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BY MATTHEW M. BURKE Moton told a three-judge panel down the economy,” he said. help him out,” Smith said, adding Smith said he confessed immedi- AND AYA ICHIHASHI that he brandished the knife and COVID-19 is the respiratory dis- he didn’t need the money. ately when Japanese police and Air Stars and Stripes demanded the money. ease caused by the coronavirus. “I didn’t threaten nobody,” he Force investigators arrived at his “First, I asked to exchange the As a reminder of the ongo- said. “I didn’t see Moton’s knife. house three days after the crime. NAHA, Okinawa — Two men money, then I jumped over the ing pandemic, everyone in the I was outside of the counter when “I am truly sorry for the vic- from Kadena Air Base, a soldier counter,” he said. “Inside, I told courtroom was required to wear it happened.” tims,” he said. “I had never done and a civilian cook, during their the victims to step back, but the masks. Moton said they divided the anything like this my entire life.” first appearance in Naha District man pushed me, so I grabbed The two, both in custody, will money evenly. He exchanged the Moton also apologized. Court pleaded guilty Monday to the knife with my right hand to be back in court at 10 a.m. Mon- yen for dollars, sent some to his “I am sorry to the victims for robbing a currency exchange on scare him. He stepped back so I day for the hearing’s conclusion. family and gave some to a local what I did, and I will pay back Okinawa of nearly $65,000 on grabbed the money.” Smith’s wife is scheduled to testi- girlfriend identified only as “Ms. what I had sent to my family in May 12. No one was injured in the fy and both defendants are slated Bennet.” the States and the money I gave Pvt. Demetrius Moton Jr., 21, robbery. to read letters to the victims. The Police recovered $19,900 in the to Ms. Bennet if I have a chance,” and Hassan Smith, 34, a cook Moton told the panel he was same panel is expected to sen- trunk of Moton’s car. he said. for Kadena’s Child Development getting kicked out of the Army tence the pair following the con- Smith, who has five children “I hope the victims will forgive Center, were charged with rob- and needed the money for his clusion of testimony. under age 7, said he hid his share me and the judges will give us the bery and invasion of a building. wife and children. Smith, in his testimony, said from his wife and then sent it to mercy,” he said. “I just want to go The pair, wearing masks, robbed “I was worried that I won’t be the robbery was Moton’s idea. He a friend in Germany. He choked home for my wife and children.” a currency exchange near the able to provide for my family in said Moton asked for his help; the up and sobbed when asked about [email protected] Camp Foster front gate at knife- the States, as COVID-19 pandem- original plan didn’t call for him to his family. Twitter: @MatthewMBurke1 point and made off with $64,700 ic and all, there are no jobs in the be inside the exchange. “I regretted it the moment I [email protected] in Japanese and U.S. currency. States and the government locked “I was stupid, I just wanted to came home,” he said. Twitter: @AyaIchihashi Navy aviators on Guam log their 15th rescue this year

Stars and Stripes through the trees; they retrieved the hiker, copters on Guam and the Guam Army Na- who was taken to U.S. Naval Hospital tional Guard UH-72 Lakota helicopters are The Island Knights lived up to their Guam, the release states. not on alert for search-and-rescue duty, he nickname once again, pulling a stranded said. Guam Fire and Rescue and the Coast hiker from a popular hiking trail on Guam Andersen provided no details on the hik- Guard will respond with small boats to for the second time in just over a month. er’s condition. stranded boats and swimmers in distress, Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 25 sent “Getting the aircraft good to go and he said. an MHS-60 Knighthawk to lift the hiker launched within an hour from the call says On June 14, a crew lifted three hik- from Pagat Caves on July 8, according to something about the way we do business,” a news release from Andersen Air Force Lt. Cmdr. Wagler, the helicopter pilot, said ers suffering dehydration and heat stroke Base. It was the 15th save for the squadron in the release. “Our maintenance depart- from the same area. The squadron, based this year. ment had that bird ready to go with no at Andersen, this year alone has rescued Around noon that day, Guam Fire and delays. Our fast response time allowed us 19 people, according to the release. Rescue found the hiker, who was reported to arrive to the hiker’s location, get him The trail to Pagat Caves is just 1.7 miles missing that morning, according to the out of the jungle and to the hospital. This roundtrip on Guam’s eastern coast, ac- release. U.S. Coast Guard Sector Guam couldn’t have been done without the team cording to the AllTrails.com website. But contacted the sea combat squadron, which we have.” it can be a challenging hike thanks to a JOAN JENNINGS/U.S. Navy dispatched the chopper less than an hour The Navy squadron alone has the search- steep climb, sharp rocks and sometimes An MH-60S Seahawk assigned to later. and-rescue mission on Guam, said Lt. j.g. hot, humid weather, according to reviews Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 25 flies Once overhead, two aircrewmen, one William Zell in an email Monday to Stars on TripAdvisor.com. off the coast of Guam in December 2015. a corpsman, were lowered about 70 feet and Stripes. The Coast Guard has no heli- [email protected] US Forces Japan commander orders ban on Confederate battle flag

BY JOSEPH DITZLER on Monday. flag outright, but base command- places, common areas and public Camp Zama, headquarters of U.S. Stars and Stripes He said the time was right to ers have the power to remove the areas on USFJ installations. Army Japan near metro Tokyo; lower the Confederate flag in flags themselves. The order makes exceptions, and bases on Okinawa, includ- YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan — Japan. Winegardner said he’s un- including state flags that incorpo- ing Kadena Air Base and a host The Confederate battle flag is no “To us, it’s a no-brainer, doing aware of any guidance on the rate the flag or artistic or educa- of Marine Corps bases and an air longer welcome anywhere on U.S. the right thing for all the right flag question from the Air Force tional displays depicting the Civil field. Marine Corps Air Station military installations in Japan, reasons,” Winegardner said by secretary or chief of staff. How- War or where the flag is “not the Iwakuni, Misawa Air Base, Naval according to an order released phone. He said Schneider issued ever, outgoing Chief of Staff Gen. main focus of display.” Air Facility Atsugi and Sasebo Monday by the commander of the order without direction from David Goldfein and Chief Master However, the order covers just Naval Base on the main islands of U.S. Forces Japan. above. Sergeant of the Air Force Kaleth about anywhere or anything on Japan are also included. “The Confederate Battle Flag “We knew it’s going to create O. Wright were among the first a U.S. base in Japan, from of- The enduring debate over stat- does not represent the values of some concerns in what is this U.S. military leaders to speak fice buildings to aircraft han- ues of Confederate leaders, mili- U.S. Forces assigned to serve in going to mean, especially when out against racism following the gars, barracks, family quarters, tary bases named for Confederate Japan,” says the order signed by we talk about free speech,” Win- death of a Black man at the hands break rooms and individual of- leaders and the Confederate bat- Air Force Lt. Gen. Kevin Sch- tle flag arose again in May after neider on July 2. “While I ac- egardner said. But USFJ aims to of Minneapolis police in May. fice cubicles, among others. Ve- George Floyd, 46, of Minneapolis knowledge some might view it foster inclusiveness, he said; “it’s The Pentagon in early July hicles, porches and clothing are as a symbol of regional pride, a small thing we can do to include was working on an overall ban of included. died under the knee of a police of- many others in our force see it the entire team, so nobody is left the Confederate battle flag, PBS The order, which took effect ficer, Derek Chauvin, 44, who now as a painful reminder of the his- on the side.” NewsHour reported on July 6. immediately, covers Defense faces a second-degree murder tory of hate, bigotry, treason, and USFJ is the latest command A House committee on July 1 Department civilian employees, charge. For some, the flag sym- devaluation of humanity that it to ban the flag carried by rebel included a measure in the annual contractors and family mem- bolizes regional pride or valor in represents.” forces from the South during the defense funding bill that would bers as well as service members. combat; for others, it represents The order was posted Monday 1861-65 conflict that ended Black ban the display of Confederate Winegardner said penalties for institutionalized oppression. on the official Yokota Air Base slavery in the United States. flags on all Defense Department disobeying the order are left to in- “Regardless of perspective, one Facebook page. The installa- In June, U.S. Forces Korea property. Similar moves are un- dividual commanders to impose. thing is clear,” Schneider wrote in tion in western Tokyo serves as commander Gen. Robert Abrams derway in Congress to remove Schneider has authority over his order, “it has the power to in- USFJ’s headquarters. Individual banned the flag from U.S. instal- the names of Confederate gener- bases that belong to all service flame feelings of racial division. commanders in Japan were given lations in South Korea. The Ma- als from U.S. military bases. branches and his order covers We cannot and will not tolerate the order prior to it becoming rine Corps and Navy also recently Schneider’s order directs “all Yokota, also headquarters of the a symbol that incites this sort of public, said Air Force Chief Mas- banned it from all installations, commanders to identify and en- 5th Air Force and the 374th Air- division among us.” ter Sgt. Richard Winegardner, ships and aircraft. sure the removal of” all displays of lift Wing; Yokosuka Naval Base, [email protected] the USFJ senior enlisted leader, The Army has not banned the the flag “or its depiction” at work- home of the Navy’s 7th Fleet; Twitter: @JosephDitzler PAGE 4 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Tuesday, July 14, 2020 WAR/MILITARY Search for airman missing from Osan goes on in S. Korea

BY KIM GAMEL leads come in, and our investiga- Stars and Stripes tors are taking all of them quickly and seriously,” he told Stars and SEOUL, South Korea — Inves- Stripes on Monday. tigators have received several The Air Force said previously leads in the search for a U.S. air- that search crews were combing man who went missing last week Osan Air Base and drones were on Osan Air Base, officials said deployed over the base as part of Monday, asking the community the search. for help to “bring him back home The force support squadron, safely.” Air Force Office of Special In- TIMOTHY CORDEIRO/Tennessee National Guard Staff Sgt. Tristin Blake Jar- vestigations and South Korean vis, 26, of the 51st Force Support Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee presents Sgt.1st Class Patrick Shields with the Soldier’s Medal on Friday in police were working together in Squadron, was last seen in the vi- Brownsville, Tenn. the search, according to a press cinity of the Osan Fitness Center release. at 1:15 p.m. Wednesday and was “It is our duty to protect and reported absent from his unit the support our airmen, and we are Tennessee guardsman awarded next day, according to the Air putting all of our resources be- Force. hind the search,” said Col. John Security forces also searched Gonzales, the wing commander. Soldier’s Medal for stopping shooter his room and determined he had “We urge anyone with informa- been there before changing and tion on his whereabouts to con- BY CHAD GARLAND The teen and a 32-year-old to service members who distin- leaving, said 1st Lt. Daniel de tact law enforcement as soon as Stars and Stripes woman shot in the foot were both guish themselves by heroism la Fe, a spokesman for the 51st possible.” treated and released, local media not involving conflict with the Fighter Wing. Anybody with relevant infor- A 24-year veteran of the Ten- reported. enemy, while serving in any ca- The wing posted a new photo mation should contact the Osan nessee Army National Guard who Shields had attended the game pacity with the Army. The action of Jarvis over the weekend and law enforcement desk at 0505- disarmed and restrained a gun- to watch his son play when he must involve personal hazard or asked the community to remain 784-5515 or South Korean police man at a high school homecom- heard several gunshots, he told danger “and the voluntary risk of on the lookout for the missing at 112. ing game nearly two years ago WBBJ. “I could actually see the life,” not just a lifesaving act. airman. The sprawling base, which is has been presented the Army’s flames from the barrel,” before “Sgt. 1st Class Shields’ actions “He’s still out there and we about 35 miles south of Seoul, is highest award for noncombat tackling the 16-year-old suspect are a validation not only of his need your help to bring him back home to the 51st Fighter Wing, bravery. as he ran by, he said. training, but a validation of his home safely to his Mustang fam- the 7th Air Force and the South Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee award- “I just grabbed his hand and character,” said Maj. Gen. Jeff ily,” the fighter wing said Monday Korean air force’s operations ed the Soldier’s Medal to Sgt. 1st Holmes, Tennessee’s adjutant on its Facebook page. command. It also is the arrival Class Patrick Shields on Friday fell to the ground with him,” general. “He exhibited the cour- The spokesman said Jarvis is and departure point for the gov- at the Wyatt Duke Armory in Shields said in the statement. “I didn’t want anybody to take the age that every soldier is trained to believed to still be in South Korea ernment-chartered troop trans- Brownsville, the state’s National but declined to provide more de- port flight known as the Patriot Guard said in a statement. gun, so I held him there until po- exhibit and aspires to achieve.” lice arrived.” A member of Detachment 1, tails to avoid compromising the Express. Shields responded when he investigation. heard gunfire in a parking lot Shields’ brother also helped by 1175th Transportation Company, [email protected] “We have had a whole bunch of Twitter: @kimgamel after a game on Oct. 5, 2018, the stepping on the handgun. Shields said he just did what he statement said. Police Chief Barry Diebold thought anyone else would have Two people were wounded in credited Shields’ quick thinking done in the same situation. the incident at Haywood High with saving lives, local media “But for the governor and the School in Brownsville, including outlets reported. The suspected adjutant general and everyone to Blaze: Naval chief calls ship a 19-year-old man who was shot shooter was arrested and charged be here, it’s truly humbling,” he twice in the back and airlifted to with criminal attempt to commit said. “I’m thankful for everyone a hospital about 65 miles away in first-degree murder, the police here today.” fire ‘terrible tragedy’; cause Memphis, WBBJ television re- said at the time. [email protected] ported at the time. The Soldier’s Medal is awarded Twitter: @chadgarland of explosion is still unknown

FROM FRONT PAGE base and shipboard firefighters Taliban kill at least 11 in assault on The cause of the fire is under aboard the USS Bonhomme Rich- investigation, and the origin of ard. Our thoughts and prayers an explosion that also occurred are with our [Bonhomme Rich- Afghanistan intelligence compound onboard the ship Sunday is still ard] sailors, their families and unknown, The Associated Press our emergency responders who BY RAHIM FAIEZ compound, followed by two insur- The Taliban said they were be- reported. continue to fight the fire. God- Associated Press gents who opened fire. Both were hind the attacks but claimed that Firefighting operations contin- speed,” Gilday said in an official killed in the gunbattle, Azizi said. government forces fired mortar ued aboard the ship throughout KABUL, Afghanistan — Tal- statement. The blast from the initial bomb- shells in response, hitting civilian the evening and two helicopters iban insurgents launched a com- Two nearby ships, the USS ing could be heard miles away homes — a claimed dismissed by with water buckets were also plex attack on an intelligence Fitzgerald and the USS Russell, and damaged several nearby the Defense Ministry. compound in northern Afghani- brought in to help, according to had to move away from the pier buildings. President Ashraf Ghani con- stan on Monday that began with the Navy. Sunday afternoon because of the Abdul Khalil Musadiq, a pro- demned the attack in Samangan At the time of the fire, approxi- a suicide bombing and killed at fire. The USS Fitzgerald had just vincial hospital chief, said many and accused the Taliban of trying mately 160 sailors were on the least 11 intelligence agency per- arrived in San Diego on July 2, of those wounded were civilians, to strengthen their hand ahead of ship, which was undergoing main- sonnel, officials said. according to U.S. Naval Institute including children. any negotiations. tenance, according to Raney. The The attack took place in Aybak, News, after undergoing more the capital of the Samangan prov- On Sunday, the Taliban at- The Taliban accuse govern- ship typically has a crew of about than two years of restoration ince. Sediq Azizi, a spokesman tacked checkpoints in the north- ment forces of targeting them in 1,000. for the provincial governor, said ern Kunduz province, killing at their homes, with their families Adm. Mike Gilday, chief of and modernization following the another 63 people were wound- least 14 Afghan security forces, bearing the brunt of those opera- naval operations, called the fire deadly 2017 collision that killed ed in the attack and the ensuing according to Esmatullah Muradi, tions. The government says the “a terrible tragedy. seven sailors. clashes. a spokesman for the provincial insurgents continue to attack se- “We are grateful for the quick [email protected] A suicide bomber struck the governor. curity forces and civilians. and immediate response of local, Twitter: @caitlinmkenney Tuesday, July 14, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 5 MILITARY Friedel now leads ‘Wild Weasels’ at Misawa AB

BY SETH ROBSON Fighting Falcons train to destroy that has yet to be announced, Stars and Stripes enemy radar and surface-to-air said that he had been blessed to missiles — something known as spend nearly half of his career at TOKYO — An Air Force Acad- the “Wild Weasel” mission since Misawa. emy graduate who helped enforce the Vietnam War. U.S. Forces Japan commander a no-fly zone in Libya and sup- Friedel now oversees an Lt. Gen. Kevin Schneider, who ported combat squadrons in Af- 11,400-person installation that presided over the ceremony, told ghanistan is the new commander supports associate units from those gathered that a 31-aircraft of Misawa Air Base in Japan. the Air Force, Army and Navy “elephant walk” at Misawa last Col. Jesse Friedel assumed as well as the Japan Air Self-De- month would “silence those who command of Misawa’s 35th Fight- fense Force. might question our collective er Wing, the “Wild Weasels,” from He told those gathered for readiness.” Col. Kristopher Struve during a Monday’s ceremony — a video of The show of force took place a hangar ceremony Monday. At- which was posted on the base’s week after the installation report- MELANIE BULOW-GONTERMAN/U.S. Air Force tendees wore masks and seating official Facebook page — that he ed its first coronavirus cases and was spread out in efforts to curb was looking forward to leading ordered personnel to shelter in Lt. Gen. Kevin Schneider, commander of U.S. Forces Japan and the spread of the coronavirus. the “Weasel Nation,” before his place. Restrictions were relaxed 5th Air Force, left, passes a guidon to new 35th Fighter Wing Friedel, whose last job was vice name was affixed to the wing’s ahead of the July 4 holiday. commander Col. Jesse Friedel during a ceremony at Misawa Air commander of the 51st Fighter flagship F-16. Schneider also noted $17 mil- Base, Japan, on Monday. Wing at Osan Air Base, South “The flagship looks awesome,” lion of recent upgrades to Mis- Korea, will lead a joint force team he said. “Just look at that combat awa’s Draughon Range, where running on all cylinders and wing commander doesn’t mean at the northernmost U.S. military power.” pilots can practice attacking doing amazing things, Friedel things need to change,” he said. base in Japan. Struve, who is headed to a new beachside targets. added. [email protected] The 35th Fighter Wing’s F-16 job in Colorado Springs, Colo., Misawa airmen are already “Just because there is a new Twitter: @SethRobson1 US Army uses French port as new launch point for Europe mission

BY JOHN VANDIVER The operation is part of a nine- USAREUR said this is the first Stars and Stripes month rotation connected to the time it has used La Rochelle’s port Atlantic Resolve mission, which for the Atlantic Resolve effort, STUTTGART, Germany is focused on deterring potential which began in 2014 following — Dozens of U.S. Army helicop- Russian aggression. Russia’s annexation of Ukraine’s ters began flights Monday from “The port is vital to the recep- Crimean Peninsula. La Rochelle, a port in western tion, staging, and onward move- U.S. European Command has THERON GODBOLD/Stars and Stripes France used during the Cold War ment of the 101st CAB from the emphasized the need to expand that is now playing a key role in U.S. to the European continent,” logistical options so that com- A pair of 374th Airlift Wing firefighters compete in a Mario Kart deploying soldiers to NATO’s U.S. Army Europe said in a state- manders have more choices in a tournament organized as part of the Adopt The USO program at eastern flank. ment Monday. “Using La Rochelle crisis. La Rochelle, once a hub for Yokota Air Base, Japan, on Saturday. About 60 Chinook, Black Port strengthens the France/U.S. U.S. forces in the 1940s and later Hawks and Apaches from the Fort bilateral relationship by provid- in the Cold War, now joins a loca- Campbell, Ky.-based 101st Com- ing increased military mobil- tion in Bremerhaven, Germany, bat Aviation Brigade are headed ity for the collective defense of as a significant port in the Army’s Airmen shift smoothly to Latvia, Poland and Germany. Europe.” modern network. The 101st CAB helicopters as they host gaming will travel this week to forward locations in Illesheim, Germany, where about 40 will be stationed. event for Yokota USO Approximately 20 others will continue on to Powidz, Poland. BY THERON GODBOLD lected prizes, including personal Ten will remain in Powidz, a lo- Stars and Stripes electronics and a security forces gistics and aviation center about challenge coin. 150 miles west of Warsaw. YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan The coronavirus pandemic de- The remaining 10 aircraft will — USO volunteers at the home layed the program’s advent, but fly to Lielvarde, Latvia. Soldiers of U.S. Forces Japan in western the delay provided a lift to airmen with the 101st CAB are expected Tokyo on Saturday looked a lot used to long months of restricted to conduct training missions all like the folks the organization is movements and activities, said along NATO’s eastern borders. meant to serve. Yokoto USO manager Mardie Turns out, they were. Twelve USAREUR said flights depart- Velazquez. members of the 374th Security ing La Rochelle were scheduled “With everything that’s going Forces Squadron took over the to occur between 6 a.m. and 6 on, [morale] is low everywhere,” USO at Yokota’s Yujo Community Velazquez said. “We want to make p.m. and that no weekend flights Center as part of a new outreach sure that we are doing our part as are planned. Ahead of the flights, program, Adopt The USO, that the USO to connect them back to USAREUR issued advisories puts the clientele in charge. their home, their mission, and we that communities in the flight For the inaugural event, the want to make sure that we have path could see large helicopter security squadron organized a good programs for them.” formations. Mario Kart tournament, the first Velasquez said the program “These flights will adhere to of its kind at a USO in Asia, ac- aims to get service members fa- standard noise abatement proce- cording to Staff Sgt. Seth Shan- miliar with the USO while also dures,” USAREUR said. non, an event organizer. giving units on base some own- It was expected to take about a ership of the center by orga- BENJAMIN NORTHCUTT/U.S. Army More than 30 volunteers and week for all the aircraft to reach participants attended the contest. nizing events like the weekend Helicopters from the 101st Combat Aviation Brigade from Fort their destinations. USO staples like coffee, snacks tournament. Campbell, Ky., began arriving in La Rochelle, France, on July 7 for [email protected] and doughnuts were handed out, [email protected] the sixth rotation of Atlantic Resolve. They began to depart Monday. Twitter: @john_vandiver and tournament winners col- Twitter @GodboldTheron PAGE 6 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Tuesday, July 14, 2020 VIRUS OUTBREAK COVID: ‘We’re basically at the same place USFK: 11 more troops we were at the start of March,’ professor says from US test positive

FROM FRONT PAGE BY KIM GAMEL Two of the service “I don’t think there’s any ques- Stars and Stripes tion about that anymore. Even members arrived in California, we opened up too SEOUL, South Korea — Eleven July 7 at Osan Air fast,” said John Swartzberg, a more American service members doctor who is a clinical profes- tested positive for the coronavi- Base on the Patriot sor emeritus at the University of rus after arriving in South Korea California at Berkeley. from the United States, the mili- Express, USFK said. So far, the rebound hasn’t tary said Monday. reached the states hardest hit by The new cases raised to 74 the first wave: New York, New the number of people affiliated Jersey and Massachusetts. New with U.S. Forces Korea who have The command said Friday that York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said contracted the respiratory virus it had 21 active-duty troops in iso- Friday that he believes it’s on its since the first outbreak began in lation. It didn’t provide an updat- way. late February. ed figure on Monday, saying only “We’re going to go through an Two of the service members ar- that the number was “less than increase, and I can feel it com- rived July 7 at Osan Air Base on a 1%” of the force. ing,” he told WAMC radio. “The U.S. government-chartered flight The move to include only a per- only question is how far up our known as the Patriot Express, centage was “in order to better rate goes. But you can’t have it all USFK said in a press release. align with Defense Department across the country and then have The nine others landed at guidance to not release aggregate it not come back.” Incheon International Airport on numbers,” spokesman Col. Lee While public attention last week four separate commercial flights Peters said in an email. MARCIO JOSE SANCHEZ/AP focused on an explosion of disease since July 8, it added. More than 28,500 U.S. service USFK said all 11 troops tested in Sun Belt states that largely A hostess waits to seat customers at a restaurant in Santa Monica, members are stationed in South positive before entering a man- missed the first wave — Arizona, Calif., on Sunday. California’s coronavirus hospitalizations and daily Korea, which technically remains datory two-week quarantine as Florida and Texas — California’s death toll hit new highs last week, even though it was the first state at war with the North after their part of an arrivals process aimed hospitalizations and daily death to shut down its economy amid the pandemic. 1950-53 conflict ended in an ar- toll hit new highs. The state, first at containing the spread of the virus. mistice instead of a peace treaty. to shut down its economy, report- enough to lift stay-at-home orders Bay Area outbreak threatened to In all, USFK has reported 74 ed a record 149 dead Wednesday The patients “have since been by June. Within a few weeks, they rage out of control. coronavirus cases among troops, and more than 300 since then. transferred to an isolation fa- started creeping up again. One of “We did an incredible job, col- military dependents, contractors “We’re seeing community the biggest new outbreaks was at cility designated for confirmed lectively, as a state, 40 million of and other U.S. and South Korean spread and hospitalizations like Harper’s Restaurant & Brew Pub, you,” he said last week. “We have COVID-19 cases on either Camp civilian employees. Only 24 of we saw in late April — and what an East Lansing bar near Michi- the capacity to do that again.” Humphreys or Osan Air Base,” it those were contracted locally, we hoped would be the height of gan State University. More than Officials in the Seattle area said. with the most recent on April 14. infection,” said Barbara Ferrer, 180 cases have been traced there, also have tried to reassure resi- While the number of cases “USFK continues to maintain a public health director for Los An- according to health officials . dents, and they pin some of the coming from the United States continues to mount, the military robust combined defense posture geles County, which on Sunday “Bars and restaurants opened, increase on the young. More than has expressed confidence in its reported 3,322 new cases and 18 and that caused a big shift, as well 130 recent cases have been linked … while maintaining prudent anti-coronavirus measures. new deaths. as whatever percentage of people to fraternity houses at the Univer- preventive measures to protect Travelers must test nega- Louisiana’s daily case count who don’t want to social distance sity of Washington. the force,” it said. tive before being allowed to exit is nearing its previous peak, or wear a mask because they In Louisiana, Gov. John Bel South Korea was once an epi- quarantine. reached back in April, accord- think it’s all a hoax,” said Linda Edwards made masks mandatory center of the pandemic with the Those who are placed in isola- ing to Johns Hopkins University. Vail, health officer for Ingham Saturday and limited the size of highest number of cases outside tion must meet four conditions Washington, the first state to de- County, which encompasses most gatherings. Confirmed COVID- of China, where the virus first ap- tect an outbreak, is seeing record of East Lansing. before release — being asymp- peared late last year. 19 cases hit a one-day high of tomatic for seven days, free of numbers of infections, although In response, Gov. Gretchen just over 2,700 in April, but more The South has largely flattened deaths remain well below their Whitmer banned indoor bar ser- fever without medication, re- its daily count from a peak of 909 than 2,600 cases were reported ceiving negative results on two March peak of 34 in a day. vice July 1 and on July 10 made on Feb. 29 with an aggressive pol- Friday. consecutive tests no less than 24 As traumatic as the initial wave mask-wearing mandatory. icy of testing and contact tracing, Joseph Kanter, the assistant hours apart and being cleared by might have been, the number of Even though hospitals in south- state health officer, said the dead- although health authorities con- people infected didn’t come close a medical professional. east Michigan are better equipped ly spring is still vivid for residents tinue to battle cluster infections to providing so-called herd immu- USFK health professionals also than in March, doctors and nurs- of Louisiana’s larger cities. and imported cases. nity, experts say. The vast major- es are on edge, said Teena Cho- determined there was a limited “People in New Orleans have a On Monday, the Korean Cen- ity still has no natural protection. pra, a doctor who is a professor of need for contact tracing because real visceral memory of the spike ters for Disease Control and Pre- “We’re basically at the same infectious disease at Wayne State all passengers traveling in South in March and April and have a vention reported 62 new cases, place we were at the start of University in Detroit. Korea must be tested and quar- real understanding of what this with 19 local infections and 43 March, in terms of how much of “Given what we’ve seen before, antined upon arrival. virus can do,” he said. “Memory the population is vulnerable,” said and the shock and trauma we’ve “Thorough cleaning of all from abroad. drives behavior here. People are Carl Bergstrom, a biology profes- been through, even one or two quarantine rooms has been com- [email protected] sor at the University of Washing- cases if they go up, it makes us more conscientious, because pleted,” it said. Twitter: @kimgamel ton in Seattle. nervous,” Chopra said. they know how bad this virus can And people’s willingness to California officials are trying get.” stay home most of the time — and to assure residents that they’re Now, smaller towns and parish- wear masks when they don’t better prepared this time around. es in western Louisiana are also MCAS Iwakuni says Japan — has frayed. For many Repub- Gov. Gavin Newsom said last seeing an increase. Calcasieu, licans, rejecting masks has even week that COVID victims occu- a parish of about 200,000 near officials reported ‘presence become an act of defiance, with pied just 8% of available hospital the Texas border, has more than President Donald Trump refus- beds. The state also has 46 mil- 3,000 cases and has seen a spike ing to wear one in public until lion N95 masks, he said, com- in recent days . of COVID-19’ on base Saturday, when he visited Walter pared with 1 million in March. Swartzberg, the Berkeley pro- Reed National Military Medical “We’ve never been better posi- fessor, said ignorance and crisis Stars and Stripes way with the air station. Center in Maryland. tioned,” Newsom said. fatigue aren’t adequate reasons The infected individuals, who “It’s absolute exhaustion,” said Los Angeles County, on the for America’s failure to tame the TOKYO — Japan’s Minis- were not further identified, “im- Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcet- other hand, could use up its beds virus. try of Foreign Affairs has in- mediately went into restriction of ti, who threatened to reimpose a in weeks, officials there warn. “That doesn’t explain why Eu- formed Marine Corps Air Station movement and have not left their stay-home order if the outbreak And rural Imperial County along ropeans aren’t exhausted. That Iwakuni about the “presence of residence since going inside,” the now gripping his city worsens. the Mexican border has been so doesn’t explain why Taiwanese COVID-19” at the base in south- statement said. “Quarantines are the most frus- badly hit that some patients have aren’t exhausted,” he said. “Ev- ern Japan. “Follow-on tracing and clean- trating things to human beings. been flown to San Francisco, erybody’s been through this.” “The positive individuals were ing measure for areas on the base Nobody likes being told what to more than 400 miles away. Instead, he blames a lack of na- tested for [the coronavirus] upon that the individuals have come in do.” Newsom alternately scolds tional leadership, or worse, lead- arrival at Haneda Airport and contact with is presently ongoing The states, and their people, residents for not taking the virus ership that has been detrimental arrived to Kintaikyo Airport” on in order to preserve the health might have let their guard down. seriously and reminds them of to fighting the virus. “I feel very Monday morning, according to and safety of the Iwakuni com- Michigan’s two-month shut- the shared resolve they showed frustrated about how poorly we’ve a Marine statement issued that munity and Yamaguchi prefec- down brought infection rates low this spring, when a San Francisco done,” Swartzberg said. evening. Kintaikyo shares a run- ture,” the Marines added. Tuesday, July 14, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 7 VIRUS OUTBREAK Okinawa official: US Marine base cases reached 94

BY MATTHEW M. BURKE and other prevention procedures AND AYA ICHIHASHI were not followed. Stars and Stripes “Medical staff and other offi- cials are investigating the origin CAMP FOSTER, Okinawa — of these clusters to effectively Dozens more people have tested trace and contain the spread,” positive for the coronavirus at Marine Corps Installations Pa- a Marine base where a cluster cific spokesman Maj. Ken Kunze outbreak surfaced last week, wrote Monday in an email to Stars bringing the number of cases and Stripes. U.S. Marine Corps associated with that surge to 94, “We are also looking into re- an Okinawa health department ports of gatherings and direct- A gate guard checks a driver’s temperature outside Camp Foster, Okinawa, in this image posted to the spokeswoman said Monday. ing individuals to quarantine per base Facebook page May 17. An additional 32 individuals guidelines from medical staff,” from Marine Corps Air Station he said. “Leadership in Okinawa Futenma were reported to have is working non stop to curtail the the virus Monday, she told Stars spread and protect families and and Stripes. Earlier in the day, a the local community.” spokesman for Okinawa prefec- The Marine Corps and Air ture confirmed a case had sur- Force on Okinawa re-imposed faced at Camp Kinser, another strict limits on personnel move- Marine base approximately four ments and activities Thursday, miles north of Okinawa’s capital, three weeks after restrictions Naha. were eased. On Friday, Marine It’s customary in Japan for Forces Japan heightened its some government officials to health protection condition from speak to the media on condition a moderate to a substantial risk of anonymity. of the virus’ spread. In military The latest infections came after terms, the level moved from two clusters were discovered last Bravo to Charlie. week at MCAS Futenma and Meanwhile, U.S. Forces Japan nearby Camp Hansen. MCAS extended a public health emer- Futenma had reported 39 cases gency through Aug. 13 that had and Camp Hansen reported 22, been slated to expire Monday. the prefectural spokesman said. Late Saturday, Marine Forces The Marines, citing opera- Japan imposed further restric- tional security, have declined to tions. Most off-base activities, in- publicly announce case numbers, cluding doctor visits, now require but they have reported them to approval from a lieutenant colonel the prefectural government, the in the Marines, a commander in spokesman said. the Navy or higher, according to During a teleconference with the guidance. Only travel to and Okinawa Gov. Denny Tamaki on from an off-base residence and an Saturday evening, III Marine Ex- installation is allowed. The rules peditionary Force commander apply to all Marine service mem- Lt. Gen. H. Stacy Clardy III said bers, civilians, family members the U.S. military would not “hin- and contractors on the island. der” the prefecture from releas- Kadena Air Base, home to the ing those numbers to the public, 18th Wing, has restricted travel the spokesman said. to MCAS Futenma and Camps “Lt. Gen. Clardy promised Hansen and Kinser to official Gov. Tamaki to keep sharing the business only, according to a post numbers even if the Okinawa pre- Sunday on the base’s Facebook fectural government decides to page. Trips to other Marine bases release the number to the public,” on Okinawa should be minimized he said. to the greatest extent possible, the The spokesman said Okinawa post said. officials were concerned about Kunze said the Marines will jeopardizing their relationship continue to process personnel ar- with officials at U.S. Naval Hos- riving from the United States for pital Okinawa but decided to re- a permanent change of duty sta- lease the numbers after receiving tion, or PCS, per Defense Depart- assurances from Clardy. ment guidelines. Word of the clusters emerged Okinawa began testing locals July 7 when MCAS Futenma an- who work in bars and nightclubs nounced “several” positive tests in Chatan for the virus Sunday and ordered personnel to shelter because “many” customers who in place for several hours. Camp look like U.S. military visited Hansen went into overnight lock- these establishments over the down the following day. July 4th weekend, a prefectural A Marine spokesman said health official told Stars and Monday that speculating on the Stripes on Monday. Bars and origins of the clusters would be nightclubs have been off-limits “inappropriate” while their in- to Marine personnel in Okinawa vestigation is ongoing. since March 27. They are looking into reports [email protected] posted to social media of large Twitter: @MatthewMBurke1 gatherings over the July Fourth [email protected] weekend, where social distancing Twitter: @AyaIchihashi PAGE 8 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Tuesday, July 14, 2020 VIRUS OUTBREAK ROUNDUP NYC reaches milestone with no reported deaths

From wire reports they were at the time of testing. Alaska has reported 1,774 cases NEW YORK — New York City, of COVID-19 statewide, with 847 once the epicenter of the nation’s active cases. coronavirus outbreak, has just re- ported its first day with zero con- firmed or probable virus deaths Arizona since the pandemic hit New York WINDOW ROCK — Navajo State. Nation officials are reporting The milestone came Sunday in five additional coronavirus-re- initial data from the York City lated deaths as well as 45 more Department of Health and Men- confirmed cases on the tribe’s tal Hygiene. sprawling reservation. It marked the end of a four- That pushes the death toll to month stretch since the city 401 with the total confirmed reported its first COVID-19 fatal- COVID-19 cases to 8,187 as of ity on March 11. The confirmed Sunday night. daily death count hit its height on Tribal officials say 64,128 peo- April 7 at 597. Another 216 people ple on the reservation have been were reported likely to have died tested for the coronavirus and from the virus despite no positive 5,856 people had COVID-19 but laboratory tests that day. recovered. “New Yorkers have been the The number of infections is DENISE CATHEY, THE BROWNSVILLE (TEXAS) HERALD/AP hero of this story, going above thought to be far higher because and beyond to keep each other Lab technicians work with COVID-19 testing samples Friday at the UT Health RGV Clinical Lab on the many people have not been tested, UTRGV campus in Edinburg, Texas. safe,” City Hall spokeswoman and studies suggest people can be Avery Cohen said in an emailed infected with the virus without has happened elsewhere in the turn to classes on Aug. 17. tree branches on the ground to try statement. feeling sick. country. to prevent buses from picking up New York State reported five The reservation includes parts The site, outside Lake Zurich children. WWJ-AM quoted two deaths statewide Sunday but of Arizona, New Mexico and Massachusetts High School’s Performing Arts bus drivers as saying they quit on didn’t specify where those fa- Utah. Center, will be open Sunday and BOSTON — Gyms in Boston the spot. talities occurred. The highest A weekend lockdown that began next weekend, according to the are welcoming back members “I’m not going back until this number of deaths statewide was Friday night ended at 5 a.m. Mon- Chicago Tribune. and the iconic duck boat tours are pandemic is defeated. There is no reported on April 9 at 799. day. All businesses in the Navajo The Lake County Health De- rolling out again as the city enters safe way to return to school while New York City has reported a Nation were also required to close partment said there’s been a the third phase of its coronavirus this virus is spreading uncon- total of 18,670 confirmed COVID- during the lockdown. spike in coronavirus cases of economic restart. tained,” said teacher Benjamin 19 deaths and 4,613 probable Boston begins Phase 3 on Mon- ones. people under age 30 while cases Royal. Florida among the general population day, a week after most of the rest It wasn’t immediately clear how On Saturday, an additional 341 of Massachusetts, allowing mu- people tested positive for COVID- ORLANDO — Officials shut remained steady. Multiple cases many students, if any, couldn’t get were reported among partici- seums, movie theaters, histori- to school because of the protest. 19 in New York City, a rate of down two Florida strip clubs as cal sites and gyms to reopen with 1.3%, according to state data. The part of a statewide crackdown on pants attending the first day of a Detroit Public Schools Commu- sports camp at Lake Zurich High certain restrictions. nity District said it’s offering in- city kicked off its Phase Three of violators of an emergency order The New England Aquarium reopening Monday, allowing nail that forced bars to close in the School and other recent social person or online morning classes gatherings. and Isabella Stewart Gardner in 26 schools, through Aug. 6. salons, tanning studios and dog face of rising coronavirus cases. Museum are among those ex- On Sunday, Illinois public Students and staff are required runs to open. The Tallahassee Democrat pected to reopen this week. health officials announced 954 to wear masks. The district said Indoor dining in the city has reports that the Department of Boston Duck Tours are also new confirmed cases of COVID- classrooms would be limited to 10 been postponed indefinitely as Business and Professional Reg- beginning on Monday. The com- 19 with 20 deaths across the state. to 15 students per teacher. other states, including Texas and ulation suspended the licenses pany says it’s limiting the num- Since the start of the pandemic, Florida, have seen spikes in new of Le Palace Otown in Orlando ber of people on the duck boats so there have been 153,916 cases Texas cases after reopening bars and and Show N Tail The Legend in guests can socially distance and and 7,187 deaths. restaurants. Panama City Beach, saying that is requiring face masks for staff HOUSTON — The Texas Su- The state reported 38,894 tests “In the absence of national lead- patrons didn’t observe social dis- and guests. preme Court on Monday upheld Sunday with an average seven- ership, our city has stepped up tancing guidelines. Pat Smith, co-founder of a Houston’s refusal to allow the to show what it means to reopen In both cases, the orders said day positive rate of 3%. South Boston gym that reopens state Republican convention to safely,” Cohen said. “With cases DBPR had the authority to sus- Monday, told The Boston Globe hold in-person events in the city surging around the country, we pend a license if there is an Kentucky that most of its members have due to the coronavirus pandemic. know we can’t let our guard down “immediate health to the public LEXINGTON — The Univer- said they feel safe to return to The court dismissed an appeal just yet and will continue to do ev- health, safety or welfare.” working out in person. of a state district judge’s denial erything we can to fight the virus In the case of Le Palace Otown, sity of Kentucky plans to cap tu- ition and mandatory fees in the “People are ready to roll, and of a temporary restraining order together.” state regulators said, the bar was get back to a little bit of normal- sought by the state Republican fall for all full-time students. in violation of the terms of both cy,” said Smith of Lifted Fitness. Party. The move was announced last Alaska the governor’s executive order “But only if they know the place The state GOP convention had week by UK President Eli Capi- for Phase 2 as well as the DBPR they are going is taking the right been scheduled to begin Thursday louto as a way to ensure fairness ANCHORAGE — There were emergency order two weeks ago precautions and being safe about at Houston’s downtown conven- and consistency for students dur- 116 new COVID-19 cases report- shutting bars back down. The it.” tion center and was expected to ing the coronavirus pandemic. ed across Alaska on Sunday, the business failed to observe social But some residents are con- draw thousands of participants. Officials said it should result in highest daily increase so far in distancing guidelines, and cus- cerned that the reopenings could Houston Mayor Sylvester Turn- the state. tomers were in “close proximity” reduced payments for many. set Boston back in its coronavirus er, a Democrat, said last week There was one new hospitaliza- to each other and to performers, Tuition and mandatory fees recovery. that he had directed city lawyers tion and no new deaths reported the order said. will be capped at $6,242 for full- “I feel like once the stuff starts to terminate the contract because in Alaska, The Anchorage Daily Show N Tail required custom- time undergraduate resident stu- to reopen, just like everywhere he believed the event could not News reported. ers to pay a cover charge, which dents and $15,647 for nonresident else in the country, there will be be held safely. He denied that the The state Department of entitled them to a “free” alcoholic students, Capilouto said. a surge in Boston and they’ll have convention was canceled due to Health and Social Services said beverage and to “observe any With more classes offered on- to pull it back,” Marc D’Amico political differences and cited the 93 of the new cases involved adult entertainment,” according line due to the pandemic, many told WHDH-TV. potential risk to service workers Alaska residents and 23 involved to its suspension order. undergraduate students would and first responders if the virus non-residents. pay higher tuition and mandatory Michigan spread through the convention. The new cases reported Sun- Illinois fees than they would with more The state party sued a day day break a previous record set in-class options. The cap is an ef- DETROIT — Protesters who later, alleging the city illegally the day before when the state re- CHICAGO — Health officials fort to ensure fairness and afford- said they’re concerned about the breached the contract and accus- ported 77 cases. have put a mobile COVID-19 test- ability, he said. coronavirus blocked a driveway ing Turner of shedding “croco- The reason for Sunday’s in- ing station outside a suburban The university estimates the used by buses Monday on the first dile tears.” crease was not immediately clear. Chicago high school as the area change will cost about $5 million day of summer classes in the De- State District Judge Larry Wei- It was not known if patients were sees an uptick in cases among in lost tuition revenue. troit district. man sided with Turner, citing showing symptoms or how sick younger residents, a trend that Students are scheduled to re- Protesters held signs and placed Houston statistics that show major Tuesday, July 14, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 9 VIRUS OUTBREAK US schools Florida records back lawsuit over foreign 12K new cases student rule BY COLLIN BINKLEY Associated Press BY TERRY SPENCER 120 deaths reported Thursday. AND KELLI KENNEDY The increase in coronavirus BOSTON — More than 200 Associated Press cases has filled some Florida hos- universities are backing a legal pitals or brought them close to challenge to the Trump admin- FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. their capacity. istration’s new restrictions on — Florida recorded more than At Cleveland Clinic in Broward international students, arguing 12,000 new confirmed coronavi- County, less than 10% of its 230 that the policy jeopardizes stu- rus cases Monday after a record- beds are available, according to dents’ safety and forces schools setting weekend, a spike that the state, and nine of its 48 in- to reconsider fall plans they have partly reflects the large number tensive care beds were available spent months preparing. of tests being performed. Monday morning. The schools have signed court The state reported 12,624 new Dr. Rodolfo Blandon, its presi- briefs supporting Harvard Uni- cases out of more than 112,000 dent, said he expects the num- versity and the Massachusetts In- tests reported since Sunday when ber of ICU patients will increase stitute of Technology as they sue the state reported 15,300 new through the end of the month, U.S. Immigration and Customs cases, a national record. a result of the recent spike in Enforcement in federal court in The state has seen a positivity cases. Boston. The lawsuit challenges /AP rate for tests of just over 11% the “We know that these patients LYNNE SLADKY a recently announced directive last two days. That is still four will likely seek medical care two People wearing protective face masks ride a scooter down Ocean saying international students times the 2.3% rate the state had to four weeks after they test posi- Drive during the coronavirus pandemic, Sunday, in Miami Beach, Fla. cannot stay in the U.S. if they take in late May, but a drop from the tive,” he said. all their classes online this fall. near 20% rate seen last week. Of- His biggest concern is having and April, and he said the drug weren’t wearing masks or prac- A judge is scheduled to hear ar- ficials have said they want to get enough nurses as coronavirus Remdesivir has been a promising ticing social distancing. Miami- guments in the case on Tuesday. the rate below 5%. patients require extensive care treatment. Dade County again recently If the judge does not suspend the The state added another 35 — 20 are being brought in from He said if the numbers keep prohibited restaurants from hav- rule, colleges across the U.S. will deaths Monday, with the one- other states to help. spiking, he thinks the govern- ing indoor seating. have until Wednesday to notify week average remaining at 71 On the positive side, Blandon ment will have to roll back some Still, Walt Disney World re- ICE if they plan to be fully online per day. The daily rate had been said the virus seems to become of the economy. After reopening opened over the weekend with this fall. 30 deaths three weeks ago and less aggressive as it mutates its economy with restrictions limited crowds, making it the last A brief filed Monday by 59 crept up to 44 last week before — many patients aren’t getting throughout May, Florida recently of the state’s four major theme universities says the rule throws skyrocketing with a state record as sick as others were in March re-closed bars because customers parks to do so. their plans into disarray with less than a month before some schools start the fall term. They chal- lenged the policy’s legal grounds and say it forces schools across US grapples with surge the nation to “choose between opening their campuses regard- less of the public health risks, or in cases as virus origin forcing their international stu- dents to leave the country.” The group includes all of Har- is traced in China city vard’s companions in the Ivy League and other prestigious Associated Press The virus was first detected in schools including Stanford and central China’s city of Wuhan late Duke universities. They collec- ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. last year. Beijing had been reluc- tively enroll more than 213,000 — The United States was grap- tant to allow a probe but relented international students, according pling with the worst coronavirus after scores of countries called on to the brief. outbreak in the world on Monday, the WHO to conduct a thorough “These students are core as Florida shattered the national investigation. members of our institutions,” record for a state’s largest single- Deaths from the virus have the schools wrote. “They make /AP day increase in new confirmed been rising in the U.S., especially ACHMAD IBRAHIM valuable contributions to our cases and the World Health Or- in the South and West, though A security guard checks the body temperature of a student before classrooms, campuses and com- ganization warned that the pan- they are still well below the num- entering a school amid coronavirus outbreak during the first day of munities — contributions that demic is worsening globally and bers reached in April, according school reopening at a state high school in Bekasi on the outskirts of have helped make American that “there will be no return to to a recent Associated Press anal- Jakarta, Indonesia, on Monday. higher education the envy of the the old normal for the foreseeable ysis of data from Johns Hopkins world.” future.” University. firmed virus cases after the Unit- considering requiring the use of The colleges are asking the The WHO director-general said “I really do think we could con- ed States and Brazil, on Monday masks in all indoor public spaces court to block the rule as quickly that while numerous countries as possible, saying it’s already trol this, and it’s the human ele- reported a record daily surge of amid a small rise in virus infec- have now brought their previous- ment that is so critical. It should 28,701 new cases reported in the being used to turn students away. ly explosive outbreaks under con- tions and a big drop in public vigi- Last Wednesday, two days after be an effort of our country. We past 24 hours. Authorities in sev- lance. Greece was seeking a ban trol, namely those in Europe and should be pulling together when the policy was announced, a De- eral cities are reinstating strict on church and village fairs and Asia, “too many countries are we’re in a crisis, and we’re defi- lockdowns after attempting to Paul University student was pre- tighter tourism-related checks headed in the wrong direction.” nitely not doing it,” said Univer- loosen things up to revive an ail- vented from entering the country Without naming specific poli- sity of Florida epidemiologist ing economy. following a recent increase in after arriving in San Francisco, ticians, Tedros Adhanom Ghe- Cindy Prins. In South Africa, which accounts confirmed coronavirus cases. according to the brief. breyesus also chastised political Regarding the WHO experts for over 40% of all the reported leaders for their “mixed mes- in China, the country’s Foreign coronavirus cases in Africa, sages” amid the coronavirus Ministry spokesperson, Hua Chu- President Cyril Ramaphosa said outbreaks, saying that they are nying, said they would work with Sunday that the country would “undermining the most criti- Chinese scientists and medical reimpose a ban on alcohol sales cal ingredient of any response: experts on “scientific coopera- to reduce the volume of people trust.” tion on the new coronavirus trac- needing emergency so hospitals “If the basics aren’t followed, ing issue.” have more beds to treat COVID- there is only one way this pan- China has argued that the virus 19 patients. demic is going to go,” Tedros said. might have originated outside of South Africa is also reinstat- “It’s going to get worse and worse China and has angrily denied al- ing a nighttime curfew to reduce and worse.” legations that it covered up the traffic accidents and has made Meanwhile, two WHO experts scale of the outbreak as infections it mandatory for all residents to were in China for a mission to first began to spread. wear face masks in public. trace the origin of the pandemic. India, which has the most con- In France, the government was PAGE 10 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Tuesday, July 14, 2020 NATION 3 countries set to launch spacecraft to Mars

BY MARCIA DUNN mission. The spacecraft, built Associated Press with the University of Colorado Boulder, will arrive at Mars in CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. the year the UAE marks the 50th — Mars is about to be invaded by anniversary of its founding. planet Earth — big time. “The UAE wanted to send a Three countries — the United very strong message to the Arab States, China and the United youth,” project manager Omran Arab Emirates — are sending Sharaf said. “The message here unmanned spacecraft to the red is that if the UAE can reach Mars planet in quick succession be- in less than 50 years, then you ginning this week, in the most can do much more.” sweeping effort yet to seek signs China will be up next, with the of ancient microscopic life while flight of a rover and an orbiter scouting out the place for future sometime around July 23; Chinese astronauts. officials aren’t divulging much. The U.S., for its part, is dis- The mission is named Tianwen, patching a six-wheeled rover the or Questions for Heaven. size of a car, named Persever- NASA, meanwhile, is shooting ance, to collect rock samples that for a launch on July 30 from Cape will be brought back to Earth for Canaveral. analysis in about a decade. ANDY WONG/AP Perseverance’s mission is seen “Right now, more than ever, by NASA as a comparatively low- that name is so important,” NASA This month, three countries are sending unmanned spacecraft to Mars. China tested its lander’s risk way of testing out some of the Administrator Jim Bridenstine hovering, obstacle avoidance and deceleration capabilities in Huailai, China, in November. technology that will be needed to said as preparations went on amid send humans to the red planet the coronavirus outbreak, which tant orbit around the sun. isted on another planet, it’s a tall ment on the same side of the sun, and bring them home safely. will keep the launch guest list to Scientists want to know what order. It has a very high burden which minimizes travel time and “Sort of crazy for me to call a minimum. Mars was like billions of years of proof,” said Perseverance’s fuel use. Such a window opens it low risk because there’s a lot Each spacecraft will travel ago when it had rivers, lakes and project scientist, Ken Farley of only once every 26 months. of hard work in it and there are more than 300 million miles be- oceans that may have allowed Caltech in Pasadena, Calif . The UAE spacecraft, named billions of dollars in it,” Farley fore reaching Mars next Febru- simple, tiny organisms to flourish The three nearly simultaneous Amal, which is Arabic for Hope, said. “But compared to humans, ary. It takes six to seven months, before the planet morphed into launches are no coincidence: The is an orbiter scheduled to rocket if something goes wrong, you will at the minimum, for a spacecraft the barren, wintry desert world timing is dictated by the opening away from Japan on Wednesday, be very glad you tested it out on to loop out beyond Earth’s orbit it is today. of a one-month window in which local time, on what will be the a half-kilogram of rock instead of and sync up with Mars’ more dis- “Trying to confirm that life ex- Mars and Earth are in ideal align- Arab world’s first interplanetary on the astronauts.” It’s Trump’s call on what the GOP convention will look like

BY ZEKE MILLER months of intrigue over the health the pageantry of a formal accep- demic’s persistence. ings. Even so, Trump aides and Associated Press and safety of attendees, they have tance speech in Jacksonville, en- “There’s a lot of people that allies fear that the entire spec- argued. visioning an arena of packed with want to do it. They want to be tacle will be overshadowed by WASHINGTON — After Ultimately, the decision on supporters without face masks. enthusiastic. But we can do that attendee concerns and already months of insisting that the Re- whether to move forward will be Outwardly, the White House and and we can do it safely,” Donald heightened media scrutiny on the publican National Convention go Trump’s alone. the RNC have said they’re full- Trump Jr. said. He told Fox News potential for the convention to be off as scheduled despite the pan- Already the 2020 event has steam ahead with the revised Channel’s “Sunday Morning Fu- a “super-spreading” event. demic, President Donald Trump seen a venue change — to more plan. tures” that “it’s going to be an Key decisions about the event, is slowly coming to accept that the Trump-friendly territory in Jack- “We’re still moving forward awesome event.” including precisely where or if late August event will not be the sonville, Fla., from Charlotte, with Jacksonville,” White House Jacksonville, whose mayor is a Trump will appear, need to be four-night infomercial for his re- N.C. — and it has been drastically press secretary Kayleigh McEna- former Florida Republican Party made in the coming days to allow election that he had anticipated. reduced in scope. For technical ny said last week. “It’ll be a safe chairman, issued a public mask sufficient time for the build-out of After a venue change, spiking reasons, the convention will be event. It will be a good event.” order two weeks ago as virus the space. coronavirus cases and a sharp unable to formally adopt a new But privately, concerns are cases in the area surged. That Increasingly, aides are pushing recession, Trump aides and al- party platform. And what is nor- mounting, and plans are being mandate is unlikely to be lifted Trump to move his acceptance lies are increasingly questioning mally a highlight of the conven- drawn up to further scale back before the convention. Also, Flor- speech outdoors in order to mini- whether it’s worth the trouble, tion — the roll call of the states to the event or even shift it to entire- ida has limited facilities statewide mize the risk of virus transmis- and some are advocating that renominate the president — is set ly virtual. Officials who weeks to operating at 50% of capacity. sion. But Trump has expressed the convention be scrapped alto- to be conducted through proxy ago had looked for the convention Organizers now plan to provide reservations about an outdoor gether. Conventions are meant votes in the original host city. to be a celebration of the nation’s COVID-19 testing to all attendees venue, believing it would lack the to lay out a candidate’s vision for Still, Trump and his aides had vanquishing of the virus now see daily, conduct frequent tempera- same atmosphere as a charged the coming four years, not spark pinned their hopes on creating it as a potent symbol of the pan- ture checks and offer face cover- arena.

From car rammings to verbal tirades, videos capture spike in racist attacks

BY MOLLY HENNESSY-FISKE tackers driving cars into crowds we’re in the midst of a historical clustered around July Fourth.” general,” he said. Lipowsky said Los Angeles Times of protesters, resulting in memes moment akin to the backlash by She also said it’s not a coinci- the motives for some of the inci- that circulated online among op- white supremacists following de- dence that the incidents followed dents have been unclear: Perhaps HOUSTON — Bystander and ponents of the protests. They segregation and emancipation. Trump’s appearance at Mount a driver accelerated at protesters victim videos of racist attacks were an eerie reminder of a fatal “It’s being filmed; it’s happen- Rushmore, noting he also chose accidentally, or was confronted have gone viral this month, par- attack by a driver on counterpro- ing more often. Given the outspo- to stage his first campaign rally by protesters. ticularly after President Donald testers at a 2017 white nationalist ken protests across the country the day after Juneteenth in Tulsa, But he said the message is clear Trump’s Fourth of July address rally in Charlottesville, V a. and around the world in support Okla. , the site of a 1921 racist in memes of such rammings that at Mount Rushmore. Some of the perpetrators — in- One of the recent incidents fol- of Black Lives Matter, what we’re massacre in the once thriving he’s collected, dating back to anti- cluding a Silicon Valley CEO lowed the attempted lynching of witnessing is this very violent “Black Wall Street.” police brutality protests in Fer- — cited Trump, while others ap- a Black man near Bloomington, backlash by people who harbor Josh Lipowsky, a senior re- guson, Mo., following the police peared emboldened by the presi- Ind. , which is being investigated white supremacist views,” said searcher at the New York-based killing of Michael Brown in 2014. dent’s rhetoric and tweets, which by the FBI as a hate crime. Hoag, a lecturer at Columbia Law nonprofit Counter Extremism “The message being put for- included his retweet of a support- According to Alexis Hoag, in- School who has spent more than a Project, has focused on vehicular ward with a lot of these memes er chanting “white power” and his augural practitioner-in-residence decade as a civil rights and crimi- attacks on protesters recently. is that the protesters are inconve- own condemnation of Black Lives at the Eric H. Holder Jr. Initiative nal defense lawyer. “These vehicle rammings have niencing your lives,” he said, and Matter as “a symbol of hate.” for Civil and Political Rights at Hoag said it was “no coinci- become a more common tactic that “you have the right then to Several of the videos showed at- Columbia University in New York, dence that these incidents are being used against protesters in remove that impediment.” Tuesday, July 14, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 11 AMERICAN ROUNDUP Mayor sues airline over dog bite on flight

BRIDGEPORT — CT Bridgeport’s mayor is suing Delta Airlines over a dog bite he said he suffered on a flight. A suit filed in state Superior Court alleges Mayor Joe Ganim was sitting in his seat on a Delta flight when he was bitten by a dog that was accompanying a board- ing passenger. The New Haven Register re- ported the suit alleges Ganim suffered “serious, severe, pain- ful and permanent injuries” to his lower left leg and that he was forced to undergo a series of ra- bies shots because the airline didn’t provide details on the dog’s medical history or contact infor- mation for the animal’s owner. Deceased cat gets voter registration application

ATLANTA — In a GA presidential election year, there’s always a push to get people registered to vote. For one Atlanta family, that push got a little interesting. Ron Tims said he checked his mail and found a voter registra- tion application addressed to Cody Tims — his cat, who died 12 years ago. ANDREE KEHN, (LEWISTON, MAINE) SUN JOURNAL/AP “A great cat, indoor and out- door, loved his family, loved his neighborhood. He was 18 and a Aiming for the win half when he passed away,” Carol Tims told WAGA-TV. Sabin Oliver searches for the last remaining human targets during a pickup game of airsoft in Auburn, Maine, on Sunday. Oliver is one of The Timses were surprised, three friends who have been coordinating airsoft games in Auburn. Scenarios are created with participants drawing cards to learn their and a bit amused, when they saw secret role in the game. what Cody received in the mail. The Secretary of State’s Office land’s Eastern Shore of stealing THE CENSUS safety precautions will include said the application did not come more than $100,000 from the increased sanitation cleanings, from its office and that third- community. and all of the volunteer staff will party groups often use mailing The amount an unopened copy of a vintage Deborah Hrusko is facing Super Mario Bros. video game was sold for wear face masks. Passengers are lists to get names and addresses. felony theft and misdemeanor not required to wear masks but If you’re wondering how Cody in a Dallas auction. A bidder who wished embezzlement counts, the Daily $114K to remain anonymous snapped up an early are highly encouraged to do so, would have voted if he could go to Times of Salisbury reported . The according to the news release. the polls. His owner said he was a version of the pioneering Super Mario Bros. Somerset County State’s Attor- The museum closed to the pub- DemoCAT. game released in 1985 for Nintendo’s NES console during an auction conducted ney’s Office accused Hrusko of by Dallas-based Heritage Auctions. The $114,000 price eclipsed Heritage Auc- lic due to the coronavirus pan- stealing money earmarked for tions’ previous record amount for a video game, which was a $100,150 bid made demic in March. 7-Eleven forgoes free the Princess Anne town for about early last year for an unopened copy of the same game. Slurpees amid pandemic two years. 2 arrested after fleeing The newspaper reported au- police, crashing into cow DALLAS — The coro- thorities began investigating foot Busiel Mill, former home to navirus pandemic has Officials find hundreds TX Hrusko in January when town textile manufacturing and later JEFFERSON COUN- taken away another summertime of counterfeit watches electronic organs and clocks, will staff became suspicious and TY — Two people were tradition in the U.S.: There were be offered for sale at nearly $1.29 KS alerted the Princess Anne Police arrested after fleeing from of- no free Slurpees at 7-Elevens on CHICAGO — Nearly 200 million, a real estate broker told Department. Court records show ficers in northeast Kansas and July 11 to hail a date that doubles IL counterfeit watches were The Laconia Daily Sun. authorities have identified nearly crashing into a cow and a fence, as an abbreviation of the conve- found in late June and early July The mill and the nearby 290 suspicious transactions con- authorities said. nience store chain’s name. nected to Hrusko. at a mail facility at O’Hare Inter- Belknap Mill were once part of 7-Eleven has been giving away national Airport, federal authori- a textile industry that employed Jackson County Sheriff Tim its slushy beverage to all custom- DNA of foot found in ties said . 100,000 people throughout New Morse said Skye Joe Covers Up, ers for nearly 20 years on July 11, U.S. Customs and Border Pro- England. Both were powered by 18, of Mayetta and Santana Kay but it scrapped the promotion this a boot to be tested tection officers at the facility the Winnipesaukee River and Noriega, 21, of Holton were ar- summer to reduce the risk of peo- inspected the 175 parcels contain- were saved when many historic rested after the chase . ple flocking to its stores and risk- NATCHEZ — A coro- ing 193 watches due to incorrect structures were demolished in Morse said the cow that they ing contracting the coronavirus. MS ner said the Missis- manifests or X-ray anomalies, of- downtown Laconia in the 1960s. hit with their car suffered two “Gathering nine million of our sippi Crime Lab will test DNA ficials said. broken legs and was expected to closest friends in stores on one from the remains of a human foot An appraiser found the watches Railroad museum opens be euthanized. day just didn’t feel right,” said that was found inside a boot on the were counterfeit. Most of the cop- for summer rides The chase began after a Jack- Marissa Jarratt, 7-Eleven’s chief banks of the Mississippi River. ies claimed to have been made son County Sheriff’s deputy marketing officer. The boot with a bone in it was by Rolex. Suggested retail prices pulled over the Chevrolet Malibu The Dallas-based chain instead for authentic watches would total WINNSBORO — The that Covers Up was driving. Cov- found near Natchez by workers South Carolina Rail- decided to donate 1 million meals from the Mississippi Department $3.1 million. SC ers Up fled southeast into neigh- to Feeding America, a hunger re- road Museum is reopening train boring Jefferson County until the of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks. rides for the summer. lief group. car struck spikes that officers Adams County Coroner James 167-year-old former Passengers will be able to book deployed and crashed into a farm Lee told the Natchez Democrat textile mill up for sale tickets online for rides , the mu- fence and struck the cow. Ex-town manager facing that he believes the remains could seum said in a news release. felony theft charges be from a person who has been LACONIA — A 167- Passengers in the open-air Covers Up and Noriega fled on missing from a boat accident that NH year-old mill building coach cars or privately booked foot after the crash. Noriega was SALISBURY — Law happened more than a year and a in New Hampshire that’s on the caboose trains will travel 10 miles arrested quickly, and Covers Up MD enforcement au- half ago. DNA from the foot will National Register of Historic Plac- through Fairfield County. was arrested a couple hours later thorities are accusing the former be compared to DNA from the es is going to be put up for sale. The trains will run at 50% ca- after a search of the area. manager of a town on Mary- missing person’s parents. The four-story, 13,000-square- pacity, the museum said. Added From wire reports PAGE 12 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Tuesday, July 14, 2020 WORLD Thousands in Russia protest governor’s jailing MOSCOW — Thousands of UK launches new Brexit campaign protesters gathered Monday for a third straight day of massive pro- BY DANICA KIRKA telephone provider. The government is trying to prepare people tests in Russia’s far east against the jailing of a provincial gover- Associated Press Britain has technically left the European for the moment when agreements on trade, Union, but the U.K. and the EU gave them- security and a host of other areas will change. nor accused of involvement in multiple murders. LONDON — Brexit moved back to the front- selves an 11-month “transition period” — in One notable change will be the end of the free- Demonstrators in Khabarovsk burner of British politics Monday, months which the U.K. will continue to follow the dom to live and work anywhere across the EU, after COVID-19 knocked it out of the head- on the border with China have bloc’s rules. That ends Dec. 31, when the which is now comprised of 27 countries. rejected the charges against Gov. lines, with the government launching a new country will leave the 27-nation bloc’s vast Home Secretary Priti Patel is set to an- Sergei Furgal as a sham and de- public information campaign to prepare the single market. nounce details on how the U.K.’s new points- nounced the federal authorities. nation for departure. But much remains unclear. Talks with the based immigration system will operate when The protests reflected wide- Advertisements under “The U.K.’s new EU on a new trade deal have bogged down it goes into effect. spread anger over the arrest start: let’s get going” campaign will warn amid wide differences on major issues in- The system is designed to cut the number of the popular governor and a British tourists to get health insurance before cluding fishing rights and competition. With of low-skilled migrants entering Britain from simmering discontent with the traveling to the continent and offer advice on a deal, the U.K. faces tariffs and other barri- the beginning of next year but also aims to Kremlin’s policies. how to take pets abroad. Britons will also be ers to business with the EU, its biggest trading make it easier for higher-skilled workers to The Investigative Committee, warned to check the roaming policy of their partner. get U.K. visas. the nation’s main criminal in- vestigation agency, said Furgal is accused of involvement in the murders of several businessmen in the region and nearby territo- China sanctions US ries in 2004 and 2005. Allegation details emerge officials in retaliation as Seoul mayor mourned SEOUL, South Korea — Mourn- for Xinjiang measures ers wept and deeply bowed before the coffin of Seoul’s mayor during Associated Press heads the northwestern region of his funeral Monday, while a law- Xinjiang, where more than 1 mil- yer came forward with details BEIJING — China said Mon- lion members of Muslim minority about sexual harassment allega- day it will impose sanctions on groups have been incarcerated in tions against the late politician. three U.S. lawmakers and one what China terms de-radicaliza- The allegations have split many ambassador in response to simi- tion and retraining centers. in South Korea over how to re- lar actions taken by the U.S. last Critics have likened the camps member Park Won-soon, who was week against Chinese officials to prisons to which inmates are found dead Friday in a wooded TVNZ POOL/AP over alleged human rights abuses sentenced with little due process area in northern Seoul. against Muslims in the Xinjiang and where they are compelled to Brenton Harrison Tarrant appears via video link March 26 in Lawyer Kim Jae-ryon said one region. denounce their religion, language Christchurch, New Zealand. Tarrant will represent himself at his of Park’s former secretaries said U.S. Sens. Marco Rubio and Ted and culture and pledge allegiance sentencing next month. that Park sent her messages and Cruz, Rep. Chris Smith and Am- to the Communist Party and its photos that involved “sexual ha- bassador for Religious Freedom leader, Xi Jinping. An Associated rassment” and that she showed Sam Brownback were targeted, Press investigation has also dis- New Zealand mosque gunman those to some of her friends, col- as was the Congressional-Execu- covered allegations that women leagues and a local journalist. tive Commission on China. The in Xinjiang’s predominantly na- four have been critical of the tive Uighur ethnic group were to represent self at sentencing German police seek man ruling Communist Party’s poli- forced to use birth control or un- who disarmed 4 officers cies toward minority groups and dergo involuntary sterilizations. Associated Press some shooting survivors. people of faith. Tarrant’s defense team, lawyers BERLIN — German authori- Ties between China and the WELLINGTON, New Zealand Foreign ministry spokesperson Shane Tait and Jonathan Hudson, ties have deployed hundreds of U.S. have deteriorated steadily — The Australian white suprem- Hua Chunying said the U.S. move over the coronavirus pandemic, applied during Monday’s hearing police in the hunt for a 31-year- acist who admitted killing 51 had “seriously damaged China- human rights, Beijing policy to- for permission to withdraw as his old man who disarmed four of- worshippers in a mass shooting U.S. relations” and that China ward Hong Kong and trade. The counsel . They told the court they ficers at gunpoint, officials said at two New Zealand mosques has was determined to uphold its na- Trump administration has also had been instructed by Tarrant to Monday. dismissed his lawyers and will tional sovereignty against what it slapped visa bans on Chinese offi- withdraw as he wishes to exercise Police in the southwestern city sees as interference in its internal cials deemed responsible for bar- represent himself when he is sen- his right to represent himself. of Offenburg said that officers are affairs. ring foreigners’ access to Tibet, tenced next month. Tarrant participated in Mon- combing through rough forested “China will respond further ac- along with those seen as enforc- Brenton Harrison Tarrant day’s proceedings by video link terrain with the support of sniffer cording to the development of the ing a clampdown on civil rights in had pleaded guilty in March to from the Auckland jail. Justice dogs and helicopters. situation,” Hua said. Hong Kong. 51 charges of murder, 40 of at- Cameron Mander approved Tar- Authorities took the unusual She did not spell out the sanc- Despite such moves, former tempted murder and one charge rant’s request to dismiss his law- step of naming the suspect as tions beyond saying they would national security adviser John of engaging in a terrorist act for yers, saying he was satisfied he Yves Etienne Rausch, warning correspond to the American ones. Bolton has alleged in a new the shootings targeting people understood his right to legal rep- that he is carrying several fire- The U.S. prohibited any property book that Trump told Xi he was praying at the two mosques in the resentation and wished to waive arms and known to be violent. transactions by Americans with right to build detention camps in city of Christchurch in 2019. that right. Police conducted an ID check four senior Chinese officials and Xinjiang. His sentencing hearing, de- A lawyer will still be appointed on Rausch near the Black Forest barred three of them from enter- Additional visa restrictions are layed by the coronavirus pan- by the court to provide advice if town of Oppenau early Sunday ing the U.S. being placed on other Communist demic, is scheduled to begin in Tarrant requests it. during which he initially cooper- There was no indication that Party officials believed to be re- Christchurch on Aug. 24 and Tarrant faces life imprison- ated but then suddenly pulled a any of the sanctioned Americans sponsible for, or complicit in, the could last more than three days. ment, with the judge having some gun on officers, threatening them had plans to travel to China. detention or abuse of Uighurs, The date was confirmed at a High discretion in deciding how many and forcing them to hand over The sanctioned Chinese offi- Kazakhs and members of other Court session in Christchurch on years Tarrant must serve before their service weapons. cials include Chen Quanguo, who minority groups. Monday that was attended by becoming eligible for parole. From The Associated Press Tuesday, July 14, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 13 WORLD Conservative Polish president wins 2nd term in close race

BY VANESSA GERA Union, which has struggled to Associated Press halt an erosion of rule of law in Hungary under Prime Minister WARSAW, Poland — Polish Viktor Orban. President Andrzej Duda, a con- Zselyke Csaky, an expert on servative who ran a campaign central Europe with the human CLAUDIO FURLAN, LAPRESSE/AP with homophobic and anti-Semit- rights group Freedom House, ic overtones, narrowly won a sec- said Duda’s victory gives the Moveable flood gates rise from the sea in the Venice lagoon, Italy, on Friday . ond five-year term in a bitterly party “essentially free rein” until fought weekend election, defeat- parliamentary elections in 2023 ing the liberal Warsaw mayor, ac- “to do away with limits on its cording to a near-complete count Venice puts flood barriers to the test of votes. power and work toward destroy- Duda’s supporters celebrated ing Poland’s independent institu- Associated Press tions, such as the judiciary or the riers, which then started rising Old Testament recounts, parted what they saw as a clear mandate from the sea to act as a kind of a the waters of the Red Sea. But media.” from voters for him and the right- ROME — Venice has conduct- dike-on-demand. it also is the Italian acronym for The state electoral commission wing ruling party that backs him, ed a trial run of an ambitious The project, riddled by corrup- Experimental Electromechani- Law and Justice, to continue on a said Duda had 51.21% of the vote anti-flood system of 78 inflatable tion, was supposed to be working cal Modules. path that has reduced poverty but based on a count of votes from barriers in the hopes of protect- in 2011. Now the latest date is The movable flood gates are raised concerns that democracy 99.97% districts. His opponent, ing the lagoon city from devastat- 2021, but Conte expressed hope it attached by hinges to cement is under threat. Rafal Trzaskowski, trailed with ing high tides. could be ready by this autumn. In blocks on the seabed along three Critics and human rights 48.79% of the vote. Premier Giuseppe Conte on November 2019, Venice suffered openings from the sea into the groups expressed concerns that Final results, expected later Friday at a ceremony in Venice its worst flooding in more than 50 lagoon. After high-tide danger Duda’s victory would boost illib- Monday, could vary slight- pressed a button that activated years. ceases, sea water is pumped into eral tendencies not only at home ly, but Duda’s lead appeared compressors to begin pumping The project’s name, Moses, re- the gates to make them heavy so but also within the European unassailable. air into the bright yellow bar- calls the Biblical figure who, the they can be lowered. PAGE 14 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Tuesday, July 14, 2020 FACES Great White apologizes True-crime for mask-less show in ND Associated Press strongly condemns this horrific racist, misogynistic and homo- Metal band Great White has phobic behavior,” Fox News apologized for performing at an Media CEO Suzanne Scott and outdoor North Dakota concert President Jay Wallace said in a where the crowd didn’t wear memo to staffers. masks despite the ongoing threat TROVE of the coronavirus. The band drew criticism on so- Brooklyn Beckham is cial media after the performance engaged to actress July 6 in Dickinson, in the south- west of the state. Spin magazine Brooklyn Beckham, son of posted video showing the crowd retired soccer superstar David Beckham and fashion designer Ava DuVernay’s “13th” examines the packed in and not wearing face masks. Victoria Beckham, and Ameri- legacy of the U.S. Constitution’s 13th can actress Nicola Peltz have Amendment. Shown: Producer Van Jones. “We have had the luxury of hindsight and we would like to announced they’re engaged. /TNS NETFLIX apologize to those who disagreed Beckham and Peltz both posted with our decision to fulfill our the news on their Instagram ac- contractual agreement. The Pro- counts July 8. moter and staff were nothing but Brooklyn Beckham is the el- professional and assured us of the dest of David and Victoria Beck- Finished ‘Tiger King’? Try these nonfiction films safety precautions,” Great White ham’s four children. Peltz’s film said in a statement July 8. The credits include “The Last Air- BY CHRIS HEWITT were there from the beginning. Joe Berlinger and band is best known for its version bender” and “Transformers: Age Star Tribune (Minneapolis) Bruce Sinofsky went deep, following multiple bad of “Once Bitten, Twice Shy.” of Extinction.“ leads and false witnesses until the trail led to the To save repetition, let’s just stipulate that “shock- truth. Actor Armie Hammer, ing” describes every true-crime movie on this list. Actress Kelly Preston Lots of excellent documentaries examine crimes , ‘Murder on a Sunday Morning’ (2001) dies at 57 wife separate but, in my mind, a true-crime doc only pops if the Actor Armie Hammer and wife crime is front and center. The only true-crime documentary Oscar winner is Kelly Preston, who played Elizabeth Chambers are splitting The Holocaust was criminal, for instance, but surprisingly obscure, given the phenomenon that dramatic and comic foil to ac- up after 10 years of marriage and the many fine nonfiction films about it belong to a was director Jean-Xavier Lestrade’s next project, tors ranging from Tom Cruise 13 years together. Both parties different category. twisty true-crime series “The Staircase.” Equally in “Jerry Maguire” to Arnold posted the same message on their As shown in HBO’s current true-crime series, gripping, “Sunday Morning” is tidier — when it’s Schwarzenegger in “Twins,” died respective instagram accounts “I’ll Be Gone in the Dark,” these are the kinds over, you know what happened when a Jackson- Sunday, husband John Travolta July 7, writing that they have de- of stories that lead to obsessively tweeting about ville, Fla., tourist was murdered — but also turns said. She was 57. cided to “turn the page and move “Tiger King” (I have not seen it but, in any case, on issues of truth and subjectivity. Travolta said in an Instagram I’m only including feature films) or, in pre-so- post that his wife of 28 years on“ from the marriage. cial media days, jamming message boards with ‘Leap of Faith’ (2004) died after a two-year battle with The couple share a 5-year-old theories. breast cancer. daughter, Harper, and a 3-year- Given our fascination with crime, there’s no sur- Its startling intimacy comes from the fact that “It is with a very heavy heart old son, Ford. prise it features in so many nonfiction films, but much of the footage was shot by the participants, that I inform you that my beau- Hammer, 33, is known for his it is surprising it took Hollywood so long to take who were hesitant to share their story. Ultimately, tiful wife Kelly has lost her two- work in “The Social Network” notice. Academy Awards have been handed out all is revealed in a conflict that comes to a head year battle with breast cancer,” and “Call Me By Your Name.” for documentary features since 1942, but no true- when a man, abused by a Roman Catholic priest Travolta said. “She fought a cou- Chambers, 37, is a television per- crime doc won until six decades later (“Murder when he was a teenager, realizes that not only has rageous fight with the love and sonality and journalist. on a Sunday Morning”). Trophies almost always the priest escaped justice, but he’s his neighbor. support of so many.” went to World War II-themed documentaries be- The couple had three children Elvis Presley grandson fore Oscar shifted its attention to nature films and ‘13th’ (2016) together. dies at age 27 then biographies, including 1957 winner “Albert Preston had a lengthy acting Schweitzer,” by St. Paul native Jerome Hill. Ava DuVernay’s best film, currently free on You- career in movies and television, The son of Lisa Marie Presley In keeping with an organization that has usually Tube, is this disturbing look at the legacy of the U.S. starring opposite Kevin Costner has died. He was 27. TMZ reports favored safety over risk, Oscar docs avoided con- Constitution’s 13th Amendment. Unlike others on in the 1999 film “For the Love of that Benjamin Keough died from troversy until the anti-Vietnam film “Hearts and this list, it doesn’t concern one specific crime, but the Game.” In 2003, she starred a self-inflicted gunshot wound Minds” won in 1974. An inspiring portrait contin- “13th” convincingly argues that, in a way, slavery in “What a Girl Wants” and as the Sunday in Calabasas, Calif. He ues to be the clearest path to awards — think of never ended, continuing to the present with mass mom in the live-action adaptation is the grandson of the late Elvis Muhammad Ali in “When We Were Kings” or last incarceration and an unfair justice system. Histo- of “The Cat in the Hat.” Presley. year’s daredevil mountain climber in “Free Solo” rian Kevin Gannon is one of many who argue that She also occasionally appeared Lisa Marie Presley had Keough — but Oscar has begun to reward compelling film- racism in America is a crime: “If we are Black, we in films with her husband, as they and actress Riley Keough, 31, making, not just compelling topics. are the products of history that our ancestors did did in the box-office bomb “Bat- with her former husband Danny Recently, documentaries have become more not choose.” The subjects include the Central Park tlefield Earth” in 2000. Keough. She also had twins from open to experiments that get at deeper truths. It’s Five, later the protagonists of DuVernay’s “When another marriage. exhilarating to see documentarians explore the They See Us.” Tucker Carlson writer possibilities of animation (“Waltz with Bashir”), Record label announces re-enactments of events that weren’t captured on ‘The Thin Blue Line’ (1988) resigns from Fox news film (“Man on Wire”), surreal storytelling (“The rapper Lil Marlo’s death Often pointed to as an example of the power of Tucker Carlson’s top writer has Act of Killing”), autobiography (“Faces Places”) resigned from Fox News after se- The rap artist known as Lil and personal essay (“Minding the Gap”). movies, Errol Morris’ classic led to the release of Randall Adams, who had been wrongly con- cretly posting racist and sexist Marlo has died, his record label Those experiments demonstrate that there’s no remarks online. said Sunday. limit to what a documentary can do. These true- victed of the murder of a police officer. Weaving interviews and re-enactments while accelerating CNN reported July 7 that writ- Quality Control Music an- crime titles demonstrate there’s also no limit to the er Blake Neff used a pseudonym nounced the death of Rudolph peculiarity of the human experience. the pace of the story, Morris’ film is a tense, pro- vocative thriller — and it wasn’t even the movie to write bigoted comments about “Marlo” Johnson in a social ‘Dear Zachary’ (2008) he planned to make. Morris stumbled on the case Black and Asian people, as well media post, saying he will be re- while researching what would eventually become as women, on the online forum membered as “a man of great tal- Warning: It’s a gut punch. Director Kurt Kuenne his “Dr. Death.” AutoAdmit. ent who feared nothing.” originally intended the film, now on YouTube, for Neff began working on “Tuck- A statement from the Atlanta an audience of one: a baby named Zachary who ‘Tower’ (2016) er Carlson Tonight” in 2016 and Police Department says a man never knew his dad . He was murdered by Zacha- was known as Carlson’s top writ- named Rudolph Johnson was ry’s mother, who fled to Canada, launching a jaw- My favorite of a very narrow subgenre of non- er. Neff previously worked as a killed in what investigators be- dropping sequence of events that ended in tragedy fiction films, animated documentaries, is this reporter for the right-wing news lieve was a targeted shooting. and, ultimately, new Canadian laws. hypnotic one about shootings at the University of outlet The Daily Caller, which Officers responded to a single- Texas in 1966. A gunman positioned himself in an Carlson co-founded. car wreck on Interstate 285 in ‘Paradise Lost’ trilogy (1996-2011) observation deck and took aim at students and fac- Fox News executives on July 8 Atlanta at about 11:30 p.m. July 8 ulty, which this poetic film captures, with a special said they condemned Neff’s “hor- and found the driver, later identi- The story of the West Memphis Three has been emphasis on the heroes who helped some people rendous and deeply offensive” fied as Johnson, dead inside his told in numerous films and books, but these mov- survive and others avoid danger. The animation is comments. vehicle, the statement said. Inves- ies, which follow the arrest of three Goth teenag- simple, beautiful and a unique solution for depict- “We want to make abundant- tigators believe Johnson was shot ers for supposedly satanic murders in Arkansas, ing events that left little video evidence. ly clear that Fox News Media while driving . Tuesday, July 14, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 15 PAGE 16 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Tuesday, July 14, 2020 OPINION Max D. Lederer Jr., Publisher Lt. Col. Marci Hoffman, Europe commander Lt. Col. Richard McClintic, Pacific commander Trump puts on a mask, and it’s a good look Caroline E. Miller, Europe Business Operations BY KAREN TUMULTY Joshua M. Lashbrook, Pacific Chief of Staff he feared following Centers for Disease mask, we may see fewer of those videos The Washington Post Control and Prevention guidelines would that are popping up all over social media make him look weak and “unpresidential.” in which customers are having temper EDITORIAL resident Donald Trump finally He mocked his poll-leading rival, presump- tantrums in Costco and Target, claiming wore a face mask! In public! tive Democratic nominee and former Vice their freedoms are under assault by store Terry Leonard, Editor This development came more [email protected] President Joe Biden, for wearing a mask policies that mandate masks. Maybe more Pthan three months after his own that was nearly identical (minus the presi- people might even start wearing them to Robert H. Reid, Senior Managing Editor administration recommended that all dential seal) to the one that Trump finally the superspreader campaign rallies that [email protected] Americans wear masks in situations where put on Saturday. Trump remains determined to hold. Tina Croley, Managing Editor for Content social distancing is not possible. The praise that Trump got from his cam- Trump has a bit of a history when it [email protected] Granted, wearing one should have been paign staff for belatedly covering his face comes to being a fashion style-setter. When a no-brainer, given that Trump was visit- Sean Moores, Managing Editor for Presentation is the kind of positive reinforcement that I interviewed him shortly before the inau- ing Walter Reed National Military Medical any parent who has ever tried to toilet train guration in 2017, he recalled with pride [email protected] Center, a facility full of vulnerable patients a stubborn toddler knows well. how the red “Make America Great Again” and front-line health care workers. Also, Joe Gromelski, Managing Editor for Digital His campaign manager Brad Parscale hats that he personally designed became that it is Defense Department workplace [email protected] tweeted a photo of Trump in his mask and the emblem of his first presidential cam- policy to “mandate use of cloth face cover- added a hashtag: #AmericaFirst. Erin paign. “I didn’t know it was going to catch ings in situations where social distancing Perrine, a spokeswoman, blasted out an- on like it did. It’s been amazing,” he said. BUREAU STAFF is difficult to maintain.” “The hat, I guess, is the biggest symbol, But as recently as late April, Vice Presi- other image on her Twitter feed and added: Europe/Mideast wouldn’t you say?” dent Mike Pence ignored similar policies “Rocking a mask like a boss.” From Jason Erik Slavin, Europe & Mideast Bureau Chief He was thrilled when even The New [email protected] when he visited the Mayo Clinic and re- Miller, a senior adviser to the campaign, +49(0)631.3615.9350; DSN (314)583.9350 fused to put on a mask. came yet another with the prediction: “Joe York Times Style section did a feature Trump’s decision to wear one came as Biden is finished.” on them — during Fashion Week, no less. Pacific If such fatuousness is what it takes to get “In the Style section, it was the ornament Aaron Kidd, Pacific Bureau Chief the number of COVID-19 cases is spiking [email protected] in many states. On Saturday, there were the president of the United States to behave — what do you call that? — an accessory. +81.42.552.2511 ext. 88380; DSN (315)227.7380 nearly 63,000 new ones. The death toll as a role model during a deadly crisis, go They said the accessory of the year. You since February has topped 131,000. Pub- for it. know the hat. You’d see people going to the Washington Maybe some of his supporters will fanciest balls at the Waldorf Astoria wear- Joseph Cacchioli, Washington Bureau Chief lic opinion of the president’s handling of [email protected] the crisis continues to decline, with only begin to understand that the virus has no ing red hats,” he said. (+1)(202)886-0033 one-third approving of it in the latest ABC ideology. Our smartest scientists are still That wasn’t exactly true. The Times had Brian Bowers, Assistant Managing Editor, News News-Ipsos poll, further endangering his learning about this disease, and their rec- called them “the ironic must-have fashion [email protected] reelection chances. ommendations have evolved over the past accessory of the summer.” Ashley Parker, CIRCULATION Meanwhile, governors — including in months. Eventually — and let’s hope it is now my colleague at The Washington Post, red states — are urging their citizens to soon — there will be a vaccine. But for now, wrote that they were favored by hipsters Mideast wear masks as a means of bringing the sensible policies such as social distancing, for their “uncanny ability to capture the Robert Reismann, Mideast Circulation Manager spread under control. Texas Gov. Greg Ab- frequent hand-washing and, yes, covering current absurdist political moment.” [email protected] bott, a Republican, on July 2 issued an ex- our faces are the best means we have for But whatever. 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Sports Deals Pro soccer on AFN Sunday’s transactions MLS is Back tournament Morikawa clutch BASEBALL At Orlando, Fla. Major League Baseball Group Stage American League Group A — Eastern Conference NEW YORK YANKEES — Placed LHP Ar- W L T GF GA Pts Go to the American Forces Orlando City 1 0 0 2 1 3 oldis Chapman on the 10-day IL. Philadelphia1 1 0 0 1 0 3 Network website for the most National League Inter Miami 0 1 0 1 2 0 in finish, playoff up-to-date TV schedules. MILWAUKEE BREWERS — Placed 2B New York City 0 1 0 0 1 0 Luis Urias and LHP Eric Lauer on the 10- Group B — Western Conference myafn.net day IL. W L T GF GA Pts San Jose 0 0 1 0 0 1 Seattle 0 0 1 0 0 1 Chicago 0 0 0 0 0 0 Thomas lets three-shot lead slip away Vancouver 0 0 0 0 0 0 Auto racing Group C — Eastern Conference W L T GF GA Pts Wins: K.Harvick, 4; D.Hamlin, 4; New England 1 0 0 1 0 3 BY DOUG FERGUSON by a tee shot on No. 10 that wound Quaker State 400 D.C. United 0 0 0 0 0 0 B.Keselowski, 2; J.Logano, 2; R.Blaney, Associated Press up in the rough behind a tree, NASCAR Cup Series 1; C.Elliott, 1; M.Truex, 1; A.Bowman, 1; Toronto 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sunday C.Custer, 1. Montreal 0 1 0 0 1 0 forcing him to pitch out 102 yards At Kentucky Speedway Top 16 in Points: 1. K.Harvick, 675; Group D — Western Conference DUBLIN, Ohio — Collin Mori- short of the green. He missed his Sparta, Ky. 2. B.Keselowski, 587; 3. R.Blaney, 580; 4. W L T GF GA Pts Lap length: 1.50 miles C.Elliott, 575; 5. J.Logano, 564; 6. D.Hamlin, Real Salt Lake 1 0 0 2 0 3 kawa figured his tournament was 15-foot par putt, leading to Mori- (Start position in parentheses) 553; 7. M.Truex, 543; 8. A.Almirola, 504; Minnesota United 1 0 0 2 1 3 over if he didn’t make a 5-foot par kawa’s two-putt par and the win. 1. (29) Cole Custer, Ford, 267 laps, 48 9. A.Bowman, 498; 10. Ku.Busch, 492; 11. Sporting KC 0 1 0 1 2 0 points. Ky.Busch, 477; 12. M.DiBenedetto, 456; Colorado 0 1 0 0 2 0 putt on the 15th hole at Muirfield It was a wild ride for Thomas, 2. (9) Martin Truex Jr, Toyota, 267, 42. 13. C.Bowyer, 435; 14. W.Byron, 418; 15. Group E — Eastern Conference Village. too. He started with a two-shot 3. (10) Matt DiBenedetto, Ford, 267, 43. J.Johnson, 412; 16. A.Dillon, 388. W L T GF GA Pts 4. (3) Kevin Harvick, Ford, 267, 38. Columbus 1 0 0 4 0 3 He couldn’t have imagined all lead, trailed by three after just 5. (7) Kurt Busch, Chevrolet, 267, 35. New York Red Bulls 1 0 0 1 0 3 the fun was just starting. 6. (11) Ryan Blaney, Ford, 267, 46. REV Group Grand Prix Atlanta United 0 1 0 0 1 0 five holes, made four straight 7. (34) Christopher Bell, Toyota, 267, 30. at Road America FC Cincinnati 0 1 0 0 4 0 Still three shots behind Justin birdies and was ahead by three 8. (4) Aric Almirola, Ford, 267, 39. Group F — Western Conference Thomas with three holes to play, 9. (6) Brad Keselowski, Ford, 267, 38. IndyCar W L T GF GA Pts shots 10 holes later, and ultimate- 10. (24) Tyler Reddick, Chevrolet, 267, Sunday Houston 0 0 0 0 0 0 Morikawa made only one birdie ly lost in a playoff. 27. At Road America LA Galaxy 0 0 0 0 0 0 and it was enough for a 6-under 11. (21) William Byron, Chevrolet, 267, Plymouth, WI Los Angeles FC 0 0 0 0 0 0 “It’s completely unacceptable 26. Lap length: 4.014 miles Portland 0 0 0 0 0 0 66 to force a playoff. to give up a three-shot lead with 12. (12) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 267, 25. (Start position in parentheses) Wednesday, July 8 13. (19) Austin Dillon, Chevrolet, 267, 1. (7) Felix Rosenqvist, Dallara-Honda, Orlando City 2, Inter Miami CF 1 The three times he played the three to go,” Thomas said. “I’m 28. 55 laps, Running. Thursday, July 9 18th hole, he twice could only upset, I’m disappointed in myself. 14. (15) Clint Bowyer, Ford, 267, 25. 2. (1) Pato O’Ward, Dallara-Chevrolet, Philadelphia 1, New York City FC 0 15. (2) Joey Logano, Ford, 267, 37. 55, Running. New England 1, Montreal 0 watch as Thomas had 10-foot But at the end of the day it’s over 16. (33) Ty Dillon, Chevrolet, 267, 21. 3. (10) Alexander Rossi, Dallara-Hon- Friday, July 10 putts for the win. with now, and I just need to take 17. (23) Ryan Newman, Ford, 267, 20. da, 55, Running. Seattle 0 San Jose 0 18. (20) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, 4. (16) Marcus Ericsson, Dallara-Hon- Saturday, July 11 The other time, Morikawa had some time this afternoon and to- 267, 22. da, 55, Running. New York 1, Atlanta 0 to make a 25-foot putt to keep night to build on it and figure out 19. (5) Alex Bowman, Chevrolet, 267, 5. (2) Colton Herta, Dallara-Honda, 55, Columbus 4, Cincinnati 0 27. Running. Sunday, July 12 playing. what I can do better going into 20. (13) Chris Buescher, Ford, 267, 17. 6. (11) Santino Ferrucci, Dallara-Hon- Minnesota 2, Sporting Kansas City 1 The only dull moment Sunday next week.” 21. (1) Kyle Busch, Toyota, 267, 16. da, 55, Running. Real Salt Lake 2, Colorado 0 22. (16) Erik Jones, Toyota, 267, 16. 7. (3) Alex Palou, Dallara-Honda, 55, Toronto vs. D.C. United, ppd at the Workday Charity Open was They return in four days for the 23. (8) Chase Elliott, Chevrolet, 267, 23. Running. Monday, July 13 the end, when Morikawa took two 24. (30) Michael McDowell, Ford, 267, 8. (12) Takuma Sato, Dallara-Honda, Los Angeles FC vs. Houston Memorial on a Muirfield Village 13. 55, Running. LA Galaxy vs. Portland putts for par from just inside 10 course expected to be as fast as a 25. (17) Matt Kenseth, Chevrolet, 267, 9. (14) Josef Newgarden, Dallara-Chev- Tuesday, July 14 feet to beat Thomas on the third 12. rolet, 55, Running. Chicago vs. Seattle U.S. Open. 26. (37) Daniel Suarez, Toyota, 267, 11. 10. (13) Charlie Kimball, Dallara-Chev- Orlando City vs. New York City FC playoff hole and win for the sec- This was a big win for the 23- 27. (18) Bubba Wallace, Chevrolet, 265, rolet, 55, Running. Wednesday, July 15 ond time in his career. 10. 11. (8) Will Power, Dallara-Chevrolet, Montreal vs. Toronto year-old Morikawa, who in his 28. (27) Corey Lajoie, Ford, 264, 9. 55, Running. Vancouver vs. San Jose “Amazing,” Morikawa said 13 months since graduating from 29. (14) Ricky Stenhouse Jr, Chevrolet, 12. (6) Scott Dixon, Dallara-Honda, 55, Thursday, July 16 when asked how he would sum up 264, 8. Running. Atlanta United vs. Cincinnati Cal already has established a rep- 30. (36) JJ Yeley, Ford, 260, 0. 13. (22) Simon Pagenaud, Dallara- D.C. United vs. New England the day to someone who only saw utation for a high level of consis- 31. (31) Brennan Poole, Chevrolet, 259, Chevrolet, 55, Running. Columbus vs. New York Red Bulls the result. 6. 14. (15) Rinus Veekay, Dallara-Chevro- Friday, July 17 tency. His only victory was at an 32. (26) Josh Bilicki, Chevrolet, 257, 0. let, 55, Running. Sporting KC vs. Colorado That covered a lot of territory. opposite-field event last summer. 33. (25) Garrett Smithley, Chevrolet, 15. (21) Max Chilton, Dallara-Chevro- Real Salt Lake vs. Minnesota United 257, 0. let, 55, Running. Saturday, July 18 Morikawa never looked like the He beat a field at the Workday 34. (35) Joey Gase, Chevrolet, 257, 0. 16. (17) Zach Veach, Dallara-Honda, Portland vs. Houston winner until it was over. Charity Open that featured five 35. (28) Quin Houff, Chevrolet, 255, 2. 55, Running. Los Angeles FC vs. LA Galaxy 36. (22) John H. Nemechek, Ford, ac- 17. (9) Jack Harvey, Dallara-Honda, 55, Sunday, July 19 Thomas had 10 straight one- of the top 10 in the world. cident, 248, 1. Running. Chicago vs. San Jose putt greens, the last one a 25-foot “This is a huge kind of stepping 37. (38) Timmy Hill, Toyota, electrical, 18. (20) Conor Daly, Dallara-Chevrolet, Philadelphia vs. Inter Miami 170, 0. 55, Running. eagle putt on the par-5 15th for stone,” said Morikawa, who goes 38. (32) Ryan Preece, Chevrolet, trans- Seattle vs. Vancouver 19. (19) Marco Andretti, Dallara-Hon- Monday, July, 20 mission, 159, 1. da, 54, Running. the three-shot lead with three to No. 13 in the world, one spot Race Statistics New York City FC vs. Inter Miami 20. (23) Dalton Kellett, Dallara-Chevro- Orlando City vs. Nashville holes to play. And while he made ahead of Tiger Woods. “We got Average Speed of Race Winner: let, 54, Running. 133.638 mph. 21. (18) Oliver Askew, Dallara-Chevro- Tuesday, July 21 two bogeys for a 69 that allowed No. 1 out of the way. We got No. Time of Race: 2 hours, 59 minutes, 49 let, 53, Did not finish. Toronto vs. New England for a playoff, he had reason to 2. Let the gates just open and let’s seconds. 22. (4) Ryan Hunter-Reay, Dallara-Hon- Atlanta United vs. Columbus Margin of Victory: .271 seconds. da, Did not finish. Montreal vs. D.C. United think it was over when he made a keep going.” Caution Flags: 8 for 42 laps. 23. (5) Graham Rahal, Dallara-Honda, Wednesday, July 22 50-foot birdie putt from the back It was his second playoff since Lead Changes: 13 among 9 drivers. Did not finish. Real Salt Lake vs. Sporting KC Lap Leaders: Ky.Busch 0-9; A.Almirola Race Statistics Cincinnati vs. New York Red Bulls of the 18th green. the PGA Tour returned June 11 10-137; R.Blaney 138-149; M.DiBenedetto Average Speed of Race Winner: Colorado vs. Minnesota United “I never assumed it was over,” from the COVID-19 pandemic. 150; B.Keselowski 151-180; M.Truex 181- 118.942 mph. Thursday, July 23 219; B.Keselowski 220-223; C.Custer 224- Time of Race: 01:51:22.0391. LA Galaxy vs. Houston Thomas said. “Percentages would Morikawa lost on the first extra 227; W.Byron 228-231; M.Truex 232-248; Margin of Victory: 2.8699 seconds. Chicago vs. Vancouver say that it heavily is close to being hole at Colonial by missing a 3- R.Blaney 249-254; K.Harvick 255-265; Cautions: 2 for 4 laps. Los Angeles FC vs. Portland M.Truex 266; C.Custer 267 Lead Changes: 8 among 3 drivers. that way. ... I just tried to keep my foot putt. He had a 2-foot putt in Leaders Summary (Driver, Times Led, Lap Leaders: O’Ward 1-14, Rosenqvist NWSL Challenge Cup head down and think he’s going to regulation on Sunday that caught Laps Led): A.Almirola, 1 time for 128 laps; 15-16, Power 17-20, O’Ward 21-27, Rosen- M.Truex, 3 times for 57 laps; B.Keselowski, qvist 28-29, O’Ward 30-40, Rosenqvist 41- At Herriman Utah make it, but hoping he’s not, self- the left edge of the cup and 2 times for 34 laps; R.Blaney, 2 times for 42, O’Ward 43-53, Rosenqvist 54. Preliminary round ishly, but he did.” swirled in. “My heartbeat must 18 laps; K.Harvick, 1 time for 11 laps; Points: Dixon 173, Herta 119, O ward W D L GF GA Pts Ky.Busch, 1 time for 9 laps; C.Custer, 2 110, Pagenaud 110, Newgarden 106, Eric- North Carolina 3 0 0 5 1 9 Thomas missed a 10-footer for have skipped a billion times,” he times for 5 laps; W.Byron, 1 time for 4 sson 93, Power 92, Rosenqvist 88, Rahal Washington 2 1 1 4 4 7 laps; M.DiBenedetto, 1 time for 1 lap. 88, Ferrucci 87. Sky Blue FC 1 1 1 2 1 4 par in regulation, and a putt close said. Reign FC 1 1 1 1 2 4 to that same line for birdie on the Viktor Hovland of Norway had Houston 1 1 2 5 5 4 Utah 1 1 2 4 4 4 second extra hole. He was done in a 71 and finished alone in third. Chicago 1 1 2 2 3 4 Golf Portland 0 2 1 2 3 2 Saturday, June 27 North Carolina 2, Portland 1 Workday Charity Open Rickie Fowler, $59,830 72-69-66-73—280 -8 Chicago 1, Washington 2 Jerry Kelly, $59,830 75-67-68-70—280 -8 Tuesday, June 30 PGA Tour H. Matsuyama, $59,830 67-68-72-73—280 -8 Houston 3, Utah 3 Sunday Troy Merritt, $59,830 69-72-67-72—280 -8 OL Reign 0, Sky Blue 0 At Muirfield Village Golf Club M. Fitzpatrick, $45,260 73-69-71-68—281 -7 Wednesday, July 1 Dublin, Ohio Brian Gay, $45,260 71-71-68-71—281 -7 Portland 0, Chicago 0 Purse: $6.2 million Jon Rahm, $45,260 72-70-75-64—281 -7 Washington 0, North Carolina 2 Yardage: 7,456; Par: 72 Roger Sloan, $45,260 68-73-70-70—281 -7 Saturday, July 4 Final Round Zach Johnson, $37,898 67-74-69-72—282 -6 Utah 1, Sky Blue 0 Collin Morikawa won in a playoff J. Niemann, $37,898 69-72-73-68—282 -6 Houston 2, OL Reign 0 with Justin Thomas H. Norlander, $37,898 70-69-71-72—282 -6 Sunday, July 5 C. Morikawa, $1,116,000 65-66-72-66—269 -19 Tim Wilkinson, $37,898 68-72-72-70—282 -6 North Carolina 1, Chicago 0 J. Thomas, $675,800 68-66-66-69—269 -19 Adam Hadwin, $31,543 66-73-76-68—283 -5 Portland 1, Washington 1 V. Hovland, $427,800 69-67-66-71—273 -15 K.-Hoon Lee, $31,543 71-71-74-67—283 -5 Wednesday, July 8 C. Seiffert, $303,800 68-69-70-67—274 -14 G. McDowell, $31,543 68-73-70-72—283 -5 Utah 0, OL Reign 1 Ian Poulter, $239,475 68-69-69-70—276 -12 R. Werenski, $31,543 71-67-74-71—283 -5 Sky Blue 2, Houston 0 G. Woodland, $239,475 73-68-66-69—276 -12 K. Bradley, $23,250 69-71-74-70—284 -4 Sunday, July 12 P. Cantlay, $169,393 70-72-70-65—277 -11 Corey Conners, $23,250 71-69-74-70—284 -4 Washington 1 Houston 0 Jason Day, $169,393 69-71-70-67—277 -11 Austin Cook, $23,250 70-70-75-69—284 -4 Chicago 1, Utah 0 R. Henley, $169,393 70-70-70-67—277 -11 Matt Kuchar, $23,250 69-69-74-72—284 -4 Monday, July 13 C. Hoffman, $169,393 74-68-68-67—277 -11 Shane Lowry, $23,250 69-72-74-69—284 -4 OL Reign vs. Portland B. Horschel, $169,393 72-69-70-66—277 -11 Pat Perez, $23,250 68-72-72-72—284 -4 Sky Blue vs. North Carolina Sam Ryder, $169,393 70-72-66-69—277 -11 Patrick Reed, $23,250 68-70-76-70—284 -4 Quarterfinals K. Streelman, $169,393 70-64-71-72—277 -11 Adam Schenk, $23,250 72-70-71-71—284 -4 Friday, July 17 Matt Jones, $113,150 69-72-67-70—278 -10 Matt Wallace, $23,250 72-70-75-67—284 -4 Teams TBD X. Schauffele, $113,150 69-73-66-70—278 -10 M. Hughes, $16,306 70-68-72-75—285 -3 Saturday, July 18 Sepp Straka, $113,150 69-70-69-70—278 -10 C.T. Pan, $16,306 73-69-73-70—285 -3 Teams TBD Sam Burns, $88,350 69-66-70-74—279 -9 Chris Stroud, $16,306 71-71-71-72—285 -3 Semifinals Stewart Cink, $88,350 72-69-68-70—279 -9 Nick Taylor, $16,306 67-71-76-71—285 -3 Wednesday, July 22 DARRON CUMMINGS/AP Talor Gooch, $88,350 71-68-71-69—279 -9 C. Hadley, $14,849 73-69-71-73—286 -2 Quarterfinal winners Chez Reavie, $88,350 70-72-70-67—279 -9 Adam Long, $14,849 68-73-72-73—286 -2 Championship Collin Morikawa, right, is congratulated by Justin Thomas after winning R. Sabbatini, $88,350 69-68-69-73—279 -9 J.J. Spaun, $14,849 73-69-73-71—286 -2 Sunday, July 26 MJ Daffue, $59,830 73-69-65-73—280 -8 B. Steele, $14,849 69-70-71-76—286 -2 Semifinal winners the Workday Charity Open on the third playoff hole on Sunday. PAGE 20 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Tuesday, July 14, 2020 AUTO RACING Rookie Custer surges to victory at Kentucky

BY GARY B. GRAVES Associated Press SPARTA, Ky. — Cole Custer saw an open- ing and, with help from a friend, squeezed through for the most fulfilling moment of his young racing career. Custer became the first rookie regu- lar to win in the NASCAR Cup Series in nearly four years, surging to the lead in a four-wide, final-lap scramble Sunday at Kentucky Speedway. Kevin Harvick and Martin Truex Jr. were dueling side by side for the lead on the Lap 266 final restart when Custer — with a push from Matt DiBenedetto on the outside — made his move from sixth in the No. 41 Stewart-Haas Racing Ford. As the leaders bunched in Turn 1, Custer slid ahead and outlasted Truex’s Toyota. “I knew I just had to get to the top,” said Custer, who led twice for five laps — the first of his young career. “The top rolled pretty good and once I got past and I was like in third I was like, ‘I’ve just got to take a shot and do whatever I can here.’ “And it ended up the 4 (Harvick) and the 19 (Truex) got together a little bit and I was able to take advantage of it.” Making his 20th series start, the 22- year-old Custer celebrated with a front- stretch burnout as his crew happily ran to greet him. He’s the first rookie to win a non-rain- shortened race since Juan Pablo Montoya in 2007. Brad Keselowski won a race in MARK HUMPHREY/AP 2009, Trevor Bayne in 2011 and Justin Haley in 2019 while not racing full sea- Cole Custer, top, celebrates with his crew after winning Sunday’s race in Sparta, Ky., to become the first rookie to win a non-rain- sons. All three would have been classified shortened race since Juan Pablo Montoya in 2007. Custer, with a push from Matt DiBenedetto on the outside, made his move from as rookies had they been competing a full sixth, surging to the lead in a four-wide, final-lap scramble. year. Chris Buescher won a rain-shortened race in August 2016 while competing for for Custer’s victory. about helping Custer. “When he pulled to joked with him that he owes me $100. But rookie of the year. DiBenedetto was third, and Harvick the top, I was like, ‘Yeah, that was a good he did a great job.” Custer also won at Kentucky last July in fourth — both in Fords. Kurt Busch, the move right there.’ And I just decided to The final hundred laps created plenty the Xfinity Series. winner last year, was fifth. shove him since I couldn’t go around to the of lead changes but nothing like the final Matt Kenseth’s Turn 4 spin forced the “I got a good restart and was curious outside. 20 where Harvick, Truex, Blaney all had final caution and created the opportunity what he was going to do,” DiBenedetto said “It helped him to get to the win and I their shots. Rosenqvist outduels O’Ward at Road America for 1st career win

BY STEVE MEGARGEE my mind, and that was winning gave it absolutely everything I Associated Press the race.” had.” This weekend’s doubleheader Rosenqvist became the first ELKHART LAKE, Wis. — marked the first time spectators Swede to win an IndyCar race Scott Dixon’s win streak finally were allowed during this pan- since Kenny Brack’s 2002 victory ended. Chip Ganassi Racing just demic-delayed season. IndyCar at Mexico City. Rosenqvist had kept rolling along. organizers are allowing fans on two second-place finishes last Felix Rosenqvist overtook Pato a case-by-case basis, relying on year. O’Ward on the next-to-last lap local and state health guidelines Alexander Rossi, who won at and earned his first career win wherever the races are held. Road America last year, finished Sunday in the second half of an Those fans got to see quite a third for the best result of what IndyCar doubleheader at Road finish. has been a disappointing season America. Rosenqvist became Rosenqvist went to O’Ward’s for the Andretti Autosport driver. only the second driver to win an left and passed him on Turn 7 of Rossi ranked second in the point IndyCar event this year after the 14-turn road course that is standings in 2018 and was third Dixon posted three straight victo- just over 4 miles long. Rosenqvist last year, but he hadn’t finished ries to start the season. took over from there and won by higher than 15th in any of the Rosenqvist and Dixon, who fin- 2.8699 seconds. first three races this season. ished 12th, are Chip Ganassi Rac- O’Ward, who had the pole po- Rosenqvist’s victory at least ing teammates. sition for the first time in his ca- temporarily ended Dixon’s sea- The race turned into a duel be- reer, said he was struggling with son-long dominance. Dixon tween Rosenqvist and O’Ward, his rear tires down the stretch. was the first driver to win three who were both chasing their first O’Ward also was affected by straight IndyCar events since career victories. O’Ward pulled traffic involving lapped drivers, Simon Pagenaud in 2016. ahead on the 43rd of 55 laps, but including Conor Daly. Those two Dixon started the year with his margin steadily decreased drivers had made contact Satur- victories at Texas and Indianapo- before Rosenqvist finally passed day in a move that wrecked Da- lis before winning Saturday at him. ly’s Chevy and knocked him out Road America. “You’re never really too confi- of that race. But he was never much of a fac- dent,” Rosenqvist said. “But when “We were just unlucky at the tor Sunday. I saw the gap with Pato decrease end,” said the 21-year-old O’Ward, “I guess you can’t win them all, GARY C. KLEIN, THE SHEBOYGAN PRESS/AP the last four or five laps, I only who had his first career podium but we sure tried to with the start IndyCar driver Felix Rosenqvist celebrates winning race two of the had one thing on my mind and my finish. “We couldn’t make it hap- to the season we’ve had,” Dixon REV Group Grand Prix, Sunday, in Elkhart Lake, Wis. crew also had only one thing on pen. But I’m proud of myself. I said. Tuesday, July 14, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 21 NHL/NFL Scoreboard Illness, injury uncertainty abound Playoff qualifiers glance Saturday, Aug. 1 Toronto Carolina vs. N.Y. Rangers N.Y. Islanders vs. Florida Pittsburgh vs. Montreal Teams returned to ice Monday Edmonton Edmonton vs. Chicago Calgary vs. Winnipeg, for the first time since March Sunday, Aug. 2 Toronto BY STEPHEN WHYNO Boston vs. Philadelphia Toronto vs. Columbus Associated Press Edmonton Colorado vs. St. Louis Nashville vs. Arizona Andrew Copp got a chance to skate in Mich- Vancouver vs. Minnesota igan but isn’t sure how many of his Winnipeg Monday, Aug. 3 Toronto teammates have been on the ice. Tampa Bay vs. Washington Voluntary player workouts have been going Carolina vs. N.Y. Rangers Pittsburgh vs. Montreal on for more than a month, but full NHL teams Edmonton Las Vegas vs. Dallas were to be together Monday for the first time Edmonton vs. Chicago since March. Mixed with the excitement of Calgary vs. Winnipeg Tuesday, Aug. 4 hockey being back is the uncertainty of which Toronto and how many players might opt out and how Toronto vs. Columbus N.Y. Rangers vs. Carolina the long layoff could contribute to injuries. N.Y. Islanders vs. Florida “(It’s about) trying to make sure that when Edmonton Nashville vs. Arizona you come back your hips and groins are all Vancouver vs. Minnesota right,” Copp said. “For some guys, it’s going to Winnipeg vs. Calgary Wednesday, Aug. 5 be ease in and make sure you make it through Toronto Boston vs. Tampa Bay the first four or five games healthy and mak- Florida vs. N.Y. Islanders ing sure you don’t hurt yourself. At the same Montreal vs. Pittsburgh Edmonton time, we are getting ready for the playoffs.” Dallas vs. Colorado It’s a training camp unlike any in history, Arizona vs. Nashville KATHY WILLENS/AP Chicago vs. Edmonton with expanded rosters on 24 teams coming Thursday, Aug. 6 back from a four-month absence to compete Toronto New York Islanders left wing Michael Dal Colle, left, shoots on goaltender Semyon Varlamov Philadelphia vs. Washington for the Stanley Cup. It’s a two-week sprint as a coach looks on during practice on Monday, in East Meadow, N.Y. Columbus vs. Toronto from home cities to Toronto for Eastern teams x-N.Y. Rangers vs. Carolina Edmonton and Edmonton, Alberta, for their Western North America for the COVID-19 pandemic illness information as a way to project play- St. Louis vs. Las Vegas Minnesota vs. Vancouver counterparts. and others have since made sure to lace up er privacy with the novel coronavirus. The x-Winnipeg vs. Calgary Already, a handful of players have opted their skates. league reported 35 players testing positive Friday, Aug. 7 Toronto out of participating and more could make the “Now that it’s real, we’ll find out exactly since June 8. x-Columbus vs. Toronto same decision before a Monday afternoon where everybody is,” Trotz said. “T he disci- “It was a high priority for guys, no question,” x-Florida vs. N.Y. Islanders x-Montreal vs. Pittsburgh deadline. More than half the eligible play- pline and structure are paramount to having NHLPA special assistant to the executive di- Edmonton ers have already been skating at team facili- x-Arizona vs. Nashville success.” rector Mathieu Schneider said. “(Privacy) x-Chicago vs. Edmonton ties trying to get their legs under them, and Some of that discipline is players and their was very important to the players.” x-Arizona vs. Nashville ramping up for the resumption of the season Saturday, Aug. 8 loved ones staying home as much as possible Already, Tampa Bay captain Steven Stam- Toronto takes another step with the start of organized before teams fly to the quarantined “hub cit- kos won’t be 100% for the start of camp Washington vs. Boston x-Carolina vs. N.Y. Rangers workouts. ies” of Toronto and Edmonton. because of a new lower-body injury, and Min- x-Pittsburgh vs. Montreal “It will be different for everybody,” Pitts- Carolina forward Justin Williams said his nesota defenseman Greg Pateryn is out in- Edmonton Colorado vs. Las Vegas burgh general manager Jim Rutherford said. teammates have been told to tighten up the definitely with an upper-body injury. It’ll be a x-Edmonton vs. Chicago “ It will be interesting to see how certain guys circles of people they’re around for the next mystery from this point forward if a player is x-Calgary vs. Winnipeg Sunday, Aug. 9 have prepared.” couple of weeks to keep the Hurricanes from injured, ill or otherwise. Toronto Islanders coach Barry Trotz figures this having an outbreak. But players are ready for a brave new world Tampa Bay vs. Philadelphia x-Toronto vs. Columbus will be a chance to gauge how mentally and Players and staff will be tested every other of summer camp. x-N.Y. Islanders vs. Florida physically prepared players are for this grind. day during camp, with daily testing once “It’s a little bizarre,” Copp said. “Even when Edmonton St. Louis vs. Dallas There was no mandatory ice time or workout games start. you are at the rink, the protocols definitely x-Nashville vs. Arizona x-Vancouver vs. Minnesota regimen before this point, though some play- The injury question could linger. The NHL make it a different feel. ... But I think every- (x-if necessary) ers skated overseas when rinks were closed in is prohibiting teams from revealing injury or one is just kind of amped and ready to go.” Retire: Washington yet to announce new name

FROM BACK PAGE ver, Md. hawks have said they have no in- chosen and approved. The lease at FedEx Field ex- clination to change their names. Native American advocates pires in 2027, and dropping the Some advocates would like to see and experts have long criticized name keeps open various possi- all Native American names, mas- the name they call a “dictionary- bilities in Maryland, Virginia and cots and imagery out of sports. defined racial slur.” Over a dozen Washington for the team’s new Long removed from the glory Native leaders and organizations stadium and headquarters. Dis- days of winning Super Bowl wrote to NFL Commissioner trict of Columbia Mayor Muriel titles in the 1982, 1987 and 1991 Roger Goodell last week demand- Bowser has said the name was an seasons under coach Joe Gibbs, ing an immediate end to Wash- “obstacle” to Snyder building on Washington’s NFL team has just ington’s use of the name. Goodell, the old RFK Stadium site, which five playoff appearances in 21 who has fielded questions on the is believed to be his preference. years and no postseason victo- topic for years, said he supported The team recently started ries since 2005. The team has cutting ties with racist founder the review. lacked a nationally marketable George Preston Marshall, re- Protests against the name player since Robert Griffin III’s moving his name from the Ring predate Snyder buying the team short-lived stardom, and the 2020 of Fame and renaming the lower in 1999, and, until now, he had schedule features zero prime- shown no willingness to consider a bowl at FedEx Field for the team’s time games for a franchise that change. Strong words from spon- first Black player, late Hall of used to be a draw. sors — including a company run Famer Bobby Mitchell. Marshall, by a minority stakeholder of the who renamed the Boston Braves Re-branding with a new name team — changed the equation. the Redskins in 1933 and moved and logo — and perhaps the FedEx earlier this month the team to D.C. four years later, same burgundy and gold colors became the first sponsor to was a segregationist and the last — coupled with turning football announce it had asked the orga- NFL owner to integrate his team. operations over to Rivera could MATT ROURKE/AP nization to change the name, par- The current logo shows the pro- be a boon for Snyder on and off Washington owner Daniel Snyder has yet to select a new name ticularly important because CEO file of a red-faced Native Ameri- the field. Even if a segment of for the Redskins, one of the oldest and most storied teams in the Frederick Smith owns part of the can with feathers in his hair. the fan base opposes the change National Football League, and it was unclear how soon that will team. FedEx paid $205 million Major League Baseball’s At- in the name of tradition, winning happen. But for now, arguably the most polarizing name in North for the long-term naming rights lanta Braves and the National would more than make up for American professional sports is gone. to the team’s stadium in Lando- Hockey League’s Chicago Black- those losses. PAGE 22 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Tuesday, July 14, 2020 NBA Briefs Westbrook quarantined following positive test

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LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — Russell Westbrook of the Houston Rockets said Monday that he has tested positive for coronavirus, and that he plans to eventu- ally join his team at the restart of the NBA season. Westbrook made the revelation on social media. As recently as Sunday, the Rockets believed that Westbrook and James Hard- en — neither of whom traveled with the team to Walt Disney World near Orlando last week — would be with the team in the next few days. In Westbrook’s case, that now seems most unlikely. “I tested positive for covid-19 prior to my teams departure to Orlando,” Westbrook wrote on his Instagram page. “I’m cur- rently feeling well, quarantined, and look- ing forward to rejoining my teammates PHOTO COURTESY JACOB DIAMOND/AP when I am cleared.” The second bedroom inside Magic equipment manager Jacob Diamond’s suite at the team hotel on the Disney complex in Lake Westbrook is averaging 27.5 points, eight Buena Vista, Fla., on Thursday. All 22 teams in the NBA restart had to pack more than ever, each assured of spending at least five rebounds and seven assists per game for the weeks at Disney, with some potentially there for three months. Rockets this season. Houston has clinched a playoff spot and resumes its season with the first of eight seeding games on July 31 against Dallas. Westbrook also offered a word of caution Team equipment a challenge to manage in his post. “Thank you for all the well wishes and BY TIM REYNOLDS ‘ continued support,” he wrote. “Please take Associated Press I made sure I overpacked for this rather than under- this virus seriously. Be safe. Mask up!” packed. It’s not so easy to have things sent here. LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — Rob Pi- ’ Lakers G Rondo breaks thumb mental spent a good amount of time think- Jacob Diamond ing about everything the Miami Heat would Orlando Magic equipment manager LOS ANGELES — Rajon Rondo broke need for what could be a three-month trip his right thumb in practice with the Los to Walt Disney World. Angeles Lakers in Florida. He is the Heat equipment manager. walls, with more bags in the middle of the will have more than 4,000 jerseys between The veteran point guard will be out for Every jersey, sock, sneaker, whatever the room, along with a clothes rack, a large them. Every team brought three sets of six to eight weeks, the Lakers said Sunday team needs, it’s his responsibility to have trunk and a bunch of bright blue bags with uniforms — typically, two jerseys each for night. Rondo will have surgery this week. it ready. So, when it came time to figure the Magic logo stacked over by the sliding each player. Then the decision was made Rondo has been a key backup during his out what was getting packed for Disney, door that leads to the balcony. He knows to give players at Disney the opportunity second season with the Lakers, who signed Pimental came to a realization. the contents of each, where every item is, to wear jerseys with a message raising him shortly after adding LeBron James “Pretty much everything,” said Pimen- so if Nikola Vucevic needs a certain pair awareness about social injustice and racial to the roster in July 2018. James typically tal, who confessed to having a few sleep- of socks or Aaron Gordon needs a certain inequality, and those huge shipments are functions as the Lakers’ point guard with less nights of worrying. “I’m the type of type of compression gear, Diamond finds expected to arrive in the next few days. the starting unit, but Rondo frequently took guy who wants everything on hand, so I it in a flash. When Elliott started unloading the Rap- on the role while James rested or while literally packed up my entire equipment “I made sure I overpacked for this tors’ 176 bags, several staff members who both veterans were on the floor together. room and brought it with me.” rather than underpacked,” Diamond said. aren’t usually tasked with helping with Rondo is averaging 7.1 points, 5.0 assists He’s not alone. “It’s not so easy to have things sent here. equipment ran to his aid. More bags will and 3.0 rebounds in 48 appearances this All 22 teams in the NBA restart had to I’d rather have things here, ready to go, so be going back to Toronto when the sea- season, including three starts. He has been pack more than ever, for a road trip like here we are.” son ends; Elliott had his assistant send a regular presence on the floor late in close none other. Every team is assured of spend- Toronto Raptors equipment manager him empty ones to accommodate the new games, with coach Frank Vogel trusting ing at least five weeks at Disney, and some Paul Elliott prides himself on typically jerseys. his veteran leadership and playmaking. could be there for three months. The chal- taking only what he needs. He tends to take “We’ve got the greatest staff for that sort Rondo is seeking his second NBA cham- lenges for players and coaches are obvious, 45 bags on a standard road trip; by NBA of thing,” Elliott said. “Nobody’s above pionship after winning with Boston in but the challenge for equipment managers standards, that is packing light. anything. They just want to make sure it’s 2008, but he has a lengthy history of hand — among the unsung heroes of this restart Not this time. For this trip, Elliott’s count done properly.” injuries. plan — aren’t anywhere near as visible to was 176 bags. Washington coach Scott Brooks said the those watching games from afar. And while most teams only had to move Wizards are using a similar everybody- He broke his right thumb during the “This is what equipment managers were their operation once — from their home fa- must-help approach, and Heat coach Erik playoffs with the Chicago Bulls in 2017, built for, honestly,” Orlando Magic equip- cility to Disney — Elliott had to pack the Spoelstra insisted his team do the same. and was sidelined for a month with a bro- ment manager Jacob Diamond said. “We Raptors up twice, first from Toronto to “There’s an absolute understanding that ken bone in his right hand last season. He have some of the smartest guys around the their pre-camp workouts at Florida Gulf this is an all-hands-on-deck situation,” also broke his left hand in 2014. league that do what I do and at the end of Coast University in Fort Myers, and then Spoelstra said. “And that means bags, Rondo should be able to return if the Lak- the day, for us, it’s really no job too big, no again to get the stuff up to Disney. laundry, cleanup, everything — not just ers advance deep into the NBA playoffs in job too small. Our coaches are relying on “I looked at it as what they were going for equipment managers, but everybody. Orlando, but his injury adds to the Western us, our players, and this is history right to take for a two-week Western road trip, ... We’re all going to be involved in every Conference leaders’ depth concerns. Los here. So, it’s kind of cool to be a part of it took what I would usually pack for that, aspect of it.” Angeles already is without starting guard — even though it’s extra work.” and kind of quadrupled it,” Elliott said. “I Days will be long for equipment man- Avery Bradley, who declined to participate For this trip, Diamond has a two-room just had to make sure I had enough options agers. Each team only sent one; it’s not in the league’s restart after a long hiatus suite in the hotel that the Magic are calling for these guys to accommodate them when unusual for two equipment personnel to due to the coronavirus. home. they need. I just want to be prepared.” travel, but that wasn’t possible on this trip Alex Caruso and Quinn Cook are likely It’s not a perk. He needed the space. More gear is on the way. because of the restrictions on the amount to get more playing time at point guard in Luggage is lined up around all four By the time games start, the 22 teams of people who can be in the NBA bubble. Rondo’s absence. Tuesday, July 14, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 23 MLB Dodgers’ Jansen encourages using masks Some players, coaches will cover faces on the field during games

BY JOE KAY even more.” Associated Press “This is very safe,” he said Sun- day, adding, “Sixty games? I can Play ball — and mask up, too. hide out for 60 games.” Protective face coverings won’t Wearing a mask, that is. be out of sight when Major League Most players have gone mask- Baseball resumes in less than two less during on-field workouts. weeks. Some players and coaches “I won’t be wearing a mask are planning to wear them on the during a game,” Cincinnati pitch- field. er Trevor Bauer said recently. “If MLB’s safety protocols require I have a mask on, it will be hard masks in clubhouses to prevent for me to breathe.” the spread of COVID-19, and On Sunday, another major coaches and managers are re- leaguer was out of commission quired to wear them in dugouts, because of COVID-19. Brewers but they’re optional on the field. pitcher Eric Lauer said he’s on Some are going to wear them dur- the injured list because he was in ing games as well. close contact with someone who Among those encouraging tested positive for the virus. His MARK J. TERRILL/AP masks: Los Angeles Dodgers test result was negative. closer Kenley Jansen. Dodgers manager Dave Roberts, seated left, and Justin Turner, seated right, watch with other members Brewers shortstop Luis Urias of the team during an intrasquad game Thursday in Los Angeles. Jansen said he recently tested and pitcher Angel Perdomo are postive for COVID-19, causing sidelined because of the virus. Sunday after using bullpen catch- kind of noise.” him to report late to summer Both have tested positive but Still no Judge or Tanaka er Radley Haddad to call balls The Reds have experimented camp. He took part Sunday and don’t have symptoms, manager Yankees slugger Aaron Judge with different types of crowd sim- said he’s “doing great and better Craig Counsell said. and strikes during scrimmages. was held out of action for a sec- ulations during their intrasquad now.” While players scrimmage to More umpires are expected to Jansen expects to be ready for start working intrasquad games ond straight day Sunday due to a scrimmages at Great American get ready for games, umpires also stiff neck. The 2017 AL Rookie the season opener on July 23, are starting to return. this week. Ball Park. They’re waiting for when San Francisco visits Dodg- “That’s not an easy job,” said of the Year was scratched from guidance from MLB. The Yankees brought in profes- a simulated game Saturday after er Stadium. sional umpires Sean Barber, Ro- outfielder Brett Gardner, who “I know a lot of teams and New York Yankees outfielder waking up with a sore neck. sports have used artificial noise berto Ortiz and Junior Valentine was displeased with a called third Also, right-hander Masahiro Clint Frazier has been experi- to oversee an intrasquad game strike by Haddad a day earlier. and it’s been a success, but if it menting with various masks dur- Tanaka played catch but remains feels too forced or fake it might ing intrasquad scrimmages. He in concussion protocol. The Japa- get on your nerves and feel more says it’s not only a matter of safe- nese starter was hit in the head of a negative than a positive,” ty but setting an example during by Giancarlo Stanton’s 112 mph manager David Bell said. televised games. line drive eight days ago. Man- “We have a big platform,” Fra- ager Aaron Boone is still uncer- Duvall is willing zier said. tain when Tanaka will return to Yankees teammates Aroldis the mound. Braves outfielder Nick Marka- Chapman, DJ LeMahieu and Luis kis and pitcher Felix Hernandez Cessa already are all sidelined What’s the buzz? have said they will sit out this sea- due to the virus. Managers are embracing crowd son. Outfielder Adam Duvall, who Frazier won’t be alone with a noise played over public address has Type 1 diabetes, has elected face covering. systems during games in empty to play after talking to doctors. “I’m masking up, too,” Atlanta stadiums, which would provide “I felt that I was in a good posi- third base coach Ron Washington cover for conversations between tion as long as I did what I needed said. players and coaches that might to do as far as staying safe, trying At 68, Washington has seen otherwise be overheard. to keep my distance, washing my fellow Braves coach Eric Young “What we’ve heard (as a pos- hands, everything they’ve talked Sr. opt out this season. Mets hit- sibility) is more of a background about,” he said. “I was anxious ting coach Chili Davis is working noise where it’s simulating crowd to play. As far as right now, I remotely. noise, so when the catcher slides don’t feel like I’m in any type of “I know I’m one of the high- you don’t hear the cleats in the KATHY WILLENS/AP danger.” risk guys,” he said. “I trust the dirt,” Marlins manager Don Mat- AP Sports Writers Jake Seiner, Steve protocol that MLB has in place The Yankees’ Clint Frazier wears a face mask while batting during an tingly said. “It would be more Megargee and Steven Wine contrib- and I also trust Ron Washington intrasquad game on Sunday at Yankee Stadium in New York. comfortable if there was some uted to this report. Delayed start should help Brewers’ Knebel play all season

BY STEVE MEGARGEE roster until June. he can as we go into the season,” Counsell of a deep bullpen could make it tough for Associated Press The delay to the start of the season said. anyone to come from behind against the now means the 28-year-old right-hander The return of Knebel should provide a Brewers in the late innings this season. MILWAUKEE — Milwaukee Brewers shouldn’t miss any more time. major boost for the Brewers, particularly “Those two guys, they’re different ani- reliever Corey Knebel believes the pan- “I want to say all of April was going to with this year’s compressed schedule mag- mals,” pitching coach Chris Hook said. demic-imposed hiatus will enable him to be rehab outings, and the plan was to join nifying the importance of bullpens. “I’ve said this before. It’s an uncomfort- be ready for the start of the season as he the team around June 4 or June 5,” Knebel Knebel made the NL All-Star team and able at-bat (against them). Those guys give returns from Tommy John surgery. said. posted a 1.78 ERA with 39 saves in 76 ap- you a different look that you don’t normally “I’m feeling very confident that I’ll be ready to go,” Knebel said after throwing The Brewers are now scheduled to open pearances in 2017. He pitched 57 games see. Of course, the stuff piled on top of that an inning of scoreless relief in a Friday af- on July 24. Knebel said the delayed start and had a 3.58 ERA in 2018 while team- makes it very difficult for a hitter.” ternoon scrimmage. to the season gave him “a lot of time to get ing up with Josh Hader to form a fearsome Knebel said he was throwing pretty Knebel didn’t pitch at all last year after ready to go and do what I’ve had to do.” relief tandem as the Brewers reached the much 92-94 mph Friday after hitting the tearing the ulnar collateral ligament in his Brewers manager Craig Counsell agreed National League Championship Series. upper 90s before his injury, but he be- 1 right elbow during spring training, an in- that Knebel should be on the season-open- Knebel struck out 214 in 131 ⁄3 innings lieves the velocity will come around as he jury that required him to undergo surgery ing active roster while noting that the team during that two-year stretch. Milwaukee’s continues his comeback. in April 2019. Knebel said that if the 2020 will remain cautious with him. bullpen wasn’t quite as effective without “I’m right where I need to be right now, season had started on time, he probably “We just need to build a base underneath him last year. just trying to throw and get comfortable wouldn’t have been able to join the active him that allows him to recover as best as Having both Hader and Knebel as part with it all,” Knebel said. S TARS AND STRIPES Tuesday, July 14, 2020 F3HIJKLM Westbrook sick Rockets’ star says he tested SPORTS positive for virus » NBA, Page 22

NFL Sign of change Washington football team will retire Redskins name

BY STEPHEN WHYNO Associated Press WASHINGTON he Washington NFL franchise announced Monday it is dropping the Redskins name and Indian head logo, bowing to recent pres- sure from sponsors and decades of criticism that they are offensive to Native Americans. TA new name must still be selected for one of the old- est and most storied teams in the National Football League, and it was unclear how soon that will happen. But for now, arguably the most polarizing name in North American professional sports is gone at a time of reckoning over racial injustice, iconography and racism in the U.S. The move came less than two weeks after owner Dan Snyder, a boyhood fan of the team who once declared he would never get rid of the name, launched a “thorough review” amid pressure from sponsors. FedEx, Nike, Pepsi and Bank of America all lined up against the name, which was given to the franchise in 1933 when the team was still based in Boston. The team said it is “retiring” the name and logo and that Snyder and coach Ron Rivera are working closely to develop a new moniker and design. The announcement came on the old letterhead with the Redskins name be- cause the team technically retains it until a new one is

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Native American leaders protest prior to a Redskins game in Minneapolis on Oct. 24, 2019.

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