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USS Roosevelt CORONAVIRUS OUTBREAK sailor dies of coronavirus, Navy reports

BY CAITLIN M. KENNEY Stars and Stripes WASHINGTON — A sailor assigned to the USS Theodore Roosevelt died Monday from the coronavirus, the first death of the nearly 600 confirmed cases among the crew in an outbreak that has kept the aircraft carrier docked in Guam and weighed down in controversy. The Navy said in a statement that the sailor had been in inten- sive care on Guam, where the warship arrived March 27 as the coronavirus spread throughout the carrier. The Roosevelt’s former com- mander, Capt. Brett Crozier, raised alarms about the outbreak aboard the ship with an emailed letter to at least 20 service of- ficers requesting assistance for his crew in battling the virus. Crozier warned in his letter that the outbreak could kill some sail- ors, and “if we do not act now, we are failing to properly take care of our most trusted asset — our Nations pressured to ease virus restrictions as new cases emerge sailors.” The letter was leaked to the media and Crozer was fired two BY ARITZ PARRA, JOSEPH WILSON RELATED COVERAGE in the rates of increase. days later on April 2 by then acting AND ELENA BECATOROS Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez Navy Secretary Thomas Modly. Associated Press After worst week said his government must balance its re- At the time, there were about 114 sponse to the virus crisis that “threatens to Roosevelt sailors who tested posi- MADRID — As the coronavirus pandemic in pandemic deaths, destroy lives and at the same time destroy the tive for the coronavirus. throws millions out of work and devastates economic and social fabric of our country.” As of Monday, there are 585 economies worldwide, governments are NY sees signs of hope Seeking to restart manufacturing, Spain’s Roosevelt sailors with positive struggling with the delicate balance between government is allowing workers to return to tests for the virus. Most of the keeping people safe from a highly contagious Page 6 some factory and construction jobs. Retail about 4,800 member crew has virus and making sure they can still make a stores and services remain closed and of- been tested, with 3,921 receiving living or even have enough to eat. fice workers are strongly encouraged to keep a negative test result. About 4,021 Workers in some nonessential industries Get the latest news working from home. A prohibition on people sailors have been transferred were returning to their jobs Monday in leaving home for anything other than grocer- from the ship to Guam. The sailor Spain, one of the hardest hit countries in the on the virus outbreak ies and medicine will remain for at least two who died Monday tested positive coronavirus pandemic, while in South Korea, stripes.com/coronavirus weeks under the state of emergency. officials were warning that hard-earned ‘’(Spain’s) economy is more vulnerable SEE SAILOR ON PAGE 3 progress fighting the virus could be eroded to the crisis since it relies on services like by new infections as restrictions ease. Commuters wear face masks Monday tourism that are severely harmed by the The decisions are complicated because to protect against the coronavirus pandemic. That means it will likely have a at Atocha train station in Madrid. As of Monday, about each nation is on its own coronavirus arc, deeper recession,” European Central Bank with places like Britain, Japan and parts Spain is cautiously restarting some Vice President Luis de Guindos told Spain’s 2,941 service members of the United States still seeing increasing business activity to emerge from La Vanguardia newspaper. have tested positive daily levels of deaths or infections; France the nationwide near-total freeze Yet some health experts and politicians and New York hoping they are stabilizing, al- that helped slow the country’s grim argue it’s premature to ease the lockdown for the coronavirus, beit at a high plateau of deaths; and hard-hit coronavirus outbreak. in a nation that has suffered 17,489 deaths according to the DOD. nations like Italy and Spain seeing declines BERNAT ARMANGUE/AP SEE VIRUS ON PAGE 5 PAGE 2 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Tuesday, April 14, 2020 BUSINESS/WEATHER EXCHANGE RATES OPEC, oil nations agree to nearly 10M barrel cut Military rates Switzerland (Franc)...... 0.9676 Euro costs (April 14)...... $1.06 Thailand (Baht) ...... 32.73 Dollar buys (April 14) ...... €0.8941 Turkey (Lira) ...... 6.7876 British pound (April 14) ...... $1.22 (Military exchange rates are those BY JON GAMBRELL ing point for an accord initially on Twitter that the group of na- Japanese yen (April 14) ...... 106.00 available to customers at military banking South Korean won (April 14) ...... 1,188.00 Associated Press reached Friday after a marathon tions agreed to cut 9.7 million Commercial rates facilities in the country of issuance for Japan, South Korea, Germany, the video conference between 23 na- barrels a day to begin May 1. Bahrain (Dinar) ...... 0.3735 Netherlands and the United Kingdom. For British pound ...... $1.2500 DUBAI, United Arab Emir- tions. They reached the deal just Energy officials from other coun- nonlocal currency exchange rates (i.e., Canada (Dollar) ...... 1.3979 ates — OPEC, Russia and other purchasing British pounds in Germany), hours before Asian markets re- tries shared similar information. China (Yuan) ...... 7.0546 check with your local military banking oil-producing nations on Sunday Denmark (Krone) ...... 6.8423 opened Monday as international Video aired by the Saudi- facility. Commercial rates are interbank finalized an unprecedented pro- Egypt (Pound) ...... 15.6032 benchmark Brent crude traded at owned satellite channel Al-Arabi- Euro ...... $1.0910/0.9166 rates provided for reference when buying duction cut of about 10 million just over $31 a barrel and Ameri- ya showed the moment that Saudi Hong Kong (Dollar) ...... 7.7523 currency. All figures are foreign currencies to one dollar, except for the British pound, barrels, or 10% of global supply, in can shale producers struggle. Energy Minister Prince Abdu- Hungary (Forint) ...... 324.36 Israel (Shekel) ...... 3.5725 which is represented in dollars-to-pound, the hopes of boosting low prices Oil prices have collapsed as the laziz bin Salman, a son of King Japan (Yen) ...... 107.84 and the euro, which is dollars-to-euro.) amid the coronavirus pandemic coronavirus has largely halted Salman, assented to the deal. Kuwait (Dinar) ...... 0.3072 INTEREST RATES Norway (Krone) ...... 10.2623 and a price war, officials said. global travel and slowed down “I go with the consent, so I Philippines (Peso)...... 50.25 Prime rate ...... 3.25 The cartel and other nations other energy-chugging sectors, agree,” the prince said, chuck- Poland (Zloty) ...... 4.19 Discount rate ...... 0.25 Saudi Arabia (Riyal) ...... 3.7680 Federal funds market rate ...... 0.05 agreed to allow Mexico to cut only such as manufacturing. ling, drawing a round of applause Singapore (Dollar) ...... 1.4160 3-month bill ...... 0.25 100,000 barrels a month, a stick- Mexico’s energy minister said from those on the video call. South Korea (Won) ...... 1,217.71 30-year bond ...... 1.35 WEATHER OUTLOOK TUESDAY IN THE MIDDLE EAST TUESDAY IN EUROPE WEDNESDAY IN THE PACIFIC

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BY CAITLIN DOORNBOS Stars and Stripes YOKOSUKA NAVAL BASE, Japan — Japan and Japanese Ministry of Defense on island’s hotels Taiwan kept watch on the Chinese aircraft car- Chinese aircraft carrier Liaoning and its strike rier Liaoning and its strike group as they steamed group transited through the Miyako Strait and past BY JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER the hotels but said as many as 10 through the Miyako Strait and past Taiwan over the Taiwan over the weekend. Associated Press have been set aside to house up to weekend, according to the Japanese Ministry of De- 4,000 sailors. Seven of them had fense and published reports Monday. USS Ronald Reagan are in port, both dealing to HONOLULU — People in The Liaoning and five accompanying warships already stopped taking reserva- some extent with the coronavirus. Guam are used to a constant U.S. tions and seen a dramatic drop passed through the 155-mile-wide strait halfway be- military presence on the strategic Meanwhile, the Reagan, undergoing maintenance in visitors as airlines canceled tween the Japanese islands of Okinawa and Miyako Pacific island, but some are ner- at its homeport of Yokosuka Naval Base since No- flights, she said. on Saturday, turned south and passed east of Taiwan vous as hundreds of sailors from vember, is preparing for deployment. Guam’s hotels frequently host on Sunday, according to reports. The strait is wide Officials with Task Force 70, the battle force of a coronavirus-stricken Navy military members, and the De- enough to qualify as an international waterway. the 7th Fleet, in a post Sunday to its Facebook page, aircraft carrier flood into hotels The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force tracked said sailors with the task force are undergoing 14 for quarantine. Officials insist partment of Defense controls the Chinese aircraft carrier, two guided missile days of sequestration prior to departing on patrol. they have enforced strict safety about a third of the island, which destroyers, two multirole warships and one supply- More than 1,000 sailors assigned to the Reagan measures. is 3,800 miles west of Honolulu class fast combat support ship as they passed 262 and its accompanying strike group were bus ed to An outbreak aboard the USS and a crucial, strategic hub for miles southwest of Nagasaki’s Danjo Islands about Yokota Air Base and Naval Air Facility Atsugi over Theodore Roosevelt began in late U.S. forces in the Pacific. 7 p.m. Friday, according to a defense ministry Joint four days last week to sequester themselves prior to March and has thrust the Navy Each sailor is staying in a room Staff official. deployment, according to the Task Force 70 post. into a leadership crisis after the stocked with two weeks’ worth of About 4 p.m. Saturday, the carrier and its group “Once 14 days are complete, every sailor will pro- ship’s commander distributed linens, towels and water, Rhodes steamed through the strait, according to the official. vide a nasal swab sample that will be processed and a letter urging faster action to said. There is no contact with Some Japanese government spokespersons tradi- returned. This process will take an additional 2-3 protect his sailors. Acting Navy hotel workers, and only military tionally speak under the condition of anonymity. days before our COVID-free team embarks on Rea- Secretary Thomas Modly fired police and medical teams can “We continuously checked those ships by the sea gan,” according to the post. Capt. Brett E. Crozier and then visit. and air,” the official said. Guided-missile destroyers USS Barry, USS Mus- assailed him during a speech on The Navy has sent masks, The Taiwanese navy also sent ships from Suao to tin, USS McCampbell and guided-missile cruiser the ship in Guam, saying Crozier gloves and other safety equip- monitor the strike group as it passed the island on was either “too naive or too stu- USS Antietam have kept the virus from their vessels ment to the hotels, where em- Sunday, according to the South China Morning Post, pid” to be in charge of an aircraft by remaining at sea or keeping their crews on board ployees make food that military which cited the Taiwan Ministry of Defense. carrier. Modly resigned Tuesday while in port. The ships deployed from Yokosuka in personnel deliver, Rhodes said. The six vessels sailed east of Taiwan, according February, about a month before the virus grew to after facing blowback and after Not including the sailors, to the Japanese outlet Sankei News, which also cited pandemic status. publicly apologizing for his com- Guam has 133 confirmed corona- the Taiwan defense ministry. Keeping sailors healthy is “key to our lethality” ments about Crozier. The Liaoning is the only aircraft carrier currently and ability to be “sentinels ready to respond to cri- The carrier has been docked in virus cases and five deaths as of in the Western Pacific, however the USS America, a sis,” The Task Force said. the U.S. territory for more than Saturday. smaller amphibious assault ship that carries F-35B Officials are focused on stop- Stars and Stripes reporter Aya Ichihashi contributed to this a week as the 4,865-person crew Lightning II stealth fighters, is underway in the East report. is tested for the virus and moved ping the spread of the virus, Gov. China Sea, according to its official Facebook page. [email protected] ashore. More than 585 sailors Lou Leon Guerrero said as she The U.S. carriers USS Theodore Roosevelt and Twitter: @CaitlinDoornbos have been confirmed infected announced that sailors could stay and one died on Monday. in hotels. More than 1,700 sailors who “I know there will be a small Sailor: Death is first on ship among 585 with virus have tested negative are isolating chorus of cynics who will oppose in hotels, while the sick remain on this decision, but now is not the base, Navy officials said. FROM FRONT PAGE time for ‘us versus them,’“ she and crew as they continue their fight against the “Our people are getting slapped for the coronavirus March 30 and was taken off the told reporters April 1. “We can coronavirus. While our ships, submarines and air- in the face,” said Hope Cristobal, ship and placed into isolation with four other sailors, protect Guam while being hu- craft are made of steel, sailors are the real strength who worries officials are making the Navy said. of our Navy.” mane to them.” promises about safety they won’t “The entire [Defense] Department is deeply sad- The Roosevelt sailor, whose name will not be an- The Rev. Fran Hezel said peo- keep. dened by the loss of our first active-duty member to nounced until the individual’s family is notified, is She lives less than a quar- ple likely aren’t that upset about [the coronavirus],” Defense Secretary Mark Esper the second service member to die from the corona- ter-mile from hotels in Tumon, the move. said in a statement. “Our thoughts are with the fam- virus. On March 28, Army Capt. Douglas Linn Hick- Guam’s version of Hawaii’s popu- “Frankly, I don’t think it’s ily of the USS Theodore Roosevelt sailor who lost his ok, 57, with the New Jersey National Guard also died much of an issue, because I think battle with the virus today. We remain committed from the coronavirus. He was preparing to activate lar Waikiki neighborhood, saying, “We don’t know exactly where that people have bigger fish to to protecting our personnel and their families while with the Guard as a physician assistant in response fry,“ said Hezel, parish priest at continuing to assist in defeating this outbreak.” to the pandemic when he became sick. they’re being housed.“ Santa Barbara Catholic Church Esper said Friday if Navy leadership recommend- As of Monday, about 2,941 service members have Mary Rhodes, president of the in Dededo, Guam’s most popu- ed Crozier be reinstated as commander of the Roos- tested positive for the coronavirus, according to the Guam Hotel and Restaurant As- evelt, he was open to the idea. Esper’s statement Defense Department. Of the services, the Navy has sociation, declined to identify lated village. came in the aftermath of Modly’s trip to Guam and been hit hardest by the pandemic with 1,056 cases his disparaging comments about the captain. of the virus. In the days after firing Crozier, Modly traveled And Air Force Gen. John Hyten, vice chairman to the island and gave a speech to the crew of the of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said Thursday that the Roosevelt, who showed unwavering support for the Navy should expect more ships to have outbreaks of captain. In Modly’s address, he called Crozier “too the coronavirus. naïve or too stupid to be the commanding officer of “I think it’s not a good idea to think that the Teddy a ship like this.” Roosevelt as a one-of-a-kind issue. We have too Modly quickly came under mounting criticism many ships at sea, we have too many deployed ca- for his comments about Crozier and he resigned his pabilities … To think that it will never happen again post as acting Navy secretary on April 7. is not a good way to plan,” Hyten said during a news Two days later, the Roosevelt sailor was found un- conference at the Pentagon. responsive during a medical check at about 8:30 a.m. The USS Nimitz, now in port in Bremerton, Wash., and other sailors started CPR while emergency re- has had one sailor placed in isolation off the ship sponders were notified, according to the Navy. The after showing symptoms. However, that individual’s sailors who are isolated receive twice daily checks test has come back “inconclusive.” Another sailor by Navy medical personnel. assigned to the ship was on leave in another state in “We mourn the loss of the sailor from USS Theo- early March when that person also tested positive dore Roosevelt who died today, and we stand along- and has not returned to the Nimitz. The USS Ronald Reagan is preparing for deploy- side their family, loved ones, and shipmates as they RICK CRUZ, THE PACIFIC DAILY/AP grieve. This is a great loss for the ship and for our ment from Yokosuka Naval Base in Japan, where it Navy,” Adm. Mike Gilday, chief of naval operations, has been undergoing maintenance. A man, who identified himself as a crew member of the USS said in a statement. “My deepest sympathy goes out [email protected] Theodore Roosevelt, exercises out on the balcony of a room at the the family, and we pledge our full support to the ship Twitter: @caitlinmkenney Hilton Guam Resort & Spa, in Tumon, Guam, on Thursday. PAGE 4 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Tuesday, April 14, 2020 MILITARY/VIRUS OUTBREAK USAF evacuates patients from Afghanistan

Stars and Stripes workers with a space to decon- taminate and remove their pro- KAISERSLAUTERN, Ger- tective equipment. many — The Air Force has used an infectious diseases contain- The C-17 had two isolation sys- ment unit developed during the tems aboard, the statement said. 2014 Ebola outbreak to evacuate On arrival at Ramstein, the pa- three U.S. government contrac- tients were sent to Landstuhl Re- tors who tested positive for the gional Medical Center for further coronavirus from Afghanistan to treatment, officials said. Ramstein Air Base in Germany. The evacuation also marked The patients were transported the first time that a patient move- nearly 4,000 miles inside the ment plan, which provides crew Transport Isolation System, and support personnel a detailed which is designed to minimize process for transporting patients risks to air crew, medical care- aboard pressurized military air- givers and the aircraft while craft, was activated. allowing patients to be treated The plan for patients with the in-flight, Air Mobility Command disease caused by the corona- said in a statement. virus had been completed and The evacuation, on board a C-17 released hours earlier, the state- out of Joint Base Charleston, S.C., ment said. marked the first time patients “Our unique capabilities who have tested positive for the paired with our strategic loca- coronavirus have been transport- tions across the globe enable us PHOTOS BY DEVIN NOTHSTINE/U.S. Air Force ed on a U.S. Air Force aircraft, to rapidly help those in need,” and was the first operational use Gen. Jeff Harrigian, commander Three medical airmen exit a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, on Friday, of the isolation unit since it was of U.S. Air Forces in Europe-Air following the first-ever operational use of the Transport Isolation System. developed, the statement said. Forces Africa, said in a state- The system is made up of an ment. “Along with our allies and antechamber module for medical partners we stand united against staff and two isolation modules a shared threat and stand ready set on retrofitted aircraft pallets. to help when called.” The modules’ air filtration sys- U.S. Transportation Command tems trap and hold airborne and nonairborne pathogens. keeps pre-positioned isolation Patient care occurs in the iso- units at Ramstein, Air Force of- lation modules, while the an- ficials said. techamber provides medical [email protected]

‘ Along with our allies and partners we stand united against a shared threat. ’ Gen. Jeff Harrigian A medical airman awaits U.S. airmen aboard the C-17 Globemaster III begin to disinfect and commander of U.S. Air Forces in Europe-Air Forces Africa transport documentation . decontaminate the aircraft. Navy: Captain removed after lying about ship’s position

BY ANDREW DYER ship’s true position from being tion of the maintenance the ship so, the investigation said. in my opinion, designed to make The San Diego Union-Tribune relayed automatically. would be adrift. “After I hung up with the cap- it look like we were continu- Instead, the ship falsely report- According to the investigation, tain, I understood what he was ing along our track ... when we The captain of the San Diego- ed “dead reckoning” coordinates the ship went dead in the water saying,” the sailor told investiga- weren’t.” based guided-missile destroyer to the fleet that made it appear just after 10 a.m. A bridge watch- tors, according to a transcript of By 2:30 p.m., the ship was un- USS Decatur was removed from the ship had stander soon called Bowen — who an interview. “Basically, (to) pro- derway again. It would keep re- command in January for fil- continued on was not on the bridge — to ask if vide ... where we would have been porting false coordinates to 3rd ing false position reports to the course, the 3rd Fleet, the San Diego-based ... as if we were not (dead in the Fleet until it caught up to where Navy, according to a Navy inves- investigation fleet in charge of the eastern Pa- water). It just seemed a little awk- they’d told the fleet they were tigation recently obtained by the found. cific Ocean, was aware the ship ward I guess.” later that evening, the investiga- Union-Tribune. In his in- had stopped for repairs. The sailor called Bowen a sec- tion said. According to the investigation, terview with “No, I don’t think they are ond time to clarify the captain’s In his interview with investi- Cmdr. John “Bob” Bowen, the investiga- aware,” Bowen responded, ac- instructions, the sailor told in- gators, Bowen said the mainte- Decatur’s commanding officer, tors, Bowen cording to the investigation. vestigators. During that call, he nance was routine and not due to ordered his crew in September said he could not to report that the ship had When the crew member asked the suggested to the captain that they a failure. not recall gone dead in the water. captain if the fleet should be told, just report the truth to the fleet. He told investigators that as ordering his The ship had stopped to con- Bowen Bowen said not to worry about it, “No, we’re fine,” was Bowen’s long as the ship didn’t fall more crew to turn duct maintenance on one of its the sailor told investigators. response, the sailor said. than four hours off schedule, he propeller shafts while transiting off electronic trackers or to re- The sailor remembered Bowen The sailor said that a list of co- thought there was no need to no- the eastern Pacific from Hawaii port false coordinates. saying that the repairs wouldn’t ordinates of where the ship would tify the fleet. to Seal Beach, Calif. On Sept. 13, the Decatur was take long so there was no need to have been had they never stopped When asked about why he In order to hide the 4-hour-long cruising at full power about half- worry about letting the fleet know was created. The crew used these didn’t want to notify the fleet the stop from the fleet, the crew re- way between Hawaii and Seal they’d stopped. coordinates — written on a piece ship was dead in the water, Bowen ported inaccurate ship positions Beach Naval Weapons Station. At 11:30 a.m., another sailor as- of paper — to report the ship’s said he didn’t want them “asking to make it appear as though the About halfway between the is- sumed the watch on the bridge. false position to the fleet until questions.” vessel never stopped, the investi- lands and the California coast, This sailor also called Bowen they were back on course as if The irregularities were report- gation said. the pitch of the destroyer’s star- because 3rd Fleet was asking for they’d never stopped, the report ed to the Navy via an anonymous To cover up that deception, the board shaft — which connects the the ship’s position, course and said. hotline complaint shortly after investigation said, staff in the engine to the propeller — came speed. The sailor recommended “There was this piece of paper the ship returned to San Diego. ship’s Combat Information Center out of alignment. to Bowen that he be allowed to tell where the times and speed were The Navy launched its investiga- disabled two electronic systems, In order to repair and calibrate, the fleet the Decatur was dead in calculated,” said one sailor who tion in November, and Bowen was called Link 16 and Global Com- the ship would need to lock the the water for maintenance, but told investigators he refused to fired as commanding officer in mand & Control, to prevent the shaft, meaning that for the dura- the captain again said not to do participate in the ruse. “It was, January. Tuesday, April 14, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 5 VIRUS OUTBREAK Trump says he still has final say on guidelines

BY DARLENE SUPERVILLE Trump last month put in place AND ZEKE MILLER nationwide recommendations for Associated Press most Americans to remain home and distant from one another in WASHINGTON — President order to slow the spread of the Donald Trump asserted Monday virus. But his guidelines, sched- that he is the ultimate decision- uled to expire at the end of the maker for determining how and month, have little force — unlike when to relax the nation’s social actions of governors and local distancing guidelines as he grows leaders that carry fines or other anxious to reopen the coronavi- other penalties, and in some ju- rus-stricken country as soon as risdictions extend out into the possible. early summer. Governors and local leaders, Trump’s claim that he could who have instituted mandatory force governors to reopen their restrictions that have the force of states comes after he spent weeks law, have expressed concern that arguing that he didn’t believe he Trump’s plan to restore normalcy should pressure states that hadn’t will cost lives and extend the du- ration of the outbreak. imposed stay-at-home restrictions Trump has pushed to reopen to do so. He had cited his belief in the economy, which has plum- local control of government. meted as businesses have shut- Trump has bristled at criticism tered, leaving millions of people that the social restrictions aimed EVAN VUCCI/AP out of work and struggling to ob- at stopping the spread of the coro- tain basic commodities. navirus could have saved lives if President Donald Trump asserted Monday that he is the ultimate decision-maker for determining how Taking to Twitter on Monday, they’d been started earlier — and and when to relax the nation’s social distancing guidelines in place due to the coronavirus pandemic. Trump said that some are “saying that when they’re eased, new that it is the Governors decision cases are certain to arise. saved lives. Obviously, no one is “rolling reentry” as early as next beginning of early winter, that we to open up the states, not that of Comments by the nation’s top going to deny that. But what goes month, provided health authori- could see a rebound,” he said. the President of the United States infectious disease expert, Dr. An- into those kinds of decisions is ties can quickly identify and iso- Dr. Christopher Murray, direc- & the Federal Government. Let thony Fauci, particularly seemed complicated.” late people who will inevitably tor of the University of Washing- it be fully understood that this to draw the president’s ire. Trump reposted a tweet that be infected. But he said he “can’t ton institute that created widely is incorrect…it is the decision of When asked Sunday on CNN if referenced Fauci’s comments guarantee” that it will be safe for cited projections of virus-related the President, and for many good acting earlier on social distanc- and that said “Time to #Fire- Americans to vote in person on deaths, said studies show that lift- reasons.” ing and “stay at home” policies Fauci.” Trump again pointed to Election Day, Nov. 3. ing restrictions at the end of this He added, “With that being could have saved lives, Fauci his decision in late January to Fauci cautioned that whenever month would lead to a rebound in said, the Administration and I are responded in part: “It’s very dif- restrict travel from China, writ- restrictions ease, “we know that the number of infections. Because working closely with the Gover- ficult to go back and say that. I ing, “Sorry Fake News, it’s all on there will be people who will be states don’t really have the capa- nors, and this will continue. A de- mean, obviously, you could logi- tape. I banned China long before getting infected. I mean, that is bility to deal with a big volume cision by me, in conjunction with cally say that if you had a process people spoke up.” just reality. of new cases, he said, “by July or the Governors and input from that was ongoing and you started Fauci said that the economy in “There is always the possibil- August we could be back in the others, will be made shortly!” mitigation earlier, you could have parts of the country could have a ity, as we get into next fall and the same situation we are now.” Virus: Nations continuing to struggle with handling further restrictions

FROM FRONT PAGE of Pakistan’s daily wage earners, increase in the number of people stood by his bedside for 48 hours dent Joko Widodo pledged to be and reported 169,496 infections, to reopen. seeking unemployment benefits. “when things could have gone ei- more transparent about the coro- second only to the United States’ German Chancellor Angela South Korea’s vice health min- ther way.” navirus. Last month, Widodo ad- 557,000 infections. But Spain on Merkel, who has urged a cautious ister, Kim Gang-lip, said that a Japan, the world’s third-biggest mitted that he deliberately held Monday reported its lowest daily approach to any loosening of re- quick return to normality was economy, has seen new infections back information about the virus’ growth in infections in three strictions, will hold a video con- “virtually impossible” consider- climb rapidly and now has 7,255 spread to prevent panic. On Mon- weeks. ference with regional governors ing the threat of new infections. confirmed cases. Japanese com- day, he asked his ministers and Italy recorded its lowest daily Wednesday, after the governor of “A premature easing (of social panies have been slow to switch the COVID-19 task force to be virus death toll in three weeks the state with the most infections distancing) would come at an ir- to working remotely and many transparent with the public. at 431, putting its total deaths at called for a “road map” to return revocable cost, so we should ap- people are still commuting, even Indonesia has 4,557 confirmed after a state of emergency was over 19,800. to normality. proach the issue very carefully, infections and 399 deaths, Asia’s declared for seven prefectures, In Madrid, Jose Pardinas took a Armin Laschet, governor of and invest deep thought into when highest recorded number of fa- North Rhine-Westphalia, said and how to transition,” Kim said. including Tokyo. mask being handed out by police talities after China. that “the willingness for restric- In Sri Lanka, the govern- To encourage people to stay as he walked to work at a moving More than 1.8 million corona- tions also needs the prospect of ment announced plans to reopen home, the Japanese government company that was re starting op- virus infections have been re- erations after a three-week halt. normalization.” His government schools and universities in May. released a video showing Prime came up with a plan for gradually The pandemic’s new epicenter Minister Shinzo Abe cuddling his ported and over 114,000 people “The company hasn’t given have died worldwide, according us any protective equipment,” easing the restrictions imposed is now the U.S., which has seen dog, reading a book and clicking to Johns Hopkins University. The Pardinas said. “I’m quite ner- on March 22, when public gath- more than 22,000 deaths, the a remote control at home, but the figures understate the true size vous about contracting the virus erings were limited to only two world’s highest. About half have message drew scathing criticism because my family can’t afford people. been in the New York metropoli- on social media. and toll of the pandemic, due to more time without an income.” In South Korea, Prime Min- tan area, but hospitalizations are Infections also spiked in In- limited testing, uneven counting Pakistan’s Prime Minister ster Chung Sye-kyun said offi- slowing in the state and other indi- donesia, the world’s fourth-most of the dead and deliberate under- Imran Khan, meanwhile, issued cials were discussing new public cators suggest that lockdowns and populous country, where Presi- counting by some governments. a global plea to the world’s richer guidelines that would allow for social distancing are working. countries and international finan- “certain levels of economic and U.S. infectious disease expert cial institutions to provide debt- social activity” while also main- Dr. Anthony Fauci said that parts relief for poor countries, where taining distance to slow the virus’ of the country could gradually re- forced lockdowns are crippling spread. open as early as next month. already troubled economies and South Korea’s caseload has In Britain, the death toll passed causing widespread hunger for slowed from early March, when 10,600. Prime Minister Boris the poor. it was reporting around 500 Johnson, the first major world His government has launched new daily cases, but officials leader to test positive for the an ambitious $8 billion program have warned of a broader “quiet virus, paid an emotional tribute to help the millions near the pov- spread” at locations such as bars, to the country’s National Health erty level. Khan last week re- which are still open. President Service after leaving the hospi- laxed his country’s lockdown to Moon Jae-in vowed Monday to tal Sunday. Johnson, who spent allow the construction industry, focus on saving jobs and protect- three nights in intensive care, es- which employs the vast majority ing the economy amid a sharp pecially thanked two nurses who PAGE 6 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Tuesday, April 14, 2020 VIRUS OUTBREAK After worst week in deaths, NY sees signs of hope

Associated Press ployees in any sector. NEW YORK — Despite some hopeful signs that the infection Hotels for the homeless rate is plateauing, New York had De Blasio said that the city is its deadliest week since the coro- going forward with a plan to move navirus outbreak began. Officials 6,000 homeless people from shel- announced Sunday that the state’s ters to commercial hotels to try to daily death toll had topped 700 for limit the virus’ spread. the sixth straight day. Meanwhile, The plan involves moving peo- New York City Mayor Bill de Bla- ple who have tested positive or sio and Gov. Andrew Cuomo, two showing COVID-19 symptoms. Democrats, remained at odds over the mayor’s plan to keep city The effort is also meant to thin schools closed through the rest out shelters where it’s “difficult of the academic year, with the to achieve social distancing,” the governor saying it is too early to mayor said. make that call. The city said that 20 homeless people have died from the virus. New York’s worst week There are about 58,000 people in the shelter system and another By the end of the day Saturday, 4,000 or so on city streets. New York had recorded 758 more SETH WENIG/AP deaths from the virus, another Lack of test swabs crushing day of losses in a week Archbishop Timothy Dolan delivers his homily over empty pews as he leads an Easter Mass at St. full of them. Patrick’s Cathedral in New York on Sunday. The city is also in danger of At least 5,226 people died in the running out of swabs for COVID- state in the week that ended Sat- come back to life and we will have the virus slows in the two months protective gowns, according to a 19 tests and is urging medical urday, raising the total number of a rebirth. And that’s what spring ahead. letter sent Saturday to the state’s providers to continue testing only deaths to 9,385 since the outbreak is all about.” After Cuomo challenged de health department. patients who are gravely ill, the began. Blasio’s authority to make that “Our nurses continue to re- city health department said in a The continuing crush of fa- Nursing homes decision unilaterally, the mayor port dangerous working condi- memo to health care providers. talities has been reflected on the doubled down Sunday, saying, tions that expose them and other “As the swab supply continues streets of New York City, where The virus has ripped through “We were quite certain it was the workers to infection and illness to decline, there is a real possi- refrigerated trailers serving as New York’s nursing homes un- right thing to do.” because they lack sufficient sup- bility hospitals will completely temporary morgues have become abated, with nearly 1,900 patients Two hours later, Cuomo, who, plies,” the letter read. run out,” the April 11 health alert a regular sight outside the hard- killed through Saturday. for years now has made a prac- Cuomo’s top aide, Melissa DeR- said. “At this time, providers are est-hit hospitals. Measures like barring visitors tice of publicly undercutting New osa, said Sunday that the supply reminded to only test hospital- There have been some signs of haven’t stopped the spread. More York’s mayor, sometimes over chain for those items should have ized patients in order to preserve progress. The number of people than 5,500 residents at 338 nurs- policy differences and at other improved by now to the point resources that are needed to di- hospitalized with the virus has ing homes have tested positive for times seemingly just for sport, where hospitals should no longer agnose and appropriately man- the coronavirus. There are about stabilized, with around 18,700 pa- said that talk of closing schools have to ration supplies. age patients with more severe 96,000 residents at 613 licensed tients at the end of the day Satur- for the year is premature. “There’s been something of a illness.” day. That was up only 73 since the nursing homes in the state. “I don’t think anyone can make disconnect between the hospitals previous day. More than 2,700 COVID-19 an informed decision right now,” and the nurses on the front lines,” An empty St. Patrick’s After visiting a nursing home deaths have been recorded at he said. DeRosa said during a briefing. near Albany and shouting thanks nursing homes nationwide. De Blasio said that his goal is to “We’ve got what we believe that on Easter and support to the staff through reopen school sites by September, we should have, and the hospitals The coronavirus pandemic closed windows, Cuomo told re- Will schools stay adding that high school graduates say that too.” means that this Easter Sunday, porters back at the state Capitol may have to go without a com- She said that state officials are closed? there were no congregants in the he remains hopeful spring will mencement ceremony. investigating anecdotal reports of bring better news. Cuomo and de Blasio remained rationing to see why it is occur- pews at St. Patrick’s Cathedral. “What spring says to all of us is at odds Sunday over the mayor’s Not enough masks? ring, and whether the state can Cardinal Timothy Dolan led a it’s a time of rebirth, that no mat- announcement that the 1.1 mil- help. televised Mass in a broadcast ex- ter how cold the winter, no matter lion students in the nation’s larg- Unions for health care workers Cuomo said that he would sign pected to draw a large audience. how barren the landscape got, the est district wouldn’t return to continued to decry what they have an executive order Sunday di- Dolan said on Sunday that he earth comes back to life,” Cuomo classrooms this school year. said is a lack of enough protective recting employers to give masks was happy that congregants could said. “This has been a cold period De Blasio announced Saturday equipment at hospitals. to all employees still interacting have a virtual celebration. from a societal point of view. And that he’d decided it was too dan- The New York State Nurses with the public. “We miss you though,” he we’ve closed down in a way we’ve gerous to bring students back to Association reported shortages That order covers not just said. “We’d rather you be here never closed down, but we will classrooms, even if the spread of of respirators, masks, gloves and health care workers, but all em- physically.” Report: Stockpile of 39 million masks exposed as fake

Associated Press there was no warehouse, and of middlemen who were fooled, broker told the middleman in union officials had been trying to there were no masks to seize, the Brady said. Pittsburgh that 2 million masks find equipment for members, and SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A Los Angeles Times reported. “There are opportunists who were located in a warehouse in the group had no financial inter- major California labor union U.S. Attorney Scott Brady are looking for any victim,” he Georgia and that the product had that claimed to have discovered est in any transactions. told the Times that investigators said. been inspected by a particular “As far as we knew, he had le- a stockpile of 39 million masks tracked the tip back to a Pitts- The promise of 39 million masks certification company. for health care workers fighting gitimate masks, and the people burgh businessman, who said was first made public March 26, That, Brady said, “was also who were going to purchase those the coronavirus was duped in that he had been working with when the union announced that it part of the ruse.” an elaborate scam uncovered by masks were going to fully vet it the Service Employees Interna- had found the stockpile after 48 No money was exchanged in and check it out and do their due FBI investigators, according to a tional Union-United Healthcare hours of frantic phone calls pur- the attempts to finalize a deal, ac- diligence,” Trossman said. newspaper report Sunday. Workers West to secure millions suing leads on potential suppliers. cording to Brady. Brady said that federal inves- Investigators stumbled onto the of masks. The announcement by the union Experts in the global supply tigators had reason to suspect scheme while looking into wheth- The businessman had been was widely covered by major chain said that dubious brokers er they could intercept the masks using WhatsApp to connect with media outlets and listed several and suppliers have flooded the the arrangement. The 39 mil- for the Federal Emergency Man- a broker in Australia and a sup- hospital systems and government market with suspect offers, cre- lion masks were advertised as agement Agency under the De- plier in Kuwait, who are both now agencies as buyers. ating an atmosphere of confusion N95 masks from 3M, the largest fense Production Act, the U.S. the target of a federal investiga- Behind the scenes, the deal and distrust just as hospitals are U.S.-based manufacturer. But attorney’s office said Friday. tion, Brady said. quickly unraveled. Buyers said trying to stock up on the gear doc- 3M told federal investigators that The federal government has The union, known as SEIU, that they failed to receive reliable tors and nurses need to protect it manufactured only 20 million been quietly seizing supplies and the Pittsburgh businessman information about where they themselves from the virus. such masks last year, making that across the country as the out- are not under investigation and could inspect the shipments. Steve Trossman, spokesman for large of a stockpile unlikely un- break spreads. But in this case, both appear to be among a string At one point, the Australian SEIU-UHW, told the Times that less the product was counterfeit. Tuesday, April 14, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 7 VIRUS OUTBREAK Americans start to see relief payments

BY SARAH SKIDMORE SELL return filed this year or last. sued later in the month. Associated Press Some Americans are not re- Everyone who gets a payment quired to file a tax return — such will receive written notice within Americans are beginning to see as low-income taxpayers, Social 15 days after the payment that the first economic impact pay- Security recipients, some veter- specifies how much you received ments hit their bank accounts. ans and people with disabilities. and how it was delivered. The IRS The IRS tweeted Saturday that After some back and forth with also said the “Get My Payment” it had begun depositing the funds lawmakers, the Treasury and app will allow taxpayers to track into taxpayers’ bank accounts IRS ultimately decided Social the status of their payment. and would be working to get them Security recipients and railroad A memo from lawmakers ear- out as fast as possible. The one- retirees, who aren’t typically lier in the month said that paper time payments were approved by required to file taxes, would not checks wouldn’t start being Congress as part of an emergency need to file a simple tax return to mailed until May, and the pro- relief package intended to combat get the payment. cess could take through August. the economic damage from the Anyone else who isn’t typically The Treasury, however, said that coronavirus pandemic. required to file taxes and does not paper check payments would The exact timing of when peo- receive Social Security will still begin later in April but did not ple get their money depends on a need to file an abbreviated return confirm a date or how long it few factors, such as income and TED S. WARREN/AP to get the payment. On Friday, would take to complete those payment delivery method. Here Shoppers line up to enter a Costco in Tacoma, Wash., last month. the Treasury unveiled an online distributions. is what you should expect: Americans are beginning to see the first economic impact payments tool that allows these non-filers to All payments will be made Who is getting a check? from the federal government hit their bank accounts this week. more quickly register to get their based on income, with lower-in- Any adult earning up to $75,000 check. come individuals receiving pay- in adjusted gross income who has this is generally those 16 years dent, they will not get a payment. And for people who filed taxes ment first. a valid Social Security number for 2018 or 2019 but did not in- Be aware old or younger. Nonresident aliens aren’t eligible. will receive a $1,200 payment. clude direct deposit information, The IRS is urging people to For heads of household with People who filed Form 1040-PR The payment steadily declines the IRS plans to have a “Get My be on the lookout for any scams for those who make more and one child, the benefit starts to de- or 1040-SS for 2019 are not eligi- Payment“ app available later this related to the economic impact phases out for those who earn cline at $112,500 and falls to zero ble; these are IRS forms used for week that will allow them to add payments. The IRS will not call, more than $99,000. For mar- at $136,500 . certain types of self-employment their bank information so their text, email or contact people via ried couples, both adults receive Who doesn’t get one? income in Puerto Rico. payment can be deposited. social media asking for personal $1,200, with the phase-out start- High-income filers are exclud- What do I have to do to get For everyone else, the govern- or bank account information ever. ing at $150,000 of income and ed, as is anyone without a valid one? ment will mail a check. It also warns taxpayers to watch falling to zero for couples who Social Security number. For most people, nothing. When will I get the payment? out for emails with attachments earn $198,000. If someone can be claimed as a Checks will arrive via direct de- Direct deposits began this or links claiming to have special Parents will also get payments dependent on someone else’s re- posit if a taxpayer included the weekend. The Treasury said information about economic im- of $500 for each eligible child; turn, such as an adult child or stu- relevant information on their tax paper checks will begin to be is- pact payments or refunds. PAGE 8 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Tuesday, April 14, 2020 VIRUS OUTBREAK Supreme Court to hold arguments via teleconference BY ROBERT BARNES sued opinions on the court’s web- The Washington Post site. They have met in private conference via teleconference, The Supreme Court for the first with only Chief Justice John Rob- ELAINE THOMPSON/AP time will hold oral arguments via erts Jr. in the room where jus- teleconference next month, the tices gather to discuss the court’s A man does maintenance work between razor wire-topped fences at the Monroe Correctional Complex court announced Monday, includ- business. in Monroe, Wash., in 2016. Inmates at the prison filed a motion with the Washington state Supreme ing President Donald Trump’s The court postponed oral ar- Court asking it to order Gov. Jay Inslee and Department of Corrections Secretary Stephen Sinclair to legal battle to keep congressional gument sessions scheduled for release certain inmates amid the coronavirus pandemic. committees and a New York pros- March and April. About half of ecutor from obtaining his finan- the scheduled cases will be heard cial records. during sessions on May 4, 5, 6, 11, Audio of the teleconference 12 and 13. State must provide details on hearings will apparently be avail- The court did not announce able in real time, a stunning what would happen in remain- change for the way the court nor- ing cases. But lawyers in some mally conducts business. Cameras protecting inmates from virus are not allowed in the courtroom, of the cases said they had been and the court does not allow live told that the court would hold oral BY MARTHA BELLISLE On Friday, the justices ordered Inslee and Sinclair arguments early in the term that audio of oral arguments. Associated Press “to immediately exercise their authority to take all The court’s decision to sched- begins in October, rather than necessary steps to protect the health and safety of the ule some arguments for May was decide the cases without oral SEATTLE — At least 14 Washington state Depart- named petitioners and all Department of Corrections announced in a news release. arguments. ment of Corrections employees and eight inmates inmates in response to the COVID-19 outbreak.” “In keeping with public health Besides Trump’s battle to with- have tested positive for the new coronavirus, and the Reducing the number of people in the prisons “is guidance in response to COVID- hold his financial records from agency has a Monday deadline for outlining how it the one public health action that all objective public 19, the justices and counsel will congressional committees and will stop the spread. health experts agree is essential in order to fight the all participate remotely,” the Manhattan District Attorney The state’s largest outbreak is happening at the coronavirus,” said Nick Allen, an attorney for the statement said. “The court an- Cyrus Vance Jr., the court will Monroe Correctional Complex where five workers inmates. ticipates providing a live audio hear another time-sensitive case. and seven offenders have COVID-19. Tests are pend- The Justice Action Network sent a letter to Inslee feed of these arguments to news It involves whether presidential ing for an additional 50 inmates. urging the release of inmates. media. Details will be shared as electors can be required to honor A group of Monroe inmates asked the Washington “These common sense measures will help save they become available.” their state’s instructions to vote Supreme Court to order Gov. Jay Inslee and Correc- the lives of incarcerated individuals, correctional of- It is unclear if the late delibera- for the candidate who wins the tions Secretary Stephen Sinclair to release inmates ficers, healthcare workers, and the general public, tions - usually, the court ends oral state’s popular vote. In many who are 60 years or older, those who have underly- and have been adopted in red and blue states alike, arguments in April - will affect presidential elections, a handful ing health conditions and offenders who are close to including Ohio, Kentucky, New Jersey, and New the court’s term, which normally of members of the electoral col- their release date. Their case was due to be heard on Mexico,” the group said. concludes by the end of June. lege - “faithless electors,” is what April 27. Taking action is especially important “in light of a The justices last met in public detractors call them — have voted After a demonstration turned violent last week, the growing wave of fear and unrest gripping our nation’s on March 9. They have since is- for other candidates. lawyers asked the court for emergency help. justice system,” they said. As the going gets tough, Americans turn to experts for help

BY JOHN FLESHER Ironically, the trend accelerated governing,“ Hetherington says. AND SETH BORENSTEIN ‘ People realize, when the chips are down as Americans became better edu- “And he wears that lack of his ex- Associated Press … it’s the experts that you want to listen to cated and increasingly confident pertise on his sleeve.” in their own opinions, sprouting Going forward, how much re- An invisible enemy is killing and the experts you wish you had listened from “an epidemic of narcissism,” thousands and forcing people says political scientist Tom Nich- spect is given to scientists and worldwide to cower behind closed to all along. ols of the U.S. Naval War College, other experts involved with the doors. Unfounded conspiracy the- ’ pandemic will depend not just Marcia McNutt a self-described conservative ories and miracle “cures” abound National Academy of Sciences and Trump critic. The Internet on how elected officials and the on social media. Politicians and provided an endless trove of in- media treat them, but also on pundits send mixed messages formation. Social media gave ev- themselves. about how to protect yourself. eryone a platform. But that didn’t Mike Krzyzewski of Duke, col- Who you gonna call? says Marcia McNutt, president of Hayhoe puts it, “Every disaster necessarily make people more As the coronavirus rampages, the National Academy of Sciences, movie starts with a scientist being knowledgeable. lege basketball’s winningest coach the public increasingly is turning the brain trust for the government ignored.” “It’s difficult to accept expert and a frequent speaker about lead- to experts in academia and govern- Abraham Lincoln established 157 “Americans have been subject advice when you can’t endure ever ership, recently interviewed Fauci ment — the educated, experienced years ago. to a lifetime of anti-scientific, anti- being told that you’re wrong,” says for his satellite radio show. “elites” that many Americans had “People realize, when the chips expertise, and anti-government Nichols, author of “The Death of “Right now, we’re asking ex- tuned out. are down and everything is on the propaganda. I’m not surprised at Expertise.” per ts to give us guidance — life and Ridiculed by some as Chicken line and you can be the next person all that many of us choose to be- Meanwhile, Ronald Reagan and death in some respects,” Krzyze- Littles, enemies of capitalism or in the hospital bed, it’s the experts lieve the propagandists instead of generations of politicians follow- tools of Big Pharma, scientists are that you want to listen to and the the scientists,” says science histo- ing him were deriding govern- wski said in a phone interview. — for now — the new rock stars. experts you wish you had listened rian Erik Conway, co-author of the ment as bloated and incompetent, Krzyzewski, who has confront- They’re fixtures on cable news. to all along,“ McNutt says. book “Merchants of Doubt.” says Mark Hetherington, a Uni- ed his own naysayers and sec- Even President Donald Trump, Scientists know this is no time Some historians contend that versity of North Carolina political ond-guessers, says experts can who famously prefers his “gut” to gloat and they obviously didn’t “anti-intellectualism” is a funda- scientist. Career public servants, help their cause by presenting the to expert opinions, accepts tact- want this to happen. But those mental American trait dating to including scientists, were scorned truth clearly, succinctly and inspi- ful corrections from Dr. Anthony whose warnings of pandemics and the reasons for the Revolution. as overbearing bureaucrats. It be- rationally. It’s also important to be Fauci, the government’s top infec- other disasters, particularly in- But that’s nothing like what’s hap- came fashionable to campaign as tious disease specialist, who sets volving climate change, have gone pening now; Benjamin Franklin, an outsider. informed and show humility. off Twitter eruptions when he isn’t unheeded see a “told-you-so type Thomas Jefferson, James Madi- “This ideology of anti-govern- Scientists must also be better at daily briefings. of moment” unfolding. As Texas son and George Washington were ment eventually gave us Trump, communicators, something Mc- “Suddenly, experts matter,” Tech climate scientist Katharine elite leaders. someone completely inexpert in Nutt says many have failed to do. Tuesday, April 14, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 9 VIRUS OUTBREAK Older folks cope with isolation, fear and health

BY DAVID SHARP Around the world, seniors Associated Press have been hard-hit by COVID- 19, the illness caused by the PORTLAND, Maine — This coronavirus. isn’t the way Betsy Steen and her Many seniors are more wor- husband wanted to spend their ried about isolation and loneli- golden years: hunkered down ness than the virus as they face at home, living with fear and the prospect of being sequestered isolation. for weeks. Steen, 76, and her husband Gayle Sprague, who lives alone David, 75, both take immuno- in Machias, 90 miles from the suppressant medications, placing closest hospital with an intensive them at high risk if they contract care unit, said she’s frustrated be- the coronavirus. They try to keep cause she can’t see her 3-month- positive, but it’s hard to escape old great-grandson. the flood of bad news. “I’m starting to go stir crazy,” ROBERT F. B UKATY/AP “It’s just surreal,” the retired the 83-year-old admitted. “I’m teacher said from her Bowdo- going nuts. I’m a people person. Betsy and David Sheen are joined by their dogs as they walk up their driveway in Bowdoinham, Maine, inham home. “It’s kind of like a It’s just terrible.” after getting the mail on April 1. Rural states with older populations like Maine are facing special dream. Every once in a while, you Ditto for Jerry Horn, who lives problems in dealing with the emotional and physical toll of isolation amid the coronavirus pandemic. wake up and say that’s real.” alone with no cellphone, no com- States with older populations puter and no television in Sanford. grandchildren, sending out week- fessor and director of the Insti- been closed because of the virus. carry special worries during the Now there’s no knitting group, no ly emails about the town’s history tute for Public Knowledge at New Volunteers spend their days deadly pandemic: Loneliness YMCA, no square dancing, no — and trying not to worry. “Fear York University, and the author of reaching out to everyone on that takes an emotional and physical library — the things she did for is not useful,” she said. “What “Heat Wave: A Social Autopsy of long list. toll on fragile residents. Deliv- fun, she said. will happen, will happen.” Disaster in Chicago.” ering food and medicine to the “It’s kind of depressing. I can Doctors know that isolation In Maine, seniors are scattered “We are doing robo calls to homes of isolated shut-ins pres- go out for [a] walk, but that’s it,” and disruption can make people across a state with vast stretches them and we are making what we ents an enormous challenge. Horn, 79, said. stressed, making the elderly even of sparsely populated land. About call reassurance calls to check in Rural hospitals, meanwhile, In Florida, retired newspaper more vulnerable. one in three Mainers are on wel- on them to see if they’re OK. We worry about overwhelmed emer- editor Jeanne Jordan quickly cre- “Isolation leads to loneliness. fare, and rural residents are more are calling them multiple times a gency rooms if the virus contin- ated a virtual book club when her Loneliness leads to depression. likely to live in poverty, have lim- week,” said spokeswoman Quen- ues to spread. monthly gathering was canceled It absolutely puts them a greater ited health care, and slower inter- jana Adams-Olayeni. In Maine, behind the idyllic at her retirement community. The risk,” said Ellen Flaherty, direc- net access, officials say. scenes of lighthouses and lobster club serves as an escape from the tor of the Dartmouth University’s Others are in assisted living Society will be judged by how boats, all of those problems are realities of the pandemic. Centers for Aging in Hanover, communities, or nursing homes, it treats its seniors during this intensified with the nation’s old- “You get outside of yourself by N.H. which carry their own risks be- crisis, said Dr. Jabbar Fazeli, a est and most rural population, talking about books,” said Jordan, Chicago learned what can hap- cause the virus can spread quick- leading geriatrics physician in according to the U.S. Census 75, of Pompano Beach. “If we get pen when no one checks on the ly in close quarters. Maine. Bureau. outside ourselves, we can still ac- elderly in 1995 when a heat wave Chicago, for its part, is doing a “People’s character is tested “Here’s the thing: You have a cess that beauty and imagination killed over 700 people — many of better job of keeping tabs on se- when we come against (some- lot of folks who are isolated, who and normality.” them seniors living on their own. niors. The Department of Family cannot get out, who don’t drive. In Bowdoinham, population “People died because they did & Support Services, for example, thing like this),” Fazeli said. “We How are they connected? Who’s 2,900, Betsy Steen is reading not have the essential social con- is armed with contact informa- fail when we say, ‘It affects only checking in on them?” said Lori books, sewing protective masks, tact they needed to stay safe,” said tion on the 40,000 people who use older people, so let’s not worry Parham, AARP’s state director. providing video lessons to her Eric Klinenberg, a sociology pro- the community centers that have about it.’ ” US nursing home deaths soar past 3,300 in alarming surge

BY BERNARD CONDON because most state counts don’t tion’s leader, New York, which AND RANDY HERSCHAFT include those who died without accounts for 1,880 nursing home Associated Press ever being tested for COVID-19. deaths out of about 96,000 total Outbreaks in just the past few residents but has so far declined NEW YORK — More than 3,300 weeks have included one at a to detail specific outbreaks, citing deaths nationwide have been nursing home in suburban Rich- privacy concerns. linked to coronavirus outbreaks mond, Va., that has killed 42 and Experts say nursing home in nursing homes and long-term infected more than 100, another deaths may keep climbing be- care facilities, an alarming rise at a nursing home in central Indi- cause of chronic staffing shortag- in just the past two weeks, ac- ana that has killed 24 and infect- es that have been made worse by cording to the latest count by The Associated Press. ed 16, and one at a veterans home the coronavirus crisis, a shortage Because the federal govern- in Holyoke, Mass., that has killed of protective supplies and a con- ment has not been releasing a 37, infected 76 and prompted a tinued lack of available testing. count of its own, the AP has kept federal investigation. This comes This past week, the federal Cen- its own running tally based on weeks after an outbreak at a nurs- ters for Medicare and Medicaid media reports and state health ing home in the Seattle suburb of Services that regulates nursing departments. The latest count of Kirkland that has so far claimed homes issued recommendations at least 3,323 deaths is up from 43 lives. urging nursing homes to use about 450 deaths just 10 days And those are just the out- separate staffing teams for resi- CHRIS CARLSON/AP ago. breaks we know about. Most dents and to designate separate But the true toll among the 1 states provide only total numbers facilities within nursing homes A patient is evacuated from the Magnolia Rehabilitation and Nursing million mostly frail and elderly of nursing home deaths and don’t to keep COVID-19 positive resi- Center in Riverside, Calif., on Wednesday . More than 80 patients people who live in such facilities give details of specific outbreaks. dents away from those who have from the nursing facility are being evacuated to other health care is likely much higher, experts say, Notable among them is the na- tested negative. locations throughout Riverside County. PAGE 10 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Tuesday, April 14, 2020 VIRUS OUTBREAK Gaming addiction concerns spread with virus

BY OLGA KHARIF health officials, but tackling Bloomberg COVID-19 is the priority. And that means getting people to stay With much of the U.S. and Eu- home. rope in lockdown, video-game That’s why the World Health use has exploded. Organization and tech companies It’s become a way for millions are promoting gaming as a health of quarantined people to pass the measure. time and stay connected to others Ubisoft Entertainment re- without spreading coronavirus leased free games and discounts, — and health officials have ap- encouraging people to “play your plauded the idea. But for some part, play at home.” Activision percentage of users, the binge Blizzard, Facebook, YouTube and comes with a dark side: internet Zynga also said they will offer re- and gaming addiction. wards to promote hand washing Like problem gamblers, video- and efforts to prevent the spread game addicts are under a number of COVID-19. of pressures, including stress, “Having these entertainment isolation and unemployment. And options is helping people to stay they’re being encouraged to en- home and not feel like they have gage in the very behavior they to go out and meet people,” Ray struggle with. Chambers, the WHO’s ambassa- “Every risk factor for gambling dor for global strategy, said in a addition is spiking right now, phone interview. iStock and the same is true for inter- But some gamers may struggle net and gaming addiction,” said to get their lives back on track As the world faces continued increases in cases of the coronavirus, video game play has also increased Keith Whyte, executive director after the pandemic is over. leading to concern of gaming and internet addiction. at the National Council on Prob- Cam Adair, who is 31 and lem Gambling. “There could be now runs the support website site serves 75,000 users a month. to impress their friends online games like World of Warcraft a wave of addiction, quite a big GameQuitters.com, used to play At normal times, “one in 100 — rather than in real life — and — with no structured end — that wave.” games like Counter-Strike: Glob- people really struggle,” said that often involves gaming. can suck people in, Kuss said. Already, hotline calls to some al Offensive and StarCraft for 16 James Sherer, Rutgers New Jer- Activity on online game plat- “The longer this is going on, the of the council’s 27 centers have hours a day. That made it difficult sey Medical School’s chief psy- form Steam surged in March, more likely some people will de- increased, Whyte said. Psy- to hold down a job. chiatry resident, who is treating with more than 24 million people velop problems,” Kuss said. chiatrists are seeing a spike in In 2011, he quit cold turkey, patients with gaming addiction. playing at peak time. Microsoft The WHO isn’t a stranger to video-game-addicted patients, then relapsed, then quit again. He “I would not be surprised if that Corp.’s Xbox and Mixer services the problem: It recently recog- and support groups are seeing still craves gaming regularly. He doubles.” are seeing record numbers. On nized game addition as an official members relapsing globally. Be- is now in coronavirus lockdown One of Sherer’s patients, a vet- Verizon Communications Inc.’s mental-health disorder. But it’s tween 0.8% and 25% of all gamers with his girlfriend in an apart- eran, recently spent more than network, gaming usage during also trying to save lives. — depending on how you count ment in Thailand, and distracting $10,000 on in-game items for the peak hours was up 75%. “It’s not our priority to reduce them — may have issues with ad- himself with work and playing Black Desert Online multiplayer For people prone to game ad- gaming-related problems — it’s to diction, according to Daria Kuss, music on his DJ equipment. game. diction, the present time is “the reduce the exposure to the pan- associate professor of psychology “I’ve seen a lot of reports from Because so many people are perfect storm,” said Sherer, who demic,” Kuss said. “So encourag- at Nottingham Trent University. members saying that they are re- home alone, social standing has is a gamer himself. ing gaming on a general basis is It’s created a conundrum for lapsing,” said Adair, whose web- changed, he said. People want Typically, it’s the immersive probably the right thing to do.” Restaurants turn into grocery stores to help offset losses

BY JIM SALTER ing mostly foods that the chain and eggs. Others, like the Gandy Associated Press uses to make its sandwiches, such Dancer, offer a much broader as meats, cheeses and breads. selection. O’FALLON, Mo. — Charlene Panera’s vice president of Union Loafers in St. Louis is Gulliford at the Gandy Dancer wellness and food policy, Sara opting for quality, even if it means never figured there would come Burnett, said the decision to sell a higher price. The restaurant a day when the Michigan restau- groceries is a reaction to “the un- began selling locally produced rant known for its steaks and sea- precedented crisis our country’s goods such as eggs, milk, jams food would sell toilet paper and going through right now.” She and meats on March 31. Co-owner cartons of eggs, but the corona- wouldn’t disclose how much the Sean Netzer said patrons don’t virus has restaurants in survival pandemic has cost Panera, but mind the higher price — most mode. she said 30% of its business typi- items are selling out daily. The popular restaurant in Ann cally comes from in-restaurant The chain restaurants, which Arbor now doubles as a grocery dining, “and that obviously is buy in extraordinary bulk, can store, offering staples such as completely gone.” afford to sell at a lower cost. Sub- milk and bread in addition to The National Restaurant As- way and Panera Grocery prices meats and fish from its own pan- sociation says the industry has are comparable to grocery store try — and yes, even paper towels lost 3 million jobs and $25 billion prices, the companies said. and the ever-elusive toilet paper. in sales since March 1. Spokes- Gulliford said the Gandy Danc- Sales began two weeks ago and woman Vanessa Sink said 3% of er’s prices are more than competi- the Gandy Dancer has found an restaurants have closed perma- JEFF ROBERSON/AP income source to make up for nently and another 11% expect to tive and can even be cheaper than the grocery store’s. For example, some of its lost dine-in business, Monica Mileur packs grocery items into a box at Union Loafers do so by the end of the month. while also filling a need since tra- restaurant Friday, in St. Louis. Some restaurants have turned to The move to grocery sales has six lemons sell for $1 and potatoes ditional grocers are struggling to selling groceries as a way to help make up for revenue lost during been swift. Panera would typical- are $1 per pound, she said. keep up with demand. the coronavirus outbreak. ly spend months on a new busi- Many of the restaurants- “A lot of people are saying ness proposal, doing research, turned-grocery stores are of- they’re happy to support us, but many to close and leaving oth- produce that its 2,100 U.S. stores conducting surveys and opening fering “contact-free” service in a lot of people are saying, ‘Thank ers barely surviving. From large normally use to make meals. Gro- test markets. Not this time. Pane- which the customer place orders you for helping us,’ ” said Gul- chains to mom-and-pop eater- cery items can be delivered or ra Grocery went from an idea by phone or online and the goods liford, the restaurant’s general ies, restaurants are increasingly picked up. to launch in two weeks, Burnett are delivered straight to the manager. turning to grocery sales. Subway is selling groceries at said. trunk or backseat of the car. Gul- The idea is catching on nation- Panera this week launched 250 of its stores in five states — Grocery items sold by restau- liford said the elderly, who are at wide. Stay-at-home and social Panera Grocery, offering not only California, Connecticut, Oregon, rants vary greatly. Some offer a higher risk of serious illness or distancing orders meant to slow the St. Louis-based chain’s popu- Tennessee and Washington. Pot- mostly the types of things already death from the coronavirus, are the spread of COVID-19 have put lar breads, bagels and sweets but belly Sandwich Shop franchises in their pantries, such as meats, especially appreciative of being restaurant dining on hold, forcing items such as milk, eggs and fresh launched Potbelly Pantry, offer- vegetables, fruit, cheese, milk able to avoid going into stores. Tuesday, April 14, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 11 VIRUS OUTBREAK ROUNDUP Major South Dakota pork plant closes due to virus

Associated Press virus, the statement said. Of the 12 inmates with con- SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — Vir- firmed cases, nine were being ginia-based Smithfield Foods housed in a stand-alone building announced Sunday that it is clos- on the prison compound that’s ing its pork processing plant in been established as a COVID-19 Sioux Falls until further notice treatment center, the department after hundreds of employees test- said. Two were at a hospital and ed positive for the coronavirus — a step the head of the company one was in the prison infirmary. warned could hurt the nation’s The department also an- meat supply. nounced Sunday that one addi- The announcement came a day tional correctional officer has after South Dakota Gov. Kristi tested positive, bringing the total Noem and Sioux Falls Mayor to 11. Paul TenHaken wrote to Smith- The total number of confirmed field and urged the company to cases in Delaware increased by suspend operations for 14 days nearly 150 to a new total of at so that its workers could self- least 1,625 with two more fatali- isolate and the plant could be ties, bringing the death toll to 35, disinfected. according to the latest informa- The plant, which employs about tion available from the state Sun- 3,700 people in the state’s largest day evening. STEVEN SENNE/AP city, has become a hot spot for New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu speaks to reporters and New Hampshire National Guard Maj. infections. Health officials said Georgia Gen. David Mikolaities, left, and Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H., look on as pallets containing personal Sunday that 293 of the 730 people ATLANTA — Two hundred protective equipment are unloaded from a FedEx cargo plane Sunday, at Manchester-Boston Regional who have been diagnosed with hospital beds will be set up in a Airport, in Manchester, N.H. COVID-19 in South Dakota work large convention center in Atlan- at the plant. ta as an alternative treatment site pare, but the case count could at Alliant Energy Center. If the “As a critical infrastructure Kentucky for patients with mild to moder- reflect fewer tests administered Federal Emergency Manage- employer for the nation’s food ate cases of the new coronavirus, LOUISVILLE — Most Ken- on weekends. Previous Sunday ment Agency approves, the Army supply chain and a major employ- Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp said tucky churches did not hold in- counts have shown as much as Corps of Engineers would work er in Sioux Falls, it is crucial that Sunday. person Easter services, heeding a 25% reduction from the day with contractors to develop the Smithfield have a healthy work- The state has a contract with a warnings against such gatherings before. facility. Evers’ office said addi- force to ensure the continuity of in the midst of the coronavirus tional details would be shared as operations to feed the nation. At private company, PAE, to prepare the site inside the Georgia World pandemic. New Jersey they become available. the same time, employees need Many celebrated the holiday The number of COVID-19 cases a healthy work environment,” Congress Center, Kemp said in a TRENTON — New Jersey’s news release. He said the com- Sunday at home with sermons in Wisconsin rose by 128 since Noem and TenHaken wrote to the and masses delivered online, the governor said Sunday there are Saturday, bringing the total num- plant’s operators. pany will work with the Geor- models that suggest the state’s gia National Guard, the Georgia Courier-Journal reported. ber of cases in the state to 3,341. Smithfield announced a three- But Kentucky State Police re- coronavirus crisis is reaching The state also reported seven day closure last week so it could Emergency Management and its peak, but others indicate the Homeland Security Agency, corded license plate information more deaths from COVID-19, sanitize the plant and install on about 50 cars parked outside worst impact may still be weeks bringing the death toll to 144. physical barriers to enhance so- the Department of Community away. Health and the Department of Maryville Baptist Church in cial distancing. But on Sunday, it Bullitt County so they could be Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy announced the plant’s indefinite Public Health. West Virginia ordered to self-quarantine for 14 told CNN that health care recov- closure. The first parts of the temporary ery must occur before economic days, news outlets reported. MORGANTOWN — An undis- “The closure of this facility, site should be available in about recovery takes place, and he’s Before the service, the church’s closed number of residents at a combined with a growing list of a week, and the site will be used concerned that reopening and re- pastor, the Rev. Jack Roberts, West Virginia University dormi- other protein plants that have for patients who do not need to be laxing social distancing too early cleaned up nails that had been tory complex have been ordered shuttered across our industry, is on ventilators. Kemp said projec- could backfire. left at the entrances. He had cov- to self-quarantine after someone pushing our country perilously tions show Georgia could hit its “And I fear, if we open up too ered his license plates. living there tested positive for the close to the edge in terms of our peak of the virus in late April. early, and we have not sufficient- At On Fire Christian Church new coronavirus, the university meat supply,” Smithfield presi- “We are working around the ly made that health recovery and clock to prepare for future needs in Louisville, a drive-in service said. dent and CEO Kenneth Sullivan cracked the back of this virus, The Monongalia County health said in a statement. “It is impos- and ensure the health and well- was held after a federal judge that we could be pouring gasoline being of our state,” said Kemp, a barred the city from trying to department notified the universi- sible to keep our grocery stores on the fire, even inadvertently,” ty of the positive test Sunday. The stocked if our plants are not run- Republican. prevent the drive-in service. On Murphy said. Friday, the church sued Mayor individual has been isolated, and ning. These facility closures will The governor said his adminis- residents of the Evansdale Resi- also have severe, perhaps disas- Illinois Greg Fischer, who said he was tration devoted significant atten- only “strongly suggesting” that dential Complex must quaran- trous, repercussions for many tion this weekend to plan about tine until they are tested starting in the supply chain, first and SPRINGFIELD — The U.S. churches not hold in-person or how to keep people safe once re- Monday and the test results are foremost our nation’s livestock District Court for the central dis- drive-in services. strictions begin to be lifted. known, WVU said in a statement farmers.” trict of Illinois emptied its closets Murphy told CBS that he sup- Sunday night. The Sioux Falls facility is one of in the fight against COVID-19. Michigan ports a regional approach to re- Employees of the complex, the largest pork processing plants Officials said courts through- opening and that he has been LANSING — Michigan pub- commonly known as the Towers, in the U.S., Smithfield said. It sup- out the district donated nearly having “discussions with our lic health officials reported a also must be tested. plies nearly 130 million servings 500 protective masks to health neighboring states on the whole big drop in the daily number of The Evansdale Residential of food per week or about 18 mil- care providers aiding those af- question of testing, contact trac- COVID-19 cases on Sunday but f lion servings per day. fected by the illness caused by ing, what are the rules of the road Complex has a living capacity o the coronavirus. The lot included cautioned against drawing wider going to be for things like bars 1,800. The statement didn’t in- 175 N95 masks thought to be op- conclusions as fewer tests are and restaurants.” dicate how many people are Delaware timal in blocking transmission of conducted on weekends. currently living there. WVU, WILMINGTON — The Dela- the virus. The Michigan Department Wisconsin closed since March 20, prohib- ware Department of Correction Masks are among the per- of Health and Human Services ited students from returning to on Sunday announced eight new sonal protective equipment so in reported 645 new cases Sunday MADISON — The number of campus from spring break and cases of COVID-19 among of- demand worldwide during the compared with 1,392 the day be- people testing positive for the shifted almost all instruction on- fenders, all inmates at the James pandemic. fore. Public health officials said coronavirus in Wisconsin contin- line through the summer. Most T. Vaughn Correctional Center in “We extend our gratitude to the Sunday’s tally included 95 deaths, ued to rise Sunday, as the state buildings are shuttered. Smyrna. healthcare providers and essen- compared with 111 deaths on began preparing to use Alliant The Evansdale Residential The department said in a news tial workers who are keeping our Saturday. Energy Center as a possible care Complex’s dining hall, commu- release that it tested 45 inmates communities safe,” Chief Judge “We cannot say if this repre- facility in the event of a potential nity restrooms and gathering at a housing unit where four other Sara Darrow said in a statement. sents a true decline in COVID- surge. areas are undergoing deep clean- inmates tested positive over the “We hope our donation is one 19 cases and deaths in our Gov. Tony Evers announced ings. Meals will be delivered to past five days. All eight were as- small way we can help the great- state,” read a statement from the Sunday that an application has residents, who also will receive ymptomatic, with no fever, cough er cause of defeating this deadly department. been submitted to begin devel- masks, gloves and cleaning sup- or other known symptoms of the virus.” There’s limited data to com- oping an alternative care facility plies, the statement said. PAGE 12 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Tuesday, April 14, 2020 NATION Easter storms cause deaths, damage in South

BY EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS and an apparently strong tornado Associated Press moved through southern South Carolina, leaving chaos in its JACKSON, Miss. — Severe wake . weather has swept across the Mississippi’s death toll rose South, killing at least 19 peo- to 11 early Monday, the state’s ple and damaging hundreds of emergency management agency homes from Louisiana into the tweeted . Appalachian Mountains. Many In northwest Georgia, a narrow people spent part of the night path of destruction five miles long early Monday sheltering in base- hit two mobile home parks, kill- ments, closets and bathroom tubs ing five people and injuring five as sirens wailed to warn of pos- more, Murray County Fire Chief sible tornadoes. Dewayne Bain told WAGA-TV. Eleven people were killed in Another person was killed when Mississippi, and six more died in northwest Georgia. Two other a tree fell on a home in Carters- bodies were pulled from dam- ville, the station reported. aged homes in Arkansas and In Arkansas, one person was South Carolina. killed when a tree fell on a home The storms blew onward in White Hall, southeast of Little through the night, causing flood- Rock, the Jefferson County De- ing and mudslides in mountainous partment of Emergency Manage- areas, and knocking out electric- ment said. And in South Carolina, a person was found dead in a col- ity for nearly 1.3 million custom- NICOLAS GALINDO, THE NEWS-STAR/AP ers in a path from Texas to Maine, lapsed building near Seneca as an according to poweroutages.us. Rolanda Robinson calls family and friends from her brother’s damaged home in Monroe, La., after a apparent tornado struck, Oconee Striking first on Easter Sunday tornado ripped through the town Sunday. County Emergency Management across a landscape largely emp- Director Scott Krein said. tied by coronavirus stay-at-home in storm shelters. twister struck, shredding their ance handle it and trust in the In Chattanooga, Tenn., at least orders, the storm front forced Andrew Phillips crowded into a house, meat-processing business good Lord,” said Phillips. 150 homes and commercial build- some uncomfortable decisions. In closet-sized “safe room” with his and vehicles in rural Moss, Miss. Meteorologists warned the ings were damaged and more Alabama, Gov. Kay Ivey suspend- wife and two sons after watching The room, built of sturdy cinder mid-Atlantic states to prepare than a dozen people treated, but ed social distancing rules, and an online Easter service because blocks, was the only thing on their for potential tornadoes, wind and none of their injuries appeared to some people wearing protective the pandemic forced their church property left standing. hail Monday. The storms knocked be life-threatening, Chattanooga masks huddled closely together to halt regular worship. Then, a “I’m just going to let the insur- down trees across Pennsylvania, Fire Chief Phil Hyman said. Former Senate staffer, Clerks set to count votes in Biden aide accuses messy Wisconsin election

BY TODD RICHMOND tion should be held. Democrats him of sexual assault AND SCOTT BAUER accused Republicans of wanting Associated Press to stick to the election date in part to suppress voter turnout in lib- BY ALEXANDRA JAFFE “Such claims should also be dili- MADISON, Wis. — Munici- eral Milwaukee and Dane coun- gently reviewed by an indepen- Associated Press pal clerks across Wisconsin on ties, improving the conservative dent press. Monday were set to start tally- WASHINGTON — A former Joe Biden candidate’s chances in the court “What is clear about this claim: ing votes from last week’s chaotic aide to Joe Biden is accusing the race. it is untrue. This absolutely did presidential primary, a count that presumptive Democratic presi- her supervisors, including Mari- U.S. District Judge William not happen,” Bedingfield said. was delayed for several days by dential nominee of sexually as- anne Baker, Biden’s executive Conley rejected a request by In recent weeks, Reade has the legal struggle over whether to saulting her during the early assistant, Dennis Toner, Biden’s Democrats and liberal groups to given a handful of interviews say- deputy chief of staff, and Ted postpone the election due to the 1990s when he was a senator. postpone Wisconsin’s election, ing that Biden’s actions went fur- Kaufman, the senator’s chief of coronavirus pandemic. Biden’s campaign has denied the but ordered that voters have until ther than she initially disclosed. staff. Thousands of voters congre- charges. Monday — six days after the elec- In an interview with the AP, she In a statement provided by the gated for hours in long lines on tion — to file absentee ballots. In two recent interviews with detailed a 1993 encounter that campaign, Baker said that in the April 7, defying social distancing And Conley prohibited clerks The Associated Press, Tara Reade she said occurred when she was nearly two decades she worked guidelines that led to the post- from starting counts until 4 p.m. alleged that the assault occurred asked by a supervisor to bring for Biden, “I never once wit- ponement of primaries in several that day. in the basement of a Capitol Hill Biden his gym bag as he was nessed, heard of or received any other states. The U.S. Supreme Republicans objected to the office building in the spring of on his way down to the Senate reports of inappropriate conduct, Court decided on the eve of the extension. They argued that it ef- 1993. She filed a police report in gymnasium. She said that Biden period — not from Ms. Reade, not election that absentee ballots, re- fectively set up two different dead- Washington on Thursday saying pushed her against a wall in the from anyone.” quested in record numbers, had lines for voting and could create a that she was the victim of a sexu- basement of a Capitol Hill office The AP spoke to five current to be postmarked by midnight situation with results leaking out, al assault by an unnamed person building, groped her and pen- or former Biden staffers Sunday, last Tuesday. That overturned a prompting interest groups to stra- in 1993, a copy of which was ob- etrated her with his fingers. all of whom worked for him at judge’s ruling that had granted tegically chase down ballots not tained by the AP. “He was whispering to me and the time of the alleged incident. a one-week extension, forcing cast on Election Day to help their It’s not the first time Reade has trying to kiss me at the same None recalled such an incident many residents to weigh safety side. The U.S. Supreme Court ul- made an accusation against the time, and he was saying, ‘Do you or a report, and neither Toner concerns against exercising their timately sided with Republicans, former vice president. Last year, want to go somewhere else?’ ” she nor Kaufman could recall Reade. right to vote. canceling Conley’s extended pe- Reade publicly accused Biden of said. “I remember wanting to say, Both said that what she had de- The election, while unprec- riod for absentee voting. But the inappropriate touching, but did ‘Stop,’ but I don’t know if I said it scribed was out of character for edented for Wisconsin, isn’t a fac- high court left intact the portion not allege sexual assault. out loud or if I just thought it. I Biden. tor in deciding the Democratic that ordered counting can’t begin In a statement, Biden deputy was kind of frozen up.” “She did not come to me,” nominee for the White House. until Monday afternoon. campaign manager and com- Reade said that she pulled away Kaufman said. “I would have re- Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders Many voters complained that munications director Kate Be- and Biden looked “shocked and membered her if she had, and I dropped out of the race the day they had requested absentee bal- dingfield said that the former surprised,” and replied, “Come don’t remember her at all.” after Wisconsin’s election, all but lots that never arrived, forcing vice president has “dedicated on, man, I heard you liked me.” Reade said that she filed a writ- assuring that former Vice Presi- them to choose between sitting his public life to changing the Reade, who was a staff assis- ten report with a Senate person- dent Joe Biden will lead the party out the election or risking infec- culture and the laws around vio- tant in Biden’s office at the time, nel office. But she didn’t receive ticket in November. tion by voting in person. City of- lence against women,” pointing said that she wasn’t aware of any a copy of it and has been unable Also at stake in Tuesday’s elec- ficials in Milwaukee, as well as to his work passing the Violence direct witnesses to the encoun- to obtain one since because, she tion, however, were hundreds of Wisconsin’s two U.S. senators, Against Women Act. She said that ter. She told the AP that she did said, Biden’s Senate files are cur- local offices and a critical state called on the U.S. Postal Service “he firmly believes that women raise accusations of sexual ha- rently at the University of Dela- Supreme Court contest that fueled to investigate the complaints. And have a right to be heard — and rassment, but not assault, against ware, which has not yet made the fight between Democrats and post-election lawsuits seemed heard respectfully,” but added: Biden in multiple meetings with them public. Republicans on whether the elec- likely in close races. Tuesday, April 14, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 13 WORLD Pakistani army jet crashes, killing instructor, trainee

/AP VANGELIS PAPANTONIS Associated Press also went down in Punjab, killing the two pilots. Last July, 19 people Migrants wait in a queue to board a ferry, on the northeastern Aegean island of Lesbos, Greece, on ISLAMABAD — A Pakistani Friday. Greece has aired concerns over migrants, seen on Turkey’s coast, arriving amid travel bans. died when a Pakistani military fighter jet crashed during a rou- aircraft crashed into a residential tine training mission near the area on the outskirts of the gar- city of Gujrat in eastern Punjab rison city of Rawalpindi, most of Greece worries of migrant travels province on Monday morning, them in their homes. killing both the instructor and Pakistan’s air force has been on the trainee pilot on board, the high alert since February 2019, Associated Press after the Turkish government gration, according to European military said. when neighboring India launched said it would no longer stop peo- border agency Frontex. ATHENS, Greece — Authori- There were no casualties on the airstrikes inside Pakistan. New ties in Greece expressed concern ple from trying to enter Europe. Turkish authorities previously ground, the military said, without Delhi said it targeted Pakistan- Monday that migrants and refu- Greek government spokesman inhibited migration to Europe in elaborating. Such incidents occa- based militants responsible for gees are gathering on Turkey’s Stelios Petsas said authorities return for Syrian refugee aid as sionally happen in Pakistan; the a suicide bombing that killed 40 coast with plans to cross the Ae- now “have seen signs of activity” part of a deal with the EU. military usually doesn’t release Indian troops in Indian-adminis- gean Sea to Greek islands despite on the shores of Turkey. Greek Defense Ministry offi- crash findings. tered Kashmir. movement restrictions in both “We will ... continue to do what- cials said military personnel have The latest incident came weeks At the time, Pakistan retaliated countries to prevent the spread of ever it takes to defend our sover- been guarding the country’s land after a Pakistani air force pilot and shot down two Indian mili- the coronavirus. eign rights and guard the borders and sea borders since Turkey ac- died when his F-16 jet crashed tary planes. One Indian pilot was Daily clashes between border of Greece and Europe,” he said. cused the EU of not abiding by its near the capital, Islamabad, dur- captured and later released. But police and asylum-seekers broke The Greek islands last year commitments and said it would ing maneuvers ahead of National tensions remain high over the di- out at the land border between were the European Union’s busi- no longer deter people headed to Day celebrations. vided Kashmir region, which both Turkey and Greece in March est entry point for illegal mi- Europe. In January, an FT-7 jet trainer countries claim in its entirety. Assange’s partner reveals they had 2 children together and urges bail

BY PAN PYLAS Assange has been imprisoned got together four years later. seen by The Associated Press. lives are on the brink and I fear Associated Press at London’s Belmarsh prison Moris says their children are 3- “My close relationship with Ju- that Julian could die.” She wor- since police dragged him out of year-old Gabriel and 1-year-old lian has been the opposite of how ried about the coronavirus taking LONDON — Julian Assange’s the embassy a year ago. He is Max. he is viewed, of reserve, respect root in the prison and Assange’s partner revealed Sunday that she awaiting a May 18 hearing on his Moris said in a statement last for each other and attempts to “increased risk of exposure.” had two children with him while extradition to the United States, month in support of Assange’s bail shield each other from some of the Jennifer Robinson, counsel he lived inside the Ecuadorian where he faces espionage charges application that she had gone “to nightmares that have surrounded to Assange and WikiLeaks and Embassy in London and she is- over the activities of WikiLeaks. great lengths to shelter our chil- our lives together,“ she said. a barrister at Doughty Street sued a plea for the WikiLeaks In a video uploaded onto You- dren from the climate that sur- Moris said she decided to make Chambers, said Moris had “not founder to be released from pris- Tube, Stella Moris said she met rounds him.” Assange respected the statement a day after the Brit- taken this decision lightly, having on over fears for his health dur- Assange in 2011 when she helped her wish for privacy, she wrote in ish government put the country fiercely protected her family’s ing the coronavirus pandemic. out his legal team and that they the statement dated March 24 and under lockdown, because “our privacy for many years.” PAGE 14 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Tuesday, April 14, 2020 FACES ‘Friends’ reunion ‘Air of calmness’ not happening by HBO Max launch ‘Killing Eve’ costar Comer predicts less The “Friends” reunion won’t be here for us as soon as expected. hectic tone for hit show’s third season Production on the special has been delayed by the coronavirus BY MARK KENNEDY saw Eve murder someone with an pandemic that’s brought movie Associated Press ax. (“How did it feel?” Villanelle and TV making to a standstill. asked her earnestly. “Wet,” Eve The special, featuring the entire When we last saw the TV char- said flatly.) original “Friends” cast, was to be acter Eve Polastri, she was crum- Season 3 promises to be less part of the May launch of the new pled on the stony ground of some hectic. “There’s HBO Max streaming service. No ancient Roman ruins. She had much more an taping was done before the health been shot. air of calm- crisis hit, the company said. So the natural question as Sea- ness, strangely, The Emmy-winning “Friends,” son 3 of sharp-edged spy thriller than in previous which ended its 10-season run “Killing Eve” starts on Sunday is: seasons where in 2004, made Jennifer Aniston, Is Eve dead? The answer from the they’re chas- Courteney Cox, Matthew Perry, creators of the hit series is a re- ing each other, Lisa Kudrow, Matt LeBlanc and sounding: “Are you kidding?” Comer they’re shooting David Schwimmer into house- “Nah,” says the show’s execu- each other in the hold names. Plans call for the tive producer Sally Woodward back,” Comer says. special, called a “celebration of Gentle with a hearty laugh. Fans “They’ve arrived at a very dif- the beloved show,” to be shot on have also approached actress ferent place, and I think that’s the same Burbank, Calif., sound Jodie Comer, whose character due to what these women expe- stage where the series taped. shot Eve at the end of season 2. rienced in the season apart from “I’m like, ‘C’mon, guys! C’mon!’ I each other. They both go through Other news love that people are so involved,” life-altering events, which unify  she says. them in a strange sort of way.” “Good Morning America” Eve may not be dead, but she’s Gentle says both Eve and Vil- host George Stephanopoulos re- keeping a low profile when season lanelle look inward this time. vealed Monday that he’s tested 3 kicks off Tuesday on AFN-Spec- The assassin thought she was an positive for the coronavirus, but trum. Comer, who won an Emmy orphan, but that may not be the has been relatively symptom- free. The ABC newsman revealed Award for playing the assassin case, and new characters make his diagnosis on the show, telling Villanelle, says the action picks “her question who she is and how co-host Robin Roberts that, “I up six months after the shooting whole she is as a human being,” feel fine.” in Rome. Gentle says. “And Eve, at the  Burning Man Project offi- Eve, played by Golden Globe- same time, is questioning every- cials on April 10 announced can- winner Sandra Oh, is trying to thing she’s known, too.” cellation of the annual event that live a normal life, working at a The cat-and-mouse will con- was scheduled to be held Aug. restaurant, somewhat protected tinue, of course. The relationship 30 to Sept. 7 in the Nevada des- by the fact that Villanelle thinks between Eve and Villanelle is ert. Organizers of Burning Man, she’s dead. complex, with elements of infatu- a lifestyle and entertainment “That is very short-lived,” ation, mutual respect, envy and gathering that typically attracts Comer says. “There is a visitor loathing. 80,000 people, said in a Facebook from her past who she is definite- The final scene of Season 2 in- post the cancellation was “in the ly not expecting or ready for. That cluded Villanelle saying to Eve, interest of the health and well- takes her on a different course “You love me, I love you.” To being of our community.” again.” which Eve retorted, “You don’t  Nobuhiko Obayashi, one of Season 2’s shocking ending know what that is.” Villanelle, en- Japan’s most prolific filmmak- was a mirror of the way season raged, responded with a bullet. ers who devoted his works to 1 ended, which had Eve plunge a Comer says she and Oh are depicting war’s horrors and sing- knife into Villanelle’s belly. constantly renegotiating their ing the eternal power of movies, Since then, Eve’s life has onscreen relationship. “That’s BBC AMERICA/AP died April 10. He was 82. His lat- alarmingly unraveled even more what’s so great about it: You can’t est film, “Labyrinth of Cinema,” — not just her marriage and job put your finger on it,” she says. “Killing Eve” executive producer Sally Woodward Gentle says is due to be released this year. with a secret British intelligence “It’s constantly shifting and it’s it should be no surprise to fans that the show didn’t kill off the Obayashi was diagnosed with ter- unit but also her ethics. Season 2 constantly changing.” character of Eve Polastri, pictured, played by Sandra Oh. minal cancer in 2016 . ‘SNL’ returns with filmed-from-home episode hosted by Hanks

BY DAVID BAUDER tested positive for the virus. They recuper- video and McKinnon portrayed Supreme “Tuesday was National Beer Day,” Jost Associated Press ated while in Australia. Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg doing said. “Which is the first time alcohol had On the show, the Oscar winner said he a workout routine from home. helped me remember what day it is.” “Saturday Night Live” tried its first had to get used to learning his temperature With Bernie Sanders dropping out of the Che took note that minorities were suf- “quarantine version” of the comedy show, in degrees Celsius, where 36 was good but Democratic primary race since the last fering disproportionately in the pandemic. with Tom Hanks, one of the first celebrities 38 was bad, “like Hollywood treats female time “SNL” was on, Larry David appeared “Once Trump starts calling this the to disclose he had the coronavirus, Cold- actresses.” from his easy chair to once again imper- Harlem Flu, we ain’t never going to get a play singer Chris Martin and the comedy The world’s new way of keeping in con- sonate the Vermont senator. cure,” he said. show’s entire cast phoning in with jokes tact — Zoom meetings — was ripe for sat- “Don’t worry about me,” he said. “It’s Alec Baldwin, portraying Trump, called from home. ire. The show’s “cold open” showed all cast spring in Vermont, so soon it will be up in to the “Weekend Update” segment, al- After being gone for more than a month, members arrayed in an onscreen gallery to 40 degrees. And I finally have the time though without video since Baldwin didn’t the NBC comedy institution returned to familiar to many working from home. to relax and finish that heart attack from have access to makeup. the air on Easter weekend by emulating “Live from Zoom,” Kate McKinnon October.” The faux president noted that “every other late-night hosts who have abandoned said. “It’s sometime between March and The show kept to its traditional structure night at 7 p.m., all of New York claps and studios and audiences for DIY merriment August.” with a musical guest and “Weekend Up- cheers for the great job I’m doing,” a ref- amid the coronavirus pandemic. One skit featured a mock Zoom work date.” Martin, on acoustic guitar, played erence to the nightly tribute to medical “It is good to be here, though it is also meeting, where McKinnon and Aidy Bry- a version of Bob Dylan’s “Shelter from the workers. very weird to be here hosting ‘Saturday ant played a pair of inappropriate recep- Storm.” Signs on the wall behind him said The show also touchingly paid tribute to Night Live’ at home,” Hanks said, speak- tionists. Bryant was stopped just in time “Entrance to Trains,” a nod to the Grand music producer Hal Willner, who scored ing from his kitchen. “It is a strange time when she brought her laptop with her into Central Terminal-themed “SNL” set. music for many years on “SNL” and died to try and be funny, but trying to be funny the bathroom. Colin Jost and Michael Che imported this past week after showing symptoms is ‘SNL’s’ whole thing.” “I used my license as toilet paper and an electronic audience for laughs during consistent with the coronavirus. Past cast Hanks, in a close-cropped haircut he now I don’t know my own birthday,” Bry- “Weekend Update,” since Che said telling members Adam Sandler, Tina Fey and said was done for a movie, announced last ant said. jokes with no reaction reminded him of a Bill Hader were among those who offered month that he and his wife Rita Wilson Pete Davidson made a mock Drake hostage video. remembrances. Tuesday, April 14, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 15 AMERICAN ROUNDUP Motorists urged to watch for salamanders

MONTPELIER — Bi- VT ologists are urging mo- torists to watch out for frogs and salamanders that are migrating from their wintering areas to vernal pools, ponds and wetlands where they breed. The early spring migrations mean the animals are often cross- ing busy roadways where they can be killed by vehicles. The Vermont Department of Fish and Wildlife is asking motor- ists to slow down and be cautious or take alternate routes away from where frogs and salaman- ders are crossing. 93-year-old requests more beer for quarantine

SEMINOLE — A 93- PA year-old Pittsburgh- area woman is using the powers of the internet to keep a stock of beer while doing her part to “flat- ten the curve” on the coronavirus pandemic. Olive Veronesi posed in her win- dow with a dry erase board that read “I NEED MORE BEER!!” while holding a can of Coors Light, KDKA-TV reported. The image has been widely shared and has been seen by over a million people on the KDKA JEFF CHIU/AP Facebook page. The station reported that sev- eral people have reached out to Long time no see help Veronesi get more beer. A man wears a face mask to protect himself from coronavirus while walking past a sign posted on a business in San Francisco . Man dies after fight that the tires of 22 vehicles were THE CENSUS people being given citations and with deputies at airport found slashed outside New York- numerous roosters being seized, Presbyterian Hudson Valley Hos- Phoenix police said FORT LAUDERDALE The payout voided by a court in the death of pital in Cortlandt. Spectators tried to run off — A man died shortly a Pennsylvania woman following spinal surgery. FL Daniel R. Hall, 29, was arrest- when police animal cruelty in- after a confrontation with depu- The court determined the amount is not in line ed on charges including criminal vestigators and Arizona Humane ties at a Florida airport, officials $10M with others granted in similar medical malprac- mischief and possession of a con- tice cases. The state ordered a Chester County Society personnel arrived to con- said. trolled substance. Police said he Kevon Todd, 29, was pro- judge to hold a new trial to determine the amount of wrongful death damages duct the search , police said in a had a small amount of PCP when Sharon Kimble’s husband and her estate should receive, Superior Court Judge statement. nounced dead at a Fort Lau- he was arrested. derdale hospital, according to a Mary Murray issued in an opinion. A trial was held after Kimble died hours after According to police, 203 roost- Broward County Sheriff’s Office undergoing outpatient surgery at the Laser Spine Institute in Philadelphia. Her ers and two dogs described as news release. Farmer must pay EPA death was attributed to the cocktail of opioids and depressants administered to being in poor health were seized. Deputies at the Fort Lauder- $100K civil penalty her during the operation, PennLive reported. dale-Hollywood International 3 arrested for violating Airport stopped Todd several SALEM — To settle probation after crash hours earlier as he attempted to OR a federal Clean Water throwing an object off an over- Orphaned bear cub pass that injured a truck driver breach a security checkpoint, au- Act lawsuit, an Oregon farmer LAKELAND — Three must pay a $100,000 civil penalty, on the New Jersey Turnpike last rescued by game warden thorities said. He had been yelling people were arrested for at JetBlue staff members before remove two rock embankments month. FL violating probation after their ve- he rushed the security area, of- and convert a field into a forest. Police said that a 17-year-old STRATTON — A bear hicle crashed into a Florida home, ficials said. The U.S. Environmental Pro- youth from Elmer, a 16-year-old VT cub was rescued after authorities said. After a physical struggle, depu- tection Agency filed the com- youth from Penns Grove, and being found on the side of the Polk County Sheriff’s Office ties detained Todd and brought plaint against farmer Bill Case a 16-year-old youth from Pitts- road in Vermont . spokesman Brian Bruchey said him to the front of the terminal. of Albany four years ago, saying grove were charged with aggra- The orphaned cub was rescued Sarena Stokes, 42, was driving a Broward Sheriff Fire Rescue was he’d unlawfully reinforced the vated assault, criminal mischief, by the Vermont Game Warden 1999 Buick sedan with two other evaluating Todd when he became banks of the North Santiam River and disorderly conduct. Association and is now recover- unresponsive, the release said. to prevent erosion, The Capital Troopers were called to a sec- ing with world-renowned bear passengers when her car left the Rescue workers began life-saving Press reported. tion of the turnpike in Carneys experts, WPTZ reported. roadway and crashed into a house. measures and transported Todd The federal agency claimed Point, Salem County, where they Officials received multiple It wasn’t immediately clear how to the hospital, where he died. that Case had created rock le- found that two tractor-trailers calls from drivers who spotted Stokes lost control of the car. The Broward County Medical vees along the river in 2009, 2012 had been struck by an object the small black cub on the side of Bruchey said the car drove into Examiner’s Office will perform and 2013 without getting a Clean thrown from the Penns Grove Stratton Mountain Access Road . an unoccupied bedroom. No one an autopsy to determine an offi- Water Act permit, which sub- Auburn Road overpass. The ob- The Winhall Police Department inside the house was injured. cial cause of death. jected him to penalties of up to ject, which NJ.com reported was watched the cub until Warden Residents tried to keep the $37,500 per day. a cinder block, shattered the Kyle Isherwood was able to get Stokes and her passenger, Don- Nurses, in virus fight, Case claimed the rock embank- windshields of the trucks. Police there. ald Reams, 47, at the scene but Isherwood believes the cub had ments were necessary to keep said one of the drivers was taken the pair pushed past the residents find their tires slashed been stranded in the area for a sediment from polluting the river to a hospital with injuries to his and fled, Bruchey said. The third and to prevent floodwaters from while. The cub’s mother has not occupant, John Sumner, 51, re- CORTLANDT — Some face and eyes. eventually eroding his field. been located. mained at the scene. nurses at a New York The 37-year-old driver said NY Stokes and Reams later re- hospital who had just been lauded that he “got a face full of glass.” for their work during the coro- 3 charged with tossing He said “I couldn’t see anything. Police search suspected turned and all three were arrest- navirus pandemic ended their object off overpass My whole face was bleeding.” He cockfighting operation ed, Bruchey said. Sumner was stress-filled overnight shifts to credited an exterior metal sun also charged with violating his find their tires had been slashed CARNEYS POINT visor over the top portion of the PHOENIX — A search probation because he was outside while they worked. NJ — State police have windshield with preventing more AZ of a suspected cock- past his court-ordered curfew. New York state police reported charged three teenagers with serious injury. fighting operation resulted in 10 From wire reports PAGE 16 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Tuesday, April 14, 2020 OPINION Max D. Lederer Jr., Publisher Lt. Col. Sean Klimek, Europe commander Lt. Col. Richard McClintic, Pacific commander Dems must go big on proposal to stop the suffering Europe Business Operations Caroline E. Miller, BY JAMES DOWNIE needed and allocated front-line workers (Making vote-by-mail a national reality Joshua M. Lashbrook, Pacific Chief of Staff The Washington Post some one-time checks (plus the unemploy- also includes saving the U.S. Postal Service ment benefits Democrats fought for). from onerous pension obligations threaten- EDITORIAL early 17 million Americans lost With Senate Majority Leader Mitch Mc- ing its existence and 650,000 jobs.) their jobs in three weeks. The St. Connell, R-Ky., and other Republican lead- As for the economy, for the short term, Terry Leonard, Editor Louis Fed predicts that as many ers still skeptical about another stimulus, an ideal Democratic opening bid would [email protected] Nas 47 million Americans could making up for time lost requires Demo- back Washington state Rep. Pramila Jay- Robert H. Reid, Senior Managing Editor find themselves out of work, far beyond the crats to step up and use what leverage they apal’s “Paycheck Guarantee Act,” which [email protected] worst of the Great Depression. Clearly, the have. Senate Democrats already rejected would cover 100% of worker salaries up to $2.2 trillion Cares Act that sailed through a clean extension of funding for protec- $100,000 for at least the next three months. Tina Croley, Managing Editor for Content Congress two weeks ago won’t be enough. tive equipment for health care workers, Other countries have implemented similar [email protected] So when “Fox News Sunday” reserved a preserving that bargaining chip. House proposals successfully, and such a pro- segment for the coronavirus’ impact on the Sean Moores, Managing Editor for Presentation Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., and Senate gram would replace the clumsily targeted economy, was the guest a senator or a rep- [email protected] Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., business loan programs in the last stimu- resentative tasked with righting the ship? have asked for $100 billion more for hospi- Managing Editor for Digital lus package. Democrats should also push Joe Gromelski, No, it was billionaire Mark Cuban. tals, $150 billion to shore up state and local [email protected] hard for Schumer’s “Heroes Fund,” which Then again, Fox News wasn’t alone in its governments, and a 15% increase in food- would provide $13-per-hour hazard pay to lack of congressional representation. Not stamp benefits. That’s a start, but Demo- health care workers, grocery store staff- BUREAU STAFF one of the five network talk shows had a crats must go much further. member of Congress as a guest on Sunday ers and others on the front lines during the Europe/Mideast First, as University of Chicago econo- to discuss propping up the economy. And mist Austan Goolsbee told Politico, “you pandemic. 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Then there’s protecting our elections. policy would be unprecedented in U.S. [email protected] Like many cases of Washington inaction, Last Tuesday’s debacle in Wisconsin history. But it would address two of the the root cause is that Republicans’ interest showed that vote-by-mail is the only way greatest threats the country faces: massive CIRCULATION in helping Americans exists in proportion to ensure integrity of the fall elections, unemployment and the climate crisis. And Mideast to their political value to the party. That’s and Democrats must make it one of their as long as Congress can be counted on to Robert Reismann, Mideast Circulation Manager why Republicans gave (in declining order demands. That means giving all voters the dither, self-renewing stimulus is the safest [email protected] of importance) wealthy real estate inves- option to vote by mail, not just the voters policy we can have. 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BY JENNA FRYER internment camp in California Associated Press during World War II — and he climbed from short-track racing CHARLOTTE, N.C. — NAS- into NASCAR through its “Drive CAR star Kyle Larson was sus- for Diversity” program. He is the pended without pay by Chip only driver of Japanese descent to Ganassi Racing on Monday for win a major NASCAR race. using a racial slur on a livestream “NASCAR is aware of insen- during a virtual race. sitive language used by a driver Larson was competing in an during an iRacing event on Sun- iRacing event Sunday night day, and is currently gathering when he appeared to lose com- more information,” NASCAR munication on his headset with /AP his spotter. During a check of his said. TERRY RENNA Larson had no immediate com- microphone, he said, “You can’t Kyle Larson, shown at practice for the Daytona 500 on Feb. 14. On Sunday, Larson used a racial slur on ment Monday. hear me?” That was followed by a livestream during a virtual race on Sunday. On Monday, he was suspended by Ganassi Racing. the N-word. NASCAR in 2013 suspended “We are extremely disap- Xfinity Series driver Jeremy Cle- Bubba Wallace one week Larson, in his seventh full sea- drivers from various series. The pointed by what Kyle said last ments for using the same word earlier “rage quit” an official son racing at NASCAR’s top Cup event was not part of NASCAR’s night during an iRacing Event. Larson used while Clements was NASCAR iRacing event and his level, is in the final year of his official series. The words that he chose to use speaking to a reporter. Clements sponsor fired him immediately. contract with Chip Ganassi Rac- Drivers in the chat immedi- are offensive and unacceptable,“ was reinstated after completing Wallace had been wrecked, and, ing. He was at the top of the list of ately reacted to Larson’s use of Chip Ganassi Racing said. “As of a sensitivity training course and fed up, quit the game and admit- a crowded free agent field when the slur, with one instantly alert- this moment, we are suspending still competes. ted it was out of anger on Twitter. the circuit was suspended four ing him, “Kyle, you’re talking to Kyle without pay while we work Larson is the second driver in Blue-Emu, a topical pain reliever races into the season as sports everyone, bud.” Others were in through this situation with all ap- a week to draw scrutiny while who had sponsored Wallace for stopped during the coronavirus disbelief. propriate parties.” using the online racing platform the virtual race and has an asso- crisis. Among his sponsors at Ganassi Larson is half Japanese — his to fill time during the coronavi- ciation with him for real, replied Larson used the slur during a are McDonalds and Credit One grandparents spent time in an rus pandemic. to the tweet firing Wallace. Sunday night race for fun against Bank. 40 years later, boycott of Bach: Delay will cost IOC ’80 Olympics still rankles ‘several hundred million’

BY STEPHEN WADE Tokyo said the 2020 Games BY EDDIE PELLS late 1979, with the Soviet Union Associated Press would cost about $7.3 billion when Associated Press pressing a military campaign it won the bid seven years ago. into Afghanistan. TOKYO — The International DENVER — By the time the In his 2010 memoir, Carter On Friday, the CEO of the Olympic Committee will face Tokyo organizing committee said news filtered to him, Edwin called it “one of my most diffi- “several hundred million dol- the pandemic left doubts about Moses had already left a promis- cult decisions.” Maybe more tell- lars” of added costs because of the games going ahead next year. ing engineering job to focus on a ing, as former USOC spokesman the postponement of the Tokyo “I don’t think anyone would full-time career on the track. Mike Moran wrote in a recap of Games, the body’s president said. be able to say if it is going to be He was lucky. He already had the events leading to the boycott, ASSOCIATED PRESS Thomas Bach spoke in an in- possible to get it under control by an Olympic gold medal hanging was an exchange the late 1984 terview with German newspaper next July or on his wall. Olympic champion wrestler Jeff Edwin Moses, was the reigning Die Welt on Sunday. not,” Toshiro Hundreds of other American Blatnick had with Carter on a 400-meter gold Olympic Estimates in Japan put the Muto said . athletes would never get their plane many years later. medalist when the U.S. Olympic overall cost of the postponement “We cer- chance. “I go, ‘President Carter, I have Committee voted to boycott the at $2 billion-$6 billion. Except for tainly are They were part of the 1980 met you before, I am an Olym- 1980 Moscow Games. While the IOC portion, all added costs not in a posi- U.S. Olympic team — the team pian,’ ” Moran said in his retell- Moses won the event in 1984, will be borne by the Japanese tion to give that never made it to the Moscow ing of Blatnick’s story. “He looks m ore than 200 U.S. athletes side, according to an agreement you a clear Games after President Jimmy at me and says, ‘Were you on the never had another chance to signed in 2013 when Tokyo was Carter spearheaded a now-infa- 1980 hockey team?’ I say, ‘No sir, compete at an Olympics. answer.” awarded the Olympics. Bach was mous first-of-its-kind decision to I’m a wrestler, on the summer Bach said it was “impossible boycott the Olympics. team.’ He says, ‘Oh, that was a than-full field. The Soviets and a asked about to say for now“ the extent of the the pos- The full board of the U.S. Olym- bad decision, I’m sorry.’ ” number of Eastern Bloc countries added costs for the IOC caused by Bach sibility of pic Committee rubber-stamped Forty years later, there is virtu- boycotted the Los Angeles Games the coronavirus pandemic. another post- Carter’s decision 40 years ago ally no debate about that conclu- in a tit-for-tat retribution to the “We agreed with the prime ponement. He did not answer Sunday — April 12, 1980. sion. And the lingering irony of U.S. move four years earlier. minister that Japan will continue “I’d walked away from my ca- this year’s games postponed by a Moses romped to a victory at to cover the costs it would have directly, but said later in the in- reer to get ready for the 1980 year because of the coronavirus the LA Coliseum in 1984, and he done under the terms of the exist- terview that Japanese organizers Olympics, and all was moot,” pandemic isn’t lost on Moses. almost certainly would’ve won ing agreement for 2020, and the and Prime Minister Shinzo Abe Moses said. “So, it was horrible. “As an athlete, you lose one of had the Soviets been there, too. IOC will continue to be respon- “made it very clear to me that For me, and for everyone.” your cat’s nine lives,” he said. He was the world-record holder sible for its share of the costs,” Japan could not manage a post- Moses said by the time the There will be a handful of and in the middle of a string of Bach said. “For us, the IOC, it ponement beyond next summer USOC’s unwieldy delegation of could’ve-been 2020 Olympians 107 straight victories in finals at is already clear that we shall be at the latest.” nearly 2,400 people met at the who will not make it to 2021, be- 400 meters. faced with several hundred mil- Bach was also asked if the pan- Antlers Hotel in Colorado Springs, cause of age, injury or a changed Many from that 1980 team, lion dollars of additional costs.“ demic provided an opportunity Colo., on a Saturday morning in qualifying procedure. however, saw their Olympic ca- Before the postponement, Jap- for some athletes to violate the April, with Vice President Wal- Of the 466 U.S. athletes who reers shuttered without ever com- anese organizers put the official doping rules with no threat of ter Mondale in attendance, it was had qualified for Moscow in 1980, peting on the biggest stage. cost of the games at $12.6 billion. testing. Bach countered that the all but a done deal that the U.S. 219 would never get to another “Nothing was ever done to cel- However, a government audit re- delay could allow new testing team would not be traveling to Olympics, Moran wrote. ebrate the team, and a lot of those port in 2019 said the costs were at methods to be developed. He also Moscow. Most of those who did would members aren’t around any- least twice that. All but $5.6 bil- said tests made before the Olym- Carter had begun the push in compete in 1984 against a less- more,” Moses said. lion of it is in taxpayer money. pics would be saved for 10 years. Tuesday, April 14, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 21 GOLF/COLLEGE FOOTBALL Tiger’s 2019 Masters win was a family affair

BY DOUG FERGUSON Associated Press Tiger Woods walked off the 18th green as a Masters champion for the fifth time, a major champion for the 15th time, and the sensation was unlike anything he had ever felt. More memorable than any shot — the 8-iron that trickled by the hole at the 16th was the decisive blow — was the purpose- ful stride toward his son, grabbing Charlie with both arms, lifting the boy and turning from side to side. His mother was next. His daughter. His loyal support staff. And then a lineup of players outside the clubhouse, some of them in green jackets. They had been upstairs in the locker room reserved for champions, yet they shared a feeling with the entire golf world. Memories gave way to reality. “That’s going to be in people’s minds for- ever,” Rickie Fowler said last month, just two days before the Masters was postponed because of the COVID-19 pandemic. It would be hard to rate that over his first Masters title in 1997, a “hello, world” mo- ment not tied to advertising. Woods set 20 records that signaled the arrival of a brand of dominance never seen in golf. The most historical? His 2001 victory at Augusta gave him a sweep of the four majors in a span of 294 days. He stands alone there. This was no less significant because of what it meant — to Woods, to his sport, to peers who grew up idolizing him and to a PHOTOS BY MATT SLOCUM/AP worldwide audience that had reason to be- lieve it might never happen again. Above: Tiger Woods hugs his family after winning the 2019 Masters in Augusta, Ga. His reaction when he won, with his children “I had just an amazing amount of emails there, stood out among the other 14 majors Woods has won. Below: Woods is all smiles after donning his fifth green jacket. It was and texts that were flowing in,” Woods his first major win since the 2008 U.S. Open. said in a conference call leading up to the since-canceled Masters. “But I was more and watched. You don’t often get that group a segment with Jim Nantz for perspective surprised by the amount of videos of peo- of people together very often. You just had unlike any other that CBS showed Sunday ple watching the Masters and seeing their that sense it’s a significant moment in the to fill the void of not having the Masters reaction when I hit the shot on 16 or when I sport again.” this April. made the putt, whether it was on airplanes Gary Woodland wasn’t about to miss it. Each time Woods won a major — even or in airports or restaurants. “I don’t usually watch much golf,” he the first of his 15 — it was one major closer “The amount of emotion that people were said. “I had my family there. I was flying to the 18 won by Jack Nicklaus. This one showing, that’s what blew my mind.” out Sunday afternoon. I played early that was different. This was more about satis- That’s what made this Masters different day, and we pushed the flight back. I want- faction and redemption than a thirst for from his other four, this major different ed to watch that.” more. from the other 14. The only mystery is where it leads. Woods said his kids once looked at him Adam Scott doesn’t usually stick around Woods was never the same the rest of the as the “YouTube” golfer because they when he’s finished with a major. One ex- major season. He played nine holes of prac- never saw him at his best. ception was in 2006 after the U.S. Open tice at Bethpage Black and missed the cut They were at Carnoustie in the summer at Winged Foot when he was headed for in the PGA Championship. He was never of 2018 when he had the lead briefly in the the airport and turned around when close a factor at the U.S. Open at Pebble Beach, final round of the British Open. They were friend Geoff Ogilvy emerged the winner. site of his 15-shot victory, as untouchable Masters champion. His back felt stiff and with him at Augusta National, and that He finished Sunday at Augusta National as any of his records. He missed the cut at he skipped three tournaments he ordinar- meant as much as the green jacket he wore about the time all hell broke loose at Amen the British Open. ily plays. And now golf is shut down, which — the jacket, he said, they fought over who Corner. Woods had another knee surgery to re- Woods said has given him time for his 44- could wear it on the flight home. “You got a sense, as he was kind of tak- pair minor cartilage damage. And then year-old body to feel stronger. “It’s been incredible for myself and my ing the lead on the back nine, that some- he won again, this time in Japan, to tie the He had caddie Joe LaCava come down family to be a part of this, and for me to be thing special could be happening,” Scott PGA Tour’s victory record with No. 82. a month after the Masters to watch the the current Masters champion, it’s crazy said. “There was a lot of guys watching in In only two starts this year, in chilly final round together. Woods has watched that somehow it all came together for one the champion’s locker room and I stayed California weather, he didn’t look like the that Masters plenty of times, and he taped week,” he said. “One magical week.” HBCU NFL hopefuls adjust after canceled pro days, combine

BY KYLE HIGHTOWER Universities who didn’t receive showcase our talent,” Burroughs HBCU players used to boost their ances can be for HBCU players. Associated Press invitations to the national com- said. “Just because we are from draft stock. Just 5- 9 and 180 pounds, Brown bine in Indianapolis. smaller schools doesn’t mean we “When you’re coming out of an caught the attention of scouts dur- De’Montrez Burroughs looked He left for spring break the can’t compete.” HBCU, you know that the teams ing his South Carolina State pro at it as his best shot to accomplish week before his pro day with ev- South Carolina State’s pro day are going to be looking at Divi- day in 2019, posting a 4.42 40 and his NFL dream. erything ready to go. He had film and the HBCU combine became sion I talent first,” said Kansas 41½-inch vertical leap. The South Carolina State senior packages to distribute to scouts. part of a growing list of events City Chiefs defensive back Alex He was signed to a free agent receiver had the dates circled He was also thinking about what canceled because of the coronavi- Brown, a SC State alum. deal by the Chiefs. He worked his on his calendar. First, the Bull- he would say in interviews with rus pandemic. While small school Only four HBCU players were way up from the practice squad dogs’ annual pro day on March representatives from NFL teams and borderline draft prospects selected in the 2019 draft with a and played in the final three reg- 19, followed a week later by the and what to ask idols like Pro will be hurt by a lack of similar full predraft process, though 32 ular-season games last season. first-ever NFL combine event Football Hall of Famer Deion events, HBCU players may be hit made Week 1 rosters. He then appeared in all three held for draft prospects from Sanders, who would be there. hardest without them and the Re- H istory has shown how valu- playoff games, earning a Super Historically Black Colleges and “It was a chance to be able to gional Combine Invitational that able pro day and combine appear- Bowl ring. PAGE 22 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Tuesday, April 14, 2020 VIRUS OUTBREAK On the spot: Coronavirus forces adjustments Amid shutdown, executives having tough conversations about advertising and marketing

BY JAY COHEN Associated Press CHICAGO — There are no sponsored power plays at the moment. No doughnut races in the fourth quarter. No calls to the bullpen presented by phone companies. Amid the coronavirus shutdown, sports business executives are having tough conversations about lucrative advertising and marketing contracts with no games on the horizon. Everyone involved knows the relative insignificance of the talks in the greater scheme of things, but billions of dollars are in play, and the results could have far-reaching implications for sports for years to come. “It’s unprecedented,” said Justin Toman, the head of sports marketing for PepsiCo Inc. “I think there’s been a lot of creativity and discussions, scenario planning on how to deal with it. But it’s ongoing and I don’t think anybody has the answer. I think it re- ally is this almost unthinkable thing that has impacted the world of sports.” The conversations are made even more complicated by an almost infinite number of variables. It’s unclear when the NBA and NHL will be able to resume this season, if at all. If they start play again, it’s uncertain how they will deal with the rest of their regular PAUL BEATY/AP seasons and playoffs. Major League Base- Chicago Blackhawks’ Patrick Kane, left, celebrates with teammates on the bench after scoring a goal during the third period of ball is looking at myriad scenarios for its a March 11 game against the San Jose Sharks in Chicago. While the coronavirus pandemic circles the world, sports business season, and even the NFL in its offseason is executives are having conversations about lucrative advertising and marketing contracts with no games on the horizon. dealing with its own set of potential issues. Then there are questions around play- ing without fans — one of the possibilities ‘ If there’s no fans in the being contemplated by some leagues. “If there’s no fans in the stands, then, stands, then, from a from a sponsorship perspective, there will be a race to who gets TV inventory, TV-vis- sponsorship perspective, ible inventory, which is roughly half of the there will be a race to value to sponsorships,” said AJ Maestas, the founder and CEO of Navigate Research, who gets TV inventory, a sports and entertainment research firm. TV-visible inventory, which “So half of the value you’re trying to re- place, or make good, you know as a mar- is roughly half of the value keting term, with very limited television to sponsorships. inventory, because usually it’s close to sold ’ out in a healthy economy.“ AJ Maestas Teams and other sports properties look- CEO and founder of Navigate Research ing to provide value for their partners could cross some barriers they were unwilling to cross previously. More sports could for people that traditionally had physical put advertisements on their uniforms and activation budgets or other types of bud- equipment, following the example of the gets that now have had to be reallocated, NBA and its jersey patches. All 30 teams it’s definitely been an early Q1 resurgence now have a corporate sponsorship on their of potential partnership activation as well uniform after the league began selling as increased opportunity with our current jersey patches in 2017-18. The program partners.” has brought in more than $150 million in While esports differ from traditional revenue. sports in their digital focus, Jameson “Those more exotic scenarios create all sounded a similar note when it comes to kinds of opportunities,” Maestas said, “and working with sponsors right now, empha- SCOTT CUNNINGHAM/AP the No. 1 one in my mind is TV-visible in- sizing the importance of flexibility and ventory. ... That is one of our predictions, is Advertising is shown behind Atlanta Braves batter Josh Donaldson as he hits an RBI communication. that there will be TV-visible innovation in single against the St. Louis Cardinals in the first inning during Game 2 of the 2019 Creativity is another key concept for every direction you can imagine.” best-of-five National League Division Series, in Atlanta. With the possibilty of no fans at sports executives as they try to solve the The effect of the coronavirus pandemic games, TV advertising and logo placement becomes more critical. considerable business challenges present- is already being felt in a variety of ways. ed by the new coronavirus. Jack Morton Worldwide, the lead agency “Why sports are amazing and why this is owned streaming platform for gaming, “I think the general sentiment and over- for MillerCoors for its experiential sports additionally hard for sports fans is not hav- surpassed 3 billion hours for the first time arching feeling is: ‘You know what guys? marketing, had to change some of its plans ing that outlet and that shared moment,” last quarter, boosted by a 23% increase in We’re in this together. These are unprece- for the upcoming NFL draft after its pub- Callahan said. “So being able to try and viewership from February to March, ac- dented times, and let’s come together to re- lic events were canceled. While the Miller create some shared moments here is what cording to Streamlabs. Several NBA play- imagine our relationship,’ ” said David A. Lite campaign is still fluid, it is moving we’re trying to do.” ers have been streaming games while they Wright, the chief marketing and commer- from more on-premise activation with its The shutdown for traditional sports has wait for word on their season. cial officer for Minor League Baseball. team deals to a more digital approach. led some sponsors to take a closer look at “We have the eyes of Gen Z, young mil- “I think that’s been really refreshing, Finding the right tone also is a challenge, esports, which have experienced far less lennials,” said Nicole LaPointe Jameson, and I think just speaks to the power of part- said Jack Morton Worldwide vice president disruption amid the crisis. chief executive officer of Evil Genuises, a nership. At times like this, man, the power Sean Callahan. Total viewership on Twitch, an Amazon- North American esports organization, “and of partnership is really, really important.” Tuesday, April 14, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 23 MLS/VIRUS OUTBREAK Goalkeeper moonlighting as children’s book author BY ANNE M. PETERSON Attinella often takes his stories on the road to Port- Associated Press land schools. During social distancing for the coro- navirus, he’s offering free downloads for parents who PORTLAND, Ore. — Jeff Attinella is unique in that are suddenly homeschooling. he’s the only MLS goalkeeper who can also say he’s “I just thought that by making these books avail- a children’s book author, a side job that has helped able to families — their kids might not be in school, or earn him the nickname “Dadtinella“ from the Port- their families are really missing sports — hopefully land Timbers faithful. it’s a good way to create something a little bit differ- He’s already written five books for kids, and has ent, maybe spark up a conversation about their favor- even launched a publishing company. ite sports moments or just give kids without school “I had the idea to write these books because I just and kids without sports something to look to.” love storytelling, in all forms,“ he said. “It’s inspir- Attinella, 30, came to the Timbers in 2017 and has ing when people figure out a way to tell a story in made 46 appearances with the team. But last year his their own unique way, or when people tell the story season ended early when he had surgery on his right about how they got where they are — I just love shoulder. storytelling.“ Recovery from surgery complete, Attinella was While Major League Soccer is on hold because looking forward to getting back on the field, but the of the coronavirus pandemic, Attinella has been season was suspended on March 12. embracing his super dad role, in a major way. He During the uncertainty that has followed, Attinel- and wife Kendall recently welcomed a son to their la’s family enjoyed at least one bright spot: Connor family. Curtiss was born. Attinella’s foray into writing came shortly after “We actually ended up having a very good experi- the birth of his first child, daughter Remy Rose, in ence, all things considered. But the worry and fear 2016. An avid sports fan, he started thinking up a Dr. leading up to it was definitely real. That was tough to Seuss-style story about the Chicago Cubs winning deal with, just a lot of the unknowns,” Attinella said. the World Series. “You’re always scared when you’re having a new- “I was just fooling around on my iPhone in the born. But this was a very different type of scare.” notes section and came up with a nursery rhyme for Attinella’s focus for now is on entertaining his 3- my favorite sports team,” he said. year-old daughter while also remaining in isolation He showed his father-in-law his work and together with a newborn. The targeted re-start date for the the family founded a publishing company, It Had To league is May 10, although that seems unrealistic . Be Told. The end result was Attinella’s first book, As for the future of his blossoming career as an au- “The Curse Ends: The Story of the 2016 Chicago thor, Attinella is thinking big. Cubs.” “Maybe it will happen when I’m done playing,

TODD KIRKLAND/AP Since then, he’s added four more books: “Cleveland maybe it’ll happen when I’m still playing, but my Wins a Championship: The story of the 2016 Cava- ultimate goal for the books is to have one for every Portland Timbers goalkeeper Jeff Attinella is also a children’s book liers,” “Greatest Ever: The Story of a Coach, a Quar- sports team,” he said. “I just think that every fan author, with five titles to his credit. He writes Dr. Seuss-style rhymes terback and a Comeback,” and “The Great Space base deserves something like this where they could about his favorite sporting events, publishing them through his own Race: The Story of How America Put a Man on the pass the story down from generation to generation, company. He’s now offering free downloads of the books while Moon.” His latest is, “Roll Crimson Roll: The Story of giving parents and kids a way to share their passion families are quarantining because of the coronavirus. College Football’s Greatest Dynasty.” for sports.” Hope: Schools turn on lights for hour as way to show support for students

FROM BACK PAGE scoreboard. 8 p.m. since for an hour of hope and “I’m a huge believer that positivity is encouragement. contagious,” said Noll, who produced a 14- Nearly as fast, the symbolic act became minute video on Monday night inside an a movement — fueled by social media with illuminated and vacant Garry Berry Sta- the hashtag #BeTheLight — across the dium in Colorado Springs. country. In Minnesota, the mother of a senior la- “I just love the focus to be on kids of this crosse player at Centennial High School nation now,” said Beesley, who used Twit- pointed out the trend in Texas to activities ter to challenge other Texas schools to fol- director Brian Jamros, who first flipped on low suit. the lights March 30 in Circle Pines, a sub- Dunnam’s oldest daughter, Lyssa, is the urb north of the Twin Cities. top-ranked powerlifter in Texas, a senior “As you get older, it brings you back who likely won’t get to compete for a state in time, what it means to be that student title this spring. She joins her dad every athlete representing your community,” night at the stadium. Jamros said. “Even for those with no affili- “This has probably been the hardest ation to athletics or Centennial, there’s this situation I’ve had to deal with because I metaphor that there’s light at the end of the don’t have all the answers for her,” Dun- tunnel.” nam said. The next morning, Minnesota State It’s fitting this originated in Texas, the High School League information specialist home of the book, movie and television se- John Millea sent out the clarion call to his ries “Friday Night Lights” about the wind- 23,000-plus Twitter followers for schools swept oilfield towns where high school to participate. Less than a week later, he football shapes both culture and communi- stopped counting at 236, roughly half of ty. As the author H.G. Bissinger wrote, “It the state’s high schools. JIM MONE/AP could be anywhere in this vast land, where Most have chosen Mondays or Fridays on a Friday night, a set of spindly stadium Activities director Dave Boie, right, looks out over the lit baseball field at Richfield for the lighting, often for 20 minutes to lights rises to the heavens to so powerfully, High School Wednesday night in Richfield, Minn. commemorate the class of 2020. Some and so briefly, ignite the darkness.” turned the event into a parade of first-re- The goal was to provide a beacon for all hope,” he said. for District 11 in Colorado Springs, chal- sponder vehicles in tribute to emergency students in the district, not just the seniors Adam Bright, an assistant commissioner lenged coaches, teachers and administra- workers. Others pushed play on a record- or the athletes. Leaving the lights on for an at the Colorado High School Activities As- tors to place a combined 1,000 phone calls ing of the school fight song. hour adds $25 to the electric bill, Beesley sociation, discovered the ritual on Twitter to families simply to be supportive during “At some point we’re going to be under said. and shared the news. More than 80 schools the shutdown. The total for that first effort these lights again, gathering together as a “I didn’t think the taxpayer would mind have joined. was 1,728 calls and the number was put up community,” Millea said. “To me, it’s like too much if it meant giving our kids some Christopher Noll, the athletic director in glowing orange numbers on the stadium the ultimate sign of hope.” S TARS AND STRIPES Tuesday, April 14, 2020 F3HIJKLM Larson suspended NASCAR star uses racial SPORTS slur in virtual race » Page 20

VIRUS OUTBREAK

School fields across country shine out ‘sign of hope’ in gloomy times BY DAVE CAMPBELL thinking about them and we miss Associated Press ‘ I didn’t them and we love them,” said think the Beesley, who quickly called foot- he virus outbreak ball coach Aaron Dunnam with weighed heavily on taxpayer his idea. Brett Beesley’s heart would mind Dunnam didn’t wait for their and mind as the too much conversation to end before climb- Dumas High School ing into his car to head to the field Tprincipal drove past the stadium if it meant and do the honors back on March along the main highway in his giving our 24 during the first full week of Texas Panhandle town. closed schools in Texas. Seeking to brighten the spirits kids some “I had chills running down my of his suddenly disconnected stu- hope. arms, running down my body,” dents in a gloomy and frightening ’ Brett Beesley said Dunnam, who has flipped time, he made a decision. They the switch each weeknight at should turn on the lights. Dumas High “To let them know that we’re principal SEE HOPE ON PAGE 23

The lights shine on an empty football stadium, above, and on the baseball field scoreboard, right, at Richfield High School on Wednesday night in Richfield, Minn. Seeking to brighten spirits amid the virus outbreak, the symbolic act of turning on the lights became a social media movement — #BeTheLight — across the country.

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