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VIRUS OUTBREAK Moving to help US sends transport planes with supplies to India as pandemic ravages nation BY ELLEN WULFHORST New York Daily News The U.S. has sent a number of large military transport planes loaded with supplies, including desperately needed oxygen, to In- dia for its lethal battle against CO- VID-19, a top security official said Sunday. India is home to more than a third of the world’s new COVID-19 cases, according to U.S. officials, and that grim tally soared to a new peak Saturday, with 401,993 cases recorded after a 10-day stretch of more than 300,000 daily cases. Overwhelmed hospitals are turning away sick patients, with supplies of oxygen and medicine running low, and skies are smoke- filled from crematoriums working around the clock to burn the bod- PRAKASH SINGH/TNS Staff unloads COVID-19 relief supplies from the U.S. at the Indira Gandhi International Airport cargo terminal in New Delhi on Friday. SEE HELP ON PAGE 7 Lawmakers tee up proposals to improve military child care BY SARAH CAMMARATA FAILING GRADE or her decision to stay in the military, and it and we’re going to get everyone’s attention Stars and Stripes also can be a barrier to spouse unemploy- and we’re going to get them to respond,” WASHINGTON — Lawmakers are tee- A Defense Department report in June 2020 on ment and hurts the overall well-being of said Speier, chairwoman of the military ing up legislative proposals that would tack- its child development programs found out of military families, experts said. personnel subpanel of the House Armed le child care problems in the military, as 761 child development centers, 378 are in Rep. Jackie Speier, D-Calif., said she will Services Committee. thousands of children remain on month- “good” condition, while 135 are in “poor” or introduce a proposal in mid-May with Sen. A Defense Department report in June slong waitlists and the Defense Depart- “failing” condition due to the high cost of Tammy Duckworth, D-Ill., that requires the 2020 on its child development programs ment’s backlog to repair existing facilities repairs and deferred maintenance. Defense Department to conduct a review on found out of 761 child development centers, swells. SOURCE: Stars and Stripes its child care centers, including examining 378 are in “good” condition, while 135 are in The Defense Department, along with ex- their conditions, establishing a plan to mod- “poor” or “failing” condition due to the high perts and military advocacy groups, have care centers and schools remain shuttered, ernize them and finding ways to expand ca- cost of repairs and deferred maintenance. recognized high-quality child care as a re- blocking access to after-school care too. pacity. “Failing to me suggests that there might tention and readiness issue for service The inability to access affordable and “There has been a lack of recognition that even be environmental conditions that are members. The coronavirus pandemic also quality child care can impact a service when a service member serves, so does his has exacerbated the problem, as some child member's ability to report for duty and his or her family. … We’re elevating this issue, SEE IMPROVE ON PAGE 6 PAGE 2 • STARS AND STRIPES • Tuesday, May 4, 2021 BUSINESS/WEATHER Delta last to end social distancing on flights EXCHANGE RATES Military rates South Korea (Won) 1,122.33 The Washington Post starting selling all their seats “While Delta’s decision to Switzerland (Franc) 0.9118 Euro costs (May 4) $1.18 Thailand (Baht) 31.15 Saturday marked the end of a last summer. Southwest started block middle seats has given Dollar buys (May 4) 0.8086 Turkey (New Lira) 8.2928 British pound (May 4) $1.36 pandemic era in the air: no doing the same in December, many customers a reason to Japanese yen (May 4) 106.00 (Military exchange rates are those available more social distancing on and Alaska Airlines and Jet- choose Delta over the past year, South Korean won (May 4) 1,089.00 to customers at military banking facilities in the Commercial rates country of issuance for Japan, South Korea, Ger­ flights. Blue followed in January. the signature hospitality of our many, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom. Bahrain (Dinar) 0.3769 For nonlocal currency exchange rates (i.e., pur­ Delta was the final holdout, Delta announced at the end of employees and the experiences Britain (Pound) 1.3904 chasing British pounds in Germany), check with Canada (Dollar) 1.2289 your local military banking facility. Commercial ending its practice of blocking March that it would make all they deliver to customers every China (Yuan) 6.4737 rates are interbank rates provided for reference Denmark (Krone) 6.1658 middle seats on Saturday. That seats available for flights start- day have also deepened their Egypt (Pound) 15.6577 when buying currency. All figures are foreign is more than a year after the air- ing May 1. One key factor, chief trust in our airline,” Bastian Euro 0.8291 currencies to one dollar, except for the British Hong Kong (Dollar) 7.7674 pound, which is represented in dollars­to­ line first introduced the prac- executive Ed Bastian said, was said in an announcement. Hungary (Forint) 298.46 pound, and the euro, which is dollars­to­euro.) Israel (Shekel) 3.2455 tice as the coronavirus cratered that the airline believed nearly During an earnings call in Japan (Yen) 109.15 INTEREST RATES the number of air travelers. 65% of those who flew with Del- mid-April, Bastian said the Kuwait (Dinar) 0.3013 Norway (Krone) 8.2910 Prime rate 3.25 Other major U.S. carriers ta in 2019 expected to have at change would provide “a pow- Philippines (Peso) 48.05 Interest Rates Discount rate 0.75 Poland (Zloty) 3.77 Federal funds market rate 0.07 have long since returned to full least one dose of a vaccine by erful tool for improving our fi- Saudi Arabia (Riyal) 3.7498 3­month bill 0.01 flights. American and United the beginning of May. nancial performance.” Singapore (Dollar) 1.3303 30­year bond 2.30 WEATHER OUTLOOK TUESDAY IN THE MIDDLE EAST TUESDAY IN EUROPE WEDNESDAY IN THE PACIFIC

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LAWRENCE ranges from 1,000 to 8,000, the di- Stars and Stripes rector of military accession policy KABUL, Afghanistan — Maj. at the Pentagon, Stephanie Miller, Alivia Stehlik’s fears that trans- told reporters in March. gender soldiers would be kicked A 2016 Rand Corp. report said out of the Army faded Friday as the estimated 2,450 transgender former President Donald Trump’s personnel on active duty would regulations were overturned. minimally affect military readin- Those who meet military stan- ess because only a tiny percentage dards are once again allowed to would access transition-related enlist and serve openly. health care each year. But the policy change — an- But over the years, transgender nounced in March by Defense service members have suffered Secretary Lloyd Austin and taking discrimination, fought psycholog- effect Friday — won’t erase Steh- ical trauma and sometimes been lik’s memories of how she said she forced out of the military. felt while serving as a transgender Jamie Ewing, who was in Af- woman in Afghanistan in 2018 ghanistan as a contractor when when the White House initiated Stehlik was there, was kicked out moves to bar most transgender of the Army in 2013 because she people from serving. was transgender, after serving for Trump argued on Twitter that more than five years. transgender service members’ Army Staff Sgt. Dianna Nazzal, medical costs were a drain on the Photos by Sara Skiles who was transitioning while de- military and said they would no Then­Capt. Alivia Stehlik, right, a transgender service member, and Capt. Sara Skiles deployed to ployed in 2018, said she struggled longer be allowed to serve “in any Afghanistan in 2018. A reversal of a ban by the Trump administration on transgender troops serving in the with feelings of worthlessness and capacity.” military took effect on Friday. fears that she could be sent home But those who worked with as Trump changed policies. Stehlik in Afghanistan said her When President Joe Biden an- service was proof that wasn’t true. nounced March 31 that the ban “Nobody can argue with her would be lifted, Ewing said she that a trans person can’t deploy hoped to rejoin the military, and and effectively do their job in thea- Nazzal urged Congress to pass a ter, because she literally just did law to make military service by it,” said physical therapy tech transgender people less precari- Staff Sgt. Logan Haller, Stehlik’s enlisted partner on her 2018-2019 ous and subject to constant deployment to Afghanistan. change. Senior U.S. lawmakers agreed, Stehlik met the two and another with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi trans service member over dinner saying when the Trump ban took in Afghanistan. “Working as our- effect in March last year: “No one selves in the midst of this political with the strength and bravery to climate … like, whoa, we’re doing serve in the U.S. military should the things that people are literally be turned away because of who saying it’s impossible for us to do,” they are.” Stehlik said. “And we’re here, Stehlik, a graduate of the U.S. kind of against all odds, doing Military Academy at West Point CARLOS BONGIOANNI/Stars and Stripes Stehlik provides physical therapy great work.” and Army Ranger School who Stehlik, left, testified on Capitol Hill in Washington on Feb. 27, 2019, for a soldier while deployed to Stehlik said she was overjoyed served as an infantry officer, about the U.S. military’s policy on transgender service members. Afghanistan in 2018. and recalled how, as an infantry fought against the ban. She advo- officer straight out of West Point, cated for the military to go back to Stryker Brigade Combat Team, During her deployment to Af- were apprehensive,” said Scott, she had to pretend to be someone the policy endorsed by then-Presi- 4th Infantry Division. ghanistan, Stehlik treated about whose job in an artillery battery she wasn’t and believed that she dent Barack Obama in 2016, which She worried about being accept- 1,700 troops for injuries. While included hefting heavy shells, didn’t fit in. After coming out and lifted a nearly 60-year prohibition ed by her new unit, she said. Hall- most of them welcomed her ability which led to back issues. “Artil- transitioning, she was free to be a on transgender service members er admitted he had his doubts to heal them, reduce pain and pre- lery just introduced females a few better soldier and care for others, serving openly. about whether transgender sol- vent them from being sent back years ago. So there’s a lot of people she said. Few people seemed to “Being trans should never be a diers would be able to balance home, some objected to her being in artillery who are not used to care “that I’m trans or a girl or thing that limits anyone,” Stehlik their medical needs with deploy- transgender, said Capt. Sara working with females, let alone whatever.” told Stars and Stripes in a Face- ment to a combat zone. Skiles, an Army social worker de- transgender.” “They just care that I’m here book messenger call from Fort “One of the big questions that a ployed to Afghanistan at the same But after Stehlik successfully and I’m a good physical ther- Carson in Colorado Springs, Colo., lot of people had about the whole time as Stehlik who traveled with reduced Scott’s chronic back pain, apist,” Stehlik said. To be allowed where she is now based. issue of trans service members her to bases around the country. word of her therapy skills spread. to be herself around fellow sol- Stehlik started transitioning in was, ‘Are they deployable?’” Hall- Early in Stehlik’s deployment, The next time she visited the base, diers, “that was this kind of mag- 2016 and began hormone replace- er said. “That was one of the ques- for example, some soldiers at soldiers were lined up, waiting for ical, overwhelming feeling, like, ment therapy the following year. tions I had, too, like, on a personal Camp Dahlke, about 60 miles her to treat them, Scott said. ‘Oh, I do belong here. These are She came out publicly in May 2017 level ... How much sense does that south of Kabul, didn’t want to be “She’s willing to step up and do my people.’” and a few months later, she volun- make for the military, and how do touched by a transgender physical the right thing, even when it’s dif- teered to deploy to Afghanistan as we reconcile that with what the therapist, Spc. Steven Scott said. ficult,” Haller said. “And part of [email protected] a physical therapist with the 1st Army needs?” “There were some soldiers who that is treating the people who are Twitter: @jplawrence3 PAGE 4 • STARS AND STRIPES • Tuesday, May 4, 2021 WAR/MILITARY Pararescueman helped save 6 amid cache blasts

BY CHAD GARLAND fight in 1966. was a Taliban headquarters, and it tions sergeant removed the intelli- He was survived by his daughter, Stars and Stripes Rogers’ experience as a moun- was there the U.S. and Afghan gence sergeant’s burning radio, Zoey, and partner, Jennifer Albu- A series of blasts in a cache of tain guide and paramedic in forces found “piles and piles of ra- reigniting RPG fuel on his own querque. seized Taliban rocket-propelled Wyoming suited him well when he dio equipment and different kinds equipment that he’d put out mo- “The intelligence sergeant was grenades threw three Green Berets joined the Air Force in October of electronics, Taliban propaganda ments earlier. Rogers ripped off the an ultimate professional,” Rogers several feet, and then the gear they 2014, weeks after his honeymoon. and about 50 to 60 pounds of home- intelligence sergeant’s gear and said. “He’s definitely the best intel were wearing began to burn, set- He completed the pararescue pro- made explosives,” along with am- grenades and threw it. operator I’ve ever known. He was ting off ammunition in rifle maga- gram in 18 months, though it nor- munition, mortars and “stacks of A tactical air control party mem- key to ours and the Afghan’s suc- zines. mally takes three years, and de- rocket boosters,” Rogers said. ber arrived and helped apply tour- cess that winter. Being able to hold Special Forces soldiers were sift- ployed to Afghanistan in 2017, the A few team members sorted niquets to three of the intelligence that region … a large portion of it ing through a munitions cache Air Force said in a statement last through it all after asking Rogers sergeant’s bleeding limbs. Explo- was due to his efforts.” seized in a school Taliban militants week. and others to leave, likely saving sions continued in the stockpile, so Goble was one of the last U.S. fa- had used as a base, when suddenly On his second deployment in their lives. the group used their bodies to talities in Afghanistan before a blast ripped through the stockpile 2019, he was working alongside a “All of a sudden we saw a flash shield their patient. Washington reached an agreement and hurled the soldiers several feet. Special Forces unit that was sup- and heard two bangs,” he said. “We Rogers coordinated an evacua- with the Taliban in February 2020 The flames then ignited some of porting Afghan forces in an area then felt the concussive force from tion and treated six other team- leading to the ongoing withdrawal the Green Berets’ gear and set off under a concentrated Taliban at- the explosion and immediately mates. It took more than an hour for of U.S. and allied forces. ammunition in their rifle maga- tack. thought we were under attack, so the medevac to arrive and take An investigation would later rule zines. “We were just trying to focus on a we prepared to fire back.” them to a German surgical center. that a partner forces member’s ac- “The first thing that comes to few districts that were holes for After realizing it wasn’t an am- Later that night, the Special cidental weapon discharge into the mind is fire,” said Staff Sgt. Michael drugs and equipment, and prevent bush, Rogers began mass casualty Forces soldier died. Rogers stayed RPG stockpile caused the blast, the Rogers, a pararescueman who that from continuing to worsen,” he procedures with the Green Beret by his side through the night as his Air Force said, providing few de- treated seven people wounded in said in the statement, which did not team’s medic. team came to pay their respects. tails. U.S. Army Special Operations the 2019 blast, later found to be the name the area, though it appears to “The engineer was blown over The Air Force statement did not Command could not answer ques- result of a partner force member’s have been northern Kunduz prov- and down into a ditch and appeared name the Green Beret who died tions about the inquiry last week. negligent weapon discharge. ince. to be unconscious,” he said. “The and officials at Aviano Air Base, The incident gave Rogers a grea- “There were so many things cov- His team typically spent 16 hours communications sergeant was set where Rogers serves, could not ter sense of the sacrifices his col- ered in fuel and burning. It looked on foot or in vehicles and conducted on fire with RPG fuel after it ex- provide further information. But leagues have made, he said. apocalyptic.” their raids at night, he said. ploded near him.” the description of events fits details “Everybody that was there was Rogers, now with the 57th Res- “Right toward the end of our time Rogers found the team’s intelli- the military has released about the passionate about their job and do- cue Squadron at Aviano Air Base in there, we had a village that previ- gence sergeant on the other side of death of Sgt. 1st Class Michael Gob- ing it right,” he said. “This loss Italy, is scheduled to receive the ously received a really bad am- the stockpile, where he’d been le, 33, in Kunduz province on Dec. wrecked our team. Losing families, 2021 Air Force Sergeants Associ- bush,” Rogers said. “We counted blown two meters from the initial 23, 2019. losing a brother. Those men I was ation William H. Pitsenbarger He- over 20 rocket-propelled grenades blast and was in “bad shape,” said Goble, of Bergen County, N.J., with are our absolute heroes, and I roism Award in July for his treat- that were fired at our convoy, and the Air Force statement, which was a member of 1st Battalion, 7th would fight alongside them any ment of the wounded. The award is two RPGs went right across the identified the Green Berets only by Special Forces Group (Airborne), day, anywhere.” named for a pararescueman who hood of our vehicle as we were try- their specialties. based at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla.

earned the Medal of Honor for aid- ing to return fire.” Soon the intelligence sergeant’s He was on his final deployment and [email protected] ing soldiers during a Vietnam fire- Locals told them a school nearby gear also ignited. The communica- slated to return home in a month. Twitter: @chadgarland Bomb explodes near west Afghan school, wounds 21 Associated Press critical condition. The attack comes two days af- KABUL, Afghanistan — A No one immediately claimed ter the remaining 2,500 to 3,500 bomb exploded near a school in responsibility for the attack, American troops officially be- western Afghanistan on Monday though Taliban insurgents have gan leaving the country. They wounding 21 people, many of a presence in the region. will be out by Sept. 11 at the lat- them young students, a provin- The bombing came three days est. The pullout comes amid a re- cial official said. after a powerful suicide truck surgent Taliban, who control or Ambulances rushed to the site bomb struck a guesthouse in hold sway over half of Afghanis- and took the wounded to nearby eastern Afghanistan, killing 21 tan. hospitals, said Abdul Jabar Sha- people and wounding 90 others. The top U.S. military officer hiq, head of the health depart- Most of the casualties in that at- said Sunday that Afghan govern- ment in Farah province. At least tack in Lagor province were high ment forces face an uncertain fu- 10 of the wounded were students school students. No one has ture and possibly some “bad pos- RAHMAT GUL/AP at the school between the ages of claimed responsibility for the sible outcomes” against Taliban A U.S. plane flies over Bagram Airfield in northern Kabul, Afghanistan, 7 and 13, he said. He added that late Friday night bombing in insurgents as the withdrawal ac- on Monday. Attacks persist around the country as U.S. troops begin three of the wounded were in Pul-e-Alam, the capital of Logar. celerates in the coming weeks. their withdrawal. 173rd Airborne Brigade soldier killed in Vicenza car crash BY NANCY MONTGOMERY covery, the brigade said. Neither of worked to revive Morosoff, “there young paratrooper. Wash., and joined the Army last year. Stars and Stripes the two injured soldiers were identi- was nothing (they could) do,” the re- “Since the moment he arrived, he The brigade was his first posting af- VICENZA, Italy — A 173rd Air- fied. port said. conveyed sincere interests in service ter finishing basic training and air- borne Brigade soldier was killed Sat- The incident, which occurred Capt. David Tarsa, Morosoff’s to his country,” Whitlock said in the borne school. He is survived by his urday night in a car crash near Case- shortly after a 10 p.m. curfew in place company commander, said that Mo- statement. “From encouraging those father Rudy, mother Sarah and rma Ederle, the brigade said Mon- because of coronavirus restrictions, rosoff had recently arrived at the around him to be the best versions of brother, Isaac. day. is under investigation by U.S. and company but had an impact through themselves, to being a friend who His awards and decorations in- Pfc. Ian N. Morosoff, 19, an infan- Italian authorities. his positive attitude and showed “ex- was willing to talk at a moment’s no- clude the Army Commendation Med- tryman with Company B, 1st Battal- It appeared that the SUV had hit a treme promise for service as a para- tice, we will always remember Ian as al, the Army Good Conduct Medal, ion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, died at parked car, a light pole and a sign be- trooper.” a beloved member of our team.” the National Defense Service Medal, the scene of his injuries. fore rolling over and coming to rest “We pass our sincere condolences The transfer of Morosoff’s remains the Army Service Ribbon and the Two other paratroopers in the col- on its roof in front of a pharmacy, the to the Morosoff family following Ian’s to the United States is underway and Parachutist Badge. lision were taken to the emergency newspaper Giornale di Vicenza re- passing,” Tarsa said in a statement. a memorial service is being planned,

room and released a few hours later. ported. Although fire and rescue per- Staff Sgt. Cody Whitlock, Moro- the brigade said. [email protected] They were expected to make a full re- sonnel were quick to the scene and soff’s squad leader, also praised the Morosoff was from Suquamish, Twitter: @montgomerynance Tuesday, May 4, 2021 • STARS AND STRIPES • PAGE 5 PACIFIC US military has few virus cases; Japan sees rise BY JOSEPH DITZLER book post by Marine Corps In- Stars and Stripes stallations Pacific on Monday. TOKYO — The spring corona- Osaka, the second-largest met- virus surge continued Monday in ropolitan area in Japan, has re- Japan’s two largest cities, where ported more than 1,000 new CO- emergency restrictions damp- VID-19 patients on 12 of the 14 ened the traditional weeklong days ending Sunday, according PHOTOS BY SETH ROBSON/Stars and Stripes vacation period for many Japa- to the prefecture’s online data- A golfer watches a UH­1N Iroquois helicopter land near the golf course at Tama Hills Recreation Area in nese. base. Monday’s report was un- western Tokyo on Saturday. In Osaka prefecture, Gov. Hi- available. rofumi Yoshimura called on peo- Yoshimura may ask the na- ple to stay home during Golden tional government to extend the USAF lands Huey on Tokyo golf Week, the period ending state of emergency in Osaka be- Wednesday, and cited overbur- yond its May 11 expiration date, dened medical facilities due to according to NHK. The emer- course helipad for 1st time in years record-breaking new case num- gency includes neighboring Kyo- bers, public broadcaster NHK to and Hyogo prefectures and BY SETH ROBSON Get a bird’s eye view of the landing reported. Tokyo. Business hours are limit- Stars and Stripes at: stripes.com/go/landing Tokyo reported 708 newly in- ed in those areas, mass transit TAMA HILLS RECREATION fected people Monday, accord- schedules in Tokyo are reduced AREA, Japan — Golf balls ing to NHK. On Saturday, the and employees are encouraged whizzed harmlessly below a rescue and operational support city reported 1,050, according to to telework. UH-1N Iroquois on Saturday as airlift. metro government data. About Previous emergency declara- the helicopter circled over a golf The Tama helipad is close to a 833 people test positive in the tions in Japan lacked teeth, but a course used by the U.S. military in residential neighborhood next to city each day, according to the new law passed during the pan- western Tokyo. the golf course. seven-day rolling average. demic put some enforcement The Huey, from the 459th Airlift “It’s a fairly tight LZ,” Vidato The U.S. military in Japan and power behind the measures. Squadron out of nearby Yokota said. “We call it a restricted land- South Korea reported six new In South Korea, one soldier Air Base, touched down on a giant ing zone.” COVID-19 cases between Satur- from the Korean Augmentation white “H” beside a driving range. A UH­1N Iroquois helicopter A passenger on the helicopter, day and Monday. In contrast to to the U.S. Army tested positive The emergency landing zone test tests an emergency landing zone Tama’s head golf professional, Pa- Japan, which has vaccinated less Thursday after returning from marked the first time an aircraft at nearby Tama Hills Recreation trick Bowman, had a bird’s eye than 2% of its population, U.S. leave, according to a U.S. Forces had landed there in four decades, Area. view of the course on his way to bases are ramping up vaccina- Korea news release Friday. The according to the Air Force. work. tion clinics and urging all eligi- soldier is in quarantine at Camp A crowd of curious golfers troops to the earthquake and tsu- “We don’t expect this to be an ble adults over age 18 to get in- Humphreys. watched from a parking lot and nami that struck northeast Japan every day thing,” he said after oculated. A spring surge is doubling the then posed for photographs as the on March 11, 2011. clambering out of the Huey. U.S. Forces Japan reported 47 number of new COVID-19 pa- aircraft idled on the pad. The Tama Hills landing zone, Tama Hills is revitalizing its in- COVID-19 patients at 10 installa- tients in places across South Ko- “The reason we came down about 18 miles west of Tokyo’s frastructure, which included re- tions across Japan on April 27. rea. Numbers there are the high- here was to showcase the landing Shinjuku ward, hasn’t been used painting the helipad, Bowman Sasebo Naval Base, on the est they’ve been since January. zone here at Tama Hills,” Tech. in about 40 years, Vidato said. said. southern island of Kyushu, re- The Korea Disease Control Sgt. Alexandra Vidato, a flight en- Yokota’s Hueys typically fly to During the flight, he could see ported via Facebook on Sunday and Prevention Agency reported gineer, said after exiting the places such as Hardy Barracks — golf balls flying through the air be- that two people tested positive 488 new COVID-19 patients Sun- Huey. “We would use it for any Stars and Stripes’ Pacific head- low, he said. during a medical screening and day across the country. Seoul ac- sort of emergency for Yokota or quarters in Tokyo’s Roppongi dis- “It felt like being a hawk … a Ta- were quarantined. counted for 123 cases and Gye- the local community.” trict — as well as Naval Air Facil- ma Hawk,” he said, referring to a The Marine Corps had three onggi province, where Hum- The Air Force dubbed the golf ity Atsugi and Camp Zama, home youth golf team that he captains. new COVID-19 patients between phreys is located, reported 129. course landing “Operation Tama- to U.S. Army Japan in Kanagawa Saturday and Monday, one each dachi” — a play on Operation To- prefecture. at Marine Corps Air Station Fu- Stars and Stripes reporter Yoo Kyong Chang contributed to this report. modachi, the humanitarian re- Their mission includes air me- [email protected] tenma and Camps Hansen and [email protected] sponse involving 24,000 U.S. devac, air ambulance, search and Twitter: @SethRobson1 Courtney, according to a Face- Twitter: @JosephDitzler Navy, Marine exchanges on Guam open to some civilian workers BY DANIEL BETANCOURT ping access by mid-October to the same The new privilege does not apply to to mean every mission-critical DOD em- Stars and Stripes employees as well as retirees. purchases of alcohol, tobacco or military ployee was automatically granted that Some civilians working for the Defense “The expansion to new authorized uniforms and does not apply to DOD con- privilege, Berry Patrick, who works in Department and Coast Guard on Guam shoppers is expected to increase the con- tractors, the release said. Base com- the DOD office of morale, welfare and may now shop at Navy and Marine Corps tribution to quality-of-life programs and manders have discretion to revoke the recreation and non-appropriated fund exchanges, thanks to a DOD order issued greatly benefit the entire military com- new privilege if the expanded customer policy, said in an April 14 article by the last month. munity,” the release said. base creates too much demand for instal- Military Times. As of Saturday, non-appropriated and To shop at the exchanges, eligible cus- lations to handle. Patrick said his office fielded many appropriated fund employees have privi- tomers need only present a valid common The exchange benefit proved too pop- phone calls from people wanting to find leges at the Navy and Marine Corps ex- access card at the door or to the cashier, ular when DOD in March 2020 gave base out if they had just been granted ex- changes at installations in the U.S. and its according to the release. Eligible shop- commanders temporary authority to change shopping privileges. territories and possessions, according to pers without the card may show proof of grant shopping privileges to mission- a Navy news release. The exchanges are employment document dated within 12 critical DOD civilians and contractors. [email protected] also gearing up to provide online shop- months and a valid photo ID. Many people misinterpreted the order Twitter: @Beta_Stripes PAGE 6 • STARS AND STRIPES • Tuesday, May 4, 2021 MILITARY Paratrooper faces charges from Syria gunfight

BY CHAD GARLAND the checkpoint, he said. Their Stars and Stripes movements were being reported An 82nd Airborne Division sol- to higher authorities and Nicoson dier is facing charges stemming was in a vehicle at the rear, Stack- from a deadly firefight in Syria be- house said, “and yet they want to tween U.S. forces and those back- hold him accountable for coming ing the regime of President Bash- within 2 kilometers of a check- ar Assad. point.” Sgt. 1st Class Robert Nicoson, The platoon commander, who the platoon sergeant on a patrol was in a vehicle nearer the front of that came under fire in August the column, received a general of- near the northeastern Syrian town ficer memorandum of reprimand, of Qamishli, faces an Article 32 Stackhouse said, but he is not fac- hearing later this month, similar ing charges like his client. to a civilian grand jury proceed- “How does the platoon sergeant ing, to review evidence against go to a general court-martial when him on several charges related to perhaps the appropriate resolu- that and at least one earlier inci- tion to what occurred that day was dent. an administrative counseling … if The charges include two counts that’s what his platoon command- of failure to obey an order or regu- er got?” he said. lation, two counts of reckless en- While Nicoson awaits a hearing, dangerment, one count of commu- ALEC DIONNE/U.S. Army the father of two is unable to use nicating threats and three counts U.S. and Turkish military forces conduct a joint ground patrol in northeast Syria in 2019. Sgt. 1st Class GI Bill benefits, attend military of obstructing justice, division Robert Nicoson is facing charges stemming from a 2020 incident when U.S.­led coalition and partner schools or receive other favorable spokesman Lt. Col. Mike Burns forces returned fire after an attack on their convoy near a Syrian military checkpoint. actions such as promotions, his said last week after Army Times wife said in a public Facebook post reported on the case. time. Coalition ground forces re- thin” inquiry conducted by the Ar- them, and has requested more last week. The gunbattle broke out on what turned fire but supporting aircraft my Criminal Investigation Com- time to review the evidence and “This has been a devastating the U.S.-led coalition described at overhead didn’t strike. mand, Stackhouse said Friday by interview witnesses. event in our lives,” Beverly Nico- the time as a routine anti-Islamic A Syrian fighter was killed and phone. The military alleges that Nico- son, an eight-year veteran herself, State patrol, one of several alter- two others were wounded in the Military officials declined to son put the platoon at risk by going wrote on Thursday, though her ac- cations last year between U.S. mil- incident. There were no coalition discuss the charges against Nico- somewhere they shouldn’t have count appears to have been delet- itary patrols and pro-regime Syr- casualties. son, who was with the 82nd Air- been and then threatening Syrian ed since. ian forces or their Russian back- Nicoson had been under consid- borne Division’s Blackhorse forces before the fighting broke The obstruction charges allege ers in the civil war that began in eration for a Bronze Star with va- Troop, 1st Squadron, 73rd Cavalry out. They do not allege miscon- that Nicoson ordered subordi- 2011. lor device for his actions during Regiment. Stackhouse said the al- duct during the actual gunbattle nates to delete their action camera The Americans had received the firefight, at least until Septem- legations also involve an incident or say that Nicoson started it, videos, a charge Stackhouse also “safe passage” from Syrian forces ber, said Phillip Stackhouse, his at a checkpoint in June. Stackhouse said. disputes. but took fire as they passed, the civilian attorney. He believes the soldier’s com- The patrol was supposed to

U.S.-led Operation Inherent Re- It’s unclear what changed, but mand conducted two of their own keep its distance from regime [email protected] solve said in a statement at the the charges are based on a “very investigations, but has not yet seen forces, but somehow ended up at Twitter: @chadgarland Improve: Lawmaker seeks public-private child care partnerships according to the department. ops a permanent funding stream Davis, who had a newborn baby to FROM PAGE 1 Of the nearly 9,000 children of “Now that there for child care center construction. care for then. poor, much like the housing at service members worldwide who are more women The provision has since expired. The coronavirus pandemic has many of our facilities is very poor. are stuck on a waitlist despite im- Speier said she is also pushing put a further strain on military I worry about lead and asbestos mediate need for child care, 1,888 in Congress and for public-private partnerships families, Davis said, as many mil- and mold,” Speier said. of those children are in San Diego, that would make outside service itary spouses have lost their jobs. The congresswoman said the making up the largest segment on on the committee, providers supply slots each year The unemployment rate for mili- department has repaired just the waitlist. Norfolk, Va., and the for service members in an effort to tary spouses was 22% in 2019, the eight facilities in the last decade. National Capital region are close there is a much expand accessibility. last year that the Defense Depart- Speier also said this suggests the behind at 1,761 and 1,491, respec- Military advocacy groups, in- ment surveyed spouses. issue has not been prioritized, de- tively, according to the depart- bigger push to cluding Blue Star Families in their Twenty-nine percent of active- spite the number of inadequate fa- ment. 2020 Military Family Lifestyle duty spouse respondents sur- cilities. The freshman congresswoman make sure that Survey Comprehensive Report, veyed in the 2020 Blue Star Fam- While millions of dollars are said she aims to fix the existing fa- something gets have recommended purchasing ilies report who had stopped funneled into weapons programs, cilities, while also ensuring there child care slots at local civilian working since the pandemic be- such as the F-35 Joint Strike Fight- are enough facilities. done on this providers. gan in early 2020 said one of the er or a littoral combat ship, “some- “You also need the funding for Jennifer Davis, government re- reasons was they did not have how the kids don’t count. Well, child care to make sure that those issue.” lations deputy director for the Na- child care. they count to me and I think they care jobs are good paying jobs, but tional Military Family Associ- While some NDAA measures in count to the families, so I’m being also that … they have enough slots Rep. Sara Jacobs ation, said a lack of access to child past years have sought to address very aggressive about this. We that they can go and send their D-Calif. care was one of the biggest rea- child care-related accessibility need to fix it,” she said. kids to. And so, I’m working on sons that she left the Air Force. and affordability problems, “the Child care is also a focus for both of those sides of the ledger,” asbestos and mold, identify “child She and her husband received or- pandemic in general has shown Rep. Sara Jacobs, D-Calif., who is said Jacobs, also a member of the care deserts” — places where ders to move from Nebraska to how important child care and care working with Speier and other personnel subcommittee. there is no care available — and Hawaii, and the waitlist at the work is,” Jacobs said. lawmakers on child care amend- Access to child care is a “read- assess the cost effectiveness of time to get into a child develop- “Now that there are more wom- ments in the 2022 National De- iness concern, because we are creating more child development ment center on the installation en in Congress and on the commit- fense Authorization Act, which having service members who centers or accessing services out- there was six months. tee, there is a much bigger push to sets funding levels for the Penta- can’t deploy because they don’t side the base. “So, we would be getting to Ha- make sure that something gets gon. have folks to watch their kids,” she The proposal that is set to be re- waii, not knowing anybody, not done on this issue,” she said. Jacobs represents San Diego, a said. leased May 11 would also bring having any family there, and not region with the DOD’s largest con- Speier said she wants to eval- back a provision included in the having any child care in place. [email protected] centrations of child care needs, uate all child care centers for lead, fiscal year 2006 NDAA that devel- And, I just couldn't do that,” said Twitter: @sarahjcamm Tuesday, May 4, 2021 • STARS AND STRIPES • PAGE 7 VIRUS OUTBREAK Germany cancels Oktoberfest for 2nd year in a row BY DAVID RISING Bavaria is slightly below the na- Associated Press tional average with 145.4 new BERLIN — Bavarian officials weekly infections per 100,000, ac- Monday canceled Oktoberfest fes- cording to the country’s disease tivities for a second year in a row control center, the Robert Koch due to concerns over the spread of Institute. COVID-19, saying there are too Oktoberfest typically attracts many risks in hosting the celebra- about 6 million visitors from tions — which bring in visitors around the world and had been ISHANT CHAUHAN/AP from around the world — during a scheduled from Sept. 18 to Oct. 3. A man carries a refilled osygen cylinder as family members of COVID­19 patients wait in queue to refill global pandemic. The combination of huge tents their oxygen cylinders at Mayapuri area in New Delhi, India, on Monday. Bavarian Governor Markus full of people and the consumption Soeder said it was with “heavy of large quantities of alcohol, as hearts” that they decided to call well as the possibility for mutated Help: US searches for more global aid for India off the festival for which the state varieties of the virus to be brought is known globally, but that with in from abroad, made it particu- FROM PAGE 1 sources for more supplies and en- rent vaccines. coronavirus numbers still stub- larly hazardous to go ahead with listing international partners in The U.S is restricting travel bornly high and German hospitals the festival, Soeder said. ies of victims. the effort, he said. from India as of Tuesday, banning already struggling, it had to be After Oktoberfest was canceled The U.S. has sent India multiple “We’re proud of what we’ve most non-U.S. citizens from enter- done. last year, about 50 of the southern military plane loads of supplies, done so far,” Sullivan said. “In a ing the country. “Oktoberfest will be held again, German city’s beer halls and other including oxygen, medicine and crisis of this speed and ferocity, India, a nation of more than 1.3 and will be big again,” he pledged. establishments hosted smaller raw materials for vaccines, na- we always wish we could move billion people caught in a second Germany is in the middle of a parties under strict coronavirus tional security adviser Jake Sulli- faster and do more.” wave of the pandemic, has had coronavirus lockdown that in- guidelines. Mayor Dieter Reiter van said on ABC News’ “This Experts caution that an out- more than 215,000 COVID-19 cludes a ban on large gatherings, said the hope was that it again Week With George Stephanopou- break as big as India’s raises the deaths, according to the Johns with an infection rate of 146.9 new would be possible to have open-air los.” threat of more variants and the Hopkins University & Medicine weekly infections per 100,000 resi- beer gardens and patios open un- The U.S. also is scouring global fear they could be resistant to cur- Coronavirus Resource Center. dents. der certain restrictions. Russia lags behind other countries in its COVID-19 vaccination drive

Associated Press Russia boasted last year of being first in are readily available in the capital to anyone people have gotten at least one shot and only MOSCOW — While at the Park House the world to authorize a coronavirus vac- 18 or older at more than 200 state and pri- 7.7 million, or 5%, have been fully vaccinat- shopping mall in northern Moscow, Vladi- cine, but it now finds itself lagging in getting vate clinics, shopping malls, food courts, ed. That puts Russia far behind the U.S., mir Makarov saw it was offering the coro- its population immunized. That has cast hospitals — even a theater. where 43% have gotten at least one shot, and navirus vaccine to customers, so he asked doubt on whether authorities will reach As of mid-April, over 1 million of Mos- the European Union with nearly 27%. how long it would take. their ambitious goal of vaccinating more cow’s 12.7 million residents, or about 8%, To boost demand, Moscow officials began “It turned out it’s simple here — 10 min- than 30 million of the country’s 146 million have received at least one shot, even though offering coupons worth $13 to those over 60 utes,” he said of his experience last month. people by mid-June and nearly 69 million the campaign began in December. who get vaccinated — not a small sum for But Makarov, like many Muscovites, still by August. That percentage is similar for Russia as a those receiving monthly pensions of about decided to put off getting the Sputnik V shot. The vaccine reluctance comes as shots whole. Through April 27, only 12.1 million $260. PAGE 8 • STARS AND STRIPES • Tuesday, May 4, 2021 VIRUS OUTBREAK EU could reopen external borders BY SAMUEL PETREQUIN upon arrival. Associated Press “This still remains very much BRUSSELS — In an announce- in the hands of the member ment sure to be welcomed by states,” he said. travelers worldwide, EU offi- The Commission also pro- cials Monday proposed easing posed raising the threshold of restrictions on visiting the 27-na- new COVID-19 cases that is used tion bloc as vaccination cam- to determine the countries from paigns across the continent gath- which all travel should be per- er speed. mitted. Travel to the European Union “Nonessential travel regard- is currently extremely limited less of individual vaccination except for a handful of countries status is currently permitted with low infection rates. But with from seven countries with a good the summer tourist season loom- epidemiological situation,” it ing, the European Commission said, proposing to increase 14- hopes the new recommendations day cumulative COVID-19 infec- will dramatically expand that tion rate per 100,000 inhabitants list. from 25 to 100. “The Commission proposes to “This remains considerably CARLOS GIUSTI/AP allow entry to the EU for nones- below the current EU average, Puerto Rico Gov. Pedro Pierluisi, center, attends a mass vaccination campaign against COVID­19 at the sential reasons not only for all which is over 420,” it said. Maria Simmons elementary school in Vieques. persons coming from countries It was unclear which countries with a good epidemiological sit- would actually make the cut, but uation, but also all people who an EU official who was not au- Puerto Rico groans under pandemic have received the last recom- thorized to be quoted by name mended dose of an EU-autho- because the proposal has yet to rized vaccine,” it said. be adopted said Israel would def- as health, economy continue to suffer Coronavirus vaccines autho- initely be on the list. BY DÁNICA COTO the latest surge. people of Puerto Rico have had to rized by the European Medicines “The UK, question mark, the Associated Press Overall, the land of 3.3 million endure,” Caraballo said. Agency, the bloc’s drug regula- U.S., for the time being, not SAN JUAN — Puerto Rico people has reported more than Many of those who remain are tor, include Pfizer, Moderna, As- quite,” he said. “But we see how seemed to be sprinting toward 115,000 confirmed coronavirus mourning over lost homes, jobs, traZeneca and Johnson & John- quickly the situation in the U.S. is herd immunity this spring before cases, over 115,000 suspected ones businesses or loved ones. son. The EMA has not approved evolving, notably for the rate of people began letting their guard and more than 2,000 deaths, with Gov. Pedro Pierluisi has resist- any vaccines from Russia or Chi- vaccination.” down against COVID-19 and new transmission rates inching up the ed tighter restrictions, saying that na as of yet, but is looking at data In case the infection situation variants started spreading across last week of April to 28 cases per another lockdown would be too for Russia’s Sputnik V jab. deteriorates in a non-EU coun- the U.S. territory. 100,000 people a day, compared extreme and that things will keep EU officials believe the bloc’s try, the Commission proposed an Now, a spike in cases and hospi- with 17 per 100,000 on the U.S. improving and the island could COVID-19 vaccination campaign “emergency brake” to stop dan- talizations has put medical ex- mainland. achieve herd immunity by Au- will soon be “a game changer” in gerous virus variants from enter- perts at odds with the govern- The pandemic has unleashed gust: “The solution is vaccina- the fight against the deadly vi- ing the bloc through quickly en- ment, which is struggling to pro- the second-biggest economic drop tion.” rus. Its proposal will be dis- acted travel limits. tect people’s health while also try- Puerto Rico has seen since re- More than 2 million doses have cussed with EU ambassadors EU officials and nations are al- ing to prevent an economic cord-keeping began in 1980, ac- been administered on the island, this week and the Commission so talking about introducing CO- implosion on an island battered by cording to José Caraballo, a Puer- with a robust 55% having received hopes it could enter into force by VID-19 certificates aimed at fa- hurricanes, earthquakes and a to Rico economist. The biggest at least one shot and 27% having June. cilitating travel across the region prolonged financial crisis. was caused by Hurricane Maria, gotten two. EU nations could also individ- this summer. The documents, “The difficulty here is how do which inflicted more than $100 While health authorities have ually decide to accept travelers sometimes called coronavirus you find a Solomonic decision ... to billion in damage in 2017, with said they are relieved many are immunized with vaccines listed passports or green certificates, give people the opportunity to nearly 3,000 people dying in its eager to get vaccinated, they note by WHO for emergency use. The would be given to EU residents work and be responsible and also sweltering aftermath. that some people who are not yet U.N. health agency has approved who can prove they have been maintain health as a priority,” said More than 30,000 jobs have fully protected are disregarding the same four vaccines as the vaccinated or prove they have Ramón Leal, former president of been lost because of the COVID-19 restrictions that include a more EMA, and is expected to make a recovered from COVID-19. Puerto Rico’s Restaurant Associ- outbreak, and at least 1,400 busi- than yearlong curfew. ruling soon on China’s Sino- “Until the digital green certif- ation. “These are hard conversa- nesses have closed, Caraballo said That and the presence of at least pharm vaccine. icate is operational, member tions.” — this on an island that saw nearly seven COVID-19 variants on the Commission spokesman Adal- states should be able to accept It’s a delicate balance for an is- 12% of its population flee in the island are believed to be contrib- bert Jahnz said fully-vaccinated certificates from non-EU coun- land that imposed a lockdown and past decade and whose govern- uting to the rise in cases. Another travelers coming from outside tries,” the Commission said, add- mask mandates ahead of any U.S. ment is struggling with crushing factor, experts have said, is a drop the EU should be allowed to visit ing that unvaccinated children state and has some of the strictest debt that led it to file for the big- in testing from an average of Europe, but insisted that the pro- should be able to travel with entry requirements of any Amer- gest municipal bankruptcy in U.S. around 7,000 tests a day to 2,000, a posal’s goal is not to exempt their vaccinated parents if they ican jurisdiction — measures that history in 2017. trend blamed on people becoming them from testing or quarantines provide a negative PCR test. helped contain infections before “I’m taken aback by what the fixated on getting vaccinated. EU drug regulator evaluating feasibility of Pfizer vaccine for children

Associated Press The European Medicines Agen- In a statement Friday, the two The companies’ vaccine is cur- proved by authorities around the AMSTERDAM — The European cy’s human medicines committee pharmaceuticals said their request rently approved for use in people ag- world are for adults, who are at high- Union’s drug regulator said Mon- will carry out an accelerated assess- is based on a study in over 2,000 ado- es 16 years and older. Extending er risk, but health officials believe day thatit has begun evaluating a re- ment of data submitted by Pfizer lescents that showed their vaccine that approval to the younger age vaccinating children of all ages will quest by Pfizer Inc. and BioNTech and BioNTech and is expected to re- to be safe and effective. The chil- group could offer younger and less be critical to stopping the pandemic. to extend approval of their coronavi- ach a decision in June, unless it re- dren will continue to be monitored at-risk populations in Europe access Some research has shown that older rus vaccine to include children quires extra information, the agen- for longer-term protection and safe- to the shot for the first time. children may play a role in spread- ranging in age from 12 to 15. cy said. ty for another two years. Most COVID-19 vaccines ap- ing the virus. Tuesday, May 4, 2021 • STARS AND STRIPES • PAGE 9 NATION US begins reuniting family members at US-Mexico border BY ELLIOT SPAGAT cording to court filings. The Biden Associated Press administration is doing its own SAN DIEGO — The Biden ad- count going back to Trump’s inau- ministration said Monday that four guration in January 2017 and, ac- families that were separated at the cording to Brane, believes more Mexico border during Donald than 1,000 families remain separat- Trump’s presidency will be re- ed. united in the United States this While family separation under week in what Homeland Security “zero-tolerance” ended in June Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas 2018 under court order and shortly calls “just the beginning” of a broad- after Trump reversed course, Bi- er effort. den has repeatedly assailed the Two of the four families include practice as an act of cruelty. An ex- mothers who were separated from ecutive order on his first day in of- their children in late 2017, one Hon- fice pledged to reunite families that duran and another Mexican, May- were still separated “to the greatest orkas said, declining to detail their extent possible.” identities. He described them as The reunifications begin as the children who were 3 years old at the Biden administration confronts the time and “teenagers who have had third major increase in unaccompa- to live without their parent during nied children arriving at the border their most formative years” in seven years. It has made strides Parents will return to the U.S. on moving children from grossly over- humanitarian parole while author- crowded Border Patrol facilities to ities consider other longer-term U.S. Department of Health and Hu- GERRY BROOME/AP forms of legal status, said Michelle man Services shelters, which are Flowers are displayed ahead of the funeral for Andrew Brown Jr. on Monday at Fountain of Life Church in Brane, executive director of the ad- more suited to longer-term stays Elizabeth City, N.C. ministration’s Family Reunifica- until children are placed with spon- tion Task Force. The children are al- sors in the U.S., typically parents or ready in the U.S. close relatives. Exactly how many families will The average stay for an unaccom- Mourners gather for private reunite in the U.S. and in what order panied child in Border Patrol custo- is linked to negotiations with the dy has plummeted to about 20 American Civil Liberties Union to hours, below the legal limit of 72 funeral of Andrew Brown Jr. settle a federal lawsuit in San Diego, hours and down from 133 hours in but Mayorkas said there were more late March, Mayorkas said. There Associated Press liam Barber II, leader of the Poor Brown’s family asked Sharpton to come. are 677 unaccompanied children in ELIZABETH CITY, N.C. — People’s campaign. to deliver the eulogy because they “We continue to work tirelessly to Border Patrol custody, down from Mourners gathered Monday for Brown, 42, was shot and killed felt the civil rights leader would reunite many more children with more than 5,700 in late March. the funeral of Andrew Brown Jr., a on April 21 by deputies attempting properly honor his legacy. Sharp- their parents in the weeks and Health and Human Services Black man shot and killed by dep- to serve drug-related search and ton recently delivered the eulogy months ahead,” Mayorkas told re- opened 14 emergency intake cen- uties in North Carolina, with eulo- arrest warrants, sparking days of for Daunte Wright, who was shot porters ahead of the announcement. ters, raising capacity to nearly gists planning to celebrate his leg- protests in the city in rural north- and killed by a police officer in “We have a lot of work still to do, but 20,000 beds from 952 when the Fed- acy and reflect on his life. eastern North Carolina. An inde- Minnesota. I am proud of the progress we have eral Emergency Management The invite-only service at a pendent autopsy commissioned Sharpton told The Associated made and the reunifications that we Agency was dispatched March 13, church in Elizabeth City followed by his family said that he was shot Press that he wants to both cele- have helped to achieve this week.” Mayorkas said. About 400 asylum public viewings the previous day. five times, including once in the brate Brown’s life and help call at- More than 5,000 children were officers from U.S. Citizenship and The Rev. Al Sharpton was to deliv- back of the head. tention to larger problems with separated from their parents dur- Immigration Services have been as- er the eulogy, and other speakers Family members have said that policing that need to be addressed. ing the Trump administration going signed as case managers to speed were to include Brown’s relatives Brown was a proud father of sev- “I would want to get across that back to July 1, 2017, many of them the release of children to sponsors. as well as civil rights attorney Ben en, who was known for entertain- this is a human being. And for us, under a “zero-tolerance” policy to As of Thursday, Health and Human Crump, who’s representing ing relatives with his stories and it’s part of a continual abuse of po- criminally prosecute any adult who Services had 22,557 children in its Brown’s family, and the Rev. Wil- jokes. lice power,” he said. entered the country illegally, ac- care. Hundreds join Daunte Wright’s family on march for police reform Associated Press The crowd gathered in the “We’re going to continue to be in victed April 20. Wright’s name was spelled out BROOKLYN CENTER, Minn. neighborhood where Kimberly these streets, on social media, at Johnathon McClellan, president in air fresheners attached to the — Hundreds of people joined Potter, who is white, fatally shot the police station ... Like I’ve al- of the Minnesota Justice Coalition, fencing. Wright’s mother said he Daunte Wright’s family and Wright as he struggled with police. ways said, it’s never gonna be jus- told protesters that his group is de- told her on the phone that he was friends on a march through the Potter’s body camera recorded tice for us,” she said. “But we want manding that additional charges pulled over for an air freshener Minneapolis suburb where he was her shouting “Taser! Taser!” be- 100% accountability.” be brought against Potter. He also hanging from the rearview mirror. fatally shot by a police officer dur- fore she fired, and the city’s former Potter was charged with second- said the coalition plans to pressure Police have said they pulled ing a traffic stop three weeks earli- police chief said he believed she degree manslaughter in Wright’s elected officials to support police Wright over for an expired regis- er. meant to use her stun gun. killing, which Katie Wright said reform, the Star Tribune reported. tration, and then discovered that Demonstrators on Sunday The group walked several miles was not enough. He was killed as Demonstrators shut down traf- he had a warrant for a gross misde- called for police reform and more to the Brooklyn Center Police De- the Minneapolis area already was fic a couple of times before arriv- meanor weapons charge. Potter serious charges against the officer partment where his mother, Katie on heightened alert during the trial ing at the police station, which is fatally shot Wright seconds after who killed Wright, a 20-year-old Wright, called on the crowd to keep of Derek Chauvin in George secured by concrete barriers and he pulled away from officers as Black man, on April 11. saying her son’s name. Floyd’s death. Chauvin was con- fencing. they tried to arrest him. PAGE 10 • STARS AND STRIPES • Tuesday, May 4, 2021 NATION Overcrowded boat capsizes off San Diego Dozens hurt in suspected smuggling vessel that broke apart in rough surf Associated Press the victims were able to walk SAN DIEGO — A packed boat themselves to ambulances, he being used in a suspected human said. smuggling operation capsized Officials said the group was Sunday and broke apart in power- overcrowded on a 40-foot cabin ful surf along the rocky San Diego cruiser that is larger than the typ- coast, killing three people and in- ical open-top wooden panga-style juring more than two dozen oth- boats often used by smugglers to ers, authorities said. bring people illegally into the Lifeguards, the U.S. Coast United States from Mexico. Guard and other agencies respon- “Every indication from our per- ded around 10:30 a.m. following spective was this was a smuggling reports of an overturned vessel in vessel. We haven’t confirmed the waves near the rugged penin- their nationality,” said Jeff Ste- sula of Point Loma, according to phenson, a supervising agent with the San Diego Fire-Rescue De- U.S. Border Patrol. partment. Under a pandemic-related or- The original call was for a hand- der in effect since March 2020, mi- ful of people overboard, but as res- grants from Mexico and people cuers arrived in boats and jet skis, from Central American countries DENIS POROY/AP they quickly realized “it was going of Guatemala, El Salvador and Wreckage and debris from a capsized boat washes ashore at Cabrillo National Monument near where a to be a bigger situation with more Honduras picked up at the border boat capsized just off the San Diego coast Sunday. people,” said San Diego Lifeguard are immediately expelled to Mex- Services Lt. Rick Romero. ico without an opportunity to seek there was a “large debris field” of away, but crews in boats and air- law enforcement officials would “There are people in the water, asylum. President Joe Biden has splintered wood and other items in craft continued to search the area be ramping up operations to dis- drowning, getting sucked out the exempted unaccompanied chil- the choppy waters. for several hours for other possi- rupt maritime smuggling off the rip current there,” he said. dren from expulsions but the vast “In that area of Point Loma, it’s ble survivors, Ysea said. coast of San Diego this weekend. Seven people were pulled from majority of adults are quickly sent very rocky. It’s likely the waves On Thursday, border officials As warmer weather comes to the waves, including three who back without facing any conse- just kept pounding the boat, intercepted a panga-type vessel San Diego, there is a misconcep- drowned, said Romero. One per- quences. breaking it apart,” he said. traveling without navigation tion that it will make illegal cross- son was rescued from a cliff and Border Patrol agents went to There were life preservers on lights 11 miles off the coast of Point ings safer or easier, the agency 22 others managed to make it to hospitals to interview survivors of board, but it wasn’t known how Loma with 21 people on board. said in a statement. shore on their own, he said. the capsizing, including the boat’s many or whether any passengers The crew took all 15 men and six In early March, an SUV packed “Once we arrived on scene, the captain, who Stephenson de- were wearing them, officials said. women into custody. Agents de- with migrants collided with a trac- boat had basically been broken scribed as a “suspected smug- Among the rescuers was an un- termined all were Mexican citi- tor-trailer in the farming commu- apart,” Romero said. “Conditions gler.” Smugglers typically face named Navy sailor who was in the zens with no legal status to enter nity of Holtville, Calif., about 125 were pretty rough: 5 to 6 feet of federal charges, and those being area with his family and jumped in the U.S., according to a statement miles east of San Diego. The crash surf, windy, cold.” smuggled are usually deported. the water to assist someone in an released by Customs and Border killed 13 of 25 people inside the A total of 27 people were trans- San Diego Fire-Rescue Depart- effort described by Romero as a Protection. Two of the people on 1997 Ford Expedition, including ported to hospitals with “a wide ment spokesman Jose Ysea said “huge help.” the boat, the suspected smugglers, the driver, in one of the deadliest variety of injuries” including hy- when he arrived on scene near the Officials believed everyone on will face charges, it said. border-related crashes in U.S. his- pothermia, Romero said. Most of Cabrillo National Monument, board was accounted for right Border Patrol said Friday that tory. Wyoming backs coal with $1.2M threat to sue other states Associated Press tempt by state leaders to help coal coal-fired power plants. The ap- coal export dock on the Columbia Wyoming’s coal industry are as CHEYENNE — While most in the state that accounts for the proach may run into legal trou- River. The interstate lawsuit fol- dim as ever, even after then-Presi- states pursue ways to boost re- bulk of U.S. coal production, bles, though, according to one con- lowed years of unsuccessful at- dent Donald Trump rolled back newable energy, Wyoming is do- which is down by half since 2008. stitutional expert. tempts by the dock’s developer, regulations on mining and burn- ing the opposite with a new pro- “Wyoming is sending a message Lawsuits between states aren’t Utah-based Lighthouse Re- ing the fossil fuel. gram aimed at propping up the that it is prepared to bring litiga- unusual and often involve natural sources, to contest the permit de- Wyoming coal production, dwindling coal industry by suing tion to protect her interests,” Gor- resources, such as water rights. nial in federal court. which accounts for about 40% of other states that block exports of don spokesman Michael Pearl- Such cases can go directly to the The Supreme Court hasn’t said the nation’s total, has been in de- Wyoming coal and cause Wyom- man said of the fund signed into U.S. Supreme Court, if the justices yet if it will hear the case, but the cline as utilities switch to gas, ing coal-fired power plants to shut law April 6. agree to hear them. new legal fund approved resound- which is cheaper to burn to gener- down. The law puts West Coast states Last year, Wyoming and Monta- ingly by the Wyoming Legislature ate electricity. Solar and wind The law signed April 6 by Re- and Colorado on notice — all seek na — another major coal state — and overseen by Gordon could power are also on the rise as coal’s publican Gov. Mark Gordon cre- to get a large share of their elec- asked the Supreme Court to over- help cover the cost of that litiga- share of the U.S. power market ates a $1.2 million fund for an ini- tricity from renewables but still ride a decision by Washington tion, Pearlman said. shrinks from about half in the tiative that marks the latest at- get juice from aging Wyoming state to deny a permit to build a All the while, prospects for early 2000s to less than 20% now. Multiple tornadoes tear through Mississippi; Tupelo hit at night

Associated Press cy” was declared for Tupelo and drive.” hit hard tonight.” verishly to open the roads as quick- Multiple tornadoes were report- surrounding areas. Meteorolo- Photos retweeted by the Nation- “Light poles have been snapped ly as possible.” ed across Mississippi on Sunday, gists urged residents to take cover. al Weather Service in Memphis off. Trees in a few homes. Trees on News outlets also reported tor- causing some damage with no im- “Damage has been reported in showed several downed trees and vehicles. Damage to several busi- nadoes near Yazoo City, Byram mediate word of injuries. the City of Tupelo,” the mayor’s of- power lines. Tupelo Middle School nesses. Fortunately, we have had and Tchula earlier in the day. The A line of severe storms rolled fice said in a Facebook post just be- sustained some damage, as well as no reports at this time of injuries,” National Weather Service in Jack- through the state Sunday after- fore 11 p.m. “Emergency crews are houses and businesses. Pollan posted on Facebook, asking son shared several images of fun- noon and into the nighttime hours. currently assessing the degree of Calhoun County Sheriff Greg people to stay off the roads. “Emer- nel clouds across different parts of Late Sunday, a “tornado emergen- damage. Please do not get out and Pollan said Calhoun City also “was gency personnel are working fe- the state. Tuesday, May 4, 2021 • STARS AND STRIPES • PAGE 11 AMERICAN ROUNDUP

Man facing hate crimes for synagogue vandalism NEW YORK — A 29- NY year-old man faces hate crime charges for allegedly vandalizing several synagogues last week in the Bronx, New York City police said. Jordan Burnette was arrested after being stopped by police for riding a bicycle against the flow of traffic, Deputy Inspector Jessica Corey, commanding officer of the Hate Crimes Task Force, said at a news conference. Surveillance video from the ar- ea allegedly showed Burnette had thrown a rock through the wind- shield of a van and was in a syn- agogue parking lot where reli- gious prayer books were found strewn on the ground. Police said Burnette was riding a bicycle taken from a shed in the parking lot at the time he was stop- ped. He is suspected of shattering the windows of four synagogues last week. Police: 4 arrested after drug deal on boardwalk OCEAN CITY — MD Four Maryland men were arrested after police said they observed a drug deal on the Ocean City Boardwalk. Ocean City Police said that they received a call from a boardwalk business owner who said he saw the occupants of a parked car on 8th Street measuring a white powder on a digital scale. Undercover officers responded CHANCEY BUSH, THE (DENVER, COLO.) GAZETTE/AP and police said they observed a drug transaction on the board- walk. Police said the men engaged Swinging into thrills in the transaction got into two cars People ride the Sea Dragon during opening day at Elitch Gardens in Denver. The amusement park opened over the weekend for the first time and drove off before being stop- since Nov. 3, 2019. The park has new safety guidelines due to the pandemic and is allowed to operate at 43% of their normal capacity without ped. the water park. Four men from Prince George’s County were arrested on multiple four weeks to reach the state it was THE CENSUS Their investigation led them to a charges. Police said they seized in, and officials said it died of star- home in the northeast part of the black tar heroin, powder cocaine, vation. The puppy needed imme- The minimum age to marry that would be set in South Carolina county. A storage shed and truck a digital scale, cash and a 9 mm diate medical attention. 18 by a new bill that took its first step in the state Senate. The state contained nearly $11,000 of stolen handgun. set the minimum age at 16 two years ago, but Sen. Brad Hutto said it’s time to goods. ‘Zombie Terminator’ ammo take the next step and move the age to 18. A Senate subcommittee agreed, Woman surrenders dead seized at Wilmington port sending the bill to the full Senate Judiciary Committee, the Post and Courier of Courthouse needs major dog, charged with neglect Charleston reported. With just six days left in the session, the bill is unlikely to repairs after flooding WILMINGTON — get through the Senate. But it will remain in place when the 2022 session starts. ANKENY — An Iowa DE Federal agents seized ALBANY — A cour- IA woman has been charged 40 rounds of “Zombie Termina- for raccoons and other wildlife consuming the baits, the state- GA thouse in southwest with animal neglect after bringing tor” ammunition from a Delaware over portions of Barnstable and ment said. Georgia needs extensive repairs a dead dog and a starving puppy to port, preventing its shipment to Plymouth counties, the Cape Cod after a water leak caused flooding an animal shelter. Honduras. Times reported. Almost $11,000 of stolen throughout the building. Amber Jane Robinson, 39, of U.S. Customs and Border Pro- The distribution of the vaccine store merchandise found Officials determined that a Ankeny was charged after she tection said that the rounds were baits to the north and west of the leaky water line connected to a brought both dogs to the Animal discovered during an X-ray exam- Cape Cod Canal will continue COVINGTON third-floor coffee machine went Rescue League of Iowa on April ination of household goods in a through June 4, the Cape Cod and MS COUNTY — Law en- undetected for two days before 24, according to the Des Moines shipping container at the Port of Southeast Massachusetts Rabies forcement in a Mississippi county unleashing a soggy mess inside Register. Wilmington. Task Force said in a statement. said they found around $11,000 the Albany Dougherty Judicial The complaint against Robin- It is illegal to export ammuni- About 68,000 oral rabies vaccine worth of stolen Dollar General Building, WALB-TV reported. son said the dead black Labrador tion without a federal license. baits will be distributed. merchandise hidden in a shed and Heidi Minnick, facilities man- was extremely skinny and cov- Customs and Border Protection Using a helicopter allows the truck at someone’s home. agement director for Dougherty ered in its own waste when it was said the box of .38-caliber ammu- state’s wildlife services to get baits Covington County Sheriff Dar- County, said water gushed down a brought to the shelter. A 9-month- nition was tagged as “the best self- into areas not accessible by vehi- rell Perkins told WLBT-TV his stairway like a waterfall. old German Shepherd puppy she defense ammo during a zombie cle. The program is designed to deputies were working with an in- The building is dry now, but re- also brought in was extremely de- apocalypse.” boost wildlife rabies vaccination vestigator who was hired by Dol- mains closed. Minnick said rough- hydrated, and its ribs and spine rates and prevent the reemer- lar General after a string of recent ly one-third of the building will protruded prominently from its Helicopter to drop rabies gence of raccoon rabies. thefts. need some type of repairs. body. vaccines over Cape Cod The vaccine is contained in Perkins said that Dollar Gener- County officials are waiting on The complaint said a veterinar- baits that have a strong fish smell, al officials believed a delivery insurance adjusters to give a cost ian technician estimated that the BOURNE — A heli- unpleasant to people but attrac- driver was taking merchandise estimate. dead dog would have had to have MA copter is dropping tive to raccoons, which are then out of trucks and keeping it, ac- been left unattended for three to oral rabies vaccine baits intended vaccinated against rabies after cording to WLBT. From The Associated Press PAGE 12 • STARS AND STRIPES • Tuesday, May 4, 2021 WORLD US officials in Mideast reassure allies over Iran

BY ISABEL DEBRE years ago. The United Arab Emirates, Sau- with Gulf partners. there was some deal in the works where the Associated Press di Arabia and other Gulf allies, excluded Coons said “close consultation” with the Emiratis would be securing anything,” he ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates — from Obama-era nuclear negotiations, have UAE about the ongoing talks in Vienna was said. “Vienna is the place where the United Top Biden administration officials and U.S. repeatedly pressed for a seat at the table, in- “important, expected and happening,” add- States government, the administration, is senators crisscrossed the Middle East on sisting that any return to the accord must ing that he hopes the Emiratis “may not just negotiating.” Monday, seeking to assuage growing un- address Iran’s ballistic missile program be notified, but actually help.” In a tour intended to boost “long-standing ease among Gulf Arab partners over Amer- and support for regional proxies. What that means remains unclear, as political, economic, cultural and security ica’s re-engagement with Iran and other Sen. Chris Coons, D-Del., a key Biden ally Gulf states now watch with resignation as ties,” several senior Biden administration policy shifts in the region. dispatched on overseas diplomatic mis- negotiations gain traction in the Austrian officials are touring Arab capitals, with The trips come as the United States and sions, told reporters in the UAE’s capital of capital. When asked to elaborate, Coons Brett McGurk from the National Security Iran, through intermediaries in Vienna, dis- Abu Dhabi that he hoped to allay the sheikh- balked at the suggestion that the UAE’s in- Council and Derek Chollet from the State cuss a return to Tehran’s tattered 2015 nu- dom’s “understandable and legitimate con- put had acquired any greater significance Department, among others, stopping in Abu clear deal with world powers that former cerns” about the return to the landmark in talks with Iran over the last five years. Dhabi, Riyadh, Amman and Cairo this President Donald Trump abandoned three deal and to create “broader engagement” “I did not in any way mean to suggest that week. US, UK to meet ahead of G-7 talks Associated Press year's presidency of the G-7. bilateral talks with Japanese For- LONDON — Issues related to Blinken's visit to London comes eign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi Iran are set to feature in talks later amid mounting speculation of a on an array of subjects including Monday between U.S. Secretary prisoner exchange deal with Iran. the coronavirus pandemic and the of State Antony Blinken and his Prisoner exchanges are not un- climate crisis, as well as raising host in London, British Foreign common and were a feature of the concerns over North Korea's nu- Secretary Dominic Raab. 2015 nuclear accord between Iran clear and ballistic missile pro- The bilateral talks come a day and leading powers. Biden has in- grams. ahead of the first face-to-face dis- dicated that he is looking to restart On Tuesday, the full G-7 — Can- cussions in two years of foreign nuclear talks with Tehran after his ada, France, Germany, Italy, Ja- and development ministers from predecessor, Donald Trump, pan, the U.K. and the U.S. — will the Group of Seven leading indus- pulled the U.S. out of the agree- meet along with representatives BEN STANSALL / AP trial nations and other invited rep- ment. from other countries, including Britain's Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab, right, welcomes U.S. Secre­ resentatives. The U.K. holds this Earlier Monday, Blinken held Australia, India and South Africa. tary of State Antony Blinken ahead of G7 talks in London on Monday. Tuesday, May 4, 2021 • STARS AND STRIPES • PAGE 13 WORLD EU summons Russia envoy over blacklisting of its officials Associated Press President David Sassoli and Vera tion of this decision.” eign and domestic policies” and of volved in the imprisonment of Na- BRUSSELS — The European Jourova, a vice president of the Eu- Stano said the Russian-imposed trying to limit its development with valny, who is Russian President Vla- Union has summoned Russia’s am- ropean Commission whose brief in- travel bans are “obviously very po- “unlawful restrictions.” dimir Putin’s most vociferous oppo- bassador after Moscow blacklisted cludes rule of law issues and disin- litically motivated and lack any legal EU foreign ministers will discuss nent. Navalny was arrested in eight EU officials in retaliation for formation. justification. They are groundless.” tensions with Russia when they January upon his return from Ger- the bloc’s decision to impose sanc- European Commission spokes- He said that “this all shows that Rus- meet on May 10. The 27-nation many where he spent five months tions over the imprisonment of Rus- man Peter Stano said that Ambassa- sia is determined to continue the bloc’s heads of state and govern- recovering from a nerve agent poi- sian opposition leader Alexei Naval- dor Vladimir Chizhov would meet in hostile track of confrontation.” ment will also take up the issue at soning that he blames on the Krem- ny. Brussels later Monday with senior Russia’s foreign ministry has ac- their summit on May 25. lin — accusations Russian officials The Russian list announced Fri- EU officials who “will convey to him cused the EU of wanting to punish The EU in March imposed sanc- reject. European labs have con- day includes European Parliament our strong condemnation and rejec- Moscow for its “independent for- tions on six Russian officials in- firmed that Navalny was poisoned. Extreme thunderstorm French prosecutors seek end of Rwanda probe Associated Press probe didn’t show any potential steps to improve relations with PARIS — Paris prosecutors on support from French forces dur- Rwanda, following decades of fatal in eastern China Monday requested the end of a ing the massacres, consent or evi- tensions over Paris’ attitude be- yearslong investigation of accusa- dence that the military refrained fore and during the genocide. Associated Press Rescuers evacuated 3,050 peo- tions of involvement of France’s from intervening when facing A March report commissioned BEIJING — An extreme thun- ple, a local government notice peacekeeping force in the 1994 such crimes, the statement de- by Macron in May concluded that derstorm hit an eastern Chinese said. genocide in Rwanda in which an tailed. French authorities had been city, leaving 11 dead and 66 in- Wind speeds of 100 mph over- estimated 800,000 people were The investigation had been “blind” to the preparations for jured, with strong winds causing turned a fishing ship. Two sailors slaughtered. opened in 2005 after six com- genocide and then reacted too buildings and trees to collapse, of- were rescued and search oper- French investigative magist- plaints had been filed by Rwan- slowly to appreciate the extent of ficials said. ations were underway for the nine rates are now in charge of making dan nationals accusing the the killings and to respond to Nantong city, located in the remaining crew members, the no- the definitive decision. French-led military intervention them. eastern province of Jiangsu, was tice said. Prosecutors concluded that the backed by the U.N., named Oper- Another report from the Rwan- among the hardest-hit when the Electricity has been restored in investigation didn’t establish evi- ation Turquoise, of involvement dan government said last month extreme weather swept the Nantong, and collapsed trees, dence that French forces were in- in the genocide. that the French government Yangtze Delta on Friday night, ac- damaged vehicles as well as win- volved in crimes of complicity of The prosecutors’ announce- bears “significant” responsibility cording to state-affiliated newspa- dows that have been blown away genocide and complicity of ment comes after French Presi- for “enabling a foreseeable geno- per Global Times. were being cleared. crimes against humanity. The dent Emmanuel Macron’s recent cide.” PAGE 14 • STARS AND STRIPES • Tuesday, May 4, 2021 OPINION

Max D. Lederer Jr., Publisher Lt. Col. Marci Hoffman, Europe commander Lt. Col. Richard McClintic, Pacific commander Republicans harvesting gains in prairie states BY ART CULLEN ern slaughterhouses in April 2020. The trio co- hind the curtain? Because it is sort of uncanny. Special to The Washington Post ordinated with the North American Meat In- I called around to check with folks in the EDITORIAL ne-two-three they step in time, the stitute (representing the giant meatpackers, know, but the consensus view is that we may Terry Leonard, Editor governors of Iowa, Nebraska and which were hobbled by a sickened work- be past the age where any one person calls this [email protected] South Dakota. They move as one force), and then with Trump Agriculture Sec- dance. Instead, they say, we are living in a gi- on immigration, abortion and retary Sonny Perdue, to order meat cutters ant feedback loop, where a crazy idea can find Robert H. Reid, Senior Managing Editor O wearing masks in public. Within hours of one back to work through the Defense Authoriza- its way into the political bloodstream in a mat- [email protected] saying something, you hear two echoes. tion Act. The governors threatened to deny ter of days; within a few weeks, it can easily be- Tina Croley, Managing Editor for Content The three states that meet where the Mis- unemployment benefits to workers who felt come law. [email protected] souri River merges with the waters of the Big vulnerable. They pledged to shield the firms The thinkers and writers at some think tank Sean Moores, Managing Editor for Presentation Sioux have completed a political revolution in from liability for workers’ compensation or li- test a message on talk radio; the host tweets [email protected] the last generation. Republicans rule here tigation. They suppressed or prevented test- that out to generate audience and attention; now almost without opposition. All three gov- ing — or gave the companies the green light to soon, the quip or idea shows up as a GIF on Joe Gromelski, Managing Editor for Digital ernors enjoy huge GOP majorities in their leg- do it themselves. Anything to keep the cheap Facebook. Next, some political consultant [email protected] islatures and rarely need to think about ac- pork loins rolling. hosts a focus group; Fox News and its imita- countability — or Democrats. They dwell in- The three governors are of melded mind, tors pick up on it, and soon, an outside adviser BUREAU STAFF stead on sustaining a politics that was unimag- opposing any limits on agriculture and resist- suggests that a governor should tell child refu- inable just 25 years ago. ing President Joe Biden’s climate plan. They gees, “Hasta la vista.” The advisers talk, Europe/Mideast Last year, Kim Reynolds, the Republican all moved in some way to ban “vaccine pass- someone texts the chiefs of staff, and it soon Erik Slavin, Europe & Mideast Bureau Chief [email protected] governor of my Iowa, got a tip from actor and ports.” They retweet each other’s tweets. It comes out in the wash. +49(0)631.3615.9350; DSN (314)583.9350 fellow Hawkeye Ashton Kutcher that one of has grown familiar. Maybe so. What I am sure of is this: Repub- Pacific his buddies had organized a COVID testing All three jumped on Biden a few weeks ago licans grabbed ahold of most statehouses a Aaron Kidd, Pacific Bureau Chief enterprise in Utah. Reynolds soon issued a when his administration asked states for help decade ago and are busy harvesting their [email protected] $26 million no-bid contract. in situating refugee children temporarily with gains. 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Nothing more was heard from Not to be outdone, Noem tweeted, “My mess- mer president still holds out here where the [email protected] either side of the Missouri. age to illegal immigrants … call me when wind blows east from the Rockies’ backside. Reynolds and Ricketts are simpatico with you’re an American.” CIRCULATION Gov. Kristi Noem of South Dakota. Their It makes me wonder: Is someone calling three-way tour de force came during a surge this tune? If I trundled down the Yellow Brick Art Cullen is editor of the Storm Lake Times in northwest Iowa. 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Biden said in his first address to Congress turnover, undoubtedly brought down the av- tles. © Stars and Stripes 2021 last week. erage. The natural inclination for a con- Ithink the president is right to identify that firmed appointee, arriving late and feeling Fred Hiatt is the editorial page editor of The Washington Post. stripes.com Tuesday, May 4, 2021 • STARS AND STRIPES • PAGE 15 PAGE 16 • STARS AND STRIPES • Tuesday, May 4, 2021 Eugene Sheffer Crossword Frazz Dilbert

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Carpe Diem drag racer 48 Sleep like — 49 Dos Passos trilogy Beetle Bailey Bizarro Tuesday, May 4, 2021 • STARS AND STRIPES • PAGE 17 PAGE 18 • STARS AND STRIPES • Tuesday, May 4, 2021 FACES Grammys overhaul nominee selection process

BY MESFIN FEKADU dent and CEO, said in a statement nominations for the 2021 show de- Grammy categories were voted by years around the nominations Associated Press April 30. spite having the year’s biggest sin- nomination review committees, process with music industry play- The Grammy Awards have “This is a new Academy, one gle with “Blinding Lights.” Nomi- which were intended to safeguard ers calling for more transparency changed their tune and voted to that is driven to action and that has nees will now be based purely on a specific genre’s integrity and to because the selection of finalists remove the anonymous nomina- doubled down on the commitment votes made by the academy’s serve as additional checks and happens behind closed doors. Oth- tion review committees — groups to meeting the needs of the music 11,000+ voting members, and the balances. While nominees for ers have claimed that members of that determined the contenders community. While change and academy said that “more than 90 some categories like best pop vo- key nominating committees pro- for key awards at the coveted mu- progress are key drivers of our ac- percent of its members will have cal album and best pop solo per- mote projects they worked on or sic show. tions, one thing will always re- gone through the requalification formance were based purely on projects they favor based on per- The Recording Academy made main — the Grammy Award is the process by the end of this year, en- votes, a number of genre catego- sonal relationships. the announcement April 30 after only peer-driven and peer-voted suring that the voting body is ac- ries had nomination review com- Other changes announced last the board of trustees met and ap- recognition in music,” he contin- tively engaged in music creation.” mittees. Those included the rap, week include limiting how many proved the change. ued. “We are honored to work For the Grammys’ top four rock, R&B, country, dance/elec- genre categories voters can vote “It’s been a year of unpreceden- alongside the music community awards — album, song and record tronic music, American Roots, La- in, which has been reduced from ted, transformational change for year-round to further refine and of the year, along with best new tin, jazz and gospel/Christian mu- 15 to 10. All voters can vote for the the Recording Academy, and I’m protect the integrity of the awards artist — a nomination review com- sic fields. Nomination review top four awards. immensely proud to be able to process.” mittee of at least 20 music general- committees for those groups con- The academy also introduced continue our journey of growth The major change comes ists in past years selected the top sisted of 13 to 17 voting members two new awards, bringing its total with these latest updates to our months after The Weeknd blasted eight nominees from those voted who selected five nominees from to 86: best global music perform- awards process,” Harvey Mason the Grammys and called them into the top 20. the top 15. ance and best música urbana al- Jr., the academy’s interim presi- “corrupt” after he earned zero The majority of the 80-plus But questions have loomed for bum.

Q&A Nick Jonas hosting Billboard Music Awards ‘Quest’ for Nick Jonas is a “Sucker” for the Billboard Music Awards. The Jonas Brothers member announced April 30 that he’ll be hosting the May 23 show on NBC normal life and joked that he’d already been honored with the first award. “Truly an honor to have already Rob McElhenney’s show received the first preemptive 2021 #BBMAs award,” Jonas, 28, on Apple TV+ dreams tweeted. “Best host ever?! Wow!” Jonas’ gig comes after three years in a row of Kelly Clarkson, of post-pandemic days the pop star’s fellow coach on “The Voice,” hosting the show. BY ELLEN GRAY The Philadelphia Inquirer Alan Moore working on There’s more to Rob McElhenney these days stories, fantasy series than Mac. British author Alan Moore, The actor who created and stars as Mac in known for “V for Vendetta” and FXX’s “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia” is “Watchman,” among other works, also Ian Grimm, the comically insufferable al- Apple TV+ has a deal with Bloomsbury for the pha dog of the Apple TV+ streaming series Charlotte Nicdao and Rob McElhenney star in “Mythic Quest.” Season 2 premieres May 7. story collection “Illuminations” “Mythic Quest,” which McElhenney created and a five-volume fantasy series, with Charlie Day and Megan Ganz. Yet we recognized that [we couldn’t] just Definitely. Our original conception of “Sun- “Long London.” In a statement A workplace comedy set in a video game stu- make an episode where we were back in this ny” was this very small, sort of insular thing, Monday, Moore said he was dio, it enters its second season Friday, with a sort of fantasy future without at least paying re- and [that] it’s grown exponentially ... Certainly, “bursting with fiction, bursting two-episode premiere that finds Ian and his co- spect to the fact that this transition would be Danny’s inclusion was the catalyst for that. We with prose” and thanked his pub- creative director, Poppy Li (Charlotte Nicdao) difficult. So we wanted to make a special epi- just thought, well, Danny’s in a different strato- lisher for its commitment to “ex- trying, not very successfully, to be creative to- sode that sort of addressed it head-on. And look sphere; he would never consider coming on to panding the empire of the word.” gether. towards a much more positive and optimistic the show. And within a few hours of talking to Moore’s “Illuminations” is “It’s Always Sunny,” meanwhile, is expected future. him, when he signed on, it sort of validated scheduled for fall 2022. to return later this year for its 15th season, How do you see the arc of this season of what we were doing. And we’ve had a similar The first volume of “Long Lon- when it will pass “The Adventures of Ozzie and “Mythic Quest”? experience here, with Murray. don” comes out in 2024. Harriet” to become TV’s longest-running live- I see a story of characters evolving, and You’re on the May cover of Men’s Health ‘Moonstruck’ actress action comedy. changing and progressing, which is such a dif- — when did you become THAT guy? We spoke with McElhenney in mid-April ferent way of telling a story than the other show Ibecame that guy for, like, a good solid week, Olympia Dukakis dies about the new season of “Mythic Quest.” This [“It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia”], where during “Sunny” a few years ago [in season 13]. Oscar winner Olympia Duka- interview has been edited and condensed. the characters never grow or change or pro- That guy went away for a while, because that kis, the theater veteran who rose The Philadelphia Inquirer: You had done a gress in any way. guy is so boring. And then a few years went by to prominence late in her career special pandemic­themed episode of I think that a show like “Mythic Quest” al- and they were like, do you want to do the cover with memorable turns in 1980s “Mythic Quest” last year, “Quarantine,” and lows us the opportunity to tell those kinds of of Men’s Health? So then that guy came back films such as “Moonstruck” and on April 16 you released a second special, stories. So I’m really excited about the fact that for like another, like, two-day period. And then “Steel Magnolias,” died May 1 at “Everlight,” that welcomed everyone back to [for] all of the characters, not just Poppy and I, that guy got put on a shelf again, because that her home in New York City. She the office. Is the new season meant to take but Poppy and I most specifically, there’s real guy is so unbelievably dull, because all he does was 89. place after the pandemic? change. You’re watching people learn how to is work out and eat the most boring food you The longtime stage actress was McElhenney: Yeah, the idea is that it’s pro- navigate life a little bit better than they did in could possibly imagine. 56 when she played Cher’s sar- jecting into a future where we’ve returned to a season one. You’re writing, producing, and starring in donic mother in Norman Jew- sense of, quote, unquote, normalcy. We recog- Did landing Danny DeVito as a regular on two comedies, on different platforms, during ison’s romantic classic “Moon- nize that [in reality] that might not be for a little “It’s Always Sunny” all those years ago make a pandemic. What’s that been like? struck” in 1987. The role earned while. But we also felt, as we were writing the you more ambitious in terms of casting? F. It’s been a godsend. I mean, I continue to do Dukakis an Academy Award for second season from our homes, in isolation, Murray Abraham is a “Mythic Quest” regular the thing that I love to do. And I recognize how supporting actress, a Golden and realizing how tired of the experience we and you have another Oscar winner, William fortunate I am. I wake up every day and I’m Globe and a BAFTA nomination. had become, that the audience was going to be Hurt, guest­starring in an episode this grateful for the fact that we get to continue to in that position as well. season. And let’s not forget Snoop Dogg. make these shows. From wire reports Tuesday, May 4, 2021 • STARS AND STRIPES • PAGE 19 SCOREBOARD

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FCS playoffs Buschy McBusch 400 Sunday’s transactions Valspar Championship Darren Clarke, $38,250 72-69—141 -3 NASCAR Cup Series BASEBALL Jeff Maggert, $38,250 71-70—141 -3 First Round Major League Baseball PGA Tour  Brett Quigley, $38,250 72-69—141 -3 Saturday, April 24 Sunday At Kansas Speedway MLB — Suspended Philadelphia LHP Sunday Kirk Triplett, $38,250 71-70—141 -3 South Dakota St. 31, Holy Cross 3 Kansas City, Kan. Jose Alvarado three games and fined an At Innisbrook Resort Cameron Beckman, $23,423 69-73—142 -2 S. Illinois 34, Weber St. 31 Lap length: 1.50 miles undisclosed amount for inciting a bench­ Cooperhead Course Ernie Els, $23,423 71-71—142 -2 Delaware 19, Sacred Heart 10 es­clearing incident during an April 30 (Start position in parentheses) Palm Harbor, Fla. John Huston, $23,423 70-72—142 -2 Jacksonville St. 49, Davidson 14 1. (9) Kyle Busch, Toyota, 267 laps, 59 game against the New York Mets. Purse: $6.9 million Brandt Jobe, $23,423 70-72—142 -2 James Madison 31, VMI 24 points. American League Yardage:7,340; Par:71 North Dakota 44, Missouri St. 10 2. (4) Kevin Harvick, Ford, 267, 40. CLEVELAND INDIANS — Sent LHP Oliver Final Round Robert Karlsson, $23,423 70-72—142 -2 North Dakota St. 42, E. Washington 20 3. (1) Brad Keselowski, Ford, 267, 48. Perez outright to Columbus (Triple­A Sam Burns, $1,242,000 67-63-69-68—267-17 Colin Montgomerie, $23,423 70-72—142 -2 Sam Houston 21, Monmouth 15 4. (5) Matt DiBenedetto, Ford, 267, 33. East). Keegan Bradley, $752,100 64-66-69-71—270-14 Rod Pampling, $23,423 69-73—142 -2 Quarterfinals 5. (17) Chase Elliott, Chevrolet, 267, 43. LOS ANGELES ANGELS — Recalled RHP Sunday, May 2 6. (15) Martin Truex Jr, Toyota, 267, 35. Viktor Hovland, $407,100 69-69-68-65—271-13 Scott Parel, $23,423 68-74—142 -2 James Hoyt from alternate training site. Tom Pernice Jr., $23,423 68-74—142 -2 Delaware 20, Jacksonville St. 14 7. (11) Tyler Reddick, Chevrolet, 267, 41. Placed LHP Tony Watson on the 10­day IL, Cameron Tringale, $407,100 69-67-67-68—271-13 Sam Houston 24, North Dakota St. 20 8. (16) Chris Buescher, Ford, 267, 29. retroactive to April 29. Abraham Ancer, $282,900 67-70-66-69—272-12 Dicky Pride, $23,423 69-73—142 -2 James Madison 34, North Dakota 21 9. (2) William Byron, Chevrolet, 267, 34. OAKLAND ATHLETICS — Placed RHP J.B. Max Homa, $241,500 66-68-66-74—274-10 Steve Flesch, $15,216 72-71—143 -1 South Dakota St. 31, S. Illinois 26 10. (6) Austin Dillon, Chevrolet, 267, 27. Wendelken and LHP Jesus Luzardo on the Tom Lehman, $15,216 71-72—143 -1 11. (21) Daniel Suarez, Chevrolet, 267, 26. Vaughn Taylor, $241,500 70-67-69-68—274-10 Semifinals 10­day IL. Recalled RHP Jordan Weems Gene Sauers, $15,216 71-72—143 -1 Saturday, May 8 12. (20) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 267, 35. Troy Merritt, $201,825 68-69-68-70—275 -9 and LHP Adam Kolarek from alternate Wes Short, Jr., $15,216 71-72—143 -1 South Dakota St. vs. Delaware 13. (3) Michael McDowell, Ford, 267, 24. Joaquin Niemann, $201,825 68-68-67-72—275 -9 14. (24) Ross Chastain, Chevrolet, 267, 23. training site. Paul Broadhurst, $15,216 69-74—143 -1 James Madison vs. Sam Houston SEATTLE MARINERS — Traded C Jacob Louis Oosthuizen, $201,825 73-67-66-69—275 -9 15. (28) Kurt Busch, Chevrolet, 267, 22. Paul McGinley, $15,216 74-69—143 -1 Championship Nottingham to Milwaukee in exchange for Brandt Snedeker, $167,325 69-69-67-71—276 -8 Sunday, May 16 16. (14) Ryan Newman, Ford, 267, 21. Jesper Parnevik, $15,216 70-73—143 -1 17. (29) Joey Logano, Ford, 267, 20. cash considerations. Recalled RHP Erik Camilo Villegas, $167,325 71-68-69-68—276 -8 At Toyota Stadium Swanson from alternate training site. Vijay Singh, $15,216 69-74—143 -1 Frisco, Texas 18. (25) Alex Bowman, Chevrolet, 267, 19. Bronson Burgoon, $127,305 71-68-68-70—277 -7 19. (32) Kyle Larson, Chevrolet, 267, 37. Placed RHP Casey Sadler on the 10­day IL, Marco Dawson, $11,025 72-72—144 E Semifinal winners Jason Kokrak, $127,305 67-69-70-71—277 -7 20. (19) Chase Briscoe, Ford, 267, 17. retroactive to May 1. Hank Lebioda, $127,305 66-69-71-71—277 -7 Glen Day, $11,025 71-73—144 E 21. (7) Ryan Blaney, Ford, 267, 24. TORONTO BLUE JAYS — Activated RHP Justin Thomas, $127,305 69-71-67-70—277 -7 David Frost, $11,025 73-71—144 E 22. (38) Austin Cindric, Ford, 267, 0. Ross Stripling from the 10­day IL. Recalled Lee Janzen, $11,025 73-71—144 E PRO SOCCER 23. (22) Anthony Alfredo, Ford, 266, 14. C Riley Adams and LHP Anthony Kay from Bubba Watson, $127,305 70-67-68-72—277 -7 24. (10) Cole Custer, Ford, 266, 13. alternate training site. Placed RHP Antho­ Charley Hoffman, $98,325 68-66-70-74—278 -6 M. Angel Jiménez, $11,025 74-70—144 E MLS 25. (27) Erik Jones, Chevrolet, 266, 12. ny Castro, LHP Tommy Milone and C Ale­ Ted Potter, Jr., $98,325 67-73-63-75—278 -6 Davis Love III, $11,025 70-74—144 E 26. (13) Bubba Wallace, Toyota, 266, 11. jandro Kirk on the 10­day IL. Adam Schenk, $98,325 71-69-71-67—278 -6 Joey Sindelar, $11,025 70-74—144 E 27. (26) Corey Lajoie, Chevrolet, 265, 10. National League Paul Casey, $65,291 68-71-72-68—279 -5 Billy Andrade, $8,100 73-72—145 +1 Eastern Conference 28. (8) Christopher Bell, Toyota, 265, 12. ATLANTA BRAVES — Placed catchers Thomas Bjørn, $8,100 74-71—145 +1 29. (18) Aric Almirola, Ford, 264, 8. Corey Conners, $65,291 70-68-70-71—279 -5 Travis d’Arnaud on the 60­day IL and Alex Chris DiMarco, $8,100 71-74—145 +1 WLTPts GF GA 30. (31) Justin Haley, Chevrolet, 263, 0. Jackson on the 10­day IL. Recalled C Wil­ Russell Knox, $65,291 69-70-70-70—279 -5 Matt Gogel, $8,100 68-77—145 +1 31. (30) BJ McLeod, Ford, 260, 0. liam Contreras from alternate training Danny Lee, $65,291 70-67-70-72—279 -5 New England 2 0 1 7 5 3 32. (12) Ryan Preece, Chevrolet, acci­ site. Selected the contract of C Jeff Mathis. Matthew NeSmith, $65,291 70-69-69-71—279 -5 David McKenzie, $8,100 70-75—145 +1 dent, 259, 5. New York City FC 2 1 0 6 8 2 CINCINNATI REDS — Activated 2B Jo­ Alex Noren, $65,291 73-68-70-68—279 -5 Kevin Sutherland, $8,100 73-72—145 +1 33. (36) Garrett Smithley, Chevrolet, 259, Joe Durant, $5,760 72-74—146 +2 Orlando City 1 0 2 5 4 1 0. nathan India from the 10­day IL. Optioned Ian Poulter, $65,291 69-71-69-70—279 -5 Montreal 1 0 2 5 6 4 34. (23) Ricky Stenhouse Jr, Chevrolet, LF Mark Payton to alternate training site. Charl Schwartzel, $65,291 70-65-74-70—279 -5 Fred Funk, $5,760 71-75—146 +2 Designated LHP Phillip Diehl for assign­ Atlanta 1 1 1 4 4 3 accident, 258, 3. Michael Gligic, $40,572 69-68-74-69—280 -4 Kent Jones, $5,760 73-73—146 +2 35. (35) Joey Gase, Chevrolet, 258, 0. ment. Claimed RHP Ashton Goudeau off Ken Tanigawa, $5,760 70-76—146 +2 Inter Miami CF 1 1 1 4 4 4 waivers from Colorado. Sungjae Im, $40,572 68-67-74-71—280 -4 36. (33) Cody Ware, Chevrolet, 257, 0. Esteban Toledo, $5,760 73-73—146 +2 New York 1 2 0 3 5 5 37. (34) Quin Houff, Chevrolet, 256, 1. LOS ANGELES DODGERS — Selected the Zach Johnson, $40,572 68-67-74-71—280 -4 contract of LHP Mike Kickham. Placed Kyoung-Hoon Lee, $40,572 69-69-71-71—280 -4 D.C. United 1 2 0 3 3 6 38. (39) Matt Mills, Ford, 255, 0. HSBC World Championship 39. (37) Josh Bilicki, Ford, 250, 1. RHPs Dustin May on the 10­day IL and Co­ Kevin Na, $40,572 68-69-70-73—280 -4 LPGA Nashville 0 0 3 3 4 4 rey Knebel on the 60­day IL. Pat Perez, $40,572 68-68-72-72—280 -4 Race Statistics Traded RHP Columbus 0 0 2 2 0 0 MILWAUKEE BREWERS — Scottie Scheffler, $40,572 73-67-66-74—280 -4 Paxton Schultz to Toronto to complete the Sunday Toronto FC 0 1 1 1 4 6 Average Speed of Race Winner: 129.649 mph. Feb. 15 trade of OF Derek Fisher. Optioned Scott Stallings, $40,572 67-69-73-71—280 -4 At Sentosa Golf Club Philadelphia 0 2 1 1 1 4 Time of Race:3 hours, 5 minutes, 21 sec­ C Mario Feliciano to alternate training site. Jimmy Walker, $40,572 72-69-69-70—280 -4 Tanjong Course Chicago 0 2 1 1 3 7 onds. Recalled RHP Dylan File from Biloxi (Dou­ Vincent Whaley, $40,572 69-71-70-70—280 -4 Singapore Margin of Victory: 0.336 seconds. Cincinnati 0 2 1 1 2 10 ble­A South) and placed on the 60­day IL. Scott Brown, $25,875 67-72-71-71—281 -3 Purse: $1.6 million Caution Flags: 7 for 36 laps. PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES — Optioned CF Tyler Duncan, $25,875 70-71-72-68—281 -3 Yardage: 6,772; Par: 72 Western Conference Lead Changes: 18 among 6 drivers. Mickey Moniak to alternate training site. Final Round Lap Leaders: B.Keselowski 0­63; K.Lar­ Beau Hossler, $25,875 68-72-75-66—281 -3 Activated CF Roman Quinn from the 10­ Hyo Joo Kim, $240,000 67-68-72-64—271-17 WLTPts GF GA son 64; B.Keselowski 65­73; K.Larson 74­ Charles Howell III, $25,875 70-68-70-73—281 -3 day IL. Hannah Green, $149,262 71-66-66-69—272-16 76; Ky.Busch 77­83; K.Larson 84­121; SAN DIEGO PADRES —Optioned LHP Nick Denny McCarthy, $25,875 72-69-68-72—281 -3 Seattle 2 0 1 7 8 1 R.Stenhouse 122­144; K.Larson 145­162; Ramirez to alternate training site. Activa­ Ryan Moore, $25,875 66-74-71-70—281 -3 Patty Tavatanakit, $86,487 70-70-68-65—273-15 Ky.Busch 163; K.Larson 164­167; Ky.Busch San Jose 2 1 0 6 8 4 ted RHP Keone Kela from the 10­day IL. Doc Redman, $25,875 68-72-73-68—281 -3 Inbee Park, $86,487 64-69-70-70—273-15 168; K.Larson 169­212; C.Buescher 213­225; BASKETBALL Xiyu Lin, $86,487 67-68-67-71—273-15 Real Salt Lake 2 0 0 6 5 2 K.Larson 226­230; D.Hamlin 231; K.Larson Kyle Stanley, $25,875 68-70-72-71—281 -3 Women’s National Basketball Bo Van Pelt, $25,875 71-67-69-74—281 -3 So Yeon Ryu, $55,161 67-69-70-70—276-12 Austin 2 1 0 6 4 3 232­236; D.Hamlin 237­242; K.Larson 243­ Association 256; Ky.Busch 257­267 Wesley Bryan, $17,687 69-71-72-70—282 -2 Carlota Ciganda, $39,022 69-67-73-68—277-11 LA Galaxy 2 1 0 6 6 7 Leaders Summary (Driver, Times Led, WASHINGTON MYSTICS —Waived F Tyra In Gee Chun, $39,022 71-69-66-71—277-11 Whitehead. Lucas Glover, $17,687 69-65-77-71—282 -2 Los Angeles FC 1 0 2 5 4 2 Laps Led): K.Larson, 9 times for 132 laps; Lydia Ko, $39,022 69-68-69-71—277-11 B.Keselowski, 2 times for 72 laps. HOCKEY Dustin Johnson, $17,687 71-68-74-69—282 -2 FC Dallas 1 1 1 4 5 4 National Hockey League Tom Lewis, $17,687 70-65-74-73—282 -2 Gaby Lopez, $39,022 68-71-65-73—277-11 Houston 1 1 1 4 4 4 XPEL 375 TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING — Signed G Amir Henrik Norlander, $17,687 69-69-72-72—282 -2 Madelene Sagstrom, $30,644 69-70-68-71—278-10 Vancouver 1 1 1 4 3 3 IndyCar  Miftakhov to a three­year, entry­level con­ Jhonattan Vegas, $17,687 70-69-71-72—282 -2 Brittany Altomare, $27,702 68-71-72-68—279 -9 tract beginning in the 2021­22 season. Kansas City 1 1 1 4 4 5 Sunday Luke Donald, $16,215 69-72-71-71—283 -1 Amy Yang, $27,702 68-69-70-72—279 -9 At Texas Motor Speedway Megan Khang, $24,434 72-69-71-68—280 -8 Colorado 1 1 1 4 2 3 Branden Grace, $16,215 69-68-75-71—283 -1 Fort Worth, Texas. Celine Boutier, $24,434 73-69-69-69—280 -8 Portland 1 2 0 3 3 6 Lap length: 1.5 miles J.T. Poston, $16,215 68-73-70-72—283 -1 TENNIS Jason Dufner, $15,801 70-71-68-75—284 E Moriya Jutanugarn, $22,391 71-70-69-71—281 -7 Minnesota United 0 3 0 0 1 7 (Start position in parentheses) 1. (4) Pato O'Ward, Dallara­Chevrolet, Kramer Hickok, $15,801 67-74-70-73—284 E Angela Stanford, $19,940 74-70-68-70—282 -6 NOTE: Three points for victory, one point 248 laps, Running. Madrid Open Peter Uihlein, $15,801 73-68-72-71—284 E Amy Olson, $19,940 71-70-68-73—282 -6 for tie. 2. (6) Josef Newgarden, Dallara­Chevro­ Wyndham Clark, $15,387 69-72-68-76—285 +1 Gerina Piller, $19,940 72-67-70-73—282 -6 Sunday, April 25 let, 248, Running. Monday Sophia Popov, $19,940 67-70-71-74—282 -6 3. (9) Graham Rahal, Dallara­Honda, 248, Brandon Hagy, $15,387 74-67-72-72—285 +1 At Caja Magica Jeongeun Lee, $17,488 68-74-73-68—283 -5 LA Galaxy 3, New York 2 Running. Madrid Patton Kizzire, $15,387 66-75-76-68—285 +1 Pornanong Phatlum, $17,488 69-71-73-70—283 -5 Saturday, May 1 4. (1) Scott Dixon, Dallara­Honda, 248, Purse: Euro 2,614,465 Joseph Bramlett, $14,904 71-70-74-71—286 +2 Running. Surface: Red clay Chase Koepka, $14,904 68-70-72-76—286 +2 Ally Ewing, $17,488 72-66-72-73—283 -5 New York 2, Chicago 0 5. (10) Colton Herta, Dallara­Honda, 248, Men’s Singles Ryan Palmer, $14,904 70-70-70-76—286 +2 Ariya Jutanugarn, $15,323 74-74-66-70—284 -4 Running. Round of 64 Real Salt Lake 3, Sporting Kansas City Henrik Stenson, $14,904 71-70-72-73—286 +2 Jin Young Ko, $15,323 71-76-67-70—284 -4 1 6. (8) Simon Pagenaud, Dallara­Chevro­ John Isner, United States, def. Miomir let, 248, Running. Kecmanovic, Serbia, 6­4, 7­6 (6). Byeong Hun An, $14,559 70-71-71-77—289 +5 Minjee Lee, $15,323 69-73-70-72—284 -4 Columbus 0, Montreal 0, tie 7. (2) Alex Palou, Dallara­Honda, 248, Men’s Doubles J.B. Holmes, $14,421 70-71-74-76—291 +7 Su Oh, $15,323 68-72-72-72—284 -4 Los Angeles FC 1, Houston 1, tie Running. Round of 32 Keith Mitchell, $14,283 70-70-71-82—293 +9 Azahara Munoz, $12,351 73-71-72-69—285 -3 New England 2, Atlanta 1 8. (7) Scott McLaughlin, Dallara­Chevro­ Jean­Julien Rojer, Netherlands, and Mar­ Mel Reid, $12,351 70-70-75-70—285 -3 Orlando City 3, Cincinnati 0 let, 248, Running. celo Melo, Brazil, def. Bruno Soares, Brazil, Insperity Invitational Marina Alex, $12,351 69-72-72-72—285 -3 9. (12) Rinus Veekay, Dallara­Chevrolet, and Jamie Murray (8), Britain, 6­3, 6­4. New York City FC 2, Philadelphia 0 Katherine Kirk, $12,351 69-71-73-72—285 -3 248, Running. Women’s Doubles PGA Tour Champions  Austin 1, Minnesota 0 10. (21) Ryan Hunter­Reay, Dallara­Hon­ Round of 16 Nicole Broch Larsen, $12,351 72-69-71-73—285 -3 FC Dallas 4, Portland 1 da, 248, Running. Zhang Shuai and Xu Yifan (7), China, def. Sunday Chella Choi, $12,351 71-70-71-73—285 -3 San Jose 4, D.C. United 1 11. (19) Ed Carpenter, Dallara­Chevrolet, Sharon Fichman, Canada, and Giuliana Ol­ At The Woodlands CC E. Kristine Pedersen, $12,351 71-70-71-73—285 -3 248, Running. mos, Mexico, 6­4, 6­3. Woodland, Texas Yu Liu, $9,452 74-73-72-67—286 -2 Sunday, May 2 12. (13) Marcus Ericsson, Dallara­Honda, Purse: $2.25 million Wei-Ling Hsu, $9,452 71-71-71-73—286 -2 Miami 0, Nashville 0, tie 248, Running. Yardage: 7,002; Par: 72 J. Suwannapura, $9,452 71-70-72-73—286 -2 Seattle 3, LA Galaxy 0 13. (3) Will Power, Dallara­Chevrolet, Estoril Open Final Round 248, Running. Charley Hull, $9,452 69-72-71-74—286 -2 Colorado 1, Vancouver 0 Mike Weir, $337,500 66-68—134 -10 14. (11) Takuma Sato, Dallara­Honda, Sunday John Daly, $164,625 67-69—136 -8 Jodi Ewart Shadoff, $9,452 70-68-74-74—286 -2 Friday, May 7 247, Running. At Clube de Tenis do Estoril  Hee Young Park, $9,452 65-68-79-74—286 -2 15. (20) Tony Kanaan, Dallara­Honda, Estoril, Portugal Tim Petrovic, $164,625 65-71—136 -8 San Jose at Real Salt Lake 246, Running. Purse: Euro 419,470 David Toms, $164,625 65-71—136 -8 In Kyung Kim, $8,009 73-72-70-72—287 -1 Saturday, May 8 16. (17) Felix Rosenqvist, Dallara­Chev­ Surface: Red clay Olin Browne, $87,469 67-71—138 -6 Brittany Lincicome, $8,009 74-67-72-74—287 -1 rolet, 246, Running. Men’s Singles Georgia Hall, $7,218 73-73-73-69—288 E Philadelphia at Chicago Bob Estes, $87,469 70-68—138 -6 17. (5) Jack Harvey, Dallara­Honda, 115, Championship Jerry Kelly, $87,469 68-70—138 -6 Sarah Schmelzel, $7,218 70-74-75-69—288 E Toronto FC at New York Did not finish. Albert Ramos­Vinolas (7), Spain, def. Shanshan Feng, $7,218 68-70-76-74—288 E 18. (22) James Hinchcliffe, Dallara­Hon­ Cameron Norrie, Britain, 4­6, 6­3, 7­6 (3). Bernhard Langer, $87,469 69-69—138 -6 D.C. United at Columbus Annie Park, $6,456 71-68-79-71—289 +1 New England at Nashville da, 30, Did not finish. Men’s Doubles Jim Furyk, $60,750 69-70—139 -5 19. (14) Sebastien Bourdais, Dallara­ Jing Yan, $6,456 72-72-73-72—289 +1 Montreal at Vancouver Championship Retief Goosen, $60,750 68-71—139 -5 Chevrolet, Did not finish. Hugo Nys, Monaco, and Tim Puetz, Ger­ Doug Barron, $51,750 67-73—140 -4 Caroline Masson, $6,456 67-70-74-78—289 +1 Houston at FC Dallas 20. (15) Alexander Rossi, Dallara­Honda, many, def. Dominic Inglot and Luke Bam­ Jenny Shin, $5,659 76-69-74-71—290 +2 New York City FC at Orlando City Kenny Perry, $51,750 69-71—140 -4 Did not finish. bridge, Britain, 7­5, 3­6, 10­3. Nasa Hataoka, $5,659 74-72-72-72—290 +2 Los Angeles FC at LA Galaxy 21. (16) Pietro Fittipaldi, Dallara­Honda, Stephen Ames, $38,250 70-71—141 -3 Lizette Salas, $5,659 73-72-71-74—290 +2 Minnesota at Colorado Did not finish. Tommy Armour III, $38,250 71-70—141 -3 22. (18) Ed Jones, Dallara­Honda, Did not BMW Open Shane Bertsch, $38,250 70-71—141 -3 Alena Sharp, $5,659 73-72-71-74—290 +2 Sunday, May 9 finish. Atlanta at Miami 23. (23) Dalton Kellett, Dallara­Chevro­ Sunday let, Did not finish. At MTTC Iphitos Seattle at Portland 24. (24) Conor Daly, Dallara­Chevrolet, Munich AP SPORTLIGHT Austin at Sporting Kansas City Did not finish. Purse: Euro 419,470 Wednesday, May 12 Surface: Red clay Race Statistics Men’s Singles May 4 Triple Crown. Columbus at Toronto FC Average Speed of Race Winner: 169.360 Championship 1968 — The Pittsburgh Pipers beat New New England at Philadelphia mph. Nikoloz Basilashvili (5), Georgia, def. 1905 — Belmont Park in New York opens Orleans Buccaneers 122­113 in Game 7 to for its first thoroughbred meet. win the first ABA championship. Montreal at Miami Time of Race: 02:06:31.1155. Jan­Lennard Struff (7), Germany, 6­4, 7­6 Margin of Victory: 1.2443 seconds. (5). 1935 — Omaha, ridden by Willis Saun­ 1969 — The Montreal Canadiens win the Sporting Kansas City at Houston Cautions: 3 for 35 laps. Men’s Doubles ders, wins the Kentucky Derby by 1½ Stanley Cup with a four­game sweep, Vancouver at Minnesota Lead Changes: 12 among 9 drivers. Championship lengths over Roman Soldier. Omaha goes beating the St. Louis Blues 2­1. Seattle at San Jose Lap Leaders: Dixon 1­70, Palou 71­73, Kevin Krawietz, Germany, and Wesley on to win the Triple Crown. 1994 — Charles Barkley scores 56 points, Thursday, May 13 Carpenter 74, VeeKay 75­79, Dixon 80­139, Koolhof (1), Netherlands, def. Sander Gille 1946 — Assault, ridden by Warren Mehr­ including a playoff­record 38 in the first Rahal 140­152, Dixon 153­185, O'Ward 186, and Joran Vliegen (3), Belgium, 4­6, 6­4, tens, wins the Kentucky Derby by eight half, to lead the Phoenix Suns to a 140­133 Chicago at D.C. United Power 187, Newgarden 188­189. 10­5. lengths over Spy Song on his way to the victory over the Golden State Warriors. PAGE 20 • STARS AND STRIPES • Tuesday, May 4, 2021 AUTO RACING/SPORTS BRIEFS/NHL

RACING ROUNDUP Busch gets birthday win

Associated Press in 19th place and bitter disappointment. KANSAS CITY, Kan. — Kyle Busch thought he had a Even after he was beaten by Busch on that late restart, third-place car Sunday. His crew chief, Ben Beshore, he had another chance when Bell got sideways in Turn 4 though it was good enough for second. to bring out another caution. But on the restart with two Both of them turned out to be wrong. Busch was per- laps to go, Larson got trapped behind Ryan Blaney and fect on a pair of late restarts and won a two-lap sprint to wound up getting him sideways while trying to give him the finish at Kansas Speedway, becoming the 10th differ- a push, taking both of them out of contention. ent winner through the first 11 races of a topsy-turvy “I planned on pushing Blaney as hard as I could,” Lar- NASCAR Cup Series season. son said, “and I guess I was pushing too hard.” On his 36th birthday, no less. Denny Hamlin, also searching for his first win, had a “We ran up front all day,” Busch said. “Just trying to similarly frustrating finish. He had taken the lead on a make adjustments all day long to get it where we want- restart with 32 to go before Larson applied pressure DUANE BURLESON / AP ed. The final adjustments were a positive for us. Didn’t from behind and Hamlin wound up slapping the wall to Detroit Red Wings defenseman Filip Hronek is knocked into Detroit necessarily take us from a third-place car to a winning bring out a caution. goaltender Jonathan Bernier, right, by Tampa Bay Lightning center car but the restarts did.” Tyler Johnson (9) during a 2­1 win by the Lightning Sunday in Detroit. Busch had stalked Kyle Larson all afternoon before O’Ward gets first IndyCar win beating him on a late restart to take the lead. Then, after FORT WORTH, Texas — Pato O’Ward felt calm NHL scoreboard another caution in the closing laps, Busch followed up while he enjoyed the ride in the closing laps in Texas, Lightning his Truck Series win Saturday night by earning another getting his first IndyCar Series victory at the track clos- trip to victory lane. est to the Mexican-born driver’s hometown. East Division “That’s a Kyle Busch win right there,” he said with a “It’s really cool to do it in a place that’s very close to my GP WLOT Pts GF GA hold off smile. heart, is very close to home,” said O’Ward, whose win x-Pittsburgh 52 34 15 3 71 178 142 It’s his 17th straight season with a win, tying David came four days before his 22nd birthday. “It’s a great x-Washington 51 32 14 5 69 175 152 Pearson for second on the all-time list and moving him place to do it. A lot of my family was here, so it’s really x-N.Y. Islanders 51 31 15 5 67 143 114 Red Wings within one of Richard Petty’s record streak. It also was cool to share this moment with them.” Boston 50 30 14 6 66 150 123 his first with Beshore calling the shots from the pit box, O’Ward passed Josef Newgarden with 23 laps to go N.Y. Rangers 52 26 20 6 58 167 139 BY LARRY LAGE Philadelphia 51 22 22 7 51 144 186 Associated Press and it gives Joe Gibbs Racing three drivers qualified for Sunday and stayed in front the rest of the way in the No. 5 New Jersey 51 17 27 7 41 136 178 the playoffs along with Martin Truex Jr. and Christoph- for Arrow McLaren SP. The organization will now fol- Buffalo 52 13 32 7 33 126 185 DETROIT — The defending er Bell. low through with a promise to let O’Ward test a Formula Central Division Stanley Cup champion Tampa Bay “I felt like we were a second-place car to the 5 car all One car at the end of this year. GP WLOT Pts GF GA Lightning have not lost a game this day, to be honest,” Beshore said. “Kyle just did an amaz- The race was the second in as many days at Texas, season when leading after two pe- x-Carolina 51 34 10 7 75 166 121 ing job on the last couple of restarts there, taking the lead and was marred by the IndyCar’s second first-lap crash x-Tampa Bay 52 35 14 3 73 172 131 riods. The last two NHL teams to and then keeping it on the last couple.” of the season. x-Florida 53 34 14 5 73 175 148 pull off that feat in the regular sea- Kevin Harvick overcame a tire mishap on a late pit Six cars were done before they reached the green flag, Nashville 52 28 22 2 58 142 146 son — Pittsburgh in 2016 and Chi- stop and took advantage of some chaos on the final res- when Pietro Fittipaldi hit Sebastien Bourdais from be- Dallas 51 21 17 13 55 140 133 cago in 2015 — went on to hoist the Chicago 51 22 23 6 50 146 167 tart to finish second. Brad Keselowski dominated the hind, knocking the four-time open-wheel champion into Detroit 54 18 27 9 45 118 164 Cup. early laps before following his win at Talladega last Alexander Rossi. The cars of Ed Jones, Dalton Kellett Columbus 52 16 25 11 43 123 172 “I like those stats,” Tampa Bay week by finishing third, and Matt DiBenedetto and and Conor Daly also were destroyed in the crash that West Division coach Jon Cooper said after the Chase Elliott rounded out the top five. happened as they approached the start-finish line for GP WLOT Pts GF GA Lightning beat the Detroit Red Larson led a race-high 132 laps before his day ended first time. Wings 2-1 on Sunday, holding onto x-Vegas 50 36 12 2 74 168 110 x-Colorado 49 33 12 4 70 171 120 a lead after 40 minutes for the 25th x-Minnesota 50 32 14 4 68 162 135 time this year. St. Louis 49 23 19 7 53 147 154 Blake Coleman scored 16 sec- BRIEFLY Arizona 52 22 24 6 50 139 163 onds into the game, Mikhail Serga- San Jose 51 20 26 5 45 138 176 Los Angeles 49 19 24 6 44 130 147 chev added another goal early in Anaheim 52 16 29 7 39 116 166 the second period, and the Light- Burns pulls away for first PGA title North Division ning killed three penalties late in the game. GP WLOT Pts GF GA Associated Press gey on the par-3 13th hole, and His younger brother, Al, is one “It’s definitely not the way you x-Toronto 51 33 13 5 71 172 133 PALM HARBOR, Fla. — Sam Burns put him away with two big of only three four-time Indy 500 Edmonton 49 30 17 2 62 158 131 draw it up, taking three penalties Burns figured all those close calls birdies and a celebration he had winners in race history. Winnipeg 50 27 20 3 57 153 143 consecutive, but the kill was cham- would eventually teach him how reason to feel was a long time com- After two years in the U.S. Air Montreal 50 23 18 9 55 145 145 pionship hockey,” Coleman said. to win on the PGA Tour. ing. Force from 1953 to 1955 — a stint Calgary 50 22 25 3 47 132 144 “That’s how you have to close out Burns was all smiles coming up for which he was always proud — Ottawa 51 19 27 5 43 141 177 Twice this season, he had the Vancouver 45 19 23 3 41 119 147 games.” 54-hole lead and failed to convert. the 18th hole with a four-shot lead, Unser turned to racing full time x-clinched playoff spot Tampa Bay’s Christopher Gib- Six other times, he was atop the and he was fighting back tears and became one of the greatest Sunday’s game son had 22 saves, filling in for star leaderboard at the end of a round, when his wife, parents and other racers in Indianapolis Motor Tampa Bay 2, Detroit 1 goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy. Monday’s games just never the round that mattered family spilled onto the green after Speedway history. Boston at New Jersey Cooper said the team has a plan for — Sunday. he won. Chicago at Carolina how to use Vasilevskiy and that in- Phillies LHP Alvarado Dallas at Florida That changed, finally, at the The victory moves him to No. 44 N.Y. Islanders at Buffalo cluded scratching him for a second Nashville at Columbus Valspar Championship. And the in the world and assures him a suspended 3 games Pittsburgh at Philadelphia straight game. spot in the U.S. Open. Toronto at Montreal lesson was not what he expected. NEW YORK — Philadelphia Washington at N.Y. Rangers Jonathan Bernier gave up a goal “I always felt that you had to Phillies reliever José Alvarado Winnipeg at Ottawa on the game’s first shot and fin- 3-time Indy 500 champ Anaheim at St. Louis play perfect golf to win,” Burns was suspended three games Sun- Vegas at Minnesota ished with 40 saves for the Red Bobby Unser dies Edmonton at Vancouver said after a 3-under 68 for a three- day by Major League Baseball for Los Angeles at Arizona Wings, who went 0-for-4 on the shot victory. “I always felt that you Bobby Unser, a three-time Indi- inciting a bench-clearing dustup Colorado at San Jose power play. had to play your absolute best on a anapolis 500 winner and part of with the New York Mets. Tuesday’s games “Our goaltending has been very Boston at New Jersey Sunday to win. And after those ex- the only pair of brothers to win Alvarado also was fined an un- Chicago at Carolina good, and our power play hasn’t N.Y. Islanders at Buffalo periences I realized that it’s not “The Greatest Spectacle in Rac- disclosed amount, as were Mets Pittsburgh at Philadelphia been good enough,” coach Jeff the case. I was trying to do too ing” has died. He was 87. outfielder Dominic Smith and Edmonton at Vancouver Blashill said. “Bernie was good, Wednesday’s games much.” He died Sunday at his home in pitcher Miguel Castro for their Dallas at Tampa Bay and when we needed our power He did just enough, and got Albuquerque, N.M., of natural roles in two heated exchanges Fri- Montreal at Ottawa play to score, they didn’t.” Nashville at Columbus some help from Keegan Bradley. causes, Indianapolis Motor day night in Philadelphia. Washington at N.Y. Rangers The Lightning are 5-0-1 in their Anaheim at St. Louis Tied for the lead with six holes Speedway said Monday. Unser Alvarado appealed the penalty Vegas at Minnesota last six games, pulling within two to play, Bradley hit 8-iron short won the Indy 500 in 1968, 1975 and and will remain eligible to pitch Colorado at San Jose points of Central Division-leading Winnipeg at Calgary and into the water for a double bo- 1981. until the process is completed. Los Angeles at Arizona Carolina and into a tie with Florida. Tuesday, May 4, 2021 • STARS AND STRIPES • PAGE 21 NBA

Scoreboard

Eastern Conference Antetokounmpo lifts Bucks past Nets Atlantic Division WLPct GB Two-time reigning MVP x-Philadelphia 43 21 .672 — x-Brooklyn 43 22 .662 ½ scores 49; Middleton New York 36 28 .563 7 Boston 34 31 .523 9½ adds 26, 11 rebounds Toronto 27 38 .415 16½ Southeast Division BY CHARLES F. GARDNER WLPct GB Associated Press Atlanta 35 30 .538 — MILWAUKEE — Giannis Ante- Miami 35 30 .538 — tokounmpo played how he wants Charlotte 31 33 .484 3½ to play, and it was enough to over- Washington 29 35 .453 5½ come a terrific effort by Kevin Du- Orlando 20 44 .313 14½ rant. Central Division Antetokounmpo scored 49 WLPct GB points and Khris Middleton had 26 Milwaukee 40 24 .625 — points and 11 rebounds, leading Indiana 30 33 .476 9½ Chicago 26 38 .406 14 the Milwaukee Bucks to a 117-114 Cleveland 21 43 .328 19 victory over Durant and the Detroit 19 45 .297 21 Brooklyn Nets on Sunday. Western Conference Antetokounmpo also had eight rebounds, four assists and three Southwest Division blocked shots. The two-time WLPct GB reigning NBA MVP went 21-for Dallas 36 28 .563 — -36 from the field, including a 4- Memphis 32 31 .508 3½ for-8 performance from three- San Antonio 31 32 .492 4½ point range. New Orleans 29 35 .453 7 Houston 16 49 .246 20½ “I’ve been working on a jump shot my whole life,” Anteto- Northwest Division kounmpo said. “I know eventually MORRY GASH/AP WLPct GB one day it’s all going to click. The Bucks’ Giannis Antetokounmpo dunks in front of the Brooklyn Nets’ DeAndre Jordan and Kyrie Irving. x-Utah 46 18 .719 — “Tonight that picture I created, Antetokounmpo had 49 points in his team’s 117­114 win Sunday in Milwaukee. Denver 43 21 .672 3 Portland 36 28 .563 10 that’s who I want to be moving for- Oklahoma City 21 44 .323 25½ ward. It doesn’t matter if I score 49 is what I believe I can be.” San Antonio on Sunday night. Durant had 42 points and 10 re- Minnesota 20 45 .308 26½ points. I don’t care about that. The Bucks (40-24) won for the Milwaukee hosts Brooklyn bounds for Brooklyn, but he mis- Pacific Division What I care about is how I slowed third time in four games to pull again on Tuesday night. sed a difficult fadeaway three- WLPct GB down, how I was able to find my within 2 ½ games of the Nets (43- “Every day you wake up is pointer at the buzzer. Kyrie Irving x-Phoenix 46 18 .719 — teammates. How if I missed one, 22) in the three-way battle for the about your craft,” Durant said. scored 20 points, and Landry Sha- x-L.A. Clippers 43 22 .662 3½ missed a second one, missed a top spot in the Eastern Confer- “We’ve just got to stay locked in met finished with 17. L.A. Lakers 36 28 .563 10 third one and still be able to come ence. Philadelphia is on top at 42- mentally to what we’re trying to do Durant was 7 of 13 from three- Golden State 32 32 .500 14 down and shoot another one. This 21 heading into its matchup with as a group.” point range and 16-for-33 overall. Sacramento 27 37 .422 19 x-clinched playoff spot Sunday’s games Milwaukee 117, Brooklyn 114 ROUNDUP Portland 129, Boston 119 New York 122, Houston 97 Miami 121, Charlotte 111 Phoenix 123, Oklahoma City 120 Sacramento 111, Dallas 99 Philadelphia 113, San Antonio 111, OT Lowry leads depleted Raptors past Lakers Toronto 121, L.A. Lakers 114 Monday’s games Associated Press Portland extended its winning streak to four with Indiana at Washington a win at Boston. Orlando at Detroit Golden State at New Orleans LOS ANGELES — Kyle Lowry had 37 points Damian Lillard had 26 points and 13 assists for Portland at Atlanta New York at Memphis and 11 assists, Pascal Siakam had 39 points and 13 the Trail Blazers. Carmelo Anthony finished with Philadelphia at Chicago rebounds and the short-handed Toronto Raptors 13 points — including a three-pointer with 1:08 re- Denver at L.A. Lakers San Antonio at Utah defeated the Los Angeles Lakers 121-114 on Sat- maining to help seal it after the Celtics pulled Tuesday’s games urday. within two points. Charlotte at Detroit LeBron James had 19 points, seven rebounds Suns 123, Thunder 120:Devin Booker scored Phoenix at Cleveland Brooklyn at Milwaukee and six assists before going back to the locker 32 points and Phoenix won at Oklahoma City. Dallas at Miami Golden State at New Orleans room with 6:42 to play. It was the second game Former Thunder guard Chris Paul had 18 Sacramento at Oklahoma City back for James after missing 20 because of a points and 11 assists, and Torrey Craig added 18 Toronto at L.A. Clippers Wednesday’s games sprained right ankle. points and 10 rebounds for the Suns, who shot Boston at Orlando Toronto ended a three-game losing streak de- 54%. Phoenix entered the night one-half game be- Portland at Cleveland hind Utah for the best record in the Western Con- Memphis at Minnesota spite not having Fred VanVleet, OG Anunoby, Philadelphia at Houston Chris Boucher or Gary Trent Jr. available be- ference. Phoenix at Atlanta Sacramento at Indiana cause of injuries or to rest after losing at Utah on Knicks 122, Rockets 97: Julius Randle Washington at Milwaukee MARK J. TERRILL/AP New York at Denver Saturday. DeAndre’ Bembry had 14 points off the scored 31 points in three quarters to lead New San Antonio at Utah bench and the Raptors led by as many as 21 to Raptors guard Kyle Lowry, left, shoots past York to the victory at Houston. Leaders hand the defending NBA champion Lakers anoth- Lakers forward LeBron James. Lowry had 37 Randle, who had seven rebounds and six as- Through Sunday er baffling defeat. points and 11 assists in the Raptors’ 121­114 sists, scored 15 points in the third quarter to pad Scoring Kyle Kuzma had 24 points for Los Angeles, An- win Sunday in Los Angeles. the lead and spent the fourth quarter on the bench GFG FT PTS AVG thony Davis chipped in with 12 and Andre Drum- with the game out of reach. He scored at least 30 Curry, GS 56 572 316 1751 31.3 mond had 19 points and 11 rebounds. nical foul in another game without European points for the fourth time in five games. Beal, WAS 55 607 374 1707 31.0 Kings 111, Mavericks 99:Buddy Hield scored sidekick Kristaps Porzingis, who is battling right Heat 121, Hornets 111:Bam Adebayo had 20 Embiid, PHI 45 419 428 1319 29.3 27 points, Marvin Bagley III had 23 points and knee soreness. points and 10 rebounds, Jimmy Butler added 18 Rebounds nine rebounds and visiting Sacramento complet- 76ers 113, Spurs 111: Joel Embiid had 34 points, eight rebounds and eight assists, and surg- GOFF DEF TOT AVG ed a season sweep of Dallas. points and 12 rebounds, and Philadelphia held on ing Miami moved into sole possession of sixth Capela, ATL 57 275 552 827 14.5 All three games were in a span of 15 days, to win at undermanned San Antonio. place in the Eastern Conference with a win at Gobert, UTA 63 210 635 845 13.4 which the Mavericks finished with a 6-0 record Ben Simmons tipped in the game-winner off a Charlotte. Assists against the other teams while going 0-3 for the miss from Embiid as time expired. Embiid had The Heat’s win combined with Boston’s 129-119 GAST AVG second time in three seasons against the Kings. four points in overtime, all on free throws. loss to the Portland Trail Blazers leaves Miami Westbrook, WAS 57 627 11.0 Luka Doncic scored 30 points before getting Trail Blazers 129, Celtics 119: CJ McCollum (35-30) a full game ahead of the Celtics with seven Young, ATL 56 527 9.4 ejected in the final minute after his second tech- scored 10 of his 33 points in the fourth quarter and games remaining. PAGE 22 • STARS AND STRIPES • Tuesday, May 4, 2021 HIGH SCHOOL/MLB Slump: Offensive averages down to record-low levels through April

FROM PAGE 24 and under the record low of .237 set in the infamous 1968 season that resulted in a lower pitcher’s mound. The Mendoza line may not mean what it used to. Strikeouts have averaged 9.06 per team per game, on pace to set a record for the 13th consecutive full season — up from 8.81 two BRIAN K. MCCOLLUM/For Stars and Stripes years ago and nearly double the Osan’s Edward Kim won the boys D­II triple jump, the first time the 4.77 in 1979. Strikeouts already event was on the Far East meet program. are 1,092 ahead of hits, just three years after exceeding hits for the first time over a full season. Hits are averaging a record-low Kadena, Zama join 7.63 after fluctuating from 8 to 10 from 1937 through last year, ex- cepting 1968’s dip to a then-alarm- ing 7.91. DAVID ZALUBOWSKI/AP list of Pacific champs While it’s a bear market for bat- New York Mets $341 million star shortstop Francisco Lindor is bat­ ters, pitchers are on bull runs. ting .189. Averages are down across the league this season, with BY DAVE ORNAUER out practicing events on certain Joe Musgrove of San Diego and April’s .232 league­wide batting average the lowest duting that month Stars and Stripes days of the week. Carlos Rodón of the Chicago since .230 in 1968, according to the Elias Sports Bureau. Far East track and field cham- “Honestly, we did not think that White Sox became the second pair pionships are almost inherently we could pull this off at the begin- of pitchers in a half-century to ed humidors to their stadiums, Yankees manager Aaron Boone memorable. ning of the season,” Jones said. throw April no-hitters, the first raising the total to 10 of 30 with hu- said. “I would say pitching now is But the 2021 version, conducted “I’m so pleased that it all came to- since Atlanta’s Kent Mercker and midity-controlled storage spaces. as good as it’s been and as specific virtually over the weekend at loca- gether in the end.” Minnesota’s Scott Erickson in Home runs have dropped from as it been.” tions sometimes thousands of For the first time since the 2011 1994. Arizona’s Madison Bumgar- a record 1.39 per team per game in Jacob deGrom of the Mets has a miles apart, may go down as one of Far East meet, no Pacific region or ner pitched another, but the short- 2019 to 1.28 in 2020’s shortened 0.51 ERA, on track to break the the most unique. meet records were broken. ened seven-inning gem in a dou- season to 1.14 this year, the lowest post dead-ball era record of 1.12 Kadena coach Doyle Robert- “Times would have been faster bleheader was not recognized by since 2015. set by the St. Louis Cardinals’ Bob son’s Panthers scored their first if we were able to run against each MLB. Data shows pitchers are throw- Gibson in 1968. boys and girls team titles and other in the same meet,” Hum- Mattingly, a six-time All-Star, ing harder in the analytic age, “You see deGrom — you can see overall Division I school banner in phreys coach Mark Tyler said. never struck out more than 43 where many big leaguers have guys go out and punch out 14, 15, his seven years at the helm. Zama “Very interesting meet, when we times in a season during a career had their mechanics analyzed at you’re like, OK, it’s not like not coach Veronica Jones and the Tro- each had to run separately.” from 1982-92. Driveline Baseball, Cressey that big of a deal anymore,” Mat- jans recaptured the Division II The meet saw the debut of the Texas slugger Joey Gallo al- Sports Performance or the Amer- tingly said. “It seems like teams school banner for the first time triple jump, won by Kadena’s ready has whiffed 40 times, as has ican Sports Medicine Institute in are striking out 12, 15 times a since 2017 and won the boys and Troy O’Connor and Grace Carey Cincinnati’s Eugenio Suárez. an effort to gain velocity, efficien- night, and that’s just normal.” girls team titles in the process. in D-I and Osan’s Edward Kim “Pitching has always been fur- cy and durability. MLB instituted a new rule in “Considering all the obstacles and Alexis Jeffress in D-II. ther ahead in the analytical world, The average four-seam fastball 2020 requiring a pitcher to face that we had to overcome, this feels Carey was among several mul- and applying information to the velocity was 93.5 mph, according three batters or complete a half- like a ‘breath of fresh air,’ ” Jones tiple winners, also capturing the competition has been much faster to Statcast, up from 93.4 mph last inning. Among the experiments in said. D-I 400 in 1 minute, 1.52 seconds. on the run-prevention side than year and 92.9 mph in 2015. the minor leagues that start Tues- “I’m excited for our kids. Good Kadena’s girls swept the three re- the run-production side,” said De- And batters have refined their day are requiring Double-A infiel- news,” Robertson said. “Seventh lay races, Isamar Vargas won the troit Tigers manager A.J. Hinch, a swing paths in an effort to hit ders to keep both feet in the infield time is the charm. This was seven 800, Karise Johnson the 1,600, former big league catcher. home runs, less distressed about at the start of every play; and ex- years in the making for me. We re- Amaiyah Smith took the 3,200 and “I have great concern that our strikeouts than Ruth & Gehrig or panding bases from 15-by-15 inch- ally busted our butts for this.” Shaunay Rose the high jump. sport has turned into a lack of of- even Willie, Mickey & the Duke. es to 18-by-18 at Triple-A. In the It was one of only two season- Kadena’s Kevonte Speight took fense and the strikeout-homer- Baseball Commissioner Rob independent Atlantic League ending Far East sports champion- the D-I boys 200 and 300 hurdles, walk Three True Outcomes is not Manfred declined comment, say- starting Aug. 3, the pitching rub- ships this school year due to con- and the Panthers teams won the our best entertainment product. ... ing it was only one month. Union ber will be moved back 12 inches cerns over the coronavirus pan- 400 and 1,600 relays. O’Connor al- We’re trending in the wrong di- head Tony Clark, a former All- to 61 feet, 6 inches. demic. Cross country was held in so won the long jump, Kadena’s rection. It doesn’t mean we can Star first baseman, also declined In a sign of pitching dominance, the fall and was also run virtually. Andrew Wake the high jump and just snap our fingers and make a comment. there have been 69 team shutouts “It would have felt a little better Keith Toncu the 800. rule change or do one simple thing Many baseball veterans try not this season, a pace that would total if it had been a nonvirtual meet,” Zama’s girls took the D-II 400 and all of a sudden we’re going to to draw conclusions from Aprils, 439 and smash the record of 359 in Robertson said. and 1,600 relays, Madison Ander- turn into a more balanced sport.” when cold and blustery weather 1915. Even accounting for addi- Each school fielded 14 individu- son captured the long jump and Detroit finished April with a can hold down offense. Still, a tional games caused by expan- al events and team relays Thurs- the 100 and Theori Lindsay took .199 batting average, on track to comparison to previous seasons sion, the percentage of games in day through Saturday, using auto- the high jump. On the boys side, shatter the low of .211 set by the through April is startling. which a team failed to score would mated timing at each school’s re- the Trojans won the 400 and 3,200 1910 Chicago White Sox. The batting average was the trail only 1972 and 1968 since the spective track — if they had one. relays and Kalil Irby took the high Just 16.6% of pitches have been lowest through April since .230 in end of the dead-ball era in 1919. That was not the case for Nile C. jump. put in play this season through 1968, according to the Elias Sports “I think the big thing nobody Kinnick in Japan and Osan and Among other multiple winners, midweek, according to MLB Stat- Bureau. The .309 on-base percent- talks about is the proliferation of Daegu in South Korea — schools Yokota’s Aiko Galvin took the D-II cast, matching last year and down age was the lowest since .294 in the breaking ball,” Los Angeles at bases without regulation tracks. 400, 800 and 1,600, after battling a from 18.6% in 2015. 1968 and the .3894 slugging per- Angels manager Joe Maddon said. Kinnick ran at Yokota, while Osan hip flexor injury most of the school Perhaps it’s the Rawlings base- centage a mark not seen since “Everybody’s worried about ve- and Daegu ran at Humphreys. year. balls, which were slightly dead- 2014’s .3389, Elias said. locity. It’s about the breaking ball Even schools with a track some- “Her speed is almost there, but ened this year in a change MLB “It’s an inconsistent weather to me. That’s where a lot of the times felt the pinch of command her stamina could get better,” said said an independent lab found month, which tends to depress of- numbers have gone to. Hitters restrictions, Jones said. Her ath- her father and coach, Dan Galvin. would cause balls to fly 1 to 2 feet fense a little bit. I tend to kind of normally could catch up to the ve- letes were limited to gatherings of [email protected] shorter when hit over 375 feet. Or hold off judgment until we get into locity, if that’s all they’re going to no more than 25, so they spread Twitter: @DaveOrnauer maybe it’s the five teams that add- the summer months,” New York see.” Tuesday, May 4, 2021 • STARS AND STRIPES • PAGE 23 MLB

Scoreboard ROUNDUP

American League East Division WLPct GB Boston 17 12 .586 _ Pollock has 8 RBIs in Dodgers’ rout Toronto 14 12 .538 1½ New York 14 14 .500 2½ Tampa Bay 14 15 .483 3 Beaty also drives in Baltimore 13 15 .464 3½ Central Division 7 as both players WLPct GB Kansas City 16 10 .615 _ hit grand slams Chicago 15 12 .556 1½ Cleveland 13 13 .500 3 Associated Press Minnesota 10 16 .385 6 Detroit 8 21 .276 9½ MILWAUKEE — A.J. Pollock West Division drove in eight runs and Matt Beaty WLPct GB knocked in seven for the Los An- Oakland 17 12 .586 _ geles Dodgers, with both players Seattle 16 13 .552 1 hitting early grand slams in a 16-4 Houston 15 13 .536 1½ defeat of the Milwaukee Brewers. Los Angeles 13 13 .500 2½ Texas 13 16 .448 4 Pollock homered twice and dou- bled while Beaty went 4-for-6 and National League scored three times. Their slams East Division came against Alec Bettinger (0-1), WLPct GB who gave up 11 runs in his big Washington 12 12 .500 _ league debut. New York 11 11 .500 _ This was the first time in fran- Philadelphia 13 15 .464 1 Atlanta 12 16 .429 2 chise history that the Dodgers had Miami 11 16 .407 2½ two players with at least seven Central Division RBIs in the same game. The last WLPct GB time it happened for any major Milwaukee 17 11 .607 _ league team was on Aug. 22, 2007, St. Louis 16 12 .571 1 when Jarrod Saltalamacchia and Cincinnati 13 14 .481 3½ Ramon Vazquez each had seven Pittsburgh 12 15 .444 4½ Chicago 12 16 .429 5 RBIs for Texas in a 30-3 blowout of West Division Baltimore. AARON GASH/AP WLPct GB Chris Taylor scored five runs, going 3 for 3 for the Dodgers. Julio Los Angeles Dodgers’ AJ Pollock hits a grand slam during the first inning of his team’s 16­4 win Sunday in San Francisco 17 11 .607 _ Los Angeles 17 12 .586 ½ Urias (4-0) allowed one run in sev- over the Milwaukee Brewerss. He homered again later in the game and doubled for eight RBIs. San Diego 16 13 .552 1½ en innings. Arizona 15 13 .536 2 Jacob Nottingham hit two Díaz led off with a home run. The three in a series between AL Cen- nings and scored twice, Mike Colorado 10 18 .357 7 homers for the Brewers, who reac- right-hander struck out nine with- tral foes that both made the play- Tauchman homered and drove in Sunday’s games quired him from Seattle earlier in out a walk. offs last year. Cleveland has won four runs, and San Francisco won N.Y. Yankees 2, Detroit 0 Toronto 7, Atlanta 2 the day. Blue Jays 7, Braves 2:Marcus five of their last seven. at San Diego to prevent a three- Tampa Bay 5, Houston 4 Minnesota 13, Kansas City 4 Mets 8, Phillies 7:Pete Alonso Semien homered and drove in four Rangers 5, Red Sox 3: David game sweep. Cleveland 5, Chicago White Sox 0 capped New York’s six-run eighth runs as Toronto finished off a Dahl and Brock Holt each hit an Tauchman hit a three-run shot Texas 5, Boston 3 Oakland 7, Baltimore 5 inning with a three-run double, three-game sweep of Atlanta in RBI single in Texas’ three-run in the third off Joe Musgrove (2-3) Seattle 2, L.A. Angels 0 Washington 3, Miami 1 and the Mets used a defensive Dunedin, Fla. eighth inning, and host Texas took to help the Giants remain atop the St. Louis 3, Pittsburgh 0 meltdown by Philadelphia and a Blue Jays newcomer George advantage of a costly error by Bos- NL West. Cincinnati 13, Chicago Cubs 12, 10 innings L.A. Dodgers 16, Milwaukee 4 replay reversal to win on the road. Springer exited early with leg fa- ton outfielder Alex Verdugo. Diamondbacks 8, Rockies 4: San Francisco 7, San Diego 1 Arizona 8, Colorado 4 Michael Conforto snapped a tie tigue. He was the designated hitter Isiah Kiner-Falefa homered to Stephen Vogt hit a go-ahead, two- N.Y. Mets 8, Philadelphia 7 with a bases-loaded walk against for the fourth consecutive game help the Rangers take three of four run triple, Josh Rojas and Daulton Monday’s games Texas at Minnesota José Alvarado, driving in Jose Pe- since making his Toronto debut af- from the AL East leaders. Josh Varsho added RBI doubles and Cleveland at Kansas City raza, and Alonso followed with a ter being slowed by a strained Sborz (3-1) got three outs for the host Arizona topped Colorado. Tampa Bay at L.A. Angels Toronto at Oakland liner off David Hale that split the oblique and quadriceps strain. win, and Ian Kennedy earned his The game was tied at 4 when Baltimore at Seattle Milwaukee at Philadelphia gap in right-center for an 8-4 lead. Rays 5, Astros 4:Austin Mead- seventh save in seven opportuni- Josh VanMeter led off the Dia- L.A. Dodgers at Chicago Cubs Yankees 2, Tigers 0: Corey ows hit a three-run homer and lat- ties. mondbacks eighth with a walk. N.Y. Mets at St. Louis San Francisco at Colorado Kluber handcuffed Detroit batters er scored the go-ahead run on Reds 13, Cubs 12 (10): Nick David Peralta singled with one out Pittsburgh at San Diego to earn his 100th career win with Manuel Margot’s pinch-hit single Castellanos hit a game-ending sin- and Vogt followed with a drive Tuesday’s games Chicago White Sox (Cease 1-0) at Cincin- his most dominant performance in the seventh inning as host Tam- gle off Craig Kimbrel (0-1) in the down the right-field line. Arizona nati (Hoffman 2-1) since 2018, and host New York pa Bay beat Houston. 10th inning to give host Cincinnati has won 10 of 13 since a 5-10 start. Houston (Greinke 2-1) at N.Y. Yankees (Germán 2-2) completed its first series sweep The Rays avoided a three-game a wild win over Chicago. Athletics 7, Orioles 5: Center Detroit (TBD) at Boston (Pivetta 3-0) Texas (Gibson 3-0) at Minnesota (Happ 2-0) this season. sweep in a series between the last Castellanos finished with five fielder Ramón Laureano robbed Cleveland (Hentges 1-0) at Kansas City (Minor 2-1) Kluber (2-2) looked like the two American League champions. hits and four RBIs against his for- Baltimore of the likely go-ahead Tampa Bay (McClanahan 0-0) at L.A. Angels pitcher who won AL Cy Young Twins 13, Royals 4:Andrelton mer team, including two of the run with a leaping catch in the (Quintana 0-2) Toronto (TBD) at Oakland (Irvin 2-3) Awards with Cleveland in 2014 Simmons and Mitch Garver Reds’ five homers. Mike Mousta- eighth inning and then hit a tie- Baltimore (López 1-3) at Seattle (Dunn 1-0) Arizona (TBD) at Miami (Alcantara 1-2) and 2017, before injuries wrecked homered in a seven-run third in- kas, Eugenio Suárez and Tucker breaking, two-run homer in the Atlanta (Ynoa 2-1) at Washington (Ross his 2019 and 2020 seasons. ning, and rookie Alex Kirilloff Barnhart also connected. bottom half to send host Oakland 2-1) Milwaukee (Lauer 1-0) at Philadelphia The 35-year-old right-hander went deep for the fourth time in Cardinals 3, Pirates 0: Carlos to a win. (Nola 2-1) L.A. Dodgers (Kershaw 4-2) at Chicago allowed two hits in eight innings. three games as host Minnesota Martínez pitched eight marvelous Yusmeiro Petit (4-0) won in re- Cubs (Alzolay 1-2) He struck out 10 and walked one. routed Kansas City. innings, Harrison Bader hit an lief of starter Sean Manaea to help N.Y. Mets (deGrom 2-2) at St. Louis (Kim 1-0) San Francisco (Wood 3-0) at Colorado (TBD) Nationals 3, Marlins 1: Max José Berríos (3-2) took advan- early three-run homer and St. the Athletics avoid a sweep. Pittsburgh (Keller 1-3) at San Diego (Weathers 1-0) Scherzer delivered in a hurry, tage of his team’s tear at the plate Louis shut down host Pittsburgh Mariners 2, Angels 0: Justus Wednesday’s games tossing a five-hitter to lead host to win for the first time in four for a three-game sweep. Sheffield shook off early control Chicago White Sox at Cincinnati Baltimore at Seattle Washington over Miami. The starts. Berríos gave up four runs The Cardinals have won seven problems to allow just two hits Houston at N.Y. Yankees three-time Cy Young Award win- and struck out nine in six innings. straight against the Pirates and is over six innings, leading host Seat- Detroit at Boston Texas at Minnesota ner hustled out of Nationals Park Indians 5, White Sox 0: José 20-6 versus Pittsburgh since the tle over Los Angeles. Cleveland at Kansas City Tampa Bay at L.A. Angels after a game that took only 2 hours, Ramirez and Cesar Hernandez start of the 2019 season. The sweep Sheffield (2-2) and four reliev- Toronto at Oakland 37 minutes, dashing to be with wife homered, Amed Rosario had three was the second in three series for ers combined on a five-hitter as San Francisco at Colorado Arizona at Miami Erica for the birth of their third hits and Cleveland won at Chicago. St. Louis, who have won eight of 10 the Mariners won two of three in Atlanta at Washington Milwaukee at Philadelphia child. Zach Plesac (2-3) and three re- overall. the series. Rafael Montero closed L.A. Dodgers at Chicago Cubs Scherzer (2-2) carried a shutout lievers limited the White Sox to Giants 7, Padres 1: Kevin for his fourth save in eight oppor- N.Y. Mets at St. Louis Pittsburgh at San Diego into the ninth inning before Isan four hits as the Indians took two of Gausman pitched six effective in- tunities. PAGE 24 • STARS AND STRIPES • Tuesday, May 4, 2021 Another week, another winner SPORTS Perfect pair of late restarts help give Busch victory ›› Auto racing, Page 20

MLB Swing and a miss Baseball in midst of the worst offensive slump since ’68

BY RONALD BLUM Associated Press on Mattingly starred in the action-packed 1980s. Now the Miami Mar- Dlins manager, Donnie Baseball worries about a record lack of hits — and not just from his team’s bats. “I don’t think it’s cyclical at this point,” he said. “There’s so much swing and miss, it’s kind of off the charts. I think it’s something that we have to address.” It’s the Season of the Slump, even for All-Stars like Marcell Ozuna (.202), Charlie Blackmon (.184) and Francisco Lindor (.189). Miguel Cabre- ra, the only Triple Crown winner in a half-centu- ry, is batting .140. Major league batters are hitting just .232 over- all through April, down from .252 two years ago

SEE SLUMP ON PAGE 22 .232 Batting average for major league hitters through April, down from .252 two years ago and under the record low of .237 set in the infamous 1968 season that resulted in a lower pitcher’s mound. SOURCE: Associated Press

From top: The Colorado Rockies’ Charlie Blackmon; New York Mets’ Francisco Lindor; Detroit Tigers’ Miguel Cabreara; and Atlanta Braves’ Marcell Ozuna. AP photos

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