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Associated Press CLEVELAND — The first de- bate between President Donald Trump and Democratic chal- lenger Joe Biden deteriorated into bitter taunts and near chaos Tuesday night as Trump repeatedly interrupted his op- ponent with angry — and per- sonal — jabs that sometimes overshadowed the sharply dif- ferent visions each man has for a nation facing historic crises. In the most tumultuous presi- dential debate in recent memo- ry, Trump refused to condemn white supremacists who have supported him, telling one such group known as Proud Boys to “stand back, stand by.” There were also heated clashes over the president’s handling of the pandemic, the integrity of the election results, deeply per- sonal attacks about Biden’s family and how the Supreme Court will shape the future of the nation’s health care. President Donald Trump Former Vice President Joe Biden SEE DEBATE ON PAGE 7 AP photos HBO series depicts life for military families on US base in Italy

BY JENNIFER H. SVAN ily arrive after a trans-Atlantic flight to of many living on U.S. bases overseas, in- ing up when her dad was in the Air Force. Stars and Stripes find some of their luggage has been lost. cluding a few former military dependents She’s now an Air Force spouse and mom at The 14-year-old son, Fraser Wilson, sulks who now have kids of their own. Ramstein. RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany — on the ride to base while the friendly wife The show premiered in September on Schaar said she’s excited to see the show The opening scenes of the new HBO com- of the family’s sponsor makes an awkward HBO Max in the U.S. and is set to debut with her daughter. Hopefully, the show will ing-of-age series about military teenagers Oct. 9 on Sky Atlantic in Europe. help her daughter “understand her world living on a U.S. base in Italy depict a very attempt at small talk. “I think it gives us a piece to relate to, is so much bigger because of her experi- relatable government-sponsored move The eight-episode “We Are Who We that there’s other people out there doing ences,” she said. overseas. Are,” co-written and directed by Italian the same thing,” said Brandie Schaar, who The new base commander and her fam- Luca Guadagnino, has caught the attention spent time in Germany and England grow- SEE DRAMA ON PAGE 5 PAGE 2 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Thursday, October 1, 2020 BUSINESS/WEATHER EXCHANGE RATES Disney to lay off 28K workers at Calif., Fla. parks Military rates Switzerland (Franc) ...... 0.9238 Euro costs (Oct. 1) ...... $1.14 Thailand (Baht) ...... 31.65 Dollar buys (Oct. 1) ...... €0.8325 Turkey (New Lira) ...... 7.7697 Associated Press Disney’s parks closed last team had cut expenses, suspended British pound (Oct. 1) ...... $1.25 (Military exchange rates are those Japanese yen (Oct. 1) ...... 103.00 available to customers at military banking spring as the pandemic started South Korean won (Oct. 1) ...... 1,141.00 facilities in the country of issuance projects and modified operations Commercial rates ORLANDO, Fla. — Squeezed for Japan, South Korea, Germany, the spreading in the U.S. The Florida Bahrain (Dinar) ...... 0.3770 but it wasn’t enough given limits Netherlands and the United Kingdom. For by limits on attendance at its British pound ...... $1.2857 parks reopened this summer, but nonlocal currency exchange rates (i.e., on the number of people allowed Canada (Dollar) ...... 1.3379 theme parks and other restric- purchasing British pounds in Germany), the California parks have yet to re- China (Yuan) ...... 6.8073 into the park because of social check with your local military banking tions due to the pandemic, The open as the company awaits guid- Denmark (Krone) ...... 6.3658 distancing restrictions and other facility. Commercial rates are interbank Walt Disney Co. said Tuesday it ance from the state of California. Egypt (Pound)...... 15.7609 pandemic-related measures, he Euro ...... $1.1697/0.8549 rates provided for reference when buying planned to lay off 28,000 workers In a letter to employees, Josh Hong Kong (Dollar) ...... 7.7502 currency. All figures are foreign currencies said. to one dollar, except for the British pound, in its parks division in California D’Amaro, chairman of Disney Hungary (Forint) ...... 311.92 Disney officials said the compa- Israel (Shekel) ...... 3.4292 which is represented in dollars-to-pound, and Florida. Parks, Experience and Product, Japan (Yen)...... 105.72 and the euro, which is dollars-to-euro.) Two-thirds of the planned lay- said California’s “unwillingness ny would provide severance pack- Kuwait (Dinar) ...... 0.3064 INTEREST RATES offs involve part-time workers but to lift restrictions that would allow ages for the employees, where Norway (Krone) ...... 9.4602 Philippines (Peso) ...... 48.48 Prime rate ...... 3.25 they ranged from salaried em- Disneyland to reopen” exacerbat- appropriate, and also offer other Poland (Zloty) ...... 3.88 Discount rate ...... 0.25 ployees to hourly workers, Disney services to help workers with job Saudi Arabia (Riyal) ...... 3.7511 Federal funds market rate ...... 0.09 ed the situation for the company. Singapore (Dollar)...... 1.3680 3-month bill ...... 0.09 officials said. D’Amaro said his management placement. South Korea (Won) ...... 1,168.07 30-year bond ...... 1.41 WEATHER OUTLOOK THURSDAY IN THE MIDDLE EAST THURSDAY IN EUROPE FRIDAY IN THE PACIFIC

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BY CAITLIN M. KENNEY workers, three months before the shooting, Stars and Stripes Romero then but only with a behavioral health used the pis- technician and not the clinic’s WASHINGTON — Navy inves- tol to shoot psychologist. He never expressed tigators said they were unable himself and threats of violence or suicidal to determine why a seaman shot died at the thoughts during his visits, ac- three civilians at Pearl Harbor scene. Secu- cording to the report. Naval Shipyard in December rity forces “No one could not have reason- before turning the gun on him- responded ably predicted Romero’s violent self despite the sailor displaying to the scene behavior on Dec. 4, 2019, but he a number of risk factors leading within one did demonstrate potential risk up to the incident, according to a Romero minute and indicators that should have been report released Tuesday. medical ser- reported to supervisors,” the re- “The evidence does not estab- vices responded within six min- port states. lish with certainty why [Seaman utes, according to the report. Investigators concluded the Gabriel A.] Romero chose to “The shooting only lasted a few mental health clinic had underdi- shoot three civilians and kill him- seconds from beginning to end,” agnosed his mental health condi- self, but it does show that he had MARQUES FRANKLIN/U.S. Navy the report states. tion, did not properly manage his several stressors in his life in the Romero was considered an mental health during his visits to Boatswain’s Mate 3rd Class Journey Rohmeyer signals a helicopter months leading up to the shooting “insider threat,” according to the the clinic and did not work with that, when taken together, likely to land on the flight deck of the guided-missile destroyer USS Stout report, and the investigators de- his command to let them know led him to choose violence. No ef- on May 21. termined he had “long-developing about his ability to do his job. fective formula exists to predict problems that in aggregate should “Romero showed signs of an violent behavior with any level of have raised concerns about his undiagnosed mental disorder that accuracy,” the report states. mental condition, and his matu- likely would have disqualified him The Navy’s 190-page redacted Destroyer Stout breaks rity, stability and dependability.” from submarine duty,” the report report of the investigation ex- The report also concludes if the states. “Romero’s care and the … amined the shooting on Dec. 4, risk factors had been shared be- data indicate a potential pattern Navy record after 208 2019, the mental health of the tween medical professionals and of underdiagnosis to maintain pa- 22-year-old Romero, the mental health services at the base and his chain of command, the shoot- tients on submarine duty.” consecutive days at sea the command climate of his ship. ing might have been prevented. Another finding in the report The investigation was completed Leading up to the shooting, states that Romero should have Romero had received 10 counsel- been rescreened to determine BY WYATT OLSON of navigation in the region,” in March and approved in July ing papers — the second-most in if he could work on patrol watch Stars and Stripes Commodore Rob Bellfield, com- by Adm. Mike Gilday, the chief of the command — for poor work due to several risk factors, includ- mander of Coalition Task Force naval operations. performance and being late to his ing isolation, poor work perfor- The guided-missile destroyer Sentinel, said in the news release. Romero, a machinist’s mate duties, including a formal coun- mance, repeat counseling and his USS Stout broke a U.S. Navy re- “Its regular presence has helped auxiliary fireman, was assigned seling for his tardiness the day mental health. cord Saturday for remaining at to deter potential threats and pro- to the USS Columbia, a fast attack before the shooting. At the coun- The investigators found the sea for almost seven months, the vide reassurance to the global submarine that was in dry dock seling session, Romero became command climate of Romero’s Navy said. merchant community.” at Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard emotional and began to cry, the submarine was below average The ship, commissioned in The Sentinel task force is the for maintenance. On the day of report states. compared to other submarines. 1994, has been deployed in the operational arm of the Interna- the shooting, he was on a security The report also states that nine They also found his command’s 5th Fleet’s area of operations, tional Maritime Security Con- patrol during which he carried an days before the shooting, Romero surveys and assessments showed which includes the Arabian Gulf, struct, a consortium that includes M-4 rifle and an M-9 pistol. The Gulf of Oman, Red Sea and parts found out he had not passed an “shortfalls with monitoring and the United Kingdom, Australia, report states that once he was of the Indian Ocean. exam to be promoted to the rank addressing the well-being, morale Albania, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, given his weapons, he told the When Stout reached 208 con- of E-4 or petty officer third class. and stress levels of the crew.” Lithuania, the United Arab Emir- other sailor standing watch, “I’ll secutive days at sea on Saturday, Romero had also shown signs of At the end of the report, an en- ates and the United States. be back,” before walking along it surpassed the Navy’s known stress and isolation from his ship- tire section titled “accountabil- Stout spent 139 days at sea in the dry dock that surrounded the record previously held by the submarine. mates in the months before the ity” is redacted except for four Dwight D. Eisenhower Carrier support of the task force, pro- shooting. He had been referred bullet points, using the citation viding overwatch for more than Three civilians had left their Strike Group and USS San Ja- workstations and were walking on to the base’s embedded mental for protecting personal privacy. cinto, which had remained at sea 550 vessels transiting maritime health program and was diag- The redacted report does not re- chokepoints, the Navy said. the dry dock when Romero passed this year as a result of the coro- them, then turned around and ap- nosed with “phase of life prob- veal who could be held adminis- The ship patrolled the Bab el navirus and operational require- proached them from behind. He lems” and “unspecified problem tratively responsible for missteps Mandeb and Strait of Hormuz in ments, the Navy said in a news then shot them, according to the related to unspecified psychoso- leading up to the shooting and the support of the Eisenhower and release Tuesday. report. Two of the civilians would cial circumstances.” response afterward . Nimitz carrier strike groups, the The strike group returned to later die of their wounds. Romero attended several in- Navy said. [email protected] its homeport in Norfolk, Va., in After shooting the civilian dividual therapy sessions in the Twitter: @caitlinmkenney August, but the Stout remained in “Stout also conducted the first- theater, the Navy said. ever Mid-Deployment Voyage Stout is part of Destroyer Repair period at sea and executed Squadron 26 under the Eisen- significant repairs, preservation hower Carrier Strike Group, the and preventative maintenance,” ‘ Romero’s care and the … data indicate a potential pattern of Navy said. the Navy said. underdiagnosis to maintain patients on submarine duty. “USS Stout has been instru- [email protected] ’ mental in maintaining freedom Twitter: @WyattWOlson U.S. Navy report Marine Corps F-35B crashes after colliding with refueler over Calif.

Stars and Stripes an air-to-air refueling operation, state park, igniting fires upon im- people onboard and was leaking F/A-18 Hornet died during the resulting in the fighter jet crash- pact. They were put out by local fuel. nighttime training mission on An F-35B Lightning II stealth ing at about 4 p.m., the air station firefighters, the report said. The accident’s cause is under Dec. 6, 2018. The Hornet collided fighter crashed Tuesday af- announced in a news release. The aerial refueler landed investigation. with the Super Hercules during a ternoon after colliding with an The pilot of the F-35B safely safely in the vicinity of an airport The incident comes nearly two refueling operation. aerial refueler in California, ac- ejected from the aircraft, which in Thermal, Calif., and all crew years after a similar but fatal in- The Hornet’s weapons officer cording to Marine Corps Air Sta- went down in Imperial County, members have been reported cident involving Marine aviators was the sole survivor. Both air- tion Yuma, Ariz. according to the release. safe, according to the air station. off the coast of Japan. craft were based at Marine Corps The F-35B made contact with a The Desert Sun newspaper said The Desert Sun report said it Five crew members of a KC- Air Station Iwakuni. KC-130J Super Hercules during it crashed in Salton City near a landed in a carrot field with eight 130J tanker and the pilot of an [email protected] PAGE 4 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Thursday, October 1, 2020 MILITARY IG: US paid $8.4M for unneeded meals at embassy

BY J.P. LAWRENCE decreased. not tell auditors how food quality Stars and Stripes A contracting officer last year standards were monitored, and based meals on 2016 personnel said they lost their monthly over- KABUL, Afghanistan — Poor figures, the IG said. sight checklists during a comput- oversight led the State Depart- “The Department did not con- er upgrade. ment to pay almost $8.4 million sider the declining number of DynCorp also could not provide for unneeded meals at the U.S. personnel living and working at 27% of the required documents Embassy in Kabul and other fa- the embassy compound and out- checking sanitation, quality con- cilities in Afghanistan, a govern- lying U.S. Government facilities,” trol and proof that goods had been ment watchdog agency said. the report said. received. An audit by the State Depart- In November, the State Depart- It also failed to develop a plan ment’s Office of Inspector Gen- ment finally reduced the number to reduce costs over time, as it eral released Tuesday found of meals required, bringing down had said it would when it secured multiple deficiencies and insuf- food costs by 29%. Had the change the contract, the audit said. ficient monitoring of a contract been made earlier, the Depart- The State Department con- awarded to the McLean, Va.- ment could have saved $8.4 mil- curred with the audit’s recom- S.K. VEMMER/U.S. State Department based DynCorp International. lion in 2019, the report said. mendations, including one that Because of poor record keep- The U.S. Embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan, paid $8.4 million for The contracting officer told called for more staff to monitor ing, the U.S. can’t recover the meals it didn’t need at the compound and other consular facilities auditors that personnel numbers contracts. $8.4 million paid for the meals according to an audit by the Office of Inspector General. in Kabul are difficult to predict An audit report released in and can’t be sure DynCorp fol- and that the current system is 2018, which looked at the U.S. lowed the terms of its contract, services. The contract required DynCorp receives a fixed cheaper than when the Defense Embassy in Baghdad found State the IG said. DynCorp to provide three meals amount to provide about 2.9 mil- Department paid for meals at the Department staff had not held The State Department has a day, seven days a week, at a rate lion meals each year. But the ac- embassy. food service contractors there paid DynCorp about $353 mil- of about $21 each to cafeterias at tual number of meals served has The audit also found the State accountable. lion since 2015 to provide food, the U.S. Embassy and other con- dropped for several years as Em- Department’s contracting offi- [email protected] security, and medical and other sular facilities, the audit said. bassy staff levels have steadily cers and representatives could Twitter: @jplawrence3 Japan’s defense ministry proposes $52B budget

BY HANA KUSUMOTO Camp Asaka and upgrading the Japan Stars and Stripes Air Self-Defense Force Space Operation Squadron, which works closely with U.S. TOKYO — Japan’s Ministry of Defense, Space Command. The squadron will be under a new administration, on Wednes- upgraded to a group by adding another 50 day proposed the eighth consecutive hike personnel, according to defense ministry and its largest defense budget, about $52 officials. billion. It also requested $1.9 billion — $28.4 mil- The budget request for fiscal year 2021, lion more than the current budget — to pay about 5.49 trillion yen, is a 3.3% increase for costs related to U.S. forces stationed in over the 5.32 trillion yen, or about $50 bil- Japan. The money will go toward the sala- lion, approved for the current fiscal year. ries of Japanese workers employed by the Japan’s fiscal years begin in April. U.S. military and maintenance of facilities Japan is improving its defense capabili- provided to U.S. forces by the Japanese ties as it approaches year three of a five- government. year defense acquisition plan dubbed the The budget request does not specify how Medium-Term Defense Program. It aims much the ministry will ask to cover ex- YOSHITAKA SUGAWARA, KYODO NEWS/AP to build effective defense capabilities to penses related to the realignment of U.S. respond to threats from adversaries like forces, such as costs related to moving U.S. Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force’s helicopter carrier Kaga, right, and Izumo are China and North Korea. Marines from Okinawa to Guam. seen in Yokohama in 2017 . Japan’s Defense Ministry is seeking a record-high budget “In order to realize cross-domain op- The budget also did not specify the of nearly $52 billion for fiscal 2021. erations, the Self-Defense Forces will ac- amount to be requested to deploy an alter- quire and strengthen capabilities in new native to the Aegis Ashore anti-ballistic officials said. stated. domains, which are space, cyberspace and missile defense system. The defense request included about $1.92 This is the first budget requested under electromagnetic spectrum by focusing re- The Japanese government scrapped billion to purchase four F-35A Lightning II the new administration. Prime Minister sources and leveraging Japan’s superb sci- plans to build Aegis Ashore in June due stealth fighters and $250 million for two Yoshihide Suga in mid-September took ence and technology,” the budget request to the cost and a projected 10-year delay F-35Bs, which are capable of short takeoffs over premiership from Shinzo Abe, who states. to ensure that interceptor missile boosters and vertical landings. The ministry also The budget request includes funding for fell safely on unpopulated areas. The gov- requested $218 million to make improve- led Japan for nearly eight years. setting up a specialized electronic warfare ernment is expected to come up with an al- ments to the helicopter carrier JS Kaga so [email protected] unit at Japan Ground Self-Defense Force ternate plan by the end of the year, defense it can accommodate F-35Bs, the request Twitter: @HanaKusumoto Air Force tuition assistance will drop by $750 for 2021

BY BRIAN FERGUSON as more airmen take advantage of Tuesday. quarter hours, or for those work- Service members may apply for Stars and Stripes the benefit, which the Air Force The Air Force had 80,430 ser- ing on an unusual degree dead- assistance up to 45 days before said could strain its budget. vice members use the benefit in line, the statement said. their classes begin. If tuition as- Air Force tuition assistance “We need to make sure the ben- 2020 as of last week, and expects Credit hour limits remain the sistance funds run out before the will drop by $750 during the new efit is accessible to as many of our a similar number in 2021, Air same at $250 per semester hour end of the year, those who didn’t fiscal year starting on Thursday, service members as possible each Force Times reported. and $166.66 per quarter hour. get their applications approved in service officials said. year … we made hard decisions in The tuition limit applies to Airmen may also research time will have to wait until 2022 The new $3,750 military tuition order to keep this program viable both undergraduate and graduate other funding opportunities, such assistance cap for fiscal year 2021, and accessible to our force,” Lt. classes. Waivers are available for as scholarships and grants, and for the benefit, the statement down from $4,500, takes effect Gen. Brian T. Kelly, deputy chief unusual circumstances, such as a consider standardized testing said. for college courses beginning on of staff for manpower, personnel required lab class exceeding the to help minimize expenses, the [email protected] or after Thursday. The cut comes and services, said in a statement limit by one semester hour or two statement said. Twitter: @BrianFerg57 Thursday, October 1, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 5 MILITARY Drama: HBO series looks at life on base for military dependents

FROM FRONT PAGE Melissa Corkin, who spent time The first episode shows the overseas growing up in a military family getting ration cards, a family, and whose airman hus- base gas card and IDs. band is a former dependent, said Fraser, whose bleached-blond she hopes the series captures how frizzy hair, yellow and black nail resilient military kids need to be. polish, and leopard print skater “You’re constantly moving,” shorts make him stick out on the the Ramstein resident said. “Your conservative U.S. Army base, friends are always leaving (so) balks at removing his dark sun- glasses for his ID photo. “Every- you have to be a little tougher.” body’s obsessed with IDs here,” The show delves into finding he remarks. one’s identity — a challenge for Plans to film the show on all teens but especially military Caserma Ederle in Vicenza were kids without roots. When some- YANNIS DRAKOULIDIS/HBO changed after the Pentagon one asks Caitlin where she’s pulled support for the project from, her response is: “From a lot Tom Mercier, left, and Chloe Sevigny in a scene from the first episode of the HBO series “We Are Who We due to concerns about the script’s of places.” Are,’’ a drama about life for military dependents and others on base at U.S. Army Garrison Italy in Vicenza. content, Lt. Col. Robert Bockholt, Schaar and Corkin can relate a military spokesman, told Stars to that. and Stripes last year. Instead, a set was built in “An identity crisis is not the Padua, on a former Italian and right word — I feel like there’s NATO missile base. times where I want to connect to “I didn’t feel like I was in Italy, a place as home, but there is no it looks so American,” actor Jor- home to connect to,” Schaar said. dan Kristine Seamon, who plays Corkin’s family served two 14-year-old Caitlin Harper, said tours in England, and she said in a video about the set on HBO’s those 6½ years were the longest website. she has lived anywhere. The series focuses on Fraser “I went back to London shortly and Caitlin, whose father is a ded- icated soldier and whose mother after we got here, and that is prob- bakes cakes decorated with ably the only sense of home that American flags for new families. I’ll ever have,” Corkin said. “For The show has received an 86% us, we really don’t want roots be- positive score on Rotten Toma- cause we’re not used to that. We toes, which aggregates reviews start getting antsy after a couple across the internet. But it’s been years.” harshly received by some critics Stars and Stripes reporter Nancy such as the Harvard Crimson, ALESSIO BOLZONI/HBO Montgomery contributed to this ALESSIO BOLZONI/HBO who said the teen dialogue makes report. it come off “like a bad high school Jordan Kristine Seamon plays Jack Dylan Grazer, left, and Ben Taylor, center, play Fraser and Sam [email protected] Caitlin in “We Are Who We Are.” sitcom.” Twitter: @stripesktown in the HBO series. Flu vaccines available at Iraq hopes US will ‘reconsider’ Yokota base for some kids closing its embassy in Baghdad Associated Press al airport, and a recent rocket attack in- BY ERICA EARL U.S. military installations in Japan ap- tended for the airport struck a residential BAGHDAD — Iraq’s foreign minis- Stars and Stripes pear to be receiving shipments of influenza home, killing six Iraqi civilians, all women ter on Wednesday said his country hopes vaccines at different rates, according to the and children. the U.S. will “reconsider” its decision to YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan — Flu vac- medical group and the U.S. Army Medical U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo close its diplomatic mission in Baghdad, cines for children ages 6 months to 35 Department Activity Japan. delivered the embassy closure warning to as a group of ambassadors expressed their months are now available at the home of U.S. Army Garrison Japan will start dis- Iraq’s President Barham Saleh and Prime U.S. Forces Japan in western Tokyo, ac- willingness to help Iraq tackle security Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi in separate pensing flu shots at Camp Zama early next challenges. cording to a Wednesday Facebook post by week for service members and two weeks phone calls last week. the 374th Medical Group. Fuad Hussein spoke at a press confer- later for civilians, including children, the A U.S. official said the warning was not Children in this age range may be vac- ence amid a heated week, sparked by the commander of the U.S. Army Medical De- an imminent ultimatum. But some Iraqi cinated immediately, the post said. U.S. warning that it was taking measures partment Activity Japan said Tuesday at a officials appear to be under the impression Yokota has not received vaccine ship- to close its embassy in Baghdad unless livestreamed town hall. it may coincide with the expiry of the latest ments for any other age ranges, accord- the Iraqi government took action to stop At Camp Zama, headquarters for U.S. Iran sanctions waiver in two months time. ing to the medical group. It will announce frequent rocket and improvised explosive Iraq desperately needs the waivers to im- Army Japan, flu shots for service mem- when those shipments arrive and it’s ready device attacks by Iran-backed militias and port Iranian energy. The U.S. official was bers and “emergency essential” civilians to administer the inoculations. rogue armed elements against the Ameri- not authorized to discuss the matter pub- will be available 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. through For those with upcoming scheduled ap- can presence in the country. licly and spoke on condition of anonymity. pointments for their infants, the flu shot Oct. 8, according to the page. Hussein called the threat to close the U.S. In the press conference, Hussein said: will be offered at that appointment. Family members and Defense Depart- Embassy “dangerous” because “there is a “We hope that the U.S. government and The medical group advises parents with- ment civilian employees will be vaccinated possibility that the American withdrawal American administration will reconsider out an appointment to visit the immuniza- Oct. 17 at the Community Recreation Cen- from Baghdad will lead to other (embassy) this decision. ... Because the decision is a tion clinic during regular business hours. ter and Oct. 24 at the School Age Center withdrawals.” wrong one, it was taken at the wrong time It is open 7:30-11 a.m. and 12:30-3:30 p.m. at Sagamihara Family Housing Area, ac- Rocket and mortar attacks have targeted and the wrong place.“ Monday; and 7:30-11:30 a.m. and 12:30 cording to the base. Times are 8 a.m. to 4 the Green Zone, the seat of Iraq’s govern- He said it would also send a message to p.m.-4 p.m. Wednesday and Friday. p.m. both days. ment and home to many foreign embassies, the armed groups and extremists perpetu- Service members in uniform will have [email protected] including the U.S. Embassy. These attacks ating the attacks that they were effective in priority, according to the medical group. Twitter: @ThisEarlGirl have also targeted Baghdad’s internation- reaching their political aims. PAGE 6 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Thursday, October 1, 2020 NATION Senate moves bill funding government through December

Associated Press tangible momentum. Pelosi and Mnuchin have worked effectively WASHINGTON — A bill to together in the past and were key fund the federal government forces on an earlier $2 trillion aid cleared a key Senate procedural package that passed in March, hurdle Tuesday as lawmakers but the bipartisan spirit that sought to accomplish the bare drove that measure into law has minimum before they depart Washington to campaign — pre- all but evaporated. venting a shutdown for when the Republicans say they cannot new fiscal year begins. stomach any agreement close to The measure to keep the gov- the $2.2 trillion bill that Demo- crats are pushing, and Pelosi has MATT SLOCUM/AP ernment running through Dec. 11 advanced by a tally of 82-6. A not been willing to offer greater final vote on Wednesday would concessions without Republicans Ballots on the go send the stopgap spending bill to giving more ground of their own. President Donald Trump in time If the talks between Pelosi and for his signature before the new Mnuchin fizzle out, the California A poll worker hangs on the ballot box Tuesday at a satellite election office at Temple University’s Democrat appears likely to call a Liacouras Center in Philadelphia. budget year starts Thursday. The funding measure advanced vote on the scaled-back relief bill while House Speaker Nancy Pelo- in the House. Party moderates si and Treasury Secretary Steven have been pressing Pelosi to dem- Mnuchin made a last-ditch effort onstrate greater flexibility and to strike an agreement on a sepa- have been itching for legislation Error leaves thousands in NYC rate COVID-19 rescue bill that that actually becomes law rather has eluded them for weeks. The than passing a partisan bill. two spoke Tuesday for almost an But Republicans immediately with flawed absentee ballots hour, Pelosi’s office said, and plan swung against Pelosi’s bill, saying the liberal speaker isn’t serious. Associated Press to meet face-to-face Wednesday. that we make certain we have all Garfield said she is “furious” “We’re going to give it one more And even if Pelosi and Mnuchin the voters who potentially have a about the errors and plants to vote serious try to get this done, and I were able to reach a tentative NEW YORK — Mail-in voting problem have a full and fair op- in-person out of concern replace- think we’re hopeful that we can agreement on “top line” spending has gotten off to a rocky start in portunity to remedy that prob- ment ballots won’t arrive in time. get something done,” Mnuchin levels, dozens of smaller details New York City, where election lem,” Ryan said. She’s worried the confusion will officials sent out nearly 100,000 said Wednesday morning on would need to be worked out. The printer the city blamed fuel distrust in mail-in-voting. Pelosi has not budged an inch absentee ballots with the wrong for the error, Phoenix Graphics, “It’s a mess, it’s an absolute CNBC. on a key demand of Senate Ma- names and addresses printed on didn’t return messages seeking mess,” she said. Wednesday afternoon’s meet- jority Leader Mitch McConnell, the return envelopes. comment. “The fact they don’t know how ing at the Capitol was supposed The deluge of faulty ballots, The Rochester-based printing far reaching it is, is troubling,” to feature a new Trump adminis- R-Ky., who says he will not permit sent to voters across Brooklyn, company, which was founded in she added. “And you have this tration offer. Mnuchin told CNBC a vote on any relief bill that does could result in ballots being void- 1985 and calls itself the state’s moment where really, now this that he expected the proposal to not provide a liability shield for ed if voters sign their own name largest supplier of ballot materi- election, this is the one this is resemble a plan released a couple businesses, schools and universi- on return envelopes bearing dif- als, is urging those who call its happening to?” of weeks ago by the bipartisan ties that reopen as the pandemic ferent names. offices about absentee ballot is- In Brooklyn’s Sheepshead Bay Problem Solvers Caucus that to- rages on. The New York City Board of sues to contact their local board section, Victoria Edel, 28, said taled about $1.5 trillion — but White House Chief of Staff Elections blamed the problem on of election. her family of four was excited to was previously rejected by Pe- Mark Meadows told reporters that the company hired to print and “Phoenix Graphics is working open up their ballots to vote by losi and other top Democrats as he and Mnuchin “had a couple of mail the ballots. hard with your board of elections mail. They had requested them inadequate. conversations this morning. We The faulty ballots are limited to ensure that everyone will have online Aug. 22. The two sides remain far apart also had a conversation with the to one print run of ballots sent out what they need to vote,” the com- Then, they discovered she had on COVID relief, and neither side president so hopefully we’ll make to Brooklyn voters, the board’s pany’s voicemail message said received her younger brother’s has publicly offered the kind of some progress and find a solution director Michael Ryan said at a Tuesday. ballot envelope. Her younger concessions that would generate for the American people.” board meeting Tuesday. He didn’t Meanwhile, the city elections brother had her mother’s. Her say during the meeting how many board was also dealing with con- mother had the envelope of a were printed. But Gov. Andrew fusion regarding another printing woman who appears to live near- Cuomo’s top aide Melissa DeRosa anomaly on absentee ballots. by. She said she’s worried about later said the issue was contained Ordinarily, absentee ballots in people who don’t watch the news Texas salon owner who defied to about 100,000 ballots. the city are sent out with a head- and perhaps are still sending back All voters who got the bad bal- ing identifying them as an “Offi- ballots in wrong envelopes. lockdown in tight election race lots will receive new ones before cial Absentee / Military Ballot.” “It feels like it’s really easy for the Nov. 3 election, with the ven- This year, the slash between “ab- a lot of people to be disenfran- Associated Press the lone Democrat in the six-can- dor covering the cost, Ryan said. sentee” and “military” was left chised this way,” Edel said. didate race and an electrician DENTON, Texas — A Dallas He said the move will “make cer- out, leading some voters to believe She’s hopeful she’ll get her cor- heading up a quality control team salon owner who was sent to jail tain that absolutely no disenfran- they had mistakenly been mailed rect envelope eventually. for a union in Sherman, finished chisement occurs in the borough a ballot for use only by members Because of the coronavirus for defying coronavirus lockdown third with 21.06% of the vote. of Brooklyn.” of the military. pandemic, more than 400,000 orders and became a symbol of The district reaches from Ste- It’s unclear exactly how the The board tweeted that the bal- New York City residents voted by conservative angst over COVID- phenville and the northern sub- city will handle voters who had lot was still good for use by any absentee ballot in during the pri- 19 restrictions advanced to a urbs of Dallas and Fort Worth to already mailed their complet- registered voter. mary. That was 10 times the num- runoff for a Texas Senate seat on Wichita Falls and the Red River. ed ballot back in the provided The pair of mishaps took place ber of absentee ballots cast in the Tuesday night. Luther’s springboard into poli- envelopes. despite intense scrutiny of mail-in 2016 primary. Republican Shelley Luther fin- Ryan said elections workers tics came in May when she spent voting nationwide. And it comes Many voters complained that ished in a virtual dead heat with will reach out to voters by social on the heels of a rocky spring pri- their absentee ballots didn’t ar- about two days in jail for refusing four-term Republican state Rep. media and, if available, by tele- mary in New York in which elec- rive in time for the primary. And to shut down her salon despite phone and email addresses. And tion boards struggled to handle a thousands of ballots cast by mail Drew Springer as both advanced. Republican Gov. Greg Abbott’s he said the board will ensure all record amount of voting by mail. were later disqualified for minor Luther had 31.7% of the vote in emergency orders. She received received ballots are “appropri- Marla Garfield, an editor who technical errors, including voters a special election to fill a vacat- $500,000 in donations with the ately processed” and tallied votes lives in Brooklyn, said she was forgetting to sign their name, or ed seat in a heavily Republican help of conservative activists at a are “properly credited.” among those who received a bal- the U.S. Postal Service failing to North Texas district. Springer, a time when protests over COVID- “It is essential that confidence lot envelope with another person’s put a postmark on the ballot indi- Muenster tax consultant, tallied 19 restrictions unfolded across be established on this process and name. cating when it was sent. 31.83% of the vote. Jacob Minter, the country. Thursday, October 1, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 7 NATION Debate: Voters watch Trump, Biden trade insults, jabs

FROM FRONT PAGE But it was the belligerent tone that was persistent, somehow fit- ting for what has been an extraor- dinarily ugly campaign. The two men frequently talked over each other with Trump interrupting, nearly shouting, so often that Biden eventually snapped at him, “Will you shut up, man? “The fact is that everything he’s saying so far is simply a lie,” Biden said. “I’m not here to call out his lies. Everybody knows he’s a liar.” The presidential race has been remarkably stable for weeks, de- spite the historic crises that have battered the country this year, including a pandemic that has killed more than 200,000 Ameri- cans and a reckoning over race and police brutality. With just five weeks until Election Day and voting already underway in some key states, Biden has maintained a lead in national polls and in many battlegrounds. It’s unclear whether the debate will do much to change those dynamics. Over and over, Trump tried to control the conversation, inter- rupting Biden and repeatedly talking over the moderator, Chris Wallace of Fox News. The presi- dent tried to deflect tough lines of questioning — whether on his taxes or the pandemic — to deliv- er broadsides against Biden.

The president drew a lecture MORRY GASH/AP from Wallace, who pleaded with both men to stop talking over President Donald Trump makes a point as former Vice President Joe Biden listens during the first presidential debate Tuesday at Case each other. Biden tried to push Western University and Cleveland Clinic in Cleveland, Ohio. back against Trump, sometimes looking right at the camera to Oval Office to come up with a bi- clining to endorse the Green New ing that Biden’s son, Hunter, had virus that has killed more people directly address viewers rather partisan plan to save people. Deal and rejecting the assertion inappropriately benefit ed from in America than any other nation. than the president and snapping, Trump snarled a response, that he was under the control of his father’s connections while Americans, according to polling, “It’s hard to get a word in with declaring: “I’ll tell you Joe, you radicals by declaring “I am the working in Ukraine. Biden rarely have soured on his leadership in this clown.” could never have done the job Democratic Party now.” looked at Trump during the night the crisis, and the president has Again refusing to commit to that we did. You don’t have it in The scattershot debate bounced but turned to face the president struggled to land consistent at- honoring the results of the elec- your blood.” from topic to topic, with Trump when he defended his sons, in- tacks on Biden. tion, Trump spread falsehoods “I know how to do the job,” was again refusing to embrace the cluding Beau, an Army veteran In the hours before the debate, about mail voting. Without evi- the solemn response from Biden, science of climate change while who died of cancer in 2015, after Biden released his 2019 tax re- dence, he suggested that the who served eight years as Barack Biden accused Trump of walking the commander in chief’s report- turns just days after the block- process — surging in popularity Obama’s vice president. away from the American prom- ed insults of those who served in buster revelations about Trump’s during the pandemic — was ripe The pandemic’s effects were in ise of equity for all and making a the military. long-hidden tax history, including for fraud and incorrectly claimed plain sight, with the candidates’ race-based appeal. A new report from two Repub- that he paid only $750 a year in lican-led Senate committees al- impropriety at a Pennsylvania lecterns spaced far apart, all the “This is a president who has federal income taxes in 2016 and leged that Hunter Biden’s work voting site. guests in the small crowd tested used everything as a dog whistle 2017 and nothing in many other and the traditional opening hand- to try to generate racist hatred, in Ukraine at the same time his But despite his efforts to domi- years. The returns showed that shake scrapped. While neither racist division,” Biden said. father was vice president raised nate the discussion, Trump was the Bidens paid nearly $300,000 candidate wore a mask to take Recent months have seen conflict-of-interest concerns for frequently put on the defensive in taxes in 2019. the stage, their families did sport major protests after the deaths of the Obama administration, but and tried to sidestep when he was Trump, in the debate, insisted asked if he was willing to con- face coverings. Black people at the hands of po- the report did not link Joe Biden he paid millions in taxes — but demn white supremacists and Trump struggled to define his lice. Biden said the country faces to any wrongdoing or misconduct. refused to say how much he paid paramilitary groups. ideas for replacing the Afford- a problem with systemic racism Trump was impeached for push- in federal income taxes — and “What do you want to call able Care Act on health care in and that while the vast majority of ing Kiev to investigate the Biden them? Give me a name. Give me a the debate’s early moments and police officers are “decent, hon- family. insisted he had taken advantage name,” Trump said, before Biden defended his nomination of Amy orable men and women,” there The debate was arguably of legal tax incentives, another mentioned the far right, violent Coney Barrett, declaring, “I was are “bad apples” and people have Trump’s best chance to try to re- angry exchange that led to Biden group known as the Proud Boys. not elected for three years, I’m to be held accountable. frame the campaign as a choice declaring that Trump was the Trump then pointedly did not elected for four years. Trump in turn claimed that between candidates and not a ref- “worst president” the nation has condemn the group, instead say- “We won the election. Elections Biden’s work on a federal crime erendum over his handling of the ever had. ing: “Proud Boys, stand back, have consequences. We have the bill treated the African American stand by. But I’ll tell you what, Senate. We have the White House population “about as bad as any- somebody’s got to do something and we have a phenomenal nomi- body in this country.” The presi- about antifa and the left because nee, respected by all.” dent pivoted to his hardline focus this is not a right-wing problem. Trump criticized Biden over on those protesting racial injus- This is a left-wing problem.” the former vice president’s re- tice and accused Biden of being Biden attacked Trump’s han- fusal to comment on whether he afraid to use the words “law and dling of the pandemic, saying would try to expand the Supreme order,” out of fear of alienating that the president “waited and Court in retaliation if Barrett is the left. waited” to act when the virus confirmed to replace the late Jus- “Violence in response is never reached America’s shores and tice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. That appropriate,” Biden said. “Never “still doesn’t have a plan.” Biden idea has gained momentum on appropriate. Peaceful protest is.” told Trump to “get out of your the party’s left flank, but Biden The attacks turned deeply per- bunker and get out of the sand tried to put distance between sonal when Trump returned to a trap” and go in his golf cart to the himself and the liberal wing, de- campaign attack line by declar- PAGE 8 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Thursday, October 1, 2020 NATION GOP senators visit with, praise high court pick

BY MARY CLARE JALONICK high court. One key Republican, AND LISA MASCARO Sen. Ted Cruz, of Texas, said Associated Press that’s “the entire reason” why the Senate should rush to fill the va- WASHINGTON — Republi- cant seat — “so that the Supreme can senators praised President Court can resolve any cases that Donald Trump’s Supreme Court arise in the wake of the election.” CHIP SOMODEVILLA/AP nominee Tuesday as Judge Amy Democrats are confronting the Judge Amy Coney Barrett, President Donald Trump’s nominee for the Supreme Court, meets with Sen. Coney Barrett held one-on-one limits of their power as they fight Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., on Capitol Hill on Tuesday . meetings at the Capitol, but against the nomination and some Democrats said her conservative have said they won’t meet with Ahead of one meeting, Sen. tice. He is among those refusing College that was released Sunday, views are out of step with Ameri- Barrett, who is expected to be John Thune, R-S.D., the GOP to meet with Barrett, calling the cans as they object to a fast-track confirmed for the seat held by the a clear majority — 56% — of vot- whip, said the two were set “to process “illegitimate,” and said confirmation before the Nov. 3 late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg ers believes the winner of the Nov. election. by the end of October. Ginsburg talk about judicial philosophy and her conservative views on health 3 presidential election should fill Senate Majority Leader Mitch died Aug. 18 at age 87. background and experience, and care, abortion and other issues are Ginsburg’s seat, versus 41% who McConnell said he was “even With Republicans holding a 53- also whether or not she thinks “far outside” the mainstream. said Trump should as the current more convinced” of Barrett after 47 Senate majority, and just two ‘Hoosiers’ is the greatest movie “It’s not over,” Schumer said on president. their brief meeting. Noting she is GOP senators opposing a quick ever.” ABC’s “The View.” Unable to block Trump’s pick a working mother of seven chil- vote, Barrett appears to have The chairman of the Senate B a r r et t made no publ ic r em a rk s on their own, Democrats are ar- Judiciary Committee, Sen. Lind- at the start of what is expected to dren, he scoffed at Democratic enough support for confirmation. guing to voters that Barrett’s sey Graham, said that barring be days of meet-and-greet ses- objections that the judge would At the Capitol, Vice President nomination threatens the protec- any unusual developments, “I’m sions with senators, a traditional put Americans’ access to health Mike Pence said Barrett “repre- tions of the Affordable Care Act care at risk or turn back the clock sents the best of America.” The going to vote for her.“ part of the confirmation process. — a focus that Biden has em- on women’s rights. “What a joke,” White House formally submitted Senate Democratic leader Hearings at the Senate Judiciary braced and many Democrats see he said. the nomination Tuesday. Chuck Schumer acknowledged Committee are set to begin Oct. But the Republican leader de- “She’s got a good chance of get- Tuesday it will be an “uphill 12. as a winning message. The court clined to answer questions about ting my vote,“ said Sen. Chuck fight” to stop Trump’s nominee. No justice has ever been con- will hear a case challenging the whether Barrett should recuse Grassley, R-Iowa, the former But he said Americans are on firmed to the Supreme Court so constitutionality of President herself if legal challenges in the Judiciary Committee chairman Democrats’ side in preferring to close to a presidential election. Barack Obama’s health care law election between Trump and who now helms the Finance wait until after the election so the According to a national poll by just after the election, adding to Democrat Joe Biden land at the Committee. winner can choose the next jus- The New York Times and Siena the urgency of the issue. Justice Ginsburg interred at Mueller pushes back on criticism Arlington National Cemetery

Associated Press from lawyer on his Russia team Ginsburg, was buried at Arling- ton in 2010 following his death ARLINGTON, Va. — Supreme from cancer. He had served in BY ERIC TUCKER disappoint- Manafort. Court Justice Ruth Bader Gins- the Army as an artillery school Associated Press ing to hear Weissmann, who before join- burg was buried Tuesday in a instructor at Fort Sill, Okla., when criticism of ing the Russia investigation was private ceremony at Arlington the couple were newlyweds. The WASHINGTON — Former our team a veteran Justice Department National Cemetery, laid to rest special counsel Robert Mueller couple was married for 56 years based on in- prosecutor with experience going beside her husband and near pushed back Tuesday against and had two children. The justice complete in- after mobsters and corporate ex- some of her former colleagues on criticism from one of the top pros- had kept the framed, folded flag formation,“ ecutives, has lamented in a series the court. ecutors on the Russia investiga- from her husband’s casket in her Mueller of recent news media interviews Washington last week honored tion team that the team was not as office at the court. said in the that the Mueller team did not sub- Ginsburg, who died Sept. 18 at 87, aggressive as it should have been Supreme Court spokeswoman statement. poena the president for an inter- with two days where the public in probing connections between Kathy Arberg said in a statement “The of- view or aggressively dig into his could view her casket at the top Donald Trump’s 2016 campaign Mueller fice’s mis- that according to the justice’s finances. of the Supreme Court’s steps and and Russia. sion was to family, Rabbi Lauren Holtzblatt He also has been critical of pay their respects. On Friday, the The rare public statement from follow the facts and to act with — who spoke at ceremonies last the Mueller team’s final report, women’s rights trailblazer and Mueller, his first since his July integrity. That is what we did, week for the justice at the Su- saying its conclusions were not second woman to join the high 2019 congressional testimony, knowing that our work would be worded clearly enough, particu- court lay in state at the U.S. Capi- preme Court and the U.S. Capitol follows a new book by Andrew scrutinized from all sides,” he larly as it relates to what he says tol, the first woman to do so. — officiated at Tuesday’s burial Weissmann that contends the added in the statement. “When were Trump’s efforts to obstruct Already the capital is looking and offered traditional Jewish team did not aggressively pursue important decisions had to be ahead to confirmation hearings prayers. There were no formal certain actions or lines of inqui- made, I made them. I did so as I the investigation. expected to begin Oct. 12 for Amy remarks. Family, close friends, ry out of concern that President have always done, without any The Mueller team identified Coney Barrett, whom President justices, and Ginsburg’s staff at- Trump could fire them and close interest in currying favor or fear significant contacts between Donald Trump announced Satur- tended, Arberg said. Ginsburg down the operation. That includes of the consequences. I stand by Trump associates and Russians day as his nominee for Ginsburg’s was an opera lover, and the cere- issuing a subpoena to Trump to those decisions and by the conclu- during the 2016 campaign, but seat. Barrett was meeting with mony concluded with recordings compel his testimony, something sions of our investigation.” did not allege a criminal con- senators on Tuesday. of two arias by Giacomo Puccini Mueller’s investigators opted not Weissmann’s book, “Where spiracy between the two to tip Arlington, just over the Po- sung by Leontyne Price. to do. They received written an- Law Ends: Inside The Mueller the election. The team’s report tomac River from Washington, is Ginsburg’s gravesite is just swers instead. Investigation,” is the first insider also revealed multiple episodes best known as the resting place below the final resting place of Mueller did not specifically account of the Mueller team’s in which the president sought to of approximately 400,000 ser- former President John F. Ken- mention the book in his state- investigation published by a for- stymie the probe, though Mueller vice members, veterans and fam- nedy. The Lincoln Memorial and ment, but the timing made clear mer prosecutor who was part did not reach a conclusion about ily members. But Ginsburg is the Washington Monument are in the that it was issued in response. of it. Weissmann was one of the whether Trump had broken the 14th justice to be buried at the distance. Nine other justices are “It is not surprising that mem- prosecutors involved in the finan- law. Justice Department policy cemetery. buried in that section, including bers of the Special Counsel’s Of- cial crimes case against former prohibits the indictment of a sit- Ginsburg’s husband, Martin three that Ginsburg served with. fice did not always agree, but it is Trump campaign chairman Paul ting president. Thursday, October 1, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 9 NATION Few in Hollywood believe harassers will be punished

BY JOCELYN NOVECK levels of entertainment industry Associated Press jobs — responded to the survey, which was conducted online and Disgraced mogul Harvey anonymously over a three-month Weinstein may well spend the period ending in February. T rest of his life in prison. But that In findings that Hill called doesn’t mean workers in Holly- “shocking but not surprising,” TERRY CHEA/AP wood have faith that other harass- given the thousands of anecdotes Wildfire evacuees Mike Christianson and his wife, Mluz Torres, learned Monday their house in Deer Park ers and abusers will be similarly the commission received, 65% of in Napa Valley burned down. punished. respondents said they didn’t be- Instead, three years after the lieve someone in power, for exam- explosive Weinstein scandal ple a producer or director, would launched the #MeToo move- be held accountable for harassing Hot, dry conditions stoke wildfires ment, a sur- someone with less authority. vey by the And there was a gender gap: Hollywood While 45% of men believed that Associated Press vineyards and mountain areas, including part of the Commis- person would be held accountable, city of Santa Rosa. About 70,000 people were under SAN FRANCISCO — Flames devoured swaths of sion, chaired only 28% of women did. Tradition- evacuation orders, including the entire 5,000-plus brush and trees in Northern California on Wednes- by Anita ally underrepresented groups had population of Calistoga in Napa County. day amid unseasonably hot and dry weather. Hill, finds a less confidence; among biracial Mike Christianson and his wife, Mluz Torres, who strong belief High winds that spread new fires this week in the women, for example, the number were at an evacuation center Tuesday, had watched in the in- Napa and Sonoma wine country and in a far north- was 23%, Hill noted. the fire engulf their Napa County home. dustry that ern area of the state were reduced to breezes, but Other key findings: “It was within five minutes, the entire side of the sexual ha- Power inequities fuel the vegetation remained ripe for burning in high tem- hill was on fire. All trees, all burning, all roaring rassers will peratures amid very low humidity. perceived lack of accountability. like a jet,“ he said. “And at that moment, we realized Weinstein not be held Less than half of workers, 48%, The National Weather Service said the weather that it was time to go. So we grabbed a few things, to account. saw progress in addressing power conditions would last for several days due to high jumped in the car.” “Things have improved, but not abuse since the #MeToo move- pressure centered over the state. Heat advisories Sonoma County Sheriff Mark Essick acknowl- nearly enough,” Hill said in an ment took hold. were in effect or pending along about three-quar- edged “some significant fire fatigue” in the commu- interview ahead of the survey’s Few people are reporting ters of the California coast and many areas had poor nity during a news conference Tuesday. Tuesday release. “People don’t sexual harassment or misconduct, air quality due to smoke. “Many people are feeling the effects, many people believe their complaints will be because there is little confidence Numerous studies in recent years have linked are evacuating, and evacuated multiple times, and I taken seriously, they don’t be- something will be done about it. bigger wildfires in America to global warming from just want everyone to know that we continue to sup- lieve that something will happen Only 23% of workers said they the burning of coal, oil and gas, especially because port you,” Essick said. to people who are found to be had reported harassing behavior climate change has made California much drier. A The blaze tore through many iconic wineries in harassers. And they DO believe to a supervisor, and only 9% to drier California means plants are more flammable. Napa and Sonoma counties and the five-starred there will be retaliation — wheth- human resources departments About 70,000 people were under evacuation orders Meadowood Resort, home to a three-Michelin- er you’re a victim or a bystander, and 4% to legal departments. in the wine region north of San Francisco where the starred restaurant. there’s a belief you will be retali- Fear of retaliation against Glass Fire has incinerated dozens of homes along Further to the north, in what has already been a ated against if you complain.” both victims and bystanders is with winery installations and other buildings. historically devastating wildfire season for Califor- The Hollywood Commission strong, with 41% of respondents The Napa County Sheriff’s Office posted photos nia, a blaze in a heavily forested area of rural Shasta was formed in late 2017, shortly saying they’d experienced retal- and video of a hellish scene of fires raging on for- County has killed three people and destroyed nearly after the allegations against Wein- iatory behavior for reporting ha- ested hillsides at midnight close to a highway in the 150 buildings. The circumstances of their deaths stein rocked the industry and rassment or other misconduct. western part of the county. are not known. More than 1,200 people were evacu- forced a broader societal reckon- The commission, founded by About 150 miles to the north, there was no contain- ated for the Zogg Fire, which has burned more than ing against sexual misconduct in Lucasfilm President Kathleen ment reported for the Zogg Fire, which also erupted 72 square miles. the workplace. Hill, a prominent Kennedy and lawyer Nina Shaw, during Sunday’s high winds and grew quickly, kill- Zogg incident commander Sean Kavanaugh said voice against sexual harassment is now testing technology for a re- ing three people. winds from the north have subsided, giving fire- ever since her 1991 accusations porting platform to launch early The Glass and Zogg fires are among nearly 30 fighters an opportunity to get resources around the against then-Supreme Court next year, specifically aimed at wildfires burning in California. Fire-related deaths large fire. nominee Clarence Thomas, was detecting repeat offenders and total 29. “The weather has given us a break. We’re going to named its chair. tailored for the entertainment in- Three fires, driven by gusty winds and high tem- take the opportunity where we can, with the change The commission says 9,360 dustry. It is also piloting bystand- peratures, merged into one Sunday, tearing into in the weather, the calmness,” he said. people — women and men, in all er intervention training. Federal judge says ending 2020 census Oct. 5 violates her order

Associated Press Bureau’s deadline for ending the minorities and others in hard- neys were in courts on both coasts memorandum. Arguments al- head count Wednesday, which au- to-count communities would be Tuesday, fighting over when the ready have been heard in federal A federal judge on Tuesday tomatically reverted the deadline missed if the counting ended at 2020 census would end and how cases in Maryland and New York, said a revised Oct. 5 date the U.S. back to an older Census Bureau the end of September instead of the data would be used for decid- where a three-judge panel blocked Commerce Department picked to plan in which the timeline for the end of October. ing how many congressional seats the presidential order in Septem- end the 2020 census may violate ending field operations was Oct. The decision to end the 2020 each state gets. ber, ruling it was unlawful. an order she issued last week that 31. Her order also suspended a census on Oct. 5, credited to Com- In the nation’s capital, Trump The New York judges’ order cleared the way for the head count Dec. 31 deadline for the Census merce Secretary Wilbur Ross on administration attorneys asked a prohibits Ross, whose agency of every U.S. resident to continue Bureau to turn in numbers used Monday, was built on the idea of panel of three judges to dismiss a oversees the U.S. Census Bureau, through the end of October. for apportionment, the process of turning in the apportionment challenge to a memorandum from from excluding people in the coun- U.S. District Judge Lucy Koh deciding how many congressional numbers by Dec. 31 which violates Trump seeking to exclude peo- try illegally when handing in 2020 suggested she would be open to is- seats each state gets. her injunction, the judge said. ple in the country illegally from census figures used to calculate suing a contempt finding against In her decision, Koh sided with August Flentje, an attorney for being counted in the apportion- apportionment. The Trump ad- the federal government or mak- civil rights groups and local gov- President Donald Trump’s ad- ment process. ministration has appealed to the ing a ruling that her order had ernments that had sued the Cen- ministration, said the suggestion Tuesday’s virtual court argu- U.S. Supreme Court and asked for been violated. sus Bureau and the Department that the federal government was ments in the District of Columbia the judges’ order to be suspended Last week, the San Jose, Calif ., of Commerce, which oversees the in contempt was “unfair.” were part of the latest hearing during that process. The judges judge suspended the U.S. Census statistical agency, arguing that Trump administration attor- over the legality of Trump’s July on Tuesday denied that request. PAGE 10 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Thursday, October 1, 2020 VIRUS OUTBREAK Army reservist dies from virus complications

BY CAITLIN M. KENNEY his death, Lt. Col. Simon Flake, his civilian job, he worked for the ment Medal. aircraft carrier USS Theodore Stars and Stripes a spokesman for the Army Re- Army Reserve as a heavy mobile Markins was the eighth mili- Roosevelt also died from the serve, said in a statement issued equipment repairer with the 81st tary death related to the coro- virus. Chief Petty Officer Charles WASHINGTON — Sgt. 1st Tuesday. Readiness Division’s Equipment navirus this year and was first Robert Thacker Jr., 41, died April Class Mike A. Markins served Markins died at the Baptist Concentration Site-63. Both jobs reported only as an increase in 13 at a naval hospital on Guam. He his country for more than two Health Hardin Hospital in Eliza- were located at Fort Knox, ac- the number of military deaths in was an aviation ordnanceman. decades before he died Sept. 24 The military has had 45,246 bethtown, Ky., and is survived by cording to the statement. the Pentagon’s coronavirus case due to complications from the cases of the coronavirus as of coronavirus, the Army Reserve his father. His military awards included chart, which was updated Mon- Monday, according to the Penta- announced Tuesday. The Army Reserve was not just the Meritorious Service Medal day afternoon. gon’s cumulative case chart post- Markins, 48, from Vine Grove, weekends for Markins, it was also with one oak leaf cluster, Army Four other Army reservists ed online. More than 600 service Ky., began his 27 years of mili- his full-time civilian career. As a Commendation Medal with one have died from the coronavirus members have been hospitalized tary service in the Air Force from soldier, Markins was a mechani- oak leaf cluster, Army Achieve- this year, as well as two Army and 30,450 have recovered. 1990 to 1997 before joining the cal maintenance supervisor with ment Medal with one oak leaf National Guard members. An ac- [email protected] Army Reserve from 2000 until the 100th Training Division. In cluster and the Air Force Achieve- tive-duty sailor assigned to the @caitlinmkenney Colder weather means new challenges for struggling restaurants

Associated Press DiStefano will still rely heavily on her 14 outdoor tables. She thinks U.S. restaurants are moving many New York restaurants won’t warily into fall, hoping their slow open indoor dining until the limit recovery persists despite the new reaches 50% because they can’t challenge of chilly weather and a cover their costs at 25%. pandemic that’s expected to claim even more lives. In the meantime, Mama Fox New York was to open indoor and others are trying to figure out dining on Wednesday, restricting how to extend the outdoor dining capacity to 25%. San Francisco season using space heaters, tents, may do the same as early as this temporary igloos and even blan- week. Chicago is raising its in- kets. Heat lamps are already in door capacity from 25% to 40% on short supply. Thursday, but says restaurants Restaurants are also pro- still can’t seat more than 50 peo- moting delivery and carryout. ple in one room. Nearly 70% of 3,500 restaurants It’s a dose of reality for an in- surveyed in September by the dustry that was able to stem at National Restaurant Association least some of its losses by pivot- said they added curbside takeout ing to outdoor dining this sum- during the pandemic; 54% added KATHY WILLENS/AP mer, setting up tables and chairs delivery. Mama Fox bar and restaurant owner Samantha DiStefano, left, talks about indoor dining reopening plans on sidewalks and parking lots Philip Moseley, co-owner of Blue Oak BBQ in New Orleans, with manager Akin Payne on Tuesday in New York, as they prepare to serve patrons indoors for the first and offering some semblance of time since March. New York opened indoor dining on Wednesday, restricting capacity to 25%. normalcy. said carryout demand has risen But as temperatures start to from 10% of sales before the pan- are hurting too. NPC Internation- 40-year veteran of the industry. according to the U.S. Census Bu- slide in many parts of the country, demic to 50% now. restaurants will have to coax pa- Blue Oak BBQ’s dining room is al, the largest franchisee of both Il Carino, a tiny Italian restau- reau. That was less than half the trons to come back inside, and it’s open at half capacity, or about 20 Pizza Hut and Wendy’s, filed for rant in Manhattan, is reopening amount restaurants made a year anyone’s guess how many actu- people. But a tent in the parking bankruptcy protection in July. its dining room with just 12 seats. earlier. Sales steadily improved ally will. That could spell trouble lot seats 80. That’s enough traf- Steve Nikolakakos closed one Outdoor seating has recaptured as lockdowns ended, carryout for an industry that has already fic that the restaurant was able to of his three Manhattan res- only about 30% of the restaurant’s demand picked up and states lost nearly 100,000 U.S. restau- hire back all 50 employees. taurants because his landlord business, and it has had to lay off allowed to-go alcohol. U.S. res- rants — or 1 in 6 — since the start “You do anything you have to wouldn’t give him a break on the 13 workers, said Giolio Alvarez, taurant sales hit $55 billion in rent. Another, Gracie’s Diner, the restaurant’s manager. of the pandemic, according to the do to make the food work, to make August, but that’s still $10 billion closed for two months in March Alvarez said customers are ask- National Restaurant Association. the experience work, to get butts less than last year. in seats,” Moseley said. after two employees died of the ing for heat lamps, but the restau- The future remains uncertain for Some waiters and kitchen staff Although fall in New Orleans is coronavirus. rant doesn’t know if they’re worth thousands more. have gone back to work. Restau- “We’re all a little apprehensive, ideal for outdoor dining, tourists Even with outdoor seating, the the extra money. And increasing rant employment rose by 3.6 mil- but that was the case when we are scarce and the usual round of diner is only making 65% of what menu prices is off the table. started outdoor dining, too,” said festivals won’t happen this year. it did before the pandemic, he “How are we going to increase lion people over the four months Samantha DiStefano, owner of “Every day has a new set of said. Still, that’s better than May, prices?” he said. “Everyone is ending in August, according to Mama Fox, a restaurant and bar struggles,” co-owner Ronnie when he was doing only 30% of broke.” government data. Still, there were in Brooklyn. Evans said. his usual business. Monthly U.S. restaurant sales 2.5 million fewer U.S. restaurant Mama Fox can only seat 18 Seventy percent of U.S. restau- “This is the worst thing I have hit their lowest point in April, workers in August compared to people inside at 25% capacity, so rants are independent, but chains ever seen,” said Nikolakakos, a when they plunged to $30 billion, February. South Korea reports jump in virus cases before holiday period

Associated Press ease Control and Prevention Agency on of infections is a mental hospital in north- While millions of South Koreans travel Wednesday brought the caseload to 23,812, ern Seoul where at least 30 have been during Chuseok every year to visit rela- SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea including 413 deaths. infected. has reported 113 new cases of COVID-19, tives, officials have pleaded that people Eighty-one of the new cases came from Twenty of the new cases were tied to in- stay home to help stem transmissions. its first daily increase over 100 in five days, the Seoul metropolitan area, where health ternational arrivals. as the country entered a holiday break workers have struggled to stem transmis- Officials have called for citizen vigilance Nightclubs, bars, buffet restaurants and that officials fear would possibly worsen sions linked to various sources, including ahead of the Chuseok harvest festival that other establishments deemed as “high- transmissions. churches, medical facilities, restaurants, began Wednesday and continues through risk” will be shut in Seoul during the holi- The numbers released by the Korea Dis- schools and workers. The newest cluster the weekend. day period to reduce gatherings. Thursday, October 1, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 11 VIRUS OUTBREAK ROUNDUP Nevada to loosen cap on private, public gatherings

Associated Press Robbins warned students that the recommendation could be LAS VEGAS — Nevada is lift- reinstated if cases start to rise ing a 50-person cap on public again, and Pima County health and private gatherings, in a step officials could take more restric- toward kick-starting conven- tive measures. tions, concerts, sports events and Dr. Richard Carmona, who is trade shows that power the state’s leading the re-entry task force, economy, Gov. Steve Sisolak an- said the university would like to nounced Tuesday. increase its testing but students “This is not the end. This is the are not getting tested because first step toward getting us where they do not want to quarantine. we need to get back to. We need “So it may be that we have to to get some people back to work,” start considering mandatory the Democratic governor told testing for students who come on reporters. “I’m confident, under campus and make it a condition of these circumstances we can get being a student if this continues,” them back to work safely.” Carmona said. Sisolak said written guidelines, The university has implement- ERIC GAY/AP dubbed “Nevada Guidance for ed mandatory random testing for Parents of Southside Independent School District students receive meals delivered via a school bus Safe Gatherings — Celebrations, students living on campus and is Ceremonies, and Events,” have Tuesday in San Antonio. Using school buses equipped with ice cream music to alert students, the considering similar options for school’s nutrition department is providing 5,400 meals a day, seven days a week. been posted on a state coronavi- students living off-campus. rus response website. The removal of the 50-person certainly seeing that in today’s David Scrase acknowledged dur- past two weeks, which ranks first cap with conditions including sub- California numbers. That means we’ve got ing an online briefing Tuesday in the country for new cases per mittal of safety plans, was to take SACRAMENTO — California to work harder.” that if things don’t change, the capita, according to The COVID effect at 12:01 a.m. Thursday. has relaxed coronavirus restric- The spike in Kentucky cases state will see the curve continue Tracking Project. It represents the most signifi- tions in 40 of its 58 counties, in- comes as many children have re- to rise. He said he would rather cant loosening of state restrictions cluding all but one in the San turned to school across the state. see New Mexicans following the Tennessee designed to prevent the spread Francisco Bay Area where the Beshear has warned Kentuck- health order already in place of COVID-19 restrictions since illness first took hold in the state, ians not to become complacent in rather than the state imposing NASHVILLE — Businesses in June 4, when Sisolak let casinos even as signs emerge of a possible responding to the health crisis, more mandates to limit spread. 89 of Tennessee’s 95 counties will partially reopen after statewide surge of new cases. which could lead to more cases “I would prefer not to continue no longer have to adhere to social closures imposed in mid-March On Tuesday, state officials up- and ultimately more deaths. To re- on this roller coaster,” he said. distancing guidelines, Gov. Bill prompted waves of hospitality in- graded seven counties from its inforce his point, he said the state “I’d prefer to allow folks to re- Lee announced Tuesday, even dustry layoffs. most restrictive rules, clearing is on pace to exceed last week’s spond — to stay at home, to wear though cases of COVID-19 in the To return to larger events, busi- the way for a return to indoor res- total number of virus cases, which those masks, keep those distanc- state have been persistently high. nesses will have to submit plans taurant dining, worship services, was a weekly record. es, stick within the public health The Republican governor to local authorities to ensure so- gym workouts and movies in the- Kentucky reported eight more guidelines. I think everything we said he would lift all virus-re- cial distancing and other pan- aters — all with modifications virus-related deaths Tuesday, need to do right now could be ac- lated limits on businesses and demic directives. Venues that can to require face coverings and raising its death count to at least complished if 100% of us followed social gatherings for most of the accommodate more than 2,500 limit capacity to ensure physical 1,170. The near-record daily case the public health guidelines.” state. The action, which takes ef- guests will be allowed to operate distancing. count increased the statewide The public health order man- fect Thursday, notably does not at 10% capacity. Smaller venues The state is moving more slow- total to more than 67,850 cases. dates face masks and social dis- apply to Tennessee’s six populous will be able to host up to 50% ca- ly than the reopening last spring tancing, limits indoor dining and counties with locally run health pacity or 250 patrons — which- that brought with it a dramatic Michigan the size of gatherings and calls departments: Sullivan, Knox, ever is less. spike in cases, hospitalizations for people to stay home whenever Hamilton, Davidson, Madison Only the state can approve and deaths. California leads the LANSING — Gov. Gretchen possible. and Shelby counties. They can large gatherings in stadiums, are- nation with 815,000 confirmed Whitmer extended Michigan’s An additional 178 cases were continue implementing their own nas and convention halls, Sisolak cases and its 5,730 deaths are the state of emergency Tuesday, con- reported Tuesday, pushing the restrictions. said. fourth-highest state total, accord- tinuing a declaration that is the total to more than 29,150 since Shelby County, which includes ing to data from Johns Hopkins basis for various orders designed the pandemic began. Another two Memphis, last week removed oc- Arizona University. to fight the coronavirus. deaths were reported, putting that cupancy restrictions for all busi- In the last two months hospi- While the emergency had been overall count at 875 statewide. nesses, after limiting them to TUCSON — The University scheduled to expire Thursday, the talizations have fallen to their operating at 50% of capacity for of Arizona said a two-week shel- governor had been expected to lowest level since early April and North Dakota months. Social distancing guide- ter-in-place recommendation continue it. The declaration will the statewide rate of new cases lines, such as keeping customers intended to limit the spread of now run through Oct. 27. FARGO — North Dakota State among those tested is a record- 6 feet away from each other, still COVID-19 expired Tuesday. In her order, the Democratic University athletic department low 2.8% over the last two weeks. apply, officials said. University officials Monday governor said the health, eco- officials said Tuesday they are In Nashville, officials say the cited recent COVID-19 testing nomic and social harms of the limiting attendance at the football Kentucky city will soon allow certain events data that has shown numbers COVID-19 pandemic remain team’s only fall game to family to have up to 500 people condi- headed in the right direction. FRANKFORT — Kentucky’s “widespread and severe.” State members of players, reversing an Officials said the university’s spike in coronavirus cases accel- emergency operations are neces- earlier decision to allow fans dur- tional on the health department’s daily positivity rate — a measure erated Tuesday when 1,018 more sary to bring the virus outbreak ing the coronavirus pandemic. approval starting Oct. 3. Bars of the virus’s community spread cases were reported — the state’s under control, she said. The school was planning for and restaurants may operate at — fell to 3.4% on Friday, below second-highest daily total since about 8,000 spectators at Sat- 50% capacity but must close by 11 the targeted 5%. the pandemic began. New Mexico urday’s game against Central p.m. Retail stores can operate up “This is not a time to become The near-record number Arkansas at the 19,000-seat Far- to 75% capacity. complacent, however,” said uni- should be a “wake-up call,” Gov. ALBUQUERQUE — Health of- godome. The school said in a re- According to data kept by The versity President Robert Rob- Andy Beshear said as he kept ficials said Tuesday that the num- lease the change was made “in the Associated Press, there were bins. “I continue to see groups of urging people to wear masks in ber of COVID-19 cases and the best interest of health and safety about 287 new cases per 100,000 students around the university public and follow other health rate of transmission are on the for the participating student-ath- people in Tennessee over the past boulevard and elsewhere with- guidelines to contain the virus. rise in New Mexico, leaving the letes, coaches and fans.” two weeks, which ranks 13th in out face coverings, and I beg you Having warned that Kentucky state trailing when it comes to two There have been nearly 678 the country for new cases per to please listen and follow the is at the start of a new escalation of its most important metrics. new virus cases per 100,000 capita. The state has seen at least guidelines.” of cases, Beshear said: “We’re Human Services Secretary people in North Dakota over the 2,389 virus-released deaths. PAGE 12 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Thursday, October 1, 2020 NATION Ky. prosecutor seeks a delay in Winds cause power releasing Taylor grand jury files Associated Press outages in Northeast LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Ken- tucky’s attorney general is seek- Associated Press ing to delay the release of secret Power lines were grand jury proceedings in the BOSTON — Winds close to reported down Breonna Taylor case just as audio hurricane strength swept across recordings were set to be released parts of the Northeast on Wednes- across the region, to the public. day morning, toppling trees, with the worst Attorney General Daniel downing power lines and leav- ing tens of thousands of residents Cameron’s office filed a motion damage reported without power. Wednesday morning asking for The National Weather Service in southern New a week’s delay to enable the re- reported that winds gusted as daction of names and personal England. high as 72 mph near Boston at information. A court in Louisville around 7 a.m. before leveling off had been expected to release the through the morning. Power lines audio recordings on Wednesday. were reported down across the Fire officials in Plympton, The filing said the delay is region, with the worst damage re- necessary “in the interest of pro- Mass., said firefighters respond- ported in southern New England. ed to calls for trees and wires tection of witnesses, and in par- In Massachusetts, more than DARRON CUMMINGS/AP down or on fire. In one case, a ticular private citizens named in 65,000 utility customers had lost tree landed on a car with adults the recordings.” A mural of Breonna Taylor is seen in Louisville, Ky. power by 9 a.m., according to and children in it, the fire depart- Cameron acknowledged this the state’s Emergency Manage- ment said on Twitter. No injuries week that his recommendation to Louisville and around the country lice came to her door and eventu- ment Agency, but within an hour the grand jury was that only one to demand more accountability in ally knocked it down. The warrant the figure had dropped to about were reported. of the officers be indicted, and the case, as frustrations spilled was related to an investigation of a 45,000. In Maine, gusts approaching 50 only for the wanton endanger- over after months of waiting for drug suspect who didn’t live with Rhode Island and Connecticut mph knocked out power for more ment of Taylor’s neighbors. Cameron’s announcement. Activ- her, and police found no drugs at each had more than 20,000 cus- than 40,000 homes and business- Cameron, a Republican pro- ists and Taylor’s family called for her apartment. tomers without power, leading es, officials said. tege of Senate Majority Leader the grand jury file to be released. Former officer Brett Han- some schools to move classes on- The wind gusted around 40 Mitch McConnell and the state’s Cameron said the record will kison, who was fired from the line or cancel them entirely. mph or higher in Bangor, Port- first African American attorney show that his team “presented a force for his actions during the Toppled trees snarled traffic in land and Bar Harbor on Wednes- general, has been criticized since thorough and complete case to raid, pleaded not guilty to three parts of Massachusetts, includ- day morning, with stronger gusts announcing the grand jury’s in- the grand jury.” counts of wanton endangerment ing in Boston, where a large tree on the way, the National Weather dictment for not seeking charges Taylor, a 26-year-old emergen- on Monday. Officers Jonathan blocked the exit ramp from busy Service reported. against the officers for killing cy medical worker, was shot five Mattingly, who was shot in the leg Storrow Drive to Massachusetts The weather service issued Taylor. Cameron said the other times in her Louisville apartment by Taylor’s boyfriend, and Myles General Hospital. State Police wind advisories for much of two officers who fired their guns on March 13 by officers carrying Cosgrove, who Cameron said ap- said on Twitter that the ramp New England through Wednes- were justified because Taylor’s a narcotics warrant. Taylor and peared to have fired the fatal shot would be closed for an “extended day morning, but the system boyfriend had fired at them first. her boyfriend were watching a at Taylor, according to ballistics period of time” while a contractor was expected to pass through by Protesters took to the streets in movie in her bedroom when po- tests, remain on the force. was called in to remove the tree. midafternoon. Thursday, October 1, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 13 WORLD Armenia, Azerbaijan fight Sheikh Nawaf sworn in as for a 4th day over region

Associated Press rno-Karabakh army in the north Kuwait’s new ruling emir of the war-torn region. YEREVAN, Armenia — Heavy Armenian officials alleged that Associated Press in the neighborhood of Gulf Arab fighting between Armenian Turkish drones and F-16 fighter monarchies. DUBAI, United Arab Emir- and Azerbaijani forces over the jets were being used. Turkey The late Sheikh Sabah, 91, ates — Kuwait’s Sheikh Nawaf separatist region of Nagorno- has denied supplying Azerbaijan made his final journey to Kuwait Karabakh continued for a fourth Al Ahmad Al Sabah was sworn with arms, and Azerbaijan said it in Wednesday as the ruling emir later Wednesday, his coffin arriv- straight day on Wednesday, in the didn’t have any F-16 jets. ing in Kuwait City from Roches- biggest escalation of a decades- of the tiny oil-rich country, pro- The fighting in Nagorno-Kara- pelled to power by the death of his ter, Minn., home of the flagship old conflict in years that has bakh erupted Sunday and has campus of the Mayo Clinic where killed dozens and left scores of half-brother after a long career in continued despite mounting calls the security services. he had been receiving medical others wounded. for a cease-fire from around the At age 83, Sheikh Nawaf is not treatment after surgery. Azerbaijan’s Defense Minis- globe. expected to deviate from the dip- Although his funeral would try said Armenian forces started Nagorno-Karabakh lies within lomatic path charted by his pre- typically draw tens of thousands shelling the town of Tartar on Azerbaijan but has been under JABER ABDULKHALEG/AP decessor, the late Sheikh Sabah of mourning Kuwaitis and scores Wednesday morning, damag- the control of ethnic Armenian Al Ahmad Al Sabah. But his ac- of foreign leaders and dignitaries, The new Emir of Kuwait, Sheikh ing “civilian infrastructure” and forces backed by the Armenian cession touched off speculation because of the coronavirus pan- Nawaf Al Ahmad Al Sabah, wounding people, while Arme- government since 1994 at the end about who will become the next demic the burial will be a private performs the constitutional oath nian military officials reported of a separatist war following the crown prince in the country service restricted to relatives, at the Kuwaiti National Assembly that Azerbaijani forces were breakup of the Soviet Union three known for its lively elected parlia- said Kuwait’s state-run news bombing positions of the Nago- years earlier. in Kuwait on Wednesday. ment and relative independence agency, KUNA. Japan court orders government, TEPCO to pay in Fukushima disaster Associated Press clear disaster, ordering them to have predicted a major tsunami suits pending across the country, court had ordered only TEPCO to pay some $9.5 million in damages way before the disaster, accord- according to the plaintiffs’ head pay in 2017. TOKYO — A Japanese court to thousands of residents for their ing to lawyers representing the lawyer, Izutaro Managi. The earlier ruling also said on Wednesday found the gov- lost livelihoods. more than 3,600 plaintiffs. The court also ordered the gov- a tsunami risk was foreseeable ernment and the operator of the The Sendai High Court found The ruling was a major victory ernment and the plant’s operator, and the disaster could have been wrecked Fukushima nuclear fault with the government in the for the plaintiffs and an initial the Tokyo Electric Power Co., avoided if the government had or- plant negligent for failing to take triple meltdowns, saying the reg- high court decision that could set to pay damages to the plaintiffs, dered TEPCO to take proper pre- measures to prevent the 2011 nu- ulatory agency at the time could a precedent for other similar law- doubling the amount that a lower ventive measures. PAGE 14 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Thursday, October 1, 2020 AMERICAN ROUNDUP Tractor runs over, THE CENSUS kills woman on beach

OCEANSIDE — A CA woman lying on a 1,825 Southern California beach was crushed to death by a tractor that The weight in pounds of the first-place was helping in a harbor dredging pumpkin at the 16th annual UGPG project, police said. Thanksgiving Point Weigh-off in Lehi, The woman may have been Utah. The gourd was grown by local asleep when the Caterpillar trac- farmer Mohamed Sadiq. It was the sec- tor ran over her near a jetty at ond largest pumpkin ever grown in the Oceanside Harbor, north of San state, event organizers said. The Utah Diego, police said. Giant Pumpkin Growers has recorded The woman, who may have eight pumpkins this year weighing over been homeless, was fully clothed 1,000 pounds, setting a state record. rather than being in a swimsuit and didn’t have any identification, police spokesman Tom Bussey said. Virus shrinks annual The tractor driver felt a bump run honoring firefighter and at first thought he had hit a dip but then turned around NEW YORK — The and saw the woman in the sand, NY coronavirus pandemic Bussey said. forced the cancellation of an The accident remains under annual run honoring a fallen investigation. firefighter, but the firefighter’s brother joined a handful of people Police: Argument over in walking through the Battery shoes led to shooting Tunnel last weekend to honor the memory of those who died on MONROE — A man Sept. 11, 2001. LA was accused of fatally The Tunnel to Towers 5K Run shooting another person in Loui- and Walk retraces the footsteps of siana following an argument with Frank Siller’s firefighter brother the victim over Nike sneakers. Stephen, who was killed at the An arrest warrant for Dexstavi- trade center on Sept. 11, 2001, ous Deon James said the shooting after running through the tunnel happened in Monroe after James, between Brooklyn and Manhat- 38, and his brother got into the tan in full gear. dispute with the victim, Marshall The run is hosted by the foun- L. Carter, the Monroe News-Star dation Frank Siller created to reported. raise money for wounded veter- It is not clear what led to the ans and families of fallen first argument, but the newspaper responders. reports the brothers first fought with Carter while James’ brother Planetarium plans first held a gun in his hand. expansion in 125 years The warrant from Monroe po- lice said James then took the gun ST. JOHNSBURY — from his brother and fatally shot VT The Fairbanks Museum Carter in the head. and Planetarium in St. Johnsbury is planning its first expansion in Cops: Car rolls into lake 125 years. as owner takes photos The plans call for a three-story, 6,000-square-foot addition of SALT LAKE CITY glass and wood framing. The ad- UT — A car accidentally dition would house space for mod- rolled into a Utah reservoir while ern, hands-on exhibits focused on the owner of the vehicle got out of meteorology and astronomy, and his car to take photos, authorities an elevator to provide access to said. the museum’s balcony. Wasatch County Search and Museum Executive Director Rescue was asked to help recover Adam Kane said current cost JOHN RAOUX/AP the car from Deer Creek Reser- estimates range from $2.25 mil- voir, KUTV-TV reported. The car lion to $2.5 million. The museum was safely removed, and no inju- has received $600,000 in funding ries were reported. Really tall order for part of the project. It’s await- Officials said the owner of the ing word on a $2 million grant car was on a boat ramp at the Workers apply fresh paint to the flag on the side of the Vehicle Assembly Building at the Kennedy Space application. state park taking pictures of the Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla., on Monday. One of the largest buildings in the world by area, the VAB car in order to rent or sell it. covers eight acres and is 525 feet tall. Grocery store closes No one was inside the vehicle after 37 years when it submerged. ed that fights broke out among a between participants and police Eight empty rail cars crowd of about 1,000 people at the were captured on videos. ALPENA — A grocery attraction, a scene that the sher- derail, 3 land in creek Sheriff: 1 wounded in The Baltimore Sun reported store that served a iff’s office described as “chaotic.” that police from neighboring ju- MI haunted house shooting CINCINNATI — CSX Michigan community for nearly One person was treated at a risdictions helped Ocean City po- 40 years has closed. hospital for a gunshot wound on lice officers with crowd control at OH Transportation says CHINA GROVE — One it’s trying to find out what caused Neiman’s Family Market in Al- one of his feet, the sheriff’s of- the H20i rally in the beach town. person was wounded in eight empty rail cars to derail in pena, which opened in 1983, was NC fice said. The person has been Ocean City Police Chief Ross a shooting at a Halloween haunted Ohio, sending three of them into a victim of competition, popula- released from the hospital. Buzzuro said in a statement that house attraction in North Caroli- a creek. tion loss and other factors in the na over the weekend, authorities the rally participants came to the CSX spokeswoman Cindy northern Lower Peninsula, presi- said. Over 100 arrested at city “to disrupt, destroy and dis- Schild said in an email that three dent Bryan Neiman said. Investigators arrested five ju- unauthorized car rally respect our community and our of the cars ended up in Mill Creek “The online shopping, the other veniles and seized three guns law enforcement officers.” and another three landed on the things that affected us, really just after responding to a report of OCEAN CITY — “This is not a car show and the banks of the creek. all caught up with us during the shots fired at the Reaper’s Realm MD More than 100 people majority of these visitors are not She said “there were no releas- pandemic,” he said. haunted house in China Grove, were arrested on criminal and car enthusiasts,” he said. es to the environment as the cars Neiman’s has other stores the Rowan County Sheriff’s Of- traffic offenses during an un- Ocean City Mayor Rick Mee- were empty.” that remain open in Tawas City, fice said in a news release. authorized car rally in a Mary- han has vowed to end the annual The cause of the derailment re- Clarkston and St. Clair. The Charlotte Observer report- land city, where confrontations event. mains under investigation. From wire reports Thursday, October 1, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 15 FACES ‘I Am Woman’ singer Reddy Steve Harvey won’t stop dies at age 78 Associated Press Comedian-TV host loses 1 talk show, gains another Helen Reddy, who shot to star- dom in the 1970s with her rousing BY JONATHAN LANDRUM JR.  Associated Press feminist anthem “I Am Woman” aving his daytime talk show canceled by NBC last year hasn’t stopped Steve and recorded a string of other hits, has died. She was 78. Red- Harvey. dy’s children Traci and Jordan The comedian continued to make his presence regularly felt on TV as the announced that the actor-singer host of “Family Feud” and as an emcee for multiple recurring jobs, including died Tuesday in Los Angeles. H the annual Miss Universe pageant. Reddy’s 1971 version of “I It didn’t take long for Harvey to seal a deal with Facebook Watch and launch Don’t Know How to Love Him” from the musical “Jesus Christ the new talk show “Steve on Watch.” The first season debuted at the begin- Superstar” launched a decade- ning of 2020 with strong numbers, and has already started streaming epi- long string of Top 40 hits, three of sodes of the second season, which premiered this month. which reached No. 1. The new season was taped from Harvey’s Atlanta home on a new set The Australian-born singer to adapt to the coronavirus pandemic. The production features about 50 enjoyed a prolific career, appear- ing in “Airport 1975” as a singing audience members through Zoom as Harvey delves into human interest nun and scoring several hits, in- stories, viral sensations and interviews with celebrity guests including cluding “Ain’t No Way To Treat Gabrielle Union, Jack Black and Steph Curry. a Lady,” “Delta Dawn,” “Angie Harvey talked to The Associated Press about his split with NBC and Baby” and “You and Me Against how Facebook has given him more creative control . the World.” In 1973 she won the best female AP: What were your initial thoughts after NBC canceled your show? vocal pop performance Grammy Harvey: One of my buddies called me and said “Maybe you should do a Award for “I Am Woman.” The letter-writing campaign?” I said “No, I’m not going to do that.” People would song would become her biggest say you should go up there and talk to them. I’m not doing none of that. I hit, used in films and television move on. I was on a talk show for seven years ... Seven’s a good run. series. Do you have more creative control at Facebook? In a 2012 interview with The Absolutely. They understood. Let’s just take away all of the trimmings Associated Press, Reddy cited and let’s get to what this guy really does. Let’s play to his strong suits. the gigantic success of “I Am They come up with a format where I can do just that. These human-in- Woman” as one of the reasons she terest stories, I do well with everyday people. I talk to people on differ- stepped out of public life. ent levels. “That was one of the reasons According to Facebook, your first season had 22 million unique that I stopped singing, was when viewers. Did that give you confirmation about your show? I was shown a modern American history high-school textbook, and I never lost faith in the process of who I am as a talent or what I’m a whole chapter on feminism and able to do with the right team around me. Facebook Watch did a really my name and my lyrics (were) in smart thing. They surrounded me with top-quality people. It was nothing the book,” she told the AP. “And wrong when the show got canceled on NBC. Nothing wrong with it at all. I thought, ‘Well, I’m part of his- What’s you biggest takeaway from the ordeal? tory now. And how do I top that? I’m here to inspire people to never give up. When the door closes in I can’t top that.’ So, it was an easy your face, quit standing there beating on the door. Some doors close for withdrawal.” a reason. My time at NBC was what it was. It was a good time. I learned Reddy retired from perform- a lot. It really opened the door to come to Facebook and do something that ing in the 1990s and returned to hadn’t been done before. ... to take a full-fledged talk show and put it on the Australia, getting her degree in digital form. clinical hypnotherapy. Reddy’s death comes less than Steve Harvey, shown Sept. 17, is looking on the bright side. The comedian three weeks after the release of a says his daytime talk show being canceled by NBC opened up new doors biopic about her life called “I Am with Facebook Watch. “Steve on Watch” is now streaming on the platform. Woman.” PAUL R. GIUNTA, INVISION/AP Barry Jenkins to direct live-action ‘Lion King’ prequel From wire reports details or casting . Jeff Nathanson, who Reggaeton redemption: Balvin, Other news wrote the 2019 movie, is returning to pen The Walt Disney Co. will make a fol- the follow-up. Bunny top Latin Grammy nods  The Film Independent Spirit Awards, low-up to the 2019 live-action “The Lion which celebrates the best in indie cinema , King,” with Barry Jenkins, the director of At last year’s Latin Grammy Awards, will add television categories and prizes to the Oscar-winning “Moonlight” and the ‘Borat’ sequel to be released popular reggaeton and Latin trap musi- its 2021 program on April 24, the organi- James Baldwin adaptation “If Beale Street cians such as J Balvin, Bad Bunny and by Amazon before election zation announced Tuesday. The expansion Could Talk,” set to direct. Ozuna were dismissed in the show’s top Disney announced plans Tuesday for Sacha Baron Cohen has filmed a sequel includes five new categories that recog- categories. This year, they dominate. nize scripted series, nonscripted or docu- a kind of prequel to last year’s poorly re- to his 2006 film “Borat! Cultural Learn- Balvin scored a whopping 13 nomina- ings of America for Make Benefit Glorious mentary series and acting categories for viewed but highly popular photorealistic tions for the 2020 Latin Grammys, includ- Nation of Kazakhstan” that Amazon plans male, female and ensemble performances, remake. The new “Lion King” grossed ing two nominations for album of the year to release before the election. bringing the number of prizes to 20. more than $1.6 billion worldwide, so a se- and two for record of the year. The Latin The streaming giant confirmed Tuesday  Gabrielle Union and NBC said Tues- quel was perhaps always likely. Less ex- Academy announced Tuesday that Bad pected was a “Lion King” with Jenkins that it has acquired worldwide rights to the day that they have settled their differences Bunny and Ozuna are behind Balvin with directing. The film, Disney said, will ex- film. It’s reportedly titled: “Borat: Gift of in their dispute over her firing as a judge nine and eight nominations, respectively. plore the mythology of “The Lion King,” Pornographic Monkey to Vice Premiere on “America’s Got Talent,” which she said including Mufasa’s origin story. Mikhael Pence to Make Benefit Recently Balvin has a chance to win his first album was retaliation for her complaints that the “Helping my sister raise two young boys Diminished Nation of Kazakhstan.” of the year prize — a category with 10 con- show tolerated racism on the set. Both sides during the ’90s, I grew up with these char- The project has been filmed in secret tenders — thanks to his fifth solo album declined further comment. acters,” Jenkins said. “Having the oppor- during the pandemic. In July, Rudy Giu- “Colores” and “Oasis,” his collaborative  The publisher of Britain’s Mail on tunity to work with Disney on expanding liani called the police after an interview in project with Bad Bunny. Other nominees Sunday newspaper can use the contents this magnificent tale of friendship, love and which Cohen emerged in character. include Bad Bunny’s sophomore release of a recent behind-the scenes book about legacy while furthering my work chroni- In June, Cohen appeared at a far-right “YHLQMDLG” as well as albums from the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, “Find- cling the lives and souls of folk within the rally in Olympia, Wash., posing as a spon- Ricky Martin, Carlos Vives, Jesse & Joy, ing Freedom,” in its legal defense for an African diaspora is a dream come true.” sor of the event. He led the crowd in a ra- Kany Garcia, Natalia Lafourcade, Camilo invasion of privacy lawsuit brought by the Disney didn’t announce any further plot cially charged singalong. and Fito Paez. duchess, a judge ruled Tuesday. PAGE 16 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Thursday, October 1, 2020 OPINION Max D. Lederer Jr., Publisher Lt. Col. Marci Hoffman, Europe commander Trump the disrupter has lost his novelty Lt. Col. Richard McClintic, Pacific commander Caroline E. Miller, Europe Business Operations BY GARY ABERNATHY voters in enough states decided to take a fective counterpunch, saying, “This is not EDITORIAL Special to The Washington Post chance on the reality TV star and sent him about my family or his family. It’s about to Washington while sending Hillary Clin- your family.” Trump’s attacks went over Terry Leonard, Editor hen political newcomer Donald ton packing. the top, damaging his effort to raise ques- [email protected] Trump joined a stage full of That first 2015 GOP debate took place in tions about the younger Biden’s overseas Robert H. Reid, Senior Managing Editor other Republican candidates Cleveland, where Trump returned Tues- business dealings. 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He swatted accusations with a response, but simulta- professional offered clear contrasts on is- [email protected] neously failing to answer important ques- sues ranging from the pandemic to crime (+1)(202)886-0033 away tough questions, shrugged off biting Brian Bowers, Assistant Managing Editor, News criticisms of his most outrageous com- tions such as whether he would agree to to the economy. [email protected] ments and displayed a surprising depth of “pack” the Supreme Court, as many other All that was required of Biden on Tues- knowledge about issues both foreign and Democrats have suggested. His strategy of day night was a demonstration of focus, CIRCULATION domestic. The Washington Post’s Eugene laughing while Trump was scoring points coherence and stamina for 90 minutes. 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Buffalo 3 0 0 1.000 93 77 Steelers-Titans Go to the American Forces 1961 — Roger Maris hits his 61st home New England 2 1 0 .667 87 66 Miami 1 2 0 .333 70 65 Network website for the most run of the season, against Tracy Stallard of the Boston Red Sox at Yankee Stadi- N.Y. Jets 0 3 0 .000 37 94 up-to-date TV schedules. South um. The blow gives New York a 1-0 victo- Tennessee 3 0 0 1.000 80 74 myafn.net ry and eclipses Babe Ruth’s 34-year-old Indianapolis 2 1 0 .667 84 45 single-season home run record. Jacksonville 1 2 0 .333 70 84 Houston 0 3 0 .000 57 95 North Pittsburgh 3 0 0 1.000 80 58 postponed after Deals Baltimore 2 1 0 .667 91 56 Cleveland 2 1 0 .667 75 88 Cincinnati 0 2 1 .000 66 74 BASKETBALL Tuesday’s transactions National Basketball Association West Kansas City 3 0 0 1.000 91 60 BASEBALL CHICAGO BULLS — Named Todd Camp- bell head athletic trainer. Las Vegas 2 1 0 .667 88 90 Major League Baseball L.A. Chargers 1 2 0 .333 52 57 American League FOOTBALL National Football League Denver 0 3 0 .000 45 70 CHICAGO WHITE SOX — Reassigned NATIONAL CONFERENCE 8 positive tests RF Blake Rutherford, CF Luis Gonzalez, ARIZONA CARDINALS — Signed TE SS Danny Mendick, Cs Seby Zavala and Evan Baylis to the practice squad. East Yermin Mercedes, LHPs Gio Gonzalez ATLANTA FALCONS — Placed CB Dar- W L T Pct PF PA and Bernardo Flores Jr., RHPs Jonathan queze Dennard on the injured reserve. Dallas 1 2 0 .333 88 97 Washington 1 2 0 .333 62 81 Stiever, Reynaldo Lopez and Zack Burdi Signed DE Austin Edwards to the practice Associated Press and OF Micker Adolfo to minor leagues. squad. Released LB Deone Bucannon and Philadelphia 0 2 1 .000 59 87 higher rate of noncontact lower Designated RHP Alex McRae for assign- CB D.J. White from the practice squad. N.Y. Giants 0 3 0 .000 38 79 extremity injuries on turf com- ment. Activated CF Leury Garcia from CAROLINA PANTHERS — Activated South NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The 60-day IL. S Natrell Jamerson from the practice Tampa Bay 2 1 0 .667 82 61 pared to natural surfaces. CLEVELAND INDIANS — Reassigned squad reserve/COVID-19 list. Carolina 1 2 0 .333 68 81 Pittsburgh-Tennessee game orig- LHPs Sam Hentges, Scott Moss and Kyle CHICAGO BEARS — Placed RB Tarik Co- New Orleans 1 2 0 .333 88 94 inally scheduled for Sunday will Nelson, RHPs Adam Plutko and Jean Car- hen on injured reserve. Signed DE Terry Atlanta 0 3 0 .000 90 108 los Mejia, OFs Jake Bauers and Daniel Beckner and LB Sharif Finch to the prac- North be played either Monday or Tues- Rangers buy out star Johnson and INF Bobby Bradley to the tice squad. Activated RB Artavis Pierce Chicago 3 0 0 1.000 74 62 minor leagues. from the practice squad. Green Bay 3 0 0 1.000 122 85 day due to positive coronavirus goaltender Lundqvist HOUSTON ASTROS — Agreed to terms CINCINNATI BENGALS — Waived G Detroit 1 2 0 .333 70 92 tests among the Titans, the NFL with 1B Yuli Gurriel on a one-year con- Shaq Calhoun. Minnesota 0 3 0 .000 75 102 NEW YORK — The “King” of tract. Reassigned RHPs Barndon Bai- CLEVELAND BROWNS — Signed S Jo- West announced Wednesday. ley, Joe Biagini, Humberto Castellanos, vante Moffatt from the practice squad. Seattle 3 0 0 1.000 111 86 The NFL said a new date and Madison Square Garden has been Chase De Jong, Chris Devenski, Luis Gar- Placed WR Jolo Natson on injured re- Arizona 2 1 0 .667 77 61 cia, Brad Peacock, Nivaldo Rodriguez, serve. Waived LB Montrel Meander. L.A. Rams 2 1 0 .667 89 71 time would be announced as soon deposed. Carlos Sanabria and Justin Verlander, DALLAS COWBOYS — Signed OT Jor- San Francisco 2 1 0 .667 87 46 The New York Rangers have LHP Cionel Perez and INF Taylor Jones to dan Mills to the practice squad. Thursday, Sept. 24 as possible and that the postpone- the minor leagues. Selected the contract DENVER BRONCOS — Placed OT Elijah Miami 31, Jacksonville 13 bought out the contract of star Wilkinson on injured reserve. ment would allow additional time of OF Chas McCormick from alternate Sunday, Sept. 27 goaltender Henrik Lundqvist, training site. Designated RHP Joe Biagini KANSAS CITY CHIEFS — Released Pittsburgh 28, Houston 21 for further testing. for assignment. WR Kalija Lipscomb from the practice Tennessee 31, Minnesota 30 On Tuesday, the NFL said parting ways with one of their MINNESOTA TWINS — Designated squad. Cincinnati 23, Philadelphia 23, OT RHP Sean Poppen for assignment. Reas- JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS — Placed K Chicago 30, Atlanta 26 three Titans players and five greatest players in franchise his- signed RHPs Dakota Chalmers and Johan Brandon Wright on injured reserve. Cleveland 34, Washington 20 tory after 15 mostly spectacular Duran, LHPs Rich Hill, Devin Smeltzer LOS ANGELES CHARGERS — Placed CB New England 36, Las Vegas 20 team personnel had tested posi- Chris Harris Jr. on injured reserve. Acti- Buffalo 35, L.A. Rams 32 and Lewis Thorpe, OFs Brent Rooker and vated S Jahleel Addae from the practice tive for COVID-19. The Titans seasons. Gilberto Celestino and INFs Travis Blan- squad. San Francisco 36, N.Y. Giants 9 have closed their facility at least In buying out the final year kenhorn and Josh Donaldson to the mi- NEW YORK GIANTS — Released QB Indianapolis 36, N.Y. Jets 7 nor leagues. Cooper Rush and RB Rod Smith from the Carolina 21, L.A. Chargers 16 through Friday and will not be of the 38-year old’s contact, the NEW YORK YANKEES — Reassigned practice squad. Signed RB Alfred Mor- Tampa Bay 28, Denver 10 able to practice in any fashion Rangers will save $3.7 million in RHPs Albert Abreu, Luis Gil, Brooks ris and QB Clayton Thorson to practice Detroit 26, Arizona 23 Kriske and Luis Medina, OF Austin Mead- squad. Seattle 38, Dallas 31 together until Saturday at the cap space for next season. Lun- ows, CF Estevan Florial and INFs Thairo PHILADELPHIA EAGLES — Signed TE Green Bay 37, New Orleans 30 Estrada and Miguel Andujar to the minor Jason Croom and CB Michael Jacquet to Monday, Sept. 28 earliest. dqvist is now a free agent. leagues. the practice squad. Released TE Jordan Kansas City 34, Baltimore 20 Titans coach Mike Vrabel said The Rangers traded veteran OAKLAND ATHLETICS — Reassigned Franks and RB Michael Warren from the Thursday’s game INFs Austin Allen, Matt Chapman and practice squad. Placed TE Dallas Goedert Denver at N.Y. Jets soon after the announcement defenseman Marc Staal and a Sheldon Neuse, OFs Luis Barrera, Skye on injured reserve. Sunday’s games Bolt, Seth Brown and Dustin Fowler and SAN DIEGO CHARGERS — Placed CB L.A. Chargers at Tampa Bay Wednesday: “Some of them are second-round draft choice to De- RHPs Paul Blackburn, Jordan Weems and Chris Harris Jr. on injured reserve. Acti- Cleveland at Dallas indeed experiencing flu-like troit in the last week in another Daulton Jefferies to the minor leagues. vated S Jahleel Addae from the practice Baltimore at Washington TAMPA BAY RAYS — Selected the con- squad. Signed DL Joe Gaziano to the Pittsburgh at Tennessee symptoms, nothing I think out of cap move. tract of LHP Shane McClanahan from practice squad. Arizona at Carolina the ordinary. We anticipate they alternate training site. Designated LHP SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS — Released OT New Orleans at Detroit Since joining the team in 2005- Sean Gilmartin for assignment. Reas- William Sweet from the practice squad. Jacksonville at Cincinnati will feel better shortly. Nothing of 06, Lundqvist has won the Vezina signed LHPs Ryan Sherriff, Sean Gilmar- SEATTLE SEAHAWKS — Waived LB Em- Minnesota at Houston tin, Josh Fleming and Brendan McKay, manuel Ellerbee (from injured reserve) Seattle at Miami overly concern. But my concern is Trophy (2011-12), led the Rangers RHPs Edgar Garcia, Brent Honeywell and and LB D’Andre Walker. Indianapolis at Chicago always with the health and safety to the Stanley Cup Final (2014), Trevor Richards, INFs Vidal Brujan, Kevin TENNESSEE TITANS — Placed DL N.Y. Giants at L.A. Rams Padlo, Brian O’Grady, Kevan Smith and DaQuan Jones, LS Beau Brinkley and TE Buffalo at Las Vegas of our players, our staff and their and been selected to the All-Star Ronaldo Hernandez and OF Austin Mead- Tommy Hudson on the COVID-19 list. New England at Kansas City families.” ows to the minor leagues. Signed RB D’Onta Foreman and DB Mau- Philadelphia at San Francisco game five times. He also helped TORONTO BLUE JAYS — Reassigned rice Smith to the practice squad. Monday’s game In other NFL news: Sweden win gold at the 2006 RHPs Elvis Luciano, Julian Merryweather, WASHINGTON FOOTBALL TEAM — Atlanta at Green Bay  Patrick Murphy, Hector Perez, Sean Reid- Placed DT Matt Ioannidis on injured re- The NFL is threatening Turin Olympics. Foley, Tanner Roark, Jordan Romano, Ja- serve. Signed DE Nate Orchard. teams with possible suspensions cob Waguespack, Shun Yamaguchi and HOCKEY Lundqvist played in 887 games, T.J. Zeuch and OF Derek Fisher to the National Hockey League College football for sideline personnel, includ- posting a 459-310-96 record with minor leagues. Activated INF Santiago NASHVILLE PREDATORS — Signed G ing coaches, who do not properly Espinal. Devin Cooley to a two-year, entry-level a 2.43 goals-against average. The National League contract. Schedule wear face coverings during the man referred to as “The King” PITTSBURGH PIRATES — Signed free NEW JERSEY DEVILS — Loaned F pandemic. agent RHP Weslyn Toussaint to a minor Mikhail Maltsev to SKA St. Petersburg Friday’s games was limited to 30 games in this league contract. (KHL). SOUTH Forfeiting draft picks also could Campbell (0-3) at Wake Forest (0-2) past season and had a 10-12-3 FAR WEST be among disciplinary measures record with a career-worst 3.16 Louisiana Tech (2-0) at BYU (2-0) for failing to comply with league/ Pro soccer Saturday’s games goals-against average. EAST players’ union protocols. Baylor (1-0) at West Virginia (1-1) In a memo obtained by The As- MLS San Jose 2, Los Angeles FC 1 NC State (1-1) at Pittsburgh (3-0) USA Bobsled skipping Seattle 3, LA Galaxy 1 Abilene Christian (0-1) at Army (2-1) sociated Press, Troy Vincent, who EASTERN CONFERENCE Saturday’s games Rice at Marshall (2-0), ppd. oversees NFL football operations, W L T Pts GF GA New York at Orlando City North Carolina (1-0) at Boston College some World Cup races Columbus 9 2 3 30 23 8 Atlanta at D.C. United (2-0) told the 32 teams Wednesday that Philadelphia 8 2 4 28 24 11 Chicago at Montreal SOUTH USA Bobsled and Skeleton is Toronto FC 8 2 4 28 24 15 Nashville at New England Missouri (0-1) at Tennessee (1-0) “accountability” is required on Orlando City 7 2 5 26 25 15 Philadelphia at Toronto FC Arkansas St. (1-1) at Coastal Carolina the sidelines. not sending sliders to Europe for New England 5 3 6 21 15 12 Sporting Kansas City at Houston (2-0) at least the first half of the World New York 6 6 2 20 17 16 New York City FC at Miami South Carolina (0-1) at Florida (1-0) The NFL has fined several New York City FC 6 6 2 20 14 10 Cincinnati at Minnesota Cup sliding season, part of a plan Nashville SC 4 5 4 16 11 14 East Carolina (0-1) at Georgia St. (0-1) coaches $100,000 for lack of com- Columbus at FC Dallas UTSA (3-0) at UAB (2-1) Montreal 5 8 1 16 20 27 Vancouver at Seattle to keep its athletes and coaches as Chicago 4 7 3 15 18 22 North Alabama at Liberty (2-0) pliance, including Sean Payton LA Galaxy at San Jose Houston Baptist (0-3) at E. Kentucky (1-2) safe as possible during the coro- Atlanta 4 8 2 14 13 19 Colorado at Portland of New Orleans and Jon Gruden Cincinnati 3 7 4 13 8 21 Texas A&M (1-0) at Alabama (1-0) Sunday’s game Mississippi (0-1) at Kentucky (0-1) of Las Vegas, who both have said navirus pandemic. D.C. United 2 7 5 11 11 20 Los Angeles FC at Real Salt Lake Inter Miami CF 3 9 2 11 12 22 Jacksonville St. at Florida St. (0-2) At a minimum, the Americans Virginia Tech (1-0) at Duke (0-3) they contracted and recovered WESTERN CONFERENCE are planning to miss four World W L T Pts GF GA NWSL Charlotte (0-1) at FAU from the coronavirus. Seattle 7 3 3 24 29 12 W. Kentucky (0-2) at Middle Tennes-  Cup weekends — two in Sigulda, Portland 7 4 3 24 27 24 W L T Pts GF GA see (0-3) The NFL Players Associa- Sporting KC 6 5 2 20 24 20 Chicago 1 1 1 4 6 4 Georgia Southern (1-1) at Louisiana- tion is asking that the 32 league Latvia, in November and two in FC Dallas 5 3 5 20 19 13 North Carolina 1 0 1 4 4 3 Monroe (0-3) Igls, Austria, in December. There Colorado 5 4 4 19 25 20 Washington 1 1 1 4 4 4 LSU (0-1) at Vanderbilt (0-1) teams change all field surfaces to Minnesota United 5 5 4 19 24 21 Portland 1 0 0 3 3 0 Tulsa (0-1) at UCF (2-0) natural grass because of injury are eight World Cup weekends Los Angeles FC 5 6 3 18 32 29 Houston 1 1 0 3 6 5 Auburn (1-0) at Georgia (1-0) Real Salt Lake 4 4 6 18 19 21 Sky Blue FC 1 1 0 3 3 5 Arkansas (0-1) at Mississippi St. (1-0) concerns. on the schedule, plus the world Houston 3 4 7 16 21 24 Reign FC 0 0 1 1 2 2 Virginia (1-0) at Clemson (2-0) championships that were moved Vancouver 5 9 0 15 17 31 Orlando 0 1 1 1 1 3 Troy (1-1) at South Alabama (1-2) Union president JC Tretter LA Galaxy 4 6 3 15 17 22 Utah 0 1 1 1 2 5 MIDWEST said in a statement on Wednesday from the U.S. team’s home base San Jose 3 6 5 14 19 39 Note: Three points for victory, one South Florida (1-1) at Cincinnati (2-0) Note: Three points for victory, one point for tie. Oklahoma St. (2-0) at Kansas (0-2) that artificial turf is significantly in Lake Placid, N.Y., because of point for tie. Saturday, Sept. 26 Cent. Arkansas (2-1) at N. Dakota St. harder on the body than grass. the pandemic and quarantining Sunday, Sept. 27 Washington 1, Chicago 1 Texas Tech (1-1) at Kansas St. (1-1) New York 4, Montreal 1 Reign FC 2, Utah 2 Oklahoma (1-1) at Iowa St. (1-1) He cited the NFL’s injury data concerns. New England 2, D.C. United 0 Houston 3, Orlando 1 SOUTHWEST Philadelphia 3, Miami 0 Wednesday’s game TCU (0-1) at Texas (2-0) from 2012-18 that the contact “We are taking every precau- Chicago 2, Atlanta 0 Reign FC at Portland Memphis (1-0) at SMU (3-0) injury rate for lower extremi- tion necessary to ensure the safe- Toronto FC 3, Columbus 1 Saturday’s games West Texas A&M University at Stephen Real Salt Lake 0, Minnesota 0 Washington at Sky Blue FC F. Austin (0-3) ties was higher during practices ty of our athletes, coaches, and Orlando City 0, FC Dallas 0 Portland at Utah Southern Miss. (0-3) at North Texas (1-1) and games held on turf. And that staff members,” USABS CEO Sporting Kansas City at Colorado ppd. Sunday’s game FAR WEST Portland 1, Vancouver 0 North Carolina at Houston Navy (1-1) at Air Force NFL players experienced a much Aron McGuire said. Thursday, October 1, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 19 NHL/FRENCH OPEN Serena withdraws because of injury

BY HOWARD FENDRICH ment in six years and the most AND JEROME PUGMIRE significant development in Paris Associated Press on Day 4, which also included a straight-set loss by U.S. Open PARIS — Serena Williams runner-up Victoria Azarenka and laughed at her own jokes and straightforward wins for Rafael sounded an upbeat tone — or one Nadal and Dominic Thiem over a as positive, at least, as could be ex- couple of American men. pected from a player whose latest “That’s disappointing on many bid for a record-tying 24th Grand levels, of course,” said John Isner, Slam title ended because of inju- the 21st-seeded man who was ry, as did her season, probably. beaten in four sets by 20-year- Williams tried to warm up for old American qualifier Sebastian her second-round match at Ro- Korda. “It’s disappointing per- land Garros on Wednesday but sonally for Serena, but it’s disap- huddled afterward with her coach pointing for the tournament and and determined that if walking on for tennis fans worldwide.” the Achilles tendon she hurt at the Williams’ departure, and the U.S. Open nearly three weeks ago 10th-seeded Azarenka’s 6-2, 6-2 was difficult, then trying to run dismissal by 161st-ranked Anna and compete made little sense. Karolina Schmiedlova — some- “If it was my knee, that would one who lost 13 consecutive be more really devastating for Grand Slam matches until defeat-

PHOTOS BY LUIS SANTANA, TAMPA BAY TIMES/AP me. But this is something that just ing Williams’ older sister, Venus, happened, and it’s super acute. earlier this week — meant zero Tampa Bay Lightning owner Jeff Vinik, left, holds the Stanley Cup as team captain Steven Stamkos looks That’s totally different. I feel like of the four female semifinalists on after the team arrived Tuesday in Tampa, Fla. Tampa Bay won its second Cup Monday night. my body is actually doing really, at Flushing Meadows made it really well,” said Williams, who past the second round at Roland turned 39 on Saturday. “I just ran Garros. into, for lack of a better word, bad Champion Naomi Osaka didn’t timing and bad luck, really, in make the trip to France at all; New York.” No. 21 seed Jennifer Brady was Lightning overcame long Williams withdrew about upset in her opening match by a an hour before she would have 17-year-old qualifier. played Tsvetana Pironkova at The French Open’s start was Court Philippe Chatrier, her ear- postponed to September from season to lift Stanley Cup liest exit from a major tourna- May because of the pandemic . French Open scores BY JOHN WAWROW Associated Press Wednesday Kanepi, Estonia, 6-4, 7-5. Simona Halep (1), Romania, def. Irina- Defenseman Ryan McDonagh At Stade Rolan Garros Camelia Begu, Romania, 6-3, 6-4. was preparing to answer one last Paris Men’s Doubles Purse: $18,209,040 First Round question regarding the Tampa Surface: Red clay Ivan Dodig, Croatia, and Filip Polasek Bay Lightning’s Stanley Cup Men’s Singles (5), Slovakia, def. Henri Kontinen, Fin- Second Round land, and Jan-Lennard Struff, Germany, championship when teammates Taylor Fritz (27), United States, def. 6-3, 6-1. Nikita Kucherov and Alex Kil- Radu Albot, Moldova, 6-3, 6-2, 6-4. Jonny O Mara, Britain, and Marcelo Stan Wawrinka (16), Switzerland, def. Arevalo-Gonzalez, El Salvador, def. Al- lorn crashed the room, putting an Dominik Koepfer, Germany, 6-3, 6-2, 3-6, bert Ramos-Vinolas, Spain, and Gianluca abrupt and celebratory end to the 6-1. Mager, Italy, 6-1, 6-2. Sebastian Korda, United States, def. Matt Reid and Alex de Minaur, Austra- news conference. John Isner (21), United States, 6-4, 6-4, lia, def. Dusan Lajovic and Nikola Cacic, 2-6, 6-4. Serbia, 6-4, 6-7 (4), 7-6 (5). “Who’s next? Next question,” Hugo Gaston, France, def. Yoshihito Robert Farah and Juan Sebastian Ca- Kucherov said, looking into the Nishioka, Japan, 6-4, 7-6 (4), 3-6, 6-2. bal (1), Colombia, def. Corentin Denolly Diego Schwartzman (12), Argentina, and Kyrian Jacquet, France, 3-6, 6-2, 6-3. camera. def. Lorenzo Giustino, Italy, 6-1, 7-5, 6-0. Aljaz Bedene, Slovenia, and Dennis With McDonagh stopping in Rafael Nadal (2), Spain, def. Mackenzie Novak, Austria, def. Ricardas Berankis, McDonald, United States, 6-1, 6-0, 6-3. Lithuania, and Yoshihito Nishioka, Japan, mid-sentence, Killorn stepped be- Pedro Martinez, Spain, def. Mikhail 6-4, 6-3. hind the podium and said, “We’re Kukushkin, Kazakhstan, 6-3, 6-1, 6-0. Marcel Granollers, Spain, and Horacio Dominic Thiem (3), Austria, def. Jack Zeballos (2), Argentina, def. Sam Quer- not staying here all night, man.” The Lightning’s Blake Coleman places his 7-month-old daughter Sock, United States, 6-1, 6-3, 7-6 (6). rey and Steve Johnson, United States, Norbert Gombos, Slovakia, def. Jurij 3-6, 6-3, 7-6 (4). The wait for the Lightning — Charlie in the Stanley Cup as Coleman’s wife Jordan, back, looks on. Rodionov, Austria, 6-2, 2-6, 7-6 (4), 6-4. Women’s Doubles and the NHL — was long enough Lorenzo Sonego, Italy, def. Alexander First Round Bublik, Kazakhstan, 7-6 (8), 6-1, 7-5. Jil Teichmann, Switzerland, and Nina after Tampa Bay clinched the while spending 65 days in the “To finally be here and enjoy it, Casper Ruud (28), Norway, def. Tommy Stojanovic, Serbia, def. Leylah Annie Cup with a 2-0 win in Game 6 NHL bubble, starting in Toronto it’s awesome,” Killorn said. “It’s Paul, United States, 6-1, 1-6, 6-3, 1-6, 6-3. Fernandez, Canada, and Diane Parry, Federico Coria, Argentina, def. Benoit France, 6-2, 6-4. against Dallas on Monday night before relocating to Edmonton kind of surreal right now, to be Paire (23), France, 7-6 (3), 4-6, 6-3, 6-1. Kristyna Pliskova, Czech Republic, in Edmonton, Alberta. for the conference finals. honest.” Stefano Travaglia, Italy, def. Kei Nishi- and Viktoria Kuzmova (13), Slovakia, def. kori, Japan, 6-4, 2-6, 7-6 (7), 4-6, 6-2. Laura-Ioana Paar, Romania, and Julia Tampa Bay raised the Cup “Obviously, we can go back Once reunited with their fami- Women’s Singles Wachaczyk, Germany, 6-2, 2-6, 6-0. 363 days after the first puck was Second Round Jasmine Paolini, Italy, and Varvara and look at what’s going on in lies, the team members were Tsvetana Pironkova, Bulgaria, def. Gracheva, Russia, def. Lyudmyla Kiche- dropped on the 2019-20 season, the world now,” said Maroon, taken to Amalie Arena for a pri- Serena Williams (6), United States, walk- nok and Nadiia Kichenok (15), Ukraine, over. 6-3, 4-6, 6-4. and some 6 ½ months after hock- who won the Cup last year with vate on-ice celebration that in- Elina Svitolina (3), Ukraine, def. Rena- Gabriela Dabrowski, Canada, and ey was put on pause due to the St. Louis. “I think a lot of us are cluded their wives, girlfriends, ta Zarazua, Mexico, 6-3, 0-6, 6-2. Jelena Ostapenko (5), Latvia, def. Arina Ekaterina Alexandrova (27), Russia, Rodionova, Australia, and Zarina Diyas, coronavirus pandemic. going to sit back and talk about children, arena staff workers and def. Astra Sharma, Australia, 6-3, 6-3. Kazakhstan, 7-5, 6-3. “We knew what we were capa- this one a lot, because this one team sponsors. Anna-Karolina Schmiedlova, Slovakia, Cristina-Andreea Mitu and Patricia def. Victoria Azarenka (10), Belarus, 6-2, Maria Tig, Romania, def. Madison Bren- ble of with our whole roster, and was a special one, and a hard one Team owner Jeff Vinik said 6-2. gle, United States, and Yana Sizikova, we were pretty thankful to get to win.” the Lightning have been one of Nadia Podoroska, Argentina, def. Yulia Russia, 7-6 (8), 6-4. Putintseva (23), Kazakhstan, 6-3, 1-6, 6-2. Magda Linette, Poland, and Kateryna the opportunity to come back and The Lightning returned home the most successful teams in Amanda Anisimova (25), United Kozlova, Ukraine, def. Amandine Hesse play,” McDonagh said. States, def. Bernarda Pera, United States, and Harmony Tan, France, 6-0, 7-6 (2). later Tuesday, greeted by family the NHL, but were missing one 6-2, 6-0. Arantxa Rus, Netherlands, and Marie The Lightning’s title, their sec- members and hundreds of fans on thing. Barbora Krejcikova, Czech Republic, Bouzkova, Czech Republic, def. Ana Bog- def. Barbora Strycova (32), Czech Repub- dan, Romania, and Rebecca Peterson, ond after winning in 2004, was an airstrip near Tampa Interna- “Over the past six years we’ve lic, 6-4, 3-6, 6-3. Sweden, 6-4, 4-6, 6-4. historic. tional Airport. been to four conference finals and Kiki Bertens (5), Netherlands, def. Kveta Peschke, Czech Republic, and Sara Errani, Italy, 7-6 (5), 3-6, 9-7. Demi Schuurs (6), Netherlands, def. Ma- In becoming the first team to The crowd cheered team mem- played for the Stanley Cup,” Vinik Katerina Siniakova, Czech Republic, koto Ninomiya and Nao Hibino, Japan, 7- win the Cup after the month of bers exiting the plane. Defense- said. “This time we won it.” def. Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, Russia, 6 (5), 5-7, 6-4. 6-3, 6-4. Bethanie Mattek-Sands and Sofia June, Tampa Bay also became man Victor Hedman, holding his Stamkos thanked the families Eugenie Bouchard, Canada, def. Daria Kenin (9), United States, def. Paula Ba- the first to win 18 playoff games, Conn Smythe Trophy, and team for their patience as the players Gavrilova, Australia, 5-7, 6-4, 6-3. dosa, Spain, and Elena Rybakina, Ka- Iga Swiatek, Poland, def. Hsieh Su-wei, zakhstan, 6-4, 6-4. including two in a preliminary captain Steven Stamkos, hoisting spent more than two months in Taiwan, 6-1, 6-4. Alison van Uytvanck and Greet Min- Maria Sakkari (20), Greece, def. Kamil- nen, Belgium, def. Heather Watson, Brit- round seeding series, as opposed the Stanley Cup, were the last to the NHL’s bubble in Toronto and la Rakhimova, Russia, 7-6 (0), 6-2. ain, and Lara Arruabarrena, Spain, 6-3, to the standard 16. And it did so leave the airplane. Edmonton. Elise Mertens (16), Belgium, def. Kaia 6-2. PAGE 20 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Thursday, October 1, 2020 MLB PLAYOFFS Scoreboard

Judge, Yankees Playoffs WILD CARD SERIES (Best-of-three, x-if neccesary) American League Tampa Bay 1, Toronto 0 Tuesday: Tampa Bay 3, Toronto 1 Wednesday: Game 2 hammer Bieber, x-Thursday: Game 3, (Walker 4-3) at Tampa Bay (Morton 2-2) Chicago White Sox 1, Oakland 0 Tuesday: Chicago White Sox 4, Oak- land 1 Wednesday: Game 2 x-Thursday: Game 3 Chicago White Sox (Dunning 2-0 or Cease 5-4) at Oak- Indians in opener land (TBD) ; AFN-Sports, 9 p.m. Thursday CET; 4 a.m. Friday JKT Houston 1, Minnesota 0 BY TOM WITHERS “The first inning didn’t go as Tuesday: Houston 4, Minnesota 1 Associated Press planned,” Bieber said. “I wish Wednesday: Game 2 I would have been with my off- x-Thursday: Game 3, Houston (TBD) at Minnesota (Pineda 2-0) CLEVELAND — On a night for speed stuff in the zone, and chal- New York Yankees 1, Cleveland 0 debates, Aaron Judge, Gerrit Cole lenged those guys a little more. I Tuesday: N.Y. Yankees 12, Cleveland 3 and the New York Yankees made Wednesday: Game 2 forced myself into some bad situ- x-Thursday: Game 3, New York Yan- quite an opening statement. ations and some bad counts on top kees (Happ 2-2) at Cleveland (Plesac 4- Shane Bieber had no rebuttal. of not having my best stuff and 2); ; AFN-Sports, 1 a.m. Friday CET; 8 a.m. Judge smashed a tone-setting, Friday JKT making mistakes. National League two-run homer on Bieber’s fourth “No excuses. It was not good.” Los Angeles Dodgers vs. Milwaukee pitch, Cole struck out 13 in his The best-of-three series contin- Wednesday: Game 1 Thursday: Game 2, Milwaukee (Wood- New York playoff debut and the ues Wednesday night with Carlos ruff 3-5) at Los Angeles Dodgers (Ker- Yankees opened their AL wild- Carrasco trying to save Cleve- shaw 6-2); AFN-Sports, 4 a.m. Friday CET; card series with a resounding 12- land’s season against Masahiro 11 a.m. Friday JKT x-Friday: Game 3 3 win over the Cleveland Indians Tanaka. Atlanta vs. Cincinnati on Tuesday. When Bieber’s final pitch Wednesday: Game 1 DAVID DERNER/AP Just a few miles from where Thursday: Game 2, Cincinnati (Cas- clanged loudly off the empty tillo 4-6) at Atlanta (Anderson 3-2) ; AFN- President Donald Trump and left-field bleachers on a two-run The New York Yankees’ Aaron Judge runs after hitting a two-run Sports, 6 p.m. Thursday CET; 1 a.m. Friday campaign opponent Joe Biden homer by Gleyber Torres in the homer off Cleveland Indians pitcher Shane Bieber in the first inning JKT made their cases to the nation in of Game 1 of an AL wild-card baseball series Tuesday in Cleveland. x-Friday: Game 3 fifth, the Yankees were up 7-2 Chicago Cubs vs. Miami their presidential debate, the Yan- and had delivered a boisterous Wednesday: Game 1 kees teed off against Bieber, who postseason message to the rest of Cleveland’s dugout, seemingly deadline trade from San Diego, Thursday: Game 2, Miami (TBD) at Chi- cago Cubs (Darvish 8-3 or Hendricks 6-5) was baseball’s best pitcher during baseball: Don’t forget us. carrying all of the city’s hopes for went 4-for-4 and became the first x-Friday: Game 3; AFN-Sports, 9 p.m. the condensed regular season but “We scored quite a few runs,“ a long run with him. The Indians player with three extra-base hits Friday CET; 4 a.m. Saturday JKT ineffective in his playoff debut. said Brett Gardner, who hit a have lost seven straight playoff San Diego vs. St. Louis in his postseason debut. Wednesday: Game 1 Judge and the rest of New two-run homer in the seventh and games. Cole’s strikeouts were the sec- Thursday: Game 2, St. Louis (Wain- York’s hitters hadn’t faced Bieber drove in three. “I don’t think you Staked to an early lead on ond-most by a New York pitcher wright 5-3) at San Diego (TBD) in 2020, but they were well pre- Judge’s homer, Cole showed why x-Friday: Game 3 ever expect that against a pitch- in postseason history. Roger Cle- pared and took some meaty cuts er the caliber of Shane Bieber. the Yankees shelled out $324 mil- mens fanned 15 in Game 4 of the Tuesday against the 25-year-old ace, who Hopefully that’s a sign of more lion for him in the offseason. The gave up season highs in runs good things to come.” right-hander gave up two runs 2000 ALCS. Cole also became the Yankees 12, Indians 3 2 New York Cleveland (seven) and hits (nine) over 4 ⁄3 After giving up Torres’ homer, — including Josh Naylor’s homer first pitcher to strike out at least 12 in three postseason games. ab r h bi ab r h bi innings — his shortest stint since Bieber handed the ball to acting — and six hits without a walk in LeMhu 2b-1b 5 1 2 1 Lindor ss 4 0 0 0 June 9 last season against the Indians manager Sandy Alomar seven innings. “We needed to set the tone for Judge rf 5 1 1 2 Hrnndez 2b 4 0 1 0 Hicks cf 3 2 0 0 Ramirez 3b 3 0 1 1 Yankees. Jr. and walked slowly toward Naylor, who came over in the the series,” Cole said. Voit 1b 5 1 2 1 Santana 1b 4 0 0 0 Wade 2b 0 0 0 0 Reyes dh 4 0 0 0 Stanton dh 5 1 1 1 Naylor lf 4 2 4 1 Urshela 3b 4 1 1 1 R.Perez c 3 0 0 0 Torres ss 4 3 4 3 Leon c 1 0 0 0 Gardner lf 5 2 3 3 Naquin rf 4 0 1 1 Astros extend Twins’ playoff futility Higshioka c 5 0 1 0 DeShlds cf 4 1 1 0 Totals 41 12 15 12 Totals 35 3 8 3 New York 201 220 401—12 Cleveland 001 100 001— 3 LOB—New York 6, Cleveland 6. 2B—Voit BY DAVE CAMPBELL that I put my teammates in a position they (1), Gardner (1), Naylor 2 (2), Ramirez (1). Associated Press shouldn’t have been in,” said Romo, lament- HR—Judge (1), Torres (1), Gardner (1), ing the five shutout innings by starter Kenta Stanton (1), Naylor (1). SF—Urshela (1). MINNEAPOLIS — Tarnished by scandal IP H R ER BB SO Maeda that were spoiled. New York at the start of the year and below average dur- Minnesota and Houston tied for the fewest Cole W,1-0 7 6 2 2 0 13 ing this pandemic-abbreviated season, the Cessa 2 2 1 1 1 1 errors in the majors with 20 during the 60- Cleveland Houston Astros showed up for the playoffs game season. The Astros were only 18th in Bieber L,0-1 4C 9 7 7 2 7 with their usual confidence and poise. Maton 1B 0 0 0 0 1 walks, but this one counted the most. Cimber C 2 3 3 1 0 Just like that, they’ve got the edge on the “It’s the same thing as a base hit,” Altuve Hill 2 3 2 2 0 2 O.Perez B 1 0 0 0 0 Minnesota Twins in an elimination game. said. Jose Altuve drew a walk to force in the go- Hill pitched to 4 batters in the 9th. Framber Valdez, who made 10 regular-sea- WP—Cole. T—3:17. ahead run in the ninth inning Tuesday after a son starts, pitched five scoreless innings in re- two-out error by shortstop Jorge Polanco, and Astros 4, Twins 1 lief of Zack Greinke for the victory to keep the the Astros beat the Twins 4-1 to open their AL Houston Minnesota bullpen fresh for the rest of the series. Valdez ab r h bi ab r h bi playoff series and stretch Minnesota’s all-time allowed his only two hits with one out in the Springer cf 5 1 1 1 Arraez 2b 3 0 0 0 postseason record to 17 straight losses. Altuve 2b 3 0 0 1 Buxton cf 4 0 1 0 “These guys know how to battle. They ninth, but Willians Astudillo grounded into a Brantley dh 5 0 2 2 Kepler rf 2 1 0 0 double play to end the game. Bregman 3b 4 0 0 0 Cruz dh 3 0 1 1 know what it’s like,” said manager Dusty Tucker lf 4 0 1 0 Rosario lf 4 0 0 0 Valdez became the first reliever with five Gurriel 1b 4 1 1 0 Sano 1b 4 0 1 0 Baker, after the Astros became the first team Correa ss 2 1 1 0 Polanco ss 4 0 1 0 in major league history to win a game after shutout innings in a playoff game since Romo’s Reddick rf 4 1 1 0 Jeffers c 2 0 0 0 teammate, Madison Bumgarner, did so for the Maldonado c 4 0 1 0 Garver ph 1 0 0 0 reaching the postseason with a losing record. Avila c 0 0 0 0 “They know how to win, and they take pride JIM MONE/AP Giants in Game 7 of the 2014 World Series. Astdillo ph 1 0 0 0 “Framber is oblivious to pressure,” said the Gnzalez 3b 2 0 0 0 in what they do.” Houston Astros pitcher Framber Valdez Totals 35 4 8 4 Totals 30 1 4 1 71-year-old Baker, who took his fifth different Houston 000 000 103—4 Game 2 in the best-of-three wild-card threw five innings of scoreless relief in his team to the postseason. Minnesota 001 000 000—1 matchup is Wednesday at Target Field. team’s 4-1 defeat of the Twins in an AL wild- E—Polanco (1). DP—Houston 1, Min- The Twins aren’t, even though nobody on nesota 0. LOB—Houston 9, Minnesota 7. Michael Brantley tacked on a two-run sin- card opener Tuesday in Minneapolis. 2B—Brantley (1), Cruz (1). SB—Buxton gle against Caleb Thielbar in the ninth after this team has taken part in more than five (1). losses during this streak that surpassed the IP H R ER BB SO Sergio Romo issued the full-count walk to Twins manager Rocco Baldelli called for the 5-foot-6 Altuve, who batted 127 points record for consecutive postseason losses in Houston Romo, the fifth of six pitchers, to start the Greinke 4 2 1 1 3 1 lower (.219) this year than his 2017 AL MVP major North American sports. Minnesota Valdez W,1-0 5 2 0 0 2 5 ninth. The Astros started with two singles, season. was tied with the Chicago Blackhawks, who Minnesota but Romo was about to escape with the tie Maeda 5 2 0 0 3 5 “He laid off a close pitch. It didn’t go my dropped 16 straight games in the NHL play- May H,1 1 0 0 0 0 0 way,” said Romo, who has three World Series preserved until Polanco’s throw to second offs from 1975-79. Duffey BS,0-1 1 3 1 1 1 1 Rogers 1 0 0 0 0 1 rings with San Francisco and pitched in his base after a straight-at-him grounder was low Minnesota’s previous win in the playoffs Romo L,0-1 C 2 3 0 1 0 to blow the forceout. Thielbar B 1 0 0 0 0 30th career postseason game. “Tough pill to was notched in New York on Oct. 5, 2004, in Duffey pitched to 1 batter in the 8th. swallow.” “I’m the one to wear any of that. I do feel Game 1 of the AL division series. T—3:49. Thursday, October 1, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 21 MLB PLAYOFFS Giolito, Abreu power White Sox past A’s in Game 1

BY JANIE MCCAULEY Associated Press OAKLAND, Calif. — Lucas Giolito released a brief yell of de- light and marched quickly back to the dugout, his work day going just brilliantly for the Chicago White Sox. Giolito simply dazzled in his postseason debut, stymieing the Oakland Athletics through six perfect innings and sending the CHRIS O’MEARA/AP White Sox to a 4-1 victory in the Tampa Bay’s Manuel Margot, right, celebrates his two-run home run off Toronto reliever A.J. Cole with opener of their best-of-three wild- Joey Wendle during Game 1 of a wild-card playoff series Tuesday in St. Petersburg, Fla. card series Tuesday. “Unreal. Unreal to watch. Un- real to be behind him,” shortstop Tim Anderson said. “He put the work in. When you set yourself

Stellar Snell, Margot’s HR apart to put the work in and want RIC ISBERG/AP E R to be a superstar, you want to be that dominant. The work is show- Chicago White Sox pitcher Lucas lift Rays past Jays in opener ing. Happy for him and hopefully Giolito held the Oakland Athletics he can keep it up and continue to to two hits and a run over seven grow as a player and as a person. innings in a 4-1 win Tuesday BY FRED GOODALL the starter, limiting Toronto to Toronto despite being outscored He’s our guy. I expect nothing but in Game 1 of an AL wild-card Associated Press two singles, two doubles and Bo 48-44 and outhomered 17-11 dur- that from him.” series in Oakland, Calif. Bichette’s eighth-inning sacrifice ing the regular-season series. It also brought back memories ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Be- fly the rest of the way. Snell has only had modest suc- of Giolito’s no-hitter against Pitts- during 11 previous playoff trips yond ace lefty Blake Snell, the Fairbanks closed for his first cess against the Blue Jays during burgh on Aug. 25. since 2000, reaching the 2006 small-market Tampa Bay Rays save of the season as Cash kept his career, but the young divi- “It was a different feel though AL Championship Series before are light on household names. taking a fresh and innovative ap- sion rivals had no answers for the because throwing a perfect being swept by Detroit. On the postseason stage, the proach to using his pitching staff. lefty Tuesday until Kirk singled game, no-hitter is a great per- “We have no choice tomorrow. American League’s No. 1 seed Snell yielded one hit, walked through the hole between first sonal accomplishment, but we’re That’s the way we’ve been here for showed just where all that domi- two and struck out nine, tying a and second base with Castillo in the playoffs, the goal is to win a while now. We wanted a series. nance is coming from. Tampa Bay postseason record. already warming up in the Rays the game,” Giolito said. “For me We lost the first game of it. Now “Tonight was a pretty good “I’m getting into a groove. It bullpen. it was all about I’m going to give it’s time for us to respond tomor- representation of the Tampa Bay usually takes me a little while The Tampa Bay starter walked the team the best possible chance row,” manager Bob Melvin said. Rays — our players, how we go to get going anyway,” Snell said. Grichuk with two outs in the first to come out on top after nine “We’re going to have to do more about winning games,” manager “It’s been two months but I usu- before fanning Vladimir Guerre- innings.” offensively. We can’t score one Kevin Cash said. “We found suc- ally start slow. I’m starting to get ro Jr. Teoscar Hernandez drew a On Tuesday, he didn’t allow a run and think that we’re going to cess being really good in tight the hang of it, starting to feel it. one-out walk before being erased baserunner to the AL West cham- win tomorrow and put that much games. Pitching, the defense, and The playoff energy always gets on an inning-ending double play pions until Tommy La Stella’s pressure on the starter.” timely hits are the reasons for it.” me a lot more excited, for sure.” that got Snell through the fifth. single up the middle to start the Ramon Laureano’s groundout With Snell taking a no-hitter Blue Jays reliever Robbie Ray “The moment he was throwing seventh. Giolito gave up one run in the eighth scored the Athletics’ into the sixth inning, shortstop took the loss, giving up one run all of his pitches for strikes, it was on two hits over seven innings, lone run. Willy Adames making splashy de- and one hit in three innings. going to be tough for our hitters. struck out eight and walked one Engel crushed an 0-2 fast- fensive plays and Manuel Margot Margot hit his homer to left-cen- He’s pretty good,” said Toronto before giving way to Evan Mar- ball for a 1-0 lead in the second, delivering a two-run homer, the ter field off A.J. Cole to push the manager Charlie Montoyo, who shall after a stellar 100-pitch and Abreu homered in the third AL East champions opened the Rays’ lead to 3-0 in the seventh served on Cash’s staff with the outing. against 22-year-old lefty Jesus playoffs Tuesday with a 3-1 vic- inning. Rays from 2015-18. “Pretty cool,” manager Rick Luzardo. tory over the Toronto Blue Jays. Toronto broke through in the Renteria said. “It was neat to Engel’s fourth-inning double The Rays will try to advance eighth against Anderson, who Rays 3, Blue Jays 1 see.” chased Luzardo, who took the in the best-of-three wild-card didn’t allow a run in 18 of 19 regu- Toronto Tampa Bay Giolito got plenty of support: loss. matchup in Game 2 at Tropicana lar-season appearances. ab r h bi ab r h bi Jose Abreu hit a two-run homer Field, where the seats will be Biggio 3b 4 0 1 0 Tstsugo dh 2 0 0 0 White Sox 4, Athletics 1 Rowdy Tellez’s pinch-hit single Bchtte ss 3 0 0 1 Rnfre ph-dh 1 0 0 0 and Adam Engel also connected empty with the exceptions of fam- gave the Blue Jays a spark. Biggio Grichuk cf 3 0 0 0 Choi ph-dh 1 0 0 0 for Chicago. Yasmani Grandal Chicago Oakland ily and friends from both teams. Grrero Jr. 1b 3 0 0 0 B.Lowe 2b 4 0 1 0 ab r h bi ab r h bi followed with a double before Bi- Gurriel Jr. lf 4 0 2 0 Arzarena lf 4 1 1 0 homered in the eighth. Anderson ss 4 1 3 0 La Stella 2b 4 0 1 0 “I think the biggest thing is not chette delivered his sacrifice fly Hrnandez rf 3 0 0 0 Phillips lf 0 0 0 0 Alex Colome, the third reliever Mncada 3b 4 0 0 0 Grossman lf 4 0 0 0 Villar 2b 2 0 0 0 N.Lowe 1b 3 0 0 0 Grandal dh 4 1 1 1 Semien ss 4 0 0 0 to press, not to really panic. That’s to make it 3-1. Panik ph-2b 2 0 0 0 Adames ss 2 0 0 0 for the White Sox, worked the Abreu 1b 4 1 2 2 Olson 1b 4 0 0 0 probably the worst thing we can Anderson avoided further dam- Kirk dh 3 0 1 0 Wendle 3b 2 1 0 0 ninth for a save to close out the 2- McCann c 4 0 0 0 Canha rf 2 1 0 0 Jansen c 2 0 0 0 Margot rf 3 1 2 2 Robert cf 4 0 1 0 Lamb 3b 3 0 1 0 do as a team,” Blue Jays third age when Adames made a nice Tellez ph 1 1 1 0 Krmaier cf 3 0 0 0 hour, 53-minute game. Engel rf 4 1 2 1 Lureano cf 3 0 0 1 baseman Cavan Biggio said. play to snare Randal Grichuk’s McGuire c 0 0 0 0 Zunino c 3 0 0 0 Before the single by La Stella, Garcia lf 4 0 0 0 Pinder dh 3 0 0 0 Totals 30 1 5 1 Totals 28 3 4 2 Madrigal 2b 4 0 0 0 Murphy c 3 0 1 0 “It’s a bigger stage right now liner to end the inning. Toronto 000 000 010—1 Jake Lamb’s line drive to center Totals 36 4 9 4 Totals 30 1 3 1 and not a lot of our guys have Fairbanks worked a scoreless Tampa Bay 000 100 20x—3 in the fifth was the hardest-hit Chicago 012 000 010—4 DP—Toronto 0, Tampa Bay 1. LOB—To- Oakland 000 000 010—1 really played in the playoffs be- ninth to became the 13th different ronto 6, Tampa Bay 3. 2B—Biggio (1), Gur- ball against Giolito by the power- LOB—Chicago 5, Oakland 3. 2B—Engel fore,” the son of Hall of Famer riel Jr. (1). 3B—Arozarena (1). HR—Margot (1), Anderson (1). HR—Engel (1), Abreu pitcher to earn a save for Tampa (1). SB—Adames (1). SF—Bichette (1). ful A’s, whose offense struggled (1), Grandal (1). Craig Biggio added, “but I think Bay this season. IP H R ER BB SO down the stretch. IP H R ER BB SO we learned from this one today.” The Rays back in the playoffs Toronto Now, Oakland must win Game Chicago Shoemaker 3 2 0 0 0 2 Giolito W,1-0 7 2 1 1 1 8 Snell allowed just two baserun- after beating Oakland in last Ray L,0-1 3 1 1 1 1 5 2 on Wednesday at home to avoid Marshall H,1 C 1 0 0 0 0 ners until Alejandro Kirk singled year’s AL wild-card game and Cole B 1 2 2 1 1 another early playoff exit. Bummer H,1 B 0 0 0 0 0 leading off the sixth. The 27-year- losing to Houston in the divisional Borucki C 0 0 0 0 1 The A’s are in the postseason Colome S,1-1 1 0 0 0 0 1 Hatch 1 0 0 0 0 0 Oakland old lefty retired the next two bat- round. Tampa Bay for a third straight year. They lost Luzardo L,0-1 3B 6 3 3 0 5 ters, but Cash didn’t give him a With a league-best 40-20 re- Snell W,1-0 5C 1 0 0 2 9 in the AL wild-card game each of Wendelken 2C 1 0 0 0 3 Castillo H,1 C 1 0 0 0 1 Petit 1 1 0 0 0 1 chance to finish the inning. cord, they captured their first di- N.Anderson H,1 1C 2 1 1 0 0 the past two seasons after 97 wins Soria 1 1 1 1 0 1 Fairbanks S,1-1 1 1 0 0 0 2 Diekman 1 0 0 0 0 1 Diego Castillo, Nick Ander- vision in 10 years. Tampa Bay also HBP—Castillo (Guerrero Jr.). WP—Ray, both times. Giolito pitched to 2 batters in the 8th. son and Pete Fairbanks followed won six of 10 meetings against Fairbanks. T—3:06. Oakland advanced just once T—2:53. PAGE 22 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Thursday, October 1, 2020 NFL Weekly statistics

Rypien named Broncos’ AFC individual leaders NFC individual leaders Week 3 Week 3 Quarterbacks Quarterbacks Att Com Yds TD Int Att Com Yds TD Int Allen, Buf 114 81 1038 10 1 Prescott, Dal 143 96 1188 5 2 Mahomes, KC 121 82 898 9 0 Ryan, Atl 128 80 961 7 2 Burrow, Cin 141 91 821 5 1 Wilson, Sea 103 79 925 14 1 Tannehill, Ten 104 70 809 6 1 Rodgers, GB 106 71 887 9 0 Rivers, Ind 92 72 794 3 3 Bridgewater, Car 104 77 871 2 2 Watson, Hou 95 64 792 4 3 Goff, LAR 90 63 863 5 2 starting QB against Jets Minshew, Jac 107 79 787 6 3 Stafford, Det 106 66 811 5 2 Carr, Las 100 74 784 6 0 K.Murray, Ari 113 75 786 4 5 Roethlisberger, Pit 109 73 777 7 1 Brees, NO 104 73 760 6 1 BY ARNIE STAPLETON once in Denver’s 28-10 loss. Newton, NE 91 62 714 2 2 Brady, TB 109 71 753 6 3 Rushers Rushers Associated Press He was replaced by Rypien Att Yds Avg LG TD Henry, Ten 82 319 3.9 16 2 Att Yds Avg LG TD on the Broncos’ final drive, and Chubb, Cle 51 292 5.7 29 4 Jones, GB 50 303 6.1 75t 4 ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — Brett Rypien completed his first eight Jacobs, Las 68 252 3.7 14 3 Cook, Min 48 294 6.1 39t 4 Rypien kept his head up when he Edwards-Helaire, KC 55 240 4.4 27t 1 Drake, Ari 54 219 4.1 16 1 passes for 53 yards before throw- Ekeler, LAC 47 236 5.0 13 1 Elliott, Dal 58 219 3.8 14 3 went undrafted out of Boise State. ing an interception in the end Conner, Pit 40 224 5.6 59 2 Peterson, Det 43 209 4.9 27 0 He didn’t get discouraged when J.Robinson, Jac 43 210 4.9 39 3 Henderson, LAR 35 201 5.7 40 2 zone. Hunt, Cle 39 204 5.2 33 1 Gurley, Atl 49 197 4.0 16 2 he twice got cut by the Denver Denver Broncos (0-3) “Up until the last throw when Jackson, Bal 32 182 5.7 30 0 Montgomery, Chi 43 191 4.4 23 0 Broncos. Taylor, Ind 48 182 3.8 16 2 Sanders, Phi 38 190 5.0 19 1 at New York Jets (0-3) he made a bad decision and a bad Receivers K.Murray, Ari 26 187 7.2 25 4 He didn’t flinch when the Bron- read, he played pretty good in No Yds Avg LG TD Receivers AFN-Sports2 Diggs, Buf 20 288 14.4 47 2 No Yds Avg LG TD cos valued Brandon Allen over there,” Fangio said. “So we want Allen, LAC 24 265 11.0 28 1 Hopkins, Ari 32 356 11.1 33 1 him last year to serve as a back- 2:20 a.m. Friday CET to see if that can continue.” Edelman, NE 15 259 17.3 49 0 Ridley, Atl 21 349 16.6 63 4 Boyd, Cin 21 230 11.0 25 1 Metcalf, Sea 12 297 24.8 62 3 up to Joe Flacco and then Drew 9:20 a.m. Friday JKT Rypien showed good enough Beasley, Buf 15 228 15.2 29 0 Kamara, NO 27 285 10.6 52t 3 Lock. recognition of defensive align- Kelce, KC 21 227 10.8 29 2 Anderson, Car 20 278 13.9 75t 1 Hill, KC 15 222 14.8 54t 3 McLaurin, Was 16 269 16.8 33 1 Rypien’s determination didn’t ments to change calls and pro- C.Davis, Ten 15 206 13.7 38 1 Cooper, Dal 25 267 10.7 58 0 waver when the Broncos signed tections and he was quicker Henry, LAC 16 206 12.9 33 0 Lockett, Sea 24 259 10.8 43t 4 Fant, Den 14 184 13.1 31 2 Lazard, GB 13 254 19.5 72 2 Jeff Driskel last offseason or throwing the ball than Driskel, Punters Gallup, Dal 11 246 22.4 52 1 Blake Bortles last week. who was sacked 11 times in the No Yds Lg Avg Punters Huber, Cin 15 726 70 48.4 No Yds Lg Avg “I wouldn’t necessarily say dis- last two weeks. Haack, Mia 12 578 63 48.2 Fox, Det 13 690 67 53.1 couraged, no,” Rypien said after “I’ve seen a lot of defenses,” Kern, Ten 10 469 66 46.9 Johnston, Phi 13 673 62 51.8 Cooke, Jac 8 373 63 46.6 Dickson, Sea 15 774 67 51.6 being named the starter for the said Rypien, who started 49 Anger, Hou 12 554 58 46.2 Charlton, Car 8 410 60 51.3 Broncos’ game against the New Townsend, KC 9 415 58 46.1 Lee, Ari 10 480 58 48.0 games in college. “I think that’s Koch, Bal 8 366 53 45.8 Way, Was 16 760 60 47.5 York Jets on Thursday night in Martin, Den 14 639 56 45.6 probably my best quality is being Gillan, Cle 9 409 59 45.4 Wishnowsky, SF 8 377 59 47.1 a matchup of reeling 0-3 teams. able to understand defenses and Long, LAC 11 494 63 44.9 O’Donnell, Chi 12 562 64 46.8 “I’ve always just tried to take Punt returners Dixon, NYG 9 421 62 46.8 think fast and get the ball out.” No Yds Avg Long TD Pinion, TB 14 623 59 44.5 the mentality of get better every Injury epidemic: Fangio con- Proche, Bal 4 50 12.5 17 0 Punt returners Roberts, Buf 7 86 12.3 23 0 No Yds Avg Long TD single day.” firmed Tuesday that yet another Carter, Hou 4 45 11.3 19 0 Harris, NO 5 73 14.6 18 0 Helping him with that perse- starter was headed to injured re- Erickson, Cin 6 66 11.0 22 0 Peppers, NYG 4 50 12.5 20 0 Hines, Ind 5 52 10.4 16 0 Lamb, Dal 5 55 11.0 20 0 verance was his uncle, former serve. This time it’s right tackle Spencer, Den 4 31 7.8 9 0 Powell, Atl 4 40 10.0 14 0 Washington QB Mark Rypien. Elijah Wilkinson (shin), a day Johnson, Pit 5 38 7.6 18 0 Cooper, Car 5 36 7.2 19 0 Grant, Mia 5 36 7.2 15 0 S.Sims, Was 10 56 5.6 19 0 “He sat his first two years on after five-time Pro Bowl defen- Raymond, Ten 6 24 4.0 11 0 Mickens, TB 5 21 4.2 13 0 IR, so having some conversa- sive lineman Jurrell Casey (bi- Kickoff returners Kickoff returners No Yds Avg LG TD No Yds Avg LG TD tions with him about (how) he ceps) was lost for the season. B.Wilson, Cin 4 156 39.0 45 0 Patterson, Chi 9 284 31.6 45 0 overcame adversity throughout Duvernay, Bal 7 238 34.0 93t 1 Cooper, Car 5 144 28.8 38 0 Wilkinson will be replaced McCloud, Pit 5 144 28.8 49 0 Harris, NO 5 142 28.4 35 0 his first two years and then being by 12th-year veteran Demar Reed, LAC 6 154 25.7 46 0 Agnew, Det 5 141 28.2 35 0 able to win a Super Bowl and be DAVID ZALUBOWSKI/AP Dulin, Ind 4 98 24.5 41 0 Osborn, Min 5 130 26.0 38 0 Dotson. Raymond, Ten 5 101 20.2 30 0 Homer, Sea 6 149 24.8 44 0 a starter for a few years” helped Brett Rypien was named “He’s obviously an experienced Carter, Hou 7 140 20.0 27 0 Edmonds, Ari 6 132 22.0 42 0 him learn how to cope and bide Scoring Scoring Denver’s starting quarterback player. He’s played right tackle Touchdowns Touchdowns his time, Rypien said. “So, I defi- for Thursday’s game against the 10,000 snaps in this league, prob- TD Rush Rec Ret Pts TD Rush Rec Ret Pts nitely don’t think I ever lost hope Chubb, Cle 4 4 0 0 24 Kamara, NO 6 3 3 0 36 Jets in New York. ably, so we feel good about putting Newton, NE 4 4 0 0 24 Jones, GB 5 4 1 0 30 or was discouraged. I just tried to him in there,” Fangio said. Burkhead, NE 3 2 1 0 18 Cook, Min 4 4 0 0 24 Hill, KC 3 0 3 0 18 get better.” Elliott, Dal 4 3 1 0 24 we feel like we need to.” Other starters on IR are: line- J.Howard, Mia 3 3 0 0 18 Evans, TB 4 0 4 0 24 Coach Vic Fangio accidentally Hunt, Cle 3 1 2 0 18 Driskel played admirably after backer Von Miller (ankle), wide Jacobs, Las 3 3 0 0 18 Lockett, Sea 4 0 4 0 24 declared Rypien’s 57-year-old replacing an injured Lock (shoul- receiver Courtland Sutton (knee), J.Robinson, Jac 3 3 0 0 18 McCaffrey, Car 4 4 0 0 24 J.Smith, Ten 3 0 3 0 18 K.Murray, Ari 4 4 0 0 24 uncle the starter over Driskel on der) i n Denver ’s 26 -21 loss at P it ts- cornerback A.J. Bouye (shoul- Smith-Schuster, Pit 3 0 3 0 18 Ridley, Atl 4 0 4 0 24 Tuesday. burgh two weeks ago, although he der) and defensive end Dre’Mont Kicking Kicking PAT FG LG Pts PAT FG LG Pts “Yeah, we’re going to start froze and took the sack on fourth Jones (knee). Backups on IR are: Blankenship, Ind 8/8 8/10 44 32 Crosby, GB 13/13 7/7 52 34 Mark — I mean Brett — I keep- down at the Steelers’ 15-yard line tight end Austin Fort (knee) and Gostkowski, Ten 5/7 9/12 55 32 Koo, Atl 6/8 8/9 49 30 Tucker, Bal 10/10 7/7 47 31 Slye, Car 3/5 9/9 47 30 ing calling him Mark at times be- in the waning minutes. linebackers Justin Strnad (wrist) Bullock, Cin 6/6 8/9 50 30 Lutz, NO 10/10 6/6 45 28 cause of his uncle,” Fangio said. Driskel started last week and Austin Calitro (hamstring). Carlson, Las 10/10 6/7 54 28 Prater, Det 7/7 7/9 44 28 Butker, KC 8/10 5/6 58 23 Gould, SF 9/9 6/7 52 27 “But we’re going to go with Brett; against the Buccaneers but was The injured Broncos are mak- Badgley, LAC 4/4 6/7 43 22 Elliott, Phi 5/5 6/7 54 23 Boswell, Pit 7/8 5/5 41 22 Gonzalez, Ari 8/9 5/7 56 23 but we do have the ability to mix limited to 176 yards and was ing a combined $53.4 million this Bass, Buf 12/12 3/5 39 21 Zuerlein, Dal 7/9 5/6 46 22 Jeff in there some in the game if sacked five times and intercepted season . Folk, NE 9/10 4/6 33 21 Sloman, LAR 9/10 4/6 35 21 Explosion: After three weeks, NFC East has only one victory and a tie

FROM BACK PAGE Minnesota. team’s first three games of a sea- this season. Washington, Dallas, There have now been 10 teams son. He also hit three field goals of Philadelphia and the Giants have this season to win games they at least 50 yards for the first time combined for a 1-8-1 record out- trailed in by at least 10 points, tied in his career in Sunday’s win over side of the division with the Cow- for the second-most double-digit Minnesota, the first in the NFL to boys’ Week 2 comeback at Atlanta comebacks through three weeks. do that since Justin Tucker of Bal- and the Eagles’ Week 3 tie against There were 11 in 2011. timore on Nov. 27, 2016. Gostkows- Cincinnati the only non-losses. The Falcons have been a big ki’s field goals Sunday totaled 260 The only divisions to have reason why. They became the first yards, the seventh most in NFL a worse record in nondivision team in NFL history to blow back- history, according to Football games after three weeks since the to-back games in which they led Perspective. start of the eight-division format by at least 15 points in the fourth Twos are wild: Tampa Bay’s in 2002 are the 2005 NFC North quarter with losses to Dallas and Mike Evans had an efficient game (1-6), 2002 AFC North (1-7) and Chicago the past two weeks. against Denver last week. His 2013 NFC East (1-7). Just for kicks: After starting the only two receptions came on 1- Comeback kids: Three teams season by missing three field goals yard TDs from Tom Brady. Evans overcame double-digit deficits and one extra point in the opener, became the third player to post to win last week, with Chicago Tennessee’s Stephen Gostkowski the line of two catches for 2 yards rallying from 16 points down to has turned into the NFL’s most and two touchdowns. Howard BRETT DUKE/AP beat Atlanta, Pittsburgh coming clutch kicker. He is the first kicker Cross did it for the Giants against Green Bay Packers outside linebacker Za’Darius Smith, center, back from 11 points down to beat since the merger to kick a game- Arizona in 1994, and Lee Folkins celebrates a fumble recovery against the Saints on Sunday in New Houston and Tennessee over- winning field goal in the final two for Dallas against Washington in Orleans. The Packers defense has allowed just 85 points so far. coming a 12-point deficit against minutes of regulation in each of his 1963. Thursday, October 1, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 23 NBA FINALS/WNBA FINALS Butler fits as a leader with Miami

BY IRA WINDERMAN Sun Sentinel

So much of this season for Jimmy Butler has been about the passing of a torch and an embrace of Miami Heat culture. For the past 12 months, it had been about moving into the space that Dwyane Wade vacated with his 2019 retirement. For these next two weeks, it sets up as an opportunity to fill the champion- ship mantle that LeBron James abdicated with his 2014 move from the Heat back to the Cleve- land Cavaliers. Tuesday, during media day at the NBA Finals, Butler spoke on the eve of Wednesday’s 9 p.m. opener against James and the Los Angeles Lakers of how just about everything in this first sea- PHOTOS BY MARK J. TERRILL/AP son with the Heat has felt like the The last time Rajon Rondo, left front, and Dwight Howard, right front, were in the NBA Finals, they were playing against the Lakers. right team at the right time. “I’m so comfortable with being myself more than I’ve ever been,” he said. “These guys love me, love who I Couldn’t beat them, so joined them am, and it’s reciprocated towards those guys.” It hasn’t always been that way for Butler, after tumultuous tours with the Chicago Bulls, Minne- Rondo, Howard back for another NBA Finals shot, this time with Lakers sota Timberwolves and Phila- delphia 76ers. But just as James BY BRIAN MAHONEY victory 11 years ago. or annually,” Rondo said. “Being NBA scoreboard found his NBA footing when he Associated Press “It’s been the hardest road to back here over a decade later is left the Cleveland Cavaliers to get back here and I’m very grate- a very humbling experience, and join the Heat in 2010 free agency, Last time the Los Angeles Lak- ful,” Howard said. “One thing is I’m letting my young guys know winning titles in 2012 and ’13, ers ruled the NBA, Rajon Rondo I’ve never just given up on myself. from all the rookies to the second- NBA Finals Butler said he now feels a sense and Dwight Howard were trying At Lake Buena Vista, Fla. of championship-level direction. I’ve always continued to work as or third-year players like (Kyle (Best-of-seven; x-if necessary) to beat them. hard as I can knowing that one Kuzma) that this opportunity L.A. Lakers vs. Miami For that, just as James did later Howard fell short with Orlando Wednesday: Game 1 day things will change.” doesn’t come often.” Friday: Game 2 (AFN-Sports, 3 a.m. during Tuesday’s interview ses- in the 2009 NBA Finals. Rondo He was the NBA’s dominant It nearly didn’t come at all. Saturday CET; 10 a.m. Saturday JTK) sions, he credited Heat president Sunday: Game 3 (AFN-Sports, 1:30 a.m. lost with Boston in Game 7 in center while in Orlando, when Both Howard and Rondo weighed Saturday CET; 8:30 a.m. Saturday JTK) Pat Riley. 2010. the Magic ended the Celtics’ title the decision about coming to the Tuesday, Oct. 6: Game 4 “ He’s the individual outside x-Friday, Oct. 9: Game 5 They finally have another reign on their way to the finals. restart, with Howard one of the x-Sunday, Oct. 11: Game 6 of basketball that everybody has chance, this time trying to sup- Rondo carried Boston right back last Lakers to commit. Rondo x-Tuesday, Oct. 13: Game 7 said that he was, and definitely port rather than stop the Lakers. to the championship round with thought his presence might have about winning and winning now. Both are key veterans on a some impressive play in 2010, but been needed more back home in ballhandling and defense off the He’s definitely about that,” Butler team that will try to top Miami in that turned out to be the Celtics’ Louisville, Ky. bench. said. “He’s been a huge part in a series that started Wednesday. last chance. Rondo wasn’t available when Howard barely played in the our success of putting this team Howard’s opportunity at Walt “I won at 21 years old and now the playoffs started as he recov- second round against Houston’s together, expecting greatness Disney World comes just down being 34, it’s a completely differ- ered from right thumb surgery small lineup, but moved into the out of each and every one of us, the road from where the Lakers ent experience, and understand- and then later back spasms, but starting lineup during the West- and putting us in a position to be celebrated their championship ing that this doesn’t come often has since provided valuable ern Conference finals. great.” Aces, Storm are familiar foes in WNBA Finals matchup

WNBA scoreboard BY DOUG FEINBERG good and bad sometimes,” Laimbeer, the Las the regular season because of injury. Bird, Associated Press Vegas coach said. “Sometimes a bit of rust. who turns 40 on Oct. 16, also missed the We know them, they know us. We played each first meeting because of a bone bruise in her For the fourth time in five seasons, the best other twice. Eyeballed each other.” knee. WNBA playoffs two teams in the WNBA will square off for The Storm had nine days off after the regu- “This is the finals. The two best teams in Seeding in parentheses the championship when the Seattle Storm and lar season ended because they earned a dou- the league going at it,” said Las Vegas for- All games played at Bradenton, Fla. Las Vegas Aces play in the finals. Semifinals ble-bye. It was supposed to be a few days less, ward A’ja Wilson, who was the league’s MVP. The best-of-five series begins Friday night. (Best-of-five) but three inconclusive COVID-19 tests forced “It was ugly, but we got a win. End of day, (1) Las Vegas 3, (7) Connecticut 2 Las Vegas needed to beat Connecticut in a Connecticut 87, Las Vegas 62 the first game of their series with Minnesota we’ll go back and watch film on ourselves and Las Vegas, 83, Connecticut 75 decisive fifth game of the semifinals on Tues- Connecticut 77, Las Vegas 68 day to reach the finals for the second time in to be postponed two days. Eventually all the Seattle.” Las Vegas 84, Connecticut 75 tests came back negative History may be on the Aces’ side as the Tuesday: Las Vegas 66, Connecticut franchise history. The Aces, who are the top 63 Seattle’s Sue Bird and Breanna Stewart team that has had the league’s MVP has won (2) Seattle 3, (4) Minnesota 0 seed in the playoffs, also made the champion- Seattle vs. Minnesota ppd. ship round in 2008, when the team was located were glad to have some rest again before the the title every year since 2016. Seattle 88, Minnesota 86 opener of the WNBA Finals. The Storm were the preseason favorites to Seattle 89, Minnesota 79 in San Antonio. The Silver Stars were swept in Seattle 92, Minnesota 71 three games by Bill Laimbeer’s Detroit Shock “There’s a huge difference in 10 days and win the championship and ran through the Finals (Best-of-five; x-if necessary) that season. five days,” Stewart said. “We’re going to do first part of the season before Bird suffered (2) Seattle vs. Las Vegas Seattle swept Minnesota in its semifinal to what we can to make sure our bodies are the bone bruise. Stewart also missed the final Friday: Game 1 Sunday: Game 2 reach the championship round for the second ready.” few games of the regular season as the Storm Tuesday, Oct. 6: Game 3 Both players missed the final meeting be- (18-4) finished as the No. 2 seed behind Las x-Thursday, Oct 8: Game 4 time in three seasons. x-Sunday, Oct. 11: Game 5 “They are going to be rested and that can be tween the Storm and Aces on the last day of Vegas. S TARS AND STRIPES Thursday, October 1, 2020 F3HIJKLM MLB playoffs Yankees hammer Bieber, SPORTS Indians in Game 1 » Page 20

NFL Offensive explosion Production off the charts

BY JOSH DUBOW Inside the numbers Associated Press he NFL has never had a start to a sea- son like this one when it comes to offensive 51 production. TThrough three weeks, teams have combined for 51 points per Number of points per game game, 738.2 yards per game and teams have combined a 96.3 passer rating, the most ever at this juncture of an NFL to produce through season. three weeks. Only the 1961 AFL, when teams combined to average 53.1 points per game, was more conducive to scoring. 738.2 The offensive explosion has come after a virtual offseason and no exhibition games because of Number of yards combined the COVID-19 pandemic, which through three weeks. appears to have had a bigger im- pact on defenses than offenses. One other factor leading to the high scoring is a lack of penalties on offense. Teams have been pe- 96.3 nalized 283 times on offense so far this season, down from 443 at the same point last year. Passer rating combined There have also been some im- through three weeks. pressive performances with Se- attle’s Russell Wilson becoming SOURCE: Associated Press the fifth player with back-to-back games with at least five TD pass- anyone. Seattle has allowed 86 es while setting a record with 14 points through three games and through three games. Green Bay has given up 85. Only Dallas’ Dak Prescott became the 2000 Rams (94 points) and the second quarterback with 2018 Chiefs (92 points) gave up back-to-back games with at least more while winning the first 450 yards passing, and the Green three games. Bay Packers have scored at least NFC Least: The teams in the 35 points with no turnovers in NFC East have produced more each game. Only the Patriots Super Bowl titles than any other have done that for a three-game division with 13 and it is the only stretch previously, accomplishing division in which all four teams it in 2010 and ’12. have won the Super Bowl. That The Packers and Seahawks success has been lacking early have started with three straight wins despite struggling to stop SEE EXPLOSION ON PAGE 22

Inside: ELAINE THOMPSON/AP Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson became the fifth player with back-to-back games with at Rypien named Broncos’ starter, Page 22 least five touchdown passes and set a record with 14 through three games.

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