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VIRUS OUTBREAK Carl Vinson strike group deploys with F-35C fighters BY WYATT OLSON Stars and Stripes The USS Carl Vinson and its strike group steamed from San Diego on Monday, marking the first time that a carrier strike group is deploying with F-35C Lightning II fighter jets and Navy CMV-22B Osprey aboard, the Na- vy said. The carrier completed a 17- month upgrade late last summer so it could support F-35s, the new- est generation of fighter jet, as well as Ospreys, the tiltrotor air- craft that can land vertically like a helicopter and fly like a fixed- wing plane. The fifth-generation F-35C is the carrier version of the stealth fighter that costs $94.4 million each, according to the Navy. Air superiority is its role. The CMV-22B Osprey is the replace- ment for the fixed wing C-2A Greyhound, a logistics workhouse that delivers people, mail and car- ROGELIO V. SOLIS/AP go from shore to ship. Timontre Graham, 21, a senior at Jackson State University and defensive lineman with the school’s football team, receives his COVID-19 The strike group trained near vaccination at the Rose E. McCoy Auditorium on the Jackson State University campus in Jackson, Miss. the Hawaiian Islands for two weeks in June at the same time the Russian navy held a massive exer- cise in nearby waters that includ- ed targeting a mock carrier strike US hits 70% vaccination rate group with missiles. The ships and aircraft deployed as Carrier Strike Group 1 include the Carl Vinson; nine squadrons of Country reaches Biden’s goal a month late and amid a surge in cases by delta variant Carrier Air Wing 2; the guided- missile cruiser USS Lake Cham- BY MIKE CATALINI the country. ties and states likewise moved to RELATED plain; and six guided-missile de- Associated Press In a major re- reinstate precautions to counter a stroyers of Destroyer Squadron 1. The United States on Monday fi- treat in the Deep crisis blamed on the fast-spread- ■ Virus continues Those destroyers are USS Hig- nally reached President Joe Bi- South, Louisiana ing variant and stubborn resist- gins, USS O’Kane, USS Chafee, den’s goal of getting at least one ordered nearly ance to getting the vaccine. to shadow Olympics USS Dewey, USS Stockdale and COVID-19 shot into 70% of Amer- everyone, vacci- “As quickly as we can discharge USS Michael Murphy. ican adults — a month late and nated or not, to them, they’re coming in and ■ China orders mass The deployment of the strike amid a fierce surge by the delta wear masks they’re coming in very sick. We group, which is manned by more Biden variant that is swamping hospitals again in all in- started seeing entire families testing in Wuhan than 7,000 sailors, is “in support of and leading to new mask rules and door public settings, including Page 12 mandatory vaccinations around schools and colleges. And other ci- SEE GOAL ON PAGE 13 SEE DEPLOY ON PAGE 5 PAGE 2 • STARS AND STRIPES • Wednesday, August 4, 2021 BUSINESS/WEATHER Settlement addresses issues at Victoria’s Secret EXCHANGE RATES

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Naples 89/70 Okinawa Morón 83/80 96/66 Sigonella Rota 104/73 The weather is provided by the Djibouti 83/62 Souda Bay American Forces Network Weather Center, 99/83 87/80 2nd Weather Squadron at Offutt Air Force Base, Neb. TODAY IN STRIPES American Roundup ...... 11 Classified ...... 13 Comics ...... 15 Crossword ...... 15 Faces ...... 14 Opinion ...... 16 Sports ...... 17-24 Wednesday, August 4, 2021 • STARS AND STRIPES • PAGE 3 MILITARY Leaders: Focus on what Navy needs to compete BY CAITLIN DOORNBOS Monday at the ments. will require a change in what the third of our subsurface and sur- Stars and Stripes Navy League’s The Navy feels a “sense of ur- military buys — and urged indus- face fleet [will] be unmanned,” WASHINGTON — Top military Sea-Air-Space gency” against a rising China, and try leaders to back those needs. Milley said. “Additionally, about commanders on Monday urged conference — the service has been working to “It isn’t about how much money 40-60% of future Air Force air defense industry leaders to con- the first in-per- “move the needle in a bureaucra- we’re spending — it’s what we’re wings and squadrons will be ro- centrate on the new weapons and son major naval cy that’s not really designed to spending it on, and how it reflects botic pilotless.” ships that the Navy needs to com- conference since move very fast,” Gilday said. To the operating environment of to- Milley predicted a country that pete with rival nations such as the start of the do so, he said, the service must morrow,” Milley said. “In the can master those technologies Gilday China and Russia. coronavirus work with industry leaders. joint force, we have prioritized could have a decisive advantage Adm. Mike Gilday, chief of na- pandemic. “It really isn’t in a bud- “This is about the prosperity of nuclear modernization, long- in the next war. val operations, requested that the get-constrained environment.” this country, the economic securi- range fires, hypersonic technolo- “There are very few things as defense industry stop lobbying In the proposed 2022 Navy bud- ty of this country, the national se- gy, artificial intelligence, ship- expensive as preventing a war, Congress to build equipment the get, service leaders call for can- curity of this country,” Gilday building, microelectronics, space, but there are two that are more Navy no longer wants and “be a celing one of two guided-missile said. “It’s going to take a new ap- cyber and 5G as the top-tier tech- expensive: One is fighting a war, bit more agile in pivoting to new destroyers planned for 2022 and proach in terms of what we build, nologies we want to fully devel- and the most expensive of all is technologies and new platforms.” speeding the divestment of F/A-18 how we build it and the timelines op.” fighting and losing a war,” he “Although it’s in industry’s best Hornet fighter jets. Congress has on which we deliver. It has to Additionally, unmanned tech- said. “Every single cent spent on interest … building the ships that been critical of the plans, propos- change, and I know we have to do nologies will be highly important the U.S. military is an investment you want to build, lagging on re- ing to save the second guided- it together.” in the near future, as “a signifi- to maintain global great-power pairs to ships and submarines, missile destroyer in a House Army Gen. Mark Milley, chair- cant proportion of both sea and air peace in order to deter war.” lobbying Congress to buy aircraft Armed Services Committee mar- man of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, assets probably will be unmanned that we don’t need … it’s not help- kup of the budget on Wednesday said at the conference that adapt- as early as next decade,” he said. [email protected] ful,” the Navy’s top officer said and regularly questioning divest- ing to a new “character of war” “By that time frame, up to one- Twitter: @CaitlinDoornbos Researchers: Birds could help troops navigate without GPS BY J.P. LAWRENCE the Army Research Laboratory, Stars and Stripes told Stars and Stripes in an email. U.S. military-funded research It’s likely that other proteins on how birds migrate in the win- are also involved in helping birds ter could one day allow troops to navigate, and those still need to be navigate using the Earth’s mag- discovered, McElhinny said. The netic fields. magnetic fields used in the labs The findings, announced last were also much stronger than week, could result in a future de- normal. vice for use in battle, when GPS Scientists at Oxford University and other navigation tools are in- and the University of Oldenburg capacitated. in Germany conducted the re- Researchers analyzed the eyes search, which was published this of the European robin, a species summer in the journal Nature. that flies south from the U.K. and The research is in an early Russia to countries like Spain stage, but future troops may ben- STUART MACKENZIE/University of Oxford during the winter, an Army state- efit as the military looks to find Scientists use equipment to measure whether a protein found in the European robin’s eyes is sensitive to ment last week said. ways to navigate where GPS may the Earth’s magnetic field, in this undated photo. Army­funded researchers say the findings could one day They re-created the protein not be an option. help soldiers navigate without GPS. cryptochrome 4, which is present Simulated war games conduct- in the eyes of the robins. Scien- ed by the U.S. military, which is tochrome proteins or a re-cre- technology for navigation that from U.S. Army Combat Capabil- tists wanted to know whether the heavily reliant on networked ation of them to measure the would only rely on the magnetic ities Development Command, the protein allows the birds to sense communications and information strength and direction of magnet- field of Earth,” McElhinny said. Army Research Laboratory, the the Earth’s magnetic fields for from GPS satellites, have shown ic fields. Navigation based on magnetic Office of Naval Research Global navigation. instances where its forces could Troops could check this infor- fields would be more difficult to and the Air Force Office of Scien- “The research shows that the be jammed and blinded early in a mation against existing magnetic jam or spoof compared with the tific Research. magnetic field modifies the cryp- battle. field maps. use of GPS satellite signals, she tochrome protein in a measurable McElhinny envisions a future “This research provides an in- added. [email protected] way,” Stephanie McElhinny, of navigation device that uses cryp- teresting possible alternative Funding for the project came Twitter: @jplawrence3 Okinawa police arrest US base worker on attempted rape allegation

BY MARI HIGA interview. spokesman said. suspicion of interference of public duties. Stars and Stripes “The suspect in question is an Army and The base worker “admitted to the allega- Police say he pushed a male officer during a CAMP FOSTER, Okinawa — An Amer- Air Force Exchange Service associate at tion,” according to the police spokesman, house search following the April 17 inci- ican civilian working on a U.S. Marine Marine Corps Air Station Futenma,” an who spoke anonymously in line with depart- dent. Corps base in Japan was arrested Friday on AAFES spokesman, Army Staff Sgt. Mark ment rules. McKoy was released Friday but immedi- suspicion of attempted rape, an Okinawa Kauffman, said in an email Tuesday. McKoy allegedly pushed the woman ately arrested again on suspicion of at- Prefectural Police spokesman said Mon- “AAFES takes allegations of misconduct se- down and attempted to sexually assault her tempted forcible sexual intercourse, the day. riously and is fully cooperating with this on- but ended his attack “because the victim re- spokesman said. Rushane Joel McKoy, 25, of Chatan going investigation.” sisted and screamed,” the spokesman said. Town, was taken into custody at 2:14 p.m. McKoy is accused of trying to force an The woman called police immediately after Stars and Stripes reporter Seth Robson contributed to this report. Friday and is being held at the Okinawa Po- Okinawa woman in her 30s to have sexual the incident, he said. [email protected] lice Station, the spokesman said in a phone intercourse around 5:50 a.m. April 17, the McKoy was initially arrested July 15 on Twitter: @marihiga21 PAGE 4 • STARS AND STRIPES • Wednesday, August 4, 2021 MILITARY VA to fast-track some disability compensation BY NIKKI WENTLING The VA plans to reach out to vet- months, McDonough said. Stars and Stripes erans who now qualify for benefits Earlier this year, House and Sen- WASHINGTON — The Depart- and tell them how to apply or reap- ate lawmakers introduced two ment of Veterans Affairs on Mon- ply. sweeping bills aimed at helping vet- day created a fast-track to disability This change marks the first in- erans who suffer from illnesses be- compensation for certain veterans stance that the VA is allowing easier cause of toxic exposure. The bills who developed asthma, rhinitis or access to benefits for veterans who would grant VA health care and sinusitis because of their exposure were exposed to burn pits, despite benefits to millions of veterans who to burn pits during overseas deploy- years of pleading from veterans and served in overseas conflicts in the ments. advocates. past 31 years. The VA announced it will now Throughout the 1990s and the The bills, which are similar but process disability claims for those post-9/11 wars, the military used not identical, would automatically conditions on a presumptive basis, open-air pits to burn garbage, jet grant health care to about 3.5 mil- which lowers the amount of evi- fuel, paint, medical waste, plastics lion Iraq and Afghanistan veterans dence that veterans must provide in and more. Veterans diagnosed with and reform the VA’s handling of tox- order to receive benefits. cancer, respiratory issues and lung ic exposure claims. The House bill The change applies to veterans disease at young ages have blamed adds 23 respiratory illnesses and who served from Aug. 2, 1990, to exposure to the toxic fumes. They cancers to the VA’s presumptive now in the Southwest Asia theater of VINCE CRAWLEY/Stars and Stripes have sought VA benefits and health list, while the Senate bill adds 11. operations, which includes Iraq, An American service member in the Saudi Arabian desert tends a care, but the department contended The VA has refused to take a pub- Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, the neutral burning trash pit in 1991. for years that there wasn’t sufficient lic position on either bill. zone between Iraq and Saudi Ara- evidence to support their claims. “We’re down here, really vigor- bia, Bahrain, Qatar, the United The change comes after VA Sec- ments. The VA will continue with its ru- ously working to try to get in a posi- Arab Emirates, Oman, the Gulf of retary Denis McDonough initiated “Through this process, I deter- lemaking process, during which it tion to get assistance to, and care for, Aden, the Gulf of Oman, the Persian a federal rulemaking process May mined that the evidence provided will look at more conditions that our veterans who have been ex- Gulf, the Arabian Sea, the Red Sea 27 to consider creating a fast-track was sufficient to establish presum- have possible links to military toxic posed, and I think the quickest way and the airspace above these loca- to health care and disability com- ptions of service connection for exposures. to get that care and those benefits is tions. pensation for some veterans suffer- these three respiratory conditions,” The rulemaking process, which through the process I’ve talked It also applies to veterans who ing from respiratory illnesses. Dur- McDonough said in a statement can be lengthy, includes a public about,” McDonough said during a served in Afghanistan, Uzbekistan, ing the review process, the VA con- Monday. “This is the right decision, comment period and multiple re- news conference in May. “We are Syria or Djibouti from Sept. 19, 2001, cluded there was sufficient evi- and VA will continue to use a holistic views by the White House’s Office attacking this issue with urgency.” to now. To qualify, the conditions dence linking the three conditions to approach in determining toxic ex- of Management and Budget. The must have manifested within 10 airborne toxins that service mem- posure presumptives moving for- VA will provide public updates [email protected] years of a veteran’s deployment. bers breathed during the deploy- ward.” about the process every three Twitter: @nikkiwentling Okinawa blocks work at site of new Marine Corps airfield BY MATTHEW M. BURKE colonies of endangered Porites AND MARI HIGA okinawensis Veron died. More Stars and Stripes than 16 families of coral have been CAMP FOSTER, Okinawa — found in the construction zone. Okinawa prefecture pulled a per- Porites okinawensis faces ex- mit to relocate 40,000 colonies of tinction and is on Japan’s Red List endangered coral just two days af- of Threatened Species, according ter it was issued, halting work at to the Ministry of Environment. the contentious site of a new Ma- When Tokyo in 2019 asked to rine Corps airfield. move 40,000 colonies, the prefec- Okinawa Gov. Denny Tamaki, ture said no and filed a lawsuit. saying the central government On July 6, Japan’s Supreme had violated conditions set by the Court dismissed the prefecture’s prefecture, withdrew his approv- suit and, last week, Tamaki reluc- al Friday, one day after the cen- tantly approved the transplanta- tral government started work at tion. But, he also threatened to the site, he told reporters that day shut it down if certain conditions at the prefectural offices in Naha. weren’t met. The endangered coral is in Ou- The fight over coral is the latest ra Bay, just offshore of Camp in the decades-long saga over re- Schwab, where a runway is being locating the air station from an ur- built into the rural bay to relocate ban area in the central part of the Marine Corps Air Station Futen- Stars and Stripes island to the rural northern coast ma from crowded Ginowan city. Work for the construction of a Marine Corps runway at Camp Schwab, Okinawa, is seen in January 2020. at Schwab. Plans call for the coral to be Work finally began on the run- moved to the opposite side of the can proceed. perts when it began relocating the Forestry and Fisheries to suspend way in April 2017. But cost over- bay, to the north, according to a “The transplanted coral will die coral, the bureau spokesman said. the prefecture’s decision and re- runs and delays have pushed the copy of the plan on the Okinawa out, but they do not think about The prefecture gave the bureau view its legality, the spokesman completion date past 2014 to 2030 Defense Bureau’s website. stopping what they are doing,” a only two months to work on one said. and the cost from $2.2 billion to at The prefecture had stipulated spokesman from Okinawa prefec- section of the construction site, so A decision by the ministry least $8.7 billion. that the work proceed slowly, and ture’s Henoko Base Construction it was forced to start right away, could come in 10 days to two The Japanese government sup- not take place during the typhoon Countermeasures Division told the spokesman said. The two- weeks, the prefectural spokesman ports the plan, but Tamaki is a or breeding season or during peri- Stars and Stripes by phone Tues- month window coincides with ty- added. staunch opponent of the Marines’ ods of high sea temperatures. day. “Revoking the approval was phoon season. Government officials in Japan relocation within the prefecture. Work at the site has stopped, an a necessary measure Okinawa “The procedure was appropri- customarily speak to the media on He has vowed to block changes to Okinawa Defense Bureau spokes- prefecture had to take in order to ate, and therefore, there should be condition of anonymity. the site plan, which could cause man told Stars and Stripes on protect the marine environment.” no reason for revoking the ap- Work began at Camp Schwab in further delays. Tuesday. The Japan Ministry of The defense bureau, an arm of proval to transplant the coral,” the 2017. The prefecture allowed the Agriculture, Forestry and Fisher- the Japan Ministry of Defense spokesman said. Japanese government to relocate [email protected] ies is expected to study the issue overseeing the airfield project, The defense bureau on Monday coral in July and August of 2018 [email protected] and decide whether the project was following the advice of ex- asked the Ministry of Agriculture, but five of the nine transplanted Twitter: @MariHiga21 Wednesday, August 4, 2021 • STARS AND STRIPES • PAGE 5 MILITARY Taliban making gains in southern Afghanistan areas

BY TAMEEM AKHGAR but one Lashkar Gah district AND RAHIM FAIEZ was under Taliban control. Associated Press Elite commando units were KABUL, Afghanistan — The dispatched from Kabul to aid Af- Taliban pressed ahead with ghan forces as the government their advances in southern Af- held on to key government ghanistan on Tuesday, captur- buildings, including the local po- ing nine out of 10 districts of the lice and army headquarters. Helmand provincial capital, res- Majid Akhund, deputy chair- idents and officials said. Afghan man of the Helmand provincial government forces launched council, confirmed that the Tali- airstrikes, backed by the U.S., in ban control nine Lashkar Gah a desperate effort to defend the districts and also the city’s TV city of Lashkar Gah. and radio station, which had RAHMAT GUL / AP The fall of Lashkar Gah would both gone off the air. Afghan security personnel arrive at the site a powerful explosion in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Tuesday. The be a major turning point in the The Afghan forces command- blast rocked a posh neighborhood of the Afghan capital where several senior government officials live. offensive the Taliban have er for Helmand, Gen. Sami Sa- waged over the past months as dat, in an audio message shared your future. Forgive us if you get explosion rocked an upscale ital known as the green zone. U.S. and NATO forces complete with journalists Tuesday urged displaced for few days, please neighborhood of the Afghan cap- Most recently, the Taliban their pullout from the war-torn residents in neighborhoods cap- evacuate as soon as possible.” ital that is home to several se- have turned their guns on pro- country. It would also be the tured by the Taliban to evacuate Lashkar Gah is one of three nior government officials, in- vincial capitals as the withdraw- first provincial capital captured immediately, though he did not provincial capitals under siege cluding the defense minister. al of the U.S. and NATO forces is by the Taliban in years. clarify how they could do that by the Taliban as they stepped There were no immediate re- now more than 95% complete. Residents of the city, speaking amid the ongoing clashes. The up their onslaught against gov- ports of casualties but several The final U.S. and NATO soldier to The Associated Press over the message was an indication more ernment forces. In recent smaller explosions could also be are expected to be out of Af- telephone, said the fighting has airstrikes were planned. months the Taliban swept heard as well as small arms fire. ghanistan by Aug. 31. them trapped, hunkered down “Please evacuate your fam- through dozens of districts Interior Ministry Mirwais Sta- The two other provincial cap- inside their homes and unable to ilies from your homes and their across the country, many in re- nikzai said the explosion hap- itals under siege are in the step out for basic supplies. They surroundings,” Sadat said. “We mote and rural, sparsely pop- pened in the posh Sherpur neighboring province of Kanda- said Taliban fighters were out will not leave the Taliban alive. ulated areas. neighborhood, which is in a har, also in the south, and in openly in the streets, and that all ... I know it’s hard ... we do it for Also on Tuesday, a powerful deeply secure section of the cap- western Herat province. Pentagon lifts lockdown after shooting at Metro bus stop BY CAITLIN DOORNBOS However, at least one person was down, tweeted the scene was secure at noon, but the tion. The Metrobus has been rerouted to the Stars and Stripes according to two people familiar with the area “is still an active crime scene.” The Pen- Pentagon City stop. The Pentagon reopened Tuesday after shooting, who spoke on condition of anonym- tagon lockdown ended at about 12:10 p.m. An Associated Press reporter near the locking down the building when shots were ity because they were not authorized to re- But the Metro and Corridor 2 entrances re- building heard multiple gunshots, according fired at the bus station outside its Metro stop, lease information publicly, The Associated main closed, the agency said. The entrance to to the AP report. Defense Department officials said. Press reported. The person's condition was Corridor 3 was open.

Officials have not said whether anyone not known. Metro subway trains were ordered to by- [email protected] was injured. The Pentagon Force Protection Agency pass the Pentagon due to a police investiga- Twitter: @CaitlinDoornbos Deploy: Strike group manned British navy warns of ‘potential by more than 7,000 sailors hijack’ of ship off UAE coast Associated Press FROM PAGE 1 retrofit for F-35 fighters, along ly return calls for comment. The a drone struck an oil tanker linked with other needed upgrades. DUBAI, United Arab Emirates Emirati government did not im- to an Israeli billionaire off the global maritime security oper- Great Britain deployed the car- — The British navy warned Tues- mediately acknowledge the inci- coast of Oman, killing two crew ations,” the Navy said in a news re- rier HMS Queen Elizabeth and a day of a “potential hijack” of a ship dent. members. The West blamed Iran lease Sunday. strike group to the Pacific this off the coast of the United Arab Earlier, four oil tankers an- for the attack, which marked the The service does not disclose fu- summer, and late last week it was Emirates in the Gulf of Oman, nounced around the same time via first known assault to have killed ture locations or operations of its patrolling the contested South without elaborating. their Automatic Identification civilians in the yearslong shadow ships, but the Indo-Pacific seems a China Sea. The British military’s United System trackers that they were war targeting commercial vessels likely place to deploy because The Marine Corps’ Fighter At- Kingdom Maritime Trade Oper- “not under command,” according in the region. there is no U.S. carrier in the re- tack Squadron 211 is operating ations initially warned ships Tues- to MarineTraffic.com. That typi- Iran denied playing any role in gion. F-35s from the carrier. day that “an incident is currently cally means a vessel has lost pow- the incident, though Tehran and The carrier USS Ronald Re- The Navy guided-missile de- underway” off the coast of Fujai- er and can no longer steer. its allied militias have used simi- agan, which is homeported at Yo- stroyer USS The Sullivans is also rah. Hours later, they said the in- An Oman Royal Air Force Air- lar “suicide” drones in attacks kosuka Naval Base, south of To- part of that strike group. cident was a “potential hijack.” bus C-295MPA, a maritime patrol previously. kyo, is deployed to the Middle They did not elaborate. aircraft, was flying over the area Israel, the United States and East. The USS Theodore Roose- The U.S. military’s Mideast- where the ships were, according United Kingdom vowed a “collec- velt arrived in Washington last [email protected] based 5th Fleet and the British De- to data from FlightRadar24.com. tive response” to the attack, with- month to undergo its own lengthy Twitter: @WyattWOlson fense Ministry did not immediate- The event comes just days after out elaborating. PAGE 6 • STARS AND STRIPES • Wednesday, August 4, 2021 NATION Landlords, tenants in court as eviction moratorium expires Associated Press first tranche of $25 billion had PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Gabe been distributed through June by Imondi, a 74-year-old landlord states and localities. A second from Rhode Island, had come to amount of $21.5 billion will go to court hoping to get his apartment the states. back. He was tired of waiting for More than 15 million people live federal rental assistance and won- in households that owe as much as dered aloud “what they’re doing $20 billion to their landlords, ac- with that money?” cording to the Aspen Institute. As Hours later, Luis Vertentes, in a of July 5, roughly 3.6 million peo- different case, was told by a judge ple in the United States said they he had three weeks to clear out of faced eviction in the next two his one-bedroom apartment in months, according to the U.S. Cen- nearby East Providence. The 43- sus Bureau’s Household Pulse year-old landscaper said he was Survey. four months behind on rent after In Columbus, Ohio, Chelsea Riv- being hospitalized for a time. era showed up at Franklin County “I’m going to be homeless, all court Monday after receiving an JOSE LUIS MAGANA/AP because of this pandemic,” Ver- eviction notice last month. A single Rep. Cori Bush, D­Mo., along with supporters, camps outside the U.S. Capitol, in Washington, on Monday. tentes said. “I feel helpless, like I mom, she’s behind $2,988 in rent can’t do anything even though I and late fees for the one-bedroom learned she would be getting fed- “That’s another weight lifted off of people were displaced from their work and I got a full-time job.” apartment she rents for herself eral help and wouldn’t be evicted. my shoulders.” homes every year, or seven every Scenes like this played out from and three young sons. She initially feared the worst when For some tenants, getting assist- minute, according to the Eviction North Carolina to Virginia to Ohio The 27-year-old said she started the moratorium lifted. ance has proven impossible. Lab at Princeton University. and beyond Monday as the evic- to struggle after her hours were “That was definitely a worry After her landlord refused fed- Some cities with the most cases, tion system, which saw a dramatic cut in May at the Walmart ware- yesterday,” said Burton, who lives eral assistance to cover $5,000 in according to the Eviction Lab, are drop in cases before a federal mo- house where she worked. She’s ap- in Virginia Beach. “If they’re going back rent, Antoinette Eleby, 42, of Phoenix with more than 42,000 ratorium expired over the week- plied to numerous agencies for to start doing evictions again, then Miami, expects an eviction order eviction filings, Houston with end, rumbled back into action. Ac- help but they’re either out of mon- I’m going to be faced with having within two to three weeks. She is more than 37,000, Las Vegas with tivists fear millions of people will ey, have a waiting list or not able to to figure out where me and my sending her five children to live nearly 27,000 and Tampa, Fla., be tossed onto the streets as the help until clients end up in court family are going to go. And that’s with her mother in another county. with more than 15,000. Indiana and delta variant of the coronavirus with an eviction notice. not something that anyone should “My main concern is that now Missouri also have more than surges. Rivera said she’s preparing her- have to worry about these days at that I have an eviction, how will I 80,000 filings. The Biden administration al- self mentally to move into a shelter all.” find another place? Some places While the moratorium was en- lowed the federal moratorium to with her children. She was relieved to learn she will accept you and some will not,” forced in much of the country, expire over the weekend and Con- “We just need help,” she said, was approved for assistance said Eleby, whose entire family got there were states like Idaho where gress was unable to extend it. fighting back tears. “It’s just been through the Virginia Rent Relief COVID-19 earlier this year. judges ignored it, said Ali Rabe, Historic amounts of rental as- really hard with everyday issues Program. Her court hearing was Around the country, courts, le- executive director of Jesse Tree, a sistance allocated by Congress had on top of worrying about where postponed 30 days, during which gal advocates and law enforce- nonprofit that works to prevent been expected to avert a crisis. But you’re going to live.” time she and her landlord can pre- ment agencies were gearing up for evictions in the Boise metropolitan the distribution has been painfully But there was more optimism in sumably work things out. evictions to return to pre-pandem- area. “Eviction courts ran as usu- slow: Only about $3 billion of the Virginia, where Tiara Burton, 23, “I’m grateful for that,” she said. ic levels, a time when 3.7 million al,” she said. Bipartisan bill leaves out key climate, clean energy steps BY MATTHEW DALY wind and hydro- es, supporters say. tion projects for carbon capture The bill offers “glimmers of Associated Press power. While the bipartisan plan is “a and storage, advanced nuclear re- hope” such as a multibillion-dollar WASHINGTON — The $1 tril- Nor does it in- good start,” lawmakers will “deal actors and so-called clean hydro- commitment to clean up and re- lion bipartisan infrastructure clude a Civilian with the climate crisis in the mag- gen that can be burned with few mediate old oil wells and mines, package unveiled by the Senate Climate Corps, a nitude, scope and scale that’s re- emissions. Redman said, calling on Demo- includes more than $150 billion to Biden favorite quired” in the Democratic-only Still, the measure falls far short crats to demonstrate “the courage boost clean energy and promote and a nod to the bill, said Sen. Ed Markey, D-Mass. of meeting Biden’s promise to ad- to be visionary and go bigger" in “climate resilience” by making Great Depres- For now, the focus is on the bi- dress the climate crisis, even as the partisan bill expected later Portman schools, ports and other structur- sion-era New partisan deal, which includes $550 triple-digit temperatures across this year. es better able to withstand ex- Deal that would put millions of billion in new spending for public the West caused hundreds of One of the lead negotiators, Sen. treme weather events such as Americans to work on conserva- works projects, $73 billion of that deaths this summer and a busy At- Rob Portman, R-Ohio, acknowl- storms and wildfires. tion projects, renewable energy to update the electric grid and lantic hurricane season causes ex- edged that no one got everything But the bill, headed for a Senate and helping communities recover more than $50 billion to bolster in- tensive damage. they wanted in the bipartisan bill. vote this week, falls far short of from climate disasters. frastructure against cyberattacks “It is clear that the deal does not “But we came up with a good com- President Joe Biden’s pledge to The White House says the bi- and climate change. There’s also meet the moment on climate or promise that’s going to help the transform the nation’s heavily fos- partisan deal is just the first step, $7.5 billion for electric charging justice,” said Tiernan Sittenfeld, a American people,” he said. sil-fuel powered economy into a with a proposed $3.5 trillion, Dem- stations. senior vice president of the “This is about infrastructure,” clean-burning one and stop cli- ocratic-only package following Citing the deadly Texas power League of Conservation Voters. Portman said at the White House. mate-damaging emissions from close behind. The larger bill, still outages earlier this year, the “This looks like the Exxon In- “This is roads and bridges, but al- U.S. power plants by 2035. being developed in Congress, will White House touted spending to frastructure Bill,” said Janet Red- so lots of other kinds of infrastruc- Notably, the deal omits mention meet Biden’s promise to move the upgrade the nation’s power grid man of Greenpeace USA. “An in- ture, including broadband, our of a Clean Electricity Standard, a country toward carbon-free elec- and boost renewable energy. An frastructure bill that doesn’t pre- water system and our rail system key element of Biden’s climate tricity, make America a global Energy Department study found vent a full-blown climate catastro- — all of which is good for the econ- plan that would require the elec- leader in electric vehicles and cre- that power outages cost the U.S. phe by funding a swift transition to omy. This will lead to more effi- tric grid to replace fossil fuels with ate millions of jobs in solar, wind economy up to $70 billion a year. renewable energy would kill mil- ciency and higher productivity, renewable sources such as solar, and other clean-energy industri- The bill also invests in demonstra- lions of Americans.” more economic growth.” Wednesday, August 4, 2021 • STARS AND STRIPES • PAGE 7 NATION Dems ask McCarthy to recant Pelosi taunt as tensions rise

BY MARY CLARE JALONICK the rioters and blaming Trump led to a violent insurrection.” Associated Press for inciting them, McCarthy and Asked about the comments, WASHINGTON — Several his leadership team have recently McCarthy’s office said in a state- House Democrats have called on tried to lay blame on Pelosi, false- ment that “he was joking.” House Republican Leader Kevin ly claiming that she was respon- But Democrats suggested the McCarthy to apologize to House sible for a delay in military assist- remarks were part of a broader Speaker Nancy Pelosi or resign ance. And McCarthy has re- problem. New Hampshire Rep. TERRENCE ANTONIO JAMES, CHICAGO TRIBUNE/AP after audio surfaced of him saying mained close to Trump, who often Annie Kuster noted that McCar- Former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich holds a news conference outside at a weekend fundraiser that it insulted his political rivals in per- thy had voted against the Violence a federal courthouse in Chicago on Monday. would be “hard not to hit her” sonal terms. Against Women Act, legislation with a gavel if he’s sworn in as Democrats responded quickly, designed to protect women from speaker after the 2022 midterm noting the threats on Pelosi’s life domestic violence that passed the Ex-con Blagojevich sues elections. on Jan. 6, when the insurrection- House in March. The comment is emblematic of ists broke into her office, stole Rep. Madeleine Dean, D-Pa., the rising tension between the two some of her belongings and called tweeted: “There’s nothing funny for the right to seek office leaders since the Jan. 6 insurrec- out for her. about hitting Speaker Pelosi or Associated Press his hair, which went gray behind tion, in which a violent mob of for- “Threatening violence against any woman,” adding that he “con- CHICAGO — Ex-con and for- bars because inmates are prohibit- mer President Donald Trump’s the Speaker of the House is no tinues to reminds us that nothing mer Gov. Rod Blagojevich sued his ed from using hair dyes, Blagojev- supporters broke into the Capitol joke,” tweeted New York Rep. will get in the way of his ambitions home state Monday for booting ich also declared his loyalty to the and some hunted for Pelosi by Sean Patrick Maloney. “This is — including joking about hitting a him from the governor’s seat after former Republican president. name. After initially condemning the kind of reckless language that woman to excite his small base.” his 2008 arrest for corruption and “I’m a Trumpocrat,” said the stripping him of his right to run for one-time contestant on Trump’s elective office in Illinois. reality TV show, “Celebrity Ap- Before filing the lawsuit, an un- prentice.” Because Trump spared NY Gov. Cuomo sexually harassed multiple apologetic Blagojevich addressed him from several more years at his reporters outside the same federal Colorado federal prison, Blagojev- women, probe finds after 5-month inquiry courthouse in Chicago where he ich added: “I am grateful to him was convicted, declaring: “I’m forever.” Associated Press “These interviews and pieces of in an ongoing inquiry in the state back.” He said he hasn’t decided, Monday’s lawsuit argues the NEW YORK — An investigation evidence revealed a deeply dis- Assembly into whether there are however, if he will seek to run for way legislators went about im- into New York Gov. Andrew Cuo- turbing yet clear picture: Gov. Cu- grounds for Cuomo to be im- anything if he succeeds in elimi- peaching and ousting him was un- mo found that he sexually ha- omo sexually harassed current peached. nating the legal hurdles to doing so. constitutional, including because rassed multiple current and for- and former state employees, fed- The Assembly hired its own le- “I haven’t thought about run- he wasn’t allowed to call and ques- mer state government employees, eral and state laws,” James said at gal team to investigate Cuomo’s ning for office,” the 64-year-old tion witnesses. It seeks a perma- state Attorney General Letitia a press conference on Tuesday. conduct, plus other allegations of Democrat said. “But I am not going nent injunction declaring the Gen- James announced Tuesday. On at least one occasion, the in- wrongdoing. The legislature is to rule out any options either.” eral Assembly’s actions unconsti- The nearly five-month investi- vestigation found, Cuomo and his looking into the help Cuomo got Then-President Donald Trump tutional. gation, conducted by two outside senior staff worked to retaliate from senior aides to write a book freed Blagojevich in February Prosecutors and federal judges lawyers who spoke to 179 people, against a former employee who ac- about the pandemic, special access 2020 after he had served eight who have reviewed Blagojevich’s found that the Cuomo administra- cused him of wrongdoing. Cuomo that Cuomo relatives got to CO- years of a 14-year sentence, includ- case have balked as his claims that tion was a “hostile work environ- was also found to have harassed VID-19 testing last year and the ad- ing for trying to sell an appoint- he engaged in common political ment” and that it was “rife with women outside of government, the ministration’s decision to withhold ment to Barack Obama’s old U.S. horse-trading and was a victim of fear and intimidation.” investigation found. some data on nursing home deaths Senate seat for campaign cash. an overzealous U.S. attorney. They People interviewed included James said the investigation from the public for several Leaders of both parties in Illinois say there was overwhelming evi- complainants, current and former wouldn’t have been possible with- months. sharply criticized Trump’s com- dence that Blagojevich broke the members of the executive cham- out the “heroic women who came Some members of the judiciary mutation. law, including trying to squeeze a ber, State troopers, additional state forward.” committee have said they expect Speaking outside the cour- children’s hospital for campaign employees and others who inter- The attorney general’s report is James’ report to be “critical” for thouse in a gray suit that matched donations. acted regularly with the governor. expected to play an important role the impeachment investigation. PAGE 8 • STARS AND STRIPES • Wednesday, August 4, 2021 NATION Record wildfire burns amid drought in Hawaii BY CALEB JONES have to be reinforced later on due Associated Press to prevailing weather patterns.” HONOLULU — Firefighters The fire chief said nearby com- gained more control over a wild- munities could be inundated with fire in Hawaii that forced thou- smoke and that anyone with sands of people to evacuate over health or breathing problems the weekend and destroyed at should find somewhere else to least two homes on the Big Island, stay. but officials warned that strong Several wildfires also were winds will return on Tuesday, burning in drought-stricken Cali- raising the danger again. fornia and Oregon. Authorities have lifted evacua- Containment on Monday reac- tion orders but warned they could hed 35% for California’s largest, be reinstated at any time and that the Dixie Fire, which covered people should be ready to go. about 388 square miles in moun- “It’s the biggest (fire) we’ve ev- tains where 45 homes and other er had on this island,” Big Island CHELSEA JENSEN, WEST HAWAII TODAY/AP buildings have been destroyed. Mayor Mitch Roth said of the Vehicles turn onto Queen Kaahumanu Highway from an emergency access route opened after people in In southern Oregon, lightning more than 62-square-mile blaze. the Waikoloa Village area of Hawaii’s Big Island were ordered to evacuate as a wildfire threatened the struck parched forests hundreds “With the drought conditions that town. “It’s the biggest (fire) we’ve ever had on this island,” Big Island Mayor Mitch Roth said. of times in 24 hours, igniting some we’ve had, it is of concern. You see 50 new wildfires as the nation’s something like this where you’re at risk from large fires, blazes wildfires harder to fight. lands Tuesday, and ease only largest blaze burned less than 100 putting thousands of homes in could become more frequent as Two homes were confirmed de- slightly Wednesday. miles away, officials said Monday. danger, it’s very concerning.” climate change-related weather stroyed in the Hawaii fire. “Our current wind forecast is Firefighters and aircraft Fires in Hawaii are unlike patterns intensify. Some nearby roads were showing wind patterns between pounced on the new fires before many of those burning in the U.S. The islands have seen a down- closed, making certain neighbor- 18 to 20 mph, with gusts up to 40 they could spread out of control. West. They tend to break out in ward trend in overall rainfall in hoods inaccessible, but there was mph,” Hawaii County Fire Chief No homes were immediately large grasslands on the dry sides recent years. Drought conditions no imminent threat to those Kazuo Todd said Sunday night. threatened. of the islands and are generally have reached the most severe lev- houses. “and so while throughout the eve- The Bootleg Fire, the nation’s much smaller than mainland el in some parts of Hawaii in re- According to the National ning our crews will be working to largest at 647 square miles, was fires. cent years, according to the U.S. Weather Service, strong winds build fire breaks with dozers and 84% contained Monday, though it Even though Hawaii has a wet, Drought Monitor. Drought that is and generally dry conditions back burns, this temporary lift on isn’t expected to be fully under tropical climate that isn’t typically tied to climate change has made would continue throughout the is- the mandatory evacuation may control until Oct. 1. Air travel hits Blizzard Entertainment new pandemic president steps down high, delays grow after harassment lawsuit Associated Press joined Blizzard in January 2006 BY DAVID KOENIG The president of Activision’s and held multiple leadership roles Associated Press Blizzard Entertainment is step- before being named president in DALLAS — Air travel in the U.S. is hitting new ping down weeks after the maker October 2018, according to the pandemic-era highs, and airlines are scrambling to of video games such as “World of company’s website. keep up with the summer-vacation crowds. Warcraft” and “Call of Duty” was The complaint alleges that as far Despite rising numbers of coronavirus infections hit with a discrimination and sex- back as 2019, Brack had been told fueled by the delta variant, the U.S. set another re- ual harassment lawsuit in Califor- that employees were leaving the cent high mark for air travel Sunday, with more than nia as well as backlash from em- Santa Monica, Calif., company be- 2.2 million people going through airport checkpoints, ployees over their work environ- cause of rampant sexual harass- according to the Transportation Security Adminis- ment. ment and sexism. It also alleged tration. The state sued Activision Bliz- employees had approached the That is nearly 11,000 more people screened than zard Inc. last month, citing a “frat company’s human resources de- July 18, and the highest number since Feb. 28, 2020, boy” culture that has become “a partment with complaints of unfair before the U.S. felt the full brunt of the pandemic. breeding ground for harassment pay and assignments. However, air travel was still down 17% Sunday from NAM Y. HUH/AP and discrimination against wom- The complaint says that despite the same Sunday in 2019. Travelers line up at Chicago O’Hare International en.” the numerous complaints to hu- The resurgence of leisure travel, coupled with Airport on Friday. The U.S. set a pandemic­era The lawsuit alleges that female man resources personnel and ex- some bad weather, has led to delays and flight cancel- record for travel Sunday with more than 2.2 million employees face constant sexual ecutives including Brack, no effec- lations at airlines struggling to ramp up after being people going through airport checkpoints. harassment, that few women are tive remedial measures were tak- crushed by the pandemic. Airlines have thousands named to leadership roles and en. fewer workers than they did before the pandemic, American Airlines canceled 500 flights, or 16% of when they are, they earn less sala- The lawsuit also claims that and at times they have been caught short-staffed Monday’s schedule by late afternoon. ry, incentive pay and total compen- Brack only gave verbal counseling, even though they received $54 billion in taxpayer Monday’s cancellations came one day after 7,400 sation than male peers. deemed a “slap on the wrist,” to money to keep employees on the payroll. U.S. flights arrived at least 15 minutes behind sched- Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Alex Afrasiabi, former senior cre- By midafternoon Monday, Spirit Airlines canceled ule on Sunday — the government’s definition of late Kotick sent a letter to employees ative director for “World of War- about 290 flights — more than one-third of its sched- — and more than 900 were canceled, according to after the lawsuit was filed, stating craft.” Afrasiabi is accused in the ule — citing weather and “operational challenges.” tracking service FlightAware. Nearly half of Sun- that the company was “taking swift complaint of engaging in blatant That was after canceling one-fifth of its flights Sun- day’s cancellations were at Dallas/Fort Worth Inter- action to be the compassionate, sexual harassment and the state al- day. The Florida-based discount carrier was “work- national Airport, American’s largest hub, which was caring company you came to work leged that the company refused to ing around the clock to get back on track,” spokes- hit with afternoon and evening thunderstorms. for and to ensure a safe environ- deal with it because of his position. man Field Sutton said. There have been at least 5,000 delayed flights on ment.” Jen Oneal and Mike Ybarra The disruptions created long lines at airport ticket most days since early July, according to FlightAware On Tuesday it was announced were named co-leaders of Bliz- counters in Orlando and Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Some figures. Southwest, American and Spirit are among that J. Allen Brack was leaving the zard, sharing responsibility for de- stranded passengers speculated that the breakdown airlines with the biggest problems. For Sunday and company in a letter from Activ- velopment and operational ac- in service was caused by a strike or work slowdown. Monday combined, Southwest delayed more than ision Blizzard President and COO countability for the company, it The airline and labor unions said the rumor was false. 2,500 flights and American more than 1,600. Daniel Alegre to employees. Brack said Tuesday. Wednesday, August 4, 2021 • STARS AND STRIPES • PAGE 9 NATION Solo kids stopped at border likely hit record-high in July

BY ELLIOT SPAGAT said it would continue to enforce Associated Press the ban on asylum for single SAN DIEGO — The number of adults and families despite grow- children traveling alone who ing pressure from pro-immigra- were picked up at the Mexican tion groups that it isn’t justified border by U.S. immigration au- on public health grounds. Unac- thorities likely hit an all-time companied children are exempt. high in July, and the number of “Title 42 is not an immigration people who came in families like- authority, but a public health au- ly reached its second-highest to- thority, and its continued use is JOHN LOCHER/AP tal on record, a U.S. official said dictated by CDC and governed On Oct. 1, 2019, people pray at a makeshift memorial for shooting victims in Las Vegas on the second Monday, citing preliminary gov- by the CDC’s analysis of public anniversary of a mass shooting. A permanent memorial on part of the site of the attack is in the works. ernment figures. health factors,” the department The sharp increases from June said in a statement. were striking because crossings The final count for July border usually slow during stifling — arrests isn’t expected for several Casino owner donating site for and sometimes fatal — summer days, but preliminary numbers heat. are usually pretty close. Over the U.S. authorities likely picked first 29 days of July, authorities Las Vegas shooting memorial up more than 19,000 unaccompa- encountered a daily average of Associated Press through Aug. 15 about how the me- before police reached him. While nied children in July, exceeding 6,779 people, including 616 unac- LAS VEGAS — The casino com- morial should look. local and federal investigators the previous high of 18,877 in companied children and 2,583 pany that owns the former Las Ve- More than 65% of some 6,000 re- concluded that he meticulously March, according to David Sha- who came in families, Shahou- gas Strip concert venue that in sponses received during a two- planned the attack and appeared houlian, assistant secretary for lian said. 2017 became the site of a mass week period in March called it ex- to seek notoriety, they could not border and immigration policy at The number of people stopped shooting that killed 60 people said tremely or very important to have identify a clear motive. the Department of Homeland Se- in families is expected to hit an Monday that it is donating part of the memorial at the site across Las The concert site has remained curity. The June total was 15,253. all-time total during the 2021 fis- the property for a permanent me- Vegas Boulevard from the Man- idle since the massacre. The number of people encoun- cal year that ends Sept. 30, morial. dalay Bay resort. MGM Resorts said 2 acres of the tered in families during July is Shaoulian said, adding that it will MGM Resorts International Fifty-eight people died in a hail 15-acre concert site will be provid- expected at about 80,000, Sha- likely be higher if courts order called creation of a facility com- of gunfire that sent 22,000 country ed for the memorial next to the houlian said. That’s shy of the all- that the pandemic-related pow- memorating “victims and heroes music fans fleeing from the Route Shrine of the Most Holy Redeem- time high of 88,857 in May 2019, ers be lifted. of 1 October” vital to continued 91 Harvest Festival. More than er, a Roman Catholic church that but up from 55,805 in June. The rising numbers have community recovery, and prom- 850 people from Nevada, Califor- became a refuge for victims. Overall, U.S. authorities stop- strained holding facilities, Sha- ised to keep working with a memo- nia, 13 other U.S. states and Cana- The memorial there will be sep- ped migrants about 210,000 houlian said. The Border Patrol rial panel on the design. da were injured. The deaths of at arate from a Community Healing times at the border in July, up had 17,778 people in custody on Word of the donation comes as least two people later were Garden in downtown Las Vegas from 188,829 in June and the Sunday, despite a “COVID-19 ad- the committee again asked for the blamed on gunshot wounds. that was created following the highest in more than 20 years. justed capacity” of 4,706. The Rio public to submit opinions online The lone gunman killed himself shooting. But the numbers aren’t directly Grande Valley sector was hold- comparable because many cross ing 10,002 of them. repeatedly under a coronavirus The American Civil Liberties pandemic-related ban that ex- Union and other advocacy Power shutoffs in Calif. should only be pels people from the country im- groups said Monday that they mediately without giving them a were ending settlement talks chance to seek asylum, but car- with the Biden administration used as a last resort, regulators warn ries no legal consequences. over their demand to lift the pan- BY JANIE HAR All three companies were crit- wildfire, often amid hot, dry and The activity was overwhelm- demic-related ban on families Associated Press icized for their chaotic and un- windy weather. Power lines have ingly concentrated in the Border seeking asylum. SAN FRANCISCO — The pres- prepared handling of shutoffs in been blamed for about half of the Patrol’s Del Rio and Rio Grande The impasse resumes a legal ident of California’s utility regu- October 2019. Regulators have most destructive wildfires in Valley sectors in south Texas, ac- battle before U.S. District Judge lator warned a top power compa- blasted PG&E for a botched shut- state history, according to the counting for more than seven of Emmet Sullivan in Washington. ny Monday that power outages to off that left nearly 2 million peo- PUC, including 2018’s Camp Fire 10 people who came in families. “We are deeply disappointed prevent equipment from spark- ple in the San Francisco Bay Area in Butte County that killed 85. In the Rio Grande Valley sec- that the Biden administration ing wildfires should only be used and Northern California without The risk of wildfire is expected tor, the “epicenter of the current has abandoned its promise of fair as a last resort. power. People couldn’t get infor- to worsen as climate change has surge,” agents stopped migrants and humane treatment for fam- “We need specifics on where mation as websites and call cen- made California much drier and about 78,000 times in July, Sha- ilies seeking safety, leaving us no you have improved, where you ters crashed, and local officials more flammable. PG&E has re- houlian said, up from 59,380 in choice but to resume litigation,” are lagging and where you are fo- didn’t know what to tell panicked ported to regulators that its June and 51,149 in May. said Neela Chakravartula, ma- cusing your resources,” Califor- customers. equipment may have sparked the The government disclosures naging attorney for the Center nia Public Utilities Commission Shutoffs have generally gone state’s largest wildfire to date this came in a court filing hours after for Gender & Refugee Studies. President Marybel Batjer told more smoothly since then, but year. immigrant advocacy groups re- Since late March, the ACLU representatives of San Diego Gas Batjer on Monday impressed up- On Monday, the Dixie Fire in sumed a legal battle to end the has been working with advocates & Electric. “Utilities will be on utility officials that planned Northern California was burning government’s authority to expel to choose particularly vulnerable judged by outcome, not by plans.” outages were to be used as an ab- near the town of Paradise, which families at the border on grounds migrants stuck in Mexico for the SDG&E was the first of the solute last resort given the poten- was largely destroyed when fail- it prevents the spread of the cor- U.S. government to allow in to state’s three major utilities to tes- tially deadly consequences for ing PG&E equipment sparked the onavirus. seek asylum. ACLU attorney Lee tify during the planned three-day medically vulnerable people who Camp Fire. The utility pleaded On Monday, the Centers for Gelernt said the exemptions will hearing; Southern California Edi- rely on power to live. guilty last year to 84 felony Disease Control and Prevention continue for another week. son and Pacific Gas & Electric, During a public safety power counts of involuntary manslaugh- renewed those emergency pow- “Seven months of waiting for the state’s largest utility, are shutoff, a utility de-energizes its ter, with prosecutors unable to ers, known as Title 42 and named the Biden administration to end scheduled to brief PUC commis- grid in order to prevent its equip- pin the remaining deaths on the for a 1944 public health law. The Title 42 is more than enough,” sioners on Tuesday. ment from failing and sparking a utility. Homeland Security Department Gelernt said. PAGE 10 • STARS AND STRIPES • Wednesday, August 4, 2021 WORLD Seoul: North Korea releases reserves of rice amid shortage BY HYUNG-JIN KIM matter of national existence” and is focus- Associated Press ing on increasing public awareness of its SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea is campaign, Ha said. releasing emergency military rice reserves Another lawmaker, Kim Byung-kee, as its food shortage worsens, South Korea’s quoted the NIS as saying that North Korea spy agency said Tuesday, with a heat wave normally needs about 5.5 million tons of and drought reducing the country’s supply. food to feed its 26 million people but is cur- North Korea’s reported food problems rently short 1 million tons. He said the NIS JON CHOL JIN/AP come as its moribund economy continues to told the lawmakers that North Korea is run- Farmers plant rice in May at the Namsa Co­op Farm of Rangnang District in Pyongyang, be battered by the protracted COVID-19 ning out of its grain stockpiles. North Korea. South Korea's spy agency said North Korea is releasing military rice pandemic. While mass starvation and social The price of rice, the most important crop reserves as its food shortage worsens. chaos have not been reported, observers ex- in North Korea, once doubled from early pect a further deterioration of North Ko- this year. The price briefly stabilized in July North Korea had similar food shortages the pandemic and other difficulties and rea’s food situation until the autumn har- before soaring again, Kim cited the NIS as in past years before the pandemic, accord- even a possible dire food shortage. vest. saying. ing to Kwon, but its needs were met by the During a key ruling party meeting in Seoul’s National Intelligence Service told Kwon Tae-jin, an expert at the private smuggling of rice and other grains via its June, Kim urged officials to find ways to a closed-door parliamentary committee GS&J Institute in South Korea, said North porous border with China. But North Ko- boost agricultural production, saying the meeting that North Korea is supplying rice Korea is likely releasing the military re- rea’s ongoing pandemic-caused border clo- country’s food situation “is now getting reserved for wartime use to citizens with lit- serves to sell at a cheaper price than at mar- sure makes it extremely difficult for such tense.” tle food, other laborers and rural state agen- kets to stabilize prices. He said rice prices smuggling to happen, worsening this year’s Chinese data show North Korea’s trade cies, according to Ha Tae-keung, one of the are “considerably unstable” in North Korea food shortage, Kwon said. with China, its last major ally and biggest lawmakers who attended the session. because the government has a limit in how The NIS has a spotty record in confirming trading partner, nosedived by about 80% Ha cited the NIS as saying an ongoing much rice it can supply. developments in North Korea, one of the last year — a result of the North’s strict bor- heat wave and drought have wiped out rice, It isn’t the first time that North Korea has world’s most secretive countries. But its der closure. South Korea’s central bank corn and other crops and killed livestock in released state rice reserves, but the assess- current assessments come after North Ko- said last week that North Korea’s economy North Korea. The NIS said North Korea’s ment that it doesn’t have much left in its rean leader Kim Jong Un admitted his is estimated to have shrunk 4.5% last year, leadership views fighting the drought as “a grain stockpiles is worrisome, Kwon said. country faces the “worst-ever” crisis due to the biggest contraction since 1997. Southern Europe scrambles for Turkey’s Erdogan facing criticism over wildfires resources in heat emergency Associated Press condition of anonymity in line Associated Press BOZALAN, Turkey — As Turk- with government regulations. ATHENS, Greece — A heat ish fire crews pressed ahead Tues- As residents lost homes and wave baking southeast Europe day with their weeklong battle livestock, anger turned toward the has fueled deadly wildfires in against blazes tearing through for- government, which admitted that Turkey and threatened the na- ests and villages on the country’s it did not have a usable firefighting tional power grid in Greece as southern coast, President Recep aircraft fleet. Opposition parties governments scrambled Monday Tayyip Erdogan’s government accused the government of failing to secure the resources needed to faced increased criticism over its to procure firefighting planes and cope with the emergency. apparent poor response and inad- instead spending money for con- Temperatures reached 45 C equate preparedness for large- struction projects that they say (113 F) in inland areas of Greece scale wildfires. harm the environment. and nearby countries and are ex- Fed by strong winds and scorch- Erdogan’s government has also pected to remain high for most of ing temperatures, the fires that been accused of compromising the week. began Wednesday have left eight firefighting efforts by refusing In Greece, an emergency was people dead, and forced thou- help from Western nations, in- declared in fire-hit areas on the sands of residents and tourists to cluding rival Greece, during the island of Rhodes, which is near MICHAEL VARAKLAS/AP flee homes or vacation resorts in early stages of the fires. Agricul- the Turkish coast. Workers with A presidential guard wipes the sweat from his colleague in front of the boats or convoys of cars and ture and Forestry Minister Bekir health conditions were allowed Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Athens, Greece, on Tuesday. trucks. Pakdemirli rejected that accusa- to take time off work, while Firefighters on Tuesday were tion, saying the government had Greek coal-fired power stations climate change.” side the nearby resort of Trogir, still tackling nine fires in the only refused offers for small wa- slated for retirement were "The number of extreme heat threatening homes and the local coastal provinces of Antalya and ter-dumping planes. brought back into service to events around the world is in- power supply. Mugla that are popular tourist The Israeli Embassy said Tues- shore up the national grid, under creasing year on year, with the On a visit to the power grid op- destinations. Other active fires day that Israel had offered to help pressure due to the widespread top 10 hottest years on record all erator Monday, Greek Prime were reported in the provinces of but Turkish officials had refused use of air conditioning. occurring since 2005,” Mitchell Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis Adana and Isparta. In all, 137 fires the offer, saying the “situation is Pregnant and other vulnerable told The Associated Press. urged members of the public to that broke out in over 30 provinces under control.” It said the offer workers in North Macedonia As hot weather edged south- avoid daytime use of ovens, since Wednesday have been put still stands. were told to stay home. ward, Italy and Croatia were ex- washing machines and other en- out, officials said. Fire-dumping planes sent from Dann Mitchell, a professor of periencing storms as well as ergy-demanding appliances to A senior Turkish forestry offi- Spain and Croatia were joining climate science at the University wildfires. A small tornado in Is- reduce the risk of blackouts. He cial described the wildfires as the planes from Russia, Iran, Ukraine of Bristol, said the heat wave in tria, on Croatia’s northern described the weather condi- worst in Turkey in living memory, and Azerbaijan on Tuesday. A to- southeast Europe “is not at all Adriatic coast, toppled trees that tions in Greece as the most se- though he could not say how many tal of 16 planes, 51 helicopters and unexpected, and very likely en- destroyed several cars, hours be- vere since a deadly heat wave in acres of forest land the fires had more than 5,000 personnel were hanced due to human-induced fore a large wildfire erupted out- 1987. devoured. The official spoke on tackling the fires, officials said. Wednesday, August 4, 2021 • STARS AND STRIPES • PAGE 11 AMERICAN ROUNDUP

Police: ‘Ghost hunter’ hurt in fall at rail station BUFFALO — Police in NY Buffalo said a woman looking for ghosts at the city’s his- toric rail terminal has been in- jured in a fall. First responders found the 35- year-old Kenmore woman who had fallen about 15 to 20 feet through a substation roof near the back of the property, according to police. She was taken to a hospital and treated for multiple injuries. A man who was with her wasn’t in- jured. Police said the duo was on the property without permission. The 1920s-era Art Deco struc- ture saw its last passenger train more than 40 years ago. It is a fa- vorite haunt of ghost hunters and the site of authorized ghost tours, and once hosted an episode of the TV series “Ghost Hunters.” Surf teacher bitten by shark back in water TYBEE ISLAND — A GA Georgia surf instructor is back in the water days after a shark bit him on the leg off Tybee Island. Yamada Atsushi was teaching camp kids again, two days after LINDSEY SHUEY, REPUBLICAN­HERALD (POTTSVILLE, PA.)/AP the attack, the Savannah Morning News reported. “It’s part of the deal, part of the Twins in a tractor sport we love,” he told the Morn- Kilmer Brensinger, 1, of Auburn, drives his twin sister Creole Brensinger, seated in the wagon, around in a peddle tractor during fair ing News. preparations at the Schuylkill County Fairgrounds in Schuylkill Haven, Pa., on Sunday. He had paddled to a student who had drifted out too far, he THE CENSUS the Raleigh station, the men ex- said. Thief steals gold artifacts changed heated words before The student rode a wave to from history museum The dollar amount in the thousands bidders spent at a Chin- opening fire on each other. The ex- shore. Atsushi was bitten seconds 400 coteague, Va., pony auction. Chincoteague Island’s pony auc- act nature of the dispute is un- later as he sat on his surfboard. SACRAMENTO — The tion netted more than $420,150, a record for the annual event, according to clear. The island’s lifeguards treated CA Sacramento History the Chincoteague Volunteer Fire Company. Bidders spent $3,200 on donated The report said one driver was items like quilts and wind chimes. Ponies went for an average $5,634, and a him before transferring him to an Museum said a thief broke in and shot in the neck and his young stole some of its gold artifacts. chestnut filly buyback racked up the largest price tag of $25,500. A buyback is daughter sustained a wound to a ambulance, which drove him to an a pony that’s paid for at auction, but will return to the herd instead of going emergency room. He suffered Surveillance camera showed leg. The other motorist was shot in someone broke into the main en- home with its buyer. bites on his shin and calf. the hand. The medical status of the trance of the museum and went youngster and the two men was Injuries reported after straight for the gold artifacts in a the late 1940s and became a pop- The partially submerged vessel not immediately clear. display case, said Traci Rockefell- ular roadside attraction. Over the was towed to shallow water near rush for complex’s exits er Cusack, a spokeswoman for the decades it has been rebuilt several the Maine Maritime Museum. Marshall University Flight museum. MANHEIM — Author- times. “We commend our partners in School opening soon Delta Pick Mello, the executive ities said a number of The security video captured the the Bath community for their PA director of the museum, told The moment the joints gave way, ap- prompt and effective response CHARLESTON — people were injured at an indoor Sacramento Bee that all alarm parently injuring one of the van- which saved the lives of 18 peo- Marshall University’s sports complex in Pennsylvania WV systems worked properly but the dals who was seen being helped ple,” Capt. Amy Florentine, Coast Bill Noe Flight School in West Vir- after some kind of incident trig- person was gone by the time po- away. Guard Sector Northern New En- ginia is opening for the fall semes- gered a crowd rush for the exits. lice arrived. gland Commander, said in a writ- ter, which begins in a few weeks. Diane Garber, emergency ser- Museum officials do not yet ten statement. “We will ensure a A ribbon-cutting ceremony is vices coordinator for East Hemp- Historic schooner have an estimate for the value of full and thorough investigation is planned for Aug. 10. School starts field Township, said the incident capsizes; all rescued the stolen items. conducted in order to determine Aug. 23. The new facility is located at Spooky Nook Sports in Man- BATH — A historic what caused the incident.” at Yeager Airport in Charleston. heim apparently started as a fight ‘Big chair’ in front of ME schooner owned by Students will earn a bachelor of during a basketball tournament, bank damaged by vandals the Maine Maritime Museum in Young child among 3 shot science degree with a major in but there has been no confirma- Bath capsized on the Kennebec in road rage incident commercial pilot-fixed wing, tion of initial reports of a weapon BENNINGTON — A gi- River. All 18 on board were res- Marshall said in a news release. being involved. VT ant ladderback chair cued. OXFORD — A young The flight school is expected to en- “We have no information of any- that stands 19 feet tall may be big Coast Guard Sector Northern NC girl was among three roll more than 200 students when thing other than mass chaos and but it wasn’t tough enough for New England said it received a re- people injured by gunfire during a it’s in full operation and produce everybody leaving the facility in a some vandals. port that the schooner Mary E had road rage incident that erupted in- about 50 commercial pilots each very disorganized manner,” she Damage to the massive “Big capsized near Doubling Point. to shooting between two motori- year. said. Chair” made from 3,000 pounds of The Coast Guard said it sent a sts. Marshall has approval from the Garber said there were fewer cedar and white pine was cap- boat crew to aid in the rescue. The WRAL-TV reported that both Federal Aviation Administration than a dozen injuries, with six to tured by surveillance video out- Bath Fire Department and Sea drivers have claimed self-de- Part 141 pilot school. The U.S. is eight people transported to hospi- side a credit union where the chair Tow had arrived at the scene first fense. The gun violence occurred expected to have a significant tals, all with non-life-threatening sits. The video shows two males and rescued all 18 people from the in Granville County. need for commercial pilots during injuries stemming from the rush and two females climbing and water and transported them to Both cars were driven by men. the next 20 years, the release said. by scores of people to get out of the jumping on the chair. emergency medical services per- They had girlfriends and daugh- facility. The original chair was built in sonnel, the Coast Guard said. ters as passengers. According to From The Associated Press PAGE 12 • STARS AND STRIPES • Wednesday, August 4, 2021 VIRUS OUTBREAK Coronavirus remains a contender in Tokyo BY JOSEPH DITZLER one volunteer, one media person Tomlinson wrote in the post. under observation. A service member at Osan Air Stars and Stripes and one athlete, according to the Yokosuka Naval Base, 38 miles Naval Air Facility Atsugi, 26 Base developed COVID-19 symp- TOKYO — The coronavirus’ Tokyo 2020 update Tuesday. A to- south of Tokyo and homeport of the miles southwest of Tokyo, on Tues- toms. A Defense Department civil- fifth wave continued to shadow the tal of 294 people connected with 7th Fleet, had 13 people test posi- day reported six people had con- ian employee and a family mem- Olympic Games in Japan’s capital the games have tested positive tive for the coronavirus since Fri- tracted the virus, according to a ber at Camp Walker tested posi- city, which reported another 3,709 since July 1, including 25 athletes, day, according to a base news re- news release. tive during contact tracing by a lo- people infected with COVID-19 on one of whom is a U.S. soldier. lease. Two people displayed CO- cal public health department, Tuesday, according to public The U.S. military in Japan re- Eight of those individuals, one of VID-19 symptoms and four were according to USFK. All three are broadcaster NHK. ported another 25 infections on whom was not immunized, are af- identified as close contacts of pre- isolated on a U.S. installation. For eight consecutive days, To- Tuesday. The U.S. command in filiated with the Navy: four fell ill viously infected individuals, ac- South Korea reported another kyo has reported one-day totals ex- South Korea reported three. with symptoms of COVID-19, the cording to NAF Atsugi. The base 1,202 people had contracted the vi- ceeding 2,000 cases, according to Camp Zama, the headquarters coronavirus respiratory disease; has 13 people under observation. rus as of Monday, 307 in Seoul, the metropolitan government data. of U.S. Army Japan southwest of one person was discovered by con- On Okinawa, the Marine Corps capital city, and 344 in Gyeonggi Five of those days exceeded 3,000, Tokyo, on Tuesday reported “sev- tract tracing; and two turned up in on Tuesday reported six people province, where Camp Hum- and on Saturday the city reached a eral COVID-19 cases … in the past a medical screening, according to had contracted the virus at its phreys, the U.S. Army headquar- pandemic record, 4,058 newly in- 48 hours,” according to a Facebook the base. The unimmunized per- bases there, according to a Face- ters, is located, according to the fected people. post by U.S. Army Garrison Japan. son turned up during contact trac- book post by Marine Corps Instal- Korea Disease Control and Pre- More than 3,230 people were Those cases closed the Child De- ing. lations Pacific. vention Agency. hospitalized in Tokyo on Monday, velopment Center at Sagamihara The remaining five are unim- Fourteen percent of South Ko- with 114 in serious condition, ac- Family Housing Area and the Ya- munized base employees. Three South Korea infections rea’s population is fully vaccinat- cording to metro data. no Fitness Center at Zama for con- were discovered during contact U.S. Forces Korea announced ed, and 38% have received the first At the Olympics, now in its sec- tact tracing. The fitness center has tracing and two fell ill with CO- Tuesday that three people had of two doses, according to KDCA. ond week, another 18 people tested reopened. All contact tracing for VID-19 symptoms, according to tested positive for COVID-19 on positive for the coronavirus: 10 the child care center is concluded, the base. July 27 and Monday, according to a [email protected] contractors, five games personnel, base commander Col. Christopher Yokosuka said it has 30 people command news release. Twitter: @JosephDitzler China orders mass testing in Wuhan Associated Press testing to isolate infected people BEIJING — China suspended whenever new cases pop up. Most flights and trains, canceled pro- previous outbreaks didn’t spread fessional basketball league games far beyond a city or province. This and announced mass coronavirus time, cases have been confirmed testing in Wuhan on Tuesday as in more than 35 cities in 17 of Chi- widening outbreaks of the delta na’s 33 provinces and regions. variant reached the city where the The cities of Nanjing and disease was first detected in late Yangzhou have canceled all do- 2019. mestic flights, and Beijing has While the total number of cases halted long-distance trains from is still in the hundreds, they are far 23 stations. The Chinese Basket- more widespread than anything ball Association said that matches China has dealt with since the ini- of its men’s professional league tial outbreak that devastated Wu- would be suspended because of JI CHUNPENG/AP han in early 2020 and over time the pandemic. People get COVID­19 vaccinations at a vaccination site at a sports arena in Nanjing in China’s Jiangsu spread to the rest of the country Wuhan, a provincial capital of 11 province Monday. New COVID­19 cases have been confirmed in 17 of China’s 33 provinces and regions. and the world. million people in central China, is China has not eliminated but the latest city to undergo citywide non-imported cases in more than a confirmed nationwide the previ- were locally spread ones and 29 largely curbed COVID-19 at home testing. Three cases were con- year. ous day, the National Health Com- among people who had recently with quick lockdowns and mass firmed there on Monday, its first They were among 90 new cases mission said Tuesday. Of those, 61 arrived from abroad. Tennessee won’t incentivize COVID shots but pays to vaccinate cows

Associated Press tially life-saving COVID-19 vac- pandemic. Ten- government is to make it available $1 million and full college scholar- NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Tennes- cine. nessee’s vacci- and then to encourage folks to get a ships, many other states around see has sent nearly half a million Lee hasn’t always been against nation rates for vaccine.” the country followed suit with their dollars to farmers who have vacci- incentivizing vaccinations. COVID-19 hover In an emailed reply to a question own incentives. They include cus- nated their cattle against respira- Tennessee’s Herd Health pro- at 39% of its total about the contrast to incentivizing tom outfitted trucks in West Vir- tory diseases and other maladies gram began in 2019 under Lee, population, ver- vaccination for cattle, spokesper- ginia, annual passes to the state over the past two years. whose family business, Triple L sus over 49% na- son Casey Black wrote, “Tennes- parks in New Jersey, and gift cer- But Republican Gov. Bill Lee, Ranch, breeds Polled Hereford tionally for the seans have every incentive to get tificates for hunting and fishing li- Lee who grew up on his family’s ranch cattle. The state currently reim- fully vaccinated. the COVID-19 vaccine — it’s free censes in Arkansas. Last week, and refers to himself as a cattle burses participating farmers up to The state’s COVID hospitaliza- and available in every corner of the President Joe Biden joined the call farmer in his Twitter profile, has $1,500 for vaccinating their herds, tions have more than tripled over state with virtually no wait. While a for incentives, encouraging state been far less enthusiastic about in- handing out $492,561 over the past the past three weeks and infections veterinarian can weigh in on safely and local governments to use fed- centivizing herd immunity among two fiscal years, according to docu- have increased more than fivefold. raising cattle for consumption, the eral funds to pay people $100 to humans. ments from the Tennessee Agri- Speaking at the Tennessee Cat- state will continue to provide hu- vaccinate. Even though Tennessee has culture Department. tlemen’s Association annual con- man Tennesseans with COVID-19 But Lee has avoided employing among the lowest vaccination Lee, who so far has avoided ference on Friday, Lee said he did vaccine information and access.” any of those tactics and has main- rates in the country, Lee has re- drawing a serious Republican pri- not think incentives were very ef- After Ohio’s Republican Gov. tained throughout the pandemic fused to follow the lead of other mary challenge in his 2022 reelec- fective, WBIR-TV reported. “I Mike DeWine announced the that the decision to vaccinate states that have offered entice- tion bid, has been accused of com- don’t think that’s the role of gov- state’s Vax-a-Million lottery on against COVID-19 is a personal ments for people to get the poten- placency in the face of the deadly ernment,” he added. “The role of May 12, with prizes that included choice. Wednesday, August 4, 2021 • STARS AND STRIPES • PAGE 13 VIRUS OUTBREAK Goal: Hitting 70% rate not enough to reduce cases across US

FROM PAGE 1 have increased sixfold over the dered state employees in the agen- dent Mary Mayhew. come down,” lamented Dr. Sergio past month to an average of nearly New cases per day cies under his control to cover up She noted also that this time, Segarra, chief medical officer of 80,000, a level not seen since mid- in the U.S. have indoors if they are not fully vacci- 96% of hospitalized COVID-19 pa- Baptist Hospital Miami. The Flor- February. And deaths per day nated. tients are unvaccinated and that ida medical-center chain reported have climbed over the past two increased sixfold And McDonald’s said it will re- they are far younger, many of an increase of over 140% in the weeks from an average of 259 to quire employees and customers to them in their 20s and 30s. past two weeks in the number of 360. over the past month resume wearing masks inside Amid the surge, Republican people now hospitalized with the Those are still well below the to an average of some U.S. restaurants regardless Gov. Ron DeSantis doubled down virus. 3,400 deaths and a quarter-million of vaccination status in areas with on his anti-mask, anti-lockdown Biden had set a vaccination goal cases per day seen during the nearly 80,000, a high or substantial coronavirus stance, warning supporters in a of 70% by the Fourth of July. That worst of the outbreak in January. transmission. The company didn’t fundraising email over the week- figure was the low end of initial But some places around the coun- level not seen since say how many restaurants would end: “They’re coming for your government estimates for what try are watching caseloads reach be affected by the new mask man- freedom again.” would be necessary to achieve their highest levels since the pan- mid-February. date. While setting a national vacci- herd immunity in the U.S. But that demic began, and nearly all He stopped short of mandating ei- White House press secretary nation goal may have been useful has been rendered insufficient by deaths and serious illnesses now ther masks or inoculations for the Jen Psaki said that a nationwide for trying to drum up enthusiasm the highly contagious delta varia- are in unvaccinated people. general public, saying he lacks le- vaccination requirement “is not for the shots, 70% of Americans nt, which has enabled the virus to The surge has led states and ci- gal authority to do so. on the table,” but noted that em- getting one shot was never going come storming back. ties across the U.S. to beat a re- Denver’s mayor said the city ployers have the right to take such to be enough to prevent surges There was was no celebration at treat, just weeks after it looked as will require police officers, fire- a step. among unvaccinated groups. And the White House on Monday, nor a if the country was going to see a fighters and certain other munici- The U.S. Senate saw its first dis- when he announced the goal, Bi- setting of a new target, as the ad- close-to-normal summer. pal employees to get vaccinated, closed breakthrough case of the den acknowledged it was just a ministration instead struggles to Health officials in San Francis- along with workers at schools, virus, with Republican Sen. Lind- first step. overcome skepticism and outright co and six other Bay Area counties nursing homes, hospitals and jails. sey Graham of South Carolina say- It’s the level of vaccinations in a hostility to the vaccine, especially announced Monday that they are Minnesota’s public colleges and ing he has mild symptoms. community — not a broad national in the South and other rural and reinstating a requirement that ev- universities will require masks in- In Florida, it took two months average — that can slow an out- conservative areas. eryone — vaccinated or not — doors, regardless of vaccination last summer for the number of break or allow it to flourish. The U.S. still has not hit the ad- wear masks in public indoor status. New Jersey said workers at people in the hospital with CO- Vaccination rates in some ministration’s other goal of fully spaces. state-run nursing homes, psychi- VID-19 to jump from 2,000 to Southern states are far lower than vaccinating 165 million American New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo atric hospitals and other such in- 10,000. It took only 27 days this they are New England. Vermont adults by July 4. It is about 8.5 mil- said New York City airport and stitutions must get the shot or face summer for Florida hospitals to has fully inoculated nearly 78% of lion short. transit workers will have to get regular testing. see that same increase, said Flor- its adult population, while Alaba- New cases per day in the U.S. vaccinated or face weekly testing. North Carolina’s governor or- ida Hospital Association Presi- ma has cracked just 43%. PAGE 14 • STARS AND STRIPES • Wednesday, August 4, 2021 FACES MTV milestone As the network celebrates its 40th birthday this week with new Moon Person, a look at some of its top videos

BY PETER SBLENDORIO ing the captivating cartoon sketches that New York Daily News come to life in its music video. usic lovers have been saying With a clever combination of real-world “I want my MTV” for four imagery and anthropomorphic artwork, the decades. “Take On Me” video transports viewers to M The music-focused TV an alternate world where anyone would channel celebrated its 40th birthday this want to stay much longer than a day or two. week by introducing a new-look design for “Thriller,” Michael Jackson:The King of the Moon Person — the logo that appears Pop’s “Thriller” is anything but a standard screenshot from YouTube atop its annual MTV Video Music Awards video. It’s a mini-movie with a detailed “Legally Blonde” is one of many films — including “Mean Girls,” “Bring It On” and “13 trophies — at Kennedy Space Center. backstory, intricate makeup and costumes Going on 30” — referenced in Ariana Grande’s music video for “thank u, next.” MTV launched on Aug. 1, 1981, as a cable and, of course, so much synchronized danc- channel that largely focused on broadcast- ing. M.J. was no stranger to a vibrant video, “Oops!... I Did It Again,” Britney Spears: VMAs when he infamously interrupted ing music videos introduced by a roster of and “Thriller” is arguably his most famous. It’s nearly impossible to pick just one of Taylor Swift and said Beyonce had “one of VJs, or video jockeys. MTV’s programming “Money for Nothing,” Dire Straits: The Spears’ timeless videos, but “Oops!... I Did the best videos of all time.” has changed considerably in the years highly influential “Money for Nothing” vid- It Again” continues to stand out more than “Single Ladies” won the video of the year since, with reality series such as “Jersey eo was among the first to use computer ani- two decades after its release. The red jump- honor at those 2009 VMAs. Shore” taking center stage. mation when it came out in 1985. suit donned by the singer is among the most “Bad Blood,” Taylor Swift: The music In honor of the network’s milestone anni- Featuring computer-created people who famous video outfits ever, and its futuristic video for “Bad Blood” features more stars versary, here are some of the most memora- watch the band perform on MTV and sing outer space setting is also unforgettable. than a constellation. Selena Gomez, Ken- ble music videos of the MTV era. along, the “Money for Nothing” video won “Like a Prayer,” Madonna: Madonna is drick Lamar, Hailee Steinfeld, Gigi Hadid, “Video Killed the Radio Star,” the the coveted trophy for video of the year at another pop star with a seemingly endless Cara Delevingne, Lena Dunham, Jessica Buggles: In a major moment in music histo- the 1986 MTV Video Music Awards. It was catalog of noteworthy music videos, and at Alba and Mariska Hargitay are just a few of ry, “Video Killed the Radio Star” became also the first video aired by MTV Europe the forefront is the polarizing “Like a the big names who appear in the video, the first music video to air on MTV, playing when the network premiered in 1987. Prayer.” The provocative video is filled which plays like a big-budget sci-fi movie. shortly after midnight when the network The song famously features the MTV slo- with religious references, which caused “thank u, next,” Ariana Grande: The launched. gan, “I want my MTV.” controversy three decades ago. That atten- wildly popular video for “thank u, next” had In addition to its fitting title, “Video “It’s Gonna Be Me,” *NSYNC: The boy tion likely helped contribute to the 1989 just as much content for movie buffs as it Killed the Radio Star” was a worthy choice band wasn’t toying around when it released song’s undeniable staying power. did for music fans. Grande re-created some to kick off MTV thanks to its high-energy vi- the video for 2000’s “It’s Gonna Be Me,” “Single Ladies,” Beyonce: The dancing of the most prominent movies of her life- suals filled with colorful scenes and special which transforms its members into love- in the video is downright iconic, as are the time in the video, referencing scenes from effects. struck marionette dolls who are manipulat- black leotards, as are Beyonce’s upbeat and “Mean Girls,” “Legally Blonde,” “Bring It “Take On Me,” a­Ha:There are plenty of ed by strings. It’s not only the band’s most empowering lyrics. The song also has a con- On” and more. It’s a video that left fans say- reasons to get animated about the ultra- recognizable video — it’s among the most nection to MTV, as “Single Ladies” is the ing thank you — and begging Grande for catchy “Take On Me,” not least of which be- famous by anyone of the era. song Kanye West referred to at the 2009 her next video.

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New this week: ‘The Suicide Squad,’ ‘Vivo’ ■ Actress and producer Reese Associated Press ■ Lin-Manuel Mi- grieving spouse is joined in his international Witherspoon is selling her media Here’s a collection curated by The Associat- randa’s pandemic, quest by, among others, an ex-lover who’s an company, Hello Sunshine, to a ed Press’ entertainment journalists of what’s movie-wise, has al- American investigative reporter (Sanaa Lath- company backed by private equi- arriving on TV, streaming services and music ready been quite busy. an) and an Israeli police detective (Moran Ro- ty firm Blackstone Group. Terms platforms this week. The “Hamilton” re- senblatt). Raz and Avi Issacharoff co-created were not dis- cording was finally re- the series with Dawn Prestwich and Nicole closed, but The Movies leased; his “In the Yorkin of the U.S. series “The Killing.” Wall Street Jour- ■ The 2016 David Ayer-directed “Suicide Heights” was turned ■ Jasper Tempest, a Cambridge criminolo- nal reported that Squad” may have been rock bottom for Warner into an acclaimed big- gy professor, lives according to the strict rules the transaction Bros.’ DC Comics universe, but the rebuild by screen adaptation; and dictated by his obsessive-compulsive disorder. was worth about James Gunn might be a high point. Gunn’s he featured in a string That’s until a police detective and former stu- $900 million. “The Suicide Squad,” which debuts Friday in of documentaries, in- dent talks him into joining a case that brings his Hello Sunshine, HBO MAX/AP which focuses on theaters and on HBO Max, barely alters the ti- cluding “Rita Moreno: emotions — and surreal moments — to the fore Witherspoon tle of the previous film and preserves some “Guardians of the Just a Girl Who Decid- in “Professor T,” based on the Belgian drama putting women characters (Margot Robbie’s Harley Quinn, Galaxy” director ed to Go for It,” of the same name. Ben Miller, who’s the un- at the center of its stories, creates Viola Davis’ Amanda Waller). But Gunn has James Gunn’s take “Siempre, Luis” and lucky Lord Featherington on “Bridgerton,” scripted and unscripted televi- brought an entirely new comic energy to the on “The Suicide “We Are Freestyle stars in the six-episode series streaming now sion, feature films, animated se- highly violent, R-rated comic book adaptation, Squad” premieres Love Supreme.” In the on the PBS Masterpiece subscription channel ries, podcasts, audio storytelling along with the same surprising if demented Friday on HBO Max. new Netflix animated on Amazon. and digital series — including poignancy Gunn showed to the two “Guardians movie “Vivo,” co-writ- — AP Television Writer Lynn Elber “Big Little Lies,” “The Morning of the Galaxy” movies. In “The Suicide Squad,” ten by “In the Heights” scribe Quiara Alegría Show” and “Little Fires Every- Idris Elba leads a heartfelt if extreme gallery Hudes, Miranda is a voice actor and provides Music where.” It also houses Reese’s of damaged souls on a dangerous mission. original songs. In the movie, which debuts Fri- ■ Barbra Streisand reopens her music vault Book Club. Wtherspoon will con- ■ For most of Val Kilmer’s professional life, day on Netflix, Miranda plays a singing kinka- with a collection of 10 previously unreleased tinue to oversee operations. he was documenting it, himself. The documen- jou named Vivo. tracks out Friday. “Release Me 2” is a compan- ■ Kathy Griffin has revealed tary “Val,” which begins streaming on Amazon — AP Film Writer Jake Coyle ion to “Release Me” from 2012. This time, Babs that she is undergoing surgery for Prime Video on Friday, pulls together the ac- sings songs penned by the likes of Burt Bach- lung cancer, and her doctors are tor’s many boxes of tapes to give an intimate Television arach, Barry Gibb, Randy Newman and Carole optimistic she “should be up and view of Kilmer’s life, from “Top Gun” to “Bat- ■ After a beloved wife’s death turns out to King. She duets with Willie Nelson on “I’d running around as usual in a man Forever” to “Tombstone.” The movie is be no accident, her widower goes on the hunt Want It To Be You” and with Kermit the Frog month or less.” The surgery will narrated by Kilmer but his words are voiced by for her killers and the secrets she hid. Netflix’s on the classic “Rainbow Connection.” Another result in half of the comedian’s left his son, Jack. (Kilmer, 61, has difficulty speak- nine-episode action thriller “Hit & Run,” de- highlight is Streisand singing King’s “You lung being removed. ing after throat cancer and numerous trachea buting Friday, stars Lior Raz of the popular Light Up My Life.” surgeries.) (and controversial) Israeli series “Fauda.” The — Entertainment Writer Mark Kennedy From The Associated Press Wednesday, August 4, 2021 • STARS AND STRIPES • PAGE 15 Eugene Sheffer Crossword Frazz Dilbert

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Max D. Lederer Jr., Publisher Lt. Col. Marci Hoffman, Europe commander Lt. Col. Michael Kerschbaum, Pacific commander Can Democrats go it alone on immigrant amnesty? Michael Ryan, Pacific chief of staff BY RAMESH PONNURU would have an even larger effect on the bud- offer requires increased enforcement so we Bloomberg Opinion get, according to the Congressional Budget are not merely encouraging further illegal im- here’s a strong case that Congress Office, but everyone knows that nobody who migration. It also stacks the deck by treating EDITORIAL should give legal status to millions favors that policy does so because of that ef- mass deportation and mass amnesty as the on- Terry Leonard, Editor of immigrants who are here illegal- fect. The Senate parliamentarian, as a result, ly alternatives. Presumably, a poll that asked [email protected] Tly, at least under certain conditions. ruled that the increase could not be included whether the normal protections for minority There’s a case, reasonable though not as in a reconciliation bill. rights in Congress should be discarded to en- Robert H. Reid, Senior Managing Editor strong, that we ought to have legislative rules The supposed precedent for pursuing a able a path to citizenship would yield lower [email protected] that allow a bare majority of Congress to make bare-majority strategy now is that in 2005, the support. Sean Moores, Managing Editor for Presentation that change in our laws. Senate passed a reconciliation bill that includ- Supporters of an amnesty keep trying to [email protected] There is, by contrast, no real case that the ed provisions about immigration. But the par- find a shortcut to getting their way that doesn’t rules in place today allow it. If Democrats try liamentarian never ruled back then on wheth- require building a broad legislative consensus BUREAU STAFF to enact an amnesty that way, they will prob- er a reconciliation bill could include immigra- and deal-making. They say the opposition is ably, and rightly, get shot down — but not be- tion provisions. Neither party even asked for too obdurate for the kind of lawmaking that we Europe/Mideast fore doing a bit more damage to public confi- that ruling. The purpose of the rule keeping used to consider normal to be popular. Erik Slavin, Europe & Mideast Bureau Chief dence in our political system. extraneous items out of the budget, remem- Thus President Barack Obama instituted [email protected] +49(0)631.3615.9350; DSN (314)583.9350 The gambit some Democrats are consider- ber, is to stop the Senate majority from cutting quasi-amnesties by fiat, rationalizing the ing would put a broad amnesty in a “budget out a minority that objects. What happened in moves by saying that Congress had failed to Pacific reconciliation” bill that cannot be filibustered. 2005 was consistent with that goal. If the mi- act. Those amnesties have been ricocheting Aaron Kidd, Pacific Bureau Chief If all the Democrats voted for the bill and all nority does not mind some provisions enough around the courts ever since. [email protected] the Republicans against it, it would pass the to object to them, they can be included without It may be, however, that Obama got the sto- +81.42.552.2511 ext. 88380; DSN (315)227.7380 Senate on a 51-50 vote with Vice President Ka- harm to its prerogatives. ry backward, and that the search for shortcuts mala Harris breaking the tie. Alarge amnesty would, of course, be entire- is itself making consensus harder to create. Washington The argument for trying this maneuver has ly different. Nearly all Republicans would ob- His actions, by removing amnesty from the Joseph Cacchioli, Washington Bureau Chief [email protected] three parts: It would meet the technical re- ject to that, at least if it were not coupled with legislative process, hardened positions on (+1)(202)886-0033 quirements to qualify for inclusion in a recon- other immigration reforms (such as in- both sides. The advocates, having seen their ciliation bill, there is precedent for it, and it creased enforcement of the immigration laws policy implemented by the stroke of the presi- Brian Bowers, Assistant Managing Editor, News [email protected] would be popular. None is persuasive. in the workplace). A conscientious parliamen- dent’s pen, had no reason to make concessions The reconciliation rules forbid including tarian would have to sustain that objection and to the doubters. With no concessions in pros- CIRCULATION provisions that have a “merely incidental” ef- rule that this change has to be accomplished, if pect, the opponents had no incentive to do any- fect on the budget. The rule is in place to keep at all, outside the expedited budget process. If thing but attack the president’s edicts. Mideast the majority party from being able to cripple the Senate is going to keep the filibuster, an Enacting an amnesty by the skinniest pos- Robert Reismann, Mideast Circulation Manager [email protected] the minority’s right to filibuster: The majority amnesty has to be subject to it. sible majority and breaking the rules to do it [email protected] can’t use a procedure designed to let budgets After decades of debate over amnesty, even could have an even more poisonous effect. DSN (314)583-9111 pass in order to get everything else it wants the dimmest politicians have learned that Even today, senators probably have enough with 51 votes, too. polling on it can rarely be taken at face value. sense to keep this prospect a flight of op-ed Europe Supporters of an amnesty claim that it Take the advocacy polls that find that most fancy. That it is being entertained at all is one Karen Lewis, Community Engagement Manager would yield as much as $39 billion in new tax Americans prefer offering immigrants who more sign of the decay of our political system. [email protected] [email protected] revenue. But even if we took that number at are here illegally a path to citizenship over de- +49(0)631.3615.9090; DSN (314)583.9090 face value, extra revenue is obviously not the porting them. Ramesh Ponnuru is a Bloomberg Opinion columnist. He is a main point of an amnesty. It’s a finding that doesn’t shed any light on a senior editor at National Review and a visiting fellow at the Pacific Raising the minimum wage to $15 an hour common Republican position: that any such American Enterprise Institute. Mari Mori, [email protected] +81-3 6385.3171; DSN (315)227.7333 CONTACT US Iran’s president will listen only to his mentor’s voice Washington BY BOBBY GHOSH nature of the relationship between the two West will likely be amplified as his ascension tel: (+1)202.886.0003 Bloomberg Opinion 633 3rd St. NW, Suite 116, Washington, DC 20001-3050 cleric-politicians, and the leitmotif of Raisi’s will bring more scrutiny of his role in the exe- ran’s new president takes office Thurs- career over four decades. cutions of the late ‘80s. 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The following sanctions imposed on Iran by the Trump ad- OMBUDSMAN the Islamic Republic, Raisi has only ever lis- year, Khamenei was elevated to Supreme ministration — mainly because this would Ernie Gates tened to one voice — that of Supreme Leader Leader. He continued to give occasional reli- give his government access to frozen assets Ali Khamenei. This won’t change with his ele- gious lectures and Raisi became one of his stu- and to foreign markets for Iranian oil and gas. The Stars and Stripes ombudsman protects the free flow vation to the presidency, the latest of a long dents. But, unlike the outgoing President Hassan of news and information, reporting any attempts by the military or other authorities to undermine the newspaper’s string of promotions the hard-line cleric has By the start of the 2000s, Raisi was one of Rouhani, he has no enthusiasm for foreign in- independence. 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That has ever been the U.S. The new president’s hostility toward the affairs, with a special focus on the Middle East and Africa. stripes.com Wednesday, August 4, 2021 • STARS AND STRIPES • PAGE 17 SCOREBOARD/NFL

PRO SOCCER DEALS NFL BRIEFS MLS Monday’s transactions coach. TORONTO RAPTORS — Named Trevor EASTERN CONFERENCE BASEBALL Gleeson, Nathaniel Mitchell and Earl Wat- Major League Baseball son assistant coaches. WLTPts GF GA American League FOOTBALL BALTIMORE ORIOLES — Optioned 2B National Football League New England 11 3 3 36 33 21 Domingo Leyba to Norfolk (Triple-A East). ARIZONA CARDINALS — Activated C Colts lose Wentz Orlando City 8 4 4 28 26 21 Reinstated SS Richie Martin from the 60- Rodney Hudson, OT Kelvin Beachum, G Nashville 6 1 9 27 25 15 day IL. Placed LHP Ryan Hartman on the Justin Pugh, WRs Andy Isabella, KeeSean 10-day IL. Johnson and Isaac Whitney from the CO- NYCFC 8 5 2 26 30 16 CHICAGO WHITE SOX — Optioned RHP VID-19 list. Philadelphia 6 4 7 25 21 17 Jimmy Lambert to Charlotte (Triple-A BALTIMORE RAVENS — Signed OLB Jus- Columbus 6 4 6 24 17 16 East). tin Houston. CLEVELAND INDIANS — Reinstated 1B CAROLINA PANTHERS — Signed LB Jo- CF Montréal 6 6 4 22 21 20 Bobby Bradley from the bereavement list. nathan Celestin. — Activated WR Dazz for 5-12 weeks D.C. United 6 7 3 21 21 18 Recalled RHP Eli Morgan from Columbus CHICAGO BEARS New York 5 7 3 18 20 20 (Triple-A East). Optioned 1B Yu Chang and Newsome from the physically unable to RF Daniel Johnson to Columbus. perform (PUP) list. Toronto FC 3 8 5 14 21 33 DETROIT TIGERS — Claimed RHP Nivaldo CINCINNATI BENGALS — Activated DE Cincinnati 3 7 5 14 17 29 Rodriguez off waivers from Houston, then Cam Sample from the physically unable to perform (PUP) list. Atlanta 2 6 8 14 16 21 optioned him to Toledo (Triple-A East). HOUSTON ASTROS — Claimed INF Jacob DETROIT LIONS — Signed C Evan Chicago 3 9 4 13 18 28 Wilson from Oakland then optioned him to Boehme. Activated G Evan Heim from the Inter Miami CF 3 8 3 12 12 24 Sugar Land (Triple-A East). Placed RHP reserve/COVID-19 list. with broken foot Tyler Ivey on the 60-day IL. GREEN BAY PACKERS — Activated RB Pa- WESTERN CONFERENCE LOS ANGELES ANGELS — Agreed to trick Taylor from the physically unable to terms with RHP Dayan Reinoso on a minor perform(PUP) list. WLTPts GF GA league contract. Recalled RHP Chris Rodri- HOUSTON TEXANS — Waived LB Nate Associated Press their long playoff drought and won guez and OF Jo Adell from Salt Lake (Tri- Hall. Activated DL DeMarcus Walker fron Seattle 9 3 5 32 25 13 ple-A West). Optioned INFs Matt Thaiss the non-football injury list. Signed LS WESTFIELD, Ind. — Indiana- in the postseason last season. and Kean Wong to Salt Lake. Mitchell Fraboni and G Danny Isidora. Sporting KC 9 4 3 30 29 19 NEW YORK YANKEES — Agreed to terms INDIANAPOLIS COLTS — Activated CB polis Colts coach Frank Reich Chubb has already rushed for LA Galaxy 9 6 1 28 27 27 with RHP Calvin Starnes on a minor league T.J. Carrie from the COVID-19 list. couldn’t wait to start working with 3,557 yards and 28 touchdowns in Colorado 8 4 3 27 22 16 contract. Sent RF Ryan LaMarre outright to JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS — Activated Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (Triple-A East). WR Jamal Agnew from the active/non- quarterback Carson Wentz on the three seasons, and there’s no rea- LAFC 6 5 5 23 22 19 OAKLAND ATHLETICS — Agreed to terms football injury list. Placed QB C.J. Beathard Minnesota 6 5 5 23 19 21 with free agent RHP Domingo Acevedo on and S Jarrod Wilson on the COVID-19 list. field. son to think he won’t keep rolling. Real Salt Lake 5 4 6 21 24 16 a minor league contract. KANSAS CITY CHIEFS — Waived WR He’ll have to wait at least five In Chubb and Kareem Hunt, the SEATTLE MARINERS — Claimed CF Mar- Chris Finke from IR with a settlement. Acti- Portland 6 8 1 19 19 26 cus Wilson off waivers from Boston and vated DB Armani Watts from the physical- more weeks — perhaps longer. Browns have a 1-2 running back Houston 3 4 9 18 17 20 optioned him to Tacoma (Triple-A West). ly unable to perform (PUP) list. Just minutes after running his combo unlike any in the league. FC Dallas 4 7 5 17 20 24 Reinstated LF Jake Fraley from the 10-day LAS VEGAS RAIDERS — Activated RB Ja- IL. Placed 2B Shed Long Jr. on the 10-day IL. len Richard from the reserve/COVID-19 first training camp practice, Reich Hunt publicly campaigned for the San Jose 4 7 5 17 18 25 Designated RF Dillon Thomas for assign- list. Placed LB James Onwualu on the re- Vancouver 3 7 6 15 18 27 ment. tired list. Released RB Darius Jackson. announced Wentz would miss five team to sign Chubb, and now — Activated WR De- Austin FC 3 8 4 13 10 16 TEXAS RANGERS — Claimed OF D.J. Pe- MIAMI DOLPHINS ters off waivers from Los Angeles Dodgers Vante Parker from the physically unable to 12 weeks with a left foot injury. wants to be rewarded for his loyal- Note: Three points for victory, one point and placed on active roster. Selected the to perform (PUP) list. Signed TEs Gabe Wentz was injured during Thurs- ty. for tie. contract of RHP Jimmy Herget from Round Holmes, Sal Cannella and Kalif Jackson. Rock (Triple-A West) and agreed to terms Placed WR Preston Williams on the CO- day’s practice and spent several Wednesday’s games on a major league contract. Optioned RHP VID-19 list. Released OL D.J. Fluker with an Panthers receiver injured; Nashville at New England Demarcus Evans to Round Rock. Designat- injury settlement. days debating recovery options Atlanta at CF Montréal ed OF David Dahl for assignment. MINNESOTA VIKINGS — Placed WR Bisi before scheduling surgery for player who hit him is cut D.C. United at Columbus TORONTO BLUE JAYS — Traded RHP John Johnson on IR. Placed WR Myron Mitchell Toronto FC at Philadelphia Axford to Milwaukee in exchange for cash and QBs Kirk Cousins, Kellen Mond and Monday afternoon in Indianapo- SPARTANBURG, S.C. — Car- Miami at Orlando City considerations. Sent RHP Jacob Barnes Nate Stanley on reserve/COVID-19 list. New York City FC at Chicago outright to Buffalo (Triple-A East). Claimed QB Danny Etling off waivers from lis. olina Panthers wide receiver Cincinnati at New York National League Seattle. Signed QB Case Cookus. “The next couple days were a Keith Kirkwood was hit in the Houston at Austin FC ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS — Claimed NEW ORLEANS SAINTS — Signed RB De- FC Dallas at Seattle RHP Sean Poppen off waivers from Tampa vonta Freeman, CBs Prince Amukamara, discussion over whether we can neck area during practice Tues- Sporting Kansas City at Los Angeles FC Bay. Returned RHP Stefan Crichton to Re- KeiVarae Russell and G J.R. Sweezy. Real Salt Lake at LA Galaxy no (Triple-A West). Waived DL Lorenzo Neal and DB Lawrence leave it (the bone fragment) in day, carted off the field and taken San Jose at Portland LOS ANGELES DODGERS — Optioned RHP Woods. Placed TE Dillon Soehner on the re- Yefry Ramirez to Oklahoma City (Triple-A serve list. there. We can leave it in there, try away by ambulance. The player Saturday’s games West). NEW YORK GIANTS — Signed RB Alfred to manage it, see how it holds up who struck him was kicked out of Atlanta at Columbus MIAMI MARLINS — Recalled LHP Jesus Morris. Activated OL Jonotthan Harrison Orlando City at Cincinnati Luzardo from Jacksonville (Triple-A East). from the physically unable to perform over the year,” Reich said. “We practice and waived. Houston at Minnesota Optioned LF Brian Miller to Jacksonville. (PUP) List. wanted what was the more pre- Coach Matt Rhule said Kirk- New York City FC at Toronto FC Sent LF Corey Bird and 3B Deven Marero TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS — Activated Austin FC at FC Dallas outright to Jacksonville. DB Chris Wilcox from the physically un- dictable outcome. It was like wood has movement in his legs Sporting Kansas City at Colorado MILWAUKEE BREWERS — Sent RHP Pa- able to perform (PUP) list. Real Salt Lake at Portland trick Weigel outright to Nashville (Triple-A TENNESSEE TITANS — Activated CB Ca- what’s the most predictable out- and is not feeling pain from what East). leb Farley, RB Jeremy McNichols and T Ty come? Let’s get the piece out of he called an “unacceptable” hit by NWSL NEW YORK METS — Claimed RHP Jake Sambrailo from the physically unable to Reed off waivers from Tampa Bay then op- perform (PUP) list. Released OT Elijah there and begin the rehab proc- rookie cornerback J.T. Ibe. Nkansah from IR. WLTPts GF GA tioned him to Syracuse (Triple-A East). Placed RHP Miguel Casto on the 10-day IL. WASHINGTON FOOTBALL TEAM — ess.” The collision halted practice for Placed OL Ross Reynolds on waivers. Portland 8 3 1 25 19 7 Recalled OF Albert Almora Jr. from Syra- cuse. Sent RHP Nick Tropeano outright to HOCKEY Team officials believe they’ll more than 10 minutes as the med- Gotham FC 5 1 5 20 13 7 Syracuse. National Hockey Association have a better timeline a couple of ical staff tended to Kirkwood on Chicago 6 5 2 20 15 18 PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES — Released ARIZONA COYOTES — Signed F Blake RHP Brandon Kintzler. Speers and Ds Dysin Mayo and Cam Di- the field. Rhule gathered the play- Washington 5 4 3 18 15 14 weeks into Wentz’s recovery. PITTSBURGH PIRATES — Claimed LHP neen to one-year, two-way contracts. North Carolina 5 4 3 18 16 9 Anthony Banda off waivers from New York COLORADO AVALANCHE — Signed D Offensive coordinator Marcus ers on an adjacent field and spoke Houston 5 5 2 17 14 13 Mets then optioned him to Indianapolis Ryan Murray to a one-year contract. to them while Kirkwood was (Triple-A East). Selected the contract of DALLAS STARS — Signed D Jerad Ros- Brady said Wentz left practice Orlando 4 4 5 17 15 16 RHP Shea Spitzbarth from Indianapolis burg to a two-year, two-way contract. early Thursday after feeling a placed in the ambulance. Reign FC 5 6 1 16 12 13 and agreed to terms on a major league SOCCER Ibe spent four seasons at Rice Louisville 3 6 2 11 7 17 contract. Placed RHP Chad Kuhl on the 10- Major League Soccer twinge in his foot. day IL. ATLANTA UNITED FC — Named Georgia and two seasons at South Carolina Kansas City 0 8 4 4 5 17 SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS — Reinstated O’Donoghue vice president of business What doctors found, Reich said, Note: Three points for victory, one point OF Jaylin Davis from the 10-day IL and op- operations. was an old high school injury that and was trying to make the Pan- for tie. tioned him to Sacramento (Triple-A West). LOS ANGELES FC — Acquired F Cristian Sent OF Mike Tauchman outright to Sacra- Arango from Millonarios Futbol Club of Wentz was likely unaware of. thers roster as an undrafted free Saturday’s games mento after clearing waivers. Colombia using targeted allocation mon- agent. He had signed with Caroli- North Carolina at Gotham FC BASKETBALL ey (TAM) and will be added to roster pend- They told the Colts that Wentz Portland at Washington National Basketball Association ing receipt of his international transfer could play through the pain but In- na in April. Houston at Reign FC NBA — Named Kiki VanDeWeghe special certificate (ITC)and P1 visa. advisor to the president of league oper- COLLEGE dy decided to play it safe. Stafford stops passing Sunday’s games ations. VANDERBILT — Named Michael Porter Kansas City at Louisville SACRAMENTO KINGS — Announced assistant cross country and track and Indy’s season opener, Sept. 12 Orlando at Chicago Doug Christie has been hired as assistant field coach. against Seattle, is almost six after hitting thumb TENNIS weeks out. A 12-week absence IRVINE, Calif. — Los Angeles would keep Wentz out of seven Rams quarterback Matthew Staf- Winners Open Ana Konjuh, Croatia, def. Marie Bouzko- Jack Sock, United States, def. Yoshihito ford stopped passing after hitting va, Czech Republic, 7-5, 3-6, 7-5. Nishioka, Japan, 6-7 (3), 4-0, ret. games. Tuesday Alison Riske (9), United States, def. CoCo Concord 125 the thumb of his throwing hand on At Arenele BNR Vandeweghe, United States, 6-3, 6-4. the helmet of a defensive player Cluj-Napoca, Romania Zhang Shuai, China, def. Emma Raduca- Monday Chubb sign 3-year Purse: $235,238 nu, Britain, 6-3, 6-2. At The Thoreau Club near the end of Monday’s practice. Surface: Red clay Caroline Garcia, France, def. Emina Bek- tas, United States, 6-3, 6-4. Concord, Mass. extension with Browns Women’s Singles Purse: $115,000 Coach Sean McVay is hopeful it is Round of 32 Citi Open Surface: Hardcourt outdoor BEREA, Ohio — Nick Chubb nothing serious. Anna-Karolina Schmiedlova, Slovakia, Women’s Singles def. Viktoria Kuzmova, Slovakia, 6-4, 6-2. Monday Qualification signed a three-year, $36.6 million Stafford was looked at by train- Kristina Kucova (8), Slovakia, def. Cagla At Willian H.G. FitzGerald Tennis Center Mariam Bolkvadze (1), Georgia, def. contract extension Monday with Buyukakcay, Turkey, 6-1, 6-1. Washington Sophie Chang, United States, 6-2, 6-1. ers but did not resume throwing in Mihaela Buzarnescu, Romania, def. Vik- Purse: $1,895,290 Robin Anderson (4), United States, def. Cleveland, an indication of the practice. He was able to grip a toriya Tomova (7), Bulgaria, 6-2, 6-3. Surface: Hardcourt outdoor Victoria Hu, United States, 6-4, 6-3. Katarzyna Kawa, Poland, def. Briana Men’s Singles Victoria Duval, United States, def. Sa- team’s regard for his skills as an towel and his helmet, which is why Szabo, Romania, 6-2, 6-1. Round of 64 mantha Murray Sharan (7), Britain, 7-5, Irina Bara, Romania, def. Anna-Lena Daniel Elahi Galan, Colombia, def. Tom- 6-4. elite running back and apprecia- McVay was hopeful. Friedsam, Germany, 6-2, 6-3. my Paul, United States, 6-4, 6-3. En Shuo Liang (8), Taiwan, def. Alexa tion for his quiet, unassuming “I think he’ll be OK. We’ll just Ricardas Berankis, Lithuania, def. Mitch- Glatch, United States, 3-6, 6-2, 6-3. Mubadala Silicon Valley Classic ell Krueger, United States, 7-6 (4), 6-2. Round of 32 leadership. see what happens. That’s part of Monday Andreas Seppi, Italy, def. Yasutaka Uchi- Lulu Sun, Switzerland, def. Kurumi Nara, The Browns locked up the tal- the game,” McVay said. At San Jose State University yama, Japan, 3-6, 7-5, 6-3. Japan, 6-1, 6-3. San Jose, Calif. Jenson Brooksby, United States, def. Ke- Greet Minnen (7), Belgium, def. Leonie ented 25-year-old Chubb — he’ll The thumb is the same one that vin Anderson, South Africa, 7-6 (4), 6-3. Kung, Switzerland, 6-4, 6-1. Purse: $565,530 Ilya Ivashka, Belarus, def. Egor Gerasi- Cristina Bucsa, Spain, def. Christina also get $20 million guaranteed — Stafford had surgery on during the Surface: Hardcourt outdoor mov, Belarus, 7-5, 6-4. McHale (6), United States, 6-4, 6-3. Women’s Singles Marcos Giron, United States, def. Illya Grace Min, United States, def. Sophia for the future as they embark on offseason after he played most of Round of 32 Marchenko, Ukraine, 4-6, 6-4, 7-6 (1). Whittle, United States, 7-6 (3), 6-1. Petra Martic (6), Croatia, def. Anastasija Kei Nishikori, Japan, def. Sam Querrey, Madison Brengle (3), United States, def. what could be a special season in the second half of last season with Sevastova, Latvia, 6-3, 6-3. United States, 6-4, 6-3. Maddison Inglis, Australia, 6-3, 3-0, ret. Cleveland. Expectations are run- apartially torn ulnar collateral lig- Magda Linette, Poland, def. Lesley Patti- Vasek Pospisil, Canada, def. Emilio Go- Beatriz Haddad Maia, Brazil, def. Lizette nama Kerkhove, Netherlands, 6-3, 6-3. mez, Ecuador, 4-6, 6-3, 6-3. Cabrera, Australia, 6-4, 3-6, 6-4. ning wild after the Browns ended ament in the thumb. PAGE 18 • STARS AND STRIPES • Wednesday, August 4, 2021 MLB

Scoreboard

Phils rally past Nats with 5-run 9th American League East Division Realmuto, Segura key in WLPct GB Tampa Bay 64 43 .598 _ Philadelphia’s 7-5 win Boston 63 44 .589 1 New York 56 49 .533 7 Associated Press Toronto 54 49 .524 8 WASHINGTON — J.T. Realmu­ Baltimore 38 67 .362 25 Central Division to hit a go­ahead, two­run single to highlight a five­run rally in the WLPct GB ninth inning that carried the Phila­ Chicago 62 44 .585 _ Cleveland 52 51 .505 8½ delphia Phillies to a 7­5 victory Detroit 51 57 .472 12 against the Washington Nationals Kansas City 45 59 .433 16 on Monday night. Minnesota 44 62 .415 18 Trailing 3­2, the Phillies started West Division the winning rally when Ronald Tor­ WLPct GB reyes and Travis Jankowski Houston 64 42 .604 _ opened the ninth with singles off Oakland 60 47 .561 4½ Gabe Klobosits (0­1). Jean Segura Seattle 57 50 .533 7½ Los Angeles 52 54 .491 12 doubled off Wander Suero to tie the Texas 39 67 .368 25 game and Realmuto singled to put National League Philadelphia ahead. East Division “A lot of good things in that in­ ning,” Phillies manager Joe Girar­ WLPct GB di said. New York 55 50 .524 _ Philadelphia 53 53 .500 2½ Carter Kieboom hit a two­run Atlanta 52 54 .491 3½ homer in the bottom of the ninth be­ Washington 49 57 .462 6½ fore Ian Kennedy recorded his 17th Miami 45 61 .425 10½ save and first with Philadelphia MANUEL BALCE CENETA /AP Central Division since being acquired from Texas. Philadelphia Phillies relief pitcher Ranger Suarez threw three scorelesss innings to start the Phillies’ 7­5 WLPct GB The Phillies pulled within 2½ win Monday over the Washington Nationals in Washington. Milwaukee 64 43 .598 _ games of the NL East­leading New Cincinnati 56 50 .528 7½ York Mets. The Nationals then went ahead Phillies. Suárez did not allow a hit tion and be stretched out to 60­65 St. Louis 53 52 .505 10 Chicago 51 56 .477 13 The teams swapped leads in the 3­2 on Ryan Zimmerman’s pinch­ in his three scoreless innings be­ pitches next outing. Pittsburgh 40 66 .377 23½ seventh. Philadelphia went ahead hit, two­run single against Archie fore being replaced by one­time Andrew Stevenson’s pinch­hit West Division 2­1 on a wild pitch by reliever Bradley (6­1). closer Hector Neris. Juan Soto’s homer in the sixth off Enyel De Los WLPct GB Andres Machado. Bryce Harper “We got what we wanted, the rol­ two­out single in the fourth against Santos tied the game at 1. The Phil­ San Francisco 67 39 .632 _ was thrown out at the plate by left lover ground ball,” Bradley said. “It Neris was Washington’s first hit. lies called up De Los Santos on Los Angeles 64 43 .598 3½ fielder Yadiel Hernandez trying to just happened to be in a bad spot.” Neris pitched two scoreless in­ Monday after placing Vincent Ve­ San Diego 61 47 .565 7 score on Brad Miller’s fly out to end Former closer Ranger Suárez nings. lasquez on the 10­day injured list Colorado 46 60 .434 21 the inning. started the bullpen game for the Suárez expects to stay in the rota­ with a blister. Arizona 33 74 .308 34½ Monday’s games Cleveland 5, Toronto 2, 10 innings Baltimore 7, N.Y. Yankees 1 ROUNDUP Seattle 8, Tampa Bay 2 Texas 4, L.A. Angels 1 Miami 6, N.Y. Mets 3 Philadelphia 7, Washington 5 Milwaukee 6, Pittsburgh 2 O’s slug 4 HRs, overcome Yanks, loose cat San Francisco 11, Arizona 8, 10 innings Tuesday’s games Associated Press against Nick Mears in the seventh. He also walk­ Baltimore at N.Y. Yankees Cleveland at Toronto NEW YORK — In a game delayed for several ed twice to reach base on each of his four plate Boston at Detroit minutes while a bevy of groundskeepers tried to appearances. Minnesota at Cincinnati Seattle at Tampa Bay corral a scaredy cat in the outfield, the Baltimore Giants 11, Diamondbacks 8 (10): Buster Po­ L.A. Angels at Texas Kansas City at Chicago White Sox Orioles hit four solo homers off New York new­ sey doubled in the go­ahead run in the 10th inning San Diego at Oakland Houston at L.A. Dodgers comer Andrew Heaney and beat the Yankees 7­1 and San Francisco won at Arizona. Philadelphia at Washington Monday night. The Giants extended their NL West lead to 3½ N.Y. Mets at Miami Pittsburgh at Milwaukee The Orioles held a six­run lead in the eighth games over the idle Los Angeles Dodgers. Atlanta at St. Louis Chicago Cubs at Colorado when the tabby emerged from the third base side Posey’s double scored Brandon Crawford, who San Francisco at Arizona as Yankees star Aaron Judge batted against Paul was the runner at second to start the 10th. Posey Wednesday’s games Minnesota (TBD) at Cincinnati (Castillo Fry. then scored on Steven Duggar’s single against Mi­ 5-10) The cat got on the warning track and dashed guel Aguilar (0­1) and Donovan Solano’s squeeze Seattle (Gilbert 5-2) at Tampa Bay (Flem- ing 8-5) back and forth. The feline climbed up on the low bunt brought in Austin Slater, who had been in­ San Diego (Musgrove 7-7) at Oakland (Montas 9-8) padding along the wall and tried to scale the bull­ tentionally walked. Baltimore (Harvey 6-10) at N.Y. Yankees pen fence, but kept falling back down. Only after 3 Rangers 4, Angels 1: Dane Dunning won con­ (Taillon 7-4) Cleveland (Mejía 1-6) at Toronto (Matz 1/2 minutes did the cat leave the field, darting into secutive starts for the first time this season for 8-6) Boston (Rodríguez 7-6) at Detroit (Mize an open gate near the seating area along the third host Texas, and the team took the lead for good 6-5) L.A. Angels (TBD) at Texas (Allard 2-9) base line. with a double steal in a win over Los Angeles. Kansas City (Hernández 2-1) at Chicago Cedric Mullins and Austin Hays hit back­to­ MARY ALTAFFER AP Brock Holt scored the tiebreaking run with a White Sox (Giolito 8-7) Houston (Odorizzi 4-5) at L.A. Dodgers back homers in the third off Heaney (6­8). A member of the Yankee Stadium grounds headfirst slide into home on the back­end of a dou­ (Scherzer 8-4) Pittsburgh (TBD) at Milwaukee (Peralta Ryan Mountcastle and Ramón Urías also went crew tries to catch a cat who entered the field ble steal in the fifth inning, the second time this 8-3) deep to spoil the debut of Heaney, who gave up in the eighth inning of the Baltimore Orioles’ season the Rangers stole home. Holt later added a Philadelphia (Anderson 2-4) at Wash- ington (Espino 3-2) four runs on six hits in six innings with the homers8­1 win Monday in New York. sacrifice fly. N.Y. Mets (Carrasco 0-0) at Miami (Thompson 2-4) coming in a span of six batters in the third and Marlins 6, Mets 3: Lewis Brinson connected Atlanta (Smyly 7-3) at St. Louis (Happ 5-6) fourth. ter being on the COVID­19 injured list since July for a first­inning grand slam for host Miami to Chicago Cubs (Mills 4-4) at Colorado Jorge López (3­12) took a no­hitter into the sixth 18, also made a diving catch in left field on Bran­ back Jesús Luzardo in a win over NL East­leading (Gray 7-6) San Francisco (Gausman 9-5) at Arizona and allowed one run and one hit in six innings. don Lowe’s liner in the third. He went 2­for­4 with New York. (Gallen 1-5) Joey Gallo started in left field and ended Ló­ a walk and stole a base. Miguel Rojas had two hits and scored twice for Thursday’s games Boston at Detroit pez’s no­hit bid with a clean double to open the Brewers 6, Pirates 2: Eduardo Escobar hit a the last­place Marlins. L.A. Angels at Texas sixth. three­run homer and an RBI triple to back up Er­ Indians 5, Blue Jays 2 (10): Jose Ramirez Seattle at N.Y. Yankees Cleveland at Toronto Mariners 8, Rays 2: Jake Fraley had a two­run ic Lauer’s five shutout innings in host Milwau­ homered to cap a three­run 10th inning and vis­ Kansas City at Chicago White Sox Minnesota at Houston single during a five­run third, Chris Flexen went kee’s victory over Pittsburgh. iting Cleveland ended Toronto’s four­game win­ N.Y. Mets at Miami 2 Chicago Cubs at Colorado 6 ⁄3 solid innings, and Seattle won at AL East­lead­ Escobar’s two­out triple off Kyle Keller in the ning streak. San Francisco at Arizona ing Tampa Bay. sixth extended the Brewers’ lead to 2­0. He fol­ Vladimir Guerrero Jr. hit his 34th home run for Philadelphia at Washington Pittsburgh at Cincinnati Fraley, who was activated before the game af­ lowed that up by sending a 421­foot drive to right the Blue Jays. Atlanta at St. Louis Wednesday, August 4, 2021 • STARS AND STRIPES • PAGE 19 NBA/OLYMPICS Lowry, Paul move quickly in NBA free agency

BY TIM REYNOLDS regular-season record and expects Associated Press to bring back most of the same core Point guards got big money to for another run this season. Conley open the NBA’s free agency peri- confirmed the signing on Twitter; od. a person confirmed the terms to Kyle Lowry is headed to the Mia- AP. mi Heat, Lonzo Ball is on his way to Another top point guard, Der- the Chicago Bulls, while Phoenix’s rick Rose, was returning to the Chris Paul and Utah’s Mike Conley New York Knicks on a three-year, landed lucrative deals to remain $43 million deal, a person told AP. with their current teams. The com- The trend of big money for point BRIAN SNYDER/AP bined commitments to those four guards on Monday continued even United States guard Damian Lillard drives to the basket past Spain’s Victor Claver (10). players alone: more than $360 mil- for players under contract for this lion. coming season already. Atlanta’s Lowry and the agency that rep- Trae Young agreed to a five-year, resents him, Priority Sports, said $207 million extension that starts Durant scores 29, lifts US he was headed to the Heat. A per- in 2022, Klutch Sports announced. son with knowledge of the deal said And Golden State’s Stephen Curry he would be signing a three-year is now eligible to sign a four-year past Spain, into semifinals contract worth nearly $30 million extension that, if he takes the max annually in what will become a value, would exceed $215 million. BY TIM REYNOLDS sign-and-trade that sends Goran Miami made the biggest early Associated Press Dragic and Precious Achiuwa splash, not just landing Lowry but SAITAMA, Japan — Back and forth they went, the from Miami to Toronto. The per- agreeing to terms with three-point three-time defending Olympic champions from the son spoke to The Associated Press specialist Duncan Robinson on a U.S. on one side, the reigning Basketball World Cup on condition of anonymity because deal that would be worth nearly champions from Spain on the other. nothing had yet been approved by $90 million if all five years are The difference: The Americans had Kevin Durant. the league. completed. Robinson, a person He’s never gone to the Olympics and not won gold “Miami Heat X Kyle Lowry with knowledge of the deal said, — and clearly, doesn’t plan on that changing. Durant Let’s Goo!!” Lowry wrote on Twit- agreed to a contract where four scored 29 points to keep his quest for a third Olympic ter, followed by five fire emojis. years are guaranteed and the fifth title alive, and the Americans are headed to the med- Paul agreed to a contract to re- is only so partially. The Heat also al round after ousting Spain 95-81 on Tuesday in a main with the Western Conference lured P.J. Tucker away from NBA quarterfinal matchup at the Tokyo Games. champion Phoenix Suns, another champion Milwaukee; Tucker will “We’ve just got to finish it. Got to finish it,” Durant CHARLIE NEIBERGALL/AP person with knowledge of that deal make around $7 million this season said. “We’re supposed to be here. For us, it’s about The United States’ Kevin Durant, right, tries to said. It would be worth nearly $120 in Miami and holds an option to re- getting the gold.” block Spain’s Ricky Rubio. Durant had 29 points million if all four years are com- main there in 2022-23. Jayson Tatum scored 13 and Jrue Holiday added 12 and Rubio put up 38 but the U.S. won 95­81 on pleted and would push Paul’s ca- Some other deals struck Mon- for the U.S., which will play Australia, a 97-59 winner Tuesday in Saitama, Japan, in a quarterfinal. reer earnings past the $400 million day and confirmed to AP: over Argentina, in the semifinals on Thursday. The mark. He turned down a $44.2 mil- ■ The Bucks are keeping Bob- Americans also gave themselves the chance of ex- And this one was no different. Spain actually led by lion option for this coming season by Portis for next season, with a tending a streak like none other in Olympic basket- 10 in the second quarter, before the U.S. went on what to negotiate a longer deal, and after player option for 2022-23. ball history — in all 18 of their previous Olympic became a 36-10 run over the next nine minutes to take the success the Suns had this sea- ■ Toronto agreed to keep Gary men’s basketball appearances, they’ve gone home control for good. son in their run to the NBA Finals, Trent Jr., who impressed in his with a medal. “It was a huge boost,” Durant said. “We didn’t want it seemed doubtful that he would time with the Raptors following a “It was a wonderful game in the sense that we feel to go into the half down double digits. ... We knew we look to play elsewhere. midseason trade, on a three-year absolutely great about the victory, knowing full well didn’t want to get down big against this team.” Conley agreed to a $73 million, deal worth $54 million. there’s a lot of work to be done,” U.S. coach Gregg Spain had won three consecutive Olympic medals, four-year deal to remain with the ■ The Dallas Mavericks agreed Popovich said. “We played a terrific basketball taking silvers after losing to the U.S. in the gold-med- Utah Jazz, the team that finished to a four-year, $74 million deal to team.” al games in 2008 and 2012, followed by a bronze in last season with the NBA’s best retain Tim Hardaway Jr. Ricky Rubio was brilliant for Spain, scoring 38 2016 after falling to the U.S. in the semifinals. And points — a Spanish men’s Olympic record, and the this may be the last time that the Spanish roster has most ever scored by a U.S. men’s Olympic opponent, some of its longtime mainstays; Pau Gasol is 41, other topping the mark of 35 by Puerto Rico’s Butch Lee in top players like Marc Gasol and Rudy Fernandez are 1976. Sergio Rodriguez added 16 and Willy Hernan- much closer to the end than the beginning, and this gomez scored 10 for Spain. might have been Spain’s best chance to beat the U.S. Damian Lillard scored 11 and Zach LaVine added at the Olympics. 10 for the U.S. Spain got down seven early, then simply did what- “Right now, there is no time for disappointment ever it wanted against the U.S. for a 10-minute stretch and no time for any other bit of feeling,” Spain coach of the first half. It was a 29-12 run by the time it was Sergio Scariolo said. “We are competitors and we lost over, a burst that turned a 17-10 early deficit into a the quarterfinal, but we know we played against an 39-29 lead with 3:25 left until halftime. unbelievable team.” Spain shot 13-for-22 during that stretch, the U.S. It wasn’t easy, and rarely is against Spain. This was just 5-for-22 — missing 12 of its last 13 shots in the the fifth time the teams — the top two men’s pro- run. But just when it looked like the Americans were grams in the most recent FIBA world rankings, the in big trouble, it was their turn to rally. U.S. at No. 1 and Spain No. 2 — had met in the Olym- “We just needed to respond,” Tatum said. “It was a pic quarterfinals or later since 2004. The U.S. is now time, not to get worried, but to raise our sense of ur- AARON GASH/AP 5-0 in those games, but the margin of victory in those gency.” Phoenix guard Chris Paul, left, drives to the basket against Milwaukee is a close-by-American-Olympic-standards: 9.2 And that’s what they did. A 14-4 U.S. run to close Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo. Paul re­signed with the Suns. points. the half made it a 43-43 game at intermission. PAGE 20 • STARS AND STRIPES • Wednesday, August 4, 2021 OLYMPICS SCOREBOARD

Medals table SILVER—Keely Hodgkinson, Britain Wrestling Albert Batyrgaziev, ROC, def. Lazaro Al- Women’s water polo BRONZE—Raevyn Rogers, United States varez, Cuba, 3-2. Tuesday, Aug. 3 Women’s Hammer Throw Tuesday Light (57-63kg Men Group A GOLD—Anita Wlodarczyk, Poland Quarterfinals Nation GSBTot Greco-Roman 67kg Country WLTPts GF GA SILVER—Zheng Wang, China Round of 16 Keyshawn Davis, United States, def. Ga- BRONZE—Malwina Kopron, Poland United States 24 27 21 72 bil Mamedov, ROC, 4-1. Australia 3 1 0 6 46 33 Women’s Long Jump Ramaz Zoidze, Georgia, def. Ismael Bor- Hovhannes Bachkov, Armenia, def. El- China 32 21 16 69 rero Molina, Cuba, 0-1, 3-1, Points. Netherlands 3 1 0 6 75 41 GOLD—Malaika Mihambo, Germany nur Abduraimov, Uzbekistan, 5-0. ROC 13 21 18 52 Aker Al Obaidi, IOC Refugee Olympic Andy Cruz, Cuba, def. Wanderson de Ol- SILVER—Brittney Reese, United States Team, def. Souleymen Nasr, Tunisia, 8-0, Spain 3 1 0 6 71 37 Britain 13 17 13 43 BRONZE—Ese Brume, Nigeria iveira, Brazil, 4-1. Technical Superiority. Harrison Garside, Australia, def. Zakir Canada 1 3 0 2 48 39 Japan 19 6 11 36 BOXING Mohammadreza Geraei, Iran, def. Julian Safiullin, Kazakhstan, 3-2. South Africa 0 4 0 0 7 97 Australia 14 4 15 33 Men’s Welter (63-69kg) Stiven Horta Acevedo, Colombia, 7-0, 1-0, Technical Superiority. Heavy (81-91kg) Group B Germany 8 8 14 30 GOLD—Roniel Iglesias, Cuba SILVER—Pat McCormack, Britain Frank Staebler, Germany, def. Mate Semifinals Italy 5 9 15 29 BRONZE—Andrei Zamkovoi, ROC Nemes, Serbia, 0-1, 4-0, Points. Muslim Gadzhimagomedov, ROC, def. Country WLTPts GF GA France 6 10 8 24 BRONZE—Aidan Walsh, Ireland Artem Surkov, ROC, def. Alejandro San- David Nyika, New Zealand, 4-1. cho, United States, 5-4, 5-0, Points. United States 3 1 0 6 64 26 Netherlands 6 7 7 20 Women’s Feather (54-57kg) Julio la Cruz, Cuba, def. Abner Teixeira, Parviz Nasibov, Ukraine, def. Fredrik Brazil, 4-1. Hungary 2 1 1 5 46 43 South Korea 6 4 9 19 GOLD—Sena Irie, Japan Holmquist Bjerrehuus, Denmark, 2-1, 3-0, SILVER—Nesthy Petecio, Philippines Points. Women ROC 2 1 1 5 53 61 New Zealand 6 4 5 15 BRONZE—Karriss Artingstall, Britain Karen Aslanyan, Armenia, def. Balint Light (57-60kg) China 2 2 0 4 51 50 Canada 3 4 7 14 BRONZE—Irma Testa, Italy Quarterfinals Korpasi, Hungary, 0-1, 1-0, Points. Japan 0 4 0 0 44 78 Brazil 3 3 7 13 CANOE SPRINT Mohamed Ibrahim Elsayed Elsayed, Kellie Anne Harrington, Ireland, def. Men’s Canoe Double 1000m Egypt, def. Ryu Hansu, South Korea, 6-0, Switzerland 3 4 5 12 Imane Khelif, Algeria, 5-0. Sunday, Aug. 1 1-6, Points. Sudaporn Seesondee, Thailand, def. Hungary 4 4 3 11 GOLD—Cuba (Serguey Torres Madrigal, China 11, Hungary 9 Fernando Dayan Jorge Enriquez) Quarterfinals Caroline Dubois, Britain, 3-2. Netherlands 16, Canada 12 Cuba 4 3 4 11 Beatriz Ferreira, Brazil, def. Raykhona SILVER—China (Hao Liu, Pengfei Zheng) Ramaz Zoidze, Georgia, def. Aker Al ROC 20, Japan 16 Taiwan 2 4 4 10 BRONZE—Germany (Sebastian Brendel, Kodirova, Uzbekistan, 5-0. Australia 14, South Africa 1 Tim Hecker) Obaidi, IOC Refugee Olympic Team, 6-0, Mira Marjut Johanna Potkonen, Finland, Spain 1 4 4 9 4-0, Technical Superiority. Men’s Kayak Single 1000m def. Esra Yildiz, Turkey, 3-2. Tuesday, Aug. 3 Czech Republic 4 3 1 8 Mohammadreza Geraei, Iran, def. Frank Quarterfinals GOLD—Balint Kopasz, Hungary Staebler, Germany, 2-4, 3-1, Points. Croatia 3 3 2 8 SILVER—Adam Varga, Hungary Parviz Nasibov, Ukraine, def. Artem Sur- United States 16, Canada 5 Ukraine 0 1 6 7 BRONZE—Fernando Pimenta, Portugal kov, ROC, 0-1, 1-0, Points. Men’s basketball Spain 11, China 7 Women’s Kayak Single 200m Mohamed Ibrahim Elsayed Elsayed, Hungary 14, Netherlands 11 Poland 2 2 2 6 Egypt, def. Karen Aslanyan, Armenia, 7-2, Group A ROC 9, Australia 8 Denmark 2 1 3 6 GOLD—Lisa Carrington, New Zealand 0-5, Points. SILVER—Teresa Portela, Spain Country WLPts Thursday, Aug. 5 Georgia 1 4 1 6 BRONZE—Emma Aastrand Jorgensen, Semifinals Semifinals France 3 0 6 Turkey 1 0 5 6 Denmark Mohammadreza Geraei, Iran, def. Ra- ROC vs United States Jamaica 2 1 2 5 Women’s Kayak Double 500m maz Zoidze, Georgia, 0-1, 6-0, Points. United States 2 1 4 Spain vs Hungary Austria 1 1 3 5 GOLD—New Zealand (Lisa Carrington, Parviz Nasibov, Ukraine, def. Mohamed Czech Republic 1 2 2 Placing Ibrahim Elsayed Elsayed, Egypt, 0-5, 7-1, Indonesia 1 1 3 5 Caitlin Regal) Iran 0 3 0 SILVER—Poland (Karolina Naja, Anna Points. Australia vs Canada China vs Netherlands Serbia 1 1 3 5 Pulawska) Greco-Roman 87kg Group B Norway 2 1 1 4 BRONZE—Hungary (Danuta Kozak, Dora Round of 16 Saturday, Aug. 7 Bodonyi) Country WLPts Slovenia 2 1 1 4 Viktor Lorincz, Hungary, def. Atabek Bronze Medal CYCLING TRACK Australia 3 0 6 Romania 1 3 0 4 Men’s Team Sprint Azisbekov, Kyrgyzstan, 1-1, 5-0, Points. Gold Medal Denis Maksymilian Kudla, Germany, def. Italy 2 1 4 Sweden 1 3 0 4 GOLD—Netherlands (Jeffrey Hoogland, Nursultan Tursynov, Kazakhstan, 3-0, 1-1, Venezuela 1 3 0 4 Harrie Lavreysen, Roy van den Berg, Mat- Points. Germany 1 2 2 Men’s handball Ecuador 2 1 0 3 thijs Buchli) Mohamed Metwally, Egypt, def. Kiryl Nigeria 0 3 0 SILVER—Britain (Jack Carlin, Jason Ken- Maskevich, Belarus, 0-1, 9-0, Technical Su- Greece 2 0 1 3 ny, Ryan Owens) periority. Group C Group A Uzbekistan 2 0 1 3 BRONZE—France (Florian Grengbo, Daniel Gregorich Hechavarria, Cuba, Rayan Helal, Sebastien Vigier) Country WLPts Country WLTPts Hong Kong 1 2 0 3 def. Islam Abbasov, Azerbaijan, 1-0, 2-1, Women’s Team Pursuit Points. Slovenia 3 0 6 Slovakia 1 2 0 3 Rustam Assakalov, Uzbekistan, def. France 4 1 0 8 GOLD—Germany (Franziska Brausse, Li- Spain 2 1 4 South Africa 1 2 0 3 sa Brennauer, Lisa Klein, Mieke Kroeger) Lasha Gobadze, Georgia, 0-3, 6-2, Points. Spain 4 1 0 8 Belgium 1 1 1 3 SILVER—Britain (Katie Archibald, Neah Ivan Huklek, Croatia, def. John Walter Argentina 1 2 2 Germany 3 2 0 6 Stefanowicz Jr, United States, 5-0, 0-3, Ethiopia 1 1 1 3 Evans, Laura Kenny, Josie Knight, Elinor Japan 0 3 0 Norway 3 2 0 6 Barker) Points. Ireland 1 0 2 3 BRONZE—United States (Chloe Dygert, Bachir Sid Azara, Algeria, def. Peng Fei, Tuesday, Aug. 3 Brazil 1 4 0 2 China, 1-1, 10-0, Technical Superiority. Quarterfinals Israel 1 0 2 3 Megan Jastrab, Jennifer Valente, Emma Argentina 0 5 0 0 White, Lily Williams) Zhan Beleniuk, Ukraine, def. Zurabi Da- Armenia 0 2 1 3 Slovenia 94, Germany 70 DIVING tunashvili, Serbia, 0-1, 3-0, Points. United States 95, Spain 81 Group B Colombia 0 2 1 3 Men’s 3m Springboard Quarterfinals France 84, Italy 75 Australia 97, Argentina 59 Country WLTPts Dominican Republic 0 2 1 3 GOLD—Siyi Xie, China Viktor Lorincz, Hungary, def. Denis Mak- Thursday, Aug. 5 Mongolia 0 1 2 3 SILVER—Zongyuan Wang, China symilian Kudla, Germany, 0-1, 1-0, Points. Denmark 4 1 0 8 BRONZE—Jack Laugher, Britain Mohamed Metwally, Egypt, def. Daniel Semifinals Portugal 0 1 2 3 Egypt 4 1 0 8 GYMNASTICS Gregorich Hechavarria, Cuba, 4-0, Pin. United States vs Australia Azerbaijan 0 0 3 3 Men’s Horizontal Bar Ivan Huklek, Croatia, def. Rustam Assa- France vs Slovenia Sweden 4 1 0 8 Kazakhstan 0 0 3 3 —Daiki Hashimoto, Japan kalov, Uzbekistan, 4-1, 0-0, Points. Saturday, Aug. 7 Bahrain 1 4 0 2 GOLD Zhan Beleniuk, Ukraine, def. Bachir Sid Mexico 0 0 3 3 SILVER—Tin Srbic, Croatia Gold Medal Japan 1 4 0 2 —Nikita Nagornyy, ROC Azara, Algeria, 0-1, 1-0, Points. Kosovo 2 0 0 2 BRONZE Bronze Medal Portugal 1 4 0 2 Semifinals Qatar 2 0 0 2 Men’s Parallel Bars Viktor Lorincz, Hungary, def. Mohamed Tuesday, Aug. 3 Philippines 1 1 0 2 GOLD—Jingyuan Zou, China SILVER—Lukas Dauser, Germany Metwally, Egypt, 1-2, 8-0, Points. Men’s soccer Quarterfinals Tunisia 1 1 0 2 BRONZE—Ferhat Arican, Turkey Zhan Beleniuk, Ukraine, def. Ivan Huk- France 42, Bahrain 28 Belarus 1 0 1 2 Women’s Balance Beam lek, Croatia, 0-1, 7-0, Points. Group A Spain 34, Sweden 33 Estonia 1 0 1 2 GOLD—Chenchen Guan, China Women Denmark 31, Norway 25 Country GP WDLGF GA Pts Egypt 31, Germany 26 Fiji 1 0 1 2 SILVER—Xijing Tang, China Freestyle 62kg BRONZE—Simone Biles, United States Round of 16 Iran 1 0 1 2 Japan 3 3 0 0 7 1 6 Thursday, Aug. 5 SAILING Aisuluu Tynybekova, Kyrgyzstan, def. Semifinals Latvia 1 0 1 2 Men’s Skiff - 49er Anastasija Grigorjeva, Latvia, 2-0, 6-0, Mexico 3 2 0 1 8 3 4 India 0 1 1 2 Points. France 3 1 0 2 5 11 2 France vs Egypt GOLD—Britain (Dylan Fletcher, Stuart Spain vs Denmark Kenya 0 1 1 2 Bithell) Kriszta Tunde Incze, Romania, def. Mar- South Africa 3 0 0 3 3 8 0 SILVER—New Zealand (Peter Burling, ianna Sastin, Hungary, 0-1, 3-0, Points. Saturday, Aug. 7 Kyrgyzstan 0 1 1 2 Iryna Koliadenko, Ukraine, def. Aminat Group B Blair Tuke) Bronze Medal Nigeria 0 1 1 2 BRONZE—Germany (Erik Heil, Thomas Oluwafunmilayo Adeniyi, Nigeria, 2-4, Pin. Ploessel) Long Jia, China, def. Kayla Colleen Kiyo- Country GP WDLGF GA Pts Gold Medal San Marino 0 1 1 2 ko Miracle, United States, 1-2, 2-0, Points. Uganda 0 1 1 2 Men’s One Person Dinghy South Korea 3 2 0 1 10 1 4 (Heavyweight) - Finn Yukako Kawai, Japan, def. Liubov Ov- Egypt 0 0 2 2 charova, ROC, 3-0, 7-0, Technical Superior- New Zealand 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 Men’s volleyball GOLD—Giles Scott, Britain ity. Bermuda 1 0 0 1 SILVER—Zsombor Berecz, Hungary Romania 3 1 1 1 1 4 3 Henna Katarina Johansson, Sweden, Group A Morocco 1 0 0 1 BRONZE—Joan Cardona Mendez, Spain def. Marwa Amri, Tunisia, 0-1, 5-0, Points. Honduras 3 1 0 2 3 9 2 Puerto Rico 1 0 0 1 Women’s Skiff - 49er FX Bolortuya Khurelkhuu, Mongolia, def. Country WLPts Sonam Sonam, India, 0-1, 2-1, Points. Group C Thailand 1 0 0 1 GOLD—Brazil (Martine Grael, Kahena Kunze) Taybe Mustafa Yusein, Bulgaria, def. Country GP WDLGF GA Pts Poland 4 1 13 Bulgaria 0 1 0 1 Lais Nunes, Brazil, 4-0, 0-1, Points. SILVER—Germany (Tina Lutz, Susann Italy 4 1 11 Jordan 0 1 0 1 Beucke) Spain 3 1 2 0 2 1 4 Quarterfinals Japan 3 2 8 Namibia 0 1 0 1 BRONZE—Netherlands (Annemiek Bek- Argentina 3 1 1 1 2 3 3 kering, Annette Duetz) Aisuluu Tynybekova, Kyrgyzstan, def. Canada 2 3 7 Macedonia 0 1 0 1 Kriszta Tunde Incze, Romania, 2-0, 4-0, Pin. Egypt 3 1 1 1 2 1 3 Mixed Multihull - Nacra 17 Foiling Iryna Koliadenko, Ukraine, def. Long Jia, Iran 2 3 6 Turkmenistan 0 1 0 1 Australia 3 1 0 2 2 3 2 GOLD—Italy (Ruggero Tita, Caterina China, 4-0, Pin. Venezuela 0 5 0 Argentina 0 0 1 1 Banti) Yukako Kawai, Japan, def. Henna Katari- Group D Ivory Coast 0 0 1 1 SILVER—Britain (John Gimson, Anna na Johansson, Sweden, 1-2, 9-0, Points. Group B Burnet) Taybe Mustafa Yusein, Bulgaria, def. Bo- Country GP WDLGF GA Pts Finland 0 0 1 1 BRONZE—Germany (Paul Kohlhoff, Alica lortuya Khurelkhuu, Mongolia, 10-0, Tech- Country WLPts Ghana 0 0 1 1 Stuhlemmer) nical Superiority. Brazil 3 2 1 0 7 3 5 ROC 4 1 12 Kuwait 0 0 1 1 WEIGHTLIFTING Semifinals Ivory Coast 3 1 2 0 3 2 4 Men’s 109kg Brazil 4 1 10 Malaysia 0 0 1 1 Aisuluu Tynybekova, Kyrgyzstan, def. Germany 3 1 1 1 6 7 3 GOLD—Akbar Djuraev, Uzbekistan Argentina 3 2 8 Iryna Koliadenko, Ukraine, 4-0, 6-0, Techni- Saudi Arabia 3 0 0 3 4 8 0 SILVER—Simon Martirosyan, Armenia cal Superiority. France 2 3 8 Tuesday’s medalists BRONZE—Arturs Plesnieks, Latvia Yukako Kawai, Japan, def. Taybe Musta- Saturday, July 31 United States 2 3 6 ATHLETICS WRESTLING fa Yusein, Bulgaria, 2-2, 1-0, Points. Quarterfinals Men’s 400m Hurdles Men’s Greco-Roman 77kg Tunisia 0 5 1 Boxing Spain 5, Ivory Coast 2 OT GOLD—Karsten Warholm, Norway GOLD—Tamas Lorincz, Hungary Japan 0, New Zealand 0, Japan wins 4-2 SILVER—Rai Benjamin, United States Tuesday Tuesday, Aug. 3 SILVER—Akzhol Makhmudov, Kyrgyz- on penalty kicks Quarterfinals BRONZE—Alison dos Santos, Brazil stan Men Fly (48-52kg) Brazil 1, Egypt 0 Men’s Pole Vault BRONZE—Shohei Yabiku, Japan Mexico 6, South Korea 3 ROC 3, Canada 0 (25-21, 30-28, 25-22) BRONZE—Rafig Huseynov, Azerbaijan Quarterfinals Brazil 3, Japan 0 (25-20, 25-22, 25-20) GOLD—Armand Duplantis, Sweden Men’s Greco-Roman 97kg Ryomei Tanaka, Japan, def. Yuberjen Tuesday, Aug. 3 Argentina 3, Italy 2 (25-21, 23-25, 22-25, SILVER—Christopher Nilsen, United Herney Martinez Rivas, Colombia, 4-1. Semifinals 25-14, 12-15) States GOLD—Musa Evloev, ROC Carlo Paalam, Philippines, def. Shakho- France 3, Poland 2 (21-25, 25-22, 21-25, 25- BRONZE—Thiago Braz, Brazil SILVER—Artur Aleksanyan, Armenia Brazil 0, Mexico 0, Brazil wins 4-1 on pen- bidin Zoirov, Uzbekistan, 4-0. alty kicks 21, 15-9) Women’s 200m BRONZE—Tadeusz Michalik, Poland BRONZE—Mohammadhadi Saravi, Iran Galal Yafai, Britain, def. Yosbany Veitia, Spain 1, Japan 0 OT Thursday, Aug. 5 GOLD—Elaine Thompson-Herah, Jamai- Cuba, 4-1. Semifinals Women’s Freestyle 68kg Saken Bibossinov, Kazakhstan, def. Ga- Friday, Aug. 6 ca Bronze Medal SILVER—Christine Mboma, Namibia GOLD—Tamyra Mariama Mensah Stock, briel Escobar Mascunano, Spain, 3-2. Brazil vs ROC France vs Argentina BRONZE—Gabrielle Thomas, United United States Feather (52-57kg) Mexico vs Japan States SILVER—Blessing Oborududu, Nigeria Semifinals Saturday, Aug. 7 Saturday, Aug. 7 BRONZE—Alla Cherkasova, Ukraine Women’s 800m BRONZE—Meerim Zhumanazarova, Kyr- Duke Ragan, United States, def. Samuel Gold Medal Bronze Medal GOLD—Athing Mu, United States gyzstan Takyi, Ghana, 4-1. Brazil vs Spain Gold Medal Wednesday, August 4, 2021 • STARS AND STRIPES • PAGE 21 OLYMPICS Mensah-Stock wins gold, makes history Becomes first American Black woman to claim Olympic championship in wrestling BY CLIFF BRUNT Associated Press DID YOU KNOW? CHIBA, Japan — As Tamyra Mensah- While Tamyra Mensah-Stock became the first Stock celebrated winning her Olympic gold American Black woman to win an Olympic gold medal, she hoped her victory would encour- medal in wrestling, she’s the second American age Black girls in the United States to consid- woman to do so. Helen Maroulis was the first er wrestling. American woman to earn Olympic gold in the When she defeated Nigeria’s Blessing sport when she upset Japan’s Saori Yoshida to win the 53 kg class in 2016. Oborududu 4-1 in the women’s 68-kilogram freestyle wrestling final on Tuesday, she be- SOURCE: Associated Press came the first American Black woman to calls,” Oborududu said. “I locked down my win Olympic gold in wrestling and the sec- phone, because I don’t want to receive any ond American woman overall. calls, or anything that was really disturbing “These young women are going to see me. I switched off my phone so I was not in themselves in a number of ways and they’re any kind of pressure. I know that I’ve created going to look up there and go, I can do that,” the record for my country.” she said. “I can see myself.” Mensah-Stock, the No. 1 seed, blitzed Helen Maroulis was the first American through a formidable field. She defeated Ja- woman to earn Olympic gold in the sport pan’s Sara Dosho — a 2016 Olympic gold when she upset Japan’s Saori Yoshida to win medalist — 10-0 in the first round. the 53 kg class in 2016. She beat China’s Feng Zhao 10-0 in the Black women have had their moments in quarterfinals, then beat Ukraine’s Alla U.S. women’s wrestling. Toccara Montgom- Cherkasova — a former world champion — AARON FAVILA/AP ery won gold at the Pan-Am Games in 2003, 10-4 in the semifinal. The United States’ Tamyra Mensah­Stock celebrates winning the gold medal in the Iris Smith won a world title in 2005 and Ran- She finished the dominant run by defeat- women’s 68kg freestyle wrestling final Tuesday at the Olympics in Chiba, Japan. di Miller earned bronze at the 2008 Olym- ing Oborududu, the No. 2 seed and a three- pics. time Olympian, in the final. co-Roman 77-kg men’s final. medalists were Japan’s Shohei Yabiku and “They paved the way for me,” Mensah- Cherkasova defeated Dosho in a bronze Lorincz, 34, was the top seed. He was a sil- Azerbaijan’s Rafig Huseynov. Stock said. medal match. The other bronze went to Kyr- ver medalist in the 66 kg event at the 2012 The Russian Olympic Committee’s Musa Oborududu made history also as the first gyzstan’s Meerim Zhumanazarova. She de- London Olympics. Evloev defeated Armenia’s Artur Aleksa- Nigerian — male or female — to earn a wres- feated Mongolia’s Soronzonboldyn Battset- Makhmudov, 22, was competing in his nyan 5-1 in the Greco-Roman 97-kg men’s fi- tling medal at the Olympics. seg, a 2012 Olympic bronze medalist. first Olympics. He dominated his first three nal. “After wrestling to get into the final yes- Hungary’s Tamas Lorincz defeated Kyr- matches, outscoring his opponents by a com- Bronze medalists were Poland’s Tadeusz terday, I was having a lot of messages, a lot of gyzstan’s Akzhol Makhmudov 2-1 in the Gre- bined 26-3 before reaching the final. Bronze Michalik and Iran’s Mohammadhadi Saravi. Games end for US Back: Biles shifts focus military wrestlers BY SETH ROBSON to athletes’ mental health Stars and Stripes FROM PAGE 24 stream of people coming up to tell MAKUHARI, Japan — The Olympics are over for ing a turbulent eight days that them how much she meant to two U.S. soldiers and a Marine after they were de- shifted the focus from the Tokyo them. There was a lot of hate, too, feated in Greco-Roman wrestling contests this week. Games to the mental health of the one of the reasons she moved her Marine Staff Sgt. John Stefanowicz, 29, of York athletes who compete under the Twitter app to the back of her County, Pa., lost a close match to 2017 Under-23 rings. phone, hopefully tamping down World silver medalist Ivan Huklek of Croatia in their “We’re not just entertainment, the temptation to search her men- 87 kg contest on Tuesday at Makuhari Messe Hall, a we’re humans,” Biles said. “And tions. convention center in Chiba prefecture near Tokyo. there are things going on behind There was no phone in sight With other bouts going on beside them, the pair SETH ROBSON/Stars and Stripes the scenes that we’re also trying to when she appeared on the floor in grappled on one of three mats surrounded by mostly Army Spc. Alejandro Sancho, right, grapples with juggle with as well, on top of a red, white and blue leotard with empty stands, since only their fellow athletes, Olym- Russian Artem Surkov during their 67 kg sports.” nearly 5,000 crystals stitched on. pic officials and volunteers and members of the press Greco­Roman wrestling match Tuesday at the Biles thought she had it under If she was nervous, it hardly were allowed entry. Summer Olympics in Makuhari, Japan. control. Then the Americans fin- showed. She warmed up and then Down by five points in the waning minutes of the ished a surprising second to the sat on the floor next to teammate tussle, Stefanowicz, who was stationed on Okinawa tlers who lost on Monday and Tuesday. Russian team in qualifying. She and newly minted all-around from 2010 to 2012, narrowed the lead with a gut Sgt. Ildar Hafizov, 33, a truck driver and member sensed the weight of the world on champion Sunisa Lee to watch wrench turn but couldn’t clinch victory. of the Army World Class Athlete Program who im- her shoulders. During the first highlights from other sports on a Despite a frantic effort by the Marine in the last migrated to the United States from Uzbekistan, lost to vault rotation in the team final, the large video board. minute of the match, it ended in a 5-3 win for the Russian Sergey Emelin on Monday to finish 12th in weight became too much. Shaken, Her routine was steady, seem- Croatian. the 60 kg class. she took herself out of the final ingly immune to the whir of doz- Later in the day, Huklek won his quarterfinal bout Spc. Alejandro Sancho, 27, of Miami, a military po- three events and watched as her ens of cameras capturing her ev- against Rustam Assakalov of Uzbekistan, keeping liceman also in the World Class Athlete Program, lost teammates held on for silver. ery move. She made a small hop Stefanowicz’s chances for a bronze medal alive. to another Russian, 2018 World champion Artem Sur- The decision made her a touch- after landing her double-pike, However, the Croatian’s loss that evening to for- kov, in their 67 kg clash on Tuesday morning. stone of sorts. Yes, there was a lot then saluted the stands. One last mer world champion Zhan Beleniuk of Ukraine end- of support. She felt “embar- bow perhaps, in a career that in- ed those hopes. [email protected] rassed” when a trip through the cludes 32 major international The games are also over for two U.S. Army wres- Twitter: @SethRobson1 Olympic Village included a steady medals and a spot atop her sport. PAGE 22 • STARS AND STRIPES • Wednesday, August 4, 2021 OLYMPICS Thompson-Herah speeds to 2nd sprint win BY EDDIE PELLS the 200 to the 400 from Rio. Associated Press Fraser-Pryce beat Thompson-Herah in TOKYO — It was billed as a star-studded both the 100 and 200 at Jamaica’s national race that anyone could win. championships earlier this summer. The As long as that person’s name is Elaine. 100 has always been her better distance, The latest in the long list of speed stars but the “Mommy Rocket” did take a 200 sil- from Usain Bolt’s home country of Jamai- ver at the London Games in 2012. ca, Elaine Thompson-Herah blew away a And the Ivory Coast’s Marie-Josee Ta much-decorated field in the 200 meters Lou opened the sprints last week with a Tuesday night. She completed her second head-turning 10.78 in the heats — the first straight Olympic sprint sweep in 21.53 sec- sign that Tokyo could be a very fast track. onds, the second-fastest time in history. In pole vault, Sweden’s Armand Duplan- It marked the second time in four nights tis had the win wrapped up, but hadn’t mis- that Thompson-Herah has won a sprint and sed, so he got three chances at the world recorded a time that fell short of only Flo- record of 6.19 meters. He missed all three, rence Griffith Joyner’s hallowed, 33-year- and so made due with a gold medal and a old world records. The 200 record is 21.34. jump of 6.02. Four nights ago in the 100 meters, The women’s long jump title went to Ma- Thompson-Herah started pointing at the laika Mihambo, who jumped 7 meters flat clock a few steps before the finish line and on her last try to surpass America’s Britt- finished in 10.61, which was good for the ney Reese. Olympic record but not Flo Jo’s overall Not heading to the podium is Gwen Ber- mark of 10.49. ry. The outspoken American hammer In the 200, Thompson-Herah ran hard all thrower finished 11th in the final that went the way through and stuck her tongue out to Anita Wlodarczyk of Poland, who took as she pushed her chest forward at the line. gold for the third straight Olympics. No question this time about what would’ve While Berry said goodbye, Allyson Felix happened if she’d left it all on the track. finally said “Hello” to the Olympic track. Both finishes, of course, equaled gold She easily won her 400-meter heat on the medals, and now Thompson-Herah will DAVID J. PHILLIP/AP first step to what could be a women’s re- have at least four when she gets back to Ja- Elaine Thompson­Herah, of Jamaica, wins the final of the women’s 200 meters in cord — 10 Olympic medals. maica. There’s a chance for a fifth when she 21.53 seconds at the Summer Olympics on Tuesday in Tokyo. American Noah Lyles also said “Hi,” but competes in the women’s 4x100-meter re- it wasn’t all great. lay this weekend. which is their favorite event. Tests ordered stunned when she crossed the finish line. After building a comfortable lead in the She topped surprise second-place finish- by World Athletics found they had high nat- “I came here for the experience,” she 200-meter semifinals, he put things on er Christine Mboma of Namibia by .48, ural testosterone, which meant they fell un- said. “Now I did better.” cruise control with about 15 meters left, on- while American Gabby Thomas took der the same regulations that have side- Almost everyone else in this final had ly to be stunned when Canada’s Aaron bronze. lined double Olympic champion Caster Se- reason to believe they could do better. Brown and Liberia’s Joseph Fahnbulleh If Thompson-Herah’s win was no sur- menya of South Africa in the 800 meters. At Olympic trials, Thomas, the neuro- busted it to the line and edged him out in a prise, then Mboma’s second place was a But the testosterone rules apply only to biology grad from Harvard, ran a 21.61 that photo finish. stunner that figures to bring one of sports’ races between 400 and the mile, allowing staked her claim as the second-fastest Lyles had to wait a while to find out if he thorniest issues back to the fore. Mboma and Masilingi a chance at the 200 in woman in history. It completely realigned would earn one of two wild-card spots in Mboma and her teammate, sixth-place Tokyo. her thoughts about what was possible in To- the final. His run of 19.99 seconds was fast finisher Beatrice Masilingi, moved to the Mboma broke the under-20 world record kyo. enough, and he insisted nothing was amiss. 200 because they aren’t allowed in the 400, for the third time in a week, and looked Miller-Uibo was motivated to try to add “No. I went to plan,” Lyles said. Warholm edges Benjamin in record-setting race

BY EDDIE PELLS said. Games. Associated Press Warholm’s pull-away win in On July 1, Warholm brought it TOKYO — When brash Norwe- front of an empty stadium — down to 46.7, which felt like either gian hurdler Karsten Warholm someday, thousands might brag a brazen rejoinder to Benjamin, led the field to the starting line on they were there — eclipsed his or a sign of things to come. a steamy afternoon at Olympic month-old world record by .76 Only a week before that, at the Stadium, he and his seven oppo- seconds. U.S. Olympic trials, Benjamin had nents had every reason to expect By comparison, in the 400 flat, it run 46.83 to become the fourth they’d be part of something spe- took 48 years for the record to man to crack 47. After the run, he cial. come down by a comparable announced that he felt he had a It turned out to be more than amount — .85 seconds between “low 46” in him somewhere, may- that. 1968 (Butch Reynolds) and 2016 be in Tokyo. This gathering of the world’s (Wayde van Niekerk). That back-and-forth set the best 400-meter hurdlers Tuesday Van Niekerk’s world record in stage for Tuesday, and a show- produced a gold medal for War- the 400 is 43.03. That’s only 2.91 down between rivals who have holm, a world record, a master- faster than what Warholm did brought this event to a pinnacle piece and a slice of history. It also CHARLIE RIEDEL/AP with 10 hurdles to scale. not seen since the 1980s. might have been one of the best Karsten Warholm, of Norway, celebrates as he wins the gold medal Hard to believe, even for the Warholm and Benjamin are ri- races ever run. ahead of Rai Benjamin, of the United States, in the final of the men’s athletes watching it unfold in vals. In the pre-race introduc- “I never thought in my wildest 400­meter hurdles Tuesday in Tokyo. front of them. tions, Warholm and Benjamin imagination that this would be “After the second hurdle. I was thumped their chests like boxers, possible,” Warholm said after than any other hurdler in history: world record five weeks earlier. like, s----. If you go after them, it’s and Warholm slapped himself in smashing his own world record in 46.17. Had anyone dared tell him ■ The man who finished sev- suicidal,” said Kyron McMaster, the face a few times. a time of 45.94 seconds. he would run that fast and finish enth in the eight-man field, Ras- the fourth-place finisher whose They went to their respective In deciding where the race second, Benjamin said, “I would mus Magi of Estonia, was barely time of 47.08 would’ve won the lanes, set their starting blocks, stands in the annals of Olympic probably beat you up and tell you in the frame of photos taken from last six Olympics. dug their heels in, lined up and history, there is a lot to consider: to get out of my room.” behind the finish line. But he was As recently as June 30, 2021, the took off. ■ The man who finished be- ■ The third-place finisher, Ali- one of six to set either a world, 400-meter hurdle record stood at Nobody was going to catch hind Warholm, Rai Benjamin, ran son dos Santos of Brazil, finished continental or national record. 46.78. It was set by American Ke- them. Specifically, nobody was more than half a second faster in 46.72, which would’ve been a “It’s a lot to process,” Benjamin vin Young at the 1992 Barcelona going to catch Warholm. Wednesday, August 4, 2021 • STARS AND STRIPES • PAGE 23 OLYMPICS Ross nears her third beach volleyball medal

BY JIMMY GOLEN the No. 1 seed in the tournament, with Ross has taught her what it Associated Press Sarah Pavan and Melissa Huma- takes to have sustained success TOKYO — Three-time gold na-Paredes, 21-15, 19-21, 15-12. — not just not during practice but medalist Kerri Walsh Jennings “Staying motivated is really also on the road, when Ross missed out on her bid to qualify easy at this point, at this stage of might be reading a book about MARK HUMPHREY/AP for a sixth trip to the Summer the game,” Klineman said. “I improving one’s mindset or a lis- United States’ Madeline Musselman, left, shoots against Canada’s Games. Fortysomething four- mean, we can pretty much taste a tening to a podcast about recov- Hayley McKelvey (9) during a quarterfinal women’s water polo match. time Olympians Phil Dalhausser medal.” ery after working out. and Jake Gibb both retired after A 41-year-old Californian who “She’s taught me a lot in this getting knocked out in Tokyo. already has said she is eyeing the journey. And so I’m really grate- Defending Olympic champion 2024 Paris Games, Ross inherit- ful to be by her side,” Klineman US cruises past Laura Ludwig is heading back to ed senior status on the U.S. beach said. “She was just always trying Germany after losing to the U.S. volleyball team this week when to be at her best. And so I don’t in the quarterfinals on Tuesday. first Dalhausser, then Gibb said think it’s a coincidence that she’s Canada into semis April Ross just keeps on play- after they were eliminated that been here three times.” ing. they are going to retire. Ludwig, 35, and Kozuch led the BY JAY COHEN puts in day in and day out, and the The 2012 silver and 2016 But there’s no reason for Ross Americans by three points early Associated Press way that we push each other and bronze medalist joined with Alix to think about the future — at on and still had an 18-17 lead be- TOKYO — Amanda Longan help each other grow in this sport.” Klineman to beat Ludwig and least not beyond Thursday’s fore the Americans took the first knows the deal. She is one of the Longan, 24, led Southern Califor- Maggie Kozuch 21-19, 21-19 on semifinal against Switzerland’s set. In the second, Ross and Kli- world’s best goalkeepers sitting be- nia to NCAA titles in 2016 and 2018. Tuesday, leaving Ross as the last Joana Heidrich and Anouk neman pulled away after a 16-all hind the world’s best goalkeeper in She also was the Cutino Award win- woman with an Olympic medal Verge-Depre, who beat Brazil’s tie. women’s water polo. ner in 2018, given to the nation’s top still standing at the Shiokaze Rebecca and Ana Patricia 21-19, For Ludwig, who took time off So she waited patiently for an collegiate water polo player. Park beach volleyball venue. 18-21, 15-12 on Tuesday. to have a baby after the Rio de Ja- Olympic debut that she knew might Longan isn’t used to watching “It’s not like: ‘Oh, I have a med- “I just have no answer to those neiro Games, the struggle was to never come. She was active for two someone else play — but the U.S. al- al. So, you know, I know how to do questions,” Ross said. “I’m here. focus on these Olympics and not U.S. games in group play, but didn’t so has the athletic Johnson, who it,’ ” Ross said. “We just have to I’m feeling good and ready to what she had done in the past. get in. Coach Adam Krikorian put made 14 saves against Canada. fight really, really hard. ... So keep fighting.” “It’s more about the pressure her back on the roster for the quar- “It’s weird, but I knew coming in- we’re stoked to still be in, and to And this time she has the 31- from yourself, because you terfinals, and this time, it worked to this tournament that that’s kind of be in the semis is amazing.” year-old Klineman to keep her achieved something and you out. how it was going to be anyways,” A victory in the semifinals young. She is Ross’ third partner want to achieve the same or Longan relieved Ashleigh John- Longan said. “I didn’t know when I against Switzerland would clinch in as many Olympics, and the more,” she said. “And you feel son and played the fourth quarter as would get my opportunities, I didn’t at worst a silver; a loss would put first that is younger. the potential and want to have ev- the U.S. rolled into the semifinals of know if I would get my opportuni- them in the third-place match. In “I’m not surprised at her suc- erything. But it’s good to stay fo- the Tokyo Games with a convincing ties. But I just had a good feeling the other semifinal match, Tina cess,” Klineman said. “I train cused on what you have now and 16-5 victory over Canada. She fin- they would come. But it’s really Graudina and Anastasija Krav- with her every day, and I’m reflect what is possible now ... ished with three saves on five shots weird, there’s just no way around it.” cenoka of Latvia will face Ma- around her all the time. And I and not think already about the and an experience that she will nev- It could have been a tricky situa- riafe Artacho and Taliqua Clancy just see how motivated and dri- future — what could have been, er forget. tion for Krikorian to manage, but of Australia after both beat Cana- ven she is in all aspects of her medal or not. I think that makes it “Honestly, I thought when I Johnson and Longan have made it dian teams in the quarterfinals. life.” more difficult and frustrating if would get my chance I would be su- work with a relationship based on The Australians knocked out Klineman said spending time you don’t make it.” per, super nervous,” Longan said. the talent they see in each other, and “But honestly, today, I was just more an overwhelming desire to help the happy and grateful to have that time team win. than anything.” “If we didn’t get along, I still think Maggie Steffens, Makenzie that the respect that we have for Fischer and Alys Williams each had each other would overrule the po- three goals as the U.S. stayed in the tential awkwardness,” Johnson hunt for its third consecutive gold said. “But we have a good relation- medal. The Americans improved to ship.” 21-1 this year, with their lone loss Krikorian had been looking for a coming against Hungary last week. spot for Longan since the tourna- “I think it’s been a different level ment started. But he never had a after that Hungary game,” Krikor- chance during her two games on the ian said. “This doesn’t guarantee us bench in a group play; a tight 12-7 anything, but it was a little bit of victory over China, and Wednes- awakening for us and just got back day’s 10-9 loss to Hungary. to, again, the fundamentals and just In Krikorian’s first Olympics as playing the right way.” U.S. coach in 2012, he did not get Spain, the Russian team and Hun- backup goalkeeper Tumua Anae gary also won Tuesday. Hungary Tavana into a game — something he will take on Spain in Thursday’s carries with him to this day. He semifinals, and the U.S. will face the called Tavana “one of my favorite Russian team. players and people of all time.” Longan quickly ditched her san- “Amanda is one of the fiercest dals when Krikorian gave her the competitors I’ve ever seen,” Krikor- go-ahead, and she shot Johnson a ian said. “But yet, she’s also one of wide grin after she jumped into the the most selfless players. And so water. Johnson helped Longan when you have a backup goalie like warm up before taking a seat on the that and then you have someone like bench to cheer her on. Ashleigh, who’s obviously phenom- “It’s so cool. Like goalie gang,” enal, but she carries herself with so FELIPE DANA/AP Johnson said. “It’s always support- much grace and humility. It makes April Ross, of the United States, returns a shot during a match against Germany on Tuesday in Tokyo. ing that girl, seeing the work that she my job so much easier.” Ross and teammate Alix Klineman beat the defending champion to advance to the semifinals. PAGE 24 • STARS AND STRIPES • Wednesday, August 4, 2021 Staying put SPORTS Free agent Paul gets four-year deal to remain in Phoenix ›› NBA, Page 19

OLYMPICS Back on beam, Biles wins bronze

The United States’ Simone Biles performs on the balance beam during the women’s apparatus final Tuesday at the Summer Olympics in Tokyo.

ASHLEY LANDIS/AP Top US gymnast returns to competition, takes home medal

BY WILL GRAVES Associated Press Inside: TOKYO — Simone Biles isn’t ■ Ross still strong on beach, Page 23 going home with a fistful of gold medals. A mental block — one ■ Jamaican sweeps sprints, Page 22 brought on by exhaustion or stress or something the American gym- ■ History for Mensah-Stock, Page 21 nastics star still can’t quite grasp ■ — that forced her to pull out of Durant, US eliminate Spain, Page 19 four Olympic finals saw to that. Yet standing on the podium why. And if she’s being honest, the competition in 12 years, half a life- Tuesday, a bronze medal hanging wires still aren’t reconnected. time ago. Even with the degree of around her neck and tears in her She’s not sure when they will be. difficulty lowered, she earned a eyes, the 24-year-old Biles may “It was something that was so 14.000, good enough for third be- have claimed something far more out of my control,” Biles said. “But hind Chinese teammates Guan valuable: a piece of herself back. the outcome I had, at end of the Chenchen and Tang Xijing. From the “twisties” that have day, my mental and physical Afterward, she chatted with haunted her for a week. From the health is better than any medal. So IOC President Thomas Bach then endless speculation about her NATACHA PISARENKO/AP I couldn’t be mad.” wiped away tears after accepting state of mind. From the hype ma- Biles said this bronze medal “definitely feels sweeter than Rio’s Biles and coach Cecile Landi her seventh Olympic medal, tied chine — one, admittedly, she fed bronze medal on beam because I did a good beam routine.” adjusted her routine to ease her with Shannon Miller for the most into at times — that set expecta- anxiety, switching out a dismount by an American gymnast. A wave tions so high coming to Tokyo It all became too much. A week during practice. Suddenly, she that required her to twist for one of relief washed over her follow- nothing short of the impossible ago, her internal wires got crossed couldn’t spin. She could barely with two simpler backflips in- would have been enough. when she hopped on uneven bars move. She still doesn’t quite know stead, a skill she hadn’t done in SEE BACK ON PAGE 21

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