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MILITARY MILITARY MUSIC Navy employee’s Panel to review Weezer’s Cuomo son stabs her to bases named turns inward on death in Bahrain for Confederates ‘OK Human’ Page 3 Page 4 Page 12 Hamlin chasing third consecutive Daytona 500 victory ›› Auto Racing, Page 24 stripes.com Volume 79 Edition 213B ©SS 2021 CONTINGENCY EDITION SUNDAY,FEBRUARY 14, 2021 Free to Deployed Areas Marine Corps led military in hazing complaints BY CAITLIN M. KENNEY Stars and Stripes WASHINGTON — For the fifth year, the Marine Corps has had the most hazing complaints among the military services, ac- cording to a new Defense Depart- ment report. During fiscal year 2020, the mil- itary received 183 hazing com- plaints, with 152 from the Marine Corps — 83% of the total — ac- cording to the Annual Report for Hazing Prevention and Response in the Armed Forces, obtained this week by Stars and Stripes through the Pentagon. The report has not been publicly released. The report is submitted every January to Congress as required by the 2017 National Defense Au- Senate Television via AP thorization Act. The military ser- Bruce Castor, an attorney for former President Donald Trump, speaks after the Senate reached a deal to skip witness testimony during the vices submit data to the Pentagon second impeachment trial of Trump in the Senate at the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Saturday. and cite improvements that have been made or policies they are un- dertaking to prevent hazing among their ranks. The reporting period for the FY2020 report was Wrapping things up between Oct. 1, 2019, and Sept. 30, 2020. The 183 military-wide com- Senate skips witnesses in Trump trial, moves toward vote plaints were a 15% decrease from FY2019, which had 216 com- Associated Press Capitol invasion behind them. Democrats, too, plaints. The DOD is hesitant to say WASHINGTON — House Democrats began have a motive to move on since the Senate how much the pandemic factored wrapping up their impeachment case against cannot move ahead on President Joe Biden’s into the decrease, according to the Donald Trump on Saturday after a chaotic agenda including COVID-19 relief while the report. morning in which they gave up a last-minute impeachment trail is in session. Of those 183 complaints, 52, or plan for witness testimony that could have While most Democrats were expected to 28.4%, were substantiated; 44, or significantly prolonged the trial and delayed a vote to convict the former president, acquittal 24%, were unsubstantiated; 77, or vote on whether the former president incited appeared likely with a two-thirds majority re- 42.1%, were still pending; and 10, the deadly Capitol insurrection. quired for conviction and the chamber split An unexpected vote in favor of hearing wit- 50-50 between the parties. Republican leader SEE COMPLAINTS ON PAGE 4 nesses threw the trial into confusion just as it Mitch McConnell said he would vote to acquit was on the verge of concluding. But both sides Trump, according to a person familiar with DID YOU KNOW? ultimately reached a deal to instead enter into his thinking. Closely watched, the GOP lead- the record a statement from a Republican er’s view could influence others in his party. The 183 military-wide hazing House lawmaker about a heated phone call on At issue at first on Saturday was whether to complaints were a 15% decrease the day of the riot between Trump and House subpoena Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler of from FY2019, which had 216 Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy that Demo- Washington state, one of 10 Republicans to complaints. The DOD is hesitant to crats say established Trump’s indifference to vote for Trump’s impeachment in the House. J. SCOTT APPLEWHITE/AP say how much the pandemic fac- the violence. She said in a statement late Friday that Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of tored into the decrease, according to Republicans are anxious to get the trial Kentucky said he would vote to aquit former the report. over with and discussion of Trump and the SEE SKIPS ON PAGE 7 President Donald Trump on Saturday. SOURCE: Stars and Stripes PAGE 2 • STARS AND STRIPES • Sunday, February 14, 2021 BUSINESS/WEATHER S&P 500 closes wobbly week at record high EXCHANGE RATES Military rates So. Korea (Won) 1106.19 Associated Press posite and the Dow Jones Indus- ings reports have helped stocks Switzerlnd (Franc) 0.8934 Euro costs (Feb. 15) $1.18 Thailand (Baht) 29.92 Technology companies led a trial Average also set new highs. grind higher this month, along Dollar buys (Feb. 15) 0.8054 Turkey (NewLira) 7.0418 British pound (Feb. 15) $1.35 late-afternoon rally on Wall Street More companies reported solid with hopes that the coronavirus Japanese yen (Feb. 15) 102.00 (Military exchange rates are those available Friday that capped a week of earnings, including manufacturer vaccine rollout will set the stage South Korean won (Feb. 15) 1083.00 to customers at military banking facilities in the Commercial rates country of issuance for Japan, South Korea, Ger wobbly trading with the major Mohawk Industries and genetic for stronger economic growth in many, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom. Bahrain(Dinar) 0.3770 For nonlocal currency exchange rates (i.e., pur stock indexes hitting all-time testing company Illumina. Bond the second half of this year. Britain (Pound) 0.7235 chasing British pounds in Germany), check with Canada (Dollar) 1.2735 your local military banking facility. Commercial highs. yields rose, giving banks a boost. The S&P 500 rose 18.45 points China(Yuan) 6.4582 rates are interbank rates provided for reference Denmark (Krone) 6.1495 The S&P 500 rose 0.5% after Bumble shares continued to to 3,934.83, while the Dow gained Egypt (Pound) 15.6201 when buying currency. All figures are foreign spending most of the day wa- climb after the company made a 27.70 points, or 0.1% to 31,458.40. Euro 0.8269 currencies to one dollar, except for the British Hong Kong (Dollar) 7.7530 pound, which is represented in dollarsto vering between small gains and big splash in its stock market de- The Nasdaq added 69.70 points, Hungary (Forint) 297.00 pound, and the euro, which is dollarstoeuro.) Israel (Shekel) 3.2540 losses. but the day before. or 0.5%, to 14,095.47. Japan (Yen) 105.08 INTEREST RATES The gain nudged the bench- Optimism that Washington will Traders also bid up shares in Kuwait(Dinar) 0.3025 Norway (Krone) 8.4979 Prime rate 3.25 mark index to a record high for come through on trillions of dol- smaller companies. The Russell Philippines (Peso) 48.05 Interest Rates Discount rate 0.75 Poland (Zloty) 3.72 Federal funds market rate 0.09 the second day in a row. lars of more aid for the economy 2000 index rose 4.04 points, or Saudi Arab (Riyal) 3.7510 3month bill 0.05 The tech-heavy Nasdaq com- and encouraging company earn- 0.2%, to 2,289.36. Singapore (Dollar) 1.3274 30year bond 1.95 WEATHER OUTLOOK SUNDAY IN THE MIDDLE EAST SUNDAY IN EUROPE MONDAY IN THE PACIFIC Misawa 45/32 Kabul Seoul 66/37 38/19 Baghdad 67/45 Tokyo Drawsko Osan Kandahar Mildenhall/ 39/19 52/41 77/38 Pomorskie Busan Lakenheath 32/11 55/27 37/32 Iwakuni Kuwait City Bahrain 63/46 Brussels Zagan Sasebo 80/54 74/64 Ramstein 28/2 57/41 Guam 40/34 37/23 85/76 Riyadh Lajes, 72/55 Doha Azores Stuttgart 81/59 63/51 36/29 Pápa Aviano/ 33/18 Vicenza 43/21 Naples 43/34 Okinawa Morón 68/61 70/47 Sigonella Rota 52/36 The weather is provided by the Djibouti 68/54 Souda Bay American Forces Network Weather Center, 83/73 63/44 2nd Weather Squadron at Offutt Air Force Base, Neb. TODAY IN STRIPES American Roundup ...... 11 Books .......................... 17 Comics .........................15 Crossword ................... 15 Music ..................... 12-13 Opinion ........................ 18 Sports .................... 19-24 Sunday, February 14, 2021 • STARS AND STRIPES • PAGE 3 MILITARY Son of Navy worker charged in her death Associated Press ately found and his listed public de- An affidavit by a special agent mother as she “was blocking him agent said. U.S. Magistrate Judge DUBAI, United Arab Emirates fender did not immediately re- with the Naval Criminal Investi- from achieving his goals by not Thomas M. DiGirolamo of Mary- — U.S. prosecutors have charged spond to a request for comment. gative Service says the woman's letting him return to the United land issued an order Thursday for the son of a civilian Navy staffer in Court documents only identify co-workers became worried when States to work on his clothing busi- him to be brought back to America Bahrain over her stabbing death his mother by the initials E.A., de- she didn't come to work Feb. 1. In- ness,” the agent's affidavit claims. to face trial on a murder charge. in the Mideast island kingdom. scribing her as a civilian Defense vestigators discovered her body He had allegedly used his moth- The U.S. Embassy in Bahrain Federal court documents accuse Department employee at Naval under a blanket in her apartment, er's credit card after the killing to and the Naval Criminal Investiga- Giovonni Z. Pope, 27, of stabbing Support Activity Bahrain, the repeatedly stabbed. purchase airfare back to the U.S. tive Service did not immediately his mother to death at her off-base home of the U.S. Navy's 5th Fleet.