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U.S. COVID-19 cases rising again, doubling over three weeks

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U.S. COVID-19 cases rising again, doubling over three weeks

From Front Missouri and Arkansas must and hospitalizations rise. either quarantine for 10 "Alabama is OPEN for busi- By HEATHER HOLLING- days or have a negative ness. Vaccines are readily SWORTH and JOSH FUNK COVID-19 test. available, and I encourage Associated Press Meanwhile, the Health folks to get one. The state The COVID-19 curve in Department in Mississippi, of emergency and health the U.S. is rising again af- which ranks dead last na- orders have expired. We ter months of decline, with tionally for vaccinations, are moving forward," she the number of new cases began blocking posts said on social media. per day doubling over the about COVID-19 on its Dr. James Lawler, a leader past three weeks, driven Facebook page because of the Global Center for by the fast-spreading delta of a "rise of misinformation" Health Security at the Uni- variant, lagging vaccina- about the virus and the versity of Nebraska Medi- tion rates and Fourth of July vaccine. cal Center in Omaha, said gatherings. Mississippi officials are also bringing back masks and Confirmed infections In this Sunday, July 4, 2021, file photo, spectators watch as recommending that peo- limiting gatherings would climbed to an average fireworks explode over the Las Vegas Strip during a 4th of July ple 65 and older and those help. But he acknowl- of about 23,600 a day on Fireworks show in Las Vegas. with chronic underlying edged that most of the Monday, up from 11,300 Associated Press conditions stay away from places seeing higher rates on June 23, according to sistance, while the highly where near their peak of large indoor gatherings be- of the virus "are exactly the Johns Hopkins University contagious mutant version a quarter-million per day cause of a 150% rise in hos- areas of the country that data. And all but two states of the coronavirus that was in January. And deaths are pitalizations over the past don't want to do any of — Maine and South Da- first detected in India is ac- running at under 260 per three weeks. these things." kota — reported that case counting for an ever-larger day on average after top- But the political will may Lawler warned that what numbers have gone up share of infections. ping out at more than 3,400 not be there in many states is happening in Britain is a over the past two weeks. Nationally, 55.6% of all over the winter — a testa- fatigued by months of re- preview of what's to come "It is certainly no coinci- Americans have received ment to how effectively strictions. in the U.S. dence that we are look- at least one COVID-19 shot, the vaccine can prevent In Michigan, Democratic "The descriptions from re- ing at exactly the time that according to the Centers serious illness and death in Gov. Gretchen Whitmer gions of the world where we would expect cases to for Disease Control and Pre- those who happen to be- is facing a drive to repeal the delta variant has taken be occurring after the July vention. The five states with come infected. a law that she used to set hold and become the pre- Fourth weekend," said Dr. the biggest two-week jump Still, amid the rise, health major restrictions during the dominant virus are pictures Bill Powderly, co-director of in cases per capita all had authorities in places such as early stages of the pan- of ICUs full of 30-year-olds. the infectious-disease divi- lower vaccination rates: Los Angeles County and St. demic. That's what the critical care sion at Washington Univer- Missouri, 45.9%; Arkansas, Louis are begging even im- And Republican Gov. Kay doctors describe and that's sity's School of Medicine in 43%; Nevada, 50.9%; Loui- munized people to resume Ivey of Alabama pushed what's coming to the U.S.," St. Louis. siana, 39.2%; and Utah, wearing masks in public. back against the idea that he said. At the same time, parts of 49.5%. And Chicago officials an- the state might need to He added: "I think people the country are running up Even with the latest surge, nounced Tuesday that un- reimpose preventive mea- have no clue what's about against deep vaccine re- cases in the U.S. are no- vaccinated travelers from sures as vaccinations lag to hit us."q Jill Biden to attend Tokyo Olympics opening ceremony lady Jill Biden will attend ficial events in Alaska and but the drive has lost mo- the opening ceremony of Hawaii on the way to and mentum because of sup- the summer Olympics in from Japan. ply shortages. Tokyo, the White House an- The year’s Olympic com- White House press sec- nounced Tuesday, even as petition, already post- retary Jen Psaki said last the city has entered a new poned a year because of week that staff had been state of emergency over a the pandemic, will be held sent to Tokyo to assess the rise in coronavirus cases. without fans cheering from feasibility of Jill Biden’s visit. Biden will attend the July the stands after a state of Psaki said the president In this July 8, 2021 photo, first lady Jill Biden delivers remarks 23 opening ceremony on emergency was declared still supported U.S. athletes before the start of the finals of the 2021 Scripps National Spell- her first solo trip abroad as in Tokyo. traveling to Tokyo for the ing Bee at Disney World in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. first lady. A key U.S. ally, Japan has competition despite the Associated Press She is also expected to made remarkable prog- rise in coronavirus cases. By ALEXANDRA JAFFE and Associated Press attend some sporting ress in vaccinating its pop- President Biden is not at- DARLENE SUPERVILLE WASHINGTON (AP) — First events, as well as hold of- ulation against COVID-19, tending the Games. q A3 U.S. NEWS Wednesday 14 July 2021 U.S. says order coming this week on border asylum restrictions

By JAKE BLEIBERG the public health order Lifting the ban could en- Associated Press that former President Don- courage more people to FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) ald Trump's administration come to the border to seek — The U.S. Centers for Dis- used to quickly expel peo- asylum at a time when ease Control and Preven- ple from the country during the U.S. is under mount- tion will issue an order this the coronavirus pandemic. ing strain. The U.N. refu- week about how migrant The government attorney gee agency reported last children are treated un- said the CDC order this month that the U.S. was der a public health order week will largely render once again the top desti- that has prevented people Texas' arguments moot. nation for asylum-seekers from seeking asylum at the He did not elaborate, and in 2020, with about 250,000 nation's borders, a Justice the CDC said it could not new claims filed, more than Department attorney said immediately provide addi- twice as high as second- Tuesday. tional information. place Germany. The comment by Assistant His comment that the or- Texas, which has the busi- In this June 15, 2021, file photo, a Border Patrol agent watches U.S. Attorney Brian Stoltz der will apply to children est corridor for illegal bor- as a group of migrants walk across the Rio Grande on their way at a court hearing in Fort suggests that the Biden der crossings, was seeking to turning themselves in upon crossing the U.S.-Mexico border in Worth, Texas, may be the administration is consider- a court order forcing the Del Rio, Texas. strongest indication to date ing a gradual lifting of the federal government to Associated Press that changes are imminent asylum ban. cease what state Deputy on the last major Trump-era Higher COVID-19 vaccina- Attorney General Aaron and safety of all Texans." ment inform him as soon restrictions on asylum at the tion rates have brought Reitz called "de facto non- U.S. District Judge Mark Pit- as it is issued. Pittman did border. increasing pressure on the enforcement" of the asylum tman, a Trump appointee, not rule on the request for Stoltz told a federal judge Biden administration to lift ban. Reitz argued that the questioned Stoltz about an injunction but said he that the CDC will release "a the public health order that Biden administration's pos- the timing of the new order will put out a decision "as new order on the subject was always intended as a ture "threatens the health and asked that the govern- quickly as I can."q of the children" by the end temporary measure dur- of the week. It will revise a ing the pandemic. While Biden administration policy the administration has ex- that exempts children who empted unaccompanied cross the border alone from children, some families and the ban on asylum. nearly all adults traveling Stoltz did not offer addition- alone are expelled from al details on the changes the United States — often during a hearing on a law- to Mexico within two hours suit that Texas brought to — without a chance to compel enforcement of seek asylum.

Appeals court: Dealers can sell handguns to 18-year-olds By MATTHEW BARAKAT Associated Press FALLS CHURCH, Va. (AP) — A federal law that for more than 50 years has banned licensed firearms dealers from selling handguns to young adults between age 18 and 21 is unconstitutional, a federal appeals court ruled Tuesday. In a 2-1 opinion, the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Richmond overturned a lower court ruling uphold- ing the law. Judge Julius Richardson, a Trump appointee, wrote that the right to bear arms is a "cherished constitu- tional right" that vests at age 18. "(W)e refuse to relegate either the Second Amend- ment or 18- to 20-year-olds to a second-class status," Richardson wrote. It is unclear whether the ruling would have any im- mediate impact. A different appeals court, the 5th Circuit, ruled in an opposite manner on the same is- sue several years ago. Also, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, which is named as the defendant in the lawsuit, could seek an appeal before the full 4th Circuit pan- el. The three-judge panel that ruled Tuesday had a 2-1 majority of GOP-appointed judges, but the 4th Circuit as a whole has a narrow majority of Demo- cratic-appointed judges. The ATF referred questions to the Justice Department, which did not immediately respond Tuesday to a call and email seeking comment.q A4 Wednesday 14 July 2021 U.S. NEWS Audit finds folds behind New Hampshire election miscount

By MICHAEL CASEY chine. Because the folds on Associated Press some ballots went through Auditors concluded that a Democrats name, the miscounts in a New Hamp- ballot was either not count- shire election were primarily ed or a vote was wrongly caused by the way ballots given to the Democrat. were folded, according to Auditors said the problem a report released Tuesday. was most likely limited to The audit, mandated by Windham, a claim echoed the legislature, was called by by Secretary of State Bill by lawmakers from both Gardner. Ballots are sent to parties after a losing Demo- towns and cities with score cratic candidate in a leg- marks to facilitate folding islative race in the town and the state ensures those of Windham requested marks don’t go through a recount. That recount the ovals where votes are showed Republican can- marked. didates getting hundreds “It is not impossible that more votes than were origi- folds affected the outcome nally counted. of some contest in the 400- The discrepancy drew the seat New Hampshire House attention of former Presi- of Representatives, but we dent Donald Trump and his can conclude that Wind- supporters in their effort to In this May 11, 2021 file photo, election auditors Mark Lindeman, left, and Harri Hursti catalog ham was not the tip of a find evidence of his wider ballot boxes in Pembroke, N.H. after they arrived at the site of a forensic audit of a New Hampshire massive miscount iceberg,” claim of election fraud legislative election. the auditors wrote. “None- from 2020. Critics of the au- Associated Press theless, people’s votes must dit said before the report Selectmen, said. “Are the election night totals and out thousands of absentee be counted accurately, was finalized they felt it had folds the real reason for the both hand counts in the ballots more quickly, and so procedural reforms are not gone far enough to find miscount?” State Representative con- votes on roughly 400 bal- warranted.” the source of the miscount. A team of auditors, how- test in Windham can be lots were miscounted as a Gardner has overseen 549 “I still have a lot of questions ever, “found no basis to attributed to unforeseen result.” recounts in his 44 years as that have to be answered. believe that the miscounts consequences and mis- The town used the machine secretary of state, includ- I still have questions in my found in Windham indicate fortune,” the auditors Harri to fold the absentee bal- ing 16 after the November mind about the folds and a pattern of partisan bias or Hursti, Mark Lindeman and lots before sending them elections. Those recounts in- a couple of other items,” a failed election.” Philip Stark wrote. “Harried to voters. After they were volved 168,000 ballots 22% Bruce Breton, a member “Fundamentally, the large election officials borrowed returned, the ballots were of the total cast statewide of the Windham Board of discrepancy between a folding machine to send fed into a counting ma- and 65 polling places.q Chicago banker convicted in loans-for-Trump job scheme By LARRY NEUMEISTER Manafort to receive loans 10 for Calk, who was the available legal remedies, considered wealthy and Associated Press he was not entitled to in former chief executive of including an appeal.” successful and had not yet NEW YORK (AP) — A Man- the hopes that Calk could The Federal Savings Bank. In a release, U.S. Attorney been criminally charged. hattan jury on Tuesday secure a high-level post As Calk left the courthouse, Audrey Strauss said Calk Early in the trial, Anthony convicted a Chicago with the Trump administra- he declined comment. His had used his federally in- Scaramucci testified that banker of criminal charges tion. Although Calk even- lawyer, Paul Schoeman, sured bank to try to buy he never would have en- for enabling Paul Manafort tually got an interview at later issued a statement, himself “prestige and pow- abled Calk to get the inter- to get $16 million in loans Trump Tower, he was not saying: “We are very dis- er.” view for the administration before the former cam- hired. appointed by the verdict During the three-week tri- post if he had know that paign manager for ex- Sentencing was set for Jan. and will be pursuing all al, prosecutors gave jurors Calk was helping Manafort President Donald Trump proof that Calk played a to get millions of dollars in helped him get an inter- pivotal role in getting ap- loans for his real estate view for a job in the Trump proval for a $9.5 million real ventures. administration. estate construction loan Scaramucci had testified The jury returned its ver- and another $6.5 million that Manafort, who served dict in federal court af- so Manafort could finish as Trump’s campaign ter less than two hours of construction on a Brooklyn manager for a key stretch deliberations, convicting condominium and avoid from June to early August Stephen Calk of financial foreclosure. 2016, reached out to him institution bribery and con- Defense lawyers argued in mid-to-late December spiracy. Calk’s lawyers had that Calk could not win 2016 to encourage him to maintained their client did approval for the loans consider Calk for an impor- nothing illegal in the weeks without the bank’s loan tant position. after Trump won the presi- committee and underwrit- At the time, Scaramucci dential election in Novem- ers agreeing to the terms. was working on Trump’s ber 2016. In this May 23, 2019, file photo, Chicago banker Stephen Calk, And they noted that the presidential transition But prosecutors said center, leaves Federal court , in New York with his attorney loans were obtained at a team.q Calk cleared a path for Jeremy Margolis, left. time when Manafort was Associated Press A5 WORLD NEWS Wednesday 14 July 2021 U.N.: world hunger was dramatically worse in pandemic year

By FRANCES D’EMILIO and its findings. “Yet even be- EDITH M. LEDERER fore the pandemic, hunger Associated Press was spreading; progress on ROME (AP) — The United malnutrition lagged.” Nations on Monday la- “Disturbingly, in 2020 hun- mented a “dramatic wors- ger shot up in both ab- ening” of world hunger last solute and proportional year, saying much of that terms, outpacing popula- is likely connected to the tion growth,” the report’s pandemic, and it urged bil- authors concluded. The lions of dollars to save mil- report said some 9.9% of lions of people from starv- the world’s people were ing. estimated to have been A report issued jointly by undernourished last year, five U.N. agencies said hun- compared to 8.4% in 2019. ger outpaced population Geographically, in addition growth in 2020, with nearly to the surge of Africans fac- 10% of all people estimated ing hunger, more than half to be undernourished. the undernourished people It said the sharpest rise in 418 million live in Asia, while hunger came in Africa, 60 million live in Latin Ameri- where 21% of the people ca and the Caribbean, ac- 282 million are estimated cording to the report. to be undernourished. Residents of Oworonshoki Slum carry their food parcels distributed by the Lagos Food Bank Oxfam’s Farr said the new U.N. Secretary-General An- Initiative, a non-profit nutrition focused initiative committed to fighting hunger and solving figures “are a somber re- problems of Malnutrition for poor communities , in Lagos, Nigeria, Saturday, July 10, 2021. tonio Guterres said the new Associated Press minder of how broken our “tragic data” shows that global food and economic between 720 million and much as in the five previous said the pandemic was paradoxical problem of systems are.” 811 million people in the years combined. the last straw for millions of nearly 39 million children “More than half the world’s world faced hunger last “Despite a 300% increase people already battered being overweight. population did not have year as many as 161 million in global food production by the impacts of conflict, “A full 3 billion adults and social protection to cope more than in 2019. since the mid-1960s, mal- economic shocks and a children remain locked out with the adverse effects of More than 2.3 billion peo- nutrition is a leading factor worsening climate crisis. of healthy diets, largely due the pandemic,” she said. ple, which represents 30% contributing to reduced Children paid a high price, to excessive costs,” the U.N. “Small farmers were forced of the global population, life expectancy,” the U.N. with 149 million of those agencies said, and CO- to watch their crops rot dur- lacked year-round ac- chief said. “In a world of younger than 5 estimated VID-19 made things worse. ing the pandemic, even cess to adequate food, plenty, we have no excuse to have stunted growth “In many parts of the world, when global food prices according to the report. for billions of people to lack since they are too short for the pandemic has trig- rose by 40%, while the big- This indicator, known as access to a healthy diet. their age, and more than gered brutal recessions gest food companies have the prevalence of moder- This is unacceptable.” 45 million children are too and jeopardized access amassed over $10 billion ate or severe food insecu- Emily Farr of the humani- thin for their height, the re- to food,” the United Na- of additional revenues last rity, leaped in one year as tarian organization Oxfam port said. It also noted the tions said in a summary of year.”q

China tightens control over cybersecurity in data crackdown

By JOE McDONALD curity would be required Party’s control over infor- Companies including ride- industry ministries. They AP Business Writer to tell the government and mation. hailing service Didi Global take effect Sept. 1. BEIJING (AP) — Tech ex- couldn’t sell that knowl- The rules would ban pri- Inc., which recently made The ruling party’s military perts in China who find a edge under rules further vate sector experts who its U.S. stock market de- wing, the People’s Libera- weakness in computer se- tightening the Communist find “zero day,” or previ- but, have been publicly tion Army, is a leader along ously unknown security warned to tighten data with the United States and weaknesses, and sell the security. Russia in cyber warfare information to police, spy Under the new rules, any- technology. PLA officers agencies or companies. one in China who finds a have been charged by Such vulnerabilities have vulnerability must tell the U.S. prosecutors with hack- been a feature of major government, which will ing American companies hacking attacks including decide what repairs to to steal technology and one this month blamed make. No information can trade secrets. on a Russian-linked group be given to “overseas or- Consultants that find “zero that infected thousands of ganizations or individuals” day” weaknesses say their companies in at least 17 other than the product’s work is legitimate because countries. manufacturer. they serve police or intel- Beijing is increasingly sensi- No one may “collect, sell ligence agencies. Some tive about control over in- or publish information on have been accused of formation about its people network product secu- aiding governments ac- and economy. Compa- rity vulnerabilities,” say the cused of human rights In this Sept. 12, 2017, file photo, attendees walk past an electronic display showing recent cyberattacks in China at nies are barred from stor- rules issued by the Cyber- abuses or groups that spy the China Internet Security Conference in Beijing. ing data about Chinese space Administration of on activists.q Associated Press customers outside China. China and the police and A6 Wednesday 14 July 2021 WORLD NEWS Russia against U.S. troops in Central Asia near Afghanistan

By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV of those countries have Associated Press raised the issue. MOSCOW (AP) — Russia has Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan strongly warned the United both host Russian military States against deploying bases. Kyrgyzstan, which its troops in the former So- hosted a U.S. military base viet Central Asian nations that supported operations following their withdrawal in Afghanistan, closed it in from Afghanistan, a senior 2014. diplomat said in remarks Uzbekistan, which also host- published on Tuesday. ed a U.S. base, ordered it Russia’s Deputy Foreign shut in 2005 amid tensions Minister Sergei Ryabkov with Washington. Uzbeki- said that Moscow con- stan’s Defense Ministry re- veyed the message to affirmed in May that the Washington during Russian country’s constitution and President Vladimir Putin’s its military doctrine rule out summit with U.S. President the presence of any foreign Joe Biden in Geneva last troops on its territory. month. “I don’t think that the emer- The warning comes as the gence of new American U.S. military said last week military facilities in Central that 90% of the withdrawal In this photo released by the Russian Foreign Ministry Press Service, Russian Foreign Minister Asia would promote secu- of U.S. troops and equip- Sergey Lavrov, and Sudanese Foreign Minister Maryam al-Sadiq al-Mahdi arrive to attend talks in rity in the region,” Lavrov ment from Afghanistan is Moscow, Russia, Monday, July 12, 2021. said. Associated Press complete. Biden said the The Biden administration U.S. military mission in Af- straightforward way that against such steps, and On Monday, Russian For- has reportedly considered ghanistan will conclude on it would change a lot of we also have had a frank eign Minister Sergey Lavrov Uzbekistan and Tajikistan Aug. 31. things not only in our per- talk on the subject with our emphasized that Kazakh- that border Afghanistan, “I would emphasize that ceptions of what’s going Central Asian allies, neigh- stan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajiki- as well as Kazakhstan, as the redeployment of the on in that important region, bors and friends and also stan are all members of the possible staging areas for American permanent mili- but also in our relations with other countries in the re- Collective Security Treaty monitoring and quickly re- tary presence to the coun- the United States.” gion that would be directly Organization, and any sponding to possible secu- tries neighboring Afghani- He added that Russia has affected,” Ryabkov said presence of foreign troops rity problems that may fol- stan is unacceptable,” Ry- also issued the warning to in an interview published on their territories must be low the U.S. military’s with- abkov said. “We told the Central Asian nations. in the Mezhdunarodnaya endorsed by the security drawal from Afghanistan. Americans in a direct and “We cautioned them Zhizn magazine. pact. He added that none q

Dutch COVID-19 infections soar by 500% in a week

By MIKE CORDER and reintroduced some rants and shopping malls Associated Press restrictions in an attempt starting next month. THE HAGUE, Netherlands to rein in the soaring infec- The Dutch public health (AP) — Coronavirus infec- tion rate. Bars again have institute said that of the tions in the Netherlands to close at midnight, while infections that could be skyrocketed by more than discotheques and clubs traced to their source, 37% 500% over the last week, were shuttered again until happened in a hospital- the country’s public health at least Aug. 13. ity venue such as a bar institute reported Tues- The Netherlands, along or club. Infections among day. The surge follows the with other European na- people ages 18-24 surged scrapping of almost all re- tions, is facing a rise in in- by 262%, followed by a maining lockdown restric- fections fueled by the more 191% rise in 25-29 year-olds. Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte arrives for an EU summit at tions and the reopening of contagious delta variant Despite the alarming rise in the European Council building in Brussels, Thursday, June 24, night clubs in late June. just as governments hoped confirmed cases, hospital 2021. The weekly update show- to greatly ease or elimi- admissions increased by Associated Press ing that nearly 52,000 nate remaining pandemic a modest 11%, or 60 CO- one shot. Health authorities had, of course, an accel- people in the Netherlands restrictions during the sum- VID-19 patients, over the said more than 1.3 million erating effect. You can tested positive for COV- mer holiday season. week, the institute said. people would receive their unfortunately see that with ID-19 over the past week With infections rising Twelve of the admissions first or second doses this hindsight.” came a day after care- around France, President were to intensive care week. Other countries in Europe taker Dutch Prime Minister Emmanuel Macron on units. Health Minister Hugo de are scrambling to accel- Mark Rutte apologized for Monday cranked up pres- More than 46% of the Neth- Jonge said Monday that erate coronavirus vac- the June 26 lockdown re- sure on people to get vac- erlands’ adult population is the late June loosening of cinations in the hope of laxation and called it “an cinated and said special fully vaccinated, and more restrictions combined with outpacing the spread of error of judgment.” COVID passes would be than 77% of the country’s a lack of social distancing the more infectious delta Rutte backtracked Friday required to go into restau- adults have had at least and the delta variant “has variant.q A7 WORLD NEWS Wednesday 14 July 2021 U.S. eases crippling Venezuela sanction, allows propane deals

By REGINA GARCIA CANO residence in Caracas that and JORGE RUEDA members of the Venezu- Associated Press elan security forces inter- CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) cepted his vehicle and — The U.S. government on threatened to arrest him. Monday moved to ease a He said the agents “point- crippling sanction imposed ed long weapons” at the by the Trump administration vehicle and ordered him on Venezuela by allowing to open the doors, but then companies to export pro- withdrew amid protests pane to the troubled South from neighbors. American country, a step “The intimidation has never that could mitigate a short- stopped us,” said Guaidó, age that has pushed peo- who is considered by the ple to cook on charcoal or U.S. and dozens of other wood grills. nations to be Venezuela’s The Biden administration’s legitimate leader and has policy decision of wide im- previously negotiated hu- pact in Venezuela comes manitarian aid. as the socialist government Venezuela’s government of President Nicolas Madu- did not respond to requests ro has begun to allow for- for comments on the sanc- eign aid into the country tions. and taken other steps to The Treasury Department signal it is willing to engage Opposition leader Juan Guaido and his wife Fabiana Rosales walk at their residential building has previously relaxed other after holding an impromptu press conference in Caracas, Venezuela, Monday, July 12, 2021. with Washington. measures, including grant- Associated Press The license from the U.S. ing licenses for six teams of Department of the Treasury elan government because But the U.S. move was an- statement accused armed the Venezuelan Baseball authorizes non-U.S. compa- in the country with the larg- nounced on the same day security forces of seek- League so that MLB play- nies to export liquefied pe- est oil reserves in the world, that opposition leaders ing to detain leader Juan ers could participate in the troleum gas to Venezuela people are cooking with claimed to have been the Guaidó. The bloc said se- local tournament and issu- without risking sanctions. wood on wood stoves in- targets of Maduro’s securi- curity forces also arbitrarily ing other licenses that allow The authorization is valid for stead of with propane,” ty forces. “The timing could detained a former con- the Central Bank of Ven- one year. said Russ Dallen, managing not have been worse” for gressman. ezuela to carry out certain “It is obviously a humanitar- partner at Caracas Capital Washington, Dallen said. Guaidó told reporters transactions related to the ian gesture to the Venezu- Markets. Maduro’s opposition in a from the basement of his coronavirus pandemic.q Guatemalan president threatens to crack down on protests

GUATEMALA CITY and protesting delays in President Alejandro Giam- The president of Guate- shipments of Russia’s Sput- mattei for his failure to ob- mala vowed Monday to nik vaccine. A crowd of tain enough vaccine. crack down on demon- about 300 protesters gath- On Monday, banners ap- strators complaining of ered Saturday in the main peared on several streets mismanagement of the square of the capital to in Guatemala City de- coronavirus pandemic demand the resignation of manding Giammattei re- sign. Referring to the protests, Giammattei said: “We are going to limit this type of thing. I think this is enough already.” “These people are spread- ing the virus and causing more problems, that is what they want and they are spreading it through a series of illegal demonstra- tions,” he added. Giammattei signed a deal for 16 million doses of the two-dose Russian vaccine, Guatemalan President Alejandro Giammattei speaks at a and paid 50%, or almost new facility to receive deported Guatemalans at La Aurora Air $80 million, up front. Force base during its inauguration ceremony also attended But only about 550,000 by U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas in Guatemala City, Wednesday, July 7, 2021. Sputnik doses have arrived Associated Press so far. q A8 Wednesday 14 July 2021

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The most revisited Caribbean Island By Meghan Jones is full of excellent restaurants, shops, street ven- NEW YORK — As the weather gets colder and dors, and nightlife. U.S. dollars are widely ac- winter approaches fast, you’ve likely found cepted at stores and restaurants. On the less yourself daydreaming about beautiful beach- developed side of the island, there are plenty es, sunny skies, and 80-degree temperatures. of great spots for hiking and sightseeing as well. You might even be battling seasonal affective Finally, the atmosphere of the whole island is disorder. If you’re seriously considering a tropi- one of happiness and kindness. Unlike some cal getaway, especially around the holidays, of the other Caribbean islands, Aruba is pretty you’ll have some planning to do. safe for travelers beyond the confines of resorts. Though Dutch is the official language since Aru- Firstly, and most importantly, where will you go? ba is a Dutch territory, most of its residents also There are thousands of islands in the Caribbean speak English (as well as Spanish and the local alone. It’s impossible to know which one is the language, Papiamento). The friendly, welcom- best, right? Well, as a matter of fact, one island ing attitude of the locals, who hail from all over Picture credit: Steve Photography/Shutterstock does rise above the others in terms of visitor sat- Sources: metro.us, sharetravelnews.blogspot.com, the world, has earned Aruba the nickname isfaction: Aruba. Over half of travelers to Aruba blog.cooladventures.com “One Happy Island.” And that one happy is- return at least once in their lives, with some re- land has created lots and lots of happy tourists. turning annually. Thankfully it’s not one of the 16 ally hover around 80 degrees—more than hot So if you take a trip to Aruba, odds are—liter- places that have been ruined by tourism. enough to entice you to take a dip in the water, ally—that you’ll leave wanting to come back. For one thing, Aruba is a relatively small is- but not humid enough to be uncomfortable. Its land—only 19-and-a-half miles long and six strong offshore winds also make it a great spot About the author miles wide—and taxis, public transportation, for water sports. Plus, it’s one of the 12 best off- Meghan Jones is a Staff Writer for RD.com and car rentals are easily accessible. It’s also season travel deals you can book now. who has been writing since before she could outside of the hurricane zone, so you’ll be safe If you like the bustling resort experience, check write. She graduated from Marist College from the elements. Like most Caribbean islands, out the beautiful Palm Beach and its surround- with a Bachelor of Arts in English and has the weather is great and the water is beautiful ing resort hotels. If you prefer a quieter, less been writing for Reader's Digest since 2017. (both in color and in temperature; the ocean crowded beach experience, the nearby Eagle In spring 2017, her creative nonfiction piece waters remain around 80 degrees nearly all Beach is probably the spot for you. And there’s "Anticipation" was published in Angles liter- year round). Aruba’s outdoor temperatures usu- more than just beaches, of course: the island ary magazine.q

Chuck and Patricia Jones honored at Distinguished Visitors

EAGLE BEACH — Recently, Marouska Heyliger had the great pleasure to honor a Loyal and friendly visitors of Aruba as Distinguished Visitors at their home away from home. The symbolic honorary title is presented on behalf of the Minister of Tourism, as a token of appreciation to the guests who visit Aruba between 10-20-35 and more consecutive years.

The honorees were Chuck & Patricia Jones, who are resi- dents of Middleborough Massachusetts. They have been coming to their home away from home for many years. They love the perfect weather, the Aruban people and the great and delicious food available island wide.

Heyliger together with representatives of Manchebo Beach Resort handed over some gift to the honorees and thanked them for choosing Aruba as their vacation des- tination and as their home away from home for so many years.q AHATA: Hotel occupancy reached 70% in June

ORANJESTAD —The Aruba Hotel & Tourism Association has released the most recent hotel A10 performance results, which show that hotel occupancy continues to recover. Wednesday 14 July 2021 local

JUNE 2021:

 Occupancy: The occupancy rate was 69.5%, which is 16% lower than in June of 2019.  ADR: The average daily rate (for occupied rooms) was $246.05, which is an increase of 8% compared to 2019.  RevPAR: The revenue per available room achieved was $171.06; a 9% decrease from 2019.

FIRST HALF OF 2021:

In the first 6 months of the year, Aruba’s hotels experienced an average occupancy of 45%. ADR was 15% lower than in 2019, and RevPAR reduced by 55%.

AHATA: Hotel occupancy reached 70% in June OCCUPANCY FORECAST: ORANJESTAD —The Aruba Hotel & Tourism As- OCCUPANCY FORECAST: sort, Holiday Inn Resort Aruba, Hyatt Regency sociation has released the most recent hotel Aruba, Hyatt Place Aruba Airport, Manchebo performance results, which show that hotel oc- Beach Resort, Marriott Aruba & Stellaris Casino, cupancy continues to recover. Paradera Park, Radisson Blu Aruba, Renais- sance Aruba Resort, The Ritz-Carlton Aruba, RIU JUNE 2021: Palace Aruba, RIU Palace Antillas, Talk of the • Occupancy: The occupancy rate was Town Hotel. 69.5%, which is 16% lower than in June of 2019. AHATA member timeshares: Divi Aruba Phoenix, • ADR: The average daily rate (for occupied Divi Dutch Village, Divi Village Golf, La Cabana, rooms) was $246.05, which is an increase of Marriott Ocean Club, Marriott Surf Club.q 8% compared to 2019. • RevPAR: The revenue per available room TIMESHARE achieved was $171.06; a 9% decrease from AHATA’s Timeshare properties experienced 81% TIMESHARE 2019. occupancy in June, and an average occupan-

cy of 87% is projected for July 2021. FIRST HALF OF 2021: AHATA’s Timeshare properties experienced 81% occupancy in June, and an average occupancy of 87% is In the first 6 months of the year, Aruba’s hotels AHATAprojected member for July 2021. hotels: Amsterdam Manor experienced an average occupancy of 45%. Beach Resort, Barceló Aruba, Boardwalk Bou- ADR was 15% lower than in 2019, and RevPAR tiqueAHATA Hotel, member Brickell hotels: Bay Amsterdam Beach Manor Club, Beach Bucuti Resort, Barceló Aruba, Boardwalk Boutique Hotel, reduced by 55%. &Brickell Tara Bay Beach Beach Resort, Club, Bucuti Courtyard & Tara byBeach Marriott, Resort, Courtyard by Marriott, Divi & Tamarijn All-Inclusive, DiviEagle & Aruba Tamarijn Resort, All-Inclusive, Holiday Inn EagleResort Aruba, Aruba Hyatt Re- Regency Aruba, Hyatt Place Aruba Airport, Manchebo Beach Resort, Marriott Aruba & Stellaris Casino, Paradera Park, Radisson Blu Aruba, Renaissance Aruba Resort, The Ritz-Carlton Aruba, RIU Palace Aruba, RIU Palace Antillas, Talk of the Watch ‘Ask Pilar’: our videosTown Hotel. show you the other Aruba

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The one capturing the im- Corona Street Talk ages with his camera and During the pandemic a editing them is our vid- new series of videos was eographer Juan Luis Pinto launched, dedicated to Sotter, Marketing Major at the COVID-19 crisis where the University of Aruba. “I we show people in their chose marketing because I daily life during the corona wanted a career that kept time. Take a look on the me physically and mentally website and social media ORANJESTAD — Aruba To- website content, we start- result, more to motivate our active. As a marketer there for this new series called day offers a series of videos ed evaluating the plans for visitors with the places we is a lot of moving around, Corona Street Talk. ‘Ask Pilar’ on their Face- short video’s about a year visit as well as transmitting I can’t begin to imagine book page Aruba Today ago. The concept was the good energy coming what the real world will be Check us out on Facebook and on the website www. created by Editor-in-Chief from it.” As the title of the like.” Aruba Today or the web- arubatoday.com. Since the Linda Reijnders to add va- video ‘Ask Pilar’ already Video Director of ‘Ask Pilar’ site www.arubatoday.com start, October 2019, more riety to the product Aruba shows, the viewer has the is Linda Reijnders, Sales of and do not forget to like than 20 videos have been Today. “There is more to this opportunity to actually ask Aruba Today. “I love work- and share! Thank you for q created. Let us introduce to island than palm trees and about the topics shown, or ing in the media, I love to your support. you this project and pres- beaches and in our videos even suggest a location for ent the people behind it. we wish to inform and edu- a video. Just ask our host cate the visitor by showing Pilar on Facebook and we Why a video? Besides of- local places and charac- will let you know. fering our free daily news- ters of any kind. We are all paper, posts on Facebook new to this, the goal is not to The team and Instagram and our deliver a technical perfect Pilar Flores, 35- years- old, is A11 BUSINESS Wednesday 14 July 2021 Who gets the keys to your digital estate?

By LIZ WESTON need anymore, because almost all providers prohibit of NerdWallet we can’t access them.’” sharing passwords, Hartung You may not own crypto- Here’s what you should says. currency or nonfungible to- consider and do to make Typically, executors can’t kens. You may not have a this job easier for the person demand access to your big Instagram following or who winds up doing it. digital assets unless you run an online business. But THE ONLINE LIFE DOESN’T specifically give them au- if you do almost anything LEAVE A PAPER TRAIL thority to do so in your will or online, you probably have In the past, your executor living trust. Even then, a pro- digital assets electronic re- the person entrusted with vider’s terms of service may cords that you own, control settling your estate after limit what the executor can or license. Failing to make your death probably could do and hinder them from arrangements for those have figured out what you carrying out your wishes. assets while you’re alive owned and owed by rum- So giving your executor could cause unnecessary maging through the papers your login credentials may costs, stress and heartache in your filing cabinet and be the easiest way to make to those you leave behind. the bills in your mail, notes sure they can carry out your Online photo and video Sharon Hartun g, the au- wishes, estate planning ex- collections could be lost thor of two books for finan- perts say. forever. Heirs could also be cial advisors, “Your Digital MAKE A DIGITAL ASSETS IN- locked out of electronic re- Undertaker” and “Digital VENTORY cords with monetary value, Executor.” That’s no longer The first step in creating a such as cryptocurrency the case. plan for your digital assets and frequent flyer miles. “Because our digital assets is to make a list of them. This undated file photo provided by NerdWallet shows Liz Email and social media ac- tend to be virtual in nature, Searching for a “digital as- Weston, a columnist for the personal finance website. counts could be hacked. an executor is not going sets inventory” will turn up (NerdWallet via Associated Press) Even basic tasks, such as to find them in a search of some worksheets, includ- paying bills online or can- our home office,” Hartung ing a detailed one created your executor about your SAFE AND UPDATED celing online subscriptions, says. “We’re going to have by the trade organization wishes for various assets You don’t want to include may be difficult or impos- to leave some additional Society of Trust and Estate what to delete, what to ar- sensitive information such sible if you haven’t made instructions on what we’ve Practitioners , or STEP, that chive and what to transfer as passwords in your will, arrangements. created and how the ex- allows you to list your ac- to heirs, for example. since that document be- “There would be no way ecutor is supposed to get counts, usernames and, if Another option is to keep comes public after you die. for someone to know how access.” desired, your passwords. your login credentials in a Instead, store the inventory I pay bills unless they could Google and Facebook Don’t forget to include ac- password manager such and letter of instruction with access my online account are among the few online cess to your devices. If you as LastPass or 1Password . your other estate planning and my emails,” says Abby providers that allow you to have two-factor authenti- These tools typically have documents in a secure lo- Schneiderman , co-found- appoint someone to man- cation set up on accounts a “notes” field that would cation , such as with your er of Everplans , a site for age your accounts if you to verify your identity and allow you to include details attorney or in a home safe, creating end-of-life plans become incapacitated or typically you should your about how you’d like the and let your executor know and storing documents. die. executor will need the account to be handled. where to find it. You also “And if it takes you a while Apple recently announced passcode to unlock your You would need to provide could upload the informa- to access these accounts, plans to add a similar fea- phone or other device that your executor with the mas- tion to an online storage you’re going to realize af- ture. The vast majority of receives the authentica- ter password, which could site, such as Everplans or terwards, ‘Well, we’ve lost online providers don’t have tion code. be included in the letter of LifeSite, that allows you to thousands of dollars on ser- this option, however. Com- You may also want to leave instruction. give a trusted person ac- vices we don’t use or don’t plicating matters further, a letter of instruction telling KEEP YOUR INVENTORY cess to the documents.q U.S. deficit for current budget year climbs to $2.24 trillion

By MARTIN CRUTSINGER The Congressional Bud- that this year’s deficit will trillion. The deficits in both from the same period a AP Economics Writer get Office is projecting total a slightly smaller $3 years were bloated by the year ago. The number WASHINGTON (AP) — The multitrillion-dollar spending for last year was pushed U.S. government’s deficit packages the government downward by the fact for the first nine months of has passed to combat that various tax deadlines this budget year hit $2.24 the economic downturns were delayed, so revenue trillion, keeping the country caused by the coronavirus collections were lower be- on track for its second big- pandemic. cause payments came in gest shortfall in history. Before the coronavirus after June. In its monthly budget re- pandemic, the previous Spending in the October- port, the Treasury Depart- deficit record was $1.4 tril- June period totaled $5.29 ment said Tuesday that the lion, set in 2009 when the trillion, up 5.8% from the deficit for the budget year government was seeking same period last year. The huge June 2020 deficit that ends in September to offset a steep economic For the month of June, the included $511 billion spent is running 9.1% below last downturn triggered by the deficit totaled $174.2 bil- by the Small Business Ad- year’s pace. 2008 financial crisis. lion, 79.8% lower than the ministration, primarily for its The deficit for the full 2020 So far this fiscal year, gov- June 2020 deficit of $864.1 Paycheck Protection Pro- fiscal year was a record ernment receipts have to- billion, which was record This May 4, 2021, photo shows the Treasury Building in Washington. gram of forgivable loans $3.1 trillion. Associated Press taled $3.06 trillion, up 35.2% high for any month.q made to small businesses. A12 Wednesday 14 July 2021 TECHNOLOGY

Anti-government protesters march in Havana, Cuba, Sunday, July 11, 2021. Associated Press Cuba’s internet cutoff: A go-to tactic to suppress dissent By BARBARA ORTUTAY, FRANK BAJAK and Internet access in Cuba has been expen- TALI ARBEL sive and relatively rare until recently. The AP Technology Writers country was “basically offline” until 2008, Cubans facing the country’s worst eco- then gradually entered a digital revolu- nomic crisis in decades took to the streets tion, said Ted Henken, a Latin America ex- over the weekend. In turn, authorities pert at Baruch College, City University of blocked social media sites in an apparent New York. The biggest change, he noted, effort to stop the flow of information into, came in December 2018 when Cubans out of and within the beleaguered nation. got access to mobile internet for the first Restricting internet access has become a time via data plans purchased from the tried-and-true method of stifling dissent by state telecom monopoly. These days, authoritarian regimes around the world, more than half of all Cubans have internet alongside government-supported disinfor- access, Henken said. mation campaigns and propaganda. On Many Cubans now have real-time, any- the extreme side, regimes like China and where-you-are access to the internet and North Korea exert tight control over what the ability to share information among regular citizens can access online. Else- themselves, he added. Since early 2019, where, service blockages are more lim- this access has facilitated regular, if small- ited, often cutting off common social plat- er, events and protests on the island. In re- forms around elections and times of mass sponse, the government has periodically protests. There was no formal organizer of shut down access to social media, mostly Sunday’s protests; people found out about to hide its repressive tactics from both citi- the rallying points over social media, most- zens and foreigners, he said. ly on Twitter and Facebook, the platforms The Cuban government also restricts in- most used by Cubans. The thousands of dependent media in Cuba and “routinely Cubans who took to the streets protesters blocks access within Cuba to many news and pro-government activists alike wield- websites and blogs,” according to Human ed smartphones to capture images and Rights Watch. Cuba is going through its send them to relatives and friends or post worst economic crisis in decades, along them online. On Monday, Cuban authori- with a resurgence of coronavirus cases, as ties were blocking Facebook, WhatsApp, it suffers the consequences of U.S. sanc- Instagram and Telegram, said Alp Toker, tions imposed by the Trump administration. director of Netblocks, a London-based in- The protests now, the largest in decades, ternet monitoring firm. “This does seem to are “absolutely and definitely fueled by be a response to social media-fueled pro- increased access to internet and smart- test,” he said. Twitter did not appear to be phones in Cuba,” said Sebastian Arcos, blocked, though Toker noted Cuba could associate director of the Cuban Research cut it off if it wants to. While the recent Institute at Florida International University. easing of access by Cuban authorities to Social media posts from within and outside the internet has increased social media of Cuba are “not the root causes of the activity, Toker said, the level of censorship rebellion, but they are a factor in connect- has also risen. Not only does the cutoff ing the desperation, disaffection that exists block out external voices, he said, it also in the island,” said Arturo López-Levy, an squelches “the internal voice of the popu- assistant political science professor at Holy lation who have wanted to speak out.” Names University in California. q A13 Wednesday 14 July 2021

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DUSHI facebook.com/arubatoday/ A14 Wednesday 14 July 2021 PEOPLE / ARTS ‘The Crown,’ ‘Mandalorian’ top Emmy nominations with 24 each

By LYNN ELBER bled down on nominations: AP Television Writer “Saturday Night Live” stars LOS ANGELES (AP) — “The Kenan Thompson and Aidy Crown” tied with “The Bryant, who received sup- Mandalorian” for the most porting acting bids for the Emmy nominations Tues- variety show as well as lead day with 24 apiece, but the comedy series acting nods Marvel universe also got for, respectively, “”Kenan” bragging rights with runner- and “Shrill.” up “WandaVision.” There were surprises, as The nominations reinforced usual. Nicole Kidman failed the rapid rise of streaming, to receive a nomination with most of the top-nom- for limited series “The Un- inated scripted shows on doing,” while co-star Hugh services that emerged in Grant was recognized. But the past two years. In the the critically acclaimed top three categories dra- miniseries “I May Destroy ma, comedy and limited You” and its star and cre- series broadcast networks This image released by Disney+ shows Pedro Pascal in a scene from “The Mandalorian.” ator, Michaela Coel, scored only two nomina- Associated Press grabbed nine Emmy nods tions, for the NBC drama after being snubbed by the “This Is Us” and the ABC closer to contemporary “Game of Thrones” and England to handle a soccer Golden Globes. comedy “black-ish.” events with its version of the “Lost.” team. The Apple TV+ series One blast from the past During an oppressive pan- courtship and rocky mar- “I would never have received 20 nominations, getting new respect: “Co- demic in which house- riage of Prince Charles and thought in a million years including for top comedy, bra Kai,” set 30 years after bound Americans relied Diana Spencer, played by that playing a witch in a star Jason Sudeikis and six the events of the “Karate more than ever on tele- Josh O’Connor and Emma Marvel show would lead cast members. Kid” film, earned a best vision for distraction, TV Corrin. O’Connor and Cor- to this. It’s like a dream,” “Hacks,” starring Jean comedy nod and four academy voters recog- rin received lead drama said “WandaVision” co-star Smart as a stand-up co- nominations in all. nized a varied mix of story- acting nods, as did the se- Kathryn Hahn. The show’s median who resists get- The other nominees for telling and a diverse group ries’ Olivia Colman for her total of 23 nominations was ting aged out of Las Vegas best drama series are: “The of actors and creators. portrayal of Queen Eliza- especially sweet. and life, was next with 15 Boys”; “Bridgerton”; “The One example: Mj Rodriguez beth II, with a supporting “I’m so moved that the nods, including a lead ac- Handmaid’s Tale” and of “Pose” is the first trans bid to Gillian Anderson for whole of it has been recog- tor award for Smart and a “Lovecraft Country.” woman to be nominated her performance as Prime nized,” Hahn said. “It was supporting bid for Hannah The other nominees for best in a lead acting category. Minister Margaret Thatcher. incredibly difficult. It was Einbinder. comedy series are: “Emily The show also earned a The showings by “The Man- a hard, hard shoot. But ... Smart, who some have in Paris”; “The Flight Atten- best drama series nod. dalorian,” an extension of the experience of making said is enjoying a career dant”; “The Kominsky Meth- Netflix’s “The Crown” re- the “Star Wars” franchise, this meant so much to me “Jeannaisance,” earned a od” and “PEN15.” ceived its fourth nomination and the inventive “Wan- and it was so unexpect- second nomination for her The nominees for best mini- for best series, and is likely daVison” featuring the edly deep.”The frontrunner supporting role in “Mare of series are: “The Queen’s the streaming service’s Marvel characters Wanda on the comedy side is the Easttown.” The limited series Gambit”; “I May Destroy best chance to win its first- and Vision, put the series in good-hearted “Ted Lasso,” received 16 nods, including You”; “Mare of Easttown”; ever top series trophy. The the ranks of past sci-fi and about a middling American for star Kate Winslet. “The Underground Rail- British royal drama moved fantasy Emmy favorites football coach imported to Among the other who dou- road”; “WandaVision.”q

Not nice: Baron Cohen sues Massachusetts cannabis dispensary

BOSTON (AP) — Actor Sa- hen has endorsed their products and is affiliated with their business,” ac- and persona, and those cha Baron Cohen has sued cording to the complaint of his characters. Mr. Bar- a Massachusetts cannabis filed Monday. “To the con- on Cohen is very careful dispensary he says used an trary, Mr. Baron Cohen with the manner in which image of his character Bo- never has used cannabis he uses his persona and rat on a billboard without in his life. He never would his characters to interact his permission, according participate in an adver- with his fans and the gen- to documents filed in U.S. tising campaign for can- eral public,” the complaint District Court in Boston. nabis, for any amount of says. The billboard for Somerset- money.” Baron Cohen and his Cal- based Solar Therapeutics The billboard along a Mas- ifornia-based company Inc. showed Baron Cohen sachusetts interstate high- Please You Can Touch LLC posing as Borat with two way was taken down in are seeking $9 million in thumbs up and the words April, three days after Bar- damages. “It’s nice!” one of Borat’s on Cohen’s attorneys sent No attorney for Solar Ther- catchphrases. a cease-and-desist order apeutics Inc. was listed in “By use of the billboard, to the dispensary, accord- court records. Email and the defendants falsely ing to the suit. telephone requests for In this April 26, 2021 file photo, Sacha Baron Cohen arrives to have conveyed to the “Mr. Baron Cohen is highly comment were left with attend a screening of the Oscars in Sydney, Australia. public that Mr. Baron Co- Associated Press protective of his image the company Tuesday.q A15 SPORTS Wednesday 14 July 2021 Konrad wins Tour de France’s stage 16, Pogacar keeps lead

SAINT-GAUDENS, France The Slovenian only had to (AP) — Austrian rider Pat- deal with rivals’ attacks in rick Konrad won the Tour the final kilometers, but he de France’s hilly 16th stage had little trouble dealing on an otherwise uneventful with Guillaume Martin and day Tuesday as race lead- Wout van Aert’s late ac- er Tadej Pogacar remained tions. on course for his second “I just follow the wheels. I overall victory. don’t know. I had no idea Konrad made his decisive what we were doing. But break with just over 36 ki- yeah, it was good to open lometers (22.5 miles) to go, the legs,” said Pogacar, four kilometers (2.5 miles) who just needs to avoid before the summit of Col any mishaps in the remain- de Portet-d’Aspet, and he ing five stages. maintained the lead for his Wednesday will be a day first Tour stage win. of Pyrenees punishment The 29-year-old Konrad fin- with an unforgiving 178.4-ki- ished 42 seconds ahead lometer (111-mile) route of a group of five chasers that ends with three major Sonny Colbrelli, Michael obstacles in a row. The 17th Matthews, Pierre Luc Peri- stage ends with the hard- chon, Franck Bonnamour est, a steep 16-kilometer and Alex Aranburu Deba Patrick Konrad of Austria celebrates as he crosses the finish line to win the sixteenth stage of the climb to the 2,215-meter on the second day of rac- Tour de France cycling race over 169 kilometers (105 miles) with start in Pas de la Case and finish altitude finish atop Col du ing in the Pyrenees. in Saint Gaudens, France, Tuesday, July 13, 2021. Portet. Konrad is only the third Aus- Associated Press “The hardest day in the trian to win a stage at cy- the legs to make it to the general classification lead ter (105-mile) trek from the Tour,” Pogacar said. cling’s biggest race after finish. The last kilometer was of more than five minutes tiny mountain-locked na- “I did the recon for tomor- Max Bulla, who won three in uphill and it was painful over Rigoberto Uran and tion of Andorra. row and the day after so I 1931, and Georg Totschnig again but I had some time Jonas Vingegaard. “The first two hours we know the climbs. It would in 2005. to celebrate.” Pogacar remained in the were just flying, and then it be better if I didn’t see “I’m speechless. This one is Pogacar, the defend- peloton with his GC rivals settled down, but then fire- them,” the 22-year-old for my family, for my friends, ing champion, finished 13 as his UAE Team Emirates works again so it was quite joked. “I’m not worried, but for all my believers,” Kon- minutes, 49 seconds after team enjoyed a comfort- technical, quite hard,” Po- it’s going to be really hard I rad said. “I’m happy I had Konrad and maintained his able ride in the 169-kilome- gacar said. think.”q

Roger Federer says he’s out of Olympics after knee ‘setback’

By HOWARD FENDRICH of that tournament after left knee. AP Tennis Writer three victories, saying he “I have already begun re- Roger Federer will not par- wanted to be rested and habilitation in the hopes of ticipate in the Tokyo Olym- ready for the grass circuit returning to the tour later pics, writing on social me- — especially Wimbledon. this summer,” wrote Feder- dia Tuesday that he “ex- On Tuesday, he said in a er, who turns 40 on Aug. 8. perienced a setback” with post on Twitter that be- The U.S. Open, the year’s his knee during the grass- cause of the setback, last Grand Slam tourna- court season. he has “accepted that I ment, is scheduled to be- Federer had said before must withdraw from the gin Aug. 30 in New York. Wimbledon that he would Tokyo Olympic Games. I Federer joins a growing list Switzerland’s Roger Federer wipes his face with a towel during make a decision about go- am greatly disappointed, of tennis stars who are not the men’s singles quarterfinals match against Poland’s Hubert Hurkacz on day nine of the Wimbledon Tennis Championships ing to the Summer Games as it has been an honor going to Tokyo, where CO- in London, Wednesday, July 7, 2021. after the Grand Slam tour- and highlight of my career VID-19 cases have been ris- Associated Press nament ended. each time I have repre- ing as the July 23 opening The 39-year-old from Swit- sented Switzerland.” ceremony approaches. day, said after the final that now, let’s just get through zerland lost in the quar- Federer won a gold medal Serena Williams, Rafael he was 50-50 on whether Wimbledon, sit down as terfinals at the All England alongside Stan Wawrinka Nadal, Simona Halep, to go to the Games. a team, and then decide Club last week to Hubert in doubles at the 2008 Bei- Dominic Thiem and Nick On the eve of Wimble- where we go from there,” Hurkacz. jing Olympics and a silver in Kyrgios are among the don’s start, Federer was he said then. “I wish I could Federer had two opera- singles at the 2012 London players who will not be asked where things stood tell you more. In previous tions on his right knee in Olympics, losing to Britain’s competing for medals. for him on Tokyo. years, it was definitely eas- 2020 and went more than Andy Murray in the final at Novak Djokovic, who tied “My feeling is I would like ier. At the moment, things a full year between match- the All England Club. Federer and Nadal for the to go to the Olympics. I are not as simple as in the es. He returned to Grand Federer sat out the 2016 men’s record by winning would like to play as many past. With age, you have Slam action at the French Rio de Janeiro Games be- his 20th major champion- tournaments as possible. to be more selective. You Open and then pulled out cause of problems with his ship at Wimbledon on Sun- But I think we decided can’t play it all.”q A16 Wednesday 14 July 2021 sports Manfred: Banning defensive shifts would be restoring MLB

By RONALD BLUM requiring infielders to keep AP Baseball Writer both feet within the outer DENVER (AP) — Banning boundary of the infield dirt or limiting defensive shifts at the start of every play, would be an effort to re- but not preventing three or store Major League Base- more defenders to either ball to how it was played side of second base. Triple- before offense was suf- A is using 18-by-18-inch focated by analytics, ac- bases rather than the tradi- cording to baseball Com- tional 15-by-15-inch. missioner Rob Manfred. Management has the right Speaking before Tuesday’s to change major league All-Star Game to the Base- playing rules with an agree- ball Writers’ Association of ment with the union, or MLB America, Manfred said sev- can implement changes en-inning doubleheaders unilaterally with one year and starting extra innings of advance notice. Man- with runners on second fred has been reluctant to base likely will be dropped change playing rules ab- after this season. sent an agreement. He said extending the des- “We’re hopeful that in the ignated hitter to the Na- context of the CBA nego- tional League could be tiations, we will find more possible, but not definite. receptivity than we have “I think it would be a non- MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred kicks off the first round of the 2021 MLB baseball draft, Sunday, found to date,” Manfred radical change, but I’m July 11, 2021, in Denver. said. Associated Press not going to speculate on Seven-inning doublehead- whether we’re going to Dec. 1. think front offices in gener- to being played in a way ers and the extra-inning propose it or get it,” he said. “Let’s just say you regulat- al believe it would have a that is closer to I think what runners were adopted for Manfred said MLB was con- ed the shift by requiring two positive effect on the play many of us enjoy histori- the pandemic-shortened sidering having umpires infielders each side of sec- of the game. cally. 2020 season and kept for explain video review deci- ond base. What does that “So I’m hopeful without go- “Remember, the game 2021. sions to fans at ballparks do? It makes the game look ing into the specifics of rule evolves, right? What we “I see the extra-inning rule over the public-address like what it looked like when by rule, that we will have play today don’t look all and the seven-inning dou- system, similar to the pro- I was 12 years old,” he said. productive conversations that much like 1971. And bleheader as rules that cedure in the NFL. “It’s not change. It’s kind with the MLBPA about I the question is, which ver- were adopted based on MLB’s collective bargain- of restoration, right? That’s want to use my words non- sion would you like to get medical advice to deal ing agreement with the why people are in favor of radical changes to the to?” MLB is trying an experi- with COVID,” Manfred players’ association expires it. And they do believe, I game that will restore it ment this year at Double-A said. q

Roster: Three-quarters of US Olympians have college ties

By EDDIE PELLS appearance. She is one Training Center and also States’ unique situation in individual sports are AP National Writer of 31 athletes from Texas. is a high-altitude training in the Olympic world bet- made up of at least 80% Three-quarters of the California leads the way site for some in endurance ter than the number of of athletes who played in 613-person U.S. Olympic with 126, followed by Flori- sports. college athletes who go college and 11 teams are team that was released on to wear the red, white composed solely of them; Tuesday competed in the and blue. Because the U.S. those include men’s and American collegiate sys- Olympic team does not women’s indoor volleyball, tem the most up-to-date receive government fund- rowing and softball. number to illustrate the ing, it looks to universities Some other facts and fig- country’s dependence on as a major training ground ures: NCAA and other college and pipeline for talent. Swimmer Katie Grimes is programs to bring home Some recent cutbacks in the youngest U.S. Olympi- medals. college sports due to the an at 15, while equestrian The roster released by the COVID-19 pandemic and Phillip Dutton is the oldest U.S. Olympic and Para- other financial strains were at 57. Dutton is making lympic Committee for the reversed, which gave the his seventh Olympic ap- Tokyo Games includes U.S. some breathing room pearance, which included 329 women and 284 in its long-term quest to three for Australia. men, making this the third develop new pipelines for The 2020 team has 193 re- straight Summer Games in future Games. turning Olympians and 104 which the U.S. is sending Shane Wiskus competes during the Winter Cup gymnastics At these Olympics, 463 U.S. Olympic medalists, includ- competition in Indianapolis, in this Friday, Feb. 26, 2021, file more women than men to photo. athletes (76%) competed ing 56 Olympic champions. the Olympics. Associated Press at 169 schools spanning This year’s team is almost Gymnast Simone Biles, who Divisions I, II and III, as well 10% bigger than the one is a top contender for mul- as at junior colleges and that went to Rio de Janeiro tiple gold medals, is mak- da (51) and Colorado (34), No single statistic, how- collegiate club programs. in 2016. That was a 558-per- ing her second Olympic which houses the Olympic ever, defines the United Twenty of the U.S. rosters son roster.q