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AFGHANISTAN Dozens dead, wounded in mosque blast

BY RAHIM FAIEZ Associated Press KABUL, Afghanistan — An explosion rocked a mosque in eastern Afghanistan as dozens of people gathered for Friday play- ers, causing the roof to collapse and killing 62 worshippers, pro- vincial officials said. The attack underscored ‘ the record- Both high number men and of civilians dying in the children country’s 18- are among year war. those Attahullah Khogyani, killed and spokesman for wounded the governor of Nangarhar in the Province, said attack. ’ the militant at- Attahullah tack wounded Khogyani 36 others. He spokesman said it was not immediately Green Berets clear if the mosque was attacked assigned to 3rd by a suicide bomber or by some Special Forces other type of bombing. Group (Airborne) “Both men and children are move to board a among those killed and wounded New warfare strategy UH-60 Black Hawk in the attack,” he said. helicopter for Sediq Sediqqi, spokesman for extraction during Afghan President Ashraf Ghani, Army special ops adapt training to compete with Russia, China training near Nellis strongly condemned the attack on Air Force Base, his official Twitter account. “The BY JOHN VANDIVER Afghan government strongly mate, and economies will drive political instability Nev., in August. condemns today’s suicide at- Stars and Stripes and resource competition,” the strategy states. Steven Lewis/U.S. Army tack in a mosque in Nangarhar But the Army’s main focus is Russia and China and Army Green Berets and Rangers will “get brilliant province,” he tweeted. the concerns also go beyond their military modern- “The Taliban and their part- at the basics” to prepare for future battlefields where ization programs. Such adversaries avoid provoking ners heinous crimes continue to adversaries like Russia and China could knock out the a conventional military fight by “weaponizing infor- target civilians in time of wor- secured combat outposts relied upon in more recent mation at scale” to “fracture our alliances and win ship,” he added. conflicts, according to a new U.S. Army Special Op- without fighting.” No one immediately claimed erations Command Strategy. “Great power competition means we are in conflict responsibility for the attack, but “We will shift from a mindset of inhabiting secure right now,” the strategy states. both the Taliban and Islamic forward operating bases to one of surviving and thriv- To deal with threats short of armed conflict, Army State are active in eastern Af- ing in large-scale combat operations,” the strategy special operators want to get more out of combat ghanistan, especially Nangarhar says. training centers by using cyber and information war- province. The plan, which was rolled out by USASOC leaders fare in all aspects of training. However, Zabihullah Muja- earlier this week at the Association of the U.S. Army’s In 2018, the Pentagon put out a new national de- hid, the Taliban’s spokesman annual conference in Washington, also says trends fense strategy that placed greater focus on countering in a statement condemned the like climate change, urbanization and rapid techno- Russia and China. In the year since, the military has attack in Nangarhar and called it a logical advances will test Special Forces soldiers in grappled with how to manage ongoing threats in the serious crime. new ways. Middle East with the new focus. SEE BLAST ON PAGE 2 “Drastic changes to global social patterns, the cli- SEE STRATEGY ON PAGE 2 PAGE 2 •STARS AND STRIPES• Saturday, October 19, 2019 MILITARY Strategy: Some changes in training already underway

FROM FRONT PAGE in a shift on two fronts: brilliant The national defense strategy at the basics and revolutionary. was “clear in its call to shake Everything we do will empha- off strategic atrophy and restore size survivability, lethality, and America’s competitive edge,” Lt. agility,” the strategy says. Some changes in training have Gen. Francis M. Beaudette said already taken root. The course to in a statement. qualify for the Green Berets was To that end, Army Special recently revamped and short- Forces must be able to oper- ened so that soldiers can get to ate when technology no longer units faster and receive addi- works, which means getting bet- tional training tailored to their ter at battlefield maneuver and specific mission. land navigation, the strategy “We need to reestablish our states. In a fight against Russia forte, which is our ability to work or China, GPS and communica- with partner forces, develop- tions systems would likely come ing their capabilities to provide under attack. an advantage for them and the At the same time, ARSOF said United States against our adver- it will integrate rapidly changing saries — North Korea, Iran and technology such as “hardened China and Russia,” the Army’s communications” and informa- Maj. Gen. Kurt Sonntag told The tion-gathering platforms, as well Associated Press earlier this ANDREW ADAIRE/U.S. Army as weapons that can “reach out month. and kill the enemy undetected.” [email protected] Green Berets assigned to 3rd Special Forces Group (Airborne) train members of the Arizona Air Force “Our culture will be grounded Twitter: @john_vandiver National Guard on marksmanship during the Red Flag training event in Flagstaff, Ariz., in August. Blast: UN says more Afghan civilians died in July than in any previous one-month period

FROM FRONT PAGE period since the U.N. began killed and 1,199 wounded, a 26% “dead,” blaming a surge in vio- Pakistani officials, including Zahir Adil, spokesman for keeping statistics. increase from the same period in lence by the Taliban that includ- Prime Minister Imran Khan. the public health department in “Civilian casualties at record- 2018. ed the killing of a U.S. soldier. They insisted he was not in Nangarhar province, said 23 of high levels clearly show the need The report said 2,563 civil- U.S. peace envoy Zalmay Pakistan to restart U.S.-Taliban the wounded were transferred to for all parties concerned to pay ians were killed and 5,676 were Khalilzad visited Pakistan and peace talks. Jalalabad, the provincial capital, m u c h m o r e a t t e n t i o n t o p r o t e c t i n g wounded in the first nine months met with the Taliban’s top nego- In western Herat province, and the rest were being treated in the civilian population, includ- of this year. Insurgents were tiator, Mullah Abdul Ghani Bara- six civilians including four chil- the Haskamena district clinic. ing through a review of conduct responsible for 62%. July to dar , who is a co-founder of the dren were killed Thursday when The violence comes a day after during combat operations,” said September were the deadliest hard-line Islamic movement and their vehicle was hit by a road- a United Nations report said Af- Tadamichi Yamamoto, the U.N. months so far this year. was head of a Taliban delegation side bomb, said Jelani Farhad, ghan civilians are dying in re- secretary-general’s special rep- Efforts to restart talks to end to the Pakistani capital. spokesman for the provincial cord numbers in the country’s resentative for Afghanistan. Afghanistan’s 18-year war picked U.S. officials said Khalilzad governor. increasingly brutal war, noting The report said pro-govern- up earlier this month, just weeks was in the Pakistani capital only He added that five other civil- that more civilians died in July ment forces caused 2,348 civil- after President Donald Trump to follow up on talks he held in ians were wounded in the attack than in any previous one-month ian casualties, including 1,149 last month declared the talks September in New York with in the Zawal district. T O D A Y IN STRIPES

American Roundup ...... 14 Books ...... 16-17 Business ...... 13 Comics/Crossword ...... 22 Health & Fitness ...... 18 Opinion ...... 20 Sports ...... 24-32 Video Games ...... 15 Weather ...... 13 Saturday, October 19, 2019 •STARS AND STRIPES• PAGE 3 MILITARY Navy: Bird strikes ‘doomsday’ plane in costly incident

BY ALLYSON CHIU The incident was classified by the The Washington Post Naval Safety Center as a “class A” mishap, which also applies to WASHINGTON — The Navy’s cases that result in aircraft de- “doomsday” plane wasn’t sup- struction, death or permanent posed to be on the ground in disability. Maryland for long. Instead, the At the time of the costly bird en- E-6B Mercury — a flying com- counter, a team of people were on munications and command post board conducting a systems test, designed to play a critical role but no one was injured, Boulay JACOB SKOVO/U.S. Air Force during a nuclear war — should said. It is unclear what species of have briefly touched down before feathered creature collided with A U.S. Navy E-6B Mercury aircraft like the one shown above was attempting to perform a touchdown taking off again. the $141.7 million plane, and the maneuver at Patuxent River Naval Air Station in Maryland when a wayward bird struck one of its four But as the hulking aircraft was incident remains under investiga- engines on Oct. 2, causing at least $2 million in damage. attempting to perform the ma- tion. As of Thursday, Boulay said, neuver earlier this month at the the damaged engine had been re- “Take Charge and Move Out,” or The E-6B Mercury was ac- million in damage, according to Patuxent River Naval Air Station, placed and the aircraft was back TACAMO, mission. Derived from cepted by the Navy in 1997 and the Naval Safety Center. But when about 60 miles southeast of Wash- in service. Boeing’s commercial 707 jet, the deployed about a year later. The the scope is broadened to include ington, things didn’t quite go ac- The bird strike comes just aircraft connects U.S. leaders to planes are just over 150 feet long all military and civil aircraft, cording to plan. months after another E-6B Mer- an arsenal of nuclear warheads and roughly 42 feet high. They the number of cases increases A wayward bird struck one of cury sustained millions in dam- ready to be delivered from land, can travel at 600 mph and have a exponentially. the plane’s four engines when it age at Tinker Air Force Base air and sea in times of crisis, ac- range of 6,600 nautical miles. Every year, there are at least was landing on Oct. 2, temporar- in Oklahoma, the Navy Times cording to a Navy fact sheet. Until Like every other plane, how- 3,000 reports of wildlife strikes ily grounding it and causing at reported. Navy officials said 1991, variations of the plane were ever, the E-6B Mercury does not involving military aircraft, ac- least $2 million in damage, Tim the plane was being towed out kept in the air nonstop for three come equipped with a fool-proof cording to the Department of De- Boulay, communications director of a hangar in February when it decades, providing a 24-hour link defense against birds. fense Partners in Flight program. for the Naval Air Warfare Center clipped the structure. between the president and nucle- Between 1981 and 2011, naval The Federal Aviation Administra- Aircraft Division, told The Wash- E-6B Mercury planes are a ar submarines during the Cold aviators reported more than tion reports an additional 2,300 ington Post in an email Thursday. critical component of the Navy’s War, according to The Post. 16,500 bird strikes that cost $372 encounters. Air Force major pleads guilty in health care fraud case

BY JAMES NEAL Sept. 30, Moss solicited and re- rick Wyrick, admitting that while reimbursement the pharmacies maximum penalty of five years in Enid (Okla.) News & Eagle ceived $73,823 in return for refer- working at the medical clinic at received from Tricare for filling prison and a fine of up to $250,0 0 0, rals to compounding pharmacies Vance, she gave military mem- the prescriptions, according to in addition to up to three years of ENID, Okla. — A nurse and involving patients covered by Tri- bers pre- the press release. supervised release. officer at Vance Air Force Base, care, a health insurance program printed As a result of her plea agree- The Defense Criminal Investi- Okla., pleaded guilty in federal for members of the U.S. military. prescription ment, Moss must pay $622,459 gative Service, Air Force Office court Wednesday to receiving The initial case involved in the pads and of restitution to Tricare — the of Special Investigations and the more than $620,000 in kickbacks filing stemmed from June 2015. “induced total amount of kickbacks she re- Federal Bureau of Investigation in an illegal pharmacy referral “Because of resulting cost in- them to ask ceived in the referral scheme, ac- Oklahoma City Division collabo- scheme. creases and infringement on pa- their doctors cording to the press release. Her rated in the investigation, accord- Maj. Romeatrius Moss, 39, who tient choice, it is a crime to solicit for specific residence, a 2016 Porsche Cay- ing to the press release. is assigned to Vance, pleaded or receive payments for referrals compounded enne and a 2000 Fleetwood Pace According to the Vance public guilty to criminal health care to health care providers for an drugs,” ac- Arrow all must be surrendered to affairs office, Moss “remains as- fraud in which she accepted item or service that could be paid, cording to criminal forfeiture as part of the signed to Vance AFB at this time, kickbacks for referring Tricare in whole or in part, by a federal Moss the press agreement. pending appropriate administra- beneficiaries to pharmacies fur- health care program,” accord- release. According to the Garfield tive action,” and is not currently nishing compounded drugs, U.S. ing to the U.S. Attorney’s press Moss admitted she directed the County Assessor’s Office in Enid, facing military justice charges Attorney Timothy Downing an- release. prescriptions to specific phar- Okla., the fair cash value of the because the Department of Jus- nounced Wednesday. Moss pleaded guilty Wednesday macies and was paid a kickback residence is listed at $712,860. tice assumed jurisdiction in the According to a felony filing on before U.S. District Judge Pat- that was a percentage of the gross At sentencing, Moss faces a case. Lithuania says statement about accepting US nuclear weapons fake

BY JOHN VANDIVER thorities,” the Lithuanian For- information has circulated about ment did actually begin arriving space operations center and intel- Stars and Stripes eign Ministry said in a statement U.S. and NATO missions in the in Lithuania, where they will be ligence division and has hybrid posted on Twitter. Baltics. In 2017, at the start of on an extended deployment as warfare teams that can deploy in

STUTTGART, Germany — A The release appeared to be de- NATO battlegroup deployments part of efforts to deter potential support of member states. “press release” swirling on social livered from a spoofed Lithuanian in the Baltics, emails were sent Russian aggression in the region. In 2017, NATO and the Europe- media that claims the U.S. plans government email address and to Lithuanian news outlets and However, the mission is rotation- an Union also launched a “center to build a military base and trans- said 500 U.S. soldiers recently government officials accusing al, and troops will return to the of excellence” in Helsinki to help fer nuclear bombs from Turkey to allies and partners deal with “hy- the Baltics is a hoax, said Lithu- deployed were on a mission to lay German soldiers stationed in the U.S. in the spring. brid” attacks, which involve cyber ania’s Foreign Ministry, which the groundwork for a base in the country of rape. Some news out- There are no plans for a perma- and information warfare, along launched an investigation Fri- country. It added that the mission lets reported the claims, which nent base in Lithuania. with political, economic and mili- day into the origins of the phony was focused on building infra- were later rejected by Lithuanian In recent years, allies have report. structure so that nuclear bombs authorities as fake and an attempt taken steps to counter Russian tary actions. Another center was “Urgent information … This could be transferred there from to discredit the NATO mission. disinformation campaigns and set up by NATO in Tallinn, Esto- is a cyberattack — now under Incirlik Air Base in Turkey. In recent days, about 500 U.S. efforts to undermine the NATO nia in 2008 . investigation by Lithuanian au- This isn’t the first time fake soldiers and their military equip- alliance. NATO now has a cyber- [email protected] PAGE 4 •STARS AND STRIPES• Saturday, October 19, 2019 MIDEAST Kurds: Turkey in violation of Syria cease-fire

BY ELENA BECATOROS northeast Syria. French President AND SARAH EL DEEB Emmanuel Macron called the Associated Press Turkish operation “madness.” Turkish shelling hit in and CEYLANPINAR, Turkey — around Ras al-Ayn on Friday The Kurdish-led administration morning, raising columns of in northern Syria accused Tur- smoke, seen by an Associated key on Friday of violating a U.S.- Press journalist in Ceylanpinar brokered cease-fire that went into on the Turkish side of the bor- effect overnight, as fighters from der, but none was seen after 10:30 both sides clashed in and around a.m., and only sporadic gunfire a border town that has been one was heard from inside the town. of the fiercest fronts in the Turk- The Britain-based Syrian Ob- EMRAH GUREL/AP ish invasion. servatory for Human Rights and Turkish-backed Syrian opposition fighters on an armored personnel carrier drive to cross the border into The town of Ras al-Ayn was the Rojava Information Center Syria in Akcakale, Sanliurfa province, southeastern Turkey on Friday. emerging as an immediate test said fighting continued into the for the five-day cease-fire agreed afternoon as Turkish-backed Syr- said it takes time for information The Kurdish-led force’s com- the border that has been the main on by Washington and Ankara. ian fighters clashed with Kurdish to filter down to field units espe- mander, Mazloum Abdi, said theater of the Turkish assault, Before the deal’s announcement, forces in villages on the outskirts cially for forces without strong Thursday night that it would abide running from Ras al-Ayn about Turkish-backed forces had encir- of Ras al-Ayn. The Kurdish-led command and control. He spoke by the cease-fire and “do our best 75 miles west to the Turkish- cled the town and were battling force said five of its fighters were on condition of anonymity be- to make it successful.” He did not held town of Tal Abyad. Kurdish fierce resistance from Kurdish killed and a number of civilians cause he was not authorized to mention any withdrawal. fighters have already been driven fighters inside. wounded in a Turkish airstrike speak to the media. Asked about a withdrawal, a out of much, but not all, of that The Syrian Kurds raised fur- on one of the villages. The cease-fire agreement force spokesman, Mervan, said territory. ther uncertainty over a cease- Other activists reported a new — reached after hours of negotia- “so far there is nothing,” point- Trump framed the U.S. cease- fire deal that already was vague exodus of civilians from the vil- tions in Turkey’s capital between ing to the continuing siege of Ras fire deal with Turkey as “a great on key points and left significant lages. Gun battles and shelling Erdogan and U.S. Vice President al-Ayn. “It seems that under this day for civilization,” but it aims questions unanswered. The self- continued around a hospital in the Mike Pence — requires the Kurd- deal they want to commit more to patch up a foreign policy cri- rule administration said some center of Ras al-Ayn, and those ish fighters to vacate a swath massacres,” he said. He uses a sis widely seen to be of his own provisions of the cease-fire deal injured inside could not be evacu- of territory in Syria along the nom de guerre in accordance “need further discussion with the ated, said Mustafa Bali, spokes- making. Turkish border. That arrange- with the group’s regulations. Turkish troops and their al- United States.” man for the Kurdish-led Syrian ment would largely solidify the A member of the Syrian Kurd- lied Syrian fighters launched the It did not specify which provi- Democratic Forces. The Kurdish position Turkey has gained after ish force ruled out any pull-back offensive two days after Trump sions, but the Kurds have not pub- Red Crescent said it was unable days of fighting. The Turks and from border towns, calling the suddenly announced he was with- licly committed to a central term to enter the town to evacuate the the Kurds appear to disagree on U.S. deal with Turkey an “in- drawing American troops from of the deal — a pullout of their wounded because of fighting. the size of the area covered by sult” and saying “no way this will fighters from the border region. Kurdish fighters said the fight- the cease-fire. Turkey calls it a work.” the border area. The Kurdish- A spokesman for the Kurdish-led ing quieted around 4 p.m. “pause” not a cease-fire. “They think we will just leave led forces have since invited the fighters said Friday they were In its statement, the Kurdish- It remains unclear if the Kurd- our land and our people to Turks Syrian government’s military, not withdrawing from Ras al-Ayn led administration said Turkey ish-led force was on board with if we are asked,” he said. “They backed by Russia, to deploy there because Turkish forces are still “has not adhered with the cease- pulling back even if a pause in can come and take the land by to protect them from Turkey. besieging and shelling it. fire until now in some areas,” fighting firmly takes hold. force. Nobody should expect us to Syrian troops have already rolled Criticism of the cease-fire particularly in Ras al-Ayn. Pence said the U.S. was already leave our land.” into several key points along the deal — which President Don- Turkish President Recep Tayy- coordinating with it on a with- “How does the U.S. think to border. ald Trump called “a great day ip Erdogan denied any fighting drawal. But American sway with enforce a deal without presence The Kurds were U.S. allies in for civilization” — mounted. EU took place Friday and said Kurd- the group has diminished after on the ground?” he added, speak- the fight against the Islamic State Council President Donald Tusk ish fighters had begun withdraw- Trump turned his back on it by ing on condition of anonymity since 2014, but Turkey considers said it was “not a cease-fire, it is a ing, a claim the Kurds denied. withdrawing U.S. soldiers from because he was not authorized to the Kurdish fighters terrorists demand for the capitulation of the A senior U.S. official said they northeast Syria, opening the way speak to reporters. because of their links to outlawed Kurds” and called on Turkey to were awaiting confirmation on for Turkey to launch its invasion Elsewhere, no fighting was Kurdish rebels fighting inside immediately halt its operation in the reported fighting. The official 10 days ago. heard Friday along the stretch of Turkey since the 1980s. Trump claims ‘great day’ but draws fire from lawmakers

Associated Press Trump seemed to endorse the Turkish ally,” he said on the Senate floor. that would bar U.S. military aid to Turkey, aim of ridding the Syrian side of the border Sen. Lindsey Graham, a Trump confi- seek to curb foreign arms sales to Ankara ANKARA, Turkey — President Donald of the Kurdish fighters. “They had to have dant who has criticized the Republican and impose sanctions on top Turkish offi- Trump framed the U.S.-brokered cease- it cleaned out,” he said. president’s pullout, said he thinks U.S. cials unless Turkey withdraws its forces. fire deal with Turkey as “a great day for During a campaign rally in Texas on troops will be needed as part of an effort Those sanctions would include a report on civilization.” Thursday night, Trump said, “Sometimes to implement and enforce a halt to the Erdogan’s family assets. The two nations Thursday agreed to a you have to let them fight, like two kids in fighting. Brett McGurk, the former civilian head five-day cease-fire in the Turks’ deadly a lot, you got to let them fight and then you “There’s just no way around it,” he said. of the administration’s U.S.-led counter- attacks on Kurdish fighters in northern pull them apart.” “We need to maintain control of the skies” ISIS campaign, wrote on Twitter that the Syria . The agreement requires the Kurds Leading U.S. lawmakers were less and work with the Kurds. deal was a gift to the Turks. to vacate a swath of territory in Syria along pleased than Trump. While the cease-fire seemed likely to “The US just ratified Turkey’s plan to ef- the Turkish border in an arrangement that Sen. Mitt Romney, the Republicans’ temporarily slow legislation in Congress fectively extend its border 30km into Syria largely solidifies Turkey’s position and presidential nominee in 2012, said he wel- aimed at punishing Turkey and con- with no ability to meaningfully influence aims in the weeklong conflict. comed the cease-fire but wanted to know demning Trump’s U.S. troop withdrawal, facts on the ground,” he wrote. Vice President Mike Pence, who reached what America’s role in the region would lawmakers gave no sign of completely Danielle Pletka, vice president for for- the deal with Turkish President Recep be and why Turkey was facing no conse- dropping the measures. eign and defense policy studies at the Tayyip Erdogan, hailed the agreement as quences for its invasion. Shortly before the announcement of the American Enterprise Institute, tweeted, the way to end the bloodshed caused by “Further, the cease-fire does not change pause in hostilities, Graham and Sen. Chris “This is a respite while we surrender to Turkey’s invasion. the fact that America has abandoned an Van Hollen, D-Md., introduced legislation Turkish domination of Northeast Syria.” Saturday, October 19, 2019 •STARS AND STRIPES• PAGE 5 MIDEAST Pence stops at Ramstein after Turkey trip

BY JENNIFER H. SVAN Stars and Stripes RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Ger- many — Vice President Mike Pence paid a visit to servicemem- bers at the Ramstein flight line early Friday, hours after negoti- ating what he called a cease-fire of Turkey’s incursion into north- ern Syria. Pence looked upbeat as he stepped off Air Force Two after midnight and was greeted by hundreds of U.S. military per- sonnel in a hangar pulsing with loud rock music. Pence told ser- vicemembers he wanted to stop and say hello on his way back to Vice President Mike Pence Washington after a long day of visits with servicemembers at meetings with Turkish Presi- Ramstein Air Base, Germany, dent Recep Tayyip Erdogan in early Friday morning. Ankara. “You all stayed up late to see ian Defense Forces, and it will me on,” he said. “I’m very hon- advance peace and security for ored by that.” all the men, women and children Pence’s trip was aimed at get- who have suf- ting Turkey to stop its military fered through offensive in northeastern Syria, ‘ I think years of war a campaign it began more than and terror.” a week ago to rid the border of it’s great The situa-

Kurdish fighters controlling that tion in Syria PHOTOS BY BRIAN FERGUSON/Stars and Stripes the area after President Donald there’s was on the Trump said the U.S. wouldn’t minds of some Servicemembers take selfies with Vice President Mike Pence during his visit to Ramstein . stand in the way. a cease- Ramstein Trump was widely criticized for fire and airmen who thanked them for their service. the move that many in the defense came out to “You have my commander in community and in Congress said I’m glad see Pence. chief’s and my own deepest re- gave Turkey the “green light” to that they “That was spect for your courage and val- invade Syria and failed to protect made it one of the ues,” he said. the Syrian Kurds, who fought reasons we Many found out about the visit alongside U.S. military person- happen. ’ came out, to earlier in the day. Even then, they nel to defeat the Islamic State in Maj. Kelly see what was didn’t know who was coming right away. Syria. Miller going on (with “We were told someone impor- “Today, I’m proud to report, flight nurse Turkey and thanks to the president’s strong Syria),” said tant was coming along and they leadership, the United States and Maj. Kelly needed some people to volunteer Turkey have agreed to a cease- Miller, 40, a flight nurse. “I think to be there to greet them,” said fire in Syria,” Pence told service- it’s great that there’s a cease-fire Capt. Amy Stanley, 27, a flight members, eliciting loud cheers. and I’m glad that they made it nurse at Ramstein. Pence told the servicemem- happen.” “We all just kind of raised our bers, “We have a framework for Pence took time to shake ser- hands and came on over,” she peace in the region for Syrians vicemembers’ hands and take said. and bring security for our allies selfies with those who asked. He [email protected] Vice President Mike Pence talks to servicemembers at Ramstein on in Turkey, our allies in the Syr- told personnel that he and Trump Twitter: @stripesktown his return flight to the U.S. from Turkey. Pompeo seeks to reassure Israel amid turmoil in Syria

BY JOSEPH KRAUSS Israel has strongly condemned ment to halt the fighting in north- pullout, that they fear portend Assad for protection, and Syrian Associated Press the offensive, with Prime Minis- ern Syria, Netanyahu said “we an American withdrawal from and Russian forces have already ter Benjamin Netanyahu warn- hope things will turn out for the the region. Trump’s expressed fanned out across the vast swathes JERUSALEM — U.S. Secre- ing of “ethnic cleansing.” Others best,” without elaborating. Pom- willingness to open negotiations of northeastern Syria held by the tary of State Mike Pompeo met have expressed fear that Presi- peo declined to comment. with Iran, which nearly resulted Kurds. That could allow Iran, a with Israel’s prime minister on dent Donald Trump’s stated de- Later, Pompeo met with offi- in talks with President Hassan close ally of Assad, to further ex- Friday to reaffirm the countries’ sire to get out of “stupid endless cials from the Simon Wiesenthal Rouhani, raised fears that the pand its presence, which already close ties at a time when many wars” in the Middle East makes Center, which works to combat U.S. would back away from tough stretches across the Middle East in Israel fear the Trump admin- him an unreliable ally as Israel anti-Semitism worldwide. The sanctions on the Islamic republic. to Israel’s northern frontier. istration intends to cut and run faces threats from Iran. center said its representatives had Trump’s refusal so far to retali- The questions about the U.S. from the Middle East. In brief remarks after their shared with Pompeo the “fears of ate for an attack on Saudi oil fa- alliance come at a sensitive time The meeting came a day after a cilities, which the U.S. blamed on meeting, Pompeo said “the re- millions of Americans over the for Netanyahu, who made his re- U.S. delegation led by Vice Presi- plight of the Kurdish minority Iran, sparked further concern. markable, close relationship lations with Trump and other top dent Mike Pence and Pompeo in Syria.” They said Pompeo as- “Trump abandons allies with- between our two countries is as world leaders a major plank of his reached an agreement with Tur- sured them the United States was out blinking and Israel is liable to strong as it has ever been.” He campaign ahead of last month’s key to halt its week-old offensive not abandoning the Middle East. be next,” the popular Yediot Ah- against Kurdish forces in north- said they discussed ways to push Netanyahu has portrayed his ronot newspaper said in an article elections. The vote left him dead- ern Syria. Turkey invaded after back against Iran, and “efforts to close relationship with Trump earlier this week. “The entire bal- locked with his main opponent, the U.S. moved its troops aside, jointly combat all the challenges as a godsend for Israel, pointing ance of power in the Middle East with no clear path for either to abandoning the Syrian Kurdish that the world confronts here in to the American president’s deci- is built on a very delicate web of form a government. fighters America had partnered the Middle East.” sions to withdraw from the Irani- supports, pressures, understand- On Wednesday, a Yediot Ahro- with against the Islamic State Netanyahu thanked America an nuclear deal and to recognize ings and agreements and Trump not columnist accused Netanyahu group. Turkey views the Kurdish for its “consistent support” and Jerusalem as Israel’s capital. is unraveling that web.” of placing all his eggs in “Trump’s fighters as terrorists because of said they discussed ways of mak- But Israelis have expressed Rapid advances by Turkish basket,” saying the American their links to an insurgency in- ing the alliance “even stronger.” alarm over a series of recent de- forces this week forced the Kurds president has become a “flimsy side its borders. When asked about the agree- cisions, culminating in the Syria to turn to Syrian President Bashar crutch.” PAGE 6 •STARS AND STRIPES• Saturday, October 19, 2019 NATION White House says Ukraine aid tied to probe

BY LISA MASCARO Biden but also a security company “Let me be clear: There was AND MARY CLARE JALONICK hired by the Democratic National absolutely no quid pro quo be- Associated Press Committee that discovered that tween Ukrainian military aid and Russian agents had broken into any investigation into the 2016 WASHINGTON — The White the committee’s network. The election,” he said. “The president House acknowledged that Presi- stolen emails were subsequently never told me to withhold any dent Donald Trump’s decision to published by WikiLeaks ahead of money until the Ukrainians did hold up military aid to Ukraine the 2016 election. anything related to the server.” was linked to his demand that “The look back to what hap- But it may be difficult to Kyiv investigate the Democratic pened in 2016 certainly was part erase what Mulvaney said as National Committee and the 2016 of the thing that he was worried House Democrats dig into their U.S. presidential campaign, a about in corruption with that na- investigation. shifting new explanation about tion,” Mulvaney told reporters, Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., events at the heart of the im- delivering the White House’s most the chairman of the Intelligence peachment inquiry. granular explanation yet of the Committee leading the impeach- The Thursday admission from decision to withhold military as- ment probe, said, “I think Mr. acting chief of staff Mick Mul- sistance. “Did he also mention to Mulvaney’s acknowledgment vaney undercut the president’s me in the past the corruption that means that things have gone from position that there was no quid pro EVAN VUCCI/AP related to the DNC server? Ab- very, very bad to much, much quo during Trump’s phone call solutely, no question about that,” worse.” with the Ukraine president that White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney speaks during a press Mulvaney continued. “That’s why Mulvaney, who has already re- sparked the House investigation. conference Thursday at the White House in Washington. we held up the money.” ceived a subpoena for documents The sudden turn of events had Trump’s personal lawyer, Jay in the impeachment probe, will immediate fallout. Trump’s law- calling Mulvaney a “good man.” aid — but a different one than Sekulow, issued a pointed state- now likely be asked by investiga- yer distanced the Republican “I have a lot of confidence” in Democrats initially highlighted ment distancing the president’s tors to appear for a deposition. president from Mulvaney’s ac- him, Trump said. as they probed Trump’s efforts legal team from Mulvaney’s “I believe that they’re getting count. The Justice Department But Mulvaney’s initial remarks, to have Ukraine investigate a comments. closer to basically admitting a said the explanation was news to made during a rare appearance company linked to the son of his “The President’s legal counsel crime,” said Rep. Joaquin Cas- them. And Democrats cast Mul- by an administration official in Democratic rival, Joe Biden. was not involved in acting chief tro, D-Texas, who said Mulvaney vaney’s remarks as further evi- the White House briefing room, Trump, as shown in a rough of staff Mick Mulvaney’s press should testify. “Where he talks dence of wrongdoing as Trump spun open a new phase of the im- transcript of the July call with briefing,” it said. about politics being attached to sought a “favor” from Ukraine. peachment inquiry. Ukraine President Volodymyr Within hours, Mulvaney issued foreign policy — I mean, you’re Trump, traveling in Texas, ap- He indicated that a quid pro Zelenskiy, sought help in inves- a separate statement claiming his going up to the water’s edge peared to stand by his top aide, quo was at play for the military tigating not only the firm tied to remarks were misconstrued. there.” Pentagon won’t comply with Trump impeachment probe

BY COREY DICKSTEIN million aid package to pressure Ukraine York, chairman the House Foreign Af- But Hood also noted the Pentagon would Stars and Stripes President Volodymyr Zelenskiy to investi- fairs Committee; and Elijah Cummings, of comply with the probe if a vote authorized gate Trump’s political rival — former Vice Maryland, who was chairman the House an official impeachment inquiry. WASHINGTON — The Pentagon President Joe Biden. The letter was sent to Oversight and Reform Committee until his “The department is prepared to engage will ignore a subpoena to provide docu- Capitol Hill two days after Esper said dur- death Thursday. in the process consistent with long-stand- ments related to withheld military aid for ing an appearance on CBS News’ “Face Following the lead of the White House, ing practice and provide the responsive in- Ukraine, a senior Defense Department of- the Nation” that the Pentagon would “do which last week announced it would not formation should there be resolution of this ficial wrote in a letter to House Democrats matter,” Hood wrote. days after Defense Secretary Mark Esper everything we can to cooperate with Con- comply with the inquiry, Hood questioned vowed to comply with the congressional gress” on the impeachment inquiry. the legitimacy of the probe. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., investigation. Esper and the Pentagon were given a He challenged House Democrats’ ability said this week that she would not call for In a letter sent Tuesday to top Demo- Tuesday deadline to provide the Ukraine- to issue a subpoena for information before a formal vote on impeachment. Schiff on crats, Robert R. Hood, assistant secre- related documents demanded in the sub- a formal House vote authorizes them to Tuesday blamed the White House for the tary of defense for legislative affairs, cites poena issued Oct. 7. Hood’s letter Tuesday conduct an impeachment inquiry and he Pentagon’s decision not to comply with the several “legal and practical concerns” in denying to provide those documents asserted that much of the documentation inquiry, adding that “the case for obstruc- declining to participate in the impeach- was addressed to Reps. Adam Schiff, of sought is likely subject to “executive privi- tion of Congress continues to build.” ment probe aimed at determining whether California, chairman of the House Intel- lege” and “would require careful review” [email protected] President Donald Trump withheld a $250 ligence Committee; Eliot Engel, of New before it could be released to Congress. Twitter: @CDicksteinDC US picks Trump’s Doral golf resort for G-7; critics call choice ‘brazen’

Associated Press The decision comes as several lawsuits proximity to the airport, three golf cours- accuse Trump of violating the Constitu- es, “incredible” restaurants and separate WASHINGTON — President Donald tion’s emoluments clause, which bans the buildings for every delegation. Trump’s suggestion that his Miami golf re- president from receiving gifts or payments Mulvaney said about a dozen potential sort host next year’s Group of Seven sum- from foreign governments. It also comes sites were narrowed to a list of four final- mit became a reality Thursday, sparking as Trump has been repeatedly accusing ists before Doral was selected as “far and an outcry from critics who called it the Joe Biden’s family of profiting from public away the best physical facility.” He added most blatant example yet of him using the office because of Hunter Biden’s business that holding the event at Doral would be power of his office to boost his business activities in Ukraine when his father was dramatically cheaper — saving “millions” empire. vice president. — and he promised to provide financial “There are folks who will never get over ALEX SANZ/AP Mulvaney brushed off such concerns, as figures after the event to back that up. the fact that it’s a Trump property, but well as the idea that the summit at Trump’s Critics noted that the Doral resort, the we’re still going to go there,” acting White The White House says it has chosen Doral course would be nothing more than biggest source of revenue among Trump’s House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney said in President Donald Trump’s golf resort in a massive promotion for his brand. 17 golf properties, appears to have been announcing Trump National Doral as host. Miami as the site for next year’s Group of “Donald Trump’s brand is strong as it struggling since even before he became “It’s not the only place. It’s the best place.” Seven summit. is,” Mulvaney said. “It’s the most recog- president. Mulvaney said the president will not nized name in the English language.” Financial disclosure reports filed by the profit from the summit because it will be no choice but to spend money at his resort The chief of staff recounted that Trump president show revenue is barely growing, booked “at cost” and that it stood out from during the June 10-12 summit. himself raised the idea during a brainstorm- up just $1 million last year, to $76 million. a dozen sites considered because of its lo- “He is doubling down on his corrup- ing session on possible sites, saying, “What And the Trump Organization itself has ad- cation and amenities. But it at least creates tion,” said ethics lawyer Kathleen Clark, about Doral?” Said Mulvaney, “That’s not mitted it was struggling, arguing in a tax the appearance of a conflict of interest be- of Washington University School of Law in the craziest idea I’ve ever heard.” appeal to local authorities last year that it cause, unlike foreign dignitaries who can St. Louis. “He’s daring anyone to prevent Trump boasted at this year’s G-7 sum- is “seriously underperforming,” according choose to stay at the president’s Washing- him from further enriching himself from mit in France that Doral would be a “natu- to a Washington Post review of tax appeal ton hotel and other properties, they have the presidency.” ral” choice, touting its sprawling acreage, documents. Saturday, October 19, 2019 •STARS AND STRIPES• PAGE 7 NATION At rally in Texas, Trump says Dems ‘crazy,’ unpatriotic

BY JILL COLVIN the inquiry his way, accusing AND KEVIN FREKING Democrats of using the Constitu- Associated Press tional process to try to overturn the results of the 2016 election. DALLAS — President Donald “They’re coming after and Trump tried to turn impeachment fighting you, and we never lose,” rancor into a political rallying cry he said, predicting the 2020 Thursday, using a Texas rally to election will be “a landslide” bash Democrats as “crazy” and for Republicans, despite polling unpatriotic as they push forward showing him lagging behind. ANDREW HARNIK/AP with their investigations. Trump also continued his at- Members of the audience wear “Trump 2020” cowboy hats and chant, “four more years!” as President Setting a dire tone, Trump told tacks on former Vice President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally at American Airlines Arena in Dallas on Thursday. his supporters, “At stake in this Joe Biden, and his son Hunter’s fight is the survival of American work for a Ukraine energy com- and votes. Trump carried the cut the ribbon at a new produc- While Republicans have largely democracy itself. pany. Trump’s efforts to pressure GOP stronghold and its 38 Elec- tion facility for the luxury brand rallied around him, they sounded “Don’t kid yourselves,” he said Ukraine to investigate the Biden toral College votes by 9 points in Louis Vuitton in Alvarado with alarms over his decision to pull of the Democrats, “I really don’t family are at the heart of the 2016. But Democrats have point- his elder daughter, Ivanka. U.S. troops out of northeast Syria believe anymore that they love Democrats’ inquiry into whether ed to demographic changes — as Trump joked that the com- — a move that paved the way for our country.” Trump compromised national well as the fact that Republican pany, which is known for its lo- Turkey to invade and assault the A day after House Speaker security and used his office to Sen. Ted Cruz won reelection by goed handbags and luggage, has Kurds, who’d fought alongside Nancy Pelosi and other top Demo- try to bolster his 2020 chances by less than 3 points last year — as cost him “a lot of money over the the U.S. in its campaign against crats walked out of a White House pushing foreign governments to evidence that the second-most- years.” His wife, first lady Mela- Islamic State militants. meeting that had devolved into an investigate one of his Democratic populous state could soon be in nia Trump, has repeatedly been At his rally, Trump credited insult fest, Trump denounced her rivals. play. But Trump rejected that spotted traveling with the brand. his “unconventional” approach as “crazy Nancy.” Trump’s day included a tour of thinking as he urged his sup- “This workshop will soon em- “She’s nuts,” he told the crowd a new Louis Vuitton leather work- porters to reelect Cruz and John ploy 500 of the most highly skilled for the announcement of a cease- at a packed stadium in Dallas. shop in north central Texas and Cornyn, the state’s other Republi- workers anywhere in the world,” fire Thursday. And he repeatedly The comments come as the a fundraiser in Fort Worth that, can senator. Trump said. “No one can match painted the Turkish assault on House continues its quickly un- combined with a pre-rally recep- As he campaigns for a second the precision and perfection of an the Kurds as something that had folding inquiry into Trump’s tion in Dallas, brought in $5.5 term, Trump’s team has tried to American artisan.” its benefits. dealings with Ukraine, depos- million, according to the Repub- focus attention on economic gains The Texas visit comes at a “Sometimes, you have to let ing witness after witness as they lican National Committee. over the last three years, includ- treacherous time for Trump, them fight like two kids in a lot,” build their case. But Trump and Texas is a crucial state for Re- ing the low unemployment rate. whose dealings with the presi- he said. “You got to let them fight his campaign have tried to turn publicans, both in terms of money Pressing that message, Trump dent of Ukraine are under fire. and then you pull them apart.” Energy chief Can Buttigieg connect resigning at in way that’s expected? end of year BY THOMAS BEAUMONT to climb into the top tier of Demo- Associated Press crats, voters will be taking a mea- Associated Press sure of him in all ways, including WATERLOO, Iowa — John WASHINGTON — Energy whether he can make the kind of McAnear, 77, an Air Force vet- Secretary Rick Perry will leave eran, stood in an audience of hun- personal connection they have his job by the end of the year, dreds in suburban Des Moines, come to expect, at least since Bill President Donald Trump said Iowa, with an oxygen tank at his Clinton showed he could feel their Thursday. side, wheezing as he implored pain. Perry was traveling with Pete Buttigieg, 37, to protect the Buttigieg chafes at being la- Trump to Texas when he told Veterans Administration. beled an emotionless technocrat, Trump of his decision aboard Air The Democratic presidential and his supporters cite his intel- Force One. hopeful offered a respectful, if lectual agility as his main draw, Perry is under scrutiny over perfunctory, “Thank you for serv- the role he played in the presi- particularly against someone like ing” and skipped any attempt to President Donald Trump, whose dent’s dealings with Ukraine that bond over their mutual military strained relationship with the are currently the subject of an service. Instead, Buttigieg of- impeachment inquiry. fered a list of proposals to fix the truth is so frequently on display. House Democrats have sub- VA. In a candidate debate Tuesday, poenaed Perry for documents re- Of the many ways the mayor of Buttigieg showed rare outward lated to a Ukrainian state-owned South Bend, Ind., is different from fire, pointedly challenging Sen. energy company, as well as his in- his better-known rivals, there is Elizabeth Warren on her health volvement in a July call between this: his ingrained emotional re- care plan and former Rep. Beto Trump and Ukrainian President straint in a show-all-tell-all era. O’Rourke on gun control. Volodymyr Zelenskiy. The law- “You don’t really get the warm “I don’t need lessons from you TONY GUTIERREZ/AP makers set a Friday deadline. fuzzies from him,” said Lisa Ann on courage, political or personal,” Trump has said Perry teed up Spilman, a retired Air Force of- Buttigieg said to O’Rourke. the July 25 call, in which Trump ficer who attended Buttigieg’s “I don’t mind being a little pressed Ukraine to investigate Showing O’Rourke support event. “But I really like how intel- professorial at times,” Buttigieg his Democratic rival, Joe Biden, ligent and down to earth he is.” and his son, who was employed by Supporters stand in line waiting for the venue to open, followed by As Buttigieg, whose campaign acknowledged in a conversation a Ukrainian gas company. Kim Thomson, right, dressed in a Donald Trump costume, as they appears better positioned orga- with reporters last month. He Perry did not answer questions arrive to listen to Democratic presidential candidate former Texas nizationally in Iowa and finan- added, “Sometimes, I think I’m about his decision upon arrival in Rep. Beto O’Rourke speak at a rally in Grand Prairie, Texas, on cially overall than former Vice misread because I’m laid-back. Fort Worth. Thursday. President Joe Biden’s, attempts I’m misread as being bloodless.” PAGE 8 •STARS AND STRIPES• Saturday, October 19, 2019 NATION Senate permits use of DOD funds for border wall

BY ANDREW TAYLOR dent will not accept Congress’s Associated Press judgment. Or our constitutional authority. His emergency dec- WASHINGTON — The Sen- laration is an exercise of power ate voted Thursday to sustain that is just not his under the President Donald Trump’s veto Constitution.” of Democratic-sponsored legisla- Trump has obtained just over tion reversing his raid of military $3 billion for border barrier con- base project money to pay for the struction by working through U.S.-Mexico border wall. regular con- The 53-36 vote was well short of gressional the two-thirds required to over- ‘ This channels, turn the veto. The vote mirrored subject to MARY ALTAFFER/AP ones last month and in March in president limitations Former Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis, right foreground, receives a standing ovation during the 74th which a number of Republicans will not imposed by Annual Alfred E. Smith Memorial Foundation Dinner, on Thursday, in New York. broke with Trump in defending lawmakers. lawmakers’ power of the purse. accept He has The military projects in question Congress’ used various included base schools and target judgment. transfer and Mattis laughs off Trump barb at gala ranges. emergency In February, Trump declared Or our... authorities to BY TOM MCELROY pretty good to me.” on to say. the security situation along the authority. ’ shift almost Associated Press Trump lashed out at his for- Mattis resigned as defense border a national emergency. Sen. Tom $7 billion mer defense secretary Wednes- secretary last December after That decision enabled him to take Udall D-N.M more from the NEW YORK — Former U.S. day, during a contentious White Trump said he intended to pull up to $3.6 billion from such proj- emergency Defense Secretary James Mattis House meeting with members of 2,000 American troops out of ects to finance wall construction declaration, a is laughing off an insult hurled at Congress. Syria. In his resignation letter, beyond the miles that lawmakers forfeiture fund containing money him by President Donald Trump. The meeting was intended the retired Marine general told have been willing to fund. seized by law enforcement, and Speaking at a New York char- to be a bipartisan discussion of Trump he had “the right to have a Democrats reacted with out- funding for military counterdrug ity event Thursday the day after Trump’s decision to pull U.S. Secretary of Defense whose views rage and some GOP senators activities. Trump demeaned him as “the forces from northern Syria, but are better aligned with yours.” opposed Trump as well. Top Re- Last week, a federal judge in world’s most overrated general,” it broke up after a testy exchange Since then, he has largely re- publicans such as Majority Lead- Texas ruled that Trump had Mattis joked that he took it as a between Trump and House frained from publicly criticizing er Mitch McConnell of Kentucky exceeded his authority in real- compliment. Speaker Nancy Pelosi. the administration, saying he had urged Trump not to do it. But locating the money for military “I’m not just an overrated gen- Before the walkout, Trump dis- once Trump acted, McConnell construction to the border wall. eral. I’m the greatest, the world’s paraged Mattis, who had argued owed the commander in chief “a and others fell into line even as 10 The Supreme Court in July issued most overrated,” he told diners at as defense secretary that U.S. duty of silence.” Republicans broke with Trump a stay on a ruling by a California the annual Alfred E. Smith Me- troops were needed in Syria to But he did save a zinger for on Thursday’s vote. court that blocked Trump from morial Foundation Dinner. prevent a resurgence of Islamic Trump at the laughter-filled gala, “The president’s emergency carrying out the maneuver. “I’m honored to be considered State fighters. saying the “overrated” moniker declaration is an unconstitution- The Pentagon recently identi- that by Donald Trump because Trump said Mattis was “the didn’t bother him. al power grab. Congress has not fied $3.6 billion worth of military he also called Meryl Streep an world’s most overrated general. “I earned my spurs on the fully funded his requests for bor- construction projects it’s willing overrated actress,” he said. “So You know why? He wasn’t tough battlefield ... and Donald Trump der wall funding,” said Sen. Tom to kill in order to build 175 miles I guess I’m the Meryl Streep of enough.” earned his spurs in a letter from Udall, D-N.M. “But this presi- of border wall. generals, and frankly that sounds “I captured ISIS,” Trump went a doctor,” Mattis joked. Pelosi moves forward on drug prices despite falling out with Trump

BY RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR held a hearing. Democrats and islation note that the CBO said Medicare to negotiate drug pric- Associated Press Republicans say Pelosi is moving only a small share of new drugs es, so the legislation has no chance quickly to get the bill ready for a would be affected, Brady said, in the Senate unless Trump gets WASHINGTON — House floor vote. “One cure lost is one cure too behind it. As a candidate, Trump Speaker Nancy Pelosi is plow- “These are jaw-dropping sav- many.” called for Medicare negotiations, ing ahead with her bill allowing ings,” said Rep. Anna Eshoo, The legislation from Pelosi, D- and Pelosi’s office has been in Medicare to negotiate prescrip- D-Calif., who chairs the health Calif., would authorize Medicare communication with top White tion drug prices despite a break- subcommittee of Energy and to negotiate prices for the costli- down in relations with her chief Commerce. “This is legislation est drugs — including insulin — House officials for months. Con- bargaining partner on the issue that is going to make a true, tan- using lower prices paid in other gressional Republicans say nego- — President Donald Trump. gible difference in the lives of the economically advanced countries tiations are best left to insurers The nonpartisan Congressional American people.” as the reference point. The bud- that administer Medicare’s pre- ALEX BRANDON/AP Budget Office has estimated the Eshoo said the money could be get office says that could result in scription drug benefit. legislation would save Medicare House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of used to provide dental, vision and price cuts of 40% to 55% for phar- If Trump’s anger over the Pe- $345 billion over seven years, Calif., has moved forward with hearing benefits for Medicare macy drugs. The bill would allow losi-initiated impeachment probe partly because some seniors her bill to allow Medicare to recipients or could be reinvested private insurance plans to also sinks the effort, lawmakers of would no longer have to skimp on negotiate on drug prices. in drug research at the National get Medicare’s price. both parties would face voters costly medicines, and they’d stay Institutes of Health. As a hammer to force compa- next year with nothing to show on healthier. medications — 3% to 5% — won’t But at another hearing before nies to negotiate, Pelosi would a top consumer issue. The White A separate estimate from make it to market. Ways and Means, Rep. Kevin impose steep sales taxes on the House had no comment on the nonpartisan analysts at the De- Such trade-offs were front and Brady, R-Texas, caustically medications at issue. Overall, budget estimates. partment of Health and Human center Thursday as House com- dubbed the Pelosi bill the “Fewer budget analysts estimated the Services found that households mittees considered the legislation. Cures for Patients Act.” Brady legislation would cut industry CBO hasn’t said what kinds of would save $158 billion over 10 The Education and Labor Com- said the budget office found that revenues by $500 billion to $1 tril- new drugs could be kept off the years. mittee voted along party lines to one consequence could be fewer lion over 10 years. The CBO says market — whether they would But the budget office also cau- advance the bill, and the Energy drug approvals should be a stop those numbers are preliminary. be copycat medications or if life- tioned that squeezing drugmak- and Commerce panel was delib- sign for lawmakers. Congressional Republicans changing medications would be ers could mean that some new erating. Ways and Means also Although supporters of the leg- are broadly opposed to allowing affected, too. Saturday, October 19, 2019 •STARS AND STRIPES• PAGE 9 NATION Female spacewalking team makes history

BY MARCIA DUNN from Mission Control, added: Associated Press “Hopefully, this will now be con- sidered normal.” CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. NASA Administrator Jim — The world’s first female space- Bridenstine watched the big event walking team made history high unfold from NASA headquarters above Earth on Friday, floating in Washington. out of the International Space “We have the right people doing Station to fix a broken part of the the right job at the right time,” he power network. said. “They are an inspiration to As NASA astronauts Christina people all over the world, includ- Koch and Jessica Meir emerged ing me. And we’re very excited to one by one, it marked the first get this mission underway.” time in a half-century of space- NASA originally wanted to con- walking that a woman floated out duct an all-female spacewalk last without a male crew mate. spring but did not have enough America’s first female space- medium-size suits ready to go. walker from 35 years ago, Kathy Koch and Meir were supposed Sullivan, was delighted. She said to install more new batteries in it’s good to finally have enough a spacewalk next week but had women in the astronaut corps and to venture out three days earlier trained for spacewalking for this to deal with an equipment failure to happen. that had occurred last weekend. NASA leaders — along with They needed to replace an old women and others around the battery charger for one of the world — cheered Koch and Meir three new batteries that was in- Above: on. At the same time, many noted stalled last week by Koch and An- Astronauts that this will hopefully become drew Morgan. Christina Koch routine in the future. “Jessica and Christina, we are and Jessica “We’ve got qualified women so proud of you. You’re going to Meir exit the running the control, running do great today,” Morgan radioed International space centers, commanding the from inside as the women exited Space Station station, commanding spaceships the hatch. on Friday. Left: and doing spacewalks,” Sullivan Meir, making her spacewalking Meir, left, and told The Associated Press earlier debut, became the 228th person Koch pose for this week. “And golly gee whiz, in the world to conduct a space- a photo in the every now and then there’s more walk and the 15th woman. International than one woman in the same It was the fourth spacewalk for Space Station place.” Koch, who is seven months into on Thursday. Tracy Caldwell Dyson, a three- an 11-month mission that will be PHOTOS BY time spacewalker who watched the longest ever by a woman. NASA/AP New Orleans to NC officials emphasize explode cranes voting security efforts

Associated Press of altered voters or manipulated machines, the report said. as storm nears RALEIGH, N.C. — Counter- A 2018 North Carolina con- ing any voter anxieties about the Associated Press gressional election also had to be integrity of the ballot box, North redone this year, as last Novem- NEW ORLEANS — The city of New Orleans was Carolina officials embarked ber’s results in the 9th District preparing to explode two giant, badly damaged con- Thursday on a public campaign were invalidated following ab- struction cranes that are towering over a partially to highlight current safeguards sentee voting fraud allegations collapsed hotel project at the edge of the French and strategies against interfer- that ultimately led to criminal Quarter, bringing them down Friday just ahead of ence entering the 2020 elections. indictments. tropical weather that could possibly cause them to GERALD HERBERT/AP The “Your Vote Counts NC” ef- In response, state legisla- tumble out of control. fort will emphasize social media New Orleans music legend Deacon John Moore tors are debating how to tighten They hoped to demolish the cranes with a series of to make the state’s 6.8 million vot- sings “Amazing Grace” on Thursday during a rules related to mail-in absentee controlled explosions that would drop them straight ers — a number likely to grow in candlelight vigil outside city hall for deceased ballots. down without damaging gas and electricity lines the next year — aware that pro- and injured workers from the Hard Rock Hotel State and county officials are tecting free elections is an ongo- and historic buildings. construction collapse in New Orleans. preparing to comply with a voter Fire Chief Tim McConnell said they’re working ing effort by federal, state and photo identification mandate set county agencies. quickly to collapse the multiton structures as au- to weaken the damaged construction towers with to begin next year. A different thorities keep watch on the outer bands of what the “We want all the voters to know blow torches and attach explosives at key points. voter ID requirement was carried National Hurricane Center expects to become Trop- all the steps we’re taking to en- One of the crane towers is about 270 feet high, the out briefly in 2016 but ultimately ical Storm Nestor. Forecasters said the storm could sure fair and accurate elections, other about 300 feet . Both have massive cross arms got struck down in court. kick up stiff winds and rain by Friday night. so voters will be confident that adding more tonnage. Neither is stable. Speakers at Thursday’s event Mayor LaToya Cantrell cited the collapsed Hard their vote counts,” State Board “The rear tower moved four inches overnight, the identified several long-standing Rock Hotel and the coming storm in declaring a of Elections Executive Director protective measures, including one in the front moved two inches,” McConnell said. state of emergency that empowers police to “com- Karen Brinson Bell said at a news the prohibition for voting equip- “They’re not designed to do that.” mandeer or utilize any private property,” force conference. ment to be connected to the in- people out of dangerous areas and suspend the sale McConnell said an already wide evacuation area The campaign follows a tumul- ternet or accessed through Wi-Fi. or transport of alcohol and firearms, among other around the site would be expanded ahead of the ex- tuous period in elections nation- Machines are calibrated before measures. plosion. Gas to a major utility line was being shut wide and in North Carolina. every election, Bell said, and after “There is still a possibility of tropical storm force down, and steps were being taken to protect that A U.S. Senate committee’s re- election day, ballots are counted winds here in New Orleans,” Gov. John Bel Edwards line and underground electrical lines that could be port released this summer found by hand in sample precincts in all said, flanking the mayor at a Thursday evening news affected by falling debris. McConnell said the line that the Russian government counties to ensure accuracy. conference. “That is not the probability. But there is would be severely damaged were a crane to land on directed “extensive activity” The state’s Emergency Opera- a probability that we’re going to have elevated winds it. against U.S. election systems, tions Center will continue to be regardless.” If the operation is successful, McConnell said, likely targeting all 50 states, activated on election nights in The fire chief described a plan involving workers the towers will drop vertically and simultaneously. ahead of the 2016 election. But 2020 to respond to unexpected suspended from another crane, moved in Thursday, “Think of it like it’s melting,” he told reporters. the committee saw no evidence threats. PAGE 10 •STARS AND STRIPES• Saturday, October 19, 2019 NATION Teachers in Chicago strike after talks fail

BY KATHLEEN FOODY where he said every kindergarten AND DON BABWIN class has at least 30 students. He Associated Press said there’s “pent-up frustration” among union members about CHICAGO — Striking Chi- conditions in the schools, and the cago teachers returned to the union wants some of those long- picket lines for a second day Fri- standing issues addressed in their day as union and city bargainers next contract. try to hammer out a contract in the nation’s third-largest school Mayor Lori Lightfoot said she district. was disappointed by the union’s The teachers marched outside decision to strike. hundreds of Chicago schools on “We are offering a historic Thursday after their union and package on the core issues — sal- city officials failed to reach a con- ary, staffing and class size,” she tract deal, canceling classes for said. more than 300,000 students. Lightfoot voiced frustration The strike came after the Chi- about what she sees as the union’s cago Teachers Union confirmed lack of urgency to make a deal. Wednesday night that its 25,000 “So, what we need is for the union members would not return to their to come back to the table to bar- classrooms. It follows months of gain in good faith, spend the time negotiations between the union actually getting a deal done, face and Chicago Public Schools that to face with us, and not off to the failed to resolve disputes over pay side in a caucus,” she said. “If and benefits, class size and teach- there is a seriousness of purpose er preparation time. and a willingness on the other side Union vice president Stacy we could get a deal done today.” Davis Gates said the strike will Sharkey spoke briefly after continue into Friday as a result VICTOR HILITSKI, CHICAGO SUN-TIMES/AP early talks wrapped up and said of the impasse, and the school it’s “highly unlikely” a deal on district canceled a second day of Thousands of teachers and supporters gathered near the Chicago Public School headquarters and all outstanding issues would be classes. march on the streets in downtown Chicago on Thursday. Picketing teachers said Thurs- struck Thursday. Sharkey said the day the walkout was about get- lihan said “we’re not fighting for drivers passed by, honking their over issues such as class size and district did provide some written ting more resources and smaller paychecks and health care. It’s horns. “That’s not manageable student services, unions nation- language on class sizes that the class sizes for students in the the kids.” and it is not an environment for wide are today watching closely union was still reviewing. cash-strapped district, not about “It’s ridiculous to say that learning.” to see how parents respond to a “We don’t just want a fast deal,” putting more money in their you can put these kids who are The strike is Chicago’s first walkout based on a “social jus- Sharkey said before leading pockets. dealing with profound poverty major walkout by teachers since tice” agenda. teachers on a march through the Outside Smyth Elementary, and profound homelessness in 2012. And just as that strike in- Chicago Teachers Union Presi- city’s downtown streets. “We are a predominantly black and low- classes of 30-40 kids,” said Hou- spired unions in Los Angeles and dent Jesse Sharkey joined teach- going to hold fast to a just deal.” income school on the city’s near lihan, who picketed with about other politically left-leaning cit- ers picketing outside Helen Peirce Bargainers were expected to South Side, art teacher John Hou- 20 other teachers and staff as ies to walk off the job and protest International Studies school, return Thursday afternoon. NYC OKs Study: California’s big July closing of quakes strain major fault BY JOHN ANTCZAK Los Angeles. Associated Press A magnitude 6.4 foreshock was Rikers jail followed the next day by a magni- LOS ANGELES — The earth- tude 7.1 mainshock and then more quakes that hammered the than 100,000 aftershocks. by 2026 Southern California desert near Zachary Ross, assistant pro- the town of Ridgecrest last sum- fessor of geophysics at Caltech BY KAREN MATTHEWS mer involved ruptures on a web and lead author of the paper, said Associated Press of interconnected faults and in- in a statement that it was one of creased strain on a major nearby the most well-documented earth- NEW YORK — New York City fault that has begun to slowly quake sequences in history. SETH WENIG/AP move, according to a new study. lawmakers voted Thursday to Ross developed automated Ruptures in the Ridgecrest close the notorious Rikers Island computer analysis of seismom- New York City lawmakers approved a plan on Thursday to close the earthquake sequence ended a jail complex, which has become eter data to detect the huge num- Rikers Island complex and replace it with four smaller jails. few miles from the Garlock Fault, synonymous with violence and ber of aftershocks with precise neglect, and replace it with four which runs east-west for 185 city, we must do everything we Councilman Daniel Dromm in- miles from the San Andreas Fault location information, Caltech and smaller jails intended to be more can to move away from the failed voked the names of former in- JPL said in a press release. modern and humane. to Death Valley. policies of mass incarceration.” mates who have died including “It’s going to force people to The City Council voted 36-13 The Garlock Fault has been rel- Mayor Bill de Blasio and other Kalief Browder, who took his own atively quiet for 500 years. It now think hard about how we quantify to replace the complex with four Democrats support the plan, life at age 22 after being held in has begun a process called fault seismic hazard and whether our smaller jails located closer to the which has a price tag of more for three years at Rikers, and creep and has slipped a 0.8 inch approach to defining faults needs city’s main courthouses in Man- to change,” Ross said. than $8 billion, in part because Layleen Polanco, a transgender since July, the research found. hattan, Brooklyn, the Bronx and The ShakeAlert system that of a belief that in an age of falling woman who was found dead in The study by geophysicists Queens. has been under development by crime rates, huge jails are part of her cell at Rikers last June. from the California Institute Rikers is scheduled to shutter the public safety problem rather the U.S. Geological Survey and But some opponents of the plan of Technology and NASA’s Jet by 2026, ending a decadeslong than part of the solution. science institutions for years will said they don’t want the city to Propulsion Laboratory was pub- run as one of the world’s largest “This is one of those moments lished in the journal Science on now push alerts to cellphones build any new jails. jails. where a cycle gets broken. There’s Thursday, coinciding with the through an app developed by the “Rikers island is a symbol of been a cycle of incarceration,” de City officials say a steep drop implementation of a statewide University of California, Berke- brutality and inhumanity and it Blasio said at a news conference in the jail population has made earthquake early warning system ley, and the Wire Emergency is time for us to once and for all after the vote. He added, “It ends it feasible to close Rikers, a com- for the general public. Alert system. close Rikers Island,” said City now. That cycle ends now.” plex of 10 jails on an island be- Southern California’s largest The intent is to provide seconds Council Speaker Corey Johnson, Members of the Council spoke tween Queens and the Bronx that earthquake sequence in two de- or tens of seconds in which peo- a Democrat who shepherded the in emotional terms about the mainly houses inmates awaiting cades began July 4 in the Mojave ple can protect themselves before plan through the Council. “As a significance of closing Rikers. trial. Desert about 120 miles north of shaking arrives at their location. Saturday, October 19, 2019 •STARS AND STRIPES• PAGE 11 WORLD Johnson returns to London to drum up Brexit deal support

BY MIKE CORDER peared slim. The DUP’s Brexit Associated Press spokesman, Sammy Wilson, said Johnson’s Brexit package was LONDON — After winning the bad for Northern Ireland. backing of European Union lead- “I can give you absolute assur- ers for his new Brexit deal, Prime ance we will not be voting for this Minister Boris Johnson was in deal when it comes before the AUGUSTO ZURITA/AP London on Friday looking to se- Commons tomorrow,” he told the A man handles a bullet cartridge in a bloodied street near a truck with a flat tire and covered with bullet cure enough support to get the BBC. holes after a gunfight in Culiacan, Mexico, on Thursday. deal through the fractious British The deal’s fate could largely Parliament. rest on a group of former Con- Johnson returned overnight for servative Party rebels expelled what was expected to be a busy from the party earlier this year day attempting to persuade law- Gunbattles sweep Mexican city and members from the main op- makers to vote for the divorce position Labour Party, which has deal at a rare Saturday sitting of 244 members. About 20 of them, Parliament. mainly representing pro-Brexit after troops locate Chapo’s son It is expected to be a knife-edge vote. parts of the country, have previ- ously indicated a desire to back BY ANDRES VILLARREAL had “a greater force,” and author- to currently run their father’s Johnson’s Conservative Party a deal in order to honor the June AND MARIA VERZA ities decided to suspend the oper- Sinaloa cartel together with Is- doesn’t have a majority in the 2016 Brexit referendum result. Associated Press ation, Durazo said. He did not say mael “El Mayo” Zambada. 650-seat House of Commons so if Ovidio Guzman was arrested or But Ovidio Guzman was in- he will have to rely on support If Johnson’s charm offensive CULIACAN, Mexico — An in- went free. dicted in 2018 by a grand jury in from other parties and indepen- manages to corral enough votes tense gunfight with heavy weap- “With the goal of safeguarding Washington, along with a fourth dent lawmakers to get over the to pass the deal, Britain would ons and burning vehicles blocking the well-being and tranquility of brother, for the alleged traffick- line. leave the EU in an orderly fashion roads paralyzed the capital of Culiacan society, officials in the ing of cocaine, methamphetamine Foreign Secretary Dominic on Oct. 31. Mexico’s Sinaloa state Thursday security cabinet decided to sus- and marijuana. Raab started drumming up sup- If lawmakers reject the deal after security forces located one pend the actions,” said Durazo. Following Thursday’s local- port early. — as they did three times with an of Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman’s Jose Luis Gonzalez Meza, a ization of Ovidio Guzman, Cu- “We’ve got a real opportunity earlier deal presented by John- sons who is wanted in the U.S. on lawyer for El Chapo’s family, told liacan exploded in violence, with now to get Brexit delivered faith- son’s predecessor, Theresa May drug trafficking charges. The Associated Press that Guz- armed civilians in trucks roaring ful to the referendum, move on — a law passed earlier this year Mexican security Secretary man’s family has said “Ovidio is through the city’s center shooting as a government and, I think, as compels the prime minister to Alfonso Durazo said 30 members alive and free,” but that he had what appeared to be .50-caliber a country, and lift the clouds of ask the EU for another extension. of the National Guard and army no more details about what had sniper rifles and machine guns. Brexit,” he told the BBC. Asked Thursday what he would were patrolling in Culiacan when happened. Videos published on social Raab said the government has do if Britain seeks an extension, they were fired on from a house. Ovidio was not one of the jailed media showed a scene resembling not given up hope of winning the European Council President They repelled the attack and in- Mexican drug lord’s best-known a war zone, with gunmen, some support of its Northern Ireland Donald Tusk said he would con- side the house found Ovidio Guz- sons — Ivan Archivaldo Guzman wearing black ski masks over ally, the Democratic Unionist sult the other 27 EU nations in man Lopez. and Jesus Alfredo Guzman are their faces, riding in the back of Party, which has rejected the new order to reach a decision — leav- The house was then surround- known as “los Chapitos,” or “the trucks firing mounted machine deal. ing open the prospect of another ed by heavily armed gunmen who little Chapos,” and are believed guns as vehicles burned. But the chances of that ap- delay. China’s economic slowdown deepens, weighing on global growth

BY JOE MCDONALD news. China’s benchmark Shanghai Com- ponents from Asian countries. Prices of other trading partners say those violate Associated Press posite Index lost 1.3%, and Hong Kong’s soybeans, iron ore and other commodities Beijing’s market-opening commitments Hang Seng shed have fallen, hitting Brazil, Australia and and are based on stealing or pressuring BEIJING — China’s economic growth 0.5%. Markets other suppliers. companies to hand over technology. sank to a new multidecade low in the lat- ‘ in Australia and An epidemic in China’s vast pig herds is Slowing consumer spending and invest- est quarter as a trade war with Washington I don’t think South Korea also disrupting pork supplies, pushing politi- ment have had a bigger impact on cooling deepened a slump that is weighing on the striking a deal retreated. cally sensitive food prices sharply higher. Chinese growth. Chinese families spooked global economy. with the U.S. The weak data The International Monetary Fund cited by uncertainty over jobs and the trade war Growth in the world’s second-largest raise the likeli- the U.S.-Chinese tariff war in this week’s are putting off big purchases and scal- economy slipped to 6% in the three months and lifting hood of inter- decision to cut its 2019 global economic ing back spending on travel and other ending in September, down from the previ- those tariffs est rate cuts and growth forecast to 3% from 3.2%. nonessentials. ous quarter’s 6.2%, data showed Friday. It would resolve other stimulus to Developed economies will be “consider- Retail sales growth fell to 8.2% over a was the weakest level since China started shore up growth ably weaker” this year due to trade tensions year earlier in January-September, down reporting data by quarters in 1993. the issues and avert politi- and “increased uncertainty on confidence from 8.4% in the first half, the National The slowdown and weakening consum- the Chinese cally dangerous and investment,” the IMF said in a report. Bureau of Statistics reported. er demand add to headaches for Chinese job losses. Chi- Trump agreed last week to delay a tar- Auto sales in China, the global industry’s leaders as they fight a 15-month-old tariff economy is nese leaders have iff hike on Chinese goods and said Beijing biggest market, are off 11.7%. war with President Donald Trump that has facing. ’ boosted govern- promised to buy up to $50 billion of Ameri- Such trends are a setback for a marathon sapped China’s exports. ment spending can farm goods. effort to shift toward greater reliance on Julian Still, the slowdown will not necessarily but avoided large- The initial burst of enthusiasm faded consumer and corporate demand instead Evans-Pritchard compel decision-makers in Beijing to reach Capital Economics scale stimulus after Beijing failed to confirm the scale of of trade and government-led investment. an agreement with Trump since domestic that might add to possible purchases and officials said the But trades support millions of jobs, and ex- factors, rather than trade, are having a debt that already two sides still were working out details. It ports so far this year have fallen slightly. bigger impact on the economy, said Julian is so high that rating agencies cut Beijing’s is unclear whether Chinese leaders want Factory output growth slowed to 5.6% in Evans-Pritchard, of Capital Economics. credit rating. more steps including lifting punitive tar- January-September from 6% in the first “I don’t think striking a deal with the “More aggressive stimulus can be ex- iffs already in place before purchases of six months of the year. Growth in invest- U.S. and lifting those tariffs would resolve pected,” said Bill Adams, of PNC Financial American goods go ahead. ment in factories, real estate and other the issues the Chinese economy is facing,” Services Group, in a report. Beijing is resisting U.S. pressure to roll fixed assets slowed to 5.4% from 5.5% in said Evans-Pritchard. “It would be only a The slowdown in China, the world’s big- back plans for the government to nurture January-August. modest boost.” gest trader, has global repercussions. It Chinese leaders in robotics and other tech- Investment “is being held back by trade Asian stock markets declined on the is depressing demand for industrial com- nology. Washington, Europe, Japan and war uncertainties,” said Adams, of PNC. PAGE 12 •STARS AND STRIPES• Saturday, October 19, 2019 WORLD Protests paralyze Spain’s Catalonia region

BY ARITZ PARRA who led a push for independence AND EMILIO MORENATTI that triggered Spain’s deepest po- Associated Press litical crisis in decades. Their former leader, Carles BARCELONA, Spain — Spain’s Puigdemont, on Friday avoided northeastern Catalonia region arrest after he voluntarily testi- and its riot-swept regional capi- fied before Belgian judicial au- tal, Barcelona, were paralyzed thorities over a new warrant that Friday by a mix of strikes and marches as they faced their fifth Spain issued this week following day of protests over the convic- the sentences. tion of independence leaders. Spain is seeking Puigdemont on Spain’s central authorities said possible charges of sedition and that 57 flights into and out of the misuse of public funds after previ- region were canceled for the day ously failing to secure his extradi- due to a general strike called by tion from Germany and Belgium pro-independence unions. Pick- on suspicion of rebellion. eters also closed off to traffic Puigdemont fled to Brussels in the border with France across late 2017 following the failed at- the Pyrenees and burned tires tempt to establish a new Europe- or blocked dozens of roads and an republic in the wealthy region highways across the northeastern and has since then campaigned region. for Catalan independence from Commuter and long-distance there. train services were reduced sig- In May, he was elected as a Eu- nificantly, and many shops and ropean lawmaker, but he wasn’t factories didn’t open for busi- sworn in because Spain’s elec- ness. Architect Antoni Gaudi’s toral board said he didn’t qualify modernist Sagrada Familia, a for the seat by failing to show tourist magnet in central Bar- MANU FERNANDEZ/AP up in Madrid to swear Spain’s celona, closed its doors due to a constitution. protest blocking the access to the Demonstrators march into the city on the fifth day of protests over the conviction of a dozen Catalan basilica. independence leaders in Barcelona, Spain, on Friday . The Belgian judge did not put Highways were occupied by bail conditions on him while the thousands of people joining five roots pro-independence ANC and thousands. Health authorities in said authorities are tracking “mi- case is being examined, mak- marches from inland towns that Omnium groups. the region said 42 people were nority groups that are provoking ing any immediate extradition were expected to converge in That follows clashes with po- injured Thursday night, most of incidents in very specific places,” unlikely. Barcelona’s city center on Friday lice that broke out in cities across them in the capital, and regional vowing to punish the radicals. The separatist leader told Bel- afternoon for a mass protest with the region late on Thursday, for police arrested 16 protesters, More than 20 0 people have been gian authorities that he rejects striking students and workers. the fourth night in a row. In the sending eight to jail, according to arrested since separatist senti- being sent back to Spain. He was Farmers in tractors are joining capital, a mob of far-right anti- Spain’s Interior Ministry. ment swelled again this week fol- ordered to remain in Belgium but some of the so-called “Freedom independence activists also tried The caretaker interior minis- lowing the imprisonment of nine can apply for permission to travel marches,” organized by the grass- to storm a separatist protest of ter, Fernando Grande-Marlaska, separatist politicians and activists abroad, his lawyers said. Dubai bets billions on Expo 2020

BY JON GAMBRELL the contradictions of Dubai and also resulted in higher-than-ex- Associated Press the wider United Arab Emirates, pected costs, increased debt for a nation governed by hereditary host cities, ‘white elephants’ and DUBAI, United Arab Emir- rulers, wildly enriched by its abandoned buildings.” ates — It rises out of what were oil reserves and built by foreign Dubai functions like a company once rolling sand dunes stretch- laborers. town. Its marquee employers are ing toward the horizon, a fever- “We can only again invite, we the state-owned Emirates airline, ish construction site by tempo can only be open, we can only fa- state-backed real estate devel- and temperature that has tens of cilitate, we can only give discounts opers and other government-as- thousands of workers building to incentivize them to come,” said sociated industries. And those what looks like a new city in the Tarek Oliveira Shayya, a board industries helped build the Burj desert of Dubai. director for Expo 2020 and its Khalifa, the world’s tallest build- This is the site of Expo 2020, a chief spokesman. “The response, ing at 2,717 feet , the largest man- world’s fair that will be hosted by however, will come from them.” made harbor at its Jebel Ali port, a city-state that is already home World fairs conjure great won- and the man-made, frond-shaped KAMRAN JEBREILI/AP to the world’s tallest building, the ders of engineering, like Paris’ Palm Jumeirah archipelago in busiest airport for international Eiffel Tower for the 1889 fair. The the Persian Gulf. Technicians work at the construction site for Expo 2020 in Dubai, travel, an indoor ski slope and light bulb and the Ferris wheel The city’s well-known appetite United Arab Emirates, earlier this month. other modern marvels. dazzled those at the 1893 fair in for megaprojects once inspired Dubai is betting billions of dol- Chicago. The X-ray followed at a 2016 article from the satirical roads and a connection to Dubai’s down Dubai’s economy in 2009. lars the expo will draw 25 million the 1901 fair in Buffalo, N.Y., and website The Onion about Dubai driverless Metro line. A sharp drop in oil prices in 2014 visitors, encourage business and Seattle’s Space Needle opened to building “the world’s first full- All told, construction costs also hurt its economy, as has ten- spur further development of the visitors at the 1962 fair. scale replica of Dubai, a multibil- around the event are estimated at sion between the U.S. and Iran city, a place that has been trans- But some of these extravagan- lion-dollar investment known as $7 billion. and the war in Yemen. formed by its ruling Al Mak- zas can also turn sour. The 1984 the Dubai Experience built on the “We are building a city,” Dubai’s real estate market, toum family over the decades world’s fair in New Orleans went outskirts of the city-state.” Shayya said. “We are not build- which has been a major economic from a sleepy port of pearl divers bankrupt and required a govern- At the center of the Expo 2020 ing an Expo site. We are building driver since it allowed foreign- and gold smugglers into a world ment bailout. Expo 2000 in Ger- site is the Al Wasl Dome, a 213- a city, and it’s a city that is going ers to own property beginning in showcase. many drew 18 million visitors, foot -high structure that will see to be one of the smartest cities in 2002, has seen its value drop by a However, the preparations for well short of the 40 million ex- videos and designs projected the world.” third since its 2014 peak. Apart- Expo 2020 come as Dubai’s real pected. Milan’s 2015 expo saw ri- across it. Its Sustainability Pavil- But Dubai will need to incorpo- ments, villas and office space estate market shows signs of oting over corruption allegations. ion, which recalls the towers of rate the new city into its sprawl- stand empty, and more properties faltering amid global economic While estimating Expo 2020 New York’s 1964 world’s fair, will ing real estate market after the are due to come onto the market woes. Fears of military conflict will account for as much as 2.5% be covered in solar panels and six-month expo ends on April 10, in the coming years, sparking across the Persian Gulf cloud or- of Dubai’s gross domestic product surrounded by similarly paneled 2021. And already, that market enough alarm for Dubai’s govern- ganizers’ sunny projections. And during its run, the government- “energy trees” to make it a zero- shows signs of trouble. ment to set up a commission to the planning for the event, which backed bank Emirates NBD has energy structure. Construction Real estate speculation and come up with ways of heading off begins Oct. 20, 2020, highlights warned that world fairs “have crews will also build a network of the Great Recession helped drag the problem. Saturday, October 19, 2019 •STARS AND STRIPES•PAGE 13 BUSINESS/WEATHER GM workers to continue strike until vote on deal

BY TOM KRISHER Lordstown Motors could also set “I think a lot of people in the room Associated Press up an electric commercial ve- realized what happened to us can hicle factory that would initially happen to anybody.” DETROIT — Striking General employ 400 workers. But neither But union spokesman Brian Motors workers will stay on the of those would come close to the Rothenberg said bargainers could picket lines for at least another shuttered Lordstown assembly get the company to agree only to CRISTINA M. FLETES, ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH/AP week until they vote on a tentative plant, which two years ago em- early retirement and buyout of- contract with the company. ployed 4,500 people making the fers for workers from the facto- Bill Jackson, of St. Louis, gives a thumbs-up to drivers that wave or Factory-level officials from the Chevrolet Cruze compact car. ries that are closing who didn’t honk at United Auto Workers outside the General Motors Wentzville United Auto Workers union voted The deal shortens the eight move to other GM plants. Assembly Center in Wentzville, Mo., on Wednesday . to recommend the agreement to years it takes for new hires to “I think our national negotia- members at a daylong meeting in reach full wages and gives tempo- tors and all of us did everything ported steel and aluminum have EXCHANGE RATES Detroit Thursday. But they also rary workers a full-time job after we could,” he said. raised costs for auto companies. Military rates voted not to return to factories un- three years of continuous work. GM has promised $7.7 billion A revamped North American Euro costs (Oct. 21) ...... $1.1430 Dollar buys (Oct. 21) ...... €0.8749 less members approve the deal. Workers hired after 2007 who are worth of investments in U.S. fac- free trade deal is stalled in Con- British pound (Oct. 21) ...... $1.32 About 49,000 workers have paid a lower wage rate will hit the tories, but details of what would gress, raising doubts about the Japanese yen (Oct. 21) ...... 106.00 South Korean won (Oct. 21) ...... 1,151.00 been on strike for more than a top wage of $32.32 per hour in be built where were left out of the future of America’s trade in autos Commercial rates month, paralyzing GM’s U.S. fac- four years or less. The deal also union’s summary of the contract, and auto parts with Canada and Bahrain (Dinar) ...... 0.3770 British pound ...... $1.2887 tories and costing the company provides a $60,000 early retire- unlike in past years. Rothenberg Mexico, which last year came to Canada (Dollar) ...... 1.3138 an estimated $2 billion. ment incentive for up to 2,000 eli- said he would release more infor- $257 billion. China (Yuan) ...... 7.0804 Denmark (Krone) ...... 6.7060 On Wednesday, the company gible workers. mation on investments later. Amid that uncertainty, GM Egypt (Pound) ...... 16.2528 and the UAW reached a deal that The tentative agreement be- The strike at GM immediately workers wanted to lock in as much Euro ...... $1.1140/0.8976 would give workers a mix of pay as they can before things get ugly. Hong Kong (Dollar) ...... 7.8423 tween GM and the UAW now will brought the company’s U.S. facto- Hungary (Forint) ...... 297.31 raises, lump-sum payments and be used as a template for talks ries to a halt and, within a week, They argue that they had given up Israel (Shekel) ...... 3.5423 an $11,000 signing bonus. In re- pay raises and made other con- Japan (Yen) ...... 108.50 with GM’s crosstown rivals, Ford started to hamper production in Kuwait (Dinar) ...... 0.3033 turn, the contract allows GM to and Fiat Chrysler. Normally, the Mexico and Canada. Analysts at cessions to keep GM afloat during Norway (Krone) ...... 9.1837 proceed with factory closures in major provisions carry over to KeyBanc investment services its 2009 trip through bankruptcy Philippines (Peso)...... 51.22 Poland (Zloty) ...... 3.85 Lordstown, Ohio; Warren, Mich. ; the other two companies and estimated the stoppage cut GM protection. Now that GM has been Saudi Arabia (Riyal) ...... 3.7508 and near Baltimore. cover about 140,000 auto work- vehicle production by 250,000 to nursed back to health — earning Singapore (Dollar) ...... 1.3650 South Korea (Won) ...... 1,179.27 Details on the four-year pact ers nationwide. The union hasn’t 300,000 vehicles. That’s too much $2.42 billion in its latest quarter Switzerland (Franc)...... 0.9878 were posted Thursday on the decided yet which company it for the company to make up with — they wanted a bigger share. Thailand (Baht) ...... 30.30 Turkey (Lira) ...... 5.7875 UAW website as factory-level will bargain with next, and it’s overtime or increased assembly (Military exchange rates are those union officials met to decide if not clear if there will be another line speeds. MARKET WATCH available to customers at military banking facilities in the country of issuance they’ll approve the deal. Workers strike. GM and the union have been for Japan, South Korea, Germany, the went on strike Sept. 16, crippling The local union officials met negotiating at a time of troubling Netherlands and the United Kingdom. For nonlocal currency exchange rates (i.e., the company’s U.S. production for about six hours Thursday be- uncertainty for the U.S. auto in- purchasing British pounds in Germany), and costing it an estimated $2 fore reaching their decisions. Dan dustry. Driven by the longest check with your local military banking facility. Commercial rates are interbank billion. Morgan, the bargaining chair- economic expansion in American rates provided for reference when buying The Detroit Hamtramck plant, man at the Lordstown assembly history, auto sales appear to have currency. All figures are foreign currencies to one dollar, except for the British pound, which GM wanted to close, will plant, made an unsuccessful plea peaked and are now heading in which is represented in dollars-to-pound, stay open, and a new electric to hold out so GM would build an- the other direction. GM and other and the euro, which is dollars-to-euro.) pickup truck will be built there. other vehicle there. carmakers are also struggling to INTEREST RATES

Meanwhile, the Lordstown area “We’re extremely disappointed make the transition to electric Prime rate ...... 5.00 will get a new battery factory that that we didn’t get a product out of and autonomous vehicles. Discount rate ...... 2.50 Federal funds market rate ...... 1.82 is expected to employ 1,000 work- the contract,” said Tim O’Hara, Meanwhile, Trump’s trade war 3-month bill ...... 1.63 ers. In addition, a company called the Lordstown local’s president. with China and his tariffs on im- 30-year bond ...... 2.24 WEATHER OUTLOOK SATURDAY IN THE MIDDLE EAST SATURDAY IN EUROPE SUNDAY IN THE PACIFIC

Misawa 63/56 Kabul 65/44 Seoul 64/50 Baghdad 92/69 Kandahar 80/53 Osan Tokyo Mildenhall/ Drawsko 65/50 69/60 Lakenheath Pomorskie Busan 55/48 61/53 68/56 Iwakuni 71/64 Kuwait Bahrain Zagan Sasebo City 90/85 Brussels 63/50 Guam 96/78 56/52 Ramstein 71/64 85/81 Lajes, 56/52 Riyadh Doha Azores Stuttgart Pápa 94/68 92/77 67/63 59/53 69/51 Aviano/ Vicenza 61/56

Naples 70/59 Okinawa Morón 80/76 73/61 Sigonella Rota 75/51 The weather is provided by the Djibouti Souda Bay American Forces Network Weather Center, 89/77 70/48 73/69 2nd Weather Squadron at Offutt Air Force Base, Neb. PAGE 14 •STARS AND STRIPES• Saturday, October 19, 2019 AMERICAN ROUNDUP City to allow women to go topless, with limits

MANHATTAN — KS Women are now legally allowed to go topless in Manhat- tan, with some restrictions. The Manhattan City Commis- sion on Tuesday unanimously decided to amend the city code to allow females to go topless. However, property owners and businesses may still require all patrons to wear shirts. The Manhattan Mercury re- ported that city attorney Katie Jackson recommended the change to avoid potential law- suits. She said the code could be changed again later. Jackson cited a federal ruling in February 2017 that blocked Fort Collins, Colo. , from enforcing a law against women going topless. Fort Collins is in the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals, as is Kansas. She said the government could still prosecute a topless woman who is acting in a lewd manner, which is against state law. Iconic wedding chapel is no longer up for sale

LAS VEGAS — The NV owner of a Las Vegas chapel where celebrity couples like Joe Jonas and Sophie Turner COURTESY OF PAUL BEDARD/AP have gotten married is staying wedded to her business. Charlotte Richards told KVVU- Gator grabber TV on Wednesday that she is taking A Little White Wedding Paul Bedard raises a 9-foot alligator over his head at a home in Parkland, Fla. Bedard, a local trapper, removed the nuisance reptile that had Chapel off the market. jumped into a customer’s pool. Bedard stars in the Animal Planet show “Gator Boys.” The iconic property had been listed for $12 million in April. Richards said she received one plants because of subfreezing THE CENSUS Mayor Frank Jackson made his offer but declined it. temperatures and several inches announcement during the open- of snow earlier this month. The approximate value of property authorities in ing of the Sustainable Cleveland Company employees said re- Library reports hiding South Carolina say a thief made off with from 2019 Summit on Wednesday. The tailers and processors could a high school, including an $8,000 all-terrain mayor said the efforts came from of left-leaning books face higher wholesale cannabis $17K vehicle, a $3,000 cello and several power tools. News a conference he attended a decade prices. outlets reported Pelion High School’s resource ago that analyzed what might be COEUR D’ALENE — But extractors are expected to officer responded to a call Monday that someone illegally entered the building done to respond to the impact of ID Staff at an Idaho library benefit by gaining access to ad- overnight. A Lexington County Sheriff’s Department report shows dozens of items the recession. have confirmed at least one per- ditional plant material to manu- were missing, from musical instruments to saws, drills and maintenance vehicles. The mayor realized any solu- son is intentionally hiding books facture goods such as infused throughout the building deal- tion would have to include sus- marijuana products, edibles and tainability and replenishing the ing with issues traditionally as- concentrates. signed to more liberal political days has been caught after a hunt money on a retirement party with tree canopy falls within that. platforms. Woman allegedly used involving requests for public as- 300 guests for a longtime The Coeur d’Alene Press re- sistance and reported sightings manager. Missing man is found ported Wednesday that books daughter to hide drugs shared on social media. The Sacramento Bee on alive in crashed car promoting LGBTQ rights, dis- The Fairbanks Daily News- Wednesday cited records that cussing gun control policies PHOENIX — A Phoe- Miner reported Wednesday that show the Prison Industry Author- KANSAS CITY — A and criticizing President Don- nix woman has been AZ the goat was in the custody of ity paid for food, equipment, sup- Missouri man who ald Trump were found hidden indicted after authorities say she MO Fairbanks North Star Borough plies and luxury portable toilets had been missing for a week is in spaces throughout the Coeur used her teenage daughter to hide Animal Control on Tuesday for a Jan. 25 luncheon for Chuck hospitalized after being found in d’Alene Public Library. cocaine from police during a traf- night. The male goat was report- Pattillo. a wrecked car at the bottom of a Staff members say books fic stop two months ago. ed missing from its herd Monday The restrooms were outfitted ravine. on other topics have also been State prosecutors said Rufina morning. with flowers, artwork and mints Lee’s Summit police said a dirt moved, including readings on im- Lopez Covarruvia is accused of The state Department of Pub- and cost $5,700. peachment, white privilege and multiple felony charges including lic Safety said two troopers The report says two dozen em- bike rider found Ryan Linneman, women’s voting rights. involving or using a minor in a transported the animal after the ployees took time out of two work- 37, of Lee’s Summit, Wednesday Library staff say it costs the drug offense. goat was caught by members of days for the event at a Folsom evening in the wreckage along library about $20 for each book Covarruvia allegedly told her the public near a road “jumping State Prison warehouse. Women Interstate 470 in Kansas City. they must replace for checkout daughter, 13, to hide a bag of $130 into traffic and causing some in a prison culinary program pre- Linneman was taken to a hos- and hours of time to locate origi- worth of cocaine inside her bra concerns.” pared food. pital with critical injuries. Lee’s nal copies. as the car was being pulled over The goat was named Curry The authority, which trains in- Summit police spokesman Sgt. Sept. 19. by Facebook users, who shared mates for technical careers, de- Chris Depue said he did not have Pot grower loses 20K Authorities said a 2-year-old requests for information and up- clined to answer questions about an updated condition report as of and a 10-year-old also were in dates more than 500 times. specific expenditures and who Thursday. plants due to early snow Covarruvia’s car at the time. Officials said the owner may authorized them. Police asked the public for help During the traffic stop, the bag be willing to pardon the goat and finding Linneman after he was DENVER — A Colo- of cocaine reportedly fell out of find it a new home. last seen driving his car on Oct. rado marijuana grower City commits to plan to CO the girl’s bra. 9. The Kansas City Star reported has lost about 20,000 plants worth replenish tree canopy that crash investigators deter- millions of dollars because of an Prison agency spent mined Linneman’s car ran off of early winter storm and said the Escaped goat caught $12,000 on party CLEVELAND — impact is expected to affect the with help after 2 days OH Cleveland’s mayor has Interstate 470 and went down a state’s legal pot supply. SACRAMENTO — A announced a commitment of up to 50-foot incline. The vehicle landed The Marijuana Business Daily FAIRBANKS — An es- CA newspaper investiga- $1 million every year for the next in a gully that was obscured from reported Wednesday that Pueblo- AK caped Alaska goat that tion found a California prison 10 years to replenish the city’s the view of passing motorists. based Los Suenos Farms lost the eluded authorities for nearly two agency spent $12,000 in public tree canopy. From wire reports Saturday, October 19, 2019 •STARS AND STRIPES• PAGE 15 VIDEO GAMES

Code Vein focuses on a society of vampire-like beings called revenants that are closed off from the world. Players will encounter several different enemy types and will require different strategies to take them on. Bandai Namco photos

Code Vein borrows from Dark Souls and tweaks More than a clone some less-forgiving aspects of the classic game

BY GIESON CACHO lose their memories and also need blood can still be diffi cult. Bosses still hit hard, combat. At times, players can luck into a The Mercury News to survive, otherwise they’ll devolve into and those foolish enough to button mash drain attack or their partner can carry monsters called the Lost. Amid this bleak will quickly be frustrated. them to victory. This removes the white- iffi culty has always been a environment, players take on the role of The beauty in Code Vein is that it lets knuckle tension of boss fi ghts, but it’s a barrier for Dark Souls. The a special revenant who has the ability to players adapt quickly to their situations. sacrifi ce Code Vein makes to push a feel- franchise’s intimidating reputa- absorb the talents of other vampires while Because players can change the protago- ing of collaboration and teamwork in the Dtion is a turn-off for gamers who also clearing the miasma poisoning the nist’s class, they can switch roles depend- campaign. don’t see the joy in “getting good.” That’s world. ing on the enemy. In one fi ght, melee That feeling of fellowship shows up in a shame, really, because the series shines The revenant joins up with a ragtag attacks would open up players to poison, the partner banter as players explore the once players shatter those challenging group that is trying to make the fractured so instead, attacking from a distance labyrinthine level design. They’ll call roadblocks. world a better place. That involves ventur- would be more effective. Other times, out dangerous areas and offer advice in The game reveals its depth and trans- ing into dungeons players will discover it’s better to dodge others. The developers succeed in giving forms players as they learn the values and eliminating the a heavy-hitting boss rather than go toe to players zones that requires different tac- of patience and persistence. Although miasma that limits toe with it. They may even change their tics. Dodging won’t be smart along nar- Bandai Namco’s latest project, Code Vein, travel and defeating class to work better with a partner. row cliff faces, but it is more acceptable has a Dark Souls-type vibe, the devel- the Lost and Horrors Code Vein offers plenty of opportunities in wide-open spaces. Other times, they’re oper tweaks the formula to make it more that patrol it. to experiment with loadouts. Players can presented with big areas, but they’re approachable. The team removes the Compared to Dark fi gure out which abilities work best with shrouded in fog raising the specter of am- rigidness of the systems and mitigates the Souls, the plot is a class and companion. The number of bushes. For the most part, the maps are punishing aspects of the modern classic. straightforward as options is overwhelming at fi rst, but after smartly designed and borrow much from All those changes give Code Vein a players delve into venturing through a few dungeons, play- the intertwining layout of Dark Souls. distinct identity that makes it easier to the mysteries of ers will get a handle on what works best. Although Code Vein borrows heavily step into its grim postapocalyptic world. Code Vein. They’ll The only issue is that combat feels too from the genre-defi ning classic, the proj- The campaign takes place after the Great uncover the world’s rich history and the cumbersome at times. Part of that comes ect does a lot to push a distinct identity. Collapse, a disaster spurred by enormous murky past of the protagonist and the from the complexity of the system, which It’s a perfect title for those curious about thorns that ripped apart the earth. Hor- companions. The partners who venture includes light and heavy attacks on top Dark Souls, but didn’t want to deal with rors emerged from the event and human- with players is a major departure and one of parry and block moves. On top of that, ity had to create vampire-like beings that makes the game less lonely. players have to deal with a drain button the frustrating gameplay. Code Vein is called revenants to combat them. They’re A partner eases the diffi culty and helps that lets them gain Ichor, which is vital more accommodating and features story essentially dead people who have been players bond with the supporting cast. to using powers, and a focus meter that with enough intrigue and a core mystery resurrected via a parasite. The companions revive players when they empowers the protagonist and opens up a will keep players venturing into its chal- Revenants have special abilities and lose their health and they add a dose of launching move. lenging depths. can revive from mortal wounds, but that damage to tough boss fi ghts. It makes the It’s a lot to take in, and players will fi nd Platforms: PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PC power comes at a cost: The sci-fi vampires campaign manageable, though Code Vein some moves superfl uous in the heat of Online: en.bandainamcoent.eu/code-vein PAGE 16 •STARS AND STRIPES• Saturday, October 19, 2019 BOOKS Only in ‘Movies’ A slasher fi lm villain takes questions (and other things) in Serrano’s latest

BY THOMAS FLOYD Special to The Washington Post hea Serrano was camped on his couch in Decem- ber 2017, “watching Ssomething stupid,” when his phone started buzzing. He opened the message and saw the screenshot: a list of President Barack Obama’s 12 favorite books of the year, with Serrano’s collection “Basketball (And Other Things)” making the cut. “I assumed somebody saw it, saw that I was not on there, added me to it and then sent it to me,” Serrano says. “I was like, Shea Serrano ‘Ha-ha, LOL, whatever.’ ” So he put his phone down, You got John Leguizamo and thinking nothing of it. But the Don Cheadle to write the fore- texts kept coming. Finally, he word and afterword, respec- checked Obama’s Facebook page tively. How did you react when for himself. they joined the project? “And I saw my name on there,” Oh dude, I ... lost my mind. I’ve he says. “Then I started pictur- followed John Leguizamo’s ca- ing him reading some of the reer for 20 years, and we’ve had sillier stuff that I wrote in there, this very one-sided relationship like, ‘Oh my God, the president where anything he’s in, I’m going read a thing I wrote about J.J. to go see it. It’s the same with Redick’s penis.’ ” The nod from Obama was Don Cheadle. He showed up in one of many accolades for the my life very early and has been best-selling “Basketball (And there for a long, long time. He’s Other Things).” Now, Serrano always been just this exception- is back with the second book in ally cool movie star. So to be able the series, “Movies (And Other to have them do the foreword and Things),” which hit shelves Oct. 8. afterword was a big achievement Serrano’s new book follows for me. But more than anything the same Q&A format as the else, I just wanted to use it as an previous one. Serrano, a staff excuse to try to have a conversa- writer for the Ringer website, tion with these two guys that I’ve uses idiosyncratic humor — plus looked up to. illustrations by Arturo Torres This book tackles a lot of — to explore a fi lm-themed ques- amusing questions. What was tion in each of his 30 chapters. the most enjoyable chapter to Among them: “Were the ‘Juras- write? sic Park’ raptors just misunder- In my head right now, they all stood?” “Which movie death hurt suck and they’re all terrible and you the most as an adult?” and none of them are funny or smart, “Which race was white-saviored because I’ve just gone so, so the best by Kevin Costner?” many times through them. But if Speaking from his offi ce in I had to pick one, I think “Who’s Houston, Serrano discussed put- in the perfect heist movie crew?” Shea Serrano reteams with ting together the second install- was the most purely fun to Arturo Torres for “Movies,” the ment in his “And Other Things” write. I had to spend two weeks second installment in the “And series. watching every heist movie that I Other Things” series. Imagery The Washington Post: So could think of, or that was on any includes Jesus Christ and John how did “Movies (And Other list on the internet anywhere, the Baptist baptizing “Jurassic Things)” come about? to make sure that I didn’t miss Park” raptors and “Friday the Serrano: I really liked work- anything. I could think of worse 13th” villain Jason Voorhees ing on the basketball book. I ways to spend a couple weeks playing ping-pong. liked the format and how set than watching “Set It Off” and Arturo Torres photos everything was. Each chapter is “Point Break” and “Ocean’s its own thing, and you don’t have Eleven,” “Twelve,” “Thirteen” never one time says one single to read it in order. You can read and “8.” word ever in any of the mov- whatever chapters you want, and One highlight is the chapter ies, so if I got to pick a dream you’re fi ne. But they all sort of in which you imagine “Hal- scenario, I would like to see him have the same feel and a through answering a bunch of questions. line that connects them all. loween” villain Michael Myers It was just a silly, dumb thing have this conversation saved one chapter. When Arturo and I decided, “All conducting an NBA-style post- forever. It’s going to be in the What’s next for you and the that made me laugh. right, let’s do another book,” it game press conference after a book for a long, long time, and “And Other Things” series? You made the Marvel Cin- just made sense to us. night of slayings. What did you even if it’s not meaningful to We’re defi nitely doing a third ematic Universe chapter a How did the success of fi nd so entertaining about that anybody else, it’s going to mean “And Other Things.” But I don’t transcript of a conversation “Basketball (And Other Things)” premise? a lot to me to think back to that know exactly what we’re going affect your approach to this What’s the opposite of what you had with your three young time in all of our lives. As silly to do just yet. I would guess it’s book? you know Michael Myers to be? sons after seeing “Avengers: as the idea of Iron Man fi ghting between rap or television. Both I try to make it a point, when- To me, that would be this sort Endgame.” How did you land on Thanos is, it’s also a moment that of those would be fun projects to ever I’m writing stuff, to just of secretly funny, almost tender that concept? we had together and a bunch of spend two years of my life work- assume nobody is ever going to person who likes to talk about I thought it would be interest- other people had, and let’s be a ing on with Arturo again. read it. That makes it easier. the stuff that he’s doing. He ing in 10 years to look back and little sentimental for at least this Saturday, October 19, 2019 •STARS AND STRIPES• PAGE 17 BOOK REVIEW

Ronan Farrow’s ‘Catch and Kill’ follows a reporter’s noirish road to uncovering alleged sexual abuse at NBC, in Hollywood

BY ELIZABETH BRUENIG The Washington Post hile political unrest roils the nation, left and right unite over a shared sense that nefarious elites plot to abuse and exploit us, their lessers. It is easy to dismiss these sorts of anxieties as delusional, their hosts as paranoiacs. But the trouble — and the great revelation of Ronan Farrow’s MARY INHEA KANG/For The Washington Post book “Catch and Kill” — is that the conspiracy theorists are essentially correct. Observers of the weirder aspects of the news And that’s a good thing. Exposing the rot WFarrow’s dark memoir of the era in which he helped unearth the cycle might note similarities to Pizzagate, an inside the media has had the simultaneous effect abuses of Harvey Weinstein unfolds like a classic noir. He opens on a invented scandal in which Clinton-linked opera- of discrediting journalism as a profession, which suspicious conversation between a pair of criminals, and then whisks tives such as David Brock and John Podesta is perhaps the greatest unspoken reality of the the reader into his own world as it was then — surprisingly bleak, and were alleged to have been involved in a child #MeToo era. Journalists played an enormous mottled with disappointment. Farrow depicts himself as an outsider, prostitution ring run out of the basement of a role in uncovering these endless scandals, but demoralized by the failure of his short-lived MSNBC program, Washington, D.C., pizza parlor. That was non- the abuse by journalists themselves also helped “Ronan Farrow Daily,” and convinced that he sense. But the scandal surrounding Jeffrey Ep- keep them submerged for as long as they were. lacks the cool and gravitas of the longtime TV stein — the late fi nancier of mysterious means (Farrow writes that Weinstein, for instance, journalists who surrounded him at NBC. He has who traffi cked teenage girls for sex with him used knowledge of Lauer’s alleged misconduct his reasons for being especially concerned about and his wealthy friends — was decidedly real, to suppress stories about his own foul play, issues regarding sexual abuse; at the outset, he and involved a similar roster of rich and power- which might otherwise have appeared on NBC.) remarks on the allegations his sister Dylan has ful characters, including Les Wexner, the mogul It isn’t diffi cult to understand why ordinary made against his father, Woody Allen, and seems behind Victoria’s Secret; Britain’s Prince An- people, reviewing a full accounting of the facts, to suggest that they were formative for him. drew; and Bill Clinton. (Unsurprisingly, Epstein might conclude that they can’t necessarily trust A tone of cold dread sets in before Farrow and Weinstein were at least acquaintances.) what they see — or don’t see — in the news. realizes he’s in the presence of some truly de- By the time Farrow gets around to the allega- Such is the great political crisis of these spicable characters. Matt Lauer’s fi rst appear- tions against Lauer — to which the former NBC times. One can’t blame people for doubting the ance in the book, for instance, is subtly sinister anchor has now responded with vehement denial truth when there are so many well-publicized — Farrow innocently observes as Lauer pushes — one begins to wonder if all these conspiracies lies, and one can’t blame people for believing a button on his desk, and his offi ce door swings of exploitation are really parallel, or whether in conspiracy theories when there are so many shut. (The infamous button, for which a chapter is named, would they somehow intersect. Is it possible that Bill conspiracies. Maybe these scandals are limited eventually become a key feature in the sexual misconduct allegations Cosby, Brian Singer, Les Moonves, Epstein and to particular spheres of infl uence — and maybe against the former NBC “Today” show host.) As Farrow begins dig- Weinstein could have all simultaneously carried ging into the Weinstein case, other dark threads unspool around him, they’re not; how can one expect a rational on years-long campaigns of sexual abuse in the including those involving Lauer. The network superiors seem indif- onlooker to be certain, when those tasked with ferent to their anchor’s alleged abuse, and Farrow is soon navigating claustrophobic, insular world of media without exposing the truth have themselves been ex- a web of deceit and intrigue spangled with the names of some of the drawing upon the same resources? Or is the posed as liars? most powerful media fi gures. media — and by extension politics, its symbiotic Journalism like Farrow’s — fearless, exhaus- At the heart of every great noir is a conspiracy of evil that imbues partner — corrupt by its nature, structured by tive, even reckless in its disregard for personal the initial crime uncovered by the hero with a weightier resonance its own power brokers to permit victimization on or professional consequences — is the only than was immediately obvious. So it goes with “Catch and Kill.” a grand scale? way to begin to correct this problem. Still, even Weinstein turns out not only to be a sexually exploitative megaloma- “Catch and Kill” has already resulted in the noblest journalism can’t reverse the fact of niac, but also a thoroughly connected one, whose Rolodex of debtors, precisely the sorts of legal threats and intimida- what happened: namely, that some of the most leeches and sycophants included the Clinton family, the Trump fam- tion campaigns it details in its pages, suggesting infl uential people in our country have long per- ily and seemingly all of Hollywood. (In one stomach-turning episode, that, at the very least, media moguls in the busi- petrated organized sex crimes against women a wormy publicist trying to put Farrow off Weinstein’s trail calls to ness of villainy share a playbook. Dylan How- and children. Farrow might be able to restore say that “Hillary Clinton had fi nished a greenroom conversation ard, an executive at American Media Inc. — the some faith in journalism, but restoring trust in with Weinstein, her old friend and fundraiser, then stepped onstage parent company of the National Enquirer, whose the wide range of institutions implicated in these to give a speech at Women in the World.” Farrow is, fortunately, not service of obtaining and burying incriminating heinous scandals lies beyond the reach of a dissuaded by the creep’s proximity to power.) When the army of con- stories for rich clients such as Weinstein and single book. But he does what he can — he bears nections enlisted to pressure Farrow fails to get him to drop the story, Trump gives the book its title — has sued Far- witness, and offers a harrowing portrait of sin Weinstein turns to less fi gurative militants — Black Cube, a private row and his publisher, Little, Brown and Co., in and depravity in the bleak tones they merit. If investigative agency staffed by former Israeli spooks, who give Far- hopes of halting publication. Neither Farrow nor there is any lesson in noir, it’s that the darkness row cause to fear for his life. his publisher have shown signs of backing down. is always all around you. PAGE 18 • S TARS AND STRIPES• Saturday, October 19, 2019 HEALTH & FITNESS

California Healthline Wearers can take a puff of nico- tine (or marijuana) through this hoodie’s drawstring. Hoodie the latest discreet vaping device In yet another twist for wor- ried parents: Meet the vaping hoodie. This high school fashion mainstay — defi ned by a hood with drawstrings — is now avail- able as a vaping device, ready to deliver a puff of nicotine (or marijuana) anywhere, anytime. Including in the classroom. It marks an addition to the fl eet of discreet — some would say camoufl aged — vaping devices that have teachers and parents struggling to monitor the usage of a product that has surged in popularity among high school- aged kids in the past two years, despite laws in most states that allow sales only to people 18 and TNS up. A computer mouse. A phone case. Backpacks. USB jump “And I think it’s going to continue to improve. No question,” said drives. The vaping kit options Kevin Doody, a Bedford, Texas, fertility specialist and past presi- colorfully advertised online are dent of the Society for Assisted Reproductive Technology (SART), fashionable and many. which publishes the report on IVF clinics. Juul, which dominates the Beginning in 2004, SART and another professional group, the e-cigarette trade, and other American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM), have is- manufacturers publicly tout their sued increasingly conservative guidelines for how many embryos devices as tools for adults looking to transfer to a patient’s womb. As a result, triplets and higher to get a nicotine fi x without the multiples are now a rarity — less than 0.3% of all IVF births. toxins associated with burning But because IVF is usually not covered by health insurance tobacco. But the crowded market and is largely unregulated in the United States, “single embryo of devices and accessories that transfer” has been a tough sell. Even though studies have shown has sprung up around vaping is that adding a second embryo doesn’t boost the odds of a birth for fi lled with products that seem women with favorable profi les, both patients and doctors have tailored to teenagers who want to been reluctant to give up the presumed hedge. keep their use secret — and ac- cording to parents and teachers, Historically, many couples viewed twins as an ideal outcome. are all but impossible to keep out And many doctors failed to stress the increased risks for mother of kids’ hands. and babies, including preeclampsia, cesarean section, prematu- Preliminary federal data Twin birth rate in the US drops rity, even death. (Not to mention that prenatal care, delivery, and released this month show more the fi rst year of medical care of twins cost about fi ve times more than one-quarter of the nation’s than a singleton.) high schoolers had reported as IVF becomes more cautious So what has changed? vaping in the previous 30 days, First, the technology for growing, selecting and freezing em- up from 11.7% in 2017. As the bryos has improved. teen vaping scene has exploded, BY MARIE MCCULLOUGH “The tipping point happened a few years ago when success rates adults have had a hard time The Philadelphia Inquirer seemed high enough that it was reasonable” to rely on one embryo keeping up. In a 2018 survey, the at a time, said Alan Penzias, a specialist at Boston IVF and chair Truth Initiative, an anti-tobacco fter climbing relentlessly for more than three decades, of the ASRM practice committee. advocacy group, surveyed mid- the U.S. twin birth rate has inched downward for the last Second, doctors — and social media — are doing a better job of dle and high school teachers on four years, new federal data show. explaining the realities to prospective patients. vaping and found that fewer than A The rate declined 1% a year between 2014 and 2018 “It’s been shown in multiple studies, when insurance covers IVF, half recognized a photo of a Juul, — although that still translated to 123,536 twins born in 2018, or patients’ acceptance of single-embryo transfer is uniform. Paying the most commonly used device. 32.6 duos for every 1,000 births. out-of-pocket, patients ask for more embryos,” said Larry Barmat, A palm-sized stick that charges The report from the National Center for Health Statistics doesn’t a fertility specialist at Abington Reproductive Medicine. “It’s our via USB, it’s easily mistaken for offer a reason for the apparent trend. But the best guesses are job to educate them that two embryos is not in their best interests.” a fl ash drive to the uninitiated. that the nation’s 480 IVF (in vitro fertilization) clinics have fi nally Penzias said, “I get so many fewer patients saying, ‘I want twins’ The Centers for Disease Con- gotten serious about avoiding twins because dual births are far now than 15 years ago. There’s been a shift in perception.” trol and Prevention continues riskier and costlier than singletons. A third factor: In 2017, ASRM further refi ned its guidelines, rec- to investigate a spurt of vaping- The prescription for preventing pairs is simple: Put just one ommending that only one embryo be used “in patients of any age” related lung illnesses, mostly af- embryo at a time into the would-be mother. as long as they had favorable medical characteristics. fecting young people. Authorities have reported more than 1,000 “The declines in twin births are among older moms and white There is still plenty of room for improvement. The 2017 clinic cases of suspected cases nation- moms — groups that are more likely to have fertility treatment,” report shows that while the majority of women under 35 — the wide. Seven of the cases have said epidemiologist Joyce Martin, lead author of the new report. most fertile age group — had single-embryo transfers, most resulted in death. “It does suggest an association” between the twin birth rate and women ages 35 to 40 had multiple embryos. Two states — Michigan and IVF. Also, a recent survey by FertilityIQ found more than a quarter New York — have moved to ban Twins can occur with old-fashioned reproduction and with of patients felt insuffi ciently informed about the risks of multiple sales of most fl avored e-cigarette fertility treatment that involves insemination, but experts agree births. FertilityIQ, a website aimed at patients, was founded by products, which are popular IVF — in which eggs are fertilized in a lab dish — has driven the Deborah and Jake Anderson-Bialis after they went through treat- among young people; and Presi- nation’s 79% increase in twins since 1980. ment. dent Donald Trump this month The latest report on IVF clinics bolsters the idea that IVF is now “As we work to understand why multiple-embryo transfer re- said he would launch a similar behind the national downturn. Twins made up less than 13% of the mains stubbornly high in the U.S., we would be wise to pay closer effort at the federal level. high-tech births in 2017 — down from 44% a year through much of attention to how patients are being educated on the trade-offs of — Erie Times the past decade. their treatment options,” concludes their survey. Kaiser Health News Saturday, October 19, 2019 •STARS AND STRIPES• PAGE 19 TRAVEL

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Fear of flying? For many Americans, statistical safety not enough to quell ‘aviophobia’

BY SARAH VANDER SCHAAFF Fear of flying, or aviophobia, is an anxiety disorder. About 40% The Washington Post of the general population reports some fear of flying, and 2.5% ami Augen Rhodes needed to fl y to Wash- ington. An invitation to a black-tie event have what is classified as a clinical phobia, one in which a person at the Supreme Court was an opportunity the 49-year-old lawyer in Tampa, Fla., did avoids flying or does so with significant distress. T not want to miss. But Rhodes had not fl own since she was 35, when an escalating dislike of fl ying grew into a fi rm phobia. For some, breathing exercises, anti-anxiety medica- Bunn trained as a fi ghter pilot, a vocation he chose Desperate to get to Washington without resorting to tion and cognitive behavioral therapy work. But the because growing up in a small town in North Carolina a long train ride, Rhodes called into a weekly group- strategies do not work for everyone. after World War II, “the ones who got all the attention telephone chat run by Tom Bunn, a former Air Force Bunn has worked with fearful fl iers since 1980 after were ex-pilots,” he said. He fi nished top of his class and commercial airline pilot and licensed clinical becoming curious about the psychological and physi- in fl ight school and got assigned to the F-100 Super social worker who runs a program for fearful fl iers. cal components that produced anxiety and panic in Sabre, a supersonic fi ghter. Bunn asked her what she was afraid of. situations that he as a pilot knew to be safe. He devel- While based in Germany in the early 1960s, sitting “I started crying,” Rhodes recalled. She told the oped a set of mental exercises for fearful fl iers. One, around on “nuclear alert,” he delved into books on group what worried her. “I am afraid of dying.” called the “strengthening exercise,” links specifi c psychology, an interest spurred by his mother’s men- Fear of fl ying, or aviophobia, is an anxiety disorder. phases of air travel with a joyful personal memory, tal illness. Later, as a commercial pilot for Pan Am, he About 40% of the general population reports some fear a visualization technique meant to trigger a sense of helped a fellow pilot with a graduation class for fearful of fl ying, and 2.5% have what is classifi ed as a clinical calm. fl iers run by the airline. phobia, one in which a person avoids fl ying or does so Rhodes had two months to prepare. She delved “People were sitting on the plane doing breathing with signifi cant distress. deeply into written exercises, videos and phone ses- exercises, doing exactly what we told them, and they As with other situational phobias, the fear is dispro- sions. The day of her fl ight, she felt anxiety. But she still had panic,” he said. It was awful to be so helpless, portionate to the danger posed. Commercial air travel was organized, equipped with magazines, memorized he thought. in the United States is extremely safe. A person who mental exercises and had an understanding of the By 1982, Bunn started his own course, and eventu- took a 500-mile fl ight every day for a year would have expected noises and sensations of fl ight. ally earned a master’s degree in social work at Ford- a fatality risk of 1 in 85,000, according to an analy- It worked. ham University. He did shifts at a Veterans Affairs “The panic never came,” she said, describing her hospital, and in 1996 retired from fl ying to work full sis by Ian Savage, associate chair of the Economics fl ight. Since then, she has fl own several more times, time as a licensed clinical social worker in Bridgeport, Department at Northwestern University. In contrast, including a trip to Seattle to surprise her best friend. Conn. highway travel accounts for 94.4% of national trans- Fear of fl ying, according to one overview, is far less His program for fearful fl iers, SOAR, continued to portation fatalities. studied than other conditions that can be detrimental grow until it became his sole focus. But for many, statistics are not enough to quell to relationships and careers such as social anxiety, “[People] were in control,” he said. “They didn’t phobias. obsessive compulsive and post-traumatic stress disor- have to show up in an airport and fl y in two days.” The Anxiety and Depression Association of Amer- ders. Little is known about what keeps people afraid At age 83, Bunn is busy. He responds to 30 to 40 ica suggests eight steps to help identify triggers and even after exposure to successful fl ights. And there emails a day from anxious fl iers and conducts up to defuse them. Martin Seif, a clinical psychologist who are few experts in the fi eld who are trained as both eight private phone sessions. His weekly email goes to wrote the steps, identifi es the variety of conditions pilots and clinical social workers. more than 17,000 subscribers. Last April, he released that may comprise the phobia — panic disorder, social Untreated, the phobia takes a toll. Rhodes did not a book, “Panic Free: The 10-Day Program to End anxiety disorder, obsessive compulsive disorder and go to her grandmother’s funeral or her best friend’s Panic, Anxiety, and Claustrophobia,” which uses the panic disorder, among them. wedding. system developed for fearful fl iers. PAGE 20 •STARS AND STRIPES• Saturday, October 19, 2019 OPINION Max D. Lederer Jr., Publisher Lt. Col. Sean Klimek, Europe commander Lt. Col. Richard McClintic, Pacific commander We need a tent revival – for the Constitution Caroline E. Miller, Europe Business Operations BY DANIEL MILLER after all — it is hard to see a positive path time, successfully defended Zenger by Special to The Washington Post forward for our country unless its political arguing that instead of making it a crime EDITORIAL extremes de-radicalize. This is where the to speak ill of the government, the truth s a nation, we find ourselves at tent revival comes in. It would help to fill should be a defense to libel in this land. Terry Leonard, Editor a time of historic polarization. our spiritual void that leaves us vulnerable Instead of praising Confederate generals [email protected] Many of us simply refuse to listen to radicalization. who committed treason to preserve slavery, Robert H. Reid, Senior Managing Editor Ato people in a different political What would such a revival look like? a civil rights leader like John Lewis would [email protected] camp. A significant portion of Americans Perhaps it would look like one of Gra- talk to us about how America must fully are more likely to believe in conspiracy ham’s revivals, or “crusades” as they were reckon with its original sins to live up to Tina Croley, Managing Editor for Content theories than reality, if the facts don’t called (an unfortunate name that he would its extraordinary promise — how we must [email protected] match their politics. change to “missions”). Graham would rent confront and prevail over the racism that is It’s time for a revival. Managing Editor for Presentation out a stadium or another large venue in a entrenched in too many of our people and Sean Moores, Remember Billy Graham’s revivals [email protected] given city for days and or weeks, and lis- institutions, to finally make this country a that spread the Christian gospel? Today, teners from all political stripes would flock fair and just place for people of color. Joe Gromelski, Managing Editor for Digital our mass awakening needs to be based on there to hear him preach the gospel. Instead Instead of spreading conspiracy theo- [email protected] our Constitution and Declaration of Inde- of learning about Scripture, participants at ries about the “deep state,” former govern- pendence. We need a collective, almost constitutional revivals would learn about ment officials and members of the armed BUREAU STAFF spiritual, recommitment to our founding the importance of our founding documents forces would tell the crowd about the im- documents. and our founding values to being a good portance of duty and service. Perhaps they Europe/Mideast Such a movement could help address our citizen. Instead of receiving a Bible, these would share the story of Nathan Hale, our Erik Slavin, Europe & Mideast Bureau Chief crisis in civics education. (A poll in 2017 constitutional revivalists would receive a nation’s first spy, whose last words before [email protected] revealed that only 26% of Americans can copy of the Constitution, the Declaration of being executed by the British were said to +49(0)631.3615.9350; DSN (314)583.9350 name the three branches of government.) Independence or a Federalist paper. be: “I only regret that I have but one life to But even more important than knowledge, Pacific Would this kind of thing really appeal to lose for my country.” this tent revival for the Constitution would Aaron Kidd, Pacific Bureau Chief people? I believe so. In some ways, what I’m And instead of calling to make Ameri- give us a shared sense of meaning, at a [email protected] calling for would resemble a Trump rally. ca great again, we would learn about the +81.42.552.2511 ext. 88380; DSN (315)227.7380 time when Americans are increasingly There would be lines around the block to unique greatness that it already possess- vulnerable to divisive, radical solutions for get into a large arena, inspirational speak- es. We would hear how at the time of our Washington their spiritual dilemma. ers who can whip up the crowd, and TV Revolution, no nation of consequence had Joseph Cacchioli, Washington Bureau Chief Many of the causes of the political crisis audiences in the millions. The content, of [email protected] been governed according to democratic (+1)(202)886-0033 in our country today stem from the failure course, would be completely different. of civil society to make people feel like Instead of statements mocking the rule principles since the Roman Republic . We Brian Bowers, Assistant Managing Editor, News would learn how our founders emphati- [email protected] they matter. On the right, President Don- of law, a speaker would tell the crowd ald Trump has exploited the deep sense of about how Judge John Sirica, a man with cally declared to the world that the people CIRCULATION cultural alienation and economic insecuri- no army or navy, once stood up to the most could and must rule themselves. We would ty held by many Americans, some of whom powerful man in the world. 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But at a time Karen Lewis, Community Engagement Manager munities, many have turned for purpose to Instead of calling the press the enemy of when Americans are looking to believe in [email protected] something, is it so radical that we recom- [email protected] extreme forms of political correctness. the people, a journalist would tell a story mit ourselves to believing in America? +49(0)631.3615.9090; DSN (314)583.9090 Without drawing any equivalence — the about the libel trial of publisher John Peter responsibility for Trump’s election rests Zenger: how in 1735, Andrew Hamilton, Daniel Miller is a lawyer, activist and writer in Pacific on the shoulders of Republican voters, one of the great lawyers in America at the Philadelphia. Mari Mori, [email protected] +81-3 6385.3171; DSN (315)229.3171 CONTACT US Washington Zuckerberg doesn’t know his civil rights history tel: (+1)202.886.0003 633 3rd St. NW, Suite 116, Washington, DC 20001-3050 BY SHERRILYN IFILL has refused to fully recognize the threat of free expression — a tension Zuckerberg Special to The Washington Post voter suppression and intimidation here at encouraged us to embrace. What Zuck- Reader letters home, especially from users that the com- erberg failed to note is that King was the [email protected] n a speech Thursday at Georgetown pany refers to as “authentic voices” — poli- subject of violent assaults (and finally as- Additional contacts University, Facebook’s Mark ticians and candidates for public office. sassination) that were the result of the stripes.com/contactus Zuckerberg invoked Frederick Facebook insists it does not allow voter same kind of hate-fueled disinformation IDouglass, Martin Luther King Jr., suppression on its platform. But that campaigns that infect the Internet and are OMBUDSMAN Black Lives Matter and the struggles of the statement is more aspiration than fact. now aimed at a different generation of civil civil rights movement to defend his com- After nearly two years of conversations rights leaders. At the height of the Cold Ernie Gates pany’s policy exempting politicians from between the company and our groups, I War, segregationists and racists — often the platform’s policies against false speech am convinced that Facebook simply is ill- led by politicians — falsely and repeatedly The Stars and Stripes ombudsman protects the free flow and misinformation. equipped to define what constitutes voter claimed that King was a communist. Many of news and information, reporting any attempts by the This is a profound misreading of the military or other authorities to undermine the newspaper’s suppression — especially at the local level. of those who harassed King and civil rights independence. The ombudsman also responds to concerns civil rights movement in America. And a To help Facebook understand, we have protesters believed themselves to be acting and questions from readers, and monitors coverage for fair- dangerous misunderstanding of the politi- provided the company with examples of in defense of America, precisely because of ness, accuracy, timeliness and balance. The ombudsman cal and digital landscape we now inhabit. welcomes comments from readers, and can be contacted voter suppression practices we have seen the concerted disinformation campaigns Special counsel Robert Mueller’s indict- by email at [email protected], or by phone at at the local level that would survive their advanced by elected officials, FBI Direc- 202.886.0003. ment of Russian operatives last year con- policies. Here’s one. Imagine a candidate is tor J. Edgar Hoover and others. As a result, firmed other official reports that Facebook a climate of violence and danger followed had been a particularly useful tool in a mis- running for sheriff in a border-state coun- civil rights activists and King every day. Stars and Stripes (USPS 0417900) is published week- information campaign that targeted Afri- ty. On the Sunday night before Election The civil rights movement was not fought days (except Dec. 25 and Jan. 1) for 50 cents Monday can Americans more than any other voters. Day, the candidate posts the following on through Thursday and for $1 on Friday by Pacific Stars and to vindicate free speech rights under the In recent months, civil rights groups such Facebook: “If you’re an illegal, you will not Stripes, Unit 45002, APO AP 96301-5002. Periodicals First Amendment. It was a fight to fulfill postage paid at San Francisco, CA, Postmaster: Send as mine worked to convince Facebook that vote in our election Tuesday. Only citizens, address changes to Pacific Stars and Stripes, Unit 45002, the problem extended beyond foreign inter- legally registered to vote in our county are the promise of full citizenship and human APO AP 96301-5002. ference to the use of Facebook by domestic able to vote. We’ll have an armed citizen dignity guaranteed to black people by the This newspaper is authorized by the Department of 14th Amendment. To use the struggle of Defense for members of the military services overseas. political forces engaged in their own dan- patrol watch on duty. Our citizens patrol However, the contents of Stars and Stripes are unofficial, gerous campaigns of racial division and will be out in force outside the polls, exer- those heroes as a rationale for protecting and are not to be considered as the official views of, or voter suppression. We argued that Face- cising our Second Amendment rights and Facebook users who seek to incite the same endorsed by, the U.S. government. As a DOD newspaper, kind of division and violence those heroes Stars and Stripes may be distributed through official chan- book failed to understand how its platform protecting the integrity of our elections. If nels and use appropriated funds for distribution to remote has been manipulated and weaponized you’re illegal, you and anyone who tries to faced turns that history on its head. locations where overseas DOD personnel are located. help you is going to jail.” Facebook must do more than stand in The appearance of advertising in this publication does in ways that endanger racial and ethnic not constitute endorsement by the Department of Defense groups. We also challenged — including If this were a flier posted in a Latino the reflected glory of those who sacrificed or Stars and Stripes of the products or services advertised. in court — practices by the tech giant that community, we would recognize it as an at- much to create our modern democracy. It Products or services advertised shall be made available for tempt at voter suppression. But posted on must stand in the harsh light of truth and purchase, use or patronage without regard to race, color, permitted the explicit use of racism by ad religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, physical purchasers — and demanded that the firm Facebook by a candidate, such a post would confront the responsibility of stewarding a handicap, political affiliation or any other nonmerit factor undertake a civil rights audit. be part of the “newsworthy” content that platform that influences hundreds of mil- of the purchaser, user or patron. Although Facebook has undertaken Zuckerberg believes will spark debate. lions of people and the potential uses of that © Stars and Stripes 2019 commendable measures to address the In his speech, Zuckerberg invoked platform that threaten our democracy. ways that foreign and fake accounts en- King’s Letter from Birmingham Jail as Sherrilyn Ifill is president and director-counsel of stripes.com gage in election interference, the company an example of the tension that comes with the NAACP Legal Defense Fund. Saturday, October 19, 2019 •STARS AND STRIPES• PAGE 21 PAGE 22 • S TARS AND STRIPES• Saturday, October 19, 2019 Saturday, October 19, 2019 •STARS AND STRIPES• PAGE 23 PAGE 24 • S TARS AND STRIPES• Saturday, October 19, 2019 SCOREBOARD

College football Pro football Sports Thursday’s scores (3-4) NFL OAKLAND RAIDERS at GREEN BAY on AFN Austin Peay (4-2) at Tenn. St. (1-6) PACKERS — RAIDERS: DNP: T Trent Thursday NC A&T (4-1) at Florida A&M (5-1) American Conference Brown (calf), GT Denzelle Good (not in- SOUTH Kentucky (3-3) at Georgia (5-1) East jury related), DE Arden Key (knee), WR Chattanooga 16, ETSU 13 Maine (2-4) at Liberty (4-2) W L T Pct PF PA Tyrell Williams (foot). LIMITED: WR/RS SOUTHWEST Yale (3-1) at Richmond (3-3) New England 6 0 0 1.000 190 48 Dwayne Harris (ankle), G Gabe Jackson Go to the American Forces Louisiana-Lafayette 37, Arkansas St. 20 UTEP (1-4) at FIU (3-3) Buffalo 4 1 0 .800 90 70 (knee), S Lamarcus Joyner (groin). FULL: FAR WEST Army (3-3) at Georgia St. (4-2) N.Y. Jets 1 4 0 .200 63 123 DE Clelin Ferrell (concussion), RB Josh Network website for the most UCLA 34, Stanford 16 Saturday Tulane (5-1) at Memphis (5-1) Miami 0 5 0 .000 42 180 Jacobs (elbow), LB Nicholas Morrow up-to-date TV schedules. Charleston Southern (1-5) at N. Alabama South (ankle), TE Darren Walter (foot). PACK- Schedule (2-4) Houston 4 2 0 .667 162 134 ERS: DNP: WR Davante Adams (toe), WR Saturday Cent. Arkansas (4-2) at Northwestern St. myafn.net EAST Indianapolis 3 2 0 .600 113 115 Geronimo Allison (concussion/chest), TE (0-6) Jacksonville 2 4 0 .333 117 131 Jimmy Graham (ankle), S Darnell Savage NC State (4-2) at Boston College (3-3) East Carolina (3-3) at UCF (4-2) Lafayette (0-6) at Georgetown (4-2) Tennessee 2 4 0 .333 98 92 (ankle), WR Marquez Valdes-Scantling Texas A&M (3-3) at Mississippi (3-4) North (ankle/knee). LIMITED: CB Tony Brown Pro soccer Dartmouth (4-0) at Marist (1-4) Florida St. (3-3) at Wake Forest (5-1) Duquesne (3-2) at Sacred Heart (3-3) Baltimore 4 2 0 .667 184 140 (hamstring), QB Aaron Rodgers (knee), Tennessee (2-4) at Alabama (6-0) Cleveland 2 4 0 .333 120 154 TE Robert Tonyan (hip). FULL: T Bryan Houston (2-4) at UConn (1-5) MIDWEST Robert Morris (2-4) at Wagner (1-5) Pittsburgh 2 4 0 .333 123 131 Bulaga (NIR vetran rest), LB Oren Burks Wisconsin (6-0) at Illinois (2-4) Cincinnati 0 6 0 .000 97 159 (chest), DL Kenny Clark (calf), RB Aaron MLS playoffs Princeton (4-0) at Brown (1-3) Purdue (2-4) at Iowa (4-2) Bryant (2-5) at CCSU (5-1) West Jones (shoulder), CB Kevin King (Knee/ First Round Kent St. (3-3) at Ohio (2-4) Kansas City 5 2 0 .714 202 150 groin), S Will Redmond (shoulder/an- New Hampshire (4-2) at Delaware (3-3) S. Dakota St. (4-1) at Indiana St. (3-3) Saturday Lehigh (2-3) at Fordham (3-4) Oakland 3 2 0 .600 103 123 kle), LB ZaDarius Smith (knee). Eastern Conference Harvard (3-1) at Holy Cross (3-3) Toledo (4-2) at Ball St. (3-3) L.A. Chargers 2 4 0 .333 120 118 LOS ANGELES RAMS at ATLANTA FAL- New England at Atlanta St. Francis (Pa.) (3-3) at LIU (0-5) Cent. Mich. (4-3) at Bowling Green (2- Denver 2 5 0 .286 112 136 CONS — RAMS: Practice not complete. D.C. at Toronto Gardner-Webb (3-3) at Monmouth (NJ) 4) National Conference FALCONS: DNP: CB Desmond Trufant Western Conference (4-2) Illinois St. (4-2) at W. Illinois (0-6) East (toe). LIMITED: S Ricardo Allen (knee), G Dallas at Seattle Penn (2-2) at Columbia (1-3) TCU (3-2) at Kansas St. (3-2) W L T Pct PF PA James Carpenter (knee), DE Adrian Clay- Portland at Salt Lake Colgate (0-7) at Cornell (1-3) N. Illinois (2-4) at Miami (Ohio) (2-4) Dallas 3 3 0 .500 153 114 born (knee), WR Julio Jones (hip), RB Sunday Merrimack (2-4) at Delaware St. (1-5) Youngstown St. (4-2) at S. Illinois (2-4) Philadelphia 3 3 0 .500 161 149 Keith Smith (knee), CB Blidi Wreh-Wilson Eastern Conference Rhode Island (1-5) at Albany (NY) (4-3) Buffalo (2-4) at Akron (0-6) N.Y. Giants 2 4 0 .333 111 160 (groin). FULL: G Jamon Brown (knee), DE New York Red Bulls at Philadelphia Indiana (4-2) at Maryland (3-3) Tulsa (2-4) at Cincinnati (5-1) Washington 1 5 0 .167 90 167 Takkarist McKinley (groin). Western Conference South Florida (3-3) at Navy (4-1) Missouri St. (1-4) at N. Dakota St. (6-0) South MINNESOTA VIKINGS at DETROIT LI- LA Galaxy at Minnesota Minnesota (6-0) at Rutgers (1-5) South Dakota (3-3) at N. Iowa (3-3) New Orleans 5 1 0 .833 128 122 ONS — VIKINGS: DNP: LB Ben Gedeon Conference Semifinals Bucknell (1-5) at Towson (3-3) W. Michigan (4-3) at E. Michigan (3-3) Carolina 4 2 0 .667 166 133 (concussion), OT Riley Reiff (ankle). LIM- Eastern Conference Michigan (5-1) at Penn St. (6-0) SOUTHWEST Tampa Bay 2 4 0 .333 173 185 ITED: LB Kentrell Brothers (hamstring), G Auburn (5-1) at Arkansas (2-4) Wednesday, Oct. 23 SOUTH Atlanta 1 5 0 .167 135 186 Josh Kline (foot). FULL: S Anthony Harris West Virginia (3-3) at Oklahoma (6-0) Toronto-D.C. winner at New York City FC Clemson (6-0) at Louisville (4-2) North (quadricep), LB Eric Kendricks (hip), CB Iowa St. (4-2) at Texas Tech (3-3) Xavier Rhodes (hip), DT Shamar Stephen Thursday, Oct. 24 Georgia Tech (1-5) at Miami (3-3) Green Bay 5 1 0 .833 142 115 Florida (6-1) at South Carolina (3-3) Va. Lynchburg (0-5) at Prairie View (2-4) Minnesota 4 2 0 .667 150 93 (knee). LIONS: Practice not complete. Philadelphia-New York Red Bulls win- Nicholls (4-2) at Sam Houston St. (4-3) JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS at CINCIN- ner vs. Atlanta-New England winner at The Citadel (3-4) at Furman (4-2) Chicago 3 2 0 .600 87 69 Davidson (4-2) at Jacksonville (2-4) Southern U. (3-3) vs. Texas Southern Detroit 2 2 1 .500 119 118 NATI BENGALS — JAGUARS: DNP: DE higher-seeded team Dayton (4-1) at Stetson (4-1) (0-5) at Dallas Calais Campbell (not injury related), S Western Conference West Morgan St. (1-5) at SC State (3-2) Temple (5-1) at SMU (6-0) San Francisco 5 0 0 1.000 147 64 Cody Davis (hamstring), WR Marqise Wednesday, Oct. 23 W. Carolina (1-5) at Wofford (3-2) Stephen F. Austin (1-5) at Abilene Seattle 5 1 0 .833 165 146 Lee (ankle), C Brandon Linder (not in- Salt Lake-Portland winner vs. Seattle- Butler (1-5) at Morehead St. (3-3) Christian (3-4) L.A. Rams 3 3 0 .500 153 154 jury related), TE Geoff Swaim (concus- Dallas winner at higher-seeded team Kennesaw St. (5-1) at Presbyterian (0-6) Middle Tenn. (2-4) at N. Texas (2-4) Arizona 2 3 1 .417 134 171 sion/ankle). LIMITED: TE Josh Oliver Thursday, Oct. 24 Coastal Carolina (3-3) at Ga. Southern (2- Baylor (6-0) at Oklahoma St. (4-2) Thursday’s game (hamstring). BENGALS: DNP: DE Carlos Minnesota-LA Galaxy winner at Los 3) Lamar (4-3) at Incarnate Word (4-2) Kansas City 30, Denver 6 Dunlap (knee), TE Tyler Eifert (not injury Angeles FC Jackson St. (1-5) at MVSU (1-5) Rice (0-6) at UTSA (2-4) Sunday’s games related), WR A.J. Green (ankle), CB Wil- Conference Championships VMI (4-3) at Mercer (2-4) Kansas (2-4) at Texas (4-2) Miami at Buffalo liam Jackson (shoulder), CB Dre Kirkpat- Tuesday, Oct. 29 E. Kentucky (3-3) at Murray St. (4-3) FAR WEST Houston at Indianapolis rick (knee), DE Carl Lawson (hamstring), Western Conference at higher-seeded E. Illinois (0-7) at UT Martin (4-2) Oregon St. (2-4) at California (4-2) Arizona at N.Y. Giants G John Miller (groin), OT Andre Smith Portland St. (4-3) at N. Colorado (1-6) team Louisiana-Monroe (3-3) at Appalachian Oakland at Green Bay (ankle). LIMITED: DT Geno Atkins (not in- New Mexico (2-4) at Wyoming (4-2) jury related), DT Ryan Glasgow (thigh), S Wednesday, Oct. 30 St. (5-0) L.A. Rams at Atlanta So. Miss. (4-2) at Louisiana Tech (5-1) Oregon (5-1) at Washington (5-2) Shawn Williams (thigh). FULL: OT Cordy Eastern Conference at higher-seeded Minnesota at Detroit LSU (6-0) at Mississippi St. (3-3) N. Arizona (3-3) at Weber St. (4-2) Jacksonville at Cincinnati Glenn (concussion). team MLS Cup Duke (4-2) at Virginia (4-2) Valparaiso (0-6) at San Diego (3-2) SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS at WASHING- MLS Cup San Francisco at Washington N. Carolina (3-3) at Virginia Tech (4-2) Idaho St. (3-3) at Idaho (2-5) L.A. Chargers at Tennessee TON REDSKINS — 49ERS: Practice not Sunday, Nov. 10 James Madison (6-1) at William & Arizona St. (5-1) at Utah (5-1) Baltimore at Seattle complete. REDSKINS: DNP: S Deshazor Eastern Conference champion vs. Mary (2-4) San Diego St. (5-1) at San Jose St. (3- New Orleans at Chicago Everett (ankle), LB Josh Harvey-Clem- Western Conference champion at high- Norfolk St. (2-5) at Bethune-Cookman (5- 3) Philadelphia at Dallas ons (hamstring), QB Case Keenum (right er-seeded team 1) Colorado (3-3) at Washington St. (3-3) Open: Tampa Bay, Cleveland, Carolina, shoulder/foot), G Wes Martin (chest), Hampton (3-3) at Campbell (4-1) North Dakota (3-3) at Cal Poly (2-4) Pittsburgh CB Josh Norman (thigh/hand), RB Adrian NWSL playoffs SE Missouri (3-3) at Jacksonville St. UC Davis (3-4) at S. Utah (1-6) Monday’s games Peterson (quadricep), RB Chris Thomp- (5-2) Montana (5-1) at Sacramento St. (4-2) New England at N.Y. Jets son (toe). LIMITED: TE Vernon Davis Semifinals Old Dominion (1-5) at UAB (5-1) Arizona (4-2) at Southern Cal (3-3) Thursday, Oct. 24 (concussion), OT Donald Penn (not in- Sunday Missouri (5-1) at Vanderbilt (1-5) Boise St. (6-0) at BYU (2-4) Washington at Minnesota jury related). Reign FC at North Carolina Charlotte (2-4) at W. Kentucky (4-2) Nevada (4-2) at Utah St. (3-2) Sunday, Oct. 27 LOS ANGELES CHARGERS at TENNES- Portland at Chicago Houston Baptist (4-3) at McNeese St. Air Force (4-2) at Hawaii (4-2) Arizona at New Orleans SEE TITANS — CHARGERS: Practice not Tampa Bay at Tennessee complete. TITANS: DNP: LB Jayon Brown Championship (groin), OT Jack Conklin (ankle), LB Sunday, Oct. 27 N.Y. Giants at Detroit Sharif Finch (shoulder), CB Chris Milton At Cary, N.C. Deals Golf Cincinnati vs L.A. Rams at London, UK (calf), LB Cameron Wake (hamstring). Semifinal winners Denver at Indianapolis LIMITED: DT Jurrell Casey (shoulder), S Philadelphia at Buffalo Kenny Vaccaro (quadricep), TE Delanie Thursday’s Transactions LPGA Shanghai N.Y. Jets at Jacksonville Walker (ankle). Tennis Seattle at Atlanta BALTIMORE RAVENS at SEATTLE SE- BASEBALL Thursday L.A. Chargers at Chicago AHAWKS — RAVENS: Practice not com- American League Qizhong Garden Golf Club, Shanghai Carolina at San Francisco plete. SEAHAWKS: Practice Report Prac- OAKLAND ATHLETICS — Promoted Ed Yardage: 6,672; Par: 72 (36-36) Oakland at Houston tice not complete. Kremlin Cup Sprague to director of player develop- First Round Cleveland at New England NEW ORLEANS SAINTS at CHICAGO Friday ment and Keith Lieppman to special ad- a-denotes amateur Green Bay at Kansas City BEARS — SAINTS: DNP: QB Drew Brees visor to player development. Nasa Hataoka 34-33—67 -5 Open: Dallas, Baltimore (right thumb), TE Jared Cook (ankle), At Moscow Amy Yang 33-34—67 -5 Purse: $840,130 National League Monday, Oct. 28 RB Alvin Kamara (ankle/knee), WR CHICAGO CUBS — Named Matt Dorey Angel Yin 34-34—68 -4 Miami at Pittsburgh Tre’Quan Smith (ankle). LIMITED: DE Surface: Hardcourt indoor Jessica Korda 34-34—68 -4 Men’s Singles senior vice president, player develop- Trey Hendrickson (neck). BEARS: Prac- ment; Bobby Basham director of player Danielle Kang 35-34—69 -3 Injury report tice not complete. Quarterfinal Brooke M. Henderson 35-34—69 -3 Adrian Mannarino (7), France, def. Du- development; Craig Breslow director of NEW YORK — The National Football PHILADELPHIA EAGLES at DALLAS pitching/special assistant to the presi- Bronte Law 37-32—69 -3 COWBOYS — EAGLES: DNP: LB Nigel Brad- san Lajovic (4), Serbia, 7-6 (3), 6-1. Jodi Ewart Shadoff 37-32—69 -3 League injury report, as provided by the Women’s Singles dent and general manager; Justin Stone ham (ankle), DT Fletcher Cox (illness), Lydia Ko 35-34—69 -3 league (OUT - definitely will not play; WR DeSean Jackson (abdomen), DT Quarterfinal director of hitting; and Jeremy Farrell DNP - did not practice; LIMITED - limited Kristina Mladenovic, France, def. Kiki assistant director of baseball develop- Jennifer Kupcho 36-33—69 -3 Timmy Jernigan (foot), CB Avonte Mad- Mel Reid 34-35—69 -3 participation in practice; FULL - full par- dox (concussion/neck), OT Jason Peters Bertens (2), Netherlands, 6-4, 2-6, 6-1. ment. ticipation in practice): Men’s Doubles BASKETBALL Shanshan Feng 36-34—70 -2 (knee), RB Darren Sproles (quadricep). Gerina Piller 37-33—70 -2 Sunday LIMITED: CB Ronald Darby (hamstring). Semifinal National Basketball Association MIAMI DOLPHINS at BUFFALO BILLS — Simone Bolelli, Italy, and Andres Mol- Brittany Altomare 32-38—70 -2 COWBOYS: DNP: CB Anthony Brown NBA — Named Gary Zielinski director Na Yeon Choi 36-34—70 -2 DOLPHINS: DNP: S Reshad Jones (chest), (hamstring), WR Randall Cobb (back), teni, Argentina, def. Philipp Oswald, Aus- of amateur officiating development. tria, and Marcus Daniell (3), New Zea- Pajaree Anannarukarn 35-35—70 -2 C Daniel Kilgore (knee), DE Avery Moss OT La’el Collins (knee), WR Amari Coo- CHICAGO BULLS — Signed F Luol Deng Nelly Korda 36-35—71 -1 (ankle). LIMITED: T Jesse Davis (elbow), per (ankle/quadricep), C Travis Freder- land, 6-4, 6-4. who announced his retirement. Women’s Doubles Nanna Koerstz Madsen 33-38—71 -1 WR Jakeem Grant (hamstring), LB Trent ick (not injury related), CB Byron Jones DETROIT PISTONS — Exercised their Marina Alex 37-34—71 -1 Harris (foot), CB Xavien Howard (knee), (hamstring), OT Tyron Smith (ankle). Semifinal team option on F Luke Kennard for the Shuko Aoyama and Ena Shibahara, Georgia Hall 36-35—71 -1 CB Chris Lammons (ankle/toe), S Bobby LIMITED: DE Dorance Armstrong (neck), Japan, def. Gabriela Dabrowski, Canada, 2020-21 season. Signed G Craig Sword. Katherine Kirk 36-35—71 -1 McCain (hamstring/shoulder), RB Mark WR Michael Gallup (knee), P Chris Jones and Katerina Siniakova (2), Czech Repub- Waived F Todd Withers. Su Oh 37-34—71 -1 Walton (thumb), WR Albert Wilson (calf/ (back), G Zack Martin (back/ankle). lic, 7-5, 6-1. LOS ANGELES LAKERS — Exercised Annie Park 35-36—71 -1 hip). FULL: DE Charles Harris (wrist), FULL: LB Sean Lee (knee), RB Tony Pol- their contract option on F Kyle Kuzma for Jin Young Ko 36-36—72 E QB Josh Rosen (groin). BILLS: DNP: LB lard (knee). Luxembourg Open the 2020-21 season. Jeongeun Lee6 36-36—72 E Lorenzo Alexander (not injury related- Friday TORONTO RAPTORS — Signed G Matt Carlota Ciganda 35-37—72 E resting veteran), OT Ty Nsekhe (not in- Calendar Purse: $250,000 Morgan. Waived F Sagaba Konate. Ruixin Liu 36-36—72 E jury related-resting veteran). LIMITED: Oct. 29 — All trading ends for 2019 at Surface: Hardcourt indoor WASHINGTON WIZARDS — Agreed to Mi Hyang Lee 36-36—72 E WR John Brown (groin), LB Matt Milano 4 p.m. (ET) Women’s Singles terms with G Bradley Beal on a two-year Alena Sharp 36-36—72 E (hamstring), LB Corey Thompson (an- Dec. 12 — League meeting, Las Coli- Quarterfinal extension. Azahara Munoz 36-36—72 E kle). FULL: QB Josh Allen (right hand), nas, Texas. Elena Rybakina (3), Kazakhstan, def. NBA G League Ashleigh Buhai 35-37—72 E OT Cody Ford (concussion), WR Robert Jan. 4-5, 2020 — Wild-card playoffs. Laura Siegemund, Germany, 6-0, 6-4. CAPITAL CITY GO GO — Acquired a Sarah Schmelzel 34-38—72 E Foster (groin), CB Taron Johnson (ham- Jan. 11-12 — Divisional playoffs. Women’s Doubles 2019 first-round draft pick and the re- Caroline Masson 34-38—72 E string), TE Tyler Kroft (ankle), C Mitch Jan. 19 — AFC and NFC championship Semifinal turning rights to F CJ Fair from Windy Eun-Hee Ji 35-37—72 E Morse (ankle), DE Trent Murphy (concus- games. Alexa Guarachi Mathison, Chile, and City for the returning rights to F Darel Nicole Broch Larsen 34-38—72 E sion), RB Devin Singletary (hamstring). Jan. 26 — NFL Pro Bowl. Kaitlyn Christian (2), United States, def. Poirier. Jaye Marie Green 35-37—72 E HOUSTON TEXANS at INDIANAPOLIS Feb. 2 — Super Bowl, Hard Rock Sta- Hayley Carter, United States, and Luisa FOOTBALL a-Xiaowen Yin 37-36—73 +1 COLTS — TEXANS: DNP: T Tytus Howard dium, Miami Gardens, Fla. Stefani, Brazil, 6-4, 3-6, 11-9. National Football League Ariya Jutanugarn 36-37—73 +1 (knee), C Greg Mancz (concussion). LIM- Sei Young Kim 38-35—73 +1 CFL Stockholm Open BUFFALO BILLS — Signed WR Ray-Ray ITED: LB Zach Cunningham (knee), WR McCloud to the practice squad. Released Hyo Joo Kim 33-40—73 +1 East Division Kristen Gillman 37-36—73 +1 Will Fuller (calf/oblique), WR DeAndre Friday WR Jordan Veasy. Hopkins (ribs), CB Johnathan Joseph W L T Pct PF PA At Stockholm DETROIT LIONS — Awarded RB Tra Gaby Lopez 36-37—73 +1 x-Hamilton 12 3 0 .800 459 288 Purse: $635,750 Moriya Jutanugarn 36-37—73 +1 (hamstring), CB Bradley Roby (ham- Carson off waivers from Green Bay. Re- string). FULL: S Tashaun Gipson (hip/ y-Montreal 8 7 0 .533 384 391 Surface: Hardcourt indoor Amy Olson 38-35—73 +1 Toronto 3 12 0 .200 292 505 Men’s Doubles leased RB Paul Perkins. In-Kyung Kim 37-37—74 +2 wrist), RB Carlos Hyde (calf), RB Taiwan HOCKEY Jones (hip), WR Kenny Stills (hamstring). Ottawa 3 12 0 .200 259 450 Quarterfinal Jing Yan 37-37—74 +2 West Division Bruno Soares, Brazil, and Mate Pavic National Hockey League Muni He 37-37—74 +2 COLTS: DNP: WR Parris Campbell (abdo- NHL — Suspended Vegas F Valentin men), CB Pierre Desir (hamstring), S Ma- W L T Pct PF PA (3), Croatia, def. Robert Lindstedt, Swe- Minjee Lee 38-36—74 +2 y-Calgary 10 5 0 .667 396 329 den, and Radu Albot, Moldova, 6-3, 6-3. Zykov 20 games for violating the terms Megan Khang 36-38—74 +2 lik Hooker (knee), DT Tyquan Lewis (an- of the NHL/NHLPA Performance Enhanc- y-Saskatchewan10 5 0 .667 410 330 Simin Feng 35-39—74 +2 kle), CB Kenny Moore (knee). LIMITED: y-Winnipeg 10 6 0 .625 446 344 European Open ing Substances Program. Chella Choi 39-35—74 +2 LB Zaire Franklin (hamstring), S Clayton y-Edmonton 8 8 0 .467 369 350 Friday DETROIT RED WINGS — Assigned C Jasmine Suwannapura 36-38—74 +2 Geathers (not injury related). BC 5 11 0 .313 376 404 At Antwerp, Belgium Chase Pearson to Grand Rapids (AHL). Taoli Yang 37-38—75 +3 ARIZONA at N.Y. GIANTS — CARDI- x-clinched division Purse: $635,750 American Hockey League Yuli Shi 37-38—75 +3 NALS: Practice not complete. GIANTS: x-clinched playoff spot Surface: Hardcourt indoor PROVIDENCE BRUINS — Recalled G Yifan Ji 38-37—75 +3 DNP: CB Corey Ballentine (concussion). Friday’s games Men’s Doubles Kyle Keyser from Atlanta (ECHL). Wei-Ling Hsu 36-39—75 +3 LIMITED: RB Wayne Gallman (concus- Toronto at Montreal Quarterfinal TENNIS Xiang Sui 38-37—75 +3 sion), DL Olsen Pierre (concussion), WR Saskatchewan at BC Kevin Krawietz and Andreas Mies (1), United States Tennis Association Cheyenne Knight 38-37—75 +3 Sterling Shepard (concussion). FULL: RB Saturday’s games Germany, def. David Pel and Sander Ar- USTA — Named Michael Dowse chief Sakura Yokomine 37-38—75 +3 Saquon Barkley (ankle), TE Evan Engram Ottawa at Hamilton ends, Netherlands, 6-4, 6-3. executive officer and executive director. a-Ruoning Yin 37-38—75 +3 (knee). Winnipeg at Calgary Saturday, October 19, 2019 •STARS AND STRIPES• PAGE 25 SPORTS BRIEFS/COLLEGE BASKETALL Briefl y Two-time All-Star Deng signs with Bulls, retires

CHICAGO — Two-time All- with the money for a funeral. It’s Star forward Luol Deng has about the family. It’s about every- signed with the Chicago Bulls thing they’re going through. Our and retired as a member of the prayers are obviously with them team that drafted him. and it was a gesture that my wife The No. 7 overall pick in 2004, and I wanted to do for them.” the 34-year-old Deng averaged  The Los Angeles Lakers 14.8 points and 6.1 rebounds over have exercised their contract op- 15 seasons with Chicago, Cleve- tion on forward Kyle Kuzma for land, Miami, the Los Angeles the 2020-21 season. Lakers and Minnesota. The Lakers made the move He was part of seven playoff Thursday on Kuzma, who is teams — six with Chicago, one currently out with a foot injury with Miami — and averaged 15.9 suffered while playing for USA points and 6.7 rebounds in 62 Basketball during the summer. postseason games. From South Sudan, he played one season at Lawyer details limits on CARLOS OSORIO/AP Duke before entering the NBA draft. Olympic sponsorships Michigan head basketball coach Juwan Howard, at his team’s media day Thursday, said he’s adjusting to recruiting and wants to earn his players’ trust. Deng was an All-Star on the DOHA, Qatar — A lawyer with Bulls’ 2011-12 and 2012-13 teams, the Association of National Olym- leading the league in minutes per pic Committees has detailed the game both seasons. He was trad- limits on athletes promoting their ed to Cleveland in January 2014. sponsors within new guidelines The Bulls said Thursday they for the 2020 Tokyo Games. will honor Deng at a game this Michigan’s Howard focuses ANOC legal commission chair- season. man Michael Chambers has told In other NBA news: the group’s 206 members that only  Zion Williamson won’t play generic advertising is allowed. in New York in the New Orleans He says advertising by an Pelicans’ final preseason game on recruiting, building trust athlete’s personal sponsor “can’t because of a sore right knee. use Olympic symbols, the rings, The Pelicans said Thursday your emblem, references to the BY NOAH TRISTER that the No. 1 pick didn’t travel overall among 2020 recruits at likely play a significant role in his Olympics.” Associated Press 247sports.com. success or failure. Under Beilein, with the team to New York, re- The U.S. Olympic Committee’s maining in New Orleans to under- Howard has big shoes to fill Michigan wasn’t necessarily agreement this month includes ANN ARBOR, Mich. — When after Beilein led Michigan to two beating out Kentucky and Duke go further testing and evaluation asked if anything about his new now letting athletes thank their Final Fours and returned the for the top-ranked high school at Ochsner Sports Medicine. sponsors. job has surprised him, Michigan  Michael Jordan unveiled school to relevance both in the prospects, but the coaching staff coach Juwan Howard mentioned Big Ten and nationally. the first of two medical clinics recruiting. excelled at identifying talent and hin Charlotte he and his fam- Napoli fan arrested in “I don’t expect my players to developing players. “I knew you have to recruit, but trust me. I want to earn their ily funded to provide care to un- killing of soccer fan all the work that comes behind It remains to be seen how How- trust,” Howard said. “I want derprivileged members of the the recruiting. Like I haven’t talk- ard and his staff will do in those MILAN — A Napoli “ultra” fan them to know that I’m in their community. ed on the phone in years. What we regards, but landing Todd was a was arrested Friday and accused corner 110%, and that has to be The six-time NBA champion all do now is just text, right? Or sign that the program’s brand is of killing the Inter Milan support- proven by my actions, not just my and Hornets owner was on hand email,” Howard said. “I’ve been strong — and that the new coach er who died following clashes out- words.” Thursday for the grand opening on the phone sometimes with is plenty capable of selling it. side the San Siro ahead of a Serie The Wolverines have to replace of the $7 million Novant Health recruits for like 30 minutes. ... Although there are rules gov- Michael Jordan Family Medical A match last December. some key players from last sea- You’ve got to do a really good job erning what coaches can and can’t Clinic. Tears streamed down Jor- Fabio Manduca, a 39-year-old son’s Sweet 16 team. Iggy Braz- Napoli fan, is accused of driving with your text game, too. A lot of say about their recruiting efforts dan’s cheeks as he said, “This is a kids like to text.” deikis, Jordan Poole and Charles very emotional thing for me to be the SUV that fatally struck Dan- Matthews all left early for the with specific players, Howard iele Belardinelli, a 35-year-old Michigan held its men’s basket- was asked at media day to explain able to give back to a community ball media day Thursday, another NBA draft. that has supported me over the Inter supporter who died in the Returning are point guard how he pitches Michigan to young Dec. 26 clashes. first for Howard as he prepares years.” and defensive standout Zavier prospects. Manduca, who has a long crim- for his initial season at the helm. The clinic, located in a lower- Simpson, 7-foot-1 Jon Teske and “Michigan — this block ‘M’ inal record, has been charged The former Fab Five star re- income section of the city, will forward Isaiah Livers. Howard right here — it’s a beautiful uni- with voluntary manslaughter. turned to his school after coach provide vital access to primary says the team is healthy at the versity, one of the best institu- Prosecutors believe that Man- John Beilein left for the NBA this and preventive care to individu- moment. tions in the world,” Howard said. duca, who refused to answer offseason. als in the community, includ- Hours after his media day Howard also welcomes fresh- “I went to watch Franz play ... in ing those who are uninsured or questions by authorities in the 10- Greece, and it wasn’t, like, Ath- month investigation, has ties to news conference, Howard had a man Franz Wagner of Berlin, the underinsured. ens, Greece. We were like, in the the Naples-area Camorra crime recruiting victory when Isaiah brother of former Michigan star  Sacramento Kings forward mountains. ... There was a Michi- syndicate. Todd of Word of God Christian Moe Wagner. Harrison Barnes is covering Academy in North Carolina chose As Howard noted, recruiting is gan block ‘M’ shirt — that right a majority of the funeral costs Michigan. Todd is ranked 12th a big part of his job — and it will there speaks for itself.” for Atatiana Jefferson, the 28- Brave 1B Freeman has year-old woman who was fatally surgery on right elbow shot by a police officer during a wellness check last week in Fort ATLANTA — Braves first Papers sue NC State for probe records Worth, Texas. baseman Freddie Freeman has Barnes, who previously played undergone arthroscopic surgery BY WILL DORAN been “knowingly and intentional- sports programs. for the Dallas Mavericks, dis- on his right elbow after a nagging The (Raleigh, N.C.) News & Observer ly violating” the law by refusing Duke, UNC and Wake For- cussed his decision to pay for injury that limited him late in the to turn over public records. est have contracts with Nike Jefferson’s funeral following season and into playoffs. RALEIGH, N.C. — N.C. State At issue is a high-profile scan- and were not implicated in this the Kings’ practice Thursday at The team announced Friday University is refusing to turn dal involving college basketball investigation. Golden 1 Center. that Freeman underwent the pro- over records — which should be players and coaches in which sev- For the last two years, N&O “My wife and I wanted to do cedure in New York. Dr. David public — that could shine a light eral people went to prison after reporters have been asking N.C. something for that family,” Barnes Altchek cleaned out the entire on a corruption scandal involving being convicted of federal crimes State officials for documents the said. “It was a tragic situation right elbow joint, removing three Adidas and former basketball star including fraud. The FBI’s inves- university provided under fed- that happened and no one should fragmented loose bodies and Dennis Smith Jr., multiple media tigation into college basketball eral subpoena in the investiga- be killed during a wellness check, cleaning up numerous bone spur outlets claim in a new lawsuit. and the subsequent trial focused tion, which includes electronic but the biggest thing is, anytime formations that had developed in The (Raleigh, N.C.) News & on Adidas, the apparel company communications and phone re- someone has to go through that, the slugger’s elbow. Freeman is Observer, The New York Times, that has contracts with N.C. State, cords. They have also sought the last thing they want to have to expected to be recovered in time WRAL and ABC11 have sued Miami, Louisville, Georgia Tech, documents related to the NCAA’s worry about is trying to come up for the start of spring training. N.C. State, claiming the school has East Carolina and other college investigation. PAGE 26 •STARS AND STRIPES• Saturday, October 19, 2019 NHL Scoreboard

Eastern Conference Flames 5, Red Wings 1 Atlantic Division Detroit 0 1 0—1 GP W L OT Pts GF GA Calgary 1 1 3—5 Buffalo 8 6 1 1 13 30 18 First Period—1, Calgary, Mangiapane Boston 7 5 1 1 11 19 14 2 (Giordano), 11:01. Tampa Bay 7 4 2 1 9 27 21 Second Period—2, Calgary, Lindholm Toronto 8 4 3 1 9 31 28 5 (Tkachuk, Monahan), 9:45 (pp). 3, De- Montreal 7 3 2 2 8 26 24 troit, Helm 3 (Cholowski, Mantha), 10:13. Florida 6 2 2 2 6 19 24 Third Period—4, Calgary, Bennett 1 Detroit 7 3 4 0 6 18 26 (Lucic), 3:29. 5, Calgary, Ryan 1, 4:57. 6, Ottawa 6 1 4 1 3 14 22 Calgary, Giordano 2 (Ryan, Monahan), Metropolitan Division 8:47 (pp). Carolina 8 6 2 0 12 28 21 Shots on Goal—Detroit 5-13-10—28. Calgary 10-7-20—37. Pittsburgh 7 5 2 0 10 28 18 Power-play opportunities—Detroit 0 Washington 8 4 2 2 10 26 26 of 2; Calgary 2 of 5. N.Y. Islanders 7 4 3 0 8 18 18 Goalies—Detroit, Howard 1-3-0 (36 Columbus 6 3 3 0 6 14 20 shots-31 saves). Calgary, Rittich 4-2-1 Philadelphia 5 2 2 1 5 14 15 (28-27). N.Y. Rangers 4 2 2 0 4 13 14 A—18,232 (19,289). T—2:22. New Jersey 7 1 4 2 4 18 31 Sabres 3, Kings 0 Western Conference Buffalo 2 1 0—3 Los Angeles 0 0 0—0 Central Division 1, Buffalo, Mittelstadt 1 GP W L OT Pts GF GA First Period— Colorado 6 5 0 1 11 24 15 (Vesey), 2:36. 2, Buffalo, Sheary 3 (Mittel- St. Louis 7 3 1 3 9 22 24 stadt, Dahlin), 5:20. Nashville 7 4 3 0 8 30 28 Second Period—3, Buffalo, Mittelstadt Winnipeg 9 4 5 0 8 27 33 2 (Miller, Ristolainen), 2:32 (pp). Chicago 4 1 2 1 3 12 13 Shots on Goal—Buffalo 7-10-7—24. Los Dallas 8 1 6 1 3 15 26 Angeles 11-17-19—47. Minnesota 7 1 6 0 2 14 29 Power-play opportunities—Buffalo 1 Pacific Division of 3; Los Angeles 0 of 3. Edmonton 7 6 1 0 12 29 19 Goalies—Buffalo, C.Hutton 5-0-0 (47 Anaheim 7 5 2 0 10 18 12 shots-47 saves). Los Angeles, Campbell PAUL CHIASSON, THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP Vegas 8 5 3 0 10 29 21 2-2-0 (24-21). Calgary 8 4 3 1 9 23 22 A—17,605 (18,230). T—2:25. Montreal Canadiens goaltender Carey Price deflects a shot by Minnesota Wild’s Zach Parise during the Vancouver 6 4 2 0 8 22 14 Arizona 6 3 2 1 7 16 11 Coyotes 5, Predators 2 Canadiens’ 4-0 win Thursday in Montreal. San Jose 7 3 4 0 6 18 24 Nashville 0 1 1—2 Los Angeles 7 2 5 0 4 20 31 Arizona 2 1 2—5 Note: Two points for a win, one point First Period—1, Arizona, Dvorak 3 for overtime loss. Top three teams in (Schmaltz), 6:06. 2, Arizona, Kessel 1 Roundup each division and two wild cards per (Keller, Stepan), 10:34 (pp). conference advance to playoffs. Second Period—3, Nashville, Fabbro 2 Wednesday’s games (Ellis, Turris), 3:13. 4, Arizona, Chychrun 1 Columbus 3, Dallas 2 (Schmaltz, Goligoski), 14:27 (pp). Pittsburgh 3, Colorado 2, OT Third Period—5, Arizona, Kessel 2 Washington 4, Toronto 3 (Keller, Stepan), 5:43 (pp). 6, Nashville, Edmonton 6, Philadelphia 3 Bonino 3 (Ellis), 16:39. 7, Arizona, Soder- Anaheim 5, Buffalo 2 berg 1 (Crouse), 17:10. San Jose 5, Carolina 2 Shots on Goal—Nashville 3-11-11—25. Thursday’s games Arizona 15-11-6—32. Tampa Bay 4, Boston 3, SO Power-play opportunities—Nashville Montreal 4, Minnesota 0 0 of 3; Arizona 3 of 6. Canadiens’ Price tags New Jersey 5, N.Y. Rangers 2 Nashville, Saros 0-3-0 (31 Goalies— Vancouver 4, St. Louis 3, SO shots-27 saves). Arizona, Kuemper 3-2-0 N.Y. Islanders 3, Winnipeg 1 (25-23). Calgary 5, Detroit 1 A—13,521 (17,125). T—2:31. Arizona 5, Nashville 2 Vegas 3, Ottawa 2, SO Devils 5, Rangers 2 Buffalo 3, Los Angeles 0 Friday’s games N.Y. Rangers 1 0 1—2 Dallas at Pittsburgh New Jersey 1 2 2—5 N.Y. Rangers at Washington First Period—1, N.Y. Rangers, DeAngelo Colorado at Florida 1 (Skjei, Buchnevich), 6:02. 2, New Jersey, Wild with shutout loss Coleman 3 (Zajac, Tennyson), 12:58. Columbus at Chicago Associated Press after Dmitry Kulikov went to the his first goal of the season. Dante Detroit at Edmonton Second Period—3, New Jersey, Palm- Carolina at Anaheim ieri 3, 2:18 (pp). 4, New Jersey, Wood 1 penalty box for tripping. Fabbro and Nick Bonino scored (Hughes, Tennyson), 12:25. MONTREAL — Carey Price Third Period—5, N.Y. Rangers, Fast Canucks 4, Blues 3 (SO): for the Predators. made 17 saves for his first shut- Thursday 1 (Strome, Smith), 2:22. 6, New Jersey, Josh Leivo scored the lone shoot- Devils 5, Rangers 2: Kyle Gusev 3, 12:21. 7, New Jersey, Subban 1, out of the season and Victor Mete Knights 3, Senators 2 (SO) 19:12. out goal and Thatcher Demko Palmieri and Myles Wood scored Shots on Goal—N.Y. Rangers 10-15- and Nick Suzuki scored their first Ottawa 1 0 1 0—2 stopped 31 shots in Vancouver’s in the second period and host New Vegas 2 0 0 0—3 6—31. New Jersey 14-9-15—38. NHL goals in a first-period burst Vegas won shootout 3-2. Power-play opportunities—N.Y. Rang- victory at St. Louis. Jersey held off New York for its First Period—1, Vegas, Smith 6 ers 0 of 6; New Jersey 1 of 7. in the Montreal Canadiens’ 4-0 Leivo lifted a shot over Jordan (Marchessault), 4:12. 2, Ottawa, Chabot 1 Goalies—N.Y. Rangers, Georgiev 1-1-0 victory over the Minnesota Wild their first victory of the season. (Tierney, Brown), 5:12. 3, Vegas, Holden 1 (37 shots-33 saves). New Jersey, Black- Binnington in the bottom half of (Pacioretty, Stone), 13:32 (pp). wood 1-1-2 (31-29). Blake Coleman, Nikita Gusev A—16,514 (16,514). T—3:21. on Thursday night. the sixth shootout round. Bo Hor- Third Period—4, Ottawa, Pageau 2 Joel Armia and Brendan Galla- and P.K. Subban also scored and (Brown, Ennis), 4:25. Lightning 4, Bruins 3 (SO) vat, J.T. Miller and Micheal Fer- Mackenzie Blackwood made 29 Shootout—Ottawa 2 (Ryan NG, gher also scored and Nick Cous- Namestnikov G, Duclair NG, Ennis G, Tampa Bay 1 1 1 0—4 land scored in regulation for the saves to help the Devils improve Tkachuk NG), Vegas 3 (Pirri G, Stone NG, Boston 1 1 1 0—3 ins had an assist in his Montreal Canucks. Smith NG, Theodore G, Marchessault G). Tampa Bay won shootout 1-0. debut to help the Canadiens im- to 1-4-2. Tony DeAngelo and Jes- Shots on Goal—Ottawa 13-11-10-5—39. First Period—1, Boston, Pastrnak 7 Vladimir Tarasenko, Alex per Fast scored for the Rangers. Vegas 16-16-20-2—54. (Krug, Bergeron), 9:34 (pp). 2, Tampa Bay, prove to 3-2-2. The 32-year-old Power-play opportunities—Ottawa 0 Point 3 (Hedman, Gourde), 19:59. Pietrangelo and Robby Fabbri Flames 5, Red Wings 1: Sam of 4; Vegas 1 of 3. Second Period—3, Boston, Bergeron 2 Price has 45 career shutouts. scored for the defending Stanley Goalies—Ottawa, Nilsson 0-1-1 (54 (Pastrnak, Marchand), 7:26 (pp). 4, Tam- Alex Stalock stopped 28 Bennett, Derek Ryan and Mark shots-52 saves). Vegas, Fleury 5-2-0 (39- pa Bay, Joseph 2 (Killorn), 10:32. Cup champion Blues. They have Giordano scored in a 5:18 span of 37). Third Period—5, Tampa Bay, Shatten- shots for the reeling Wild. They lost three in a row. A—18,171 (17,367). T—2:54. kirk 4 (Stamkos, Point), 15:13. 6, Boston, dropped to 1-6-0. the third period to break open a Pastrnak 8 (Marchand, Krug), 16:55 (pp). Lightning 4, Bruins 3 (SO): close game in host Calgary’s vic- Canadiens 4, Wild 0 Shootout—Tampa Bay 1 (Hedman NG, Playing his 127th NHL game, Steven Stamkos scored the lone Point NG, Kucherov NG, Stamkos G), Bos- the 21-year-old Mete opened the tory over Detroit. Minnesota 0 0 0—0 ton 0 (Coyle NG, Pastrnak NG, Marchand goal in the shootout to lift Tampa Bennett gave the Flames a 3- Montreal 3 0 1—4 NG, DeBrusk NG). scoring with 5:23 left in the first. Bay to a win at Boston. First Period—1, Montreal, Mete 1 Shots on Goal—Tampa Bay 16-13-4- 1 lead at 3:29, Ryan connected (Cousins), 14:37. 2, Montreal, Armia 4 3—36. Boston 11-10-11-5—37. He found space in the slot, took a After the first three shooters (Weber, Drouin), 17:32 (pp). 3, Montreal, Power-play opportunities—Tampa at 4:57 and Giordano added a Suzuki 1 (Petry, Domi), 19:23. Bay 0 of 4; Boston 3 of 5. backhand pass from Cousins from for both sides failed, Stamkos put power-play goal at 8:47. Andrew Third Period—4, Montreal, Gallagher Goalies—Tampa Bay, Vasilevskiy 4-1-0 behind the net and beat Stalock to a wrist shot past Tuukka Rask. 3, 12:40. (37 shots-34 saves). Boston, Rask 3-0-1 Mangiapane and Elias Lindholm Shots on Goal—Minnesota 6-6-5—17. (36-33). the glove side. That ended the lon- Andrei Vasilevskiy then stopped Montreal 15-7-11—33. A—17,193 (17,565). T—2:53. also scored and David Rittich gest goal drought to start a career Jake DeBrusk. Power-play opportunities—Minnesota made 27 saves. 0 of 5; Montreal 1 of 5. Islanders 3, Winnipeg 1 in Canadiens history, a mark pre- Brayden Point, Mathieu Joseph Goalies—Minnesota, Stalock 1-1-0 (33 shots-29 saves). Montreal, Price 3-2-1 N.Y. Islanders 0 2 1—3 viously held by Mike Komisarek and Kevin Shattenkirk scored Sabres 3, Kings 0: Carter Hut- Winnipeg 1 0 0—1 ton made 47 saves for his second (17-17). First Period—1, Winnipeg, Ehlers 3 (Pi- at 122 games. in regulation for the Lightning A—20,419 (21,288). T—2:29. onk, Heinola), 13:12 (pp). Islanders 3, Jets 1: Mathew and Andrei Vasilevskiy made 33 straight shutout andCasey Mit- Second Period—2, N.Y. Islanders, Bar- Canucks 4, Blues 3 (SO) zal 2 (Toews, Bailey), 7:41 (pp). 3, N.Y. Is- Barzal scored two second-pe- saves. David Pastrnak had two telstadt scored twice in Buffalo’s landers, Barzal 3 (Lee, Boychuk), 19:43. win at Los Angeles. Vancouver 0 2 1 0—4 Third Period—4, N.Y. Islanders, Bailey riod goals and Semyon Varlamov goals and an assist, and Patrice St. Louis 1 2 0 0—3 3, 19:33. made 32 saves in New York’s vic- Bergeron added a goal for the Conor Sheary also scored for Vancouver won shootout 1-0. Shots on Goal—N.Y. Islanders 5-12- First Period—1, St. Louis, Fabbri 1 (Bo- 9—26. Winnipeg 16-8-9—33. tory at Winnipeg. Bruins. Boston three goals came the Sabres, who bounced back zak, Steen), 14:25. Power-play opportunities—N.Y. Is- Josh Bailey scored into an from their first regulation loss Second Period—2, Vancouver, Fer- landers 1 of 1; Winnipeg 1 of 2. on power plays. land 1 (Sutter, Edler), 2:04. 3, St. Louis, Goalies—N.Y. Islanders, Varlamov 2- empty net on a power play with 27 Coyotes 5, Predators 2: Phil of the season at Anaheim on Pietrangelo 3 (Sundqvist), 2:47. 4, St. 2-0 (33 shots-32 saves). Winnipeg, Hel- Wednesday. Louis, Tarasenko 2 (Schenn, Schwartz), lebuyck 3-3-0 (25-23). seconds left in the third period to Kessel scored his first two goals 3:34. 5, Vancouver, Miller 4 (Motte, My- A—15,063 (15,321). T—2:28. cap the Islanders’ third straight Golden Knights 3, Senators ers), 13:22. for host Arizona, and Christian Third Period—6, Vancouver, Horvat 1 victory and seal the Jets’ third Dvorak scored his third goal in 2 (SO): Jonathan Marchessault (Leivo, Pettersson), 12:05. Scoring Leaders Shootout—Vancouver 1 (Boeser NG, loss in a row. two games in the over Nashville. scored his first career shootout Pettersson NG, Pearson NG, Miller NG, Through Thursday Nikolaj Ehlers had a power- The Coyotes, 3-0-1 in their game-winning goal and host Las Edler NG, Leivo G), St. Louis 0 (Bozak NG, GP G A PTS Tarasenko NG, O’Reilly NG, Schenn NG, Connor McDavid, EDM 7 5 12 17 play goal for Winnipeg and Con- last four games, went 3-for-6 on Vegas beat Ottawa. Perron NG, Steen NG). Leon Draisaitl, EDM 7 6 9 15 Shots on Goal—Vancouver 9-11-10- John Carlson, WAS 8 3 11 14 nor Hellebuyck made 23 saves. the power play. Darcy Kuemper The Golden Knights fired a 2—32. St. Louis 11-13-11-2—37. David Pastrnak, BOS 7 8 5 13 New York didn’t get its sixth stopped 23 shots and set a fran- franchise-record 54 shots on Power-play opportunities—Vancouver Mark Scheifele, WPG 9 4 8 12 0 of 5; St. Louis 0 of 4. Sidney Crosby, PIT 7 4 8 12 shot until 7:41 of the second peri- chise record by allowing no more goal. Goalies—Vancouver, Demko 2-0-0 (37 Patrik Laine, WPG 9 3 9 12 od — and it was a power-play goal Reilly Smith and Nick Holden shots-34 saves). St. Louis, Binnington 2- Mark Stone, VEG 8 5 6 11 than two goals in 12 consecutive 1-3 (32-29). Brad Marchand, BOS 7 4 7 11 by Barzal that tied it 16 seconds games. Jakob Chychrun added scored for Las Vegas. A—18,096 (19,150). T—2:43. Anthony Mantha, DET 7 6 4 10 Saturday, October 19, 2019 •STARS AND STRIPES• PAGE 27 NFL Dallas defense lacking impact Cowboys struggling to make key stops, create turnovers

BY SCHUYLER DIXON Associated Press FRISCO, Texas — Jeff Heath agrees the Dallas defense hasn’t had the impact it did early last season, when that unit often cov- ered for a sagging offense and kept the Cowboys from falling too far out of the playoff picture. DAVID ZALUBOWSKI/AP The seventh-year safety also doesn’t want to overstate how Broncos tight end Noah Fant, left, can’t make the catch as Kansas City Chiefs defensive back Daniel he and his defensive mates were Sorensen defends Thursday in Denver. Fant had three drops that would have totaled more than 100 playing a year ago. ADAM HUNGER/AP yards in the Broncos’ 30-6 loss. “The idea that we were this perfect defense last year is just The Jets’ Ryan Griffin, top, not true,” Heath said. “I think makes a catch in front of Scary: it’s something that you’re always Dallas safety Jeff Heath for a Mahomes dislocates kneecap trying to get better. The results touchdown during the Cowboys’ of these last three games haven’t 24-22 loss to New York on FROM BACK PAGE Chiefs 30, Broncos 6 team’s “breakdown,” in the win- been what wanted them to be. Sunday in East Rutherford, N.J. Kansas City 10 10 7 3—30 ning locker room, praising Moore, But I think we have the right attraction in the league. Denver 6 0 0 0— 6 “You never want to see any- First Quarter who completed 10 of 19 passes for approach.” defensive coordinator Rod Mari- Den—Freeman 1 run (run failed), 9:06. 117 yards, and the defense. After a 3-0 start, the Cowboys nelli. As much as he talks about one get hurt, especially like that. KC—Hardman 21 pass from Mahomes I hope everything is good and I (Butker kick), 4:10. “Just seeing him in the locker have lost three straight games but forcing turnovers, the defense is KC—FG Butker 33, 1:00. room after the game, standing on are still tied atop the NFC East at designed to avoid big plays. hope he has a speedy recovery.” Second Quarter Chiefs coach Andy Reid said KC—FG Butker 20, 8:01. his feet and just super optimis- 3-3 with Philadelphia. The Eagles That’s been another problem KC—Ragland 5 fumble return (Butker tic about everything I think that visit on Sunday night. for the Cowboys, highlighted by after the game that didn’t know kick), 7:10. how serious Mahomes’ injury Third Quarter shows one more time how strong While the first loss — 12-10 at Robby Anderson’s 92-yard touch- KC—Hill 57 pass from Moore (Butker of a man he is and how good of New Orleans — was the first time down catch last week. Dallas is was, but added that, “We’re good kick), 4:20. with whatever direction this thing Fourth Quarter leader he is,” said guard Laurent since 2002 that the Cowboys have in the bottom third in the league KC—FG Butker 39, 5:04. in allowing plays of at least 20 goes.” A—76,748. Duvernay-Tardif. “He’s said, ‘I’m lost without allowing a defensive Backup Matt Moore threw a 57- KC Den going to get better, we’re going to touchdown, Dallas couldn’t get a yards. First downs 14 15 yard touchdown pass to Tyreek Total Net Yards 271 205 get this team back on track,’ and quick stop in the fourth quarter. Last season, the Cowboys were Rushes-yards 27-80 21-71 it was great to just see him walk The Cowboys had to use their among the best in the NFL in lim- Hill and the Chiefs (5-2) collected Passing 191 134 nine sacks, gave up a season- Punt Returns 4-50 4-12 and smile at the end.” timeouts before getting the ball iting big plays. Kickoff Returns 0-0 0-0 The Broncos had won two back with 1:39 remaining. After “There’s been times where I low 71 yards rushing and beat Interceptions Ret. 0-0 0-0 the Broncos (2-5) for the eighth Comp-Att-Int 20-30-0 21-34-0 straight and were aiming to turn quarterback Dak Prescott was think we’ve played well, at other Sacked-Yards Lost 1-2 9-79 the AFC West upside down by sacked on the first play, Dallas times that we haven’t,” Heath straight time. Punts 6-44.3 7-40.0 His balky left ankle heavily Fumbles-Lost 1-0 3-1 handling the Chiefs their third eventually ran short on time and said. “It’s really hard to pinpoint Penalties-Yards 6-46 4-33 what the main difference is. It taped, Mahomes completed 10 of Time of Possession 32:13 27:47 straight loss. But the Chiefs, who had to throw a desperation pass 11 passes for 76 yards and a touch- INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS were 24th in the league with just from midfield on the final play. just as a whole we’ve just got to be RUSHING—Kansas City, McCoy 12- down, before getting injured on a 64, Sherman 2-7, Dam.Williams 9-7, 11 sacks coming in, sacked Flac- In a 24-22 loss to the previously more disciplined.” successful sneak on fourth-and- Mahomes 1-2, Dar.Williams 2-1, Moore co a career-high eight times and winless Jets last week, Dallas let Linebackers Jaylon Smith and 1-(minus 1). Denver, Lindsay 11-36, Free- inches at the Denver 5 early in man 10-35. held Denver’s running back duo New York drive to a field goal Leighton Vander Esch, emerging PASSING—Kansas City, Mahomes 10- in check after allowing an aver- after getting within five points in young stars last season with sev- the second quarter. 11-0-76, Moore 10-19-0-117. Denver, Flac- One by one, players peeled off co 21-34-0-213. age of 190 rushing yards over the fourth quarter. The Cowboys eral highlight-worthy plays each, RECEIVING—Kansas City, Kelce 6-44, their previous four games. answered with a touchdown to get haven’t shown up much this year. the pile but when Mahomes didn’t Hill 3-74, Robinson 3-31, Hardman 2-28, get up, the stadium grew quiet, McCoy 2-12, Dar.Williams 2-5, Dam.Wil- When Flacco did stay upright to within two, but the 2-point con- Neither player was in the locker liams 2-(minus 1). Denver, Sutton 6-87, room this week when it was open Broncos players knelt and some Sanders 5-60, Freeman 4-32, Hamilton deliver deep passes, they fell in- versation attempt failed with 43 Chiefs stormed away in anguish 2-4, Janovich 1-22, Fant 1-7, Spencer 1-5, complete. Rookie tight end Noah seconds remaining. to reporters. Lindsay 1-(minus 4). as their quarterback ripped off MISSED FIELD GOALS—Denver, McMa- Fant dropped three passes that “We haven’t been as consis- “It’s a matter of time,” pass- his helmet and covered his face. nus 45. would have totaled more than 100 tent as we’ve wanted to be on ing game coordinator and sec- Broncos cornerback Chris yards, and Denver converted just the defensive side of the ball,” ondary coach Kris Richard said. Harris Jr. went over to shake Ma- one of 13 third downs. coach Jason Garrett said. “And “We all set a very high standard homes’ hand as he awaited medi- became the fastest player in NFL “This is about as bad an of- we want to do a better job mak- for ourselves, them in particular. cal help, his right knee stuck in an history to throw for 7,500 yards, fense as I’ve seen,” Fox NFL ana- ing some impact plays, taking the They’re more than capable. We awkward angle. in just his 25th game. lyst Troy Aikman exclaimed at ball away. But I think in general take the responsibility. We go out “Hopefully he’s not too injured, “You feel for anybody that has one point. “I’m shocked there’s we’ve done a good job keeping the there and we know we need to for the season,” Harris said. “He’s something that looks like it may as many people still here at the scores down, which is the No. 1 perform.” great for our league, he’s a great be pretty serious,” Broncos quar- game.” thing a defense needs to do.” Dallas still has a relatively player. So, hopefully he’s not hurt terback Joe Flacco said. “That’s Bungling Broncos: The Chiefs The Cowboys are eighth in young defense. Sean Lee (33 too bad.” not just other quarterbacks; that’s even sacked punter Colby Wad- scoring defense at 19 points per years old) is the only starter not As players milled about ner- everybody. But man, a young guy man, who had nowhere to throw game after finishing sixth last in his 20s, and six of them are vously, the Chiefs’ medical per- like that who’s starting off his ca- the ball on a failed fake punt season. And Dallas is back in the 25 or younger. At the same time, sonnel appeared to pop Mahomes’ reer the way he has and starting that gave Kansas City the ball at top 10 in total defense after a slow most of them have been starters right knee back in place before off this season the way he has, it’s the Broncos 38 on the drive that start while the offense was gener- for at least two years. he was helped from the field and definitely not easy to watch guys ended with Mahomes’ injury. ating nearly 500 yards and more “There’s no question we have taken into the locker room. go down with injuries like that. I Other special teams follies in- than 30 points per game through some guys who are young that “Excited for the win,” Moore hope that he’s all right.” cluded missing a 45-yard field the first three. haven’t played that much football said. “At the same time, a guy Mahomes, who has 15 TDs goal, allowing a 37-yard punt But Dallas is near the bottom but we have some veteran play- like Patrick goes down it can be and one interception this sea- return and failing to punch it in in takeaways (five) and intercep- ers too,” Garrett said. “It’s a good deflating.” son, didn’t speak with reporters from a yard out on a two-point tions (two), an area that has kept mix. We like the mix and we just Before he got hurt, Mahomes after the game but he did lead the conversion. the unit from being elite under have to keep banging away.” PAGE 28 •STARS AND STRIPES• Saturday, October 19, 2019 COLLEGE FOOTBALL Vols looking to light up against Crimson Tide

son knocked the ball loose from Tennessee hasn’t quarterback Joshua Dobbs to ce- ment the victory in the only other meeting that wasn’t decided well had victory cigar before the final minutes. “Every loss is painful because in past 12 games you invest so much in it and ev- eryone talked about the culture,” Jones said afterward. “We be- against Alabama lieved that we were going to win the football game coming here BY JOHN ZENOR and we came up short.” Associated Press In 2014, it could have been TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Nick called The Lane Kiffin Game. Saban was coaching the Miami The former Tennessee head Dolphins the last time Alabama coach returned to Knoxville as lost to Tennessee. Alabama’s offensive coordinator. Alabama won 34-20, scored the The current players from both game’s first 27 points and got a teams were mostly in elementary huge game from wide receiver school. The top-ranked Crimson Amari Cooper. Tide have won the past 12 meet- Alabama’s 49-10 victory in ings in this traditional third Sat- 2016 marked the most lopsided urday in October rivalry, mostly game in the series since the Tide by large margins. won 51-0 in 1906. Alabama had The Vols are hoping to end that touchdowns on defense and spe- bitter streak and break out the cial teams and Bo Scarbrough traditional victory cigars once scored on an 85-yard run. again Saturday night at Bryant- Last season Alabama scored Denny Stadium. the most points for either team in “It means everything to me, the series’ 101 games, winning man,” Tennessee linebacker Dar- 58-21. The Tide outgained Ten- rell Taylor said. “It’s a cigar game. nessee 217-6 in building a 28-0 Whoever wins gets to smoke that lead after one quarter. cigar, and we ain’t never got it yet. Tennessee coach Jeremy So that’s what we’re looking to go WADE PAYNE/AP Pruitt, a former Alabama player do. We’re looking to go play and Tennessee defensive back Nigel Warrior celebrates the Volunteers’ 20-10 victory over Mississippi State and assistant coach, is intimately looking to go win.” on Oct. 12 in Knoxville, Tenn. Tennessee hasn’t celebrated a victory over Alabama since 2006. familiar with the rivalry. It just so happens that Ala- “I grew up watching it, I had bama’s dynastic stretch under ton Manning’s career. Alabama and it’s been one of the tempt on the final play, to beat the opportunity to play in it, I’ve Saban has coincided with a rocky That followed an 8-0-1 stretch best in college football through Lane Kiffin’s Vols 12-10. Leigh had an opportunity to coach in it span for the Volunteers. They controlled by Bama. the years.” Tiffin booted four field goals for — now on both sides,” Pruitt said. have had five head coaches since There hasn’t been one this long. Just mostly not competitive, Alabama. “So this week does kind of get you Saban’s 2007 arrival in Tuscaloo- Tennessee’s last victory over the lately. Saban said Cody’s second block going right there.” sa not counting interim coaches. Tide was 13-6 in 2006, Mike Shu- Some of the memorable games was “really significant” for that Streak aside, Saban took time One of the five, Butch Jones, is la’s last year with Alabama. — good and bad — during that 12- team. “But sometimes in rivalry this week to remind any players now an analyst for Saban. The rivalry might not have year streak: games you have those kinds of who didn’t grow up with this ri- Alabama has won the past three quite the same bragging rights as Alabama won the national tough tests,” the coach said. valry of its significance. meetings by a combined 152-38. the Iron Bowl game with Auburn. title in 2009, but not before sur- In 2015, Derrick Henry “He was just explaining to us, It has been a streaky rivalry at It’s still big, though. viving the Tennessee game in gave Alabama the lead for good this game really means a lot to times even before this one. Ten- “This is a special game for a lot wild fashion. Terrence Cody, the with a 14-yard touchdown run him, and everybody,” Tide defen- nessee won seven straight start- of folks around here,” Saban said. Tide’s 350-pound nose guard, with 2:24 left in a 19-14 victory. sive end Raekwon Davis said. “So ing in 1995, including the last “The rivalry with Tennessee is a blocked two fourth-quarter kicks, The Tide defense had two con- we’ve got to go out there and just three years of quarterback Pey- special one for a lot of people in including a 44-yard field goal at- secutive sacks and Ryan Ander- execute.” Five things to know Michigan desperately needs win at Penn State

BY ERIC OLSON 17 Arizona State. Oklahoma’s Jalen Hurts will try to its first three conference opponents Associated Press make the Sooners 8-0 against West under 10 points. Game of the week Virginia since the Mountaineers joined ichigan came into the the Big 12 in 2012. Through six games Under the radar season a trendy pick Michigan (5-1, 3-1 Big Ten) at he’s matched 2018 Heisman winner Penn State (6-0, 3-0) No. 18 Baylor (6-0, 3-0 Big 12) at to win the Big Ten Kyler Murray’s passing numbers and TONY DING/AP MEast. It’s not even The Wolverines’ new offense has not has surpassed his rushing numbers. Oklahoma State (4-2, 1-2): The Bears’ November and the No. 16 Wolver- yet been impressive against a strong op- Tua Tagovailoa enters Alabama’s sack-happy defense goes against the Jim Harbaugh’s Michigan teams ines must beat No. 7 Penn State as ponent. Here’s an opportunity against home game against Tennessee having highest-ranked offense it’s seen so far. are 1-6 on the road against a road underdog Saturday night one of the nation’s best defenses. The thrown for 1,155 yards and 15 touch- Oklahoma State is coming off an open ranked opponents. The No. 16 to keep control of their destiny. Nittany Lions have allowed 19 points in downs with one interception against date and looking to get back on track Wolverines play at No. 7 Penn That 35-14 loss at Wisconsin three Big Ten games. three SEC opponents. after losing two of its last three. State on Saturday. Temple (5-1, 2-0 American) at No. last month dropped fifth-year Penn State is in the middle of a chal- 19 SMU (6-0, 2-0): SMU is 6-0 for coach Jim Harbaugh to 1-6 on the lenging stretch. After playing Michigan Numbers game Hot seat watch the first time since 1982, but only one road against ranked opponents. at home, trips to Michigan State and Minnesota are next. 7 — Total points by which Pitts- of those victories was against a team Kalani Sitake’s BYU Cougars enter This is Penn State’s annual burgh has won its past three games. that has a winning record. The Owls their home game against Boise State “Whiteout” game, and the Nit- Heisman watch 8 — Texas wide receivers who have have beaten two ranked opponents. having lost three straight since the tany Lions are looking to build on scored touchdowns. Louisiana-Monroe (3-3, 2-0 Sun overtime home victory over Southern their hard-earned victory at Iowa LSU’s Joe Burrow, whose perfor- 16 — Consecutive games Oklaho- Belt) at No. 24 Appalachian State (5- California. That leaves Sitake 22-23 last week and avenge last year’s mance against Florida further enhanced ma has scored at least 30 points, the 0, 2-0): The Mountaineers have their in four seasons and 13-19 since he lopsided loss at Michigan. his credentials, goes against a middling longest streak in the nation. highest ranking since joining the FBS went 9-4 in 2016. Road losses to To- There are two other Top 25 defense at Mississippi State. Burrow 22 — Consecutive games Missis- ranks in 2014. Two of the Warhawks’ ledo and South Florida in consecutive matchups, both in the Pac 12. No. was only so-so against the Bulldogs sippi State has recorded a takeaway, three losses are against Power Five weeks — games in which the Cougars 12 Oregon visits No. 25 Washing- last year. He and the LSU offense are the longest active streak in the nation. teams, and they’ve won both of their were favored — have left the fan base ton, and No. 13 Utah plays at No. way different than they were then. 1933 — The last year Oregon held Sun Belt games by double digits. squirming. Saturday, October 19, 2019 •STARS AND STRIPES• PAGE 29 COLLEGE FOOTBALL

TOP 25 SCHEDULE

Friday’s games No. 4 Ohio State at Northwestern Saturday’s games No. 1 Alabama vs. Tennessee No. 2 LSU at Mississippi State No. 3 Clemson at Louisville No. 5 Oklahoma vs. West Virginia No. 6 Wisconsin at Illinois No. 7 Penn State vs. No. 16 Michigan No. 9 Florida at South Carolina No. 10 Georgia vs. Kentucky No. 11 Auburn at Arkansas No. 12 Oregon at No. 25 Washington No. 13 Utah vs. No. 17 Arizona State No. 14 Boise State at BYU No. 15 Texas vs. Kansas No. 18 Baylor at Oklahoma State No. 19 SMU vs. Temple No. 20 Minnesota at Rutgers No. 21 Cincinnati vs. Tulsa No. 22 Missouri at Vanderbilt No. 23 Iowa vs. Purdue No. 24 Appalachian State vs. Louisi- ana-Monroe

SERVICE ACADEMIES

Air Force (4-2) at Hawaii (4-2), Saturday Last week: Beat Fresno State 43-24 Army (3-3) at Georgia State (4-2), Saturday Last week: Lost to W. Kentucky 17-8 Navy (4-1) vs. South Florida (3-3), Saturday Last week: Beat Tulsa 45-17

POWER FIVE STANDINGS

ACC Atlantic Division Conference Overall W L W L Clemson ...... 4 0 6 0 Louisville ...... 2 1 4 2 Florida State ...... 2 2 3 3 Wake Forest ...... 1 1 5 1 MATTHEW PUTNEY/AP NC State ...... 1 1 4 2 Boston College ...... 1 2 3 3 Penn State running back Noah Cain gets past Iowa linebacker Djimon Colbert for a touchdown during the second half last Saturday in Iowa Syracuse ...... 0 2 3 3 Coastal Division City, Iowa. Cain has posted two straight 100-yard rushing games for the Nittany Lions. Duke ...... 2 1 4 2 Virginia ...... 2 1 4 2 North Carolina ...... 2 1 3 3 Pittsburgh ...... 1 1 4 2 Virginia Tech ...... 1 2 4 2 KEY POWER FIVE MATCHUPS Miami ...... 1 2 3 3 Georgia Tech ...... 0 3 1 5 Big 12 Conference Overall No. 3 Clemson (6-0) No. 2 LSU (6-0) W L W L No. 16 Michigan (5-1) Baylor ...... 3 0 6 0 at Louisville (4-2) at Mississippi State (3-3) at No. 7 Penn State (6-0) Oklahoma ...... 3 0 16 0 Iowa State ...... 2 1 4 2 6 p.m. Saturday CET 9:30 p.m. Saturday CET 1:30 a.m. Sunday CET Texas ...... 2 1 4 2 TCU ...... 1 1 3 2 2 a.m. Sunday JKT 4:30 a.m. Sunday JKT 8:30 a.m. Sunday JKT Oklahoma State ...... 1 2 4 2 AFN-Sports AFN-Sports Texas Tech...... 1 2 3 3 AFN-Atlantic West Virginia ...... 1 2 3 3 Series record — Clemson leads 5-0. Series record — LSU leads 74-35-3. Kansas State ...... 0 2 3 2 Series record — Michigan leads 14-8. Kansas ...... 0 3 2 4 What’s at stake? — Clemson seeks its 22nd con- What’s at stake? — LSU is seeking to remain un- What’s at stake? — One of just two unbeatens left Big Ten secutive victory and firmer control of the ACC Atlantic beaten and earn its first 6-0 start since 2015. Mis- East in the Big Ten East, No. 7 Penn State can earn some Conference Overall Division while remaining unbeaten against the Cardi- sissippi State is trying to snap a two-game skid and cushion with a signature win at home. Meanwhile, W L W L Ohio State ...... 3 0 6 0 nals. Fresh off winning a second consecutive shootout avoid falling below .500. the No. 16 Wolverines will try to stay in the hunt for Penn State ...... 3 0 6 0 in league play, the improving Cardinals aim to finally Key matchup — Mississippi State running back the division crown by winning their second in a row Michigan ...... 3 1 5 1 Michigan State ...... 2 2 4 3 give first-year coach Scott Satterfield his second win Kylin Hill vs. LSU’s run defense: LSU averages 52.5 in the series. Indiana ...... 1 2 4 2 in a row over a ranked school. points per game as the nation’s highest-scoring team, Maryland ...... 1 2 3 3 Key matchup — Penn State’s defensive line vs. Rutgers ...... 0 4 1 5 Key matchup — Clemson’s offense vs. Louisville’s so Mississippi State’s best chance of staying com- Michigan’s defensive line: These two units obviously West Minnesota ...... 3 0 6 0 defense. Tigers QB Trevor Lawrence (1,301 yards, 11 petitive is to control the clock and keep the Tigers’ of- won’t meet head-to-head, but this game could eas- Wisconsin ...... 3 0 6 0 TDs) and RB Travis Etienne (589, five) get another fense on the sidelines. Hill rushed for over 100 yards ily turn into a competition between both defensive Nebraska ...... 2 2 4 3 Iowa ...... 1 2 4 2 crack at the Cardinals after combining for four touch- in each of Mississippi State’s first four games but has fronts. The Nittany Lions are second in the country Purdue ...... 1 2 2 4 downs in last year’s 77-16 home shellacking. That been held below 50 yards in each of the Bulldogs’ last with 27 sacks while the Wolverines have posted 16 Illinois ...... 0 3 2 4 Northwestern ...... 0 3 1 4 duo hasn’t missed a beat this season and leads the two contests. LSU is allowing just 91.8 yards rushing in the last three games. Pac-12 ACC’s No. 2 offense in several offensive categories, per game. Players to watch — Michigan: QB Shea Patter- North Conference Overall including yards per game at 497. The Cardinals are Players to watch — LSU: CB Derek Stingley Jr.: Al- son. The Wolverines’ signal-caller has been a turnover W L W L 12th in the ACC in total defense (439 yards allowed) though quarterback Joe Burrow and the high-powered Oregon ...... 3 0 5 1 machine with four fumbles lost and three intercep- Washington ...... 2 2 5 2 and scoring D (31.5). LSU offense justifiably have garnered much of the at- tions so far. He’ll need to be better against the nation’s Stanford ...... 2 2 3 3 California ...... 1 2 4 2 Players to watch — Clemson: LB Isaiah Simmons. tention during the Tigers’ fast start, Stingley is having fourth-ranked total defense that’s allowing just eight Oregon State ...... 1 2 2 4 The Tigers lead the ACC in total defense (254.8) a huge year. The freshman has intercepted a pass in points per game. Washington State ...... 0 3 3 3 South and pass defense (150.3) thanks to the junior, who three straight games and ranks third among all Foot- Penn State: QB Sean Clifford. The junior got off to a Ariz. State ...... 2 1 5 1 has team bests of 46 tackles and four sacks. He re- ball Bowl Subdivision players in passes defended. Utah ...... 2 1 5 1 shaky start against Iowa, holding the ball too long and Arizona ...... 2 1 4 2 turned an interception 27 yards for TD in last year’s Mississippi State: QB Garrett Shrader. After back- taking unnecessary hits. He settled in nicely, how- Southern Cal ...... 2 1 3 3 Colorado ...... 1 2 3 3 meeting. ing up Penn State graduate transfer Tommy Stevens ever and finished as the second-leading rusher. His UCLA ...... 1 2 1 5 Louisville: WR Dez Fitzpatrick. Since going without for most of the season, Shrader is expected to start running abilities could come in handy again against SEC East a reception in a victory over Western Kentucky, the Saturday. Shrader, a freshman dual-threat quarter- Michigan’s aggressive front seven. Conference Overall junior has 17 catches for 366 yards and four touch- back, already has played quite a bit and has run for Facts & figures — Penn State is allowing just 1.59 W L W L Missouri ...... 2 0 5 1 downs the past three games. His total includes 125 374 yards while averaging 6.3 yards per carry. yards per carry and has surrendered only one rushing Florida ...... 3 1 6 1 yards and two TDs on five catches at Wake Forest, Facts & figures — LSU leads the nation in scor- touchdown this season. ... Penn State RB Noah Cain Georgia ...... 2 1 5 1 South Carolina...... 2 2 3 3 making Fitzpatrick is the first receiver since DeVante ing and ranks second in total offense, and third-down posted his second straight 100-yard rushing game last Tennessee ...... 1 2 2 4 Kentucky ...... 1 3 3 3 Parker with three consecutive 100-yard efforts. conversion percentage. ... Burrow leads the nation week. ... Michigan posted a season-best 295 rushing Vanderbilt...... 0 3 1 5 Facts & figures — Clemson has won both previous in passing efficiency and completion percentage. ... yards last week. ... Michigan’s first-year offensive co- West Alabama ...... 3 0 6 0 visits to Louisville, including 47-21 in 2017. ... The Ti- The last time these two teams faced each other at ordinator Josh Gattis was Penn State’s wide receivers LSU ...... 2 0 6 0 gers seek their 16th consecutive ACC regular-season Mississippi State, the Bulldogs won 37-7 in 2017 for coach and passing game coordinator from 2014-17. Auburn ...... 2 1 5 1 Mississippi ...... 2 2 3 4 win for the second time and first since winning 20 in their most lopsided victory in the series. ... Mississippi Jim Harbaugh is 1-6 against ranked teams on the Mississippi State ...... 1 2 3 3 Texas A&M ...... 1 2 3 3 a row from 1981-84. ... Louisville is third in ACC of- State has forced a turnover in 22 straight games, the road in five seasons as Michigan’s coach. Arkansas ...... 0 3 2 4 fense (409.5 yards per game) and scoring (37.3). longest active streak of any FBS team. — Associated Press PAGE 30 •STARS AND STRIPES• Saturday, October 19, 2019 NBA/MLB Road to Series was paved with bumps for Nats’ Martinez

BY HOWARD FENDRICH Associated Press ‘ Often, bumpy roads WASHINGTON — Nationals lead to beautiful manager Dave Martinez is an optimistic sort, a live-in-the-mo- places, and this is ment guy who loves his mantras a beautiful place. and his mottos, whether it’s tell- Dave Martine’ z ing players to “go 1-0 today” or to “stay in the fight.” Washington Nationals manager Rough as things were when Washington was 19-31 and people were wondering whether Marti- May to this point in October. nez was in over his head and might “I have had a lot of managers, get fired, he never wavered. Just obviously, and they all come into as important, neither did the sup- spring training, and say they’re port he received from GM Mike going to stay this way no matter Rizzo and team ownership. what: ‘We’re going to be here for PHOTOS BY MARK SCHIEFELBEIN/AP And worried as Martinez was you. It’s going to be us. We don’t — as anyone would be — when care what anyone says.’ And then Demonstrators hold up photos of LeBron James grimacing during a rally at the Southorn Playground his heart acted up during a game as soon as stuff goes bad, every in Hong Kong, Tuesday, in support of Houston Rockets general manager Daryl Morey, whose tweet in in September, leading to a hospi- manager has pretty much kind of support of the Hong Kong protests touched off a firestorm of controversy in China. tal stay, he’s able to laugh about thrown that out the window and it now. He jokes that each game sort of gone into self-preservation qualifies as a cardiac stress test. mode, where Davey, honestly, has He points out that he needs to try stayed the same way,” said Ryan to avoid booze, on doctor’s orders, Zimmerman, in his 15th season Silver: China asked that during all of those clubhouse cel- with the Nationals. ebrations NL wild-card Wash- “He’s positive every day, his ington has enjoyed on the way to energy,” Zimmerman said. “He the World Series, which begins always trusts his players and has Tuesday . his players’ backs.” So it made perfect sense that Hired to replace Dusty Baker Rockets’ Morey be fired this is what Martinez said when before last season after two NL he was given a chance to address East titles and immediate play- a full stadium and television audi- off exits, Martinez did not have a ence this week after a 7-4 victory successful start. BY TIM REYNOLDS completed a sweep of the St. Louis First came his rookie year of Associated Press Cardinals in the NL Champion- 2018, with a much-mocked spring NBA Commissioner Adam Silver said Chinese ship Series: “Often, bumpy roads training visit by a couple of cam- officials wanted Houston Rockets general manager lead to beautiful places, and this els — intended to help the Nation- Daryl Morey to be fired for his tweet supporting is a beautiful place.” als “get over the hump” (get it?!) anti-government protesters in Hong Kong, and the Moments later, referring to his — and an 82-80 record. league emphatically dismissed the request. players, Martinez added: “These Then came early 2019. Silver also said that the league is already feeling guys cured my heart, and my “A lot of teams could’ve fold- “substantial” financial losses because of the Chi- heart feels great right now.” ed. A lot of teams, the clubhouse nese reaction to Morey’s deleted tweet. For all of the players, and there would have been fractured,” “Obviously, we made clear that we were being are many, who deserve credit Rizzo said. “But Davey held this asked to fire him by the Chinese government, by for contributing to this season’s thing together.” the parties we dealt with, government and busi- tremendous turnaround, includ- Nationals owner Mark Lern- ness,” Silver said Thursday during an appearance ing the current 16-2 run — the er’s mindset after those first 50 at the Time 100 Health Summit in New York. “We Nationals are the fourth club in games? said, ‘There’s no chance that’s happening. There’s major league history to go from “How can you not think the sea- no chance we’ll even discipline him.’ ” 12 games under .500 to the Fall son was in trouble?” Lerner said. Silver also said he isn’t sure what will happen to Classic — the 55-year-old called “But it never crossed my mind, “Davey” by many gets his fair one time, to make any changes the NBA’s relationship with China, which has been A demonstrator wearing a Houston Rockets jersey share of kudos for helping steer with Davey or Mike. It just wasn’t growing steadily over the last three decades. in support of Daryl Morey, holds up his hand with Max Scherzer, Stephen Stras- going to happen. We have too “I felt we had made enormous progress in terms fellow demonstrators during a rally at the Southorn burg, Anthony Rendon and every- much confidence in Davey and of building cultural exchanges with the Chinese Playground in Hong Kong, Tuesday . people,” Silver said. “Again, I have regret that much one else from where they were in his intelligence as a manager .” of that was lost. And I’m not even sure where we’ll “I understand there is a point of view from some go from here.” that we shouldn’t be in business at all in China, and The league and LeBron James, one of its biggest I’d say from an intellectual standpoint, that’s fair stars, has been heavily criticized by some U.S. law- — not getting into whether the tweet or the response makers for the perception that they caved to the Chi- to it,” Silver said. nese regime. Morey has not been rebuked publicly Chinese state broadcaster CCTV did not air the by the league, and Silver has said that the league two NBA preseason games between the Los Ange- will support his freedom of expression. les Lakers and Brooklyn Nets last week. Tencent, “We wanted to make an absolute clear state- which has a $1.5 billion deal to stream NBA games ment that the values of the NBA, these American in China over the next five years, has also stopped values — we are an American business — travel showing Rockets games but has not totally dropped with us wherever we go, and one of those values is all NBA content. free expression,” Silver said. “We wanted to make “The losses have already been substantial,” Silver sure everyone understood we were supporting free said. “Our games are not back on the air in China, as expression.” we speak, and we’ll see what happens next.” The Rockets were of massive interest in China, Silver was at the summit to discuss the league’s largely because of Yao Ming — the Chinese star who deeper commitment to ensuring players and em- spent his entire NBA career in Houston. Yao is now ployees are taking care of their mental health, the president of the Chinese Basketball Association, something that has been a growing topic in the NBA JEFF ROBERSON/AP which has suspended its ties to the Rockets because in recent years — particularly with the acknowledg- of the tweet. ment of top players like San Antonio’s DeMar DeRo- Washington Nationals manager Dave Martinez survived a 19-31 Morey has not commented publicly since a pair of zan and Cleveland’s Kevin Love that they struggle start and a brief hospital stay to lead the franchise into its first World tweets on Oct. 6 attempting to clarify his position. with certain issues. Series. The Nats face the American League winner starting Tuesday. Saturday, October 19, 2019 •STARS AND STRIPES•PAGE 31 MLB PLAYOFFS Scoreboard Astros power past Yanks in Game 4 Playoffs x-if necessary WILD CARD Washington 4, Milwaukee 3 Tampa Bay 5, Oakland 1 Houston on cusp of a second DIVISION SERIES (Best-of-five) American League World Series in three years Houston 3, Tampa Bay 2 Houston 6, Tampa Bay 2 Houston 3, Tampa Bay 1 BY JAKE SEINER Tampa Bay 10, Houston 3 Tampa Bay 4, Houston 1 Associated Press Houston 6, Tampa Bay 1 N.Y. Yankees 3, Minnesota 0 N.Y. Yankees 10, Minnesota 4 NEW YORK — They have the pitching, N.Y. Yankees 8, Minnesota 2 and they don’t need the pitches. Certainly, the N.Y. Yankees 5, Minnesota 1 Houston Astros have confidence for good rea- National League Washington 3, L.A. Dodgers 2 son on the brink of another World Series. L.A. Dodgers 6, Washington 0 “It’s Justin Verlander,” reliever Ryan Washington 4, L.A. Dodgers 2 L.A. Dodgers 10, Washington 4 Pressly said. Washington 6, L.A. Dodgers 1 George Springer and Carlos Correa each Washington 7, L.A. Dodgers 3, 10 innings St. Louis 3, Atlanta 2 hit three-run homers and the Astros got an- St. Louis 7, Atlanta 6 other wild ace off the hook to beat the dishev- Atlanta 3, St. Louis 0 eled New York Yankees 8-3 Thursday night Atlanta 3, St. Louis 1 St. Louis 5, Atlanta 4, 10 innings and reach the cusp of a second World Series St. Louis 13, Atlanta 1 visit in three years. LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES (Best-of-seven) The Astros lead the AL Championship Se- American League ries 3-1, putting the 2017 World Series win- Houston 3, N.Y. Yankees 1 New York 7, Houston 0 ners on the brink of a showdown with the NL Houston 3, New York 2, 11 innings champion Washington Nationals. Houston 4, N.Y. Yankees 1 Houston still has Verlander and Gerrit Cole Thursday: Houston 8, N.Y. Yankees 3 Friday: at N.Y. Yankees, AFN-Sports, 1 queued up for this series, and the Yankees a.m. Saturday CET, 8 a.m. Saturday JKT will have to beat both to survive. Verlander x-Saturday, Oct. 19: at Houston x-Sunday, Oct. 20: at Houston will start Game 5 on Friday night against National League James Paxton. Washington 4, St. Louis 0 Washington 2, St. Louis 0 Springer lined an errant splitter from play- MATT SLOCUM/AP Washington 3, St. Louis 1 off star Masahiro Tanaka in the third inning Washington 8, St. Louis 1 Washington 7, St. Louis 4 for his homer, and Correa battered Chad The Astros’ Carlos Correa hits a three-run home run against the New York Yankees during WORLD SERIES Green’s fastball when New York turned to the sixth inning in Game 4 of the American League Championship Series in New York. (Best-of-seven) Houston leads the series 3-1 after beating the Yankees 8-3 on Thursday. Washington vs. Houston-N.Y. Yankees its vaunted bullpen. Those All-Star sluggers winner have combined for just five hits in the series, Tuesday, Oct. 22: at Houston-N.Y. Yan- New York worked starter Zack Greinke “And we need to flush this immediately.” kees winner but four have been homers. Wednesday, Oct. 23: at Houston-N.Y. Earlier in the day, Astros manager AJ hard during a 28-pitch first inning, but just Tanaka allowed four runs — three earned Yankees winner Hinch ardently denied that his team has like against Cole in Game 3, the clutch hit — his most in eight postseason starts. Friday, Oct. 25: at Washington Saturday, Oct. 26: at Washington skirted rules to steal signs after an allegation never came. Pressly dodged a bases-loaded CC Sabathia pitched in relief for New York x-Sunday, Oct. 27: at Washington by the Yankees, which was investigated and jam in the fifth, and many fans had left Yan- but was pulled with a left shoulder injury dur- x-Tuesday, Oct. 29: at Houston-N.Y. Yankees winner cleared by Major League Baseball. He also kee Stadium by the time it ended. ing the eighth inning. Planning to retire after x-Wednesday, Oct. 30: at Houston-N.Y. made it clear: If a pitcher is tipping what’s The Yankees are at risk of failing to make the season, an emotional Sabathia covered Yankees winner coming, Houston will take advantage. the World Series for an entire decade for the his face with his glove as he left the field for Thursday The Astros are tired of that talk detracting first time since the 1910s. They are 0-for-13 likely the final time. Fans shouted his name Houston 8, N.Y. Yankees 3 from their sluggers. with runners in scoring position the past two as he walked off, and Cole and Springer were games. It didn’t help when they committed among the Houston players who stood and Houston New York “I think it’s disrespectful that every time we ab r h bi ab r h bi score a lot of runs, people talk about tipping,” four errors in Game 4, the most ever for the clapped for the 39-year-old. Springer cf-rf 5 1 1 3 LeMahieu 1b 4 0 2 0 Correa said. “Nobody was tipping today and club in a home postseason game. “I hate to see that for him,” said Hinch, who Altuve 2b 5 1 1 0 Judge rf 4 1 0 0 Brantley lf 4 0 2 1 Hicks cf 3 0 1 0 we scored, what, eight runs? We’re great hit- “We played poorly tonight, there’s no other played with and against Sabathia. “I hate to Bregman 3b 4 2 1 0 Torres 2b 5 0 0 0 ters. We’ve been doing it for a whole season.” way to explain it,” manager Aaron Boone said. see that for the sport.” Gurriel 1b 5 0 0 0 Encrncn dh 3 0 0 0 Alvarez dh 5 1 1 0 Gardner lf 2 1 0 1 Correa ss 5 1 1 3 Sanchez c 4 1 1 2 Chirinos c 2 1 0 0 Urshela 3b 4 0 0 0 Reddick rf 3 1 1 0 Gregorius ss 4 0 1 0 Greinke tunes out taunts, quiets NY crowd Diaz ph 1 0 0 0 Marisnick cf 0 0 0 0 Totals 39 8 8 7 Totals 33 3 5 3 Houston 003 003 011—8 BY MIKE FITZPATRICK also chanted “Donald! Donald!” where bottles are being thrown New York 100 002 000—3 E—Bregman (2), LeMahieu 2 (3), Tor- Associated Press — which is Greinke’s given first and balls are being thrown and res 2 (2). LOB—Houston 8, New York 10. name — while he was in the bull- it becomes unruly,” Hinch said 2B—Bregman (3), LeMahieu (3). HR— NEW YORK — Sounds as pen and on the mound. prior to Game 4. “There’s other Springer (2), Correa (2), Sanchez (1). SB—Hicks (1), Judge (2). though Zack Greinke got an ear- “I don’t know if low-class is the ways to support your home team, IP H R ER BB SO ful at Yankee Stadium while right word, but they are hectic,” and this place does as good a job Houston warming up in the bullpen. Reddick said. “I think winning as anybody to trying to police that Greinke 4B 3 1 1 4 5 Pressly W,1-0 C 0 0 0 1 2 By the time the ninth inning three straight at their home park while also trying to create an en- James H,1 1 2 2 2 1 2 rolled around, most of those fans is going to make a bigger state- vironment that’s all pro-Yankees. Harris H,3 1 0 0 0 0 2 Smith C 0 0 0 0 2 were long gone. ment than that.” It would be a very ugly scene for Osuna 1B 0 0 0 1 0 Awfully satisfying for the Greinke walked four — three in baseball, a very ugly scene for the New York Houston Astros. the first inning for the first time Yankees, if one of our guys was Tanaka L,2-1 5 4 4 3 2 1 Green 1 2 2 2 0 1 “They emptied out pretty quick since April 2007 — and quickly hit by something from the upper Kahnle 1 0 0 0 0 1 toward the end. I guess there fell behind 1-0. But the 35-year- deck ... nobody wants that.” Ottavino 0 1 1 0 0 0 Sabathia C 0 0 0 0 0 wasn’t that much to say,” right old right-hander pitched out of an A warning message was shown Loaisiga C 1 1 0 1 1 fielder Josh Reddick said. early bases-loaded jam and then on large center-field video board Lyons C 0 0 0 0 2 Tanaka pitched to 1 batter in the 6th, Greinke kept his cool after a settled in. He retired nine in a before the game: “Please be ad- Ottavino pitched to 2 batters in the 8th. rocky start Thursday night and row before DJ LeMahieu’s one- vised that it is illegal to throw HBP—Sabathia (Chirinos). WP—Loaisi- ga(2). T—4:19. A—49,067 (47,309). the Astros romped to an 8-3 vic- out single in the fifth. any substance or object in the sta- tory over the New York Yankees “He really has a very slow dium. Violators face ejection and Calendar for a 3-1 lead in the best-of-seven heartbeat,” Reddick said. “He a permanent ban from Yankee FRANK FRANKLIN II/AP November TBA — Deadline for teams AL Championship Series. always seems like he has a calm Stadium, as well as criminal and to make qualifying offers to their eligible former players who became free agents, A report by NJ Advance Media Astros pitcher Zack Greinke frame of mind out there.” civil penalties.” fifth day after World Series. detailed some of the jeering di- kept his cool after a 28-pitch Before the game, Astros man- An audio recording from Yan- November TBA — Deadline for free agents to accept qualifying offers, 15th rected at Greinke as he got loose first inning on Thursday, settling ager AJ Hinch said he would re- kees manager Aaron Boone day after World Series. before the game. Fans in the left in to retire nine in a row before move his team from the field if imploring fans to “please don’t Nov. 11-14 — General managers’ meet- ings, Scottsdale, Ariz. field bleachers insulted his fam- DJ LeMahieu’s one-out single in fans again threw objects at Hous- throw objects onto the field” was Nov. 11 — Rookies of the Year an- ily and taunted the Astros start- the fifth inning of Game 4 of the ton players. played after the second inning. nounced. ALCS in New York. Nov. 12 — Managers of the Year an- ing pitcher with chants about his Reddick said fans tossed water Reddick described the fans in nounced. social anxiety disorder, the outlet bottles, baseballs and other ob- the outfield Thursday as “pretty Nov. 13 — Cy Young Awards an- inke said softly in the Houston nounced. indicated. At least one was eject- jects at him during Game 3 at laid-back, actually.” Nov. 14 — Most Valuable Player awards ed as police officers kept a watch- clubhouse after allowing one run Yankee Stadium on Tuesday. “I didn’t get anything thrown at announced. 1 in 4 ⁄3 innings. Nov. 19-21 — Owners’ meetings, Ar- ful eye close by. “I will pull the team off the field me tonight, so that was nice,” he lington, Texas. “I didn’t hear anything,” Gre- The revved-up Bronx crowd if we get in that situation again said with a smile. S TARS AND STRIPES Saturday, October 19, 2019 Yankees on the brink Astros one win away from second SPORTS World Series in three seasons » Page 31

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Scary sight Chiefs find mojo, lose MVP QB Mahomes in win over Broncos

BY ARNIE STAPLETON night after reigning MVP Patrick Mahomes dislo- Associated Press cated his right knee in a pileup near the goal line in the first half. DENVER “I’ve never seen anything like that on the field he Kansas City Chiefs rediscovered before,” Denver defensive end Shelby Harris said. their mojo but lost their maestro. “His knee was literally all the way to the side, The Chiefs rallied around their his kneecap was. I wish him the best. We defi- fallen superstar and snapped a two- nitely need him in the league, he’s definitely a big game skid with a 30-6 thrashing of T the Denver Broncos on Thursday SEE SCARY ON PAGE 27

Top: Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes leaves the game after getting injured against the Broncos. Right: Linebacker Reggie Ragland celebrates one of Kansas City’s nine sacks on Thursday in Denver.

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