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BY DANIEL BETANCOURT Stars and Stripes YOKOSUKA NAVAL BASE, Japan — The coronavirus pan- demic did not halt the Japan Mar- itime Self-Defense Force’s first- ever Fleet Week, a six-day event held in conjunction with Fleet Week in New York City, according to Naval Forces Japan. The Navy and the JMSDF shift- ed what they hoped would be pub- lic events to a mix of real and vir- tual ones, like the Navy Sea Legs challenge, shared via social media. “We are proud and honored to be celebrating Fleet Week Japan with an important partner,” Naval Forces Japan spokeswoman Cmdr. Katie Cerezo told Stars and Stripes in an email. “For JMSDF to hold Fleet Week Japan at the same time as New York made sense; the ties between New York and Japan are deep and long- standing.” JEFFERSON VAN WEY/U.S. Army During Fleet Week, deployed U.S. soldiers from the 82nd Airborne Division fire an M777 howitzer during an exercise at Tapa Central Training Area, Estonia, in May. A virtual vessels make a port call at a city meeting Tuesday of foreign and defense ministers from NATO’s 30 members discussed stances on Russia, Afghanistan and other issues. for several days, their crews take NATO calls for trans-Atlantic unity SEE WEEK ON PAGE 5 Senior officials from member states discuss issues confronting the alliance ahead of summit BY SLOBODAN LEKIC day after the Russian statement, eral areas, including the Arctic, simmered since Russian troops Stars and Stripes and after a training overflight of the Baltic and Black seas, the seized control of Ukraine’s Cri- Senior officials from NATO’s 30 all 30 members of the alliance by Mediterranean and Middle East. mean Peninsula in 2014 and have member states discussed on Tues- U.S. B-52 strategic bombers. “This is one of the main reasons since backed eastern Ukrainian day a range of issues confronting The talks are supposed to ad- why NATO over the last years has separatists in an ongoing conflict the alliance, including how to vance the agenda for a summit of increased the readiness of our that has left thousands dead. counter Moscow following its de- NATO heads of states and govern- forces and also why we have de- In March, Russia stationed fense ministry’s announcement ments on June 14 in Brussels. ployed battlegroups to the eastern more than 100,000 troops in its U.S. Navy that it would strengthen its forces On Monday, Secretary-General part of the alliance,” he said. “NA- border region with Ukraine in a Japan Maritime Self-Defense in western Russia. Jens Stoltenberg told reporters TO is there to protect and defend move that stoked fears of a possi- Force’s Fleet Week was a six-day The virtual meeting of foreign that NATO has seen an increased all allies.” event held in conjunction with and defense ministers came just a Russian military presence in sev- Tensions with Moscow have SEE NATO ON PAGE 5 Fleet Week in New York City. PAGE 2 • STARS AND STRIPES • Wednesday, June 2, 2021 BUSINESS/WEATHER Calif. eyes closed malls, stores for new housing EXCHANGE RATES Military rates South Korea (Won) 1,108.65 Associated Press allow housing at these locations. last week would let developers Switzerland (Franc) .8975 Euro costs (June 2) $1.19 Thailand (Baht) 31.15 SACRAMENTO — California Changing the zoning is such a hassle build houses on most commercial Dollar buys (June 2) 0.7975 Turkey (New Lira) 8.5170 British pound (June 2) $1.38 state lawmakers are grappling with that many developers don’t bother sites without changing the zoning. Japanese yen (June 2) 107.00 (Military exchange rates are those available a particularly 21st-century prob- trying. And it’s often not worth it for Another proposal would pay local South Korean won (June 2) 1,079.00 to customers at military banking facilities in the Commercial rates country of issuance for Japan, South Korea, Ger­ lem: What to do with the growing local governments to change the governments to change the zoning many, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom. Bahrain (Dinar) .3766 For nonlocal currency exchange rates (i.e., pur­ number of shopping malls and big designations. They would prefer to to let developers build affordable Britain (Pound) 1.4180 chasing British pounds in Germany), check with Canada (Dollar) 1.2020 your local military banking facility. Commercial box retail stores left empty by con- find new retailers because sales tax- housing. China (Yuan) 6.3835 rates are interbank rates provided for reference Denmark (Krone) 6.0765 sumers shifting their purchases to es produce more revenue than resi- “There has always been an incen- Egypt (Pound) 15.6858 when buying currency. All figures are foreign the web. dential property taxes. tive to chase retail and a disincen- Euro .8171 currencies to one dollar, except for the British Hong Kong (Dollar) 7.7596 pound, which is represented in dollars­to­ A possible answer in crowded With a stubborn housing short- tive to build housing,” said Sen. An- Hungary (Forint) 283.25 pound, and the euro, which is dollars­to­euro.) Israel (Shekel) 3.2404 California cities is to build housing age pushing prices to all-time highs, thony Portantino, a Los Angeles-ar- Japan (Yen) 109.55 INTEREST RATES on these sites, which already have however, state lawmakers are mov- ea Democrat who authored the bill Kuwait (Dinar) .3007 Norway (Krone) 8.2878 Prime rate 3.25 ample parking and are close to ex- ing to pass new laws to get around to pay local governments. “There is Philippines (Peso) 47.70 Interest Rates Discount rate 0.75 Poland (Zloty) 3.65 Federal funds market rate 0.09 isting neighborhoods. those barriers. more dormant and vacant retail Saudi Arabia (Riyal) 3.7501 3­month bill 0.01 But local zoning laws often don’t Abill that cleared the state Senate than ever.” Singapore (Dollar) 1.3219 30­year bond 2.26 WEATHER OUTLOOK WEDNESDAY IN THE MIDDLE EAST WEDNESDAY IN EUROPE THURSDAY IN THE PACIFIC

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Naples 74/57 Okinawa Morón 80/78 82/57 Sigonella Rota 77/59 The weather is provided by the Djibouti 67/62 Souda Bay American Forces Network Weather Center, 93/81 70/63 2nd Weather Squadron at Offutt Air Force Base, Neb. TODAY IN STRIPES American Roundup ...... 11 Classified ...... 13 Comics ...... 16 Crossword ...... 16 Faces ...... 18 Opinion ...... 14 Sports ...... 19-24 Wednesday, June 2, 2021 • STARS AND STRIPES • PAGE 3 MILITARY INDOPACOM chief makes first overseas visit

BY SETH ROBSON Stars and Stripes TOKYO — Adm. John Aquili- no, on his first overseas trip as commander of U.S. forces in the Indo-Pacific, placed a wreath at a memorial to fallen troops Tues- day before meeting with Japan’s top civilian and military leaders. The day after Memorial Day, when America honors its own fallen, Aquilino called at Japan’s Ministry of Defense in Tokyo and paid tribute to Japanese service members who died on duty. He assumed command of the Ha- waii-based U.S. Indo-Pacific Command on April 30. During World War II, over 2 million Japanese troops died fighting compared to 161,000 American service members. More than 76 years after hos- tilities ended, the two nations are firm friends whose alliance is of- ten described by U.S. and Japa- nese leaders as the cornerstone of peace and prosperity in the re- gion. That sentiment was repeated Tuesday by Aquilino and those he met with on Tuesday, includ- ing Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga, Foreign Minister Toshi- mitsu Motegi, Defense Minister Nobuo Kishi and Japan Self-De- fense Forces Gen. Koji Yamaza- AKIFUMI ISHIKAWA/Stars and Stripes ki, chief of staff for the Joint Adm. John Aquilino reviews troops outside Japan’s Ministry of Defense in Tokyo on Tuesday. Staff. Suga, at the start of a meeting ticularly important for him to clear weapons and missiles and Tokyo, “in the next six years.” Deterrence Initiative to better at his office, told Aquilino that he visit Japan in his first overseas Chinese claims over the South Aquilino, who commanded the challenge China’s influence in built a personal relationship of trip as INDOPACOM leader. China Sea and the Japanese-ad- U.S. Pacific Fleet before taking the region. He also warned that trust with President Joe Biden “The U.S.-Japan alliance is the ministered Senkaku Islands in charge of INDOPACOM, is ex- Beijing was increasing its stock- during an April summit in Wash- cornerstone of peace and securi- the East China Sea. pected to maintain Davidson’s pile of nuclear weapons “faster ington, D.C. ty in the Pacific today,” he said. Aquilino’s predecessor, Adm. hardline regarding Beijing. than anyone previously be- “Let us, Japan and the U.S., Beyond praising the alliance, Philip Davidson, told the Senate During his confirmation hear- lieved.” work closely,” Suga said to the the leaders said little in public Armed Services Committee on ing earlier this spring, Aquilino admiral. about security challenges they March 9 that China could invade told senators the U.S. needs to [email protected] Aquilino told Suga it was par- face, such as North Korean nu- Taiwan, 1,300 miles southwest of bolster funding for the Pacific Twitter: @SethRobson1 Air Force weather squadron adds ‘combat’ to its name BY DAVID CHOI erations.” can take off, they need to get a valid Stars and Stripes “It sets us apart and really gives weather brief. Winds, visibility and CAMP HUMPHREYS, South us our own identity,” he said. thunderstorms make risk assess- Korea — One of the Air Force The 607th, unlike traditional ments. squadrons responsible for measur- weather squadrons in the Air Accurately measuring the penin- ing the weather on the Korean Pen- Force, is expected to seamlessly sula’s weather remains an impor- insula added a new “combat” desig- embed with and support Army tant task, particularly for aviation nation to its title Tuesday, signify- units. This requires the airmen to units, Reynolds added. The moun- ing its unique role in supporting Ar- receive additional training on land tainous terrain isolates inclement my units. navigation, hand-to-hand combat weather, such as tropical storms, The 607th Combat Weather and weapons, Bourne said. The Ar- which aviators use in their flight Squadron at Camp Humphreys my does not have a dedicated planning. joins a short list of Air Force units weather forecaster career field and The 607th also tracks and issues whose primary duty is to provide requires the support of units like the warnings on South Korea’s yellow Army assets with data on weather 607th. dust, which are fine particles that fluctuations. The squadron’s roughly 60 ser- may cause respiratory problems. “This signifies and differentiates vice members use portable meteor- “It’s a great feeling to be on this what we do, versus what the tradi- ological systems to measure the side of change,” Bourne said, refer- tional Air Force weather squadrons weather throughout South Korea, ring to the rarity of name changes in do,” the commander of the 607th, which then makes its way into both the military. “When people hear the Lt. Col. Kevin Bourne, told Stars Army ground and aviation assets’ name of our squadron, they’ll auto- and Stripes on Sunday. “That name risk assessments. matically be able to identify where change basically puts us into a “Everything requires planning we are and what we’re doing.” U.S. Air Force bracket of our own and really gives and weather is a part of that,” said Airmen with the 607th Combat Weather Squadron show off their TMQ­53, a portable weather station, recently at Camp Humphreys, us the identity of working with, liv- Master Sgt. Sean Reynolds, a [email protected] ing with, and supporting Army op- weather forecaster. “Before pilots Twitter: @choibboy South Korea. PAGE 4 • STARS AND STRIPES • Wednesday, June 2, 2021 MILITARY S. Korea police: US troops at party ignore virus rules

BY MATTHEW KEELER and close-contact dancing. Al- AND YOO KYONG CHANG though drinking is allowed, Stars and Stripes smoking and the use of fireworks OSAN AIR BASE, South Korea are prohibited on public beaches. — U.S. Forces Korea is cooperat- Many foreigners at the beach ing with an investigation by Ko- “seem to be USFK service mem- rean National Police into allega- bers because they wore a crew tions of service members’ mis- cut,” the police officer said. “I conduct at a popular beach in Bu- mean, cropped close in military san over Memorial Day style. They seemed to have gath- weekend, according to a USFK ered there for enjoying a U.S. ho- statement Tuesday. liday called Memorial Day.” Haeundae Police responded to Police said they received no re- more than 30 reports on Saturday ports that South Korean citizens night of a large party on the were threatened or injured at the beach involving 1,500 or more beach. Haeundae Swimming Pool Office foreigners. Many were disre- South Korean government offi- South Korean police responded to more than 30 reports of a large party involving 1,500 or more garding South Korea’s coronavi- cials typically speak to the media foreigners at Haeundae Beach in Busan on Saturday. rus rules for wearing masks in on condition of anonymity. public areas, maintaining 6 feet USFK acknowledged the com- who maintain jurisdiction of this Sunday, according to the Haeun- tion. between individuals and limiting plaints in a statement Monday investigation — and local author- dae officer. At the time, USFK expressed groups to five people, an officer from spokesman Col. Lee Peters. ities to determine if USFK-affil- Less than a year ago, more regret for the inconvenience and who responded to the complaints The command declined further iated individuals were involved,” than 200 Korean police officers disruption the behavior caused told Stars and Stripes on Tues- comment, citing the Korean po- Peters wrote. were dispatched to the same area the people of Busan. day. lice investigation. U.S. military police accompa- to break up disruptive festivities

Additional complaints includ- “USFK is aware of the alleged nied by police civil servants from after receiving more than 70 [email protected] ed drinking, smoking, setting off behavior at Haeundae Beach and Haeundae patrolled the beach to- complaints from local residents Twitter: @MattKeeler1231 fireworks, loud music, singing is cooperating with the KNP — gether from 9 p.m. to midnight during a Fourth of July celebra- [email protected] US military reports 7 new COVID-19 cases at Japan, S. Korea bases

BY JOSEPH DITZLER closer. Although online data Stars and Stripes showed case numbers easing in TOKYO — U.S. military com- Tokyo and Osaka, hospitals re- mands in Japan and South Ko- main burdened and beds to ac- rea reported seven new CO- commodate severely ill patients VID-19 infections between Fri- in short supply. day and 6 p.m. Tuesday. Okinawa prefecture, under- Yokosuka Naval Base, 35 going its worst phase of the pan- miles south of Tokyo, had four demic, reported a new one-day people test positive for the coro- high of 335 new infections Sat- navirus respiratory disease dur- urday, according to its coronavi- ing that period. rus tracking website. Two of those patients, both Osaka prefecture on Tuesday unvaccinated, contracted the reported that 201 people had be- disease through close contact come infected with the corona- with a previously infected indi- virus and 21 had died, according vidual, according to a base news to NHK. release Tuesday. The others are In South Korea, two people af- base employees who developed filiated with U.S. Forces Korea COVID-19 symptoms. came up positive on Thursday Kadena Air Base on Okinawa and Friday after contact with a had one person become ill with previously infected person, ac- COVID-19 symptoms and self- cording to a USFK news release isolate before testing positive Monday. Friday, according to a base A South Korean contractor Facebook post Monday. who works at Yongsan Garrison Tokyo, where the number of in Seoul tested positive Thurs- new infections has declined day, the release said. The con- each week for the past 19 days, tractor last visited the base May reported another 471 people 25 and is isolated at a Korean tested positive Tuesday, accord- medical facility. ing to public broadcaster NHK. A service member at Camp Japan on Friday extended for Humphreys tested positive Fri- another 20 days the state of day and remains quarantined emergency in Tokyo and eight there, according to USFK. other prefectures from Hokkai- AKIFUMI ISHIKAWA/Stars and Stripes do in the north to Fukuoka in the [email protected] Visitors to Yokohama Landmark Tower wear masks while passing the “Attack on Titan” exhibit in Yokoha­ south as the Olympics draw Twitter: @JosephDitzler ma, Japan, in May. Wednesday, June 2, 2021 • STARS AND STRIPES • PAGE 5 MILITARY Baghdad embassy attack caused $35M in damage

BY CHAD GARLAND fire was put out before it caused a Stars and Stripes larger explosion, Time reported. An Iranian-backed militia’s The State Department’s Bureau New Year’s 2020 attack on the U.S. of Overseas Building Operations, Embassy in Baghdad caused $35 which is responsible for the fire million worth of damage, a gov- protection program, did not im- ernment watchdog agency report mediately respond to a Stars and found. Stripes inquiry about the damag- The losses made up the bulk of es. over $37 million in total fire dam- The destruction made the de- ages at U.S. diplomatic facilities partment’s fire losses last year the overseas in fiscal year 2020, said a highest on record in the past six footnote to a State Department In- years, the IG found, compared to a spector General report released low of about $360,000 for an un- last week about the department’s specified year in the same period. global fire protection program. The number of fire incidents each The note attributes the damages year ranged from 95 to 154 during to a fire “following a terrorist at- the period, it found. tack” without further details, but a The defense of the embassy State Department spokesperson from over 3,000 protesters during asked to clarify the footnote told the 36-hour siege earned six Dip- the news website Code and Dag- lomatic Security Service agents ger that “hostile militia attacks” the 2019 National Award for Un- damaged embassy access points common Valor from the Federal on Dec. 31, 2019. The Baghdad at- Law Enforcement Officers Asso- tack began that night and contin- ciation in September. The entire ued into the next day. DSS security team was also nomi- “What you saw was Iranian- nated for the State Department’s backed terrorists … come into the DESMOND CASSELL/U.S. Army Heroism Award, the department American embassy and posing a Attackers set fire to an entry control point at the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad, Iraq, on Dec. 31, 2019. said in a statement. risk to American diplomats and “Without the sustained re- personnel inside the embassy,” the group for dozens of rocket at- off attackers long enough for Ma- ey well spent because it bought sponse of the DSS personnel and then-Secretary of State Mike tacks on bases housing Americans rines and other security personnel time for the staff inside the com- the contract support staff, there Pompeo said in an appearance on in Iraq in the past two years, in- to set up deadlier defenses, Time pound. The facility, nearly the size would … have been more property Fox News at the time. cluding one that killed an Iraqi magazine revealed in a detailed of Vatican City, housed some 1,300 damage and possible casualties,” The embassy attack came days American contractor in Kirkuk report of the attack last year. personnel, the State Department said the statement, quoting an after U.S. airstrikes hit sites in days after Christmas 2019. Destruction of the gate build- has said. award nomination. Iraq and Syria that the Defense After the airstrikes, mobs wav- ings alone was estimated at about The mob also threw Molotov Department said were used by the ing militia flags penetrated and $20 million, the magazine report- cocktails over the perimeter wall,

Iran-backed militia Kataeb Hez- torched three high-security gate ed, citing an unnamed senior se- apparently attempting to ignite [email protected] bollah. The Pentagon has blamed reception buildings meant to hold curity official who deemed it mon- the embassy’s fuel depot, but that Twitter: @chadgarland NATO: Organization responds to increased Russian activity

FROM PAGE 1 Associated Press reported. quent exercises by NATO forces nent. The Defender Europe-21 which the last coalition forces are ble invasion. Shoigu announced Monday that and flights by U.S. strategic bom- drills, now in their second year, in- scheduled to withdraw by Sept. 11. Moscow said the buildup was its military would establish “an- bers near Russia’s borders, Shoi- volve about 30,000 troops from “This is a pivotal moment for part of a defensive exercise and other 20 units and formations” in gu charged that such actions “de- NATO members and partner our alliance, and our collective se- withdrew much of those forces in western Russia by the end of this stroy the international security states like Sweden and Finland. curity,” Stoltenberg said ahead of May. But Russian Defense Minis- year. He did not provide any fur- system and force us to take the rel- NATO’s meetings are also ex- the meeting. “In a more competi- ter Sergei Shoigu told them to ther details on the units but added evant countermeasures.” pected to address the latest devel- tive and unpredictable world, we leave their weapons behind for that they would receive “2,000 The United States and its allies opments on Ukraine as well as the need trans-Atlantic unity.” Russia’s Zapad (West) 2021 mili- new weapons systems.” are conducting a series of exercis- alliance’s rapidly decreasing en- tary exercises in September, The Pointing to increasingly fre- es this spring across the Conti- gagement in Afghanistan, from [email protected] Week: Warship tours, climbing challenge and more all part of Navy event FROM PAGE 1 lenge was encouraged to post the JMSDF looks forward to curry in the sights and interact with the something with the hashtag #Na- every Friday, Cerezo said. public, which is often afforded vySeaLegs on social media plat- “Despite the challenges of CO- tours of the warships. Fleet Week forms Facebook, Twitter, and In- VID, we still need to maintain and ran in Japan and New York from stagram to show they completed develop the strong relationships May 26 through Monday. each event. Other hashtags associ- we've built with our JMSDF part- In the Navy Sea Leg challenge, ated with Fleet Week are #Fleet- ners,” Rear Adm. Brian Fort, participants climbed stairs to re- WeekJapan, and #FleetWeek- commander of Naval Forces Ja- ach the height of iconic landmarks NYC. pan, said in a statement provided in New York City and across Ja- A lunchtime event brought ju- May 25 to Stars and Stripes. “Cele- pan. A different landmark was nior officers from the JMSDF and brating Fleet Week jointly and featured each day, ranging from the guided-missile destroyer USS with interactive challenges meant 354 steps on May 26 for the Statue Mustin together after the stair that we were able to continue to of Liberty to 19,600 steps over the challenges, according to Cerezo’s build on our ties and share our ex- weekend for Mount Fuji, accord- email. They dined on their respec- periences together.” ing to a Navy news release on May tive services’ favorite foods. JARREN BURLESON/1st Marine Corps District

19. Wednesday is typically burger [email protected] Recruiting Station New York Poolees take the Oath of Enlistment Anyone who took up the chal- day aboard Navy warships, and Twitter: @Beta_Stripes outside RSS Empire State in Times Square on Friday. PAGE 6 • STARS AND STRIPES • Wednesday, June 2, 2021 VIRUS OUTBREAK Japan vaccine push ahead of Olympics likely is too late BY MARY YAMAGUCHI end of July — already a week into Associated Press the Games — about 70% of the TOKYO — It may be too little, population would not be inoculat- too late. ed. And many have dismissed the That’s the realization sinking in target as overly optimistic any- as Japan scrambles to catch up on way. a frustratingly slow vaccination To meet it, Japan is vowing to drive less than two months before soon start administering 1 million ISSEI KATO/AP the Summer Olympics, delayed by doses daily. It currently is only Members of Australia’s Olympic softball squad, the first national team to come to Japan for pre­Olympic a year because of the coronavirus giving 500,000 per day, already a training camp, arrive at Narita international airport in Narita, east of Tokyo, Japan, on Tuesday. pandemic, are scheduled to start. big improvement after Prime The Olympics risk becoming an Minister Yoshihide Suga called on Tuesday, Japan started vaccinat- Olympics now among the Japa- Many say they have no extra re- incubator for “a Tokyo variant,” as military doctors and nurses and ing athletes who will go to the nese population. sources to help with the Olympics, 15,000 foreign athletes and tens of started making legal exceptions to Games, the Japanese Olympic But the government has said it’s if, for instance, the boiling Japa- thousands officials, sponsors and recruit other vaccinators in order Committee said. determined to push ahead, with nese summer causes widespread journalists from about 200 coun- to boost the drive. But vaccination rates are not the viability of Suga’s leadership cases of heat stroke. Some local tries descend on — and potentially “Vaccinations under the cur- clear for others who will work at or and geopolitical competition with leaders in and around Tokyo have mix with — a largely unvaccinated rent pace are not going to help pre- attend the Games and are coming rival Beijing, the next Olympics rejected the Olympics organizers’ Japanese population, said Dr. vent infections during the Olym- from abroad, including hard-hit host, as well as the health of mil- requests to set aside beds for ath- Naoto Ueyama, a physician, head pics,” Tokyo Medical Association regions, and experts warn that lions, on the line. letes. of the Japan Doctors Union. Chairman Haruo Ozaki said. “The even strict rules won’t prevent all “By using a new weapon called Dr. Shigeru Omi, former World With infections in Tokyo and Olympics can trigger a global mingling, especially among non- vaccines and taking firm preven- Health Organization regional di- other heavily populated areas cur- spread of different variants of the athletes. tive measures, it is fully possible” rector and a head of a government rently at high levels and hospitals virus.” Prominent medical journals to hold the Olympics safely, Suga task force, said it is crucial to start already under strain treating seri- The International Olympic have questioned the wisdom of told a parliamentary session Tues- inoculating younger people, who ous cases despite a state of emer- Committee says more than 80% of pushing ahead with the Tokyo day. are seen as likely to spread the vi- gency, experts have warned there athletes and staff staying in the Games and the Asahi Shimbun — Officials are now desperately rus, as soon as possible. is little slack in the system. Olympic Village on Tokyo Bay will the country’s second-largest trying to think of ways to increase More than three months into Ja- Even if the country succeeds in be vaccinated — and they are ex- newspaper — has called for them the shots at a time when medical pan’s vaccination campaign, only meeting its goal of fully vaccinat- pected to remain largely in a bub- to be canceled, reflecting wide- workers are already under pres- 2.7% of the population has been ing all 36 million elderly by the ble at the village and venues. On spread opposition to holding the sure treating COVID-19 patients. fully vaccinated. Australian court upholds ban on most international travel BY ROD MCGUIRK Libertarian group Liberty- LibertyWorks’ lawyers also ar- Parliament was aware of that.” He had expected hundreds of Associated Press Works argued before the full gued that such a Biosecurity con- LibertyWorks President An- thousands of Australians to fly CANBERRA — An Australian bench of the Federal Court in trol order could only be imposed drew Cooper said he was consid- within weeks if he had won. court on Tuesday rejected a chal- early May that Health Minister on an individual rather than an en- ering an appeal to the High Court. Critics of the emergency order lenge to the federal government’s Greg Hunt did not have the power tire population. The order could “We are very disappointed in argue it is harshest for the 30% of draconian power to prevent most to legally enforce the travel ban only be imposed if that individual the judgment today. We continue Australians who were born over- citizens from leaving the country that has prevented thousands of had symptoms of a listed human to believe that the outbound bor- seas. so that they don’t bring COVID-19 Australians from attending wed- disease, had been exposed to such der closure is defective in law and, The government says tough home. dings and funerals, caring for dy- a disease or had failed to comply perhaps more importantly, unjust border controls have played an Australia is alone among devel- ing relatives and meeting new- with travel requirements. on human rights grounds. We important part in Australia’s rela- oped democracies in preventing born babies. The judges ruled that that inter- must remind ourselves also that tive success in containing the its citizens and permanent resi- LibertyWorks lawyer Jason pretation of the law would frus- often things that are legal are not spread of COVID-19. dents from leaving the country ex- Potts argued that Australians had trate Parliament’s clear intentions necessarily just,” Cooper said in Surveys have suggested that cept in “exceptional circumstanc- a right to leave their country un- when lawmakers created the an email. most Australians applaud their es” where they can demonstrate a der the International Covenant on emergency powers in the Biose- “While Europe and most of the government’s drastic border con- “compelling reason.” Civil and Political Rights that Aus- curity Act in 2015. world open up their borders, only trols. Australian Broadcasting Most Australians have been tralia had ratified. “It may be accepted that the North Korea and Australia stub- Corp. last week reported its own stranded in their island nation But the three judges ruled that travel restrictions are harsh. It bornly continue with strict con- survey had found 79% of respon- since March 2020 under a govern- submission was based on the “er- may also be accepted that they in- trols over their citizen’s ability to dents agree the international bor- ment emergency order made un- roneous premise that the right is trude upon individual rights,” the leave their country,” Cooper add- der should stay shut until the pan- der the powerful Biosecurity Act. absolute.” judges said in their ruling. “But ed. demic is under control globally. Germany investigating possible fraud after surge in testing centers

Associated Press tive test result in order to visit res- well-founded suspicion after ev- questions of who is accounting for lays in payments as further checks BERLIN — German authorities taurants or bars, enter nonessen- erything I’ve seen, that there’s also the German government’s spend- were conducted. are investigating allegations of tial stores or attend small-scale been fraud,” Jens Spahn, the coun- ing splurge in response to the pan- Spahn said the government had fraud involving the massive rol- cultural events. The government try’s health minister, said Tues- demic. spent about $807 million to cover lout of free coronavirus tests, pays for one free test per person day. Last year, numerous applicants the costs of providing up to 45 mil- which are being carried out now in each week, which has led to a pro- “There need to be criminal con- seeking government support for lion free tests in a month — more converted cellphone stores, beau- liferation of more than 15,000 busi- sequences,” he added, noting that businesses affected by the lock- than any other country in Europe. ticians and art galleries across the nesses offering antigen tests that prosecutors are investigating the down were found to have made His ministry was unable to say country. provide results within 20 minutes. allegations. fraudulent claims, leading to a how many of those tests came back Germans have to present a nega- “There is the suspicion, a very The issue has once again raised tightening of rules and severe de- positive. Wednesday, June 2, 2021 • STARS AND STRIPES • PAGE 7 VIRUS OUTBREAK US debates fairest way to share spare vaccine with world BY ZEKE MILLER plans to share enough shots with Associated Press South Korea to vaccinate its WASHINGTON — In April, the 550,000 troops who serve alongside Biden administration announced American service members on the plans to share millions of COVID-19 peninsula. vaccine doses with the world by the The broader U.S. sharing plan is end of June. Five weeks later, na- still being finalized, a White House tions around the globe are still wait- official said, having been the sub- ing — with growing impatience — ject of policy debate inside the to learn where the vaccines will go White House and across the federal and how they will be distributed. government, and also involving To President Joe Biden, the dos- COVAX and other outside stake- es represent a modern-day “arse- holders like drug manufacturers nal of democracy,” serving as the and logistics experts. ultimate carrot for America’s part- “Our nation’s going to be the ar- ners abroad, but also as a necessary senal of vaccines for the rest of the tool for global health, capable of world,” Biden said on May 17, when saving millions of lives and return- he announced the U.S. pledge to ing a semblance of normalcy to share more doses. He added that, friends and foes alike. compared to other countries like The central question for Biden: Russia and China that have sought What share of doses should be pro- to leverage their domestically pro- Damian Dovarganes/AP vided to those who need it most, and duced doses, “we will not use our People crowd the Santa Monica Pier in Santa Monica, Calif., on Saturday. how many should be reserved for vaccines to secure favors from oth- U.S. partners? er countries.” The answer, so far at least, ap- Still, the partnership with the pears to be that the administration South Korean military points to the Californians hit beaches, travel will provide the bulk of the doses to ability of the U.S. to use its vaccine COVAX, the U.N.-backed global stockpile to benefit some of its bet- as state prepares to ease rules vaccine sharing program meant to ter-off allies. It was not clear wheth- meet the needs of lower income er South Korea would pay for its Associated Press state to impose a statewide shut- 78,000 passengers passing countries. While the percentage is doses from the U.S. Most of the oth- LOS ANGELES — Californians down when the virus emerged in through Transportation Security not yet finalized, it would mark a er doses were expected to be donat- headed to campgrounds, beaches March 2020 and the nation’s epi- Administration checkpoints, air- substantial — and immediate — ed. and restaurants over the long holi- center for the disease in early port officials said. Daily passen- boost to the lagging COVAX effort, Samantha Power, the new day weekend as the state prepared 2021. ger traffic is still about half of what which to date has shared just 76 USAID administrator, provided to shed some of its coronavirus But the state has reported a sig- it was two years ago but has been million doses with needy countries. the first indication of the likely allo- rules. nificant turnaround. In recent steadily increasing, the Los An- The Biden administration is con- cation last week in testimony on Southern California beaches weeks, newly reported infections geles Times reported. sidering reserving about a fourth of Capitol Hill. were busy with families barbecu- in California have fallen below “It’s been a long year, and to see the doses for the United States to She told the Senate Appropri- ing and children playing in the 1,000 on some days and the state’s people coming back to the airport dispense directly to individual na- ations Committee that “75% of the sand and surf. Business owners positivity rate has been 1%. is a great change of pace,” said tions of its choice. doses we share will likely be shared said they were scrambling to hire The state is now expected to end Heath Montgomery, an airport The growing U.S. stockpile of through COVAX. Twenty-five per- workers to keep up with the its tier system for business oper- spokesperson. COVID-19 vaccines is seen not only cent of whatever our excess supply stream of customers eager to get ations on June 15. Already, about Just in time for Memorial Day, a as a testament to American inge- is that we are donating will be re- out since virus cases have fallen 90% of California’s population is in local veterans’ group that met nuity, but also its global privilege. served to be able to deploy bilater- and vaccinations have risen. the lower two of the state’s four weekly until the pandemic halted More than 50% of Americans ally.” “It feels very, very close to nor- tiers guiding business activities. in-person gatherings finally got a have received at least one dose of Administration officials cau- mal,” Bob Alfera, a resident of Large-scale indoor events will long-awaited reunion. the vaccine, and more than 135 mil- tioned that Biden had not yet signed seaside Santa Monica, told KCBS- have vaccination or negative test Members got together in West lion are fully vaccinated, helping off on the precise split and that it TV. requirements until at least Octo- Hills for coffee and doughnuts and bring the rate of cases and deaths in could still change. The White The surge in travel and recre- ber. to catch up on the year gone by, Ed the U.S. to the lowest level since the House official, who spoke on condi- ation comes as California pre- The change in pandemic-relat- Reynolds, a veteran with Wings earliest days of the pandemic. tion of anonymity to discuss inter- pares to relax social distancing ed rules comes as Californians over Wendy’s, told KTLA televi- Scores of countries have request- nal plans, said the administration and masking rules in two weeks as gear up for summertime fun. sion. ed doses from the U.S., but to date would be working in coming days to long as coronavirus cases remain At Los Angeles International “It’s good to see these faces only Mexico and Canada have re- synchronize its supplies with the low. Airport, travel reached a 2021 re- again,” he said, his voice cracking. ceived a combined 4.5 million dos- global vaccine sharing organiza- California was the first U.S. cord on Friday with more than “It’s sort of emotional.” es. The U.S. also has announced tions. PAGE 8 • STARS AND STRIPES • Wednesday, June 2, 2021 MILITARY Austin: Cruz’s claim emboldens Russia

BY TODD J. GILLMAN lated military is ing general of U.S. forces in Iraq “This is the story of a soldier who veTheBestPeople.” The Dallas Morning News not the best before President Joe Biden tapped operates your nation’s Patriot Mis- Biden ended a ban on transgen- WASHINGTON — Defense idea.” him to lead the Pentagon. sile Defense Systems,” she says in der troops. Austin has ordered di- Secretary Lloyd Austin slammed He escalated The Senate confirmed him 93-2, the partly animated video. “It be- versity and inclusion training and Sen. Ted Cruz on Monday for ac- his attack by with support from Cruz. gins in California with a little girl focused on rooting out extremism cusing the Army of projecting an complaining of a The uproar began with a viral raised by two moms.” in the ranks, moves that some con- image of “pansies” because of its “woke cancer” video that contrasts the Army ad, Young Emma is seen playing vi- servatives take as an affront. inclusive recruiting policies, as- afflicting the mil- featuring a soldier who marched olin and marching for gay rights — “Ted Cruz attacks a US Army Austin serting that the Texas Republi- itary. “We have for gay rights as a girl, with an ub- “I like to think I’ve been defending soldier for telling her story, says he can’s rhetoric only emboldens ad- the greatest military on earth, but er-macho Russian recruitment ad freedom from an early age.” A top prefers Russians. Because Ted versaries. Dem politicians and woke media that shows chiseled soldiers doing high school student and a sorority Cruz is a sedition-loving traitor,” China and Russia “would like to are trying to turn them into pan- pushups, paratroopers jumping girl, “I needed my own adventur- asserted VoteVets.org, which pro- capitalize on talking points like sies,” he asserted. from planes, and a sniper taking es, my own challenge. And after motes progressive candidates who that,” the Pentagon chief told CNN “Pansy” has long been a slur for aim in the snow. Cruz’s “holy crap” meeting with an Army recruiter, I served in uniform. in a Memorial Day interview, in- gay and weakling, and Cruz has assessment was a comment on that found it — a way to prove my inner Sen. Tammy Duckworth, an Illi- sisting the U.S. military will never used it repeatedly in recent weeks. video as he retweeted it. strength and maybe shatter some nois Democrat who lost two legs be “soft.” “I think we’re doing a great job LGBTQ advocates and Demo- stereotypes along the way.” when the helicopter she was flying Earlier in May, Cruz com- in terms of recruiting the right cratic veterans have accused Cruz A few hours after Cruz’s “holy in Iraq was shot down, also re- plained that “woke” policies have kinds of people, providing access of amplifying Kremlin propagan- crap” tweet, Lt. Gen. Ted Martin, ferred to the Jan. 6 mob that invad- undermined military readiness, to people from every corner, every da. deputy commander of the Train- ed the Capitol as Cruz led an effort amplifying conservative com- walk of life in this country,” Austin He has insisted that it’s a distor- ing and Doctrine Command, to overturn former President Do- plaints about a recruiting ad that told CNN, insisting that diversity tion to interpret his comments as which includes the Army’s nald Trump’s defeat. She accused featured a female soldier raised by “must be a part of who we are.” attacking the military, rather than Recruiting Command, issued a him of “pushing white suprema- two moms. Austin served as commander of the progressive ideology reflected barely veiled rebuke, pointing his cist propaganda and denigrating “Holy crap,” Cruz wrote in a U.S. Central Command, vice chief in the ad that features Cpl. Emma Twitter followers to the Malone- the United States military” that tweet. “Perhaps a woke, emascu- of staff of the Army and command- Malonelord. lord ad with the hashtag “WeHa- protected him during the riot. Workers begin removing Confederate general’s remains from Tenn. park BY ADRIAN SAINZ Forrest sold slaves in Memphis Associated Press and served in the Confederate army MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Workers ar- as a cavalry general. In April 1864, rived at a Tennessee park Tuesday Forrest’s troops attacked Fort Pil- to begin the process of digging up low in northwest Tennessee and the remains of Confederate Gen. killed 200 to 300 Union soldiers, Nathan Bedford Forrest, and mov- most of them Black. ing the former slave trader’s body Forrest was later accused of mas- from its longtime resting place in sacring the Union soldiers. Ques- Memphis to a museum hundreds of tions linger as to whether they were miles away. killed as they tried to surrender. Crews prepared to remove the Northern newspaper reports re- graves of Forrest and his wife from ferred to the battle as an atrocity. Health Sciences Park in Memphis’ Historians say he later became an busy medical district. The park early leader of the Ku Klux Klan, used to bear the name of the early though some of Forrest’s supporters Ku Klux Klan leader, and feature a dispute that. Forrest’s critics call statue of the cavalryman on a horse, him a violent racist. DAMIAN DOVARGANES/AP but the name has been changed and The remains of Forrest and his Veterans and their families take a picture with an alternate smaller American flag flying over Los Angeles the statue removed in recent years. wife were moved from a Memphis National Cemetery in Los Angeles on Monday. Authorities said a huge American flag and several smaller Workers must dismantle the stat- cemetery and buried under the stat- flags were stolen from the cemetery over the Memorial Day weekend. ue’s pedestal before they can disin- ue of the former Memphis city coun- ter the Forrests’ remains and move cil member in 1904. The city took them to a Confederate museum in down the statue in December 2017 Middle Tennessee. A heavy crane after selling the public park to a non- Huge American flag is stolen was positioned near the pedestal as profit group, thus circumventing a workers prepared the site Tuesday state law barring the removal of his- morning. The entire process is ex- toric monuments from public areas. from Calif. veterans cemetery pected to take weeks. Ajudge in Nashville ruled that the With the approval of Forrest’s rel- city and Memphis Greenspace, the Associated Press feet, he said. atives, the Sons of Confederate Vet- nonprofit that made the park pri- LOS ANGELES — Authorities said a huge Amer- The crime “cannot detract in the slightest way erans is overseeing the move. A vately operated, removed the statue ican flag and several smaller flags were stolen from a from the honor and respect we pay on this Memorial judge approved it late last year, end- legally. Southern California veterans cemetery over the Me- Day to those service men and women who made the ing a long legal battle. The remains will be reburied and morial Day weekend. ultimate sacrifice for our nation,” Melnyk said. It is another example of how cities the statue placed at the National Les’ Melnyk, a spokesperson for the Department of Rebekah Adams, a volunteer at the Los Angeles and activists have taken steps in re- Confederate Museum at Elm Veterans Affairs’ National Cemetery Administra- National Cemetery Support Foundation, said it would cent years to get rid of statues and Springs in Columbia, according to tion, said the garrison flag at Los Angeles National be difficult to remove the flag that is usually handled monuments of historical figures an affidavit from Bedford Forrest Cemetery was reported stolen sometime late Sunday by three people. who supported the South’s seces- Myers, a great-great-grandson. or early Monday. “It’s so sad and shocking something like this would sion and led the fight against the Owned by the Sons of the Confeder- The cemetery’s gates were closed at the time, Mel- happen on Memorial Day,” Adams said. North, from Gen. Robert E. Lee to ate Veterans, the museum opened to nyk said. Veterans Affairs police are investigating The cemetery dates to the late 19th century and is Jefferson Davis, the president of the the public in October. It is located the theft of the flag, which measures 25 feet by 30 operated by the VA. Confederacy. about 200 miles from Memphis. Wednesday, June 2, 2021 • STARS AND STRIPES • PAGE 9 NATION Miami area shootings wrap deadly weekend

Associated Press MIAMI — Gunfire that wound- “This is a weekend ed two people in Miami Beach when we should wrapped up a violent Memorial Day weekend in the Miami area, be out which included a mass shooting that killed two and injured 21 oth- remembering, ers, law enforcement authorities said. enjoying time with Miami Beach police received multiple 911 calls reporting a loved ones, and shooting just after 11:30 p.m. Mon- day. Officers found one person instead we’re here struck in the shoulder and another mourning.” in the leg, spokesman Ernesto Ro- driguez said in a social media post. Daniella Levine Cara Both were taken to Jackson Me- Miami-Dade County mayor morial Hospital. During the investigation, the three others were hospitalized in ROGELIO V. SOLIS/AP heavily traveled MacArthur Cau- critical condition. Police did not Katrina Folks hugs her service dog, Princess, and speaks on Friday about her efforts to find work since seway was shut down in both di- release the victims’ names, citing losing her job in September because of the coronavirus pandemic in Hattiesburg, Miss. rections. It had reopened by early privacy laws. Tuesday. The SUV used in the shooting Rodriguez said “several possi- was found Monday submerged in ble suspects” had been detained. a canal about 8 miles east of the Miss. reckons with ending Meanwhile, a manhunt contin- banquet hall. Police said it had ued Tuesday for three masked been reported stolen two weeks suspects who opened fire early ago. pay boost for unemployed Sunday outside a Miami banquet Miami-Dade Police said Sun- hall. On Monday, police released a day’s shooting was unrelated to a BY LEAH WILLINGHAM benefits. cants who refuse job offers while surveillance camera video that drive-by shooting Friday night Associated Press Folks said the governor’s decision still collecting unemployment. The showed a white SUV driving into that killed a person and injured six JACKSON — Katrina Folks said means her current weekly check of state set up an online portal where an alley at a strip mall housing El others outside another venue in she has tried everything she can $491 will go down to nothing. employers can submit applicants Mula Banquet Hall in northwest the the Wynwood area. think of to find work since losing her “I’m terrified, to be honest,” for investigation. Miami-Dade County, near Hia- Some witnesses likened the job in September because of the cor- Folks said. “I just can’t live off of Cook said reports have surged leah. scene to a “war zone” after a bar- onavirus pandemic. that.” since the state began pushing em- The video showed three people rage of dozens of bullets sent peo- The 39-year-old mother from About 90,000 people were receiv- ployers to make them. getting out of the vehicle, one grip- ple scurrying for cover. Hattiesburg used to do data entry at ing the $300 unemployment supple- Charita McCarrol is human re- ping a handgun while the other “This is a weekend when we alaw firm, and she has health issues ment for reasons related to the coro- sources manager at Great Southern two carried what police described should be out remembering, en- that require her to work from home. navirus pandemic at the start of Industries, a packaging company in as “assault-style rifles.” joying time with loved ones, and She said she has been doing three May, according to the Mississippi Jackson. She said she has used the They began spraying bullets in- instead we’re here mourning,” interviews a week and bought WiFi Department of Employment Secu- state’s portal to make reports and discriminately into the crowd, Miami-Dade County Mayor Da- and a computer to try to make her- rity. sees a lot of people abusing the sys- though police said the assailants niella Levine Cava said during a self a stronger job candidate. But Reeves, a Republican, said he tem. had specific targets in mind. Monday press conference. she hasn’t been able to find work made the decision to stop accepting “You can’t get people to come to In addition to the two fatalities, that will accommodate her weekly the federal supplement after con- work,” McCarrol said. “It has been doctor’s appointments. sulting with business owners and an absolute nightmare in the world “Every time I put in an applica- employees. of staffing agencies.” tion and they call me, I seem to hit a Even though most capacity re- Folks said she’s losing hope of Off-duty deputy killed suspect brick wall,” she said. strictions and other coronavirus finding a job before the June 12 Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves an- regulations have been lifted for deadline. Tasks like buying clothes after Houston club shooting nounced May 10 that Mississippi businesses, they still aren’t able to for her 11-year-old son have become will opt out of the $300-a-week fed- recover fully because they can’t find a source of stress. Associated Press wound to the leg. eral supplement for people who lost employees, said Erma Cook, direc- “I’m literally having to go to HOUSTON — An off-duty dep- A Harris County deputy who their jobs during the COVID-19 pan- tor of the office of re-employment churches and beg them to help,” she uty working security at a Houston was working security opened fire demic, as well as other programs assistance at Mississippi Depart- said. “It’s embarrassing, I’ve nightclub was the one who fatally after the shooting, killing “an that offered extended support for ment of Employment Security. worked my whole life and now I shot an armed suspect after gun- armed suspect,” police said. the unemployed. “Employers are reaching out to have to ask people for help, and I’m fire at the club left one other per- Authorities were still working At least 24 Republican-led states us asking for additional assistance not one to do that.” son dead and wounded two more to determine whether anyone else in the United Stateshave now decid- because they have work available, Folks said there’s a misconcep- people, police said. opened fire at the nightclub, but ed to end federal unemployment but they did not have individuals tion that people still on unemploy- Shots were fired at about 1:15 police did confirm Monday that benefits early, months before they coming in to interview for posi- ment from the pandemic are lazy, a.m. Monday, and police said one the “armed suspect” was among were set to expire in September. tions,” Cook said. “They don’t have and that they don’t want to work. person was pronounced dead at the two dead at the club. This means that millions of people the workers to provide the service She said that’s not true for her. the scene. Harris County Sheriff Ed Gon- will lose support. People in Missis- that they offer.” “I’m just stuck between a rock Asecond person was struck sev- zalez said Monday that several sippi, one of the poorest states in the The department has taken to so- and a hard place right now,” Folks eral times and was in critical con- deputies were working off-duty as country with the lowest-paying cial media in recent weeks to en- said. “It feels like there’s no way to dition, police said, while a third security at the time, but none were jobs, will be among the first to lose courage businesses to report appli- get me out of it.” person was treated for a gunshot injured. PAGE 10 • STARS AND STRIPES • Wednesday, June 2, 2021 NATION Dems feel party receding Houston seethes over being frozen in once-battleground Iowa out of flood funds BY THOMAS BEAUMONT Associated Press BY JUAN A. LOZANO KEOKUK, Iowa — Democrats Associated Press lost last year’s election for Iowa’s HOUSTON — Residents of the 2nd Congressional District by the East Aldine neighborhood of Hous- narrowest margin in a House race in ton are tired of their homes flooding almost 40 years. After the six-vote during hurricanes and of worrying heartbreaker, some expected Dem- every time it rains because their ocrat Rita Hart to immediately de- streets and waterways don’t drain clare a rematch in the southeast dis- well. trict long held by her party. Like the rest of the Houston area, So far, no Democrat has stepped East Aldine was hammered in 2017 up to run. by Hurricane Harvey, which The hesitancy to jump into a dis- caused an estimated $125 billion in trict now as competitive as they damage throughout the state but no- come is one measure of Democrats’ where more than in the nation’s fatigue in a state viewed for decades CHARLIE NEIBERGALL/AP fourth-largest city and surrounding JUAN A. LOZANO/AP as a true battleground. Even as the Former Democratic state Sen. Rich Taylor stands outside of his home Harris County. East Aldine resi- Houston area resident Dolores coronavirus pandemic gradually last week in Mount Pleasant, Iowa. He lost his re­election bid last year dents had to flee their homes Mendoza discusses the history wanes and President Joe Biden’s after eight years representing economically struggling Lee County. through chest-high water, many of flooding in the Allen Field job approval remains strong, Iowa carrying their children on their subdivision, where she lives with Democrats say they can feel their den is seeking a rematch against 13- “But it’s not good enough, though, shoulders as they sought higher her family, on Thursday. party receding, particularly from term Democrat Ron Kind, who held to simply deliver good policy,” he ground. The working class, pre- ners and losers. the industrial river towns they once his seat by just 10,000 votes in 2020. said. “I think we also have to com- dominantly Latino neighborhood The land office said the competi- claimed as bastions. Across the Mississippi, Minnesota municate how it can impact every- that straddles Houston and unincor- tion for the initial distribution of “I kind of think we’re past the Democrat Angie Craig won by a day Americans.” porated parts of the county was funding was fair and not political, point of no return,” said Rich Tay- similarly narrow margin and will Since February, Biden has trav- flooded again two years later during and that it used scoring criteria lor, a former Democratic state sen- face a rematch from Republican eled once to Wisconsin and twice to Tropical Storm Imelda. based on HUD guidance. But a ator who lost last year after eight Tyler Kistner. Pennsylvania and Michigan, all “Whether you flooded or not, HUD spokesman, Michael Burns, years representing economically Further south, Republican Esth- states he narrowly won last year. He whether you had to evacuate or not, said the federal agency didn’t re- struggling Lee County, which hugs er Joy King is running again in a has not been to Iowa, where Trump you are traumatized by the fact that quire the criteria used by Texas. the Mississippi River in the state’s western Illinois district, where five- beat him by 8 percentage points. rain is coming and you don’t know The lack of flood mitigation fund- southeast corner. “I believe that the term Democrat Cheri Bustos has Iowa was once a top political bat- what’s going to happen and you ing has left many Houstonians people of southeast Iowa will wake decided against seeking reelection. tleground. For the past two decades, don’t know how it’s going to impact seething. During a meeting of the up. But I don’t think it’s going to And in northeast Iowa, there’s no the state has swung back and forth your family,” Shirley Ronquillo, a Harris County Commissioners make a difference for the next 20 rush of Democrats angling to take in presidential elections, while the community activist who grew up in Court last week, Pastor Rick Marti- years.” on Republican Rep. Ashley Hinson, parties traded control of the gover- East Aldine, said Thursday. nez, with Bethel Community It took years to reach this point. who beat one-term Democrat Abby nor’s office. That’s why she and many other Church in the East Aldine area, For more than a decade, Democrats Finkenauer in Iowa’s 1st Congres- Tom Courtney, a former state Houston residents were outraged asked GLO officials to visit his com- have watched their ranks in farm sional District last year. senator and longtime union official, when a state agency recently an- munity after the next storm. communities dwindle. At the same National Democrats, and some lo- said he thinks more voters than just nounced that Houston wouldn’t get “Drive on past as our children are time, their once-dominant strength cal activists, say they expect a com- a decade ago struggle to separate acent of the initial $1 billion in feder- wading in disgusting flood waters, in the state’s factory towns was un- petitive candidate to emerge in both Democrats they know from those al funding that was promised to all because not a dime was spent to dermined by shrinking union power districts. who speak nationally for the party. Texas following Harvey to help pay improve our drainage systems,” and population loss. Republican Do- Democrats argue that the Biden When he sought a comeback cam- for flood mitigation projects, includ- said Martinez, a lifelong Republi- nald Trump’s popularity among the administration’s economic agenda paign last year, his opponents linked ing drainage improvements and the can whose church has flooded dur- white working class in those areas to will be the key to winning these him to liberal New York Rep. Alex- widening of bayous. The Harris ing four hurricanes and tropical some feels like a final blow. races. His proposed infrastructure andria Ocasio-Cortez and Vermont County government was also iced storms in the last 20 years. “The big question is: Can we and family aid initiatives — $4 tril- Sen. Bernie Sanders, an independ- out, though four smaller cities in the In the Allen Field subdivision bring it back?” said Matt Pflug, a lion in new spending on top of the ent who ran for president as a Dem- county were awarded a total of $90 north of East Aldine, many resi- Democrat on the board of supervi- $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief pack- ocrat. million. dents, including Dolores Mendoza, sors in Lee County. “I don’t know if age passed in March — will “deliver “I think there are a large number The awarding of the U.S. Depart- are being forced to move because of we can.” unprecedented resources to under- of people that liked me and my pol- ment of Housing and Urban Devel- amandatory flood buyout program. Democrats’ fight to defend a six- served and rural communities in a icies, but just didn’t want a Demo- opment funding led to a rare show of Mendoza, a 34-year-old account- seat majority in the House next year way that can really provide a gener- crat because they didn’t like AOC or solidarity by local Democratic and ant, said the GLO’s funding decision could come down to battles for simi- ational shift,” said Sam Cornale, ex- didn’t like Bernie Sanders,” Court- Republican officials, who con- was frustrating but not surprising lar river districts. In western Wis- ecutive director of the Democratic ney said. “We didn’t fight that na- demned how the Texas General because “people don’t really under- consin, Republican Derrick Van Or- National Committee. tional message.” Land Office, or GLO, picked its win- stand what it really is like out here.” New Zealand becomes 11th nation to sign Artemis Accords with NASA

Associated Press Foreign Minister Nanaia Mahuta said New which specializes in putting small satellites in- nounced Tuesday it was partnering with In- WELLINGTON, New Zealand — New Zeal- Zealand was one of only a handful of nations to orbit, made history in New Zealand four digenous Maori to buy land in the Canterbury and announced Tuesday it was the latest able to launch rockets into space. years ago when it launched a test rocket into region to develop a space launch site. country to sign a space agreement with NASA, “New Zealand is committed to ensuring the space from the remote Mahia Peninsula. It be- Estimates indicate the New Zealand space just as New Zealand’s nascent space industry next phase of space exploration is conducted gan commercial launches in 2018. industry is worth $1.2 billion and that space begins to take off. in a safe, sustainable and transparent manner Rocket Lab founder Peter Beck, a New manufacturing generates more than $181 mil- New Zealand became the 11th signatory to and in full compliance with international Zealander, said signing the accords was testa- lion a year. the Artemis Accords, a blueprint for space law,” Mahuta said. ment to the country’s growing role in the space The other signatories to the accords are the cooperation and supporting the U.S. space New Zealand said it’s particularly interest- industry and opened the door for collabora- U.S., Australia, Britain, Canada, Italy, Japan, agency’s plans to return humans to the moon ed in ensuring that minerals taken from space tion and mission opportunities with NASA. Luxembourg, South Korea, the United Arab by 2024 and to launch a historic human mis- are used sustainably. There could also soon be a second New Emirates and Ukraine. Brazil also said it plans sion to Mars. California-based company Rocket Lab, Zealand launch site. The government an- to sign. Wednesday, June 2, 2021 • STARS AND STRIPES • PAGE 11 AMERICAN ROUNDUP

Man flees troopers in high-speed chase COEUR D’ALENE — A ID Spokane man was tased following a dangerous high-speed chase in northern Idaho. Idaho State Police said Jonath- on D. Lewis, 33, was driving a Hy- undai SUV erratically on Inter- state 90 and trying to pass other vehicles between lanes, CBS2 re- ported. Troopers learned the SUV had been stolen and tried pulling Le- wis over. That’s when he took off at a high rate of speed, police said. At one point, Lewis hit the brakes causing a trooper to swerve quick- ly. He then collided with the troop- er’s vehicle. The pursuit continued on Inter- state 90 and Highway 95 at speeds higher than 110 mph. Lewis eventually collided with two more vehicles, police said. A spike strip was used to end the chase. Looped cable not noose, college president says NEW BRITAIN — Offi- CT cials at a college in Con- necticut received a complaint of a noose hanging from a construc- tion site on campus but deter- mined that the looped cable was CHARLIE RIEDEL/AP not, in fact, a noose. “A construction crew working on campus hung an American flag Uplifting weekend from a crane’s cable in recognition People take photos of a hot air balloon during a balloon glow as part of Memorial Day weekend activities on the grounds of the National World of Memorial Day,” Central Con- War I Museum and Memorial in Kansas City, Mo. necticut State University Presi- dent Zulma R. Toro said in a news port officials have tentatively THE CENSUS South Kingstown, hopes to learn release quoted by the Hartford agreed that Orlando Melbourne more about five species of shark Courant. “The cable has a steel International Airport will change The amount in thousands of dollars that a South Carolina man by catching and tagging several, loop at its end.” its name to Melbourne Orlando 300 won on a lottery scratch-off ticket. “I was feeling lucky that dropping video cameras into the International Airport. day,” the unidentified man told officials with the South Carolina Education water to observe them in their nat- Bear moved out of state The Melbourne International Lottery, WCBD-TV reported. The lucky winner said he was headed to work ural habitat, and monitoring treks 90 miles back Airport began operations in 1928 when he stopped at a Rania Mart in North Charleston and purchased a lottery acoustic equipment to get a better and changed its name in 2015 to ticket for $10.The man said he called out of work and drove to Columbia to idea of their travel patterns. TRAVERSE CITY — Orlando Melbourne International collect his prize. “These sharks are critical to the MI An apparently home- Airport in an effort to attract more health of our oceans in a wide va- sick bear who was moved from an travelers. Sheriff’s officials told The Ari- Metro region adding new riety of ways, and that makes this area in northwestern Michigan A lawsuit claimed the Orlando zona Republic that an investiga- research all the more important,” where he had raided bird feeders Melbourne International Airport tion showed the 11-year-old boy in- area code amid growth he told The Providence Journal. and trash cans has traveled about was misleading passengers into tentionally started the fire and the DENVER — The Den- “We can’t continue to take over 90 miles back to the same location. believing they were going to the two other boys tried to stop him CO ver metro area will 100 million sharks out of the Aradio collar placed on the bear theme park mecca in the middle of and put out the fire before it grew. have a new area code next year ocean, every year, and not create indicates he’s back in Grand Tra- the state instead of Florida’s At- when available phone numbers longterm issues to the health and verse County following his remov- lantic coast. Mall evacuated after starting with 303 and 720 are ex- well-being of our planet.” al in April to the Alpena area, the shots; 2 teens detained pected to run out. The institute is studying great Traverse City Record-Eagle re- Juvenile facing charges in The Colorado Sun reported all white, shortfin mako, thresher, ported. expensive golf course fire PITTSBURGH — A current phone customers can porbeagle and blue sharks. The bear was trapped by state PA fight between multiple keep their existing phone num- wildlife officials. He was given a CAMP VERDE — An people at a western Pennsylvania bers and area codes. But starting Bill making Juneteenth a lip tattoo, ear tags and fitted with AZ 11-year-old boy is fac- mall culminated in gunfire, forc- in April 2022, people requesting state holiday approved the electronic collar before being ing multiple felony charges after a ing stores to lock down and shop- new telephone service or to move carted to the eastern Lower Pen- fire caused more than $30,000 pers to evacuate, police said. No their service may be assigned the SPRINGFIELD — Illinois insula. worth of damage at a defunct golf one was injured. new 983 area code. IL is closer to making June- “For some reason he likes the course near Camp Verde, accord- Two young men were arrested The change comes as the state’s teenth a state holiday. Lake Michigan coast,” said Steve ing to authorities. in connection with the shooting at population continues its explosive Legislation making June 19 a Griffith, a wildlife biologist for the Yavapai County Sheriff’s offi- the Ross Park Mall in Ross Town- growth. Colorado added about 1.5 paid day off for all state employees DNR’s Traverse City office. cials said Copper Canyon and U.S. ship and were being questioned, million people over the last two and a school holiday was unani- Forest Service fire crews respon- said Police Detective Sergeant decades. mously approved by the Illinois Airport to change name ded to a fire at the old Beaver Brian Kohlhepp. House last week and by the state after years of fighting Creek Golf Course in Lake Monte- Police recovered three guns Atlantic Shark Institute Senate last month. It states that if zuma northeast of Camp Verde. from the two suspects, both of to study 5 shark species June 19 falls on a Saturday or Sun- MELBOURNE — After They said crews contained the whom are believed to be 17 years day the holiday will be observed FL years of fighting and liti- fire, but two vacant structures old, Kohlhepp said. Neither of SOUTH KINGSTOWN the following Monday. gation over who can include “Or- were burned. them was immediately charged. RI — The arrival of summer The measure would take effect lando” in the name of their central Witnesses reported seeing He said the investigation was in Rhode Island also means the ar- immediately if Gov. J.B. Pritzker Florida airport, Orlando Interna- three boys playing with aerosol hampered because the mall does rival of sharks. signs it. tional Airport officials and Orlan- cans and a lighter before the fire not have surveillance cameras, al- Jon Dodd, executive director of do Melbourne International Air- started. though multiple stores inside do. the Atlantic Shark Institute in From The Associated Press PAGE 12 • STARS AND STRIPES • Wednesday, June 2, 2021 NATION Biden to honor victims of Tulsa race massacre

BY JONATHAN LEMIRE AND DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden was to take part in a remembrance of one of the nation’s darkest — and largely forgotten — moments of racial violence Tuesday when he helps commemorate the 100th an- niversary of the destruction of a thriving Black community in Tulsa, Okla. Biden’s appearance, in which he was to mark the deaths of hundreds of Black peo- ple killed by a white mob a century ago, comes amid a national reckoning on racial justice. It stands in stark contrast to then- President Donald Trump’s trip a year ago, which was greeted by protests. Biden will be the first president to partici- pate in remembrances of the destruction of what was known as “Black Wall Street.” In 1921 — on May 31 and June 1 — some Tul- sans looted and burned the Greenwood dis- awarded to small disadvantaged businesses trict. by 50% by 2026, funneling an estimated ad- He will meet privately with survivors of ditional $100 billion to such businesses over the massacre. Up to 300 Black Tulsans were the five-year period, according to the White killed, and thousands of survivors were House. forced for a time into internment camps Historians say the massacre in Tulsa be- overseen by the National Guard. Burned gan after a local newspaper drummed up a bricks and a fragment of a church basement furor over a Black man accused of stepping are about all that survive today of the more on a white girl’s foot. When Black Tulsans than 30-block historically Black district. showed up with guns to prevent the man’s During Tuesday’s meeting, Biden planned to “convey his heartfelt gratitude PHOTOS BY JOHN LOCHER/AP for their bravery in sharing the stories of the People hold candles late Monday during a vigil for the centennial commemorations of the Tulsa Race Massacre in the historic trauma and violence that was wrought on Greenwood neighborhood in Tulsa, Okla. President Joe Biden was scheduled to participate in remembrances for the victims Tuesday. them and their families,” said White House principal deputy press secretary Karine ments to Black residents. Jean-Pierre. Some of Tulsa’s Black residents question Biden also “will explain that we need to whether the $20 million spent to build the know our history from the original sin of Greenwood Rising museum in an increas- slavery, through the Tulsa race massacre to ingly gentrified part of the city could have racial discrimination and housing in order been better spent helping Black descend- to build common ground, to truly repair and ants of the massacre or residents of the rebuild,” she said. city’s predominantly Black north side sev- America’s continuing struggle over race eral miles away from Greenwood. will continue to test Biden, whose presiden- Disagreements among Black leaders in cy would have been impossible without Tulsa over the handling of commemorative overwhelming support from Black voters, events and millions of dollars in donations both in the Democratic primaries and the have led to two disparate groups planning general election. separate slates of anniversary events. Biden has pledged to help combat racism Biden, who was vice president to the na- in policing and other areas of life following tion’s first Black president and who chose a nationwide protests after George Floyd’s Black woman as his own vice president, death a year ago that reignited a national backs a study of reparations, both in Tulsa conversation about race. Floyd, a Black and more broadly, but has not committed to man, was killed by white Minneapolis po- supporting payments. He recently declared lice officer Derek Chauvin, who pressed his the need for America to confront its past, knee on Floyd’s neck for more than nine saying, “We must acknowledge that there minutes. People pray during the dedication of a prayer wall at the historic Vernon African can be no realization of the American After Chauvin was convicted in April, Bi- Methodist Episcopal Church in the Greenwood neighborhood during the centennial of dream without grappling with the original den said the country’s work was far from the Tulsa Race Massacre. The church was largely destroyed when a white mob sin of slavery and the centuries-long cam- finished with the verdict, declaring, “We descended on the Black neighborhood in 1921. paign of violence, fear and trauma wrought can’t stop here.” upon African American people in this coun- He called on Congress to act swiftly to ad- tion for reconciliation, and reconciliation is lynching, white residents responded with try.” dress policing reform. But he has also long the basis for repair.” overwhelming force. He issued a proclamation designating projected himself as an ally of police, who Biden, while visiting the Greenwood Cul- Tensions persist a century later. Monday as a “day of remembrance” for the are struggling with criticism about long- tural Center, was set to announce new mea- Organizers called off a separate com- massacre. used tactics and training methods and diffi- sures to help narrow the wealth gap be- memoration of the 100th anniversary of the Trump visited Tulsa last year under vast- culties in recruitment. tween Blacks and whites and reinvest in un- Tulsa Race Massacre, saying no agreement ly different circumstances. The Tulsa massacre has only recently en- derserved communities by expanding ac- could be reached over monetary payments After suspending his campaign rallies be- tered the national discourse — and the pres- cess to homeownership and small-business to three survivors of the deadly attack. It cause of the coronavirus pandemic, Trump, idential visit will put an even brighter spot- ownership. The White House said the ad- highlights broader debates over repara- a Republican, chose Tulsa as the place to light on the event. ministration will take steps to address dis- tions for racial injustice. mark his return. But his decision to sched- “This is so important because we have to parities that result in Black-owned homes Reparations for Black Americans whose ule the rally on June 19, the holiday known recognize what we have done if we are go- being appraised at tens of thousands of dol- ancestors were enslaved and for other ra- as Juneteenth that commemorates the end ing to be otherwise,” said Eddie Glaude, lars less than comparable homes owned by cial discrimination have been debated in of slavery in the United States, was met with chair of the Center for African American whites as well as issue new federal rules to the U.S. since slavery ended in 1865. Now such fierce criticism that he postponed the Studies at Princeton University. Biden’s fight housing discrimination. they are being discussed by colleges and event by a day. The rally was still marked by visit, Glaude said, “has to be more than The administration is also setting a goal universities with ties to slavery and by local protests outside and empty seats inside an symbolic. To tell the truth is the precondi- of increasing the share of federal contracts governments looking to make cash pay- arena downtown. Wednesday, June 2, 2021 • STARS AND STRIPES • PAGE 13 WORLD

Denmark asked about UN watchdog unable to access helping US Iranian nuke data since Feb. spy on allies Associated Press they went much further. The Since the U.S. withdrawal from Associated Press VIENNA — The United Na- IAEA acknowledged that it could the agreement, Iran has been COPENHAGEN — Several Eu- tions’ atomic watchdog hasn’t only provide an estimate of Iran’s steadily violating its various re- ropean nations want Denmark to been able to access data impor- overall nuclear stockpile as it strictions, including on the types explain why its foreign secret ser- tant to monitoring Iran’s nuclear continues to enrich uranium at its of centrifuges it’s allowed to use, vice allegedly helped the United program since late February highest level ever. the amount of enriched uranium States spy on European leaders, in- LIIS TREIMANN/AP when the Islamic Republic start- Iran started limiting inspec- it is allowed to stockpile and the cluding German Chancellor Ange- Sweden’s Defence Minister Pe­ ed restricting international in- tions in a bid to put pressure on purity to which it is allowed to en- la Merkel, more than seven years ter Hultqvist says it’s “unaccept­ spections of its facilities, the the government of U.S. President rich. ago. able to eavesdrop on allies.” agency said Monday. Joe Biden to lift crippling sanc- In the IAEA report, the agency “We want the cards on the table,” The International Atomic En- tions reimposed after former for the first time released esti- said Swedish Defence Minister Pe- political leaders and officials in ergy Agency reported in a confi- President Donald Trump pulled mates of Iran’s stockpile rather ter Hulqvist, adding it was “unac- Germany, France, Sweden and dential document distributed to out of the 2015 nuclear deal with than precise figures, saying that ceptable to eavesdrop on allies.” Norway. member countries and seen by Iran unilaterally in 2018. as of May 22, Iran’s total enriched The Danish broadcaster DR said According to DR, the alleged set- The Associated Press that it has Under the deal, the IAEA uranium stockpile was 7,145 Sunday that the Danish Defence up between the United States and “not had access to the data from placed about 2,000 tamper-proof pounds, up about 600 pounds Intelligence Service, known in Denmark reportedly allowed the its online enrichment monitors seals on nuclear material and from the last quarterly report. Denmark by its acronym FE, in NSA to obtain data by using the tel- and electronic seals, or had ac- equipment. Those seals commu- That was down from an in- 2014 conducted an internal investi- ephone numbers of politicians as cess to the measurement record- nicated electronically to inspec- crease of nearly 1,157 pounds re- gation into whether the U.S. Na- search parameters. ings registered by its installed tors. Automated measuring de- ported in the last quarterly re- tional Security Agency had used its DR said its report was based on measurement devices” since Feb. vices also provided real-time data port. cooperation with the Danes to spy interviews with nine unnamed 23. from the program. The nuclear deal signed in 2015 against Denmark and neighboring sources, all of whom were said to While the IAEA and Iran earli- Talks are currently underway with the U.S., Germany, France, countries. have had access to classified infor- er acknowledged that the restric- in Vienna for the United States to Britain, China and Russia per- The probe, codenamed “Oper- mation held by the FE. The mili- tions limited access to surveil- rejoin the deal, known as the Joint mits Iran only to keep a total ation Dunhammer,” concluded tary agency allegedly helped the lance cameras at Iranian facili- Comprehensive Plan of Action, or stockpile of 447 pounds of en- that the NSA had eavesdropped on NSA from 2012 to 2014. ties, Monday’s report indicated JCPOA. riched uranium. PAGE 14 • STARS AND STRIPES • Wednesday, June 2, 2021 OPINION

Max D. Lederer Jr., Publisher Lt. Col. Marci Hoffman, Europe commander Lt. Col. Richard McClintic, Pacific commander The push restaurant workers needed

BY MICHELINE MAYNARD ic. In 2015, a Chicago Tribune story asked, anymore. Ever.” EDITORIAL Special to The Washington Post “Where have all the cooks gone?” as owner af- In January, Goodenough decided he’d had Terry Leonard, Editor ight now, anyone willing to work in ter owner bemoaned the scarcity of options. enough. And he was a star in the New Orleans [email protected] a restaurant in the United States In the year before the pandemic, industry restaurant world, known for his Southern dis- could probably pick a city, style of analysts were wondering whether the coun- hes at Carrollton Market. Struggling to stay Robert H. Reid, Senior Managing Editor food and price of the cuisine, and a try was flooded with an overabundance of afloat during the pandemic, Goodenough said [email protected] R job would be waiting. But upward of 1 million restaurants, shrinking profit margins toward he snapped when a patron berated him for Tina Croley, Managing Editor for Content of those positions are going begging, leading zero. displaying Black Lives Matter signs in the [email protected] to a bitter debate over the reasons. The abruptness with which restaurants restaurant window. He shut Carrollton Mar- Sean Moores, Managing Editor for Presentation Business owners point to the extra $300 a closed last year amid stay-at-home orders, ket down. [email protected] week in jobless benefits that are part of the and the deaths of some workers due to CO- He says, “I know I never, ever, want to work American Rescue Plan for a COVID-ravaged VID-19 had a significant psychological im- in or own a restaurant again.” Joe Gromelski, Managing Editor for Digital economy. The implication is that the benefit pact, according to Eric Rivera, owner of the Nor does he — or many fellow refugees [email protected] has allowed those who worked in restaurants Seattle restaurant Addo. In a May 6 Twitter from restaurant work — necessarily need to. before the pandemic and were thrown out of thread, Rivera said restaurants essentially in- Goodenough lately has cooked multi-course BUREAU STAFF work to basically freeload on federal assist- sulted their employees when they pared dinners for corporate clients and for guests in ance even though businesses are reopening down to skeleton staffs and kept their places private homes, and he has entertained his In- Europe/Mideast across the country. alive through delivery apps and to-go orders. stagram fans with cooking lessons. Erik Slavin, Europe & Mideast Bureau Chief [email protected] Organizations such as the U.S. Chamber of “You proved you don’t need those employees Even if former restaurant staff aren’t on his +49(0)631.3615.9350; DSN (314)583.9350 Commerce, members of Congress and at right in front of their faces,” he said of restau- elite level, they may find themselves welcome Pacific least 24 Republican-led states want the extra rant owners, who “are now ramping up hiring in grocery-store cafes, gourmet shops with Aaron Kidd, Pacific Bureau Chief money ended, on the expectation that cutting and not realizing that people don’t want to be grab-and-go cuisine, and many places where, [email protected] off the lifeline will drive people back to work. abandoned again.” unlike many restaurants, the pay and hours +81.42.552.2511 ext. 88380; DSN (315)227.7380 It’s logical to think the move could be effec- New Orleans chef Jason Goodenough sym- may be steadier and even come with benefits. Washington tive. “Eating and drinking places are still 1.7 pathizes with the respondents to a recent In the Detroit area, where I live, the buzz Joseph Cacchioli, Washington Bureau Chief million jobs (or 14%) below pre-pandemic union-affiliated survey, more than half of lately has been about pop-ups — traveling [email protected] levels,” the National Restaurant Association whom said they intended to quit their restau- food vendors offering everything from tacos (+1)(202)886-0033 Brian Bowers, Assistant Managing Editor, News said of the April numbers, with casual-dining rant jobs — with nearly 80% of those planning and dumplings to pho and pastries. These mo- [email protected] and fine-dining establishments reporting the to quit citing low wages as their reason for bile cooks, with colorful names such as Lucha biggest shortfalls (about 55%, compared with leaving. Puerco, Basil Babe and Pizza Renovator, are CIRCULATION 39% for quick-service). Servers in many parts of the country re- hosted by distilleries, wine stores, coffee bars But what if a substantial number of those ceive tipped wages as low as $2.13 an hour un- and even restaurant owners eager to piggy- Mideast not going back to restaurant work simply re- der federal guidelines, on the expectation that back on the social media popularity of pop- Robert Reismann, Mideast Circulation Manager [email protected] alized during the pandemic layoff that work- gratuities will boost them at least to the $7.25 ups, which regularly sell out. [email protected] ing in many restaurants . . . is kind of awful? minimum wage. Some places pay more. But Attitudes are undeniably shifting, making DSN (314)583-9111 And if they didn’t go into an entirely new line employees can’t count on patrons to be gener- this staffing crisis a wake-up call for restau- Europe of work, what if during the past year they dis- ous — or on bosses to assign them full shifts. rants. They no longer have a corner on feed- Karen Lewis, Community Engagement Manager covered that there are interesting new ways “I think people aren’t returning because ing customers — or on the people who used to [email protected] of staying in the food business without the ex- restaurant work sucks, is underpaid or pro- serve them. [email protected] +49(0)631.3615.9090; DSN (314)583.9090 hausting, often demeaning restaurant grind? vides no upward mobility or benefits,” Good- People forget that restaurants were scram- enough tells me. “The pandemic has laid bare Pacific Micheline Maynard is an author and journalist who was Detroit bling to find workers long before the pandem- this reality, and people just don’t want to do it bureau chief for The New York Times. Mari Mori, [email protected] +81-3 6385.3171; DSN (315)227.7333 CONTACT US Open primaries would lessen political dysfunction Washington tel: (+1)202.886.0003 BY ALAN NOVAK AND T.J. ROONEY cline. 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or years, Wayne Brady sun because he didn’t want to get had been working on a darker to being called “one of the one-man show about be- good ones” by white people. Fing a young Black man Close said she “was really growing up in Orlando, Fla., but he moved by what Wayne Brady could never finish the project. wrote. Very unexpected.” She in- That’s until acclaimed actor vited Brady to perform on two Glenn Close asked him to partici- more songs on her album, a collab- pate in her spoken-word jazz al- oration with Grammy-winning bum. musician and Jazz at Lincoln Cen- “To be honest with you, the rea- ter Orchestra player Ted Nash. son it took me a couple of years Brady said he forgives Tessa was because it was so painful. Ev- Grady for the ill-words she spoke ery time I’d go to it, I would start a as a child and he plans to reach out draft and it got a little too real. I to her since his song is out and felt myself wanting to do the thing widely available. He adds that he that you can do — whether you’re didn’t write the poem to “vilify talking to a group of friends or her, I just use Tessa as the exam- whether you’re onstage — I’m go- ple of one of those self-codifying ing to now make this funny and moments that form who you are as I’m going to deflect. Or I’ll side- a person.” track or I’ll do something that “I had to deal with that person takes away the weight because I all my life up until I realized I don’t want to remember this,” needed to forgive myself for what- Brady recalled. ever — for how Black that I felt I “Glenn coming to me, that was was, or how not Black that I felt I the impetus of me saying, ‘You’re was,” he continued. “Those things going to finish this and you’re go- were holding me back. Especially ing to finish this now. You’ve got to at a point in our country’s devel- talk about this. You’ve got to share opment where race has always this.’” been on the table and it’s always That’s when the actor-comedi- been a fight, but now voices are an-singer crafted “A Piece by the demanding to be heard. I realized Angriest Black Man in America I needed to add my voice to that.” (or, How I Learned to Forgive My- Brady, 48, has won five Emmys self for Being a Black Man in for his roles across various TV America).” It appears on “Trans- shows, appeared on Broadway formation: Personal Stories of stages and even earned a Grammy Change, Acceptance, and Evolu- nomination for his cover of Sam tion,” Close’s new album released Cooke’s “A Change Is Gonna May 7. Come.” He said he’s been working “My heart was going a mile a on new music and he wants to con- minute ... It’s really the first time tinue to be a voice for people who that people will be hearing this look like him, especially with the piece of Wayne, this struggle of platform he has. Wayne, that some people know “By the time I started getting and some people don’t,” said Bra- on, around the time of ‘Who’s dy, who recorded the track in front Line,’ I kind of fell into this narra- of a live audience at New York tive that was being written for me City’s Jazz at Lincoln Center. by some network people who “What I’m trying to do is move didn’t want to see Black either. the needle a little bit because They wanted an amiable, shiny, there is someone who may sit Black face that could connect with down and know Wayne Brady their viewers, but we don’t neces- from ‘Whose Line Is It Anyway?’ sarily have to talk about the Black or looked at ‘Let’s Make a Deal’ or experience. You’re Black, but we ‘I loved him on that sitcom or I don’t necessarily need all that ‘rah loved him on this’ — they don’t rah’ about it. Sure, and I was com- CHRISTOPHER SMITH, INVISION/AP know this story of pain is lurking plicit because in my mind, I’m not Wayne Brady’s “A Piece by the Angriest Black Man in America (or, How I Learned to Forgive Myself for there because I don’t share that. going to talk about Blackness ei- Being a Black Man in America)” appears on “Transformation: Personal Stories of Change, Acceptance, Well, I have come to share that to ther, I’m going to kick ass and and Evolution,” actress Glenn Close’s spoken­word album with Grammy­winning jazz musician Ted Nash. let you know maybe you’re show everybody how amazing I skewed to what Black is or what am. And if I do that because of the Black isn’t.” talent that I have, then that will On “Angriest Black Man in change the conversation of race,” America,” Brady tells his Black he said. “It was very idealistic of experience, beginning with a me, but super naïve, and the world lighter-skinned Black person, doesn’t work like that. If I would Tessa Grady, saying to him during have used my platform even from his young years: “You’s a Black, the get-go, to be able to say, ‘I sit in ugly mother(expletive).” my Blackness, that’s who I am and Wayne’s world “It was just a fact. There was let’s go,’ that would have been a Black and then there was different thing.” Blaaaaaaaaack,” Brady reads on He added: “I think that I was the spoken word track. “I fit into part of a system where as long as the latter, dark as Black matter you didn’t cause waves and as long Actor-comedian-singer Brady, with prodding from Glenn Close, and hearing you pair Black and as you smiled and you’re Black ugly together in that manner, and you’re happy, great — versus, relays his Black experience through moving spoken-word track made me feel like my type of I’m Black, I’m going to smile and Black life didn’t matter.” I’m going to be happy because I On the poignant, eight-minute have a blessed life but I am also song, the performer continues to going to be very proud of my cul- BY MESFIN FEKADU break down his life’s experiences, ture and my background, and I Associated Press touching on topics like his hair and will not let you step on me about not wanting to play outside in the it.” Wednesday, June 2, 2021 • STARS AND STRIPES • PAGE 19 SCOREBOARD/COLLEGE BASEBALL

PRO SOCCER PRO TENNIS DEALS MLS French Open Monday’s transactions Monday BASEBALL EASTERN CONFERENCE At Stade Roland Garros Major League Baseball WLTPts GF GA Paris American League Purse: Euro 16,404,509 BALTIMORE ORIOLES — Placed INF Ri- New England 5 1 2 17 11 7 Surface: Red clay chie Martin on the 60-day IL. Selected the Men’s Singles contract of C Austin Wynns from Norfolk Philadelphia 4 2 2 14 9 5 First Round (Triple-A East). Optioned C Chance Sisco Orlando City 3 1 3 12 8 4 John Isner (31), United States, def. Sam to Norfolk. NYCFC 3 2 2 11 13 7 Querrey, United States, 7-6 (2), 6-3, 6-4. CHICAGO WHITE SOX — Placed RHP Mi- chael Kopech on the 10-day IL retroactive CF Montréal 3 3 2 11 10 9 Thiago Monteiro, Brazil, def. Francisco Cerundolo, Argentina, 6-3, 6-4, 6-3. to May 28. Recalled RHP Jimmy Lambert Columbus 3 2 2 11 7 6 Filip Krajinovic, Serbia, def. Maximilian from Charlotte (Triple-A East). Optioned Nashville 2 0 5 11 9 6 Marterer, Germany, 6-4, 6-1, 7-6 (3). RHP Jimmy Lambert to Charlotte. Gianluca Mager, Italy, def. Peter Go- CLEVELAND INDIANS — Optioned 2B Er- Atlanta 2 1 4 10 9 7 jowczyk, Germany, 6-2, 3-6, 6-4, 7-5. nie Clement to Columbus (Triple-A East). New York 3 4 0 9 10 10 Steve Johnson, United States, def. Recalled RHP Triston McKenzie from Co- lumbus. D.C. United 3 5 0 9 8 11 Frances Tiafoe, United States, 6-7 (5), 3-6, 6-4, 6-2, 6-1. DETROIT TIGERS — Optioned RHP Bryan Inter Miami CF 2 4 2 8 8 13 Jannik Sinner (18), Italy, def. Pierre- Garcia to Toledo (Triple-A East). Recalled Toronto FC 1 4 2 5 8 12 Hugues Herbert, France, 6-1, 4-6, 6-7 (4), RHP Rony Garcia from Toledo. HOUSTON ASTROS — Optioned RHPs Chicago 1 5 1 4 4 11 7-5, 6-4. Federico Delbonis, Argentina, def. Radu Andre Scrubb and Ralph Garza Jr. to Sugar Land (Triple-A West). Activated RHP Jose Cincinnati 1 4 1 4 6 15 Albot, Moldova, 6-1, 2-6, 6-0, 6-1. BUTCH DILL/AP Cameron Norrie, Britain, def. Bjorn Fra- Urquidy and LHP Blake Taylor from the 10- WESTERN CONFERENCE tangelo, United States, 7-5, 7-6 (5), 6-2. day IL. Arkansas’ Cullen Smith celebrates after hitting a two­run home run Daniil Medvedev (2), Russia, def. Alex- LOS ANGELES ANGELS — Recalled LHP WLTPts GF GA ander Bublik, Kazakhstan, 6-3, 6-3, 7-5. Jose Quijada from Salt Lake (Triple-A against Tennessee during the eighth inning of the Southeastern Casper Ruud (15), Norway, def. Benoit West). Placed LHP Jose Quintana on the Conference Tournament championship game Sunday in Hoover, Ala. Seattle 5 0 3 18 14 3 Paire, France, 5-7, 6-2, 6-1, 7-6 (4). 10-day IL. Sporting KC 5 2 1 16 15 10 Reilly Opelka (32), United States, def. An- MINNESOTA TWINS — Optioned RHP drej Martin, Slovakia, 6-3, 6-2, 6-4. Shaun Anderson to St. Paul (Triple-A East). LA Galaxy 5 2 0 15 11 11 Nikoloz Basilashvili (28), Georgia, def. SEATTLE MARINERS — Activated OF Jake Colorado 4 2 1 13 12 8 Dusan Lajovic, Serbia, 6-4, 6-3, 0-6, 6-2. Fraley from the 10-day IL. Optioned INF Er- ic Campbell to Tacoma (Triple-A West). Houston 3 3 2 11 11 12 Tommy Paul, United States, def. Chris- topher O’Connell, Australia, 6-2, 6-4, 4-6, Traded RHP Sam Delaplane to San Francis- Arkansas No. 1 seed San Jose 3 5 0 9 11 12 4-6, 10-8. co Giants in exchange for cash consider- Portland 3 4 0 9 9 11 Pedro Martinez, Spain, def. Sebastian ations. TORONTO BLUE JAYS — Optioned RHP Real Salt Lake 2 1 3 9 9 7 Korda, United States, 6-4, 6-2, 6-2. Roger Federer (8), Switzerland, def. De- Jeremy Beasley to Buffalo (Triple-A East). LAFC 2 3 2 8 8 9 nis Istomin, Uzbekistan, 6-2, 6-4, 6-3. National League Vancouver 2 4 1 7 6 9 Carlos Alcaraz, Spain, def. Bernabe Za- ATLANTA BRAVES — Transferred RHP Huascar Ynoa from the 10-day IL to the 60- Austin FC 2 4 1 7 5 8 pata Miralles, Spain, 6-3, 2-6, 6-1, 7-6 (4). in NCAA Tournament Jaume Munar, Spain, def. Jordan day IL. Optioned RHP Jay Flaa to Gwinnett Minnesota 2 4 1 7 6 11 Thompson, Australia, 6-7 (6), 6-1, 7-6 (5), (Triple-A East). Selected the contract of RF FC Dallas 1 3 3 6 8 11 6-4. Abraham Almonte from Gwinnett. BY ERIC OLSON third national championship Lloyd Harris, South Africa, def. Lorenzo CHICAGO CUBS — Placed RHP Trevor Note: Three points for victory, one point Sonego (26), Italy, 7-5, 6-4, 6-4. Williams on the 10-day IL retroactive to Associated Press since 2014 after winning the title for tie. Marin Cilic, Croatia, def. Arthur Rinderk- May 28. Recalled RHP Kohl Stewart from Iowa (Triple-A East). Released RHP Shelby OMAHA, Neb. — Arkansas was two years ago. There was no tour- Saturday, May 29 nech, France, 7-6 (6), 6-1, 6-2. Taylor Fritz (30), United States, def. Joao Miller. rewarded Monday for its dom- nament in 2020 because of the CF Montréal 1, Chicago 0 Sousa, Portugal, 6-4, 6-2, 6-4. CINCINNATI REDS — Activated LHP New York 2, Orlando City 1 Kamil Majchrzak, Poland, def. Arthur Ca- Wade Miley from the 10-day IL. Optioned inant run through the Southeast- COVID-19 pandemic. New England 1, Cincinnati 0 zaux, France, 6-4, 2-6, 6-4, 6-4. LHP Cionel Perez to Louisville (Triple-A Columbus 2, Toronto FC 1 Dominik Koepfer, Germany, def. Math- East). ern Conference, landing the No. 1 Seeds nine through 16 are Stan- Nashville 2, Atlanta 2, tie ias Bourgue, France, 6-3, 6-3, 6-4. LOS ANGELES DODGERS — Sent RHP New York City FC 2, Los Angeles FC 1 Lorenzo Musetti, Italy, def. David Goffin Brusdar Graterol to Oklahoma City (Tri- national seed in the NCAA base- ford (33-14), Notre Dame (30-11), LA Galaxy 1, San Jose 0 (13), Belgium, 6-0, 7-5, 7-6 (3). ple-A West) for a rehab assignment. ball tournament. Old Dominion (42-14), Mississip- D.C. United 3, Miami 0 Yoshihito Nishioka, Japan, def. Jo-Wilf- MILWAUKEE BREWERS — Optioned INF/ Sporting Kansas City 3, Houston 2 ried Tsonga, France, 6-4, 6-2, 3-6, 7-6 (5). OF Tim Lopes and RHP Bobby Wahl to The Razorbacks (46-10) won all pi (41-19), East Carolina (41-15), Colorado 3, FC Dallas 0 Women’s Singles Nashville (Triple-A East). Minnesota 1, Real Salt Lake 1, tie First Round NEW YORK METS — Optioned RF Khalil 10 of their SEC series and wrap- Oregon (37-14), Florida (38-20) Lee, C Patrick Mazeika and RHP Sean Reid- Sunday, May 30 Madison Brengle, United States, def. Foley to Syracuse (Triple-A East). Activa- ped up their first conference tour- and Louisiana Tech (40-18). Maria Camila Osorio Serrano, Colombia, ted CF Kevin Pillar and 1B Pete Alonso from Philadelphia 3, Portland 0 7-5, 6-4. nament championship on Sunday. The SEC led all conferences Austin FC 0, Seattle 0, tie the 10-day IL. Activated RHP Seth Lugo Marketa Vondrousova (20), Czech Re- from the 60-day IL. Selected the contract After losing three straight games with nine teams in the field, fol- Saturday, June 12 public, def. Kaia Kanepi, Estonia, 4-6, 6-3, of LF Mason Williams from Syracuse. Des- 6-0. ignated OF Cameron Maybin and RHP Sam in March, the Hogs never again lowed by the ACC (8), Pac-12 (6), Austin FC at Sporting Kansas City Harmony Tan, France, def. Alize Cornet, McWilliams for assignment. lost consecutive games. Big 12 and Conference USA (4) France, 6-4, 6-4. PITTSBURGH PIRATES — Optioned RHP NWSL Polona Hercog, Slovenia, def. Kiki Ber- Nick Mears to Indianapolis (Triple-A East). This is the third tournament in and Big Ten (3). tens (16), Netherlands, 6-1, 3-6, 6-4. Recalled RHP Chad Kuhl from Indianapo- WLTPts GF GA Iga Swiatek (8), Poland, def. Kaja Juvan, lis. a row that Arkansas has been a Other notes about the tourna- Slovenia, 6-0, 7-5. SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS — Placed LHP Orlando 3 0 1 10 6 3 Rebecca Peterson, Sweden, def. Shelby Scott Kazmir on the restricted list. Re- top-eight national seed. ment: Rogers, United States, 6-7 (3), 7-6 (8), 6-2. Washington 2 1 1 7 4 4 called LHP Conner Menez from Sacramen- “It’s still really special just to sit ■ Old Dominion (42-14) is the Hailey Baptiste, United States, def. Anna to (Triple-A West). Optioned RHP Sam De- Portland 2 2 0 6 8 4 Blinkova, Russia, 6-1, 6-4. laplane to Sacramento. there and see your name called,” top seed in the regional hosted by North Carolina 1 1 1 4 6 2 Zarina Diyas, Kazakhstan, def. Heather WASHINGTON NATIONALS — Activated Watson, Britain, 6-4, 7-5. coach Dave Van Horn said after South Carolina. The Gamecocks Reign FC 1 1 1 4 2 2 OF Victor Robles from the 10-day IL. Op- Elise Mertens (14), Belgium, def. Storm tioned INF Luis Garcia to Rochester (Tri- his team gathered to watch the se- are No. 2. Old Dominion did not Gotham FC 1 1 1 4 1 1 Sanders, Australia, 6-4, 6-1. ple-A East). Houston 1 2 1 4 5 6 Caroline Garcia, France, def. Laura Sie- SOCCER lection show. “Such a good season submit a bid to host. gemund, Germany, 6-3, 6-1. Major League Soccer Louisville 1 1 1 4 2 5 Tamara Zidansek, Slovenia, def. Bianca ■ NEW YORK CITY FC — Loaned G Luis Bar- up to this point.” Florida State (30-22) has the Chicago 1 2 1 4 3 7 Andreescu (6), Canada, 6-7 (1), 7-6 (2), 9-7. Sorana Cirstea, Romania, def. Johanna raza to Oakland (USL Championship). The 64-team tournament opens longest active streak of tourna- Kansas City 0 2 2 2 2 5 Loaned D Chris Gloster to Sacramento Konta (19), Britain, 7-6 (5), 6-2. (USL Championship). Note: Three points for victory, one point Belinda Bencic (10), Switzerland, def. Friday in 16 regionals. Winners ment appearances at 43. for tie. Nadia Podoroska, Argentina, 6-0, 6-3. PRO BASKETBALL advance to eight best-of-three su- ■ Big Ten regular-season Saturday, May 29 Varvara Gracheva, Russia, def. Lara Ar- ruabarrena, Spain, 6-2, 6-3. per regionals. Those winners champion Nebraska’s appear- Houston 2, Chicago 1 Sofia Kenin (4), United States, def. Jelena WNBA move on to the College World Se- ance in the Arkansas regional Sunday, May 30 Ostapenko, Latvia, 6-4, 4-6, 6-3. Mihaela Buzarnescu, Romania, def. EASTERN CONFERENCE ries in Omaha. creates one of the top early story- Portland 1, Gotham FC 0 Arantxa Rus, Netherlands, 7-5, 7-5. Orlando 1, Kansas City 0 Martina Trevisan, Italy, def. Alison van WLPct GB The top eight national seeds are lines. Razorbacks coach Van Washington 1, Reign FC 0 Uytvanck, Belgium, 7-5, 4-6, 6-4. Marta Kostyuk, Ukraine, def. Garbine Connecticut 6 2 .750 — assured of hosting super region- Horn led the Cornhuskers to their Saturday’s games Muguruza (12), Spain, 6-1, 6-4. New York 5 2 .714 ½ als if they win their regionals. first two CWS appearances in North Carolina at Chicago Daria Kasatkina, Russia, def. Misaki Doi, Atlanta 4 2 .667 1 Reign FC at Gotham FC Japan, 6-3, 5-7, 6-3. The national seeds following 2001-02, and current Nebraska Louisville at Portland Jessica Pegula (28), United States, def. Chicago 2 4 .333 3 Zhu Lin, China, 6-4, 4-6, 6-4. Washington 2 4 .333 3 Arkansas: Texas (42-15); Tennes- coach Will Bolt was a middle in- Sunday’s games Zheng Saisai, China, def. Sara Sorribes Indiana 1 7 .125 5 see (45-16); Vanderbilt (40-15); fielder and captain on those Orlando at Washington Tormo, Spain, 4-6, 6-4, 6-4. Houston at Kansas City Tereza Martincova, Czech Republic, def. WESTERN CONFERENCE Arizona (40-15); TCU (40-17); teams. Ivana Jorovic, Serbia, 6-3, 7-6 (6). ■ COLLEGE SOFTBALL Camila Giorgi, Italy, def. Petra Martic WLPct GB Mississippi State (40-15); and Presbyterian faces its old (22), Croatia, 6-2, 6-7 (5), 6-4. Texas Tech. coach in Vanderbilt’s Tim Corbin. Serena Williams (7), United States, def. Seattle 5 1 .833 — NCAA Division I World Series Irina-Camelia Begu, Romania, 7-6 (6), 6-2. Las Vegas 5 2 .714 ½ Texas has its highest national The school gave Corbin his first At USA Softball Hall of Fame Stadium Oklahoma City AP SPORTLIGHT Phoenix 3 3 .500 2 seed since it was No. 2 in 2010, head coaching job (1988-93). Double Elimination; x-if necessary Los Angeles 2 2 .500 2 and the program will be making ■ Fairfield (37-3) became the Thursday, June 3 June 2 Dallas 1 4 .200 3½ Oklahoma vs. James Madison its NCAA-best 60th appearance in first Metro Atlantic Athletic Con- Oklahoma St. vs. Georgia 1896 — Hastings, ridden by H. Griffin, Minnesota 1 4 .200 3½ Alabama vs. Arizona edges Handspring by a neck to capture the tournament. ference team to earn an at-large UCLA vs. Florida St. the Belmont Stakes. Sunday’s games Tennessee, at No. 3, is hosting a bid. The Stags won 28 straight to Friday, June 4 1908 — Royal Tourist, ridden by Eddie Las Vegas 101, Indiana 78 Oklahoma-James Madison winner vs. Dugan, posts a four-length victory over Los Angeles 82, Chicago 79, OT regional for the first time since open the season and finished the Oklahoma St.-Georgia winner Live Wire in the Preakness Stakes. Minnesota 79, Connecticut 74, OT Alabama-Arizona winner vs. UCLA-Flor- 1909 — Joe Madden, ridden by Eddie Du- Monday’s games 2005, the year the Volunteers last regular season 35-1. Their .925 ida St. winner gan, wins the Belmont Stakes by eight Saturday, June 5 lengths over Wise Mason. No games scheduled advanced to the CWS. There was winning percentage is the highest Oklahoma-James Madison loser vs. Ok- 1935 — Babe Ruth, 40, announces his re- Tuesday’s games a more relaxed vibe around the in Division I history. lahoma St.-Georgia loser tirement as a player. Alabama-Arizona loser vs. UCLA-Florida 1947 — After a six-year layoff, 13-year- Las Vegas at Connecticut team on Monday compared with ■ VCU (37-14) has the longest St. loser old Honey Cloud wins the second race at Los Angeles at Dallas Sunday, June 6 Aqueduct. His jockey, Clarence Minner, Phoenix at Chicago in 2019, when the Vols barely active winning streak at 21 games. Teams TBD takes his first ride in 10 years. Indiana at Seattle made the tournament with a los- ■ Jacksonville (16-32) has the Championship Series 1985 — Nancy Lopez beats Alice Miller by Wednesday’s games Monday, June 7 eight strokes to win the LPGA champion- No games scheduled ing SEC record. worst record in the field. The Dol- Teams TBD ship. Tuesday, June 8 1996 — Annika Sorenstam closes with a Thursday’s games Vanderbilt, making its SEC- phins went 3-15 in the ASUN Con- Teams TBD 4-under 66 to win her second consecutive Las Vegas at New York best 15th straight tournament ap- ference before winning the Wednesday, June 9 U.S. Women’s Open. Sorenstam’s 8-under Chicago at Phoenix Teams TBD 272 is the best ever in the Open. Indiana at Los Angeles pearance, will be going for its league tournament. PAGE 20 • STARS AND STRIPES • Wednesday, June 2, 2021 FRENCH OPEN Out: Osaka has never been past third round wish I could give her a hug be- FROM PAGE 24 cause I know what it’s like. ... I’ve ing Naomi in our tournament next been in those positions,” Williams year.” said. “We have different personal- Moretton said the four major ities, and people are different. Not tournaments, and the professional everyone is the same. I’m thick; tennis tours, “remain very com- other people are thin. Everyone is mitted to all athletes’ well-being different and everyone handles and to continually improving ev- things differently. You just have to ery aspect of players’ experience let her handle it the way she wants in our tournament, including with to, in the best way she thinks she the media, like we always have.” can, and that’s the only thing I can In Monday’s post, Osaka spoke say. I think she’s doing the best about dealing with depression that she can.” since the 2018 U.S. Open, which Osaka has never been past the she won by beating Serena Wil- third round on the French Open’s liams in a final filled with contro- red clay. It takes seven victories to versy. win a Grand Slam title, which she “I would never trivialize mental has done four times at hard-court health or use the term lightly,” tournaments: the U.S. Open in PHOTOD BY CHRISTOPHE ENA / AP Osaka wrote, explaining that 2018 and 2020; the Australian Australia’s Ashleigh Barty hits a return to the United States’ Bernarda Pera during their first­round match speaking with the media makes Open in 2019 and this February. Tuesday at the French Open in Paris. Barty won the tournament two years ago. her anxious. Tennis players are required to “I think now the best thing for attend news conferences if re- the tournament, the other players quested to do so. The maximum and my well-being is that I with- fine of $20,000 is not a big deal to draw so that everyone can get Osaka, the world’s highest-earn- Top-ranked Barty, Nadal back to focusing on the tennis go- ing female athlete, thanks to en- ing on in Paris,” Osaka wrote. “I dorsement contracts totaling tens never wanted to be a distraction of millions of dollars. and I accept that my timing was “Mental health and awareness not ideal and my message could around it is one of the highest pri- have been clearer.” orities to the WTA,” the women’s take opening matches She continued: “Anyone that tennis tour said in a statement knows me knows I’m introverted, emailed by a spokeswoman. “We BY SAMUEL PETREQUIN viously just needed a bit of help to- and anyone that has seen me at the have invested significant re- Associated Press day, needed some assistance to try tournaments will notice that I’m sources, staffing and educational PARIS — At the mercy of Ber- and release it off as best I could.” often wearing headphones as that tools in this area for the past 20- narda Pera’s deep groundstrokes The seeded players in the wom- helps dull my social anxiety. ... I plus years and continue to develop and struggling with her moves, en’s draw scheduled early in the am not a natural public speaker our mental health support system top-ranked Ashleigh Barty gave day got off to solid starts. Fifth- and get huge waves of anxiety be- for the betterment of the athletes the impression that her return to seeded Elina Svitolina trailed 5-2 fore I speak to the world’s media.” and the organization. We remain Roland Garros would be short- in the second set but beat wild card Williams was asked about Osa- here to support and assist Naomi lived. Oceane Babel 6-2, 7-5. Australian ka on Monday after winning her in any way possible and we hope to In ideal playing conditions on Open runner-up Jennifer Brady opening match in the first sched- see her back on the court soon.” the sun-kissed Court Philippe breezed past Anastasija Sevastova uled night session in French Open Chatrier, Barty was often left 6-3, 6-3 to reach the second round history. AP sports writers Sam Petrequin in Paris and stranded on the red clay by the big and match her best performance “I feel for Naomi. I feel like I Steven Wine in Miami contributed to this report. shots of her American opponent. at the French Open. But two years after claiming the Venus Williams was runner-up French Open title, the top-ranked at Roland Garros against her sis- Australian fought hard enough to ter, Serena, 19 years ago but has What they’re saying overcome the challenge and even- now lost her opening match at the tually prevailed 6-4, 3-6, 6-2 on Spain’s Rafael Nadal won his clay-court major for the fourth “I feel for Naomi. Not everyone is now, the important thing is that we Tuesday. first­round match in straight sets. year in a row. the same. I’m thick. Other people give her the space and time she As Pera lost her focus and hit 19 The American veteran’s 24th are thin. Everyone is different and needs. We wish her well. unforced errors in the deciding tive sets at Roland Garros dating to appearance at the French Open everyone handles things differently. — Billie Jean King set, Barty made up for her lack of the 2019 final that he won. ended in a 6-3, 6-1 defeat against You just have to let her handle it the —— mobility with clever combinations He won last year’s title at the Ekaterina Alexandrova of Russia. way she wants to and the best way “You shouldnt ever have to make of lobs and angled shots. She clay-court Grand Slam tourna- Two-time Wimbledon cham- she thinks she can. That’s the only a decison like this-but so damn im- played with her left thigh ban- ment for his record-extending pion Petra Kvitova pulled out of thing I can say: I think she is doing pressive taking the high road when daged and received medical treat- 13th trophy in Paris. That also al- the tournament because of an an- the best she can.” the powers that be dont protect their ment after Pera leveled at one-set lowed him to tie Roger Federer for kle injury. Kvitova said she fell — Serena Williams own. major respect.” apiece. the men’s record with 20 major and hurt her ankle during “post- —— — Warriors guard Stephen Curry “I just keep fighting, I just keep singles championships. match press requirements” after “I am so sad about Naomi Osaka. —— trying,” Barty said after improv- Barty decided not to defend her her first-round victory on Sunday. I truly hope she will be ok. As ath- “Love, respect, and positive ener- ing her three-set match record to title last year because of the coro- The 11th-seeded Kvitova saved a letes we are taught to take care of gy your way.” 12-2 this year. navirus pandemic. In the buildup match point before coming back to our body, and perhaps the mental & — Cavaliers forward Kevin Love Rafael Nadal’s bid for a record- to the French Open, she played 13 beat Greet Minnen 6-7 (3), 7-6 (5), emotional aspect gets short shrift. —— breaking 21st Grand Slam title matches on clay, winning 11. But 6-1. This is about more than doing or not “It’s so sad that we are in a time started with a straight-set victory. she was forced to retire in the In the men’s draw, up-and-com- doing a press conference. Good luck that when a young person tells you Nadal twice was a point from quarterfinals in Rome because of ing Aslan Karatsev beat American Naomi — we are all pulling for you!” they need help or a break, people re- dropping the third set against an injury to her right arm, raising Jenson Brooksby 6-3, 6-4, 6-4 and — Martina Navratilova spond with anger and a lack of sup- Alexei Popyrin but eventually concerns about her condition was joined in the second round by —— port! I stand with you ... Your mental held on there and wound up win- ahead of the tournament in Paris. 14th-seeded Gael Monfils. “It’s incredibly brave that Naomi health is just as important as your ning the first-round match at “It’s going to be a little bit tough Seventh-seeded Andrey Rublev Osaka has revealed her truth about physical health.” Court Philippe Chatrier 6-3, 6-2, this week,” she said. “I think over was knocked out in the first round, her struggle with depression. Right — Ex-WNBA star Lisa Leslie 7-6 (3). the weekend we had a bit of a flare- losing 6-3, 7-6 (6), 4-6, 3-6, 6-4 to Nadal has now won 26 consecu- up through my left hip, which ob- Jan-Lennard Struff. Wednesday, June 2, 2021 • STARS AND STRIPES • PAGE 21 MLB

Scoreboard ROUNDUP

American League East Division WLPct GB Tampa Bay 35 20 .636 _ Red-hot Rays keep Yankees reeling Boston 32 21 .604 2 New York 29 25 .537 5½ Toronto 27 25 .519 6½ Hill pitches Tampa Bay Baltimore 17 37 .315 17½ Central Division to 16th win in 17 games WLPct GB Associated Press Chicago 33 21 .611 _ NEW YORK — Rich Hill fin- Cleveland 29 24 .547 3½ ished May with the lowest monthly Kansas City 26 26 .500 6 Minnesota 22 31 .415 10½ ERA in 75 years of a pitcher in his Detroit 22 32 .407 11 40s, and the Tampa Bay Rays won West Division for the 16th time in 17 games by WLPct GB keeping up their domination of the Oakland 31 25 .554 _ reeling Yankees with a 3-1 victory Houston 29 24 .547 ½ Monday. Seattle 28 27 .509 2½ Hill (4-2), a 41-year-old left- Los Angeles 24 30 .444 6 Texas 22 33 .400 8½ hander who is the oldest player in Rays’ history, improved to 3-0 National League against the Yankees this season. East Division Hill was 3-1 with a 0.78 ERA in six WLPct GB May starts. New York 26 20 .565 _ Miguel Andújar homered in the Atlanta 25 26 .490 3½ seventh, just his second since 2018. Philadelphia 25 29 .463 5 Miami 24 28 .462 5 J.P. Feyereisen, acquired May 21 Washington 21 29 .420 7 from Milwaukee for shortstop Wil- Central Division ly Adames, finished a five-hitter for WLPct GB his third save. Chicago 30 23 .566 _ Astros 11, Red Sox 2: Kyle St. Louis 30 24 .556 ½ Tucker had a season-best three hits Milwaukee 29 25 .537 1½ and tied a career high with four Cincinnati 24 28 .462 5½ ADAM HUNGER /AP Pittsburgh 20 33 .377 10 RBIs as host Houston handed for- West Division mer bench coach Alex Cora and the The Tampa Bay Rays’ Randy Arozarena hits an RBI single during the fifth inning of his team’s 3­0 defeat of the New York Yankees Monday in New York. WLPct GB Boston Red Sox their most lopsided loss of the season. San Francisco 34 20 .630 _ San Diego 34 21 .618 ½ This was the first time Cora, now rallying host Los Angeles past St. art (1-0) opted out of last season be- 10th inning and Milwaukee edged Los Angeles 32 22 .593 2 managing the Red Sox again, had Louis to snap a three-game skid. cause of the COVID-19 pandemic. visiting Detroit. Colorado 20 34 .370 14 faced the Astros since being sus- Taylor fouled off nine pitches — Kris Bryant also went deep as the The Brewers won their fifth Arizona 19 36 .345 15½ pended last year for his role in four in a row twice — by Genesis Cubs won for the seventh time in straight and snapped the Tigers’ Monday’s games Houston’s illegal sign-stealing Cabrera before delivering the two- eight games. three-game winning streak. Tampa Bay 3, N.Y. Yankees 1 Minnesota 3, Baltimore 2, 10 innings scheme in 2017. out double for a 6-3 lead. Two bat- Mets 6, Diamondbacks 2: Pete Twins 3, Orioles 2 (10): Rob Ref- Milwaukee 3, Detroit 2, 10 innings Chicago White Sox 8, Cleveland 6, 8 in- Cora helped the Astros win the ters earlier, Cabrera issued a bases- Alonso homered and had four RBIs snyder bounced back from a run-in nings, 1st game 2017 World Series as bench coach, loaded walk to Will Smith that tied in his return from the injured list, with the center-field fence to score San Francisco 6, L.A. Angels 1 Houston 11, Boston 2 then managed Boston to the 2018 the game. Jacob deGrom pitched six shutout the go-ahead run in the 10th inning Seattle 6, Oakland 5, 10 innings Cleveland 3, Chicago White Sox 1, 7 in- championship. He was let go by the Taylor also homered and dou- innings and New York won at Ari- on a wild pitch and visiting Minne- nings, 2nd game Red Sox following Major League bled, going 3-for-4 with four RBIs zona for its fifth straight victory. sota handed Baltimore its 14th con- Kansas City 7, Pittsburgh 3 Cincinnati 11, Philadelphia 1 Baseball’s investigation into Hous- and two runs scored. Making his second start since secutive loss. Chicago Cubs 7, San Diego 2 Atlanta 5, Washington 3 ton, then suspended by MLB Cubs 7, Padres 2: Javier Báez coming off the IL, deGrom (4-2) al- The Orioles’ skid ties for second- L.A. Dodgers 9, St. Louis 4 N.Y. Mets 6, Arizona 2 through the 2020 postseason before and Patrick Wisdom each homered lowed two hits while striking out longest in team history — they also Tuesday’s games getting rehired in Boston last No- twice, helping Kohl Stewart and eight and walking none. He low- dropped 14 in a row in 1954, the sea- Chicago White Sox at Cleveland vember. host Chicago beat San Diego. ered his ERA to 0.71, the lowest for son the club moved from St. Louis Minnesota at Baltimore Tampa Bay at N.Y. Yankees Dodgers 9, Cardinals 4: Chris Stewart pitched five innings of a qualifying starter through May to Baltimore. The Orioles’ worst Miami at Toronto Detroit at Milwaukee Taylor drove in three runs with a one-run ball in his first major since Phillies left-hander Curt losing streak came in 1988 when Boston at Houston tiebreaking double that capped a league win since July 21, 2019, for Short was at 0.64 in 1964. they lost their first 21 games of the Pittsburgh at Kansas City Texas at Colorado 14-pitch at-bat in the sixth inning, Minnesota against Oakland. Stew- White Sox 8­1, Indians 6­3:José year. L.A. Angels at San Francisco Oakland at Seattle Ramírez’s two-run homer and a sol- Giants 6, Angels 1:Evan Longo- Philadelphia at Cincinnati id start by reliever Cal Quantrill led ria hit a two-run homer before leav- Washington at Atlanta San Diego at Chicago Cubs host Cleveland over Chicago, giv- ing with a sore muscle on his right N.Y. Mets at Arizona St. Louis at L.A. Dodgers ing the team its second straight side, and Johnny Cueto pitched sev- Wednesday’s games doubleheader split in two days. en stellar innings in San Francisco’s Chicago White Sox (Lynn 6-1) at Cleveland (TBD) Minnesota (Dobnak 1-4) at Baltimore (TBD) Ramírez connected in the third victory over visiting Los Angeles. Tampa Bay (McClanahan 2-0) at N.Y. inning off Jimmy Lambert (0-1) to LaMonte Wade Jr. also went Yankees (Montgomery 2-1) Miami (López 1-3) at Toronto (Manoah 1-0) break a 1-all tie as the Indians, who deep for the Giants, his first major Boston (Pivetta 6-0) at Houston (Valdez 0-0) rallied to win Game 2 on Sunday league home run since hitting two Texas (Lyles 2-4) at Colorado (Senzatela against Toronto, got back the game for the Twins in 2019. 1-5) Oakland (Manaea 3-2) at Seattle (Flexen they dropped earlier to the AL Cen- Braves 5, Nationals 3: Ronald 5-2) Philadelphia (Howard 0-1) at Cincinnati tral-leading White Sox. Acuña Jr. hit his 16th home run to (Gutierrez 0-1) Reds 11, Phillies 1: Max tie for the big league lead in host At- San Diego (Lamet 1-0) at Chicago Cubs (Alzolay 3-4) Schrock homered, tripled and dou- lanta’s win over Washington. N.Y. Mets (Peterson 1-4) at Arizona (Bumgarner 4-5) bled before leaving with an appar- Mariners 6, Athletics 5 (10):Ty Washington (TBD) at Atlanta (Smyly 2-3) St. Louis (Martínez 3-4) at L.A. Dodgers ent leg injury, Wade Miley pitched France hit a tying single and scored (Buehler 3-0) six solid innings and host Cincinna- on Tom Murphy’s sacrifice fly in Thursday’s games ti cruised past Philadelphia. the 10th inning as host Seattle ral- Tampa Bay at N.Y. Yankees Boston at Houston Kyle Farmer homered and drove lied past Oakland for its fifth Texas at Colorado Detroit at Chicago White Sox in five runs as Cincinnati sent the straight win. Minnesota at Kansas City Phillies to their third straight loss. Royals 7, Pirates 3: Adalberto Seattle at L.A. Angels Washington at Atlanta GAIL BURTON/AP Brewers 3, Tigers 2 (10): Luis Mondesi hit a two-run homer and Miami at Pittsburgh Arizona at Milwaukee Baltimore hitter Pat Valaika reacts to a called third strike during the Urías hit a drive that bounced over Mike Minor pitched six solid in- Cincinnati at St. Louis the wall and brought home Omar nings to send Kansas City past vis- Chicago Cubs at San Francisco Orioles’ 3­2 loss in 10 innings Monday against the Minnesota Twins. N.Y. Mets at San Diego It was Baltimore’s 14th consecutive defeat. Narváez with the winning run in the iting Pittsburgh. PAGE 22 • STARS AND STRIPES • Wednesday, June 2, 2021 NBA PLAYOFFS

ROUNDUP Wizards avoid sweep, Embiid hurt for 76ers Associated Press play on, wincing and leaning over WASHINGTON — After the during breaks in play, before Philadelphia 76ers lost NBA MVP checking out eventually and limp- finalist Joel Embiid to what the ing off. team called a sore right knee late in He never returned and finished the first quarter Monday night, with eight points and six rebounds they lost their lead — and their in 11 minutes. NICK WASS / AP chance at the franchise’s first play- “We took advantage of what was Philadelphia 76ers center Dwight Howard watches as a fan who ran onto the court is restrained by off sweep in 36 years. on the floor,” Beal said. Washington security personnel during the second half of a first­round playoff series Monday against the With Embiid gone for most of The Sixers led by as many as 11 Washington Wizards. It’s the latest in a spate of incidents of fans misbehaving at NBA playoff games. Game 4, Bradley Beal’s 27 points, in the opening period but that was Russell Westbrook’s 12th career down to 61-60 at halftime. playoff triple-double and Washing- Jazz 120, Grizzlies 113: Dono- ton’s strategy of fouling Ben Sim- van Mitchell scored 30 points, and Fans gone wild: Wizards mons whenever possible down the top-seeded Utah won at Memphis stretch all helped the Wizards beat for a 3-1 series lead. the 76ers 122-114 to cut Philadel- All-Star Rudy Gobert scored 13 phia’s series edge to 3-1. of his 17 points in the third quarter. spectator runs onto court “Each guy thought they had to Jordan Clarkson, the NBA’s 6th win the game for us,” 76ers coach man of the year winner, scored 24 BY HOWARD FENDRICH arena holds. Scoreboard Doc Rivers said about what hap- for the Jazz. Bojan Bogdanovic Associated Press “The stuff that’s been happen- pened to his team’s offense after added 13, Mike Conley had 11. WASHINGTON — A fan was ing over the last week — we all First Round (Best-of-seven) Embiid departed. “You’ve still got Ja Morant, who averaged 33.7 tackled after running onto the know that fans shouldn’t be doing x-if necessary Eastern Conference to play right. ... Tonight we didn’t points through the first three court during an NBA playoff game that stuff. That shouldn’t happen Philadelphia 3,Washington 1 play right, on either end.” games, scored 23 and had 12 assists between the Washington Wizards during the game,” Washington Philadelphia 125, Washington 118 Philadelphia 120, Washington 95 Asked for more information for the Grizzlies. Dillon Brooks and and Philadelphia 76ers on Mon- All-Star guard Bradley Beal said. Philadelphia 132, Washington 103 about Embiid’s knee, Rivers said, Jaren Jackson Jr. each added 21, day night, the latest example of un- “Just sit there and enjoy the game Monday: Washington 122, Philadelphia 114 “I really don’t know,” and added De’Anthony Melton had all 15 of his ruly behavior as teams let more or stay home and watch it on TV. Wednesday: at Philadelphia x-Friday: at Washington that some “precautionary” tests points in the fourth quarter and Jo- spectators in the stands during the We’re fortunate nobody got hurt.” x-Sunday: at Philadelphia will be done Tuesday. nas Valanciunas finished with 14 pandemic. During this series, Wizards Brooklyn 3, Boston 1 Tobias Harris, who led Philadel- points and 12 rebounds. “You can tell those people have guard Russell Westbrook had pop- Brooklyn 104, Boston 93 Brooklyn 130, Boston 108 phia with 21 points and 13 re- Last season, Utah blew a 3-1 se- been in some sort of captivity for corn dumped on him as he walked Boston 125, Brooklyn 119 bounds, summed up his club’s sit- ries edge in losing its first-round the last year, year and change, to the locker room after getting in- Brooklyn 141, Boston 126 Tuesday: at Brooklyn uation this way: “It’s not the end of series in seven games to Denver in right?” Wizards center Robin Lo- jured in Game 2 at Philadelphia. x-Thursday: at Boston the world.” the bubble. This time around, the pez said. “It’s kind of wild to see “I don’t know what’s going on x-Saturday: at Brooklyn Simmons’ take? team with the NBA’s best record in the liberties people are taking.” with these fans right now,” Sixers Milwaukee 4, Miami 0 Milwaukee 109, Miami 107 (OT) “Obviously,” Simmons said, “we the regular season is going home The players were heading to- coach Doc Rivers said. “We’ve just Milwaukee 132, Miami 98 Milwaukee 113, Miami 84 need Joel to win. He’s a big part of trying to close out this first-round, ward Washington’s basket in the got to have safety.” Milwaukee 120, Miami 103 this team.” best-of-seven series on Wednesday third quarter of the home team’s On Sunday in the Celtics-Nets Atlanta 3, New York 1 But the center headed to the night in Salt Lake City 122-114 victory in Game 4 of the series, Brooklyn guard Kyrie Irv- Atlanta 107, New York 105 New York 101, Atlanta 92 locker room late in the first quarter .“We obviously remember that Eastern Conference first-round ing was nearly hit by a bottle Atlanta 105, New York 94 after taking a hard fall behind the feeling that we had last season, and series when the action was halted thrown from the stands during a Atlanta 113, New York 96 Wednesday: at New York baseline when his shot was blocked it’s not something we want to expe- because of the intruder, who game in Boston. x-Friday: at Atlanta by Robin Lopez. Embiid tried to rience again,” Conley said. jumped as if pretending to try to Earlier, in New York, a specta- x-Sunday: at New York Western Conference dunk. tor spit at Atlanta’s Trae Young as Utah 3, Memphis 1 A security guard grabbed and he prepared to inbound the ball Memphis 112, Utah 109 held down the person near the during the Knicks-Hawks series. Utah 141, Memphis 129 Utah 121, Memphis 111 baseline as 76ers center Dwight Three fans were banned in Utah Monday: Utah 120, Memphis 113 Wednesday: at Utah Howard stood nearby. after Grizzlies guard Ja Morant x-Friday: at Memphis The fan was escorted away from said they “just went too far” with x-Sunday: at Utah the court and play resumed after a him or his family. L.A. Lakers 2, Phoenix 2 Phoenix 99, L.A. Lakers 90 brief interruption. “NBA has great fans. I played in L.A. Lakers 109, Phoenix 102 “I don’t know what he was try- Philadelphia; they have great fans. L.A. Lakers 109, Phoenix 95 Phoenix 100, L.A. Lakers 92 ing to do,” Washington forward They had one knucklehead that Tuesday: at Phoenix Thursday: at L.A. Lakers Rui Hachimura said. “I think decided to throw popcorn. Boston x-Saturday: at Phoenix they’re just excited to come back. has great fans. One knucklehead Portland 2, Denver 2 But they’ve got to be more respect- decided to throw a water bottle. Portland 123, Denver 109 Denver 128, Portland 109 ful of us as players. They think New York has great fans; one Denver 120, Portland 115 they can do whatever they want.” knucklehead decided to spit on Portland 115, Denver 95 Tuesday: at Denver After beginning this season with somebody. We have great fans. Thursday: at Portland zero spectators allowed at their One knucklehead decided to come x-Saturday: at Denver arena, the Wizards have steadily into the arena,” Wizards coach Dallas 2, L.A. Clippers 2 Dallas 113, L.A. Clippers 103 NICK WASS/AP increased the capacity to the point Scott Brooks said. Dallas 127, L.A. Clippers 121 L.A. Clippers 118, Dallas 108 Washington Wizards center Daniel Gafford dunks against Philadelphia where Monday’s contest had an “It’s unacceptable,” Brooks L.A. Clippers 106, Dallas 81 76ers forward Tobias Harris during the Wizards’ 122­114 win Mon­ announced attendance of 10,665, said. “I’m tired of it. We all deserve Wednesday: at L.A. Clippers Friday: at Dallas day in Washington. roughly 50% of what the team’s better.” x-Sunday: at L.A. Clippers Wednesday, June 2, 2021 • STARS AND STRIPES • PAGE 23 SPORTS BRIEFS/NHL PLAYOFFS

BRIEFLY Scoreboard

First round Canadiens finish off Leafs, (Best of seven) Reaves Carolina 4, Nashville 2 Carolina 5, Nashville 2 Carolina 3, Nashville 0 Nashville 5, Carolina 4, 2OT Nashville 4, Carolina 3, 2OT suspended Carolina 3, Nashville 2, OT cap climb from 3-1 deficit Carolina 4, Nashville 3, OT Tampa Bay 4, Florida 2 Tampa Bay 5, Florida 4 Associated Press 2 games Tampa Bay 3, Florida 1 Florida 6, Tampa Bay 5, OT TORONTO — The Montreal Tampa Bay 6, Florida 2 Associated Press Florida 4, Tampa Bay 1 Canadiens faced elimination DENVER — Vegas forward Tampa Bay 4, Florida 0 three times against the Toronto Boston 4, Washington 1 Ryan Reaves was suspended two Washington 3, Boston 2, OT Maple Leafs. And they brushed off games by the NHL on Monday for Boston 4, Washington 3, OT the pressure each time. Boston 3, Washington 2, 2OT his roughing and unsportsmanlike Boston 4, Washington 1 Carey Price made 30 saves and conduct on Colorado’s Ryan Boston 3, Washington 1 the Canadiens advanced to the N.Y. Islanders 4, Pittsburgh 2 Graves during the Golden second round by beating the Ma- Islanders 4, Pittsburgh 3, OT Knights’ 7-1 loss in Game 1 of their Pittsburgh 2, islanders 1 ple Leafs 3-1 in Game 7 on Monday Pittsburgh 5, islanders 4 second-round series Sunday. Islanders 4, Pittsburgh 1 night. Islanders 3, Pittsburgh 2, 2OT Reaves drew a match penalty Islanders 5, Pittsburgh 3 Brendan Gallagher, Corey Per- for attempting to injure an oppo- Montreal 4, Toronto 3 ry and Tyler Toffoli also scored for nent — Graves — at 8:04 of the Montreal 2, Toronto 1 Montreal, which stormed back Toronto 5, Montreal 1 third period. Toronto 2, Montreal 1 from a 3-1 deficit for the third time In a video posted on the league’s Toronto 4, Montreal 0 Montreal 4, Toronto 3, OT in franchise history to win a series. site explaining the decision, the Montreal 3, Toronto 2, OT Eric Staal had two assists for the NHL said both the officials and Monday: Montreal 3, Toronto 1 Winnipeg 4, Edmonton 0 team, which advanced to the sec- Reaves acknowledged “a chunk of Winnipeg 4, Edmonton 1 ond round for the first time since Graves’ hair was pulled out by Winnipeg 1, Edmonton 0, OT 2015. Winnipeg 5, Edmonton 4, OT Reaves” during the scrum. The Winnipeg 4, Edmonton 3, 3OT “We played Game 5, Game 6 the league also noted Reaves’ actions Vegas 4, Minnesota 3 same way — we had our backs to Minnesota 1, Vegas 0, OT — the roughing and unsportsman- Vegas 3, Minnesota 1 the wall,” Canadiens coach Do- like conduct — were “retaliation” Vegas 5, Minnesota 2 minique Ducharme said. “So for NATHAN DENETTE, THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP Vegas 4, Minnesota 0 for an earlier hit by Graves on Minnesota 4, Vegas 2 us tonight, it was just the same Canadiens forward Brendan Gallagher, left, celebrates his goal with Minnesota 3, Vegas 0 Mattias Janmark. Vegas 6, Minnesota 2 mindset, the same way to prepare, teammate Eric Staal during the second period in Game 7 against the “Reaves and the Golden Colorado 4, St. Louis 0 and I felt our guys were in the Maple Leafs in Toronto on Monday. Knights acknowledged that, an- Colorado 4, St. Louis 1 right place and even more confi- Colorado 6, St. Louis 3 gered by the earlier hit, he takes Colorado 5, St. Louis 1 dent than before because we just ing a 3-1 lead, but Montreal forced shot on a power play went off Per- Colorado 5, St. Louis 2 this opportunity to send a message won those last two games. a deciding Game 7 by winning two ry in front for his second goal in as to Graves as payback,” the league Second round “So (Monday) was not that dif- in a row in overtime. many games. It was Montreal’s (Best of seven; x-if necessary) said in the video. “And while some Tampa Bay 1, Carolina 0 ferent of a day. I thought our guys “It’s as hard as it gets,” Toronto third goal with the man advantage of the actions taken by Reaves Tampa Bay 2, Carolina 1 handled it really well and I think it defenseman Morgan Rielly said. in two games after going 0 for 15 to Tuesday: at Carolina could be sufficiently penalized by Thursday: at Tampa Bay showed on the ice.” “The goals are higher than what start the series. Saturday: at Tampa Bay the on-ice officials, the totality of x-Tuesday, June 8: at Carolina Montreal will take on Winnipeg we achieved. It makes the disap- Toronto, which finished 18 Reaves’ actions combined with x-Thursday, June 10: at Tampa Bay after the Jets swept Edmonton in pointment much worse.” points ahead of the Canadiens in x-Saturday, June 12: at Carolina the game situation and the retri- Boston 1, N.Y. Islanders 1 the Canadian-based North Divi- The Canadiens opened the scor- the regular season and hasn’t won bution involved in the play neces- Boston 5, N.Y. Islanders 2 sion’s other series. Game 1 is ing at 3:02 of the second on a se- the Stanley Cup since 1967, got a Monday: N.Y. Islanders 4, Boston 3, OT sitates supplemental discipline.” Thursday: at N.Y. Islanders Wednesday at Winnipeg. quence that started with a turn- power play to start the third. But The NHL’s Department of Play- Saturday: at N.Y. Islanders “We won a series, we’re happy over by Mitch Marner at the offen- Price denied Hyman on a redirect Monday, June 7: at Boston er Safety cited the fact it was x-Wednesday, June 9: at N.Y. Islanders about that,” Ducharme said. “But sive blue line. Montreal headed at the side of the goal. roughing and unsportsmanlike x-Friday, June 11: at Boston we want more, so after tonight, the other way and Gallagher The Leafs pulled Campbell with Colorado 1, Vegas 0 conduct. Colorado 7, Vegas 1 you need to turn the page. We’ll scored his first goal since April 1 3:35 left, but Toffoli scored into an Wednesday: at Colorado take all the goods that made us after missing six weeks with a bro- empty net just over a minute later. Cavs edge Terps, repeat Friday: at Vegas Sunday, June 6: at Vegas have success and bring that to the ken thumb. Nylander added team-high fifth as lacrosse champs x-Tuesday, June 8: at Colorado x-Thursday, June 10: at Vegas next one.” The Maple Leafs nearly tied it of the series with 1:36 to end Pric- EAST HARTFORD, Conn. — x-Saturday, June 12: at Colorado William Nylander had a late moments later when Price stop- e’s shutout bid. Matt Moore and Connor Shellen- Winnipeg vs. Montreal goal and Jack Campbell stopped ped Zach Hyman in tight before “Not really sure how to sum it Wednesday: at Winnipeg berger scored four goals apiece Friday: at Winnipeg 20 shots for Toronto, which hasn’t Auston Matthews ripped a shot off up,” said Matthews, the NHL’s Sunday, June 6: at Montreal and goalie Alex Rode made a huge Monday, June 7: at Montreal advanced in the postseason since the post on a 2-on-1. goal-scoring leader in the regular save in the final seconds, and Vir- x-Wednesday, June 9: at Winnipeg 2004. The Maple Leafs appeared But the Canadiens went up by season who scored just once in the x-Friday, June 11: at Montreal ginia held off previously unbeaten x-Sunday, June 13: at Winnipeg in control of this series while tak- two at 15:25 when Nick Suzuki’s series. “Extremely frustrating.” Maryland 17-16 Monday to win its second straight NCAA men’s la- crosse championship. The Cavaliers (14-4) won their Cizikas’ OT goal lifts Islanders past Bruins seventh national championship BY JIMMY GOLEN Charlie Coyle’s skate and he raced ing capacity to 12,000 for the sec- minutes later. and ended a 17-game winning Associated Press in all alone on Tuukka Rask before ond round after hosting 9,000 for “Obviously, we were on our streak by Maryland (15-1) dating BOSTON — Casey Cizikas saw beating him high on the stick side. Game 6 of the first-round series heels a little bit, but I thought we re- to last season. the open ice ahead. And he knew A fourth-line center, Cizikas hadn’t against the Penguins. grouped,” Islanders coach Barry Essential Quality a 2-1 the Boston defense would be com- scored since April 1 and hadn’t net- “We know how that barn rocks,” Trotz said. “That’s the type of se- ing on quickly. ted a playoff goal since 2015. Cizikas said. “We’re going to build ries I expected going into it, and I favorite for Belmont “I knew that D-man was going to “It’s been a real long time. off that crowd. We’re looking for- expect the same when we get on the NEW YORK — Essential Qual- be tracking me hard,” Cizikas said You’re just trying to do the right ward to it.” Island.” ity was set Tuesday as a 2-1 favor- Monday night after his breakaway things in overtime. Be in the right Josh Bailey, Kyle Palmieri and Varlamov, who started both loss- ite for the Belmont Stakes, which goal with 14:48 gone in overtime spot,” he said. “I was lucky for that Jean-Gabriel Pageau all scored in es in the six-game victory over will be run without a horse from gave the Islanders a 4-3 victory puck to pop off in the middle there, the second period — with a little Pittsburgh, stopped all six Boston trainer Bob Baffert pending an in- over the Bruins and sent the sec- and give me an opportunity to get help from the Bruins — as New shots in overtime. vestigation into Medina Spirit’s ond-round series back to New York that one.” York rallied from a 1-0 deficit to “We made a play that obviously failed drug test after winning the tied at one game apiece. Semyon Varlamov returned to take a 3-1 lead. was ill-advised, and they scored on Kentucky Derby. “I just wanted to get a shot off,” the net to make 39 saves for the Is- But Brad Marchand set up Pa- a breakaway,” Bruins coach Bruce Preakness winner Rombauer Cizikas added, “and I was able to landers, who head back to the Nas- trice Bergeron’s one-timer to make Cassidy said. “Here we are, it’s 1-1. and Essential Quality headline a beat him.” sau Coliseum in Uniondale, N.Y., it a one-goal game midway through They’re a good hockey club. We field of eight horses for the third Cizikas picked up a loose puck for Game 3 on Thursday night. The the third. Then Marchand tied it certainly didn’t expect it to be jewel of the Triple Crown. that bounced off Boston forward Islanders said they will be increas- with a goal of his own about five easy.” PAGE 24 • STARS AND STRIPES • Wednesday, June 2, 2021 Comeback complete SPORTS Canadiens rally from 3-1 series deficit to win Game 7 ›› NHL playoffs, Page 23 Osaka out of French Open Four-time Slam champ withdraws, cites anxiety BY HOWARD FENDRICH postmatch news conference after Associated Press her first-round victory at the aomi Osaka withdrew French Open. She also was threat- from the French Open ened by all four Grand Slam tour- on Monday and wrote naments with possible additional Non Twitter that she punishment, including disqualifi- would be taking a break from cation or suspension, if she contin- competition, a dramatic turn of ued with her intention — which events for a four-time Grand Slam Osaka revealed last week on Twit- champion who said she experi- ter — to not “do any press during ences “huge waves of anxiety” be- Roland Garros.” fore speaking to the media and re- She framed the matter as a men- vealed she has “suffered long tal health issue, saying that it can bouts of depression.” create self-doubt to have to an- Osaka’s agent, Stuart Duguid, swer questions after a loss. confirmed in an email to The As- “First and foremost we are sor- sociated Press that the world’s No. ry and sad for Naomi Osaka. The 2-ranked tennis player was pull- outcome of Naomi withdrawing ing out before her second-round from Roland Garros is unfortu- match at the clay-court tourna- nate,” French tennis federation ment in Paris. president Gilles Moretton said The stunning move came a day Monday. “We wish her the best after Osaka, a 23-year-old who and the quickest possible recov- was born in Japan and moved with ery. And we look forward to hav- her family to the U.S. at age 3, was fined $15,000 for skipping the SEE OUT ON PAGE 20

“I never wanted to be a distraction and I accept that my timing was not ideal and my message could have been clearer.” Naomi Osaka No. 2-ranked women’s player, on her decision to withdraw

CHRISTOPHE ENA, ABOVE, AND JULIO CORTEZ, RIGHT/AP Above: Japan’s Naomi Osaka returns the ball to Romania’s Patricia Maria Tig during their first­round match Sunday at the French Open in Paris. Osaka withdrew from the tournament Monday. Right: Osaka is hugged by Serena Williams after Osaka defeated Williams in the 2018 U.S. Open women’s final. Osaka says she’s been dealing with depression since that victory, the first of her four Grand Slam titles.

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