Jails Emptied in the Pandemic. Should They Stay That Way?

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Jails emptied in the pandemic. Should they stay that way?

A corrections officer stands near a door at the Miami-Dade County Pre-Trial Detention Center, Friday, June 4, 2021, in Miami. Associated Press A2 Tuesday 8 June 2021 UP FRONT Jails emptied in the pandemic. Should they stay that way?

Continued from Front court operations. source of income. Without "In the first few months, re- tional evidence of preexist- But in most places, the de- income, he has no way to ally almost all we did was ing conditions, new medi- By WEIHUA LI and BETH crease didn't last long: From pay rent, and he fears that releases," said Florida Cir- cal records or information SCHWARTZAPFEL of The mid-2020 to March 2021, unless a family member cuit Criminal Court Judge from family — and tried Marshall Project again, three and even four MICHAEL R. SISAK of The As- times, Eisinger said. sociated And it worked. By June of It wasn't long after Mat- last year, the Palm Beach thew Reed shoplifted a $63 County Jail had gone from set of sheets from a Target about 1,750 people before in upstate New York that the pandemic to 1,500, ac- the coronavirus pandem- cording to data compiled ic brought the world to a by the Vera Institute of Jus- standstill. tice. Instead of serving a jail "There was a real fear that sentence, he stayed at people were going to get home, his case deferred sick and die. Most judges more than a year, as courts did really factor that in," Eis- closed and jails nationwide inger said. dramatically reduced their The pandemic under- populations to stop the scored what reform advo- spread of COVID-19. cates have been saying for But the numbers have be- years: Cramped and filthy gun creeping up again as jails are the wrong place courts are back in session for most people who have and the world begins re- been arrested. turning to a modified ver- In many places, though, sion of normal. It's worrying the push to clear out jails The Palm Beach County Main Detention Center on Friday, June 4, 2021, in West Palm Beach, Fla. criminal justice reformers Associated Press and rethink incarceration who argue that the past has been short-lived. Mo- year proved there is no mentum for long-lasting need to keep so many the number of people in can take him in, he will be Nushin Sayfie in Miami- change is wavering in the people locked up in the jails awaiting trial or serving homeless when he is re- Dade County. face of a rise in crime — U.S. short sentences for minor leased in September. Bryan County, Georgia, including shootings and By the middle of last year, offenses climbed back up He doesn't understand the reduced its jail population other violence — after sev- the number of people in again by more than 70,000, point of sending him to jail from 37 to 11, according to eral years at or near historic jails nationwide was at its reaching nearly 650,000. now. the Vera Institute. lows. lowest point in more than "Reducing the incarcer- "They could have at least Sheriff Mark Crowe told Police leaders and union two decades, according ated population across the offered me drug court police in the surrounding officials in places like New to a new report published country is possible," said or some type of rehab or towns that he would only York City and Philadelphia Monday by the Vera Insti- Jacob Kang-Brown, a se- something," he said in an jail people charged with have blamed policies free- tute of Justice, whose re- nior research associate at interview from the Gen- serious crimes like domes- ing people from jail, though searchers collected popu- the Vera Institute of Justice esee County Jail last week. tic violence. It was a chal- there is little evidence that lation numbers from about and author of the new re- More than 40 people have lenge to persuade local people on release are half of the nation's 3,300 port. "We saw decreases in died of COVID-19 in jails law enforcement "to back behind the surge of new jails to make national esti- big cities, small cities, rural since the start of the pan- off on some of the minor of- crimes. mates. counties and the suburbs, demic, according to a fenses you'd normally send Some lockups were back According to the report, but the increase we see is Bureau of Justice Statis- to jail," said jail administra- at pre-pandemic levels shared with The Marshall troubling." tics survey of nearly 1,000 tor Larry Jacobs. "With traf- even before vaccines were Project and The Associ- In the Genesee County Jail jails. That is likely an under- fic offenses, we told them, ready last winter. ated Press, the number in New York, where Reed count; the virus has killed 'Write them a ticket, give In Philadelphia, District At- of people incarcerated recently began a six-month more than 2,600 prisoners them a court date and torney Larry Krasner, elect- in county jails across the sentence for petit larceny, and 207 staff in U.S. prisons, wave goodbye.'" ed as part of a wave of country declined by rough- there were, for a time, only where deaths are easier to As courthouses closed, high-profile, progressive ly one-quarter, or 185,000, 35 people jailed, down track. many defense attorneys, prosecutors, said the pre- as counties aggressively from 90 before the pan- Officials across the country, with none of the hearings cautions brought on by the worked to release people demic, according to data from small towns to suburbs and motions that usually pandemic cannot solve held on low-level charges, compiled by the Vera Insti- and big cities, realized the fill their calendars, focused the problems of the crimi- dramatically reduced ar- tute. danger and worked to get exclusively on getting cli- nal justice system. rest rates and suspended Defendants had court many people out of jail. ents out of jail. In Palm "I don't think that there's any dates pushed off, and judg- Public defenders and pros- Beach County, Florida, the way to take a completely es went to extra lengths to ecutors — typically on op- public defenders' office set anomalous moment — the allow people to wait at posing sides — collaborat- up a team "to keep review- most anomalous moment home rather than in jail. ed with judges, sheriffs and ing and reviewing people in criminal justice of the By March, there were 54 local police departments in custody and coming up century — and say that people jailed in the county to identify those in jail who with creative arguments," this is the new model," said lockup. could safely be released, said Dan Eisinger, the coun- Krasner, a Democrat. "But For Reed, who said he has and to make plans to send ty's chief assistant public ... if the question is wheth- struggled with an addic- fewer people to jail, ac- defender. If the judge de- er the most incarcerated tion to crack cocaine, go- cording to interviews with nied bond the first time, the country in the world should ing to jail has meant losing officials in more than a doz- team went out to look for be less incarcerated, the facebook.com/arubatoday/ his disability checks, his only en counties. more information — addi- answer is: Hell yes."q A3 U.S. NEWS Tuesday 8 June 2021 Time ticking away, Democrats face wrenching test on agenda

By LISA MASCARO House-passed bill to ensure AP Congressional civil rights for the LGBTQ Correspondent community. Fed up by the WASHINGTON (AP) — Brac- delays, some senators are ing for political trouble, Sen- ready to change the rules ate Majority Leader Chuck to eliminate the filibuster, Schumer warned Demo- which they blame for the cratic colleagues that June inaction. The long-running will “test our resolve” as Senate filibuster rules re- senators return Monday to quire 60 votes to advance consider infrastructure, vot- most legislation, meaning ing rights and other stalled- as many as 10 Republicans out priorities at a crucial would need to cross party moment in Congress. lines to help Democrats Six months into the party’s achieve their priorities. hold on Washington, with Some senators propose re- Joe Biden in the White ducing the voting threshold House and Democrats to 51. But Manchin, in an- controlling the House and nouncing his opposition to Senate, there is a gloomy the voting rights bill Sunday uncertainty over their abil- as the “wrong piece of leg- ity to make gains on cam- islation to bring our country paign promises. together,” also restated his As Democrats strain to de- refusal to end the filibuster Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., speaks to reporters after final votes going into the liver on Biden’s agenda, Memorial Day recess, at the Capitol in Washington, Friday, May 28, 2021. — for now, denying his par- the limits of bipartisanship Associated Press ty a crucial vote needed in the 50-50 Senate are in- to make the rules change creasingly clear: Talks over said about the 2020 elec- often seen as a last chance split Senate, they face that could help advance an infrastructure pack- tion. The promise was that at legislating before the Au- mounting pressure from its agenda. age are teetering, though with Democrats in power, gust recess and the start of voters who put them in of- Without support from Man- Biden is set to confer again “we’re going to have all campaigns for next year’s fice to fight harder for legis- chin or others, including Monday with the lead GOP these great things happen, elections. Schumer, in set- lation that Republicans are Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, D-Ariz., negotiator, and an ambi- their lives are going to be ting the agenda, is chal- determined to block with who also wants to keep the tious elections overhaul bill better. And what they’re lenging senators to prepare the filibuster. Democrats in filibuster, Schumer is all but is essentially dead now that finding is that it looks like to make tough choices. But the evenly split Senate hold warning that Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W. Washington as usual.” he is also facing a test of his the majority because Vice senators will be forced to Va., announced his opposi- The summer work period own ability to lead the big- President Kamala Harris confront the limits of their tion Sunday. is traditionally among the tent party through a vola- can be the tie breaker, fragile majority. That could “We need to move the busiest for Congress, but tile period of shifting priori- Key among that legisla- exacerbate party divisions ball,” said Yvette Simpson, Democrats are growing ties and tactics in the after- tion is S.1, the elections and and expose Democrats to CEO of Democracy for wary because time is run- math of the Trump era and voting overhaul bill, which criticism from Republicans America, a liberal advoca- ning out for Biden to nego- the Capitol insurrection. now appears headed for eager to show that Biden’s cy organization. tiate a sweeping infrastruc- While Democratic sena- defeat. But Schumer also party cannot govern. “We told everyone to come ture package and other tors have been generating said votes may be com- “The June work pe- out against all odds in the priorities are piling up un- goodwill by considering bi- ing on gun control legisla- riod will be extremely pandemic and vote,” she done. The days ahead are partisan bills in the evenly tion and the Equality Act, a challenging,”q U.S. has recovered ransom payment made after pipeline hack

By ERIC TUCKER gressive approach to deal attack could spread to its Associated Press with a ransomware threat operating system, and de- WASHINGTON (AP) — The that in the last month has cided to pay a roughly $4.4 Justice Department has re- targeted critical industries million ransom in hopes of covered the majority of a around the world. bringing itself back online multimillion-dollar ransom “By going after an entire as soon as it could. The payment to hackers after ecosystem that fuels ran- 63.7 bitcoin ransom — a a cyberattack that caused somware and digital cur- favored currency of hack- the operator of the nation’s rency, we will continue ers because of the percep- largest fuel pipeline to halt to use all of our tools and tion that it is more difficult its operations last month, all of our resources to in- to trace — is currently val- officials said Monday. crease the costs and the ued at $2.3 million. “The ex- The operation to recover consequences of ransom- tortionists will never see this the cryptocurrency from ware attacks and other money,” said Stephanie the Russia-based hacker cyber-enabled attacks,” Hinds, the acting U.S. attor- group is the first undertaken Deputy Attorney General ney for the Northern District Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco announces the recovery by a specialized ransom- Lisa Monaco said Monday of California, where the sei- of millions of dollars worth of cryptocurrency from the Colonial ware task force created at a news conference an- zure warrant was filed. The Pipeline Co. ransomware attacks as she speaks during a news by the Biden administration nouncing the operation. FBI generally discourages conference with FBI Deputy Director Paul Abbate and acting U.S. Justice Department, and Colonial officials have said the payment of ransom, Attorney for the Northern District of California Stephanie Hinds at reflects what U.S. officials they took their pipeline fearing it could encourage the Justice Department in Washington, Monday, June 7, 2021. Associated Press say is an increasingly ag- system offline before the additional hacks. q A4 Tuesday 8 June 2021 U.S. NEWS Supreme Court rules against immigrants with temporary status

By MARK SHERMAN Dame’s law school. Associated Press In 2001, the U.S. gave Sal- WASHINGTON (AP) — A vadoran migrants legal unanimous Supreme Court protection to remain in the ruled Monday that thou- U.S. after a series of earth- sands of people living in quakes in their home coun- the U.S. for humanitarian try. reasons are ineligible to ap- People from 11 other coun- ply to become permanent tries are similarly protected. residents. They are: Haiti, Honduras, Justice Elena Kagan wrote Myanmar, Nepal, Nicara- for the court that federal gua, Somalia, South Sudan, immigration law prohibits Sudan, Syria, Venezuela people who entered the and Yemen. country illegally and now Monday’s decision does have Temporary Protected not affect immigrants with Status from seeking “green TPS who initially entered the cards” to remain in the U.S. legally and then, say, country permanently. overstayed their visa, Ka- The designation applies to gan noted. Because those people who come from people were legally admit- countries ravaged by war ted to the country and lat- or disaster. It protects them In this Nov. 5, 2020, file photo the Supreme Court is seen in Washington. er were given humanitarian from deportation and al- Associated Press protections, they can seek lows them to work legally. it does not admit them. So permit people who en- try to obtain permanent to become permanent res- There are 400,000 people the conferral of TPS does tered the country illegally residency. idents. from 12 countries with TPS not make an unlawful en- to apply for permanent Former President Donald Also on Monday, the court: status. trant...eligible” for a green residency. Trump tried to cancel the — Declined to hear a chal- The outcome in a case in- card, she wrote. On the other side were im- program for many immi- lenge to the requirement volving a couple from El The House of Representa- migrant groups that argued grants, stoking fear they that only men register for Salvador who have been tives already has passed many people who came could be sent back to the draft when they turn 18. in the U.S. since the 1990s legislation that would make to the U.S. for humanitar- their homelands where — Agreed to hear a case turned on whether people it possible for TPS recipients ian reasons have lived in they haven’t lived in many in which the Biden admin- who entered the country to become permanent res- the country for many years, years. istration wants to halt a illegally and were given idents, Kagan noted. The given birth to American citi- “All of these families that lawsuit over FBI surveillance humanitarian protections bill faces uncertain pros- zens and put down roots in are established in the Unit- of Muslims in California be- were ever “admitted” into pects in the Senate. the U.S. ed States and have lived cause it could reveal “state the United States under im- President Joe Biden has said Federal courts around the in our communities for de- secrets.” migration law. he supports the change in country had come to con- cades faced a very real — Turned away an appeal Kagan wrote that they the law. But his administra- flicting decisions about threat,” said Lisa Koop, a questioning the federal were not. “The TPS program tion, like the Trump adminis- whether the grant of TPS lawyer with the National Food and Drug Administra- gives foreign nationals tration, argued that current status was, by itself, enough Immigrant Justice Center tion’s authority to regulate nonimmigrant status, but immigration law doesn’t to enable an immigrant to who also teaches at Notre electronic cigarettes.q US: California militia plotted ‘war’ against police the Grizzly Scouts that held of Ben Lomond. Carrillo has of a failed attempt to keep not only confirm Carrillo as firearms trainings, scouted pleaded not guilty to both all four defendants in jail one of the militia’s roughly protests, and laid out terms killings. pending trial. A federal 25 members, but detail the of “war” against police, a Most members of the Griz- magistrate ultimately de- group’s alleged activities newspaper reported Mon- zly Scouts are still at large, cided three of them were in mid-2020: trainings near day. The Santa Cruz Senti- federal prosecutors said. not a danger to the com- Rush’s home in Turlock, the nel cited court documents The group identifies with a munity and did not pose creation of a “Quick Re- that show the suspected loosely-affiliated, nation- flight risks. action Force” or QRF, and gunman, Steven Carrillo, wide militia movement that In April, a federal grand jury plans to send a member to was not a lone actor but a uses the name “Boogaloo” indicted Jessie Alexander scout out a protest in Sac- member of an anti-govern- and favors Hawaiian shirts Rush, 29, of Turlock; Robert ramento. ment group that was pre- and violent rhetoric, but the Jesus Blancas, 33, of Castro The filings allege that, in a paring for more deadly at- Scouts’ activities appear to Valley; Simon Sage Ybarra, document entitled “Opera- tacks on law enforcement. be more carefully plotted, 23, of Los Gatos; and Ken- tions Order,” the militia de- This June 7, 2020, file booking The court filings reveal the the newspaper reported. ny Matthew Miksch, 21, of scribed law enforcement photo from the Santa Cruz most extensive details yet The court filings were sub- San Lorenzo, on charges officers as “enemy forces” County Sheriff’s Office shows on the investigation into mitted in the case against of conspiracy to obstruct and spoke of the possibil- Steven Carrillo. the May 29, 2020 fatal four other alleged Grizzly justice. Blancas, the only ity of taking some prisoner, Associated Press shooting of Federal Protec- Scouts members, including defendant who remains in writing that, “POWs will be OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — tive Service Officer Dave the group’s leader, who jail, also faces a child en- searched for intel and gear, An Air Force sergeant ac- Patrick Underwood in Oak- are accused of destroying ticement charge related interrogated, stripped na- cused of killing two law en- land and the June 6, 2020 evidence relevant to the to alleged sexual conver- ked, blindfolded, driven forcement officers in Cali- killing of Santa Cruz Sheriff Underwood and Gutzwiller sations with a teen girl that away and released into the fornia last year was part of Sgt. Damon Gutzwiller in an murder investigations. were discovered during wilderness blindfolded with a rightwing militia known as ambush in the community They were written as part the investigation. The filings hands bound.”q A5 WORLD NEWS Tuesday 8 June 2021 Harris says leaders need to restore hope in Guatemala By ALEXANDRA JAFFE spected force against cor- Associated Press ruption, was elected to a GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — second term, the congress Vice President Kamala Har- controlled by Giammattei’s ris on Monday emphasized party refused to seat her. the need to restore hope “Corruption really does sap for residents of Northern the the wealth of any coun- Triangle countries in order try, and in Central America to address the increase in is at a scale where it is a migration from the region large percentage of GDP as she faced the first major across the region,” said test of her diplomatic skills special envoy Ricardo Zúñi- on a three day foreign trip ga, who joined Harris in the meant to stem migration to meeting with Giammattei. the U.S. from those coun- “We see corruption as one tries. of the most important root Her comments came at causes to be dealt with.” the start of her bilateral Besides her meeting with meeting with Guatemalan Giammattei on Monday President Alejandro Giam- morning, Harris will partici- mattei Monday morning. pate in a roundtable with She plans to address every- Guatemalan community thing from vaccine sharing and civil society leaders, to corruption in the region. Vice President Kamala Harris and Guatemala’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Pedro Brolo wave at and she’ll meet with young But in her opening remarks, her arrival ceremony in Guatemala City, Sunday, June 6, 2021, at Guatemalan Air Force Central innovators and entrepre- Command. she emphasized the need neurs, including a number Associated Press for both leaders to act to of female entrepreneurs. improve the situation on Mexico for her first overseas anonymity to preview an- nizations placed Guate- In addressing the root the ground for Guatema- trip was a “reflection of nouncements before they mala’s widespread corrup- causes of migration, Harris lans, whom she said don’t the priority President Biden have been made public. tion at the top of their list of has laid out an approach want to leave their home- placed on this region.” She Harris is visiting Guatemala concerns before Harris’ vis- centered on creating bet- land but are forced to by said the two nations are and Mexico as part of her it. Last month, two lawyers ter opportunities and living poor living conditions. “interconnected and inter- role in dealing diplomati- who are outspoken critics of conditions in the region “Hope does not exist by it- dependent” and it’s in “our cally with the irregular mi- Giammattei’s administra- through humanitarian and self, it must be coupled with collective interest that we gration to the U.S., and tion were arrested on what economic aid. She’s fo- relationships and trust, it work together.” she will meet with Mexican they say were trumped-up cused many of her public must be coupled with tan- Their meeting came as the President Andrés Manuel charges aimed at silencing events and listening ses- gible outcomes in terms of Biden administration is ex- López Obrador on Tuesday. them. The selection of judg- sions before this visit on what we do as leaders to pected to announce new In Guatemala, the coun- es for Guatemala’s Con- work with civil society orga- convince people that there anti-trafficking and smug- try’s widespread corruption stitutional Court, its high- nizations and international is a reason to be hopeful gling measures, and hopes will loom over the discus- est, was mired in influence businesses, which her aides about their future and the to deliver new anti-corrup- sions, even as Harris seeks peddling and allegations say is an acknowledge- future of their children,” she tion measures Monday as new agreements with of corruption. Giammattei ment that the work of im- said. well, according to a senior Giammattei to help stem picked his chief of staff to fill proving the situation in the Harris also said the fact she administration official who the spike in migration. one of the five vacancies. region cannot be done by chose Guatemala and spoke on the condition of Nongovernmental orga- When Gloria Porras, a re- its governments alone.q

Putin confirms Russian exit from overflight treaty By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV date, Biden had criticized Peninsula, accusations of Associated Press Trump’s withdrawal as Moscow’s interference in MOSCOW (AP) — Russian “short-sighted.” Moscow U.S. elections, hacking at- President Vladimir Putin on had signaled its readiness tacks and other issues. Monday signed a bill to to reverse the withdrawal The Open Skies Treaty was withdraw from an interna- procedure and stay in the intended to build trust be- tional treaty allowing sur- 1992 treaty if the United tween Russia and the West veillance flights over mili- States returned to the by allowing the accord’s tary facilities, following the agreement, but now Pu- more than three dozen In this file photo taken on Friday, April 26, 2019, A Russian Air U.S. exit from the pact. tin’s signature seals the Rus- signatories to carry out sur- Force Tu-214 flies over Offutt Air Force Base, Friday, April 26, 2019, in Omaha, Neb. The bill was endorsed by sian withdrawal that would veillance flights over each Associated Press Russian lawmakers after take effect in six months. other’s territories to over- U.S. officials told Moscow Putin and Biden are to see troop deployments Trump pulled out of the lations, arguing that a few last month that President have a summit in Geneva and other military activities. pact last year, arguing that restrictions on observation Joe Biden’s administration on June 16, a meeting that More than 1,500 flights have Russian violations made it flights it imposed in the past had decided not to reenter comes amid soaring ten- been conducted under the untenable for Washington were permissible under the the Open Skies Treaty that sions in Russia-U.S. ties that treaty since it took effect in to remain a party, and the treaty and noted that the the U.S. left under President have hit post-Cold War lows 2002, helping foster trans- United States completed its U.S. imposed more sweep- Donald Trump. after Russia’s 2014 annexa- parency and monitor arms withdrawal in November. ing restrictions on observa- As a presidential candi- tion of Ukraine’s Crimean control agreements. Russia has rejected any vio- tion flights over Alaska.q A6 Tuesday 8 June 2021 WORLD NEWS Iran cleric who founded Hezbollah, survived book bomb, dies

By JON GAMBRELL Mohtashamipour found Associated Press his way to Khomeini’s resi- DUBAI, United Arab Emir- dence in exile outside of ates (AP) — Ali Akbar Paris. They returned trium- Mohtashamipour, a Shiite phant to Iran amid the 1979 cleric who as Iran’s am- Islamic Revolution. bassador to Syria helped In 1982, Khomeini deployed found the Lebanese mili- Mohtashamipour to Syria, tant group Hezbollah and then under the rule of dic- lost his right hand to a tator Hafez Assad. While book bombing reportedly ostensibly a diplomat, carried out by Israel, died Mohtashamipour oversaw Monday of the coronavirus. the millions that poured in He was 74. to fund the Guard’s opera- A close ally of Iran’s late tions in the region. Supreme Leader Ayatol- Lebanon, then dominated lah Ruhollah Khomeini, by Syria, which deployed Mohtashamipour in the tens of thousands of troops 1970s formed alliances there, found itself invaded with Muslim militant groups by Israel in 1982 as Israel across the Mideast. After pursued the PLO in Leba- the Islamic Revolution, he non. Iranian support flowed helped found the paramili- into the Shiite communities tary Revolutionary Guard in In this Dec. 11, 2006, file photo, top cleric Ali Akbar Mohtashamipour, center, speaks during a occupied by Israel. That Iran and as ambassador to conference on the Holocaust with Rabbi Moishe Arye Friedman, left, from Austria, and Rabbi helped create a new mili- Ahron Cohen, right, from England, in Tehran, Iran. Syria brought the force into Associated Press tant group called Hezbol- the region to help form Hez- lah, or “the Party of God.” bollah. In his later years, he dinejad ultimately would lah Ali Khamenei praised the pioneers in the fight The U.S. blames Hezbollah slowly joined the cause of remain in office. “No power Mohtashamipour for his against the usurping Zionist for the 1983 bombing of the reformists in Iran, hoping to can stand up to people’s “revolutionary services,” regime,” Raisi said, accord- U.S. Embassy in Beirut that change the Islamic Repub- will.” while President Hassan Rou- ing to IRNA. killed 63 people, as well as lic’s theocracy from the Mohtashamipour died at hani said the cleric “de- Born in Tehran in 1947, the later bombing of the inside. He backed the op- a hospital in northern Teh- voted his life to promote Mohtashamipour met U.S. Marine barracks in the position leaders Mir Hossein ran after contracting the Islamic movement and re- Khomeini as the cleric re- Lebanese capital that killed Mousavi and Mahdi Kar- virus, the state-run IRNA alization of the revolution’s mained in exile in Najaf 241 U.S. troops and another roubi in Iran’s Green Move- news agency reported. The ideals.” after being expelled from attack that killed 58 French ment protests that followed cleric, who wore a black Hard-line judiciary chief Iran by Shah Mohammad paratroopers. Hezbollah the disputed 2009 re-elec- turban that identified him Ebrahim Raisi, now consid- Reza Pahlavi. In the 1970s, and Iran have denied be- tion of then-President Mah- in Shiite tradition as a di- ered the leading candi- he crisscrossed the Mid- ing involved. moud Ahmadinejad. rect descendant of Islam’s date in Iran’s presidential east speaking to militants “The court finds that it is be- “If the whole people be- Prophet Muhammad, had election next week, also groups at the time, helping yond question that Hezbol- come aware, avoid violent been living in the Shiite holy offered condolences to form an alliance between lah and its agents received measures and continue city of Najaf, Iraq, over the Mohtashamipour’s family. the future Islamic Republic massive material and tech- their civil confrontation last 10 years after the dis- “The deceased was one and the Palestinian Libera- nical support from the Ira- with that, they will win,” puted election in Iran. of the holy warriors on tion Organization as it bat- nian government,” wrote Mohtashamipour said at Iran’s current Su- the way to the liberation tled Israel. U.S. District Judge Royce the time, though Ahma- preme Leader Ayatol- of Jerusalem and one of Once arrested by Iraq, Lamberth in 2003. q IAEA head: Iran hasn’t answered questions on uranium find VIENNA (AP) — Iran has the ongoing negotiations cations where the agency failed to answer questions aimed at bringing the Unit- has conducted comple- about the discovery of ura- ed States back into Iran’s mentary accesses.” He said nium particles at former un- 2015 nuclear accord with Iran also hasn’t answered declared sites in the coun- world powers. questions regarding anoth- try, the head of the U.N. Grossi said in March that er undeclared location. nuclear watchdog said Iran had agreed to sit down “The lack of progress in clar- Monday, calling on Teh- with international techni- ifying the agency’s ques- ran to provide information cal experts investigating tions concerning the cor- “without further delay.” the discovery, and said he rectness and completeness Rafael Grossi, the head of hoped to “come to some of Iran’s safeguards decla- the International Atomic satisfactory outcome” by rations seriously affects the Energy Agency, has been the time of the IAEA board ability of the agency to pushing Iran for answers meeting in June. provide assurance of the on three sites dating back But in comments Monday peaceful nature of Iran’s Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency, many years where inspec- to the IAEA’s board of gov- nuclear program,” Grossi IAEA, Rafael Mariano Grossi from Argentina, before the start of tions had revealed traces ernors, Grossi said “after said. the IAEA Board of Governors Meeting at the Vienna Internation- of uranium of man-made many months, Iran has not “For objectivity’s sake, I al Center in Vienna in Vienna, Austria, Monday, June 7, 2021. Associated Press origin, suggesting they provided the necessary ex- should say that the Iranian were once connected to planation for the presence government has reiterated answers, but they haven’t this may change, but as we Iran’s nuclear program. of the nuclear material par- its will to engage and to done that so far,” he told speak, we haven’t had any The issue is separate from ticles at any of the three lo- cooperate and to provide reporters later. “So I hope concrete progress.”q A7 WORLD NEWS Tuesday 8 June 2021 Train barrels into another in Pakistan, killing at least 51

By MUHAMMAD FAROOQ deep sorrow over the trag- and ASIM TANVEER edy, saying on Twitter that Associated Press he asked the railway minis- GHOTKI, Pakistan (AP) — ter to supervise the rescue An express train barreled work and ordered a probe into another that had de- into the crash. railed in Pakistan before According to local media, dawn Monday, killing at some of the passengers least 51 people and setting on the Millat Express were off a desperate effort to heading to a wedding par- search the crumpled cars ty. for survivors and the dead, Mohammad Amin, one of authorities said. the passengers on the Mil- More than 100 other peo- lat Express who had minor ple were injured. Cries for injuries, told the AP from help pierced the night as a hospital that before the passengers climbed out of train departed from the overturned or crushed rail southern port city of Kara- cars. The pleas continued chi, he and his brother saw to echo throughout the mechanics working on one day at the scene in the dis- of the cars. trict of Ghotki, in the south- That led them to believe ern province of Sindh. Soldiers and volunteers work at the site of a train collision in the Ghotki district in southern Pakistan, there was something wrong Heavy machinery arrived Monday, June 7, 2021. with it, but they were reas- to cut open some cars, and Associated Press sured all was fine. Amin said more than 15 hours after he believed the car that the crash, rescuers care- disabled train but did not so rescuers could work way tracks where the crash was being worked on was fully removed wreckage have time to avoid the col- through the night. Relatives took place was old and the one that later derailed. as they looked for anyone lision. of some of the missing pas- needed replacing, Habibur Railway officials said they who might remain trapped About 1,100 passengers sengers waited nearby. Rehman Gilani, chairman were recording statements — though hopes were fad- were aboard the two trains, Passengers with critical in- of Pakistan Railways, told of survivors, including the ing for survivors. The military rail officials said. juries were to be brought Pakistan’s Geo News TV. He drivers. deployed troops, engineers “The challenge for us is by helicopter to a nearby did not elaborate. Train accidents are com- and helicopters to assist. to quickly rescue those hospital. Aijaz Ahmed, the driver of mon in Pakistan, where The Millat Express train de- passengers who are still Engineers and experts were the Sir Syed Express, told the successive governments railed around 3:30 a.m., trapped in the wreckage,” trying to determine what station that on seeing the have paid little attention to and the Sir Syed Express said Umar Tufail, a police caused the collision, said derailed train, he tried his improving the poorly main- train hit it minutes later, said chief in the district. Azam Swati, the minister best to avoid the crash by tained signal system and Usman Abdullah, a deputy The death toll steadily rose for railways who headed to braking but failed. Railway aging tracks. commissioner of Ghotki. It through the day, and the the scene of the crash. He officials said Ahmed was In 1990, a packed passen- was not immediately clear chances of finding survivors told The Associated Press slightly injured, and villagers ger plowed into a stand- what caused the derail- were diminishing, said Riz- that all aspects would be pulled him from the train’s ing freight train in southern ment, and the driver of wan Nazir, a district admin- examined, including the engine after the crash. Pakistan, killing 210 people the second train said he istration official. possibility of sabotage. Pakistani Prime Minister in the worst rail disaster in braked when he saw the Authorities brought in lights The segment of the rail- Imran Khan expressed his the nation’s history.q Mali junta leader sworn in as president after 2nd coup By BABA AHMED step aside. facilitate access to drinking Associated Press Goita, who first grabbed water and primary health BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — Ma- power in August 2020 by care.” Goita faces interna- li’s coup leader Col. Assimi overthrowing Mali’s demo- tional pressure to hold an Goita was sworn in Monday cratically elected presi- election in February 2022, as president of a transitional dent, eventually agreed to as required by the original government, solidifying his a transitional government transitional government grip on power in the West led by a civilian president agreement last year. Given African nation after car- and prime minister. But two the latest developments, rying out his second coup weeks ago he ousted those however, it is unclear what d’etat in nine months. civilian leaders after they will happen on the election The inauguration cere- announced a cabinet re- front. mony in the capital, Ba- shuffle that sidelined two Continued political insta- mako, came as Mali faces junta supporters without bility in Mali, many fear, increasing isolation from consulting him. Mali’s con- could further embolden Is- the international commu- stitutional court also ap- lamic extremists, who have In this Friday, Sept. 25, 2020 file photo, retired Col. Maj. Bah nity over the junta’s power proved him as interim presi- been carrying out attacks N’Daw, right, is sworn into the office of transitional president, and grab. Already the African dent. for nearly a decade in the Col. Assimi Goita, left, head of the junta that staged the Aug. 18 Union has suspended Mali’s During his inauguration country’s volatile north. 2020 coup, is sworn into the office of transitional vice president, membership and France speech, Goita called on The West African regional at a ceremony in the capital Bamako, Mali. Associated Press has temporarily suspended Malians to display “cohe- bloc, known as the Eco- its joint military operations sion and solidarity.” He nomic Community of West talks in Mali. ECOWAS also nominated immediately, with the Malian military to pledged to reduce gov- African States, has been called for a new civilian and a new inclusive gov- exert pressure on Goita to ernment spending and “to supporting mediation prime minister in Mali to be ernment to be formed. q A8 Tuesday 8 June 2021 local New beginnings after the kitchen table and beyond with new restaurant: Infini by Chef Urvin Croes

PALM BEACH — After spear- heading The Kitchen Table for five years, receiving notable recognitions in USA Today, The Daily Meal and earning the #1 spot on Tripadvisor’s list of Fine Dining Restaurants in the Carib- bean, Chef Urvin Croes has now moved on to higher heights. In- fini, his new chef’s table, which managed renowned Chef Den- opened at the Blue Residences nis Huwaë’s Restaurant Daalder in November 2020, allows the in Amsterdam, is a true storyteller. Michelin-trained Aruban cu- From the moment she serves the linary artist to create gastro- Salinity welcome drink and the cu- nomic experiences unconfined linary tale begins, she takes you on by cultural or regional expec- an adventure around the world tations. The former The Kitchen to discover never-before-tasted Table space has since been combinations. Then, towards the renovated into a suitable cu- end of the night, it is his time to linary studio to host this vision. shine — Pastry Chef Jean-Claude In describing these changes, Werleman, that is. After spending Croes says: “We opened up the the last two years perfecting his entire kitchen and elevated the recipes in the Pastry Department of dining tables so guests have a the Ritz Carlton Aruba, Werleman front row stadium-like view of joins Infini to continue exploring his each step of the preparations. passion for experimenting with col- The spotlights, which we care- ors and bold flavors. fully choreograph, follow the plates’ transition from blank “It’s time to show that Aruba is a canvas into culinary works of catarian menu dedicated to Lent, turned to Aruba, Chef Maduro is culinary destination of its own” art.” of which Croes has to say: “I want- thrilled to be reunited with his first “The goal is to leave our visitors ed to focus on the finest fish in the mentor and hopes to secure Aru- speechless. The look on their faces “It is a flavor that you cannot de- world, they are the protagonists ba’s space on the global map of whenever they take the first bite fine, but you can create.” of this season.” Visitors can expe- unique culinary experiences. Simi- says it all and it is priceless’’, shares He had been sitting on the first rience the second Chef’s Impres- larly, after four years working in the Croes, with a smile. Reclaiming the menu for over a year. Inspired by sion until May 2021, at which point two-Michelin starred restaurant spot of number one restaurant in umami, one of the five basic tastes, Croes and his team will reveal ex- Spectrum, Chef de Partie Moises the Caribbean is also in sight, but and also Japanese for “essence of citing new flavors for the summer. Ramirez returned home to share this time he will not stop there. “In deliciousness”, Chef Croes strived his vast experience in formulating the end, we want Aruba to be to organically produce this palate “Without a great team, there is no recipes with meticulous attention recognized for its culinary mastery. in each dish of the eight-course great chef” to detail and consistency. Further We have trained the best culinary Chef’s Impression. “It is a flavor that “There is very little I can do by my- down the kitchen line, Chef de artists right here on the island and you cannot define, but you can self. Without a great team, there is Partie Alvaro Yi, who has worked they have proven themselves in- create. Take our popular langous- no great chef”, says Croes, while at the two-Michelin starred FG ternationally in the most renowned tine for example; we combined raving about the six young profes- Restaurant, is all about expressing kitchens in the world. Now it is time elements that are rarely paired sionals sharing his kitchen. All grad- himself through cooking and plat- to show that Aruba is a culinary together: the bitter, sour and salty uates of Aruba’s EPI College and ing to create art that you can eat. destination of its own. Who knows flavors of the lemon cream, kom- familiar faces to the Chef as each Mixologist Marc-Anthony Rannis where that will take us; hopefully to bucha, green grapes, watercress one has completed their culinary brings eight years of experience in infinity and beyond.” and achiote, fused with the sweet internship under his guidance. In the fine dining industry to Infini. His and delicate taste of the langous- fact, Infini’s Chef de Cuisine, Ash- fine craftsmanship is displayed in Infini located at Blue Residenc- tine induce ultimate umami.” win Maduro, was Urvin’s very first the unparalleled wine pairings and es currently serves an eight- student, before relocating to Am- signature cocktails, which include course Chef’s Impression to up After hosting the first menu for sterdam, where he worked at sev- his personally homemade syrups, to 21 guests starting at 6:30PM. three months, the Executive Chef eral Michelin-starred restaurants, garnishes and fresh local ingredi- To make reservations visit www. introduced a second tour de force including &moshik (formally &Sam- ents. Maître D’ and Junior Somme- infiniaruba.com or call +297- in February 2021 — this time a pes- houd Places). Having recently re- lier Jessica Theysen, who previously 699-3982 q A9 LOCAL Tuesday 8 June 2021

One good day in Curacao Episode CVII - 108

in Aruba a ship sailing out of Maracaibo en route to the It was during the year Dominican Republic, ran aground in the South Western of 1763 that the Fiscal of part of the island. People of Noord came over to give as- Noord Miguel Alvarez, sistance. Among the passengers was certain Mr. Morales, sailed a lot between a Colombian gentleman, together with his family and two the islands and the servants. They all were taken to the town of Noord. One mainland. During one of the servants who were traveling with the Mr. Morales of his trips to Curacao, and family was Crisostomo’s wife and Anastacio’s mother approaching the slave Helena Petronilia.q place, he saw one man who was in dire healty conditions. Alvarez had convinced the slave master to let the slave His parents died when he ed a ship full of people go for a few ounces of was very young and that ready to be sent to the new gold, since he is not go- they were Christians, re- continent. Many people ing to make it in those ceived a Catholic educa- died during the long march conditions. tion and that he has been ”. Crisostomo was shipped married to a good woman to Curacao. Crisostomo’s The aruban Fiscal took him named Elena Petronilia story reached Catholic over to a friend’s house and together lived happily priest Pedro Ramirez who in Willemstad-Curacao. in Algeria for 14 years. They lived in Caracas and oc- Here they took care of him had five children but four casionally visited Aruba. for to be fit to sail over to of them died when they Since he understood some Aruba. Upon arriving in were very young and only French, he could figure Aruba, Fiscal Alvarez, a na- one Anastacio was alive out where or what exactly tive Aruban converted to when tragedy struck. One happened to Crisostomo`s chatolisism, told his fellow sad day, Arabs slave trad- son and wife. The following men that he had bought ers came to his small town. year Father Pedro Ramirez this mans freedom since he They broke into his house. wrote a letter to Crisos- was impressed and over- They destroyed everything tomo, telling him that in welmed with compasion in it and put them in chains. Caracas he had found his when he say the way this Many times the sad memo- son Anastacio and that he man preformed the sign ries made Crisostomo cry. would send him by ship to of the holy cross, the same Crisostomo said, “They Aruba so that they could way we do it he said. His treated us worse than ani- reunite again with his fa- name was Crisostomo and mals, women and children ther. Anastacio had ar- he was free again in the separated from men. It rived to La Guajira where Aruba town of Noord. Over could count more than two the priest Francisco bought time, he learned some hundred people, captives, his freedom and gave him Spanish and was able to merchants, and hundreds a place to live in the mon- tell something about his life. of camels. We arrived on astery in Caracas. A year Crisostomo was originally the outskirts of the port city after Crisostomo and his from Algeria in North Africa. of Oran at dusk and board- son Anastacio were living A10 Tuesday 8 June 2021 LOCAL Watch ‘Ask Pilar’: our videos show you the other Aruba ORANJESTAD — Aruba To- and meet a lot of nice educate. Working with day offers a series of videos people. “I hope with it that young, talented and mo- ‘Ask Pilar’ on their Face- people will get to know tivated people like Juan book page Aruba Today and love Aruba the way us Luis and Pilar is a blessing to and on the website www. locals do.” me. We really enjoy making arubatoday.com. 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By Cdr Bud Slabbeart value of the event is not just CARIBAVIA has assembled dents’ airfare and lodging ST. PETERSBURG - On June to sit and listen but rather an audio-visual team of are covered. 15-17, the 5th annual Ca- to interact with these pro- four young passionate and ribbean Aviation Meetup, fessionals and network,” talented persons. They will The speaker who will join CARIBAVIA for short, will commented Cdr. Bud Slab- receive training in the use of the CARIBAVIA conference be held on St.Maarten. The baert, conference chair- the equipment (four cam- from the farthest away is CARIBAVIA conference is man and coordinator. eras) and the event will be a professional pilot from an in-person communica- “I’ll give you three exam- their “operation theater”. Dubai, United Arab Emir- tion platform for all Airlift ples,” Slabbaert contin- For this activity CARIBAVIA ates. She is also a Yoga In- stakeholders. ued, “The Vice-President cooperates with the ‘Infi- structor. During the 3 con- Airlift is the common de- of Frontier Airlines will join nite Sky Channel’ based in ference days, Hatha Flow nominator of the interests us from Denver , Colorado. Hollywood (LA/Beverly Hills) Yoga sessions will be held of stakeholders in aviation, His presentation will be on and their film industry pro- on the beach of the con- tourism, business devel- the airline's expansion in fessionals support their cur- ference venue. And that opment and investment the Caribbean and net- rent and future audio-visual for early risers who want to industries. It is equally im- work Planning. Dr. Patricia activities in the region. be fit and prepared for the portant to government Ryan is considered the au- The DaVinci Inflight Training day. Seven in the morning, in Europe in the fall, and at decision makers. CARIBA- thority in the Americas on Institute of Ft.Lauderdale, 30 minutes. If participants CARIBAVIA for the Carib- VIA tries to bring them all commercial revenue de- Florida holds a full day work- like it, the Yogi (=yoga in- bean and the Americas. together for better under- velopment at airports. She shop on the Monday prior structor) may extend it to Nine international aviation standing and increased will make a presentation to the conference titled 45 or 60 minutes. A little and travel journalists from collaboration. Matters like titled “Reimagining the Air- “Etiquette Protocol and Ser- more yoga and a little less Europe and the USA of me- inter-island transportation port Concession Program”, vice Par Excellence”. This breakfast may be good for dia outlets like Robb Re- issues and opportunities re- but also present a half-day workshop is suitable and some people. 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First, they has a destination network efit Caribbean profession- be presented to six profes- wide by email. make a presentation. We from Cuba and Bahamas als, operations be it on air- sionals for their outstanding CARIBAVIA is vigilant about encourage town-hall type in the North to Barbados craft, at airports and FBOs, performances and accom- the bio-security of all who sessions and interaction in the South of the region. or in hospitality or tourism plishments. The Sapphire are participating or in- with the audience, thus It expands its fleet and in- office operations. The Da- Pegasus Awards are a volved in implementation questions and answers. tends to connect addi- Vinci Training Institute has unique series of Internation- of the event. It will consult And after the presenta- tional destinations. We are informed CARIBAVIA about al Business Aviation Awards and follow the directions tion, there is always an op- bringing these people to its plans to sponsor a group that are given to compa- regarding gatherings. It will portunity to talk to them CARIBAVIA in person and of young students to at- nies or individuals in the explore the options to meet more privately on matters questions can be asked ad tend a “NASA Space Youth business aviation sector. in well-aired or outdoor lo- of special interest. The top hoc on location.” Camp” whereby the stu- The award events are held cations at the venue.q A11 business Tuesday 8 June 2021 Liz Weston: What to do if you save too much for retirement By LIZ WESTON of NerdWal- er’s plan that would count you may owe a 10% early let toward the annual limits withdrawal penalty on Many Americans don’t (typically $19,500 for 2021, earnings if you’re under 59 save enough for retirement, plus a $6,500 catch up ½, Westley says. If you miss but it’s entirely possible to contribution for people 50 the tax deadline, a 6% pen- save too much — at least and older), says tax expert alty could apply for each according to the IRS. Mark Luscombe, principal year the excess contribu- Tax laws limit how much analyst at Wolters Kluwer tion remains in the IRA. An you’re allowed to con- Tax & Accounting. Even excess 401(k) contribution tribute to retirement ac- if you don’t change jobs, can trigger double taxa- counts, and excess contri- your 401(k) contributions tion: The excess contribu- butions can be penalized. could be capped if you’re tion and earnings are taxed Uncle Sam doesn’t want deemed a “highly com- when they’re withdrawn, you to leave the money in pensated employee .” That but the contribution is also the account too long, ei- can happen if not enough added back to your tax- ther. Those who fail to take lower-paid workers con- able income for the year enough out of their retire- tribute and you own more you made the contribution, ment accounts also face than 5% of the company, Westley says. Contact a tax heavy penalties. earn more than a certain professional to discuss your Here’s what you need to amount (currently $130,000 options. know to stay on the right ) or are among the top 20% side of the IRS’ rules. of employees ranked by THE HEAVY PENALTY compensation. Your excess FOR NOT WITHDRAWING OVERSTUFFING YOUR RE- contributions will be sent ENOUGH TIREMENT ACCOUNTS back to you as a check or You’re not required to take Not everyone is allowed other payment. distributions from a Roth IRA to contribute to retirement during your lifetime. Other accounts. Contributions HOW TO LIMIT THE DAMAGE retirement accounts, how- to an IRA or Roth IRA re- But usually it’s up to you to ever, usually require you quire you or your spouse discover and fix an excess to start withdrawing mini- to have “earned income “ contribution. If you catch mum amounts after you such as wages, salary, bo- the problem soon enough turn 72. The age used to be nuses, commissions, tips or — before you file your tax 70 ½, but the Setting Every self-employment income. return for that year — you Community Up for Retire- Pension payments, Social This undated file photo provided by NerdWallet shows Liz Weston, can limit the damage by ment Enhancement Act Security benefits, rental a columnist for personal finance website NerdWallet.com. withdrawing the excess changed it for people born income and interest and NerdWallet via Associated Press contribution, says financial after June 30, 1949 . You dividends don’t count. planner Robert Westley, a must take your first distribu- Also, the ability to con- nual limit on IRA contribu- in the same year. You also member of the American tion by April 1 of the year tribute to a Roth phases tions — $6,000 for 2021, plus can contribute too much Institute of CPAs’ Financial following the year you turn out at modified adjusted a catch-up contribution of to a workplace plan such Literacy Commission. You 72. After that, distributions gross incomes between $1,000 for people 50 and as a 401(k), especially if would also need to with- must be made annually by $125,000 and $140,000 for over — is the cap for all IRA you change jobs during the draw any earnings attribut- Dec. 31 . Miss a deadline single filers, from $198,000 accounts. In other words, year. Your new employer able to that contribution. or take too little, and the to $208,000 for married you can’t contribute $6,000 won’t know if you’ve al- The withdrawal will be IRS penalty is 50% of the couples filing jointly. People to a traditional IRA and an- ready made contributions taxed as income. If the amount you should have may not realize that the another $6,000 to a Roth IRA to your previous employ- money came from an IRA, withdrawn but didn’t. q Jeff Bezos riding his own rocket in July, joining 1st crew By MICHELLE CHAPMAN gram post. "I want to go said who might occupy the and MARCIA DUNN on this flight because it's a remaining three seats on Associated Press thing I've wanted to do all the debut passenger flight. Jeff Bezos will ride his own my life. It's an adventure. It's Virgin Galactic's Rich- rocket into space next a big deal for me." ard Branson also plans to month, joining the first crew Bezos said he invited his launch aboard his own to fly in a Blue Origin cap- younger brother — his best rocket later this year, after sule. friend — to share the jour- one more test flight over The Amazon founder an- ney and make it even more New Mexico. SpaceX's Elon nounced Monday he will "meaningful." Musk — who's transported launch July 20 from Texas The flight will officially kick 10 astronauts to the Inter- along with his firefighter off Blue Origin's space tour- national Space Station and brother Mark. Also mak- ism business. The company already sold private flights ing the 10-minute up-and- has yet to start selling tick- — has yet to commit to a down hop will be the high- ets to the public or even to spaceflight. est bidder in a charity auc- announce a ticket price for Blue Origin successfully Jeff Bezos speaks at an event before unveiling Blue Origin's Blue tion. "To see the Earth from the short trips, which pro- completed the 15th test Moon lunar lander in Washington, in this Thursday, May 9, 2019, space, it changes you. vide about three minutes of flight of its reusable New file photo. It changes your relation- weightlessness. The capsule Shepard rocket in April, Associated Press ship with this planet, with can hold six people, each with the capsule reaching mock crew strapped into the way for the upcoming humanity. It's one Earth," with their own large win- an altitude of 66 miles (106 the capsule for practice, flight with passengers on Bezos, 57, said in an Insta- dow. The company hasn't kilometers). Before liftoff, a then hopped out, paving board. q A12 Tuesday 8 June 2021 TECHNOLOGY Biden’s AI czar focuses on societal risks, preventing harm comes,” she said. Lynne drives around with There’s been bipartisan an ‘America First’ bumper interest in boosting AI re- sticker,” Calo said. “I would search and development, imagine that she’s a better fueled in part by fears that fit with the Biden adminis- the U.S. could fall behind tration because she is ulti- China in channeling the mately a believer in the im- technology’s potential for portance of expertise.” national security and eco- But other priorities remain nomic growth. Congress the same, including a will- passed a law that created ingness to point fingers at the National AI Initiative Of- China as the promoter of fice last year and the Trump the type of AI applications White House set it in motion — from social credit scoring This photo provided by The in January. to all-seeing surveillance — White House shows Lynne Parker, who first joined the the U.S. and its allies should Parker. White House’s Office of avoid. Associated Press Science and Technology While the Trump admin- By MATT O’BRIEN Policy in 2018, has bridged istration warned against AP Technology Writer two administrations, both needlessly hampering AI Computer scientist Lynne of which have promised to innovations with what Park- Parker made break- fund more AI research, set er then called “top-down” throughs in getting robots new technical standards regulation, Parker now says to work together so they and help guide how the she is looking closely at could perform difficult mis- technology is regulated. what Europe is doing to set sions, like cleaning up after But there are subtle dif- limits on risky applications. a nuclear disaster, waxing ferences that showed up “All of those efforts are very floors or pulling barnacles when the Biden adminis- much about like-minded off a ship. tration recently launched countries coming together Her job now is getting the a new AI.gov website, ac- to demonstrate how we U.S. government work- cording to Ryan Calo, co- can use AI in an appropri- ing together — alongside director of the University of ate way, not violate the American businesses, re- Washington’s Tech Policy human rights that has been search universities and in- Lab. demonstrated in China ternational allies — as di- “This is AI as a global proj- and other authoritarian rector of a new national ect, improving humanity,” countries,” she said. initiative on artificial intel- Calo said. “This is very dif- The Tennessee-raised Park- ligence. She’s America’s ferent from the rhetoric of er said she grew up loving first AI czar, at a time of ris- the Trump administration, science, math and solving ing promise and a heavy which was all about this problems. dose of both hype and fear as a race that we have to Her mom worked for a time about what computers win.” as a science teacher and can do as they think more Biden made an early sig- her dad spent his career as like humans. nal of the importance of an engineer with the Ten- “There’s an increased need science policy when he el- nessee Valley Authority, the for education and training evated the White House’s federally owned New Deal- so that people know how chief science adviser to era corporation known for to use AI tools, they know Cabinet rank. Geneticist its work in flood control and sort of what the capabilities and mathematician Eric electricity generation. She are of AI so that they don’t Lander was sworn in to that was a teenager headed treat it as magic,” Parker role Wednesday. Also fill- for Tennessee Technologi- said in an interview with The ing out the White House cal University when her fa- Associated Press. science office is sociologist ther, perusing the course A first task for Parker, who Alondra Nelson, known for catalog, suggested the still- took on the role in the wan- her work examining the so- emerging field of computer ing days of the Trump ad- cietal implications of tech- science. ministration, is adapting to nology. More than a decade later, priorities set by the Biden How much of a shift this is Parker was one of a group administration. 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facebook.com/arubatoday/ A14 Tuesday 8 June 2021 people & arts Fiction, memoirs, poems spring from 1,000-word challenge

By HILLEL ITALIE thor Rebecca Fyfe’s Cha- Lauren Groff among others AP National Writer BooCha, which gives writ- to share advice. One of this NEW YORK (AP) — A. Stella ers the month of March to year’s contributors is Ru- Oloye, a Washington, D.C- complete an “early reader, maan Alam, whose novel based writer working on chapter book, middle- “Leave the World Behind” an Afrofuturism novel, was grade book or YA novel,” was a National Book Award at a low point this spring and author Julie Hedlund’s finalist in 2020. when she learned of an 12 x 12, for which partici- “Advice about writing is online challenge she lik- pants attempt 12 picture mostly pretty awful, but ens to a “gift from God”: books in 12 months and a long time ago, another #1000wordsofsummer. might see their names on a writer said something to The rules: Set down 1,000 “Winner’s Wall.” me, really an aside, a stray words a day for 14 days. Attenberg’s project is more thought, that has stuck Fiction or nonfiction, poetry informal and open-ended, with me, as advice about or dialogue, inspired or un- with no honors or promises, writing, or maybe advice inspired, for a future book no kind of writing favored about life itself. ‘No one is or simply for the sake of over another, and no spe- ever going to ask you to writing. cific goal beyond the num- write a book,’ she said, and “I was feeling really isolat- ber of words. The concept she’d know, having pub- ed plugging away, 2,000 arose spontaneously three lished three at that point,” words a day in the first quar- years ago. Attenberg and Alam writes. ter of the year, and had a fellow author based in “Take the ‘book’ out of it; been looking for a writing New Orleans, Anne Gisle- no one will ask you to write, community to stave off my son, decided to start a writ- full stop. It’s up to you. You lonely writer blues,” she told ing “boot camp” for them- probably already knew The Associated Press re- selves, 1,000 words a day. that, which is why you’re cently. “So when the 1,000 Attenberg shared her idea trying to produce 1,000 words of summer chal- on Twitter and Instagram, words a day right now.” lenge crossed my (Twitter) This image released by Ecco/HarperCollins shows author and friends and strangers Participants follow different Jami Attenberg, founder of the 1,000 word challenge, calling timeline, I knew I had the alike wanted to be includ- paths to 1,000 and have for people to write 1,000 words a day for 14 days. The 2021 opportunity to pair some challenge began May 31 and ends Sunday. ed. different reasons for trying. much-needed community Associated Press “It was very organic and Nicole Stellon O’Donnell is with targeted accountabil- natural. I’ve learned that primarily a poet, but also ity to finish what I’ve start- Rachel Yoder wrote some me so much joy and I want on social media you try not writes “little bricks of prose” ed. I joined to combat the of “Nightbitch,” a novel that same joy for other to force things. You just let to reach her quota, and end-of-the-road fatigue I which comes out in July people,” Attenberg says. people respond to things when finished looks for lines was experiencing.” and has been optioned The 2021 challenge began rather than force things to she can use for standalone Organized and presided for a film starring Amy Ad- May 31 and ends Sunday. happen,” says Attenberg, poems. over by Jami Attenberg, ams, during a previous Online writing events aren’t whose other books include Fiction writer Dantiel Moniz #1000wordsofsummer has 1,000-word challenge. At- new. The nonprofit organi- the bestselling novels “The struggled to set down any grown from around 2,000 tenberg herself worked on zation NaNoWriMo has un- Middlesteins” and “All words in 2020, whether be- participants in 2018 to her memoir “I Came All This officially declared Novem- Grown Up.” cause of the pandemic or more than 14,000 this year, Way To Meet You: Writing ber to be National Novel Attenberg offers en- stress over the presidential drawing in emerging writ- Myself Home,” scheduled Writing Month, with Sara couragement on her election. The writing chal- ers such as Oloye and such for release in January. Gruen’s bestselling “Water Craft Talk newsletter lenge has helped assure established authors as At- “One of the real reasons I for Elephants” among the (https://1000wordsofsummer. her she can still “remember tenberg, Roxane Gay and started this, and persisted books to come out of it. The substack.com ), and has how to do it, and it was so Deesha Philyaw. with it, is that writing gives internet also is home to au- brought in Celeste Ng and nice and exciting.” q Bruce Springsteen plans Broadway return of his one-man show

By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The Boss just can’t quit Broadway. Bruce Springsteen will return to Broadway this summer for a limited run of his one-man show “Springsteen on Broadway.” Performances at the St. James Theatre begin June 26 with an end date set — at least for now — for Sept. 4. “I loved doing ‘Springsteen on Broadway’ and I’m thrilled to have been asked to reprise the show as part of the reopening of Broadway,” the rocker said in a statement. “Springsteen on Broadway” debuted in 2017 and was extended three times, finally closing in late 2018. Columbia Records put out a two-disc soundtrack of “Springsteen on Broadway” and a filmed version of the show is on Netflix. In the show, Springsteen performs 15 songs — including “My Hometown,” “Thunder Road,” and “Born in the USA” — and tells stories about growing up in New Jersey. Some of the stories will be familiar to readers of his autobiog- raphy, and he even reads from it. His wife, Patti Scialfa, accompanies him for “Brilliant Disguise.” This Oct. 23, 2019 file photo shows Bruce Springsteen at the world Audience members will be required to provide proof of full COVID-19 vac- premiere of HBO Documentary Films’ “Very Ralph” in New York. Associated Press cination in order to enter the theater.q A15 sports Tuesday 8 June 2021 Djokovic, Nadal beat Italian teens to reach French Open QFs

a rematch from last year in Paris — Sinner also served for the first set in that one before losing in three — Nadal will play No. 10 seed Diego Schwartzman next in a reprise of a 2020 semi- final. Schwartzman saved seven set points in the opening set Monday on the way to eliminating Jan-Lennard Struff 7-6 (9), 6-4, 7-5. In women’s play, 17-year- old American Coco Gauff became the youngest player since 2006 to reach the women’s quarterfinals at any Grand Slam tournament by overwhelming No. 25 seed Ons Jabeur 6-3, 6-1 in under an hour. Gauff now meets Barbora Krejcikova, who reached her first major quarterfinal with a 6-2, 6-0 victory over Sloane Stephens, the 2017 U.S. Open champion and 2018 French Open runner- up. Maria Sakkari, who is seeded 17th, beat No. 4 Sofia Kenin, last year’s runner-up, 6-1, 6-3. Sakkari’s quarterfinal opponent will Serbia's Novak Djokovic plays a return to Italy's Lorenzo Musetti during their fourth round match on day 9, of the French Open ten- be 2020 champion Iga Swi- nis tournament at Roland Garros in Paris, France, Monday, June 7, 2021. atek or Marta Kostyuk. Associated Press Gauff, Krejcikova and By SAMUEL PETREQUIN setti stopped playing be- five-set format at the ma- Plus, consider Djokovic’s Sakkari are three of the six AP Sports Writer cause of lower back pain jors and he took a medical recent form: He was 10-0 women making their Grand PARIS (AP) — For two sets and cramps while trailing timeout after the fourth. in Grand Slam matches in Slam quarterfinal debuts. and more than two hours at 6-7 (7), 6-7 (2), 6-1, 6-0, 4-0. “It didn’t make sense to 2021 and hadn’t ceded On an afternoon that be- the French Open on Mon- “I like to play young guys in keep playing. I couldn’t more than four games in gan with the sun shining, day, Novak Djokovic found best-of-five, because I feel win any points or stay in the any set in Paris — let alone before clouds intervened, himself being outplayed even if they are leading a rallies. It was hard for me to an entire set — while drop- Djokovic’s two-handed by a 19-year-old opponent set or two sets to love, as move,” Musetti said. “I was ping a total of just 23 games backhand, his best shot, from Italy making his Grand it was the case today, I still at my limit.” until Monday. was off. Way off. Slam debut. like my chances,” said the Djokovic wound up 9 for 9 Eventually, Djokovic earned By the second game of the And yet, to hear Djokovic top-seeded Djokovic, who on his break-point chances his fifth career comeback third set, he already had tell it afterward, he had the is 34, “because I feel like and with a 53-30 edge in from two sets down by lim- accumulated two dozen kid right where he wanted I’m physically fit and I know winners. iting his mistakes and mak- unforced errors off that him. Which turned out to how to wear my opponent How shocking was it just ing Musetti look like what wing alone. be true. down.” to see Musetti take a pair he is: Someone with plenty And while Djokovic is nor- Rafael Nadal also faced an Nadal, who turned 35 last of sets against Djokovic, of promise but not much mally adept at tiebreakers Italian who’s just 19 in the week, trailed 5-3 early on who is seeking his second experience. — he made no errors at all fourth round — and also against the 18th-seeded French Open champion- Djokovic’s 49th major quar- in the three tiebreakers of took a bit of time to get go- Jannik Sinner, who served ship and 19th Grand Slam terfinal will come against his 2019 Wimbledon final ing. Nadal’s trouble lasted for the first set at 5-4. trophy overall? another Italian, No. 9 seed win against Federer — Mu- all of eight games and less “I was playing a very good “Even for me,” Musetti ac- Matteo Berrettini, who ad- setti was on-target and so than 45 minutes Monday player with a big future,” knowledged afterward, “it vanced without needing to good in that high-pressure, before he took control, ran Nadal said. was a little surprising.” swing his racket once Mon- high-stakes environment. his Roland Garros streak to But 13-time French Open The top-seeded Djokovic day. Musetti is now 10-0 in tour- 35 consecutive sets and champion Nadal took never has been beaten at That’s because the man level tiebreakers for his na- joined Djokovic in reach- eight games in a row and, Roland Garros by some- Berrettini was supposed to scent career. ing a record 15th quarterfi- after a blip in the second one ranked as low as the face, 20-time Grand Slam After that, though, Djokovic nal at the clay-court major set, resumed his excellent No. 76 Musetti. Djokovic’s champion Roger Federer, took over. tournament. play and closed his 7-5, 6-3, only previous loss against withdrew Sunday in order “I never thought I had it After dropping a pair of 6-0 win on a 10-game run. a teen at the French Open to let his surgically repaired won. Absolutely not,” Mu- tiebreakers, Djokovic sud- Musetti, a talented Italian came back in 2006 against right knee and the rest of his setti said. “Against a cham- denly went from a big so good at the outset with a guy named Nadal. And 39-year-old body recover pion like Djokovic, you truly deficit to his best tennis. his one-handed backhand Djokovic entered the day with an eye to Wimbledon, only have a victory when He grabbed 13 games in and tremendous touch, is 14-0 in the fourth round at which starts June 28. he shakes your hand at the a row before Lorenzo Mu- hardly used to this best-of- the place. Just as Nadal vs. Sinner was end.”q A16 Tuesday 8 June 2021 sports

Memorial as much about Cantlay winning as Rahm not playing was one birdie out of the What would have hap- Cantlay gouged an 8-iron lead (modified Stableford pened? Cantlay said a 71 from the deep rough into scoring) after 36 holes in mostly likely wouldn’t have the bunker. He blasted out the Barracuda Champion- done the trick if Rahm were to 12 feet and made the ship when he tested posi- still playing. But he wasn’t. par putt, a winner when tive and had to withdraw. On the 18th in the play- Morikawa chipped to 6 Rahm had been in the con- off, Morikawa missed the feet and missed his putt for tact tracing program from green from the fairway. par.q having come in contact with someone who was COVID-19 positive, mean- NBCUniversal will have ing he had to test every day to be able to play. Ev- 7,000 hours of Tokyo ery test since Monday was negative until Saturday af- Games coverage Patrick Cantlay holds the trophy after winning the Memorial golf ter the rain-delayed sec- tournament, Sunday, June 6, 2021, in Dublin, Ohio. ond round. By JOE REEDY ball and 4 a.m. ET on July Associated Press His 64 on Saturday was AP Sports Writer 21 on USA Network when among the best rounds in NBCUniversal will present the United States faces By DOUG FERGUSON been a totally different day Memorial history, nearly 7,000 hours of coverage Sweden in women’s soc- AP Golf Writer had that not happened,” nine shots better than the of the upcoming Tokyo cer. DUBLIN, Ohio (AP) — So Cantlay said. “But there’s average score. Rahm was Olympics across eight NBCSN (440 hours) and much about the Memo- nothing I could do about the defending champion. networks and multiple USA Network (388.5 hours) rial felt as though golf was it.” Cantlay walked off the He is No. 3 in the world. digital platforms from July will present round-the- back to normal. 18th green Saturday eve- And then he was gone. 20 to Aug. 8. clock coverage begin- Thousands of fans sur- ning facing a six-shot deficit Nicklaus also wondered The Tokyo Games will be ning July 24. NBCSN’s rounded the 18th hole, with and trying to figure out how how much his absence NBCUniversal’s 11th con- coverage will focus on tournament founder Jack low he would have to go would weigh on the play- secutive Olympics pro- soccer, softball, beach Nicklaus sitting behind the in the final round to even ers left to contend, though duction and ninth con- volleyball, table tennis, green as he waited to greet have a chance. Morikawa that wasn’t a problem for secutive Summer Games handball, badminton, the winner. Patrick Cantlay had finished in the group either. This was out of their — beginning with the fencing and equestrian. had a firm grip on the crys- ahead. He was in the club- hands. All they could do 1988 Seoul Games. NBC’s USA Network will feature tal trophy, just like he did house when his girlfriend was play. first Olympics were in To- basketball, soccer and two years ago the last time sent a text to tell him what “I did everything I could kyo in 1964. water polo as well as spectators roamed Muir- happened to Rahm. with the cards I was dealt,” NBC is scheduled to air swimming, track & field, field Village. “I went downstairs to look Cantlay said. “And I really 250 hours across 17 days, diving, beach volleyball, It even rained, though not at the TV and you see what did a good job of focusing headlined by its prime- volleyball, cycling and tri- for very long. happened to Jon and it’s today on the task at hand time coverage. athlon. But so much about awful,” Morikawa said. “He and staying present, and NBC also announced ear- CNBC (124.5 hours) will Cantlay’s playoff victory deserved to go out and that’s all you can do in this lier this year that it would concentrate on diving, Sunday over Collin Mori- play really well, and he was game.” He did it a little bet- air live coverage of the beach volleyball, skate- kawa made this Memorial 18 under. The rules are rules ter than everyone else. opening ceremony at boarding, rowing, canoe- unlike any of the previous and you have to follow Morikawa struggled to hit 6:55 a.m. EDT on July 23. ing, archery, water polo 45 editions. guidelines.” greens early, and then Tokyo is 13 hours ahead and rugby. This was as much about Padraig Harrington suffered it cost him late. Cantlay of the Eastern time zone, Olympic Channel (242 who won as who didn’t a fate similar to Rahm. He missed six putts from 10 meaning many of the hours) will focus on tennis even play. had a five-shot lead in the feet or closer — three for marquee events will take and wrestling while Golf Cantlay, like everyone else Benson & Hedges Interna- par, three for birdie — and place during prime time Channel (111 hours) has at Muirfield Village, felt hor- tional Open on the Euro- thought it would cost him. in the U.S. coverage of the men’s rible than Jon Rahm went pean Tour in 2000 when the The tournament without USA Network, CNBC, and women’s tourna- from tying tournament re- club asked for scorecards Rahm did not lack for dra- NBCSN, Olympic Chan- ments. cords — a 54-hole score of of the winner to post in the ma. Morikawa had a one- nel and Golf Channel will NBC Sports Digital will 18-under par and a six-shot clubhouse. That’s when it shot lead with two holes to combine for over 1,300 stream more than 5,500 lead — to being notified of was discovered Harrington play when Cantlay poured hours, while Telemundo hours of coverage on NB- a positive COVID-19 test never signed his card in the in a 25-foot birdie putt on Deportes and Universo COlympics.com and the that knocked him out of first round. The penalty was the 17th hole to catch him. have at least 309 hours for NBC Sports app. NBCUni- the final round.What would disqualification. Both hit poor tee shots on Spanish-language view- versal’s Peacock stream- have happened? This felt out-of-the-blue be- the 18th and made par, ers. ing service will include “Such a weird situation and cause no one had tested each posting a 1-under 71 Coverage of the Games studio programming and so unfortunate because positive during a tourna- to finish at 13-under 275. begins July 20 at 8 p.m. other coverage that has — me included — every- ment on the PGA Tour in Rahm reached 13 under ET on NBCSN with live soft- yet to be finalized.q one knows it would have 10 months. Branden Grace on the 11th hole Saturday.