2A ❚ THURSDAY, APRIL 16, 2020 ❚ TIMES RECORD NEWS People

A day after ire, CNN’s Cuomo says, ‘I love where I am’

Chris Cuomo has reaf- firmed his commitment to CNN a day after the anchor expressed frus- tration as he recuper- ates from COVID-19. “I’ve never been in a better position professionally, I’ve never been more grateful, I’ve never been on a better team,” Cuomo said Tuesday on his SiriusXM show. “I love where I am.” A day earlier, Cuomo said he was tired of interview- ing disingenuous politicians and didn’t “value in- dulging irrationality, hyper-partisanship.”

Quit eating bats, close ‘wet’ markets, McCartney urges

Paul McCartney decried exotic Chinese “wet” markets as the origin of the coronavirus pan- demic, calling for the government to halt the activity during a discussion on Howard Stern’s Siri- usXM program Tuesday. Scientists think a “wet” market in Wuhan, China – where live and dead creatures including bats are Amy Schumer and Chris Fischer at the Tony Awards in June 2018. EVAN AGOSTINI/INVISION/AP sold as food and for alleged medicinal purposes – is the likely source of the coronavirus that causes COVID-19. Schumer changes baby’s name Trebek memoir to debut July 21, just before he turns 80 after realizing it sounded NSFW

Alex Trebek, diagnosed Comedian Amy Schumer revealed on her podcast Tuesday that she changed her son’s middle last year with stage four pancreatic cancer, name after she and her husband, Chris Fischer, realized just how it sounded. Gene Attell Fischer has written a memoir. was born in May 2019. His middle name was a nod to Schumer friend Dave Attell. “The Answer Is ...: Re- flections on My Life” will come out July 21, the day “It’s now Gene David Fischer,” Schumer said. “We realized that we, by accident, named our son before Trebek’s 80th birthday. According to pub- ‘genital.’ Gene Attell sounds like genital.” lisher Simon & Schuster , the longtime “Jeopardy!” host will share “illuminating personal anecdotes.” The original name left some of Schumer’s Instagram followers wondering what she was thinking, “I want people to know a little more about the per- as it was interpreted as NSFW, or “not safe for work.” son they have been cheering on for the past year,” “It’s been 6 months and she hasn’t come out to say this name is a joke,” wrote @_eleanor_. Trebek writes. “Genital fissure.”

TODAY IN HISTORY BIBLE VERSE OF THE DAY

Today is Thursday, April 16, the 107th day of 2020. racial integration of parochial schools. During these difficult times, Editor Deanna Wat- There are 259 days left in the year. son is asking readers to send in a Bible verse that 1963: Martin Luther King Jr. wrote his “Letter from gives them comfort. Send yours for consideration On this date in: Birmingham Jail” in which the civil rights activist re- to [email protected]. sponded to a group of local clergymen who had criti- 1917: Vladimir Ilyich Lenin returned to Russia after “And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; cized him for leading street protests; King defended years of exile. and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, his tactics, writing, “Injustice anywhere is a threat to nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: 1945: During World War II, U.S. troops reached Nurem- justice everywhere.” for the former things are passed away.” berg. U.S. forces invaded the Japanese island of Ie 1972: Apollo 16 blasted off on a voyage to the moon – Revelation 21:4, submitted by Allen McCleskey, Shima (ee-eh shee-mah). with astronauts John W. Young, Charles M. Duke Jr. Graham 1947: The cargo ship Grandcamp, carrying ammonium and Ken Mattingly on board. nitrate, blew up in the harbor in Texas City, Texas; a 1977: Alex Haley, author of the best-seller “Roots,” nearby ship, the High Flyer, which was carrying ammo- visited the Gambian village of Juffure, where, he be- nium nitrate and sulfur, caught fire and exploded the lieved, his ancestor Kunte Kinte was captured as a following day; the blasts and fires killed nearly 600 slave in 1767. people. 2007: In one of America’s worst school attacks, a col- 1962: New Orleans Archbishop Joseph Rummel excom- LOTTERY RESULTS lege senior killed 32 people on the campus of Virginia municated three local Roman Catholics for fighting Tech before taking his own life. Texas Lottery customer service: 1 (800) 375-6886; http://www.txlottery.org

Students could take SAT at home if schools remain closed BIRTHDAYS

Actor Peter Mark Rich- Carolyn Thompson cials said. The national June 6 session is the latest to man (“Dynasty”) is 93. ASSOCIATED PRESS be canceled. Singer Bobby Vinton is The three-hour, multiple choice test measures 85. Midnight Oil singer- A home version of the SAT college entrance exam is math and English language arts proficiency. turned-politician Peter being prepared in case schools remain closed into the Most colleges require SAT or ACT exam scores as Garrett is 67. Actress fall, College Board officials said Wednesday as they an- part of the application process, though an increasing Ellen Barkin is 66. Actor nounced the cancellation of June testing. number of institutions have made them optional in re- Michael Gill (“House of Instead of a paper-and-pencil test given under cent years, often to be more inclusive of students with- Cards”) is 60. Singer- proctors’ supervision, the home version would be digi- out access to private test-preparation available to bassist Jason Scheff tal and rely on “remote proctoring.” That could include wealthier peers. (Chicago) is 58. Singer using the computer’s camera and microphone to mon- In response to the coronavirus, California’s public Jimmy Osmond is 57. itor movement or talking, College Board President Jer- universities and several other institutions around the Singer David Pirner of Barkin emy Singer said on a conference call with reporters. country have made the tests optional only for 2021 ap- Soul Asylum is 56. Actor- “We would much prefer that schools reopen but we plicants. comedian Martin Law- are ready to innovate and deliver in the unlikely case If it’s safe, the College Board will resume and ex- rence is 55. Actor Jon Cryer is 55. Actor Peter we need to,” Chief Executive David Coleman said. pand in-person SAT testing in August, with Saturday Billingsley (“A Christmas Story”) is 49. Actor Coronavirus-related school closures forced the can- sessions offered once a month through December, offi- Lukas Haas is 44. Broadway actress Kelli O’Hara cellation of spring testing for about 1 million first-time cials said. Students who had planned to take the SAT is 44. Actress Sadie Sink (“Stranger Things”) is test-takers, the majority of them high school juniors for free in school this spring can instead take it in the 18. planning to enter college in 2021, College Board offi- fall.

Full access subscriptions Contact us Subscribe and save today by visiting timesrecordnews.com/subscribe. Customer Service ...... 1-844-331-9993 Subscriptions below are billed per month and include access to Newsroom ...... 940-763-7533 timesrecordnews.com, tablet and smartphone apps and the e-Edition, a Advertising ...... 940-761-5151 Customer service digital replica of the print edition. Obituaries ...... 940-767-8341, option 2 ❚ Delivery of the Monday through Sunday print editions: $68.00* To view important information online related to your subscription, visit ❚ Delivery of the Thursday through Sunday print editions: $28.00* aboutyoursubscription.timesrecordnews.com. You can also manage ❚ Delivery of the Sunday print editions: $17.00* Postal information your subscription at account.timesrecordnews.com. Contact the Times *Plus applicable taxes Times Record News, USPS #683-640, ISSN #0895-6138, is published Record News for questions or to report issues via email at Monday through Sunday at 1301 Lamar St., Wichita Falls, TX, 76307. [email protected] or 1-844-331-9993. Periodicals postage paid at Wichita Falls, TX, 76307. Operating hours are: Corrections and clarifications Our goal is to promptly correct errors. Email us at accuracy@ Postmaster: Send address changes to Customer Service, PO Box 62670, ❚ Monday-Friday: 8:00 a.m.-7:00 p.m. timesrecordnews.com to report a mistake or call 940-763-7533. San Angelo, TX 76906 ❚ Saturday: 7:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m. for technical support only Describe the error, where you saw it, the date, page number, or the URL. ❚ Sunday & holidays: 7:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m.