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EUROPE REALIGNMENT

The logistical lineup

What will it take to move 12,000 troops from Germany? Closures, time and lots of money

BY JOHN VANDIVER impose immediate costs rather than savings, costly new operations centers to allow U.S. Eu- U.S. soldiers march AND MARCUS KLOECKNER military officials said as plans were first de- ropean Command and other headquarters to through the Boeblingen Stars and Stripes tailed Wednesday. seamlessly continue working. Local Training Area, Along with 5,600 troops heading to other Defense Secretary Mark Esper told reporters near Stuttgart, STUTTGART, Germany — Removing bases in Europe under the proposal and about Wednesday from the Pentagon that “probably Germany, during the 12,000 troops from Germany will likely mean the area most affected would be the Stuttgart Installation Management several base closures and cost billions of dol- 6,400 heading home, planners must determine how to move thousands more military family area,” where the U.S. military has been since Command, Directorate- lars for an operation that could begin in weeks defeating the Nazis in World War II. Europe’s Best Warrior but take years to complete. members and civilian workers, find them hous- The plan proposes moving EUCOM and its Competition in March. The realignment, triggered by President ing and expand Defense Department school component, U.S. Special Operations Command Donald Trump’s call to move some of the capacities, among other challenges. roughly 36,000 troops out of the country, would They would also need to establish potentially SEE LOGISTICAL ON PAGE 4 JASON JOHNSTON/U.S. Army Bleak economic data points to struggles ahead for US economy

BY MARTIN CRUTSINGER keeps forcing more layoffs. the sharpest such drop on records dating to AND PAUL WISEMAN The economy shrank at a dizzying 32.9% 1947. The previous worst quarterly contrac- Associated Press annual rate in the April-June quarter, when tion, a 10% drop, occurred in 1958 during the the viral outbreak shut down businesses, Eisenhower administration. LYNNE SLADKY/AP WASHINGTON — A grim picture emerged throwing tens of millions out of work and So dizzying was the fall that most ana- A sign hangs in the window of Thursday of a U.S. economy that endured a sending unemployment surging to nearly 15%. lysts expect the economy to produce a sharp an empty shop in Miami Beach, record-shattering plunge last quarter and The government’s estimate of the second- bounce-back in the current July-September Fla., on July 13. is struggling to rebound as the coronavirus quarter fall in the gross domestic product was SEE BLEAK ON PAGE 8 PAGE 2 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Friday, July 31, 2020 BUSINESS/WEATHER GM loses $806M in second quarter EUROPE GAS PRICES EXCHANGE RATES Associated Press Military rates Switzerland (Franc)...... 0.9120 Unavailable at press time Euro costs (July 31) ...... $1.15 Thailand (Baht) ...... 31.39 Dollar buys (July 31) ...... €0.8278 Turkey (Lira) ...... 6.9829 DETROIT — Even though General Motors was British pound (July 31) ...... $1.27 (Military exchange rates are those able to reopen its U.S. factories for the last half of Japanese yen (July 31) ...... 102.00 available to customers at military banking South Korean won (July 31)...... 1,161.00 facilities in the country of issuance the second quarter, the company still lost $806 mil- Commercial rates for Japan, South Korea, Germany, the Bahrain (Dinar) ...... 0.3770 lion from April through June. PACIFIC GAS PRICES Netherlands and the United Kingdom. For British pound ...... $1.3043 nonlocal currency exchange rates (i.e., The Detroit automaker closed its plants on March Canada (Dollar) ...... 1.3427 purchasing British pounds in Germany), Country Unleaded Super unleaded Super plus Diesel China (Yuan) ...... 7.0028 18 and they remained idle for two months due to the check with your local military banking Japan -- $2.899 -- $2.489 Denmark (Krone) ...... 6.3138 coronavirus. Production didn’t resume fast enough facility. Commercial rates are interbank Change in price -- No change -- -1.0 cents Egypt (Pound) ...... 15.9683 rates provided for reference when buying to stem the losses. Euro ...... $1.1788/0.8483 Okinawa $2.239 -- -- $2.489 currency. All figures are foreign currencies Like other automakers, GM counts revenue when Change in price -1.0 cents -- -- -1.0 cents Hong Kong (Dollar) ...... 7.7504 Hungary (Forint) ...... 293.13 to one dollar, except for the British pound, vehicles are shipped from factories, so it had little South Korea $2.249 -- $2.919 $2.509 Israel (Shekel) ...... 3.4082 which is represented in dollars-to-pound, money coming in for about seven weeks in April and Change in price -2.0 cents -- No change No change Japan (Yen) ...... 105.09 and the euro, which is dollars-to-euro.) May. Guam $2.249** $2.659 $2.909 -- Kuwait (Dinar) ...... 0.3057 INTEREST RATES Change in price -1.0 cents No change No change -- Norway (Krone) ...... 9.1299 The company reported a loss of 50 cents per share Philippines (Peso)...... 49.08 Prime rate ...... 3.25 excluding one-time items. That was better than Wall Poland (Zloty) ...... 3.74 Discount rate ...... 0.25 Saudi Arabia (Riyal) ...... 3.7500 Federal funds market rate ...... 0.09 Street expected, with analysts polled by FactSet * Diesel EFD ** Midgrade Singapore (Dollar) ...... 1.3761 3-month bill ...... 0.10 predicting a $1.77 per-share loss. For the week of July 31 - Aug 6 South Korea (Won) ...... 1,196.04 30-year bond ...... 1.24 WEATHER OUTLOOK FRIDAY IN THE MIDDLE EAST FRIDAY IN EUROPE SATURDAY IN THE PACIFIC

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BY CAITLIN M. KENNEY the interviews with members of Stars and Stripes Guillen’s unit this week are simi- lar to what inspectors had already WASHINGTON — Before observed at the installation, ac- Army Spc. Vanessa Guillen was cording to Wempe. killed by a fellow soldier at Fort Most soldiers surveyed said Hood, she confided in family members that she was being ha- they would report if they were rassed at the central Texas base sexually harassed or assaulted, but she was afraid to report it to Wempe said. Nearly all soldiers her commanders, her sister, Lupe said their leaders take reports Guillen, has said. seriously. Guillen’s disappearance and Rep. Veronica Escobar, D- death in April sparked an inspec- Texas, citing the inspector gen- tion of Fort eral’s report which has not been Hood’s Sex- released to the public, asked why ual Harass- there was a difference between ment and 86% of Fort Hood soldiers saying Assault Re- they would report an assault and sponse and the 50% who said they had actu- Prevention ally reported an incident within program by the last year. investigators That was data from the anony- with the U.S. mous survey, Wempe said, and it Army Forces Command. was a small sample size consist- Guillen On ing of only four people who in- Wednesday, Col. Patrick Wempe, dicated they had been assaulted the inspector general of the com- CAROLYN KASTER/AP and only two of them indicated they had reported. Because it was mand, told House lawmakers that A makeshift memorial for U.S. Army Specialist Vanessa Guillen, is seen at the base of the Washington an anonymous survey, the inspec- Fort Hood’s SHARP program Monument earlier this month in Washington. meets the Army’s standard. tors could not look into those spe- “No single inspection can be cific cases. definitive. We believe our inspec- it reflects the Army’s values of media about their own experi- terviews with soldiers. Personnel But inspectors found a few tion results provide an accurate respect and workplaces free of ences with sexual harassment with the sexual harassment and areas where there needs to be im- assessment of the SHARP pro- harassment. and assault while serving in the assault response program also provement and made recommen- gram and climate at Fort Hood. Guillen, a 20-year-old small military. had sessions to hear soldiers’ con- dations. Some soldiers said they While differences may exist in arms repairer assigned the 3rd “When our service members cerns and conducted interviews. were hesitant to report for several individual units, Fort Hood over- Cavalry Regiment, went missing pledge their lives to defend our Overall, about 450 soldiers and reasons including because junior April 22 and her remains were nation, when their parents, broth- civilians from Fort Hood were all is meeting the standards pre- leaders have a lack of experience scribed by Army regulations and found more than two months ers, sisters, loved ones, entrust contacted by the inspection team, in handling sexual assault and policies, and the FORSCOM team later buried alongside a river their child, their sister, their twice as many as a normal in- is committed to improvements,” miles from the base. A fellow friend, to the military, it should be spection, according to Wempe’s harassment cases and how to re- he said. soldier from her unit, Spc. Aaron with the comfort that they will not submitted testimony. spond, according to Wempe. The But members of the House Robinson, hit her with a hammer be sexually harassed, demeaned, However, inspectors were un- hiring of sexual harassment and Armed Services Committee sub- and killed her in an arms room raped, or brutally murdered by able to “fully incorporate” mem- assault program personnel takes panel on military personnel who on base, according to court docu- one of their own,” said Rep. Jack- bers of Guillen’s unit, 3rd Cavalry a lot of time, leaving positions had served in the military voiced ments. Robinson shot and killed ie Speier, D-Calif., chairwoman Regiment, into the review until to go unfilled. Soldiers also said their dismay that they are still himself June 30 when confronted of the committee. this week because inspectors the training is “repetitious and hearing the same concerns and by civilian law enforcement in Wempe led an inspection of were at Fort Hood at the same unimaginative.” complaints about the military’s Killeen, the town just outside Fort Fort Hood’s climate and the base time as Guillen’s remains were “Sexual harassment is a handling of sexual assault and Hood. sexual assault and harassment being identified and Robinson’s scourge across society, rooted in harassment like when they were Guillen’s sister has said the sol- program between June 29 and death. Wempe said they decided ignorance and disrespect, that in uniform. dier was too afraid to report the July 3. The six-member team of not to complete the inspection of has no place in our military,” said “I entered the military July 1, harassment, but Army investiga- inspectors looked into the imple- the unit at the time because of Rep. Trent Kelly of Mississippi, 1993 and I feel like in all those tors have wavered on confirming mentation of the program, assess- those developments and their im- the ranking Republican on the years since then and in the 20 the allegations. However, follow- ment of the command climate and pacts on the unit’s soldiers. subpanel. “We need to find cre- ing identification of Guillen’s whether it’s supportive of soldiers Based on their survey data and years I served, very little has ac- ative ways for educating and em- tually changed in what is happen- remains earlier this month, inves- reporting sexual harassment information gathered from Fort powering leaders at all levels, and ing … I truly feel like we actually tigators told The Washington Post and assault, and to find any sys- Hood, the inspectors determined have to do something differently,” that she might have faced harass- temic program issues or resource Fort Hood’s units “generally ex- our most vulnerable populations said Rep. Elaine Luria, D-Va. ment, but it was not sexual in na- shortfalls, according to Wempe’s ecute to standard” with its sexual of service members, to shape a On July 20, Army Secretary ture. House committee members submitted testimony. harassment and assault program, culture of intolerance and set Ryan McCarthy directed there held the hearing Wednesday as The inspection team had 225 Wempe said. However, Wempe conditions for effective preven- be an independent panel to re- a response to the Guillen case randomly selected soldiers picked did not explain in specifics what tion and response at all levels.” view the climate and culture of at Fort Hood and the stories told to conduct an anonymous survey. the Army standard is. [email protected] Fort Hood to determine whether by thousands of people on social There were also sessions and in- The preliminary results from @caitlinmkenney Washington governor slams military testing impact on orcas

Associated Press Democratic Washington state Gov. Jay orcas’ hunting, feeding, socializing and tation, scheduled to begin in November. Inslee said in a letter earlier this month that breeding. The Navy increased its estimate However, several state officials disagree. SEATTLE — The governor of Washing- the Navy needs a “more robust avoidance of the number of times southern resident Approving the program would be “gross ton state and other state officials have criti- and mitigation strategy” for the program orcas would be disturbed by the program neglect” of NOAA’s management duties, cized a Navy military testing program that to protect marine mammals, particularly from two to 51 times a year. a joint letter from state agency directors would potentially harm endangered orcas orcas, from harm caused by federal of- The Navy is aware of potential harm to said earlier this month, including the state if approved. ficials charged with protecting marine the whales, and is working to avoid or min- Department of Fish and Wildlife, the De- The planned military exercises in- mammals and threatened wildlife. imize further effects on the species, said partment of Natural Resources, the state clude testing torpedoes, firing projectiles The program would not allow any south- Julianne Stanford, environmental pub- Office of Recreation and Conservation and at seven times the speed of sound, pilot- ern resident orcas to be killed, but would lic affairs specialist for the Navy Region others. Inslee and several agencies want ing mine-detecting undersea drones, de- subject several other marine mammals to Northwest. NOAA to take back its assessment and to ploying underwater sonar and exploding a wide range of disturbances and harm, The National Oceanic and Atmospheric incorporate new limits on the program in- bombs up to 1,000 pounds in waters from including death. That could include seals, Administration has determined the im- tended to reduce potential harm to orcas northern California to Alaska, including humpbacks, gray whales and others, ac- pact from the proposed seven-year testing and other marine mammals. the outer coast of Washington state, The cording to Navy estimates. program to be “negligible” and is drafting The NOAA will be considering the com- Seattle Times reported. The program could also interfere with a final rule for the program’s implemen- ments spokesperson Kate Goggin said. PAGE 4 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Friday, July 31, 2020 MILITARY Logistical: Aspects of plan have been rejected in past

FROM FRONT PAGE the Pentagon said. Europe, from Stuttgart to Mons, Esper and Wolters did not Belgium, to operate alongside name the units, but since the cuts NATO’s command. are concentrated in Bavaria, the U.S. Africa Command could likely targets are the 12th Combat also leave Stuttgart, but no deci- Aviation Brigade and the 5th Bat- sion has been made on where it talion, 4th Air Defense Artillery would go, Esper said. at Ansbach, and the 41st Field Ar- EUCOM’s Patch Barracks, U.S. tillery Brigade and 18th Military Africa Command’s Kelley Bar- Police Brigade at Grafenwoehr. racks and garrison headquarters in nearby Boeblingen, where Old plans revived a $100 million school complex opened a few years ago, all could An argument against the plan be vacated. is that it doesn’t support Trump’s The U.S. could also pull out rationale that those who don’t in- from rural areas like Grafen- vest enough in defense should be woehr, Ansbach and Vilseck in punished by withdrawing U.S. Bavaria. That would likely mean troops. mothballing sites or turning them NATO data show that Italy and over to the Germans. Belgium both spend a smaller Some moves could begin in percentage of their gross domes- weeks, but it’s unlikely the initial tic product in national defense wave will involve EUCOM, said than Germany. Capt. Wendy Snyder, the com- Aspects of the plan have also mand’s spokeswoman. been rejected in the past. “A lot of planning is needed In 2013, U.S. Army Europe for HQ moves, so we are a ways shelved a proposal to move troops down the road,” Snyder said in an from Germany to Italy, arguing email. ETHAN VALETSKI/U.S. Army that units in Germany needed the Stuttgart Lord Mayor Fritz A Stryker armored vehicle from 1st Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, moves to a forward position training ranges at Grafenwoehr. Kuhn called the proposed troop during an exercise in Hohenfels, Germany, in November . The lack of training space in Italy cuts “punitive action against an has been a long-standing problem ally” that “upended decades of Schertl said Vilseck will need for the Army. close cooperation” between Ger- state and federal government fi- USAREUR declined to state many and the U.S. nancial support. which bases could close or why But he and other German poli- “I was surprised by the deci- moving battalions now makes ticians were hopeful that the plan sion,” Schertl said. “It was always sense, saying only that, “there is would be reversed and the bases said the training area here is like planning and coordination that — and U.S. troops — would stay the crown jewel of the U.S. Army need to be done in order to devel- put. in Europe.” op this concept into an actionable That remains a possibility, with Even though Esper said the plan.” bipartisan resistance to the idea pullout from Vilseck would be off- The plan would cut the long- in Congress and the U.S. presi- set by more rotations to countries time U.S. military presence near dential election less than 100 days in the Black Sea region, some an- Grafenwoehr in Bavaria, where away. Trump’s rival for the presi- alysts questioned the Pentagon’s the Army has spent billions on dency, Joe Biden, has been criti- plan. bases over the years. cal of the troop-cut plan. The realignment was meant Grafenwoehr Mayor Edgar to “deter against Russia, assist Knobloch tried to put a posi-

The first moves PRESTON CHERRY/U.S. Air Force NATO, strengthen the alliance … tive spin on the plan’s impact. At all the while keeping a close eye least, he said, the Army’s training An engineering squadron at U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcons taxi toward a runway at on the care and feeding of our grounds “will continue to exist.” Spangdahlem Air Base could be Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany. families,” Wolters said. “Nevertheless, it is sad to hear the first to move. But at a time when the Penta- that America will remove some “Pending further planning and the 52nd Fighter Wing at Spang- The Vilseck-based 2nd Cavalry gon has been focused on coun- of its troops” after more than 70 refinement, we anticipate the dahelm are “reposturing to Italy,” Regiment’s 4,500 soldiers would tering Russia by building up its years of an Army presence in the 52nd Civil Engineering Squadron but that the German base will re- head back to the U.S., he said. force along NATO’s eastern flank town, Knobloch said. “It would be could move soonest, at a time to main open to support other airlift That would be the largest of all — in Poland and the Baltic states, a shame for the troops to leave. be determined, from Germany missions. the troop moves and would mean for instance — the plan proposes There is a great loyalty from the to Italy,” said Gen. Tod Wolters, Two 173rd Airborne Brigade the departure of the last brigade- sending U.S. troops south to Italy Germans toward the Americans who is based at Mons and serves battalions could leave Grafen- size ground combat force from and west into Belgium. here.” as EUCOM chief and NATO su- woehr for Vicenza, Italy, “to re- Germany. The military intends to repo- preme allied commander. unite with their parent brigade “This is a bitter loss,” Vilseck sition three brigade-sized head- Stars and Stripes reporter Immanuel Johnson contributed to this story. U.S. Air Forces in Europe on headquarters, a move that will Mayor Hans-Martin Schertl said. quarters, an air defense artillery [email protected] Thursday said the F-16 fighter enhance unity of command,” U.S. troops in Bavaria contribute battalion and an engineering bat- Twitter: @john_vandiver squadron and other elements of Wolters said. nearly $1 billion to the economy. talion to Belgium from Germany, [email protected] Pompeo: Threats to US in Afghanistan raised with Russia

BY MATTHEW LEE Russia against Americans in Afghanistan, Americans at risk,” Pompeo said in a re- challenged Pompeo about the Russian Associated Press Libya, Syria, Ukraine and elsewhere had sponse to a question from the committee’s threats and Wednesday’s announcement been covered. top Democrat, Sen. Bob Menendez of New by the Trump administration about the re- WASHINGTON — Secretary of State Pompeo’s comments came a day after Jersey. “We have raised this at my level deployment of several thousand U.S. troops Mike Pompeo said Thursday that he and President Donald Trump told an inter- and not only at my level.” from Germany. Trump’s top diplomat re- his team have warned Russian officials viewer he had not raised the bounty alle- Pompeo declined to say whether he would jected complaints that the administration about all threats that Russia poses to has been soft on Russia. gations with Russian President Vladimir recommend that Trump raise the mat- Americans and U.S. interests in various “We’re the toughest administration ever Putin. Among the Russian officials, Pom- ter with Putin but said the Russian leader parts of the world. on Russia,” Pompeo said, noting the many Pompeo would not say whether he had peo said he has discussed threats gener- understood full well the U.S. position. steps, including sanctions, that have been specifically raised allegations that Russia ally with Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, Pompeo pointed to military action taken taken to counter Russian disinformation, was paying bounties to Taliban fighters to as has the U.S. ambassador to Russia, John against several hundred Russian merce- Moscow’s dominance over European en- kill American troops in Afghanistan, but Sullivan. naries who were advancing on American ergy supplies and aggressive actions in said the discussions involved all manner “Yes, I can assure you that each time I forces in Syria in 2019. Those fighters “are Ukraine and Georgia. of threats. Pompeo told the Senate Foreign have spoken to Foreign Minister Lavrov, I no longer on this planet,” Pompeo noted. “This administration has acted to protect Relations Committee that threats from have raised all of the issues that put any Menendez, a vocal critic of Pompeo’s, our interests and our friends,” he said. Friday, July 31, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 5 MILITARY Marine tankers say farewell to armor

BY CHAD GARLAND And the service isn’t dallying. Stars and Stripes Early this month, the 1st Tank Battalion at Twentynine Palms, Marine Corps M1A1 Abrams Calif., said goodbye to its tanks. tanks of the 2nd Tank Battalion Weeks later, Alpha Company, 4th left Camp Lejeune, N.C., for the Tank Battalion cased its colors last time this week as part of the down the road at Camp Pendle- service’s sweeping moderniza- ton, the first of the Marine Corps tion plan that envisions a more Reserve battalion’s six compa- agile force. nies expected to do so by the end Tank units on the East and of 2021. West coasts shuttered this month Last week, some 200 West and began hauling their armor to Coast-based Abrams tanks, M- military depots, the service said. 88 Recovery Vehicles and other The Marine Corps will eventu- equipment began moving through ally divest of all three of its active the Corps’ logistics base in Bar- tank battalions as it moves from stow, Calif., en route to Army de- a “second land army” back to its pots in California and Alabama. maritime roots of defending ships Hundreds of Marines in tank at sea, island-hopping and bat- units will be able to change spe- tling for contested coastlines, in cialties or transfer into the Army preparation for potential conflict to continue serving as tankers, with near-peer adversaries like and those with at least 15 years China. of service may apply for early re- “We have sufficient evidence tirement, the service has said. to conclude that this capability, “Remember that our tanks despite its long and honorable were just weapon systems, albeit a history in the wars of the past, is damn fine weapon system,” Capt. operationally unsuitable for our Mark Rothcock, Alpha Company PHOTOS BY PATRICK KING/U.S. Marine Corps highest-priority challenges in commander, said at a July 18 de- Marine 1st Lt. Seth Gillen, Cpl. Jonathan Villanueva and Staff Sgt. Stephen Leon Guerrero, from left, the future,” Commandant Gen. activation ceremony. with 2nd Tank Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, hang a Marine Corps flag on the rear of an M1A1 Abrams David Berger wrote of the tanks “You individual Marines were tank on Camp Lejeune, N.C., on Monday. in a March plan for the service’s always the key to the company’s overhaul. “Heavy ground armor success.” down this summer, along with an capability will continue to be pro- On the East Coast, 2nd Tank engineer support battalion and vided by the U.S. Army.” Battalion’s Charlie Company The Corps also plans to trim cased its colors last Friday, where Marine wing support group, both some 12,000 troops from its company commander Capt. John based in California. ranks by 2030, eliminate law en- Fergerson recalled the role its “If I were to use one trait to forcement units, slash the num- tanks played in the second battle describe the Marine Corps, it ber of cannon artillery battalions, for Fallujah in Iraq in 2004. would be adaptable,” said 4th reduce and restructure infantry The decision to do away with battalions, and disband many tanks does not diminish their Tank Battalion commander Lt. manned aviation units. value in past conflicts, the ser- Col. Michael D. O’Quin, citing the It will instead build up light vice’s top officials have said. service’s history, during Alpha armored reconnaissance units, They just won’t be a part of the Company’s deactivation. drone squadrons and long-range Corps’ future. “Now is no different. We will precision strike capabilities — The tank units aren’t the only adapt.” plans call for the tripling of rock- ones packing up. Three combat et artillery battalions — among logistics units in California, North [email protected] other changes. Carolina and Japan also shut Twitter: @chadgarland Marines prepare to depart from a tank lot on Camp Lejeune . AF lets pregnant service members take courses without waiver

BY BRIAN FERGUSON “Empowering women to make a deci- officer school can play a major role in ca- for pregnant airmen in less than a year. Stars and Stripes sion about the right time to attend PME, reer advancement. In September, the force began allowing especially during or after pregnancy, is the For example, airman leadership school certain pregnant air crew and missileers Pregnant and postpartum service mem- right thing to do,” said Gwendolyn DeFilip- is normally mandatory before an airman to perform their assigned duties without a bers can now attend professional military pi, assistant deputy director of Air Force is promoted to staff sergeant. education courses without an exception to manpower, personnel and services. “We found some people wanted to at- medical waiver. policy or a current passing fitness assess- The policy change was introduced tend PME during pregnancy, but were For pregnant or postpartum airmen who ment, the Air Force said Wednesday. through the Women’s Initiative Team, facing obstacles to attend,” said Maj. Alea elect to attend PME, “There is no expecta- The previous policy prevented pregnant which was created to address barriers for Nadeem, Women’s Initiative Team chief. tion to perform a physical event or activity women and those within their one-year women in the Air Force. “The WIT advocated for pregnant women with which they are uncomfortable,” the postpartum deferment period from attend- The Air Force requires PME for both to work directly with their primary care statement said. ing the courses, creating an obstacle to officers and enlisted personnel throughout manager or obstetrician to empower them reaching their career milestones, a service their careers. Courses such as the noncom- to make a well-informed decision.” [email protected] statement said. missioned officer academy and squadron This is the second major policy change Twitter: @BrianFerg57 North Korea fired missile from ship on July 6, South’s military says

Stars and Stripes nearly three months and occurred not provide more details. that flew less than 100 miles from ons program. against a backdrop of rising ten- The missile test, which was the eastern town of Munchon. The North stopped testing in SEOUL, South Korea — North sions between the two Koreas. not previously announced by the North Korean leader Kim Jong 2018 amid a spike in diplomacy Korea fired a missile from waters The cruise missile was fired North Koreans or the military in Un has vowed to improve his off its eastern coast earlier this with the United States and South from a ship on July 6 and flew Seoul, came after a lull in weap- country’s defense capabilities, Korea but resumed short-range month as part of routine naval less than 62 miles, the Yonhap ons testing. although the communist state launches and artillery drills last exercises, South Korea’s military News Agency reported. A defense The most recent launch was in faces a ballistic missile ban under said Thursday. ministry official confirmed that mid-April when the North fired U.N. Security Council resolutions year after nuclear talks stalled. It was the first such launch in the North fired a missile but did surface-to-ship cruise missiles aimed at halting its nuclear weap- [email protected] PAGE 6 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Friday, July 31, 2020 VIRUS OUTBREAK US Army Japan increases its coronavirus risk level

BY JOSEPH DITZLER military terms, Health Protection reached a new high of 367, one AND CAITLIN DOORNBOS Condition-Charlie from condition more than the previous high Stars and Stripes Bravo. set July 23, according to public U.S. Army Japan on Thursday broadcaster NHK and the Tokyo TOKYO — U.S. Army Japan in- reported two new coronavirus Metropolitan Government. WINIFRED BROWN/U.S. Army creased its coronavirus risk level cases in western Japan and one Also Thursday, two other area to “substantial” on Thursday after at Camp Zama. The infected in- installations announced one new Japan Ground Self-Defense Force personnel screen people for discovering three new cases in its dividuals are isolated and must case each via their Facebook coronavirus symptoms at Camp Zama, Japan, on March 31. community and nearby Tokyo re- pass two coronavirus tests before pages. corded a new daily high. they are released, the Army said. Yokosuka Naval Base, in Kana- posed on all its personnel, includ- lower Bravo condition, DODEA- Maj. Gen. Viet X. Luong, com- The service had already re- gawa prefecture southeast of ing civilian employees and family Pacific plans to open its schools, mander of U.S. Army Japan at ported five cases earlier this central Tokyo, said an individual members. In a phone interview, spokeswoman Miranda Fergu- Camp Zama, in a video posted to week: four on Wednesday and one came up positive in a test admin- spokesman Chelala said updated son said, but allow parents to opt the command’s official Facebook on Monday. istered Wednesday by Japanese orders would be posted to social for virtual instruction for their page, said he’d seen a “recent Increasing the health protec- airport authorities after arriving media. children. spike” in violations of restrictions tion level will permit the Army in Japan. Condition Charlie typically All students at Zama will re- aimed at curbing the virus, de- in Japan “time to refocus sup- The base the same day released means in-person gatherings such ceive virtual instruction until the spite “the great effort by 99% of port, conduct retraining and hold from quarantine two other people as school, day care and commu- risk level falls to Bravo, Ferguson the command.” leaders, soldiers and civilians ac- who had recovered, according to nity activities are prohibited and said. Luong in his statement did not countable in upholding the stan- the post. the ability to travel is further re- However, Zama students who specify what violations had oc- dards,” Luong said in Thursday’s In western Tokyo, Yokota Air stricted, according to Pentagon already opted to return to the curred, and command spokesman video. Base reported one individual guidelines. Access to nonessen- classroom will receive instruc- Maj. Elias Chelala declined to do Since mid-June U.S. Forces tested positive on Tuesday. tial services in the local commu- tion at home from their class- so later in a phone interview. Japan, the overarching mili- Yokosuka and Yokota each have nity are also typically restricted. room teachers, she said. Those “We’ve also witnessed growing tary authority, has been in the six active cases of the virus, ac- If Luong’s order holds until Aug. complacency across the units and lower protection level of Bravo, cording to their Facebook posts. 24, the start of a new school year, who chose the online option will within the community,” Luong which represents a moderate The U.S. military in Japan does then all students at Defense De- be enrolled in DODEA’s formal said in his video address. “We all risk of coronavirus infection and not specify whether coronavirus partment schools at Camp Zama virtual program with a different need to do our part to take care gives commands leeway to lower cases are service members, ci- will be taught online, including set of teachers, she said. of the mission and the entire team restrictions. vilian employees, contractors or those that opted for classroom Stars and Stripes reporter Seth Robson here in Japan.” In nearby metro Tokyo, which is family members. learning, a spokeswoman for De- contributed to this report. [email protected] As a result, and because of still off limits to U.S. military per- For the Army, Luong an- partment of Defense Education Twitter: @JosephDitzler surging cases in Tokyo, Luong sonnel, the number of new coro- nounced no immediate changes Activity-Pacific said Thursday. [email protected] said, he raised the risk level to, in navirus cases reported Thursday in the restrictions already im- Where bases in Japan are in the Twitter: @CaitlinDoornbos Okinawa Marines announce five new cases of virus

BY MATTHEW M. BURKE being conducted, the post stated. AND AYA ICHIHASHI The prefectural health official Stars and Stripes had few details on the MCAS Futenma employee, although that CAMP FOSTER, Okinawa case is not tied to the outbreak — The Marine Corps on Okinawa cluster at that base. The worker reported five new coronavirus started to experience symptoms cases Thursday, bringing the and requested a test, the spokes- total from two clusters discovered man said. after the Fourth of July weekend Some government officials in to 232. Japan customarily speak to the Meanwhile, the number of media on condition of anonymity. new infections outside the gates continued to climb. Okinawa on While the rate of new cases Thursday reported 49 new cases, among the U.S. military in Japan according to a prefectural health has started to fall, the number of official. Okinawa on Wednes- new cases in some areas of Japan day reported 44 cases, the high- this week has surged. est daily toll since the pandemic Tokyo on Thursday reported began. a new high of 367 new cases, ex- The Marines said four of its ceeding the previous daily high of new cases had close contact with 366 reported on July 23, accord- infected individuals at Camp ing to public broadcaster NHK Hansen; the fifth new case had and the Metropolitan Tokyo contact with someone infected at Government. Marine Corps Air Station Futen- After a two-month stretch with- ma, according to a Facebook post out a new infection, the number of Thursday by Marine Corps In- local cases on Okinawa has risen JUAN CARPANZANO/U.S. Marine Corps stallations Pacific. to 182 since July 8. The island has The new patients have been in Marine Corps Pfc. Roberto Diaz, of Headquarters Battalion, 3rd Marine Division, screens commissary reported 325 cases since the pan- quarantine for over a week and customers for the coronavirus at Camp Courtney, Okinawa, earlier this month. demic began. were tested as part of the Marine Also Thursday, the Marines Corps’ policy to test all close con- placed in [restriction of move- ter gate guard and an employee with infected individuals. reported another three people in- tacts placed in quarantine. The ment] before they return to at MCAS Futenma, a prefectural The Marines said the likeli- fected during the recent outbreak Marines did not specify whether work,” the Facebook post said. health spokesman said. hood the gate guard had infected have recovered and were released the individuals are service mem- “We are also phasing in a new The Camp Foster case was others at Camp Foster is low due from isolation. That brings to 148 bers, Defense Department civil- policy to test all inbound person- discovered during mass testing to a mask requirement and no- the total number released so far ian employees, contractors or nel and will notify those who will of 938 Japanese employees from contact procedures at the camp this month. family members. be tested.” Camp Hansen, MCAS Futenma gates, according to the Facebook [email protected] “We continue to test large Also Thursday, two Japanese and other bases on Saturday and post. “Close contacts of this indi- Twitter: @MatthewMBurke1 groups of individuals and have base workers tested positive for Sunday, the spokesman said. All vidual have been placed in quar- [email protected] been re-testing many already the coronavirus — a Camp Fos- the test subjects had close contact antine,” and contact tracing is Twitter: @AyaIchihashi Friday, July 31, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 7 VIRUS OUTBREAK Navy spouses create kid’s books on bases

BY CAITLIN DOORNBOS into a makeshift TV studio. Stars and Stripes The women decorated their “set” with black and white bal- YOKOSUKA NAVAL BASE, loons and a creative display of Japan — Some folks spent their their book. A child’s high chair coronavirus lockdown bingeing served as the camera tripod and on Netflix and home shopping; two carefully positioned stand- Navy spouses Sarah Murphy and ing lamps provided studio light- Amy Dobbins wrote a book. ing. Murphy said she’d stayed up Between January and June, a the night before watching home- period that encompassed a strin- shopping shows for ideas on how gent, three-month, stay-at-home to present the book during the order at Yokosuka, home of the livestream. 7th Fleet, the women created With the help of Murphy’s “Good Morning Yokosuka,” the husband, Cmdr. Micah Murphy, first title in a series for military Good Morning Military commander of Afloat Training children. The book went on sale Group Western Pacific, the team during a virtual unveiling Tues- “Good Morning Yokosuka” is immediately sold about a fourth day evening. the first in a series of children’s of their stock of 500 books in less The pair dreamed up their books that celebrate life on than an hour. brand, “Good Morning Military,” military bases. “They turned their passion at a picnic table outside their project into a professional oppor- neighboring on-base townhomes. time to developing the first book. tunity,” Micah Murphy said. “Due to the coronavirus, Murphy said she coined the idea The women continue to work that’s all we did,” Murphy said. and authored the book while Dob- “We just sat and talked about it bins did its graphic design and together on the “Good Morning constantly.” launched their website. “We are Military” brand, leaving their The self-published children’s two military wives and we live children with their husbands on book includes lifelike illustra- abroad, and this really is just a Saturday mornings to focus at an tions of key places on base and story of us meeting each other off-base coffee shop “when we re- in the surrounding Japanese and deciding to build this brand ally want to hunker down,” Sarah community on 16 pages of thick from the ground up,” Murphy said Murphy said. paperboard. during the book’s virtual launch “If we even had a weekend The inspiration for the 6-inch- event. “This is a total backyard alone, we could probably run for by-6-inch board book came from project.” CAITLIN DOORNBOS/Stars and Stripes president,” she said, jokingly. “We bedtime stories Murphy read to Murphy also recruited a state- Sarah Murphy, right, and Amy Dobbins prepare for the virtual launch could get so much done — but you her four children, she said. side family friend, artist John of their children’s book, “Good Morning Yokosuka,” on Tuesday . know, that’s just women.” A variety of children’s books Molinero, to paint versions of They are joined by Dobbins’ 2-year-old daughter, Brinley. The pair are now developing help them learn about the world pictures she and Dobbins took of the second book in their series, around them, but the two women the base for the illustrations, she truck, a sight familiar to the mili- page. The book is appropriate for “Good Morning Okinawa,” which found a hole in the market for a said. tary child’s experience with reg- early readers, the pair said, but they plan to publish with profits book about life on military bases. The book’s cover features a ular permanent change of station its novelty makes it a souvenir for from the Yokosuka book. They “We want to give military chil- guided-missile destroyer sailing moves. Illustrations of Dobbins all ages. said they plan to expand the se- dren a really unique keepsake toward Yokosuka as Mount Fuji and Murphy’s families also make The women had planned to ries to include military bases that they can share with other rises against a sunset in the back- appearances in the book. launch their new book and brand across the world and from all ser- people and say, ‘This is a really ground. Other locations featured “[The book] helps them re- with an in-person event before vice branches. special part of our growing up,’ ” inside the book include the base’s member the places they grew up coronavirus precautions became “Good Morning Yokosuka” is Murphy said on Tuesday. Chapel of Hope, Sullivans Ele- that are unique to only military necessary, Dobbins said. Instead, $14 and available at goodmorn- The concept soon became their mentary School, a playground and children,” Dobbins said. they hosted an online reveal via ingmilitarybooks.com. passion project, and from Janu- one of the installation’s gates. The storyline is simple, with lit- Facebook Live on Tuesday, trans- [email protected] ary to June they dedicated their One page features a moving tle more than a sentence on each forming Murphy’s living room Twitter: @CaitlinDoornbos USFK: 2 DODEA employees, one service member test positive

BY KIM GAMEL flight at Incheon International Airport, ac- from trips abroad, most from the United mined the need for contact tracing in these Stars and Stripes cording to U.S. Forces Korea. It didn’t say States. cases is limited because of the strict testing where the flight came from. Everybody who arrives in South Korea and quarantine process for all passengers. SEOUL, South Korea — Two Defense The service member landed Monday at must be tested for the coronavirus and un- All affected transportation assets and Department education employees and a Osan Air Base on a government-chartered dergo a two-week quarantine. USFK also U.S. service member tested positive for the flight that originated in the United States, mandates that personnel test negative be- quarantine rooms occupied while await- coronavirus after traveling to South Korea USFK said. fore they’re allowed to exit quarantine. ing results also were thoroughly cleaned, from abroad, the military said Thursday. The confirmed cases raised to 126 the The three individuals announced Thurs- USFK said. The announcement came as many teach- total number of USFK-affiliated personnel day received positive results on their first “None of the new arrivals have inter- ers and education officials are returning to to have contracted COVID-19, the respira- test and have been transferred to an iso- acted with anyone residing within USFK the peninsula after taking leave ahead of tory disease caused by the virus, since late lation facility designated for confirmed installations or the local community,” the the Aug. 24 start of the school year. February. COVID-19 patients on Camp Humphreys, The two Department of Defense Edu- Only 24 of those were infected in South the main Army base in South Korea, USFK command said. cation Activity employees tested positive Korea. The others tested positive after ar- said. [email protected] after arriving Tuesday on a commercial riving for new assignments or returning USFK health professionals have deter- Twitter: @kimgamel PAGE 8 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Friday, July 31, 2020 VIRUS OUTBREAK Army deploying more medical troops to Texas

BY COREY DICKSTEIN military medical professionals to Stars and Stripes California in recent weeks. Those troops, like military WASHINGTON — The Pen- medical teams that deployed to tagon on Wednesday said it sent coronavirus hot spots in New more than 250 Army medical York, New Jersey and Louisiana troops to five Texas hospitals in the spring, have been working to bolster their coronavirus re- in hospital intensive care units, sponse capabilities as the state emergency rooms and clinics struggles with the highest rates alongside civilian medical offi- of infections in the nation and the cials to treat coronavirus patients, NAM Y. HUH/AP aftermath of Hurricane Hanna. officials said. U.S. Army North sent three Shoppers walk past a Pier 1 Imports retail store outside in Vernon Hills, Ill., on Wednesday . Pier 1 Army North said the first Imports filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in February, but is now liquidating. Urban Augmentation Medi- UAMTF left San Antonio on Mon- cal Task Forces, or UAMTFs, day for its new deployment, split- of Army reservists to southern ting into two teams to work in two Texas hospitals in the Rio Grande hospitals in Texas’ coastal region Bleak: Valley and the Coastal Bend — CHRISTUS Spohn Hospital Virus resurgence hampers reopenings region in the state’s eastern re- Corpus Christi-Shoreline in Cor- gion, officials said in a state- pus Christi and DeTar Hospital FROM FRONT PAGE expiring, and Congress is squab- U.S. economist at Capital Eco- ment. Urban Augmentation Task Navarro in Victoria. quarter. Yet with the rate of con- bling about extending the aid, nomics. “We expect it will take Forces are 85-soldier units made The other two UAMTFs de- firmed coronavirus cases having which will probably be done at years for that damage to be fully up of Army doctors, nurses and ployed Tuesday. surged in a majority of states, some reduced level of payment. recovered.” medical support personnel built One unit was sent from Nash- more businesses being forced to Soon after the government is- A resurgence of viral cases in to work side-by-side with civilian ville, Tenn., to southeastern pull back on reopenings and the sued the bleak economic data, the South and the West has forced medical professionals in hospi- Texas’ Harlingen and split into President Donald Trump di- many bars, restaurants, beauty tals overwhelmed by the ongoing Republican-controlled Senate teams assigned to Valley Baptist verted attention by suggesting a salons and other businesses to pandemic. proposing to scale back govern- Medical Center-Harlingen and ment aid to the unemployed, the “delay” in the Nov. 3 presidential close again or reduce occupancy. The troops were deployed at the election, based on his unsubstan- Between June 21 and July 19, for Harlingen Medical Center. The economy could worsen in the request of the Federal Emergen- tiated allegations that widespread example, the proportion of Texas third unit deployed from San months ahead. cy Management Agency, said Lt. mail-in voting will result in fraud. bars that were closed shot up Diego to Edinburg, Texas, just In a sign of how weakened the Gen. Laura J. Richardson, U.S. The dates of presidential elections from 25% to 73%. Likewise, 75% west of Harlingen. It will begin job market remains, more than Army North commander. They are enshrined in federal law and of California beauty shops were work Thursday at DHR, a hospi- 1.4 million laid-off Americans arrived in coastal, southern Texas would require an act of Congress shuttered July 19, up from 40% tal in that city, Army North said. after Hurricane Hanna, the first applied for unemployment ben- to change. just a week earlier, according to Texas in recent weeks has seen Atlantic Ocean hurricane of the efits last week. It was the 19th Last quarter’s economic drop the data firm Womply. large increases in recorded coro- 2020 season, made landfall there consecutive week that more than followed a 5% fall in the Janu- Many states have imposed re- navirus cases, including a record on Saturday as Category 1 storm, 1 million people have applied for ary-March quarter, during which strictions on visitors from states high on June 15 of 10,791 new ac- causing flood and wind damage jobless aid. Before the coronavi- the economy officially entered a that have reported high level of tive infections, according to state across the region. rus erupted in March, the number recession triggered by the virus, virus cases, thereby hurting ho- health data. Infection rates ap- “We are committed to assist- of Americans seeking unemploy- ending an 11-year economic ex- tels, airlines and other industries pear to have leveled off somewhat ing those in need as part of the ment checks had never exceeded pansion, the longest on record in that depend on travel. whole-of-nation response to the in recent days, that data shows, 700,000 in any week, even during the U.S. Rubeela Farooqi, chief U.S. [coronavirus] pandemic and in but the state saw 8,342 new cases the Great Recession. The contraction in the spring economist at High Frequency support of FEMA,” Richardson on Tuesday. As of Tuesday, Texas An additional 830,000 million was driven by a deep pullback Economics, said the job numbers said in a statement. health officials reported 5,877 people applied for unemployment in consumer spending, which ac- were disheartening. The new deployment marks a had died in their state of the benefits under a new program counts for about 70% of economic “A resurgence in virus cases second influx of medical troops coronavirus since the pandemic that extends eligibility for the activity. Spending by consumers has resulted in a pause or roll- into Texas hospitals in recent began in March. first time to self-employed and collapsed at a 34.6% annual rate back of reopenings across states, weeks. There are about 580 ac- Army officials have said other gig workers. All told, the gov- as travel all but froze and shut- and the pace of layoffs is likely tive-duty and reserve troops now medical units have been on alert ernment says roughly 30 million down orders forced many restau- to pick up just as expanded un- deployed into hospitals in that to deploy if requested by FEMA. people are receiving some form rants, bars, entertainment venues employment benefits are expir- state. The Defense Department So far in July, only Texas and Cal- of jobless aid, although that fig- and other retail establishments to ing,” Farooqi said. “The risk of sent three active-duty UAMTFs ifornia have requested military ure might be inflated by double- close. temporary job losses becoming and five Navy medical units to medical troops deploy to help in counting by some states. The plunge in GDP “under- permanent is high from repeated Texas hospitals throughout San the coronavirus response. The pain could soon intensify: scores the unprecedented hit to closures of businesses. That could Antonio and Houston in mid- [email protected] A supplemental $600 in weekly the economy from the pandem- result in an even slower pace of July. The Pentagon has also sent Twitter: @CDicksteinDC federal unemployment benefits is ic,” said Andrew Hunter, senior recovery.” Former presidential candidate Herman Cain dead at 74 from virus

New York Daily News website. mary to Johnny Isakson. “(Cain) lived the American Dream Cain, a Georgia native, worked Cain ran for president in 2012 but & was an inspiration to countless Herman Cain, the businessman and former presidential candi- his way up through a series of com- dropped out after multiple accusa- Georgians and Americans,” Geor- date, died Thursday morning from panies, including Coca-Cola and tions of sexual harassment. gia Senator Kelly Loeffler tweeted coronavirus. Pillsbury, before landing at the Fed- He tested positive for coronavirus Thursday. “My heart goes out to his He was 74. eral Reserve Bank of Kansas City in more than a month ago after attend- family & loved ones; they are in our “He’s entering the presence of the 1995. ing President Donald Trump’s rally prayers during this very difficult Savior he’s served as an associate He served as a senior adviser to in Tulsa, but his team said Thursday time.” minister at Antioch Baptist Church Bob Dole’s presidential campaign in that doctors had told them as recently Cain is survived by his wife Gloria, in Atlanta for, and preparing for his 1996 and ran for his own Senate seat as five days ago that he would “even- and two children, Vincent and Mela- reward,” reads a statement on his in Georgia in 2004, but lost his pri- tually recover.” nie, and four grandchildren. Cain Friday, July 31, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 9 VIRUS OUTBREAK ROUNDUP House orders broad mask order after GOP congressman gets virus

Associated Press 11 and will require nonresidents arrive with negative results from WASHINGTON — Speaker a test taken 72 hours before ar- Nancy Pelosi and Capitol offi- rival. Dunleavy said enforcement cials issued broad new mask re- details are being worked out. quirements Wednesday after a Currently, travelers have sev- Republican member of Congress eral testing options, including tested positive for the corona- taking a test within three to five virus. The member, Texas Rep. days of leaving for Alaska and Louie Gohmert, often shunned being tested at an airport loca- wearing masks and was known to tion when they arrive in Alaska. vote without one. Those opting not to test can quar- Pelosi announced Wednesday antine for 14 days. Under quaran- evening that all members will be tine, one is to leave their location required to wear a mask when only for medical emergencies or voting on the House floor and necessary medical care. that one will be provided if any- Dunleavy indicated quarantine CHRIS PIZZELLO/AP one forgets. Several hours later, would no longer be an option for the House sergeant-at-arms and nonresident travelers under the Pedestrians wear masks as they walk in front of a sign reminding the public to take steps to stop the the Capitol’s top physician issued new protocols. spread of coronavirus, July 23, in Glendale, Calif. an order requiring masks inside House office buildings, with few more than 10 people. Exceptions cratic governor and Fire Mar- regulators are seeking fines exceptions. That mandate went Florida would be made for schools and shal Butch Browning, the chief against two casinos and a bowl- into effect at 8 a.m. Thursday. ST. PETERSBURG — Florida universities because of the safe enforcement officer of the virus ing alley in rural Nevada, alleg- Pelosi said failure to wear a Gov. Ron DeSantis on Wednes- practice protocols they will be regulations for Edwards, as ing that employees and patrons mask on the House floor is a “seri- day continued his push to reopen implementing. defendants. failed to comply with require- ous breach of decorum” for which schools amid pushback from the Officials blamed the surge in The bars argue Edwards can- ments including a mandate for members could be removed from state’s teachers union, as health COVID-19 cases on people so- not show a “real or substantial people to wear masks or face cov- the chamber. Members will be officials reported a new record cializing without masks or keep- relation” between the closure of erings to prevent the spread of able to temporarily remove them of COVID-19 deaths reported in ing six feet away from each other, bars to onsite drinking and the the coronavirus. while speaking, however. In the one day. particularly since the Memorial public health crisis. They say only The complaints in each case al- House office buildings, people The state’s death toll from the Day and Fourth of July holidays. a small number of known COVID- lege that during repeat visits state can remove them to eat, drink coronavirus now stands at more People have been spreading the 19 cases have been traced to bars inspectors saw employees and and give interviews, among a few than 6,330 after health officials disease at bars, funerals, church by the state, and they say none of patrons without face coverings or other specific situations. added 216 additional casualties services, after-work outings and those cases were tracked to their wearing them improperly. “It’s a sign of respect for the Wednesday. The number of con- beach parties, officials said. businesses. At the Hotel Nevada, a regula- health, safety and well-being of firmed cases in Florida stood at The Louisiana Department of tor noted that casino employees others present in the chamber 9,446, with the cumulative tally Kentucky Health says it has traced 464 con- approached customers while an and in surrounding areas,” Pelosi of infections now more than firmed coronavirus infections to agent was taking photos and ap- FRANKFORT — Kentucky 41 bars, among the largest num- said. 450,000. peared to tell them to don face posted higher numbers of coro- ber of cases tracked to a specific Gohmert tested positive just One of the new cases was that coverings. navirus cases Wednesday, but the type of business. before he was scheduled to travel of state Sen. Rob Bradley, who is A third complaint filed Tues- governor said the state has avoid- to his home state with President his chamber’s budget chief. Brad- day named Bowl Incline on the ed a much-larger escalation even Donald Trump. He was forced to ley tested positive for the corona- Michigan Lake Tahoe shoreline, where as he warned “we are nowhere cancel his plans and was immedi- virus Wednesday morning. The owner Curt Wegener said he was near out of the woods.” LANSING — Gov. Gretchen ately criticized by colleagues for Republican from Clay County unaware until a gaming control not always wearing a mask. “A The Democratic governor con- Whitmer on Wednesday tight- said he has a low-grade fever and agent visited his bowling alley selfish act,” one lawmaker said. tinued to stress compliance with ened pandemic restrictions in fatigue, but otherwise no serious bar on July 11 that Gov. Steve Gohmert, 66, one of the House’s his mask mandate and urged northern Michigan while letting symptoms. Detroit’s three casinos reopen at Sisolak had rolled back permis- most conservative and outspoken people to avoid vacationing in During a roundtable at a spe- limited capacity after four-plus sion for bar areas to be open, ef- members, told a Texas news sta- states especially hard-hit by the cial needs school in Clearwater, months of being closed to curb fective midnight July 10. tion that he tested positive be- pandemic. Fla., the Republican governor the coronavirus. fore boarding Air Force One and Gov. Andy Beshear reported did not focus on the latest grim The new limits covering 32 planned to self-quarantine. He is 619 new virus cases statewide, up New York numbers. Instead, he made an- northern counties match ones al- from 522 and 532 cases the previ- at least the 10th member of Con- other case for reopening schools, ready in place in the rest of the NEW YORK — Demand for ous two days. The state’s positiv- gress known to have tested posi- despite concern about the health state. Indoor gatherings in the rides from taxis and app-based ity rate — reflecting the average tive for the coronavirus. and safety of children and school Traverse City and Upper Penin- services plummeted in New York number of tests coming back pos- Gohmert’s positive test raised employees. sula regions — where the rate of City during the height of the coro- itive for COVID-19 — rose after further questions about the lack of The governor said parents new COVID-19 cases is lower — navirus, and only slowly started dropping the prior four days, he mask and testing requirements in should decide for themselves will be capped at 10 starting Fri- to climb back up as the city re- said. the Capitol as members frequent- whether to send their children day at 12:01 a.m., down from 50. opened, according to a report re- ly fly back-and-forth from their The state reported five more back into the classroom next Bars must close for indoor service leased Wednesday. hometowns and gather for votes, virus-related deaths, raising its month. if more than 70% of their gross re- New York City’s Taxi and Lim- hearings and news conferences. death count to 724 since the pan- ceipts are from alcohol sales. ousine Commission said trips Hawaii demic began. But the state’s mor- The three casinos in Detroit tality rate from COVID-19 has started declining in mid-March Alaska can open Aug. 5. They will have and continued into April, falling HONOLULU — Hawaii Gov. dropped in recent weeks from 3% to ban smoking and limit capacity JUNEAU — Nonresident trav- David Ige said Wednesday he to about 2.5%, the governor said as much as 84% from the pre- to 15%. Tribal casinos, which are virus days at their lowest point. elers to Alaska will need to show wants to reimpose some limits on in praising health care workers not regulated by the state, have they tested negative for COVID- gatherings and bars to control the for their “really good work.” Since then, there was a very already reopened and have been gradual increase throughout the 19 shortly before arriving as part spread of the coronavirus as the operating safely, Whitmer said. period until the end of June. of an effort aimed at minimizing state reported a record 109 new “After seeing a resurgence in Louisiana The city data showed yellow cases and preserving testing sup- cases of the disease. cases connected to social gath- plies and protective gear, Gov. The governor said he agrees BATON ROUGE — Eleven erings across the state, we must taxis had just over 18,000 daily Mike Dunleavy said. with Honolulu Mayor Kirk Louisiana bar owners filed a further limit gatherings for the trips at the end of June, compared “We’re not trying to make this Caldwell’s plan to close bars for lawsuit Wednesday against Gov. health of our community and with more than 200,000 prior to difficult for folks to come here,” three weeks. He said the state is John Bel Edwards, arguing his economy,” the Democratic gover- the shutdown. The high-volume Dunleavy said during a Tuesday also working with the other coun- coronavirus rules limiting bars nor said in a statement. for-hire services, which includes evening news conference. “We ties to restrict unsafe behavior at to takeout and delivery unlawful- apps like Uber and Lyft, were at just want to make sure that we are bars, yet avoid a broad shutdown. ly target one business sector and Nevada over 251,000 daily trips, down taking care of Alaskans first.” The governor said he also impose overly harsh restrictions. from almost 750,000 daily trips The changes take effect Aug. wants to limit all gatherings to no The lawsuit names the Demo- LAS VEGAS — State casino in February. PAGE 10 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Friday, July 31, 2020 NATION Federal agents will pull out of Portland, but tensions remain Associated Press Border Protection uniforms into the streets. The clashes brought PORTLAND, Ore. — The tear gas, impact munitions and Trump administration and Or- more arrests. egon leaders declared victory Many demonstrators are after it was announced that U.S. peaceful, but smaller numbers agents guarding a federal court- house during violent demonstra- have thrown fireworks, flares, tions in Portland will pull back, rocks and ball bearings at federal but it wasn’t clear that the agree- agents, used green lasers to blind ment will reduce tensions that them and spread graffiti over the have led to more than two months face of the federal courthouse. of protests. President Donald Trump Oregon Gov. Kate Brown said earlier this month sent federal Wednesday that agents with U.S. authorities as protests against Customs and Border Protection racial injustice increasingly tar- and Immigration and Customs geted U.S. government property, Enforcement would begin leav- including the stately courthouse ing the city’s downtown area in downtown Portland. The de- Thursday, but Acting Secretary ployment appeared to have the for the Department of Homeland opposite effect, reinvigorat- Security Chad Wolf wouldn’t ing demonstrations with a new specify where they would go. He focus: getting rid of the federal insisted that a federal presence presence. would remain in Portland until The deescalation plan calls for STEVE SCHAEFER, ATLANTA JOURNAL-CONSTITUTION/AP the Trump administration was the U.S. Marshals Service and assured the agreement was work- Federal Protective Service agents Merits Gibbons stands outside Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta before funeral services Thursday for ing and the Oregon State Police to remain inside a fence set up the late Rep. John Lewis, D-Ga. was sufficiently protecting fed- around the federal courthouse, eral property. along with some state police, to Hours after the deal was an- keep protesters out. State police nounced, protesters and federal will also be outside the fence to 3 former presidents mourn agents faced off Wednesday night keep protesters back. near the Mark O. Hatfield Fed- “I want to be clear about this — eral Courthouse, the Oregonian the entire DHS law enforcement Lewis at funeral in Atlanta paper reported. Thousands of presence in Portland will remain demonstrators crowded down- in Portland, whether they’re stay- town Portland, drawing dozens of ing inside the courthouse, next Associated Press joy and unbreakable persever- The arc of Lewis’ legacy of agents in Department of Home- door or a different location,” Wolf ance,” Obama said. activism was once again tied to land Security and Customs and said on a call with reporters. ATLANTA — John Lewis was “He always believed in preach- Ebenezer’s former pastor Martin mourned, revered and celebrated ing the Gospel in word and in Luther King Jr., whose sermons as an American hero Thursday deed, insisting that hate and fear at Atlanta’s Ebenezer Baptist Lewis discovered while scanning had to be answered with love and the radio dial as a 15-year-old boy Church, a sacred place for many hope,” former President George Ohio House ousts top of those who helped to shape civil growing up in then-segregated W. Bush said from the pulpit. Alabama. rights history. Lewis died July 17 at the age of Three former presidents joined King continued to inspire leader after arrest in 80. Lewis’ civil rights work for the in the eulogies after nearly a week Former President Bill Clinton next 65 years as he fought segre- of mourning that took him from and Speaker of the House Nancy gation during sometimes bloody his birthplace in Alabama to the Pelosi also spoke. $60M bribery scheme nation’s capital of Washington to Pelosi recalled how Lewis’ marches, Greyhound bus “Free- his final resting place in his home body was lying in state at the U.S. dom Rides” across the South and of Atlanta. Capitol earlier this week, and a later during his long tenure in the Associated Press doubt that people feel betrayed, “I’ve come here today because U.S. Congress. used, and it’s been a stain on the double rainbow appeared. COLUMBUS, Ohio — The I like so many Americans owe a Outside Ebenezer, hundreds House, and people want to make “He was telling us, ‘I’m home Ohio House ousted its Republi- gathered to watch the service on sure we begin anew.” great debt to John Lewis and his in heaven, I’m home in heaven.’ can speaker as the chamber’s top a large screen outside the church. forceful vision of freedom,” for- We always knew he worked on the leader in a historic, unanimous Householder, of Glenford, and mer President Barack Obama side of angels, and now he is with Some sang the gospel song “We and bipartisan vote Thursday four associates were identified said. Lewis was “a man of pure them,” Pelosi said. Shall Overcome.” after he was charged in an alleged in a July 21 federal affidavit as $60 million bribery scheme. allegedly taking part in a pay- Rep. Larry Householder is the to-play scheme involving corpo- first Ohio House speaker ever re- rate money secretly funneled to Trump floats November election delay moved by the chamber, according them for personal and political to the Ohio History Connection. use in exchange for helping to For now, he still retains his seat pass House Bill 6 to financially Associated Press including agreement from the “With Universal Mail-In Voting in the GOP-led Legislature. bail out two FirstEnergy nuclear Democratic-controlled House of (not Absentee Voting, which is plants. Householder was one of WASHINGTON — President Remaining members of House- Representatives. The Constitu- good), 2020 will be the most IN- the driving forces behind the leg- Donald Trump is for the first holder ’s tea m had sa id he deser ves tion makes no provisions for a ACCURATE & FRAUDULENT the presumption of innocence, but islation, which included a fee to time publicly floating a “delay” delay in the end of Trump’s term Election in history. It will be a “lost the trust of his colleagues every electricity bill in the state to the Nov. 3 presidential election, — noon on Jan. 20, 2021. great embarrassment to the USA. and the public” and couldn’t ef- and directed over $150 million a as he makes unsubstantiated al- Still, the mere suggestion of Delay the Election until people fectively lead the House. year through 2026 to the plants legations that increased mail-in the delay was extraordinary in a can properly, securely and safely “This is the most important near Cleveland and Toledo. voting will result in fraud. nation that has held itself up as a vote???” thing that we’ve done today,” said Householder had ignored calls The date of the presidential beacon to the world for its history Trump’s tweet came on a day GOP Rep. Bob Cupp, a former for his resignation from col- election — the Tuesday after the of peaceful transfer of power, in- of bad economic news and amid a Ohio Supreme Court justice who, leagues from both parties. A de- first Monday in November in cluding during the Civil War, the dark political patch for his reelec- along with Householder’s No. 2, cision on when to schedule a vote every fourth year — is enshrined Great Depression and World War tion effort, both driven in part by Speaker Pro Tempore Rep. Jim for a new speaker will be made by in federal law and would require II. a nationwide resurgence in coro- Butler, is a potential candidate to Assistant Majority Floor Leader an act of Congress to change, Trump tweeted Thursday: navirus cases. be the next speaker. “There is no Anthony DeVitis, of Green. Friday, July 31, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 11 NATION Lawmakers grill Big Tech CEOs on competition

Associated Press controlled by Facebook, Amazon, Google and Apple “is a bottleneck WASHINGTON — Congres- for a key channel of distribution. sional lawmakers finally got a “Whether they control access chance to grill the CEOs of Big to information or to a market- Tech over their dominance and place, these platforms have the allegations of monopolistic prac- SCHALK VAN ZUYDAM/AP incentive and ability to exploit tices that stifle competition. But this power,” he said. “They can A great white shark tries to bite a fish head being trolled though the water as researchers chum the it’s unclear how much they ad- ocean looking for sharks off the coast of Gansbaai, South Africa. vanced their goal of bringing charge exorbitant fees, impose some of the world’s largest com- oppressive contracts and extract panies to heel. valuable data from the people and Invective flew Wednesday as businesses that rely on them.” legislators questioned Facebook’s The four CEOs command cor- More seals means learning to Mark Zuckerberg, Amazon’s Jeff porations whose products are Bezos, Google’s Sundar Pichai woven into the fabric of everyday and Apple’s Tim Cook at a hear- life, with millions or even billions live with sharks in New England ing of the House Judiciary sub- of customers, and a combined market value greater than the committee on antitrust. For the BY PATRICK WHITTLE make a mistake. And it’s tragic The greater number of sight- last year, that panel has probed entire German economy. One of them, Bezos, is the world’s rich- Associated Press when they do,” said Greg Skomal, ings is “unequivocally” because the business practices of the Sili- a shark specialist with the Mas- of the resurgence of seals in con Valley giants with an eye to est individual; Zuckerberg is the PORTLAND, Maine — Seals fourth-ranked billionaire. sachusetts Division of Marine New England, Sulikowski said. determining if they need to be are thriving off the Northeast Fisheries. “As we restore top The seal comeback traces to the regulated more heavily or even They had a few rough moments. coast thanks to decades of protec- predators, the potential for these Marine Mammal Protection Act broken up. Pichai and Zuckerberg appeared tions, and that victory for wildlife discomfited when pressed about interactions could increase.” of 1972, which afforded seals a In nearly five hours of testi- has brought a consequence for unsavory aspects of their compa- Incidents of shark bites remain chance to repopulate after expe- mony and questioning, however, humans — more encounters with nies’ businesses, but got respites vanishingly rare, especially in riencing generations of human there were few startling revela- sharks. when their inquisitors ran out of Northeastern waters. The Inter- oppression. tions or striking confrontations. Seals are a favorite prey of large time. Bezos also acknowledged national Shark Attack File at the Grey seals, once hunted with While the executives faced hos- sharks such as the great white. that alleged misdeeds at Amazon University of Florida lists only bounties and pushed close to the tile questioning and frequent in- The death this week of swimmer — such as reports that the compa- 10 unprovoked shark attacks off point of local extinction, are now terruptions from lawmakers of Julie Dimperio Holowach, who ny has used data generated by in- New England, according to re- common sights in coastal Cape both parties, little seemed to land was killed by a great white off dependent sellers on its platform cords that go back to 1837. Cod. Some people even feel the more than glancing blows. Harpswell, Maine, might have The CEOs testified via video to to compete against them — would The majority of documented animals have come back to the happened because the shark mis- shark attacks in the U.S. happen lawmakers, at times appearing to- be “unacceptable” if proved true. point where they pose a nuisance, took her for a seal, authorities off Florida, and internationally, gether on the committee room dis- As Democrats largely focused in part because they draw more said. warm weather countries such as play as tiny individual figures in on market competition, several sharks. Swimmers off the New England South Africa and Australia have a mostly empty array of squares. Republicans aired long-stand- The sharks aren’t looking for Most committee members were ing grievances, claiming the tech states have learned to be more higher totals than most. But shark mindful in recent years due to a bites are rare in those places, too. people, but they’re a reason for seated, with masks on, in the companies are censoring con- swimmers to be cautious, Su- servative voices and questioning spate of sightings of great whites, Australia has been the site of 652 hearing room in Washington. likowski said. their business activities in China. the apex predator made famous unprovoked shark attacks ac- The execs provided data pur- “ We’re not on the menu,” he In its bipartisan investigation, in the movie “Jaws.” A shark that cording to records that go back to porting to show how much compe- said. “But as these predator-prey tition they face and how valuable the Judiciary subcommittee col- killed a man off Cape Cod in 2018 1580, the International Shark At- relationships continue, and be- their innovation and essential ser- lected testimony from midlevel was also believed to be a great tack File reported. cause they are so coastal, there’s vices are to consumers. But they executives of the four firms, com- white. But shark bites in colder north- sometimes struggled to answer petitors and legal experts, and That was the first fatal shark ern waters are not unheard of. A potential for interaction with hu- pointed questions about business looked at over a million internal attack in Massachusetts in more handful of shark bites have been mans to increase.” practices. They also confronted documents from the companies. than eight decades, while the recorded off Russia, Finland and In Maine, marine patrol of- concerns about alleged political A key question: whether existing death of Holowach on Monday Washington state. And research- ficers are conducting searches bias, their effect on U.S. democ- competition policies and century- was the first documented fatal ers are seeing more of the great for the presence of sharks in the racy and their role in China. old antitrust laws are adequate shark attack in Maine history. whites off New England, said aftermath of Holowach’s death. The panel’s chairman, Rep. for overseeing the tech giants, “They’re not vindictive or mad James Sulikowski, a researcher And they’ve sent a clear message David Cicilline, a Rhode Island or if new legislation and enforce- or angry or preferring human of Northeastern sharks located at to beachgoers — if you see seals, Democrat, said that each platform ment funding are needed. flesh. They just occasionally Arizona State University. stay away. House lawmakers: Lax VA oversight led to outbreaks at state vet homes

BY NIKKI WENTLING shortage of oversight” at state homes to see whether they met “As it stands now, I have to won- ans and other residents of state Stars and Stripes veterans homes. standards of care. der how many lives could’ve been veterans homes have died from State veterans homes receive The department contracted saved at state veterans homes the virus, however, said Rep. Julia WASHINGTON — House some funding from the VA and with a third party to perform all during this pandemic if there had Brownley, D-Calif. Not all state lawmakers criticized the De- undergo yearly inspections by of its inspections in 2018, said been stronger, more consistent veterans homes are required to partment of Veterans Affairs on the department. However, they’re Sharon Silas, who is with the oversight on the part of the VA,” report information about coro- Wednesday for its lax oversight operated by state governments. GAO. The VA allowed contrac- Takano said. navirus infections and deaths to of state veterans homes, arguing About 20,000 veterans reside in tors to ignore some deficiencies Long-term care facilities across the VA or the Centers for Disease that the department was partially 157 state veterans homes nation- at the homes, and in some cases the country have experienced Control and Prevention, she said. to blame for deadly outbreaks wide. The homes receive about $1 contractors permitted leaders of outbreaks of the coronavirus, Some facilities are proactively of the coronavirus at some of its billion total in federal funding. state veterans homes to fix prob- and tens of thousands of residents sharing the information, but not facilities. The Government Account- lems during inspections to avoid have died. More than 40% of all all of them. Rep. Mark Takano, D-Calif., ability Office investigated the being cited. The VA still has not coronavirus deaths in the United “Unfortunately, we do not know chairman of the House Commit- VA’s oversight of state veterans completed all of the recommen- States were linked to nursing how many [deaths] have occurred tee on Veterans’ Affairs, said dur- homes in 2019. The GAO found, in dations that the GAO made in homes, The New York Times re- at state veterans homes,” Brown- ing a hearing on the matter that some cases, that the VA was the 2019 to improve inspections, Silas ported last month. ley said. “The department lacks a the epidemic exposed a “critical only federal entity to inspect the said Wednesday. It’s uncertain how many veter- clear picture.” PAGE 12 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Friday, July 31, 2020 NATION Trump vs. Biden on key issues facing nation

BY BILL BARROW AND AAMER MADHANI Associated Press WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump and his Demo- cratic challenger, Joe Biden, both promise sweeping progress over the next four years — via starkly different paths. Trump, like many fellow Re- publicans, holds out tax reduc- tions and regulatory cuts as economic cure-alls and frames himself as a conservative cham- pion in seemingly endless culture wars. But the president, still try- ing to fashion himself as an out- sider, offers little detail about how /AP he’d pull the levers of government EVAN VUCCI/AP ANDREW HARNIK in a second term. President Donald Trump delivers remarks about American energy Democratic presidential candidate and former Vice President Joe Biden, for his part, sounds production during a visit to the Double Eagle Energy Oil Rig on Biden speaks at a campaign event at the William “Hicks” Anderson every bit the Democratic stan- Wednesday in Midland, Texas. Community Center in Wilmington, Del., on Tuesday. dard-bearer as he frames the fed- eral government as the collective back much of the 2017 GOP tax to prekindergarten programs knowledged that the pandemic members to fulfill their pledge force to combat the coronavirus, overhaul. He wants a corporate for 3- and 4-year-olds, tripling may “get worse before it gets bet- to spend 2% of GDP on defense rebuild the economy and address income tax rate of 28% (lower Title I spending for schools with ter” as many states — including spending and reducing the U.S. centuries of institutional racism than before but higher than now) higher concentrations of students several critical to his path to 270 military footprint in Afghanistan and systemic inequalities. A vet- and broad income and payroll tax from low-income households, Electoral College votes — have and other hot spots. He also an- eran of national politics, Biden hikes for individuals with more more support for non-classroom seen a surge in the virus. nounced his intended withdrawal also loves framing his deal-mak- than $400,000 of annual taxable positions like on-campus social Trump is again holding regu- from the Paris climate accord. ing past as proof he can do it income. All that would generate workers, federal infrastructure lar briefings to directly get his Trump can officially withdraw again from the Oval Office. an estimated $4 trillion or more spending for public school build- message out on the virus and the U.S. from the Paris agree- It leaves Americans with an over 10 years. ings and covering schools’ costs other matters. Trump believes ment — it sets the goal of holding unambiguous choice. A look at Biden frames immigration as to comply with federal disability that a key to economic recovery global warming below 3.6 degrees where the rivals stand on key an economic matter, as well. He laws. Biden also opposes taxpayer from the virus is fully reopening Fahrenheit — as an example of an issues: wants to expand legal immigra- money being routed to for-profit schools — though Americans are agreement that “disadvantages tion slots and offer a citizenship charter school businesses, and wary. Only about 1 in 10 Ameri- the United States to the exclusive Economy, taxes path for about 11 million resi- he’s pledged that his secretary cans think day care centers, pre- benefit of other countries.” The dents who are in the country il- of education will have classroom schools or K-12 schools should deal, which was signed by Obama, Decades-low unemployment legally but who, Biden notes, are teaching experience. open this fall without restrictions, and a soaring stock market were stipulates that no nation can leave already economic contributors as according to a recent poll by The until four years after they signed Trump’s calling cards before workers and consumers. Associated Press-NORC Center the pandemic. While the stock Health care on. For the U.S., that’s Nov. 4 — for Public Affairs. one day after the U.S. election. market has clawed much of its As a candidate for the White Trump has also said he’s “pret- way back after cratering in the Education The president has also made House, Trump promised that he ty damn certain” that vaccines clear his desire to leave Afghani- early weeks of the crisis, unem- Trump has used his push for would “immediately” replace and therapeutics for the virus are stan sooner than the timeline laid ployment stood at 11.1% in June, schools to fully reopen this fall President Barack Obama’s health coming in the not-so-distant fu- out in the Feb. 29 peace agree- higher than the nadir of the Great amid the pandemic as an oppor- care law with a plan of his own ture — a game changer as Ameri- ment with the Taliban, which set Recession. There were still about tunity to spotlight his support that would provide “insurance cans and the world seek a glide the path for U.S. troops to leave 14.7 million fewer jobs last month for charter schools and school for everybody.” In the last leg of path to normalcy. the country in 12 to 14 months than there were prior to the pan- choice. his first term, Americans are still Biden draws some of his sharp- if the insurgent group met cer- demic in February. Education Secretary Betsy waiting for Trump to make his big est contrasts with Trump on the tain conditions. There are cur- Trump has predicted that the DeVos, a longtime proponent of reveal. Trump officials say the pandemic, arguing that the presi- rently about 8,600 U.S. troops in U.S. economy will rebound in the charter schools and school vouch- administration has made strides dency and federal government Afghanistan. third and fourth quarters of this er programs, has suggested that by championing transparency on exist for such crises. Trump, by Biden says he’d begin “the day year and is set to take off like a families be allowed to take fed- hospital prices, pursuing a range contrast, has largely shifted re- after the election” rebuilding “rocket ship” in the new year, a eral money allotted to school dis- of actions to curb prescription sponsibility to governors. Biden relationships with allies ruffled prediction that bakes in the as- tricts that don’t open and spend drug costs and expanding lower- endorses generous federal spend- by Trump’s approach. Biden’s sumption that a coronavirus vac- it in private schools that do open. cost health insurance alternatives ing to help businesses and indi- top priority is reestablishing the cine or effective therapeutics will For most of Trump’s first term, for small businesses and individ- viduals, along with state and local foundations of NATO, the post- have hit the market that allow life his administration has sought uals. But those incremental steps governments, deal with the finan- World War II alliance of Western to get back to normal. He’s still major increases to federal char- are far short from the sweeping cial cliffs of the pandemic slow- powers that he said is necessary advocating for a payroll tax cut, ter school grant aid. But Congress changes Trump had promised. down. He’s promised aggressive to counter Russia’s aggressive, though such a measure faces stiff has responded with relatively Biden wants a “Medicare-like use of the Defense Production expansionist aims in eastern Eu- bipartisan opposition. Winning small increases. public option” to compete along- Act, the wartime law a president rope and Asia. Biden said he’d a second term — and a mandate With higher education, Trump side private insurance markets can use to direct certain private- immediately confront Russian from voters — might be his best has repeatedly complained that for working-age Americans, sector activity. President Vladimir Putin about hope at getting it through. campuses are beset by “radical while increasing premium subsi- Additionally, Biden promises Biden pitches sweeping federal left indoctrination.” He recently dies that many working-class and to elevate the government’s sci- his country’s interference in U.S. action as necessary to avoid an threatened to defund universities, middle-class workers use already entists and physicians to com- elections. Biden pledges to “end extended recession or depres- saying that he was having the under the Affordable Care Act. municate a consistent message forever wars,” but clarifies that sion and to address long-standing Treasury Department reexam- Biden estimates that would cost to the public, and he would have U.S. special forces — as opposed wealth inequality that dispropor- ine tax-exempt status and federal about $750 billion over 10 years. the U.S. rejoin the World Health to large-scale ground missions — tionately affects nonwhite Ameri- funding of unspecified schools. That positions Biden between Organization. He’s also willing remain a vital part of world sta- cans. His biggest-ticket plans: a $2 Biden wants the federal gov- Trump, who wants to scrap the to use executive power for a na- bility. Biden frames immigration trillion, four-year push intended ernment to partner with states 2010 law, and progressives who tional mask mandate, even if its and combating the climate crisis to eliminate carbon pollution in to make public higher education want a single-payer system to re- enforcement is questionable. as national security matters. He the U.S. energy grid by 2035 and tuition-free for any student in a place private insurance altogeth- calls for rebuilding a decimated a new government health insur- household earning up to $125,000 er. Biden sees his approach as the Foreign policy U.S. diplomatic corps, rejoin- ance plan open to all working-age annually. The assistance would next step toward universal cover- ing the Paris climate accord and Americans (with generous subsi- extend to everyone attending age and one he could get through During his first term, Trump pushing China and other large dies). He proposes new spending two-year schools, regardless of Congress. built his foreign policy around economies to reduce carbon pollu- on education, infrastructure and income. He also proposes sharply the mantra of “America First.” tion. On immigration, Biden calls small businesses, along with rais- increasing aid for historically Coronavirus Besides the trade deals, he counts for expanding legal immigration ing the national minimum wage Black colleges. His overall educa- as major achievements building opportunities while reversing to $15 an hour. tion plans carry a 10-year price After months of insisting that more than 200 miles of his prom- Trump’s cuts to foreign aid pro- Biden would cover some but tag of about $850 billion. the worst days of the pandemic ised wall along the U.S.-Mexico grams intended to promote world not all of the new costs by rolling He calls for universal access have passed, Trump recently ac- border, cajoling more NATO stability and reduce migration. Friday, July 31, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 13 AMERICAN ROUNDUP Probation for woman who sold half ton of pot

BISMARCK — A ND Mandan woman ac- cused of selling more than half a ton of marijuana between March 2018 and April 2019 was sen- tenced to probation and commu- nity service. Megan Isaak, 25, pleaded guilty to six felony drug possession and conspiracy charges which will be reduced to misdemeanors if she successfully completes two years of probation. Police said they found 170 pounds of marijuana in her stor- age shed and $150,000 in cash in her car when she was arrested in 2019, the Bismarck Tribune reported. Assistant Morton County State’s Attorney Gabrielle Goter said Isaak’s cooperation led to others being charged. University gets a $20M anonymous donation

NEW ORLEANS — A LA university in Louisiana received a $20 million donation from an anonymous donor, the largest private contribution in the school’s history. Xavier University of Louisiana said the donation will allow the school to expand scholarships and make needed investments to sustain their mission as the country’s only Catholic and his- torically Black university. The school produces the largest Tastes of the fair at a distance number of Black medical school graduates than any other univer- Above: Iowa state fairgrounds visitors pass a corn dog stand set up for the Taste of sity in the U.S., the school said. the Fair to be held this weekend in Des Moines, Iowa. Although this summer’s Iowa State Fair was canceled due to concerns about the coronavirus, fans of fair food will be able to choose from nearly 20 food vendors at the fairgrounds. This is the Lost prosthetic leg first time since World War II that the annual gathering won’t be held in Des Moines. returned to skydiver Right: A sign directs visitors to social distance.

PHOTOS BY CHARLIE NEIBERGALL/AP WEST ADDISON — A VT Vermont skydiver who Shortly after, Garcia ran into the THE CENSUS The calves were all under 11 lost his prosthetic leg during house armed with a knife and de- months old and had ear tags, and a jump has it back, thanks to a manded to talk to his girlfriend. Garcia didn’t know exactly how farmer who kept an eye out for it The number of Burmese pythons that have been captured in The neighbor grabbed the boil- the Florida Everglades since the state started paying hunters to many were missing, Heward and spotted it in a soybean field. ing water as Garcia fled but was said. Double amputee Chris track them down in 2017. The South Florida Water Management eventually doused with the water 5K District and the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commis- The animals were all Jersey or Marckres of Hyde Park went for outside. Police said Garcia threw sion announced the milestone. The pythons have become a threat Jersey mix, a breed commonly a jump at Vermont Skydiving Ad- three cinder blocks through dif- to the ecosystem in the Everglades, disrupting the natural balance of predator and raised for dairies. Garcia was ventures in West Addison and lost ferent windows to the apartment. prey. They’ve been successful at reproducing in the swampy Everglades because caring for the calves for other one of his prosthetic legs after they have no predators. Females can lay up to 100 eggs. Scientists estimate there companies in the region. leaping from the plane. are between 100,000 and 300,000 pythons in the Everglades. Marckres, who was harnessed Part of Berlin Wall to an instructor, landed safely. defaced on campus Officer saves driver He put out the word on so- was a 63-year-old resident of New a neighbor’s truck in the Lincoln passed out in moving car cial media that he’d lost his leg. LONG BEACH — Of- York City. area. Farmer Joe Marszalkowski saw CA ficials at Chapman The shark bite killed Julie KOLN reported that the Lan- VICKSBURG — A University in southern California the post and found the prosthetic Dimperio Holowach, the Maine caster Sheriff’s Office responded MS Mississippi police of- in a soybean field. He said he was said a piece of the Berlin Wall Department of Marine Resourc- and pursued the truck for a few ficer said fast-thinking bystand- grateful he found the leg without displayed on campus was defaced es said. The shark bit Holowach miles. But deputies had to stop ers helped save a woman who running it over with a machine and painted brown, covering off Bailey Island while she was the chase due to dangerous rain passed out behind the wheel of a during the fall harvest. some of the historic graffiti writ- moving car. swimming. conditions. ten decades ago. Vicksburg police officer Mat- The marine patrol said a wit- Officials are still looking for University spokeswoman Amy thew Barnes told WJTV-TV he Angry neighbor doused ness saw Holowach swimming the teenager and the 2004 F-250 Stevens said the 12-foot-high was the first officer on the scene with boiling water when she was bitten. Two kayak- truck. chunk of wall was probably de- after motorists reported a driver ers helped her get to shore and an faced between July 21 and July swerving erratically in the road. LAS CRUCES — A ambulance provided further as- 22, the Long Beach Press-Tele- Ranch reports several Barnes said he found a woman NM New Mexico man gram reported . sistance, but she was pronounced faces charges after police said he hundred calves stolen passed out from an apparent University officials were work- dead at the scene, the marine pa- medical emergency in the driv- barged in on his neighbor in an trol said. ing with restoration experts to BURLEY — Law en- er’s seat. angry tirade and was dispelled There had previously only been develop a plan to restore the arti- forcement agencies are The car was locked and still only after the neighbor doused one recorded unprovoked shark ID fact, she said. investigating after several hun- rolling. Barnes said a bystander him with boiling water. attack in Maine. The Las Cruces Sun-News re- dred calves were reported stolen gave him a hammer from her Person killed in rare car that he used to smash a rear ported Joseph “JoJo” Garcia was 13-year-old runaway from a cattle feeding operation in arrested following an argument shark attack off coast southern Idaho. window and open the door while over a bathroom break. suspected of truck heist Cassia County Sheriff Jay other citizens helped hold the ve- According to police, a man was PORTLAND — Au- Heward told The Times-News hicle steady. Barnes shifted the approached by a woman he knew ME thorities in Maine LINCOLN — Authori- that Marcos Garcia, the owner of car into park and then helped get from his neighborhood who asked said a woman killed in a rare NE ties said a 13-year-old MGM Calf Ranch near Declo, re- the driver out safely. him if she could use his bathroom. shark attack off the state’s coast runaway is suspected of stealing ported the calves stolen July 1. From The Associated Press PAGE 14 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Friday, July 31, 2020 NATION Tropical Storm Isaias batters Puerto Rico

Associated Press dated neighborhoods where earthquake- people still use tarps as roofs since Hur- of the tropical cyclone during the next day damaged homes still stand. ricane Maria hit as a powerful Category 4 or two.” SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Tropi- “The emotional state of people is dete- storm in September 2017. Tropical storm warnings were issued for cal Storm Isaias battered Puerto Rico on riorating more every day,” he said, adding Jose Pagan, 22 , who lives in the eastern Puerto Rico, the U.S. and British Virgin Is- Thursday as it continued on a track toward that crews will fan out to assess damage mountain town of Juncos, said his power lands, the Turks and Caicos Islands and the U.S. mainland, unleashing small land- once the weather clears. went out before dawn. portions of the Dominican Republic, Haiti slides and causing widespread flooding Isaias was located about 100 miles west- “I didn’t think it was going to be this and the Bahamas. and power outages on an island still recov- southwest of Ponce, Puerto Rico, and about strong,” he said of the storm, adding that Isaias is expected to produce 3 to 6 ering from previous hurricanes and ongo- 160 miles southeast of Santo Domingo, Do- his home is slightly flooded. “It’s a rather inches of rain across the British and U.S. ing earthquakes. minican Republic, according to the U.S. difficult experience because it reminds us Virgin Islands and Turks and Caicos and Especially hard hit by the storm’s maxi- National Hurricane Center. It was moving of Maria.” also across Puerto Rico, northern Haiti, mum sustained winds of 60 mph was west northwest at 21 mph, and the center The hurricane center said Isaias, for and eastern Cuba with isolated maximum Puerto Rico’s southern region, which is was expected to move over Hispaniola now, is not expected to become a hurricane totals of 8 inches. still being shaken by daily tremors. Santos later on Thursday and near the southeast- before reaching the U.S. mainland. The Dominican Republic and the Baha- Seda, mayor of the southwest town of Gua- ern Bahamas by early Friday. “Isaias is sending some mixed signals,” mas could see 4 to 8 inches of rain while nica, told The Associated Press that he has Minor damage was reported elsewhere the forecast discussion stated. “Model Cuba could see 2 to 4 inches, with isolated received reports of downed trees and inun- in Puerto Rico, where tens of thousands of forecasts are showing a complex evolution maximum totals of 6 inches. NASA launches rover to look for signs of ancient life on Mars Associated Press pave the way for the arrival of as- tronauts as early as the 2030s. CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — “There’s a reason we call the The biggest, most sophisticated robot Perseverance. Because Mars rover ever built — a car- going to Mars is hard,” NASA Ad- size vehicle bristling with camer- ministrator Jim Bridenstine said as, microphones, drills and lasers — blasted off for the red planet just before liftoff. “In this case, Thursday as part of an ambitious, it’s harder than ever before be- long-range project to bring the cause we’re doing it in the midst first Martian rock samples back of a pandemic.” to Earth to be analyzed for evi- The U.S., the only country to dence of ancient life. safely put a spacecraft on Mars, NASA’s Perseverance rode is seeking its ninth successful a mighty Atlas V rocket into a landing on the planet, which has clear morning sky in the world’s proved to be the Bermuda Tri- third and final Mars launch of the angle of space exploration, with summer. China and the United more than half of the world’s mis- Arab Emirates got a head start sions there burning up, crashing JOHN RAOUX/AP last week, but all three missions or otherwise ending in failure. should reach their destination in China is sending both a rover A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket lifts off from pad 41 at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station February after a journey of seven an orbiter. The UAE, a newcomer Thursday in Cape Canaveral, Fla. The mission will send a Mars rover to the Red Planet. months and 300 million miles. to outer space, has an orbiter en The plutonium-powered, six- route. orbit around the Earth and began If all goes well, the rover will dozens of super-sterilized tita- wheeled rover will drill down and It’s the biggest stampede to hurtling toward Mars. descend to the Martian surface nium tubes. collect tiny geological specimens Mars in spacefaring history. The “We have left the building. We on Feb. 18, 2021, in what NASA It also will release a mini he- opportunity to fly between Earth that will be brought home in are on our way to Mars,” Perse- calls seven minutes of terror, in licopter that will attempt the and Mars comes around only about 2031 in a sort of interplan- verance’s chief engineer, Adam which the craft goes from 12,000 first powered flight on another once every 26 months when the etary relay race involving multi- Steltzner, said from NASA’s Jet mph to a complete stop, with no planet, and test out other technol- ple spacecraft and countries. The planets are on the same side of the sun and about as close as they Propulsion Laboratory in Pasa- human intervention whatsoever. ogy to prepare the way for future overall cost: more than $8 billion. dena, California. It is carrying 25 cameras and a astronauts. NASA’s science mission chief, can get. “That was overwhelming. pair of microphones that will en- That includes equipment for Thomas Zurbuchen, pronounced Launch controllers wore masks Overall, just ‘Wow!’ ” said Alex able Earthlings to vicariously tag extracting oxygen from Mars’ the launch the start of “human- and sat spaced apart at the Cape ity’s first round trip to another Canaveral control center because Mather, 13, a Virginia schoolboy along. thin carbon-dioxide atmosphere. planet.” of the coronavirus outbreak, who proposed the name Perse- Perseverance will aim for The plan is for NASA and the “Oh, I loved it, punching a hole which kept hundreds of scientists verance in a NASA competition treacherous unexplored terri- European Space Agency to launch in the sky, right? Getting off the and other team members away and watched the launch in person tory: Jezero Crater, riddled with a dune buggy in 2026 to fetch the cosmic shore of our Earth, wading from Perseverance’s liftoff. with his parents. boulders, cliffs, dunes and pos- rock samples, along with a rocket out there in the cosmic ocean,“ he About an hour into the flight, The launch went off on time at sibly rocks bearing the chemi- ship that will put the specimens said. “Every time, it gets me.” controllers applauded, pumped 7:50 a.m. despite a 4.2-magnitude cal signature of microbes from into orbit around Mars. Then an- In addition to addressing the their fists and exchanged air hugs earthquake 20 minutes before what was once a lake more than other spacecraft will capture the life-on-Mars question, the mis- and pantomimed high-fives when liftoff that shook the Jet Propul- 3 billion years ago. The rover will orbiting samples and bring them sion will yield lessons that could the rocket flawlessly broke out of sion Laboratory. store half-ounce rock samples in home. Friday, July 31, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 15 WORLD Lockdowns cause surge in Japanese online dating

BY SIMON DENYER video encounters have proved to Japanese women in particu- easier to meet online. You don’t dream to ride around Japan. AND AKIKO KASHIWAGI be a hit, removing the pressures lar are often reluctant to share have to spend quite so long get- Kazunori proposed to Ayako on The Washington Post of arranged face-to-face sessions contact details with prospective ting ready, or leave home all June 19 at a wedding chapel, along in a society that often discour- matches, and sometimes spend dressed up to travel to an unfa- with Takada from LMO, with TOKYO — Japan’s matchmak- ages being bold and open in first days chatting online before even miliar place, she said. friends from their online match- ers faced a dilemma: how to make meetings. exchanging photos, exhausting LMO and other companies tend making events joining by Zoom those matches during the social “Without the online setting, we themselves with worry whether to start with a group meeting to congratulate them. They reg- distancing of the pandemic? never would have met,” said Ka- the person is trustworthy, said conducted over Zoom. An emcee istered their marriage the follow- Gone were group gatherings, zunori Nakanishi, a 31-year-old Kota Takada, president of LMO, makes everyone comfortable, ing day, making it legal, but are one of the common icebreakers hotel employee from the eastern the matchmaking company that helps them introduce themselves still to hold a formal ceremony. held by Japan’s popular agencies city of Kumamoto. first brought the couple togeth- and asks them a few questions Matchmaking companies have for people seeking a mate. Also Matchmakers arranged for him er through the video-chat app to spark conversation: How have restarted in-person events since called off were the one-on-one to chat with Ayako, a 43-year-old Zoom. you been being spending your the state of emergency was lifted introductions arranged by dozens social worker. She lives in Tokyo, “On Zoom, people can have time at home? How do you imag- in Japan in May, but will also con- of Japan’s matchmaking compa- about 550 miles away. fruitful conversations pretty ine married life to be? What are tinue to stage online events. nies, which can charge monthly Late last month, shortly after close to those you can have in your dreams? Participants then “We’re delighted to hear from fees as high as $200 for the many restrictions on travel were lifted person,” without exchanging per- pair off into breakout rooms and people saying they were glad to in Japan who don’t want to go solo across Japan, they met in person sonal contacts, he said. “This is a spend several minutes chatting to have had a chance to meet some- into the online dating world. for the first time. The following very rational way of expanding each prospective partner in turn. one in this tough time through So the now-familiar tool of pan- day, they got married. your chances while feeling safe Kazunori and Ayako met three our new online services,” said demic-era business — the video “For people who are shy, I think and secure at home.” times in this way before finally Masamitsu Nagaoka, public re- chat and those little windows — being able to join from your ‘cas- Matchmaking services of vari- deciding to start “online dating” lations manager at O-net, a mar- became an unexpected opportu- tle,’ from your home base, with- ous kinds are popular in Japan around May 20. Over the next riage referral service company nity for Japan’s Cupids for hire. out being inhibited by distance, — setting up meetings or arrang- month, they spent a huge amount with more than 50,000 members, Online matchmaking in Japan makes it easier, rather than being ing activities for people to inter- of time together online, some- one of the largest in Japan. has become a rare upbeat counter- overwhelmed in a strange place,” act. Official data is not available, times staying connected for up “In these difficult times, amid point to the economic slowdowns, Nakanishi said. (Ayako spoke on but at least tens of thousands of to eight hours as they went about all the anxiety, and probably be- shutdowns and restrictions dur- the condition that only her first people use these services every their lives. cause of that, they tended to think ing the COVID-19 crisis. name be used because of privacy year seeking a partner. They discovered a common pas- more seriously about their fu- Matchmaking agencies said the concerns.) Ayako, the newlywed, said it is sion for motorbikes and shared a ture,” he said. PAGE 16 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Friday, July 31, 2020 FACES Garth Brooks withdraws from Powerful parts for women nominations for top CMA honor

Actress in a limited series or movie becomes the most competitive Emmy category From wire reports

BY MEREDITH BLAKE ica” and Daisy Edgar-Jones for her sensitive portrayal of a wealthy Garth Brooks says he is pulling himself out of nominations for the Los Angeles Times young Irish woman in a complicated but passionate sexual relation- ship with a high school classmate in the Hulu adaptation of “Normal Country Music Association’s en- The year in television brought a crop of compelling limited series People.” (Her costar, Paul Mescal, was nominated.) tertainer of the year award, say- centered on the female experience, including “Mrs. America,” “Little The brutally competitive nature of the catego- ing it’s time for someone else to Fires Everywhere,” “Unbelievable” and “Unorthodox” — and with it ry is the result of overlapping industry trends, win the top prize. a rich array of parts for women. starting with the dramatic revival of the once- Brooks, who won the honor in But as Tuesday’s nominations made clear, this glut of exciting roles moribund miniseries over last half-decade. In November, said during an online means the category for actress in a limited series or movie has be- 2011 there weren’t enough eligible miniseries press conference Wednesday that come perhaps the most competitive at the Emmys — a veritable mur- for a standalone category at the Emmys. Now he doesn’t want to be nominated derer’s row of talent — and numerous worthy performances went the limited series is a magnet for feature-film in that category in any upcoming unrecognized, prompting outraged memes and talent and a venue for the kind of complex sto- years as well. cries of “snub!” across the internet. ries — often with literary or historical roots _ “We feel very lucky with For a little perspective: Three of this year’s that have become increasingly rare in the tent- seven,” he said. five nominees are Oscar winners. pole-obsessed world of the movies. Brooks said that following his Regina King — who won the Emmy in this “It’s a place for us to make movies,” said win last year, he read criticism category two years ago for the Netflix limited Margo Martindale, who was nominated for her Regina King online that said he should step series “Seven Seconds” — was nominated for supporting role as feminist Bella Abzug in down from the category. her performance as a masked police officer in “It made winning entertainer “Watchmen” (HBO), a prescient look at race and “Mrs. America.” “It’s very hard to get a movie done these days.” of the year not that fun to tell you violence in the United States. Cate Blanchett the truth,” he said, although he earned a nod for her depiction of conservative The limited series has become a showcase for women in par- repeatedly said he was thankful activist Phyllis Schlafly in “Mrs. America.” And of the awards he received. Kerry Washington Octavia Spencer was recognized for her role ticular. Prestige TV of an earlier as Black hair-care entrepreneur Madam C.J. era may have been synonymous Writer bases monologue Walker in “Self Made” (Netflix). with “difficult men” like Walter They will vie with Kerry Washington, who White and Don Draper, but on his COVID-19 illness the premiere of “Big Little picked up her fifth career Emmy nomination Oscar-nominated writer David for “Little Fires Everywhere” (Hulu), in which Lies” three years ago created the template for a new kind of Hare says he’s turned his COVID- she plays a nomadic artist and mother. The Emmy bait: a female-focused 19 illness into a stage monologue only newcomer is Israeli actress Shira Haas, limited series stacked with big- about enduring “this quite ex- who scored a nod for her mesmerizing turn as name actresses in the kinds of traordinary disease.” a young Hasidic woman who flees her insular meaty roles that are increasingly “Beat the Devil” will open in Brooklyn community in the Netflix sleeper hit scant in feature films. (See also: London as soon as officials deem “Unorthodox.” “Sharp Objects.”) it safe for theaters to get back into Cate Blanchett Because of a rule change limiting the number “Hollywood is responding to the business, Hare said Wednesday. of nominees in a field according to the overall demands of women in our industry “I don’t think anyone who has number of submissions, there are only five slots who want to be seen in a wider range of not had it (the virus) quite under- in the limited series or movie category this year. stories and women who stands how extraordinarily un- (Last year the category had six nominees.) The want to be included predictable it is, not just on a daily sheer number of dynamic performances by behind the scenes,” but almost an hourly basis,” said women in limited series this year meant there said Uzo Aduba, the Tony Award-nominated Brit- were easily twice as many plausible nominees who was nominated ish playwright. as available slots. for her supporting Hare, 73, said the one-actor Perhaps the most notable snub, at least ac- performance as play is “purely” about his experi- cording to social media, was Reese Witherspoon, politician Shir- ence with the disease, which he overlooked for her role, opposite Washington, ley Chisholm in contracted early in the pandemic as a privileged suburban mom in “Little Fires “Mrs. America.” and while he was at work on a TV Octavia Spencer Everywhere.” drama, “Roadkill.” Similarly, two-time Emmy-winner Merritt Wever had been considered all but a lock for her portrayal of a detec- Netflix adds 7 classic tive obsessively investigating a serial rapist in “Unbelievable” (Net- flix). Her costar, Kaitlyn Dever, who played a survivor wrongfully Black sitcoms to library accused of filing a false report of assault, also was overlooked, though Responding to years of fan de- Toni Collette was nominated for her supporting role. mand, Netflix is building up its Other potential contenders included Zoe Kazan for her steely per- Strong Black Lead library with formance as a Jewish housewife in HBO’s “The Plot Against Amer- Shira Haas the acquisition of seven beloved Black sitcoms. The classic shows from the 1990s and early aughts include Director Burns announces 8 new documentary projects “Moesha,” its spinoff “The Park- ers,” as well as “The Game,” “Sis- ter, Sister,” Girlfriends,” “Half BY DAVID BAUDER work and many of its documentary projects. & Half” and “One on One,” the Associated Press On Aug. 4, the service will launch the PBS streamer announced Wednesday. Documentaries Prime Video Channel, avail- “Moesha,” the teen sitcom star- What do Ernest Hemingway, Muhammad able by subscription for $3.99 a month. Past ring R&B singer Brandy, begins Ali, Benjamin Franklin and Leonardo da programming on from the “NOVA,” “Front- streaming Saturday. The other Vinci have in common? line,” “Nature” and “American Experience” premieres will be staggered be- All are getting the Ken Burns treatment in shows will also be available for streaming on tween Aug. 15 and Oct. 15. the next few years. The PBS documentarian the new service. Netflix’s announcement was said Tuesday that he has eight projects in the It will join other existing streaming ser- accompanied by a star-studded works, half of them in-depth looks at the four vices PBS Kids, PBS Masterpiece and PBS video mash-up from the series’ personalities. The da Vinci project is the first Living. Public television also announced a numerous actors. one Burns has done on a non-American sub- series of upcoming projects planned in part ject, he said. as a reaction to the nation’s discussion of Other news The next great conflict that the maker of social justice issues in the wake of George “The Civil War” is turning to is the Ameri- Floyd’s death. Malik B, a rapper and found- can Revolutionary War, a project he hopes to One will be a PBS Kids half-hour special, ing member of The Roots, has CHRIS PIZZELLO, INVISION/AP have ready in 2025. premiering on Oct. 9, about talking to young- died. He was 47. He’s also doing documentaries on the Unit- sters about race and racism. Ken Burns, director of the PBS St. Martin’s Press an- ed States’ actions during the Holocaust, the “Our commitment runs deep, throughout documentary series “Country Music,” nounced Wednesday that Randy comeback of the buffalo and the history of PBS and public television, to make sure all of speaks in a panel discussion during Rainbow’s memoir “Playing With President Lyndon Johnson’s Great Society. our audience can see their stories reflected,” the 2019 Television Critics Association Myself” is scheduled for release PBS announced an online home for Burns’ said Paula Kerger, PBS’ president and CEO. Summer Press Tour in Beverly Hills, Calif. late in 2021. Friday, July 31, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 17

‘SNL’ lead writer pens memoir Books, Page 30 They still stack up

12 cassettes for a penny (plus shipping and handling). It was a magical purchase in 1983, and those tapes continue to bring joy today. Page 19

Music — 19-21 Video games — 22 Travel — 23-29 Movies — 32-33 Crossword — 38 PAGE 18 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Friday, July 31, 2020 WEEKEND: GADGETS & TECH GADGET WATCH UVC sterilizer is a gadget you didn’t know you needed

BY GREGG ELLMAN monitoring ongoing tests and will Tribune News Service keep our customers updated on fi ndings as we receive them.” I doubt a year ago many A downloadable PDF of the people, including myself, would CleanPod’s offi cial test report is be interested in a portable UVC on the Monos site. sterilizer wand to kill invisible This is not a replacement for bacteria germs. Fast forward to social distancing, hand washing today and we all want one, and or any of the other sanitary hab- Monos has announced the new its we all need to be consumed CleanPod portable and recharge- with, but the CleanPod is a nice able UVC LED wand. addition to the list. So how does it work? I’ll tell iStock The portability makes the you exactly how Monos explains CleanPod great for Take a few precautions in advance to ensure that everyone on your road trip has enough power and it: “Ultraviolet C (UVC) light has using it outside data to use their gadgets enjoyably. a very short wavelength and your home on very high energy. Wavelengths keyboards, door between 200-300 nanometers knobs, in restau- are considered germicidal, rants, shopping as they are strongly absorbed and while travel- Stay connected on the road by nucleic acids. UVC light is ing. proven to be highly effective There are safety in killing bacteria and other instructions in- pathogens, by scrambling cluding a warning Manage mobile data and keep devices charged away from home their DNA or RNA. Once their to not use Clean- genetic code is broken, they can Pod on skin or no longer function.” BY MELANIE D.G. KAPLAN eyes with people the trip and consider switching to a new plan if Using it is simple: Make sure you’re on a trajectory to exceed your minutes. or animals since Special to The Washington Post the CleanPod’s (8.6-by-1.3-by- the UVC light is anaging my devices and data on Power up 1.5-inches) internal 2000 mAh harmful to all of battery is charged with the travel-writing road trips used to If you want to charge a laptop during your them. be easy as pie. During the day, I’d included USB-C to USB-A charg- A lanyard and drive, you’ll need a power inverter, which plugs ing cord, slide open the charge my laptop when I ate at cafes MONOS/TNS storage bag are M into the vehicle power outlet. A power bank to safety lock and power or worked at coffee shops. At night, I’d deal with recharge your phone in case of an emergency is included. emails, upload photos and download podcasts via button. https://monos. a must-have. My tech wizard friend Scott recom- Keep the CleanPod pointed Wi-Fi at hotels or friends’ houses. But now, when mends the Select Speed Plus power bank from com $90 and positioned a little over an I travel on assignment, I avoid hotels and restau- Monoprice, where he buys reliable off-brand gear inch away from the surface you rants, and I don’t invite myself to stay with pals en and gadgets at a discount. Goal Zero is a popular Trek Bicycle has want cleared of bacteria and route. That’s meant I’ve had to employ new tech high-end brand among the outdoorsy set. Expert launched the Bon- sweep it back and forth for at strategies. tip: Switching your smartphone to airplane mode trager JetWave- We’re all recalculating these days. According will conserve battery life and allow for faster least 30 seconds. Since it’s UVC Cel bike helmet to AAA, Americans are largely avoiding air, bus charging. LED, there’s no mercury so it for kids. It’s the and cruise travel, choosing road trips for 97% powers up instantly. Pressing the fi rst kids helmet to of this summer’s leisure travel. Whether you’re Get hot power button again turns it off; a feature WaveCel, a leading tech- escaping to a cabin in the woods or visiting family built-in 3 minute timer also shuts If you already have a smartphone, it’s a snap nology in the protection against in another city, it’s important to fi gure out how it off. to turn it into a Wi-Fi hotspot, which allows other cycling-related head injuries. to road trip smartly and safely, which includes CleanPod claims to kill up to devices, such as tablets or laptops, to share your Trek’s WaveCel technology having access to technology to keep you informed phone’s high-speed network connection. (Beware: 99.9% of bacteria living on sur- goes through a three-step change and entertained without breaking the bank with You can also gulp down a lot of data this way.) faces and of course we all want in material structure to absorb data usage. Or, you can purchase a separate hotspot, such as to know how it works on killing energy and provide protection To prepare for a stateside cross-country trip Verizon’s Jetpack or T-Mobile’s SyncUp Drive, COVID-19 bacteria. for heads on impact. last month, I packed a couple coolers of meals, and add it to your data plan. Portable hotspots Monos supplied me with With the technology built into camping gear and what seemed to be a silo of dog have long-lasting batteries and will allow you to this statement concerning the the inside of the helmet, the way food. Figuring out how to keep all the devices continue sharing the connection with others even current virus. “We have done it works as described by Trek, charged without access to traditional power if you step away with your phone. rigorous testing for the CleanPod the cells fl ex to produce initial sources was trickier. My partner planned to and have documentation proving frictional forces, then the cells join me and work as I drove. He set up a hotspot Make connections its effectiveness at scrambling crumble like a car bumper on through his iPhone and bought a power inverter and killing the DNA of 99.9% of impact. Then the WaveCel glides that made it possible to charge his laptop - two On our recent trip, we charged multiple devices common bacteria and common to redirect energy away from game-changers that allowed him to host Zoom at once, using a multi-port USB adapter and a pathogens. your head. meetings, take calls and manage email like a boss two-socket splitter for the vehicle power outlet. “There have been many tests The helmet has a cool-looking from the passenger seat. My buddy Scott usually carries three-in-one proving the capability of UVC skater-inspired design with Fid- I downloaded podcasts ahead of time and fully charging cables, with Apple Lightning, micro light to kill a variety of viruses lock magnetic buckle for quick , charged all my devices: fl ip phone and Bluetooth USB and USB-C connectors, allowing him to and bacteria and companies are easy and safe on and off. Inside is earpiece for calls, Garmin GPS for directions, charge all his mobile devices simultaneously now beginning to test UVC light thick helmet pads, which can be iPad for podcasts and email, and LED bike lights (including a power bank). The combo cables against the coronavirus, as well. easily removed for cleaning and for poking around the car and tent at night. I also help prevent wires from getting out of control; if Due to the evolving nature of the then reinstalled. charged my camera and MacBook and packed an you’re still battling wire anarchy, try the Nite Ize virus we cannot guarantee the Two sizes of the Jet are avail- external hard drive for backups. Gear Tierubber twist-ties, available on Amazon. effects on certain virus strains, able, child (48-52cm) and youth Within hours of our departure, the car became Rely on Wi-Fi but Monos is committed to (50-55cm), both have a Dialed a jumbled mess of invasive cords. But we covered Fit System on the lower back of thousands of miles in four days and experienced The easiest way to control your mobile data the helmet to adjust it for a com- only a few small tech hiccups. I made a note to usage is to switch to Wi-Fi on your phone whenev- fortable and secure fi t. fi nd cable organizers before our return and asked er you’re in range: coffee shops, restaurants, ho- Each helmet comes with a friends and mobile experts to recommend gadgets tels, libraries, service centers, rest stops and even crash replacement guarantee and tech hacks from their own road trips. Here some campgrounds. There are tools, such as the to provide a free helmet re- are some suggestions to get organized, stay con- Wi-Fi Free Spot website and Avast Wi-Fi Finder placement if it’s involved nected and save data. app, to help you fi nd the nearest free Wi-Fi. Keep in a crash within the fi rst Understand your limits in mind that the iPhone’s Wi-Fi Assist automati- year of ownership. cally switches you to the mobile data network if it A sticker pack for kid- Before you leave, familiarize yourself with your can’t fi nd a strong Wi-Fi signal; you can turn off friendly customization data plan. Keep a close eye on your usage during that feature in your settings. is also included. www.trekbikes.com $100 ON THE COVER: The fi rst set of cassette tapes reporter Geoff Edgers received from the Columbia

Record & Tape Club. ADAM GLANZMAN/For The Washington Post ANNA IHLAND, TREK BICYCLE/TNS Friday, July 31, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 19 WEEKEND: MUSIC

ESSAY Taking time to rewind Writer still finding magic in 1983 cassette order from Columbia club

BY GEOFF EDGERS The Washington Post ake any 11 albums for a penny. Then take the 12th one for free!” The mathematical absurdity still makes my mouth water. A penny! Come on now. For all that music? “TThough business journalists have demystifi ed the formula driving the Columbia Record & Tape Club, I remain hypnotized. Because in early 1983, when I was 12, there was no Craigslist or eBay or side- walk boxes full of Crash Test Dummies discs. Back then, I marked my selections on the form in Parade magazine, added my mom’s check for $1.86 — the penny, plus $1.85 for shipping — and waited by the mailbox. Technically, this deal was far from over. By signing up, you were also agreeing to purchase eight more tapes over the next three years at regular club prices, which were often $14.98 a pop. But we could face that reality later. What mattered in the moment was the card- board container that arrived with your fi rst dozen selections. I still remember pulling that box open. Suddenly, I was no longer a kid forced to rotate between my cas- sette of the self-titled Cars debut, that red (1964-1967) Beatles great- est hits collection and an ABBA tape I’d acquired in Norway during my father’s year-long teaching sabbatical. I was in “The Club.”

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PHOTOS BY ADAM GLANZMAN Left row, from top: “Greatest,” The Go-Gos; “Back in Black,” AC/DC; and For The Washington Post “Simon and Garfunkel’s Greatest Hits.” Right row, from top: “Combat Rock,” The Clash; “Diary of a Madman,” Ozzy Osbourne; “One For the Road,” The Kinks; and “Women and Children First,” Van Halen. PAGE 20 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Friday, July 31, 2020 WEEKEND: MUSIC REVIEWS

FROM PAGE 19 living room out of my parents’ I could get pop music, funk, copies of the duo’s record jackets. new wave, punk and at least So even if I was far more likely three kinds of heavy metal: to try to sneak into a Circle Jerks the devilish stuff (Ozzy, Judas show than make the long pil- Priest), the glossy (Def Lep- grimage to Central Park for the pard) and work I would be proud big reunion, I could appreciate to share many decades later this hit-packed collection. The Clash, “Combat Rock” (AC/DC, Van Halen). Which (May 14, 1982): brings me to the pandemic, and Nothing was how I recently rediscovered cooler than Joe Strummer, and the Columbia collection I’d kept that’s still true. His punk army stored on a shelf above my desk get-up — fatigues, Mohawk all these years. haircut, worn Telecaster — was As my world has shrunk and just perfect, as was his push to my social interactions have “Know Your Rights.” Nobody lately become defi ned by social knew then that the Clash were so distancing protocol, I’ve been close to the end, that lead singer employing my still pristine Pana- Strummer and guitarist Mick sonic 5085 boombox for parking Jones would implode before lot chair circles and patio gather- they could record a sixth album. ings. And there is still magic in “Combat Rock” featured their those tapes, at least the ones that biggest hits, “Rock the Casbah” and “Should I Stay (Or Should I will play. (Sorry, Prince’s “1999” Go).” and Black Flag’s “The First Ozzy Osbourne, “Diary Four Years.”) They make people of a Madman” (Nov. 7, 1981): Going her happy and all it takes is six D There was a time when Ozzy batteries. didn’t stammer or do reality Though I’ve had to replace a TV. He also created some of couple — “Beauty and the Beat,” the most bannable covers this swapped out for a Go-Go’s Great- side of the PMRC. (That’s the est Hits collection — the music own way group formed, in part, by Tipper from my original box remains a Gore that pushed for labeling powerful antidote to the psycho- albums seen as unfi t for chil- logical toll of isolation. dren.) On “Diary,” Ozzy wears Bobbi Rich So, in no particular order, here blood-streaked stretchy pants are the Top 7 plays from my ini- and stares out, with a menac- tial Record Club booty and their ing glare, from this monstrous, release dates. The Go-Go’s, “Beauty and Medieval library that could be the Beat” (July 8, 1981): a laboratory. The music was Margo Price shifts from country to ’70s rock groove The anything but theater. This would opening, Peter Gunnish-groove be his last record with Randy BY DAN DELUCA roiling underneath. of the big single, “We Got the Rhodes, the guitar hero who died The Philadelphia Inquirer “Rumors” is a Beat,” is the musical equiva- tragically in a plane crash at the superbly crafted lent of Atari, “Growing Pains” age of 25. And they did not cut argo Price made a rowdy entrance in 10-song set that was and legwarmers. Welcome to corners. “Over the Mountain” 2016 with “Hurtin’ (On the Bottle),” written, recorded the ’80s. It’s no wonder the blasts out of the boombox and the debut single from “Midwest and planned for band’s No. 2 hit drove the mall “Flying High Again” is a deceiv- MFarmer’s Daughter,” an album re- release in 2019. It scene opening of “Fast Times ingly poppy blend of groove leased on Jack White’s label whose title nodded to was pushed back at Ridgemont High.” And the guitars. Loretta Lynn while introducing Price as a honky- fi rst by the birth of Go-Go’s were more than one-hit The Kinks, “One for the tonk rebel. Price’s daughter, wonders. They were a girl band, Road” (June 4, 1980): There Two albums down the line, Price has pro- technically, though they were Ramona, then by are better Kinks albums. Maybe gressed impressively, growing more ambitious women in every way, sort of an record company at least 11 better ones. But there with the thematic scope of 2017’s “All-American Margo Price instrument-playing update of drama, and again by is no better document to the Made” and now comfortably working in 1970s the Shangri-Las. You didn’t want That’s How Rumors Get the pandemic and band’s arena-rock resurgence in rock mode with the bold “That’s How Rumors Get Started (Loma Vista) to meet them in an alley or sign the late ’70s, early ’80s. This live Started.” the illness of Price’s up against them in Battle of the husband and musi- album came after Van Halen’s Recorded in the Los Angeles studio where the Bands. They had chops, attitude rebranding of “You Really Got cal partner, Jeremy Ivey, who has had several the Beach Boys cut “Pet Sounds,” “Rumors” was and a legit, Top 10 frontwoman Me,” which seems to have led inconclusive tests for COVID-19. produced by Price’s country music iconoclast in Belinda Carlisle. How could Ray and Dave Davies down the buddy Sturgill Simpson. No matter if songs like the simply soulful “What Go-Go’s 1.0 have lasted just long, open road of barre chords. The album doesn’t make a show of its subver- Happened To Our Love” or “Stone Me” are abso- through 1984? Even the most eccentric Kinks siveness like Simpson’s 2019 metal-edged “Sound lutely brand new: They capture Price working at AC/DC, “Back in Black” Klassics — OK, sorry — are & Fury.” Instead, it confi dently goes its own way, a high level, ever more confi dent in her artistry. (July 25, 1980): Like describ- arena-fi ed. And there is also largely leaving steel guitars and all manner of She’s so in the groove that she even manages to ing Matisse’s fi nest fl owers, it’s Ray’s jokey intro to “Lola,” twang behind as Price settles in to make a top- say something fresh when navigating a cliche-rid- hard to use words to explain the which he starts and stops and notch rock record with seasoned studio musi- den subject like the quest for success. “If it don’t majestic sweep of AC/DC’s sixth then starts again. If you are 12, cians like bassist Pino Palladino and Tom Petty break you, it might just make you rich,” she sings record. The opener features a this is one of the funniest musical keyboard player Benmont Tench. in the song “Twinkle Twinkle.” “You might not 2,000-pound bronze bell sound- jokes this side of “My Bologna.” The surfaces are smooth, and there’s tension get there, and on the way, it’s a b—!” ing before Angus Young’s dirty Van Halen, “Women and doom chords kick in and we hear Children First” (March 26, lead singer Brian Johnson for 1980): “Have you seen junior’s the fi rst time. (Bon Scott had grades?” Apparently David Lee Roots rocker gets mad, waxes romantic died only months earlier, after Roth had, and they were not “Highway to Hell.”) The next good. BY STEVEN WINE to ask, and instead AC/DC record, 1981’s “For Those The opening track offered the much of the rest is Associated Press About to Rock (We Salute You),” most mind-blowing guitar blast twin-guitar, four- had cannons, but this rebirth An entire album of angry political anthems you can imagine, what sounded square roots rock features the band at its best. like a jet engine strung with could be exhausting, like the daily headlines. So with an appealing Simon and Garfunkel, Tennessee rocker Will Hoge probably is wise to Fender heavy gauges. But in fact, mix of tempos and “Greatest Hits” (June 14, this was Eddie Van Halen at his keep his temper in check for much of his new 11- moods. Hoge dials 1972): The music itself is re- most creative, blasting an elec- song set, “Tiny Little Movies.” down to consider ally secondary here, though it’s tric piano through a Marshall Hoge twice allows himself to rant at the state love gone wrong on hard to argue with a tape that amp. There is a lot to love about of the nation, which results in the album’s most “My Worst,” “Even features “Mrs. Robinson,” “The VH’s third album, from the odd- interesting music, and compelling soundtrack the River Runs Out Boxer,” “The Sound of Silence” ball stylings of Diamond Dave material for the progressive political movement. Will Hoge of This Town” and and “I Am a Rock” — and that’s on “Could This Be Magic?” to “The Overthrow” references only one proper “Is This All That just side one. The true highlight the grinding lead work of Eddie name — “Darth Vader with a spray tan” — but Tiny Little Movies You Wanted Me for me was the cover, with Paul on “Everybody Wants Some.” it’s a none-too-subtle foot-stomper in search of an (Thirty Tigers/Edlo) For?” Simon’s porn-stache and weirdo And if you were a kid staring at audience eager for a change in leadership. “Con “You can’t change fox-hunting chapeau as he stands the album cover, with the band Man Blues” strikes a similar chord in a different the color of the blues,” he observes. Whether the next to Artie Garfunkel. I admit, members posing as a kind of key and rocks even harder as Hoge channels punk subject is politics or romance, Hoge sings with a S&G were a little on the soft side heavy metal, mini-army, it would fury, the target of his ire again unmistakable. hungry heart, his commitment reminiscent of the for my 12-year-old self, but I’d be hard to imagine a day when Sustaining that level of passion would be a lot guy who sang “Hungry Heart.” grown up building forts in the Van Hagar would rule. Friday, July 31, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 21 WEEKEND: MUSIC

REVIEW

Taylor Swift’s “folklore” might be her quietest and most sophisticated work to date. Beth Garrabrant

BY CHRIS RICHARDS in her music for her tangle and collide in new ways, creating blue sparks. The Washington Post modest voice to sound With “Invisible String,” she sings over the sound of like itself. cherubs plucking harps, tracing a years-long relation- he freakiest thing about Taylor Swift’s “I’ve never been a ship back to its start: “Teal was the color of your shirt never-freaky music is how politely it tres- natural,” she asserts when you were 16 at the yogurt shop / You used to work passes on your brain tissue. It doesn’t matter with paradoxical ease it to make a little money.” Providing those garrish nar- where your head is at. With an automatic during “Mirrorball,” rative details — fro-yo and a teal polo — in her mildest omnipresence — in restaurants, rideshares, a declaration of self- voice makes her testimony feel totally real and a little retailT spaces and everywhere else we do our everyday Taylor Swift awareness that aptly sad. Is this why Swift, a conquering pop-culture icon things — her biggest songs literally change the world. makes the room spin. for her entire adult life, keeps mining her adolescence Maybe not this time. The tiniest perk of pandemic folklore (Republic) “All I do is try, try, in song? Because it was the last time she was able to life is that we have the luxury of choosing whether or try ... I’m still trying navigate the real world as an anonymous human being? not to invite Swift’s eighth album, “folklore,” into our everything to keep you If so, life has been a performance ever since, and lives. Swift knows it. Presenting herself as a gracious looking at me.” Her voice is plain and true, vulnerable during an EKG-pulse of a lullaby titled “Peace” Swift guest rather than an imminent ubiquity, she’s made the but steady, and nothing can pull your ears away from sings, “All these people think love’s for show but I quietest, most sophisticated album of her career. it, not even the drummer in the background who seems would die for you in secret.” Well, yeah, the people who That might not be saying a lot, considering how Swift to be swatting at the tiniest snare drum on earth. “I’m spent her twenties blasting the planet with melodic a mirrorball,” Swift sighs to that micro-beat, “I’ll show listen to heart-on-sleeve Taylor Swift albums may very confetti, but at least “folklore” isn’t the predictable you every version of yourself tonight.” well think love is for show. But the song sinks deeper, girl-and-guitar-quarantined-in-Nashville album that This has to be the greatest love song ever to fl oat out fi nally posing a question that feels crushing in its self- it could have been. Instead, these spartan pop ballads of her lungs, regardless of whether she’s singing to a knowledge: “Would it be enough if I could never give sound as if they were written entirely on Swift’s terms, single object of affection or her bazillion admirers. you peace?” Here, Swift fi nally appears to be wrestling artfully co-produced by Aaron Dessner, (who makes Even in that binary reading, it feels so nice to have a with the riddle of her existence: being the most “nor- hygienic rock-like music in the National) and Jack choice. mal” superstar alive. For someone like her, a quiet, Antonoff (who also recently helped Lana Del Rey make Before “folklore,” a Taylor Swift song was almost peaceful, ordinary happily-ever-after kind of life is her greatest album by staying out of the way). Don’t always a legible and unambiguous thing, a little too clearly impossible. let the negligible duet with Justin Vernon of Bon Iver eager to please and way too eager to be completely un- While that revelation sounds like a hard pivot on distract you, either. The triumph of “folklore” isn’t that derstood. On “folklore,” she still falls back on her most paper, “folklore” remains a soft turn on the ears. Swift Swift has suddenly become tasteful and tuned-in. Hav- reliable lyrical tactics: fairytale analogies, teenage has never been the type to turn blind corners, anyway. ing so thoroughly crashed the pop charts like a fl uo- memories and rom-com dialogue that give the formless Like that mirrorball she’s spinning slowly, clockwise, rescent tidal wave, she’s fi nally making enough space confusion of love a nifty shape. But now her devices into the future. PAGE 22 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Friday, July 31, 2020 WEEKEND: VIDEO GAMES

is wobbly and inconsistent. Its visuals and music call back to a different era of game development. Prompts to press certain buttons fl ash on screen. The game has no apparent cinematic aspirations. And yet, these mechan- ics are so good at calling the player’s attention to the environment that, much like a dream, you know you’re playing a game and still it feels like you’re inhabiting an inescapably real space. Umurangi Generation is made up of a series of explor- able maquettes. Across a handful of levels, you’re tasked with collecting photo bounties: Take a picture of X with lens Y. Completing these assignments gives players more control over their photo editing suite (unlocking sliders like saturation and bloom). There are also timed objectives, which reward the player with new lenses and features like fl ash. These assignments can feel like pixel hunting at times, but the prompts are mostly meant to inspire. The point isn’t really to just take the bounty pictures; it’s to fi nd other stuff you’d like to take a picture of while searching. One of the big joys of Umurangi Generation is the sensation of seeing a scene in the game, and having the mirage of a perfect picture appear in your mind, if only for a second. It’s impossible (at least for a photographer of my caliber) to visualize and capture it as-imagined, which opens up a second game within the game: one of curation. A no-less-enjoyable part of my Umurangi experience was scouring my fi le folder (the game saves all of your shots) after completing a level and being both repulsed and pleasantly surprised by what I’d created. The game reveals certain things about your aesthetic priorities. I preferred vertical images to horizontal ones, and I leaned toward overexposure and a blue tint in many of my photos, mirroring a sort of mid-2010s Bloomberg Businessweek aesthetic. Some of these pictures were, predictably, duds. Others sang in ways that I hadn’t no- ticed while setting up the shot. There’s a lot of snap-worthy material in Umurangi Generation. The game is overfl owing with stuff that is ostensibly of the “cool future” set: Neon lights, city blocks, sharp angles, punks, dancers, workers in jump- suits, military personnel, guns, cars, trains, fi ghter jets, VR, wood pallets and shipping crates, graffi ti, kaiju and mechs, bright colors and vortex-like tunnels, skyscrapers, fog, nighttimes and sunsets. But beyond even what hap- pens in the game’s “plot,” closer examination reveals that this future isn’t cool. It sucks! Throughout the fi rst few chapters, players will notice signs of an implied crisis. The UN has stationed armed personnel throughout Tauranga, New Zealand, where the game is set. A massive concrete wall, erected around the city, looms over the peacekeepers and punks alike. Newspapers litter the environment; The stodgy, institu- tional ones make reference to warlike pronouncements from political leaders, detached in spirit from the go- ings-on about town. Meanwhile, street art, local papers and makeshift memorials name the dead. And because you’ve got photo bounties to collect, these details cannot be ignored. Umurangi Generation is unambiguous in its storytell- ing, and forces you to confront that story through its key mechanics: exploration and photo-taking. The UN, the big institutional newspapers, the fi lm and advertising in- dustry, they’re all inattentive (at best) or hostile (at worst) to the needs of the people threatened by the game’s big Umurangi Generation puts players behind the camera crisis. The point of view is not subtle, but it’s not unsubtle or graceless. BY MIKHAIL KLIMENTOV this place was overrun by mutants/irradi- It’s realistic, because the world The Washington Post ated by nuclear fallout/shattered by war, has a point of view. Too someone sat here and relaxed.” In a many other games ignore ven in gaming’s most ambitious storytelling zombie or pandemic game, it might this. efforts, plot and gameplay often coexist without be a bit of graffi ti, scrawled onto Platform: PC mixing. Play is interrupted with moments of a wall beside a corpse: “Starting Online: store. Estory, often told via cutscene or in lines of dia- to not feel so good. It’s probably steampowered. logue when breathing room arises. Then, once the story nothing. Just going to rest here com/app/1223500/ beat is exhausted, play resumes. We can learn things a while.” Umurangi_Gen- about characters from play, but in a lot of cases, the Umurangi Generation, eration repetitive nature of tasks in a game map poorly to human a photography game by character. Plot often takes a back seat to the foremost Origame Digital, is all en- aim of many games, which is not to be a vehicle for story vironmental storytelling. It Umurangi but largely just to be fun to sit with. A bad plot can be works like a dream — quite Generation is endured, and even sometimes enjoyed. Bad gameplay is a literally. So many games a photography stone in your shoe — deeply and immediately felt. today have made a bizarre game where you What really helps bridge this game-story gap is when trade: By obscuring their me- aren’t on tracks, a game’s environments do their share of lifting on the chanics and systems in pursuit you get to spend storytelling front. Here, Umurangi Generation exceeds of immersion and more closely as much time as all expectations. resembling cinema, they’ve only you like lining up One of the classic tools in the video game storytelling made more obvious the fundamen- that perfect shot and tool kit is environmental storytelling. This often takes the tal video gameyness of “push the box you aren’t limited by form of little scenes, dioramas that hint at a deeper world to reach a ledge” and “kill 40 identical how you take a photo. outside of the protagonist’s view. A reliable standard of enemies before moving out of this room.” This game lets you be as the genre is the chair with some drinks and light reading Umurangi Generation has achieved the creative as you like. scattered around. “Wow,” the player might think. “Before opposite. It feels a lot like games do. The jump Origame Digital photos Friday, July 31, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 23 WEEKEND: QUICK TRIPS Europe

The historic Steinerne Bruecke, or Stone Bridge, in Regensburg, Germany, dates back to the 12th century and provides tranquil views of much of the city. ON THE QT LOCATION COSTS Old Townhall, Rathausplatz, Free 93047 Regensburg FOOD DIRECTIONS Eateries are located all Regensburg is accessible on around the old town area the A3, the A93 and by local roads. The Weiden train sta- INFORMATION tion goes to Regensburg. regensburg.de, tourist center: TIMES +49 941 507-4410 Always open — Immanuel Johnson

PHOTOS BY IMMANUEL JOHNSON/Stars and Stripes The Danube River fl ows under the Old Stone Bridge. During hot summer days, visitors can dip their feet in the cool, refreshing water. More than beer and brats Hang out under a 12th century stone bridge in Regensburg

BY IMMANUEL JOHNSON old Bavarian city. Stars and Stripes If you decide to hang out below the bridge, you can dip your feet into the Danube River. Fair warn- eer and bratwurst — they’re something ing: It does get colder at night and the water moves the Germans are known for the world fast. But it’s refreshing on hot summer days. over. The bridge is also right by the city’s “Wurst- B And one of the pleasures of an assign- kuchl” restaurant, a legendary sausage eatery that ment in Germany is the chance to enjoy both in pic- is believed to be one of the oldest restaurants in the ture-book surroundings. Few places offer a better world. It’s been running continuously for more than chance to dip into German “toy town” charm than 500 years. the city of Regensburg and its Old Stone Bridge. When you’re done hanging out by the bridge, The bridge was constructed in the 12th century check out the city, which is renowned for its well- by “brilliant bridge-builders,” according to the preserved medieval architecture and has been Regensburg offi cial website. designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site. St. My personal favorite thing to do is to grab a local Peter’s Cathedral is a must — the elaborate gar- brew and some street food, then take a seat below goyle sculptures and stained glass windows make the bridge and hang out with friends. During the the church one of the best known of Regensburg’s coronavirus pandemic, there is the added benefi t of landmarks. keeping safe distances since there is ample space, If you want to navigate from the modern town either on the bridge or below along the banks. of Regensburg to the old one, electric scooters are The peak times for the bridge and the surround- available to be used throughout the city and on ing area on the weekends are from 7-10 p.m. If you either side of the bridge. But remember, it’s illegal are looking to snag a great view, it doesn’t hurt to to drink and scoot. arrive earlier. Only about 40 minutes by car from Hohelfels and The Old Stone Bridge is one of Regensburg’s re- about an hour from the Grafenwoehr area, a stop in nowned architectural monuments, so it’s especially Regensburg is a must while stationed in Bavaria. St. Peter’s Cathedral, another city attraction, in the background on popular during the summer vacation months. It’s [email protected] the left, can be seen from the bridge. about 1,000 feet long and offers great views of the Twitter: Manny_Stripes PAGE 24 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Friday, July 31, 2020 WEEKEND: TRAVEL Europe Pompeii: Italy’s frozen-in-time Roman city

As we’ve had to postpone our travels mushroom cloud of ash, dust and rocks 12 because of the pandemic, I believe a miles into the sky. It spewed for 18 hours weekly dose of travel dreaming can be straight, as winds blew the cloud south to- good medicine. Here’s a reminder of the ward the city. The white-gray ash settled fun that awaits us in Europe at the other like a heavy snow on Pompeii, its weight end of this crisis. eventually collapsing roofs and fl oors (but leaving walls standing). Though most of love exploring the world of ancient Pompeii’s residents Rome, with its grand architecture, fl ed, 2,000 stayed fascinating culture and stories of behind. A bad move, Ilarger-than-life leaders. But since because the next many of the 2,000-year-old empire’s land- morning a red-hot marks are reduced to ruins, it can be hard pyroclastic fl ow struck to make sense of the stones and rubble left Pompeii, dealing a behind. fatal blow to those who To get a clearer picture of what every- had remained, and day life in ancient Rome was really like, burying the city under visit the well-preserved (and unlucky) city 30 feet of volcanic ash. of Pompeii. Located just south of Naples, Rick Steves After the eruption, ADDIE MANNAN/Ricksteves.com Pompeii was founded in 600 BC and even- people from nearby tually grew from its Greek and Etruscan towns tried in vain to fi nd the buried city. Victims of Mount Vesuvius’ AD 79 eruption are movingly memorialized by casts of the roots into a bustling Roman trading city Because Pompeii was a major port, people cavities left by their bodies in the ashfall. and port. naturally searched for it near the sea. Neither rich nor poor, Pompeii was a But the eruption had fi lled in the harbor colorful frescoes left remarkably intact. The plaster casts show remarkable details typical middle-class town. To serve its and pushed the coastline out, meaning Pompeii also exhibits small signs of ev- — the folds of togas, the straps of sandals, 20,000 residents, the city boasted more Pompeii now lay inland — and its location eryday life. In the town’s many “fast food” the pained expressions on victims’ faces. than 40 bakeries, 130 bars and plenty would remain a mystery for more than joints, holes in the counter show where Signs of animals have also been found, of public baths. Being a port, it also had 1,500 years. containers once held food for hungry including a saddled-up horse that appears brothels, restaurants and entertainment In 1599, Pompeii was accidentally re- customers to grab as a quick meal. Public ready to carry its master to safety. venues that catered to sailors from all discovered during construction of a canal. drinking fountains still stand along the Excavations at Pompeii experienced a over the Roman world — many of whom Serious excavations began in 1748 and are city’s main streets . renaissance in 2018, when new artifacts didn’t speak a lick of Latin. Most of still ongoing, making Pompeii the longest- Of course, the most compelling scenes and skeletons were discovered in a section Pompeii’s buildings were covered in bril- continually-excavated site in the world. in Pompeii are provided by its (perma- of the city yet to be fully unearthed. With liant white ground-marble stucco, making Ironically, the ash that had destroyed nent) residents. While excavating, modern fresh secrets sure to be revealed over it an impressive sight. And from its richly Pompeii also ensured its preservation, archaeologists detected hollow spaces time, evocative Pompeii will be worth decorated forum, people had a postcard- leaving it frozen in time. As a result, its in the volcanic debris that were created visiting again and again. perfect view of the looming volcano, ruins offer the best look anywhere at when victims’ bodies decomposed. By Mount Vesuvius. life in an ancient Roman town, with its gently fi lling in the holes with plaster, the Rick Steves (ricksteves.com) writes European travel guidebooks and hosts travel shows on pub- Then on August 24, AD 79, everything gridded street plan, villas and homes, archaeologists created molds of the Pom- lic television and public radio. Email him at rick@ changed. At about 1 p.m., Vesuvius sent a commercial buildings, public baths and peiians who were caught in the disaster. ricksteves.com and follow his blog on Facebook. Museums, monuments, cafes have cat lovers feline groovy

at owners heading off on vacation know they’re sion fee of about 1 euro helps support the local strays. going to miss their furry friends. But not to Online: tinyurl.com/yb88hy8r worry — while capable hands are looking after Other cat museums include the Kattenkabinet in Am- Cyour best buddy, a clowder of cats throughout sterdam and the Katzinett in Ludwigshafen, Germany. Europe is waiting to entertain and inspire. Here are some Cafes: If coffee and cats are a few of your favorite ways in which cats are cared for and celebrated across things, the Cat Cafe Macskakavezo in Budapest, Hun- the Continent. gary, is worth a stop. This cafe near St. Stephen’s Basilica Cat sanctuaries: De Poezenboot (The Catboat) is a serves all the usual hot drinks and snacks, but most fl oating animal sanctuary that serves customers come for the interaction with the cats who as a refuge for stray and abandoned make themselves right at home here. About 15 cats hang cats in Amsterdam. Ideally situated out at the cafe at present, including a Maine Coon cat and along one of the city’s postcard-wor- some rescue kitties. When they’re not napping, guests are thy canals, kind-hearted volunteers welcome to pet and play with them. On weekends, only have been looking after cats down on children older than 8 are allowed into the cafe. Booking their luck here since the 1960s, when a table in advance is recommended. The cafe is at Revay a local resident took pity on a mother street 3. Online: catcafebudapest.hu cat and her kittens. Other strays Other cat cafes can be found in Berlin, London, Ma- followed, and soon the woman had drid, Paris and Vienna. no space for them all. The solution Cat feeding stations: Visitors to the gorgeous island na- came with the purchase of a house- Karen Bradbury tion of Malta are often struck by the large population of boat converted into feline-friendly cats on the street, many of whom appear to be in decent accommodation. Nowadays it’s a popular place for tour- health. They’re such a common sight that many tour- ists to meet and interact with the residents. Entrance ist mementos feature images of the local felines taking on board is free during regular visitor hours of 1 p.m.-3 catnaps in the sun. The strays who inhabit the streets of p.m., Wednesdays and Sundays excluded. There’s no Valletta and its suburbs are looked after and fed by the entry fee, but donations are gladly accepted, as are toys caring locals, many of whom set out food and water for for the cats to play with. Visits to the boat at Singel 38-G the local toms and tabbies. Some cat people take it a step must be booked in advance. To melt your heart from afar, iStock further by setting up feeding stations, such as the Cat view the cats up for adoption on the organization’s Face- Village on Spinola Road in St. Julians. A Maltese woman book page. Online: depoezenboot.nl Cats are just an ordinary part of the landscape in many by the name of Roza has put down kennels, soft toys and Monuments: A stroll through Barcelona’s El Raval European locales, such as the island nation of Malta. other creature comforts for homeless cats. Tourists will neighborhood is a must for cat lovers, who come to snap often drop by with food donations of their own. Another selfi es in front of the El Gato statue. This oversized Hamish McHamish in St. Andrews and one of Towser, such cat shelter is found in Independence Gardens on bronze is the creation of Colombian artist and sculptor who was, according to Guinness World Records, the most Tower Road in Sliema. Visit in the evening hours, when Fernando Botero, famous for works with a rotund and prolifi c mouser in history. His image stands at the Perth- the cats are no longer in a sun- and heat-induced torpor. whimsical appearance. This particular cat lived in sev- shire distillery where he stalked his prey. Online: tinyurl.com/y8ojbpur eral other parts of town before fi nally landing a perma- Museums: The port city of Kotor, Montenegro, makes a Shows: The Federation Internationale Feline unites cat nent home in this colorful, up-and-coming neighborhood. fi tting location for the Cats Museum, where for centuries, registries throughout Europe and beyond. This society Online: tinyurl.com/y7zc47p7 ships from around the world would offl oad not only cargo of cat fanciers organizes dozens of shows worldwide and Other statues honoring cats include Tombili in Istan- but some of the cats on board as well. This bite-sized throughout the year. The World Show slated to take place bul, Hodges in London and Panteleimon in Kiev, Ukraine. museum in the Old Town features quirky cat-related in October in Milan, Italy, had to be called off due to the A monument in Braunschweig, Germany, honors strays. artifacts including coins, prints, stamps, advertisements, continuing pandemic; organizers hope to reschedule it as Scotland has at least two cat statues, including one of photos, postcards and lots of magnets. The modest admis- soon as circumstances allow. Online: ws2020.it Friday, July 31, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 25 WEEKEND: FOOD & DINING Europe DAS OBERHAUS

Address: Oberhaus 1, 94034 A6 to the A3. Passau Information: Telephone: +49 Directions: From Grafen- (0)851 37 93 06 57; Online: woehr, take the A93 to https://www.dasoberhaus. Regensburg and then the A3 com/en/ towards the Austrian border. Book ahead if you want a table From Kaiserslautern, Stutt- on the terrace gart and Wiesbaden, take the — Slobodan Lekic

A panorama of the meeting point of the Inn and Danube rivers at Passau in southern Germany, before the Danube crosses over into Austria on its way to the Black Sea.

PHOTOS BY SLOBODAN LEKIC/Stars and Stripes A plate of Buttermilch-Backhaehndl, or buttermilk fried chicken, at the Oberhaus restaurant in Passau, Germany. Filets of marinated chicken breast are breaded and then fried until crisp, and come served with potatoes, salad and half a lemon. Deluxe travel fare Make a pit stop at Das Oberhaus in Passau on your next trip south

BY SLOBODAN LEKIC The menu also includes lake Stars and Stripes trout, perch, pike and other fi sh. For appetizers and desserts, ith the coronavirus there are Bavarian favorites An Augustiner-Salat at the Oberhaus restaurant consists of roast restricting Europe- AFTER such as Frankische Bratwuerstel beef, baked potatoes and a beer dressing of vinegar, oil, beer, salt, based U.S. service HOURS (smallish sausages) or Apfelstru- pepper and mustard. Wmembers to the del (apple strudel). Continent for their summer GERMANY The waiters, mostly students holiday travels, you may fi nd from the local university, are yourself heading south by car tional Bavarian cuisine, and friendly and chatty and all seem from Germany to somewhere to speak fl uent English. like Croatia or Greece* in the some fairly unusual items, such as river fi sh. Portions could be The restaurant also has a next few weeks. Should you do pleasant indoor section with that, it wouldn’t be a bad idea to described as hefty. During a recent stopover, I or- large windows running the pass through Passau and stop for length of the side facing Passau. a meal. dered Buttermilch-Backhaehndl, or buttermilk fried chicken, a It’s generally empty on hot sum- The city on the border with mer days but very busy when the Austria has a number of excel- dish popular in neighboring Aus- weather doesn’t allow seating on lent restaurants, but one literally tria but rare in Germany. The the terrace. stands out. fi lets of marinated chicken breast Das Oberhaus is accessible It’s called Das Oberhaus, and were breaded and then fried from downtown Passau on foot it’s perched beside a hillside until crisp, and came served with via the very steep hill to the cita- fortress overlooking Passau, potatoes, salad and half a lemon. del, or by car — up the same hill which sits at the confl uence of The dish will set you back 13.40 but much faster and easier. the Danube, the Inn and the Ilz euros. A main course, with a soft rivers. The restaurant takes its Another popular main course name from one of Germany’s in summertime is the Augustin- drink or beer or a glass of wine largest castles, which is right er-Salat, which included roast will set you back about 20 euros next door. beef, baked potatoes and a beer per person and won’t leave you Locals seem to like the Ober- dressing, consisting of vinegar, too tired to continue on your haus restaurant, which is always oil, beer, salt, pepper and mus- drive south — or north, if you’re a good sign. In good weather, the tard. It costs 14.40 euros. heading back home. garden section, with its jaw- Or there are Kasspatzen, the *To avoid countries with high dropping views of the surround- German version of gnocchi, coronavirus infection rates. Greece can be reached by passing through ing area, is often packed. served with roasted onions and Croatia, Romania and Bulgaria. The view of Passau’s old center and the confl uence of the Inn and The restaurant offers tradi- salad, for 11.40 euros. [email protected] Danube rivers from the terrace of the Oberhaus restaurant. PAGE 26 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Friday, July 31, 2020 WEEKEND: TRAVEL

Nuts provide protein and can satisfy hunger when the road is long. They are a must for those on vegan, vegetarian and keto diets.

PHOTOS BY NATALIE B. COMPTON/The Washington Post Combos, the bite-sized, baked and stuffed snacks, are an easy choice for road trip munchies. When hunger strikes

Nutella & Go! cups conveniently fi t in your cup holder, which makes A defi nitive guide to the 16 best travel snacks dipping the mini breadsticks nearly effortless.

BY NATALIE B. COMPTON Here they are from good to great. the ultimate mindless snack. We shovel it in while The Washington Post watching movies, and we can shovel it in while 16. Leftovers driving, too. The cons to this road trip staple is that nacks are as synonymous with road trips as Are there right and wrong leftovers to make a it will inevitably get wedged in between your teeth the phrase, “Are we there yet?” road trip snack? Yes, only for logistical reasons. and gums, so pack a toothpick for kernel excava- Road trip snacks are fuel for the body and You need to think about assembly and delivery tion. mind. They’re not just sustenance for the car (into your mouth). 11. Corn nuts S For example, your grandma’s famous stew may ride — they’re part of the entertainment. be fantastic the next day, but do you want to slurp Corn nuts are the most fun way to eat corn in If you’re one of the nearly 1 in 3 Americans plan- chunky broth through a straw? Passengers may the car. It’s corn with some razzle dazzle, far more have better luck consuming soup on the road, but interesting in terms of fl avor and texture than ning to take a road trip this summer (although the this is still a risky move. popcorn. Crunching into a handful is as satisfying Centers for Disease Control and Prevention still Think of delicious handheld leftover options as plugging in a USB cord into your computer the advises people stay home), you’ll likely be packing a for the road, which are not limited to: a tightly right way on the fi rst try. snack bag soon. wrapped burrito, sliced pizza, kimbap, empanadas 10. Pocky and onigiri. While any food can be a road trip snack if you put Pocky wasn’t specifi cally invented for road your mind to it, certain options fare better in the car 15. A sandwich trips, but it might as well have been. The Japanese A sandwich is a perfectly acceptable road trip biscuit sticks are dipped in delicious sweet-but- than others. To assist you in your packing, we have not-too-sweet coatings, including milk chocolate, food. However, we’re straddling the line between assembled a list of the best road trip snacks of all cookies and cream, and strawberry, and they make snack and meal. Its time to shine is on a long-haul for a very tidy car snack. time. ride when little bites just won’t do. Like leftovers, the smartest road trip sandwich is no muss, no fuss. 9. String cheese Think PB&J, not meatball sub. Beloved by toddlers and their parents alike, 14. Candy string cheese is a crowd-pleaser and a wholesome option if you’re dairy-tolerant. According to the The dessert of your road trip eating, candy internet, you shouldn’t leave string cheese out at speaks to your sweet tooth. Candy that comes in room temperature for more than three to four little pieces may last you longer than something in hours for food safety reasons. Either get peeling bar form, like a Snickers, so we lean toward options early or pack those cheese sticks in a cooler. such as Haribo Z!ng Sour S’ghetti, peanut M&M’s or Swedish Fish. 8. Protein bars 13. Nutella & Go! The protein bar says, “Hey, I’m an adult, and I’m on a road trip!” It’s a handy car breakfast and Makers of the world’s most famous chocolate and is also there when you’re pretty hungry but don’t hazelnut spread really came through when they want to stop for a proper meal. For the most part, debuted Nutella & Go! This little dipper snack pack protein bars aren’t very messy, which is great for is well-suited for road trips. Pop the single-serve your lap and car seats. container into your cup holder, peel back the foil top, and dip the mini breadsticks into that creamy 7. Designer snacks Nutella to your heart’s desire. Hardcore Nutella The 2010s ushered in a new era of designer fans can just pack a jar of the spread to eat on its snacks. They’re marketed as better-for-you be- own. This option is extreme, but we would respect cause of higher-quality ingredients or fewer chemi- it. cal additives, so they’re usually more expensive than the packaged gas station snacks that came Spice up your road-trip snacking with Takis, a rolled corn tortilla 12. Popcorn snack that comes in a variety of blazing hot fl avors. We have been conditioned to think popcorn is CONTINUED ON PAGE 27 Friday, July 31, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 27 WEEKEND: TRAVEL

FROM PAGE 26 The fi rst bite of a fl amin’ before them. Highlights in- anything is like jumping into a clude BarkThins, Popchips and cold pool on a summer day. Your Chrissy Teigen-approved Dang body takes a minute to fi gure out sticky-rice chips. what’s happening. The sensa- tions! 6. Meat snacks Keep fi re-hot chips at the A lot of meat is ill-suited for ready if you’re driving through eating in the car. Dried and boring stretches of freeway and cured meats are an exception. are looking to spice things up Today, handheld meat options (sorry). are aplenty, from classic Jack 2. Trail mix or nuts Link’s and Slim Jim jerky to more artisanal products like So responsible it could coach a Portland-made Olympia Provi- Little League team, trail mix is sions pepperettes. a solid road trip snack choice for all seasons. Healthy and satiat- 5. Pringles ing, this pick is getting you from Since the ’90s, we have known A to B with fat, fi ber, vitamins that Pringles are a force to be and protein. reckoned with. “Once you pop, You can also cut out the extra you can’t stop,” we were warned. stuff and simply go with nuts. A There’s a reason Pringles are more expensive pick without the impossible to eat in single chip fi llers, nuts are packed with fat quantities, and it’s not a curse the and protein, dependable, and a Pringle Witch casts on you each must if you follow a vegan, veg- time you open the can. It’s that etarian or keto diet. Pringles are the white noise of But the responsible snack chip. They’re fl avorful, but subtle comes with a couple warnings. enough to eat on repeat without Eating nuts on the road can pose getting overwhelmed by any a hazard, particularly if you’re particular note. They’re an easy going with a shelled option. PHOTOS BY NATALIE B. COMPTON/The Washington Post kind of crunchy that shatter into Watch out for your teeth if you’re a soft mosaic on your tongue. prone to cracking straight into a Any list of defi nitive road trip snacks wouldn’t be complete without chips like these plantains. Whether Like Goldilocks’ fi nal porridge: pistachio shell with your chomp- potato, pretzel or Sun, there’s a chip for everyone in the car. Pringles on a road trip are just ers. They’re also sneakily messy. right. You and your car will be covered road trip snack of all time. trip snack hierarchy. While people on the Combos in fl akes of pistachio innards by The baked and fi lled snack can Combos are like catnip to road train will have differing opinions 4. Fruit and veggies the end of your trip, guaranteed. be found at pretty much any gas trippers. There’s an intoxicat- on what fl avor is their favorite Fruits and veggies are the 1. Combos station, which makes it easily ac- ing umami in their artifi cial and (we wish we could have tried road trip snack voted most likely cessible to the road tripper. But natural fl avors that lures us in the discontinued bacon, egg and to make your mother proud. Top of its class. MVP. Combos it’s not convenience that earns and hooks us. Plus, there’s mini- cheese fl avor), any option will do Some of the top options are Stuffed Snacks are the greatest Combos the top spot in the road mal mess eating them. as a road trip companion. sliced apples, celery sticks, baby carrots, bananas, cherries and grapes. And may I recommend a fruit cup inspired by Mexican street vendors? Your preferred mix of chopped mango, jicama, pineapple, papaya and watermel- on seasoned with lime, chamoy or Tajin. 3. Other chips While Pringles are technically a potato chip, they’re not the only chip worth packing on a road trip. Chips are easy to grab with whatever hand isn’t on the wheel, bite-size in portion, and come in so many fl avors it may be impos- sible to count all of the options. Plantain. Potato. Pretzel. Sun. There’s a chip for everyone in the car. Although Takis Fuego and Flamin’ Hot Cheetos are going to coat your skin with blood-red spice powder, they yield more bang for your buck fl avor-wise.

Satisfy a road trip sweet tooth and shock your taste buds with Haribo Z!ng Sour S’ghetti. PAGE 28 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Friday, July 31, 2020 WEEKEND: QUICK TRIPS Pacific ON THE QT DIRECTIONS By subway to Giheung Station on Bundang Line, transfer to Everline. Get off at the last stop on Everline and take the free shuttle bus to Everland and Caribbean Bay. Everline operating hours: 5:30 a.m. to 11:30 p.m. TIMES 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday through Saturday; outdoor rides close at 5 p.m. COSTS 74,000 won (about $61); 47,000 won when booking online FOOD Snack stands and restau- rants available. Korean and American options INFORMATION www.everland.com/web/ multi/english/caribbean/ main.html

— Matthew Keeler

PHOTOS BY MATTHEW KEELER/Stars and Stripes An indoor lazy river is among the many attractions at the Caribbean Bay water park in Yongin, South Korea. Embrace your inner buccaneer Catch a wave at Caribbean Bay water park in Yongin

BY MATTHEW KEELER required and can be rented all day for 7,000 won Stars and Stripes (about $6). Once you have a feel for pounding waves, step uilt on the theme of the exotic and luxu- up your game and see how you handle the Mega rious adventures of a pirate, Caribbean Storm. The storm is a 120-foot-high slide that ac- Bay is a water park for everyone from the commodates you and fi ve other seadogs in a giant Bnewest buccaneers to the saltiest captains tube as you make your way to the bottom into a to ever sail the open seas. large funnel-shaped tornado. Conveniently located just east of Suwon, the While you can expect to play hard and experi- Everland Resort water park features an enormous ence some of the fastest, wildest water attractions indoor play area for all ages and the sprawling throughout all of South Korea, admission includes outdoor area features the main attractions for the access to some of the most relaxing water ameni- toughest thrill-seeking adventurers. ties. Themed attractions include a lazy river, fast Recover at the spa area from any fatigue you water slides, water-splashing fortresses for the kids experience during your visit to the park. Here you Swimmers prepare for an oncoming wave. and more, all totaling more than 25 activities to can enjoy the scents of jasmine, lemon, elvan and pack into your day. jade, along with a warm bath and foot spa. Addi- A popular attraction for everyone is the wave tionally, fi ve saunas are available. pool. At the sound of a boat horn, a series of waves By booking your visit in advance through the approaching 8 feet tall provide the experience of park’s English-language website each ticket is just sailing rough seas. A wearable fl oatation device is 47,000 won (about $39). Should you decide to show up at the gate, expect to pay about 74,000 won for an adult ticket. Although ticket prices and rental fees drop after 2:30 p.m., the better value is to arrive when the park opens at 10 a.m. Lockers are available for 2,000 won. Equipment rentals on site are available to enhance your stay. These include individual sun loungers for 20,000 won, outdoor circular daybeds for two to four people for 60,000 won, or get a pri- vate cabana for 110,000 won. Caribbean Bay currently requires everyone to wear masks indoors and while waiting in lines for the attractions. Once you reach your destination or enter a water attraction, you can place your protec- tive covering in a supplied zip-close bag. [email protected] Patrons can relax and recover at the indoor spa. Twitter: @MattKeeler1231 Parkgoers prepare to take a ride on the Mega Storm water slide. Friday, July 31, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 29 WEEKEND: TRAVEL Rarefied air COVID-19 has commercial airlines in a tailspin, but the rich – and some fi rst-time customers – are fl ying in the costly comfort of private jets

A Surf Air Pilatus PC-12/47E is pictured in fl ight in 2015. Surf Air is an all-you-can-fl y membership program that charges $1,950 per month to fl y as often as you like on pre-scheduled routes.

CHAD SLATTERY, SURFACE AIR / TNS

BY HUGO MARTIN ‘ but then jumped to 3,200 per day by the Los Angeles Times (TNS) Ultimate luxury is peace of mind, People in the market for beginning of July. Before the pandemic, private aviation understand that. about 3,500 flights used its service daily. he pandemic has sent demand for ’ Leona Qi, the U.S. president of VistaJet, commercial airline flights into a Patrick Gallagher said more than two-thirds of the incoming tailspin, but business is soaring NetJets president of sales and marketing calls to her business are from people who Tfor the private jet companies that have never flown on a private jet before. fly corporate bigwigs and deep-pocketed Michael Cappuccitti, a land developer travelers looking to wing away to an exclu- from Toronto, turned to a private jet this sive getaway. wallets are booking private jets to fly to the fractional owner gets back one-eighth spring after he and his family flew to Bar- The trend demonstrates once again that small and midsize cities where they own a of the remaining value of the jet. celona on a commercial flight to have his the outbreak of COVID-19 is having vastly vacation home or a ski condo. Fliers can also sign up for a jet mem- daughter undergo back surgery. Once the different effects on Americans depending Because the pandemic has brought most bership program, in which they pay a fee pandemic reached North America, travel on the size of their bank accounts. in-person business meetings to a halt, for a limited set of hours in the jet, with restrictions made it nearly impossible for Despite the pandemic’s severe blow to most of the flights taken on private jets pilots and flight attendants included. Sen- the family to fly back to Canada on a com- flying and the economy, private jet compa- have been for leisure, according to private tient Jet, based in Massachusetts, offers mercial airline. Cappuccitti chartered a nies such as XO Jets, NetJets and Surf Air jet operators. an entry-level program with 25 hours of private jet at a slightly discounted rate. report that they are booking about 80% as Among the most popular routes for jet time for $137,000. A jet with a larger Although he had previously flown first- many flights and hours in the air as they aviation company VistaJet are New York cabin and Wi-Fi access costs $196,000 for or business-class on American Airlines had before the pandemic struck the U.S. to Palm Beach, Fla., and Los Angeles to 25 hours of flight. for business trips, Cappuccitti said he was And many of those fliers are new to the Aspen, Colo. Santa Monica, Calif.-based Surf Air is awed by the service and luxury of the pri- private jet scene. vate jet and has now set a goal of someday Upgrading to a private jet, however, is an all-you-can-fly membership program Meanwhile, demand for flights on tra- being able to afford to fly on a private jet not cheap. that charges $1,950 per month to fly as ditional airlines has sunk to as low as 10% on a regular basis. The price of a round-trip, first-class often as you like on pre-scheduled routes of pre-pandemic levels — a drop so severe “The experience reinforced everything flight from Los Angeles International to such destinations as San Francisco; that United Airlines recently served I thought about it,” he said. “It was ridicu- Airport to Las Vegas’ McCarran Inter- Santa Barbara, Calif; Las Vegas; and Lake notice that it may furlough up to 36,000 lous how good it was.” national Airport is under $400 on United Tahoe. employees. But for most new private jet fliers, the The reason is clear: Fliers who char- Airlines. Chartering a small private jet Private jet operators saw an immedi- attraction of a private jet is the reduced ter a plane usually get an entire jet to that can carry up to eight passengers from ate surge in demand after the pandemic exposure to other fliers and places where themselves, avoiding a crowded airport L.A. to Sin City starts at about $9,000 and reached the United States and government the coronavirus might be lurking. terminal and a cramped airline cabin with increases with the size of the jet and the officials began to impose stay-at-home Although commercial planes have a hundreds of potential virus sources. amenities included. orders. Americans traveling abroad and ventilation system that keeps air from “It’s people’s health concerns,” said There are , however, a several ways to students in college turned to private jets circulating through the entire length of Patrick Gallagher, president of sales and fly on a private jet without owning one. to return home when travel restrictions the cabin, health experts say the more marketing for NetJets, a jet charter busi- In addition to simply chartering a led airlines to cancel thousands of flights crowded a plane cabin, the greater the ness owned by Berkshire Hathaway. “Peo- private jet to fly from point A to point B, between Europe and the U.S. risk of being infected. In a private jet, the ple are fearful of a commercial terminal some jet operators offer “fractional” jet After demand for all air travel dropped client controls who and how many people with a 100-plus strangers. They don’t ownership, in which the client pays for a off in April, private jet operators say they share the cabin. want to deal with the protocols involved in share of the jet for as long as the contract saw an unprecedented surge in business Private jet passengers also get to avoid that.” continues, usually three to five years. that has nearly returned the private jet going through a crowded airport terminal Gallagher and others in the private jet A client who wants to buy one-eighth charters to pre-pandemic levels. before boarding, another potential avenue industry say many of their new book- of a $20-million jet, for example, would “I’ve never seen this before,” said An- of exposure to the virus. ings and membership accounts are from pay $2.5 million. During the contract, the drew Collins, president and chief operat- Operators say they have not been pro- travelers who previously flew first- or fractional owner gets access to the plane ing officer of Sentient Jet. “We just saw moting or advertising the reduced poten- business-class on traditional airlines and for a set number of hours, depending on the most new customers we have never tial for exposure to COVID-19 on private are now switching to lower their risk of the size of the share. The fractional owner seen in June.” jets. They say they don’t have to. contracting COVID-19. must also pay management fees and an Gogo Business Aviation, which provides “Ultimate luxury is peace of mind,” Another reason for the shift is that hourly rate that goes toward the pilot’s sal- broadband service for private jets, report- NetJets’ Gallagher said. “People in the hard-hit commercial airlines have cut ser- ary and insurance and fuel costs, among ed that in mid-April the number of flights market for private aviation understand vice to many midsize cities. Fliers with fat other expenses. At the end of the contract, using its service dropped to 378 per day that.” PAGE 30 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Friday, July 31, 2020 WEEKEND: BOOKS

Q&A Jost my persona

‘SNL’ lead writer talks about his self-effacing memoir

BY THOMAS FLOYD That’s an interesting observation. I didn’t Special to The Washington Post really think about it that way, but I wanted to write it pretty naturally, in what I think ost of the chapters in Colin my voice is, and to make it conversational. I Jost’s memoir, “A Very never wanted to feel like I was switching into Punchable Face,” open with a some arch writing style. But, yes, I think the pair of complementary quota- storytelling part of stand-up helped me a lot tions, whose sources run the because you start feeling what the rhythm of Mgamut from Tennessee Williams and Franz a story is. There is a repetition in stand-up Kafka to Robin Williams and “an insane — you feel what part you should cut, what woman on the subway.” part you can spend more time on — and But midway through the book, one essay that’s what the [book] editing process is like. begins instead with a note from Jost, advis- But your only audience is yourself, which is ing a host of potential readers — his parents, a very strange thing. You’re in your head a grandparents and fi ancee, Scarlett Johans- lot more. son, among them — to consider skipping Is there anything in the book that you it. The ensuing chapter turns out to be a hesitated to include because of how cer- meticulously com- tain people or, perhaps, certain corpora- piled recollection tions might react? of instances in [He laughs.] Honestly, I don’t know. I which the “Satur- didn’t show it to [“SNL” creator] Lorne day Night Live” [Michaels], and I didn’t show it to NBC or head writer has anything. I try to be fair about everything, lost control of his so I’m not a person who ever comes from a bowels in side- place of wanting to be mean or get people in splitting fashion. trouble. I don’t know if there are corporate “The chapter things or things about censorship on the about how many show that I’m writing about, or things about times I pooped my Trump hosting [in November 2015]. I don’t pants was pretty really know if NBC will have objections. So I enjoyable,” Jost guess we’ll see. says. “That was The chapter “Why I Love My Mom” doc- cathartic. And the sad thing is that uments your mother’s harrowing experi- as soon as I fi nished the book, I also remem- ence responding to 9/11, as chief medical bered several other stories that are harrow- offi cer of the New York City Fire Depart- ing about this subject. So that’s one chapter ment. How did you get into the head space for book two.” to revisit that time? Jost, 38, approaches “A Very Punchable That was defi nitely, by far, the hardest Face” with his characteristically matter-of- chapter to write, and also to reread anytime I fact tone and self-effacing persona, rattling had to go back to it. I wanted to tell the story off amusing anecdotes from an uncannily in a way that did justice to my mom, and eventful existence. There’s the time he wrote in a way that showed her heroism [on 9/11] a front-page story for his hometown Staten and also her everyday heroism. It was really Island newspaper about paramedics admin- emotional. So many of the people that died istering CPR to a raccoon. More recently, around my mom were dear friends of hers, Jost recalls a trip to Nicaragua that left him and also people that were in my life. The with botfl y eggs embedded in his legs. people she worked with were her family. We He also opens up on the frenzied comedy went on trips together, and I went to every culture at “SNL,” where the Harvard prod- fi re department retreat that they did or uct has risen to head writer and Weekend barbecue that people had. I remember this Update co-host — but not without a healthy moment where 20 close friends of my mom dose of demoralizing doubt along the way. essentially disappeared overnight. That’s And Jost acknowledges that, after a decade a delicate thing to write about, and I just and a half at 30 Rockefeller Plaza, the sketch wanted to kind of let the story tell itself. comedy mecca won’t be his home for much How has your mother reacted to the longer. memoir? This book leans into self-deprecation, In general, she was very happy she didn’t starting with the title. How did you land on know so many of these things were going on the name? before she read the book — not about that Well, multiple friends have told me that I chapter, but about the other incidents in my have a very punchable face. Then there were life. She was like, “I can’t believe how many so many stories already about me getting things I would have been horrifi ed by if I injured or humiliated that the title actually knew they were going on.” helped organize the book a little bit around In the fi nal chapter, you reveal you’re that theme. As I was fi nishing the book, I re- “preparing mentally to leave ‘SNL’ in the alized that on “SNL” the audience just loves near future.” What made this the right when I get physically hurt, or even if I seem platform to share that news? emotionally fragile. If I make a joke about a It just felt right as I was writing. I think bad relationship with my dad, the audience what I wanted to open up about was just that really laughs — and I’m like: “What’s going fear of leaving and the fear of letting go of on guys? Why is that so funny?” But people something that has been so important in enjoy seeing me suffer, and I get it. my life. It’s scary thinking about leaving. I There was a rhythm to the book’s story- guess, on some level, I needed to face that telling that reminded me of stand-up com- or think about it, and that’s how I ended up Comedian Colin Jost attends the edy. How did your stand-up experience there. It wasn’t really with a specifi c date in American Museum of Natural History’s inform the way you went about putting mind or a timeline in mind. It really was the 2019 Museum Gala in New York. together this memoir? emotional process of thinking about it. INVISION/AP Friday, July 31, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 31 WEEKEND: BOOKS In ‘Utopia Avenue,’ a 1960s rock band finds its groove

BY RON CHARLES creates the music shows The Washington Post in all their cringing giddiness. And the iStock avid Mitchell’s groovy new rock novel belts pages of “Utopia out the lives of a fi ctional band in such vivid Avenue” are a tones that you may imagine you once heard the veritable Who’s Dgroup play in the late ’60s. Set in London when Who of the era “new labels are springing up like mushrooms,” “Utopia — including the Avenue” is a story of creative synthesis, one of those as- Who. Miraculously tonishing moments when a few disparate individuals sud- regenerated leg- denly fall into harmony and change the sound of an era. ends stroll through Mitchell — cult writer, critical darling, popular novelist every chapter. Crazy — knows much about the unpredictable currents of fame, cameos by young David and he brings that empathy and his own extraordinarily Bowie, Janis Joplin, Leon- dynamic style to this tale of four musicians. ard Cohen, John Lennon and One of the many delights of so many others make this novel a “Utopia Avenue” is seeing the night at the fantasy party you will cosmic dust of genius swirling never be invited to. in chaos before the stars are Along the edges, we can hear the formed. On a dark day in 1967 messy mechanics of pop culture at But when the novel opens, Dean the height of the ’60s with its social this young Moss, a bass player, gets evicted unrest, psychedelic experimentation man’s issues are from his apartment and fi red and international carnage. But the novel not neurological, from his cafe job. Across town, stays focused on the lives of these four they’re fantastical. a folk musician nicknamed Elf band members — stereotypes of the genre This is not so much a has been dumped by her lover redeemed from cliche by Mitchell’s insight and spoiler alert as a home- and singing partner. But these sympathy. As the story of the group plunges forward, work assignment: Fans of Mitchell’s remarkable canon misfortunes play into the god- the narration constantly slips off onto the private paths will perk up when they hear the musician’s full name like plans of a young manager of their individual lives. Elf’s experience speaks to the is Jasper de Zoet. Ten years ago, Mitchell published a determined to curate a new struggles of so many talented women trying to make a lush historical romance set in feudal Japan called “The band from scratch. He’s already name for themselves outside the narrow dimensions of Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet.” Having read and identifi ed a talented drummer a sex symbol. Dean is the handsome frontman driven by loved that earlier book, I was especially intrigued to fi nd and a guitar player to steal from another group to create his outsize appetites for drugs and women. And Griff is its rich vein of fantasy running through this rock novel. “that magic chemistry.” the hard-drinking, working-class drummer who has no But — blasphemy — readers starting with “Utopia Av- Mitchell’s magic chemistry is certain; this band’s tolerance for the affectations of fame. enue” are bound to feel baffl ed or irritated by a number not so much. Their fi rst, tentative name, The Way Out, Jasper, though, is a guitarist you won’t fi nd in any MTV of highly elliptical allusions. reminds people of a suicide textbook. After they switch to biopic. He’s a troubled genius with a mysterious past and That reaction would be a shame because nothing Utopia Avenue, they still struggle to defi ne exactly what a history of misdiagnosed mental illness. Mitchell, who should distract from the pleasure of “Utopia Avenue.” No- they are. Eclectic? Magpie-minded? Anti-Monkees? Their has written about his son’s autism, avoids that term in body conveys so well the lived immediacy of fi ction, the fi rst album “sounds as if three separate bands recorded this novel, but Jasper seems to be on the spectrum. “He sense of inhabiting a conversation as it unspools through it.” Eventually, they develop a reputation as “a male knows what grief, rage, jealousy, hatred, joy, and the nor- the complex intersection of spoken words, silent thoughts acid-fl ecked R&B band with a novelty girl.” Can such an mal spectrum of feelings are,” Mitchell writes, “but he and inchoate feelings. And when Mitchell puts these four unlikely quartet fi nd an audience and some space on the experiences them only as mild changes of temperature. If performers onstage, he re-creates the terror and thrill of dial before running out of patience and cash? Normals learn this about him, they mistrust him, so Jas- performing together as the audience slides from skepti- Mitchell captures the tension between artists and their per is condemned to act like a Normal and to fail. When cism to curiosity to pure adoration. If you can’t hear the labels trying to divine the next turn of teen tastes. He re- he fails, Normals think he’s shifty, or mocking them.” music reverberating off these pages, you’re not listening. ‘Pull of the Stars’ reads like thriller, set during 1918 pandemic

BY WENDY SMITH are both scarce, due to the pandemic and results in two cases, but the messy par- “As if, when it’s your time, your star The Washington Post the world war that has taken many doctors ticulars underscore Julia’s angry rejoin- gives you a yank,” Bridie remarks to the front. When Julia arrives at work on der to an orderly who argues that women when Julia passes on that information, Set at a Dublin hospital in the grip of Oct. 31, 1918, she’s saddened but unsur- shouldn’t be allowed to vote because they with blunt lyricism characteristic of the 1918 fl u pandemic, Emma Donoghue’s prised to learn that one of her patients “don’t pay the blood tax” that soldiers do. Donoghue’s eloquent, no-frills writing 11th novel, “The Pull of the Stars,” grimly died overnight. Flu-induced pneumonia “Look around you,” she snarls, indicating style. The two women are trading confi - foreshadows present-day circumstances. is the immediate one patient in hard labor and another who dences on the hospital roof, getting some “If In Doubt, Don’t Stir Out” warn post- cause, but if she’d has borne a dead baby. “This is where air after two grueling days have made ers affi xed to streetlamps; overwhelmed been completing the nation — every nation — draws its them friends. Bridie is one of the abused hospital staff are bedding patients on the the paperwork, fi rst breath. Woman have been paying the “boarders” at Sister Luke’s convent, fl oor, and stores have run out of disinfec- Julia thinks bit- blood tax since time began.” unwanted or illegitimate children left to tant. Yet the pandemic is simply a back- terly, “I’d have Many novels depict the brotherhood be beaten, starved and used as enslaved drop for Donoghue’s searing portrait of been tempted to of men at war. Donoghue, best-known labor in the same repressive, patriarchal women’s lives scarred by poverty and too put: Worn down for the deservedly megaselling “Room,” system that consigns married women to many pregnancies in a society that pro- to the bone. celebrates the sisterhood of women bring- endless childbearing. claims, “She doesn’t love him unless she Mother of fi ve at ing life into the world and those who help This system oppresses men and gives him twelve.” The Catholic Church twenty-four, an them along this perilous journey. She boys as well, Donoghue acknowledges. is called to judgment as well, for its brutal underfed daugh- stacks the deck slightly by making the Julia’s brother Tim returned from war treatment of unmarried mothers and their ter of underfed hospital’s only capable doctor female, but offspring. From these dark materials, generations ... this Kathleen Lynn was an actual person, a shellshocked and mute; the infant boy Donoghue has fashioned a tale of heroism fl u had only tipped member of Sinn Fein released from jail whose unwed mother died during delivery that reads like a thriller, complete with her over.” after the Easter Uprising so she could is judged by Sister Luke as “unlikely to gripping action sequences, mortal menac- Julia has little use for the pious resigna- combat the fl u. As she has in such previ- thrive ... his kind generally have more than es and triumphs all the more exhilarating tion of sanctimonious night nurse Sister ous historical novels as “Life Mask” and one hereditary weakness.” But the novel’s for being rare and hard-fought. Luke, though she’s grateful when the “Slammerkin,” Donoghue makes deft use focus is on the hard-won strength of its Her hero is Julia Power, a maternity nun grudgingly sends her a desperately of real-life fi gures for her fi ctional ends. female characters, especially Julia’s fi erce nurse striving to save the lives of pregnant needed aide. Bridie Sweeney is unquali- In addition to her crucial role in saving dedication to her patients and Bridie’s women at even greater risk than usual fi ed and uneducated but quick to learn, several patients, Dr. Lynn gives the novel cheery enjoyment of each simple pleasure during labor and delivery because they and Julia warms to her as they deal its central metaphor when she explains to denied her at the “Motherhouse.” Their have the fl u. She has to care for them in a with three harrowing deliveries . Squea- Julia that the word infl uenza comes from tender relationship stands at the novel’s converted supply room barely big enough mish readers may blanch at Donoghue’s the medieval Italian belief that the infl u- heart and adds poignant satisfaction to for three cots. Equipment and personnel graphic accounts of childbirth, with fatal ence of the stars made people ill. Julia’s fi nal faceoff with Sister Luke. PAGE 32 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Friday, July 31, 2020 WEEKEND: MOVIES

Magnolia Pictures American civil liberties attorneys Brigitte Amiri, left, and Dale Ho star in the new documentary “The Fight.” ‘The Fight’ celebrates feats of Trump-era ACLU lawyers

BY KATIE WALSH Tribune News Service This summer there aren’t any superhero movies com- ing out (they’ve all been postponed), but there is one fi lm this season that features real-life heroes. The fi lm- making team behind the riveting political doc “Weiner” BEHIND THE BATTLES — Josh Kriegman, Elyse Steinberg, and Eli Despres — have made the documentary “The Fight,” which fol- lows a group of crusading ACLU lawyers as they fi ght to defend some of the bedrock American civil liberties under attack from the Trump administration. New documentary ‘The Fight’ shows ACLU lawyers at work This fast-paced doc opens with a rapid-fi re split-screen montage that introduces the ACLU’s 100-year history of BY GEOFF EDGERS the 2016 documentary “Weiner,” headed into the defending civil liberties and introduces the focus of the The Washington Post offi ce and straight to the white board. fi lm: four specifi c cases of the hundreds the organization “She essentially kicked down the door and has brought against the Trump administration, regard- hat night in Brooklyn, Elyse Stein- wiped (the board) clean and wrote ‘The Fight’ in ing immigrants’ rights, reproductive rights, voting rights and LGBTQ rights. The fi lmmakers, as well as editors berg, headed down to the courthouse huge letters and said, ‘we’ve got to get inside the and joined the crowd protesting newly Kim Roberts and Greg Finton do a Herculean job of ACLU,’ ” said Eli Depres, a fi lmmaker who works weaving together the cases into a comprehensive patch- inaugurated President Donald Trump’s with Steinberg. work narrative, as the ACLU jabs and parries with the T“Muslim ban.” She watched as ACLU In California, actress Kerry Washington administration and the courts on each issue. attorney Lee Gelernt emerged onto Cadman Plaza (“Scandal,” “Confi rmation”) had the same The cases the fi lm follows are Garza v. Hargan, in to announce a federal judge had granted those thought. The “Muslim ban” wasn’t all that caught which a teenage refugee was denied access to an abor- tion by the Offi ce of Refugee Resettlement; Stone v. stranded in airports an emergency stay. her attention; so did the promises Trump had Trump, the controversial transgender military ban; And the next morning, Steinberg, co-director of made over the campaign. She called her agents. Department of Commerce v. New York, about the citi- zenship question on the 2020 Census; and Ms. L. v. ICE, “Who is on the ground with these gitte Amiri, the ACLU attorney who people in the military. Amiri toils an asylum-seekers family separation lawsuit. lawyers?” Washington remembers heads the organization’s reproduction late into the night reviewing the case While threading all the cases together, the fi lmmak- asking. “Who is going to be in the freedom project, but she wasn’t sure of a pregnant, 17-year-old girl from ers also sketch humane portraits of the tireless lawyers trenches? And when we found out that she wanted to be on the other side of Central America who is being pre- on each case, who are almost constantly in motion. we were both interested, we thought, the camera. vented from getting an abortion after Immigration rights lawyer Lee Gelernt seems to run let’s just get to work.” “ ‘Weiner’ was an incredibly illegally crossing the Texas border. entirely on Diet Coke, adrenaline and many, many The resulting documentary, “The well-done fi lm, but it also made me In a deposition captured on fi lm, phone chargers; Dale Ho, voting rights, is a charming, Fight,” won a special jury award at a little uncomfortable because I Amiri questions Scott Lloyd, the smiley man whom we get to see practice his Supreme Sundance this year and will be re- didn’t know how much of it was just abortion-rights opponent then in Court remarks over and over; Brigitte Amiri, a dedicat- leased Friday on streaming services. Anthony Weiner self-destructing or charge of the Offi ce of Refugee ed and passionate defender of Roe v. Wade, writes briefs The fi lm follows four teams of ACLU whether there was any sort of editing Resettlement. Eventually, Lloyd will at midnight and enjoys well-earned train wine after a attorneys as they battle the Trump in there,” Amiri said. “So I both felt be removed from his position and win, and Chase Strangio, a dedicated working parent, administration’s attempts to change more comfortable and a little bit ner- reassigned. taking on the transgender military ban with Josh Block. laws on gender equality, immigration, vous. And that’s really when the trust “That is one of my favorite mo- It’s the fi ght that keeps them going: even the hateful abortion rights and the census. The needed to be developed.” ments in the fi lm,” Washington said. invective sent their way via postcards, emails, Facebook timing of the fi lm’s release, just three Establishing trust meant setting “To see Brigitte in the deposition and messages and voicemails only fans the fl ames of the fi re months before the general election, is ground rules. The fi lmmakers and to see how she’s able to eviscerate that drives them. no coincidence. their crew would be let into places him with such elegance and grace. Although “The Fight” is swift and jam-packed with “We always intended for the fi lm the ACLU had not allowed cameras It’s really inspiring.” ups, downs, wins, losses, injunctions, stays, hearings to come out right now so that people to access in the past. But they could Amiri ultimately wins the case in and Trump speeches, the fi lm is remarkably detailed could understand the stakes of this also be kicked out if the attorneys a federal court, where the dissenting and careful, and in fact, it reckons with the ACLU’s fi ght,” Steinberg said. “And a part of felt a brainstorming discussion or opinion is written by none other than mission, their dedication to defending civil liberties for this fi lm was being able to show that a client conversation needed to be all, not just the people we agree with. They’ve defended Brett Kavanaugh, in his lone abortion everyday people can do extraordi- confi dential. far-right and alt-right groups, radical Muslims and case before being nominated for the nary things. That there are everyday For the viewer, nothing seems Nazis from Skokie, Ill. But their defense of the “Unite Supreme Court. heroes, that everyone can do their lost. The sheer amount of footage the Right” rally in Charlottesville, Va., where Heather part, that everyone can feel galva- captured over almost three years left Gelernt believes the special nature Heyer was murdered by white supremacist terrorist nized, especially as we head into the Steinberg, Despres and Kriegman of the Trump administration’s attacks James Fields Jr., weighs heavy on many in the organiza- election.” with a wealth of choices. The docu- on civil liberties made this the right tion, who try to understand if there are limits to defend- The fi lm’s three directors, Stein- mentary takes us into the hotel room time for the ACLU to open up. ing free speech, at least for them. berg, Despres and Josh Kriegman, as attorney Dale Ho fumbles, in front “I have been doing this for more In this fi lm, and in life, it often feels like the lawyers previously collaborated on “Weiner,” of a mirror, as he rehearses his open- than 25 years and the family separa- of the organization are the only ones standing in the which set out to follow Anthony Wein- ing lines for his fi rst Supreme Court tion thing was the worst thing I’ve way of the Trump administration’s racist, sexist, homo- er, the disgraced former New York session. ever seen,” he said. “The abstract phobic and fascist policies, many capriciously intended congressman, as he plotted a come- We watch Gelernt struggle with legal arguments, the policy argu- not only to strip human rights but to bully and intimi- back mayoral run. Instead, Weiner his emotions as he visits a despon- ments, the statistics don’t really move date the American public. They are the real heroes of found himself in another sexting dent mother separated at the border the needle. I think we felt we needed this era, battling it out in court after court, armed with mess, with the cameras capturing from her daughter . Joshua Block and to get the stories out of the real tote bags of documents, caffeine and a deeply unwaver- his latest collapse. That documentary Chase Strangio go after the Trump people. That was going to be the only ing and humanitarian sense of justice. But as Ho put it made a favorable impression on Bri- administration’s ban on transgender way to move the needle.” so frankly, lawyers and courts aren’t going to change the world; people are. And it’s up to us to do it. ACLU attorney Dale Ho said he was “profoundly moved” by the work of his colleagues as shown in “The Fight.” “The Fight” is rated PG-13 for strong language, mature thematic Magnolia Pictures material and brief violence. Running time: 96 minutes. Friday, July 31, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 33 WEEKEND: MOVIES WWII film ‘Summerland’ a sweet tearjerker

BY LINDSEY BAHR start to reveal why children annoy her so. Associated Press “Summerland” occasionally (and somewhat clunkily) cuts back a few years ummerland” might look before the war, to show that Alice wasn’t like something you’ve seen always a loner. In fact, she had a very before: A scenic story about picturesque romance with a woman, Vera “Sa schoolchild who must leave (Gugu Mbatha-Raw), who breaks Alice’s London during the war and take up shelter heart when she leaves to have children. with a reluctant caregiver. But while it is The fl ashbacks allow the production de- comfortingly familiar in many ways, and sign and hair and makeup team to dabble a little cliche and overwrought in others, it in some jollier looks than wartime invites, also has a modern edge and bite to it that and Arterton and Mbatha-Raw look keeps it novel enough to sustain interest. especially fabulous in their fl apper wares. That modernity is credit to writer-di- The director’s affection for the pair is rector Jessica Swale, a British theater clear: Both actors starred in the title role director and playwright, who with “Sum- in Swale’s play “Nell Gwynn.” Here, Alice merland” makes a noteworthy entry into naturally gets more to do — it’s her story the world of fi lm. With well-drawn char- — but you do come away wishing for more acters and a surprising scope, the story Mbatha-Raw as well. That’s all very nice, but what’s it got feels like it’s been adapted from a novel to do with Alice in the war and in the (a compliment). And along with cinema- ’70s? Well, fair warning, the threads do tographer Laurie Rose, “Summerland” come together and far too neatly. But the captures three eras in a small seaside charms of “Summerland” aren’t in its town with breathtaking beauty. plot. They’re in the sentiment, which is The fi lm opens in the 1970s on Alice IFC FILMS/AP too good-hearted to be cynical about, and Lamb (Penelope Wilton), scolding some the characters. Tom Courtenay gets a local children for interrupting her work. During World War II, an Englishwoman (Gemma Arterton) opens her heart to an lovely role as the school’s headmaster and Alice has not just aged into a person who evacuee after initially resolving to be rid of him in the drama “Summerland.” the tiny Dixie Egerickx steals scenes as is unsympathetic to children, though. Frank’s spirited friend Edie. “Summerland” quickly cuts back some 30 storekeeper shocked and the child in tears.) prise that the two start to develop a bond “Summerland” even felt a little reso- years to Alice (now Gemma Arterton), in Suffi ce it to say, it comes as a shock soon enough, over his model planes and nant in the current moment. Quarantine the same house, at the same typewriter when a young schoolboy, Frank (Lucas her academic work in mythology. Alice, doesn’t compare to wartime sacrifi ces in and still yelling at children who disturb the Bond), shows up at her steps expect- it turns out, is a bit like a child herself, the least, of course, and yet there is some- quiet. A few scenes later, she even takes ing shelter after being evacuated from dreamy and naively selfi sh, making her a thing undeniably moving about watching a some candy away from a local kid. (Tech- London. Alice demands that different perfect companion to Frank. The vicious- hopeful and kind fi lm like “Summerland” nically she buys it when the child and her accommodations are made for the boy, ness displayed at the beginning dissipates right now. mother don’t have enough, but the comi- whose father is fi ghting and whose mother pretty quickly, which might come across “Summerland” has not been rated. Running time: cally heartless act leaves the mother and remains in London. It will come as no sur- as inauthentic to some, but the story does 100 minutes.

“Bridesmaids” 9 travel mishaps from movies UNIVERSAL PICTURES/AP

BY AVIVA LOEB modern technology, damaging your passport is still a real The Washington Post worry. 4. The frosty motorcycle trip in “Dumb and Dumber” The pandemic has all but canceled summer vacations. Harry and Lloyd set off for Aspen on a motorcycle. Cruises are on hold, Europe has closed its borders to U.S. Aside from being an impractically slow way to travel travelers and the coronavirus surges are causing new long distance, the two end up freezing on the journey. En restrictions and closures across the United States. But route, Harry asks to stop to go to the bathroom and Lloyd maybe staying home this year is not such a bad thing. advises him to just pee himself. The airline can lose your luggage, your car could break 5. The woes of economy in “Last Holiday” down or you could even accidentally leave your kid home On her fl ight to Prague, “the big ol man” sitting in front alone. If you need a reason to appreciate the wonders of of Georgia attempts to recline his seat. She stands up your own backyard, here are eight times movies remind- for herself and her fellow passengers, questioning why “Home Alone” ed us of what can go wrong on a trip. airlines prioritize making money over passenger comfort. 1. Annie’s midfl ight meltdown in “Bridesmaids” According to our guide however, he had every right to 20th Century Fox Annie is separated from the rest of the bridal party on recline on a long-haul fl ight, unless you count what Queen their fl ight to Las Vegas, because, well, she can’t afford Latifah’s character does as “begging for mercy.” But she a fi rst-class ticket. While high off a mixture of anxiety ends up upgrading to a fi rst-class “cocoon” with legroom meds and alcohol, she tries to sneak into fi rst class and and cocktails. gets caught, which leads to a cringy confrontation with 6. Greg vs. the fl ight attendant in “Meet the Parents” the fl ight attendant. Back in economy, she hallucinates Greg Focker has every reason to be #teamcarryon, that a colonial woman is on the wing of the plane. If this after losing his bag on his fl ight to meet his girlfriend’s was real life, Annie’s freakout, which causes the plane to parents. Unfortunately for him though his bag is too get diverted to Wyoming, would have for sure gone viral big to fi t in the overhead compartment and he’s asked on Twitter (and we probably would have written a story to check it. His reaction, reasonably, gets him removed about it). from the plane. It’s never a good idea to say “bomb” on an 2. Failure to launch in “Little Miss Sunshine” airplane. When 7-year-old Olive secures a spot in the Little Miss 7. A staycation to die for in “Beetlejuice” Sunshine pageant, her eclectic family agrees to travel to It turns out even a staycation can go sour, as it does for the competition — in a Volkswagen Microbus. Their road Barbara and Adam Maitland, who swerve to avoid hitting trip across America is detoured many times, including a dog while driving back from the hardware store. They when the clutch breaks on the bus. To make matters crash through the walls of an old covered bridge and worse, Olive’s grandfather dies mid-trip, and the family plummet to their deaths. But hey, at least the dog lives. decides to sneak his body out of the hospital and stash And the two end up getting to take an exciting trip to it in the trunk. Let’s hope they packed good road trip another realm. snacks to fuel pushing the van. 8. Food poisoning at 20,000 feet in “Airplane!” 3. Kevin’s ticket gets thrown away in “Home Alone” This whole dad-joke packed movie is one travel mess As we’ve already reported, this plot point doesn’t hold up after another. For some reason, on this (already chaotic) in present day since our boarding passes are often on our fl ight they decide to serve bone-in fi sh as one of the din- phone, or at the very least, printable at a kiosk when you ner options. Imagine how that cabin must have smelled. check in. But for the McCallisters in 1990, this was an As a result, much of the plane gets food poisoning, includ- “Little Miss absolute disaster, and to be fair, the night before a big trip ing the pilot, rendering him unable to land the plane. Sunshine” can be chaotic: scrambling to fi nish packing, fi nalizing 9. All those snakes in “Snakes on a Plane” Fox Searchlight Pictures logistics and using up everything in the fridge. Even with There are so many snakes on that plane. PAGE 34 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Friday, July 31, 2020 WEEKEND: HEALTH AND FITNESS

With weights increasingly hard to fi nd, resistance bands could be the answer

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BY PAM MOORE Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady Uni- — increases your risk of injury while and two inches wide, and they come in a Special to The Washington Post versity. He cited a Clinical Biomechan- decreasing the amount of work required set of fi ve bands of varying levels of re- ics meta-analysis that found by allowing of your biceps. sistance. Featuring a fl at surface, they’re s resistance training part of your movement in multiple planes, the bands Bands are also versatile. You can go “as also known as mini-bands. routine? If not, it should be. The may enhance motor control. diffi cult or as easy as you want, based on Bands with handles, such as the American College of Sports Medi- They also help you avoid pain, said how you’re using the band,” Durkin said. Whatafi t Resistance Bands (set of fi ve), Icine and the Centers for Disease Todd Durkin, a strength, speed and For some moves, “the closer you extend $49.99. Featuring detachable handles, Control and Prevention both recommend conditioning coach and the author of “Get the anchor point, the easier it would be. they’re heavier than loop bands and have that healthy adults strength train twice a Your Mind Right.” Although you should The further you stand away from it, the rounded edges. You can loop them behind week. check with your physician before starting harder it would be.” For others, it’s a mat- a pole or a tree or use the included door Some people might be wondering how a strength-training program, resistance ter of adjusting your grip; choking up on anchor to use a door as an anchor point. to do this, with gyms closing again in the band increases the diffi culty. Still not Heavy-duty bands, such as the Power some states, and barbells and dumbbells bands are an excellent choice for those in short supply from retailers. Here’s a with musculoskeletal issues. They let you hard enough? Vicknair suggests holding Guidance Resistance Bands (set of four), potential solution: fi tness bands. vary your plane of movement as needed dumbbells while performing your banded $36.99. Much thicker and longer than loop and are “easy on the joints,” said Durkin, moves. bands, they have a rectangular profi le. Why use resistance bands who uses them with his professional ath- Types of bands You can loop them around a tree or a pole. With just two or three resistance bands letes, including NFL quarterbacks Drew Safety first of varying thickness, you can fi t all of your Brees and Chase Daniel. A quick internet search will reveal a fi tness equipment in a small bag. But fi t- According to La Niecia “Coach La La dizzying array of options (still in stock, as Beginners should consider scheduling ness bands are more than portable, acces- V” Vicknair, a certifi ed personal trainer of the time of publication). Here’s a quick a personal training session to check form sible and affordable. “You basically can do and the founder of Thrive Health Lab in guide to three popular styles. If you plan and prevent injury. Many trainers now just about any exercise with a band that Los Angeles, resistance bands can reduce to make resistance bands a staple of your offer sessions online or outdoors. Alter- you could with any weight machine or free your risk of injury and build strength strength-training routine but want to take natively, Page suggests watching creden- weight,” said physical therapist Phil Page, more effi ciently by preventing you from a minimalist approach, Vicknair recom- tialed fi tness professionals demonstrate author of “Strength Band Training.” using momentum as a crutch. For exam- mends purchasing a set of loop bands and the exercises on YouTube. In fact, resistance bands could give you ple, you might jerk your torso backward to heavy-duty bands. He also advises newbies to fi rst perform more bang for your buck than dumbbells, create momentum during a biceps dumb- Loop bands, such the Limm Resistance every exercise without the band “to make barbells or home strength machines, said bell curl. This compensatory movement Loop Bands, $12.92. Although the exact sure you have the movement down” before Page, who is also an assistant professor at pattern — which isn’t possible with bands size may vary, these are 12 inches long adding resistance.

Squats Standing chest press EXERCISES TO TRY Equipment: bands with handles or heavy-duty bands Equipment: bands with handles or heavy-duty bands Muscles targeted: legs, glutes, core Muscles worked: Chest, shoulders, arms Resistance bands offer myriad exercise 1. Stand with your feet about hip-width apart and your toes 1. If you’re using bands with handles, anchor them to a door options. This group of four exercises fo- turned slightly outward. frame behind you, or use a pole or a tree to anchor either cuses on compound (or multi-joint) move- 2. Place the band under your heels. type of band. You can also step on the band, using your feet to ments and hits every major muscle group. 3. Keep arms by your sides and fl ex elbows, so your hands are anchor it. How many repetitions and sets you by your shoulders and your palms are facing forward. 2. With your feet about hip-width apart, your palms down and should complete depends on your fi tness 4. Grasp the handles or the band across your palms. your elbows fl exed to 90 degrees, grasp the band and raise level, your goals and how much resistance 5. Keeping your chest up, bend at your knees and hips, drop- your arms to shoulder height, making sure there is light ten- you’re using. No matter what, it’s impor- ping as low as you can while maintaining good form; keep your sion on the band. tant that you’re fatigued by the time you heels down, and make sure your knees are over your toes. 3. Press your arms in front of you, straightening your elbows complete each set. According to Durkin, 6. Come back to standing while engaging your glutes. and keeping your shoulders retracted and core engaged. “the last three to fi ve reps are where your huge dividends are paid.” Once your mus- Lateral walk Band pull-apart cles start burning, he suggests pushing Equipment: loop band Equipment: bands with handles or heavy-duty bands through another three to fi ve repetitions. Muscles targeted: glutes, hip abductors Muscles worked: shoulders, back By your third round, Vicknair said, “you 1. Step inside the loop band and position it so it is resting on 1. Stand with your feet about hip-width apart. should feel like this is a struggle.” your ankles. 2. Flex your shoulders to 90 degrees, and with your arms out As long as you’re pushing yourself 2. Widen your stance to create light tension on the band. in front of you and your palms down, hold the band in your outside of your comfort zone, it doesn’t 3. Bend your knees slightly. hands with light tension. matter whether you’re using a barbell or a 4. Keeping your feet aligned with your shoulders and your hips 3. Extend your arms out to your sides and back as far as pos- band. As Durkin puts it: “The bottom line level, step to one side. sible, with your arms straight and your shoulders retracted is the body, [and] the body doesn’t know 5. After completing the desired number of reps, repeat in the (shoulder blades back and down). the difference.” other direction. Friday, July 31, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 35 WEEKEND: TELEVISION & DVD NEW ON DVD

“Swallow”: Seemingly ef- fervescent Hunter (the brilliant Haley Bennett) is swept out of working retail and into a com- fortable life with a wealthy fam- ily via husband Richie (Austin Stowell). It quickly becomes evident that he and his bound- ary-free parents (Elizabeth Mar- vel and David Rasche) see her as less of a human being and more of a prop, while she’s largely stuck at home with domestic tasks and ennui. So when mom Katherine gives Hunter self-help book “A Talent for Joy,” after Hunter becomes pregnant, Hunter reads a tip about doing something unexpect- Los Angeles Times ed every day and turns to props of her own. It starts as a compul- sion: She swallows a marble, then a thumbtack and a battery, each new object compounding the risk. Bennett is mesmerizing, her facial expressions so masterfully exposing the cycle of addiction. The dreamy score and pristine production design compellingly add to the battle between mental numbness and order, disguis- ing the more complicated layers underneath. Also available on DVD “Dead Ringer”: A cover band lead singer (Tom Sizemore) takes over a spot in a famous boy band in this modern take on “The Prince and the Pauper.” “Dispatches From Elsewhere, Apple TV+ Season 1”: The AMC anthol- ogy series follows a group of Above, “Little Voice” lead character Bess King (Brittany O’Grady) performs a song written for the Apple TV+ show by Sara Bareilles strangers who get swept into a (nset), who also wrote the music and lyrics for the Broadway hit musical, “Waitress.” At their core, “Waitress” and “Little Voice” are both mysterious game. Stars Sally about young women trying to fi nd their way in the world. Field, Richard E. Grant, Andre Benjamin and Eve Lindley. “His Dark Materials: First Season”: The BBC One series tackles the popular book tril- ‘Little Voice’ with a pure heart ogy by Philip Pullman as Lyra (Dafne Keen) attempts to rescue her generation from an oppres- sive system that attempts to limit their magical qualities. Goodness of humanity underscored in show about young musician “NCIS: Los Angeles: The Elev- enth Season”: Picking up from the previous season of the CBS BY KATE FELDMAN Ryan) — and her best friend Prisha (Shalini “Little Voice.” The music, she said, let her series, Callen (Chris O’Donnell) New York Daily News Bathina) try to help, while her dad (Chuck go back to the early part of her career, when and Sam (LL Cool J) remain on Cooper) and autistic brother (Kevin Valdez) she was struggling just like Bess. fter launching the musical the USS Allegiance, seeking out get in her way without trying. “You’re in your early 20s and people are “Waitress” on Broadway, Sara spies onboard. “The beauty about this show is that it has telling you you’re an adult, but you don’t re- Bareilles didn’t plan to make a “The Good Doctor”: The hit a sense of normalcy or relatability,” said ally feel it,” she said. “You’re doing what- ABC series follows the challeng- TV show. But then fi lmmaker Brittany O’Grady, the “Star” alum who ever you can to make ends meet and get on es and unique abilities of a young J.J. Abrams came calling. plays Bess. “The stakes internally were so your own two feet for the fi rst time. That’s AThat’s what led to “Little Voice,” the surgeon with autism (Freddie high for the character, and people could feel where we fi nd Bess, in the fi rst taste of Highmore). romantic drama series that debuted this that without the world ending or without independence. What does that look like for a “The Resistance Fighter”: month on Apple TV+ that counts both these extremes of highs and lows.” young artist?” The fi lm follows Poland’s upris- Abrams and Bareilles as executive produc- For Bess, the stakes revolve around : Bareilles referred to herself and her ing against the Nazis near the ers, and features the singer’s music. music, because she faces debilitating stage “Waitress” writing partner Nelson — who’s end of World War II. In Polish Bareilles was a huge fan of “Felicity,” fright after being laughed off during her last credited as a creator on “Little Voice” — as and English. the Keri Russell university-set TV series attempt; her brother, who has an obsession- “hope-aholics.” “Satan’s Slaves”: A woman that Abrams co-created. Abrams was a big like love of musical theater; and her father, “We really believe in the goodness of (Tara Bascro) fi ghts to protect admirer of “Waitress,” based on the 2007 an alcoholic who makes a living singing in people, and we want to tell stories about her brothers from their mother’s movie that also happened to star Russell. subway stations. Would-be beau Samuel good people who make mistakes, but their ghost. In Indonesian. “Apparently I have a Keri Russell thing,” woos her with his own music, while love-in- essence remains intact,” she said. “It’s not a “Shanghai Triad”: A digitally Bareilles joked. terest Ethan makes movies. show with a tone of cynicism or disbelief in restored version of the 1995 Abrams didn’t have a plan, but he wanted “He brings his view of the world in a the fundamental good nature of humanity. classic in which a teenager is re- more of what Bareilles and co-writer Jessie cinematic form,” said Teale, the British Even in the midst of the psychotic chaos we cruited into his family’s criminal Nelson did with their 2016 Broadway show actor who plays the fi lmmaker. “He’s a keen stare at in the news all day, I really believe ties. In Mandarin. about a waitress in an abusive marriage. observer, and he’s keenly intelligent based in the fundamental goodness of humanity.” “The Soul Collector”: A man “I started thinking about, ‘Wouldn’t it be on that. From his hardships, he learned to For Ryan, who plays Samuel, “Little whose job it is to collect souls interesting to see that same sort of tone (as see the world in a lovelier way.” Voice” is about “young people trying to not (Tshamano Sebe) asks for for- ‘Felicity’), but what if Felicity was a song- “Bess is positive about the world, but it’s just fi nd their voice but also in the midst of giveness. writer?’ The idea of a young woman, a young also a really hard world for her to live in,” trying to pay their rent.” “Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan : person, fi nding their voice as an artist and he added. “I think Ethan is capable of show- In a TV landscape fi lled with shows about Season Two”: The Amazon as a person,” Bareilles said. ing her that, that life is still worth living and the afterlife, Nazi hunters and a governmen- Prime Video series starring John That eventually became “Little Voice,” that there are joys within that.” tal agency tasked to put boots on the moon, Krasinski as the Tom Clancy a sweet musical show about Bess King, a Bareilles, 40, wrote all of the songs for the “Little Voice” is simply the story of a girl hero continues with a political wannabe singer struggling through her show. Some are old demos that never made trying to fi nd her way. war in Venezuela. early 20s in New York. Two love-interests it onto her albums, including the theme “It feels pure of heart,” Ryan said, “be- — Katie Foran-McHale/TNS — Ethan (Sean Teale) and Samuel (Colton song, while others were written just for cause it is pure of reality.” PAGE 36 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Friday, July 31, 2020 WEEKEND: LIFESTYLE Reinflating summer The infl atable pool has become a symbol of a season lost to coronavirus

BY MAURA JUDKIS The Washington Post n a hot summer day, Trent Theiler loves nothing more than going to his apartment’s Orooftop with a cold beverage and lowering himself into the pool. Or, the parts of him that fit in it. Theiler is a 6-foot-2-inch, 33-year-old man. The pool is an inflatable frog- shaped children’s wading pool that holds about 4 inches of water. It is smaller than his torso. The water soaks his backside and little else, but Thieler has to take relief where he can get it. Such is life in America, in July, in a pandemic. Two of his friends bought matching frog kiddie pools, and, most weekends, the three of them sit in their separate pools together. The group has started calling their pool cluster the “Rib- bit Rooftop Cantina.” A few feet away is their Washington, D.C., apartment building’s actual swimming pool, which is covered and closed for the season because of the novel coronavirus. “I thought it would be a little bit bigger KATHERINE FREY/Washington Post just from the picture,” Theiler said of his kiddie-sized replacement. “You know, From left, Carla Bleiker, Trent Theiler and Robert Williams took matters into their own hands when their apartment’s rooftop it was kind of a bummer. But, I mean, a pool did not open because of the COVID-19 pandemic. little bit of water is better than nothing.” If this summer has a theme, it’s “bet- as soon as I saw it,” she said. “Like, the and a custom pool cover. His $60 kiddie It took hours to fill them all up. The ter than nothing,” and if “better than promise of something fun. And then the pool quickly turned into a $560 pool. women then separated the pools with nothing” has a symbol, it’s the backyard reality of what this year has brought.” If kiddie pools are symbols of compro- tiki torches and arranged them in a inflatable pool. It represents an attempt Flynn said she might use it as a water mise, Burke’s project was a symbol of circle around a giant watermelon-shaped to claim a seasonal entitlement during a bowl for her and her neighbor’s pets. defiant resolve. sprinkler Thompson found at Walmart. time of interminable austerity. We may The same thing happened to Bill “I’ll always think of it as, like, this Then they settled in for a sunny after- not have baseball, concerts or parties, Ribas of Pittsford, N.Y. — same product, manic dumping ground for all the things noon drinking boozy punch. but we will find our way into a pool, even same disappointment. Ribas says he was I wished I was doing,” he said. “And re- “We call ourselves the little backyard if it’s janky and filled with hose water. offered a full refund if he would pay to ally what we’re talking about is a bunch beauties,” Thompson said. People with enough property and cash ship the pool back to China. Instead, he of water that two kids pee in.” (As for his A pool itself can be a little backyard went upmarket. has reclaimed it as a foot bath. children: “When they’re in it, they love beauty amid the wreckage of a disas- “I have never seen anything like this Some of those who succeed in acquir- it,” Burke said, but given that they have trous year. A wishing well for better in my life,” said Burton Gray, owner of ing a dog- or even human-sized pool are the attention spans of a 2- and 4-year- times not yet visible on the horizon. Town & Country Pools in Springfield, finding that these inflatable substitutes old, they will often climb out and make a Or it can be a sinkhole, swallowing up Va. “We cannot even get to all of them can become a reminder of how much you beeline for the swings, instead.) all remaining optimism. that are calling.” miss the real thing. Naomi Seiler’s kids won’t go In May, Sarah Hamm, 34, of Pitts- But many of those prospective buyers For Carla Green, 28, of in the small, inflatable burgh, saw an ad on social media for a soon learned that an in-ground pool is an Los Angeles, it came pool she bought for heart-shaped inflatable swimming pool expensive project that can take as many down to “the balance their D.C. backyard. from the company Ban.Do. Her response as nine months just for the permitting, between how good Her kids freak out was preordained. and they want a pool now. of a time I had about the bugs it “It was like I entered a fugue state and And so did everyone. The inflatable and how much attracts, despite then came out of it with an order notifi- pools started selling out everywhere. of a pain it is the net and cation in my email,” Hamm said. First the nice, big ones that can fit a to inflate it,” umbrella over it. It wasn’t until the pool arrived that whole family, then the smaller ones, and she said. And And so the pool Hamm realized she was unprepared. finally, the rinky-dink toddler pools. draining it is has become a First, she didn’t have an air pump, so Soon even those were on back order, no simple task, “sad little oasis” she had to inflate the pool through sheer which is how Aaron Kraus’ kids ended either. that Seiler some- lung power, an hourlong task that called up spending the summer splashing “When you fill times visits, alone, upon her training as a middle school around in a pool made for dogs. a pool with that to soak her feet. flautist. Exhausted, she realized the hose “We went on Amazon to look for kid- much water, it’s really Better than nothing. she bought — despite not having an out- die pools, and they were sold out until, heavy,” Green said. “You “To work all day and door spigot — would not connect to her like, way into the fall,” said Kraus, 37, of can’t just, like, dump it out.” just get out of the stale air con- sink faucet, foiling her plan to run the Rockville , Md. “We told them it’s a dog- She realized that the hard way when she ditioning and into this nice body of water hose through the kitchen window. She gie pool. They couldn’t care less.” temporarily flooded her backyard. with my little cocktail and just sit there MacGyvered it to the sink with a pair “It’s very 2020,” he added, meaning Robert Burke, 39, bought a large for 45 minutes and relax,” said Heather of tongs, a Mason jar and a roll of tape. the act of “putting together really ad hoc inflatable pool last summer for his back- Hart, 43, of Minneapolis. “It was lovely. Then she turned on the water. solutions to a dystopian nightmare.” yard north of Pittsburgh, but his chil- Totally worth $124.” (Even though her The rig worked, kind of; the pool slow- It’s 2020: Take a nice cold dip in all of dren barely used it because the water dogs are scared of it, and it’s killing ly — slooooooowwwwwlyyyy — filled your abandoned dreams. was too cold and the bottom got slimy. some of her grass.) with water. At about 4 inches, she ran out Some pool-seekers have plunged into This summer, as the pandemic stripped Makisha Thompson, 46, of Stock- of patience and climbed in with a glass something more like farce. away other entertainment options, Burke bridge, Ga., was brainstorming with six of sangria. Jess Flynn, of Boise, Idaho, bought saw an opportunity to really do it right. friends about safe, socially distanced “After taking a couple of selfies, I was what she thought was a 5-foot doggy pool Thus began a series of Amazon pur- ways to see each other. They realized like, ‘The sky seems pretty dark,’ and on eBay. chases, all side-eyed by his wife: hoses, they could each get their own inflatable then it started torrentially raining. And When it arrived, Flynn said, “I just a pump, a pool skimmer, a chlorine pool for $22. I just sat there, laughing like a crazy kind of screamed, kind of laughed”: The float, various chemicals and test strips, “We literally went from Aldi to Aldi,” person. I’m just watching the pool fill up pool was just large enough to fit a very a WiFi-controlled timer for the filter, a she said, referring to the supermarket with dirty Pittsburgh rain water,” she small hamster. weatherproof cabinet to house the pump, chain, “looking for these pools until we said. “And finally, I was like, all right, “ ‘This is so 2020,’ is what I thought an underwater vacuum, valves, clamps had enough.” we’re done.” Friday, July 31, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 37 WEEKEND: FAMILY

THE MEAT AND POTATOES OF LIFE Lisa Smith Molinari Appreciating the Art of Baloney hroughout the coronavirus pandemic, people have sought information to quell fear. Over the last fi ve months, the advice given by “experts” Thas fl uctuated wildly, despite having been given with seemingly well-informed confi dence. By now, I think we realize that it’s all baloney, bunk, BS. No one really knows, “Is it safe for kids to go back to school?” “Can people contract COVID-19 twice?” “Will a vaccine be ready by the end of the year?” “Will this pan- Proactive demic ever end?” But when the public demands answers, experts must deliver. In the military community, baloney is not generally tolerated. We respect clear communication, pinpoint ac- curacy and straight talk. However, months of widespread lesson plan pontifi cating about the pandemic has shown that BSing actually requires skill and chutzpah. Anyone who has been to a golf course has undoubtedly been in the midst of a talented BSer. Or two. Or 27. /TNS DREAMSTIME Ex: “Now, unless you want to chili dip that thing into Parents are looking for alternatives to remote learning for their children, even if it means paying thousands. the frog hair and risk army-putting another triple bogey, you oughta milk the grip and let the big dog eat,” Chaz quips between swigs of Bloody Mary, leaning heavily on Parents pay whatever they can to escape online schools his Cobra driver after duffi ng two balls into the pond. The Golf BSer may not be good at the sport, but his commitment to the craft of baloney-slinging is undeni- BY MARIN WOLF mixed success. Denmark, the fi rst afford private child care, “those able. Imagine the hours spent perusing Golf Digest in the AND LESLIE PATTON European nation to send kids back children are going to miss out on a proctologist’s waiting room to memorize golf terminol- Bloomberg News to classrooms, hasn’t seen a COVID lot of educational opportunities,” ogy? The thousands spent on trendy golf equipment and spike since it resumed in-person said Simon Workman, director of over-priced, insignia-embroidered, moisture-wicking golf arents, fearing their kids learning in April. Israeli public early childhood policy at the Center apparel to overcompensate for his lack of skills? The sun- won’t see the inside of a health offi cials, however, blamed for American Progress. “Or, the burns he endures while secretly tanning in his backyard wearing his golf glove, so he can sport a characteristic classroom this fall, are in-person learning for the country’s family is not going to be able to golfer’s pale left hand? Now that’s dedication. Pginning up an alternative latest wave of infections. work— and that has a huge fi nancial familiar to the Home Depot crowd: Lawyers, politicians, car salesmen and stockbrokers Back in the U.S., some parents and economic impact.” do-it-yourself. are branded, sometimes unfairly, as BSers, because they with means aren’t waiting to see Rather than send her daughter Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, are paid to have all the answers whether they do or not. what the fall will look like. In the back to Chicago Public Schools enterprising families, especially Ex: “You see, George, your mutual funds tanked last past three months, Weekdays, a for second grade, Jenny Ludwig those with means, are hiring tutors plans to keep her home for remote quarter due to the unprecedented negative rumors of pre- on their own or in groups or joining Seattle-based company that helps dicted speculations, so I’d be inclined to take the long view parents set up in-home daycares learning, which means putting her the already growing movement own career on hold so she can help here,” a fi nancial advisor might hedge to keep his client and schools, said it has helped orga- of home schooling. Their efforts monitor lessons. She already has confused enough to continue forking over his life savings. nize 100 microschools around the include preschoolers, as well as a master’s degree in English, but But this questionable style of communication is not country. “We’ve been overwhelmed elementary and beyond. was hoping to go back to school for reserved for fast-talking professions alone. Even the well- For fi ve Los Angeles families, that with inquiries,” Shauna Causey, social work. Her husband is a high intentioned must sometimes BS. Unable to say, “I don’t has meant spending $22,500 in the Weekdays’s founder, said. school teacher, and what his work- know” to her incessantly curious fi rst grade students, my mother mastered the skill of bluffi ng as a fi rst grade past three months to create what The costs vary, but can run life will look like this fall is unclear. teacher, making stuff up on the fl y to answer questions they’re calling a “micro-school” into the thousands of dollars each “Our kids learning remotely is like, “Why is the ocean blue?” and “Why does Mrs. for their preschool-aged kids. They month. Some parents say they pay better than our kids sick or dying,” Fletcher have a mustache?” hired an interior designer to build $100 to $200 an hour for private Ludwig said. Graduate students must also maintain their reputation a makeshift classroom with an art Just 3.3% of the 59 million for knowing everything there is to know about every- pavilion at one of their homes and school-aged children in the U.S. thing. Take a stroll through any campus quad across this contracted the services of a local Weeks away from the were homeschooled in 2016, but teacher to come three-days-a-week. nation, and you will see them with their longish hair, the Home School Legal Defense graded term papers in hand, leaning against ivy covered She creates bespoke lesson plans start of the academic Association says it has seen a jump walls, arguing over whether or not the international rela- about age appropriate topics, like year, millions of in membership in recent months. tions theory of holistic constructivism is a useful tool in the alphabet and human emotions. HSLDA, which charges $130 a analyzing the effi cacy of postwar U.S. foreign policy. “This is healthier for the both of families across the year for access to consultants and And all those people in Starbucks deserve some recog- us,” said Jodi Lederman, a single U.S. still don’t know curriculum help, now has a record nition here, too, from the employee with the nose piercing mom who sought the alternative to 85,000 members in the U.S. who steams the non-fat milk for your double espresso her daughter’s preschool in order to what school will look Nicole De Los Reyes hasn’t de- macchiato, to the metrosexual with the European scarf keep working as head of global com- like this fall. cided what she’ll do for her step- who ordered a chai tea, to the yoga-pant wearing mom in munications for streaming service children, ages 9 and 6, this fall. The her SUV yelling into the drive-thru window. Essentially, Pluto TV. Starting in September, the project coordinator at a Portland, anyone who has uttered the word “Vente” or referred to teacher will come Monday through tutors. On Weekdays and a similar Ore., law fi rm doesn’t know if her something with 20 grams of sugar as “skinny” is a card- Friday. service called School House, teach- family can handle another semester carrying BSer, whether she likes it or not. Weeks away from the start of the of virtual school for her fi rst and ers are encouraged to set their own Even parents are masterful BSers. Think about it academic year, millions of families fourth graders. Before the pandem- rates, but the organizations say the — what does Dad say when his six-year-old daughter across the U.S. don’t know what ic, De Los Reyes and her husband cost is comparable to daycare. looks adoringly into his eyes and asks, “Daddy, where do school will look like this fall. U.S. spent $400 per month for an after- babies come from?” And what baloney must Mom come Education Secretary Betsy DeVos Parents who can’t afford addi- school program, for which they also tional childcare costs will have far up with to explain what happened to Gus the Guppy who said recently it’s not dangerous for received fi nancial aid. Now, fi nding was last seen napping on the bottom of the tank? fewer options this fall. In addition to children to be in school and threat- a full-time option in her budget is Let’s face it — we are a nation of baloney-slingers, and ened to withhold federal funding spotty plans for school reopenings, proving diffi cult. it’s about time we wake up and smell the Grande iced for districts that don’t fully resume surveys have found that thousands “My stepdaughter is starting out latte. Let’s fi nally give BSing the respect it deserves! classes in schools. Health offi cials of daycare centers have permanent- her educational career really far And if you believed that, I’ve got some really nice quickly pushed back, noting the sci- ly closed due to the pandemic. behind,” De Los Reyes said. “She swampland in Florida to sell you. ence is murky. Educational experts worry can’t read and she can’t write yet, Read more of Lisa Smith Molinari’s columns at: Outside the U.S., countries that these class divides will exacerbate and she missed basically half of a themeatandpotatoesoflife.com have reopened schools have had inequalities. In families who can’t year’s worth of instruction.” Email: [email protected] PAGE 38 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Friday, July 31, 2020 WEEKEND: CROSSWORD AND COMICS NEW YORK TIMES CROSSWORD

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“Gunston Street” is drawn by Basil Zaviski. Email him at [email protected], and online at gunstonstreet.com. Friday, July 31, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 39 OPINION Max D. Lederer Jr., Publisher Lt. Col. Marci Hoffman, Europe commander Lt. Col. Richard McClintic, Pacific commander Portland’s protests a gift for Trump Caroline E. Miller, Europe Business Operations Joshua M. Lashbrook, Pacific Chief of Staff BY DAVID IGNATIUS This is a president who, quite literally, has The Washington Post nothing to run on — no positive achieve- EDITORIAL ments to show. His only chance is that his e’ve watched the Portland adversaries will create opportunities for Terry Leonard, Editor movie before. It doesn’t end him. Let’s be honest: The television footage [email protected] happily. The idealistic pro- of police ducking rocks, bottles and other Robert H. Reid, Senior Managing Editor Wtesters in the streets overplay debris plays directly into Trump’s hands. [email protected] their hand, tolerate violent provocateurs A country that looks like it’s coming apart in their midst and eventually get crushed. — “American carnage,” as Trump cyni- Tina Croley, Managing Editor for Content The good guys lose; the bad guys win. [email protected] cally called it in his 2017 inaugural speech Over the past decade I’ve seen this de- — is the ruined turf on which he would like Sean Moores, Managing Editor for Presentation pressing scenario play out around the to fight for reelection in November. [email protected] world, as pro-democracy activists marched Joe Biden’s challenge is to take this bat- courageously but unwisely into confronta- Managing Editor for Digital tleground away from Trump. He needs to Joe Gromelski, tions that eventually proved ruinous. Non- [email protected] show that as president, he could truly bring violent protest, as John Lewis taught us, America together by uniting our racially is essential in fighting injustice. But when and politically diverse nation and restor- protests became destructive abroad, au- BUREAU STAFF ing law, order and justice — three essential thoritarian leaders seized the pretext and Europe/Mideast pillars of our democracy. won the day, again and again. Erik Slavin, Europe & Mideast Bureau Chief Biden shouldn’t wade into the crowds in This movie is the story of the Arab Spring [email protected] Portland. But perhaps he can become the +49(0)631.3615.9350; DSN (314)583.9350 nearly a decade ago, as brave people filled voice of conciliation and political change. the streets to denounce dictators in Egypt, Pacific He should affirm the rightness of the pro- Aaron Kidd, Pacific Bureau Chief Libya, Syria, Bahrain and Yemen. Some- times the dictators were toppled, but the testers’ cause — that black lives matter. 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If you watched the Arab Spring on the MARCIO JOSE SANCHEZ/AP ground, as I did in some of those countries, Biden’s job is to show that Trump, the CIRCULATION it carried a harsh lesson: Street protests A demonstrator rests during a protest supposed law-and-order candidate, is in Mideast without a strategy for orderly, nonviolent Wednesday in Portland, Ore. fact the voice of illegality and disorder. Robert Reismann, Mideast Circulation Manager change are usually doomed to fail. Anar- The presumptive Democratic nominee, [email protected] chic, leaderless movements are lovable, lose to the dictators in Beijing. through his surrogates, should help mo- [email protected] but as the rock-throwers multiply, they The Chinese crackdown, when it came in bilize the nonviolent majority in Portland. DSN (314)583-9111 bring disaster. The other side has more May, was surprisingly easy and relatively Trump’s thuggish federal agents can’t stop Europe firepower. bloodless. 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BY RALPH D. RUSSO N.C., for the league championship game. equally share TV revenue — including the three early-season games in Atlanta at Associated Press Maybe a Clemson-Notre Dame rematch? Fighting Irish’s deal with NBC — among Mercedes-Benz Stadium: North Carolina The league will release specific dates and the 15 schools. against Auburn; Virginia against Georgia; The Atlantic Coast Conference reworked broadcast plans later. It is a one-year deal for the Fighting Irish and Florida State against West Virginia. its football schedule Wednesday to allow Notre Dame, which competes in the ACC and James said he didn’t expect it to go be- “We certainly understand the ACC is each team to play 11 games and to incor- in all sports except football and hockey, will yond that. doing what they feel is in the best interest porate Notre Dame, which is giving up its play in a football conference for the first Notre Dame had already lost three games of the conference and the health of their cherished independence in a year turned time in the 133-year history of the proudly against Big Ten and Pac-12 opponents when teams, staff and student-athletes, and as upside down by the coronavirus pandemic. independent program — if the season is those conferences decided to play only our partners, we support them in that de- The ACC’s university presidents ap- played. The biggest conferences are taking league games. The Big 12 and Southeastern cision,” said Gary Stokan, chief executive proved plans for a schedule with 10 confer- steps to try to mitigate potential disruptions Conference have not announced any chang- officer and president of Peach Bowl, Inc. ence games and one nonconference, and and salvage a sport worth billions in broad- es to their football schedules. “However, we are disappointed we will lose for pushing back both the first week of the cast rights deals. The ACC said nonconference games must the opportunity to host Florida State, Vir- season (from Labor Day weekend to the “We recognize that we may need to be be played in the ACC school’s home state ginia and North Carolina and their fans in weekend of Sept. 12) and the league cham- nimble and make adjustments in the fu- — a move intended to save traditional rival- our scheduled Chick-fil-A Kickoff Games pionship game (from Dec. 5 to either Dec. ture,” ACC Commissioner John Swofford ries such as Georgia-Georgia Tech, Florida this season.” 12 or 19). said in a statement. State-Florida, Clemson-South Carolina and Also in danger is Notre Dame’s game Miami athletic director Blake James Notre Dame already had a scheduling Kentucky-Louisville. against Navy. The Fighting Irish and Mid- called the schedule “aspirational” as con- agreement with the ACC that puts five or “That’s something that was discussed shipmen were originally scheduled to play cerns about COVID-19 have put major col- six games with the league on the Fighting throughout our process,” James said. “And the 94th consecutive meeting of their ri- lege football in the fall in peril. For now, Irish schedule every year. They had six I’ll say it was something that was given very valry in Dublin, Ireland. The pandemic though, conferences are working on plans to this season: Clemson, Duke, Wake Forest, strong consideration in our move to go to forced a relocation to Navy’s home stadium play what would be a most unusual season. Georgia Tech, Louisville and Pitt. Added 11 games with one being a nonconference in Annapolis . The ACC will eliminate its traditional to that will be home games against Florida game.” Navy athletic director Chet Gladchuk divisional format this season and the two State and Syracuse and road games against Whether the SEC’s plans include noncon- declined comment when contacted by the teams with the best winning percentages North Carolina and Boston College. ference games remains to be seen. AP because he had not yet spoken to Notre in conference play will meet in Charlotte, The ACC and Notre Dame also agreed to The ACC’s decision appears to rule out Dame officials.

Sports Pro basketball on AFN WNBA Ahead: Teams are surprised by how At Bradenton, Fla. EASTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct GB Chicago 2 0 1.000 — Go to the American Forces Washington 2 0 1.000 — Atlanta 1 1 .500 1 many players are opting out of season Network website for the most Indiana 1 1 .500 1 Connecticut 0 2 .000 2 up-to-date TV schedules. New York 0 2 .000 2 FROM BACK PAGE myafn.net WESTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct GB Seattle 2 0 1.000 — NFL than anywhere else. Both Las Vegas 1 1 .500 1 MLB and the NBA had about a Minnesota 1 1 .500 1 Pro soccer Dallas 1 1 .500 1 dozen players opt out of return- Los Angeles 1 1 .500 1 ing, while the NHL had half that. Phoenix 0 2 .000 2 MLS is Back tournament Tuesday’s games The biggest names included Bust- Washington 94, Connecticut 89 er Posey and David Price in base- Quarterfinals Chicago 96, Los Angeles 78 Thursday, July 30 Seattle 90, Minnesota 66 ball, Avery Bradley in basketball, Philadelphia vs. Sporting KC Wednesday’s games Travis Hamonic and Mike Green Friday, July 31 Indiana 106, Phoenix 100 Orlando City vs. Los Angeles FC Dallas 93, New York 80 in hockey. Saturday, Aug. 1 Las Vegas 100, Atlanta 70 Minnesota at San Jose Thursday’s games Opt outs in the NFL alone ap- Portland at New York City FC Seattle at Washington pear headed beyond those num- Semifinals Chicago at Minnesota Wednesday, Aug. 5-Thursday, Aug. 6 Connecticut at Los Angeles bers combined, which privately Quarterfinal winners Friday’s games has surprised some league ex- Final New York at Atlanta Tuesday, Aug. 11 Indiana at Dallas ecutives. On Wednesday, Chiefs Semifinal winners Las Vegas at Phoenix starting running back Damien Williams, a key to their Super Deals Bowl run last season, said he wouldn’t play. In a sport built around con- Wednesday’s transactions Recalled C Jacob Nottingham from the al- ternate training site. tact, with rosters nearly equaling BASEBALL NEW YORK METS — Placed OF Jake the size of the other three sports Major League Baseball Marisnick on the 10-day IL. Selected the TONY AVELAR/AP MLB — Suspended Los Angeles Dodg- contract of OF Ryan Cordell from the al- combined, and little to no thought ers P Joe Kelly eight games and manager ternate training site. Designated RHP Jor- Dave Roberts one game for Kelly’s ac- dan Humphreys for assignment. of playing in a bubble, players de- Wide receiver Marquise Goodwin, who signed with the Philadelphia tions in the bottom of the sixth inning of FOOTBALL ciding to skip the upcoming sea- Eagles in the offseason, is one of nearly three dozen NFL players to Tuesday night’s game against Houston. National Football League Fined Houston manager Dusty Baker for ATLANTA FALCONS — Placed FB Keith son seems plenty logical. opt out of the upcoming season because of the coronavirus. the same incident. Smith and S Jamal Carter on the reserve/ American League COVID-19 list. “We did know this was going to BOSTON RED SOX — Recalled RHP Chris BUFFALO BILLS — Placed WR Cole Bea- be a possibility,” players’ union President Joe Ellis said. “That’s ferent, well, ballgame. Mazza from the alternate training site. sley on the active/non-football injury list. Designated C Jonathan Lucroy for assign- CHICAGO BEARS — DT Eddie Goldman vice president Ben Watson told absolutely, 100 percent their “(I) Wasn’t quite sure exactly ment. has opted out of the 2020 season. Placed SiriusXM NFL Radio. “That is right, inherently. I’ve got no ob- what number would come in, CHICAGO WHITE SOX — Placed RHP DB Tre Roberson on the reserve/non-foot- Jimmy Lambert on the 10-day IL. Recalled ball injury list. Placed TE Eric Saubert on why the NFLPA fought so hard jection to that at all and would be but the biggest thing to consider RHP Matt Foster from the alternate train- the reserve/COVID-19 list. to give guys the option. We are in supportive of that, if that’s what is players taking care of both ing site. Sent 3B Cheslor Cuthbert to the CINCINNATI BENGALS — Waived DT alternate training site. Ryan Glasgow. times people don’t have answers somebody wants to do. That’s themselves, as well as their fami- CLEVELAND INDIANS — Optioned RF CLEVELAND BROWNS — Placed G Drew been going on around the league, lies, and each player has their Daniel Johnson to the alternate training Forbes and T Drake Dorbeck on the re- for. Everybody has different situ- site. Placed C Roberto Perez on the 10- serve/COVID-19 list. Placed TE Pharoah ations — maybe contractually, as you’ve seen. It’s going around own unique circumstance,” says day IL. Brown on the PUP list. Placed DE Trevon HOUSTON ASTROS — Acquired RHP Young on IR. maybe who they live with, guys and around other sports leagues, Browns team physician Dr. James Hector Velazquez from the Baltimore Ori- DALLAS COWBOYS — Waived DT Gar- who live out of the area and have as well. Voos. “We feel that it is our job oles for a player to be named later. rett Marino and RB Jordan Chunn. LOS ANGELES ANGELS — Optioned LHP KANSAS CITY CHIEFS — Waived LB Bry- to travel back. There are a vari- “I had some good conversa- to help to guide them through it, Patrick Sandoval to the alternate training an Wright, S Jalen Julius, FB John Lovett, P ety of different reasons why, and tions ... and they were very, very serve as a trusted healthcare ad- site. Recalled RHP Luke Bard for the alter- Tyler Newsome and DT Braxton Hoyett. nate training site. MIAMI DOLPHINS — Claimed T Ray I think we are going to find out curious. I don’t want to say con- viser and allow them to ultimately TORONTO BLUE JAYS — Selected the Smith off waivers from San Francisco. more about that as time goes on.” cerned, but they wanted to know make that decision themselves. contract of RHP Nate Pearson from the al- Waived CB Ryan Lewis. Activated DT Beni- ternate training site. Optioned LHP Brian to Jones off the reserve/COVID-19 list. Any player who opts out cre- what was going to happen and “I don’t think it is an inordi- Moran to the alternate training site. MINNESOTA VIKINGS — Placed DE If- National League eadi Odenigbo, LB Cameron Smith and T ates some decision making for how it was going to be handled, nately high number of players, ATLANTA BRAVES — Activated Cs Ty- Oli Udoh on the reserve/COVID-19 list. team personnel departments. But things like that. It’s at the front of but I’m proud of the way the play- ler Flowers and Travis d’Arnaud and OF NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS — S Patrick Scott Schebler from the IL. Optioned Cs Chung and OL Najee Toran have opted out even if it is a star, an irreplace- their minds.” ers and the teams have worked Alex Jackson and William Contreras and of the 2020 season. able starter, there should be no While players always rely on through this together so that we RHP Chad Sobotka to the alternate train- NEW YORK GIANTS — T Nate Solder has ing site. opted out of the 2020 season. questioning the move. trainers and medical staff when can responsibly make those deci- CINCINNATI REDS — Optioned C Tyler NEW YORK JETS — Placed RB Jalin “The opt-out option is a play- it comes to injuries, the pandemic sions so that everyone feels good Stephenson to the alternate training site. Moore on the reserve/retired list. Activated 2B Mike Moustakas from the SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS — Waived WR er’s choice and a player’s right, creates an entirely new set of is- and safe about participating in 10-day IL. Chris Finke, T Ray Smith, LB Joey Alfieri, MILWAUKEE BREWERS — Optioned RHP CB Jermaine Kelly, S Derrick Kindred and and we’ll respect that if a player sues. Recovery and rehab from, the season.” Bobby Wahl to the alternate training site. DT Willie Henry. decides to do that,” Broncos say, a knee injury, is a totally dif- Or not. Friday, July 31, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 47 NFL

A Houston Texans helmet sits on pads during training camp in Houston. Ravens’ Jackson says DAVID J. PHILLIP / AP he’s ‘got to do better’

BY DAVID GINSBURG assault by his former trainer. Associated Press Regardless, Jackson insists the seven-time Pro Bowl star would Baltimore Ravens quarter- be a good fit with the Ravens. back and reigning NFL MVP “It was nice throwing to Anto- Lamar Jackson is eager to get nio Brown,” Jackson said. “I was started at training camp follow- hoping we would get him. Still ing an offseason in which he had hoping, a little bit.” a perilous encounter with a jet Now on the verge of starting ski, tossed footballs to Antonio his third NFL season, Jackson ex- Brown and diligently avoided the pects to ramp up his game quick- coronavirus. ly this summer after spending Jackson guided the Ravens to the past four months practicing a 14-2 regular-season record in social distancing instead of drills 2019, setting a league record for with the team. yards rushing by a quarterback “I wish I was with my guys and serving as the focal point of in OTAs in April like usual, but an attack that amassed an un- COVID-19 had a better idea,” precedented 3,296 yards on the Jackson said. STRANGE TIMES ground. Jackson ran for 1,206 yards and Following an unsightly play- threw 36 touchdown passes last off-opening loss to year, so it would appear Tennessee, the multi- as if there’s little room faceted quarterback ‘ I wish I for improvement. But collected his MVP tro- was with my Jackson, who won the phy and embarked on 2016 Heisman Trophy Training camp: Don’t expect to see an offseason that took guys in OTAs Award with Louisville, a sharp turn toward in April like insists he’s not even uncharted waters usual, but close to being satisfied when the COVID-19 with his game. footballs, players on fields just yet COVID-19 pandemic struck in “Last year is in the March. had a better past,” he said. “I’ve BY BARRY WILNER Speaking of water, tive are small and the chances of idea. just got to do better, Associated Press a false negative are almost 100%. Jackson made a splash ’ keep grinding. I’m It takes seven days before those on Twitter with a post Lamar Jackson working on everything Don’t expect any footballs — or tests are truly accurate. Even on that showed him on Ravens QB — passing, running players — on fields at NFL train- the fourth day, there’s an up to one of his standard ability. I feel like the ing camps anytime too soon. 67% false negative rate. impromptu runs during a pickup sky’s the limit, not just for me but No blocking sleds. No pass-rush “So you will get players back game on the beach. After dodg- the organization.” drills. No whistles. in camp who are positive and are ing a would-be tackler, Jackson Jackson replaced Joe Flacco as As teams adhere to the medical infectious.” veered to his left into the path of a the starter during the 2018 sea- protocols that wisely and neces- Braunstein is a strong pro- jet ski parked in the shallow surf. son and helped the Ravens to a sarily have been ordered by the ponent of point-of-care testing, “I did not run into a jet ski. I 6-1 finish for a berth in the post- league and the players’ union, something the Screen Actors jumped over the jet ski and fell season. Last year, Baltimore took any sort of football action might Guild is using. in the water,” Jackson said with a a 12-game winning streak and the be delayed until mid-August. “These are tests that can come grin during a Zoom call Wednes- league’s best record into a home Hopefully, no coaches are in a back within 30 minutes pretty ac- day from the Ravens’ training game against the Titans. rush to get the blocking and route curately before you get on a plane complex. Unfortunately, the Ravens running, the passing and rushing PHELAN M. EBENHACK/AP or before you get on a bus,” he In an effort to make up for time came up flat against Tennessee, and kicking going in earnest even explains. “Results are almost lab lost due to the cancellation of just as they did in Jackson’s post- Eagles coach Doug Pederson after the coronavirus pandemic quality, so maybe a team could minicamp, Jackson got together season debut one year earlier, a shut down since March any- says the NFL’s coronavirus on a practice field in Florida 23-17 loss to the Chargers. protocols “are something that then isolate players who test thing but remote practices and with teammate Marquise Brown Jackson can’t wait to do some- we are going to embrace.” positive away from the rest of the workouts. team.” and the young receiver’s cousin, thing about that 0-2 postseason former NFL wideout Antonio record, but his immediate target Strange times indeed. have to abide by, and this is our He also wonders about travel Brown. is winning the opener on Sept. “These first two weeks we need new normal right now, working in for teams. The NFL, like MLB, Antonio Brown recently an- 13. to gently ramp them up and get these conditions ... opted not to seek a bubble en- nounced his retirement following “Our job is to focus on the them ready to play. Everyone is “It’s something that we are vironment like the NHL, NBA, a rocky stretch in which he was Cleveland Browns,” he said. “We coming from different areas and going to embrace. We are going to WNBA and MLS went for. cut by New England in Septem- want to get back to the playoffs with different restrictions,” Char- make it a positive.” “Travel is definitely another ber and later accused of sexual and go from there.” gers general manager Tom Tele- How? What are the appropriate issue and this is where the NBA sco said. “We’re going to have to dynamics for training camp in a and NHL really got it right, but it do different things. Without pre- sport that requires frequent con- may not be feasible to do that in season games or combined team tact, little to no social distancing, football,” Braunstein says. “Even practices, we will have to change even huddles? A sport featuring traveling as a team on a private up our schedule. Have to put them trenches, gang tackling and, at jet, you are still breathing recir- in more competitive situations the very least, two men touching culated air and flying across the and do the best we can.” the football on every play? country.” Doing the best they can in Dr. Scott Braunstein, the medi- Another logical step, Braun- 2020 should mean keeping every- cal director of Sollis Health-LA stein says, is facial coverings for one safe and healthy, not chas- and a former sideline physician for NFL players. A face shield has ing wins. That can come later if the Rams, has some suggestions. been developed that players could the NFL’s plan fares better than While Braunstein finds the use, but Braunstein urges more. Major League Baseball’s so far. league’s protocols reasonable and “If they want to provide for the And there’s no question that well developed, he is concerned greatest level of safety, masks football organizations are pay- about how the NFL is dealing should be used for every play,” he ing close attention to MLB’s with players who have had known says. “Some sort of facial mate- situation. close exposure to someone with a rial should be mandatory. ... “We understand that the virus positive COVID-19 test or some- “I know the NFL is not ordering is real,” Eagles coach Doug Ped- one with symptoms suggestive of mandatory masks and the players erson says, “and we do everything the coronavirus. and the union have given some we can in our powers to stay safe, “The issue is that what will negative feedback. I think the protecting ourselves when we’re occur is, initially after exposure discomfort of wearing a mask is GAIL BURTON/AP in the building, protecting our those nasal swabs are extremely nothing compared to what I have players, and it’s unfortunate what insensitive to picking up the viral seen in emergency rooms.” Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson is eager to get back has happened. But we do have a loads,” Braunstein says. “The AP sports writer Joe Reedy to the postseason and do something about his 0-2 playoff mark as a lengthy set of protocols that we chance you will show up as a posi- contributed. starter. But his first priority is preparing for the season opener. PAGE 48 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Friday, July 31, 2020 NHL Scoreboard

Stanley Cup qualifiers A blast from the past (Best-of-five) x-if necessary EASTERN CONFERENCE At Toronto N.Y. Rangers vs. Carolina Saturday, Aug. 1: Game 1 (AFN- Sports2, 6 p.m. Saturday CET; 1 a.m. Sun- day JKT) Monday, Aug. 3: Game 2 Best-of-five series a throwback to playoffs past Tuesday, Aug. 4: Game 3 x-Thursday, Aug. 6: Game 4 x-Saturday, Aug. 8: Game 5 Florida vs. N.Y. Islanders Saturday, Aug. 1: Game 1 (AFN- BY STEPHEN WHYNO Sports2, 10 p.m. Saturday CET; 5 a.m. Associated Press Sunday JKT) Tuesday, Aug. 4: Game 2 Wednesday, Aug. 5: Game 3 ans counted down the x-Friday, Aug. 7: Game 4 x-Sunday, Aug. 9: Game 5 seconds to the final Montreal vs. Pittsburgh buzzer, “Brass Bonanza” Saturday, Aug. 1: Game 1 (AFN- played over the speak- Sports2, 2 a.m. Sunday CET; 9 a.m. Sun- F day JKT) ers at Hartford Civic Center Monday, Aug. 3: Game 2 Wednesday, Aug. 5: Game 3 and Whalers players Dave Tip- x-Friday, Aug. 7: Game 4 pett, Joel Quenneville and Dean x-Saturday, Aug. 8: Game 5 Columbus vs. Toronto Evason celebrated a three-game Sunday, Aug. 2: Game 1 (AFN-Sports2, sweep of the Quebec Nordiques. 3 a.m. Monday CET; 10 a.m. Monday JKT) Tuesday, Aug. 4: Game 2 Wait, Hartford Whalers? Que- Thursday, Aug. 6: Game 3 bec Nordiques? Three-game x-Friday, Aug. 7: Game 4 x-Sunday, Aug. 9: Game 5 sweep? WESTERN CONFERENCE It was 1986 and one of the final At Edmonton, Alberta Chicago vs. Edmonton NHL playoff series of its kind. Saturday, Aug. 1: Game 1 (AFN-Atlan- The league this summer holds its tic, 9 p.m. Saturday CET; 4 a.m. Sunday JKT) first best-of-five playoff series in Monday, Aug. 3: Game 2 34 years, and Tippett, Quennev- Wednesday, Aug. 5: Game 3 x-Friday, Aug. 7: Game 4 ille and Evason are among those x-Saturday, Aug. 8: Game 5 involved in some capacity who Winnipeg vs. Calgary Saturday, Aug. 1: Game 1 (Joined in know from personal experience progress, AFN-Sports2, 5 a.m. Sunday what to expect. CET; noon Sunday JKT) Monday, Aug. 3: Game 2 “You have to be ready for the Tuesday, Aug. 4: Game 3 grind,” said Tippett, now coach x-Thursday, Aug. 6: Game 4 Saturday, Aug. 8: Game 5 of the Edmonton Oilers. “In a Arizona vs. Nashville unique situation like this, you’re Sunday, Aug. 2: Game 1 Tuesday, Aug. 4: Game 2 going from not playing to playing Wednesday, Aug. 5: Game 3 playoff-style hockey, so you’ve got x-Friday, Aug. 7: Game 4 x-Sunday, Aug. 9: Game 5 to embrace the grind mentally, Minnesota vs. Vancouver physically.” Sunday, Aug. 2: Game 1 (AFN-Sports2, STEPHAN SAVOIA/AP 4:30 a.m. Monday CET; 11:30 a.m. JKT) This is a different kind of grind Tuesday, Aug. 4: Game 2 after four-plus months off the ice. Boston Bruins defenseman Ray Bourque, top, reaches over the back of the Hartford Whalers’ Dean Thursday, Aug. 6: Game 3 x-Friday, Aug. 7: Game 4 The champion could need 19 wins Evason on Dec. 13, 1990 in Boston. The NHL hasn’t had best-of-five playoff series since 1986. That’s x-Sunday, Aug. 9: Game 5 — not the 15 from decades past changing this year with the league expanding to 24 playoff teams as part of its restart. Evason was part — to lift the Stanley Cup. Sixteen of the 1986 Whalers team that won a best-of-five series against the Quebec Nordiques in three games. Round robin teams will play eight best-of-five (Determines playoff seedings) x-if necessary qualifying round series to deter- win that game that you’re in. So that.” ready to cross the ‘t.’ ” EASTERN CONFERENCE mine who moves on to face the I think that’s the focus in a short But what happens when it’s too Carolina coach Rod Sunday, Aug. 2: Boston vs. Philadel- phia (AFN-Atlantic, 9 p.m. Sunday CET; 4 league’s best from a truncated series. Momentum is a key. You late to turn things around? Eddie Brind’Amour understands that a.m. Monday JKT) regular season. always talk about doing the right Olczyk won and lost one best-of- urgency despite being drafted Monday, Aug. 3: Tampa Bay vs. Wash- ington (AFN-Sports2, 10 p.m. Monday Tippett’s Oilers face the Chi- things shift in, shift out, finding five series early in his playing two years after the NHL moved to CET; 5 a.m. Tuesday JKT) cago Blackhawks, whom Quenn- consistency in your game.” career with Chicago and remem- all best-of-seven series. His Hur- Wednesday, Aug. 5: Boston vs. Tampa Bay eville coached to three Cup titles Evason has preached that bers the nerves of being 18 and 19 ricanes face the Rangers, whose Thursday, Aug. 6: Philadelphia vs. from 2010-15. Quenneville’s Flor- mentality to his team since tak- years old in those moments. president, John Davidson, won Washington Saturday, Aug. 8: Washington vs. Bos- ida Panthers face the New York ing over in February. He doesn’t “Game 1 will be absolutely piv- the only two best-of-five series he ton Islanders, whose associate coach, want Wild players looking too far otal in those play-ins to try to get played in with New York. Sunday, Aug. 9: Tampa Bay vs. Phila- delphia Lane Lambert, played in a five- ahead. to the first round of this tourna- The Penguins, managed by WESTERN CONFERENCE gamer with Detroit in 1984. And “End of the day, it’s one game at ment,” said Olczyk, who is now best-of-five seasoned goaltender Sunday, Aug. 2: Colorado vs. St. Louis (AFN-Sports2, 12:30 a.m. Monday CET; Evason’s Minnesota Wild face the a time,” Evason said. “When the broadcasting games as an NBC Jim Rutherford, face the Mon- 7:30 a.m. JKT) Vancouver Canucks, managed by puck’s dropped in that first game, Sports Analyst. “I’m not going to treal Canadiens, whose GM Marc Monday, Aug. 3: Las Vegas vs. Dallas (AFN-Sports2, 12:30 a.m. Tuesday CET; Jim Benning, who went through we want to play the right way and say it’s a must, but I’m going to Bergevin was a teammate of Olc- 7:30 a.m. Tuesday JKT) one with Toronto in 1983. zyk’s in Chicago in the mid-’80s. Wednesday, Aug. 5: Dallas vs. Colo- then we’ll figure stuff out after say it’s an m-u-s and I’m getting rado These expanded playoffs have Columbus, whose assistant Brad Thursday, Aug. 6: St. Louis vs. Las Ve- plenty of links to that past, which Shaw played eight games with gas Saturday, Aug. 8: Colorado vs. Las Ve- is plenty evident in Quenneville’s the 1985-86 Whalers, faces the gas trademark white mustache. Toronto Maple Leafs in the other x-Sunday, Aug. 9: St. Louis vs. Dallas “It’s going back just a couple Eastern Conference series. years ago,” Quenneville quipped. Out West, Arizona Coyotes “It’s going way back. Back in the coach Rick Tocchet has his ’80s “It’s important obviously to day when we did have best-of- Flyers experience to take into a get off to a good start in those,” five, we played four in five nights series against the Nashville Pred- Berube said. “There’s always an and it was right off the bat. That ators, managed by David Poile, opportunity to lose a couple in a was a heck of a grind. Game 4 it who oversaw a couple of best-of- seven-game. You can come back was like, ‘Wow.’ Sometimes your five triumphs with Washington. from it. You lose a couple right legs, you didn’t know if you had Winnipeg, which faces Calgary, away in a five-game series, you’re them underneath you.” can lean on assistant coach Char- in trouble, probably.” There will be more time off this lie Huddy, who won a couple of Washington GM Brian Ma- year, with series spread out over five-game series on the way to cLellan, whose Capitals get a bye eight or nine days and no travel Stanley Cup championships with in the East along with Boston, because all games are played the Oilers. Tampa Bay and Philadelphia, won in one city. But each qualifying- Then there’s Tocchet’s old Phil- and lost a few of those series back round series features one po- adelphia teammate Craig Berube in the ’80s. He agrees with Olczyk tential back-to-back, a rarity in with a fresh 2019 Stanley Cup that this playoff will be wide open modern playoffs. ring on his hand as coach of the and unpredictable — in large part “I think that (players have) St. Louis Blues. His team finished because of how it starts. ANDY HOEKSTRA/AP got to be a little bit concerned atop the Western Conference and “In a short series,” Quenneville about those knowing that the next St. Louis Blues goalie Curtis Joseph makes a leg save against the along with Colorado, Vegas and said, “anything can happen.” day’s the next day,” Quenneville Toronto Maple Leafs’ Ed Olczyk, right on April 7, 1990. Olczyk won Dallas gets to skip the best-of-five AP hockey writer John Wawrow con- said. “But you’re only playing to and lost one best-of-five series early in his career with Chicago. round. tributed to this report. Friday, July 31, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 49 NHL Round robin presents dilemma for top teams Coaches unsure how much importance to put on it

BY STEPHEN WHYNO Boston, Tampa Bay, the Capi- Associated Press tals and Philadelphia in the East and St. Louis, Colorado, the Vegas ELISE AMENDOLA/AP ong before Peter DeBoer Golden Knights and Dallas in the Boston Bruins head coach Bruce Cassidy, right, gives instructions coached two teams to the West finished in that order when as Brad Marchand listens during practice in Boston. Cassidy and the Stanley Cup Final, he the season stopped in March, but Bruins sat atop the Eastern Conference when play was halted. Now Lgot some experience at that’s almost meaningless now. they’ll have to try to earn the top seed through round-robin play. Canadian junior hockey’s Memo- They will be sorted 1-4 by confer- rial Cup that could serve him well ence depending on each team’s are a bit of a playoff tune-up. in the conference, and it helps us, right about now. next three games with regular- “You want to put your best foot but we want to move up.” That tournament starts with season success factoring in only forward, but I think the eight Philadelphia was rolling in Feb- round-robin play before the as a tiebreaker. teams that are into the group of ruary and March, having won 12 knockout round. That means the Bruins will 16 have a little bit of latitude to of 15 when play was halted. The “You definitely have to change have to reearn the top spot in the try and get as many guys’ games Flyers are looking to recapture your mindset,” DeBoer said. East despite finishing eight points (going) as necessary,” St. Louis that magic before getting into a His Vegas Golden Knights and clear of the pack. Still, coach general manager Doug Arm- best-of-seven. other top teams in the East and Bruce Cassidy is more worried strong said. “I don’t really put “It’s a little less pressure right DAVID BECKER/AP West face a similar challenge in about setting his team up for best- a lot of stock into finishing 1-4 off the bat, so we can get back this most unusual expanded NHL Vegas Golden Knights coach of-seven series to compete for the except we want to be in a good into as quick as possible without playoffs, which begin Saturday. Pete DeBoer has coached two Stanley Cup. frame of mind when we get to that even getting the risk of losing While 16 teams battle it out in teams to the Stanley Cup Final. “Getting ready is more impor- round of 16.” and getting kicked out,” forward best-of-five elimination series to tant for me,” Cassidy said. “You The No. 4 seeds, on the other Sean Couturier said. “I just think advance, the top four in each con- performance before elimination can play well and still not win hand, feel like they’re playing it’s going to be important, though, ference play each other in sepa- play starts. hockey games, but if you know with house money. Dallas can to find our game as quick as pos- rate mini-tournaments to decide “I think everything matters so you’re playing the right way going only move up after six consecu- sible and ramp up the intensity so seeding. much at that point where it can be into the playoffs, it’ll be a good tive losses going into the pause, we’re ready right off the start of Even though there is no real both,” Washington defenseman confidence builder. Obviously, we so why not go for it? the actual playoffs.” “home-ice advantage” with John Carlson said. “You’re wor- would love to finish 1. But at the “We want to see if we can move Flyers coach Alain Vigneault games being played in empty ried about what your game’s going end of the day, we’re not going to up in the seeding,” coach Rick will use these games to make a arenas in Toronto and Edmonton, to look like and how you’re going let it bother us if we don’t.” Bowness said. “Those three teams few lineup decisions, too. Colo- the situation presents players and to stack up right off the start, but The defending champion Blues have had better years than we’ve rado coach Jared Bednar has a coaches with how to jockey for they mean too much and seeding are taking a similar approach that had, and they’re ahead of us. It’s big one to make — who starts in position while also sharpening means a lot.” their three round-robin games great that we’re in the fourth spot goal when games count, Philipp Grubauer or Pavel Francouz — and Bednar will use round-robin play to decide. “I’d like to get both of those guys playing and get some games under their belt before we head into the playoffs,” Bednar said. The tricky balance is wanting the last line change that comes with being the “home” team but also not knowing which opponents represent better matchups in a sport so predicated on matchups. “I’m not sure what any of it’s going to mean,” Flyers GM Chuck Fletcher said. “Whoever comes out of the play-in rounds, the qualifying rounds, will obviously be playing very good hockey and they’ll be probably a little bit more battle-tested than the four of us that are waiting for them.” That’s why, especially after a shocking first-round exit in the 2019 playoffs, the Lightning want to peak at the right time rather than fight for the top seed. It didn’t work out so well for them last year. “You’ve got to get yourself in that competitive mindset, compet- itive spirit, get your willingness to do whatever it takes to try to win a hockey game,” Tampa Bay de- fenseman Ryan McDonagh said. “We have to make sure that we approach it as a do-or-die mental- ity here so we get that ingrained in ourselves and understand what it’s going to take mentally and at- /AP titude-wise the way we want to NICK WASS play come playoff time.” Philadelphia Flyers center Sean Couturier, left, scores a goal past Capitals goaltender Braden Holtby on Feb. 8 in Washington. Couturier and AP hockey writer John Wawrow con- the Flyers were the hottest team in the NHL when play was halted, having won 12 of their last 15 games. tributed to this report. PAGE 50 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Friday, July 31, 2020 HIGH SCHOOL/COLLEGE BASKETBALL College basketball stuck in pandemic holding pattern

BY JOHN MARSHALL Associated Press ‘ I know this for sure: it’s not going to be Baseball has begun its corona- like any other season we’ve ever had. virus-delayed season with limited Jay’ Ladner long-distance travel and no fans Southern Miss basketball coach in the stands. The NBA has its Disney World bubble. The NHL will have but the NCAA has delayed a deci- eliminate nonconference games two bubbles, in Toronto and sion about starting the fall sports in football and the other major Edmonton. seasons, including football. conferences are considering it. NFL rookies began reporting College basketball, as it stands College basketball could take a to training facilities last week as now, is slated to begin on Nov. similar route, which would push teams build up toward the start of 10. The NCAA initially looked at back the start of the season until training camp. bumping up the start of the sea- January for most schools. If the But while the major sports are son to afford more scheduling pandemic continues to roil into finding ways to return to com- wiggle room, but that was shelved the fall, the NCAA could push petition, college basketball is in as COVID-19 cases rose in doz- the start of the entire season into a holding pattern, much like col- ens of states. January, setting the stage for a lege football. Basketball players, like other College basketball coaches do potential May Madness instead of student-athletes, were allowed March. have an advantage over the foot- to return to campus for volun- ball coaches while in limbo. Since The financial implications will tary workouts last month. Some push the NCAA to do whatever it their season starts later, they get schools halted workouts after a chance to see how things play can to play some sort of season /Stars And Stripes multiple athletes tested positive MICHAEL ABRAMS out, both in professional sports while trying to keep its student- for COVID-19, but others have athletes safe. Clara Oberle of SHAPE hits past the Wiesbaden defense of Calen and in college football. been able to continue offseason The cancellation of the 2020 Prevo, left, and Alynna Palacios in a Division I match at last year’s “I know this for sure: it’s not programs with multiple health DODEA Europe volleyball championships in Ramstein, Germany. The going to be like any other season NCAA Tournament led to a $375 precautions in place. million shortfall in revenue the upcoming high school volleyball season has been canceled. we’ve ever had,” Southern Miss Whether the season starts coach Jay Ladner said. “And NCAA distributes to its member on time, gets pushed back or is schools, causing a ripple budget- even if we have a season, you’re shelved altogether will depend on ary effect on universities across certainly looking at all types of what happens with the pandemic the country. changes and we all know that. and other sports over the next Losing football, the biggest But football is certainly the first four months. Europe, Pacific money maker in college sports, order of business for adminis- Stuck in a waiting game they would be another huge blow. A trators. A lot of what happens to can’t control, basketball coaches second year without the NCAA them is going to drive, eventually, have little choice but to prepare as what happens to us.” if the season will start on time. Tournament could be financially The 2019-20 college basketball “People have said, what if you catastrophic, particularly for cancel volleyball season came to an emphatic end don’t play until January?” Sac- smaller schools. on March 17 when the growing ramento State coach Brian Katz “I’d be for anything if we’re pandemic led to cancellation of said. “I don’t know, but I do know playing games,” Northern Ari- the NCAA Tournament. A hand- the alternative i sn’t good. If we zona coach Shane Burcar said. Tennis, cheer, cross country and golf still ful of leagues managed to com- did nothing and all of a sudden “The last thing we want to do is plete conference tournaments, we are on track, we’re behind lose competition dates. If we’re expected to be offered by DODEA in fall but most were just getting started the 8-ball. So the key is to go on playing 29 games or 31 games, when the season plug was pulled. as usual, within the confines and we’d love to do that. And if that means playing in May, I’m totally Stars and Stripes Pacific, with school scheduled to In the four months since, the framework of what we’re allowed fine with a May Madness.” begin on Aug. 24 and the first reg- pandemic has ballooned as hot to do, and otherwise don’t think Volleyball became the second A lot still has to be decided over ular-season matches the weekend spots have popped up across the about it. We have to be ready for fall sport to be canceled by both of Aug. 28-29 in DODEA Japan. country. The sports world has any and everything.” the next four months. As this pan- DODEA Pacific and DODEA Eu- Reaction among coaches started to come back to life in The college basketball season demic has shown, a lot can still rope on Thursday due to concerns recent weeks, starting with NAS- could end up having a different happen between now and then. over the coronavirus pandemic. and players was negative, but understanding. CAR and the UFC. look this season. AP Sports Writer Aaron Beard in DODEA Pacific chief of staff The other major sports followed, The Big Ten and Pac-12 opted to Raleigh, N.C., contributed to this story. Todd Schlitz confirmed the move “Pretty disappointing,” said to Stripes in a Facebook message coach Mike Hogen of 2019 Far Thursday evening, a couple of East D-I runner-up Kubasaki. He hours after DODEA Europe ath- said his team stood an excellent letics coordinator Kathy Clem- chance of winning its fifth D-I mons confirmed that volleyball tournament title in seven years, was off the table . having lost just one starter and “Volleyball is not going to hap- returning eight of nine players. pen,” Schlitz said. “Honestly, I’m OK with what- Fall football was canceled ear- ever decision they make,” said lier this month in both locations . coach Veronica Jones of defend- Singles tennis, cheer, cross coun- ing Far East D-II champion Zama try and golf are the sports being American. “At this point, I just offered by DODEA in Europe want the kids to be safe.” and Pacific this fall, along with Senior middle blocker Grace a competitive fitness-based ac- Bryant, the reigning Far East D- tivity in Europe that Clemmons II Best Hitter and 2018 tourna- hopes will attract the interest of ment Most Valuable Player, said sidelined student-athletes. she was disappointed her team Practice for the remaining fall wouldn’t get a chance to defend sports in Europe will begin Sept. its title, but grateful for her previ- 8, Clemmons said, around the ous opportunities. time the regular seasons would “I’m forever thankful for ev- start during a conventional fall . erything my team and my coach- Details about the fall sched- es have taught me throughout the years,” Bryant said. “Not having ules, including European cham- BRAD TOLLEFSON, LUBBOCK AVALANCHE-JOURNAL/AP pionship events, are yet to be a season will give me the motiva- finalized. tion to work harder and I will use Southern Mississippi basketball coach Jay Ladner argues a call with the referee during the first half of a Volleyball practice was sup- my spare time to better myself as Dec. 16 game against Texas Tech in Lubbock, Texas. While the major sports are finding ways to return posed to start on Monday in the a person and a athlete.” to competition, college basketball is in a holding pattern, much like college football. Friday, July 31, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 51 NBA/MLB Baseball must pivot schedules quickly in coronavirus season

BY RONALD BLUM By the numbers Associated Press NEW YORK — Forget about printing a 2020 baseball sched- ule. Cyberspace is needed for all the backspaces and deletes. 11 After Major League Baseball discarded the 162-game sched- BRANDON DILL/AP ule due to the pandemic, the re- MLB games postponed The NBA’s break for the pandemic gave rookies such as Memphis Grizzlies guard Ja Morant, right, a vised 60-game slate was intact this season because of chance to heal up, study lots of film and gain much-needed pounds. for just four days due to positive COVID-19 tests among the Miami coronavirus concerns, Marlins. including six games Because Philadelphia had just involving the Marlins. Top NBA rookies poised to played the Marlins, the Phillies are sidelined, too, through Fri- day as a precaution pending the incubation period. That left a void end debut seasons in style in the schedule of the New York 16 Yankees, who were scheduled for four games against the Phillies Marlins players who have BY TERESA M. WALKER Scoreboard Tuesday night if all goes well dur- this week. AND BRETT MARTEL ing his quarantine. Following a phone call Tuesday tested postive for COVID- Associated Press “I think there are going to be between baseball Commission- 19 this season. parts of my game that y’all didn’t er Rob Manfred and New York Forget hitting a rookie wall or Schedule see before that you all are going team president Randy Levine, SOURCE: MLB.com stumbling into the playoffs ex- All games in Orlando, Fla. to see in the future when we start the Yankees bused to Baltimore Thursday, July 30 hausted and banged-up. Utah vs. New Orleans playing,” Williamson said. for a two-game series against the travel to replay games,” he said. The NBA’s break because of L.A. Clippers vs. L.A. Lakers Riu Hachimura: The first Japa- Orioles rather than go home to “Secondly, you have more com- Friday, July 31 the coronavirus pandemic gave Orlando vs. Brooklyn nese-born player drafted in the await weekend home games ver- mon opponents. And when you rookies an offseason within a Memphis vs. Portland (AFN-Sports2, 10 p.m. Friday CET; 5 a.m. Saturday, JKT) first round, Hachimura also spent sus Boston. have more of the same opponents, season. They’ve had the chance Phoenix vs. Washington the break getting bigger. The “The fact that we were able to you have more options to move Boston vs. Milwaukee (AFN-Sports, to heal up, study film and gain 12:45 a.m. Saturday, CET; 7:45 a.m. Sat- 6-8 Hachimura added about 10 make this change shows that the series around, which is exactly some much-needed pounds to urday, JKT) pounds, up from 230. He worked commissioner’s protocols work what you saw we’ve done here.” Sacramento vs. San Antonio better handle the grueling sea- Houston vs. Dallas (AFN-Sports, 3:05 on his three-point shot and ball and gives him the flexibility to New York had stayed at the son in a league filled with savvy a.m. Saturday, CET; 10:05 a.m., Saturday, JKT) handling and now is trying to im- navigate through these times,” Park Hyatt Washington for its veterans. Saturday, Aug. 1 prove his defensive skills. Levine said Wednesday. opening series against the Na- Miami vs. Denver “I took the time off really to Utah vs. Oklahoma City The Wizards will need Yankees players voted unani- tionals and was at the Four Sea- ... focus on my body, do the right New Orleans vs. L.A. Clippers Hachimura more, too, with Davis mously to allow the changes. sons Hotel Philadelphia when Philadelphia vs. Indianapolis things to continue to get better,” L.A. Lakers vs. Toronto Bertans and Bradley Beal opt- “Their attitude is: ‘Tell us MLB called off the games against said Grizzlies guard Ja Morant, ing out of the NBA’s restart. That where and we’ll be there,’ ” gen- the Phillies. the likely NBA rookie of the year. leaves Hachimura as the Wiz- eral manager Brian Cashman Yankees staff had driven the “Studied a lot of film. Kind of like doing those things, and I think ards’ leading returning scorer said. “And that’s, I think, a very equipment from Citizens Bank I had an offseason but still pre- we’re already seeing that right with 13.4 points a game. He also powerful statement by them.” Park back to the hotel on Monday, paring to come back and play.” now.” ranked second with six rebounds After Manfred finished his call and buses were 45 minutes from Improving during a pandemic Zion Williamson: Williamson’s despite playing only 41 games be- with Levine, he instructed Chris starting the trip back to New York had its challenges. weight was an issue when he ar- fore the break. Marinak, MLB’s executive vice when reliever Zack Britton, the “It was challenging for every- rived at training camp back in Brandon Clarke: It would be president of strategy, technology Yankees’ player representative, one. No one has ever been through September. Less so now. His ex- easy to overlook the 6-8 power and innovation, to try to shoe- called Tuliebitz at about 12:30 this,” said Pelicans coach Alvin tended rehab from knee surgery forward on a Grizzlies’ roster led horn in a Yankees-Orioles series p.m. Gentry, whose club has three involved a focus on losing weight by Morant and second-year for- at Camden Yards for Wednesday “We need to get the entire team first-round picks in the rotation and gaining flexibility, and it ward Jaren Jackson Jr. But the and Thursday. Baltimore had together for a meeting right now,” this season, led by first overall was apparent he stuck to his new 21st pick overall last June has been slated to play four games Tuliebitz recalled Britton saying. draft choice Zion Williamson. workout regimen during the past played a key role for Memphis against the Marlins this week, New York players voted unani- Not all rookies will be playing few months. and is averaging 12 points and 5.8 two on the road followed by two mously to approve the switch to as the NBA wraps up the season. Williamson is listed at 6-foot- points a game. at home. Baltimore. Coby White and his Chicago Bulls 6, 285 pounds. The team has de- For Clarke, working on his New York’s four games against “We felt like, well, we don’t missed the cut to keep playing in clined to specify how much weight three-pointer has been a big key. Philadelphia are being resched- want to take three or four days Florida. So too did RJ Barrett and he has lost, but teammates noted Jenkins said he and some of his uled for next week, the first two off,” Britton said. “If there’s an the Knicks, and Golden State’s how much leaner he looked when assistants also talked with Clarke at Yankee Stadium. opportunity for us to go to Bal- Eric Paschall. the Pelicans got back together a a few times each week breaking “We knew from the beginning, timore and play, that’s what we Rookies to watch when the NBA few weeks ago. down on film to help the rookie before we even started the sea- want to do.” resumes its season: “He looks amazing. He looks hone his game. son, that there was a chance that New York then had to wait for Ja Morant: Morant worked fully healthy. He looks even stron- Heat’s rookie duo: Technical- we may have some positive tests Orioles players to vote and for with trainers at his Memphis ger than he was before, if that’s ly a rookie, Kendrick Nunn went over the course of the season and MLB to make it official. home and put on 12 pounds of even possible,” Pelicans guard from unknown to starting point that we may have to postpone cer- Already in Miami. Orioles man- mostly muscle. That’s what the Lonzo Ball said. “I was happy to guard for the Heat, and he could tain games,” Marinak said. ager Brandon Hyde awakened in Grizzlies have wanted since the see him, happy to see that he’s in be ready for the seeding games He created dozens of sched- the morning to texts about the moment they drafted him at No. 2 shape.” even after missing the first couple ules during the past few months. Marlins. overall last June behind top pick Williamson’s status when the of weeks of practices at Disney . The regional version chosen has “I had a nice breakfast, Four Zion Williamson. Pelicans resume play Thursday Tyler Herro has shown an abil- teams play each division rival Seasons room service,” he said. The point guard also watched is unclear because he left the club ity to rise to moments: his pull-up, 10 times mixed with 20 games “I communicated with our club a lot of film, looking to improve July 16 to attend to a family medi- go-ahead, transition three-point- against the corresponding divi- that we’re still preparing to play after averaging 17.6 points a game cal matter and did not return to er in the final seconds of a win sion in the other league. but we have no idea what’s going and 6.9 assists a game. the Orlando area until Friday, against Philadelphia earlier this “There’s a much better chance on, just be by your phone, stay in “He’s a great student of the when he was required to begin season is among Miami’s top of being able to find places to re- your rooms, we’re not leaving the game,” Grizzlies first-year coach a four-day quarantine. The team highlights of the year. He’s re- play games because teams are hotel. … And then the next thing Taylor Jenkins said. “So I think says he’s tested daily while away covered from an ankle injury that much closer to each other and you know we’re not playing and he put a lot of time over the break and should be able to practice by cost him 15 games. there’s not as much substantial headed back to Baltimore.” PAGE 52 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Friday, July 31, 2020 MLB SCOREBOARD

American League Nationals 4, Blue Jays 0 (10) Red Sox 6, Mets 5 Tigers 5, Royals 4 East Division Washington Toronto Boston New York Kansas City Detroit W L Pct GB ab r h bi ab r h bi ab r h bi ab r h bi ab r h bi ab r h bi New York 3 1 .750 — Turner ss 5 0 1 0 Hrnndez cf 3 0 0 0 Bnintendi lf 3 0 1 0 Nimmo cf 4 2 1 1 Merrifield rf 4 2 2 0 Goodrum ss 3 0 0 1 Tampa Bay 4 2 .667 — Eaton rf 3 1 1 1 Biggio 2b 3 0 0 0 Martinez dh 4 1 1 0 McNeil 3b 2 1 1 0 Toronto 3 3 .500 1 Soler dh 4 1 1 0 Schoop 2b 3 1 1 3 Cabrera dh 5 0 1 3 Gurriel Jr. lf 4 0 0 0 Devers 3b 4 1 1 0 Alonso 1b 4 0 4 0 Perez c 4 0 0 0 Cabrera dh 4 0 0 0 Baltimore 2 2 .500 1 Thames 1b 5 0 1 0 Gurro Jr. 1b 4 0 0 0 Moreland 1b 4 1 2 2 Conforto rf 5 0 1 0 Boston 2 4 .333 2 Suzuki c 4 0 0 0 Tellez dh 4 0 1 0 Franco 3b 4 0 3 2 Cron 1b 3 0 0 0 Vazquez c 4 1 2 3 Do.Smith lf 3 0 1 1 McBrom 1b 3 0 1 1 Candlrio 3b 4 0 0 0 Central Division Castro 2b 3 0 0 0 Jansen c 4 0 0 0 Verdugo rf 3 0 0 0 Davis ph-lf 2 0 1 1 Minnesota 4 1 .800 — Bonifacio pr 0 1 0 0 Panik 3b 3 0 1 0 Praza 2b-ss 4 0 0 0 Cspdes dh 5 1 2 1 O’Hern ph-1b 1 0 0 0 Stewrt lf 3 0 0 0 Cleveland 4 2 .667 A Difo 2b 0 0 0 0 Alford pr 0 0 0 0 Bradley Jr. cf 2 0 0 0 Cano 2b 5 1 2 0 Mondesi ss 4 1 1 0 H.Castro lf 0 0 0 0 Detroit 4 2 .667 A Kieboom 3b 3 1 1 0 Drury 3b 1 0 0 0 Pillar ph-cf 2 1 1 0 Gimenez ss 4 0 2 1 Cordero lf 4 0 0 0 Reyes rf 2 1 0 0 Chicago 2 4 .333 2A Stevenson lf 3 1 0 0 Espinal ss 4 0 0 0 Lin ss 2 0 0 0 Rivera c 3 0 0 0 Starling cf 2 0 1 1 Greiner c 2 1 0 0 A Kansas City 2 4 .333 2 Taylor lf 0 0 0 0 Fisher rf 2 0 1 0 Bogaerts ph 0 0 0 0 Ramos ph-c 1 0 0 0 Gordon ph 1 0 0 0 Jones cf 3 2 3 1 West Division Robles cf 4 0 0 0 Arauz pr-2b 1 1 0 0 Lopez 2b 4 0 0 0 Houston 3 3 .500 — Totals 35 4 5 4 Totals 32 0 3 0 Totals 33 6 8 5 Totals 38 5 15 5 Totals 35 4 9 4 Totals 27 5 4 5 Oakland 3 3 .500 — Washington 000 000 000 4—4 A Boston 000 200 130—6 Kansas City 112 000 000—4 Texas 2 3 .400 Toronto 000 000 000 0—0 New York 100 011 011—5 Detroit 001 030 10x—5 E—Scherzer (1). DP—Washington 2, Los Angeles 2 4 .333 1 DP—Boston 3, New York 0. LOB—Bos- E—McBroom (1). LOB—Kansas City 5, Seattle 2 4 .333 1 Toronto 0. LOB—Washington 7, Toronto 6. ton 5, New York 11. 2B—Martinez (3), Detroit 3. 2B—Merrifield (3), Franco 2 (3), 2B—Thames (1), Fisher (1). 3B—Cabrera Devers (4), Moreland (1), Benintendi (1). (1). SB—Eaton (1), Alford (1). Jones 2 (2). 3B—Mondesi (1). HR—Schoop National League 3B—Gimenez (1). HR—Vazquez (2), Nim- (2), Jones (3). SF—Starling (1), Schoop IP H R ER BB SO mo (1), Cespedes (2). S—Benintendi (1). East Division (2), Goodrum (1). Washington IP H R ER BB SO W L Pct GB Scherzer 7 B 3 0 0 3 10 IP H R ER BB SO Miami 2 1 .667 — C Boston A Hudson W,1-0 1 0 0 0 0 3 Kansas City Atlanta 3 3 .500 Rainey 1 0 0 0 0 3 Eovaldi 5 8 2 2 1 4 New York 3 3 .500 A Walden 1 2 1 1 0 3 Duffy 5 3 4 4 1 8 Philadelphia 1 2 .333 1 Toronto Osich C 1 0 0 0 1 Barlow 1 0 0 0 1 2 Washington 2 4 .333 1A Pearson 5 2 0 0 2 5 Hembree W,1-0 B 0 0 0 0 1 Kennedy L,0-1 1 1 1 1 0 2 Dolis 1 0 0 0 0 1 Zuber 1 0 0 0 0 0 Central Division C Barnes H,1 1 2 1 1 0 1 JOHN MINCHILLO/AP Chicago 4 2 .667 — Gaviglio 1 0 0 1 0 Workman S,1-1 1 2 1 1 2 2 Romano 1 B 0 0 0 0 3 Detroit Milwaukee 3 3 .500 1 New York Boyd 5 9 4 4 0 6 A Bass 1 0 0 0 0 0 Boston shortstop Tzu-Wei Lin, St. Louis 2 3 .400 1 Yamaguchi L,0-2 1 2 4 3 2 2 deGrom 6 3 2 2 1 4 Schreiber 1 0 0 0 0 0 Cincinnati 2 4 .333 2 WP—Rainey. T—3:33. Lugo BS,1-2 1 1 1 1 0 1 left, forces out the Mets’ Pete Garcia W,1-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Pittsburgh 2 4 .333 2 Wilson L,0-1 C 3 3 3 3 1 Alonso at second before turning Farmer H,2 1 0 0 0 0 0 West Division Betances B 0 0 0 0 1 Jimenez S,4-4 1 0 0 0 0 0 Colorado 4 1 .800 — Giants 7, Padres 6 Familia 1 1 0 0 0 1 the double play at first during Los Angeles 4 2 .667 A HBP—Duffy (Greiner). WP—Boyd. San Diego San Francisco HBP—Eovaldi (Alonso), Osich (McNeil). T—2:40. San Diego 4 2 .667 A WP—deGrom(2). T—3:44. A—0 (41,922). the fifth inning of a 6-5 Red Sox San Francisco 3 3 .500 1A ab r h bi ab r h bi win Wednesday in New York . Arizona 2 4 .333 2A Tatis Jr. ss 3 1 0 0 Ytrzmski cf 5 2 3 2 Rangers 7, Diamondbacks 4 Wednesday’s games Grisham cf 4 2 2 3 Sandoval 1b 4 0 0 0 Yankees 9, Orioles 3 Machado 3b 4 1 2 2 Flores 2b 4 0 0 0 Colorado 5, Oakland 1 New York Baltimore (1), Senzel (1). HR—Bote (2), Moustakas Arizona Texas Texas 7, Arizona 4 Pham dh 4 0 1 0 Dickerson lf 3 3 2 1 (2), Castellanos (2), Senzel (1). ab r h bi ab r h bi G.Garcia 2b 4 0 1 0 Pence dh 4 0 0 0 ab r h bi ab r h bi Chicago White Sox 4, Cleveland 0 IP H R ER BB SO K.Marte 2b 3 0 0 0 Andrus ss 4 0 2 2 Washington 4, Toronto 0, 10 innings Myers rf 3 1 1 0 Crawford ss 4 1 3 0 LeMhu 2b-1b 5 2 4 2 Hays cf 3 1 0 0 Crnworth 1b 3 0 0 0 Solano 3b 4 1 2 4 Judge rf 3 3 2 2 Santnder rf 4 0 0 0 Chicago K.Calhoun rf 3 0 0 0 Solak dh 5 0 1 1 Detroit 5, Kansas City 4 B Lostro pr-cf 0 1 0 0 Odor 2b 2 1 0 0 Atlanta 7, Tampa Bay 4 Hedges c 4 0 0 0 Slater rf 4 0 2 0 Torres ss 4 0 0 0 Iglesias ss 3 0 1 1 Hendricks, L, 1-1 4 7 6 6 2 3 Olivares lf 3 1 2 1 Tromp c 4 0 0 0 Stanton dh 3 1 1 1 Valaika ss 1 0 1 0 Brothers 1 B 2 3 3 2 3 Escobar 3b 4 1 1 1 Gallo rf-cf 5 1 1 2 N.Y. Yankees 9, Baltimore 3 B Boston 6, N.Y. Mets 5 Totals 32 6 9 6 Totals 36 7 12 7 Hicks cf 3 1 1 2 Ruiz 3b 4 0 0 0 Norwood 0 0 0 0 0 Walker dh 4 1 2 0 Frazier 1b 4 2 3 1 Minnesota 3, St. Louis 0 San Diego 002 400 000—6 Tchman cf 1 0 0 0 Alberto 2b 4 0 0 0 Maples 0 1 3 2 4 0 Peralta lf 3 1 1 1 Garcia lf 3 0 0 0 L.A. Dodgers 4, Houston 2, 13 innings San Francisco 011 001 031—7 Ford 1b 2 1 0 1 Nunez 1b 3 1 1 0 Underwood Jr. 2 0 0 0 0 2 Lamb 1b 4 0 0 0 Choo ph-rf 0 0 0 0 Seattle 10, L.A. Angels 7 DP—San Diego 0, San Francisco 2. Wade 2b 1 0 0 0 Smith Jr. dh 4 1 1 2 Cincinnati C.Kelly c 3 0 1 1 Kinr-Flfa 3b 3 2 1 0 Cincinnati 12, Chicago Cubs 7 LOB—San Diego 7, San Francisco 6. 3B— Sanchez c 4 0 0 0 Severino c 4 0 1 0 Gray, W, 2-0 6 C 1 2 0 1 11 Jay cf-rf 3 0 1 1 Heinman cf 3 0 0 0 Milwaukee 3, Pittsburgh 0 Dickerson (1). HR—Machado (2), Grisham Urshela 3b 3 1 0 0 D.Stwart lf 2 0 0 0 Raley 0 2 3 3 2 0 Ahmed ss 4 0 0 0 W.Clhn ph-lf 1 0 0 0 (2), Yastrzemski 2 (2), Dickerson (1), So- Gardner lf 4 0 0 0 Sims, H, 1 1 B 1 0 0 0 2 Trevino c 3 1 1 1 San Francisco 7, San Diego 6 lano (1). SB—Myers (1), Slater (1). Philadelphia at N.Y. Yankees, ppd. Totals 33 9 8 8 Totals 32 3 5 3 Reed 1 3 2 2 1 1 Totals 31 4 6 4 Totals 33 7 9 7 Miami at Baltimore, ppd. IP H R ER BB SO New York 203 002 002—9 Maples pitched to 6 batters in the Arizona 000 000 220—4 Baltimore 100 000 200—3 Thursday’s games San Diego 7th, Raley pitched to 5 batters in the Texas 000 110 05x—7 Washington at Toronto Paddack 5 6 2 2 0 6 E—Severino 2 (2). LOB—New York 6, 7th. HBP—Gray (Rizzo), Raley (Caratini). Baltimore 6. 2B—LeMahieu (1), Iglesias T—3:23. LOB—Arizona 5, Texas 9. 2B—Peralta N.Y. Yankees at Baltimore Bednar 1 B 2 1 1 0 0 (1), Frazier 2 (2). 3B—Escobar (1). HR— Boston at N.Y. Mets Hill, H, 2 C 0 0 0 0 1 (4), Nunez (3), Severino (1). HR—LeMa- C hieu (1), Judge (1), Hicks (1), Smith Jr. (1). Frazier (1), Gallo (2). SB—Kiner-Falefa 2 Cleveland at Minnesota Stammen, BS, 0-1 3 3 3 1 0 Brewers 3, Pirates 0 (2), Solak 2 (2). SF—Jay (1), Peralta (1). Kansas City at Detroit Strahm, L, 0-1 B 1 1 1 0 1 SF—Ford (1). Tampa Bay at Atlanta San Francisco IP H R ER BB SO Milwaukee Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO Seattle at L.A. Angels Cueto 3 C 4 4 4 3 4 New York ab r h bi ab r h bi Arizona Chicago Cubs at Cincinnati S.Anderson C 1 2 2 1 0 Cole W,2-0 6 C 4 3 3 2 7 Sogard ss-3b 3 0 0 0 Frazier 2b 4 0 0 0 Bumgarner 5 B 4 2 2 1 5 L.A. Dodgers at Arizona T.Anderson 3 C 4 0 0 2 2 Avilan B 0 0 0 1 0 Yelich lf 5 0 0 0 Evans 3b 3 0 1 0 Crichton C 1 0 0 0 1 San Diego at San Francisco Rogers, W, 1-1 1 0 0 0 1 0 Green 1 1 0 0 0 1 Hiura 2b 4 1 2 1 Bell dh 3 0 0 0 Ginkel 1 0 0 0 1 0 Miami at Baltimore, ppd. HBP—Cueto (Myers). WP—S.Anderson. Kriske 1 0 0 0 1 2 Morrison 1b 3 0 0 0 Moran 1b 3 0 0 0 Chafin L,0-1 BS,0-1 0 2 3 3 1 0 Philadelphia at N.Y. Yankees ppd. T—3:02. Baltimore Braun ph 1 0 1 0 Reynolds lf 3 0 0 0 Rondon C 2 2 2 3 1 Friday’s games Arcia pr-ss 0 0 0 0 Polanco rf 3 0 0 0 Wojciechowski L,0-1 5 4 5 4 2 7 Lopez B 0 0 0 0 0 Boston (Weber 0-1) at N.Y. Yankees Smoak dh 4 0 0 0 Stallings c 3 0 0 0 (Montgomery 0-0) White Sox 4, Indians 0 Phillips 1 2 2 2 2 2 Texas Armstrong 2 0 0 0 0 1 Narvaez c 3 0 0 0 Dyson cf 3 0 0 0 Cincinnati (Bauer 0-0) at Detroit (Turn- Chicago Cleveland B Garcia rf 2 1 1 0 Gonzalez ss 3 0 0 0 Lynn 6 1 0 0 2 8 bull 0-0) Carroll 2 2 2 1 1 ab r h bi ab r h bi Fry C 0 0 0 0 1 Gamel cf 4 1 1 2 Chavez BS,0-1 1 3 2 2 0 1 Tampa Bay (TBD) at Baltimore (TBD) Andrsn ss 4 1 2 0 Hrnndez 2b 3 0 1 0 Holt 3b 1 0 0 0 Hernandez W,1-0 1 2 2 2 0 2 Chicago White Sox (Keuchel 1-0) at HBP—Carroll (Judge). WP—Carroll, Moncada 3b 3 1 0 0 Ramirez 3b 4 0 3 0 Fry. T—3:12. Gyorko ph-3b 2 0 1 0 Goody S,1-1 1 0 0 0 0 1 Kansas City (TBD) Abreu 1b 3 1 0 0 Lindor ss 3 0 0 0 Totals 32 3 6 3 Totals 28 0 1 0 Chafin pitched to 3 batters in the 8th. Cleveland (Clevinger 0-0) at Minne- Grandal c 3 0 0 1 C.Sntna 1b 4 0 1 0 Milwaukee 002 001 000—3 HBP—Bumgarner (Odor), Hernandez sota (TBD) Encrncn dh 3 0 0 0 Reyes dh 4 0 1 0 Braves 7, Rays 4 Pittsburgh 000 000 000—0 (K.Calhoun). WP—Ginkel. T—3:27. Houston (McCullers 1-0) at L.A. Angels Goins pr-dh 0 1 0 0 Zimmer lf 3 0 0 0 Tampa Bay Atlanta E—Moran (1). LOB—Milwaukee 8, (TBD) Pittsburgh 2. 2B—Garcia (2), Gyorko (1). Jimenez lf 3 0 0 1 D.Sntana rf 4 0 0 0 ab r h bi ab r h bi Texas (Minor 0-1) at San Francisco (TBD) Robert cf 4 0 1 2 Taylor c 3 0 0 0 HR—Gamel (1), Hiura (2). Rockies 5, Athletics 1 Oakland (Manaea 0-1) at Seattle Lowe 2b 5 0 0 0 Acuna Jr. rf 3 1 1 0 Garcia 2b 4 0 1 0 Mercado cf 3 0 0 0 IP H R ER BB SO Colorado Oakland (Walker 0-1) Engel rf 3 0 1 0 Wendle 3b 3 1 2 0 Albies 2b 5 0 1 1 St. Louis (Flaherty 1-0) at Milwaukee Totals 30 4 5 4 Totals 31 0 6 0 Mrtnz ph-1b 1 0 0 0 Frman 1b 5 1 4 3 Milwaukee ab r h bi ab r h bi (Anderson 0-0) Diaz 1b-3b 2 1 0 0 Ozuna lf 3 1 2 0 Woodruff W,1-1 6 B 1 0 0 1 10 Chicago 000 000 004—4 C Dahl cf 5 0 0 0 Semien ss 4 0 1 0 N.Y. Mets (Porcello 0-1) at Atlanta Cleveland 000 000 000—0 Tsutsugo dh 4 0 1 0 Duvall lf 1 0 0 0 Phelps H,1 0 0 0 0 2 Story ss 4 2 1 0 Lreano dh 3 0 0 0 (Newcomb 0-0) E—Zimmer (2), Taylor (1). DP—Chi- Margot lf 4 0 0 0 Adams dh 3 0 0 0 D.Williams H,1 1 0 0 0 0 1 Blackmon rf 5 0 2 1 Chpman 3b 4 1 1 1 Hader S,1-1 1 0 0 0 0 1 San Diego (Richards 0-0) at Colorado cago 2, Cleveland 0. LOB—Chicago 4, Kiermaier cf 4 1 1 1 Cmro ph-dh 2 1 1 0 Arenado 3b 5 0 1 0 Olson 1b 3 0 0 0 (Gray 0-0) Cleveland 7. 2B—Engel (3), Anderson (3). Renfroe rf 4 0 1 2 d’Arnaud c 3 1 1 1 Pittsburgh D.Murphy dh 2 1 0 0 Canha cf 3 0 0 0 Pittsburgh (Williams 0-1) at Chicago Adames ss 3 1 1 0 Swanson ss 4 1 2 1 C SB—Robert (1). SF—Grandal (1), Jimenez Musgrove L,0-2 5 4 3 3 3 8 M.Kemp ph 0 0 0 0 Grsman lf 4 0 2 0 Cubs (TBD) Zunino c 3 0 0 0 Riley 3b 4 0 0 0 B (1). Neverauskas 0 0 0 1 1 Tapia pr-dh 0 0 0 0 Piscotty rf 3 0 0 0 L.A. Dodgers (TBD) at Arizona (Gallen 0-0) IP H R ER BB SO Inciarte cf 2 1 0 0 Erlin 2 2 0 0 1 3 Washington at Miami, ppd. Totals 33 4 6 3 Totals 35 7 12 6 Rodriguez 1 0 0 0 0 2 McMahon 1b 4 1 2 0 Machin 2b 4 0 0 0 Chicago Tampa Bay 000 013 000—4 HBP—Musgrove (Holt). T—3:02. Hilliard lf 2 0 1 0 S.Murphy c 3 0 1 0 Giolito 6 4 0 0 2 6 Atlanta 002 003 20x—7 Owngs ph-2b 2 0 0 0 Brown ph 1 0 0 0 Wednesday Marshall 1 0 0 0 0 2 E—Wendle (2), Adames (2), d’Arnaud Hpson 2b-lf 2 1 1 1 Bummer W,1-0 1 0 0 0 0 2 (1), Martin (1). DP—Tampa Bay 0, Atlanta Dodgers 4, Astros 2 (13) Wolters c 3 0 1 1 Mariners 10, Angels 7 Colome 1 2 0 0 1 0 1. LOB—Tampa Bay 6, Atlanta 10. 2B— Los Angeles Houston Totals 34 5 9 3 Totals 32 1 5 1 Seattle Los Angeles Cleveland Freeman (2), d’Arnaud (1), Swanson (2), ab r h bi ab r h bi Colorado 010 100 012—5 ab r h bi ab r h bi Plesac 8 3 0 0 0 11 Ozuna (3), Camargo (1). HR—Freeman Muncy 1b 5 0 1 0 Tucker lf 6 0 1 0 Oakland 100 000 000—1 Crawford ss 3 2 2 2 Fletcher ss 5 0 0 0 Hand L,0-1 B 1 4 3 1 0 (1). SB—Swanson (1). SF—d’Arnaud (1). C Betts rf 6 0 1 1 Altuve 2b 5 0 0 0 E—Luzardo 2 (2). DP—Colorado 0, White 1b 4 1 0 0 Trout cf 5 1 3 0 Cimber 1 0 0 0 0 IP H R ER BB SO Oakland 1. LOB—Colorado 8, Oakland 8. HBP—Hand (Abreu). T—2:57. Bellinger cf 4 0 0 0 Bregman 3b 5 0 0 0 Lewis cf 5 1 3 1 Rendon 3b 3 1 0 0 2B—Blackmon (1), Grossman (1). HR— Seager 3b 4 1 3 3 Ohtani dh 5 1 1 3 Tampa Bay Turner 3b 5 0 0 0 Brantley dh 4 1 2 0 Lopes rf 4 1 1 1 Upton lf 3 1 1 1 Morton 5 6 2 2 1 7 Seager ss 5 1 1 1 Myfld pr-dh 1 1 0 0 Chapman (1). SB—Piscotty (1), Story (2). Twins 3, Cardinals 0 Kittredge, H, 1 B 2 2 2 0 0 C.Tylor 2b-lf 5 0 0 0 Gurriel 1b 5 0 2 0 SF—Hampson (1). S—Wolters (1). Hudson c 1 0 0 0 La Stella 2b 4 0 1 0 C Mrmlejos dh 5 0 0 0 Walsh 1b 3 1 0 0 St. Louis Minnesota Drake, L, 0-1, BS 2 1 1 1 1 Pederson lf 2 0 0 0 Crrea ss 5 0 2 1 IP H R ER BB SO Alvarado C 2 2 1 1 0 Hrndz ph-2b 3 2 0 0 Reddick rf 3 0 0 0 Moore lf-rf 5 1 2 3 Ward ph-1b 1 0 0 0 ab r h bi ab r h bi Gordon 2b-lf 3 1 1 0 Castro c 2 1 0 0 Loup 1 B 0 0 0 1 2 Beaty dh 2 0 0 0 Stubbs c 0 0 0 0 Colorado Wong 2b 4 0 0 0 Arraez 2b 3 1 1 0 Pollock ph 1 0 1 0 Toro ph 1 0 0 0 Marquez, W, 1-1 6 4 1 1 1 8 Odom c 2 0 0 0 Stassi ph-c 0 0 0 0 Edman 3b 4 0 0 0 Dnldson 3b 4 0 0 0 Atlanta Lng Jr. ph-2b 1 2 1 0 Goodwin rf 4 1 2 3 Soroka 5 B 4 3 2 3 5 Gore pr-dh 0 0 0 0 Garneau c 1 0 0 0 Estevez, H, 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 Gldshmdt 1b 3 0 1 0 Polanco ss 4 0 0 0 C Rios ph-dh 2 1 1 2 Straw cf 5 0 1 1 J.Diaz, H, 2 1 1 0 0 1 2 Totals 37 10 13 10 Totals 35 7 8 7 DeJong ss 3 0 0 0 Cruz dh 4 0 1 1 O’Day, W, 1-0 2 1 1 1 1 Seattle 000 105 220—10 Minter, H, 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 Barnes c 4 0 0 0 Mldnado c 3 0 0 0 Almonte 1 0 0 0 0 0 Los Angeles 000 313 000— 7 O’Neill lf 3 0 0 0 Rosario lf 4 1 1 1 Sprgr ph-rf 1 0 0 0 Molina c 3 0 1 0 Sano 1b 3 0 0 0 Martin, H, 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 Oakland E—Crawford (1). DP—Seattle 1, Los Melancon, S, 1-1 1 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 44 4 5 4 Totals 45 2 8 2 Angeles 0. LOB—Seattle 6, Los Angeles Fowler rf 3 0 1 0 Whtfield cf 1 0 0 0 Montas, L, 0-1 5 5 2 2 2 3 Ravelo dh 2 0 0 0 Cave cf-rf 2 1 0 0 HBP—Morton (Acuna Jr.). WP—Alvara- Los Angeles 010 000 000 010 2—4 Luzardo 3 C 4 3 1 2 5 6. 2B—Gordon (1), Lopes (3), Goodwin do, Soroka. T—3:22. Houston 010 000 000 010 0—2 (1), Trout (1). HR—Moore (1), Ohtani (1), Crptr ph-dh 1 0 0 0 Gnzlez rf-1b 1 0 1 0 Petit B 0 0 0 0 0 Bader cf 2 0 0 0 Avila c 3 0 1 1 DP—Los Angeles 2, Houston 0. LOB— Goodwin (1), Upton (2). SB—Gordon (0), Los Angeles 8, Houston 15. 2B—Pollock HBP—Estevez (Piscotty), J.Diaz Seager (1). SF—Seager (1). Wieters ph 1 0 0 0 Reds 12, Cubs 7 (Canha). T—2:55. A—0 (46,847). Thomas cf 0 0 0 0 (2), Betts (2), Brantley (3). HR—Seager IP H R ER BB SO Totals 29 0 3 0 Totals 29 3 5 3 Chicago Cincinnati (1), Rios (1). SB—Straw 2 (2). Seattle St. Louis 000 000 000—0 ab r h bi ab r h bi IP H R ER BB SO Calendar Dunn 3 1 3 2 3 2 Minnesota 100 200 00x—3 Bryant 3b 5 0 1 2 Akiyama lf 5 1 2 0 Los Angeles Margevicius 2 2 1 1 0 1 DP—St. Louis 0, Minnesota 1. LOB—St. Rizzo 1b 1 0 0 0 Votto 1b 2 1 0 0 Aug. 1 — Deadline for drafted players May 3 B 3 1 1 2 3 to sign, except for players who have ex- Shaw, W, 1-0 1 3 3 3 1 1 Louis 3, Minnesota 6. 2B—Cruz (3). HR— Bote ph-2b 2 1 1 2 Farmer ss 1 0 0 0 McGee 1 1 0 0 0 1 Williams, H, 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 Rosario (1). Baez ss 2 0 0 0 Suarez 3b 4 2 1 2 C hausted college eligibility. Floro 0 0 0 0 1 Aug. 6 — Active rosters redu ced to 28 Misiewicz, H, 2 1 0 0 0 1 2 IP H R ER BB SO Souza Jr. rf 1 1 0 0 Mstakas 2b 2 2 1 2 Baez 1 1 0 0 0 0 Altavilla, S, 1-1 1 1 0 0 0 1 Schwrbr lf 5 0 1 0 Jkwsk pr-rf 1 1 0 0 players. St. Louis Ferguson 1 0 0 0 0 2 Los Angeles C Cntreras c 2 0 0 0 Cstellnos rf 3 2 2 4 Treinen 1 1 0 0 0 0 Aug. 13 — St. Louis vs. Chicago White Heaney 5 5 2 2 1 6 Ponce de Leon L,0-1 3 2 3 3 3 8 Phegly ph-c 3 1 0 0 Colon 2b 0 0 0 0 Sox at Dyersville, Iowa C Webb B 1 0 0 0 0 Jansen 1 0 0 0 2 1 Mayers, BS, 0-1 4 4 4 0 1 C Heyward rf 2 0 0 0 Winker dh 4 1 0 1 Alexander 1 C 2 1 0 1 1 Aug. 20 — Active rosters reduced to Milner B 0 0 0 0 0 Whitley 1 0 0 0 0 2 Almora Jr. cf 2 0 1 0 Senzel cf 4 1 2 2 Miller C 2 0 0 0 0 Santana W,1-0 2 B 0 0 0 2 4 26. Barnes, L, 0-1 0 1 2 2 2 0 Happ cf-1b 3 1 1 0 Galvis ss 3 1 1 0 — Last day during the season C Helsley 1 C 0 0 0 0 2 Houston Aug. 31 Buttrey, BS, 0-2 1 0 1 1 1 1 Caratini dh 3 1 0 1 VanMter 1b 0 0 0 0 to trade a player. Buchter B 1 1 0 1 0 Minnesota Hrner 2b-ss 4 2 2 2 Barnhart c 3 0 1 1 Javier 5 C 2 1 1 1 8 Bard 1 2 0 0 0 1 Hill W,1-0 5 2 0 0 1 2 Totals 35 7 7 7 Totals 32 12 10 12 B.Taylor 2 B 1 0 0 0 3 Sept. 15 — Last day to be contracted Dunn pitched to 4 batters in the 4th, Duffey H,1 1 0 0 0 0 3 Chicago 000 000 502— 7 Osuna 2 0 0 0 0 1 to an organization and be eligible for Margevicius pitched to 1 batter in the Romo H,1 1 0 0 0 0 1 Cincinnati 000 270 30x—12 Sneed L,0-1 2 B 2 3 1 2 1 postseason roster. 6th, Heaney pitched to 1 batter in the Clippard H,2 1 1 0 0 0 1 E—Bryant (1), Suarez (1). TP—Chicago Abreu C 0 0 0 0 0 Sept. 29-30 — Wild-card games. 6th, Barnes pitched to 3 batters in the Rogers S,1-1 1 0 0 0 0 2 1, Cincinnati 0. LOB—Chicago 7, Cincin- McGee pitched to 2 batters in the 5th. Oct. 15 — International amateur sign- 7th. T—3:47. HBP—Ponce de Leon (Cave). T—2:53. nati 4. 2B—Happ (1), Bryant (1), Akiyama WP—B.Taylor. T—4:44. ing period closes, 5 p.m. EDT Friday, July 31, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 53 MLB Has virus ended Marlins’ season?

BY STEVEN WINE Associated Press Doubleheaders could MIAMI — The Miami Marlins, one of the most under-the-radar go to seven innings teams in sports, have been in the news lately. NEW YORK — Ernie Banks Sort of. famously said: “Let’s play two.” A network TV news anchor re- Baseball players just might ferred to them this week as the not want to play nine innings Miami Dolphins. She later apolo- twice in one day during this pan- gized and corrected herself, say- demic-delayed season. ing they were actually the Florida While Cleveland swept the Marlins. The next day Dr. Antho- Chicago White Sox in the first ny Fauci, opening day hurler for doubleheader of the season on the Washington Nationals, also Tuesday, union head Tony Clark called Deputy Commissioner PHOTOS BY DAVID J. PHILLIP/AP referred to their NL East rivals as the Miami Dolphins. Dan Halem and said players The Astros’ Carlos Correa, right, ducks from a pitch thrown by Los Angeles Dodgers relief pitcher Joe Lack of respect? Even Rodney might want to consider short- Kelly during the sixth inning of Tuesday’s game in Houston. Both benches emptied after the inning. Dangerfield would probably get ened twinbills this year. the Marlins’ name wrong. None- The players’ association is Commentary theless, they’ve become the talk surveying members and may of baseball while coping with a propose either two seven-inning coronavirus outbreak that forced games for a twinbill or nine in- MLB to suspend their season nings for the opener and seven through at least Sunday. for the nightcap. Thanks to a 2-1 record, this is Major League Baseball is the latest the Marlins have ever checking opinions at the owner Kelly tries to make sure been in first place. The question and general manager levels, and isn’t whether they’ll make the staff hopes for a decision by Sat- playoffs, however, but whether urday to make a change or leave they’ll play another game? the rules the way the are. For starters, will other teams Philadelphia and Toronto are be willing to play them? Wash- scheduled for a doubleheader Astros get some payback on Saturday as the Phillies re- ington Nationals players voted almost unanimously against sume play following a five-day layoff. The time off was caused BY TIM DAHLBERG first base. Then, after striking making a trip to Miami for three by waiting to make sure no play- Associated Press out Correa, Kelly complimented games this weekend, before MLB him on his swing before adding a called off the series. ers or staff were infected during he fake crowds and word that had nothing to do with Philadelphia Phillies general games against the Miami Mar- phony noise were toler- his hitting abilities. manager Matt Klentak, whose lins last weekend. able, at least for a few For one night, at least, the most team played the Marlins last Official Baseball Rules allow Tgames. Empty ballparks, meaningless of regular seasons weekend, acknowledged a level of minor leagues to adopt a rule providing one or both games of a too, because it was worth it to had at least a tiny bit of meaning. discomfort regarding a rematch. doubleheader be seven innings. have baseball back in some form The message was a long time “The league is on top of that NCAA rules allow the options of to provide a few hours of escape coming, but finally it was sent: very issue — the safety of teams two nine-inning games, a seven from a pandemic that seems in- Cheat if you must, alleged 2017 going into Miami right now,” and a nine or two sevens. creasingly hard to escape from. World Series champions, but Klentak said. The union’s survey was first Still, it’s been hard to com- eventually there will be a price If the Marlins are to keep play- reported by The Athletic. pletely enjoy this, a baseball sea- to pay. ing, fielding a team will be a — Ronald Blum, AP son like no other. Reality keeps Unfortunately, the message challenge. Another Miami play- intruding, especially as the coro- that came back from baseball was er tested positive for the virus, navirus ravages the Marlins and that cheating is fine. bringing the team’s total to 16 in- forces Major League Baseball to “Wasn’t my best pitch, obvi- fected players, a person familiar demic, noting that Miami has scramble even more what was a ously,” Kelly said. “I guess they with the matter said Wednesday. been the only team with a positive makeshift shortened season to didn’t take too kind to a curveball. The person spoke to The Associ- test result since Friday. begin with. It is what it is.” ated Press on the condition of an- The Marlins’ outbreak oc- Then Los Angeles Dodgers re- Nobody, of course, wants to see onymity because the test results curred in Philadelphia, where liever Joe Kelly took the mound Bregman, Correa or any other were not announced. they remain quarantined. Even- in Houston and gave everyone player hurt, and the good news With half the team sidelined, tually they’ll return to Miami, who cares about the integrity of is they weren’t. Nobody was even rounding up roster replacements one of the nation’s virus hot spots the game a reason to cheer once hit, which makes a suspension for will be a patchwork effort. The — and now a hot spot regarding again. the equivalent of 22 games of a Marlins’ farm system ranks with the topic of playing games during Joe Kelly argues as he walks off a pandemic. A few errant pitches. A few real season a bit mystifying. the best in baseball, but some of the field. He received an eight- Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis was choice words. Then an old-fash- Just as upsetting has been the their top prospects aren’t on the game suspension for throwing at outspoken on that subject in May ioned bench clearing where no lack of contrition on the part of 40-man roster, which will make Alex Bregman’s head and later as he discussed the state’s han- punches were thrown but lots of the Astros, who offered half- it difficult to promote them to the taunting Carlos Correa. dling of the virus crisis. droplets were probably sprayed. hearted apologies during spring majors. “Professional sports are going And just when we needed it training for a scheme that won The Marlins have been scram- ball that Alex Bregman had to to be welcome in Florida,” De- most, a reminder that even dur- them a World Series. At first de- bling to acquire players with big duck under in the sixth inning. Santis said. “That may not be the ing a pandemic cheaters need to fiant, they later said they were league experience. They claimed And then there was a curveball case in every other state in this pay. sorry if anyone was offended by right-handers Mike Morin and that didn’t quite curve as it head- country as we’ve seen. And so Of course, this is baseball and what they had done, though they Justin Shafer off waivers and ed toward Carlos Correa’s head. what I would tell commissioners the one paying the worst price didn’t seem terribly sorry about signed free agent infielder Logan Maybe Manfred didn’t like of leagues is if you have a team in apparently will be Kelly himself. anything. Forsythe. Kelly sticking out his tongue after an area where they just won’t let He was given an eight-game sus- And while the scheme cost both Placed on the injured list striking out Correa. Or maybe he them operate, we’ll find a place pension by ever-clueless Com- the team’s manager and general were outfielder Harold Ramirez, was put off by words that were for you here in the state of Flor- missioner Rob Manfred’s office manager their jobs, it’s important catcher Jorge Alfaro and outfield- fairly easy to hear, thanks to the ida, because we think it’s impor- for throwing in the vicinity of a er-first baseman Garrett Cooper, absence of fans at Minute Maid to remind everyone that the play- tant, and we know that it can be few Astros on Tuesday night in Park. ers — unlike Kelly — never paid with more such moves likely to done safely.” Houston. First, someone who sounded a price at all. come. The debate rages on, as does No big deal. The Dodgers are suspiciously like Astros manager No suspension, no fine, no Fauci, the nation’s top infec- the virus. loaded in the bullpen and, besides, Dusty Baker suggested from the nothing. tious disease expert, said the it seems Kelly needs to work a bit dugout that Kelly might think The price they paid Tuesday major league season could be in AP sports writer Rob Maaddi in Philadelphia and AP writer Brendan on the command of his pitches. about returning to the mound night wasn’t much, but it was jeopardy. But MLB remains op- Farrington in Tallahassee, Fla., contrib- That was evident after the fast- more quickly after covering something. timistic it can navigate the pan- uted to this report. PAGE 54 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Friday, July 31, 2020 MLB Old habits die hard Complying with protocols proving difficult

BY KYLE HIGHTOWER Associated Press rom players ignoring prohibitions on handshakes, high-fives and hugs, to some sitting noticeably closer than six feet apart in dugouts during games, the recently launched baseball season has provided ample evi- F dence old habits are hard to shake, even when the changes are meant to mitigate the risk of spreading the coronavirus. The outbreak among Miami Marlins players has highlighted the major leagues’ vulnerabilities, though teams were already reex- amining approaches after the first few days of play. “We have to do a better job,” Seattle Mariners manager Scott Servais said. “I think we’re saying all the right stuff but when you watch the games, we have to ‘ I think we’re do the right thing.” saying all the Major League Baseball right stuff but suspended the Marlins’ when you watch season through Sun- the games, we day following the posi- have to do the tive tests on the team right thing. ’ and the Philadelphia Scott Servais Phillies, who hosted Seattle Mariners manager Miami last week- end, will remain idled until Friday. It’s not clear how the virus spread among Marlins players, though the cascading postponements have focused attention on safety protocols. Teams were aggressive in the ramp up to the season while preparing to return to the field during the pandemic. But they haven’t been able to totally curb players’ natural tendencies to engage in physical contact during the ebb and flow of actual games. In Oakland, a series between the Athletics and vis- iting Angels featured several instances of suspect social distancing. One of the most glaring was on Friday when A’s players swarmed Matt Olson after a game-ending grand slam in the 10th in- ning that punctuated their 7-3 win. “Instinctually you want to celebrate a big win like that, so I think you try to progress,” A’s manager Bob Melvin said. “I’m on record saying it’s not going to be perfect at the beginning.” Servais said the violations of protocol he’s seen have been on the field more than off of it. “I don’t really see it in our clubhouse and the bat- ting cage pregame. It’s been really good,” he said. “But when the game starts, and the competitive nature of every- body kind of takes over and your emotions get running high.” If nothing else, Red Sox manager Ron Roenicke hopes the re- cent developments around the league will help increase players’ awareness. “I’m hopeful that it scares them a little bit into (thinking),” he said. “We’ve been good at this but we could be better.” But the truth is, it may never be perfect.

The Nationals’ Trea Turner jumps into the arms of a teammate after a home run against the New York Yankees Sunday.

Alex Brandon / AP Friday, July 31, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 55 MLB Rios’ 2-run homer lifts Dodgers past Astros L.A.’s Kelly suspended 8 games for throwing at Astros the night before

Associated Press that saw the dugouts clear. Bench coach Bob Geren managed the HOUSTON — After a testy, team in Roberts’ absence. noisy game in the series opener, Los Angeles used nine pitch- all was quiet between the Los An- ers, but not Joe Kelly. The re- geles Dodgers and Houston As- tros on Wednesday night. liever was suspended for eight Until the loud crack of Edwin games by Major League Baseball Rios’ bat for a two-run homer in after buzzing a fastball behind the 13th inning lifted the Dodgers the head of Alex Bregman, then to a 4-2 victory. striking out Carlos Correa and The teams showed no carry- mockingly taunting him by stick- over from a fracas the previous ing out his tongue and pouting his evening. bottom lip. “Just playing those guys and Kelly elected to appeal and can everything that went on, obvious- continue to play until the process ly there’s a little edge,” Rios said. is complete. No pitches were thrown above The Dodgers won both games or behind any batters, nobody in Houston in the first meeting made any ugly faces and every- between these teams since it was one remained in their respective revealed the Astros stole signs en DAVID J. PHILLIP/AP dugouts, even as the game be- route to beating Los Angeles for came the longest one this season. the 2017 World Series title. The Los Angeles Dodgers’ Edwin Rios, right, celebrates with Enrique Hernandez after both scored on Rios took Cy Sneed (0-1) deep “You can tell with the morale Rios’ two-run home run in the 13th inning in a 4-2 win iver the Astros Wednesday in Houston. for a leadoff homer — it was a in the dugout, everyone was more two-run drive under the new locked in and wanted to be out Dodgers 11th. Correa tied it again Dennis Santana (1-0) pitched league start for a Houston rota- 1 extra-innings rule that starts there,” LA starter Dustin May with an RBI single with no outs in 2 ⁄3 scoreless innings for the win. tion that is without ace Justin with an automatic runner on sec- said. “We played well in both the bottom of the 11th. “We had a number of opportun- Verlander indefinitely. The 23- ond base. games.” Kike Hernandez started the ties,” Houston manager Dusty year-old, who was Houston’s The Dodgers played without Both teams scored a run in the 13th on second per the new extra- Baker said after his team left 15 minor league pitcher of the year manager Dave Roberts, sus- second inning and nobody scored inning rules before Rios got his on base. last season, allowed two hits and pended one game for his part in again until an RBI double by first hit of the season after enter- Cristian Javier gave a strong one run with eight strikeouts in 2 Tuesday night’s heated matchup Mookie Betts with two outs in the ing as a pinch-hitter in the 11th. performance in his first major 5 ⁄3 innings. Roundup Nats snap slump with ‘road’ win at home over Blue Jays

Associated Press WASHINGTON — Adam Eaton’s bases- Soto waits for clearance loaded chopper broke a scoreless tie in the to return after virus test 10th inning on a close play and Asdrubal Cabrera followed with a three-run triple, WASHINGTON — Washington Nation- helping the Nationals snap a three-game als outfielder Juan Soto was still waiting losing streak by beating the Toronto Blue on Thursday to be cleared to play by the Jays 4-0 Wednesday night. city government after getting the OK from In a quirky game befitting this pandem- Major League Baseball a day earlier to re- ic-altered, upside-down season, Toronto’s turn from the COVID-19 injured list. team played its “home opener” at Wash- Manager Dave Martinez said the Nation- ington — batting in the bottom half of each als hope their 21-year-old slugger will be inning, wearing its white uniforms, play- allowed to work out with the team starting ing its players’ walk-up music and even Saturday and play in their first game after blaring the song “OK Blue Jays,” the club’s that — which is next Tuesday at home NICK WASS/AP traditional seventh-inning stretch staple. against the New York Mets. Toronto’s Nate Pearson, in his big league Soto, who had 34 homers and 110 RBIs From left, Nationals outfielders Michael A. Taylor, Victor Robles, and Adam Eaton debut, and Washington’s Max Scherzer, in during the 2019 regular season and was a celebrate a 4-0 win Wednesday over the ‘host’ Toronto Blue Jays in Washington. his 358th start in the majors, put up plenty breakout star of October, tested positive for of zeros. So did the relievers that followed. the coronavirus and was sidelined on open- White Sox 4, Indians 0: Yasmani Gran- successful season-opening road trip. In the top of the 10th, though, Washing- ing day last week. dal and Eloy Jimenez hit sacrifice flies and Braves 7, Rays 4: Freddie Freeman ton moved ahead on an odd-looking play. Without Soto, the Nationals are 2-4. visiting Chicago scored four runs in the homered and drove in three runs on a four- After starting with the automatic runner — Associated Press ninth inning — three charged to ineffec- hit opening night in Atlanta. on second base Washington loaded the tive Cleveland closer Brad Hand. Brewers 3, Pirates 0: Milwaukee’s bags with two walks from Toronto’s sixth Red Sox 6, Mets 5: Christian Vazquez Brandon Woodruff allowed one hit and pitcher, Shun Yamaguchi (0-2). Yankees 9, Orioles 3: The New York hit a tying home run off Seth Lugo in the struck out 10 while working into the sev- After two strikeouts, Eaton bounced Yankees stepped in for the Miami Marlins seventh inning and a two-run single against enth inning as the Brewers won at strug- a ball off the mound. Second baseman Justin Wilson in a three-run eighth, rally- and ruined Baltimore’s home opener, hit- gling Pittsburgh. Cavan Biggio grabbed it and tried to dive ing Boston to a win at New York. ting three home runs to back right-hander Reds 12, Cubs 7: Mike Moustakas and glove-first at the bag, but was edged out Gerrit Cole. Rangers 7, Diamondbacks 4: Joey Nick Senzel homered in their returns from by runner Andrew Stevenson. After a re- Mariners 10, Angels 7: Kyle Seager Gallo hit a tying, two-run homer in the play review of more than two minutes, the drove in three runs, Dylan Moore hit a eighth inning and host Texas scored three a COVID-19 scare, Nick Castellanos added “safe” call was upheld, making it 1-0. Ca- three-run homer and visiting Seattle ral- more runs after that to snap a three-game a grand slam, and host Cincinnati ended a brera then homered. lied from two late deficits. losing streak. four-game losing streak. Tigers 5, Royals 4: JaCoby Jones hit a Giants 7, Padres 6: Mike Yastrzemski Rockies 5, Athletics 1: German Mar- Twins 3, Cardinals 0: Rich Hill pitched tiebreaking solo homer in the seventh in- homered twice, the second a solo shot into quez struck out eight over six impressive five scoreless innings in a smooth debut for ning, and Detroit’s bullpen came through McCovey Cove in the ninth inning, lifting innings to bounce back after losing on host Minnesota, backed by Eddie Rosario’s again to beat visiting Kansas City. host San Francisco past San Diego. opening day, and Colorado wrapped up a homer and Nelson Cruz’s RBI double. S TARS AND STRIPES Friday, July 31, 2020 F3HIJKLM Staying fl exible Ability to adjust schedules on fl y crucial SPORTS for virus-shortened season » MLB, Page 51

ON FOOTBALL ‘More light and great times are ahead’ Pats LB Hightower’s decision to opt out just latest example of NFL players putting health, family first

BY BARRY WILNER Associated Press ow we know why a key topic in talks between the NFL and the players’ union focused on opt outs. Already, nearly three dozen players have decided not to play the 2020 season. It’s certainly not about the money, because those opting out voluntarily are getting a $150,000 stipend, and those walking away due to preexisting medical conditions get $350,000. In the NFL, that’s hardly a huge payout. No, it’s all about what it should be about: health and safety. For players and their families. New England linebacker Dont’a Hightower, maybe the most accomplished player to opt out, described his feelings in a social media statement. “I do feel that it’s the best decision for my family at this time,” Hightower said. “I’m so grateful for the support of my teammates and coaches as well, and I will try to continue to lead and help as much as I can. “2020 has been a challenging year for our world. I hope you can all continue to be a light in these dark times — more light and great times are ahead.” For now, in these troubled times, opt- ing out has been more popular in the

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EXERCISING HIS OPTION

Two-time All-Pro linebacker Dont’a Hightower, pictured, became the sixth member of the New England Patriots to opt out of this season on Wednesday. Hightower, like all NFL players who opt out for 2020, will receive at least a $150,000 salary advance. So far, 31 players have opted to sit out this season. SOURCE: Associated Press; AP file photo

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