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Volume 80 Edition 50 ©SS 2021 CONTINGENCY EDITION FRIDAY,JUNE 25, 2021 Free to Deployed Areas White House to help Afghan allies Officials: US plans to move thousands who aided military

BY AAMER MADHANI AND ELLEN KNICKMEYER Associated Press The Biden administration plans to evacuate tens of thousands of Afghan interpreters and others who worked with U.S. forces dur- ing the war while their applica- tions for U.S. entry are processed, according to officials familiar with the matter. A senior administration official said planning has accelerated in recent days to relocate Afghans, and their families who assisted Americans during the nearly 20- year war to other countries or U.S. territories. The official spoke on the condition of anonymity to dis- cuss unannounced plans. The administration intends to carry out the evacuation later this summer, likely in August, accord-

SEE AFGHAN ON PAGE 3 RELATED Turkish, US officials discuss security plans MARIAM ZUHAIB/AP for Afghan airport Former Afghan interpreters hold banners during a protest against the U.S. government and NATO on April 30 in Kabul, Afghanistan. Amid Page 3 mounting pressure to act, officials say the U.S. is likely to move Afghans who supported U.S. military operations in August. Austin, Milley push back against lawmakers’ extremism, diversity challenges BY COREY DICKSTEIN service members be taught so-called criti- race theory is, and what the relevance is Stars and Stripes cal race theory, Defense Secretary Lloyd here with the [Defense] Department,” Aus- The Pentagon’s top leaders on Wednes- Austin told the House Armed Services tin told Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., who ques- day offered full-throated defenses of their Committee. The typically stoic Pentagon tioned the military’s use of critical race the- handling of extremism and diversity issues leader grew emotional at times as several ory. “We don’t teach critical race theory, we amid challenges from House Republicans Republican lawmakers questioned the don’t embrace critical race theory, and I skeptical of efforts to root out radicals and stand-down that he ordered in February to think that’s a spurious conversation.” racists in the military force. discuss extremism and accused the mili- Austin testified Wednesday before the The Pentagon is not looking to punish tary of embracing critical race theory. troops for their political beliefs or mandate Milley Gaetz “I don’t know what the issue of critical SEE PUSH BACK ON PAGE 8 PAGE 2 • STARS AND STRIPES • Friday, June 25, 2021 BUSINESS/WEATHER New home sales drop; prices hit record high EXCHANGE RATES Military rates South Korea (Won) 1132.50 Associated Press ly 5.9%. surging housing costs, but the Switzerland (Franc) .9178 Euro costs (June 25) $1.17 Thailand (Baht) 31.87 WASHINGTON — Sales of new The median price of a new home shortage of homes to buy is still Dollar buys (June 25) 0.8162 Turkey (NewLira) 8.6850 British pound (June 25) $1.36 homes fell unexpectedly in May sold in May jumped to $374,400, creating a very high bar for poten- Japanese yen (June 25) 108.00 (Military exchange rates are those available and the 5.9% retreat was the sec- up 18.1% from a year ago when the tial buyers. South Korean won (June 25) 1108.00 to customers at military banking facilities in the Commercial rates country of issuance for Japan, South Korea, Ger­ ond consecutive monthly decline median price stood at $317,100. “What we need to take the edge many, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom. Bahrain(Dinar) .3770 For nonlocal currency exchange rates (i.e., pur­ even as the median price hit an all- The average home price also rose off double-digit housing price Britain (Pound) 1.3928 chasing British pounds in Germany), check with Canada (Dollar) 1.2301 your local military banking facility. Commercial time high. in May to $420,600, compared gains is more houses and the China(Yuan) 6.4684 rates are interbank rates provided for reference Denmark (Krone) 6.2230 The May sales decline pushed with $368,700 a year ago. builder backlog and the strong Egypt (Pound) 15.6702 when buying currency. All figures are foreign sales to a seasonally adjusted an- A shortage of homes on the mar- permits rate show more new Euro .8369 currencies to one dollar, except for the British Hong Kong (Dollar) 7.7641 pound, which is represented in dollars­to­ nual rate of 769,000, the Com- ket and rising costs for materials homes are coming,” said Robert Hungary (Forint) 293.56 pound, and the euro, which is dollars­to­euro.) Israel (Shekel) 3.2435 merce Department reported like lumber, and also labor, is fuel- Frick, corporate economist at Na- Japan (Yen) 110.73 INTEREST RATES Wednesday. That followed a 7.8% ing the upward momentum. vy Federal Credit Union. Kuwait(Dinar) .3011 Norway (Krone) 8.5044 Prime rate 3.25 sales decline in April, a figure that The surge in lumber prices that The inventory of new homes for Philippines (Peso) 48.67 Interest Rates Discount rate 0.75 Poland (Zloty) 3.79 Federal funds market rate 0.09 was revised lower from what was began this year has started to un- sale increased to 330,000 in May, Saudi Arabia (Riyal) 3.7504 3­month bill 0.05 initially thought to be a drop of on- wind and that could help slow up 4.8% from the end of April. Singapore (Dollar) 1.3426 30­year bond 2.11 WEATHER OUTLOOK FRIDAY IN THE MIDDLE EAST FRIDAY IN EUROPE SATURDAY IN THE PACIFIC

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TODAY IN STRIPES American Roundup ...... 13 Comics ...... 16 Crossword ...... 16 Faces ...... 14 Opinion ...... 15 Sports ...... 18-24 Friday, June 25, 2021 • STARS AND STRIPES • PAGE 3 WAR ON TERRORISM Afghan: Details of refugee movement beginning to take shape

FROM PAGE 1 cording to the official. ing to a second official familiar The official added that the ad- with the deliberations but not au- ministration is looking to work thorized to discuss it publicly. with Congress to find quick fixes Both officials added that no to make the application process country or countries for the more efficient, including eliminat- planned temporary relocation ing duplicative paperwork and ad- have been settled on. Evacuating justing requirements that do not Afghans to a U.S. territory, howev- impact national security. er, is seen as complicated because The move to accelerate plans to it could lead to the visa applicants relocate Afghans who helped the having greater legal rights as they U.S. effort comes as Biden is set to are vetted. meet on Friday with Afghan Presi- The White House has begun dent Ashraf Ghani and Abdullah briefing lawmakers on the out- Abdullah, chairman of the High lines of the plans. Council for National Reconcilia- The administration has begun tion. to identify a group of interpreters Rep. Michael McCaul, the top to be relocated outside of Afghan- Republican on the House Foreign istan before the United States Affairs Committee, said on Twit- completes its drawdown by Sep- ter the evacuation plan was “great tember, said a senior administra- news,” but urged Biden to push his tion official. effort to “secure a safe 3rd country Those individuals have already to host them into high gear.” begun the process of applying for McCaul, of Texas, added that special immigrant visas available Biden “has the ability to save tens to Afghans who have worked with of thousands of lives if he takes the U.S. The official stressed that steps to implement this evacua- administration relocation efforts tion immediately.” would comply with U.S. consular Rep. Seth Moulton, a Massachu- law and would be coordinated setts Democrat who has been with Congress. pushing the administration to The White House is planning for move more quickly on the issue, a variety of scenarios including said Thursday that he had not yet “additional relocation or evacua- seen details of the White House tion options” if necessary, the offi- plan. cial said. “As a Marine, I want to see a With U.S. and NATO forces fac- specific plan,” Moulton said. “I ing a Sept. 11 deadline to leave Af- want to see an operational plan to ghanistan, the Biden administra- know how this is going to unfold tion has faced increased pressure AFGHAN MINISTRY OF DEFENSE PRESS OFFICE/AP and have confidence that it will be from lawmakers, veterans and A U.S. flag is lowered as American and Afghan soldiers attend a handover ceremony from the U.S. Army tosuccessful.” others to evacuate thousands of the Afghan National Army, at Camp Anthonic in Helmand province, southern Afghanistan, in May. Advocates applauded the news, Afghans who worked as interpret- saying that the backlog of special ers or who otherwise helped U.S. Despite unusual bipartisan sup- government in the face of dimin- lence from Taliban and from the immigrant visa applications was military operations there in the port in Congress, the administra- ished U.S. military presence. In many heavily armed U.S.-allied too great to overcome even with past two decades. tion hasn’t publicly gone on record part, U.S. officials have been con- warlords has many Afghans see- measures to accelerate the proc- “We have a moral obligation to in support of an evacuation as it cerned that word of an evacuation ing the special immigration visas ess. protect our brave allies who put unwinds a war that started after could trigger a panic in Afghanis- as their last chance to leave their “We need an emergency evac- their lives on the line for us, and the 9/11 attacks. tan, not to mention further compli- war-tortured nation. uation now,” said Krish O’Mara we’ve been working for months to The Biden administration and cate the present security situation. As part of its plan, the White Vignarajah of the Lutheran Immi- engage the administration and U.S. military officials have spoken The Taliban issued a statement House will also push to surge re- gration and Refugee Service, a make sure there’s a plan, with few carefully about relocation — and earlier this month saying those sources to help process special im- group that resettles refugees in concrete results,” Republican largely sidestepped talk of a mass who worked for U.S. and western migration visa applications to help the U.S. “Every day, we are haunt- Rep. Peter Meijer of Michigan evacuation — amid growing con- interests would not be targeted. those who remain in Afghanistan ed by stories of our allies being at- said during a House hearing last cerns about the precarious securi- Still, the runaway corruption, after the U.S. military drawdown tacked, harassed and even killed week. ty situation for the Afghanistan deep insecurity and fear of vio- but want to leave for the U.S, ac- by members of the Taliban.” Turkish, US officials discuss Afghan airport security plans Associated Press Last week, President Recep sary conditions are met,” Akar have centered on Turkey’s pur- lied NATO forces are scheduled ANKARA — Turkish and U.S. Tayyip Erdogan said after a meet- said Thursday. “Discussions on chase of Russian weapons and to leave Afghanistan by Sept. 11, military officials met in Turkey’s ing with President Joe Biden on this matter are continuing. No de- U.S. support to Syrian Kurdish ending nearly 20 years of military capital Thursday to discuss plans the sidelines of a NATO summit cisions have been reached for fighters which Ankara says are engagement. There are concerns for Turkish troops to continue se- that Turkey was looking for “dip- now.” linked to a Kurdish insurgency in- that the Afghan government and curing Kabul’s airport after the lomatic, logistic and financial as- “We want to achieve the best side Turkey. They question the its security forces may be ill-pre- withdrawal of the U.S. and other sistance” from the United States result for the interests of our safety of the Turkish noncombat pared for the withdrawal and that NATO troops from Afghanistan. to protect and operate the airport. country and for those of Afghan- forces there. the country may descend into Turkey, NATO’s only majority- Turkey also wanted Pakistan and istan,” Akar continued. “That’s “Mr. Erdogan, let whoever chaos. Muslim member, has offered to Hungary to be involved in the what we are working for. Our aim brought Afghanistan to this situa- The Taliban ruled Afghanistan protect and run the Hamid Karzai mission, he said. is to continue working for the se- tion pick up the pieces,” Meral until ousted by a U.S.-led coalition International airport — the main Defense Minister Hulusi Akar curity, peace and welfare of our Aksener, leader of the opposition, after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks in gateway into Afghanistan — after said a technical delegation from Afghan brothers.” nationalist Good Party, said in America. In recent weeks, Tali- the alliance pulls out of the coun- the U.S. had arrived for talks. Critics see Turkey’s offer to op- parliament Wednesday. “Don’t be ban fighters have overrun several try. The country, which has “We will continue to take on the erate the airport as being part of so eager to sacrifice your own sol- districts in southern and northern around 500 noncombat troops in responsibility of operating the an effort by Erdogan’s govern- dier to save the life of an Amer- Afghanistan, convincing govern- Afghanistan, however, is seeking Hamid Karzai International Air- ment to mend ties with the U.S., ican soldier.” ment security forces to surrender U.S. and other allies’ support for port, which we have been doing which have deteriorated over an Around 2,300-3,500 remaining and seizing their weapons and the mission. for the past six years, if the neces- array of disagreements. Those U.S. troops and roughly 7,000 al- military vehicles. PAGE 4 • STARS AND STRIPES • Friday, June 25, 2021 MILITARY Coast Guard commandant skirts blame questions

BY SARAH CAMMARATA perpetrators are “falling short of Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin sponding to this five-alarm fire,” Stars and Stripes what is needed or not making an also said Tuesday night that he Thompson said. WASHINGTON — The com- impact quickly.” backs the move to give the power Schultz said the data on sexual mandant of the Coast Guard The Coast Guard falls under the to prosecute cases of sexual as- assault shows a “slow glide slope,” dodged questions Wednesday purview of the Department of sault to independent prosecutors some of which he would attribute from lawmakers on harassment, Homeland Security, so the service after decades of resistance from to “more comfort in reporting.” bullying and retaliation in the ser- does not contribute to a more high- the Pentagon. Schultz said the service has im- vice as a new report revealed the profile annual report on sexual as- The newest report on the Coast proved the way allegations are ad- service is struggling with an over- sault across the other military Guard follows the results of sever- dressed by refining investigative all rise in sexual assault cases. branches, which are a part of the al other investigations that procedures and processing time- YouTube The number of reported inci- Defense Department. brought to light the service’s mis- lines to expedite adjudication of A screen grab shows Coast dents of sexual assault increased Wednesday’s hearing marked handling of allegations of harass- complaints in the last couple of Guard Adm. Karl Schultz from 225 in fiscal year 2019 to 245 the first time that Adm. Karl ment and bullying. Military lead- years. testifying in a video conference reports in fiscal year 2020, accord- Schultz testified about how the ership did not hold officials ac- “We mandated additional train- on Wednesday. ing to a Coast Guard report sent to service is addressing harassment, countable for failing to complete ing and enhanced selection crite- Congress on June 16. bullying and retaliation after a se- investigations, and perpetrators ria for investigators, and now, in- whether he believes there is a cul- At the same time, reported alle- ries of damning congressional and were also not adequately disci- vestigators are appointed from ture of retaliation and fear that gations of sexual harassment de- inspector general reports. plined for toxic, and sometimes outside the immediate chain of prevents saying anything negative creased from 92 in fiscal 2019 to 86 When lawmakers asked Schultz unlawful behavior. command. These changes add about the Coast Guard at the risk in fiscal 2020. The service said in to demonstrate how he has held Thompson said the series of fairness and transparency to the of facing professional conse- the report that the decline is at- leadership and other perpetrators Coast Guard reports highlight a investigative process,” Schultz quences. tributable to the Coast Guard’s ef- accountable for their actions, the “culture of fear that discourages said. “Do I believe there’s a perva- forts to increase awareness of sex- commandant discussed updates to reporting of misconduct,” as well Rep. Yvette Clarke, D-N.Y., sive culture? No,” Schultz said. ual harassment prevention. anti-harassment and anti-hate in- as “major cultural problems” at asked what Schultz has done to en- The congresswoman also asked The data from the annual report cident policy, as well as other rec- the Coast Guard Academy. sure perpetrators receive appro- how Schultz is promoting a cul- last year combined with data from ommendations but was scant on The lawmaker said the new re- priate discipline and do not ad- ture of accountability that is ac- previous Coast Guard reports details. He also said other mem- port on sexual assault reveals a vance for promotions. tively encouraged. show a steady increase in the bers of the Coast Guard would be “disturbing trend.” The commandant said account- “I think it would probably be in- number of reports since 2007, better suited to answer a question Reports of sexual assault have ability is “woven into” all the sub- cumbent on my 57,000 shipmates though it is not clear what’s behind on how he encourages account- more than doubled in the last dec- sequent recommendations that to better answer that question the rise. ability. ade, Thompson said, citing the the service is implementing at the than me,” he said. The latest internal Coast Guard The increased reporting of sex- Coast Guard report. A 2018 survey direction of Congress and Home- Schultz said 125 “cultural report was discussed as part of a ual assaults in the Coast Guard also found that nearly half of fe- land Security’s inspector general, change agents” will be fully House Homeland Security Com- comes as lawmakers on Capitol male cadets at the academy said but he did not provide specifics. trained by the end of summer to mittee hearing Wednesday on ac- Hill look to make a significant they had been sexually harassed. “We have the Uniform Code of deliver diversity training and fa- countability, diversity and inclu- change to how military sexual as- “Taken together, these reports Military Justice from a discipline cilitate conversations about diver- sion within the service. sault and harassment cases are should be setting off every alarm standpoint. We have administra- sity and mentorship, which is tied Rep. Bennie Thompson, D- prosecuted. On Wednesday, bell, warning light and alert sys- tive tools at our discretion to use to the service’s diversity and in- Miss., the committee’s chairman, House lawmakers introduced a tem at the Coast Guard headquar- and we absolutely will try to cre- clusion action plan. said the service’s efforts to ad- bill that would remove the deci- ters and on every base, cutter and ate a perception, or reality, that dress sexual assault and sexual sion to prosecute serious crimes in air space. As the senior leader of there is accountability,” Schultz harassment, retaliation, diversity the military from the chain of the Coast Guard, Admiral Schultz said. [email protected] and a lack of accountability for command. is ultimately responsible for re- Clarke pressed the admiral on Twitter: @sarahjcamm National Guard chief: Quick-reaction force better for law enforcement

BY CAITLIN DOORNBOS Trump’s sup- frame.” readiness if not done. the department’s proposed 2022 Stars and Stripes porters broke in Hokanson’s comments echoed The National Guard spent $521 budget. “This is also a year in WASHINGTON — The National on Jan. 6 and at- the concerns of Rep. Mike Rogers, million during its Capitol-response which … there’s a very high op Guard’s top commander said tempted to dis- R-Ala., and Sen. Jim Inhofe, R-Ok- mission from January to May, us- tempo in the Guard, so that $500 Wednesday that a quick-reaction rupt the certifi- la., who announced last month in a ing its operations and maintenance million is very important.” force to respond to threats on Capi- cation of the re- joint statement that they opposed funding and pay accounts “to basi- In addition to the monthslong tol Hill is a concept better suited sults of Novem- creating the force. cally front load that money so we Capitol riot response, the Guard for law enforcement, as senators ber’s “Security of the Capitol complex could pay our soldiers and airmen has deployed to overseas combat Hokanson consider a security funding bill presidential must remain the responsibility of while they were here in the na- missions, vaccinated 12 million ci- that would, in part, create a mili- election. Local law-enforcement federal civilian law enforcement,” tion’s capital,” Hokanson said. vilians against the coronavirus, re- tary unit for the job. agencies handled the initial re- the lawmakers said in the state- “If we don’t get that funding fair- sponded to natural disasters and The $1.9 billion bill, passed by sponse. ment May 12. “Use of the uni- ly soon, we’ll have to look at not on- supported border patrol and local the House in May, would set aside “We can’t get into the perception formed military in D.C. and the ly August but also September — law enforcement in 2020 and 2021, $200 million to create a standing that we’re immediate response be- Capitol complex is subject to com- the last two months in the fiscal Hokanson said. force within the District of Colum- cause we’re just not resourced to plex statutory restrictions, and for year — either curtailing complete- The comments follow Army Sec- bia Air National Guard to respond do that, and so we really rely obvi- good reason. We cannot and should ly or drastically reducing our Na- retary Christine Wormuth’s ap- quickly to threats like the Jan. 6 ously on local law enforcement,” not militarize the security of the tional Guard drill weekends and peal Tuesday during a Senate Ap- riot at the Capitol. Hokanson said. “If it exceeds their Capitol complex.” annual training, as well as our op- propriations Committee hearing, “Many of these [quick-reaction capability, in a timely manner — Instead, Rogers and Inhofe sug- erational maintenance,” the gen- calling for the reimbursement of duties] are actually a law enforce- normally 24 hours — is when we gested creating a quick-reaction eral said. the Army National Guard’s ex- ment mission set,” Army Gen. Da- can start marshaling our organiza- force within a federal civilian law Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin penses from its Capitol-riot re- niel Hokanson, chief of the Nation- tion to help support.” enforcement unit, which they said and Army Gen. Mark Milley, sponse. al Guard, told reporters at the Pen- That’s because, unlike law en- “would likely cost much less than chairman of the Joint Chiefs of During the hearing, Wormuth tagon. “We’re not a SWAT team. forcement, “the majority of tapping the National Guard for this Staff, on Wednesday concurred said the Army National Guard has We’re not law enforcement. We’re (Guard) personnel have civilian purpose.” with Hokanson. already postponed some of its reg- soldiers and airmen trained and jobs,” the general said. “For them Most of the $1.9 billion security “Five hundred million dollars in ularly scheduled training because equipped to fight our nation’s to leave their civilian job, return to funding bill, however, would reim- the grand scheme of a $715 billion of the Capitol-response expenses wars.” their armory, get their equipment, burse the National Guard, Capitol [overall Defense Department] and “now is at risk of not being The Guard sent thousands of get a briefing and sometimes last- Police and the District of Columbia budget may not seem like a lot, but able” to fund the training at all. troops on a four-month deploy- minute training on what specifical- for costs incurred for their Capitol to the National Guard, that is a lot,” ment to protect the Capitol after a ly they’ll be asked to do, we really riot responses — something Ho- Milley said during a House Armed [email protected] mob of former President Donald look at that as a 24-hour time- kanson said would affect Guard Services Committee hearing on Twitter: @CaitlinDoornbos Friday, June 25, 2021 • STARS AND STRIPES • PAGE 5 MILITARY Russia: Fire might target intruding ships next time

BY VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV fender left Russian waters, the lations were at a historic low, not- Associated Press ‘We may drop bombs and not just ministry said. ing that “I can remember times MOSCOW — Russia is pre- Britain denied the Defender in my own lifetime when things pared to target intruding war- in the path but right on target if had been fired on or that bombs have been far worse.” ships if they fail to heed warn- were dropped in its path. It insist- On Thursday, British Ambas- ings, a senior Russian diplomat colleagues don’t get it otherwise.’ ed the ship was making a routine sador Deborah Bronnert visited declared Thursday after a Black journey through an international- the Russian Foreign Ministry, Sea incident in which a British Sergei Ryabkov ly recognized travel lane and re- which lodged a formal protest. destroyer sailed near Crimea in Russian Deputy Foreign Minister mained in Ukrainian waters. The “It was particularly empha- an area that Russia claims as its U.K., like most of the world, rec- sized that if such provocations territorial waters. protected “by all means, diplo- Peskov deplored what he de- ognizes Crimea as part of Uk- are repeated, the British side will Russia said one of its warships matic, political and military, if scribed as a “deliberate and well- raine despite the peninsula’s 2014 bear full responsibility for their fired warning shots and a war- needed.” prepared provocation” by Britain annexation by Russia. possible consequences,” the min- plane dropped bombs in the path He sarcastically suggested the and seconded the tough warning. British Prime Minister Boris istry said. of British destroyer Defender on British navy should rename its “If unacceptable provocative Johnson would not say whether U.K. Defense Secretary Ben Wednesday to drive it away from destroyer from Defender to Ag- actions are repeated, if those ac- he had personally approved the Wallace said in a written state- waters near the Crimean city of gressor and warned that “those tions go too far, no options to le- Defender’s voyage but suggested ment to Parliament that what he Sevastopol. Britain denied that who try to test our strength are gitimately protect the borders of the Royal Navy was making a described as a Russian “live fire account, insisted its ship wasn’t taking high risks.” Asked what the Russian Federation could be point by taking that route. gunnery exercise” was “out of fired upon and said it was sailing Russia would do to prevent such excluded,” Peskov told reporters. “The important point is that we range” of the Defender’s position in Ukrainian waters. intrusions in the future, Ryabkov On Wednesday, the Russian don’t recognize the Russian an- and posed no danger to her. He The incident marked the first told reporters it would stand Defense Ministry said a patrol nexation of Crimea, this is part of added that she was also over- time since the Cold War that ready to fire on targets if warn- ship fired warning shots after the a sovereign Ukrainian territory,” flown by Russian warplanes, Moscow acknowledged using live ings don’t work. HMS Defender had ignored a no- Johnson told reporters Thursday some of them flying as low as 500 ammunition to deter a NATO “We may appeal to reason and tice against intrusion and sailed 3 during a visit to an army bar- feet and making maneuvers that warship, underlining the rising demand to respect international kilometers (1.6 nautical miles) in- racks in England. “It was entirely were “neither safe nor profes- threat of military collisions amid law,” Ryabkov said in remarks to Russia’s territorial waters near right that we should vindicate the sional.” Russia-West tensions. carried by Russian news agen- Sevastopol, the main Russian na- law and pursue freedom of navi- Wallace admitted that at one Russian Deputy Foreign Minis- cies. “If it doesn’t help, we may val base in Crimea. It said a Rus- gation in the way that we did, point the Defender maneuvered ter Sergei Ryabkov said Thurs- drop bombs and not just in the sian Su-24 bomber also dropped take the shortest route between “to avoid a hazard presented by a day that “the inviolability of the path but right on target, if col- four bombs ahead of the vessel to two points, and that’s what we Russian coastguard vessel before Russian borders is an absolute leagues don’t get it otherwise.” persuade the Defender to change did.” re-assuming her intended imperative,” adding that it will be Kremlin spokesman Dmitry course. Minutes later, the De- He denied that U.K.-Russia re- course.” PAGE 6 • STARS AND STRIPES • Friday, June 25, 2021 MILITARY Base burns program keeps troops’ training on track

BY COREY DICKSTEIN pine-pocked training grounds, out and pour gasoline out there, Stars and Stripes Mangun pointed out burn marks and you’re not going to get these FORT STEWART, Ga. — For reaching well over 6 feet high on woods to burn up,” Mangun said. seven months a year, hundreds of the long-leaf pines lining a dirt “It still happens, of course. But acres of this pine-forest- and wet- tank trail. when it does happen, the fire goes land-covered Army post burn, The patch of ground had been out right away and soldiers just sending ominous plumes of smoke burned in February. Already, keep right on training.” miles into the sky that can be seen brush was starting to creep up, The efforts pay off. Fort Stewart by thousands of Coastal Georgians some of it nearing knee-height, has not lost a day of training for in nearby communities. but the area was devoid of any soldiers due to wildfire in two dec- Fort Stewart burns at least 600 trees or other vegetation in the 10- ades. That was not always the acres at a time in a process Army to 20-foot-tall range, keeping the case. Mangun recalled a fire officials call critical for the 3rd In- grounds clear for soldiers to easily sparked in the late 1990s by an ex- fantry Division and thousands of trudge through. plosion in Fort Stewart’s impact other service members who train Fort Stewart’s burning season zone that quickly spread, forcing each year on the largest military runs from Dec. 1 through June 30. soldiers out of training locations installation east of the Mississippi Each year, Mangun said, about during a field exercise. In fact, River. The prescribed burn pro- 120,000 acres are burned. Con- when Mangun arrived at Fort gram — the largest such con- trolled burns span 600 to 1,500 Stewart in 1994, the post was av- trolled burning program on a sin- acres on most days, but the post eraging 200 to 500 wildfires per gle land plot in North America, ac- can burn up to 10,000 acres at a year ignited often by soldiers and cording to the Defense Depart- time. sometimes by lightning. In recent ment — ensures soldiers can train On June 14, officials were not years, less than 30 wildfires have at Fort Stewart without fears of burning. The area had received been sparked annually, he said. sparking a massive wildfire. The too much rain in previous days, MOLLY COOK/Fort Stewart Public Affairs Office efforts have also proven beneficial Mangun said. Wildfire threats An equipment operator with the Fort Stewart­Hunter Army Airfield to the environment. Forest Stewart’s forestry offi- Proper prescribed burning is Forestry Branch extinguishes a fire at the base of a long leaf pine tree “We’re fortunate right here in cials spend mornings checking becoming more important as the during a controlled burn in April on Fort Stewart, Ga. this part of the country that what the weather to make sure the con- Earth warms, Mangun said, not- the threatened and endangered ditions are just right — clear skies, ing Fort Stewart officials have tween. near their habitats. [animal and plant] species in this low chances of precipitation and long worked to mitigate the im- “If you knew what southeast Red-cockaded woodpeckers area thrive on and need is the low wind to keep smoke, as much pacts of climate change. Georgia would look like without have been protected since the U.S. same thing that the military needs as possible, from drifting over Wildfires in the western United timber thinning or prescribed government classified them an for training,” said Jeff Mangun, training ranges and into Fort States have regularly captured burning, you may not be able to endangered species in the 1970s. who heads Fort Stewart’s 50-per- Stewart’s garrison area and neigh- news headlines in recent years as see 15 or 20 feet in through these Last year, the federal government son Forestry Branch. boring communities. record heat and drought condi- woods,” he said. proposed downgrading the bird to The installation was recently On days when Fort Stewart does tions spark fast-moving blazes Thinning also adds other bene- a threatened species, partially be- recognized for its efforts to con- burn, Mangun’s team follows a that burn tens of thousands of fits. cause of the successes seen at mil- serve and protect the woodlands, meticulous process. Foresters acres at a time. In 2021, more than Fort Stewart sells $3 million of itary installations including Fort wetlands and wildlife on its spend the morning tweaking plans 29,000 fires have burned up more lumber removed from its grounds Stewart. 284,000 acres in coastal southeast and ensuring that fires are away than 1.1 million acres across the annually. Those funds are then re- In 2012, Fort Stewart surpassed Georgia. Fort Stewart in April re- from areas soldiers are operating. U.S., according to National Inter- cycled into the Army forestry pro- its goal of housing 350 mating ceived the Secretary of the Army’s On the ground, they use a truck- agency Fire Center data. It marks grams at Fort Stewart and dozens pairs of red-cockaded woodpeck- Environmental Award for Natural mounted blowtorch to start burns the most wildfires in the first six of other installations across the ers, up from only 150 pairs in 1994. Resources Conservation for a along the outer edges of the ranges months of any year since 2011. country. Last year, the population had Large Installation for its efforts in selected on that day. The southeastern U.S. is not im- grown to more than 600 mating 2019 and 2020. The rest of the fire comes from mune from such fires. Last year, Rare woodpecker thrives pairs, and Fort Stewart has begun The award recognizes multiple the air. almost 1,700 wildfires burned The other benefits are to the en- giving away some of its young programs across the post, from The installation contracts a ci- more than 5,600 acres in Georgia, vironment. woodpeckers to other locations in Mangun’s forestry efforts to wild- vilian-owned helicopter from the data shows. Meanwhile, a 2018 “We’re actually making the for- Georgia, Florida and South Caroli- life conservation activities to pro- which it drops aerial ignition de- study by the U.S. Global Change est healthier by thinning it,” Man- na that are working to rehab their tect endangered and threatened vices, known colloquially as ping Research Program predicted gun said. “It’s better for the long- own populations, Carlile said. species indigenous to Fort Stew- pong balls, which contain chem- wildfires sparked by lightning leaf pines we have here, and I The woodpeckers’ success at art’s grounds. The post also works icals that produce small fires strikes in the U.S. southeast would would say it is better for our Fort Stewart has allowed the Ar- to protect and maintain culturally when they reach the ground. The increase by 30% by 2060, occur- threatened and endangered spe- my to remove all woodpecker-re- significant sites on the installa- helicopter, Mangun said, flies ring more frequently and burning cies support programs.” lated training restrictions on the tion, namely 60 cemeteries that across the plot to be burned in a more land. The most prominent among post. Previously, military vehicles date back to the early 1800s. crisscross pattern, setting a low- The long-standing burning pro- those rare species at Fort Stewart could not operate within 50 feet of “Most of the public doesn’t real- intensity controlled burn. When gram on Fort Stewart should con- is the red-cockaded woodpecker, woodpecker cluster sites. Soldiers ize that we have biologists, we the fire burns up the fuel on the tinue to mitigate increased fire a tiny bird that makes its home in could only fire blank rounds from have environmental manage- ground, it goes out. risk due to climate change, Man- living long-leaf pine trees across some large-caliber weapons near ment, we have archaeologists on The helicopter can light about gun said. the southern U.S. It has thrived at the birds. our staff,” said Army Col. Bryan 500 acres in 10 to 15 minutes, he But he also credited another for- Fort Stewart, according to Larry Even with those mitigations Logan, who relinquished garrison said. The fires typically last two to estry practice at Fort Stewart with Carlile, chief of the Fish and Wild- ended, the birds have continued to command of Fort Stewart and three hours. limiting wildfire destruction — life Branch at the installation. The thrive, Carlile said. Hunter Army Airfield in nearby Soldiers can train on a plot of timber thinning. birds carve out homes in long- “You can see that training has Savannah this week after two training ground as soon as the next Each year, Fort Stewart thins standing pines and benefit from had no effect on the continued years at the helm. “They don’t just day after a burn, he said. And they 3,000 to 5,000 acres of timber on thinned and burned forest, he growth of the woodpecker,” he assist the Army, they are a part of can do so with little risk of spark- its grounds, which helps with fire said. said. “That’s very freeing for the the Army, and that’s what makes ing an out-of-control wildfire with prevention and is also required for At military posts across the Army, for training here at Fort us successful.” a tracer round or other pyrotech- Army training. He pointed out the southeast, the Pentagon imple- Stewart.” nics. long-leaf pines along the Fort mented programs in 1994 to ex- Why burn? “A soldier can go out all he Stewart tank trail, spread wide pand the birds’ on-post popula-

On a muggy June day on the wants to try to start a fire — if you enough apart — often 10 to 15 feet tions, which included severe re- [email protected] northern side of Fort Stewart’s tried to start a fire, you could go — to drive most Army vehicles be- strictions on military training Twitter: @CDicksteinDC Friday, June 25, 2021 • STARS AND STRIPES • PAGE 7 PACIFIC Olympics ticket holders must win lottery to attend games

BY SETH ROBSON Stars and Stripes “I would like to TOKYO — Coronavirus crowd restrictions mean Olympics ticket go, but ... if I holders must win the right to hold MATTHEW KEELER/Stars and Stripes onto their seats in a lottery to be don’t have a A sign for a COVID­19 testing site at Osan Air Base, South Korea. held two weeks before next month’s opening ceremony. ticket, I’m going The Japanese government has US military: 8 new S. Korea announced that only 10,000 spec- to leave the tators will be allowed to attend any virus cases, none in Japan single Olympic event, with venues Tokyo area.” limited to 50% of their capacity. BY MATTHEW M. BURKE phreys, Osan Air Base or aboard the The total number of tickets has Jeffrey Johnston Stars and Stripes USNS Fisher, according to the state- been reduced by 910,000 to about Tokyo resident Eight new cases of the coronavi- ment. 2.72 million. rus respiratory disease have popped South Korea added 610 new cases Overseas fans were banned closing ceremonies will also be up at U.S. bases on the Korean Pen- and one death at midnight Wednes- months ago from attending the handed out via lottery. AKIFUMI ISHIKAWA/Stars and Stripes insula, according to a statement day, according to the Korea Disease games, which begin July 23, and Results will be announced July The Japanese government has Thursday from U.S. Forces Korea. Control and Prevention Agency’s locals who go will be required to 6 on the ticketing website, and announced limits to spectators Commands across Japan, mean- Central Disease Control Headquar- wear masks and are discouraged those who miss out will get a re- for Olympic events. while, reported no new infections. ters. The government has counted from cheering. fund, according to Olympics orga- Seven service members and a over 150,000 infections during the Millions of tickets had already nizers. A decision will be announced government contractor have tested pandemic and 2,000 deaths, the been allocated to fans in Japan, in- Tokyo resident Jeffrey John- July 16 on the maximum number positive for COVID-19 since the World Health Organization said. cluding U.S. military personnel in ston, a former U.S. soldier and ci- of spectators for the Tokyo Para- numbers were last reported Tues- Japan reported 1,610 new corona- the country, who won lotteries in vilian defense contractor, said he lympics, which run Aug. 24 day night, the USFK statement said. virus cases Thursday, 85 fewer than 2019. had been looking forward to at- through Sept. 5, according to a Two of the new patients are ser- the same day last week, according to But there won’t be enough seats tending archery, equestrian and message on the ticketing website. vice members who landed at Osan public broadcaster NHK and the for everyone to watch baseball, BMX events. Another lottery will be held if the Air Base on June 8 via a govern- WHO. There were 42 deaths. softball, golf, track and field, soc- “I would like to go, but, at the number of tickets already sold ex- ment-chartered flight called the Pa- Tokyo on Thursday reported an- cer, modern pentathlon, rugby same time, if I don’t have tickets, ceeds the number of spectators al- triot Express. other 570 patients and three deaths, and surfing, according to an an- I’m going to leave the Tokyo area,” lowed. Four service members and a con- NHK reported, citing metropolitan nouncement posted Wednesday he told Stars and Stripes by phone tractor took commercial flights to government data. That’s 118 more on the Tokyo Olympics’ ticketing on Thursday. “I don’t really want Stars and Stripes reporter Hana Kusumoto contributed to this report. Incheon International Airport on infections than the same day last website. to be in the neighborhood with all [email protected] June 15 and Saturday. week. Tickets for the opening and the people around.” Twitter: @SethRobson1 Another service member arrived Okinawa prefecture, home to at the port in Busan aboard a Navy most of the U.S. troops stationed in ship on June 18. Japan, reported 62 new coronavirus Most of the new patients came up cases on Thursday, 35 fewer than positive on a test taken before enter- the same day last week, according to ing quarantine, the statement said. NHK. There were four deaths. One tested positive while in quaran- The prefecture is in a state of tine and two tested positive before emergency until July 11. leaving quarantine.

All were taken to isolation or [email protected] quarantine facilities at Camp Hum- Twitter: @MatthewMBurke1

S. Korea-based soldier dies days after ‘medical incident’

BY DAVID CHOI uatic environments. The base’s wa- Stars and Stripes ter survival course includes special CAMP HUMPHREYS, South equipment to simulate a helicopter Korea — A 2nd Infantry Division that’s been downed in the water. soldier has died after suffering a “We are saddened by the loss of “medical incident” during combat our teammate,” said Martinez’s bat- water survival training, the com- talion commander, Lt. Col. Brian mand announced Thursday. Sansom. “Spc. Martinez always set Spc. Brandon Martinez, 25, of a fine example for our soldiers Mesa, Ariz., died Saturday at Brian through his professionalism, team- D. Allgood Army Community Hos- work and work ethic.” pital, 10 days after the June 9 inci- Sansom added: “We will miss dent at Lt. Gen. Thomas J. Vandal Spc. Martinez dearly, and he will Training Center, a statement said. never be forgotten.” He was a chemical, biological, ra- Martinez enlisted on Sept. 23, diological and nuclear specialist as- 2019, according to the statement, signed to 4th CBRN Company, 23rd and later completed the Army’s CBRN Battalion who joined 2nd Ranger Assessment and Selection ID’s sustainment brigade on July 13. Program at Fort Benning, Ga. Military units stationed at Hum- phreys train air and groundcrews [email protected] on how to escape and survive in aq- Twitter: @choibboy PAGE 8 • STARS AND STRIPES • Friday, June 25, 2021 MILITARY WWII racial rift forced US to face inequality

BY CHAD GARLAND motivated clashes between Amer- Stars and Stripes ican troops in England during the A bloody, little-known battle be- war, but Bamber Bridge was sig- tween Black and white U.S. sol- nificant in that it prompted the top diers in northern England 78 leadership there to try to address years ago forced a reckoning over racial inequality, retired Air the military’s unequal treatment Force officer Alan M. Osur wrote of minority troops. in a history pamphlet titled “Sep- Known as the Battle of Bamber arate and Unequal,” which the NATIONAL ARCHIVES Bridge, the conflagration in Lan- service publish- African American soldiers draw rations at the camp cook house at their station in Northern Ireland in 1942. cashire was sparked late on June ed in 2000, about 24, 1943, after a pair of U.S. mili- racial disparities lice. Soon rumors of the violence military justice and training,” charges related to assault, riot and tary police patrolmen responded during the war. reached base, where “hysteria Osur wrote in 2000. But the British mutiny, but it also forced Gen. Ira to a reported “disturbance” at the The situation swept through the post” and doz- public gave them “relatively fair Eaker, commander of the Eighth thatch-roofed Ye Olde Hob Inn was likely fueled ens of soldiers raided arms rooms treatment.” Air Force, to grapple with the mis- pub, military records show. by news of a riot and grabbed rifles, carbines and Anthony Burgess, author of the treatment. What began as an altercation in Detroit days ammunition, court records state. book “A Clockwork Orange,” Eaker “realized that ‘90 percent over two Black soldiers who were earlier that left Before midnight, some 200 sol- taught in Bamber Bridge after the of the trouble ... was the fault of the Eaker found wearing field coats instead over two dozen diers gathered at the camp’s main war, writing in his autobiography whites,’” and directed his staff of- of the prescribed Class A uni- Black people dead at the hands of entrance, with about 25 of them that when U.S. military author- ficers to address the problem, a forms turned into a five-hour riot, police, Pamela E. Walck wrote in a armed with rifles. ities demanded local pubs insti- statement that Osur said “was al- with some troops barricaded on 2015 doctoral dissertation about “Some wore helmets and they tute a “colour bar,” the owners most without equal among AAF base and others in “marauding WWII-era race conflicts. were indiscriminately clad in barred white troops. generals.” parties” patrolling the town’s In Bamber Bridge, after a scuf- ‘Class A’ uniforms and fatigues,” “There used to be one pub that His efforts resulted in the reor- streets and shooting sporadically, fle at the pub between the MPs the court records say. had a notice saying, OUT OF ganization of Black units, removal a Judge Advocate General board and Black soldiers from a quarter- Their frenzy “fore-shadowing a BOUNDS TO WHITE SOL- of a group of 75 mostly white offi- of review record of the 1943 court- master truck regiment, the out- spirit of active violence” soon be- DIERS, but that was stopped by cers, joint white and Black MP pa- martial trials states. numbered MPs retreated to their came “passive disobedience” as Washington or somebody,” Bur- trols, “the airing of justifiable The military police responded station for reinforcements. When they decried unfair treatment by gess wrote in a 1973 New York grievances” and other measures, in a convoy, including an armored they returned to find the soldiers the MPs and broader discrimina- Times article. Osur wrote. vehicle with a mounted machine walking back to Adams Hall Camp tion “alleged to have been inspired Burgess also wrote that the lo- “In Great Britain, blacks per- gun, which drew a reaction from and tried to arrest one of them, the by white American troops,” the re- cals would tell of the time during formed efficiently because mili- the Black soldiers who believed group resisted, resulting in what cords state. the war that “black troops held the tary leaders took their human the police intended to kill them. By military records described as a Blacks in the service at the time camp with machine guns against needs into consideration,” he the time it was over, one soldier “melee.” endured “friction” over the use of whites, though this never got into wrote. was dead and several others were Two MPs were wounded by recreational facilities, interracial the newspapers.” wounded. thrown rocks and bottles, and two dating and “the resistant attitude Nearly 30 of the Black soldiers [email protected] There were dozens of racially Black soldiers were shot by the po- of some leaders which affected would eventually be convicted on Twitter: @chadgarland Push back: Lawmakers question necessity of racial classes in military Milley offered a different reaction. “That doesn’t make me communist,” the ers have accused the Pentagon of attempt- FROM PAGE 1 The general admitted he didn’t have a full general said to Waltz. “So, what is wrong ing to do. House Armed Services Committee along- understanding of the issue of critical race with having some situational understand- While Gaetz asserted that several mili- side Army Gen. Mark Milley, the chairman theory, which is described by Harvard Uni- ing about the country for which we are here tary officials had privately complained to of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, in defense of the versity as an area of academic study that ex- to defend? And, I personally find it offensive him that the stand-downs had “hurt the mil- Pentagon’s $715 billion fiscal 2022 budget amines racism as systemic. But, he said, that we are accusing the United States mil- itary” and harmed unit cohesion, Austin request. troops should be exposed to many ways of itary … of being quote ‘woke,’ because said he had heard “50 times that amount of Another lawmaker, Rep. Michael Waltz, thinking, especially as the military works to we’re studying some theories. input” that outcomes were largely positive. R-Fla., challenged Austin on the inclusion improve equity within the ranks. “So look, I do want to know [about white “It may be that you’re receiving that in- of a critical race theory book in at least one Troops should be “open-minded and rage,] and I respect your service, and you put in the ratios you describe, because it class at the U.S. Military Academy at West well-read,” the general said. Then he went and I both Green Berets, but I want to know, was your directive,” Gaetz said. “It may be Point, N.Y., and a seminar attended by some further, citing the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. and it matters to our military and the dis- that people are concerned about criticizing 100 West Point cadets titled “Understand- Capitol by supporters of former President cipline and the cohesion of this military.” your decision.” ing Whiteness and White Rage.” Donald Trump, which was, in part, the basis Gaetz also questioned Austin’s extre- Austin, visibly frustrated by the asser- “We need to understand our past, I want for Austin’s stand-down to discuss extre- mism-focused stand-down and whether the tion, said he believed the responses that he to be very clear, but can you agree at least mism. Pentagon could define what constituted ex- received from his subordinates. that ‘Understand Whiteness and White “I want to understand white rage, and I’m tremism within its ranks. Austin has “I trust … from the top to the bottom that Rage’ … probably is something that we white, and I want to understand it,” Milley charged a task force with officially defining they will give me fair and balanced and un- shouldn’t be teaching our future leaders of said forcefully. “So, what is it that caused what constitutes extremist behavior among varnished input,” the retired four-star gen- the United States Army?” Waltz, a retired thousands of people to assault this building, troops, but he did not reveal Wednesday eral said. “And, for you to say that people Green Beret, asked Austin. and try to overturn the Constitution of the where that effort stands. are telling me what I want to hear — you Austin, a West Point graduate and the United States of America, what caused that? The defense secretary told lawmakers know, maybe, [people] are telling you what first-ever Black defense secretary, agreed I want to find that out.” that troops would not be punished for politi- you want to hear.” that what Waltz described was likely inap- Milley said he has read works by noted cal or religious beliefs and the Defense De- propriate, but he added he would need more communists Mao Zedong, Karl Marx and partment was not looking to purge the ranks [email protected] specifics to reach a conclusion. Vladimir Lenin. of Trump supporters, which Gaetz and oth- Twitter: @CDicksteinDC Friday, June 25, 2021 • STARS AND STRIPES • PAGE 9 NATION House panel pushes Big Tech legislation

BY MARCY GORDON behind the package. communicate directly with users legislation, passed 29-12 and sent tively, last year. The measure Associated Press The drafting session and votes on rival services. Proponents to the full U.S. House, would in- drew many Republican votes and WASHINGTON — A House by the House Judiciary Commit- said the measure also would give crease filing fees for proposed was approved 34-7. panel pushed ahead Wednesday tee are initial steps in what prom- consumers more power to deter- tech mergers worth more than The legislative package, led by with ambitious legislation that ises to be a strenuous slog mine how and with whom their $500 million and cut the fees for industry critic Rep. David Cicil- could curb the market power of through Congress. Many Repub- personal data is shared. those under that level. line, D-R.I., targets the compa- tech giants Facebook, Google, lican lawmakers denounce the Earlier, the Democratic-ma- A second bill would give states nies’ structure and could point Amazon and Apple and force market dominance of Big Tech jority committee made quick greater powers over companies toward breaking them up, a dra- them to sever their dominant but don’t support a wholesale re- work of arguably the least con- in determining the courts in matic step for Congress to take platforms from their other lines vamp of the antitrust laws. troversial bills in the package, which to prosecute tech antitrust against a powerful industry of business. Work on the massive biparti- which were approved over Re- cases. Many state attorneys gen- whose products are woven into Conservative Republican law- san legislation stretched into the publican objections. A measure eral have pursued antitrust cases everyday life. If such steps were makers haggled over legislative night. The session pushed be- that would increase the budget of against big tech companies, and mandated, they could bring the language and pushed concerns of yond the 12-hour mark as a leng- the Federal Trade Commission many states joined with the U.S. biggest changes to the industry perceived anti-conservative bias thy debate ensued over a com- drew Republican conservatives’ Justice Department and the FTC since the federal government’s in online platforms but couldn’t plex bill that would require on- ire as an avenue toward ampli- in their antitrust lawsuits against landmark case against Microsoft halt the bipartisan momentum line platforms to allow users to fied power for the agency. The Google and Facebook, respec- some 20 years ago. Justices rule in favor of student in ‘cursing cheerleader’ case Associated Press Stephen Breyer, the high court always disappear when a school WASHINGTON — In the case ruled that the suspension violated regulates speech that takes place of the cursing cheerleader, the Su- Levy’s First Amendment freedom off campus. The school’s regulato- preme Court notched a victory for of speech rights. Justice Clarence ry interests remain significant in the free speech rights of students Thomas dissented, noting he some off-campus circumstances.” Wednesday, siding with a high would have upheld the suspen- The case drew extra interest at school student whose vulgar so- sion. a time of remote learning — be- cial media post got her kicked off The justices did not foreclose cause of the coronavirus pandem- the junior varsity squad. schools from disciplining students ic — and a rising awareness of the The court voted 8-1 in favor of for what they say off campus, harmful effects of online bullying. Brandi Levy, who was a 14-year- though they did not spell out when The decision was a strong en- old freshman when she expressed schools could act. An earlier fed- dorsement of students’ right to her disappointment over not mak- eral appeals court ruling in this speak freely, which the court first ing the varsity cheerleading team case would have barred public expressed more than a half centu- DANNA SINGER, ACLU/AP with a string of curse words and a schools from punishing off-cam- ry ago in defending armbands Brandi Levy wears her cheerleading outfit as she looks at her phone raised middle finger on Snapchat. pus speech. worn by high school students in outside Mahanoy Area High School in Mahanoy City, Pa., on April 4. Levy, of Mahanoy City, Pa., was Despite ruling in Levy’s favor, protest of the Vietnam War, said not at school when she made her Breyer wrote that “we do not be- Abner Greene, a constitutional “Students can engage in all leading team, without losing their post, but she was suspended from lieve the special characteristics law professor at the Fordham Uni- kinds of critical or dissenting com- free speech rights. And it doesn’t cheerleading activities for a year that give schools additional li- versity School of Law in Manhat- mentary, whether about the Viet- matter where they say it,” Greene anyway. In an opinion by Justice cense to regulate student speech tan. nam War or the student cheer- said. No jail for 1st riot sentence; Oath Keeper pleads guilty Associated Press presidential victory, pleaded guilty An Indiana woman on Wednes- to two counts: conspiracy and ob- day became the first defendant to struction of an official proceeding. be sentenced in the Jan. 6 insurrec- It was the first guilty plea in the ma- tion at the U.S. Capitol and avoided jor conspiracy case brought time behind bars, while a member against members of the group. of the Oath Keepers extremist Anna Morgan Lloyd, 49, of Indi- group pleaded guilty in a conspir- ana, was ordered by a federal judge acy case and agreed to cooperate to serve three years of probation, with prosecutors in a major step perform 120 hours of community forward for the massive investiga- service and pay $500 in restitution tion. after admitting to unlawfully en- The two developments signal tering the Capitol. She pleaded that the cases against those guilty to a single misdemeanor charged in the deadly siege are charge under a deal with prosecu- slowly advancing, even as the U.S. tors. Department of Justice and the U.S. District Court Judge Royce courthouse in Washington, D.C., Lamberth said he was giving her a struggle under the weight of rough- “break,” but didn’t want others to ly 500 federal arrests across the think that probation — and not a U.S. stiffer sentence — would be the Graydon Young, who was ac- norm. cused alongside 15 other members “Legally, I could give you the six and associates of the Oath Keepers months, but is that really what we of conspiring to block the congres- want our judiciary to do?” the judge sional certification of Joe Biden’s asked. PAGE 10 • STARS AND STRIPES • Friday, June 25, 2021 NATION Wing of Miami-area condo collapses Associated Press news just given the destruction SURFSIDE, Fla. — A wing of a that we’re seeing.” 12-story beachfront condo build- The collapse, which appeared ing collapsed with a roar in a town to affect one leg of the L-shaped outside Miami early Thursday, tower, tore away walls and left a killing at least one person and number of homes in the still- trapping residents in rubble and standing part of the building ex- twisted metal. Rescuers pulled posed in what looked like a giant dozens of survivors from the tow- dollhouse. er during the morning and contin- Barry Cohen, 63, said he and ued to look for more. his wife were asleep in the build- Surfside Mayor Charles Bur- ing when he first heard what he kett warned that the death toll thought was a crack of thunder. was likely to rise, saying the The couple went onto their balco- building manager told him the ny, then opened the door to the tower was quite full at the time of building’s hallway to find “a pile the collapse around 1:30 a.m., but of rubble and dust and smoke bil- the exact number of people pre- lowing around.” sent was unclear. “I couldn’t walk out past my “The building is literally pan- doorway,” said Cohen, the former caked,” Burkett said. “That is vice mayor of Surfside. “A gaping heartbreaking because it doesn’t hole of rubble.” mean, to me, that we are going to He and his wife made it to the be as successful as we wanted to basement and found rising water be in finding people alive.” AMY BETH BENNETT, SOUTH FLORIDA SUN­SENTINEL/AP there. They returned upstairs, Hours after the collapse, Part of the 12­story oceanfront Champlain Towers South Condo collapsed early Thursday in Surfside, Fla. screamed for help and were even- searchers were trying to reach a Rescuers pulled dozens of survivors from the tower during the morning. tually brought to safety by fire- trapped child whose parents were fighters using a cherry-picker. believed to be dead. In another huge dust cloud swallowed the many people might be missing time of the collapse were unac- Surfside City Commissioner case, rescuers saved a mother and neighborhood. and asked residents to check in counted for by midmorning, said Eliana Salzhauer told Miami tele- child, but the woman’s leg had to Work was being done on the with them. Sally Heyman, of the Miami- vision station WPLG that the be amputated to remove her from building’s roof, but Burkett said About half of the building’s Dade Board of County Commis- building’s county-mandated 40- the rubble, Frank Rollason, direc- he did not see how that could have roughly 130 units were affected, sioners. year recertification process was tor of Miami-Dade Emergency been the cause. the mayor told a news conference. The tower has a mix of seasonal ongoing. Salzhauer said the proc- Management, told the Miami Miami-Dade County Mayor Rescuers pulled at least 35 people and year-round residents, Bur- ess was believed to be proceeding Herald. Daniella Levine Cava said she got from the wreckage by midmorn- kett said. without difficulty. A building in- Authorities did not say what a call from President Joe Biden, ing, and heavy equipment was be- Earlier, Burkett said two peo- spector was on-site Wednesday. may have caused the collapse. On who offered federal aid. Hotels ing brought in to help stabilize the ple were brought to the hospital, “I want to know why this hap- video footage captured from near- opened to some of the displaced structure to give them more ac- one of whom died. He added that pened,” Salzhauer said. “That’s by, the center of the building ap- residents, she said, and deliveries cess, Raide Jadallah of Miami- 15 families walked out of the really the only question. ... And peared to fall first, with a section of food, medicine and more were Dade Fire and Rescue said. building on their own. can it happen again? Are any oth- nearest the ocean teetering and being hastily arranged. Rescue Fifty-one people who were Gov. Ron DeSantis said offi- er of our buildings in town in jeop- coming down seconds later as a officials tried to determine how thought to be in the building at the cials were “bracing for some bad ardy?” Biden, senators from both parties Pelosi creates panel to ‘seek on infrastructure: ‘We have a deal’ the truth’ on Capitol attack Associated Press thing she cannot forgive. She said Associated Press tweeted. “A group of senators — five the House would not vote on it until WASHINGTON — House Speak- there is no fixed timeline for the WASHINGTON — President Joe Democrats and five Republicans — the Senate had dealt with both pack- er Nancy Pelosi made it official committee, which will investigate Biden announced on Thursday that has come together and forged an in- ages. Thursday that she is creating a spe- and report on the facts and causes of “we have a deal,” signaling a biparti- frastructure agreement that will The major hurdle for a bipartisan cial committee to investigate the at- the attack and make recommenda- san agreement on a $953 billion in- create millions of American jobs.” agreement has been financing. Bi- tack on the Capitol, saying it is “im- tions to prevent it from happening frastructure plan that would The senators have struggled over den demanded no new taxes on any- perative that we seek the truth.” again. achieve his top legislative priority how to pay for the new spending but one making less than $400,000, The new committee comes after She did not say who will lead or and validate his efforts to reach left for the White House with a sense while Republican lawmakers were Republican senators blocked legis- serve on the committee. across the political aisle. of confidence that funding issues unwilling to raise taxes beyond such lation that would have set up a bipar- Pelosi’s official announcement, Biden made a surprise appear- had been addressed. steps as indexing the gasoline tax to tisan commission to investigate the two days after she signaled to col- ance in front of the cameras with Biden’s top aides had met with inflation. But senators departed for attack. A violent mob of then-Presi- leagues that she would create the members of the group of senators, senators for back-to-back meetings the White House on Thursday with a dent Donald Trump’s supporters committee, means Democrats will Republicans and Democrats, after on Capitol Hill and later huddled sense of confidence that funding is- overran the police on Jan. 6, broke lead what probably will be the most an agreement was reached Thurs- with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi sues had been addressed. into the building and hunted for law- comprehensive look at the siege. day. Details of the deal were scarce and Senate Majority Leader Chuck “We’re still refining the details, makers as they tried to stop the cer- More than three dozen Republicans to start, but the pared-down plan, Schumer. but from my perspective, it is paid tification of Joe Biden’s presidential in the House and seven Republican with $559 billion in new spending, The agreement comes with a for,” said Maine Sen. Susan Collins, election victory. senators said they wanted to avoid a has rare bipartisan backing and complex legislative push. Pelosi on aRepublican and one of 10 lawmak- The House passed the bill to form partisan investigation and support- could open the door to the presi- Thursday welcomed the bipartisan ers who met with Biden for roughly a commission last month, and Pelo- ed the legislation to form a commis- dent’s more sweeping $4 trillion package, but she warned that it must 30 minutes. si, D-Calif., said it was her prefer- sion, which would have been model- proposals later on. be paired with the president’s big- Biden has sought $1.7 trillion in ence to have an independent panel ed after a similar panel that investi- The president said not everyone ger goals now being prepared by his American Jobs Plan, part of lead the inquiry. But she said Con- gated the 9/11 terrorist attacks. got what they wanted and that other Congress under a separate so-called nearly $4 trillion in broad infras- gress cannot wait any longer to be- But those numbers were not White House priorities would be the budget reconciliation process. tructure spending on roads, bridges gin a deeper look at the insurrection. strong enough to overcome GOP op- done separately in a congressional “This is important,” Pelosi said. and broadband internet but also in- “January 6 was a day of darkness position in the Senate, where sup- budget process known as reconcil- “There ain’t going to be a bipartisan cluding the so-called care economy for our country,” Pelosi said, and the port from 10 Republicans is needed iation bill without a reconciliation bill.” of child care centers, hospitals and “terror and trauma” to members to pass most bills if all Democrats “We’ve struck a deal,” Biden then The Democratic leader vowed elder care. and staff who were there is some- vote yes. Friday, June 25, 2021 • STARS AND STRIPES • PAGE 11 NATION CDC extends eviction 3 interested in Va. Confederate statues, so far Associated Press ment or military battlefield. zation that is trusted to speak for the CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — Officials say three entities have whole community,” Gaston said. Three entities have already ex- submitted statements of interest so “One that will help shift the narra- moratorium a month, pressed interest in acquiring two far, according to The Daily Pro- tive to one that is inclusive and anti- statues of Confederate generals gress. City Manager Chip Boyles racist.” from downtown Charlottesville said at Monday’s council meeting White supremacist and neo-Nazi parks, including one that was the fo- that two of the interested entities are organizers of the August 2017 says it’s last time cus of a violent white nationalist ral- in-state. The offer expires July 7. “Unite the Right” rally in Charlot- ly in 2017, according to city officials. Cali Gaston, downtown business tesville said they went to the city to Associated Press But landlords, who have op- Earlier this month, the city coun- owner, urged the council to remove defend the statue of Lee. They WASHINGTON — The Biden posed the moratorium and chal- cil voted unanimously to remove the the statues as quickly as possible clashed with counterprotesters be- administration has extended the lenged it in court, are against statues of Robert E. Lee and Tho- and place them in storage until ar- fore a white supremacist plowed his nationwide ban on evictions for any extension. They have ar- mas “Stonewall” Jackson. Virginia rangements can be made. car into a crowd, killing a woman. a month to help tenants who are gued the focus should be on requires a 30-day window for the “Please don’t give them to just any The Jackson statue was erected in unable to make rent payments speeding up the distribution of city to offer the statues to any mu- organization offering to pay. They 1921 and the Lee statue was erected during the coronavirus pan- rental assistance. seum, historical society, govern- need to be in the hands of an organi- in 1924. demic, but it said this is expect- ed to be the last time it does so. Dr. Rochelle Walensky, direc- tor of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, extend- ed the evictions moratorium un- til July 31. It had been sched- uled to end June 30. The CDC said Thursday that “this is in- tended to be the final extension of the moratorium.” The White House had ac- knowledged Wednesday that the emergency pandemic pro- tection will have to end at some point. The trick is devising the right sort of off-ramp to make the transition without massive social upheaval. White House press secretary Jen Psaki said the separate bans on evictions for renters and mortgage holders were “always intended to be temporary.” This week, dozens of mem- bers of Congress wrote to Presi- dent Joe Biden and Walensky calling for the moratorium to be not only extended but also strengthened in some ways. The letter, spearheaded by Democratic Reps. Ayanna Pressley, of Massachusetts; Jimmy Gomez, of California; and Cori Bush, of Missouri, called for an unspecified exten- sion in order to allow the nearly $47 billion in emergency rental assistance included in the American Rescue Plan to get in- to the hands of tenants. Ending the assistance too abruptly, they said, would dis- proportionately hurt some of the same minority communities that were hit so hard by the vi- rus itself. They also echoed many housing advocates by call- ing for the moratorium’s protec- tions to be made automatic, re- quiring no special steps from the tenant in order to gain its protections. “The impact of the federal moratorium cannot be under- stated, and the need to strength- en and extend it is an urgent matter of health, racial, and eco- nomic justice,” the letter said. Diane Yentel, president of the National Low Income Housing Coalition, called an extension of the eviction ban “the right thing to do — morally, fiscally, politi- cally, and as a continued public health measure.” PAGE 12 • STARS AND STRIPES • Friday, June 25, 2021 NATION US jobless claims fall again, to 411K BY CHRISTOPHER RUGABER ed unemployment aid programs Associated Press in response to business com- WASHINGTON — The number plaints that the assistance is mak- of Americans applying for unem- ing it harder for them to find work- ployment benefits dropped last ers. Starting this month, 26 states week, a sign that layoffs declined will end an extra $300 weekly fed- and the job market is improving. eral unemployment payment and The Labor Department said 22 of those states will also cut off Thursday that jobless claims de- all jobless assistance to self-em- clined just 7,000 from the previous ployed, gig workers, and those out week to 411,000. The number of of work more than six months. The weekly applications for unem- extra $300 ends nationwide Sept. ployment aid has fallen steadily 6. this year from about 900,000 in Ja- Economists at Bank of America nuary. The level of unemployment have estimated that those who claims generally reflects the pace earned less than $32,000 a year at of layoffs. their previous jobs can receive As the pandemic fades, states more in jobless aid with the extra and cities are lifting more busi- $300. At the same time, the federal AP ness restrictions — California just expansions of unemployment Leland Melvin exercises in the International Space Station in 2009. Space station astronauts exercise fully reopened June 15 — and the benefits have made it possible for every day to counter the effects of weightlessness. Their T­shirts, shorts and socks end up so foul that economy is picking up as consum- millions of self-employed and con- they run through a pair every week, according to Melvin, a former NASA astronaut and NFL player. ers are traveling, eating out more, tract workers who were previous- and visiting movie theaters and ly not eligible for help to receive amusement parks. Growth could aid for the first time. top 10% at an annual rate in the Four states — Alaska, Iowa, NASA, Tide tackle the weighty April-June quarter, according to Mississippi and Missouri — stop- the Federal Reserve Bank of At- ped providing the $300 payment lanta. last week. All but Alaska also cut challenge of laundry in space With many employers desper- off the two programs that covered ate to hire, some states are starting the self-employed and the long- BY MARCIA DUNN moon and Mars. sweat.” to cut off several pandemic-relat- term jobless. Associated Press Rocket cargo space is tight and While NASA and the other CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — expensive, according to NASA, so space station partners have How do astronauts do laundry in why waste it on new outfits if their looked into special antimicrobial space? They don’t. clothes could be kept looking and clothes to prolong wear, it’s not a Pro-wall Border Patrol They wear their underwear, smelling fresh? When you figure long-term solution. gym clothes and everything else an astronaut needs 150 pounds of In its initial experiment, P&G until they can’t take the filth and clothes in space per year, that will send up detergent custom- chief is forced out of job stink anymore, then junk them. quickly adds up, especially on a made for space in December so NASA wants to change that — if three-year Mars mission, said scientists can see how the en- Associated Press not at the International Space Sta- Mark Sivik, a chemist specializing zymes and other ingredients react CALEXICO, Calif. — The chief of tion, then the moon and Mars — in fabric and home care technolo- to six months of weightlessness. the U.S. Border Patrol was forced and stop throwing away tons of gy for P&G. Then next May, stain-removal out of his job Wednesday, after less dirty clothes every year, stuffing There’s also the health — and pens and wipes will be delivered than two years in a position that lies them in the trash to burn up in the ick — factors. for testing by astronauts. in the crosshairs of polarizing politi- atmosphere aboard discarded Space station astronauts exer- At the same time, P&G is devel- cal debate. cargo ships. So it’s teamed up with cise two hours every day to coun- oping a washer-dryer combo that Rodney Scott wrote to agents that Procter & Gamble Co. to figure out ter the muscle- and bone-wither- could operate on the moon or even he will be reassigned, saying he how best to clean astronauts’ ing effects of weightlessness, Mars, using minimal amounts of “will continue working hard to sup- clothes in space so they can be re- quickly leaving their workout water and detergent. Such a ma- port you over the next several weeks used for months or even years, clothes sweaty, smelly and stiff. chine could also prove useful in to ensure a smooth transition.” GREGORY BULL/AP just like on Earth. Their T-shirts, shorts and socks arid regions here on Earth. Scott told top agency officials dur- Rodney Scott, then­U.S. Border The Cincinnati company an- end up so foul that they run One of the many design chal- ing a call to discuss budgets and oth- Patrol’s San Diego sector chief, nounced Tuesday that it will send through a pair every week, ac- lenges: The laundry water would er issues that he had 60 days to de- shakes hands through a section a pair of Tide detergent and stain cording to Leland Melvin, a for- need to be reclaimed for drinking cide whether to be reassigned or re- of newly­replaced border wall in removal experiments to the space mer NASA astronaut and NFL and cooking, just like urine and tire, according to an official with di- San Diego in January 2019. station later this year and next, all player. sweat are currently recycled rect knowledge of the matter who part of the galactic battle against “After that, they’re deemed tox- aboard the space station. spoke on the condition of anonymity der Patrol, did not immediately re- soiled and sweaty clothes. ic,” said Melvin, who’s serving as a “The best solutions come from because it was not intended for pub- spond to a request for comment. It’s no small problem, especial- spokesman for the project. “They the most diverse teams,” Melvin lic release. Scott hasn’t responded to a text or ly as the U.S. and other countries like have a life of their own. said, “and how more diverse can He said he was undecided. Raul phone message. look to establish bases on the They’re so stiff from all that you be than Tide and NASA?” Ortiz, Scott’s deputy, will serve as interim chief, Scott told officials on the call. Scott, a career official, was ap- pointed head of the border agency in January 2020 and enthusiastically embraced then-President Donald Trump’s policies, particularly on building a U.S.-Mexico border wall. President Joe Biden has canceled wall construction, one of his prede- cessor’s top priorities. The Department of Homeland Security, which oversees the Bor- Friday, June 25, 2021 • STARS AND STRIPES • PAGE 13 AMERICAN ROUNDUP

3arrested after fireworks display in store is ignited EAGAN — Police in a MN Twin Cities suburb ar- rested a group of juveniles after a fireworks display was set on fire in a grocery store. The display went up in flames Monday afternoon at the Hy-Vee store in Eagan. Police spokesman Aaron Machtemes said firefighters extinguished the flames and no one was injured. The store had to be closed because it was filled with smoke. The amount of damage is still be- ing assessed. Police say three juve- niles were arrested a half-mile from the store. Loud bangs could be heard in a video circulating on social media that showed the fireworks display going up in flames. Auto shops deal with non-sticky state stickers PROVIDENCE — Auto RI repair shops in Rhode Is- land are reporting an odd situation with vehicle inspection stickers: They don’t stick. The stickers applied to the lower right interior corner of the wind- sheld after a successful safety and emissions test are peeling off, ac- cording to The Providence Journal. KRISTOPHER RADDER, THE BRATTLEBORO (VT.) REFORMER/AP The state Department of Reve- nue, which oversees the Depart- ment of Motor Vehicles, confirmed Enlightening experience at camp the problem. Christopher Russell, director of the School of the Forest, in Guilford, Vt., and Marion Dickens, 12, from Leonardtown, Md., make a fire from “We are aware of the issue with the feather sticks she made during a weeklong camp for families on Monday. the inspection sticker adhesive and are working with our vendor, Opus Pleasant Station, responded to the THE CENSUS the vehicle, the dealership learned Inspection, to replace this product,” report of a dog swimming in Barne- that the account listed on the bank agency spokesperson Paul Grimald gat Bay and brought the 3-year-old The amount of money, in dollars, that an elderly woman was check provided by Brouillard was said in a statement. named Chunk safely ashore. 25K scammed into sending after getting multiple calls saying she frozen. The dealership contacted Ed Barbosa of Barbosa & Son Au- Two joggers recognized Chunk needed to protect herself from someone using her Social Security number Brouillard, who promised to wire to Repair in East Providence and from posters and reported seeing who was involved in drugs and money laundering, police in Manchester, N.H., $83,000 to pay for the car, prosecu- Daniel Coren of Narragansett Auto him jump into the water near Man- said. The caller told the woman to send her money to an address in Tampa, Fla. tors said. in West Warwick said two-sided toloking Bridge around 7 a.m., She sent it, police said. After taking a report on June 17, Manchester police An Arizona resident contacted tape works. WABC-TV reported. tracked the package to a Tampa business that handles United Parcel Service police and reported an attempted drop-offs. They contacted the business manager and told them to hold the Jim Mathis was fishing nearby fraudulent wire transfer of $83,000 package. The manager reported that someone tried to pick it up, but he turned Kite-flyer critically injured and said Chunk kept backing away them away. Police said the woman’s money will be returned to her. from their bank account to pay for when kite hits power lines from his boat when he tried to get the car. The transfer was not ap- close but swam to shore when he proved. BREMERTON — A backed away. thentic. ing transferred from their 2,000- WA man is in critical condi- “We positioned our boat, got (the) Investigators have since reco- pound sacks into smaller bags for 10 stolen bulldogs found in tion after getting shocked while fly- line ready, acted as a leash,” Koeh- vered 19 stolen cars. They also found resale, the sheriff’s office said. neighboring state ing his kite at a park in Washington ler said. “Line around dog and guide seven firearms, thousands of A34-year-old man was arrested. state. him up to the docks.” rounds of ammunition and illegal TALLMADGE TOWN- Bremerton Battalion Chief Brad Chunk’s owner, Marie Zangara, drugs, including 2,500 fentanyl pills. Man charged with ID theft MI SHIP — Ten French bull- Richard said the man was flying a said that he had some matted fur and to buy luxury car dogs stolen from a breeder in Ohio makeshift kite made out of steel ca- was covered in ticks, but was other- 42K pounds of purloined and worth an estimated total of ble and a fishing rod around 7 p.m. wise healthy. pistachios found BOSTON — A Massa- $60,000 have been recovered in Sunday at the Evergreen Rotary MA chusetts man is sus- western Michigan, authorities said. Park in Bremerton. Probe of car theft ring DELANO — California pected of stealing the identities of The dogs taken from Holmes The kite drifted into Puget Sound leads to 28 arrests CA detectives say they’ve two people in an attempt to buy an County, Ohio, were found Monday Energy’s high-energy transmission solved the curious caper of the pur- $83,000 car, federal prosecutors in Tallmadge Township, the Ottawa lines and shocked the man. He suf- LAS VEGAS — Author- loined pistachios. said. County sheriff’s office said, after the fered severe burns, KPCQ reported. NV ities have arrested near- The heist was a nutty one. In a nut- Brandon Brouillard, 27, of Wor- victim searched online and found He was flown to Harborview ly 30 people in connection with a Las shell, an audit by the Touchstone cester, was indicted on bank fraud what were believed to be the dogs Medical Center and is in critical Vegas-area car theft ring. Pistachio Co. in the San Joaquin Val- and aggravated identity theft charg- listed for sale. condition, Richard said. Las Vegas police said Monday ley discovered that 42,000 pounds es, according to a statement from Sheriff’s officials in Holmes that most of the 28 people arrested were missing. The company con- the U.S. attorney’s office in Boston. County contacted Ottawa County Dog missing for 2 weeks, were in Nevada and the rest were tacted the Tulare County sheriff’s Brouillard in February used the deputies, who recovered the dogs. retrieved safe from bay detained in California and Arizona. agricultural crimes unit, the sher- identity of a New Hampshire resi- They had microchips used for iden- Capt. Shane Womack said a task iff’s office wrote in a Facebook post. dent to open a bank account, then tification implanted beneath their BARNEGAT — A golden force composed of state and local The trail led to parking lots in De- wired $108,000 to that account from skin and each was valued at about NJ retriever who had been law enforcement began investigat- lano, authorities said. Investigators another person’s account, prosecu- $6,000, authorities said. missing for two weeks was rescued ing last year a car theft operation in- found a tractor-trailer there con- tors alleged. In April, he used a cash- A 41-year-old woman and a 17- Tuesday from a bay in New Jersey. volving the swapping of vehicle taining the remaining nuts, which ier’s check in the amount of $83,000 year-old girl, both from Tallmadge Authorities say that New Jersey identification numbers. Police say were returned to the Touchstone to buy a new Chevrolet Camaro, Township, could be charged. State Police troopers Ryan Koehler the suspects created fake VIN plates Pistachio Co. Detectives deter- prosecutors said. and Vincent Ferdinandi, of Point and door stickers that appeared au- mined that the pistachios were be- Just days after taking delivery of From wire reports PAGE 14 • STARS AND STRIPES • Friday, June 25, 2021 FACES

Harrison Ford injured on ‘Indiana Jones 5’ set Harrison Ford is taking a hiatus Breaking the language barrier from filming “Indiana Jones 5” af- ter suffering a shoulder injury on set. The 78-year-old was hurt re- International streaming hits are proof that good TV translates hearsing a fight scene, a spokes- person for the Walt Disney Co. BY BETHONIE BUTLER said Wednesday. The Washington Post Production is expected to con- n January, Netflix users came across a tinue and the filming schedule will new series about a charming con man be reconfigured as needed while out to avenge the death of his father. The treatment options are evaluated. Imystery thriller, “Lupin,” quickly Filming on the fifth installment picked up a following — despite the fact that in the series began this month in the series was in French and incorporated the the U.K. under the direction of adventures of the fictional Arsène Lupin, the James Mangold. The film is set to distinctly French character at the center of be released in July 2022. Maurice Leblanc’s novels. The show quickly It’s not the first on-set injury for became the streamer’s most popular non-En- Ford. In 2014, he broke his leg on glish title, according to Netflix. “Lupin: Part 2 the set of “Star Wars: The Force arrived June 11, and a third installment has al- Awakens” when he was crushed ready been announced. beneath a heavy door of the Mil- In addition to becoming the first French lennium Falcon while filming at original to chart in the U.S. Top 10 list, “Lupin,” Pinewood Studios in London. watched by 76 million subscribers in its first 28 days, is Netflix’s biggest original series — re- Elton John adds dates gardless of language — so far this year. All Net- to final tour flix series considered, “Lupin” is behind only “Bridgerton,” which Netflix says played to 82 Elton John has announced the final dates for his farewell tour, million subscribers. Last year’s medieval which includes stops at big stadi- sleeper hit, “The Witcher,” was also viewed by NETFLIX/The Washington Post ums in the U.S. around 76 million, according to the streamer. The Netflix original “Lupin,” based on the classic French story of Arsène Lupin, a “Elton John Farewell Yellow Over the past few years, Netflix and other world­famous thief and master of disguise and starring Omar Sy, has become the streaming Brick Road: The Final Tour” will major streaming platforms have pushed out an service’s most popular non­English language program. visit Frankfurt, Germany, on May increasing number of non-English language 27, 2022, and will make several TV series that appeal to viewers across the HBO’s streaming service is also home to the ated that goal, said Romina Rosado, executive stops throughout Europe, includ- world. But the pandemic, which stalled a num- first four seasons of the Italian organized crime vice president of entertainment and content ing Milan, Liverpool and Paris. ber of Hollywood productions last spring, drama “Gomorrah,” an international jugger- strategy for NBCUniversal Telemundo Enter- John also announced dates in opened even more viewers to TV shows outside naut that first aired stateside on Sundance TV; prises. North America, kicking off those of their native language. In a time of uncertain- a fifth and final season is in the works. “We realized that the opportunity was more shows on July 15, 2022, at Citizens ty and isolation, they found solace in feel-good The difference is not just in what viewers are immediate and that there’s a lot of excite- Bank Park in Philadelphia. He Korean dramas, thrilling telenovelas and other consuming (many people around the world ment,” Rosado said. “And just looking at some will also perform at MetLife Stadi- international gems. While the proverbial wa- have been watching dubbed or subtitled TV for of the results that we’ve seen on streaming um in East Rutherford, N.J.; Sol- ter-cooler may never again be a physical gath- decades), but what businesses are providing: platforms with our own content, we’ve just re- dier Field in Chicago; Mercedes- ering place, it’s arguably more vast than ever. As Netflix and other streaming platforms offer alized we need to create more of it.” Benz Stadium in Atlanta; Nissan Bela Bajaria, head of global TV at Netflix, an increasing number of international efforts, Ultimately, Rosado said, “what people are Stadium in Nashville; and Minute said the platform’s users have embraced content creators and production companies looking for is authentic storytelling and it Maid Park in Houston. He will “shows from many different countries and are stepping up to meet the demand. NBCUni- doesn’t really matter, if that’s a very French wrap the North American trek many different genres.” In 2020, non-English versal-owned Telemundo recently announced character or if it’s a very Mexican character.” with two shows at Dodger Stadi- viewing (including series and films) from U.S. a project dedicated to creating content for “Lupin’s” success certainly supports that as- um in Los Angeles on November subscribers grew by 50 percent. streaming platforms. Telemundo Streaming sessment. For Netflix, Bajaria said, “it’s very 19 and 20, 2022. The past year has also marked resonant non- Studios launched with 35 projects in develop- important that we just make the best content. In 2023, he will play in New English efforts at other streaming networks in- ment; in September, the network will release “That really starts with great local storytell- Zealand and Australia before cluding Apple TV Plus, which brought the Is- the dramedy “Armas de Mujer,” its first origi- ers in many different countries, really telling wrapping up the tour, which be- raeli psychological thriller “Losing Alice” to its nal series for Peacock, which launched last their vision and their authentic story in their gan in 2018. subscribers in January, and HBO Max, which summer. own language from their own country,” she debuted the universally lauded Spanish bio- Plans for a streaming studio had been in mo- added. “And then we provide them a global R. Kelly jailed in NYC graphical series “Veneno” to a U.S. audience. tion before the pandemic, but last year acceler- platform.” R&B singer R. Kelly has been jailed in New York City in antici- pation of his sex-trafficking trial later this summer. Britney Spears seeks end to ‘abusive’ conservatorship A federal prison website on Wednesday listed Kelly as an in- BY NANCY DILLON guardianship “without being eval- and have a baby,” she said. “I want mate at the Metropolitan Deten- New York Daily News uated.” to take the IUD out.” tion Center in Brooklyn. He ar- Britney Spears slammed her “It is my wish and my dream for When a lawyer for her current rived there Tuesday afternoon conservatorship during an emo- all of this to end,” she said. care manager, Jodi Montgomery, from Chicago, where he was being tional and unprecedented court Spears, 39, said it makes no sense tried to close the hearing to public held on similar charges. hearing Wednesday, telling her that she can work and make mil- access before Spears started speak- Kelly, 54, is accused of leading judge she feels “enslaved” by the lions of dollars that line other peo- ing, the “Toxic” singer piped up and an enterprise made up of his man- stringent structure and wants to get ple’s pockets but she is put on a said she wanted to be heard. agers, bodyguards and other em- married and have a baby with her stringent budget that’s contingent “They’ve done a good job at ex- ployees who helped him recruit boyfriend. upon her meeting with therapists ploiting my life,” she said. “(This) women and girls for sex. Federal “I am traumatized,” she told Los she doesn’t trust. should be an open court hearing, prosecutors say the group select- Angeles Superior Court Judge “I truly believe that this conser- and they should listen and hear ed victims at concerts and other CHRIS PIZZELLO/AP Brenda Penny during the virtual vatorship is abusive,” she said. “I what I have to say.” venues and arranged for them to video hearing. “I’m not happy, I don’t feel like I can live a full life.” Spears, 39, has been under the A portrait of Britney Spears travel to see Kelly. looms over the crowd outside a can’t sleep. I’m so angry I’m in- She said she wants to be able to control of the conservatorship for 13 The Grammy Award-winning court hearing concerning the pop sane.” drive in a car with boyfriend Sam years, ever since a series of high- singer denies ever abusing any- singer’s conservatorship The pop star who’s been under a Asghari and have her IUD removed profile mental health crises in 2007 one. Wednesday at the Stanley Mosk court-ordered conservatorship for to expand her family with him. and 2008 ended with involuntary Courthouse in Los Angeles. 13 years said she wants to end the “I want to be able to get married hospitalizations. From wire reports Friday, June 25, 2021 • STARS AND STRIPES • PAGE 15 OPINION

Max D. Lederer Jr., Publisher Lt. Col. Marci Hoffman, Europe commander Lt. Col. Michael Kerschbaum, Pacific commander NJ teacher pushes back against indoctrination Michael Ryan, Pacific chief of staff BY GEORGE F. WILL The school head is white. strument of “repressive tolerance”; white Washington Post Writers Group A compilation of faculty members’ Pavlo- people who deny their racism thereby con- WASHINGTON vian statements during a “training” session firm it; teaching is a political act; etc. — can EDITORIAL n a June 8 YouTube video that should makes nauseating reading. Responding to be rebranded and insinuated into curricu- Terry Leonard, Editor be watched especially by parents of prompts such as “In the last year, I have lums under new labels. [email protected] school-age children, but also by every- learned _____ about race and racism,” and Progressives, who are selectively aghast one else, Dana Stangel-Plowe says, “One way I will work for racial equity in my about “politicizing” education, do not object Robert H. Reid, Senior Managing Editor I “Today, I am resigning from a job that I work,” teachers say: to those state and local governments that are [email protected] love.” She had taught English at New Jer- “American society makes it hard to have mandating the CRT indoctrination that other Tina Croley, Managing Editor for Content sey’s private Dwight-Englewood School high hopes.” Racism infests the nation’s “en- governments are forbidding. Would pro- [email protected] since 2014 but could not continue. tire fabric.” Everyone must “lean into the gressives object to legislatures’ banning the Sean Moores, Managing Editor for Presentation The school “has embraced an ideology discomfort.” “Older millennials are disap- teaching of, say, creationism? [email protected] that is damaging to our students’ intellectual pointingly racist.” “Aspects of the anti racist Or that the Earth is flat, which is about as and emotional growth — an ideology that re- movement have been co-opted by neoliberal defensible as the assertion (see The New Joe Gromelski, Managing Editor for Digital quires students to see themselves not as indi- corporations, and reactionarily [sic] op- York Times’ 1619 Project, which is being [email protected] viduals, but as representatives of either an posed by many even mainstream conserva- adopted in thousands of schoolrooms) that oppressor or oppressed group.” She says, tive thinkers.” Racism is “layered into every- the American Revolution was launched to BUREAU STAFF “This theoretical framework pervades every thing we do at school.” We must “share the protect slavery, after the November 1775 division of Dwight-Englewood as the singu- harsh reality of the BIPOC and LBGTQI British offer of freedom to slaves who fled to Europe/Mideast lar way of seeing the world.” She is believa- communities with our students.” “Discuss join the British army. This offer came, how- Erik Slavin, Europe & Mideast Bureau Chief [email protected] ble because the framework increasingly per- issues of equity as arising in most every book ever, seven months after the battles of Lex- +49(0)631.3615.9350; DSN (314)583.9350 vades K-12 education nationwide. 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They should find no such harbor tel: (+1)202.886.0003 stealing money from govern- erage of 22.9% of GDP in Latin America and here. Their visas should be canceled, and they 633 3rd St. NW, Suite 116, Washington, DC 20001-3050 ment coffers and taking bribes the Caribbean; by that yardstick, Guatemala should be sanctioned. The promulgation of Reader letters from narco-traffickers. Guate- has the region’s lowest tax revenues, a paltry lists of Northern Triangle officials suspected [email protected] H mala’s head is known for handing out govern- 13.1%. In the place of taxes, migration-fueled of corruption — the so-called “Engel lists,” af- Additional contacts ment contracts to family friends. 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PRO SOCCER COLLEGE BASEBALL GOLF PRO BASKETBALL MLS World Series World rankings WNBA At Omaha, Neb. Through June 20 EASTERN CONFERENCE EASTERN CONFERENCE Opt-outs (Double Elimination; x-if necessary) 1. Jon Rahm ESP 9.99 WLTPts GF GA Saturday, June 19 2. Dustin Johnson USA 9.95 WLPct GB Game 1: N.C. State 10, No. 9 Stanford 4 3. Justin Thomas USA 8.09 New England 7 1 2 23 17 11 Game 2: No. 4 Vanderbilt 7, No. 5 Arizona Connecticut 9 5 .643 — 6, 12 innings 4. Collin Morikawa USA 7.53 Orlando City 5 1 3 18 16 6 Sunday’s games 5. Xander Schauffele USA 6.95 Washington 7 6 .538 1½ Philadelphia 5 2 3 18 12 7 Game 3: Virginia 6, No. 3 Tennessee 0 6. Bryson DeChambeau USA 6.84 Chicago 8 7 .533 1½ Game 4: No. 7 Mississippi St. 2, No. 2 Tex- won’t get NYCFC 4 3 2 14 16 10 7. Patrick Cantlay USA 6.42 New York 7 7 .500 2 as 1 Columbus 4 3 2 14 9 7 Monday’s games 8. Brooks Koepka USA 6.34 Atlanta 5 8 .385 3½ Nashville 3 1 5 14 12 10 Game 5: No. 9 Stanford 14, No. 5 Arizona 5 9. Patrick Reed USA 6.02 Indiana 1 14 .067 8½ D.C. United 4 5 1 13 9 11 Game 6: N.C. State 1, No. 4 Vanderbilt 0 10. Rory McIlroy NIR 6.00 Tuesday’s games 11. Tyrrell Hatton ENG 5.88 WESTERN CONFERENCE New York 4 5 0 12 14 13 Game 7: No. 2 Texas 8, No. 3 Tennessee 4 12. Louis Oosthuizen SAF 5.65 CF Montréal 3 3 3 12 10 9 Game 8: No. 7 Mississippi St. 6, Virginia 5 WLPct GB a stipend Wednesday’s game 13. Webb Simpson USA 5.36 Atlanta 2 2 5 11 11 10 14. Viktor Hovland NOR 5.07 Seattle 12 3 .800 — Game 9: No. 4 Vanderbilt 6, Stanford 5 BY ROB MAADDI Inter Miami CF 2 5 2 8 8 14 Thursday’s game 15. Tony Finau USA 4.95 Las Vegas 10 3 .769 1 Cincinnati 2 5 1 7 7 17 Game 10: No. 2 Texas 8 vs. Virginia 16. Hideki Matsuyama JPN 4.93 Phoenix 6 7 .462 5 Associated Press Friday’s games Toronto FC 1 6 2 5 12 18 17. Daniel Berger USA 4.84 Minnesota 6 7 .462 5 Game 11: N.C. State vs. No. 4 Vanderbilt 18. Scottie Scheffler USA 4.70 NFL players must decide by Ju- Chicago 1 7 1 4 4 14 Game 12: No. 7 Mississippi St. vs. Game Dallas 6 8 .429 5½ 19. Harris English USA 4.53 ly 2 if they plan to opt out of play- 10 winner Los Angeles 5 7 .417 5½ WESTERN CONFERENCE Saturday’s games 20. Paul Casey ENG 4.52 ing this season due to COVID-19 x-Game 13: Teams TBD 21. Matthew Fitzpatrick ENG 4.26 WLTPts GF GA Tuesday’s games x-Game 14: Teams TBD 22. Jordan Spieth USA 4.22 concerns, though voluntary opt- Championship Series Chicago 92, New York 72 Seattle 7 0 3 24 18 5 (Best-of-three) 23. Abraham Ancer MEX 4.21 Connecticut 80, Dallas 70 outs will not be paid any stipend Sporting KC 6 3 2 20 20 14 Monday, June 28: Teams TBD 24. Billy Horschel USA 4.12 Washington 87, Seattle 83 this year. LA Galaxy 6 3 0 18 14 14 Tuesday, June 29: Teams TBD 25. Jason Kokrak USA 4.06 Wednesday’s games x-Wednesday, June 30: Teams TBD 26. Sungjae Im KOR 3.72 In a memo sent to clubs Colorado 5 3 1 16 15 11 Minnesota 87, Atlanta 85 27. Lee Westwood ENG 3.64 Thursday’s games Wednesday and obtained by The Portland 4 4 1 13 13 14 AUTO RACING 28. Cameron Smith AUS 3.50 Houston 3 3 4 13 14 15 29. Will Zalatoris USA 3.40 Chicago at New York Associated Press, the league and Real Salt Lake 3 2 3 12 13 10 NASCAR Cup Series Dallas at Indiana 30. Phil Mickelson USA 3.37 Washington at Los Angeles the NFL Players Association LAFC 3 3 3 12 11 10 points leaders 31. Joaquin Niemann CHI 3.36 Friday’s games agreed that only high-risk players Minnesota 3 4 2 11 9 12 Through June 20 32. Matthew Wolff USA 3.35 Las Vegas at Minnesota San Jose 3 6 1 10 11 17 1. Denny Hamlin 686 33. Tommy Fleetwood ENG 3.22 will receive a stipend of $350,000. Saturday’s games Austin FC 2 5 3 9 6 11 2. Kyle Larson 676 34. Ryan Palmer USA 3.09 Voluntary opt-outs got a $150,000 35. Sam Burns USA 3.03 Washington at Dallas Vancouver 2 6 1 7 8 14 3. William Byron 605 36. Corey Conners CAN 3.02 New York at Atlanta stipend in 2020. 4. Chase Elliott 592 FC Dallas 1 4 4 7 9 14 37. Victor Perez FRA 3.00 To qualify as a high-risk, a play- 5. Joey Logano 578 DEALS Note: Three points for victory, one point 38. Garrick Higgo SAF 2.94 er must have opted out last season for tie. 6. Kyle Busch 559 39. Kevin Na SAF 2.92 Wednesday’s transactions Tuesday’s game 7. Martin Truex Jr 542 40. Max Homa USA 2.85 and have an effective contract ex- 8. Kevin Harvick 517 41. Adam Scott AUS 2.84 BASEBALL Orlando City 5, San Jose 0 Major League Baseball ecuted before Oct. 1, 2020, or have Wednesday’s games American League TENNIS been newly diagnosed with a New England 3, New York 2 CLEVELAND INDIANS — Sent RHP Cam Philadelphia 1, Columbus 0 Hill to Akron (Double-A Northeast) on a re- CDC-defined higher-risk condi- New York City FC 1, Atlanta 0 Bad Homburg Open Ariel Behar, Uruguay, 7-6 (5), 7-6 (3). hab assignment. tion. Rookies wouldn’t be eligible Minnesota 2, Austin FC 0 Harri Heliovaara, Finland, and Lloyd HOUSTON ASTROS — Optioned C Garrett Cincinnati 1, Chicago 0 Wednesday Glasspool, Britain, def. Luke Saville and Stubbs to Sugar land (Triple-A East). Rein- unless they were diagnosed with a D.C. United 0, CF Montréal 0, tie At Bad Homburg Tennis Club stated RF Kyle Tucker from the 10-day IL. Max Purcell, Australia, 6-2, 6-3. Transferred LHP Kent Emmanuel from the Sporting Kansas City 3, Colorado 1 Hamburg, Germany Jamie Murray and Luke Bambridge, Bri- high-risk condition after signing a Portland 2, Houston 2, tie 10-day IL to the 60-day IL. Purse: $235,238 tain, def. Edouard Roger-Vasselin and KANSAS CITY ROYALS — Reinstated LHP contract. Nashville 3, Toronto FC 2 Surface: Grass Fabrice Martin (4), France, 6-4, 6-4. Seattle 2, Real Salt Lake 1 Danny Duffy from the 10-day IL. Optioned Women’s Singles John-Patrick Smith and John Peers, Aus- RHP Jackson Kowar to Omaha (Triple-A A total of 67 players opted out Los Angeles FC 2, FC Dallas 0 Round of 16 tralia, def. Nicholas Monroe, United LA Galaxy 2, Vancouver 1 East). last year before vaccines were Nadia Podoroska (5), Argentina, def. Pa- States, and Alexander Bublik, Kazakhstan, MINNESOTA TWINS — Agreed to terms Friday’s game tricia Maria Tig, Romania, 7-6 (4), 2-6, 6-4. 6-3, 6-3. with RHP Nick Vincent on a minor league Rajeev Ram, United States, and Joe Sa- available. Orlando City at Miami Victoria Azarenka (2), Belarus, def. Alize contract. Cornet, France, 6-4, 3-6, 7-6 (7). lisbury (3), Britain, def. Frederik Nielsen, TEXAS RANGERS — Selected the con- The contract for any player who Saturday’s games Angelique Kerber (4), Germany, def. An- Denmark, and Franko Skugor, Croatia, 7-5, tract of RHP Joe Barlow from Round Rock 6-3. opts out will toll at the end of the Los Angeles FC at Sporting Kansas City na Blinkova, Russia, 6-0, 6-2. (Triple-A West). Recalled LHP Wes Benja- Petra Kvitova (1), Czech Republic, def. Jonny O’Mara, Britain, and Hugo Nys, min from Round Rock. Optioned RHP De- Cincinnati at Toronto FC Monaco, def. Ken Skupski and Neal Skup- year and all provisions of the 2021 Houston at Real Salt Lake Ann Li, United States, 6-2, 6-7 (4), 6-1. marcus Evans to Round Rock. Designated Women’s Doubles ski, Britain, 2-6, 6-3, 10-8. RHP Brett de Geus for assignment. Trans- contract will become applicable to Philadelphia at Chicago Robert Farah and Juan Sebastian Cabal CF Montréal at Nashville Quarterfinals ferred OF David Dahl to Frisco (Double-A Andreja Klepac, Slovenia, and Darija Ju- (2), Colombia, def. Raven Klaasen, South Central) from Round Rock on rehab as- 2022. For players under contract Vancouver at Seattle Africa, and Ben Mclachlan, Japan, 6-7 (3), LA Galaxy at San Jose rak (1), Croatia, def. Anna Danilina, Ka- signment. 7-6 (2), 10-3. TORONTO BLUE JAYS — Signed RHP Reil- beyond 2021, all subsequent years Minnesota at Portland zakhstan, and Varvara Gracheva, Russia, Women’s Doubles 6-1, 6-3. ly Hovis to a minor league contract. will be extended. Sunday’s games Kveta Peschke, Czech Republic, and Vi- Round of 16 National League New York at Atlanta vian Heisen (4), Germany, def. Natela Dza- Latisha Chan and Hao-Ching Chan (4), ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS — Recalled The NFL and the players’ union D.C. United at New York City FC lamidze, Russia, and Paula Kania-Chodun, Taiwan, def. Hayley Carter, United States, CF Nick Heath from Reno (Triple-A West). also agreed that fully vaccinated Columbus at Austin FC Poland, 6-2, 6-2. and Nao Hibino, Japan, 6-0, 6-2. Designated RHP Stefan Crichton for as- New England at FC Dallas Raluca-Ioana Olaru, Romania, and Nadi- Shuko Aoyama and Ena Shibahara (2), signment. players who have a per game ros- Japan, def. Lucie Hradecka, Czech Repub- ATLANTA BRAVES — Sent RHP Touki Thursday, July 1 ia Kichenok (2), Ukraine, def. Ekaterina Yashina and Alena Fomina, Russia, 6-2, lic, and Zhang Shuai, China, 6-2, 7-5. Toussaint to Gwinnett (Triple-A East) on a ter bonus are eligible to receive Portland at Austin FC 6-4. Sharon Fichman, Canada, and Giuliana rehab assignment. Olmos, Mexico, def. Elena Vesnina and Ve- CINCINNATI REDS — Activated 1B Joey that bonus even if they miss a Saturday, July 3 ronika Kudermetova, Russia, 7-6 (10), 6-4. Votto. game because of a COVID-19 di- New England at Columbus Eastbourne International Lyudmyla Kichenok, Ukraine, and Mako- LOS ANGELES DODGERS — Reinstated OF Toronto FC at D.C. United to Ninomiya, Japan, def. Sam Stosur, Aus- Cody Bellinger from the 10-day IL. Op- agnosis. Wednesday tioned INF Andy Burns to Oklahoma City Miami at CF Montréal At Devonshire Park Lawn Tennis Club tralia, and CoCo Vandeweghe, United New York at Orlando City States, 6-0, 7-6 (2). (triple-A West). Teams may not be permitted to Eastbourne, Great Britain Alexa Guarachi Mathison, Chile, and De- MIAMI MARLINS — Sent OF Garrett Atlanta at Chicago Purse: Euro 547,265 challenge if a player’s COVID-19 San Jose at Minnesota sirae Krawczyk (3), United States, def. Eli- Cooper to Jacksonville (Triple-A East) on a Philadelphia at Nashville Surface: Grass na Svitolina and Marta Kostyuk, Ukraine, rehab assignment. infection is football-related if the Cincinnati at Houston Men’s Singles 6-3, 6-4. MILWAUKEE BREWERS — Placed 1B Da- Los Angeles FC at Real Salt Lake Round of 16 Jelena Ostapenko, Latvia, and Coco niel Vogelbach on the 10-day IL. Recalled player was fully vaccinated at the INF Keston Hiura from Nashville (Triple-A Alexander Bublik (8), Kazakhstan, def. Gauff, United States, def. Heather Watson time he contracted the virus and NWSL Egor Gerasimov, Belarus, 6-2, 6-2. and Harriet Dart, Britain, 6-2, 2-6, 10-7. East). Max Purcell, Australia, def. Gael Monfils Nicole Melichar, United States, and NEW YORK METS — Selected the con- tract of RHP Tylor Megill and RHP Corey the player received an initial neg- WLTPts GF GA (1), France, 6-4, 5-7, 6-4. Demi Schuurs (1), Netherlands, def. Yulia Andreas Seppi, Italy, def. Emil Ruusuvu- Putintseva, Kazakhstan, and Bianca An- Oswalt from Syracuse (Triple-A East). Re- ative test upon timely reporting to instated OF Michael Conforto from the 10- Orlando 4 0 3 15 11 6 ori, Finland, 6-2, 6-3. dreescu, Canada, 4-6, 7-5, 10-5. Lorenzo Sonego (3), Italy, def. John Mill- Christina McHale and Sabrina Santama- day IL. Placed C Tomas Nido on the 10-day preseason training camp. Also, a Portland 4 2 0 12 12 4 man, Australia, 6-4, 6-2. ria, United States, def. Bethanie Mattek- IL, retroactive to June 22. Optioned RHP team can’t challenge if a fully vac- North Carolina 3 2 1 10 10 4 Ilya Ivashka, Belarus, def. Alexei Pop- Yennsy Diaz and RHP Sean Reid-Foley to Sands, United States, and Sania Mirza, In- Syracuse. Transferred LHP Joey Lucchesi Washington 2 1 3 9 6 6 yrin, Australia, 6-7, 7-5, 6-3. dia, 6-3, 6-4. cinated player tests positive for Vasek Pospisil, Canada, def. Alejandro and RHP Robert Gsellman from the 10-day Gotham FC 2 1 2 8 3 2 Davidovich Fokina (6), Spain, 7-6 (1), 0-0, IL to the 60-day IL. Sent RHP Dellin Betanc- COVID-19 upon returning from a Mallorca Championships es to Syracuse on a rehab assignment. Chicago 2 3 2 8 5 10 ret. Wednesday PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES — Optioned 2B bye week. Reign FC 2 3 1 7 5 5 Alex de Minaur (2), Australia, def. Liam Broady, Britain, 6-3, 6-4. At Santa Ponca Nick Maton to Lehigh Valley (Triple-A Houston 2 3 1 7 6 7 Mallorca, Spain East). Reinstated LHP Matt Moore from Kwon Soon Woo, South Korea, def. Mar- the 10-day IL. Louisville 2 3 1 7 3 10 ton Fucsovics, Hungary, 7-6, 6-7, 6-3. Purse: Euro 783,665 Women’s Singles Surface: Grass ST. LOUIS CARDINALS — Placed RHP Da- niel Ponce de Leon on the 10-day IL. Re- Kansas City 0 5 2 2 3 10 Round of 16 Men’s Singles Note: Three points for victory, one point called RHP Seth Elledge from Memphis Jelena Ostapenko, Latvia, def. Ons Ja- Round of 16 (Triple-A East). for tie. beur, Tunisia, 5-7, 6-4, 6-3. Sam Querrey, United States, def. Ugo SOCCER Tuesday’s game Camila Giorgi, Italy, def. Shelby Rogers, Humbert (7), France, walkover. Major League Soccer United States, 6-3, 4-6, 6-2. Pablo Carreno Busta (4), Spain, def. Jiri Reign FC 2, Chicago 0 NASHVILLE SC — Terminated loan Anastasija Sevastova, Latvia, def. Coco Vesely, Czech Republic, 6-4, 6-4. agreement with San Diego (USL Cham- Wednesday’s games Gauff, United States, 4-6, 7-5, 6-2. Jordan Thompson, Australia, def. Lukas pionship) and recalled D Jack Maher. Orlando 3, Kansas City 1 Elena Rybakina, Kazakhstan, def. Elina Klein, Slovakia, 6-4, 6-4. National Women’s Soccer League North Carolina 2, Louisville 0 Svitolina (2), Ukraine, 6-4, 7-6 (3). Roberto Bautista Agut (3), Spain, def. WASHINGTON SPIRIT — Signed D Karina Viktorija Golubic, Switzerland, def. Be- Stefano Travaglia, Italy, 6-3, 7-5. Rodriguez to a one-year contract. Saturday’s games linda Bencic (6), Switzerland, 6-4, 6-4. Men’s Doubles COLLEGE Louisville at Chicago Anett Kontaveit, Estonia, def. Bianca An- Quarterfinals NEW MEXICO — Named Kabrina Merri- Gotham FC at Reign FC dreescu (3), Canada, 6-3, 6-3. Philipp Oswald, Austria, and Marcus Da- weather assistant women’s basketball Portland at North Carolina Aryna Sabalenka (1), Belarus, def. Alison niell (2), New Zealand, def. Jonathan Er- coach, Ryan Freeman special assistant to Orlando at Houston Riske, United States, 6-1, 6-4. lich, Israel, and Andrei Vasilevski, Belarus, the head coach and Nike McClure director Washington at Kansas City Daria Kasatkina, Russia, def. Iga Swiatek 6-4, 6-2. of player development. (4), Poland, 4-6, 6-0, 6-1. Oliver Marach, Austria, and Aisam-ul- SYRACUSE — Named Kayla Treanor Friday, July 2 Men’s Doubles Haq Qureshi (3), Pakistan, def. Adrian women’s lacrosse coach. Chicago at Washington Round of 16 Mannarino, France, and Miguel Angel TENNESSEE — Announced the retire- DUANE BURLESON/AP Kansas City at Gotham FC Rohan Bopanna and Divij Sharan, India, Reyes-Varela, Mexico, 6-3, 6-4. ment of softball co-head coach Ralph Reign FC at Houston def. Luke Johnson and Alastair Gray, Bri- Novak Djokovic, Serbia, and Carlos Go- Weekly and that Karen Weekly will as- Buffalo Bills defensive tackle tain, 7-5, 6-3. mez-Herrera, Spain, def. Marcel Granoll- sume the head coach position. Karen Star Lotulelei has rejoined the Saturday, July 3 Nikola Mektic and Mate Pavic (1), Croa- ers, Spain, and Horacio Zeballos (1), Ar- Weekly has agreed to a contract exten- Portland at Louisville tia, def. Gonzalo Escobar, Ecuador, and gentina, 4-6, 7-6 (3), 10-8. sion through June of 2025. team after opting out last season. Friday, June 25, 2021 • STARS AND STRIPES • PAGE 19 COLLEGE SPORTS Emmert: NCAA crafting ‘interim’ rules for NIL laws BY RALPH D. RUSSO could be in danger of breaking Associated Press NCAA rules. NCAA President Mark Em- “Although permanent NIL rule mert said Wednesday the associ- changes by July 1 are unlikely ation is working on interim rules due to the legal environment, we that will permit college athletes are working with divisional gov- to earn money off their fame and ernance bodies to develop inter- celebrity by July and act as a im solutions that will fairly allow bridge until there is a permanent student-athletes to take advan- solution. tage of NIL opportunities regard- In a memo sent to member less of the state in which they are schools and obtained by The As- enrolled,” Emmert wrote. sociated Press, Emmert acknowl- Last week, Emmert sent a let- edged the current uncertainty ter to membership urging legisla- across college sports as it moves tive action on NIL rules or he toward allowing name, image and would take executive steps to- likeness compensation for ath- ward a temporary solution. PHOTOS BY REBECCA S. GRATZ/AP letes. The NCAA Division I Council Above: From left, Vanderbilt’s Isaiah Thomas, Carter Young, Javier Vaz and Parker Noland celebrate their “We are focused on providing met Tuesday and Wednesday but 6­5 victory over Stanford during an elimination game Wednesday at the College World Series in Omaha, you additional guidance to make was not expected to take any ac- Neb. Below: Stanford catcher Kody Huff reaches for a wild pitch from pitcher Brendan Beck with the introduction of the NIL era as tion on NIL. The Council has an- Vanderbilt’s Young at bat during the bottom of the ninth inning. The ball got past Huff and Spencer Jones smooth as possible,” he wrote in other meeting tentatively set for scored the winning run from third. Vanderbilt won 6­5 after trailing 4­0. the memo, which was first report- Monday. ed by The Athletic. The leaders of six Division I Six states — Texas, Alabama, conferences have urged the D-I Florida, Georgia, Mississippi and Council to shelve an NIL proposal New Mexico — have laws set to that has been in limbo for months Wild pitch costs Stanford go into effect July 1 that would and instead proposed a stopgap undercut existing NCAA rules measure that would allow schools and give athletes the opportunity to implement NIL rules in states to be paid by third parties for where there is none until a feder- things such as sponsorship deals, al law is passed. in CWS loss to Vanderbilt online endorsements and person- Emmert wrote in his latest let- al appearances. ter that the NCAA remains “com- BY ERIC OLSON was always possible.” Several other state laws could mitted to working with Congress Associated Press Possible, yet improbable. also go into effect in July. With- to chart a path forward, which is OMAHA, Neb. — Enrique Bradfield Jr. enjoyed The reigning national champions were down to out NCAA action, athletes in a point the Supreme Court ex- the view from second base as the biggest play of the their last strike before the shocking finish against the some states could be making pressly stated in its ruling” this season unfolded for Vanderbilt. Pac-12 pitcher of the year, who had been dominant money without putting their col- week, a 9-0 decision against the Bradfield had just driven in the tying run against since beginning his rare relief appearance in the sev- lege eligibility in jeopardy while NCAA on the topic of education- Stanford, and what happened next was nearly un- enth. their counterparts in other states related benefits for athletes. imaginable for a Commodores team that had played The Commodores (47-16) were uncharacteristical- from behind all game. ly sloppy against the Cardinal (39-17) until the middle Spencer Jones scored from third on Brendan innings and pulled within 5-4 after being down 4-0. “We are focused on providing you Beck’s wild pitch with two outs in the bottom of the They avoided their shortest stay at the CWS in their ninth inning, allowing Vanderbilt to stay alive in the five appearances, all since 2011, and will play North additional guidance to make the College World Series with a 6-5 victory Wednesday Carolina State in the Bracket 1 final. They would have night. to beat the Wolfpack on Friday and again Saturday to introduction of the NIL era as “We’ve done some crazy things this year, down in reach the best-of-three championship series a second the last inning, two outs,” Bradfield said. “Nobody’s straight time. smooth as possible.” on to start the inning. We get to two outs, we get a Vandy won the national title in 2019. There was no Mark Emmert baserunner, another base hit follows. So we knew it CWS last year because of the pandemic. The first five batters that faced Beck (9-3) struck NCAA president, in a memo he sent to member schools out, and no one reached base until Javier Vaz walked on a 3-2 pitch with two outs in the ninth. Jones hit a pinch infield single, and Vaz ended up on third on shortstop Adam Crampton’s off-target throw to first. Bradfield then singled to right to bring home Vaz and send Jones to third. On a 1-0 count to Carter Young, Beck threw a cur- veball that slipped out of his hand, sailed high and glanced off catcher Kody Huff’s glove. Huff gave chase, but Jones was able to score easily as the Com- modores’ dugout emptied for a celebration at home plate. “One of those classic World Series games,” Stan- ford coach David Esquer said. “Of course, it didn’t fall our way. I’ve been part of a few of them, and some have gone my way. That happens in Omaha some- times. You get in those late innings and you have a magical ending for one team or the other. No regrets on our side.” MATT YORK /AP The key, Vandy coach Tim Corbin said, was his NCAA President Mark Emmert told the organization’s more than players’ ability to overcome their poor start to put 1,200 member schools that he will seek temporary rules as early as themselves in position to win. July to ensure all athletes can be compensated for their celebrity. PAGE 20 • STARS AND STRIPES • Friday, June 25, 2021 SPORTS BRIEFS/NHL PLAYOFFS

BRIEFLY Source: Grant joins US squad, increases Olympic roster to 12 Associated Press coach. He was with the Spurs for USA Basketball now has a full seven seasons, including in 2013- 12-man roster for the Tokyo 14, when they won the NBA title. Games, after Chicago’s Zach La- Udoka joined the Philadelphia Vine and Detroit’s Jerami Grant 76ers in 2019 and was with the accepted invitations Wednesday Nets last year. to join the team that will try to win In other NBA news: the program’s fourth consecutive ■ Rick Carlisle is coming back Olympic gold medal. to Indiana to coach the Pacers af- LaVine’s decision was con- ter deciding his time leading Luka firmed by his agent, Nima Nama- Doncic and the Dallas Mavericks kian. Grant’s decision was con- was over. firmed by a person familiar with Carlisle confirmed to The Asso- the situation, who spoke to The As- ciated Press on Thursday he has sociated Press on condition of ano- agreed to return to the club he nymity because USA Basketball coached for four seasons from FRANK FRANKLIN II/AP has yet to formally reveal the full 2003-07. He led the Pacers to the New York Islanders center Mathew Barzal, left, celebrates with Anthony Beauvillier after Beauvillier roster. Eastern Conference finals his first scored the game­winning goal during overtime of Game 6 of their semifinal series against the Tampa Bay The challenge for the Ameri- season. Lightning on Wednesday in Uniondale, N.Y. The Islanders won 3­2 to even the best­of­seven series at 3­3. cans will be keeping the group to- The 61-year-old Carlisle decid- gether. There has already been ed to leave the Mavericks last one change; Brooklyn’s James week, a day after general manager Harden, who had briefly commit- Donnie Nelson left the club. Dal- ted, has since told the national las owner Mark Cuban said it was Beauvillier’s OT goal lifts team that a hamstring injury that Carlisle’s decision to leave. affected him during the NBA play- Gordon to leave booth offs would not allow him to partici- pate, the person familiar with the for daily role at Hendrick roster decisions told AP. CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Jeff Gor- Islanders, forces Game 7 So, for now, the Olympic team don will leave the Fox Sports that will be coached by Gregg booth to take a daily role at Hen- BY VIN A. CHERWOO NHL scoreboard “We battled hard, we were short Popovich in Tokyo: Washington’s drick Motorsports as vice chair- Associated Press from the beginning,” Tampa Bay’s Bradley Beal, Brooklyn’s Kevin man and the second-ranking team UNIONDALE, N.Y. — Trailing Steven Stamkos said. “We played Durant, Miami’s Bam Adebayo, official to majority owner Rick by two goals in the second period Semifinals a hell of a game to get up 2-0. We Milwaukee teammates Jrue Holi- Hendrick. of an elimination game, the New (Best-of-seven; x-if necessary) knew they were going to push. It’s day and Khris Middleton, Por- Wednesday’s announcement York Islanders kept their compo- Montreal 3, Vegas 2 two good teams going at it at the Vegas 4, Montreal 1 tland’s Damian Lillard, Cleve- positions the four-time champion sure. They got one goal before the Montreal 3, Vegas 2 best time of the year. For the most land’s Kevin Love, Phoenix’s De- and Hall of Famer to one day suc- end of the period, and tied it in the Montreal 3, Vegas 2, OT part, I thought we played pretty Vegas 2, Montreal 1, OT vin Booker, Golden State’s Dray- ceed the 71-year-old Hendrick at third. Montreal 4, Vegas 1 solid. ... We didn’t get the job done Thursday: at Montreal mond Green, Boston’s Jayson the top of NASCAR’s winningest Anthony Beauvillier then stole x-Saturday: at Vegas tonight, but we get to go back in Tatum, LaVine and Grant. organization. the puck and scored 1:08 into over- Tampa Bay 3, N.Y. Islanders 3 front of our fans and get the job Gordon will formally begin the time as the Islanders rallied to N.Y. Islanders 2, Tampa Bay 1 done there.” The team has a combined 37 Tampa Bay 4, N.Y. Islanders 2 All-Star selections, led by Du- executive management role at the beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 3-2 Tampa Bay 2, N.Y. Islanders 1 Game 7 is Friday night in Tam- N.Y. Islanders 3, Tampa Bay 2 rant’s 11. The team will not be offi- start of 2022. on Wednesday night to force a de- Tampa Bay 8, N.Y. Islanders 0 pa. Gordon joined Hendrick Motor- ciding Game 7 in their Stanley Wednesday: N.Y. Islanders 3, Tampa Bay Trailing 2-1, New York came out cially complete until USA Basket- 2, OT ball sends its roster to FIBA, sports for the final Cup race of the Cup semifinal series. Friday: at Tampa Bay strong to start the third, getting something that won’t happen until 1992 season and launched one of “We knew we had a lot of time the first seven shots of the period. next month. the greatest careers in NASCAR on the clock still,” star center Mayfield tied at 2 with 8:44 left Durant is a two-time Olympic history. He won 93 races — third Mathew Barzal said. “Just stuck playoff overtime goal, and his first when he got a pass from Barzal, gold medalist, after being part of on the all-time list — and four Cup with it and fortunate enough to get score since Game 1 of the second skated into the right circle and the 2012 and 2016 teams. Green al- titles before retiring in 2015. two goals and tie it up, and obvi- round against Boston. beat Vasilevskiy with a shot that so helped the U.S. win gold in 2016, Expansion Kraken hire ously win in overtime.” With this possibly the final went in off the crossbar. Love in 2012. Jordan Eberle and Scott May- game at Nassau Coliseum as the “We found a way to win, which Hakstol as first coach field also scored for New York, Islanders plan to move into their is huge for us,” Beauvillier said. Source: Celtics hire Nets SEATTLE — The Seattle Kra- with Barzal getting assists on both. new home at UBS Arena next sea- “Everyone’s happy and we get to ken hired Dave Hakstol on Thurs- Semyon Varlamov finished with son, fans showered the ice with go to Tampa for Game 7.” assistant Udoka as coach day as head coach of the expan- 22 saves. It was a big response af- beer cans and bottles in celebra- BOSTON — The Boston Celtics sion franchise that will begin play ter an 8-0 loss in Tampa, Fla., in tion. Elimination have hired Brooklyn Nets assist- this fall. Game 5 on Monday night. “I’ve never seen anything like The Islanders improved to 8-2 ant Ime Udoka to be their new Hakstol will lead the first-year “We knew we were going to that,” Barzal said. “A little danger- all-time when facing elimination coach, a person familiar with the organization in his second head bounce back,” Beauvillier said. ous, but you don’t see that too of- at home in Game 6 of a postseason decision told The Associated job in the NHL. He coached the “Even going down 2-0, I thought ten, so we embraced it. That’s the series Press on Wednesday. Philadelphia Flyers for three-plus we were still on top of our game. Islanders faithful — they’re pas- The person spoke on the condi- seasons from 2015-19 and spent We were having good shifts and sionate, they get excited, and it Scoring swings tion of anonymity because the deal the past two years as a Toronto we just stuck with it. Obviously a was good stuff.” Cirelli scored the Lightning’s had not been announced. Maple Leafs assistant. huge character win.” Brayden Point scored for the 12th consecutive goal dating to the The hiring was first reported by The 52-year-old Hakstol Beauvillier got his stick on the ninth straight game and Anthony third period of Game 4 on Satur- ESPN. coached the Flyers to two playoff puck to pick off Blake Coleman’s Cirelli had a goal and an assist for day night. Tampa Bay scored Udoka, 43, played a total of 316 appearances but both were first- pass for Jan Rutta in the right cir- the Lightning, who lost playoff twice in that period in a 3-2 loss games over seven seasons with round losses and he was fired mid- cle, gathered it and quickly beat scoring leader Nikita Kucherov and then won 8-0 in Game 5 on five NBA teams before retiring in way through his fourth seasons. Andrei Vasilevskiy on the first (27 points) to an apparent injury Monday night. New York scored 2012 and joining Gregg Popovich’s He coached at the University of shot on goal of the extra period. It early in the first period. Vasilev- the last three in this one to even staff in San Antonio as an assistant North Dakota for 11 years. was Beauvillier’s first career skiy stopped 25 shots. the series. Friday, June 25, 2021 • STARS AND STRIPES • PAGE 21 NBA PLAYOFFS Has Ben? 76ers hope Simmons can fix his game in the offseason BY DAN GELSTON from the line in the playoffs and Associated Press missed 27 alone against the PHILADELPHIA — Ben Sim- Hawks. He is a 5-for- 34 career mons clanked one free throw off three-point shooter over four NBA the back of the rim, so he took a seasons and shot at least 60% from breather, fist-bumped Joel Embi- the foul line each of the last three id, paced, walked back to the line regular seasons. and bonked another shot. Herb Magee, known as the Shot Hey, the 76ers still led the Doctor over a Hall of Fame career Hawks by 23 points at that point, as a Philadelphia college basket- Game 5 seemed in the bag, so ball coach, attended Sixers practic- what’s two missed free throws? es when Brett Brown coached the Just 1 second in game time later, team and the two discussed ways Simmons was back at the line — they could fix Simmons’ form. Atlanta using a Hack-A-Ben strate- “He has that look on his face gy to its advantage in the playoffs where he’s afraid to go to the foul — and Simmons swished one to the line,” Magee said. “He almost has MORRY GASH/AP roar of the crowd. no chance of making it. The ones Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo tries to get past Atlanta Hawks guard Trae Young Back for the second shot, a Phila- that do go in are probably more during the Hawks’ 116­113 win in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals Wednesday in Milwaukee. delphia fan wearing a No. 25 Sim- luck than anything else. It’s a mons T-shirt simulated proper shame because he’s extremely tal- form from the stands, only to have ented.” Simmons knock one off the front of Magee said improvement can the rim. come through proper teaching, Young scores 48 points as Simmons missed a stunning 10 practice, repetition and commit- free throws in Game 5 — and that ment. seemingly insurmountable lead “I don’t see any reason why he turned into an epic defeat that shouldn’t be a bare minimum of Hawks top Bucks in Game 1 helped usher the top-seeded Sixers 70% from the line,” Magee said. out of the postseason. “But his technique is wrong.” BY STEVE MEGARGEE 1968. The Hawks reached the East Fans were devastated, the media There are other issues with Sim- Associated Press finals in 2015, but were swept by Scoreboard pounced and Simmons shouldered mons. He has leaned on family to MILWAUKEE — Trae Young Cleveland. the blame for the collapse. coach him during the offseason remains as poised as ever in hos- The franchise did win a title in Playoffs No matter the reaction, the No. 1 and often works outside the team’s tile environments in his first post- 1958 and reached the league finals CONFERENCE FINALS pick is the No. 1 question headed in- New Jersey headquarters. At 6- (Best­of­seven) season. in 1957, 1960 and 1961 when it was x­if necessary to the summer: Can the Sixers fix foot-10, 240 pounds, Simmons Young scored 48 points, Clint in St. Louis. Eastern Conference Simmons? could be a more natural fit at power Atlanta 1, Milwaukee 0 Capela converted a go-ahead put- “It’s special,” Young said. “I Wednesday: Atlanta 116, Milwaukee 113 Better yet, is Simmons willing to forward rather than as the primary Friday: at Milwaukee back with 29.8 seconds left and the wanted to achieve things like this Sunday: at Atlanta fix his flaws? ballhandler. Morey either down- Atlanta Hawks beat the Milwau- when I was a rookie. Coming in as Tuesday: at Atlanta Team president Daryl Morey played off-court concerns or left x­Thursday, July 1: at Milwaukee kee Bucks 116-113 on Wednesday a rookie, you don’t know how hard x­Saturday, July 3: at Atlanta tiptoed around most Simmons personnel decisions up to coach x­Monday, July 5: at Milwaukee night to open the Eastern Confer- it is until you’ve got to actually do Western Conference questions on Tuesday, though he Doc Rivers. ence finals. it.” Phoenix 2, L.A. Clippers 0 said he still believed the guard “I believe we know what the Phoenix 120, L.A. Clippers 114 The Hawks improved to 6-2 in John Collins added 23 points Phoenix 104, L.A. Clippers 103 could be part of a championship right work is,” Rivers said. “And Thursday: at L.A. Clippers road playoff games this year and and 15 rebounds for Atlanta. Cape- Saturday: at L.A. Clippers nucleus with Joel Embiid and To- the right type of work, and the right handed the Bucks their first home la had 12 points and 19 rebounds. x­Monday: at Phoenix bias Harris. The door, though, is al- way to do it. You can do the work all x­Wednesday, June 30: at L.A. Clippers loss of the postseason. Antetokounmpo scored the first x­Friday, July 2: at Phoenix ways open for a deal. the time, but if it’s not done in the “Ever since I was in middle six points in a 9-0 run that turned a “Not addressing Ben Simmons, right way, and the right type of school, when I was going on the 98-96 deficit into a 105-98 advan- free throws with 5.3 seconds left, but any move that will help our work, you may not improve. After road in middle school, I always tage with 4:18 left. But the Hawks but Young brought the lead back team win the championship or im- being here for a year, I really do be- loved playing on the road,” said scored the next five points, and the to three and closed the scoring by prove our odds, we will look at or do lieve we’ve identified what and Young, who was two points off his game went back and forth from sinking two free throws of his own if it makes sense,” Morey said. how, and now we have to do the ‘do’ career high. “I loved playing there. with 4.6 seconds remaining. Simmons shot 25-for-73 (34%) part.” against an opposing crowd, an op- “It’s a matter of us just trying to His focus at the line revealed posing team. It feels like you’re re- withstand, hold the fort and try to the veteran savvy the 22-year-old ally with your team, and it’s just make plays,” Collins said. “And I Young has displayed throughout them in the building. I think that feel like we did that down at the his first career postseason. really brings our group together.” end.” Game 2 is Friday night in Mil- Middleton missed a pull-up Tip-ins waukee. jumper with about 43 seconds left Hawks: Bogdan Bogdanovic Giannis Antetokounmpo had 34 with the Bucks ahead 111-110. started but clearly was at less than points, 12 rebounds and nine as- Young missed a shot on the other full strength as he deals with a sore sists for the Bucks. Jrue Holiday end of the floor, but Capela knee. He scored four points and added 33 points and 10 assists. grabbed his 19th rebound and shot 1-for-6. ... Cam Reddish was Milwaukee’s Khris Middleton scored to put Atlanta in front for available to play for the first time missed a potential tying three- good. in four months but didn’t play. pointer in the closing seconds. Al- After Milwaukee’s Pat Con- Reddish hadn’t played since Feb. though Middleton scored 15 naughton shot an air-ball on a 21 due to a right Achilles injury. points, he shot 6-for-23 and missed three-pointer, Young made two Bucks: Bobby Portis came off all nine of his three-point attempts free throws with 17.3 seconds re- the bench with 4½ minutes left in against Atlanta. maining. the first quarter and ended up with “I’ve just got to be better,” Mid- “He was wide open,” Anteto- 11 points and eight rebounds. Por- dleton said. “It’s as simple as that.” kounmpo said about Connaught- tis hadn’t played a single minute in MATT SLOCUM / AP Never before had the Hawks on’s shot. “Make or miss, we live the last three games of the Bucks’ Philadelphia 76ers guard Ben Simmons made only 25 of 73 free won an Eastern Conference finals with that. We believe in him.” second-round series. throws in the playoffs (34%) and missed 27 free throws alone in the game since moving to Atlanta in Antetokounmpo made a pair of team’s playoff series loss to the Atlanta Hawks. PAGE 22 • STARS AND STRIPES • Friday, June 25, 2021 MLB

ROUNDUP Scoreboard

American League

East Division Giants wait out Ohtani, beat Angels WLPct GB Boston 44 30 .595 _ Associated Press Tampa Bay 44 31 .587 ½ ANAHEIM, Calif. — Shohei Ohtani struck New York 39 34 .534 4½ out nine over six innings of one-run ball for the Toronto 37 35 .514 6 Baltimore 23 51 .311 21 Angels, but the San Francisco Giants rallied Central Division for seven runs in the 13th inning of a 9-3 victory over Los Angeles on Wednesday. WLPct GB Steven Duggar had an RBI double in the 12th Chicago 44 30 .595 _ and a two-run single in the 13th for the Giants, Cleveland 40 31 .563 2½ Kansas City 33 39 .458 10 who finally blew it open while the Angels had Detroit 32 42 .432 12 outfielder Taylor Ward playing catcher and Minnesota 31 42 .425 12½ starting pitcher Griffin Canning playing left West Division field as the fallout from an untimely injury to WLPct GB Kurt Suzuki and a series of strategic decisions Houston 46 28 .622 _ made to allow Ohtani to hit for himself. Oakland 45 31 .592 2 Mike Tauchman struck out five times before Seattle 39 37 .513 8 hitting a three-run homer to cap the Giants’ Los Angeles 36 38 .486 10 Texas 27 47 .365 19 13th-inning rally. Brandon Crawford put San Francisco ahead to stay with a bases-loaded National League walk from Alex Claudio (1-2), who walked East Division three straight in the 13th. WLPct GB Padres 5, Dodgers 3:Trent Grisham drew New York 38 31 .551 _ a go-ahead, bases-loaded walk with one out in Washington 35 36 .493 4 the eighth, host San Diego hit three solo home- Atlanta 35 38 .479 5 MARK J. TERRILL/AP Philadelphia 34 37 .479 5 rs off Trevor Bauer and completed its first Los Angeles Angels catcher Taylor Ward, left, tries to handle a wild pitch that allowed the San Miami 31 42 .425 9 three-game sweep of Los Angeles in eight sea- Francisco Giants’ Buster Posey to score as Steven Duggar stands at the plate during the 13th Central Division sons. inning of Wednesday’s game in Anaheim, Calif. WLPct GB Yankees 6, Royals 5:Gary Sánchez home- Milwaukee 42 33 .560 _ red off Greg Holland in the ninth inning, Luke host Tampa Bay stop a seven-game losing Rangers 5, Athletics 3:Major league rookie Chicago 41 33 .554 ½ Voit hit a winning single and New York sur- streak by beating AL East-leading Boston. home run leader Adolis García went deep Cincinnati 36 36 .500 4½ vived another blown save by Aroldis Chapman Blue Jays 3, Marlins 1:Robbie Ray allowed twice for his 19th and 20th, Brock Holt had a St. Louis 36 38 .486 5½ to beat visiting Kansas City. one run in six innings, and three relievers com- tiebreaking RBI single in the seventh inning Pittsburgh 26 46 .361 14½ Nationals 13, Phillies 12: Starlin Castro hit a pleted a five-hitter as Toronto earned its fourth and host Texas beat Oakland. West Division go-ahead, two-run single off closer Hector Ne- victory in a row, beating host Miami to com- White Sox 4, Pirates 3: Yasmani Grandal WLPct GB ris in the ninth inning and Washington rallied plete a two-game sweep. hit a two-run double and visiting Chicago stop- San Francisco 48 26 .649 _ three times to beat host Philadelphia. Brewers 3, Diamondbacks 2: Brandon ped a five-game losing streak. Los Angeles 44 30 .595 4 Astros 13, Orioles 0: José Altuve silenced Woodruff threw seven dominant innings and Rockies 5, Mariners 2:Trevor Story home- San Diego 45 32 .584 4½ Colorado 31 44 .413 17½ the booing fans at Camden Yards with a two- also had an RBI single at the plate, leading vis- red twice, German Márquez took a perfect Arizona 21 55 .276 28 run homer, José Urquidy (6-3) pitched seven iting Milwaukee over Arizona. game into the sixth inning and Colorado beat Wednesday’s games innings of three-hit ball and Houston stretched Mets 7, Braves 3:Francisco Lindor home- Seattle for just its sixth road victory this sea- Chicago White Sox 4, Pittsburgh 3 Detroit 6, St. Louis 2 its winning streak to 10 games by breezing past red and drove in three runs, Michael Conforto son. San Francisco 9, L.A. Angels 3 (13) Baltimore. jolted host his team’s stagnant offense in his Tigers 6, Cardinals 2:Jonathan Schoop hit a Houston 13, Baltimore 0 Toronto 3, Miami 1 Rays 8, Red Sox 2:Austin Meadows, Mike delayed return from injury and host New York solo homer and a two-run double to help host Tampa Bay 8, Boston 2 N.Y. Yankees 6, Kansas City 5 Zunino and Brandon Lowe homered to help beat Atlanta. Detroit beat skidding St. Louis. Texas 5, Oakland 3 Washington 13, Philadelphia 12 Milwaukee 3, Arizona 2 Colorado 5, Seattle 2 Toronto 3, Miami 1 Sticky: On-field inspections draw ire of players, managers N.Y. Mets 7, Atlanta 3 San Diego 5, L.A. Dodgers 3 FROM PAGE 24 Britton said there have not been dugout when Scherzer stared him Thursday’s games Kansas City at N.Y. Yankees body goes hunting for something talks between the union and MLB down. Oakland at Texas on one of our guys, I’ll guarantee in several weeks on foreign sub- “That’s not Joe Girardi,” he Baltimore at Toronto Boston at Tampa Bay we’re going to have every guy on stances. said. “It’s totally improper for Houston at Detroit Cleveland at Minnesota that bench and every other eye we Nationals general manager (Rizzo) to say that. ... Joe Girardi is Atlanta at Cincinnati can get on what might be happen- Mike Rizzo criticized Girardi dur- the farthest from a con man of Washington at Miami Pittsburgh at St. Louis ing. But that’s not a road I want to ing an interview on Washington’s anybody that I know. He’s a very Chicago Cubs at L.A. Dodgers go down,” Matheny said Wednes- 106.7 The Fan. The Phillies man- sincere individual. He was within Friday’s games Baltimore (Harvey 3-9) at Toronto (Ma- day at Yankee Stadium. “Let’s let ager said he became suspicious his rights.” noah 1-0) the umpires do what they’re told to because Scherzer was touching Dombrowski added that he Houston (Valdez 4-0) at Detroit (Peralta 0-1) do.” his hair more than usual on the called Manfred’s office about the L.A. Angels (Canning 5-4) at Tampa Bay (Fleming 6-4) When Oakland reliever Sergio mound. issue. MLB has consulted with the N.Y. Yankees (Germán 4-4) at Boston Romo was checked by the um- Scherzer said he did that be- umpires and determined Girar- (Pérez 5-4) Kansas City (Morel 0-0) at Texas (Dun- pires after pitching the seventh in- cause he couldn’t grip the ball and di’s request was legitimate. ning 2-6) Cleveland (Quantrill 0-2) at Minnesota ning on Tuesday night, the veteran needed moisture on his fingers. Matheny predicted more ten- (Dobnak 1-6) right-hander flung his belt onto He also said he got tired of tasting sion ahead. Seattle (Kikuchi 4-3) at Chicago White Sox (Rodón 6-2) the turf and dropped his trousers. rosin. “There’s people who rightfully Oakland (Manaea 6-3) at San Francisco (Cueto 5-3) Britton said while the goal of “It’s embarrassing for Girardi. will be very offended by being — I Colorado (Gray 4-6) at Milwaukee eliminating sticky substances was CHRIS O'MEARA/AP It’s embarrassing for the Phillies. don’t if it’s being a called a cheater (Burnes 3-4) Philadelphia (Nola 5-4) at N.Y. Mets laudable, the method of enforce- Red Sox reliever Josh Taylor It’s embarrassing for baseball,” or insinuating — but there’s going (Walker 6-3), 1st game Philadelphia (Howard 0-2) at N.Y. Mets ment was hurtful. gestures as his hat is checked by Rizzo said. “Yes, he was playing to be a lot of this, I mean it’s going (Peterson 2-5), 2nd game the home plate umpire for any Atlanta (Smyly 4-3) at Cincinnati (Gu- “I just think the optics of it are so games. And, hey, that’s his right. to be awkward,” he said. tierrez 3-1) bad for baseball,” he said during foreign substances Tuesday. Gamesmanship. Had nothing to Britton said the checks would Washington (Lester 1-2) at Miami (Ló- pez 3-4) batting practice, speaking in front do with substances. He had no unnecessarily increase tension Pittsburgh (Crowe 0-4) at St. Louis (Wainwright 5-5) of the Yankees dugout. “There’s a that it’s being enforced.” probable cause to ask for it. The between players and umpires. He Arizona (Peacock 2-5) at San Diego (Pad- better way to do it. But it takes Cole also serves on the execu- umps shouldn’t have allowed it. ... faulted Manfred for not speaking dack 4-5) Chicago Cubs (Arrieta 5-8) at L.A. Dodg- more than just me or other players tive subcommittee, which along He’s a con artist. ... He has been with media on the matter. ers (Gonsolin 0-0) saying it. It takes talking with with the union staff supervises doing that for years on TV.” Manfred did not hold a news con- MLB calendar MLB and sitting down and hash- collective bargaining to replace Phillies President Dave Dom- ference after the June 3 owners’ July 11-13 — Amateur draft, Denver. ing something out to where we can the labor contract that expires on browski defended his manager, meeting when MLB first said a July 13 — All-Star Game, Denver. Aug. 12 — New York Yankees vs. Chicago enforce rules but not in the way Dec. 1. who was ejected after he left the crackdown would be upcoming. White Sox at Dyersville, Iowa. Friday, June 25, 2021 • STARS AND STRIPES • PAGE 23 TRACK AND FIELD/GYMNASTICS USA Gymnastics tries to move past Nassar scandal as trials begin

BY WILL GRAVES Associated Press ST. LOUIS — USA Gymnastics is trying to shift the narrative away from the Larry Nassar scandal. President Li Li Leung wants to talk about the progress it has made over the last three years. The safe- guards it is putting in place to pre- vent sexual abuse. The programs that focus on education and empo- werment. The emphasis on chang- ing a culture that produced plenty of medals but at a sometimes as- tronomical cost both physically and emotionally to the athletes that won them. Yet the cloud that’s engulfed the organization since the first survi- DARRON CUMMINGS/AP DAVID J. PHILLIP/AP vors of abuse at the hands of the for- USA Gymnastics president and U.S. sprinters Dalilah Muhammad, left, and Sydney Mclaughlin, right, will run the 400­meter hurdles, the mer national team doctor lingers. CEO Li Li Leung wants to focus most­anticipated race of the U.S. Olympic track and field trials, on Sunday. Muhammad is the reigning While Simone Biles and the rest on the progress the organization Olympic gold medalist and world record holder and McLaughlin has the third­fastest time ever in the world. of the hopefuls looking to join the has made the past three years, sport’s biggest star in Tokyo next not the Larry Nassar scandal. month spent Wednesday prepar- ing for the U.S. Olympic Trials, a cluding Biles — have stressed the Women’s 400 hurdles set few feet away Leung acknowl- need for a more detailed examin- edged true forward momentum ation of the circumstances that al- will be difficult to attain as long as lowed Nassar’s behavior to run un- the mediation process with Nas- checked for so long. sar’s survivors remains unresolv- Leung pointed out that by her to sizzle on final weekend ed. count, USA Gymnastics has fully USA Gymnastics filed for bank- cooperated with “at least” six dif- Muhammad, McLaughlin ready to continue their burgeoning rivalry at track trials ruptcy in November 2018 with the ferent entities that have looked into hope of having a settlement reac- the Nassar situation. She added hed within 18 months. The CO- that, by definition, if USA Gymnas- BY PAT GRAHAM largely stayed under the radar. VID-19 pandemic has slowed pro- tics pays for any part of an investi- Associated Press She does not consider this a rival- gress significantly and Leung finds gation it is not truly independent EUGENE, Ore. — Dalilah Mu- ry, per se. herself in the same position now as but offered “we are open to any in- hammad has all the prestigious “It’s actually unfortunate that she was when she took over in vestigative body to come in and in- credentials: Reigning world it’s looked up that way,” the 31- March 2019: limited by what she vestigate us.” champion. Defending Olympic year-old Muhammad said. “In re- can say — and in some instances, While USA Gymnastics has gold medalist. World record hold- ality, I definitely wish nothing but what she can do — out of fear of the preached the need for transparen- er. the best for Sydney. I love to see legal implications. cy in hopes of regaining the trust of Despite that, she doesn’t always where the event can go.” “Obviously, we would love to be its membership, things haven’t al- grab top billing in one of the most Despite finishing second in the out of bankruptcy (so) that we can ways gone smoothly. competitive races in track and last major race, McLaughlin be able to more freely move for- Women’s national team coordi- field — the women’s 400-meter might be considered a slight fa- ward with all of the things that we nator Tom Forster created a small hurdles. vorite at the trials. Her best time have been working on and to not firestorm following the national The reason — Sydney this season (52.83) is nearly 2 sec- have this be a part of the narrative,” championships in Texas earlier McLaughlin, the 21-year-old phe- onds better than Muhammad’s Leung said. “But at the end of the this month when he declined to nom who has been on Muham- (54.50). Muhammad is still round- day, what has happened is some- speculate on the petition status for mad’s heels for most of the past ASHLEY LANDIS / AP ing into form after suffering a thing that we are learning from and gymnasts like 2017 world cham- few seasons and even deserves Noah Lyles didn’t qualify in the hamstring injury earlier this sea- we’re using the past to inform how pion Morgan Hurd and 2005 world some of the credit for pushing the 100 meters, but he’s the favorite son. we go forward.” champion Chellsie Memmel. champion toward her world-re- in the 200 meters. Leung remains “steadfast” in Forster said at the time he cord times. Noah’s arc her belief that a settlement with the wouldn’t feel comfortable doing so Act One of their 2021 drama is kilometer racewalks to 7 a.m. — World champion sprinter Noah dozens of Nassar survivors will be until after he spoke to the athletes. expected to take place at the U.S. two hours earlier than originally Lyles had visions of a 100-200 reached, hopefully by the end of the The reality, however, is that For- Olympic track and field trials Sun- scheduled. sprint double. But it didn’t work year. A settlement would allow the ster did speak to the athletes, lead- day. The encore could happen in With McLaughlin pushing her out in the 100, where he finished organization to exit from bankrupt- ing the organization to later clarify Tokyo at the Olympics. to the finish, Muhammad ran the seventh. He promised no such let- cy and — at least symbolically — several days later that he didn’t talk “We definitely push each other 400 hurdles in 52.16 seconds at the down in his signature event, the create a little distance from one of about the petition process because to be at our best,” Muhammad 2019 world championships in Do- 200, with the first round Friday the darkest chapters in the history he wasn’t sure if he had the ath- said. “That’s a lot of pressure, but ha. She broke her own world re- and the final Sunday in the final of the Olympic movement. letes’ OK to do so. it also makes us so much better.” cord from two months previous. event of the trials. Despite instituting a handful of Asked Wednesday if she felt For- Action resumed Thursday at McLaughlin’s second-place time “I plan to go into the 200 and initiatives, including providing ath- ster lied, Leung defended the man the trials. There are still many of 52.23 in Doha stands as the dominate,” Lyles said. “Point letes with a platform that allows chosen in June 2018 to take over a spots up for grabs to Tokyo over third-best time ever. blank.” them to anonymously provide program that’s spent a decade at the final four days, the last two of McLaughlin burst onto the na- It’s a loaded field that also in- feedback in real-time on every- the top of the sport. which are expected to reach 100 tional scene by earning a spot for cludes Terrance Laird, the LSU thing from conditions at national “So my definition of lying is degrees, with a potentially record- the 2016 Olympics at age 16. Much standout who just announced he team camp to the cut of their leo- someone who is intentionally mis- setting heatwave descending on was made of her multiple talents was turning pro. Laird recently tards, progress from a public per- leading, and I don’t believe that the Pacific Northwest. To beat the — including the ability to juggle won the 100 meters at the NCAA ception standpoint has only moved Tom was intentionally mislead- heat, USA Track and Field moved while riding a unicycle. championships and finished sec- in fits and starts. ing,” Leung said. “I think that he the start times for Saturday’s 20- Muhammad, meanwhile, has ond in the 200. Several Nassar survivors — in- was protecting the athlete.” PAGE 24 • STARS AND STRIPES • Friday, June 25, 2021 Islanders stay alive SPORTS New York rallies past Tampa Bay in OT to force Game 7 ›› NHL playoffs, Page 20

MLB Sticky situation Baseball facing backlash from managers, players over grip substance crackdown

BY RONALD BLUM Associated Press ansas City manager Mike Matheny warned oppo- nents that if they act like Philadelphia’s Joe Girardi and ask umpires to check Royals pitchers for Ksticky substances, it would provoke his team. New York Yankees reliever Zack Britton and Max Scherzer, members of the players’ association’s execu- tive subcommittee, called on Major League Baseball to end on-field checks by umpires and replace them with monitors who would conduct inspections in clubhouses, dugouts and bullpens. “If I’m a young kid at the game and I’m asking my dad, ‘Well, hey, what’s going on? Why they getting checked?’ What he’s going to say? ‘Well, they think everyone’s cheating,’ ” Britton said Wednesday. “I mean, is that what we want the game to be about, like we’re assuming you’re cheating? I just think it’s a bad look.” On-field exams of pitchers started Monday, a week af- ter baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred announced a crackdown on unauthorized grip substances. When umpire Alfonso Marquez approached Scherzer for a third time during Tuesday’s game, as requested by Girardi, the three-time Cy Young Award winner tossed his glove and hat to the ground, unbuckled his belt and appeared ready to take off his pants. “I will say this: If some-

SEE STICKY ON PAGE 22 “I mean, is that what we want the game to be about, like we’re assuming you’re cheating? I just think it’s a bad look.” Zack Britton New York Yankees reliever

From top: Washington Nationals pitcher Max Scherzer; New York Yankees’ Gerrit Cole; Oakland A’s Burch Smith; and Tampa Bay Rays’ Ryan Yarbrough. AP photos; Stars and Stripes illustration

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