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CORONAVIRUS OUTBREAK Unemployment claims surpass 33 million in US

BY CHRISTOPHER RUGABER Associated Press WASHINGTON — Nearly 3.2 million laid-off workers applied for unemployment benefits last week as the business shutdowns caused by the viral outbreak deepened the worst U.S. econom- ic catastrophe in decades. Roughly 33.5 million people have now filed for jobless aid in the seven weeks since the coro- navirus began forcing millions of companies to close their doors and slash their workforces. That is the equivalent of one in five Americans who had been em- ployed back in February, when the unemployment rate had reached a 50-year low of just 3.5%. The Labor Department’s report Thursday suggests that layoffs, while still breathtakingly high, Public health are steadily declining after sharp spikes in late March and early April. Initial claims for unem- ployment aid have now fallen for five straight weeks, from a peak announcement of nearly 6.9 million during the week that ended March 28. Applications for jobless aid rose in just six states last week, including Maine, New Jersey and Analysts say US operations in South China Sea Oklahoma, and declined in the 44 others. aimed at quelling doubts over post-virus readiness The report showed that 22.7 million people are now receiv- ing unemployment aid — a rough AUDREY M.C. RAMPTON/U.S. Marine Corps measure of job losses since the shutdowns began. Marines with Battalion Landing Team, 1st Battalion, 5th Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit load onto an MV-22B Osprey during a combat mission rehearsal aboard the amphibious assault ship USS America on April 21 in the South China Sea. SEE CLAIMS ON PAGE 10 BY WYATT OLSON The U.S. Navy has been particularly hard hit by RELATED STORIES Stars and Stripes the virus, with the carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt sidelined in Guam since March 26 as it grapples U.S. Forces Korea maintains restrictions for now he U.S. military for years stayed large- with the pandemic. More than 1,100 sailors on the ly mum about its missions in the South ship have tested positive, with one death. despite South Korea’s initial moves to reopen China Sea, where the Navy and Air The Roosevelt contagion has left the regional Page 6 Force routinely conduct surveillance and freedom-of-navigation operations allies and partners speculating about the U.S. T military’s readiness to respond to Indo-Pacific V-E Day 75th anniversary commemorations with an eye on China’s ambitions there. But in past weeks, the Defense Department has flashpoints, said Collin Koh, a naval expert at the moved from streets to screens because of virus highlighted sea and air operations in the contested Institute of Defense and Strategic Studies at the sea, which some military experts say is an effort S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies in Page 8 to dispel doubts over the capabilities of the Ameri- Singapore. can military as it contends with the coronavirus Online: Get the latest news on the virus outbreak pandemic. SEE HEALTH ON PAGE 4 stripes.com/coronavirus PAGE 2 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Friday, May 8, 2020 BUSINESS/WEATHER EUROPE GAS PRICES EXCHANGE RATES

Country Super E10 Super unleaded Super plus Diesel Military rates Switzerland (Franc)...... 0.9775 Germany $2.052 $2.484 $2.742 $2.662 Azores -- -- $3.132 -- Euro costs (May 8) ...... $1.05 Thailand (Baht) ...... 32.41 Change in price +1.6 cents -0.5 cents +0.1 cents -3.8 cents Change in price -- -- +1.4 cents -- Dollar buys (May 8) ...... €0.9494 Turkey (Lira) ...... 7.1478 Netherlands -- $3.057 $3.259 $3.358 Belgium -- $2.834 $2.190 $2.252 British pound (May 8) ...... $1.21 (Military exchange rates are those Change in price -- +1.8 cents +1.9 cents -1.3 cents Change in price -- +7.2 cents No change -67.8 cents Japanese yen (May 8) ...... 105.00 available to customers at military banking South Korean won (May 8 ...... 1,196.00 facilities in the country of issuance U.K. -- $2.394 $2.652 $2.572 Turkey -- -- $2.543 $2.463* Commercial rates for Japan, South Korea, Germany, the Change in price -- -0.5 cents +0.1 cents -3.8 cents Change in price -- -- +0.1 cents -3.8 cents Bahrain (Dinar) ...... 0.3777 Netherlands and the United Kingdom. For British pound ...... $1.2291 nonlocal currency exchange rates (i.e., Canada (Dollar) ...... 1.4063 purchasing British pounds in Germany), China (Yuan) ...... 7.0891 check with your local military banking PACIFIC GAS PRICES Denmark (Krone) ...... 6.9213 facility. Commercial rates are interbank Egypt (Pound) ...... 15.7489 rates provided for reference when buying Country Unleaded Super unleaded Super plus Diesel Euro ...... $1.0779/0.9277 currency. All figures are foreign currencies Japan -- $2.529 -- $2.449 South Korea $1.869 -- $2.559 $2.479 Hong Kong (Dollar) ...... 7.7511 to one dollar, except for the British pound, Change in price -- No change -- -4.0 cents Change in price +1.0 cents -- No change -4.0 cents Hungary (Forint) ...... 325.26 which is represented in dollars-to-pound, Israel (Shekel) ...... 3.5126 Okinawa $1.839 -- -- $2.449 Guam $1.849** $2.289 $2.539 -- and the euro, which is dollars-to-euro.) Change in price +1.0 cents -- -- -4.0 cents Change in price +1.0 cents No change No change -- Japan (Yen) ...... 106.61 Kuwait (Dinar) ...... 0.3094 INTEREST RATES Norway (Krone) ...... 10.2274 Philippines (Peso)...... 50.57 Prime rate ...... 3.25 * Diesel EFD ** Midgrade Poland (Zloty) ...... 4.22 Discount rate ...... 0.25 Saudi Arabia (Riyal) ...... 3.7564 Federal funds market rate ...... 0.04 For the week of May 8-14 Singapore (Dollar) ...... 1.4183 3-month bill ...... 0.12 South Korea (Won) ...... 1,224.07 30-year bond ...... 1.41 WEATHER OUTLOOK FRIDAY IN THE MIDDLE EAST FRIDAY IN EUROPE SATURDAY IN THE PACIFIC

Misawa 58/49 Kabul 78/48 Seoul 63/57 Baghdad 90/63 Kandahar 99/59 Osan Tokyo Mildenhall/ Drawsko 64/58 66/47 Lakenheath Pomorskie Busan 68/49 59/42 63/59 Iwakuni 62/59 Kuwait Bahrain Zagan Sasebo City 82/79 Brussels 65/41 Guam 91/73 71/47 Ramstein 69/63 84/80 Lajes, 67/44 Riyadh Doha Azores Stuttgart Pápa 92/71 95/78 63/60 69/47 71/41 Aviano/ Vicenza 66/47

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American Roundup ...... 46 Classified ...... 41 Comics ...... 38, 42-43 Crossword ...... 38, 42-43 Faces ...... 39 Opinion ...... 44-45 Sports ...... 49-56 Weekend ...... 17-38 Friday, May 8, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 3 MILITARY Pentagon reports on civilian deaths overseas

BY JOHN VANDIVER ian casualties connected to U.S. “For example, a report of civil- an airstrike in Somalia, the re- in what it said is an effort to boost Stars and Stripes airstrikes in Yemen or Libya. ian casualties would be assessed port said. transparency. The most deaths occurred in as not credible if U.S. military Activist groups, however, have In 2019, the Pentagon made 611 STUTTGART, Germany — Afghanistan, where 108 civilians operations were not conducted said the military has a long track payments connected to property U.S. military forces killed 132 were killed, the Pentagon said. at the reported time or place or record of undercounting civilian damage, civilian deaths and in- civilians and injured 91 others U.S. military authorities in Af- the reported casualties related to deaths. Amnesty International jury, the report said. during operations last year in ghanistan received 541 reports of the incident were assessed to be also has put out numerous re- The report did not detail how Iraq, Syria, Afghanistan and So- civilian casualties for operations enemy combatants rather than ports over the past year that say those payments were doled out, malia, the Pentagon said. involving U.S. forces, which came civilians,” the Pentagon report airstrikes in places like Somalia The Defense Department is- from sources such as activists said. and Syria are higher than previ- but the Defense Department is sued its annual assessment groups, the national government There also were 22 civilians ously reported. authorized to spend up to $3 mil- Wednesday on civilian casualties and media organizations. The killed during operations against For its part, U.S. Africa Com- lion annually on such payments. as mandated by Congress. The military says it determined 57 re- Islamic State in Syria and Iraq mand has begun issuing quarter- [email protected] report did not identify any civil- ports of those were credible. and two civilians were killed in ly reports on civilian casualties, Twitter: @john_vandiver Space Force prepares to launch spaceplane with cadet’s satellite

BY CHRISTIAN LOPEZ Stars and Stripes The FalconSat-8 satellite de- veloped by Air Force Academy cadets is slated to be launched into space aboard the X-37B Or- bital Test Vehicle, a reusable un- manned spaceplane, on May 16 from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla. The small satellite is an educa- tional platform that carries five experimental payloads. They will conduct multiple experiments on advanced propulsion technolo- gies and payloads while in orbit as part of X-37B’s sixth mission by the Air Force Rapid Capabili- ties Office, in partnership with U.S. Air Force photos the U.S. Space Force, according to a Space Force statement on Air Force Academy cadets and faculty members wait to receive their first contact from the cadet- designed FalconSAT-6 satellite in December 2018. Wednesday. The X-37B Orbital Test Alongside the FalconSat-8’s ex- Vehicle, a reusable unmanned periments, NASA will study the spaceplane, is slated to launch more than two years. since NASA’s space shuttle that X-37B mission to use a service impact of radiation and similar from Cape Canaveral Air Force The X-37B until then was a allows further analysis of experi- module to host experiments. The space effects on potential food Station, Fla., May 16. secret program; however, that ments brought back from space, incorporation of a service module sources, such as seeds, the state- flight, reported widely, stripped according to an Air Force fact- on this mission enables us to con- ment said. And the U.S. Naval Re- away the program’s veil though sheet on the spacecraft. design, was built by Boeing and tinue to expand the capabilities of search Laboratory will conduct its actual missions were kept “This sixth mission is a big step the spacecraft and host more ex- an exper iment to “ t ransfor m solar serves as the Air Force’s most confidential. The spaceplane has for the X-37B program,” Randy power into radio frequency mi- advanced re-entry spacecraft. In spent a total of seven years and 10 Walden, director and program periments than any of the previ- crowave energy which could then October 2019, the unmanned ve- months in orbit, according to the executive officer for the Rapid ous missions.” be transmitted to the ground.” hicle returned from its fifth mis- Space Force statement. Capabilities Office, said in the [email protected] The X-37B, based on a NASA sion after 780 days in orbit, a little The X-37B is the first vehicle statement. “This will be the first Twitter: @CLopez_Stripes Navy’s vice chief tapped to command forces in Europe, Africa

BY JOHN VANDIVER ing from the Medi- Groton, Conn. tegration of capabilities and resources in Stars and Stripes terranean Sea to the Tapped to replace Burke in Washington Washington. He now serves as deputy as- Arctic. was Vice Adm. William K. Lescher, who sistant secretary of the Navy for budget STUTTGART, Germany — Adm. Rob- Having served since was nominated for the rank of admiral. Le- and director of the fiscal management di- ert P. Burke has been nominated to serve 2019 as vice chief scher now serves as deputy chief of naval vision in Washington. as the next commander of the Naples, of naval operations, operations for integration of capabilities Rear Adm. Yancy B. Lindsey was Italy-based U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Af- Burke will arrive at and resources in Washington. nominated for vice admiral and a new as- rica in a series of Navy leadership changes his new headquar- Navy Vice Adm. Lisa M. Franchetti, signment as head of Navy Installations announced by the Pentagon. ters with insight into who leads the Naples-based 6th Fleet, was Command in Washington. Lindsey now A career submariner, Burke will replace whether leadership nominated to serve as deputy chief of naval serves as commander of Navy Region Eu- Adm. James Foggo, who has led NAVEUR is on board with U.S. operations for war fighting development rope, Africa, Southwest Asia and as com- and NATO’s Allied Joint Forces Command European Command’s Burke in Washington, the Pentagon announced mander of Maritime Air Forces in Naples. for nearly three years. call for more warships Wednesday. Rear Adm. Kenneth R. Whitesell was Neither a date for a change of command to be homeported in Rota, Spain, to counter She will be replaced by Navy Rear Adm. tapped for vice admiral and assignment as nor Foggo’s next move were announced, the growing Russian presence. Eugene H. Black III, who was nominated commander of Naval Air Forces and Naval but USNI News reported Foggo was ex- A native of Portage, Mich., Burke previ- for the rank of vice admiral. Black cur- Air Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet, based in San pected to retire. ously held operational assignments aboard rently serves as director of the surface Diego. He currently serves as deputy com- Burke’s expected move to Naples comes attack and ballistic missile submarines and warfare division in Washington. mander of U.S. Pacific Fleet, Pearl Harbor, at a time when senior military officials commanded the submarine USS Hampton Rear Adm. Randy B. Crites was nomi- Hawaii. have repeatedly expressed concerns about in Norfolk, Va. He was also commodore of nated for vice admiral and an assignment [email protected] more aggressive Russian activity, stretch- Submarine Development Squadron 12 in as deputy chief of naval operations for in- Twitter: @john_vandiver PAGE 4 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Friday, May 8, 2020 MILITARY German dining out is near, but not for troops

BY JENNIFER H. SVAN reopen by May 13, regardless of German Chancellor Angela be at least 6.5 feet apart. regulations,” she said. AND MARCUS KLOECKNER whether they offer indoor or out- Merkel has said restrictions The state saw a high density of Restaurants in Rheinland-Pfalz Stars and Stripes door seating, or both, according to would be reintroduced if there coronavirus infections, and U.S. will require reservations and pa- local media outlet SWR. Hotels, are more than 50 new coronavi- Army Garrison Bavaria person- trons will be required to provide KAISERSLAUTERN, Ger- youth hostels and campgrounds rus infections per 100,000 people nel are barred from going to res- their names and addresses to many — U.S. military personnel with their own sanitary facilities within seven days. Social distanc- taurants and hotels. Although the allow “chains of infections” to be in Germany may have to bide will follow on May 18. ing measures in the country have order is expected to be modified, traced if another patron or staff their time before they can enjoy But Army personnel and fami- been extended until at least June. it was unclear when that might member tests positive for the a night out again in the country, lies in the southwestern state, A midnight to 5 a.m. curfew happen and what the changes coronavirus, according to SWR. where restaurants and hotels will which includes Kaiserslautern, and 100-kilometer travel restric- would be, a garrison spokesman A general order for U.S. Army begin to cautiously reopen this are authorized to use only the out- tion included in Mohan’s order said. month after weeks of coronavirus door seating area of restaurants will make hotel stays “impracti- Air Force personnel assigned to Garrison Wiesbaden also places closures. when they reopen, according to cal,” but not necessarily put them the 86th Airlift Wing at Ramstein the indoor seating at restaurants Each of Germany’s 16 federal an order issued Tuesday by Maj. off-limits, Bailey said. Exceptions in Rheinland-Pfalz are less re- off-limits to personnel, and bars states is deciding when to reopen Gen. Christopher O. Mohan of the will be made for official duty. stricted than their Army coun- them from going to shopping eating establishments and hotels, 21st Theater Sustainment Com- In Bavaria, Germany’s second- terparts. They may patronize malls and other large retail cen- with some saying the hospitality mand, spokesman Master Sgt. most populous state and home to off-base restaurants and hotels as ters, which are cautiously start- businesses can welcom e guests Dan Bailey said. about 40,000 U.S. military per- soon as they are legally allowed ing to reopen in Germany. again starting next week, but The order is unlikely to change sonnel and their families, beer to reopen, spokeswoman Sandra Baden-Wuerttemberg, home to must continue to follow strict so- in the next few days, Bailey said, gardens and restaurants with Archer said Thursday. the Stuttgart Army garrison and cial distancing rules. because the 21st TSC “will gener- outdoor terraces will be welcom- Air Force personnel are also the U.S. European and Africa But depending on which branch ally trail host nation decisions by ing customers again by May 18. not under the same 100-kilometer commands, has not announced of service they’re with and where a recommended 14 days before Restaurants that only have indoor travel restriction as their Army when restaurants and hotels will they live, American military per- implementing any changes to re- dining will join them a week later, counterparts in Rheinland-Pfalz. be allowed to open again, but said sonnel and their families may strictions for our personnel. and hotels will reopen by the end As for when on-base restau- it would be before the end of the have to wait up to three or four “This allows for one full [coro- of the month, officials announced rants and hotels will return to month. weeks before they can eat out navirus] incubation period to this week. full service, “the command is again. pass before we implement similar Customers at restaurants will currently working” through the Stars and Stripes reporter Immanuel Johnson contributed to this report. In Rheinland-Pfalz, home to changes to maintain a safe and be required to wear face masks changes, Archer said. [email protected] about 50,000 U.S. personnel and secure environment for our gar- when entering and when going to “The intent is to stay aligned Twitter: @stripesktown their families, restaurants can risons and local communities.” the restrooms. Tables will have to with local and state government [email protected] Health: DOD publicized April ops from USS America in South China Sea

FROM FRONT PAGE Navy tried to increase their dem- most recent U.S. operations in the “Chinese state media has been onstrations of presence to avoid South China Sea “conveniently adding to this through its own a weakened deterrence pos- piggy-back” onto the coronavirus propaganda and possibly disin- ture with the Roosevelt stuck in issue. formation campaign that focuses Guam.” “In short, the China-U.S. pos- on arguing that the U.S. military Retired Navy Cmdr. Bryan turing and counter-posturing is seriously undermined by the McGrath, founder of the Mary- in the South China Sea reflects pandemic and therefore not in land-based naval consultancy the evolving, broader Sino-U.S. any position to come to the rescue FerryBridge Group, said that geopolitical competition that has of Beijing’s rivals in the South while he had not perceived a shift worsened, especially since 2017,” China Sea, amongst other flash- in the tempo of Navy operations Koh said. points,” said Koh, one of a num- in the South China Sea over the Smaller nations in the Indo- past year, there nonetheless has ber of Asia experts interviewed Pacific have complained in past been a change. by Stars and Stripes this week by years about what they perceive “It looks to me that the Navy’s phone and email. “In short, given as a lack of U.S. commitment in efforts to highlight these op- the credibility at stake, it’s under- the region,” said Alex Vuving, a erations has, in fact, picked up standable if the U.S. Navy is seek- Southeast Asia expert at the Asia- a bit,” he said. “There is little ing to demonstrate its continued Pacific Center for Strategic Stud- doubt, however, that the pace of primacy in the area.” ies in Honolulu. U.S. Navy operations in China’s The Defense Department re- He speculated that the Penta- near abroad has picked up in the gon and U.S. Indo-Pacific Com- peatedly publicized air-ground Trump administration as part of operations by the Marine Corps mand “may be realizing that they its overall signaling campaign to have to publicize what they’re 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit China.” from the amphibious assault ship doing in order to show the world, Amid criticism that President particularly the smaller coun- USS America while in the South Donald Trump’s handling of the tries, that the U.S. is committed China Sea between April 17-24. epidemic has been slow and er- to security in the South China During the last week of April, ratic, the White House and Re- Sea.” Navy warships operated near the publican allies have sought to Operations of the kind con- Spratly and Paracel islands, two shift blame for the pandemic on ducted on the USS America dem- South China Sea archipelagos China, where the first cases were that lie at the heart of China’s documented late last year. onstrate U.S. effort to shift the contested claim of sovereignty Military analysts, however, are balance of power in the sea away over most of the area. Vietnam, generally skeptical that the re- from China, which in recent years the Philippines, Malaysia, Indo- has built and militarized artificial BRENTON POYSER/U.S. Navy cent U.S. operations in the South nesia, Brunei and Taiwan all have China Sea, and the greater will- islands in the South China Sea as overlapping claims with China in Petty Officer 3rd Class Adolfo Rodriguez stands watch as an ingness to publicize them, are a means of bolstering its claims of the sea. MH-60S Sea Hawk takes off from the USS Gabrielle Giffords in connected to that White House sovereignty and armed ability for The guided-missile destroyer the South China Sea last month. During the last week of April, Navy strategy. enforcing those claims, he said. USS Barry sailed near the Para- warships operated near two South China Sea archipelagos that lie “I get the impression the mili- “Regular shows of force in cels on April 28, and the fol- at the heart of China’s claim of sovereignty over most of the area. tary is driving the [freedom-of- international waters are a far lowing day the guided-missile navigation operations] plan with more effective method of signal- cruiser USS Bunker Hill steamed ed to keep would-be adversaries the outbreak on the USS Theo- the White House’s approval, rath- ing pushback than [freedom-of- near the Spratlys while con- off balance with less predictable dore Roosevelt,” said Zach Coo- er than the White House directing navigation operations], and the ducting freedom-of-navigation operations. per, a fellow at the Washington, the approach,” said Bryan Clark, presence of the USS America operations. “It is possible that recent U.S. D.C.,-based think tank American a senior fellow with the Center for Expeditionary Strike Group in On April 30, two Air Force B- activity in the South China Sea Enterprise Institute and an ex- Strategic and Budgetary Assess- the South China Sea recently was 1B bombers flew a sortie over the has been driven by the pandemic, pert on U.S. defense strategy in ments in Washington, D.C., and a exactly this kind of effective mes- South China Sea in a demonstra- but my guess is that some of this Asia. former strategic planner for the sage,” McGrath said. tion of the service’s new “dynamic was already planned and that “I haven’t heard this directly, Navy. [email protected] force employment model” intend- other elements were added after but my expectation is that the Koh, from Singapore, said the Twitter: @WyattWOlson Friday, May 8, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 5 VIRUS OUTBREAK More than 30,000 military families allowed to move

BY CAITLIN M. KENNEY also be fewer movers working at Stars and Stripes the residence in order to ensure social distancing requirements, WASHINGTON — More than according to Marsh. Service 30,000 military families are ex- members are also asked to limit pected to start the moving pro- family members in the home or cess between now and the end of restrict them to one room in the June despite a Defense Depart- home during the packing and ment directive prohibiting such moving process, according to a moves during the coronavirus TRANSCOM document on the pandemic, defense officials said new safety measures. Wednesday. Companies also must cer- “So those are the families who tify their personnel have been have been approved or autho- screened for symptoms ac- rized to move, if conditions allow, cording to CDC guidelines and will proceed with their [perma- present documentation to the nent change of station],” Rick family when they arrive to the Marsh, director of the Defense home, Marsh said. Families are Personal Property Program for also asked to comply with these U.S. Transportation Command, safety measures and reschedule said Wednesday during a Penta- moves if they are sick or are in gon news conference on military moves during the pandemic. self quarantine. The most recent stop-move- Service members can question ment order issued April 20 by movers about whether they are Defense Secretary Mark Esper following the safety measures ends June 30, but it allows prior- and can deny them from entering their home. They can also stop ity personnel to receive a waiver STEPHENIE WADE/U.S. Transportation Command to the policy through their chain the move entirely if they feel the of command so they can move to Contracted personnel perform an accountability assessment and pack items belonging to a soldier movers are “compromising their their next duty station during the before her moving to a different state in June. safety,” according to a TRANS- halt. COM statement. The service TRANSCOM is tracking these In a normal year, about 400,000 are conditions based, including “Because the relocation pro- member would work with their families in their shipment system service members, DOD civilians whether families feel it’s not yet cess is intrusive with moving local transportation office and and they are in various stages of and their families are moved, safe at the new location, he said. personnel working inside homes chain of command to reschedule the process to have their house- with 40% of moves happening TRANSCOM also announced along DOD personnel and their their move. hold goods picked up sometime between May 15 and Aug. 31, ac- Wednesday that companies help- families, DOD has directed that “Families are empowered to before June 30, Marsh said. cording to the Pentagon. ing military members move must industry personnel adhere to make decisions, they’re not alone. So far, more than 12,500 fami- Marsh said they expect moves have their personnel follow more Centers for Disease Control [and A duty representative will con- lies have moved since early to continue through the fall and safety measures during the pack- Prevention] health protection tact every DOD member during March when travel restrictions winter due to the demand, and it ing and shipment of household protocols,” Marsh said. every move — in person or vir- were first put in place, Marsh was possible that more families goods. Families will be emailed Movers must wear face cov- tually — to ensure protocols are said. These moves were 30% of could be added to their queue details about these safety proto- erings while in the home, clean being followed,” Marsh said. the volume that they typically before June 30. Shipment and cols during the moving process, frequently touched surfaces and [email protected] have during that time, he said. delivery of the household goods according to Marsh. sanitize their hands. There will Twitter: @caitlinmkenney After delay, Marines restart annual Australia rotation

BY SETH ROBSON indigenous communities,” the Stars and Stripes statement said. The Darwin force, which trains The Marine Corps is resuming in Australia each summer, has a summer deployment of Marines built up slowly since an initial and sailors to Darwin, Australia, contingent of 250 Marines hit the that was postponed over the coro- beach there in 2012. Last year navirus pandemic. the Marines rotational force had The Marines delayed the rota- grown to 10 times that size, its tion of 2,500 Marines on March target strength. 30 following an order from De- The Marines are working with fense Secretary Mark Esper a the Australians to determine week earlier barring nearly all the composition of the force that official movement overseas for will resume the rotation along Defense Department personnel. with timing and training plans, On Tuesday, however, a state- according to Thursday’s state- ment by U.S. Marine Corps Forc- ment. Changes to this year’s de- es Pacific announced that the ployment do not impact plans for annual Marine Rotational Force- those in subsequent years. Darwin deployment is back on. Fifty-four Marines who arrived “The decision to resume the in Darwin in an advance party in deployment comes as the govern- March have already gone through ment of Australia is granting an quarantine and begun training exemption to current travel re- with their Australian counter- strictions to allow the 2020 MRF- parts, according to officials. D rotation to proceed,” it said. Equipment and supplies for The decision is based on Aus- the Marines continued to arrive tralia’s record of managing im- in Darwin last month despite the pacts from the coronavirus and hold-up for personnel. adherence by deployed U.S. Ma- Marines and Australian sol- rines to a 14-day quarantine and diers practiced simulating shoot- other requirements when they ar- ing with each other’s weapons rive in country. April 29, according to a Marine “The Marine Corps is commit- Corps news release dated April ted to ensuring the health and 30. safety of its forces and the Aus- [email protected] tralian people, including local Twitter: @SethRobson1 PAGE 6 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Friday, May 8, 2020 VIRUS OUTBREAK DOD memo: COVID-19 disqualifies recruits

BY TARA COPP A defense official said the new policy they do not anticipate being at full the virus impact, Lim said. “Test- McClatchy Washington Bureau strength in terms of the number ing is essentially limited to people would force an additional review where the of forces they require by the end with symptoms or high risk. So it WASHINGTON — The Depart- recruit would need to get a waiver to move of the year. is difficult to get a clear picture of ment of Defense has issued new More than 1.2 million Ameri- the impact of this decision.” guidelines that would disqual- forward with the enlistment. cans have tested positive for the It was unclear whether the ify anyone who previously had virus and 72,617 have died as of interim Pentagon policy would COVID-19 from joining the mili- Wednesday , according to Johns eventually extend to currently tary, according to a new memo. Hopkins University. serving forces who have been ill The U.S. Military Entrance said it is interim guidance. nently disqualifying,’ subject to a Nelson Lim, a senior social sci- from the coronavirus while on Processing Command, in a memo The official said the new policy medical waiver,” the official said. issued last week, said that “during would not necessarily disqualify But the new policy comes as entist at the Rand Corp. who has duty. More than 5,000 military the medical history interview or a potential recruit, but would military recruiters are already researched military personnel personnel have been infected examination, a history of COVID- force an additional review where facing challenges as COVID-19 policy for more than two decades, with COVID-19, almost 1,900 of 19, confirmed by either a labora- the recruit would need to get a has closed the high schools, malls said it was too early to determine whom have recovered. tory test or clinician diagnosis, is waiver to move forward with the and job fairs where they typically the impact of the new policy, be- A request for comment to the permanently disqualifying.” enlistment. meet prospects. cause there is still much that is Defense Department on the im- A defense official, who spoke to The new policy would mean a Most of the military services unknown about the accuracy of pact of the policy on recruiting, McClatchy on the condition of not past coronavirus exposure would told McClatchy they have seen antibody testing and immunity and whether it would extend to being identified, confirmed the be treated the same as other med- shortfalls in recruiting since the with COVID-19. currently serving forces who authenticity of the memo, first ical conditions, such as hearing COVID-19 outbreak. In addition, “We don’t have good estimates re-enlist, was not immediately reported by Military Times, and loss, “that are considered ‘perma- every service told McClatchy on the younger population” and answered. Military keeps curbs as S. Korea starts to reopen

BY KIM GAMEL ‘ Stars and Stripes It makes the CAMP HUMPHREYS, South morale really low Korea — Restaurants and bars in the soldier are crowded, public transporta- tion is buzzing and students are community because preparing to return to school our release from starting next week as South Korea loosens anti-coronavirus work and our restrictions after days of no local transmissions. decompression But U.S. Forces Korea says not happens on the yet for its community of 58,000 American troops, family mem- weekend. ’ bers, contractors and other ci- Pvt. Josten Pervez vilian employees who have been largely locked down on bases for more than two months because of the pandemic. Education Activity, or DODEA, The South wrapped up an in- said most of its schools will re- tensive social distancing cam- main closed and students will con- paign on Wednesday, announcing tinue virtual learning for the rest it would begin reestablishing a of the academic year, although it sense of normalcy with many said those in South Korea may re- facilities resuming routine open in coming weeks due to the operations. improved conditions. It’s unclear USFK commander Gen. Rob- when a decision will be made. ert Abrams said he will maintain Pvt. Josten Pervez, 20, of Ti- restrictions under a designa- tusville, Fla., cooks for her fellow tion known as Health Protection soldiers in the barracks to earn Condition Charlie on U.S. instal- MATTHEW KEELER/Stars and Stripes lations, while monitoring South money and ease the boredom, but Korea’s progress. A U.S. soldier uses hand sanitizer after receiving his take-out order from a kebab restaurant outside she hopes things will go back to The host country “has done an Camp Humphreys, South Korea, in March. As South Korea loosens anti-coronavirus restrictions, U.S. normal soon. amazing job, and we are going Forces Korea commander Gen. Robert Abrams says he will maintain restrictions a while longer. “I don’t like all the restric- to let them take the lead as they tions,” she said in an interview relax some of their social dis- from China late last year. Three the food courts. On-base buses bers are stationed in South Korea, while waiting in line to enter the tancing measures,” Abrams said of those cases were imported have resumed service, but taxis which remains technically at war Post Exchange on Camp Hum- in a statement posted on social from abroad. remained banned on the largest with the North after their 1950-53 phreys. “It makes the morale re- media. The daily count has sharply overseas U.S. base, Camp Hum- conflict ended in an armistice in- ally low in the soldier community “We’ll watch and see how these declined since surpassing 500 in phreys, causing hardships for stead of a peace treaty. because our release from work late February and early March soldiers below a certain rank who “We’ve got a mission to accom- new measures play out over the and our decompression happens amid an outbreak in the south- aren’t allowed to have cars. plish, and we’ve got to keep our next week or so, and then if the on the weekend.” current conditions are main- eastern city of Daegu. Both allies stressed the need force healthy,” Abrams said. Pervez, who had a wagon to tained, we’ll move forward with USFK, which has reported 26 for a “new normal” even after re- Many in the community ex- relaxing our preventative mea- cases, including two soldiers, strictions are lifted, with health pressed growing impatience as carry goods back to the barracks, sures as well,” he said. credits the strict anti-virus mea- authorities encouraging people life began to spring back outside said she’s only in South Korea USFK also held discussions sures, which includes a ban on to continue washing their hands the gates. for a year and wants to enjoy the with its South Korean counter- eating at local restaurants and thoroughly and frequently and to “Yeah the virus is pretty culture. But she’s not angry about parts on the need for local troops bars, for its low infection rate. maintain healthy distances from SQUASHED yet HERE WE the extended restrictions. who require access to U.S. instal- Barber shops and gyms re- each other. ARE. Not moving forward at all,” “It is what it is. You just kind lations to abide by the same rules, opened last month, but people Abrams also has extended a one commenter said during an of take it with a grain of salt and U.S. and South Korean officials must wear face masks inside public health emergency, which online forum. hope that eventually it gets bet- said. facilities and long lines form at gives him expanded authority South Korea also plans to re- ter,” she said. South Korea reported four new stores where people are required over civilians as well as troops, open schools in phases, starting Stars and Stripes reporter Yoo Kyong infections on Thursday for a total to stand at least six feet apart to through May 23, although he with high schools next week, after Chang contributed to this report. of 10,810 cases, with 256 deaths, prevent contamination. could decide to end that earlier. months of online classes. [email protected] since the virus began spreading Plexiglass divides diners at Some 28,500 U.S. service mem- The Department of Defense Twitter: @kimgamel Friday, May 8, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 7 VIRUS OUTBREAK Reagan returns to sea amid Navy’s virus battle

BY CAITLIN DOORNBOS a Navy,” Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Stars and Stripes Mike Gilday told sailors in a written mes- sage to the fleet on Thursday. “The fight YOKOSUKA NAVAL BASE, Japan against this virus is a tough one.” — The USS Ronald Reagan set sail for sea Despite the pandemic, Gilday said, the trials this week, its latest step toward de- Navy has “a duty to ensure we are ready ploying amid the coronavirus pandemic, to respond.” officials confirmed Thursday. “We cannot simply take a knee or keep RAFAEL AVELAR/U.S. Navy The underway testing period typically everyone in port until this enemy is de- The aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan is seen from the air at Yokosuka Naval Base, lasts about a week and is one of the final feated. We are America’s away team,” Gil- phases before vessels leave for extended Japan, on April 25. day said in his message. “The uncertainty patrols. Details about whether the aircraft caused by [the coronavirus] makes our carrier would return to Yokosuka before necessary to protect our sailors and their eral of its crew members contracted the mission of protecting America at sea more deployment officially begins were unavail- families; prevent the spread of the [coro- coronavirus. important than ever.” able, as the Navy does not discuss future navirus] to U.S. forces, allies, partners and Thousands of sailors disembarked the “That is why the U.S. Navy continues to personnel or ship movements by policy. the community; and ensure [the Ronald Roosevelt and isolated in hotel rooms for operate forward every day,” he added. The hulking carrier was noticeably ab- Reagan Carrier Strike Group] warfight- nearly a month as the carrier was sanitized To prevent crews of the Reagan and its sent from its berth here Tuesday after ing readiness to accomplish assigned mis- and all crew members were tested for the leaving its homeport for the first time strike group from bringing the virus onto sions,” he said. their ships, sailors since last month have virus. since November. The ship had been under- In his message, Gilday acknowledged The amphibious assault ship USS Amer- going a regular maintenance period since been undergoing phased sequestrations of that “we are asking a lot of our sailors and up to 21 days before embarking. ica, smaller than the Reagan but carrying returning from a six-month deployment in families right now” with the pre-underway F-35B Lightning II stealth strike fighters, Not all Reagan strike group sailors have sequestrations and deployment extensions November. is also at sea in the Western Pacific, ac- A coronavirus outbreak at Yokosuka in completed their sequestrations. Some re- for ships already underway as the pan- cording to its official Facebook page. March added an extra hurdle to getting main under restricted movement orders demic rages on. More than 1,150 Roosevelt sailors tested underway. Navy officials have not said how at bases across Japan “to maximize readi- “These sacrifices are necessary to main- many on the Reagan have tested positive ness and protect the health of the force,” tain a healthy force around the world,” he positive for the coronavirus by early May, for the virus, but the New York Times on Task Force 70 spokesman Lt. Cmdr. Sean said. “I appreciate your commitment to according to the Navy. Crews who tested April 22 reported 16 positive cases associ- Brophy said in an email Thursday to Stars selfless service.” negative three times were allowed back on ated with the carrier. and Stripes. The task force is the 7th Fleet’s The Reagan is now the only U.S. air- the carrier on April 29. It remains unclear “The Coronavirus Disease 2019 pan- battle arm. craft carrier out of port in the Western when it will redeploy. demic brought an invisible enemy to our “In accordance with U.S. Pacific Fleet Pacific. The USS Theodore Roosevelt was [email protected] shores and changed the way we operate as guidance, [restriction of movement] is sidelined in Guam on March 26 after sev- Twitter: @CaitlinDoornbos PAGE 8 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Friday, May 8, 2020 VIRUS OUTBREAK 75th V-E Day commemorations go virtual

BY JOHN VANDIVER Stars and Stripes STUTTGART, Germany — Seventy-five years ago, throngs filled the streets of Paris, Lon- don, Moscow and New York to celebrate Victory in Europe Day. But on Friday, as the world marks the anniversary of Nazi Germa- ny’s defeat, the ceremonial pomp will be muted. Not only has the coronavirus upended commemoration plans slated to take place across Eu- rope and the U.S., it also has rat- tled much of the post-World War II order now trying to contain the pandemic. With gatherings canceled that would have included the dwin- dling number of surviving World War II veterans, the Pentagon will go virtual Friday to call at- tention to the sacrifices on the 75th anniversary of V-E Day. At U.S. European Command’s Patch Barracks headquarters in Stuttgart — a base named after Lt. Gen. Alexander Patch, who led the allied push into southern Germany — public events will also go virtual. On Friday, Gen. Tod Wolters, EUCOM chief and NATO Su- preme Allied Commander Eu- rope, will participate in a virtual wreath laying in Belgium. “On this milestone anniver- sary of V-E Day, we remember all who resisted behind enemy MICHAEL ABRAMS/Stars and Stripes lines, those who tirelessly worked World War II veteran Charles Shay at a D-Day 75th anniversary ceremony in Picauville, France, in June 2019. on farms and in factories to sup- ply and equip the war effort, who the Bulge, Germany’s last major fought on land, sea, and in the offensive, fought in the forests air,” Wolters said in a statement. of Belgium, Luxembourg and “We also reflect on the horrors of France. The allies were taken by World War II, the Holocaust, the surprise but regrouped over sev- tremendous destruction, the mil- eral weeks. The battle left nearly lions of lives lost which are all sol- 20,000 U.S. troops dead. emn reminders of the importance After the Bulge, crossing the of preserving peace.” Rhine River in March 1945 capped a huge logistical achieve- ‘Just happy to be ment. Western allies were ad- going home’ vancing on all fronts, with the Russians in the east closing fast. Among those who fought was It then became a question of Charles Shay, who served as an U.S. Signal Corps how fast victory would come. But Army medic and took part in the even after Germany’s surrender, D-Day invasion and the Battle U.S. Lt. Gen. Walter Bedell Smith, chief of staff to General of the there were concerns, particularly of the Bulge. He will mark the Army Dwight D. Eisenhower, signs on behalf of the Allied High in the south, where U.S. forces day from his home in Normandy, Command the document of unconditional surrender of Germany. National Archives were in control. where he moved two years ago Patch’s advance into southern to be closer to comrades buried some of my experience, but not paigns was the proof that nations Field Marshal Wilhelm Keitel Germany positioned allies to in the nearby American military everything.” can join together in war or crisis, signs the German surrender in quash the remaining Nazi ele- cemetery. For the last month, EUCOM Butler said. Berlin on May 9, 1945. ments, who Eisenhower feared “On May 8th, 1945, if I recall has highlighted historical events “That alliance, that coalition could hole up in the Alps. well, I was in Bremerhaven, Ger- with a daily victory countdown on of nations working together to- haven’t experienced that as a “We had met our Soviet allies many waiting for a boat to return social media that tracked the al- ward defeating the enemy so to country as a whole in quite a up north, but there was still major home,” Shay said in a phone in- lied push through Germany. speak, should be key for us,” he while,” he said. concern by Gen. Eisenhower with terview. “I was just happy to be EUCOM historian William said. “We’ve had this enduring respect to any lingering resis- going home and happy to be away Butler said that V-E Day is a time partnership in Europe. We’ve Fighting toward Berlin tance that could possibly fester from all the confusion and fight- to reflect on the enormous sac- had NATO and other connections for months and years,” Butler ing that was going on in Europe.” rifice which went into victory in … that have lasted and served us Germany officially surren- said. Shay, 95, was taken prisoner Europe, where hundreds of thou- well.” dered on May 7, 1945, which al- U.S. bases in southern Germa- by German forces in March sands of U.S. troops were killed Lessons also can be drawn lies announced a day later. The ny, like EUCOM’s headquarters, 1945 while on a reconnaissance or wounded and millions of Eu- from V-E day as the world con- outcome had become clear in the are partly a legacy of that focus mission about 50 miles west of ropeans died, including as part tends with the coronavirus, But- weeks leading up to victory. One on defeating a guerrilla campaign Frankfurt. He was freed in mid- of the shocking atrocities of the ler said week before the surrender, Adolf which failed to materialize. April when U.S. forces reached Holocaust. Current generations can draw Hitler killed himself in a bunker Over time, U.S. forces based the POW camp. That was the end V-E Day was the culmination of inspiration from the resiliency of as the Soviets closed on Berlin. in places like Stuttgart evolved of the war for Shay, who would years of fighting, but also set the the “Greatest Generation,” which Among the U.S. military mile- into a Cold War force focused on soon be on a boat bound for Bos- stage for a U.S.-led postwar order endured the Great Depression stones that paved the way to vic- countering the Soviet Union, fol- ton, where his parents lived. that produced institutions like the before fighting in the biggest war tory, foremost was Gen. Dwight lowed by other global threats. “My mother opens the door, United Nations and NATO, and in history, Butler said. D. Eisenhower’s decision to send “And here we still are,” Butler and you can imagine her sur- brought Germany back into the “They knew what it was like thousands of allied troops onto said. prise when she saw me,” Shay fold of friendly nations. to see normal life disrupted in the beaches of Normandy. [email protected] said. “Of course I told them about A legacy of the WWII cam- a pretty significant way … we After that came the Battle of Twitter: @ john_vandiver Friday, May 8, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 9 VIRUS OUTBREAK Nominee describes Exchange stores ‘tarnished’ Navy culture amend purchase

BY CAITLIN M. KENNEY Stars and Stripes WASHINGTON — The Navy limits of sanitizer is in “troubled waters” following years of leadership failures that BY SETH ROBSON led to scandals, ship collisions, Stars and Stripes and the health crisis aboard the USS Theodore Roosevelt, the YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan nominee for the Navy’s top civil- — Some base exchanges in Japan ian job told senators Thursday. and South Korea are now allow- Kenneth Braithwaite, the U.S. ing customers to buy up to three ambassador to Norway, listed sanitizer products. Army and Air Force Exchange some of the recent failings in his AL DRAGO/AP opening statement to members Service stores at Yokota Air Base, of the Senate Armed Services Kenneth Braithwaite, left, nominated to be Secretary of the Navy, Japan, and Osan Air Base, South Committee that he believes have testifies during a Senate Armed Services nominations hearing on Korea, which had been limiting caused a breakdown in trust in Thursday in Washington. customers to just one item each, Navy leadership. His list included advertised the new limits in Face- decision for Navy SEAL Chief supportive of the additional time book posts Thursday. the Fat Leonard scandal, the 2017 MATTHEW KEELER/Stars and Stripes collisions of the USS Fitzger- Petty Officer Edward Gallagher, being taken to investigate the Customers can now buy up to ald and USS John S. McCain, as who had been accused of com- matter. three items of sanitizing hand-gel Army and Air Force Exchange well as “judicial missteps” and mitting war crimes. Gallagher “I believe that whenever you’re at $6.95 each, spray for $6.95 or Service stores at Yokota Air the coronavirus outbreak on the was acquitted of murder in 2019 confronted with a challenge like disinfectant wipes for $1.45, ac- Base, Japan, and Osan Air Base, cording to in-store advertising. Roosevelt. but found guilty of posing in a this, it’s best to pause, consider all South Korea, have new purchase AAFES and Navy Exchange He said his number one prior- photo with the dead body of an Is- the facts, and then make the right limits for sanitizer products. ity, if confirmed as the 77th Navy lamic State fighter. Spencer had Service Command officials didn’t decision,” he said. immediately respond Thursday secretary, would be to “restore gone around Esper to propose a Navy Exchange was still limiting Referring to the actions and to emailed questions about the the appropriate culture” in the different strategy to the White customers to a single item for one failings of his predecessors in limits. service. Culture is what gives an House on handling Gallagher and brand of sanitizer and two items handling personnel cases such as Sanitizer was in short supply organization a sense of belonging the Navy’s review determining for another. Gallagher and Crozier, Sen. Tim after customers rushed to stock and good order and discipline, he whether Gallagher would be able Navy civilian worker Leonard Kaine, D-Va., asked Braithwaite up in early March as coronavi- said. to retire with his SEAL trident Davis, 51, and daughters Sia, rus cases surged. Shortages that “[Navy] culture exists. I won’t pin. what he felt were his responsibili- 19, and Ania, 17, were buying month forced the exchange at Ma- say it’s broken. I think it’s been Thomas Modly resigned as act- ties in individual personnel deci- sanitizer at the Yokota exchange rine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, tarnished,” Braithwaite said. “I ing Navy secretary April 7 after sions as the Navy secretary. Thursday. The family split their in southwestern Japan, to stock purchase of two bottles between think the events over the last sev- disparaging comments made to “Good order and discipline Japanese hand sanitizer that sold them because they were unaware eral years have helped see that the Roosevelt’s crew about the starts with the chain of command for $18.99 a bottle. of the new three-item limit. occur.” aircraft carrier’s former com- … I believe that our commanders Exchange stores boosted sup- They’ve been going through Braithwaite is a 1984 gradu- mander, Capt. Brett Crozier, … are vested with the responsi- ply to meet demand. The Navy quite a lot of product, he said. ate of the U.S. Naval Academy were leaked online. The ship was bility to be accountable, as well Exchange, for example, acquired “I’ve been sanitizing at least and served in the Navy and then in port in Guam due to a corona- as to lead those who serve under an additional 24,000 masks and every hour, but I don’t want to Navy Reserve for 27 years. Presi- virus outbreak that has since in- their leadership. And I believe more than 70,000 units of hand make my hands too dry,” he said. dent Donald Trump nominated fected more than 1,000 sailors. they should be empowered to do sanitizer and disinfectant wipes him March 2 to be the next Navy The Navy is investigating the Stars and Stripes reporter Caitlin such,” Braithwaite said. by mid-March. Doornbos contributed to this report. secretary. coronavirus outbreak aboard the As part of the chain of com- On Thursday the Yokosuka [email protected] The Navy’s recent secretaries ship and the Navy’s response to mand, he did not see himself in- have been embroiled in controver- help. The investigation was re- sies in the last several months. cently expanded by acting Navy tervening in individual personnel Richard Spencer, the last Navy Secretary James McPherson be- decisions, saying he wants that secretary, was fired Nov. 24 by cause of what he said are “unan- left up to the uniform leaders. Trump valet has coronavirus; Defense Secretary Mark Esper swered questions.” [email protected] for his handling of the personnel Braithwaite on Thursday was Twitter: @caitlinmkenney president again tests negative

Associated Press House campus, has tested posi- tive for Coronavirus.” WASHINGTON — A member Yokota Air Base commander reports of the military serving as one of He added, “The President and President Donald Trump’s valets the Vice President have since has tested positive for the coro- tested negative for the virus and more cases among Navy personnel navirus, the White House said they remain in great health.” Thursday. A person familiar with the BY JOSEPH DITZLER U.S. bases in Japan before board- the ships’ crews. Jones said he It said Trump and Vice Presi- matter said the member of the Stars and Stripes ing USS Ronald Reagan carrier decided “out of an abundance of dent Mike Pence have since military who tested positive was strike group vessels for an up- caution” to test the support team, tested negative for the virus and one of the president’s valets. The YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan coming patrol. The Reagan left as well. “remain in good health.” person spoke on condition of ano- — An undisclosed number of sup- Yokosuka Naval Base for sea tri- “Our public health experts are It marked the latest coronavi- nymity because they were not port staff accompanying seques- als this week. working closely with the Navy rus scare for the president, and authorized to discuss the matter tered Navy sailors at the home The support team tended to the to ensure both communities are the first known instance where publicly. of U.S. Forces Japan have tested a person who has come in close needs of the sequestered sailors, being protected through recom- The White House instituted positive for the coronavirus, the proximity to the president has who lived away from the base mended isolation and quarantine safety protocols nearly two base commander said Thursday tested positive since several peo- population during the quaran- measures,” he wrote Thursday months ago, including frequent in a Facebook post. tine period and were restricted to ple present at his private Florida afternoon. temperature checks. Last month A “small number of individu- their quarters. club were diagnosed with COVID- His message provided no other it began administering rapid als who are part of the support Once screened and cleared, 19 in early March. The person COVID-19 tests to all those in team were confirmed positive for those quarantined sailors were details. tested positive on Wednesday, the COVID-19,” the disease caused permitted to board their vessels. “Your safety remains my ab- White House said. close proximity to the president, by the coronavirus, wrote 374th However, an undisclosed number solute highest priority,” Jones White House spokesman with staffers being tested about Airlift Wing commander Col. of those sailors tested positive wrote. “My team and I will con- Hogan Gidley said in a statement, once a week. Otis Jones. for the virus, Jones reported last tinue to keep our community “We were recently notified by the Several valets cater to the pres- Last month, the Navy sent an week. aware of any future concerns.” White House Medical Unit that ident and his guests at the White undisclosed number of sailors The support personnel were [email protected] a member of the United States House, both in the West Wing and to sequester at Yokota and other not sequestered while tending to Twitter: @JosephDitzler Military, who works on the White in the White House residence. PAGE 10 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Friday, May 8, 2020 VIRUS OUTBREAK Fractures in many nations widen as lockdowns ease

Associated Press tank, told the Vedomosti news- paper that the Moscow govern- LONDON — Regional and po- ment is sending mixed messages litical fractures are emerging in which governors find hard to de- many nations over how fast to lift cipher — wanting a victory over the lid on the coronavirus lock- the virus, while also encouraging downs, as worries about econom- easing of the lockdown. ic devastation collide with fears Fractures are also evident in of a second wave of deaths. the U.S., where about half of the French mayors are resisting 50 states are easing their shut- the government’s call to reopen downs, to the alarm of public schools, while Italian governors health officials. want Rome to ease lockdown Many states have not put in measures faster. As the British place the robust testing and con- government looks to reopen the tact tracing that experts believe economy, Scottish leader Nicola is necessary to detect and contain Sturgeon has warned that acting new outbreaks. And many gov- too fast could let the virus wreak ernors have pressed ahead with havoc again. reopening before their states “Any significant easing up of met one of the key benchmarks restrictions at this stage would in the Trump administration’s be very, very risky indeed,” Stur- guidelines for reopening — a 14- geon said Thursday. day downward trajectory in new THOMAS WELLS, THE NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI DAILY JOURNAL/AP The economic damage around infections. the globe mounted. In the United Tupelo High School senior Torrean Albert makes his way across the stage to an empty auditorium at “If we relax these measures States, nearly 3.2 million laid-off Milam Elementary School as his family waits backstage for his graduation ceremony on Wednesday in without having the proper pub- workers applied for unemploy- Tupelo, Miss. The school district divided up the graduation ceremony to five different locations over lic health safeguards in place, ment benefits last week, bringing three days with no more than four guests in attendance. we can expect many more cases the running total over the past and, unfortunately, more deaths,” seven weeks to 33.5 million. And plans to set out a road map for the equipment. They complained that Italian Premier Giuseppe Conte said Josh Michaud, associate di- the Bank of England warned that next phase. the government guidelines were announced that public Masses rector of global health policy with Britain’s economy will shrink by Johnson said that the govern- too vague and slow in coming. will be allowed to resume May the Kaiser Family Foundation in 14% this year, its biggest annual ment will act with “maximum But governments are also under 18. Washington. rate of decline since 1706, when caution” to prevent a second wave pressure to reopen faster and In Spain, support for the gov- China, where the virus emerged Europe was locked in the War of of infections. kick-start economies that have ernment is crumbling after seven late last year, reported just two the Spanish Succession. In France, more than 300 may- been plunged into hibernation. weeks of a strict lockdown, with new cases Thursday, both from In Britain, where the official ors in the Paris region have urged Italian regional governors are some regions and opposition par- overseas, and said that the whole death toll stands at more than President Emmanuel Macron to pressing to open shops and res- ties demanding an end to the state country is now at low risk of fur- 30,000, second only to the U.S., delay the reopening of schools, taurants, just days after the coun- of emergency declared on March ther infections. The country has Prime Minister Boris Johnson set for Monday. Many mayors try began easing its two-month 14. The government has argued reported no new deaths from was expected to extend a more around the country have already lockdown by allowing 4.5 million that it is far too soon. COVID-19 in over three weeks. than six-week lockdown on refused to reopen schools, and people to return to work in offices In Russia, where the number China also fired back against Thursday, but hopes to ease some many parents will keep their chil- and factories. of new infections is growing fast, claims by U.S. Secretary of State restrictions on economic and so- dren home even where they are Governors want to be allowed President Vladimir Putin delegat- Mike Pompeo that there is “enor- cial activity starting next week. functioning again. to present their own plans for ed the enforcement of lockdowns mous evidence” the coronavirus Restrictions allowing people The mayors called the tim- reopening, tailored to the rate of and other restrictions to regional originated in a Chinese laborato- to leave home only for essential ing “untenable and unrealistic,” infection and economic needs of governments, leading to wide ry. Foreign Ministry spokesman errands, shopping and exer- saying that they were put on a their regions. variations across the country. Hua Chunying accused Pompeo cise were imposed in Britain on “forced march” to get schools After an outcry from the na- Mikhail Vinogradov, head of of “making up lies and covering March 23. On Sunday, Johnson ready without enough staff or tion’s Roman Catholic bishops, the St. Petersburg Politics think up a lie by fabricating more lies.” Claims: Furloughs turning into layoffs as US job market continues to slide

FROM FRONT PAGE cuts. Some who lost jobs in April jobs. Uber will shed 3,700 posi- 20 million reflects differences in main anxious and uncertain. That figure lags a week behind and didn’t look for a new one in tions. MGM Resorts International how the figures are compiled. Jamie Stewart is renting out the figures for first-time unem- light of their bleak prospects has announced that the furloughs The government calculates job a spare bedroom in her home to ployment applications. And not won’t even be counted as unem- of more than 60,000 employees losses by surveying businesses try to make ends meets after los- everyone who applies for jobless ployed. A broader measure — the could turn into layoffs. and households. It’s a net figure ing her job at a southwest Florida aid is approved. The number of proportion of adults with jobs But the job cuts have hammered which also counts the hiring that resort. Having applied for unem- laid-off workers receiving aid is — could hit a record low. workers at restaurants, hotels and some companies, like Amazon ployment benefits in late March, The official figures for jobless retail firms particularly hard. and many grocery stores, have now equal to 15.5% of the work- she finally received her first pay- claims could also be under count- According to the payroll proces- done. By contrast, the total job- force that is eligible for unem- ment of $1,200 this week. Stewart, ing layoffs. Surveys by academic sor ADP, about half the total jobs less claims are a cumulative fig- ployment benefits. economists and think tanks have in the hotel and restaurant indus- ure; they include applications for a 37-year-old resident of Bonita Those figures are a rough proxy suggested that as many as 12 mil- try — 8.6 million — disappeared unemployment aid that began in Springs, works as a concierge in for the job losses and for the un- lion workers who were laid off by in April, based on data from its mid-March. the off season and as a shift man- employment rate that will be re- mid-April did not file for unem- corporate clients. A category that In addition, the government ager and bartender in the resort’s leased Friday, which will likely ployment benefits by then, either includes retail and shipping shed conducts its surveys for the restaurants. to be the worst since modern re- because they couldn’t navigate 3.4 million workers. monthly jobs reports in the mid- After her layoff, she deferred cord-keeping began after World their state’s overwhelmed sys- As businesses across the coun- dle of each month. So layoffs from her car payment for two months War II. The unemployment rate is tems or they felt too discouraged try have shut down and laid off the final two weeks of April won’t and cancel ed non-necessities forecast to reach 16%, the highest to try. tens of millions, the economy has show up in Friday’s jobs report. like Zoom, Pandora and Netflix. rate since the Great Depression, As the economy slides further sunk into a near-paralysis. Even They will instead be included in She recently signed up for food and economists estimate that 21 into what looks like a severe re- as some businesses are beginning the May jobs report to be released stamps, which cover about half of million jobs were lost last month. cession, economists are pro- to reopen in certain states, facto- in early June. If so, it would mean that nearly her monthly grocery bill. jecting that the gross domestic ries, hotels, restaurants, resorts, After problems with state com- “My mental health has deterio- all the job growth in the 11 years product — the broadest gauge of sporting venues, movie theaters puter systems had slowed the rated to a point that I don’t recog- since the Great Recession ended economic growth — is contracting and many small businesses are distribution of federal benefits nize myself anymore,” she said. has vanished in a single month. in the current April-June quarter still largely shuttered. Home sales for many laid-off workers, all 50 Even those stunning figures by a shocking 40% annual rate. are falling. Consumer confidence states are now paying the $600 “My eyes are swollen and blood- won’t fully capture the magnitude As it does, more layoffs appear and spending are sinking. extra weekly benefit that the shot all the time now from regular of the damage the coronavirus to be spreading beyond front-line The difference between the federal government included in moments of weakness that leave has inflicted on the job market. industries like restaurants, hotels 30 million-plus unemployment a relief package enacted in late me completely inconsolable. Many people who are still em- and retail stores. claims that have been filed in the March. That represents a signifi- “It looks like I have aged ployed have had their hours re- GE Aviation, for example, has past several weeks and the ex- cant help to millions of laid-off 10 years since the lockdown duced. Others have suffered pay said that it is cutting up to 13,000 pected April job loss of just over workers, many of whom still re- started.” Friday, May 8, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 11 VIRUS OUTBREAK ROUNDUP Mall reopens as rural counties defy state order

Associated Press Wednesday that would keep the Democratic governor from en- YUBA CITY, Calif. — Some forcing restrictions enacted to businesses that reopened in two combat the coronavirus. Northern California counties that Edwards’ decision to extend defied the state’s stay-at-home his stay-at-home order through order are not following safety May 15 provoked strong criticism requirements, and the area’s top from Republicans who prefer health official said Wednesday a parish-by-parish approach to that it’s “imperative” they do to loosening restrictions that have avoid a resurgence of coronavi- rus and return to stricter rules. shuttered businesses and driven The local health order that took up unemployment. effect in Sutter and Yuba coun- In a rebuke to Edwards, the ties this week allowed diners in House and Governmental Affairs restaurants and opened far more Committee voted 9-7 to advance a retailers than the state approved. proposal from House GOP leader It’s the most permissive yet in Blake Miguez that would strip the the nation’s most populous state, governor of his ability to penalize but still requires employees and businesses that don’t comply with customers wear masks at indoor his order, for 15 days from pas- businesses. sage. The vote was a near party- On Wednesday, Sutter Yuba line decision. Mall became the first in Califor- That means closure require- ments for bars, theaters, gyms, nia to reopen during the outbreak. RICH PEDRONCELLI/AP Hundreds of shoppers — many salons, tattoo parlors and more, not wearing masks — strolled bans on sit-down restaurants and Beatrice Urquidez, left, gets her nails done by Thuy Le, owner of the Nail Tech salon in the Yuba Sutter through. A long line quickly limits on public gatherings of Mall in Yuba City, Calif., on Wednesday . formed at the nail salon, a busi- more than 10 people at churches ness not allowed to open under and elsewhere couldn’t be en- to help curb the coronavirus pillows from rooms and encase help contain future outbreaks of Gov. Gavin Newsom’s order. forced by Edwards during that pandemic when the walleye sea- televisions and remotes in wipe- the virus and inject life into the A day earlier, Newsom said that time. son opens this weekend, avoid- able covers. economy. allowing so many businesses to ing overnight stays and driving Those are among the guide- reopen was a mistake and urged Michigan no further than they can go on lines that Las Vegas-area health Wisconsin leaders to “do the right thing.” one tank of gas, Department of officials are offering as the state LANSING — The Republican- Natural Resources officials said prepares to start reopening more MADISON — Wisconsin’s California led Michigan Legislature sued Wednesday. businesses which were shuttered presidential primary election Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whit- A surge in fishing license sales because of the coronavirus. held last month in the face of SAN DIEGO — Former Cali- mer on Wednesday, asking a judge indicated that many Minnesotans Gov. Steve Sisolak last week the coronavirus pandemic drew fornia Rep. Duncan Hunter wants to declare invalid and unenforce- are getting antsy under the state’s said that restrictions will be concern from doctors, voters, to push back the start of his pris- able her stay-at-home order and stay-at-home order and really eased gradually, with businesses poll workers and politicians who on term for stealing campaign other measures issued to combat want to hit the lakes. DNR fisher- deemed non essential, such as re- warned that having thousands of funds until next year because of the coronavirus pandemic. ies chief Brad Parsons said that tail stores, being allowed to allow people leave their homes to cast concerns over the coronavirus The lawsuit, filed in the state license sales are up 40% from shoppers inside. Sisolak has not ballots would further spread the pandemic. Court of Claims, said that a 1945 this point last year, with roughly yet announced an opening date, highly contagious virus. Hunter’s lawyers and prosecu- law which gives the governor 362,000 sold so far. but said that it could be May 15 Now well beyond the 14-day tors filed a joint motion in federal broad emergency powers to order On Wednesday, the Upper if the state sees 14 days of declin- incubation period for COVID-19, court Tuesday and were await- such restrictions governs local, Midwest Law Center, a Minne- ing rates of new virus cases and and with a Tuesday special con- ing a ruling from a judge on their not statewide, declarations like sota-based public interest law deaths. gressional election in northern request to change the surrender one that has been in place since firm, sued in federal court on be- He has said that he’s consid- Wisconsin looming, it remains date from May 29 to Jan. 4. March. A 1976 law gives Whit- half of Minnesota churches and ering allowing the first phase of largely unknown just how many If granted, Hunter promised mer emergency authority only small business owners wanting reopening restaurants to once people contracted the virus at the to not ask for any other changes for a limited period that expired to strike down Gov. Tim Walz’s again allow customers to dine in, polls on April 7. to his term or that his home con- when the House and Senate did stay-at-home emergency orders as long as it can be done safely. A team of epidemiologists and finement be counted toward the not extend her emergency and as unconstitutional. public health experts who exam- 11-month prison stint. disaster declarations last week, The Minnesota Department of Pennsylvania ined the potential impact of the Hunter was sentenced in according to the suit that alleges Health on Wednesday reported election on the spread of COVID- March to 11 months in prison a “patent disregard for the law” new one-day highs for the state HARRISBURG — Pennsylva- 19 in Milwaukee released a study after pleading guilty to stealing and a violation of the separation in confirmed coronavirus cases nia on Wednesday reported under Wednesday that drew no conclu- campaign funds and spending of powers. at 728, and deaths at 30, which 1,000 new cases of the coronavi- sions, in large part because of the the money on everything from The stay-at-home directive is raised Minnesota’s totals to 8,579 rus for the fourth straight day, the lack of widespread testing and outings with friends to his daugh- in place through at least May 15 cases and 485 deaths. The new longest such streak since the daily contact tracing. ter’s birthday party. The ex-Ma- and generally requires people to deaths included one in Nobles reports of new cases first reached Nearly 411,000 people showed rine resigned from Congress in shelter in place, except to do criti- County, where an outbreak con- four figures in early April. up statewide to vote, some wait- January after representing one of cal jobs, exercise outdoors and nected with the JBS pork pro- Health Secretary Rachel ing in lines for hours in Milwau- Southern California’s last solidly buy groceries or other items. An cessing plant in Worthington has Levine called the four-day dip kee, many of them wearing masks Republican districts. A Democrat order closing places of public ac- resulted in 1,082 confirmed cases below 1,000 “good news.” and voicing anger at Republicans and Republican are headed to a commodation and limiting res- and one other death. Also Wednesday, Gov. Tom in the Legislature who refused November runoff for his seat. taurants to pickup and delivery is Wolf announced the creation to delay the election. Assembly in effect through May 28. Nevada of the Commonwealth Civilian Speaker Robin Vos, who worked Louisiana er spokeswoman Tiffany Brown Coronavirus Corps, an orga- the polls in a mask, gloves and called the suit a “partisan game. LAS VEGAS — Restaurants nization whose scale, funding protective gown, was widely de- BATON ROUGE — Repub- may offer disposable menus and and timeline remained unclear rided for reassuring voters that it lican lawmakers trying to un- Minnesota dishes, day cares could try to keep Wednesday. was “incredibly safe to go out.” ravel Louisiana Gov. John Bel children from playing or napping The corps, Wolf said, will be It will likely never be known Edwards’ statewide stay-at-home MINNEAPOLIS — Minne- within six feet of each other and designed to marshal Pennsylva- just how safe, or not, it was to vote, order began moving legislation sotans should fish close to home hotels could remove decorative nians into a force of workers to public health leaders said. PAGE 12 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Friday, May 8, 2020 NATION Justices mull birth control coverage changes

Associated Press the contraceptive coverage requirement hospital where she was being treated for tive coverage requirement, the Obama that previously applied to houses of wor- an infection caused by a gallstone, gave administration also created a way by which WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court ship, such as churches, synagogues and the government’s top Supreme Court law- religiously affiliated organizations includ- seemed concerned Wednesday about the sweep of Trump administration rules that mosques. But the change was blocked by yer, Solicitor General Noel Franciso, what ing hospitals, universities and charities would allow more employers who cite a re- courts. sounded like a lecture. could opt out of paying for contraception, ligious or moral objection to opt out of pro- The Supreme Court’s four liberal jus- “You have just tossed entirely to the but women on their health plans would viding no-cost birth control to women as tices suggested they were troubled by the wind what Congress thought was essential, still get no-cost birth control. Some groups required by the Affordable Care Act. changes, which the government has esti- that is that women be provided these … complained the opt-out process itself vio- The justices were hearing their third mated would cause about 70,000 women, services with no hassle, no cost to them,” lated their religious beliefs. day of arguments conducted by telephone and at most 126,000 women, to lose contra- said Ginsburg, who was released from the That opt-out process was the subject of because of the coronavirus pandemic. The ception coverage in one year. hospital later Wednesday. a previous Supreme Court case, but the first of two cases before them Wednesday Chief Justice John Roberts, a key vote The court’s conservative justices seemed court, with only eight justices at the time stemmed from the Obama-era health law, on a court split between conservatives and more willing to side with the administra- because of the death of Justice Antonin under which most employers must cover liberals, suggested that the Trump admin- tion, with Trump appointee Justice Brett Scalia, didn’t decide the issue. It instead birth control as a preventive service, at istration’s reliance on a federal religious Kavanaugh suggesting the administra- sent both sides back to see if they could no charge to women, in their insurance freedom law to expand the exemption was tion’s changes might be considered “within work out a compromise. plans. “too broad.” the bounds of reasonable.” That didn’t happen. “Is it really the case In 2017, the Trump administration an- And Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who Beyond exempting churches, syna- that there is no way to resolve those differ- nounced it would broaden an exemption to joined the conversation from a Maryland gogues and mosques from the contracep- ences?“ Roberts asked at one point. New campus sexual assault rules bolster rights of the accused

Associated Press be addressed under Title IX, and she added new language ordering Education Secretary Betsy schools to provide special support DeVos on Wednesday issued a for victims regardless of whether new policy that will reshape the they file a formal complaint. way schools and universities re- Title IX is the 1972 law bar- spond to complaints of sexual ring discrimination based on sex misconduct, bolstering the rights in education. The law and DeVos’ of the accused and narrowing the regulation apply to the nation’s scope of cases colleges are re- colleges and universities, along quired to investigate. with elementary and secondary “We released a final rule that schools. recognizes we can continue to Devos said the new rule “takes combat sexual misconduct with- historic steps to strengthen Title out abandoning our core values IX protections for all students of fairness, presumption of inno- and to ensure all students can cence and due process,” DeVos pursue an education free from said in a call with reporters. sex discrimination.” In announcing the new policy, PATRICK SEMANSKY/AP The changes take effect Aug. which carries the weight of law, 14. The Education Department A man walks across Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest in Washington on Wednesday. DeVos condemned the Obama finalized them after reviewing administration for adopting a more than 120,000 public com- “failed approach” that turned ments submitted in response to campus disciplinary panels into DeVos’ proposal. Trump vetoes measure aiming to “kangaroo courts.” The final policy was quickly DeVos’ changes narrow the def- condemned by opponents who inition of sexual harassment and say it weakens protections for vic- restrain his actions against Iran require colleges to investigate tims and will discourage many claims only if they’re reported to from reporting misconduct. The Associated Press Tensions rose after the Trump administration certain officials. Schools can be National Women’s Law Center withdrew from the nuclear deal between Tehran and held accountable for mishandling promised to take legal action. WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on world powers in 2018 and reimposed crippling sanc- complaints only if they acted with “We refuse to go back to the Wednesday vetoed a resolution that said he must tions against Iran. Last May, the U.S. sent thousands “deliberate indifference.” Stu- days when rape and harassment get a nod from Congress before engaging in further more troops, including long-range bombers and an dents will be allowed to question in schools were ignored and swept military action against Iran. Trump called it “in- aircraft carrier, to the Middle East in response to one another through representa- under the rug,” said Fatima Goss sulting“ to the presidency. what it called a growing threat of Iranian attacks on tives during live hearings. Graves, the group’s president and The nonbinding congressional resolution was in- U.S. interests in the region. The regulation largely mirrors CEO. “We won’t let DeVos suc- troduced first in the House after the U.S. launched The tensions spiked when U.S. forces killed Iran’s a proposal DeVos issued in No- ceed in requiring schools to be an airstrike that killed Iranian Gen. Qassem Solei- most powerful general in January. Iran responded vember 2018 but tempers some complicit in harassment, turning mani. There was concern in Congress that Tehran with a ballistic missile attack on a base in western measures that drew some of the Title IX from a law that protects and Washington were perilously close to all-out con- Iraq where U.S. troops were present. No Americans heaviest criticism. all students into a law that pro- flict, and some lawmakers wanted to restrain fur- were killed, but more than 100 suffered traumatic The earlier proposal, for ex- tects abusers and harassers.” ther actions Trump might take against Iran. brain injuries from the blasts. ample, suggested that colleges Rep. Bobby Scott, D-Va., chair- The Constitution gives Congress the power to de- Trump did not consult with congressional leaders would not be required to handle man of the House education clare war. Even so, Trump said the resolution im- ahead of the attack on Soleimani, and there was con- complaints arising beyond cam- committee, said the policy “cre- plied that his own constitutional authority to use cern in Congress that Tehran and Washington were pus borders, but the final rule ates new barriers to justice” for military force was limited to defending the United perilously close to all-out conflict. clarifies that their duties extend victims. States and its forces against imminent attack. The White House sent Congress a notification ex- to fraternity and sorority hous- “While the department’s stated “That is incorrect,” Trump said in a statement. plaining the rationale for killing Soleimani, but kept es, along with other scenarios in intent was to secure due process “We live in a hostile world of evolving threats and it classified. Some Democrats were unconvinced which the college exercises “sub- for those accused of sexual mis- the Constitution recognizes that the president must that the threat posed by Soleimani was imminent or stantial control” over the accused conduct, the actual effect of its be able to anticipate our adversaries’ next moves that other alternatives to the killing were pursued student and the “context” where rule will be to erode protections and take swift and decisive action in response. in good faith. After Trump administration officials the alleged misconduct occurred. for students, weaken accountabil- That’s what I did!” briefed lawmakers, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi an- DeVos also clarified for the first ity for schools and make it more The resolution came in the wake of rising conflict nounced a vote on the resolution, calling the killing time that dating violence, stalking difficult for survivors seeking re- between the U.S. and Iran. of Soleimani “provocative and disproportionate.” and domestic violence also must dress,” he said. Friday, May 8, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 13 PAGE 14 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Friday, May 8, 2020 NATION Trump wall paint order will add at least $500M to cost

BY NICK MIROFF to touch during summer months. build a section of new barrier in AND JOSH DAWSEY During a border wall meeting Arizona, an award that is under The Washington Post at the White House last month review by the Department of De- amid the coronavirus pandemic, fense inspector general. WASHINGTON — President the president told senior adviser The Post obtained a copy of Donald Trump is again pushing Jared Kushner and aides to move painting estimates that federal to have his border wall painted forward with the paint job and to contracting officials produced, black, a design change that is pro- seek out cost estimates, according and it shows costs ranging from jected to add at least $500 million to four administration officials $500 million for two coats of in costs, according to government with knowledge of the meeting. acrylic paint to more than $3 bil- contracting estimates obtained “POTUS has changed his mind lion for a premium “powder coat- by The Washington Post. and now wants the fence painted. ing” on the structure, the high The president’s determination We are modifying contracts to end of the options the officials to have the steel bollards coated add,” said one official involved in have identified. in black has fluctuated during Several miles of 30-foot-tall bollards disappear into the foothills of the construction effort who, like The White House has not yet the past several years, and mili- the Jacumba Mountain range at the El Centro 1 project site, near others, spoke on the condition of chosen a grade of paint, but tary commanders and border of- Calexico, Calif, on Jan. 23. anonymity for fear of being fired. Trump has insisted for years that ficials believed as recently as last Trump directed aides to seek the barrier should be black to dis- fall that they had finally talked tenance burden, and they left it Trump has not let go of the idea, input from North Dakota-based courage climbers. He has favored him out of it. They consider the out of the original U.S. Customs insisting that the dark color will Fisher Sand and Gravel, a com- a shade known as “flat black” or black paint unnecessary, costly and Border Protection design enhance its forbidding appear- pany the president favors. Fisher “matte black” because of its heat- and a significant long-term main- specifications. ance and leave the steel too hot has a $400 million contract to absorbent properties. US Census workers to restart Alaska door-to-door canvassing

Associated Press by the outbreak of the COVID-19 distributing census materials to to the national response rate of formation online rather than wait pandemic, KYUK-AM reported. households, the agency said. nearly 43%. for a personal visit. Households BETHEL, Alaska — The U.S. Census Bureau plans to restart its Teams delivering the materi- The bureau expects its field Cook Inlet Housing Author- can also submit information by efforts to reach residents without als have been trained to observe operation to deliver materials to ity Chief Operating Officer Gabe phone, Layman said. a listed physical address. social distancing and will follow 110,000 households in Alaska as Layman, who has assisted the Alaska Counts has warned that The agency was expected to federal health and safety guide- part of the national census con- nonprofit census education cam- the state will not receive a fair renew its door-to-door canvass- lines, the Census Bureau said. ducted every 10 years. paign Alaska Counts, previously share of federal funds and pro- ing Wednesday after hand de- Temporary field staff will also Less than 27% of Alaska house- said that many households in grams allocated using figures livery of census materials that use protective equipment pro- holds had completed the form by remote areas of Alaska were un- compiled by the census if the new began March 15 was postponed vided by the government while the first week of April, compared aware they could file census in- count is not accurate. Friday, May 8, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 15 PAGE 16 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Friday, May 8, 2020 WORLD/NATION Officials: US to investigate claim of Venezuela raid BY JOSHUA GOODMAN Goudreau at the center of a plot Associated Press hatched with a rebellious former Venezuelan army gen eral, Cliver MIAMI — A former Green Alcala, to secretly train dozens Beret who has claimed respon- of Venezuelan military desert- sibility for an ill-fated military ers in secret camps in Colombia incursion into Venezuela is under to carry out a swift operation federal investigation for arms against Maduro. The U.S. has trafficking, according to current offered a $15 million reward for and former U.S. law enforcement information leading to Maduro’s officials. arrest or conviction. He was in- MIRAFLORES PALACE PRESIDENTIAL PRESS OFFICE/AP The investigation into Jordan dicted by the Trump administra- President Nicolas Maduro shows what Venezuelan authorities claim are identification documents of Goudreau is in its initial stages tion in March on narcoterrorist former U.S. special forces and U.S. citizens Airan Berry, right, and Luke Denman, left, during a online and it’s unclear if it will result in charges. press conference in Caracas, Venezuela, on Wednesday. charges, according to a U.S. law The men were being readied enforcement official who spoke for combat at three rudimentary military training and advice, to law from confirming licensing “If we’d have been involved, it on the condition of anonymity to camps in Colombia with the help foreign persons to seek State De- activities. would have gone differently,” he discuss internal deliberations. of Goudreau and his Florida- partment approval. The law enforcement official joked. “As for who bankrolled it, The probe stems from a frenzy based company, Silvercorp USA, Experts agree. said Goudreau’s possible involve- we’re not prepared to share any of contradictory comments Gou- multiple Maduro opponents and “Goudreau’s public comments ment in weapons smuggling stems more information about what we dreau has made since a small aspiring freedom fighters told the alone show he was exporting his from the March 23 seizure by know took place. We’ll unpack cadre of volunteer combatants he AP. But the plot seemed doomed lethal expertise into a foreign police in Colombia of a stockpile that at an appropriate time, we’ll was advising on Sunday launched from the start because it lacked country,” said Sean McFate, a of weapons being transported in share that information if it makes an impossible raid aimed at over- the support of the Trump admin- a truck. Alcala claimed owner- former U.S. Army paratrooper good sense.” throwing Venezuelan President istration and was infiltrated by ship of the cache shortly before Goudreau, a three-time Bronze Nicolas Maduro. Maduro’s vast, Cuban-trained in- who worked as a private military surrendering to face U.S. narcot- Members of the U.S. Congress telligence network, the AP found. contractor and is the author of a ics charges in the same case for Star recipient, has insisted that are also asking the State De- The law enforcement official book, “The New Rules of War,” on which Maduro was indicted. his work providing only strategic partment about its knowledge said Goudreau’s comments sug- the foreign policy implications of Secretary of State Mike Pom- advice to the combatants doesn’t of Goudreau’s plans and raised gests his work on behalf of the privatized warfare. “This is a se- peo on Wednesday reiterated require special licensing. Still, he concerns that he possibly violated volunteer army may have vio- rious violation.” President Donald Trump’s claims acknowledged sending into battle arms trafficking rules. lated laws that require any U.S. Goudreau declined to com- a day earlier that there was no di- two special forces buddies associ- An AP investigation published company supplying weapons or ment Tuesday. The State Depart- rect U.S. government involvement ated with Silvercorp and who are prior to the failed raid places military equipment, as well as ment said it is restricted under in Goudreau’s brazen operation. now in Venezuelan custody. Afghanistan, Iran investigate deaths of 16 Afghan migrants

BY SUSANNAH GEORGE tion Wednesday after reports of the torture returned to Afghanistan. And now as the Atmar launched a separate investiga- The Washington Post and killings emerged this week. The an- Afghan economy has been crippled by the tion by the Afghan government into the nouncement follows criticism from Afghan pandemic, some are trying to return to incident earlier this week, pledging in a ISLAMABAD — Afghanistan and Iran and U.S. officials. The Afghan presidential Iran in search of work. tweet Tuesday, “we will pursue this unfor- have launched a joint investigation into al- spokesman called the reported killings Afghanistan’s acting foreign minister, givable crime with all our country’s diplo- legations that dozens of Afghan migrants “unforgivable crimes.” Mohammad Hanif Atmar, told lawmakers matic means until we achieve justice and who crossed illegally into Iran were tor- The allegations come as coronavirus Wednesday that talks with Iranian officials tured by Iranian border guards and thrown lockdowns in Afghanistan have caused “ended with tension,” according to Afghan righteousness.” Atmar’s post included im- into a river, where at least 16 drowned. unemployment to spike and food prices to media reports. Atmar said that 16 bodies ages from Afghan social media of bodies Afghanistan’s foreign ministry an- soar. As coronavirus spread in Iran ear- had been recovered from the site and that wrapped in cloth loaded into the back of a nounced the launch of the joint investiga- lier this year, more than 200,000 Afghans 18 to 20 people are missing. vehicle. Former Iraqi US eyes deal to free American in Iran spy chief is BY MATTHEW LEE United States, have never been imately Iranian and provide him AND ERIC TUCKER connected. He expressed frustra- with a validated passport until new premier Associated Press tion with recent comments from late February. Iranian officials that there may Once Asgari received the pass- WASHINGTON — U.S. of- be a link between the two and port, DHS made several attempts Associated Press Mustafa al-Kadhimi ficials believe they’re making complained that Iran had been to fly him back to Iran, purchas- progress in efforts to secure the BAGHDAD — Iraq’s former slow to accept Asgari’s return. ing tickets for flights on March Iraq’s sixth premier since 2003 release from Iran of a detained spy chief was sworn in as prime “We’ve been trying to deport 10, March 18, March 23, April and ending five months of a lead- Navy veteran, but they are push- minister by lawmakers early this guy for months,” Cuccinelli 1 and May 1, according to Cuc- Thursday after weeks of tense ership void. ing back on Iranian suggestions told The Associated Press. “There cinelli. Each of those flights was political negotiations as the coun- Al-Kadhimi, who gave up the that a swap is in the works for an has never been any breath of a cancel ed due to the coronavirus try faces a severe economic crisis intelligence post when he became imprisoned Iranian that Ameri- link between the two until they spurred by plummeting oil prices the prime minister-designate, as- can officials have been trying to made it a news story a couple of pandemic, he said. and the coronavirus pandemic. sumes the premiership as Iraq deport since last year. days ago.” Cuccinelli, an immigration The majority of 255 legislators faces unprecedented crises amid Ken Cuccinelli, the acting dep- Cuccinelli said DHS had start- hardliner who has advocated for attending the session approved falling oil revenues that will like- uty Homeland Security secretary, ed to try to deport Asgari on Dec. tougher deportation policies, said the government plan and the ma- ly prompt unpopular austerity said Wednesday that the cases 12 after his acquittal on charges Iran has also been slow-walking jority of Cabinet ministers pro- measures, a rising daily tally of of American detainee Michael of trying to steal sensitive trade the return of 10 other Iranian posed by Mustafa al-Kadhimi, coronavirus cases, and expected White in Iran and Sirous Asgari, secrets. However, he said, Iran prisoners slated for deportation officially inaugurating him as U.S.-Iraq talks. the Iranian imprisoned in the refused to recognize him as legit- from the U.S. Friday, May 8, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 17

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Camera and Content Creation at Playlist smartphone connection cables Live, the tools will be a wel- and a pouch are included with Under come addition for bloggers, the microphone. vloggers or anyone wanting to The last piece of the kit is the create video content with clear Beamo Mini LED light, which audio and adjustable lighting. is the piece of the puzzle many surveillance iStock Joby put it a nice way in a people don’t use, but should. recent press release, saying the The on-the-go, compact and new kit will eliminate any bar- portable (1.5-by-2-by-2 inches) rier to creativity and share one LED light will make you or common theme — the versatil- your subjects look great. It has Software, always-on webcams monitor teleworking employees ity to be situation-proof. 1000 lumens with fi ve steps of The lightweight (19 ounces) dimmable lighting and will last and versatile kit consists of the BY DREW HARWELL ers if workers do or say something suspicious: In a 40 minutes at full power or 100 fl agship Joby GorillaPod with demo of the software shown to The Post, the words minutes at 50 percent before a The Washington Post the GorillaPod Mobile Rig, “job,” “client” and “fi le” were all fl agged, just in USB-C charge is needed. Beamo Mini LED and the Wavo hen the coronavirus shuttered the Kan- case employees were looking elsewhere for work. The rugged Beamo 5100K Mobile microphone. sas headquarters of the High Plains InterGuard’s system can also record all of the light is waterproof up to 30 The fl agship product is a Journal, an agricultural trade paper workers’ emails, instant messages and keystrokes, meters and also has a magnetic tripod, ball and socket design Wfor farmers and ranchers across the and takes pictures of workers’ screens as fre- backing. With the myJOBY app with rubberized grips, designed Midwest, digital marketing director James Luce quently as every fi ve seconds, which managers can (iOS and Android), lighting to stabilize your camera on just decided to replicate the offi ce experience entirely review as they please. “You could literally watch a can be controlled remotely if about any surface or object. It online. movie of what that person did,” said Brad Miller, the camera isn’t within reach sits perfectly on fl at surfaces, Employees were told to create a digital ava- chief executive of the system’s Connecticut-based or if you want it adjusted while or with its bendable legs can tar and spend their workday in a virtual offi ce, parent company, Awareness Technologies. fi lming. snuggle up to a pole and keep replete with chat room cubicles and a gossip-ready Miller said that hundreds of companies a week, When you combine these “water cooler.” They were also instructed to keep perfectly steady. I’ve used pieces in the kit, it’s a complete three times their normal interest, are now asking GorillaPods to hold my original their home webcams and microphones on and at about using the employee surveillance tools. He package, and you’ll save money the ready, so a spontaneous face-to-face chat was iPod in place while fl ying and compared to buying each piece called it “fi nancially irresponsible” for companies to take selfi es in the Caribbean always only a click away. not to keep a close eye on their employees’ daily individually. With little to no Luce believes the software, by the San Francisco and put cameras in remote setup, the kit stabilizes the work and said managers “feel completely entitled locations. tech startup Pragli, is the future of remote work. to know what their workers are doing” if they’re image from the smartphone But not everyone is so smitten. One older employee With the GorillaPod Mobile and adds much better lighting allowed to log in from home. Rig tripod (3.1-by-4.7-by-12.9 who has struggled to adapt — barging clumsily into Alison Green, whose popular “Ask a Manager” and audio compared to that pro- other people’s video conversations or awkwardly inches), you’ll have the same duced by the smartphone. Use blog serves as a workplace advice column and options to keep it fl at, standing lingering in someone’s “room” after a meeting it to get on your next Zoom or sounding board, said she’s heard from a rush or wrap it just about anywhere, adjourned — recently changed her avatar’s face to FaceTime meeting, and you’ll of housebound workers stressed out about their straight up or upside down show it shedding a single tear. be asked why you look so good. bosses’ increasing demands. — with its twistable and grip- “We have no shyness now at this point,” Luce Joby has bigger kits, tripods, Many said they’re already facing incredible ping legs. said. “It’s weirdly brought us a little closer togeth- anxiety over how their job responsibilities will lights and accessories avail- er.” Your smartphone is held in able on their site to work with change, whether their companies will have to lay the GripTight mount, which can In the weeks since social distancing lockdowns just about any smartphone or off workers or cut wages, or even whether their in- be used in portrait and land- abruptly scattered the American workforce, busi- DSLR. dustry will survive. But they are hesitant to speak scape views. To change views, nesses across the country have scrambled to fi nd Online: Joby.com; $199.95 up about the constant monitoring, for fear that any just loosen a screw, change the ways to keep their employees in line, packing their criticism could lead them to join the more than 26 angle and hand tighten it shut. social calendars and tracking their productivity to million Americans who have fi led for unemploy- The GripTight mount at- ensure they’re telling the truth about working from ment aid since mid-March. taches to the tripod with the home. “It’s really demoralizing to feel like you’ve done GorillaPod ball head. Thousands of companies now use monitoring good work for a company, maybe for years, and Two GorillaPod arms, software to record employees’ Web browsing and have a solid, reliable track record, and they’re two cold shoe active work hours, dispatching the kinds of tools treating you as if you’re going to spend your day mounts and built for corporate offi ces into workers’ phones, drinking beer and watching YouTube,” Green said. a GoPro computers and homes. But they have also sought “People don’t work well under that kind of scrutiny, mount are to watch over the workers themselves, mandating even in the best of times.” included always-on webcam rules, scheduling thrice-daily A digital-marketing worker in Tennessee, who with the check-ins and inundating workers with not-so- spoke on the condition of anonymity so as not to be GorillaPod optional company happy hours, game nights and punished by her boss, said the aggressive amount Mobile Rig for lunchtime chats. of check-ins — via emails, calls, text messages adding or tak- Company leaders say the systems are built to and Zoom video calls — has left her team feeling ing accessories boost productivity and make the quiet isolation of “incredibly stressed out.” on or off instantly. remote work more chipper, connected and fun. But “They’re just checking in constantly. Every For capturing crisp, some workers said all of this new corporate surveil- meeting is, ‘What are you working on, exactly?’ ” clear audio, the kit in- lance has further blurred the lines between their she said. “I worked all weekend and woke up to an cludes the Wavo portable work and personal lives, amping up their stress and email this morning asking for everything I did last on-camera microphone, exhaustion at a time when few feel they don’t have week.” which attaches with a the standing to push back. This new wave of digitally mandated corporate cold shoe mount. It’s Several companies allow managers to regularly camaraderie is quickly burning some workers out, capture images of workers’ screens and list em- said Green, who has heard from dozens of employ- ployees by who is actively working and their hours ees feeling socially fatigued and unable to say no, worked over the previous seven days. lest they be painted as an outcast. One respondent One system, InterGuard, can be installed in a told her they were overwhelmed with Slack social- hidden way on workers’ computers and creates a support channels, Zoom call “fun” challenges and minute-by-minute timeline of every app and web- chain emails about quarantine tips and recipes, The GorillaPod Mobile site they view, categorizing each as “productive” writing, “I have more meetings now than I ever Vlogging Kit is lightweight at or “unproductive” and ranking workers by their had in the offi ce, and this is while also juggling a 19 ounces. “productivity score.” The system alerts manag- full workload.” JOBY/TNS Friday, May 8, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 19 WEEKEND: MUSIC

“Mama Said,” The Shirelles (1961) Two minutes of pure pop/doo-wop/R&B perfection, dished up by one of the greatest “girl groups” of all time. “Don’t Forget to Remember Me,” Carrie Underwood (2006) A vivid portrait of that moment when a son or daughter leaves home. “Mama Tried,” Merle Haggard (1968) Ties with Johnny Cash’s “Folsom Prison Blues” as the best prison song ever. But this one offers a tenderness that the Cash classic can’t touch. And that has everything to do with “Mama.” “Mother,” Kacey Musgraves (2018) This might be the fi nest 1 minute, 18-second piano bal- lad tribute ever written about a parent. “One Heartbeat at a Time,” Steven Curtis Chapman (2007) An intensely satisfying and uplifting tribute to moms who “are changing the world one little heartbeat at a time.” “Mama Said,” Metallica (1996) Mighty Metallica pushes pause on the metal long enough for James Hetfi eld to deliver a heavy country- rock ballad written about his mother, who died of cancer when he was a teen. “I’ll Always Love My Mama,” the Intruders (1973) Here’s a true Mother’s Day classic, courtesy of these Heartfelt Mother’s Day playlist Philly soul champs and the legendary songwriting team of Gamble and Huff. features Elvis, Tupac and more “Mama Said Knock You Out,” LL Cool J (1991) Here’s a little trivia for you: It was actually LL Cool J’s grandma, not his mama, who told the rapper to “knock iStock you out.” “When the Crazy Kicks In,” Francesca Battistelli (2014) A fun country-pop number about a busy mom “pushed and pulled by a thousand expectations” who knows exactly what she needs to do in order to “be ready when the crazy kicks in.” “Mama, I’m Coming Home,” Ozzy Osbourne (1991) A pioneer in both the heavy metal and hard rock genres, Osbourne sure knows his way around a power bal- lad. “Take Your Mama,” Scissor Sisters (2004) You simply won’t fi nd a more fun song on this list than this glam- BY JIM HARRINGTON of purple roses in the video.) dance-pop nugget. The Mercury News “Your Mother Should Know,” the “The Mother,” Brandi Beatles (1967) Carlile (2018) other’s Day will always make me think of the Paul McCartney further shows his vast Remarkably intimate color purple. versatility with this charming vaudeville/ and revealing, the lyrics No, not “The Color Purple” — the excellent music hall number that sounds wonderfully feel like they come straight MAlice Walker book or the Steven out of place with what was going on in music at from the pages of a diary. Spielberg-directed fi lm that followed. No upper- the time. “Hey Mama,” Kanye West case letters needed for this reference. I’m sim- “The Best Day,” Taylor Swift (2008) (2005) ply talking about plain old purple itself, Swift pays tribute to her mother with possibly the most West One of the key early tracks that led which was my mom’s favorite color. touching lyrics of her career: “I don’t know why all so many to believe, rightfully so, that Thus, I’d usually buy her some- the trees change in the fall / But I know you’re not Ye is nothing short of genius. thing purple each Mother’s scared of anything at all / Don’t know if Snow “Mama Told Me Not to Come,” Three Dog Night Day. It might be a purple White’s house is near or far away / But I know (1970) sweater, a purple scarf, I had the best day with you today.” Some might prefer the earlier Eric Burdon version or a dozen purple roses or “Mama’s He’s Crazy,” the Judds (2004) the later Tom Jones recording, but the defi nitive take something as simple as The country music genre is rich with belongs to Three Dog Night. a purple Mother’s Day great songs about mama, including this “Mama Don’t Forget to Pray for Me,” Diamond Rio card that said “I love memorable number that became the fi rst (1991) you.” What the gift was No. 1 for the amazing mother-daugh- The country group delivers an achingly didn’t seem to be as im- ter act. gorgeous plea from a son who’s strayed portant to her as who it “Dear Mama,” Tupac too far from home. was coming from — and Shakur (1995) “From Small Things (Big that I had put in enough The legendary rapper Things One Day Come),” thought and effort to fi nd delivers a remarkably Bruce Springsteen (2003) something in her favorite tender, candid and, more This fun rocker was color. than anything else, grate- recorded during “The It’s been too long since I ful look back at his mother. River” sessions (1979), had the occasion to buy a special “Hand That Rocks the but wouldn’t actually see purple gift, given that my awesome Cradle,” Glen Campbell and the light of day until much Steve Wariner (1987) later — kicking off the mom, Marguerite Harrington, died in Swift 2012. But I’m sending this Mother’s This country classic suggests that bonus disc to 2003’s “The Day playlist up to her. I tried to stick “there ought to be a hall of fame for Essential Bruce Springs- with the purple theme and include a Prince tune, but I mamas, creation’s most unique and teen” set. couldn’t fi nd one that really worked for the occasion. So, precious pearls.” And that sounds like a “In My Daughter’s Eyes,” instead, I decided to kick it off with my mom’s all-time marvelous idea to me. Martina McBride (2003) favorite artist. “Mother,” Pink Floyd (1979) The song is nothing short of Besides that personal touch, this playlist is just a col- This selection is a bit unorthodox, but breathtaking. Don’t be surprised lection of some of the all-time best tunes about moms. So, it’s also quite tender, touching and features a to fi nd a tear or two in your eyes by crank it up and have a happy Mother’s Day. guitar solo for the ages. Plus, I rarely pass up the the time this all-time-great vocalist “Mama Liked the Roses,” Elvis Presley (1970) chance to include Floyd in a playlist. Musgraves hits the chorus for the second time. Presley was a proud mommy’s boy (just like me), and “Coat of Many Colors,” Dolly Parton (1971) “That’s All Right,” Elvis Presley (1954) he wears that on his sleeve on this gorgeous tune penned Parton reportedly has called this her favorite song We’ll close in the same fashion that by Johnny Christopher, who also co-wrote the breathtak- she’s ever written. And if that report is indeed true, then I we opened — with the kid from Tupelo, Miss. My mom ing “Always on My Mind.” (Bonus points for the inclusion can only add that Parton has excellent taste in music. would certainly approve. PAGE 20 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Friday, May 8, 2020 WEEKEND: MUSIC

Williams gets fiercely political, REVIEW Lucinda Williams Black Train,” a song about depres- sion, and “Wakin’ Up,” which channels anger into new album Good Souls Better Angels touches on domestic violence. (Highway 20/Thirty Tigers) Even then, it’s the band that BY JENN PELLY Lucinda Williams has come up elevates an ordinary hook — “I’m waking up from a bad dream” — to Los Angeles Times with an album for our times — at least if you’re as angry as she is. something more. t was only one week before our collective quarantine “Good Souls Better Angels” The mellower cuts are more constructive. On “When the Way that Lucinda Williams’ new house in Nashville had is anything but subtle. Williams takes on “fools and thieves and Gets Dark,” the band matches All Eyes Media part of its roof blown off by a tornado. Trees and fences clowns and hypocrites” — and the unsettled mood of Williams’ were uprooted; the power went out. “The tornado and Lucinda Williams is a master that’s just on one song, “Bad News languid, encouraging vocals. On then the plague,” she tells me over the phone. “It’s lyricist, but the Americana Blues.” “Good Souls,” a gorgeous prayer icon is anything but subtle of a song, Williams recaptures the almost biblical.” Oh, and she gets after the devil, I on her 14th album, “Good too. And President Donald Trump, Velvet Underground-infl uenced In life as in song, Williams, 67, is an expert storyteller: It’s Souls Better Angels.” in “Man Without a Soul.” magic she harnessed a few years not hard to imagine the mess of our current reality cast as That song’s hook isn’t especially ago with her cover of J.J. Cale’s a blues-rock rave-up on her 14th album, “Good Souls Better clever, and the politics aren’t for “Magnolia.” Superlatives can be tricky with Angels.” She has been releasing records since 1979 — spooling everybody. The starring role, though, goes to Williams’ spectac- new music. Sometimes you have Southern-gothic narratives over the blend of rock and country ular band. Guitarist Stuart Mathis, to let it sink in a little, see how it now known as Americana — but she’s never sounded so fi ercely bassist David Sutton and drummer holds up over time. You might be political, and the timing couldn’t be more appropriate. Butch Norton jam out as Williams left to wonder later what every- “They just keep f— up more and more,” Williams says of the repeatedly shouts, “It’s coming body was so mad about. down.” Comparisons are risky, but The bet here, though, is that Wil- Trump administration’s handling of the COVID-19 pandemic, a the playing evokes Neil Young of liams and her band have captured sentiment echoed in her new songs like “Bad News Blues” and “Like a Hurricane” vintage. the spirit of the moment. Not ev- “Man Without a Soul.” “I don’t think anybody has seen anything It’s fi ery, righteous and emphat- eryone will see things as she does, like this in their lifetime. . . . And you’ve got to say something.” ic, like the soundtrack to someone but no one will miss the point. leaving a murder scene. — Scott Stroud CONTINUED ON PAGE 21 Williams is less blunt on “Big Associated Press Friday, May 8, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 21 WEEKEND: MUSIC REVIEWS

FROM PAGE 20 and Bob Dylan albums, just to remind myself, ‘OK, Waxahatchee don’t get disheartened.’ I listened to two of my mu- “Good Souls Better Angels” is unsparing as Saint Cloud (Merge) Williams and her band storm through blown-out sical heroes and said to myself, ‘Well, not all their psychedelia and raw garage rock. “You’re a man songs have bridges either.’ ” Katie Crutchfi eld left Phila- bought and sold. . . You bring nothing good to this It wasn’t until the English indie label Rough delphia, got sober, and made world,” Williams seethes on “Man Without a Soul,” Trade came across her demo and released her 1988 her best record. although she’s quick to note that we shouldn’t limit self-titled record that she caught a break. “It took Crutchfi eld takes her stage this indictment to the president — “it could be a European punk label to get me, which tells you a name from a creek that runs lot,” she says. about [Senate Majority Leader] Mitch McConnell near where she and her twin Williams learned early to protect her vision from too.” sister, Allison, grew up in overbearing men. When she recorded “Happy “I always wanted to be able to write really good Birmingham, Ala. She had a Woman Blues” for Folkways in 1980, she chose to topical songs like ‘Masters of War’ or ‘A Hard productive half-decade living Rain’s Gonna Fall’,” she said, invoking two Bob omit drums. The engineer went in without asking and overdubbed drums atop much of the record. in West Philly, where the two of Dylan protest classics. “And it’s hard. I fi nd it much them relocated from Brooklyn, easier to write an unrequited love song than to “That was my fi rst major experience in the studio working with . . . you know, it was always guys,” she N.Y., in 2013. vernacular, using Lucinda Wil- write about what’s wrong with the system and how After the 2017 breakup liams’ “Car Wheels on a Gravel we’re getting screwed.” says. “At the time, I thought: ‘Really? You con- trolled me to that extent?’ ” album “Out in the Storm,” Road” as a touchstone. But speaking truth to power with blistering can- Crutchfi eld moved back to Crutchfi eld and producer dor only adds to Williams’ relevance. She’s decades Though Williams’ music never quite reached the era-defi ning appeal of “Car Wheels on a Gravel Alabama, then to Kansas City, Brad Cook make her music removed from her late ’90s commercial peak — her where she now lives with song- come alive in songs that score 1998 masterpiece “Car Wheels on a Gravel Road” Road” again, that record and the stability that followed signaled a shift in her confi dence. In the writer Kevin Morby. direct hits rather than skirt the was one of the most celebrated albums of its era That geographical shift is edges. On “Fire,” she sings, — but Williams’ deep songbook continues to reach past decade, since the launch of her own Highway 20 label, her records have grown more daring, and crucial to the emotionally “I’m wiser and slower and new generations. “Good Souls Better Angels” is her best in years. direct “Saint Cloud,” which attuned.” She’s unhurried and “There’s still no one like her,” said singer-song- She recorded with her longtime backing trio, makes Crutchfi eld’s more self-possessed throughout, writer Katie Crutchfi eld, 31, who makes music as Buick 6, as well as engineer and co-producer Ray diffuse previous work seem without simplifying the strug- Waxahatchee. While recording her recent album, Kennedy, with whom she last worked during “Car guarded by comparison. gle. “I’m at war with myself,” “Saint Cloud,” she had a photo of Williams hanging Wheels.” On the new album, she car- she sings in “War.” “It’s got in the studio. Amid the new album’s political righteousness, its Williams’ story is one of resilience in the face ries forth with a clear head, nothing to do with you.” highlight is “Big Black Train,” a quavering refl ec- of a music industry that has never fully under- facing hard truths. Musically, — Dan DeLuca tion on tidal depressions and how they can sweep stood her. Her voice — an elixir of blues, country, she connects to a Southern The Philadelphia Inquirer you away. “I don’t wanna be no special rider,” Wil- folk and honey — aches with a kind of cracked liams croons. “I don’t wanna get on board.” incandescence, with empathy. But it’s Williams’ Maddie & Tae Williams has herself struggled with anxiety and songwriting — and the sheer magnitude of feeling depression. “Sometimes I wonder what it’s like to The Way It Feels she can conjure in a single phrase of restlessness, not feel that way: What does complete happiness (Mercury Nashville) yearning, loss or betrayal — on which her legacy feel like?” she said. “I think it’s hard to be in this stands. Maddie Marlow and Taylor world without experiencing some kind of depres- Dye, who record under the This year marks the 40th anniversary of Wil- sion.” liams’ fi rst album of original material, the arrest- name Maddie & Tae, are more “Big Black Train” is one of a number of new than collaborators. In the liner ing Folkways collection “Happy Woman Blues.” songs on which Williams shares a writing credit For many, though, it was Williams’ 1988 critical notes of their new album, each with her husband and manager, Tom Overby. calls the other her “soul sister.” breakout, and fi rst masterpiece, “Lucinda Wil- Music history is fi lled with songs about trains. Wil- As great as their friendship is, liams,” that marked her true arrival, as she traded liams questioned what might be left to say. “It basi- we are the real benefi ciaries. traditional blues for ripping barroom rock. That cally says the opposite of what all the other train Their second full-length record contained “Passionate Kisses,” one of her songs say, which is, ‘I’m gonna get on that train,’ signature songs, about wanting not only kisses where the train represents freedom,” she says. “It album, the 15-track “The Way but also “pens that won’t run out of ink and cool takes that and turns it on its head.” She says she It Feels,” is funny in parts, Country Song,” but “The Way quiet and time to think.” “Passionate Kisses” won cried while recording it. touching in others and fi lled It Feels” shows off plenty of Williams her fi rst Grammy when Mary Chapin Williams knows that some of her new songs with glorious songwriting and sides to this refreshing, excit- Carpenter covered it in 1992. It is also her most du- might alienate certain listeners. But she felt a vis- harmonies. It is fi rst-class ing pair. It often resembles a rable feminist anthem — “Give me what I deserve country-pop and an absolute ceral need to express them. The scorcher “Wakin’ greatest hits package — and in cause it’s my right!” — in a catalog with many of delight, from the broad, bear- Up” chronicles the domestic abuse she experienced some ways it is. Several songs them. during a yearlong relationship (before she met hug celebration of America in For Williams, a deep attunement with her own “Everywhere I’m Goin’ ” to the have previously been released Overby, whom she married in 2009). The man was as part of a pair of EPs in 2019. emotions has come from a lifetime of introspection. a recovering addict who relapsed after moving in intimate couple song “Trying For anyone unfamiliar with the Born in Lake Charles, La., she and her family lived with Williams. And he could be violent. on Rings.” in 12 towns in the American South, Mexico and While Williams has sung of toxic relationships Maddie & Tae made splash a duo, this is a treat. Chile before she turned 18. Williams’ father was before, like on the foreboding “Car Wheels” ballad few years ago with the conven- — Mark Kennedy the poet Miller Williams, whose advice to “never “Greeneville,” she calls “Wakin’ Up” the “farthest tion-skewering hoot “Girl In a Associated Press censor yourself” in writing guided her. Her mother, out” she’s gone. In harrowing detail, Williams Lucille, was a frustrated pianist who struggled recalls the night everything came to a head, when The Strokes throughout Williams’ life with severe mental ill- she escaped: “He pulled the kitchen chair out from ness, which found her in and out of therapy and under me / He pulled my hair / And then he pissed The New Abnormal (RCA/Cult) hospitals. It was a highly analytical upbringing. on me / Next thing I swear / He wants to kiss on On their fi rst album in seven “My mother was brilliant and always talked about me.” years, The Strokes seem to Sigmund Freud and books like ‘I’m OK — You’re “All the stuff I say in that song really happened,” have known they’d be returning OK’,” Williams said, but still, she added, “I had to she says. “You gotta get that . . . out of your system, at a crazy time. “We are trying learn how to survive emotionally.” otherwise it makes you sick — it turns into a dis- hard to get your attention,” Her father also was a professor at the University ease.” After the experience, “I now totally under- singer Julian Casablancas sings of Arkansas — his mentor was none other than stand the battered women’s syndrome,” she says. Flannery O’Connor — and at age 12, Williams on the fi rst song, “The Adults “You just kind of numb yourself.” Are Talking.” heard Dylan’s “Highway 61 Revisited” when a Releasing an album during a global pandemic student brought it over to the house. Dylan’s com- Nine songs later, the band has was never her plan, but Williams is adjusting. She defi nitely gotten our attention. bination of folk, rock and poetry changed her. “I has spent most of the four years since 2016’s “The “The New Abnormal” is decided I wanted to do that,” Williams said. “I set Ghosts of Highway 20” on the road, and now, in a superb slice of indie rock, the bar pretty high for myself.” lieu of concerts — her soonest shows are scheduled Speaking of the ’80s, “Bad varied, exciting and complex, The politics of “Good Souls Better Angels” are for mid-July —she’s fi lmed a number of live sets Decisions” repurposes Billy also, she says, “in my blood.” Her father’s side of at home. She has also recently been working on a with elements of glam, straight- Idol’s “Dancing with Myself” the family were extremely progressive Southern- memoir with writer Sam Stephenson. down-the-line rock and dreamy — he even gets a credit — and ers. Williams’ paternal grandfather was a union or- Williams and Overby moved to their house in pop. Produced by Rick Rubin, warped slices of synth propel ganizer, civil rights activist, socialist democrat and Nashville from L.A. in February. They have been the album comes 19 years after “Why Are Sundays So Depress- Methodist minister who ultimately left the church. staying home, ordering delivery, catching up on the band’s seminal debut “Is ing.” Williams spent her 20s and early 30s living Netfl ix. Like anyone, she’s mostly stressed by the This It” and is, in many ways, a The last song — “Ode to the among Austin, Texas; Houston; New York; and uncertainty of the moment. She’s found it a bit diffi - fulfi llment of that early poten- Mets” — is weighty, both pon- Los Angeles, busking, waiting tables, working at cult to focus. And she’s trying to stay off Facebook. tial. It’s dynamite stuff. derous and soaring, shapeshift- a record store, all while honing her craft. But the Quarantine will, of course, present a huge ob- “Brooklyn Bridge to Cho- ing through various styles — a music industry eluded her. She did not have many stacle for any artist with a record to promote. But rus” is upbeat and poppy in a band looking back uneasily. obvious peers. (Later, heroes like Chrissie Hynde Williams’ music has persevered through decades of way only The Strokes can do “Gone now are the old times / and Elvis Costello would become friends.) Williams systemic marginalization. Lockdown and time are — riding on the swells of ’80s Forgotten, time to hold on the remembers an Elektra label rep telling her that the not tempering her. New Wave (even asking of ’80s railing.” problem with her songs — future highlights like “I remember my dad saying that in the world bands, “where did they go?”) If we’re all going down “Changed the Locks” and “Pineola” — was that of poetry, you don’t really get respect as a writer but also commenting on the with the ship, let this be the they “didn’t have bridges.” until you’re in your 60s at least. Age is irrelevant song structure. “Can we switch soundtrack. “We got done with the meeting, and I went back in that world,” Williams said. “My art is going to into the chorus right now?” And — Mark Kennedy to my little apartment and got out my Neil Young continue.” they do. Associated Press PAGE 22 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Friday, May 8, 2020 WEEKEND: VIDEO GAMES

Indie games for Nintendo Switch to play while you’re stuck at home

BY TEDDY AMENABAR The Washington Post D-Pad Studio Matt Makes Games n this period of social distancing, many of us have found more time to play video Owlboy Towerfall games. Maybe you recently purchased a A captivating adventure with a story that rivals any top- Stuck at home with family? This game is the Super Smash Nintendo Switch for just this reason, or dollar title, Owlboy is a coming-of-age story that follows Bros. of indie titles. maybe you’ve already had your console Otus, a young mute struggling to meet the expectations of Towerfall pits players against one another in close-quar- forI years. Regardless, there’s more to the Switch adulthood. ters arena combat. It’s the perfect game for avid gamers and than just Mario or Animal Crossing’s anthropo- The game takes Otus on a journey to protect his village amateurs to pick up and play together. morphic tanuki. There are countless games on from an army of sky pirates. At the start, Otus is a bumbling The title is from Matt Makes Games, the same developer the Nintendo Store created as passion projects by pupil, but he quickly becomes embroiled in a larger fi ght behind the platform adventure Celeste, and the controls independent developers — indies for short. — one with an impressive story that builds out the lore of the require just a few buttons, making it easy to learn for big Below is a list of some great indie titles to con- game’s world. groups. sider playing over the coming weeks. As the title suggests, Otus can fl y. You’re able to fl y right Players fi ght using a simple bow and arrow in a death- out of the gate, which is an incredibly freeing mechanic to match format. Similar to Pac-Man, the arenas often have introduce so early on. You don’t need to worry about falling entrances and exits that send you to the opposite side of Dead Cells to your death, like you would in a standard platform title. In- the screen, making for quick ways to fl ank your opponent. stead, Owlboy raises the diffi culty by applying limits on your There are dozens of unique arenas, for countless hours of In Dead Cells, a ruthless Castlevania-like game mobility throughout the game. It’s a refreshing way to make “friendly” competition. Besides the main arena play, there’s that’s perfect for a dedicated game night, you’re levels more complicated as you play. a cooperative story mode and a series of time trials to hone a lump of cells that fi nds refuge in a prisoner’s Otus upgrades his abilities through his friends. He can your skills. corpse. Using this reanimated body, you set out to carry anyone using his talons, co-opting their abilities to It’s important to stress: Towerfall is a multiplayer game. escape the dungeon as well as the bleak island you solve puzzles and defeat their enemies. One ally has a shot- You should probably look elsewhere if you want an indie fi nd yourself on. gun blast for short-range destruction, while another has a game with an engrossing single-player experience. Plus, a If you die while trying to escape, you start over. simple point-and-shoot machine gun. There are no checkpoints or saving graces; you big downside for Towerfall is that it only supports local mul- The game took nearly a decade for D-Pad Studio to devel- tiplayer, with no options for online play. lose everything. Dead Cells encourages, almost op, and the fi nal product is a beautiful love letter to pixel art. requires, players to start over time and again until Towerfall is currently $19.99 on the Nintendo Store. The Every cave, terrain and sprite is meticulously detailed. Then main story will take four hours to beat, but the game really they begin to master the mechanics and breeze there’s the soundtrack tying the entire package together. The through levels. shines during the endless rounds of multiplayer. levels against the sky pirates have some of the best tracks, You need to master the controls, remember how with a pulsing, spy-thriller intensity that sucks you into the different enemies attack and counter effectively action. as you move through the game’s areas. Once the Owlboy will take around 10 hours to beat the main story. game starts to click, the fun comes from pulling off deft maneuvers despite the mutated opponents It’s on sale at the Nintendo Store for $14.99. breathing down your neck. Every time you run through a level, the game is a bit different. The enemies are randomly popu- lated across the map, so, even though you may get comfortable with the controls, you still have to stay on your toes. To aid you, Dead Cells includes a range of weapons to match your play style, includ- ing traps, melee and ranged weapons. You can buy Dead Cells for $24.99 on the Nin- tendo Store. The game will take around 13 hours to beat the main story, but there’s an expansion pack, The Bad Seed. Nintendo Good Job! Miss the offi ce? Press 1 to join this conference call. Sidebar Games Good Job! is a game about the son of a chief executive who lands his fi rst job at the family company. No nepotism here, Golf Story folks. Your character, a stickman right off a traffi c sign, is as- A role-playing game that happens to be a great surrogate signed a series of menial human resources and IT tasks, for watching the Masters, Golf Story isn’t a golf simulator; like fi xing the Wi-Fi router. Exactly how you reconnect the it’s an RPG that revolves around golf. router is entirely your choice. You’re the boss’ kid. Rules You play a golfer who’s returning to the sport he grew need not apply. You can snake the cord through offi ces and to love as a kid. Besides that, there’s not too much else hallways or send a printer through some drywall to make for to the story. The fun comes from playing golf and all the a truly “open” fl oor plan. minigames that are sandwiched in between each round. The puzzle game has the same chaotic energy people grew There are eight courses in the game; each one is its own to love with Untitled Goose Game, which released in the small town with eccentric characters milling about for you fall and quickly became a meme for all the ways you could to talk to, challenge and compete against. Winning earns you wreak havoc on a small town. The possibilities are not as experience and cash to upgrade your clubs, just as defeating endless in Good Job! I never found myself blown away by all an enemy earns you loot in some fantasy RPGs. the possible levers you could pull, but you fi nd solutions to The greens you play on can get a bit wacky — moles can simple tasks by applying some fun and destructive physics. steal your ball; some holes resemble putt-putt more than the In the game, you work your way up the corporate ladder PGA Tour. Golf Story is for the player who loved Mario Golf, completing missions on every fl oor of the building. Every not the purist. task is timed, and every item you break is accounted for once It’s not a perfect game; it can get repetitive at times. Still, you’ve fi nished a task. The faster you get the job done, the there are ways to break up the monotony: Try some Frisbee better — encouraging players to think creatively and crack golf on certain courses, for example. At a moment when tra- some eggs in the process. And Good Job! comes with a co-op ditional sports are off the air, the game is a great alternative. mode, so you can maximize the chaos you spread across the Golf Story packs in up to 20 hours of gameplay, making cubicles. it one of the longest games on the list. You can fi nd it on the The game takes six to eight hours to beat, depending on Motion Twin Nintendo Store for $7.49, at the moment. how fast you play, and is on the Nintendo Store for $19.99. Friday, May 8, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 23 WEEKEND: QUICK TRIPS Europe ON THE QT DIRECTIONS The paths adjacent to the Bacchigione and Retrone rivers are in Vicenza’s old town. The graveled path by the Bacchiglione is next to the Via Nazario Sauro near the Antonio Fogaz- zaro nursery school at Via Nazario Sauro, 10. The bike path next to the Retrone is on Viale Antonio Giuriolo, a main thoroughfare. TIMES Always open, perhaps inad- visable late at night. COSTS Free — Nancy Montgomery

Walking a dog is one of the few acceptable reasons to be outdoors in northern Italy during the coronavirus lockdown. Walking on a graveled path next to one of Vicenza’s little rivers provides a bit of nature.

PHOTOS BY NANCY MONTGOMERY Stars and Stripes Simple pleasures River walk in Vicenza a welcome diversion

BY NANCY MONTGOMERY along the Bacchiglione River, Stars and Stripes a mud-colored waterway most Americans would consider a here do you go when canal at best, although it is 73 there’s nowhere to miles long and fl ows into the Gulf go? People living of Venice. It’s never looked pret- Win northern Italy, tier than during lockdown. normally spoiled for great desti- The narrow, graveled path nations, have been dealing with ends at some steps up to a bridge. The Bacchiglione River runs through Vicenza, on to Padova and empties in the Gulf of Venice. that question for two months. You and your dog cross and The region locked down in head back the same way you early March to slow the spread of came, this time on an asphalt the coronavirus, closing almost walking and bike lane next to the everything and banning nearly Retrone River. This river looks all travel beyond 200 meters pretty much like the Bacchi- from home. glione, except it for some reason My only passport out of the attracts more wildlife. There house was what for some had previously been just another are ducks and coots to watch. On chore: taking the dog out. special days, a heron sitting on Downtown Vicenza, where I the bank will take graceful fl ight. live, is known for its Renaissance Some sort of mustelids — per- architecture, not as a nature haps weasels — paddle about, park. But near my apartment is a and little salamanders scurry off walking path fl anked by a canopy at our approach. of trees, a variety of grasses and And in one portion especially two small rivers. beloved by the dog, there are My dog has always loved it. often tennis balls from the now- During lockdown, I’ve appreci- closed tennis club in the under- ated it as much as him. growth. It’s a 20-minute walk, past the Simple pleasures are the best, now-closed elementary school, especially during lockdown. with palatial houses hidden by [email protected] The Retrone River bike lane is The banks of the Retrone River in downtown Vicenza offer pretty fences and shrubbery. It runs Twitter:@montgomerynance popular with dog walkers. vistas that in nonquarantine times invite artists and photographers. PAGE 24 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Friday, May 8, 2020 WEEKEND: TRAVEL A future uncertain Recovery expected to be slow for battered tourism industry

BY DEE-ANN DURBIN John Sprouls, the resort’s chief Associated Press administrative offi cer, at a recent virtual event for tourism offi - ix months ago, the global cials. tourism industry was cel- Wynn Resorts CEO Matt ebrating a record year for Maddox said his company may Stravel. Now, it’s decimated sanitize dice between users, put and facing a recovery that could fewer seats at blackjack tables take years. and idle slot machines between Tourism Economics, a data players at its casinos in Las and consulting fi rm, predicts Vegas, Boston and Macau. global travel demand won’t re- Gary Thulander, managing LEE JIN-MAN/AP sume its normal pace until 2023. director of Chatham Bars Inn, When tourists do fi nally a 106-year-old resort on Cape Women wearing masks as a precaution against the new coronavirus walk April 23 at the Gyeongbok return, they will face a changed Cod, said the resort is planning Palace in Seoul, South Korea. landscape that incorporates many changes when it reopens social distancing and other mea- this summer, including checking Alexandre de Juniac, CEO of sures to calm residual fears over in guests via cellphones, letting the International Air Transport COVID-19, the disease that has them opt out of room service Association, the leading airline so far killed more than 258,000 and lengthening dining hours so trade group, said carriers need to people worldwide and infected fewer guests will be eating at the fi ll at least 70% of seats to break millions more. same time. even on most fl ights. If they’re “It takes time to shake fear The road to recovery will be required to block or remove from the hearts of people, not long and hard for the tourism many seats, they will either stop to mention the economy,” said industry. The United Nations fl ying or raise prices 50%, he Mahmoud Hadhoud, founder of World Tourism Organization said. Egypt Knight Tours, who doesn’t predicts global tourist arrivals That will delay recovery for expect foreign tourists to start — or visits from tourists who places like Israel, which sees trickling back into Egypt until come to their destinations and almost all of its tourists arrive September. stay at least one night — will fall by air. Diklah Cohen Sheinfeld, Last week, Hilton, Marri- 30% this year from the record chief of staff of the Israeli Tour- ott and Airbnb all announced 1.5 billion in 2019. Airlines have ism Ministry’s director general’s enhanced cleaning procedures grounded nearly two-thirds of offi ce, said the tourism industry worldwide to ease travelers’ their planes as passengers van- — which employs 250,000 Israe- minds. In Egypt, Hadhoud is ish. Cruise ships are docked; lis — was the fi rst to be impacted removing cruises and hot air some won’t sail again until and will likely be the last to balloon rides from his packages November. recover. HAU DINH/AP and replacing them with tours Millions of people who de- “There are no tourists and no of Egypt’s vast western deserts, pend on tourism are laid off or A motorcyclist drives past a poster reminding people to guard their entry to the country for tourists. health against the new coronavirus April 14 in Hanoi, Vietnam. where travelers can keep their furloughed. In the U.S. alone, The gates are totally closed,” she distance from one another. an estimated 8 million tourism- said. At Universal Studios in Or- related workers are jobless right has been in quantity but not in ing remotely in a tiny town in her In some places, governments quality,” Fuentes said. He hopes native New Zealand. Airports lando, Fla., multiple teams are now, or about one-third of total are stepping in to help the sec- working on scenarios, including U.S. unemployment, said Roger tourism there picks back up by near her are closed, so she’s tor. Serge Cachan, president of mid-August. not sure when she’ll get back to putting more space between Dow, the president and CEO of the Astotel hotel chain in Paris, riders on roller coasters, said the U.S. Travel Association. But not everyone is comfort- New York, where she works in closed his 17 properties in able with reopening. Marco publishing. March and expects to lose 70% Michielli, who owns the 67-room Barnes said she needs some of his business this year. But the San Marco Hotel in Bibione, a peace of mind — a COVID-19 French government will help the beach resort east of Venice, Italy, vaccine, or testing to make sure chain get through it, he said. The said many hoteliers worry their she isn’t a carrier — before she government is paying around businesses will be ruined if the resumes her travels. 80% of furloughed hotel workers’ virus spreads on their properties. “I don’t think my desire to salaries. Some would rather reopen next travel and explore other places Many destinations anticipate year than serve guests this sum- is worth my risking the health of travelers’ behavior will change mer with desk staff and bartend- people in those places,” Barnes in the virus’s wake. Pornthip ers wearing masks. said. Hirunkate, vice president of “If we have rules approved by Others remain optimistic. the Association of Thai Travel the ministry, some hotel owners Dedy Sulistiyanto, the owner of Agents, thinks more people will would be convinced to start to a tour and adventure provider come in small groups or seek open. But if the hotel must look in Bali, Indonesia, has been personalized tours. like a COVID ward, many will promoting his business on social Ander Fuentes, who works as refuse to open to guests,” he said. media while it’s closed. He a tour guide in Spain’s Granada Others say they need reas- has received so many positive province, thinks travelers will surance from science — not just responses that he thinks tour- shift away from crowded beaches tourist sites — before they travel. ism will resume quickly when to the quieter interior mountains. Ema Barnes visited a dozen restrictions are lifted. Most of “It could be an opportunity countries last year, including his clients are domestic tourists JOHN LOCHER/AP to develop a new kind of tour- Serbia, Vietnam and Chile. This from Indonesia. A sign advises people to practice social distancing to slow the ism, which is going to be good year, she had planned trips to “There are so many people out spread of the coronavirus at the “Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas for Spain, because in the last Jordan and South Korea. there very eager to do traveling,” Nevada” sign amid a shutdown of casinos along the Las Vegas Strip. 10 years, the tourism boom But right now, Barnes is work- Sulistiyanto said. Friday, May 8, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 25 WEEKEND: FOOD & DINING Europe Thinking outside the takeout box Necessity leads to innovation for some Kaiserslautern-area restaurants

BY KARIN ZEITVOGEL Stars and Stripes KNOW & GO estaurants have been par- ticularly hard hit by German Der Fleischerimbiss government restrictions aimed Address: Am Woogmorgen 5, 67292 Rat curbing the spread of the Kirchheimbolanden, Tel: +49 (0)173 coronavirus. Eateries’ business models 5601700 often involve having as many people as Directions: Take the A63 toward possible sitting at tables in a restricted Frankfurt from Kaiserslautern and space, enjoying a meal with friends or get off at exit 11. Left at the bot- business partners. But that hasn’t hap- tom of the exit ramp, left at the fi rst pened since late March, when the govern- roundabout, right at the next one, ment told them they had to stop serving and you’ll see a car wash place on the dine-in meals. left. The snack bar is right there. Some restaurants have fi led for bank- Hours: Mondays to Fridays from 10 ruptcy protection, some have shut up shop a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturdays 10 a.m. to 3 and asked customers to buy gift cards p.m. Thursday is schnitzel day. to use post-virus and yet others have Menu: Not much for vegetarians. switched to an entirely takeout and deliv- Owner Mario Ludwig is a butcher ery operation, but say customer numbers and makes all of his wurst himself. are down. An exceptional few, meanwhile, Most wursts are 3 euros, and fries are thinking outside the takeout box for PHOTOS BY KARIN ZEITVOGEL/Stars and Stripes are 2.30 euros. Nonalcoholic bever- ways of getting food to customers. A customer picks up a slice of cake she ordered from the new online shop at Cafe ages including coffee are available. How to make wurst better? Susann in Kaiserslautern, Germany. Cafe Susann Deliver it by toy train Address: Osterstrasse 7, 67655 No. Would I go back now that I know how Kaiserslautern. Tel. +49 (0)631 Mario Ludwig was drawing a blank good homemade bratwurst can be? Yes, 84286771 when he fi rst started thinking of how he especially if the trains are still there. Directions: Just off Eisenbahnstras- could get wurst and other meals to cus- They might not be for long, though. Cus- se but in Kaiserslautern’s pedestrian tomers at Der Fleischerimbiss in Kirch- tomer numbers are down by about half zone. heimbolanden while maintaining social because of the virus, Ludwig said, and Menu: Orders can be placed online distancing rules. None of his ideas were unless the restrictions on restaurants are at cafesusann.de/en/shop from 8 affordable or viable. “And then I went into relaxed soon and more people come in to a.m. to 10 p.m for pickup the next my son’s room and saw his train, and I the snack bar, he’s thinking about closing day between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. from thought, ‘We could start with something down until the pandemic is over. Even if like that,’ ” Ludwig said. Tuesday to Saturday. Lunches can he does stay open, the trains are only like- also be ordered a day ahead and On the day in late April that I made ly to be a fi xture while social distancing the 15-minute drive from Kaiserslaut- picked up the following day. You is in force. After that, Ludwig’s 3-year-old can also show up at the cafe and get ern to Der Fleischerimbiss, there were will probably want his toys back. two large-gauge model trains on raised whatever they happen to have. Lunch platforms in the snack bar. Customers Cakes are the stars at photo changes daily and costs around 8.50 wearing face masks and standing well euros. Cakes and cookies start at 2 back from one another used a microphone shoots at Kaiserslautern cafe euros. Coffee and non-coffee drinks to order, placed their money on the fl atcar Before the coronavirus, Cafe Susann are also available. behind the train on the left, and watched in Kaiserslautern’s pedestrian zone was A mixed berry sundae from Palazzo Palazzo Sandro as it chugged roughly 10 feet up a track to- often full of people lingering over lattes Sandro in Kaiserslautern, Germany, is one of dozens of cold treats that the ice Address: Marktstrasse 37, 67655 ward a plexiglass barrier — another layer and tasting tortes. But customer numbers Kaiserslautern. Tel: +49 (0)631 of virus protection. There, a staff member dropped sharply even before the govern- cream shop delivers to addresses up to 3.75 miles away. 75000942 took the payment and sent change back ment ordered restaurants to serve only In the heart of Kaiserslautern’s by train to the customer, while another takeout food, so the cafe’s owner, Maike pedestrian zone. prepared the order. Susann Gemba, decided to shut the busi- they’d placed online the day before. Pick- Hours: The shop is open Monday to One man had a frikadelle, Germany’s ness down completely for a week to brain- up is between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. the day Saturday from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m., and version of the hamburger. A woman had storm ways to survive the pandemic. after you order. You can also just show up Sunday and holidays from noon to 10 several plastic containers fi lled with at the cafe on Osterstrasse and see what’s “Everyone is in a very diffi cult fi nancial p.m. — longer if the weather’s nice. schnitzel, which she said she was going available, or grab a coffee, which doesn’t situation,” Gemba said. “But instead of Orders for delivery can be placed to heat up for Grandpa that evening. I require pre-ordering. protesting against politics and the virus, daily from 12:45 p.m. until 9:45 p.m. ordered a bratwurst for 3 euros, which we need to try new things and show that daily at ichwilleis.de or via telephone. arrived within minutes on the train on Isolation is better with ice we can be creative and fi nd different ways Delivery charges vary. the right, which had a tray affi xed to its to get food to our customers.” cream, and this place delivers fl atcar. All three establishments offer cater- A web designer helped create an online Palazzo Sandro in downtown Kaiser- Ludwig makes the sausages himself ing services. shop where customers — including many slautern has a service that’s perfect for and my bratwurst was juicy, with casing — Karin Zeitvogel members of the Kaiserslautern military these coronavirus times, when many that almost melted in the mouth. Service community — can place orders for pickup might be hankering for ice cream while was ultra-quick, too, even factoring in the or peruse a gallery of the cafe’s cakes. hunkering down: they deliver ice cream. train trip. “Every morning, we do a cake photo You have to live just under 4 miles of the The estimated time of arrival of the But would I have gone to a snack bar 15 shoot and post the pictures,” Gemba said. ice cream maker’s shop on Marktstrasse small motorcycle with a cooler equipped miles away if there were no model trains? “This is a forward-looking project. After to use the service, which they’ve offered with a very large ice pack will be posted corona, you’ll still be able to order cakes for years. There’s no charge for delivery, on the website when you order. For me, it from the website and see these pictures.” but the minimum order is 12 euros, which said 40 minutes, so I just walked the fi ve As of late April, there were more than a would get you three kids’ sundaes or two minutes to the shop and picked up my dozen pictures of cakes including classic frozen yogurts or ice creams with booze. order — a frozen yogurt with amaretto German eggnog cake — sadly, out of stock Options include milkshakes, scoops, and liqueur and cookies. when I ordered — to carrot cake, Wein- ice cream and fro-yo without alcohol. Outside, signs showed in increments of strassetorte, classic cheesecake and more. Palazzo Sandro guarantees that what’s 1.5 meters — Germany’s mandated social The cheesecake I ordered was excel- delivered to your home or offi ce will be distance — how much longer I had to wait lent. The cappuccino I got to go with it “exactly like the ice cream you’d get in the before tucking into my treat. It was the was small, especially if you’re used to shop,” Kaiserslautern manager Vilimira only time that social distancing reminders Starbucks sizes, but surprisingly good, Velkova said. Orders are placed on the have made me smile, and knowing there given that I generally don’t like the way ichwilleis.de (“I want ice cream”) web- was ice cream at the end of the line made A woman takes plastic containers fi lled Germans roast their coffee. site — worth a visit to gawk at the frozen obeying the key coronavirus restriction with schnitzel from the delivery train A line of people, all wearing face masks creations — or by phone. There’s also an more bearable. April 30 at Der Fleischerimbiss in and standing a safe distance from each ichwilleis app, but I was unable to access [email protected] Kirchheimbolanden in Germany. other, waited outside to pick up orders it. Twitter: @StripesZeit PAGE 26 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Friday, May 8, 2020 WEEKEND: TRAVEL Europe Commemorate VE Day by keeping these sites in mind

ictory in Europe Day, often Auschwitz-Birkenau Concentration shortened to VE Day or V-E Camp in Oswiecim, Poland: Some 45 Day, celebrates the Allies’ ac- miles west of Krakow lies the site of a Vceptance of the unconditional vast Nazi death camp. Originally con- surrender of Nazi Germany’s armed ceived as a detention center for political forces on May 8, 1945. The 75th anniver- prisoners, it gradually evolved into a sary commemorations of this key date in network of camps in which the Jewish history were to include a display by the people and other perceived enemies of Red Arrows and a Battle of Britain me- the state were used as slave labor and morial fl ight above Buckingham Palace exterminated in gas chambers. Dur- in London and the laying of a wreath at ing the time in which the camp was in the tomb of the Unknown Soldier at the Karen Bradbury operation, from May 20, 1940, until its Arc de Triomphe in Paris by President liberation by Soviet troops on January Emmanuel Macron. The biggest Victory for 5,317 Americans, about two thirds of 27, 1945, it is estimated that more than Parade of all time was to have taken whom were airmen of the U.S. Army Air one million people perished there. Forces. The Lorraine American Cem- place in Moscow’s Red Square on May A visit to Auschwitz-Birkenau Memo- iStock 9. But measures to prevent the spread of etery and Memorial in St. Avold, France, rial, symbol of terror, genocide and the COVID-19 have canceled public celebra- contains the largest number of graves Holocaust, is free of charge. Entry tick- Dozens of American military cemeteries tions and given us other reasons to con- of U.S. military dead of World War II in ets should be obtained in advance, and and memorials are scattered throughout sider why cooperation between nations is Europe: 10,489 souls rest there. Online: groups are required to hire the services Europe. The cemetery of Meuse- as timely now as it ever was. abmc.gov of a guide. Due to the gut-wrenchingly Argonne, east of the French village of Europe is awash in sites that keep Anne Frank House in Amsterdam: On explicit nature of some of the exhibits, it Romagne-sous-Montfaucon northwest the horrors and sacrifi ces of World War July 6, 1942, Anne Frank and her fam- is not recommended for children under of Verdun, is the fi nal resting place of II fi rmly within the public conscious- ily, along with the Van Pels family and 14. Online: auschwitz.org 14,246 Americans. ness. In no way does this list pretend to Fritz Pfeffer, went into hiding in a secret Bastogne War Museum in Bastogne, be comprehensive: at the least, may it annex of a building at Prinsengracht Belgium: From Dec. 16, 1944, until Jan. bomb raids and plotted their next moves serve as a reminder of the importance 263. Anne’s father, Otto Frank, had run 25, 1945, the Allies held off the Nazi at- is open daily to visitors. Online: iwm.org. of including places that will foster quiet his business from this address. The of- tempt to push through to Antwerp in the uk/visits/churchill-war-rooms contemplation into one’s European travel fi ce staff knew about their hiding place, heavily forested, hilly Ardennes region D-Day Landing Beaches of Nor- plans whenever possible. and helped the eight people sheltering of Belgium. The Allied’s front line took mandy, France: D-Day, recognized as American Battle Monuments Com- there by supplying them with food and on the look of a massive bulge; hence the the largest amphibious invasion in the mission Cemeteries and Memorials: The news from the outside world. During name. history of warfare, was staged on June 6, ABMC operates and maintains 26 per- this time, Anne kept a diary in which she The Bastogne War Museum covers the 1944. In what was code-named Opera- manent American military cemeteries confi ded her hopes and dreams for the key events of WWII, the ordeals of the tion Overlord, the Allies used more than and 30 federal memorials, monuments future, concern for her family and the combatants, and what life was like for 5,000 watercraft to land more than and markers scattered across 17 foreign hardships and everyday annoyances of the civilian population during this fateful 150,000 troops on fi ve beaches along countries including Belgium, France, life in such close quarters, seldom losing time. The nearby Mardasson Memorial the coast of Normandy in France. Early Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands and her inherent optimism. On Aug. 4, 1944, is a tangible sign of Belgium’s unwaver- in the morning, Allied airborne forces the United Kingdom. These meticulously the group’s hiding place was betrayed to ing gratitude to the U.S. forces killed and parachuted into drop zones across north- maintained properties commemorate the Gestapo, and those who had shel- wounded during the battle estimated to ern France, and ground troops landed the service and sacrifi ce of Americans tered there were deported to concentra- have claimed about 19,000 American across fi ve assault beaches — Utah, who served in both World War I and tion camps. Anne perished of typhus at lives. On the second weekend of Decem- Omaha, Gold, Juno and Sword. By the World War II. All these places are sacred the Bergen-Belsen camp in February ber each year, Nuts Weekend recalls the end of the day, the Allies had established and worth a visit in their own right. The 1945. Anne’s father was the only mem- start of the battle with wreath-laying a foothold along the coast and could Ardennes American Cemetery and Me- ber of the group to survive. ceremonies, parades of military vehicles begin their advance into France. While morial just southwest of Liege, Belgium, The Anne Frank House Museum and thousands of costumed re-enactors. the operation did not bring an immedi- is unique among ABMC cemeteries in recalls their time spent in the annex Online: bastognewarmuseum.be ate end to the war in Europe, it did begin that it served as the central identifi cation through photographs, original objects Churchill War Rooms in London: the process through which victory was point for the entire European Theater of belonging to those in hiding, The Imperial War Museum is made up eventually achieved. An estimated 2,000 Operations from the last days of the war Anne’s original diary and other of fi ve properties shedding light on the American troops lost their lives storm- until 1960. This is the fi nal resting place items. A multimedia space sends confl icts in which British or Common- ing the beaches, with thousands more visitors on a virtual journey wealth forces have been involved since wounded and missing in action. through the premises, bolstered 1914. The museums aim to foster the A trip to WWII sites in Normandy by background info about WWII. study and understanding of the history should be concentrated on the roughly Entry to The Anne Frank House of modern war and the wartime experi- 50 miles of Atlantic coast between Utah typically sells out months ence. The Cabinet War Rooms are found Beach in the west to Sword Beach in the in advance, so book entry in the underground complex that housed east. Itinerary essentials would include tickets well ahead. Online: a British government command center the WWII Normandy American Cem- annefrank.org throughout World War II, while the etery and Memorial, the fi nal resting Churchill Museum explores the life of place for nearly 10,000 Americans, at its namesake, British statesman Winston Omaha Beach; the Utah Beach Landing Churchill. The group of basement offi ces Museum; the Airborne Museum, and in Whitehall that served as the center the Dead Man’s Corner Museum at Utah of Britain’s war effort housed a military Beach; and Ste-Mere Eglise, a village information hub based around a map liberated by American paratroopers. room. The place in which the prime min- Online: tinyurl.com/z57xe78 ister and his war cabinet sheltered from CONTINUED ON PAGE 27

The Kehlsteinhaus, also known as Hitler’s Eagle’s Nest, is a Third Reich-era cabin on top of the summit of the Kehlstein, near Berchtesgaden, Germany. iStock Friday, May 8, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 27 WEEKEND: TRAVEL Europe

FROM PAGE 26 The Eagle’s Nest in Berchtes- gaden, Germany: The “Eagle’s Nest,” or Kehlsteinhaus, perches high atop the Kehlstein Moun- tain at an elevation of 6,017 feet in Obersalzberg in the Alps. This gift to Adolf Hitler on the occa- sion of his 50th birthday in 1939 was a present from his inner circle. Hitler made 14 offi cial visits to the place, although he wasn’t fond of it. In addition to his fear of heights and dislike of the thin mountain air, he worried about the safety of the elevator and lightning strikes. The ex- travagant locale, built with slave labor, was just the tip of a vast The Churchill War Rooms in London are a draw for tourists. compound that served as Hitler’s second seat of government. Many Europe. Across 15 stations, the implementation of the Final of the decisions leading up to fi ve overriding themes are ad- Solution to the Jewish question. World War II were made there. dressed, including the National Plans called for Jews in German- A typical visit to the area in- Socialist takeover, the institu- occupied Europe to be deported cludes a visit to the Obersalzberg tions of terror, persecution and to Poland and murdered there. complex and the Documentation extermination within the Reich, The Wannsee House, site of Center, the remains of the bun- the SS in the occupied territories, the conference, is now a Ho- ker system, and the Eagle’s Nest and the war’s end and postwar locaust memorial. Next to a itself, which is reached by shuttle period. Documentation is offered pretty lake used by Berliners bus. Due to snows at its high in both German and English, for recreation, visitors can gain elevation, the Eagle’s Nest gener- and audio guides are available. insight into the planning of the ally opens in May and remains Online: topographie.de/en/topog- Holocaust through original docu- accessible until the end of Octo- raphy-of-terror ments including Third Reich ber. Online: kehlsteinhaus.de Villa Am Grossen, Wannsee, propaganda such as posters and Nuremberg Trials Memorial Germany: On Jan. 20, 1942, leafl ets, audiovisual presenta- in Nuremberg, Germany: In the senior government offi cials of tions about the history of Jewish courtroom of the Nuremberg Nazi Germany Schutzstaffel persecution, photos and books Palace of Justice, leaders of the (SS) leaders met in the Berlin about the Jewish ghettos and in- Nazi regime were brought before suburb of Wannsee. The purpose formation on the logistics of the an International Military Tribu- of the Wannsee Conference was deportation and extermination iStock photos nal to answer for their crimes. to ensure the co-operation of of Jews of Europe. A copy of the The trials that took place there administrative leaders of various actual meeting minutes is also on The Anne Frank House in Amsterdam is a very popular tourist between Nov. 20, 1945, and Oct. governmental departments in display here. Online: ghwk.de/en destination — it’s best to book tickets months in advance. 1, 1946, have had an enormous infl uence on the development of international criminal law up to the present day. Following the Trial of Major War Criminals, 12 additional trials were held. These proceedings stretched from Dec. 1946 to April 1949 and differed from the fi rst trial in that they were conducted before U.S. mili- tary tribunals. Courtroom 600 remains a working courtroom, and if no trials are scheduled there, it is open to visitors. The information and documenta- tion center is located on the top fl oor of the courthouse. Online: tinyurl.com/yb8kqtjf Oradour-sur-Glane, France: On June 10, 1944, just a few days after the Allied landings in Nor- mandy, German troops entered this village in central France and rounded up its residents. Its men were massacred in cattle sheds by machine gun fi re while women and children were locked in a church that was set on fi re. A total of 642 civilians lost their lives to this senseless and brutal act. After the war’s end, Charles De Gaulle decided the village of Oradour should be rebuilt next to where the town once stood, and the burnt-out remains of the old village should be preserved as a memorial to the atrocities of war and a warning to future genera- tions. A simple sign above the entrance to the skeletal remains of the village exhorts visitors to “Souviens-Toi” — “Remember.” Online: oradour.org Topography of Terror in Ber- lin: On the grounds where the headquarters of the Gestapo and the SS once stood, original docu- ments, photos and 3D graphics paint a gruesome picture of the location’s history and the crimes the Nazis committed all over PAGE 28 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Friday, May 8, 2020 WEEKEND: TRAVEL Carrying on with business unusual Care and feeding of animals at Disney’s (closed) Animal Kingdom

BY DEWAYNE BEVIL Orlando Sentinel t can be fun to daydream about animals tak- ing over Disney’s Animal Kingdom theme park while it’s closed. Maybe lions would venture off Itheir rock at the Kilimanjaro Safaris attraction for a new sunny spot or the bats would go crazy or the elephants would take a dip near the “Rivers of Light” amphitheater. Or maybe they’d make a break for it over to Epcot. You know, just a bunch of mam- mals, blowing off steam in the coronavirus era. Of course, that’s pure fantasy land. Instead, Mark Penning, Disney Parks’ vice president for animals, science and environment, fi lled me in on the current reality, which has some Disney employees still on duty to take care of all the animals on Walt Disney World property, which includes not only the Animal Kingdom crew but also creatures at Epcot (The Liv- ing Seas) and at Fort Wilderness. “I feel very confi dent right now that our animals are all in a great place,” says Penning, who has been with the company since 2012. We chatted about baby zebras, the animals’ air- conditioned bedrooms, an unusual Earth Day 2020, the physical beauty of a theme park that’s (temporar- ily) closed and his educated guess about which DAK JOE BURBANK, ORLANDO SENTINEL/TNS residents might be missing park guests. Gino, the patriarch of the western lowland gorilla troop, is enjoying the solitude while Animal Kingdom is Here’s what Penning, in his own words, had to say. closed, said Mark Penning, Disney Parks’ vice president for animals, science and environment. On disrupting the routine We provide enrichment for them to keep gorillas quite enjoy a little more peace and we have incredibly talented veterinarians them thinking and doing different things. quiet. ... Whereas the family really enjoy, I that are really smart and animal-care “Animals are kind of like people in the They’re doing well at the moment, but think, having people around because they staff that follow CDC guidelines — face sense that they like routine; they like to we’re really looking forward to opening fi nd it entertaining. masks and that kind of thing — to protect know what’s coming. And you know, the the park up and sharing.” “We’ve got this young-ish gorilla, Lilly. animals and to protect our staff too. We surprises are not something that they, Lilly’s just the funniest character. She will also are in regular contact with the ex- you know, really want to have too often. On making contact take a banana leaf or something like that perts. You know, there are some folks out So, the park is defi nitely different right “There are some animals, like in our or a piece of enrichment, wrap it around there that specialize in this kind of thing, now. ... We study their behavior. It’s not Affection Section, that love contact with herself and then roll down the hill towards whether they are virologists, epidemiolo- just a matter of throwing food out and, people, so they’re standing around say- the window where the guests are watch- gists, pathologists. We’re in contact with you know, animals are going to be fi ne. ing, “Why am I not getting petted today?” ing. And the guests fi nd it hysterically them as well because we want to evolve We study them really carefully. We’ve got So people are going through and talking funny, and she loves the fact that what she our thinking as the latest science comes amazing scientists that understand what and scratching and just making contact did made everybody react, so she’ll go and out, so it’s a learning time for all of us, but the animals are trying to tell us and how because that’s what they love.” do it again. I think she’s probably look- we’re following the guidelines to the letter they’re behaving. ing up and saying ‘This is a little boring. and being really careful. ... I’m in contact “We’re trying to keep the same rou- On the gorillas’ reactions Where’s my audience?’ ” with the folks from the Bronx Zoo (where tines, you know, same times that we feed. “I think it’s fair to say the four bachelor tigers tested positive for coronavirus) On sleeping habits ... and at the moment we’re feeling very “To a very large extent, our animals comfortable with our animals.” have got an air-conditioned bedroom that they’re able to retire to when they choose. On the baby zebras “A lot of what we do is trying to give “The two of them, of course, as young- our animals choices and make them feel sters are just frolicking all over the place, that they’re in control of their environ- bouncing around like pogo sticks on the ment, because that just makes them more savanna and doing great. But, of course, comfortable, more settled. They thrive this is their normal. The savannas are that way. empty; there are not a lot of trucks coming “At Animal Kingdom at nighttime, through, and so we’re going to have to ac- when the last safari has gone through, climate them again. ... We do send trucks most of those animals head to the barns through every day as people are checking because they really want to spend the on them, putting up feed and whatever, night in their bedrooms. but we’ll certainly be careful about accli- “Whereas at Animal Kingdom Lodge, mating them again as we open up.” animals prefer to stay out at nighttime and then during the day, they’ll actually On the park in bloom come in. ... We want the animals to come “It looks magnifi cent. It’s just beauti- in the backstage areas for a short time ful at the moment because there is no every day. And the reason for that is, is we horticulture team trimming away at the want to be able to be up close and see that vegetation. The vegetation is really full each one is healthy.” and lush and beautiful at the moment. The park is fi lled out; there are blossoms WALT DISNEY CO. On animals and COVID-19 everywhere. It’s full colors and gorgeous. Mark Penning, Disney Parks’ vice president for animals, science and environment, “I think our strategy can be summa- It’s just such a beautiful place for us to be comes face to face with a porcupette recently born at Disney’s Animal Kingdom. rized very simply as we’ve got great staff, right now.” Friday, May 8, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 29 WEEKEND: TRAVEL & FOOD Have cup, iStock will travel 8 coffees you can make at home that will leave you feeling like an intrepid explorer

BY NATALIE B. COMPTON The Washington Post s the world turns to edible enter- tainment during social distancing, a number of food and drink trends Ahave virally emerged. One of the major ones (next to an explosion in bread- making) has been dalgona coffee, a whipped beverage whose internet takeover began with YouTube videos out of South Korea. It’s frothy and fun to drink — and oddly calming to watch. But dalgona isn’t the only distinctive global coffee you can concoct at home right now. Here are eight traditional varieties to try. Italy: Ristretto requires a huge amount of precision. You’ll need a shot literature — from the French Revolution to Hemingway, of espresso (Stone’s pick is Bluestone Lane’s Maverick cafes were used as places to create ideas, write, gather To drink coffee like an Italian, you’re going to need espresso blend), two shots of steamed milk and an 8- and plot,” emailed Berta Canovas, the associate director enough espresso to support a morning-to-evening caf- ounce ceramic cup to do it right. of marketing at Royal Champagne Hotel & Spa, in Cham- feine routine. Start early with a biscotti or a croissant and pagne, France. jam, paired with a hit of ristretto. Singapore: Kopi Until we can fl y to Paris and take a seat at a cafe’s “Ristretto is traditionally a short shot of espresso You can’t feast at a Singapore hawker center during the sidewalk table, we can satisfy our French-cafe cravings coffee made with the normal amount of ground coffee pandemic, but you can embrace kopitiam (or coffee shop) at home with un cafe, a cup of espresso. Or, for the Royal but extracted with about half the amount of water in the culture at home if you have some butter and a little time. Champagne treatment, use a French press. same amount of time by using a fi ner grind,” Il Salviatino “To enhance their fl avor, [Robusta] beans are roasted “We always serve room service with a French press,” executive chef Silvia Grossi explained to The Post, in an in a wok with butter or lard and sugar until they turn said Canovas. “Our guests wouldn’t have it otherwise.” email from Fiesole, Italy. Grossi said it’s best to use Arabica or Robusta coffee deep brown,” Rachel Loh, a regional director for the The best time to sip yours? 4 p.m., in accordance with blends to capture the Italian essence. And you’ll want to Singapore Tourism Board, explained over email. “This France’s “Le gouter” tradition, alongside a small dessert. keep things simple when it comes to add-ons. caramelizes the beans and gives them a unique aroma.” Guatemala: Guatemalan coffee “Generally, when we talk about espresso, the few varia- After their buttering, the beans are ground and tions or ingredients added in very small quantities are: strained through a sock fi lter. Finally, the coffee is mixed You may already drink coffee from Guatemala today. milk foam, a drop of liquor (usually anise or grappa), and with sweet condensed milk or evaporated milk, or served But do you drink it like a Guatemalan? the coffee served in a cup with hazelnut cream,” Grossi straight. “People in Guatemala traditionally drink black coffee said. For the full Singaporean experience, you’ll need a with a splash of milk and some sugar,” Marcela Jongezo- snack, too. on, chef of Casa Palopo in Lake Atitlan, Guatemala, said Vietnam: Iced coffee “Most Singaporeans enjoy sipping their kopi while in an email. “Guatemalan coffee is amazing, so it does not With the arrival of warmer weather, you may fi nd your- snacking on some kaya toast — a local breakfast staple need much more to make it great.” self craving iced coffee. A perfect solution? Vietnam’s of charcoal-grilled or toasted bread with a slice of butter The key to getting the most out of Guatemalan coffee most popular coffee drink: iced coffee with sweetened and kaya spread (a traditional jam made from coconut is making sure your beans are fresh and that you grind condensed milk. (Ca phe sua da) and eggs),” said Loh. “More often that not, it is also ac- them yourself. (Jongezoon’s favorites are from the Guate- To attempt an authentic recreation of your own, Sahra companied by two savory soft-boiled eggs with runny malan cities of Huehuetenango and Antigua.) Nguyen, a Vietnamese-American fi lmmaker and founder yolks and a dash of dark soya sauce.” “I would recommend you buy whole-grain coffee and of Nguyen Coffee Supply, recommends using 100 percent either grind it at home or take it to a local supermarket to Peaberry Robusta coffee beans, which deliver nearly Miami: Cuban espresso do it for you,” said Jongezoon. “Make sure you read the twice the caffeine content of Arabica beans. Nguyen In Miami, a coffee break is as much about socializing label in detail to check for freshness and shelf life.” Coffee Supply makes things easy by selling a Vietnamese as it is a midday energy boost. coffee kit online, complete with a stainless-steel, single- “It’s a moment to chit-chat and have coffee. It’s a little Bali: Kopi serving phin fi lter and either whole or ground beans, pick-me-up in the afternoon,” said Adrian Gonzalez, the Time seems to slow down in Bali, whether you’re grown in Da Lat, Vietnam. owner of David’s Cafe Cafecito in Miami Beach. listening to the sound of waves crashing in Uluwatu or Once you’re stocked with the right supplies (Nguyen The routine for customers at Gonzalez’s 42-year-old to traditional gamelan music in the jungle. And locals says an electric kettle and a good coffee grinder will de- cafe, he said, is to grab Cuban espresso from the shop’s and visitors alike can take in the calming splendor of the liver the freshest coffee experience), mix your drink and walk-up window, then divide it up among friends while Indonesian island over a cup of Kopi Bali. call your friends. they swap stories from their day. “The secret to great Balinese coffee comes during the “Saying ‘di uong ca phe,’ which translates to ‘let’s get Miami’s offi cial cafecito time is 3:05 p.m., in honor of roasting process, and everyone has different recipes,” coffee,’ is the most common invitation to hang out in vil- its 305 area code, so replicate the experience by taking a Mark Swinton, general manager of the resort Capella lages and cities alike,” Nguyen said in an email interview. video-chat coffee break with friends then. Go the extra Ubud, Bali, said in an email. “The tradition is in general mile by enjoying your coffee with guava, cheese or meat 1 kilo of coffee plus .5 kilo of rice added together, then Australia: Flat white pastelitos (a traditional Cuban pastry) on the side. roasted.” If you’re missing traveling in Australia (or New Zea- After the mixture’s roasting is complete, grind it into a land), make yourself a fl at white. France: French press powder, add a tablespoon of coffee mix and a tablespoon “[The fl at white is] one of our great Australian innova- If you’ve ever traveled to France, you almost certainly of sugar to a glass of hot water, and stir. To alter the in- tions, along with a lamington and TimTam,” Andy Stone, set aside time to sit at a cafe for coffee. French cafes date tensity, vary the amount of rice, or roast the mixture for the vice president of marketing at Australian-inspired back centuries, and are as essential to a trip to the coun- different lengths of time. coffee company Bluestone Lane, said in an email. try as seeing the Louvre or eating a baguette. Pull it off properly, and for a moment, it’ll almost (just Stone says that an authentic Australian fl at white “French cafes have a distinct place in history and almost) be as if you’re really there. PAGE 30 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Friday, May 8, 2020 WEEKEND: LIFESTYLE

DREAMSTIME/TNS Connection can happen no matter what stage your relationship is in, whether married, newly dating, long distance, and everything else in between. Locked down, but not locked out of love Relationship experts suggest ways couples can grow in intimacy during the pandemic

BY CHRISTEN A. JOHNSON Connection can happen no matter what like Bingo or shared puzzles, Spira sug- kets, and start rearranging those couches Chicago Tribune stage your relationship is in, whether gested. She also suggested binge-watching to create an indoor fort. Place a few extra married, newly dating, long distance, and shows together on streaming services, blankets on the ground for cushioning eing locked in the house to- everything else in between. Since physi- like the Netfl ix Party extension on Google purposes. Grab a few board games and gether means couples have to cal connection isn’t an option for some Chrome. favorite snacks or pop in a movie to watch fi nd creative, intentional ways couples at the moment, the focus should from your new little temporary abode. to spend quality time with one be on deepening your emotional intimacy. If you’re currently far away Indoor camping. Very similar to fort another. Whether it’s a game Julie Spira, a cyber dating expert, tells Engage the wanderlust. “Full-out building, but here you already have the Bnight, movie night or something more couples in long-distance relationships to plan a trip you’d want to do together,” equipment. Set that tent up in the living romantic, nurturing your relationship “always end your calls and chats by say- Herzog said. Talk about what you’re room or basement and microwave some and cultivating meaningful connection, ing, ‘I love you.’ “It can’t be said enough, excited about, go through all the details s’mores! Later, go skinny-dipping together especially in the midst of a world crisis, is especially when you’re feeling isolated and make an itinerary — just don’t book in a warm bubble bath. critical. and lonely,” Spira said. the tickets yet, she said. “This will give Club quarantine. Every so often, Michelle Herzog, a licensed marriage Below are a few date night ideas and re- you and your partner something to look musicians and DJs will take to Instagram and family therapist and certifi ed sex lationship tips — tailored to your relation- forward to when this is over.” Live and give tens of thousands of people therapist at The Center for Mindful Living ship situation — if you’re feeling stumped Reminisce. “Go through old photos hours of free music. During your favorite in Chicago, says spending intentional time on ways to connect during the quarantine. artist’s next set — a popular one has been with your signifi cant other is important of yourselves together on a video call and recount memories of good times,” Herzog DJ DNice’s recurring sets, which he actu- for your relationship’s health. If you’ve been together ally dubbed “Club Quarantine” — turn the “It’s especially important right now be- said. “Take this opportunity to increase six months or less emotional intimacy while you can’t be lights down low, put the speaker up high cause we can go throughout the day with- and even pop a few bottles to get that real out connecting,” Herzog said. “It’s also a Sightsee. “I love the idea of travel- physically together.” nightclub feel. time where people are really grieving a lot ing around the world without a passport,” Make a meal. Pick a recipe online, of losses. If you have a partner available to Spira said. “There are thousands of muse- and make a meal together if you are in If you want to be outside, same time zone, Herzog suggested. you, it’s such a good time to say, ‘Can you ums with virtual tours, and you can take though social distancing just sit with me,’ or ‘Can we talk?’ and re- turns in selecting what city or country If you live together ally just be in this moment and be present you’d like to visit.” Backyard picnic. Synchronize your with each other — that’s how connection Dine separately. “If your date night Cash out. The banks are still open. work-from-home calendars to have lunch builds and sustains itself.” includes cocktails and dinner, send a food Actually walk in and speak with a teller at the same time. Pack a small meal to If you’re going to prioritize a date night delivery to each other so you can dine (with your mask on, of course), and with- take to eat outside together, whether at a at home, all the distractions have to be put from the same menu,” Spira said. “Don’t draw the approximate cash you’d spend nearby picnic table or in your own back- away, Herzog said, like no TV or phones. forget to light some candles and dress as if on a regular date night — but get it in all yard. Herzog also emphasized putting in effort. you were on a date.” ones. Create a sexy setup at home, dig out Get active. “If you enjoy bike riding “Dates are not going to just happen, Plan future dates. Make a list of all an old Halloween costume, and give your and the weather permits, there are bike they have to be planned,” she said. “It’s dates and places to visit together once the partner the stack of $1 bills to throw at trails that you and your partner can ride important that couples take turns and re- home order is over, Herzog said. “Talk you or pin on you whilst you derobe. You on, as long as you’re wearing masks,” ally put the effort in: set the mood, order about the dates and places that excite now have an in-house strip club. Spira said. “If you prefer cardio, take a the food, get the game, sign up for the you and that you want to get to and show Fort Fridays. It’s as simple as it run with your partner. If you’ve decided class, whatever it is. Put the effort into each other. This helps to get to know each sounds — until you actually try to keep to pick up carryout from a local restau- that just like you would outside of your other.” the thing from caving in, but that’s a part rant, take a walk together to pick up your house.” Keep it light. Play fun games online, of the fun! Grab some chairs and old blan- order.” Friday, May 8, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 31 WEEKEND: LIFESTYLE Tempo slows for wedding singers COVID-19 has left many in the industry without gigs indefi nitely

BY AUGUST BROWN bat mitzvahs and private parties Los Angeles Times across L.A., don’t play globally broadcast all-star fundraisers ntil a few weeks ago, but have been decimated just if you got married the same. Their livelihoods may in L.A. and hired a come back eventually, but the mariachi band, there loss of reliable gigs at the peak of was a good chance wedding season has been sudden Uthat Susie Garcia’s family played and staggering. you down the aisle. Attendees don’t just lose a The singer and bandleader show. They lose the backing has fronted her own group, the music to the most important days renowned all-female Mariachi of their lives. Las Colibri, for a decade and has The wedding industry isn’t the seen generations of Mexican- fi rst place most look to see the American Angelenos through fallout of COVID-19 on the music birthdays, baptisms, weddings business. But it’s a huge sector and funerals. Her husband, Pepe that’s a clandestine livelihood for Martinez Jr., leads his own band, many studio and touring acts. Mariachi Angeles, inspired by Compared to the fi nancial his father, the founder of legend- gamble and myriad uncertain- DANIA MAXWELL, LOS ANGLES TIMES/TNS ary group Mariachi Vargas de ties of touring original material, Tecalitlan. playing Motown classics in a Susie Garcia poses for a portrait April 26 in the Rowland Heights area of Los Angeles. She is part of the Almost every weekend this hotel ballroom is usually a steady all-female band Mariachi Las Colibri, which lost many wedding gigs due to the coronavirus pandemic. spring, the two were booked to gig. COVID-19, unfortunately, perform traditional music at arrived just in time to vaporize The San Francisco tech-indus- an enormous challenge to stay quarter.” cultural events and regale young those jobs. try couple booked Dart’s string above water. In the meantime, though, those couples at weddings across “We’ve survived fi res and ensemble for the ceremony and a “Even if you get a good day musicians have to fi gure out Southern California. That is, mudslides at our locations, but Dart DJ for the after-party, after rate (playing weddings), when how to make ends meet. Bruce until early March, when COVID- to have every event for maybe discovering the fi rm on wedding you break it all down, it be- Garnitz, a singer and guitarist 19 turned everyone’s future six months all off the table, that sites and Instagram. Dart had comes a very normal blue-col- who has performed with bands around. really pulled the rug out from the “fun and classy” vibes they lar income,” he said. “How do at weddings and events around “We crossed out about 15 gigs under us,” said Jesse Kivel, a wanted for their music, Nordine you get from here to 12 or 18 L.A. since the ’90s, often be- in a week,” Garcia said. “Wed- musician and co-founder of Dart said. Although they had to kick months from now as a performer comes part of his clients’ lives. ding after wedding, planners Collective, an L.A. event-music their wedding back nearly a year if you don’t have other revenue He’s sometimes played the same were calling me devastated, like, fi rm that’s grown into a hub for due to COVID-19, they’re staying streams?” person’s bar mitzvah and wed- ‘What do we do?’ ” indie musicians and DJs to make optimistic. Popular artists are used to the ding decades apart. The answer, as every musician money between tours. Kivel’s “It felt selfi sh and trivial to on-and-off cycles of touring and Right now, he would be playing and event planner soon learned, fi rm hires dozens of artists and be sad about it,” Nordine said. know what to expect as far as a couple of weddings every week- was nothing. Life would be on instrumentalists and had booked “Letting go of something you’ve saving for the lean months. Some end and four or fi ve gigs through- hold for months until the disease around 200 weddings and events dreamed of is always a tough pill acts in genres like hip-hop or pop out the week. When hired, he abated. for the spring high season. to swallow, but there is nothing can rely on streaming revenue pays backing musicians, lighting While the virus has upended Many of those couples will quite like this global pandemic to for income. Others take creative techs and roadies, helping many touring, shuttered venues eventually reschedule when put things into perspective. If we approaches to livestreaming that on the margins of the music and left artists scrambling to COVID-19 lets up. Jen Nor- can survive isolation together, we may keep fans’ interest until industry stay afl oat. livestream living-room con- dine, 28, was set to marry can survive anything.” shows resume. Post-COVID, he’s teaching certs, there’s much more to the Keith Kniland, 37, in March Other couples made it work Workaday musicians often rock band classes and giving live music industry than that at the Hideway country club with a little improvisation. have no such options. Some can instrument lessons online. But spotlight. Gigging bands and in the Coachella Valley, where “With a wedding, there’s a ‘the turn to composing or online for him and many gigging musi- DJs, the kind who perform at Nordine’s parents had a home show must go on’ feeling, but we instrument lessons to supple- cians he works with, replacement thousands of weddings, bar and growing up. weren’t going to risk people’s ment their income for now. But if wages are diffi cult to fi nd. lives,” said Terry Case, 41, an you relied on playing for crowds, “I know how much income we engineer in Silicon Valley who this is the fi rst time since before generate for folks,” Garnitz said. had booked his wedding for the Jazz Age when all gatherings “This is a really tough time for late March in the Santa Cruz — even prosaic events like com- working and performing musi- area. After California issued its pany holiday parties — are off cians.” stay-at-home orders, he and his the table due to the pandemic. Who knows how long the fi ancee instead threw a socially “It’s such a unique thing. Other COVID-19 lockdown will last, distanced ceremony with six economic downturns have oc- or what kind of gigs await on friends in a nearby park. The curred or there’s been socioeco- the other side. Maybe couples band they had originally booked, nomic situations like wars, riots will pare wedding expenses if Coffee Zombie Collective, even and strikes, but none of them re- the expected recession proves recorded the song for their clos- quired specifi cally not gathering severe. But even in the midst of ing dance as new spouses. in spaces,” said Brian Pincus, a a pandemic, people fall in love, Right now, everyone in the musician and bandleader whose children are born and loved ones industry is similarly scrambling. family business, the Culver City, pass away. People will need to Kivel, who cut his teeth in the Calif.-based Bob Gail Music, has gather to commemorate it all. L.A. rock group Kisses, knows booked dance and soul bands When that day comes, they’ll it’s tumultuous when gigs fall for weddings and other events in need a band. through. L.A. for 40 years. “The last gig we played in “A lot of our touring musicians “We’re hunkering down and March, I was like, ‘Should we MICHAEL ROBINSON CHAVEZ, LOS ANGELES TIMES/TNS make a stable income from our bracing ourselves, and there are be here? Health-wise, should we Dart DJ co-founder Jesse Kivel, left, speaks with colleagues while gig work so they can do a tour going to be cash fl ow issues,” he have come?’ ” Garcia said. “I felt DJs Aaron Castle, center, and Dan Terndrup spin records during that maybe breaks even. Ulti- said, “but if we can ever open very torn. But music is a staple a gig in 2015 at the Ace Hotel in Los Angeles. A former rock mately, we pay the bills,” he said. back up enough to have par- of our culture. And that couple musician, Kivel knows how challenging it can be to lose gigs. When that work ends too, it’s ties, it’s gonna be an insane last deserved their moment.” PAGE 32 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Friday, May 8, 2020 WEEKEND: MOVIES

Brooklyn’s Cobble Hill Cinemas, shown here on March 31, remains closed due to the COVID-19 crisis. iStock A glimpse of life without movie theaters amid the coronavirus shutdown

BY JAKE COYLE “It’s one of those things you can’t really appreciate Theaters nationwide have shuttered indefi nitely due to Associated Press something until it’s taken away from you,” says John the pandemic, leaving about a dozen still open. Most are Bell, president of the Tampa Theatre, a 1920s-era movie drive-ins, which have seen a sudden resurgence after a ennifer Page jokes that four months in, this decade palace. “This has certainly accelerated a dystopian decadeslong slide. Chains have furloughed or laid off em- is already the worst of her life. future look at what the landscape could look like. But I ployees, many of whom are part-time or hourly workers. A server at a New York resort, she’s out of work just innately believe that humans are social creatures The shutdown will almost certainly lead to the perma- Jdue to the pandemic. After someone tested posi- and, ultimately, they will want to gather again. Streaming nent closure of some cinemas. Analysts say that AMC tive at her mother’s nursing home, Page moved her into a is great; it’s convenient. But it’s Entertainment, which presides over the nation’s larg- room off the dining room. Two weeks ago, her father died. ‘ It’s one of just not the same.” est chain, is on the cusp of bankruptcy. To weather the The day after his memorial, she and her family went for a Nearly two months of shelter- storm, theater owners have sought federal aid through walk, and her 5-year-old daughter, Roxa, asked for some- those things in-place orders have forced some the coronavirus stimulus package. thing coveted by children for more than a century. to hanker for the sticky fl oors of The earliest most theaters are hoping to reopen is June. “She was just like, ‘Mama, when this is over, can we go you can’t really cinemas like never before. Sure, All major releases have been postponed until mid-July. to the movies?’ ” recalled Page, 36, of Buffalo. appreciate those people texting a few seats “The ability, when this is done, to go out and enjoy The coronavirus pandemic is forcing Americans to something until over were always a nuisance, something entertaining and affordable with your family journey through hardship without some of the reliable and the fi lms weren’t always so comforts of hard times. One of them is the movies. For it’s taken away and friends is going to be hugely important to the cultural great. But peruse social media more than a century, movie theaters have been a refuge, and psychological fabric of the country,” says John Fi- from you. lists of “What I’m going to do a communal escape, a place for popcorn-chomping- ’ thian, president of the National Organization of Theater when this is over,” and you will dreaming-with-your-eyes-open transportation away from John Bell Owners. everything else. president, Tampa Theatre see countless cravings for the Moviegoing has been waning for two decades, a decline A world without movie theaters, like the one we’re big screen and a tub of popcorn. masked by higher ticket prices. Last year, domestic ticket temporarily inhabiting, has long been foretold. It’s been Being holed up at home has, for some, made the differ- sales amassed $11.4 billion. That revenue is a big reason predicted with every major technological advancement ence between streaming and moviegoing acute. Neither why all but a handful of the largest upcoming produc- in media, and especially since the advent of streaming. “Tiger King” nor the bite-sized “movies in chapters” of tions have postponed theatrical release rather than head Cinemas, so inconveniently located outside the home, are Quibi fi ll the loss of a night out at the movies. Gary Walker, to streaming. The big money is still at the box offi ce. a dinosaur, analysts have said — one that’s on its way out. 22, a fi lm student at San Francisco State University, has No one expects, whenever theaters do reopen, that Now, we’re getting a glimpse of life without movie the- been fi lling his time watching documentaries on Netfl ix masses will stream through the doors. Distancing proto- aters. Most see this as an opening for streaming services, and series on Disney Plus. But it doesn’t do the trick. cols could still be kept in place, at least at fi rst. So long as hastening their expected takeover. But it has also brought “I can’t wait to go back,” says Walker. “I’m just a per- there isn’t a vaccine for COVID-19, some will be hesitant a renewed appreciation for the pleasures of going to the son who really likes the social experience of going to the to attend crowded indoor events. In March, the analytics movies and clarifi ed their unique role in social life. Isola- movies, not sitting at home watching a movie by myself. company EDO polled moviegoers and found 70% said tion has only illuminated the power of sitting together in Don’t get me wrong — I like doing that, too. But it’s really they were likely to return to cinemas. Some 45% said they the dark. different sitting in a theater with other people.” would wait a few weeks; 11% said they’d wait months. Friday, May 8, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 33 WEEKEND: MOVIES

Teen dramedy ‘The Half of It’ centers on platonic friendship

BY SONIA RAO  The Washington Post Her latest fi lm, which received top friends in earnest. Paul is quick to de- honors from the Tribeca Film Festival, fend Ellie against the bullies who refer or years, fi lmmaker Alice Wu bought into the no- searches for that answer. “The Half of to her as “Chu Chu Train.” It” joins Netfl ix’s ever-expanding empire Wu chose an unlikely setting — a tion that fi nding the perfect romantic partner is what of teen dramedies but, unlike many of conservative, overwhelmingly Christian makes life complete. The sentiment fuels the Victo- its peers, it approaches romantic love town — to highlight her belief that most rian novels she grew up reading, just as it continues to as a secondary, plot-propelling force. A people are fundamentally good and have thrive in modern culture. It wasn’t until adulthood that modern spin on “Cyrano de Bergerac,” the ability to grow and accept those who the fi lm instead focuses on the friend- are unlike them. It’s a mission driven she truly recognized, she says with a laugh, that even ship that grows between a studious high by the anger she has experienced over “after a wonderful wedding or marriage, it does seem schooler in rural Washington state, Ellie racism, homophobia and other forms of like life goes on.” Chu (Leah Lewis), and a kindhearted discrimination she feels have intensifi ed football player, Paul Munsky (Daniel Di- in the past few years. F“I really started to think, maybe we have a narrow defi nition of emer), who needs her help writing love “There have always been confl icts,” what love is, or we fi xate on a portion of it disproportionately,” Wu letters to a pretty new student. she says, “but ever since (President Don- Part of the reason that relationship ald) Trump got elected, everyone has expands. “What if you meet someone and it’s the last person on stays platonic, as the fi lm’s trailer re- Earth you think you’d have anything in common with, but you end retreated to different corners and every- veals, is because Ellie also has a crush one is pointing fi ngers. I am fundamen- up changing each other’s lives?” on their new classmate, Aster Flores tally not comfortable with confl ict, but I (Alexxis Lemire). “The Half of It” is am furious about what’s happening.” Wu’s second fi lm to center on a Chinese Rather than spelling out her desire American lesbian following her 2004 for people to look past themselves, Wu debut, “Saving Face.” But that’s where encourages viewers to do so by inspiring the similarities between the projects empathy for her characters through how end, she says. Whereas the older fi lm they overcome their own differences. was a romantic comedy, the newer is a Aster’s father is the minister of a local coming-of-age story. And while cultural heritage shapes the identities of Wu’s church where Paul also attends services, characters, it doesn’t defi ne them. for instance, whereas Ellie doesn’t be- “It’s not something I consciously think lieve in God. Aster and Ellie both excel about, I think it’s just the way I tell sto- at school, but Paul struggles to write ries,” Wu says. “I’m a Chinese American meaningful sentences and instead opts lesbian, but I don’t wake up in the morn- for strings of emoji. They work to under- ing and think, ‘Here I am, Chinese. Here stand each other’s perspectives. I am, gay,’ and see the world in a gay High school can be a “profoundly way. I wake up in the morning and think, lonely experience,” Wu says. As Ellie’s ‘Do I have to get up? Do I have coffee?’ ” friendship with Paul develops, she be- “The subversive quality of my work gins to understand, in her words, “what is simply that I take characters and just it’s like to fi nally meet someone your age make them people,” she adds. who gets you.” This approach extends to everyone in Wu notes that she wouldn’t be sur- “The Half of It,” whether that’s Ellie, prised if it’s Asian lesbians who end who plans to forgo a future at the distant up relating to the character of Paul, or Grinnell College to stay home with her conservative men who see themselves widowed father (Collin Chou), or Paul, in Ellie. “For me, that is my subtle way who aspires to spin off his family’s of hoping that people start to see that sausage company with a new recipe. The we’re more similar than different,” she unlikely pair spend time together at fi rst says. “Maybe it will open up our minds only so Ellie can draft Paul’s messages to being a little more generous with each to Aster, but soon enough, they become other.”

Alice Wu delivers an updated twist on the Cyrano de Bergerac tale in her fi lm “The Half of It.” A teenage girl (Leah Lewis, far left) helps a popular Netflix photos jock (Daniel Ellie, left) write letters to his crush (Alexxis Lemire, top left.) PAGE 34 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Friday, May 8, 2020 WEEKEND: BOOKS Books shore to please With beaches closed, you can still enjoy these summer reads

BY HILLEL ITALIE Government offi cials in New York and as Christmas books, so new novels by Associated Press California already have warned that Hilderbrand, Monroe, Nancy Thayer beaches are likely to be closed this sum- and others remain scheduled for May ary Parker is a nurse from mer and travel restricted. Such summer and June. Hildebrand’s “28 Summers,” St. Louis so caught up in the literary institutions as the book festival in inspired in part by the fi lm “Same Time, beach novels of Elin Hilder- Nantucket will be held online instead. And Next Year,” traces a long-term affair that Mbrand that she makes an an- promotional tours began in Nantucket nual trip to Nantucket, the Massachusetts for books will likely in 1993. Monroe’s island community where Hilderbrand sets remain limited to “On Ocean Bou- her stories. virtual discussions. levard” continues Because of the coronavirus pandemic, Authors and her “Beach House” Parker isn’t sure she’ll make it to Nan- booksellers con- series set in South tucket this year or even fi nd herself close tend, and hope, Carolina. to a beach. But she that you don’t need In Barbara will continue to a beach to read a Delinsky’s “A Week make the jour- beach book. Hilder- at the Shore,” a ney in her mind, brand remembers New Yorker con- through books by a painful summer fronts family issues Hilderbrand and growing up when during a visit to others. her father had died the Rhode Island “We don’t have and the family’s beach house where Monroe says she is working on a story that anything that traditional summer she spent summers will have her characters living through compares to a place outing was called as a child. Nancy “this virus saga,” and will bring back the like Nantucket off. Instead, she Thayer’s “Girls Rutledge family of her “Beach House” where I’m from,” worked at a factory. of Summer,” like series in the hope that readers “will con- Parker said. “So “What I could Hilderbrand’s new nect with them.” Hilderbrand worked in writers like Elin have used that book, is set in Nan- a reference to the virus shortly before Hilderbrand are summer was a tucket, while Mary completing “28 Summers,” and says that all we have now if those are the kinds of book to replace my Kay Andrews’ while it won’t be a major plot point in her places you dream of being. You just need summer beach va- “Hello, Summer” upcoming work, she might fi nd it “un- that escape.” cation, something fi nds a journalist avoidable to mention.” The coronavirus has already shut down that would have let returning to Silver Other writers expect to avoid it, at most of the country’s bookstores, led to me escape,” said Bay, Fla., where least in the short term. Delinsky says she the cancellation of the industry’s annual Hildebrand, whose her family runs might refer to it in a book in a few years, national convention, BookExpo, and driv- bestsellers include local newspapers. when there’s a better sense of perspective. en publishers to postpone many releases “The Summer of ’69” and “The Perfect “This year, maybe the beach read will Brooke Lea Foster has no need to include to the fall or next year. It now challenges Couple.” be on somebody’s back porch or hammock it. Her upcoming novel, “Summer Dar- another publishing and cultural tradition Author Mary Alice Monroe says read- or in the corner of an apartment of wher- lings,” takes place on Martha’s Vineyard, — beach reads. While beach reads can ers tell her something similar. ever they’re sheltering at home,” Andrews Massachusetts, in the 1960s. She’s cur- include any kind of light fi ction, many “They’re hoping I can take them to a said. “What I hope to do is take them to rently writing a story set in the Hamptons of these romances, thrillers and family place they can’t get to themselves,” said the beach in their imagination.” in the 1950s. dramas are actually set on beaches and Monroe, whose books include “The Sum- Authors already are looking to the sum- “I’m sure the books that come out of this summer resorts from Nantucket to the mer Guests” and “Beach House for Rent.” mer of 2021 and considering whether their moment will be incredible, but I like to go South Carolina coast to Florida. Beach reads are as carefully timed next books will mention the pandemic. back and escape in time,” Foster said. ‘Temporary’ puts a whole new spin on millennial woe

BY REBEKAH FRUMKIN anxious minds a reprieve from our calami- a witch whose hair “shines like a wave of Special to The Washington Post tous news cycle. Leichter’s nameless nar- charitable donations” and a haunted house rator is a temp given absurd assignments, whose doors must be opened and closed at “If one advances confi dently in the including stints as a pirate, an assassin’s odd intervals) to communicate the drudg- direction of his dreams, and endeavors to assistant and a CEO (whose incorporeal ery of professional impermanence. live the life which he has imagined, he will form she later wears in a necklace around Leichter’s dry wit is masterful, but her meet with a success unexpected in com- her neck). Being a temp is a tradition that novel suffers from the occasional tonal mon hours,” Thoreau writes in “Walden.” runs in the temp’s family: “We work,” her inconsistency. On the pirate ship, the temp Under quarantine, Thoreau’s words mother, who has fi lled in for skyscrapers, is sexually assaulted: “He isn’t the fi rst seem naive. There is no advancement, the mayor of New York City and her own man to miscalculate what a woman would much less confi dence. All we know now mother, tells the temp, “but then we leave.” or wouldn’t do ... with his hands under my are stasis and uncertainty. COVID-19 is And even though the temp’s contact at the skirt under the sails under the sky.” Simi- a tidal wave to the modest sand castle of temp agency — the smarmy, all-business larly, the temp wonders about learning the millennial success: People who were just Farren, whom Leichter draws with the assassin’s trade herself, making a hilarious beginning to assemble their personal and excessive snark such a character deserves pro/con list: “Under the pro column: learn professional lives into some semblance of — speaks of the goal of “permanence,” the the new skill of murdering. Under the con livability are now trapped in an existential temp seems to know that she’s doomed to a column: whoops, now you’ve murdered.” limbo. Many are without health insurance life of miserable temporariness. The levity of the moment feels coarse or income. Many are “essential workers” The novel is punctuated by a series of when her friend’s throat is slit seven pages risking serious illness to keep buses run- Genesis-like tracts describing the life of later. It seems as if Leichter wants to pair ning and grocery stores open. The once- the “First Temporary,” whom the gods cre- fairy-tale strangeness with real-world con- bleak economic situation of millennials ated so they could “take a break.” The idea sequences, and the effect often feels more forced to string multiple jobs together has that temping has existed since time im- chaotic than appropriately eerie. become even bleaker in the economic col- memorial — and that our world is obsessed Still, as a book about the brutality of lapse caused by the pandemic. Everything with streamlining, productivity and corpo- the work world, “Temporary” is a great Temporary — work, health, safety — has come to feel rate bureaucracy on a depressingly meta- success. Leichter has managed to blend temporary. physical level — is fi tting for a book about the oddball and the existential into a tale Hilary Leichter Enter into this global cataclysm Hilary the quashing of free will under capitalism. of millennial woe that’s both dreadful and Leichter’s “Temporary,” a refreshingly A lesser writer might have chosen to de- hilarious at once. This book should be whimsical debut that explores the agonies scribe the temp’s meandering as a path to recommended reading for workers — and of millennial life under late capitalism with her fulfi llment, but Leichter smartly uses essential reading for nonessential workers the kind of surrealist humor that will offer fantastical ideas (some of the best being — everywhere. Friday, May 8, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 35 WEEKEND: TELEVISION & DVD NEW ON DVD

“Birds of Prey”: Tribune News Service fi lm critic Katie Walsh says that the best thing to come out of 2016’s much-derided DC antihero team-up “Suicide Squad” was Margot Robbie’s inspired take on Harley Quinn, the self-proclaimed “Joker’s girl” and quirky chaos clown. Robbie’s Quinn, with her colorful pig- tails and baseball bat, instantly became an icon, a perennial Halloween costume, eclipsing even her lesser half, Jared Leto’s heavily tattooed Joker. Now, writes Walsh, she’s better than ever with her own girl gang in the brilliant, breakneck “Birds of Prey: And the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn.” Director Cathy Yan soars with her stylish sophomore feature, which is colorful, campy and cheerfully brutal, a perfect refl ection of Harley herself. Rob- bie, as usual, tears into the role with a wide-eyed gusto that is equally childlike and unhinged. “Birds of Prey” is also the cin- ematic introduction to the other birds in the fl ock, the beloved comic characters Black Canary, styled as a butt-kicking blaxploi- tation queen, and Huntress, a Disney Plus mysterious yet neurotic assassin Ashley Eckstein has been the voice of Ahsoka Tano for seven seasons on “Star Wars: The Clone Wars.” out for vengeance. Along with renegade cop Renee Montoya and precocious pickpocket Cas- sandra Cain, this is Harley’s new girl gang, who band together against the sinister Roman Out of the shadows Sionis, aka Black Mask (Ewan McGregor). “Fantasy Island”: The 1970s- ’80s prime-time staple is rei- Ahsoka Tano evolved into an icon throughout Clone Wars’ seven seasons magined as a horror movie. But Chicago Tribune fi lm critic Mi- that began in February. But now that the and Nickelodeon’s “Drake and Josh.” What chael Phillips says it’s mostly just BY DAVID BETANCOURT fi nal episode has begun streaming on Dis- intrigued her the most about “The Clone horrible, with four intertwining The Washington Post ney Plus, Eckstein is elated to see the tale Wars” was the chance to be a female Jedi fantasies and four stories’ worth efore she became one of the most come to a satisfying close. with a leading role — and this was years of lame ideas that are poorly recognizable voices in the Star “It’s defi nitely been an emotional journey before Daisy Ridley wielded a lightsaber in executed. Wars universe, actress Ashley for sure,” Eckstein told The Washington “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” in 2015. “Shameless: Season 10”: More Eckstein was just a kid in Or- Post. “I’m so grateful that we were given “That was a really big deal. And I wanted dysfunctional fun with the Gal- lando with an orange shag carpet lagher clan on Chicago’s South B the opportunity [for a fi nal season] because to do right by it,” Eckstein said. “I wanted and a dream. not only does Ahsoka Tano deserve a proper to live up to the opportunity that was given Side. It was as a toddler that Eckstein, like Also available on DVD: ending in ‘The Clone Wars,’ but the fans de- to me and the expectations that were put on many ’80s babies, discovered the original serve it. The fans started the [social media] me.” “The Photograph”: Issa Rae Star Wars trilogy through the power of VHS and LaKeith Stanfi eld take a hashtag #savetheclonewars and even when Another major character “The Clone tapes. She recalls her mother not being too good long look at love. we gave up on it, the fans never gave up.” Wars” can take credit for is Darth Maul, the fond of the orange carpet, but to Eckstein, it “Lost Transmissions”: A The trailer for the fi nal season of “The extremely popular former Sith apprentice was another world — Tatooine, to be exact: mental illness drama set in the Clone Wars” ends with doors closing on who seemingly died at the end of 1999’s the dry planet with two suns that was the Los Angeles music world. Stars Ahsoka as she wields two lightsabers in a “Star Wars: The Phantom Menace.” “The childhood home of Darth Vader. Simon Pegg and Juno Temple. defensive stance. In a universe that gives so Clone Wars” revealed that Maul not only Eckstein, while pretending to be lovable “Lucifer: The Complete much attention to the Skywalkers, the trail- beat death, but was rebuilt into an even Fourth Season”: Lucifer Morn- droid R2-D2, would imagine that the carpet er felt like her graduation of sorts into the deadlier galactic adversary. He and Ahsoka ingstar (Tom Ellis), the Devil, was the sands of the desert world that gave ranks of the Star Wars elite. That’s a long had a highly anticipated lightsaber duel in moves from Hell to Los Ange- us the galaxy’s greatest evil. She had no clue way from her arrival 12 years ago, which this season’s 10th episode, titled “The Phan- les where he owns a nightclub. at the time that her vocal cords would one generated a fan response that was indiffer- tom Apprentice.” Based on the DC Comics char- day help create someone who is becoming ent at times, as some thought the young Jedi “Ahsoka and Darth Maul have a lot of acter. just as iconic . Ahsoka Tano is that icon. was too childish or downright annoying. similarities,” Eckstein said. They both be- “Narcos: Mexico”: This com- Over the animated course of one fi lm and “Even when she had her haters in the came outsiders: Maul was replaced as a Sith panion series to Netfl ix’s “Nar- seven seasons of “Star Wars: The Clone beginning, I asked them for their patience,” after his “death,” and Ahsoka walked away cos” focuses on the drug trade Wars,” Eckstein has been the voice, heart Eckstein said. “I asked them to just go on from the Jedi after being wrongly accused in Mexico. This is season one; and soul of Ahsoka Tano, the onetime ap- this journey with her and enjoy [it]. Because of a crime. “The meetup between the two of season two premiered on Netfl ix prentice to future Darth Vader, Anakin Sky- I was always at least a season ahead of what them isn’t necessarily what you would think. earlier this year. walker. Ahsoka fought alongside the all-time the fans were seeing and so I knew how far Their fi ght is truly, in my opinion, one of the “Redcon-1”: Special Forces Jedi great when he was at his most heroic, she had come just over the course of a single most epic fi ghts in all of Star Wars.” soldiers fi ght zombies in Britain. during the Clone Wars, which take place be- season. It’s been incredible to see the evolu- Soon Eckstein will hand off the role to “Stray Dolls”: This crime tween Episodes II and III of the Star Wars tion [of their response].” another actress, as it has been reported thriller stars Olivia DeJonge and prequel saga — before his heartbreaking When George Lucas and Dave Filoni that Rosario Dawson will play a live-ac- Cynthia Nixon. fall to the Dark Side. created the character for the initial 2008 tion version in the second season of “The “The Traitor”: The life of mob The character has grown up and out of fi lm “The Clone Wars” and hired Eckstein Mandalorian” on Disney Plus. It’s a moment boss Tommaso Buscetta, who the shadow of her former Jedi Master. She to voice her, she felt as though she was given Eckstein says she’s ready for, whenever it was one of the fi rst to become a is now the moral center of the story as “The the piece to a puzzle that had long been happens. police informant. Clone Wars,” which — after traveling from hidden. It wasn’t until the fi lm’s debut that it “Ahsoka is bigger than just me. I’ve “Vivarium”: A terrifying the initial movie version in theaters to a was revealed that Anakin Skywalker had an always known that there’s going to be more portrait of a young couple slowly show on Cartoon Network, then Netfl ix and apprentice. She was just as shocked as fans team members added to the bench,” Eck- unraveling under the crushing now Disney Plus — fi nally comes to an end. were. stein said. “That means that we’re going to weight of social isolation. Six years passed between the series’ sixth Previously, Eckstein had been seen on get more Ahsoka stories. And I will always — Tribune News Service season on Netfl ix in 2014 and the fi nal one the Disney Channel’s “That’s So Raven” celebrate more Ahsoka stories.” PAGE 36 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Friday, May 8, 2020 WEEKEND: HEALTH & FITNESS

iStock Harmonious HEALTH Studies suggest that music may have a positive effect on the immune system

BY JEREMY REYNOLDS reducing vital signs of anxiety. evening, the performance had garnered more than Pittsburgh Post-Gazette So, does it matter what sort of music you’re 30 million views on YouTube. listening to? Noah Potvin, a professor of music therapy at o boost your immune system, doctors It does, but only whether you like the song. Prior Duquesne University, said classical music’s cultural recommend a healthy diet that embraces associations and relationships with different types associations include relaxation and refi ne- fruits and veggies and has no vitamin defi - of music affect how your body responds. In general, ment and a certain health image, and this Tciencies. But how about a little Mozart? research indicates that “relaxing music” is likely driving listeners to the genre. Sound like quackery? It’s not. Numerous stud- (i.e. slower tempo, peaceful music) is bet- “Think of any Lexus or Mercedes com- ies, including a 2019 review in the journal ter for calming frayed nerves, decreas- mercial with soaring classical melodies,” Annual Research & Review in Biology, ing blood pressure and respiration and he said. “That sense of security and peace have found that both performing and settling the heart rate. is attractive right now.” listening to music can have a signifi cant Curiously, while major music Potvin is skeptical of some of the impact on the immune system. And as streaming companies including research linking music with the immune COVID-19 fosters global tension and fear, Spotify and Bandcamp report dips in system, questioning whether it’s healthy to everyone is looking for ways to mitigate usage during the pandemic, classi- use music or any other tool to suppress anxiety. that stress and boost the immune system to cal music streaming has seen a bump, “The research is superfi cial, though I don’t mean ward off viral infections. along with folk and children’s music. that in a pejorative way,” he said. “I think the infor- “Certainly music has an impact on the A report by the classical music streaming mation we have is valuable, but we brain, and anxiety and stress impact the immune service Primephonic states that listeners’ need to go deeper.” system,” said Andrew Levin, a neurologist at the habits have shifted away from early morn- Music therapists use music to University of Pittsburgh. ing and evening listening to business hours. treat acute anxiety and stress, but Dr. Levin, an amateur trumpet player who per- Listening during lunch hour has doubled, Potvin said a more valuable use forms with several local ensembles, said he’s not an and countries that have been shut down the is exploring how music can help expert in the ways music interacts with the brain. longest due to COVID-19 have seen up to a listeners work through anxiety and But it works for him. 50% increase in listening time. stress instead of simply covering “Music is a part of my stress release paradigm,” “This music provides hope,” Primephonic over such sensations, which can be he said, adding that he hasn’t had much time lately CEO Thomas Steffens said in a phone call counterproductive. Using music for to play. “We know that music can affect brain from the Netherlands. progressive muscle relaxation is a common tech- states, so I don’t believe it is much of a stretch to say He also said the rate of increase for new sub- nique at the moment, he said. that music can indirectly affect our physiology, and scriptions is much higher than it was a month ago, Listening to music is not a cure-all. It’s another there is research that supports this notion.” even though Primephonic is marketing less. example of the much-discussed “mind-body con- According to a 2013 review in the journal Brain “The increase is a mixture of people who already nection” that has so captured the public con- Behavior and Immunity, the emotional and psy- like classical listening more and new listeners try- sciousness in recent years, which deals with how chological effects of listening to music have a ing out the genre, like how many people are now emotional and mental health have physical out- direct impact on biomarkers and hormone levels. trying new recipes,” Steffens said. comes. Immunoglobulin A, which plays a crucial role in Idagio, another classical music streaming ser- “I’m a skeptic by nature, so when I fi rst heard of immune functions, was cited as being “particularly vice, also reports increased usage. Orchestras and the mind-body connection I thought it was new- responsive to music.” There is also general con- opera houses around the country are streaming age woo-woo,” Levin said. “However, the more I sensus among researchers that listening to music video performances and drawing millions learned about human physiology, and in particular reduces cortisol levels, with one 2007 study in the of viewers. On Easter, Italian opera singer neurophysiology and neurology, I became increas- Journal of Music Therapy by A.J. Ferrer stating Andrea Bocelli sang a selection of hymns ingly convinced that we actually underestimate that music can be “as effective as diazepam” in in an empty cathedral in Milan. By the next how profound this connection is.” Friday, May 8, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 37 WEEKEND: FAMILY

THE MEAT AND POTATOES OF LIFE Lisa Smith Molinari Even garden-variety milspouses inspire

’ve always been a bit of a loner. This may seem to contradict my image as class clown, columnist and book author — but it’s true nonetheless, and it has Iaffected me as a military spouse. I’ve always taken longer than most to make friends. As SHELLY SOLOMON/AP a young child, I often played alone. As a teen, I had goofy Steve Turner and his sisters, Carla Paull and Lisa Fishman, hold up a Mother’s Day banner emblazoned with girlfriends, but lots of insecurities, too. Humor became images of their mom, Beverly Turner, in front of her assisted living facility May 3 in Ladue, Mo. They were my cover. demonstrating how their Mother’s Day surprise will look on Sunday as their mother peers down from a window. Whatever the reason, loner became my natural default mode. Our mobile military lifestyle added a social chal- lenge. When our family moved, I had to muster the cour- age to put myself out there, and face possible rejection. No matter how old I was, I relived middle school every time we moved. “Will they like me? Will they think I’m Showing love from afar funny? Will I be included?” I wondered into my late 40s. Becoming a writer made matters worse, because it was necessary for me write, alone, for hours at a time. When we lived on base, spouses assumed that I was standoffi sh Families fi nding creative ways to celebrate Mom because I wasn’t out on the shared patio or around the fi re pit with everyone else. In reality, I was just trying to BY LEANNE ITALIE put a huge smile on her face,” Fran- 77-year-old grandmother in Fon- be successful as a writer, but I felt inadequate in military Associated Press cese Gass said. tana, Calif., about 50 miles away. spouse social circles nevertheless. In Alameda, Calif., 23-year-old Usually, she and her sister treat About fi ve years ago, I was asked to appear on a pod- reats made and delivered Zaria Zinn is sheltering at home her and their mom to brunch or an cast called “One Bad Mother.” The show was hosted by by neighbors. Fresh garden with her parents and younger sister. adventure out. two hilarious, irreverent young moms, Biz and Theresa, plantings dug from a safe 6 Knowing how much their mother “My grandma’s been quite de- who spent each show laughing about their parenting Tfeet away. Trips around the loves and misses traveling, they’re pressed lately since she hasn’t left foibles . They had found my blog online, and offered to world set up room-to-room at home. turning their house and neighbor- her house in two months, and she’s interview me during their “Let’s Call a Mom” segment. I Mother’s Day this year is a mix of hood into a trip around the world slowly losing hope,” Hockman said. had assumed that they wanted me to joke about my own love and extra imagination as fami- with help from decorations and “She and my grandpa have a lot of mothering mishaps, of which I had many. lies do without their usual brunches virtual tours online. problems with walking now. This However, Biz opened the segment, “I might actually and huggy meet-ups. “We made a DIY passport for her whole thing of not being able to see get a little weepy with today’s guest, ‘cuz she one of those As the pandemic persists in keep- and we’re creating stamps for each anyone has been really taking a people who just seems to be kicking [expletive deleted] ing families indoors or a safe social location,” she said. hard toll on them.“ … we always talk on the show about, like, ‘no one’s all distance apart, online searches have Their itinerary: Machu Picchu, To cheer her up, they’re planning that special no matter what their circumstances are’…. increased for creative ways to still Paris and Iceland, with some DIY a party on her lawn. But occasionally, you’re like, ‘well, that’s really inspiring’ [laughs]. So today we’re calling Lisa Smith Molinari …” make moms feel special. spa time and a Hollywood-style “It’s going to be a surprise pop-up “Inspiring?” I thought after I listened to the full re- Absent help from schools and movie night. Mother’s Day brunch with ‘momo- cording later. I hadn’t realized that I was supposed to be babysitters, uninitiated dads are on Making the most of Mother’s sas’ and painting,” Hockman said. inspiring. I felt like a fraud. homemade craft duty with the kids. Day in isolation is top of mind for “We’re going to set it up for all of Other loved ones are navigating But, I was seeing things from the perspective of a Google search users. The company us to paint a sunfl ower, her absolute spouse who was fully entrenched in military culture. At around no-visitor rules at hospitals said the term “Mother’s Day gifts favorite. She’ll paint on her porch that time, I had lived in concentrated military commu- and senior-living facilities. during quarantine” recently spiked and we’ll be on the lawn, all 6 feet nities for 24 years. As a military spouse, I was nobody Some medical facilities are by 600% in the U.S. Among Pinter- apart.” special. My Navy intel husband didn’t deploy as much pitching in by collecting voice and est’s 335 million users, searches Willie Greer in Memphis thought as aviators, surface warfare or infantry. We had moved video recordings from locked-out for “Mother’s Day at home” have food, enlisting the help of a neighbor quite a bit, but I knew military families who’d had it relatives when patients are unable jumped by 2,971%, the company to make his mom’s recipe for pecan worse. I hadn’t done anything to merit accolades of to manage the technology on their said. pie and deliver it to her in Dallas to praise, swarms of sympathy or chants of disapproval. own. In Rochester, N.Y., Melissa Muel- brighten her isolation Mother’s Day. I was simply a garden-variety military spouse — albeit In suburban St. Louis, Steve ler-Douglas and her 7-year-old He said the neighbor was happy to a bit of a loner — who wrote a funny blog. That’s it. Turner and his family hope to Face- daughter, Nurah, had planned to get do it after he sent her the recipe. But to the civilian moms who were hosting the show, I Time with his 96-year-old mother, together with mom and daughter “My siblings and I will also create was somehow “an inspiration,” for the simple fact that I Beverly, but they plan something friends at a hotel for a Mother’s Day a ‘thank you’ video for mom. Since did what they did — raise children and run a household more, too. Her birthday coincides sleepover. When it was canceled we can’t all be together, each of us — within the unique parameters of military life. with Mother’s Day this year. because of the pandemic, they got will record a short message and at Biz and Theresa asked me what it was like to be a “We’re going to create a big Moth- busy on Pinterest searching for the end we’ll all sing ‘A Mother’s military spouse, why I started writing and how I coped er’s Day-birthday banner signed ideas to bring the party home, just Love’ by Gena Hill,” he said. “I’m with motherhood stress under military circumstances. by the kids and grandkids who the two of them. pretty sure this is the part where I thought my answers, like me, were garden-variety, but live here,” Turner said. “She loves They have eye masks with my mom cries her eyes out.” Biz said, “You said several things that, like, made my butterfl ies and we’ll draw some on. rhinestones to decorate, thread for These days, virtual experiences mind explode.” In their irreverent, humorous style, the We’re working with the home to fi nd mother-daughter bracelets, instant are all we have, so Lisa Hill in Port- hosts explained that hearing from a military mom han- a place where we can stand outside fi lm for a photo shoot and a choco- land, Ore., decided to embrace that dling their same responsibilities — while simultaneously a window so she can see us.” late fountain purchased at Walmart. notion for her 79-year-old mom in coping with long absences, frequent moves, employment Anna Francese Gass in New Ca- Dad and Nurah’s 3-year-old brother Stuart, Fla., after she met a cooking disadvantages and constant uncertainty — was truly impressive. naan, Conn., is hunkered down with will paint together downstairs after instructor while volunteering to pre- “I mean, Stephan leaves for a week, and I’m like, her husband and three children a mom-son bike ride earlier in the pare meals at a shelter. pissed,” Biz said, laughing at herself. and will enjoy her usual Mother’s day. Hill has been cooking alongside I learned that military spouses do not have to be Day breakfast in bed of rubbery “We’ve repurposed a shimmery Lauren Chandler, who has taken her extraordinary to be inspiring. T hat they handle their eggs, slightly burnt toast and VERY tablecloth and made giant fl owers usual in-home cooking sessions on- everyday responsibilities under uniquely challenging cir- milky coffee. But the day won’t out of tissue paper for a photo shoot line with a twist: She’s throwing in cumstances makes them deserving of honor and respect. include her own mom, who lives backdrop. We’ll be creating a secret a free 45-minute session for clients To nearly one million active duty and reserve military nearby. handshake and writing in top secret to donate. spouses serving at home and abroad, I wish you all — “I ordered a bunch of daffodil and journals to each other,” Mueller- “I feel so far away from her. I from the extraordinary to the garden variety — a happy tulip bulbs online, and me and the Douglas said. “We’re calling it The can’t cook for her. I can’t visit,” Hill and well-deserved Military Spouse Appreciation Day! kids are planning to plant them in Best Day Ever Slumber Party.” said. “She’s nervous about every- Read more of Lisa Smith Molinari’s columns at: her fl owerbed. She can supervise Kayla Hockman, 26, in Los thing going on right now and it will themeatandpotatoesoflife.com from the window. I just know it will Angeles has been worried about her be a good social interaction.” Email: [email protected] PAGE 38 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Friday, May 8, 2020 WEEKEND: CROSSWORD AND COMICS NEW YORK TIMES CROSSWORD

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“Gunston Street” is drawn by Basil Zaviski. Email him at [email protected], and online at gunstonstreet.com. Friday, May 8, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 39 FACES Cruise working with NASA to create film at Space Station A warts-and-all approach Like “Mission: Impossible,” but with- out gravity. Or, no, no, like “Top Gun,” but with rockets instead. Whatever the conversations in the ‘Never Have I Ever’ gives mothers the dimension they rarely receive on TV writing room, it seems like Tom Cruise is in talks to take his action skills to the new frontier: Space. And not in the CGI BY SONIA RAO sense. The Washington Post NASA Administrator Jim Briden- oughly halfway into the Netflix stine tweeted Tuesday that Cruise and series “Never Have I Ever,” 15- NASA will be working on a film aboard year-old Devi Vishwakumar’s the International Space Station. mother, Nalini, drags her to her “We need popular media to inspire a R new generation of engineers and scien- high school on a weekend morning for Ga- nesh Puja, a traditional ceremony honoring tists to make NASA’s ambitious plans a the Hindu god. Normally inhabited by hor- reality,” Bridenstine tweeted. monal teenagers, the hallways are instead Last year, NASA said it was hoping to filled with members of a local Hindu soci- open the ISS to private astronauts — at ety dressed in silk saris and kurtas. Floral a cost of about $35,000 per day — with garlands wrap around the doorways. the hopes of allowing commercial busi- Actress Poorna Jagannathan, who plays nesses access to parts of the station to Nalini, recalls the “special feeling” of make, market and promote products, shooting the episode. train private astronauts and even use “We’re in Hollywood! It’s Netflix!” she ISS resources for commercial activities, says. “And it’s all brown people.” a dramatic change from its prior stance “Never Have I Ever,” created by Mindy of limiting commercial activity on the Kaling and Lang Fisher, isn’t the first of station to only science experiments. Kaling’s comedies to feature an Indian The shift is part of the long-term plan for the ISS. NASA plans to cede control American lead character. But it is the first Netflix to center on an Indian American family, a of the station over to commercial com- rarity across genres. Whereas immigrant Poorna Jagannathan plays Nalini Vishwakumar in “Never Have I Ever.” panies sometime in the 2020s. parents can sometimes be reduced to ste- reotypes on screen, Nalini — as well as like Nalini; American audiences might re- put down by the pitying glances of those Tribeca drive-in series has Devi’s late father, Mohan, who appears in member her as Nicole Kidman’s lawyer who let Mohan’s death define her. films, sports and music flashbacks — are depicted with unrelent- in the second season of “Big Little Lies,” The mother-daughter dynamic came ing honesty. or as Riz Ahmed’s mother in “The Night naturally to the actresses, according to Tribeca Enterprises, IMAX and This warts-and-all approach means that Of.” An immigrant herself, she worried Jagannathan, who was present during AT&T said Wednesday that they are the dynamic between Devi (Maitreyi Ra- after learning “Never Have I Ever” is a Ramakrishnan’s second audition. Jagan- partnering to launch “Tribeca Drive- makrishnan) and Nalini, a vital component young-adult series that Nalini’s story line nathan likens the cast’s chemistry to the In,” a summer programming series of of the coming-of-age story, can get quite would be akin to a “Disney version of im- thousand-piece puzzles she has been work- new and classic films, music and sport- fraught. The headstrong women lash out migration.” Kaling and Fisher assured her ing on during quarantine. It’s difficult to ing events. It’ll take place in drive-in at each other, their anger thinly veiling the otherwise. distinguish pieces among all the others at theaters and “other exclusive venues” immense grief of losing Mohan (Sendhil “As an actor, a lot of times you sign on first, but once you find the right one and nationwide starting on June 25. The Ramamurthy). Devi at times feels suffo- blind,” Jagannathan says. “You sign on place it where it belongs, she says, it feels lineup will be announced in the coming cated by Nalini’s parenting, but the show (with) trust, and it’s tricky because you effortless. weeks. makes sure to shed light on both sides. don’t really have any scripts. You really Jagannathan was initially drawn to the The organization said that they will “The story of immigrants is told by their don’t know what your character arc is project by Kaling’s established sense of work with local vendors to support first-generation kids,” Jagannathan says. going to be. I definitely just trusted Mindy humor, which the actress says is “built on small businesses and tailor the experi- “Those are the people with agency, so and Lang would do the character justice.” top of very delicate experiences.” ence to each community. they’re the center of their own story. The Even when Devi is upset with Nalini “There’s something about how she expe- Tribeca co-founder Robert De Niro perspective is (often) only of the kids going — whether because of the teenager’s re- riences life and spits it out,” she adds. said they were excited to give people through life, and the parents are presented jection of her heritage, or a feeling that Jagannathan also filters her life through “something to look forward to this sum- as obstacles to get to what they want to do. she’s burdening her now-single mother an irreverent sense of humor, she says, mer and reinvent a classic moviegoing The moms sometimes feel like caricatures, — “Never Have I Ever” finds a way to em- which she drew from while portraying Na- experience for communities to enjoy to- only wanting their kids to get married, or pathize with the character. Viewers feel for lini. The character’s side-eyeing and sassy gether safely.” being a little subservient.” Nalini when she insists on attending the comebacks are reminiscent of Jaganna- The majority of cinemas across the Jagannathan hasn’t taken on many roles puja for the sense of community, only to be than’s own Indian aunties. country have been closed due to the coro- navirus pandemic since mid-March. Many drive-in theaters, however, have remained open, since they are nat- Chou shares some magic in Netflix show ‘J-Style Trip’ urally suited to social distancing. CBS renews 23 shows for BY JUWON PARK hip-hop attire and fake mustache to sur- Associated Press prise people. 2020-21 television season Meanwhile, the singer-songwriter has TV viewers craving familiarity will Mandopop superstar Jay Chou is bring- another surprise in store for his fans. find it on CBS, which is renewing nearly ing a little magic into viewers’ lives with “I haven’t released any albums for a his Netflix show “J-Style Trip.” very long time. That’s because I have been two dozen series including newcomers Part travelogue, part magic perfor- spending more time with my family,” said “The Unicorn” and “All Rise” and stal- mance, the show has Chou diving into ad- Chou, who got married in 2015 and has two warts “Blue Bloods” and “The Amazing ventures around the world with his A-lister children. Race.” friends. Chou recently updated his Instagram CBS said Wednesday that 23 return- “Magic is actually like music. It is a uni- with a picture of a piano painting by Ger- ing shows will be part of the network’s versal language,” Chou told The Associ- man artist Albert Oehlen. lineup for the 2020-21 season, along ated Press in Taiwan recently. “I’ve started producing,” the caption with new series to be unveiled in the Chou and his friends take their magic said, with a piano emoji. Chou confirmed coming weeks. tricks everywhere — from Pompidou in that he’s working on new songs. “I know Also returning are “Young Sheldon,” Paris to a local food court in Singapore — my fans are excited. Seems like everyone’s “Bob Hearts Abishola” and “Evil.” CHIANG YING-YING/AP taking homebound viewers on virtual trips been waiting for a long time,” Chou said. amid pandemic shutdowns. Mandopop star Jay Chou travels the world “Many people think my past songs are Other news “I wanted to show the warmness and with celebrity friends, taking magic tricks great and can’t be surpassed,“ Chou said.  friendliness of people around the world, everywhere from Paris to Singapore, in He thinks his songs, albeit similar in some Lady Gaga’s highly anticipated and how people connect with each other in the Netflix show “J-Style Trip.” ways, cannot be compared because peo- album finally has a release date after different ways,” Chou said. ple project their own “memories” to each the coronavirus crisis put it on ice last Each episode features a special guest like Lang, in fact, is a very humorous and re- track. month. On Wednesday, the “Stupid Taiwanese singer Jam Hsiao, Singaporean ally fun person,” Chou said of the classical With more than 10 albums, Chou, who Love” singer announced that “Chro- singer Wayne Lim Junjie, better known as superstar who has a whopping 15 million describes himself as a “workaholic,” is still matica” will drop on May 29, more than JJ Lin, and classical pianist Lang Lang. followers on his social media. leveling up. a month after its original April 10 re- Chou’s especially excited about Lang He couldn’t resist giving a sneak peek, “I always feel like only I can outperform lease date. Lang’s upcoming appearance. “Lang revealing that Lang Lang will show up in myself!” he said. Compiled from wire services PAGE 40 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Friday, May 8, 2020 VIRUS OUTBREAK Mental health key for troops and families in Japan

BY SETH ROBSON said. It was closed last month as AND CAITLIN DOORNBOS part of the restrictions. Stars and Stripes Hiking on nearby trails or swimming and fishing in local YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan rivers popular with their Japa- — For most military personnel nese neighbors are also off-limits under restriction in Japan, the to civilians and service members battle against the coronavirus is affiliated with Yokota. mental rather than physical. “My family are outdoorsy, and Military officials have reported we like to go fishing and camping “fewer than 30” service members but they don’t allow it,” Minard at Yokosuka Naval Base and a few said. more at other facilities testing Officials with the 374th Airlift positive for the virus out of 50,000 Wing declined to provide an in- service members stationed here. terview with an Air Force psy- Defense Secretary Mark Esper chologist last week and didn’t in March ordered the military to directly answer a question about stop reporting new coronavirus the possible medium- to long- cases at specific installations. term impacts of coronavirus re- All military bases in Japan strictions on service members’ have been under restriction since mental health. U.S. Forces Japan commander Lt. Instead, the public affairs office Gen. Kevin Schneider last month provided answers from a family TAYLOR CURRY/U.S. Navy declared a public health emer- advocacy officer with the 374th gency through May 15. A sailor directs a vehicle to a coronavirus screening station at Yokosuka Naval Base, Japan, on April 10. Medical Group who is director of Most service members, their psychological health for Yokota to families and civilian employees emailed questions from Stars and attached to those bases have ad- Stripes. justed to restricted movements, “Undoubtedly, this is a difficult wearing face masks and coping time for all of us, and individuals with limited dining and recre- who notice that their symptoms ational opportunities. It remains are failing to improve or worsen- unclear how much of an impact ing over time are encouraged to all of this is having on troops’ reach out and use the services mental health, but there are signs available to them,” Maj. Bryan that leaders are concerned. Vralsted said in emailed com- Yokosuka, southwest of Tokyo ments Friday. in Kanagawa prefecture, has Some of those services are been under a shelter-in-place catalogued on the Military One- order since March 27 after three Source website. Available pro- coronavirus cases were reported grams include the Alcohol and on base within 24 hours. Those Drug Abuse Prevention and restrictions are arguably the Treatment Program and the Mil- toughest the U.S. military en- itary and Family Life Counseling dures in Japan. Program, he said. Chaplains are Meanwhile, sailors attached also available for counseling. to the Yokosuka-based aircraft Programs for mental health carrier USS Ronald Reagan and and family advocacy are also its strike group started a phased available by telephone. Face-to- GABRIELLE SPALDING/U.S. Air Force sequestration three weeks ago to face services are available on a screen out possible cases before Airmen with the Pacific Air Forces postal squadron process mail at Yokota Air Base, Japan, on April 17 . limited, case-by-case basis, Vral- going to sea. sted said. To help boost morale, chaplains a lot more to try to put myself to rus despite the base’s location at stressful on many levels and anxi- The Yokota medical group has are engaging with sailors daily, sleep,” he said. “You can only the epicenter of the pandemic in ety can affect everyone different- not seen a notable increase in the providing book recommendations watch so much Netflix.” Japan. ly,” the first post stated. It warned number of people asking for those and workout-of-the-day programs An upcoming deployment, like- As of Wednesday, more than that “sensationalized information services due to the coronavirus, that “you can do while you’re in ly without port visits, promises 4,700 people had tested positive about the coronavirus may not al- however, according to the email sequester,” the Reagan’s com- little hope of coming relief, His- in Tokyo with 1 60 deaths, accord- ways tell the whole story.” attributed to him. manding officer, Capt. Pat Han- quierdo said. The Shiloh is part of ing to the Tokyo Metropolitan A subsequent tip advised Yokota personnel still have ac- nifin, told Stars and Stripes in an Task Force 70. Government. against worrying about things cess to the base exchange, com- April 24 joint interview with Task “It’s going to be another quar- An undisclosed number of beyond a person’s control. missary, gym and take out or Force 70 commander Rear Adm. antine,” he said. sailors the Navy sequestered at “I CANNOT control that the delivery food services, Vralsted George Wikoff. Sailors have access to the men- Yokota last month tested posi- coronavirus is here,” the medical noted. “There are opportunities for tal health programs offered by the tive for the coronavirus, but they group’s post stated. “I CAN prac- “The beneficial impact of these self-betterment there,” Hannifin Navy, such as counseling services were isolated from the local mili- tice physical distancing, avoid small semblances of normal life said. “We are finding that they and those available through Mili- tary community, according to social gatherings and sanitize my should not be underestimated,” are interested in and are engag- tary OneSource, a website that of- officials. hands regularly.” he said. ing with that.” fers information and links to sites On April 6, 374th Airlift Wing Christine Minard, 29, a teach- Being stuck at home with their But for Petty Officer 3rd Class with support for service members commander Col. Otis Jones de- er at Yokota West Elementary families is impacting people in Ethan Hisquierdo, an interior and their families, Wikoff said. clared a public health emergen- School, said that she incorporates different ways, Vralsted said. communications electrician as- “The total wellness of our sail- cy for Yokota, which restricted the tips into fitness classes she’s Increasing personal communi- signed to the guided-missile ors is front and center, and not anyone with base access to their been running for people at Yokota cation and quality time with fam- cruiser USS Shiloh, exercise isn’t lost on any of us is how important homes, on base or off, their work- online in recent weeks. ily is healthy. Increasing alcohol enough to keep up his morale dur- it is to keep our sailors engaged places and essential services only Since the school closed, Minard use and screen-time activities ing the restriction. and maintain that ability for them on base or in the surrounding has also been doing online class- such as video games or television “It’s a struggle. Every day I try to get the help that they require area. That emergency was ex- es with her students and looking is not good for mental health, he to work out, but it’s a quick high across the health system as we tended Tuesday to last through after her kids at home. said. and then I’m down again,” he manage this,” he said. June 30. Minard was working out Friday “Some families are using this said Monday while buying essen- Sailors are resilient and un- Official concern about the im- at Yokota’s Samurai Field while time to connect meaningfully in a tials at the Navy Exchange, one derstand sacrifice for the greater pact of those restrictions on men- sons Brady, 6, and Jamieson, 5, beneficial manner,” according to of the only activities outside the good, Wikoff added. tal health became evident April played nearby. the statement attributed to Vral- home allowed under the shelter- “They know what’s important, 8, when the Yokota medical group “It’s not as bad as it could be,” sted, “while others are learning in-place order. “I feel like I’m in a and they know what they have to started a near daily series of she said. “The more we follow the that they may have some work to rich prison.” do,” he said. posts on the base Facebook page, guidelines the sooner we can get do on communication or spending Many sailors are idle at home None of the more than 11,000 “How to Manage Anxiety during out.” quality time together.” several days at a stretch under a people who live and work at Yo- COVID-19,” referring to the re- The family is eager to go camp- [email protected] reduced manning schedule, His- kota Air Base, the home of U.S. spiratory disease caused by the ing again at Tama Hills, the Air Twitter: @SethRobson1 quierdo added. Forces Japan in western Tokyo, coronavirus. Force recreation area that’s a 40 [email protected] “I’m not depressed, but I drink have contracted the coronavi- “The COVID-19 pandemic is minute-drive from Yokota, she Twitter: @CaitlinDoornbos Friday, May 8, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 41 PAGE 42 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Friday, May 8, 2020 Friday, May 8, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 43 PAGE 44 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Friday, May 8, 2020 OPINION Max D. Lederer Jr., Publisher Lt. Col. Sean Klimek, Europe commander Lies are preferable to a ministry of truth Lt. Col. Richard McClintic, Pacific commander Caroline E. Miller, Europe Business Operations Joshua M. Lashbrook, Pacific Chief of Staff BY GARY ABERNATHY “most vulnerable.” But does it make sense someday kill the virus in people the way Special to The Washington Post to rely solely on government health agen- disinfectant kills it on surfaces. You may cies that have arguably been consistently have heard this falsehood so many times EDITORIAL eorge Orwell’s classic dystopian wrong in their predictions? now you don’t believe me. Read Politifact’s novel “Nineteen Eighty-Four” Scott Gottlieb, former head of the Food analysis and judge for yourself. Terry Leonard, Editor describes a government-oper- [email protected] and Drug Administration under Trump, It’s important to correct misinformation, Gated Ministry of Truth, which in- acknowledged over the weekend that while which requires hearing or reading it in the Robert H. Reid, Senior Managing Editor doctrinates the population with irrational “mitigation didn’t fail, I think it’s fair to say first place, something we shouldn’t fear. [email protected] Newspeak messages like “war is peace” that it didn’t work as well as we expected.” Dan Erickson and Artin Massihi, urgent- Tina Croley, Managing Editor for Content and “freedom is slavery.” Reminds me of Likewise, predictive virus case and mor- care doctors in Bakersfield, Calif., recent- [email protected] nonsensical coronavirus-related phraseol- tality models have typically been as inac- ly held a news conference to share their ogy like “#alonetogether.” curate as long-range weather forecasts. opinions of the coronavirus. They had con- Managing Editor for Presentation Sean Moores, It is frightening how many Americans Millions of Americans can be forgiven cluded that the negative effect of the virus [email protected] today seem to clamor for a ministry of for not placing blind trust in federal and has been exaggerated, and that most lock- Joe Gromelski, Managing Editor for Digital truth, insisting on everyone agreeing to state government leaders and their health downs should be lifted. The video of their one set of facts determined either by the [email protected] advisers, whose main tactic was to order news conference went viral on YouTube. state or by media fact experts. It plays into Americans to surrender freedoms while In a story headlined “Dubious corona- the idea that Americans are fragile or in- an entire national economy was intention- virus claims by California doctors con- BUREAU STAFF fantile, in need of guardians or babysitters, ally crashed, leading to the loss of millions demned by health experts,” CNN reported since they are incapable of deciphering for that the American College of Emergency Europe/Mideast themselves right from wrong, safe from of jobs and the accumulation of trillions of Erik Slavin, Europe & Mideast Bureau Chief Physicians and American Academy of unsafe, or truth from lies. And it can only dollars (and counting) in additional debt. [email protected] Emergency Medicine issued a joint state- serve to stifle the search for a path forward Meanwhile, those who protest draconian +49(0)631.3615.9350; DSN (314)583.9350 ment calling the doctors’ claims “reckless at a time when the country needs all the lockdowns are depicted as right-wing, gun- and untested musings” that “are inconsis- Pacific creative thinking it can get. toting vigilantes, ignorant in their resis- Aaron Kidd, Pacific Bureau Chief tent with current science and epidemiol- When Donald Trump was elected presi- tance to state-mandated health directives. [email protected] Some of them do carry guns, of course, ogy regarding COVID-19.” +81.42.552.2511 ext. 88380; DSN (315)227.7380 dent , there were immediate demands to investigate allegations that Russia had but far from all, and it is worth noting that A strong and clear statement by two Washington influenced the election by planting false where many of us live, “gun toting” is not authoritative bodies, but it wasn’t enough. Joseph Cacchioli, Washington Bureau Chief information on social media. Facebook a pejorative description. It’s a constitution- The doctors’ good-faith viewpoints were [email protected] and others have since caved to pressure to ally protected, law-abiding act perfectly considered so damnable that YouTube (+1)(202)886-0033 identify and prohibit fabrications, appoint- acceptable to be publicly demonstrated. removed the video for “violating the plat- Brian Bowers, Assistant Managing Editor, News We would like to believe that we can form’s policy on misinformation.” In fact, [email protected] ing arbiters of truth. But since the dawn of elections, misleading and inaccurate trust institutional media outlets to separate YouTube’s policy is to remove any content CIRCULATION information has been employed by candi- the informational wheat from the chaff. that contradicts the World Health Organi- dates and political parties against other Sadly, when the media is presented with zation’s stance on COVID-19, according to Mideast candidates and political parties. 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more economic loss. What newspapers The president is ignoring the strategy he embraced just weeks ago. In April, the White House announced a series of are saying at home “guidelines” for governors to phase in re- opening, with criteria such as achieving The following editorial excerpts are se- a “downward trajectory of documented lected from a cross section of newspapers cases within a 14-day period” and putting throughout the United States. The editori- robust testing in place. Without having met als are provided by The Associated Press these criteria, more than a dozen states in and other stateside syndicates. the South and Midwest are relaxing social distancing measures. But Trump cannot If Biden vows higher standard, be bothered to demand compliance; he seems to have forgotten all about them in investigate Reade claim fully his cheerleading for reopening. The New York Times The consequences of this reversal may Former Vice President Joe Biden, the be tragic. The U.S. is already struggling Democrats’ presumptive nominee for with a stubbornly persistent 20,000 new president, has forcefully denied allega- infections a day, and more than 2,000 daily tions of sexual harassment and assault deaths. Many scientists and public health made against him by Tara Reade, a former experts believe those numbers will spike staff assistant in his Senate office. thanks to the rushed restart. “They aren’t true,” Biden said in a state- There is a desperate need for adequate ment last Friday. “This never happened.” nationwide diagnostic testing and contact Reade’s accusations, which have been tracing so that offices and factories can percolating for several weeks, are grave cautiously begin to resume work with- and graphic. She charges that, in the spring out triggering more sickness. That, too, of 1993, Biden cornered her in a deserted are set to remain sealed until after Biden policies,” the authors write. “For example, has been left to the scattered and uneven hallway of the Capitol complex, pinned her retires from public life — a common ar- a semi-targeted policy that involves the leadership of states and localities, which against a wall, reached under her skirt and rangement. There are growing calls for lockdown of those above 65 until a vaccine are unable to deliver at the scale needed. penetrated her with his fingers. Biden to make those records available to arrives can release the young and middle- Their challenge is compounded by serial Reade’s brother and multiple friends see if they contain any mention of Reade aged groups back into the economy much failures in the federal bureaucracy driven have said that she told them of the incident or perhaps others who raised similar com- more quickly, and still achieve a much by Trump’s incompetent appointees. We around the time it occurred. Some bits of plaints about his behavior. lower fatality rate in the population (just now learn from the whistleblower com- evidence lend credence to her claim, even In an interview on MSNBC, Biden re- above 1% of the population instead of 1.83% plaint filed by a senior Health and Human as others prompt skepticism. When Reade’s sisted these calls, insisting that his Sen- with the optimal uniform policy).” Services official, Rick Bright, that when he brother, Collin Moulton, first spoke to The ate papers do not contain any personnel Interesting is right. The universal lock- warned a group of senior officials known Washington Post about his sister’s accusa- files and so could not possibly shed light downs of March and April have been aimed as the Disaster Leadership Group on Feb. 7 tions, for instance, he mentioned only that on Reade’s allegations. He added that they specifically at preventing hospitals from about a shortfall of protective masks, other she talked about Biden touching her neck do, however, contain sensitive information being overrun with COVID-19 patients officials responded “there was no indica- and shoulders; several days later, Moulton about his past work that could be unfairly and thus reducing the death rate. But the tion of a supply chain shortage or of issues texted The Post to say that he also recalled exploited in a presidential campaign. paper says a targeted lockdown aimed at with masks, and therefore there was no her sharing that Biden had put his hand While understandable, this concern is seniors combined with other policies like need to take immediate action.” Such mis- “under her clothes.” not prohibitive — and Biden’s word is in- social distancing will reduce the death rate steps have been endemic. As is so often the case in such situations, sufficient to dispel the cloud. Any invento- by more. The nation’s economic implosion de- it is all but impossible to be certain of the ry should be strictly limited to information Targeted lockdowns also reduce eco- mands action, but the correct response is truth. But the stakes are too high to let the about Reade and conducted by an unbi- nomic harm, as you’d expect. “This policy to reopen in a way that is sustainable and matter fester — or leave it to be investigat- ased, apolitical panel, put together by the also reduces the economic damage from does not cost thousands of additional lives. ed by and adjudicated in the media. Biden DNC and chosen to foster as much trust in 24.3% to 12.8% of one year’s GDP. The Trump not only does not know how to get is seeking the nation’s highest office. its findings as possible. Admittedly, this reason is that, once the most vulnerable there, but he also appears unwilling to seri- In 2018, this board advocated strongly would be a major undertaking . But the group is protected, the other groups can ously tackle the problem. We may soon see for a vigorous inquiry into accusations of question at hand is no less than Biden’s fit- be reincorporated into the economy more sexual misconduct raised against Brett Ka- terrible consequences from his abdication. ness for the presidency. No relevant memo quickly,” the authors write. vanaugh when he was nominated to a seat should be left unexamined. The universal lockdowns are finally on the Supreme Court. Biden’s pursuit of It has been noted that President Donald easing in many states, and the damage in Virus-weary US must head off the presidency requires no less. His cam- Trump has been accused of sexual ha- the last two months can’t be undone. But murder hornets at the pass paign, and his party, have a duty to assure rassment or assault by more than a dozen these studies can inform governors as they the public that the accusations are being The Dallas Morning News women. Those claims also should be inves- consider how and what to reopen in their Like the rest of America, we’ve been taken seriously. The Democratic National tigated . Trump does not seriously address states. And in particular they should in- Committee should move to investigate the following the coverage of the so-called the claims against him; he simply denies form government decisions about the kind murder hornets showing up in northern matter swiftly and thoroughly, with the full them and attacks his accusers. of lockdowns to reimpose if there are coro- cooperation of the Biden campaign. Washington state and just across the bor- Biden has set higher standards for him- navirus flare-ups, as there are likely to be der in Canada. We still don’t know how Reade’s account has some apparent in- until a vaccine or cure arrive. self. That has been central to his appeal. deeply these hornets from Asia have inte- consistencies. Last year, she was one of His campaign is founded on the promise Protect the most vulnerable, but don’t grated themselves into North America or several women who came forward with of restoring sanity, civility and decency to put the entire state in economic cold stor- whether this will become a problem that complaints of Biden hugging or touching the presidency. Even if certainty isn’t pos- age in the name of a false choice between will challenge honeybee hives across the them in ways that made them uncomfort- sible in this matter, the American people saving lives and saving money. On the United States. able, but she did not raise the assault accu- deserve at least the confidence that he, and growing evidence, targeted lockdowns can sation until this March. She says she tried the Democratic Party, have made every ef- save more lives and more livelihoods. What we do know is this: If these jerks to share her story with the media earlier, fort to bring the truth to light. show their faces in Texas, authorities only to get “shut down.” should show no hesitation in eradicating Reade says that she filed a formal ha- Trump’s absence of leadership every last one of them. We’re still hoping rassment complaint with a congressional Data show targeted lockdowns has put people at greater risk that these invasive bugs can be murdered personnel office in 1993. (She says the re- would work – and save jobs The Washington Post off in Washington state before they gain port did not mention the assault.) Although The Wall Street Journal The coronavirus pandemic has killed so strong of a foothold that they’re impos- she kept some of her employment records Americans are paying a fearsome price more people in the United States than any- sible to dislodge. Otherwise, we’ll see these from that time, she says she does not have for the government’s strict lockdowns of where else in the world. At the same time, hornets wreck honeybee hives by invading a copy of that complaint. In his statement, American life and commerce, and now the nation is reeling from an absence of them, killing bees, and carrying off parts Biden said that if such a document existed, comes evidence that targeted lockdowns leadership by President Donald Trump of their carcasses to feed their own young. there would be a copy of it in the National aimed at protecting those who are most and his administration. As the house In Japan, apparently, honeybees have Archives, which retains records from what vulnerable to the coronavirus would be burns, Trump is standing on the front figured out a defense against the murder was then the Office of Fair Employment better for public health and the economy. lawn, boasting of success, denying respon- hornet. The bees pile onto one of these Practices. He called on the archives “to That conclusion comes in a new working sibility, ordering others to grab the garden tough creatures as it tries to make its way identify any record of the complaint she paper from the National Bureau of Eco- hose and promising that everything will be into their hive, and rather than uselessly alleges she filed and make available to the nomic Research by MIT economists Daron back to normal soon. His fecklessness is employing their stingers against the hor- press any such document.” Later that day, Acemoglu, Victor Chernozhukov, Ivan costing the country dearly. net’s hard outer-shell, the bees work to after the National Archives said it did not Werning and Michael Whinston. The au- After weeks of sacrifice, much of the na- overheat the hornet. Essentially, the bees have personnel documents, Biden asked thors compared relative risks of infection, tion has arrived at a very difficult cross- form a ball around the invader and over the secretary of the Senate to direct a more hospitalization and death for the young, the roads. We need to maintain a stiff battle time the inside of the ball rises to a tem- extensive search, also asking for “any and middle-aged and those over age 65. They against spreading infection while also perature the bees can withstand but that all other documents in the records that re- then compared strict lockdowns that treat gradually and carefully attempting to re- the hornet cannot. In the end, what’s left is late to the allegation.” all age groups the same with a more tar- start the economy. Yet Trump, who de- the cooked carcass of a murder hornet. This is a start, but it does not go far geted strategy that protects the old. cided not to conduct a broad federal effort That works for us as does any other enough. Any serious inquiry must include “Interestingly, we find that semi-target- to battle the new coronavirus and instead eradication technique. In this time of coro- the trove of records from Biden’s Senate ed policies that simply apply a strict lock- passed responsibility to the governors, is navirus, we simply can’t deal with an ad- career that he donated to the University down on the oldest group can achieve the now urging them to reopen too soon, risk- ditional pestilence that includes something of Delaware in 2012. Currently, those files majority of the gains from fully-targeted ing more infections, more death and still called murder hornets. PAGE 46 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Friday, May 8, 2020 AMERICAN ROUNDUP A TF: Man with 90 guns THE CENSUS researched killings The number of COLUMBIA — A South drivers cited SC Carolina man was ar- for speeding 186 or having loud rested and accused of illegally possessing 90 weapons, including exhausts on numerous assault rifles, authori- Pacific Coast Highway in south Orange ties said. County, Calif., during the weekend. The Edward Daniel Kimpton Jr., crackdown was prompted by incidents 25, was charged Tuesday with a week earlier when residents com- wire fraud, mail fraud and illegal plained to authorities that motorists and possession of machine guns, The motorcyclists were speeding through Columbia State reported. coastal towns, The Orange County Kimpton was arrested after an Register reported. A county sheriff’s 18-month investigation by the fed- deputy clocked one motorcyclist going eral Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, 103 mph , said Laguna Beach police Firearms and Explosives and the Capt. Jeff Calvert, who was in charge Secret Service. Authorities said of the enforcement effort. Kimpton purchased firearms, bullets, scopes and tactical gear online from individual and retail into an abandoned gypsum mine. sellers using a fake name and an Twelve Blackhawk families electronic payment platform. were displaced last week when A criminal complaint said the 40-foot-by-50-foot sinkhole Kimpton had the guns shipped to opened, breaking water and sewer federal firearm license-holders lines in the neighborhood. in different South Carolina coun- “It was going into a bottomless ties, then he would pick up the pit,” said John Trudo, 40, who gear and contest the sale, stating realized something was wrong he never received the items. The when his sink faucet didn’t work. complaint said Kimpton retained Cavers found that the sinkhole the guns and the money. opened into an abandoned gyp- During the investigation, au- sum mine at least 600 feet long, thorities discovered that Kimpton filled with holes from drilling researched content on South Car- and mining equipment, the Rapid olina mass shooters in Charleston City Journal reported Monday. in 2015 and Florence in 2018 . “I really never imagined that when we went back down there City’s oldest girls it would be that big,” said Adam Weaver, a member of Paha Sapa Catholic school closing Grotto, a local caving group. He added the mine is 25 feet to 30 BALTIMORE — A feet below ground. MD Catholic college pre- paratory school for girls which counts among its alumni House 2 rescued after being Speaker Nancy Pelosi and for- trapped by rock slide mer U.S. Sen. Barbara Mikulski announced on Tuesday that it is SALT LAKE CITY closing. UT — Emergency crews in The Institute of Notre Dame Utah rescued two teenagers after will close on June 30 in the midst they were trapped in a massive of a pandemic that will prevent rock slide, authorities said. anyone from being inside the The Sevier County Sheriff’s Of- school building during its final fice said the teens from Gunnison days, The Baltimore Sun re- were driving on a road northeast ported. L eaders cited declining of Salina when the rock slide oc- enrollment, financial difficul- curred Sunday night, KUTV-TV ties and a need to raise millions GREG LEHMAN, WALLA WALLA (WASH.) UNION-BULLETIN/AP reported. The passenger was par- of dollars with at least $5 million tially trapped and the vehicle had in building repairs as among the to be cut open for first responders reasons for closing. Giving Walla Walla a lift to free him. According to the school’s histo- The passenger was taken to ry, its first class graduated in July City workers Taylor Lemke, left, and Moises Salazar hang a 35-pound flower basket on Main Street on Gunnison Valley Hospital and the 1864 as Civil War cannon fire Tuesday morning in Walla Walla, Wash. The basket and 100 others will stay up through late fall. driver was flown by medical he- could be heard in the distance . licopter to Utah Valley Hospital Prosecutors said the 33-year- “What a little Trooper!” SUVs that appeared to be travel- in Provo. Their injuries did not Police: Woman set old woman is facing charges of New Hampshire State Police ing together on Interstate 5 south appear to be life-threatening, the blaze after traffic stop arson, attempted arson and re- troopers and members of the of Los Banos , authorities said. sheriff’s office said. lated counts . Bedford Fire Department assist- During the chase, one SUV COATESVILLE — Au- ed D’Amelio with the delivery. straddled lanes to block the patrol 3 national forests halt PA thorities say a woman Trooper helps deliver car, which maneuvered around it recreational shooting whose car was towed after a week- his baby on side of road Nearly $1M dumped and kept chasing the first car, a end traffic stop near Philadelphia Chevrolet Suburban. PHOENIX — Recre- is accused of having set fire to one during police chase The Suburban stopped on the BOSTON — A Massa- AZ ational shooting is being of the city’s police cars and trying shoulder at one point and the chusetts State Police LOS BANOS — Nearly temporarily prohibited in three to ignite other vehicles. MA driver got out, dumped two card- trooper’s helped deliver his baby $1 million in cash was national forests in Arizona in a Chester County prosecutors CA board boxes and then took off on the side of New Hampshire dumped on a Central California move that officials say is aimed at say an officer spotted a police ve- again before finally stopping for highway. road during a police chase that reducing the wildfire threat. hicle on fire in the Coatesville po- good, the CHP said. Trooper George D’Amelio was ended with the arrests of two The Southwestern Region of lice parking lot shortly after 8:30 The cardboard boxes contained the U.S. Forest Service ordered on duty when his wife, Christine, New York men who apparently p.m. Sunday. He ran to retrieve a $915,000 in cash, and a police dog the prohibitions in the Coronado, called to tell him she was going planned to buy marijuana with fire extinguisher and put out the alerted to the odor of drugs on the Prescott and Tonto national for- into labor. He quickly went home the money, the California High- blaze, then noticed a trail of fluid money, authorities said. ests to begin Wednesday and to to pick her up and started driving way Patrol said. on that vehicle toward three other continue until July 31 or until to a hospital in New Hampshire. Frank Capraro, 23, and Des- police vehicles and two personal rescinded. Officials said the On the way there, D’Amelio had mond McDay, 25, both of Med- Families evacuate after cars of department employees. three forests are experiencing to pull his car over on a major ford, were arrested last Friday sinkhole opens old mine Police said the incident was an increase in drying trends with recorded by video surveillance highway in Bedford, N.H., and evening, the Merced Sun-Star large amounts of grass that could cameras, and an investigation re- deliver his son. reported. RAPID CITY — Sev- be fuel for fires resulting from vealed that the suspect had been “Baby Jackson ‘Jack’ D’Amelio The chase began shortly before eral homes in the Rapid SD above-average winter moisture. stopped earlier that day by police is doing great,” state police wrote 6:30 p.m. when a CHP officer City area were evacuated after and her car had been towed. Monday in a Facebook post. tried to stop one of three black a sinkhole collapsed and opened From wire reports Friday, May 8, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 47 PAGE 48 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Friday, May 8, 2020 Friday, May 8, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 49 SCOREBOARD/VIRUS OUTBREAK

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Go to the American Forces Network website for the most up-to-date TV schedules. Players that endured myafn.net COVID-19 can provide Deals scientific information Wednesday’s transactions FOOTBALL BY TIM REYNOLDS National Football League BALTIMORE RAVENS — Signed 2020 Associated Press draft picks G Ben Bredeson, DT Jus- tin Madubuike and WR James Proche. Dr. Priya Sampathkumar gets asked by her Signed undrafted free agents TE Jake Breeland, OLB John Daka, P Dom Maggio two teen-aged sons every day when they can and LB Kristian Welch. expect to see NBA games again. DALLAS COWBOYS — Agreed to terms with OL Cameron Erving. She’s among the doctors desperately trying GREEN BAY PACKERS — Signed Ruvell to answer that question — and the NBA is now Martin for minority coaching fellowship. LAS VEGAS RAIDERS — Signed LB trying to help. Justin Phillips and T Sam Young and un- drafted free agent T Kamaal Seymour. Sampathkumar is on the staff at the Mayo MIAMI DOLPHINS — Signed fourth- Clinic, which is starting to get support from round pick G Solomon Kindley. NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS — Signed the NBA and its players for a study that will second-round pick OLB Josh Uche to a aim to shed more light on how antibody test- four-year contract. NEW YORK JETS — Signed undrafted ing can help the medical world further under- free agents WR Lawrence Cager, WR stand COVID-19. NBA teams were told this George Campbell, DB Shyheim Carter, DB Javelin Guidry, DL Domenique Davis, OL week about the study through an invitation for Jared Hilbers, DE/LB Bryce Huff, DB La- players and staff to volunteer to take part. mar Jackson and DL Sterling Johnson. TENNESSEE TITANS — Agreed to terms “I think this is one step towards understand- with CB Johnathan Joseph on a one-year contract. ing when we might be able to open things back WASHINGTON REDSKINS — Agreed to up,” said Sampathkumar, the Mayo Clinic’s terms with OL Michael Liedtke on a one- RICK BOWMER/AP year contract. Chair of the Immunization and the Infection BASKETBALL Prevention and Control Specialty Councils. Denver Nuggets guard Jamal Murray arrives at the Vivint Smart Home Arena on Feb. 5 National Basketball Association CHICAGO BULLS — Named Pat Connel- “It’s certainly not that at the end of the study, before the start of his team’s game against the Utah Jazz in Salt Lake City. ly as Vice President of Player Personnel we’re not going to be able to say, ‘OK, on X, Y and J.J. Polk as Assistant General Man- ager. and Z date everything can open up again.’ ” receive materials from researchers, then have to assess the prevalence of antibodies within HOCKEY But every little bit helps right now, which phlebotomists collect specimens that will be society in general and certainly for those play- National Hockey League ANAHEIM DUCKS — Signed D Christian is why the NBA asked teams to assist, if pos- shipped back to the Mayo Clinic. Participants ers who participate with the NBA in terms of Djoos and D Jani Hakanpaa to one-year sible. Teams were told that the study would contract extensions. will also have to fill out a survey to gauge their exposure,” said Dr. John DiFiori, the NBA’s COLLEGE also help doctors understand the prevalence level of potential exposure. Within two days, director of sports medicine. “But it also is a EASTERN TENNESSEE STATE UNIVER- of COVID-19 among infected individuals who SITY — Named Jason Shay as new men’s test results will be known — and because this study that is attempting to do sort of a higher- head badsketball coach. were asymptomatic or experienced only mild is about antibodies, it will not take resources level validation of a tool that will be more easy NEW JERSEY CITY UNIVERSITY — Named Lukasz Zagowalko women’s as- symptoms. away from those doing other testing to iden- at point of care or at home. So, it has two parts sistant wrestling coach. “From a team perspective, and saying tify those who are sick with the virus. to it.” TUSCULUM — Named Meagan Price women’s basketball head coach. this broadly across all teams, participation Additional goals of the study include being The virus has infected more than 3.6 mil- across the NBA allows for more robust in- able to identify more patients who could donate lion people worldwide and killed over a formation from the community at large in plasma and improve care for patients who are quarter-million, according to a tally through Pro basketball providing prevalence data,” said Dr. Jimmie dealing with the coronavirus, plus potentially Wednesday by Johns Hopkins University. Ex- Mancell, the team physician for the Memphis move researchers closer to a vaccine. perts believe the actual number of infections NBA Grizzlies. “It really has a couple of different potential and deaths are higher than what has been of- EASTERN CONFERENCE It’s a relatively simple process: Teams will goals in the sense that one is that it does help ficially reported by government agencies. Atlantic Division W L Pct GB Toronto 46 18 .719 — Boston 43 21 .672 3 Philadelphia 39 26 .600 7½ Cavaliers step cautiously into hopeful return Brooklyn 30 34 .469 16 New York 21 45 .318 26 Southeast Division Miami 41 24 .631 — Orlando 30 35 .462 11 BY TOM WITHERS meticulously cleaned. Washington 24 40 .375 16½ Associated Press “The league is recommending Charlotte 23 42 .354 18 Atlanta 20 47 .299 22 that they keep 12 feet between Central Division CLEVELAND — Even if the one another, so you’re there ba- Milwaukee 53 12 .815 — Indiana 39 26 .600 14 NBA doesn’t resume this season, sically rebounding for a guy and Chicago 22 43 .338 31 and at this point no one knows passing to a guy,” Bickerstaff said Detroit 20 46 .303 33½ Cleveland 19 46 .292 34 for sure, the Cleveland Cavaliers during a Zoom conference call. WESTERN CONFERENCE believe it’s time to start getting Southwest Division “No one is being pressured to do W L Pct GB ready for the next one. anything. If people feel uncom- Houston 40 24 .625 — “Any minute that we can get Dallas 40 27 .597 1½ fortable doing this, it’s not man- Memphis 32 33 .492 8½ working with each other is bene- datory for them to show up. We’ve New Orleans 28 36 .438 12 ficial to us,” Cavs coach J.B. Bick- San Antonio 27 36 .429 12½ got some guys on staff that are Northwest Division erstaff said Wednesday. willing to do it.” Denver 43 22 .662 — Utah 41 23 .641 1½ Cleveland is one of a handful of The league is trying to ensure Oklahoma City 40 24 .625 2½ teams planning to reopen prac- that no team has a competitive Portland 29 37 .439 14½ Minnesota 19 45 .297 23½ tice facilities on Friday so play- advantage by opening their facil- Pacific Division ers can work out as states across ity. Many teams cannot, some of L.A. Lakers 49 14 .778 — L.A. Clippers 44 20 .688 5½ the country ease the social-dis- them possibly for several more Sacramento 28 36 .438 21½ tancing restrictions put in place weeks, because of local govern- Phoenix 26 39 .400 24 Golden State 15 50 .231 35 during the COVID-19 pandemic, mental regulations. TONY DEJAK/AP which brought sports to an abrupt The situation remains fluid. halt in March. Even if the NBA doesn’t resume this season, and at this point no one Bickerstaff spoke to reporters AP sportlight Bickerstaff, who took over one knows for sure, the Cavaliers believe it’s time to start getting ready shortly after he and other coaches of the league’s youngest teams for the next one. “Any minute that we can get working with each were on a call with NBA Commis- May 8 1968 — Jim “Catfish” Hunter of the in February after John Beilein other is beneficial to us,” says Cavs coach J.B. Bickerstaff, above. sioner Adam Silver, who has been Oakland A’s pitches a perfect game, stepped down midway through his invited by the National Basket- beating the Minnesota Twins 4-0. It is the first perfect game in the American first season, said the Cavs have which has been closed for nearly mount. The Cavs’ medical staff ball Players Association to speak League regular season in 46 seasons. been in contact with local and two months. The Cavs intend to will take the temperature of to players in a call on Friday. 1970 — Walt Frazier scores 36 points to lead the New York Knicks to a 113-99 vic- Ohio officials to ensure they’re hold two-hour sessions during every person before entering the Bickerstaff remains hopeful tory over the Los Angeles Lakers and the following the proper protocol to which only one player and one building, and there will be areas the league will be able to enact a NBA championship in seven games. 2001 — Randy Johnson becomes the protect personnel. developmental coach — wearing off limits. Also, the team intends plan so the Cavs can get back on third pitcher to strike out 20 in nine in- Only four players will be per- gloves and a mask — will be per- to designate and mark basket- the floor. After months of tumult, nings. He doesn’t finish the game as the Arizona Diamondbacks go on to beat mitted at a time inside the team’s mitted at the same basket. balls for each player so there is no they were beginning to click and Cincinnati 4-3 in 11 innings. facility in Independence, Ohio, Bickerstaff said safety is para- cross-over and everything will be had gone 5-6 under Bickerstaff. PAGE 50 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Friday, May 8, 2020 BEST SPORTS MOVIES No. 6: ‘Field of Dreams’ Fathers and sons, corn with lots of crying Movie theme of redemption was a hit with many

BY RONALD BLUM Associated Press aseball and tears, the ones streaking down cheeks. Tears, the kind Bleaving rifts between fa- thers and sons. “Field of Dreams” is about phantoms and phenoms on an unlikely diamond in an Iowa cornfield. Emotions gush like water across the grass, resonating three de- cades later because of the nerves the movie digs down to reach. “I remember, I think it was the very first test screening we had, it was in the LA area and it was a re- CHARLIE NIEBERGALL/AP cruited audience and they didn’t know anything about the movie,” People portraying ghost players emerge from a cornfield as they reenact a scene from the movie “Field of Dreams” at the movie site in director Phil Alden Robinson re- Dyersville, Iowa. The 1989 film was No. 6 in The Associated Press’ Top 25 favorite sports movies poll. called this week. “And towards the end, I was sitting in the back, About the fi lm Even during the coronavirus and I noticed a woman about two, pandemic, people have driven to maybe three rows in front of me the movie location site in Dyers- on the aisle, just weeping. ville, Iowa. An 8,000-seat ball- “Her head was in her hands, Year: 1989 park is being built adjacent to the she was sobbing heavily,” he went Screenwriter: Phil Alden Rob- preserved movie field, and the on. “I started to get out of my seat. inson Yankees and Chicago White Sox I was going to go over to her and Starring: Kevin Costner, James were scheduled to play there on just put my arm on her shoulder Earl Jones, Ray Liotta Aug. 13. and say, ‘It’s just a movie.’ And I Plot: An Iowa corn farmer (Cost- “I would say about four or got one or two steps towards her ner) hears voices, clears his crop five vehicles a day,” said Roman and I recognized her. She was to build a baseball diamond and Weinberg, director of operations somebody from the marketing gets a visit from the 1919 Chicago for Go The Distance Baseball, department of the studio and White Sox and a few others. which owns the movie site. she’d already seen the film. And Iconic Line: “If you build it, he “You’ll periodically see people I thought, ‘Oh, my God, this is re- will come.” — Voice from the corn slowly get out of their car and ally something.’ ” fi elds make that all-familiar walk to Released in April 1989, two Oscars: 3 nominations the diamond. Some play catch. weeks after “Major League,” 10 — Associated Press Others just walk the bases, take months after “Bull Durham” and a couple of pictures, hop back in eight months after “Eight Men their vehicle and head home. Peo- Beach, N.Y., and vividly remem- Out,” “Field of Dreams” was No. ple are drawn to the simplicity of bers sitting in a chair between 6 in The Associated Press’ Top 25 the site and just the wholesome- NICKI KOHL, THE (DUBUQUE, IOWA) TELEGRAPH HERALD/AP his living room and kitchen as a favorite sports movies poll. ness of it.” 5-year-old, watching Elston How- Robinson adapted W.P. Kin- Actors Kevin Costner, right, and Timothy Busfield joke around at Baseball goes on, in some sella’s 1982 novel “Shoeless Joe” first base during a celebrity softball game at the Field of Dreams in ard ground to Pee Wee Reese for form. into a screenplay that trimmed Dyersville, Iowa in 2014. the final out of the 1955 World Se- “The mistake that some people and focused the story about a ries against the Yankees, giving make when they say baseball, farmer who replaces corn with of the 1919 Chicago White Sox Giamatti, consumed that sum- the Dodgers their only title while they think of MLB,” Robinson a ballfield as he seeks a reunion for accepting money to throw the mer by the investigation of Pete in Brooklyn. A photo of Robin- said. “But it’s also minor leagues. with and redemption from his World Series. Rose’s gambling, didn’t have son with an arm around Roy It’s college. It’s high school. It’s long-dead father. Ray Kinsella, Former baseball Commis- time to watch “Field of Dreams,” Campanella remains one of his Little League. It’s stickball. It’s played by Kevin Costner, hears sioner Fay Vincent concluded “Major League” or “Eight Men most prized possessions. He was stoopball. It’s fathers playing a mysterious, unidentified voice the themes were much the same Out.” scarred by the team’s move to Los catch with their sons. It resides in telling him: “If you build it, he as those emphasized by his pre- “I’m not boycotting them. I’m Angeles after the 1957 season. a place in our hearts and imagi- will come,” “ease his pain” and decessor, A. Bartlett Giamatti, a busy. And I tend to read books “It was the first time in my nations that’s much, much, much “go the distance.” The movie cul- Yale professor of Renaissance lit- when I don’t sit here,” he said life that I’ve learned that life can bigger than just MLB.” minates to leading to him playing erature who reveled in baseball’s during an interview with The As- break your heart,” he said. catch with his dad’s ghost. poetic side. sociated Press at his office that “Field of Dreams” earned Along the way, his quest takes “It’s at the heart of most of Aug. 18. “I don’t want to look like Academy Award nominations Editor’s note: Recently, the As- him to Boston’s Fenway Park and Western literature, the struggle this workaholic, this wonk who for best picture and best adapted sociated Press revealed its Top to Chisholm, Minn . He is assisted to live away from home and then doesn’t — I simply have not yet screenplay (both won by “Driv- 25 of sports movies, as voted on by his wife Annie (Amy Madi- to get home. And when you get had a chance to see them. I ex- ing Miss Daisy”) and best origi- by 70 writers and editors around gan), embittered novelist Terence home, you’re embraced by your press it that way because I have nal score (won by “The Little the world. After compiling the Mann (James Earl Jones) and teammates and you’re sheltered every confidence I will. They are Mermaid”). It has been repeat- list, the AP assigned writers to Moonight Graham (Burt Lan- in the dugout,” Vincent said. made for the ages. They are going edly replayed on cable television present stories examining the caster), who got into one game for “Bart’s point was that the reason to be in the culture, and I will in recent weeks. Top 10 from unique perspec- the 1905 New York Giants, never academics and intellectuals like catch up with them.” The Mann character predicted tives. This is the fifth in the se- stepped to the plate and later be- baseball is that baseball is really Giamatti announced Rose’s “people will come” to the field ries, a look at the impact of the came a doctor. The ghost team a telling of the Western canon, lifetime suspension that Aug. 24 to long for their past, a speech film that was voted sixth, “Field that plays on the Iowa field is led the struggle to exist away from all and died of a heart attack eight shown on video boards before of Dreams.” by Shoeless Joe Jackson (Ray Li- and the fact that the redemption days later. player introductions at World Se- otta), banned along with the rest occurs when you get home.” Robinson grew up in Long ries games. Friday, May 8, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 51 BEST SPORTS DOCUMENTARIES

AP photos Above: President Bill Clinton, right, walks on the Arkansas State University campus with basketball player Arthur Agee, a senior at the school who was one of the stars of the movie “Hoop Dreams.” Right: Challenger Muhammad Ali, right, watches as defending world champion George Foreman goes to the canvas during the eighth round of their WBA/WBC championship match in Kinshasa, Zaire on Oct. 30, 1974. The 1996 film “When We Were Kings” is a documentary of the bout known as the “Rumble In The Jungle.” Commentary Real life provides plenty of drama

BY PAUL NEWBERRY get away with doping. He wound up uncovering a major Associated Press international scandal — the Russian doping scheme at the 2014 Winter Olympics. Fogel rightfully received an ports and cinema have an uneasy Academy Award for this important film, after getting a alliance. big assist from whistleblower Grigory Rodchenkov, for- For every “Raging Bull,” there mer head of Russia’s anti-doping laboratory. are an abundance of flicks that Also worth watching: “Stop at Nothing: The Lance S Armstrong Story” (2014). This brutally unflattering por- get it wrong when they try to recapture a trait of the disgraced cyclist shows how he was willing to memorable event or famous athlete. Se- crush anyone who got in his way, without the slightest riously, how does the compelling life of hint of regret. Babe Ruth produce not one, but two of the 2. When We Were Kings (1996) greatest stinkers in the history of film- The 1974 heavyweight title fight between Muham- making (“The Babe Ruth Story” and “The mad Ali and George Foreman — the famed “Rumble Babe”)? In The Jungle” — was a cultural milestone that ran far There’s another format that serves the deeper than boxing. It was a chance for African-Ameri- genre far better: the documentary. cans to take pride in their ancestral home, even while acknowledging the highly questionable ethics of stag- No wonder three of the last four Acade- ing the bout in an impoverished African country ruled my Awards in this category went to sports- by a brutal dictator. Footage from the accompanying related films. music festival, which featured James Brown and B.B With that in mind, here are 10 documen- King, is an added bonus in yet another Academy Award taries that everyone should see (and 10 oth- winner. ers that are definitely worth a look): Also worth watching: “Tyson” (2008). Essentially a 10. Steve McQueen: The Man & Le Mans preview of Iron Mike’s one-man show, it works because (2015) of Tyson’s brutal honesty and self-reflection. SUSAN STERNER/AP McQueen was at the height of his career (and an ac- 1. Hoop Dreams (1994) tual racer) when he decided to make the ultimate racing Foreman, left, looks on as Will Smith, center, gives Ali a hug after “When We Were The undisputed king of all sports documentaries, this film centered on the 24 Hours of Le Mans. Too bad he Kings” won Best Documentary Feature at the Academy Awards on March 24, 1997. film wasn’t even nominated for an Oscar — an Academy didn’t have a script. The King of Cool was never quite Award flub that ranks right up there with “Citizen Kane.” the same after his hubris-fueled making of “Le Mans.” 7. Deep Water (2006) of a race car, but this film brilliantly captures the true Five years of filming produced an unforgettable portrait Also worth watching: Pumping Iron (1977). An en- The tragic story of Britain’s Donald Crowhurst, a essence of this mercurial Brazilian through archival of two African-American high school students hoping tertaining look at professional bodybuilding propelled quixotic weekend sailor who attempted a nonstop, solo footage, interviews and home movies. Most touching to escape their crime-ridden Chicago neighborhoods by Arnold Schwarzenegger to movie stardom. race around the world in 1968. The quest quickly went is Senna’s softer side, as he frets over the future of a making it to the NBA. Far more than just a basketball 9. No No: A Dockumentary (2014) awry, and the prospect of financial ruin led to his de- homeland as complicated as the man himself. film, this is a brutal expose on society’s inequality and Dock Ellis was a Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher who wore scent into deceit and madness. Also worth watching: “Red Army” (2014). The rise poverty’s horrific toll. curlers on the field and always spoke his mind. The title Also worth watching: “Maiden” (2019). Another ex- and fall of the Soviet dynasty that ruled amateur hockey Also worth watching: “Undefeated” (2011). From refers to the 1970 no-hitter that Ellis claims to have cellent sailing film, this one an empowering tale of the for more than three decades. the same vein as “Hoop Dreams” but burdened a bit thrown under the influence of LSD, but the story of this first all-female crew to compete in the Whitbread Round 4. Free Solo (2018) by the white-savior approach, this Oscar winner docu- baseball iconoclast runs far deeper. the World Race. Another Oscar winner, this profile of Alex Honnold’s ments an inner city Memphis high school and the kids Also worth watching: “Hank Aaron: Chasing The 6. One Day in September (1999) harrowing climb up El Capitan without ropes or safety who hope to improve their lot in life through a down- Dream” (1995). This chronicling of the Hammer’s life as It’s still jarring to watch the much-chronicled bun- equipment (known as a free solo) is a compelling dichot- trodden football program. he overcomes racism on the way to breaking baseball’s gling that led to one of sport’s darkest days — the killing omy — edge-of-the-seat footage and a deeply personal Asterisk: “O.J.: Made in America” was the Acad- most revered record was nominated for an Academy of 11 Israelis at the 1972 Munich Olympics. The Ger- story of a rock climber who seems truly at peace only emy Award winner for best documentary of 2016, but Award. mans’ naive attempts to negotiate with the Palestinian when he’s clinging to the side of a mountain, dangling it’s really a TV docuseries. That excludes it from our 8. Murderball (2005) terrorists. The amateurish plans to pull off a rescue. The between life and death. list, but it’s definitely worth watching if you’ve got nearly If there’s any doubt that Paralympic athletes ap- hopelessly optimistic reports that all had been saved. Also worth watching: “The Man Who Skied Down eight hours to spare. proach their craft with just as much skill, determination The first of several Academy Award winners for Best Everest” (1975). Japan’s Yuichiro Miura takes off from Don’t hold up well: “The Endless Summer” and and even pettiness as their able-bodied counterparts, Documentary on our list. near the top of the world’s tallest peak, after a tragic “Jack Johnson.” The former is recalled as a seminal surf- this film about the battering-ram sport of wheelchair Also worth watching: “The Two Escobars” (2010). climb that claimed the lives of six Sherpa guides. An ing documentary, but the racial and sexist stereotyping rugby should put that to rest. An Oscar nominee, it lost Perhaps the best entry in ESPN’s acclaimed “30 for Oscar winner the year before “Rocky” became the first — especially during stops in Africa — made this 1966 to “March of the Penguins.” 30” documentary series looks at drug kingpins fueling sports-related film to claim the Academy Award for best film almost impossible to watch. Same for the 1970 Also worth watching: “Next Goal Wins” (2014). You the rise of Colombian soccer leading up to the 1994 picture. Oscar-nominated documentary about the first black can’t help but cheer for the world’s worst soccer teams World Cup. 3. Icarus (2017) heavyweight champion, which largely normalizes the as American Samoa attempts to overcome the legacy 5. Senna (2010) You never know what you might find. Filmmaker and blatant discrimination Johnson endured but is at least of a 31-0 loss. Ayrton Senna was pure genius behind the wheel cycling enthusiast Bryan Fogel wanted to explore ways to worth a listen for the Miles Davis soundtrack. PAGE 52 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Friday, May 8, 2020 VIRUS OUTBREAK Different strokes Ex-Olympic swimmer Thompson performing in the operating room, rather than the pool

BY PAUL NEWBERRY get worse, especially with South Associated Press Carolina joining a growing list of states that are taking steps to re- Jenny Thompson still loves open even as the death toll in the speed. United States climbs past 70,000. Only now, she performs in an A mandatory “work-or-home” operating room rather than the order was lifted Monday by South pool. Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster, One of America’s greatest who also eased other restrictions Olympic swimmers, Thompson on daily life. is on the front line of the fight “The end is not anywhere in against coronavirus as an anes- sight. I know we will see more thesiologist at the VA Medical patients,” Thompson said. “We’re Center in Charleston, S.C. prepared and we’re ready.” “I like things that happen fast,” She has mixed feelings about she said. “In the operating room, lifting restrictions that have things happen fast.” helped curb the spread of the Thompson competed in four highly infectious virus, but have Olympics, winning eight golds sent the economy into a record- HOTOS BYY OSS RANKLIN/AP and 12 medals overall before she P R D. F setting plunge. retired after the 2004 Athens “I’m worried there’s going Above: U. S. Olympic Team archer Brady Ellison walks back from a target as he practices on his range at Games. Then she turned to her to be another surge of cases,” his farm in Globe, Ariz. Ellison shoots about 100 arrows a day after a comeback from arm pain. Below: other passion. Thompson said. “I also think it’s Ellison checks on a piglet at his farm. His name may not seem familiar despite a decorated career that Health care. includes many medals and world marks. a delicate balance of what people The Massachusetts native can handle, and what the econo- chose anesthesiogy because it fit my can handle. Unemployment is the persona of a swimmer who specialized in shorter races. the worst it’s been in history, but “I loved the acute nature of people need to be accountable for Arm pain gone, Ellison’s helping patients during surgery,” their actions.” Thompson said. “As a sprinter, I This past weekend, there were really appreciated the fast chang- scenes around the country of peo- es you see in physiology. You’re ple gathering in large numbers, career is back on target giving drugs and seeing immedi- many of them not wearing masks ate results.” or staying the recommended 6 After working in a private prac- feet apart. Some headed to the BY PAT GRAHAM tice in Maine for seven years, beach. Others congregated in city Associated Press she moved to Charleston in 2018 parks. There were even reports along with her husband and their of people lining up at an Atlanta In between remodeling his archery workshop and two young sons, now 4 and 7. mall to purchase a newly released raising piglets, Brady Ellison shoots about 100 ar- The coronavirus outbreak Air Jordan sneaker from Nike. rows a day on his custom-built range. added a whole new element to her That is troubling to health-care That’s not very high volume for him. He’s scaled job. workers such as Thompson. way back with the coronavirus pandemic postpon- “When I saw it coming our way, “We have to take social distanc- ing the Tokyo Games until next summer and his I had a lot of fear about being pro- ing seriously,” she said, “We have season on hold. tected,” the 47-year-old Thomp- to wear masks. We have to stay 6 This is the promising part: No shooting pain. son conceded. “Once we had feet apart. We can’t have parties. A little while back, the three-time Olympic med- adequate PPE (personal protec- We need social responsibility. I alist felt searing discomfort through his right arm tive equipment), I felt like I was know we need to open up, but we whenever he released an arrow. ready.” need to do it smartly, based on Doctors couldn’t solve it. He couldn’t shoot Games, along with silver during the team competi- The virus has yet to have a data. We can’t just have a date in through it. He nearly quit and went to work at a local tion, Ellison began experiencing pain in one of his major impact in South Carolina, mind to do it. We need to do it only copper mine in Arizona. fingers. which has recorded about 6,500 when it’s appropriate for that re- Now gold in Tokyo is back in the picture. Steadily, it grew worse as the pain radiated from cases and less than 300 deaths. gion based on the data.” His comeback will be highlighted in an upcom- his fingertips through his arm. The VA hospital in Charleston She was one of America’s great- ing documentary and features a Hollywood-esque “Felt like bolts of lighting when I shot,” he said. has dealt with only one serious est relay swimmers, capturing 10 twist: A natural healer in Slovenia helped alleviate The discomfort persisted into 2017 and ’18. He case of COVID-19, according to of her 12 Olympic medals while his pain to the point where he became the world consulted medical experts and hand specialists. Thompson, and a handful of other teaming with others. She is tied champion. “The doctors, they pretty much just all told me to patients who were stricken with with fellow swimmers Dara Tor- “I went from looking for jobs and quitting archery quit,” said Ellison, who also earned a silver in the milder symptoms. res and Natalie Coughlin for the to believing I’m going to win in Tokyo,” the 31-year- team event at the 2012 London Games. But aging veterans are an espe- most overall medals by an Ameri- old Ellison said in a phone interview from his six- His wife, Toja, competes in archery for Slovenia cially vulnerable group. Thomp- can woman. Only Michael Phelps acre property in Globe, Ariz., where he’s waiting for and heard of a natural healer back home. The heal- son knows the numbers could has won more. the season to resume. er specialized in helping those with thyroid condi- Usually around this time of year, Ellison is shoot- tions, which Ellison has dealt with and for which he ing 300 arrows each day . takes medication. He went in the fall of 2018 for that Instead, he’s scaled back the shooting and is tak- reason. ing care of house projects. He rebuilt the wood floor He never mentioned his arm concerns. in his workshop, which also serves as his indoor fa- First consultation: “He told me that I had an in- cility. It’s actually two sheds pushed close together jury in my right hand,” Ellison said. in which he simply opens the doors to both in order Ellison said the process was simple. The healer to shoot. put his hands on Ellison’s arm/hand and he almost He’s also tending to a litter of piglets and squeez- instantly felt relief. ing in some bow fishing. “Three days later I shot more arrows in a single Anything to pass the time until competitions start day than I have in three years,“ said Ellison, who back up. He’s not feeling the crunch even though still visits the healer when he and his wife return to he relies on events for about 70% of his income. Slovenia. “No pain.” Over the years, he’s been financially savvy with his In 2019, Ellison turned in a memorable season earnings. that included a world title and a return to the No. MARK J. TERRILL/AP Ellison sees himself competing through the 2028 1 spot in the world rankings for the first time since Jenny Thompson swims during a qualifying heat of the 100-meter Olympic Games in Los Angeles, if not longer. March 2013. butterfly at the Olympic Aquatic Centre during the 2004 Olympic Especially now, with his arm back to feeling “In the back of your head, you’re a little afraid Games in Athens. One of America’s greatest Olympic swimmers, better. (the pain) could happen again,” Ellison said. “So you Thompson is now on the front line of the fight against coronavirus as Shortly after capturing an Olympic bronze medal make every day count while you can. I didn’t take an anesthesiologist at the VA hospital in Charleston, S.C. in the individual event at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro anything for granted like before.” Friday, May 8, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 53 SOCCER Bundesliga restart offers Europe hope

BY ROB HARRIS “The return of the Bundesliga Associated Press is great news for the football in- dustry and marks the way for Germany’s decision that soccer the staggered return of football can return this month provided that will not be complete until the encouragement for players and return of fans to the stadiums,” teams across Europe on Wednes- LaLiga President Javier Tebas day that the shutdown caused by said. “We are working so that the coronavirus pandemic could LaLiga will resume soon. Yester- soon be coming to an end. day and today we started the path With COVID-19 infections with medical tests. This is good declining, German Chancellor news for European football and Angela Merkel declared that the for the return to the new normal return of the top two leagues after this crisis.” could be included in the loosening The new normal meant players of lockdown measures. wearing face masks and gloves However, supporters will be at Barcelona’s disinfected train- locked out of stadiums for some ing facility to undergo medical time to come across Europe to checks, including COVID-19 contain the coronavirus while tests. They will only be allowed there is no vaccine. back for individual training ses- The Bundesliga is now set to sions once the tests come back be the first major men’s soccer negative. Then daily tests will be competition to resume in Eu- required. JOE CAVARETTA, SOUTH FLORIDA SUN-SENTINEL/AP rope on Friday, May 15, after the When the league was paused Inter Miami goalie Luis Robles practices at the team’s training facility Wednesday in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. shutdown of the sport across the in March, Barcelona held a two- continent in March. The Belgian, point lead over Real Madrid with French and Dutch leagues were 11 games remaining. all canceled prematurely after Unlike their male counter- governments decided it is not safe parts, female players won’t be for sports to be staged yet — even returning to action soon. Barce- Four MLS teams allow without fans. lona is expected to be declared “This ensures that the sport- champion of the women’s league ing decisions are made on the on Thursday after the federation pitch and not in the boardroom,” proposed ending the season. No said Karl-Heinz Rummenigge, teams will be relegated but the the chairman of Bayern Munich, top two from the second division workouts; more to join which has a four-point lead over will be promoted. Borussia Dortmund with nine Neither the men’s nor women’s games remaining. topflight in England have been “Let’s pick up where you left canceled yet. BY TIM BOOTH rible park fields and trying to find off, Erling,” Dortmund said in a In Italy, Inter Milan postponed AND ANNE M. PETERSON DID YOU KNOW ? a place that has at least some sort tweet linking to a compilation of the return of players for individ- Associated Press of surface to play soccer on. But goals by teenage sensation Erling ual training because not all have Teams that want to start workouts these fields are rock hard, they’re Haaland. been tested for the coronavirus. Four Major League Soccer must first get MLS approval. Many so bouncy. It’s almost impossible Croatia also announced plans Torino announced that an un- teams took the first small step haven’t yet completed the process, to do any of the drills that we’re Wednesday to bring back soccer named player tested positive for toward returning to play Wednes- while numerous others are in areas trying to do on these fields,” he on May 30 and Turkey said it was COVID-19 after the first run of day by allowing players to use still under stay-at-home orders to said. aiming for June 12 and still hopes medical tests were carried out on team training fields for individual Some teams simply can’t open limit the spread of COVID-19. Four to host the postponed Champi- the Serie A team as it returns to workouts. up for workouts just yet. In Se- ons League final in Istanbul in training. Sporting Kansas City, Atlanta clubs began workouts Wednesday attle, which was hit hard by the August. But Juventus forward Paulo United, Orlando City and Inter and four more were scheduled to coronavirus, stay-at-home orders The English Premier League Dybala has now received two Miami let players in for vigorous- begin Thursday. Others will begin are in place until May 31. Many and Spain’s LaLiga hope to start negative test results after reports ly controlled voluntary workouts next week. other states and cities also have up again in June but are yet to an- he still had the disease after sev- on the first day they were permit- SOURCE: Associated Press similar orders in place. nounce a date. eral weeks of tests. ted by the league. MLS protocols for the individ- Nashville, Real Salt Lake, completed the process yet. Nu- ual workouts include restricting LAFC, Houston and Portland are merous other teams are in areas facilities to essential staff, dis- among the league’s 26 teams that still under stay-at-home orders to infection of all equipment after planned to start Thursday, with limit the spread of COVID-19, or each session, screening measures more lined up next week. are awaiting approval from local including temperature checks, In Orlando, the entire roster health authorities before moving and staggered player and staff ar- showed up. forward with their plans. rivals and departures, as well as “Of course it’s the first step Sporting Kansas City advocat- designated parking that ensures but we have a long way,” said Or- ed for giving players individual proper distancing. lando City midfielder Mauricio access to private team facilities Players are still not allowed ac- Pereyra. “This is the beginning. for safety reasons. They could cess to indoor facilities, such as We are training alone, and then get recognized and approached locker rooms. we will have small groups and in public parks and other fields They must also wear personal then we hope soon we can train are not well-groomed and could protective equipment such as with the full group.” cause injury. masks upon arriving and de- MLS suspended the season “This is individual workouts parting from the fields, while because of the coronavirus pan- with private field access only. If staff will be required to use such demic on March 12, closing all you think of it that way, you’re equipment at all times. Staff must team facilities but asking play- thinking of it based on putting maintain a distance of 10 feet from players at all times. ers to remain near their teams. the player safety first,” Sporting “We got a lot of information last A league-wide moratorium on coach Peter Vermes said. “And night about the process, and it’s a group and team training remains again, this is a much safer envi- tedious one but it’s an important in effect through May 15 and it’s ronment than the alternatives one because we want to make unclear when the season might they have.” sure that we’re exercising every resume. FC Dallas defender Ryan Hol- safety precaution,” Inter Miami When MLS announced last lingshead welcomed the opportu- RUI VIEIRA/AP goalkeeper Luis Robles said. Friday that individual workouts nity to play on maintained fields. It’s still not certain if the English Premier League trophy will be would be allowed, it required Dallas is expected to start work- AP sports writers Tim Reynolds in Miami, Paul Newberry in Atlanta, Joe presented this season. The Premier League hopes to start up again teams to get league approval outs Monday. Kay in Cincinnati and Dave Skretta in in June but has yet to make an official announcement. before starting. Many haven’t “We have been playing on ter- Kansas City contributed to this report. PAGE 54 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Friday, May 8, 2020 COLLEGE FOOTBALL/NFL Running the option: College football not in sync yet on start

BY RALPH D. RUSSO ing policy and an ability to start Associated Press together. “Having said that, I think we There are 130 major college all recognize that there is a sig- football teams, spread across 41 nificant chance that that may not states and competing in 10 con- be possible,” he said. ferences, save for a handful of The coronavirus is affecting independents. different regions of the country in The goal is to have all those different ways, prompting a wide teams start the upcoming season range of responses to fight the at the same time — whether that’s spread and revive economies. around Labor Day as scheduled Some states such as Georgia or later — and play the same and Florida have already begun number of games. to re-open businesses. Others With each passing day it is be- ROSS D. FRANKLIN/AP coming apparent the COVID-19 such as California and Washing- Ohio State fans celebrate during the Fiesta Bowl last December against Clemson in Glendale, Ariz. The pandemic is going to make that ton are going more slowly. Where goal is for all of major college football to start the season at the same time and play an equal number of goal difficult to achieve. Despite that leaves them all four months games. It is becoming more apparent the pandemic is going to make that goal difficult. the best intentions of conference from now is hard to predict and leaders, the possibility exists of the uncertainty is reflected college football being played in across college sports. lantic Coast Conference, Big Ten, season on time and together on a something similar. SEC country before it begins in The NCAA football oversight Big 12, Pac-12 and Southeastern national basis,” Pac-12 Commis- Penn State coach James Frank- Pac-12 territory — or something committee has agreed on a six- Conference say they have been in sioner Larry Scott said. lin wondered if even within else entirely. week plan for teams to prepare almost constant contact since the But can that plan hold? conferences schools would be “I can’t say enough about the to start the season. Teams would NCAA men’s basketball tourna- An interview SEC Commis- uniform in their return to play. extent to which they’re working ideally be on campus by mid-July ment was canceled on March 12. sioner Greg Sankey did last week “Say you have six schools in closely together, spending time for the season to start on time. “Based on the very positive with a Jacksonville, Fla., radio your conference or eight schools together, communicating with Beyond that, the NCAA has and close collaboration among station became a headline when in your conference that all are each other,” Notre Dame athletic little influence on the logistics of the leaders in college football and he said: “There is room for differ- able to open, and there are one director Jack Swarbrick said. college football. The conferences discussions with schools, other ent conferences to make different or two that can’t. Are you going “And I think that’s the most im- are mostly in charge, with com- leagues and the medical com- decisions.” In an interview with to penalize all these schools not portant thing. It gives us a chance missioners leading the way. munity, at this point in time we the Big Ten network, Commis- being able to reopen?” Franklin to come up with an overarch- The commissioners of the At- are planning to start the football sioner Kevin Warren suggested asked reporters. NFL adopts plans Auditor: Favre is repaying for opening team $1.1M for no-show speeches BY EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS said in a statement Wednesday. practice facilities Associated Press “To date, we have seen no re- cords indicating Mr. Favre knew JACKSON, Miss. — Former BY BARRY WILNER that TANF was the program that NFL quarterback Brett Favre is Associated Press served as the source of the money repaying $1.1 million in welfare he was paid.” The NFL has set protocols for reopening team fa- money that he received for mul- The audit released Monday said cilities and has told the 32 teams to have them in tiple speeches where he did not the center paid Favre Enterprises show up, the Mississippi state au- place by May 15. BRYNNN ANDERSON/AP $500,000 in December 2017 and In a memo sent by Commissioner Roger Goodell, ditor said Wednesday. $600,000 in June 2018, and he several phases of the protocols were laid out. The NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell has set Auditor Shad White said his was supposed to make speeches first phase to deal with the coronavirus pandemic protocols for reopening team facilities and has told office received $500,000 from for at least three events. The would involve a limited number of nonplayer per- the 32 teams to have them in place by May 15. Favre on Wednesday, plus a com- auditor’s report said that “upon sonnel, initially 50% of the nonplayer employees (up mitment that Favre will repay the a cursory review of those dates, to a total of 75) on any single day, being approved to sent to reopening. other $600,000 in installments auditors were able to determine be at the facility. But state or local regulations could  The team must implement all operational over the next few months. that the individual contracted did require a lower number. guidelines set by the league to minimize the risk of Favre’s effort to repay the not speak nor was he present for The individual clubs would decide which em- virus transmission among employees. money came two days after White those events.” ployees could return to the facility and when once  Each club must acquire adequate amounts of released an audit of spending by Favre, who lives in Mississippi, facilities reopen. No players would be permitted in needed supplies as prescribed by the league. the Mississippi Department of faces no criminal charges. The the facility except to continue therapy and rehabili-  An Infection Response Team with a written Human Services that showed audit report lists the payments to tation for injuries that was underway when facilities plan for newly diagnosed coronavirus cases, with Favre had been paid by Mississip- him as “questioned” costs . were ordered closed in late March by Goodell. an Infection Control Officer . pi Community Education Center, In a Facebook post Wednes- “While these protocols have been carefully de-  Each employee who returns to work at the club a nonprofit group whose former day night, Favre said he didn’t veloped and reflect best practices,” Goodell wrote, facility must receive COVID-19 safety and hygiene leader has been indicted in a wel- know the payments he received “they can also be adapted and supplemented to training prior to using the facility, and agree to re- fare embezzlement scheme. came from welfare funds and ensure compliance with any state and local public port health information to the ICO. Mississippi is one of the poor- noted his charity had provided health requirements.”  The response team must consist of a local est states in the U.S., and the millions of dollars to poor kids in Goodell noted that the league is actively working physician with expertise in common infectious community education center his home state of Mississippi and on the next phase of reopening, which will involve disease principles; the team physician can fill that had contracts with Human Ser- Wisconsin . both more staffers, and players. He said the players’ role. Also on the response team will be the infec- vices to spend money through the “My agent is often approached union is also being consulted on these steps . tion control officer, the team’s head athletic trainer; Temporary Assistance for Needy by different products or brands Dr. Allen Sills, the NFL’s medical director, will the team physician, if he or she is not serving as the Families program, also known as for me to appear in one way or speak with each team physician and the infection local physician; the human resources director; the TANF. another. This request was no dif- control officer to discuss implementation and medi- team’s chief of security; its mental health clinician “I want to applaud Mr. Favre ferent, and I did numerous ads for cal aspects of the protocols. or someone with equivalent clinical expertise; and for his good faith effort to make Family First,” Favre wrote. The step-by-step requirements are: a member of the club’s operations staff such as the this right and make the taxpayers Associated Press sports writer Arnie  Local and state government officials must con- facility manager. and TANF families whole,” White Stapleton contributed to this report. Friday, May 8, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 55 MMA Regional fighters face uphill battle during pandemic Limited options for those yet ‘ As far as fighting, I can’t to break through with UFC do anything. ’ Kyle Daukaus BY DAN GELSTON middleweight champion, Associated Press Cage Fury Fighting Championships PHILADELPHIA — Kyle Daukaus could use a job. The Philadelphia native his 3,700-square-foot gym could survive seeks manual labor work to earn money even if it opens under a new era of social while on a break from the kind of pro- distancing. fession not often noted on LinkedIn: the “Mentally, physically, financially, emo- undefeated middleweight champion of re- tionally, it’s terrible,” he said. “Jiu-jitsu is in gional MMA promotion Cage Fury Fight- a real terrible predicament because we’re ing Championships. not like other gyms where people can keep “As far as fighting,” Daukaus said, “I social distancing and keep six feet apart can’t do anything.” because they have a 30,000-square-foot fa- Outside of UFC, the mixed martial arts cility. We can’t do that. So what do we do? world has largely shut down, leaving thou- There’s no timeframe to our return.” sands of prospects like the 27-year-old Daukaus is 9-0 since he turned pro in Daukaus out of work and with little idea 2017 and last fought in early February when the cage door will open again. at a casino. He’s generally paid when he There’s nowhere to fight — the regional weighs in and earns more if he wins his scene has vanished during the coronavirus fight, dollar figures nudged higher if ticket pandemic — and their gyms are shuttered. sale incentives are met, and a drop in the So Daukaus does what he can, taking to a MATT SLOCUM/AP spit bucket compared to the millions raked nearby park for sprints on empty parking Kyle Daukaus, an undefeated 27-year-old midddleweight fighter in the regional MMA in by PPV stars Khabib Nurmagomedov or lots and pounding pads with his brother in promotion Cage Fury Fighting Championships, is still chasing his dream of getting the Conor McGregor. the garage of his Philly home. Far from the call to fight for UFC despite the coronavirus pandemic. “It’s a big deal when I have fights here lo- millions top MMA fighters earn with each cally, which is good because I have a lot of massive pay-per-view fight, Daukaus is how they make a living. But a lot of them strong are going to survive this.” people coming so I get that extra money,” paid by CFFC almost on commission — the also see the opportunity.” Daukaus normally trained twice daily Daukaus said. more tickets he sells to friends and family Daukaus is among the fighters looking to with jiu-jitsu sessions in the morning and Daukaus is an independent contrac- for one of his fight nights, the more cash he seize the moment. He fought on the UFC practicing other mixed martial arts skills tor. Unlike pros in the NBA or NHL, two can earn. “Contender Series” and nearly scored at night. He taught kickboxing classes at a leagues interrupted by the COVID-19 pan- And in this climate, there’s nothing to a contract with the company. There’s a Philly gym and worked out with a strength demic whose players are getting most or all sell. chance he could earn another crack at and conditioning coach in New Jersey. He of their regular-season paycheck, Daukaus Cage Fury has postponed its scheduled UFC if he lands a spot on the next “Con- now relies on weights in his basement and doesn’t receive a salary and lives at home cards, as have most of the larger MMA tender” if it goes through with a summer shadow boxing to stay fit, mixing in the oc- with his mother, a nurse practitioner with promotions such as Bellator, One Cham- taping. casional sparring sessions with his older Temple University Hospital. pionship and the Professional Fighters “He texts me almost every other day, brother, a fellow MMA fighter and Phila- “I hear about how bad it is at her work,” League. ‘Hey, tell (UFC) I’m ready,’ ” Castro said. delphia police officer. Daukaus said. “But for me, it’s very tough The promotional drought has left fight- “Tell the Bellator guys, ‘Hey, I want this Daukaus was trained by former Bellator not having any income. I know that fight- ers scurrying for a nibble of whatever open guy.’ I’m like, listen, bro. It’s quiet right fighter Will Martinez, who opened his Bra- ing as a profession is a struggle in the be- preliminary bouts might be available on a now. There’s nothing going on. Let’s hope zilian jiu-jitsu school nearly 10 years ago ginning, and I’m fine with struggling like UFC card. we can get back to work and these guys can in Philadelphia. He shut the doors in mid- that. But I’m not even guaranteed monthly Hector Castro, a fight manager with make a living. The longer we go, the longer March and his empty gym has become an- payments from the gym right now. I’m Empire Sports Management, said UFC has the line goes. You’re only allowed 12 fights, other casualty of the pandemic. doing as best as I can to spend as minimal tightened the ship on which outliers are of- 15 fights a card. You’re at the bottom of the “Ten years may be going down the an amount as possible.” fered deals. But his phone is buzzing from totem pole.” drain,” Martinez said. “How many schools Daukaus had hoped to fight again this the pleas of his stable of roughly 20 fight- With no money stream, fighters are more and places like us are in the same predica- month. Instead, he trains at home for a ers who crave a fight with any promotion. willing than ever to gamble with their ment? I can’t really dwell on it. I’ve got to fight that might not happen this year. “Everybody wants to get in there,” he health and fight during the outbreak. sit back and wait.” “I don’t have a Plan B,” Daukaus said. said. “But the major issue is, they want to “Will they risk getting sick? I’m sure Martinez suspended the accounts of “If the opportunity comes and I get a call, be smart about it. They understand this is 90% would,” Castro said. “The mentally nearly 200 members and wonders how I’m going to take it.” UFC 249 participants ready to inspire hope knowing risk

BY GREG BEACHAM opportunity to inspire. People title, much less during a pandem- Associated Press need to be inspired right now. ic when there’s zero sports going They need to not let themselves on and you’re going to be the only When the UFC leads North become depressed (or) emotional one on TV,” Gaethje said. “You America’s major sports back into because they can’t control what’s have to face your fears. You’ve got action Saturday night in Florida, going on right now. We’ve got to to go out there and take the chanc- Tony Ferguson and Justin Ga- ride it through. They need to be es when they’re presented. ” ethje know they can’t do anything inspired, and we can do that.” Even seasoned veterans like tentatively. “I honestly had no reserva- ex-champion Dominick Cruz “We’ve got to go out there and tions,” Ferguson added. “Fight- have jumped at the opportunity keep sports alive,” Ferguson said ing is very dangerous, so I think despite being well aware of the Tuesday after he flew into Jack- we’ll be just fine.” health risks involved. Like Ga- sonville and was quickly tested The UFC never wanted to stop ethje, Cruz sees UFC 249 as an for COVID-19. competition while the pandemic opportunity to overcome fear. The 24 fighters at UFC 249 grew, and president Dana White “Realistically, anybody can all realize they added another was never short of fighters will- contract this virus,” said Cruz, risk to their already hazardous ing to compete while he scram- who will return from a three-year professions when they agreed to bled desperately to keep holding cage absence to fight bantam- compete amid the growing coro- fight cards amid the unprece- weight champion Henry Cejudo JOHN LOCHER/AP navirus pandemic. While the dented public health crisis. Now on Saturday. “I think that’s par- UFC has strict safety protocols Lightweight contenders Tony Ferguson, pictured, and Justin Gaethje that White has found a state and tially the point, is understanding in place, no one can be certain will headline UFC 249 on Saturday in Jacksonville, Fla. an athletic commission willing that anybody out there can get of the dangers involved when the to host him, UFC 249 will be fol- this, but you can’t just freeze up mixed martial arts promotion re- lieve their risks are outweighed fan-free arena. lowed by additional shows on May when you see something that’s turns from an eight-week break by the sporting rewards they will “We’re going to bring a sense 13, May 16 and probably May 23 scary. You’ve got to take the pre- with three shows in eight days in reap and the example they will of normalcy to people,” Gaethje from Jacksonville. cautions, be as safe as possible, Jacksonville. provide when they fight for the said in a phone interview. “I’m “There’s not very often you’re but live your life. That’s what I’m Ferguson and Gaethje both be- interim UFC lightweight title in a proud to be a part of it. It’s the going to get to fight for a world doing.” S TARS AND STRIPES Friday, May 8, 2020 F3HIJKLM Valuable information Players who endured COVID-19 SPORTS can provide scientifi c data » Page 49

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Fighter Kyle Daukaus, right, trains with his brother Chris Daukaus in their garage last week in Philadelphia. Kyle, a rising star in the regional MMA promotion Cage Fury Fighting Championships, is still chasing his dream of getting the call to fight for UFC despite the coronavirus pandemic.

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