Caucus CHAOS Technical Snag Causes Delay in Results from Iowa
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More than 12 hours after caucus sites across the state closed, not a single vote had been reported and organizers offered no clear time- line — aside from promising that some of the highly anticipated re- sults of the opening contest of the 2020 primary season would come late Tuesday. Democratic Party officials in Iowa planned to release a major- ity of the delayed caucus results by 5 p.m. according to details shared with presidential cam- paigns Tuesday. At the same time, the leading candidates tried to spin the uncertainty to their advantage, claiming momentum as they pivoted their campaigns JOHN LOCHER/AP to next-up New Hampshire. People wait for results at a caucus night campaign rally for former Vice President Joe Biden on Monday in Des Moines, Iowa. SEE IOWA ON PAGE 8 US adds ‘low yield’ nuclear weapon to its submarine arsenal BY ROBERT BURNS The debut deployment aboard long- The Associated Press, the Pentagon’s top which tote Trident II ballistic missiles Associated Press range submarines, known as boomers, is a policy official asserted that the weapon lowers the risk of nuclear war. He said the landmark in U.S. nuclear weapons policy. makes Americans safer by making nucle- United States will continue its stated policy WASHINGTON — The U.S. military has It is the first major addition to the strate- ar war less likely. Critics, including some of using nuclear weapons only in “extraor- deployed a new addition to its nuclear ar- gic nuclear arsenal in recent decades and Democrats in Congress, call it a dangerous dinary circumstances.” He also said the senal — a long-range missile armed with is a departure from the Obama adminis- excess that increases the risk of war. warhead will help the U.S. dissuade Russia a nuclear warhead of reduced destructive tration’s policy of lessening dependence on John Rood, the undersecretary of de- from risking launching a limited nuclear power. The so-called low-yield missile nuclear weapons in pursuit of a nuclear- fense for policy, said in an AP interview conflict. joins other, more powerful weapons aboard free world. Monday that adding the “low-yield” war- stealthy submarines prowling the oceans. In confirming the missile deployment to head, known as the W76-2, to submarines SEE WEAPON ON PAGE 4 PAGE 2 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Wednesday, February 5, 2020 BUSINESS/WEATHER EXCHANGE RATES Military rates Switzerland (Franc)........................... 0.9694 Tesla surges past $700 on Panasonic’s profits Euro costs (Feb. 5) ............................$1.1338 Thailand (Baht) .................................... 30.95 Dollar buys (Feb. 5) ............................€0.882 Turkey (Lira) ........................................ 5.9701 British pound (Feb. 5) ..........................$1.34 (Military exchange rates are those Bloomberg turned profitable in the quarter new Model 3, which accounted for Japanese yen (Feb. 5) ........................106.00 available to customers at military banking ended Dec. 31. The rapid increase more than 80% of fourth-quarter South Korean won (Feb. 5) ............1,158.00 facilities in the country of issuance Tesla Inc.’s shares rallied for Commercial rates for Japan, South Korea, Germany, the in Tesla’s output helped push that production. Netherlands and the United Kingdom. For a fifth day Monday, adding more Bahrain (Dinar) ................................... 0.3770 business into the black, Panasonic Also, Baillie Gifford & Co., Tes- British pound .................................... $1.3023 nonlocal currency exchange rates (i.e., than $100 per share, as a torrent of Canada (Dollar) .................................. 1.3277 purchasing British pounds in Germany), Chief Financial Officer Hirokazu la’s biggest outside shareholder China (Yuan) ....................................... 6.9983 check with your local military banking good news further boosted inves- Denmark (Krone) ............................... 6.7663 facility. Commercial rates are interbank Umeda told reporters in Tokyo on after CEO Elon Musk, increased rates provided for reference when buying Egypt (Pound) ................................... 15.8097 tor sentiment. Monday, declining to give specific its stake in the company, accord- currency. All figures are foreign currencies The stock rose as much as 21% Euro ....................................... $1.1044/0.9055 to one dollar, except for the British pound, figures. ing to a regulatory filing Monday . Hong Kong (Dollar) ............................ 7.7677 which is represented in dollars-to-pound, to $786.14, its highest price , and Another boost came from Argus Baillie Gifford now holds a 7.67% Hungary (Forint) ................................ 304.18 and the euro, which is dollars-to-euro.) Israel (Shekel) .................................... 3.4493 the stock’s best intraday gain since analyst Bill Selesky, who raised stake in the company, up from Japan (Yen) .......................................... 109.28 May 2013. his price target on Tesla to a 7.4 6% . Kuwait (Dinar) .................................... 0.3043 INTEREST RATES Norway (Krone) .................................. 9.2220 Earlier Monday, Panasonic Street-high of $808 from $556, re- Tesla shares have risen 83% in Philippines (Peso)................................ 50.75 Prime rate ................................................4.75 Corp., which makes batteries for flecting revenue growth from the just 2020 alone, and have tripled in Poland (Zloty) ......................................... 3.87 Discount rate ..........................................2.25 Saudi Arabia (Riyal) .......................... 3.7518 Federal funds market rate ...................1.57 Tesla at its jointly operated battery legacy Model S and Model X cars, value since third-quarter results Singapore (Dollar) ............................. 1.3702 3-month bill .............................................1.55 plant in Nevada, said the business as well as strong demand for the were reported in mid-October. South Korea (Won) ......................... 1,185.99 30-year bond ...........................................2.00 WEATHER OUTLOOK WEDNESDAY IN THE MIDDLE EAST WEDNESDAY IN EUROPE THURSDAY IN THE PACIFIC Misawa 25/19 Kabul 39/21 Seoul 25/12 Baghdad 66/44 Kandahar 55/33 Osan Tokyo Mildenhall/ Drawsko 30/12 39/35 Lakenheath Pomorskie Busan 45/37 37/33 35/24 Iwakuni 43/36 Kuwait Bahrain Zagan Sasebo City 64/61 Brussels 37/34 Guam 62/51 46/41 Ramstein 43/37 81/78 Lajes, 41/32 Riyadh Doha Azores Stuttgart Pápa 71/54 69/53 63/60 39/35 41/36 Aviano/ Vicenza 46/30 Naples 50/44 Okinawa Morón 63/60 67/50 Sigonella Rota 50/46 The weather is provided by the Djibouti Souda Bay American Forces Network Weather Center, 81/71 64/52 58/55 2nd Weather Squadron at Offutt Air Force Base, Neb. T O D A Y IN STRIPES American Roundup ..... 11 Classified .................. 13 Comics ...................... 15 Crossword ................. 15 Faces ........................ 14 Opinion ..................... 16 Sports ...................17-24 Wednesday, February 5, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 3 MILITARY Fitzgerald underway to test repairs, updates BY JOSEPH DITZLER Stars and Stripes The USS Fitzgerald passed another waypoint Monday in its journey back to active service following a fatal collision off of Japan 2½ years ago, according to the Navy. The destroyer has undergone two years’ worth of modernizing and restoration at the Huntington Ingalls Industries-Ingalls Ship- building’s Pascagoula shipyard in Mississippi. Systems aboard the Fitzgerald, including navigation, damage control, combat and pro- pulsion, will be evaluated while the vessel is underway, according to a Navy statement Monday. “Since we launched the ship this past April, our efforts have focused on restoring ship sys- tems, conducting pier side tests U.S. Navy and readying the ship for sea,” said Rear Adm. Tom Anderson, The USS Fitzgerald leaves a shipyard in Pascagoula, Miss., for comprehensive at-sea testing on Tuesday. Naval Sea Systems Command director of surface ship main- Benson, and Lt. Natalie Combs, a crew exhaustion, skipped certifi- underwent extensive repairs. It and certification, according to tenance and modernization and tactical action officer, who were cations, poor watch-standing and emerged from Yokosuka in Oc- the Navy. commander of the Navy Regional initially charged with negligent training and manning problems tober for six days of sea trials. “We are excited to take the next Maintenance Center. dereliction of duty resulting in among the causes of the collision, The warship is back in service, step to get Fitzgerald back out to Seven sailors died June 17, 2017, death and negligent hazarding of a which the report concluded was according to its official Facebook sea where the ship belongs,” Wil-