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BY LISA MASCARO Associated Press WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump acknowledged a “big flareup” of COVID-19 cases, but divisions between the White House and Senate Republicans and differences with Democrats posed fresh challenges for a new federal aid package with the U.S. Homecoming crisis worsening and emergency relief about to expire. Trump convened GOP leaders at the White House on Monday as Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell prepared to roll out his $1 trillion package in days. But the administration criticized PUSH the legislation’s money for more virus testing and insisted on a full payroll tax repeal that could com- HENRY VILLARAMA/U.S. Army plicate quick passage. The time- A U.S. Army paratrooper accounts for his troops during an exercise at Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, in August . line appeared to quickly shift. “We’ve made a lot of progress,” Trump said, but added, “Unfor- tunately, this is something that’s Trump is determined to bring home US troops from somewhere very tough.“ Lawmakers returned to a Capitol still off-limits to tour- BY KAREN DEYOUNG iban deal signed early this year, he ists, another sign of the nation’s AND MISSY RYAN questioned whether U.S. forces in difficulty containing the coro- The Washington Post Syria could be decreased. navirus. Rather than easing, the Not advisable, Trump was told of pandemic’s devastating cycle hen President Donald the approximately 800 troops there, is churning again, leaving Con- Trump spoke with Pen- most still engaged ANALYSIS gress little choice but to engineer tagon leaders early last in fighting the Is- another costly rescue. Businesses Wmonth about U.S. troop lamic State and are shutting down again, many levels in Afghanistan, he was anx- keeping Russia, Iran and Turkey schools will not fully reopen and ious for a hefty reduction by Elec- from expanding their reach. jobs are disappearing, all while tion Day in November, according “I am sure they’re going to stay in federal aid will expire in days. to U.S. officials familiar with the [Syria] until the end of the year, be- House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, discussion. yond the election, regardless of who D-Calif., said any attempt by the Reminded that withdrawals wins,” a senior U.S. official said in White House to block money for below the current level of approxi- the wake of the meeting. U.S. and testing “goes beyond ignorance.” mately 8,600 — about the same foreign officials spoke on the con- The political stakes are high for PATRICK SEMANSKY/AP as when Trump first took office dition of anonymity to discuss the both parties before the November — were contingent upon still-unmet sensitive troop withdrawal issue. President Donald Trump visits Walter Reed National election, and even more so for the conditions outlined in the U.S.-Tal- SEE HOMECOMING ON PAGE 6 Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Md., on July 11. nation, which now has registered more coronavirus infections and a higher death count — 140,800 Esper says no decision made on withdrawing troops from South Korea Page 6 — than any other country. SEE AID ON PAGE 8 PAGE 2 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Wednesday, July 22, 2020 BUSINESS/WEATHER EXCHANGE RATES Bezos adds record $13B in 1 day to his fortune Military rates Switzerland (Franc)...... 0.9382 Euro costs (July 22) ...... $1.12 Thailand (Baht) ...... 31.61 Dollar buys (July 22) ...... €0.8514 Turkey (Lira) ...... 6.8441 British pound (July 22) ...... $1.24 (Military exchange rates are those BY JACK PITCHER person, has seen his fortune swell people forced to stay home and Japanese yen (July 22) ...... 105.00 available to customers at military banking South Korean won (July 22) ...... 1,167.00 facilities in the country of issuance Bloomberg to $189.3 billion, despite the U.S. helped by the boost given to mar- Commercial rates for Japan, South Korea, Germany, the Bahrain (Dinar) ...... 0.3770 entering its worst economic down- kets by unprecedented stimu- Netherlands and the United Kingdom. For British pound ...... $1.2714 Jeff Bezos added $13 billion to turn since the Great Depression. lus efforts by governments and nonlocal currency exchange rates (i.e., Canada (Dollar) ...... 1.3450 purchasing British pounds in Germany), his net worth Monday, the largest He’s now personally worth more central bankers. Seven of the 10 China (Yuan) ...... 6.9850 check with your local military banking single-day jump for an individual Denmark (Krone) ...... 6.4962 than the market valuation of gi- richest people on the planet owe facility. Commercial rates are interbank since the Bloomberg Billionaires Egypt (Pound) ...... 15.9898 ants such as Exxon Mobil, Nike their wealth to the sector, includ- Euro ...... $1.1457/0.8728 rates provided for reference when buying Index was created in 2012. Hong Kong (Dollar) ...... 7.7514 currency. 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T O D A Y IN STRIPES American Roundup ..... 14 Classified ...... 13 Comics ...... 18 Crossword ...... 18 Faces ...... 15 Opinion ...... 16-17 Sports ...... 19-24 Wednesday, July 22, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 3 MIDEAST Aviano airmen stand down for talk on racism

BY NORMAN LLAMAS cussed the racial disparities Afri- Stars and Stripes can Americans and other people of color face in the Air Force and AVIANO AIR BASE, Italy in U.S. society as a whole. — Staff Sgt. Kourtney L. Rollins The day was a first step in what tried to talk to her co-workers will be an ongoing effort to eradi- about their inappropriate racial cate discrimination in the Air comments, but nothing changed. Force and at Aviano, said Brig. After two years, she said she Gen. Jason Bailey, the wing’s took it up with her chain of com- newly arrived commander. mand at her previous workplace “I sat in on some of the discus- — and again, nothing changed. sion groups and I can tell you “The work environment contin- firsthand that the participants /Stars and Stripes ued to be a toxic one, where racial were raw with sharing their ex- PHOTOS BY NORMAN LLAMAS comments were an acceptable periences and feelings,” Bailey Airmen from the 31st Fighter Wing at Aviano Air Base, Italy, discuss racial inequities at an event form of speech,” said Rollins, a said. “It takes a lot of courage and organized by the wing’s equal opportunity office on Friday . special victims paralegal for the I deeply respect the bravery and 31st Fighter Wing. vulnerability to share.” have little personal interaction more likely to face court-martial in recent years — both the chief Rollins told her story to about 20 Much of the conversation in one with African Americans, which or nonjudicial punishment than master sergeant of the Air Force airmen of different backgrounds, group revolved around whether may lead to impressions being their white counterparts. and the incoming chief of staff while similar stories were shared bias forms more as a product of formed primarily through enter- Another report in May from are Black. in other small groups on this U.S. the environment people grow up tainment or media. the group, which is headed by But racism remains a problem base in northern Italy on Friday. in, or whether it’s acquired based “I dislike that when national the Air Force’s former top pros- in the ranks, Rollins said. And In all, about 3,000 31st Fighter on life experiences and interac- news breaks involving African ecutor, found that the service in perhaps another sign of how Wing airmen and civilians shut tions with others. Americans, we all get labeled had failed to fix the disparities. far the service has to go, Rollins down most operations and dis- Some white people also may and thrown into the ‘they’re all The Government Accountability avoided sharing details about her the same’ label,” said Staff Sgt. Office also found in 2019 that in previous workplace out of con- Joshua A. Bailey of the 31st Op- the Army, Navy, Marine Corps cern of being retaliated against erations Support Squadron. and Air Force, Black, Hispanic later in her career. Forums like this help break and male service members were Nevertheless, Rollins’ negative through that, he said. more likely to be investigated experiences haven’t deterred her “This is a day of understand- than white and female service from continuing her service — ing and for all of us who work to- members. They were generally they’ve instead encouraged her to gether, to come together and join no more likely to be found guilty. mentor others, to show them they me in trying to level up the play- An airm an in the group added can do better and, when neces- ing field. The 31st Fighter Wing that the lawyers who both repre- sary, to help them speak out. is doing a phenomenal thing with sent Black and minority airmen “I feel that it’s important to this event,” said Bailey, who is un- are more likely to be white, which have forums like this one,’ Roll- related to the wing commander. may lead to poor representation ins said. “They will help the Air Airmen also discussed bias in in instances of bias or lack of cul- Force move forward and should the Air Force’s criminal justice tural familiarity. help teach everyone that it’s OK system. One group brought up a The justice system reflects the to have tough conversations. This 2017 report by Protect our De- Air Force’s historically “very should all help bring forth change Group facilitators, standing, talk with airmen and civilians about fenders, an advocacy group fo- white” power structure, as one — I feel it’s the only way that race at Aviano Air Base, Italy, on Friday. The event organized by the cused on ending sexual assault and airman put it, where few people things will change.” 31st Fighter Wing’s equal opportunity office gathered about 3,000 rape in the military, which found of color were promoted to senior [email protected] personnel into small groups for discussions on racism and inequality. Black service members were 71% posts. That has begun to change Twitter: @normanllamas F-35s once bound for Turkey will now go to the US Air Force

BY SLOBODAN LEKIC line with U.S. Air Force specifica- 35 program, the Turkish govern- Stars and Stripes tions, it said. ment has said it could replace the Turkey was one of the original American jets with aircraft made The U.S. Air Force will acquire foreign customers for the F-35, elsewhere. eight F-35A jets originally des- which is built by Lockheed Martin. Last year, Turkish and Rus- tined for Turkey after that coun- It planned to buy about 100 of the sian officials held talks in Moscow try was removed from the stealth fifth-generation jets, but was boot- about working together to develop fighter program over its decision ed from the program in July last a fifth-generation fighter jet, Rus- to purchase a Russian anti-aircraft year after Ankara went ahead with sian media reported. system, the Pentagon said. a plan to purchase Russia’s S-400 Russia and China both have Under an $861.7 million con- long-range anti-aircraft system. limited numbers of domestically tract modification issued by the U.S. officials feared Russia could developed new stealth fighters, Defense Department on Monday, use the S-400 system to gather in- and NATO members France, the eight Turkish F-35A Lightning telligence on the F-35 and possibly Germany and Spain in May took II jets, which have been in stor- compromise its stealth technology, another step toward developing a age for nearly a year, will be pur- and had repeatedly warned Tur- European next-generation fighter chased by the Air Force, the DOD key that it would face punishment jet when they agreed on perfor- said on its website. if it acquired the anti-aircraft sys- mance benchmarks for a new CHRISTOPHER QUAIL/U.S. Air Force The modified contract includes tem. NATO officials also advised six additional F-35As from the member state Turkey against the system. The European jet is not An F-35A Lightning II takes off from Dover AFB, Del., in February . same production lot, as well as S-400, saying it was incompatible expected to be completed before Eight F-35A jets originally destined for Turkey will now go to the funding for modifications to bring with other alliance systems. 2040. U.S. Air Force, after Turkey was removed from the stealth fighter the jets ordered by Turkey into Since it was expelled from the F- [email protected] program over its purchase of a Russian anti-aircraft system. PAGE 4 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Wednesday, July 22, 2020 MILITARY Nimitz strike group trains with Indian ships

BY WYATT OLSON “a testimony to the flexibility of both our maritime claims. close vicinity of one another as they steam Stars and Stripes navies.” The Navy did not say how long the Indian toward a destination. Military forces of both India and the Ocean exercises would last. Indian media The exercise is meant to improve han- The Nimitz Carrier Strike Group met up United States have been grappling with outlets reported that the Nimitz strike dling and navigating skills for all crews with ships of the Indian navy on Monday China’s increasingly assertive armed group entered the Indian Ocean through involved. for an exercise in the Indian Ocean, the forces. In June, at least 20 Indian soldiers the Malacca Straits on Saturday and is on “Naval engagements such as these exer- Navy said in a statement. died during a savage clash with Chinese its way to the Middle East. cises improve the cooperation of U.S. and The strike group was most recently in troops in a contested border area in the The strike group includes the flagship Indian maritime forces and contribute the South China Sea, where it operated in Himalayas. carrier USS Nimitz, guided-missile cruiser to both sides’ ability to counter threats at tandem with the USS Ronald Reagan Car- Relations between Washington and Bei- USS Princeton and guided-missile destroy- sea, from piracy to violent extremism,” the rier Strike Group. jing have frayed this year as China appears ers USS Sterett and USS Ralph Johnson. Navy statement said. “These engagements “It was a privilege to operate with the to be taking advantage of the worldwide Among the Indian ships participating also present opportunities to build upon the Indian Navy,” Rear Adm. Jim Kirk, com- coronavirus pandemic to step up control in the exercise were the destroyer Rana, pre-existing strong relationship between mander of the Nimitz strike group, said in over the South China Sea. the frigates Sahyadri and Shivalik and the the United States and India and allow both a Navy statement Monday. The presence of the Nimitz and Ronald anti-submarine corvette Kamorta. Kirk described the Indian Eastern Fleet Reagan strike groups in those waters last In a tweet Monday, an Indian navy countries to learn from each other.” as “a powerful and highly skilled fleet,” week was just the latest in the Navy’s high- spokesperson described it as a passex, an [email protected] saying that the series of exercises were profile operations pushing back on China’s exercise in which multiple ships operate in Twitter: @WyattWOlson Soldiers battle it out to win title of best in US Army Japan

BY SETH ROBSON Stars and Stripes ‘ For a lot of people SAGAMI GENERAL DEPOT, this is why they Japan — Eleven enlisted soldiers joined the Army. and seven noncommissioned offi- ’ cers from posts all of Japan ran Sgt. 1st Class Edilberto Ramos an obstacle course, fired weapons, tossed grenades and called for artillery fire this week as part of a competition to find the best completed a combat run and warriors in U.S. Army Japan. the obstacle course as well as “For a lot of people this is why land navigation at Camp Zama, they joined the Army,” said Sgt. the USARJ headquarters, said 1st Class Edilberto Ramos, 31, Nunes, a member of the 35th of Albuquerque, N.M., who was Combat Sustainment Support helping run the competition at Battalion. Sagami Depot on Tuesday. “This On Tuesday, they were at Sa- is what they thought the Army gami General Depot testing their would be like.” first-aid skills, calling for virtual The infantry-style skills are indirect fire, engaging targets on things that troops do in basic THERON GODBOLD/Stars and Stripes training but they’re not things a video game-style rifle range, Soldiers take part in a best-warrior competition for U.S. Army Japan at Sagami General Depot outside that most get to do in Japan, reacting to a simulated chemical Tokyo on Tuesday . where there are no infantry bri- attack and battling an armed role gades, he said. player and pretending to shoot at “Often our technical jobs pull them from behind a berm. from a 2016-17 tour to Kabul, the contest. “I’m brushing up on rope up,” he said. “I’m here for the us away from this tactical stuff,” On Wednesday the troops will Afghanistan, as he waited to run all the things I haven’t done since experience. For me it’s just trying said Ramos, a member of the make a 12-mile ruck march at Sa- through a medical portion of the I was in the infantry.” to stay confident and motivated.” Camp Zama-based 78th Signal gami Depot before heading back contest on Tuesday. The youngest competitor, Pvt. The winners of the Japan con- Battalion. to Zama, Nunez said. The signal support specialist Isaac Thomas, 19, a Camp Zama- test will go on to a U.S. Army The soldiers are competing to The final day of the contest will with the 38th Air Defense Artil- based transportation manage- Pacific event in September and be named USARJ Soldier of the include a 1,000-word essay and lery Brigade said he didn’t use ment coordinator from Baltimore, compete for a chance to enter the an appearance before a board of Year and USARJ Noncommis- many of the warrior skills down- said he only recently graduated Department of the Army Soldier command sergeant majors, he range, where he was focused on from basic training. sioned Officer of the Year, ac- and NCO of the Year contest in cording to Master Sgt. Maximo said. making sure communications The obstacle course was the October, Nunes said. Nunez, 34, of Bronx, N.Y., who is Sgt. Alexander Figueroa, 27, systems worked smoothly. hardest thing he’d done so far, he overseeing the contest. of Kissimmee, Fla., wore a 101st “I’m using all this for training said. [email protected] On Monday the candidates Airborne Division combat patch whether I win or lose,” he said of “I kept slipping on the second Twitter: @SethRobson1

Purple Heart veterans sought for Honor Flight-like trip to New York

Stars and Stripes at the National Purple Heart Hall ans to Washington, D.C., to visit statement. include a 250-word description of of Honor, U.S. Military Academy war memorials, the organization’s The group’s first trip, in August A project honoring America’s why the nominee deserves spe- combat-wounded veterans is seek- at West Point and George Wash- website says. 2019, honored 33 veterans from 30 cial recognition. More details are ing nominees for an expenses- ington’s headquarters, where the “The honorees we will select states. Officials hope to honor one available at https://www.purple- paid trip next year to the Purple medal originated as the Badge of symbolize what it means to be veteran from every state and U.S. heartmission.org/patriot-project. Military Merit in 1782. humble heroes, who served, sac- territory on the next trip. Honor- Heart museum and other historic The program plans to announce The Purple Heart is America’s rificed and continued to serve ees will be allowed to choose one sites in upstate New York. the list of selected honorees on The National Purple Heart oldest military medal in continu- their communities,” retired Army person to accompany them. Honor Mission’s four-day trip to ous use . The program to honor Col. Russell Vernon, executive Anyone can nominate a Purple Veterans Day . New York’s Hudson Valley in Au- them was inspired by the Honor director of the National Purple Heart recipient they know. Nomi- [email protected] gust 2021 will include ceremonies Flight program that flies veter- Heart Honor Mission, said in a nations are due Aug. 31 and should Twitter: @starsandstripes Wednesday, July 22, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 5 MILITARY New chief cites need for Space National Guard

BY STEVE BEYNON tional Guard,” Hokanson said in Stars and Stripes a statement, noting there are 18 Guard units engaged in space WASHINGTON — Army Lt. operations. Gen. Daniel Hokanson was confirmed Monday by the Senate Hokanson will also oversee a as the 29th chief of the National historic shift in the Guard’s com- Guard and takes the helm of the bat arms with more women tak- force at an unprecedented time ing command of infantry, armor with thousands of soldiers de- and cavalry units. There are 26 DENNIS SYMONS JR./MidJersey.News ployed overseas and throughout female infantry officers and 22 Rep. Chris Smith, left, presents Vietnam War veteran Bart “Doc” Fabian with his second Silver Star at a the U.S. to battle the coronavirus. female armor/cavalry officers. ceremony in Smith’s office in Freehold, N.J., on Saturday . Fabian earned the medal for saving the lives of Hokanson, 57, is a veteran of There is one female commander 10 fellow soldiers in a battle on April 13, 1969. Operation Just Cause, which was in infantry and armor, according the 1989-1990 invasion of Pana- to the Defense Department. ma, and the Afghanistan and Iraq “My intent would be to make wars. He will be a member of the Former Army medic gets a 2nd Joint Chiefs of Staff and will be sure that all of our formations re- promoted to four-star general, flect the diversity of the commu- according to the National Guard nities which they come from, that Silver Star for Vietnam heroism Bureau. He graduated from West the diversity and ethnicity of our Point in 1986 and served in air nation is reflected at every level BY CHAD GARLAND making several trips to the front the wounded. Then, returning to cavalry, attack helicopter, and of the organization,” Hokanson Stars and Stripes of the formation to treat them the fight, he grabbed a machine aircraft test units. said. and move them to safety, said a gun and laid down suppressive Hokanson takes command of A Vietnam veteran has received Hokanson previously served as citation Smith read from at the fire before breaking an enemy as- more than 450,000 Army and Air his second Silver Star more than the adjutant general for Oregon. ceremony. sault that nearly overran another National Guard troops across the five decades after he earned it in He holds a bachelor’s degree in Fabian also killed two enemy group of wounded Americans. country. There are about 29,700 a fierce battle at an enemy base fighters with his sidearm and “It’s about your buddies. You mechanical engineering (aero- camp, where he saved the lives of soldiers deployed throughout the recovered the bodies of several just try to do your best so we all United States to support corona- space), and master’s degrees in 10 other soldiers. slain comrades, the citation said. get home,” Fabian said. virus relief efforts such as pro- international security, civil-mili- Bart “Doc” Fabian, a medic Six men from his cavalry troop Harold Fritz, his troop com- viding tests and food distribution. tary relations, national security with the 11th Armored Cavalry were killed, including a close mander during the January bat- More than half the nation’s gov- and strategic studies. He also Regiment during the war, re- friend, said a statement from tle, earned the Medal of Honor was a national security fellow at ceived the medal during a cere- Smith’s office. for gallantry that day. Among ernors are requesting to keep the mony in Rep. Chris Smith’s office “Thank you for your bravery other heroic actions, the wounded Guard on federal orders, possibly Harvard University’s Kennedy in Freehold, N.J., on Saturday. — it’s just extraordinary,” Smith officer, armed with only a pistol through Christmas. School of Government. He’d been promised the medal told Fabian at the ceremony. and bayonet, led an effort to repel In early June, the Guard’s His awards and decorations a day after the roughly hourlong The Silver Star is the military’s a second wave of attackers. coronavirus missions and the include the Defense Superior battle of April 13, 1969, but “it just third-highest decoration for com- After Fabian shared his story of racial justice protests increased Service Medal, Legion of Merit, the number of deployed troops never happened and I let it go,” bat bravery. Fabian also earned the April firefight at an event at- Soldiers Medal, Bronze Star, to a peak of 75,000 soldiers and Fabian said. two Bronze Stars, two Purple tended by Fritz and other Medal Combat Action Badge, Master But he began seeking it out two Hearts and an Army Commenda- of Honor recipients a few years airmen. It marked the largest Army Aviator Badge, the Orders years ago, hoping to share it with tion Medal with Valor during the ago, his former commander en- domestic use of the Guard in non- the twin sister of one of the 19 year he served in Vietnam. couraged him to seek out the Sil- combat operations. of Saint Michael, and Saint Mau- soldiers killed in the battle — his He earned an earlier Silver ver Star, Fabian said. In addition to coronavirus and rice and multiple Sikorsky Life- vehicle commander — he said in Star on Jan. 11, 1969, in Binh “He told me that you don’t give protests missions, there are 2,400 saving Awards. a video interview recorded by Mi- Long province, where the entire your awards away, the awards Guard troops along the U.S.-Mex- Hokanson will succeed Air dJersey.news after the ceremony. crew of his personnel carrier was are to be shared with everybody ico border and more than 28,000 Force Gen. Joseph Lengyel, During the April battle, Fabian wounded when their platoon was — don’t individualize it,” Fabian deployed overseas, according to the second chief of the National said. “And I follow orders.” left the “relative safety of his ar- ambushed. the National Guard Bureau. Guard Bureau to serve a full term mored cavalry assault vehicle” Fabian took a fully exposed po- [email protected] On Tuesday, Hokanson im- as a four-star general and mem- to tend to wounded comrades, sition as he treated and evacuated Twitter: @chadgarland mediately stressed the need for ber of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. the Guard to have a role in Space The chief of the National Guard Force. “As the United States Space Bureau was elevated to a four- Force is stood up, we’ve been star position on the Joint Chiefs Police probe theft of dummy rifles at staunch advocates that the Na- of Staff in 2012. tional Guard units should also [email protected] an Army training center in Germany be part of that, as a Space Na- Twitter: @StevenBeynon

BY IMMANUEL JOHNSON which is investigating the theft. The stolen dummy rifles are AND MARCUS KLOECKNER The dummies look like real valued at $1,140, the Mittelbayer- Stars and Stripes firearms and could pose a danger ische Zeitung reported. In addi- in certain situations, Diedel said. tion to the replicas, some Meals GRAFENWOEHR, Germany He declined to specify how many Ready to Eat, or MREs, were also — A number of dummy rifles of them disappeared from an taken, the newspaper wrote. used for exercises at the U.S. Ar- Army warehouse in Hohenfels, A group of “young people” my’s training area in Hohenfels is suspected, Hohenfels base citing the ongoing investigation. have been stolen, German police spokesman Norbert Wittl said. said Tuesday. Nonfunctional small arms are The Army referred all other The training aids went miss- sometimes used in training to add questions to German police. ing over the July 11-12 weekend, realism without the maintenance [email protected] said Karl Heinz Diedel, head of and potential dangers associated [email protected] the Parsberg police department, with real weapons. Twitter: Manny_Stripes PAGE 6 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Wednesday, July 22, 2020 MILITARY Homecoming: Lawmakers from both parties have objected to reducing troops

FROM FRONT PAGE Florida and Mitt Romney of Utah name it Fort Trump. Just weeks later, Trump an- joined Democratic Sens. Chris When Duda visited the White nounced that he was reducing U.S. Coons of Delaware, Tim Kaine House on June 24, four days be- deployments in Germany by 9,500, of Virginia and Jeanne Shaheen fore the first round of voting in his from the current total of 34,500. of New Hampshire in sponsoring reelection bid, Trump granted his Since taking office, Trump has an amendment to the fiscal 2021 wish, saying vaguely that “some” been struggling to fulfill his 2016 Defense Authorization Act that of the forces to be withdrawn from campaign pledge to significantly would limit the use of funds to Germany would go to Poland. reduce the nearly 200,000 Ameri- reduce active-duty troops in Ger- Duda was narrowly reelected in a can military personnel then over- many unless the Defense Depart- runoff vote last week. seas, already the smallest number ment could certify that a long list Trump has long been harshly in many decades. In countries of restrictive conditions had been critical of Germany, charging that such as Afghanistan, U.S. troops met. it is insufficiently grateful for U.S. are merely serving as “police,” he At NATO, few diplomats believe “defense” and has failed to pay its has argued, while Germany, South that a significant troop pullback fair share of NATO expenses. Korea and others that could afford from Germany — a massive per- Pentagon officials have said to defend themselves are getting sonnel and logistical undertaking that the “repositioning” of forces U.S. protection on the cheap at — can be accomplished before around the world — in large part taxpayer expense. the end of the year, or that the in- to confront China — is part of a But Trump has been stymied at frastructure exists to house them comprehensive and long-overdue virtually every turn. While there elsewhere in Europe. U.S. opinion review of all U.S. overseas deploy- have been some relatively minor polls detailing Trump’s plummet- ments expected to be completed in shifts in distribution — and since ing popularity are being closely September. watched in alliance capitals and at Indications earlier this year 2017 the Defense Department HENRY VILLARAMA/U.S. Army no longer includes troops in Af- the Brussels headquarters. NATO that downsizing was likely in Af- ghanistan, Syria and Iraq in its policymakers say that if Democrat rica, where U.S. forces are fight- A U.S. Army paratrooper assigned to 2D Battalion, 503rd Infantry unclassified, published tallies — Joe Biden is elected, they expect ing militant groups, brought howls Regiment and the 54th Brigade Engineer Battalion, 173rd Airborne the overall total of those serving the troop reductions to be off the of congressional disapproval and Brigade, train at Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, in August. abroad is believed to have slightly table. warnings of Islamic State and al- increased since Barack Obama German officials were furious at Qaida expansion there. perhaps by late fall, by withdraw- hosts more than 55,000, pay more left office. having learned of the planned cuts Military officials have long been ing another 4,000 troops. But the for a robust American military In the past, members of his own from U.S. media reports. Defense expecting the U.S. troop footprint required Taliban and Afghan gov- presence. administration, including military Secretary Mark Esper, attempt- in the Middle East and Afghani- ernment progress in implement- Washington and Seoul strug- leaders, have talked Trump out ing to allay concerns and smooth stan to shrink at least modestly being the political aspects of the gled to reach a cost-sharing deal of specific withdrawals or em- ruffled feathers, told NATO on a cause of a trio of factors, including agreement has slowed, and vio- in 2018. They ended up with only ployed delaying tactics. When the trip to Brussels in June that the a reduced ISIS, a hoped-for politi- lence is on the rise. a one-year extension, to the end of president ordered him in 2018 to plans were still far from comple- cal settlement in Afghanistan and, In Iraq, administration officials 2019, with South Korea agreeing tell Persian Gulf partners to send tion, four diplomats familiar with perhaps most important, Trump’s have said the ongoing presence of to pay $926 million, an 8 percent their own troops to Syria so the his visit said. desire to reduce U.S. involvement U.S. forces, now numbering more increase. United States could get out, former In the meantime, the official in insurgent conflicts. than 5,000, is vital to continue Last year, Trump asked for a national security adviser John alliance position is that “the U.S. But critics have warned that training and assisting Iraq’s secu- fivefold increase in what South Bolton wrote in his recent book, remains firmly committed to Eu- a reduced U.S. presence would rity forces against Islamic State Korea pays and threatened to “get he slow-walked the idea until it ropean security,” a NATO official conflict with the administration’s outbreaks, and to help Iraq resist out of there if we don’t get the Iranian dominance. went away. Trump eventually cut said. pledge to continue “maximum five-billion-dollar deal,” accord- pressure” against Iran. Many Iraqi lawmakers demand- the numbers by more than half, “What we have seen over the last ing to Bolton. No agreement has years is actually not a decrease but The first phase of the Febru- ed the full departure of American without any Arab replacements or been reached, and in April more financial contribution. an increase in the U.S. presence in ary U.S.-Taliban agreement — a troops following the U.S. killing of than 4,000 South Korean civilians The idea of bringing home the Europe,” said the official, includ- downsizing of the American force Iranian military leader Qasem So- employed at U.S. bases there were troops resonates with many across ing a strong U.S. commitment to in Afghanistan to 8,600 — has leimani in a Baghdad drone strike placed on unpaid furlough. They the political spectrum. But nu- bolstering NATO’s eastern flank now been completed, eliminating in January. Talks with the new merous lawmakers of both parties with rotating deployments and the force expansion Trump au- government of Prime Minister went back to work in June, after have objected to Trump’s efforts. pre-positioned equipment. thorized in 2017. The agreement Mustafa al-Kadhimi, who is due Seoul agreed to pay them in a $200 Most recently, senior Republicans Army Secretary Ryan McCar- envisions a full U.S. departure by to visit Washington this month, million stopgap measure. have warned that a major reduc- thy acknowledged that Poland and the end of April, providing that the are ongoing. Administration offi- Japan faces the same demand tion in Germany would limit U.S. Lithuania have both expressed in- militants meet their commitments cials say they are optimistic and to pay more when its current cost- military flexibility in Europe and terest in having more U.S. troops to reduce violence and embrace expect only a modest reduction in sharing deal runs out at the end of beyond, decrease U.S. influence in in their countries if the United negotiations with the Afghan the force. March. Formal negotiations have NATO and be a gift to Russia. States is reshuffling its European government. Since early in his presidency, not yet begun, and Tokyo, which is Late last month, Senate Re- profile. Polish President Andrzej The Pentagon has drawn up Trump has demanded that South closely watching the South Korea publicans Lindsey Graham of Duda, a Trump favorite, last year plans to reach a “waypoint” in Korea, where 28,500 U.S. troops situation, is hoping to hold off at South Carolina, Marco Rubio of offered to build a base there and its own compliance with the deal, are based, and Japan, which least until the U.S. elections. Esper: No decision to withdraw troops from South Korea

BY CAITLIN M. KENNEY disagreement between the two countries The United States and South Korea are tegic flexibility in terms of responding Stars and Stripes over how much South Korea should pay to still negotiating for a new agreement. to challenges around the globe,” Esper offset the cost of having American troops However, Esper also said Tuesday said. WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary stationed in the country. that the Pentagon is still implementing The threat of withdrawing U.S. troops Mark Esper on Tuesday dismissed re- President Donald Trump had demand- the National Defense Strategy. That has ports that he was developing plans to re- stationed overseas has also cast a shadow ed a fivefold increase to about $5 billion meant looking at the geographic combat- duce the number of American troops in over the alliance with Germany, where per year, though U.S. negotiators have ant commands and making sure the Unit- South Korea. 34,500 troops are stationed. Trump plans “I’ve issued no orders to withdraw said they reduced that demand to an un- ed States is positioned well to accomplish to move 9,500 troops from Germany and announced amount. its mission, he said. That includes looking forces in the Korean Peninsula,” Esper relocate them to other European coun- The previous Special Measures Agree- at adjustments “to make sure we are opti- said during a virtual discussion with The tries or back to the United States. ment expired Dec. 31. In April, U.S. mizing our forces.” International Institute for Strategic Stud- Trump has said he wants to cut troops ies, a think tank. Forces Korea, which commands some “We’re moving toward additional con- in Germany because the country does The Wall Street Journal reported Fri- 28,500 service members on the divided cepts, new concepts such as dynamic day that the Pentagon had presented peninsula, furloughed about 4,500 South force employment. And I continue to not invest enough in defense and takes options to the White House for drawing Korean employees, about half the local want to pursue more rotational forces -- advantage of the United States on trade. down the number of military personnel national workforce, because there is no force deployments into theaters, because [email protected] on the peninsula because of the ongoing agreement. it gives us, the United States, greater stra- Twitter: @caitlinmkenney Wednesday, July 22, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 7 VIRUS OUTBREAK USFJ installations can report case totals

BY CAITLIN DOORNBOS Army AND MATTHEW M. BURKE Stars and Stripes YOKOSUKA NAVAL BASE, Japan — U.S. Forces Japan changed tack on Tuesday and lifted a ban on reporting coronavirus case surges numbers at U.S. bases, days after Japanese government critiques of U.S. arrivals testing positive and cluster outbreaks on Okinawa. Yokosuka Naval Base, south of Tokyo, on Tuesday announced that seven people at the home of the 7th Fleet are positive for the virus. to 7K On Okinawa, the Marine Corps said five new cases there were identified within “the last 24 hours,” according to a Facebook post by Ma- rine Corps Installations Pacific. USFJ worked with the Japanese government, Indo-Pacific Command and the Penta- cases gon to change its policy and allow installations BY CAITLIN M. KENNEY to report the number of active cases among its Stars and Stripes personnel and families, according to an email Tuesday from USFJ’s public affairs office. WASHINGTON — The Army Defense Secretary Mark Esper in March became the first military ser- ordered commanders to stop reporting spe- vice to surpass 7,000 coronavirus cific numbers of new coronavirus cases at cases as of Monday, less than a their installations to protect operational se- ISAAC MUNCE/U.S. Marine Corps week after reaching 6,000 cases, curity. Some commands continued to report according to the Pentagon. numbers, including U.S. Forces Korea. Meals are distributed for quarantined personnel on Okinawa in this photo posted to The Army had 683 more sol- USFJ lifted the order because “additional the Marine Corps Installations Pacific Facebook page Monday. A post by Marine Corps diers test positive for the coro- transparency at the community level was Installations Pacific said five new cases of coronavirus on Okinawa recently were identified. navirus since Friday, bringing necessary to accurately depict the scope of the number of soldiers infected the issue, as well as to highlight the effective Last week, Kono and Tamaki called on the Facebook post. to 7,282, according to the Pen- measures we have in place to limit the spread U.S. to test its military personnel bound for Before Tuesday, Yokosuka went about two tagon’s cumulative coronavirus of the virus,” according to the email. Japan before they leave the United States. On months without a positive coronavirus test case chart. From now on, USFJ will update its online Tuesday, Kono at a Tokyo press conference that originated locally. The Army saw 1,480 more coronavirus tallies from across Japan each reiterated their position that U.S. personnel The base did not say how long the cases had cases among its soldiers between Wednesday and Friday afternoon, the mes- bound for Okinawa be tested prior to their de- been active, but recovery from the coronavi- July 13 and Monday, according to sage said. parture, according to the ministry website. rus can take more than six weeks, according the Pentagon. If the Army were Japanese Defense Minister Taro Kono on On Okinawa, the five new cases were discov- to Johns Hopkins Medicine in Baltimore. its own state, it would have had Friday questioned the U.S. practice of allow- ered by a trace-and-test process, according to However, the city of Yokosuka on Monday more cases than 14 states and the ing service members into the country who af- the Marine Corps statement on Facebook. learned from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs District of Columbia during the terward test positive for the virus. Earlier that Four of the affected individuals were already that someone assigned to the naval base was last 7 days, according to Centers week, a U.S. military family broke Japan’s quarantined; the fifth was isolated on Sunday quarantined at a lodging facility in the city for Disease Control and Preven- protocol and flew by commercial airliner to and that person’s contacts were identified and when that person tested positive, an official tion data. Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni in west- quarantined, as well, according to the Ma- with the city’s Military Base Division told The Army was not able Monday ern Japan. They tested positive after their rines’ statement. Stars and Stripes on Tuesday. to provide information on what is arrival. At Yokosuka, not all of the seven active The infected person was moved to base causing the surge in cases. On Okinawa, after the Fourth of July cases reported Tuesday were recently diag- lodging, the city official said. But the city was During the past few weeks, the weekend, two clusters of coronavirus cases nosed, according to the base announcement. unaware the Japanese government had agreed U.S. has seen a surge in cases in emerged at Marine Corps bases that, so far, Most of those cases originated outside to allow the Navy to quarantine its personnel several states, mostly in the south have resulted in 141 positive cases. The five Japan, but one asymptomatic base employee at the lodging facility, he said. and southwest , according to the new cases announced there Tuesday are recently tested positive during a medical “The city urged the Japanese government CDC. America has had 3.8 mil- linked to that outbreak, according to the Ma- screening before a procedure at Naval Hos- to follow the rule set for quarantine and to lion people infected with the virus rines’ Facebook post. pital Yokosuka, according to the base state- provide information,” he said. and more than 140,000 have died Marine officials on Tuesday said the five ment. That person’s contacts are being traced He said more U.S. personnel are expected as of Monday, according to data new cases were at Marine Corps Air Station to identify others who may have been exposed to arrive in Japan, so the city requested the from Johns Hopkins University. Futenma, a site, along with Camp Hansen, to the virus, according to the base statement. U.S. military and Japanese government dis- The Pentagon recorded 21,909 of the cluster outbreaks. Two cases at MCAS The remaining six patients “only displayed cuss border control measures. service members have tested Futenma were reported Monday by the minor symptoms” and tested positive at area All incoming military personnel undergo a positive for the coronavirus as prefecture. airports after arriving in Japan from other 14-day quarantine upon entering the country, of Monday, an increase of 3,893 Okinawa Gov. Denny Tamaki in mid-July countries, including the United States, ac- according to the statement. cases during the past week . called the outbreaks “extremely regrettable.” cording to the statement and a base Facebook Stars and Stripes reporters Aya Ichihashi and Hana Army Gen. Mark Milley, chair- Around the same time, the Marine Corps post on Tuesday. Kusumoto contributed to this report. man of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, moved newly arrived personnel quarantined “Fortunately, they were already in restric- [email protected] Twitter: @CaitlinDoornbos said Friday during a town hall in city hotels to base lodging after complaints tion-of-movement status when their test re- [email protected] discussion at the Pentagon that surfaced in local media. sults because known,” according to the base Twitter: @MatthewMBurke1 the military has “relatively low rates of infection” compared to “other parts of the society and USMC bans visits to Hiroshima amid uptick in cases the world.” A spokesperson for the chairman did not respond to a request BY JAMES BOLINGER roshima are still allowed onto the installation morial Park for the coming 75th anniversary Monday for the military’s infec- Stars and Stripes but are asked to take appropriate measures to of the Aug. 6, 1945, bombing of Hiroshima. tion rate. prevent the virus spreading from the city to The attack marked the first use of an atomic MARINE CORPS AIR STATION IWAKU- In the early weeks of the pan- the air station. bomb and hastened the end of World War II. demic, the Navy led the other NI, Japan — Hiroshima has been declared The air station made no other leave or lib- “If there is something you want to buy that military services in cases, in part off-limits to those living and working at MCAS erty policies that affect service members, is not essential, please travel outside Hiroshi- due to outbreaks aboard the USS Iwakuni due to an increase in coronavirus meaning troops can still travel throughout ma City to do so,” the post stated. Essential Theodore Roosevelt and USS cases in the city. Honshu islands, as long as they do not use services include work, school, medical ap- Kidd. The service now has the The ban took effect Tuesday and applies public transportation or visit off-limits areas pointments, fuel and groceries. second highest number of cases, to all personnel, including service members, like Hiroshima and Tokyo. Marines and sailors may drive through Hi- with 5,629 as of Monday, an in- Defense Department civilian employees and MCAS Iwakuni reported its first cases of roshima but are not permitted to stop unless crease of 349 more sailors be- family members, looking to travel to Hiro- coronavirus last week when a family of three an emergency develops, the post stated. coming infected since Friday . shima in their spare time, according to a post tested positive after arriving in Japan from Travel to the city via personal vehicles was As of Monday, the Air Force Monday on the air station’s official Facebook the U.S., according to the Japanese Ministry authorized June 19, following a monthslong has 3,263 cumulative cases, the page. Hiroshima has recorded new coronavi- of Defense. rus cases almost daily since July 1, according lockdown during which base residents could National Guard has 3,016, and the to the city’s website. On Monday, it reported only leave the air station for essential tasks. Stars and Stripes reporter Hana Kusumoto Marine Corps has 2,470 cases. contributed to this report. four infections. The new travel ban will affect anyone from [email protected] [email protected] MCAS Iwakuni personnel who live in Hi- the base who planned to visit the Peace Me- Twitter: @bolingerj2004 Twitter: @caitlinmkenney PAGE 8 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Wednesday, July 22, 2020 VIRUS OUTBREAK Aid: Push for easing the payroll tax is dividing Republicans

FROM FRONT PAGE Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and acting chief of staff Mark Meadows were to meet privately Tuesday with Pe- losi and Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer.. Mnuchin vowed passage by month’s end, as a $600 boost in jobless aid is set to expire, and said he expected a fresh $1 trillion jolt of business tax breaks and other aid would have a “big impact” on the struggling economy. On Capitol Hill, McConnell faces not just pressure from the White House but also splits within his ranks, which have chiseled away at his majority power and left him re- lying on Democrats for votes. The package from McConnell, being crafted behind closed doors, is expected to include $75 billion to help schools reopen. It will likely replace an expiring $600 weekly unemployment benefits boost with a smaller amount. The cut in unemployment assistance is designed to ensure that jobless people do not receive a greater benefit than if they were working. Regular state benefits vary widely, and the measure would peg the federal bonus payment to a percentage of the state benefit. McConnell’s package may also send a fresh round of direct $1,200 cash payments to Americans below a certain income level, likely $75,000, and create a sweeping five- year liability shield against coronavirus lawsuits. EVAN VUCCI/AP But the administration was panning the proposal’s $25 billion in new funds for House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy of California, left, speaks during a meeting Monday with Senate Majority Leader Mitch virus testing and tracing and insisting on McConnell of Kentucky, center, and President Donald Trump in the Oval Office to discuss a new federal aid package. the payroll tax cut, Republicans said. At Monday’s White House meeting, Trump said he wants a full payroll tax repeal, said one Republican who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss the EU agrees on massive budget, virus aid deal private meeting. Trump then put econo- Associated Press where at the summit, the leaders were that leaders had been haggling over for mist Art Laffer on speakerphone. Laffer is constantly reminded of the potent medi- months even before the pandemic. part of a conservative group favoring the BRUSSELS — After four days and tax break. The GOP leaders indicated only nights of wrangling, exhausted Europe- cal and economic threat the virus poses. “The consequences will be historic,” a partial repeal would be included in the an Union leaders finally clinched a deal “Extraordinary events, and this is the French President Emmanuel Macron coming bill. on an unprecedented 1.8 trillion-euro pandemic that has reached us all, also said. “We have created a possibility of Easing the payroll tax is dividing Trump’s budget and coronavirus recovery fund require extraordinary new methods,” taking up loans together, of setting up a party because it is used to finance Social early Tuesday, after one of their longest German Chancellor Angela Merkel said. recovery fund in the spirit of solidarity,” Security and Medicare. The tax is already summits . To confront the biggest recession in its a sense of sharing debt that would have being deferred for employers under the The 27 leaders grudgingly committed history, the EU will establish a 750 bil- been unthinkable not so long ago. previous virus relief package. Supporters to a costly, massive aid package for those lion-euro coronavirus fund, partly based Merkel added: “We have laid the fi- say cutting it now for employees would put hit hardest by COVID-19, which has al- on common borrowing, to be sent as loans nancial foundations for the EU for the money in people’s pockets and stimulate ready killed 135,000 people within the and grants to the hardest-hit countries. next seven years and came up with a re- the economy, but detractors warn it would bloc alone. That is in addition to the agreement on sponse to this arguably biggest crisis of do little for out-of-work Americans and add With masks and hygienic gel every- the seven-year, 1 trillion-euro EU budget the European Union.” to the nation’s rising debt load. GOP senators swiftly pushed back as the Republicans and the White House battled not at all match projections from the lead- Joe Biden, the Democrats’ presumed said about half of the $25 billion previously over priorities. ing health professionals straining to halt presidential nominee, stated his own pri- approved remains unspent. Senate Demo- GOP Sen. John Cornyn of Texas was among several Republicans saying he’s the alarming U.S. caseload and death toll. orities. The new package should “deliver a crats are investigating why the adminis- “not a fan” of a payroll tax holiday. Schumer warned Monday his side will lifeline to those who need it most: working tration has left so much on the table. Sen. Lamar Alexander of Tennessee, the block any effort from McConnell that falls families and small businesses,” he said. The proposed virus aid package would chairman of the Health committee, said, short, reviving a strategy from the last Trump raised alarms on Capitol Hill be the fifth, following the $2.2 trillion bill “All roads to opening school, going back virus aid bill that forced Republicans to when he suggested last month at a rally passed in March, the largest U.S. interven- to work, opening child care lead through the negotiating table. This time, the House in Oklahoma that he wanted to slow virus tion of its kind. While many Republicans testing.” has approved Pelosi’s sweeping $3 trillion testing. Testing is seen as the best way to hoped the virus would ease and economy Trump has insisted that the virus would effort, giving Democrats momentum head- track the virus to contain its spread. An- rebound, it’s become clear more aid is “disappear,” but the president’s view did ing into negotiations. other Republican familiar with the process needed. Trump reverses course, now calls wearing a mask ‘patriotic’

Bloomberg that experts say costs lives. recommending that it continue its week cast masks as key to ensur- conference. “This virus is not The president, who for months order. The reversal followed polls ing the state wouldn’t need to shut going away. There are lives on The mask may have reached a resisted covering his face in pub- that showed Trump’s refusal to down its economy a second time, the line.” tipping point. lic, tweeted that “it is Patriotic to champion masks was out of step though he resisted ordering their President Donald Trump’s ad- Coronavirus cases in the U.S. wear a face mask when you can’t with citizens terrified by rising use. increased Monday to 3.79 mil- ministration Monday pushed to socially distance.” And Vice Pres- case counts nationwide. Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves encourage mask-wearing, explic- ident Mike Pence told governors It also comes as Republican on Monday required residents lion, according to data collected itly endorsing a measure widely in a teleconference that he sup- governors, facing outbreaks spi- of 23 hard-hit counties to start by Johns Hopkins University seen as crucial to stemming the ported their mask mandates, with raling beyond control, begin to wearing masks. and Bloomberg. The disease has coronavirus pandemic, and po- the administration even sending break with Trump on the issue. “We have to take COVID-19 killed almost 141,000 Americans tentially quelling a bitter debate a memorandum to New Jersey Texas Governor Greg Abbott last seriously,” Reeves said at a news so far. Wednesday, July 22, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 9 VIRUS OUTBREAK ROUNDUP Houston cautiously optimistic but state passes 4K deaths

Associated Press number of people on ventilators and in intensive care has also AUSTIN — Texas surpassed decreased. 4,000 deaths in the coronavirus pandemic Monday, but officials in Houston, one of the hardest-hit California cities in the United States , have SAN FRANCISCO — Another said they are cautiously optimis- California death row inmate has tic about recent trends follow- died from what appears to be ing weeks of alarming surges at complications of the coronavi- hospitals. rus amid an outbreak sweeping Texas reported more than 7,400 through San Quentin State Pris- confirmed new cases and at least on, authorities said Monday. 62 new deaths. The virus has con- Troy A. Ashmus, 58, died Mon- tinued to take a particularly hard day outside of the prison near toll along the Texas-Mexico bor- San Francisco, according to the der: Hidalgo County has reported Department of Corrections and more than 140 deaths over the Rehabilitation. past week, and the county judge The exact cause of his death on Monday signed a shelter-at- was under investigation but ap- home order. peared to be COVID-19-related, The new order, which goes into prison officials said. effect Wednesday, limits travel Ashmus was the seventh death and gatherings, sets a curfew row prisoner and the 12th overall and recommends all nonessential at San Quentin to die from con- businesses cease any activity that firmed or suspected COVID-19 can’t be provided at curbside or infections. by takeout. In Houston, officials have said Florida /AP they are seeing signs of optimism. ERIC GAY Dr. David Persse, Houston’s ST. PETERSBURG — Florida Visitors wearing masks ride a river barge Monday along the River Walk in San Antonio, Texas. health authority, said during a teachers sued Monday to block news conference that the positiv- what they call the “reckless and as virus cases continued to rise in criticism from Republicans in the government and county health ity rate for COVID-19 testing has unsafe reopening” of public the southern state. GOP-controlled Legislature and department on issues such as so- slightly dipped in recent days and school campuses for face-to-face Gov. Andrew Cuomo declined conservatives outside state gov- cial distancing and other safety the number of people requiring instruction. to directly criticize Georgia Gov. ernment already critical of her precautions. hospitalization “seems to have ta- The Florida Education Associ- Brian Kemp, but warmly praised handling of the pandemic. The pered off a bit.” The positivity rate ation lawsuit argues that reopen- Savannah Mayor Van Johnson, a small-government, free-market New Hampshire was at 24.5% on Friday, slightly ing this fall would put students native New Yorker who has been Kansas Policy Institute, influ- down from a high of 25.9% earlier and school employees at risk — as a scorching critic of Kemp in re- ential with GOP conservatives, CONCORD — New Hampshire this month, Persse said, adding well as accelerate the spread of cent days. called Kelly’s actions “simply students of all ages are eager to that the positivity rate was still the coronavirus. The lawsuit, Cuomo said New York has to unwarranted.” return to school, but neither par- “very high.” filed in state Circuit Court in be interested in what’s happening Kansas has seen the number ents nor teachers are confident Persse said some of the reasons Miami, names as defendants Gov. in other parts of the country be- of reported virus cases more that young children or teens will why hospitalizations might have Ron DeSantis, Education Com- cause infected people from other than double since June 10, when comply with restrictions aimed at leveled off recently include hospi- missioner Richard Corcoran, the states are likely to spread virus its rolling seven-day average of preventing the spread of the coro- tals doing a better job of treating Florida Department of Education cases in New York, and has previ- new cases per day bottomed out navirus, according to a survey re- patients and the length of time and Miami-Dade County Mayor ously promised to aid Atlanta and after peaking in early May. The leased Monday. people are staying at medical fa- Carlos Gimenez. Houston. He portrayed his mis- state has now reported more than The state’s school reopening cilities is getting shorter. Florida reported another 10,000 sion as an effort to help overcome 23,000 cases and more than 300 task force heard from more than new coronavirus cases Monday, political divisions on how to fight COVID-19-related deaths. 56,000 respondents, including Arizona the 12th day since the Fourth of COVID-19 nearly 42,000 parents, as it devel- July the number has topped that Cuomo also backed mask use, Missouri oped the guidance published last PHOENIX — Hospitaliza- threshold. The state Department saying that “somehow in this week. tions from the coronavirus are of Health reported 10,347 new crazy partisan world we’ve even O’FALLON — The Archdiocese About eight in 10 parents sur- on a slight downturn in Arizona, cases and 90 deaths. That brings politicized a virus.” of St. Louis on Monday announced veyed said their children were along with the number of people the state’s totals for the entire plans to resume in-person classes eager to return to the class- on ventilators and in intensive pandemic to more than 360,000 Kansas next month as one area Catholic room, though parents were split care units, according to the latest cases and over 5,100 deaths. school deals with a coronavirus on whether that should happen. figures. Hospitalizations for the disease TOPEKA — Democratic Gov. outbreak. Asked to rank their preferences, Arizona reported 1,559 new continued to increase, stand- Laura Kelly issued an order Mon- At least 19 St. Dominic High about half said their top choice cases of the virus Monday and ing at 9,452 statewide in the late day requiring masks and daily School students as well as two would be onsite instruction. De- 23 deaths, the latter of which is morning Monday — up about 160 temperature checks in the state’s guests tested positive for COVID- pending on their children’s grade typically lower at the start of the from the day before. Though the K-12 schools, setting some coro- 19 after attending an outdoor levels, between 12 and 15% of week because not all hospitals increase has slowed when com- navirus-inspired rules that are graduation ceremony July 8 parents said they’d prefer remote submit data over the weekend. pared to about a week ago, those stricter than guidelines adopted and prom July 10, according to learning, while 15-21% favored a Those numbers bring the state’s additional patients have been by the Republican-controlled the O’Fallon school. The school mix. Among teachers, 38% listed case total to 145,183 infections straining intensive care units of State Board of Education. had cancel ed student activities onsite instruction as their top and the deaths to 2,784. some hospitals in the South Flori- Kelly also released the text of through Aug. 9. choice, with 27% picking remote Arizona had been experienc- da, Tampa, Orlando and Jackson- a proposed order to delay the re- The announcement of the out- learning and 26% favoring a hy- ing some of the highest rates of ville areas. opening of public and private ele- break came on the same day the brid model. coronavirus cases and hospital- mentary, middle and high schools Archdiocese of St. Louis unveiled Compared to parents, teach- izations in the country since Gov. Georgia for three weeks from mid-August a reopening plan that calls for ers were more likely to say they Doug Ducey lifted a stay-at-home until Sept. 9, after the Labor Day students who attend the more would be concerned about their order in mid-May. ATLANTA — New York’s Dem- holiday. Kansas law requires the than 100 Catholic schools in the health and safety and that of their Hospitalizations reported ocratic governor flew to Georgia state school board’s approval for St. Louis area to return to the students. And teachers were far Monday were at the lowest level on Monday, pledging to help the a delay and it is scheduled to meet classroom starting next month. less likely to say students will be in more than two weeks, a sign city of Savannah fight COVID-19 Wednesday morning. The Archdiocese of St. Louis able to maintain new restrictions that Arizona’s COVID-19 out- in a barely concealed rebuke to The Democratic governor’s said each Catholic school will such as social distancing and break might be moderating. The Georgia’s Republican leadership plans for schools are inspiring follow the guidance of its local avoiding congregating in groups. PAGE 10 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Wednesday, July 22, 2020 NATION Trump pledges to send federal agents to more cities

BY NICK MIROFF Gun violence in Chicago surged AND MARK BERMAN in 2016 — with the city having The Washington Post its deadliest year in two decades — and homicides have declined WASHINGTON — Homeland in the years since. Security officials said Monday But this year has seen a danger- that they are preparing to deploy ous reversal of those trends, with federal agents to Chicago, and shootings and killings both ris- President Donald Trump threat- ing. As of Monday morning, there ened to send U.S. law enforcement had been 414 homicides, more personnel to other Democratic- than 1,600 shootings and more led cities experiencing spates of than 2,000 shooting victims this crime as he defended his use of year, according to Chicago police force in Portland, where agents data — all numbers significantly have clashed nightly with pro- ahead of where they were at the testers and made arrests from same point last year. Some other unmarked cars. major American cities were also Calling the unrest in Port- seeing increases in homicides land “worse than Afghanistan,” over last year, while reports of Trump’s rhetoric escalated ten- some other crimes had declined. sions with Democratic mayors Last month, Trump released a and governors who have criticized letter assailing state and city of- the presence of federal agents on ficials for the violence, describing U.S. streets, telling reporters at them as having a “lack of leader- the White House that he would ship on this important issue.” He send forces into jurisdictions also criticized local taxes on resi- with or without the cooperation of dents. In response, Mayor Lori their elected leaders. Lightfoot, a Democrat, dismissed NOAH BERGER/AP “We’re looking at Chicago, too. his comments in a statement post- We’re looking New York,” he said. Federal officers use crowd control munitions to disperse Black Lives Matter protesters outside the Mark ed on Twitter, saying the presi- “All run by very liberal Demo- O. Hatfield United States Courthouse early Tuesday in Portland, Ore. dent was “using the victims of crats. All run, really, by the radi- gun violence in our city to score cal left. other cities where his administra- “The Radical Left Democrats, part of their basic certification,” cheap political points.” “This is worse than anything tion is looking to send in federal who totally control Biden, will de- said Ron Vitiello, the former Bor- Trump also mentioned Phila- anyone’s ever seen,” Trump con- agents, but two DHS officials said stroy our Country as we know it,” der Patrol chief and acting direc- delphia on Monday, days after tinued. “And you know what? If Chicago is the only city where the president wrote Sunday in a tor of ICE until 2019. taking aim at Larry Krasner, the Biden got in, that would be true their plans have advanced. tweet. “Unimaginably bad things On the streets of Portland, they city’s district attorney. Krasner is for the country. The whole coun- The Chicago Tribune first re- would happen to America. Look at have been flummoxed by protest- one of the most high-profile lib- try would go to hell.” ported on the plans Monday, and Portland, where the pols are just ers and anarchist groups using eral prosecutors elected in recent With his poll numbers sinking said up to 150 agents would be in- fine with 50 days of anarchy. We tactics to disguise their identities years who have pledged to decline amid widespread frustration at volved, but the DHS officials said sent in help. Look at New York, and work in coordination to con- lower-level charges and change his response to the coronavirus the size of the HSI contingent re- Chicago, Philadelphia. NO!” fuse agents, DHS officials said. other criminal justice policies. pandemic, Trump has cast him- mains in flux and would likely be Portland and Seattle are the One official said protesters over Trump repeatedly criticized self as a law-and-order strongman smaller. only cities that have seen sus- the weekend had arrived to the Krasner, and last week referred who will pacify U.S. communi- DHS officials involved in the tained clashes between militant clashes armed with leaf blowers, to places “appointing left-wing ties roiled in recent months by preparations also said the federal protesters and authorities. Home- using them to disperse tear gas social justice prosecutors, like spreading disease, the economic agents would be directed by the land Security officials sent BOR- and sent irritants back at federal you have in Philadelphia.” crisis and large street protests for Department of Justice, and their TAC agents as well as ICE tactical agents. In a statement on Monday re- racial justice. assignment in Chicago would be officers to both cities in anticipa- Chicago’s gun violence has long sponding to Trump’s suggestion Three Department of Home- very different from the standoff tion of clashes on the Fourth of been a focus of Trump’s ire, and that he could send more federal land Security officials said Mon- between federal forces and pro- July holiday, but the federal forc- he has repeatedly criticized law forces to Philadelphia, Krasner day that the agency has been testers in Portland, despite the es have mostly been withdrawn enforcement and city officials invoked his father and uncles who making preparations to deploy president’s attempts to link the from Seattle. when invoking it. During the “served in World War II to fight agents from U.S. Immigration two. In Portland, they remain to 2016 presidential campaign, he fascism … so we would not have and Customs Enforcement to Chi- On Sunday, Trump lashed out defend the federal courthouse said police in the city needed to an American president brutal- cago, but the officials said opera- at the Democratic officials in that has become a proxy for the be “much tougher.” Shortly after izing and kidnapping Americans tional details of the plan are not Oregon who have asked his ad- Trump administration. taking office, Trump said that the for exercising their constitutional yet finalized. ministration to withdraw from The tactical teams are trained violence was “very easily fixable” rights.” The officials, who spoke on the Portland, saying the tactics of in riot control and mass demon- and that officials there were “not Krasner also bluntly warned condition of anonymity to de- DHS agents was exacerbating the strations, but their field experi- doing the job.” that federal officials could face scribe the plans, said the agents, confrontation outside the federal ence has mostly occurred along Trump tweeted early in his prosecution. who are part of ICE’s Homeland courthouse where violent clashes the border — where the Border tenure that he would “send in the “Anyone, including federal law Security Investigations division, have played out over the past sev- Patrol has repelled migrant “car- Feds!” even though there were enforcement, who unlawfully as- would not engage in immigra- eral weeks. avans” with tear gas — and im- a number of federal officials in saults and kidnaps people will tion enforcement operations, and Border Patrol SWAT teams migration jails where detainees Chicago working with task forces face criminal charges from my would probably assist with intelli- from the agency’s BORTAC tacti- sometimes riot. that included the city’s police. office,” Krasner said. “At trial, gence-gathering and targeting of cal unit have squared off against “These guys go up against the City officials had said they wel- they will face a Philadelphia jury. the drug-trafficking groups and militant protesters including an- worst of worst along the south- comed more federal help pros- It’s the least we can do to honor gangs driving the violence. archists wielding fireworks, laser west border, and their teams ecuting gun crimes. Trump’s those who fought fascism, includ- Trump has mentioned New pointers and slingshots, among were built to have capability to do focus on Chicago has continued ing those who are fighting it even York and Philadelphia as two other improvised weapons. crowd controls and riots — that’s as bloodshed there has declined. now.” Workers protest racial inequalities on day of national strikes

Associated Press Organizers said at least 20,000 The Strike for Black Lives was ticipants picketed during a lunch City Hall. Fast-food cooks and ca- workers in 160 cities walked organized or supported by more break or dropped to a knee in shiers in Los Angeles and nursing NEW YORK — Workers from off the job, inspired by the ra- than 60 labor unions and social memory of police brutality vic- home workers in St. Paul, Minn., the service industry, fast-food cial reckoning that followed the and racial justice organizations, tims, including George Floyd, a also went on strike, organizers chains and the gig economy ral- deaths of several Black men and which held a range of events in Black man killed in Minneapolis said. lied with organized labor Mon- women at the hands of police. Vis- more than two dozen cities. Sup- police custody in late May. At one McDonald’s in Los An- day to protest systemic racism ible support came largely in pro- port swelled well beyond expec- Dozens of janitors, security geles, workers blocked the drive- and economic inequality, staging tests that drew people whose jobs tations, organizers said, although guards and health care workers thru for 8 minutes and 46 seconds, demonstrations across the United in health care, transportation and a precise participation tally was observed a moment of silence in about how long prosecutors said a States and around the world seek- construction do not allow them to not available. Denver to honor Floyd. white police officer held his knee ing better treatment of Black work from home during the coro- Where work stoppages were In San Francisco, 1,500 jani- on Floyd’s neck as he pleaded for Americans in the workplace. navirus pandemic. not possible for a full day, par- tors walked out and marched to air. Wednesday, July 22, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 11 NATION House honors ‘conscience of the Congress’ Associated Press during a 1965 civil rights march in Selma, Ala . He represented WASHINGTON — The House Georgia in the House since 1987, on Monday stood for an emotion- and was known for his kindness al moment of silence for Georgia Rep. John Lewis, the civil rights and humility. icon who died last week from “Our nation has indeed lost a pancreatic cancer. giant,” said Rep. Tom Graves, Speaker Nancy Pelosi gaveled R-Ga. the House to order, calling on “all Earlier, Pelosi choked up re- who loved John Lewis, wherever calling their last conversation the you are, rise in a moment of si- day before he died. lence in remembrance of the con- “It was a sad one,” Pelosi said science of the Congress.” of their conversation Thursday. Several people on the dais wept “We never talked about his dying as the House stood in silence, until that day.” heads bowed. When Pelosi tried She recalled on “CBS This to move on, those gathered inter- Morning“ how the civil rights rupted with sustained applause. icon also threw his clout to wom- “Our hero, our colleague, our en’s rights, LGBTQ rights and brother, our friend received and many other causes. answered his final summons from “He always worked on the side God almighty,” said Rep. Sanford of the angels, and now he is with Bishop, the dean of the Georgia them,” Pelosi said. delegation. It was not yet clear whether Lewis, 80, died Friday, several Lewis’s casket would lie in the MANUEL BALCE CENETA/AP months after he was diagnosed Capitol Rotunda to allow people with advanced pancreatic cancer. to pay their respects. The Capitol House Speaker Nancy Pelosi walks toward the House Chamber at the Capitol on Monday . Pelosi The son of sharecroppers, Lewis is closed to the public during the presided over a moment of silence for Georgia Rep. John Lewis, who died Friday, several months after survived a brutal police beating coronavirus pandemic. he was diagnosed with advanced pancreatic cancer.

Suspect in shooting of judge’s Officer charged family eyed in second killing in rubber pellet shooting at Associated Press filed in 2015, that was being heard by Salas involving a woman who wanted to register A self-described “anti-feminist” law- for the men-only military draft. In writings Detroit protests yer found dead in the Catskills of an ap- posted online, Den Hollander derided the parent self-inflicted gunshot wound is the judge as having traded on her Hispanic Associated Press prime suspect in the shooting of a federal heritage to get ahead. judge’s family in New Jersey, the FBI said A package addressed to Salas was found DETROIT — A police corporal accused Monday. of shooting three photojournalists with Federal investigators are also investigat- along with Den Hollander’s body, the officials said. rubber pellets while they covered protests ing whether Roy Den Hollander is respon- in Detroit against police brutality was sible for the killing of a fellow men’s rights In a screed Den Hollander posted online, he also wrote of posing as a FedEx delivery charged with felony assault, prosecutors lawyer in California, a law enforcement of- said Monday. ficial said. person to speak with a young girl, the same tactic the gunman apparently used at the Detroit Police C pl. Daniel Debono, 32, The federal agents are trying to deter- faces multiple counts of felonious assault mine whether Den Hollander, who is sus- door to the judge’s home. Den Hollander was best known previ- for allegedly firing rubber pellets at the pected of posing as a FedEx driver when three photojournalists during a May pro- he opened fire at the home of U.S. District ously for unsuccessful lawsuits challenging the constitutionality of “ladies night” RUTGERS LAW SCHOOL/AP test, Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Wor- Judge Esther Salas on Sunday , had any role thy said. in the killing of Marc Angelucci. Angelucci promotions at bars and nightclubs. His liti- gation, and willingness to appear on tele- The son of U.S. District Judge Esther Shortly after midnight on May 31 in was killed earlier this month in San Ber- Salas, seen at Rutgers Law School, was downtown Detroit, MLive.com photojour- nardino County, Calif ., the official said. vision, earned him spots on The Colbert killed and her husband was wounded nalist Nicole Hester, 30, and two indepen- The official cautioned the investigation Report and MSNBC. Sunday in a shooting at their home. dent photojournalists, Seth Herald, 28, and was in its early stages . In both cases, the Another lawsuit argued nightclubs were Matthew Hatcher, 29, encountered Debono suspect appeared to pose as a delivery driv- violating human rights by charging men Beaverkill, about 40 minutes by car from hundreds of dollars for bottle service. In and two other officers. er, the official said. Liberty. 2008, he unsuccessfully sued Columbia Each of the photojournalists was wear- Den Hollander, who received media at- Den Hollander filed for bankruptcy in University for providing women’s studies ing press credentials, identified themselves tention for lawsuits challenging perceived 2011, citing more than $120,000 in credit classes, saying they were “a bastion of big- as news media and raised their hands infringements of “men’s rights,” was found card debt, as well as rent and other expens- otry against men.” as they asked to cross the street, Worthy dead Monday in Sullivan County, N.Y. , two es. In the filing, Den Hollander estimated Salas, seated in Newark, was nominated said. Debono, dressed in riot gear, struck officials with knowledge of the investiga- he made about $300 a month from his work, tion told The Associated Press. by President Barack Obama and confirmed all three with rubber pellets that inflicted in 2011. Prior to that, she served as a U.S. with the bulk of his income coming from a bruises and other injuries. The FBI confirmed he had been pro- $724 monthly Social Security payment. nounced dead but provided no other de- magistrate judge after working as an assis- “The evidence shows that these three Salas, born in California to a Cuban im- tails. Found among his personal effects was tant public defender for several years. journalists were leaving the protest area migrant mother and Mexican father, spent information about another judge, New York In more than 2,000 pages of often mi- and that there was almost no one else on most of her childhood in Union City, N.J. Chief Judge Janet DiFiore, a state court sogynistic, racist writings, Den Hollander the street where they were,” Worthy said. spokesperson said. criticized Salas’ life story of being aban- After helping her family escape a devastat- “There are simply no explicable reasons A day earlier, a gunman posing as a doned by her father and raised by her poor ing house fire, she acted as her mother’s why the alleged actions of this officer were FedEx delivery person went to the North mother as “the usual effort to blame a man translator and advocate, foreshadowing taken.” Brunswick, N.J., home of Salas, and started and turn someone into super girl.” her career in law as she argued her fami- The photojournalists were covering the shooting, wounding her husband, defense In another section — part of a collection ly’s case to welfare officials, according to a protest in downtown Detroit, which was lawyer Mark Anderl, and killing her son, posted online that resembled an early draft 2018 magazine profile. sparked by the May 25 death of George Daniel Anderl. of a memoir — he wrote about being treated Salas’ highest-profile case in recent Floyd in Minneapolis. Salas was at home but in another part of recently for cancer, and wanting to use the years was the financial fraud case involv- Detroit Police Sgt. Nicole Kirkwood the house and was unharmed, said the of- rest of his time to “wrap up his affairs.” ing husband-and-wife “Real Housewives of said Monday in an email to The Associ- ficials, who could not discuss an ongoing Den Hollander’s writings also point to a New Jersey” reality TV stars Teresa and ated Press that an investigation was “im- investigation publicly and spoke to the AP possible connection to the area where he Joe Giudice, whom Salas sentenced to pris- mediately launched” after the department on condition of anonymity. was found dead. He described going to a on for crimes including bankruptcy fraud learned about the incident, and Police Den Hollander was involved in a lawsuit, family cabin in the Catskills community of and tax evasion. Chief James Craig suspended the officer. PAGE 12 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Wednesday, July 22, 2020 NATION Biden: Better child, elderly care could create over 3M jobs

BY WILL WEISSERT a “core pillar” of their candidate’s AND ALEXANDRA JAFFE economic recovery plan, saying Associated Press on a conference call with reporters that it was an important key WASHINGTON — Joe Biden to “getting people back to work” wants to spend more than three- in the wake of the pandemic and quarters of a trillion dollars to the rising unemployment that it dramatically improve care for sparked. older Americans, bolster low-in- Under the proposal, Biden come families’ tax credits and vows to provide for the estimated provide preschool for all 3- and 800,000 people waiting for home 4-year-olds — part of the pre- JOHN MINCHILLO/AP and community services under sumptive Democratic presiden- Medicaid. Biden wants to expand Republican Ohio State Rep. Larry Householder, speaker of the House is under federal investigation in a tial nominee’s larger plan to alternatives to institutional care remake an economy ravaged by $60 million bribery case. for all older Americans while the coronavirus. helping veterans by filling tens of Unveiled Tuesday, the pro- thousands of vacancies at Veter- posal is slated to cost $775 billion Ohio House Speaker, 4 others ans Affairs facilities around the over 10 years and is designed to country. He has also pledged to create 3 million new jobs car- train and hire 150,000 new coming for older people and provid- munity health workers in under- arrested in $60M bribery case ing improved early education to served communities, and 35,000 children. Biden promises to pay more to combat the opioid crisis for it by reducing tax breaks for besides creating a 100,000-mem- Associated Press sixth suspect, the person said. from the pharmaceutical, gam- real estate investors with annual Previous attempts to bail out bling and alcoholic beverage in- ber public health job corps. COLUMBUS, Ohio — The pow- incomes of $400,000-plus, while the nuclear plants had stalled in dustries, among others. The Biden campaign noted erful Republican speaker of the also increasing compliance with the Legislature before House- Cespedes is a former invest- that the coronavirus is forcing Ohio House and four other people existing tax law for high earners. holder became speaker. Months ment officer with the Ohio schools to close and has left many were arrested Tuesday in a $60 The former vice president after taking over, he rolled out a Treasurer’s Office who was ap- planned to provide more details parents desperately juggling full- million federal bribery investi- new plan to subsidize the plants pointed by then-Gov. John Ka- time jobs and child care, but its gation, a person briefed on the during an afternoon speech near and eliminate renewable energy sich as commissioner for the Ohio his home in Wilmington, Del . plan argues that “even before the matter said, as the FBI raided the incentives. The proposal was ap- Civil Rights Commission, where pandemic, millions of parents legislative leader’s rural farm. “The pandemic has laid bare proved a year ago despite opposi- he oversees a team effort to stop just how hard it is for people in struggled to find a space for their Speaker Larry Householder tion from many business leaders discrimination in the state. His child in a quality care and edu- was one of the driving forces be- this country to find access to and the manufacturing industry. term ends on July 29. quality caregiving they need cational setting, keeping parents hind a roughly $1 billion finan- FirstEnergy Corp., whose for- Householder is a veteran state — primarily mothers — out of the cial rescue for Ohio’s two nuclear for themselves, or to juggle the mer subsidiaries owned the plants, lawmaker who’s in his second responsibilities of working and workforce.” power plants, which appeared to donated heavily to Householder’s stint as speaker. He held the also caring for family members,” Biden says he can fix that with be tied to several targets of the in- campaigns and his backers in the same position from 2001 to 2004. Biden campaign’s wrote in a 10- a joint federal-state universal pre- vestigation. The legislation added Ohio House. The utility’s politi- He left state politics more than a page announcement of the plan. kindergarten program while also a new fee to every electricity bill cal action committee contributed decade ago because of term lim- It marks the third plank of offering low-income and middle- in the state and directed over $25,000 to Householder’s cam- its and returned in 2016 and took $150 million a year through 2026 Biden’s larger plan to rebuild class families an up to $8,000 tax paign in 2018, according to an up a contentious fight to win back credit to help pay for child care. to the plants near Cleveland and analysis by Common Cause Ohio, the chamber’s top job. the post-coronavirus economy, Toledo. following a $2 trillion environ- He plans to offer pay increases to a government watchdog. At the time he left office, he and child caregivers and early educa- Prosecutors would not discuss Borges has increasingly been several top advisers were under mental proposal he released last tors, and bonuses to child care details of the case. U.S. Attorney on the outs with the Ohio Repub- federal investigation for alleged week and a $700 billion plan un- providers working during nontra- David DeVillers’ office planned lican Party establishment since money laundering and irregular veiled the week before seeking to ditional hours, while expanding to hold a news conference later in it was taken over by devotees of campaign practices. The govern- increase government purchasing families’ access to after-school, the day. President Donald Trump. He was ment closed the case without fil- of U.S.-based goods and invest in Also arrested were Household- recently censured by the party’s ing charges. new research and development. weekend and summer care. er adviser Jeffrey Longstreth, central committee, including for Householder is the second Ohio Biden is attempting to illustrate Biden also plans to increase the longtime Statehouse lobbyist Neil helping launch a PAC in June to House speaker to come under in- for voters how the coronavirus number of child care facilities Clark, former Ohio Republican turn out GOP voters for Demo- vestigation in just over two years. can present opportunities for job around the country by offering Party Chairman Matthew Borges cratic presidential candidate Joe Former Republican Speaker growth and new policy priorities tax credits for and direct federal and Juan Cespedes, co-founder of Biden. The PAC is backed by a Cliff Rosenberger was investigat- in contrast to President Donald funding to businesses willing to The Oxley Group, a Columbus- group of prominent Republican ed in 2018 amid an FBI inquiry Trump, who has promised to rebuild them. based consulting firm, the person operatives that include a former into his travel, lavish lifestyle and build the economy stronger than “Our nation faced a massive told The Associated Press. The White House communications di- a condo he rented from a wealthy ever but otherwise struggled to shortage of child care facilities person spoke on the condition of rector, Anthony Scaramucci. GOP donor. Rosenberger, who articulate what he hopes to ac- before the pandemic,” Biden’s anonymity because they were not Clark is one of Ohio’s best con- has maintained he broke no laws, complish with a second term. plan announcement says, “and authorized to discuss the case. nected lobbyists, representing has not been charged, but the in- Senior Biden campaign officials the shortage has only intensified Authorities were also seeking a a high-powered stable of clients vestigation remains open. described the care giving plan as since then.” Wednesday, July 22, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 13 WORLD Man holds hostages on bus in Ukraine China rejects US trade Associated Press LUTSK, Ukraine — An armed man seized a long-distance bus sanctions on 11 firms and took people in it hostage in northwestern Ukraine on Tues- Associated Press companies to its Entity List will day launching an hourslong limit their access to U.S. goods BEIJING — China said Tues- standoff with police, Ukrainian and technology. It gave no details day it would take unspecified authorities said. of what goods might be affected. About 10 people were being “necessary measures“ after the “This action will ensure that held hostage, Ukraine’s Security U.S. government imposed trade our goods and technologies are Service said in a Facebook state- sanctions on 11 companies it says not used in the Chinese Commu- ment. Police earlier had put the are implicated in human rights nist Party’s despicable offensive number at 20. It was unclear how abuses in China’s Muslim north- against defenseless Muslim mi- many people had been on board western region of Xinjiang. nority populations,” said Com- to start with, and whether any The sanctions add to U.S. pres- merce Secretary Wilbur Ross in escaped. sure on Beijing over Xinjiang, Police sealed off the center of a statement. where the ruling Communist The Chinese foreign ministry Lutsk, a city 250 miles west of Party is accused of mass deten- the capital Kyiv. The assailant is rejected the sanctions as interfer- tions, forced labor and other abus- ence in its affairs and an attempt armed and carrying explosives, UKRAINIAN GENERAL PROSECUTOR’S OFFICE/AP es against Muslim minorities. by Washington to hurt Chinese police said. He has refused the Xinjiang is among a series of authorities’ offer to deliver water A police officer blocks an area near a bus after an armed man seized companies. conflicts including human rights, and food to the hostages. the bus and took hostages in Lutsk , Ukraine, on Tuesday . “What the United States is con- trade and technology that have At one point, the assailant threw cerned about is not the human explosives out of a bus window, uty Interior Minister Anton Ger- police have identified the man as caused U.S.-Chinese relations rights issues at all, but to sup- but no one was hurt. He also fired ashchenko said on Facebook. Maksim Krivosh, 44, a Ukrainian to plunge to their lowest level in press Chinese companies, under- several shots at a police drone. In a Telegram account report- born in Russia. Krivosh had al- decades. mine the stability of Xinjiang, and Ukrainian President Volody- edly belonging to him, Plokhoy legedly been convicted twice on a The Trump administration smear China’s Xinjiang policies,” myr Zelenskiy said negotiations apparently admitted to taking wide range of charges — robbery, also has imposed sanctions on said spokesperson Wang Wenbin. with the man are currently un- people on the bus hostage, said fraud, illegal arms handling — four Chinese officials over the “We urge the United States to cor- derway. “We’re doing everything that “the state has always been and spent 10 years behind bars. accusations. Beijing responded rect its mistakes, revoke relevant to free the hostages,” Zelenskiy and always is the first terrorist” According to reports, Kriv- by announcing unspecified pen- decisions and stop interfering in told reporters. and demanded that top Ukraini- osh tried to reach out to jour- alties on four U.S. senators who China’s internal affairs.“ The man called the police an officials release statements on nalists through hostages and are critics of its human rights Wang said Beijing will “take all himself at 9:25 a.m. after taking their social media pages calling their phones, demanding that record. necessary measures” to protect control of the bus and introduced themselves terrorists. they spread the word about his The Department of Commerce Chinese businesses, but gave no himself as Maksim Plokhoy, Dep- According to Gerashchenko, demands . said Monday the addition of the 11 indication of possible retaliation. PAGE 14 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Wednesday, July 22, 2020 AMERICAN ROUNDUP Man gets 9 years for THE CENSUS $200 armed robbery The number of years SALEM — A Virginia a former Kentucky VA man is set to spend teacher was sen- 10 tenced to in prison nearly a decade in prison after pleading guilty to stealing $200 for placing a video from a convenience store during recorder in a bathroom at a high school. The sentencing Friday for Mark an armed robbery. Boggess came after several victims re- The Roanoke Times reported counted the shock and betrayal they felt that Shomari Terrell Knight, 25, upon finding out they were being filmed pleaded guilty last week to robin a nurse’s station bathroom at Mur- bery and gun charges. He was ray High School, news outlets report- sentenced to nine years in prison. ed. Boggess had been a teacher and a Knight was arrested last year track coach at the school when he was on charges of robbing a 7-Eleven charged in April 2019 after school of- store in Salem. Police said two ficials discovered a video camera. suspects using masks demanded money from two clerks. A second suspect has not been arrested. visitors on the role that the loca- Slave market historical tion played in history. The medallion plaque is an ar- marker damaged tistic representation of the “Soul Effigy” angel image produced by MEMPHIS — A histor- the enslaved stone carver Pompe TN ical marker in Tennes- Stevens who in 1768 carved and see noting the location of a slave signed one of the first pieces of market owned by Nathan Bedford African American artwork still Forrest was cracked from its base existing in North America. in a possible act of vandalism, officials said. The marker outside the Cal- Snow collapses on hiker vary Episcopal Church in down- in White Mountains town Memphis was broken apart sometime Saturday and wasn’t on GORHAM — A hiker display Sunday morning, news NH had to be assisted down outlets reported. a trail and taken to a hospital on The 2018 marker titled “For- Saturday after a snow formation rest and the Memphis Slave collapsed on him in the White Trade” pinpoints the location of Mountains, the New Hampshire Forrest’s slave market and ex- Fish and Game Department said. plains his part in slave trading, Conservation officers received stating Forrest “engaged in the an emergency call from another buying and selling of Africans il- hiker on the Tuckerman’s Ravine legally smuggled into the United Trail. They determined the call- States, in violation of an 1808 con- er witnessed the collapse of the gressional ban.” Tuckerman Snow Arch. The broken marker was being Alphonse Riang, 28, of Quincy, stored in the church, which is Mass., had gone off the trail and looking to repair the marker with under the snow arch to take a help from the Metal Museum. video when the arch collapsed, crushing him with what was de- Highway map traces JULIO CORTEZ/AP scribed as, “a basketball court size amount of snow.” Other hik- state’s music culture ers helped move the ice and snow blocks that fell on him and moved FRANKFORT — Ken- Drive-in beach him to safety, officials said. tucky’s latest official KY Vehicles are seen parked on the beach as people enjoy a hot summer day Saturday along the Atlantic Riang suffered serious but non- highway map is now available, Ocean in Rehoboth Beach, Del. life-threatening injuries. Rescue and it includes specific routes crews helped Riang to a shelter, highlighting the state’s music boy stole the 2003 Ford Ranger er of the organization that built open to the public for hiking, but then he was taken by ATV to an culture. while its owner was using the the memorial, Bryan Stevenson, the park has warned visitors to ambulance , which took him to the State transportation officials ATM at a Wawa gas station Satur- said the attraction is particularly said the highway map has been a be careful, The Sacramento Bee hospital. poignant at night. navigation aid for motorists since day in New Castle. reported. The memorial includes the first published by the Transpor- When police located the truck, The National Park Service web- Former police building the boy refused to stop and led names of more than 4,000 people site said the policy will not only tation Cabinet in 1929. They said vandalized, 23 arrested it has evolved over the years to police on a chase. After crashing who were killed in acts of ra- protect campers, but “protect the into a parked car, police said the cial terror from the 1870s to the bears by promoting the offending include information about what DURHAM — Police in suspect did a U-turn, sped up and 1950s. Their names are etched on bear(s) to return to normal forag- Kentucky has to offer in recre- North Carolina arrest- then crashed into a guardrail. about 800 steel slabs, and there ing behavior.” NC ation, food, adventure, history ed 23 people after a former police Police said the boy tried to flee are also statues to document ra- and the arts. headquarters was vandalized. on foot before he was arrested. cial oppression. That rich music culture is Marker set for former Durham Police said those ar- He is facing multiple charges, traceable along specific routes rested are being charged with including three felonies, and was slave trading hub in Kentucky. Officials said those Park closes campsites felonies for inciting a riot after released to his guardian on an routes include the U.S. 23 “Coun- due to foraging bears vandalizing the city’s old police $8,008 bond. NEWPORT — A non- try Music Highway” linking RI profit group that marks headquarters Saturday evening. the birthplaces of such stars as SACRAMENTO sites in Rhode Island that have a Officers told the crowd to dis- Loretta Lynn, Dwight Yoakam, Lynching memorial CA — Lassen Volcanic historical connection to slavery perse, but many refused to leave. Patty Loveless, Ricky Skaggs, to be open at night National Park in northern Cali- has scheduled an event to mark a Police said there were broken Tyler Childers and others. fornia has temporarily banned spot in Newport. windows, damaged furniture MONTGOMERY — overnight camping in some parts Rhode Island Slave History and graffiti spray-painted on sev- 12-year-old facing AL The national lynching of its park after several interac- Medallions will be installing a eral floors of the building. Police charges in car theft memorial in Alabama will begin tions between campers and for- medallion on Bowen’s Wharf, in said a man was assaulted by the opening to visitors at night, of- aging bears. partnership with Bowen’s Wharf crowd. News outlets reported the NEW CASTLE — Po- fering a new way to see a mov- The decision was made last Co., during a ceremony on Thurs- group hung banners outside the DE lice in Delaware say ing attraction that has drawn week to close down back-country day, according to The Newport headquarters that said “abolish” a 12-year-old boy stole a pickup thousands. camping in the Twin, Rainbow, Daily News. and “reclaim.” truck from a gas station then led The National Memorial for Swan and Snag Lake areas after Newport was a major hub of the The building has been empty officers on a high-speed chase Peace and Justice in Montgomery multiple visitors reported that North American slave trade in since 2018 and is slated to be before crashing and trying to es- will start operating from 9 p.m. bears had come to their campsites the 18th century. The medallion turned into apartments and com- cape on foot. until 10:30 p.m. on Wednesday, and searched their backpacks placed on the Chandlery building, mercial space. Delaware State Police said the Thursday and Friday. The found- for food. The areas will remain which dates to 1783, will educate From wire reports Wednesday, July 22, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 15 FACES Call it a comeback

Label representatives for Saweetie, Juice WRLD, Lil Wayne Dr. Luke rebounds after Kesha and Cat didn’t immediately reply to emails seeking comment. Neither did a representative for Dr. Luke. Luke has sprinkled his comeback among the major labels. Cat defamation suit with help from is signed to Sony Music’s RCA Records, while Saweetie is part of the Warner Music family. Lil Wayne releases music through his WARNER BROS. ENTERTAINMENT/AP Saweetie, Doja Cat, Juice WRLD Young Money imprint and Republic Records, a division of Uni- Elizabeth Debicki, left, and John David versal Music Group. Washington star in “Tenet.” The film’s B efor e D r. L u ke t o pp e d t h e ch a r t s t h i s ye a r release has again been postponed. BY MESFIN FEKADU with “Say So,” he last had a No. 1 with Associated Press Katy Perry’s “Dark Horse” in 2014. Nolan’s ‘Tenet’ delayed Months later, Kesha accused him ontroversial music producer Dr. Luke was once pop of sexual assault during their indefinitely by virus music’s top hitmaker, crafting hits for virtually every yearslong partnership (Dr. female pop star, from Katy Perry to Kelly Clarkson Luke has vigorously denied Christopher Nolan’s “Tenet,” which Cto Britney Spears. He’s returned to the charts in the allegations.) had hoped to herald Hollywood’s return 2020, working on songs for rising and established rap stars, A New York court dis- to big theatrical releases, has yet again including Lil Wayne, Juice WRLD, Saweetie and Doja Cat. missed Kesha’s sexual postponed its release due to the ongoing The songmaster, who has been entangled in a bitter law- abuse-related claims in coronavirus pandemic. suit with former collaborator Kesha since 2014, has produced 2016 because of legal issues, Warner Bros. said Monday that and co-written Saweetie’s new single “Tap In,” the follow-up without ruling on whether “Tenet” will not make its Aug. 12 release to her double-platinum smash “My Type.” Dr. Luke also the allegations were true. date. Unlike previous delays, the studio co-wrote and co-produced Juice WRLD’s “Wishing Well,” Kesha lost another round this time didn’t announce a new target taken from the rapper’s first posthumous album “Legends in February, when a New for the release of Nolan’s much-antici- Never Die,” released last week. York judge said she made a pated $200 million thriller. The recent successes mean all three major U.S. record defamatory statement about “Tenet” had already shifted from July label companies have worked with Dr. Luke this year, even Dr. Luke on a different oc- 17, then July 31 and then Aug. 12. Nolan, if he hasn’t always put his widely recognizable professional casion: a 2016 text message a staunch advocate for the big-screen name to the new collaborations. telling Lady Gaga the producer experience, has strenuously hoped that Dr. Luke marked a major comeback this year with the success had also raped Perry. Both he “Tenet” could lead the resumption of na- of the Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 hit “Say So” by rapper-singer Doja and Perry have denied it, and the tionwide and global moviegoing. Cat, who is signed to Dr. Luke’s Kemosabe Records. Dr. Luke, judge said there was “no evi- But the surge of the virus across much born Lukasz Sebastian Gottwald, produced several songs on Cat’s dence whatsoever” to sup- of the U.S. has upended the industry’s sophomore album “Hot Pink,” including single “Like That,” port the claim. aims for even a late-August return. Last which is No. 4 on Billboard’s Hot R&B songs chart. week, California ordered its cinemas He is the only producer with two songs in closed. the Top 10 on the latter chart (“Say Warner Bros. Pictures Group chair- So” sits at No. 2). man Toby Emmerich said the studio will For his work with Cat, he used soon share a new “2020 release date” for the alias Tyson Trax. He used the “Tenet.” It may be a much different roll- same pseudonym for his produc- out, with the film opening in staggered tion credit on Toronto rapper- international release. singer Benny Mayne’s “Hokey “We are not treating ‘Tenet’ like a tra- Pokey,” released this year. ditional global day-and-date release, and For Lil Wayne’s “Shimmy,” a Music producer Dr. Luke is our upcoming marketing and distribution track featuring Cat on the de- enjoying a career boost thanks plans will reflect that,” said Emmerich. luxe edition of his latest album to artists Saweetie, Juice Emmerich said the pandemic’s spread “Funeral,” Dr. Luke used the WRLD, Doja Cat and Lil Wayne. has forced the studio to reevaluate its name Loctor Duke. AP plans. Warner Bros. also shifted the hor- ror sequel “The Conjuring 3” from Sept. 11 to June 4, 2021. “Our goals throughout this process have been to ensure the highest odds of New this week: Gaffigan, Snoop Dogg vs. DMX success for our films while also being ready to support our theater partners Associated Press with new content as soon as they could Harrison Ford to play the architect and Television safely reopen,” said Emmerich. “We’re even drove around the city location scout- Here’s a collection curated by The Asso- ing with him, but the studio insisted on a What better distraction than a psycho- grateful for the support we’ve received ciated Press’ entertainment journalists of bigger name: “2001: A Space Odyssey’s” logical thriller? In Acorn TV’s “The Nest,” from exhibitors and remain steadfast in what’s arriving on TV, streaming services Gary Lockwood. Dan and Emily are a happily married our commitment to the theatrical experi- and music platforms this week. ence around the world.” — AP Film Writer Lindsey Bahr Glasgow couple longing for the parent- Other films have planned their re- Movies hood that’s eluded them — and 18-year-old leases partially around the launch of Music Kaya enters their lives. Is her offer to act as a surrogate in exchange for helping her “Tenet.” Walt Disney Co.’s “Mulan” re- “The Assistant”: Julia Garner stars in Snoop Dogg vs. DMX: It’s the battle of get on the right path an answered prayer mains scheduled for theatrical release writer-director Kitty Green’s film about the canines in the latest “Verzuz” series. or something less benevolent? Martin on Aug. 21. the day in the life of a young assistant to Rap icons Snoop Dogg and DMX will go Compston (“Line of Duty”), Sophie Run- a bigwig in the entertainment industry, toe-to-toe Wednesday on Instagram Live dle (“Bodyguard”) and Mirren Mack lead Other news which debuted Monday on Hulu. What at 8 p.m. EDT. Ironically, neither multi- a cast that includes Shirley Henderson seems like a dream job devolves into a platinum superstar has won a Grammy (“Bridget Jones”). Two episodes are out Nicki Minaj has a new release com- searing indictment of the subtle and out- Award, though they’ve had major success on Acorn TV, with weekly episodes debuting soon: her first child. The rapper took ward abuses that are tolerated or ignored with albums and songs including “Dogg- ing Mondays through Aug. 3. to Instagram on Monday to announce in the business of Hollywood. style, “The Doggfather,” “Get at Me Dog,” Jim Gaffigan’s observational stand-up she is pregnant, posting photos of herself “Radioactive”: As if you needed another with a baby bump. Minaj married Ken- “No Limit Top Dogg” and “Year of the Dog is wryly funny and hugely successful but reminder that you haven’t been as produc- falls well short of groundbreaking. That neth Petty last year. They first dated as tive as you’d wished during quarantine, ... Again” — and those are just the releases teenagers and reunited in 2018. with “dog” in the title. Bring the pupcorn changes with “Jim Gaffigan: The Pale you can dive deep into the life of over- Tourist,” which is downright daring in its Rapper Juice WRLD’s first posthu- because these hot dogs are expected to achiever Marie Curie in the new film from approach if not content. The comedian set mous album, “Legends Never Die,” marks raise the woof! director Marjane Satrapi available Friday himself the challenge of parachuting into a the biggest posthumous debut in 23 years A songwriter who has won Grammys for on Amazon Prime. Rosamund Pike plays country, sampling its culture, history and since Tupac and Notorious B.I.G. post- the Nobel Prize-winner. penning hits for Tim McGraw and Little food and, based on the one visit, writing humously released albums in 1997, with French director Jacques Demy’s only Big Town, Lori McKenna steps back into and performing a new routine. The two- 497,000 equivalent albums sold, based on American film, “Model Shop,” is playing the forefront with her 11th album “The part Amazon Prime Video special, taped digital sales and streams. Juice WRLD, on TCM Saturday night at 10:45 p.m. The Balladeer.” It will be released Friday and in Spain and Canada and debuting Fri- born Jarad Anthony Higgins, died of an 1969 film follows an uninspired architect features 10 songs that are personal, focus- day, captures part of the comedian-actor’s accidental overdose of oxycodone and co- and a French woman (Anouk Aimee, re- ing on her relationships with her husband, 2019-20 worldwide tour that’s been stalled deine in Chicago in December. prising her role in Demy’s “Lola”) across children and family . by the pandemic. From wire reports one day in Los Angeles. Demy wanted — AP Music Editor Mesfin Fekadu — AP Television Writer Lynn Elber PAGE 16 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Wednesday, July 22, 2020 OPINION Max D. Lederer Jr., Publisher Lt. Col. Marci Hoffman, Europe commander Lt. Col. Richard McClintic, Pacific commander Don’t get too attached to your institution’s name Caroline E. Miller, Europe Business Operations BY KATE COHEN have been known as Washington and Lee right one. When Robert E. Lee High School Joshua M. Lashbrook, Pacific Chief of Staff Special to The Washington Post University for 150 years.” in Staunton, Va., finally changed its name Hang on: Washington and Lee is 270 (back) to Staunton High School, I cheered, EDITORIAL he Philip J. Schuyler Achievement years old. It must have had another name and then wondered … who is Staunton Academy in Albany, N.Y., is seek- at some point, right? named for? Terry Leonard, Editor ing a new name. Schuyler is a Actually, it has had four: Augusta Acad- Turns out it’s Lady Rebecca Staunton, [email protected] Thometown hero: a Revolutionary emy, Liberty Hall Academy, Washington wife of Sir William Gooch, Virginia gov- War general, a member of the Continental Robert H. Reid, Senior Managing Editor Academy and Washington College. When ernor and, yes, an enslaver. (By the way, Congress and Alexander Hamilton’s fa- [email protected] Lee, then president of the college, died in Gooch’s little brother James freed 100 ther-in-law. He was also the largest slave Tina Croley, Managing Editor for Content 1870, the board of trustees voted “within slaves, his “share” of the family’s human owner in late-1700s Albany County. days” to adopt his name. [email protected] This is not new information, but it’s “property,” when he turned 21 — so it was Things moved faster in the 19th century, possible to be a member of the white upper Sean Moores, Managing Editor for Presentation newly disqualifying for the namesake of as we all know. But I’ll help speed up the [email protected] a public elementary school. “No school class in 18th-century Virginia without ap- process by presenting my findings to the should honor the memory of a person who proving of or profiting from slavery.) Managing Editor for Digital board: You’ve renamed your college four Joe Gromelski, was an enslaver,” the school board presi- Is the city of Staunton going to change [email protected] times already. Rename it again. dent declared on June 19, adding, “now is its name? I doubt there’s even a committee “Our values are reflected in whom we the time for us to act.” Ten days later, the studying that. Meanwhile, up here, not far choose to honor,” says your website. Indeed. BUREAU STAFF board formed a renaming committee. from Albany, the Village of Schuylerville Values change and names can change with Some would claim that school officials actually wants to Schuylerize further by Europe/Mideast them. Pick a new honoree, and then don’t welcoming the Schuyler statue that Albany Erik Slavin, Europe & Mideast Bureau Chief (and certainly the mayor, who removed Schuyler’s statue from outside Albany City be surprised, 150 years from now — or 15 just took down. [email protected] — if you have to pick another. Don’t get too +49(0)631.3615.9350; DSN (314)583.9350 Hall) are “erasing history.” To me it’s the One step at a time, I guess. But place attached. Pacific opposite: They’re taking history seriously, names can change. Neither Staunton nor reading it closely and acting on their con- That’s not a liberal threat; it’s an intel- Schuylerville goes by its original name. Aaron Kidd, Pacific Bureau Chief lectual principle. Sure, it’s tempting to look [email protected] clusions. A new name will be announced Clinton Avenue, where (the not-for-much- +81.42.552.2511 ext. 88380; DSN (315)227.7380 before school starts. for heroes in our history, and it’s human longer) Schuyler Academy is located, was In my home state of Virginia, where more nature to stick up for them no matter named Patroon Street (after a Dutch word Washington than two dozen schools are still named for what. Long after I realized that what I had Joseph Cacchioli, Washington Bureau Chief meaning “land owner”) until it was re- Confederate generals, the renaming pro- learned about the Civil War in my Virgin- named in 1815 in honor of DeWitt Clinton. [email protected] ia schools (Northern aggression! States’ (+1)(202)886-0033 cess is not as swift. On July 7, the faculty of I realize this could change, but so far, rights!) was some combination of hogwash Brian Bowers, Assistant Managing Editor, News Washington and Lee University voted over- Clinton appears worthy of the tribute. He [email protected] and whitewash, I still clung to a romantic whelmingly to take Robert E. Lee’s name was a New York mayor, New York governor image of the doomed and dignified Robert off the school, but instead of a renaming and senator who was pro-Erie Canal and CIRCULATION E. Lee. committee, the board of trustees formed a anti-slavery. But the moment we get attached, we stop Mideast we’ll-study-the-question committee. He was also — speaking of renaming — doing history right. Robert Reismann, Mideast Circulation Manager Interestingly, the college’s website barely one of the first graduates of Columbia Col- [email protected] If we must name our streets, schools and mentions the full name. Instead the school lege, which was originally King’s College [email protected] repeatedly calls itself “W&L,” in what ap- towns after people — a famously flawed DSN (314)583-9111 but patriotically renamed in 1784, when pears to be a KFC-like attempt to downplay and complicated bunch — we should be kings were no longer in vogue and Christo- Europe the less appetizing aspects of its brand. ready to rename them based on new in- pher Columbus was considered the heroic Karen Lewis, Community Engagement Manager Given the faculty’s recent vote, and the formation or new ethical standards. We [email protected] fact that Lee is actually buried on campus, should be proud of renaming them. The discoverer of America. [email protected] Since 1912, it’s been known as Columbia +49(0)631.3615.9090; DSN (314)583.9090 rebranding will need to go beyond mere old name will always be part of our history. abbreviation. Still, the board of trustees The new name is for now. University. 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BY BOBBY GHOSH now runs the Rapid Support Forces, and Bloomberg Opinion portrays himself as a hero in the country’s fight against the coronavirus. udan’s government calls itself tran- But to imagine that keeping Sudan on sitional, but what it is attempting is the terrorism-sponsors list will ward off transformational. In the latest raft counter-revolutionary forces is to greatly Sof reforms announced earlier this exaggerate American leverage — and to month, it abolished a law against apostasy, underestimate the protest movement that ended punishment by flogging, criminal- brought down al-Bashir. The protesters ized female genital mutilation, dropped maintain a sharp-eyed vigilance on the rules requiring women to get a permit military, and despite the pandemic, have from a male family member to travel with kept up pressure on the government to stay their children — and loosened prohibitions the course on reforms. on the sale and consumption of alcohol. Certainly, they could use international Last week, the government also began help to keep the government honest. To the final phase of peace talks with reb- prevent backsliding in Khartoum, the U.S. els that could see the latter join the has plenty of carrots and sticks it can use. administration. Smoothing the way for investment and Still a month short of its first anniversa- aid, for instance, would allow Hamdok to ry, the government — headed by a council rebuild Sudan’s economy, which was de- of civilian and military representatives, crepit even before the pandemic. Some and led by Prime Minister Abdalla Ham- investors, having taken their own measure dok, a former United Nations economist of Africa’s third-largest country, are not — seems determined to dismantle, without AP waiting on a formal delisting. American delay, the poisonous legacy of the ousted companies ranging from Visa and Oracle to former dictator Omar al-Bashir. Sudanese Sudan’s autocratic former President Omar al-Bashir sits in a cage during his trial on activists and international rights groups Yum! Brands (which owns Kentucky Fried corruption and money laundering charges, in Khartoum, Sudan, in August 2019. Chicken and Pizza Hut) have announced are cheering it on. Sudan is still on the U.S. State Department’s list of countries that sponsor terrorism. It is also being encouraged by the Trump partnerships in Sudan. International do- administration, which has upgraded diplo- nors last month pledged $2 billion in aid. argue that it should have been dropped the military, to ensure that it doesn’t un- Many more would undoubtedly be embold- matic ties. After a gap of more than two years ago. For all his tyranny, even al- dermine the democratizing process. Bet- decades, Washington now has a Sudanese ened to follow if the terrorism-sponsorship Bashir had long been cooperating with ter to save delisting as the final reward, for designation were removed. And success on ambassador. Secretary of State Mike Pom- American counterterrorism efforts. The an elected government after the three-year peo has said the U.S. will appoint an am- the economic front would do much to le- Trump administration acknowledged this transition has been completed. gitimize civilian rule. bassador to Khartoum. in 2017, when it removed most U.S. sanc- The risk of recidivism exists, of course. Moreover, the threat of sanctions should But the U.S. continues to hold out on the tions on Sudan. Witness a violent mutiny by members of the suffice as a disincentive. After all, for those gesture that would mean the most to the And yet, the U.S. remains reluctant to intelligence services in January. In March, who need reminding, being taken off the transitional government: removing Sudan take the final step, even though the transi- Hamdok escaped an assassination attempt. from the State Department’s list of coun- tional government has repeatedly demon- Although the government has been able to list of terrorism sponsors is not a perma- tries that sponsor terrorism. The designa- strated its eagerness to curry Washington’s imprison al-Bashir and some of his closest nent condition: North Korea was delisted tion, which it shares with Iran, North Korea favor. Pompeo’s explanation, that “we al- lieutenants — they face trial for genocide in 2008, and subsequently relisted by the and Syria, restricts the country’s access to ways measure twice and cut once before and other war crimes at the International Trump administration. aid, investment and remittances. we remove someone from a list like that,” Criminal Court — other dangerous figures Bobby Ghosh is a Bloomberg Opinion columnist. As I wrote last year, shortly after Ham- is vague at best. in fatigues still wield considerable power in He writes on foreign affairs, with a special focus dok’s appointment, Sudan doesn’t belong There are other voices in Washington Khartoum. Mohamed Hamdan “Hemed- on the Middle East and the wider Islamic world. This column does not necessarily reflect the on that list. Indeed, many in the national counseling caution. Keeping Sudan on the ti,” leader of the infamous Janjaweed mi- opinion of the editorial board or Bloomberg LP security establishment in Washington list, they say, gives the U.S. leverage over litias blamed for the genocide in Darfur, and its owners. Canada’s progressive establishment isn’t scandal-proof

BY J.J. MCCULLOUGH have been paid (the group didn’t answer terest allegations, including a particularly poses this technique at its most unapolo- Special to The Washington Post multiple inquiries, says the Post). infamous one involving a failure to disclose getic. The election-style ad, produced to Similarly, we now know that two chil- ownership of a French villa. O’Regan, promote WE’s 2017 government-backed hoary cliche calls Canada’s dren of Trudeau’s finance minister, Bill meanwhile, is the child of a judge of the pledge drive, frames Canada’s divisive Liberals the country’s “natural Morneau, were also involved in WE ac- Supreme Court of Newfoundland and was prime minister as an unobjectionable sym- governing party.” This suppos- tivities and that the minister, like Trudeau an anchor on CTV News — “the Canadian bol of national pride, his iconically sac- edly refers to the historical fact A himself, will be formally investigated for Anderson Cooper,” as IMDb claims some charine rhetoric the generic language of that the party’s been in power more often failing to recuse himself from discussions call him. Canadian leadership. than not, but it can also read as a statement over the recent contract (and presumably, The WE Charity now looks to be the hub The WE scandal is a monument to of progressive arrogance about Canada’s past contracts as well). The prime minis- that has united numerous elite Canadians Trudeau’s obliviousness, but also the arro- “natural” order. Assumptions that the ter’s chief of staff, Katie Telford, and natu- such as these — a sort of 21st-century ver- Liberals should be running Canada absent ral resource minister, Seamus O’Regan, sion of the role Paul Desmarais’ Power gance of a progressive Canadian establish- exceptional circumstances frames the have been similarly outed as past fund- Corp. played for an earlier generation of ment that has long assumed its politics are party’s ideology as a kind of “Canadian de- raisers for WE, while at least six additional Canadian leaders. nonpartisan. We now know WE never even fault” that’s broadly acceptable to all. Cabinet ministers claim to have “spoken at When I went to one of the “WE Day” ral- bothered to register as a lobbyist before Such logic can be helpful for understand- or attended a WE event.” One assumes the lies in Vancouver two years ago, I found the pitching policy ideas to the government. ing the widening snare of Justin Trudeau’s full web is yet to be unwound. speakers’ lineup almost explicitly designed Through its connection to a bumbling WE scandal, which is increasingly envel- Trudeau’s sizable base of supporters will to aggravate anyone not aligned with the prime minister, WE’s vast charity-indus- oping politicians beyond the prime minis- be unfazed knowing his party contains “natural governing party.” Among a gaggle trial complex — what Brian Lilley calls ter himself. many with links to a famous children’s of actors and musicians, I heard from the “Kielburger Inc.” — has been exposed as Initially, the decision of Trudeau’s rights charity, regardless of how improp- city’s progressive mayor, longtime Canadi- just one more tool through which a haughty Liberal administration to award a sole- erly those links were disclosed during gov- an Broadcasting Corp. anchor Peter Man- network of Canadian politicians, activists sourced, nearly $1 billion government con- ernment contracting. To Trudeau’s critics, sbridge and the prime minister’s wife and and media personalities collect state subsi- tract to the charity group WE was deemed however, the scandal offers unprecedented mother. Geared toward grade-school chil- dies and push their worldview while imag- problematic because members of the opportunity to expose and litigate one of dren, the afternoon bore the prerequisite ining it’s neutral community service. prime minister’s celebrity family had per- the least flattering qualities of his govern- veneer of youthful populism yet felt more Buckling to bad press, WE promises to formed paid labor for the group in the past. ment: its disproportionate composition of like a venue for allies of the government cancel its propagandistic “WE Days” and Trudeau was conceivably using tax dollars Canada’s wealthy and well-connected. to push their vision of the proper order of undergo a restructuring, presumably in to subsidize future work for his relatives, For instance, Morneau, the finance min- things on the next generation. Debatable in other words. ister, is a multimillionaire who inherited liberal doctrines on everything from im- a less elitist direction. Opposition parlia- It’s since been revealed that this may the leadership of his father’s human re- migration to gun control, indigenous rights mentarians should continue to investigate have already happened. Last week , the sources and pension management firm at and the environment were casually pre- just how many senior Liberals were vested National Post reported that in 2017, WE 35 and is married to the heiress of McCain sented as self-evidently correct; the kids in WE’s success, while conceding the true received $1.18 million from Ottawa to host Foods, “the world’s largest manufacturer cheered supportively. problem is more ideological than legal. a Canada Day party featuring Trudeau’s of frozen potato products.” His tenure has A bizarre pro-Trudeau commercial made J.J. McCullough is a Washington Post Global mother as a speaker, who may or may not been plagued by perennial conflict of in- by WE that’s been recently unearthed ex- Opinions contributing columnist. PAGE 18 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Wednesday, July 22, 2020 Wednesday, July 22, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 19 SCOREBOARD/NFL

Pro soccer Sports MLS is Back tournament on AFN GROUP A (EASTERN CONFERENCE) W D L GF GA Pts Orlando City 2 1 0 6 3 7 Philadelphia 2 1 0 4 2 7 New York City FC 1 0 2 2 4 3 Go to the American Forces Inter Miami 0 0 3 2 5 0 Network website for the most Wednesday, July 8 Orlando City 2, Inter Miami 1 up-to-date TV schedules. Thursday, July 9 myafn.net Philadelphia 1, New York City FC 0 Tuesday, July 14 Orlando City 3, New York City FC 1 Philadelphia 2, Inter Miami 1 Monday, July 20 Deals New York City FC 1, Inter Miami 0 Orlando City 1, Philadelphia 1 GROUP B (WESTERN CONFERENCE) Monday’s transactions W D L GF GA Pts San Jose 2 1 0 6 3 7 BASEBALL Seattle 1 1 1 4 2 4 Major League Baseball Chicago 1 0 1 2 2 3 American League Vancouver 0 0 2 3 7 0 BALTIMORE ORIOLES — Placed OF Friday, July 10 Dwight Smith, Jr. on the IL. San Jose 0, Seattle 0, tie DETROIT TIGERS — Optioned C Eric Tuesday, July 14 Haase to Tigers’ alternate training site. Chicago 2, Seattle 1 KANSAS CITY ROYALS — Placed RHP Wednesday, July 15 Jakob Junis on the IL. San Jose 4 Vancouver 3 OAKLAND ATHLETICS — Selected the Sunday, July 19 contract of RHP Jordan Weems from Ath- San Jose 2, Chicago 0 letics’ alternate training site. Placed LHP Seattle 3, Vancouver 0 A.J. Puk on the 10-day IL. Thursday, July 23 National League Vancouver at Chicago ATLANTA BRAVES — Signed INF Matt GROUP C (EASTERN CONFERENCE) Adams to a minor league contract. W D L GF GA Pts CINCINNATI REDS — Selected the con- Toronto FC 1 1 0 6 5 4 tract of LHP Brooks Raley from Reds’ New England 1 1 0 2 1 4 alternate training site. Designated RF D.C. United 0 2 0 3 3 2 Scott Schebler for assignment. Montreal 0 0 2 3 5 0 MIAMI MARLINS — Released RHP Ryan Thursday, July 9 Cook. New England 1, Montreal 0 MILWAUKEE BREWERS — Placed LHP Monday, July 13 DAVID J. PHILLIP/AP Brett Anderson on the 10-day IL. D.C. United 2, Toronto FC 2, tie NEW YORK METS — Placed INF Jed Thursday, July 16 Lowrie and RHP Walker Lockett on the IL. Toronto FC 4, Montreal 3 NFL chief medical officer Dr. Allen Sills, above, says “there’s no finish line with health and safety” and Selected the contract of C Rene Rivera Friday, July 17 the protocols put in place by the league will change as new knowledge is gained about transmission. from Mets’ alternate training site. New England 1, D.C. United 1, tie PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES — Released Tuesday, July 21 RHP Anthony Swarzak. New England at Toronto FC PITTSBURGH PIRATES — Selected the D.C. United at Montreal contract of C John Ryan Murphy from GROUP D (WESTERN CONFERENCE) W D L GF GA Pts Triple-A Indianapolis. Real Salt Lake 1 1 0 2 0 4 FOOTBALL Minnesota 1 1 0 2 1 4 National Football League Sporting KC 1 0 1 4 4 3 ATLANTA FALCONS — Agreed to terms Colorado 0 0 2 2 5 0 Source claims NFL offered with CB A.J. Terrell, DT Marlon Davidson, Sunday, July 12 OF Matt Hennessey, LB Mykal Walker, S Minnesota 2, Sporting Kansas City 1 Jaylinn Hawkins and P Sterling Hofrich- Real Salt Lake 2, Colorado 0 ter. Friday, July 17 DALLAS COWBOYS — Signed DE Bra- Sporting Kansas City 3, Colorado 2 dlee Anae and QB Ben DiNucci. Minnesota 0, Real Salt Lake 0, tie JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS — Signed DE Wednesday, July 22 K’Lavon Chaisson, S Daniel Thomas, QB Sporting Kansas City at Real Salt Lake Jake Luton and CB/KR Chris Claybrooke. Minnesota at Colorado to dump preseason games KANSAS CITY CHIEFS — Signed RB GROUP E (EASTERN CONFERENCE) Clyde Edwards-Helaire, ILB Willie Gay, OT W D L GF GA Pts Lucas Niang, S L’Jarius Sneed, DE Michael Columbus 2 0 0 6 0 6 BY ROB MAADDI It’s not known how many posi- Danna and CB Thakarius Keyes. New York 1 0 1 1 2 3 MIAMI DOLPHINS — Signed CB Noah Cincinnati 1 0 1 1 4 3 AND BARRY WILNER DID YOU KNOW ? tive tests would result in shutting Igbinoghene. Atlanta 0 0 2 0 2 0 NEW YORK JETS — Signed QB James Saturday, July 11 Associated Press down the football season. Morgan, P Braden Mann, OT Mekhi Bec- New York 1, Atlanta 0 The NFL said Monday it will test “These are complicated issues ton and DE Jabari Zuniga. Columbus 4, Cincinnati 0 The NFL has offered to scrap PHILADELPHIA EAGLES — Signed WR Thursday, July 16 players daily for the coronavirus which involve a lot of factors,” Jalen Reagor, S K’Von Wallace, QB Jalen Cincinnati 1, Atlanta 0 all preseason games, a person fa- for at least the first two weeks of Sills said. “But suffice it to say we Hurts. Waived WR Khalil Tate. Columbus 2, New York 0 miliar with the decision told The PITTSBURGH STEELERS — Waived TE Tuesday, July 21 training camp, per the league’s new very much look at it from a medi- Christian Scotland-Williamson. Columbus at Atlanta Associated Press. cal and public health standpoint, Wednesday, July 22 training protocols. Players must TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS — Signed The players’ association had and we want to make sure that WR Tyler Johnson and DT Khalil Davis. New York at Cincinnati test negative two times separated WASHINGTON REDSKINS — Named GROUP F (WESTERN CONFERENCE) sought no preseason games and first and foremost we’re creating Terry Bateman executive vice president W D L GF GA Pts by 72 hours using a nasal swab and chief marketing officer. Portland 2 0 0 4 2 6 the league had reduced the ex- the safest possible environment HOCKEY Houston 0 1 1 4 5 1 hibition schedule to two games. before initially entering the building for our players, for our coaches National Hockey League Los Angeles FC 1 1 0 9 5 4 NHL — Suspended New York Rangers F LA Galaxy 0 0 2 3 8 0 But on Monday evening, the NFL to begin physical exams or any and our staff, but that we’re also Brendan Lemieux for the first two games Monday, July 13 said it would eliminate those pre- form of team activity. of the 2020 Stanley Cup Qualifiers for Houston 3, Los Angeles FC 3, tie operating within the safest envi- Portland 2, LA Galaxy 1 interference against Colorado F Joonas season contests and also would SOURCE: Associated Press ronment for each one of our clubs’ Donskoi during a March 11 game. Saturday, July 18 offer players 18 days for accli- COLLEGE Portland 2, Houston 1 locations, which means ongoing BUCKNELL — Announced the resigna- Los Angeles FC 6, LA Galaxy 2 mation, up from seven days. The or any form of team activity. The and regular communication with tion of softball coach Joey Lye. Thursday, July 23 HAMPTON — Named Chazz Woodson Houston at LA Galaxy person spoke on condition of ano- tiers designate which employees the public health authorities in Portland at Los Angeles FC men’s lacrosse head coach. nymity because the offer had not can go where inside the team those areas.” NWSL Challenge Cup been made public. facilities. The league and the NFLPA Pro baseball At Herriman, Utah Another part of the offer is After two weeks of daily testing, already finalized protocols re- Quarterfinals to provide a means for players Friday, July 17 if the positivity rate of those tests garding team travel, media, and Exhibition games Portland 1, North Carolina 0 concerned about participating in falls below 5% among players and treatment response, and updated Houston 0, Utah 0, Houston advances training camp and/or games to the facilities protocol to specifi- Saturday, July 18 on penalties 3-2 Tier 1 and Tier 2 individuals, as Cleveland 5, Pittsburgh 3 Saturday, July 18 opt out and receive a stipend. described previously in NFL pro- cally address training camp based Philadelphia 7, Washington 2 Sky Blue FC 0, Washington 0, Sky Blue The union has not yet accepted on recommendations from a joint N.Y. Yankees 9, N.Y. Mets 3 FC advances on penalties 4-3 tocols, testing would go to every Sunday, July 19 Chicago 0, Reign FC 0, Chicago ad- the offers. Should it do so, both other day. If the positivity rate committee of doctors, trainers Baltimore 4, Philadelphia 1 vances on penalties 4-3 sides would have taken a major and strength coaches formed by N.Y. Yankees 6, N.Y. Mets 0 Semifinals doesn’t fall below that threshold, Chicago White Sox 7, Chicago Cubs 3 Wednesday, July 22 step toward starting the season daily testing would continue until the league and players’ union. L.A. Dodgers 9, Arizona 2 Portland vs. Houston Sky Blue vs. Chicago on time. “Our union has been pushing Monday, July 20 it drops. Washington 4, Baltimore 2 Championship Earlier Monday, the league for the strongest testing, tracing Sunday, July 26 “There’s no finish line with Philadelphia 2, N.Y. Yankees 2, (tie) Semifinal winners Cleveland 11, Pittsburgh 7 said players will be tested daily health and safety and I think and treatment protocols to keep Houston 6, Kansas City 3 for the coronavirus for at least these protocols are very much our players safe. The testing pro- Chicago White Sox 5, Chicago Cubs 3 L.A. Angels 1, San Diego 0 Pro basketball the first two weeks of training living and breathing documents, tocols we agreed to are one criti- L.A. Dodgers 12, Arizona 1 camp, per the league’s new test- which means they will change as cal factor that will help us return San Francisco 6, Oakland 2 Tuesday, July 21 ing protocols. we gain new knowledge about this to work safely, and gives us the Houston at Kansas City NBA Restart schedule The NFL and the players’ union virus, as we gain new knowledge best chance to play and finish the Baltimore at Washington All games in Orlando, Fla. season,” the union said in a state- Detroit at Cincinnati Thursday, July 30 reached an agreement as rook- about transmission, as we gain Miami at Atlanta Utah vs. New Orleans ies for Houston and Kansas City new knowledge about testing and ment Monday. Toronto at Boston L.A. Clippers vs. L.A. Lakers Colorado at Texas Friday, July 31 were set to report to camp. Rook- there are new tests and new tech- On Friday, the league sent play- L.A. Angels at L.A. Dodgers Orlando vs. Brooklyn ies for other teams begin arriving niques that come online,” said Dr. ers and teams an “Education Pro- Oakland at San Francisco Memphis vs. Portland Wednesday, July 22 Phoenix vs. Washington Tuesday. Allen Sills, the NFL chief medical tocol” for camp which requires Miami at Atlanta Boston vs. Milwaukee Players and all Tier 1, Tier 2, officer. “We very much anticipate clubs to distribute joint educa- Kansas City at St. Louis Sacramento vs. San Antonio Detroit at Cincinnati Houston vs. Dallas Tier 2M or Tier 3 individuals that these protocols will change.” tional materials and to conduct Minnesota at Chicago Cubs Saturday, Aug. 1 must test negative two times sep- The NFL has sought input educational sessions for players, Cleveland at Pittsburgh Miami vs. Denver Toronto at Boston Utah vs. Oklahoma City arated by 72 hours using a nasal from other leagues that have al- staff and family members. Colorado at Texas New Orleans vs. L.A. Clippers Milwaukee at Chicago White Sox Philadelphia vs. Indianapolis swab before initially entering the ready returned to action, includ- AP pro football writer Simmi Buttar San Diego at L.A. Angels L.A. Lakers vs. Toronto building to begin physical exams ing leagues outside the country. contributed to this report. PAGE 20 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Wednesday, July 22, 2020 NBA/NHL LeBron’s 2020 vision: Nothing’s normal this year

BY TIM REYNOLDS Associated Press LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — LeBron James keeps hearing the same questions. How’s it going? How’s the bubble? He now has a one-size-fits-all answer. “I just say it’s 2020,” James said. “Nothing is normal in 2020.”

That’s not entirely true. The JEFFREY T. BARNES/AP NBA is a few weeks from playoff mode, and James — just like Staying fit and sharp was a concern for Columbus Blue Jackets goalie Elvis Merzlikins, who spent much normal — has himself and the of the NHL’s pause holed up in his Columbus apartment. Los Angeles Lakers squarely in the mix to compete for a championship. It is a rare bit of nor- malcy for a player who appeared Ice breakers: Goalies hurry in eight consecutive NBA Finals from 2011 through and including /AP 2018, and for a franchise that has RINGO H.W. CHIU won 16 championships. It’s been an odd year, but once to regain groove after break Everything else about this again, LeBron James has his year has been most abnormal. A team ready to compete for an BY JOHN WAWROW pandemic suspended play. David NBA championship. Associated Press Stern, the NBA’s commissioner emeritus, died. Kobe Bryant, who enhanced level.” With no ice time available during the NHL’s four- was the third-leading scorer in James will have a big say in month pandemic-forced break, Pittsburgh Penguins NBA history until James passed whether the Lakers win that title. goalie Tristan Jarry had little choice but to let his him on Jan. 25, died in a helicop- By the time the season resumes game go to the dogs. ter crash the following day. And July 30, the ballots will be cast to Diesel and Kitty, his two English mastiffs, to be now James, the Lakers and 21 determine whether he or Milwau- specific. other teams are at Walt Disney kee’s Giannis Antetokounmpo “That was something I did almost every day, take World, separated from the rest of — the two frontrunners — wins the dogs downstairs and play street hockey with the world, trying to salvage a sea- the NBA MVP award. James is them,” Jarry said. son and decide a champion. almost mathematically assured “We didn’t really have anyone to shoot on us over James took Bryant’s death — of winning his first assist title; he the break and I was just playing catch with my girl- the Lakers’ star died along with cannot be caught by second-place friend at home and playing with the dogs. ... That his 13-year-old daughter Gianna Trae Young of Atlanta no matter was all we could mimic,” he added. “I usually would MATT SLOCUM/AP and seven others on the morning what happens at Disney. And the just stick-handle around, and they would chase me With no ice time available during the NHL’s of Jan. 26 — particularly hard. Lakers, barring an all-out col- around and try to grab the ball.” four-month pandemic-forced break, Pittsburgh “A day doesn’t go by when I lapse, will be the No. 1 seed in the The dog days are most certainly over for Jarry Penguins goalie Tristan Jarry played street hockey don’t think about him,” James Western Conference. and his counterparts. The Penguins are among with Diesel and Kitty, his two English Mastiffs. said. “A day doesn’t go by where By any measure, it’s been a the 24 teams entering their second week of train- our organization does not remem- good year on the court for James. ing camp in preparation for the league’s expanded ber him and think about not only Time will tell if it’s a great year. playoff format that will be played in Toronto and Ed- “To me, it was like I would be on injury and the Kob, but Gigi, (his wife) Vanessa He believes the bubble will work monton, Alberta, starting on Aug. 1. guys would be playing hockey,” said Khudobin, who and their girls. They are a part of and sees no reason yet why this And goalies, with varying degrees of on- and off- managed to get some ice time with former NHL this family.” NBA experiment would fail. And ice preparation, are playing catch-up to regain their player Alexander Semin. “And I would just be get- Lakers coach Frank Vogel has while he detests being away from groove. ting back into shape and keep working, working, seen playoff-season James three his family and his inner circle, “As a shooter, you don’t really need a goalie to working, and whenever I’m cleared to play, here we times before — never liking how he’s using this chance to be locked work on your shot,” Toronto’s Frederik Andersen go.” those experiences went. Vogel in to focus on the opportunity. said. “But I think as a goalie, you definitely need Some coaches may lean more on their goalie tan- was coaching Indiana and his “As far as the MVP race, I someone to shoot at you.” dems. That will be especially true for each confer- three best seasons there saw the think I’ve shown what I’m capa- Skaters could practice their shots in driveways, ence’s top four teams, who can ease in their goalies Pacers matched up with James ble of doing, not only individually patios or basements. Goalies had no way to replicate during a three-game round-robin series to deter- and the Miami Heat in the East- but from a team’s perspective, us facing a 100 mph slapshot, the speed of the game, mine first-round playoff seeding. ern Conference playoffs. being No. 1 in the West,” James angles and dealing with the jostle of bodies in front Assured a first-round spot is a plus for Avalanche Heat in 6 in 2012. Heat in 7 in said. “There was a lot of conversa- of a net. coach Jared Bednar, who will take his time choosing 2013. Heat in 6 in 2014. tion about, you know, ‘LeBron can “It’s probably all of the above, but I think the one between Philipp Grubauer, who hasn’t played since This time, Vogel is genuinely do those things in the East but if major thing obviously is speed and traffic, people being sidelined by a lower body injury in mid-Feb- and understandably eager to see he ever came to the West, what in front of you, the ability to find the puck,” Dallas ruary, and Pavel Francouz, who went 7-2-2 in taking James at playoff time. can he do?’ I heard all of that, and Stars goalie coach Jeff Reese said. “Would we like over the starting job. “Obviously, it’s been great hav- to have our team at the top of the them to be in midseason form? That would be great. “I like the options that we have.” Bednar said. “I ing LeBron on our side after years Western Conference and playing But competition is going to make up a lot for that. think both guys are potential starters for us, and of going against him,” Vogel said. the way that we were playing at And we’ve got two veteran guys that certainly com- we’ll make our decision as we enter Game 1 of the “But in particular, when we get to that time and the way I was play- pete hard.” playoffs and not before then.” the playoff environment, I’ve just ing, you know, that’s definitely a Reese was referring to starter Ben Bishop, who Columbus coach John Tortorella doesn’t have seen how he is this year in some of good feeling.” was able to hit the ice almost daily in Dallas, and the luxury of time, given the Blue Jackets open the bigger regular-season games, No new positives: The league backup Anton Khudobin, who had limited ice time their best-of-five series against the Maple Leafs in how he’s more mentally locked in, said 346 players had been tested while spending most of the break in his native Toronto. more vocal, more making sure on the NBA campus since last Russia. “I don’t profess to know or want to know about everybody else is locked in. And I leaguewide coronavirus results Khudobin worked out regularly instead of tak- goalies. I just want them to stop the puck,” Tortorel- anticipate that come playoff time, were announced July 13, with no ing time off to rest as he would during a normal la said of having to decide between Joonas Korpisalo we’ll see that all being done at an positives. offseason. and Elvis Merzlikins. Wednesday, July 22, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 21 MLB

Mize, top Cardboard cutouts of Athletics fans are tied to seats in the lower deck of the Oakland Coliseum in Oakland, Calif. prospects BEN MARGOT/AP reassigned by Tigers

BY NOAH TRISTER Associated Press DETROIT — Casey Mize is not starting the season with the Detroit Tigers, who reassigned him and several other top prospects to their alternate training location Monday. Mize, a right-hander who was the top pick in the 2018 draft, has been in camp with the Tigers and certainly could still contribute this year. “From the day we drafted him, that’s why we made him 1-1, we thought he was a very special pitcher,” general manager Al Avila said. “He’s handled himself great, he’s a pro, he works very hard, we have high expectations of him, he has high expectations of himself, and he’s on the right track.” The Tigers can bring up Mize next Wednesday and still delay his eventual free agency eligibility for a year, but Avila said service time isn’t part of his thought process. Detroit also reassigned right- hander Matt Manning, outfielder Riley Greene and infielder Spencer Torkelson to the alternate training location. Torkelson Faces in the crowd was the top pick in this year’s draft. “The guys that are going to be going to Toledo, to let’s say practice and do the in- trasquad games and things of that nature, it’s going to be more of like, in college in the fall program, there’s a lot of instruc- Photo cutouts give fans a new experience tion, there’s a lot of repetition, there’s a lot of drills,” Avila said. “That really makes BY STEVE MEGARGEE ue of Bob Uecker. you a better baseball player.” Associated Press The opportunity enticed Will Piper, a Before the coronavirus shortened the fifth-grade teacher from Mequon, Wis., season considerably, there already was a abby Adamo loved the Chi- who watched a 2018 NL Championship Se- lot of focus on Detroit’s talented prospects. cago White Sox so much it in- Mize, Manning and left-hander Tarik ries game from that section with his wife. fluenced how she dressed and He’s hoping to see himself on television. Skubal haven’t pitched above Double-A, even how she drank her favor- but the sense during spring training was “I’m planning on making it a game — ite beverages. who can find virtual ‘Pipes’ — and hope- that they had a chance to take a significant G“She didn’t despise Cubs fans, but she fully get some of my friends and their step forward this year and be a big part of despised anything to do with red and blue,” the Tigers’ future. families to do so as well,” Piper said. said her father, Vince Adamo of Frankfort, Other teams such as the San Francisco Then the sport was halted by the virus, Ill. “She would not wear anything to do with Giants want virtual fans closer to the ac- and now teams will try to play a 60-game red and blue in case people thought she was tion. The Giants will put up photos of fans season — without the usual minor league a Cubs fan. From a young age, she never alongside cutouts of Bay Area celebrities setup to help top prospects gain experi- wore red and blue together. She never held such as Tony Bennett and Joe Montana. ence. Detroit included a number of its big- anything red and blue. She wouldn’t even name prospects in its player pool, but it drink out of a red-and-blue straw.“ “I think it’s kind of fun,” Giants manager remains to be seen when they might reach Gabby Adamo rooted for the White Sox Gabe Kapler said. the majors. even during a three-year battle with leuke- Some teams will raise money for charity mia. But she never got to attend one of their in the process. opening-day games. The Oakland Athletics offer a wide range Eight months after she died at the age of of prices, but fans who pay $149 will have 22, her parents are doing what they can to cutouts of their likenesses placed on the VINCE ADAMO/AP rectify that. With no spectators permitted first-base side of RingCentral Coliseum at stadiums due to the coronavirus pan- Gabby Adamo, left, and her friend Emily and get an autographed photo from out- demic, the White Sox are among Major Heerde celebrate Adamo’s 20th birthday fielder Stephen Piscotty. Proceeds benefit League Baseball teams giving fans the op- by attending a White Sox-Cubs game in the Piscotty family foundation that’s seek- portunity to fill some seats with their pho- Chicago on July 26, 2017. Adamo, a ing a cure for ALS, the disease that killed tographs on cutouts. hardcore White Sox fan, lost a three-year Piscotty’s mother. So when Chicago opens July 24 against battle with leukemia eight months ago but If a foul ball happens to hit a cutout, the Minnesota Twins, a cutout featuring a will be in the stands as a cutout when the the owner receives a baseball signed by smiling Gabby wearing a White Sox jersey White Sox open their season Friday. Piscotty. and cap will be in the stands. “We’d always “I’ve already got a bunch of texts saying, talked about going to opening day,” her fa- “The idea resonated with us,” said Rick ‘Ooh, I want one!’ ” said Piscotty, who indi- ther said. “She just always talked about the Schlesinger, the Milwaukee Brewers’ pres- cated the promotion was his father’s idea. next time she’d go to a game.” ident of business operations. “Obviously, we’d love to sell that section The Chinese Professional Baseball The Brewers sold out 500 cardboard out. That would be really cool.” League also put cutouts in the stands when cutouts in 90 minutes. They promptly put MLB parks generally won’t have as it started playing games without fans in another 500 on sale. Now they’re also plan- many cutouts in the stands as that German April. But the example MLB teams have ning a “Pets in the Park” section for cut- soccer club. How often the cutouts will ap- cited as they offer this promotion is a Ger- outs featuring photos of fans’ dogs or cats. pear depends on the team. CARLOS OSORIO/AP man soccer club that put about 13,000 fan Cutouts at Miller Park will be placed in AP sports writers Dave Campbell, Beth Harris, Detroit Tigers prospect Casey Mize cutouts in the stands when the Bundesliga the back rows of the uppermost level be- Janie McCauley, Kristie Rieken, Jake Seiner and pitches during training camp on July 6. resumed play in May. hind home plate, where there is also a stat- Andrew Seligman contributed to this report. PAGE 22 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Wednesday, July 22, 2020 MLB Blue Jays talk with Pittsburgh about playing at PNC Park

BY ROB GILLIES play in major league ballparks. Associated Press If it works out way above my pay grade and they figure it out, then TORONTO — The Toronto Blue I think it would be cool.” Jays are talking to the Pittsburgh Shelton doesn’t envision there Pirates about sharing their major being any conflict since the Blue league ballpark this season after Jays would be at PNC Park when Canada’s government barred the Pirates are out of town. them from playing in their home The Pirates are led by former stadium amid the coronavirus Blue Jays executives Ben Cher- pandemic. ington and Steve Sanders. Pirates President Travis Wil- Blue Jays general manager liams confirmed the talks and Ross Atkins said earlier Monday MLB/AP sounded ready to welcome the that his team has more than five Blue Jays. contingency plans and was in Major League Baseball has doubled the isolated camera angles available for video review from 12 to 24 “In an effort to help in the re- talks with other teams. He de- and arranged for high-frame rate cameras to stream directly to the new replay operations center in New turn of the game we all love, we clined to name them. York and ballpark video rooms. continue to have active discus- “We are focused on getting into sions with Major League Base- a major league facility,” Atkins ball and the Toronto Blue Jays said. organization regarding the pos- Canada denied the Blue Jays’ sibility of hosting home games for MLB doubles camera angles request to play at Rogers Cen- the Blue Jays at PNC Park this tre because the regular-season season,” Williams said in a state- schedule would require frequent ment Monday. travel back and forth from the for video reviews of umpires “This will be a monumental United States, where COVID-19 challenge for our staff, but lean- cases are surging. BY RONALD BLUM “We think that the product of champion Washington Nationals. ing in to help others is what Pitts- Atkins said if the Blue Jays Associated Press all these items is going to result MLB started widespread video burghers do best. If we are able to can’t find a major league park, in a much more rapid review pro- review in 2014 after embarrass- safely accommodate, not only will their Triple-A affiliate in Buffalo, NEW YORK — Taking a it bring additional international N.Y., would be their most likely cess, so that we’ll be getting video ing calls, such as the blown call chance to review instant replay, available much more quickly to by first base umpire Jim Joyce attention to our city, it will also site for home games. Major League Baseball doubled bring with it jobs and revenue But based on what the players the umpires, who will be making that denied Detroit’s Armando the isolated cameras available for decisions more quickly,” Chris Galarraga what should have been for local hotels, restaurants and want and the collaboration they video reviews to 24 this year. Marinak, MLB executive vice the final out of a perfect game. other businesses that will support are getting from other teams and MLB also arranged for high- president of strategy, technol- There were 1,275 reviews dur- the Blue Jays organization as well Major League Baseball, Atkins frame rate cameras to stream as additional visiting teams.” said the Blue Jays are focused directly to the new replay opera- ogy and innovation, said Monday. ing the 2019 regular season, Blue Jays manager Charlie on major league parks, as long as tions center and ballpark video “The same will be true of the re- including 1,051 requested by Montoyo said he was pleased to they can be safe. rooms, and for MLB-controlled play personnel in the ballpark, managers that averaged 1 minute, read what the Pirates said. He said health and safety is the 4K cameras with zoom lenses to who are helping their manager 46 seconds. Among those calls, “That’s encouraging that they priority, so the ability to be so- be installed at high locations be- make a decision on whether to 603 (47.3%) were overturned, feel that way about us coming,” cially distant without comprising hind home plate. challenge.” 310 (24.3%) were confirmed, 352 he said. “Going to Pittsburgh, other teams’ ability to maintain A replay hub about twice the Each manager will have 20 sec- (27.6%) were allowed to stand that’s a beautiful ballpark. I al- social distance is important. size of the old one was constructed onds to decide whether to ask for and 10 (0.8%) were for record ready brought 10 Roberto Clem- Toronto begins the season at as part of a move of Major League a video review of a call subject to keeping. ente T-shirts that I brought with Tampa Bay on Friday and is Baseball and MLB Advanced a challenge, down from 30. Clear plastic barriers have me for some reason.” scheduled to play its first home Media to a combined office space MLB’s pandemic-delayed sea- been installed, and additional Pirates manager Derek Shelton game on July 29 against defend- in Manhattan, across the street son starts Thursday with the New conference rooms will be used to said he would have no problem ing champion Washington. from Radio City Music Hall. York Yankees at the World Series enable social distancing. with the Blue Jays moving in. Detroit Tigers general man- “I think if it’s a situation where ager Al Avila said MLB and the they need some place to play and Blue Jays have not reached out we can help out then I think we to the Tigers about sharing Co- Kershaw: Road responsibility is crucial should,” Shelton said following an merica Park. “I have a good idea 11-7 loss in Cleveland. “I do feel where they’re going to go, but I BY DOUG PADILLA is where the entire season will hang in the balance. that major league teams should can’t say,” Avila said. Associated Press “Honestly, it’s just kind of scary,” the three-time Cy Young Award winner said. “You think about, if I LOS ANGELES — With three days to go before go somewhere and get (coronavirus) and give it to the 2020 opener, Los Angeles Dodgers ace Clayton my teammates and our season is ruined because of Kershaw already was reveling in the first victory of something stupid I did, that’s a bad feeling. Don’t be the season. that guy. How he performs Thursday night against the San “Just that pressure alone will keep guys from Francisco Giants in his ninth opening day assign- doing the irresponsibility thing. That’s not to say ment remains up in the air. But just the opportunity some guys won’t get it, obviously, but we will do ev- to begin preparations for the Dodgers’ biggest rival erything we can to stay as safe as possible.” has Kershaw feeling positive. The first stop on the road for the Dodgers will “Really, the fact that we’re even here, a few days come in Houston on July 28 and 29. away from having a season, I think is a win for base- For now, anyway, his focus when it comes to the ball in and of itself,” Kershaw said Monday, remark- road is beating opponents and winning the battle ing on the low percentage of positive COVID-19 against coronavirus. tests around the majors. “We understand that it’s not going to be, hey, you Of course, the biggest challenges posed by the roll into town and find something to eat,” Kershaw coronavirus await. Teams are only now starting to said. “It’s just not going to be that way. We know hit the road for exhibition games. Los Angeles host- that. We, for the most part, other than going to grab ed the Arizona Diamondbacks at Dodger Stadium a coffee or something, are going to be confined to on Monday for the second consecutive night. the hotel on the road and that’s OK. I think as long GENE J. PUSKAR/AP Simply breaking even in road games has always as you’re outside, as long as you’re wearing a mask, The Toronto Blue Jays are talking with the Pittsburgh Pirates about been a solid recipe for success in baseball. Except that’s safe. We haven’t talked about specific proto- playing the Jays’ home games at Pittsburgh’s PNC Park. now, Kershaw believes that being away from home cols as a team.” Wednesday, July 22, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 23 MLB Giants manager, players kneel during anthem

BY JANIE MCCAULEY toan Richardson also took a knee Associated Press as shortstop Brandon Crawford stood between them with a hand OAKLAND, Calif. — San on each of their shoulders. Davis Francisco Giants manager Gabe held his right hand over his heart, Kapler plans to use his position to while Richardson, who is Black speak out against racial injustice and from the Bahamas, clasped and provide a voice for those who his hands in front of him. aren’t heard. Much discussion went into Kapler and several of his play- each person’s choice, and Kapler ers knelt during the national an- said some of the Giants reached them before their 6-2 exhibition out to other organizations. Kapler victory against the Oakland Ath- said the Giants would continue to letics. Kapler shared his plans have such important discussions when he addressed the team ear- together as a team and “make lier Monday, and he said everyone them a part of the fabric of our would be supported by the Giants clubhouse.” no matter what they decided to do. “We’ve had a lot of conversa- “I wanted them to know that I tions about the anthem over the wasn’t pleased with the way our course of the last 72 hours and country has handled police bru- when I say we, I mean our coach- tality and I told them I wanted to ing staff and our players,” Kapler amplify their voices and I wanted said. “We connected with small to amplify the voice of the Black groups of players, we connected community and marginalized with players individually and had communities as well,” Kapler meaningful conversations about said. “So I told them that I wanted this topic.” to use my platform to demon- It was on the same field where former A’s catcher Bruce Max- strate my dissatisfaction with the PHOTOS BY BEN MARGOT/AP way we’ve handled racism in our well in 2017 became the first country. I wanted to demonstrate major leaguer to kneel for the Above: Some San Francisco Giants kneel during the national anthem prior to an exhibition game against my dissatisfaction with our clear anthem. the Oakland Athletics on Monday in Oakland, Calif. Below: A Black Lives Matter banner hangs in the systemic racism in our country In San Diego, Angels reliever bleachers in front of cardboard Athletics fans. and I wanted them to know that Keynan Middleton kneeled and they got to make their own deci- raised his right fist during the na- Mike Fiers said. sions and we would respect and tional anthem before the team’s ‘ I told them that I wanted to use my Former San Francisco 49ers support those decisions. I wanted 1-0 victory over the Padres. platform to demonstrate my dissatisfaction quarterback Colin Kaepernick them to feel safe in speaking up.” Angels manager Joe Maddon started taking a knee during the Right fielder Jaylin Davis, who said Middleton told him in ad- with the way we’ve handled racism in our national anthem in 2016 to pro- is Black, and first base coach An- vance he wanted to kneel, and the test racial inequality and police country. mistreatment of minorities. He ’ Gabe Kapler was roundly criticized for years, San Francisco Giants manager but public sentiment has changed since George Floyd’s death in May. Floyd, a Black man, died after team was “totally supportive” of except that “we’re going to have a white Minneapolis police offi- the decision. 60 chances in the regular season cer pressed his knee into Floyd’s “I’m very proud that he stood to make the same decision that neck while Floyd was handcuffed up for his beliefs tonight. I really we made today, to either stand or and said that he couldn’t breathe. am,” Maddon said. “It’s not easy kneel or do something different. Also Monday, Alyssa Na- to do that, a young man like him- Right now it’s another opportu- kken — baseball’s first woman self, being the only one out here nity tomorrow night.” on a major league staff — got a doing that.” Kapler has been outspoken chance to coach first base for San Kapler, beginning his first sea- about social injustice and racial Francisco. son managing the Giants after issues and athletes’ roles in help- “Congratulations on making two disappointing years guiding ing spur positive change. history!” Hunter Pence posted the Phillies, didn’t say for cer- “They felt strong(ly) about the on Twitter shortly after the final tain how often he would kneel issue so they knelt,” A’s pitcher out. Braves remove ‘Chop On’ sign, slogan, but no call on chant

BY CHARLES ODUM tomahawks before the decisive The Braves have announced Associated Press Game 5 of the series, won by the firm plans to keep their team Cardinals, “out of respect for the name. The team said in a letter to ATLANTA — The Atlanta concerns” expressed by Helsley. season ticket holders on July 10, Braves have removed a “Chop The Braves said they would “We will always be the Atlanta On” sign that sat near an entrance continue to examine the chant Braves.” to Truist Park and are still con- after the 2019 season, a process The NFL’s Washington team sidering their stance on the fans’ that continues. has announced plans to change tomahawk chop chant. Since there will be no fans at its team name from the Redskins The removal of the wooden sign Braves’ home games for at least along with dropping its Indian came as the team changed its slo- the start of the pandemic-delayed head logo, and baseball’s Cleve- gan from “Chop On” to “For The 60-game season, the team may land Indians are considering A” for the 2020 season. feel no urgency to release a new A new slogan is customary policy on the chant. changing their name. marketing strategy, but the Braves fans began chopping The Braves said in the letter team’s stance on the chant has and chanting in the early 1990s. they are seeking input from the been watched closely since last The team has encouraged the Native American community, year’s NL Division Series. chant by playing music and dis- fans, players and former players St. Louis Cardinals pitcher tributing the foam tomahawks. as they examine the fan experi- DAVID TULIS/AP Ryan Helsley, a member of the The Braves open their season ence, including the chant. Cherokee Nation, said he found at the New York Mets on Friday. In the letter, the team said the Atlanta Braves fans do the tomahawk chop during a 2014 game. the chant insulting. The Braves Their first home game is July 29 chant “continues to inspire our The Braves have removed a “Chop On” sign at Truist Park but are did not distribute the red foam against Tampa. players on the field.” still considering their stance on the fans’ tomahawk chop chant. S TARS AND STRIPES Wednesday, July 22, 2020 F3HIJKLM Home away from home? Blue Jays negotiating with Pirates SPORTS for use of ballpark » MLB, Page 22 Football shelvedHIGH SCHOOL in Pacific Plan is to offer ‘low-contact’ sports in fall

BY DAVE ORNAUER Stars and Stripes CAMP FOSTER, Okinawa — Football and other hard-contact sports have been shelved by DODEA Pacific until at least the spring, perhaps longer, due to concerns about the coronavirus pandemic. That announcement was made Thurs- day as part of DODEA Pacific’s plan for reopening schools late next month. The hope is to offer what it called “low- contact … and some moderate-contact sports with mitigation measures” for the fall season, according to the plan. “Final details on fall athletics will be provided ‘ I think before the start of the the chance school year.” It was not imme- to defend diately known what the title sports those would be, DODEA Pacific will have to spokeswoman Miran- wait until da Ferguson said. 2021. “DODEA Pacific ’ and DODEA Head- Scott Bolin quarters are continu- Athletic director, ing to discuss what the football coach fall sports season will of Zama, which look like,” she said. Humphreys quarterback won the Far East DODEA Europe Deontaye Gregory, left, is Division II football has yet to make an of- one of the seniors who crown last season ficial announcement might not get an opportunity regarding the status to play football in his final of its fall athletics schedule, which typical- year as a student-athlete. ly includes football, volleyball, cross country, tennis and golf. The DODEA Europe DAVE ORNAUER / Stars and Stripes school year is set to begin Aug. 24. Reaction among coaches around the Pa- cific was negative, but understanding con- and football can “return again next fall,” “We were going to have one of our top able to do so. But the decision … was done sidering the pandemic, which has caused if not sooner. teams (that) you get once every 10 years,” in an effort to ensure everyone’s safety.” nearly 4 million positive cases and more This is the first time even a portion of he said. Coaches said they hope football can be than 141,000 deaths in the U.S., according a Pacific high school football season was Seniors are the ones who will suffer moved to sometime later in the school year, to Johns Hopkins University data. scrapped since the weeks following 9/11 most, Macias and Elliott said. perhaps late winter or spring. “I think the chance to defend the title and the first time an entire season has “They’ll never have the opportunity to “Coaches are united on that idea,” Dan will have to wait until 2021,” Zama athlet- been canceled in DODEA Pacific history. play high school football again,” Elliott Joley of Kinnick said. ics director and football coach Scott Bolin “Crazy times we live in,” said Frank Ma- said. “Nor will our families and fans get Bolin said he has sent a recommendation said. His Trojans won last year’s Far East cias, coach of 2019 Far East D-II runner- the chance to cheer us on this season.” to DODEA’s Japan district and Pacific-area Division II football title for the third time up Matthew C. Perry. One of those seniors is Humphreys quar- office about moving football to spring and in school history and first time since 2012. Zama beat Perry 47-13 for the D-II title terback Deontaye Gregory. He carried the swapping it with lower-risk sports such as Bolin said he understands “the desire to Nov. 8. ball on the last play of the 2019 season, a baseball and softball “in hopes of not hav- maintain as safe an environment as pos- The next night at Kadena Air Base, Oki- quarterback sneak on which he was ruled ing it completely nixed from the schedule,” sible and I support the decision.” nawa, Kadena edged Humphreys 14-12 for having just missed breaking the plane of he said. “I understand that the safety of our stu- the Division I title. the end zone, preserving Kadena’s victory. “I’m not sure how that will go, but it’s at dent-athletes is of the utmost importance The Panthers were in good position to de- “We (Humphreys) wanted another shot least an attempt to hold on a bit more, even and the No. 1 priority,” Humphreys coach fend their title, said coach Sergio Mendoza, at Kadena,” Gregory said. “This is … the if somewhat unrealistic,” Bolin said. Steven Elliott said, adding that he remains adding that Kadena had “lots of starters” last time I will ever play football as a high [email protected] “hopeful” that a vaccine can be available returning. school student-athlete and now I won’t be Twitter: @daveornauer

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