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Volume 79 Edition 228B ©SS 2021 CONTINGENCY EDITION SUNDAY,MARCH 7, 2021 Free to Deployed Areas Congressman: Stop throwing money down F-35 ‘rathole’ BY AARON GREGG The Washington Post WASHINGTON — The Demo- cratic chairman of the House Armed Services Committee called the Lockheed Martin-pro- duced F-35 Joint Strike Fighter a “rathole” in a virtual event with the Brook- ings Institution on Friday, and suggested the Smith U.S. should con- sider whether to “cut its losses” by investing in a range of competing fighter jets. Rep. Adam Smith, D-Wash., whose Seattle-area district de- pends heavily on Boeing for jobs and investment, said the F-35 “doesn’t work particularly well” and is too expensive to maintain. VIRUS OUTBREAK He also bemoaned the U.S. mili- tary’s long-term dependence on it. “I want to stop throwing money down that particular rathole,” Smith said in a webcast conversa- Preventive measures tion with Brookings’ Michael O’Hanlon. He characterized the F-35 as overly expensive defense platform with disappointing capabilities. effective, study finds He criticized the jet’s sustainment SEE MONEY ON PAGE 4 Mask mandates, limiting dining out lead to fewer cases, deaths “What I’m going to BY MIKE STOBBE “All of this is very consistent,” CDC Director Associated Press Dr. Rochelle Walensky said during a White try to do is figure out NEW YORK — A new national study adds House briefing on Friday. “You have decreas- how we can get a strong evidence that mask mandates can slow es in cases and deaths when you wear masks, the spread of the coronavirus, and that allow- and you have increases in cases and deaths mix of fighter attack ing dining at restaurants can increase cases when you have in-person restaurant dining.” aircraft that’s the and deaths. The study was released just as some states The Centers for Disease Control and Pre- most cost-effective.” vention released the study Friday. SEE EFFECTIVE ON PAGE 5 Rep. Adam Smith Top: A sign requiring masks is seen near diners eating at a restaurant on the River Walk on Wednesday in San Antonio. Above right: Bartender chairman, House Armed Alyssa Dooley talks with customers at Mo's Irish Pub on Tuesday in Houston. PHOTOS BY ERIC GAY, TOP, AND DAVID J. PHILLIP, ABOVE RIGHT/AP Services Committee PAGE 2 • STARS AND STRIPES • Sunday, March 7, 2021 BUSINESS/WEATHER Airline IT provider hacked, some data breached EXCHANGE RATES Military rates So. Korea (Won) 1130.58 Associated Press man for the company’s Geneva- statement. Switzerlnd (Franc) 0.9292 Euro costs (March 8) $1.16 Thailand (Baht) 30.48 BOSTON — The hack of a com- based parent company said. It said Malaysia Airlines, Fin- Dollar buys (March 8) 0.8166 Turkey (NewLira) 7.5320 British pound (March 8) $1.35 pany that manages ticket-process- The spokesman, Sandro Hofer, nair, Japan Airlines, Cathay Pacif- Japanese yen (March 8) 104.00 (Military exchange rates are those available ing and frequent-flier data for ma- would not say how many airlines ic had either issued statements or South Korean won (March 8) 1103.00 to customers at military banking facilities in the Commercial rates country of issuance for Japan, South Korea, Ger­ jor global airlines — including were affected — SITA says it reached out to frequent-flyer many, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom. Bahrain(Dinar) 0.3771 For nonlocal currency exchange rates (i.e., pur­ Star Alliance and OneWorld serves more than 400 and is indus- members about the hack. Britain (Pound) 0.7238 chasing British pounds in Germany), check with Canada (Dollar) 1.2673 your local military banking facility. Commercial members — has compromised the try-owned. United Airlines said separately China(Yuan) 6.4985 rates are interbank rates provided for reference Denmark (Krone) 6.2405 personal data of an unspecified The company said that Singa- that the only customer data poten- Egypt (Pound) 15.6955 when buying currency. All figures are foreign number of travelers. pore Airlines, New Zealand Air tially accessed were names, fre- Euro 0.8392 currencies to one dollar, except for the British Hong Kong (Dollar) 7.7648 pound, which is represented in dollars­to­ The hackers were able to access and Lufthansa were among those quent-flyer numbers and pro- Hungary (Forint) 308.50 pound, and the euro, which is dollars­to­euro.) Israel (Shekel) 3.3278 some computer systems at Atlan- affected. gram status. 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BY ROSE L. THAYER Stars and Stripes AUSTIN, Texas — Two military families are suing several private housing companies because the homes that they rented at the Na- val Postgraduate School in Monterey, Calif., contained mold that sickened their children and ruined their personal belongings. Navy Cmdr. Louis D’Antonio and his wife Amber Holland-D’Antonio and Marine Corps Maj. Ryan Keller and his wife Samantha Kell- er moved into homes in the Parks at Monterey Bay about one year apart. Both families dis- covered their houses contained mold and be- lieve the private companies that manage the base housing did not follow proper safety pre- cautions while remediating the homes, which exacerbated the conditions, according to a lawsuit filed Wednesday in the Superior Court Samantha Keller of California. The infant daughter of Marine Corps The defendants listed on the lawsuit are Maj. Ryan Keller often suffered a rash Monterey Bay Military Housing, Clark Pinna- after playing on the floor of the home cle Monterrey Bay, Clark Realty Capital, Pin- that the family occupied on base while nacle Monterey and Michaels Management he was assigned to the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, Calif. Services, which are the combination of pri- vate companies that manage base family “Mold growth continued to reappear, and housing for the Naval Postgraduate School representatives of the landlord companies Amber Holland-D’antonio and the Army’s Presidio of Monterey. would attempt to remove mold laden Shee- Mold was found on the floor of a bathroom in a home the D’Antonio family occupied The complaints of the two families match trock and trim without proper containment while stationed at the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, Calif. those listed in nearly a dozen lawsuits filed in and without taking care to prevent the track- courts across the country. Some military fam- ing of moldy materials throughout the house,” emanating from their then-7-year-old daugh- Station Lemoore, also in California, and live in ilies have turned to the legal system to settle the lawsuit states. ter’s bedroom closet, according to the lawsuit. ahome that they purchased during a previous claims that many private companies contract- After one year, the family was moved into The smell was so penetrating that a teacher at assignment there. ed by the military to maintain and manage another house to allow for mold remediation school called Holland-D’Antonio concerned “We’ve gotten better, but we aren’t there base housing have been negligent and force work, only to end up in a temporary home with about the smell coming from the child’s yet,” Holland-D’Antonio said. families to live in dangerous conditions. mold and insect problems, according to the clothes. Three contractors attempted to solve the Jim Moriarty, the attorney behind the Mon- lawsuit. They eventually decided Ryan Keller “As the closet smell persisted, the family mold problems within their first year in the terey suit and others, said the continued filing would finish his education program in Monte- noticed that mold had begun to grow through home, and testing revealed multiple types of of lawsuits shows problems persist despite rey alone while his family moved in June 2019 the floors and on the tub in the bathroom. In re- mold present in the home. The D’Antonios new reforms that Congress has put into place to their next duty station, Camp Pendleton, sponse, the landlord companies sent contrac- were moved into a temporary home also found in the last two years. Calif. tors who were allegedly trained in remediat- to have mold and then a third home, according “Somebody is going to get one of these cases All three children suffered respiratory ing mold. Instead, these contractors failed to to the lawsuit. in front of a jury one day and [the media] will symptoms, trouble sleeping and rashes, as properly contain the problem and tracked It was ultimately decided more work on the report a verdict that will shock people,” he well as emotional trauma. Living off base near mold throughout the house. At one point, they original house needed to be done to better un- said. “People will be outraged at the conduct of Pendleton, Keller said her son saw plastic cov- even set moldy construction debris on the derstand what was happening, and determine these companies.” ering a neighbor’s home that was being re- family’s sofa,” the lawsuit states. what caused the smell in the closet. Officials at Michaels Management Services painted. The boy panicked. The entire family suffered health condi- However, a standoff remained about what declined to comment on the lawsuit because “My son started freaking out that the house tions including persistent runny noses, itchy to do with the family’s belongings. the executive team has not seen all associated next door had mold, so all the houses had eyes, coughs, memory lapses and joint pain. For the last 10 months, the family has con- paperwork. Officials at Clark did not respond mold, because that was our experience in One of the couple’s daughters suffered from tinued to pay about $4,300 in monthly rent to a request for comment. Monterey. He started freaking out that he was frequent and alarming dizzy spells, causing through their basic allowance for housing for Samantha Keller said her three children, going to lose his stuff again,” she said. “For her to suffer falls and her gymnastics coach their original home as they negotiate reim- who range in age from 3 to 9 years old, still face military kids, home is not the four walls that recommended she withdraw for her own safe- bursement for the damaged property still in- lasting health effects from living in the Monte- make that place, but it is what’s in it for them. ty. side the house. The rent payments continued rey housing, even two years after they moved. When you take all that away from them, it’s al- “She’s lost gymnastics. It was her passion. despite an Army memo that deemed the home “The hardest thing was to not only have my most like losing that sense of home … When a She wanted to do it and she was good,” Hol- uninhabitable, Holland-D’Antonio said. husband and I go through it, but to watch our toy goes from one house to another, that’s land-D’Antonio said. “She was to a point Junk haulers came last month to take away children go through it,” she said. when they know they are home.” where she couldn’t walk down the stairs. She the remaining items and furniture to the city The first house the family moved into in The D’Antonio family and their four chil- had to sit down and scoot.” dump. May 2017 had water intrusion that led to mold dren, ranging in age from 6 to 20 years old, All of the younger kids still use inhalers, and sewage issues caused by tree roots grow- moved into their first home on base in June something that was not needed before moving [email protected] ing into pipes leading to the house. 2018 and shortly thereafter noticed a smell to Monterey. They moved in May to Naval Air Twitter: @Rose_Lori HHS considering Virginia base for housing migrant children BY CAITLIN M. KENNEY to determine whether the post and are found by U.S. Border der the supervision of HHS, ac- time that unaccompanied chil- Stars and Stripes had suitable temporary housing Patrol, they must be trans- cording to Kirby. There is no dren have been housed at mil- WASHINGTON— The U.S. for children, Pentagon chief ferred to HHS within 72 hours, formal request yet for the chil- itary installations. Between Department of Health and Hu- spokesman John Kirby said according to the Reuters report. dren to move to Fort Lee or any 2012 and 2017, almost 16,000 man Services is looking at a Vir- during a news briefing. The United States detained other military installations, he children were housed at five ginia Army installation to house Reuters reported Friday that nearly 100,000 migrants in Feb- said. military bases in Texas, Cali- unaccompanied migrant chil- HHS is trying to find more ruary at the southern border, Fort Lee is home to a number fornia, Oklahoma and New dren, the Pentagon confirmed housing solutions for the high the highest number of arrests of military schools and Defense Mexico, according to a 2018 Friday. number of migrant children en- for that month since 2006, Reu- Department agencies, includ- Congressional Research Ser- U.S. Army Garrison Fort Lee tering the country across the ters reported. ing the quartermaster school vice report. is located about 30 miles south U.S.-Mexico border during the The temporary housing would and the Defense Commissary of Richmond, Va., and HHS con- coronavirus pandemic. Once possibly be military barracks Agency. [email protected] ducted a site survey Thursday the children cross the border and the children would be un- This would not be the first @caitlinmkenney PAGE 4 • STARS AND STRIPES • Sunday, March 7, 2021 MILITARY Guard troops at Capitol to receive ribbons BY CAITLIN M. KENNEY Tuesday, 5,214 remain in Washing- white, and blue, and the presiden- Stars and Stripes ton, according to the Pentagon. tial inauguration ribbon includes WASHINGTON — National While the mission was expected to the three red stars in its center. Guard troops who deployed to the end March 12, the U.S. Capitol Po- Carver could not provide details nation’s capital to provide security lice have requested the Defense on the exact dates of eligibility for following the Jan. 6 riot at the Capi- Department extend the deploy- the ribbons, but he said the under- tol Building will be awarded local Photos courtesy of D.C. National Guard The District of Columbia National ment for two months. standing is Guard members who service ribbons, a defense official The District of Columbia Guard Presidential Inauguration The two ribbons that National were deployed to Washington from said Friday. Emergency Service Ribbon. Support Ribbon. Guard troops could receive are the Jan. 6 to now are eligible. The District of Columbia Nation- District of Columbia National The ribbons are district-level al Guard plans to award at least one spokesman for the Virginia Air Na- D.C., and three territories were de- Guard Presidential Inauguration decorations and also being consid- of two ribbons to all soldiers and tional Guard and the director of the ployed ahead of the inauguration to Support Ribbon or the District of ered are federal-level decorations, airmen who supported the security Joint Task Force-District of Colum- support local and federal law en- Columbia Emergency Service Rib- he said. There are no final plans for mission before, during and after the bia’s Joint Information Center, said forcement agencies following the bon, according to Carver. The inau- when the ribbons will be presented. 59th presidential inauguration in in a statement. deadly Jan. 6 riot at the Capitol. guration ribbon is also a new deco- recognition of their service, Air More than 26,000 National Since the inauguration, most of the ration, he said. [email protected] Force Lt. Col. Robert Carver, the Guard members from all 50 states, troops have returned home. As of The ribbons have stripes of red, @caitlinmkenney Targeting of vets by extremist groups to be investigated BY ROSE L. THAYER of veterans— whether that be by so look into the issue, but he had report, “Hijacking our Heroes,” means to identify, intercept, and Stars and Stripes holding predatory for-profit insti- nothing specific to announce. found spoofing as one of the pri- assist veterans who have been en- The House Committee on Vet- tutions accountable or combating “I also saw veterans on that mary tools for recruitment used snared in such recruitment ef- erans’ Affairs will investigate the the spread of harmful disinforma- day, including members of Con- by extremist groups. Spoofing in- forts.” targeted recruitment of veterans tion on social media,” he said in a gress, who were veterans doing volves disguising an electronic The Defense Department also by extremist groups, its chairman statement issued Thursday. “The remarkable things,” he said dur- communication from an unknown has announced it is examining ex- has announced. harm from this particular issue ing a White House news confer- source to make appear as if it is tremism among the ranks. De- The investigation will dive into transcends veterans, and taken to ence. “I think it's a full picture from a known, trusted source. fense Secretary Lloyd Austin an- the role misinformation plays in the extreme, can threaten the ve- there that underscores that, basi- “Since last fall, our committee nounced last month a military- drawing veterans toward extre- ry core of our democracy and na- cally, veterans continue to play a has been working to understand wide stand down to address the is- mist ideology and organizations, tional security.” critical role in the country even who groups such as the Proud sue. During the stand down, the according to a statement from Veterans or service members after they retire from active duty. Boys, Oath Keepers, Three Per- Navy has said it will require sail- Rep. Mark Takano, D-Calif., made up nearly 20% of the arrests And we're very proud of that.” centers, and others are, where ors to reaffirm their oaths to the chairman of the House VA com- made following the Jan. 6 siege of The House VA committee’s in- they fit into the broader land- Constitution. mittee. Few other details were the U.S. Capitol, but they are only vestigation follows a December scape of extremist and hate The services are expected to made available on the scope and about 7% of the U.S. population, report that the group released on groups, and why they specifically conduct the 24-hour stand down timeline of the committee’s inves- according to a NPR investigation. disinformation shared through seek to recruit veterans into their by April. tigation. Department of Veterans Affairs social media, initially brought to ranks,” Takano said. “Exploiting

“This committee has taken a Secretary Denis McDonough said the committee by Vietnam Veter- veterans is unacceptable, and it’s [email protected] firm stance against the targeting Thursday that the agency will al- ans of America. The committee our job to identify potential Twitter: @Rose_Lori Money: F-35 alternatives sought

FROM PAGE 1 Boeing’s competing F15-EX on a plane-by-plane basis. But the low- costs as “brutal,” and said he was er unit cost comes largely as a re- skeptical they would ever go down. sult of the fact that the Defense De- The solution, he said, is to invest in partment is buying more of them other fighter jets so the Defense and spending more on the pro- Department has a range of options gram on the whole. It has also been at its fingertips. criticized for its high sustainment “What I’m going to try to do is costs. figure out how we can get a mix of The F-35’s fortunes soared un- fighter attack aircraft that’s the der former president Donald most cost-effective. A big part of Trump as the Pentagon used its that is finding something that looser defense budget as an oppor- doesn’t make us have to rely on the tunity to buy the jets in bulk. A F-35 for the next 35 years,” Smith 2019 deal to purchase hundreds of ANDREW LEE/U.S. Air Force said. them in a $33 billion deal was tout- F­35A Lightning II stealth fighters flew alongside Japanese and Australian warplanes in the large­scale The F-35 is meant to serve as an ed as the largest single procure- Cope North exercise, which took place last month on Guam. attack aircraft that can carry ad- ment in the history of the U.S. mil- vanced weaponry, employ sophis- itary. The deal pushed Bethesda- to fly, a problem caused largely by “combat-coded” F-35’s are consid- space Studies, said it would be ticated electronic jamming de- based manufacturer Lockheed the logistical challenge of keeping ered, the mission capable rate is foolish to significantly scale back vices, and evade enemy detection Martin’s revenue to new heights its advanced spare parts readily much higher at closer to 80%.) the F-35 program at a time when it by virtue of its stealthy design. It even when the coronavirus knee- available across the globe. The Pentagon is already looking is just coming to fruition. The Unit- also has surveillance and commu- capped other aerospace manufac- The jet’s mission-capable rate, for alternatives. It is in the early ed States has already sunk untold nication capabilities that network turers. which measures the amount of phases of developing a completely billions into its development and it into the U.S. military’s other as- The F-35 is widely regarded in time the jet is able to fly at least one new jet, called Next Generation might as well reap the rewards, he sets. the aviation community as an ad- of its assigned missions, has often Air Dominance, or NGAD, which said. But the program is expected to vanced fighter asset whose combi- fallen short of expectations. A 2019 will eventually replace the F-35. Scaling back the F-35 program cost more than $1 trillion over the nation of stealth, situational report from the Government Ac- And the Air Force is also buying at this point “would be like buying course of its 60-year life span, awareness, and firepower will de- countability Office found the over- Boeing’s F15-EX to give it a com- all of the lumber for a new house, making it the most costly weapons ter aggression from hostile nations all F-35 fleet was capable of per- peting option. getting halfway through building program in U.S. history. Its unit like Russia and China. But there forming all of its tasked missions Doug Birkey, executive director it, and then saying ‘you know what, price recently dropped below $80 have at times been severe difficul- only about a third of the time. (On of the Air Force Association-affil- I don’t want to pay for the paint,’” million, making it cheaper than ties with keeping the planes ready another metric, in which only iated Mitchell Institute for Aero- Birkey said. Sunday, March 7, 2021 • STARS AND STRIPES • PAGE 5 VIRUS OUTBREAK Biden, Dems prevail as virus relief bill OK’d

BY ALAN FRAM size of the entire U.S. economy — Associated Press is Biden’s biggest early priority. It WASHINGTON — An exhaust- stands as his formula for address- ed Senate narrowly approved a ing the deadly virus and a limping $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill economy, twin crises that have af- Saturday as President Joe Biden flicted the country for a year. and his Democratic allies notched Saturday’s vote was also a cru- a victory they called crucial for cial political moment for Biden hoisting the country out of the and Democrats, who need noth- pandemic and economic dol- ing short of party unanimity in a drums. 50-50 Senate they run because of J. SCOTT APPLEWHITE/AP After laboring through the Vice President Kamala Harris’ Sen. Joe Manchin, D­W.Va., left, and Sen. John Cornyn, R­Texas, head to the chamber as the Senate night on a mountain of amend- tie-breaking vote. They also have steers toward a voting marathon on the Democrats' $1.9 trillion COVID­19 relief bill that's expected to end ments — nearly all from Repub- a slim 10-vote edge in the House. with the chamber's approval of the measure, at the Capitol in Washington, on Friday. licans and rejected — bleary- On Saturday, Sen. Dan Sullivan, eyed senators approved the R-Alaska, was absent for the vote. piles of spending for COVID-19 er Mitch McConnell, R-Ky. Of desks, often burying their faces in sprawling package on a 50-49 A small but pivotal band of vaccines and testing, states and Democrats, he said, “Their top their hands. At one point, Sen. party-line vote. That sets up final moderate Democrats leveraged cities, schools and ailing industri- priority wasn’t pandemic relief. It Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, at 48 one congressional approval by the changes in the bill that incensed es, along with tax breaks to help was their Washington wish list.” of the younger senators, trotted House next week so lawmakers progressives, not making it any lower-earning people, families The Senate commenced a into the chamber and did a pro- can send it to Biden for his signa- easier for Speaker Nancy Pelosi, with children and consumers dreaded “vote-a-thon” — a con- longed stretch. ture. D-Calif., to guide the measure buying health insurance. tinuous series of votes on amend- The measure follows five earli- “We tell the American people, through the House. But rejection The package faced solid opposi- ments — shortly before midnight er ones totaling about $4 trillion help is on the way,” said Senate of their first, signature bill was tion from Republicans, who call Friday, and by the end had dis- that Congress has enacted since Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, not an option for Democrats, who the package a wasteful spending pensed with about three dozen. last spring and comes amid signs D-N.Y. Citing the country’s desire face two years of trying to run spree for Democrats’ liberal allies The Senate had been in session of a potential turnaround. to resume normalcy, he added, Congress with virtually no room that ignores recent indications since 9 a.m. Friday. The Senate package was de- “Our job right now is to help our for error. that the pandemic and the econo- Overnight, the chamber was layed repeatedly as Democrats country get from this stormy pre- The bill provides direct pay- my could be turning the corner. like an experiment in the best made eleventh-hour changes sent to that hopeful future.” ments of up to $1,400 for most “The Senate has never spent $2 techniques for staying awake. aimed at balancing demands by The huge package — its total Americans, extended emergency trillion in a more haphazard Several lawmakers appeared to their competing moderate and spending is nearly one-tenth the unemployment benefits, and vast way,” said Senate Minority Lead- rest their eyes or doze at their progressive factions. Effective: Researchers found mask mandates reduce transmission going down, the cumulative effect doesn’t stay in a restaurant,” he FROM PAGE 1 — in terms of cases and deaths — said. are rescinding mask mandates adds up to be quite substantial,” CDC officials stopped short of and restaurant limits. Earlier this said Gery Guy Jr., a CDC scientist saying that on-premises dining week, Texas became the biggest who was the study’s lead author. needs to stop. But they said if res- state to lift its mask rule, joining a Reopening restaurant dining taurants do open, they should fol- movement by many governors to was not followed by a significant low as many preventative mea- loosen COVID-19 restrictions de- increase in cases and deaths in the sures as possible, like promoting spite pleas from health officials. first 40 days after restrictions outdoor dining, having adequate “It’s a solid piece of work that were lifted. But after that, there indoor ventilation, masking em- makes the case quite strongly that were increases of about 1 percent- ployees and calling on customers in-person dining is one of the more age point in the growth rate of to wear masks whenever they important things that needs to be cases and — later — 2 to 3 percent- aren’t eating or drinking. handled if you’re going to control age points in the growth rate of The study had limitations. For the pandemic,” said William Han- deaths. example, the researchers tried to age, a Harvard University expert The delay could be because res- make calculations that accounted on disease dynamics who was not taurants didn’t re-open immedi- for other policies, such as bans on involved in the study. ately and because many custom- mass gatherings or bar closures, The new research builds on ers may have been hesitant to dine that might influence case and smaller CDC studies, including in right after restrictions were lift- one that found that people in 10 ed, Guy said. death rates. But the authors ac- knowledged that they couldn’t ac- states who became infected in Ju- ERIC GAY/AP Also, there’s always a lag be- ly were more likely to have dined Mariachi perform for diners at a restaurant on the River Walk in San tween when people are infected count for all possible influences — at a restaurant and another that Antonio, on Wednesday. and when they become ill, and such as school re-openings. found mask mandates in 10 states longer to when they end up in the “It’s always very, very hard to were associated with reductions data from March through Decem- The reductions in growth rates hospital and die. In the case of din- thoroughly nail down the causal in hospitalizations. ber of last year. varied from half a percentage ing out, a delay in deaths can also relationships,” Hanage said. “But The CDC researchers looked at The scientists found that mask point to nearly 2 percentage be caused by the fact that the din- when you take this gathered with U.S. counties placed under state- mandates were associated with points. That may sound small, but ers themselves may not die, but all the other stuff we know about issued mask mandates and at reduced coronavirus transmis- the large number of people in- they could get infected and then the virus, it supports the message” counties that allowed restaurant sion, and that improvements in volved means the impact grows spread it to others who get sick of the value of mask wearing and dining — both indoors and at ta- new cases and deaths increased as with time, experts said. and die, Hanage said. the peril of restaurant dining, he bles outside. The study looked at time went on. “Each day that growth rate is “What happens in a restaurant added. PAGE 6 • STARS AND STRIPES • Sunday, March 7, 2021 VIRUS OUTBREAK ROUNDUP California allowing Major League ball, Disneyland to reopen Associated Press Shortly after noon at the Angeli- SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Cali- ka Film Center on Houston Street, fornia on Friday lifted some coro- Holly Stillman was already feel- navirus restrictions on outdoor ing emotional coming out of the sports and entertainment venues, first New York showing of Lee clearing the way for fans to attend Isaac Chung’s tender family dra- games on Major League Base- ma “Minari.” “My mask is ball’s opening day and for theme drenched,” she said. parks like Disneyland to reopen But she was equally over- for the first time in more than a whelmed by being back in a cine- year. ma. Though Stillman feared the The rules take effect April 1, but experience would be too restric- they only apply to people living in tive because of COVID-19 proto- California. Baseball teams, event cols, she instead found it euphoric. organizers and theme parks are “It was just you and the movie ANTHONY SOUFFLE, STAR TRIBUNE (MINNEAPOLIS, MINN.)/AP not allowed to sell tickets to any- screen,” said Stillman. “It was A woman sat waiting to be vaccinated at the Vikings Training Center that had been converted into a site one living out of state as public wonderful to smell the popcorn as administering the newly available, single­dose, Johnson & Johnson vaccine Friday, in Eagan, Minn. health officials try to limit mixing soon as I got into the theater — while continuing to roll out coro- even though I don’t eat popcorn.” rants, theaters, water parks, bowl- cinations and metrics that will first doses to providers in all but navirus vaccinations. ing alleys and bars providing dine- lead to school closures again if 20 of the state’s counties, along The San Diego Padres, Los An- South Carolina in services. case numbers spike. with 457,000 second doses. geles Angels and Oakland A’s all COLUMBIA — South Carolina Ducey again ignored the guid- Under the Oregon order, stu- Meantime, the state reported announced they will have fans in never had a comprehensive state- ance issued by his own adminis- dents in K-5 must have an in-per- 5,913 new confirmed and probable the stands for opening day on wide mask mandate, but there tration last year, which says those son learning option by March 29. cases Friday of the coronavirus, April 1. The Los Angeles Dodgers were some specific ones in effect businesses should be closed alto- Students in grades six through 12 which causes COVID-19, bringing and San Francisco Giants both for government office buildings gether under the current “sub- must have one by April 19. Stu- the total of Texas cases during the start their seasons on the road and and restaurants. stantial” level of virus spread dents who prefer to stay in online pandemic to 2,678,295. The state said they would announce their That changed Friday, when across most of Arizona. classes will also have the option. estimates that 147,360 of those plans later. Gov. Henry McMaster lifted those But he took a more cautious cases were active Friday. Of those, Disneyland Resort President orders, leaving it up to state ad- stance than his fellow Republican Arkansas 5,065 cases required hospitaliza- Ken Potrock did not say when the ministrative officials and restau- governors in Mississippi and Tex- LITTLE ROCK — The Arkan- tion as of Thursday, the most re- iconic theme park would reopen, rant operators to develop their as, who this week rescinded their sas Supreme Court said Friday cent day for which the state pro- but added “we can’t wait to wel- own guidelines related to the coro- capacity restrictions and mask that it would hear arguments in a vided data. That was 198 fewer come guests back and look for- navirus pandemic. mandates entirely in a swift re- lawsuit by a group of legislators than Wednesday. ward to sharing an opening date The executive order essentially turn to normal. Arizona has not challenging the state’s coronavi- soon.” reversed similar guidance from had a statewide mask mandate. rus restrictions. Alaska Gov. Gavin Newsom’s adminis- the governor issued in July, when Justices granted the request for ANCHORAGE — Anchorage tration announced the rules on the McMaster made the face cover- Oregon oral arguments in the case but did will lift its coronavirus-related ca- same day the governor signed a ings a requirement that anyone PORTLAND — Oregon Gov. not immediately schedule the pacity restrictions on many busi- law aimed at returning public entering a state office building, Kate Brown said Friday she will hearing. A Pulaski County judge nesses and will ease limits on oth- school students to classrooms by per guidelines developed by the issue an executive order mandat- last year dismissed the lawsuit, er places where people gather un- April 1. Newsom and state law- Department of Administration. At ing that all K-12 public schools and the legislators appealed to the der a new emergency order set to makers have moved quickly in re- that time, McMaster also issued a provide universal access to in- Supreme Court. take effect on Monday. cent days to change the state’s cor- similar edict for restaurant-goers person learning by the month’s The case is moving forward a City officials announced the onavirus rules, including allowing and employees. end for students up to fifth grade week after Gov. Asa Hutchinson changes Thursday, saying retail- indoor youth sports to resume and But, given South Carolina’s de- and by mid-April for older stu- lifted most of the state’s virus re- ers, bars, restaurants and other making it easier for businesses to clining number of COVID-19 dents. strictions but left the state’s mask businesses will have their capac- reopen in most counties. cases, as well as the rising number The state’s coronavirus case mandate in place through at least ity restrictions eliminated, the An- Newsom also faces a recall of residents who have been vacci- numbers have fallen sharply in re- the end of March. chorage Daily News reported. Re- threat that has gained steam dur- nated against the virus, McMaster cent weeks. Oregon put teachers It also comes after the Senate quirements for wearing masks ing the pandemic amid growing said it was time to begin loosening ahead of older residents in the line passed a measure expanding the and maintaining distance will re- opposition to shutdowns. more mandates — while still for the COVID-19 vaccine — a de- Legislature’s ability to terminate a main in effect. Dr. Mark Ghaly, California’s maintaining his recommendation cision that angered many people disaster declaration during a pub- The businesses must operate in top public health official, said the that all South Carolinians wear 65 and up. As teachers get vacci- lic health emergency. The lawsuit ways that allow consumers to stay state is acting now because the face coverings in public settings nated, Brown has been under tre- argues that the restrictions put in six feet apart from people outside rates of new coronavirus cases where social distancing isn’t an mendous pressure from parents place during the pandemic re- of their households. and hospitalizations are declining option. and local elected officials in many quired legislative approval. Indoor gatherings with food and while the number of people re- counties to reopen schools. beverages will be allowed to have ceiving vaccines is increasing. Arizona Many teachers’ unions national- Texas 25 people while indoor gatherings California reported 4,659 new cor- PHOENIX — Arizona Gov. ly have balked at a return to in- AUSTIN — Texas expects more without food or drinks can have up onavirus cases on Thursday while Doug Ducey lifted capacity re- person learning, putting them at than 1 million COVID-19 vaccine to 35 people. Previously, up to 10 just over 3 million people have strictions at gyms, restaurants odds with Democratic governors doses next week, state officials were allowed with food or bever- been fully vaccinated, or about and other businesses Friday, cit- like Brown in some states. said Friday. age around, and up to 15 people 10% of the population 16 and older. ing lower COVID-19 cases and in- In neighboring Washington According to a Texas Depart- without food or drinks. creased vaccination as he eases up state, Gov. Jay Inslee has im- ment of State Health Services Outdoor gatherings with food New York on the pandemic restrictions that plored educators to return to the statement, the vaccines will be and drink will be permitted to NEW YORK — After growing have upended life for nearly a classroom, but most students first doses, with 245,000 doses be- have 60 people, and the same gath- cobwebs for nearly a year, movie year. there are in online classes and the ing the new single-dose Johnson & erings without food or drink can theaters in New York City reopen His order does not change mask Seattle teachers’ union is defying Johnson vaccine. have up to 100 people. That dou- Friday, returning film titles to mandates imposed by cities and a district plan to return special The federal government will bles the prior allowances. Manhattan marquees that had for counties, which remain in effect education students to schools. In send more than 200,000 doses di- Entertainment venues such as the last 12 months instead read across most of the state. Chicago, the teachers’ union rectly to pharmacies and federally theaters will be allowed to operate messages like “Wear a mask” and The decision to lift capacity re- agreed last month to return to qualified health centers. The state at full capacity as long as patrons “We’ll be back soon.” strictions applies to gyms, restau- class with expanded access to vac- will distribute more than 930,000 wear masks. Sunday, March 7, 2021 • STARS AND STRIPES • PAGE 7 NATION Biden White House seeks message discipline Associated Press media. “But he’s not great in these tion, and how valuable that is.” WASHINGTON — No news news conferences. He rambles. The new president had taken conference. No Oval Office ad- His strongest communication is questions 39 times, according to dress. No primetime speech to a not extemporaneous.” Kumar’s research, though usually joint session of Congress. Other modern presidents took just one or two shouted inquiries President Joe Biden is the first more questions during their open- from a group of reporters known executive in four decades to reach ing days in office. as the press pool at the end of an this point in his term without hold- By this point in their terms, event in the White House’s State ing a formal question and answer Trump and George H.W. Bush Dining Room or Oval Office. session. It reflects a White House had each held five press confer- Those exchanges can at times media strategy meant both to re- ences, Bill Clinton four, George W. be clunky, with the cacophony of serve major media set-pieces for Bush three, Barack Obama two shouts or the whir of the blades of the celebration of a legislative vic- and Ronald Reagan one, accord- the presidential helicopter idling tory and to limit unforced errors ing to a study by Martha Kumar, on the South Lawn making it diffi- from a historically gaffe-prone presidential scholar and professor cult to have a meaningful ex- politician. emeritus at Towson University. change. Biden has opted to take ques- Biden has given five interviews “Press conferences are critical tions about as often as most of his PATRICK SEMANSKY/AP as opposed to nine from Reagan to informing the American people recent predecessors, but he tends President Joe Biden participates in a roundtable discussion on a and 23 from Obama. and holding an administration ac- to field just one or two informal in- coronavirus relief package Friday at the White House in Washington. “Biden came in with a plan for countable to the public,” said As- quiries at a time, usually in a hur- how they wanted to disseminate sociated Press reporter Zeke Mill- ried setting at the end of an event. temperature from Donald information and thoughts that go information. When you compare er, president of the White House In a sharp contrast with the pre- Trump’s Washington and to save a beyond the administration’s cu- him with Trump, Biden has sense Correspondents’ Association. “As vious administration, the White big media moment to mark what rated talking points. of how you use a staff, that a presi- it has with prior presidents, the House is exerting extreme mess- could soon be a signature accom- “The president has lost some dent can’t do everything himself,” WHCA continues to call on Presi- age discipline, empowering staff plishment: passage of the CO- opportunity, I think, to speak to Kumar said. “Biden has a press dent Biden to hold formal press to speak but doing so with caution. VID-19 bill. the country from the bully pulpit. secretary who gives regular brief- conferences with regularity.” Recalling both Biden’s largely The message control may serve The volume has been turned so ings. He knows you hold a news White House press secretary leak-free campaign and the but- the president’s purposes but it de- low in the Biden White House that conference when you have some- Jen Psaki on Friday defended the toned-up Obama administration, nies the media opportunities to di- they need to worry about whether thing to say, in particular a victo- president’s accessibility to the the new White House team has rectly press Biden on major policy anyone is listening,” said Frank ry. They have an idea of how to use media and suggested that a news carefully managed the president’s issues and to engage in the kind of Sesno, former head of George this time, early in the administra- conference was likely by the end appearances, trying to lower the back-and-forth that can draw out Washington University’s school of tion when people are paying atten- of March. Fighting Biden virus aid, GOP rekindles Obama-era strategy Associated Press and deaths. More than 500,000 and workplace reopenings, con- WASHINGTON — Republi- Americans have died. gressional Republicans have cans have one goal for President So far, public support for Bi- been more eager to conduct busi- Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion CO- den’s approach to the pandemic is ness as close to usual as possible. VID-19 relief package: erode pub- high. Overall, 70% of Americans The U.S. is not alone in con- lic support for the rescue plan by back the Democratic president’s fronting the daunting dilemma portraying it as too big, too bloat- handling of the virus response, in- that holds serious ramifications ed and too much wasteful public cluding 44% of Republicans, ac- about the size and scope of aid spending for a pandemic that’s al- cording to a new poll from The that’s needed to prevent further most over. Associated Press-NORC Center economic catastrophe. Senate Republicans prepared for Public Affairs Research. Senate Republican leader Saturday to vote lockstep against Biden and Democrats warn Mitch McConnell, who is leading the relief bill, taking the calculat- that now is not the time to let up his minority party toward the ed political risk that Americans on aid, and that it’s better to risk “no” vote, said Biden’s 628-page J. SCOTT APPLEWHITE/AP will sour on the big-dollar spend- doing too much than too little. bill is a Democratic “wish list” Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R­Ky., arrives at the Capitol ing for vaccination distribution, They say the costs of paring back doesn’t meet the moment because in Washington on Thursday. unemployment benefits, money the rescue risk stalling out the ec- the pandemic is lifting and the for the states and other outlays as onomic recovery, as many believe economy is ready for a “roaring Americans would be all but back waste. But he said the bigger eco- unnecessary, once they learn all happened in 2009. recovery.” to normal by Easter Sunday. nomic danger is in not doing the details. “When the house is in flames, “We are already on track to But as Texas announced this enough. Reviving a page from their you don’t argue about how much bounce back from the crisis,” he past week it would seek to end Vaccines alone are not enough 2009 takedown of President Ba- of the fire to put out,” said Sen. said. face-mask wearing requirements, to ensure a healthy economy, he rack Obama’s costly recovery Patty Murray, D-Wash., during Republicans argue Congress one of the key strategies public said. Households are struggling from the financial crisis, they ex- Friday’s session. has already approved historic health officials say helps stop the and businesses are confronting pect their opposition will pay po- “You do whatever it takes until sums to counter the pandemic spread of the virus, familiar polit- changing consumer habits and litical rewards, much like the ear- the crisis is over,” she said. “And and worry the big spending will ical fault-lines and anxieties are spending. The Biden package of- lier effort contributed to the you do it as fast as you can.” overheat the economy, spiking in- resurfacing. Texas was among fers $1,400 direct payments to in- House Republicans’ rise to pow- The debate in Congress reflects flationary fears, though econo- the first states to reopen in May, dividuals, phased out for those er. a fundamental divide in the coun- mists are mixed on those con- loosening restrictions at the start earning $80,000 a year. It’s a tested strategy but comes try over how to contain and crush cerns. They have an opening with of the pandemic’s second wave “If you add up the financial at an uncertain, volatile time for the pandemic and get the nation voters who the polling shows are that coursed through summer. needs of households and the the nation. Americans are experi- back to normal. skeptical of Biden’s handling of Jason Furman, the former shortfalls facing states the Amer- encing flickers of optimism at the Nearly 10 million jobs have the economy. chairman of Obama’s Council of ican Rescue Plan overfills these,” one-year anniversary of the dead- been lost and some 11 million McConnell expressed similar Economic Advisers who now he said by email. “But no legisla- ly outbreak as more people are households face evictions. While optimism last spring when he hit teaches at Harvard, agrees that tion is perfect and, as I said, if the vaccinated. But new strains of the Democratic leaders generally “pause” on new spending after parts of Biden’s package are too downside is families get a little virus and a still shaky economy side with health professionals approval of the initial round of big, suggesting the $350 billion to more money in one particular could unleash another devastat- supporting social distancing re- aid. Around that time, then-Presi- states and cities could be reduced year that is much less bad than if ing cycle of infections, lockdowns strictions and easing into school dent Donald Trump pledged that or have stricter guardrails against Congress fails to act.” PAGE 8 • STARS AND STRIPES • Sunday, March 7, 2021 NATION 144 cities could lose status as metro areas

Associated Press munity’s identity,” Rollens said in Bye-bye, Bismarck. So long, an email. “Losing the designation Sheboygan. would also have potentially ad- Those cities in North Dakota verse impacts on recruitment for and Wisconsin, respectively, are local businesses, as well as Oregon two of 144 that the federal govern- State University.” ment is proposing to downgrade If the proposal is approved, it from the metropolitan statistical could be the first step toward fed- area designation, and it could be eral programs adjusting their pop- more than just a matter of seman- ulation thresholds when it comes tics. Officials in some of the affect- to distributing money to commu- ed cities worry that the change nities, leading to funding losses for could have adverse implications the former metro areas, said Ben for federal funding and economic Ehreth, community development development. director for Bismarck. Under the new proposal, a met- “It won’t change any formulas ... ro area would have to have at least but we see this as a first step lead- 100,000 people in its core city to ing down that path,” Ehreth said. count as an MSA, double the “We anticipate that this might be 50,000-person threshold that has that first domino to drop.” been in place for the past 70 years. Rural communities are con- Cities formerly designated as met- cerned that more micropolitan ar- ros with core populations between eas would increase competition 50,000 and 100,000 people, like MIKE MCCLEARY / AP for federal funding targeting rural Bismarck and Sheboygan, would A pair of Bismarck State College students walk across the Bismarck, N.D., campus in 2019. areas. The change would down- be changed to “micropolitan” sta- grade more than a third of the cur- tistical areas instead. practical matter, however, that is cials. lens, a spokesman for the city that rent 392 MSAs. A committee of representatives how it’s often used. In Corvallis, Ore., the state des- is home to Oregon State Universi- Statisticians say the change in from federal statistical agencies Several housing, transportation ignates certain funding sources to ty. designations has been a long time recently made the recommenda- and Medicare reimbursement metropolitan statistical areas and “I won’t lie. We would be dis- coming, given that the U.S. pop- tions to the Office of Management programs are tied to communities any change to the city’s status mayed to see our MSA designation ulation has more than doubled and Budget, saying it’s purely for being metropolitan statistical ar- could create a ripple effect, partic- go away. We aren’t a suburb of any since 1950. Back then, about half statistical purposes and not to be eas, or MSAs, so the designation ularly when it comes to transpor- other, larger city in the area, so of U.S. residents lived in metros; used for funding formulas. As a change concerns some city offi- tation funding, said Patrick Rol- this is very much part of our com- now, 86% do. Biden getting his 1st chance at 2 top female aides leave making mark on federal judiciary Cuomo’s administration Associated Press firmation, are fewer than Trump nuary 2017, he had a high court Bloomberg News tary Will Burns also said he would WASHINGTON — President inherited four years ago. That’s vacancy to fill. Trump ended up ALBANY, N.Y. — Two more leave this week. The governor’s of- Joe Biden has two seats to fill on because Republicans who con- making three Supreme Court ap- aides to Andrew Cuomo have left fice said both departures were the influential appeals court in the trolled the Senate in the final two pointments to go along with 54 ap- their jobs as the New York gover- planned. nation’s capital that regularly years of the Obama White House pellate court picks and 174 trial nor faces dual scandals over sexual Girouard, who departed Friday, feeds judges to the Supreme confirmed relatively few judges. judges, aided by then-Senate Ma- harassment claims and accusations had issued the statement last month Court. Included in the tally are 10 seats jority Leader Mitch McConnell’s his administration covered up denying sexual harassment allega- They are among the roughly on federal courts of appeals determination to, as he put it, nursing-home COVID-19 deaths. tions of Cuomo’s first accuser, for- 10% of federal judgeships that are where nearly all appeals, other “leave no vacancy behind.” Press secretary Caitlin Girouard mer economic aide Lindsay Boy- or will soon be open, giving Biden than the few dozen decided by the Democrats and their progres- and interim policy adviser Erin lan. She said Boylan’s claims were his first chance to make his mark Supreme Court each year, come sive allies say they’ve learned a Hammond have left, the adminis- “quite simply false” in a statement on the American judiciary. to an end. lesson or two from the Republi- tration said Friday. The two aides issued Feb. 24. In a December Barring an improbable expan- One seat is held by Merrick cans, and intend to make judicial are the latest statement, she had also said “there sion of the Supreme Court, Biden Garland, whose confirmation as nominations a greater focus than staffers to leave is simply no truth to these claims.” won’t be able to do anything about attorney general is expected in in past Democratic administra- the governor’s of- Girouard on Friday said she ac- the high court’s entrenched con- the coming days. Another long- tions. fice following the cepted a job offer in the private sec- servative majority any time soon. time judge on the court, David Ta- “It’s an exceptional situation scandals, which tor Jan. 26 and that it was the “hon- Justice Clarence Thomas, at 72, is tel, has said he is cutting back on where you have a president and have prompted or of a lifetime serving Gov. Cuo- the oldest of the court’s conserva- his duties, a change that allows the people around him people bipartisan calls mo.” She said she began looking for tives and the three appointees of Biden to appoint his successor. who really see this as a high pri- for him to resign. a job outside government last year, former President Donald Trump, Chief Justice John Roberts, ority,” said former Sen. Russ Cuomo apol- after working in the administration Cuomo ranging in age from 49 to 56, are Justice Brett Kavanaugh and Feingold, the Wisconsin Demo- ogized Wednes- for two years. expected to be on the bench for Thomas were appellate judges at crat who served with Biden in the day for making women who Peter Ajemian, communications decades. the courthouse at the bottom of Senate for 16 years. Feingold now worked for him “uncomfortable” director for the governor, said, Democrats traditionally have Capitol Hill before they joined the is president of the American Con- but said he wouldn’t step down “Caitlin is a world-class, top-flight not made the judiciary a focus, high court atop the Hill. stitution Society. from office. communications professional who but that is changing after four The late Justices Antonin Scalia “I think President Biden knows Gareth Rhodes, a senior adviser is well respected in New York, years of Trump and the vast and Ruth Bader Ginsburg also that a part of his legacy will be un- who often appeared at Cuomo’s tel- Washington and beyond. She’s changes he made. Biden’s ap- served on the appeals court, doing the damage done by Trump evised virus briefings and helped been a real rock for our press shop, pointments are also the only con- where they first formed their last- to the extent possible,” Feingold lead the state’s vaccination effort, especially during the past year crete moves he has right now to ing friendship. said. said this week he was leaving the fighting the pandemic, and we wish affect the judiciary at large, Following Scalia’s death just So far, liberal groups are en- administration to return to his pre- her nothing but the best in her next though there is talk about expand- over five years ago. President Ba- couraged by the signals the White vious role at the Department of Fi- chapter.” ing the number of judges on lower rack Obama nominated Garland House is sending. White House nancial Services. Rhodes’ wife on Cuomo spokesman Rich Azzo- courts. to the Supreme Court, but Senate counsel Dana Remus wrote sen- Monday tweeted her support for pardi said Hammond’s departure The nearly 90 seats that Biden Republicans didn’t give him even ators in December that recom- Anna Ruch, one of the women who had been planned for several can fill, which give their occu- a hearing, much less a vote. mendations for new judges should accused the governor of sexual ha- months. “Her departure allows her pants life tenure after Senate con- When Trump took office in Ja- come within 45 days of a vacancy. rassment. First deputy press secre- to focus on her family,” he said. Sunday, March 7, 2021 • STARS AND STRIPES • PAGE 9 NATION Fewer than 5K without water across Jackson

Associated Press/Report page for Broad Street Bakery and for America Cafe. “After 17 days without wa- JACKSON, Miss. — Fewer than ter, we are thankful to announce 5,000 water customers were still we are finally reopening on Satur- without service Friday afternoon day morning.” in Mississippi’s capital city of The water shortage in Jackson Jackson — a development a top of- occurred after a winter storm ficial called “positive progress” passed through the region three for the city of 160,000, where some weeks ago, freezing machinery at residents have been without water the water treatment plant. When it NASA, JPL­CALTECH/AP for three weeks. began to thaw, dozens of water The first drive of the Perseverance rover on Mars on Thursday. “It’s been a good day, and we mains broke. want to continue this trend A key focus to recovery has through the weekend,” Public been filling the system’s water Works Director Charles Williams tanks. Williams said earlier in the NASA’s new Mars rover hits said during a Friday news confer- week that fish, tree limbs and oth- ence. er debris have clogged screens Williams said almost 42,000 city where water moves from a reser- dusty red road; 1st trip 21 feet water customers have now had voir into the treatment plant. That their water restored. He said he caused pressure to drop for the en- BY MARCIA DUNN feet. During a news conference landing strip, ditch the pan, then hopes to see service restored to tire water system. Associated Press Friday, NASA’s Jet Propulsion return for Ingenuity’s highly an- most customers in Jackson by Williams said Friday the stor- CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif., ticipated test flight. All this should Monday. age tanks were filling up. He said NASA’s newest Mars rover hit the shared photos of its tracks over be accomplished by late spring. Resident Nita Smith and her after 48 hours of consistent water dusty red road this week, putting and around small rocks. Scientists are debating whether mother were still without water flow, the city can start sampling 21 feet on the odometer in its first “I don’t think I’ve ever been to take the smoother route to get to Friday, marking three weeks the water to see about lifting the test drive. happier to see wheel tracks and the nearby delta or a possibly since they first lost service. boil water notice, which has been The Perseverance rover ven- I’ve seen a lot of them,” said engi- tougher way with intriguing rem- Smith’s mother has diabetes in effect since Feb. 16. tured from its landing position neer Anais Zarifian. nants from that once-watery time and doesn’t drive. She’s had to Thursday, two weeks after setting Flight controllers are still 3 billion to 4 billion years ago. help her mother and the other ol- Jackson Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba said that the water cri- down on the red planet to seek checking all of Perseverance’s Perseverance became the ninth der people on her street get access signs of past life. systems. So far, everything is U.S. spacecraft to successfully to water to clean themselves and sis has been caused in part be- cause of decades of neglect re- The roundabout, back and forth looking good. The rover’s 7-foot land on Mars on Feb. 18. China flush toilets. drive lasted just 33 minutes and robot arm, for instance, flexed its hopes to land its smaller rover — garding the city’s aging infras- “I feel like the city of Jackson went so well that more driving muscles for the first time Tues- currently orbiting the red planet tructure. Parts of Jackson’s water put its residents under a lot of un- was on tap Friday and Saturday day. — in another few months. system are a century old, he said. necessary stress,” she said Friday. for the six-wheeled rover. Before the car-size rover can NASA scientists, meanwhile, On Wednesday, Lumumba “It’s very scary to know that you “This is really the start of our head for an ancient river delta to announced Friday that they’ve don’t have any water.” penned a letter to Mississippi Gov. journey here,” said Rich Rieber, collect rocks for eventual return named Perseverance’s touch- Jeff Good, the co-owner of three Tate Reeves and other state and the NASA engineer who plotted to Earth, it must drop its so-called down site in honor of the late sci- Jackson restaurants, had been federal leaders asking for $47 mil- the route. “This is going to be like protective “belly pan” and release ence fiction writer Octavia E. But- without water at two of his busi- lion in state and federal funding to the Odyssey, adventures along the an experimental helicopter ler, who grew up next door to JPL nesses for more than two weeks. begin repairing the water system. way, hopefully no Cyclops, and named Ingenuity. in Pasadena. She was one of the Finally, one got water back Thurs- “These improvements are crit- I’m sure there will be stories As it turns out, Perseverance first African Americans to receive day. The other got it Friday. ical to our efforts to ensure that aplenty written about it.” landed right on the edge of a po- mainstream attention for science “WE WILL OPEN SATURDAY our residents and businesses are In its first drive, Perseverance tential helicopter landing strip — fiction. Her works included MORNING FOR BREAKFAST!” not deprived of clean water went forward 13 feet, took a 150- a nice, flat spot, according to Rieb- “Bloodchild and Other Stories” he posted Friday on the Facebook again,” he wrote. degree left turn, then backed up 8 er. So the plan is to drive out of this and “Parable of the Sower.” US says it will reduce detention of immigrant families Associated Press Enforcement to hold adults, the truly be over until the facilities are as and in some cases came within detained longer than 72 hours, the HOUSTON — U.S. immigration government said. closed and the contracts with ICE hours of deportation. Those fam- general limit set by the agency’s authorities will no longer use a Families will still be detained at end,” said Bridget Cambria, exec- ilies will pursue their cases while standards. small Pennsylvania detention larger detention centers in Karnes utive director of the legal group remaining subject to ICE monitor- Biden stopped the practice initi- center to hold parents and chil- City and Dilley in Texas, but the Aldea - The People’s Justice Cen- ing. ated by former President Donald dren seeking asylum, part of a government intends to hold peo- ter. In his early days, Biden has con- Trump of expelling unaccompa- broader shift by President Joe Bi- ple at those sites for three days or All three family detention cen- fronted increasing numbers of nied immigrant children under den’s administration to reduce the less, the court filing said. ters opened when Biden was vice families and unaccompanied chil- public health authority. Officials use of family detention. Lawyers who work with de- president to President Barack dren crossing the U.S.-Mexico expelled thousands of children to In a court filing Friday, the U.S. tained immigrant families wel- Obama. While running for presi- border, leading to shortages of their countries of origin without government said it had released comed the news and credited the dent, Biden pledged to release de- space in Border Patrol holding giving them a chance to seek asy- all families detained at the 96-bed Biden administration for an- tained families. cells and long-term facilities for lum or other protections under Berks County family detention nouncing the shift. But they noted The Biden administration has children operated by Health and federal law. center in Leesport, Pa. The deten- that even shorter detention stays already released several families Human Services. In the case of the The Biden administration con- tion center will instead be used by could be harmful to children. seeking asylum who had been de- Border Patrol, hundreds of chil- tinues to expel immigrant families U.S. Immigration and Customs “Family detention will never tained for a year or longer in Tex- dren in recent weeks have been and adults. PAGE 10 • STARS AND STRIPES • Sunday, March 7, 2021 WORLD Junta again quells Myanmar protests Associated Press pendent Assistance Association YANGON, Myanmar — Securi- for Political Prisoners said. ty forces in Myanmar again used U.N. special envoy for Myan- force Saturday to disperse anti- mar Christine Schraner Burgener coup protesters, a day after a U.N. said in her briefing to Friday’s special envoy urged the Security closed Security Council meeting Council to take action to quell jun- that council unity and “robust” ac- ta violence that this past week left tion are critical “in pushing for a more than 50 peaceful demonstra- stop to the violence and the resto- tors dead and scores injured. ration of Myanmar’s democratic Protests were reported Satur- institutions.” day morning in the country’s big- “We must denounce the actions gest city, Yangon, where stun gre- by the military,” she said. “It is nades and tear gas were used critical that this council is resolute ANDREW MEDICHINI/AP against demonstrators. On and coherent in putting the securi- Pope Francis, left, attends an interreligious meeting near the archaeological area of the Sumerian Wednesday, 18 people were re- ty forces on notice and standing city­state of Ur, southwest of Nasiriyah, Iraq, Saturday. Ur is the traditional birthplace of Abraham, the ported killed there. with the people of Myanmar firm- prophet common to Muslims, Christians and Jews. Protests also took place in sev- ly, in support of the clear Novem- eral other cities, including Man- ber election results.” dalay, the second-biggest city, She reiterated an earlier appeal Pope, top Iraq Shiite cleric meet Myitkyina, the capital of the to the international community northern state of Kachin, Myeik in not to “lend legitimacy or recogni- the far south, where police fired tion to this regime that has been during first-ever papal visit to Iraq tear gas at students, and Dawei in forcefully imposed, and nothing the southeast, where tear gas was but chaos has since followed.” Associated Press painstakingly discussed and ne- “From this place, where faith also used. The Security Council took no PLAINS OF UR, Iraq — Pope gotiated between the ayatollah’s was born, from the land of our fa- The escalation of violence has immediate action. Council diplo- Francis and Iraq’s top Shiite office and the Vatican. ther Abraham, let us affirm that put pressure on the world commu- mats said Britain circulated a cleric delivered a powerful The “very positive” meeting God is merciful and that the nity to act to restrain the junta, draft presidential statement for message of peaceful coexistence lasted a total of 40 minutes, said a greatest blasphemy is to profane which seized power on Feb. 1 by consideration, a step below a le- Saturday, urging Muslims in the religious official in Najaf, who his name by hating our brothers ousting the elected government of gally binding resolution. war-weary Arab nation to em- spoke on condition of anonymity and sisters,” Francis said. “Hos- Aung San Suu Kyi. The coup re- Any kind of coordinated action brace Iraq’s long-beleaguered because he was not authorized to tility, extremism and violence versed years of slow progress to- at the U.N. will be difficult be- Christian minority during a his- brief media. are not born of a religious heart: ward democracy in Myanmar, cause two permanent members of toric meeting in the holy city of The official said al-Sistani, They are betrayals of religion.” which for five decades had lan- the Security Council, China and Najaf. who normally remains seated for The Vatican said the visit to al- guished under strict military rule Russia, are likely to veto it. Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani visitors, stood to greet Francis at Sistani was a chance for Francis that led to international isolation Earlier in the week, Schraner said religious authorities have a the door of his room — a rare to emphasize the need for collab- and sanctions. Burgener warned Myanmar’s ar- role in protecting Iraq’s Chris- honor. Al-Sistani and Francis sat oration and friendship between Suu Kyi’s National League for my that the world’s nations and tians, and that Christians should close to one another, without different religious communities. Democracy party led a return to the Security Council “might take live in peace and enjoy the same masks. Al-Sistani, who rarely ap- In a statement issued by his of- civilian rule with a landslide elec- huge, strong measures.” rights as other Iraqis. The Vati- pears in public — even on televi- fice after the meeting, al-Sistani tion victory in 2015, and with an “And the answer was, ‘We are can said Francis thanked al-Sis- sion — wore black robes and a affirmed that Christians should even greater margin of votes last used to sanctions, and we survived tani for having “raised his voice black turban, in simple contrast “live like all Iraqis, in security year. It would have been installed those sanctions in the past,’” she in defense of the weakest and to Francis’ all-white cassock. and peace and with full constitu- for a second five-year term last said. When she warned that Myan- most persecuted” during some of The official said there was tional rights.” He pointed out the month, but instead Suu Kyi and mar would become isolated, the most violent times in Iraq’s some concern about the fact that “role that the religious authority President Win Myint and other Schraner Burgener said “the an- recent history. the pope had met with so many plays in protecting them, and members of the government were swer was, ‘We have to learn to Al-Sistani, 90, is one of the people the day before. Francis others who have also suffered in- placed in military detention. walk with only a few friends.’” most senior clerics in Shiite Is- has received the coronavirus justice and harm in the events of Large protests have occurred A decree issued by the junta and lam and his rare but powerful po- vaccine but al-Sistani has not. past years.” daily across many cities and published in state media Friday litical interventions have helped The aging ayatollah, who under- Al-Sistani wished Francis and towns, and security forces have increased the potential costs of op- shape present-day Iraq. He is a went surgery for a fractured the followers of the Catholic responded with greater use of le- position, declaring that members deeply revered figure in Shiite- thigh bone last year, looked tired. Church happiness, and thanked thal force and mass arrests. At of a self-styled alternative govern- majority Iraq and his opinions on The pope arrived later in the him for taking the trouble to visit least 18 protesters were shot and ment formed by elected lawmak- religious and other matters are ancient city of Ur for an inter- him in Najaf, the statement said. killed last Sunday and 38 on ers whom the army barred from sought by Shiites worldwide. faith meeting in the traditional Francis arrived in Iraq on Fri- Wednesday, according to the U.N. taking their seats were commit- The historic meeting in al-Sis- birthplace of Abraham, the bibli- day and met with senior govern- Human Rights Office. More than ting high treason, which is puni- tani’s humble home was months cal patriarch revered by Chris- ment officials on the first-ever 1,000 have been arrested, the inde- shable by death. in the making, with every detail tians, Muslims and Jews. papal visit to the country. Diplomats: UN fails to approve call to end Tigray violence Associated Press ment, decided not to push for ap- the fate of Tigray’s 6 million peo- no mention of foreign forces or 26 and March 3 committing to UNITED NATIONS — An at- proval after objections from the ple. No one knows how many thou- sanctions — two key issues — but “unfettered access.” tempt to get U.N. Security Council three countries. sands of civilians have been killed. did call “for an end to violence in Council diplomats, speaking on approval for a statement calling The statement would have been On Tuesday, U.N. humanitarian Tigray.” condition of anonymity because for an end to violence in Ethiopia’s the first by the U.N.’s most power- chief Mark Lowcock warned that The draft statement also noted consultations were private, said embattled Tigray region and to ful body on the Tigray crisis, “a campaign of destruction” is “with concern” the humanitarian China wanted the statement to fo- spotlight the millions in need of which is entering its fourth month. taking place, saying at least 4.5 situation in Tigray, “where mil- cus only on the humanitarian sit- humanitarian assistance was Fighting reportedly continues be- million people need assistance lions of people remain in need of uation, with no reference to the vi- dropped Friday night after objec- tween Ethiopian and allied forces and demanding that forces from humanitarian assistance” and the olence in Tigray. India only want- tions from India, Russia and espe- and those supporting the now-fu- neighboring Eritrea accused of challenge of access for aid work- ed a minor change, and Russia re- cially China, U.N. diplomats said. gitive Tigray leaders who once committing atrocities in Tigray ers. It called for “the full and early portedly supported its ally China Three council diplomats said dominated Ethiopia’s govern- leave Ethiopia. implementation” of the Ethiopian at the last minute, the diplomats Ireland, which drafted the state- ment, and alarm is growing over The proposed statement made government’s statements on Feb. said. Sunday, March 7, 2021 • STARS AND STRIPES • PAGE 11 AMERICAN ROUNDUP

Satan tries to get a date on the subway BOSTON — The MA Prince of Darkness is apparently looking for a date on the Boston subway system. A woman, 20, approached tran- sit police at the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority’s Forest Hills station at about 10:45 p.m. to complain about a frighten- ing encounter with a man dressed all in black, including a mask cov- ering his entire face and his hood drawn tight, police said on their website. The woman told police the man typed something on his phone and extended his arm across to her, displaying a message that said “I am Satan,” then stared at her. The man, 22, told officers he was only flirting and trying to be funny, and said “I was going to try and get her number.” Man douses brother with kerosene, tries to set fire PATRICK SPRINGS — VA Authorities in Virginia said that a man was arrested after dousing his brother with kerosene and trying to set him on fire. The Martinsville Bulletin re- ported that Larry Darnell Tatum, BEN GARVER, THE BERKSHIRE (MASS.) EAGLE/AP 69, of Patrick Springs was charged with attempted first-degree mur- der. Sowing the seeds Patrick County Sheriff Dan Farmer Kate Pike starts seeds at Holiday Brook Farm in Dalton, Mass., with her 2­year­old daughter, Isla, imitating her every move. Pike is Smith said Tatum was arrested starting kale and other hearty vegetables while her daughter is working with expired soybeans because they are a little easier to handle. The and jailed without bond after an farm supplies food for a CSA, farmers markets and food pantries. altercation between him and brother Rickie Tatum, 64, at Larry A screenshot showing an as- THE CENSUS vember 2015 and May 2017, inves- Tatum’s home. signment titled “Slave Letter tigators said. Police had received a 911 call Writing Activity” was shared hun- The number of years since panel 28 of American artist Jacob Law- One expert testified that Mathe- before responding to Tatum’s dreds of times, garnering reac- 61 rence’s painting “Struggle: From the History of the American Peo- ny had shorted the U.S. Postal Ser- home. Authorities said that Larry tions ranging from concern to an- ple” was last seen in public. The Peabody Essex Museum in Massachusetts vice more than $250,000. Tatum allegedly poured kerosene ger. Lamar County School District announced that the missing panel was found — in a New York City apartment, Matheny faces up to 65 years in on his brother “and made at- Superintendent Dr. Steven like another painting in the series, panel 16, that was rediscovered in a different federal prison and a $2.5 million tempts to ignite the kerosene.” Hampton confirmed to WDAM- home in October. The owner, who wants to remain anonymous, inherited pan- fine when he’s sentenced at a later TV the activity was assigned to el 28 from family, who — like the figures depicted — were immigrants. The date. 30-piece series remains incomplete, as the whereabouts of three other panels students during a class at Purvis Boy, 11, brings unloaded remain a mystery, the museum said. gun to elementary school Middle School. Car crashes into gift shop; The purpose of the assignment 2 buildings set on fire NAPLES — A Florida “was to show our students just utility box Feb. 25 by opening the remains under investigation. FL elementary school stu- how horrible slavery was and to box and cutting several wires. By the time Jankowski arrived GETTYSBURG — A dent was arrested after bringing gain empathy for what it was like The damage resulted in about at her home with a co-worker, PA vehicle slammed into an unloaded gun to school and to be a slave,” Hampton said. 50 to 60 people being cut off from crews had rescued Royce and put the Blue and Gray Gift Shop in threatening two classmates, au- Purvis Middle School adminis- internet and telephone service. out the fire. The boy had suffered Gettysburg and burst into flames, thorities said. trators have addressed the teach- Damage was estimated at about third-degree burns over 30% of his killing the driver and setting the A deputy stopped the boy, 11, as er and there will be further discus- $10,000, WCCO-TV reported. body. building and a neighboring struc- he got off the morning bus at Osce- sion with the teacher from admin- Joyce was also accused of ap- ture on fire, authorities said. ola Elementary School in Naples, istrators at the district level, proaching a neighbor’s house Man convicted of forging, Coroner Pat Felix said that the according to a Collier County Hampton said. while swinging a machete on Feb. counterfeiting postage male driver of the vehicle had died, Sheriff’s Office news release. The 24. but identifying him might take sev- fourth-grade student faces a felo- 50+ lose internet, phone CEDAR RAPIDS — An eral days. Chief Robert Glenny of ny charge of carrying a concealed after woman cuts wires First responder answers IA eastern Iowa man was the Gettysburg police department weapon on school grounds. call at her own home convicted of forging and counter- said excess speed appeared to have Deputies learned that the boy EAGAN — An Eagan feiting postage stamps, according been involved, and the driver may had threated other students a day MN woman was accused ENDERLIN — A first to federal prosecutors for Iowa. have been dead or unconscious be- earlier, officials said. When they of threatening neighbors with a ND responder in North A federal judge found Bradley fore hitting the building. searched his backpack, they re- machete and cutting wires inside Dakota was called to her own Jon Matheny, 42, of Marion, guilty WGAL-TV reported the neigh- ported finding a handgun, the a utility box, leaving dozens with- home where her son had been se- of seven counts of postage meter boring building has several apart- statement said. out phone or internet service. verely burned in a fire. stamp forgery and counterfeiting ments but the six people inside A criminal complaint filed in It happened in the small com- and three counts of export viola- were able to escape safely. School assignment on Dakota County charged Kathryn munity of Enderlin in southeast- tions after a one-day trial in Cedar Deputy Chief Joe Temarantz of slavery sparks outrage Joyce, 32, with threatening vio- ern North Dakota. Shelby Jankow- Rapids, prosecutors said in a news the Gettysburg Fire Department lence and first-degree criminal ski was volunteering as a first re- release. told the station two firefighters PURVIS — A school damage to property, which are fe- sponder when she heard the call. Matheny used forged and coun- had leg injuries and one suffered a MS writing assignment lonies. Jankowski’s son, Royce, 2, had terfeited postage meter stamps to medical emergency. All were be- on slavery for an 8th grade history An employee of the area’s inter- suffered burns after his mattress ship most of the more than 28,000 ing treated at the hospital. class in Mississippi sparked out- net and telephone provider told caught fire. packages he mailed to his eBay rage in the community. police that Joyce had damaged a Just how the mattress ignited business customers between No- From The Associated Press PAGE 12 • STARS AND STRIPES • Sunday, March 7, 2021 MUSIC

GRAMMY WATCH

No Grammy guarantee

CHRIS O’MEARA/AP The Weeknd performs during halftime of Super Bowl 55 in Tampa, Fla., on Feb. 7. The Weeknd had the No. 1 song of 2020 but “Blinding Lights” wasn’t nominated for a Grammy.

BY MESFIN FEKADU soundtrack and the title track won Gram- Associated Press mys. George Michael’s “Faith” won album he wattage in The Weeknd’s ‘Blinding Lights’ isn’t the first of the year but the title track — the No. 1 “Blinding Lights” wasn’t strong song of 1988 — did not compete in any enough to compete at the Gram- Grammy categories. Tmys — but the song isn’t the only No. 1 song of the year left in the Jackson Jr. played guitar on the No. 1 electrifying No. 1 hit that the Recording song of 1986 — Dionne Warwick’s “That’s Academy snubbed. What Friends Are For” — which won the The Weeknd joins an exclusive club of dark by the Recording Academy Grammys for song of the year and best pop songs that were crowned biggest hit of the performance by a duo or group with vo- year by Billboard but fell short at the the general public, but ognition in her debut year, especially for cals. Grammy Awards. I’m not sure how serious- “TiK ToK.” “It was a big collaboration,” Jackson Jr. It’s been 10 years since a song that dom- ly (the Grammys) took On the other hand, there are monster said of the tune which also featured Stevie inated the year in music didn’t garner a the band to put them first tracks like “Blinding Lights” that feel like Wonder, Gladys Knight and Elton John. “It nomination at the Grammys, and that was for voting. If you remem- a shoo-in at the Grammys. The Weeknd’s was dealing with AIDS awareness and a lot “TiK ToK,” the drunken party anthem and ber, it was their first hit. song is spending its record-extending 50th of things like that. So there was a big push multi-platinum debut single from pop They had no history. week in the Top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100 behind it from a lot of the (voting) mem- singer Kesha. ‘We’re going to vote for chart and is also the longest-running No. 1 bers.” Kesha was In the past 30 years, only five No. 1 songs Lifehouse for best song of hit of all time on the R&B chart, spending “That’s What Friends Are For” is just a chart force of the year have missed out at the Gram- in 2010 with the year? Why should we? 47 weeks — and counting — on top. one of nine Billboard year-end No. 1 hits to mys. Others joining The Weeknd and “TiK ToK,” Who are they?’ They were “It is kind of surprising because you win the song of the year Grammy. Ten of Kesha are the rock-pop hit “Hanging by a but her debut undefined as artists, so think that someone with that kind of ener- the top songs of the year have been named Moment” from Lifehouse, the top song of single didn’t maybe that had some- gy behind him or push or visibility would record of the year. 2001; R&B trio Next’s racy hit “Too Close,” get a Grammy thing to do with it.” at least have gotten the nomination,” said Since the Grammys held its first show in which won over 1998; and the 1996 pop nomination. Like Lifehouse, Kesha Paul Jackson Jr., an adjunct professor at 1959 — to honor the music of 1958 — Bill- culture moment that was the “Macarena,” was a new artist marking the University of Southern California board has named 63 No. 1 songs of the by Spanish duo Los del Río. her breakthrough when her song became Thornton School of Music and Grammy- year. Of the 63 hits, only 18 songs have “It’s horrible company to be in,” Ron the year’s biggest hit. Though she nominated musician who played on The missed out on Grammy nominations, in- Aniello, who produced “Hanging by a launched multiple successes from her Weeknd’s global hit “I Feel It Coming.” cluding “Blinding Lights.” Twenty-eight of Moment” and discovered Lifehouse, said debut album, the girl who jokingly sang “I’ll give you another one that’s surpris- the 45 nominated No. 1 songs have won with a laugh. about brushing her teeth with Jack Daniels ing — if you look in 1984, ‘When Doves Grammys, which currently has 84 cate- “We’re talking about industry people and described her personal style as “gar- Cry’ was not nominated,” he continued. gories. voting, we’re not talking about the public, bage chic” wasn’t immediately seen as a “Huge record.” Only five year-end No. 1 tunes have won so it’s quite different,” Aniello continued. serious musician, and it didn’t surprise While Prince’s lead single from “Purple “I think that was a very popular song for many when she didn’t earn Grammy rec- Rain” didn’t score a nomination, the SEE NO. 1 ON PAGE 13 Sunday, March 7, 2021 • STARS AND STRIPES • PAGE 13 MUSIC No. 1: Label ‘Robot Rock’ and retirement: politics can Daft Punk’s greatest moments BY AUGUST BROWN hurt a song Los Angeles Times The French duo of Thomas FROM PAGE 12 Bangalter and Guy-Manuel de both song and record of the year, AP Homem-Christo, known world- including Adele’s “Rolling In the Jason Wade performs with wide as Daft Punk, was already Deep” in 2012, Kim Carnes’ “Be- Lifehouse in 2009. The band’s AP beloved before they took the tte Davis Eyes” in 1982, Roberta rock­pop hit “Hanging by a Prince performs in 1984. “When stage at Coachella in 2006. It had Flack’s “The First Time Ever I Moment” was the top song of Doves Cry” wasn’t nominated, three acclaimed studio albums, a Saw Your Face” in 1973, Simon & 2001, but the Grammys didn’t but the “Purple Rain” soundtrack decade of semiregular touring Garfunkel’s “Bridge Over Trou- see it that way. and title track did win Grammys. and the esteem of dance music bled Water” in 1971, and Domen- and pop sophisticates alike. ico Modugno’s “Nel Blu Dipinto di Billboard No. 1 hits of the year Starting in the ’90s, Bangalter MATT SAYLES, INVISION/AP Blu (Volare)” in 1959. and de Homem-Christo hid their Thomas Bangalter, left, and 2020: The Weeknd, “Blinding Lights” Aniello said one of the reasons a faces under gold and silver robot Guy­Manuel de Homem­Christo, 2019: song may not get a Grammy nom- Lil Nas X featuring Billy Ray Cyrus, “Old Town Road” (Won Grammy) masks, rarely breaking charac- of Daft Punk. ination could be the result of 2018: Drake, “God’s Plan” (Won) ter, but became recognizable pop record label politics. 2017: Ed Sheeran, “Shape of You” (Won) stars in their own right. 5. “Interstella 5555: The When thinking of why “Hang- 2016: Justin Bieber, “Love Yourself” (Grammy-nominated) But when the lights went on 5tory of the 5ecret 5tar ing by a Moment” missed out, he 2015: Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars, “Uptown Funk” (Won) over their gigantic pyramid in 5ystem” (2003): The band’s said: “That year we were on 2014: Pharrell Williams, “Happy” (Won) Indio,Calif., and a tent full of feature-length anime film/com- DreamWorks and it was ‘I’m Like 2013: Macklemore & Ryan Lewis featuring Wanz, “Thrift Shop” (Won) neophyte young ravers felt the panion to its “Discovery” album, a Bird’ by Nelly Furtado, that’s 2012: Gotye featuring Kimbra, “Somebody That I Used to Know” (Won) disco thrash of “Robot Rock,” a under the tutelage of legendary the song that the label chose to 2011: Adele, “Rolling In the Deep” (Won) whole EDM industry was shot animation studio Toei and direc- push for a Grammy.” Furtado’s 2010: Kesha, “TiK ToK” into the stratosphere, remaking tor Kazuhisa Takenouchi. offbeat Top 10 debut single went 2009: Black Eyed Peas, “Boom Boom Pow” (Won) festival culture in the U.S. 6. “Robot Rock” (2005): The on to win best female pop vocal 2008: Flo Rida featuring T-Pain, “Get Low” (Nominated) With the release of a video tougher edges, rock attitude and performance and was nominated 2007: Beyoncé, “Irreplaceable” (Nominated) exploding their robot bodies crushing dynamics of “Robot for song of the year. Furtado also 2006: Daniel Powter, “Bad Day” (Nominated) forever, the French duo an- Rock” set the tone for manager competed for best new artist and 2005: Mariah Carey, “We Belong Together” (Won) nounced Feb. 22 that they would Pedro Winter’s Ed Banger Re- best pop vocal album. 2004: Usher featuring Lil Jon and Ludacris, “Yeah!” (Won) retire, 28 years after forming and cords that would bring French “Is it fair? It’s just what it is,” he 2003: 50 Cent, “In Da Club” (Nominated) seven years after their smash club music into a new and genu- continued. “We were all just new 2002: Nickelback, “How You Remind Me” (Nominated) “Get Lucky” propelled an album inely thrilling era. The “Human at it. We had no idea. ... We just 2001: Lifehouse, “Hanging by a Moment” of the year win at the Grammys After All” album came out to kind of probably thought you had 2000: Faith Hill, “Breathe” (Won) for “Random Access Memories.” mixed reviews, but the lead sin- to pick a unicorn to win a Gram- 1999: Cher, “Believe” (Won) With a catalog packed with gles have stood up as catalog my somewhere, like it was mag- 1998: Next, “Too Close” club bangers, film scores, Kanye staples for its live sets, which is ical. We didn’t realize it was prob- 1997: Elton John “Candle In the Wind 1997” (Won) West and the Weeknd collab- where the band took its concept ably more political than anything 1996: Los del Río, “Macarena (Bayside Boys Mix)” orations and dance chart No. 1s, to entirely new heights. else.” 1995: Coolio, “Gangsta’s Paradise” (Won) Daft Punk enjoyed what was 7. “Harder, Better, Faster, Grammy rules state that just 1994: Ace of Base, “The Sign” (Nominated) arguably the most influential and Stronger” (2007): This live because a track is the most suc- 1993: Whitney Houston, “I Will Always Love You” (Won) accomplished career in modern version off of its beloved, tower- cessful song of the year does not 1992: Boyz II Men, “End of the Road” (Won) electronic music. Here are 10 ing post-Coachella tour album mean it deserves to be nominated 1991: Bryan Adams, “(Everything I Do) I Do It for You” (Won) essential moments. “Alive” was released as a single — that means chart placement, 1990: Wilson Phillips, “Hold On” (Nominated) 1. “Da Funk” (1995): The and makes a strong case as its radio airplay or streaming suc- 1989: Chicago, “Look Away” duo’s first hit single in its new definitive take. Kanye West later cess are not part of the voting 1988: George Michael, “Faith” guise after a brief indie-rock used the song as the centerpiece process. The academy’s voting 1987: The Bangles, “Walk Like an Egyptian” career set the template for its sample of his own smash, “Stron- body includes artists, producers, 1986: Dionne Warwick & Friends, “That’s What Friends Are For” (Won) music to come — a hot-grease ger.” songwriters and engineers. 1985: Wham!, “Careless Whisper” synthesizer lick, perfectly 8. “Tron: Legacy” (2010): The “It’s an industry award,” Jack- 1984: Prince, “When Doves Cry” chopped samples and a Spike two dozen cuts the band pro- son Jr. explained. “It’s not neces- 1983: The Police, “Every Breath You Take” (Won) Jonze-directed video with a man- duced from the rebooted sci-fi sarily based on just popular vote. 1982: Olivia Newton-John, “Physical” (Nominated) dog in a trench coat that became milestone might not get much It’s based on people thinking that 1981: Kim Carnes, “Bette Davis Eyes” (Won) a staple of the MTV era. club play today, but it shows the this has merits to win.” 1980: Blondie, “Call Me” (Nominated) 2. “Around the World” (1997): level of rigor and musicianship Aniello — who produced the 1979: The Knack, “My Sharona” (Nominated) One of the most stylish, endlessly the band was capable of away Bruce Springsteen albums 1978: Andy Gibb, “Shadow Dancing” loopable cuts from the “Home- from dance floors. “Wrecking Ball,” “High Hopes,” 1977: Rod Stewart, “Tonight’s the Night (Gonna Be Alright)” work” album that showed a soft- 9. “Get Lucky” (2013): For “Western Stars” and “Letter to 1976: Wings, “Silly Love Songs” er, sophisticated approach to most of the non-dance-music You” — said though The Boss has 1975: Captain & Tennille, “Love Will Keep Us Together” (Won) contemporary house, with a world, this track will be their won 20 Grammys, he’s never 1974: Barbra Streisand, “The Way We Were” (Won) colorful yet droll dance video. calling card forevermore. Just picked up big prizes such as re- 1973: Tony Orlando and Dawn, “Tie a Yellow Ribbon ‘Round the Ole Oak Tree” (Daft Punk had great ones from pure, perfect throwback disco, cord or album of the year, despite (Nominated) this era with Jonze, Michel Gon- witty and rousing and gener- being one of music’s most revered 1972: Roberta Flack, “The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face” (Won) dry, Roman Coppola and Seb ation-spanning. Nile Rodgers on performers. 1971: Three Dog Night, “Joy to the World” (Nominated) Janiak.) inimitable guitar, Pharrell on the “It’s just a quirky thing,” he 1970: Simon & Garfunkel, “Bridge Over Troubled Water” (Won) 3. “One More Time” (2001): just-reaching-enough vocals — said. “The Grammys don’t make 1969: The Archies, “Sugar, Sugar” The most reliable, hands-up it’s the gold-standard single on sense to me.” 1968: The Beatles, “Hey Jude” (Nominated) exultant track in its catalog; it’s their Grammy-dominating “Ran- When he thinks about what 1967: Lulu, “To Sir with Love” never a bad time in a DJ set to dom Access Memories.” Lifehouse created two decades 1966: SSgt. Barry Sadler, “Ballad of the Green Berets” cue up this ultra-compressed 10. The Weeknd, “Starboy” / ago — opening doors for Chris- 1965: Sam the Sham & the Pharaohs, “Wooly Bully” (Nominated) triumph and watch the room “I Feel It Coming” (2016): The tian-leaning rock songs to live on 1964: The Beatles, “I Want to Hold Your Hand” (Nominated) burst open. group finally got its Billboard No. pop radio — he’s proud, and con- 1963: Jimmy Gilmer and the Fireballs, “Sugar Shack” 4. “Face to Face” (2004): A 1 as producers and guests on the tent. 1962: Acker Bilk, “Stranger on the Shore” (Nominated) team-up with U.S. producer Todd Weeknd’s single “Starboy.” The “The song is very deep. I’m fine 1961: Bobby Lewis, “Tossin’ and Turnin’” Edwards, the fifth single from tracks won’t top any Daft Punk with not having a Grammy,” he 1960: Percy Faith, “Theme from A Summer Place” (Won) “Discovery” topped U.S. dance superfan’s list, but it proved they said. “It doesn’t matter to me 1959: Johnny Horton, “The Battle of New Orleans” (Won) charts in 2004 (succeeded by could step into the background of because the song reached who it 1958: Domenico Modugno, “Nel Blu Dipinto di Blu (Volare)” (Won) Britney Spears’ “Toxic”... what a a pop star’s vision as well as needed to reach.” By MESFIN FEKADU, AP Music Writer month!). dominate festival fields. PAGE 14 • STARS AND STRIPES • Sunday, March 7, 2021 BOOKS Counting more on change-ups, curves Likening himself to an aging but crafty pitcher, King doesn’t mind when his stories don’t fit into a particular genre

BY HILLEL ITALIE Associated Press tephen King doesn’t think of him- self as a horror writer. “My view has always been, you Scan call me whatever you want as long as the checks don’t bounce,” King told The Associated Press during a recent telephone interview. “My idea is to tell a good story, and if it crosses some lines and it doesn’t fit one particular genre, that’s good.” Readers may know him best for “Car- rie,” “The Shining” and other bestsellers commonly identified as “horror,” but King has long had an affinity for other kinds of narratives, from science fiction and prison drama to the Boston Red Sox. Over the past decade, he has written three novels for the imprint Hard Case Crime: “Joyland,” “The Colorado Kid” and “Later,” which comes out this week. He loves sharing a publisher with such giants of the past as James M. Cain and Mickey Spillane, and loves the old-fash- ioned pulp illustrations used on the covers. At the same time, he enjoys writing a crime story that is more than a crime story — or hardly a crime story at all. “Joyland” is a thriller set around an AP amusement park and could just as easily Stephen King, shown in 2018, may be best known for “Carrie,” “The Shining” and other bestsellers commonly identified as be called a coming-of-age story. horror. But King has long had an affinity for other kinds of narratives, from science fiction and prison drama to baseball. “The Colorado Kid” has a dead body on an island off the coast of King’s native three to four ideas that “are half-baked, representative for the author called and in 2020, but decided instead on 2019. Maine, but otherwise serves as a story kind of like an engine and no transmis- said King did not want to write a blurb for Toward the end of “Later,” Jamie ob- about why some cases are best left un- sion.” He doesn’t write ideas down be- Hard Case Crime; he wanted to contribute serves that his writing has improved as solved. cause, he says, if something is good a book. That became “The Colorado Kid.” the story went along, “improved by doing, “It’s the beauty of the mystery that enough, he’s unlikely to forget it. “I sat on the other end of the phone which I suppose is the case with most allows us to live sane as we pilot our frag- For “Later,” he started with the idea of a while this sank in and tried to sound cool, things in life.” Asked during the interview ile bodies through this demolition derby literary agent who needed to get her late like this was the sort of phone call I got to evaluate his own writing, King, the world,” he writes in the book’s afterword. client’s manuscript finished, and thought every day and twice on Fridays,” Ardai baseball fan, likens himself to an aging but His new novel has a lot of crime in it of having a son who communicates with wrote in an introduction to “The Colorado resourceful pitcher. but, as King’s narrator suggests, it might the dead. He then decided the mother Kid,” which came out in 2005. “But inside “I’ve gotten better in some ways, but actually be a horror story. needed a companion. I was turning cartwheels.” you lose a little of the urgency. In my 40s, Jamie Conklin is looking back on his “And I thought, ‘You know what, I’m King’s passions also include politics and the ideas were like people jamming into a childhood, when he was raised by a single going to make the love relationship fe- current events, and over the past few fire door to get out. There were so many mother, a New York literary agent. Like male.’ Then I thought to myself, ‘Cop,’ and years he’s regularly tweeted his contempt ideas, and you couldn’t wait to get to the other young King protagonists, Jamie has the cop is dirty and everything fell into for President Donald Trump. But he typewriter and the words would pour out,” special powers: He not only can see dead place,” he says. doubts that Trump’s loss to Democrat Joe he says. people, but when he asks them questions, King, who publishes most of his work Biden will have an effect on his work. “Nowadays, you’re almost feeling peo- they are compelled to tell the truth. with Simon & Schuster, is part of the Fiction has been an “escape” from politics, ple are looking over your shoulder and “Later” also features a bestselling nov- founding story of Hard Case Crime. Back he says, not a forum. they’re apt to be a little more critical. You elist and his posthumous book, and a po- in 2004, Charles Ardai and Max Phillips And though he has written a famous slow down a little bit. I’m aware I’m get- lice detective who for a time is the girl- were launching a line of books to “revive novel about a pandemic, “The Stand,” he ting older. You lose the blazing fastball friend of Jamie’s mother. pulp fiction in all its lurid mid-century passed on a chance to write about COVID- and start to count more on your change- The 73-year-old King has written doz- glory.” Hoping for some publicity, they 19 in a work of fiction coming later this ups and curves and be a little more careful ens of novels and stories, and usually has wrote to King and asked for a blurb. A year, “Billy Summers.” He originally set it and mix them up.” ‘Later’ combines classic King carnage, relatable young POV BY ROB MERRILL “Later” is narrated by 22-year-old Jamie, as a dessert plate and surrounded by irreg- Associated Press looking back on his formative years. He be- ular fangs of bone.” Stephen King gets a lot of credit for cre- gins his story at age 6, when he first figured But even amid the gore and escalating ating the monsters under kids’ beds (here’s out he could see and talk to the dead. tension, King finds moments to make Jamie looking at you, Pennywise), but not enough It’s this gift that propels the plot of this slim relatable. As Liz and his mom argue at the for this simple fact: The guy gets kids. Their novel. Encouraged by his mother’s NYPD scene of a crime, we pop inside Jamie’s head fears, certainly, but also their voices, the way girl-friend, Liz, Jamie gets tied up in the before he screams at them. “One of the worst they see the world differently than adults. pursuit of a serial bomber in New York. It’s things about being a kid, maybe the very To a long list that includes Danny Torrance not giving too much away to say he helps worst, is how grownups ignore you when they from “The Shining” and Gordie Lachance crack the case, but to say what happens after get going” on their own issues, writes King. from “The Body,” we can now add Jamie that would spoil all the fun. In the end, the story Jamie narrates to Conklin, the star of King’s most recent novel, There’s classic King here for fans. Imagine readers climaxes in a thrilling whodunit, “Later.” the carnage on any given day in the Big Ap- while uncovering truths about Jamie’s life Published under the Hard Case Crime ple and then imagine being a young man that might have been better left buried. For imprint, which also distributed “The Col- seeing the mangled dead walking around in as the novel’s cover declares: “Only the dead orado Kid” (2005) and “Joyland” (2013) — the afterlife, with holes in their heads “as big have no secrets.” Sunday, March 7, 2021 • STARS AND STRIPES • PAGE 15 CROSSWORD AND COMICS NEW YORK TIMES CROSSWORD

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A H C A H C L A P I D E O A T T O I L C T E C T E W O D E H T L A E P P A PAGE 16 • STARS AND STRIPES • Sunday, March 7, 2021 GADGETS & TECHNOLOGY Driving on sunshine First mass-produced solar car set to roll out later this year

BY SARAH KAPLAN AND AARON STECKELBERG The Washington Post he dream began in 1955, with a tiny, toylike cre- ation called the “Sunmobile.” Built from balsa wood and hobby shop tires, it was just 15 inches Tlong. The 12 selenium solar cells that decorated its exterior produced less horsepower than an actual horse. But it was proof of a concept: Sunlight alone can make a JANE HAHN/The Washington Post vehicle run. The Aptera can go 150 miles after just 15 minutes at an ordinary charging station and has a starting price of $25,900. The years went on, and the dream evolved into a con- The vehicle, which can run on solar power, is set to be released later this year. verted vintage buggy with solar panels on its roof. Then a glorified bicycle, a retiree’s garage project, a racecar that in the United States. The Biden administration has made it know what they need until you show it to them.” crossed the Mojave Desert at 51 miles per hour. a priority to reduce vehicle emissions, and several major When Aptera began taking preorders last December, it It is a dream of perpetual motion. Of travel that doesn’t automakers have pledged to phase out cars and light trucks sold out of its planned first batch of 330 vehicles in 24 do damage to the planet. Of journeys that last as long as the with internal combustion engines. hours. Almost 7,500 people have now put down deposits for sun shines. After years of dreaming, maybe the time for driving on a car. There are problems with this dream. Big ones. Clouds sunshine is finally here. Anthony acknowledged that the Aptera is not for every- come. Night falls. The laws of physics limit how efficiently Total reliance on solar power poses practical problems. one. But it has more appeal than its skeptics give it credit solar panels can turn light into energy. It means the car can’t be parked in a garage or under a for, he said. The car’s high efficiency means it puts less But one start-up claims it has overcome those problems. tree. Once the battery is full, any additional energy that demand on the grid than ordinary electric vehicles. It Now, its founders say, the dream can be yours for as little hits the solar panels is lost. could be ideal for delivery trucks and Postal Service vehi- as $25,900. “This is a niche kind of thing,” said Timothy Lipman, cles, which don’t travel far and spend lots of time idling. Aptera Motors, a California company whose name co-director of the Transportation Sustainability Research Outdoor enthusiasts will probably like the option to ven- comes from the ancient Greek for “wingless,” is rolling out Center at the University of California at Berkeley. The ture far from charging infrastructure without worrying the first mass-produced solar car this year. It’s a three- Aptera, which seats two, wouldn’t work for a large family, about fuel. And the notion of parking an Aptera in the sun wheel, ultra-aerodynamic electric vehicle covered in 34 a commuter in cloudy Seattle, a plumber who has to lug and returning to a car that has more fuel than when you square feet of solar cells. The car is so efficient that, on a around equipment. left it — free, clean fuel — is a powerful idea at a time clear day, those cells alone could provide enough energy to Advances in solar cars could benefit the broader auto- when the world is looking for transformation. drive about 40 miles — more than twice the distance of the motive industry, Lipman said. They might lead to the de- “We see solar as the main driver of our business,” An- average American’s commute. velopment of lighter materials and make the case for grea- thony said. “It enables so many things.” The Aptera must undergo safety tests before the compa- ter efficiency in electric vehicles. Manufacturers could add He considered the dreamers who first conceived of solar ny can begin distribution, which it hopes to do by the end of solar panels to augment car batteries. Maybe the tech- cars, such as engineering students building racecars after this year. Even then, it’s not clear that consumers will want nology will find use at national parks and remote military school. He thought about the early developers of electric to buy something that looks like a cross between the Bat- installations. vehicles, who had faith in a future that didn’t run on gas. mobile and a beetle. The shadow of an initial attempt, If the Aptera was going to succeed, they decided, they He remembered the investors who shied away from the which ended in bankruptcy, hangs over the founders as couldn’t make compromises to satisfy a federal require- Aptera’s first incarnation, saying “who is going to buy your they gear up to launch their new product. ment or a market-research firm’s recommendation. They weird egg-shaped creation?” But the Aptera’s creators, Chris Anthony and Steve had to be willing to be different. “It’s the same thing with anybody who does anything Fambro, think the world needs a car like theirs. Trans- “That’s the march of technology,” Anthony said, before first,” Anthony said. “It’s always: Why would you do that?” portation is the largest source of planet-warming pollution paraphrasing Apple founder Steve Jobs. “People don’t When Aptera hits the road, he’ll have his answer. Marble wireless phone charger is both elegant and functional

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But with the piece of marble, as The first thing to know about the Fire- The Firewalla app displays show what with artisanal quality and meticulous long my iPhone 12Pro was somewhat walla is that the setup is straightforward devices are using the network, how much attention to detail. centered, the charging started. and can easily be done even if you are not bandwidth is used, behavior analytics, As for the performance, there’s not a lot Attached to the 20-ounce stone is a high a tech head. And there’s no monthly fee. blocked network attacks and a whole lot to say besides it worked. There are some quality and durable braided 3-foot USB It’s not a plug-and-play setup, but the more. wireless chargers I’ve tested that make cable for powering the Qi-Certified char- Firewalla app walks you through the proc- Online: firewalla.com/products/fire- you find the exact spot to lay it down and ger. A USB wall charger is included. The ess and recommendations to create a walla-gold; $418 Sunday, March 7, 2021 • STARS AND STRIPES • PAGE 17 MOVIES No blockbusters? No problem Why a more low-key Oscar season can be a good thing BY JUSTIN CHANG Los Angeles Times n the fall of 2018, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences proposed an idea that was so ridiculous on its face, so transparent in its cyn- Iicism, that it briefly united the industry, the media and the entire movie-loving community in a collective sneer. The plan, as you may recall, was to introduce an Oscar for best popular film, giving Hollywood’s biggest cash cows a shot at a gold statuette to supplement their nine-digit-plus box office hauls. It was a pandering ges- ture but a telling one, an attempt to throw a bone to the big-studio Goliaths from an organization doubtless tired of seeing the best picture Oscar go to so many mid-bud- get art-house Davids (“Spotlight” and “Moonlight,” among others). It didn’t happen. Reactions were so overwhelmingly negative that the academy swiftly backed away from the idea, though without scrapping it entirely. Declining Oscar-night ratings — and the (mis)perception that those Netflix ratings reflect the commercial stature of the movies Viola Davis plays the title role in “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom.” The film is one of many possible contenders for a best being honored — have kept the academy in a perpetual picture Oscar following a year that shut down most movie houses and brought production to virtually a standstill. state of anxiety over its relevance. For that reason, we were warned, some version of a popular-film Oscar These are times of adapta- might resurface in a later awards season. COMMENTARY tion, compromise and surviv- One of the ironies of the whole kerfuffle is that popular al. If the Oscars should go films haven’t exactly been excluded from the best picture forward this year — and I think they should — then sure- race of late. Two 2018 nominees, “Get Out” and “Dun- ly they should reflect that precarious new reality. kirk,” were major commercial smashes. The 2019 crop They should also call for a bold new definition of what included such decided non-obscurities as “A Star Is constitutes popular filmmaking, one that goes beyond the Born,” “Bohemian Rhapsody” and the highest-grossing simplistic criteria of box office domination and franchise of the lot, “Black Panther” (and, in my estimation, the recognizability to include those pictures that fulfill the one that should have won). Last year’s Oscar ceremony promise of smart, well-crafted, broadly accessible enter- may have taken another ratings hit, but you could hardly tainment. And whatever you think of some of the movies blame that on the films nominated, among them “Joker,” that have generated traction with awards voters this “Once Upon a Time … in Hollywood,” “Ford v Ferrari,” season, many of them decisively fulfill that promise. Netflix “Little Women” and “1917.” Along with “Parasite,” whose “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom,” “One Night in Miami …” From left: Isiah Whitlock Jr. as Melvin, Norm Lewis as groundbreaking best picture win wouldn’t have been and “The Trial of the Chicago 7” are audience pictures Eddie, Delroy Lindo as Paul, Clarke Peters as Otis and possible without its robust theatrical performance, they through and through — talky, juicily acted ensemble Jonathan Majors as David in a scene from “Da 5 Bloods.” testified to the rude good health of moviemaking as an art showcases that merge history, politics and personality in form and moviegoing as a pastime. the grand Hollywood tradition. “Da 5 Bloods” and “Judas But all that changed in 2020, which was not, to say the and the Black Messiah” extend those virtues still further least, a healthy year for anyone. The COVID-19 pandemic into the realm of the old-school, character-driven Holly- ravaged the film industry, throwing its cherished cultural wood action movie, viscerally tense and rhetorically traditions and commercial imperatives into disarray. blistering. A diminished theatrical profile hasn’t kept Theaters closed nationwide, some for good; others reo- “Promising Young Woman,” with its thorny subversions pened in fits and starts, but their wares and receipts were of the rape-revenge thriller template, from inspiring the shadows of their usual selves. Streaming services and full gamut of reactions. “Minari,” like the similarly well- virtual cinemas offered new films aplenty; drive-in thea- received “Nomadland,” strikes me as the kind of big, ters were reinvigorated. But a certain brand of academy emotionally resonant movie that is too often dismissed, in favorites — the big-name auteur pictures, the thinking industry-classist terms, as a small, modest one. person’s tentpoles — were in perilously short supply. The 2020-21 awards season has been an aberration, a High-profile new adaptations of “Dune” and “West series of outmoded industry rituals desperately imposed Focus Features Side Story” (the latter from Steven Spielberg, no less) on a pool of mixed-to-good-to-great movies that seem to Carey Mulligan, left, stars as Cassandra in “Promising joined James Bond and various Marvel superheroes have been arrived at by even more arbitrary calculations Young Woman,” a movie about female revenge. Also among the titles delayed until 2021. Oscar veterans Ri- than usual. But it has also been, in some ways, a correc- pictured: Samuel Richardson. dley Scott, Adam McKay and Wes Anderson all faced tive and an opportunity. delayed productions or premieres. A few heavyweight This year’s slate of nominees looks to be an unprece- effectively on hiatus, which speaks to how much better titles attempted a kind of compromise, but in nearly ev- dentedly diverse one — an indication that movements represented women filmmakers and filmmakers of color ery case the strategy backfired. “Mulan” and “Wonder including #OscarsSoWhite and #MeToo are making have generally been in the independent sphere. It’s also Woman 1984” became guinea pigs for their studios’ fledg- systemic inroads. Women filmmakers like Chloe Zhao, telling that so many of these movies recast American ling streaming platforms. Christopher Nolan’s “Tenet,” Regina King (“One Night in Miami”) and Emerald Fen- history and identity from the standpoint of characters so the one studio picture with enough name-auteur clout to nell (“Promising Young Woman”) have been tipped for often excluded from mainstream narratives: a Korean brave something resembling a traditional wide release, slots in the typically male-dominated director race. Zhao immigrant family forging a tenuous future in “Minari”; was prematurely sold as the movie that would save thea- and King are both directors of color, as are other per- Black men and women struggling for their own self- ters — and became an equally premature emblem of ceived contenders including Chung, Spike Lee (“Da 5 determination in “Da 5 Bloods,” “One Night in Miami …” their obsolescence and failure. Bloods”) and George C. Wolfe (“Ma Rainey’s Black Bot- and “Judas and the Black Messiah”; a movement of dis- We can only speculate about how the movies that were tom”). In the acting races, some of the most exciting and enfranchised workers embracing individualism (and held back would have fared with audiences or the motion oft-repeated names belong to performers of color like collectivism) in “Nomadland.” picture academy. But what seems to be inevitable is Chadwick Boseman, Viola Davis, Andra Day, Riz Ahmed, In a year without major studio competition — and with basically the opposite of what the proponents of a pop- Steven Yeun, Delroy Lindo, Yuh-Jung Youn, Daniel Ka- an ever-expanding, increasingly global voting member- ular-film Oscar could have possibly wanted: a best pic- luuya and Leslie Odom Jr. ship — the academy has never been in a better position to ture race largely devoid of “popular” films, at least in the It’s telling that one of the most inclusive award slates shake up the old norms and bring long-neglected tiers of conventionally understood sense of popularity. in memory could arise from a year when the studios were filmmaking to the fore. PAGE 18 • STARS AND STRIPES • Sunday, March 7, 2021 OPINION

Max D. Lederer Jr., Publisher Lt. Col. Marci Hoffman, Europe commander Lt. Col. Richard McClintic, Pacific commander A quiet US mobilization against China Caroline E. Miller, Europe Business Operations BY DAVID IGNATIUS fear that China’s so-called civil-military fu- “an alarming talent deficit” with China. Washington Post Writers Group sion will overwhelm American effort, unless The Biden administration embraces the WASHINGTON it’s matched. Eric Schmidt, the former Goo- thrust of the commission’s report but dis- EDITORIAL ast week’s report by a bipartisan gle chief executive who chaired the commis- agrees on some details. The White House Terry Leonard, Editor commission on artificial intelli- sion, argued in congressional testimony last would prefer to channel the new initiatives [email protected] gence is an early sign of what could month that “the threat of Chinese leadership through the existing interagency structure of become a major shift in America’s in key technology areas is a national crisis.” the National Security Council and the Nation- Robert H. Reid, Senior Managing Editor L economic strategy: Without much public de- Instead of leaving solutions to private compa- al Economic Council, rather than create an [email protected] bate, the United States is moving toward what nies, he urged, “we will need a hybrid ap- additional council. But the administration Tina Croley, Managing Editor for Content amounts to a U.S. version of industrial policy proach that more tightly aligns government supports many specific policy recommenda- [email protected] to compete with China on technology. and private-sector efforts to win.” tions in the commission’s 756-page report. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., one of the com- The commission’s recommendations are “This is the kind of bipartisan support we Sean Moores, Managing Editor for Presentation [email protected] mission’s chief sponsors, put the new vision important because the panel included many hope can drive new investment” in AI and succinctly in a December 2019 speech. He tech luminaries, such as Safra Catz, chief ex- other emerging technologies, said a senior Joe Gromelski, Managing Editor for Digital said it was time to recognize “the perils of ecutive of Oracle; Eric Horvitz, chief scien- administration official. [email protected] free-market fundamentalism” in dealing tific officer of Microsoft; Andy Jassy, the The Biden administration also shares the with China and instead embrace “a 21st-cen- founder of Amazon Web Services who will commission’s enthusiasm for what the report BUREAU STAFF tury pro-American industrial policy.” That become Amazon’s chief executive this year; calls “a coalition of like-minded” nations to revisionist thinking now animates the Biden and Andrew Moore, head of Google’s Cloud advance the development and use of AI and Europe/Mideast administration, senior members of Congress Artificial Intelligence unit. The report recom- emerging technologies “that comports with Erik Slavin, Europe & Mideast Bureau Chief [email protected] and some leading technology executives. mended that, by 2026, nationally funded AI democratic values.” But because some Eu- +49(0)631.3615.9350; DSN (314)583.9350 Like some other big paradigm shifts, this research and development spending should ropean and Asian allies have recently ex- Pacific one has become obvious only as it began to total $32 billion. pressed anxiety about joining an explicit alli- Aaron Kidd, Pacific Bureau Chief displace the old laissez-faire approach to Chi- The government’s role in funding break- ance of “techno-democracies” against China, [email protected] na. Behind the scenes, there’s broad congres- through technologies has been obvious in the this coalition is likely to operate through ex- +81.42.552.2511 ext. 88380; DSN (315)227.7380 sional support for the activist stance in both past. The most obvious example is the Man- isting structures, such as the Group of Seven; Washington parties: Nineteen of the commission’s recom- hattan Project’s development of nuclear the “Quad” security partnership of India, Ja- Joseph Cacchioli, Washington Bureau Chief mendations were quietly inserted in the de- weapons. Government money also drove the pan, Australia and the United States; and bi- [email protected] (+1)(202)886-0033 fense authorization act passed in January, in- space program, developed the Internet and lateral relations with the European Union Brian Bowers, Assistant Managing Editor, News cluding what could be billions of dollars in built the infrastructure for national and glob- and its member countries. [email protected] spending for new semiconductor fabrication al commerce. Government intervention be- The trick will be keeping the U.S. economy plants in the United States. came anathema during the tech and financial open enough that it continues to draw the CIRCULATION The changes that artificial intelligence will booms of recent decades, but the pendulum world’s most talented people, even as officials Mideast bring to everything that touches digital tech- seems to have swung. move to protect America’s lead in key tech- Robert Reismann, Mideast Circulation Manager nology dazzle even the most buttoned-down The scale of the proposed mobilization isn’t nologies. [email protected] experts in the field. That’s why members of another Manhattan Project, but it’s similar. The industrial policy the AI commission [email protected] the commission and others close to this issue The commission recommends a new technol- recommends could unlock talent and innova- DSN (314)583-9111 are so agitated about the need for radically in- ogy competitiveness council chaired by the tion. But if officials aren’t careful, govern- Europe creased U.S. efforts: They literally think our vice president; a steering committee on ment intervention could also afflict our best Karen Lewis, Community Engagement Manager future is at stake, militarily, economically and emerging technology to drive change at the companies with the dead weight and dys- [email protected] [email protected] even politically. Pentagon and the intelligence agencies; and function of our broken political system. We +49(0)631.3615.9090; DSN (314)583.9090 What’s driving the move toward govern- major changes in immigration and education need government to spawn brainpower, not Pacific ment-directed investment in technology is a policies to address what the commission calls bureaucracy. Mari Mori, [email protected] +81-3 6385.3171; DSN (315)227.7333 CONTACT US The mildly encouraging minimum-wage debate Washington BY GEORGE F. WILL tel: (+1)202.886.0003 months, more than 1 in 6 restaurants closed dent’s. 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COLLEGE FOOTBALL COLLEGE BASKETBALL COLLEGE HOCKEY AUTO RACING PRO BASEBALL Sunday’s games Friday’s men’s scores Friday’s scores Bucked Up 200 Spring training EAST EAST EAST NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series Thursday’s games Boston College 4, Northeastern 2 Friday Baltimore 6, Boston 3 Sacred Heart at Duquesne Buffalo 81, Kent St. 67 Maine 3, UMass 3, OT, (Maine wins shoo- At Las Vegas Motor Speedway Wagner at Merrimack College, ppd. Canisius 76, Siena 75 Las Vegas Detroit 8, Toronto 2 tout 2-1) Tampa Bay 5, Minnesota 2 Bryant at LIU Fairfield 85, Manhattan 67 Quinnipiac 4, Colgate 2 Lap length: 1.50 miles Marshall 75, Charlotte 67 Pittsburgh 6, Atlanta 1 SOUTH UConn 5, Providence 3 (Start position in parentheses) Philadelphia 15, N.Y. Yankees 0 Monmouth (NJ) 65, Rider 62 MIDWEST E. Illinois (0-1) at UT Martin (0-1) Morgan St. 92, Delaware St. 67 1. (3) John H. Nemechek, Toyota, 134 N.Y. Mets 8, Washington 4 Jacksonville St. (4-1) at Tennessee St. St. Bonaventure 75, Duquesne 59 Arizona St. 5, Ohio St. 0 laps, 59 points. Texas 5, San Diego 3 (0-1) St. Peter’s 66, Quinnipiac 64 Wisconsin 4, Michigan St. 0 2. (29) Kyle Busch, Toyota, 134, 0. San Francisco 3, Chicago White Sox 1 Michigan 5, Minnesota 2 3. (31) Austin Hill, Toyota, 134, 39. MIDWEST Colorado 9, Seattle 9 SOUTH Minnesota St. 2, Michigan Tech 1 4. (9) Stewart Friesen, Toyota, 134, 47. Cleveland 5, Milwaukee 1 Murray St. (1-0) at SE Missouri (1-1) Appalachian St. 67, UALR 60 Notre Dame 5, Penn State 2 5. (4) Matt Crafton, Toyota, 134, 47. Arizona 9, L.A. Angels 2 6. (32) Zane Smith, Chevrolet, 134, 31. FAR WEST Ark.-Pine Bluff 82, MVSU 59 Omaha 3, North Dakota 2, OT Houston 14, St. Louis 0 Belmont 72, Jacksonville St. 69 7. (18) Grant Enfinger, Chevrolet, 134, 35. Kansas City 5, Cincinnati 3 Dixie State (1-0) vs. New Mexico St. (0-1) Davidson 99, George Mason 67 TENNIS 8. (40) Parker Kligerman, Chevrolet, 134, Chicago Cubs 7, L.A. Dodgers 0 29. at El Paso, Texas FAU 63, Middle Tennessee 54 Friday’s games Georgia Tech 75, Wake Forest 63 Argentina Open 9. (5) Christian Eckes, Toyota, 134, 35. Friday’s score Liberty 77, Stetson 64 10. (1) Ben Rhodes, Toyota, 134, 36. Boston 6, Tampa Bay 5 Mercer 87, Samford 59 Friday 11. (17) Brett Moffitt, Chevrolet, 134, 26. Philadelphia 3, Pittsburgh 0 EAST Miami 80, Boston College 76 At Buenos Aires Lawn Tennis Club 12. (22) Tanner Gray, Ford, 134, 25. Atlanta 4, Minnesota 0 13. (6) Todd Gilliland, Ford, 134, 24. Detroit 1, N.Y. Yankees 1 Albany (NY) 24, New Hampshire 20 Morehead St. 67, E. Kentucky 64 Buenos Aires North Alabama 96, Florida Gulf Coast 81 Purse: $329,550 14. (12) Austin Wayne Self, Chevrolet, Miami 1, Houston 0 Old Dominion 71, W. Kentucky 69 Surface: Red clay 134, 23. Toronto 13, Baltimore 4 DEALS L.A. Dodgers 7, Kansas City 5 South Alabama 80, Louisiana-Monroe 72 Men’s Singles 15. (11) Johnny Sauter, Toyota, 134, 22. 16. (19) Timothy Peters, Chevrolet, 134, Seattle 2, Chicago White Sox 2 The Citadel 100, W. Carolina 86 Quarterfinals Friday's transactions VCU 73, Dayton 68 21. L.A. Angels 7, Oakland 3 Albert Ramos-Vinolas (5), Spain, def. Su- 17. (26) Danny Bohn, Toyota, 134, 20. Cleveland 10, Chicago Cubs 4 BASEBALL MIDWEST mit Nagal, India, 4-6, 6-2, 7-5. 18. (2) Sheldon Creed, Chevrolet, 134, 28. Milwaukee 12, Colorado 3 Major League Baseball Chicago 73, S. Illinois 49 Francisco Cerundolo, Argentina, def. Pa- 19. (7) Chandler Smith, Toyota, 134, 20. Washington 7, St. Louis 6 MLB — Suspended free agent RHP Sam E. Michigan 64, W. Michigan 63 blo Andujar (6), Spain, 1-6, 6-3, 6-2. 20. (20) Tate Fogleman, Chevrolet, 134, Arizona 5, Cincinnati 3 Dyson for the 2021 season and postseason Indiana St. 53, Evansville 43 Miomir Kecmanovic (4), Serbia, def. Las- 17. San Diego 9, San Francisco 3 lo Djere (7), Serbia, 6-4, 7-6 (6). for a violation of Major League Baseball's Missouri St. 66, Valparaiso 55 21. (23) Dawson Cram, Chevrolet, 134, 16. Saturday’s games Joint Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault N. Illinois 79, Cent. Michigan 74 Diego Schwartzman (1), Argentina, def. 22. (33) Spencer Boyd, Chevrolet, 134, 15. and Child Abuse Policy. Saint Louis 86, UMass 72 Jaume Munar, Spain, 6-2, 7-5. 23. (21) Chase Purdy, Chevrolet, 134, 14. Minnesota vs. Boston at Fort Myers, Fla. American League Toledo 89, Ball St. 70 Men’s Doubles 24. (10) Carson Hocevar, Chevrolet, 133, Atlanta vs. Tampa Bay at Port Charlotte, Quarterfinals Fla. BOSTON RED SOX — Agreed to terms SOUTHWEST 13. with Cs Ronaldo Hernandez and Connor Gonzalo Escobar, Ecuador, and Ariel Be- 25. (15) Kris Wright, Chevrolet, 132, 12. N.Y. Yankees vs. Pittsburgh at Braden- Wong, OFs Jeisson Rosario, Alex Verdugo Arkansas St. 62, Georgia Southern 58 har (4), Uruguay, def. Oliver Marach, Aus- 26. (39) BJ McLeod, Toyota, 132, 0. ton, Fla. and Marcus Wilson, INFs Jonathan Arauz, Rice 80, Our Lady of the Lake 77 tria, and Luis David Martinez, Venezuela, 27. (28) Jordan Anderson, Chevrolet, 132, Washington vs. Miami at Jupiter, Fla. Christian Arroyo, Michael Chavis, Bobby Troy 91, Texas-Arlington 86 6-2, 7-6 (3). 0. Philadelphia vs. Toronto at Dunedin, Fla. Dalbec and Hudson Potts, and Ps Eduard UAB 65, North Texas 51 Men’s Doubles 28. (30) Hailie Deegan, Ford, 130, 9. Chicago White Sox vs. Cleveland at Bazardo, Colten Brewer, Jay Groome, Dar- Semifinals 29. (34) Jennifer Jo Cobb, Chevrolet, 130, Goodyear, Ariz. FAR WEST San Diego vs. L.A. Dodgers at Glendale, winzon Hernandez, Tanner Houck, Bryan Nikola Cacic, Serbia, and Tomislav Brkic, 8. E. Washington 75, Idaho St. 62 Bosnia-Herzegovina, def. Joao Sousa, Por- 30. (13) Raphael Lessard, Chevrolet, 130, Ariz. Mata, Nick Pivetta, John Schreiber, Connor Kansas City vs. San Francisco at Scotts- Seabold, Josh Taylor, Phillips Valdez, and Hawaii 73, UC Davis 68 tugal, and Dominik Koepfer, Germany, 3-6, 7. Loyola Marymount 70, San Francisco 66 7-6 (5), 10-5. 31. (37) Jesse Iwuji, Chevrolet, 129, 6. dale, Ariz. Garrett Whitlock on one-year contracts. Oakland vs. Seattle at Peoria, Ariz. KANSAS CITY ROYALS — Agreed to Montana 92, WPC 61 32. (8) Derek Kraus, Toyota, 126, 5. Montana St. 77, Sacramento St. 75 33. (35) Norm Benning, Chevrolet, 123, 4. Chicago Cubs vs. Milwaukee at Phoenix terms with OF Jarrod Dyson to a one-year Qatar Open Colorado vs. L.A. Angels at Tempe, Ariz. contract. Nevada 85, Colorado St. 82 34. (16) Tyler Ankrum, Chevrolet, acci- New Mexico St. 76, Dixie St. 66 Friday dent, 122, 4. Texas vs. Arizona at Scottsdale, Ariz. LOS ANGELES ANGELS — Assigned RHP Detroit vs. Baltimore at Sarasota, Fla. Gerardo Reyes outright to Salt Lake (Tri- Santa Clara 95, Portland 86 At Khalifa International Tennis and 35. (25) Tyler Hill, Chevrolet, accident, Seattle 80, Cal Baptist 79 Squash Complex 112, 2. N.Y. Mets vs. Houston at West Palm ple-A West). Beach, Fla. National League Tarleton St. 65, Texas Rio Grande Valley Doha, Qatar 36. (27) Cory Roper, Ford, accident, 111, 47 Purse: $564,530 1. Sunday’s games ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS — Released UC Irvine 71, Long Beach St. 68, OT OF Drew Weeks. Surface: Hardcourt outdoor 37. (38) Bret Holmes, Chevrolet, garage, Baltimore vs. Pittsburgh at Bradenton, BASKETBALL UC Riverside 72, CS Northridge 68 Women’s Singles 106, 1. UC San Diego 89, Cal St.-Fullerton 85 Fla. National Basketball Association Semifinals 38. (24) Ryan Truex, Chevrolet, garage, Houston vs. St. Louis at Jupiter, Fla. UC Santa Barbara 71, Cal Poly 57 103, 1. NBA — Fined both Utah G Donovan Utah Valley St. 59, Grand Canyon 55 Garbine Muguruza, Spain, def. Victoria Toronto vs. Detroit at Lakeland, Fla. Mitchell for public criticism of the officiat- Azarenka (8), Belarus, walkover. 39. (14) David Gilliland, Ford, accident, Tampa Bay vs. Minnesota at Fort Myers, ing and his conduct while exiting the court Friday’s women’s scores Petra Kvitova (4), Czech Republic, def. 96, 8. Fla. and Utah C Ruby Gobert for public criti- Jessica Pegula, United States, 6-4, 6-4. 40. (36) Conor Daly, Chevrolet, accident, Boston vs. Atlanta at North Port, Fla. Women’s Doubles 68, 1. cism of the officiating after a game EAST Philadelphia vs. N.Y. Yankees at Tampa, against Philadelphia on March 3. Championship Fla. DETROIT PISTONS — Agreed to terms Fairleigh Dickinson 64, Bryant 58 Nicole Melichar, United States, and Race Statistics Miami vs. N.Y. Mets at Port St. Lucie, Fla. with F Blake Griffin on a contract buyout Iona 65, Monmouth (NJ) 51 Demi Schuurs (2), Netherlands, def. Mon- Average Speed of Race Winner: 96.133 San Francisco vs. Cincinnati at and placed him on waivers. Merrimack 64, Sacred Heart 57 ica Niculescu, Romania, and Jelena Osta- mph. Goodyear, Ariz. FOOTBALL Providence 63, Butler 61 penko, Latvia, 6-2, 2-6, 10-8. Time of Race: 2 hours, 5 minutes, 27 sec- Colorado vs. Chicago White Sox at Glen- National Football League Rutgers 71, Ohio St. 63 onds. dale, Ariz. — Released K St. Francis (Pa.) 69, CCSU 62 Margin of Victory: 0.686 seconds. Cleveland vs. Oakland at Mesa, Ariz. ARIZONA CARDINALS St. John’s 65, Xavier 57 ABN Amro World Tournament Zane Gonzalez. Caution Flags: 9 for 48 laps. L.A. Dodgers vs. Texas at Surprise, Ariz. St. Peter’s 58, Marist 51 Friday Lead Changes: 9 among 5 drivers. Kansas City vs. San Diego at Peoria, Ariz. BUFFALO BILLS — Signed S Micah Hyde Wagner 73, Mount St. Mary’s 68, 2OT to a two-year contract extension. At Ahoy Rotterdam Lap Leaders: B.Rhodes 0; S.Creed 1-6; Chicago Cubs vs. Arizona at Scottsdale, — Released C B.J. SOUTH Rotterdam, Netherlands J.Nemechek 7-32; S.Creed 33; J.Nemechek Ariz. CINCINNATI BENGALS Seattle vs. L.A. Angels at Tempe, Ariz. Finney. Purse: Euro 980,580 34-47; K.Busch 48-63; S.Friesen 64-67; J.Ne- Appalachian St. 70, Louisiana-Monroe Surface: Hardcourt indoor LOS ANGELES CHARGERS — Sign K Tris- 60 mechek 68-90; B.Moffitt 91-103; J.Neme- GOLF tan Vizcaino to a one-year contract. Ark.-Pine Bluff 57, MVSU 53 Men’s Singles chek 104-134 MINNESOTA VIKINGS — Waived CBs Tae Belmont 67, Murray St. 49 Quarterfinals Leaders Summary (Driver, Times Led, Hayes and Cordrea Tankersley. FAU 77, Charlotte 73 Stefanos Tsitsipas (2), Greece, def. Ka- Laps Led): J.Nemechek, 4 times for 94 laps; Arnold Palmer Invitational SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS — Signed TE Ross Florida Gulf Coast 80, Liberty 60 ren Khachanov, Russia, 4-6, 6-3, 7-5. K.Busch, 1 time for 16 laps; B.Moffitt, 1 time Andrey Rublev (4), Russia, def. Jeremy for 13 laps; S.Creed, 2 times for 7 laps; PGA Tour Dwelley and S Marcell Harris to one-year Georgia 78, Kentucky 66 Friday contract extensions. Waived the contract Chardy, France, 7-6 (2), 6-7 (2), 6-4. S.Friesen, 1 time for 4 laps. Georgia Tech 60, Clemson 57 At Bay Hill Club and Lodge of LB Mark Nzeocha. Kennesaw St. 78, Lipscomb 62 Borna Coric, Croatia, def. Kei Nishikori, Wins: B.Rhodes, 2; J.Nemechek, 1. TENNESSEE TITANS — Agreed to terms Japan, 7-6 (2), 7-6 (4). Top 16 in Points: 1. J.Nemechek, 150; 2. Orlando, Fla. Louisville 65, Wake Forest 53 Purse: $9.3 million with FB Khari Blasingame on a one-year Mercer 81, Furman 71 Men’s Doubles B.Rhodes, 136; 3. S.Creed, 115; 4. M.Craf- contract. Middle Tennessee 61, Marshall 54 Quarterfinals ton, 110; 5. C.Smith, 90; 6. S.Friesen, 80; 7. Yardage: 7,409; Par: 72 WASHINGTON FOOTBALL TEAM — Re- NC State 68, Virginia Tech 55 Nikola Mektic and Mate Pavic (2), Croa- G.Enfinger, 71; 8. T.Gilliland, 69; 9. J.Sauter, Second Round leased QB Alex Smith. Old Dominion 57, W. Kentucky 55 tia, def. Pierre-Hugues Herbert, France, 69; 10. C.Hocevar, 68; 11. A.Self, 68; 12. Corey Conners 66-69—135 -9 HOCKEY South Alabama 73, Arkansas St. 64 and Jan-Lennard Struff, Germany, 3-6, 6-3, A.Hill, 65; 13. C.Eckes, 62; 14. Z.Smith, 61; 15. Martin Laird 69-67—136 -8 National Hockey League South Carolina 75, Alabama 63 10-7. R.Lessard, 61; 16. B.Moffitt, 57. Viktor Hovland 69-68—137 -7 NHL — Fined Carolina D Brett Pesce for a Stetson 89, Jacksonville 64 Edouard Roger-Vasselin, France, and Rory McIlroy 66-71—137 -7 Henri Kontinen, Finland, def. Stefanos dangerous trip of Detroit F Robby Fabbri Syracuse 68, Florida St. 67 Lanto Griffin 69-68—137 -7 during a March 3 game. Tennessee 77, Mississippi 72 Tsitsipas and Petros Tsitsipas, Greece, Pennzoil 400 lineup Bryson DeChambeau 67-71—138 -6 CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS — Placed Fs An- UNC-Wilmington 75, Towson 65 6-2, 7-6 (4). NASCAR Cup Series drew Shaw and Zach Smith on long-term UT Martin 69, Tennessee Tech 56 After Saturday qualifying; race Sunday Paul Casey 70-69—139 -5 injured reserve. Wofford 75, ETSU 64 Lyon Open At Las Vegas Motor Speedway Sungjae Im 69-70—139 -5 COLORADO AVALANCHE — Recalled G MIDWEST Las Vegas Justin Rose 71-68—139 -5 Peyton Jones from minor league taxi Friday Bradley 86, Indiana St. 52 At Palais des Sports Gerland Lap length: 1.50 miles Jordan Spieth 70-69—139 -5 squad. Assigned G Adam Werner to Col- (Car number in parentheses) Christiaan Bezuidenhout 70-70—140 -4 orado (AHL). Creighton 56, Georgetown 42 Lyon, France Drake 77, Valparaiso 67 Purse: Euro 189,708 1. (4) Kevin Harvick, Ford, .000 mph. Lee Westwood 69-71—140 -4 DALLAS STARS — Designated LW Tanner 2. (24) William Byron, Chevrolet, .000. Kero for the minor league taxi squad. Illinois 72, Minnesota 64 Surface: Hardcourt indoor Richy Werenski 71-69—140 -4 Illinois St. 64, Loyola of Chicago 61 Women’s Singles 3. (5) Kyle Larson, Chevrolet, .000. DETROIT RED WINGS — Assigned C Mi- 4. (19) Martin Truex Jr, Toyota, .000. Matthew Fitzpatrick 69-71—140 -4 chael Rasmussen to Grand Rapids (AHL). Missouri St. 87, Evansville 54 Quarterfinals N. Iowa 67, S. Illinois 56 5. (34) Michael McDowell, Ford, .000. Max Homa 70-70—140 -4 Reassigned D Gustav Lindstrom to the mi- Clara Tauson, Denmark, def. Camila 6. (11) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, .000. Jazz Janewattananond 75-65—140 -4 nor league taxi squad. New Mexico St. 73, Chicago St. 40 Giorgi, Italy, 6-3, 6-1. North Florida 76, Bellarmine 73 7. (1) Kurt Busch, Chevrolet, .000. Tommy Fleetwood 70-70—140 -4 NASHVILLE PREDATORS — Recalled LW Paula Badosa (7), Spain, def. Kristina 8. (9) Chase Elliott, Chevrolet, .000. Tanner Jeannot from minor league taxi SOUTHWEST Mladenovic (4), France, 7-5, 6-7 (5), 6-2. 9. (48) Alex Bowman, Chevrolet, .000. squad. Loaned G Connor Ingram to Chica- Rio Grande 62, Tarleton St. 56 Fiona Ferro (2), France, def. Clara Burel, 10. (2) Brad Keselowski, Ford, .000. Drive On Championship go (AHL). Texas A&M 77, LSU 58 France, 2-6, 6-1, 6-3. 11. (8) Tyler Reddick, Chevrolet, .000. Viktorija Golubic, Switzerland, def. LPGA Tour NEW JERSEY DEVILS — Loaned F Michael Texas State 94, Georgia Southern 61 12. (3) Austin Dillon, Chevrolet, .000. Friday McLeod to the minor league taxi squad. Greet Minnen, Belgium, 6-3, 7-6 (0). UALR 75, Coastal Carolina 64 13. (6) Ryan Newman, Ford, .000. At Golden Ocala Golf and Equestrian Club Assigned F Brett Seney from Binghamton Women’s Doubles 14. (18) Kyle Busch, Toyota, .000. (AHL) to the taxi squad. Reassigned D Josh FAR WEST Semifinals Orlando, Fla. 15. (22) Joey Logano, Ford, .000. Purse: $1.5 million Jacobs to Binghamton (AHL). Cal Poly 76, UC Santa Barbara 46 Arantxa Rus, Netherlands, and Viktoria 16. (20) Christopher Bell, Toyota, .000. OTTAWA SENATORS — Designated D Cal St.-Fullerton 60, UC San Diego 57 Kuzmova (1), Slovakia, def. Lidziya Maro- Yardage: 6,526; Par: 72 17. (47) Ricky Stenhouse Jr, Chevrolet, Second Round Erik Brannstrom to the minor league taxi California Baptist 66, Seattle 64 zava, Belarus, and Anna Danilina, Kazakh- .000. squad. Idaho 92, Montana 72 stan, 6-3, 6-3. 18. (17) Chris Buescher, Ford, .000. Jennifer Kupcho 67-67—134 -10 PITTSBURGH PENGUINS — Loaned D Idaho St. 86, E. Washington 51 19. (37) Ryan Preece, Chevrolet, .000. Austin Ernst 67-67—134 -10 Pierre-Olivier Joseph and LW Drew O'Con- Loyola Marymount 74, Portland 56 PRO FOOTBALL 20. (41) Cole Custer, Ford, .000. Carlota Ciganda 71-65—136 -8 nor to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (AHL). Montana St. 81, Sacramento St. 66 21. (42) Ross Chastain, Chevrolet, .000. Nelly Korda 67-70—137 -7 SAN JOSE SHARKS — Recalled RW N. Colorado 71, Weber St. 66 NFL calendar 22. (99) Daniel Suarez, Chevrolet, .000. Jenny Coleman 70-69—139 -5 Steenn Pasichmnuk from Allen (ECHL) New Mexico 71, Colorado St. 62 23. (23) Bubba Wallace, Toyota, .000. Yu Liu 70-70—140 -4 loan. Reassigned LW Dillon Hamaliuk to Portland St. 60, S. Utah 57 TBA — NFL scouting combine. 24. (14) Chase Briscoe, Ford, .000. Kelowna (WHL). Recalled RW Kurtis Ga- Saint Mary’s (Cal) 69, Pacific 55 March 9 — Deadline for clubs to desig- 25. (77) Justin Haley, Chevrolet, .000. Ashleigh Buhai 70-70—140 -4 briel and C Joel Kellman from the minor Stanford 79, Oregon St. 45 nate franchise or transition players before 26. (12) Ryan Blaney, Ford, .000. Patty Tavatanakit 70-70—140 -4 league taxi squad. UC Irvine 79, Long Beach St. 70 4 p.m. (ET) 27. (38) Anthony Alfredo, Ford, .000. Leona Maguire 69-71—140 -4 Major League Soccer UCLA 58, Arizona 49 March 17 — Free Agency and Trading pe- 28. (10) Aric Almirola, Ford, .000. Jaye Marie Green 68-72—140 -4 COLORADO RAPIDS — Signed D Sam riods begin at 4 p.m. (ET) 29. (43) Erik Jones, Chevrolet, .000. Cheyenne Knight 71-70—141 -3 Vines to a four-year contract and F Diego AP SPORTLIGHT April 5 — Clubs with new head coaches 30. (21) Matt DiBenedetto, Ford, .000. Rubio to a two-year contract extension. may begin offseason workout programs. 31. (53) Garrett Smithley, Ford, .000. Katherine Kirk 69-72—141 -3 NEW ENGLAND REVOLUTION — Signed F April 19 — Clubs with returning head 32. (51) Cody Ware, Chevrolet, .000. Mi Jung Hur 69-72—141 -3 Edward Kizza to a one-year contract. March 7 coaches may begin offseason workout 33. (7) Corey Lajoie, Chevrolet, .000. Lydia Ko 69-72—141 -3 NEW YORK RED BULLS — Signed W Cam- 1954 — The Minneapolis Lakers and Mil- programs. 34. (78) BJ McLeod, Ford, .000. Megan Khang 69-72—141 -3 eron Harper to a three-year contract. waukee Hawks experiment with the bas- April 23 — Deadline for restricted free 35. (52) Josh Bilicki, Ford, .000. Gaby Lopez 69-72—141 -3 PHILADELPHIA UNION — Agreed to kets raised from 10 feet to 12 feet during agents to sign offer sheets. 36. (00) Quin Houff, Chevrolet, .000. terms with G Joe Bendik on a one-year an exhibition game. George Mikan and the April 29-May 1 — NFL Draft and Annual 37. (15) Joey Gase, Chevrolet, .000. Danielle Kang 72-70—142 -2 contract. Lakers win 65-63. league meeting, Cleveland. 38. (66) Timmy Hill, Ford, .000. Sei Young Kim 72-70—142 -2 PAGE 20 • STARS AND STRIPES • Sunday, March 7, 2021 NHL

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East Division GP WLOT Pts GF GA N.Y. Islanders 23 13 6 4 30 63 52 Washington 23 13 6 4 30 76 75 Bruins get revenge on Capitals Boston 21 13 5 3 29 65 53 Philadelphia 20 12 5 3 27 67 62 Associated Press Pittsburgh 22 12 9 1 25 68 71 N.Y. Rangers 21 9 9 3 21 59 55 BOSTON — Brad Marchand had two goals New Jersey 19 7 10 2 16 47 60 and an assist and the Boston Bruins responded Buffalo 21 6 12 3 15 48 65 to a head shot from Capitals forward Tom Wil- Central Division son with a three-goal second period to beat GP WLOT Pts GF GA Washington 5-1 on Friday night. Tampa Bay 22 16 4 2 34 77 45 Two days after Alex Ovechkin slashed Trent Carolina 23 16 6 1 33 81 62 Frederic in the groin, the game again took an Florida 22 14 4 4 32 72 64 ugly turn when Wilson smashed Brandon Car- Chicago 25 13 7 5 31 79 74 lo’s head into the glass with 90 seconds left in Columbus 25 10 10 5 25 69 80 Nashville 23 10 13 0 20 55 73 the first period. Bruins coach Bruce Cassidy Detroit 26 7 16 3 17 54 87 said Carlo left the arena in an ambulance and Dallas 18 6 8 4 16 48 50 went to a hospital but could not confirm that it West Division was a concussion. GP WLOT Pts GF GA Frederic and Jarred Tinordi fought Wilson Vegas 20 15 4 1 31 66 45 in the game, but the real revenge was the scor- St. Louis 24 14 8 2 30 78 75 ing. Colorado 21 13 7 1 27 64 50 Carlo went down late in the first period after Minnesota 21 13 7 1 27 67 55 Wilson went hands-high to his head in the cor- Los Angeles 22 9 8 5 23 64 62 Arizona 23 10 10 3 23 60 71 ner behind the Boston net. Carlo absorbed a San Jose 21 8 10 3 19 63 82 cross-check from Vrana on his way to the ice Anaheim 24 6 12 6 18 50 72 and remained there for several minutes. No North Division penalty was called. GP WLOT Pts GF GA Golden Knights 5, Sharks 4 (OT):Max Pa- Toronto 25 18 5 2 38 88 59 cioretty scored his second goal of the game in MICHAEL DWYER/AP Winnipeg 23 15 7 1 31 78 62 overtime and visiting Vegas recovered to win The Bruins’ Brandon Carlo is helped off the ice during the first period of Friday’s game againstEdmonton 25 14 11 0 28 80 78 after allowing a tying goal late in the third peri- the Washington in Boston. Carlo was taken to the hospital. Montreal 22 10 6 6 26 71 65 od. Calgary 24 11 11 2 24 66 73 Blackhawks 4, Lightning 3 (SO): Philipp overtime, Philipp Grubauer made 26 saves and Louis past Los Angeles. Vancouver 27 10 15 2 22 77 91 Ottawa 26 8 17 1 17 70 102 Kurashev scored the only goal in a shootout in host Colorado overcame a two-goal deficit to Wild 5, Coyotes 1: Mats Zuccarello had a Thursday’s games host Chicago’s victory over Tampa Bay. beat Anaheim. goal and an assist, Kaapo Kahkonen stopped 24 N.Y. Islanders 5, Buffalo 2 Avalanche 3, Ducks 2 (OT):Valeri Nichush- Blues 3, Kings 2 (OT): Mike Hoffman shots and visiting Minnesota jumped on Arizo- Winnipeg 4, Montreal 3, OT Philadelphia 4, Pittsburgh 3 kin scored his second goal of the game 2:45 into scored 1:30 into overtime to lift visiting St. na early. N.Y. Rangers 6, New Jersey 1 Carolina 5, Detroit 2 Tampa Bay 3, Chicago 2, OT Florida 5, Nashville 4 Calgary 7, Ottawa 3 Vancouver 3, Toronto 1 Players voice support for women’s league Columbus 3, Dallas 2 Friday’s games Boston 5, Washington 1 BY JOHN WAWROW The association’s members have Chicago 4, Tampa Bay 3, SO Associated Press St. Louis 3, Los Angeles 2, OT balked at playing for the U.S.- Minnesota 5, Arizona 1 Jason Spezza would have jump- based six-team National Women’s Colorado 3, Anaheim 2, OT Vegas 5, San Jose 4, OT ed at the opportunity to voice his Hockey League, and instead have Saturday’s games support for women’s hockey even been holding a series of barnstorm- Buffalo at N.Y. Islanders if he didn’t have four daughters ing weekend events called the N.Y. Rangers at New Jersey Philadelphia at Pittsburgh growing up at home. “Dream Gap Tour.” Florida at Nashville Minnesota at Arizona The veteran Maple Leafs for- This year’s tour opened with Toronto at Vancouver Winnipeg at Montreal ward was a big fan of the women’s New Hampshire and Minnesota Anaheim at Colorado game long before he was married, playing two games, including one Columbus at Dallas St. Louis at Los Angeles dating to years ago when Spezza at- at Madison Square Garden on Sun- Calgary at Edmonton tended a pre-Winter Games tune- day, which was televised national- Vegas at San Jose up between Canada and the United ly in both the U.S. and Canada. This Sunday’s games Buffalo at N.Y. Islanders States at a rink in suburban Toron- weekend, the two PWHPA U.S. Tampa Bay at Chicago Florida at Carolina to. hub teams will play two games at New Jersey at Boston “It was one of the best hockey Chicago. Washington at Philadelphia N.Y. Rangers at Pittsburgh games I’ve watched,” he recalled The games represent a home- Nashville at Dallas Ottawa at Calgary this week. “There were 6,000 peo- FRANK GUNN/AP coming of sorts to U.S. national Monday’s games ple packed in the building. And it U.S. forward Brianna Decker celebrates scoring against Canada dur­ team member Brianna Decker, Vegas at Minnesota didn’t matter that it was males or ing a Rivalry Series game on Feb. 14, 2019 in Toronto. who grew up a Blackhawks fan in Arizona at Colorado Ottawa at Edmonton females. It was just a great hockey Wisconsin. St. Louis at San Jose game.” which we talk about quite a bit in It was a message echoed by Ed- “I’m super exited to play there,” Los Angeles at Anaheim Montreal at Vancouver That memory, coupled with the our house.” monton Oilers forward Kyle Tur- the two-time Olympian said, add- Tuesday’s games invested personal interest he has Titled “Stick In The Ground,” a ris, who participated in the video. ing, “my brothers are definitely N.Y. Rangers at Pittsburgh for his children, helped prompt one-minute video released last “I have two sons and a daughter, jealous.” Boston at N.Y. Islanders Buffalo at Philadelphia Spezza to be one of numerous NHL week features U.S. and Canadian and yeah, I think it’s important,” Decker is particularly im- New Jersey at Washington Nashville at Carolina players to participate in the Profes- women’s national team players, Turris said. “I want my daughter to pressed by the support the Florida at Columbus Winnipeg at Toronto sional Women’s Hockey Players’ NHL players, tennis great Billie grow up thinking she can run the PWHPA has generated from NHL Tampa Bay at Detroit Association’s latest campaign pro- Jean King and even Toronto May- world if she wants to do as well.” players and its franchises. Chicago at Dallas moting the need to establish a new or John Tory discussing the impor- Founded in May 2019 following “Kyle Turris saying he wants his Scoring leaders North American women’s league. tance of planting a stick to benefit the demise of the Canadian Hock- daughter to have the same oppor- “I think regardless if I have the future of women’s hockey. ey League, the PWHPA is made up tunities as himself, that’s what Through Friday daughters or not, I think it’s a really As PWHPA executive and of the world’s top female players we’re striving to do,” she said. GP GAPTS important cause,” Spezza said. Hockey Hall of Fame member Jay- united in a bid to establish a single “Right now, we have college hock- Connor McDavid, EDM 25 14 26 40 “But it definitely hits more close to na Hefford says in the video: “Ev- North American professional ey. And if you’re at the elite level, Leon Draisaitl, EDM 25 10 25 35 Patrick Kane, CHI 24 11 24 35 home for me with having four ery young girl deserves to have the league — ideally backed by the you make the national team. But af- Mitchell Marner, TOR 25 10 24 34 daughters and a wife, and women’s same visible hockey role models as NHL — with a long-term sustaina- ter college, you’re usually just done Mark Scheifele, WPG 23 11 21 32 rights and talking about equality, every young boy.” ble economic model. playing, which is sad.” Auston Matthews, TOR 22 18 13 31 Sunday, March 7, 2021 • STARS AND STRIPES • PAGE 21 SPORTS BRIEFS/COLLEGE FOOTBALL Kansas coach Miles put on administrative leave BY BRETT MARTEL Associated Press Kansas placed coach Les Miles on administrative leave Friday night, hours after a report released by LSU revealed school officials there considered firing him in 2013 because of his behavior with RINGO H.W. CHIU/AP female student workers. A law enforcement officer looks over a damaged vehicle following a “Even though the allegations rollover accident involving golfer Tiger Woods on Feb. 23. against him occurred at LSU, we take these matters very seriously BRIEFLY at KU,” Kansas athletic director Jeff Long said in a statement. “Now that we have access to this Affidavit: Man found Woods information, we will take the com- ing days to fully review the materi- unconscious after crash al and to see if any additional infor- mation is available. I do not want to Associated Press Prosecutors won’t pursue speculate on a timeline for our re- ROLLING HILLS ESTATES, view because it is imperative we Calif. — Tiger Woods was uncon- charges against Miller do our due diligence.” scious in a mangled SUV after he DENVER — Prosecutors said Miles is entering his third year crashed the vehicle in Southern Friday that Broncos star lineback- as Kansas coach, and coming off a California last week, according to er Von Miller won’t face criminal winless 2020 season. He was coach BUTCH DILL/AP a court document that also re- charges following an investigation at LSU for 11-plus years before be- Then­LSU head coach Les Miles talks with referees during a game vealed a nearby resident and not a by police in a Denver suburb. ing fired four games into the 2016 against Auburn on Sept. 24, 2016. sheriff’s deputy was first on the In a statement, the District At- season. scene. torney’s Office of the 18th Judicial The 67-year-old Miles has de- guilty of “insubordination, inap- led the Husch Blackwell review, The witness, who lives near the District said it decided not to file nied allegations he made sexual propriate behavior, putting the said that while LSU does not have a accident scene in Rolling Hills Es- charges after reviewing the find- advances toward students and has university, athletic dept (cq) and monopoly on mishandling sexual tates just outside Los Angeles, ings of a criminal case submitted said he merely sought to serve as a football program at great risk.” misconduct cases, the university heard the crash and walked to the by police in Parker. mentor for students who ex- The Taylor Porter review had “has been very slow to develop SUV, Los Angeles County sheriff’s Miller, who turns 32 in three pressed an interest in pursuing ca- been kept confidential for about policies and infrastructure and Deputy Johann Schloegl wrote in weeks, is heading into the final reers in sports. eight years until a redacted ver- personnel that was really re- the affidavit. The man told depu- season of the six-year, $114.5 mil- Earlier in the day, LSU released sion of it was released this week af- quired” to ensure compliance with ties that Woods had lost conscious- lion deal he signed in 2016. a law firm’s 148-page review of ter a lawsuit filed by USA Today. federal Title IX laws. Those laws ness and did not respond to his The Broncos have until March how the university has handled Miles was hired by LSU in 2005 deal broadly with gender equity in questions. 16 to exercise his 2021 option, sexual misconduct complaints. and won a national title in 2007. education and also apply to in- which would guarantee $7 million The first deputy, Carlos Gonza- Then-athletic director Joe Alle- The Husch Blackwell report, stances of sexual violence or ha- of his $17.5 million base salary. lez, arrived minutes later the va’s 2013 recommendation to for- which revisits the Miles investiga- rassment at educational institu- morning of Feb. 23 and has said Pitcher Dyson suspended mer LSU President F. King Alex- tion, also describes how the for- tions. Woods appeared to be in shock but for domestic violence ander to fire Miles is detailed in mer coach “tried to sexualize the Schneider found that LSU lead- was conscious and able to answer the report by the Husch Blackwell staff of student workers in the foot- ership “responded in a lackluster basic questions. Woods suffered NEW YORK — Pitcher Sam law firm. The report offers a scath- ball program by, for instance, al- fashion” when officials who han- Dyson was suspended for the 2021 severe injuries to his right leg and ing view of the resources and at- legedly demanding that he wanted dled Title IX compliance request- season by Major League Baseball cuts to his face. tention LSU has dedicated to com- blondes with big breasts, and ed more resources. on Friday under the domestic vio- Woods told deputies — both at plaints of sexual misconduct and ‘pretty girls.’ ” “The university’s Title IX office lence policy of the league and the the wreckage and later at the hos- violence against women campus- Meanwhile, LSU has not fired was never staffed appropriately,” players’ association. pital — that he did not know how wide. any current employees whose con- he said. “We’re not the first people The 32-year-old free agent last the crash occurred and didn’t re- LSU suspended executive depu- duct was criticized in the Husch to note that and flag this issue to the played in 2019 for San Francisco member driving, according to the ty athletic director Verge Ausber- Blackwell report. leadership of the university. It has and Minnesota. affidavit. ry 30 days and senior associate Interim President Tom Galligan been repeatedly addressed to the MLB began investigating Dys- ‘Miracle’ star Pavelich on in 2019 after a woman wrote athletic director Miriam Segar 21 said during an LSU Board of Su- leadership of the university and days. Both are suspended without pervisors meeting Friday in Baton seemingly nothing has been done dies at treatment home two lengthy social media posts al- leging domestic violence by an un- pay and ordered to undergo sexual Rouge, La., that he sought to be fair to remedy it up until this point.” MINNEAPOLIS — Mark Pavel- named individual. The woman lat- violence training. in issuing discipline. Galligan The report said allegations ich, the speedy center from the er told The Athletic that Dyson Miles was investigated after two stressed that the independent re- against LSU athletes were treated Iron Range who played on the physically abused her. female student workers in LSU’s port concluded that failures in re- no differently than those against “Miracle on Ice” Olympic hockey The Athletic reported she pro- football program accused the sponding to sexual misconduct non-athletes. However, Schneider team, has died at a treatment cen- vided photos showing bruises on coach of inappropriate behavior. complaints at LSU stemmed noted that star athletes tend to ter for mental illness. He was 63. her arms she said were caused by While that 2013 investigation by largely from ambiguous policies have inherent leverage over vic- Officials in Anoka County, Dyson. She also claimed Dyson the Taylor Porter law firm found and a lack of resources for “over- tims at schools where athletics are Minn., confirmed Friday that Pa- physically harmed her cat. Miles showed poor judgment, it burdened” employees tasked with highly valued. velich died at the Eagle’s Healing MLB said Dyson will participa- did not find violations of law or that handling such matters. Victims are “understandably Nest in Sauk Centre, Minn., on te in a confidential evaluation and he had a sexual relationship with “People will be unhappy either reluctant to participate in the Title Thursday morning. The cause and treatment program supervised by any students. Taylor Porter also way,” Galligan said of how the uni- IX process because they fear com- manner of death are still pending. its joint policy board. He became concluded it could not confirm one versity chooses to discipline em- munity backlash,” Schneider said. “We are saddened to hear about one of about 15 players disciplined student’s allegation that Miles ployees involved in the scandal. Galligan offered public apol- the passing of 1980 Olympic gold under the domestic violence poli- kissed her while they were in the Galligan then read an excerpt ogies to victims and said he in- medalist Mark Pavelich,” USA cy since 2016, the first since New coach’s car with no one else pre- from the report stating that such tends to act on all 18 recommenda- Hockey said in a statement. “We York Yankees pitcher Domingo sent. employees “were not served well tions in the report on how to extend our deepest condolences to Germán served an 81-game sus- Alleva recommended Miles be by the leadership of the universi- strengthen how the university Mark’s family & friends. (He is) pension that started in September fired with cause. In an email dated ty.” handles sexual misconduct com- forever a part of hockey history.” 2019 and ran through last season. June 2013, Alleva wrote Miles was Attorney Scott Schneider, who plaints campus-wide. PAGE 22 • STARS AND STRIPES • Sunday, March 7, 2021 NBA

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HBCUs center stage at All-Star Game Eastern Conference Atlantic Division League set to showcase traditions WLPct GB and culture of minority institutions Philadelphia 24 12 .667 — Brooklyn 24 13 .649 ½ Boston 19 17 .528 5 BY TIM REYNOLDS New York 19 18 .514 5½ Associated Press Toronto 17 19 .472 7

Mo Williams played for the Eastern Confer- Southeast Division ence in the 2009 NBA All-Star Game, and he WLPct GB fully understands the enormity of the event’s Miami 18 18 .500 — platform. Charlotte 17 18 .486 ½ His team lost that game. Atlanta 16 20 .444 2 His current team — and a lot of others — Washington 14 20 .412 3 should be big winners this time around. Orlando 13 23 .361 5 Sunday’s All-Star Game in Atlanta is gener- Central Division ating $3 million for Historically Black Colleges WLPct GB and Universities, through donations to scholar- Milwaukee 22 14 .611 — ship funds. But the actual value to those Chicago 16 18 .471 5 schools will far exceed that influx of cash, with Indiana 16 19 .457 5½ almost every All-Star element set to showcase Cleveland 14 22 .389 8 Detroit 10 26 .278 12 and celebrate HBCU traditions and culture. Western Conference “Everything’s about expo- sure,” said Williams, who Southwest Division played 13 NBA seasons and WLPct GB now is a first-year coach at San Antonio 18 14 .563 — Alabama State of the South- Dallas 18 16 .529 1 western Athletic Conference. Memphis 16 16 .500 2 “Being that the All-Star New Orleans 15 21 .417 5 Houston 11 23 .324 8 Game is putting an emphasis Northwest Division Washington on HBCUs, it gives us expo- MARK J. TERRILL/AP WLPct GB sure, and it helps in a lot of Portland Trail Blazers forward Robert Covington, left, is the lone active player in the NBA to different areas, a lot of differ- attend an HBCU. The Tennessee State alum wil take part in the skills challenge on Sunday. Utah 27 9 .750 — ent ways, a lot of different Portland 21 14 .600 5½ Denver 21 15 .583 6 schools. Oklahoma City 15 21 .417 12 “It’s no different from Su- “The exposure we’re Minnesota 7 29 .194 20

per Bowl commercials. Peo- Pacific Division ple spend millions of dollars getting this weekend WLPct GB to put their commercial on the Super Bowl for the expo- from the NBA All-Star Phoenix 24 11 .686 — Brown L.A. Lakers 24 13 .649 1 sure. And, you know, the ex- Game, it only can help.” L.A. Clippers 24 14 .632 1½ posure we’re getting this Golden State 19 18 .514 6 weekend from the NBA All- Mo Williams Sacramento 14 22 .389 10½ Star Game, it only can help.” Alabama State head coach Thursday’s games Those Super Bowl ads can Boston 132, Toronto 125 Washington 119, L.A. Clippers 117 be as short as 30 seconds. New York 114, Detroit 104 Denver 113, Indiana 103 This exposure is going to condensed to one night this year because of the Milwaukee 112, Memphis 111 last several hours — and cov- pandemic. Miami 103, New Orleans 93 Oklahoma City 107, San Antonio 102 er almost every aspect of the Covington realized the significance of this Phoenix 120, Golden State 98 Kirkland NBA’s midseason showcase. moment. He could have been on vacation. He Portland 123, Sacramento 119 Friday’s games The court was designed in collaboration MARCIO JOSE SANCHEZ/AP went to Atlanta instead. No games scheduled from artists who attended HBCU schools. The Former Cleveland Cavaliers guard Mo “I just want to leave a legacy,” Covington famed bands from Grambling State and Flor- Williams played in the All­Star Game and now said. “I want to leave my mark and I want to let Saturday’s games No games scheduled ida A&M will perform during the player intro- coaches at Alabama State. Historically Black kids know that anything is possible.” ductions. Clark Atlanta University’s Philhar- institutions like Alabama State will be a focus That message has resonated in recent Sunday’s games monic Society Choir will perform “Lift Every of Sunday’s NBA All­Star Game in Atlanta. months. 2021 All-Star Game Voice and Sing,” commonly called the Black Some top basketball recruits have said they Team Durant vs Team LeBron national anthem. Gladys Knight, a graduate of NBA players used their platform in the were considering bucking offers from tradi- Monday’s games one of the nation’s oldest HBCUs in Shaw Uni- league’s bubble restart last summer to speak tional powers to attend HBCUs. Pro Football No games scheduled versity, will sing “The Star-Spangled Banner.” out against inequality. They were often at the Hall of Famer Deion Sanders has taken over as Tuesday’s games The refereeing crew of Tom Washington, Tony center of the Black Lives Matter movement in football coach at Jackson State, giving that No games scheduled Brown and Courtney Kirkland all are HBCU response to the deaths of George Floyd, Breon- school instant notoriety. And as the first half of Wednesday’s games Washington at Memphis graduates. na Taylor and many more. the NBA season wound down, LeBron James of San Antonio at Dallas “We are here representing HBCUs and try- “You can’t talk about Black Lives Matter and the Los Angeles Lakers played in a pair of Leaders ing to shed light on their ability to dream and not talk about the Historically Black Colleges sneakers that paid tribute to Florida A&M — a one day have the opportunity to follow in our and Universities,” said Charles McClelland, school that just finalized a six-year deal with Scoring footsteps,” Brown said. “So, this game is main- the commissioner of the SWAC and a member Nike to play in James’ line of uniforms, apparel GFG FT PTS AVG ly about giving people hope and allowing them of the NCAA Men’s Division I Basketball Com- and footwear. Beal, WAS 32 368 243 1053 32.9 an opportunity to dream.” mittee. “A lot of these student-athletes have This game will provide more boosts. Embiid, PHI 30 285 298 905 30.2 The timing and location — Atlanta, birth- been talking. A lot of these professional ath- The Thurgood Marshall College Fund and Lillard, POR 34 315 237 1013 29.8 place of Dr. Martin Luther King — to pay trib- letes have been talking. But the platform really United Negro College Fund will collect a total Curry, GS 35 343 184 1039 29.7 ute to HBCUs seems right. wasn’t that great for them to be able to extend of $3 million, if not more. And HBCUs every- Antkmpo, MIL 35 368 240 1015 29.0 During the past year, racial injustice has be- that message. This is just in a unique time, and where will share in the investment of time on a Rebounds come perhaps more of a national discussion I think we’re at the right time, and I’m ecstatic huge platform if nothing else. GOFF DEF TOT AVG point than at any time in a generation. It also that it’s happening at this point in time — be- “To highlight the significance of HBCUs, it is Capela, ATL 32 159 294 453 14.2 saw history, with Kamala Harris — a graduate cause it’s so long overdue.” a tremendous windfall,” McClelland said. “It’s Gobert, UTA 36 120 352 472 13.1 of Howard — becoming not only the first wom- The NBA has just one active player who at- not just about the money. The exposure is go- Kanter, POR 35 146 269 415 11.9 an to be elected vice president but the first tended an HBCU: Portland’s Robert Coving- ing to allow students to go to our member in- Assists HBCU graduate in the White House. Harris is ton, who went to Tennessee State. He was in- stitutions, to learn about our history, to learn GAST AVG a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha, one of the Di- vited to be part of the skills challenge, which about our culture. What they’re doing for the Harden, BKN 31 345 11.1 vine Nine fraternities and sororities, groups will precede Sunday’s game and typically is All-Star Game, we could not pay for and we Wstbrk, WAS 27 265 9.8 that the NBA is also paying tribute to Sunday. part of All-Star Saturday night; the events were could not duplicate.” Young, ATL 34 321 9.4 Sunday, March 7, 2021 • STARS AND STRIPES • PAGE 23 COLLEGE BASKETBALL

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Conference tournaments Loyola wallops Southern Illinois America East Conference Semifinals Saturday, March 6 BY DAVID SOLOMON nal 16 games with a left foot injury. UMass Lowell at UMBC Hartford at Vermont Associated Press “We kind of have a saying, we’re Atlantic Sun Conference At Jacksonville, Fla. ST. LOUIS — Freshman Jacob all we got, we’re all we need,” Salu- Semifinals Hutson had 13 points and Lucas kis guard Trent Brown said. “It’s Friday, March 5 Liberty 77, Stetson 64 Williamson and Braden Norris just always the next man up. North Alabama 96, Florida Gulf Coast 81 Championship each added 11 and No. 20 Loyola There’s no quit in any person on Sunday, March 7 earned a 73-49 win over Southern our team.” Liberty vs. North Alabama Atlantic 10 Conference Illinois on Friday in the quarterfi- D’Vanzo led Southern Illinois Quarterfinals nals of the Missouri Valley Confer- with 18 points and freshman Dal- Friday, March 5 St. Bonaventure 75, Duquesne 59 ence Tournament. ton Banks, making his first career Saint Louis 86, UMass 72 VCU 73, Dayton 68 Loyola (22-4) opened the game start in place of Jones, added 12 Davidson 99, George Mason 67 Semifinals on a 10-0 run before Anthony D’A- points. Saturday, March 6 vanzo scored the Salukis’ first bas- The 49 points for the Salukis St. Bonaventure vs. Saint Louis VCU vs. Davidson ket 5:23 into the game. were a season low. Championship “We always talk about wanting Sunday, March 14 Semifinal winners to set the tone early,” Williamson Big picture Big South Conference Championship said. “We always want to hang our Southern Illinois: The Salukis At Higher-Seeded Team hat on defense. It just sets the tone are 0-16 in their past 16 games ver- Sunday, March 7 Winthrop vs. Campbell for the rest of the game.” sus ranked opponents, extending Colonial Athletic Association At Harrisonburg, Va. Hutson had never scored more the longest such losing streak in First Round than four points against a Division school history. Their most recent Saturday, March 6 Towson vs. Elon I opponent prior to this game. win versus a ranked foe was a 64- UNC-Wilmington vs. William & Mary Quarterfinals “We have a lot of confidence in 62 triumph at home over then-No. Sunday, March 7 him,” Loyola coach Porter Moser 23 Wichita State on Feb. 5, 2013. Delaware vs. Hofstra Towson-Elon winner at James Madison said. “That kid’s development Loyola: The Ramblers are the UNC-Wilmington-William & Mary win- ner vs. Northeastern from the beginning of the year to first Missouri Valley Conference Drexel vs. Coll. of Charleston this year is really, really great to team to earn a top-two seed in the Horizon League At Indianapolis see and well needed.” conference tournament for four Semifinals The Ramblers have won three straight seasons since Wichita Monday, March 8 Cleveland St. vs. Milwaukee straight games against Southern State accomplished the feat during Oakland vs. N. Kentucky Championship Illinois (12-14) after sweeping a its last eight seasons in the confer- Tuesday, March 9 Semifinal winners two-game set in Chicago to close ence from 2010-2017. The Ram- Missouri Valley Conference out the regular season. blers lost in the opening round as a At St. Louis Quarterfinals The Salukis were playing with- No. 2 seed last year to No. 7 seed Friday, March 5 out guard Lance Jones, who was Valparaiso. Loyola Chicago 73, S. Illinois 49 Indiana St. 53, Evansville 43 injured in the first half of Thursday “We’re creating a different story Northern Iowa vs. Drake, ccd. /AP Missouri St. 66, Valparaiso 55 night’s game against Bradley. this year,” Moser said. “It was SHAFKAT ANOWAR Semifinals Marcus Domask, the Missouri more not hanging over our head. It Loyola Chicago center Jacob Hutson scores in front of Southern Saturday, March 6 Loyola Chicago vs. Indiana St. Valley Conference Freshman of was more motivating us. That’s go- Illinois' Kyler Filewich, right, during Friday's Missouri Valley Drake vs. Missouri St. Championship the Year in 2020, also missed the fi- ing to make us better.” Conference Tournament quarterfinal in Chicago. Sunday, March 7 Semifinal winners Ohio Valley Conference At Evansville, Ind. Semifinals Pressure: History’s against Gonzaga going unbeaten Friday, March 5 Belmont 72, Jacksonville St. 69 Morehead St. 67, Eastern Kentucky 64 Championship FROM PAGE 24 ing bounced in the second round Saturday, March 6 Belmont vs. Morehead St. “I don’t know about how impor- by Kentucky. Patriot League At Higher-Seeded Schools tant it is and all that. I mean it A year later, it was the Wildcats Quarterfinals would be a heck of an accomplish- whose bid for perfection was end- Saturday, March 6 Loyola at Navy ment, quite frankly,” Few said. ed in the Final Four by Wisconsin. American at Army Bucknell at Lafayette “It’s hard to be the front runner Kentucky was a wire-to-wire No. 1 Boston University at Colgate and lead the mile all four laps. Ev- in the AP Top 25. Southern Conference At Asheville, N.C. erybody’s gunning for you.” “It would be great to join the es- First Round Friday, March 5 If the Bulldogs can finish their teemed company ... I remember The Citadel 100, W. Carolina 86 run through the WCC and win the that Kentucky team. That was a Mercer 87, Samford 59 Quarterfinals conference tournament next phenomenal team,” Few said. Saturday, March 6 The Citadel vs. UNC-Greensboro week, they will become just the “But it’s not going to be easy. The ETSU vs. Chattanooga fifth team in the past 45 years to conference tournament just amps Mercer vs. Wofford VMI vs. Furman enter the NCAA Tournament un- up several notches here as teams Summit League At Sioux Falls, S.D. beaten. are playing for their lives now to Quarterfinals The Zags are already headed to survive and play in the greatest Saturday, March 6 Omaha vs. South Dakota St. Indianapolis as a No. 1 seed. The sporting event in the world.” W. Illinois vs. South Dakota Sunday, March 7 question is whether they’ll be go- Corey Kispert knows the ulti- North Dakota vs. Oral Roberts ing to the Hoosier State attempt- mate goal for a team that has won Kansas City vs. North Dakota St. Sun Belt Conference ing to match Indiana’s perfect 28 straight games dating to last At Pensacola, Fla. YOUNG KWAK/AP First Round championship season of 1975-76. season is winning the NCAA Tour- Friday, March 5 Whether Gonzaga can win twice Gonzaga forward Corey Kispert says the ultimate goal is winning the nament, not having success in Las At Pensacola State College Arkansas St. 62, Georgia Southern 58 more to reach 26-0 will settle the NCAA Tournament, not going to the West Coast Conference Vegas. Still, he acknowledges it Appalachian St. 67, Little Rock 60 Tournament unbeaten. South Alabama 80, Louisiana-Monroe 72 question about the scope of the at- would be “cool” to be unbeaten go- Troy 91, Texas-Arlington 86 tention on the Zags when they ar- ing to Indianapolis. Quarterfinals Saturday, March 6 rive in Indiana. So far, they’re not far ahead.” Magic Johnson and Michigan “It’s cool to look back and kind Louisiana vs. South Alabama Coastal Carolina vs. Troy feeling any pressure. Since Indiana completed the State in the 1979 title game. UNLV of had those little things fed into Georgia St. vs. Arkansas St. “All that pressure comes from last perfect season, only four was a perfect 34-0 in its quest for your ear,” Kispert said. “Really Texas St. vs. Appalachian St. West Coast Conference the outside, not from anything in- teams have entered the NCAA consecutive titles before being up- proud of the team that we’ve put At Las Vegas Second Round side the program with the play- Tournament unbeaten. None went set by Duke in the national semi- on the floor this year and proud of Friday, March 5 ers,” WCC freshman of the year on to win the title. finals in 1991. how we’ve performed. It’s just a Loyola Marymount 70, San Francisco 66 Santa Clara 81, Pacific 76 Jalen Suggs said. “We’re just look- Indiana State was 29-0 in the Wichita State was 34-0 entering small piece of the product that Quarterfinals ing to go out every night and get a regular season with Larry Bird the tournament in 2014, but a we’ve managed to put out there Saturday, March 6 Loyola Marymount vs Saint Mary’s win on that night, not looking too but finished 33-1 after losing to tough draw led to the Shockers be- this year.” Santa Clara vs. Pepperdine PAGE 24 • STARS AND STRIPES • Sunday, March 7, 2021 Under fire SPORTS Kansas places Miles on administrative leave after LSU report ›› College football, Page 21

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BY TIM BOOTH Associated Press In the aftermath of completing the first unbeaten regular season in school history last week, Mark Few likened what top-ranked Gonzaga has accomplished so far to running a long-distance race. The Bulldogs were ranked No. 1 in the AP Top 25 when the season began. They were unflappable dur- ing a 24-0 regular season that earned the Bulldogs their ninth straight West Coast Conference regular- season title. Two more wins next week at the WCC tourna- ment in Las Vegas and the Bulldogs will join even more select company with the NCAA Tourna- ment on the horizon. But going wire-to-wire at No. 1 and being per- fect in the regular season doesn’t matter for a program whose aspirations are based on try- ing to finally claim its first national champion- ship. It’s still an accomplishment worth rec- ognizing should Gonzaga pull it off.

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Gonzaga coach Mark Few admits going wire­to­wire at No. 1 during the regular season would be “a heck of an accomplishment.”

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