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Volume 78, No. 141 ©SS 2019 THURSDAY, OCTOBER 31, 2019 50¢/Free to Deployed Areas Sailor helps spread word A BREED on marrow donations

BY JOSHUA KARSTEN APART Stars and Stripes MANAMA, Bahrain — Navy A dog helped kill al-Baghdadi, joining Lt. Kawika Segundo’s bone mar- row had less than a 4% chance a long history of canine war heroes to match that of a terminally ill 7-year-old, but that slim chance BY ALEX HORTON turned out to be enough. The Washington Post Segundo’s marrow donation five years ago saved the life of he artillery barrages of World War I were long dor- Kyle Craw- mant when Gen. John Pershing readied an award for ford, who a wounded combat veteran. The soldier took shrap- had suffered Tnel to the chest in the brutal Seicheprey campaign in from severe France, survived gas attacks and caught a German scout. aplastic ane- Pershing, the commander of U.S. forces in the war, summa- mia. That rized his valor in a speech and pinned a medal to the soldier, experience who did not say a word that day in has spurred July 1921. Segundo “He merely licked his chops and to push for wagged his diminutive tail,” The more bone New York Times wrote of Stubby, marrow a Boston bull terrier already fa- Segundo donor reg- mous as a four-legged version of istrations at Sgt. Alvin York. the U.S. Navy base in Bahrain, On Sunday, another dog was a place where he says that sailor added to the hall of canine heroes: turnover and diversity could im- a Belgian Malinois that tore after prove the odds of finding more Islamic State leader Abu Bakr matches. al-Baghdadi in a darkened tun- “All the technology we have, all nel in Syria. Al-Baghdadi killed the great doctors and medicine — himself with a suicide vest as the CONNECTICUT STATE LIBRARY/AP dog closed in, and the pup suffered and there’s nothing that can cure Famed war dog Stubby, minor wounds before returning to a child except for one donor,” said a Boston bull terrier, duty. Segundo, a Maui-raised medi- is seen during World A photo of the dog, assigned to cal planner who is also a Purple War I. Heart recipient for his service in the Army’s secretive Delta Force, Iraq. was posted by President Donald A weeklong bone marrow reg- Trump, who said the dog did “a GREAT JOB” in the Saturday istration drive at the Naval Am- raid. The dog’s name is classified, Trump and the Pentagon phibious Force 51/5 command said, though Newsweek reported its name is Conan (after the netted more than 50 volunteer comedian, not the barbarian). donors, and Segundo is trying to That very good dog is part of a long, scruffy line of war ca- set up a similar drive at the Navy nines that have served alongside U.S. troops for more than Exchange. All it takes to join the a century. And in each major campaign, dogs have become C.W. Young Bone Marrow Donor remarkably agile on battlefields as some of the most fearsome Program’s rolls is about 10 min- and effective weapons. utes and a cheek swab. SEE BREED ON PAGE 9 Segundo registered for the pro- gram while stationed at Annapo- lis, Md., in 2009. His sample was This photo provided by the White House shows the military stored in a nationwide repository working dog that was injured tracking down Abu Bakr al- affiliated with the civilian Be The Baghdadi in a tunnel beneath his compound in Syria. The Match organization. dog’s name remains classified. Five years later, he received a call asking for his help. WHITE HOUSE/AP SEE MARROW ON PAGE 2 PAGE 2 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Thursday, October 31, 2019 MILITARY Marrow: Donor shares story and inspires others based at US installations to help also

FROM FRONT PAGE ‘ Segundo said he had initially We volunteer grown determined to donate bone for whatever the marrow once he learned about the lack of multiracial donors in requirement is. I the registry. can spare the 10 Segundo’s European, Hawai- ian and Chinese ancestry was minutes. ’ at first considered a roughly 4% Navy Capt. Charles McDermott likelihood of a match for Kyle, who has a European and Chinese background. When further tests showed everywhere he goes and conducts a match, Segundo traveled to registration drives wherever base MedStar Georgetown University leadership will allow. Hospital in 2014 for the surgical Earlier this month, Navy Capt. procedure. Charles McDermott donated Doctors use needles to with- a swab simply because he was draw liquid marrow — where the asked to while walking by the am- body’s blood-forming cells are phibious command’s drive. PHOTOS BY JOSHUA KARSTEN/Stars and Stripes made — from the pelvic bone. “I wear the uniform and that’s The donor is anesthetized during what we do,” McDermott said. Above: Navy Capt. Charles McDermott, right, provides a cheek swab as Lt. Marisol Armora explains the the donation, but common side “We volunteer for whatever the procedure during a bone marrow drive at Naval Amphibious Task Force 51/5 headquarters in Bahrain effects afterward include tem- requirement is. I can spare the 10 on Oct. 24. Below: A cheek swab kit like this one can be sent individually or in bulk to a command porary back or hip pain, throat minutes.” anywhere in the world. and muscle pain, Be The Match’s Marine Staff Sgt. Jose Beltran website says. was motivated once he heard that cruited more than 1 million new Segundo spent a couple of days a young kid’s life was saved. potential donors and coordinated in the hospital for observation “I’m a father, and when I heard more than 8,000 cellular dona- and felt some fatigue but said the that he saved a child’s life, it re- tions” according to the Salute to recovery was easy. minded me that if my child need- Life website, which includes in- Kyle received Segundo’s dona- ed help, I would want someone to formation on how to register and tion at Lucile Packard Children’s help,” he said. start drives. Hospital Stanford soon afterward Beltran, a former Marine re- Segundo will lead another and fully recovered from his life- cruiter, added that he was so drive at 5th Fleet’s Marine Corps threatening illness. motivated to help that he walked antiterrorism company Thursday “I am so grateful to ( Segundo). around base “snatching up” more morning and is planning another I am so grateful for my son … Marines to volunteer. in Bahrain during the holiday being grateful has helped us stay “It’s easy for me to ask them to season. focused on what is truly impor- join, and if they have questions, I “Registration drives are rare,” tant in life,” Kyle’s mother, Angie, can send them to get all the an- Segundo said. said at a Be The Match ceremony swers that they’re looking for,” he “Let’s make this a thing,” he honoring the Segundo and Craw- said. said. “I want to see more of it.” ford families in 2015. The donor program has been [email protected] Segundo now shares his story around since 1991 and has “re- Twitter: @joshua_karsten T O D A Y IN STRIPES American Roundup ...... 17 Business ...... 21 Classified ...... 19, 23 Comics ...... 22 Crossword ...... 22 Faces ...... 18 Opinion ...... 20 Sports ...... 25-32 Weather ...... 21 Thursday, October 31, 2019 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 3 MILITARY ‘He always seemed to be there’ Green Beret becoming second Medal of Honor recipient for actions in Battle of Shok Valley

BY COREY DICKSTEIN Meanwhile, Williams killed insurgent Stars and Stripes fighters, led a counterattack and helped move additional wounded soldiers. WASHINGTON — With the Green Be- “He was always looking for work,” Wal- rets pinned down against a cliff atop an ton said. “When Matt completed one task, icy, jagged 10,000-foot Afghan mountain he showed right back up, all of it under where they were hunting an entrenched fire. All of it under extreme physical stress enemy leader whose forces had launched and enemy activity around us … From my a hellish defense, then-Army Sgt. Matthew perspective, he did a great job. He really O. Williams’ comrades recalled he always epitomized that values of our team, and of seemed to be where he was needed. Special Forces in general.” When two Green Berets were shot, Wil- Williams said he kept moving and com- liams was there to move them down that pleting tasks because that was what he was 100-foot cliff to where they could be evacu- trained to do. As the mission turned from ated from the fighting. When his team- an operation to kill or capture a high value mates’ radios stopped working, Williams target to escaping alive, Williams said he was there to relay information between the never let himself lose confidence that he soldiers who were fighting from several and his fellow Green Berets could make it. positions on the mountain. “There’s no other option. You can quit And when those soldiers needed cover, and kind of sit on the sidelines … or you there was Williams leading a group of can take as much control of a terrible situ- Afghan commandos to establish fighting ation as you can and find things to make positions, which would prove critical to it better,” he said. “In this situation, it was holding off an enemy force that vastly out- finding out how to get our guys down or numbered them. whatever we needed to do.” Williams’ actions, according to Penta- Williams, who has deployed at least four COREY DICKSTEIN/Stars and Stripes gon records, allowed the team of 12 Green additional times to Afghanistan and re- Berets — Operational Detachment-Alpha Army Green Beret Master Sgt. Matthew O. Williams, shown Tuesday at the Pentagon, cently completed a deployment in Africa, 3336 — and some 100 Afghan commandos will receive the Medal of Honor on Wednesday. said he has taken lessons learned that day to escape that savage, six-hour gunbattle — just one of countless firefights the 14- April 6, 2008, in eastern Afghanistan’s shocked,” said Williams, who was familiar sion, recalled the weather was terrible. year veteran has survived — and applied Nuristan province, which would become with the 2016 Pentagon-ordered review Snow fell. When the unit arrived near its them to other missions. But he rarely talks known as the Battle of Shok Valley. of high-level, post 9/11 combat awards, target about dawn, the Chinook helicop- about that battle, he said. “He chose to go up that mountain the which would result in his and Shurer’s ters ferrying them toward the fight could The soldiers who he is now responsible first time knowing what was happening medal upgrades. “I remember when Ron not land, forcing them to jump some 10 feet for as the top enlisted Green Beret in his up there. He started just taking initiative told me about his upgrade, I thought, ‘Of from the back of the aircraft onto the rocky unit probably were not aware of his role in — setting up those defenses that we need- course that makes perfect sense. Ron was cliffs or, in some cases, into the freezing, that fight or of his Silver Star until he felt ed,” Retired Army Staff Sgt. Ron Shurer the guy that day.’ … To find out about my- fast-moving river below them. he had to tell them he would receive the recalled Tuesday of Williams’ actions that self — it was definitely a shock. A little bit “Within just a few minutes, enemy Medal of Honor. day. “He was always just finding some- overwhelming.” forces had pinned down our initial assault “I kind of kept that quiet,” he said, ac- thing to do whether somebody told him to Shurer said Tuesday that he felt exactly element and the command and control ele- knowledging he would not be able to do or not. He always seemed to be there.” the opposite about his own actions during ment,” Walton said Tuesday. “We had mul- so after receiving America’s top honor for Williams, now a master sergeant as- the battle. It was not until Shurer learned tiple casualties. Our team interpreter was combat valor. signed to the 3rd Special Forces Group at of Williams’ award upgrade that his own killed instantly. Everyone else [in the lead Williams’ life is certain to change, even Fort Bragg, N.C., was to receive the Medal Medal of Honor seemed warranted. element] was either hit by enemy fire or as he intends to remain on active duty. of Honor during a White House ceremony “It was obviously humbling and an in- actually wounded by enemy fire.” Shurer said his own Medal of Honor cer- Wednesday for those actions. It is an up- credible honor, but it was confusing. I was Williams was in the rear assault element, emony was a blur, but it has given him the grade of the Silver Star that he was initial- the medic. I was out there being the medic, remaining below the cliff as his teammates opportunity to advocate for Special Forces ly awarded after the battle. His upgrade just doing my job,” he said. “What else was were pinned down by rifle, machine-gun veterans and support charity initiatives. follows one received by Shurer, who was I going to do that day? But when I found and rocket fire. Seeing the need to help “At first, it definitely felt a little bit awarded the nation’s top military honor out that Matt was going to be receiving the his comrades, Williams rallied the Afghan overwhelming,” Shurer said of receiving last October for his role in that same fight. medal — to me that made more sense.” commandos and forded the freezing river the Medal of Honor last year. “There are Williams described the honor as “hum- The mission seemed ominous from then scaled the near-vertical cliff to es- certainly some times where — it’s a lot to bling” and unexpected. He never consid- the start, according to Green Berets who tablish fighting positions, according to his carry. I think [Willliams is] going to be a ered the possibility of receiving the Medal served on that operation targeted at a award citation. He then moved forward, great representative of the United States of Honor. So when he was notified by Pres- stronghold of an Hezb-e-Islami Gulbud- braving a “gauntlet of heavy machine gun military, especially the Army special op- ident Donald Trump in September 2018 din terrorist group where Americans had fire” to reach one injured Green Beret, erations community. I am very excited to — just 10 days after Shurer learned of his never previously fought. render first aid and evacuate him down the see him get the medal tomorrow.” own upgrade — Williams was astonished. Army Lt. Col. Kyle Walton, then a cap- cliff to a position from where they could be [email protected] “It was not on my radar at all. I was tain and the Green Beret leading the mis- evacuated, the citation reads. Twitter: @CDicksteinD Military wants more rules for turbines near nuclear missiles

BY JAMES MACPHERSON cations,” the letter said. military officials protested. “The federal review process is already Associated Press The Defense Department last month The military said it’s also “an issue of robust.” asked the North Dakota Public Service concern” in Montana, Wyoming, Colorado Vinson said “one-size-fits-all” state rules BISMARCK, N.D. — The military wants Commission to consider new rules, includ- and Nebraska. would be overly restrictive and could halt North Dakota and four other states with ing increasing the distance tenfold to more Mark Mahoney, the regional environ- projects. nuclear missile arsenals to consider in- than 2 miles between a wind turbine and mental coordinator for the Defense De- “There may be ways to mitigate con- troducing new rules aimed at preventing missile launch facility. The military also partment, told the AP after the meeting cerns that would allow a project to move conflicts between wind turbines and he- wants special lighting added to wind tow- that the military would ask other states forward,” he said. licopters that provide security at launch ers that is compatible with night vision to also consider the changes proposed in Vinson said 35% of the nation’s wind facilities. goggles worn by the helicopter pilots who North Dakota. farms operate within 50 miles of a military Department of Defense and Air Force patrol the 8,500-square-mile missile field “We want consistency,” he said. facility without harming national security officials outlined their concerns in a letter in northern North Dakota. Tom Vinson, vice president of regula- or altering military missions. before meeting Tuesday with North Dako- The commission, which approves siting tory affairs for the American Wind Energy The Minot Air Force Base in North Da- ta lawmakers and regulatory officials. permits for wind farms, has not acted on Association, said wind developers already kota is the only U.S. base capable of nucle- “Wind turbine development near launch the requests. work with the Defense Department to mit- ar strikes by both plane and missile. Minot facilities and missile alert facilities com- The Associated Press sought to attend igate any potential risks from wind farms. has one of the nation’s two B-52 bomber promise the use of military helicopters to Tuesday’s meeting between the military “We in the wind industry would prefer bases and oversees 150 of the Air Force’s provide overhead security in sensitive lo- and state lawmakers but was barred after not to see state legislation,” Vinson said. 450 Minuteman 3 nuclear missiles. PAGE 4 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Thursday, October 31, 2019 MILITARY Navy upholds SEAL’s sentence for posing with corpse

BY ANDREW DYER became apparent immediately photograph.” along with many of my colleagues The San Diego Union-Tribune after trial. Service members sen- The pay grade in which mili- from the Justice for Warrior Cau- tenced to confinement are usually tary members retire affects their cus, will be immediately reaching SAN DIEGO — The top officer automatically reduced to E-1, the pensions. out to President Trump request- in the U.S. Navy ruled Tuesday lowest grade in the military, not Before the trial, the Gallagher ing that he exercise his authority that a jury-imposed sentence in to E-6 as Gallagher had been. case became a cause celebre in and issue a Presidential pardon the war crimes court-martial of On Tuesday, Chief of Naval conservative media as Gallagh- for Chief Eddie Gallagher.” Navy SEAL Edward R. Gallagher Operations Adm. Mike Gilday er’s wife and brother made rounds The Justice for Warriors Cau- will stand, with one deviation, the overruled the requirement, his on several cable news shows. Rep. cus, founded this year by Hunt- Navy said in a statement. spokesman, Cmdr. Nate Chris- Duncan Hunter, R-Calif., was an er and Rep. Louie Gohmert, Gallagher, formerly a chief tensen, said in a statement. Gil- early supporter of Gallagher and petty officer from San Diego, was day reviewed the record of the lobbied President Donald Trump R-Texas, advocates for service acquitted in July of most charges trial and a request for clemency on the SEAL’s behalf. members with cases in the mili- against him, including a charge from Gallagher’s defense attor- In March, Trump intervened tary justice system. /AP he murdered a wounded Islamic GREGORY BULL neys, Christensen said. and released Gallagher from the After the court-martial, the State fighter in his care in 2017. The sentence of Navy SEAL “After careful consideration Miramar brig, where he’d been Navy and Marine Corps launched However, Gallagher was con- Edward R. Gallagher, convicted as the convening authority, Adm. held since his arrest Sept. 11, comprehensive reviews of the victed of one count of appearing of posing with a dead captive, Gilday decided to uphold the 2018. One of the president’s per- Judge Advocate General Corps. in a photo with the fighter’s dead was upheld by the Navy’s top sentence as adjudged by a jury sonal attorneys, Marc Mukasey, Also Adm. John M. Richardson, body. officer. of Gallagher’s peers, but disap- joined the defense team soon who recently retired as CNO, The jury reduced his rank from proved the automatic reduction in after. stripped authority in the case chief petty officer to petty officer tional rights by sending email rate to E-1,” Christensen said. Trump also considered par- from Navy Region Southwest 1st class, or from an E-7 to E-6. trackers to Gallagher’s defense Timothy Parlatore, one of Gal- doning Gallagher before the trial commander Rear Adm. Bette The SEAL, who had deployed attorneys and to a reporter weeks lagher’s attorneys, said Tuesday before deciding against it. He Bolivar as he took authority over several times in the war on ter- before trial, according to court he is disappointed Gilday did not congratulated Gallagher on his several outstanding SEAL cases. rorism, had been charged with documents. grant clemency, given the mis- acquittal on most charges via Gallagher also has become em- multiple war crimes including Also, one of the prosecution’s conduct of Navy officials during Twitter. broiled in a legal fight with some shooting civilians during a de- key witnesses testified that he the court-martial and the less Hunter issued a statement of his former lawyers over hun- ployment to Iraq. — not Gallagher — killed the serious nature of the offense for Tuesday calling on Trump to par- Several of his Navy SEAL wounded fighter. which Gallagher was convicted. don Gallagher. dreds of thousands of dollars that teammates came forward with A jury comprising mostly Ma- “We’re disappointed,” Parla- “Today’s decision is further his supporters raised to fund his eyewitness allegations. rine combat veterans sentenced tore said. “For an offense that evidence that the Uniform Code defense. Those cases are playing However the case was plagued Gallagher to a reduction in rank ordinarily would mean verbal or of Military Justice system is com- out in a Texas district court. by leaks, so a Navy prosecutor, and four months of confinement, written counseling, [Gallagher] pletely broken and desperately Parlatore said he expects Gal- in coordination with the Naval which the SEAL had already will lose a significant amount requires a complete overhaul,” lagher will begin processing out Criminal Investigative Service, served before trial. of money in a retirement pen- Hunter said in his statement. “Due of the Navy once he returns to violated Gallagher’s constitu- One hiccup in the sentencing sion. He’s convicted of being in a to this mindboggling ruling I, San Diego this week. Thursday, October 31, 2019 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 5 MILITARY Popeyes’ chicken sandwich Highway near bases in Germany to close to defuse a WWII bomb back, but still not overseas BY JENNIFER H. SVAN Tuesday night. Stars and Stripes Decades after WWII, finding unexplod- ed war ordnance is still a frequent occur- KAISERSLAUTERN, Germany — A Stars and Stripes portion of the A6 autobahn will be closed rence in Germany. in both directions Thursday while a 500- Between 1940 and 1945, U.S. and Brit- Service members overseas will have to pound unexploded bomb from World War ish air forces dropped 2.7 million tons of wait a little longer for a taste of Popeyes’ II is defused near the U.S. Army’s Rhine bombs on Europe, half of them on Germa- chicken sandwich after all. Ordnance Barracks. ny. Many never detonated. After Army and Air Force Exchange The bomb was found about six to 10 feet In July, more than 16,000 residents of Service announced that the crispy morsels underground Tuesday by construction would be sold at all Popeyes Exchange loca- Frankfurt’s city center were evacuated crews near the former Opel automobile while bomb disposal experts disarmed tions starting this weekend, a spokeswom- factory next to ROB, a Kaiserslautern city a 1,100-pound U.S. device from the war an said the sandwiches would be available spokesman said Wednesday. only at locations within the United States The highway will be closed between the found at a construction site near the city’s starting Sunday. Landstuhl and Kaiserslautern West Opel Main River. Information posted Tuesday on the Ex- exits starting at 10 a.m. until the bomb is Five wartime bombs were found in 2017 change’s website under Community Hub Popeyes’ chicken sandwich as available safely defused, the city spokesman said. in Einsiedlerhof, about seven miles from and on its Facebook page said the sandwich for only two weeks in its initial run. The Opel traffic circle will remain open, Ramstein Air Base, in the same vicinity would be “at all Exchange Popeyes loca- while Von-Miller-Strasse from Ikea to as the device found near the Opel factory tions.” That was an error, said the spokes- the fuss was all about. Carl-Billand-Strasse will be shut down. Tuesday. A German mushroom hunter woman, Julie Mitchell. During the two weeks of sales, Popeyes A handful of buildings on ROB and their found one of those sticking out of the The Exchange is working with Popeyes sold about 1,000 chicken sandwiches per parking lots will be cleared during the ground in a wooded area. to bring the sandwich to locations over- store each day, doubling its store traffic, bomb deactivation, Army officials said. seas, Mitchell said. according to an industry analyst at Key- The installation’s access gates will not be Einsiedlerhof was a popular allied tar- “As soon as we know when we can launch Banc Capital Markets. affected. get during WWII because of its railroad it globally, we’ll tell the world,” she said. “We, along with our suppliers, are work- It’s the second unexploded bomb found and main road, which ran east to west and Popeyes introduced the $3.99 sandwich ing tirelessly to bring the new sandwich in Germany’s Rheinland-Pfalz state this served as critical supply and transporta- Aug. 12, only to see sales skyrocket amid back to guests as soon as possible,” Pop- week. About 3,000 people were evacuated tion lines between France and Germany, reviews that described it in terms such eyes said in September. from their homes and offices Tuesday Michael Geib, director of the Ramstein as “the best new thing in fast food” and a Sales have proved a bonanza for Popeyes afternoon in downtown Zweibruecken — Docu Center in Ramstein-Miesenbach, “game changer in the fast-food world.” and its owner, Restaurant Brands Interna- about 30 miles southwest of Kaiserslautern said in 2017. Two weeks after the launch, Popeyes an- tional, which spent the last weeks work- — after a 500-pound bomb was found in a About 60% of Kaiserslautern was de- nounced it was suspending sales because ing to secure ingredients and negotiate meadow where a kindergarten is under it had run out of supplies. The suspension prices with suppliers. The company hopes construction, the Rheinpfalz newspaper stroyed by allied bombing campaigns dur- came before Popeyes could distribute the the sandwich will also pave the way for an reported. ing the war. sandwiches to its stores on overseas bases, international expansion, The Wall Street That bomb, determined to be dropped [email protected] leaving military customer wondering what Journal reported last week . by the British during WWII, was defused Twitter: @stripesktown PAGE 6 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Thursday, October 31, 2019 MILITARY Faulty fridge puts flu shot program on ice at Yokota BY SETH ROBSON the age of 36 months, the 374th Stars and Stripes Medical Group responded quick- ly and the reorder of the vaccina- YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan tion should arrive within the next — Mechanical failure in a medi- few weeks.” cal refrigerator has delayed access to adult influenza vaccina- Flu season began Sept. 26 in tions at the home of U.S. Forces metropolitan Tokyo, 11 weeks Japan in western Tokyo, a 374th earlier than last year, according Airlift Wing spokeswoman said to a recent report by the Mainichi Wednesday. Shimbun. Japanese citizens were Adult vaccines were halted advised to take precautions since last week, according to an Oct. the number of flu cases usually 23 Facebook post by the wing’s peaks five to 10 weeks after flu TIFFANY BANKS/U.S. Army medical group. season sets in, the newspaper “Pediatric flu shots are still Vice President Mike Pence speaks Tuesday to personnel at Fort Hood, Texas, where he paid tribute to reported. the victims of the Fort Hood mass shooting on Nov. 5, 2009, and their friends and families. available (ages 6 to 36 months),” The Centers for Disease Con- the message said. “There is no trol and Prevention states on its estimated availability at this website that everyone 6 months time, however, an update will be made once the new supply has or older should get a flu vac- Pence praises soldiers, vets at arrived.” cine every season, with rare Yokota spokeswoman Kaori exceptions. Matsukasa confirmed in an email “Flu vaccination has important Fort Hood: ‘You are the best of us’ Wednesday that a broken-down benefits. It can reduce flu ill- fridge was responsible. nesses, doctors visits, and missed BY ROSE L. THAYER that President Donald Trump’s Fort Hood shooting. On Nov. 5, “Due to a mechanical failure of work and school due to flu, as well Stars and Stripes administration has benefit ed the 2009, Nidal Hasan, then an Army a medical refrigerator where the as prevent flu-related hospitaliza- military. major, shot and killed 13 people AUSTIN, Texas — Vice Presi- influenza vaccines were stored, tions,” the website says. “Flu vac- The fight against ISIS is one on base and wounded more than dent Mike Pence made a two-day Fort Hood troops know well. III the temperature inside the re- cine also has been shown to be 30 others at a deployment person- stop at Fort Hood, Texas, where Corps is deployed for a third rota- frigerator rose above the set lifesaving in children.” nel processing center. he met with soldiers and veter- tion to oversee operations in Iraq temperature range required for People should get vaccinated “As the 10th anniversary of the safe administration of the in- ans, watched a tank training ex- and Syria. that terrible day approaches next before flu viruses start to spread ercise and visited a memorial to fluenza vaccine,” she said. “This In closing, Pence challenged week, let me say on behalf of since it takes about two weeks the people who died in the Nov. 5, rendered the current supply un- the soldiers to be vigilant. American people to the families after vaccination for antibodies to 2009, shooting at the Army base. usable,” she said. “Keep taking care of each of the fallen and to our brothers develop in the body and provide “You come from the rest of Air Force officials did not pro- other. Never doubt that every de- and sisters in arms, the Ameri- protection, the agency advises. us, but, make no mistake about cision you make matters to the vide the number or value of doses can people are with you and this “Make plans to get vaccinated it, you are the best of us,” Pence American people and to the secu- rendered unusable at Yokota, nation will never forget or fail to early in fall, before flu season said to about 1,000 soldiers and rity of this nation,” he said. “Give which is home to about 11,500 honor the service and sacrifice service members, civilians and begins,” the CDC says. “CDC civilian personnel gathered in America your best every day. The of our heroes who fell on Nov. 5 family members. recommends that people get a a 1st Cavalry Division aircraft American people are counting on 2009. That is my solemn pledge,” Safety is a top priority for the flu vaccine by the end of October, hangar. He spoke for more than you. 374th Airlift Wing, Matsukasa 20 minutes Tuesday morning in “Given the long and storied his- Pence said. if possible. Getting vaccinated Following his visit to Fort added. later, however, can still be ben- his culminating event at the base. tory of III Corps and Fort Hood, His speech touched on several Hood, Pence traveled about 70 “The influenza vaccine is a eficial and vaccination should we know we can.” topics including the 77-year his- Pence arrived Monday evening miles south to Austin for a lun- temperature sensitive medical continue to be offered throughout product … that must stay between tory of Fort Hood, Sunday’s mili- at Fort Hood, which has about cheon. From there, he is expected the flu season, even into January 2-8 degrees Celsius,” she said. tary operation that brought down 36,500 soldiers, and stopped in to return to Washington. or later.” “Although there are currently Islamic State leader Abu Bakr the nearby city of Killeen to pay [email protected] no vaccinations for persons above [email protected] al-Baghdadi and various ways his respects at a memorial to the Twitter: @Rose_Lori Russian drills in Egypt prompt concern from US officials

BY JOHN VANDIVER Valery Chernysh, who oversees became one of Washington’s clos- tral government. threat to U.S. national security Stars and Stripes the Arrow of Friendship drills, est Arab partners. For the U.S., Russia’s expand- interests,” former national secu- said in a statement. “The Russian U.S.-Egyptian ties have since ing presence in Africa and Chi- rity adviser John Bolton said at STUTTGART, Germany — The and Egyptian servicemen will ex- strained in connection with re- na’s large economic influence the time. Russian military for the first time change experience and learn how strictions on weapons sales over has brought on a shift in military U.S. Africa Command Gen. Wednesday launched large-scale to work together when using mod- human rights issues. Moscow has strategic focus. Stephen J. Townsend said in air defense drills in Egypt, serv- ern air defense systems.” stepped in with numerous deals In late 2018, the Trump admin- ing as the latest sign of Moscow’s While China is the U.S.’ main of its own, including a $2 billion istration rolled out a new Africa April that the Russians “are deepening ties with African mili- rival in Africa — Beijing is the agreement reached this year to strategy that put countering Rus- after access and influence to our taries, which has captured the at- continent’s largest trade partner supply Egypt with more than 20 sia and China as the top priority, detriment.” tention of U.S. commanders. and has ramped up economic and Su-35 fighter jets. even as U.S. troops continue to During the Russian exercises The exercises come one week military partnerships for more In 2017, Moscow and Cairo also conduct counterterrorism mis- in Egypt, an array of weaponry after President Vladimir Putin than a decade — Russia’s attempt agreed to allow, if needed, the sions in places like Somalia. will be on display. Among the held a summit for African leaders to gain a larger foothold is more joint use of military air bases be- “The predatory practices pur- systems being tested are Buk- in Sochi focused on enhancing recent. tween the countries. sued by China and Russia stunt M2E and Tor-M2E air defense Russia’s role across the continent, Egypt developed close relations The two countries also see eye- economic growth in Africa, missiles as well as the Pechora ranging from trade and weapons with the Soviet Union, Russia’s to-eye on Libya, where both sides threaten the financial indepen- sales to military partnerships. predecessor state, in the 1950s back Libyan strongman Kalifa dence of African nations, inhibit S-125 surface-to-air system, the “For the first time, the two but reversed course when Presi- Haftar, a high-powered militia opportunities for U.S. investment, Russian military said. friendly nations’ military will dent Anwar Sadat expelled Rus- leader and political rival to the interfere with U.S. military op- [email protected] act hand-in-hand,” Russian Col. sian military advisers in 1972 and country’s weak U.S.-backed cen- erations and pose a significant Twitter: @john_vandiver Thursday, October 31, 2019 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 7 MILITARY Texas military families sue over housing issues

BY ROSE L. THAYER public relations firm employed by Stars and Stripes Hunt, has said the scope of work included in the Humidity Project AUSTIN, Texas — Six years was developed in accordance to ago, Leilani Hamilton and her guidelines from the Environmen- family of four moved into an his- tal Protection Agency and the toric home at Randolph Air Force national Centers for Disease Con- Base near San Antonio. trol and Prevention, as well as the Within a week, Hamilton sub- Texas Department of Licensing mitted her first request to Hunt and Regulation’s rules and regu- Military Communities, the lations to address humidity chal- company responsible for base lenges that exist in the historic housing, to make a repair to the homes on Randolph. duplex, which was built in 1932 The Humidity Project includes and is part of the Randolph Field the installation of a whole-home National Historic District. dehumidifier, the cleaning o For the five years that the Ham- f iltons lived there, she continually ducts, gutters and windows, seal- filed requests for home repairs in ing all penetrations from under an effort to help keep the house the home and installing humid- habitable for her family. ity-controlled exhaust fans in full “In my son’s room, it took the baths. Hunt intends to increase walls to come crumbling down overall spending by about $5 mil- under the window sill for them to lion to address all concerns as act,” Hamilton said. they arise and to specifically fund Every time it rained, the 16 the Humidity Project based upon windows of the house leaked so 27 homes that have been through much that the walls began to de- the inspection process. Ten homes have already had work completed teriorate beneath them. The air Leilani Hamilton photos vent in the bathroom blew di- through the project as of Sept. 16, rectly into the attic instead of out Leilani Hamilton said it took the walls crumbling in her son’s bedroom before Hunt Military Communities according to information from of the home. Once, the Hamiltons would address the windows that leaked every time it rained at her on-base house at Randolph Air Force Makovsky. left for a week and came home Base, Texas. The Hamilton family is one of eight military families suing Hunt Military Communities . “Our house was actually worse to orange spots growing on the than before they did it,” Ham- walls of the children’s bathroom. Rachel Hiatt and their four chil- ilton said of the cleaning and Her husband, Air Force Tech. ‘ No child of any service member ought to dren; Lt. Col. Shane and Becky upgrades. Sgt. Samuel Hamilton, waged Vinales and their two children; The air conditioning stopped war against “innumerable” cock- live in what borders on being slums. ’ Petty Officer 1st Class Jon and cooling the downstairs of the roaches that invaded the house by Jim Moriarty Allison Alexander and their two home, so Hunt provided a porta- sealing openings under the house Attorney representing the families children, and 2nd Lt. Lance and ble unit during their final month himself. Megan Konzen, who are the only at Randolph. The windows in the Though the Hamiltons relo- family suing from Laughlin Air home also continued to leak after cated to Fairchild Air Force Base, Force Base. The service mem- the repairs. On July 31, the fam- Wash., where they purchased lawsuit. the facts. bers are in the Air Force, Army ily moved and in the following a home off base, they are one of “We believe the lawsuit is with- Another family’s story stood and Navy. months, many of the health condi- eight military families who filed out merit and intend to vigorously out to Moriarty, he said. Air Force During the more than five tions that they faced cleared up. defend the company against these Tech. Sgt. Thomas and Kassandra a federal lawsuit Tuesday against years in the house, Hamiltons’ 6- “They are more active. They’re baseless claims,” according to a Wolf and their four children lived Hunt Military Communities for year-old son was diagnosed with not sleeping half the day away,” housing company statement. at Randolph for three years. But mold- and pest-infested housing sleep apnea and her daughter Hamilton said of her kids. According to the lawsuit, filed they moved out in May. Their son at Randolph, which is part of Joint with asthma. She herself suffered “They’re both more pleasant, not in the U.S. District Court for the was bitten by ants so often that the Base San Antonio, and Laughlin migraines, sinus infections and grumpy, and that’s just my kids. Western District of Texas, San school contacted Child Protec- Air Force Base near Del Rio in nose bleeds, while her husband I’ve seen the difference in myself Antonio Division and assigned tive Services, according to court west Texas. found the smell coming from the and my husband as well.” “These people need their day in to Magistrate Judge Richard documents. master bathroom, where mold B. Farrer, Hunt Military Com- “When I listen to Kassandra Other families included in the court, and they need it now. These was discovered, so unbearable he lawsuit also note their symptoms families have been dramatically munities “systematically under- talk about her little boy and the often slept in the spare bedroom diminished once they moved away and adversely affected,” said Jim maintained the military housing, fact that he wouldn’t wear shorts with the vents closed and an air from their homes. Thomas Wolf Moriarty, a Houston-based attor- subjected service members and because of all the scars on his purifier running. deployed to Kuwait during their ney representing the families in their families to atrocious condi- legs from ant bites, that is beyond “I just stopped going [to the doc- housing problems. The headaches the lawsuit. tions, including pervasive mold the pale. That is not acceptable. tor], because no one believed me. Last month, a San Diego jury that sickened them and destroyed No child of any service member No one did anything about it, so I and nose bleeds that plagued him awarded $2 million to a Marine their possessions, utilized sub- ought to live in what borders on just suffered,” Hamilton said. in San Antonio disappeared once Corps family for mold problems standard service providers to being slums,” Moriarty said. Following congressional hear- he deployed, according to court in family housing managed by allegedly remediate the mold The housing companies need ings on the poor conditions of documents. Lincoln Military Housing. The problems, subjected service mem- to change their ways, or the mili- military family housing, Hamil- “Put these people in jail for the company said in a statement fol- bers and their families to pest tary should change companies, he ton said Hunt seemed to be finally misconduct they’ve done or put lowing the verdict that they intend infestations and misled tenants said. Hunt signed a 50-year con- taking her maintenance requests them out of business, or fire them to appeal. Another Marine Corps about the remediation actions al- tract with the Air Force in 2007, ser iously. The family spent 11 days from the contracts that they’re family received $350,000 in a law- legedly undertaken.” according to court documents. displaced from the house in June not honoring and if you did that suit against Lincoln in Virginia in Moriarty said they are seeking Other families listed on the law- while mold remediation occurred. maybe they’d straighten up,” 2016, but it took more than five personal injury damages, primar- suit are Capt. Michael J. Daniels, They also elected to participate in Moriarty said. “But I don’t think years to close the case. ily for the children involved, but his wife, Barbara High-Daniels a pilot program through Hunt, they’re going to do anything until On Tuesday, a spokesperson he did not include a dollar amount. and their two children; Capt. Jon- which the company refers to as somebody gets their attention.” for Hunt Military Communities He said he will wait to hear what a athan and Sarah Kline and their the Humidity Project. Thayer.rose@stripescom said the company is aware of the jury will do when they have heard three children; Lt. Col. Mark and New York-based Makovsky, a Twitter: @Rose_Lori Pentagon announces death of soldier deployed to Iraq

Stars and Stripes lated incident, a statement said. porting to Fort Wainwright in November the Army Commendation Medal, three Irish was assigned to 25th Brigade Sup- 2018, where he worked as a small arms/ awards of the Army Achievement Medal, A soldier deployed to Camp Taji in Iraq port Battalion, 1st Stryker Brigade Combat artillery repair NCO, a statement from his the Army Good Conduct Medal and the has died, the Department of Defense said Team, Fort Wainwright, Alaska, it added. unit said. National Defense Service Medal, the state- Wednesday. The incident is under investigation. He served in Kuwait from October 2017 ment said. Sgt. Nathaneil G. Irish, 23, of Billings, Irish joined the Army in January 2015 to July 2018, it added. Mont., died on Sunday in a non-combat re- and served at Fort Bliss, Texas, before re- His awards included the two awards of [email protected] PAGE 8 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Thursday, October 31, 2019 WAR ON TERRORISM Al-Baghdadi given up by ISIS insider Informant’s detailed knowledge of leader proved to be crucial in raid

BY JOBY WARRICK, ELLEN NAKASHIMA AND DAN LAMOTHE The Washington Post U.S. commandos zeroed in on Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi’s final hideout with the help of an ex- traordinarily well-placed infor- mant, an Islamic State operative who facilitated the terrorist lead- er’s movements around Syria and even helped oversee construction work on his Syrian safe house, ac- cording to U.S. and Middle East- based officials knowledgeable about the operation. The mole’s detailed knowledge GHAITH ALSAYED/AP of al-Baghdadi’s whereabouts as AL-FURQAN MEDIA/AP People look at a destroyed house near the village of Barisha, in Idlib province, Syria, on Sunday after an well as the room-by-room layout operation by the U.S. military which targeted al-Baghdadi . of his sanctuary proved to be crit- Islamic State leader Abu Bakr ical in the Oct. 26 raid that ended al-Baghdadi was killed during a where he met his end. The in- when a Jordanian informant with of U.S. and French operators with the death of the world’s U.S. raid in Syria. formant, who was described as promising information about al- and top-of-the-line surveillance most-wanted terrorist, the offi- a committed and even enthusi- Qaeda leaders detonated a bomb equipment scouring the region cials said. items, including underwear, astic participant in the mission, during a meeting, killing seven for al-Baghdadi’s whereabouts. The informant was present dur- were taken from the compound provided essential personal de- American intelligence operatives Idlib, a province occupied by ing the assault on al-Baghdadi’s for DNA testing to confirm al- tails about the reclusive terror- along with a Jordanian and an Af- rival militias and far from the compound in the Syrian province Baghdadi’s presence in the build- ist leader, including the fact that ghan driver. ISIS’ base, initially seemed an of Idlib, and he was exfiltrated ing. Neither the Pentagon nor the he always traveled with a suicide One U.S. official said the infor- unlikely choice, the officials said. from the region two days later White House has officially com- belt so he could kill himself if mant flipped sides because he had “Nobody can get in there,” the with his family. The man, whose mented on the presence of a high- cornered. The informant was so “clearly lost faith” in ISIS. De- U.S. official said, describing it nationality has not been revealed, level mole inside the mission to trusted that at times he escorted spite his help, plans to kill or cap- as riddled with Islamic extrem- is expected to receive some or all kill or capture al-Baghdadi. members of al-Baghdadi’s family ture al-Baghdadi were scuttled or ists. “The Russians own the of the $25 million U.S. bounty that Army Gen. Mark Milley, the to get medical care. shifted multiple times as the situ- airspace.” had been placed on al-Baghdadi’s chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Al-Baghdadi’s compound was ation changed on the ground. With the informant’s help, U.S. head, according to the officials. Staff, answered indirectly when stormed by members of the mil- “I can’t remember how many officials narrowed their focus to One official said he was a Sunni asked Monday whether someone itary’s elite Delta Force and 75th times that we felt like, ‘OK, we’ve the town of Barisha, in northwest Arab who turned against ISIS affiliated with the SDF was di- Ranger Regiment, several U.S. got him,’ ” the official said. “The Idlib province, where al-Bagh- because one of his relatives had rectly involved in the raid. officials have said, speaking on last couple of months, we felt it was dadi moved into a highly secure been killed by the group. “I’m not going to comment on the condition of anonymity to coming together, but it wasn’t until compound complete with tunnels. The ISIS defector had been what may or may not have hap- discuss the operation. Along with about the last month where we felt, The planning for the raid began cultivated as an asset by the Syr- pened with the SDF on the objec- them were military working dogs ‘OK, this time it’s for real.’ ” Oct. 23, with the expectation that ian Democratic Forces, the pre- tive,” he said. “The actions on the that chased the militant leader as U.S. and Middle Eastern offi- the terrorist chief might be taken dominantly Kurdish militia that objective, the aircraft coming in, he tried to flee. cials say the raid was the culmi- alive. became the ground troops for the the aircraft overhead and the sol- The commandos blasted their nation of years of work involving The assault force surrounded U.S.-led campaign to destroy the diers conducting the assault, was way into the house after a firefight a half-dozen foreign partners and the compound and did a “call terrorist group’s self-proclaimed a U.S.-only operation.” and later cornered al-Baghdadi in allies. Since at least 2015, teams out,” one official recounted, tell- caliphate in eastern Syria. SDF The description of the infor- a tunnel beneath the building. The of U.S. commandos, accompanied ing the occupants to surrender. leaders then handed control of mant and his contribution was Iraqi terrorist had taken three of by Iraqi and Kurdish forces, were Almost a dozen children the agent to U.S. intelligence op- provided by two current and for- his children with him, apparently embedded in the region specifi- emerged along with several eratives, who spent weeks vetting mer U.S. officials and a Middle as human shields. cally to search for al-Baghdadi adults, but al-Baghdadi remained him until they were sure he was East-based official, all privy to Al-Baghdadi detonated his and other senior ISIS leaders. inside, fleeing with three of his genuine, the officials said. detailed information about the suicide belt after one of the U.S. The teams achieved multiple children into the tunnel where A monthslong effort to exploit Saturday raid. All three spoke team’s military dogs charged successes, such as the killing of he was finally cornered and trig- the intelligence breakthrough on the condition of anonymity to him. He and his three children ISIS propaganda chief Abu Mu- gered the suicide vest. began in the summer, but only describe what was a highly se- were killed and their bodies hammad al-Adnani in 2016. But The assault force commander in the past month did the infor- cret intelligence and military partly buried in debris as the al-Baghdadi proved to be a much opted not to retrieve the bodies of mant’s tips lead to an opportunity operation. tunnel’s ceiling collapsed. Two of more elusive quarry because of those killed with al-Baghdadi who to act. One official knowledgeable his wives also were killed in the his frequent movement and re- were still wearing suicide vests, “It was assessed for quite a about the informant said the man operation. fusal to use cellphones or other the official said. “People were while that the person might have was a trusted facilitator and lo- U.S. officials said the informant trackable devices. lying there dead under all this the key to the lock,” said one U.S. gistics aide who was involved in was vetted with particular care A Middle Eastern official privy rubble,” the official said. “We’d official familiar with the matter. helping al-Baghdadi move among as intelligence agencies sought to to details of the search said the have to dig them out. And they’ve “That only really seriously be- safe houses in the Idlib area be- avoid a repeat of the CIA’s 2009 focus of the manhunt shifted to got sensitized explosives on them. came clear within the last couple fore relocating to the compound disaster at Khost, Afghanistan, Idlib over the summer, with teams It’s just too dangerous.” of weeks.” Al-Baghdadi’s head was appar- The Washington Post previ- ently intact after the explosion, ously reported the contributions and U.S. operators were con- of a disaffected ISIS operative in vinced of his identity even before exposing the location of al-Bagh- ‘ I can’t remember how many times that we felt like, ‘OK, we’ve a field DNA test was conducted for dadi’s hideout. SDF leader Gen. got him.’ The last couple of months, we felt it was coming confirmation, the official said. Mazloum Abdi told NBC News on One of the commandos radioed Monday that one of his organiza- together, but it wasn’t until about the last month where we felt, his impressions. tion’s informants had helped lead “Looking at him. This is Bagh- the Americans to al-Baghdadi’s ‘OK, this time it’s for real.’ ’ dadi,” the operator said, accord- compound, and said personal U.S. official ing to the official. “Jackpot.” Thursday, October 31, 2019 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 9 WAR ON TERRORISM Breed: Canines routinely prove their worth on battlefield

FROM FRONT PAGE Other dogs were shot and “They have to adapt the same enemy troops would try to lure way humans adapt,” said Rebecca them with food to prevent them Frankel, the author of “War Dogs: from delivering their messages. Tales of Canine History, Heroism But their training compelled and Love.” As long as combatants them to stay with their friendly plant their feet on soil, Frankel handlers, Frankel said. told The Washington Post, “dogs Stubby was injured by enemy are the best nonhuman partners gas, and after becoming espe- on the ground.” cially sensitive to the poison, he But the United States was slow roused troops awake with barks to learn that. While dogs in the and bites, according to the Smith- Civil War were brought in as sonian, which now houses Stubby mascots, they were helpful in ad as a stuffed exhibit. hoc ways, like finding sources of But dogs were not used for their water. full battlefield potential until In World War I, the Russians World War II, Frankel said, after CONNECTICUT STATE LIBRARY/AP and Germans were using dogs on formal training was provided, the battlefield before the Allies, and dogs were donated by civil- War dog Stubby walks in a homecoming parade for World War I veterans in Hartford, Conn., in 1919. Frankel said, until British Lt. Col. ians through the program Dogs Edwin Hautenville Richardson, for Defense. his family in New York. already a noted dog training ex- Suddenly family pets from five His family noted the trau- pert, lobbied for their use. “The breeds — German shepherds, ma evident in Chips. The dog affection for a master and the Belgian sheep dogs, Doberman “doesn’t seem to wag his tail as love of reward” is a powerful tool, pinschers, farm collies, and giant much before going to war,” the he wrote. schnauzers — were on battle- Times reported then, according War dogs proved themselves as fields helping U.S. troops on sen- to Frankel. uncanny messengers when com- try duty. In the jungles and rice paddies munications were compromised. They could sniff out enemy of Vietnam, an elusive enemy Dogs, after learning a trench line, troops at a range of 1,000 yards guerrilla force made patrol and could rush messages at vital mo- — a useful tactic to flush out Jap- detection dogs an even more fun- ments of attack. A small retriev- anese troops lurking in under- damental asset. Handlers adapted er named Darkie sped through brush, Frankel noted in her book. by sending their dogs out in front seven miles of bombardment in Chips, perhaps the most fa- on long leashes, and a tight hold 55 minutes to deliver a message. mous dog of World War II, was indicated few dangers around. One dog finished its mission after shot in the face after rushing an But if the dog stopped and the its jaw was nearly severed by a enemy machine gun position in leash sagged, it meant enemy bullet. Sicily. He was awarded the Silver troops could be nearby, Frankel “Their will to complete a mis- Star and Purple Heart. He later said, with the dogs head turning sion is pretty unflappable,” Fran- bit Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower toward the threat. kel said. on the hand before returning to Working dogs were not utilized in meaningful ways in Iraq until several years after the 2003 inva- sion, when improvised explosive U.S. MARINE CORPS/National Archives devices became the signature Pfc. Rez P. Hester of the Marine Corps 7th War Dog Platoon on Iwo enemy weapon in Iraq and later Jima takes a nap while Butch stands guard in 1945. in Afghanistan. Bomb sniffing dogs were sped to combat zones to help. By 2010, raid to kill Osama bin Laden. cover with their time in combat, the Pentagon spent $19 billion on Troops navigating IED-laced Frankel said. technology to combat IEDs that objectives rely on dogs to sniff After delving into the war dog were killing and maiming troops out bombs. But they also use the world for her book, she took a by the thousands. jarring, ferociously fast attack of shining to a Belgian Malinois But U.S. troops still found only dogs to terrify would-be threats, named Dyngo. He served three about half of IEDs on patrol. That like Conan. In the case of a han- tours of duty in Afghanistan. He number jumped to 80% when dler and their dog, “the enemy was awarded a Bronze Star. dogs were involved, Wired re- now has two threats,” Frankel But at Frankel’s home in Wash- ported then. said. ington, Dyngo wanted to keep “Dogs are the best detectors,” But they can’t stay on the bat- working after he retired. He had Lt. Gen. Michael Oates conceded tlefield forever. When military to relearn how to be a normal dog, in a briefing. dogs are retired, finding a suit- Frankel said, and that included Now war dogs are most promi- able home is challenging, Fran- hobbling along with a cast on his U.S. Army nent in Special Operations raids. kel said. Sometimes they live with leg after two surgeries. In 2011, a dog named Cairo ac- their former handlers, whose “He carries on,” Frankel said. Chips served in the U.S. Army during World War II. companied Navy SEALs on the companionship helps them re- “He’s like a little tank.” PAGE 10 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Thursday, October 31, 2019 MIDEAST Iran, Russia decry US plan House OKs bill hitting Turkey for to protect Syrian oil fields Syria incursion BY JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press BY ALAN FRAM Associated Press GENEVA — Iran and Russia on Tuesday criticized and scoffed WASHINGTON — A bipartisan Turkey at Trump administration plans to bill punishing Turkey for its inva- protect oil deposits in Syria, with sion of northern Syria and illus- condemns Russian Foreign Minister Sergey trating both parties’ dismay with Lavrov accusing Washington of President Donald Trump’s re- “illegal” actions. treat from the region sailed easily US votes Lavrov joined Iranian Foreign through the House on Tuesday. Associated Press Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif The bill marks both parties’ and Turkish Foreign Minister latest show of disapproval for Trump’s decision this month to ISTANBUL — Turkey on Mevlut Cavusoglu in Geneva to Wednesday condemned two lend support to U.N.-backed talks abandon the U.S .’ longtime Kurd- ish allies against Islamic State resolutions passed by the among Syrian government, op- U.S. House of Representa- position and civil society delega- fighters by pulling American forces away from northern Syria. tives that symbolize deteri- tions on the country’s constitution orating Turkish-American starting Wednesday. The measure also underscores lawmakers’ wariness of the relations. The most pointed comments at Addressing his ruling their joint news conference ad- cease-fire that Vice President Mike Pence struck with Turkish party, Turkish President dressed new Pentagon plans to Recep Tayyip Erdogan said increase efforts to protect Syria’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, BADERKHAN AHMAD/AP he wouldn’t recognize the oil fields from both the Islamic and of the subsequent agreement between Turkey and Russia split- nonbinding House resolu- State radical group and the Rus- U.S. forces patrol Syrian oil fields Monday. The Pentagon is tion to recognize the cen- sia- and Iran -backed Syrian gov- increasing U.S. efforts to protect the oil fields from Islamic State as ting control of the territory. Despite Congress’ acrimonious tury-old mass killings of ernment, even as U.S. forces are well as from Syria itself and the country’s Russian allies. Armenians by Ottoman withdrawn from other parts of partisan divisions over Demo- crats’ impeachment investigation Turks as genocide. The bill the country. States supported to help drive of the international community of Trump, lawmakers approved passed 405-11. “Well, it seems that the United out ISIS don’t threaten Turkish — that Syria won’t split apart. the Syria sanctions by a lopsided Erdogan then said Tur- States is staying to protect the oil interests. He suggested that areas now 403-16. Republicans supported key “strongly condemns” a — and at least President (Donald) Ankara has long argued the controlled by Turkish forces and the measure 176-15, while the bipartisan bill to sanction Trump is honest to say what the Kurdish fighters are an exten- their allies in Syria could one only voting Democrat to oppose senior Turkish officials United States intends to do,” said sion of the Kurdistan Workers day be “handed over” to the Syr- the measure was Rep. Ilhan and its army for Turkey’s Zarif with a smile. Party, or PKK, which has waged ian government, especially if the Omar, of Minnesota. incursion into northeastern Lavrov accused the United a guerrilla campaign inside Tur- talks enhance prospects for peace Trump has declared victory Syria, which passed 403-16. States of looking for a “pretext” key since the 1980s. Turkey, U.S. and stability. in the region, saying the U.S. has Both bills, passed Tues- to protect the oil deposits. He and the European Union have “When times come that the Syr- little at stake in its conflicts. Crit- day, were a sign of further said any “exploitation of natural designated the PKK as a terrorist ics say his moves have bolstered deterioration in Turkish- resources of a sovereign state organization. ian regime, at the end of this po- Turkish, Iranian and Russian American relations, which without its consent is illegal,” ac- Turkey has led a military in- litical process, is capable enough to protect the country’s territo- sway in the area, jeopardized ef- have been strained over cording to a translator of his re- cursion into northeastern Syria multiple issues, especially ries and eliminate the terrorist forts to contain ISIS and reduced marks in Russian. to create a 19-mile “safe zone” U.S. support for Syrian organization (PKK) from that, U.S. leverage there. Cavusoglu, however, remained between Kurdish fighters and the Kurdish fighters consid- I think all the territories should House Foreign Affairs Com- focused on a top priority for Tur- Turkish border. mittee Chairman Eliot Engel, D- ered terrorists by Ankara. be handed over to Syria,” he said. key in Syria: ensuring that Kurd- Cavusoglu reiterated the hopes N.Y., said Trump’s moves follow a Turkey’s Foreign Minis- ish fighters whom the United of Turkey — along with much “This is the territory of Syria.” pattern. try said that it summoned “The president of the United U.S. Ambassador David States stokes a crisis and then Satterfield on Wednesday steps in with some sort of half- over the resolutions. Erdogan: Patrols with Russia to start Friday measure in a failed attempt to look like some kind of great deal Associated Press Mean- terrorist attacks or fighting that is happening,” Engel said. In- Trump would be given a waiver while, in could derail the talks that have stead, he said, the result has been to not impose the penalties if ISTANBUL — Joint Turkish- Geneva, taken many months to organize. “a catastrophe.” he certifies that doing so would Russian patrols will begin on delegations The meeting has been billed Rep. Michael McCaul, of Texas, let him address a humanitarian Friday in northeastern Syria, fol- the committee’s top Republican, from Syria’s as a Syrian-led process, with need and help “national security lowing a Russia-brokered cease- cast the measure as a way to give government, U.N. Secretary-General Antonio interests.” fire that promised to have Syrian Trump “additional congressio- opposition Guterres calling it an important The sanctions are to start Kurdish forces withdraw to the nal support” to reimpose sanc- and civil so- step in “creating the conditions within weeks of passage and are south, Turkey’s president said tions on Turkey if needed. But supposed to stay in effect until Wednesday. ciety gath- for a political solution for this he warned that the U.S. “cannot ered for the tragic conflict.” Countries includ- Turkey withdraws forces that Recep Tayyip Erdogan told allow Turkey’s invasion to hinder have been attacking the Kurds. his ruling party that Turkey first time ing Iran, Russia, Turkey and the Erdogan in any way” continued U.S. ef- Tuesday’s vote came as Con- won’t hesitate to relaunch its op- Wednesday United States are keeping close forts to combat ISIS. gress is riven along partisan lines eration if the Kurdish fighters to discuss watch. “I can think of nothing more over a Democratic investigation do not abandon the 19-mile-wide the country’s constitution, billed At a Russia-hosted Syr- dangerous that withdrawing all into whether Trump should be area or if they continue their at- by a U.N. mediator as a “momen- ian peace conference in January of our troops from Syria,” Mc- impeached because of efforts he tacks against Turkish troops. He tous” task that could help their 2018, an agreement was reached Caul said. said Turkey will “respond in the country emerge from nearly nine to form a 150-member committee Trump has referred repeatedly made to force Ukraine to inves- harshest way to any attacks” and years of war. to draft a new constitution. This to pulling all American troops out tigate his Democratic political that “if needed, we will expand An “opening ceremony” for was a key step toward elections of Syria. The Pentagon has ac- opponents. our safe zone.” the U.N.-brokered, tripartite con- and a political settlement to the knowledged it is keeping U.S. forc- It also followed Trump’s an- Turkey invaded northeastern stitutional committee offered a Syrian conflict, which has killed es in eastern Syria to keep oil from nouncement just two days ago of Syria earlier this month to push symbolic step by bringing once- more than 400,000 people. falling into the hands of ISIS. perhaps his highest-profile for- Syrian Kurdish fighters from the defiant sides into the same room There was early agreement on The measure would bar most eign policy achievement: a raid area. Ankara considers them ter- for talks, but the substance and 50-member lists from the Syrian U.S. weapons sales to Turkey by U.S. special forces that led to rorists linked to an insurgency in possible achievements remain government and the opposition. and slap sanctions on foreign- the death Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, Turkey. unknown. But it has taken nearly 20 months ers attempting to send the Turks the long-sought leader of ISIS. The cease-fire to allow the Syr- The U.N. envoy for Syria, Geir to agree on the list the United Na- military equipment. It would also Earlier this month, the House ian Kurdish forces to withdraw Pedersen, called on the sides to tions was authorized to put togeth- block high-ranking Turkish of- voted 354-60 to approve a non- has largely held, despite occa- be “patient and persistent” and er, mainly because of objections ficials from their assets in the binding measure assailing sional clashes. warned of unknowns such as from the Syrian government. U.S. and restrict their travel here. Trump’s troop pullback. Thursday, October 31, 2019 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 11 NATION Vindman’s firsthand account puts GOP in bind

BY RACHAEL BADE, ommend additional testimony or evidence KAROUN DEMIRJIAN, MIKE DEBONIS for the committee’s review and to question AND SEUNG MIN KIM any witnesses who testify, among other The Washington Post provisions. Several Democrats said they believed WASHINGTON — A top National Secu- the vote would undermine Republicans, rity Council official on Tuesday delivered who for weeks have raised objections to the a firsthand account of President Donald process Democrats have undertaken and Trump pressuring Ukraine to investigate have called for a formal vote on launching his political rivals, putting congressional impeachment proceedings. Republicans in a bind and emboldening “The message this week is going to be: Democrats as they moved toward their You asked for it, you got it,” said Rep. Bon- first impeachment vote Thursday. nie Watson Coleman, D-N.J. Trump and his allies on TV lashed out at Across the Capitol, Senate Democrats Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman, who said his plotted their own offensive on Trump and concerns about what he heard in Trump’s his dealings with Ukraine. They planned to July 25 call with Ukrainian President use a Senate Foreign Relations Committee Volodymyr Zelenskiy drove him to notify his superiors. Trump dismissed Vindman confirmation hearing Wednesday to press as a “Never Trumper,” while some of his Deputy Secretary of State John Sullivan on allies questioned the patriotism of the why he recalled the former ambassador to Army combat veteran because his family Ukraine, Marie Yovanovitch. Sullivan has emigrated from the Soviet Union when he been nominated to be U.S. ambassador to PATRICK SEMANSKY/AP was 3. Russia. Trump’s attack on the Purple Heart re- Army Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman, second from left, a military officer at the National Democrats want to question Sullivan cipient unnerved Republicans in Congress, Security Council, departs a closed-door meeting Tuesday after testifying as part of the about his treatment of Yovanovitch, who with several pushing back, albeit without House impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump. was the target of a smear campaign by naming the president. Sen. Mitt Romney, Trump allies because she did not sub- R-Utah, called the offensive “misplaced Vindman’s account of the phone call de- requests before Schiff’s committee for scribe to conspiracy theories about Ukrai- and very unfortunate,” and said he had prives Republicans of the complaint that testimony and documents — a practice nian efforts to undermine Trump in the “full confidence” in Vindman “as an indi- the witnesses called by Democrats have that matches the minority party powers 2016 election. vidual and his patriotism.” relied on hearsay when discussing the in the 1998 impeachment of President Bill In his testimony over more than 10 The response from Trump’s party cre- president’s interactions with Zelenskiy. Clinton. hours, Vindman said he was listening in on ated an unusual dynamic in which Re- And as Democrats moved to vote on a reso- Republicans have raised questions about the summertime call between Trump and publicans were defending a man who was lution to hold open hearings on impeach- Trump’s right to be personally represent- Zelenskiy from the Situation Room, along accusing the president of undermining ment, Republicans faced the prospect of ed by attorneys during the impeachment with other NSC officials and members of national security for his own political pur- losing their complaint that the inquiry is proceedings, noting that Clinton had law- Vice President Mike Pence’s office. poses. Privately, several Republicans found being conducted in secret. yers present during the House Judiciary Vindman said he was so worried about Vindman’s testimony to be damaging and The resolution, set to come before the Committee’s consideration of articles of Trump’s request that Zelenskiy investigate lamented that once again they were forced full House on Thursday, would empower impeachment in 1998. his political foes that he reported it to the to defend the president. Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam The committee on Tuesday issued a NSC’s lead counsel, just as others at the The GOP reaction to Vindman comes as Schiff, D-Calif., to take the lead on pub- three-page summary of procedural safe- NSC did at the direction of John Bolton, the party faces frontal attacks on two of its lic hearings. It would also enable House guards for the president. They include the the former national security adviser who major talking points in Trump’s defense. Republicans for the first time to make right of the president or his counsel to rec- found the Ukraine pressure unsavory. Diplomat: Bolton cautioned him about Giuliani, Ukraine

BY ERIC TUCKER, could be an obstacle to increased over the administration’s push to their understanding of what LISA MASCARO White House engagement,” An- have Ukraine investigate Demo- transpired during Trump’s call AND MARY CLARE JALONICK derson will say, according to a crats and Joe Biden. that sparked the impeachment Associated Press copy of his prepared remarks ob- Vindman, who served in Iraq inquiry. tained by The Associated Press. and later as a diplomat, was the Vindman’s arrival in Army WASHINGTON — A State De- Giuliani is Trump’s personal first official to testify who ac- dress blues, with medals, created partment foreign service officer lawyer. tually heard Trump’s July 25 a striking image at the Capitol as was to tell House impeachment Another foreign service officer call with Zelenskiy. He reported the impeachment inquiry reached investigators Wednesday that set to testify his concerns to the NSC’s lead deeper into the White House. He former national security adviser Wednesday, counsel. testified for more than 10 hours. John Bolton cautioned him Rudy Catherine Vindman also told investiga- “I was concerned by the call,” Giuliani “was a key voice with Croft, will tors Tuesday that he tried to Vindman said, according to pre- the president on Ukraine,” which say that dur- change the White House’s rough pared remarks. “I did not think could complicate U.S. goals in the ing her time transcript of the call by filling in it was proper to demand that a Eastern European country. at the Na- at least one of the omitted words, foreign government investigate The testimony from Christo- tional Secu- “Burisma,” a reference to the a U.S. citizen, and I was wor- pher Anderson makes clear that rity Council, company linked to Biden and his ried about the implications for administration officials were she received son, according to people familiar the U.S. government’s support of concerned about Giuliani’s back- multiple with his testimony. Vindman was Ukraine.” channel involvement in Ukraine Bolton phone calls unsuccessful. Vindman, a 20-year military policy, and his push for investiga- from lobby- His concerns, though, were far officer, added to the mounting tions of Democrats, even before ist Robert Livingston telling her bigger than the transcript. Law- evidence from other witnesses the July 25 phone call between that then-Ambassador to Ukraine makers said his failed effort to who are corroborating the initial President Donald Trump and his Marie Yovanovitch should be edit it didn’t significantly change whistleblower’s complaint. Ukraine counterpart at the cen- fired. ter of the House impeachment “He characterized Ambassador inquiry. Yovanovitch as an “Obama hold- Anderson will describe a June over” and associated with George meeting in which he said Bolton Soros. It was not clear to me at the expressed support for the admin- time — or now — at whose direc- istration’s goals of strengthening tion or at whose expense Mr. Liv- energy cooperation between the ingston was seeking the removal U.S. and Ukraine and getting new of Ambassador Yovanovitch,” she Ukraine leader Volodymyr Zelen- will say. skiy to undertake anti-corruption Their testimony follows that of reforms. Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman, an “However, he cautioned that Army officer with the National Mr. Giuliani was a key voice with Security Council who testified the president on Ukraine which that he twice raised concerns PAGE 12 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Thursday, October 31, 2019 NATION Va. governor campaigns for fellow Dems who were wary

Associated Press stupid mistakes he made as a kid. I think he’s done great things.” VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — It was a much different tune in When a blackface scandal nearly February when there were nearly forced Gov. Ralph Northam from unanimous calls from within his office in February, the folksy pe- own party to resign over the year- diatrician became an instant pa- book photo that shows someone in riah among fellow Democrats. A blackface and another person in political death watch took shape a Ku Klux Klan hood and robe. as the governor used under- He first admitted he was in the ground tunnels at the Capitol to picture, and then the next day ALEX BRANDON/AP stay out of sight. denied it, but also acknowledged Department of Homeland Security undersecretary Chad Wolf has Now, nine months later, /AP putting on blackface to imitate Northam is standing front and STEVE HELBER been mentioned as a possible candidate to lead the agency as acting Michael Jackson at a dance con- Secretary Kevin McAleenan departs. center on the campaign trail as Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam test decades ago. he stumps for Democrats who has so far survived a blackface He quickly lost the support of once called for him to resign. scandal and is actively virtually all of the state’s Demo- Like Canadian Prime Minis- campaigning for Democratic cratic establishment. Top Repub- ter Justin Trudeau — who was state legislative candidates . licans in the General Assembly recently reelected in a stronger- As leader leaves, also urged Northam to step down, than-expected showing after pic- plause and laughter at a home as did many Democrats who are tures of him in blackface surfaced packed with campaign volun- now running for president. — Northam has proven resilient teers. Virginia is the only state Republicans have weaponized to what many thought was a fatal having legislative elections this Northam’s yearbook picture on scandal. year where partisan control of the campaign trail, often featur- it’s still unclear On Saturday morning, he was the statehouse is up for grabs. ing it prominently in attack ads fo- at a campaign canvass kickoff in For several Democrats in the cused on Democratic candidates Virginia Beach exhorting sup- room, the yearbook scandal was who once called for Northam to porters to help Democrats flip a long-ago mistake outweighed resign but later took money from control of the state legislature by the governor’s accomplish- his PAC. and send a message about the ments and values. Those include Garren Shipley, a spokesman who will run DHS state’s values. passing Medicaid expansion and for House Majority Leader Todd “We live in a very diverse so- helping lure retail giant Amazon Gilbert, said Republicans appre- Associated Press W. Bush. ciety, and that’s a good thing,” to set up a second headquarters in ciate the chance to remind voters The sprawling 240,000-person Northam said. “It’s who we are. the state . WASHINGTON — A day be- of the hypocrisy of Democratic Department of Homeland Secu- We’re going to be inclusive. “I’m so grateful that Northam fore the acting Homeland Securi- candidates. rity oversees a huge portfolio that We’re going to welcome people to didn’t resign,” said Pat Gadzin- “We welcome Governor ty secretary is set to leave his job, includes election and cybersecu- Virginia.” ski, who hosted Saturday’s event Northam back to the trail,” it remained unclear who will be rity, disaster response, child traf- Northam drew repeated ap- at her home. “I feel those were Shipley said. tapped to run the sprawling agen- ficking investigations, the U.S. cy tasked with national security, disaster response and protection Coast Guard and the U.S. Secret of the president and his family. Service. In Trump’s administra- Kevin McAleenan had told col- tion, DHS has typically meant one Amazon puts money behind effort leagues that he would be depart- thing: immigration enforcement. ing Thursday. While he could McAleenan, who led U.S. Cus- choose to stay on, a goodbye toms and Border Protection be- to get pro-business Seattle council party to fete him was scheduled fore taking on his current job, had for Wednesday afternoon. years of experience on the bor- der and was viewed at the White Associated Press For weeks, various factions try with all the money they’re not House as someone who could get paying in taxes,” said Sweeney, have been looking for legal blocks SEATTLE — Brian Sweeney the job done. He successfully bro- 28, a software engineer-turned- and workarounds as they spar has a long list of complaints about kered agreements with Central carpenter in Valley Stream, N.Y. over who is eligible to succeed Amazon, from the way it treats McAleenan in the role. Federal American nations, which other With seven of the nine Seattle secretaries could not, and over- warehouse workers to the low council seats in play Nov. 5, busi- vacancy rules that place restric- taxes it pays and its effort to win tions on the position had been saw a dramatic drop in border ness interests see an opportunity crossings during his six-month concessions from cities to bring to shift city leadership closer to thought to bar immigration hard- tenure. in jobs. So when he learned the the political center and away from liner Ken Cuccinelli, currently But McAleenan often dis- online retail giant had poured $1 a bent to potentially tax big com- the acting head of U.S. Citizen- agreed with the president’s public million into remaking the Seattle panies to fund homeless services ship and Immigration Services, messaging, and his style stood in City Council with more business- or improve public transit. and Mark Morgan, the current marked contrast with that of the friendly candidates, he pulled out The council is officially non- AP acting commissioner of U.S. Cus- his wallet. partisan, but Republicans stand toms and Border Protection, from department’s two acting immi- The New York resident sent little chance of getting elected Seattle City Council member taking the job. gration leaders who are very vocal $15 to socialist council member in Seattle, and many of the busi- Kshama Sawant, a fierce critic of But officials have recently supporters of Trump’s policies. Kshama Sawant, a target of the ness-backed candidates are mod- Amazon, is running in the city’s identified a “loophole” in which The jockeying for power caused online retail giant. While that erate to progressive Democrats. District 3 race. President Donald Trump could friction between McAleenan and doesn’t compare to Amazon’s The race will decide whether the appoint otherwise eligible indi- his component heads. unprecedented spending Oct. 14, council is dominated by socialists The elections come a year after viduals by first tapping them to Speaking Wednesday before a about 1,900 others also have do- and extremely liberal Democrats a political debacle that damaged lead the Countering Weapons of House committee, McAleenan, nated to Sawant since then, her or more centrist ones. the council’s popularity. The Mass Destruction Office — a post who officially tendered his resig- campaign says. It’s a dramatic “We are contributing to this leaders unanimously passed the that is vacant. The discovery of nation earlier this month, said he rise in support and a reflection election because we care deeply “Amazon tax,” designed to make the work-around was first report- was closing this stage of his gov- of the risk Amazon is taking as about the future of Seattle,” Ama- lucrative companies contribute ed by The New York Times. ernment career. it splashes into the politics of its zon spokesman Aaron Toso said more to affordable housing for In addition to Cuccinelli and During the hearing, House liberal hometown. in a statement. “We believe it is the homeless. Morgan, the White House has also Homeland Security Committee Many in Seattle aren’t happy critical that our hometown has It repealed the tax after a revolt been weighing Chad Wolf, for- Chairman Bennie Thompson, D.- with the council, but they also may a City Council that is focused on from Amazon, which would have mer chief of staff to ex-Secretary Miss., voiced concerns about the not like a company headed by the pragmatic solutions to our shared had to pay around $11 million Kirstjen Nielsen, as a possible leadership void at the 240,000- world’s richest man, Jeff Bezos, challenges in transportation, a year and threatened to halt its McAleenan successor. Another member department. trying to influence their vote. As homelessness, climate change growth in the city. The company name that has been mentioned “It has been 203 days since the historic income inequality fuels and public safety.” said Seattle didn’t need more is Kenneth Rapuano, who is cur- Department last had a confirmed homelessness and soaring hous- Progressive Democratic presi- money and that it was “highly rently the assistant secretary of secretary,” he said. “And even ing prices, some progressives dential candidates Elizabeth uncertain whether the City Coun- defense for homeland defense and though acting Secretary McA- elsewhere don’t like it either. Warren and Bernie Sanders are cil’s anti-business positions or its global security and previously leenan is leaving tomorrow, the “Amazon could do this in hun- among those accusing Amazon of spending inefficiency will change served as deputy homeland secu- president has yet to announce dreds of places around the coun- trying to buy the council. for the better.” rity adviser to President George who his replacement will be.” Thursday, October 31, 2019 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 13 NATION Wildfire erupts near Reagan library in Calif.

BY MARCIO SANCHEZ ing into contact with branches AND GREGORY BULL and sparking fires. Associated Press PG&E said Tuesday’s power shut-offs affected about 1.5 mil- SIMI VALLEY, Calif. — A new lion people in some 30 counties wildfire erupted Wednesday in including the Sierra foothills, wind-whipped Southern Califor- wine country and San Francisco nia, forcing the evacuation of the Bay Area. They included 1 mil- Ronald Reagan Presidential Li- lion still without power from a brary and nearby homes, as both blackout over the weekend. ends of the state struggled with Across the darkened neigh- WALLY SKALIJ, LOS ANGELES TIMES/AP blazes, dangerously gusty weath- borhoods, people worried about From left: Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti, City Councilman Mike Bonin and California Gov. Gavin er and deliberate blackouts. charging cellphones and electric Newsom view a burned home along Tigertail Road in Brentwood, Calif., on Tuesday . A new wildfire The brush fire broke out just vehicles, finding gasoline and Wednesday forced the evacuation of the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library. before dawn in the Simi Valley cash, staying warm and keeping area north of Los Angeles and their food from spoiling. Some out a wildfire in the celebrity- grew to more than 400 acres , ended up at centers set up by studded hills of Los Angeles that Ventura County officials said. PG&E where people could go to destroyed a dozen homes on Mon- They gave no immediate estimate power their electronics and get day, Santa Ana winds topped 50 of how many people were ordered free water, snacks, flashlights mph in some areas before dawn. to leave. and solar lanterns. Aircraft dropped water and With no electricity for the fourth The National Weather Ser- fire retardant on the blaze, and straight day, chef and caterer vice issued an extreme red flag fire officials said the flames were Jane Sykes realized she would warning for high winds for much being pushed away from the li- have to throw out $1,000 worth of Southern California through brary by strong Santa Ana winds of food, including trays of brown- Thursday evening, with some blowing from inland California ies, cupcakes and puff pastry. She gusts expected to reach 80 mph. toward the coast. also had little hope of getting a It could be the strongest bout of Library spokeswoman Melissa good night’s sleep — there was no winds in years. Giller said the hilltop museum way to run the machine she relies No deaths have been reported was safe. She said hundreds of on to counter her apnea. from the fires, but toppled trees goats are brought in each year “I don’t think PG&E really claimed three lives. to eat away vegetation that could thought this through,” she said. Gov. Gavin Newsom and top fuel wildfires on the 300-acre PG&E officials said they un- utility regulators have accused grounds, where Reagan and his derstood the hardships caused NOAH BERGER/AP PG&E of mismanaging its power wife, Nancy, are buried next to by the blackouts but insisted they system and failing for decades to each other on a hillside. were necessary. Inmate firefighters prepare to battle the Kincade Fire near make the investments needed to Meanwhile, frustration and In wine country north of San Healdsburg, Calif., on Tuesday . anger mounted across North- Francisco, fire officials reported ensure it is more durable. ern California as Pacific Gas & progress in their battle against and threatened 90,000 more, began to ease early Wednesday, PG&E President Bill Johnson Electric Co., the state’s largest a 120-square-mile blaze in So- most of them homes, authorities but forecasters said the fire dan- said he talked to the governor and utility, undertook its third round noma County, saying it was 30% said. More than 150,000 people ger would remain high because of agreed to give customers affected of sweeping blackouts in a week, contained. were under evacuation orders. continuing breezes and dry air. by an Oct. 9 blackout a one-time hoping to prevent its electrical The fire destroyed at least 206 Winds topped out at 70 mph In Southern California, where credit on their bills, but he did not equipment from toppling or com- structures, including 94 homes, north of San Francisco Bay and fire crews were trying to snuff say how much. Mo. agency tracked clinic patients’ menstrual periods

BY JIM SALTER “Missouri’s top health official, Randall involved. was completed, Koebel said. Associated Press Williams, scrutinized menstrual cycles of While Williams said concerns about As part of that investigation, the state women in this state in order to end abor- the clinic are “grave,” he said the issues obtained medical records of women who ST. LOUIS — Missouri’s health depart- tion access,” Yamelsie Rodriguez, presi- are “imminently fixable.” He believes had abortions at the clinic. They found four ment director on Tuesday said he tracked dent and CEO of Reproductive Health there are solutions that both the state and women who required multiple procedures, the menstrual cycles of Planned Parent- Services of Planned Parenthood of the St. Planned Parenthood would agree to that including one where the physician appar- hood patients as part of an effort to identify Louis Region, said in a statement. would allow for licensure. ently missed that a woman was pregnant what the agency says were “failed abor- Missouri House Minority Leader Crys- Planned Parenthood says there are no with twins. The woman underwent two tions” at a St. Louis clinic. tal Quade, a Democrat from Springfield, deals on the table. procedures five weeks apart. Department of Health and Senior Ser- called for an investigation to see if patient Wrangling over the license began when Planned Parenthood officials contend vices Director Randall Williams made the privacy was compromised or if laws were an investigator involved in a March in- the state “cherry-picked” a handful of dif- revelation during the second day of an ad- broken. She also was critical of Williams’ spection of the clinic found that a woman ficult cases out of thousands of otherwise ministrative hearing to determine whether actions. had undergone an abortion that took five successful abortions. They have accused Missouri’s only abortion clinic will lose its “State law requires the health depart- attempts to complete. William Koebel, the state of using the licensing process as license to perform the procedure. ment director to be ‘of recognized char- director of the section of the health de- a tool to eliminate abortions in Missouri, Williams said an investigator made a acter and integrity,’ ” Quade said in a partment responsible for abortion clinic li- saying the state is among several con- spreadsheet at his request that included the statement. “This unsettling behavior calls censing, said Monday that the clinic failed servative-led states seeking to end abor- dates of patients’ last periods, The Kansas into question whether Dr. Williams meets to provide a “complication report” for that tion through tough new laws and tighter City Star reported. He said the goal was to that high standard.” incident. restrictions. find women who needed multiple proce- The state had moved to revoke the clin- That failure led the health department to The Administrative Hearing Commis- dures to complete an abortion. ic’s license in June, citing concerns about launch an investigation of other instances sion isn’t expected to rule on the licensing The head of the St. Louis clinic called a series of “failed abortions” and a lack where women were required to undergo issue until February at the earliest. In the the move “deeply disturbing.” of cooperation from some of the doctors multiple procedures before an abortion meantime, the clinic remains open. PAGE 14 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Thursday, October 31, 2019 NATION Official warns US-Mexico border crisis is not over

BY COLLEEN LONG Border agents saw more families crossing the AND CEDAR ATTANASIO Associated Press border in May this year than the entire budget year of 2014. In 2014, there were about 68,000 WASHINGTON — A top U.S. Border Patrol official has a warn- families for the entire budget year compared with ing: The crisis at the U.S.-Mexico 84,000 in May 2019 alone. border is not over. Even though crossings have been down over the past few months and news of custody illegally — if current numbers this year than the entire budget deaths and teeming facilities full hold, that is. year of 2014. In 2014, there were of children and families has faded Over the budget year that ended about 68,000 families for the en- from front pages and talking Sept. 30, there were 859,510 ap- tire budget year compared with points of politicians, the number prehensions by Border Patrol, 84,000 in May 2019 alone. plus more than 110,000 more peo- of migrants coming over border is There were more than 4,900 still high. And resources are still ple who tried to enter legally but were deemed inadmissible. There people rescued, including a dra- stretched. matic increase in river rescues — “It is kind of a new norm. We’re were nearly 1 million crossings 742, up from 86 the year before. at risk at any time” if some recent from the early 2000s, but those were mostly single men from “I am incredibly proud of the deterrent efforts are blocked by NICK JOHNSON, CODETWOMEDIA/AP the courts, like a policy forcing Mexico who were easily returned, agents,” Hastings said. “They asylum-seekers to wait out their not families from Central Ameri- have been vilified, but they de- Firefighters work near a home that was struck by an airplane claims in Mexico, Brian Hast- ca who require much more care. serve to be thanked because we Tuesday in Woodbridge, N.J. The pilot was killed in the crash, which ings, chief of law enforcement op- While the numbers surged, have never, ever dealt with any- caused an explosion that set two houses ablaze. erations at Border Patrol, said in Homeland Security agents and thing like this before.” an interview with The Associated officers were overwhelmed by the Hastings said the so-called re- numbers of families crossing the Press. main in Mexico program that is border as they continued to rise. Small plane crash leaves “We will go back, mark the expanding in parts of California words; we will go back to the cri- Families with small children re- and Texas, plus a new rule barring sis level that we had before.” quire much more care. pilot dead, houses on fire Immigration has been a top Border officers pleaded for asylum to those who pass through issue since President Donald help but it wasn’t until over the a third country and crackdowns BY DAVID PORTER could take up to three days to clear Trump took office almost three summer, when reports of squalid by Mexico at its own southern Associated Press from the house, whose second years ago, with Democrats heav- conditions and surging numbers border, have helped. More than story the plane had nearly shorn ily critical of his administration of detainees and children dying 55,000 people have been turned WOODBRIDGE, N.J. — A small were published that Congress off before becoming embedded in on border conditions. But Wash- back , and officials say many have plane crashed through the roof of authorized additional funding to the basement. ington is now dominated by talk gone home. a home Tuesday, killing the pilot increase capacity. That funding He said a third home was also of impeachment and immigration The program won’t be extended and causing an explosion that set expired at the end of the fiscal affected. seems somewhat less pressing, into the Arizona border right now, two houses ablaze in a New Jersey with monthly apprehension num- year. The flight left Leesburg, Va., Hastings said, because officials suburb of New York City. bers declining and Mexico and There were more than 200 with only the pilot aboard, before No one was in the home that other nations enhancing coopera- large groups of more than 100 mi- are focused on increasing the 10 a.m., authorities said. The pilot the Cessna 414 crashed into, but tion with the U.S. on immigration grants dropped off by smugglers number of people returned in the was cleared to land at the Linden issues. in remote areas — something that areas where it is already in place. flames spread to another house, Airport, roughly 4 miles from the Still, Trump has not forgot- can shut down an entire station And he’s seen Mexico crack down where a woman escaped injury, crash, but he suddenly lost contact ten an issue that was key to his for the day for processing — and before, but “we’ve never seen Woodbridge Mayor John McCor- with air traffic control, according 2016 victory, pointing to it often there were at least 140,000 people them sustain for that long.” mac said. to Gerhardt. The plane went down not far at public events and at rallies. As who evaded capture. Still, Hastings has said the Gerhardt said the pilot was fly- from an elementary school about ing using instrument flight rules he ramps up his campaign head- Previously, 2014 was considered number of immigration officials 11 a.m., according to National typically used by experienced ing into 2020, he’s likely to invoke a crisis year, when the Obama ad- reassigned to the border has gone it often as a measure of his suc- ministration saw a crush of unac- Transportation Safety Board in- pilots when flying with reduced down, as more agents and officers cess, telling his supporters that companied children at the border. vestigator Adam Gerhardt. visibility. The weather in the area construction is happening on the The overall apprehensions by Bor- go back to their regular jobs. The crash sent flames into the was cloudy and misty at the time long-stalled wall he promised der Patrol were 479,371 — there The Border Patrol is looking air, belched smoke for hours and of the crash. along the southern border and were 372,000 more in 2019. to create a civilian workforce to left neighbors thinking the earth The fires were brought under that far fewer people are being Border agents saw more fami- help agents with some non-law- was shaking. control by early afternoon, the apprehended crossing the border lies crossing the border in May enforcement duties, he said. Gerhardt said the wreckage mayor said. Students’ performance is seen falling behind on Nation’s Report Card

Associated Press ment crisis, and over the past decade it ers further explore the declines we are ing her proposals for federal tax credits for has continued to worsen, especially for our seeing here, especially the larger, more ATLANTA — America’s eighth graders donations made to groups offering scholar- most vulnerable students,” Education Sec- widespread declines across states we are are falling behind in math and reading, ships for private schools, apprenticeships while fourth graders are doing slightly retary Betsy DeVos said. seeing in reading,” Peggy Carr, associate and other educational programs. better in reading, according to the latest The nationwide test is given to a random commissioner of the National Center for One theory is that decreased perfor- results from the Nation’s Report Card. sampling of students in the fourth and Education Statistics told reporters during mance is a residue of trauma suffered by But there were some exceptions to the eighth grades every two years. a conference call. families and spending cuts by school dis- findings, which also showed declines Students made big gains in math in the Both low- and high-achieving eighth tricts during the Great Recession. 1990s and 2000s but have shown little im- graders slipped in reading, but the declines among fourth graders in math. Michael Petrilli, president of education provement since then. were generally worse for lower-perform- Mississippi and the District of Columbia reform group the Thomas Fordham Insti- Reading scores have risen a little since ing students. showed gains, along with some other big- tute, has pointed to data showing that per- city school districts. the tests began in 1992. Carr said it’s up to researchers and other formance has risen and fallen on the test in Nationwide, a little more than a third of The decline in both reading and math to figure out why scores fell. eighth graders are proficient in reading performance among eighth grade students “The assessment is designed to tell you the past in sync with the economy. and math. About a third of fourth grad- preparing to enter high school was espe- what, not why,” she said. “What we saw is that great calamity had ers are proficient in reading, while more cially concerning, authorities said. DeVos pointed to a widening achieve- lingering impacts,” Petrilli said. than 40% of fourth graders are proficient “Eighth grade is a transitional point in ment gap between the highest- and lowest- He said that could also be why “we’d be in math. preparing students for success in high performing students and used the results seeing particularly disappointing results “This country is in a student achieve- school, so it is critical that research- to push for expanded school choice, includ- at the lowest end of the spectrum.” Thursday, October 31, 2019 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 15 NATION Threat to US elections not limited to Russia

BY ERIC TUCKER identified presidential campaign along ly understood.” A recent memo prepared Associated Press ‘ Unfortunately, it’s not with government officials, journalists and by the FBI and Department of Homeland just Russia anymore. In prominent expatriate Iranians. Security warned that Russia may use so- WASHINGTON — Russia interfered in Any foreign effort to interfere in the 2020 cial media to exacerbate divisions within the 2016 election and may try to sway next particular, China, Iran, a election won’t necessarily mirror Russia’s political parties during primaries or hack year’s vote as well. But it’s not the only na- attack in 2016, when Kremlin-linked mili- election websites to spread misinformation tion with an eye on U.S. politics. couple of others, studied tary intelligence officers hacked Democrat- on voting processes. American officials sounding the alarm what the Russians did in ic emails and shared them with WikiLeaks Concerns about foreign influence coin- about foreign efforts to disrupt the 2020 to try to help Republican Donald Trump cide with stepped-up enforcement of a law election include multiple countries in that 2016. ’ defeat Democrat Hillary Clinton. requiring the registration with the Justice warning. Concerns abound not only about James Lewis More likely are the social media cam- Department of lobbyists, media organiza- possible hacking of campaigns but also cybersecurity expert paigns, like the Russia-based one that tions and other entities that do the bidding about the spread of disinformation on so- shaped public opinion in the 2016 elec- of foreign government. Special counsel cial media and potential efforts to breach tion and divided Americans on hot-button Robert Mueller exposed through his inves- voting databases and even alter votes. topics like race and religion. Facebook tigation the unregistered, covert Russian The anxiety goes beyond the possibility announced recently that it has removed campaign to spread disinformation. expert at the Center for Strategic and In- that U.S. adversaries could directly affect four networks of fake, state-backed mis- The Justice Department is concerned ternational Studies in Washington. election results. The mere hint of foreign information-spreading accounts based in about China undertaking similar activi- meddling could undermine public confi- U.S. intelligence agencies reported Rus- Russia and Iran. The company said the ties. Twitter said it has suspended more dence in vote tallies, a worrisome possibil- sian, Chinese and Iranian influence opera- networks sought to disrupt elections in the than 200,000 accounts that it believes were ity in a tight election. tions targeting last year’s midterms, and U.S., North Africa and Latin America. part of a Chinese government influence “Unfortunately, it’s not just Russia any- a senior FBI official recently singled out A Senate Intelligence Committee report campaign targeting the protest movement more. In particular, China, Iran, a couple Beijing as a particular source of concern. described Russia’s social media activities in Hong Kong. The department last year of others, studied what the Russians did in Meanwhile, Microsoft recently reported as a “vastly more complex and strategic as- also required China’s state-owned televi- 2016,” said James Lewis, a cybersecurity that Iranian hackers had targeted an un- sault on the United States than was initial- sion network, CGTN, to register. Ex-Trump aide seeks vacant seat in House

Associated Press Papadopoulos was the first of five Trump aides to plead guilty LOS ANGELES — George as part of Robert Mueller’s inves- Papadopoulos, a former Trump campaign aide who was a key tigation and admitted to lying to figure in the FBI’s Russia probe, federal agents about his conver- filed paperwork Tuesday to run sations with a professor. He also for the U.S. House seat being va- agreed to cooperate in Mueller’s cated by Democrat Katie Hill. investigation. He wants the gov- Papadopoulos didn’t immedi- ernment to declassify material, ately comment, but on Sunday including authorizations by the he tweeted, “I love my state too Foreign Intelligence Surveil- much to see it run down by candi- lance Court that he contends dates like Hill. All talk, no action, could prove he was unlawfully and a bunch of sellouts.” targeted. Hill, whose district covers Los Attorney General William Barr Angeles County, announced her appointed a resignation on Sunday amid an U.S. attorney MEG KINNARD/AP ethics probe into allegations she to conduct a had an inappropriate relationship criminal in- Democratic presidential candidate and former vice president Joe Biden attends a Sunday service at with a staff member. vestigation Morris Brown AME Church in Charleston, S.C., in July. A Catholic priest in South Carolina denied She’s admitted to a consensual examining communion to Biden over the weekend because of Biden’s stance on abortion. relationship with a campaign the origins staff member, but denied one with of Mueller’s a congressional staff member, probe. The Biden’s communion denial shows line which would violate U.S. House current in- rules. She’s called herself the vic- vestigation is examin- tim of revenge porn by an abusive Papadopoulos candidates walk on politics and faith ing what husband she is divorcing. led the U.S. to open a counterin- Papadopoulos was a key figure telligence investigation into the BY MEG KINNARD long Catholic — made a stop at a to 2020 voters, Morey’s commu- in the FBI’s Russia probe into ties Trump campaign and the roles AND ELANA SCHOR local Catholic parish, attending nion denial also raises questions between Russia and the Trump that various countries played in Associated Press services without the press before about whether other Democrats campaign. the U.S. probe. Prosecutors are stopping at other churches with might face similar tests of their The FBI’s counterintelligence also investigating whether the COLUMBIA, S.C. — A Catho- reporters. ability to balance personal beliefs investigation that later became the surveillance and intelligence- lic priest’s denial of communion The Rev. Robert Morey at St. and their public stances on key Mueller probe was triggered, in gathering methods used during to Joe Biden in South Carolina Anthony opted not to serve com- issues. part, by a tip from an Australian on Sunday illustrates the fine the investigation were legal and munion to Biden. The priest Biden’s campaign has de- diplomat who had communicated line presidential candidates must appropriate said in a statement to media out- clined to comment on the situa- with Papadopoulos. Papadopou- walk as they talk about their Papadopoulos enters a field of lets that his decision was based tion. Asked about it Tuesday on los told the diplomat, Alexander faiths: balancing religious values at least three other Republicans on Biden’s support of abortion MSNBC, the former longtime Downer, in May 2016 that Russia with a campaign that asks them to and one Democrat. The other Re- rights, something Morey said the Delaware senator shifted to a dis- had thousands of stolen emails publicans are Navy veteran Mike choose a side in polarizing moral church cannot condone by way of cussion of his views on faith. that would be potentially damag- Garcia, bank executive Angela debates. sacrament. “I practice my faith,” Biden ing to Hillary Clinton. Jacobs Underwood and Mark The awkward moment for His lawyers have sought a par- Cripe, who works for the Los An- Biden came during a weekend The episode recalled the di- told the network. “But I’ve never don from the president. geles County Sheriff’s Depart- campaign swing through South visive debate that erupted in let my religious beliefs, which In the last few months, he’s ment. Former Republican Rep. Carolina, a pivotal firewall in his 2004, when then-Sen. and future I accept based on church doc- been working on a working on a Steve Knight, who lost the seat to hopes to claim the Democratic Democratic presidential nominee trine ... impose that view on other documentary series with his wife Hill in 2018, is also considering presidential nomination. John Kerry grappled with public people.” about their interactions with the running. The former vice president on warnings from several Catholic The denial prompted Faithful special counsel’s team. He’s also The seat was the last Los An- Sunday visited St. Anthony Cath- officials that abortion rights sup- America, a liberal-leaning grass- on the board of advisers for a geles County seat to be held by olic Church in Florence, a mid- porters should not receive com- roots Christian group, to launch medical marijuana company that Republicans before Hill’s victory sized city in the state’s largely munion. As Biden joins other an online petition calling on is hoping to help use cannabis to and was one of seven Democrats rural northeast. As he frequently Democratic candidates in making South Carolina’s Catholic bishop combat the opioid epidemic. flipped last year. does on the trail, Biden — a life- his faith a key element of his pitch to direct Morey to apologize. PAGE 16 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Thursday, October 31, 2019 WORLD Protests in Iraq, Lebanon pose challenge to Iran

BY QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA and torched the offices of political AND JOSEPH KRAUSS parties and government-backed Associated Press militias allied with Iran. In a country that is OPEC’s sec- BAGHDAD — The day after ond-largest oil producer, impov- anti-government protests erupt- erished residents complain that ed in Iraq, Iranian Gen. Qassim powerful Shiite militias tied to Soleimani flew into Baghdad late Iran have built economic empires, at night and took a helicopter to taking control of state reconstruc- the heavily fortified Green Zone, tion projects and branching into where he surprised a group of illicit business activities. top security officials by chairing “All the parties and factions a meeting in place of the prime are corrupt, and this is connected minister. to Iran, because it’s using them to The arrival of Soleimani, the try and export its system of cleri- head of Iran’s elite Quds Force cal rule to Iraq,” said Ali al-Araqi, and the architect of its regional 35 , a protester from the southern security apparatus, signaled Teh- town of Nasiriyah, which has seen ran’s concern over the protests, especially violent clashes between which had erupted across the protesters and security forces. capital and in Iraq’s Shiite heart- land and included calls for Iran to “The people are against this, stop meddling in the country. and that is why you are seeing an Protests in Iraq and Lebanon uprising against Iran,” he said. are fueled by local grievances Overnight Tuesday, masked and mainly directed at political men who appeared to be linked to elites, but they also pose a chal- Iraq’s security forces opened fire lenge to Iran, which closely backs on protesters in Karbala, a holy both governments as well as city associated with the martyr- /AP powerful armed groups in each NABIL AL-JURANI dom of one of the most revered country. An increasingly violent Protesters gather Tuesday near a Basra provincial council building during a demonstration in Basra, Iraq. figures in Shiite Islam. At least 18 crackdown in Iraq and an attack protesters were killed and hun- dreds were wounded in bloodshed by Hezbollah supporters on the Lebanon, both directed at gov- During renewed protests this lyst. “Iran does not want to lose that could mark an ominous turn- main protest camp in Beirut have ernments and factions allied with week, men in black plainclothes these gains. So it has tried to work raised fears of a backlash by Iran Tehran. The protests threaten and masks stood in front of Iraqi through its parties to contain the ing point in the demonstrations. and its allies. Iran’s regional influence at a time soldiers, facing off with protest- protests in a very Iranian way.” In Baghdad, protesters burned “We in Iran know how to deal when it is struggling under crip- ers and firing tear gas. Residents It hasn’t worked. an Iranian flag. Days earlier, pro- with protests,” Soleimani told the pling U.S. sanctions. said they did not know who they The protests in Iraq resumed testers had gathered outside the Iraqi officials, according to two The day after Soleimani’s visit, were, with some speculating they Friday after a brief hiatus, with Iranian Consulate in Karbala, senior officials familiar with the the clashes between the protest- were Iranians. protesters massing in Baghdad’s chanting “Iran, out, out!” meeting who spoke on condition ers and security forces in Iraq “Iran is afraid of these demon- Tahrir Square and clashing with In Lebanon, hundreds of thou- of anonymity to discuss the se- became far more violent, with strations because it has made the security forces as they tried to sands of people have taken to the cret gathering. “This happened in the death toll soaring past 100 as most gains in the government and breach barricades on a bridge streets, demanding the resigna- Iran and we got it under control.” unidentified snipers shot dem- parliament through parties close leading to the Green Zone, the tion of a government dominated But nearly a month later, the onstrators in the head and chest. to it” since the U.S.-led invasion seat of the government and home by pro-Iran factions. As in Iraq, protests in Iraq have resumed Nearly 150 protesters were killed of Iraq in 2003, said Hisham al- to several embassies. In southern the protests are focused on local and demonstrations continue in in less than a week. Hashimi, an Iraqi security ana- Iraq, protesters have attacked grievances. Mount Fuji climber may have live-streamed his own death

BY SIMON DENYER calling himself TEDZO, from me. Let’s warm them up.” The sound of his slide can be ber rescue team began scouring The Washington Post live-streaming his attempt to Then the path becomes nar- heard on the video, along with a the area Tuesday morning, find- reach the summit of the nation’s rower, with a fence on the left, jumble of images including his ing signs of a fall that day but no TOKYO — A man’s body has highest peak Monday afternoon. before sloping down. boots, climbing poles and a smart- body. been found on Mount Fuji, Japa- The video shows a camera’s “Oh, it’s slippery; it’s so slip- phone before it ends in a freeze Now police from Shizuoka pre- nese media reported Wednesday, eye-view of the ascent, with the pery, it’s dangerous,” he said, still frame of the snow, rock and part fecture say they have found a two days after a climber live- climber panting as he said, “I’m laughing. of a blue pole. body but have not yet identified it, streaming a solo winter ascent of rushing to the peak.” “Here are rocks. We can follow In the video, a woman’s voice NHK reported. the mountain was seen dramati- He complains repeatedly about the rocks. It’s pretty dangerous. can also be heard, but it seems to cally falling and sliding down a his cold hands, which he tries to I can climb down by sliding,” he be coming from his phone. The climbing season for the snow-clad slope. warm, at one point saying he has said. Police said they had received 12,388-foot peak ended on Sept. Although more than 300,000 stuck them under his arms. “It’s steep. The path is covered several calls from viewers watch- 10, with the official website advis- people walk up Japan’s iconic “My fingers are losing sensa- with snow … Am I on the right ing the man’s ascent, public ing that trails and huts are closed mountain every year, authorities tion. I wish I had brought a smart- path? I’m slipping! Here it’s also broadcaster NHK reported. after this date and it is “very dan- say it is prohibited to do so in the phone holder. It’s in my pocket,” dangerous with this slope.” Police sent a helicopter to look gerous” to climb the mountain winter. That didn’t stop a climber, he said. “My fingers are killing Finally, he said only “slipping.” for the climber, while a 10-mem- during this period. Christian group wants Belgian opera’s naked Joan of Arc canceled

Associated Press chestrated by Italian director The petition, which has gath- by the criticism and said the ings and statues represented her Romeo Castellucci to be canceled ered more than 10,000 signa- show will go ahead as planned. half-naked.” BRUSSELS — A Christian association is trying to prevent and has launched an online peti- tures, claims that “the symbolic He defended Castelluci’s artistic Co-produced with the Lyon Brussels opera house La Monnaie tion to gather public support. character of Saint Joan of Arc is choices and said in a statement opera house, “Joan of Arc at the from staging a production of Ar- In a letter sent to the Monnaie’s again the target of a pornographic this week he was “stupefied” by Stake” premiered in the French thur Honegger’s oratorio “Jeanne director and to Didier Reynders, representation, this time in Brus- the association’s claims. city two years ago, triggering d’Arc au bucher,” or “Joan of Arc the Belgian minister in charge of sels. An actress completely naked “As soon as all symbolism has protests from far-right militants at the Stake,” in which the heroine cultural affairs, the association is meant to represent her and been removed, a naked woman who clashed with police before appears dressed in men’s clothes argues that the production is “ob- pushes the obscenity to a change stands on stage,” he said. “This the last performance. and, at one point, naked. scene and hurting Christians.” of sex during the performance.” is not a revolutionary representa- “La Monnaie is particularly The Pro Europa Christiana The show is set to run Nov. La Monnaie director Peter de tion of Joan of Arc. Immediately committed to freedom of expres- Federation wants the show or- 5-12. Caluwe has been unimpressed after she was put to death, paint- sion,” de Caluwe said. Thursday, October 31, 2019 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 17 AMERICAN ROUNDUP Test shows heroin in child’s Halloween bag

MIDDLE TOWNSHIP NJ — Laboratory analysis showed heroin was found in a child’s bag at a southern New Jer- sey trunk or treat event. Cape May County Prosecutor Jeffrey Sutherland announced it was one isolated incident, but parents should be vigilant and cautious with any suspicious look- ing packages. It’s not known where the heroin came from or how it got in the bag. The trunk or treat party was held at the Shore Family Success Center in Middle Township. Man: Fear of zombies motivated stabbing

MONETTA — A South SC Carolina man arrested for stabbing a woman said he feared she would feed him to zombies. The Aiken Standard report- ed William Berry, 29, of Aiken was arrested in Monetta after a woman was stabbed multiple times in the back. Sheriff’s deputies later found Berry walking along a highway and arrested him. Under ques- tioning, Berry told deputies he “poked someone” because she was trying to feed him to zombies and being mean to him. The woman, an acquaintance of Berry’s, was taken to a hospital with five or six stab wounds. DON CAMPBELL, THE (ST. JOSEPH, MICH.) HERALD-PALLADIUM/AP Man attacked after jumping on shark Turbulence at the beach

ORLANDO — A 27- A woman walks past the sculpture Turbulence by artist Denis Folz at Silver Beach in St. Joseph, Mich., on Monday. FL year-old man was attacked by a shark that he acci- dentally jumped on in New Smyr- cially designed tablet computers. THE CENSUS mind after further consultation na Beach, according to Volusia The Register-Herald reported with Department of Interior sec- County Beach Safety. the tablets were provided at no The approximate weight in pounds of a great white shark that retary David Bernhardt, whose The unidentified man was surf- cost to taxpayers by Global Tel was tracked to the Gulf of Mexico. Scientists said the 15-foot- department includes the National Park Service. The agency didn’t ing and decided to jump off his Link through its inmate banking 5-inch shark entered the Gulf after a journey down the coast provide reasons for the reversal. board and into the water, said Av services contract with the prison 2K from Canada. OCEARCH, which catches and collects samples The rule would have gone into Jenkins, deputy chief of opera- system. from marine life before releasing the animals back into the ocean, effect Nov. 1 to conform to a tions. The bad timing coincided The tablets give the prisoners tracked the female shark, named Unama’ki. OCEARCH tagged 11 white sharks state law that allows any “street- with a shark that just happened to access to email, video visitation, during its expedition off the coast of Nova Scotia this year. Unama’ki was tagged in legal” vehicle on state and county be swimming nearby. electronic books, music, games the area in September more than 2,000 miles away from Florida waters. roads. The surfer sustained minor and movies. They lack a normal Instead, a long-standing ban on lacerations and was treated on internet browser but do allow ac- cess to select websites, including ATVs in parks will remain. the scene, Jenkins said. troopers pulled over a rental educational and career sites. Game warden OK truck filled with marijuana. All apps and websites are ap- Police shoot, kill Man hurt in golf cart after moose attack Police said the U-Haul truck proved by the Division of Correc- woman waving scissors crash at nudist resort tions and Rehabilitation. was stopped on Interstate 95 WILLOW CITY — in Darien for a traffic violation ND Wildlife officials said when the trooper noticed that BOSSIER CITY — A DAVIDSONVILLE Plaque stolen from a state game warden escaped LA woman who police said MD — A man was injured something didn’t smell right. serious injuries when he was at- was waving a pair of scissors in a golf cart crash at a nudist re- veteran’s cemetery Drug-sniffing dogs were called tacked by a bull moose in North when she was shot twice by a sort in Maryland. in to help and found 420 pounds Dakota. Bossier City officer died. Anne Arundel County fire NATCHEZ — A vet- of marijuana in the truck’s cargo MS Game & Fish Department Bossier City police spokeswom- spokesman Erik Kornmeyer told eran’s cemetery in bed. Mississippi said a bronze marker Chief Game Warden Robert Tim- The men, Kevin Conrado, 27, an Traci Landry said Shannon The Capital that the man suf- Rupert, 45, of Shreveport, died at fered serious injuries and was was stolen from the entrance of ian told KFGO radio that District and Vahe Manjikian, 23, were the memorial. Game Warden Jonathan Toftland charged with possession of mari- LSU Ochsner Hospital. taken by ambulance to a trauma The deadly shooting happened center in Baltimore. He said Robert C. Winkler, assistant was in the Willow City area to in- juana and possession of more director of the Veterans Affairs vestigate a report of an injured or than a kilo of marijuana with in- when Bossier City police re- the injuries weren’t considered sponded to a complaint about a life-threatening. National Cemetery Association, sick bull moose. As Toftland ap- tent to sell. said the marker was posted at the proached the animal, it stood up disorderly person at the LaQuinta He said the man crashed into a Inn, where Rupert was staying. entrance of the Natchez National and charged him, knocking him tree , causing the cart to overturn. Rule allowing ATVs in Landry said Rupert was wav- Cemetery across from the U.S. to the ground. The man wasn’t wearing a helmet national parks rescinded ing a pair of scissors while on a at the time. Department of Veterans Affairs The moose was killed. plaque. He said the bolts holding phone in the lobby of the hotel. the marker were pulled from the 420 pounds of pot SALT LAKE CITY — She said the officer, who was Prison inmates get wall. UT A rule that would have not identified, told Rupert several tablet computers Winkler said the cemetery was found in rental truck allowed ATVs on certain roads times to put down the scissors but established in 1866 and the stolen in the five national parks in Utah she then aggressively approached CHARLESTON — In- plaque, that reads “Natchez Na- DARIEN — Two Los was rescinded by the National the officer, who shot her in the WV mates in West Virginia tional Cemetery,” was posted in CT Angeles men face drug Park Service. upper torso. prisons now have access to spe- 1930. charges in Connecticut after The agency said it changed its From wire reports PAGE 18 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Thursday, October 31, 2019 FACES

Kelly Clarkson and John Legend duet on a new version of “Baby It’s Cold Outside” that is more in tune with the #MeToo era. Legend, Clarkson reimagine criticized Christmas classic Associated Press

John Legend and Kelly Clark- son, his fellow coach on “The Voice,” have joined forces on a re- imagined version of the oft-criti- cized Christmas classic “Baby, It’s Cold Outside.” The song, written by Frank Loesser in 1944, is a duet that has a man trying to convince a woman to stay overnight at his home on a cold winter’s night. It’s been a flashpoint of the #MeToo era, with foes calling it every- thing from sexist to an ode to date AL WAGNER, INVISION/AP rape. Legend and comedian Nata- Craig Morgan performs at the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville on July 16. Morgan wrote a song about his grief, pain and his faith called “The sha Rothwell of HBO’s “Inse- Father, My Son, and the Holy Ghost” that has taken off thanks to an impromptu social media campaign started by Blake Shelton. cure” wrote the new take, which includes Clarkson leading the lyrics: “What will my friends think (I think they should rejoice) Morgan sees meaning in tragedy If I have one more drink? (It’s your body, and your choice.)” Gone are such lines as, “Gosh, your lips look delicious,” sung by Country singer finds God’s purpose in song after son’s drowning death three years ago the man, and “Say, what’s in this drink?” by the woman. BY KRISTIN M. HALL “Ricky told me, ‘You have to sing this song Morgan, an Army veteran whose had hits The Grammy-winning Leg- Associated Press for the rest of your life,’ ” Morgan recalled. like “That’s What I Love About Sunday” and end includes the song on a new Morgan’s first song in three years has been “Redneck Yacht Club,” said that since releas- he last evening that country singer championed by his peers at the Opry and the ing the song, he’s been reading the hundreds expanded version of his first Craig Morgan spent with his 19- larger musical community. His friend and of messages sent daily to him by fans who Christmas album, “A Legendary year-old son, Jerry, was during one fellow Opry member, Blake Shelton, spent identify with the grief and pain, but also the Christmas: The Deluxe Edition,” of Morgan’s performances at Grand T several days tweeting about the song and hope that he described in the song. out Nov. 8. Ole Opry three years ago. urging his 20 million Twitter followers to The original song won an Acad- “The last pictures I have of us together is “I felt a push. I felt shoved to do this, and download the song from iTunes and push it not by people. For me, it was God,” Morgan emy Award in 1949 after Esther on that stage,” Morgan, 55, said backstage at up the charts. said. Williams and Ricardo Montal- the Opry House recently. “So this is a very Soon other celebrities like Kelly Clarkson, ban performed it in the film special place. It was anyway before, but now Ellen DeGeneres, Luke Combs, Carson Daly The song lyrics are also a reference to “Neptune’s Daughter.” Among it has additional meaning, knowing this is and more joined Shelton’s impromptu social Morgan’s conversion to Roman Catholicism, the famous who have reprised it where we hung out together.” media campaign. The song hit No. 3 on Bill- which his family, including Jerry, had been are Lady Gaga and Tony Bennett, Jerry, who was home visiting from col- board’s country digital song sales without going through at the time of his death. That Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Jordan, lege, died in a drowning accident on Ken- the help of a label or radio play. faith and religious education is something he Amy Grant and Vince Gill, and tucky Lake in July 2016. Morgan, who wasn’t “I didn’t even know what was happening,” leaned on heavily over the past three years. Fantasia and CeeLo Green. signed to a label at the time, returned to the said Morgan. “I was in Alaska and had no “And I know I’ll see my son again because Opry this summer to sing a song he wrote idea what was going on until I started getting I know his faith,” Morgan said. Other news about his son called “The Father, My Son, texts from everyone.” Morgan, who announced in September a and The Holy Ghost.” record deal with Broken Bow Records, said He sang about crying until he passed out, Taylor Swift will receive the that the song has given him a purpose to help artist of the decade award at the praying until he thought he couldn’t anymore and realizing that one day he’ll be reunited comfort others, especially people who have American Music Awards on Nov. ‘ I would much rather none of with his son. Morgan stepped off stage, lost a child, and that was always God’s plan. 24. Swift will be honored during physically and emotionally exhausted from this stuff happen and him to be “You know, the thing is, I would much an ABC live telecast from the Mi- the performance, and told his friend Ricky rather none of this stuff happen and him to be crosoft Theater in Los Angeles, able to be here. But that’s not Skaggs, the bluegrass singer and Country able to be here,” Morgan said. “But that’s not dick clark productions announced Hall of Famer, that he didn’t know if he could the way it is.’ the way it is. And now he’s in a place where Wednesday. She has a chance to sing that song again. Craig Morgan what’s happening has a different meaning.” break Michael Jackson’s record for most wins. Swift has won 23 AMAs and has five nominations this year; Jackson holds the re- HBO orders 10 episodes of ‘Game of Thrones’ prequel cord for most wins with 24 tro- phies. Swift has won more awards Associated Press drama was co-created by Martin and Ryan crowded streaming marketplace. at this show than anyone else dur- Condal, whose credits include “Colony.” HBO declined comment on reports Tues- ing this decade. HBO is green-lighting a new “Game of John With- It will focus on House Targaryen, made day that it had dropped another “Game of Actor-comedian Thrones” prequel after reportedly canceling famous in “Game of Thrones” by Emilia Thrones” prequel set thousands of years erspoon, who memorably played another that starred Naomi Watts. Clarke’s Daenerys and her dragons. before the original. A pilot episode starring Ice Cube’s father in the “Friday” The cable channel said Tuesday that it’s “House of the Dragon” was announced by Watts had been filmed in Northern Ireland. films, has died. He was 77. With- given a 10-episode order to “House of the HBO programming president Casey Bloys The straight-to-series order for “House of erspoon’s manager, Alex Good- Dragon,” set 300 years before the original se- during a presentation for HBO Max, the the Dragon,” whether a sign of faith in the man, confirmed late Tuesday that ries that ended its eight-season run in May. streaming service launching in May 2020. A project or pressure to get it into production, Witherspoon died in Los Angeles. The prequel is based on George R.R. spinoff of HBO megahit “Game of Thrones” avoids letting devotees of the fantasy saga No cause of death was released. Martin’s “Fire & Blood,” HBO said. The new would be a key attraction in the increasingly down once more. Thursday, October 31, 2019 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 19

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Transportation 944 Transportation 944 PAGE 20 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Thursday, October 31, 2019 OPINION Max D. Lederer Jr., Publisher Lt. Col. Sean Klimek, Europe commander Lt. Col. Richard McClintic, Pacific commander Young Muslims denounce ISIS, seek change Caroline E. Miller, Europe Business Operations BY DAVID IGNATIUS ISIS will have trouble interview last week what he would do if Washington Post Writers Group his daughter decided to remove her hijab. EDITORIAL finding a successor who Issa said he would try to talk her out of it, WASHINGTON Terry Leonard, Editor matches al-Baghdadi’s on religious grounds, but if she insisted he [email protected] aking predictions about the would accept her choice. That’s not the old Middle East is probably a combination of pious Saudi ulema. Robert H. Reid, Senior Managing Editor fool’s game, but consider this [email protected] Lebanon’s protest movement may be the Mpossibility: The hyper-radical- scholar and bloodthirsty most interesting, because it has brought Tina Croley, Managing Editor for Content ism represented by Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi executioner. together young Sunni Muslims, Shiite [email protected] may have crested. His brutal effort to build Muslims and Christians. The protesters a caliphate has left behind only a pile of are demanding the replacement of the en- Sean Moores, Managing Editor for Presentation ashes, and many young Muslims seem to [email protected] tire political establishment — not just the understand that. protest energy isn’t productive this time, wealthy political tycoons, but the Iran - Joe Gromelski, Managing Editor for Digital Al-Baghdadi created a movement that you have the possibility of another violent backed Hezbollah militia as well. Dem- [email protected] was a theater of violence. Its trademark explosion,” he cautioned. onstrators in the Sunni city of Tripoli in was the videotaping of extreme cruelty: “The Arab world may be at a cross- the north are chanting support for Shiite BUREAU STAFF beheading prisoners, drowning them in roads,” said one well-placed analyst. protesters in the southern city of Tyre, and cages, setting them on fire. This porno- He noted that ISIS is severely damaged. vice versa. Europe/Mideast graphic mayhem was meant to shock and It has lost its caliphate, its popular momen- “Lebanon may be the first Arab country Erik Slavin, Europe & Mideast Bureau Chief enrage — and also to draw young recruits. tum and now its leader. Young Arabs now to enter the post-sectarian era,” Robert [email protected] At first, it succeeded on all counts. It’s have different options available to express Fadel, a former Lebanese member of par- +49(0)631.3615.9350; DSN (314)583.9350 hard to remember now the toxic energy their anger. liament who has been in the streets with that drew Muslims from around the world Pacific The street protests that have hit Leba- the protesters, said in a telephone inter- Aaron Kidd, Pacific Bureau Chief to the self-proclaimed Islamic State at its non, Iraq and Egypt in recent weeks have view from Beirut. Facing this popular on- [email protected] apogee in 2014. slaught, Hezbollah has tried to cling to the a common theme: popular rage at the cor- +81.42.552.2511 ext. 88380; DSN (315)227.7380 But the caliphate’s moment has passed. status quo. ruption of public officials. The three re- In the weeks before al-Baghdadi’s death, The political culture of the Arab world Washington gimes are very different, but they have all young Arabs were in the streets in Beirut, is so fragmented that popular demands for Joseph Cacchioli, Washington Bureau Chief been buffeted by similar bottom-up de- [email protected] Cairo, Baghdad and other Arab cities de- change often degenerate into chaos that, mands for change. (+1)(202)886-0033 manding change — but not in a reversion to in turn, brings a new round of authoritar- Brian Bowers, Assistant Managing Editor, News the time of the Prophet Muhammad’s birth This change movement is visible even in ian government. That’s what happened in [email protected] in the 6th century. The new protest move- authoritarian countries such as Saudi Ara- Egypt and many other nations swept by the ments are secular and generally peaceful. bia and Iran. In both countries, a big factor Arab Spring in 2011. Popular movements CIRCULATION ISIS still poses a deadly threat, espe- has been women’s push for greater social didn’t generate leaders who could make Mideast cially as its embattled remnants seek and political power. In both Riyadh and change something more than a slogan. Robert Reismann, Mideast Circulation Manager revenge for their fallen leader. But the Tehran, for example, vocal movements are The post-al-Baghdadi vacuum could [email protected] survivors will have trouble finding a suc- demanding that women be allowed to ap- produce another charismatic extremist [email protected] cessor who matches al-Baghdadi’s com- pear in public without the hijab, the tradi- who will ignite the fires of rage again. So DSN (314)583-9111 bination of pious scholar and bloodthirsty tional Islamic headscarf. vigilant counterterrorism is still the essen- Europe executioner. Saudi Arabia was once a hidden source tial requirement in dealing with what’s left Karen Lewis, Community Engagement Manager “It seems as if there’s a pendulum that’s of support for Sunni fundamentalism, of ISIS. [email protected] swinging again toward mass protests,” which was a backstop for extremist groups But there’s something else animating [email protected] said William McCants, author of the “The such as ISIS. But that’s less true in recent the Arab world these days, and it isn’t the +49(0)631.3615.9090; DSN (314)583.9090 ISIS Apocalypse,” one of the best books years. A spokesman for this more moder- Islamic chanting that accompanied videos Pacific about the group. That said, he noted that ate Saudi religious view is Sheikh Moham- of beheading. It’s something different — a Mari Mori, [email protected] the popular movement known as the “Arab med al-Issa, the head of the Riyadh-based militant, secular movement demanding +81-3 6385.3171; DSN (315)229.3171 Spring” preceded ISIS’ eruption. “If the Muslim World League. I asked him in an change. CONTACT US Washington tel: (+1)202.886.0003 Al-Baghdadi’s death will bring Iraq no deliverance 633 3rd St. NW, Suite 116, Washington, DC 20001-3050

Reader letters BY BOBBY GHOSH ern and northern provinces, taking city tan augurs poorly. [email protected] Bloomberg Opinion after city while the Iraqi state crumbled. On top of all this, the Iraqi government Then, Iraq was a deeply corrupt state with is even more corrupt that it had been five Additional contacts y rights, the death of Abu Bakr al- years ago — not least because there is stripes.com/contactus an inept military, its society riven with sec- Baghdadi should have been met tarian hatreds. ISIS was able to capitalize more scope for graft, thanks to growing oil OMBUDSMAN with celebrations in the land of his on the resentment of the minority Sunni exports. By Transparency International’s Bbirth. After all, Iraq has endured sect. reckoning, between 2015 and 2018 Iraq Ernie Gates more suffering than any other nation — But majority Shiites were, for the most has slipped seven places on the list of the and bears more scars — from the depreda- part, united behind the government in world’s most corrupt countries, to 168th The Stars and Stripes ombudsman protects the free flow tions of Islamic State. Prime Minister Adil Baghdad. Their support allowed Abdul- (out of 180). of news and information, reporting any attempts by the Abdul-Mahdi should have been the one to Mahdi’s predecessor, Haider al-Abadi, to Can ISIS take advantage of Iraq’s chaos? military or other authorities to undermine the newspaper’s share with his countrymen the news from independence. The ombudsman also responds to concerns fight back against ISIS, with the help of the It is no longer the irresistible force it had and questions from readers, and monitors coverage for fair- Barisha, Syria, that the monster of their U.S. military and militias trained, armed seemed when al-Baghdadi announced his ness, accuracy, timeliness and balance. The ombudsman worst nightmares is no more. and commanded by Iran. caliphate. At their peak, his fighters repre- welcomes comments from readers, and can be contacted Instead, at al-Baghdadi’s death, Abdul- by email at [email protected], or by phone at Now, the Shiites are leading the protests sented the most successful military force Mahdi was hunkered down in his palace 202.886.0003. against the government — and against the in modern Arabian history. Now, the group while his countrymen called, in ever larg- security forces and militias they once ac- has no Syrian stronghold from which to er numbers, for his ouster. The city from claimed as heroes. The Sunnis, meanwhile, mount an assault on Iraq, and thousands of Stars and Stripes (USPS 0417900) is published week- which ISIS’ leader took his nom de guerre fighters are in prison camps. days (except Dec. 25 and Jan. 1) for 50 cents Monday was convulsed in yet another night of vio- have new resentments. Their cities were through Thursday and for $1 on Friday by Pacific Stars and destroyed in the war against ISIS, and But even before al-Baghdadi’s death, Stripes, Unit 45002, APO AP 96301-5002. Periodicals lence as security forces and Iran-backed ISIS had been rebuilding its networks in militias cracked down on Iraqis protesting Abdul-Mahdi’s government has been slow postage paid at San Francisco, CA, Postmaster: Send to release funds for reconstruction. They northern Iraq. The group had also switched address changes to Pacific Stars and Stripes, Unit 45002, against corruption and misrule. to the suicide bombings and hit-and-run APO AP 96301-5002. When Baghdad should have been cel- also are anxious about the growing influ- This newspaper is authorized by the Department of ence of the Shiite militias, and of Iran. attacks of its early days. The drawdown of Defense for members of the military services overseas. ebrating the ignominious end of the false The quality of the Iraqi military is sig- U.S. troops from Syria and the distraction However, the contents of Stars and Stripes are unofficial, caliph, authorities were announcing a of the Syrian Defense Forces will likely re- and are not to be considered as the official views of, or nificantly better than it was in 2014, but curfew. open spaces for ISIS fighters to regroup. endorsed by, the U.S. government. As a DOD newspaper, Abdul-Mahdi’s decision to sack the general Stars and Stripes may be distributed through official chan- Al-Baghdadi would have derived some The loss of their leader will undoubtedly who led the fight against ISIS indicates nels and use appropriated funds for distribution to remote comfort in the last few days among the slow the resurgence, but developments in locations where overseas DOD personnel are located. that all is not well among the men in uni- living from the turmoil engulfing his Iraq will give the terrorists something to The appearance of advertising in this publication does form. The integration of Shiite militias into not constitute endorsement by the Department of Defense homeland. After the calm that briefly fol- cling to as they mourn him. Rather than or Stars and Stripes of the products or services advertised. lowed the extirpation of ISIS at the end of the military has not gone as smoothly as Abdul-Mahdi celebrating the tidings from Products or services advertised shall be made available for 2017, Iraq was once again experiencing Baghdad — and Tehran — had hoped. purchase, use or patronage without regard to race, color, Barisha with his countrymen, it may be al- religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, physical conditions most propitious for the terror- It doesn’t help that the American mili- Baghdadi’s successor who rallies his sup- handicap, political affiliation or any other nonmerit factor ist organization’s regeneration under his tary presence in Iraq depends on the porters with the news from Baghdad. of the purchaser, user or patron. successor. whims and political calculations of the In many ways, the country is in even White House’s mercurial occupant. The Bobby Ghosh is a columnist and member of the © Stars and Stripes 2019 Bloomberg Opinion editorial board. He writes on greater chaos than in the spring and sum- churlish reception accorded to U.S. troops foreign affairs, with a special focus on the Middle stripes.com mer of 2014, when ISIS stormed the west- withdrawing from Syria into Iraqi Kurdis- East and the wider Islamic world. Thursday, October 31, 2019 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 21 BUSINESS/WEATHER Rust Belt slump could erode Trump’s base

BY JOSH BOAK ruptcy expert, seized on the news labor stronghold where Trump AND JOHN SEEWER as evidence of Trump failing his surprised Democrats by win- Associated Press voters. ning half the vote in 2016. But for “He made promises to working every GM-scale closure, there TOLEDO, Ohio — President people all across this country that are other, lower profile layoffs in Donald Trump once promised he would be there on their be- other states. that coal and steel would be the half. Instead he’s been there for Nearly 950 manufacturing jobs beating heart of a revived U.S. the lobbyists, he’s been there for in Pennsylvania were lost in May economy — a nostalgic vision the giant corporations, he’s been when the cabinetmaker Wood- that helped carry him to victory there to help make the rich richer Mode shuttered. Bimbo Bakeries three years ago in the industrial and leave everyone else behind,” closed a plant in July in north- Midwest. she said. ern Pennsylvania that cost 151 But a year away from Election For the first two years of his jobs, according to filings with the Day, that promised renaissance presidency, Trump oversaw an state. is not materializing and both sec- economic recovery that extended tors are faltering in ways that are across sectors and regions — add- painfully familiar and politically ing manufacturing and factory EXCHANGE RATES significant. jobs in the Rust Belt and beyond. Military rates Recent data shows manufactur- JOHN MINCHILLO/AP But recent signs show that Euro costs (Oct. 31) ...... $1.1409 € ing jobs are disappearing across trajectory shifting downward Dollar buys (Oct. 31) ...... 0.75776 The General Motors’ Lordstown plant in Lordstown, Ohio, closed in British pound (Oct. 31) ...... $1.61 Pennsylvania, Michigan and quickly, fueled by a slumping Japanese yen (Oct. 31) ...... 106.00 March. An economic renaissance in the industrial Midwest promised South Korean won (Oct. 31) ...... 1,139.00 Ohio, states critical to Trump’s global economy and the trade Commercial rates by President Donald Trump has suffered in ways that could be reelection chances. On Tuesday, wars escalated by the Trump Bahrain (Dinar) ...... 0.3770 Murray Energy, a major mining problematic for Trump’s reelection. British pound ...... $1.2878 administration. Canada (Dollar) ...... 1.3086 firm with close ties to the presi- So far this year, Ohio has shed China (Yuan) ...... 7.0559 dent, became the latest of many to fatten their bank accounts. 40 percentage points. But the Denmark (Krone) ...... 6.7260 2,400 factory jobs. Michigan has Egypt (Pound) ...... 16.1531 coal companies to file for bank- “I don’t think that Ohio is just a company’s presence is far larger, lost 6,200. Pennsylvania has 9,100 Euro ...... $1.1109/0.9002 ruptcy this year, rattling commu- lock in the Republican’s column, including 17 mines across Ala- Hong Kong (Dollar) ...... 7.8411 fewer manufacturing workers. Hungary (Forint) ...... 296.65 nities across Ohio, West Virginia nor do I think that blue-collar bama, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, West Virginia employers have cut Israel (Shekel) ...... 3.5273 and Kentucky. voters are settled on who they’re Pennsylvania, Utah and West Vir- Japan (Yen) ...... 108.91 400 mining jobs. And Kentucky Kuwait (Dinar) ...... 0.3037 The news followed recent lay- likely to select,” said Robert Alex- ginia, as well as Colombia, South has let go of 600 mine workers. Norway (Krone) ...... 9.2328 offs at a prominent steel manu- ander, a political scientist at Ohio America. General Motors struck a dev- Philippines (Peso)...... 50.97 Poland (Zloty) ...... 3.84 facturer in northeastern Ohio Northern University. “There is a The company’s former CEO, astating blow to Ohio by ending Saudi Arabia (Riyal) ...... 3.7498 and General Motors’ final deci- lot of economic angst still in the Bob Murray, is a Trump donor more than 50 years of car manu- Singapore (Dollar) ...... 1.3627 South Korea (Won) ...... 1,168.49 sion this fall to shutter its massive state.” and advocate for his company’s in- facturing at an assembly plant in Switzerland (Franc)...... 0.9925 plant at Lordstown, Ohio. Recent elections haven’t shown terests. Murray openly pressured Lordstown, near Youngstown, a Thailand (Baht) ...... 30.24 that angst to be aimed at Repub- Trump to issue an emergency Turkey (Lira) ...... 5.7331 The turmoil in the manufactur- (Military exchange rates are those ing and mining sectors threatens licans. After Trump won Ohio by order that would have exempted MARKET WATCH available to customers at military banking facilities in the country of issuance to undermine Trump’s claim to a 12 percentage points — the larg- his struggling company from en- for Japan, South Korea, Germany, the booming economy — the bedrock est margin of any presidential vironmental regulations he said Netherlands and the United Kingdom. For nonlocal currency exchange rates (i.e., of his and his Republican allies’ candidate since 1988 — Republi- were burdensome. Trump flirted purchasing British pounds in Germany), campaign strategy — in places cans fared better in Ohio than in with that idea but never approved check with your local military banking facility. Commercial rates are interbank where it matters most. While many other states in last year’s it. rates provided for reference when buying Trump’s economy is benefiting midterms, nabbing every state- Murray said Tuesday the com- currency. All figures are foreign currencies to one dollar, except for the British pound, high-tech manufacturing and wide office but one. pany is filing for Chapter 11 bank- which is represented in dollars-to-pound, energy sectors in other regions, Murray Energy is based in ruptcy, a restructuring that puts and the euro, which is dollars-to-euro.) the manufacturing slump across St. Clairsville, Ohio, a small city at risk the incomes, pensions and INTEREST RATES the Rust Belt may test whether near the West Virginia and Penn- health care benefits of roughly Prime rate ...... 5.00 Trump can retain his appeal to sylvania borders in a county that 7,0 0 0 workers. Discount rate ...... 2.50 blue-collar workers without hav- voted for Trump over Democrat Democratic presidential can- Federal funds market rate ...... 1.85 3-month bill ...... 1.58 ing fully delivered on his promise Hillary Clinton by a margin of didate Elizabeth Warren, a bank- 30-year bond ...... 2.33 WEATHER OUTLOOK THURSDAY IN THE MIDDLE EAST THURSDAY IN EUROPE FRIDAY IN THE PACIFIC

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Sports Pro football Tennis Pro soccer Deals NFL Paris Masters MLS playoffs Tuesday’s transactions on AFN AMERICAN CONFERENCE Tuesday First Round BASEBALL East At Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy Saturday, Oct. 19 American League W L T Pct PF PA Paris Eastern Conference LOS ANGELES ANGELS — Assigned LHP New England 8 0 0 1.000 250 61 Purse: $5,207,405 Atlanta 1, New England 0 Miguel Del Pozo, RHP Nick Tropeano and Go to the American Forces Buffalo 5 2 0 .714 134 122 Surface: Hardcourt indoor Toronto 5, D.C. 1, ET 3B Kaleb Cowart outright to Salt Lake N.Y. Jets 1 6 0 .143 78 185 Men’s Singles Western Conference (PCL). Network website for the most Miami 0 7 0 .000 77 238 First Round Seattle 4, Dallas 3 MINNESOTA TWINS — Exercised 2020 up-to-date TV schedules. South Corentin Moutet, France, def. Dusan Salt Lake 2, Portland 1 option on DH Nelson Cruz. Assigned 2B Indianapolis 5 2 0 .714 158 151 Lajovic, Serbia, 6-4, 1-6, 6-3. Sunday, Oct. 20 Ronald Torreyes and OFs Ian Miller and myafn.net Houston 5 3 0 .625 212 188 Taylor Fritz, United States, def. Fran- Eastern Conference Ryan LaMarre outright to Rochester (IL). Jacksonville 4 4 0 .500 173 163 ces Tiafoe, United States, 7-6 (6), 3-6, 6- Philadelphia 4, New York Red Bulls 3, Claimed RHP Matt Wisler off waivers Tennessee 4 4 0 .500 148 135 4. ET from Seattle. North Alex de Minaur, Australia, def. Laslo Western Conference SEATTLE MARINERS — INF Ryon Healy College football Baltimore 5 2 0 .714 214 156 Djere, Serbia, 6-1, 6-4. LA Galaxy 2, Minnesota 1 and OF Keon Broxton declined outright Pittsburgh 3 4 0 .429 150 145 Denis Shapovalov, Canada, def. Gilles Conference Semifinals assignment to become free agents. Cleveland 2 5 0 .286 133 181 Simon, France, 2-2, ret. Eastern Conference TORONTO BLUE JAYS — Designated Cincinnati 0 8 0 .000 124 210 Kyle Edmund, Britain, def. Ricardas Wednesday, Oct. 23 RHP Ryan Dull for assignment. Claimed Schedule West Berankis, Lithuania, 6-4, 6-3. Toronto 2, New York City 1 RHP Anthony Bass off waivers from Se- Thursday, Oct. 31 Kansas City 5 3 0 .625 226 181 Grigor Dimitrov, Bulgaria, def. Ugo Thursday, Oct. 24 attle. SOUTH Oakland 3 4 0 .429 151 192 Humbert, France, 4-6, 6-1, 6-2. Atlanta 2, Philadelphia 0 BASKETBALL Georgia Southern (4-3) at Appalachian L.A. Chargers 3 5 0 .375 157 157 Second Round Western Conference National Basketball Association St. (7-0) Denver 2 6 0 .250 125 151 Jan-Lennard Struff, Germany, def. Wednesday, Oct. 23 CLEVELAND CAVALIERS — Exercised SOUTHWEST NATIONAL CONFERENCE Karen Khachanov (8), Russia, 7-6 (5), 3- Seattle 2, Salt Lake 0 G Collin Sexton’s third-year contract op- West Virginia (3-4) at Baylor (7-0) East 6, 7-5. Thursday, Oct. 24 tion. Friday, Nov. 1 W L T Pct PF PA Radu Albot, Moldova, def. Andreas Los Angeles 5, LA Galaxy 3 MIAMI HEAT — Reinstated G Dion EAST Dallas 4 3 0 .571 190 124 Seppi, Italy, 7-6 (5), 7-6 (6). Conference Championships Waiters from suspension. Princeton (6-0) at Cornell (2-4) Philadelphia 4 4 0 .500 202 199 Jeremy Chardy, France, def. Daniil Tuesday, Oct. 29 TORONTO RAPTORS — Promoted Alex Navy (6-1) at UConn (2-6) N.Y. Giants 2 6 0 .250 158 218 Medvedev (4), Russia, 4-6, 6-2, 6-4. Seattle 3, Los Angeles 1 McKechnie to vice president/player Saturday, Nov. 2 Washington 1 7 0 .125 99 195 Alexander Zverev (6), Germany, def. Wednesday, Oct. 30 health and performance. EAST South Fernando Verdasco, Spain, 6-1, 6-3. Toronto at Atlanta WASHINGTON WIZARDS — Assigned St. Francis (Pa.) (4-4) at Duquesne (5-2) New Orleans 7 1 0 .875 195 156 Men’s Doubles MLS Cup Gs Justin Robinson and Admiral Scho- Colgate (1-8) at Georgetown (5-3) Carolina 4 3 0 .571 179 184 First Round Sunday, Nov. 10 field to Capital City (NBAGL). Butler (2-6) at Marist (2-5) Tampa Bay 2 5 0 .286 196 212 Ivan Dodig, Croatia, and Filip Polasek Seattle at Atlanta or Toronto at Se- FOOTBALL Michigan (6-2) at Maryland (3-5) Atlanta 1 7 0 .125 165 250 (8), Slovakia, def. Sander Gille and Joran attle National Football League LIU (0-7) at Robert Morris (4-4) North Vliegen, Belgium, 7-6 (2), 7-6 (4). ATLANTA FALCONS — Released PK Boston College (4-4) at Syracuse (3-5) Artem Sitak, New Zealand, and Divij Matt Bryant. Waived CB D.J. White and Liberty (5-3) at UMass (1-7) Green Bay 7 1 0 .875 215 163 Tuesday Minnesota 6 2 0 .750 211 132 Sharan, India, def. Bruno Soares, Brazil, QB Danny Etling. Signed PK Younghoe CCSU (7-1) at Wagner (1-7) and Mate Pavic (4), Croatia, 6-7 (5), 6-4, Koo. Columbia (2-4) at Yale (5-1) Detroit 3 3 1 .500 180 186 Seattle 3, Los Angeles FC 1 Chicago 3 4 0 .429 128 122 10-3. BUFFALO BILLS — Released LB Nate Fordham (3-5) at Lafayette (1-7) Marin Cilic, Croatia, and Pablo Cue- Seattle 2 1—3 Hall. Signed LB Del’Shawn Phillips to the Holy Cross (4-4) at Lehigh (4-3) West Los Angeles FC 1 0—1 San Francisco 7 0 0 1.000 207 77 vas, Uruguay, def. Taylor Fritz, United practice squad. Sacred Heart (4-4) at Bryant (2-7) States, and Alex de Minaur, Australia, 7-6 First half—1, Los Angeles FC, Atues- CAROLINA PANTHERS — Placed WR Dartmouth (6-0) at Harvard (4-2) Seattle 6 2 0 .750 208 196 ta, 4, 17th minute; 2, Seattle, Ruidiaz, L.A. Rams 5 3 0 .625 214 174 (3), 6-3. Braxton Miller on practice squad IR. NC Central (3-5) at Howard (1-7) Nicolas Mahut and Pierre-Hugues 13 (Lodeiro), 22nd; 3, Seattle, Lodeiro, 9 Signed WR Quadree Henderson to the Villanova (6-2) at New Hampshire (4-3) Arizona 3 4 1 .438 170 223 (Jones), 26th. Thursday’s games Herbert (7), France, def. Gilles Simon and practice squad. Brown (1-5) at Penn (2-4) Adrian Mannarino, France, walkover. Second half—4, Seattle, Ruidiaz, 14 CHICAGO BEARS — Placed LB Fadol Merrimack (4-4) at Rhode Island (1-7) Minnesota 19, Washington 9 (Lodeiro), 64th. Delaware (4-4) at Towson (4-4) Karen Khachanov and Andrey Rublev, Brown on practice squad IR. Signed LB Sunday’s games Russia, def. Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi, Paki- Goalies—Seattle, Stefan Frei, Bryan James Vaughters to the practice squad. Maine (3-5) at Albany (NY) (5-3) New Orleans 31, Arizona 9 Meredith; Los Angeles FC, Tyler Miller, SOUTH stan, and Stefanos Tsitsipas, Greece, 3-6, GREEN BAY PACKERS — Released TE L.A. Chargers 17, Chicago 16 6-4, 10-5. Pablo Sisniega. Evan Baylis and WR Darrius Shepherd. Old Dominion (1-7) at FIU (4-4) Seattle 27, Atlanta 20 Yellow Cards—Leerdam, Seattle, 81st; Houston (3-5) at UCF (6-2) Signed CB Tremon Smith from the prac- Detroit 31, N.Y. Giants 26 Tolo, Seattle, 90th+3. tice squad. NC State (4-3) at Wake Forest (6-1) Philadelphia 31, Buffalo 13 WTA Finals —22,099. Valparaiso (1-7) at Davidson (5-3) A JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS — Placed WR L.A. Rams 24, Cincinnati 10 Marqise Lee on IR. Released RB Alfred Austin Peay (5-3) at E. Kentucky (5-3) Indianapolis 15, Denver 13 Tuesday Presbyterian (0-8) at Hampton (4-4) At C.R. Shenzhen Bay Sports Center Blue from the injured list. Signed CB Tae Jacksonville 29, N.Y. Jets 15 Hayes from the practice squad. Stetson (5-2) at Jacksonville (2-6) Tennessee 27, Tampa Bay 23 Shenzhen, China Purse: $14 million (Tour Championship) Golf LOS ANGELES RAMS — Traded CB Aqib Dayton (4-3) at Morehead St. (4-4) San Francisco 51, Carolina 13 Charleston Southern (2-6) at Gardner- Surface: Hard-Indoor Talib and a fifth-round draft pick to Mi- Webb (3-5) Houston 27, Oakland 24 Round Robin ami for an undisclosed future draft pick. NC A&T (5-2) at SC State (5-2) New England 27, Cleveland 13 Singles LPGA Tour money leaders MIAMI DOLPHINS — Placed CB Xavien W. Carolina (1-7) at VMI (4-4) Green Bay 31, Kansas City 24 Red Group Howard on IR. Activated DT Robert Nke- Furman (5-3) at Chattanooga (4-4) Open: Dallas, Baltimore Kiki Bertens, Netherlands, def. Ash Through Oct. 27 mdiche from the PUP list. William & Mary (2-6) at Elon (4-4) Monday’s game Barty (1), Australia, 3-6, 6-3, 6-4. Trn Money NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS — Released Monmouth (NJ) (6-2) at Kennesaw St. Pittsburgh 27, Miami 14 Belinda Bencic (7), Switzerland, def. 1. Jin Young Ko 20 $2,714,281 PK Mike Nugent and TE Eric Tomlinson (7-1) Thursday, Oct. 31 Petra Kvitova (6), Czech Republic, 6-3, 1- 2. Jeongeun Lee6 22 $1,960,998 from the active roster and OL Aaron Alabama St. (3-4) at MVSU (2-6) San Francisco at Arizona 6, 6-4. 3. Sung Hyun Park 18 $1,500,237 Monteiro from the practice squad. Tennessee Tech (4-4) at Murray St. (4-5) Sunday, Nov. 3 Standings: Barty (1-1, sets 3-3, games 4. Brooke M. Henderson 25 $1,426,274 NEW YORK JETS — Traded DL Leon- Morgan St. (1-7) at Norfolk St. (2-6) Houston vs Jacksonville at London 30-25), Bencic (1-1, 3-3, 23-30), r-Bertens 5. Lexi Thompson 19 $1,404,576 ard Williams to the N.Y. Giants for a 2020 Campbell (6-1) at North Alabama (2-6) N.Y. Jets at Miami (1-0, 2-1, 15-13), Kvitova (0-2, 2-4, 29-30), 6. Danielle Kang 20 $1,241,806 third-round and a 2021 fifth-round draft Troy (3-4) at Coastal Carolina (3-4) Washington at Buffalo w-Osaka (1-0, 2-1, 17-16). 7. Minjee Lee 23 $1,235,010 picks. Texas Southern (0-7) at Grambling St. Tennessee at Carolina Purple Group 8. Sei Young Kim 23 $1,159,926 OAKLAND RAIDERS — Waived LB Justin (3-4) Minnesota at Kansas City Standings: Elina Svitolina (1-0, 2-0, 9. Ariya Jutanugarn 26 $1,129,220 Phillips. Signed LB Brandon Marshall. Stony Brook (5-3) at Richmond (4-4) Chicago at Philadelphia 13-10), Simona Halep (1-0, 2-1, 16-15), Bi- 10. Nelly Korda 18 $1,065,909 PHILADELPHIA EAGLES — Waived DT SE Missouri (5-3) at Tennessee St. (2-6) Indianapolis at Pittsburgh anca Andreescu (0-1, 1-2, 15-16), Karolina Bruce Hector. Signed TE Scott Orndoff to Jacksonville St. (6-3) at UT Martin (5-3) Tampa Bay at Seattle the practice squad. Middle Tennessee (3-5) at Charlotte (3-5) Pliskova (0-1, 0-2, 10-13). LPGA Tour statistics Detroit at Oakland Doubles HOCKEY The Citadel (5-4) at ETSU (2-6) Green Bay at L.A. Chargers Through Oct. 27 Miami (4-4) at Florida St. (4-4) Purple Group National Hockey League Cleveland at Denver Sam Stosur, Australia, and Zhang Sh- Scoring ANAHEIM DUCKS — Recalled D Josh Florida (7-1) at Georgia (6-1) New England at Baltimore 1, Jin Young Ko, 68.933. 2, Hyo Joo Arkansas St. (4-4) at Louisiana-Mon- uai (7), China, def. Gabriela Dabrowski, Mahura from San Diego (AHL). Assigned Open: L.A. Rams, New Orleans, Atlan- Canada, and Xu Yifan (4), China, 4-6, 6-4, Kim, 69.492. 3, Sung Hyun Park, 69.493. D Brendan Guhle to San Diego. roe (3-4) ta, Cincinnati 4, Brooke M. Henderson, 69.656. 5, Jeon- Wofford (5-2) at Clemson (8-0) 10-5. DETROIT RED WINGS — Placed LW Jus- Delaware St. (1-7) at Florida A&M (7-1) Monday, Nov. 4 Hsieh Su-wei, Taiwan, and Barbora geun Lee6, 69.687. 6, Mi Jung Hur, 69.827. tikn Abdelkader on IR, retroactive to Oct. Pittsburgh (5-3) at Georgia Tech (2-5) Dallas at N.Y. Giants Strycova (2), Czech Republic, def. Kat- 7, Nelly Korda, 69.864. 8 (tie), Carlota 23. Assigned RW Evgeny Svechnikov to Tulsa (2-6) at Tulane (5-3) erina Siniakova and Barbora Krejcikova Ciganda and Minjee Lee, 69.917. 10, Amy Grand Rapids (AHL). Activated LW Adam FAU (5-3) at W. Kentucky (5-3) NFL calendar (6), Czech Republic, 6-2, 1-6, 10-5. Yang, 69.973. Erne from IR. Recalled D Joe Hicketts Texas St. (2-5) at Louisiana-Lafayette Standings: Hsieh-Strycova (2-0, 4-2, Driving Distance from Grand Rapids. (5-2) Dec. 12 — League meeting, Las Coli- 19-18), Krejcikova-Siniakova (1-1, 3-2, 20- 1, Anne van Dam, 283.843. 2, Maria LOS ANGELES KINGS — Recalled F Carl Northwestern St. (1-7) at McNeese St. nas, Texas. 14), Stosur-Zhang (1-1, 3-3, 21-21), Dab- Fassi, 282.241. 3, Angel Yin, 279.719. 4, Grundstrom from Ontario (AHL). (5-4) Jan. 4-5, 2020 — Wild-card playoffs. rowski-Xu (0-2, 1-4, 16-23). Joanna Klatten, 278.659. 5, Lexi Thomp- NASHVILLE PREDATORS — Signed D Stephen F. Austin (1-7) at SE Louisiana Jan. 11-12 — Divisional playoffs. Red Group son, 277.115. 6, Sung Hyun Park, 276.799. Roman Josi to an eight-year contract. (4-3) Jan. 19 — AFC, NFC championship Standings: Timea Babos-Kristina 7, Nanna Koerstz Madsen, 275.828. 8, Recalled F Colin Blackwell from Milwau- Alabama A&M (5-3) at Southern U. (4-4) games. Mladenovic (1-0, 2-1, 12-9), Anna-Lena Elizabeth Szokol, 273.798. 9, Brooke M. kee (AHL). Mississippi (3-5) at Auburn (6-2) Jan. 26 — Pro Bowl. Groenefeld-Demi Schuurs (1-0, 2-1, 9-11), Henderson, 272.972. 10, Carlota Ciganda, SOCCER Cincinnati (6-1) at East Carolina (3-5) Feb. 2 — Super Bowl, Miami Gardens, Elise Mertens-Aryna Sabalenka (0-1, 1-2, 272.762. Major League Soccer Ark.-Pine Bluff (5-3) at Jackson St. (3-5) Fla. 11-9), Chan Hao-ching-Latisha Chan (0-1, Greens in Regulation FC DALLAS — Exercised 2020 contract Samford (4-4) at Mercer (3-5) Feb. 24-March 2 — NFL scouting com- 1-2, 9-12). 1, Jin Young Ko, 79.70%. 2, Nelly Korda, options on Fs Dominique Badji, Jesrreira UAB (6-1) at Tennessee (3-5) bine, Indianapolis. w-withdrew, r-replacement 76.70%. 3, Jodi Ewart Shadoff, 75.90%. 4 and Bryan Reynolds; Ms Michael Barrios SMU (8-0) at Memphis (7-1) (tie), Yu Liu and Lexi Thompson, 75.80%. and Jacori Hayes; Ds Reggie Cannon, Virginia (5-3) at North Carolina (4-4) 6, Sung Hyun Park, 75.70%. 7, Minjee Lee, Matt Hedges and Callum Montgomery; Vanderbilt (2-5) at South Carolina (3-5) 75.50%. 8, Anna Nordqvist, 75.10%. 9, and Gs Jimmy Maurer and Kyle Zobeck. MIDWEST Boxing Caroline Masson, 75.00%. 10, Jeongeun Did not exercise options on F Cristian N. Illinois (3-5) at Cent. Michigan (5-4) Lee6, 74.90%. Colman M Edwin Gyasi and D Moises Buffalo (4-4) at E. Michigan (4-4) Putts per GIR Hernandez. Nebraska (4-4) at Purdue (2-6) Oubaali’s WBC World bantamweight 1, Mi Jung Hur, 1.724. 2, Hyo Joo Kim, LA GALAXY — M Chris Pontius an- N. Iowa (5-3) at Illinois St. (6-2) Fight schedule title. nounced his retirement. S. Illinois (4-4) at Indiana St. (3-5) 1.729. 3, Haru Nomura, 1.742. 4, Jin Young Nov. 1 Nov. 9 Ko, 1.745. 5, Nanna Koerstz Madsen, MINNESOTA UNITED — Signed Ds Ike Akron (0-8) at Bowling Green (2-6) At Sam’s Town Hotel Casino, Las Ve- At Chukchansi Park, Fresno, Calif., Opara and Michael Boxall to multi-year South Dakota (3-5) at W. Illinois (0-8) 1.751. 6, Sung Hyun Park, 1.755. 7, Ariya gas, Xavier Martinez vs. Jessie Cris Ro- Jamel Herring vs. Lamont Roach Jr., 12, Jutanugarn, 1.759. 8, Moriya Jutanugarn, contracts. Virginia Tech (5-2) at Notre Dame (5-2) for Herring’s WBO super featherweight S. Dakota St. (5-2) at Missouri St. (1-6) sales, 10, super featherweights; Rich- 1.761. 9, Brittany Altomare, 1.762. 10, Amy PORTLAND TIMBERS — Signed MF Se- Rutgers (2-6) at Illinois (4-4) ardson Hitchins vs. Kevin Johnson, 10 title. Yang, 1.764. bastian Blanco to a multi-year contract Kansas St. (5-2) at Kansas (3-5) rounds, super lightweights. At Staples Center, Los Angeles, Billy Birdies extension. N. Dakota St. (8-0) at Youngstown St. Nov. 2 Joe Saunders vs. Marcelo Esteban Coce- 1, Ariya Jutanugarn, 375. 2, Yu Liu, 366. SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES — Acquired (5-3) At MGM National Harbor, Oxon Hill, res, 12, for Saunders’ WBO super middle- 3, Brooke M. Henderson, 362. 4, Moriya MF Judson from Brazil’s Tombense and Northwestern (1-6) at Indiana (6-2) Md., Brian Castano vs. Wale Omotoso, 10, weight title. Jutanugarn, 349. 5, Sei Young Kim, 347. signed him to a multi-year contract us- SOUTHWEST super welterweights; Javier Fortuna vs. At The Gardens Casino, Hawaiian Gar- 6 (tie), Carlota Ciganda and Jeongeun ing Targeted Allocation Money. UTSA (3-4) at Texas A&M (5-3) Jesus Cuellar, 10, super featherweights. dens, Calif., Madiyar Ashkeyev vs. Walter Lee6, 336. 8 (tie), Brittany Altomare and UTEP (1-6) at North Texas (3-5) At Dignity Health Sports Park, Carson, Wright, 10, for the vacant WBC USNBC Minjee Lee, 334. 10, Jin Young Ko, 328. TCU (4-3) at Oklahoma St. (5-3) Calif., Miguel Berchelt vs. Jason Sosa, 12, super welterweight title. Eagles Marshall (5-3) at Rice (0-8) for Berchelt’s WBC World super feather- Nov. 15 1, Ariya Jutanugarn, 20. 2, Carlota AP sportlight Mississippi St. (3-5) at Arkansas (2-6) weight title; Jerwin Ancajas vs. Jonathan At Paris, Kane Wtts vs. Arsen Goular- Ciganda, 19. 3, Brooke M. Henderson, 15. Cent. Arkansas (6-2) at Lamar (4-4) Rodriguez, 12, for Ancajas’ IBF super irian, 12, for Watts’ WBA Super World 4, Anne van Dam, 14. 5 (tie), Brittany Al- Nicholls (4-4) at Incarnate Word (5-3) flyweight title; Javier Molina vs. Hiroki cruiserweight title. tomare, Kristen Gillman and Gaby Lopez, Oct. 31 FAR WEST Okada, 10, junior welterweights. At WinnaVegas Casino & Resort, 1948 — Sammy Baugh of Washington 11. 8, Lexi Thompson, 10. 9, 9 tied with 9. passes for 446 yards and four touch- S. Utah (2-7) at Montana St. (5-3) At MGM Grand, Las Vegas, Sergey Sloan, Iowa, Erik Vega Ortiz vs. Alberto Sand Save Percentage Army (3-5) at Air Force (6-2) downs and Dan Sandifer has four inter- Kovalev vs. Canelo Alvarez, 12, for WBO Palmetta, 10, welterweights; Marcos 1, So Yeon Ryu, 60.94%. 2, Hyo Joo ceptions, including two for touchdowns, UNLV (2-6) at Colorado St. (3-5) light heavyweight title; Bakhram Mur- Escudero vs. Joseph George, 10, light Kim, 60.00%. 3, Morgan Pressel, 59.63%. Utah (7-1) at Washington (5-3) as the Redskins beat the Boston Yanks tazaliev vs. Jorge Fortea, 12, junior mid- heavyweights. 4, Pajaree Anannarukarn, 59.52%. 5 (tie), 56-21. N. Arizona (4-4) at E. Washington (3-5) dleweights; Blair Cobbs vs. Carlos Ortiz, Nov. 16 Oregon St. (3-4) at Arizona (4-4) Nasa Hataoka and Yu Liu, 59.38%. 7, Min- 1950 — Earl Lloyd of the Washington N. Colorado (1-7) at Idaho St. (3-5) 10, for the vacant NABF welterweight ti- At Glasgow, Scotland, Lee McGregor jee Lee, 58.82%. 8, Haru Nomura, 57.78%. Capitols becomes the first African-Amer- Cal Poly (2-6) at Idaho (3-5) tle; Ryan Garcia vs. Romero Duno, 10, for vs. Kash Farooq, 12, for the McGregor’s 9, Lydia Ko, 57.69%. 10, Katherine Kirk, ican to play in an NBA game. Washington Drake (4-2) at San Diego (5-2) the vacant WBC Silver lightweight title; Commonwealth and Farooq’s BBBofC 57.14%. loses 78-70 on the road to the Rochester Montana (6-2) at Portland St. (5-4) Meiirim Nursultanov vs. Cristian Olivas, British bantamweight titles. Rounds Under Par Royals. Oregon (7-1) at Southern Cal (5-3) 10, middleweights. Nov. 23 1, Jin Young Ko, 80.00%. 2, Hyo Joo 1998 — Tee Martin of Tennessee, sets Weber St. (6-2) at Sacramento St. (6-2) Nov. 7 At Liverpool, England, Callum Smith Kim, 76.92%. 3, Inbee Park, 75.44%. 4, NCAA records with 23 straight comple- Colorado (3-5) at UCLA (3-5) At Saitama, Japan, Naoya Inoue vs. vs. John Ryder, for Smith’s WBA super Jeongeun Lee6, 74.70%. 5, Nelly Korda, tions and 24 over two games in the No. BYU (3-4) at Utah St. (4-3) Nonito Donaire, 12, for Inoue’s IBF and middleweight title; Craig Glover vs. Chris 72.73%. 6, Minjee Lee, 70.24%. 7, Brooke 3 Volunteers’ 49-14 victory over South New Mexico (2-6) at Nevada (4-4) Donaire’s WBA bantamweight titles Billam-Smith, 10, cruiserweights; James M. Henderson, 68.89%. 8, Sung Hyun Carolina. Martin is 23-for-24, with a re- Boise St. (6-1) at San Jose St. (4-4) (World Boxing Super Series final); Nor- Tennyson vs. Craig Evans, 10, light- Park, 68.66%. 9, Haru Nomura, 67.57%. 10, cord completion percentage of 95.8, for Fresno St. (3-4) at Hawaii (5-3) dine Oubaali vs. Takuma Inoue, 12, for weights. Brittany Altomare, 67.03%. 315 yards and four touchdowns. PAGE 26 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Thursday, October 31, 2019 NFL Scoreboard

AFC individual leaders NFC individual leaders Week 8 Week 8 Quarterbacks Quarterbacks Att Com Yds TD Int Att Com Yds TD Int Rivers, LAC 305 202 2315 12 7 Goff, LA 314 192 2367 11 7 Dalton, CIN 338 204 2252 9 8 Rodgers, GBY 283 185 2324 16 2 Brady, NE 309 200 2251 13 4 Ryan, ATL 285 202 2170 15 8 D. Watson, HOU 274 190 2231 16 5 R. Wilson, SEA 250 171 2127 17 1 Mahomes, KC 241 157 2180 15 1 Prescott, DAL 238 168 2123 12 7 Minshew, JAC 260 161 1976 13 2 Stafford, DET 250 161 2093 16 4 Flacco, DEN 262 171 1822 6 5 Winston, TAM 263 153 2072 14 12 D. Carr, OAK 219 158 1695 11 4 Cousins, MIN 215 155 1997 13 3 Mayfield, CLE 229 132 1690 6 12 K. Murray, ARI 292 186 1988 7 4 L. Jackson, BAL 215 136 1650 11 5 Wentz, PHL 264 164 1821 14 4 Rushers Rushers Att Yds Avg LG TD Att Yds Avg LG TD Fournette, JAC 163 791 4.9 81 1 D. Cook, MIN 156 823 5.3 75t 9 N. Chubb, CLE 134 738 5.5 88t 6 McCaffrey, CAR 141 735 5.2 84t 8 J. Jacobs, OAK 124 620 5.0 51 4 C. Carson, SEA 159 659 4.1 25 3 M. Mack, IND 138 590 4.3 63t 3 E. Elliott, DAL 135 602 4.5 27 6 D. Henry, TEN 151 581 3.8 34 5 A. Jones, GBY 114 466 4.1 18t 8 L. Jackson, BAL 83 576 6.9 36 3 Breida, SNF 84 446 5.3 83t 1 C. Hyde, HOU 130 544 4.2 26 3 J. Howard, PHL 100 443 4.4 20 5 Lindsay, DEN 109 492 4.5 32 4 A. Peterson, WAS 97 383 3.9 29 1 Ma. Ingram, BAL 99 470 4.7 49 7 Barkley, NYG 74 373 5.0 59 2 Michel, NE 140 464 3.3 26 6 Kamara, NOR 86 373 4.3 28 1 Receivers Receivers No Yds Avg LG TD No Yds Avg LG TD Chark, JAC 39 660 16.9 69 6 M. Thomas, NOR 73 875 12.0 42 4 Co. Sutton, DEN 39 636 16.3 70t 3 Kupp, LA 58 792 13.7 66 5 D. Hopkins, HOU 60 617 10.3 38 3 Ju. Jones, ATL 50 712 14.2 54t 4 K. Allen, LAC 51 617 12.1 34 3 S. Diggs, MIN 37 706 19.1 66 4 Kelce, KC 42 604 14.4 42 2 Godwin, TAM 47 705 15.0 30 6 Edelman, NE 53 574 10.8 36 4 M. Evans, TAM 38 662 17.4 67t 6 Boyd, CIN 51 536 10.5 47 1 A. Cooper, DAL 38 621 16.3 53t 5 Jo. Brown, BUF 38 527 13.9 38t 2 Lockett, SEA 46 615 13.4 44t 4 Ekeler, LAC 51 507 9.9 55t 5 Hooper, ATL 52 591 11.4 35 5 JOHN CORDES/AP J. Landry, CLE 30 504 16.8 65 0 Al. Robinson, CHI 46 526 11.4 32 3 Punters Punters Edge pass rusher Nick Bosa has been everything the 49ers had hoped he’d be when they took him with No Yds Lg Avg No Yds Lg Avg T. Long, LAC 25 1215 60 48.6 Way, WAS 39 1957 66 50.2 the second pick of the NFL Draft. He has seven sacks, a forced fumble and an interception. A. Cole, OAK 30 1436 60 47.9 J. Scott, GBY 38 1828 66 48.1 Kern, TEN 47 2216 70 47.1 A. Lee, ARI 28 1338 59 47.8 Berry, PIT 29 1365 62 47.1 Johnston, PHL 29 1375 60 47.4 L. Edwards, NYJ 46 2162 63 47.0 Palardy, CAR 35 1650 58 47.1 Haack, MIA 33 1541 62 46.7 Colquitt, MIN 24 1119 59 46.6 Koch, BAL 18 840 57 46.7 Hekker, LA 26 1202 71 46.2 Gillan, CLE 32 1467 71 45.8 Dickson, SEA 35 1616 60 46.2 Sanchez, IND 25 1124 60 45.0 O’Donnell, CHI 35 1608 75 45.9 Cooke, JAC 39 1752 61 44.9 Morstead, NOR 32 1451 64 45.3 Punt returners Punt returners No. 2 overall pick Bosa No Yds Avg Long TD No Yds Avg Long TD Cy. Jones, BAL 10 106 10.6 25 0 Cohen, CHI 16 190 11.9 71 0 Rogers, IND 9 90 10.0 19 0 R. James, SNF 19 206 10.8 32 0 Olszewski, NE 20 179 9.0 22 0 Natson, LA 12 118 9.8 35 0 D. Carter, HOU 14 124 8.9 23 0 D. Harris, NOR 23 213 9.3 53t 1 Spencer, DEN 20 152 7.6 42 0 R. McCloud, CAR 10 82 8.2 39 0 A. Roberts, BUF 14 76 5.4 13 0 Barner, ATL 14 93 6.6 18 0 Westbrook, JAC 14 73 5.2 24 0 Lockett, SEA 10 31 3.1 10 0 D. Thomas, KC 13 55 4.2 10 0 Bobo Wilson, TAM 15 42 2.8 11 0 has big impact on 49ers Agnew, DET 10 27 2.7 24 0 Kickoff returners No Yds Avg LG TD Kickoff returners Hilliard, CLE 10 292 29.2 74 0 No Yds Avg LG TD Patterson, CHI 13 417 32.1102t 1 BY JOSH DUBOW most dominant defensive players Grant, MIA 14 319 22.8 39 0 M. Sanders, PHL 12 283 23.6 67 0 Hardman, KC 10 223 22.3 29 0 Associated Press in the league. He had two sacks, S. Sims, WAS 15 343 22.9 45 0 J. Hill, BAL 10 203 20.3 46 0 Scoring five quarterback hits, a forced Scoring Touchdowns SANTA CLARA, Calif. Touchdowns fumble and fumble recovery in TD Rush Rec Ret Pts ith San Francisco not a breakthrough performance on TD Rush Rec Ret Pts A. Jones, GBY 11 8 3 0 66 in the market for a Ekeler, LAC 8 3 5 0 48 McCaffrey, CAR 10 8 2 0 62 “Monday Night Football” against Ma. Ingram, BAL 7 7 0 0 44 D. Cook, MIN 9 9 0 0 54 quarterback heading Cleveland on Oct. 7 that also fea- Chark, JAC 6 0 6 0 36 Gurley, LA 7 6 1 0 42 N. Chubb, CLE 6 6 0 0 36 Thielen, MIN 7 1 6 0 42 into this year’s NFL San Francisco 49ers (7-0) tured him mocking Baker May- Conner, PIT 6 4 2 0 36 W M. Evans, TAM 6 0 6 0 38 Draft, coach Kyle Shanahan was field’s flag-planting celebration at D. Henry, TEN 6 5 1 0 36 Godwin, TAM 6 0 6 0 38 at Arizona Cardinals (3-4-1) Michel, NE 6 6 0 0 36 hoping Arizona would take Kyler Ohio State a couple of years ago. T. Coleman, SNF 6 5 1 0 36 AFN-Sports D. Watson, HOU 5 5 0 0 32 E. Elliott, DAL 6 6 0 0 36 Murray first and leave the 49ers He was mostly quiet the fol- Fells, HOU 5 0 5 0 30 Golladay, DET 6 0 6 0 36 T. Hilton, IND 5 0 5 0 30 their choice of defensive players. 1:20 a.m. Friday CET lowing week against the Rams J. Howard, PHL 6 5 1 0 36 Ty. Williams, OAK 5 0 5 0 30 Kicking When that happened, the Nin- 9:20 a.m. Friday JKT but had another sack and four Kicking PAT FG LG Pts PAT FG LG Pts ers leaped at the chance to take tackles for a loss two weeks ago Gonzalez, ARI 13/13 21/24 50 76 Lambo, JAC 12/13 21/21 48 75 Zuerlein, LA 22/22 16/20 58 70 defensive end Nick Bosa with the against Washington, punctuating Butker, KC 25/26 15/18 46 70 Lutz, NOR 19/20 16/20 58 67 No. 2 overall pick and are quite that victory with a slide on the Tucker, BAL 20/20 16/16 51 68 Gould, SNF 22/22 13/20 47 61 ard Sherman said. “He plays with Boswell, PIT 15/15 13/14 49 54 Prater, DET 18/19 14/17 55 60 pleased with how it all worked Fairbairn, HOU 21/25 11/14 50 54 such a savviness and such a poise, muddy field after a sack on the D. Bailey, MIN 23/24 12/14 50 59 out. final play. McManus, DEN 9/10 14/17 53 51 M. Crosby, GBY 26/26 11/12 48 59 such an aggression, that it’s like Bullock, CIN 13/13 11/13 48 46 Slye, CAR 17/18 14/19 55 59 “I was worried about it until he’s been playing on this level. That was just a warmup act for Vinatieri, IND 13/17 11/15 55 46 Gay, TAM 16/18 14/16 58 58 the pick,” Shanahan said Tues- last Sunday, when Bosa delivered Seibert, CLE 11/13 10/10 48 41 Maher, DAL 22/22 10/14 63 52 You can tell he’s been coached up Carlson, OAK 19/19 6/7 45 37 Myers, SEA 22/23 10/13 54 52 day. “I had a pretty good feeling one of the best days ever for an great at a young age.” AFC team statistics and hope it would go the direc- The addition of Bosa is one of edge rusher. He sacked Kyle Allen NFC team statistics tion it did. I didn’t want to play the biggest differences on a 49ers three times in the first half. Week 8 Week 8 against Kyler, either, but we knew “Whenever your moves are AVERAGE PER GAME AVERAGE PER GAME defense that has gone from medi- OFFENSE OFFENSE we weren’t taking a quarterback ocre to dominant in just one year. working really good, it’s just a Yards Rush Pass Yards Rush Pass so we were hoping Nick would be good feeling,” he said. “Once you Baltimore 434.9 204.1 230.7 Dallas 437.9 146.0 291.9 San Francisco set NFL records Houston 395.0 133.6 261.4 Minnesota 396.5 160.1 236.4 there. ... I think both teams are for futility last year with only get a sack, really it just lets you Kansas City 392.5 83.0 309.5 San Francisco 387.3 181.1 206.1 really happy.” calm down. I mean, two of those Jacksonville 379.8 136.5 243.2 Atlanta 385.5 68.5 317.0 seven takeaways and two inter- Oakland 371.9 131.4 240.4 L.A. Rams 384.5 97.2 287.2 The top two picks will square ceptions in large part because of sacks could have been Buckner’s New England 369.9 95.2 274.6 Seattle 382.9 130.0 252.9 off Thursday night for what easily. We’ve kind of gone back L.A. Chargers 350.6 69.5 281.1 Detroit 379.6 96.9 282.7 the lack of an edge rush. Indianapolis 345.9 128.4 217.4 New Orleans 375.2 114.2 261.0 should be the first of many meet- With Bosa and trade acquisi- and forth giving each other sacks Buffalo 345.7 130.4 215.3 Green Bay 373.5 101.6 271.9 ings between the NFC West ri- this year, so I’m lucky to have two Cleveland 345.3 125.4 219.9 Tampa Bay 370.7 99.3 271.4 tion Dee Ford coming off the Cincinnati 317.2 59.5 257.8 Philadelphia 343.8 125.0 218.8 vals when the 49ers (7-0) visit the edge and former first-round picks interior guys who close the pocket Denver 312.6 110.0 202.6 Arizona 342.9 116.5 226.4 Cardinals (3-4-1). DeForest Buckner and Arik Arm- so well.” Tennessee 299.0 98.2 200.8 Carolina 335.4 129.6 205.9 Pittsburgh 293.3 88.1 205.1 N.Y. Giants 333.8 102.4 231.4 Bosa said he met twice with the stead providing pressure from Bosa then provided the signa- Miami 254.6 65.7 188.9 Chicago 281.4 83.1 198.3 Cardinals leading up to the draft the inside, the Niners have com- ture play of his brief career in N.Y. Jets 209.6 63.9 145.7 Washington 261.1 84.8 176.4 DEFENSE DEFENSE and said he has no added motiva- pletely shut down opposing pass- the second half. He avoided a cut Yards Rush Pass Yards Rush Pass tion facing a team that passed on ing games this season, becoming block and then leaped to intercept New England 234.0 85.2 148.8 San Francisco 224.4 95.7 128.7 Buffalo 303.9 109.4 194.4 Minnesota 313.9 89.4 224.5 him six months ago, part of an the first team in 42 years to hold a screen pass from Allen. Bosa Denver 304.5 109.8 194.8 New Orleans 316.5 84.2 232.2 even-keeled persona the 49ers four straight opponents to 100 net pushed Allen aside and raced 46 Tennessee 335.6 96.5 239.1 Chicago 316.6 86.0 230.6 Pittsburgh 336.6 103.0 233.6 Dallas 324.9 96.9 228.0 appreciate so much along with his yards passing or fewer in a game. yards on the return. L.A. Chargers 340.1 122.8 217.4 L.A. Rams 338.2 96.9 241.4 relentless pass rushing skills that Bosa is a big reason why, after “I have never seen anything Jacksonville 342.5 108.2 234.2 Philadelphia 346.6 90.5 256.1 Indianapolis 349.4 111.3 238.1 Carolina 350.3 135.1 215.1 have led to seven sacks already. recovering from an ankle injury like that in my life, just the total- Baltimore 349.7 84.3 265.4 Tampa Bay 354.4 68.6 285.9 “He’s everything you could ask that sidelined him for most of ity of the game,” Ford said. “That N.Y. Jets 357.4 94.9 262.6 Green Bay 375.5 123.8 251.8 Houston 362.1 85.4 276.8 Seattle 376.4 103.1 273.2 for. He’s probably one of the best training camp and limited his ef- man is special, I said that when Cleveland 365.4 143.3 222.1 Washington 378.4 137.8 240.6 picks in 10 years with just how fectiveness early in the season. I first met him. Once I saw the Kansas City 377.0 145.0 232.0 Atlanta 379.5 118.4 261.1 Oakland 378.1 92.9 285.3 N.Y. Giants 386.8 122.4 264.4 he’s played and he’s played like But since coming off the bye in character in him, I knew that he Miami 414.0 160.4 253.6 Arizona 407.1 130.1 277.0 this since Day 1,” teammate Rich- Week 4, Bosa has been one of the was going to be special. ” Cincinnati 435.8 177.6 258.1 Detroit 420.4 130.7 289.7 Thursday, October 31, 2019 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 27 NFL Trade dud: Bengals Few deals decide to at deadline BY ARNIE STAPLETON Associated Press Trent Williams stayed put, as did Josh Norman, Chris Harris Jr. and Le’Veon sit Dalton Bell. Jamal Adams, Melvin Gordon and Patrick Peterson aren’t going anywhere, BY JOE KAY either. Associated Press The NFL trade deadline was a dud this year but only because teams didn’t wait CINCINNATI — With no wins at the for the cutoff to swap season’s midpoint, the Bengals figured it draft picks and estab- was time to end Andy Dalton’s tenure and lished stars, some- see if rookie Ryan Finley is their quarter- thing they’d been back of the future. doing since August. Coach Zac Taylor decided Tuesday to The big news bench Dalton, ending his nine-season run Tuesday was Wil- as a starter. The move came two days after liams returning to a 24-10 loss to the Rams in London left Cin- the Washington Red- cinnati 0-8 for the first time in 11 years. skins. A person with The first-year coach decided to use the knowledge of the situ- bye week to get Finley — a fourth-round ation told The Asso- Williams pick from North Carolina State — ready ciated Press that the to face the Baltimore Ravens on Nov. 10 left tackle ended his season-long holdout at Paul Brown Stadium. It’s less a referen- after not getting traded. dum on Dalton than an indication that the During Cleveland’s recent bye week, franchise is looking long term now that the Browns general manager John Dorsey said season has slipped away. he’s spoken with Redskins president Bruce Finley looked good in the preseason with Allen about acquiring Williams. But when backups but hasn’t taken a snap in the reg- asked if there would be a deal, Dorsey said, ular season. “it takes two to tango.” “We need to see what Ryan Finley can Dorsey, who pulled off a blockbuster do, what he can provide for us,” Taylor said. trade for Odell Beckham Jr. in March, “Until you see him live against starters, couldn’t get the Redskins to dance, leaving you really don’t know what you’ve got.” the Browns to solve their left tackle situa- They know what they’ve got in Dalton, tion in the offseason. who has one more year left on his contract. The only big name traded at the deadline He led the AFC in passer rating in 2015, MATT DUNHAM/AP was Aqib Talib, but unlike seven years ago the most recent time Cincinnati reached Cincinnati Bengals head coach Zac Taylor, left, is benching starting quarterback Andy when he was dealt from Tampa Bay to New the playoffs, but has struggled in the past Dalton, right, in favor of rookie Ryan Finley. The Bengals are 0-8 this season. England at midseason, Talib is no longer in few years as the offensive line deteriorated his prime or headed to a contender. and top receiver A.J. Green missed a lot of Wednesday. said. “We’ve got a new head coach and a The Rams traded the 33-year-old cor- time with injuries. Dalton and Green have been the faces whole new staff, and the new staff wants nerback to Miami along with a fifth-round Dalton led the Bengals to a club-record of the franchise since the Bengals ac- their guys in there.” pick in 2020 for an undisclosed draft choice. five straight playoff appearances from quired them with their first two picks in In many ways, it’s been Dalton’s most But the 12-year veteran is on IR with a 2011-15 but couldn’t get that elusive post- 2011. Each of them missed one of the play- challenging season. rib injury and likely won’t play again this season win. off losses because of injuries. Green has The offensive line has been in flux and season. “It’s not an easy decision when a guy’s missed all eight games this season while hasn’t been able to protect Dalton or open Talib will be an unrestricted free agent given it his all for nine years,” Taylor said. recovering from an ankle injury during holes for the running game, which ranks this winter after playing out the six-year, “He certainly deserves better. You wanted the first practice of camp. last in the league with only 59.5 yards per $57 million deal he signed with the Den- to win games with him.” Players weren’t shocked by the move, game. During a loss to the Jaguars, Dalton ver Broncos, with whom he won the Super Dalton, who turned 32 on Tuesday, wasn’t given the team’s 0-8 status. ran for all of the Bengals’ 33 yards. He has Bowl four seasons ago. available for interviews. Finley declined to “They started the season off with a all three of their rushing touchdowns this That makes this deadline deal akin to the talk to reporters until after a practice on change,” defensive end Carlos Dunlap season. ones seen so often in the NBA when a tank- ing team absorbs a contract from another team in exchange for draft capital. The Dolphins (0-7) could keep Talib on Allen finally gets his shot IR before letting him walk in free agency, an approach that would allow them to keep piling up losses to fast-track their rebound BY PAT GRAHAM his last two games, had a stiff neck after after this year’s player purge and could Associated Press Denver’s 15-13 loss at Indianapolis last also net them a compensatory draft pick. weekend and coach Vic Fangio said Mon- ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — It took Bran- The Rams (5-3) have traded both of their day that Flacco was diagnosed with a her- starting cornerbacks this month and the don Allen four seasons and three differ- niated disc in his neck. It’s an injury that ent teams to get his shot at starting in the trade of Talib clears salary cap space for could sideline him for a significant stretch them to sign recently acquired cornerback NFL. and land him on injured reserve. The gig may only be temporary, even if Jalen Ramsey to a contract extension. “We’re feeling for Joe right now, but Joe Flacco is out for a while with a herni- For years, the NFL trade deadline was this is the opportunity you work for,” said ated disc in his neck. pretty much the most anticlimactic date Allen, who was claimed off waivers from Rookie quarterback Drew Lock could re- on the sport’s calendar, coming and going turn to the active roster any time now that the Rams on Sept. 1. “I’ve learned a lot without general managers parting with he’s missed half the season after going on from him in the few short weeks we’ve any draft picks and coaches relieved at not JACK DEMPSEY/AP injured reserve with a right thumb injury been together.” having to teach newcomers their offensive suffered in the preseason. Broncos fans are brushing up on Allen, Backup quarterback Brandon Allen, left, or defensive schemes on the fly. Allen’s not looking over his shoulder but a sixth-round pick of Jacksonville in 2016. is expected to take over for starter Joe Ramsey’s impact in L.A. was immediate straight ahead to Sunday and his debut He spent ’17 and ’18 with the Rams. Flacco, right, this season. Flacco has a as he forced a fumble and affected almost when the Denver Broncos (2-6) host Baker This is what the University of Arkansas herniated disc in his neck. every passing down in a 37-10 rout at At- Mayfield and the Cleveland Browns (2-5). product wants everyone to know about lanta two weeks ago that ended the Rams’ “This is the opportunity that everybody him: “They’re going to see me play hard. ing quarterback since Peyton Manning three-game losing streak. And Peters had wants, everybody strives for,” Allen said They’re going to see I want to win and retired. It will be Allen’s first start since a 67-yard pick-6 of Russell Wilson in spark- Tuesday. “I’m going out to do the best I can that’s kind of the biggest thing I want them guiding Arkansas past Kansas State 45-23 ing the Ravens’ 30-16 victory over Seattle. do.” to take away.” in the Liberty Bowl on Jan. 2, 2016. With contributions from AP sports writers Tom Flacco, who was sacked 11 times in Allen will be the Broncos’ sixth start- His backup? TBD. Withers, Stephen Whyno and Tim Booth. PAGE 28 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Thursday, October 31, 2019 NBA/COLLEGE NBA roundup NCAA moves Davis scores toward athlete compensation

40 as Lakers BY RALPH D. RUSSO Associated Press The NCAA took a major step Tuesday toward al- lowing college athletes to cash in on their fame, vot- rout Grizzlies ing to permit them to “benefit from the use of their name, image and likeness.” The nation’s largest governing body for college Associated Press sports and its member schools now must figure out LOS ANGELES — Anthony Davis is four games how to allow athletes to profit — something they have into his first season with the Los Angeles Lakers, fought against doing for years — while still main- and he’s already in good company. taining rules regarding amateurism. The NCAA Board of Governors, meeting at Emory University in Elgin Baylor, Wilt Chamberlain, Kareem Abdul- Atlanta, directed each of the NCAA’s three divisions Jabbar, George Mikan, Shaquille O’Neal — and now to create the necessary new rules immediately and AD. have them in place no later than January 2021. Davis had the fourth 40-point, 20-rebound game Board chair Michael Drake, the president of Ohio KYUSUNG GONG/AP of his seven-year career and set a franchise record State University, said the NCAA must embrace with 26 made free throws as the Lakers rallied in Lakers forward Anthony Davis, left, soars past Grizzlies guard change and modernize “to provide the best possible the second half for a convincing 120-91 victory over Grayson Allen for a basket during the second half on Tuesday. experience for college athletes.” the Memphis Grizzlies on Tuesday night. But such changes will come with limitations, he He joined those Lakers greats as LA players to get said. 40 points and 20 rebounds. NBA scoreboard “The board is emphasizing that change must be “It’s an honor to be on that list with those legends, consistent with the values of college sports and high- but more important is we got the win,” said Davis, er education and not turn student-athletes into em- who was 26-for-27 from the line. “It was a grind in Eastern Conference Tuesday ployees of institutions,” Drake told The Associated the first half and my teammates trusted me. I just Atlantic Division Heat 122, Hawks 97 Press. W L Pct GB tried to be a monster on the glass.” ATLANTA — Hunter 2-8 0-0 4, Collins A group of NCAA administrators has been explor- Philadelphia 3 0 1.000 — It is Davis’ first 40-20 game since 2016. He’s the A 10-17 5-6 30, Len 2-6 0-0 4, Young 2-5 0-0 Toronto 3 1 .750 5, Reddish 2-10 2-2 6, Fernando 1-2 1-2 3, ing since May the ways in which athletes could be first Laker to do it since O’Neal in 2003. Boston 2 1 .667 1 Parker 5-11 1-2 12, Jones 1-1 0-0 3, Carter allowed to receive compensation for the use of their Davis played only 31 minutes. According to the Brooklyn 1 2 .333 2 3-8 0-0 7, Bembry 4-7 0-2 9, Huerter 2-6 3-4 New York 1 3 .250 2A 8, Wallace 1-2 4-6 6. Totals 35-83 16-24 97. names, images and likenesses. The working group, Elias Sports Bureau, he is the first player to have Southeast Division MIAMI — Butler 5-11 10-15 21, Adebayo led by Ohio State athletic director Gene Smith and a 40-20 game in 31 minutes or less since 1954-55. Miami 3 1 .750 — 4-7 9-10 17, Leonard 1-2 0-0 3, Winslow 1-7 Atlanta 2 2 .500 1 0-0 2, Nunn 7-18 0-0 17, Robinson 0-0 0-0 Big East Commissioner Val Ackerman, presented a Prior to Davis, the quickest 40-20 game was 33 min- Orlando 1 2 .333 1A 0, Silva 1-2 0-0 2, Olynyk 0-5 0-0 0, Dragic status report Tuesday to the university presidents utes by Baylor in 1961. Washington 1 2 .333 1A 7-12 2-4 21, Herro 7-9 12-16 29. Totals 33- who make up the Board of Governors. Charlotte 1 3 .250 2 73 33-45 112. Davis is also the fourth player in league history Central Division Atlanta 26 23 21 27— 97 Smith and Ackerman’s group laid out principles and first since Michael Jordan in 1987 to make 26 or Milwaukee 2 1 .667 — Miami 29 30 29 24—112 and guidelines, endorsed by the board, to be followed Detroit 2 2 .500 A Three-point Goals—Atlanta 11-39 (Col- more free throws. Cleveland 1 2 .333 1 lins 5-8, Jones 1-1, Bembry 1-1, Young 1-3, as NCAA members go about crafting new rules and A Huerter 1-4, Parker 1-5, Carter 1-6, Fer- “This solidifies why we went out and got him. He Chicago 1 3 .250 1 nando 0-1, Len 0-2, Hunter 0-3, Reddish tweaking existing ones, including: was big time for us,” said LeBron James, who scored Indiana 0 3 .000 2 0-5), Miami 13-31 (Dragic 5-9, Herro 3-4, Some college sports leaders fear allowing ath- Nunn 3-6, Leonard 1-2, Butler 1-2, Win- 23 points for the Lakers. Los Angeles is off to its first Western Conference slow 0-3, Olynyk 0-5). Fouled Out—None. letes to earn outside income could open the door to 3-1 start since winning its first eight in 2010. Rebounds—Atlanta 33 (Collins 7), Miami corruption. Southwest Division 49 (Adebayo 10). Assists—Atlanta 28 Davis was questionable two hours before the W L Pct GB (Reddish 6), Miami 19 (Dragic, Adebayo, “One of the most distinctive things about college game due to a right shoulder injury suffered in Sun- San Antonio 3 0 1.000 — Winslow, Nunn 3). Total Fouls—Atlanta sports is this whole recruitment process,” NCAA Dallas 3 1 .750 A 29, Miami 22. A—19,600 (19,600). day’s win over Charlotte. He did some dribbling and Houston 2 1 .667 1 President Mark Emmert told the AP. “The whole shooting on the court before being cleared. Memphis 1 3 .250 2A Lakers 120, Grizzlies 91 notion of trying to maintain as fair a playing field New Orleans 0 4 .000 3A as you can is really central to all this. And using Davis had 16 points and nine rebounds in the Northwest Division MEMPHIS — Crowder 3-8 2-3 9, Jack- Minnesota 3 0 1.000 — son Jr. 2-10 2-2 7, Valanciunas 5-10 4-4 14, sponsorship arrangements, in one way or another, first quarter but went back to the locker room at the Morant 6-13 3-3 16, Brooks 2-7 3-3 8, Hill Utah 3 1 .750 A start of the second to get the shoulder checked and A 2-6 2-2 8, Anderson 1-4 0-0 2, Caboclo 0-3 as recruiting inducements is something everybody Denver 3 1 .750 0-0 0, Clarke 4-9 2-2 10, Melton 0-2 0-0 0, A is deeply concerned about.” re-taped. Portland 2 2 .500 1 Jones 2-4 0-0 4, Allen 4-14 4-4 13, Guduric Memphis raced to a 15-2 lead before Los Angeles Oklahoma City 1 3 .250 2A 0-5 0-0 0. Totals 31-95 22-23 91. Ackerman and Smith said the challenges lie in de- Pacific Division L.A. LAKERS — James 8-15 5-7 23, Davis started to work its way back. Ja Morant led the Griz- L.A. Clippers 3 1 .750 — 7-17 26-27 40, McGee 5-7 0-1 10, Bradley 5- termining what regulations need to be set in place; zlies with 16 points, and Jonas Valanciunas added 14 L.A. Lakers 3 1 .750 — 9 1-3 12, Green 3-6 0-0 8, Dudley 0-0 0-0 0, what markets athletes should be allowed to access; Phoenix 2 2 .500 1 Howard 1-2 0-0 2, Caruso 0-4 0-0 0, Cook what entities and individuals they should be permit- points and 11 boards. Golden State 1 2 .333 1A 3-8 0-0 7, Caldwell-Pope 6-11 1-1 13, Dan- Heat 112, Hawks 97: Jimmy Butler made his Sacramento 0 4 .000 3 iels 2-7 0-0 5. Totals 40-86 33-39 120. ted to work with; and whether the schools themselves Monday’s games Memphis 32 15 20 24— 91 could provide funds to athletes through licensing first four shots and scored 21 in his debut with his Detroit 96, Indiana 94 L.A. Lakers 27 22 39 32—120 new team, rookie Tyler Herro scored 29 and host New York 105, Chicago 98 Three-point Goals—Memphis 7-34 (Hill deals. Philadelphia 105, Atlanta 103 2-4, Morant 1-3, Jackson Jr. 1-3, Brooks The NCAA’s move came a month after California Miami won a game where Atlanta star Trae Young Toronto 104, Orlando 95 1-4, Crowder 1-6, Allen 1-6, Caboclo 0-2, Golden State 134, New Orleans 123 Valanciunas 0-2, Guduric 0-4), L.A. Lakers passed a law that would make it illegal for NCAA left early in the second quarter with a sprained right 7-26 (James 2-5, Green 2-5, Bradley 1-1, Houston 116, Oklahoma City 112 schools to prohibit college athletes from making ankle. Cook 1-5, Daniels 1-5, Caldwell-Pope 0-1, Milwaukee 129, Cleveland 112 Davis 0-2, Caruso 0-2). Fouled Out—None. money on endorsements, autograph signings and so- The 19-year-old Herro had a 19-point second San Antonio 113, Portland 110 Rebounds—Memphis 46 (Valanciunas cial media advertising, among other activities. quarter for Miami, while fellow reserve Goran Denver 101, Sacramento 94 11), L.A. Lakers 54 (Davis 20). Assists— Utah 96, Phoenix 95 Memphis 20 (Brooks 4), L.A. Lakers 25 The California law goes into effect in 2023. More Dragic scored 21. Bam Adebayo had 17 points and L.A. Clippers 111, Charlotte 96 (James 8). Total Fouls—Memphis 27, L.A. than a dozen states have followed with similar legis- 10 rebounds for Miami and Kendrick Nunn finished Tuesday’s games Lakers 19. Technicals—Memphis coach Miami 112, Atlanta 97 Grizzlies (Defensive three second) 2. lation, some of which could be on the books as soon with 17. Dallas 109, Denver 106 A—18,997 (18,997). as next year. Young left with 9:56 remaining in the first half, L.A. Lakers 120, Memphis 91 Wednesday’s games Mavericks 109, Nuggets 106 “This is another attempt by the NCAA at stalling turning his ankle when he landed on the foot of Mi- Chicago at Cleveland on this issue,” said Ramogi Huma, executive direc- Minnesota at Philadelphia DALLAS — Finney-Smith 5-7 0-0 12, ami’s Justise Winslow. Porzingis 4-14 1-1 10, Powell 1-2 2-4 4, tor of the National College Players Association, an John Collins scored 30 for Atlanta, including a New York at Orlando Doncic 3-12 5-8 12, Curry 4-8 0-0 10, Hard- Detroit at Toronto away Jr. 5-9 0-0 14, Jackson 4-4 0-0 10, Kle- advocacy group. career-best five three-pointers, and Jabari Parker Indiana at Brooklyn ber 6-12 1-1 14, Wright 5-8 2-3 12, Brunson It’s hard to say exactly how much athletes could Milwaukee at Boston 4-8 3-7 11. Totals 41-84 14-24 109. finished with 12 for the Hawks. Houston at Washington DENVER — Barton 8-16 1-2 19, Millsap fetch on an open market for their names. It could Mavericks 109, Nuggets 106: Maxi Kleber had Portland at Oklahoma City 9-17 1-1 23, Jokic 4-8 2-2 10, Murray 7-13 range from a few hundred dollars for creating per- Charlotte at Sacramento 2-2 16, Harris 6-15 0-0 16, Grant 0-5 0-0 0, 14 points, seven rebounds and a key block late to L.A. Clippers at Utah Craig 1-1 0-0 2, Plumlee 2-3 3-6 7, Morris sonalized video and audio greetings for fans through help visiting Dallas beat Denver. Phoenix at Golden State 3-5 0-0 6, Beasley 3-8 0-0 7. Totals 43-91 companies such as Cameo, to thousands of dol- Nine Mavericks players scored in double figures Thursday’s games 9-13 106. Miami at Atlanta Dallas 27 33 23 26—109 lars for doing television advertisements for local on a night their two top scorers were held in check. Denver at New Orleans Denver 31 30 27 18—106 businesses. Luca Doncic scored 12 points and Kristaps Porzin- San Antonio at L.A. Clippers Three-point Goals—Dallas 13-37 (Hard- Friday’s games away Jr. 4-6, Finney-Smith 2-2, Jackson 2- Gabe Feldman, director of the Tulane University gis had 10 points and 14 rebounds. Cleveland at Indiana 2, Curry 2-6, Kleber 1-4, Doncic 1-6, Porz- sports law program, said the NCAA has taken an im- Houston at Brooklyn ingis 1-8, Wright 0-1, Brunson 0-2), Denver Nikola Jokic had his second triple-double of the 11-32 (Millsap 4-7, Harris 4-10, Barton 2-3, portant step by recognizing its rules are antiquated. Milwaukee at Orlando season, with 10 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists, Beasley 1-3, Jokic 0-1, Murray 0-4, Grant “But the ultimate question is how are the rules New York at Boston 0-4). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Dal- and Paul Millsap had 23 points and eight rebounds, Detroit at Chicago las 42 (Porzingis 14), Denver 50 (Barton modified to both allow college athletes to profit from L.A. Lakers at Dallas 11). Assists—Dallas 29 (Brunson 8), Den- but it wasn’t enough to prevent Denver from losing Utah at Sacramento ver 24 (Jokic 10). Total Fouls—Dallas 14, their name, image and likeness while also being con- its first game of the season. San Antonio at Golden State Denver 24. A—16,605 (19,520). sistent with the collegiate model,” Feldman said. Thursday, October 31, 2019 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 29 NHL Scoreboard

Eastern Conference Bruins 5, Sharks 1 Atlantic Division San Jose 0 1 0—1 GP W L OT Pts GF GA Boston 2 3 0—5 Boston 12 9 1 2 20 41 25 First Period—1, Boston, Pastrnak 12 Buffalo 13 9 2 2 20 44 33 (Bergeron), 7:49 (pp). 2, Boston, Krejci 1 Toronto 14 6 5 3 15 49 49 (Krug, Marchand), 17:51 (pp). Florida 12 5 3 4 14 43 48 Second Period—3, San Jose, Burns 3 Montreal 11 5 4 2 12 41 36 (E.Karlsson, Hertl), 1:31 (pp). 4, Boston, Tampa Bay 11 5 4 2 12 35 36 Coyle 2 (Krejci, Heinen), 5:21. 5, Boston, Detroit 13 4 8 1 9 30 46 Wagner 1 (Backes), 8:31. 6, Boston, Carlo Ottawa 11 3 7 1 7 29 37 2 (Wagner, Chara), 16:50. Metropolitan Division Shots on Goal—San Jose 6-6-5—17. Washington 14 9 2 3 21 54 46 Boston 16-18-7—41. Carolina 12 8 3 1 17 39 30 Power-play opportunities—San Jose 1 N.Y. Islanders 11 8 3 0 16 34 27 of 3; Boston 2 of 8. Pittsburgh 13 8 5 0 16 46 31 Goalies—San Jose, Jones 2-6-1 (41 Columbus 11 5 4 2 12 30 39 shots-36 saves). Boston, Rask 6-0-1 (17- Philadelphia 11 5 5 1 11 36 38 16). N.Y. Rangers 10 4 5 1 9 33 35 A—17,193 (17,565). T—3:17. New Jersey 9 2 5 2 6 22 36 Rangers 4, Lightning 1 Western Conference Tampa Bay 1 0 0—1 Central Division N.Y. Rangers 0 1 3—4 GP W L OT Pts GF GA First Period—1, Tampa Bay, Kucherov Colorado 11 8 2 1 17 44 30 4 (Point, Stamkos), 15:44. Nashville 12 8 3 1 17 48 34 Second Period—2, N.Y. Rangers, Kakko St. Louis 12 6 3 3 15 37 39 2 (Panarin, Strome), 9:37 (pp). Winnipeg 13 6 7 0 12 36 44 Third Period—3, N.Y. Rangers, Chytil 1 Dallas 14 5 8 1 11 31 39 (Buchnevich), 12:46. 4, N.Y. Rangers, Fox Chicago 11 3 6 2 8 25 34 1 (Lindgren, Kreider), 17:24. 5, N.Y. Rang- Minnesota 12 4 8 0 8 29 43 ers, Strome 3, 19:14. Pacific Division Shots on Goal—Tampa Bay 11-11-8— Edmonton 13 8 4 1 17 38 36 30. N.Y. Rangers 14-14-14—42. Vegas 13 8 5 0 16 42 36 Power-play opportunities—Tampa Anaheim 14 8 6 0 16 39 35 Bay 0 of 2; N.Y. Rangers 1 of 4. Vancouver 11 7 3 1 15 42 27 Goalies—Tampa Bay, Vasilevskiy 5-3-0 /AP Arizona 11 7 3 1 15 34 24 (41 shots-38 saves). N.Y. Rangers, Geor- GENE J. PUSKAR Calgary 14 6 6 2 14 37 41 giev 2-2-1 (30-29). San Jose 13 4 8 1 9 32 48 A—17,196 (18,006). T—2:37. The Penguins’ Dominik Simon, left, gets a shot past Philadelphia Flyers goaltender Brian Elliott for a Los Angeles 12 4 8 0 8 31 49 Note: Two points for a win, one point goal as teammate Justin Braun defends during the first period of Tuesday’s game in Pittsburgh. for overtime loss. Top three teams in Predators 3, Blackhawks 0 each division and two wild cards per Chicago 0 0 0—0 conference advance to playoffs. Nashville 1 1 1—3 Tuesday’s games First Period—1, Nashville, Bonino 4 Roundup Pittsburgh 7, Philadelphia 1 (Smith, Grimaldi), 17:56. Boston 5, San Jose 1 Second Period—2, Nashville, Bonino 5 Carolina 2, Calgary 1 (Grimaldi, Fabbro), 9:03. Washington 4, Toronto 3, OT Third Period—3, Nashville, Bonino 6 Detroit 3, Edmonton 1 (Smith, Grimaldi), 3:40. N.Y. Rangers 4, Tampa Bay 1 Shots on Goal—Chicago 6-8-6—20. Nashville 3, Chicago 0 Nashville 19-21-11—51. Dallas 6, Minnesota 3 Power-play opportunities—Chicago 0 Anaheim 7, Winnipeg 4 of 3; Nashville 0 of 5. Wednesday’s games Crosby, Simon lead Pens Goalies—Chicago, Lehner 2-2-2 (51 Tampa Bay at New Jersey shots-48 saves). Nashville, Rinne 7-0-1 Edmonton at Columbus (20-20). Minnesota at St. Louis A—17,259 (17,113). T—2:26. Florida at Colorado Montreal at Arizona Vancouver at Los Angeles Stars 6, Wild 3 Thursday’s games Minnesota 2 1 0—3 Calgary at Nashville Dallas 0 1 5—6 Montreal at Vegas to big victory over Flyers First Period—1, Minnesota, Zucker 4 Friday’s games (Staal), 2:50. 2, Minnesota, Staal 4 (Zuc- Tampa Bay at N.Y. Islanders carello, Hunt), 17:54 (pp). Philadelphia at New Jersey Second Period—3, Minnesota, Suter 2 Associated Press lar lacrosse-style goal that tied it, and host Carolina Buffalo at Washington (Zucker, Spurgeon), 14:26 (pp). 4, Dallas, rallied to beat Calgary. Detroit at Carolina Radulov 2 (Fedun, Seguin), 19:12. PITTSBURGH — Sidney Crosby and Dominik Columbus at St. Louis Third Period—5, Dallas, Hintz 7 (Radu- Svechnikov earned a spot in the highlight reels by Dallas at Colorado lov, Pavelski), 4:09 (pp). 6, Dallas, Pavel- Simon scored during an early four-goal outburst, Vancouver at Anaheim bringing the puck behind the net, scooping it up on ski 3 (Heiskanen), 9:36. 7, Dallas, Radulov and the Pittsburgh Penguins drilled the Philadel- Winnipeg at San Jose 3 (Heiskanen, Oleksiak), 11:31. 8, Dallas, his stick blade, lifting it to chest-level and tucking it phia Flyers 7-1 on Tuesday night. Seguin 3 (Benn), 18:20. 9, Dallas, Radulov over goalie David Rittich’s right shoulder. Tuesday 4 (Seguin, Pavelski), 19:30. Crosby, wearing a facemask as extra protection Penguins 7, Flyers 1 Shots on Goal—Minnesota 10-6-6—22. after getting hit in the head by a shot over the week- He followed that with a power-play connection Dallas 9-10-18—37. with 7:25 remaining to help the Hurricanes win Philadelphia 0 0 1—1 Power-play opportunities—Minnesota end, added two assists to boost his career point total 2 of 4; Dallas 1 of 4. Pittsburgh 4 2 1—7 against the Flyers to 102 as the Penguins rolled to a their second straight . First Period—1, Pittsburgh, Schultz 1 Goalies—Minnesota, Stalock 2-3-0 (36 Red Wings 3, Oilers 1: Dylan Larkin and Patrik (Kahun), 5:57. 2, Pittsburgh, McCann 4 shots-31 saves). Dallas, Khudobin 2-3-0 rare lopsided victory over their cross-state rivals. (Kahun, Rust), 8:13. 3, Pittsburgh, Simon (12-11), Bishop 3-5-1 (10-8). Nemeth scored in the first period, and host Detroit 2 (Crosby), 8:46. 4, Pittsburgh, Crosby 5 A—17,756 (18,532). T—2:30. Jared McCann, Justin Schultz, Zach Aston-Reese, (Letang, Simon), 14:02. Jake Guentzel and Dominik Kahun also scored for beat Edmonton to end an eight-game skid. Second Period—5, Pittsburgh, Guent- Capitals 4, Maple Leafs 3 (OT) Jimmy Howard made 31 saves for the Red Wings, zel 7 (Crosby, Simon), 16:40. 6, Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh. Matt Murray stopped 29 shots to win for Aston-Reese 3 (Johnson, Tanev), 17:00. Washington 1 1 1 1—4 the sixth time in his last seven starts. who won for the first time since Oct. 10 against Third Period—7, Philadelphia, Lind- Toronto 1 1 1 0—3 Montreal. blom 6 (Gostisbehere, Couturier), 1:57. First Period—1, Toronto, Johnsson 4 Capitals 4, Maple Leafs 3 (OT): Alex Ovechkin 8, Pittsburgh, Kahun 2 (Bjugstad, Horn- (Matthews), 0:40. 2, Washington, Carlson scored his second goal of the game during an over- Larkin converted on a power play 7:41 into the qvist), 19:53. 6 (Ovechkin, Backstrom), 10:47. game, lifting the puck from the front of the crease. Shots on Goal—Philadelphia 6-15-9— Second Period—3, Washington, Carl- time power play to complete a four-point night, and 30. Pittsburgh 16-12-9—37. son 7 (Ovechkin, Backstrom), 7:59 (pp). visiting Washington beat Toronto. Nemeth, who signed as a free agent last summer, Power-play opportunities—Philadel- 4, Toronto, Matthews 10 (Rielly, Barrie), scored his first goal with the Red Wings less than phia 0 of 4; Pittsburgh 0 of 3. 19:27. John Carlson also scored twice for Washing- Goalies—Philadelphia, Elliott 3-2-0 (28 Third Period—5, Toronto, Matthews 11 ton. Nicklas Backstrom added three assists, while a minute later. shots-22 saves), Hart 2-3-1 (9-8). Pitts- (Nylander, Marner), 1:46 (pp). 6, Wash- burgh, Murray 7-3-0 (30-29). ington, Ovechkin 10 (Oshie, Backstrom), Braden Holtby made 27 saves. Predators 3, Blackhawks 0: Nick Bonino had a A—18,560 (18,387). T—2:30. 4:10. Auston Matthews had two goals and an assist and natural hat trick, Pekka Rinne made 20 saves for his Overtime—7, Washington, Ovechkin second consecutive shutout and host Nashville beat Hurricanes 2, Flames 1 11 (Orlov, Vrana), 4:00 (pp). Andreas Johnsson scored the other goal from Toron- Shots on Goal—Washington 7-8-12- to, which got 30 saves from Frederick Andersen. Chicago. Calgary 1 0 0—1 6—33. Toronto 7-10-14—31. Carolina 0 0 2—2 Power-play opportunities—Washing- Bruins 5, Sharks 1: David Krejci returned with Rocco Grimaldi had the primary assist on all three First Period—1, Calgary, Lindholm 8 ton 2 of 7; Toronto 1 of 8. goals for the first three-point game of his career. (Hamonic, Gaudreau), 13:04. Goalies—Washington, Holtby 5-1-3 (31 a goal and an assist after missing five games with Third Period—2, Carolina, Svechnikov 4 shots-28 saves). Toronto, Andersen 6-2-2 an injury, David Pastrnak scored his league-leading The struggling Blackhawks have lost five of six. (Wallmark), 9:13. 3, Carolina, Svechnikov (33-29). Stars 6, Wild 3: Alexander Radulov had a hat 5 (Teravainen, Hamilton), 12:35 (pp). A—19,258 (18,819). T—3:5. 12th and host Boston beat San Jose. Shots on Goal—Calgary 12-13-4—29. Chris Wagner also had a goal and an assist as the trick, scoring late in the second period and twice in Carolina 11-7-10—28. the third, as host Dallas rallied from a three-goal Power-play opportunities—Calgary 0 Ducks 7, Jets 4 Bruins won their fourth straight and improved to 6- of 3; Carolina 1 of 3. Winnipeg 2 1 1—4 0-2 in their last eight. Charlie Coyle and Brandon deficit to beat Minnesota. Goalies—Calgary, Rittich 5-4-2 (28 Anaheim 1 4 2—7 Roope Hintz, Joe Pavelski and Tyler Seguin also shots-26 saves). Carolina, Mrazek 6-1-1 First Period—1, Winnipeg, Ehlers 5 Carlo also scored for Boston. (29-28). (Poolman, Roslovic), 0:55. 2, Anaheim, Tuukka Rask made 16 saves for the Bruins, who scored for Dallas, which didn’t get on the board until A—13,864 (18,680). T—2:30. Fowler 3 (Silfverberg, Del Zotto), 10:01. 3, Winnipeg, Wheeler 4, 12:02. outshot the Sharks 41-17 and held San Jose to just six Radulov’s goal with 48 seconds left in the second Second Period—4, Anaheim, Getzlaf 6 shots in each of the first two periods. period. Red Wings 3, Oilers 1 (Comtois), 0:38. 5, Anaheim, Henrique 8 Edmonton 0 0 1—1 (Mahura, Silfverberg), 6:18. 6, Winnipeg, Rangers 4, Lightning 1: Filip Chytil scored the Eric Staal, who celebrated his 35th birthday, had Detroit 2 0 1—3 Ehlers 6 (Morrissey, Little), 7:00. 7, Ana- tiebreaking goal in his season debut, and host New a power-play goal and an assist in the first period First Period—1, Detroit, Larkin 4 (Ber- heim, Terry 2 (Mahura), 8:00. 8, Anaheim, tuzzi, Hirose), 7:41 (pp). 2, Detroit, Ne- Grant 2 (Deslauriers, Mahura), 9:10. York scored three times in 6 ½ minutes late in the for Minnesota. meth 1 (Bowey, Filppula), 8:33. Third Period—9, Winnipeg, Little 2 third period to beat Tampa Bay. Ducks 7, Jets 4: Cam Fowler set a franchise re- Third Period—3, Edmonton, Draisaitl (Ehlers), 6:39. 10, Anaheim, Rowney 10 (McDavid), 12:48. 4, Detroit, Hronek 3 3 (Grant, Fowler), 16:12. 11, Anaheim, Ryan Strome had a goal and an assist, and Kaapo cord for career goals by an Anaheim defenseman in (Larkin), 19:18. Rowney 4 (Getzlaf), 19:57. Kakko and Adam Fox also scored for the Rangers, a win over visiting Winnipeg. Shots on Goal—Edmonton 6-9-17—32. Shots on Goal—Winnipeg 9-13-18—40. Detroit 13-10-5—28. Anaheim 13-9-6—28. who had one win in their previous seven games. John Gibson made 36 saves and Josh Mahura tied Power-play opportunities—Edmonton Power-play opportunities—Winnipeg Nikita Kucherov had Tampa Bay’s goal and An- an Anaheim rookie mark with three assists as the 0 of 3; Detroit 1 of 3. 0 of 2; Anaheim 0 of 1. Goalies—Edmonton, Koskinen 5-1-0 Goalies—Winnipeg, Hellebuyck 5-5-0 drei Vasilevskiy finished with 38 saves. Ducks broke a four-game losing streak to the Jets. (27 shots-25 saves). Detroit, Howard 2-5- (18 shots-14 saves), Brossoit 1-2-0 (9-7). 0 (32-31). Anaheim, Gibson 5-6-0 (40-36). Hurricanes 2, Flames 1: Andrei Svechnikov Nikolaj Ehlers scored twice for the Jets, who have A—19,515 (20,000). T—2:28. A—15,171 (17,174). T—2:34. scored twice in the final 10:47, including a spectacu- lost five of seven. PAGE 30 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Thursday, October 31, 2019 WORLD SERIES Torre: ‘Right call’ on disputed interference

BY STEPHEN HAWKINS other. I didn’t.” Associated Press The Nationals wanted to pursue a protest, and Turner was heard on television point- HOUSTON — Major League Baseball ex- ing to Torre, MLB’s chief baseball officer, in ecutive Joe Torre says the “right call” was the stands and shouting “He’s right there!” made and that a protest was denied after and “Just ask him!” Nationals leadoff hitter Trea Turner was “The call was the fact that he interfered called out for interference during Washing- with Gurriel trying to catch the ball,” Torre ton’s 7-2 Game 6 victory in the World Series said, adding that Holbrook “made the right on Tuesday night. call at first base.” Nationals manager Dave Martinez was Turner said he was pointing out Torre ejected for arguing plate umpire Sam Hol- because he felt there could have been brook’s ruling in the seventh inning, and some clarification then about what had just Torre said Washington’s request to protest happened. the game was denied because it was a judg- “We should do everything we possibly can ment call. to get the calls on the field right,” Turner Holbrook’s signal came after Turner hit a said. “If it’s in the rules that I did the wrong slow roller down the third-base line with a thing, then so be it, but I think this stage is MATT SLOCUM/AP runner at first and ran narrowly inside fair too big and too important to a lot of people to territory. have every avenue not taken advantage.” The Nationals’ Trea Turner knocks the glove away from Astros first baseman Yuli Pitcher Brad Peacock fielded the ball, and Torre said that while MLB and its um- Gurriel during the seventh inning of Game 6 on Tuesday in Houston. Turner was called his throw pulled first baseman Yuli Gurriel pires want to “double and triple-check out for interference on the play. toward the baseline. As Gurriel stretched, ourselves” in the World Series, the delay Turner ran into his glove, and the ball shouldn’t have lasted as long as it did. ed from a World Series game since Atlanta’s ington ahead 5-2. Rendon added a two-run bounced off Turner’s leg and into foul ter- “I don’t know if it was the noise or what- Bobby Cox in 1996. double for a 7-2 lead in the ninth. ritory. Turner ended up at second, with lead ever it was. I know we had a hard line in “I don’t want to sit here and talk about me “I didn’t think he was out of the line,” runner Yan Gomes going to third — except our box and we had trouble reaching people or the umpires,” Martinez said in response Rendon said, adding he was happy to take a Holbrook quickly signaled for interference. because we tried to make some calls, we to a question about the scene. “This is not seat and rest during the delay. Turner was called out and Gomes sent couldn’t do it,” Torre said. “It should never about me or the umpires.” Torre came onto the field a half-in- back to first base. After some argument be that long. That’s unfortunate. And cer- The Major League Baseball Umpires As- ning later and had a conversation with from Martinez and the Nationals, umpires sociation tweeted that the call was correct. tainly we have to take ownership of that.” Cederstrom. went to the headsets for 4 ½ minutes be- Martinez stepped onto the field to talk The Association’s statement said Turner did Holbrook’s call was roundly criticized by fore upholding the call. The overall delay with Holbrook and crew chief Gary Ceder- not run in the three-foot lane located in foul stretched longer than 10 minutes. strom after the inning and quickly became territory. Runners are permitted to exit the other players on social media. Cleveland In- “I mean what else do you do? I don’t animated. Six weeks after having a heart running lane to touch first base, which is in dians pitcher Mike Clevinger tweeted it was know. The batter’s box is in fair territory. procedure, Martinez was restrained by fair territory, but they must remain in the “just plain ugly,” and Chicago Cubs slugger First base is in fair territory. I swung, I ran bench coach Chip Hale — or at least Hale lane until moving toward first with a “step, Kyle Schwarber called it “a bad rule,” sug- a straight line, I get hit with the ball, I’m tried — as the manager kept shouting and stride, reach or slide.” gesting MLB should adopt a wider “safety out,” Turner said. “I don’t understand it. I eventually was tossed. Two batters after Holbrook’s call, Antho- bag” like those used in many slow pitch can understand it if I veered one way or the Martinez is the first manager to be eject- ny Rendon hit a two-run homer to put Wash- softball leagues. Notebook Likely Hall of Famer Verlander World Series loser again

Associated Press Then the 21-year-old phenom mimicked Bregman by tak- ing his bat with him before throwing it down at first base, HOUSTON — Justin Verlander is a true top-of-the-line just as Bregman had done four innings earlier. ace, a starter who’s headed for the Hall of Fame. What did Bregman think about that? But in the World Series, he showed he’s no closer. “I deserved it,” he said. “It was my fault and I apologize Verlander wasn’t bad in Game 6 on Tuesday night. Just for doing it. I shouldn’t have done it.” not good enough to get his first World Series win and give Manager AJ Hinch weighed in on the bat-carrying an- the Houston Astros their second title in three seasons. tics of both players. Verlander, who led the majors with 21 wins this season, “He shouldn’t carry the bat past first base,” Hinch said. fell to 0-6 with a 5.68 ERA in seven World Series starts. “Soto shouldn’t carry it to first base, either.” “I thought we didn’t talk about record anymore,” Ver- Bregman lamented getting caught up in the moment lander said with a smile. “Hey, there’s been some good and wanted everyone to know that he regretted what he’d games mixed in with some not-so-good ones. I can’t point done. a finger to anything in particular. I’m going out there “It’s not what I’m about,” he said. “I want to play team and trying my best. Just wasn’t able to come away with baseball and try and help this team win. And I just got a win.” too excited, and I apologize to their team, my teammates, Houston led by one in the fifth before Verlander sur- everybody and I just want to come out and try to help this rendered a solo homer to Adam Eaton and a second-deck team win a game tomorrow.” dinger to Juan Soto to put the Nationals on their way to a 7-2 victory to force a Game 7 on Wednesday night. Soto goes deep again for Nationals Verlander gave up five hits and three runs while walk- DAVID J. PHILLIP/AP (left), JOHN MCDONNELL/Washington Post ing three before Brad Peacock replaced him for the sixth. Juan Soto is a youngster going deep in the World He fell to 1-4 this postseason. The Astros’ Alex Bregman, left, and the Nationals’ Juan Series. The 36-year-old has a World Series ring, MVP and Cy Soto carried their bats to first base after home runs on Soto’s long solo homer in the fifth inning on Tuesday night Young trophies, and three no-hitters on a sparkling résu- Tuesday night. was his third in the Series, and fifth this postseason. mé. But time and time again he’s been unable to get it done The Nationals left fielder, whose 21st birthday was Fri- on baseball’s biggest stage. Then he carried his bat with him all the way to first day , broke a tie with Miguel Cabrera for the most home Snakebit? base. runs in a single postseason by a player younger than 22. “I don’t know if I’d say that,” he said. “Hopefully I get After the Washington Nationals rallied for a 7-2 win to Soto will have a chance to add to that since Washington another opportunity.” force a Game 7, the star third baseman spent most of his forced a Game 7. His homer broke a 2-2 tie and put the postgame interview apologizing for the move . Nationals ahead to stay. Bregman regrets carrying bat to first “I just let my emotions get the best of me and I’m sorry Soto, who also homered in Games 1 and 5, is only the for doing that,” he said. fifth player 22 or younger to hit multiple homers in a World Alex Bregman knocked a home run into the Crawford Adam Eaton hit a solo homer off Justin Verlander with Series. The others were Hall of Famers Mickey Mantle Boxes in the first inning on Tuesday night to put Houston one out in the fifth to tie it before Juan Soto launched a (four) and Jimmie Fox (two), and Tony Kubek (two) and on top. pitch into the second deck to give the Nationals the lead. Andruw Jones (two). Thursday, October 31, 2019 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 31 WORLD SERIES Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 Game 4 Game 5 Game 6 Game 7 Tuesday, Oct. 22 Wednesday, Oct. 23 Friday Saturday Sunday Tuesday Wednesday at Houston at Houston at Washington at Washington at Washington at Houston at Houston Nationals 5, Nationals 12, Astros 4 Astros 8 Astros 7 Nationals 7 Astros 4 Astros 3 Nationals 1, Nationals 1, Nationals 1, Astros 2, WP-Scherzer WP-Strasburg WP-James WP-Urquidy WP-Cole WP-Strasburg LP-Cole LP-Verlander LP-Sanchez LP-Corbin LP-Ross LP-Verlander Promise: Strasburg reinvented himself, stayed healthy this year

FROM BACK PAGE it again in the fi fth, when he had “That was tremendous,” Na- runners on second and third with tionals manager Dave Marti- one out, when he seemed ready to nez said he told Strasburg. “You give another lead back. He struck picked us all up, and we’re going out Jose Altuve and got Michael to Game 7 because of your perfor- Brantley to ground out — two of mance.” the series’ best hitters, neutral- Strasburg had helped carry ized. them to Game 6 in the fi rst place. Strasburg plowed through the His three scoreless innings in rest of the lineup, retiring the last his fi rst career relief appearance eight hitters before bench coach during the wild-card game staved Chip Hale came to relieve him off elimination. So did his gutty, in the ninth. He had, his entire six-inning start in Game 5 of the career, rode shotgun to the star National League Division Series power of Bryce Harper or the in- against the Los Angeles Dodgers. tensity of Max Scherzer. The Na- The win Tuesday made him the tionals no longer had Harper, and second pitcher ever to go 5-0 in they needed him to get to Scher- one postseason. zer in Game 7. This moment was his alone, and he delivered. What Strasburg has left now As Strasburg left the mound, that they’re here is unclear. He second baseman Asdrubal Ca- sounded pessimistic when asked brera tapped the pitcher’s back ERIC GAY/AP if he could come out of the bull- with his glove. It was a physi- pen in Game 7. It could be a deke Washington Nationals third baseman Anthony Rendon hits a two-run homer against the Houston Astros cal acknowledgment of what his (he usually long-tosses the day af- during the seventh inning of Game 6 of the World Series on Tuesday night in Houston. teammates told him in the dug- ter his starts), or it could be genu- out: You did your job. Strasburg ine (he fi nished with 104 or more considers there to be no higher pitches for the fourth straight out- compliment. ing). But he gave the pitcher’s sig- Strasburg afterward again con- Nationals force Game 7 nal for no more — “I emptied the fronted the aspect of stardom that tank tonight” — and emphasized long made him most uncomfort- the trust in his teammates, that able. He stood in the middle of “it’s going to take all 25 of us.” BY RONALD BLUM Tuesday Zack Greinke will start for the the clubhouse after the game, his If this was Strasburg’s last game Associated Press Nationals 7, Astros 2 Astros, who led the majors with back against a couch, his eyes 107 wins and are seeking their as a National, then he will have looking out into a semicircle of Washington Houston ended his career here with about HOUSTON — It’s been an un- ab r h bi ab r h bi second title in three seasons. swarming reporters. This used as much hype as he began it. That conventional road to Game 7 Turner ss 5 2 2 0 Springer cf 4 1 2 0 “I wish it was in a National to faze him in the way pitching in Eaton rf 2 2 1 1 Altuve 2b 3 0 0 1 is a feat he and those around him of the World Series for Stephen Rendon 3b 4 1 3 5 Brantley lf 4 0 0 0 League park,” Greinke joked, front of 40,000 fans couldn’t. long considered impossible. He Strasburg and the Washington Soto lf 5 1 1 1 Bregman 3b 4 1 2 1 cracking a smile about his affin- He listened to the questions Kendrick dh 4 0 1 0 Gurriel 1b 3 0 0 0 came to the Nationals as the No. Nationals. Cabrera 2b 4 0 0 0 Alvarez dh 3 0 0 0 ity for hitting. and answered in his low, steady 1 overall pick in 2009, billed as a Seizing the October spotlight Zimmrmn 1b 3 0 0 0 Correa ss 4 0 1 0 Fired up after a disputed call cadence. He didn’t mind not get- Robles cf 4 0 0 0 Chirinos c 4 0 0 0 generational talent. he missed out on as a youngster, Gomes c 4 1 1 0 Reddick rf 3 0 1 0 at first base went against them in ting the complete game because Totals 35 7 9 7 Totals 32 2 6 2 The intervening years — the Strasburg pitched another post- the seventh, the Nationals padded “that’s kind of a personal achieve- Washington 100 020 202—7 disappointing ones that contained season gem into the ninth inning Houston 200 000 000—2 their lead moments later when ment.” He didn’t think about the Tuesday night as the Nationals LOB—Washington 6, Houston 6. 2B— fl ashes of brilliance — now look arc of his career. Turner (1), Rendon (3), Springer 2 (4), Rendon hit a two-run homer like prologue to what could be a beat the Houston Astros 7-2 to tie Correa (2). HR—Eaton (2), Soto (3), Ren- off Will Harris. Martinez, still But there, in all of what came this Fall Classic at 3-3. don (1), Bregman (3). SF—Altuve (1). brilliant fi nal act. This season, S—Eaton (2). enraged at umpires, was eject- before, he seemed to pause, to re- Juan Soto ran all the way to Strasburg reinvented himself, re- IP H R ER BB SO ed during the seventh-inning veal more of himself than he nor- first base with his bat following dedicated himself to conditioning Washington stretch, screaming as a pair of his mally would. He has, in his own a go-ahead homer, the same way Strasburg, W, 2-0 8B 5 2 2 2 7 and remained healthy all season. words, “been under a microscope Doolittle C 1 0 0 0 0 coaches held him back while the Houston slugger Alex Bregman He stopped relying on the 100- Houston crowd sang along to “Deep in the my whole career.” He credited his did earlier. Verlander, L, 0-2 5 5 3 3 3 3 mph fastball that once made him postseason performances to the B Heart of Texas.” Yep, these wild-card Nationals Peacock 1 1 1 1 0 2 a can’t-miss prospect and has Harris C 1 1 1 0 0 Rendon added a two-run double attention he loathed as a younger have matched the heavily favored Pressly 1 0 0 0 0 2 lost a few ticks since. He instead pitcher. off Chris Devenski in the ninth to Astros swing for swing, hit for hit Devenski 1 2 2 2 0 1 learned to pitch, leaning on the “Everything happens for a rea- HBP—Devenski (Eaton). WP—Stras- just about seal it after Strasburg — even home run celebration for burg. T—3:37. A—43,384 (41,168). veteran’s tool of deception with son,” he said. “I think, without gutted through without his best home run celebration. his curveball and change-up. those things, it would’ve been a to return from an irritated nerve fastball to throw five-hit ball for It all built to Tuesday. The Na- Now, it’s onto a winner-take-all 1 lot harder to focus on what I can Game 7 on Wednesday night to in his neck to start Game 7 for 8 /3 innings. tionals seized the lead in the fi rst, control out there.” decide the only Series in which Washington in a Series that’s Now the Nationals will attempt but Strasburg coughed it up by The lights fl icked off. The ques- the visiting team won the first been all road, sweet road. their ultimate comeback in a year allowing a double and a homer tions stopped. The cameras and six. Scratched from his scheduled when they were written off time in the fi rst. Pitching coach Paul microphones and bodies receded. “It’s weird, really. You can’t Game 5 start only hours before after time, hoping for the first Menhart suspected he was tip- Strasburg, free now, resumed explain it,” Washington manager the first pitch, Scherzer was title in the 51-season history of ping his pitches, as he had earlier his beloved routine. He showered Dave Martinez said. warming up in the seventh inning a franchise that started as the this postseason, and told him to and dressed quickly, pulling on Adam Eaton and Soto hit solo Tuesday before Rendon’s homer, Montreal Expos and the first for “butterfl y” his glove to prevent a light blue polo and gray jeans. homers off Justin Verlander in then sat down as Martinez be- Washington since the Senators in it. Strasburg settled in and gave He threw his towel in the hamper the fifth to help the Nationals came the first manager tossed 1924. the team the stopgap it needed to and, walking toward the club- overcome a 2-1 deficit. Anthony from a Series game since Atlan- Visiting teams have won three catch up. house exit, glanced to his right. Rendon also went deep and drove ta’s Bobby Cox in 1996. consecutive Game 7s in the Se- Strasburg was mocked earlier He glimpsed the TV in the corner. in five runs. “The cortisone shot worked. ries since the Cardinals defeated in his career for failing unless It was playing game highlights, “Maybe they enjoy our park That relieved the pressure on the Texas at home in 2011. the conditions were perfect. He and on the screen, he was throw- and maybe we enjoy their park,” nerve, and then keep applying “I don’t think there’s a person proved that was no longer the ing strike three by one of the sev- said Rendon, who attended high heat,” Scherzer said. “Our chiro- in the building that would have case again in Game 6, when he en Astros he fanned that night. school 4 ½ miles from Minute practor, he does amazing work. assumed that all road teams were lost his command in the middle Strasburg didn’t stop. He didn’t Maid Park. “We’re not going to He was able to go in there and going to win,” Houston manager of the fourth — throwing 10 balls smile. He didn’t even hesitate. He ask questions.” make adjustments. We did two AJ Hinch said. “We’ve just got to in 11 pitches and walking two blinked, turned his attention back Max Scherzer, revitalized by an treatments of it and really freed make sure that last one is not the batters — then charging back to to the task at hand, and walked injection of painkiller, is primed up the neck.” same.” strike out Carlos Correa. He did out of the clubhouse. S TARS AND STRIPES Thursday, October 31, 2019 F3HIJKLM Boosted by Bosa No. 2 overall pick helps turn 49ers SPORTS defense into dominant unit » NFL, Page 26

MIKE EHRMANN, POOL/AP Washington Nationals pitcher Stephen Strasburg, who began his career as a heavily hyped prospect, has developed into a veteran who relies as much on his secondary pitches as he does his fastball. Strasburg called on all of his skills in Game 6 of the World Series to help the Nationals force Game 7 and run his record this postseason to 5-0. Delivering on his promise Reluctant star Strasburg saves Nats’ season with heroic performance in World Series Game 6

BY SAM FORTIER Inside: “I’m pretty tired.” The Washington Post The right-hander’s gem, combined with the offense All roads lead to Game 7 as awakening, keyed a 7-2 victory Tuesday that saved the tephen Strasburg left the mound as the pitcher team’s season. Strasburg can opt out of his contract after he was once promised to be. The last decade visitors win 6th straight, Page 31 the season, and it looked he’d have to decide soon after — the one fi lled with expectations, frustrations MLB executive Torre says the fi rst inning, when he allowed his only two runs of and, ultimately, acceptance — culminated in this S “right call” made on disputed the night. Then he heard he was tipping pitches again, moment, Strasburg walking a few feet toward the dug- interference, Page 30 tweaked his delivery and mowed through the Astros in out at Houston’s Minute Maid Park. He had dominated what became one of the most clutch playoff starts in re- the Astros into the ninth inning; he had delivered when Verlander falls to 0-6 cent memory. He became the fi rst pitcher to go at least the team needed him most. He took the biggest stage in career in Series, Page 30 1 Washington Nationals history, faced elimination in Game 8 /3 innings while allowing two or fewer runs in a World 6 of the World Series and shoved. Astros pitcher Justin Verlander Series elimination game since Curt Schilling in 1993.

“I just gave it everything I had,” Strasburg said later. DAVID J. PHILLIP/AP SEE PROMISE ON PAGE 31

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