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Air Force rolls out shorts on Okinawa

BY MATTHEW M. BURKE said in a statement released this Stars and Stripes month. The material is tough, flexible CAMP FOSTER, Okinawa — and stain resistant — similar to Airmen of the 18th Maintenance clothing worn by civilians in the Group at Kadena Air Base can maintenance and construction now sport blue uniform shorts on fields. the flight line to help them beat “I’m always hot out on the flight the suffocating Okinawa heat. line,” 67th Aircraft Maintenance The shorts were issued in Janu- Unit crew chief Airman 1st Class ary following the lead of stateside Richard Flagg said in the state- bases like Nellis Air Force Base ment. “Even at night I’m hot out- in Nevada, Luke Air Force Base side so these shorts are really nice in Arizona and Tyndall Air Force for keeping cool.” Base in Florida, that rolled out the shorts last summer, the 18th Wing SEE SHORTS ON PAGE 7

Airman 1st Class Richard Flagg, shown checking out an F-15C Eagle at Kadena Air Base, Japan, on Jan. 23, said in an Air Force statement that he expects the uniform change to boost morale.

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New USPS policy likely to mean longer waits at military post offices

BY JOHN VANDIVER U.S. Army Europe in a statement could result in longer wait times, par- Stars and Stripes Wednesday said it is working to delay ticularly if customers elect to have postal the policy change, which is expected to clerks individually type declarations into STUTTGART, Germany — Mailing cause longer waits for customers. While retail system software. packages from military post offices is the Army tries to negotiate a delay, the Another option is filling out forms and about to become more of a hassle following military community should anticipate the printing them at home in advance. a new U.S. Postal Service rule that is doing change taking effect in March, USAREUR There also are plans to set up computer- away with handwritten customs declara- equipped kiosks at military post offices, tion forms. postal chief Bill Hilsher said. For decades, filling out paper customs USAREUR said. Beginning March 6, clerks at military “We ask for customers’ patience and forms has been a fixture of military life for post offices overseas will require cus- understanding if the policy change MARQUIS WHITEHEAD/U.S. Navy service members overseas, particularly tomers to use an electronic version of the causes longer wait times,” said Chuck Petty Officer 1st Class Alyssa Babcock, PS Form 2976 that should be typed and during the holiday season when customers Sharpe, program manager for Installation right, signs for department mail at Camp printed, the Postal Service said in a recent cram into postal offices. Lemonnier, Djibouti, on Dec. 12. announcement. USAREUR warned the new system SEE WAITS ON PAGE 7 PAGE 2 •STARS AND STRIPES• Friday, February 21, 2020 BUSINESS/WEATHER EXCHANGE RATES Military rates Switzerland (Franc)...... 0.9820 Airline passengers put up with continual delays Euro costs (Feb. 21) ...... $1.1091 Thailand (Baht) ...... 31.42 Dollar buys (Feb. 21) ...... €0.9016 Turkey (Lira) ...... 6.0951 British pound (Feb. 21) ...... $1.32 Associated Press (Military exchange rates are those nearly unchanged from 2018. Delta Air Lines at 83.5%. Japanese yen (Feb. 21) ...... 107.00 available to customers at military banking South Korean won (Feb. 21) ...... 1,166.00 The Transportation Depart- Cancellations rose to 1.9%, Commercial rates facilities in the country of issuance WASHINGTON — Airline for Japan, South Korea, Germany, the Bahrain (Dinar) ...... 0.3770 ment said that 79% of domestic up from 1.7% in 2018. Hawaiian Netherlands and the United Kingdom. For travelers were a bit more likely British pound ...... $1.2870 flights last year arrived within 15 nonlocal currency exchange rates (i.e., had the lowest cancellation rate, Canada (Dollar) ...... 1.3243 to be delayed, and more often for purchasing British pounds in Germany), minutes of the airline’s schedule China (Yuan) ...... 7.0246 while the highest rates belonged check with your local military banking longer spells, when flying around Denmark (Krone) ...... 5.6426 — the government’s definition facility. Commercial rates are interbank to American, Southwest and Unit- Egypt (Pound) ...... 6.9038 the United States last year, ac- of being on time. That was down rates provided for reference when buying ed. Those three big airlines are Euro ...... $1.0817/0.9245 cording to a government report from 79.2% in 2018. Hong Kong (Dollar) ...... 7.7819 currency. All figures are foreign currencies the only U.S. carriers that own Hungary (Forint) ...... 312.16 to one dollar, except for the British pound, issued Wednesday. Hawaiian Airlines took home which is represented in dollars-to-pound, Boeing 737 Max jets, and they Israel (Shekel) ...... 3.4266 Canceled flights were up, as the prize for being the nation’s Japan (Yen) ...... 112.16 and the euro, which is dollars-to-euro.) were the number of passengers most punctual airline for the 16th were forced to scrub thousands Kuwait (Dinar) ...... 0.3066 INTEREST RATES bumped off overcrowded flights. of flights after the planes were Norway (Krone) ...... 9.2891 straight year. Blessed by good Philippines (Peso)...... 50.75 Prime rate ...... 4.75 But travelers are apparently weather where it operates most grounded worldwide in March Poland (Zloty) ...... 3.96 Discount rate ...... 2.25 2019 following two deadly crash- Saudi Arabia (Riyal) ...... 3.7511 Federal funds market rate ...... 1.58 learning to take it all in stride. of its flights, Hawaiian scored an Singapore (Dollar) ...... 1.3996 3-month bill ...... 1.55 The rate of complaints remained 87.7% on-time mark, followed by es overseas. South Korea (Won) ...... 1,205.94 30-year bond ...... 2.02 WEATHER OUTLOOK FRIDAY IN THE MIDDLE EAST FRIDAY IN EUROPE SATURDAY IN THE PACIFIC

Misawa 47/34 Kabul 59/32 Seoul 42/36 Baghdad 69/50 Kandahar 66/42 Osan Tokyo Mildenhall/ Drawsko 48/38 57/40 Lakenheath Pomorskie Busan 49/38 42/38 50/46 Iwakuni 55/49 Kuwait Bahrain Zagan Sasebo City 68/64 Brussels 42/38 Guam 68/57 47/37 Ramstein 56/52 83/79 Lajes, 45/36 Riyadh Doha Azores Stuttgart Pápa 70/47 74/62 61/57 44/35 45/36 Aviano/ Vicenza 49/32

Naples 56/42 Okinawa Morón 70/66 68/48 Sigonella Rota 59/37 The weather is provided by the Djibouti Souda Bay American Forces Network Weather Center, 84/71 65/52 54/50 2nd Weather Squadron at Offutt Air Force Base, Neb.

T O D A Y IN STRIPES American Roundup ..... 19 Comics ...... 21 Crossword ...... 21 Faces ...... 18 Faith ...... 20 Opinion ...... 22-23 Sports ...... 25-32 Friday, February 21, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• PAGE 3 PACIFIC S. Korea reports 1st virus death

BY KIM GAMEL  DODEA officials AND YOO KYONG CHANG Stars and Stripes cancel events in SEOUL, South Korea — South Pacific Page 29 Korea reported its first corona- virus-linked death Thursday, while the U.S. military tight- ened restrictions on travel to the More than 2,000 people have died southeastern city of Daegu due to — most in mainland China. an outbreak in infections in the A South Korean man in his 60s area. died Wednesday at a hospital in Daegu also urged residents to the southeastern city of Cheong- stay home as the city of 2.5 mil- do and posthumously tested posi- lion people and surrounding areas tive for the virus, the KCDC said KIM JUN-BEOM, YONHAP/AP struggled to contain an outbreak Thursday. It was South Korea’s of the pneumonia-like disease. first death from the virus. Workers wearing protective gear spray disinfectant against the new coronavirus in front of a church in The Army garrison in Daegu USFK raised the risk level for Daegu, South Korea, on Thursday. also restricted access and an- the military community to mod- nounced that schools and nones- erate on Wednesday and banned Nonessential personnel were The garrison also lifted lim- Kwon Young-jin was quoted as sential business would be closed all nonessential travel to Daegu not required to go to work on Fri- its on wearing face masks for saying by The Associated Press. for a second day Friday. due to an outbreak linked to a day and most activities would be American troops in uniform, USFK also has implemented In an exception to policy, U.S. church near the Army garrison suspended, including the schools, who normally are only allowed to self-quarantine measures for ser- service members were authorized in the city. it said. wear them on days with extreme vice members who recently trav- to wear face masks in uniform On Thursday, USFK added that The garrison also recommend- pollution. eled to mainland China “out of an “regardless of air quality condi- all travel by American troops to, ed that members of the military “The color of the masks can be abundance of caution.” tions,” according to the garrison’s from and around Daegu requires community avoid public places black or white or a subdued color, The quarantine lasts for two Facebook page. authorization from their leader- and transportation in the city, such as gray,” it said. weeks, which is believed to be the Fast-moving developments this ship. The precaution was “highly including stores, restaurants and The USFK public affairs office incubation period for the virus. week were a blow to South Korea’s encouraged” for all family mem- other heavily congested areas said the exception only applied to “So far, 65 persons within hope that the crisis was easing. bers, civilians and contractors as until the situation is brought service members in Daegu. USFK populations have been Instead, dozens of new cases well. under control. Meanwhile, the mayor of Daegu self-quarantined with 61 medi- were confirmed in recent days, “All off-installation travel for Self-quarantine measures were urged people to stay inside and cally cleared for duty,” USFK with the total number of infections all USFK populations should ordered for any American troops pleaded for help from the central spokesman Col. Lee Peters said soaring to 104 on Thursday, ac- be minimized to reduce poten- who had visited the affected New government amid fears that the Thursday in an email. cording to the Korea Centers for tial contamination,” USFK an- World Church, but garrison com- city’s health infrastructure would The military also urged people Disease Control and Prevention nounced on its website. mander Col. Edward Ballanco be overwhelmed. to exercise good hygiene, includ- U.S. Forces Korea said, U.S. Army Garrison Daegu, said earlier Thursday that no “National quarantine efforts ing thoroughly and frequently “there remains zero confirmed about 200 miles southeast of Americans were known to have that are currently focused on washing hands and avoiding con- cases of USFK personnel with Seoul, also said visitors not per- done so. blocking the inflow of the virus tact with people who are sick, or COVID-19.” forming mission essential or of- He also urged Americans to (from China) and stemming its staying home if ill themselves. The virus first appeared in ficial business would be denied avoid a local hospital where the spread are inadequate for pre- [email protected] December in Wuhan, China, and access as it implemented health woman believed to have been a venting the illness from circulat- Twitter: @kimgamel spread to nearly 30 countries. checks at the gates. carrier was treated. ing in local communities,” Mayor [email protected] 2 former ship New cases of virus passengers decline again in China with virus Associated Press recorded the previous day. The commission said 279 cases were BEIJING — New virus cases deducted from the daily report die in Japan in China have again declined, after nucleic acid tests showed up just 394, after authorities on Associated Press negative results. Thursday again changed how The reduction in new cases TOKYO — Two elderly pas- they count new daily infections. in China was partly a result of sengers taken off the quarantined They are now discounting cases health workers ceasing to diag- cruise ship Diamond Princess that came back negative after nose patients on the spot, and because they were infected with laboratory tests. refinements in the way symp- the new virus have died, Japan’s Another 114 people report- toms were classified, according Health Ministry said Thursday, edly died from the new illness, to Wang Guiqiang, an infectious becoming the first fatalities from COVID-19, as health inspectors disease specialist at the First went door-to-door to attempt to the virus-stricken vessel. EUGENE HOSHIKO/AP Hospital connected with Beijing’s Japan now has three deaths find every infected person in the elite Peking University. linked to the COVID-19 illness. Buses carrying Israeli passengers from the quarantined Diamond worst-hit city of Wuhan. Improvements in testing have The two victims, a man and Princess cruise ship leave a port Thursday in Yokohama, near Tokyo. Mainland China has reported allowed health workers to better woman in their 80s who are 2,118 deaths and 74,576 total assess those seeking treatment, both Japanese, were believed to veloped initial symptoms and emergency relief medical expert cases. While the overall spread Wang said. have been infected before health consulted with the ship’s clinic, — have also been sickened. of the virus has been slowing, the Inspectors in protective suits checks and a Feb. 5 quarantine Sakoi said. The Diamond Princess, docked situation remains severe in Hubei went door-to-door Wednesday in began on the ship, Health Min- The ministry also announced in Yokohama port near Tokyo, province and its capital, Wuhan, Wuhan searching for every infect- istry official Masami Sakoi said. Thursday that two more govern- started letting passengers who where the new coronavirus was ed person. “This must be taken It was not immediately known if ment officials had became infect- tested negative for the virus off first detected in December. seriously,” said Wang Zhonglin, they had any roommates on the ed while providing clerical work the ship Wednesday, when the More than 80% of the country’s the city’s newly selected Commu- ship. on the ship to help in the quaran- government-set 14-day quaran- cases are in Hubei and 95% of nist Party secretary. They had been hospitalized on tine effort. tine ended. On Thursday, hun- the deaths, according to data Cities in Hubei with a com- Feb. 11 and 12 and each tested Four other officials — a quar- dreds of other passengers were from China’s National Health bined population of more than positive a day later. It was not im- antine official, a paramedic who expected to leave in a disembar- Commission. 60 million have been under lock- mediately known why they were carried an infected passenger, a kation process expected to last The new daily figure is a no- down since the Lunar New Year not tested earlier when they de- Health Ministry worker and an through Friday. table drop from the 1,749 cases holiday. PAGE 4 •STARS AND STRIPES• Friday, February 21, 2020 PACIFIC Medical field drill is tough test for troops

BY SETH ROBSON on the island a day late, Johnson Stars and Stripes said. “Things are as realistic as you ROTA, Northern Marianas — can make it,” he said. Pitching emergency medical tents The exercise simulates how the on a tiny Pacific island is more of U.S., Australia and Japan might a challenge than clambering over respond to a natural disaster by an obstacle course after an ocean evacuating the sick and injured swim and 12-mile run, according and providing food, water and re- to the winner of Guam’s Trench lief supplies to survivors. Challenge Once the tents were pitched be- adventure side an airport, the troops started race. unpacking and assembling gear Air Force they’d need to equip an operating Maj. Brian theater. Johnson, 35, The facility is the Air Force’s a medical equivalent of an Army field hospi- officer and tal staffed with a single surgeon. avid adven- It was deployed to render aid ture racer from Inman, to survivors of 2018’s Typhoon S.C., was on Yutu, Johnson said. The typhoon Johnson the island brought sustained winds of 180 of Rota on mph that caused widespread Tuesday leading a team of 40 damage to the Northern Mari- troops who set up a four-bed field anas and killed a woman on the hospital during the multinational island on Saipan. Cope North exercise. The drills, Inside one of the tents, Air which include 2,000 troops and Force Capt. Annalyn Pilarca, 33, more than 100 aircraft from the was ready for patients, wearing a United States, Japan and Aus- belt across her chest loaded with tralia, launched Feb. 12 and run medication.. through the end of the month in The trip to the islands was a and around Guam. chance for her to share some of Johnson, who serves with the the things she loves about her na- 36th Medical Group out of Ander- tive Guam with co-workers, she SETH ROBSON/Stars and Stripes sen Air Force Base, Guam, was said. also on Rota in October compet- Troops taking part in the multinational Cope North exercise work to set up a four-bed field hospital on Pilarca recommends visitors ing in the adventure race. the island of Rota on Tuesday. taste kelaguen barbecue ribs, a He won that event along with native a Chamorro dish, and visit Guam’s Trench Challenge ad- tent-pitching drill a tougher relying on a lot of support and a formed an Expeditionary Medi- the Tarzan falls and Pagat Cave venture race a month earlier, he challenge. lot of things are out of your con- cal Support Health Response while they are in Guam. said. “In a race you can control ev- trol,” he said. Team — had to adjust their plans [email protected] However, Johnson rated the erything but around here we are The medical personnel — who after some of their gear arrived Twitter: @SethRobson1 ‘Waltzing Matilda’ inspires Cope North leader

BY SETH ROBSON Stars and Stripes ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam — The Jolly Swagman is an Australian leg- end, but the much-loved sheep rustler shares some core values with his American cousins, according to a Royal Australian Air Force squadron leader involved in this month’s Cope North drills on and around Guam. Like all good Aussies, Group Capt. Hinton Tayloe knows the words to “Waltzing Matilda” by heart. Australia’s un- official national anthem tells the tale of a poacher who leaps to his death in a billabong to avoid cap- ture by the police. What’s unusual is that Tayloe recites the bush /Stars and Stripes ballad with an American SETH ROBSON Tayloe accent. An F-15 Eagle takes off from Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, during drills on Wednesday . Born and raised in Hol- lywood, Fla., he flew F-18 Hornet combat jets body,” he said Wednesday of his interactions fight against the British. in the U.S. Navy for eight years before head- with Americans and Australians during Cope Freedom and self-autonomy are treasured ing Down Under 21 years ago and embarking North, which run through Feb. 28. by Americans and Australians, he added. on an Australian military career. Shared core values make it easy for the two “You don’t hear that a lot out of Australians, These days he commands RAAF’s No. 42 nations to cooperate, Tayloe said, sheltering but every Australian I have ever talked to be- Wing and leads some of the forces involved in from morning rain that pelted nearby Austra- lieves that,” he said. “These core values allow Cope North, an annual field-training exercise lian F-18 fighters ahead of a large-scale drill me to serve in the RAAF.” now underway between the U.S., Japan and alongside U.S. and Japanese planes. The allies also have a shared interest in Australia. It involves more than 2,000 troops “What is the Jolly Swagman? At the end he’d free and secure trade routes, he said, noting and 100 aircraft drilling over the Common- rather die than be incarcerated. In the Ameri- the high volume of Australian imports and ex- wealth of the Northern Mariana Islands and can Revolution they said: ‘Give me liberty or ports that pass through the Western Pacific. the Federated States of Micronesia. give me death,’ ” Tayloe said, quoting Patrick “Peace and stability in the Western Pacific “I understand the culture as well as any- Henry’s 1775 plea for Virginians to join the is essential for Australian survival,” he said. Friday, February 21, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• PAGE 5 MILITARY Esper visits nuke base to highlight weapon spending

BY ROBERT BURNS Russia and China as “this crazi- fired in anger. That is their in- Associated Press ness.” His solution to controlling tended role — to dissuade any that expense is to get China and other nation from attacking with MINOT AIR FORCE BASE, Russia to negotiate a new arms nuclear weapons for fear of a dev- N.D. — Defense Secretary Mark deal to replace a U.S.-Russia astating U.S. retaliation. Esper used his first-ever visit to agreement, the New START trea- The ICBM is the most contro- a nuclear missile field in frigid ty, that is due to expire one year versial segment of the nuclear North Dakota to tout the Trump from now unless extended. force, in part based on an argu- administration’s multibillion-dol- Trump’s skepticism about nu- ment by critics that having the lar plan for a top-to-bottom mod- clear weapons spending may be missiles constantly ready for ernization of the nuclear arsenal. based on the eye-popping price launch on a moment’s notice The costly project is necessary, tag. The Congressional Budget raises the risk of miscalcula- he said, to keep up with Russia Office has estimated that the first tion leading to nuclear war. The and outpace China. 10 years of the modernization Trump administration, however, “Russia and China are both plan will cost nearly $500 bil- reaffirmed its commitment to the modernizing and expanding their lion, and that the total would hit ICBM force in a 2018 review. nuclear arsenals,” Esper told $1.2 trillion, including the cost of “The ICBM force is highly reporters, speaking alongside a sustaining the current and future survivable against any but a behemoth B-52 bomber, which, force, over a 30-year span. large-scale nuclear attack,” the along with Minuteman 3 inter- The key new weapons are review concluded. “To destroy continental ballistic missiles and a replacement for the current U.S. ICBMs on the ground, an Navy ballistic missile subma- Minuteman 3 ICBM, a new-gen- adversary would need to launch rines, represent the three “legs” eration Columbia-class ballistic a precisely coordinated attack JACQUELYN MARTIN/AP of the U.S. nuclear triad. missile submarine fleet and a with hundreds of high-yield and “All three legs of the triad need new long-range bomber, dubbed Defense Secretary Mark Esper arrives for a Senate briefing on accurate warheads. This is an in- to be modernized, and it’s criti- the B-21 Raider, to replace the Capitol Hill in Washington. surmountable challenge for any cal if we’re going to maintain a B-2 stealth bomber that is to be potential adversary today, with strategic deterrent — that word is retired even as the older B-52 partment, which is responsible for bomber. Minot, situated in north- the exception of Russia.” critical, we’re trying to deter war bomber remains. operating the weapons, and the west North Dakota, is the only Trump would like Russia and … we need to have the confidence In his 2021 defense budget Energy Department, which main- military base with both weapons China to agree to negotiations that our triad and related systems proposal to Congress, Trump re- tains the warhead stockpile. That systems. The rest of the B-52 leading to broader limits on nu- are effective, safe, reliable and quested $2.8 billion for the Raid- is more than the administration’s fleet operates from Barksdale Air clear weapons, thus saving the credible,” he said Wednesday. er bomber and $1.5 billion for the proposed $41 billion for the State Force Base in Louisiana, and the need to keep building new ones. The weapons are also expen- new-generation ICBM. Department and U.S. Agency for other Minuteman 3 bases are in But with China showing little or sive. President Donald Trump In all, the administration’s pro- International Development. Wyoming and Montana. no interest in such talks, Trump recently referred to the spending posed nuclear weapons budget for Esper came to Minot to get an Once called America’s “ace in is asking Congress for tens of bil- of billions of dollars on nuclear 2021 would approach $46 billion, up-close look at the Minuteman the hole,” the ICBM is the card lions of dollars to modernize the weaponry by the United States, divided between the Defense De- 3 missile system and the B-52 never played. None has ever been entire U.S. arsenal. PAGE 6 •STARS AND STRIPES• Friday, February 21, 2020 MILITARY Navy on The crew of the guided- missile cruiser USS Normandy hunt for seized a shipment of advanced weapons and weapon $40B in components from a stateless dhow in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations on Feb. 9. savings MICHAEL H. LEHMAN U.S. Navy

BY CAITLIN M. KENNEY Stars and Stripes WASHINGTON — The Navy needs to find at least $40 billion in savings by 2026 to pay for additional ships to keep up with the demand on their fleet, the service’s acting sec- retary said. The service is facing significant CENTCOM: Seized weapons headed to Yemen challenges to meet mandates set by Congress and the Defense Depart- ment to increase its number of ships BY COREY DICKSTEIN confidence that the weapons seized by the are largely supplied by Iran, especially with and start paying for the new Colum- Stars and Stripes USS Forrest Sherman in November and the advanced weapons including drones and bal- bia-class nuclear ballistic missile weapons seized by the USS Normandy in listic missiles that have been used to attack submarine program that will con- WASHINGTON — A U.S. military spokes- February were manufactured in Iran and military and civilian targets in Yemen and in tinue for 40 years, all while having man said Wednesday that a large shipment to dig themselves out of readiness were being illicitly smuggled to the Houthis neighboring Saudi Arabia. of Iranian-made weapons seized last week in Yemen,” Urban told reporters Wednesday The Navy captain also said he hoped high- gaps caused by increased operations by the Navy in the Arabian Sea was being in recent years and sequestration. at the Pentagon. “There is no doubt to where lighting the continued illicit supply of Iranian transported illegally to Houthi rebels, who these weapons came from or where they weapons to the Houthis would galvanize the Acting Navy Secretary Thomas have been supported by Tehran in Yemen’s Modly announced Tuesday in a were going.” international community to take notice, and five-year civil war. Urban cited markings on the weapons in perhaps take action against Tehran. memorandum that he had started a The weapons seized Feb. 9 by sailors English and Farsi languages that he said The United States and Iran have seen department-wide “Stem-to-Stern” aboard the USS Normandy, a guided-missile were unique to Iranian weaponry. Some increased tensions in recent years, which review to find $40 billion in savings destroyer, included Iranian copies of Russian — or about $8 billion annually — in of the parts of the cruise missiles matched reached a boiling point early this year when weapons and others “uniquely designed by the fiscal years 2022 to 2026. weaponry used in attacks conducted by Iran the U.S. military on Jan. 3 killed Iran’s top Iran and found nowhere else in the world,” Though the Navy’s fiscal year 2021 and its proxy organizations, including the military leader, Maj. Gen. Qassem Soleimani, said Navy Capt. Bill Urban, the chief spokes- budget request increased slightly who commanded the Quds Force, which has man for U.S. Central Command. The supply September attack on Saudi oil facilities by from 2020, budget amounts for the drones and cruise missiles, he said. trained and directed Tehran’s proxy forces. service are expected to stay roughly included some 150 “Dehlavieh” anti-tank guided missiles, land-attack and anti-ship The U.N. announced last month that it Iran retaliated by launching more than a the same for several years, Modly agreed with the U.S. assessment that the dozen ballistic missiles into a key Iraqi base wrote in the memo. That means cruise missiles, and newly designed Iranian surface-to-air missiles known as “358s,” he weapons cache left Iran bound for the that hosts more than 1,000 American troops. Navy leadership needs to make Houthis. Such shipments from Iran to Yemen More than 100 U.S. service members suf- tough choices to meet the require- said. It also included drone parts, thermal weapons scopes and other advanced weap- are barred by a U.N. Security Council reso- fered traumatic brain injuries in the attack. ments under the National Defense lution, which restricts Iranian support for But President Donald Trump did not retali- Strategy to compete against military ons parts. the Houthi rebels. ate militarily, keeping the tensions from ris- powers Russia and China. The intercepted shipment was found In Yemen, Shiite fighters triggered a dev- ing further. “We need to find savings within the aboard a small sailing vessel know as a Urban said Wednesday that even without department to reinvest in the kind of “dhow” and discovered during a routine in- astating civil war when they overran the Soleimani, the continued shipments of ad- decisive naval force that will provide spection of the boat, which was not flying a country’s capital Sana’a in March 2015. The for our nation’s future economic and national flag. It was the sixth shipment of war has sparked the world’s worst humani- vanced weapons from Iran showed the Quds political security,” Modly wrote. similar weapons believed to be on the way to tarian disaster, according to the U.N., and Force is still supplying proxy forces. The savings will be reinvested in Yemen from Iran seized by the U.S. military has resulted in near-famine. The Houthis “There’s an extensive portion of weap- Modly’s top three priorities: building in the last five years, including a very similar continue to fight against the U.N.-recognized ons being transferred into Yemen,” he said. 355 ships by 2030, digital modern- cache seized in November by sailors aboard Yemeni government, which is backed by a “That just continues the conflict and contin- ization of the Navy, and “advancing the guided-missile destroyer USS Forrest Saudi-led military coalition and supported ues the suffering.” our intellectual capacity and ethical Sherman. by the United States. [email protected] excellence,” though the memo does “The United States assesses with high Urban said Wednesday that the Houthis Twitter: @CDickstienDC not detail what that is. Modly pointed to the Army’s own efforts during the last two years to find savings through their “Night Army’s top health officer in Europe suspended amid probe Court” sessions in which the service uncovered about $13 billion. The Navy review will look at the BY JOHN VANDIVER serving as USAREUR-led investigation. 2018. entire department to identify “low Stars and Stripes the acting Stephens is at least the second Stephens previously served as priority, redundant, or legacy ca- commander. senior-ranking leader within Eu- the Army Medical Command’s STUTTGART, Germany — pabilities, programs, processes, or USA- rope’s military health command deputy chief of staff for support. U.S. Army Europe is investigat- REUR de- in recent years to be suspended headquarters functions that can be The regional health command realigned, eliminated or reduced to ing the top medical commander clined to pending an investigation. has four subordinate commands meet the [service’s] resource needs,” in the region after he was sus- provide In 2018, the former com- he wrote. There will be more of an pended for alleged misconduct. details of mander of Landstuhl Regional — Landstuhl Regional Medical emphasis in certain areas, including Brig. Gen. Ronald Stephens, the alleged Medical Center, Col. Timothy Center, Medical Department streamlining naval logistics and con- who leads Regional Health Com- misconduct, Hudson, was suspended. The Activity-Bavaria, Public Health solidating or eliminating headquar- mand-Europe, was suspended saying no Army cleared Hudson of all al- Command Europe and Dental ters, commands and organizations. Feb. 12, USAREUR said in a re- Stephens information legations of mismanagement and Health Command-Europe. The review will end April 15 so cent statement. will be re- inappropriate behavior after a There are also 11 outpatient the Navy can submit its findings as “The investigation does not leased until the investigation is three-month probe. medical clinics, 14 dental clinics part of their fiscal year 2022 budget involve patient care or safety,” complete. It was Stephens who rein- request in June. USAREUR said. A spokesman for Regional stated Hudson, one month after and seven veterinary clinics. [email protected] Col. Andre Pippen, the health Health Command Europe also the general assumed leadership [email protected] Twitter: @caitlinmkenney command’s chief of staff, is declined to comment on the of the health command in May Twitter: @john_vandiver Friday, February 21, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• PAGE 7 MILITARY Academy to Village remembers commission officers for WWII bomber crew Space Force BY CHRISTOPHER DENNIS Associated Press Stars and Stripes COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. RAMSHOLT, England — The crew of a World War II B-17 Fly- — Graduates from the U.S. Air ing Fortress were remembered in Force Academy in Colorado are a ceremony in this small English expected to cross-commission village Thursday, 75 years to the into the Space Force this spring, day after their bomber crashed military officials said. in the nearby Deben River in the About 60 cadets would be com- closing months of the war. missioned into the new armed Hundreds of people turned out service branch, which formed to honor the crew of 10, eight of in December with the signing of whom died when the plane came the $738 billion National Defense down shortly after takeoff on Feb. Authorization Act, the Gazette 20, 1945, after one of its engines reported. caught fire. “They’re doing Air Force The pilot, 2nd Lt. Frederick Academy curriculum, and they’ll Stindt, and flight engineer Cpl. Harbormaster George Collins Jewel Haynes were the only two leads family members of a B-17 just be directly commissioned survivors. Stindt died three years that crashed on Feb. 20, 1945. into the Space Force,” academy ago and Haynes passed away in Vice Superintendent Col. Hous- March last year. plane, which had “a full bomb ton Cantwell said. “It’s just amazing to me, all load and fuel tanks,” toward the Academy leaders and members the people who came out here wide Deben River, said Leonard of Colorado’s congressional dele- to pay their respects to the guys Haynes, son of flight engineer gation announced the cross-com- who gave their lives,” said Jan- Jewel Haynes. mission plan at an oversight Board ice Vasek, Stindt’s daughter, who As wreaths of flowers and red of Visitors meeting Wednesday. traveled to England from Texas poppies were laid Thursday on the The plan would be similar to how riverbank near where the aircraft to attend the ceremony. the U.S. Naval Academy commis- went down, a U.S. Air Force C-130 Stindt and his crew had taken sions Marine officers. and CV-22 from RAF Mildenhall off on a winter’s morning 75 years It is unclear how exactly acad- ago, bound for Nuremberg, Ger- flew overhead to honor the World emy leaders plan to commission many, where “their target was to War II crew. be the marshalling yards,” Dar- “I’m glad I came so far to see cadets into the Space Force. this,” Vasek said as the planes There are talks about offering ren Jelley, an archivist from the PHOTOS BY CHRISTOPHER DENNIS/Stars and Stripes 493rd Bomb Group Museum, told paid tribute to her father and his juniors interested in joining the Stars and Stripes by email. crew. “I wouldn’t have missed A U.S. Air Force C-130 and CV-22 from RAF Mildenhall fly over the Space Force multiple job fields When one of the B-17’s en- this for the world.” Deben River in England on Thursday, 75 years to the day that an to choose from, including intel- gines caught fire six minutes [email protected] American B-17 Flying Fortress crashed there, killing eight of the 10 ligence, cyber, acquisitions and into the flight, they steered the Twitter: @chrisbdennis crew on board. engineering, leaders said. Waits: Change applies to most items

FROM FRONT PAGE (pending software updates),” a Management Command-Europe’s recent U.S. Postal Service bulle- postal operations. tin stated. The military currently has a Otherwise, the changes apply to limited exemption for mail des- all U.S. post offices, military and tined for non-U.S. addresses. nonmilitary, the postal service “Only military mail items that stated. A fillable customs form originate at Military Post Offices can be found on the U.S. Postal destined to international, non- Service website. U.S. addresses are allowed as a [email protected] temporary exception to this rule Twitter: @john_vandiver Shorts: Permitted only on flight line

FROM FRONT PAGE received from maintenance air- Flagg said he expected the men, the statement said. move to improve morale and “We started noticing main- productivity. tenance organizations in hot “If you feel bad then you’re weather environments across the probably not going to be as pro- Air Force allowing their Airmen ductive compared to if you’re the option to wear shorts,” 18th comfortable,” he said. “I know Maintenance Group superinten- when I feel good, I want to work dent Chief Master Sgt. Gregory harder.” Austin said in the statement. “Our Okinawa temperatures were commander was fully on board in between 61 to 79 degrees Fahr- getting shorts approved for our enheit in the month of January, maintainers.” according to AccuWeather Inc.’s The shorts may only be worn on website. During the summer the flight line and in the flight line months, temperatures are typi- dining facility, the statement said. cally over 90 degrees, with 95% Airmen are required to change humidity. before leaving those areas. The uniform change was the [email protected] result of feedback that leaders Twitter: @MatthewMBurke1 PAGE 8 •STARS AND STRIPES• Friday, February 21, 2020 MILITARY WWI French helmet tops today’s in blast protection

BY SLOBODAN LEKIC vancements in these other areas opted by the U.S. Army as the Stars and Stripes of protection, helmet protection M1917. of the head against shock waves The Adrian was characterized A World War I French helmet has not changed all that much,” by a crest along its dome. This offers better protection against he said in an email. provides an additional layer of overhead blasts than at least one All of the helmets tested signif- protection that absorbs the shock modern United States Army hel- icantly reduced the risk of mod- met, researchers from Duke Uni- erate brain bleeding, the study to the wearer’s head, in contrast versity found. found. to helmets that don’t have that A team of biomedical engineers The findings come in the wake feature. compared the U.S. Advanced of a Jan. 8 Iranian missile attack “The Adrian helmet resulted Combat Helmet, which is being on Al Asad Air Base in Iraq, in in lower crown pressures than phased out, to three designs from which over 100 U.S. service mem- all other cases,” the study found. WWI — the French Adrian, the bers suffered traumatic brain “The ACH, Stahlhelm and Bro- British Brodie and the German injuries. The attack, in which at die helmet were not found to be Stahlhelm helmets — in extensive least a dozen missiles were fired Duke University significantly different from each testing designed to simulate the at the base, was in retaliation other,” the study found. effects of overhead explosions. High-speed video records high-intensity blast tests on the French against the killing of Maj. Gen. The Army’s ACH has been in Traumatic brain injuries can Adrian helmet, right, and a modern helmet, the results of which Qassem Soleimani, a top Iranian be caused by the pressure re- were released in a recent Duke University study. military commander, by a U.S. use since the mid-2000s, but is sulting from detonations from drone strike earlier in January. being steadily replaced by the artillery shells, aerial bombs or WWI, the modern helmet did not “While we found that all hel- The Adrian model, named Enhanced Combat Helmet. other ordnance. The associated provide better protection against mets provided a substantial after its designer and introduced Meanwhile, the Army’s new In- injuries often have long-term ef- overhead blasts than any of its amount of protection against in 1915, became the first helmet tegrated Head Protection System fects that are difficult to detect WWI predecessors. blast, we were surprised to find issued to troops in WWI, when helmet has been fielded by units immediately. Specifically, the French 1915 that the 100-year-old helmets head wounds from shrapnel and in Afghanistan and elsewhere The study, published earlier air bursts by artillery shells be- Adrian helmet produced a lower performed just as well as mod- with promises of better protec- this month, said that while ballis- peak pressure at the crown of the ern ones,” said Joost Op ‘t Eynde, came a major cause of battlefield tion against blunt impact. tic protection afforded by modern head compared to the modern principal author of the study . deaths. It was soon followed by helmets is much better than in helmet, it said. “Despite the significant ad- the Brodie, which was also ad- [email protected] Colonel on space station to swear in 800 Army recruits

Stars and Stripes to highlight the Army’s need for soldiers in fields involving sci- When more than 800 Army ence, technology, engineering recruits across the United States and math. take the oath of enlistment later Space is a growing interest to this month, they’ll have someone the Defense Department, which to look up to — way up. recently launched a sixth service Army astronaut Col. Andrew branch focused on the extrater- Morgan, who is aboard the Inter- restrial domain. national Space Station orbiting While mostly associated with some 250 miles above Earth, is operations on Earth, the Army slated to swear them in Feb. 26 via a broadcast to 100 locations, relies heavily on “space-enabled” U.S. Army Recruiting Command technology such as intelligence said in a statement Tuesday. and communications satellites to It will mark the first time the help soldiers “see, shoot, move oath will be administered nation- and communicate,” the USAREC wide from the ISS, where Morgan statement said. is the flight engineer, it said. The Army has been seeking Brig. Gen. Patrick Michaelis, to grow its force and had to re- USAREC’s deputy commanding tool how it recruits new talent /NASA general, will host the ceremony CHRISTINA KOCH last year, after failing in 2018 to meet its recruiting goal for the and a question-and-answer ses- Army Col. Andrew Morgan conducts a spacewalk to upgrade the International Space Station’s solar first time since 2005. In 2019, it sion with Morgan, which will array batteries on Oct. 11 . also be streamed via NASA TV, surpassed its more modest tar- DVIDS and the Army’s Facebook veteran and emergency physician biography said. didate training in 2015, and has get, and launched initiatives to and YouTube pages. who served with special opera- The West Point graduate was performed seven spacewalks and market itself to fitness buffs and One of three current Army tions units and deployed to Iraq, selected to become an astronaut one flight to the ISS. video gaming enthusiasts. astronauts, Morgan is a combat Afghanistan and Africa, a NASA in 2013, completed astronaut can- The swearing-in event is meant [email protected] Iwo Jima ceremony could be camp’s last

Stars and Stripes to Allied victory in the Pacific identity. Many Marines regard theater. those who fought against dug-in A ceremony in California mark- Some of the “old breed” donned and fortified Japanese forces with ing the 75th anniversary of the Marine or Navy dress uniforms awe. World War II Battle of Iwo Jima is or simply displayed their medals Nearly 7,000 of the over 70,000 expected to be the last formal West during the annual reunion, which Marines who fought to take the is- Coast gathering of veterans of the the service said has been hosted land were killed, making it one of 36-day fight to take the volcanic by Camp Pendleton for 30 years. the war’s bloodiest battles. Pacific island from the Japanese. But with the number of still-liv- For three days last week, the After coming ashore on Iwo ing veterans dwindling, this year’s Jima’s black sand beaches, 22 Ma- Iwo Jima Commemorative Com- event is expected to be its final it- rines earned the country’s high- mittee and Marine Corps Installa- eration, the Marine Corps said in est valor award during the battle tions-West hosted 28 Marines and a statement this week. — more than one-quarter of the ROYCE DORMAN/Marine Corps sailors who were among the tens The battle, where the iconic of thousands of Americans who photo of the Marine flag-raising Corps’ 82 Medal of Honor recipi- Samuel Prestigiacomo, a former Marine corporal, was one of 28 Iwo fought to secure the rock as part on Mount Suribachi was taken, is ents from the entire war. Jima veterans attending a sunset ceremony on Saturday at Marine of the campaign that was critical deeply ingrained in the service’s [email protected] Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif. Friday, February 21, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• PAGE 9 MILITARY Pompeo focuses on Iran threats in his Saudi visit

Associated Press objectives. They are an important ally and partner,” Pompeo told RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — U.S. reporters Thursday. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo “At the same time we continue met with Saudi Arabia’s King to make clear our expectations Salman and the crown prince on with respect to a broad range of Thursday to discuss shared se- curity interests in the Gulf and human rights issues,” he added. threats from Iran. In between his meetings with He also toured a sprawling the king and crown prince, Pom- desert air base in Saudi Arabia peo met with U.S. military com- where a few thousand U.S. troops manders at a Saudi air base where are deployed as part of a wider ef- some 2,500 U.S. troops have been ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/ AP fort by the Trump administration stationed since the summer. to stymie Iran’s regional reach. The U.S. military presence in Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks with U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Jana Donberg in front of an F-15E Ahead of his arrival in the capi- the kingdom at the Prince Sul- Strike Eagle during a visit Thursday to Prince Sultan air base in al-Kharj, in central Saudi Arabia . Pompeo tal Riyadh, Pompeo said he’d also tan air base includes a squadron also met Thursday with King Salman in the capital, Riyadh. raise with the Saudi leadership of U.S. Air Force F-15E fighters concerns about human rights and that fly daily missions over Iraq out of Iran’s nuclear agreement we’re more capable today than we prepared to come to the table to the cases of dual Saudi-American and Syria and two American Pa- with world powers and impose were,” he said. talk with Iran, but is not rushing citizens. triot missile batteries prepared to sanctions on the country. Saudi Arabia is a decades-long to do so. Some of these American citi- knock down any Iranian attack Saudi Arabia and the U.S. have U.S. ally, but that relationship was “The pressure campaign zens have been imprisoned in against the Saudi kingdom. blamed Iran for a stunning at- rocked by the 2018 killing of Saudi continues. It’s not just an eco- the kingdom as part of a wider Pompeo said the American tack last summer against Saudi dissident and Washington Post nomic pressure campaign, it’s crackdown on perceived critics military presence is a form of de- oil facilities that temporarily columnist Jamal Khashoggi in diplomatic pressures, isolation of Crown Prince Mohammed bin terrence against Iran “to deliver halved the kingdom’s daily crude the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul. through diplomacy, as well,” he Salman. They include Badr al- us to a place where I, as secretary production, an apparent retalia- Congress has also harshly told reporters before arriving in Ibrahim, a writer and physician, of state, can get the diplomatic tion for sanctions on Iranian oil criticized Saudi Arabia for its Saudi Arabia from Ethiopia on and Salah al-Haidar, whose moth- outcome that the president is exports. war in Yemen, which has led to Wednesday. er is prominent women’s rights seeking.” Iran denies involvement and its the world’s worst humanitarian During his time in Riyadh, campaigner Aziza al-Yousef, who American troops were sent allied Yemeni rebel Houthi group disaster. Pompeo also met Thursday with faces trial for her activism. to Saudi Arabia as part of the says they were behind the attack. The kingdom, however, re- a group of Saudi women busi- Others are barred from leaving Trump administration’s efforts Pompeo reiterated again Thurs- mains the biggest buyer of U.S. ness leaders with Saudi Arabia’s Saudi Arabia, like Walid Fitaihi, to beef up the United States’ mili- day that Iran was behind that military arms and Crown Prince ambassador to the U.S., Princess a Boston-area physician who was tary presence in the Middle East attack, saying: “No reasonable Mohammed has cultivated a rela- Reema bint Bandar Al Saud. swept up in an anti-corruption in response to escalating tensions person has any doubt about where tionship with Trump’s son-in-law Pompeo departs Friday for campaign launched by the crown between Washington and Teh- these missiles came from.” and senior adviser on Mideast Oman, a close U.S. ally that has prince in late 2017. ran following President Donald “There is a heightened sense of policy, Jared Kushner. ties with both Saudi Arabia and “The Saudis share our strategic Trump’s decision to pull the U.S. security for facilities like that and Pompeo has said the U.S. is Iran. Judge orders release of USS Thresher disaster documents

Portsmouth (N.H.) Herald Bryant, a former Thresher-class sub- ahead of the memorial dedication for marine commander who served 23 the Thresher at Arlington National WASHINGTON — A federal judge years on active duty, sued the Navy for Cemetery last September. has ordered the U.S. Navy to begin re- release of the investigative documents. Bryant’s complaint outlines the con- leasing unclassified documents in rela- On Feb. 10, U.S. District Court Judge tion to the USS Thresher, the nuclear flicting theories about the Thresher’s submarine that imploded 57 years ago, Trevor McFadden ordered the Navy sinking that have emerged over the taking the lives of 129, and forever to begin reviewing 300 pages of docu- years, including an electrical failure changing submarine safety. ments per month starting in April, with and flooding in the engine room. The It was the country’s worst nuclear rolling productions of the documents to documents could lend more clarity, he submarine disaster in history when begin before May 15, every 60 days. said in the lawsuit. Thresher (SSN-593) did not surface There are approximately 3,600 iden- In August, the Navy answered Bry- while conducting deep dive exercises tified pages of records. ant’s complaint stating it had not im- 220 miles off Cape Cod on April 10, Bryant, who investigates and lectures properly withheld any records under 1963. The vessel imploded, and its shat- about the loss of Thresher in his retire- his FOIA request, and that it was work- tered hull remains more than 8,000 feet ment, wrote in his initial complaint that ing on an ongoing classification review. underwater today. he sought the nonexempt portions of In a previously filed joint status re- Thresher was built and commissioned certain U.S. government records relat- port, the Navy said its team would at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in 1961. ing to the loss of the nuclear submarine. require approximately 240 hours to Approximately two dozen families of He filed the federal lawsuit after the review for line-by-line declassification the men lost aboard the submarine still Navy denied expedited proceedings purposes, with an additional 120 hours live in New Hampshire, and a number for his April 2019 Freedom of Informa- of FOIA exemption review and redac- of other families reside in Maine. tion Act request, and then “improperly tion, over the course of 12 months. The 129 deaths sent shock waves withheld agency records,” he alleged. But at the Feb. 10 hearing, McFadden through the Seacoast community . It “This FOIA lawsuit seeks disclosure was not convinced by the Navy’s review also catalyzed modern day submarine of the requested records in order to bet- plans, and ordered the first set of docu- ELIZABETH FRASER, ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY/U.S. Army safety, which today takes the form of ter inform the public about the activi- ments be released by May 15. The Navy Ceremonial Guard participates in a the SUBSAFE program. Since the ties of the Navy and U.S. government Last fall, a long-awaited memorial wreath-laying procession in September for the program’s inception, just one subma- with respect to the loss of the Thresher for the Thresher crew was dedicated at USS Thresher National Commemorative Monument rine has been lost, the USS Scorpion in and the officers, sailors and civilians Arlington National Cemetery, a process Dedication Ceremony at Arlington National 1968. onboard,” the suit states, originally re- beginning in 2012 requiring six levels Cemetery in Virginia. Last July, retired Navy Capt. James questing disclosure of the documents of approvals. PAGE 10 •STARS AND STRIPES• Friday, February 21, 2020 NATION Dems take aim at Bloomberg in latest debate Associated Press licing of minorities and demean- ing comments about women, LAS VEGAS — From the open- /AP including those who worked at his PHOTOS BY JOHN LOCHER ing bell, Democrats savaged New company. York billionaire Mike Bloomberg From left, Democratic presidential candidates, former New York City Mayor Mike Bloomberg, Sen. Warren labeled Bloomberg and raised pointed questions Elizabeth Warren and Sen. Bernie Sanders participate in a debate Wednesday in Las Vegas . “a billionaire who calls peo- about Bernie Sanders’ take-no- ple fat broads and horse-faced prisoners politics during a con- on Twitter that her fiery first tentious debate Wednesday night lesbians.” hour of debate was her best hour that threatened to further muddy She wasn’t alone. of fundraising “to date.” the party’s urgent quest to defeat Sanders lashed out at Bloom- The other leading progressive President Donald Trump. berg’s policing policies as New in the race, Sanders came under Bloomberg, the former New York City mayor that he said tar- attack from Biden and Bloomberg York mayor who was once a Re- geted “African-American and La- for his embrace of democratic publican, was forced to defend tinos in an outrageous way.” socialism. his record and past comments And former Vice President Joe Sanders, as he has repeat- related to race, gender and his Biden charged that Bloomberg’s edly over the last year, defended personal wealth in an occasion- “stop-and-frisk” policy ended up the cost of his signature “Medi- ally rocky debate stage debut. “throwing 5 million black men up care for All” health care plan, Sanders, meanwhile, tried to beat against the wall.” which would eliminate the pri- back pointed questions about his Watching from afar, Trump vate insurance industry in favor embrace of democratic socialism joined the Bloomberg pile on. of a government-backed health and his health following a heart “I hear he’s getting pounded to- Candidates, from left, Bloomberg, Sen. Amy Klobuchar and former care system that would cover all attack last year. night, you know he’s in a debate,” Vice President Joe Biden talk during a break. Americans. The ninth debate of this cycle Trump said at a rally in Phoenix. “When you asked Bernie how featured the most aggressive sus- After the debate, Warren told to be a millionaire with three to “burn down” the Democratic much it cost last time he said ...’ tained period of infighting in the reporters: “I have no doubt that houses!” Party and the other was trying to We’ll find out,’ ” Biden quipped. Democrats’ yearlong search for a Michael Bloomberg is reach- Sanders defended owning mul- buy it. “It costs over $35 trillion, let’s get presidential nominee. The tension ing in his pocket right now, and tiple houses, noting he has one in He called them “the two most real.” reflected growing anxiety among spending another hundred mil- Washington, where he works, and polarizing figures on this stage,” And ongoing animosity flared candidates and party leaders that lion dollars to try to erase every two in Vermont, the state he rep- with little chance of defeating between Buttigieg and Klobuchar the nomination fight could yield American’s memory about what resents in the Senate. Trump or helping congressio- when the former Indiana mayor a candidate who will struggle to happened on the debate stage.” While Bloomberg was the shiny nal Democrats in contests with slammed the three-term Minne- build a winning coalition in No- On a night that threatened to new object Wednesday, the de- Republicans. sota senator for failing to answer vember to beat Trump. tarnish the shine of his carefully bate also marked a major test for Bloomberg and Sanders were questions in a recent interview The campaign is about to quick- constructed TV-ad image, Bloom- Sanders, who is emerging as the prime targets, but the stakes were about Mexican policy and for- ly intensify. Nevada votes Satur- berg faltered when attacked on front-runner in the Democrats’ no less dire for the other four can- getting the name of the Mexican day and South Carolina follows issues related to race and gender. nomination fight, whether his par- didates on stage. president. Feb . 29. More than a dozen states But he was firm and unapologetic ty’s establishment likes it or not. A Longtime establishment fa- Buttigieg noted that she’s on a host Super Tuesday contests in about his wealth and how he has growing group of donors, elected vorite Biden, a two-term vice committee that oversees trade is- less than two weeks with about used it to effect change impor- officials and political operatives president, desperately needed sues in Mexico and she “was not one-third of the delegates needed tant to Democrats. He took par- fear that Sanders’ uncompromis- to breathe new life into his flail- able to speak to literally the first to win the nomination at stake. ticular aim at Sanders and his ing progressive politics could be ing campaign, which entered the thing about the politics of the Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth self-description as a democratic a disaster in the general election night at the bottom of a moder- country.” Warren was in a fight for survival socialist. against Trump, yet they’ve strug- ate muddle behind Buttigieg and She shot back: “Are you trying and stood out with repeated at- “I don’t think there’s any gled to coalesce behind a single Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar. to say I’m dumb? Are you mock- tacks on Bloomberg. She sought chance of the senator beating moderate alternative. And after a bad finish last week ing me here?” to undermine him with core Donald Trump,” Bloomberg de- Pete Buttigieg, the former in New Hampshire, Warren was Later in the night she lashed Democratic voters who are un- clared before noting Sanders’ mayor of South Bend, Ind ., went fighting to resurrect her stalled out at Buttigieg again: “I wish ev- comfortable with his vast wealth, rising wealth. “The best known after both Bloomberg and Sand- White House bid. eryone else was as perfect as you, his offensive remarks about po- socialist in the country happens ers, warning that one threatened A Warren campaign aide said Pete.” Labor unions split over drive for ‘Medicare for All’ plans

Associated Press week as Sanders campaigned in Nevada, efits, has made its opposition to Sanders’ “This debate is over. There’s a broad the first primary contest in a state where health care plan known. LAS VEGAS — Democratic presidential acceptance that the only solution is Medi- unions carry sway. It’s a rift almost certain “We fought so hard, and everything we care for All,” said Marc Dudzik, national candidates’ plans to provide “Medicare for to intensify as voters in California, and got here in Las Vegas has not been deliv- All” are driving a wedge through the labor coordinator of Labor Campaign for Single later Michigan, weigh in, creating a poten- ered to us,” said Geoconda Arguello-Kline, Payer, which claims 15 national unions in movement, pitting union against union and tial hurdle for Sanders as he tries to win Culinary’s top official, pointing to photos fracturing a powerful constituency as the working-class voters. of decades of strikes as she stood in its its coalition. “We’ve got to take health care primary barrels toward heavily organized “We want to keep the union (health meeting room after an event with female off the bargaining table.” states. care),” Gary Morris and his wife, Mamie, housekeepers hearing from presidential Other unions, like North America’s Build- Big labor largely supports a push for uni- said almost in unison this week as they candidates. “It’s not been easy for us. We’ve ing Trades Unions, strongly disagree. The versal health coverage, but some unions waited in line to vote early. Gary Mor- had rallies, civil disobedience. People have building trades’ health care is union-run, — particularly those who have spent years ris, 61, a doorman at a Las Vegas casino, been beaten up on the picket line.” operated by its locals rather than private bargaining for strong health benefits clutched a union scorecard that warned Sanders’ fight with the Culinary Union is insurers, said president Sean McGarvey. — tend to back an incremental approach about Sanders’ health care plan and listed emblematic of a broader fight in the move- “It’s a cooperative and it’s run by the over a dramatic switch to government-run several Sanders rivals as his favorite choic- ment over whether to bargain for the spe- members, so any time they hear someone health insurance that would abolish their es. “That’s a big thing.” cific interests of their members or the good union plans. Nevada’s most powerful union, the of all workers. say they’re going to take away their health The dispute has for months created fric- 60,000-member Culinary Workers Union, Labor supporters of Medicare for All say care — which they like — it’s a problem,” tion between Vermont Sen. Bernie Sand- did not endorse any single candidate ahead all workers, even those with strong insur- McGarvey said, adding that people who ers, Medicare for All’s chief backer, and of the state’s caucuses Saturday. But the ance plans, should be in favor of expanding claim to speak for organized labor as a some unions. But the fight broke open this union, which offers top-shelf health ben- access to coverage. whole don’t speak for his members. Friday, February 21, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• PAGE 11 NATION Woman struck, killed by Mardi Gras float

Associated Press rades and parties each year. The death comes one year after NEW ORLEANS — New Or- a car sped into a bicycle lane near leans is mourning the death of a parade route, hitting nine peo- a woman who was run over by a ple and killing two bicyclists. parade float as the city celebrates the season leading up to Mardi Before Wednesday night’s ac- Gras. Police are still investigat- cident, the most recent Carnival ing the accident, spokesman Juan float-related fatality happened in Barnes said Thursday. 2009, when a 23-year-old rider The woman apparently tried fell from a float and in front of to cross between two parts of a its wheels in Carencro, about 120 tandem float, tripped over a hitch miles west of New Orleans. connecting the sections and was In 2008, a rider getting off a run over, witnesses told news three-part float after the Krewe outlets. of Endymion parade in New Or- It happened Wednesday night leans was killed when the float during the parade of the Mystic lurched forward and the third Krewe of Nyx, an all-female Car- section ran over him, police said. nival group that was “established An 11-year-old boy trying to to unite women of diverse back- grab a trinket under a slowly grounds for fun, friendship, and moving float in 1986 was crushed the merriment of the Mardi Gras by the big rig’s wheels in subur- season,” according to its website. ban New Orleans, and a man who “On such a joyous night, this is tried to leap onto a float in New obviously a tragic occurrence,” Orleans apparently lost his grip BRETT DUKE/AP Nyx Captain Julie Lea said in a and fell under it. statement. “On behalf of the en- Emergency personnel work the scene after a woman was run over and killed by a float in the Mystic In 1981, an 8-year-old boy died tire Krewe of Nyx, along with the Krewe of Nyx parade during Mardi Gras celebrations in New Orleans on Wednesday . when a surging crowd toppled the city of New Orleans, we offer our ladder on which he was sitting, most sincere condolences to the news conference. The woman’s was the “proper thing to do,” New corner near the accident site, The throwing him behind the cab of a family and friends of the individ- identity wasn’t immediately Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell Times-Picayune/The New Or- flatbed trailer on which a parade ual involved.” released. told reporters near the scene. leans Advocate reported. float had been built. That same The accident involved float 21, The parade was ended early, People left flowers, beads, Mardi Gras is Feb. 25 , but the year, a 2-year-old girl died under New Orleans Police Superinten- and the rest of the floats were di- candles and other items in an im- Fat Tuesday celebration is pre- a Zulu float. Police said she had dent Shaun Ferguson said at a verted off the parade route. That promptu memorial Thursday at a ceded by a week or more of pa- darted out to get a necklace . V isa rules set off ‘panic wave’ in affected communities

BY PHILIP MARCELO minimum security standards. It ability to restrict entry to the which is more than twice the gen- citizen was worried. His children AND SOPHIA TAREEN was his latest crackdown on his U.S. eral U.S. population rate of 29%, live in Lagos, and he wants them Associated Press signature issue of immigration. Roughly 10,000 people received according to 2017 census data. to pursue an education in the Calls about the restrictions immigration-based visas from Citizenship and Immigration United States. BOSTON — After nearly a have flooded legal advocacy Nigeria, Eritrea, Kyrgyzstan and Services officials declined to com- “I don’t even know how to ex- dozen years moving through groups and lawyers’ offices. A Myanmar in the 2018 fiscal year, ment on the concerns of affected plain it to them,” Otoboh said of the U.S. visa system, Sai Kyaw’s Boston-area Burmese church is according to federal data ana- families, deferring to the Depart- the restrictions. brother and sister and their trying to intervene to help con- lyzed by the nonpartisan Migra- ment of Homeland Security. Activists said the restrictions families were at the finish line: a gregants. The United African Or- tion Policy Institute. More than Agency officials did not respond final interview before they could amount to another travel ban like ganization has held legal clinics half were from Nigeria, the most to emails seeking comment. the one that was widely decried leave Myanmar to join him in Unlike previous travel bans, in Chicago to walk people through populous African nation. as targeting Muslims. The Su- Massachusetts and work at his the new rules are narrower. their options. The ripple of emotion has been preme Court upheld that ban as restaurant. The rules are certain to face felt strongest among America’s They halt immigrant visas from lawful in 2018. It restricted travel Then a dramatic turn in U.S. legal challenges, but in the mean- roughly 380,000 Nigerian immi- Nigeria, Eritrea, Myanmar and from several Muslim-majority immigration policy halted their time, activists have organized grants and their children. They Kyrgystan, covering people who countries including Iran, Somalia plans. The interview was post- around #MuslimBan and #Afric- are one of the most educated im- want to live in the U.S. perma- poned, and it’s not clear when, or aBan on social media and ramped migrant groups. More than 60% nently and are sponsored by fam- and Syria. whether, it will be rescheduled. up lobbying efforts to press Con- percent of people with Nigerian ily members or employers. They Sudan and Kyrgyzstan are also “It’s terrible,” Kyaw said. gress to pass the No Ban Act, ancestry who are at least 25 have also eliminate participation in a majority-Muslim countries. Nige- “There’s nothing we can really do which would limit the president’s a bachelor’s degree or higher, visa lottery program in which a ria, the world’s seventh-most pop- except pray. They’ve been wait- computer randomly selects up to ulous nation, has a large Muslim ing 12 years. If they have to wait 55,000 people for visas from un- population too. another 12 years, they will.” derrepresented countries. Sudan “It’s a continuation of this ad- His is just one of many stories and Tanzania will also be barred ministration’s racist and xenopho- of confusion, sorrow and outrage from the lottery. bic immigration framework that spreading across some immigrant The ban does not affect immi- they use,” said Mustafa Jumale, a communities after the announce- grants traveling to the U.S. for a policy manager for the Black Al- ment of a Trump administration temporary stay, including tour- liance for Just Immigration. policy that is expected to all but ists and students, or immigrants Some churches have also shut down family-based im- already in the U.S. There are ex- sprung into action. migration from Myanmar, also ceptions, including dual citizen- At the Overseas Burmese known as Burma, as well as Nige- ship holders. Christian Fellowship in Boston, ria, Kyrgyzstan and Eritrea. The In Chicago, the United African Pastor Clifford Maung says he policy also restricts visas from Organization hosted dozens of has relayed the concerns of two Sudan and Tanzania. people at legal clinics. Many had “There’s a panic wave going questions about their spouses and families in his congregation to through the community,” said children. One was Osemeh Oto- national Baptist church leaders Grace Mobosi-Enwensi, presi- boh, 46, a Nigerian citizen with and is prepared to appeal to the dent of the Minnesota Institute a green card who has applied for U.S. government on their behalf. “You hope for the best. We for Nigerian Development, a non- STEVEN SENNE/AP two of his teenage children from profit group. a previous marriage to come to grew up under a similar situa- In signing a proclamation last Baptist Pastor Clifford Maung, third from left, recites a prayer as the U.S. tion in Burma with an oppressive month that takes effect Friday, Chin Sai, center, and Myint Myint Swe, right, prepare food following Though their visas were re- government so this is something President Donald Trump said services at the Overseas Burmese Christian Fellowship in Boston on cently approved, the suburban we are used to,“ he said. “But it those countries failed to meet Sunday. All three are immigrants from Myanmar . Chicago man married to a U.S. shouldn’t happen in America.” PAGE 12 •STARS AND STRIPES• Friday, February 21, 2020 NATION Staunch Trump ally Stone gets 40 months in prison

Associated Press WASHINGTON — Trump loy- alist and ally Roger Stone was sentenced Thursday to 40 months in federal prison, following an extraordinary move by Attorney General William Barr to back off /AP EVAN VUCCI his Justice Department’s original Supporters of President Donald Trump cheer as he arrives at a sentencing recommendation. campaign rally Wednesday in Phoenix. Trump said of his Democratic U.S. District Court Judge Amy opponents: “We don’t care who the hell it is. We’re going to win.” Berman Jackson said Stone’s crimes demanded a significant time behind bars, but she said the seven to nine years originally At Ariz. rally, Trump recommended by the Justice De- partment were excessive. Stone’s lawyers had asked for a trolls Dems debating sentence of probation, citing his age of 67 years, his health and his MANUEL BALCE CENETA/AP lack of criminal history. Associated Press Trump said. Stone was convicted in No- Roger Stone and his wife, Nydia Stone, arrive for his sentencing “We don’t care who the hell it on convictions for witness tampering and lying to Congress in PHOENIX — President Don- vember on all seven counts of is,” he said. “We’re going to win.” Washington on Thursday. ald Trump trolled his political an indictment that accused him Arizona is home to Republican enemies Wednesday in the first of lying to Congress, tamper- Sen. Martha McSally, who stood ing with a witness and obstruct- that Stone’s use of social media to #PardonRogerStone emblazoned of three rallies in three days in by the president during the Sen- stoke public sentiment against the underneath. Next to it was a large the West as Democrats vied in ing the House investigation into ate’s impeachment trial. In her whether the Trump campaign prosecution and the court was in- multimedia figure of a rat con- neighboring Nevada to be the one rally remarks McSally mentioned coordinated with Russia to tip the tended to reach a wide audience, structed to look like Trump, with to challenge him in the November her Democratic opponent Mark 2016 election. including using a photo of Jackson his distinctive red tie and hair. election. Kelly, who has said he’d back Sen. The sentence came amid with crosshairs superimposed. Stone was the sixth Trump Just minutes before Trump Bernie Sanders if he is the party’s Trump’s unrelenting defense of “This is intolerable to the ad- aide or adviser to be convicted of regaled a friendly crowd in Phoe- nominee. his longtime confidant that has ministration of justice,” Jackson charges brought as part of special nix, Democrats watched billion- “Mark Kelly is flying on Ber- led to a mini-revolt inside the Jus- said. counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia aire and former New York Mayor nie Sanders’ wing and I’m flying tice Department and allegations “Why are you the one who is investigation. Mike Bloomberg make his debut on your wing, President Trump,” the president has interfered in standing here today?“ Jackson Any jail sentence seems likely on the debate stage ahead of Ne- she said. the case. asked federal prosecutor John to draw a public rebuke from vada’s party caucuses on Satur- Trump was on stage for more Trump took to Twitter to de- Crabb, who took over the case Trump, who maintains that day. Trump took aim at the new than an hour and 20 minutes. Be- nounce as a “miscarriage of jus- after the original trial team quit. Stone’s entire case is just an as- target. fore he arrived at Arizona Veter- tice” the initial recommendation Crabb said there had been a pect of the ongoing “witch hunt” “I hear he’s getting pounded ans Memorial Coliseum, a crowd by Justice Department prosecu- “miscommunication“ between against him and his allies by tonight — you know he’s in a de- of protesters swelled into the tors that Stone receive at least Barr and Timothy Shea, the for- bitter Democrats and the “deep bate,” Trump said about the man hundreds. A large contingent of seven years in prison. Barr then mer Barr aide who now serves state” inside the FBI and the Jus- he has dubbed “Mini Mike” be- migrant rights advocates waved backed off that recommendation, as the acting U.S. Attorney in the tice Department. cause of his short stature. “I hear signs declaring “Dump Trump” prompting four prosecutors to nation’s capital. Crabb asked the There has been speculation that pounding. He spent $500 mil- and “Power to the people!” quit Stone’s case. judge to impose “a substantial pe- that Trump could eventually par- lion so far and I think he has 15 Trump began his day with Jackson angrily denied that riod of incarceration.” don Stone. points. Crazy Bernie was at 30.“ an unscheduled stop at a fund- Stone was being punished for After Stone’s attorney, Seth “I haven’t given it any thought He gleefully derided Massa- raiser in the gold-plated lobby of his politics or his allies. “He was Ginsberg, repeated the defense ... but I think he’s been treated chusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren as his hotel, where his son Donald not prosecuted, as some have team’s plea that Stone get no very unfairly,” Trump said this “Pocahontas” for her past claims Trump Jr. was the headliner. claimed, for standing up for the prison time, Stone declined to ad- week. Overnight Thursday, of Native American heritage and Then he hopped over to the Ran- president. He was prosecuted for dress the court. Outside the court- Trump retweeted a conservative claimed her presidential cam- cho Mirage, Calif., estate of bil- covering up for the president,“ house, a small crowd gathered. cable host’s comment that what paign had stalled. “Fortunately lionaire Oracle co-founder Larry she said. Two people held a large banner happened to Stone “should never she self-destructed anyway,” Ellison to raise more cash. She said during the hearing featuring a sketch of Stone and happen again.” Lawyer: Assange was offered US pardon if he absolved Russia

Associated Press ian Embassy in London in August ject,“ Grisham said. “It is a com- emails, I would then call on Pres- prison, where he is being held as 2017. plete fabrication and a total lie. ident Trump to pardon him. At no he awaits his extradition hearing. LONDON — WikiLeaks found- Fitzgerald said a statement This is probably another never- time did I offer a deal made by U.S. prosecutors have charged er Julian Assange plans to claim from another Assange lawyer, ending hoax and total lie from the the President, nor did I say I was during an extradition hearing that the 48-year-old Australian com- Jennifer Robinson, recounted DNC.” representing the President.” puter hacker with espionage over the Trump administration offered “Mr. Rohrabacher going to see Emails embarrassing for the He said he met briefly on his him a pardon if he agreed to say WikiLeaks’ hacking of hundreds Mr. Assange and saying, on in- Democrats and Hillary Clinton’s return with then-White House of thousands of confidential gov- Russia was not involved in leak- structions from the president, he presidential campaign were Chief of Staff John Kelly and told ing Democratic National Com- ernment documents. If found was offering a pardon or some hacked before being published by him that Assange would provide guilty, he faces up to 175 years in mittee emails during the 2016 other way out, if Mr. Assange ... WikiLeaks in 2016. information about the purloined jail. U.S. election campaign, a lawyer said Russia had nothing to do In a statement linked on his DNC emails in exchange for a par- He argues he was acting as for Assange said Wednesday. with the DNC leaks.” Twitter account, Rohrabacher don. Rohrabacher said no one fol- a journalist entitled to First Assange is being held at a Brit- Responding to the lawyer’s said he never spoke with Trump lowed up with him “and that was ish prison while fighting extradi- claims, White House press sec- about Assange and was not di- the last discussion I had on this Amendment protection. tion to the United States on spying retary Stephanie Grisham said, rected by the president or any- subject with anyone representing There is no quick end in sight charges. His full court hearing is “This is absolutely and complete- one else connected with him to Trump or in his administration.“ to Assange’s long legal saga. The due to begin next week. ly false.“ meet with Assange. Recounting District Judge Vanessa Barait- full extradition hearing start- At a preliminary hearing President Donald Trump his meeting with the WikiLeaks ser said the evidence was admis- ing Monday is due to open with a held in London, lawyer Edward “barely knows Dana Rohrabach- founder, Rohrabacher said he told sible in the extradition case. week of legal arguments. It will Fitzgerald said now-former Re- er other than he’s an ex-congress- him “that if he could provide me Assange appeared at London’s resume in May, and a ruling is not publican Rep. Dana Rohrabacher man. He’s never spoken to him information and evidence about Westminster Magistrates’ Court expected for several months, with visited Assange at the Ecuador- on this subject or almost any sub- who actually gave him the DNC by video link from Belmarsh the losing side likely to appeal. Friday, February 21, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• PAGE 13 NATION Trump names Grenell as top intel official

BY ZEKE MILLER AND MATTHEW LEE intelligence and analysis, regardless of Associated Press whether or not it’s expedient for the presi- dent who has appointed him.” WASHINGTON — President Donald The Intellience Reform and Terror- Trump announced that Richard Gren- ism Prevention Act of 2004 was signed by ell, the U.S. ambassador to Germany, will President George W. Bush after 9/11 to im- become acting director of national intelli- prove the sharing of information among all gence, a move that puts a staunch Trump the intelligence agencies. The law states ally in charge of the nation’s 17 spy agen- that the president shall appoint a national cies, which the president has only tepidly intelligence director with the advice and embraced. consent of the Senate. It also states: “Any “Rick has represented our Country individual nominated for appointment as exceedingly well and I look forward to Director of National Intelligence shall have working with him,” Trump tweeted on extensive national security expertise.” Wednesday. A White House statement Susan Hennessey, a fellow in national Thursday said Grenell “is committed to a security law at Brookings Institution and nonpolitical, nonpartisan approach” to the job. a former attorney at the National Security Grenell follows Joseph Maguire, who Agency, tweeted: “This should frighten has been acting national intelligence di- you. Not just brazen politicization of intel- rector since August. It was unclear if ligence, but also someone who is utterly Maguire would return to the National incompetent in an important security role. Counterterrorism Center. “I would like to The guardrails are gone.” Trump named Maguire to the position thank Joe Maguire for the wonderful job ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AP he has done,” Trump tweeted, “and we after Texas GOP Rep. John Ratcliffe re- look forward to working with him closely, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is greeted by U.S. ambassador to Germany Richard moved himself from consideration after perhaps in another capacity within the Grenell as he arrives at Munich International Airport, in Munich, Germany on Thursday. just five days amid criticism about his lack Administration!” of intelligence experience and qualifica- Grenell, a loyal and outspoken Trump in intelligence. Trump named Grenell act- Warner accused the president of trying tions for the job. supporter, becomes the first openly gay ing national intelligence director, meaning to sidestep the Senate’s constitutional au- Maguire became acting director the member of Trump’s Cabinet. He has been he would not have to be confirmed by the thority to advise and consent on critical same day that former National Intelligence the U.S. ambassador to Germany since Senate. national security positions. Director Dan Coats’ resignation took ef- 2018. He previously served as U.S. spokes- Sen. Mark Warner of Virginia, the rank- “The intelligence community deserves fect. It was also the same day that deputy man at the United Nations in the George ing Democrat on the Senate Intelligence stability and an experienced individual to national intelligence director Sue Gordon W. Bush administration, including under Committee, said Trump had “selected an lead them in a time of massive national and walked out the door. Democrats denounced then-Ambassador John Bolton. individual without any intelligence ex- global security challenges,” Warner said the shake-up at the Office of the Director of News of the announcement was quickly perience to serve as the leader of the na- in a statement. “Now more than ever our National Intelligence and accused Trump criticized by those who said the job should tion’s intelligence community in an acting country needs a Senate-confirmed intel- of pushing out two dedicated intelligence be held by someone with deep experience capacity.” ligence director who will provide the best professionals. Utah lawmakers tough Weinstein jurors focus on porn, lax on polygamy on Sciorra’s allegation Associated Press “I think it will make a differ- Associated Press ence,” Brammer said. “It won’t al assault, a charge that carries a SALT LAKE CITY — Utah maximum penalty of life in pris- stop every problem related to NEW YORK — Jurors contin- lawmakers voted Tuesday to put on. To convict Weinstein of that obscenity, it will not stop all ob- ued deliberating for a third day new regulations on pornography charge, jurors must agree on two scenity, but it will move the ball Thursday in Harvey Weinstein’s and remove some on polygamy in things: that Weinstein raped Sci- further down the field.” sexual assault trial after so far separate proposals moving quick- orra and that he committed one of ly through the Legislature in the Republican lawmakers called focusing a lot of attention on RICK BOWMER/AP the other charged offenses. deeply conservative state. it a creative solution. The mea- actress Annabella Sciorra’s al- sure would apply to material that legation that the once-heralded On Tuesday, signaling their in- Senators voted unanimously to Republican Rep. Brady Brammer terest in Sciorra, jurors sent a note appears in Utah in print or online poses for a portrait at the Utah Hollywood mogul raped her in change state law to remove the seeking clarity on why Weinstein threat of jail time for consenting and allow the state and residents State Capitol in Salt Lake City. the mid-1990s. to sue producers. Sciorra’s allegation is too old wasn’t charged with other crimes adult polygamists, a step that sup- stemming from her allegation, The new measure is narrowly Utah goes further than other to be charged on its own because porters argue will free people in only to be told by the judge that communities that practice plural aimed at hardcore obscene mate- states by prohibiting cohabita- of the statute of limitations, but they “must not speculate as to any marriage to report abuses, like rial, but the way the law is writ- tion with more than one purport- it’s a key component of the most other charges that are not before children being taken as wives, ten could still allow for thousands ed spouse. The measure from serious charges that jurors are you.” without fear of prosecution. of lawsuits, said Mike Stabile, a Republican Utah Sen. Deidre weighing in the closely watched The panel of seven men and A majority of people in Utah spokesman for the Free Speech Henderson would make that an #MeToo case. five women finished Wednesday’s belong to The Church of Jesus Coalition, a pornography and infraction rather than a felony. Weinstein, 67, is charged with Christ of Latter-day Saints, which adult entertainment trade group. Some former members of po- five counts stemming from the al- round of deliberations by revisit- had an early history of polygamy “Really it just sort of opens up lygamous groups have spoken legations of Sciorra and two other ing actress Rosie Perez’s testi- but has forbidden it for more than the floodgates for lawsuits over against the change, saying it women — an aspiring actress who mony about what she says Sciorra a century. all sorts of content,” he said. would do little to help victims like says he raped her in March 2013 told her soon after the alleged An hour later, House lawmak- He also argues the dire harms those in underage marriages. and a former film and TV produc- rape. ers approved a proposal to require outlined in the proposed warning Polygamists with Utah ties tion assistant, Mimi Haleyi, who Perez said her friend Sciorra pornography to carry warning label haven’t been proven. range from Warren Jeffs, who says he forcibly performed oral had told her at some point in 1993, labels about harm to minors. An The porn warning labels need was convicted of sexually assault- sex on her in March 2006. her voice shaking on the phone, adult entertainment industry to be approved by the Senate, ing girls he considered wives, to The Associated Press has a pol- that something had happened to group called the vote a dark day while the reduction in punish- Kody Brown, whose four wives icy of not publishing the names of her: “I think it was rape.” Perez for freedom of expression. ments for polygamy must pass chose the relationship as adults. people who allege sexual assault testified that months later, on a The faith widely known as the the House. The Browns have opened their without their consent. It is with- phone call from London, Sciorra Mormon church declared por- Utah’s restrictive bigamy law is lives to reality TV cameras in the holding the name of the rape said Weinstein was harassing her nography a public health crisis in an outgrowth of the church’s his- TLC show “Sister Wives.“ accuser because it isn’t clear and she was scared. 2016, and since then, more than a tory with polygamy. While main- Utah has publicly declined to whether she wishes to be identi- “I said, ‘He’s the one that raped dozen states have advanced simi- stream members abandoned the prosecute otherwise law-abiding fied publicly. you,’ ” and they both began cry- lar proposals. practice in 1890, an estimated polygamists for years. Still, Hen- Weinstein has maintained ing, Perez testified. The labeling proposal from 30,000 people living in polyga- derson argues that fears remain, that any sexual contact was “Please go to the police,” Perez Republican state Rep. Brady mous communities follow teach- left over from raids where chil- consensual. said she told Sciorra. Brammer would carry a potential ings that taking multiple wives dren were separated from their Sciorra’s account is the basis She said Sciorra responded: “I penalty of $2,500 per violation. brings exaltation in heaven. parents. for two counts of predatory sexu- can’t — he’d destroy me.” PAGE 14 •STARS AND STRIPES• Friday, February 21, 2020 NATION ‘GAME CHANGER’ Instead of releasing this greenhouse gas, beer brewers are selling it to pot growers

BY JENNIFER OLDHAM a 50% reduction in greenhouse The Washington Post gas pollution below 2005 levels by 2030. DENVER — The state of Colo- The carbon exchange between rado and three small businesses the nation’s recreational pot mar- are trying a novel approach to ketplace and one of its most ro- reduce carbon emissions that bust craft brewing industries is sounds like something out of the a small step toward his climate fever dreams of Willie Nelson: change goals that could be applied using carbon dioxide produced in other states, Polis said. Colora- from beer brewing to help mari- do is home to approximately 1,142 juana plants grow. licensed marijuana growers and PHOTOS BY MATTHEW STAVER/For The Washington Post Denver Beer Co., Colorado’s about 396 craft breweries. seventh-largest craft brewery by The 16-week pilot program, Brian Cusworth, left, director of operations at the Clinic, poses with employee Chris Baca. The licensed volume, is testing technology de- which officially began last Tues- marijuana growing facility uses carbon dioxide produced by the beer brewed at nearby Denver Beer Co. veloped by Austin-based Earthly day, is designed as a cost-efficient Labs to capture carbon dioxide way for breweries and cannabis industrial facilities into everyday Berger said. “We saw almost 40% waft from top-heavy four-foot- emitted naturally during fermen- firms to cut carbon dioxide emis- products such as vodka, watches growth in 2019 and now we’re tall flowering plants. CO2 is re- tation that was previously vented sions by eliminating the need for and pens. trying to do right by our commu- leased through small holes in a into the air. them to purchase the gas from Earthly Labs technology, in use nity and the environment.” tube snaking across the ceiling. The refrigerator-sized device power plants and have it trucked by two dozen or so breweries na- Berger lifted an industrial plas- Fans alongside the rows of plants purifies the greenhouse gas and across the state. If it proves suc- tionwide, carries the potential to tic tube that carries CO2 from circulate the heavy gas. chills it into a liquid. Stored in a cessful, most CO2 emissions significantly reduce greenhouse fermentation tanks into a dryer, The CO2 pilot is one example 750-pound tank, the recovered saved by such a program would gas emissions, said Amy George, where water separates from the of a push by the craft brewing CO2 is transported about nine be the result of fewer truck trips. founder and chief executive. The gas. Next, the gas flowed into the and cannabis industries to shrink miles to the Clinic, where grow- Denver Beer Co. will also use company’s goal is to avoid 1 bil- CiCi, through a carbon filter and their outsized carbon footprints. ers vaporize the liquid and pump the captured CO2 to carbonate lion metric tons of carbon dioxide was chilled to liquid stored in a Solar panels installed on the it into rooms full of pot plants to and package its beer instead of emissions by 2030, which is the tank bound for the Clinic. Denver Beer Co. warehouse roof speed photosynthesis. venting it. equivalent of pollution generated In a low-slung warehouse near provide 100% of the operation’s “This is an example of some- “This is excellent and shows by 257 coal-fired power plants the South Platte River behind energy. The Clinic switched to thing we think has great potential how to close the carbon cycle,” over the course of a year. an unmarked evergreen door energy-efficient lighting. to scale in Colorado — we have a said Alissa Park, an engineering “If you do the waste stream crowned with a shredded off- The state’s department of pub- thriving craft brewery industry professor at Columbia Univer- over all the breweries in the white awning, managers at the lic health and environment is try- and a thriving cannabis sector,” sity whose research focuses on world, it’s a big number,” she Clinic recently hooked tanks up ing to help growers reduce energy said Gov. Jared Polis, a Democrat capturing CO2 from industrial said. “We could get there pretty to a vaporizer to turn the carbon and water use and waste. It is also whose administration provided sources before it enters the at- quickly, and hundreds of millions liquid back to a gas. The CO2 gas heading up a study to quantify technical and communications mosphere. “We need to develop a of tons of carbon dioxide could be traveled up a small white tube and how many pounds of volatile or- support, but no funding, to the new carbon economy, a new way saved.” through a bank of controls that ganic compounds are released project. “It’s an economic win of seeing things at the end of the In Colorado, the Denver Beer determine how much is pumped per pound of marijuana grown to — and it has the potential to help day.” Co. and the Clinic are focused into rooms where marijuana determine the industry’s overall with climate.” The Colorado project is one ex- on ensuring that the pilot proj- plants are at different stages of impact on the state’s air quality. CO2 emissions represent a ample of emerging methods that ect is efficient and economical. growth. “Typically, I only allocate six large percentage of the green- reuse carbon in ways that could And that it makes tasty beer and Carbon dioxide from the brew- months to a year to an industry house gases that trap heat in the transform how entire industries cannabis. ery will be used in one vegetation — I’ve been working with cultiva- atmosphere, warming the planet. do business. These include a pro- The brewery’s co-founder, room, home to about 1,200 plants, tors for two years,” said Kaitlin Polis, who was elected in a blue cess that injects carbon dioxide Charlie Berger, said his business and another room where as many Urso, a consultant for the depart- wave in 2018 in which Democrats captured by industrial gas suppli- spent several years testing Earth- as 1,300 plants are in the flower- ment who is directing the air captured the state legislature, ers into concrete when it’s mixed. ly’s CiCi, as its carbon capture ing stage. Growers, who triple the quality study and conducting en- campaigned on a promise of 100% The $20 million Carbon XPrize, technology is known. Those tests amount of CO2 typically found in vironmental audits for growers. renewable power by 2040. The to be awarded this fall, encour- made it clear that the machine ambient air to speed the growing Urso has also audited craft governor signed a bevy of laws ages entrants to develop tech- — emblazoned with a charcoal- process, will test the plants over brewers and encouraged them to to facilitate such a transition, in- nologies that will convert CO2 colored sign declaring, “This their 16-week cycle to see how use a sustainability benchmark- cluding a bill that set a target for emissions from power plants and box can capture more CO2 than they respond. ing tool offered by the Brewers 1500 trees a year” — is a “game Labs will test the soil, water Association. She said she’s build- changer.” and potency of the plants. Grow ing a similar system for mari- Gesturing toward rows of two- managers will sample them for juana cultivators that would allow story-tall, 120-barrel stainless hardiness, taste and smell. them to anonymously log the en- steel fermentation tanks in a cav- “We already know this ex- ergy and water they use and com- ernous warehouse in northwest change is less than what we are pare themselves with peers. Denver, Berger said the $100,000 paying now on the industrial side That would also help state offi- CiCi is poised to turn a CO2 waste because of delivery, rental and cials determine whether sustain- stream into a commodity that transportation costs,” said Brian ability efforts are reducing these craft brewers can sell to can- Cusworth, director of operations. industries’ impact on the environ- nabis firms, restaurants and tap The brewery can supply the Clin- ment, she said. In announcing the rooms. ic with the 6,600 pounds of car- carbon exchange project, Polis Cleaner than gas purchased bon dioxide — at about 37 cents also introduced a pilot to provide from industrial sources, which a pound — it uses each month at cultivators with free energy use contains volatile organic com- its facility near the South Platte assessments. Urso hopes to facili- pounds, the CO2 from the CiCi River. tate more partnerships between made a perceptible difference Recycling carbon also helps brewers and cannabis firms when in taste, he said. It’s also afford- the image of growers, Cusworth the Earthly pilot is complete. able for smaller brewers — their said. “We are trying to eliminate “We’ve had multiple brewer- larger peers recover carbon with the negative stigma the cannabis ies and multiple cultivators from technology that costs millions of business has,” he said. inside and outside Colorado say, Founder Charlie Berger is seen alongside fermentation tanks inside dollars. In the odoriferous flower room, ‘That’s really great — how can we the Denver Beer Co. earlier this month in Denver. “Economically it makes sense,” citrus and fruit-punch aromas do this?’ ” Friday, February 21, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• PAGE 15 WORLD Suspected far-right attack in Germany kills 9 people

Associated Press right violence in Germany and kebab place there — it’s a place stepped-up efforts from authori- frequented by immigrants,” he HANAU, Germany — A 43- ties to crack down on it, including said. “Why this hatred of foreign- year-old German man who last week’s detention of a dozen ers? We all get along here.” posted a manifesto calling for men on suspicion they were plan- People of Turkish background the “complete extermination” of ning attacks against politicians make up Germany’s single larg- many “races or cultures in our and minorities. est minority, and Turkey’s am- midst” shot and killed nine peo- Chancellor Angela Merkel said bassador said five of the people ple of foreign background, most the shootings exposed the “poi- killed in the attack were Turkish MARTIN MEISSNER/AP of them Turkish, in an attack on son” of racism in Germany, and citizens. a hookah bar and other sites in she pledged to stand up against Germany’s federal prosecutor, Police secure the hookah bar where several people were killed late a Frankfurt suburb, authorities those who seek to divide the Peter Frank, said that all nine Wednesday in Hanau, Germany, on Thursday. said Thursday. country. people killed were of foreign He was later found dead at his “There is much to indicate that backgrounds and that six others The man identified himself as the man’s website was a 24-page, home along with his mother, and the perpetrator acted out of far- were injured, one seriously. Tobias Rathjen on the website, rambling manifesto detailing authorities said they were treat- right extremist, racist motives,“ Investigators said it appeared which has now been taken down, fears that he has been under gov- ing the rampage as an act of do- she said. “Out of hatred for people the gunman acted alone, but with a mailing address matching ernment surveillance for years. mestic terrorism. with other origins, other faiths or Frank said the “goal of the investi- that where the bodies of the killer He blamed the surveillance for The gunman first attacked the a different appearance.” gation is to find out whether there and his mother were found. his inability to have a relationship hookah bar and a neighboring Hookah lounges are places were, or are, people who knew of, In the manifesto, Rathjen with a woman. He also called for cafe in Hanau at about 10 p.m. where people gather to smoke fla- or supported“ the attacks. claimed to have approached po- genocide. Wednesday, killing several peo- vored tobacco from Middle East- Frank identified the gunman lice several times with conspir- “We now have ethnic groups, ple, then traveled about 1.5 miles ern water pipes, and Metin Kan, only as Tobias R., in line with Ger- acy theories, but Beuth said it races or cultures in our midst that and opened fire again, first on a who knew many of the victims, man privacy laws, and confirmed does not appear the gunman had are destructive in every respect,” car and then a sports bar, claim- said it was obvious why the gun- he had posted extremist videos a criminal record or was on the he wrote. He said he envisioned ing more victims. man chose the neighborhood. and a manifesto with “confused radar of Germany’s domestic in- first a “rough cleaning” and then The bloodshed came amid “Look, a hookah bar there, ideas and far-fetched conspiracy telligence agency. a “fine cleaning” that could halve growing concerns about far- a gaming parlor there, a doner theories” on his website. Among the documents posted to the world’s population. Bosnian Serb leader calls for dissolution of Bosnia Associated Press the Serb republic and the Muslim-Croat The pro-Russian Bosnian Serb leader tegrity and sovereignty” of Bosnia. federation. All the decisions on the state has reiterated his calls for secession of The U.S., European Union and four West- SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina — The level have to be reached by consensus of the Bosnian Serb lands so they could join ern European countries have denounced Bosnian Serb leader on Thursday renewed the three ethnic groups, and if one votes neighboring Serbia — the plan by Serb na- the Bosnian Serb blockade. calls for Bosnia’s dissolution and pledged against, the decisions are blocked. tionalists that triggered the 1992-95 war “Unilateral withdrawal from institu- to block decision-making in the country’s Tensions increased in Bosnia earlier this that left at least 100,000 dead and millions tions, or blockages of decision-making institutions, in a move slammed by West- month when the country’s Constitutional homeless. within them, are unacceptable and coun- ern envoys as a challenge to the U.S.-spon- Court ruled that unclaimed agricultural “Goodbye Bosnia, welcome (Bosnian ter-productive from any side and would sored peace agreement that ended Bosnia’s land is the property of the central Bosnian Serb) exit,“ Dodik, who is also the Serb only undermine the very improvements civil war. state rather than the Serb mini state, con- member of Bosnia’s joint presidency, said and progress that citizens wish to see,” a Milorad Dodik said after a meeting of the tradicting a Bosnian Serb law. earlier this week. joint statement said. Bosnian Serb leaders in a Sarajevo suburb Lawmakers in the Bosnian Serb mini- A tweet issued by the U.S. Embassy after “Decisions of the (Bosnian) Constitu- that the crisis in Bosnia “will disappear sate have given a 60-day deadline for the a meeting Wednesday between Ambassa- tional Court, as decisions of any Constitu- only when Bosnia disappears.” court to revoke its decision and reform it- dor Eric Nelson and Dodik said the U.S. tional Court in any country, are final and The U.S.-brokered Dayton peace agree- self by kicking out three foreign judges that “expects nothing less than full respect of binding, and must be implemented,” the ment has divided Bosnia into two entities, the Serbs claim are biased against them. the Dayton Accords and the territorial in- statement said. Lesotho’s prime minister to be charged in estranged wife’s slaying

Associated Press was with his wife at the time, Mo- lice Commissioner Holomo Moli- stay in office with the murder wants him to step down before kete said. beli filed court papers declaring charge hanging over his head. then or face a challenge in parlia- MASERU, Lesotho — Lesotho’s He said police investigations that Thabane was a suspect in the Lesotho’s parliament was to ment, party spokesman Montoeli Prime Minister Thomas Thabane were complete and more people killing. Thabane unsuccessfully open Friday, and the ABC party Masoetsa said. will be charged with the June 2017 killing of his estranged wife, soon will be charged. tried to oust the police commis- Lipolelo, a top police official said Thabane will become Lesotho’s sioner. Thabane also sought to get Thursday, and the prime minister first sitting prime minister to be immunity for him and his wife for announced he would be stepping charged with any crime. His cur- the killing of his ex-wife, Molibeli down. rent wife is out on bail and will said. The southern African kingdom next appear in court on March Thabane in a statement Thurs- already has watched, shocked, as 17. day said he will step down “with the prime minister’s current wife, Lipolelo had been estranged effect from the end of July this Masesaiah, was charged earlier from Thabane, who had filed for year, or at an earlier date if all this month in the murder after divorce when she was shot dead the requisite preparations for my briefly fleeing the country. near her Maseru home on the retirement are completed before Deputy Commissioner of Police night of June 14, 2017. Her friend, then.” Paseka Mokete said the prime Thato Sibolla, who was travelling He said he communicated the minister will appear at the Mas- with her in the car, escaped with message to King Letsie III, and a eru Magistrates Court on Friday gunshot wounds and has since few days ago he visited South Af- “to face a murder charge in con- fled to neighboring South Africa rican President Cyril Ramaphosa nection with the killing of Lipole- in fear for her life. to formally inform him of his de- lo Thabane.” The attack occurred just two cision to retire. Lesotho’s 80-year-old leader days before Thabane was sworn The All Basotho Convention, also will face an attempted mur- in for his second stint as prime Lesotho’s ruling party, has been der charge in connection with the minister. pressing Thabane to step down shooting of another person who It was not until January that Po- immediately, saying he cannot PAGE 16 •STARS AND STRIPES• Friday, February 21, 2020 WORLD Australians focus on climate change after fires

BY JOSEPH SERNA Los Angeles Times LATROBE VALLEY, Australia — The turning point came in 2017, when wind-whipped blazes swept through the foothills, jumped a freeway and burned through thousands of homes and business- es, killing more than 40 people. The fires in Northern Califor- nia’s wine country — followed by an even more deadly inferno in Paradise the following year — led many Californians to recognize that climate change was not some distant threat but an immediate catalyst of the state’s ever-more destructive blazes. Australia is now going through a similar shift in perspective amid fires that have burned more than 30 million acres. “No one can recall an event like this,” said Nick Clark, a farmer who lost most of his sheep’s pas- ture to a wind-driven fire on /TNS Southern Australia’s Kangaroo PHOTOS BY CAROLYN COLE, LOS ANGELES TIMES Island in mid-January. “And you Wildfires devastated Australia’s Kangaroo Island in late December 2019 and January 2020. can say that about a lot of weather events in Australia. It’s hard to say that it’s just a cycle; I think you have to concede that it’s more than just that.” Australia is a fossil fuel-friendly country, with an economy depen- dent on tourism and shipping coal to China and other fast-growing Asian nations. In the past, Aus- tralians tended to blame fires on natural cycles — wet years, dry years. But now, even in the coun- try’s coal towns, there’s a recogni- tion that something is changing. “Going back 20 or 30 years, the realization was there, but I don’t think there was the opportunity to engage in the conversation,” said Jon Missen, mine closure and rehabilitation officer for one of Australia’s biggest brown coal- burning power stations, Loy Yang, in the Latrobe Valley, the heart of Victoria’s energy industry. “Prob- ably 20 years ago, if I said the things I wanted to say that I say As global warming becomes a greater concern, some see the now, no one would’ve listened. burning of coal as a major emissions problem, but brown coal still Sheep and cattle farmer Martine Plowman, left, said that she and It’s maybe more of a willingness provides 70% of energy in Victoria, Australia. her family had a fire plan in place and stood their ground. to discuss rather than change a view,” he said. The prime minister, in a recent stock, director of the Center for and 2019 — Australia’s hottest tine Plowman, 42, said she, her Surveys back up Missen’s interview, also described the in- Environmental Risk Manage- and driest years on record — fol- husband and their kids review assertion. creased federal response to bush- ment of Bushfires at the Univer- lowed by the record fires. their fire plan before every sum- A January Ipsos poll of more fires as the “new normal.” sity of Wollongong in New South Lightning sparked most of mer to prepare for scenarios like than 1,000 Australians revealed “He started off much too blase Wales. “There’s been a lot of poli- Australia’s recent blazes, yet it this. When embers rained on that the environment was their about what was going on and, in tics played out in this, but I think is unclear if climate change will their home and a line of flames top concern, with most drawing my opinion, was trying to cover … the climate change narrative is directly equate to more lightning- approached them from all sides a connection between climate the climate change issue,” Bris- paramount.” caused fires in the future. A 2016 just after the new year, they stood change, drought and bushfires. bane resident Meredith Jordan, To be sure, seasonal wildfires report from the nonprofit Austra- their ground. In November, before some of whose niece’s wedding was dis- have long shaped the landscapes lian Climate Council said there The children protected the in- the country’s biggest fires had rupted by the bushfires on Kan- of both California and Australia, is not enough data to map out terior by climbing into the attic erupted, a survey of 1,400 resi- garoo Island, said of Morrison’s and climate change is hardly the long-term trends, though global with a water gun to extinguish dents by the Australian Institute, response. “His message should’ve only ingredient in their most re- patterns would suggest that the any embers that blew in through a progressive think tank, found been, ‘Here is our problem now, cent big blazes. When multiple potential exists. a vent and by patrolling window that two-thirds of participants here is what we are doing with the deadly fires erupted in 2015 in Given the size and endur- to window with walkie-talkies, considered climate change a na- problem.’ But he kept saying it’s a California, destroying more than ance of the bushfires this year, where they announced spot fires tional emergency. A survey con- state issue … it’s not what we want 3,000 homes and charring some Clark, the Kangaroo Island wool in the grass near the home. ducted by the Lowy Institute last to hear.” 216,000 acres, the cause for two farmer, doesn’t need any more Plowman and her husband were summer found that 64% of Austra- Compared to Australia, Cali- of them were faulty hot tub wiring convincing. outside with buckets, mops and a lians considered climate change a fornia has long recognized the and downed power lines. “I’m concerned for my kids be- hose. The family spent hours fend- “critical threat” to the country, threats posed by a warming plan- Weather extremes have whip- cause that impact is going to be ing off the fire and ember siege. the highest that number has been et, but it wasn’t until the middle sawed Australia over the last cumulative,” he said. “As more They lost a few livestock and their since 2006. of the last decade that the term decade. The years 1997 to 2009 of this sort of thing happens, the shearing shed, and all but 30 of The increased concern has even “new normal” became a talking were the driest 13-year period on more carbon is released into the their 2,000 acres was burned. But forced Australian Prime Minister point for the state’s governors and record in southeastern Australia, atmosphere, you know, the more they and their home survived. Scott Morrison to back away from firefighters. A similar transition according to a report by the coun- ice caps melt, the whole thing is “Bushfires are a way of life in his denial of prevailing climate is happening on the other side of try’s Commonwealth Scientific just ramping up. It’s accelerating this area,” she said. “There’s other change science and state that his the globe. and Industrial Research Organi- the problem.” people that haven’t been impacted government’s views are evolving, “That’s the $64 million ques- zation. In 2010 and 2011, record Yet not every person affected before that now it’s an issue. But though without any specific poli- tion at the moment — is this the rainfall hit the continent, break- by fire shares the level of alarm. that’s always going to be an issue cy changes. ‘new normal?’ ” said Ross Brad- ing the drought. Then came 2018 Sheep and cattle farmer Mar- here.” Friday, February 21, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• PAGE 17 PAGE 18 • S TARS AND STRIPES• Friday, February 21, 2020 FACES CBS streaming service to grow with Paramount, Viacom content Associated Press ViacomCBS is planning a new streaming service that will com- bine the existing CBS All Access service with Paramount movies and shows from Viacom channels such as MTV and BET. The move was expected since CBS and Viacom combined in August to better compete in the increasingly competitive stream- ing environment. CBS was one of the first media companies to launch its own streaming service. CBS All Ac- cess, priced at $6 a month, in- cludes original programming such as new “Star Trek” series and a revival of “The Twilight Zone.” The service also has old and current broadcast shows. Since then, Disney launched its $7-a-month Disney Plus service, while Comcast’s NBCUniversal and AT&T’s WarnerMedia have services coming, tapping movies and shows from their channels and production studios. Separately, WarnerMedia said it reached a deal with Google’s ABC PHOTOS/AP YouTube TV service to offer the upcoming HBO Max as an add- Randall Park, left, and Hudson Yang are pictured in a scene from “Fresh Off the Boat.” The sitcom, which ends its six-season run Friday, on to YouTube TV’s $50-a-month was the first network TV comedy with an all-Asian cast since Margaret Cho’s “All-American Girl” premiered in 1995. subscription. It will cost extra, but the price wasn’t immediately disclosed. HBO Max will cost $15 on its own, though some AT&T customers will get it for free. AT&T has said it was working on Progress, hope in show’s wake deals to bundle HBO Max with other companies that offer HBO to their services. ABC’s departing ‘Fresh Off the Boat’ leaving indelible mark on TV landscape Lawrence to star in McKay’s Netflix comedy BY TERRY TANG viewers when she angrily tweeted about the Associated Press show’s renewal in May. She issued an expla- Jennifer Lawrence will star in nation the next day, saying she would have to the Adam McKay comedy “Don’t ven before “Fresh Off the Boat” hit give up another project. She also apologized Look Up” for Netflix. the airwaves on ABC in February for being “insensitive” to struggling actors. The streaming giant on 2015, the show was facing pressure During the show’s first season, the real- Wednesday announced that it ac- Ethat other new shows weren’t. life Eddie Huang distanced himself from quired the project. McKay, who It was set to be the first network TV com- the show. In an essay for Vulture in 2015, he wrote the script, will direct the edy with an all-Asian cast since Margaret slammed it as a “cornstarch story” that was film about two Cho’s “All-American Girl” premiered 20 less about specific moments in his life and low-level astron- years earlier. ABC canceled that series after was instead a bland, “one-size-fits-all” nar- omers who go on one season, and some wondered how long The show paved the way to movie stardom rative. Huang hasn’t wavered. a media tour to this show would last. for Constance Wu (“Crazy Rich Asians,” “I take representing my experience as an warn of an ap- Randall Park, who portrays patriarch Asian American in this country very serious- proaching aster- “Hustlers”) and on-screen husband Louis, never even thought the pilot — in- ly,” Huang said in an interview in January. “I oid heading for Randall Park (“Always Be My Maybe”). spired by restaurateur and TV personality never compromised it for what a company or Earth. Eddie Huang’s childhood memoir — would Hudson Yang, 16, was 9 years old when he brand or studio told me to do.” Lawrence, 29, be picked up. Lawrence won the role of Eddie. Thanks to his father, For better or worse, the show was often has been little “The odds of a show getting picked up are journalist Jeff Yang, he had an inkling this treated as a default ambassador for the seen on the big tiny. On top of that, being an Asian Ameri- screen lately, most recently co- wasn’t just any TV gig. Asian-American experience. So, the cast un- can family at the center of a show just made starring in last year’s “X-Men: “My Dad would definitely talk about how derstands some of the criticism from Huang it kind of seem impossible in my head,” Park Dark Phoenix.” The actress took a important it was to have this kind of show. and others. told The Associated Press in a phone inter- roughly two-year hiatus from act- We talked about how previously ‘All-Ameri- “As expected, there were some people who view from Atlanta, where he is filming the ing but has recently returned to can Girl’ tried to do the same thing,” Yang were like ‘This isn’t my family.’ It’s an under- work. She recently wrapped pro- Marvel/Disney+ series “WandaVision.” said. “I knew a little bit about how important standable kind of response when there’s only duction on an untitled film for A24 Now, after six seasons, “Fresh Off the it was but I didn’t really know the full scale one,” Park said. “But I get stopped by people directed by Lila Neugebauer. Boat” will make its final voyage Friday. until a little bit later on.” of different races who say how much they “I’m so thrilled to make this Without question, the sitcom, centered on a The series used culturally specific humor love the show.” movie with Jen Lawrence,“ Taiwanese-Chinese American family in the while trying to universally appeal to a broad- “Fresh Off the Boat’s” absence leaves McKay said in a statement. 1990s living in predominantly white Orlan- cast network audience. “Awkwafina is Nora from Queens,” the Com- “She’s what folks in the 17th cen- do, Fla. — will be immortalized in the canon “What was smart was having a writers’ edy Central series led by the star of “The tury used to call ‘a dynamite act.’ of Asian American representation. It accom- room, showrunner and actors that felt more Farewell,” as the only other U.S. series with a And the fact that Netflix sees this plished some unique firsts, like being the empowered like they were part of the pro- mostly Asian cast. But because of “Fresh Off movie as a worldwide comedy first American TV show to film on location cess,” said Stephen Gong, executive direc- the Boat,” there’s already hope that Asian sets the bar high for me and my in Taiwan and having a majority of dialogue tor of the Center for Asian American Media. American-led successors will no longer be team in an exciting and motivat- in one episode be in Mandarin. It paved the “They take that stereotype-based joke and seen as out of the ordinary. ing way.” path for movie stardom for Park (“Always Be turn it on its head a little bit more. That’s “It is redefining what mainstream culture McKay’s most recent movie My Maybe”) and on-screen wife Constance where the in-community joke gets funnier.” is. I think that’s the legacy,” Gong said. “It was the Oscar-nominated “Vice,” Wu (“Crazy Rich Asians,” “Hustlers”). And The show might also be remembered for helped redefined a space that will help all starring Christian Bale as Dick having passed 100 episodes, the Huangs will headlines generated off-screen. Wu, who creative Asian American media, producers Cheney, released in 2018. live on in syndication for years to come. was not available for an interview, shocked and artists.” Friday, February 21, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• PAGE 19 AMERICAN ROUNDUP Semi crashes in river, spilling toilet paper

BILLINGS — A semi- MT tractor-trailer slid on icy roads and crashed into a guardrail in south-central Mon- tana, causing the cab to go into the river and the load of toilet paper to be strewn across the highway, Red Lodge Fire and Rescue said. The driver suffered minor inju- ries in Monday morning’s crash and 100 gallons or less of diesel fuel spilled into the Clarks Fork of the Yellowstone River near Belfry, officials said. The driver lost control of the rig while approaching an S-curve on Montana Highway 72, officials said. The semi hit the end of a bridge guardrail, splitting the cab from the trailer. Adult punches mountain lion to save girl on trail

CUPERTINO — A state CA park in Northern Cali- fornia remained closed Tuesday after a mountain lion attacked a 6-year-old girl while she walked on a trail, officials said. The girl was at the Rancho San Antonio County Park and Open Space Preserve in Cupertino when a mountain lion attacked her Sunday, the California Depart- ment of Fish and Wildlife said in a statement. Rangers treated the girl for minor injuries. The 6-year-old was with her RUSS DILLINGHAM, SUN JOURNAL/AP parents in a group of six adults and four children. An adult who was with them rescued her by Getting his ice time punching the animal in the ribs . After borrowing a tub to help keep his balance while learning to skate, Finn Shapiro jumped in and got a ride from his friend Pollie Cain at Man is charged after the Androscoggin Bank Colisee in Lewiston, Maine, on Tuesday . snowball throwers shot shifting focus from entertain- THE CENSUS fied a P-51D Mustang to allow MILWAUKEE — A Mil- ment and theatrical productions space for the pilot and a backseat WI waukee man is charged to the park’s Biblical Museum. The number of barrels James B. Beam Distilling passenger beginning in March, with firing shots at children who Co. has filled with its bourbon since Prohibition, the The Honolulu Star-Advertiser re- threw snowballs at his car, injur- School probed for racial distiller said in a news release. Family distillers Fred ported Monday. ing two of them. ‘Duck, Duck, Goose’ 16M Noe and his son, Freddie Noe, filled the 16 millionth Wings Over Pearl is expected William Carson, 24, was barrel and sealed it in Clermont, Ky., on Monday. The to take passengers up in a 1944 charged Sunday with two counts Mustang owned by the Erickson LAS VEGAS — School company recently said it would invest more than $60 million to build the Fred of first-degree reckless injury Aircraft Collection . A 15-minute district officials in Las B. Noe Craft Distillery, encompassing the entire family of brands, including Jim and five counts of first-degree NV tour of Pearl Harbor, Wheeler Vegas are investigating allega- Beam, Knob Creek, Booker’s, Baker’s, Basil Hayden’s, Little Book and Legent. recklessly endangering safety, all Army Airfield and the Haleiwa tions that a class was playing a felonies. Fighter Strip is expected to cost game of “Duck, Duck, Goose” Prosecutors allege Carson fired $2,900 . nine shots at seven children in that invoked slavery. the Nebraska Liquor Control The Campbell County Sheriff’s early January. A 13-year-old boy The Las Vegas Review-Journal Commission . Office returned $261.69 to Ed- Police: Man forced and 12-year-old girl were injured, reported Monday that the princi- The women, ages 45 and 51, took wardo Vlahos, 43, when he was suffering gunshot wounds to the pal at Rowe Elementary School sips on Jan. 28 and soon began to released in October, The Gillette woman to watch ‘Roots’ thigh and forearm, while a bullet issued a message to parents about feel burning sensations in their News Record reported Monday. also grazed a third child, accord- the reported incident. throats and stomachs , authorities Vlahos was arrested earlier that CEDAR RAPIDS — An ing to the criminal complaint. Principal Jeffrey Schaber said said. The women also had trouble month on suspicion of felony IA Iowa man is accused of Carson is jailed with bond set at no behavior that contradicts hav- breathing. They were taken to shoplifting. As part of the booking forcing a woman to watch the $35,000, the Milwaukee Journal ing “an inclusive community” a hospital and then released. A process, he turned over money in nine-hour miniseries “Roots,” Sentinel reported. He is due back would be tolerated. server experienced similar symp- his possession to be used to buy threatening her and telling her the in court Tuesday . A parent posted on Facebook toms after tasting the drinks and food and other items in jail. episodic drama would make her that her kindergarten-age daugh- was treated as well. The funds added to the com- better understand her racism. Christian theme park ter last week was taught to play A bottle that had contained a missary account included $120 Robert Noye, 52, is charged in “Duck, Duck, Goose,” but as liqueur was being used to store in counterfeit bills, according to Cedar Rapids with harassment laying off most workers “Hunter Chase the Slave.” cleaning solution for lines that a probable cause affidavit filed and false imprisonment . connect beer kegs to taps. The in the case. The funds were re- The Gazette reported that ORLANDO — A Chris- Hearing for theater bar bottle had been placed near the turned on a debit card when Vla- the woman told police that Noye tian-oriented theme FL bar, police said. hos was released on a $1,500 cash made her sit with him to watch park in central Florida that de- that served tainted drinks or surety bond, officials said . the miniseries. It was based on scribes itself as “bringing the author Alex Haley’s family his- Bible to life” is laying off most of LA VISTA — Nebras- Jail returns funds after Vintage WWII fighter tory, from the capture and en- its workers. NE ka’s liquor control getting counterfeit bills The Holy Land Experience last agency has called a movie the- plane to fly sightseers slavement of his ancestor Kunta week filed notice with the city of ater bar in suburban Omaha to GILLETTE — A Wyo- Kinte in Africa to the liberation Orlando and state officials that account for accidentally serving WY ming jail unwittingly HONOLULU — Sightse- of Kinte’s descendants. it would be eliminating 118 posi- two customers cocktails that con- helped an inmate earn a profit HI ers will soon have an op- When she tried to move, the tions. That represents most of the tained cleaning solution. from counterfeit money when it portunity to experience history woman said, Noye told her to re- jobs at the theme park in Orlan- The Alamo Drafthouse in La returned unused funds from a while viewing Hawaii when a vin- main seated or he would “kill her do’s tourist corridor. Vista could have its liquor license commissary account where he’s tage World War II fighter plane and spread her body parts” across Holy Land Experience officials suspended, canceled or revoked accused of depositing fake bills, begins passenger flights. the interstate. said in a letter that they were at the March 10 hearing before authorities said. A private company has modi- From wire reports PAGE 20 •STARS AND STRIPES• Friday, February 21, 2020 FAITH More US firms boost faith-based support

BY DAVID CRARY Associated Press NEW YORK — It has become standard practice for U.S. cor- porations to assure employees of support regardless of their race, gender or sexual orientation. There’s now an intensifying push to ensure that companies are similarly supportive and inclu- sive when it comes to employees’ religious beliefs. One barometer: More than 20% of the Fortune 100 have es- tablished faith-based employee resource groups, according to an AP examination and there’s a high-powered conference taking place this week in Washington aimed at expanding those ranks. “Corporate America is at a tip- ping point toward giving religion similar attention to that given the other major diversity catego- ries,” says Brian Grim, founder and president of the Religious Freedom & Business Foundation that’s co-hosting the conference along with the Catholic Univer- sity of America’s Busch School of Business. A few companies have long-es- tablished faith-in-the-workplace programs, such as Arkansas- based Tyson Foods, which deploys a team of more than 90 chaplains to comfort and counsel employ- ees at its plants and offices. That /AP program began in 2000. LOGAN WEBSTER, TYSON FOODS However, Grim says most Karen Diefendorf, second right, director of Chaplain Services at Tyson Foods, talks with employees at the company’s Berry St. poultry plant companies — over the past few in Springdale, Ark., in October 2018. decades — have given religion less attention in their diversity/ our employees of those faiths to Formal theological training is inclusion programs than other show that the rest of us are here an asset, but not sufficient in it- categories such as race, ethnic- for them,” she said. self, she added. “They can have ity, gender, sexual orientation and At Tyson Foods, the team of all the training in the world, but disabilities. chaplains includes one Muslim, if they don’t have the right com- Grim is an associate scholar but is overwhelmingly Christian. passion in their heart, they aren’t at the Religious Liberty Project However, the team’s director, worth a plugged nickel.” at Georgetown University and a Karen Diefendorf, says the chap- Thus far, the faith-in-the- former senior researcher with lains are trained to provide empa- workplace movement has mostly the Pew Research Center. From thetic pastoral care to employees escaped harsh criticism. Brian 2015-16, he served as chair of the and their families regardless of Grim has taken pains to argue that World Economic Forum’s global what faith — if any — the workers faith-based employee resource agenda council on the role of belong to. groups are not a threat to LGBTQ faith. Diefendorf, whose career in- employees, and instead should be Grim’s foundation, founded cludes stints as a United Meth- viewed as a sign of a corporation’s in 2014, recently completed a odist minister and a U.S. Army overall commitment to diversity detailed analysis ranking the chaplain, said there’s a key dif- and inclusion. American Airlines Fortune 100 companies on their ference between pastoring and is evidence of that: Its presence commitment to religious inclu- chaplaincy. high atop the new religious-free- sion as part of those programs. “When I pastor, I only repre- dom rankings come after many FREEDOM FORUM INSTITUTE/AP The top 10 in the rankings fea- sent my denomination, my faith years of accolades for its strong tured some of America’s best- Brian Grim, president of the Religious Freedom & Business tradition,” she said. “As a chap- support of LGBTQ employees. known companies — Google’s Foundation, speaks at the launch event for the Corporate Pledge on lain, I can support people who “The perception out there is parent company Alphabet, Intel, Religious Freedom in Washington in 2016. come from very different back- that religion is a dangerous topic, Tyson Foods, Target, Facebook, grounds … I ask them how their but some companies have found American Airlines, Apple, Dell, Grim says several other high- “We’re a very inclusive beliefs are helping them cope the opposite — that it reinforces American Express and Goldman profile companies — including group,” she says. ”If someone with what’s going on.” the other things they care about,” Sachs. Walmart, the largest U.S. em- has something interesting to Often, the chaplains are sought Grim said. Tyson won points for its chap- ployer — have recently decided share, we share it. There is no out by employees struggling with Nick Fish, president of Ameri- laincy program; most of the others to launch faith-based employee proselytizing.” difficulties at work or at home, but can Atheists, said companies con- have formed either a single inter- groups. Siddiqui said Faithforce, in Diefendorf said her team mem- sidering faith-based initiatives faith employee resource group or One of the fastest growing somber fashion, proved its value bers sometimes act proactively — should strive to ensure they are separate groups for major reli- faith-based groups, called Faith- after a string of deadly attacks for example, finding tactful ways inclusive. gions such as Christianity, Islam force, was launched by Sales- on houses of worship in far-flung to signal to a supervisor that his “Creating a work environ- and Judaism. Google’s interfaith force in 2017. Its founder, Farah parts of the world — notably the or her management practices are ment that is exclusionary of non- group, the Inter Belief Network, Siddiqui, says more than 2,600 Tree of Life synagogue in Pitts- causing problems for workers. religious staff or members of has chapters for those faiths and employees have signed up since burgh, three Christian churches Her advice to other companies religious minorities is a recipe for for Buddhists, while Intel has a then, joining 17 regional hubs on in Sri Lanka and two mosques in considering a chaplaincy team: disaster,” he said via email. “I’d group for agnostics and atheists, five continents. New Zealand. “Making the right hire is criti- urge any employer who is consid- as well as groups for major reli- Siddiqui, a Muslim whose fam- “We had healing circles after cally important.” ering this sort of action to instead gious faiths. ily is from Pakistan, said the each of those tragedies,” said Sid- “You want a person who has ensure that their workplace is One employer, the Inter- group now includes Sikhs, Hin- diqui, who recounted in-person maturity, who is secure in their religiously neutral and welcom- nal Revenue Service, has a dus, pagans and humanists, as visits by a rabbi and a Muslim own faith but not spiritually con- ing to staff and customers of any group specifically for Christian well as followers of America’s scholar. flicted in allowing others to pur- religious belief or those who are fundamentalists. largest faiths. “What we’ve done is support sue their faith,” she said. non-religious.” Friday, February 21, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES•PAGE 21 PAGE 22 •STARS AND STRIPES• Friday, February 21, 2020 OPINION Max D. Lederer Jr., Publisher Lt. Col. Sean Klimek, Europe commander Lt. Col. Richard McClintic, Pacific commander Barrage first of many Bloomberg will face Caroline E. Miller, Europe Business Operations Joshua M. Lashbrook, Pacific Chief of Staff BY KAREN TUMULTY he could hold his ground against Trump on Or maybe, it just won’t matter. Never has The Washington Post a debate stage this fall. any candidate had the financial resourc- Asked about sexist comments that he is es that Bloomberg says he is prepared to EDITORIAL ike Bloomberg’s best mo- alleged to have made to female employees spend on his quest for the White House. ment Wednesday night came of his news and business information com- But one thing that was made clear to , Editor Terry Leonard about five minutes before the pany, Bloomberg tried to deflect by talking Bloomberg on Wednesday is that his ri- [email protected] MDemocratic presidential de- about his record of promoting women. vals are not going to give way for him, as Robert H. Reid, Senior Managing Editor bate started. It was when one of his ubiqui- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., who some of his campaign strategists have sug- [email protected] tous television ads ran on MSNBC. had an especially good night, was ready for gested they should. A large and fractured Tina Croley, Managing Editor for Content From there, things went pretty much that one: “I hope you heard what his defense field benefits Sanders, who after contests [email protected] downhill for him. was: ‘I’ve been nice to some women.’ ” in Iowa and New Hampshire has emerged The former New York mayor who ap- She and former Vice President Joe Biden as the front-runner. Sean Moores, Managing Editor for Presentation peared onstage in Las Vegas with five other double-teamed Bloomberg on his refusal to “I’ve been told many times to wait my [email protected] contenders for the Democratic nomination release women who have sued him for sex turn and to step aside,” Sen. Amy Klobu- was not the confident and commanding Joe Gromelski, Managing Editor for Digital discrimination from nondisclosure agree- char, D-Minn., said. “And I’m not going to [email protected] figure that we are constantly seeing and ments (or, for that matter, to even say how do that now, and I’m not going to do that hearing in the $409 million worth of televi- many of them there are). because a campaign memo from Mayor sion, radio and online advertising his cam- “They decided when they made an Bloomberg said this morning that the only BUREAU STAFF paign has produced. agreement that they wanted to keep it way that we get a nominee is if we step Bloomberg seemed to disappear for quiet,” Bloomberg said, lamely. That ex- aside for him.” Europe/Mideast much of the debate. When the camera Erik Slavin, Europe & Mideast Bureau Chief change brought boos from the audience in Bloomberg also got slammed by com- caught him on a split screen as someone [email protected] the hall. parisons — and surely not for the last time else was talking, he looked annoyed and, +49(0)631.3615.9350; DSN (314)583.9350 Bloomberg’s was the most highly antici- — with the president they want so desper- occasionally, lost. pated debut of a presidential candidate on ately to unseat. Pacific He was caught flat-footed even by ques- a national debate stage since Trump made Aaron Kidd, Pacific Bureau Chief “I’d like to talk about who we’re running tions that he surely knew were coming. his entrance in Cleveland in August 2015. [email protected] against,” Warren said. “A billionaire who Bloomberg will not be on any ballot until That first one saw Trump standing +81.42.552.2511 ext. 88380; DSN (315)227.7380 calls women ‘fat broads’ and ‘horse-faced next month’s Super Tuesday contests. His alongside five current or former governors, lesbians.’ And no, I’m not talking about Washington strategy has been to leverage his enormous three senators and an acclaimed neurosur- Donald Trump. I’m talking about Mayor Joseph Cacchioli, Washington Bureau Chief wealth into a presumption that he is invin- geon. They were part of what was arguably [email protected] cible. Strategists for his campaign are al- the most highly credentialed field of GOP Bloomberg.” She was referring to a com- (+1)(202)886-0033 ready arguing that he is the only one who contenders in modern history. It was large- ment that was attributed to Bloomberg in Brian Bowers, Assistant Managing Editor, News a joke book that he was given as a long-ago [email protected] can prevent the nomination from going to ly because of his dominance — and, often, Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., a self-described his shamelessness — in those debates that birthday present, but he did not deny that CIRCULATION democratic socialist who many in the party Trump managed to vanquish them all. he had said it. fear would go down to a landslide defeat Bloomberg suffered from the fact that If nothing else, Bloomberg is going to Mideast against President Donald Trump. the other five were far more agile and sea- have to learn how to take a hit — and how Robert Reismann, Mideast Circulation Manager Across the country, Democrats were soned, having been through eight previous to deliver one . Because, in a presidential [email protected] sizing up Bloomberg, not only against the debates this season. He may get better at campaign, there are going to be many [email protected] more moments like this, when people are DSN (314)583-9111 others who were actually on the stage, but this as the campaign progresses — and, in- in their estimations of how well he would deed, seemed to have found some footing going to find out what kind of candidate is Europe do against Trump and his slash-and-burn in the second half of the debate. He offered, somewhere back there behind his ads. Karen Lewis, Community Engagement Manager tactics. Bloomberg’s uneven performance for instance, a strong defense of capitalism [email protected] Karen Tumulty is a Washington Post columnist [email protected] Wednesday offered little reassurance that in a sharp exchange with Sanders. covering national politics. +49(0)631.3615.9090; DSN (314)583.9090 Pacific Mari Mori, [email protected] +81-3 6385.3171; DSN (315)227.7333 Presidential pardons have been a bad idea since 1787 CONTACT US BY NOAH FELDMAN ability to pardon treason would make him The framers thought that a president Washington Bloomberg News too powerful. Randolph worried that “the who abused the pardon power would be tel: (+1)202.886.0003 president may himself be guilty. The trai- impeached. Wilson said so explicitly in the 633 3rd St. NW, Suite 116, Washington, DC 20001-3050 he president of the United States tors may be his own instruments.” same debate: “If he be himself a party to isn’t a king, and he isn’t above the In response, several framers who fa- the guilt he can be impeached and prose- Reader letters law — or so constitutional law pro- vored strong executive power spoke out cuted.” Madison made the same argument [email protected] Tfessors like me keep reminding ev- against the alternative of giving the par- later at the Virginia ratifying convention. Additional contacts erybody. But the painful truth is that there don power to Congress. Gouverneur Mor- Fast-forward to the present — and to stripes.com/contactus is one exception to this truth: the pardon ris said he would “rather there should be a president who seems to be beyond the power, exercised this week by President no pardon for treason, than let the power reach of impeachment. Might it be pos- OMBUDSMAN Donald Trump to free or absolve several devolve on the legislature.” James Wilson sible to limit future presidents from using white-collar criminals. said that the pardon power, even in cases the pardon power outrageously by creating Ernie Gates The presidential power to pardon is a of treason, “is best placed in the hands of a process that presidents commit to follow- holdover from British monarchy. And par- the executive.” ing before they issue pardons? It sounds The Stars and Stripes ombudsman protects the free flow doning by definition goes above and outside Rufus King further argued that “a legis- of news and information, reporting any attempts by the like a good idea; and indeed, there exists military or other authorities to undermine the newspaper’s the legal system. The pardon power there- lative body is utterly unfit for the purpose” an o ffice of the pardon attorney in the De- independence. The ombudsman also responds to concerns fore poses a structural threat to the repub- of issuing pardons because it would be partment of Justice to run that process. and questions from readers, and monitors coverage for fair- lican character of the U.S. government. “governed too much by the passions of the ness, accuracy, timeliness and balance. The ombudsman The trouble is that a president can, if he welcomes comments from readers, and can be contacted It gets worse. The framers understood moment.” As an example he cited the Mas- chooses, go outside that bureaucratic pro- by email at [email protected], or by phone at that a president might abuse the pardon sachusetts legislature, which he claimed cess. Trump did so in pardoning Michael 202.886.0003. power. But they thought impeachment in one session “would have hung all the in- Milken, the insider trader and one-time was a failsafe against that abuse. Now that surgents in that state” and then in the next junk bond king. That leaves public con- Trump has been impeached but not re- legislative session “was equally disposed to Stars and Stripes (USPS 0417900) is published week- demnation as the only remedy. And Trump days (except Dec. 25 and Jan. 1) for 50 cents Monday moved, it’s hard to see what constraint still pardon them all.” This was an openly anti- seems impervious to that check, too. through Thursday and for $1 on Friday by Pacific Stars and exists, short of public opinion. republican theory of pardon that preferred It’s difficult to avoid the conclusion that Stripes, Unit 45002, APO AP 96301-5002. Periodicals We therefore need to ask a hard question the president precisely because he did not postage paid at San Francisco, CA, Postmaster: Send the pardon power should be abandoned address changes to Pacific Stars and Stripes, Unit 45002, about pardons: Should they be abandoned reflect the popular will in the same way as as a relic of a time when monarchic ideas APO AP 96301-5002. as relics of a bygone, antidemocratic age? the legislature. were still part of the constitutional fabric. This newspaper is authorized by the Department of Let’s start with the framers, and how the Defense for members of the military services overseas. King then re-proposed Sherman’s idea Advocates of mercy will say, with some However, the contents of Stars and Stripes are unofficial, pardon power made its way into the Con- of Senate consent as a condition for pardon; justification, that we should not have a sys- and are not to be considered as the official views of, or stitution. Several state governors held the and James Madison said he was prepared endorsed by, the U.S. government. As a DOD newspaper, tem in which the word of the courts is final. Stars and Stripes may be distributed through official chan- pardon power, and it was expected that to agree to that arrangement for pardons Forgiveness is a crucial human virtue. nels and use appropriated funds for distribution to remote the president would have it, too. On Aug. of treason. The answer to that problem is for the leg- locations where overseas DOD personnel are located. 27, 1787, Roger Sherman, of Connecticut, But Randolph rejected the compromise The appearance of advertising in this publication does islature to create mechanisms for review of not constitute endorsement by the Department of Defense proposed that the president only be able to idea of Senate consent because “the great past convictions that allow for mercy and or Stars and Stripes of the products or services advertised. exercise it with the consent of the Senate, danger to liberty lay in a combination be- forgiveness. Putting the pardon power into Products or services advertised shall be made available for an objection intended to lessen its appar- tween the president and that body.” George purchase, use or patronage without regard to race, color, one man makes him into a king, almost a religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, physical ently monarchic character. That idea was Mason, another critic of executive power, god. It was a bad idea in 1787. It’s a bad idea handicap, political affiliation or any other nonmerit factor voted down without discussion. echoed Randolph, insisting that “the Sen- now. Trump just makes that obvious. of the purchaser, user or patron. On Sept. 15, 1787, the issue arose again ate has already too much power.” The up- after Edmund Randolph, the governor of shot was that the whole idea was dropped. Noah Feldman is a Bloomberg Opinion columnist © Stars and Stripes 2020 and professor of law at Harvard University . His Virginia and a critic of strong executive The presidential pardon power remained books include “The Three Lives of James Madison: stripes.com power, argued that giving the president the intact — and restricted to the president. Genius, Partisan, President.” Friday, February 21, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES•PAGE 23 OPINION

joint statement: “Commuting the sentence What newspapers of Rod Blagojevich, who has a clear and documented record of egregious corrup- tion, sets a dangerous precedent and goes are saying at home against the trust voters place in elected officials.” The following editorial excerpts are se- Kerik was sentenced to four years in lected from a cross section of newspapers prison in 2010 after pleading guilty to tax throughout the United States. The editori- fraud and making false statements. Among als are provided by The Associated Press other actions, he admitted to speaking to and other stateside syndicates. city regulators on behalf of a contractor who had done renovations on his apart- Va. Senate’s action reflects ment for free. Kerik was released in 2013. Some of the grants of clemency issued by depth of gun rights support Trump on Tuesday are defensible, includ- The Wall Street Journal ing commutations for two women convict- Democrats took over both houses of ed of drug offenses. But often when Trump the Virginia Legislature in November extends clemency to a recipient, deserving thanks in large part to voter support for or less so, he does so after the interven- gun control after mass shootings. Or so tion of a celebrity. That was the case with they claimed. But if they believe that, they Alice Marie Johnson, whose sentence for a now have some explaining to do after Gov. nonviolent drug conviction was commuted Ralph Northam’s restrictive gun-control after intervention by reality television star proposal was shelved Monday for lack of Kim Kardashian West. That hardly seems votes. like justice.

The bill had passed the state House, 51 to GERALD HERBERT/AP Overall, Trump’s exercise of the pardon 48. But in the state Senate four Democrats power has been at best whimsical and at joined every Republican on the Judiciary Democratic presidential candidate and former New York City Mayor Mike Bloomberg worst self-serving and blatantly political. Committee to kill Northam’s so-called as- greets supporters after speaking at a campaign event in Raleigh, N.C., on Feb. 13. The president would be committing an sault-weapons ban. The bill would have even worse corruption of the pardon power prohibited the sale of many semiautomatic that spread into New Jersey and caused all prentice,” and granted a pardon to former if he used it to annul the convictions of fig- firearms, as well as banned the posses- manner of havoc and anxiety. New York City Police Commissioner Ber- ures such as Manafort and Stone . sion of magazines holding more than 12 Indeed, the Muslim surveillance, car- nard Kerik, who was appointed to that post rounds. ried out by the NYPD on mosques, bak- by then-Mayor Rudolph Giuliani, currently On MLB’s cheating scandal, The latter would have required tens of eries and even university student centers Trump’s personal lawyer. thousands of Virginians either to surren- during the Bloomberg years as mayor, and Objectionable as these grants of clemen- Manfred struck out looking der their legally purchased magazines or the stop-and-frisk policies are, in actuality, cy may be, they also raise concerns about The Washington Times face up to a year in prison. The Democratic not so far removed from President Donald what would be an even more outrageous If Major League Baseball commissioner rout of the Democratic bill is a rebuke to Trump’s current policy toward undocu- abuse of the pardon power: clemency for Rob Manfred hated baseball and wanted to Northam, who has interpreted last year’s mented immigrants, or his travel ban on convicted Trump associates such as Paul destroy it, he wouldn’t be acting any differ- narrow takeover of the Legislature as a people from “Muslim” countries. They all Manafort, Trump’s 2016 campaign chair- ently. America’s pastime needs new lead- license to try to impose restrictive gun smack of racial, ethnic or religious “profil- man, and Roger Stone. On Tuesday, Trump ership, stat. laws similar to those in New York and ing,” which goes against the spirit, if not again expressed sympathy for Stone, who Begin with Manfred’s pathetic reaction California. the letter, of the Constitution. faces sentencing in federal court for lying to the Houston Astros’ shameless sign- The Virginia Legislature has waved “Mr. Bloomberg’s and Mr. Trump’s ac- to Congress, witness tampering and ob- stealing scheme, which went on for years. through much of his gun agenda, includ- tions are hand-in-glove the same thing,” structing a congressional investigation The Astros have been caught red-handed, ing universal background checks, and a Army Sgt. Syed Farhaj Hassan, a Middle- into Russian meddling in the 2016 election. using video cameras to steal the signs of one-gun-per-month purchasing limit. But sex County resident and Iraq War veteran, (Trump asserted, however, that he hadn’t opposing teams during the years in which the voter backlash has been loud and swift, said in an interview with NorthJersey.com given any thought to a pardon for Stone.) they enjoyed multiple playoff runs, culmi- with more than 20,000 Virginia gun own- and the USA Today Network New Jersey. The Constitution gives the president es- nating in a World Series win in 2017 . ers rallying last month at the state Capitol Hassan said Bloomberg’s actions are “still sentially unbounded power “to grant re- Manfred’s reaction? Blanket immunity in Richmond. Ninety-one of Virginia’s 95 causing issues between Muslim communi- prieves and pardons for offenses against for all of the players involved and a few counties have also declared themselves to ties and law enforcement.” the United States, except in cases of im- light slaps on the wrist for management. be “Second Amendment sanctuaries,” say- As for stop-and-frisk, a policy Bloom- peachment.” But a principled president The tainted 2017 championship will not ing they won’t enforce state gun laws that berg defended for years, and for which he will exercise that power in the interests of be revoked. So: Fans can’t trust the game violate the U.S. Constitution. issued what seemed a heartfelt apology last mercy, not because the recipients of clem- they’re watching is on the up-and-up, and The committee vote refers the bill to November, many Democratic politicians ency are prominent or political bedfellows Manfred’s weak response will hardly act the Virginia State Crime Commission for across New Jersey seem willing to forgive, or well-connected or cronies of the presi- as a deterrent against future cheating. further study, and some Democrats are at- forget and move on, citing, if not audibly dent himself. If that wasn’t bad enough, Manfred plans tempting to mollify gun-control activists then at least in private, that ever-operative Trump, however, seems to see the pardon more . Starting this year, pitchers will have by claiming they aren’t opposed to a ban word, most well-worn in the Democrats’ power as a way to reward supporters and to face a minimum of three batters when as much as to the bill’s vague wording. The 2020 playbook: “electability.” score political points. The beneficiaries of they enter a game — gone will be the days truth is that the dissenting Democrats are “My concern is that we have to beat his clemency have included former Mari- of lefty and righty “specialists.” So too will worried that a voter revolt on gun rights Donald Trump,” acknowledged Paterson copa County, Ariz., Sheriff Joe Arpaio, a the days of skillful management — except would cost their seats, and perhaps their Mayor Andre Sayegh, whose city is home hero of the anti-immigrant right who was that the number of pitchers facing “injury” two-seat majority in the state Senate. to thousands of practicing Muslims. absolved of a contempt-of-court conviction; and “having” to come out after a batter or The conventional media wisdom is that Certainly, Bloomberg has appeal for conservative provocateur Dinesh D’Souza, two will surely rise. the politics of gun rights has moved left, Democrats who carry the “moderate” ban- who was pardoned after pleading guilty And his designs on future playoffs are and that bans are now possible even in ner in New Jersey, and who believe they to violating campaign-finance laws; and, even more worrying. “MLB is seriously swing states . But support for individual will need a strong name at the top of the more recently, several members of the U.S. weighing a move from five to seven playoff gun rights runs deep across the country. ticket to help carry the day in November. military, including three service members teams in each league beginning in 2022,” Voters rightly mistrust politicians who say That the well-funded latecomer speaks accused or convicted of war crimes. the New York Post reported. “The team they support “reasonable” gun laws while with authority on gun control, climate Blagojevich was convicted in 2011 of with the best record in each league would campaigning but then try to ban weapons change and economic revival that targets several counts of corruption, including receive a bye to avoid the wild-card round or magazines once in power. both working-class families and low-in- trying to sell the U.S. Senate seat vacated and go directly to the Division Series. The come communities may be commendable, by Barack Obama after he won the presi- two other division winners and the wild Before backing Bloomberg, but it doesn’t represent the whole picture. dency. He has served eight years of a 14- card with the next-best record would each Democrats who clamber aboard the year sentence. In addition to the “Celebrity host all three games in a best-of-three wild- stop, then frisk his full record Bloomberg train so early in the process, Apprentice” connection, Blagojevich was card round. So the bottom three wild cards The Bergen Record in New Jersey perceiving him as the “only one who can prosecuted by Patrick Fitzgerald, a friend would have no first-round home games. So-called moderate Democrats in New beat Trump,” would do well to study up of James Comey, who was fired as FBI di- The division winner with the second-best Jersey and New York are flocking to the and be prepared to defend h is full record . rector by Trump and who has become an record in a league would then get the first self-funded candidacy of billionaire Mi- obsession for the president. On Tuesday, pick of its opponent from those lower three chael Bloomberg, pausing hardly at all, it Trump’s abuse of pardoning Trump said that the case against Blagojev- wild cards, then the other division winner seems, to consider — or remember — the ich was “a prosecution by the same people would pick, leaving the last two wild cards suspect policies, especially in the realm of power could add inner circle — Comey, Fitzpatrick — the same group.” to play each other.” civil rights, that were so deeply troubling Los Angles Times (Comey wasn’t even in the Justice Depart- Simple, right? and that he fully supported during his long Not for the first time, President Don- ment when Blagojevich was prosecuted.) If your eyes rolled to the back of your tenure as New York City mayor. ald Trump has perverted the presidential Trump made the point in his own de- head reading that, the nutshell is this: The Two stand out as especially egregious: pardon power to benefit undeserving re- fense that Blagojevich was a Democrat, 162 regular game season would become es- the so-called “stop-and-frisk” crime fight- cipients with whom he shares a personal and the White House noted that some sentially pointless as nearly half the league ing strategy aimed primarily at young men or political affinity. On Tuesday, the White prominent Democrats have supported would make the playoffs. We’re a far cry of color, whereby they were routinely de- House announced that Trump had com- cutting short Blagojevich’s sentence. But from the era when the best team in the AL tained by police and searched for weapons muted the prison sentence of former Il- that doesn’t mean Trump’s action wasn’t and the best team in the NL faced each and drugs; and the New York Police De- linois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, an epically improper for other reasons. As all five Re- other in a best of seven world series. That partment’s sweeping, years-long surveil- corrupt politician who once appeared on publican House members who represent system, incidentally, coincided with the lance program in Muslim neighborhoods Trump’s reality TV series “Celebrity Ap- Illinois warned the president last year in a height of baseball’s popularity in America. PAGE 24 •STARS AND STRIPES• Friday, February 21, 2020 Friday, February 21, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES•PAGE 25 SCOREBOARD

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Dakota St. 77, South Dakota 74 Pascal Laberge from Lehigh Valley (AHL) Arizona vs. Colorado at Scottsdale, Ariz. Dallas 1 1 .500 34 33 to Reading (ECHL). Washington vs. Houston at West Palm Los Angeles 0 2 .000 35 62 Indiana (Pa.) 86, Edinboro 67 North Central 70, Carthage 69 SOCCER Johns Hopkins 64, Franklin & Marshall 53 Ohio Northern 70, Heidelberg 53 Beach, Fla. Sunday, Feb. 16 Major League Soccer Sunday’s games Dallas 25, Los Angeles 18 Keene St. 74, E. Connecticut 60 Ohio Wesleyan 67, Kenyon 55 COLUMBUS CREW — Aquired G An- La Roche 79, Pitt.-Greensburg 75 Rose Hulman 67, Earlham 48 Houston vs. Washington (ss) at West Houston 28, St. Louis 24 drew Tarbell via a trade with the San Palm Beach, Fla. Saturday’s games La Salle 58, Fordham 49 S. Dakota St. 94, North Dakota 83 Jose Earthquakes in exchange for $75,000 Spalding 77, Westminster (Mo.) 68 Washington (ss) vs. Miami at Jupiter, Fla. Houston at Tampa Bay Lafayette 61, Boston U. 59 in 2020 General Allocation Money. Pittsburgh vs. Philadelphia at Clear- Dallas at Seattle Le Moyne 89, American International 81 St. Norbert 75, Lawrence 56 National Women’s Soccer League St. Thomas (Minn.) 76, St. Olaf 69 water, Fla. Sunday’s games Lock Haven 87, Bloomsburg 76 SKY BLUE — Announced Ed Nalban- N.Y. Yankees vs. Tampa Bay at Port New York at St. Louis Loyola (Md.) 81, Army 77 UCF 89, Cincinnati 87, 2OT dian as a minority owner. Villanova 91, DePaul 71 Charlotte, Fla. DC at Los Angeles MIT 89, Clark 64 Detroit (ss) vs. Atlanta at North Port, Fla. Saturday, Feb. 29 Maine-Farmington 93, Thomas (Maine) 66 Webster 88, Eureka 79 Detroit (ss) vs. Pittsburgh at Braden- Los Angeles at New York Marywood 71, Neumann 69 Wheaton (Ill.) 68, Millikin 53 ton, Fla. Seattle at St. Louis Mass.-Boston 76, Mass.-Dartmouth 66 Wis.-La Crosse 86, Wis.-River Falls 70 Tennis Toronto vs. Minnesota at Fort Myers, Fla. Sunday, March 1 Medaille 80, Alfred St. 71 Wis.-Oshkosh 86, Wis.-Whitewater 65 Boston vs. Baltimore at Sarasota, Fla. Houston at Dallas Mercyhurst 73, Pitt.-Johnstown 64 Wis.-Platteville 80, Wis.-Eau Claire 56 St. Louis vs. N.Y. Mets at Port St. Lu- DC at Tampa Bay Michigan 60, Rutgers 52 Wis.-Stevens Pt. 70, Wis.-Stout 67 Rio Open cie, Fla. Molloy 87, Mercy 59 Wittenberg 78, Wabash 69 Saturday, March 7 Wednesday Chicago Cubs vs. L.A. Dodgers at Glen- Seattle at Houston Montclair St. 75, Rutgers-Camden 72 Wooster 57, Oberlin 53 dale, Ariz. Mount Aloysius 80, Penn St.-Altoona 62 SOUTHWEST At Jockey Club Brasileiro New York at Dallas Rio de Janeiro San Francisco vs. Oakland (ss) at Muhlenberg 84, Ursinus 79 Abilene Christian 82, Houston Baptist 68 Mesa, Ariz. New England Coll. 89, Eastern Naza- Houston 76, Tulsa 43 Purse: $1,759,905 Surface: Red clay Chicago White Sox vs. Cincinnati at NFL calendar rene 78 Incarnate Word 65, McNeese St. 59 Goodyear, Ariz. Lamar 77, Sam Houston St. 65 Men’s Singles Feb. 24-March 2 — NFL scouting com- Nichols 92, Roger Williams 77 Cleveland vs. Kansas City at Surprise, Norwich 88, Rivier 83 Louisiana-Monroe 66, Arkansas St. 52 Round of 16 bine, Indianapolis. Cristian Garin (3), Chile, def. Federico Ariz. Pace 87, Adelphi 83, OT Stephen F. Austin 83, Cent. Arkansas 68 San Diego vs. Milwaukee at Phoenix Feb. 25 — First day for clubs to desig- Texas 70, TCU 56 Delbonis, Argentina, 6-4, 6-3. nate franchise or transition players. Penn St. Behrend 77, Hilbert 61 Colorado vs. L.A. Angels at Tempe, Ariz. Plymouth St. 69, Castleton 49 Texas Tech 69, Kansas St. 62 Pedro Martinez, Spain, def. Pablo An- March 10 — Deadline for clubs to des- dujar, Spain, 6-1, 6-4. Texas vs. Seattle at Peoria, Ariz. Providence 73, Georgetown 63 FAR WEST Oakland (ss) vs. Arizona at Scotts- ignate franchise or transition players be- Boise St. 80, San Jose St. 62 Attila Balazs, Hungary, def. Thiago fore 4 p.m. EDT. Rosemont 66, Wilson 64 dale, Ariz. Rowan 87, Kean 78 California 66, Washington St. 57 Monteiro, Brazil, 1-6, 6-1, 6-4. March 18 — Free agency, trading peri- Federico Coria, Argentina, def. Carlos Monday’s games S. Connecticut 73, New Haven 67 Fresno St. 71, Air Force 62 N.Y. Mets vs. Washington at West Palm ods begin, 4 p.m. EDT. UC Irvine 70, Long Beach St. 55 Alcaraz Garfia, Spain, 6-4, 4-6, 6-4. March 29-April 1 — Annual league SUNY-IT 87, Wells 50 Men’s Doubles Beach, Fla. Salem International 95, Alderson- UMKC 69, Cal Baptist 63 St. Louis vs. Miami at Jupiter, Fla. meeting, Palm Beach, Fla. Utah St. 78, Wyoming 58 Round of 16 April 17 — Deadline for restricted free Broaddus 93 Igor Zelenay, Slovakia, and Roman Baltimore vs. Philadelphia at Clearwa- agents to sign offer sheets. Salve Regina 96, Curry 71 Jebavy, Czech Republic, def. Matwe Mid- ter, Fla. April 23-25 — NFL Draft, Las Vegas. Seton Hall 74, Butler 72 AP Men’s Top 25 schedule delkoop, Netherlands, and Marcelo De- Boston (ss) vs. Tampa Bay at Port May 19 — Spring owners meeting, Ma- Shepherd 84, Millersville 83 moliner, Brazil, 5-7, 6-3, 10-8. Charlotte, Fla. rina del Rey, California. Siena 65, Iona 64 Friday’s games Marcel Granollers, Spain, and Hora- Boston (ss) vs. Minnesota at Fort My- Springfield 80, Worcester Tech 64 No games scheduled cio Zeballos (3), Argentina, def. Albert ers, Fla. St. Anselm 68, Franklin Pierce 64 Saturday’s games Ramos-Vinolas, Spain, and Juan Ignacio Houston vs. Detroit at Lakeland, Fla. St. Thomas Aquinas 80, Queens (NY) 58 No. 1 Baylor vs. No. 3 Kansas Londero, Argentina, 6-3, 6-2. Atlanta vs. Toronto at Dunedin, Fla. College baseball Stockton 64, Rutgers-Newark 52 No. 2 Gonzaga at No. 23 BYU Bruno Soares, Brazil, and Mate Pavic Arizona vs. San Francisco at Scotts- Stonehill 73, St. Michael’s 56 No. 4 San Diego State vs. UNLV (4), Croatia, def. Andres Molteni, Argen- dale, Ariz. Susquehanna 90, Moravian 67 No. 5 Dayton vs. Duquesne tina, and Lorenzo Sonego, Italy, 6-7 (4), Chicago White Sox vs. L.A. Dodgers at Swarthmore 86, Haverford 73 No. 6 Duke vs. Virginia Tech 6-3, 11-9. Glendale, Ariz. Wednesday’s scores TCNJ 87, William Paterson 76 No. 8 Florida State at N.C. State Thiago Monteiro and Felipe Meligeni Milwaukee vs. Oakland at Mesa, Ariz. EAST Urbana 90, W. Virginia St. 87, OT No. 10 Kentucky vs. Florida, 6 p.m. Rodrigues Alves, Brazil, def. Sander Gille Texas vs. Cincinnati at Goodyear, Ariz. Cabrini 10, Eastern 2 W. Connecticut 77, Rhode Island Coll. 66 No. 11 Louisville vs. North Carolina and Joran Vliegen, Belgium, 7-6 (6), 4-6, San Diego vs. Kansas City at Surprise, Coppin St. 6, Navy 1 WV Wesleyan 90, Glenville St. 70 No. 12 Villanova at Xavier 10-3. Ariz. Fairleigh Dickinson 13, Saint Peter’s 1 Washington & Jefferson 83, Bethany No. 13 Auburn vs. Tennessee L.A. Angels vs. Milwaukee at Phoenix Fordham 3, LIU Brooklyn 0 (WV) 76 No. 14 Oregon at No. 24 Arizona Chicago Cubs vs. Seattle at Peoria, Ariz. Salisbury 11, Immaculata 0 Washington (Md.) 82, McDaniel 75, OT No. 17 West Virginia at TCU Open 13 Cleveland vs. Colorado at Scottsdale, Stevens 6, Drew 4 Waynesburg 76, Thiel 74, OT No. 18 Colorado vs. UCLA Thursday Ariz. SOUTH Wentworth 80, W. New England 67 No. 19 Marquette at Providence At Palais des Sports Pittsburgh vs. N.Y. Yankees at Tampa, Alabama 10, Alabama St. 3 Wesley 87, Cabrini 77 No. 22 Houston at Memphis Marseille, France Fla. Anderson (S.C.) 12, North Greenville 11 West Chester 85, Kutztown 82 Sunday’s games Purse: Euro691,880 Tuesday’s games Auburn 17, Oakland 1 West Liberty 117, Frostburg St. 74 No. 7 Maryland at No. 25 Ohio State Surface: Hardcourt indoor Miami vs. Houston at West Palm Augusta at Erskine, ppd.. Westfield St. 86, Salem St. 63 No. 9 Penn State at Indiana Men’s Singles Beach, Fla. Brandeis 11, Elmira 2 Westminster (Pa.) 74, Grove City 52 No. 15 Creighton vs. No. 21 Butler Round of 16 Baltimore (ss) vs. Boston at Fort My- Campbell 7, East Carolina 2 Worcester St. 79, Fitchburg St. 77 No. 16 Seton Hall vs. St. John’s Gilles Simon, France, def. Aljaz Be- ers, Fla. Christopher Newport 8, E. Mennonite 0 York (Pa.) 68, St. Mary’s (Md.) 62 dene, Slovenia, 7-6 (6), 6-4. Washington vs. St. Louis at Jupiter, Fla. Clemson 3, Furman 2 SOUTH Wednesday’s women’s scores Denis Shapovalov (4), Canada, def. Toronto (ss) vs. Philadelphia at Clear- Coastal Carolina 4, UNC Wilmington 3 Anderson (SC) 82, Coker 74 Marin Cilic, Croatia, 6-4, 4-6, 6-2. water, Fla. Davidson 7, N.C. Central 3 Augusta 92, North Georgia 65 EAST Daniil Medvedev (1), Russia, def. Jan- Minnesota vs. Atlanta at North Port, Fla. Barton 84, Mount Olive 61 Akron 69, Buffalo 63 nik Sinner, Italy, 1-6, 6-1, 6-2. Philadelphia vs. Pittsburgh at Braden- Delta St. 4, MVSU 1 ton, Fla. Emory 7, Berry 3 Belmont Abbey 85, Emmanuel 80 American U. 48, Navy 40 Men’s Doubles CLAF 85, Livingstone 78 Army 75, Loyola (Md.) 55 Quarterfinals Tampa Bay vs. Baltimore (ss) at Sara- Florida 4, Jacksonville 3, 10 innings sota, Fla. Ga. Southwestern 6, Albany (Ga.) 5 Chattanooga 91, The Citadel 68 Binghamton 62, Mass.-Lowell 58 Nicolas Mahut, France, and Vasek Chowan 92, Southern Wesleyan 89 Boston U. 47, Lafayette 40 Pospisil, Canada, def. Jurgen Melzer, N.Y. Mets vs. Detroit at Lakeland, Fla. Gardner-Webb 10, Georgia St. 8 N.Y. Yankees vs. Toronto (ss) at Dune- Georgia 10, Kennesaw St. 3 Columbus St. 108, Clayton St. 90 Bucknell 63, Holy Cross 45 Austria, and Edouard Roger-Vasselin (4), Concord 66, Davis & Elkins 61 Colgate 82, Lehigh 73 France, 6-3, 6-4. din, Fla. Jacksonville St. 5, UAB 3 Kansas City vs. Texas at Surprise, Ariz. Lenoir-Rhyne 2, Belmont Abbey 1 ETSU 75, Furman 66 Duquesne 72, Rhode Island 62 Kevin Krawietz and Andreas Mies (1), Embry-Riddle 108, St. Leo 91 Germany, def. Benoit Paire, France, and Colorado vs. Chicago Cubs at Mesa, Liberty 4, Radford 2 New Hampshire 64, Hartford 55 Ariz. Lincoln Memorial 18, King (Tenn.) 9 Fayetteville St. 78, Shaw 64 Stony Brook 72, Vermont 68 David Vega Hernandez, Spain, 6-2, 7-6 (5). San Francisco vs. Chicago White Sox Lynchburg 2, Averett 1 Ferrum 77, Randolph 53 Temple 78, Memphis 64 (ss) at Glendale, Ariz. Mercer 7, Florida A&M 2 Florida Southern 109, Eckerd 75 UConn 74, Tulane 31 Chicago White Sox (ss) vs. Cleveland Mercy at Francis Marion, ccd. Georgia 65, Auburn 55 UMBC 54, Albany (NY) 44 Dubai Championships at Goodyear, Ariz. Methodist 11, Va. Wesleyan 3 Georgia Southwestern 79, Young Har- VCU 67, La Salle 61 Seattle vs. Milwaukee at Phoenix Miami 12, Kent St. 0 ris 77, OT SOUTH Thursday At Aviation Club Tennis Centre Oakland vs. San Diego at Peoria, Ariz. Mississippi 9, Alcorn St. 8, 10 innings Georgia Tech 86, Wake Forest 79 East Carolina 59, Tulsa 42 Cincinnati vs. L.A. Angels at Tempe, Ariz. Nicholls 4, LSU 2 Huntingdon 73, Lagrange 66 Incarnate Word 72, McNeese St. 71 Dubai, United Arab Emirates Purse: $2,643,670 L.A. Dodgers vs. Arizona at Scottsdale, North Carolina 14, High Point 0 Johnson C. Smith 55, Winston-Salem 53 Nicholls 73, Northwestern St. 66 Ariz. Piedmont 4, Oglethorpe 1 King (Tenn.) 97, Erskine 95, OT Richmond 75, George Mason 70 Surface: Hardcourt outdoor Women’s Singles Wednesday’s games S. Virginia 11, Ferrum 8 Lander 80, Flagler 72 Saint Joseph’s 63, Davidson 54 St. Louis (ss) vs. Houston (ss) at West Lees-Mcrae 100, North Greenville 91 UCF 56, South Florida 48 Quarterfinals South Carolina 14, Presbyterian 3 Elena Rybakina, Kazakhstan, def. Palm Beach, Fla. Spring Hill 8, Mobile 5 Lenoir-Rhyne 80, Virginia-Wise 68 MIDWEST Washington vs. N.Y. Yankees at Tam- Lincoln Memorial 98, Mars Hill 69 Karolina Pliskova (2), Czech Republic, 7-6 Troy 14, Jackson St. 5 Ball St. 97, N. Illinois 89 (1), 6-3. pa, Fla. Tulane 9, Louisiana-Lafayette 6 Louisville 90, Syracuse 66 Cent. Michigan 71, Kent St. 58 Jennifer Brady, United States, def. Miami vs. St. Louis (ss) at Jupiter, Fla. Tusculum 16, Young Harris 6 Mary Washington 84, Salisbury 58 Dayton 50, George Washington 44 Garbine Muguruza (9), Spain, 6-7 (5), 6- Minnesota (ss) vs. Tampa Bay at Port UT Martin 8, Alabama A&M 3 Memphis 77, East Carolina 73 Maryland 85, Wisconsin 56 3, 6-4. Charlotte, Fla. Vanderbilt 4, South Alabama 0 Mercer 106, Samford 66 Michigan 80, Illinois 59 Petra Martic (8), Croatia, def. Anett Boston vs. Pittsburgh at Bradenton, Fla. Virginia 4, VMI 3 Miami 102, Virginia Tech 95, 3OT Northwestern 82, Rutgers 65 Kontaveit, Estonia, 7-6 (4), 6-1. Philadelphia vs. Minnesota (ss) at W. Kentucky 7, Murray St. 6 Mississippi St. 79, South Carolina 76 Ohio 86, Toledo 58 Women’s Doubles Fort Myers, Fla. West Georgia at North Georgia, ppd. NC State 88, Duke 66 Ohio St. 65, Nebraska 52 Quarterfinals Atlanta vs. Baltimore at Sarasota, Fla. Wingate 7, Limestone 2 Nicholls 73, Northwestern St. 69 SMU 72, Wichita St. 67 Alison Riske and Desirae Krawczyk, Detroit vs. Toronto at Dunedin, Fla. Wofford 8, UNC Asheville 7 Palm Beach Atlantic 78, Nova South- Saint Louis 59, Fordham 49 United States, def. Hayley Carter, United Houston (ss) vs. N.Y. Mets at Port St. Wright St. 10, Louisville 3 eastern 77 TCU 54, Kansas St. 52 States, and Luisa Stefani, Brazil, 6-3, 4-6, Lucie, Fla. MIDWEST Queens (NC) 94, Catawba 84 W. Michigan 69, Bowling Green 55 10-6. Milwaukee vs. San Francisco at Scott- U. of the Ozarks 5, Hendrix 1 Randolph Macon 84, Hampden-Sydney 58 SOUTHWEST Zheng Saisai, China, and Barbora Kre- sdale, Ariz. SOUTHWEST Richmond 65, George Mason 50 Abilene Christian 84, Houston Baptist 79 jcikova (5), Czech Republic, def. Xu Yifan, Kansas City (ss) vs. Chicago Cubs at Cent. Arkansas 5, Memphis 3 Roanoke 81, Lynchburg 44 Sam Houston St. 75, Lamar 68 China, and Nicole Melichar (3), United Mesa, Ariz. East Central 12, Rogers St. 1 Rollins 89, Lynn 71 Stephen F. Austin 58, Cent. Arkansas 37 States, 6-4, 5-7, 13-11. L.A. Angels vs. L.A. Dodgers at Glen- Houston Baptist 7, Texas St. 4 St. Augustines 63, Elizabeth City St. 44 Texas A&M-CC 49, SE Louisiana 48 Zhang Shuai, China, and Gabriela dale, Ariz. Little Rock 6, Grambling St. 4 Tampa 59, Florida Tech 51 FAR WEST Dabrowski (4), Canada, def. Lyudmyla Arizona vs. Oakland at Mesa, Ariz. Oklahoma 12, Texas Southern 1, 8 innings Texas A&M 74, Alabama 68 Air Force 88, Fresno St. 65 Kichenok and Nadiia Kichenok, Ukraine, Seattle vs. Cincinnati at Goodyear, Texas 6, Lamar 1 Transylvania 70, Hanover 65 Boise St. 85, San Jose St. 67 6-2, 6-4. Ariz. Texas A&M 30, Prairie View 2, 7 innings Tulane 80, SMU 72 Colorado St. 60, UNLV 56 Barbora Strycova, Czech Republic, and Chicago White Sox vs. Kansas City WEST Tusculum 62, Carson-Newman 52 Nevada 86, New Mexico 78, OT Hsieh Su-wei (1), Taiwan, def. Bethanie (ss) at Surprise, Ariz. Loyola Marymount 7, CSU Bakersfield 1 UNC-Greensboro 83, Wofford 79, OT UMKC 83, California Baptist 81 Mattek-Sands and Sofia Kenin, United Cleveland vs. San Diego at Peoria, Ariz. Seattle 7, UC Riverside 1 UNC-Pembroke 109, SC-Aiken 89 Wyoming 64, Utah St. 45 States, 6-3, 6-0. Texas vs. Colorado at Scottsdale, Ariz. PAGE 26 •STARS AND STRIPES• Friday, February 21, 2020 COLLEGE BASKETBALL Unranked Wolfpack hammer No. 6 Blue Devils

Associated Press after halftime. “Tonight we were not com- RALEIGH, N.C. — North Car- petitive,” Krzyzewski said. “That olina State overwhelmed sixth- ranked Duke so thoroughly that happens to a team. I like my team the Blue Devils’ Hall of Fame a lot. That’s our worst game but coach could only describe his they made us look bad, too. They team as “never there” after a his- played great.” torically lopsided loss. N.C. State: The Wolfpack en- Markell Johnson scored a ca- tered Monday ranked No. 60 in reer-high 28 points, including the NCAA’s NET rankings with a his third halfcourt shot this sea- 4-3 record against Quadrant 1 op- son, to help the Wolfpack beat ponents to top the résumé. Their Duke 88-66 on Wednesday night. best win had come in Decem- It was the largest margin of de- ber against a 10-loss Wisconsin feat in four decades under coach team sitting at 30th in the NET. Mike Krzyzewski to an unranked Now Keatts’ club has something opponent. much stronger, thanks in large “They were just at a different part to dominating first-half per- level of competitiveness,” Krzyze- formances from Johnson and wski said, adding: “We were never Daniels on a night to put North there. That’s on all of us.” Carolina State in control from the North Carolina State (17-9, jump. 8-7 Atlantic Coast Conference) jumped to a 10-1 lead and led by Raleigh struggles 15 at halftime. That lead grew to 23 points early in the second half, Duke has now lost six of eight then the Wolfpack responded to in PNC Arena dating to 2010, a push by the ACC-leading Blue with five of those coming against the Wolfpack and one being an Devils (22-4, 12-3) by stretching GERRY BROOME/AP the margin right back out and to NCAA Tournament loss to Mer- as many as 27 points. North Carolina State forward D.J. Funderburk grabs a rebound against Duke guard Cassius Stanley, left, cer in 2014. “We didn’t have the same level and center Vernon Carey Jr. during the Wolfpack’s 88-66 win Wednesday in Raleigh, N.C. of intensity coming out tonight, Dominating duo before the game and everything,” to the challenge,” Wolfpack coach tendencies and we knew we were Big picture Duke point guard Tre Jones said, Kevin Keatts said. going to have to bring it from the Johnson and Daniels combined “and it showed.” Devon Daniels added a career- very jump.” Duke: The Blue Devils hadn’t for 33 first-half points to single- When the horn finally sounded, high 25 points for North Carolina Vernon Carey Jr. scored 27 lost since falling to Clemson and handedly outscore Duke (29), North Carolina State fans stormed State, which shot 45% and played points to lead the Blue Devils, current No. 11 Louisville in mid- the last coming when Johnson the court to celebrate a rout that as the aggressor nearly all night. who shot 38% and struggled both January, moving past the Car- banked in a runner from just be- extended the Blue Devils’ past- It never trailed and never let at the line and from the arc. Duke dinals and into the ACC lead as yond halfcourt for a 44-29 lead at decade frustrations in Raleigh Duke closer then 11 points in the made just 4 of 17 three-pointers Louisville stumbled twice last the break. while also bolstering the team’s second half. and 10 of 22 free throws, part of week. Yet they didn’t come out Johnson had also hit a half- NCAA Tournament résumé. “We knew this was a big game an all-around shaky showing that with anything approaching the court shot to close the first half “We talked about the last couple as a team,” Daniels said. “We re- included a complete inability to same edge as the Wolfpack, get- of the Wisconsin win and hit of days what a great opportunity ally locked in on the (scouting slow Johnson and Daniels in the ting down quickly and watching one at the buzzer to win at UNC this would be and we stepped up report), really looked at their first half. that margin push well past 20 Greensboro. Roundup Georgia thwarts No. 13 Auburn’s comeback try

Associated Press gia Tech and Clemson dropped it six spots Mills shot 9-for-16, making 5 of 9 three- in the rankings and out of the conference ATHENS, Ga. — Anthony Edwards pointers. Nate Hinton added 15 points for lead. It stretched a 41-34 halftime lead to scored 18 points for Georgia, including a Houston (21-6, 11-3 American). double digits early in the second half and late three-pointer to slow Auburn’s come- Martins Igbanu had 15 points for Tulsa an 18-2 run made it 69-44. back attempt, and the Bulldogs beat the (17-9, 9-4). No. 13 Tigers 65-55 on Wednesday. Buddy Boeheim had 15 points for Syra- Loyola (Md.) 81, Army 77: Cam Spen- Auburn (22-4, 9-4 Southeastern Confer- cuse (14-12, 7-8). The Orange have lost five cer hit the go-ahead three-pointer with 40 of six. ence) suffered its second straight loss to a seconds left for the host Greyhounds. No. 12 Villanova 91, Depaul 71: Sad- team with a losing record following seven Andrew Kostecka scored 17 points to diq Bey and Collin Gillespie each made straight wins. The winning streak ended lead five Loyola players in double figures. Saturday with an 85-73 loss at Missouri. five of the Wildcats’ 18 three-pointers and they used their long-range shooting to top Lonnie Grayson and Matt Wilson each Edwards’ three-pointer with 2:15 re- scored 20 points for the Black Knights (13- maining stretched the advantage to eight the host Blue Demons. 13, 8-7 Patriot League). Tommy Funk had points. Villanova went 18-for-26 from deep in its J’Von McCormick led the Tigers with 22 20th straight victory against DePaul. The 17 points and nine assists. Josh Caldwell points. Samir Doughty, who had 15 points, Wildcats (20-6, 9-4 Big East) have made at added 11 points. cut Georgia’s lead to 58-53 with a three- least nine threes in their last five games, Fresno State 71, Air Force 62: Noah point play with 1:02 remaining. Toumani including 17 during Sunday’s 76-56 victory Blackwell tied his career high with a sea- Camara sank seven of eight free throws in at Temple. son-high 25 points to lead the host Bulldogs the final 1:01 to help protect the Bulldogs’ No. 16 Seton Hall 74, No. 21 Butler past the Falcons. lead. 72: Sandro Mamukelashvili hit an off-bal- Lavelle Scottie had 16 points for Air It was a much-needed win for Georgia ance shot in the lane at the buzzer to give Force (10-17, 4-11) . the host Pirates a stunning victory. (13-13, 3-10), which had lost eight of nine, American 71, Navy 62: Sa’eed Nelson The winning shot came on an inbounds including four straight under second-year had 26 points as the host Eagles defeated coach Tom Crean. play after the officials reviewed a missed the Midshipmen. No. 11 Louisville 90, Syracuse 66: shot by Quincy McKnight and added /AP JOHN AMIS Jordan Nwora scored 17 points, Dwayne two tenths of a second, putting 0.6 on the Stacy Beckton Jr. had 15 points for Amer- Georgia guard Anthony Edwards dunks Sutton added 16 and the host Cardinals clock. ican (14-12, 10-5 Patriot League), which over Auburn guard J’Von McCormick routed the Orange to end a two-game los- No. 22 Houston 76, Tulsa 43: Caleb earned its fourth straight home victory. during the the Bulldogs’ 65-55 defeat ing streak. Mills scored 22 of his 27 points in the sec- Greg Summers had 18 points and eight of the No. 13 Tigers on Wednesday in Louisville (22-5, 13-3 Atlantic Coast Con- ond half to help the host Cougars rout the rebounds for Navy (13-13, 7-8). Evan Wieck Athens, Ga. ference) never trailed after losses at Geor- Golden Hurricane. added 12 points and nine rebounds. Friday, February 21, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES•PAGE 27 NHL Roundup Oleksiak, Dallas hold off Arizona

Associated Press from a 3-1 loss to Boston on Sun- day to win for the fifth time in six DALLAS — Jamie Oleksiak games. broke a third-period tie with his Dominik Kubalik scored twice, first goal in 26 games and the giving him 25 goals to lead NHL Dallas Stars held on to beat the rookies. Drake Caggiula also con- Arizona Coyotes 3-2 on Wednes- nected for the Blackhawks, who day night. Oleksiak stepped up into the have just one win in their last top of the slot, took a pass from eight games (1-5-2). Alexander Radulov and sent a Bruins 2, Oilers 1 (OT): David low snap shot past goalie Adin Pastrnak scored the winner 1:14 Hill with 8:22 remaining. into overtime to give visiting Bos- ton a victory over Edmonton. PHOTOS BY DAVID ZALUBOWSKI/AP “The puck kind of had eyes on its own,” Oleksiak said. Pastrnak was set up for the Avalanche defenseman Cale Makar, front right, wraps around the net after to put a shot on goaltender goal on a pass from David Krejci. Semyon Varlamov during Wednesday’s game in Denver. The Avalanche won 3-1. He has only 17 goals in 304 NHL games but three have been He tucked the puck between Oil- game-winners. ers goalie Mike Smith’s legs for Scoreboard “I kind of condition myself not his 43rd of the season. to expect that to happen too much.” Patrice Bergeron scored his Avs hand Islanders 27th goal for the Bruins, who Oleksiak said. “I’m a big act-like- Eastern Conference you’ve-been-there-before kind of have won four straight and are 10-1-0 in their last 11 games. Atlantic Division guy. I don’t score enough to have fourth straight loss GP W L OT Pts GF GA a cool celebration.” Panthers 4, Ducks 1: Vincent Boston 61 38 11 12 88 201 147 Trocheck and Aleksi Saarela Tampa Bay 60 40 15 5 85 215 159 Dallas is 5-0-1 in its last six Florida 60 32 22 6 70 210 202 games to pull even with Central each scored second-period goals BY MICHAEL KELLY Toronto 61 31 22 8 70 213 204 Buffalo 60 27 25 8 62 175 190 Division leader St. Louis. off fortuitous rebounds and visit- Associated Press Montreal 62 27 27 8 62 187 192 Ben Bishop made 21 of his ing Florida rallied from an early Ottawa 60 21 28 11 53 163 204 deficit to beat Anaheim. DENVER — Pavel Francouz Detroit 62 15 43 4 34 127 232 season-high 39 saves in the first Metropolitan Division Aleksander Barkov and MacK- made 27 saves and lost his first Pittsburgh 58 37 15 6 80 196 154 period. NHL shutout with just over two Washington 59 37 17 5 79 208 180 Corey Perry and Radek Faksa enzie Weegar also scored a goal Philadelphia 60 33 20 7 73 198 178 for the Panthers, while Sergei Bo- minutes remaining as the Colo- Carolina 59 34 21 4 72 193 164 scored power-play goals for the N.Y. Islanders 59 33 20 6 72 168 162 Stars. brovsky made 35 saves as Florida rado Avalanche beat the New Columbus 61 30 19 12 72 156 155 York Islanders 3-1 on Wednesday N.Y. Rangers 59 31 24 4 66 195 184 Taylor Hall had a power-play improved to 2-0 on a key five- night. New Jersey 59 22 27 10 54 162 207 goal for Arizona, Christian Fisch- game West Coast trip. “I was telling my father Western Conference er also scored in the second pe- The Panthers won consecutive games in California with another (Wednesday) I’m going to get him Central Division riod and Hill stopped 30 shots. a shutout, so I’m really sad that it GP W L OT Pts GF GA The Coyotes remained in position at Los Angeles on Thursday. They St. Louis 60 33 17 10 76 190 172 earned a 5-3 victory at San Jose didn’t work out,” Francouz said. Dallas 60 35 19 6 76 164 153 for the second wild card from the “I’m really happy we won. That’s Colorado 59 34 18 7 75 209 165 Western Conference. on Monday. Winnipeg 61 31 25 5 67 185 184 the most important thing.” Nashville 59 29 23 7 65 190 191 Perry had a goal and an assist Wild 4, Canucks 3 (SO): Alex Gabriel Landeskog, Andre Minnesota 59 28 24 7 63 180 190 and Denis Gurianov had two as- Galchenyuk scored the tying goal Avalanche goaltender Pavel Chicago 60 26 26 8 60 179 194 Burakovsky and Joonas Donskoi Francouz made 27 saves, just Pacific Division sists for Dallas. and the shootout winner as visit- Edmonton 60 32 21 7 71 191 185 ing Minnesota beat Vancouver. scored to help Colorado end a missing out on his first shutout Vancouver 60 32 22 6 70 194 184 Jordan Oesterle assisted on three-game skid against a scuf- of the season. Vegas 61 31 22 8 70 192 185 both Arizona goals. Kevin Fiala and Luke Kunin Calgary 61 31 24 6 68 180 190 fling New York team. Arizona 63 30 25 8 68 174 170 Rangers 6, Blackhawks 3: also scored in regulation for “We needed to get back on the the rest of the game. San Jose 59 26 29 4 56 155 194 Chris Kreider and Mika Zibane- the Wild, and Mats Zuccarello Anaheim 60 24 29 7 55 156 190 winning side of things. The home- “Pucks are hard, and the wrist Los Angeles 60 21 34 5 47 148 193 jad each had a goal and two as- had two assists. Devan Dubnyk stand has been a little bit up and shots are hard,” coach Barry Note: Two points for a win, one point sists as visiting New York scored stopped 31 shots. for overtime loss. Top three teams in down, and we found ways to lose Trotz said. “If you get hit in the each division and two wild cards per five times in the third period and J.T. Miller scored twice in games,” Landeskog said. “This right spot, trust me, it hurts.” conference advance to playoffs. beat Chicago. the third period and Jay Beagle Wednesday’s games was well-needed and big to finish The Avalanche got the early N.Y. Rangers 6, Chicago 3 Pavel Buchnevich had a goal added a goal for the Canucks. up the homestand this way.” Dallas 3, Arizona 2 lead when Donskoi tipped in a Boston 2, Edmonton 1, OT and assist, and Filip Chytil, Ryan Quinn Hughes recorded two as- The Islanders continued their shot by Makar at 9:07 of the first Florida 4, Anaheim 1 Strome, and Artemi Panarin sists. Jacob Markstrom made 25 Colorado 3, N.Y. Islanders 1 offensive struggles in losing their period, his 15th of the season to Minnesota 4, Vancouver 3, SO scored as the Rangers rebounded saves. fourth straight despite another set a career high in goals. Bura- Thursday’s games Montreal at Washington strong performance by Semyon kovsky made it 2-0 just eight sec- Philadelphia at Columbus Varlamov. The goaltender, who onds after New York killed off a Pittsburgh at Toronto San Jose at New Jersey spent eight seasons with the Ava- penalty. Burakovsky’s shot from Winnipeg at Ottawa lanche before signing with New between the circles beat Var- Arizona at St. Louis Tampa Bay at Vegas York last summer, had 26 saves lamov high on the glove side at 45 Florida at Los Angeles in his first game in Denver since seconds of the second period. Friday’s games N.Y. Rangers at Carolina leaving Colorado. Landeskog made it 3-0 at 7:43 Detroit at N.Y. Islanders The Islanders had just two of the third when he deflected Nashville at Chicago St. Louis at Dallas goals on their four-game road Nathan MacKinnon’s shot from Boston at Calgary trip. Brock Nelson scored his Minnesota at Edmonton the point. MacKinnon had two Colorado at Anaheim 22nd of the season with Varlamov assists, giving him 51 for the sea- Saturday’s games Buffalo at Pittsburgh off for an extra skater and New son. He is just the third Colorado Washington at New Jersey York trailing by three. player to have at least 50 assists Winnipeg at Philadelphia Carolina at Toronto “We’re fighting until the end,” in three straight seasons, join- Montreal at Ottawa captain Anders Lee said. “This ing current general manager San Jose at N.Y. Rangers Columbus at Nashville has been a brutal four-game Joe Sakic (1998-2002) and Peter Tampa Bay at Arizona stretch and we’re having a tough Forsberg (1995-99). Boston at Vancouver Florida at Vegas time with it.” Avalanche forward Martin Colorado at Los Angeles The Islanders lost forward De- Kaut made his NHL debut and Sunday’s games Pittsburgh at Washington rick Brassard after he was hit in nearly scored in the second pe- Chicago at Dallas MICHAEL AINSWORTH/AP the head on teammate Ryan Pu- riod but his tip shot went wide. Winnipeg at Buffalo San Jose at N.Y. Islanders lock’s wrist shot late in the first “I had a couple chances so I Calgary at Detroit Arizona Coyotes goaltender Adin Hill, left, defends a shot in front St. Louis at Minnesota period. Brassard went to the lock- think it was a great game for me,” Edmonton at Los Angeles of Stars right wing Corey Perry, center, and Coyotes defenseman er room and played just one shift he said. Vegas at Anaheim Niklas Hjalmarsson during Wednesday’s game in Dallas. PAGE 28 •STARS AND STRIPES• Friday, February 21, 2020 NBA Scoreboard

Confidence game: Graham steps up Eastern Conference Atlantic Division W L Pct GB Toronto 40 15 .727 — Boston 38 16 .704 1½ Hornets guard emerging as Most Improved Player candidate in 2nd season Philadelphia 34 21 .618 6 Brooklyn 25 28 .472 14 New York 17 38 .309 23 Southeast Division Associated Press Miami 35 19 .648 — Orlando 24 31 .436 11½ CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Devon- Washington 20 33 .377 14½ te’ Graham had mixed emotions Charlotte 18 36 .333 17 Atlanta 15 41 .268 21 when Kemba Walker left for the Central Division Boston Celtics. Milwaukee 46 8 .852 — Indiana 32 23 .582 14½ Walker had become his mentor Chicago 19 36 .345 27½ Detroit 19 38 .333 28½ on the court last year and a close Cleveland 14 40 .259 32 friend off it, regularly inviting Graham over to his house for a Western Conference meal cooked by his personal chef. Southwest Division W L Pct GB Walker would let the rookie swim Houston 34 20 .630 — in his pool and lend him his car Dallas 33 22 .600 1½ Memphis 28 26 .519 6 occasionally, too. San Antonio 23 31 .426 11 But while he knew he’d miss New Orleans 23 32 .418 11½ Northwest Division hanging out with his buddy, Gra- Denver 38 17 .691 — ham realized that Walker’s de- Utah 36 18 .667 1½ Oklahoma City 33 22 .600 5 parture meant he’d see increased Portland 25 31 .446 13½ playing time — and have a chance Minnesota 16 37 .302 21 Pacific Division to prove to everyone that he be- L.A. Lakers 41 12 .774 — longs in the NBA. L.A. Clippers 37 18 .673 5 Phoenix 22 33 .400 20 Graham has done just that. Sacramento 21 33 .389 20½ The Charlotte Hornets’ sec- Golden State 12 43 .218 30 Tuesday’s games ond-year guard is averaging 18.1 No games scheduled Wednesday’s games points and 7.8 assists while play- No games scheduled ing 35 minutes per game entering Thursday’s games Milwaukee at Detroit Thursday night’s game at Chi- Miami at Atlanta cago. He is fifth in the league in Brooklyn at Philadelphia Charlotte at Chicago three-pointers made (190). Memphis at Sacramento That’s a dramatic improvement Houston at Golden State Friday’s games over last year’s rookie season, Cleveland at Washington when Graham averaged 4.7 points JIM MONE/AP Dallas at Orlando Indiana at New York and 2.6 assists in 14 minutes per Charlotte Hornets guard Devonte’ Graham, center, has improved his scoring average 13.4 points a game Phoenix at Toronto game playing behind Walker and Boston at Minnesota compared to last year and has the fifth-most three-pointers made in the league. Denver at Oklahoma City NBA veteran Tony Parker, all the San Antonio at Utah while splitting time between the Memphis at L.A. Lakers off-the-dribble shooting is elite, New Orleans at Portland Hornets and their G League af- ‘ Saturday’s games That is the Devonte I have known all of which is tough to do. We saw Sacramento at L.A. Clippers filiate in Greensboro. Kemba develop that over the last Brooklyn at Charlotte “Nobody expected Devonte’ to my life. ... I’m so happy for him. For him to Dallas at Atlanta few years here, but he didn’t have Cleveland at Miami be as good as he’s been this year that earlier in his career. Devon- Phoenix at Chicago — not even Devonte’,” Hornets do what he’s doing, it’s really unmatched. Philadelphia at Milwaukee te’ has been able to do that in his Houston at Utah owner Michael Jordan said. “I A lot of people didn’t really know who he second year.“ Sunday’s games think he believed he was better Boston at L.A. Lakers Graham began the season as than he was the year before, but was before this season. Indiana at Toronto ’ a reserve but quickly emerged Minnesota at Denver I think he’s come out and shocked Washington at Chicago Donovan Mitchell as the team’s top scoring threat, San Antonio at Oklahoma City everybody in terms of the way he Utah Jazz guard who played at the same prep school as Devonte’ Graham and Borrego quickly moved him New Orleans at Golden State played.” Detroit at Portland into the starting lineup alongside Graham’s prep school team- Leaders mate, Donovan Mitchell, said Gra- Terry Rozier, who was pegged as similar traits in Graham. He laughed when thinking back Scoring ham deserves to be the league’s Walker’s replacement. He’s been He’s been impressed with Gra- to a game in December when he G FG FT PTS AVG Most Improved Player. asked to play on and off the ball, Harden, HOU 51 517 532 1800 35.3 ham’s consistency over the course scored 40 points in a victory over Antetokounmpo, MIL 48 529 307 1438 30.0 Graham is certainly in the similar to what he did in the same of the season. the Brooklyn Nets. Young, ATL 50 459 392 1483 29.7 conversation, along with New Or- backcourt with Frank Mason at Lillard, POR 54 507 368 1594 29.5 “Just like we talked about with “I don’t know what happened the University of Kansas. Beal, WAS 46 459 305 1340 29.1 leans’ Brandon Ingram, Miami’s Doncic, DAL 44 418 306 1271 28.9 Bam Adebayo, Oklahoma City’s Pascal, it’s hard to be a consistent there,” Graham said, smiling. Now Graham has emerged as a Leonard, LAC 42 398 256 1141 27.2 performer in this league,” Nurse Outside of a mild slump before Westbrook, HOU 45 473 234 1223 27.2 Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and player that the Hornets feel they Davis, LAL 46 428 320 1225 26.6 said. “To go from off the bench to the All-Star break, Graham has can build a franchise around. Booker, PHX 52 463 347 1374 26.4 others. But Graham’s 13.4 points LaVine, CHI 55 483 258 1392 25.3 per-game scoring improvement consistently doing it every night remained fairly consistent de- But Jordan said Graham must James, LAL 51 488 189 1274 25.0 is a really big leap, maybe a big- spite seeing increased attention continue to strive for greatness. Ingram, NOP 47 401 249 1169 24.9 far outdistances anyone else. Mitchell, UTA 53 477 205 1288 24.3 “That is the Devonte’ I have ger leap than people think it is. from defenses that know the Hor- “I think he is starting to real- Siakam, TOR 44 385 170 1033 23.5 We were keeping an eye on Pas- nets don’t have a lot of other scor- ize now that when defenses gear DeRozan, SAS 52 445 298 1196 23.0 known all of my life,” Mitchell Embiid, PHI 39 290 262 893 22.9 said. “He steps up once the lights cal last season, wondering was ing options. His 16 points/assists up against him, he’s going to have Wiggins, GSW 45 374 164 1011 22.5 Tatum, BOS 50 406 178 1121 22.4 come on. He makes tough plays. this for real and was he going to double-doubles are seventh most to continue to improve,” Jordan Walker, BOS 46 332 181 1001 21.8 I’m so happy for him. For him to be able to sustain this throughout in the NBA this season. said. “I think he has done a good Rebounds G OFF DEF TOT AVG do what he’s doing, it’s really un- the season? Was he able to bounce But Hornets coach James Bor- job of excelling and his hard work Drummond, CLE 51 238 566 804 15.8 matched. A lot of people didn’t re- back from a tough night? Obvi- rego has been most impressed this summer has paid off. Like Gobert, UTA 52 193 565 758 14.6 Whiteside, POR 51 203 515 718 14.1 ally know who he was before this ously, Pascal did. And Devonte’ with Graham’s three-point any great player, you can’t stop. Capela, HOU 39 168 369 537 13.8 season.” is showing a lot of the same shooting. You have to keep improving and Antetokounmpo, MIL 48 118 528 646 13.5 Sabonis, IND 52 158 491 649 12.5 Toronto’s Nick Nurse coaches qualities.” “The volume of threes he has getting better. And he will get Embiid, PHI 39 104 361 465 11.9 Graham has surprised even taken and made is huge — that’s better. He’s done an unbelievable Vucevic, ORL 44 115 361 476 10.8 Pascal Siakam, who won the Valanciunas, MEM 51 144 394 538 10.5 award last year, and said he sees himself a little. extreme,” Borrego said. “The job to this point.” Adebayo, MIA 54 140 422 562 10.4 Assists G AST AVG James, LAL 51 551 10.8 Young, ATL 50 459 9.2 Doncic, DAL 44 381 8.7 Rubio, PHX 47 403 8.6 Simmons, PHI 53 441 8.3 Lillard, POR 54 429 7.9 Graham, CHA 54 420 7.8 Lowry, TOR 43 327 7.6 Harden, HOU 51 374 7.3 Brogdon, IND 41 301 7.3 FG Percentage Denver Nuggets (38-17) New Orleans Pelicans (23-32) Philadelphia 76ers (34-21) Boston Celtics (38-16) FG FGA PCT Gobert, UTA 310 450 .689 at Oklahoma City Thunder (33-22) at Portland Trail Blazers (25-31) at Milwaukee Bucks (46-8) at Los Angeles Lakers (41-12) Holmes, SAC 204 309 .660 Allen, BKN 229 357 .641 AFN-Sports AFN-Sports AFN-Sports2 AFN-Sports2 Capela, HOU 244 388 .629 Clarke, MEM 243 390 .623 2:15 a.m. Saturday CET 4:35 a.m. Saturday CET 2:30 a.m. Sunday CET 9:30 p.m. Sunday CET Whiteside, POR 332 542 .613 Valanciunas, MEM 320 545 .587 10:15 a.m. Saturday JKT 12:35 p.m. Saturday JKT 10:30 a.m. Sunday JKT 5:30 a.m. Monday JKT Simmons, PHI 359 615 .584 Friday, February 21, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• PAGE 29 BOXING/HIGH SCHOOL Showdown: Unbeaten heavyweights square off in rematch

FROM BACK PAGE out that fight only to get knocked paper, needs no promotion. Fury down in ninth round and then and Deontay Wilder for the title completely flattened in the 12th. Saturday night in the biggest Wilder was walking around heavyweight showdown in years. the ring celebrating what was “If this fight doesn’t sell, no surely another knockout victory. fight in history will sell,” Fury But somehow Fury got up and said. “You’ve got a Brit versus an actually took the fight to Wilder American, a talker versus a talk- in the closing seconds and when er, personality versus personality. the scorecards were tallied it was Both unbeaten, and we fought to a a draw. draw last time. The rematch shapes up as “What’s not to like?” boxer versus puncher once again, except Fury claims this time he’ll Frankly, not much. Fourteen be the one knocking Wilder down. months after they were both dis- He’s predicting a second round appointed in a draw in a hugely knockout, despite Wilder’s claims entertaining fight, Fury and that he hits like a much smaller Wilder meet in a rematch so big man. that it took two major TV net- “I don’t respect his boxing works to combine for the pay-per- skills,” Fury said. “But the thing view show. is I’m not looking for boxing It’s a fight with a bit of every- skills in this fight. I’m looking for thing, the kind of fight boxing the big knockout punches. So it’s fans usually only dream about. going to be a very entertaining There’s little not to like about the fight while it lasts.” bout at the MGM Grand arena, It’s Fury’s third straight fight except maybe what it costs to in the boxing capital of the world, watch at home on Fox Sports or and he left England at the first ESPN pay-per-view ($79.99). of the year to properly train for Still, this fight might be the /AP it. Fury and his camp are en- rare one worth calling up a few PHOTOS BY ISAAC BREKKEN sconced in a rented house near buddies and ordering pizzas. If it Above: Tyson Fury attends a the glittering Strip, though Fury even comes close to the drama of news conference for Saturday’s says he rarely ventures out to the the first fight, the entertainment WBC heavyweight championship casinos. value will be priceless. fight. Left: The only blemish on On a recent night he did visit the And it’s taking place only be- Deontay Wilder’s record is his Strip, though, taking in a Vegas cause the two best heavyweights 12-round draw against Fury in Golden Knights hockey game. Al- in the world are willing to put December of 2018. most as if it was planned — and their unbeaten records and ev- it kind of was — Ryan Reaves of erything else on the line to make denly hot once again. Two months the Knights and Ross Johnson of it happen. after Anthony Joshua got a piece the New York Islanders dropped “It takes a certain type of man of the title back by beating Andy their gloves and and traded blows to risk his life and not just his Ruiz Jr. in Saudi Arabia, Fury and right off the opening draw as life,” Fury said as a camp mem- Wilder will meet with the winner Fury cheered from the stands. ber splashed nearby. “I mean risk considered by most in boxing to Much like Fury’s first fight everything he’s ever achieved in be the legitimate heavyweight with Wilder, the fisticuffs be- his life. To put it all on the line, champion. tween Reaves and Johnson ended draw a mark and say, right, let’s “The sleeping giant has now in a draw, with both players get- have the two best men fight each awoken,“ Fury said. ”We’ve ting 5-minute penalties. But the other for the ultimate glory. That’s brought it back to the glory days. I fight seemed to spark the strug- what me and Wilder are doing.” believe the heavyweight division gling Knights who went on to a How Fury got to this point now is thriving like it was in the 1-0 win. isn’t exactly how the path to ened to end not only his career since returning to the ring in June 70s and 80s.“ The fight Saturday night could heavyweight greatness is usually but his life. 2018 after a 2 ½-year absence. While the fight has a lot of in- be just as close, with bookies mapped out. He won a piece of the Fury ballooned to 385 pounds He’s still big — 6-foot-9 and triguing sidelights — as well as making it a rare pick-’em choice. title against Wladimir Klitschko and seemingly would never fight probably about 270 pounds at two showmen with contrasting And if the old adage in boxing in 2015, only to descend into the again. But he discovered that fight time — but sober now and styles not afraid to mix it up — the that styles make fights is true, it darkness of depression and drug working out would help him beat right in the mix at the top of a real selling point is the first fight. could be one that lives up to the and alcohol addiction that threat- his demons and he hasn’t stopped heavyweight division that is sud- Fury outboxed Wilder through- hype the second time around. Concerns: First cancellation of winter tournaments since 1981 FROM BACK PAGE canceled since 1981, when budget cuts step to a D-I title, coach Johnny Cooper “This (coronavirus) is probably some- events and make a determination based on forced DODEA Pacific to call off all Far said. thing we’ve never seen or heard of before,” how this situation evolves.” East tournaments except girls volleyball “This could have been the year, but what Cooper said. “We have to look out for these The coronavirus started in China and for the 1980-81 school year. was meant to be was meant to be,” Cooper kids.” has spread around the world. More than The news about the cancellations said. “We just have to deal with it. Nothing 2,100 people have died after being infect- sparked universal disappointment among Cheerleading teams were likewise dis- we can do,” said Perry boys coach Joshua coaches and players. appointed when the news broke. ed with the virus, according to Associated Henry, who taught at Humphreys before “We knew coming in we had a good “It’s devastating, horrible,” Humphreys Press, with more than 75,000 people test- transferring to Japan three years ago. chance [to win],” Zama sophomore for- coach Maschil Alexander said. “We’re all ing positive. Adding to the disappointment for Yoko- ward Keshawn McNeill said. “We didn’t just really sad. A bit emotional. Tears for U.S. bases in Daegu on Wednesday re- ta’s boys was losing their last game of the even really get a chance to start the tour- sure. We have a very strong team and that’s season Thursday at the last second against stricted access and imposed a self-quar- nament. It’s a bummer. I especially feel what makes it even harder. It’s horrible.” Edgren. antine after a church was linked to novel badly for the seniors.” Her team captain, senior Lily Austinson, “You go through the whole season and it coronavirus. South Korea reported its first Coach Ron Merriwether of defending said the loss is double following the can- ends like that,” Panthers coach Dan Galvin death from the virus on Thursday, accord- boys champion Humphreys said the Black- celation of the Korea league cheer tourna- ing to the AP. hawks were stunned. ment late last month. said. “But nobody’s crying. They (players) Daegu Mayor Kwon Young-jin urged its “They’re crushed,” Merriwether said of “Especially with me being a senior and understand. They just want to get home.” 2.5 million people on Thursday to refrain his players. “What can we do? When I told the last time to compete and leave it all “We want to be safe, get home to our from going outside as cases of the virus them, they thought I was joking; I do that out on the floor and to have it taken away,” families and stay safe,” Alexander said. spiked and he pleaded for help from the sometimes. I feel badly for the players who Austinson said. “For good reasons, but it “It’s sad, but we want to stay safe. And if central government, AP reported. won’t be coming back. A lot of emotion.” still hurts.” they deem it a safety risk, it’s time to go It’s the first time the boys tournaments, Kadena’s girls team, which finished sec- Along with the disappointment came home.” held annually since 1949, and the girls ond to American School Bangkok the past understanding among the players, coaches [email protected] tournaments held since 1976, have been three years, was hoping to take the final said. Twitter: @daveornauer PAGE 30 •STARS AND STRIPES• Friday, February 21, 2020 OLYMPICS/MLB/TENNIS Test event limited to Japanese only

BY STEPHEN WADE In a statement by Tokyo 2020, Associated Press it quoted the Japan Para Sports Association saying “the JPSA TOKYO — A test event for the has concluded that further time Tokyo Olympics scheduled for is necessary to fully analyze the later this month that would have potential impacts” that the virus involved some non-Japanese ath- might have on athletes. letes is being revamped because Takaya said the next test events of fear of the spreading virus that are scheduled to have an in- from China. ternational field include a wheel- It’s now limited to only Japa- chair rugby test on March 12-15, nese athletes with the Olympics and gymnastics test events on just over five months away. April 4-6. The two-day test event opens Takaya said there were no at the new Ariake Arena on Feb. plans to postpone or cancel any 28 and is relatively obscure — a test events. Paralympic test for boccia, a pre- “No, no, no, no, never,” he said. cision ball sport similar to bocce However, he could not guar- and related to lawn bowling. It’s antee that non-Japanese athletes the first of 19 remaining test would take part in the wheelchair PHOTOS BY JEFF ROBERSON/AP events before the Olympics are to and gymnastics events. It’s pos- open on July 24. Washington Nationals manager Dave Martinez, left, talks with general manager Mike Rizzo during spring sible they might go ahead, as boc- They will be watched closely, as training Monday in West Palm Beach, Fla. cia has, with only non-Japanese. will the start of the torch relay on “We still don’t know which March 26 in Fukushima, a pre- fecture devastated nine years ago athletes are competing,” Takaya by an earthquake, tsunami and said. “When it’s the most appro- priate time, we will release the Martinez to Nats: Reminisce, the meltdown of three nuclear reactors. participants’ information.” The test events may reveal Olympic qualifiers and dozens what effect the spreading virus is of sports events across Asia have then reload for a new season having on Olympic preparations, been postponed or called off . and the ability of non-Japanese On Thursday, the international BY HOWARD FENDRICH game of the season at Nation- governing body for wrestling ap- athletes to safely enter Japan. Associated Press als Park, the title rings will be They could also shine a spot- proved moving the Asian Olym- distributed. light on Chinese athletes and pic qualifier from Xi’an, China to WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. “I like what Davey said: ‘It’s not serve as a reminder that the next Kyrgyzstan next month . — Carter Kieboom, a rookie who about trying to repeat, it’s about Olympics — the Winter Olympics Chinese wrestlers eligible to will get a shot to be the Wash- trying to compete.’ That’s why we — are in Beijing in 2022. compete have been routed to Ser- ington Nationals’ starting third were great last year. We compet- The deaths in Japan of three bia, where they are going through baseman on opening day, took ed,” shortstop Trea Turner said. Japanese have been attributed a quarantine process. grounders alongside Asdrubal “I would never say ‘We are going to the fast-spreading virus. The The cancellation of Olympic Cabrera, a versatile, 14th-year in- to repeat,’ but let’s have fun and viral outbreak has infected more qualifying events wreaks havoc fielder who was among seven free enjoy it and see what happens.” than 75,000 people globally and with athletes waiting to advance, agents returning to the World Se- While one big name no longer has been attributed to over 2,000 organizers and federations forced ries champions. around is Anthony Rendon, the deaths in China. to find new venues — not to men- Across the diamond on Field 3 third baseman who left to sign “Obviously, that (test event) tion disrupting hotel reserva- at the club’s spring training facili- a $245 million contract with the is going to be modified, but the tions, airplane flights and ticket ty, Ryan Zimmerman, another one Los Angeles Angels, Turner is test event will go ahead,” Tokyo reservations. of those returnees, shared duties one of the many holdovers from a spokesman Masa Takaya told The At risk are also TV broadcast- at first base with Eric Thames, year ago. Associated Press. ers and sponsors who have in- one of the few new faces expected “I really preached today: It’s The International Olympic vested billions of dollars in the to be on the 26-man roster. the process. Focus on the pro- Committee and local organizers Olympics. Almost three-quarters A short while later Tuesday, at cess. If you want to talk about have repeated the same message of the IOC income of $5.7 billion Field 6, slugging left fielder Juan something about last year, pick for weeks: there are no plans to over a four-year Olympic cycle is Soto sent kids chasing balls that a moment that really stood out to cancel or postpone the Olympics. from broadcasting rights. flew over the wall as he joined you guys, and share it. And talk Howie Kendrick and Cabrera Nationals left fielder Juan Soto about it. There’s nothing wrong for the first round of batting showed off his power during with talking about it. We won. So practice. batting practice on Tuesday. talk about it. It’s OK,” Martinez As the Nationals engaged in said after making his way from Federer has knee surgery, their first full-squad workout, owner Mark Lerner meeting for field to field on a golf cart during manager Dave Martinez’s mes- more than a half-hour, standing the workout. “But pick a moment sage was simple: Go ahead and on a team logo on an artificial will miss French Open that stands out to you, amongst think about the special moments turf agility field. of 2019, but also make sure to re- your teammates and everything, Associated Press in Dubai, Indian Wells and Miami Nearby, a drill whirred as a alize it’s time to start over. sign marking the team’s Fall and live it and feel it. It’s a good prior to the French Open, which BASEL, Switzerland — Roger “It’s 2020 now. At some point, Classic triumph was affixed to feeling. That should motivate starts on May 24. Federer has had surgery on his you have to turn the page,” said a wall near a door leading to the people as you’re talking about it, Federer could potentially re- right knee and will miss the Zimmerman, back for his 16th home clubhouse. even with guys that weren’t here. turn to play at one of his favorite French Open and several other season and the only player to be Wednesday and Thursday will I’m sure they’d love to hear the tournaments. tournaments in Halle, Germany, with the Nationals every year they bring finger measurements, so stories about what transpired and Writing on his Facebook page on June 15. He has was won the have been in the nation’s capital. championship rings can be sized. how we do things. And go from Thursday, the 20-time Grand grass-court tournament 10 times. “No one will ever take that year A parade honoring the team will there.” Slam champion said his knee Wimbledon starts June 29. away from us, obviously. But for be held in West Palm Beach on In other words, delight in it, but “has been bothering me for a lit- Federer lost to Nadal in the us to succeed this year, we have Thursday. don’t dwell on it. tle while” so he “decided to have semifinals at Roland Garros last to move forward.” On Saturday, Washington And get right back to work. arthroscopic surgery in Switzer- year and then beat the Spaniard First, there will be some more will face the team it beat in the “We’ll always talk about it. It’ll land (Wednesday).” in the semifinals at Wimbledon. reflecting in the days to come. World Series — and the team it always be crazy special,” Zim- Doctors “are very confident of Federer struggled with his fit- Some of that happened Tues- shares this complex with, and merman said about 2019. “The a full recovery,” Federer said, be- ness at times during the recent day, when Martinez gathered the team at the center of a sign- first week of the season will be fore ending his post by telling his Australian Open, and was clearly everyone for the daily top-of-the- stealing scandal that is the talk cool. Getting the banner, getting fans “see you on the grass!” as he hampered when he lost to Novak morning “Circle of Trust,” with of the baseball — in a Grapefruit a ring — all that stuff’s really spe- targets a return for Wimbledon. Djokovic in straight sets in the all players and staff members, League opener. cial. But then it’s time to play this Federer will skip tournaments semifinals. general manager Mike Rizzo and And on April 4, at the second year. Get down to business.” Friday, February 21, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES•PAGE 31 AUTO RACING Hospital releases Newman

BY JENNA FRYER Associated Press CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Ryan New- man was released from a Florida hospital Wednesday, about 42 hours after his fright- ening crash on the final lap of the Daytona 500. Roush Fenway Racing released a photo of Newman leaving a Daytona Beach hos- pital holding the hands of his two young daughters. The announcement came just a few hours after the team said he was fully alert and walking around the hospital. The 42-year-old Indiana native was taken by ambulance directly from the track in serious condition following the crash Mon- day night. Doctors said two hours after the accident that Newman’s injuries were not life-threatening, but no details have been released. His release from the hospital was rapid. Roush Fenway said earlier Wednesday CHRIS O’MEARA/AP that Newman “continues to show great Ryan Newman, top, goes airborne after being hit by Corey LaJoie during the Daytona 500 on Monday in Daytona Beach, Fla. improvement.” The team added that “true to his jovial nature, he has also been jok- ing around with staff, friends and fam- ily while playing with his two daughters” and included a photo of Newman standing in a hospital gown, smiling with his arms around the girls. Two hours later, he was leaving the hos- pital in jeans, a T-shirt and socks, holding Is racing truly safe? hands with his girls. The team released a third photo of Newman and his daughters with the staff that treated him following his crash. “First and foremost, our focus remains Horrific crash shows how dangerous it can be with Ryan and his family as he continues to recover,” Roush Fenway president Steve Newmark said. “We also want to express BY JENNA FRYER He broke both his legs and still was able our sincere gratitude to all of those who Associated Press DID YOU KNOW ? to get himself out of the car. Five months have offered support and taken the time to later, Austin Dillon ripped out a section of send their thoughts and prayers to Ryan, DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Dale Earn- When Dale Earnhardt was killed at the Daytona fencing, landed upside down in a his family and everyone at Roush Fenway hardt’s death on the final lap of the Day- end of the 2001 Daytona 500, he was the destroyed race car, and after he was pulled Racing.” tona 500 may have saved Ryan Newman’s fourth driver to die of a basilar skull fracture to safety by team members, he flapped life. in an eight-month span. Adam Petty was both hands in the air for the crowd in a Earnhardt died 19 years ago Tuesday, killed in a 2000 crash at New Hampshire, tribute to the signature celebration of the the same day Roush Fenway Racing said approximately 100 yards from where Kenny late bull rider Lane Frost. Newman was awake and talking to doctors Perhaps it has created a false sense of Irwin had a fatal impact two months later. and family following his own harrowing security in today’s cars because so many Tony Roper was killed in October in a crash at accident on the last lap of the biggest race drivers have walked away from so many of the year. Texas Motor Speedway.. accidents. Earnhardt died instantly when he hit the SOURCE: Associated Press But Earnhardt’s death shook the sport to wall at Daytona International Speedway in its core. The seven-time champion was the what is considered the darkest day in NAS- toward the finish line at Daytona Interna- toughest man anyone knew and no crash CAR history. It triggered a chain reaction tional Speedway. was going to claim The Intimidator. of safety improvements as the sanctioning His spotter pleaded with Newman on Only Earnhardt was an old-school racer body put a massive emphasis on protecting the in-car radio “Talk to me when you still using his preferred routines. He wore its drivers. can, buddy,” but no words came from the customized open-faced helmets, sat low in So it was jarring when Newman went driver. his seat in a position that almost looked as airborne on the final lap of Monday night’s An industry so accustomed over the last if he was reclined, and, allegedly adjusted rain-rescheduled Daytona 500 — a grim two decades to seeing drivers climb from his seatbelts from the recommended in- reminder that racing cars at 200 mph inch- crumpled cars with hardly a scratch held stallation settings to a position that suited es away from other drivers will never be its breath as it took nearly 20 minutes for his comfort level. safe. the 42-year-old to be removed from the car. NASCAR acted quickly and specula- Newman had just taken the lead when It was another two hours before NASCAR tion over Earnhardt’s seat belts led teams fellow Ford driver Ryan Blaney received said Newman was in serious condition at a to move from traditional five to six-point a huge push from Denny Hamlin that hospital with non-life threatening injuries. safety harnesses. put Blaney on Newman’s bumper. At that This was a scare NASCAR has dodged NASCAR also encouraged its drivers to point, Blaney said his only goal was to push for 19 years. Carl Edwards sailed into a begin wearing a head-and-neck restraint Newman across the finish line so a Ford fence at Talladega in 2009, climbed from system, and by August of that year, 41 of driver would beat Hamlin in a Toyota. the burning wreckage and then jogged the 43 drivers in the field at Michigan were Instead, their bumpers never locked cor- across the finish line to complete the race. using them. The device was not made man- ROUSH RACING/AP rectly and the shove Blaney gave Newman Kyle Larson in a 2009 Xfinity Series race datory until 2001, after Blaise Alexander caused him to turn right and hit a wall. His flew into the Daytona fencing and walked was killed in an ARCA race at Charlotte. NASCAR driver Ryan Newman smiles car flipped, went airborne, and was drilled away unscathed even though the front half Tony Stewart resisted the device because while putting his arms around daughters, again in the door by another driver. That of his car had been completely torn away. he argued it made him feel claustrophobic Brooklyn Sage, left, and Ashlyn Olivia at second hit sent the car further into the air Kyle Busch crashed into a concrete wall in the car, but NASCAR refused to let him Halifax Medical Center in Daytona Beach, before it finally landed on its roof and slid at Daytona the day before the 500 in 2015. on the track until he put on the restraint. Fla. 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HIGH SCHOOL BOXING Coronavirus concerns halt all Far East tournaments

BY DAVE ORNAUER Stars and Stripes YONGSAN GARRISON, South Korea — Casey Cox said he couldn’t believe it when his coach told him that the Far East boys basketball tournaments were canceled. “I thought he was joking. I was hoping he was joking,” the Kade- na senior guard said Thursday, hours after DODEA Pacific made the announcement. “We’ve been working for this since my fresh- man year. I thought this year was our best chance [to win the Divi- sion I title].” The D-I and D-II tournaments at Camp Humphreys were can- celed Thursday afternoon after 13 of the 19 scheduled games had already been played at Hum- phreys High School. DODEA announced several hours later that all Far East winter sports tournaments were being canceled. That includes the girls D-I and D-II tournaments, being held at Kadena, and the Far East cheer- leading camp and competition at Matthew C. Perry. The entire 16-game first-day slate of girls games were com- pleted, but the tournament was halted at 8 p.m. No promotion needed “This was a very difficult deci- sion and we did not take it lightly, but this was a hard right decision Above: Deontay based on guidance we got from Wilder, left, and U.S. Forces Korea,” DODEA Fury, Wilder set for highest-profile Tyson Fury face Pacific region chief of staff off Wednesday Todd Schlitz said by phone from in Las Vegas. Okinawa. heavyweight showdown in years Left: Fury has In a statement released by been training in Schlitz making the announce- Vegas ahead of ment, DODEA said the decision BY TIM DAHLBERG ‘ If this fi ght doesn’t Saturday’s fight was made “based on a new U.S. Associated Press since the new year. Forces Korea COVID-19 (coro- sell, no fi ght in history LAS VEGAS AP photos navirus) guidance and out of an he water was warming up, will sell. You’ve got abundance of caution to ensure and so was the sun. On the a Brit versus an the safety of all students.” kind of day that made it There are currently no report- easy to forget about dreary American, a talker ed cases of the virus among stu- weather back home, Tyson versus a talker, dent-athletes at DODEA Pacific TFury was sitting poolside in the back- schools, the statement said. personality versus yard of his home in the shadow of the “We are currently coordinating Las Vegas Strip, watching as some of personality. Both return flights for all students,” his housemates frolicked in the shallow unbeaten, and the statement said, adding that more guidance would be released end. we fought to a by DODEA Pacific on Friday. The Gypsy King resisted the impulse As to whether spring Far East to join them. He didn’t have a swimsuit draw last time. tournaments, to include base- on and, besides, he had more serious What’s not ball, softball, soccer and track things to attend to. to like? and field, might also be can- Like promoting a fight that, on ’ Tyson Fury celed, Schlitz said: “We will continue to look at each of the SEE SHOWDOWN ON PAGE 29 Heavyweight boxer SEE CONCERNS ON PAGE 29

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