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VIRUS OUTBREAK Biden wants to celebrate; COVID doesn’t take holiday

BY ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON — After nearly six months in office, grappling with a pandemic every step of that way, President Joe Biden was de- termined to party. “This is a holiday weekend,” Bi- den declared Friday as he parried journalists’ “negative” questions about the ongoing U.S. troop with- drawal from Afghanistan, “I’m going to be celebrating it.” Biden wants Americans to cele- brate too, after enduring 16 months of disruption in the pan- U.S. NAVY/AP photos demic and more than 605,000 An electromagnetic railgun prototype launcher is pictured in 2012 at the Naval Surface Warfare Center, Dahlgren Division test facility in deaths. The White House encour- Dahlgren, Va. After putting more than a decade and $500 million into development, the Navy has cut funding for the futuristic weapon. aged gatherings and fireworks displays all around the country to mark — as though ripped from a Hollywood script — the nation’s “independence” from the virus. And there is much to cheer: Cases and deaths from COVID-19 Navy pulls plug on railgun are at or near record lows since the outbreak began, thanks to the robust U.S. vaccination program. Businesses and restaurants are Futuristic, electromagnetic weapon ditched as service open, hiring is picking up and travel is getting closer to pre-pan- looks toward hypersonic missiles for its next-gen needs demic levels. Still, it’s hardly a “Mission Ac- BY DAVID SHARP ing for railgun research from its latest budget complished” moment. More than Associated Press proposal. 200 Americans still die each day BATH, Maine — The U.S. Navy pulled the “The railgun is, for the moment, dead,” said from COVID-19, a more infectious plug, for now, on a futuristic weapon that fires Matthew Caris, a defense analyst at Avascent variant of the virus is spreading projectiles at up to seven times the speed of Group, a consulting firm. rapidly at home and abroad, and sound using electricity. The removal of funding suggests the Navy SEE HOLIDAY ON PAGE 7 The Navy spent more than a decade devel- saw both challenges in implementing the tech- oping the electromagnetic railgun and once nology as well as shortcomings in the projec- A high-speed camera captures the first RELATED considered putting them on the stealthy new tiles’ range compared to hypersonic missiles, full-energy shots from an electromagnetic Military population Zumwalt-class destroyers built at Maine’s he said. launcher at the Dahlgren test facility in 2012. Bath Iron Works. The Navy’s decision to pause research at The railgun’s use of electricity rather than overseas outpacing But the Defense Department is turning its year’s end frees up resources for hypersonic gunpowder as a propellant promised great attention to hypersonic missiles to keep up dollar savings, but there were concerns about US in vaccinaton rate with China and Russia, and the Navy cut fund- SEE PLUG ON PAGE 4 weapon’s range and durability. Page 5 PAGE 2 • STARS AND STRIPES • Monday, July 5, 2021 BUSINESS/WEATHER Ransomware attack leaves companies scrambling EXCHANGE RATES Military rates South Korea (Won) 1,131.86 Associated Press seya could be one of the broadest “If it is either with the knowledge Switzerland (Franc) .9205 Euro costs (July 5) $1.16 Thailand (Baht) 32.06 Businesses around the world ransomware attacks on record. of and or a consequence of Russia, Dollar buys (July 5) 0.8229 Turkey (New Lira) 8.6915 British pound (July 5) $1.34 rushed Saturday to contain a ran- It follows a scourge of headline- then I told Putin we will respond,” Japanese yen (July 5) 109.00 (Military exchange rates are those available somware attack that paralyzed their grabbing attacks over recent Biden said. “We’re not certain. 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BY DAVID CHOI tional leader with more than 36 Stars and Stripes years of combat and command ex- CAMP HUMPHREYS, South perience.” Korea — Gen. Paul LaCamera, de- “If it is humanly possible to take scribed by Defense Secretary what [Abrams] has accomplished Lloyd Austin as a “quiet warrior” here and improve upon it,” Austin who “drives results,” has taken said, “there’s only one officer that command of U.S. Forces Korea, I know who can do it. And that’s United Nations Command and Paul LaCamera.” Combined Forces Command. Challenges ahead “Our alliance — forged in blood Prior to leading USARPAC, the in the crucible of the Korean War West Point graduate was at the — has been the bedrock of peace helm of Combined Joint Task and stability on the Korean Penin- Force-Operation Inherent Re- sula for more than 70 years,” La- solve, the campaign against the Is- Camera said during a Friday cere- lamic State in Iraq and Syria. Gen. Robert Abrams led U.S. mony at Barker Field that includ- He’s now tasked with keeping Forces Korea, United Nations ed video remarks from Austin and approximately 28,500 U.S. service Command and Combined Forces flyovers by A-10 Warthogs and members equipped and trained as Command since November F-16 Fighting Falcons. North Korea’s advancing nuclear 2018. “I look forward to us getting to- development continues to threat- gether in the true spirit of one en the United States and its allies. in the region may get us in trou- team, to strengthen our alliance Efforts to eliminate that threat ble,” he told lawmakers. “I think PHOTOS BY U.S. FORCES KOREA and to propel it to even great have been on hold since February they play a role in both the North Gen. Paul LaCamera speaks after taking the reins of U.S. Forces heights,” LaCamera, who previ- 2019, when, during a second sum- and South. China uses all the ele- Korea from Gen. Robert Abrams at Camp Humphreys, South Korea, ously commanded U.S. Army Pa- mit between North Korean leader ments of national power: diplo- on Friday. cific, told an audience that includ- Kim Jong Un and then-President matic, information, military, eco- ed the head of Indo-Pacific Com- Donald Trump, the two sides nomic.” coronavirus infection among an lot of sacrifice and commitment,” mand, Adm. John Aquilino, and failed to reach an agreement. The The new USFK commander active-duty U.S. service member. Abrams said during the ceremony South Korean defense minister U.S. said the North wanted com- added it will be “extremely impor- USFK’s “kill the virus” cam- Friday. “This has been a team ef- Suh Wook. plete sanctions relief in exchange tant” for him to “understand the paign has been hailed as a success, fort from day one, and let me tell He replaces Gen. Robert for shutting down its primary nu- levers they are pulling.” and the command now touts the you that I am extraordinarily Abrams, who is retiring after a 39- clear complex, an assertion Pyon- “Because I don’t think it is nec- lowest positive case numbers and proud of this team and what year Army career punctuated by gyang disputed by announcing it essarily going to be a military that highest vaccination rates in the they’ve done to protect the force an aggressive “kill the virus” re- had only asked for partial relief. will have impact on the security Defense Department. As of late and protect the mission.” sponse to the COVID-19 pandem- Although President Joe Biden situation,” he said. June, USFK had vaccinated at Abrams called serving in South ic. His time with USFK began has yet to publicize his North Ko- ‘Kill the virus’ least 80% of its personnel. Korea the “greatest honor and amid unprecedented — though rea policy, he has maintained Abrams — the third member of The command’s pandemic re- pinnacle of my 39-year military now stalled — diplomatic efforts Trump’s hard stance on Beijing. his immediate family to earn four sponse reverberated beyond the career.” aimed at eliminating the North LaCamera, during his May confir- stars — served as USFK’s com- peninsula when it drafted a mili- “This has been the most amaz- Korean nuclear threat and restor- mation hearing, echoed the presi- mander since November 2018. His tary guide on limiting COVID-19’s ing place to live and serve our na- ing peace on the divided peninsu- dent’s concerns about China’s ris- tenure included numerous chal- spread. The guide was later tion,” he said. la. ing influence. lenges, from maintaining readin- shared with and implemented at

Austin, in his recorded mess- “I think oversimplification of ess during stalled military drills to bases across the United States. [email protected] age, called LaCamera “an excep- China’s role on the peninsula and dealing with the first confirmed “That did not happen without a Twitter: @choiboy French Air Force brings Rafale jets to Hawaii for 1st time BY WYATT OLSON joint commander of French armed forces in French Polynesia in the South Pacific. Dur- Stars and Stripes the region. ing those two days and the 24 hours follow- FORT SHAFTER, Hawaii — Three Ra- The French military excursion to the Pa- ing it, the air group conducted a raid that fale fighter jets and 150 airmen with the cific dovetails with the upcoming deploy- simulated forced entry into disputed air- French Air Force are flying training mis- ment of Great Britain’s aircraft carrier space. sions in Hawaii with American F-22 Rap- HMS Queen Elizabeth and Carrier Strike The mission’s seven-day first phase was tors through Fourth of July weekend. Group 21 to the Pacific, a patrol that is ex- intended to specifically demonstrate the This is the first time Dassault Rafales, pected to include transiting through the dis- French Air and Space Force’s capacity “to which are the French air and space force’s puted South China Sea. protect its citizens and territories, even primary fighter, have flown in Hawaii. The The U.S. welcomed the news that the car- from far away, by reaching Polynesia in 48 deployment is part of France’s effort to rier of its longtime ally will join in the Penta- hours and conducting successive high-in- reaffirm its role as a stabilizing force in the THOMAS KEISLER IV/U.S. Air Force gon’s effort to maintain a free-and-open In- tensity air missions on site,” the release Pacific. A French Air Force Rafale fighter jet taxis do-Pacific by sailing through international said. France’s air force and navy began using at Andravida Air Base, Greece, on April 7. waters that China has with ever greater stri- The “swift, long distance deployment” to Rafales in 2001. The twin-engine jets are dence claimed as its own. the Pacific “reaffirms our nation’s attach- highly versatile, dubbed as “ominrole” arrived Sunday and will fly to the U.S. main- Similarly, the French deployment “al- ment to the concept of air freedom naviga- fighters because in a single sortie they can land Monday, includes two A400M trans- lows us to train with our allies for the newest tion and to the respect of international air be used for multiple missions, such as aerial port planes and an Airbus A330 aerial re- engagement scenarios” and “contributes to law” and its “position of stabilizing power,” reconnaissance, ground support, in-depth fueling tanker. strengthening our partnerships in the Pa- the release said. strikes and anti-ship strikes. The commander of U.S. Pacific Fleet, cific region to face the operational and stra- After Hawaii, the French air group flies On Wednesday morning, six F-22 Rap- Adm. Samuel Paparo, met Monday with two tegic challenges that we will have to face to- to Langley Air Force Base, Va., where it will tors flew on a training mission with the top French military officials visiting Hawaii gether in the coming decades,” the French take part in a July 9 commemoration of the French fighters, 1st Lt. Amber Kelly-He- to discuss the French military’s posture in Air and Space Force said in a news release 240th anniversary of the battle of Yorktown. rard, spokeswoman for the 15th Wing at the region, according to a U.S. Navy news provided to local media last week. American and French troops fought side by Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, said in a release. The Hawaii stop is the second leg of a side in defeating the British in this last, de- statement. The F-22s are part of the 199th Paparo talked with Lt. Gen. Vincent Cou- “projection of power mission from [France] cisive battle of the American Revolution. Fighter Wing under the Hawaii Air Nation- sin, commander of air defense and air oper- to the Pacific,” the news release said. al Guard. ations for the French Air Force, and French The first phase was to deploy, within a 48- [email protected] The French Air Force contingent, which Navy Rear Adm. Jean-Mathieu Rey, the hour timeframe, airmen and aircraft to Twitter: @WyattWOlson PAGE 4 • STARS AND STRIPES • Monday, July 5, 2021 WAR/MILITARY Taliban gains ground in northern Afghanistan Associated Press ly a third of all 421 districts and KABUL, Afghanistan — The district centers in Afghanistan. Taliban’s march through northern The gains in northeastern Ba- Afghanistan gained momentum dakhshan province in recent days overnight with the capture of sev- have mostly come to the insurgent eral districts from fleeing Afghan movement without a fight, said forces, several hundred of whom Mohib-ul Rahman, a provincial fled across the border into Tajikis- council member. He blamed Tali- tan, officials said Sunday. ban successes on the poor morale More than 300 Afghan military of troops who are mostly outnum- personnel crossed from Afghanis- bered and without resupplies. tan’s Badakhshan province as Ta- “Unfortunately, the majority of liban fighters advanced toward the districts were left to Taliban the border, Tajikistan’s State without any fight,” said Rahman. Committee for National Security In the last three days, 10 districts said in a statement. The Afghan fell to Taliban, eight without a troops crossed over at about 6:30 fight, he said. p.m. local time Saturday Hundreds of Afghan army, po- “Guided by the principles of hu- lice and intelligence troops sur- NAZIM QASMY/AP manism and good neighborli- rendered their military outposts Afghan soldiers pause on a road at the front line of fighting between Taliban and security forces Sunday ness,” the Tajik authorities al- and fled to the Badakhshan pro- near the city of Badakhshan, northern Afghanistan. Officials said Sunday that the Taliban captured several lowed the retreating Afghan Na- vincial capital of Faizabad, said districts from fleeing Afghan forces, and several hundred Afghans fled across the border into Tajikistan. tional Defense and Security Rahman. Forces to cross into Tajikistan, the Even as a security meeting was tricts put up only a half-hearted home province of former Presi- The Interior Ministry issued a statement said. being held early Sunday to plot the fight. dent Burhanuddin Rabbani, who statement Saturday saying the de- Since mid-April, when Presi- strengthening of the perimeter The areas under Taliban con- was killed by a suicide bomber in feats were temporary although it dent Joe Biden announced the end around the capital, some senior trol in the north are increasingly 2011. His son, Salahuddin Rabba- was not clear how they would re- to Afghanistan’s “forever war,” provincial officials were leaving strategic, running along Afghanis- ni, is part of the current High gain control. the Taliban have made strides Faizabad for the capital Kabul, he tan’s border with central Asian Council for National Reconcilia- Taliban spokesman Zabihullah throughout the country. But their said. states. Last month the religious tion. The slain former president Mujahid confirmed the fall of the most significant gains have been In late June the Afghan govern- movement took control of Imam also led Afghanistan’s Jamiat-e- districts and said most were with- in the northern half of the country, ment resurrected militias with a Sahib, a town in Kunduz province Islami, which was the party of out a fight. The Taliban in previ- a traditional stronghold of the reputation of brutal violence to opposite Uzbekistan and gained famed anti-Taliban fighter Ah- ous surrenders have shown video U.S.-allied warlords who helped support the beleaguered Afghan control of a key trade route. mad Shah Massoud, killed by a su- of Afghan soldiers taking trans- defeat them in 2001. forces but Rahman said many of The inroads in Badakhshan are icide bomber two days before the portation money and returning to The Taliban now control rough- the militias in the Badakhshan dis- particularly significant as it is the 9/11 attacks in America. their homes. Plug: Navy cuts funding for railgun; turns attention to hypersonic missiles

FROM PAGE 1 But there were a number of the railgun prototype had to be re- problems. Those included the placed after about a dozen or two missiles, directed-energy systems range of about 110 miles in testing. dozen shots were fired, Clark said. like lasers and electronic warfare A Navy vessel could not employ A few years ago, the Navy was systems, said Lt. Courtney Call- the gun without putting itself talking about putting the gun on aghan, a Navy spokesperson. within range of a barrage of ene- the future USS Lyndon B. John- Information gleaned during my missiles. And its usefulness son, the last of three stealthy de- testing will be retained in the for missile defense was also limit- stroyers. It’s nearing completion event the Office of Naval Re- ed by range and rate of fire, Clark and builder trials at Bath Iron search wants to pick up where it said. Works. left off in the future, she said. The idea dates back to the The 600-foot-long warship uses All told, the Navy spent about 1940s. But there have always been marine turbines similar to those $500 million on research and de- major hurdles because the paral- that propel the Boeing 777 to help velopment, according to Bryan lel rails, or conductors, are sub- produce up to 78 megawatts of Clark, an analyst at the Hudson jected to massive electric current electricity for use in propulsion, Institute. and magnetic forces that can weapons and sensors. The technology was close to cause damage after a few shots, That’s more than enough elec- making the leap from science fic- said defense analyst Norman tricity for the railgun, and the ship tion to reality in the 21st century Friedman. has space following the cancella- with the testing of prototypes. JOHN WILLIAMS / Office of Naval Research A big question was always tion of the advanced gun system, The concept held the possibility The Office of Naval Research­sponsored Electromagnetic Railgun at whether the gun could stay to- leaving the ship with no conven- of providing an effective weapon at Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren in 2017. gether during continuous firing, tional cannon-based weapon. at pennies on the dollars com- Friedman said. Instead, the Navy is pursuing an pared to smart bombs and mis- electricity instead of gunpowder, times the speed of sound. That A normal gun can be fired about offshoot of the railgun, a hyperve- siles. or jet or rocket engines, to acceler- creates enough kinetic energy to 600 times before the barrel has to locity projectile, that can be fired That’s because railguns use ate a projectile at six or seven destroy targets. be refurbished, but the barrel on from existing gun systems. Belize, Louisiana cousins meet at Officer Candidate School Associated Press attended the Louisiana National Guard The two met during drill on June 3 and Savannah Baizar said, “My father’s side CAMP BEAUREGARD, La. — The school at Camp Beauregard as part of a immediately discovered physical traits in of the family is from Belize, and our skin Louisiana National Guard’s Officer Candi- state partnership program. common, along with having the same last has a distinct look.” date School brought together cousins from Savannah Baizar grew up in Las Vegas name, a national guard news release said. She consulted with her father, and the Belize and Louisiana who had never heard and is now in the Louisiana National Renon Baizar laughed. “In our family Baizars were able to confirm that they of each other. Guard’s Forward Support Company, 528th we have nearly identical noses, so I know, were second cousins. Renon Baizar, of Punta Gorda, is among Engineer Battalion out of Monroe, Louisia- all right, this is probably my cousin,” he They said they hope to build stronger several Belize Defense Force soldiers who na. said. family ties going forward. Monday, July 5, 2021 • STARS AND STRIPES • PAGE 5 VIRUS OUTBREAK High vaccination rate seen in US military overseas BY KARIN ZEITVOGEL just glad that they are.” Stars and Stripes In a U.S. poll published by the The overseas U.S. military pop- Kaiser Family Foundation in May ulation, including teens and — the month the Food and Drug tweens, is getting vaccinated Administration expanded the against the coronavirus at a faster emergency use authorization for rate than the U.S. population in the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 general, data released by military vaccine to include children ages health officials shows. 12 to 15 — only four in 10 parents of “To date, more than 73% of our children aged between 12 and 17 U.S. Army Europe and Africa mil- said their child had already had at BRITTANY CHASE/U.S. Air Force itary community is fully vaccinat- least one dose of the vaccine or Staff Sgt. Travis Chadwick, 187th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron, tests a passenger at Baltimore ed,” Brig. Gen. Mark Thompson, would be vaccinated very soon. Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport last year. who heads Regional Health Com- Out of nearly 28.5 million coro- mand Europe, said in a statement navirus cases in the U.S. since Friday. March last year, more than 4.03 Anyone age 12 and over is eligi- million, or 14%, were in children, Air Force ends rapid testing at ble for the vaccine, said Gino Mat- the American Academy of Pediat- torano, a spokesman for the health rics said in June. The FDA low- command. ered the minimum age for the Patriot Express locations in US The high vaccination rate puts Pfizer vaccine from 18 to 16 in De- BY KYLE ALVAREZ by their international destination, longer be offered by AMC to Patriot the Army community in Europe cember. Stars and Stripes according to U.S. military guid- Express passengers who test posi- and Africa ahead of a goal set by Young children are less likely to RAF MILDENHALL, England ance. tive for COVID-19, who have come President Joe Biden for 70% of become infected with the virus — Onsite COVID-19 testing servic- The Defense Department began in close contact with a coronavirus American adults to be at least and less likely to become seriously es will be discontinued from July 15 rapid, onsite COVID-19 testing last patient or who are suspected of be- partly vaccinated by July 4. ill if they are, and many parents for Patriot Express flights out of fall amid a surge in cases. Since No- ing infected, the command said It is also around 27 points grea- have spoken out against having Baltimore/Washington and Seattle- vember, Air Force medical staff de- Thursday. ter than the 46.7% of the eligible their children inoculated against Tacoma international airports, the ployed to airports administered The Defense Department decid- U.S. population that the Centers the coronavirus with a vaccine Air Mobility Command said. over 22,000 rapid tests. ed to end the airport testing based for Disease Control and Preven- that does not have full FDA ap- The Patriot Express, also called “Thank you to all the Airmen who on a few factors, including widely tion said had been fully vaccinated proval. the Rotator or Cat B, is the Penta- worked diligently for the last seven available testing and vaccines, the against the virus as of the end of But a military health profes- gon’s charter flight system used by months conducting testing at our statement said. last month. sional, who asked not to be identi- service members and their families busy Patriot Express terminals,” The Centers for Disease Control The vaccination rate among fied because they were not autho- for official international travel. AMC commander Gen. Jaqueline and Prevention still requires all children in the overseas military rized to speak on the matter, said, Thousands of people annually use Van Ovost said in a statement passengers traveling into, within, or community was also high, with “Some do become seriously ill, re- the flights to arrive at their new Thursday. “These efforts de- out of the United States and U.S. ter- 77.4% percent of 16- to 17-year- quire hospitalization and some overseas assignments or return to creased confusion amid rapidly ritories to wear a mask. Passengers olds vaccinated, and 62.3% of 12- children have died. The vaccines the United States. changing COVID-19 travel require- will also continue to be screened for to 15-year-olds, acting assistant have been shown to be very effec- Passengers traveling through ments and ensured DoD families symptoms before flying, the com- defense secretary for health, Dr. tive in preteens and teens, and ve- U.S. airports must still obtain and and international partners were mand said. Terry Adirim, told reporters at the ry safe.” present proof of their negative CO- kept safe.” Pentagon on Wednesday. Vaccinating children helped

VID-19 test, vaccination, waiver or Support services, such as trans- [email protected] Adirim, a pediatrician, was un- “prevent them from getting seri- recovery before travel, as required portation, lodging and food, will no Twitter: @Kal2931 able to provide a comparable per- ously ill from the disease and centage for the children over 12 of spreading the virus to others,” the military families in the U.S. who official said. “Moreover, vaccinat- have been vaccinated, noting that ing children will allow them to get they can get their shots off base at back to normal and not have to UK minister: England may soon pharmacies and clinics. wear masks and socially distance “I don’t think we really know under most circumstances.” abandon its mask requirements why” the overseas numbers are as high as they are, Adirim said. “I’m [email protected] BY DANICA KIRKA move into a period where there hasn’t been an equivalent in- Associated Press won’t be legal restrictions — the crease in hospitalizations and LONDON — England may soon state won’t be telling you what to deaths, emboldening government abandon legal requirements for do — but you will want to exercise ministers who believe Britain wearing masks, a government a degree of personal responsibili- must learn to live with the virus. minister said Sunday as the nation ty and judgment and so different The number of confirmed new waits for U.K. Prime Minister Bo- people will come to different con- infections recorded over the last ris Johnson to announce plans for clusions on things like masks,” seven days rose 67% from the pre- easing COVID-19 measures. housing minister Robert Jenrick vious week, according to govern- Johnson is expected in the next told Sky News. “The prime minis- ment statistics. There were 118 few days to update England on ter will set out more details on the deaths reported last week, one “freedom day” — the plan to scrap national policy on some of those less than the previous period. the remaining restrictions on restrictions in the coming days.” Public health officials attribute business and social interaction on Some doctors have expressed the divergence of the figures to the July 19. British media widely re- concern about further easing of success of Britain’s vaccination ported that many requirements, restrictions as infection rates rise, program. Almost 86% of U.K. including mask wearing, would al- largely because of the more trans- adults have received at least one MARCUS FICHTL/U.S. Army so end. missible delta variant. Despite the dose of vaccine and 63.4% are fully Lauren Tierney, 16, receives the COVID­19 vaccine at Patch Barracks “We are going to, I think, now jump in new infections, there vaccinated. in Stuttgart, Germany, on May 22. PAGE 6 • STARS AND STRIPES • Monday, July 5, 2021 VIRUS OUTBREAK Europe in race against COVID delta variant Associated Press tries like the United Kingdom, LISBON, Portugal — Countries Portugal and Russia. across Europe are scrambling to In the U.K., cases of the delta accelerate coronavirus vaccina- variant have increased fourfold in tions and outpace the spread of the less than a month, with confirmed more infectious delta variant, in a cases Friday up 46% on the previ- high-stakes race to prevent hospi- ous week. tal wards from filling up again Portuguese health authorities with patients fighting for their this week reported a “vertiginous” lives. rise in the delta variant, which ac- The urgency coincides with Eu- counted for only 4% of cases in rope’s summer holidays, with fair May but almost 56% in June. The weather bringing more social country is reporting its highest gatherings and governments re- number of daily cases since Feb- luctant to clamp down on them. ruary, and the number of CO- Social distancing is being neglect- VID-19 patients in hospitals has ed, especially among the young, surpassed 500 for the first time and some countries are scrapping since early April. the requirement to wear masks Reports of new infections in outdoors. Russia more than doubled in June, Incentives for people to get topping 20,000 per day this week, shots include free groceries, trav- and new deaths hit 697 on Satur- el and entertainment vouchers, day, the fifth day in a row that the and prize drawings. The president daily death toll set a record. of Cyprus even appealed to a sense Still, “no one wants any lock- of patriotism. downs,” said Kremlin spokesman The risk of infection from the Dmitry Peskov at a briefing, al- MICHEL EULER/AP delta variant is “high to very high” though he admitted that the virus People take a selfie with the Arc de Triomphe in the background June 17 at the Champs Elysees avenue in for partially or unvaccinated com- situation in a number of Russian Paris. Europe is pushing coronavirus vaccinations to prevent the spread of the infectious delta variant. munities, according to the Eu- regions is “tense.” ropean Centre for Disease Con- In some countries, the virus is And Poland last week launched a itancy across Europe, the appear- over 18 have had one shot and 40% trol, which monitors 30 countries spreading much faster among lottery open only to adults who are ance of variants has fed public un- are completely vaccinated. on the continent. It estimates that younger people. In Spain, the na- fully vaccinated, with new cars certainty about how effective the But Dr. Hans Kluge, the head of by the end of August, the variant tional 14-day case notification rate among the prizes. shots are. In Madrid this week, the WHO’s Europe office, cau- will account for 90% of cases in the per 100,000 people rose to 152 on Portuguese authorities have ex- Claudia Aguilar, a 58-year-old ar- tioned that the delta variant is European Union’s 27 nations. Friday. But for the 20-29 age tended the hours of vaccination chaeologist, got her second Pfizer- poised to become dominant by Au- “It is very important to progress group, it shot up to 449. centers, created new walk-in clin- BioNTech jab at an auditorium gust in the 53-country region his with the vaccine rollout at a very Those numbers have triggered ics, called up the armed forces to that is expanding its working office covers. And he notes that high pace,” the ECDC warned. alarm across the continent. help run vaccination operations, hours overnight. 63% of people in that region The World Health Organization The Dutch government is ex- and reduced the period between Nevertheless, she said she is haven’t had a first jab. is also concerned. The variant tending its vaccination program to taking the two doses of the Astra- “not sure I’ll really be immune” “The three conditions for a new makes transmission growth “ex- those aged 12-17 to help head off a Zeneca vaccine from 12 weeks to against future variants. wave of excess hospitalizations ponential,” according to Maria feared new surge. Greece is offer- eight weeks. The emerging variants have and deaths before the (fall) are Van Kerkhove, its technical lead ing young adults $177 in credit af- “We’re in a race against the shone a light on the unpreceden- therefore in place: New variants, on COVID-19. ter their first jab. Rome author- clock,” Cabinet Minister Mariana ted scale of the immunization pro- deficit in vaccine uptake, in- Daily new case numbers are al- ities are mulling the use of vans to Vieira da Silva said. grams. The ECDC says in the creased social mixing,” Kluge ready climbing sharply in coun- vaccinate people at the beach. In the fight against vaccine hes- countries it surveys, 61% of people said. Iran reimposes restrictions as delta variant spreads Associated Press The shutdown of all public parks, Saturday President Hassan Rouha- vaccinated, according to online sci- erated efforts to develop its own TEHRAN, Iran — Iran an- restaurants, dessert shops, beauty ni warned was driving a potential entific publication Our World in shots. Last month, authorities nounced Sunday it was reimposing salons, malls and bookstores ap- “fifth wave” of infections in the Data. Iran says it has administered granted emergency use authoriza- coronavirus restrictions on major plies to the country’s “red” and “or- country. Reports of new cases have some 6.3 million doses so far. Those tion to the domestically produced cities, as the spread of the highly ange” zones, or municipalities risen steadily in recent weeks, shots have mainly come from COVIran Barekat shot, without contagious delta variant spurs ranked as having an elevated risk of nearly doubling from mid-June to abroad, including from COVAX, an publishing data on its safety or effi- fears of another devastating surge COVID-19. early July. international initiative meant to cacy. Iran’s supreme leader Aya- in the nation. The government said it was also The country has reported a total distribute vaccines to low- and mid- tollah Ali Khamenei, who previous- After more than a year battling imposing a travel ban between ci- of 3.2 million infections and 84,627 dle-income countries. Iran also has ly warned against the import of the worst virus outbreak in the Mid- ties with high infection rates. deaths — the highest toll in the re- imported Chinese state-backed Si- American and British vaccines dle East, Iran ordered the closures Iran’s new restrictions are de- gion. nopharm vaccines and Russia’s amid deep-rooted distrust of the of non-essential businesses in 275 signed to slow the spread of the The spike comes as Iran’s vac- Sputnik V vaccine. West, received the homemade vac- cities, including the capital of Teh- highly transmissible delta variant cine rollout lags, with less than 2% With foreign vaccines still in cine on state TV and encouraged ran. first detected in India, which on of the population of 84 million fully short supply, the country has accel- the public to follow suit. Afghanistan finds deadly fungal infection in COVID patients Associated Press the fungus, which has been detected in two has recorded 124,757 cases and 5,199 deaths cylinders to be filled at the few production KABUL, Afghanistan — A deadly fungal other patients, he said. though the figures are believed to be wildly plants in Kabul. infection known as “black fungus” that first In Afghanistan, where people rarely underreported. Meanwhile barely 2.5% of Afghanistan’s surfaced in Indian COVID-19 patients has wear masks and there is no social distanc- In the capital Kabul the health ministry over 36 million people have been vaccinat- been detected in Afghanistan, which is in ing, the numbers of new cases have been has added hundreds of new beds for the in- ed, as the country has struggled to receive the middle of a brutal third wave of the coro- steadily rising, with 1,272 new cases in the crease in patients, yet the capacity rate is the promised vaccines under the U.N.- navirus, Health Minister Wahid Majroh past 24 hours and 92 deaths. The testing rate still at nearly 100 percent. Afghanistan is al- sponsored COVAX scheme. said Saturday. in Afghanistan is barely 4,000 a day. Since so running short on oxygen and poor Af- The fungal condition caught global atten- Afghanistan has recorded one death from the pandemic began last year, Afghanistan ghans wait sometimes for days for oxygen tion in India and has surfaced in Egypt. Monday, July 5, 2021 • STARS AND STRIPES • PAGE 7 VIRUS OUTBREAK Las Vegas on rebound while cases are too

BY MICHELLE L. PRICE the White House is calling the Associated Press “America’s Back Together” tour LAS VEGAS — Fifteen months celebrating progress against the after the pandemic transformed virus. JOHN LOCHER/AP Las Vegas from flamboyant spec- But that progress is threatened: Crowds walk through the casino during the opening night of Resorts World Las Vegas in Las Vegas, on tacle to ghost town, Sin City is Nevada last week saw the highest June 24. back. rate of new COVID-19 cases in the Tourists are streaming in again, country, hospitalizations are on the required to wear masks if they are get their workers and their fam- er than that of Missouri, Arkansas gambling revenue has hit an all- rise again, and the highly conta- fully vaccinated, but employees do ilies vaccinated. and Wyoming — all states with time high, the Las Vegas Strip has gious delta variant has become the not appear to be asking anyone for Tyler Williams, a 22-year-old lower vaccination levels — and the its first new casino in a decade, and most prevalent form of the virus in proof. from Eugene, Ore., said it didn’t state public health lab found the big concerts are starting at a the state, adding urgency to the “It seems like everything is feel as if there was a pandemic delta variant in almost half the CO- gleaming new stadium. Plexiglass campaign to get more people vac- opening back up, getting back to anymore because “people are ev- VID-19 cases it analyzed. panels installed to separate gam- cinated. normal,” Teresa Lee, a 47-year-old erywhere.” He said he had seen Also, the number of patients hos- blers at the poker and blackjack ta- Still, in a place where the econo- tourist from Nashville, Tenn., said hardly anyone with a mask apart pitalized with the virus has grown bles have largely been removed, my runs on crowds and uninhibit- Thursday as she stood on the Strip, from a few foreign tourists and felt 33% over the past week, according the world-famous buffets are reo- ed behavior, a return to pandemic- looking out over the fountains in no need to wear one himself, be- to the Centers for Disease Control pening, and nightclub dance floors related restrictions and mask re- front of the Bellagio casino. cause he is vaccinated. and Prevention, though the levels are packed. quirements seems to be off the ta- Lee said she is vaccinated and Over the past two weeks, Neva- are far below what they were in Vice President Kamala Harris ble. felt safe in Las Vegas because she da’s diagnosis rate of 190 new December, when hospitals were was set to visit Saturday for what Inside the casinos, guests are not read about the casinos’ efforts to cases per 100,000 people was high- near capacity. Holiday: White House aims to mark successes, despite missing vaccine goal FROM PAGE 1 year.” countered that “if individuals are tens of millions of Americans Top officials in the Biden ad- vaccinated in those areas, then have chosen not to get the lifesav- ministration fanned out across they are protected.” ing vaccines. the country over the weekend to At least 1,000 guests, including “If you’ve had the vaccine, promote the vastly improved vi- first responders were expected on you’re doing great,” said Dr. Mati rus situation under the banner, the South Lawn for a cookout and Hlatshwayo Davis, an infectious “America’s Back Together.” fireworks viewing, the White disease physician at the John Co- Never mind that the president House said. The outdoor event “is chran VA Medical Center and St. has come up short of the vaccina- being done in the right way,” Louis Board of Health. “If you tion goal he had set for the Fourth White House COVID-19 response haven’t had the vaccine, you with great fanfare. coordinator Jeff Zients said in tel- should be alarmed and that’s just Biden had hoped to have 70% of evision interviews Sunday, and the bottom line, there’s no easy the adult population vaccinated “consistent” with CDC guide- way to cut it.” by Sunday, but clocked in at about lines. The White House was not “But that doesn’t take away 67%, according to figures from requiring vaccinations but was from the fact that this country is in the Centers for Disease Control asking guests to get a COVID-19 a significantly better place,” she and Prevention. Officials insisted test and to wear a mask if they are said. that the miss would have little not fully vaccinated. Biden, who was set to host the PATRICK SEMANSKY/AP practical effect on Americans’ “For as much work there still is largest event yet of his presidency Preparations take place for an Independence Day celebration on the ability to mark the Independence to do, it’s so important to celebrate on the South Lawn of the White South Lawn of the White House, on Saturday. Day holiday. the victories,” Davis said. “I’m House on Sunday, sees this as a When asked about the potential OK with us having those pockets long-awaited opportunity to high- phase of virus response, shifting health. risks of holding gatherings of joy and celebration as long as light the success of the vaccina- from a national emergency to a lo- “The Fourth of July this year is around July Fourth in areas we still wake up the next day and tion campaign he championed. It calized crisis of individual re- different than the Fourth of July where there are large pockets of continue to go to work and prior- will be the clearest indication yet sponsibility and from vaccinating of last year,” Biden said Friday. unvaccinated individuals, White itize equity in vaccine distribu- that the U.S. has moved into a new Americans to promoting global “And it’s going to be better next House press secretary Jen Psaki tion.” PAGE 8 • STARS AND STRIPES • Monday, July 5, 2021 NATION Fight lingers Demolition crews against deadly Calif. wildfires Associated Press move in at condo REDDING, Calif. — Firefight- ers battled home-destroying wild- fires Saturday in Northern Cali- fornia as officials throughout the drought-stricken state warned amid storm fears festive Fourth of July crowds against illegal fireworks and un- tended campfires that could lead Associated Press asked whether rescuers could at to more damage. SURFSIDE, Fla. — Rescue least work the perimeter of the site Fire officials said parched crews made way for demolition so as not “to stop the operation for brush and timber made perfect teams at the site of a collapsed so many painful hours.” fuel for the kinds of disasters that South Florida condo building as Once the structure is demol- have destroyed thousands of officials shifted their focus to ished, the remnants will be re- square miles of land in recent bringing down the unstable re- moved immediately with the in- years, mainly in rural and forest mainder of the structure ahead of tent of giving rescuers access for areas. a tropical storm. the first time to parts of the garage Three large fires were burning The search and rescue mission area that are a focus of interest, near Mount Shasta, a towering was suspended Saturday after- Jadallah said. That could give a MATIAS J. OCNER, MIAMI HERALD/AP volcano about an hour from the noon so workers could begin the clearer picture of voids that may Rescue workers continue to look through rubble for survivors at the Oregon state line. precarious business of boring exist in the rubble and could pos- partially collapsed Champlain Towers South Condo building in The greatest threat came from holes to hold explosives in the con- sibly harbor survivors. Surfside, Fla., on Saturday. the Salt Fire, which broke out crete of the still-standing portion No one has been rescued alive Wednesday near a freeway and of the Champlain Towers South since the first hours after the col- lice Department on Saturday prematurely in an uncontrolled destroyed 41 buildings, including tower in Surfside, Miami-Dade lapse. night added Graciela Cattarossi, way. 27 homes, in a rural area north of Assistant Fire Chief Raide Jadal- While the demolition operation 48, and Gonzalo Torre, 81, to the DeSantis said Saturday that the Redding. As of Saturday morning, lah told relatives awaiting word on carried risks, officials said it could list of those confirmed dead. demolition could come within 36 it had grown to nearly 12 square missing loved ones. not be avoided with Tropical “We have a building here in hours once the site is readied. On miles and was only 5% contained. Jadallah said the suspension Storm Elsa looming in the Carib- Surfside that is tottering. It is Sunday morning, Jadallah esti- All lanes of Interstate 5 are was a necessary safety measure bean and forecast to hit the state structurally unsound,” Gov. Ron mated it could come as early as open, but they remain under because the drilling could cause by Tuesday morning. The storm DeSantis said Saturday. “And al- late Sunday night. threat, Shasta-Trinity National the structure to fail. If that were to heightened concerns that the re- though the eye of the storm is not Miami-Dade police will go door- Forest officials said in an email happen, he said, “It’s just going to maining structure could fall, en- likely to pass over this direction, to-door to evacuate residents in Saturday. collapse without warning.” dangering the crews below and you could feel gusts in this area.” surrounding buildings in advance Highs in the area this weekend But in a video stream of Jadal- complicating the search. The timing of the demolition de- of the demolition, Surfside offi- were expected to hit the mid-to- lah’s closed-door briefing to rela- The confirmed death toll from pends on how swiftly workers can cials said. No one will be allowed upper 90s despite a slight chance tives of the missing, one of them the June 24 collapse stood at 24, drill holes and insert explosive in the buildings to the immediate of morning thunderstorms. Those was heard calling it “devastating” but 121 people were still unac- charges — a slow process to en- north and south of the collapsed storms could cause erratic winds that the search was on pause. She counted for. The Miami-Dade Po- sure the building doesn’t collapse structure. that may complicate firefighting. National Weather Service fore- casters also warned that some ar- eas could see late afternoon gusts As condo crashed, they escaped through smoke and ruin that could fan flames. Darlene Sherill’s cabin went up Associated Press random as an ocean or street in flames Wednesday afternoon. FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — view, an odd or even unit. While She and her husband, who live in Alfredo Lopez and his wife Mar- 126 residents, mostly from the Danville, moved in last November ian were asleep when the first oceanside units, are among the and had filled it with his home- thundering blast jolted them missing nine days later, many built furniture. awake. Moments later, a second others barely escaped. With the “It feels very much like a viola- boom, much louder than the elevator collapsed, the survivors tion to have a fire come to your first, shook their bed on the sixth descended the cracked stairwell home and destroy it, probably floor of their Miami apartment. that had separated from the wall, within minutes,” Sherrill told the Alfredo rushed to wake his 24- along the way helping neighbors San Francisco Chronicle by phone year-old son Michael, urging they met for the first time and from a Redding hotel on Friday. him to get dressed, before run- others they’d known for years. Authorities suspect that it start- ning to the balcony window. While their escape felt agoniz- ed from a hot piece of metal that “All I could see was just white ingly long, it all unfolded in mere flew off a car or truck on Interstate dust, very thick. I could barely minutes. In those perilous sec- 5. They haven’t found the vehicle. see the balcony railing.” onds, before the world knew of The largest blaze, the Lava Fire The lights cut out and the the more than the 22 who per- burning partly on the flanks of emergency alarm came on, ished and the many missing, Mount Shasta, was 36% contained warning the residents of Cham- they were fighting to survive. after burning for more than 38 plain Towers South to evacuate. “When I opened the staircase square miles. The blaze, sparked The Lopez family — Alfredo is door and half the staircase was by a lightning strike June 25, 61, his wife Marian, 67 — lives on missing, at that point I know forced several thousand people the street side of the condo that’s we’re racing against time to all from their homes, but most of still partially intact, but when he get out as a family,” said Albert them were allowed to return late opened the front door, half of the Aguero, who helped an 88-year- Thursday. building was gone. A jagged five- old stranger to safety. ALBERT AGUERO/AP Still, officials at a community foot chunk of flooring barely left Days later, the Agueros, the Albert Aguero, his wife, Janette, 14­year­old daughter, Athena, and meeting Saturday acknowledged enough room to escape. Lopez family and their little rag- 22­year­old son, Justin Willis, vacation in the Miami area from New the frustration and asked for pa- “There was no hallway, no tag team are all safe. They em- Jersey. tience, saying they don’t want to ceiling, no apartments, no walls, brace their children and siblings let people back in and have flames nothing,” Alfredo Lopez said. “I tighter, knowing many of their even prescriptions. It’s inconve- ing back. spread quickly. was petrified. I really thought, neighbors will never return, nient, they say, but it doesn’t re- “The first few days, I had hor- “The concern is repopulating ‘This is it. We are going to die.’” never hug their loved ones again. ally matter. They are alive. rible survivor’s guilt,” said Lo- too soon and having this be ag- Sometimes, the line between They have no homes. It’s all At night, they still hear the pez, a deeply religious man. gressive,” Siskiyou County Sheriff life and death is as seemingly gone. Clothes, computers, cars, screams, and it all comes rush- Jeremiah LaRue said. Monday, July 5, 2021 • STARS AND STRIPES • PAGE 9 NATION US Capitol remains closed to visitors

BY LISA MASCARO Associated Press WASHINGTON — As it has Arrests made for attacks been for nearly 16 months, longer than any time in the nation’s his- tory, the U.S. Capitol is closed to on journalist during riot most public visitors. BY DEVLIN BARRETT ua Dillon Haynes was The one-two punch of the coro- The Washington Post charged with smashing their navirus pandemic that shuttered WASHINGTON — Nearly gear outside the Capitol and the Capitol’s doors in the spring of six months after the U.S. Cap- bragging about it in a text to a 2020 and the deadly insurrection itol riot, the Justice Depart- friend. Haynes was the fifth by then-President Donald ment has begun arresting a person arrested in connec- Trump’s supporters on Jan. 6 has new category of alleged crim- tion with attacks on the media left the icon of American democ- inals — those who attacked in a little more than a week. racy unopen to all but a select few. reporters or damaged their “We attacked the CNN re- As the rest of the nation emerg- equipment as journalists doc- porters and the fake news es this July Fourth holiday from umented the violence perpe- and destroyed tens of thou- the pandemic for cookouts and trated by supporters of Presi- sands of dollars of their video fireworks that President Joe Bi- dent Donald Trump. and television equipment den is encouraging from the The first such charge came here’s a picture behind me of White House, the people’s house last week, when Shane Jason the pile we made out of it,” he faces new threats of violence, vi- Woods, 34, of Illinois, was allegedly messaged the per- rus variants and a more difficult charged with engaging in vio- son, according to court pa- moment. lence on the Capitol grounds pers. “What is heartbreaking about it ALEX BRANDON/AP Jan. 6, as well as assaulting a “We welcome the Justice is that the Capitol has been forev- The Capitol Visitor Center in Washington is shown on June 30. The law enforcement officer. Au- Department’s steps to hold er our symbol of democracy — en- U.S. Capitol is still closed to most public visitors. thorities say Woods was people accountable for as- during through the Civil War, caught on video knocking saulting journalists and da- through world wars, through though most now vote in person. wing extremist groups and those down a cameraman. maging their equipment as strife of all kinds,” said Jane L. The smaller Senate is mostly back who believe in conspiracies. The Justice Department they documented one of the Campbell, president and CEO of to in-person business. Both cham- White nationalists and other has begun arresting some of worst attacks on our democ- the United States Capitol Histor- bers conduct some committee op- far-right groups loyal to Trump those who allegedly sur- racy in recent times. These ical Society. erations remotely. stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6, and rounded a group of reporters charges send a very clear Congressional leaders are The security fencing surround- were among those trying to over- outside the Capitol, ran them message that the Justice De- working intensely to try to re- ing the Capitol is about to come turn Biden’s victory. Authorities off and then set out to destroy partment will protect jour- sume public tours at the Capitol in down, a gesture toward normalcy. have been tracking chatter online tens of thousands of dollars nalists who are doing their some form, but any reopening A $1.9 billion emergency spend- about groups of people potentially worth of their gear. jobs to keep us informed,” probably will come with new pro- ing package to bolster security for returning to Washington as part On Thursday, FBI agents said Bruce Brown, executive tocols for health and safety for the the complex was approved by the of an unfounded and baseless arrested a Covington, Va., director of the Reporters millions of annual visitors, 535 House, but the Senate is objecting conspiracy theory that Trump man for allegedly destroying Committee for Freedom of lawmakers and thousands of staff to the increased money. would be reinstated in August, ac- journalists’ equipment. Josh- the Press. and crew that work under the The conversations in public cording to two officials familiar dome and its surrounding cam- and private over how to safely re- with the matter who spoke on con- pus. open are shifting as dangerous dition of anonymity to discuss and they can talk about its rich lect panel that will investigate the In the House, lawmakers have coronavirus strains emerge and sensitive law enforcement infor- history,” said Rep. Bennie riot. been operating under a proxy vot- federal law enforcement officials mation. Thompson, D-Miss., chairman of “We shouldn’t ever think about ing system that has allowed them issue new warnings about the po- “I want people to feel proud the Homeland Security Commit- visiting the Capitol and wonder- to avoid travel to Washington, tential for violence from right- that they can come to the Capitol, tee and now chairman of a new se- ing if it’s safe,” he said. Chestnut sets new record as hot dog contest brings fans back Associated Press this year because she’s expecting NEW YORK — Chowdown a baby in a few weeks with fellow champ Joey “Jaws” Chestnut competitive eater Nick Wehry. He broke his own record to gulp to a vied for the men’s title but came 14th win in the men’s Nathan’s Fa- up short. mous Hot Dog Eating Contest on The annual Fourth of July Sunday, while Michelle Lesco frankfurter fest normally happens took the women’s title. outside Nathan’s flagship shop in Chestnut downed 76 franks and Brooklyn’s Coney Island neigh- buns in 10 minutes. That’s one borhood. But this year’s planning more than he did in setting the took place amid shifting coronavi- men’s record last year, when the rus restrictions, and the event was contest unfolded without fans be- held in a nearby minor league cause of the coronavirus pandem- baseball stadium, Maimonides ic. Park, with 5,000 spectators. “It just felt good,” Chestnut, of Last year, it was held indoors Winner Michelle Lesco competes Westfield, Ind., said in an ESPN and without an in-person audi- in the Nathan’s Famous Fourth of interview after his win Sunday. ence because of the pandemic. July International Hot Dog­Eating “Even if I was uncomfortable, Chestnut said he’d missed the Contest. having everybody cheer me and fans last year. push me, it made me feel good.” “I’ve been looking forward to known Fourth of July traditions Lesco, of Tucson, Ariz., downed this all year,” he told ESPN in an are back. PHOTOS BY BRITTAINY NEWMAN/AP 30¾ dogs in 10 minutes and called interview before this year’s com- The traditional Macy’s Fourth Winners Joey Chestnut and Michelle Lesco, obscured behind hot her win “an amazing feeling.” petition. of July fireworks show was set to dogs, pose at the Nathan’s Famous Fourth of July International Hot Reigning women’s champ and After a year lost to the coronavi- be back in full form with a display Dog­Eating Contest in Coney Island’s Maimonides Park on Sunday, in record-holder Miki Sudo skipped rus, New York City’s most well- over the East River. the Brooklyn borough of New York. PAGE 10 • STARS AND STRIPES • Monday, July 5, 2021 NATION Man faces federal charges following neighborhood blast Associated Press permit “that would allow him to LOS ANGELES — A 27-year- transport either aerial display old man was charged Saturday fireworks or homemade fire- with illegally transporting tons of works made with explosive ma- explosives he purchased in Ne- terials, including but not limited vada — including several that to flash powder,” according to left a trail of destruction and in- the complaint affidavit written juries after they blew up in a Los by a special agent with the ATF. Angeles neighborhood. Ceja is being held until his ini- Arturo Ceja III faces the feder- tial court appearance scheduled al charges, according to the U.S. for Tuesday in U.S. District DAVID GOLDMAN/AP Attorney’s office in Los Angeles. Court in Los Angeles. Former President Jimmy Carter, right, and his wife Rosalynn arrive for a ribbon­cutting ceremony for a Seventeen people were hurt On Wednesday, about 10 solar panel project on farmland he owns in their hometown of Plains, Ga, on Feb. 8, 2017. Wednesday — including nine pounds of homemade explosives Los Angeles police officers and a blew up while they were inside a federal agent — in the blast, spherical containment vessel on which also flipped and damaged a tractor-trailer, tearing the rig Jimmy, Rosalynn Carter mark cars and smashed windows in apart in what was supposed to be homes and a laundromat. The a safe operation by the Los An- explosion was heard blocks geles Police Department to han- 75 years of ‘full partnership’ away. dle explosives that were too un- BY BILL BARROW in 1981 that the most important de- to do together.” Still, she empha- Ceja “made several trips to stable to remove from a South Associated Press cision he ever made wasn’t as sized a caveat: “Each (person) Nevada in late June to purchase Los Angeles neighborhood ATLANTA — The young mid- head of state, commander in chief should have some space. That’s re- various types of explosives — in- where tons of illegal fireworks shipman needed a date one eve- or even executive officer of a nu- ally important.” cluding aerial displays and large were discovered. ning while he was home from the clear submarine in the early years As first lady, Rosalynn Carter homemade fireworks containing The one-ton lid of the vessel U.S. Naval Academy, so his young- of the Cold War. carved her own identity even as explosive materials — that he flew into a backyard two blocks er sister paired him with a family Rather, it was falling for Elea- she supported her husband. Build- transported to his residence in away, breaking a lemon tree and friend who already had a crush. nor Rosalynn Smith in 1945 and ing on her predecessors’ efforts to rental vans,” the U.S. Attorney’s damaging the house. Nearly eight decades later, Jim- marrying her the following sum- highlight special causes, she went office said in a statement. Experts say the explosion was my and Rosalynn Carter are still mer. “My biggest secret is to mar- to work in her own East Wing of- He bought most of his explo- highly unusual, especially for a together in the same tiny town ry the right person if you want to fice, setting a standard for first la- sives from a fireworks dealer in law enforcement agency with the where they were born, grew up have a long-lasting marriage,” dies by working alongside her Parhump, Nev., according to the size and resources of the LAPD. and had that first outing. In be- Carter said. husband’s West Wing aides on key criminal complaint against him. The blast could have been the re- tween, they’ve traveled the world The nonagenarians — she’s now legislation, especially dealing Fireworks in California can be sult of human error — such as not as Naval officer and military 93 — offered a few other tips for an with health care and mental sold for as much as four times correctly sealing the vessel or spouse, American president and enduring bond. health. She continued that focus as what purchasers pay for the fire- over-loading it with material — first lady, and finally as human “Every day there needs to be the couple built the Carter Center works in Nevada, according to or a defect in the equipment like rights and public health ambassa- reconciliation and communica- in Atlanta after their White House the complaint. a micro-fissure that has grown dors. tion between the two spouses,” the years. “Ceja told investigators that he with time and use. Or both. “It’s a full partnership,” the 39th former president said, explaining The Carters plan to celebrate bought homemade explosives — The explosion came after po- president told The Associated that he and Rosalynn, both devout their own marriage milestone a constructed of cardboard paper, lice had spent the day disposing Press during a joint interview Christians, read the Bible together few days after their anniversary hobby fuse and packed with ex- of about 3,000 to 5,000 pounds of ahead of the couple’s 75th wed- aloud each night — something with a party in Plains. Decades re- plosive flash powder — from an commercial-grade fireworks ding anniversary on July 7. they’ve done for years, even when moved from inaugural balls and individual selling the devices out that were found in Cejas’ home It will be another milestone for separated by their travels. “We state dinners, the most famous of the trunk of a Honda” in the following an early-morning tip. the longest-married presidential don’t go to sleep with some re- residents of Sumter County said parking lot of the fireworks deal- Police found some of them on a couple in American history. At 96, maining differences between us,” they have mixed feelings about er in Nevada, according to the patio in cartons stacked 8 to 10 Carter is also the longest-lived of he said. the spotlight. complaint. feet high. the 45 men who’ve served as chief Rosalynn Carter noted the im- “We have too many people invit- Ceja did not have a Bureau of Fireworks are illegal to sell or executive. Yet even having reac- portance of finding common inter- ed,” Rosalynn Carter said with a Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and possess in Los Angeles and in un- hed that pinnacle, Carter has said ests. Even now, she said, “Jimmy laugh. “I’m actually praying for Explosives or any other kind of incorporated areas of the county. often since leaving the Oval Office and I are always looking for things some turndowns and regrets.” With NASA aid, scientists find where polluting microplastics go in seas

BY ERIN BLAKEMORE rougher waters mean higher they’re difficult to spot. Research- in prediction data about where but quite another to see it happen- The Washington Post winds. ers have long relied on reports microplastics go given ocean cur- ing,” said Christopher S. Ruf, a Among the NASA satellites But the University of Michigan from trawlers that snag small bits rents, they found a direct connec- climate and space science profes- swirling around Earth are eight researchers who helped develop of plastic along with plankton for tion between surface smoothness sor at the University of Michigan small ones that measure wind the system wondered whether a sense of where microplastics go and the presence of microplastics. who is CYGNSS’s principal inves- speeds and hurricanes. their measurements could help once they enter the water. But The new technique revealed tigator, in a news release. Turns out they can do another them spot microplastics, too. that data is incomplete and that microplastic concentrations He worked on the new method task: help scientists figure out Most plastics floating in the doesn’t reflect real-time condi- peak in each hemisphere during alongside undergraduate Made- where microplastics go in the ocean break up into what are tions. its respective summer season. It line C. Evans. The duo published ocean. known as microplastics — plastic The researchers used the satel- also provided even more evidence a paper on their technique in Launched in 2016, NASA’s Cy- particles less than 5 millimeters lite data to search for areas where that China’s Yangtze River — IEEE Transactions on Geos- clone Global Navigation Satellite in diameter. Smaller than a se- the ocean seemed smoother than long suspected to be a big source cience in Remote Sensing. System measures wind speeds same seed, these fragments make it should while it was buffeted by of microplastics — spews them in- They said they hope the new over oceans using radar. The con- their way into animals’ stomachs high winds. When they compared to the oceans. model helps with cleanup efforts, stellation of satellites takes stock and even our water. those areas with observations “It’s one thing to suspect a and attempts to spot pollution at of ocean surface roughness — Since microplastics are so tiny, from plankton trawlers and added source of microplastic pollution, its source. Monday, July 5, 2021 • STARS AND STRIPES • PAGE 11 AMERICAN ROUNDUP

Overdue library books from ’20s, ’30s returned SOMERVILLE — A MA Massachusetts man has returned long overdue books that were checked out in the 1920s and 1930s to the Somerville Public Library. Bob Alvarez, 63, found the books in the basement of his Methuen home in a wooden box, The Boston Globe reported. The books belonged to his late aunt, Helen Godimis, who died in 1937 at the age of 16 from the flu, the newspaper reported. She left behind 39 books. Some of them were from Somerville schools, some from the library and others were apparently from his aunt’s personal collection. The ol- dest books had copyrights from the 19th century. Alvarez will not be charged late fees as the library stopped charg- ing the fees as of July 1. Boys, 8 and 9, charged in shooting death of man WESTMINSTER — An SC 8-year-old and a 9- year-old boy have been charged with killing a man who was shot with a rifle while cutting down brush in a South Carolina field, au- thorities said. CHELSEA SELF, GLENWOOD SPRINGS (COLO.) POST INDEPENDENT/AP Both boys shot at Danny Andrew Smith with a rifle as he rode his tractor in the field near Westmin- Steering them in the right direction ster, Oconee County Sheriff Mike A young cowboy holds the steers in place before sending them through the chutes during the Carbondale Wild West Rodeo in Carbondale, Crenshaw said in a statement. Colo. Smith, 62, was shot once in the back, but investigators charged The Mount Pleasant Public THE CENSUS guilty to disorderly conduct and both boys because they both fired Schools Board of Education said in other charges involving a disturb- the gun in Smith’s direction, Cren- anews release that an independent The number of rifles among other weapons and ammunition ance that erupted when a guide re- shaw said. third-party investigation deter- 100 found in a Southern California man’s home. John Fencl, 60, fused to take the tourist’s party on a Deputies have the .22 caliber ri- mined that despite “good inten- was arrested at his home in the San Diego suburb of El Cajon, according to a kayak trip because the group was fle used to kill Smith, but Cren- tions” of the worker who cut the police statement. Fencl, who was on probation and barred from having a gun, too drunk to go. shaw said investigators are not re- girl’s hair, doing so without per- was arrested in April after police stopped his car and found he was carrying a Prosecutors said Kyle Camp- leasing how the boys got the rifle or mission from her parents and loaded ghost gun, they said. When police conducted a probation check at his bell, 31, of Fairmont, Ind., made why they shot at Smith. without the knowledge of district home, they found an arsenal that included rifles, assault rifles, shotguns and at threatening comments and kicked least 8 ghost guns, along with body armor, a tear gas grenade, silencers and administrators violated school at park officers while resisting ar- thousands of rounds of ammunition, police said. Historic resort in ‘Blue policy. rest in the incident. Hawaii’ to be auctioned “As a result of the district’s in- vestigation, the employee who cut them in Rice Krispies treats, au- e’s water tower. Park may have exposed WAILUA — The historic the student’s hair will be placed on thorities said. The Stevens Point Journal visitors to more bacterium HI resort where Elvis Pres- a ‘last chance’ agreement during Marcy Shaffer, 43, took the reported that crews repainting the ley’s character got married in the which time any future violations treats out of their original packag- village of Plover’s water tower GODDARD — Visitors 1961 film “Blue Hawaii” will go up will likely result in termination,” es, pushed the pills inside and put misspelled the village’s name as KS to a splash park near for auction at a foreclosure sale on the school board said. them in a plastic bag, according to “Plvoer.” Wichita may have been exposed to Kauai this month. Jimmy Hoffmeyer told The As- arrest warrants. Village Administrator Dan Ma- two additional bacterium, the The Garden Island newspaper sociated Press that his daughter, Shaffer was caught as she tried honey said the painters accidental- Kansas Department of Health and reported the abandoned Coco Jurnee, arrived home from school to take the treats into the Camille ly reversed the templates used to Environment said. Palms Resort will be auctioned Ju- with much of her hair on one side Graham Correctional Institution, paint the letters before raising The department added coliform ly 26 on the steps of the Fifth Cir- cut. She said a classmate used scis- the Department of Corrections them up to the tower. He said the and E. coli to the list of bacterium cuit Courthouse in Lihue. sors to cut her hair on the school said in a statement. mistake was quickly covered and possibly encountered by patrons Coco Palms initially opened in bus, Hoffmeyer said. Shaffer hid four amphetamine repainting should be finished of Tanganyika Wildlife Park’s 1953 next to a historic coconut Two days later — after com- and dextroamphetamine pills in soon. splash park, The Wichita Eagle grove and an ancient Hawaiian plaining to the principal and hav- the treats and had two more in a The mistake has become the reported. fishpond. It has been closed since ing Jurnee’s hair styled at a salon prescription bottle which was not butt of social media jokes, with The state health department had Hurricane Iniki slammed into with an asymmetrical cut to make labeled for the drugs, according to people posts such as “Lvoe it!!” previously reported three people Kauai in 1992. Several attempts to the differing lengths less obvious arrest warrants. and “Big lvoer of it.” One person who attended the park tested posi- restore the property since have — Jurnee arrived home with the Shaffer is charged with posses- suggested not correcting the mis- tive for Shigella. That number is failed. other side cut by a school employ- sion of narcotics with intent to dis- take because it’s making so many now at six. ee to even it out. tribute, furnishing prisoners with people laugh. People who visited the splash School employee scolded contraband and misconduct in of- park also have tested positive for for cutting girl’s hair Prison guard hid pills in fice. Drunk, disorderly tourist the norovirus, sapovirus and a type Rice Krispies treats gets 60 days in jail of E. coli called enteropathogenic MOUNT PLEASANT — Painters misspell city’s E. coli, the state health department MI A Michigan school dis- COLUMBIA— A guard name on water tower JACKSON — A Yel- said. trict has reprimanded three em- SC was fired and arrested WY lowstone National The splash park has been closed ployees after a 7-year-old girl’s after trying to smuggle prescrip- PLOVER — Painters Park tourist has been sentenced to since June 19. hair was cut at her elementary tion stimulant pills into a South WI scrambled to fix a giant 60 days in jail and banned from the school. Carolina women’s prison by hiding typo on a central Wisconsin villag- park for five years after pleading From The Associated Press PAGE 12 • STARS AND STRIPES • Monday, July 5, 2021 WORLD Philippine plane carrying combat troops crashes BY JIM GOMEZ Initial pictures released by the Associated Press military showed the tail section of MANILA, Philippines — A Phi- the cargo plane relatively intact. lippine air force C-130 aircraft The other parts of the plane were carrying combat troops assigned burned or scattered in pieces in a to fight Muslim militants crashed clearing surrounded by coconut and exploded while landing in the trees. Soldiers and other rescuers south Sunday, killing at least 42 with stretchers were seen dashing army soldiers on board and three to and from the smoke-shrouded PHOTOS BY KYODO NEWS/AP civilians on the ground in one of crash site, where a dark gray Rescuers conduct a search operation inside a building at the site of a mudslide at Izusan in Atami, worst disasters in the air force’s smoke billowed shortly after im- Shizuoka prefecture, southwest of Tokyo, on Sunday. history. pact. At least 49 other soldiers were The plane was transporting rescued with injuries and sur- troops, many of them new soldiers vived the fiery noontime crash in- who had just undergone basic Japanese leader pushes rescue to a coconut grove outside the Jolo training, from the southern Ca- airport in Sulu province, including gayan de Oro city for deployment some who managed to jump off the in Sulu, officials said. after deadly mudslide hits town aircraft before it exploded and “They were supposed to join us BY KANTARO KOMIYA was gutted by fire, military offi- in our fight against terrorism,” Su- Associated Press cials said. Three of seven villagers lu military commander Maj. Gen. ATAMI, Japan — More than who were hit on the ground died. William Gonzales said. Govern- 1,000 soldiers, firefighters and po- The aircraft had 96 people on ment forces have been battling lice on Sunday waded through a board, including three pilots and Abu Sayyaf militants in the pre- giant mudslide that ripped five crew while the rest were army dominantly Muslim province of through a resort town southwest of personnel, the military said, add- Sulu for decades. Tokyo, killing at least two people ing only five soldiers remained It was not immediately clear and leaving about 20 missing as it unaccounted for late Sunday. The what caused the crash. Regional swept away houses and cars. pilots survived but were seriously military commander Lt. Gen. Cor- Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga injured, officials said. leto Vinluan said it was unlikely told reporters 19 people had been The Lockheed C-130 Hercules that the aircraft took hostile fire, rescued, and 130 homes and other was one of two ex-U.S. Air Force and cited witnesses as saying that buildings were damaged in Atami. aircraft handed over to the Philip- it appeared to have overshot the Two people were dead, but pines as part of military assistance runway then crashed on the peri- more were feared missing, he said An aerial view of the destruction from the mudslide. this year. phery of the airport. speaking after an emergency Cab- Officials said the injured per- An air force official told The As- inet meeting. warning residents to watch out for and thick fog except for their hard sonnel were taken to a hospital in sociated Press that the Jolo run- Earlier, disaster officials said 20 more landslides. “Please act as hats. Six military drones were be- Sulu or flown to nearby Zamboan- way is shorter than most others in were unaccounted for, but warned quickly as you can to stay safe.” ing flown to help in the search. ga city and troops were continuing the country, making it more diffi- the number may rise. Troops, firefighters and other The mudslide early Saturday to search for the missing. cult for pilots to adjust if an air- Shizuoka prefecture officials rescue workers, backed by three crashed down a mountainside into “A number of soldiers were craft misses the landing spot. The said three people had been in- coast guard ships, were working to rows of houses following heavy seen jumping out of the aircraft official, who has flown military jured. clear the mud from the streets of rains that began several days ago. before it hit the ground, sparing aircraft to and from Jolo several “The area is still having heavy Atami and reach those believed to Bystanders, their gasps of horror them from the explosion caused times, spoke on condition of ano- rainfall, but arduous rescue ef- be trapped or carried away. They audible, caught the scene on cell by the crash,” a military statement nymity because of a lack of au- forts will continue,” Suga said, were barely visible in the rainfall phone video. said, citing witnesses. thority to speak publicly. Iran’s sole nuclear power Chinese astronauts make plant online after closure 1st walk outside new station TEHRAN, Iran — Iran’s sole nuclear power plant is back online Associated Press China’s third orbital station. following an emergency shut- BEIJING — Two astronauts on The station’s first module, down two weeks ago, state TV re- Sunday made the first spacewalk Tianhe, or Heavenly Harmony, ported Saturday. outside China’s new orbital station was launched April 29. That was The report quoted Mostafa Ra- to set up cameras and other equip- followed by an automated space- jabi Mashhadi, spokesperson for ment using a 50-foot-long robotic craft with food and fuel. Liu, Nie the country’s energy ministry, as arm. and Tang arrived June 17 aboard a Liu Boming and Tang Hongbo Shenzhou capsule. saying the Bushehr plant “return- were shown by state TV climbing On Sunday, Liu attached his feet ed to the production of energy” af- out of the airlock as Earth rolled to a platform at the end of a re- ter the completion of needed past below them. The third crew mote-controlled arm that held him maintenance. member, commander Nie Haish- in place while he used an electric Mashhadi did not elaborate but eng, stayed inside. drill and other tools to install last week, Iran’s nuclear depart- Liu and Tang spent nearly sev- equipment. ment said engineers were work- JOINT TASK FORCE­SULU/AP en hours outside the station, the China’s space agency plans a to- ing to repair the plant’s broken Rescuers search for bodies from the site where a Philippine military Chinese space agency said. tal of 11 launches through the end generator. C­130 plane crashed in Patikul town, Jolo province, southern The astronauts arrived June 17 of next year to add two more mod- Philippines, on Sunday. for a three-month mission aboard ules to the 70-ton station. From The Associated Press Monday, July 5, 2021 • STARS AND STRIPES • PAGE 13 WORLD Cuba evacuates 70K people as Elsa approaches

Associated Press that had been prepared for the pected to gradually weaken as it HAVANA — Cuba evacuated emergency. moves across Cuba on Monday. 70,000 people along the island’s The storm’s next target was “After Elsa emerges over the southern region Sunday amid Florida, where Gov. Ron DeSantis Florida Straits and the southeast- fears that Tropical Storm Elsa declared a state of emergency in ern Gulf of Mexico, some slight could unleash heavy flooding after 15 counties, including in Miami- restrengthening is possible,” it battering several Caribbean is- Dade County where the high-rise said. lands, killing at least three people. condominium building collapsed The storm killed one person in The Cuban government had last week. St. Lucia, according to the Carib- opened shelters and moved to pro- On Sunday morning, Elsa was bean Disaster Emergency Man- tect sugarcane and cocoa crops located about 50 miles north of agement Agency. In the Domin- ahead of the storm. Most of those Kingston, Jamaica, and was head- ican Republic, a 15-year-old boy evacuated went to relatives’ ing west-northwest. It had maxi- and a 75-year-old woman died Sat- homes, while about 23,000 people mum sustained winds of about 60 urday in separate incidents after sheltered at government facilities. mph, according to the National walls collapsed on them, accord- JOSEPH ODELYN / AP Some 400 living in mountainous Hurricane Center in Miami. ing to a statement from the Emer- Antony Exilien secures the roof of his house to prepare for Tropical areas took refuge in natural caves The center said the storm is ex- gency Operations Center. Storm Elsa on Saturday in Port­au­Prince, Haiti. Vatican indicts 10, including a cardinal, in London real estate deal Associated Press tribunal, Giuseppe Pignatone, set July 27 as which is funded by donations from the faith- as well as the Italian businessmen who han- ROME — A Vatican judge Saturday in- the trial date, though lawyers for some de- ful. The scandal over its multimillion-dollar dled the investment. dicted 10 people, including a once-powerful fendants questioned how they could pre- losses has resulted in a sharp reduction in Vatican prosecutors accuse the main sus- cardinal, on charges including embezzle- pare for trial so soon given they hadn’t yet donations and prompted Pope Francis to pects of bilking millions of euros from the ment, abuse of office, extortion and fraud in formally received the indictment. strip the office of its ability to manage the Holy See in fees, bad investments and other connection with the Secretariat of State’s The 487-page indictment request was is- money. losses related to financial dealings that 350 million-euro investment in a London re- sued following a sprawling, two-year inves- Five former Vatican officials, including were funded in large part by Peter’s Pence al estate venture. tigation into how the Secretariat of State Cardinal Angelo Becciu and two officials donations to the pope for works of charity. The president of the Vatican’s criminal managed its vast asset portfolio, much of from the Secretariat of State, were indicted, The suspects have denied wrongdoing. PAGE 14 • STARS AND STRIPES • Monday, July 5, 2021 OPINION

Max D. Lederer Jr., Publisher Lt. Col. Marci Hoffman, Europe commander Lt. Col. Michael Kerschbaum, Pacific commander ‘Strategic ambiguity’ on Taiwan is no longer wise Michael Ryan, Pacific chief of staff BY GEORGE F. WILL revolutionary proletariat has been a disap- wan’s government is painfully aware that Washington Post Writers Group pointment for more than a century. China preserving their friendly, successful democ- WASHINGTON scarcely had a proletariat when its peasant racy is not in itself a vital national interest for EDITORIAL ifty years ago this week, a forgiva- society of 542 million was captured in 1949 by anyone else.” Terry Leonard, Editor ble fib about a stomachache pres- communists victorious in the civil war. In But the article also quoted historian Niall [email protected] aged momentous changes. One China since then, as in Russia 1917-1991, com- Ferguson’s judgment that the fall of Taiwan thing, however, has not changed munism in power has relied on the theory to an invasion by China could be “the Amer- Robert H. Reid, Senior Managing Editor F since Henry Kissinger, President Richard that a communist party must be the “van- ican Suez,” a reference to the 1956 crisis that [email protected] Nixon’s national security adviser, made his guard” of the proletariat, delivering top- signaled the end of Britain’s great-power sta- Tina Croley, Managing Editor for Content surreptitious trip to Beijing. Then, as now, down revolutionary consciousness to the dis- tus. Britain, however, had already been sup- [email protected] the status of Taiwan was the focus of China’s appointing masses. This is why, in a Leninist planted by the United States. What nation or intransigence. Now, as then, Taiwan tests the party-state, everything will be sacrificed to group of nations could replace a humbled Sean Moores, Managing Editor for Presentation [email protected] limited usefulness of U.S. ambiguity. one principle: Nothing shall jeopardize the United States? Having pleaded a stomachache as his rea- party’s primacy. The “Taiwan Invasion Prevention Act,” in- Joe Gromelski, Managing Editor for Digital son for seclusion in Pakistan, at 4 a.m. on July As Raymond Aron explained in “The Opi- troduced by Rep. Guy Reschenthaler, R-Pa., [email protected] 9, 1971, Kissinger departed for Beijing and um of the Intellectuals,” his 1955 dissection of and Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., notes that under his talks with Premier Zhou Enlai, the urbane Marxism’s hold on many French thinkers, the 1979 Taiwan Relations Act there is a U.S. BUREAU STAFF cosmopolitan who in the 1940s had negotiat- Marxist regimes always turn Marxism up- “expectation” — a conspicuously limp word ed with Gen. George Marshall. In Kissinger’s side down. In Marxist theory, impersonal — that Taiwan’s future “will be determined Europe/Mideast 1979 memoir “White House Years,” he said forces make history. In Marxist practice, his- by peaceful means.” The Reschenthaler- Erik Slavin, Europe & Mideast Bureau Chief [email protected] that Taiwan “was mentioned only briefly” in tory needs a helping hand from a dictatorial Scott measure would authorize the president +49(0)631.3615.9350; DSN (314)583.9350 the first negotiating session. But nine of the person — “the exaltation of a hero, the incar- to use military force to protect Taiwan Pacific 46 pages of the record of that meeting con- nation of the proletariat as saviour.” Uyghurs against “direct attack” or “the taking of terri- Aaron Kidd, Pacific Bureau Chief cerned Taiwan. Kissinger’s objective was to in concentration camps today recite Xi’s tory under the effective jurisdiction of Tai- [email protected] secure an invitation for Nixon to visit China, thoughts. wan” — nearby islands — by China. The +81.42.552.2511 ext. 88380; DSN (315)227.7380 and Beijing had made clear that this would be Having eliminated term limits for himself, measure urges, inter alia, combined U.S.- Washington contingent on a U.S. commitment to the prin- Xi governs a surveillance state more annihi- Taiwan military exercises, and a visit to Tai- Joseph Cacchioli, Washington Bureau Chief ciple that Taiwan was part of “one China.” lating of privacy than Lenin could have imag- wan by the president or secretary of state. It [email protected] Since that commitment was made, there ined. Prosperity is supposed to be the opium invites Taiwan’s president to address Con- (+1)(202)886-0033 Brian Bowers, Assistant Managing Editor, News have been two developments, one surprising, of China’s masses — prosperity reinforced gress. [email protected] the other not. Taiwan has grown into a vi- by police, with genocide for especially recal- No administration welcomes such specific brant, prosperous multiparty democracy. citrant groups. Taiwan remains formally congressional intrusions in the formulation CIRCULATION And Beijing has become a pedestal for a hero, part of “one China” — “one country, two sys- of foreign policy, so the Reschenthaler-Scott Mideast President Xi Jinping. tems” — a status as fictitious as Kissinger’s measure will not become law. Nevertheless, Robert Reismann, Mideast Circulation Manager July 1 marked the 100th anniversary of the stomachache. it can be an instrument by which congres- [email protected] founding of the Chinese Communist Party. A recent Economist article quoted a “se- sional supporters say: After 50 years, U.S. [email protected] Today, the CCP testifies to the irrelevance of nior American defence official” on China’s “strategic ambiguity” regarding Taiwan is DSN (314)583-9111 Karl Marx, and the exclusive relevance of military buildup: “The world has never seen no longer prudent. This principle is: A nation Europe Vladimir Lenin, in China’s development and a military expansion of this scale not associ- should know its own mind, and should make Karen Lewis, Community Engagement Manager comportment. For Marxists, the myth of the ated with conflict.” The article said: “Tai- sure an adversary knows it, too. 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Oscars issue Santana chosen invitations to for 2021 Hispanic Heritage award join Academy From wire reports From wire reports Carlos Santana, the pioneering Steven Yeun, Nathan Lane, Issa Latin-rock guitarist who started Rae, Robert Pattinson, Janet his music career in Tijuana as a Jackson, Leslie Odom Jr. and La- teenager before moving to San verne Cox are among the artists Francisco, has being invited to join the Academy been selected to of Motion Picture Arts and Sci- receive the 2021 ences. Hispanic Heri- The organization that puts on tage Legend the Oscars said July 1 that 395 film Award. industry professionals, 46% of The veteran whom are women and 39% from band leader and an underrepresented group, have Rock & Roll Hall Santana been invited to join the 2021 class. of Fame induc- If they accept, which most do, they tee will be honored as part of the will have voting privileges at next Oct. 8 PBS TV broadcast of the year’s Oscars. Disney-Marvel photos 34th Annual Hispanic Heritage New invitees from this year’s David Harbour, center, plays the father of Natasha Romanoff (Scarlett Johansson), left, and Yelena Belova Awards. Oscar nominees include Maria (Florence Pugh) in “Black Widow," in theaters and on Disney+ Premium on Friday. The telecast will include a mul- Bakalova (“Borat Subsequent Mo- ti-artist tribute to Santana, who viefilm”), Andra Day (“The Unit- turns 74 on July 20. His career ig- ed States vs. Billie Holiday”) and nited after he and the percussion- Paul Raci (“Sound of Metal”), as driven band that bears his name well as winners like “Minari’s” Harbour’s hairy scenarios performed at the 1969 Woodstock Youn Yuh-jung, “Mank” cinema- festival and were featured in the tographer Erik Messerschmidt, Actor adds stunt work for ‘Black Widow,’ ‘Stranger Things’ roles subsequent “Woodstock” film singer-songwriter H.E.R. and documentary and soundtrack al- “Promising Young Woman” writ- BY RODNEY HO bum. er Emerald Fennell. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution In a statement released June 30, Fennell was also invited to the he magic of David Harbour as an actor is the mustachioed guitarist said: director’s branch alongside fellow his ability to blend toughness and vulner- “With gratitude, I am deeply hon- 2021 nominee Lee Isaac Chung ability, cheekiness and authenticity, phys- ored to be receiving the 2021 His- (“Minari”). Those invited in mul- Tical prowess and an everyman aesthetic. panic Heritage Legend Award. I tiple branches must decide which It’s that unusual interplay of assets that made him a am grateful to the Latin communi- they want to join. star as police chief Jim Hopper on Netflix’s “Stranger ty and to everyone who feels one- Diversity and inclusion contin- Things” and now an intriguing new character in the ness with our mission to bring ue to be a main priority for the film upcoming Marvel film “Black Widow,” out in movie equality, fairness, justice, unity academy and, in addition to the theaters and on Disney+ Premium on Friday. He and harmony.” relatively large numbers of wom- plays Alexei Shostakov, a Russian “Captain Ameri- A new Santana album, “Bless- en and underrepresented groups ca” equivalent nicknamed Red Guardian. Most of the ing and Miracles,” is due out later invited, it’s also a very internation- film, he is in full middle-aged, paunch form wearing a this year. It features an array of al class. Over half of the invitees red and gray suit, a father figure to “Black Widow” guest artists, including Steve Win- are from countries other than the Avenger Natasha Romanoff (Scarlett Johansson) wood, Metallica guitarist Kirk United States. and spy Yelena Belova (Florence Pugh). Hammett and Matchbox Twenty The number of invitees also The film was supposed to come out last year, but Harbour says his “Black Widow” beard was real. singer Rob Thomas, who was also dropped steeply this year in an ef- the pandemic delayed its release. part of Santana’s 1999 multiple- fort to, “steady future growth.” In Here are excerpts from a recent interview: By far, this was the toughest I’ve ever done. In the Grammy-winning album “Super- the past few years the organiza- Atlanta Journal­Constitution: That is quite a beginning, I was just so big, like 270, 280 pounds. So natural.” tion had invited classes of around beard you wear in the movie. Is it au naturel? my knees were really shot. There was a lot of running Amber Heard becomes 800 new members or more an- Harbour: Most of the movie. There is one reshoot around and climbing that happens in the prison, nually to help quickly diversify its we did where it’s me yelling out of a helicopter. One which was the first thing we shot. He has this super mom ‘on my own terms’ ranks following the #OscarsSo- line. “Let’s go!” That was a full fake beard. But the strength where he can jump. They have me on wires. Amber Heard says she has be- White criticisms. With this new rest of the movie is my real beard. No enhancement. That stuff was hard. But it wasn’t as hard as a se- come a mom and did it “on my own class, the Academy said its total That disgusting ratty beard. quence in the beginning. Really simple stuff. I tore a terms,” as a single parent. membership is now 33% women You were promoting this movie before the hamstring. Thankfully, it was the last night of the In an Instagram post, the actor and 19% underrepresented pandemic when you thought it was coming out last whole sequence. said she welcomed daughter Oo- groups. year. Have your feelings about the film changed? “Stranger Things” involves stunt work, too, nagh Paige Heard on April 8. A Globes changes rules It’s kind of joyous. There was discussion early on to right? photo of Heard with the baby nes- release it just on Disney+. I was kind of into that. I We’ve done some crazy stuff this season. I can’t tled against her accompanied the for international films said, ‘Let’s get the movie out.’ They said, ‘No. Let’s wait for you guys to see it. July 1 announcement. After consecutive years of con- wait until movie theaters come back.’ I said, ‘Oh, You shot some of that before the pandemic. “I now appreciate how radical it troversy about its rule limitations, come on.’ I realize now that they’re right. I’m so hap- We shot some of it, but we’ve been shooting more is for us as women to think about the Hollywood Foreign Press As- py you have a big movie like that just as the world is since last September. The Duffers [the creators of one of the most fundamental parts sociation will now allow non-En- starting to open up because Marvel movies have be- “Stranger Things”] have seen I’ve been cast in these of our destinies in this way,” glish language movies to compete come this thing. ... They are a joyous way to come to- Marvel movies. They’re like, ‘If you can do it there, Heard said in the post. “I hope we for its best picture prizes. gether and have this fantasy experience together. you can do it here!’ I’m like, ‘Thanks a lot guys! How arrive at a point in which it’s nor- The move came after the group There is such a big fan base for them. It’s almost like about more coffee and contemplation! More donuts! malized to not want a ring in order faced criticism for shunting mo- they’re becoming part of our mythology. Come on!’ to have a crib.” vies like “Minari” and “The Fare- What did you like about playing the Red Hopper gets captured by the Russians. So many She wrote that “a part of me well” to its foreign language cate- Guardian? Russians! You probably never imagined you’d play wants to uphold that my private gory, making them ineligible to There was hardly anything I didn’t like. It’s hard to two characters so tied to Russia. And you told life is none of anyone’s business,” compete for the main prizes of find anything I had trouble with except for doing Jimmy Kimmel that you deliberately wanted two but added the nature of her job best picture drama and musical/ stunts because I’m terrible at them and I get hurt. I different looks. So Hopper is bald. The Red “compels me to take control of comedy. hurt myself a lot. But when they show you the fin- Guardian has a massive beard. this” by revealing the birth. The HFPA also announced that ished product, you’re like, ‘Wow! That’s fantastic!’ It was a horrible coincidence. I had to lose a lot of The actor has had a spate of le- animated films will be allowed to You’ve done a lot of stunt work in the past. Was weight for Hopper. I really did want to differentiate gal woes in recent years stemming vie for best picture. The changes this the toughest of them all? What injuries did you them. They are both big genre things with the over- from her 2015 to 2017 marriage to will take place immediately. have from this movie? lapping audiences so I wanted to look very different. Johnny Depp. Monday, July 5, 2021 • STARS AND STRIPES • PAGE 19 SCOREBOARD

PRO SOCCER CYCLING TENNIS MLS Tour de France Results Wimbledon Nikola Cacic, Serbia, and Tomislav Brkic, Japan, def. Tereza Martincova and Marke- Bosnia-Herzegovina, def. Philipp Oswald, ta Vondrousova, Czech Republic, 6-1, 6-2. Saturday Eastern Conference Saturday Austria, and Marcus Daniell (15), New Asia Muhammad and Jessica Pegula 8th Stage Zealand, 6-3, 1-6, 13-12 (6). (14), United States, def. Lyudmyla Kiche- WLTPts GF GA A 150.8-kilometer (93.7-mile) ride from At All England Lawn Tennis and Cro- quet Club Luke Saville and Max Purcell (16), Aus- nok, Ukraine, and Makoto Ninomiya, Ja- Oyonnax to Le Grand-Bornand tralia, def. Dominic Inglot and Luke Bam- pan, 6-4, 6-4. New England 7 2 3 24 20 15 London 1. Dylan Teuns, Belgium, Bahrain Victo- Surface: Grass bridge, Britain, 6-2, 6-4. Hsieh Su-wei, Taiwan, and Elise Mertens Orlando City 6 2 3 21 19 9 rious, 3h 54m 41s. Men’s Singles Oliver Marach, Austria, and Aisam-ul- (3), Belgium, def. Misaki Doi, Japan, and 2. Ion Izagirre Insausti, Spain, Astana- Haq Qureshi, Pakistan, def. Alexei Popyrin, Viktorija Golubic, Switzerland, 6-1, 5-7, 6-0. Philadelphia 5 3 4 19 15 11 Third Round Premier Tech, 44s behind. Hubert Hurkacz (14), Poland, def. Alex- Australia, and Lloyd Harris, South Africa, Vera Zvonareva, Russia, and Laura Sie- Nashville 4 1 6 18 14 11 3. Michael Woods, Canada, Israel Start- ander Bublik, Kazakhstan, 6-3, 6-4, 6-2. 7-6 (6), 3-6, 6-3. gemund (11), Germany, def. Kaitlyn Chris- NYCFC 5 3 2 17 18 11 up Nation, 47s behind. Matteo Berrettini (7), Italy, def. Aljaz Be- Andrey Golubev, Kazakhstan, and Robin tian, United States, and Nao Hibino, Japan, 4. Tadej Pogacar, Slovenia, UAE Team Haase, Netherlands, def. Bruno Soares, 6-2, 6-2. D.C. United 5 6 1 16 17 14 dene, Slovenia, 6-4, 6-4, 6-4. Emirates, 49s behind. Lorenzo Sonego (23), Italy, def. James Brazil, and Jamie Murray (7), Britain, 6-7 Lucie Hradecka and Marie Bouzkova New York 5 5 1 16 16 14 5. Wout Poels, Netherlands, Bahrain Vic- Duckworth, Australia, 6-3, 6-4, 6-4. (3), 6-3, 6-2. (16), Czech Republic, def. Anna-Lena CF Montréal 4 3 4 16 12 10 torious, 2m 33s behind. Ilya Ivashka, Belarus, def. Jordan Raven Klaasen, South Africa, and Ben Friedsam, Germany, and Anna Blinkova, 6. Simon Yates, Great Britain, Team Bi- Mclachlan (14), Japan, def. Ricardas Be- Russia, 6-3, 6-3. Columbus 4 3 4 16 11 9 Thompson, Australia, 6-4, 6-4, 6-4. keExchange, 2m 43s behind. Felix Auger-Aliassime (16), Canada, def. rankis, Lithuania, and Dominik Koepfer, Caty McNally and Coco Gauff (12), Unit- Atlanta 2 3 6 12 11 13 7. Aurélien Paret Peintre, France, AG2R Nick Kyrgios, Australia, 2-6, 6-1, 0-0, ret. Germany, 2-6, 6-3, 6-4. ed States, def. Sara Sorribes Tormo and Paula Badosa, Spain, 6-4, 6-4. Cincinnati 3 5 2 11 10 18 Citroën Team, 3m 03s behind. Alexander Zverev (4), Germany, def. Gonzalo Escobar, Ecuador, and Ariel Be- 8. Guillaume Martin, France, Cofidis, har, Uruguay, def. Matthew Ebden and Heather Watson and Harriet Dart, Bri- Chicago 2 7 2 8 10 17 Taylor Fritz (31), United States, 6-7 (3), 6-4, same time. 6-3, 7-6 (4). John-Patrick Smith, Australia, 7-6 (5), 6-7 tain, def. Petra Martic, Croatia, and Shelby Inter Miami CF 2 7 2 8 9 17 9. Mattia Cattaneo, Italy, Deceuninck- Roger Federer (6), Switzerland, def. (4), 6-4. Rogers, United States, 3-6, 7-6 (6), 6-1. Harri Heliovaara, Finland, and Lloyd Mixed Doubles Toronto FC 1 8 2 5 13 27 QuickStep, 4m 07s behind. Cameron Norrie (29), Britain, 6-4, 6-4, 5-7, 10. Jonas Vingegaard, Denmark, Jumbo- 6-4. Glasspool, Britain, def. Aidan Mchugh and First Round Western Conference Visma, 4m 09s behind. Alastair Gray, Britain, 4-6, 6-3, 8-6. Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi, Pakistan, and Daniil Medvedev (2), Russia, def. Marin Nadiia Kichenok, Ukraine, def. Anastasia Also Cilic (32), Croatia, 6-7 (3), 3-6, 6-3, 6-3, 6-2. Robert Farah and Juan Sebastian Cabal WLTPts GF GA 43. Sepp Kuss, United States, Jumbo-Vis- (3), Colombia, def. Thiago Monteiro and Pavlyuchenkova, Russia, and Alexander ma, 21m 47s behind. Women’s Singles Rafael Matos, Brazil, 6-2, 7-6 (5). Bublik, Kazakhstan, walkover. Seattle 7 0 4 25 20 7 51. Brandon McNulty, United States, UAE Third Round Simone Bolelli, Italy, and Maximo Gon- Tara Moore and Arthur Fery, Britain, def. zalez, Argentina, def. Edouard Roger-Vas- Ken Skupski, Britain, and Jessica Pegula, Sporting KC 7 3 2 23 22 15 Team Emirates, 28m 26s behind. 163. Sean Bennett, United States, Qhube- Angelique Kerber (25), Germany, def. selin, France, and Henri Kontinen (11), Fin- United States, 6-1, 5-7, 7-5. LA Galaxy 7 3 0 21 17 15 ka-NextHash, 35m 01s behind. Aliaksandra Sasnovich, Belarus, 2-6, 6-0, land, 7-6 (5), 6-2. Mixed Doubles Colorado 5 3 1 16 15 11 176. Neilson Powless, United States, EF 6-1. Cameron Norrie, Britain, and Jaume Mu- Second Round Education-Nippo, 35m 01s behind. Karolina Muchova (19), Czech Republic, nar, Spain, def. Ivan Dodig, Croatia, and Fil- Hayley Carter, United States, and Sand- L.A.FC 4 4 3 15 13 12 Overall Standings def. Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (16), Rus- ip Polasek (5), Slovakia, 7-6 (10), 1-6, 7-5. er Gille (13), Belgium, def. Marcelo Demo- Minnesota 4 4 3 15 12 14 sia, 7-5, 6-3. liner and Luisa Stefani, Brazil, 6-2, 3-6, 6-3. 1. Tadej Pogacar, Slovenia, UAE Team Women’s Doubles Houston 3 3 6 15 16 17 Emirates, 29h 38m 25s. Ajla Tomljanovic, Australia, def. Jelena Rajeev Ram and Bethanie Mattek-Sands Ostapenko, Latvia, 4-6, 6-4, 6-2. 2. Wout Van Aert, Belgium, Jumbo-Vis- Second Round (5), United States, def. Nicholas Monroe, Portland 4 6 1 13 14 19 ma, 1m 48s behind. Emma Raducanu, Britain, def. Sorana United States, and Renata Voracova, Real Salt Lake 3 3 4 13 14 12 3. Alexey Lutsenko, Kazakhstan, Asta- Cirstea, Romania, 6-3, 7-5. Sharon Fichman, Canada, and Giuliana Czech Republic, 6-3, 3-6, 6-4. Coco Gauff (20), United States, def. Kaja Olmos (9), Mexico, def. Jelena Ostapenko, Rohan Bopanna and Sania Mirza, India, Austin FC 3 5 4 13 10 12 na-Premier Tech, 4m 38s behind. 4. Rigoberto Uran, Colombia, EF Educa- Juvan, Slovenia, 6-3, 6-3. Latvia, and Marta Kostyuk, Ukraine, walk- def. Emily Webley-Smith and Aidan San Jose 3 7 2 11 14 22 tion-Nippo, 4m 46s behind. Paula Badosa (30), Spain, def. Magda Li- over. Mchugh, Britain, 6-3, 6-1. FC Dallas 2 4 4 10 11 15 5. Jonas Vingegaard, Denmark, Jumbo- nette, Poland, 5-7, 6-2, 6-4. Storm Sanders, Australia, and Caroline Gabriela Dabrowski, Canada, and Mate Barbora Krejcikova (14), Czech Repub- Dolehide, United States, def. Monica Nicu- Pavic (2), Croatia, def. Matthew Ebden and Vancouver 2 6 2 8 10 16 Visma, 5m 00s behind. 6. Richard Carapaz, Ecuador, Ineos Gre- lic, def. Anastasija Sevastova, Latvia, 7-6 lescu and Cristina-Andreea Mitu, Roma- Sam Stosur, Australia, 7-5, 7-6 (8). Note: Three points for victory, one point nadiers, 5m 01s behind. (1), 3-6, 7-5. nia, 6-2, 6-3. Neal Skupski, Britain, and Desirae for tie. 7. Wilco Kelderman, Netherlands, Bora- Ashleigh Barty (1), Australia, def. Kateri- Latisha Chan and Hao-Ching Chan (7), Krawczyk (7), United States, def. Asia Mu- Saturday’s games Hansgrohe, 5m 13s behind. na Siniakova, Czech Republic, 6-3, 7-5. Taiwan, def. Elixane Lechemia, France, hammad, United States, and Luke Bam- 8. Enric Mas Nicolau, Spain, Movistar Men’s Doubles and Ingrid Neel, United States, 6-4, 6-1. bridge, Britain, 6-3, 7-6 (7). New England 2, Columbus 2, tie Team, 5m 15s behind. Second Round Aleksandra Krunic and Nina Stojanovic, Darija Jurak, Croatia, and Raven Klaasen D.C. United 7, Toronto FC 1 Rajeev Ram, United States, and Joe Sa- Serbia, def. Mona Barthel and Julia Wa- (10), South Africa, def. Divij Sharan, India, CF Montréal 1, Miami 0 9. David Gaudu, France, Groupama-FDJ, 5m 52s behind. lisbury (6), Britain, def. Stefano Travaglia, chaczyk, Germany, 7-5, 6-3. and Samantha Murray Sharan, Britain, 3-6, New York 2, Orlando City 1 Italy, and Marton Fucsovics, Hungary, 6-3, Elena Vesnina and Veronika Kuderme- 7-6 (1), 6-3. Chicago 3, Atlanta 0 10. Pello Bilbao Lopez De Armentia, Spain, Bahrain Victorious, 6m 41s behind. 6-4. tova, Russia, def. Bethanie Mattek-Sands, Jean-Julien Rojer, Netherlands, and An- San Jose 2, Minnesota 2, tie Fabrice Martin and Jeremy Chardy, United States, and Sania Mirza, India, 6-4, dreja Klepac (14), Slovenia, def. Gonzalo Nashville 1, Philadelphia 0 Also 68. Neilson Powless, United States, EF France, def. Nicolas Mahut and Pierre- 6-3. Escobar, Ecuador, and Vera Zvonareva, Cincinnati 1, Houston 1, tie Hugues Herbert (2), France, 6-4, 0-0, ret. Shuko Aoyama and Ena Shibahara (5), Russia, 7-6 (5), 6-4. Los Angeles FC 1, Real Salt Lake 0 Education-Nippo, 45m 08s behind. Sunday’s games 94. Sepp Kuss, United States, Jumbo-Vis- ma, 57m 21s behind. Vancouver at FC Dallas 117. Brandon McNulty, United States, DEALS Seattle at Colorado UAE Team Emirates, 1h 05m 04s behind. Sporting Kansas City at LA Galaxy 138. Sean Bennett, United States, Qhube- NWSL ka-NextHash, 1h 11m 37s behind. Saturday’s Transactions handed pitcher Jordan Weems for assign- SS Jose Devers to Jacksonville (Triple-A ment. Sent OF Stephen Piscotty to Stock- East) on a rehab assignment. WLTPts GF GA BASEBALL ton (Low-A West) on a rehab assignment. PITTSBURGH PIRATES — Placed OF Ka’ai Major League Baseball TAMPA BAY RAYS — Reinstated SS Tay- Tom on the 10-day IL, retroactive to July 2. Orlando 4 1 3 15 12 8 AUTO RACING American League lor Walls from the 10-day IL. Optioned RHP Recalled RHP Kyle Keller from Indianapo- Luis Patino to Durham (Triple-A East). lis (Triple-A East). Acquired 1B John No- Portland 5 3 0 15 14 6 BALTIMORE ORIOLES — Acquired INF Xfinity Henry 180 Kelvin Gutierrez from the Kansas City Roy- TEXAS RANGERS — Recalled RHP Dennis gowski from St. Louis in exchange for cash North Carolina 4 2 1 13 12 4 als in exchange for cash considerations Santana from Round Rock (Triple-A West). considerations. Designated RHP Geoff Houston 4 3 1 13 10 8 Saturday and optioned him to Norfolk (Triple-A Optioned LHP Wes Benjamin to Round Hartlieb for assignment. At Road America East). Transferred RHP Travis Lakins, Sr. Rock. ST. LOUIS CARDINALS — Optiuoned RHP Gotham FC 3 1 3 12 7 3 from the 10-day IL to the 60-day IL. Claimed TORONTO BLUE JAYS — Reinstated C Roel Ramirezto Memphis (Triple-A East). Washington 3 2 3 12 8 8 Elkhart Lake, Wis. RHP Shaun Anderson off waivers from Danny Jansen from the 10-day IL and he Activated RHP Justin Miller. Chicago 3 4 2 11 6 13 Texas and optioned to Norfolk. Designat- will be active for today’s game. Optioned C WASHINGTON NATIONALS — Acquired Lap length: 4.05 miles ed RHP Konner Wade for assignment. INF/ Riley Adams Buffalo (Triple-A East). INF Alcides Escobar from Kansas City in Louisville 3 4 1 10 6 12 (Start position in parentheses) OF Stevie Wilkerson cleared waivers and National League exchange for cash considerations and se- Reign FC 2 5 1 7 5 10 was assigned to Norfolk. ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS — Optioned lected him to active roster. Designated INF 1. (5) Kyle Busch, Toyota, 45 laps, 0 Kansas City 0 6 3 3 5 13 CLEVELAND INDIANS — Reinstated C Ro- RHP Jon Duplantier to Reno (Triple-A Humberto Arteaga for assignment. Re- points. berto Perez from the 60-day IL. Designated West). Sent RHP Taylor Widener to Hill- called C Tres Barrera and OF Yadiel Her- Note: Three points for victory, one point 2. (4) Daniel Hemric, Toyota, 45, 48. C Rene Rivera for assignment. sboro (High-A West) on a rehab assign- nandez from Rochester (Triple-A East). for tie. 3. (12) Michael Annett, Chevrolet, 45, 37. DETROIT TIGERS — Sent SS Niko Good- ment. Selected the contract of C Bryan Ho- Placed C Alex Avila on the 10-day IL, retro- Saturday’s game 4. (3) AJ Allmendinger, Chevrolet, 45, 53. rum to Toledo (Triple-A East) on a rehab laday from Reno. Placed RHP Zac Gallen active to July 2. Placed OF Kyle Schwarber 5. (10) Harrison Burton, Toyota, 45, 34. Portland 2, Louisville 0 assignment. on the 10-day IL. on the 10-day IL.Recalled OF Jeremy Ydens 6. (20) Kevin Harvick, Ford, 45, 0. HOUSTON ASTROS — Reinstated RHP CHICAGO CUBS — Selected the contract from Fredericksburg (Low-A East). Sunday’s game 7. (34) Riley Herbst, Ford, 45, 32. Enoli Paredes from the 10-day IL and op- of LHP Tony Cingrani from Lexington (Tri- BASKETBALL North Carolina at Orlando 8. (2) Austin Cindric, Ford, 45, 41. tioned to Sugar Land (Triple-A West). ple-A East). National Basketball Association 9. (36) Noah Gragson, Chevrolet, 45, 34. KANSAS CITY ROYALS — Traded INF Kel- CINCINNATI REDS — Sent RHP Michael NBA — Suspended LA Clippers G Patrick 10. (13) Justin Haley, Chevrolet, 45, 41. vin Gutierrez to the Baltimore Orioles for Feliz to Louisville (Triple-A East) on a re- Beverley one game without pay for an un- 11. (19) Brandon Brown, Chevrolet, 45, cash considerations. hab assignment. sportsmanlike act for forcefully pushing PRO BASKETBALL 26. LOS ANGELES ANGELS — Selected the COLORADO ROCKIES — Recalled RHP Phoenix Suns G Chris Paul from behind 12. (6) Justin Allgaier, Chevrolet, 45, 38. contract of RHP Andrew Wantz. Optioned Jose Mijica from Albuquerque (Triple-A 13. (15) Andy Lally, Chevrolet, 45, 24. and knocking him to the court during a WNBA RHP Griffin Canning to Triple-A Salt Lake West). Optioned RHP Antonio Santos to Al- stoppage in play on June 30. 14. (8) Jeb Burton, Chevrolet, 45, 31. Triple-A West). Designated OF Scott Sche- buquerque. 15. (33) Tommy Joe Martins, Chevrolet, bler for assignment. MIAMI MARLINS — Optioned RHP Jordan SOCCER EASTERN CONFERENCE 45, 22. OAKLAND ATHLETICS — Selected the Holloway to Jacksonville (Triple-A East). Major League Soccer 16. (16) Preston Pardus, Chevrolet, 45, contract of LHP Sam Moll from Las Vegas Acquired RHP David Hess from Tampa Bay VANCOUVER WHITECAPS FC — An- WLPct GB 21. (Triple-A West). Optioned RHP Domingo for RHP Justin Sterner and cash consider- nounced that D Ali Adnan has agreed to a 17. (30) Josh Williams, Chevrolet, 45, 20. Acevedo to Las Vegas. Designated right- ations and selected to active roster. Sent mutual contract termination. Connecticut 12 6 .667 — 18. (7) Kaz Grala, Chevrolet, 45, 0. Chicago 10 9 .526 2½ 19. (21) Brandon Jones, Toyota, 45, 23. 20. (29) Timmy Hill, Toyota, 45, 0. GOLF New York 9 9 .500 3 21. (22) Alex Labbe, Chevrolet, 45, 16. Washington 7 10 .412 4½ 22. (26) Ryan Sieg, Ford, 45, 15. Atlanta 6 10 .375 5 23. (27) Myatt Snider, Chevrolet, 45, 14. 24. (17) Cody Ware, Chevrolet, 45, 13. Rocket Mortgage Classic Keegan Bradley 71-68-68—207 -9 Ana Belac 68-68-68—204 -9 Indiana 2 16 .111 10 25. (25) Kris Wright, Toyota, 45, 0. Sebastián Muñoz 69-69-69—207 -9 Stacy Lewis 68-69-68—205 -8 26. (31) Stephen Leicht, Toyota, 45, 11. PGA Tour Lanto Griffin 68-70-69—207 -9 Paula Reto 68-69-68—205 -8 WESTERN CONFERENCE 27. (32) Landon Cassill, Chevrolet, 45, 10. Saturday 28. (9) Jeremy Clements, Chevrolet, 44, 9. Sean O’Hair 70-66-71—207 -9 In Gee Chun 64-72-69—205 -8 WLPct GB At Detroit Golf Club 29. (14) Josh Bilicki, Chevrolet, accident, Detroit, Mich. Bubba Watson 68-73-67—208 -8 Gaby Lopez 69-66-70—205 -8 Curtis Thompson 69-72-67—208 -8 Las Vegas 13 4 .765 — 42, 0. Yardage: 7,370; Par: 72 Dick’s Sporting Goods Open 30. (28) Ryan Ellis, Toyota, accident, 42, 7. Purse: $7.5 Million Chris Baker 70-70-68—208 -8 Seattle 13 4 .765 — 31. (24) Brett Moffitt, Chevrolet, acci- Third Round PGA Tour Champions Roger Sloan 65-75-68—208 -8 Saturday Minnesota 9 7 .563 3½ dent, 41, 6. Troy Merritt 67-68-67—202 -14 32. (35) Natalie Decker, Chevrolet, acci- Kyle Stanley 70-69-69—208 -8 At En-Joie Golf Club Dallas 9 9 .500 4½ dent, 38, 5. Joaquin Niemann 65-69-68—202 -14 Si Woo Kim 67-72-69—208 -8 Endicott, N.Y. Phoenix 7 9 .438 5½ 33. (1) Ty Gibbs, Toyota, transmission, Hank Lebioda 67-70-66—203 -13 Aaron Baddeley 69-70-69—208 -8 Purse: $2 million Los Angeles 6 10 .375 6½ 34, 8. Cam Davis 68-68-67—203 -13 Fabián Gómez 67-71-70—208 -8 Yardage: 6,994; Par: 72 34. (11) Jade Buford, Chevrolet, suspen- Brandon Hagy 65-71-68—204 -12 Davis Thompson 63-73-72—208 -8 Second Round Friday’s games sion, 16, 3. Ernie Els 68-65—133 -11 35. (23) Sam Mayer, Chevrolet, accident, Jason Kokrak 69-69-67—205 -11 Russell Knox 71-65-72—208 -8 Dallas 100, Chicago 91 12, 2. Kevin Kisner 67-69-69—205 -11 Cameron Beckman 67-69—136 -8 Seattle 91, Atlanta 88 36. (18) Spencer Pumpelly, Chevrolet, Richy Werenski 68-68-69—205 -11 Volunteers of America Classic Darren Clarke 69-68—137 -7 Las Vegas 66, Los Angeles 58 accident, 11, 1. Pat Perez 67-69-69—205 -11 Miguel Angel Jiménez 68-69—137 -7 LPGA Tour Saturday’s games Race Statistics Chris Kirk 67-68-70—205 -11 Alex Cejka 69-69—138 -6 New York 82, Washington 79 Average Speed of Race Winner: 74.967 Tom Lewis 65-69-71—205 -11 Saturday Paul Goydos 69-69—138 -6 Indiana 73, Connecticut 67 mph. Kevin Tway 71-68-67—206 -10 At Old American Golf Club Tom Byrum 68-70—138 -6 Minnesota 99, Phoenix 68 Time of Race: 2 hours, 25 minutes, 47 The Colony, Texas. Wes Short, Jr. 66-72—138 -6 Sungjae Im 69-68-69—206 -10 Purse: $1.5 million Sunday’s games seconds. Bernhard Langer 67-71—138 -6 Margin of Victory: 3.522 seconds. Seamus Power 66-71-69—206 -10 Yardage: 6,459; Par: 71 Atlanta at Las Vegas Caution Flags: 7 for 11 laps. Scott Stallings 68-73-66—207 -9 Third Round Vijay Singh 71-68—139 -5 Seattle at Los Angeles Lead Changes: 12 among 8 drivers. Mark Anderson 70-70-67—207 -9 Jin Young Ko 63-70-66—199 -14 Fran Quinn 71-68—139 -5 Monday’s games Lap Leaders: T.Gibbs 0-2; A.Allmendin- Mackenzie Hughes 71-69-67—207 -9 Esther Henseleit 66-70-64—200 -13 Duffy Waldorf 70-69—139 -5 Dallas at New York ger 3-10; A.Cindric 11-12; D.Hemric 13-15; Doug Barron 70-69—139 -5 J.Allgaier 16-17; A.Allmendinger 18-20; Alex Noren 70-70-67—207 -9 Matilda Castren 66-66-68—200 -13 Tuesday’s games J.Allgaier 21-23; A.Cindric 24-26; B.Jones J.J. Spaun 66-73-68—207 -9 Jeongeun Lee6 64-70-69—203 -10 Ken Tanigawa 69-70—139 -5 No games scheduled. 27-30; A.Cindric 31-35; N.Gragson 36-39. Rickie Fowler 70-69-68—207 -9 Angela Stanford 69-70-65—204 -9 Billy Andrade 68-71—139 -5 PAGE 20 • STARS AND STRIPES • Monday, July 5, 2021 AUTO RACING/TENNIS/CYCLING Kyle Busch makes it 4-for-4 in Xfinity Series with 101st win

BY STEVE MEGARGEE Associated Press “Since we’re this ELKHART LAKE, Wis. — Kyle Busch expects that he won’t con- close, we might tinue racing NASCAR Xfinity Se- ries events after this year, and he as well go has a chance to finish up with a perfect season. 5-for-5.” After spinning off course twice, Busch rallied in the final stage to Kyle Busch win Saturday at Road America. on winning next week in Atlanta That gives him four victories in four Xfinity Series races this sea- about six laps remaining but had son. fresher tires than the cars ahead NASCAR only allows Cup Se- of him. The restart took place af- ries drivers such as Busch to com- ter a wreck that began when pete in five Xfinity and five Truck Myatt Snider spun off course and Series races a year. Busch is impacted several cars, including ALBERTO PEZZALI/AP scheduled to enter his final Xfin- Austin Cindric, who won this race Britain’s Emma Raducanu celebrates against Romania’s Sorana Cirstea during a third­round match. She’s ity event of the season next week last year and finished eighth this one of 26 of 32 singles players remaining who have never been to the Wimbledon quarterfinals. at Atlanta. time. “Since we’re this close, we Busch went past Allmendinger might as well go 5-for-5,” Busch on the right and led for the final said. “That would certainly be five laps. nice. That would be special.” “We knew that we had a better Wimbledon resumes after Busch edged Joe Gibbs Racing car, better tires to drive away,” teammate Daniel Hemric by Busch said. 3.522 seconds, with Michael An- Allmendinger said the differ- nett third, AJ Allmendinger ence in their tires at that point in fourth and Harrison Burton fifth. the race made it virtually impos- one final Middle Sunday Road America has had a different sible to maintain the lead no mat- winner in each of its 12 Xfinity ter what he did. BY HOWARD FENDRICH seeds and 20-year-old American Cristian Garin of Chile, and Fe- events. “At that point, you’re a wound- Associated Press Sebastian Korda in men’s match- derer’s, No. 23 Lorenzo Sonego of This marked his 101st career ed duck,” Allmendinger said. WIMBLEDON, England — es. Italy, were a combined 0-5 at the Xfinity Series victory and 200th “You’re just trying to hang on.” Wimbledon’s traditional Middle It won’t be the same moving for- All England Club until this year. overall win with Toyota. Busch will try to earn his fifth Sunday of rest will disappear in ward, and Federer understands The other men’s matches Mon- “I didn’t really come up here Xfinity victory of the season next 2022, as will the Manic Monday why the All England Club is day are No. 2 Daniil Medvedev vs. coming up expecting to win, just week. Then he just might stop en- that follows it. changing its ways in this regard. No. 14 Hubert Hurkacz, No. 4 wanted to learn the track,” Busch tering Xfinity events at all. For one last time, the oldest It’s quite possible that the rest Alexander Zverev vs. No. 16 Felix said. “But when you’re in position After his Xfinity Series triumph Grand Slam tournament was of the fortnight could end up being Auger-Aliassime, No. 5 Andrey there toward the end of the race, at Nashville two weeks ago, Busch quiet as Week 1 of this year’s edi- viewed as its own sort of referen- Rublev vs. Marton Fucsovics, and your mindset definitely changes noted the criticism he received tion ended. And for one last time, dum on the present and future of No. 8 Roberto Bautista Agut vs. and you get in the groove of what for “beating up on the little guys” Week 2 will begin with a bevy of tennis. No. 10 Denis Shapovalov. you’ve got to do.” by winning on a circuit filled with action, the only major to schedule Of the 32 singles players still in Britain’s Raducanu, a wild- Busch was scheduled to race drivers trying to work their way all 16 women’s and men’s fourth- the brackets, 26 never have been card entry who is 18 and ranked Sunday in the first Cup Series up to the Cup Series. He discussed round singles matches on the to the quarterfinals at Wimbledon 338th, is making her Grand Slam event at Road America since 1956, that criticism again Saturday and same day. — and 20 are participating in the debut and appearing in only her though he had to start in the back noted how Kevin Harvick also “I think I will miss it, to be hon- fourth round for the first time. second tour-level event of any of the pack with a backup car after had stopped entering as many est,” 2018 champion Angelique Korda, who faces No. 25 seed sort. Other women at Wimbledon crashing his Toyota in practice Xfinity races a few years ago to fo- Kerber said. Karen Khachanov, is making his for the first time include 2019 Saturday. cus on Cup Series events. Get ready for a packed sched- debut at Wimbledon, as is Ilya French Open champion and Bar- He was much better at naviga- “Sometimes you drive guys uled Monday that includes teen- Ivashka, a 27-year-old from Bela- ty’s opponent, 2021 French Open ting Road America’s 4.048-mile away,” Busch said. “That’s part of agers Coco Gauff and Emma Ra- rus who takes on No. 7 Matteo champ Barbora Krejcikova, No. course and 14 turns in the Xfinity it. We’ll just run on Sundays, I ducanu, No. 1 Ash Barty and Ker- Berrettini, a 2019 U.S. Open semi- 18 Elena Rybakina (who plays No. Series race later in the day. guess. I still own a truck team, so ber in women’s matches, along finalist who leads all remaining 2 Aryna Sabalenka) and Liudmila Busch appeared to be in sev- I’ll still run my Truck races that I with Novak Djokovic, Roger Fe- players with 60 aces. Samsonova (who plays No. 8 Ka- enth place during a restart with can.” derer, a total of eight of the top 10 Djokovic’s opponent, No. 17 rolina Pliskova). 2020 runner-up Roglic withdraws from Tour de France Associated Press er with the team, it doesn’t make cling’s precocious star claimed CLUSES, France — The inju- sense to continue,” Roglic said. the yellow jersey after what was a ries from a crash-filled opening Roglic performed well in Fri- grueling eighth stage to everyone week at the Tour de France took day’s time trial, but suffered in the else. their toll Sunday when last year’s 94-mile route from Oyonnax to Le Pogacar started the day 3 min- runner-up, Primoz Roglic, with- Grand-Bornand on Saturday, utes, 43 seconds off the lead of drew before the ninth stage. when defending champion Tadej Mathieu van der Poel. Five moun- Roglic crashed badly during Pogacar seized control of the race. tain passes and nearly four hours Monday’s third stage in the west- Roglic was already almost 40 min- later, Van der Poel finished more ern Brittany region and had been utes behind his compatriot before than 20 minutes off the pace. The struggling since. The Jumbo-Vis- Sunday’s stage. Dutchman relinquished the lead ma team said the Slovenian rider Pogacar dealt a demoralizing he had held for six days when he BENOIT TESSIER/AP would focus on new goals. blow on the first day of the Tour in faded fast midway through the Slovenia’s Primoz Roglic, who crashed in the third stage, pulled out of “We took the decision all togeth- the Alps on Saturday, when cy- brutal stage. the Tour de France on Sunday, prior to the ninth stage. Monday, July 5, 2021 • STARS AND STRIPES • PAGE 21 MLB

Scoreboard ROUNDUP

American League East Division WLPct GB Boston 52 32 .619 _ Mets add to Yankees’ misery Tampa Bay 47 36 .566 4½ Toronto 43 38 .531 7½ New York 41 40 .506 9½ Baltimore 27 56 .325 24½ Walker takes no-hitter into Central Division WLPct GB 6th, Nimmo provides spark Chicago 49 33 .598 _ Cleveland 42 38 .525 6 in opener of Subway Series Detroit 37 46 .446 12½ Associated Press Kansas City 35 47 .427 14 Minnesota 33 48 .407 15½ NEW YORK — Taijuan Walker dealt, Bran­ West Division don Nimmo delivered and Mets fans delighted WLPct GB over an easy victory in the Bronx. All of their “Let’s go Mets!” chants got mini­ Houston 51 33 .607 _ Oakland 49 36 .576 2½ mal pushback at this Subway Series opener, Seattle 44 40 .524 7 what with many Yankees fans sensing this sea­ Los Angeles 41 41 .500 9 son has already gone off the rails. Texas 33 50 .398 17½ Walker took a no­hitter into the sixth inning, National League Nimmo provided a spark in his return from the East Division injured list and the New York Mets beat the WLPct GB crosstown Yankees 8­3 Saturday to open a New York 42 36 .538 _ three­game set. Washington 40 41 .494 3½ The Mets already led 8­0 when Aaron Judge Atlanta 40 42 .488 4 homered with one out in the sixth to end Walk­ Philadelphia 39 41 .488 4 er’s bid for the record­tying eighth no­hitter in Miami 35 46 .432 8½ 2 the majors this season. He was lifted after 5 ⁄3 Central Division innings having allowed two runs, two hits and ADAM HUNGER / AP WLPct GB two walks, striking out five on 106 pitches. New York Mets’ Brandon Nimmo reacts after scoring a run during the fifth inning in an 8­3 Milwaukee 51 33 .607 _ “He’s been like another ace,” Mets manager victory against the New York Yankees on Saturday at Yankee Stadium. Cincinnati 42 40 .512 8 Chicago 42 41 .506 8½ Luis Rojas said. “We talk about Jacob deGrom; St. Louis 41 43 .488 10 Taijuan has been like another ace for us.” The Reds’ bullpen pitched four scoreless in­ 0­for­2 and walked three times, with two being Pittsburgh 29 53 .354 21 The right­hander’s ERA rose slightly to 2.44 nings. Ryan Hendrix (4­1), the second of four intentional. West Division during a breakout season after signing a $23 Cincinnati relievers, got the win. Brewers 11, Pirates 2: Omar Narváez had WLPct GB million, three­year free agent contract in Feb­ Blue Jays 6, Rays 3:At Buffalo, N.Y., George five hits, Avisaíl García drove in five runs and San Francisco 52 30 .634 _ ruary. The Mets are pushing for the 28­year­old Springer homered for the second straight day, Jace Peterson added four RBIs as visiting Mil­ Los Angeles 52 31 .627 ½ to be a first­time All­Star when rosters are re­ Santiago Espinal hit his first career home run waukee rolled to its 11th straight victory. San Diego 49 36 .576 4½ vealed Sunday. and Toronto beat Tampa Bay. It is the Brewers’ longest winning streak Colorado 36 48 .429 17 “I’m definitely anxious to find out,” Walker The Blue Jays won for the 10th time in 13 since they began the 1987 season with a fran­ Arizona 23 62 .271 30½ said. “But right now, it’s out of my hand.” games. The Rays have lost five straight overall chise­record 13 victories in a row. Saturday’s games N.Y. Mets 8, N.Y. Yankees 3 Walker (7­3) got a standing ovation as he left and 10 in a row on the road. Rangers 7, Mariners 3:John Hicks homered Toronto 6, Tampa Bay 3 from thousands of Mets fans among the season­ Giants 6, Diamondbacks 5:Austin Slater hit in his first two at­bats, Eli White added a three­ Kansas City 6, Minnesota 3 Detroit 11, Chicago White Sox 5 high crowd of 40,047 at Yankee Stadium — the a two­run homer in the eighth inning, Mike run shot and Texas snapped a 13­game losing Houston 3, Cleveland 2 Oakland 7, Boston 6, 12 innings highest attendance for either New York team Yastrzemski also had a two­run shot and visit­ streak in Seattle. L.A. Angels 4, Baltimore 1 since before the coronavirus pandemic. ing San Francisco rallied to beat Arizona. The Rangers won in Seattle for the first time Texas 7, Seattle 3 Philadelphia 4, San Diego 2 “It was felt,” Rojas said. “It was loud, it was The Diamondbacks went up 5­4 on David since July 23, 2019, and ended the longest active Cincinnati 3, Chicago Cubs 2 Miami 3, Atlanta 2 electric. I think the guys missed it.” Peralta’s bloop single in the fifth inning, but losing streak in an opponents’ park in the ma­ Milwaukee 11, Pittsburgh 2 L.A. Dodgers 5, Washington 3 Playing for the first time since a brutal 11­8 Slater fouled off a couple of good pitches from jors. Colorado 3, St. Louis 2 loss to the Los Angeles Angels on Wednesday, Ryan Buchter (0­2) before hitting a 463­foot Hicks’ first long ball was the start of a four­ San Francisco 6, Arizona 5 homer to center. run inning. He opened the fourth with another Sunday’s games the Yankees slogged through another frustrat­ Tampa Bay at Toronto ing defeat with just three hits, all in the sixth in­ Royals 6, Twins 3: Hunter Dozier drove in drive that was the start of a three­run inning. Chicago White Sox at Detroit ning. They have dropped six of seven and fell to three runs and Edward Olivares hit a two­run Astros 3, Indians 2: Jake Odorizzi pitched Houston at Cleveland N.Y. Mets at N.Y. Yankees, 2 41­40. homer, helping host Kansas City beat Griffin six strong innings, Carlos Correa and Abraham Minnesota at Kansas City Baltimore at L.A. Angels “We can talk about it until we’re blue in the Jax and Minnesota. Toro homered and visiting Houston beat Cleve­ Boston at Oakland Texas at Seattle face,” Boone said. “We’ve got to put together Danny Duffy lasted only four innings, allow­ land, which has lost a season­high five straight. L.A. Dodgers at Washington complete games, especially when we’re going ing two runs on six hits and two walks, but the Odorizzi (3­3) allowed one earned run and Milwaukee at Pittsburgh San Diego at Philadelphia up against good opponents.” the Royals’ bullpen was solid for the second four hits while pitching into the seventh. Chicago Cubs at Cincinnati Miami at Atlanta Tigers 11, White Sox 5: Eric Haase hit a straight day. Dodgers 5, Nationals 3:A.J. Pollock hit a go­ St. Louis at Colorado three­run, inside­the­park homer and later Jax (1­1), the first draft pick ever from the Air ahead single in the sixth inning, and visiting Los San Francisco at Arizona Monday’s games cleared the fence for another three­run drive, Force Academy, allowed six runs on eight hits Angeles extended a winning streak to eight for Chicago White Sox (Cease 7-3) at Minne- and host Detroit snapped Chicago’s five­game and three walks in his first career start. the third time this season. sota (Ober 0-1) winning streak. Marlins 3, Braves 2: Sandy Alcantara Washington is 0­6 this season against the Cleveland (Allen 1-5) at Tampa Bay (Hill 6-3) The Tigers trailed 2­0 in the fourth inning pitched six strong innings, Garrett Cooper Dodgers. Detroit (Peralta 1-1) at Texas (Allard 2-4) Cincinnati (Gutierrez 3-3) at Kansas City when Jonathan Schoop and Miguel Cabrera homered and drove in two runs, and visiting Los Angeles starter Clayton Kershaw lasted (Minor 6-6) Boston (Pérez 6-4) at L.A. Angels (Suarez drew walks from Dallas Keuchel (6­3). Haase Miami beat Atlanta. just 54 pitches and four innings because of rain, 3-1) hit a sinking liner that bounced past diving cen­ Alcantara (5­7) walked the first two batters which caused a 1­ hour, 44­minute delay. St. Louis (Kim 2-5) at San Francisco (Gausman 8-2) ter fielder Billy Hamilton and rolled to the wall he faced and issued two free passes in the third, Rockies 3, Cardinals 2: Trevor Story L.A. Dodgers (Buehler 8-1) at Miami (Rogers 7-5) as the runners circled the bases. but didn’t allow a hit until Ozzie Albies singled snapped a scoreless tie with a three­run homer Atlanta (Fried 5-4) at Pittsburgh (De Phillies 4, Padres 2:Bryce Harper homered with two outs in the third. He gave up one un­ in the seventh inning and host Colorado held off Jong 0-3) Milwaukee (Woodruff 7-3) at N.Y. Mets and drove in two runs, Rhys Hoskins also went earned run and five hits with four walks and St. Louis. (Megill 0-0) Philadelphia (Moore 0-1) at Chicago deep and host Philadelphia beat San Diego. four strikeouts. Daniel Bard struck out Dylan Carlson with Cubs (Davies 5-5) Zach Eflin (3­6) allowed two runs and three Angels 4, Orioles 1:Alex Cobb allowed one runners at second and third for his 12th save. Cincinnati (Gutierrez 3-3) at Kansas City 2 (Minor 6-6) hits in six innings, and the Phillies’ bullpen held run in a season­high 7 ⁄3 innings, David Fletch­ Athletics 7, Red Sox 6 (12):Tony Kemp hit a Washington (Lester 2-3) at San Diego (Musgrove 5-6) the lead. er extended his hitting streak to 17 games and game­winning sacrifice fly to cap a three­run Calendar Manny Machado hit his 13th homer, a two­ host Los Angeles beat Baltimore for its third 12th inning, and host Oakland snapped Boston’s July 11-13 — Amateur draft, Denver. run drive. The Padres have lost three straight straight win. eight­game winning streak. July 13 — All-Star Game, Denver. Aug. 12 — New York Yankees vs. Chicago after winning 11 of 12. Cobb (6­3) allowed four hits and struck out Sean Murphy and Seth Brown singled to start White Sox at Dyersville, Iowa. Aug. 22 — Los Angeles Angels vs. Cleve- Reds 3, Cubs 2:Joey Votto and Tyler Naquin five with one walk. the bottom of the 12th before Jed Lowrie’s tying land at Williamsport, Pa. homered and host Cincinnati handed Chicago Major League home run leader Shohei Ohta­ double off Matt Andriese (2­3). The A’s won de­ Sept. 8 — Hall of Fame induction, Coo- perstown, N.Y. its eighth straight loss. ni, who had gone deep in 11 of 15 games, was spite stranding 17 runners. PAGE 22 • STARS AND STRIPES • Monday, July 5, 2021 OLYMPICS/STANLEY CUP FINAL Olympic qualifying tournaments move into title rounds BY TIM REYNOLDS He’s now one win from a trip to Associated Press the Olympics with Slovenia. Tomas Satoransky ended Cana- Tobey scored 27 points and da’s hopes of making the Tokyo grabbed 12 rebounds, Luka Don- Olympics. cic of the Dallas Mavericks was Satoransky’s fading-away, off- one rebound shy of a triple-double the-glass jumper with 1.8 seconds and Slovenia eased past Venezue- left in overtime wound up being la in the semifinals of an Olympic the deciding basket in the Czech qualifying tournamen. Republic’s 103-101 win over Cana- Lithuania 88, Poland 69: Do- da in an Olympic qualifying tour- mantas Sabonis scored 17 points, nament semifinal at Victoria, Brit- Jonas Valanciunas added 15 and ish Columbia, on Saturday. Lithuania pulled away in the sec- It was a wild end to a wild game: ond half to earn a spot in the Kau- Canada was down by six with less nas final. than 20 seconds left in regulation before Andrew Wiggins scored six Belgrade, Serbia bracket points in a span of 7.5 seconds to Serbia 102, Puerto Rico 84: tie the game, and then the Czechs Vasilije Micic scored 21 points, rallied from a five-point deficit in Nemanja Bjelica added 18 and CHRIS O’MEARA/AP the final 2:18 of overtime. host Serbia moved into Sunday’s Tampa Bay Lightning right wing Nikita Kucherov didn’t play in the regular season as he rehabbed from an Blake Schilb scored 31 points final at Belgrade against Italy. injury. Now, he’s the leading scorer in the playoffs with 32 points, including 24 assists. for the Czechs (2-1), who will play Filip Petrusev and Danilo And- Greece (2-1) in Sunday’s title jusic each scored 15 points and Mi- game at Victoria. All four sites of los Teodosic finished with 11 qualifying tournaments — Lithua- points and 10 assists for Serbia nia, Canada, Serbia and Croatia — (3-0), which won the silver medal Kucherov leads Lightning will hold championship games at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olym- Sunday to determine the last four pics. teams in the Olympic men’s bas- Italy 79, Dominican Republic ketball field. 59: Italy used a 17-0 run in the Greece 81, Turkey 63:Rick Pi- third quarter to build what be- to verge of title repeat tino has taken five teams to the came a 32-point lead, and had no NCAA Tournament, and is one trouble reaching Sunday’s final. BY STEPHEN WHYNO long-term injured reserve all sea- win from taking Greece to the Associated Press NHL scoreboard son and activating him for the play- Olympics. Split, Croatia bracket It’s impossible for Nikita Kuche- offs when the cap is not in effect, Nick Calathes scored 18 points Germany 86, Croatia 76: Ger- rov to fly under the radar while Stanley Cup Final the NHL investigated and found no and Greece erased an early 14- many closed the game on a 19-2 leading the Tampa Bay Lightning (Best-of-seven; x-if necessary) impropriety with taking advantage point deficit to beat Turkey on Sat- run to stun host Croatia and move to the verge of a second consecu- Tampa Bay 3, Montreal 0 of that loophole. urday night and move into Sun- into Sunday’s championship game tive Stanley Cup championship. Tampa Bay 5, Montreal 1 “Nothing inappropriate was Tampa Bay 3, Montreal 1 day’s Victoria region champion- in Split against Brazil. Just how much he’s producing Tampa Bay 6, Montreal 3 done here, and at the end of the day Monday: at Montreal. AFN-Sports2 ship game. Maodo Lo scored 29 points and can still come as a surprise. Tuesday 2 a.m. CET, 9 a.m. JKT. all the (general) managers know added eight assists for Germany “I didn’t even realize he had 32 x-Wednesday: at Tampa Bay what the rules are,” Deputy Com- x-Friday, July 9: at Montreal Kaunas, Lithuania bracket (3-0), which got 13 points from points,” Lightning coach Jon Coop- x-Sunday, July 11: at Tampa Bay missioner Bill Daly said Monday. Slovenia 98, Venezuela 70: Joshiko Saibou and 11 from An- er said Saturday. “The facts seem to align with the Mike Tobey was born in New dreas Obst. Despite not playing all regular “That line is good, but I think situation that allowed Tampa to York, went to high school in New Brazil 102, Mexico 74: Vítor season while rehabbing from hip they have been scoring on all four bring back a significant player in Jersey, played college ball for Vir- Benite scored 22 points and Brazil surgery, Kucherov leads all score- lines, so I don’t think it’s a matter of the playoffs. I’m not apologizing ginia, began his pro career in (3-0) had little trouble with Mex- rs in the playoffs with those 32 one player or one line right now,” for what is a sound system and has North Carolina and eventually ico on its way to Sunday’s final in points on eight goals and 24 assists Montreal coach Dominique Du- been a sound system from the signed with a club in Spain. Split. and has five points through three charme said. “I’m not saying that start.” games of the Cup final against the we’re doing a perfect job right now The Lightning’s team system Montreal Canadiens. It’s no coinci- on him.” has been sound thanks in large dence given Kucherov’s impact Kucherov had another goal and part to the line of Ondrej Palat, that Tampa Bay won all three. assist in a 6-3 win in Game 3 Friday Brayden Point and Kucherov. With a victory in Monday’s Game that kept open the possibility of a Point’s 14 goals are the most in the 4, the Lightning would sweep the sweep. playoffs, but Kucherov has driven series and hoist the Cup for a sec- “We have game plan, right, and the bus for that line, especially this ond time in 10 months. everybody’s buying in and every- series. “Obviously it helps us win body’s doing their job,” Kucherov “He can do it all offensively,” games, most importantly,” Tampa said. “And when everybody’s do- Canadiens center Nick Suzuki Bay defenseman Ryan McDonagh ing their job, it makes it easier and said. “He can make plays, shoot the said of Kucherov’s play. “He can we all play a full 60 minutes the puck real well and he’s a compet- score in different fashions, power right way and that’s what we’re do- itive guy. He really brings it all.” play and 5-on-5, and I think when ing right now.” Bringing it all beyond the of- he’s on his game, he just lets the Kucherov is averaging 18 min- fense is what Cooper marvels at game come to him and take what’s utes a game and playing at an elite when watching and coaching Ku- given and is just in the right spots.” level despite not skating a single cherov now. That is not lost on The Lightning could not be in a game between the 2020 Cup teammates, either. better spot, having never trailed in clincher in the Edmonton bubble “We expect a lot out of him and the final and having seemingly Sept. 29 and the first game of the he expects a lot out of himself, and CHAD HIPOLITO/AP wrestled the will to win away from first round May 16. While there he’s going to bring it most nights,” Czech Republic’s Tomas Satoransky drives against Canada's Luguentz Montreal. The Canadiens look like have been complaints about the McDonagh said. “It’s fun to see Dort during the Czech Republic’s 103­101 win Saturday in the a defeated team, and much of that Lightning stashing Kucherov and him really wanting to win on an Olympic basketball qualifying semifinal in Victoria, British Columbia. is thanks to Kucherov. his $9.5 million salary cap hit on elite level right now.” Monday, July 5, 2021 • STARS AND STRIPES • PAGE 23 NBA PLAYOFFS Bucks hope Antetokounmpo returns for Finals

BY CHARLES ODUM are Milwaukee’s veteran leaders Associated Press who experienced the disappoint- ATLANTA — The Milwaukee ment of falling short in the postsea- Bucks proved they were good son the last two years. enough to wrap up the Eastern “Honestly, it’s been a long jour- Conference finals without their ney, but it’s been a great journey,” best player. Middleton said. “It’s worth it.” Now the Bucks face a quick turn- The Bucks led only 47-43 follow- around before Game 1 of the NBA ing a sloppy first half before Mid- Finals at the Phoenix Suns on dleton took over to open the second Tuesday night. It’s not known if half Saturday. He scored the first that leaves Giannis Antetokounm- 13 points following halftime, in- po sufficient time to recover from cluding two three-pointers, his hyperextended left knee that stretching the lead to 60-43. Fol- prevented him from playing in the lowing a basket by Atlanta’s Trae final two games of the series Young, Middleton answered with against the Atlanta Hawks. another three. “It’s just a day-to-day thing,” Middleton said he was motiva- Bucks coach Mike Budenholzer ted to “Stay in the moment. Don’t said after a 118-107 win over the think about the situation. Don’t Hawks gave Milwaukee a 4-2 se- think about what game it is. Just ries victory. stay in the moment.” “We’ll update it when appropri- It was the leadership the Bucks ate. The conversations between he needed to reach the finals without and myself, it’s kind of private and their biggest star. we’ll see where he is each day.” “It just shows the guts of our Budenholzer said he was im- team,” said P.J. Tucker. pressed with the resiliency the The players wore NBA Finals Bucks showed in winning back-to- JOHN BAZEMORE/AP caps following the game but no back games without Antetokounm- Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo, right, embraces Bobby Portis after the Bucks champagne flowed in their locker po, the two-time MVP. defeated the Atlanta Hawks in Game 6. Milwaukee isn’t saying yet if Antetokounmpo will be healthy when room. Khris Middleton, who stands the Bucks open the NBA Finals against the Suns on Tuesday night in Phoenix. “Nope,” Tucker said before ex- with Antetokounmpo as the veter- plaining: “We ain’t did nothing an leaders on the team, scored Mil- “Have his back,” Holiday said. Antetokounmpo was the center game, he’s still a part of it.” yet.” waukee’s first 16 points of the sec- “I mean, Giannis is a one-of-a-kind of Milwaukee’s efforts to build a Milwaukee is in the playoffs for ond half and led the Bucks with 32. guy. We obviously all see his bas- championship contender. Not hav- the fifth consecutive season. It fell Jrue Holiday added 27 points, nine ketball talent, but as a human being ing him on the floor took a little short of the NBA Finals the last two Scoreboard assists, nine rebounds and four he’s one of a kind. ... In my opinion, something out of the celebration. seasons despite posting the NBA’s steals. one of the biggest things we did the “There’s a bittersweetness to best regular-season record both NBA Finals Antetokounmpo remained on last two games was play for him, him not being able to play these last times. (Best-of-7) the bench and was so animated, have his back and hold the fort two games,” Budenholzer said. “Just like any team in the league, x-if necessary sometimes moving onto the court while he was out with an injury.” The Bucks listed Antetokoumpo when this group hasn’t been able to Phoenix vs. Milwaukee Tuesday: at Phoenix, AFN­Sports as he communicated with his team- Holiday added that clinching the as doubtful before announcing he advance, hasn’t been able to con- Wednesday 3 a.m. CET, 10 a.m. JKT Thursday: at Phoenix, AFN­Sports Fri­ mates, that Budenholzer said he spot in the finals without Anteto- would not play. For the second con- tinue, it’s hurt, it’s been hard,” Bu- day 3 a.m. CET, 10 a.m. JKT Sunday, July 11: at Milwaukee, AFN­ feared the star might draw a tech- kounmpo “shows we are a true secutive game, Bobby Portis start- denholzer said. Sports Monday 2 a.m. CET, 9 a.m. JKT nical foul. team.” ed in the forward’s spot. The Bucks won playoff series Wednesday, July 14: at Milwaukee, AFN­ Sports Thursday 3 a.m. CET, 10 a.m. JKT Holiday said the players were in- The reward is Milwaukee’s first “I definitely wish he was out against Miami, Brooklyn and At- x-Saturday, July 17: at Phoenix, AFN­ Sports Sunday 3 a.m. CET, 10 a.m. JKT spired to win for their star who berth in the NBA Finals since 1974. there with us, but he’s still here lanta to end the franchise’s long x-Tuesday, July 20: at Milwaukee, AFN­ could not be with them on the The Bucks won their lone title in with us,” Middleton said. “On the NBA Finals drought. Sports Wednesday 3 a.m. CET, 10 a.m. JKT x-Thursday, July 22: at Phoenix, AFN­ court. 1971 and lost in the finals in 1974. bench, talking to us during the Antetokounmpo and Middleton Sports Friday 3 a.m. CET, 10 a.m. JKT Milwaukee: Bucks aren’t ready to celebrate Finals appearance FROM PAGE 24 dul-Jabbar and Oscar Robertson. more work to do.” lead of the game when Young’s behind-the- “My teammates and The duo led the team to its only NBA title Despite a disappointing finish, Atlanta back pass gave Kevin Huerter an open look in 1971. The Bucks returned to finals in ’74, stamped itself as a future force with a young from three-point range. my coaches, they only to lose to the Boston Celtics in seven group that knocked off the New York The shot rimmed out, and Middleton games. Knicks and the top-seeded Philadelphia quickly ripped off the next 13 points to sud- told me to keep being Robertson retired after that season and 76ers to surprisingly advance to the confer- denly push Milwaukee’s edge to 60-45. Abdul-Jabbar was dealt a year later to the ence finals. Young broke up the one-man onslaught aggressive.” Los Angeles Lakers, ending Milwaukee’s “We all understand this is just begin- with a driving basket, but Middleton re- Khris Middleton run as a glamour franchise. ning,” Young said. “It was fun to have this sponded with a three-pointer that gave him Now, the Bucks are back in the finals with city excited. We want to keep it like that.” 16 straight Bucks points. Milwuakee Bucks forward a whole new group of stars. As they proved After missing Games 4 and 5 with a bone Middleton finished the quarter with 23 in the last two games against the Hawks, bruise in his right foot, Young was cleared points, nearly outscoring Atlanta by him- bench to spark Atlanta. He scored 21 points they’re certainly more than the Greek to play shortly before tipoff Saturday night. self. The Hawks had 29 points in the period — making six of seven three-pointers — as Freak. The crowd went nuts when the charismatic as Milwaukee headed to the final quarter the Hawks sliced a 22-point deficit down to With Antetokounmpo sidelined by a hy- point guard was the introduced as the final with a commanding 91-72 lead. six in the closing minutes. perextended left knee, the Bucks turned to member of the starting five. “My teammates and my coaches, they “The message was, ‘No regrets. We don’t his supporting cast to finish off Atlanta. “He’s baaaaack!” the public-address an- told me to keep being aggressive,” Middle- want any regrets. .... Empty the tank,’ ” said Brook Lopez had 33 points in Game 5, and nouncer screamed. ton said. “I love it. Each one of these guys, Nate McMillan, the team’s interim coach. three other starters scored at least 22. But, clearly, he wasn’t all the way back. they work every single day. Everybody “And they did.” Middleton and Holiday carried the load After a nearly week-long layoff, Young stays ready. Everybody stays locked in. We But the Bucks finished it off, rekindling in the deciding game. seemed tentative and out of sorts. Sure, he all play for each other. And that’s all you can memories of the franchise’s early years “These guys have put the work in all year. flashed a bit of his old form on a couple of ask for.” when Milwaukee quickly became the cen- They deserve to go to the finals,” said Mil- bursts to the basket, but 14 points on 4-of-17 Cam Reddish, who missed much of the ter of the NBA world with a team led by two waukee coach Mike Budenholzer, who pre- shooting was not at all what the Hawks had season with an Achilles injury, came off the of the game’s greatest players, Kareem Ab- viously coached the Hawks. “We’ve got come to expect from their breakout star. 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NBA PLAYOFFS

Old Milwaukee

PHOTOS BY JOHN BAZEMORE/AP The Milwaukee Bucks hoist the trophy after defeating the Atlanta Hawks 118­107 in Game 6 of the Eastern Conference finals Saturday night in Atlanta. Bucks beat Hawks in 6, reach Finals for 1st time since 1974

BY PAUL NEWBERRY Associated Press RELATED ATLANTA — The Milwaukee Bucks were Bucks hope Giannis an instant success in the NBA, winning a cham- pionship in just their third season and reaching will be ready for Suns the Finals again three years later. Page 23 Nearly a half-century later, they finally have a shot at another title. “One of the biggest things we did the last two Khris Middleton scored 32 points, including games was play for him,” said Pat Connaught- a run of 16 straight in a decisive third quarter on, who had 13 points and eight rebounds. “We that carried the Bucks to a 118-107 victory over do have a true team.” the upstart Atlanta Hawks in Game 6 of the Trae Young returned to the Hawks lineup af- Eastern Conference finals Saturday night. ter missing two games with a bone bruise in his Milwaukee won the series 4-2, advancing to Khris Middleton scored 32 points to lead right foot, but the young star never got any- the Bucks, who were playing their second the NBA Finals for the first time since 1974. thing going. After both teams struggled to find consecutive game without two­time league Game 1 against the West champion Suns is MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo. the range in the first half, the Bucks suddenly Tuesday night in Phoenix. couldn’t miss in the third quarter. The Bucks didn’t even need Giannis Anteto- Jrue Holiday added 27 points and four other Especially Middleton. Jrue Holiday, left, passes around kounmpo to lock up their spot. The two-time players scored in double figures. Atlanta actually had a chance for its first Hawks guard Trae Young. MVP missed his second straight game with a Antetokounmpo cheered them on from the Holiday was one of six Bucks knee injury, but Middleton & Co. had his back. bench. SEE MILWAUKEE ON PAGE 23 who scored in double figures.

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