompanying the sequestered number of infections there. Still, he said the community can- book page Friday. the respiratory disease caused by sailors had also tested positive. “With treatment of the cases not become complacent as cases The news came the same day the coronavirus. “A close contact Farther to the south, the Army’s and a robust testing and quaran- appear at other installations. Tokyo counted a new daily record is a person who was within 6 feet Camp Zama hasn’t reported a pos- tine process of close contacts, we “Like many of you, I am not of 293 infections, according to the of an infected individual for more itive coronavirus case since June also anticipate completing final looking forward to the day when national Asahi newspaper. than 10 minutes.” 25. It has, however, been warning testing and deliberations with our we have to reimpose stricter limi- The Yokota individual, whose The infection was announced troops about off-base cases near preventative medicine and health tations on liberty,” Jarrett said. infection was confirmed Thurs- over a month after Yokota report- the installation. professionals soon,” he wrote. “We flattened our curve in Yoko- day evening, has been quaran- ed the first case within its military On Thursday, U.S. Army Gar- “Once we complete that step and suka, but it will return quickly un- tined, the wing’s message said. community, a person who tested rison Japan posted alerts on its we deem there is no threat of com- less we remain disciplined in our Anyone who had close contact positive after returning from the Facebook page informing troops munity spread, I plan to transition health-protection measures.” with the person has been identi- United States on June 12. about positive cases at a Starbucks back to a form of our previous Stars and Stripes reporters Caitlin fied and quarantined. An undisclosed number of Navy and Yakiniku King barbecue res- less-restrictive health posture.” Doornbos and Seth Robson contributed The post office will be closed sailors, however, tested positive taurant close to Camp Zama. Things looked even brighter at to this report. until further notice for “thorough in late April while quarantined At nearby Naval Air Facility Yokosuka Naval Base, where in- [email protected] Monday, July 20, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 9 VIRUS OUTBREAK ROUNDUP Cases in Texas include more than 80 infants

From wire reports Maryland AUSTIN, Texas — A health of- ANNAPOLIS — Court clerks ficial on the Texas Gulf Coast said offices will be open in Maryland 85 infants have tested positive for on Monday as the state judiciary the coronavirus. begins reopening amid the coro- Corpus Christi Nueces County navirus pandemic. Public Health Director Annette The Capital Gazette reported Rodriguez said Friday that the that clerks offices will be open 85 infants are each younger than to the public to file and review 1, but offered no other details, in- court records with restrictions in cluding how the children are sus- place to accommodate physical LM OTERO/AP pected to have become infected. distancing. Richardson Independent School District worker Matt Attaway installs a plexiglass barrier where children Republican Gov. Greg Abbott is District court judges will also wash their hands in the restroom at Bukhair Elementary School in Dallas on Wednesday. also stressing that the widespread start presiding over certain use of face coverings could avoid emergency protective hearings ite began a phased reopening Anchorage, Cordova, Dilling- their guard. another lockdown, which he again that were being handled by June 11 after being closed for ham, Kotzebue, Seward, Unalas- Daily statewide statistics show hasn’t ruled out. court commissioners, and certain nearly three months. ka and Valdez were the only large Texas health officials reported non-jury trials will be allowed to New York with 754 newly con- Working with the National Park cities to require masks in all pub- more than 10,000 new cases for go forward in district and circuit firmed cases, representing 1.08% Service, Mariposa County health lic indoor spaces, including stores a fifth consecutive day Saturday courts. of all tests performed. The num- and said 130 more people have officials began taking samples of and restaurants, the Anchorage ber of people hospitalized Friday died due to COVID-19, bringing Arizona untreated wastewater and sent it Daily News reported. The North- was down 22 from the previous the number of reported cases to to a lab in Cambridge, Mass., for west Arctic Borough was the only day. 317,730 and the number of deaths PHOENIX — Arizona health analysis. The lab, Biobot Analyt- borough to do so. New York, once a pandemic ics, told the county that based on Some smaller communities, to 3,865. officials Saturday reported a daily hotspot, has so far avoided a surge how much of the virus they count- such as Gustavus in southeast record 147 additional deaths from in new cases like those plaguing Montana the coronavirus and 2,742 addi- ed, it’s possible about 170 people Alaska, have also issued mask were infected in Yosemite Valley. requirements, but they are other states in the South and West. tional confirmed cases, but said But the Democratic governor has WOLF POINT — Cowboys outnumbered. both numbers reflected unusual repeatedly warned New Yorkers lined the metal chutes that re- circumstances. Connecticut Dozens of lodges and hotels leased bucking horses and their in the Lake and Peninsula bor- could be at risk if they abandon The Department of Health Ser- STORRS — The University of social distancing and other prac- riders into the arena, Miss Rodeo vices said the additional deaths oughs require masks, but neither Montana signed autographs for Connecticut said Saturday that government has issued a general tices adopted to check the spread included 106 newly attributed to residential students will return of the virus. fans and coronavirus warning COVID-19 after health officials’ order. to its campuses two weeks before Cuomo has been particularly signs ended with “Face mask latest periodic reviews of death usage is of personal choice.” the first day of fall classes to be Mississippi critical of bars flouting outbreak certificates and that the addition- tested for COVID-19 and quaran- Most of the rodeo riders and al cases did not include figures control regulations and large, fes- audience at the Wolf Point Wild tined on campus. JACKSON — Mississippi is hir- tive crowds along city streets. He from a laboratory that missed the The university outlined its test- ing more people to investigate the Horse Stampede appeared to announced a crackdown Thurs- reporting cutoff. ing strategy for the fall semester spread of COVID-19, but cases skip masks, despite public health day on bars and restaurants The number of additional with different rules depending on are expanding rapidly in the state recommendations and increasing across the state. deaths reported in the previous whether students and faculty will and the work is outpacing the pressure to stem the spread of six days ranged from eight to 97, be on campus. For instance, the number of employees. COVID-19 cases spiking across Nevada while the number of additional university said it is arranging for The state health officer, Dr. Montana and much of the U.S. confirmed cases reported dur- testing for residential students Thomas Dobbs, is imploring the Rodeos are a summertime sta- LAS VEGAS — A union repre- ing the same period ranged from during check-ins. Off-campus public to take precautions against ple across the West, but the pan- 1,357 to 4,273. senting workers in Las Vegas ca- students and faculty involved the pandemic. Resources such as sinos has reported 22 deaths and demic has presented a dilemma The additional deaths reported only in online classes will not be hospital beds, personal protective 352 hospitalizations of its mem- for cities and towns dependent on Saturday increased the statewide tested. equipment and coronavirus tests bers or their family members the economic and cultural boost total to 2,730, while the number of “Our approach to testing for our can be exhausted. the events give. confirmed cases rose to 141,265. community is straightforward: At the beginning of the pandem- since March. While the daily reports of addi- if a student or employee is com- ic during the spring, Mississippi The Culinary Workers Union Florida tional deaths don’t indicate when ing to our campuses because they had about 200 contact tracers. Local 226 and affiliated Bartend- those reported deaths occurred, have to be there, they should be They communicate with people ers Union Local 165 said in a joint TALLAHASSEE — The Flor- date-by-date data released Satur- tested,” UConn said on Twitter. who test positive for a particular statement Friday that hospitaliza- ida Division of Emergency Man- day indicated the current high for Students commuting to campus disease to find out who they’ve tions for its members, their spouse agement closed down part of its occurrences was on July 7 with for in-person classes are encour- been near; the tracers then reach or dependents have climbed 800% facilities after 12 employees test- 66 deaths. aged to submit proof of a negative out to the others and suggest they since Gov. Steve Sisolak allowed ed positive for the coronavirus. test result obtained within two get tested or take steps such as casinos to reopen June 4. The areas where the employees California weeks of the start of the fall se- isolating themselves while they The union, representing 60,000 work were going through a deep mester on Aug. 31. The university could be contagious. housekeepers, porters, bartend- clean over the weekend and were YOSEMITE NATIONAL will provide testing to those com- Dobbs said the department now ers, servers, cooks and other expected to reopen Monday, said PARK — With no confirmed muter students who don’t obtain a has about 240 contact tracers and workers in Las Vegas and Reno, is agency spokesman Jason Mahon. cases of the coronavirus, Yosem- test on their own. is in the process of hiring about calling on Sisolak, the state Leg- The agency has been going ite National Park appeared to be a 100 more. In addition, another through biweekly virus testing of safe haven from the pandemic. islature and casino companies to Alaska state agency is having its employ- do more to protect workers. employees for several weeks. Four But tests of the park’s raw sew- ees pitch in on the work. tested positive Thursday, raising age have confirmed the presence ANCHORAGE — The larg- The Culinary Union is asking the total to 12. That prompted the of the virus, the San Francisco est city in Alaska has mandated New York for daily cleaning of hotel guest closure, Mahon said, Chronicle reported Saturday, and residents wear masks in public to rooms, mandatory testing of all Employees who remained on dozens of people are believed to limit the spread of COVID-19, but ALBANY — The number of employees returning to work the job were told to work in other have been infected. several other cities and boroughs people hospitalized with COVID- and regular testing after that, areas of the division’s complex or No park employee or resident declined to follow suit, arguing 19 in New York state dropped to along with PPE for workers, the to work from home. None of those has tested positive at the park’s the mandates weren’t needed, 743 and 11 more people died, and enforcement of social distancing who tested positive showed symp- health clinic, and no visitors have would be difficult to enforce or Gov. Andrew Cuomo urged resi- and a safety plan posted publicly toms of the disease, Mahon said. reported being sick since Yosem- were illegal. dents Saturday not to let down online. PAGE 10 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Monday, July 20, 2020 VIRUS OUTBREAK Rural Oregon struggles as case numbers surge

BY SARA CLINE ued to work despite having minor Associated Press coronavirus symptoms, which led to outbreaks. SALEM, Ore. — Heather “They are forced to go to work Griggs presses a phone to her in order to survive. They don’t ear in a makeshift office in the have benefits. You can’t telecom- small brick courthouse that once mute on a production line,” he served as a jail in rural Pendle- said. ton, a place best known for its an- Of Oregon’s 23 rural counties, nual rodeo. 12 have reported workplace out- Her assured tone masks her breaks at farms or meat and sea- exhaustion when she tells the per- food processing plants. Umatilla son on the other end that they may County has reported six work- have been exposed to COVID-19. place outbreaks since mid-June. It’s a call she has made thousands To confront the surge in cases, of times since March, but lately rural governments are rearrang- there has been a heightened sense ing and shuffling responsibilities of urgency. for workers already juggling mul- The coronavirus has torn tiple roles. through the small Oregon com- Those communities are rely- munity where farmers grow crops such as potatoes, onions ing on already limited medical and grains. In Umatilla County, systems. where Pendleton is located, the Lake County, where southern rate of people testing positive for Oregon meets California and Ne- COVID-19 is about 16%. That’s a vada, has just one hospital. The measure of how widespread the next one is 90 miles away. disease is in the community, and BEN LONERGAN/AP To serve its 7,000 residents, the the World Health Organization county took the unusual step of Heather Griggs, operations chief of the Umatilla County Public Health Department COVID-19 contact asking the Lake Health District recommends it stay below 5%. tracing center in Pendleton, Ore., checks in with public health staff in neighboring Morrow County about In the county with a population to not only run the hospital but a possible workplace exposure to COVID-19 on Tuesday. of 77,000, the virus has infected also oversee its health depart- more than a thousand people and ment during the pandemic. killed nine, overwhelming its lim- swamping struggling health care Umatilla County has Oregon’s increase can push a small com- “We think that works better on ited resources and employees. systems and piling responsibility highest number of confirmed in- munity over the edge. coordinating care for our entire “I’m tired,” said Griggs, who’s on government workers who often fections per capita, sometimes re- “We’ve discovered we are get- population,“ district CEO Charles working as a contact tracer. perform multiple jobs they never porting a figure this month above ting really overwhelmed by the Tveit said. “That’s why we got The pandemic sweeping signed up for. that of Multnomah County, which rapid numbers in the rise we are involved.” through major U.S. cities is now Officials attribute much of the is 10 times larger and includes seeing now,” Umatilla County Murdock of Umatilla County wreaking havoc on rural com- spread in rural America to out- Portland. The surge in Umatilla Commissioner George Murdock said that while rural areas have munities, with some recording breaks in workplaces, living facil- and most of Oregon’s rural coun- said. “We really need help.” fewer resources than major cit- the nation’s most new confirmed ities and social gatherings. Food ties is driving the state’s rise in The fact that many rural jobs ies, they have the same responsi- cases per capita in the past two processing plants and farms, confirmed cases. cannot be done from home has bility to keep people safe. weeks. The virus is infecting where people typically work in Officials recognize that rural exacerbated the virus’s impact, “Out here, we are kind of used thousands of often impover- cramped quarters, have proven case numbers are low compared Murdock said. Officials have to being on our own,” he said. ished rural residents every day, to be hot spots. with city totals, but even a slight noted cases where people contin- “But this is bigger than us.” Doctor who survived COVID-19 bewildered by public disregard

BY JAY REEVES health officials say fewer than from work to pick up a takeout Associated Press 15% of the state’s intensive care order of sushi. There were as beds are available for new pa- many as 60 people inside, he BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Dr. tients. Some hospitals are com- said. Michael Saag spends much of his pletely out of room. “Myself and one other person time treating patients fighting for Inside the hospital at the Univer- were the only two people wear- their lives and working with col- sity of Alabama at Birmingham, ing masks. And everybody else, leagues who are overwhelmed doctors and nurses in protective not only were they not wearing and exhausted by the relentless gear rush from one emergency to masks, they were congregating battle against the COVID-19 another. They struggle to comfort together,” he said. “And they look pandemic. heartbroken visitors forced to say at me like I’m some sort of pariah But he enters a different world goodbye to dying relatives long wearing a mask.” AMANDA CHAMBERS, UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM/AP when he walks out the door of his distance via cellphone, Saag said, In response, Gov. Kay Ivey this Alabama clinic: one where many all while coping with the stress of week ordered all Alabama resi- Dr. Michael Saag, left, speaks with an unidentified coworker July don’t wear masks, keep their dis- whether they’ll be infected next. dents 6 and older to wear masks 10 in Birmingham, Ala. Saag survived COVID-19 and now treats tance from others or even seem The sharp increase in con- when in public and within 6 feet patients with the disease. aware of the intense struggle firmed virus cases in Alabama of someone who is not a relative. being waged against a virus that has coincided with the reopen- Cast against a pandemic that has tan when the epidemic was rag- been doing this 40 years,” Saag has cost about 140,000 lives na- ing of restaurants, bars, theaters, become increasingly political, ing there. First came a cough, said. tionwide and made so many — in- gyms, sports leagues and church- the move drew both praise as a followed by fever, a headache, Outside the examination room, cluding the doctor — seriously es that were all closed down when potentially life-saving step and body aches and what Saag called Saag has participated in news ill. the virus first hit. Although most harsh criticism from those who “fuzzy thinking,” or an inability conferences and done media in- The disconnect is devastating. have opened at a diminished called it an unnecessary affront to concentrate. terviews to encourage basic pub- “It’s a mixture of emotions, capacity and with restrictions to freedom. During eight suffocating lic health practices, but he knows from anger to being demoralized in place, many patrons haven’t Saag said he hopes the order nights, Saag wasn’t sure whether many people just aren’t listening. to bewilderment to frustration,” been following recommended helps, but it all depends on com- he’d survive without a ventilator. He said it is disheartening to Saag said. precautions. pliance. Ivey herself said the rule It never came to that. He is now see a widespread disregard for Confirmed cases of COVID- In metro Birmingham, where will be hard to enforce, and some fully recovered and feels closer safety measures and worries 19 have increased an average of Saag lives, it has been common police and sheriff’s offices have than ever to the people he treats. about Alabama’s future at a time more than 1,500 a day over the to see fewer than half the people said they won’t even try. “When I talk to a patient and I when the virus is posing more of past week in Alabama, bringing inside stores wearing masks. The For Saag, the fight is personal. say, ‘Hey, I’ve had it, too,’ it’s like a threat than ever. the total to more than 62,100 since doctor said he got particularly In early March, both he and his we’re connected in a way that I “I’m just thinking, ‘Oh, my the pandemic began in March. At dispirited recently after stopping adult son came down with the really, honestly haven’t felt with goodness. We’re going to be in least 1,230 people have died and by a restaurant on the way home virus after a trip to Manhat- patients ever before — and I’ve trouble very soon,’ ” Saag said. Monday, July 20, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 11 NATION Portland police call protest a riot as fires set

BY ANDREW SELSKY scene, but it was not necessar- AND GILLIAN FLACCUS ily CS gas. Fencing that had been Associated Press placed around the federal court- house had also been removed by PORTLAND, Ore. — Protesters protesters and made into barri- broke into a building, set it on fire cades, police tweeted. and started dumpster fires late Police also said protesters had Saturday night in Oregon’s largest gathered Saturday evening at the MARK GRAVES, THE OREGONIAN/AP city, police said, as demonstrations Portland Police Bureau’s North Protesters relocate a fence in front of the Justice Center on Saturday during another night of protests in that have been taking place since Precinct, vandalizing patrol ve- Portland, Ore. the death of George Floyd intensi- hicles and taunting officers who fied for another night in Portland. were reporting for work. Later, as missing in action. We must pro- “Keep your troops in your own thorities from unlawfully detain- The fire at the Portland Police police dispersed a group that had tect Federal property, AND OUR buildings, or have them leave our ing Oregonians.” Association building was put out gathered near North Interstate PEOPLE. These were not merely city,“ Wheeler said Friday. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi a short time later, Portland police Avenue, people threw rocks and protesters, these are the real Oregon Attorney General Ellen and U.S. Rep. Earl Blumenauer, said on Twitter. The department paint-filled balloons at officers. deal!” Rosenblum late Friday sued D-Ore. , issued a joint statement declared the gathering a riot, and Some were injured, the statement Before the aggressive language Homeland Security and the Mar- Saturday denouncing the Trump began working to clear the down- said. town area. President Donald Trump has and action from federal officials, shals Service in federal court. The administration’s actions. “As the crowd was dispersed, decried the demonstrations, and the unrest had frustrated Mayor complaint said unidentified feder- “We live in a democracy, not several people in the crowd were Homeland Security Secretary Ted Wheeler and other local au- al agents have grabbed people off a banana republic. We will not arrested and officers were able to Chad Wolf blasted the protesters thorities, who had said a small Portland’s streets “without warn- tolerate the use of Oregonians, extinguish the fire. Portland Po- as “lawless anarchists” in a visit cadre of violent activists were ing or explanation, without a war- Washingtonians — or any other lice did not use any CS gas,” the to the city Thursday. drowning out the message of rant, and without providing any Americans — as props in Presi- bureau said in a statement early “We are trying to help Port- peaceful protesters in the city. But way to determine who is directing dent Trump’s political games. The Sunday. Several arrests were land, not hurt it,” Trump tweeted Wheeler said the federal presence this action.” House is committed to moving made. Sunday. “Their leadership has, in the city is now exacerbating a Rosenblum said she was seek- swiftly to curb these egregious Tear gas was deployed, accord- for months, lost control of the an- tense situation and he has told ing a temporary restraining order abuses of power immediately,” ing to pictures and video from the archists and agitators. They are them to depart. to “immediately stop federal au- they said. Activists, 2 women arrested for paint politicians smeared on NYC mural

BY ELIZE MANOUKIAN, the video showed. The scene mourn THOMAS TRACY later degenerated into a confron- AND LARRY MCSHANE tation between supporters and New York Daily News opponents of President Donald Rep. Lewis Trump. NEW YORK — Two women “My whole body was shak- were arrested Saturday after- ing,” said Khan, who recorded BY GENE JOHNSON noon for smearing black paint 10 minutes of video. “It was very Associated Press across the “Black Lives Matter” intense. I didn’t want the police to mural outside Trump Tower, get hurt. I didn’t want anyone to Rights activists, politicians with a city cop injured after he get hurt.” from both parties and many other slipped while grabbing one of the KHALID NAJI-ALLAH, EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE MAYOR/AP Julie Calb and her 15-year-old people touched by the legacy of suspects, police said. daughter, Eleanor, came to Man- John Lewis mourned the con- John Lewis looks over a section of 16th Street that’s been renamed The chaotic scene, the third hattan from Larchmont to visit gressman and pillar of the civil Black Lives Matter Plaza in Washington on June 7. attack by vandals targeting the the mural, only to catch the tail rights movement Saturday, laud- Midtown street art in a week, ing the strength, courage and Lewis died Friday, several and segregated south, in the state began when a car carrying four end of the incident. The mural, months after the Georgia Demo- kindness of a man whose lifelong of Alabama,” Aaron said. “He women and 10 cans of paint ar- with help from Mayor Bill de Bla- crat announced that he had been struggle against racial discrimi- committed his life to the struggle rived at the Fifth Avenue site, sio, went up a week ago — with diagnosed with advanced pancre- nation took him from a bridge in for justice and equality for all according to witness/street artist vandals now three times target- atic cancer. Selma to the nation’s Capitol. people.” Nina Khan . ing the “Black Lives Matter” Lewis, 80, often recalled his up- There was no immediate an- message. “As a young man marching bringing in the segregated South, A video captured one of the for equality in Selma, Ala., John nouncement on funeral plans, two Black women involved in “I wanted to bring her and including how he was denied a which could be affected by the show her everything that’s going answered brutal violence with library card because the library the incident pouring paint on the courageous hope,” said former coronavirus pandemic. In an street, then getting down on her on,” said Julie Calb. “We’re very was for “whites only.” order, Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp (much) for BLM. He’s not per- President George W. Bush. “And He went on to make a career knees and using gloved hands to said flags on state buildings would fect, but we’re very proud of the throughout his career as a civil in politics, representing Atlanta spread paint across the mural. be lowered through sunset on the mayor.” rights leader and public servant, in Congress for more than 30 “Refund the police!” the woman he worked to make our country a years, and all the while imploring day of Lewis’ interment. shouted as the cops moved in and Police said the two women, more perfect union.” people to press for justice — to State law says Kemp must an angry eyewitness shouted ages 29 and 39, were arrested and Former President Barack make what he came to call “good schedule a special election to fill obscenities at her. “Refund the likely to face charges of criminal Obama, America’s first Black trouble, necessary trouble.” the current term of Lewis, who police! Jesus matters! Jesus mat- mischief. The officer was taken president, recalled being sworn Those mourning included base- was first elected to represent ters! We will never support Black to a nearby hospital and was ex- in for his first term: “I hugged ball legend Hank Aaron, who said Georgia’s majority Black 5th Dis- Lives Matter!” pected to recover, police said. him on the inauguration stand be- he and Lewis “connected to the trict in 1986, said Georgia Deputy One of the officers, trying to The NYPD was still search- fore I was sworn in and told him roots.” Secretary of State Jordan Fuchs. keep his feet in the wet paint, ing for the man who splashed red I was only there because of the “By that I mean we were born A vote would have to be held with- slipped and fell with a loud paint on the mural last Monday sacrifices he made.” and grew up in the highly racist in 30 days. thump on his shoulder and head, before fleeing . PAGE 12 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Monday, July 20, 2020 NATION States debate stamps as mail-in voting rises

BY JULIE CARR SMYTH the state elections chief, a Repub- Associated Press lican, has asked for the authority to pre-pay postage on absentee COLUMBUS, Ohio — Even if it ballot applications and the ballots weren’t for her disability and fear themselves. So far, the GOP-led of catching COVID-19, Delinda Legislature has resisted. Bryant said getting the necessary Opponents of the proposal by postage to cast a ballot this year Secretary of State Frank LaRose will be a struggle. argue that pre-paying postage Bryant, 63, doesn’t have $10 could lead to more mail-in ballots for a book of stamps, a printer to being requested than used. Vot- make them at home or a working ers who requested a mail-in ballot car. but for whatever reason — choose “My car needs its transmission to vote in person on Election Day fixed, but my utilities are so high will have to cast a provisional I can’t afford it,” the south Geor- ballot so local election boards can gia woman said in testimony for be sure they did not vote twice. a federal voting rights lawsuit. About 20% of provisional ballots “Ten dollars for a book of stamps are typically rejected. is a hardship.” During floor debate in June, As more states embrace mail- state Rep. Bill Seitz, a Cincin- in voting amid the coronavirus nati Republican, said it’s also an pandemic, the often overlooked added expense in a year the virus detail of postage has emerged as has ravaged government budgets. TONY DEJAK/AP a partisan dividing line. It would cost the state $1.5 million Questions over whether post- Mike Babinski opens applications for voter ballots at the Cuyahoga County Board of Elections on on top of the $1.5 million Ohio al- age will be required for absentee Tuesday, in Cleveland. ready is paying to mail ballot ballot applications and the actual applications for November’s pres- ballots, who pays for it and what Matter and elsewhere argue that “Charging money for the right cess. Many voters lack a credit idential election. happens to envelopes without stamps constitute a monetary re- to vote is unconstitutional, wheth- card, which is required to buy “So it would be expensive at a stamps are the subject of lawsuits quirement akin to an illegal poll er it’s a penny or a dollar,” said stamps online. One voter did not time when we’re facing economic and statehouse political brawls. tax. Voting-rights groups say stamp Sean Young, legal director of the receive his book of stamps for two depression, economic problems Lawsuits filed in Florida by the requirements are another impedi- ACLU of Georgia, which is rep- weeks after he ordered it.” throughout the state,” he said. Democratic super PAC Priorities ment that hits lower-income and resenting Black Voters Matter. The postage debate has be- “And this is not the time to be USA, in Georgia by Black Voters minority communities hardest. “Many voters lack internet ac- come vehement in Ohio, where needlessly spending money.” Trump’s trouble Trump may push court pick in suburbs key to before election given chance Associated Press Nov. 3, less than four months away, on whether to give him a competitive Ohio WASHINGTON — President second term. Donald Trump and Senate Major- Four years ago, also in a presi- Associated Press ity Leader Mitch McConnell have tried to make it clear: Given the dential election year, the GOP- DAN SEWELL/AP CINCINNATI — During a background brief- chance, they would push through controlled Senate refused to hold ing with reporters in December, President Donald Andrea Granieri, a lifelong Republican, talks Friday a Supreme Court nominee should a hearing or vote when President Trump’s reelection campaign team gave only pass- about her opposition to President Donald Trump, a vacancy occur before Election Barack Obama, a Democrat, ing mention of Ohio. Certainly, no one suggested a in the Cincinnati suburb of Anderson Township. Day. nominated federal judge Mer- full-scale fall advertising strategy for the state he The issue has taken on new rick Garland to succeed Justice carried convincingly in 2016. ries of midterm and municipal government gains by immediacy with the disclosure Antonin Scalia after his death in But less than four months until this November’s Democrats since 2016 suggest the president prob- Friday that Justice Ruth Bader February. Nine months before election, Trump is facing an unexpectedly competi- ably will have even more difficult terrain in other Ginsburg is receiving chemother- that year’s election, McConnell tive landscape in Ohio because he has lost ground pivotal states in the industrial heartland that he won apy for a recurrence of cancer said voters should determine who in metropolitan and suburban areas, threatening by much smaller margins. after four earlier bouts with the would nominate the person to fill the overwhelming advantages he has in rural areas, Republican presidential candidates have been disease. The 87-year-old liberal, that seat. state data show. steadily losing support in Ohio’s once reliably GOP who apologized in 2016 for her Fast forward to this past week. Trump’s campaign has budgeted $18.4 million in suburbs around Cleveland, Columbus and Cincinna- pointed public criticism of Trump Trump’s chief of staff, Mark television advertising in Ohio for this fall, second ti. But Trump’s fall was particularly sharp, accord- during his first campaign, says Meadows, told reporters: “I can’t only to Florida, according to campaign advertising ing to state voting data and census records compiled she has no plans to retire. imagine that if he had a vacancy tracking data. by Mike Dawson, a public policy consultant and cre- The development has focused on the Supreme Court that he Joe Biden, the presumptive Democratic presiden- ator of ohioelectionresults.com. even more on what’s at stake this would not very quickly make the tial nominee, has named Aaron Pickrell, a former “College educated suburbanites in Ohio, particu- election, with the winner in posi- appointment and look for the Sen- top Ohio adviser to Barack Obama’s presidential larly college educated women, were not as support- tion to help shape the trajectory ate to take quick action.“ campaign, as a senior strategist, Biden campaign of- ive of the president in 2016 as they’ve traditionally of the court for years to come. Trump sees his efforts at ficials said. But the Biden campaign has not gone so been of Republican presidential nominees, and that Trump administration officials reshaping the judiciary as a far as to book its own television advertising in Ohio, will continue in 2020,” said Karl Rove, senior ad- have underscored that Trump signature achievement of his pres- where 18 electoral votes are at stake. viser to President George W. Bush’s presidential would not hesitate to fill an open- idency. Last month he marked his Still, Trump’s heavy investment in Ohio and a se- campaign in 2004 . ing before voters have their say 200th judicial appointment. Monday, July 20, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 13 WORLD Netanyahu’s graft trial set to resume in January

BY TIA GOLDENBERG although some Israeli media re- cedural deliberation that set the ing impeded his job of question- the economic fallout of the crisis. Associated Press ported he would. Regardless, pace for the remainder of the ing witnesses. The trial’s resumption thus the grueling judicial schedule proceedings. The trial resumes as Netanya- comes at inopportune timing for JERUSALEM — Israeli Prime will keep Netanyahu’s legal woes According to Israeli media, hu faces widespread anger over the long-serving leader. Netanya- Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s firmly in the national conscious- the judge decided that the trial’s his government’s handling of the hu had hoped to ride on the good- corruption trial will resume in earnest in January, with thrice- ness and conversation — and evidentiary stage would begin coronavirus crisis. will he gained from overcoming weekly evidentiary hearings set continue to raise questions over in January and would take place Netanyahu and his government the first wave of infections going to begin then, a Jerusalem court whether he can keep serving three times a week. have been criticized for a baf- into his corruption trial but the decided Sunday. while simultaneously standing Media also reported that Ne- fling, halting response to the new increasingly souring mood has It was not immediately clear trial. tanyahu’s lawyer asked for a wave, which has seen daily cases dropped his approval ratings and if Netanyahu would be required The court’s decision came after delay in the proceedings because rise to nearly 2,000. It has also may deny him the public backing to be present at each hearing, the trial’s second hearing, a pro- of the virus, saying mask-wear- been slammed for its handling of he had hoped for.

China blasts dam to water level behind the massive attributed to flooding are estimat- people from taking to the streets, Peter and St. Paul of the western dam rose more than 50 feet above ed at more than 49 billion yuan ($7 citing the coronavirus epidemic French city of Nantes. The blaze release floodwaters flood level. Another flood crest is billion), according to the Ministry and an alleged averted terrorist destroyed the organ, shattered expected to arrive at the dam on of Emergency Management. threat. BEIJING — Authorities in stained glass windows and sent Tuesday. Sergei Furgal, the Khabarovsk central China blasted a dam Sun- black smoke spewing from be- Elsewhere, soldiers and work- region governor, was arrested on day to release surging waters Rallies in Khabarovsk tween the cathedral towers. ers have been testing the strength July 9 and flown to Moscow where Residents and tourists watched behind it amid widespread flood- of embankments and shoring challenge Kremlin he was put in jail for two months. ing across the country that has aghast, and emergency workers them up with sandbags and rocks. KHABAROVSK, Russia Russia’s Investigative Committee claimed scores of lives. cordoned off the area around the On Saturday, firefighters and oth- — Mass rallies challenging the says he is suspected of involve- monument, in the historical cen- State broadcaster CCTV re- ment in several murders of busi- ers finished filling in a 620-foot Kremlin rocked Russia’s Far ter of this city on the Loire River. ported the dam on the Chuhe break on Poyang Lake, China’s East city of Khabarovsk again nessmen in 2004 and 2005. River in Anhui province was Saturday’s fire broke the main largest freshwater lake, that on Saturday, as tens of thousands stained glass windows between destroyed with explosives early had caused widespread flooding took to the streets to protest the Famed French cathedral the two towers of the 15th-cen- Sunday morning, after which the across 15 villages and agricul- arrest of the region’s governor on organ destroyed in fire tury cathedral, and destroyed the water level was expected to drop tural fields in Jiangxi province. charges of involvement in mul- organ, which dated from the 17th by more than 2 feet. More than 14,000 people were tiple murders. NANTES, France — French of- Last week, the gargantuan evacuated. The massive unauthor ized ficials launched an arson inquiry century and was called the “soul Three Gorges Dam on the Yang- About 1.8 million people have crowds gathered despite local Saturday after a fire broke out in of the cathedral” by faithful. tze opened three floodgates as the been evacuated and direct losses officials’ attempts to discourage the famed Gothic Cathedral of St. From The Associated Press PAGE 14 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Monday, July 20, 2020 AMERICAN ROUNDUP Store workers lock in THE CENSUS man wanted in killing The amount LAKE CHARLES of money a LA — Workers at a Dollar $700K former office General store recognized a con- manager for victed sex offender accused of the Rapid City Rush is accused of em- killing two teenagers and kidnap- bezzling from the South Dakota hockey ping a third — and locked him in team. Jennifer Durham, 42, pleaded after quietly escorting other cus- guilty to tax evasion and two counts of tomers out. wire fraud . Durham, who worked for the “Thank you Sallye Salter and Rush from 2008 through June 2019, Tiffany Cook, you both exempli- agreed to pay full restitution to the team fied great character in a high and about $186,000 to the IRS as part pressure situation,” the Beaure- of a plea deal. She faces up to 20 years gard Parish Sheriff’s Office said for each wire fraud count and five years in a Facebook post after Neil for tax evasion. Broussard was arrested . Broussard, 51, of Lake Charles surrendered to police after Salter Toxic bacteria found in and Cook alerted authorities, the American Press reported. river after death of dog Broussard, a registered sex of- fender, is accused of killing Kyla SALT LAKE CITY Hidalgo, 17, and Kaleb Charlton, UT — Toxic levels of a cya- 18; wounding the girl’s mother, nobacteria have been detected in a Catherine Hidalgo, 40, and kid- Utah river for the first time after a napping her other daughter in dog suffered seizures and died at the Calcasieu Parish town of Zion National Park, officials said. Westlake. Public health officials cau- tioned people against swimming Violence prompts park or letting their animals enter the Virgin River’s North Fork, which to limit homeless tents flows out of the park and through several towns. MINNEAPOLIS The dog died July 4, an hour MN — The Minneapolis after clawing at and ingesting the Park Board is placing limits on algae in the river, according to the number of tents allowed in the park spokesman Jeff Axel. city’s parks. “When the dog was pawing at It’s a reversal for the commis- the rocks, it freed up the toxins sion that voted overwhelmingly from the bacterial mat,” he said. a month ago to allow all city parks to be used indefinitely and Police chief helps with no limits by people who are homeless. subdue stabbing suspect The commission voted to limit encampments to 25 tents at each CHANTILLY — The of 20 city parks, Minnesota Pub- VA police chief of Virginia’s lic Radio News reported. biggest county was injured when Residents of the Powderhorn subduing a suspect who stabbed Park neighborhood have been two people at a church. pressuring the board to make WRC-TV reported that Fairfax changes. County Police Chief Ed Roess- Park police say violence in ler was in a Bible study class at Powderhorn Park is rising. In Grace Covenant Church when a the last week, officers have re- man walked into the room and sponded to an armed kidnapping stabbed the pastor leading the and robbery, a man out running class. Roessler and another per- who was struck by a rock, and the son disarmed the suspect, police sexual assault of a person who said. had overdosed. Police said two people suffered injuries that weren’t considered State police return gun life threatening. 26 years after burglary Hail damages area’s SWANTON — Vermont best crop in 5 years VT State Police troopers returned to its rightful owner a MIKE SIMONS, TULSA (OKLA.) WORLD/AP MINNEAPOLIS shotgun stolen during a burglary MN — Agricultural ex- in 1994 in the town of Albany. perts have been tallying the crop They determined that the Masked mascot damage caused by a recent storm Swanton resident in possession that packed 50 mph winds and of the gun was not involved in the Artist Adam Carnes, left and Gary Coulson place a mask on Buck Atom, the mascot of Buck Atom’s baseball-sized hail in parts of burglary 26 years ago and had Cosmic Curios Route 66 in Tulsa, Okla. The city now has a mask mandate to protect against the spread Minnesota. only recently taken possession of of the coronavirus. The storm was a blow for farm- it. ers from Kandiyohi County to The firearm, a Remington being impaled by a 2-foot long launched the steel post about 60 partment of Homeland Security. Nicollet County at a time when Shotgun, has since been returned steel rod while on the job near yards at high speed, impaling The statue was destroyed in commodity prices are already to its owner . Firth, authorities said. Kempf in the lower back. the courtyard of Good Shepherd down. Also stolen in the original bur- The incident happened while Kempf was rushed to a Lincoln Catholic Church in West Kendall. “We had a wonderful crop. glary were a television and VCR, Nebraska Public Power District hospital, where he had surgery to “This is an attack on the Best we’ve had in this area in five a second shotgun, a handgun and worker Roger Kempf, 46, and a remove the rebar. church,” Mary Ross Agosta, a years,” Curt Burns, farmer and some baseball and football cards. coworker were clearing brush spokeswoman for the Archdio- crop consultant, told WCCO-TV. The investigation into the origi- from underneath power lines, the Jesus statue beheaded cese of Miami, told the Miami The hail storm was up to 60 nal burglary is continuing. Lincoln Journal Star reported. at Catholic church Herald. “This is not only private miles long and six miles wide and The coworker was operating a property, it is sacred property.” caused extensive damage. Utility worker healing skid loader with a front-mounted MIAMI — Someone be- “This is not something you can “This affected thousands of after being impaled disk grinder when it struck a FL headed a statue of Jesus trip over and say, ‘Oh, sorry,’” acres of corn, soy beans, kidney piece of rebar from an electric Christ in the courtyard of a South she continued. “Someone did this beans, sugar beets, peas, sweet FIRTH — A Nebraska fence post concealed in the brush, Florida church, an act of vandal- intentionally.” She said surveil- corn and alfalfa,” all adding up to NE power utility worker Chief Deputy Todd Duncan said. ism now being investigated by the lance video has been handed over millions in losses, Burns said. is recovering from surgery after Duncan said the disk grinder Miami-Dade police and the De- to police. From wire reports Monday, July 20, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 15 FACES Trebek says cancer treatment ‘paying off’ “Jeopardy!” host Alex Trebek again says he’s “feeling great” as he continues to be treated for pancreatic cancer. The iconic game-show host, 79, who marked the one-year anni- versary of his diagnosis in March, said July 16 that he has continued to actively fight the disease while his syndicated show is on hiatus because of the COVID-19 pan- demic. And during that time, he even wrote a book. “I am doing well. I’ve been con- tinuing my treatment, and it is paying off, though it does fatigue me a great deal,” the now-beard- ed host said in his latest video update. “My numbers are good. I am feeling great.” His memoir, “The Answer Is ... Reflections on My Life,” is due to be published Monday by Simon & Schuster. Peacock Trebek added that he’s record- ing show openings at home for James Roday, left, shown with “Psych” costar Dule Hill, says shooting an episode on a boat was his most miserable acting experience. some “very special ‘Jeopardy!’ episodes that will be coming up in July.” The prerecorded series will open the “ ‘Jeopardy!’ vaults” to take another look at favorite ‘Psych ’ star: Best gig, but worst day episodes from the past, includ- ing the first one he ever hosted — “mustache and all,” he said. BY NINA METZ Damn Episode’ (from 2010). This one we “So I just started puking. (Laughs) Right The Canadian-born, Emmy- Chicago Tribune were kind of riffing on ‘Jaws’ and water mov- there on camera. In the middle of the scene, winning host has become an ies, so we had a lot of boat work. And yes, we over the side of the boat. And it happened American institution since taking Running eight seasons on USA Network, had been out on boats before — speedboats, over and over. I’d hold up a finger. I’d puke. the helm of the syndicated game the detective comedy “Psych” was distinctive a couple big freighters; you’re in Vancouver I’d go back and get in another three or four show in 1984. for the friendship between its central duo, (where the series filmed), you’re going to in- lines. I’d puke. I’d come back. And we pro- The TV personality is now Shawn and Gus. Two years ago the “Psych” corporate the water here and there. But we ceeded to do about two hours worth of work among the 18% of stage 4 pan- gang reunited for a TV movie and they are had never done a dedicated ‘You’re going to that day with me interstitially vomiting over creatic cancer patients who make back again with another movie installment, be out there acting full scenes on a barge the the side of the boat because I didn’t want to it to the one-year survival mark “Psych 2: Lassie Come Home,” premiering whole day and only coming back to land for say ‘cut.’ with the often-terminal disease. on NBC’s streaming service Peacock. lunch’-type stuff that we did in this episode. “I think a couple times between takes they Is it easy for stars James Roday and Dule “And I made a choice the first day we were might have run in with a wet wipe for me and Hill to regenerate that Shawn-Gus camara- ‘God Bless the U.S.A.’ out there on the barge not to come back to land maybe a breath mint or two. But the work had derie again? for lunch. It just seemed like it entailed a lot: finally a chart-topper to go on. And I wasn’t going to stop puking. “It is,” said Roday. “It’s something of a Getting on the boat, going all the way back, And unfortunately — or fortunately, now that What’s the hottest song on the phenomenon because even though Dule and you have just enough time to scarf something this story is being memorialized — that foot- digital charts? Well, believe it or I have grown very close and have remained down before you have to turn around and get not, it’s a tune that’s been around close outside of ‘Psych’ over the years, our back on the boat to take you out to the barge. age exists. It’s archival. Someone has footage now for 36 years. relationship as dudes and our rhythms and So I was like, you know what? I’m good, I of me puking on and off in between lines. It’s Lee Greenwood’s patriotic cadences with one another are not the same have a Power Bar and I’m going to go down “Dule was pretty disgusted, but I think number, “God Bless the U.S.A.,” as these two characters. So it really is like below deck and grab some zzz’s. also impressed. I think I might have earned which was released in 1984 but flipping a switch.” “So I end up napping for about 50 minutes a little bit of respect from him that day be- just finally hit No. 1 on Billboard He counts “Psych” as a high point in his while everyone went back to shore for lunch. cause that’s not how he rolls. He wouldn’t Magazine’s Digital Song Sales career. “You do this for a long time and it “So I woke up and I’m feeling a little grog- have puked and acted; he would have said chart. becomes very clear the good gigs from the ‘cut.’ So I think even though he was revolted gy but I’m working through it, it’s all good. It sits atop the chart — right bad gigs, and the older you get, the more you And then the nausea hits. And it hits hard. by me, he had to give me props.” The takeaway ... above Song of Summer 2020 appreciate the good ones — and this was the Really hard. And it hits while the cameras nominee “Rockstar” by DaBaby best one.” are rolling and I’m in the middle of a scene. “Don’t go down below to nap. That’s an ob- vious one, right? featuring Roddy Rich — in the When asked to share a cringe-y moment in “There’s just no way around it and I was July 18-dated chart. “But also, in a situation where it’s time-sen- his career , he says it happened on the set of like (long sigh), I have two options: I can It zoomed all the way to the top sitive and money-sensitive and you have 150 “Psych.” make a big deal out of this and I can yell cut from No. 50 in one week. It seems people on a crew who all want to get home His worst moment ... and run to a nook or try to get to a bathroom, that the patriotic favorite got a big “I want to say it was Season 5, we were or I can recognize that I brought this on my- to their families at the end of the day, unless push from the Fourth of July holi- doing one of our theme episodes. I think it self, that this is my own doing and we have a you are bleeding out, you push through it. day, as its sales surged 366% to was called ‘The Head, the Tail, the Whole limited amount of time to get the work done. That’s what you do.” 15,000 units sold during the week ending July 9. “I’m always humbled to see how ‘God Bless the U.S.A.’ resonates Nick Cannon will keep ‘Masked Singer’ gig after apology with the American spirit of pride and love of country,” Greenwood says in a news release. “Thank BY KATE FELDMAN and context, and inadvertently promoted 39-year-old actor said on the podcast. “When you proud Americans for using New York Daily News hate. This was important for us to observe. we are the same people who they want to ‘God Bless the U.S.A.’ as you cel- Nick has sincerely apologized, and quickly be. That’s our birthright. We are the true ebrated our wonderful country — Nick Cannon’s belated apology was good taken steps to educate himself and make Hebrews.” It is still the best place on earth!” enough for at least one of his bosses. amends. On that basis and given a belief that On Wednesday, Cannon issued a public This marks the first time that Amid controversy over the actor’s anti- this moment calls for dialogue, we will move apology for his “hurtful and divisive words.” the platinum-plus-selling single Semitic comments on his podcast, Fox an- forward with Nick and help him advance “They reinforced the worst stereotypes of has hit No. 1 on any chart. nounced July 15 that Cannon will keep his this important conversation, broadly. Fox a proud and magnificent people and I feel Greenwood recently teamed gig as the host of “The Masked Singer,” condemns all forms of hate directed toward ashamed of the uninformed and naive place with a cappella troupe Home hours after ViacomCBS cut ties with him any community and we will combat bigotry completely. of any kind.” that these words came from,” he tweeted. Free as well as the United States “When we were made aware of Nick Can- Cannon caused a stir with the June 30 Cannon said video of his interview with Air Force Band on a new version non’s interview with Richard Griffin on You- episode of his podcast, “Cannon’s Class,” on Griff has been taken down. of “God Bless the U.S.A.,” which Tube, we immediately began a dialogue with which former Public Enemy member Pro- But before his apology, Cannon spent the has already garnered millions Nick,” the network said in a statement. fessor Griff appeared. day retweeting people defending him, includ- of views on social media and “He is clear and remorseful that his words “It’s never hate speech; you can’t be anti- ing one that called executives at ViacomCBS streaming sites. were wrong and lacked both understanding Semitic when we are the Semitic people,” the “racist bullies” for firing him. From wire reports PAGE 16 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Monday, July 20, 2020 OPINION Max D. Lederer Jr., Publisher Lt. Col. Marci Hoffman, Europe commander Lt. Col. Richard McClintic, Pacific commander No, Texas is not a swing state – yet Caroline E. Miller, Europe Business Operations Joshua M. Lashbrook, Pacific Chief of Staff BY STUART ROTHENBERG Indiana voted Democratic for president When I first came to Washington, most CQ Roll Call in 2008, but that didn’t make it a swing political observers considered Delaware a EDITORIAL state or even a competitive state in presi- “swing” state. But that changed. hen I saw the headline on CNN dential elections. It clearly has favored the Delaware hasn’t gone Republican for Terry Leonard, Editor analyst Harry Enten’s July 12 GOP. Similarly, West Virginia is certainly president or elected a GOP governor since [email protected] column — “Texas is a swing not a swing state, and statewide contests 1988. GOP Sen. William Roth was first Robert H. Reid, Senior Managing Editor Wstate in 2020, new polls reveal” are rarely competitive. But the 2018 Senate elected in 1976 and reelected in 1982, 1988 [email protected] — I did a double take. Really? election in the state was very competitive, and 1994. He wasn’t ousted until 2000, but “It’s pretty clear looking at the data that even given the state’s strongly Republican in many ways, he constituted the last gasp Tina Croley, Managing Editor for Content Texas is a swing state in the 2020 elec- fundamentals. for the GOP in a state that had already [email protected] tion,” wrote Enten, a thoughtful observer Given the current polling, Enten is un- moved toward the Democratic Party. of American politics. Sean Moores, Managing Editor for Presentation questionably correct that Texas is com- Nobody would put Delaware on a list of [email protected] But just a few paragraphs later, he used petitive now and looks likely to be that way swing states now, and it is rarely, if ever, a different term, observing that “Texas re- until November. And Texas may be tran- competitive. Joe Gromelski, Managing Editor for Digital ally is competitive at this point.” sitioning from a Republican state into a Like Texas, Georgia has become in- [email protected] I can be a stickler for language, but I swing state, but I doubt that it is there yet. creasingly competitive. But Republican think we should all be on the same page It could still take five or 10 years for the presidential nominees have won a majority when it comes to what these words mean. transition. of the statewide vote in each of the past five BUREAU STAFF Texas is not a “swing state,” and it hasn’t Texas looks competitive now largely be- presidential contests, and Democrats must been one for years, at least since it re- Europe/Mideast cause short-term forces have moved vot- prove they can carry the state in a neutral Erik Slavin, Europe & Mideast Bureau Chief aligned in 1980. It hasn’t voted to send a [email protected] Democrat to the White House since 1976. ers who normally vote Republican over presidential year, not just do well when an +49(0)631.3615.9350; DSN (314)583.9350 It leans Republican. to the Democratic column. Those subur- unpopular Republican president is in the Swing states are divided roughly evenly ban, college-educated whites were turned White House. Pacific off by President Donald Trump. Many of The same goes for Texas. Are we seeing Aaron Kidd, Pacific Bureau Chief along partisan lines, with both parties hav- [email protected] ing close to an equal chance of winning as those same Republican voters defected to a fundamental shift in the state because of +81.42.552.2511 ext. 88380; DSN (315)227.7380 long as a strong partisan electoral wave is the Democrats during the 2018 midterm new voters and new allegiances? Or will not favoring one party. Florida and Wis- elections. Texas return to its Republican moorings if Washington consin are good examples of swing states, But we can’t know now whether Texas former Vice President Joe Biden wins the Joseph Cacchioli, Washington Bureau Chief voters have switched their partisan pref- presidency, national Democrats move to [email protected] and I’m certain we could spend countless (+1)(202)886-0033 hours debating which other states fall into erences from Republican to Democrat, or the left, and more traditional Republicans Brian Bowers, Assistant Managing Editor, News that category. (I won’t.) whether they are merely showing their dis- once again define the party nationally and [email protected] On the other hand, to find out whether a satisfaction with Trump. in the state? The burden is on the Demo- state or a race is “competitive” in a given Have voters changed their attitudes crats to prove Texas has become a swing CIRCULATION election year, all you need to do is ask about the parties — and therefore their fu- state. Mideast whether the race is close. If the answer is ture vote intentions — or are their votes in For now, all we can say is that Texas is Robert Reismann, Mideast Circulation Manager “yes,” as is the case with Texas this year, 2018 and 2020 mere aberrations, based on competitive. We won’t know whether it has [email protected] the state is “competitive” at that moment. a very odd set of circumstances (Trump in become a swing state until we look back [email protected] Florida has been a “swing state” for years the White House)? We don’t know yet. on its subsequent electoral behavior. 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BY GEORGE F. WILL dead at the entrance to her apartment.” Washington Post Writers Group Assassinations, blackmail via sex tapes and other gamy practices propelled Putin WASHINGTON to the top in what Belton calls “a creep- yrants can be especially ominous ing coup by the security men.” He was in- when they are ludicrous. In 2011, stalled partly by nouveau riche oligarchs Vladimir Putin, scuba diving in who — like the German grandees who Tthe Black Sea, emerged clutching made Adolf Hitler chancellor on Jan. 30, two 6th-century Greek urns — remark- 1933 — “thought Putin was a temporary ably without a trace of moss — which had figure they could control.” lain undiscovered in six feet of water, even Belton’s concluding chapter, “The Net- though Russian archaeologists had scoured work and Donald Trump,” is devastatingly the seabed while studying an ancient Greek judicious: She says his Russian partners city. Putin’s flaunted contempt for his audi- were alleged associates of Russian mob- ence, the Russian masses, is calculated to sters who funneled cash through real-es- breed in them an enervating cynicism that tate developments with Trump, on behalf of will prevent restiveness and the necessity the sometimes-melded interests of Russian of assassinations, such as that of the jour- intelligence services and organized crime. nalist Anna Politkovskaya in Moscow in When in the 1990s Trump’s precarious 2006, on Putin’s 54th birthday. finances caused other banks to shun him, In Putin’s ramshackle Russia — succes- sor to the Soviet Union (“Upper Volta with Deutsche Bank, which Belton says had “a ICBMs”) — as recently as 2018 almost a special relationship with Putin’s Kremlin,” third of medical facilities lacked running became “Trump’s lender of last resort,” in water, 40% lacked central heating and one 2011 instance providing more than more than half lacked hot water. But a for- $300 million, even though he had defaulted tunate few people live large, as is explained on a $334 million payment. in Catherine Belton’s exhaustive new book Earlier this month, Putin demonstrated (500 pages, 1,735 endnotes) “Putin’s Peo- that Russia’s constitution is essentially fic- ALEXEI DRUZHININ, SPUTNIK, KREMLIN POOL PHOTO/AP ple: How the KGB Took Back Russia and titious by adding 206 amendments. They Then Took On the West.” Russian President Vladimir Putin chairs a Security Council meeting via were ratified by a preposterous referen- Mikhail Khodorkovsky was the richest videoconference at the Novo-Ogaryovo residence outside Moscow on Friday . dum. (COVID-19 spoiled Putin’s plan to Russian, and the world’s richest person hold it on April 22, Vladimir Lenin’s birth- under 40, until Putin’s 2003-05 destruction systems by Putin and other KGB alumni when capitalists of the 1990s “began to day.) Copies of the amended “constitution” of him, in a fraudulent judicial process, on “hybrid KGB capitalism.” But state-di- eclipse their former sponsors in the KGB,” were in bookstores before the referendum. bogus charges of fraud and tax evasion. rected capital allocation actually is crony Putin broke the successful to the saddle of One amendment reset the presidential This episode, the hinge of recent Russian socialism. the state. term-limits clock, so in 2036 an 84-year- history, taught the rest of Russia’s elite, Belton, the Financial Times’ Moscow Putin cut his sharp teeth controlling St. old Putin could enjoy his 36th presidential who had grown fabulously wealthy in the correspondent from 2007- 13, detects in to- Petersburg’s port, in collaboration with an year (counting the four years, 2008- 12, 1990s by buying and plundering former day’s Russia a residue of the incense of the organized crime group. Belton reports that when Putin allowed a sock puppet to pre- state enterprises, this lesson: Russia’s pri- old Communist church, but without even a city official, who tried to reclaim the city tend to be president). Josef Stalin ruled for vate sector was only provisionally private, the Soviet pretense that the interests of the government’s rights that were lost when 29 years, Catherine the Great for 34. subject to Kremlin whims. governing kleptocrats coincide with those the port was privatized, “was shot dead by Barack Obama in 2014 dismissed Russia Belton says that “by 2012 more than 50% of the governed. One former Russian in- a sniper as he drove to work.” In November as merely a “regional power.” Some region: of Russia’s GDP was under the direct con- sider, now in luxurious London exile, says 1998, four months after Putin became head The Eurasian landmass is dominated by, trol of the state and businessmen closely Putin’s cohort are “mutants,” a “mixture of the KGB’s successor agency, St. Peters- and Europe is menaced by, a thugocracy linked to Putin.” Belton calls the takeover of homo-soveticus with the wild capitalists burg’s “leading democrat” and “most vocal whose president is pleased with the U.S. of Russia’s political, economic and legal of the last twenty years.” Belton says that crusader against corruption” was “shot president. US diplomacy must be true to nation’s founding principles

BY MICHAEL R. POMPEO principles been more urgent. As Presi- structures our fundamental political insti- was compelled to revise its diplomacy, the Special to The Washington Post dent Donald Trump has recognized, we tutions to provide the energy and flexibil- better to honor its founding principles. In face many mighty challenges from abroad. ity to secure rights while circumscribing 1948, the United Nations General Assem- o secure freedom at home and Ruled with an iron fist by the Chinese Com- the exercise of political power to prevent bly, with the United States taking a lead- abroad, Americans must rightly munist Party, for instance, China seeks to government from violating rights. And the ing role, passed the Universal Declaration understand the nation’s found- remake the world in its autocratic image American political tradition records the of Human Rights. Although it inspired ing principles. That’s why, last T and subordinate other nations to its hege- continuing struggle to honor the nation’s human rights treaties to which the United year, I convened the State Department’s monic ambitions. We can’t confront Bei- founding promise. States is signatory, the UDHR is not itself Commission on Unalienable Rights. I asked jing or other gross human rights violators Freedom has always been at the center binding law. Rather, it establishes “a com- its members not to make policy, but to elab- throughout the world without understand- of American diplomacy. In the republic’s mon standard of achievement for all peo- orate the principles through which we can ing the roots of our foreign policy, through early years, Presidents George Washing- ples and all nations.” ground America’s commitment to champi- the lens of our Founders’ intent. ton and Thomas Jefferson urged the nation oning human rights in our enduring dedica- Just when unity of purpose is called for, to protect the American people’s freedom Since 1948, presidents of both parties tion to unalienable rights and our tradition confusion sweeps the land about the convic- by avoiding, in Jefferson’s words, “entan- have insisted that the United States must of constitutional self-government. tions that undergird our great experiment gling alliances.” In 1823, President James champion human rights abroad. But hard After almost a year of work, the commis- in ordered liberty. Some of our best-edu- Monroe declared that to safeguard liberty questions abound: What is the connection sion releases its report to the public Thurs- cated and most highly credentialed citi- and individual rights at home, the nation between the nation’s constitutional system day at the National Constitution Center in zens have lost sight of the fundamental must protect the Western Hemisphere and its international obligations? How do Philadelphia. Some say the report’s timing difference between autocracies, which from the unfree forms of government that we apply old rights to new circumstances couldn’t be worse. I say the timing couldn’t subordinate the individual to the will of a then characterized Europe. and assess the validity of new rights claims? be better. dictator, and liberal democracies, whose Two years earlier, his secretary of state, How do we balance the commitment to Never before have America’s found- overriding purpose — notwithstanding John Quincy Adams, asserted in a July 4 champion human rights with diplomacy’s ing principles been under such relentless their inevitable shortcomings and constant address that the United States speaks “the complex and multifarious demands? assault. For decades, our institutions of need for vigilance and reform — is to en- language of equal liberty, of equal justice, By recovering our nation’s founding prin- higher education have sought to debunk or able individuals, families and communities and of equal rights. … But she goes not ciples — and elaborating them in that spirit disown them. Last summer, The New York to flourish. abroad, in search of monsters to destroy. of toleration and civility on which consti- Times launched the 1619 Project, which Freedom has always been at the center of She is the well-wisher to the freedom and tutional government depends — the State contends that the essence of America is en- the American political order. The Declara- independence of all. She is the champion Department’s Commission on Unalienable twined with slavery and racism. In recent tion of Independence proclaims that every and vindicator of her own.” Rights enables the nation to better answer weeks, justified outrage at the actions of human being is endowed with certain un- The 19th and 20th centuries brought these always-pressing questions and there- a rogue Minneapolis policeman has given alienable rights, such as life, liberty and great changes. Two world wars and suc- by makes an important contribution to se- way to outrageous efforts to erase Ameri- the pursuit of happiness; that governments cessive revolutions in transportation and curing freedom. I encourage everyone to can history by tearing down statues of our are instituted to secure these rights; and communications shrank the globe, leav- nation’s founders. that all legitimate power springs from the ing nations vastly more interconnected read its fine work. Never has knowledge of our founding consent of the governed. The Constitution and interdependent. The United States Michael R. Pompeo is U.S. secretary of state. PAGE 18 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Monday, July 20, 2020 Monday, July 20, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 19 SCOREBOARD/AUTO RACING

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Sports Race Statistics MLS is Back tournament Iowa Speedway Race 2 Average Speed of Race Winner: GROUP A (EASTERN CONFERENCE) IndyCar 126.912 mph. Newgarden on AFN W D L GF GA Pts Saturday Time of Race: 2 hours, 22 minutes, 32 Orlando City 2 0 0 5 2 6 At Iowa Speedway seconds. Philadelphia 2 0 0 3 1 6 Newton, IA Margin of Victory: 0.949 seconds. Miami 0 0 2 2 4 0 Lap length: 0.894 miles Caution Flags: 9 for 39 laps. New York City FC 0 0 2 1 4 0 (Start position in parentheses) Lead Changes: 15 among 8 drivers. rebounds for Go to the American Forces Wednesday, July 8 1. (1) Josef Newgarden, Dallara-Chev- Lap Leaders: M.Annett 0; A.Cindric Network website for the most Orlando City 2, Miami 1 rolet, 250 laps, Running. 1-34; J.Allgaier 35-47; A.Cindric 48- up-to-date TV schedules. Thursday, July 9 2. (2) Will Power, Dallara-Chevrolet, 51; J.Allgaier 52-92; A.Alfredo 93-96; Philadelphia 1, New York City FC 0 250, Running. R.Chastain 97-99; A.Alfredo 100-104; win in Iowa myafn.net Tuesday, July 14 3. (19) Graham Rahal, Dallara-Honda, J.Allgaier 105-114; K.Busch 115-118; Orlando City 3, New York City FC 1 250, Running. J.Allgaier 119-152; A.Cindric 153-158; Philadelphia 2, Miami 1 4. (23) Simon Pagenaud, Dallara-Chev- K.Busch 159; H.Burton 160-176; C.Briscoe Associated Press Monday, July 20 rolet, 250, Running. 177-191; K.Busch 192-201 New York City FC at Miami 5. (18) Scott Dixon, Dallara-Honda, 250, Leaders Summary (Driver, Times Led, Deals Orlando City at Philadelphia Running. Laps Led): J.Allgaier, 4 times for 98 laps; NEWTON, Iowa — Josef New- GROUP B (WESTERN CONFERENCE) 6. (13) Oliver Askew, Dallara-Chevro- A.Cindric, 3 times for 44 laps; H.Burton, garden was seething after a fifth- W D L GF GA Pts let, 250, Running. 1 time for 17 laps; C.Briscoe, 1 time for Saturday’s transactions San Jose 1 1 0 4 3 4 7. (6) Jack Harvey, Dallara-Honda, 250, 15 laps; K.Busch, 3 times for 15 laps; place finish in the opener of the Chicago 1 0 0 2 1 3 Running. Seattle 0 1 1 1 2 1 A.Alfredo, 2 times for 9 laps; R.Chastain, IndyCar doubleheader at Iowa, BASEBALL 8. (21) Alexander Rossi, Dallara-Hon- 1 time for 3 laps; M.Annett, 1 time for 0 Major League Baseball Vancouver 0 0 1 3 4 0 da, 250, Running. insisting he had the best car of Friday, July 10 laps. American League 9. (9) Marcus Ericsson, Dallara-Honda, Wins: C.Briscoe, 5; A.Cindric, 3; the night and it was merely mis- DETROIT TIGERS — Placed RHP Jordan San Jose 0, Seattle 0, tie 250, Running. Tuesday, July 14 N.Gragson, 2; H.Burton, 2; J.Haley, 1; Zimmermann on the 45-day IL. 10. (17) Marco Andretti, Dallara-Hon- B.Jones, 1; A.Allmendinger, 1. fortune that cost him the win. NEW YORK YANKEES — Optioned RHP Chicago 2, Seattle 1 da, 250, Running. Top 16 in Points: 1. C.Briscoe, 691; The two-time series champion Albert Abreu, INF Kyle Holder and C Josh Wednesday, July 15 11. (8) Tony Kanaan, Dallara-Chevro- Thole to Yankees Alternate Training Site. San Jose 4 Vancouver 3 2. A.Cindric, 667; 3. N.Gragson, 643; 4. left nothing to chance Saturday Sunday, July 19 let, 250, Running. R.Chastain, 614; 5. J.Haley, 550; 6. J.Allgaier, National League 12. (12) Pato O’Ward, Dallara-Chevro- CINCINNATI REDS — Optioned RHP’s San Jose at Chicago 545; 7. H.Burton, 536; 8. M.Annett, 481; 9. night. Vancouver at Seattle let, 249, Running. B.Jones, 448; 10. R.Herbst, 377; 11. R.Sieg, Matt Bowman, Joel Kuhnel, Justin Shafer 13. (3) Conor Daly, Dallara-Chevrolet, Newgarden started from the and RF Aristides Aquino to Reds Alter- Thursday, July 23 375; 12. B.Brown, 348; 13. J.Clements, 317; Vancouver at Chicago 249, Running. 14. M.Snider, 310; 15. A.Alfredo, 300; 16. pole and led nearly wire-to-wire nate Training Site. 14. (7) Alex Palou, Dallara-Honda, 249, LOS ANGELES DODGERS — Optioned GROUP C (EASTERN CONFERENCE) J.Little, 297. W D L GF GA Pts Running. to win Race 2, giving team owner RHP Tony Gonsolin to Dodgers Alternate 15. (10) Felix Rosenqvist, Dallara-Hon- Training Site. Toronto FC 1 1 0 6 5 4 Roger Penske a sweep of the two New England 1 1 0 2 1 4 da, 248, Running. Vankor 350 MIAMI MARLINS — Optioned RHP 16. (11) Charlie Kimball, Dallara-Chev- IndyCar races after Simon Pa- Jordan Yamamoto to Marlins Alternate D.C. United 0 2 0 3 3 2 NASCAR-Trucks Series Montreal 0 0 2 3 5 0 rolet, 248, Running. Saturday genaud’s win in the opener. It also Training Site. 17. (15) Rinus Veekay, Dallara-Chevro- PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES — Optioned Thursday, July 9 At Texas Motor Speedway New England 1, Montreal 0 let, 248, Running. Fort Worth, Texas gave Team Penske its fourth vic- RHP Victor Aranoto to Lehigh Valley (IL). 18. (16) Santino Ferrucci, Dallara-Hon- Released INF Logan Forsythe and LHP Monday, July 13 Lap length: 1.50 miles tory across three series this week- D.C. United 2, Toronto FC 2, tie da, 247, Running. (Start position in parentheses) Francisco Liriano. 19. (5) Colton Herta, Dallara-Honda, end with the NASCAR Cup Series SOCCER Thursday, July 16 1. (4) Kyle Busch, Toyota, 167 laps, 0 Toronto FC 4, Montreal 3 247, Running. points. Major League Soccer 20. (22) Zach Veach, Dallara-Honda, drivers still to come Sunday. VANCOUVER WHITECAPS — Signed M Friday, July 17 2. (7) Christian Eckes, Toyota, 167, 45. New England 1, D.C. United 1, tie 247, Running. 3. (15) Matt Crafton, Ford, 167, 46. “I don’t know what we have to Russell Teibert. 21. (20) Takuma Sato, Dallara-Honda, United Soccer League Tuesday, July 21 4. (18) Stewart Friesen, Toyota, 167, do to keep the bad luck off us, but New England at Toronto FC 247, Running. 33. ATLANTA UNITED 2 — Signed F Erik D.C. United at Montreal 22. (4) Ryan Hunter-Reay, Dallara-Hon- Lopez. 5. (8) Brett Moffitt, Chevrolet, 167, 48. hopefully this is a start,” Newgar- GROUP D (WESTERN CONFERENCE) da, 178, Did not finish. 6. (9) Tyler Ankrum, Chevrolet, 167, 47. den said. “I was so disappointed W D L GF GA Pts 23. (14) Ed Carpenter, Dallara-Chevro- 7. (13) Justin Haley, Chevrolet, 167, 0. Real Salt Lake 1 1 0 2 0 4 let, 112, Did not finish. 8. (2) Grant Enfinger, Ford, 167, 31. for the guys yesterday. So I thought Minnesota 1 1 0 2 1 4 Race Statistics 9. (10) Ben Rhodes, Ford, 167, 42. everyone was determined to come Golf Sporting KC 1 0 1 4 4 3 Average Speed of Race Winner: 10. (24) Ross Chastain, Chevrolet, 166, Colorado 0 0 2 2 5 0 135.900 mph. 0. back and have a good race.” Sunday, July 12 Time of Race: 01:38:40.5189. 11. (17) Derek Kraus, Toyota, 166, 30. Minnesota 2, Sporting Kansas City 1 Margin of Victory: 2.7869 seconds. More like a dominant one. The Memorial Real Salt Lake 2, Colorado 0 12. (16) Raphael Lessard, Toyota, 166, Cautions: 2 for 24 laps. 25. Tennessee driver led 214 of the Saturday Friday, July 17 Lead Changes: 12 among 8 drivers. Sporting Kansas City 3, Colorado 2 13. (14) Ryan Truex, Chevrolet, 166, 27. 250 laps to became the first to At Muirfield Village Golf Club Lap Leaders: Newgarden 1-56, Power 14. (26) Austin Wayne Self, Chevrolet, Dublin, Ohio Minnesota 0, Real Salt Lake 0, tie 57-58, Dixon 59-60, Rahal 61-62, Newgar- win an Iowa IndyCar race from Wednesday, July 22 165, 23. Purse: $9.3 million den 63-106, O’Ward 107, Daly 108-111, 15. (11) Ty Majeski, Chevrolet, 165, 22. Sporting Kansas City at Real Salt Lake Rahal 112-119, Newgarden 120-171, Ra- the pole. Yardage: 7,456; Par: 72 16. (1) Sheldon Creed, Chevrolet, 164, Third Round Minnesota at Colorado hal 172-174, Hunter-Reay 175-178, Askew Will Power finished second GROUP E (EASTERN CONFERENCE) 179-188, Newgarden 189. 21. Jon Rahm 69-67-68—204 -12 17. (30) Cory Roper, Ford, 164, 20. W D L GF GA Pts Points: Dixon 244, Pagenaud 195, New- after wrecking out of the double- Ryan Palmer 67-68-73—208 -8 18. (22) Timmy Hill, Chevrolet, 164, 19. Tony Finau 66-69-73—208 -8 Columbus 2 0 0 6 0 6 garden 191, O ward 162, Power 142, Rahal header opener. Graham Rahal New York 1 0 1 1 2 3 142, Herta 140, Ericsson 137, Rosenqvist 19. (6) Zane Smith, Chevrolet, 164, 33. Danny Willett 74-66-70—210 -6 20. (33) Clay Greenfield, Toyota, 163, Henrik Norlander 74-66-71—211 -5 Cincinnati 1 0 1 1 4 3 120, Rossi 118. was third for his first podium in Atlanta 0 0 2 0 2 0 17. Jason Day 73-66-72—211 -5 21. (19) Spencer Davis, Toyota, 162, 16. more than a year. Matt Wallace 72-70-70—212 -4 Saturday, July 11 New York 1, Atlanta 0 My Bariatric Solutions 300 22. (32) Codie Rohrbaugh, Chevrolet, Chez Reavie 71-67-74—212 -4 161, 15. Columbus 4, Cincinnati 0 NASCAR-Xfinity Series Patrick Rodgers 70-72-71—213 -3 Thursday, July 16 23. (23) Angela Ruch, Toyota, 160, 14. Busch wins trucks race Patrick Cantlay 70-70-73—213 -3 Saturday 24. (27) Spencer Boyd, Chevrolet, 156, Cincinnati 1, Atlanta 0 At Texas Motor Speedway Mackenzie Hughes 74-66-73—213 -3 Columbus 2, New York 0 13. Scottie Scheffler 71-73-70—214 -2 Fort Worth, Texas after earlier Xfinity DQ Tuesday, July 21 Lap length: 1.50 miles 25. (25) Akinori Ogata, Toyota, 155, 12. Brendan Steele 68-75-71—214 -2 Columbus at Atlanta 26. (34) Timothy Viens, Chevrolet, 154, FORT WORTH, Texas — Kyle Kevin Na 74-69-71—214 -2 Wednesday, July 22 (Start position in parentheses) 1. (3) Austin Cindric, Ford, 201 laps, 57 11. Rory McIlroy 70-72-72—214 -2 New York at Cincinnati 27. (5) Todd Gilliland, Ford, accident, Busch won the NASCAR Truck Jordan Spieth 70-70-74—214 -2 GROUP F (WESTERN CONFERENCE) points. 2. (12) Chase Briscoe, Ford, 201, 48. 152, 14. Series race at Texas on Saturday Gary Woodland 68-70-76—214 -2 W D L GF GA Pts 28. (28) Jordan Anderson, Chevrolet, Brendon Todd 75-72-68—215 -1 Portland 2 0 0 4 2 6 3. (4) Justin Allgaier, Chevrolet, 201, 54. 4. (7) Harrison Burton, Toyota, 201, 44. 152, 9. night, getting the victory in his Matthew Wolff 77-68-70—215 -1 Houston 0 1 1 4 5 1 29. (35) Jennifer Jo Cobb, Chevrolet, Xinjun Zhang 72-73-70—215 -1 Los Angeles FC 1 1 0 9 5 4 5. (1) Michael Annett, Chevrolet, 201, second race of the day after a post- 38. electrical, 121, 8. Dylan Frittelli 73-68-74—215 -1 LA Galaxy 0 0 2 3 8 0 30. (3) Austin Hill, Toyota, engine, 107, race disqualification took away an Matthew Fitzpatrick 75-66-74—215 -1 Monday, July 13 6. (2) Jeb Burton, Chevrolet, 201, 36. 7. (6) Brandon Jones, Toyota, 201, 47. 7. apparent Xfinity Series win. Lucas Glover 69-72-74—215 -1 Houston 3, Los Angeles FC 3, tie 31. (29) Brennan Poole, Toyota, acci- Bubba Watson 78-68-70—216 E Portland 2, LA Galaxy 1 8. (11) Justin Haley, Chevrolet, 201, 29. 9. (8) Ross Chastain, Chevrolet, 200, 31. dent, 91, 0. “Technically, I haven’t won yet, Carlos Ortiz 74-72-70—216 E Saturday, July 18 32. (31) Tate Fogleman, Chevrolet, ac- Adam Hadwin 76-70-70—216 E Portland 2, Houston 1 10. (19) Brandon Brown, Chevrolet, so put it over the sticks,” Busch 200, 27. cident, 79, 5. Si Woo Kim 73-73-70—216 E Los Angeles FC 6, LA Galaxy 2 33. (21) Johnny Sauter, Ford, engine, quipped when he got out of his Justin Thomas 74-67-75—216 E Thursday, July 23 11. (22) Jeremy Clements, Chevrolet, 200, 26. 62, 5. truck at the start-finish line to Patrick Reed 71-76-70—217 +1 Houston at LA Galaxy 34. (36) Norm Benning, Chevrolet, han- Billy Horschel 76-71-70—217 +1 Portland at Los Angeles FC 12. (21) Jeffrey Earnhardt, Chevrolet, 199, 25. dling, 46, 5. gather another checkered flag Tyler Duncan 75-71-71—217 +1 35. (12) Natalie Decker, Chevrolet, en- Sebastian Muir 75-70-72—217 +1 13. (23) David Starr, Chevrolet, 199, 24. after the nightcap race. NWSL Challenge Cup 14. (20) Jesse Little, Chevrolet, 199, 23. gine, 45, 5. Harris English 70-73-74—217 +1 36. (20) Tanner Gray, Ford, transmis- Busch’s truck victory stood, one Viktor Hovland 74-66-77—217 +1 At Herriman, Utah 15. (36) Tommy Joe Martins, Chevro- Quarterfinals let, 199, 22. sion, 43, 5. in which he retook the lead after a Steve Stricker 73-67-77—217 +1 Race Statistics Luke List 70-68-79—217 +1 Friday, July 17 16. (15) Brett Moffitt, Chevrolet, 199, Portland 1, North Carolina 0 Average Speed of Race Winner: somewhat chaotic final green-flag Tiger Woods 71-76-71—218 +2 0. Houston 0, Utah 0, Houston advance 17. (27) Timmy Hill, Toyota, 198, 0. 132.209 mph. stop with 36 laps to go. He had to Marc Leishman 72-75-71—218 +2 on penalties 3-2 18. (26) Stefan Parsons, Toyota, 198, Time of Race: 1 hour, 53 minutes, 41 William McGirt 76-69-73—218 +2 Saturday, July 18 19. seconds. slam his brakes on entry to pit road Keith Mitchell 74-71-73—218 +2 Sky Blue FC 0, Washington 0, Sky Blue 19. (31) Bayley Currey, Chevrolet, 198, Margin of Victory: 0.777 seconds. to avoid a penalty, then almost Louis Oosthuizen 72-73-73—218 +2 FC advances on penalties 4-3 0. Caution Flags: 5 for 26 laps. Sergio Garcia 72-73-73—218 +2 Chicago 0, Reign FC 0, Chicago ad- 20. (17) BJ McLeod, Chevrolet, 198, 17. Lead Changes: 15 among 7 drivers. pulled into the wrong pit stall. He Jason Dufner 72-73-73—218 +2 vances on penalties 4-3 21. (25) Joe Graf Jr, Chevrolet, 198, 16. Lap Leaders: S.Creed 0-7; K.Busch 8- initially veered toward the No. 18 Erik van Rooyen 76-69-73—218 +2 Semifinals 22. (24) Josh Williams, Chevrolet, 198, 12; Z.Smith 13-34; K.Busch 35-46; C.Eckes Abraham Ancer 72-75-72—219 +3 Wednesday, July 22 15. 47; K.Busch 48-70; C.Eckes 71-75; B.Moffitt markers — the number of his Cup Xander Schauffele 78-69-72—219 +3 Portland vs. Houston Dash 23. (35) Colby Howard, Chevrolet, 198, 76-77; B.Rhodes 78; B.Moffitt 79-83; car — instead of the box a few Corey Conners 73-74-72—219 +3 Sky Blue vs. Chicago Red Stars 14. Z.Smith 84-87; C.Eckes 88-132; M.Crafton Charles Howell III 69-77-73—219 +3 Championship 24. (29) Chad Finchum, Toyota, 197, 133-134; K.Busch 135-158; C.Eckes 159; yards further ahead for the No. 51 Collin Morikawa 76-70-73—219 +3 Sunday, July 26 13. K.Busch 160-167 Toyota truck he was driving. Phil Mickelson 72-74-73—219 +3 Semifinal winners 25. (34) Vinnie Miller, Chevrolet, sus- Leaders Summary (Driver, Times Led, Bud Cauley 75-71-73—219 +3 pension, 193, 12. Laps Led): K.Busch, 5 times for 72 laps; Matt Kuchar 76-67-76—219 +3 26. (30) Matt Mills, Chevrolet, 193, 11. C.Eckes, 4 times for 52 laps; Z.Smith, Scott Harrington 74-69-76—219 +3 27. (10) Anthony Alfredo, Chevrolet, 2 times for 26 laps; B.Moffitt, 2 times Hamilton wins 8th C. Bezuidenhout 72-69-78—219 +3 Pro basketball suspension, 191, 13. for 7 laps; S.Creed, 1 time for 7 laps; Jim Furyk 72-68-79—219 +3 28. (33) Kyle Weatherman, Chevrolet, M.Crafton, 1 time for 2 laps; B.Rhodes, 1 Hungarian GP Brooks Koepka 72-75-73—220 +4 178, 9. time for 1 lap. Ryan Moore 70-75-75—220 +4 NBA Restart schedule 29. (18) Ryan Sieg, Chevrolet, suspen- Wins: G.Enfinger, 2; S.Creed, 1. BUDAPEST, Hungary — For- Stewart Cink 73-74-74—221 +5 sion, 130, 11. Top 16 in Points: 1. A.Hill, 300; 2. C.T. Pan 72-74-75—221 +5 All games in Orlando, Fla. 30. (9) Noah Gragson, Chevrolet, ga- B.Rhodes, 278; 3. S.Creed, 268; 4. C.Eckes, mula One champion Lewis Ham- Zach Johnson 76-70-75—221 +5 Thursday, July 30 267; 5. Z.Smith, 254; 6. B.Moffitt, 253; Utah vs. New Orleans rage, 125, 19. ilton won the Hungarian Grand Lanto Griffin 72-73-76—221 +5 31. (16) Alex Labbe, Chevrolet, 7. G.Enfinger, 252; 8. T.Ankrum, 248; Bo Hoag 75-67-79—221 +5 L.A. Clippers vs. L.A. Lakers Prix for the eighth time to equal Friday, July 31 reargear, 82, 6. 9. T.Gilliland, 234; 10. M.Crafton, 225; Cameron Smith 74-72-76—222 +6 Orlando vs. Brooklyn 32. (32) Kody Vanderwal, Chevrolet, 11. D.Kraus, 214; 12. J.Sauter, 203; Michael Schumacher’s single- Mark Hubbard 70-76-76—222 +6 Memphis vs. Portland garage, 78, 5. 13. S.Friesen, 203; 14. T.Gray, 177; 15. venue record and take the cham- Denny McCarthy 75-71-76—222 +6 Phoenix vs. Washington 33. (13) Dexter Bean, Chevrolet, ga- R.Lessard, 168; 16. T.Majeski, 154. Scott Piercy 72-73-77—222 +6 Boston vs. Milwaukee rage, 64, 4. NASCAR Driver Rating Formula pionship lead on Sunday. Keegan Bradley 73-73-77—223 +7 Sacramento vs. San Antonio 34. (14) Myatt Snider, Chevrolet, acci- A maximum of 150 points can be at- Vijay Singh 71-74-78—223 +7 Houston vs. Dallas dent, 50, 3. tained in a race. Hamilton’s latest victory from Carl Pettersson 72-72-79—223 +7 Saturday, Aug. 1 35. (37) Stephen Leicht, Toyota, trans- The formula combines the following pole position was as comfortable Jimmy Walker 70-72-81—223 +7 Miami vs. Denver mission, 9, 2. categories: Wins, Finishes, Top-15 Fin- Kevin Streelman 75-71-78—224 +8 Utah vs. Oklahoma City 36. (5) Riley Herbst, Toyota, garage, 9, ishes, Average Running Position While as the nearly 9-second margin Sung Kang 74-72-78—224 +8 New Orleans vs. L.A. Clippers 1. on Lead Lap, Average Speed Under over second-place Max Verstap- Sepp Straka 73-72-79—224 +8 Philadelphia vs. Indianapolis 37. (28) Kyle Busch, Toyota, disquali- Green, Fastest Lap, Led Most Laps, Lead- Joel Dahmen 75-72-78—225 +9 L.A. Lakers vs. Toronto fied, 201, 0. Lap Finish. pen suggested. PAGE 20 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Monday, July 20, 2020 NBA/NFL NBA will shorten game times for first exhibitions BY TIM REYNOLDS us, where everybody is just feel- Associated Press ing their way and guys aren’t in the type of condition they would LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — normally be in in a training camp The first exhibition games of the situation.” NBA restart will go a little more The league is still working on quickly than usual. some of the specifics for the first The NBA is tweaking the rules ga me s , even whet her to g ive te a m s for those initial matchups, going the option of wearing uniforms or with 10-minute quarters instead practice gear. Most teams, as of of the usual 12 minutes. The Saturday, were still planning to change is for several reasons wear their usual regular-season — among them, not wanting to uniforms for all three of their ex- overly tax players after they went hibitions — the new jerseys fea- more than four months without turing social justice messaging games, and because some teams will not debut until the seeding do not have their full rosters at games that count begin July 30. Walt Disney World yet because of Other changes for the exhibi- NELL REDMOND/AP coronavirus and other issues. tion games may include using The change will apply only to more than three referees in a With various fitness levels and with some players just joining their teams, such as Houston Rockets the first exhibition for teams; rotating system, though that also guard James Harden, above, the NBA trimmed the first exhibition games to 40 minutes. their second and third exhibition remains under discussion. games at Disney will use stan- Players apparently had not erybody available, but definitely dard timing. All teams are slated been told the first exhibitions will ‘ I think most teams are like us, where everybody work on some things and do a to play three exhibitions. go faster. is just feeling their way and guys aren’t in the type little bit of evaluating as well,” “This is a different situation,” “I don’t know about that yet,” Spoelstra said. Dallas coach Rick Carlisle said said Oklahoma City guard Chris of condition they would normally be in in a training The exhibitions will be helpful Saturday. “In all areas, really. ... I Paul, the president of the Nation- camp situation. in breaking up the monotony of do think that there’s some latitude al Basketball Players Association. ’ Steve Clifford practice, Denver coach Michael to do some different things.” “So, I’ll find out.” Malone said, but he stressed that Exhibitions start with a four- Orlando Magic coach The exhibitions will be played player health will come before game slate Wednesday and con- like normal games — score and anything else in those games. tinue through July 28. Plans call stats will be kept, and it will be a “The No. 1 thing for me is for all 33 exhibitions to be tele- chance for the league’s stat crews teams the Heat will face — Sacra- in the exhibitions was born. The vised by some combination of that were hired to work for three mento’s Luke Walton and Utah’s Heat and Jazz will not play in a can we get through these three local TV, national TV, NBA TV or months at Disney to work out any Quin Snyder — to see if there are seeding game and couldn’t meet scrimmages healthy and not get- NBA League Pass. kinks in the system. any specific situations those clubs in a game that counts at Disney ting guys put in a position where “I believe that it’s done just try- Miami coach Erik Spoelstra want to work on in those games. until the NBA Finals. they’re overworked, playing too ing to get safety first for the play- said he’s taking a different view Spoelstra simply bumped into “You have to fast-track so much many minutes and getting hurt,” ers,” Orlando coach Steve Clifford than he does for typical preseason Snyder in the lobby of a Disney before you get to that eight-game Malone said. “I think the vast said of the shorter first exhibi- matchups. For the first time, he’s hotel and from there, the idea regular season. ... We’ll approach majority of the 22 teams will ap- tion. “I think most teams are like talking with the coaches of the of one team helping out another it that way and play probably ev- proach it the same way.” NFL tells teams training camps will open on time

BY ROB MAADDI whether it’s safe to open now.” Associated Press The players’ union wants players tested daily for the virus. A joint committee of doctors, trainers and The NFL has informed teams their training strength coaches formed by the NFL and NFLPA camps will open on time. recommended testing League executive Troy Vincent sent a memo to every other day. general managers and head coaches on Saturday in- ‘ They have Other outstanding is- forming them rookies can report by Tuesday, quar- sues include number of terbacks and injured players by Thursday and all the exclusive preseason games. The other players can arrive by July 28. right, just like league has planned to cut Rookies for Houston and Kansas City are set to somebody who the exhibition schedule report Monday. from four games to two The league and the NFL Players Association are owns a plant, while the union wants still discussing testing for the coronavirus and other regarding none. health and safety protocols. Union leadership ex- Both sides are also ne- pressed several concerns in a 90-minute conference when it opens gotiating economic issues call with reporters Friday. and when it and questions remain on However, under the collective bargaining agree- closes. players’ rights to opt out ment, the NFL can impose report dates. ’ of playing. The NFLPA could file a grievance to argue the DeMaurice Smith “I’m definitely con- league isn’t providing a safe work environment NFLPA executive cerned because it’s been under the labor deal. director going on for a while,” Dol- “The league is management,” NFLPA executive phins running back Jor- BRYNN ANDERSON/AP director DeMaurice Smith said Friday. “They have dan Howard told the South Florida Sun Sentinel of NFL vice president Troy Vincent sent a memo to general managers the exclusive right, just like somebody who owns a the pending start of training camp. and head coaches on Saturday informing them rookies are to report plant, regarding when it opens and when it closes. “I definitely didn’t think it would be this big or go by Tuesday, quarterbacks and injured players by Thursday and all They want training camps to open on time. The on for this while, and it seems like they can’t really other players should arrive by July 28. role of the union is to hold them accountable about get a hold of it or a trigger of what’s causing it.” Monday, July 20, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 21 GOLF/SOCCER/MMA Rahm builds 4-shot lead Figueiredo claims at Memorial BY DOUG FERGUSON UFC flyweight title Associated Press DUBLIN, Ohio — Jon Rahm showed Saturday in the Memorial Chokes out Benavidez in first-round win why he’s one of the most explosive players in golf. Associated Press one-punch knockdown. With his clubs. Figueiredo, the first non-Amer- ABU DHABI, United Arab A back nine that capped off ican UFC flyweight champ, joins Emirates — Deiveson Figueiredo what he considers one of the best Demetrious Johnson and Cejudo won the vacant UFC flyweight rounds of his careers gave Rahm as the only UFC fighters ever to a 4-under 68, turned a four-shot championship Sunday, finishing a dominant performance against hold the 125-pound title. Johnson deficit into a four-shot lead and beat Benavidez in that inaugural RICK BOWMER/AP Joseph Benavidez with a rear put the 25-year-old Spaniard on title bout in 2012, and Mighty the verge of reaching No. 1 in the OL Reign goalkeeper Casey Murphy misses on a save during penalty naked choke with 12 seconds left in the first round. Mouse reigned for nearly six world. kicks in her team’s loss to the Chicago Red Stars in an NWSL years before Cejudo dethroned “Today could be one of the best Challenge Cup quarterfinal Saturday in Herriman, Utah. Jack Hermansson also stunned Kelvin Gastelum with a first- him in 2018. rounds of golf I’ve played in my The 32-year-old Figueiredo is life,” Rahm said, a tribute to a round submission by heel hook in the penultimate bout of the third 8-1 since joining the UFC in 2017. Muirfield Village getting so close Red Stars, Sky Blue He had previous fought only in to the edge it drew comparisons UFC show in eight days from Fight Island, the UFC’s base of Brazil. with a major. “And it’s hard to be- “I wanted to come here and lieve how passively it came, com- operations on Yas Island in Abu advance to semifinals Dhabi. take this belt home to my city, my pared to how I played usually.” state,” said Figueiredo, who grew His passion is so great it can Figueiredo ‘ up near the mouth of the Amazon hurt as much as it helps. On this (19-1) became I wanted with wins in penalties River. “I’m so proud to get this day, facing this test, Rahm kept just the third to come belt. I said I was going to take it, his cool. He watched Tony Finau 125-pound champion in here and and here I am.” reach the par-5 11 in two for a Associated Press The Reign’s Jessica Fishlock UFC history take this Benavidez is one of the top sure birdie that would leave the got her first start since tearing HERRIMAN, Utah — The by thoroughly lighter-weight fighters of his gen- Spaniard four shots behind. her ACL in a game last July. She belt home Chicago Red Stars advanced to dominating eration — but just like longtime There was no panic. Rahm said had one of the best attempts in the semifinals of the National his second to my city, friend Urijah Faber, he has re- he told his caddie on the 13th the first half, but was thwarted by tee, “If we can finish the last six Women’s Soccer League’s Chal- victory in my state. peatedly fallen just short of a UFC Chicago goalkeeper Alyssa Nae- five months ’ title. Benavidez has lost twice to holes under par, it’s a great fin- lenge Cup tournament, prevailing Deiveson 4-3 on penalties after a scoreless her, who was solid throughout the over Bena- Johnson and twice to Figueiredo, ish. And whatever we have to do game. Figueiredo to make a comeback, we’ll make draw with OL Reign on Saturday videz. The but has lost only one other fight in Naeher, who was in goal last Flyweight fi ghter a comeback.” night. Brazilian vet- the past decade. summer for the U.S. team that from Brazil Birdie. Birdie. Birdie. Birdie. Lauren Barnes’ attempt for eran knocked Hermansson (21-5), a Swede won the World Cup, punched With help from Finau and his the Reign hit the post to seal it down Benavi- who trains in Norway, rebounded away a header from a wide open two double bogeys, and Ryan for Chicago, which will play Sky dez three times with punches and impressively from a knockout loss Sofia Huerta in the 59th minute. Palmer with bogeys on two of his Blue on Wednesday night with a barely missed on several choke last September with his fifth win last three holes, that turned into a chance to play for the title. Later in the half, she tipped Kris- attempts before finally landing in six bouts overall since 2017. four-shot lead for Rahm. Three of the four quarterfinal ten McNabb’s shot from some 30 a choke that appeared to render After a solid opening exchange A victory allows him to join matches went to penalties. Under yards out. Benavidez unconscious. with Gastelum, the former Seve Ballesteros as the only Span- tournament rules, tie games after Kealia Watt had a good chance “I knew that my time was going middleweight title contender, iards to reach No. 1, provided that regulation go straight to a shoot- for Chicago out in front of the goal to come, and this is my time,” Hermansson alertly grabbed Rory McIlroy doesn’t finish as a out rather than to extra periods. in the 67th minute but it went just Figueiredo said through a trans- Gastelum’s leg out of a ground ex- runner-up. McIlroy shot 72 — not Sky Blue advanced 4-3 on pen- wide. lator. “I’m going to continue to change and violently twisted it to a bad effort on a day wher the av- alties after a scoreless draw with Goalkeeping has been high- defend this belt, and I’m going to force Gastelum to tap. erage score was 73.7 — and was the Washington Spirit earlier Sat- lighted in the quarterfinals, with be an active champion.” “We knew he wanted to engage 10 shots back. urday. Sky Blue goalkeeper Kai- just one goal scored — by Port- Benavidez (28-7) dropped to a in the grappling, but then he’s “I’ve got to get out there tomor- len Sheridan secured the victory land’s Morgan Weaver — in the heartbreaking 0-4 in UFC title in my game,” Hermansson said. row, play solid again and get the when she stopped Bayley Feist’s three other games. fights with the first submission “You’re in my world when we get job done and think about the No. attempt. The Reign were playing with- defeat of his 14-year pro career. down there.” 1 afterward,” Rahm said. The eighth-seeded Portland out U.S. national team star The main event was a rematch Afterward, Hermansson called Rahm was at 12-under 204 as Thorns, 1-0 winners over two- Megan Rapinoe, who opted out of the flyweights’ meeting on out the winner of former middle- he goes for his fourth PGA Tour time defending champion North of the tournament. Group results Feb. 29 for the same belt vacated weight champ Robert Whittaker’s victory, and 10th worldwide. Carolina on Friday, will play the determined seeding for the eight by Henry Cejudo’s retirement. showdown with Darren Till next Finau and Palmer, each with a Dash in the first semifinal on teams in the Challenge Cup. The Figueiredo missed weight for weekend in Abu Dhabi. 73, were three behind. Former Wednesday morning. The Dash league’s ninth team, the Orlando that fight in Norfolk, Va., making Gastelum (15-6) took his third Masters champion Danny Willett also advanced on penalties after Pride, withdrew before the tour- him ineligible to claim the title consecutive loss and just the sec- (70), was next in line at six shots a scoreless draw Friday night nament because of positive coro- when he stopped Benavidez in the ond stoppage defeat of his pro back. against the Utah Royals. navirus tests. second round with a spectacular career. PAGE 22 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Monday, July 20, 2020 MLB From a distance: Fans see Harper homer off Scherzer

BY HOWARD FENDRICH since spring training got called off Associated Press March 12 because of the COVID- 19 outbreak. Not too many folks WASHINGTON — As Max got to see Scherzer throw 87 Scherzer and the reigning cham- pitches and allow seven runs in pion Washington Nationals hosted five innings or Phillies starter baseball’s first exhibition game in Aaron Nola go five scoreless, one- more than four months Saturday, hit innings as both tuned up for a handful of fans watched from opening day: In addition to closed afar — really far, seated on a gates, there was no TV coverage. high-rise building’s glass balco- The umpires sported masks. nies beyond left field. There was so much silence, occa- Nationals owner Mark Lerner sionally interrupted by the hum and general manager Mike Rizzo of artificial crowd noise — cheers each had a better view from the even accidentally blared as Phil- GENE J. PUSKAR/AP Nationals Park stands, nowhere adelphia’s homers landed, before Cleveland Indians players line up to show support for social justice during the national anthem before an near each other and both wear- the volume was decreased — or a exhibition baseball game against the Pirates in Pittsburgh on Saturday. ing masks, part of many unusual stadium announcer. sights and fake, piped-in sounds “It’s better,” Washington man- as Major League Baseball crept ager Dave Martinez said, “than it closer to next week’s opening day being totally quiet.” Dress: Players get glimpse of new protocols amid the coronavirus pandemic. It was a taste of what everyone “You just have to accept it. can expect when games matter. FROM BACK PAGE tanced chats — including one between Yankees gen- Seems like every day there’s a Washington hosts the New York eral manager Brian Cashman and Mets counterpart challenge and you just have to Yankees on Thursday, the first coronavirus-era games — cardboard cutouts for Brodie Van Wagenen. overcome it. If this is what it’s fans, sound effects for crowds and more. Still, for day of the delayed regular sea- With no fans filing in for first pitch, nearly 1,000 going to be, this is what’s going to clubs limited to practices and intrasquads in their son; Philadelphia hosts Miami on cardboard likenesses of Mets supporters were set be,” said Scherzer, the three-time own ballparks for the past two weeks, Saturday Friday. up behind home plate. The team plans to have 5,000 Cy Young Award winner who gave stood as an important mile marker as the sport tries “All of us are wondering what in place by opening day. up three-run shots to old friend to start a shortened 60-game season next Thursday it’s going to be like — Game Reserve players watched from under large aw- Bryce Harper and mask-wearing amid a pandemic. 3, Game 4, Game 10, Game 20 nings built behind both dugouts. Mets backups gave Didi Gregorius in Washington’s 7- “In some ways, this is very much a dress rehears- — without fans in the stands, be- a standing ovation to scheduled starter Rick Por- 2 loss to the Philadelphia Phillies, cause I think players use fans for al for the new world we’re in,” Yankees manager Aaron Boone said before an exhibition at the cross- cello as he returned from the bullpen, then started a who rode to the game in a bus. energy,“ Phillies manager Joe Gi- chant of “Let’s go, Mets!” Red-white-and-blue signs rardi said. “But there was a dif- town Mets. No fans rushed off the 7 train in Flushing at Citi The first homer in Flushing also came from a proclaiming the home team the ferent feel tonight, which made Field, and no masses hurried over the Clemente masked player — Yankees outfielder Clint Frazier. “2019 world champions” adorned me feel better about what we’re Bridge in Pittsburgh — not with MLB planning to The 25-year-old, who says he’s taken heat on social the mostly empty ballpark even if doing.” start this pandemic-shaken season at empty sta- media for his decision to wear a face covering at all no spectators were present to see The area around the ballpark diums. At Nationals Park, several people watched times, drove a two-run homer into the second deck them for Washington’s first game was eerily quiet an hour before from a building balcony far beyond the left field in the fourth inning. there against an opponent since first pitch; restaurants and bars wall. The Cleveland Indians loaded into three buses earning the franchise’s first title. that normally would be bustling Umpires wore face masks, as did some players. Saturday for the 2-hour-plus drive to Pittsburgh. This was also the first exhibi- on such a sunny summer after- Backups watched from the stands to maintain so- Manager Terry Francona said the team adhered tion game between two teams noon were mostly empty. cial distancing in dugouts. They all tried to follow to social-distance guidelines — and staggered ar- safety protocols, including a ban on licking fingers rival times — for the team’s first trip since camp or spitting. re-opened. Another new look — the Mets became the first “I think it’s a good experience for all of us,” he Army OF Hurtubise club to sell ad space on the field itself, spray painting said. “We’re not used to getting on a bus and get a Ford logo on the back of the pitcher’s mound. your temperature taken and things like that, so it’s Gregorius drilled a three-run homer in the first good to go through that.” signs deal with Reds inning in Washington, the first big fly by a player in Cleveland made a public show of support for so- any of Saturday’s games. cial justice before its 5-3 win, standing with their Associated Press part of our baseball program and The 30-year-old Phillies newcomer is one of a right hands over their hearts and their left hands on will be remembered as one of the WEST POINT, N.Y. — For- handful of players who has said he’ll wear a mask the right shoulder of their teammates during the na- greats in program history.” mer Army outfielder and captain full-time this season. Gregorius has a chronic tional anthem. Hurtubise graduated in June as Jacob Hurtubise has agreed to a kidney disorder that makes him high risk for the A few fans gathered outside PNC Park, hoping to minor league contract with the the Army and Patriot League all- coronavirus. catch some sort of game action. Cincinnati Reds for the $20,000 time leader in stolen bases (105) Scherzer is expected to throw the first pitch of the Michael Kirkpatrick, 73, and his son, Zac, stood maximum signing bonus al- and walks (142). In 2019, he set regular season when the Nats host new ace Gerrit on the Clemente Bridge beyond center field — the lowed to players bypassed in last Army season records for runs (71), Cole and the Yankees on Thursday night. The right- same place they crammed shoulder to shoulder dur- month’s amateur draft. walks (69) and stolen bases (45), hander struggled in his final tuneup, also allowing a ing the NL wild-card game in 2013. No trouble find- The Zionsville, Indiana, native and was named Patriot League three-run shot to former teammate Bryce Harper. ing a spot this time. becomes the first baseball player Defensive Player of the Year. Booed heartily last season after spurning Wash- “I just need to hear a bat hit a ball,” Zac said. to receive a professional offer Hurtubise’s senior season was ington in free agency, Harper heard no such jeers In Washington, a moment of silence was held for since the U.S. Department of De- wiped out by the coronavirus this time. late civil rights trailblazer John Lewis. Players stood fense endorsed a policy last No- pandemic after he played in only For their first exhibition game since the virus socially distanced for the national anthem — an vember to allow service academy five games. outbreak shut down spring training in mid-March, acoustic rendition by the U.S. Army Brass Quintet athletes to pursue professional Hurtubise was drafted in the Yankees players took a team bus from the Bronx performed before Game 4 of last year’s World Series sports after graduation. 39th round last year by the Seat- to Queens to meet the Mets — no subways for this and replayed on the video scoreboard. Once approved, Hurtubise will tle Mariners before returning to series. “Definitely has a different feeling to it,” Nationals be allowed to delay his commis- West Point for his senior season. The pregame routine looked familiar enough center fielder Michael A. Taylor said. sioning and subsequent service He was not selected in the June — soaring batting practice homers from Giancarlo Postgame handshake lines got a shake-up, too. obligation. draft, which had only 160 players Stanton and Pete Alonso, ground ball work for Gley- The Yankees air-fived each other outside the dugout “We are very proud and excited picked in five rounds. ber Torres and Robinson Canó. after finishing a 9-3 win, and Cleveland celebrated for Jacob to get this opportunity Pitcher Chris Rowley is the Signs of the times were certainly there. Some its victory by tapping toes with teammates. only Army player to reach the with the Cincinnati Reds,” Army coaches hit fungoes in face masks, and the usual AP Sports Writers Will Graves and Howard Fendrich and head coach Jim Foster said in a major leagues, making his debut high fives and hugs between opponents around the Associated Press Writer Rob Gillies contributed to this statement. “He has been a huge in 2017 for the Toronto Blue Jays. batting cage were replaced by elbow taps and dis- report. Monday, July 20, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 23 MLB No, Canada Blue Jays barred from playing in Toronto

BY ROB GILLIES begins on Thursday. Associated Press Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown and Erie County Executive Mark TORONTO — The Blue Jays Poloncarz have pushed for the won’t play their home games in team to relocate to the city. Toronto this year because Cana- “Let’s find a way to make them da’s government doesn’t think it’s the ‘Buffalo Blue Jays’ this year,” safe for players to travel back and Poloncarz wrote in a text to the forth from the United States, one AP. of the countries hit hardest by the Blue Jays president Mark Shap- coronavirus pandemic. iro said player health is a concern Immigration Minister Marco in Florida. He said the team has Mendicino said Saturday the spent more time examining Buf- federal government had denied falo in recent days but said the the Blue Jays’ request to play at stadium has infrastructure chal- Rogers Centre, confirming what lenges. A lack of space in the club- an official familiar with the mat- house makes social distancing ter had told The Associated Press difficult, but Shapiro said some ahead of the announcement. players could have their lockers The Blue Jays were informed set up in suites. via a phone call. The team’s alter- Sahlen Field also needs up- nate sites for home games include grades to its field lights and its NATHAN DENETTE/The Canadian Press, AP its training facility in Dunedin, training facilities, he said. Toronto Blue Jays left fielder Lourdes Gurriel Jr., left, watches teammate Teoscar Hernandez spray Fla., which is among the states “Dunedin is the only one that sanitizer in the dugout during the first inning of an intersquad game in Toronto on Friday. The Canadian that are virus hotspots, as well is 100% seamless right now and goverment has denied approval for the Blue Jays to play regular-season games in Toronto. as Sahlen Field in Buffalo, N.Y., ready to go. That from a player- which is home to Toronto’s Tri- health standpoint has some chal- taining an open line of commu- ple-A affiliate and just across the lenges,” Shapiro said. “Buffalo is ‘ We concluded it was not in the national nication with both MLB and the Niagara River from Canada. certainly one that we’ve spent an Toronto Blue Jays and we will re- The Blue Jays are scheduled increasing amount of time on in interest. assess in due course,” he said. to start the season July 24 at the past few weeks. That is not ’ Marco Mendicino MLB needed an exemption to Tampa Bay. Their home opener done. There are some infrastruc- Canadian immigration minister, on the decision a requirement that anyone enter- was set for five days later against ture and player-facility challeng- ing Canada for nonessential rea- Washington. es to get that up to major league sons must self-isolate for 14 days. Mendicino told the AP frequent standards. And then we have The U.S.-Canada border remains travel to the U.S., where COVID- other alternatives that are real No affiliated minor league going to play them — but we’re closed to nonessential travel until 19 cases are surging, was the big- that we continue to work through teams are playing this year, so going to play baseball.” at least Aug. 21. gest issue. that may be better for us.” the Bisons’ stadium is empty. Shapiro called Canada’s deci- “In Canada you’ve seen us flat- “There were serious risks if we He declined to say other sites “We are continuing to explore sion disappointing but gave health ten the curve. You’ve seen that proceeded with the regular-sea- they are considering but the team the best ways to adapt the avail- officials credit for mitigating the cases have decreased significant- son proposal of the MLB and the would look to improve batting able spaces in our ballpark to spread of the virus. ly and that is largely attributable Jays and therefore we concluded cages, weight rooms and training meet the needs of the Blue Jays,” “Without any hesitation we re- to the sacrifices Canadians have it was not in the national inter- rooms in Buffalo if it is picked. said Mike Buczkowski, the presi- spect the decision. It’s not hard made ,” Mendicino said. est,” Mendicino said. “Buffalo is the place we’ve dent of Rich Baseball Operations, to think about how well managed The NHL has received an ex- The team had been given spent the most time on in the last which oversees the team. and well led the virus has been emption for its restart to the sea- clearance by city and provincial 10 days,” Shapiro said. “There is a Washington pitcher Max Scher- throughout Toronto and Canada son, but that was a far simpler governments to play in its home lot we have to do. Some of it might zer said the Blue Jays’ situation is by public health and political case because the games are re- stadium and was awaiting ap- get done after we start playing but the latest wrinkle in the virus-de- leaders,” Shapiro said. stricted to two hubs — Edmonton proval from Canada’s federal I’m confident Buffalo is a viable layed season. Mendicino said the government and Toronto. government. The other 29 Major alternative. With the amount of “Whatever the challenge is, is open to considering future re- The Blue Jays received an ex- League Baseball teams plan to resources that we would marshal wherever you’ve got to play, wher- start plans for the postseason emption for summer camp, dur- play in their home ballparks, if we focused solely on Buffalo we ever you’ve got to go, just keep should the risk of virus transmis- ing which the players agreed to without spectators, when the pan- can make it what it needs to be for a smile on your face,” Scherzer sion diminish. isolate in the hotel attached to demic-shortened 60-game season us in time to play games.” said. “Who knows where we’re “We’ve committed to main- Rogers Centre . Freeman grateful to be back with Braves after COVID-19 fight

BY CHARLES ODUM hold, his wife and aunt, are recovering back. Associated Press after positive tests. “Obviously when you get your best player “I feel great,” he said. “I only lost one back, it’s a positive thing and a good thing,” ATLANTA — Freddie Freeman doesn’t pound. ... I didn’t lose any strength.” manager Brian Snitker said. “I’m excited know if he has time to be ready for the At- Freeman reported to Truist Park for a for him and us, too.” lanta Braves’ opener. workout on Friday only about an hour after Freeman set career highs with 38 home Following a scary journey in his battle receiving his second negative test for the runs and 121 RBIs last season to help At- with COVID-19, Freeman is grateful to coronavirus. lanta win its second straight NL East title. even have a chance. The Braves plan to give Freeman as He placed fourth in the MVP voting in On Saturday, the four-time All-Star re- many at-bats as possible before the sea- 2018. vealed he had a high temperature of 104.5 son. He had a run-scoring triple over the Freeman’s return was well timed. Free degrees early in his battle with the disease head of right fielder Ronald Acuna Jr. in agent outfielder Yasiel Puig tested positive and prayed for his life. Saturday night’s intrasquad game and also for the coronavirus after agreeing to sign “I said a little prayer that night,” Free- caught a foul popup over his shoulder. with Atlanta. The positive test voided the man said in a video conference call. “I’ve The Braves posted video on the team’s deal. never been that hot before. My body was Twitter account of Freeman, carrying his Puig had been seen as a replacement really, really hot. ... I said ‘Please don’t take bat and glove, saying “This is wonderful” for Nick Markakis, who opted out for the me’ because I wasn’t ready.” as he walked out of the dugout and looked seaso n after talking on the telephone with Freeman said the fever was down to out at the field on Friday. Freeman. 101 the following morning and broke two “I feel like I’m a kid in a candy store “Unfortunately that was my worst day,” days later. He said Saturday was his ninth again,” he said Saturday. “You forget Freeman said, adding he didn’t try to influ- CURTIS COMPTON, ATLANTA JOURNAL-CONSTITUTION/AP consecutive day without symptoms, which sometimes how much you love this game. ence the decision by Markakis. when the Atlanta Braves first baseman Freddie also included body aches, chills and a tem- I did truly miss it. I was so excited when I two spoke again days later. Freeman reacts Saturday during his first porary loss of his senses of taste and smell. got to the yard.” “He just wasn’t into it and I totally, to- game since his battle with COVID-19. He said two other members of his house- The Braves are thrilled Freeman is tally get it,” Freeman said. S TARS AND STRIPES Monday, July 20, 2020 F3HIJKLM Timing issue First exhibition games to have SPORTS 10-minute quarters » Page 20

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Empty seats, fake cheers greet players as baseball holds first COVID-era exhibitions

BY JAKE SEINER ‘ This is 2020 baseball. Embrace it and have fun with it. Associated Press ’ Max Scherzer Inside: NEW YORK Washington Nationals pitcher idi Gregorius watched over Blue Jays must the top of his face mask as his drive off Washington migrate south after ace Max Scherzer sailed delphia Phillies shortstop rounded the Exhibition games in Washington, New into empty outfield seats. bases. After touching home plate, he pan- York and Pittsburgh on Saturday gave Canada bars travel DFake cheers — meant to encourage tomimed air-fives to teammates. Major League Baseball its first look at the hometown Nationals — accidentally “This is 2020 baseball,” Scherzer said. from U.S., Page 23 piped through the stadium as the Phila- “Embrace it and have fun with it.” SEE DRESS ON PAGE 22

Mets catcher Tomás Nido, right, looks on as the Yankees’ Clint Frazier watches his two-run home run in the fourth inning of Saturday’s exhibition at Citi Field in New York.

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