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Page 8 Aruba’s ONLY English newspaper Empty seats, delivered feasts as virus changes Thanksgiving By REGINA GARCIA CANO, MATT SEDENSKY and HEATH- ER HOLLINGSWORTH Associated Press Vivian Zayas can't keep herself from scrolling through photos of last Thanksgiving, when her mother stood at the stove to make a big pot of rice and beans and then took a seat at the edge of the table. That was before anyone had heard of COVID-19 and before it claimed the retired seamstress. Ana Martin- ez died at 78 on April 1 while recovering at a nursing home from a knee replacement. The family is having their traditional meal of turkey, yams, green beans and rice and beans — but Zayas is removing a seat from the table at her home in Deer Park, New York, and putting her mother's walker in its place. "It's a painful Thanksgiving. You don't even know, should you celebrate?" asked Zayas. "It's a lonely time." The family is left with "an empty chair at the table for- ever," another daughter, Alexa Rivera, said Thursday. Americans are marking the Thanksgiving holiday amid an unrelenting pandemic that has claimed the lives of more than a quarter of a million people in the United States. Turkey and pies will still come out ovens, football will still be on TV, families will still give thanks and have lively Evelyn Maysonet looks at the food delivery from the Weber-Morgan Health Department Tuesday, conversations about politics. Nov. 24, 2020, in Ogden, Utah. Continued on next page Associated Press A2 Friday 27 November 2020 UP FRONT

Continued from Front petizers for the early after- But this holiday has been noon meal. The sons are utterly altered after months bringing side dishes. Tur- filled with sorrows and key and the fixings are the hardships: Many feasts are main course. Champagne weighed down by the loss may be cracked. of loved ones; others have Forsyth hasn't seen his fam- been canceled or scaled ily much during the pan- back with the virus surging. demic but wanted to save Zoom and FaceTime calls the holiday. have become a fixture "People are trying to live a at dinner tables to con- normal life," he said. "And, nect with family members you know, with the second who don't want to travel. wave coming now, it's not a Far fewer volunteers are bad idea to be prepared." helping at soup kitchens Kerry Osaki longs to see his or community centers. A now-grown children, with- Utah health department out masks, and hug them. has been delivering boxes But instead he and his wife of food to residents who are celebrating just the two are infected with the virus of them after their traditions and can't go to the store. were upended. A New York nursing home Osaki's 93-year-old mother, is offering drive-up visits for Rose, who lived with the Nursing home residents hold signs as staff members walk by during a Thanksgiving celebration at families of residents strug- the Hebrew Home at Riverdale, Thursday, Nov. 26, 2020, in New York. couple in Orange County gling with celebrating the Associated Press in California, died from the holiday alone. virus after all three got sick. "The holidays make it a little ed to do something unique ments, a side potato salad, tion that was, 'This year may With his mother gone, Osa- harder," said Harriet Kra- to mark this unusual holiday a cookie and utensils. be different, and that's OK. ki, 67, and his cousin de- kowsky, an 85-year-old resi- — something to let every- From start to finish, Thanks- It is one year. If things are cided to pass on the fam- dent of the Hebrew Home one know that she and her giving is different this year different this year and that ily's annual Thanksgiving at Riverdale in New York husband still feel blessed for Jessica Franz, a nurse means we get to see all get-together. His wife, Lena who misses the big Thanks- this year. who works the graveyard the rest of our family next Adame, typically spent the giving celebrations of years So, a week before Thanks- shift at Olathe Medical year, it is OK,'" said Franz, holiday cooking a spread past and has lost neighbors giving, armed with colored Center, in a Kansas City who has personally cared of turkey and stuffing with and friends to the virus. "I pens and stickers of owls suburb. for patients dying of coro- her relatives — but some cry, but I get over it. We with scarves, she hand For one, Franz, 39, is cel- navirus. had seen virus cases at their have to go on." wrote notes of gratitude to ebrating without her moth- The Thanksgiving gathering workplaces, so the couple On any normal Thanksgiv- every member of the fam- er-in-law, Elaine Franz, who at David Forsyth's home in decided to skip that, too. ing Day, Kara McKlemurry ily. died of the coronavirus on Southern California, mean- "It's just been a long, rough and her husband would "We're so grateful to have Nov. 10, just one day be- while, comes with a unique- and sometimes sad year," drive from their Clearwater, you in our lives," she wrote fore her 78th birthday. In ly 2020 feel: rapid virus tests he said. Florida, home to one of two on a card with a cartoon previous years, her moth- at the door to decide who In Ogden, Utah, Evelyn places: his family's home in fox, "even if we can't actu- er-in-law, who was Men- gets inside. Maysonet stepped out of another part of the state ally be together this year nonite, would lay out a The kit costs about $1,000 her home Tuesday morn- or her family's house in Ala- for the holidays." spread for her children and for 20 tests, each of which ing to find boxes overflow- bama. This year, McKlemur- In the nation's capital, the grandchildren. At Franz's involve pricking a finger ing with canned goods, ry informed her family there convention center is emp- work, in a typical year, co- and putting a drop of desserts and a turkey. She would be no visits. When ty unlike in previous years, workers would bring food blood on a tray. Ten min- has been isolating with her her in-laws offered to stop when volunteers have for a potluck. utes later the results either husband and son since all by, the couple said no. worked together to serve None of that is happening show someone is negative, three tested positive for She and her husband didn't a meal to about 5,000 this year. has antibodies or is positive. COVID-19. want to risk infecting any- people. In the era of social The family is shifting the fes- Normally, about 15 to 20 None of them has been one or getting the virus distancing, the sponsored tivities to Zoom and Face- people attend the fam- able to leave to buy gro- themselves. event had to be reimag- Time. It's been hard for her ily's Thanksgiving dinner in ceries, so they were thrilled Not everyone followed ined. daughters — ages, 2, 8 and Channel Islands Harbor. But to receive the health de- McKlemurry's example. Mil- Ahead of the holiday, or- 11. Her middle daughter this year, it will only be eight partment's delivery — and lions of Americans bought ganizers delivered to 20 was exposed to the coro- of them: Forsyth, his wife, the chance to cherish the tickets to fly somewhere nonprofits 5,000 gift bags, navirus at school and is her four adult sons and the things that matter most. for the holiday, crowding each with winter clothing quarantined until Dec. 3, partners of two of them. "As long as you have a life airports despite pleas from accessories, hand sanitiz- and her oldest daughter is His wife started cooking and you're still alive, just officials to avoid travel and er and a mask, and 5,000 struggling with the concept Tuesday. She's planning a make the best of it with you gatherings. boxes that included a tur- of a scaled-back holiday. cold cucumber soup for a and your family," Maysonet Still, McKlemurry, 27, want- key sandwich with condi- "We had a good conversa- starter and bunch of ap- said.q A3 U.S. NEWS Friday 27 November 2020 High court blocks N.Y. virus limits on houses of worship By JESSICA GRESKO previously designated red WASHINGTON (AP) — With and orange zones. In those coronavirus cases surging red and orange zones, the again nationwide, the Su- state had capped atten- preme Court barred New dance at houses of wor- York from enforcing certain ship at 10 and 25 people, limits on attendance at respectively. But the those churches and synagogues particular areas are now in areas designated as designated as yellow zones hard hit by the virus. with less restrictive rules nei- The justices split 5-4 late ther group challenged. Wednesday night, with The justices acted on an new Justice Amy Coney emergency basis, tempo- Barrett in the majority. It rarily barring New York from was the conservative's first enforcing the restrictions publicly discernible vote as against the groups while a justice. The court's three their lawsuits continue. In liberal justices and Chief an unsigned opinion the Justice John Roberts dis- court said the restrictions sented. "single out houses of wor- The move was a shift for ship for especially harsh the court. Earlier this year, treatment." when Barrett's liberal pre- "Members of this Court are decessor, Justice Ruth not public health experts, Bader Ginsburg, was still on and we should respect the court, the justices di- the judgment of those with In this provided by the State of New York, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo holds up a new Thanks- vided 5-4 to leave in place giving-themed face mask during his daily coronavirus briefing at the Wyandanch-Wheatley special expertise and re- pandemic-related capac- Heights Ambulance Corp. Headquarters in Wyandanch, N.Y. sponsibility in this area. But ity restrictions affecting Associated Press even in a pandemic, the churches in California and Constitution cannot be put Nevada. groups that sued to chal- any practical impact" giv- with reporters. "You have a away and forgotten. The The court's action Wednes- lenge the restrictions are no en that the restrictions have different court. And I think restrictions at issue here, by day could push New York longer subject to them. already been removed. that was the statement effectively barring many to reevaluate its restrictions New York Gov. Andrew "Why rule on a case that is that the court was making." from attending religious on houses of worship in ar- Cuomo, a Democrat, said moot and come up with a The Diocese of Brook- services, strike at the very eas designated virus hot Thursday the ruling was different decision than you lyn and Agudath Israel of heart of the First Amend- spots. But the impact is also "more illustrative of the Su- did several months ago on America have churches ment's guarantee of reli- muted because the Cath- preme Court than anything the same issue?" Cuomo and synagogues in areas gious liberty," the opinion olic and Orthodox Jewish else" and "irrelevant from asked in a conference call of Brooklyn and Queens said.q

Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade takes flight in virus times NEW YORK (AP) — The bal- attached to vehicles that Sofia Carson, and a slew a rare festivity in a city that some of the New York City loons were in the sky and kept them moving and of Broadway shows were has seen most of its major parades that hadn't been the marching bands took decreased the number of represented in taped per- events cancelled over the able to happen — the St. to the streets for the an- people needed. formances from their casts. last year because of the vi- Patrick's Day Parade, the nual Macy's Thanksgiving A number of entertainers Even with the pandemic rus. The parade organizers Mermaid Parade, the Puer- Day Parade on Thursday, performed, including Pen- protocols, the fact that the recognized that reality, in- to Rican Day Parade and but coronavirus restrictions tatonix, Keke Palmer and parade took place made it cluding representatives of NYC Pride March.q meant it was without the throngs of people usually scrambling for a view. Instead of its typical path through Manhattan, this year's parade was kept to the area in front of Macy's flagship store and aimed at a television audience in- stead of live crowds. There were some familiar balloon faces, of course, including Snoopy, Ronald McDonald, and Sponge- Bob SquarePants. But the bigger balloons were missing the numer- ous handlers who would The Boss Baby balloon is deflated as it ends its appearance dur- normally be walking un- ing the modified Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York, derneath and holding the Thursday, Nov. 26, 2020. ropes. This year, they were Associated Press A4 Friday 27 November 2020 U.S. NEWS GOP clashes as deadline to repeal tainted bailout law nears Associated Press longtime lawmaker and COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — two of the men charged Hopes of repealing an en- have pleaded not guilty to ergy bailout law are in dan- the charges. ger at the Ohio Statehouse In the days following the re- as Republican lawmakers lease of the affidavit, GOP argue sharply different po- lawmakers acted swiftly. A sitions on how and whether number of repeal bills were to repeal the legislation introduced and by the with only weeks before end of July, the majority Ohioans begin to pay the party had voted to remove price. Householder as speaker In one corner stands vet- and even chose his succes- eran GOP lawmakers like sor. Rep. Bill Seitz, ranking mem- In one of his first acts as the ber of the majority party, newly-appointed speaker, who believes the Nov. 3 Rep. Bob Cupp, of Lima, election results solidified created a committee in the standing of the now- August to oversee the fu- tainted bailout bill even if ture of the bailout bill. In this July 30, 2020 file photo Ohio House Speaker Pro Tempore Jim Butler presides over a House federal investigators found session as members of the Ohio House of Representatives vote to remove Rep. Larry Householder But months later, as the the process of its passage as Speaker of the House on at the Ohio Statehouse in Columbus, Ohio. General Assembly is wind- to be corrupt. Associated Press ing down in a lame duck "There is no representative session — passing legisla- and no senator who voted at the center of a $60 mil- lumbus. I did not vote for of shepherding $60 million tion to limit the governor's yes on House Bill 6, who lost lion bribery probe. it and I am leading the re- in energy company money powers during a pandemic their reelection bid," Seitz Lanese, also a ranking peal'," Lanese said. "You for personal and political and designating the mon- said in an interview with member in the House, can't quantify what kind use in exchange for pass- arch butterfly as the state The Associated Press. "But pushed back on her col- of support I got from that ing a legislative bailout of official butterfly — the many, several, at least, league's sentiment about but I won my seat by much the plants and then derail- tainted legislation remains who voted no, lost. So what the election proving not to higher than they thought I ing an attempt to place a intact, with weeks left be- does that tell you?" be a referendum on what would win by." rejection of the bailout on fore the law will add a fee Seitz vowed to vote against the FBI determined to be The Grove City Republican the ballot. to every electricity bill in the any repeal bill brought to the largest bribery scheme introduced the first repeal Householder, also a Repub- state on Jan. 1. the House for a floor vote in state history. She said her bill on July 23, two days af- lican, was one of the driv- The concern for Republi- during the next four weeks efforts to repeal the legis- ter the arrest of then-House ing forces behind the nu- cans like Seitz, Cupp and of the lame duck session. lation actually helped her Speaker Larry Householder clear plants' financial res- committee chairman Jim In the other corner, there win reelection earlier this and four of his accomplices cue, which added a new Hoops is that repealing the are Republican Reps. Lau- month. on charges of racketeering fee to every electricity bill in bill outright would have un- ra Lanese and Mark Ro- "When I went out cam- for their roles in the alleged the state and directed over intended consequences manchuk. Both lawmakers paigning, I led with that. I scheme to bail out two ag- $150 million a year through and they need more time introduced a bill this past said 'I'm sure you've heard ing nuclear power plants. 2026 to the plants near to understand the complex summer to repeal the law about the scandal in Co- The five men are accused Cleveland and Toledo. The legislation.q

U.S. will appeal order barring expulsions of migrant children that barred expulsions of and not adults or parents night, the Justice Depart- unaccompanied children and children. At least 8,800 ment cited the spread of under public health laws. unaccompanied children the virus in border commu- The Justice Department have been expelled with- nities in Arizona and Texas. filed a notice of appeal out having a chance to It warned that Sullivan's Wednesday night to the seek asylum protections order "likely will have an ir- U.S. Court of Appeals for or speak to a lawyer. Most reversible impact on public the District of Columbia Cir- people have been ex- health" by straining hospital cuit. It also asked Sullivan to pelled within hours or days, capacity and forcing the issue a stay of the injunction though the Trump adminis- government to move "po- pending appeal, a request tration detained hundreds tentially infected" children he previously denied. of children for weeks in ho- and teenagers through air- Since March, border agents tels near the U.S.-Mexico ports. have expelled 200,000 im- border for days or weeks at The Associated Press re- In this Aug. 23, 2019 file photo, immigrants seeking asylum walk at the ICE South Texas Family Residential Center, in Dilley, Texas. migrant adults and chil- a time until another judge ported on Oct. 3 that top Associated Press dren citing the pandemic barred that practice. officials at the Centers for and a need to prevent President-elect Joe Biden Disease Control and Pre- By NOMAAN MERCHANT a policy enacted during the spread of the virus, has said he will reverse sev- vention resisted issuing an Associated Press the coronavirus pandemic even though COVID-19 is eral of President Donald emergency declaration HOUSTON (AP) — The U.S. to deny the children asy- spreading broadly through Trump's immigration pro- allowing immigrant expul- government on Wednes- lum protections. border communities and grams when he takes office sions because it lacked a day appealed a judge's Judge Emmet Sullivan is- the country at large. in January. Biden has not public health basis, but that order barring the expulsions sued a preliminary injunc- Sullivan's order only cov- stated whether he will stop Vice President Mike Pence of immigrant children who tion on Nov. 18 sought by ered children who cross the expulsions of immigrants. ordered the agency to crossed the border alone, advocates for immigrants border without a parent In its filing Wednesday move forward anyway.q A5 WORLD NEWS Friday 27 November 2020 China's top diplomat stresses S.Korea ties amid row with U.S. By KIM TONG-HYUNG operation amid the pan- SEOUL, South Korea (AP) demic and conveyed a — China's top diplomat on message by Chinese Presi- Thursday stressed the impor- dent Xi Jinping that he con- tance of bilateral relations siders his "friendship and while meeting senior offi- trust" with Moon as "very cials in South Korea, where important." there is growing concern Moon's ambitions for inter- the country is becoming Korean engagement have squeezed between China, faltered amid stalled nucle- its biggest trading partner, ar negotiations between and military ally the United the U.S. and North Korea, States. which have disagreed over After meeting South Ko- the release of crippling U.S.- rean Foreign Minister Kang led sanctions against North Kyung-wha, Chinese For- Korea in exchange for dis- eign Minister Wang Yi told armament steps by the reporters that his visit dur- North. ing the coronavirus pan- China, as North Korea's only demic shows how much major ally and economic Beijing values its relations lifeline, is seen as having with Seoul. He called for unique leverage over the stronger cooperation over South Korean President Moon Jae-in, right, poses with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi for a pho- government in Pyongyang. anti-virus efforts, trade and to before a meeting at the presidential Blue House in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, Nov. 26, 2020. Wang arrived in Seoul fol- finding a peaceful solution Associated Press lowing a visit to Japan, to a nuclear standoff with where he met Prime Minis- North Korea. "There are 190 countries dent Moon Jae-in, who ac- continue serving a "con- ter Yoshihide Suga. When asked whether Bei- and each of them are sov- knowledged bilateral ac- structive role" in internation- In Tokyo on Wednesday, jing was pressing Seoul to ereign nations," he said. complishments in fighting al efforts to denuclearize Wang told Suga that he choose a side amid rising "They include China and the virus and maintaining the Korean Peninsula and wants the two Asian pow- U.S.-China tensions over South Korea, which are essential business exchang- helping improve relations ers to have good relations trade, security and other is- close neighbors and should es despite tightened bor- between the rival Koreas. and cooperate in fighting sues, Wang said "America visit each other more often, der controls, according to Wang replied that Seoul the coronavirus and re- is not the only nation in the like relatives." a pool report. and Beijing have set a "role viving their pandemic-hit world." Wang later met with Presi- Moon also urged Beijing to model" for international co- economies. q Tensions rise over housing of migrants on Spanish islands By RENATA BRITO has an expiration date of now, social services would BARCELONA, Spain (AP) 31 December," Bueno said. have to take responsibility — A row over where to She fears news of migrants for them. Do you think the house African migrants in- being temporarily housed mayor has the resources to creasingly arriving by boat in resorts would tarnish the house 3,400 migrants?" on Spain's Canary Islands islands' image as a tourism The disagreement is the lat- deepened Thursday, when destination, especially for est in months of tensions as the mayor of the most af- British holidaymakers. Madrid tries to block the fected town urged the Bueno threatened to fine migrants from leaving for Spanish government to hotels up to 300,000 euros mainland Spain. It fears transfer them out of local if they continued to rent that could encourage hotels. rooms to the government more migrants to take the More than 20,000 West Afri- next year. dangerous migration route cans and Moroccans have "We cannot continue to to Europe, which has al- reached the archipelago allow Gran Canaria to be- ready cost at least 500 lives in the Atlantic Ocean by come a prison, a Lampe- this year. Migrants sit in Arguineguin port after their rescue in Gran Ca- boat or been rescued at dusa or a Lesbos due to this As a result, thousands of naria island, Spain on Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2020. sea so far this year, up from government's inaction and migrants stay in tents on Associated Press 1,500 in the same period of lack of coordination," she the pier of Arguineguín in 2019. said. unsanitary conditions until spots for migrants and asy- and asylum seekers, have Onalia Bueno, mayor of Spain's State Secretary for they can be transferred to lum seekers on the archi- expressed concern that Mogán in Gran Canaria Migration Hana Jalloul re- a hotel or one of the exist- pelago, including 6,000 in new proposals to revamp island, said the govern- buffed the ultimatum say- ing reception centers on hotels. She said the ministry the EU's asylum system ment should remove 3,471 ing the hotels are an ad- the islands. is working on opening 7,000 would continue to leave migrants, including unac- equate transitional solution Though some hotels have additional beds outside of them to cope with the companied minors, from given the plunge in tourism been keen to help, some hotels. challenge alone. 10 hotels in her area by the caused by the coronavirus sector associations have Spain's Interior Ministry is "The front-line member year's end, when hoteliers' pandemic. expressed discontent with working on returning to Af- states cannot face the contracts expire, and take Questioned about the is- the Spanish government rica those who are not eligi- migratory pressure on the them to government facili- sue at a briefing with for- for not finding permanent ble for asylum, Jalloul said. whole European Union," the ties, including in the main- eign correspondents, Jal- solutions. Spain, Italy, Malta and four countries said in a let- land. loul asked: "If I left those Jalloul said the government Greece, Europe's main sea ter sent Wednesday to the "The solidarity of Mogán migrants on the streets right has some 7,000 temporary entry points for migrants European Commission.q A6 Friday 27 November 2020 WORLD NEWS 'Why now?' Dismay as U.S. considers troop pullout from Somalia By CARA ANNA is "badly off track," said the NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — No new report by the Depart- country has been involved ment of Defense inspector in Somalia's future as much general. as the United States. Now Somali forces cannot con- the Trump administration is tain the al-Shabab threat thinking of withdrawing the on its own, the report said. several hundred U.S. mili- They still rely on the interna- tary troops from the Horn of tional community for finan- Africa nation at what some cial support, and yet they experts call the worst pos- "sometimes go unpaid for sible time. months." Three decades of chaos, Maybe a U.S. withdrawal from warlords to al-Qaida would lead the AMISOM affiliate al-Shabab to the force to adjust its own with- emergence of an Islamic drawal timeline "more real- State-linked group, have istically," Mahmood said. ripped apart the country The U.S. has been the most that only in the past few engaged security partner years has begun to find its in Somalia "willing to get footing. The U.S. Embassy down and dirty," he add- returned to Somalia just last ed. But no other country year, 28 years after diplo- appears to have the will- mats and staffers fled. ingness to replace what A U.S. Army soldier assigned to Site Security Team Task Force Guardian, 1st Battalion, 186th Infan- Somalia faces a tense U.S. forces are doing on the try Brigade Combat Team, provides security for a C-130J Super Hercules from the 75th Expedition- election season that begins ary Airlift Squadron (EAS) at an unidentified location in Somalia Wednesday, June 10, 2020. ground in the next few weeks to Associated Press And a withdrawal of both decide the presidency and the U.S. and AMISOM would parliament. United Nations year. providing Danab with air Gaid said: "These external risk leaving the impression experts say al-Shabab, sup- The U.S. Africa Command cover and intelligence, forces will always leave." that "Somalia increasingly porting its 5,000 to 10,000 has seen a "definitive shift" Gaid said. A U.S. withdrawal will play can rely less and less on fighters on a rich diet of this year in al-Shabab's fo- "Danab was expanding, into that narrative. external security partners," extorting businesses and cus to attack U.S. interests that's why this is so shock- Gaid said she doesn't see Mahmood said. civilians, is improving its in the region, a new report ing," she said. "Is it possible any other country stepping POLITICAL STABILITY bomb-making skills. And by the Department of De- to move forward with that into the U.S. military's role, Somalia is on the brink of an ever bigger military fense inspector general plan now?" though a withdrawal would elections, with the parlia- force, the African Union's said Wednesday — and the Danab units are now oper- open space for powers like mentary vote scheduled in 19,000-strong AMISOM, has command says al-Shabab ational in four of Somalia's Russia and China. Somalia December and the presi- begun its own withdrawal is Africa's most "dangerous" five member states, the U.S. also has some 1,500 spe- dential one in February. from a country whose forc- and "imminent" threat. military says, and they con- cial forces that have been What had meant to be the es are widely considered Here's what's at stake: ducted about 80% of the trained by Turkish troops, country's first one-person- unready to assume full re- COUNTERTERRORISM Somali national army's of- she said, but "they don't one-vote election in de- sponsibility for security. "The first thing ... it's disas- fensive forces in the quarter benefit from Turkish advisers cades instead remains lim- It is not clear whether Presi- trous for Somalia's security ending Sept. 30 and "nearly on the ground." ited by disputes between dent Donald Trump will or- sector, it just causes that first all" operations against al- SECURITY the federal government der the withdrawal of the panic reaction: You know, Shabab. Without U.S. forces, al- and regional ones — which some 700 U.S. military forc- why now?" said Samira The Danab forces also Shabab "will find it easier to the U.S. has said also weak- es from Somalia, following Gaid, a Somali national se- serve as a model for how overrun AMISOM, let alone ens command and control his orders for Afghanistan curity specialist who served the rest of Somali military the Somali national army," of Somali forces. and Iraq, or whether the re- as senior security adviser to forces can develop to be Vanda Felbab-Brown, co- At least keep U.S. forces in ported urge will pass before the prime minister and spe- "more meritocracy and less director of the African Se- Somalia until after the elec- he leaves office in January. cial adviser to the head of clan-focused," said Omar curity Initiative at the Brook- tions, Felbab-Brown wrote But the idea is taken seri- AMISOM. "Especially since Mahmood, an analyst ings Institution, told an on- this week, warning of pos- ously, even as U.S. drone over the past three and half with the International Crisis line event this week. And sible post-election violence strikes are expected to con- years in particular the secu- Group. with neighboring Ethiopia's or al-Shabab taking ad- tinue in Somalia against al- rity sector really improved, The loss of U.S. forces is conflict increasing pressure vantage of any chaos. Shabab and IS fighters from and we tried to work close- widely seen as a gain for to withdraw more Ethiopian Even though U.S. forces neighboring Djibouti and ly with" the U.S., she told The al-Shabab, and for the far forces from Somalia, a U.S. don't provide election se- Kenya — where al-Shabab Associated Press. smaller presence of hun- troop withdrawal "is really curity, "our problem is, with carried out a deadly attack Recent progress includes dreds of IS-affiliated fight- just the worst time." the U.S. focused on a draw- against U.S. forces early this a "war council" between ers in Somalia's north. "From The support that U.S. forc- down of troops, it would the U.S. and Somali govern- the al-Shabab perspective, es give AMISOM is "huge," not be focused on how the ments, she said, where the they just need to hold out," Gaid said, including as a elections are going politi- U.S. helps to draw up mili- Mahmood said, and they key interlocutor with Somali cally," Gaid said. tary plans. "We call them might even ask themselves forces. And with AMISOM The U.S. has been one of Somali-led operations, but what need there is for any also drawing down by the the most vocal actors on really the U.S. is hand-hold- potential Taliban-style ne- end of next year, "it's a Somalia's election process, ing us through it." gotiations. tricky time." she said. "We were all ex- The U.S. military also trains Al-Shabab's messaging has The U.S. has said implemen- pecting after November Somalia's elite Danab spe- always stressed the extrem- tation of the plan for So- that the U.S. would be cial forces that now num- ist group's staying power, mali forces to take over the clear on a lot of stuff. Now it ber around 1,000, and is national security specialist country's security next year seems we have to wait."q

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COVID: Collecting Our Voices in the Caribbean and its Diaspora ORANJESTAD — The Museums Association of – Painting the Caribbean (MAC) invites all artists to submit – Drawing work(s) for consideration in a virtual exhibition – Sculpture that will exist on the MAC website and will be – Photography projected at various sites throughout the Carib- – Digital artwork bean. We will also accept written works (poetry/es- says), video works and sound pieces/files. The COVID pandemic has created an unprec- edented moment within our time; its impact has GUIDELINES FOR APPLICATION been felt throughout the world. Knowing that • All entries must be submitted electronically. artwork can sometimes convey what words • Work should either relate to the topic (i.e. cannot, this project aims to illuminate how peo- older works dealing with themes of sickness, ple in the Caribbean and its Diaspora are living health, crisis, wellness) or have been made and moving through this crisis through creative during the current pandemic. expression. • Artist should provide name, a short biogra- • What artistic ways have you found to phy, website or email. “speak out” or express solidarity and compas- • Artist should provide a short description of sion? their artwork(s) (maximum 500 words). • How have these difficult times inspired • Artists may submit up to 3 pieces of original you to look within and towards the community? artwork per submission. • What global points of connections, past • Multiple submissions are allowed, however and present, are being amplified? each submission has a processing fee of The final exhibition will represent 60 artists: 10 $15. from the Anglophone Caribbean; 10 from the • There is no age limit for applicants. Francophone; 10 from the Spanish-speaking; 10 • Submitted artwork images should be high from the Dutch; 10 from the African diaspora definition (jpeg,tiff or gif, 300 DPI or greater and 10 spaces are held for media that do not fit and 3.5+ inches in size) and photographed • Maximum file size for any individual image the usual categories (see below) against a plain (preferably white) back- is 2 MB. Submission Deadline: November 30TH, 2020. ground. • Video and sound files must be less than 20 Artists will be notified of jury decisions by • Please give proper dimensions and media MB and under 3 minutes in length. end January 2021 and the exhibition will be in labels. launched in March 2021. • Text submissions are also accepted (doc, For more information go to www. caribbean- MAC will accept images of the following: docx, pdf, text). museums.com.q A10 Friday 27 November 2020 local Weak Blood

Unfortunately, many doc- iron-overloaded. Many Af- tors don't discover anemia rican decedents have this until they run blood tests as condition. They need iron part of a routine physical removed despite the ane- examination. A complete mia. The anemia should blood count may indicate be treated with B vitamins, that there are fewer red especially B12, B6 and folic blood cells than normal. acid. However, B vitamins Other diagnostic tests may should always be taken include a blood smear as a complete B complex, camphor, or eats fava which can sometimes in- with specific B vitamins beans the body's red blood dicate the cause of the added on an individual cells suffer extra stress. anemia. When your blood basis by a trained Clinical Without adequate G6PD tests indicate that the total Nutritionist. Blood banks to protect them, many red serum iron and ferritin lev- especially seem to believe blood cells are destroyed els, which help determine that hemoglobin and iron prematurely. Iron supple- whether your anemia is are the same. They have mentation will not help; it due to iron deficiency is on prepared lists of high iron hurts by stressing the red the low side, most doctors foods to give out to donors blood cells more. There is a will prescribe iron supple- with low hemoglobin. They simple blood test to check mentation. This is a mistake invariably tell these people: if you have this many times, that only gives you consti- "Your iron is low." undetected condition. pation. Many of our grass- roots Get The Point! I have four Regrettably, many doc- clinic patients who are close friends that I would tors do not appreciate anemic have type A blood. choose over my siblings in a that your blood has a nar- People with type A blood heartbeat. There is a Ven- row range of iron that it have a deficiency in stom- ezuelan proverb that says can use to help produce ach acid that prevents “Blood is inherited and vir- red blood cells. Correctly, them from absorbing the tue is acquired”. The blood a lack of iron can cause iron from their food. The type A, or those of you who anemia. Similarly, too much other nutritional disaster have inherited iron over- iron also causes what looks is milk products. Milk does load or G6PD deficiency like anemia. The immedi- no body good, but for the can acquire the virtue of By: Carlos M Viana, CCM, of anemia may include: ir- ate reaction of doctors vast majority of the world's health by learning how to OMD ritability, fatigue, dizziness, to prescribe iron can be people it is a public health be your best doctor. If you ST. CRUZ — People in the lightheadedness, and a dangerous! Hemoglobin disaster. No other ani- have been diagnosed with same family are related by rapid heartbeat. Depend- is not iron! Unfortunately, mal drinks cow's milk, not “weak blood” do not set- blood and "blood is thicker ing on the condition caus- physicians prescribe iron even calves once they are tle for iron supplements, it than water" says that fam- ing the anemia, other signs to anemic people who weaned. The late Dr. Benja- could be killing you faster. ily ("blood") relations are and symptoms may occur, test with low hemoglobin. min Spock, the U.S.'s lead- Come in for a consultation more important than rela- such as jaundice (yellow- Yes, the patients are ane- ing authority on child care, to find the root cause of tions with friends. "Blood is tinged skin), dark tea-col- mic, but the iron can be spoke out against feeding your anemia.q thicker than water" com- ored urine, easy bruising collecting in storage in- "cow's glue" to children, pares the thickness of or bleeding, and enlarge- stead of going into hemo- saying it can cause ane- blood (family relationship) ment of the spleen or liver. globin. These people are mia, allergies, and diabe- CARLOS VIANA, Ph. to the thickness of water tes and in the long term, will D. is an Oriental Med- (friendships) and says that set kids up for obesity and ical Doctor (O.M.D.) our family relations are heart disease, the number having studied in Chi- more important ("thicker") one cause of death of chil- na; a US Board Cert. than all others. dren in the United States. Clinical Nutrition- ist (C.C.N.), an Ad- Interestingly, there are Countless Arubans and diction Professional no quotations on “weak Americans can trace (C.Ad.), Chairperson blood”, as in not enough our family tree to Portu- of the Latin American red blood cells, also known guese, Spanish, Italian and Committee of the In- as anemia. One of the Greek roots. Many dece- ternational Academy more common blood disor- dents from Mediterranean of Oral Medicine and ders, anemia, occurs when countries have inherited Toxicology (IAOMT), the number of healthy red Glucose-6-phosphate de- a Rejuvenating Cell blood cells decreases in hydrogenase (G6PD) defi- Therapist specializ- the body. The disc-shaped ciency. The red blood cells ing in Age Manage- red blood cells contain he- of people with this condi- ment, has a weekly moglobin, a unique mole- tion either do not make radio program, writes cule that carries oxygen to enough of the enzyme and lectures exten- the body's tissues. The most G6PD or the enzyme that is sively. For informa- common sign of anemia is produced is abnormal and tion: VIANA HEALING mild paleness of the skin, does not work well. When CENTER, Kibaima 7, along with decreased pink- someone born with the de- St Cruz TEL: 585-1270 ness of the lips, the lining ficiency has an infection, Web Site: www.via- of the eyelids, and the nail takes any sulfa medicine, naheal.com. beds. Other common signs is exposed to the smell of A11 BUSINESS Friday 27 November 2020 Farm Rescue shifts to help farmers sickened by coronavirus By DAVID PITT my, leading to yet more Associated Press bankruptcies. The wet spring offered only "It's affected farmers dras- a tiny window for plant- tically. They were already ing, so when North Dakota at what I feel was the farmer Paul Ivesdal fell ill breaking point," Gross said. with the coronavirus he "There's been persistently knew the timing couldn't low commodity prices, be worse. natural disasters and now The 63-year-old man knew COVID, and then when you if he didn't recover quick- add a major injury or illness ly and plant his crop of to the challenges they al- wheat, barley, canola and ready faced, it just can be flax, it could mean an end overwhelming to them ... fi- to his decades of farming nancially and emotionally." 2,300 acres (930 hectares) Farmers and ranchers can just south of the Canadian apply for help from Farm border. But his condition Rescue by filing out an deteriorated and, due to online application, and the bad weather, even his some are referred to the neighbors had no time to organization by concerned help. friends. Gross said many "We didn't get some crop In this photo provided by Farm Rescue, volunteer Emil Baranko watchers as other volunteers plant farmers initially resist the of- in," Ivesdal said. "It just got crops on Paul Ivesdal's farm June 3, 2020 in Edmore, N.D. fer of assistance. too late and started raining Associated Press "They're prideful, hard- again." working people and typi- That's when Farm Rescue but if it wouldn't have been card table and asked for in North Dakota, South Da- cally don't want to ask for stepped in. When Ivesdal for them we might have just donations. With help from a kota, Montana, Minnesota, help," Gross said. "Some- was rushed to a hospital decided to quit." John Deere dealership, he Iowa, Nebraska and Kan- times it takes convincing where he spent eight days The founder of Farm Res- bought a tractor and that sas. The group usually helps only because, God bless on a ventilator, volunteers cue, Bill Gross, is a North first year provided assis- farmers beset by injuries, them, they always feel that from the nonprofit planted Dakota native who grew tance for 10 farming fami- illness or natural disasters, there is someone else that his crops and made sure his up on a farm, but he did lies. but volunteers have this needs the help more than farm would endure. not follow in his parents Over the years, individual year been helping those them." The group is plan- Ivesdal spent the summer footsteps. Gross went to donors and big companies, taken out of commission by ning a country music bene- in rehabilitation, regaining college, became a pilot such as Deere & Company COVID-19. fit concert on Dec. 9, to be the strength and ability to and has flown Boeing 747s and Chevrolet trucks, have "We've helped several streamed live on YouTube walk, and he said he tires for United Parcel Service for stepped up, and Farm Res- farmers that have had CO- from the Brooklyn Bowl in more easily than before, 27 years. cue now has 1,000 volun- VID, including some who Nashville and featuring but that he plans to con- But in 2005, he launched teers nationwide. have been on a ventila- performers including Dustin tinue working the land. Farm Rescue, inspired by "My heart never left the tor for three or four weeks Lynch, Maddie & Tae, Mick- "If we wouldn't have got the 1980s farm crisis that farming community," Gross and have survived and are ey Guyton, Travis Denning what we did, I don't know if forced his parents to sell said. back farming now," Gross and Tyler Farr. Viewers can I would have kept on farm- land and most of their The group has given assis- said. watch the event for free, ing," he said. "I'd like to farm cattle. He traveled to farm tance to about 700 farm The pandemic has rippled but all donations will go to for a couple more years shows where he set up a families in the last 15 years through the farm econo- Farm Rescue.q

E.U. parliament backs lobster deal and E.U.-U.S. mini trade pact By RAF CASERT U.S. lobster imports to the prepared meals, crystal BRUSSELS (AP) — Thanksgiv- EU came to about $111 mil- glassware and cigarette ing just got a little bit better lion in 2017 before falling lighters. The tariff cuts will for the Maine lobster indus- off in the face of rising ten- be retroactive to Aug. 1. try. sions between the trading The deal approved on The European Union par- partners, and an EU trade Thursday covers only a tiny liament on Thursday ap- agreement with Canada portion of trans-Atlantic proved a mini trade deal that allowed its lobsters to trade with the U.S., but the with the United States, enter the bloc tariff-free. EU hopes it will have some which includes the elimi- Because of it, said EU leg- symbolic value. And for the nation of customs duties islator Bernd Lange, "we lobster industry, already hit on U.S. lobster imports. The have seen a drop in de- hard by the coronavirus passage with 638 votes for, mand by 50% in Maine, crisis, every piece of good 45 against and 11 absten- which is obviously quite seri- news is welcome. tions was the last major po- ous. So now we are making For the EU, which has had litical step for the deal to an offer to allow American acrimonious relations with In this Friday, March 13, 2020 file photo, Issac Nicoll packs lob- come into effect. lobster to come tariff-free the Trump administration, sters for shipment at the Lobster Company in Kennebunkport, As a result, the 27-nation into the EU." a sign of goodwill will never Maine. EU will drop its 8% tariff on For its part, the U.S. agreed hurt. Associated Press U.S. lobsters for the next five to cut in half tariffs on EU im- "We have more in com- years and work to make ports worth about $160 mil- mon than divides us," said islation is an offer: it's not about cooperation instead the move permanent. lion a year, including some Lange. "This piece of leg- about lobster for all. It's of confrontation."q A12 Friday 27 November 2020 SCIENCE Wiping down groceries? Experts say keep risk in perspective By CANDICE CHOI to extraordinary measures," Associated Press he said. NEW YORK (AP) — Cleaning In some cases, Goldman wipes are harder to find on noted there are significant store shelves, and business- financial costs. es are reassuring customers In New York, the Metropoli- with stepped up sanitation tan Transportation Author- measures. In New York, the ity is spending $8.1 million a subway system is shut down week on COVID-19 related nightly for disinfecting. expenses, including sub- To avoid any traces of the way cleanings throughout coronavirus that might be the day and overnight. lurking on surfaces, Ameri- The agency says it's ap- cans have been wiping proaching safety in multiple down groceries, wearing ways. And Mark Dowd, the surgical gloves when they agency's chief innovation go out and leaving mail officer, said surfaces could packages out for an ex- still pose a risk, and that un- tra day or two. But experts derstanding of the virus has say the national fixation on continued to evolve. scrubbing sparked by the "We don't think taking our pandemic can sometimes foot off the pedal with re- be overkill. gard to disinfecting our "It's important to clean sur- surfaces is the right ap- faces, but not to obsess proach," he said. about it too much in a way The MTA is also looking at that can be unhealthy," ways to improve ventila- said Dr. John Brooks, chief tion, Dowd said, but that is medical officer for the CO- far more complicated. VID-19 response at the U.S. Americans are wiping store Centers for Disease and shelves clean of disinfect- Control. In this March 24, 2020 file photo, a woman reaches for yogurt wearing gloves during senior shop- ing products, too. Since the Health officials knew less ping hours at Homeland in Oklahoma City. pandemic hit, sales have about the virus in the early Associated Press been up about 30% in the days of the pandemic, but The Clorox Co.'s business say it's become clearer the Early studies finding it could should draw the line, espe- fully reduce risk, regularly unit that includes cleaning main way it spreads is be- linger on surfaces for days cially if cleaning isn't doing disinfecting surfaces can products. tween people — through used large viral loads and any harm. be a way for people to ex- Whether those habits will the respiratory droplets were in laboratory condi- What counts as overkill ert control when they feel last remains to be seen. they spray when talking, tions, not the real world. could also vary depend- they don't have any, said At the start of the pandem- coughing, sneezing or sing- Other tests might just de- ing on the situation, said Stephen Morse, an infec- ic in March and April, Paige ing. It's why officials em- tect remnants of the virus, Justin Lessler, an expert in tious disease researcher at Zuber said she would come phasize the importance of rather than live virus capa- infectious diseases at Johns Columbia University. home from her corporate wearing masks and social ble of infecting people. Hopkins University. In public places, he said food service job in New distancing. Viruses also don't leap off While Lessler wouldn't wipe stepped up cleaning — York and leave her mask in That doesn't mean sur- surfaces to infect people, down his own groceries, for what some refer to as "hy- a bag by the door, imme- faces don't pose any risk and infection would require example, he said it might giene theater" — can be a diately change out of her — cleaning is still recom- a sequence of events: There not be a bad idea for peo- way to reassure people. clothes and shower. mended — especially fre- would have to be enough ple caring for someone at "People want to make it ev- "It was like disinfecting quently touched spots like surviving virus on whatever high-risk for becoming se- ident that they really care," chaos to make sure I was door knobs or elevator the person is touching, the verely ill if infected. Morse said. not bringing anything into buttons that infected peo- person would have to get it "These are things that may- But Emanuel Goldman, our apartment," said Zuber, ple might have recently on their hands, then touch be are on the lower end of a professor of microbiol- who has since been laid touched. Other germs that their mouth, nose or eyes. how much they actually ogy at Rutgers-New Jersey off and moved to Rhode sicken people, like gastroin- All that means there could reduce risk. But they're rela- Medical School, said that Island. testinal bugs, haven't gone be diminishing returns to all tively easy and cheap," he reassurance could also cre- Zuber is still cleaning a lot away either. the disinfecting, especially said. ate a false sense of safety more than she did before But with COVID-19, experts if people have good hand And in nursing homes, — and detract from mea- the pandemic, but not go- say to keep the risk in per- washing practices. Lessler said vigilance about sures that matter more. ing to the same extremes. spective: The virus is fragile For public health experts, disinfecting surfaces makes "They worry less about what At the CDC, Brooks said and doesn't survive easily the challenge is telling sense. they breathe. And breath- he tells people to do what outside the body for long. people exactly where they Even if it doesn't meaning- ing is your primary source of makes them comfortable, infection," said Goldman, but to keep in mind the rel- who wrote a commentary ative risk of different routes in a medical journal in July of transmission. saying the fear of transmis- "As long as you don't touch sion through surfaces was your face when you're un- being overblown. packing those groceries, "I'm not saying don't do rou- and wash your hands af- tine maintenance. I'm not terwards and are careful, saying don't do cleaning. I think that may be suffi- But you don't have to go cient," he said.q A13 CLASSIFIED Friday 27 November 2020 HEALTH AstraZeneca manufactur- ing error clouds vaccine dOCTOR ON DUTY Oranjestad study results Hospital 7:00 pm / 10:00pm Tel. 527 4000 By DANICA KIRKA dose. The university said Associated Press that it discussed the prob- San Nicolas LONDON (AP) — AstraZen- lem with regulators, and Imsan 24 hours Tel.524 8833 eca and Oxford University agreed to complete the on Wednesday acknowl- late stage trial with two Women in Difficulties edged a manufacturing er- groups. The manufacturing PHARMACY ON DUTY ror that is raising questions problem has been correct- Oranjestad: about preliminary results ed, according to the state- Sta. Cruz Tel. 585 6890 of their experimental CO- ment. San Nicolas: In this undated file photo issued by the University of Oxford on Centro Medico Tel. 584 5794 VID-19 vaccine. 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Intensifying the onto the screen as fast- claustrophobia, Wolfe has talking trumpeter Levee in turned it from winter to sul- "Ma Rainey's Black Bottom" try summer; Ma is perpetu- like a man on an electrified ally glistening in sweat. tightrope -- balancing pre- Before Ma arrives -- suitably cariously between hope late -- her band gathers. and cynicism, humor and There's the fatherly Cutler sadness, joy and pain, and (Colman Domingo), Slow love and hate. Drag (Michael Potts), and Unlike with some of Bose- pianist Toledo (Glynn Tur- man's other famous char- man). Then Levee bursts in, acters who've had a clear brandishing a prized new moral center from the start, pair of shoes. Not only does it's not clear what Levee, a he have talent, he boasts creation of legendary play- to the older guys: "I got wright August Wilson, has STYLE." That he does. And up his sleeve. Handsome ambition. Encouraged by and wiry, he's constantly on the white studio owner, he's edge, and behind even his writing songs and plans to most brilliant smile there's a launch his own band. And whiff of something amiss. This image released by Netflix shows Michael Potts, from left, Chadwick Boseman and Colman he has his own, jazzier ver- We don't really know what Domingo in "Ma Rainey's Black Bottom." sion of "Black Bottom," sure we're looking at. But we Associated Press to get people dancing. sure don't want to look But Ma isn't having it. She away. without saying that the per- screenplay by Ruben Santi- "Mother of the Blues." She's has her version of the song, Boseman's performance formance is brilliant, and ago-Hudson and score by the only real-life character and it works. She's also in- in this film adaptation of yes, electric, but it's also Branford Marsalis. There's in Wilson's 10-play cycle sistent that her nephew Wilson's 1982 play, lov- heroic. If there had to be also the matter of the titular documenting the African Sylvester give the introduc- ingly directed by George a final role, what a gift that Ma herself, played by a su- American experience, and tion, even though he stut- C. Wolfe, would be heart- it was this, an exclama- perb Viola Davis, nearly un- the only LBGT character, ters. And she won't begin breaking even if the actor tion point to a career that recognizable in her broad- too. recording until she's good hadn't tragically lost his life seems ever more momen- ened silhouette, mouth of Wolfe, who doesn't try to and ready. "That's the way to cancer this year. tous. gold teeth, and coat upon underplay the material's it go around here," she says. But watching it now, that Boseman isn't the only vol- coat of eye makeup. To- theatrical roots, gives us Ma isn't merely throwing knowledge informs every canic force in "Ma Rainey," gether, she and Boseman a a few tone-setting per- around her weight. She's moment, as one imagines a meditation on power, conduct a master class. formance scenes. But the staking a claim to her very the challenges he must race, sex and commerce A historical note: Ma Rain- action takes place almost dignity. Once the studio have faced in a famously in early 20th-century Amer- ey, who died in 1939, was a exclusively inside a white- has what they need, she taxing role that was clearly ica treated with sensitivity groundbreaking Black sing- owned studio in Chicago, knows, they won't care a so important to him. It goes and grace by Wolfe, with a er from Georgia known as where Ma and her band whit about her. q Obama memoir sells a record 1.7 million copies in first week By HILLEL ITALIE day that it had increased popularity as a writer. Her George W. Bush's "Decision now each sold between AP National Writer its initial print run from 3.4 "Becoming," published in Points" sold 775,000 copies 3.5 and 4 million copies, Former President Barack million copies to 4.3 million. 2018, has sold more than its first week and Bill Clin- totals that Obama's book Obama's "A Promised Land" Sales also include audio 10 million copies worldwide ton's "My Life" topped 1 mil- should easily surpass. sold more than 1.7 million and digital books. and is currently in the top lion in eight days. The two No nonfiction comes close copies in North America in "A Promised Land," the first 20 on Amazon.com. presidential memoirs have to the pace set by J.K. its first week, roughly equal of two planned volumes, Rowling's "Harry Potter and to the combined first week was published Nov. 17 and the Deathly Hallows," which sales of memoirs by his two sold nearly 890,000 copies in 2007 sold more than 8 immediate predecessors just in its first day. 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This Feb. 19, 2019, file photo shows former President Barack Obama speaking at the My Brother's Keeper Alliance Summit in Oakland, Calif. Associated Press Puzzle on Page 13 A15 SPORTS Friday 27 November 2020 Vlhova beats U.S. skier Moltzan to win 3rd race in 6 days LECH-ZUERS, Austria (AP) — away. Petra Vlhova won her third After qualifying in fifth, Molt- World Cup race in six days zan beat the likes of Marta Thursday, beating unher- Bassino, who won the sea- alded Paula Moltzan of the son opener last month, by United States in a floodlit 0.08 in the quarterfinals and parallel event. Gut-Behrami by 0.28 in the Coming off two straight semifinals. slalom wins in Finland last Thursday's event had a weekend, Vlhova won the knockout format and saw first run of the final against two competitors race side- Moltzan by 0.21 seconds. by-side on identical, short- The American seemed to ened giant slalom courses, have made up the deficit with run times just over 23 in the deciding run on the seconds. faster blue course but she All rounds were contested crashed four gates short of over two legs, with skiers the finish. having one run on each "Every run was like a final. course and the shortest ag- The girls are really fast. But gregate time determining I am here and I won. It's the winner. something amazing for To keep the event within a me," Vlhova said. TV friendly time frame, only It was Moltzan's first career Slovakia's Petra Vlhova, right, and Italy's Federica Brignone speed down the course during an 16 starters were allowed. podium on the World Cup, alpine ski women's World Cup parallel giant slalom in Lech/Zuers, Austria, Thursday, Nov. 26, 2020. Some of the pre-race fa- less than six weeks after she Associated Press vorites, including Wendy earned her first top 10 at Holdener, Alice Robinson, the season-opening giant slalom recently. Jelinkova. so it's a good day for me." Sofia Goggia and Tessa slalom in Austria. Former overall champion Vlhova lost the first leg In the absence of Shiffrin, Worley, were eliminated "I was just hoping for a top Lara Gut-Behrami, who was against the Czech-born who has 66 World Cup wins, earlier in the qualification 30 today," Moltzan said. the fastest in qualification Dutch racer by 0.16 sec- Moltzan came close to her runs, necessary to reduce Her American teammate earlier Thursday, finished onds, before winning the first. the field of 68. Mikaela Shiffrin, who re- third after beating Sara second by 0.20. Moltzan grew up in Min- Kristina Riss-Johannessen turned from her 10-month Hector in the small final. In the next round, Vlhova nesota and trained on the posted the fastest time in break from racing with sec- Vlhova extended her lead also had to come from same slope, Buck Hill, as the first qualifying run but ond and fifth-place finishes in the overall standings. The behind after losing the first retired standout Lindsey the Norwegian failed to fin- in Finland last weekend, World Cup slalom cham- run against Federica Bri- Vonn a decade earlier. ish her second. skipped the event. pion from Slovakia was on gnone, the overall World Moltzan earned her first Michelle Gisin, who was The three-time overall the podium in all four races Cup champion from Italy, World Cup points in 2015 runner-up to Vlhova in the champion preferred to so far, having finished third who finished seventh in the but was later dropped off overall standings, opted train for upcoming super- in the season-opening gi- event. the team. not to race in order to focus G races and giant slaloms. ant slalom in October. "I was all the time focused She went to the University on training, with two super- Limited in her options by the However, she had to over- on each run. I didn't think of Vermont in 2017 but re- G races in St.-Moritz in her pandemic and a back inju- come a scare in her round- too much ahead," Vlhova joined the World Cup in native Switzerland coming ry, Shiffrin had only trained of-16 duel with Adriana said. "In the end it's victory 2018-19 after two years up next.q 100-meter world champion Coleman appeals doping ban to CAS LAUSANNE, Switzerland Coleman is challenging a the same technicality later (AP) — Men's 100-meter two-year ban imposed last cited to clear Naser. world champion Christian month by an independent In Naser's case, World Ath- Coleman has formally ap- tribunal at track and field's letics is appealing against pealed against his two- Athletics Integrity Unit. the tribunal's decision last year ban for missing mul- The American sprinter had month to let her off without tiple doping tests, the Court three so-called "where- a ban. of Arbitration for Sport said abouts failures" -- missed Though the Nigeria-born Thursday. tests or not updating details Bahraini did have three The court also received where sample collection whereabouts incidents an appeal by the World officials could find him -- in within a 12-month calendar Athletics governing body a one-year period to trig- period, they technically against a decision to clear ger a doping violation. counted as spanning more women's 400-meter world Coleman asked for his ban, than one year. champion Salwa Eid Naser which currently rules him World Athletics has re- on a technicality despite out of the Olympics, to "be quested a two-year ban for facing similar charges as eliminated, or in the alter- Naser, CAS said, adding it is Coleman. native, reduced," the court now appointing panels of In this file photo dated Saturday, Sept. 28, 2019, Christian Cole- The verdicts in the separate said in a statement. judges to handle the cases. man, of the United States, celebrates winning the gold medal in cases will have a big impact He had previously avoid- CAS typically take several Doha, Qatar. on two of the most antici- ed a ban before the 2019 months to prepare and Associated Press pated sprint events at the worlds in Doha, Qatar, judge an appeal, though Tokyo Olympics next year. when he benefited from fast-track decisions can be reached if all parties agree to cooperate.q A16 Friday 27 November 2020 SPORTS Deshaun Watson's 4 TDs lift Texans to 41-25 win over Lions DETROIT (AP) — Deshaun wants to win like all of us. Watson dropped back in a He's a passionate coach, protected pocket at mid- who loves the game. I've field and perfectly lofted had a lot of respect with one of his four touchdown how he's continued to passes, connecting with come to work." Will Fuller in stride just be- Detroit, which was coming fore he reached the end off its first shutout loss since zone. 2009, scored first before Houston's star quarterback collapsing with turnovers made it look easy, and the on two straight snaps and Detroit Lions did their part three consecutive posses- to not put up much of a sions in the first half. Hous- fight. ton's defense entered the Watson had a pair of go- game with an NFL-low five ahead touchdown passes forced turnovers. in the first half and threw Watt put his hands up on a for two more scores in the rush just in time to pick off fourth quarter to help Hous- Stafford's pass and returned ton pull away and beat it 19 yards for a touchdown Detroit 41-25 Thursday. in the first quarter. And still, he wasn't satisfied. "I saw he was going to "It was definitely good, but throw quickly so I stopped I missed two touchdowns," Houston Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson (4) throws under pressure during the first half of an rushing and jumped up," Watson said. NFL football game against the Detroit Lions, Thursday, Nov. 26, 2020, in Detroit. Watt recalled. "It hit me The dynamic quarterback Associated Press square in the hands." finished 17 of 25 for 318 On Detroit's next snap, yards with four touchdowns tions for 171 yards and two Detroit (4-7) might end the can to help them be suc- Jonathan Williams fumbled and no interceptions. He touchdowns, including a season with interim lead- cessful," he said. and Houston took advan- has thrown 15 touchdown 40-yard touchdown catch ers after losing consecutive The Lions retained Patricia tage with Watson's 2-yard passes without getting in which it looked like he games for the third time this and Quinn for this season touchdown pass to C.J. picked off once in the past and Watson were all alone season, dropping coach and ownership said there Prosise to go ahead 13-6. six games. on a practice field. Matt Patricia's record to was an expectation they "Three turnovers early in the "You've got to give some The Texans (4-7) have won 13-29-1 and general man- contend for the playoffs game killed the momen- credit to the guys up front," two straight for the first time ager Bob Quinn's mark to by playing in meaningful tum," Stafford said. interim coach Romeo this season and three of 12 games under .500 over games in December. And, Watson's 33-yard touch- Crennel said. "If they give their past four games with five seasons. that seems highly unlikely. down pass to Duke John- him time, he's able to make Crennel. Patricia was peppered with Detroit quarterback Mat- son gave the Texans a 20- plays. Guys can get open "That's good, but we questions about his job be- thew Stafford said the scru- 14 lead early in the second and he can hit them. He haven't won enough," ing in jeopardy, and evad- tiny on Patricia has not ap- quarter. has that kind of accuracy." Crennel said. ed each query. peared to affect him. Watson's first touchdown Texans star defensive end The Lions haven't, either, "My focus every day is on "He's the same guy every pass to Fuller early in the J.J. Watt had an early pick- and it might cost at least the guys in that locker room day," Stafford said. "The guy fourth put Houston ahead 6 and Fuller had six recep- one man his job. and working as hard as I comes to work, grinds, and 34-17. q Darnold practices fully, on track to start Sunday for Jets quarterback on track to would see how things pro- appears Darnold will be in start Sunday against the gressed this week. He and line to make his return to try Miami Dolphins. Gase have said the main to help the Jets to an elu- Darnold missed the 0-10 concern is whether the sive victory. Jets' past two games with shoulder will be able to In other injuries, right tackle a shoulder injury, his sec- withstand a hit during a George Fant (knee/ankle) ond since October. He game. didn't practice for the had been working in an That is something, Gase second straight day. Line- interval throwing program acknowledged, that will backer Patrick Onwuasor since last week and was a be difficult to gauge and (hamstring) also sat out af- limited participant in prac- the Jets want to make sure ter being limited Wednes- tice Wednesday. if he does take a hit that he day. Running back Frank Coach Adam Gase had isn't lost for the game early Gore had his usual rest expressed optimism that on. day. Darnold might be able Darnold was initially injured Wide receiver Breshad to play Sunday, and the against Denver on Oct. 1, Perriman (shoulder), line- In this Monday, Nov. 9, 2020, file photo, New York Jets quar- quarterback's upgrade on when he sprained the AC backer Blake Cashman terback Sam Darnold, left, looks on from the sidelines during the first half of an NFL football game against the New England the injury report Thursday is joint in the shoulder when (hamstrings) and offensive Patriots in East Rutherford, N.J. a good indication that he his right arm took the brunt lineman Chuma Edoga Associated Press could return. of the impact on a tackle. (ankle) were limited. The 23-year-old quarter- He reinjured it at Kansas Tight end Chris Herndon By DENNIS WASZAK Jr. Darnold was a full partici- back Darnold said Mon- City on Nov. 1 and missed was a full participant after AP Pro Football Writer pant at practice Thursday, day that his arm felt good, the next two games. being limited by a back ail- NEW YORK (AP) — Sam putting the New York Jets but he and the team Barring a setback Friday, it ment Wednesday.q