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VIRUS OUTBREAK Financial ruin looms for at-risk Americans Extra federal unemployment aid expires as pandemic – and pessimism – threatens to overwhelm nation

Associated Press ‘ The pressure’s employment checks that states send. That in- economy cratered. crease ended Saturday, and with Congress still The money also helps his daughter, who lost LOS ANGELES — As public health officials not on (politicians), warned Friday that the coronavirus posed haggling over next steps, most states will not her restaurant job. With the boost, she can af- new risks to parts of the Midwest and South, it’s on all of us be able to offer nearly as much. ford diapers, baby formula, rent and utilities. enhanced federal payments that helped avert blue-collar workers The extra federal aid helped keep Wally Without it, Wendt said, his daughter and her financial ruin for millions of unemployed Wendt and his family afloat. two children might move in with him. Americans were set to expire — leaving who are struggling Wendt, 54, of Everett, Wash., was laid off “The politicians need to get their ducks in a threadbare safety nets offered by individual to make a living. ’ from the fitness company where he worked row.” Wendt said. “The pressure’s not on them, states to catch them. for 31 years. The extra federal benefits helped it’s on all of us blue-collar workers who are Since early in the pandemic, the federal Wally Wendt him pay a loan to put a new roof on his house government has added $600 to the weekly un- 54, from Everett, Wash. that he took out before the virus struck and the SEE AID ON PAGE 7 Feds use tear gas to clear protests

BY GILLIAN FLACCUS AND SARA CLINE Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. — Thou- sands of protesters gathered outside the federal courthouse in Portland, Ore., into the early hours of Saturday shooting fire- works at the building as plumes of tear gas, dispensed by U.S. agents, lingered above. The demonstration went on for hours until federal agents entered the crowd around 2:30 a.m. and marched in a line down the street, clearing remaining protesters with tear gas at close range. They also extinguished a large fire in the street outside the courthouse.

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Federal officers advance on Black Lives Matter protesters early Saturday morning at the Mark O. Hatfield U.S. Courthouse in Portland, Ore.

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SPORTS MILITARY MILITARY Pioneering Giants Trump, Inhofe insist Commandant says Marines coach Alyssa Nakken bases will maintain need to be more attentive proves ready on field Confederate names on matters of diversity Back page Page 3 Page 3

Bridgers perfect singer-songwriter for life in modern age » Music, Page 12 PAGE 2 •STARS AND STRIPES• Sunday, July 26, 2020 BUSINESS/WEATHER EXCHANGE RATES

Military rates Thailand (Baht) ...... 31.64 Wall Street down after worldwide slide Euro costs (July 27) ...... $1.13 Turkey (Lira) ...... 6.8493 Dollar buys (July 27) ...... €0.8403 (Military exchange rates are those British pound (July 27) ...... $1.24 available to customers at military banking Associated Press Japanese yen (July 27) ...... 105.00 facilities in the country of issuance spending, including Olive Garden owner Darden South Korean won (July 27) ...... 1,169.00 for Japan, South Korea, Germany, the Restaurants, homebuilder PulteGroup and retailers Commercial rates Netherlands and the United Kingdom. For Stocks closed broadly lower for the second day in Bahrain (Dinar) ...... 0.3771 nonlocal currency exchange rates (i.e., Target and Best Buy. Stocks also sank across Asian a row Friday as Wall Street gave back some of its British pound ...... $1.2764 purchasing British pounds in Germany), and European markets. Canada (Dollar) ...... 1.3424 check with your local military banking gains from a mostly solid July rally. China (Yuan) ...... 7.0184 facility. Commercial rates are interbank Cautious investors shifted money into gold, driv- Denmark (Krone) ...... 6.4101 rates provided for reference when buying The S&P 500 fell 0.6% and ended the week with its ing its price to an all-time high of nearly $1,900 an Egypt (Pound) ...... 15.9907 currency. All figures are foreign currencies first weekly loss in four weeks. The pullback, which ounce. The last record high for gold was set in 2011. Euro ...... $1.1614 /0.8611 to one dollar, except for the British pound, Hong Kong (Dollar) ...... 7.7517 which is represented in dollars-to-pound, eased somewhat by afternoon, came as traders Treasury yields held relatively steady, but remain Hungary (Forint) ...... 298.55 and the euro, which is dollars-to-euro.) turned cautious amid increased tensions between close to their lowest levels since April. Israel (Shekel) ...... 3.4152 Japan (Yen) ...... 105.81 the world’s two largest economies and a mixed batch The S&P 500 dropped 20.03 points to 3,215.63. The Kuwait (Dinar) ...... 0.3064 of company earnings reports. Dow Jones Industrial Average slid 182.44 points, or Norway (Krone) ...... 9.2106 INTEREST RATES Technology and health care companies accounted Philippines (Peso)...... 49.37 0.7%, to 26,469.89. The Nasdaq composite fell 98.24 Poland (Zloty) ...... 3.80 Prime rate ...... 3.25 for much of the selling, with chipmaker Intel posting Saudi Arabia (Riyal) ...... 3.7504 Discount rate ...... 0.25 points, or 0.9%, to 10,363.18. Federal funds market rate ...... 0.10 Singapore (Dollar) ...... 1.3850 the biggest drop in the S&P 500. Those losses out- Each of the indexes had been down more sharply 3-month bill ...... 0.11 South Korea (Won) ...... 1203.72 30-year bond ...... 1.25 weighed gains by companies that rely on consumer in the morning. Switzerland (Franc)...... 0.9237 WEATHER OUTLOOK SUNDAY IN THE MIDDLE EAST SUNDAY IN EUROPE MONDAY IN THE PACIFIC

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T O D A Y IN STRIPES American Roundup ..... 17 Books ...... 14 Comics/Crossword ...... 15 Lifestyle ...... 11 Music ...... 12-13 Opinion ...... 18 Sports ...... 19-24 Sunday, July 26, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• PAGE 3 MILITARY Berger: USMC must focus more on diversity

BY CAITLIN M. KENNEY across the country. are not as represented in specific that way, we cannot fix it when are in all the ranks from major up Stars and Stripes The Defense Department and career fields, such as in combat somebody is a lieutenant colonel to general, combined. the Navy have recently estab- arms or aviation. Berger said they or a colonel. We can’t make major Advancement in the Marine WASHINGTON — The Marine lished organizations to examine are starting to look at the begin- adjustments at that point.” Corps is dependent on a Marine’s C or ps mu s t l i s ten mor e to M a r i ne s diversity, inclusion, and biases ning of a Marine’s career in their Berger said the service is look- performance and potential. Ev- when it comes to issues of diversi- among the force and put forth initial training and education to ing into how discussions occur erything is earned. ty and inclusion amid the national a policy to fix issues that are see what can be improved. with Marines when they are se- “You have to perform, you’ve conversation about systemic rac- found. Marine officers compete dur- lecting a specialty and how those got to carry the load. You have to ism that erupted a few months The Marine Corps already has ing their six-month initial course discussions impact their career be able to do the job. So they are ago, said Gen. David Berger, the a talent management council and at Marine Corps Base Quantico, choice. not going to be any handouts,” service’s commandant. executive Va., because the better they per- In 2015, the Defense Depart- Berger said. “I’ll never have lived the life council that form, the better chance they have ment opened all military posi- The commandant said he does of an African American officer was set up by of selecting the specialty they tions to female service members, not know how long it will take in the Marine Corps, I will not former com- want. But the Marine Corps has removing all restrictions on ca- for the first woman to become have lived that life. What I can mandant found not many African Ameri- commandant, but it is his job to do? Listen, understand, try to reers and roles they can pursue. Gen. Robert ensure that paths for career ad- empathize, so that we can make can Marines are choosing combat This allowed more women to pur- Neller within vancement for women in the Ma- adjustments within our service to arms, Berger said. For African sue careers in combat roles such the service’s change the way that some people American Marines who go to avi- as infantry, which historically rines are available. view … either a conscious bias or headquar- ation school, many of them do not has allowed men to reach top “I have to make sure that a one- an unconscious bias, either way,” ters, ac- select flying fixed-wing aircraft. positions within their respective star brigadier general female has Berger said Thursday. “We got to cording to There is also the perception in service branches. multiple avenues to move. They change the way that we discuss Berger Berger. It the service that a Marine needs The decision to open all career still have to earn it, every step, things, the way that we under- was formed to be in combat arms in order to opportunities to women includes a but I got to make sure that it’s not stand them. And that means a lot after the Marines United scan- rise through the ranks. path to the top job in the Marine a dead end,” Berger said. more listening.” dal in 2017 when female service Berger said it’s “not necessarily Corps: commandant. The Marine It comes down to assignments The military stepped forward members were targeted online true,” but the perception exists. Corps has the smallest number of and making certain that officials with renewed attention toward its in a private Facebook group and “We have to bore into where it personnel in the military and the for all ranks “assign females, as- diversity and inclusion initiatives their nude photos were distribut- begins. In other words, from re- smallest number of women offi- sign all of us, in a way that makes after the deaths of several Afri- ed among the group’s members, cruiting through the early stages cers. Of the nearly 22,000 officers it possible to move,” he said. “I can Americans this year involv- which consisted of other active- of training, what is it that we’re in the Marine Corps, only 1,877 think the great move was a couple ing law enforcement, including duty service members. doing that we should look at to are women as of May, according years ago that there are no barri- George Floyd in Minneapolis and The Marine Corps is focused make sure that we start out as to the Defense Department. There ers. Now the sky’s the limit.” Breonna Taylor in Louisville, Ky. on looking into the deeper rea- a more diverse force,” he said. are more women who are captains [email protected] The incidents sparked protests sons why certain groups of people “Because if we don’t start out in the Marine Corps than there @caitlinmkenney Trump, GOP senator vow Confederate base names won’t change

BY MATTHEW DALY by both the House and Senate Associated Press would change the names of 10 Army posts that honor Confeder- WASHINGTON — President ate leaders. The two versions must Donald Trump and a top Senate be reconciled, but both bills were Republican are pushing Congress approved by veto-proof margins to preserve the names of military this week. bases that honor Confederate White House press secretary generals, even though the House Kayleigh McEnany said Friday and Senate have overwhelmingly the White House would “leave approved bills that rename them. that to Senator Inhofe as to how Trump said in a tweet Friday that works legislatively speak- that he had spoken to Oklahoma ing,” but said Trump “was as- Sen. Jim Inhofe, the Republican sured by Sen. Inhofe that that chairman of the Senate Armed (provision) would be changing Services Committee, “who has and that Republicans stood with informed me that he WILL NOT the president on this.” be changing the names of our The top Democrat on the Sen- great Military Bases and Forts, ate Armed Services panel said EVAN VUCCI/AP places from which we won two Trump was “on the wrong side World Wars (and more!).” of history” in trying to defend Sen. Jim Inhofe, R-Okla., hugs President Donald Trump as he arrives at Tulsa International Airport in Like him, Inhofe “is not a traitors who “fought to preserve Tulsa, Okla., on June 20. believer in ‘Cancel Culture,’ ” slavery.” Trump said. “Nobody wants to erase his- three years to rename them. president who would put the in- he had no problem with renam- Inhofe, a staunch conservative tory,” said Sen. Jack Reed, D-R.I. Reed said Friday he is confident terests of a handful of pro-slavery ing the bases. “If it’s something and close Trump ally, also oppos- “We want to be truthful and hon- Congress will include the name- Confederates above the well- we can do to heal this country es the name change, even though est about it and build a brighter, change provision in the final bill, being and national security of the and bring people together, let’s he led Senate approval of the more inclusive future that lives and he urged Trump to “read up” entire nation.” do it,” Gardner told reporters defense bill that would mandate up to our nation’s promise and on men like Lee, Braxton Bragg Forty-nine GOP senators voted Friday after an event with Ivanka name changes at Fort Bragg, Fort core values.” and Henry Benning and learn for the defense bill that includes Trump, the president’s daughter, Benning and other Army posts There are 10 Army posts “what they believed and why they the base-renaming, while just in a Denver suburb. named for Confederate generals. named for Confederate military fought against the United States.” four Republicans voted against “Let’s learn from the last sev- Inhofe told The Oklahoman leaders, including Fort Hood in Trump also should listen to uni- it. Thirty-seven Democrats sup- eral months of division and put newspaper that he spoke with Texas, Fort Benning in Georgia, formed and civilian military lead- ported the bill, and 10 opposed it. the country together,” Gardner Trump on Thursday about the Fort Bragg in North Carolina and ers “who know that racism has no The $741 billion measure would said. base names, adding: “We’re going Forts Robert E. Lee and A.P. Hill place in the ranks,” Reed said. authorize all defense programs Gardner’s comment illustrated to see to it that provision doesn’t in Virginia. The House bill would If Trump vetoes a bill with a worldwide. how Trump’s tweet had unsettled survive the bill. I’m not going to require the base names to be 3% pay raise for U.S. troops, that Colorado Sen. Cory Gardner, GOP allies on a high-profile issue say how at this point.” changed within a year, while the would be a rare event, Reed said: one of the GOP’s most vulnerable they thought had been resolved Defense policy bills approved Senate would give the military “But rarer still is an American incumbents in the election, said involving race and the military. PAGE 4 •STARS AND STRIPES• Sunday, July 26, 2020 MILITARY More US bases increase virus health security

BY LOLITA C. BALDOR members are told to prepare for Associated Press “limited access” to supplies and services. WASHINGTON — The U.S. Under level B, social distanc- military has increased health ing and other health procedures protection requirements in at are still recommended, but more least 21 bases in recent weeks, movement, travel and in-person particularly across Texas and gatherings are allowed. Service Florida, as the COVID-19 rate members are told to avoid “un- continues to spike among service necessary travel,” particularly to ROBERT BURNS/AP members, more than doubling in virus hot zones. Defense Secretary Mark Esper speaks, Wednesday, at Whiteman Air Force Base in Johnson County, Mo . the last month. Nearly all the rest of the bases “We’ve seen some places that are at level B, which is moder- bers — including just one active- the B-2 bomber fleet, and Esper’s spring but began to escalate initially went to green that have ate risk, and a small number of duty — out of nearly 23,000 virus trip was part of an effort to check more sharply in June, jumping by gone back up in some of these very remote bases, such as Air cases so far. on how the military’s strategic about 3,000 or more a week. Some states where we’ve seen a dra- Force installations in Norway and The moves to higher alert lev- nuclear forces are coping with of that may be due to increased matic rise in the number of Greenland, are at level A-plus. els at the defense installations the pandemic. testing, but military leaders also COVID infections,” said Jona- The Air Force has had the most are somewhat limited because The military has relied largely noted spikes in areas where the than Hoffman, the Pentagon’s installations — 14 — that reduced the military as a whole has been on its local commanders to make surrounding communities had chief spokesman. restrictions this spring only to much slower to loosen pandemic decisions about their base re- begun to open up. More than 45% of the installa- have to revert back to a higher restrictions than cities and states strictions. For example, Army, The Navy was most dramati- tions around the globe are cur- protection level in recent weeks around the country, particularly Navy and Marine commanders cally affected by the virus when a rently at what is called “health due to the surge in cases. sections of the South and West had loosened restrictions at those massive outbreak on the aircraft condition Charlie,” which involves The Navy went back to level C facing record infection levels. bases in Japan but reversed those carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt “substantial risk” of “sustained at four locations this month, while Defense leaders say the recent decisions this month. grounded the ship in Guam and community transmission” of the the Army and Marine Corps spike has not affected the mili- Capt. Monica Witt, a Marine kept it out of service in the Pacific virus, according to data obtained each has had only had one base tary’s ability to train or respond spokeswoman, said that following for about 10 weeks. by The Associated Press. increase restrictions after hav- when needed. It will, however, af- local outbreaks, all Marine forces Lately, however, the Air Force A significant number of those ing loosened them earlier in the fect decisions on whether Defense in Okinawa were barred from has seen the largest jump in cases, bases are spread across the South year. One joint Navy/Air Force Department schools will have in- going off base. She said access more than tripling the number and West and have stayed at or base in New Orleans also reduced person classes or not. Hoffman to base facilities, such as fitness from less than 1,000 a month ago gone back to level C. That’s one restrictions. told reporters last week that bases areas, was also limited. to more than 3,500 last week. step below the most restrictive The escalating numbers mir- at the most restrictive levels will In order to relax restrictions The Army, the largest service, level, on a scale that goes from ror the increase in coronavirus likely have virtual learning. and go to a lower level, bases must more than doubled its numbers, Zero to Level D — Severe. cases in the general public across “I find that each base does see a downward trend in corona- from less than 3,000 to nearly Under level C, base access and the country, where more than 4 things a little bit different, and virus cases over a 14-day period 7, 50 0. travel is significantly restricted, million people have contracted they’ve adapted very carefully,” in the area and confirm that there And the Marine Corps saw a in-person gatherings such as the virus, and more than 144,000 Defense Secretary Mark Esper is sufficient hospital space and similar jump from less than 1,000 school and other activities are have died. The military, however, said when he traveled to White- access to medical care. to 2,600. The Navy went from a bit likely canceled, and more people still has a dramatically low death man Air Force Base in Missouri Military cases of COVID-19 more than 3,000 to nearly 5,800 must work from home. Service rate, losing three service mem- last week. The base is home to increased steadily through the over the same time period. Senate passes defense bill without Stars and Stripes funds

BY CAITLIN M. KENNEY The House’s version of the NDAA au- Now a conference committee made spending practices in an effort to reallo- Stars and Stripes thorized $15.5 million in funding for Stars up of House and Senate Armed Services cate funds to prepare the military to fight and Stripes and the House Appropriations Committee members must sort out the a major near-peer rival, such as China or WASHINGTON — Funding for Stars Committee’s budget bill also approved differences between the two chambers’ Russia. Esper defended the funding cut for and Stripes was not included in the Sen- Tuesday provided the same amount to authorization bills. Each chamber will vote the newspaper in February, telling report- ate’s version of the 2021 National Defense fund the news organization in fiscal year to authorize a conference committee and ers that the money would go to “higher-pri- Authorization Act passed Thursday, set- 2021. The Senate’s Appropriations Com- leaders will select members for the com- ority issues.” ting up deliberations with House members mittee has not yet released its bill. mittee, though that has not happened yet, a Though Stars and Stripes is part of the about the future of the news organization. The $15.5 million in funds account for Senate Armed Services Committee staffer Pentagon’s Defense Media Activity, the The Senate’s version of the NDAA, which about half of Stars and Stripes’ annual said Friday. news organization retains its editorial in- passed 86-14, contains no language revers- spending. The news organization receives The conference committee decides on dependence and is congressionally man- ing the Pentagon’s February request to about $8.7 million annually in operations the final version of the National Defense dated to be governed by First Amendment strip the roughly $15.5 million annual sub- and maintenance funds and about $6.9 Authorization Act and consults with the principles. sidy that the editorially independent news million in contingency operations funds Appropriations Committees on funding Stars and Stripes first appeared during organization receives. to support news reporting throughout the the Civil War, and it has been continuously The Senate’s $740.5 billion version of world. The remainder of its funding comes amounts. If the Appropriations Commit- the NDAA, which sets annual Pentagon from sales, subscriptions and advertising. tees provide money for a program such as published since World War II. The news spending and policy priorities, was passed The $15.5 million is the same amount that Stars and Stripes in its final legislation, the organization produces daily newspapers just two days after the House approved its Stars and Stripes received for fiscal year money can be spent, according to a Senate and the news website stripes.com, which is version of the NDAA for the same amount 2020. staffer, even if the program’s funding is not updated with news 24 hours a day, seven by a vote of 295 to 125. The Senate bill left The House and Senate each approve au- in the final authorization bill. days a week. It uses its annual stipend that chamber’s Armed Services Commit- thorization bills that specify the amount of Lawmakers have said they do not expect largely to print and distribute newspapers tee without restoring funding for Stars and money that can be spent on a program. The the NDAA to be finalized ahead of the new to American troops around the globe and Stripes and no amendments regarding the Appropriations Committees also approve fiscal year on Oct. 1. fund reporting efforts in conflict zones news organization were added to the bill bills in each chamber that allows the money The Pentagon moved to strip funding such as Afghanistan, Iraq and Syria. when it came up for a vote Thursday on the to be made available from the treasury for for Stripes after Defense Secretary Mark [email protected] Senate floor. a program that has been authorized. Esper ordered a defense-wide review of @caitlinmkenney Sunday, July 26, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• PAGE 5 MILITARY Air Force awards contracts to develop AI drones

BY SLOBODAN LEKIC Stars and Stripes Four companies have been cho- sen to develop combat drones that will use artificial intelligence to support manned aircraft on “strenuous or dangerous” mis- sions, the Air Force said. Boeing, Northrop Grumman, General Atomics and Kratos Unmanned Aerial Systems were awarded contracts in support of the Air Force’s Skyborg Van- guard Program, the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center said in a statement Thursday. The companies will compete for up to $400 million in orders, it said. The program name evokes the “cyborg” man-machine hybrids of science fiction but also perhaps the fictional artificial intelligence network Skynet in the “Termina- tor” film series. Will Roper, the Air Force’s as- sistant secretary for acquisition, technology and logistics, how- ever, suggested a more endearing fictional creation, Defense News reported. AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY At a conference last year, he likened it to the beep-booping A Skyborg conceptual design for a low-cost, unmanned combat drone. Four companies have been picked to build the Air Force’s Skyborg droid R2-D2 of the “Star Wars” drone, the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center said in a statement on Thursday. universe that helps Luke Sky- walker and his father pilot their tems can support missions that The new drones, which will fielded, according to Aviation Sukhoi Su-70 drone flying in for- fighter spacecraft. are too strenuous or dangerous eventually replace the MQ-9 Week & Space Technology. mation with an Su-35 fighter, in- The real-world drones are ex- for manned crews, Skyborg can Reaper, will be designed to be The U.S. is not the only coun- dicating that the two are capable pected to include AI upgrades to increase capability significantly “attritable,” meaning they will try developing stealthy com- of operating in tandem. allow them to “learn” how to en- and be a force multiplier,” Brig. be inexpensive enough that losing bat drones, although it’s not gage enemy defense systems, as Gen. Dale White, program ex- one in combat would be tolerable. clear whether any others are And Israel has already used a well as to share data with manned ecutive officer for fighters and The first Skyborg drones are AI-enabled. stealth “loitering drone” in Syria F-35 and F-15 fighters. This would advanced aircraft, said in the expected to be operational by In October, China featured that can crash into targets if it’s allow the drones to operate in tan- statement. “We have the opportu- 2023. At least two models — a a prototype of the GJ-11 Sharp detected, or return to base if a dem with the jets in a “wingman” nity to transform our warfighting ground Sword drone at its national day strike is called off. role, officials said. capabilities and change the way attack and an air superior- parade. Russia, meanwhile, has “Because autonomous sys- we fight and employ air power.” ity version — are expected to be released video of a much larger [email protected] Military bases in Hawaii prepare for Hurricane Douglas

BY WYATT OLSON Sunday.” Stars and Stripes The Coast Guard on Friday afternoon announced port con- FORT SHAFTER, Hawaii — Hurricane Hanna approaches Texas dition X-Ray for Hawaii and the Military bases on Oahu are pre- Maui islands, meaning that gale paring for the possible weekend Associated Press pared for whatever the storm may bring. force winds up to 39 mph were onslaught of Hurricane Douglas, The main hazard from Hanna was expected to HOUSTON — Tropical Storm Hanna was up- predicted within the next 48 which was a potent category 3 be flash flooding, Chris Birchfield, a meteorolo- hours. The island of Kauai was on graded to a hurricane Saturday, moving toward storm as of Friday. gist with the National Weather Service in Browns- condition Whiskey, meaning gale the Texas coast and threatening to bring heavy Douglas, the first hurricane ville, said Friday. Forecasters said Hanna could force winds were expected within rain, storm surge and possible tornadoes to a in this year’s storm season, was bring 6 to 12 inches of rain through Sunday night the next 72 hours. part of the country trying to cope with a surge in about 900 miles southeast of — with isolated totals of 18 inches — in addition Under both port condition lev- the Hawaiian Islands on Friday coronavirus cases. to coastal swells that could cause life-threatening els, all pleasure craft were to morning. The storm, which is the first hurricane of the surf and rip current conditions. “seek sheltered waters,” the Coast The state’s military bases were 2020 Atlantic hurricane season, was expected Coastal states scrambled this spring to adjust Guard said in a statement. placed under Tropical Cyclone to make landfall Saturday afternoon or evening emergency hurricane plans to account for the All ocean-going commercial Condition of Readiness 3 on Fri- south of Corpus Christi, the U.S. National Hur- virus, and Hanna loomed as the first big test. ships needed to make plans to de- day, indicating that destructive ricane Center said Saturday morning. It had South Texas officials’ plans for any possible part unless granted permission winds were possible within the maximum sustained winds of 75 mph and was rescues, shelters and monitoring of the storm by the state to stay. next 48 hours. centered about 100 miles east-southeast of Cor- will have the pandemic in mind. Gov. Greg Ab- Hawaii last faced serious hur- Navy ships were being readied pus Christi and was moving west at 9 mph. bott said various resources to respond to the ricane weather in late summer to sortie out of Pearl Harbor be- Many parts of Texas, including the area where storm were on standby across the state, including 2018 with Hurricane Lane and ginning Saturday morning to wa- Hanna is expected to come ashore, have been search-and-rescue teams and aircraft. Tropical Storm Olivia, which ar- ters outside the storm’s expected dealing with a spike in coronavirus cases in re- Tornadoes were also possible Saturday for rived less than a month apart. path. Meanwhile, the Air Force cent weeks, but local officials said they were pre- parts of the lower to middle Texas coastal plain. In advance to both those storms, commenced securing aircraft at Navy Region Hawaii ordered Hickam Airfield. ships ported at Joint Base Pearl Most of Hawaii’s military in- The National Hurricane Cen- would still be able to wreak seri- ter said in an advisory posted Harbor-Hickam to sortie to sea stallations are on Oahu, including ter projected that the hurricane ous damage if it did directly hit Friday morning. “Dangerous, well away from their paths. The Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, could move directly over Hawaii the state. life-threatening surf will arrive storms weakened significantly Schofield Barracks and Marine late Saturday through Sunday. “Douglas will continue to ahead of the hurricane on Satur- and veered slightly from their Corps Base Hawaii. The Navy’s The storm, which had sustained quickly approach the main Ha- day. Heavy rain and increasing projected paths, sparing Hawaii Pacific Missile Range Facility winds up to 115 mph Friday waiian Islands, passing danger- winds are possible on the Big Is- from serious damage. Barking Sands is on the island of morning, was expected to weak- ously close to, or over, the islands land starting Saturday night, and [email protected] Kauai. en during the next 24 hours but on Sunday,” the hurricane cen- could quickly spread up the chain Twitter: @WyattWOlson PAGE 6 •STARS AND STRIPES• Sunday, July 26, 2020 WAR ON TERRORISM

Afghan women are asserting Fighting spirit themselves with martial arts

BY TAMANA SARWARY Qaida leader Osama bin Laden and Associated Press ruled Afghanistan before the 2001 U.S. invasion. KABUL, Afghanistan — A year and But since the United States and the a half ago, Liqa Esazada for the first Taliban earlier this year signed a deal time stepped into a martial arts club on ending America’s longest war — an for women in Kabul, something of a accord that also envisages peace talks rarity in this still deeply conservative between the Taliban and the Kabul Muslim society. government — women in Afghanistan At the time, she had just accompa- have become increasingly worried nied her older sister but was immedi- about losing some of the rights and ately intrigued. The 22-year-old is now freedoms they have gained over the one of two dozen Afghan women who past two decades. find inspiration and empowerment in Under the Taliban, women were not Japanese jujitsu, a martial arts form allowed to go to school, work outside that dates back centuries. the home or leave their house without a They love the sport and dare to male escort. And though they still face dream big, hoping someday to compete many challenges, Afghan women are on the international level. increasingly stepping into their own In war-torn Afghanistan, where gen- power in this male-dominated society, der discrimination has deep cultural finding a voice even in sports. and historical roots and where many Esazada said she is not afraid of the women suffer from domestic violence, Taliban, and if they come back, she jujitsu seems an ideal sport for women. would simply “continue my training to It teaches self-defense against a stron- reach my dreams.” ger and heavier opponent by using cer- She looks to Afghan women ath- tain holds and principles of leverage. letes who have made their mark on Esazada said she wants to show the world stage. Female athletes from From top: Jiu a more positive side of Afghanistan Afghanistan have won more than 100 Jitsu coach — and “become famous and win the medals at regional and international Sayed Jawad world jujitsu championship medal.“ tournaments. Hussaini Sayed Jawad Hussiani, a jujitsu in- Tahmina Kohistani, Afghanistan’s demonstrates structor at the Nero club where Esaza- first female Olympic athlete, competed a technique da trains, said this martial arts form in the 100-meter run at the 2012 Lon- during a training with roots in feudal Japan was first don Olympics. In 2010, the Afghan fe- session in Kabul, brought to Afghanistan in 2005 but has male soccer team defeated Pakistan Afghanistan, in since become popular among boys and 4-0 at the South Asian Football Cham- February. Girls girls alike. pionship. In 2011, Afghan female power play on a bar The women in Hussiani’s group find lifters won three gold and two bronze ahead of their strength in their team spirit. They medals at pan-Asian games held in training session. braid each other’s hair before training Kazakhstan. Jiu Jitsu club sessions, spar against one another, take Esazada’s fellow jujitsu student at member Liqa turns on the even bars. In winter, they the Nero club, Rana Rasuli, 21, said she Esazada looks practice their wrestle holds on snow- worries about her future if the Taliban at an injury she covered hilltops above Kabul. manage to retake all of Afghanistan. sustained during Today, about two-thirds of Afghani- For now, Rasuli said she is happiest practice. stan’s population is 25 or younger and when she can come out of her home PHOTOS BY TAMANA Esazada said she has no memory of and exercise with the other girls at the SARWARY/AP the Taliban regime, which hosted al- club. Sunday, July 26, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• PAGE 7 VIRUS OUTBREAK S. Korea, S. Africa report new increases in infections

BY JOE MCDONALD have been reported, according to dependence Day celebrations on Associated Press data compiled from government Aug. 15 to avoid large gatherings. announcements by Johns Hop- In the United States, Gov. Tate BEIJING — South Korea on kins University. Reeves of Mississippi tightened Saturday reported more than 100 South Africa, Africa’s hardest- controls on bars to protect “young, new coronavirus cases for the hit country, reported more than drunk, careless folks.” Bars al- first time in four months, while 13,000 new cases, raising its total ready were limited to operating South Africa announced a surge to over 408,000. The government at 50% capacity. Now, patrons will AHN YOUNG-JOON/AP in infections and some U.S. states has reported over 6,000 deaths. have to sit down to order alcohol tightened anti-disease controls. President Cyril Ramaphosa and sales stop at 11 p.m. Women watch a mobile phone at the Gyeongbok Palace in Seoul, South Korea’s 113 new cases said Thursday schools will “take Mayor LaToya Cantrell of New South Korea, on Saturday . South Korea reported 113 newly included 36 workers returning a break” for a month to protect Orleans ordered bars closed and confirmed cases of COVID-19 over the past 24 hours . from Iraq and 32 crew members children. Despite rising infec- banned restaurants from selling of a Russian freighter, the gov- tions, restaurant and hospitality alcoholic drinks to take away. Andrews of the southern state of Other countries on France’s list ernment said. Authorities had workers protested this week, de- That came after more than 2,000 Victoria announced five deaths range from South Africa, Israel warned of a spike in cases from manding a loosening of restric- new cases were reported for the and 357 new cases. Victoria, and Qatar to Brazil and Peru. abroad and appealed to the public tions on their industries. surrounding state of Louisiana, where the death toll has risen to In Yemen, 97 medical workers not to be alarmed. India, the country with the including 103 in New Orleans. 61, earlier closed its border with have died of the virus, a serious China, which has relaxed most third-highest infection total be- Arizona reported 89 additional neighboring New South Wales. blow to a country with few doctors of its anti-disease controls after hind the United States and Bra- deaths, raising the state’s fatality In Europe, French Prime Min- that is in the midst of a 5-year- case numbers dropped off, re- zil, reported its death toll rose by total to 3,142. The state reported ister Jean Castex announced old war, the humanitarian group ported 34 new cases in a new 740 to 30,601. The government over 3,300 new cases, raising its travelers from the United States MedGlobal said in a report. surge of infections. That included reported a surge of more than total to more than 156,000. and 15 other countries where The “overwhelming death toll” 29 that were contracted within 49,000 new cases, raising its total The United States has suffered viral circulation is strong must will have “immense short-term the country. to over 1.2 million. more than 145,000 deaths and has be tested on arrival unless they and long-term health effects,” Worldwide, more than 15.7 mil- The Home Ministry issued an over 4.1 million confirmed cases. can show proof of a negative test said the report’s lead author, lion cases and 640,000 deaths advisory Friday calling for In- In Australia, Premier Daniel in the past 72 hours. Kathleen Fallon. Aid: Lawmakers debate over unemployment check amount

FROM FRONT PAGE a Southern and Western epidemic struggling to make a living.” is starting to move up the East In addition to the end of the Coast, into Tennessee, Arkansas, $600 payments, federal protec- up into Missouri, up across Colo- tions against evictions also are rado,” Birx told NBC’s “Today” set to expire. show. She implored people to Standard unemployment ben- wear masks, wash hands and efits often leave recipients with keep at least 6 feet apart. poverty-level incomes, but they In Missouri, confirmed cases are sure to continue, even as have risen sharply since Repub- states wrestle with diminishing lican Gov. Mike Parson allowed the state to reopen in mid-June. unemployment trust funds. The number of positive tests set Every state offers assistance a record three days in a row this for at least some unemployed week. workers based on a portion of Birx said health professionals their previous earnings. The MAX BECHERER, THE (BATON, ROUGE, LA.) ADVOCATE/AP have “called out the next set of cit- maximum amounts vary widely, ies” where they see early warning Motorists take part in a protest near Sen. John Kennedy’s office asking for the extension of the $600 in from $235 a week in Mississippi signs because if those cities make unemployment benefits to people out of work because of the coronavirus in New Orleans on Wednesday to $1,234 in Massachusetts. Ben- changes now they “won’t become efits are available for as few as a Phoenix.” Arizona’s sprawl- alty from the statewide face mask ple made before. The federal government is of- six weeks in Georgia and up to ing capital has suffered a severe mandate that he signed Friday The $600 weekly bonus is tech- fering interest-free loans to states 28 weeks in Montana. Most states outbreak, though Birx said Fri- after objections from many law nically set to expire July 31, but that deplete their unemployment normally cut people off after 26 day the federal government was enforcement officials and some the cutoff is effectively Satur- insurance trust funds, and 10 weeks. seeing encouraging declines in conservative legislators. day owing to how states process states have received them so far. The potential loss of benefits positive test results there and in Sunbelt states that have been payments. But paying the U.S. back after a comes at a time of increasing San Antonio, which like much of besieged in recent weeks are Other aspects of the enhanced crisis can keep states from build- pessimism about job prospects. Texas has been hard hit. still struggling. Florida, for ex- benefits will continue, including ing up reserves. Pennsylvania Nearly half of Americans whose The governor of Vermont, ample, reported 135 new deaths coverage for some gig workers just finished paying off its loans families experienced a layoff where cases have been among the and 12,000 new cases, pushing its and freelancers who are usually from the Great Recession. during the pandemic now believe nation’s lowest, responded Friday total of identified infections past ineligible for unemployment, as Hawaii is one state that is pre- those jobs are lost forever, ac- by issuing an order requiring 400,000. In California, officials re- well as a 13-week extension of serving part of the boost, increas- cording to a new poll from The people to wear masks in public. ported a record 159 deaths Friday, regular payments that the fed- ing unemployment checks by $100 Associated Press-NORC Center “We are still in very good shape, bringing total deaths to around eral government is helping to a week for the rest of the year. for Public Affairs Research. but it is time to prepare,” Repub- 8,200. California now has more subsidize. Georgia is allowing people to Aside from the pandemic’s eco- lican Gov. Phil Scott said. Also than 435,000 confirmed cases. Critics noted that the extra earn more from part-time jobs nomic damage, the virus itself Friday, McDonald’s announced it Meanwhile, lawmakers in cash payments meant many while still receiving unemploy- threatens to overwhelm parts of would soon start requiring masks Washington were negotiating a workers were receiving more for ment benefits. In most places, the country that have been rela- in its restaurants. new coronavirus relief bill as state not working than they did work- however, similar measures have tively unscathed. Masks continue to be a national and local governments, schools, ing — a possible disincentive for not taken hold. White House coronavirus re- flashpoint. Police in Green Bay, businesses and others pushed for returning to the job. Supporters The New Hampshire Legisla- sponse coordinator Dr. Deborah Wis. , were investigating death a new dose of aid. Congressional cast that as an acknowledgment ture, controlled by Democrats, Birx warned in a television inter- threats made against elected city Democrats have sought to keep that wages were too low and said approved a bill to increase the view that the surge of cases in the officials over a new mandate re- the extra $600 in unemployment the extra money was a chance for maximum payment by $100 South and Southwest could make quiring face coverings in public checks rolling. Republicans who workers to build up a cushion in weekly, to $527. Republican Gov. its way north. buildings. Indiana’s governor control the Senate have proposed case they remained unemployed Chris Sununu vetoed it, saying “What started out very much as dropped a planned criminal pen- benefits worth 70% of what peo- after benefits expire. that some of the details could have PAGE 8 •STARS AND STRIPES• Sunday, July 26, 2020 VIRUS OUTBREAK ROUNDUP High Court denies Nevada church’s virus rule appeal

Associated Press came as Florida has experienced a sharp increase in coronavirus RENO, Nev. — A sharply di- deaths over the past two weeks, vided U.S. Supreme Court denied including another 136 recorded a rural Nevada church’s request Friday as the state’s total con- late Friday to strike down as un- firmed cases topped 400,000. constitutional a 50-person cap on This was a reversal from earlier worship services as part of the in the week when the same board state’s ongoing response to the voted 10-5 to start the season on coronavirus. time. That decision had angered In a 5-4 decision, the high administrators and coaches in court refused to grant the request Miami-Dade and other hard-hit from the Christian church east of urban counties as they could not Reno to be subjected to the same safely start on time and their COVID-19 restrictions in Nevada teams would likely not have been that allow casinos, restaurants eligible to compete for state titles. and other businesses to operate The Miami-Dade school board at 50% of capacity with proper so- threatened to withdraw from the cial distancing. association if the decision wasn’t Calvary Chapel Dayton Val- reversed. ley argued that the hard cap “There are no good answers on religious gatherings was an here,” Lee County school board JOHN LOCHER/AP unconstitutional violation of its member Chris Patricca said Showgirls in masks perform at the reopening of Bally’s Las Vegas hotel and casino, Thursday, in Las parishioners’ First Amendment during Thursday’s online meet- rights to express and exercise Vegas. The casino reopened for the first time since March following a closure to prevent the spread of ing, according to the Tampa Bay the coronavirus. their beliefs. Times. “There is no perfect sce- Chief Justice John Roberts nario where we can conduct foot- sided with the liberal majority outbreak at the Tyson Foods pork to fully catch up,“ Beshear said. without having to demonstrate ball safely in the state of Florida processing plant in Columbus “And let’s admit, that is tough a risk of illness or other special in denying the request without and still conduct every other sea- explanation. Junction. when so many new claims are circumstance. son of sport in the state of Florida. Loebsack’s letter came two continually coming in. But we The amended guidelines rep- Three justices wrote strongly We have to be agile. We have to days after the AP reported on know we’ve made progress. ... resent a shift from guidance re- worded dissenting opinions on make decisions that we’ve never documents showing that Tyson And this additional investment is leased four weeks ago by Gov. behalf of the four conservatives had to make before because we’re officials reported to workplace going to make sure that we don’t Phil Murphy that required in- who said they would have grant- in a circumstance that we have safety inspectors on April 30 that go through another period like ed the injunctive relief while the absolutely never been in before.” person instruction, though school court fully considers the merits of 522 employees were known to be what we have been through, and districts were given latitude to the case. infected. A dozen were hospital- that people are timely helped.” decide the number of days stu- “That Nevada would discrimi- Indiana ized and two died. dents would be required to report nate in favor of the powerful gam- INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana’s But at a May 5 news conference, Montana in person, and whether they could ing industry and its employees governor dropped a planned the Iowa Department of Public also use online learning. BILLINGS — A senior home may not come as a surprise, but criminal penalty from the state- Health said that 221 workers at “All students are eligible for in Montana that has been pum- this Court’s willingness to allow wide face mask mandate that the plant had tested positive. fulltime remote learning; eligi- meled by a coronavirus outbreak such discrimination is disappoint- he signed Friday after objec- The department and the com- bility cannot be conditioned on a that infected nearly every resi- ing,” Justice Samuel Alito wrote tions from some law enforce- pany now say that number re- family/guardian demonstrating dent has seen another death as in a dissent joined by Clarence ment officials and conservative flected only the first round of a risk of illness or other selective the number of confirmed virus Thomas and Brett Kavanaugh. legislators. testing at the plant, but neither criteria,” the guidance released cases to date topped 3,000 state- “We have a duty to defend the The decision comes after Re- updated the public on the true Friday stated. wide on Friday. Constitution, and even a pub- publican Gov. Eric Holcomb had scope of the outbreak. School districts must have Health officials confirmed 129 lic health emergency does not said Wednesday in announcing “I am deeply concerned that by clearly communicated policies on additional cases of the virus, one absolve us of that responsibil- the mask requirement that vio- concealing information about the remote learning and procedures of the highest daily totals yet. Yel- ity,” Alito said. “The Constitu- lators could face a misdemeanor true extent of the virus’ spread, for students to transition back to lowstone County, which includes tion guarantees the free exercise charge, while stating that the the IDPH only served to further in-person learning when they are risk the health and safety of these Billings, again accounted for the of religion. It says nothing about “mask police will not be patrol- ready, interim Education Com- essential workers, and in doing so, highest number of new cases, freedom to play craps or black- ling Hoosier streets.” missioner Kevin Dehmer said the health and safety of their fam- with 40. jack, to feed tokens into a slot ma- The executive order on the Friday. chine or to engage in any other mask mandate, however, does not ilies and the entire surrounding Health officials also announced game of chance.” mention penalties and describes community,” Loebsack wrote. the first death from the virus in Oregon David Cortman, senior counsel the move as a step to protect Glacier County — a woman in for Georgia-based Alliance De- health during the coronavirus Kentucky her 80s — bringing the number PORTLAND — Nine more fending Freedom representing outbreak and help ensure that of fatalities in the state to 46. Gla- people have died from COVID-19 FRANKFORT — Kentucky the church, said in an email sent businesses remain open while al- cier County includes much of the in Oregon, the highest number of will extend its contract with an Blackfeet Indian Reservation and to The Associated Press late Fri- lowing schools to reopen and op- deaths reported in one day in the outside company hired to help parts of Glacier National Park. day that they were disappointed erate safely. state since the pandemic began, work through a backlog of un- Canyon Creek Memory Care in the ruling but will continue to “State and local health depart- health officials said Friday. employment claims amid the in Billings saw its 15th death on work to protect Calvary Chapel ments shall be responsible for The newly-reported deaths coronavirus outbreak, Gov. Andy Thursday: 88-year-old Richard and others “from discrimina- enforcing compliance through raised the state’s death toll to 282, Beshear said Friday. Donovan, a retired Cascade Coun- tory policies that put religious education about the importance according to the Oregon Health The contract with Ernst & ty sheriff’s deputy, his daughter groups at the back of the line for of wearing face coverings and Authority. The authority also re- Young will be prolonged by an- confirmed. More than a quarter reopening.” dispelling myths and misconcep- ported 396 new confirmed and tions about the use and/or ben- other five weeks at a cost of $4.4 of the 59 residents living at the fa- million, the governor announced. cility when an outbreak erupted presumptive cases of COVID-19, Florida efits for the requirement,” the bringing the state total to more order said. The company has helped process three weeks ago have now died. FORT LAUDERDALE — Flor- more than 56,000 claims under its “The thing that I’m struggling than 16,100. ida’s burgeoning coronavirus cri- Iowa original contract with the state, with, as many families have dealt An outbreak of 22 COVID-19 sis is forcing its high schools to exceeding expectations, Beshear with or are dealing with, is not cases has been reported at Nor- delay the start of their football and IOWA CITY — U.S. Rep. Dave said. being able to be there in those final ris Blueberry Farm in Roseburg, other fall sports seasons, a rever- Loebsack said Friday that he’s Coronavirus-relief funds from days or moments,” Pam Donovan health officials also said Friday. sal aimed at quelling a revolt that “deeply concerned” about an As- the federal government will pay said of her father’s death. The case count includes everyone could have pitted urban counties sociated Press report that showed for the original contract — which linked to the outbreak, officials against their rural counterparts. the first known coronavirus out- was about to expire — and the ex- New Jersey said. The investigation started The Florida High School Ath- break at an Iowa meatpacking tension, the governor told report- June 25, but the initial case count letic Association’s board voted 11- plant was far more severe than ers. The original contract paid the TRENTON — State officials was below the threshold for pub- 4 Thursday night to push the first the state publicly acknowledged. company more than $7 million. provided more details Friday lic disclosure, officials said. day of practices from Monday to Loebsack wrote a letter to Iowa The company dug into the most on the reopening of schools this In the month of July, Oregon Aug. 24 with games starting no Gov. Kim Reynolds request- complex claims that had stalled fall, including that parents will has averaged about 315 cases a earlier than mid-September in- ing answers to several questions for months. be allowed to opt-out their chil- day, officials said this week, call- stead of mid-August. The decision about the state’s response to the “Our goal here has always been dren from in-person learning ing the numbers concerning. Sunday, July 26, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• PAGE 9 NATION Marshals arrest scientist harbored at consulate

BY JANIE HAR eration Army. All were charged affiliation. allegations of Chinese theft of Associated Press with visa fraud. UC Davis said Tang left her job U.S. intellectual property. Tang was the last of the four as a visiting researcher in the De- China’s consulate in Hous- SAN FRANCISCO — A Chi- to be arrested, after the DOJ ac- partment of Radiation Oncology ton was scheduled to shut down nese researcher accused of con- cused the Chinese consulate in in June. Her work was funded by Friday on order of U.S. authori- cealing her ties to the Chinese San Francisco of harboring a a study-based exchange program ties after Washington accused military on a visa application she known fugitive. The consulate did affiliated with China’s Ministry Chinese agents of trying to steal submitted so she could work in not immediately respond to email of Education, the university said medical and other research in the U.S. was booked Friday into and Facebook messages seeking in a statement. Texas. a Northern California jail and comment, and it was not possible Agents have said they believe “We can confirm that the PRC was expected to appear in federal to leave a telephone message. Tang sought refuge at the con- Consulate General in Houston court Monday. The DOJ said Tang lied about sulate after they interviewed her Sacramento County jail records her military ties in a visa appli- at her home in Davis on June is closed,” a State Department show that Juan Tang, 37, was cation last October as she made 20. The FBI has been interview- spokesperson confirmed late Fri- JUSTICE DEPARTMENT/AP being held on behalf of federal plans to work at the University ing visa holders in more than day. The spokesperson spoke on authorities after she was arrested Juan Tang poses for a undated of California, Davis and again 25 American cities suspected of condition of anonymity because by the U.S. Marshals Service. photo in her China People’s during an FBI interview months hiding their ties to the Chinese they weren’t authorized to com- The Department of Justice on Liberation Army military uniform. later. Agents found photos of military. ment publicly. Thursday announced charges Tang dressed in her military The allegations came as U.S.- In response, China on Friday against Tang and three other ing they lied about their status as uniform and reviewed articles China relations continued to de- ordered the U.S. to close its con- scientists living in the U.S., say- members of China’s People’s Lib- in China identifying her military teriorate, particularly over the sulate in the city of Chengdu. Union president urges unity among striking shipbuilders

Associated Press subcontractors, work rules and seniority, with wages and ben- BATH, Maine — The interna- tional president of the Machinists efits being less of a concern. The union rallied striking workers at company’s offer contained 3% pay Bath Iron Works, urging them to raises in each of the three years stay strong Saturday and saying covered by the proposal. “there’s no way in hell” the union Both sides have been meeting will back down. separately with a federal media- Robert Martinez Jr. delivered tor, but there have been no face- a message of unity to Machin- to-face negotiations since the ists Local S6 during a strike that strike began. passed the one-month mark this Bath Iron Works is one of the week. He accused the shipyard, a Navy’s largest shipbuilders and subsidiary of General Dynamics, a major employer in Maine, with of “corporate greed.” 6,800 workers. “This is the largest strike in The shipyard builds guided- the United States of America missile destroyers, the workhorse right now,” he told the crowd of of the fleet, and the strike threat- hundreds outside the union hall, ens to put production further across the street from the ship- yard. “The eyes of the nation are behind at a time of growing com- upon us.” petition with Russia and China. The 4,300 production work- The company was already ers went on strike on June 22 about six months behind schedule after overwhelmingly reject- when the strike began. The com- pany needs to be able to hire sub- ing the company’s final contract ROBERT F. B UKATY/AP proposal. contractors to get caught up, the The strike is centered around shipyard’s president contends. A motorist shows support for striking shipbuilders at Bath Iron Works, Wednesday in Bath, Maine. Ariz. woman charged with trying to House lawmakers push for more provide support, resources to al-Qaida diversity in VA representation BY NIKKI WENTLING “The VA and those of us who Associated Press contemplated using her federal her money bought. Stars and Stripes work for the VA understand coronavirus relief payment to “I wish I had more to give but our mission is very broad,” said PHOENIX — An Arizona support al-Qaida, though it’s not that’d cut into plans for leaving,” WASHINGTON — The House Maria Llorente, an assistant woman accused in a law enforce- clear if she did, the FBI said. She the criminal complaint quoted Committee on Veterans’ Affairs deputy undersecretary of the VA. ment sting of sending $500 to buy is accused of saying it would be Jones as saying. pushed Thursday to enact mea- “It’s an inclusive mission. At this rifle scopes for al-Qaida fighters ironic if relief money went to aid The FBI said Jones, who sures that would boost the repre- point, however, the VA’s position to kill American military per- al-Qaida. watched videos of attacks by ji- sentation of women and minority is we don’t see a need to enact a sonnel was arrested at the Phoe- The U.S. Justice Department hadist fighters, wanted to leave veterans at the Department of new motto.” nix airport before she started didn’t immediately respond to a the United States for a province in Veterans Affairs, all of which the The Honoring All Veterans Act, an overseas journey to assist the question Friday on whether Jones northern Afghanistan that shares department supported — except i nt r o duc ed by R ep. K at h le en R ic e , terror group, authorities said followed through on the sugges- a border with Tajikistan. Authori- one. D-N.Y., would change the motto. Friday. tion of using her relief payment to ties say Jones acknowledged the The VA supported bills to cre- It would read, “To fulfill Presi- Jill Marie Jones, 35, of Chan- support al-Qaida. dangers of moving there, but con- ate a new Tribal Advisory Com- dent Lincoln’s promise to care dler was arrested Wednesday Jones’ attorney, Jami Johnson, cluded it was worth it. mittee at the agency and to add for those ‘who shall have borne after clearing a security check- also didn’t immediately return a “If I were to have a family I lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans- the battle’ and for their families, point at Phoenix Sky Harbor In- call Friday seeking comment on couldn’t imagine raising them gender veterans to its Advisory caregivers, and survivors.” ternational Airport. her client’s behalf. Jones hasn’t here,” the complaint quoted Jones Committee on Minority Veterans. Calls to make the motto gender Jones, who authorities say was yet entered a plea to the federal as saying. Legislation to bar the VA from neutral started two years ago and ultimately headed to Syria, faces charge. Authorities say Jones bought collecting copayments from intensified in May after VA Sec- a federal charge of trying to pro- The FBI said Jones used a $500 tickets for Afghanistan but airport tribal veterans also gained the retary Robert Wilkie announced vide support and resources to prepaid gift card purchased at closures forced her to change her department’s support. However, that he planned t o install plaques al-Qaida. Walmart to send money to the flight instead to Turkey, where VA officials again fought with inscribed with the motto at all of In a social media exchange undercover FBI employee, who she then planned to make her way lawmakers over a proposal to the VA’s 142 veterans cemeteries. with an FBI employee posing later gave Jones a photo of a rifle to Syria. Jones has a court hear- alter the agency’s motto to make [email protected] as an al-Qaida member, Jones with a scope, saying it was what ing Monday. it gender neutral. Twitter: @nikkiwentling PAGE 10 •STARS AND STRIPES• Sunday, July 26, 2020 NATION US: All new DACA applications put in ‘pending’ file

BY ASTRID GALVAN lenging the end of the program, Associated Press say the Supreme Court ruling and two others mean DACA PHOENIX — The U.S. govern- should revert to its original form ment said Friday that it’s put- — accepting new applications as ting new DACA applications in a well as requests to travel abroad, “pending” bucket while officials known as advanced parole. decide whether to again try to A government attorney said end the program for young im- Friday that USCIS hasn’t updat- migrants, keeping enrollment ed its website to reflect that it is stalled even though the Supreme accepting new applications and MARCIO JOSE SANCHEZ/AP Court ruled last month that it was that it had rejected some new ap- improperly ended. plications on incorrect grounds Military veterans stand outside the Mark O. Hatfield United States Courthouse during a Black Lives The latest came during a tel- and others because they weren’t Matter protest Friday, in Portland, Ore. ephonic federal court hearing in filled out correctly or were miss- Maryland by U.S. District Judge ing information. Paul W. Grimm, who last week But the lawyer, Stephen Mi- ruled that the Deferred Action Protests: chael Pezzi, said that in general, Demonstrators, federal agents for Childhood Arrivals program the agency is accepting new appli- must be restored to its original cations, putting them on tentative form, before President Donald status while the administration clash in front of Portland courthouse again Trump attempted to end it in Sep- decides what to do with DACA. tember 2017. That means that any new appli- FROM FRONT PAGE using tear gas and flashbangs. strations against racial injustice Immigrant advocates who sued The flow of tear gas caused pro- that often turn violent. the government over its attempt cants aren’t likely to be approved The Federal Protective Service testers to disperse at times, some Democratic leaders in Oregon to end DACA say new rulings in unless a court orders it or the ad- had declared the gathering as “an becoming sick as others remained say federal intervention has the case, including the one by the ministration decides to keep the unlawful assembly” and said that toward the front of the court- worsened the two-month crisis, Supreme Court, meaning the gov- program. officers had been injured. house with leaf blowers directing and the state attorney general ernment must resume accepting Grimm did not seem inclined As the crowd dispersed, some- the gas back to the courthouse. sued to allege that some people and considering first-time appli- to wade into whether the govern- one was found stabbed nearby, cations. U.S. Citizenship and Im- ment should accept or reject new Portland police said. The person Federal agents had leaf blowers had been whisked off the streets migration Services had only been applications while it decides what was taken to a hospital and a sus- of their own to counteract. in unmarked vehicles. accepting renewals for DACA to do with the program, but he did pect was taken into custody. Daniel Pereyo was one protest- U.S. District Judge Michael recipients who were already en- chide it for not having updated By 3 a.m., most demonstrators er who was tear-gassed. Mosman said the state lacked rolled by Sept. 5, 2017. information on its website and had left with only some small Pereyo said he had been at the standing to sue on behalf of pro- DACA allows young immigrants for not explaining rejections to groups roaming the streets. nearby park watching drummers testers because the lawsuit was a who were brought to the country applicants who had flaws in their Earlier Friday night, the pro- and fireworks being shot when “highly unusual one with a par- as children to legally work and application, such as a missing test had drawn various organized his face and eyes began to burn. ticular set of rules.” shields them from deportation. signature. groups, including Healthcare “It’s extremely painful,” he Oregon was seeking a restrain- About 650,000 are enrolled, but “I think frankly the agency Workers Protest, Teachers against said. “It’s not the worst pain ever, ing order on behalf of its resi- another 66,000 now meet age re- ought to be the first to want to Tyrants, Lawyers for Black Lives but it is discomforting and it’s dents, not for injuries that had quirements to join, according to have that corrected and it seems and the “Wall of Moms.” As the distracting.” already happened but to prevent the Migration Policy Institute, a to me that we ought to be able to crowd grew — authorities esti- As the clouds of gas floated down injuries by federal officers in the nonpartisan think tank. get some sense as to when that mate there were 3,000 present at the street, protesters would swift- future. That combination makes The Supreme Court ruled last will be corrected,” Grimm said. the peak of the protest — people ly regroup and return to chant and the standard for granting such a month that the Trump adminis- Grimm told the government were heard chanting “Black Lives shake the fence that separates the motion very narrow, and the state tration didn’t properly end the he’d like the website to be updat- Matter” and “Feds go home” to people on the street from federal did not prove it had standing in program. The administration can ed within 30 days, and he gave its the sound of drums. agents and the courthouse. the case, Mosman wrote. still end it but has to go about it lawyers until next week to figure Later, protesters vigorously It was unclear whether anyone Mayor Ted Wheeler, who differently. out whether USCIS can develop shook the fence surrounding the was arrested during the protest. was tear-gassed this week as he In the meantime, lawyers with some sort of process where they courthouse, shot fireworks to- The federal agents, deployed by joined protesters, says the federal the nonprofit advocacy group acknowledge receipt of new ap- wards the building and threw President Donald Trump to tamp presence is exacerbating a tense Casa de Maryland, which filed plications so that applicants will glass bottles. Many times these down the unrest, have arrested situation and he’s repeatedly told one of the several lawsuits chal- know their status. actions were met by federal agents dozens during nightly demon- them to leave. Christian abortion critics urge Democrats to change platform

Associated Press sumptive presidential nominee, shifted his John DeBerry, a longtime Tennessee state cation of the Supreme Court’s Roe v. Wade position to back an end to restrictions on representative and pastor who was recent- ruling — would alienate anti-abortion reli- A group of more than 100 Christian pas- government funding for abortion. ly removed from the Democratic primary gious voters. tors, religion professors and other advo- “We call upon you to recognize the in- ballot due in part to votes against the par- cates is urging the Democratic National Biden is “a little bit ahead” of where violable human dignity of the child, before ty’s position. Hillary Clinton was in 2016 in terms of Committee to adopt a party platform that’s and after birth,” the group wrote in its let- Democrats for Life Executive Director friendlier to abortion opponents. faith-based voter outreach, Day said, but ter to the Democratic platform committee, Kristen Day said that her group had sent a the prospect that the Democratic platform In a letter organized by the anti-abortion shared in advance with The Associated letter opposing the Democratic platform’s would back codification of Roe “would just group Democrats for Life and set to be sent Press. “We urge you to reject a litmus test 2016 inclusion of language backing the re- Friday, the group of Christians calls on the on pro-life people of faith seeking office in peal of limits on federal funding for abor- massively damage relationships with reli- Democratic Party to rescind its platform’s the Democratic Party.” tion that drew far fewer signatories. This gious voters who don’t necessarily want to support for ending restrictions on federal Among the signatories of the letter are week’s letter, which includes registered see that.” funding for abortion. That language was the Rev. Gabriel Salguero, president of Democrats as well as independents, is “a A draft Democratic platform released added to the party’s 2016 platform, to the the National Latino Evangelical Coalition much bigger effort,” she said. this week will be voted on by mail before frustration of anti-abortion Democrats. and a member of former President Barack Day also warned that the addition of an- the party’s mostly-virtual convention, Last year, Joe Biden, the Democrat’s pre- Obama’s faith-based advisory council; and other position Biden has backed — codifi- which is set to start Aug. 17. Sunday, July 26, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• PAGE 11 LIFESTYLE

point is introversion,” she said. “I think an ‘ iStock images extrovert goes home from teaching and An introvert may realize, wants to chatter away, talking about their “Oh, I actually started day. An introvert, speaking for myself, all I want to do is sit in a chair.” missing being around For an extrovert, social contact “is people,” and an extrovert emotionally akin to food,” New York-based may recognize they kind clinical psychologist Robin S. Rosenberg wrote in “Introverts and Extroverts in the of liked having some down Time of COVID-19,” published April 29 on time. ’ the Society for Human Resource Manage- Robin S. Rosenberg ment website. New York-based clinical psychologist Rosenberg, a self-described introvert and founder and CEO of Live In Their World, noted in an interview that 68% of people are evenly split on either side of ed about returning to their non-personal the apex of the bell curve. She said it’s dif- realm (of the workplace), but they may be fi cult to generalize about how one side or happy to see their friends in person or to the other is going to react to the pandemic have child care again.” because there are so many variables at Rosenberg said there’s one feeling play, such as whether an introvert is sur- that carries across the differences in the rounded by roommates or an extrovert is personality traits: “I think people want to alone. That’s why the new coronavirus’ be safe.” varied effects on extroverts and introverts Research about how personality traits won’t really be known until peer-reviewed are manifested during COVID-19 are research studies of the phenomenon are necessary because public discourse about published, she said. the pandemic has focused on “collective “Extroverts are excited to kind of come human behavior ... Yet understanding per- out of their homes but, that said, the older sonality has never been more important,” or more cautious employees who are wrote University of Cambridge behavioral extroverts are still concerned about the scientist Sanna Balsari-Palsule in “Why workplace and how it’s going to work,” she Personality Matters in This Pandemic,” said. “Most introverts are not super excit- published June 4 in “Psychology Today.” She noted that researchers in Brazil BY MICHAEL A. FUOCO found that individuals with higher scores Pittsburgh Post-Gazette in extroversion were less likely to engage in social distancing and “may fi nd it more ow you fare during the challenging to adhere to preventative COVID-19 pandemic could behaviors post-lockdown.” be at least partially revealed In conclusion, she said the pandemic is by answering one simple Introvert? “riddled with ambiguity, complexity and Hquestion: Are you an extro- uncertainty ... Our ability to deploy inter- vert or an introvert? ventions requires a holistic understanding If you’re an extrovert, one who draws OR of both the individual and the collective.” energy from being with other people, you Rosenberg said researchers may fi nd may have had diffi culty during quarantine the lockdown had a positive effect in mov- because of the lack of social interaction, ing both extroverts and introverts even especially if you live alone. That’s because closer to the middle of the continuum, an extrovert thrives in social interactions making for more balanced lives. large and small — from getting coffee Extrovert? “An introvert may realize, ‘Oh, I actu- with a coworker to popping into a cubicle ally started missing being around people,’ to chat to being part of a large meeting. and an extrovert may recognize they kind All are energizing for an extrovert. of liked having some down time.” But if you’re an introvert, one who Rousseau agreed: “Did the extrovert draws energy from being alone, the Though each personality type has and introvert learn different things from quarantine offered a reprieve from the the time of quarantine? Did the extrovert draining effects of social interaction, a different response to the pandemic, use the time for refl ection? Did the intro- especially if you live alone. That’s because vert see that being around people is kind an introvert prefers a quiet place to think of nice? I think we can be changed by this and work, preferring not to engage with both types can benefi t positively from it experience for the good.” others unless it’s necessary. For an intro- vert, work or other situations that require would have such a strong effect on how social interaction can be exhausting. humans respond to COVID-19 restric- Now, with some businesses and work- tions. places reopened and bars and restaurants “A good way to think about it is: Who restricted, extroverts have more options likes to talk in the morning and who needs to socialize. And introverts? Many mourn coffee and quiet to get going?” said Denise the loss of serenity they may have found M. Rousseau, an organizational psycholo- at home. gist and H.J.Heinz II University profes- Extroversion and introversion were fi rst sor of organizational behavior and public described by psychologist Carl Jung in the policy at Carnegie Mellon University. 1960s. Since then, they’ve become one of When restrictions are relaxed, she said, what most psychologists believe are the “I imagine somebody who is a high intro- fi ve basic dimensions of personality, the vert but who has developed some skills in so-called Big 5. (The others are agree- a more social world may well be feeling ableness, openness, conscientiousness and some regret at the loss of being in a more neuroticism.) Given their placement in controlled environment. If you’re extro- the hierarchy of personality traits, it is not verted, you’ll be happier.” surprising extroversion or introversion Introversion and extroversion are psychological traits on a continuum, she noted. Most people are somewhere be- tween the two extremes. ‘ Rousseau, who has spent 45 years A good way to think studying human behavior, describes about it is: Who likes to herself as an introvert who, like most, talk in the morning and has developed skills to succeed in a social world even as her “set point of comfort” is who needs coffee and being alone. quiet to get going? ’ “Extremes in the continuum get energy or are required to exert energy related Denise M. Rousseau to their traits. A lot of people are in the organizational psychologist and middle. I am a college professor. I talk professor at Carnegie Mellon University for a living. I’ve not suffered so much staying home all of that time. My resting PAGE 12 •STARS AND STRIPES• Sunday, July 26, 2020 MUSIC

BY MIKAEL WOOD Los Angeles Times efore the COVID-19 pandemic shut down the live-music indus- try — and sent Phoebe Bridg- Bers deep into quarantine — the Los Angeles-based indie-rock star had planned to spend this spring on the road building anticipation for her new album, “Punisher.” While she’s been serious about staying home, she happily took part in protests sparked by the police killing of George Floyd. “It feels for the fi rst time in my life that something is not falling victim to the 24-hour news cycle,” Bridgers, 25, said via videoconference from her home in the Silver Lake neighborhood of Los An- geles. “Do you remember Kony 2012?” she asked, referring to a social media campaign that briefl y made a cause of Random violence, technological sur- apprehending a notorious Ugandan mili- veillance, religious fanaticism — it all tia leader. “It’s like Kony 2012 energy but leaves a mark on Bridgers’ follow-up to for weeks. her 2017 debut, “Stranger in the Alps,” “Also: the fact that I’m having the which wowed both critics and fellow mu- defund-the-police conversation with my sicians such as John Mayer (who said her mother — and that she doesn’t think of it song “Funeral” heralded “the arrival of a as a violent uprising but as a necessary giant”) and Matty Healy of the 1975 (who thing that’s been explained in such a reasonable way,” she continued. “Some- invited Bridgers to sing on his band’s thing’s different this time.” latest LP). Bridgers describes her second album, The singer says her music is about “Punisher,” with characteristic self- “having a personal life while the world is deprecation as “literally just a singer- blowing up,” and indeed that goes some songwriter record about my feelings.” way toward capturing the tragicomic ‘I feel like I have a Released June 18 — a day ahead of essence of a tune like “Kyoto”: “Sunset’s schedule, with an announcement encour- been a freak show on the weekend / So rich inner world, and aging fans to donate to organizations I’ve been driving out to the suburbs / seeking racial justice — the album con- To park at the Goodwill and stare at the that can be good and templates her resentments and insecuri- chemtrails.” ties in songs built around folky acoustic Like recent records by contemporaries bad. The difference guitar. including Soccer Mommy and Beach Yet what makes Bridgers one of her Bunny, “Punisher” practically bursts between my fi rst generation’s most impressive songwriters with quotable lyrics. But to admire — and what’s earned her comparisons to Bridgers’ words on the page — some- and second records some of her idols, including Bob Dylan, thing she says always makes her cringe Joni Mitchell and Conor Oberst — is the — is to discount the emotional power of way she depicts those private feelings her whispery singing, which is never not is that the fi rst one against the backdrop of permanent breaking your heart. emergency that is public life in America was someone not in in 2020. CONTINUED ON PAGE 13 therapy and this one

Phoebe Bridgers, who recently released her second album, “Punisher,” has drawn favorable is someone starting comparisons to the best singer-songwriters of her generation as well as some of her idols. Grandstand Media to go to therapy. ’ Sunday, July 26, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• PAGE 13 MUSIC REVIEWS

LaMontagne’s ‘MONOVISION’ a one-man show

BY PABLO GORONDI Associated Press

ay LaMontagne takes a comprehensive, less-is- more approach on his Reighth album, “MONO- VISION” (RCA). A solo work in the truest sense of the term, LaMontagne played all the instruments, wrote all the tunes and even engineered and produced the 10-song collection. While LaMontagne, a New Hampshire-born Massachusetts resident, has usually expanded ILYA S. SAVENOK, GETTY IMAGES FOR TIBET HOUSE/TNS his sounds from album to album — adding strings, for example, Phoebe Bridgers performs at the Tibet House US Benefit Concert & Gala on Feb. 26 in New York. or dipping more than a toe into FROM PAGE 12 Jim Keltner, the veteran rock drummer known psychedelia — here he takes a few steps back and the outcome “Her tone is magical,” said Ethan Gruska, who for his work with Dylan and John Lennon, to play is stunningly refreshing. coproduced “Punisher” with Bridgers and Tony on a few tracks. A roster of key infl uences also Berg after the three fi rst teamed for “Stranger in As attuned as she is to the bleak absurdities of found on earlier albums, like the Alps.” “However brutal the song may be, her the modern age, Bridgers pays close attention to Phoebe Bridgers voice puts across so much empathy.” musicians who came before her. “Punisher’s” title Van Morrison and Neil Young, Punisher (Dead Oceans) As an example, Gruska pointed to “Moon track is about her obsession with the late indie- are also evident here, but now rock singer Elliott Smith, and in our conversation they’re channeled more directly Song,” in which Bridgers, invoking Eric Clapton’s Phoebe Bridgers has kept busy she enthused about the “weird echo chamber of than before thanks to the un- early-’90s hit, sings, “We hate ‘Tears in Heaven,’ since she debuted with 2017’s ac- infl uence” that developed between Dylan and fussy arrangements and a deep- but it’s sad that his baby died.” If those lines read claimed “Stranger in the Alps.” Dire Straits’ Mark Knopfl er in the early ’80s. and-wide mix that avoids feeling like a cruel joke, listen to her deliver them over She teamed with her indie-folk Adams was another songwriter she revered be- claustrophobic or disjointed the tune’s dreamy slow-motion groove. peers Lucy Dacus and Julien fore the two began a romantic relationship when despite a recording process built “I feel like I have a rich inner world, and that Baker for an EP as boygenius, can be good and bad,” Bridgers said in the video she was 20; last year Bridgers spoke to the New and she partnered with Conor on overdubs. call. Dressed in a black shirt buttoned up to her York Times along with several other women for Oberst, one of her emo inspira- A trio of songs opening the neck, she sipped coffee as she sat on a balcony an article about Adams’ alleged abusive behav- tions, for an album as Better second half of the album echo surrounded by greenery. “The difference be- ior. Since then, countless other journalists have Oblivion Community Center. them clearly. You can feel Mor- tween my fi rst and second records is that the fi rst engaged her on the subject, about which she says Those friends also drop in on rison looking across the ocean one was someone not in therapy and this one is she’s of two minds. “Punisher,” Bridgers’ second on “Misty Morning Rain,” while someone starting to go to therapy.” “It’s my thing, so if I don’t want to talk about solo release and one that builds “Rocky Mountain Healin’” Bridgers grew up in Pasadena and studied it one day, I just won’t,” she said. Yet she sees an on the promise of “Stranger.” blends Young’s harmonica with vocal jazz at the LA County High School for the opportunity to shed light on the “complicated na- Bridgers is adept at examining John Denver’s earnestness. Arts (where the sisters of Haim had preceded ture” of what happened to her. “Ryan wasn’t some moments of disillusionment or “Weeping Willow” has the inno- her) before joining Sloppy Jane, a punky local evil villain who I could see coming from a mile thwarted desire and lacing them cence and harmonies of an early band in which she played bass. Later she ap- away,” she said. “He was my friend. So I think the with knowing humor. “The doc- Everly Brothers tune. peared in a handful of commercials for Apple and more visibility (for an experience like hers), the tor put her hands over my liver “Strong Enough,” which Taco Bell — not an unusual path for the child of a better. / She told me my resentment’s evokes a mother’s sacrifi ce amid set-designer dad — which helped fund the record- “If people want to monetize my trauma” — for getting smaller,” she sings atop a future that seems no more ing of her debut. clicks, she meant — “then go for it. Because I muted, pulsing guitars in the assured, rings of Creedence The success of “Stranger in the Alps,” which read the Harvey Weinstein stories where these quietly refl ective “Garden Song.” Clearwater Revival. A few more beautiful, smart people were tricked by this a —,” followed an early single released on Ryan Adams’ “I swear I’m not angry / that’s songs with its brisk pace would she said. “And every time I relate to a story like label, put Bridgers in high demand; she formed just my face,” she sings gently, have done the album good. that, it makes me feel better.” a trio called boygenius with fellow twentysome- cushioned by strings, in the Two of the best tracks are thing singer-songwriters Julien Baker and Lucy Looking ahead to her future as a live perform- title track, in which she imag- “We’ll Make It Through” and Dacus, and made an album with Oberst under the er, Bridgers said she’s “ready for the worst-case ines awkwardly meeting Elliott “Highway to the Sun,” the last name Better Oblivion Community Center. scenario, which is that the government, when they Smith, one of her heroes. songs on each side of the vinyl For “Punisher,” Bridgers recorded at Sound do get a vaccine, is gonna screw it up.” The album is full of repeated release. The fi rst wraps its con- City, the storied Van Nuys studio where Nir- “But I also know I’m not gonna come up with images and lovely melodies fi dence about a relationship in a vana made “Nevermind” and Neil Young and how to outsmart the coronavirus. You know Bil- — on “Halloween” and “Grace- poignant melody with a fl uttering Fleetwood Mac worked in the 1970s. Asked if lie Eilish’s manager right now is sitting at home land Too,” especially — but it’s harmonica, while the second is she bought into the type of lore that can build up going, ‘Arghhh,’ ” she said, mimicking someone punctuated with songs that open around such a room, she said, “It’s not a big sell- banging her head in search of a great idea. “I’ll up into something cathartic, such languid and bittersweet — “Just ing point for me.” follow that lead.” as the rousing horns (courtesy of want to feel something real Sure, some amazing records had been created Despite the uncertainty, Bridgers said she Bright Eyes’ Nathaniel Walcott) before I die” — while leaving a there, she explained. “But there are also gold never seriously considered pushing back “Punish- in “Kyoto,” the electric guitars door open to the possibility that records on the walls of bands I’ve never heard er’s” release — not because of the pandemic and that build in “Chinese Satellite,” the wish may yet come true. of,” she said with a laugh. “’Ah yes, the legendary certainly not because of the gathering civil rights and the dense cacophony that LaMontagne has fi lled “MO- Green Jello.’” revolution. aptly concludes the apocalyptic NOVISION” with warmth and “I think more about the lore surrounding “To me the subtext of that would have been: I’m celebration “I Know the End.” pure emotions on songs that, people,” she said: a bullet hole supposedly left gonna wait till y’all forget about this,” she said. — Steve Klinge even without all the bells and behind at Sound City by Charles Manson, for in- “And I hope that doesn’t happen. The Philadelphia Inquirer whistles, will ring true in ears stance, or the fact that she and her producers got “I hope these protests go on all year.” and hearts. PAGE 14 •STARS AND STRIPES• Sunday, July 26, 2020 BOOKS Bringing timely ‘escape and joy’ ‘Crazy Rich Asians’ author Kevin Kwan talks new novel, projects in development

BY MOIRA MACDONALD with a free-thinking young man — but The Seattle Times takes a while to realize it. Kwan pointed out that Forster’s heroine, Lucy Honey- ummer is traditionally the season church, is struggling to fi nd her identity for light reading, and right now we between two eras: the repression of the might be more in need than ever Victorian and the more modern Edward- Sof something effervescent. Enter ian age. Years ago, he wondered what a — thank goodness — Kevin Kwan. contemporary Lucy might be like, and The author of the delightfully frothy dreamed up Lucie Churchill — a young Raen Badua “Crazy Rich Asians” trilogy is back with biracial New Yorker, struggling with a new novel, just in time for all those being not Asian enough for one side of her Kevin Kwan’s new novel, “Sex and Vanity,” is an homage to E.M. Forster’s “A Room vacations we’re not taking. His new family and too Asian for the other, who with a View,” set in the present and filled ultra-rich characters. book isn’t a continuation of the ultrarich visits Italy and fi nds love. Young family’s “Crazy Rich Asians” The result, in time, was “Sex and Van- planned trilogy, each paying tribute to and is hopeful that the success of “Crazy world (though alert readers will notice at ity,” both a homage to “A Room with a a great city; the next two will be set in Rich Asians” has helped open the door a least one cameo appearance by a beloved View” and very much in Kwan’s style. London and Paris. bit for more Asian storytelling on screen. character from the trilogy); instead, it’s an It begins as Forster’s book does — with Since the success of the “Crazy Rich (He cites, among recent examples, “The homage to E.M. Forster’s “A Room with a hotel room swap — and then spins off Asians” movie in 2018, Kwan has moved Farewell” and “Always Be My Maybe.”) a View,” set in the present and crammed into its own gold-plated world, with a few to Los Angeles (born and raised in Sin- “I think we’re still at the very beginning full of over-the-top wedding weekends, unexpectedly serious stops along the way. gapore, he lived for many years in New of what is very necessary change,” he designer clothes and name-dropping. “The characters really took me to a York) in order to be closer to the fi lm said of how Hollywood studio gatekeepers Kwan, in a telephone interview from vastly different place,” he said, “and I industry. He’s currently “heavy into the remain hesitant about greenlighting such his Los Angeles home, said he’d loved found myself exploring many issues, development, fi nalizing the script” for the projects. Forster’s book (and the 1985 Merchant looking at identity and racism and family second movie in the “Crazy Rich Asians” Change happens, Kwan said, at a very, Ivory movie) since he was “probably 15 in a whole new way, the obligations, the series, “China Rich Girlfriend.” very slow pace, but he’s encouraged by years old,” and had for more than a de- various sort of minefi elds one has to navi- “The intention was to get it ready to how “Crazy Rich Asians” quickly made cade been thinking about writing a book gate in contemporary family life.” (Note, fi lm this fall, but I don’t know that’s going rising stars of many of its previously little- inspired by it. though, that Kwan’s trademark details of to happen any more. I think Hollywood known cast members: Henry Golding, “It’s a very simple story,” said Kwan, rich-person excess — and his sly footnotes is trying to fi gure out how everyone can Gemma Chan, Awkwafi na. “and yet it was very progressive and — are ever-present.) safely come together,” he said. “The list has become quite impressive ahead of its time.” Writing the book, Kwan said, was pure In the meantime, he’s got a couple from just one movie,” he said. “This is a In “A Room with a View,” written in pleasure: “I was trying to bring myself of television projects in development formula that to me is very compelling, but 1908, a young Englishwoman goes to Eu- escape and joy. I hope it translates to read- (including an untitled drama series set I’m not a gatekeeper, I’m just a creator rope for the fi rst time, in the company of ers.” in Asia that he describes, intriguingly, as and I can only keep creating and hoping a fussy chaperone, and falls in love there It is, he said, the fi rst book in another “‘Downton Abbey’ meets David Lynch”), one day the putty sticks to the wall.” E.M. Forster homage adds Hamptons style, trademark snark

BY ANGELA HAUPT — and is instantly band in full regalia. Later he renovates facelift and necklift back in 2000.” Special To The Washington Post both drawn to their home so it includes, among other Though Kwan hints at the complexi- and repelled by features, a Venetian canal in the living ties of being biracial, there’s no deep, The wedding of the summer is still on another guest, room and a trilevel infi nity pool with a meaningful takeaway buried in the — and you’d have to be crazy rich not to George Zao. By glass bottom so you can see straight into story. Few of the characters are par- squeal in vicarious wonder at its opu- the end of the the wine cellar. ticularly likable, and they’re certainly lence. wedding recep- “Can’t I please call in a helicopter?” he not relatable. The relationship between Custom-made Givenchy gowns. White tion, the two implores Lucie while attempting to fl ee Cecil and Lucie never makes sense, and truffl e and caviar pizza. Millions of rose have accidentally from a family gathering. Lucie’s aversion to admitting her feel- petals turned into a decadent carpet at a consummated Part of the novel’s fun is that Kwan is ings for George isn’t convincing. While secluded villa. their attraction in on the joke: He excels at satirizing the the luxurious scenery helps overshadow Kevin Kwan’s new novel, “Sex and in public, much uber-rich. He’s also an Olympic-level some of these shortcomings, the novel Vanity” — following his wildly popular to Charlotte’s name-dropper. If I had a dollar for every lacks the pizazz that made “Crazy Rich” “Crazy Rich Asians” trilogy — opens horror. reference to an A-list designer or brand so successful. at this over-the-top affair in Capri, Fast forward mentioned here, I’d be — well, still not Still, come for vacuous entertainment, Italy, before whisking readers off to the fi ve years, and Lucie is engaged to Cecil a fraction as wealthy as these charac- and “Sex and Vanity” delivers. It’s all Hamptons. That’s a change of scenery Pike, “the man that Vulture, BuzzFeed ters. The women fl y to Paris for couture style and little substance — unfathom- for the author, whose previous books and The Skimm had proclaimed ‘The fi ttings; the men dispense brand-new ably expensive style, which can be were largely set in Singapore and Hong Most Eligible Gentleman on the Planet.’” Aston Martins as casual makeup gifts gratifying for those with an appetite for Kong. But Kwan again delivers a set of He’s unbearable, a nouveau riche who after their coupl es’ fi ghts. We meet “bil- rich-people problems. At a time when ridiculously rich characters who are clashes with Lucie’s old-money family. lenials” (billionaire millennials) and travel plans have been jettisoned or post- mostly Asian or Asian American. Still, she’s wearing a $26.5 million ring “mocialites” (male socialites). poned, the novel offers a fun-fi lled vaca- “Sex and Vanity,” a play on E.M. on her fi nger when George appears in Kwan’s trademark snark, which tion to a world marred only by the most Forster’s 1908 novel “A Room With a New York, stirring up long-suppressed hooked “Crazy Rich Asians” fans, trivial concerns. It doesn’t take itself too View,” begins at the nuptials of two desires. As their worlds collide, Lucie remains on display in this new offer- seriously, and readers who follow suit “international ooh-la-las,” the son of an goes to baffl ing extremes to punt George ing. As in his earlier novels, his fl ippant can revel in the kind of extravagances Italian count and a Taiwanese heiress. back out of her orbit. footnotes are at times more enticing than that sound like part of a dream after Among the attendees: 19-year-old pro- Some of the novel’s most entertaining the story line itself. When one wealthy months of isolation and anxiety during tagonist Lucie Churchill and her cousin — and outlandish — scenes come at Ce- woman remarks, “It’s because of my the coronarvirus pandemic. Charlotte, who’s chaperoning her so she cil’s expense: He proposes to Lucie via a Chinese blood that I haven’t needed a It’s like a bubbly glass of expensive doesn’t tarnish the family name. Lucie fl ash mob that includes a troupe of street facelift yet,” Kwan follows up with an champagne: It goes down easy, but don’t is a “hapa” — half Chinese, half WASP dancers, ballerinas and a marching aside: “She’s lying, of course. She had a expect to remember it the next day. Sunday, July 26, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• PAGE 15 CROSSWORD AND COMICS NEW YORK TIMES CROSSWORD

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BY HANK STUEVER joyfully paints the nursery walls. The Washington Post There may, in fact, be too much of this kind of thing to sustain “Expecting Amy” my Schumer rose to fame through a full three hours, however. If telling jokes that made hilari- you’ve seen one documentary about a ous, self-deprecating light of stand-up comedy tour, you’ve seen them lackluster sex, bad boyfriends all. and other foibles of young Far more interesting is the deep dive Aadulthood that she ingeniously fl ipped on Schumer and Fischer’s relationship into more serious observations on sexism, and the story of how someone who touted modern feminism and a culture obsessed herself onstage as an unlovable disaster with body image. (even titling her semi-autobiograpical She’s one of those comedians for whom 2015 comedy fi lm “Trainwreck”) found a stretch of personal satisfaction, includ- such a genial and considerate partner ing marriage to an incredibly nice man, — albeit one who is sometimes too laid might be seen as a threat to the brand back or emotionally guarded. (Schumer — like the old joke about playing a coun- encourage d him to see a specialist, who try song backward, in which the singer diagnose d him as mildly autistic — which gets his wife back, his dog back, his job also became part of Schumer’s evolving back and his trailer back. Is Schumer still material for the comedy special called as sharply funny in the midst of her own happy ending? “Amy Schumer: Growing” that was re- “Maybe I’ll document it or something,” leased on Netfl ix last spring.) Schumer says, tearfully talking to the By the time “Expecting Amy’s” real video camera on her phone, in 2018, as a star at last arrives — Gene Fischer, all way of spontaneously marking her own 8 pounds and whatever ounces of him — reaction to the news that she and her hus- viewers will fi nd themselves fully invested band, Chris Fischer, are expecting a baby. in the delivery, a visceral experience that Thus begins a revealing and engagingly won’t come as a surprise to anyone who cathartic three-hour documentary series, has already appreciated Schumer’s frank- “Expecting Amy” (streaming Thursday full-on hyperemesis gravidarum, which her pregnancy and begins to incorporate ness about her body. Indeed, the series on HBO Max), which follows several con- means sustained vomiting and dehydra- impending motherhood into her act. Try- works best as an authentic look at what current gestation processes — the birth of tion for the next nine-plus months, many ing not to throw up on stage, she jokes it’s like to be two humans engaged in the a child, the birth of an hourlong comedy of which Schumer spends on a 60-city about those movies where a pregnant lady complicated, messy business of making special and a breakthrough in her mar- comedy tour. darts off to the women’s room once, and a new human. You wind up feeling like a riage. Filmed largely on phone cameras Her sense of humor remains very much is next seen in baggy overalls while she good friend who’s been invited along to by Schumer and Fischer (and some of intact through it all. At an early ultra- Lennox Hill Hospital for a fi rst look at the Schumer’s closest confi dantes, including sound appointment, when she and Fischer newborn. her sister Kim), “Expecting Amy” lets learn that their baby has grown to the size Of course, we’ll have to get in line as much as possible hang out there for of a pea, Schumer cautions against body- ‘ There’s going to be a whole behind Oscar winner Jennifer Lawrence, all to see. Having joked so long about her shaming the fetus once it becomes the size who has also come by to hold the baby, vagina, she’s now inviting us to see what of a lima bean. new set of material that’s which sort of snaps us back into the ce- else it can do. “There’s going to be a whole new set of going to be more relevant lebrity sphere. And Schumer, still in the Schumer’s pregnancy becomes some- material that’s going to be more relevant delirium of it all, makes certain to tell the thing of a waking nightmare, after what to her,” one of Schumer’s collaborators, to her. ’ camera that we’re in a sacred space — the she thought of as the “cute” phase of Kevin Kane, observes. Kevin Kane same suite in which Beyonce gave birth to morning sickness extends itself into We watch as Schumer publicly reveals Amy Schumer collaborator her fi rst child. Sunday, July 26, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• PAGE 17 AMERICAN ROUNDUP ‘Fugitive of week’ was found asleep on porch

LACONIA — A “fugi- NH tive of the week” sought by the U.S. Marshals Service was found sleeping on a porch in New Hampshire, authorities said . John Cathcart, 55, was sought on multiple arrest warrants is- sued from Belknap County, Dep- uty U.S. Marshal Jeffrey White said in a news release. The war- rants included failing to appear on a charge of being a felon in possession of a firearm and fail- ing to appear on three outstand- ing narcotics charges. Cathcart was in a segment fea- tured in local media and distrib- uted to law enforcement officers statewide. Authorities said interviews led them to a porch in Laconia, where they found Cathcart. TSA finds assault rifle hidden in checked bag

NEWARK — Transpor- NJ tation Security Admin- istration officers at New Jersey’s Newark Liberty International Airport uncovered an assault rifle and ammunition concealed in a checked bag, the agency said. The officers were screening luggage when they spotted the weapon and bullets hidden in the lining of the suitcase. “In this case, they detected an assault rifle, which is illegal in New Jersey; a high-capacity magazine, which is also illegal in New Jersey; four boxes of hol- low-point bullets, again, illegal TOM SHERLIN, THE (MARYVILLE, TENN.) DAILY TIMES/AP in New Jersey; three magazines, one of which was fully loaded; and two additional boxes of rifle Hoop dreams ammunition,” said Tom Carter, TSA’s federal security director Maryville College men’s basketball coach Raul Placeres watches as Ava Ingle drives to the basket at the “Girls Got Game” basketball camp for New Jersey. in Maryville, Tenn., providing an outlet for the kids in the community to get out of the house, work on their game and see and make new Police tracked down the East friends. The camp was limited to 45 campers because of the pandemic and campers’ temperatures were checked on arrival. Orange resident who checked the bag and her traveling companion accused of killing a white police THE CENSUS at the home around 4 a.m. at their departure gate, where officer earlier that day. Tracy Marie Squib, 52, and her The actual killer was later ar- husband were sleeping in their they were arrested. The approximate number of turkeys killed during hunting sea- rested and tried. No one was ever bedroom at the time. son, setting a record in New Hampshire this spring. The state charged in Harrington’s death. Squib was taken to a hospital Woman arrested after Fish and Game Department said hunters killed 5,719 turkeys where she was pronounced dead alleged child abduction 5K during the season, an increase of 643 compared to last year a short time later. Her husband Officials: ‘Dangerous’ and a new record since the department has been keeping track. and children were not injured. TOPEKA — A 40-year- inmates escaped jail Officials say large gobblers were abundant. More than 60 of the birds weighed 24 KS old Kansas woman was or 25 pounds. Police: Man assaulted, jailed after allegedly trying to ab- PRENTISS — Au- duct a child. MS thorities in Mississippi injured 2 police officers The Topeka Capital-Journal are searching for two “extremely cades ago. fornia Highway Patrol said . reported that Shelby D. Parker dangerous” inmates, including Friends Tom Cook and Joseph CHP units were on their way LINCOLN — A 31-year- of Topeka was arrested after a one charged with murder, who Feeney shook hands in 1992 and when it was reported that a truck NE old man assaulted two nearly four-hour standoff. escaped from county jail, accord- promised that if either one of them hit two donkeys and two more ve- police officers when they tried Police were called to a report ing to officials. ever won the Powerball jackpot, hicles also struck donkeys. to take him into custody during that a woman entered a home and Desmond Fortenberry, 28, and they would split the money. a disturbance at a Walgreens’ stole something, then tried to kid- Marcus Bridges, 30, escaped That promise came to fruition Woman slain when man pharmacy counter in Lincoln, po- nap a child. Police Sgt. Ron Ekis from the Jefferson Davis County when Cook bought the winning lice said. Jail on Thursday, the Lawrence fires into wrong house said the child’s mother was able ticket for a $22 million jackpot at Ray Q. Burns of Lincoln was ar- County Sheriff’s Office said in a to thwart the abduction. Synergy Coop in Menomonie. rested on suspicion of two counts statement. DERRY — A man Police said the woman then The men chose the cash op- of third-degree assault on an offi- Fortenberry was being held PA angry over a botched barricaded herself inside another tion of about $16.7 million, leav- cer and resisting arrest, the Lin- home and later surrendered. on a murder charge and Bridges drug deal fired several shots into coln Journal Star reported. was booked into jail on an armed ing each with nearly $5.7 million a Pennsylvania residence where after taxes are paid. Police responding to a call ar- City to remove damaged robbery charge, news outlets he mistakenly thought someone rived to see Burns causing a dis- reported. involved in the deal lived, author- turbance before jumping behind ities said, killing a woman who anti-lynching marker Authorities did not say how the 5 donkeys struck and the pharmacy counter, said police was asleep in her bed. inmates were able to escape. officer Luke Bonkiewicz. KANSAS CITY— A killed on freeway Nathan Joseph Quidetto, 20, When officers tried to arrest historical marker in remained held without bond on MO Friends share lottery him, Burns hit one officer in the Kansas City commemorating the RIVERSIDE — Five charges of criminal homicide, 1882 lynching of a black man by a win, keep 1992 promise CA donkeys were struck reckless endangerment and head, causing two cuts that re- white mob that was damaged will and killed by vehicles when weapons offenses. quired four staples to close. A be removed. MENOMONIE — A they walked onto a freeway in Quidetto wanted to scare second officer suffered scrapes, The marker in a Kansas City WI western Wisconsin man the inland region of Southern someone who was involved in bruising and swelling of his right park was installed in 2018. It de- will share his millions in lottery California. the botched drug deal but drove arm. tails the case of Levi Harrington, winnings with a longtime friend Callers began reporting a herd to “the completely wrong resi- The officers eventually were who was killed by a white mob on because of a promise they made entering Interstate 215 in River- dence ,” a state police spokesman able to take him into custody. April 3, 1882, after he was falsely to each other nearly three de- side around 2:23 a.m., the Cali- said. He then fired several shots From wire reports PAGE 18 •STARS AND STRIPES• Sunday, July 26, 2020 OPINION Max D. Lederer Jr., Publisher Lt. Col. Marci Hoffman, Europe commander Lt. Col. Richard McClintic, Pacific commander Dems just don’t understand Iran’s regime Caroline E. Miller, Europe Business Operations Joshua M. Lashbrook, Pacific Chief of Staff BY BOBBY GHOSH tivities, including its regional aggression, more diplomacy. That was the expectation Bloomberg Opinion ballistic missile program, and domestic of his boss, President Barack Obama, when repression.” the JCPOA was signed. EDITORIAL he Democratic Party’s draft plat- Under normal political circumstances, But that was never in the realms of pos- form for the 2020 election cycle all this policy pablum is easily dismissed sibility. While the nuclear deal was being Terry Leonard, Editor sees the world as I did when I was [email protected] as the kind of virtue-signaling to be ex- negotiated, Khamenei repeatedly said he a Model United Nations delegate: pected from both parties ahead of their would brook no discussion about anything Senior Managing Editor T Robert H. Reid, a place where foreign policy is a vessel for else. Nor did he demonstrate any goodwill [email protected] presidential conventions. The 180-mem- pious intentions, and informed by the com- ber platform committee will examine the on this front, much less a change of heart, Tina Croley, Managing Editor for Content mon good. Democratic draft this week and recom- after the JCPOA was signed. Iran “did not [email protected] Back then, I argued that India and Paki- mend any amendments before ratifica- and will not hold talks with (the U.S.) on stan could sheath the daggers they held tion at the convention in Milwaukee next issues other than nuclear negotiations,” he Sean Moores, Managing Editor for Presentation at each other’s throat — if the leaders in [email protected] month. said. “We agreed to hold talks with Amer- New Delhi and Islamabad simply set aside After the conventions, the presidential ica only on the nuclear issue and for par- Joe Gromelski, Managing Editor for Digital their blood-soaked history and had a ratio- candidates cherry-pick talking points from ticular reasons.” nal, reasonable discussion. So what if Gen. [email protected] their party platforms. Once elected, a pres- Iran stepped up all those “other destabi- Mohammed Zia-ul-Haq, the Pakistani dic- ident is in no way bound to follow through lizing activities” even as the world powers tator at the time, was a religious fanatic, on the promises therein. that signed the JCPOA began to dismantle BUREAU STAFF menacing his own people as much as the But the Iran-related proposals in the the economic sanctions. Tehran ramped neighborhood? Surely he would recognize Europe/Mideast Democratic platform merit alarm, not only up its support for Syrian dictator Bashar Erik Slavin, Europe & Mideast Bureau Chief the benefits, economic and political, of because Biden is listed as one of the 15 au- Assad, for Shiite militias in Iraq and for the [email protected] peace in South Asia? +49(0)631.3615.9350; DSN (314)583.9350 thors, but because they are consistent with Houthi rebels in Yemen. Having turned a In my defense, I was 14 at the time. blind eye to Iran’s misbehavior in his ea- Pacific The authors of the Democratic plat- his position on the Islamic Republic. If Teh- ran complied with the terms of the JCPOA, gerness to get a deal done, Obama was Aaron Kidd, Pacific Bureau Chief form, all grown-ups, have the same faith unwilling to punish the regime afterward, [email protected] in Ayatollah Ali Khamenei as my wide- he wrote earlier this year, “I would rejoin +81.42.552.2511 ext. 88380; DSN (315)227.7380 the agreement and use our renewed com- whether for fear of endangering what eyed schoolboy had in Zia. They imagine he saw as his biggest foreign-policy suc- that the Supreme Leader of the Islamic mitment to diplomacy to work with our al- Washington lies to strengthen and extend it, while more cess or out of consideration for the other Joseph Cacchioli, Washington Bureau Chief Republic will mend his ways if only he can effectively pushing back against Iran’s signatories. [email protected] be persuaded that the U.S. is not out to get Trump’s withdrawal from the JCPOA (+1)(202)886-0033 him. other destabilizing activities.” Brian Bowers, Assistant Managing Editor, News As I’ve pointed out, the former vice pres- was arguably hasty, possibly even unnec- [email protected] “Democrats believe the United States essary: A more politic — and defensible — should not impose regime change on other ident has a history of endorsing woolly and reckless ideas, especially in connection strategy would have been to simply impose CIRCULATION countries, and reject that as the goal of U.S. tight U.S. sanctions on the regime for those policy toward Iran,” they write. Instead, with the Middle East. But few are more Mideast dangerous than the notion that Iran can be other activities, while giving it no excuse to under President Joe Biden, Washington resume nuclear enrichment and denying Robert Reismann, Mideast Circulation Manager should “prioritize nuclear diplomacy, de- talked out of its “other destabilizing activi- [email protected] the other signatories the high horse from escalation, and regional dialogue.” ties.” That catch-all term encompasses the [email protected] slaughter of Sunni Muslims in Syria and which they now criticize Washington for DSN (314)583-9111 That means a return to the 2015 nuclear reneging on a deal. Iraq, support for fanatical Shiite militias deal with Iran, known as the Joint Com- But to promise a unilateral American Europe across the Middle East, the promotion of prehensive Plan of Action. The authors return to the JCPOA is to ignore the les- Karen Lewis, Community Engagement Manager Lebanese and Palestinian terrorist groups, [email protected] argue that the “Trump Administration’s sons of recent history. “The nuclear deal attacks against civilian shipping in inter- [email protected] unilateral withdrawal from the JCPOA was always meant to be the beginning, not national waters, assistance for the Maduro +49(0)631.3615.9090; DSN (314)583.9090 isolated us from our allies and opened the the end, of our diplomacy with Iran,” say regime in Venezuela, assassination cam- door for Iran to resume its march toward a the authors of the Democratic platform. Pacific paigns against opposition figures in Eu- Mari Mori, [email protected] nuclear weapons capacity that the JCPOA For Khamenei, it was and ever will be the rope and cyber attacks against the U.S. +81-3 6385.3171; DSN (315)227.7333 had stopped. That’s why returning to mu- end, not the beginning. As long as he and Taken together, these activities comprise tual compliance with the agreement is so his ilk remain in power, Iran will remain CONTACT US urgent.” the bulk of Iran’s foreign policy since the an intractable menace. Once that happens, there should be “a formation of the Islamic Republic in 1979. Washington comprehensive diplomatic effort to extend Biden imagines Khamenei can be per- Bobby Ghosh is a Bloomberg Opinion columnist. tel: (+1)202.886.0003 This column does not necessarily reflect the constraints on Iran’s nuclear program suaded to give it all up, in exchange for re- opinion of the editorial board or Bloomberg LP 633 3rd St. NW, Suite 116, Washington, DC 20001-3050 and address Iran’s other threatening ac- lief from U.S. economic sanctions and after and its owners. Reader letters [email protected] Additional contacts stripes.com/contactus Ocasio-Cortez calmly cut down a GOP ‘talking point’

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The first is regarded as Yoho’s disrespect on the floor of this House necessarily reflect the opinion of the editorial stripes.com one of the most accomplished legislators of toward me on television, and I am here be- board or Bloomberg LP and its owners. Sunday, July 26, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES•PAGE 19 SCOREBOARD/SPORTS BRIEFS Briefl y Sports Pro soccer Golf MLS is Back Tournament 3M Open on AFN At Lake Buena Vista, Fla. Friday x-advanced to Knockout Stage TPC Twin Cities GROUP A (EASTERN CONFERENCE) Blaine, Minnesota Thompson, Werenski W D L GF GA Pts Yardage: 7,431; Par: 71 Go to the American Forces x-Orlando City 2 1 0 6 3 7 Second Round x-Philadelphia 2 1 0 4 2 7 Michael Thompson 64-66—130 -12 Network website for the most New York City FC 1 0 2 2 4 3 Richy Werenski 63-67—130 -12 up-to-date TV schedules. Inter Miami 0 0 3 2 5 0 Tony Finau 65-66—131 -11 Wednesday, July 8 Talor Gooch 66-65—131 -11 myafn.net Orlando City 2, Inter Miami 1 Xinjun Zhang 65-67—132 -10 share 3M Open lead Thursday, July 9 Matthew Wolff 65-68—133 -9 Philadelphia 1, New York City FC 0 Cameron Davis 67-66—133 -9 Tuesday, July 14 Bo Van Pelt 66-68—134 -8 Deals Orlando City 3, New York City FC 1 Charl Schwartzel 66-68—134 -8 Associated Press Philadelphia 2, Inter Miami 1 Patrick Rodgers 66-68—134 -8 Monday, July 20 Nick Watney 65-69—134 -8 New York City FC 1, Inter Miami 0 Danny Lee 67-68—135 -7 BLAINE, Minn. — Michael Friday’s transactions Orlando City 1, Philadelphia 1, tie Ryan Moore 65-70—135 -7 BASEBALL GROUP B (WESTERN CONFERENCE) Scott Stallings 71-64—135 -7 Thompson and Richy Werenski Major League Baseball W D L GF GA Pts Dylan Frittelli 68-67—135 -7 maintained their momentum at American League x-San Jose 2 1 0 6 3 7 Harris English 70-65—135 -7 BALTIMORE ORIOLES — Signed RHP x-Seattle 1 1 1 4 2 4 Tom Hoge 69-67—136 -6 the 3M Open. Carter Baumler to a minor league con- x-Vancouver 1 0 2 5 7 3 Adam Schenk 67-69—136 -6 Tony Finau, fresh off a caddie tract. RHP Hector Velazquez cleared Chicago 1 0 2 2 5 3 Bronson Burgoon 66-70—136 -6 waivers and has been outrighted to Nor- Friday, July 10 Robby Shelton 68-68—136 -6 change, put himself in prime po- folk (IL). San Jose 0, Seattle 0, tie Charles Howell III 71-65—136 -6 sition right behind the leaders at CLEVELAND INDIANS — Recalled OF Tuesday, July 14 Si Woo Kim 71-65—136 -6 Daniel Johnson. Chicago 2, Seattle 1 Alex Noren 67-69—136 -6 the halfway point of the second- Sepp Straka 70-67—137 -5 National League Wednesday, July 15 year tournament. ATLANTA BRAVES — Placed Cs Travis Austin Cook 67-70—137 -5 San Jose 4, Vancouver 3 Max Homa 65-72—137 -5 d’Arnaud and Tyler Flowers on the IL. Sunday, July 19 Thompson and Werenski topped Recalled Cs William Contreras and Alex Brice Garnett 70-67—137 -5 San Jose 2, Chicago 0 Stewart Cink 69-68—137 -5 the leaderboard at 12 under, Finau Johnson. Seattle 3, Vancouver 0 CHICAGO CUBS — Signed INF Derek Robert Garrigus 66-71—137 -5 and Talor Gooch climbed within Thursday, July 23 Chris Kirk 66-71—137 -5 Dietrich and OF Ryan LaMarre to minor Vancouver 2, Chicago 0 a stroke and stars Brooks Koepka league contracts. Kramer Hickok 67-70—137 -5 GROUP C (EASTERN CONFERENCE) Matthias Schwab 70-67—137 -5 FOOTBALL W D L GF GA Pts and Tommy Fleetwood struggled National Football League K.J. Choi 71-67—138 -4 x-Toronto FC 1 2 0 6 5 5 Doug Ghim 70-68—138 -4 again Friday at the TPC Twin DENVER BRONCOS — Agreed to terms x-New England 1 2 0 2 1 5 with WR KJ Hamler to a four-year rookie Bo Hoag 65-73—138 -4 Cities. x-Montreal 1 0 2 4 5 3 Chase Koepka 70-68—138 -4 contract. D.C. United 0 2 1 3 4 2 GREEN BAY PACKERS — Signed TE Jo- Denny McCarthy 68-70—138 -4 In warmer and windier condi- Thursday, July 9 Cameron Tringale 69-70—139 -3 siah Deguara. New England 1, Montreal 0 tions on the quiet, spectator-free MINNESOTA VIKINGS — Sign Head Bernd Wiesberger 73-66—139 -3 Coach Mike Zimmer to a three-year con- Monday, July 13 Patton Kizzire 69-70—139 -3 course, the scores crept up after D.C. United 2, Toronto FC 2, tie tract extension. Pat Perez 70-69—139 -3 Werenski led the first-round ANDY CLAYTON-KING/AP WASHINGTON — Signed DEs Chase Thursday, July 16 Sam Burns 70-69—139 -3 Toronto FC 4, Montreal 3 pack with an 8-under 63. The 24- Young and James Smith-Williams, RB Aaron Baddeley 66-73—139 -3 Michael Thompson, pictured, Antonion Gibson, T, Saahdiq Charles, WR Friday, July 17 Tim Wilkinson 70-69—139 -5 year-old, who’s winless on the Antonion Gandy-Golden, C Keith Ismael, New England 1, D.C. United 1, tie Tom Lewis 68-71—139 -3 shared the lead at 12 under with Tuesday, July 21 PGA Tour, followed up with a 67. LB Khaleke Hudson,S Kamren Curl and Emiliano Grillo 71-68—139 -3 Richy Werenski at the halfway DL David Bada. New England 0, Toronto FC 0, tie Bill Haas 70-69—139 -3 Thompson caught him with a 66. SOCCER Montreal 1, D.C. United 0 Peter Uihlein 70-69—139 -3 point of the 3M Open in Blaine, GROUP D (WESTERN CONFERENCE) Brandon Hagy 70-69—139 -3 Finau began the week with Major League Soccer Minn., on Friday. ATLANTA UNITED — Agreed to mutu- W D L GF GA Pts Hank Lebioda 69-70—139 -3 longtime swing coach Boyd Sum- ally part ways with Head Coach Frank De x-Sporting KC 2 0 1 6 4 6 Matt Every 70-70—140 -2 Boer. x-Minnesota 1 2 0 4 3 5 Tommy Gainey 68-72—140 -2 merhays on his bag, having decid- x-Real Salt Lake 1 1 1 2 2 4 Luke List 68-72—140 -2 by far — and he cruised away to Colorado 0 1 2 4 7 1 John Merrick 71-69—140 -2 ed to move on from Greg Bodine Sunday, July 12 Kyoung-Hoon Lee 70-70—140 -2 after faltering in the final round win the opener of the first Truck Auto racing Minnesota 2, Sporting Kansas City 1 Michael Gligic 72-68—140 -2 Series doubleheader. Real Salt Lake 2, Colorado 0 Michael Gellerman 70-70—140 -2 of the Memorial and finishing Friday, July 17 Kyle Stanley 66-74—140 -2 eighth. Maximum Pain Relief 200 Sporting Kansas City 3, Colorado 2 Henrik Norlander 70-70—140 -2 Minnesota 0, Real Salt Lake 0, tie Brian Harman 76-64—140 -2 “My coach knows my game re- 3 Missouri players NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Wednesday, July 22 George McNeill 70-70—140 -2 ally well. We think about golf, I Friday Sporting Kansas City 2, Real Salt Lake 0 Alex Cejka 70-70—140 -2 opt out of NBA draft At Kansas Speedway Minnesota 2, Colorado 2, tie Adam Long 68-72—140 -2 think, very similarly,” Finau said, Kansas City, Kan. GROUP E (EASTERN CONFERENCE) Jason Dufner 68-72—140 -2 “and he’s proved to be pretty ben- COLUMBIA, Mo. — Missouri Lap length: 1.50 miles W D L GFGA`Pts Josh Teater 70-70—140 -2 (Start position in parentheses) x-Columbus 3 0 0 7 0 9 Arjun Atwal 73-67—140 -2 eficial these first couple days.” basketball players Xavier Pinson, 1. (6) Austin Hill, Toyota, 134 laps, 59 x-Cincinnati 2 0 1 3 4 6 Rafa Cabrera Bello 71-69—140 -2 Koepka, at the other end of the Mitchell Smith and Jeremiah points. New York 1 0 2 1 4 3 Chris Baker 68-72—140 -2 2. (2) Brett Moffitt, Chevrolet, 134, 45. Atlanta 0 0 3 0 3 0 Missed the cut board, was on the who’s-who list Tilmon Jr. withdrew from the 3. (8) Grant Enfinger, Ford, 134, 34. Saturday, July 11 Ricky Barnes 72-69—141 -1 of players to miss the cut. The NBA draft Friday and will return 4. (17) Matt Crafton, Ford, 134, 39. New York 1, Atlanta 0 Derek Ernst 72-69—141 -1 5. (15) Derek Kraus, Toyota, 134, 43. Columbus 4, Cincinnati 0 Jonathan Byrd 72-69—141 -1 four-time major champion shot a to the Tigers for the upcoming 6. (7) Zane Smith, Chevrolet, 134, 42. Branden Grace 72-69—141 -1 7. (5) Ben Rhodes, Ford, 134, 41. Thursday, July 16 71 to finish at 1 under. season. Cincinnati 1, Atlanta 0 Bubba Watson 67-74—141 -1 8. (10) Sheldon Creed, Chevrolet, 134, Beau Hossler 71-70—141 -1 Pinson started 31 games as a 33. Columbus 2, New York 0 Tuesday, July 21 Rich Beem 71-70—141 -1 9. (18) Johnny Sauter, Ford, 134, 28. Roberto Castro 72-69—141 -1 MLB suspends Barrera sophomore last season, averag- 10. (3) Todd Gilliland, Ford, 134, 34. Columbus 1, Atlanta 0 Wednesday, July 22 Jhonattan Vegas 72-69—141 -1 ing 11.1 points while shooting 11. (19) Ty Majeski, Chevrolet, 134, 33. J.J. Spaun 69-72—141 -1 for positive steroid test 12. (25) Brennan Poole, Toyota, 134, 0. Cincinnati 2, New York 0 40% from the field. Smith will GROUP F (WESTERN CONFERENCE) Kristoffer Ventura 70-71—141 -1 13. (1) Christian Eckes, Toyota, 134, 33. Joseph Bramlett 70-71—141 -1 be a fifth-year senior after the 6- 14. (4) Brandon Jones, Toyota, 134, 0. W D L GFGA`Pts WASHINGTON — Washington x-Portland 2 1 0 6 4 7 Ben Taylor 75-66—141 -1 15. (16) Chase Purdy, Chevrolet, 134, Wes Roach 74-67—141 -1 Nationals catcher Tres Barrera foot-10 senior average 5.1 points x-Los Angeles FC 1 2 0 11 7 5 22. Brooks Koepka 70-71—141 -1 and 4.9 rebounds. Tilmon also 16. (12) Raphael Lessard, Toyota, 134, Houston 0 2 1 5 6 2 Aaron Wise 69-72—141 -1 was suspended 80 games without 21. LA Galaxy 0 1 2 4 9 1 Russell Henley 72-69—141 -1 pay by Major League Baseball on will be a senior has has averaged 17. (23) Austin Wayne Self, Chevrolet, Monday, July 13 Tim Herron 72-69—141 -1 134, 20. Houston 3, Los Angeles FC 3, tie Tom Lehman 71-70—141 -1 Saturday after testing positive for 8.9 points and 4.9 boards over 81 18. (13) Tanner Gray, Ford, 134, 20. Portland 2, LA Galaxy 1 Robert Streb 73-69—142 E an anabolic steroid. games in his career. 19. (24) Timmy Hill, Chevrolet, 133, 18. Saturday, July 18 Troy Merritt 73-69—142 E 20. (27) Cory Roper, Ford, 133, 17. Portland 2, Houston 1 Ryan Armour 72-70—142 E MLB said Barrera, a 25-year- Coach Cuonzo Martin’s roster 21. (21) Natalie Decker, Chevrolet, 133, Los Angeles FC 6, LA Galaxy 2 Scott Harrington 71-71—142 E old who made his major league will have 11 players that are ju- 16. Thursday, July 23 Wyndham Clark 68-74—142 E 22. (28) Tate Fogleman, Chevrolet, 133, Houston 1, LA Galaxy 1, tie Mark Anderson 73-69—142 E debut last September, tested niors or seniors, the most in the 15. Portland 2, Los Angeles FC 2, tie Roger Sloan 69-73—142 E positive for the performance-en- Southeastern Conference and 23. (30) Spencer Boyd, Chevrolet, 133, Knockout Stage Michael Kim 70-72—142 E 14. Saturday, July 25 Chesson Hadley 71-71—142 E hancing substance Dehydrochlor- third-most among all Power-5 24. (29) Codie Rohrbaugh, Chevrolet, Orlando City vs. Montreal Jamie Lovemark 72-70—142 E methyltestosterone or DHCMT, programs. 133, 13. Philadelphia vs. New England John Senden 72-70—142 E 25. (26) Dawson Cram, Toyota, 133, 12. Sunday, July 26 Ryan Blaum 73-70—143 +1 the chemical compound used in a 26. (34) Robby Lyons, Chevrolet, 132, Toronto FC vs. New York City FC David Hearn 69-74—143 +1 drug that fueled Olympic athletes 0. Sporting Kansas City vs. Vancouver Russell Knox 76-67—143 +1 Michigan State football 27. (14) Stewart Friesen, Toyota, 132, Monday, July 27 D.J. Trahan 68-75—143 +1 in the former East Germany de- 10. San Jose vs. Real Salt Lake Johnson Wagner 71-72—143 +1 team will quarantine 28. (33) Clay Greenfield, Toyota, 132, 9. Seattle vs. Los Angeles FC Zack Sucher 69-74—143 +1 cades ago. 29. (20) Spencer Davis, Toyota, garage, Tuesday, July 28 Aaron Crawford 69-74—143 +1 All members of the Michigan 131, 8. Columbus vs. Minnesota United Scott Brown 72-71—143 +1 30. (32) Jordan Anderson, Chevrolet, Portland vs. Cincinnati Chase Seiffert 69-74—143 +1 Hill dominates opener State football team will quaran- 129, 7. Quarterfinals Matthew NeSmith 72-71—143 +1 tine or isolate over the next 14 31. (36) Jennifer Jo Cobb, Chevrolet, Thursday, July 30 Keith Mitchell 69-74—143 +1 of Truck doubleheader 128, 6. Teams TBD Tommy Fleetwood 71-72—143 +1 days after a student-athlete and a 32. (35) Ray Ciccarelli, Chevrolet, 121, Friday, July 31 Scott Piercy 73-70—143 +1 second staff member tested posi- 5. Teams TBD Doc Redman 70-73—143 +1 KANSAS CITY, Kan. — Aus- 33. (9) Tyler Ankrum, Chevrolet, 112, 5. Saturday, Aug. 1 Erik van Rooyen 74-69—143 +1 tin Hill made all the right moves tive for COVID-19 on Thursday, 34. (11) Ross Chastain, Chevrolet, Teams TBD Will Gordon 69-74—143 +1 the school announced Friday. brakes, 102, 0. Semifinals Paul Casey 72-72—144 +2 getting to the front in the NAS- 35. (31) Korbin Forrister, Toyota, acci- Wednesday, Aug. 5 David Lingmerth 73-71—144 +2 CAR Truck Series race at Kansas “The university has designated dent, 80, 5. Quarterfinal winners Parker McLachlin 71-73—144 +2 36. (38) Norm Benning, Chevrolet, han- Thursday, Aug. 6 Brian Gay 71-73—144 +2 Speedway on Friday night. areas available to house individu- dling, 50, 5. Quarterfinal winners Luke Donald 74-70—144 +2 That included strategically hit- als in quarantine as needed based 37. (37) Bryan Dauzat, Chevrolet, ga- Final Fabian Gomez 70-74—144 +2 rage, 26, 5. Tuesday, Aug. 11 Cameron Percy 74-70—144 +2 ting the brakes. upon the living arrangements for 38. (22) Kevin Donahue, Toyota, ga- Semifinal winners Ryan Brehm 68-76—144 +2 Hill was coming out of the pits student-athletes,” MSU said in a rage, 17, 5. Peter Kuest 73-71—144 +2 Race Statistics NWSL Challenge Cup Sahith Theegala 72-72—144 +2 in third after the final stop but statement. Race winner’s average speed: 126.35 Ben Martin 72-73—145 +3 wanted to have the outside lane, The measure was taken two mph. At Herriman, Utah Ted Potter, Jr. 74-71—145 +3 Time of race: 1 hour, 35 minutes, 27 Semifinals Chad Campbell 68-77—145 +3 so he hit the brakes and let some- days after Michigan State sus- seconds. Wednesday, July 22 Sam Ryder 76-69—145 +3 one else get ahead of him. So what pended workouts following the Margin of victory: 2.928 seconds. Houston 1, Portland 0 Peter Malnati 73-73—146 +4 Caution flags: 4 for 19 laps. Chicago 3, Sky Blue 2 Greg Chalmers 77-69—146 +4 if Brett Moffitt bumped him from positive result of another staff Lead changes: 17 among 8 drivers. Championship Dominic Bozzelli 69-77—146 +4 Wins: G.Enfinger, 2; A.Hill, 1; S.Creed, Sunday, July 26 Angus Flanagan 73-73—146 +4 behind? Hill had the position he member during weekend testing 1. Houston vs. Chicago Seamus Power 68-78—146 +4 wanted — and the fastest truck for COVID-19. PAGE 20 •STARS AND STRIPES• Sunday, July 26, 2020 NFL Blank playbook: NFL faces plenty of questions In 7 weeks, the league hopes to begin its 101st season with the Chiefs hosting the Texans

BY BARRY WILNER Associated Press n seven weeks, the NFL expects to kick off its 101st season with the Super Bowl champion Chiefs hosting IHouston. Emphasis on expects. Still set on conducting a somewhat nor- mal training camp, though without any preseason games, and then opening the regular season on time, the NFL pushes onward. Rookies reported to team facilities this week, nearly all of them for the first time. Veterans are set to come in next week, and after testing for COVID-19 and a lengthy acclimation period, practices should begin sometimes next month. Of course, there are more questions than ever for America’s most profitable sports league, most notably how to keep people safe in a contact sport during a pandemic. “Everything that we’re doing is centered around the concept of risk mitigation,” says Dr. Allen Sills, the league’s chief medical officer. “We know that we can’t eliminate risk, but we’re trying to mitigate it as much as possible for everyone. We know that this is going to be a shared responsibility.” Already this year the NFL has had to switch to remote, well, everything: free agency, the draft, offseason workouts, owners meetings. Now come the biggest and most critical tests as 80-man rosters attempt to stay healthy while preparing to play a game that requires close contact nearly all the time. Roster sizes were re- CHARLIE RIEDEL/AP duced from 90 to 80 under an agreement Tuesday between the league and the play- Kansas City Chiefs head coach Andy Reid watches a drill during his team’s 2019 football training camp in St. Joseph, Mo. The ers’ association, according to people famil- defending Super Bowl champions are expected to open the season by hosting the Houston Texans. iar with the change. “We could have a ton of social distance, action from beginning to end. place since mid-March, when the corona- thy in Dallas, Ron Rivera in Washington, more than we have with our football team,” Thus, the elimination of exhibition virus led to nationwide shutdowns. Matt Rhule in Carolina, Kevin Stefanski Chiefs coach Andy Reid says. “It’s all set games, which went from four to an owners’ in Cleveland and Joe Judge with the Gi- up with monitors and everything else. proposal of two and then to none. The play- Tampa Bay Tom ants. The last three have never been head Then the testing, these guys are going to be ers’ association, which also proposed no coaches in the NFL. tested often. It’ll be good that way. There’s preseason contests, approved the league’s In a normal year, Tom Brady’s switch Stars making big adjustments could in- a responsibility for coaches and players to offer on Tuesday, a person familiar with from the Patriots to the Buccaneers would clude Brady and another longtime stand- make sure we handle ourselves right when the decision told The AP. The person spoke have overridden every NFL story, from out quarterback, Philip Rivers, now in we’re away from it. We are still keeping on condition of anonymity. early winter through the spring and sum- Indianapolis; running back Todd Gurley as much social distance as we can. It’s a Getting rid of the exhibitions is one of mer and to his debut against fellow 40- in Atlanta; receiver DeAndre Hopkins in contact sport, but when there’s no contact, many steps that will cost owners millions, something QB Drew Brees and the Saints Arizona; tight end Jason Witten in Seattle; we’re going to keep our distance.” but a necessary one. in September. safety Malcolm Jenkins in New Orleans; The NFL has been studying the ap- The business of pro football will take a Perhaps the biggest headlines Brady defensive end Calais Campbell in Balti- proaches of other sports, seeing the suc- major hit, with ramifications extending drew recently came when he defied play- more; and linebacker Robert Quinn in cess NASCAR and the PGA Tour have into next year and beyond, affecting sal- ers’ union recommendations to cease Chicago. experienced with their traveling shows, ary caps and contract negotiations and, of informal practices with teammates as a Not to mention the humongous jump and the many issues Major League Base- course, bottom lines in a league that has coronavirus precaution. from college ball for the likes of top overall ball has dealt with. But auto racing, golf $15 billion in revenues. Or did. selection QB Joe Burrow in Cincinnati, de- and baseball don’t involve close-quarters Still, plenty of NFL business has taken Mahomes money fensive stud Chase Young in Washington, and the rest of a draft class that has yet to The Chiefs vowed they would pay star take a formal snap with their teams. quarterback Patrick Mahomes, locking him up long term. Does 10 years for poten- Social justice tially $500 million work? Yes, half a billion dollars. Ever since Colin Kaepernick took a knee Not that he is in Mahomes’ class, but during the national anthem to protest so- Dallas QB Dak Prescott wound up with the cial injustice, the NFL has been slammed one-year franchise tag salary of $31.4 mil- for being blind to the message Kaepernick lion, hardly a pittance. The Cowboys could and many fellow players were trying to de- wind up the losers here, though, with quar- liver. In this year of racial reckoning, there terback pay now stretching beyond the has been an awakening across much of the stratosphere thanks to Mahomes setting league. the bar so high. Right now, the NFL is planning to allow players to have decals on the back of their New faces helmets bearing names or initials of vic- tims of systemic racism and police vio- The pandemic could lead to teams that lence. Trying to catch up, the league has remained relatively intact (Chiefs, Saints, CHRIS URSO/AP gotten involved in earnest with initiatives Bills, Titans, Ravens, 49ers) having a that its players have sought or inaugurated Tom Brady, center, watches a recent offseason workout. In a normal year, Brady’s major advantage over those experiencing over the past few years. switch from the Patriots to the Buccaneers would have overridden every NFL story, upheaval. AP pro football writers Rob Maaddi and Simmi from early winter through the spring and summer and to his debut against fellow 40- That’s particularly true where coach- Buttar and sports writer Dave Skretta contributed something QB Drew Brees and the Saints in September. ing changes were made: Mike McCar- to this report. Sunday, July 26, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• PAGE 21 NFL/NBA Williamson back in Orlando bubble

BY TIM REYNOLDS could start the league. The key Associated Press is can we finish,” said Clippers coach Doc Rivers, Austin Rivers’ LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. father. “I think that will be the big — Zion Williamson is back in the thing. I think what the league has NBA bubble, after tending to a learned that teams have already family situation. known, it’s more than basketball He won’t be the last to go that comes up. Guys have life through the reinitiation process. going on. Whether it be a family The New Orleans rookie, the problem, a kid problem, a wife No. 1 pick in last year’s NBA draft, problem, anything, there are is- returned to Walt Disney World on sues that come in these guys’ Friday night and immediately life.” went back into quarantine. There Not all bubble departures are was no immediate announcement for personal reasons. Indiana All- about how long he would remain Star forward Domantas Sabonis separated from the Pelicans, but is leaving the bubble, the Pacers being back now suggests that it is said Friday night, to get treat- possible he could play when New ment for plantar fasciitis in his Orleans faces Utah on July 30 in BRYAN ANDERSON/AP left foot. the first seeding game of the NBA Other players have missed time Kansas City Chiefs offensive guard Laurent Duvernay-Tardif became the first player to opt out of the restart. while dealing with coronavirus, upcoming NFL season Friday due to the coronavirus pandemic. He said he will instead work in medicine. “My family and I appreciate including Sacramento’s Harrison the love and respect that every- Barnes, who was on a flight from one showed us while we dealt California to Florida on Friday NFL roundup with a private family matter,” and ready to rejoin his team after Williamson said Friday night in a he completes a likely two-day statement. “I’m excited to rejoin quarantine at Disney. The Kings my team in Orlando and look for- believe Barnes could be ready ward to getting back on the court when the seeding games, or re- Camps ready to open after with my teammates after the sumption of the 2019-20 season, quarantine.” starts next week. Williamson spent eight days “As long as his baseline is at a outside the bubble. He was test- certain level, I think he’ll have ed daily during his absence for enough time to be ready for that COVID-19, and all those tests first game,” Kings coach Luke NFL, union reach agreement were negative. That will likely Walton said. shorten the amount of time he Milwaukee got guard Eric Bled- Associated Press though the Texans and Chiefs, nay-Tardif said in his announce- will spend in quarantine. soe, another player who tested who meet in the season opener ment on Twitter. “That is why I And there are going to be more positive for coronavirus, back on NFL training camps are set Sept. 10, have veterans sched- have decided to take the opt-out than a few NBA people very in- Friday. Bledsoe said he played a to open after the league and the uled to arrive this weekend for option.” terested to see how Williamson’s lot of the Call of Duty video game players’ union reached agree- COVID-19 testing. return process works — because while he quarantined at home, ment on several issues, including “We have worked collabora- similar ones await other players but his conditioning level might future salary cap mechanisms Washington QB Smith tively to develop a comprehensive as well. not have suffered as much as the and how players can opt out of the set of protocols designed to mini- closer to return Two people with knowledge Bucks expected. upcoming season because of the mize risk for fans, players, and of the situations said Friday that “In all honesty, considering coronavirus. Alex Smith could move one step club and league personnel,” NFL both Lou Williams of the Los An- it’s been been a while since he’s The NFL Players Association’s closer to returning to the football Commissioner Roger Goodell said field after a gruesome injury. geles Clippers and Austin Riv- been able to touch the ball or do executive committee and 32 play- ers of the Houston Rockets have anything, he was very good,” er representatives approved the in a statement. “These plans have The Washington quarterback been guided by the medical direc- needs to pass his physical with a added themselves to the list of Bucks coach Mike Budenholzer offers Friday. players who have left the NBA said after Bledsoe’s first practice. Players who decide they want tors of the NFL and the NFLPA team doctor Monday before being and have been reviewed and en- cleared for football activities, campus at Walt Disney World to “Today was a great day for him to opt out have until Aug. 3 to do tend to family issues. The people and us.” so, and they will receive a stipend dorsed by independent medical a team spokesman said. ESPN and public health experts, includ- had reported Smith was already spoke on condition of anonymity Denver got Gary Harris and from the owners. The amount of because neither player disclosed Torrey Craig back onto the prac- the stipend will be $350,000 for ing the CDC, and many state and cleared after the 36-year-old said local public health officials.” that during an interview while his absence publicly. tice floor Friday, and Miami wel- medical opt outs and $150,000 Among the others who have left comed starters Bam Adebayo and for voluntary opt outs, two people filming a documentary for the Chiefs’ Duvermay-Tardif network. Veterans report to train- the bubble so far for what were Kendrick Nunn into a full-team with knowledge of the decisions described as family reasons are practice for the first time this told The Associated Press. The opts out of season ing camp Tuesday . Smith hasn’t played since No- Clippers teammates Montrezl summer. Both Heat players re- people spoke to the AP on con- Harrell and Patrick Beverley. KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Offen- vember 2018, when he broke the vealed Friday that they had been dition of anonymity because the “I think we all knew that we dealing with coronavirus. stipend amount was not made sive lineman Laurent Duvernay- tibia and fibula in his right leg. public. Tardif became the first player He underwent multiple surgeries That agreement eliminated to opt out of the upcoming NFL in the aftermath of the injury and one major obstacle to a full open- season on Friday, choosing to has since worked to get back to ing of training camps next week. put his medical degree to use on game action. Already, the sides had agreed the front lines of the coronavirus Washington expected 2019 to cancel all preseason games, pandemic rather than helping the first-round pick Dwayne Haskins as well as to a reduction in the Kansas City Chiefs defend their and former Carolina QB Kyle number of roster spots in train- first Super Bowl title in 50 years. Allen to compete for the starting ing camp from 90 to 80 — though Duvernay-Tardif has been job this season under new coach teams will have until Aug. 16 to working to fulfill his require- Ron Rivera. get down to 80. ments to become a doctor in the The team’s previous regime ac- The NFLPA said in a statement offseason, and has spent this quired Smith in a trade with Kan- on Twitter that its board of repre- summer working at a clinic in his sas City in 2018 and signed him to sentatives adopted the proposed native Canada. He said that ex- a $94 million, four-year extension. amendments to the CBA by a vote perience helped him decide that Smith is signed through 2022. of 29-3. if he was going to take any risks Smith threw for 2,180 yards, 10 The league also offered an ex- with his health, it would be to help touchdowns and five interceptions tended acclimation period of 18 patients dealing with the virus. in 10 games with Washington. days for players, given that the “This is one of the most difficult During his career that included RUSTY COSTANZA/AP coronavirus caused the cancel- decisions I have had to make in previous stops with San Fran- lation of all offseason on-field my life but I must follow my con- cisco and Kansas City, the 2005 New Orleans Pelicans forward Zion Williamson, who left the NBA’s activities at team facilities. Train- victions and do what I believe is No. 1 pick has thrown for 34,068 “bubble” on July 16 to attend to an unspecified family medical ing camps are to open Tuesday, right for me personally,” Duver- yards, 193 TDs and 101 INTs. matter, is back with the team and in quarantine. PAGE 22 • S TARS AND STRIPES• Sunday, July 26, 2020 MLB SCOREBOARD

American League Dodgers 9, Giants 1 Red Sox 13, Orioles 2 East Division San Francisco Los Angeles Baltimore Boston W L Pct GB ab r h bi ab r h bi ab r h bi ab r h bi Boston 1 0 1.000 — Yastrzmski cf 3 0 0 0 Betts rf 6 0 1 1 Hays cf 3 0 0 0 Benintndi lf 4 1 0 1 New York 1 0 1.000 — Flores 3b 4 0 2 0 Muncy 1b 4 3 3 2 Mullins cf 0 0 0 0 Martnez dh 5 2 3 3 Toronto 1 0 1.000 — Sandoval 1b 4 0 0 0 Turner 3b 4 0 2 2 Santander rf 3 1 1 0 Devers 3b 4 1 0 0 Baltimore 0 1 .000 1 Dickerson dh 4 0 0 0 Rios pr-3b 0 0 0 0 Smith Jr. lf 1 0 0 0 Lucroy c 0 0 0 0 Tampa Bay 0 1 .000 1 McCarthy lf 4 0 0 0 Bellinger cf 4 1 0 0 Iglesias ss 3 0 1 0 Bogarts ss 4 1 1 1 Central Division Dubon 2b 3 0 0 0 Gore cf 0 0 0 0 Valaka ss-1b 1 0 0 0 Lin ph-ss 1 0 1 0 Cleveland 1 0 1.000 — Crawford ss 3 0 1 0 Hernndez 2b 5 2 1 0 Nunez dh 4 0 1 1 Pillar rf 5 1 3 3 Minnesota 1 0 1.000 — Davis rf 3 1 1 1 Seager ss 4 1 3 0 Davis 1b 3 0 0 0 Vazquez c 3 1 2 1 Chicago 0 1 .000 1 Brantly c 3 0 0 0 Taylor lf 4 0 2 1 Velazquz ss 1 0 0 0 Arauz 3b 1 0 0 0 Detroit 0 1 .000 1 Pedrson dh 3 2 1 0 Alberto 2b 3 0 1 0 Chavis 1b 4 1 0 0 Kansas City 0 1 .000 1 Brnes ph-dh 1 0 0 0 Ruiz 3b 4 1 1 1 Bradly Jr. cf 4 3 3 2 West Division Smith c 2 0 0 2 Severino c 2 0 1 0 Peraza 2b 5 2 4 2 Houston 1 0 1.000 — Totals 31 1 4 1 Totals 37 9 13 8 Sisco c 0 0 0 0 Oakland 1 0 1.000 — San Francisco 001 000 000—1 D.Stwrt lf-rf 3 0 0 0 Texas 1 0 1.000 — Los Angeles 110 111 22x—9 Totals 31 2 6 2 Totals 40 13 17 13 Los Angeles 0 1 .000 1 E—Flores (1), Dubon (0), Peralta (1), Baltimore 000 001 100—2 Seattle 0 1 .000 1 Crawford (0), Turner (0). DP—San Fran- Boston 004 603 00x—13 cisco 0, Los Angeles 1. LOB—San Fran- E—Devers (1). DP—Baltimore 0, Boston cisco 4, Los Angeles 13. 2B—Seager (1), 3. LOB—Baltimore 5, Boston 10. 2B—Igle- National League Muncy (1), Turner (1). HR—Davis (1), sias (1), Santander (1), Nunez (1), Brad- East Division Muncy 2 (1). SF—Smith (1). ley Jr. 2 (2), Peraza 2 (2), Martinez 2 (2), W L Pct GB IP H R ER BB SO Pillar (1), Vazquez (1). HR—Ruiz (1). JEFF CHIU/AP Miami 1 0 1.000 — San Francisco IP H R ER BB SO 2 New York 1 0 1.000 — Anderson, L, 0-1 1 ⁄3 3 2 2 3 0 1 Baltimore Atlanta 0 1 .000 1 Garcia ⁄3 1 0 0 0 0 Oakland third baseman Matt Chapman tags out Shohei Ohtani during Philadelphia 0 1 .000 1 Gausman 4 6 3 2 1 2 Milone L,0-1 3 4 4 4 3 5 2 Carroll 0 1 4 4 3 0 the Athletics’ 7-3 10-inning defeat of the Angels Friday in Oakland. Washington 0 1 .000 1 Coonrod ⁄3 2 2 2 2 0 1 Lakins Sr. 2 5 2 2 0 3 Central Division Peralta 1 ⁄3 1 2 0 2 1 Hess 3 7 3 3 1 1 Chicago 1 0 1.000 — Los Angeles Cincinnati 1 0 1.000 — Stripling, W, 1-0 7 4 1 1 0 7 Boston Marlins 5, Phillies 2 Mets 1, Braves 0 St. Louis 1 0 1.000 — Eovaldi W,1-0 6 5 1 1 1 4 McGee 1 0 0 0 1 0 Miami Philadelphia Atlanta New York Milwaukee 0 1 .000 1 Floro 1 0 0 0 0 2 Brice 1 1 1 1 0 2 Pittsburgh 0 1 .000 1 T—2:55. Valdez 2 0 0 0 0 2 ab r h bi ab r h bi ab r h bi ab r h bi West Division Carroll pitched to 4 batters in the Villar cf 4 0 0 1 McCtchn lf 4 0 0 0 Acuna Jr. rf-cf 4 0 1 0 Nimmo cf-lf 4 0 2 0 Los Angeles 2 0 1.000 — 4th. HBP—Valdez 2 (Hays,Alberto). WP— Sierra cf 0 0 0 0 Hoskins 1b 3 0 1 0 Albies 2b 4 0 0 0 McNeil 3b 4 0 1 0 San Diego 1 0 1.000 ½ Rangers 1, Rockies 0 Milone, Lakins Sr.. T—3:18. . Aguilar 1b 5 1 1 2 Harper rf 3 0 0 0 Freeman 1b 2 0 0 0 Alonso 1b 3 0 0 0 Arizona 0 1 .000 1½ Dickerson lf 4 1 2 0 Realmuto c 4 0 0 0 Ozuna lf 4 0 1 0 Conforto rf 2 0 0 0 Colorado Texas Ramirez rf 3 1 1 0 Gregrs ss 3 2 2 1 Colorado 0 1 .000 1½ ab r h bi ab r h bi Adams dh 4 0 0 0 Cespdes dh 3 1 1 1 San Francisco 0 2 .000 2 Cardinals 5, Pirates 4 Anderson 3b 4 0 1 0 Segura 3b 4 0 0 0 Dahl cf 4 0 3 0 Choo dh 4 0 0 0 Riley 3b 3 0 0 0 Cano 2b 3 0 1 0 Thursday’s games Pittsburgh St. Louis Cooper dh 4 0 1 1 Bruce dh 4 0 0 0 Swanson ss 3 0 1 0 Gmenez 2b 0 0 0 0 N.Y. Yankees 4, Washington 1, 6 innings Story ss 2 0 0 0 Andrus ss 4 0 0 0 Diaz 2b 4 0 0 0 Kingery 2b 3 0 1 0 Blackmon rf 4 0 0 0 Santana cf-lf 4 1 1 0 ab r h bi ab r h bi Inciarte cf 2 0 0 0 Davis lf 3 0 0 0 L.A. Dodgers 8, San Francisco 1 Cervelli c 3 1 1 0 Quinn cf 3 0 1 0 Duvall ph-rf 1 0 0 0 Mrisnck cf 0 0 0 0 Arenado 3b 3 0 0 0 Gallo rf 4 0 0 0 Newman ss 4 0 1 0 Wong 2b 4 0 2 0 Rojas ss 3 1 2 0 Friday’s games Murphy 1b 3 0 0 0 Odor 2b 2 0 1 1 Reynolds lf 4 0 0 0 Edman 3b 4 0 1 0 A.Jackson c 2 0 0 0 Ramos c 3 0 0 0 Toronto 6, Tampa Bay 4 Totals 34 5 9 4 Totals 31 2 5 1 McMahon 2b 3 0 0 0 Frazier 1b 2 0 0 0 Frazier 2b 4 0 1 0 Gldschdt 1b 3 2 2 0 Miami 001 004 000—5 Camrgo ph 1 0 0 0 Rosario ss 3 0 1 0 Cleveland 2, Kansas City 0 Tapia dh 3 0 0 0 Chirinos c 3 0 0 0 Bell 1b 4 2 1 0 DeJong ss 3 1 1 2 Contreras c 0 0 0 0 Boston 13, Baltimore 2 Philadelphia 000 010 100—2 Hilliard lf 4 0 0 0 Solak lf 3 0 0 0 Moran 3b 4 2 2 0 Carpenter dh 3 0 0 0 E—Villar (1). DP—Miami 2, Philadel- Totals 30 0 3 0 Totals 28 1 6 1 Minnesota 10, Chicago White Sox 5 Wolters c 3 0 0 0 Taveras cf 0 0 0 0 Osuna dh 4 0 2 2 Molina c 4 0 1 1 Atlanta 000 000 000—0 Houston 8, Seattle 2 phia 1. LOB—Miami 6, Philadelphia 5. Kemp ph 1 0 0 0 Kiner-Flea 3b 2 0 1 0 Heredia rf 4 0 0 0 Fowler rf 4 1 1 1 2B—Dickerson (1), Cooper (1). HR—Agui- New York 000 000 10x—1 Oakland 7, L.A. Angels 3, 10 innings Totals 30 0 3 0 Totals 28 1 3 1 Stallings c 4 0 1 2 Thomas rf 0 0 0 0 lar (1), Gregorius (1). SB—Rojas (1). SF— DP—Atlanta 2, New York 0. LOB—At- N.Y. Mets 1, Atlanta 0 Colorado 000 000 000—0 Dyson cf 3 0 0 0 O’Neill lf 3 1 1 1 Villar (1). lanta 5, New York 4. 2B—Ozuna (1), Mc- Cincinnati 7, Detroit 1 Texas 000 001 00x—1 Bader cf 3 0 0 0 Neil (1). HR—Cespedes (1). Chicago Cubs 3, Milwaukee 0 IP H R ER BB SO E—Story (1). LOB—Colorado 9, Texas 6. Totals 35 4 8 4 Totals 31 5 9 5 IP H R ER BB SO Miami 5, Philadelphia 2 2B—Dahl (1), Santana (1), Odor (1). 3B— Pittsburgh 000 000 202—4 Miami 2 Texas 1, Colorado 0 Kiner-Falefa (1). SB—Story (1). St. Louis 001 011 02x—5 Alcantara W,1-0 6 ⁄3 3 2 1 2 7 Atlanta 1 Boxberger ⁄3 0 0 0 0 0 Soroka 6 4 0 0 0 3 St. Louis 5, Pittsburgh 4 IP H R ER BB SO E—Newman (1), Edman (1). DP—Pitts- San Diego 7, Arizona 2 burgh 0, St. Louis 1. LOB—Pittsburgh 4, Garcia H,1 1 1 0 0 1 1 Martin L,0-1 1 1 1 1 0 1 L.A. Dodgers 9, San Francisco 1 Colorado Kintzler S,1-1 1 1 0 0 0 0 Greene 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 St. Louis 5. 2B—Moran (1). HR—O’Neill Saturday’s games Marquez, L, 0-1 5 ⁄3 2 1 1 3 6 1 (1), Fowler (1), DeJong (1). Philadelphia New York Baltimore (Cobb 0-0) at Boston (Perez 0- Estevez 1 ⁄3 1 0 0 0 0 1 IP H R ER BB SO Nola L,0-1 5 ⁄3 5 4 4 1 7 deGrom 5 1 0 0 1 8 0) J.Diaz 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 Rosso ⁄3 1 1 1 1 1 Lugo W,1-0 2 1 0 0 0 3 Minnesota (Dobnak 0-0) at Chicago Texas Pittsburgh 2 McClain 1 0 0 0 0 0 Wilson H,1 1 1 0 0 0 2 White Sox (Keuchel 0-0) Lynn, W, 1-0 6 2 0 0 4 9 Musgrove, L, 0-1 5 ⁄3 5 3 3 3 7 1 Davis 1 2 0 0 0 0 Diaz S,1-1 1 0 0 0 1 2 Toronto (Shoemaker 0-0) at Tampa Holmes 1 ⁄3 2 0 0 0 1 1 Chavez, H, 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 Kelley 1 ⁄3 1 0 0 1 1 HBP—Soroka (Conforto). T—2:25. . Bay (Yarbrough 0-0) Hernandez, H, 1 1 1 0 0 1 2 Rodriguez 1 2 2 2 0 1 McClain pitched to 2 batters in the Colorado (Gray 0-0) at Texas (Minor Leclerc, S, 1-1 1 0 0 0 1 2 St. Louis 7th, Davis pitched to 4 batters in the 8th. 0-0) WP—Marquez. T—2:57. Flaherty, W, 1-0 7 6 2 2 0 6 WP—Rosso(2). T—3:10. Athletics 7, Angels 3 (10) L.A. Angels (Bundy 0-0) at Oakland Helsley, H, 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 Los Angeles Oakland (Manaea 0-0) Kim, S, 1-1 1 2 2 1 0 0 Seattle (Walker 0-0) at Houston (Mc- Astros 8, Mariners 2 WP—Musgrove. T—2:52. Indians 2, Royals 0 ab r h bi ab r h bi Cullers Jr. 0-0) Seattle Houston Kansas City Cleveland Fletcher 3b 4 0 1 1 Semien ss 4 2 0 0 Detroit (Nova 0-0) at Cincinnati (Cas- Trout cf 3 0 1 0 Laureano cf 3 3 2 2 tillo 0-0) ab r h bi ab r h bi Blue Jays 6, Rays 4 ab r h bi ab r h bi Long Jr. 2b 4 0 1 0 Springer cf 3 0 0 0 Mrrifield rf-cf 3 0 1 0 C.Hrnandz 2b 4 0 1 1 Ohtani dh 5 0 1 0 Chapman 3b 5 0 1 1 Kansas City (Singer 0-0) at Cleveland Upton lf 4 0 0 0 Davis dh 3 1 0 0 (Clevinger 0-0) White 1b 4 0 1 0 Altuve 2b 5 1 1 1 Toronto Tampa Bay Mondesi ss 4 0 0 0 Ramirez 3b 3 0 1 0 N.Y. Yankees (Paxton 0-0) at Washing- Seager 3b 4 1 1 1 Bregman 3b 5 1 1 1 ab r h bi ab r h bi Soler dh 2 0 0 0 Lindor ss 4 0 0 0 Hermosillo lf 0 0 0 0 Olson 1b 4 1 2 4 ton (Strasburg 0-0) Lewis cf 4 1 1 1 Brantley lf 3 1 2 3 Bichette ss 5 1 1 0 Diaz 1b 4 0 0 0 S.Perez c 4 0 1 0 C.Santna 1b 3 0 0 0 Walsh ph-1b 1 0 0 0 Pinder 2b 3 0 1 0 Milwaukee (Burnes 0-0) at Chicago Voglbch dh 4 0 0 0 Gurriel 1b 4 1 0 0 Biggio 2b 5 2 2 3 Perez c 0 0 0 0 Gordon lf 3 0 1 0 Reyes dh 4 0 1 0 La Stella 2b 4 0 1 0 Kemp pr-2b 0 0 0 0 Cubs (Darvish 0-0) Nola c 3 0 1 0 Correa ss 4 0 1 1 Gurrero Jr. 1b 5 1 1 0 Renfroe rf 4 1 0 0 McBroom 1b 4 0 0 0 Luplow lf 3 1 0 0 Pujols 1b 4 1 0 0 Brreto ph-2b 1 0 0 0 Pittsburgh (Keller 0-0) at St. Louis Marmolejos lf 3 0 0 0 Reddick rf 4 1 1 0 Shaw 3b 3 1 1 0 Tsutsgo 3b 4 1 1 2 Franco 3b 4 0 0 0 D.Sntana rf 2 0 0 0 Ward lf 0 0 0 0 Canha lf 4 0 1 0 (Wainwright 0-0) Crawford ss 2 0 0 0 Diaz dh 2 1 1 0 Grichuk cf 4 0 1 1 Martnz dh 5 0 1 0 Lopez 2b 2 0 1 0 B.Zmmr pr-rf 0 0 0 0 Castro c 3 1 1 1 Piscotty rf 3 0 0 0 Miami (Smith 0-0) at Philadelphia Smith rf 2 0 0 0 Toro ph-dh 1 1 1 0 Tellez dh 3 0 0 1 Margot lf 3 2 0 0 Mejia ph 1 0 0 0 R.Perez c 2 1 1 0 Simmons ss 5 1 1 0 Murphy c 1 0 0 0 (Wheeler 0-0) Lopes ph-rf 1 0 0 0 Maldndo c 4 1 2 2 Hernndz rf 3 0 1 1 Brsseau 2b 2 0 1 1 Starling cf 2 0 0 0 Mercado cf 3 0 1 1 Goodwin rf 3 0 1 1 Grssman ph 1 0 0 0 Atlanta (Fried 0-0) at N.Y. Mets (Matz Totals 31 2 5 2 Totals 35 8 10 8 Fisher lf 3 0 1 0 Lowe ph-2b 2 0 0 0 Cordero ph-rf 1 0 0 0 Allen c 1 0 0 0 0-0) Seattle 010 100 000—2 Alford lf 0 0 0 0 Adames ss 3 0 2 1 Totals 30 0 4 0 Totals 28 2 5 2 Totals 36 3 7 3 Totals 33 7 7 7 San Francisco (TBD) at L.A. Dodgers Houston 001 051 10x—8 Jansen c 3 1 1 0 Kiermaier cf 4 0 0 0 Kansas City 000 000 000—0 Los Angeles 000 100 101 0—3 (Urias 0-0) E—Seager (1). DP—Seattle 0, Houston Zunino c 2 0 0 0 Cleveland 000 020 00x—2 Oakland 000 100 020 4—7 Arizona (Ray 0-0) at San Diego (Lamet 0- 1. LOB—Seattle 3, Houston 7. 2B—Nola Choi ph-1b 0 0 0 0 DP—Kansas City 1, Cleveland 0. LOB— E—Chapman (1). DP—Los Angeles 1, 0) (1), Reddick (1), Diaz (1), Correa (1). HR— Totals 34 6 9 6 Totals 33 4 5 4 Kansas City 8, Cleveland 7. 2B—Ramirez Oakland 0. LOB—Los Angeles 12, Oakland Sunday’s games Lewis (1), Seager (1), Brantley (1). Toronto 000 330 000—6 (1), C.Hernandez (1). SB—Merrifield (1). 7. 2B—Laureano (1). 3B—Chapman (1). Kansas City at Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO Tampa Bay 000 120 010—4 IP H R ER BB SO HR—Castro (1), Laureano (1), Olson (1). Toronto at Tampa Bay E—Bichette (1). LOB—Toronto 6, Tam- Seattle Kansas City SF—Fletcher (1). Baltimore at Boston 1 pa Bay 11. 2B—Hernandez (1), Shaw (1), 1 Gonzales L,0-1 4 ⁄3 5 4 3 1 2 Duffy L,0-1 4 ⁄3 3 2 2 0 2 IP H R ER BB SO Minnesota at Chicago White Sox 2 Adames (1), Brosseau (1), Martinez (1). Grotz ⁄3 2 2 2 0 0 2 Seattle at Houston HR—Biggio (1), Tsutsugo (1). SF—Tellez Barlow ⁄3 2 0 0 0 1 Los Angeles Misiewicz 1 2 1 1 0 1 Holland 1 0 0 0 2 0 2 L.A. Angels at Oakland (1), Hernandez (1). Heaney 4 ⁄3 2 1 1 0 6 Miami at Philadelphia Edwards Jr. 1 1 1 1 1 0 Zuber 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 Ramirez 1 0 0 0 2 2 IP H R ER BB SO Ramirez ⁄3 0 0 0 2 0 N.Y. Yankees at Washington Cleveland Mayers 1 0 0 0 1 0 Detroit at Cincinnati Houston Toronto Bieber W,1-0 6 4 0 0 1 14 2 Barnes H,1 1 1 0 0 0 2 Pittsburgh at St. Louis Verlander W,1-0 6 3 2 2 1 7 Ryu 4 ⁄3 4 3 3 3 4 2 Cimber H,1 1 0 0 0 1 0 Buttrey BS,0-1 ⁄3 2 2 2 2 0 Milwaukee at Chicago Cubs Devenski 1 1 0 0 0 3 Romano, W, 1-0 1 0 0 0 2 2 Wittgren H,1 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 Buchter ⁄3 0 0 0 1 1 3 Colorado at Texas Taylor 1 0 0 0 0 0 Bass, H, 1 1 ⁄ 0 0 0 0 0 Hand S,1-1 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 Robles L,0-1 1 ⁄3 1 3 2 1 2 Arizona at San Diego Paredes 1 1 0 0 0 0 Dolis, H, 1 1 1 1 0 2 1 HBP—Bieber (Merrifield), Duffy (Lu- Milner 0 1 1 1 0 0 Atlanta at N.Y. Mets WP—Misiewicz. T—2:49. Giles, S, 1-1 1 0 0 0 1 2 plow), Barlow (Ramirez), Wittgren (Sol- San Francisco at L.A. Dodgers Tampa Bay er), Hand (Gordon). T—2:58. Oakland Morton, L, 0-1 4 7 6 6 1 4 Montas 4 3 1 1 3 5 Twins 10, White Sox 5 Thompson 2 1 0 0 1 0 Petit 1 1 0 0 0 1 Friday Minnesota Chicago Beeks 2 1 0 0 0 5 Reds 7, Tigers 1 McFarland 1 0 0 0 0 0 Padres 7, Diamondbacks 2 ab r h bi ab r h bi Alvarado 1 0 0 0 1 2 Detroit Cincinnati Soria 1 0 1 0 0 0 Romano pitched to 3 batters in the Diekman 1 0 0 0 0 0 Arizona San Diego Kepler rf 5 2 2 2 Andrson ss 5 2 2 0 ab r h bi ab r h bi Donldson 3b 3 0 0 0 Moncada 3b 5 1 3 3 6th, Morton pitched to 3 batters in the Hendriks BS,0-1 1 2 1 1 2 2 ab r h bi ab r h bi Goodrum ss 4 0 0 0 Ervin lf 2 1 0 0 Polanco ss 5 2 2 2 Abreu 1b 4 0 0 1 5th. HBP—Ryu (Tsutsugo). T—3:27. Schoop 2b 4 0 1 0 Akiyma ph-lf 2 0 1 1 Smith W,1-0 1 1 0 0 1 0 K.Marte 2b 4 0 1 0 Tatis Jr. ss 4 2 1 0 Cruz dh 4 2 2 0 Grandal c 3 0 0 0 Cabrera dh 3 0 0 0 Votto 1b 4 2 2 1 Milner pitched to 1 batter in the 10th. Peralta lf 4 0 0 0 Mchado 3b 4 0 1 0 Rosario lf 4 2 1 1 Enccion dh 4 0 0 0 Cubs 3, Brewers 0 Cron 1b 3 1 1 1 Suarez 3b 3 0 0 0 HBP—Montas (Trout), Robles (Laureano). S.Marte cf 4 1 1 0 Pham lf 3 2 1 1 Garver c 3 0 0 1 Jimenez lf 3 1 2 0 Stewart lf 2 0 0 0 Castlanos rf 2 1 1 1 WP—Buchter, Robles. T—3:46. Escobar 3b 4 0 0 0 Profar 2b 2 2 0 0 Cave cf 5 0 2 2 Robert cf 4 0 2 0 Milwaukee Chicago Candlario 3b 3 0 0 0 Jankski pr-rf 0 1 0 0 Walker dh 4 0 2 1 Hosmer 1b 4 0 3 6 Sano 1b 4 1 0 0 Delmnico rf 4 0 0 0 ab r h bi ab r h bi Maybin rf 3 0 0 0 Mstakas 2b 4 1 3 4 Locastro pr 0 0 0 0 Myers rf 2 0 0 0 Arraez 2b 4 1 2 2 Garcia 2b 3 1 0 0 Sogard 3b 4 0 0 0 Bryant 3b 4 0 0 0 Romine c 2 0 0 0 Davidson dh 2 0 0 0 Calhoun rf 4 1 2 1 France dh 4 0 1 0 Totals 37 10 11 10 Totals 35 5 9 4 Yelich lf 4 0 0 0 Rizzo 1b 2 1 1 1 Castro ph 1 0 0 0 Wker ph-dh 2 0 0 0 Calendar Kelly c 3 0 0 0 Mejia c 2 0 0 0 Minnesota 410 200 300—10 Hiura 2b 4 0 0 0 Baez ss 4 0 0 0 Greiner c 0 0 0 0 Senzel cf 4 0 0 0 Aug. 1 — Deadline for drafted players Lamb 1b 1 0 1 0 Garcia ph 1 0 0 0 Chicago 140 000 000—5 Smoak 1b 3 0 0 0 Schwrbr lf 3 0 1 0 J.Jones cf 3 0 1 0 Galvis ss 4 1 1 0 to sign, except for players who have ex- Vargas ph-1b 1 0 0 0 Hedges c 1 0 0 0 DP—Minnesota 1, Chicago 0. LOB— Ahmed ss 3 0 0 0 Grisham cf 3 1 1 0 Braun dh 3 0 0 0 Almra Jr. cf 0 0 0 0 Casali c 2 0 1 0 hausted college eligibility. Minnesota 6, Chicago 6. 2B—Moncada Garcia rf 3 0 0 0 Cntreras c 3 0 0 0 Totals 28 1 3 1 Totals 31 7 9 7 Aug. 6 — Active rosters reduced to 28 Totals 32 2 7 2 Totals 30 7 8 7 (1), Jimenez (1), Robert (1). HR—Kepler 2 Narvaez c 3 0 0 0 Heyward rf 3 0 0 0 Detroit 000 100 000—1 Arizona 000 000 101—2 players. (2), Moncada (1). SF—Garver (1). Cain cf 3 0 0 0 Caratini dh 3 0 1 0 Cincinnati 201 011 20x—7 Aug. 13 — St. Louis vs. Chicago White San Diego 000 003 40x—7 Arcia ss 3 0 3 0 Hoerner 2b 3 1 1 0 DP—Detroit 2, Cincinnati 2. LOB—De- DP—Arizona 2, San Diego 2. LOB—Ari- IP H R ER BB SO Sox at Dyersville, Iowa Happ cf-lf 3 1 1 2 troit 3, Cincinnati 6. 2B—Castellanos (1). Aug. 20 — Active rosters reduced to 26 zona 4, San Diego 6. 2B—Lamb (1), Tatis Minnesota Totals 30 0 3 0 Totals 28 3 5 3 HR—Cron (1), Votto (1), Moustakas (1). Jr. (1), Hosmer 2 (2). HR—Calhoun (1). Berrios 4 7 5 5 1 1 players. Milwaukee 000 000 000—0 SB—Jankowski (1). Aug. 31 — Last day during the season SB—Pham 2 (2). May W,1-0 1 0 0 0 1 1 Chicago 002 000 01x—3 Clippard H,1 1 0 0 0 1 1 IP H R ER BB SO to trade a player. IP H R ER BB SO E—Smoak (1). DP—Milwaukee 2, Chi- Sept. 15 — Last day to be contracted Duffey 1 1 0 0 0 2 cago 0. LOB—Milwaukee 3, Chicago 3. Detroit Arizona Stashak 2 1 0 0 0 3 Boyd L,0-1 5 6 4 4 2 2 to an organization and be eligible for 2 2B—Caratini (1). HR—Happ (1), Rizzo (1). Bumgarner, L, 0-1 5 ⁄3 4 3 3 3 4 Cisnero 1 2 1 1 1 1 postseason roster. 1 Chicago Ju.Guerra ⁄3 0 0 0 1 0 2 IP H R ER BB SO 1 Giolito L,0-1 3 ⁄3 6 7 7 3 3 McKay ⁄3 1 2 2 1 0 Sept. 29-30 — Wild-card games. 2 2 Ginkel ⁄3 3 4 4 2 2 2 Milwaukee Soto ⁄3 0 0 0 0 1 Oct. 15 — International amateur sign- 1 Marshall ⁄3 1 0 0 1 1 Crichton ⁄3 0 0 0 0 1 1 Fry 1 ⁄3 0 0 0 0 2 Woodruff, L, 0-1 5 4 2 2 1 5 B.Farmer 1 0 0 0 0 0 ing period closes, 5 p.m. EDT Lopez 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 2 Cordero ⁄3 2 2 2 0 0 Claudio ⁄3 0 0 0 0 1 Cincinnati Oct. 20 — World Series starts. 2 1 San Diego Bummer ⁄3 2 1 1 1 2 Wahl ⁄3 0 0 0 0 0 Gray W,1-0 6 3 1 1 2 9 October TBA — Trading resumes, day Paddack, W, 1-0 6 4 0 0 1 4 Detwiler 1 0 0 0 0 0 Knebel 1 0 0 0 0 0 Sims 1 0 0 0 1 2 after World Series. 1 Pagan, H, 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 Herrera ⁄3 0 0 0 0 0 Feyereisen 1 1 1 1 0 1 N.Jones 1 0 0 0 0 1 November TBA — Deadline for teams Pomeranz 1 0 0 0 0 2 Heuer 1 0 0 0 0 1 Chicago Raley 1 0 0 0 0 1 to make qualifying offers to their eligible Ja.Guerra 1 2 1 1 0 1 Detwiler pitched to 2 batters in the Hendricks, W, 1-0 9 3 0 0 0 9 HBP—Boyd 2 (Suarez,Castellanos). former players who became free agents, T—3:05. 8th. WP—Berrios, Giolito. T—3:31. HBP—Woodruff (Rizzo). T—2:30. WP—Gray. T—2:45. fifth day after World Series. Sunday, July 26, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• PAGE 23 MLB Roundup Bieber fans 14 as Indians shut out Royals

Associated Press New York past visiting Atlanta. Twins 10, White Sox 5: Max Cespedes connected in the sev- Kepler homered against ace Lucas CLEVELAND — Shane Bieber enth off reliever Chris Martin (0- Giolito in his first two at-bats and struck out 14 over six scoreless 1) for his first long ball since his innings as the Indians, making Minnesota won at Chicago. previous major league game on a statement for minorities by White Sox slugger Yoan Monca- July 20, 2018. wearing their road jerseys with da had three hits, including a Seth Lugo (1-0) tossed two in- “Cleveland” on the front, beat three-run shot off Jose Berrios nings. Edwin Diaz struck out two Kansas City 2-0 Friday. in the second inning that tied the Bieber’s 14 strikeouts set a club in a hitless ninth for the save. game at 5. record for opening day and are Braves starter Mike Soroka Padres 7, Diamondbacks the most in the majors in an open- allowed four hits in six innings. 2: Eric Hosmer hit three-run er since Hall of Famer Randy Marcell Ozuna doubled and went doubles in consecutive innings Johnson also fanned 14 on March 1-for-4 in his Atlanta debut. to ruin Madison Bumgarner’s 31, 1996. Red Sox 13, Orioles 2: J.D. Arizona debut and give host San Oscar Mercado and Cesar Her- Martinez and Kevin Pillar each Diego a victory in Jayce Tingler’s nandez drove in runs in the fifth drove in three runs, and host Bos- first game as manager. for Cleveland, which was blanked ton rolled past Baltimore. The six RBIs tied Hosmer’s ca- over the first four innings by Roy- Jackie Bradley Jr., Jose Peraza, reer high and backed 24-year-old als starter Danny Duffy (0-1). Martinez and Pillar each doubled right-hander Chris Paddack (1-0), Duffy was pulled in the fifth by as part of a four-run third inning. who threw six scoreless innings first-year Royals manager Mike JOE KAY/AP Boston kept it going in the fourth, in his first opening day start. sending 11 batters to the plate and Matheny after 65 pitches. R Shane Bieber struck out 14 batters over six innings as Cleveland Marlins 5, Phillies 2: Jesus Brad Hand worked around hit- adding six more runs. Aguilar hit a two-run homer opened its season Friday with a 2-0 defeat of visiting Kansas City. Nathan Eovaldi (1-0) gave up ting the leadoff hitter in the ninth off Aaron Nola, Sandy Alcan- just one run and five hits, striking for a save. tara pitched into the seventh and lander for Houston. homered in the fifth for a 6-1 out four over six innings in his The Royals struck out 18 The 71-year-old Baker posted lead. Miami spoiled manager Joe Girar- times. first career opening day start. a victory in his 3,500th regular- Japanese slugger Yoshi Tsutsu- di’s first game in Philadelphia. Cubs 2, Brewers 0: Kyle Hen- Baltimore starter Tommy season game as a manager. go homered in his major league Alcantara (1-0) allowed two dricks convinced new manager Milone (0-1) got his first opening The Astros got six solid innings debut for the Rays. runs — one earned — and three David Ross to let him finish a day nod after All-Star lefty John 2 from Verlander (1-0) to help them Reds 7, Tigers 1: Free agent hits, striking out seven in 6 ⁄3 three-hitter, Anthony Rizzo hom- Means experienced arm fatigue. to their 14th straight victory over pickup Mike Moustakas drove in innings. ered and dished out hand sanitiz- He gave up four runs, four hits, the Mariners, setting a franchise four runs, teaming with fellow three walks, had a wild pitch and Dodgers 9, Giants 1: Max er, and host Chicago started the Muncy homered twice and dou- season by beating Milwaukee. record for most consecutive wins newcomers Shogo Akiyama and struck out five. . bled, Ross Stripling pitched seven Ian Happ also had a two-run against any opponent. Nick Castellanos, in Cincinnati’s Rangers 1, Rockies 0: Lance neat innings and Los Angeles de- drive and Ross got his first vic- Blue Jays 6, Rays 4: Cavan home win over Detroit. Lynn struck out nine in six sharp feated visiting San Francisco. tory as a big league manager as Biggio hit a three-run homer Free agents Moustakas and innings and host Texas inaugu- the Cubs opened this pandemic- and Toronto began its still-in- Castellanos each got $64 mil- rated its new retractable-roof sta- A day after beating the Giants shortened 60-game season with- progress odyssey by winning at lion as cornerstones of the Reds’ dium with a win over Colorado. 8-1 on opening day, the NL West out fans at Wrigley Field. Tampa Bay. rebuild. They combined to pro- After 48 seasons of playing champion Dodgers scored in Hendricks struck out nine and Earlier the Blue Jays an- duce Cincinnati’s first three runs, home games outside in the heat, every inning except the third and walked none in his first career nounced they will play the ma- and Moustakas added a two-run the Rangers had the roof closed outhit the Giants 13-4. opening-day start and fourth ca- jority of their home games at the homer to get the Reds off and for their first game at $1.2 billion Athletics 7, Angels 3 (10): reer shutout. stadium of their Triple-A affiliate running. Globe Life Field. The first big league game with Astros 8, Mariners 2: Dusty in Buffalo, though it’s not yet cer- Akiyama, signed as a free Cardinals 5, Pirates 4: Jack an automatic runner in extra in- Baker posted a win in his debut tain when the park will be ready. agent, singled home a run in his Flaherty struck out six and didn’t nings was decided with a blast as Houston’s manager and the Biggio singled to begin a three- first at-bat as a pinch hitter. Joey walk a batter in seven solid in- rather than a bunt. Astros, playing for the first time run fourth inning off 36-year-old Votto added a solo homer. nings, Paul DeJong hit a two-run Marcus Semien began the bot- since their sign-stealing scandal Charlie Morton (0-1), who made Mets 1, Braves 0: Yoenis Ces- homer and host St. Louis opened tom of the 10th on second base rocked baseball, opened the sea- his first career start on open- pedes took advantage of the new the season by beating Pittsburgh. under the new, unpopular rule son by beating visiting Seattle. ing day. Randal Grichuk, Rowdy designated hitter rule in the Na- Tyler O’Neill and Dexter and scored on Matt Olson’s grand Michael Brantley hit a three- Tellez and Teoscar Hernandez tional League, launching a home Fowler added solo homers for St. slam, sending host Oakland Ath- run homer to back Justin Ver- drove in the runs. Biggio also run that sent Jacob deGrom and Louis. letics over Los Angeles. Coach: Nakken has earned her place with Giants’ staff, baseball history

FROM BACK PAGE ready in the batting cage and talking bas- Nakken, with that long blond braid swing- sport management from the University of and learn over the past couple of months erunning and outfield defense. Richardson ing beneath her batting helmet, already San Francisco in 2015. has just been really cool,” Richardson said is the regular first-base coach. made history when Gabe Kapler hired “One of the best things about Antoan is how Wednesday by phone from Los Angeles. He pushed her this week to spend some her to his big league coaching staff in dedicated he is to developing our staff,” “The time that she put in to learn the craft innings at first , and it proved valuable ex- January. Kapler said. “I’ve always believed that it’s “I keep continuing to over the time that we weren’t on the field, perience for the ex-college softball star. easy for coaches to remember to develop “I was always preparing and staying remind Alyssa that as I’m seeing that pay off for her, which is re- players, but it can be harder to remember ready for whatever position I would be put she represents her- ally cool to see.” in,” Nakken said. “We’ve talked about this self, she represents a to give that same effort to the people you Nakken is now handling a variety of opportunity before, but it kind of came lot of people and a lot work side by side with every day. Antoan tasks for the Giants, so busy gearing up for quick. I was ready to go when Antoan Rich- of hope,” Richardson never forgets that and gives 100% to every- the season she has had little time to relish ardson encouraged me to go out there. It’s said. “I always chal- one he works with, and it unquestionably in the history of it all. an awesome feeling to be out there.” lenge her to not just makes us better as a group.” She’s the first woman on a major league She also sat in on some meetings with think about how every That conversation with Nakken four coaching staff and after working at first players, telling them they made the team decision affects you months ago helped in the growth process. base for part of Monday’s game, she start- and to pack their bags for the road to face but how does it affect “Just kind of aired it out, really shared and ed there a night later in San Francisco. the Dodgers as the delayed 60-game sea- the other people that got below the surface a little bit on what was “You feel a sense of pride to be out there,” Nakken son finally starts. are impacted by every going on, some of the challenges and really the 30-year-old Nakken said of becoming After Thursday’s game, the National move that you make. had an honest conversation about the job,” the first woman in major league history Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum will “Sometimes it is a lot, a big responsibility, to coach on the field. “Me personally, it’s receive a jersey from Nakken to go to Coo- but she has made a commitment to take Richardson said. “I think we just learned the best place to watch a game, that’s for perstown, New York, and mark the historic that head on.” a lot about each other and we learned how sure.” moment. At Sacramento State from 2009-2012, Na- much we cared, one, about what we’re Nakken was back behind the scenes dur- “It should make for a nice addition to our kken was a three-time all-conference play- working with, but also how we cared about ing Thursday’s season opener at Dodger collection!” Hall of Fame President Tim er and four-time Academic All American. people around us and how we wanted to Stadium making sure bench players stay Mead said in a text message. She went on to earn a master’s degree in help each other grow in this opportunity.” S TARS AND STRIPES Sunday, July 26, 2020 Still on schedule Camps set to open after league, SPORTS union reach agreement » Page 21 MLB First on the field History-making Giants coach Nakken still pushing forward

BY JANIE MCCAULEY Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO lyssa Nakken and Antoan Richardson took a walk to have a candid heart-to-heart chat, making their way around a back field at Scottsdale Stadium for close to 45 minutes one March day just before baseball got shut down by the coronavirus. “Look, let’s not fool ourselves, you’re not ready,” Richardson told Nakken. Unfazed, the two Giants coaches vowed to get back to work and go even harder, to focus on all she does well and realize the importance of acknowledging the things she doesn’t know — or at least not yet. So when Nakken took over for Richardson coaching first base Mon- day night during an exhibition game in Oakland, the moment meant so much to both.

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30-year-old San Francisco Giants coach Alyssa Nakken became the first woman in MLB history to coach on the field during an exhibition game Monday in Oakland.

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