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BY SUSANNAH GEORGE AND AZIZ TASSAL The Washington Post GARDEZ, Afghanistan — Months after the Americans withdrew from this province in southeast Afghanistan, what little they left behind still lies scattered across the small military base: ra- tions packaging for chicken pesto pasta, Rice Krispies cereal boxes, instant chocolate milk packets. Inside trailers, the floors are lit- tered with Christmas decorations and letters from schoolchildren addressed “Dear soldier.” The U.S. military vacated For- ward Operating Base Lightning in March, less than a month after American and Taliban leaders signed a peace deal that set in motion a complete withdrawal of U.S. forces. On a recent day this month, only trash, splintered plywood, crushed metal trailers and mounds of twisted wire remained where hundreds of American troops once trained Afghan Insult to injury SEE VOID ON PAGE 6

Delta moves across hurricane-ravaged Louisiana

BY REBECCA SANTANA with top winds of 100 mph before rapidly Debris piles went airborne as Delta AND STACEY PLAISANCE weakening over land Saturday morning. blew through, and some of the wreckage Associated Press Flash floods remained a risk from parts floated around in the storm surge. The of Texas to Mississippi, where forecasters damage reached far inland, with trees LAFAYETTE, La. — Ripping tarps said up to 10 inches of rain could fall by shorn of leaves and falling onto streets in off damaged roofs and scattering mas- day’s end. Louisiana’s capital of Baton Rouge. sive piles of storm debris in the wind and Delta made landfall Friday evening Lake Charles Mayor Nic Hunter said water, Hurricane Delta inflicted fresh near the town of Creole, a few miles east tarps flew off homes across the city, and in damage in Louisiana along the same path of where Laura hit in August, and then the building where he rode out the storm, of destruction Hurricane Laura carved moved directly over Lake Charles, a wa- a tarp flapping sounded “like someone just six weeks earlier. terfront city where nearly every home was Delta hit as a Category 2 hurricane already damaged. SEE RAVAGED ON PAGE 8 LORENZO TUGNOLI/The Washington Post Some children travel every day Ernest Jack, whose home was severely damaged from Hurricane Laura, sits in his front doorway Friday, in Lake Charles, La. from Taliban-controlled territory Hurricane Delta hit the coast as a Category 2 hurricane Friday, before rapidly weakening over land. to this government-run school GERALD HERBERT/AP on the northeastern edge of Gardez, Afghanistan.

MILITARY VIRUS OUTBREAK MUSIC Lawmakers introduce Army cases climb over 33 years later, Prince’s legislation to prevent 18K as other branches ‘Sign ‘O’ the Times’ still closure of Parris Island see surge in positives holds up as masterwork Page 3 Page 4 Page 12

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EXCHANGE RATES Military rates Switzerland (Franc) ...... 0.9126 Stocks climb, biggest weekly gain in 3 months Euro costs (Oct. 12) ...... $1.15 Thailand (Baht) ...... 31.02 Dollar buys (Oct. 12)...... €0.83 Turkey (Lira) ...... 7.9020 British pound (Oct. 12) ...... $1.26 (Military exchange rates are those Associated Press ident Donald Trump sent markets derivatives at Charles Schwab. Japanese yen (Oct. 12) ...... 103.00 available to customers at military banking South Korean won (Oct. 12) ...... 1,129.00 on a sudden skid Tuesday after he The market’s solid finish fol- Commercial rates facilities in the country of issuance Wall Street closed out its best for Japan, South Korea, Germany, the Bahrain (Dinar) ...... 0.3771 halted negotiations on a support lows a weekslong run of mostly Netherlands and the United Kingdom. For week in three months Friday as British pound ...... $1.2972 nonlocal currency exchange rates (i.e., package for the economy until shaky trading over worries that Canada (Dollar) ...... 1.3148 investors drew encouragement purchasing British pounds in Germany), after the election. He appeared Congress and the White House China (Yuan) ...... 6.6962 from ongoing negotiations on check with your local military banking Denmark (Krone) ...... 6.3030 to change his mind a few hours won’t deliver more support for facility. Commercial rates are interbank Capitol Hill aimed at deliver- Egypt (Pound) ...... 15.7099 rates provided for reference when buying later, however. On Friday, Trump the economy and concerns that Euro ...... $1.1807/0.8469 ing more aid to the ailing U.S. currency. All figures are foreign currencies economy. was cheerleading the prospect of stock prices simply got too high Hong Kong (Dollar) ...... 7.7501 Hungary (Forint) ...... 301.84 to one dollar, except for the British pound, The S&P 500 rose 0.9%, its a deal, declaring on Twitter that during the summer. Israel (Shekel) ...... 3.3783 which is represented in dollars-to-pound, third straight gain. The bench- talks on a new aid package are The S&P 500 rose 30.31 points Japan (Yen) ...... 105.76 and the euro, which is dollars-to-euro.) “moving along. Go Big!” to 3,477.14. The Dow Jones In- Kuwait (Dinar) ...... 0.3061 mark index ended the week with Norway (Krone) ...... 9.1828 INTEREST RATES a 3.8% gain, its strongest rally “The fact that Trump reversed dustrial Average gained 161.39 Philippines (Peso) ...... 48.36 Prime rate ...... 3.25 since early July. course, I think, has given people points, or 0.6%, to 28,586.90. The Poland (Zloty) ...... 3.78 Discount rate ...... 0.25 Saudi Arabia (Riyal) ...... 3.7511 Federal funds market rate ...... 0.09 Much of this week’s focus has optimism again,” said Randy Fred- Nasdaq composite climbed 158.96 Singapore (Dollar) ...... 1.3544 3-month bill ...... 0.10 been on Washington, where Pres- erick, vice president of trading & points, or 1.4%, to 11,579.94. South Korea (Won) ...... 1143.70 30-year bond ...... 1.58 WEATHER OUTLOOK SUNDAY IN THE MIDDLE EAST SUNDAY IN EUROPE MONDAY IN THE PACIFIC

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BY CAITLIN M. KENNEY Stars and Stripes WASHINGTON— Three lawmakers from South Carolina introduced legislation Friday to stop the Marine Corps from closing its recruiting depot at Parris Island, S.C., in order to train new troops in a co-ed environment at another location. “I do not support and will never support closing Parris Island,” Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., said in the prepared statement issued Friday. The House bill, the Parris Is- land Protection Act, follows comments made by Marine Corps Commandant Gen. David Berger on Sept. 24 about the service considering a third training location due to lack of facilities for women at its two boot camps — the Ma- rine Corps Recruit Depot at Par- ris Island and the Marine Corps Recruit Depot in San Diego. The bill would “prohibit the use of federal funds to close or realign” Parris Island, according to the joint statement. Graham will also introduce a similar bill in the Senate, according to the statement. TYLER HLAVAC/U.S. Marine Corps “With its rich history, this base Recruits with India Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, repeat commands during a Marine Corps Martial Arts Program training session is of significant importance to in December at Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C. South Carolina, our nation, and our military. As long as I serve in cruits, female recruits only train 24 during a virtual event with gration” within the timeline laid female recruits at the company Congress, I will fight to preserve at Parris Island. DefenseOne, a news organization. out in the NDAA, as well as the level, it is only done when there Parris Island and make sure it re- The fiscal year 2020 National Parris Island has limited bar- need to modernize its training are smaller numbers of female remains the preeminent training fa- Defense Authorization Act, which racks space for women and San facilities. cruits during the slower training cility for the U.S. Marine Corps,” sets annual Pentagon policy and Diego has none, so having women “Due to a variety of limitations, Rep. Ralph Norman, R-S.C., said authorizes spending priorities, and men train together at each neither Marine Corps Recruit months. Graham suggested get- in the prepared statement. has a section mandating the Ma- base immediately cannot hap- Depots Parris Island nor San ting the Marine Corps to “change Rep. Joe Wilson, R-S.C., cited rine Corps to end gender-segre- pen, Berger said. There are also Diego are currently able to op- the basic training rules to have the impact the base’s closure gated training at Parris Island not enough women instructors to timally train recruits in an inte- men and women train in the same would have to the state for his train recruits at both bases. grated environment. At this time, within five years and integrate platoon like other services.” support for the legislation. the training at San Diego within “It’s definitely not as simple any remarks on courses of action “South Carolina has welcomed eight years. However, Berger’s as build a couple buildings, and are premature as we are simply “I believe that over time this recruits from around the country recent comments focused on the we’ll be there,” he said about in- exploring all options,” he said. change will be good for the Ma- for over a century, and to close difficulty of achieving that goal at frastructure concerns at the boot However, the bill would also rine Corps. However closing Par- Parris Island would not only be both bases by the set deadlines. camps. “prohibit any planning or other ris Island is a horrible idea. It detrimental to South Carolina, “We have to get to a place where Maj. Eric Flanagan, the com- activity related to such closure should not happen today or in the but also to the Marine Corps,” he on both coasts, or at a third loca- mandant’s spokesman, said in or realignment,” according to the future,” Graham said. said. tion or whatever we end up with, a statement Sept. 28 that the lawmakers. Though the Marine Corps has that every recruit ... there’s male Marine Corps is “exploring all While Parris Island has recent- [email protected] two locations for training new re- and female around,” he said Sept. options to accomplish this inte- ly begun integrating male and Twitter: @caitlinmkenney Cyber Command operation disrupts world’s largest botnet

BY ELLEN NAKASHIMA The effort is part of what Gen. have used it to install ransom- major health-care provider, Uni- tween the victimized computers The Washington Post Paul Nakasone, the head of Cyber ware, a particularly nasty form versal Health Services, whose and the servers. Command, calls “persistent en- of malware that encrypts users’ systems were locked up by the But the next day, the criminals In recent weeks, the U.S. mili- gagement,” or the imposition of data and for which the criminals ransomware known as Ryuk. The showed signs of restoring opera- tary has mounted an operation cumulative costs on an adversary then demand payment — usually attack forced personnel to resort to temporarily disrupt what is by keeping them constantly en- in cryptocurrency — to unlock. to manual systems and paper tions, according to Mark Arena, described as the world’s largest gaged. And that is a key feature Brian Krebs, who writes the records, according to reports. CEO of Intel 471, a U.S.-based botnet — one used also to drop of CyberCom’s activities to help blog KrebsonSecurity, first re- UHS runs more than 400 facili- threat intelligence company. ransomware, which officials say protect the election against for- ported on the existence of the ties across the United States and On Oct. 1, another similar is one of the top threats to the eign threats, officials said. operation. Cyber Command’s role Britain. Some patients reportedly disruption took place, Arena 2020 election. “Right now, my top priority is was previously unreported. The were rerouted to other emergen- said. But again, the criminals U.S. Cyber Command’s cam- for a safe, secure, and legitimate command declined to comment. cy rooms and experienced delays recovered. paign against the Trickbot bot- 2020 election,” Nakasone said in Department of Homeland Se- in getting test results. net, an army of at least 1 million August in a set of written respons- curity Officials fear that a ran- On Sept. 22, cyber threat re- “This was a punch in the gut for hijacked computers run by Rus- es to Washington Post questions. somware attack on state or local searchers who monitor the Trick- the bad guys, but not a knockout sian-speaking criminals, is not “The Department of Defense, and voter registration offices and bot network noticed the disruption blow,’” Holden said. “It was per- expected to permanently disman- Cyber Command specifically, are related systems could disrupt of command and control servers. ceived as inconvenient, but most tle the network, said four U.S. supporting a broader ‘whole-of- preparations for Nov. 3 or cause They did not know who was be- activity resumed within two to officials, who spoke on the condi- government’ approach to secure confusion or long lines on Elec- hind the disruption, but saw that three days.” tion of anonymity because of the our elections.” tion Day. They also note that ran- someone had hacked the servers The only way “you’re going to matter’s sensitivity. But it is one Trickbot is malware that can somware is a major threat beyond and sent out updates to all infect- way to distract them at least for steal financial data and drop elections. ed computers — including in the be completely successful against a while as they seek to restore other malicious software onto in- Trickbot was used last month United States — that effectively cyber criminals is to lock them up operations. fected systems. Cyber criminals in a damaging attack against a severed the communication be- in jail,” said Arena. PAGE 4 •STARS AND STRIPES• Sunday, October 11, 2020 VIRUS OUTBREAK Army surpasses 18K; two other branches surge

BY CAITLIN M. KENNEY the services at 10,668. Since last Stars and Stripes Friday, the Navy has reported 350 more cases, an increase in WASHINGTON— The Army the number of weekly cases when surpassed 18,000 coronavirus compared to the 275 case increase cases this week as two other ser- between Sept. 25 and Oct. 2. vices showed higher increases The Air Force saw a large in- in their cases compared to pre- crease in their weekly cases com- vious weeks, according to the pared to the previous two weeks, Pentagon’s latest data published with 386 new cases since Oct. 2, Friday. according to the Pentagon’s data. MARIA G. LLANOS/Released, U.S. Navy As of Friday, the Army has had 18,213 soldiers infected with the Between Sept. 25 and Oct. 2, the U.S. Navy Cryptologic Technical Technician 1st Class Richard K. Mooney, left, passes food supplies coronavirus, the highest number Air Force had 218 new cases and to Lt. Matthew H. Faber during a working party aboard the USS William P. Lawrence at Naval Station of cases among the military ser- 299 new cases between Sept. Guantanamo Bay, on Thursday. vices. Overall, the military has 18 and Sept. 25. In total, the Air had 48,513 cases and 630 hospi- Force has had 7,585 airmen in- rus cases and deaths. As of Friday, and their families. Those bases cut, had to reinstate its travel re- talizations as of Friday, according fected with the coronavirus. more than 7.6 million people in are: the U.S. Army Garrison Rhe- strictions. This happens when the to the Pentagon’s data posted on The Marine Corps has report- the United States have contracted inland-Pfalz in Baumholder, Ger- conditions needed to lift restric- its website. ed 6,027 cases of the coronavirus the virus and more than 213,000 many; Yuma Proving Ground in tions are no longer being met, among its personnel, with 227 Despite the Army’s high num- have died from it, according to Arizona; Homestead Air Reserve according to the Pentagon’s base more cases since Oct. 2. The Na- Johns Hopkins University. Base in Florida; Joint Base Lang- ber of cases, its weekly increase travel restrictions document. As of 901 cases from Oct. 2 to Fri- tional Guard had a similar num- This week, six more U.S. mili- ley-Eustis in Virginia, MacDill of Monday, 140 out of 231 U.S. day was lower than the previous ber of new cases with 293 since tary installations lifted travel re- Air Force Base in Florida, and week’s 979 cases between Sept. Oct. 2, bringing their total case strictions that have been in place Marine Corps Support Facility military installations have lifted 25 and Oct. 2. number to 5,663. since this spring in an attempt Blount Island in Florida. their travel restrictions. The Navy still has the second- The United States still leads the to slow the spread of the corona- One base, Naval Submarine [email protected] highest number of cases among world in the number of coronavi- virus among military personnel Base New London in Connecti- @caitlinmkenney White House ups virus aid offer, Trump says experimental resumes talk with Nancy Pelosi drugs may have saved him Associated Press one drug,” Trump said. “It just wiped out the virus. It wiped it Associated Press Earlier this week, Trump lam- the offer have narrowed” in ad- WASHINGTON — President out.” basted Democrats for their de- vance of a telephone conversation Donald Trump said Friday he WASHINGTON — The White The drug is not a cure, but ex- mands on an aid bill. later Friday between Pelosi and could have become very ill and House is boosting its offer in up- Pelosi’s most recent public offer Mnuchin. might not have recovered from perimental antibody treatments and-down COVID-19 aid talks was about $2.2 trillion, though that McConnell remains a skeptic COVID-19 without experimental like the one Trump was given are in hopes of an agreement before included a business tax increase that a deal can come together drugs, a far worse outlook than among the most promising thera- Election Day, even as President that Republicans won’t go for. — and he has issued private what his doctors were telling the pies being tested for treating and Donald Trump’s most powerful But GOP Senate Majority Lead- warnings that many Senate Re- American people. preventing coronavirus infec- GOP ally in the Senate said Con- er Mitch McConnell told an audi- publicans will oppose a deal in “I was asking the doctors today tions. The antibody drugs, which gress is unlikely to deliver relief ence in Kentucky that he doesn’t the range that Pelosi is seeking. ... and I said, ‘How bad was I?’ aim to help the immune system by then. see a deal coming together soon “We do need another rescue They said: ‘You could have been clear the virus, are still in testing. Trump on Friday took to Twit- out of a “murky” situation in package,” McConnell said. “But very bad. You were going into Their safety and effectiveness are ter to declare: “Covid Relief Ne- which the participants in the ne- the proximity to the election and a very bad phase,’ ” Trump told not yet known and there is no way gotiations are moving along. Go gotiations are elbowing for politi- the differences about what is Rush Limbaugh during his radio for the president or his doctors to Big!” A top economic adviser cal advantage. need at this particular juncture show. know whether the drug had any said the Trump team was upping “I’d like to see us rise above that are pretty vast.” “It looked like it was going to effect in his case. its offer in advance of a Friday like we did in March and April Later Friday, during an ap- be a big deal and you know what Trump is among fewer than conversation between Treasury but I think it’s unlikely in the next pearance in Tompkinsville, K y., that means, right? That means 10 people who have been able to Secretary Steven Mnuchin and three weeks,” McConnell said. McConnell said, “I don’t know bad because I’ve lost five people,” access the drug under “compas- House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. The McConnell said later that “the whether we’ll get another (virus Trump added, referring to ac- sionate use” rules without en- two spoke for more than 30 min- first item of priority of the Senate relief) package or not.” quaintances who have died. rolling in a study. He said he is utes Friday afternoon, said Pelosi is the Supreme Court,” suggest- McConnell’s remarks capped a Trump said that after contract- “bugging” the Food and Drug spokesman Drew Hammill. ing the virus, he was “not in the ing there isn’t time to both pro- tumultuous week in which Trump Administration to quickly autho- A GOP aide familiar with the greatest of shape.” He added that cess a COVID relief bill and the sent conflicting signals and made rize emergency use of the drugs new offer said it is about $1.8 tril- nomination of Judge Amy Coney unworkable demands. On Tues- “I might not have recovered at more broadly. lion, with a key state and local Barrett before the election. day, he ordered an end to the all” without treatment with ex- Trump said that if the antibody fiscal relief component moving He spoke after Trump appar- weekslong talks after being told perimental drugs. from $250 billion to at least $300 ently performed an about-face, that few Republicans in Congress Trump’s comments on the seri- drugs made by Regeneron as billion. The White House says its empowering Mnuchin to resume would end up voting for a possible ousness of his case of coronavirus well as Eli Lilly succeed in clini- most recent prior offer was about negotiations with Pelosi, D-Calif., Pelosi-Mnuchin deal. contrast with generally upbeat cal trials, they would constitute a $1.6 trillion. The aide requested on a larger, comprehensive coro- After taking blowback for that public statements about his con- “cure.” anonymity because the negotia- navirus relief package despite decision, Trump sought to revive dition that his doctors released “It’s a cure and I’m talking to tions are private. calling off the talks just days the negotiations Thursday. Yet after his diagnosis and while he you today because of it,” Trump “I would like to see a bigger before. even as Mnuchin was reengaging was hospitalized. said. “And, you know, because I stimulus package than either the White House economic advis- with Pelosi, staffers in the White Trump credited his recovery think I could have been a ... bad Democrats or Republicans are er Larry Kudlow told reporters House were issuing demands for to an experimental antibody drug victim. I fit certain categories offering,” Trump said on Rush Friday that “developments are a smaller package stuffed with made by Regeneron Pharmaceu- that aren’t so great. ... I’m telling Limbaugh’s radio show Friday. positive” and that “the bid and Trump’s priorities. ticals Inc. “It was primarily this you this is a total game-changer.” Sunday, October 11, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• PAGE 5 VIRUS OUTBREAK ROUNDUP Trump official says vaccine expected starting in January

Associated Press money to pay for other pandemic- related services. A Trump administration official leading the response to the coronavirus pandemic says Alaska the U.S. can expect delivery of ANCHORAGE — Anchor- a vaccine starting in January age health officials on Friday 2021, despite statements from the recommended up to 300 people president that inoculations could associated with a youth hockey begin this month. tournament quarantine or isolate And a growing, bipartisan cho- after “a cluster” of COVID-19 rus of lawmakers, experts and cases were identified. public health officials says the The Anchorage Health Depart- country is ill prepared for a pro- ment said players, coaches and jected winter surge of COVID-19. fans from parts of south-central Dr. Robert Kadlec said in an Alaska and Juneau attended the email Friday that the administra- tournament, which was held Oct. tion “is accelerating production of 2-4. safe and effective vaccines … to The department said it encour- ensure delivery starting January aged everyone who attended 2021.“ Kadlec is the Department AMBER ARNOLD, WISCONSIN STATE JOURNAL/AP who does not have symptoms to of Health and Human Services’ quarantine for 14 days, except to Nursing assistant Monica Brodsky, left, and nurse Taylor Mathisen work at a drive-thru testing site for assistant secretary of prepared- get tested, and encouraged those COVID-19 in the parking lot at UW Health Administrative Office Building in Middleton, Wis., on Monday. ness and response. HHS says a with symptoms to isolate for 10 vaccine could be approved before days, except to get tested. the end of the year but will take mask over his nose. Ruling from the bench, the Greek system. Dr. Janet Johnston, the depart- time to distribute. The slip said it was Heath’s sec- judge said the state had an inter- The school sent the notice President Donald Trump has ment’s epidemiologist, said that ond offense for prohibited behav- est in protecting public safety. in tandem with its Interfrater- said at rallies, debates and press means the department is rec- ior on the bus. But Provencal told In their lawsuit, rabbis, leaders nity Council and Panhellenic conferences that a vaccine could ommending up to 300 isolate or the Caledonian-Record the first of synagogues and the national Association. arrive within weeks. “We think quarantine. warning her son received was for Orthodox Jewish group Agudath “We ask our Greek Life stu- we can start sometime in Oc- Heather Harris, the depart- using an electronic device, not for Israel had argued that Gov. An- dents to comply with this request tober,” Trump said at a White ment’s director, could not provide wearing his mask incorrectly. drew Cuomo was singling out with a focus on returning to full House press briefing last month. “concrete” numbers of positive Provencal said her son, who Jews amid the ongoing Sukkot campus participation in 14 days,” Kadlec wasn’t the first health cases associated with the tourna- goes to school in Monroe, lowered festival and this weekend’s Sim- the notice said. “We know your official to counter the president’s ment. She said the tournament his mask Tuesday after accept- chat Torah, which marks the an- collective actions can have a optimistic timeline. Health and organizers said they tried to en- ing a mint from a friend, and that nual cycle of reading the Torah. positive impact on our ability to Human Services Secretary Alex force masking guidelines and she’s struggling to understand “That targeting of a religious continue the fall semester with Azar said Thursday that there kept a contact log of participants. how there’s no tolerance for a minority on the eve of its holidays face-to-face classes.” could be 100 million vaccine child making a mistake. is reason enough to reject all of The order is in effect from 9 doses available by the end of the Michigan “I’ve tried really hard to get defendant’s arguments and allow p.m. Friday to Saturday, Oct. 24, year “pending FDA authoriza- my head around this and it just plaintiffs to celebrate their holi- the school said. LANSING — The virus that tions.” And Dr. Moncef Slaoui, doesn’t make sense,” she wrote in days this weekend as they have causes COVID-19 in humans has who is leading the government’s the Facebook post. for over 2,000 years,” the groups Kansas been detected in mink housed vaccine effort, told Marketwatch Provencal told the newspaper argued in a Friday court filing. on a Michigan farm, the state on Friday that researchers could she called the bus company who TOPEKA — Kansas’ top pub- know “by late October, or Novem- Department of Agriculture and told her they had a zero tolerance Oregon lic health official warned Friday ber, or in December” whether Rural Development announced policy for safety infractions re- that the state is “losing the battle” one of the vaccines in develop- Friday. lated to the pandemic. DRAIN — A bar with topless against the coronavirus as it re- ment is effective, but that it would The recent discovery of the Messages were left Friday with dancing in a small town north ported another record increase in then take weeks to get emergency coronavirus in mink at the un- the bus company, JPI Transpor- of Roseburg has had its liquor new cases. authorization to administer it. named farm is not the first time tation, and school officials. license suspended by the state, The state Department of Health the disease has been found in the Provencal said she was told by which says the establishment and Environment said Kansas Nevada animal in the United States, of- school board members that the was in violation of COVID-19 so- reported 1,855 new confirmed ficials said. In August, the U.S. school district could not alter bus cial distancing and face covering and probable coronavirus cases CARSON CITY — With ne- Department of Agriculture an- company policy, but that the issue requirements. since Wednesday, an increase of gotiations over another pack- nounced the first confirmed cases could be discussed at the next The Oregon Liquor Control 2.9%, to bring the total for the age of federal coronavirus relief of the virus in mink at farms in board meeting, on Oct. 19. Commission began its investiga- pandemic to 65,807. The state dollars stuck in congressional Utah. There has since been a con- tion of Top of the Bowl in July, also reported another 40 COVID- gridlock, state and local officials firmed case in Wisconsin. New York KEZI-TV reported. 19-related deaths, increasing the are scrambling to spend their al- After several mink recently ex- During an initial inspection, an pandemic total to 763. Twenty-six locations before the end-of-year hibited signs of illness and died ALBANY — A federal judge re- inspector observed a bartender of those were reported Thursday deadline by which all funds must on the Michigan farm, the owner fused Friday to block New York’s not wearing a face mask. In Au- in Shawnee County, where the be spent. submitted specimens from the plan to temporarily limit the size gust, the bar stayed open past local health department reviewed Nevada lawmakers — who in animals for diagnosis. The Mich- of religious gatherings in COVID- 10 p.m. and some staff members previous death certificates from July slashed hundreds of millions igan State University Veterinary 19 hot spots. were not wearing face masks, ac- the Topeka area. from state spending on health- Diagnostic Laboratory completed U.S. District Judge Judge Kiyo cording to the commission. “Other states are doing bad, and care and education — convened necropsies on two of the affected Matsumoto issued the ruling An inspector in September re- we’re doing worse than most,” Dr. on Friday to assess how recipi- animals, which tested presump- after an emergency hearing in ported similar findings, the com- Lee Norman, the head of the state ents of the state’s $1.25 billion tive positive for the coronavirus. a lawsuit brought by rabbis and mission said. health department, said during coronavirus relief fund have used There is currently no evidence synagogues, arguing the restric- Rick Marin, who manages the an interview. “We’re losing the their shares of the money. that animals, including mink, tions were unconstitutional. They bar, told KEZI that mistakes had battle right now.” “The question that I think we play a significant role in spread- had sought to have enforcement been made, but he promised to do The state saw an average of feel compelled to ask everyone ing the virus to humans in the delayed until at least after Jewish better. In the meantime, he said, 671 new cases a day for the seven today,“ Assembly Speaker Jason state, Michigan officials said. holy days this weekend. the club will remain open without days ending Friday, breaking the Frierson said, “is ‘How confident The rules limit indoor prayer alcoholic beverages. state’s previous record of 667 for are you that we won’t have a situ- New Hampshire services to 10 people in areas Marin said an appeal had been the seven days ending Sept. 28. ation where there’s remaining where the virus is spreading filed and he’s working to get the The state has seen that seven- funds that aren’t spent by the end CONCORD — A woman says fastest. In other areas within hot license reinstated. day average hit or exceed 600 of the year?’ ” her fifth grade son was kicked spots, indoor religious services cases per day for five of the six County officials, city managers off a school bus for the rest of the are capped at 25 people. Rhode Island reports it has issued in the past and officials leading programs of- year because of a mask-wearing The restrictions apply in six two weeks. fering relief to renters and small infraction. designated areas in parts of New PROVIDENCE — The Uni- Norman blamed the increases businesses all assured lawmak- Leilani Provencal posted a York City, Rockland and Orange versity of Rhode Island issued a on residents’ refusal to consis- ers that they would have no prob- photo of an “inappropriate bus counties, and part of Bingham- two-week shelter-in-place order tently follow public health guide- lem spending their funds by Dec. behavior notification” slip on ton. Nonessential businesses and Friday for fraternity and sorority lines for mask-wearing, social 31, indicating little need to devise Facebook, which said her son, schools have also been shut down members, citing a high number of distancing and avoiding large alternative plans to direct the Brody Heath, 9, had not worn his in some of those areas. coronavirus cases in the school’s public gatherings. PAGE 6 •STARS AND STRIPES• Sunday, October 11, 2020 WAR ON TERRORISM Void: Afghans feel loss of US military as attacks rise

FROM FRONT PAGE closer to the center of the pro- forces, launched joint opera- vincial capital, leaving less well- tions and conducted surveillance trained men like Adil stationed at missions. checkpoints along the periphery. But outside the base, Afghan As he spoke, a battered Hum- officials say, the U.S. withdrawal vee pulled up to the outpost. It has had an outsized impact. Tar- had rolled over a roadside bomb geted killings are on the rise, just moments before. One Afghan school attendance is down, and army soldier had been killed in Taliban fighters are expanding the blast, and another was wound- their areas of influence, accord- ed. Both were whisked away by ing to residents and officials. an ambulance as their fellow sol- What has happened in Paktia diers, dazed with grief, poured province, just a few hours’ drive water onto the vehicle’s smoking from Kabul, in the months since engine, damaged in the blast. the departure of U.S. forces in No one wanted to speak about March provides a glimpse into the incident, but one young sol- what might await other parts of dier complained incoherently to a the country as the Trump admin- senior local interior ministry of- istration looks to pull out thou- ficial, Ahmad Hamid, who was at sands more troops in the coming the scene. weeks — and possibly to withdraw Hamid shook his head as he completely by Christmas. walked away. “Attacks like these The U.S. facility in Gardez was happen every day now,” he said. part of a larger Afghan base that Over the past six months, there is still in operation. Afghan se- have been over 450 attacks in curity forces stationed here said Paktia province alone, more than they started to suspect something twice as many as a normal six- was changing when helicopters month period before the signing began carrying away containers of the peace deal, according to full of equipment from the instal- data from the governor’s office. lation, at times making five trips On the provincial capital’s a day, Afghan Army Maj. Jan Aga northeastern edge, dozens of chil- Safi said. dren attend a modest government “All they left for us was gar- school. The building was over- PHOTOS BY LORENZO TUGNOLI/The Washington Post bage,” he said, walking through flowing. Older children are taught the debris. “This is their legacy.” Outposts like this one, on the road leading to the Taliban-controlled Zurmat district, often come under indoors, while classes for younger Resolute Support, the U.S. mili- attack, especially during the night. students are held outside on the tary command in Afghanistan, ground in an adjacent dirt lot. said in a statement that the deci- Abdullah Ahmedzai, the sion to close the base was part of ‘ All they left for us school’s acting director, said these the “U.S.-Taliban agreement.” are only a fraction of the students “The 203rd Corps [the Afghan was garbage This is who normally attend. Govern- army unit in Paktia] has demon- their legacy. ment-run education has only re- strated they are fully capable of ’ cently resumed in Afghanistan executing operations independent Maj. Jan Aga Safi after being closed for months of U.S./coalition forces,” said the Afghan Army due to the coronavirus pandemic. statement from the U.S. military Ahmedzai said while few Afghan command’s media office. families fear the spread of coro- The Afghan unit’s “profes- tant groups other than the Tal- navirus, it has been a struggle to sionalism and ability to provide iban have nearly come to a halt. convince parents that their stu- security for the Afghan people al- Paktia is home to several local dents will be safe from violence. lowed us” to hand over the base, armed groups that are not for- Just days before, one of the the statement added. mally aligned with the Taliban or school’s teachers was targeted The U.S.-Taliban agreement any other large militant organiza- while walking to work by gunmen inked in Doha in February called tion, such as Islamic State. on a motorbike. Ahmedzai in- for the complete withdrawal of “One hundred percent it is haled deeply and closed his eyes U.S. forces and a halt to U.S. of- The former gym at Forward Operating Base Lightning has sat empty more difficult now,” he said of when recounting the story. fensive operations if certain for months. maintaining security in Paktia. “Not a single person is safe conditions were met. In keeping In districts under Taliban con- from these attacks,” he said, hold- with the agreement, U.S. troop “small remaining number” of push into urban areas. Instead, trol, the militants’ checkpoints ing back tears. He explained the numbers dropped from 12,000 in U.S. troops in Afghanistan should the fighters have consolidated have multiplied. No longer under man had been shot several times February to 8,600 in July — in- be home by Christmas, generat- the territory they have held for constant threat of air and drone but survived. And just days be- cluding the base closure in Paktia ing confusion among U.S. officials years and broadened intimida- strikes, many of those check- fore that, Ahmedzai said, he re- province — and further reduc- who said no such orders had been tion campaigns into rural areas points have become permanent, ceived an anonymous phone call tions would come if the Taliban given. Trump’s tweet contradict- both contested and government- and their bases are being visibly of a man’s voice threatening to abided by its commitment to cut ed White House national secu- held, Fidai said. Taliban forces fortified, according to local secu- kill him if he didn’t cease work- ties with al-Qaida and other ter- rity adviser Robert C. O’Brien, control or contest roughly half of rity officials. ing for a government school. rorist groups. who said earlier Wednesday that Afghanistan. At the edge of one Taliban- Taj Muhammad Mangal, a The future of the counterter- troops levels are “under 5,000” Brig. Gen. Gada Muhammad controlled district, Zurmat, just provincial council member from rorism fight in Afghanistan has and will drop to 2,500 by early Dust, the deputy Afghan army outside Gardez, a commander of Paktia, said Taliban threats been a chief concern of U.S. offi- next year. commander of the country’s a local militia allied with the gov- against schools are on the rise cials for years as diplomats strug- In Paktia, the absence of U.S. southeast region, downplayed ernment said the increase in Tal- across the province. He said a gled to hammer out a peace deal presence has meant intelligence the impact of the U.S. base clos- iban activity has been shocking. number of schools have been with the Taliban. Al-Qaida used sharing with local security forc- ing. But he acknowledged that for Adil, who spoke on the condition forcibly closed by hard-line Tal- Afghanistan as a base to plan and es is slower and less frequent, his forces to return to the offen- that only his first name be used iban fighters who object to any execute the Sept. 11 attacks that air support for surveillance is sive, they would need close U.S. to speak to the press, said his out- education that doesn’t follow the ultimately drew the United States in shorter supply, and morale is support. post receives gunfire from the di- model of a madrassa, a school into nearly two decades of war. low, according to provincial Gov. Following the signing of the rection of Zurmat to the west, but that primarily teaches the Koran Now, many current and former Halim Fidai. The Afghan forces U.S.-Taliban deal, Afghan secu- also from inside a small cluster and Islamic law. U.S. officials fear a complete U.S. left at the base just southeast of rity forces halted most offensive of shops within government-held “Everyone is just fighting for withdrawal could create a power the city center say they feel aban- operations, taking up an “active territory just northeast of him. themselves, no one cares for this vacuum, allowing similar groups doned and more exposed. defense” posture that the Afghan His post had previously been country,” Ahmedzai, the school to use Afghan territory to carry The province is not heavily con- president describes as a gesture held by the Afghan police, but director, said, his face contorted out terrorism abroad. tested by the Taliban, and while of goodwill. once close U.S. support was with- with stress and grief. “I’m ex- President Donald Trump on the militants have stepped up the Without U.S. troops alongside drawn in Paktia, the government’s hausted by this situation. I don’t Wednesday appeared to under- number of low-level attacks in the his men in Gardez, Dust said joint regular forces were increasingly want to live here anymore. I want cut the “conditions-based” aspect months since the U.S. base clo- patrols have been suspended, and stretched thin in Gardez. Police to go somewhere where I don’t of the deal. He tweeted that the sure, they have not attempted to ground operations against mili- and army units were moved in know anyone.” Sunday, October 11, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• PAGE 7 NATION Biden, Harris dodge query on Supreme Court

BY BILL BARROW fearful of losing both the presi- Associated Press dency and the Senate, are seizing on the issue to make a last-minute PHOENIX — There are few argument to voters that a Biden topics that Joe Biden isn’t willing administration would upend to opine on — except the Supreme norms and install liberals on an Court. expanding Supreme Court. Some The Democratic presidential progressive Democrats are press- /AP nominee and his running mate, ing Biden to embrace all means CAROLYN KASTER Kamala Harris, are refusing de- possible to counter Republican Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden walks from his motorcade to speak mands from Republicans — and power plays that have pushed the to media before boarding his campaign plane at McCarran International Airport on Friday, in Las Vegas. some fellow Democrats — to say court to the right. whether they would seek to ex- The debate is likely to intensify Court’s future. Court as well. In the aftermath of nothing about the number of Su- pand the number of justices on next week when Senate Repub- Tad Devine, a former top ad- President Donald Trump’s coro- preme Court justices or lower the Supreme Court. licans start confirmation hear- viser to Sen. Bernie Sanders’ navirus infection, Barrett’s nomi- court judges, only that the presi- Harris dodged persistent ings for Amy Coney Barrett. She presidential campaign, said that nation hasn’t become the rallying dent nominates federal jurists questioning about the issue on would cement a 6-3 conservative Trump and his allies are push- cry the party hoped for. and the Senate confirms them. Wednesday during her debate majority on the court, the bal- ing the issue to undercut Biden’s Democrats also are trying to The high court, in fact, has had against Vice President Mike ance already tilted by Republi- opening with moderate Republi- shore up any advantage by em- as many as 10 justices since Con- Pence. And facing pressure to cans’ holding open a vacancy in cans and that the ticket is wise to phasizing that a conservative gress set the original roster of six take a stance during a campaign the 2016 election year by refus- dodge the question for now. court could finally overturn the in 1789. swing through Phoenix on Thurs- ing to consider President Barack “When you choose to engage on 2010 Affordable Care Act, which There are no formal propos- day, Biden offered a particularly Obama’s nominee. any issue like this, you’re going has grown in popularity over als to add justices, and the court terse response. Biden and Harris have said the to create news coverage, aware- time but faces its latest challenge wasn’t a topline issue in the “They’ll know my position on Senate should wait until after the ness and back and forth,” Devine in oral arguments slated for Nov. presidential campaign before court packing when the election election to fill the seat. Biden has said. “And when you refuse to en- 10, a week after Election Day. Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s death last is over,” he said. pledged to select the first Black gage, you make it really hard for Polling suggests most Ameri- month. But since then, Senate In the final weeks of the cam- female justice if given a chance. the side that’s trying to create the cans want the Senate to wait on Minority Leader Chuck Schumer paign, Biden is in a bind when it But he and Harris are otherwise engagement.” confirming a new justice until has said “nothing is off the table” comes to the future of the judi- taking pains to avoid talking Republicans face political vul- after the election. if Republicans rush Barrett’s ciary. Republicans, increasingly about their vision for the Supreme nerabilities related to the Supreme Indeed, the Constitution says confirmation. McConnell attempts to Trump aims to get back save Senate majority on track after being sick Associated Press Trump is planning to convene another large crowd outside the with High Court vote WASHINGTON — Looking White House on Saturday for what to shove his campaign back on his administration calls “a peace- BY LISA MASCARO track, President Donald Trump drops in internal polls, McCon- ful protest for law & order.” More and his team laid out an aggres- Associated Press nell hopes to remind voters why than two dozen people linked to they stuck with Trump in 2016: sive return to political activities, WASHINGTON — Senate Ma- including a big White House the White House have contracted the promise of another conser- COVID-19 since the president’s jority Leader Mitch McConnell vative justice ruling on abortion event on Saturday and a rally in Amy Coney Barrett Sept. 26 event announcing Judge spent a year prepping his Repub- access and other big issues. Dem- Florida on Monday, a week after Amy Coney Barrett as his nomi- lican colleagues for this moment, ocrats are within range of seizing his hospitalization for a virus defeat Trump. nee to the Supreme Court. telling them the confirmation of Senate control Nov. 3. that has killed more than 210,000 Democrats need to gain at least Trump will address the Satur- a Supreme Court justice is the “It’s going to do what it’s going Americans. three seats to win the Senate ma- “most important” vote they will to do — energize the base,” said As questions linger about his day group, expected to be at least jority if presidential nominee Joe take as senators, the chance to Doug Deason, a wealthy Dal- health — and Democratic oppo- several hundred supporters, from Biden is elected, or four if Trump make “seismic change” that will las donor who is the Northern nent Joe Biden steps up his own the White House balcony. All at- stay with the nation for genera- Texas fundraising chairman for wins a second term, because par- campaigning — Trump planned tendees are required to bring tions to come. Trump and helps congressional ty’s vice president can vote as a to leave the Washington area for masks or will be provided with Now, three weeks before Elec- Republicans. tie-breaker in the Senate. the first time since he was hospi- them, and also will be given tem- tion Day, the GOP leader needs That’s the optimistic view. It’s What started as an election talized. He is also increasing his perature checks and asked to fill this moment more than ever. coming mostly from those Repub- cycle with just a handful of sena- radio and TV appearances with out a brief questionnaire. Attend- Confirmation hearings are set licans and backers still pouring tors at risk has ballooned into conservative interviewers, hop- ees will be strongly encouraged to begin Monday for President millions of dollars into campaign an expanding Senate map from ing to make up for lost time with to follow CDC guidelines, which Donald Trump’s Supreme Court efforts to salvage McConnell’s Alaska to inter-mountain West just over three weeks until Elec- include mask-wearing and social nominee giving Republicans one slim 53-47 GOP majority. to the Deep South as Republi- tion Day and millions already distancing. last chance to salvage their Sen- The more dour assessment is cans face tough challenges, while voting. Trump’s Monday rally in San- ate majority by wresting atten- that McConnell is simply trying Democrats see few. The president has not been seen ford, Fla., was originally sched- tion away from the White House to grab whatever he can before he Alarms are flashing red in public — other than in White uled to be held on Oct. 2, the day and its COVID-19 response and and his majority are out the door. throughout Republican Senate House-produced videos — since after he tested positive. onto the GOP’s longtime goal of “To me, it just indicates a clear campaigns after Trump’s over- his return days ago from the mili- Announcement of the new event fashioning a conservative court. lack of confidence in Donald bearing debate performance and tary hospital where he received came as Dr. Anthony Fauci, the The arrival of conservative Trump and these Senate races,” COVID diagnosis sent the party’s experimental treatments for the government’s top infectious-dis- Judge Amy Coney Barrett offers said Stuart Stevens, a veteran Re- poll numbers cratering, particu- coronavirus. ease expert, cautioned the White a long-shot opportunity to bring publican strategist who helmed larly among the suburban white Two weeks after his Rose Gar- House again to avoid large-scale wayward Republican voters back Mitt Romney’s 2012 campaign women and moms who helped den event that has been labeled gatherings of people without in the fold. As Trump’s standing and now is among those trying to elect him in 2016. a “superspreader” for the virus, masks. PAGE 8 •STARS AND STRIPES• Sunday, October 11, 2020 NATION Ravaged: Louisiana is hit by its fourth named storm in 2020

FROM FRONT PAGE pounding with a sledgehammer.” The wind tore at the roof of L’Banca Albergo, an eight-room boutique hotel in Lake Arthur. “I probably don’t have a shingle left on the top of this hotel,” owner Roberta Palermo said as the winds howled outside. Palermo said pieces of metal were coming off the roof of a 100-year-old building across the street, and trash cans were flying around. Power lines were down and the water rose to strand parked cars, her guest Johnny Weaver said. About 740,000 customers lost power in Louisiana, Texas and Mississippi, according to tracking website PowerOutage.us. “Rising water with all the rain is the biggest problem,” Calca- sieu Sheriff Tony Mancuso told KPLC-TV on Saturday. “It’s still dangerous out there, and we’re just going to have to start over from a few weeks ago.” He said vehicles were overturned on Interstate-10 — a harsh lesson for anyone hoping to rush back into the disaster area. “I just think people need to use some good common sense,” Man- cuso said. The governor’s office said it had no reports of deaths early Saturday, but a hurricane’s wake can be treacherous. Only seven of the 32 deaths in Louisiana and GERALD HERBERT/AP Texas attributed to Laura came the day that hurricane struck. A Marcus Peterson walks past a downed tree in his yard after Hurricane Delta moved through Saturday in Jennings, La. leading cause of the others was carbon monoxide poisoning from Baptist Church was toppled in southern Appalachians. tobal, Laura and Marco. Hunter said he thought more generators used in places without Jennings, La. A tree fell on the Delta, the 25th named storm of Some were determined to keep people evacuated for Delta than electricity. Others died in acci- vehicle of Jackson-based WLBT- an unprecedented Atlantic hur- riding out these storms. Laura, reducing emergency calls. dents while cleaning up. TV with its news crew inside. No ricane season, is the first Greek- Jeanne-Marie Gove could hear He worried about the flooding, Delta has swirled over a wide one was injured. alphabet-named hurricane to hit debris hitting her door in Lafay- and the aftermath. swath of the United States, kick- By 7 a.m. local time, Delta was the continental U.S., and the 10th ette, and watched the roof from a “We really just need people not ing up large swells and rip cur- centered near the Louisiana-Mis- named storm to hit the mainland trailer behind her apartment fly to forget about us,” Hunter said. rents that closed beaches down to sissippi state line and barely a U.S. this year, breaking a record down the sidewalk. “We are going to be in the recov- the Mexican border. Two homes tropical storm. Forecasters said set in 1916, said Colorado State “The wind gusts are making ery mode for months and probably under construction were blown remnants could spawn tornadoes University researcher Phil Klotz- the glass from our windows bow years from these two hurricanes. down in Galveston, Texas. The in the Tennessee Valley into Sun- bach. It was Louisiana’s fourth inward,“ Gove tweeted. “It’s pret- It’s just unprecedented and his- steeple of the Mount Triumph day, and flash floods could hit the named storm in 2020, after Cris- ty scary.” toric what has happened to us.” 28 arrests in Wisconsin protests over police slaying of Black teen

Associated Press — though it was not clear if he Video posted to Twitter by local was among those arrested. reporters showed heavy smoke WAUWATOSA, Wis. — Police Two people arrested were eval- in the air as police advanced, arrested 28 people during a third uated for minor injuries, police and multiple people taken into straight night of protests over the lack of charges against a subur- said. custody. ban Milwaukee police officer who Protesters have gathered every Windows were broken at a Snap fatally shot a Black teen, authori- day since prosecutors announced Fitness center, police said. ties said Saturday. Wednesday that they would not One of the people arrested was About 100 people gathered charge Officer Joseph Mensah driving one of three vehicles that outside City Hall on Friday past in 17-year-old Alvin Cole’s death. had come to the Wauwatosa Police Wauwatosa’s 7 p.m. curfew and Mensah, who is Black, shot Cole Department early Saturday. The refused multiple orders to dis- after a foot chase outside a Wau- vehicle almost hit an officer, ac- MORRY GASH/AP perse, according to police. watosa mall in February. cording to police. The driver got Police said two of the arrests About an hour after Friday’s into a second vehicle, and police A man is detained by police during protests Friday in Wauwatosa, were for felonies, one was for a curfew went into effect, law en- arrested the person after a short Wis. On Wednesday, District Attorney John Chisholm declined to misdemeanor and 25 were for forcement began advancing to- chase, authorities said. charge Wauwatosa police Officer Joseph Mensah in the February municipal citations. Police said ward the crowd. “We can appreciate the anger fatal shooting of 17-year-old Alvin Cole outside a mall. some of the people arrested were Police said some protesters and frustration that exists among blocking traffic, others had tried threw rocks and bottles at law those closely affected by recent assisting local police. Floyd’s death. Floyd, who was to start fires, and one person had enforcement, and police said they events,” police said in a statement The protests in Wauwatosa are Black, died in May after a white materials to start a fire, includ- used chemical irritants, which Saturday. just the latest in a series of dem- police officer in Minneapolis ing lighter fluid. Police said one they described as tear gas, as well A 7 p.m. curfew was to be in ef- onstrations against police racism pressed his knee into his neck person in the group posted a pic- as pepper balls and paint balls in fect again on Saturday and Sun- and brutality that have erupted as Floyd gasped that he couldn’t ture of himself with a handgun self-defense. day nights. The National Guard is across the country since George breathe. Sunday, October 11, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• PAGE 9 NATION Anti-government groups shift focus to states

BY JOHN FLESHER retaliation for what they viewed AND MICHAEL KUNZELMAN as her “uncontrolled power,” ac- Associated Press cording to a criminal complaint. Seven others, charged in state TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. court for allegedly seeking to — The alleged plot to kidnap storm the Michigan Capitol, are Michigan’s governor is a jarring linked to a paramilitary group example of how the anti-govern- called the Wolverine Watchmen, ment movement has become an a state affidavit said. internet-driven hodgepodge of The Wolverine Watchmen used conspiracy theorists who have Facebook to recruit members and redirected their rage from Wash- communicated on an encrypted ington toward state capitols. messaging platform, the affidavit That’s in contrast to the self- said. styled “militia” movement that Joseph Morrison, 42, a found- took shape in the 1990s — loosely ing member, used the screen connected groups whose primary name “Boogaloo Bunyan.” Group target was the federal govern- members gathered for training ment, which they considered a and drills as they prepared for tyrannical force bent on seizing the “boogaloo,” an anti-govern- guns and im- ment, pro-gun extremist move- posing a so- ment that has been linked to a cialist “new recent string of domestic terror- world order.” ism plots, the affidavit said. Deadly Supporters have shown up at standoffs be- protests over COVID-19 lock- tween FBI down orders and demonstrations agents and over racial injustice, carrying extremists at rifles and wearing tactical gear. Ruby Ridge, The kidnapping plot wasn’t the Idaho, and JOHN FLESHER/AP only violence planned by Wolver- Waco, Texas, ine Watchmen members, accord- Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, center right, greets Linda Cherry and her son, Anthony, during stoked those ing to investigators. The State a campaign visit to Traverse City, Mich., on Friday . Whitmer’s trip came the day after police groups’ anger. Police affidavit says the group announced a foiled plot to kidnap her. Timothy Morrison was training for an attack on the McVeigh and Michigan state Capitol, targeting Terry Nichols, convicted in the 1995 bombing of the Oklahoma police officers and threatening violence “to instigate a civil war Whitmer calls group ‘domestic terrorists’ City federal building that killed 168 people, were reported to have leading to societal collapse.” met with Michigan paramilitary The group’s other founder, Pete Associated Press Whitmer also said she feels safe, adding, “I’ve Musico, posted a warning on You- never been afraid of my security.“ activists. LANSING, Mich. — Michigan Gov. Gretchen Public revulsion over that mas- Tube that thousands of people State Attorney General Dana Nessel, who joined were willing to arm themselves Whitmer said Friday that governors from both sacre damaged the movement, major political parties have reached out to share federal prosecutors in announcing the charges, which largely faded from public and march to Washington, “to said Whitmer was regularly updated about the take our country back and hang stories of extremism in their states since authori- view. But recent protests over ra- ties revealed that a group of men had been plot- investigation over the past few months. cial injustice, the coronavirus and every one of you traitors for trea- son,” the ADL said. ting for months to kidnap her. “There were family members that were in cer- other turmoil during the Trump “I know this isn’t unique to Michigan, but this tain locations that we deemed to be potentially administration have fueled a Brandon Caserta, one of the suspects arrested on federal is uniquely American in this moment and it’s on in danger and were asked to move from those lo- resurgence, with paramilitary all of us, people of good will on both sides of the cations,” Nessel told the AP. “Unfortunately for groups blending into a mishmash charges, posted on Facebook that aisle, to take it on,” Whitmer, a Democrat, told Gov. Whitmer, she’s been the subject and the tar- of far-right factions that spread the COVID-19 pandemic is “a The Associated Press. their messages on websites and lie,” the ADL said. It said another get of constant threats for quite some time now. Authorities announced Thursday that they had social media. suspect, Eric Molitor, posted an “Those threats escalated since her executive or- foiled an incredible plot to kidnap Whitmer in a In many ways, their focus is un- image associated with the Three ders were issued,” Nessel said, referring to steps scheme that even included rehearsals to snatch changed, including contempt for Percenter anti-government move- taken to stop the spread of the coronavirus. her from her vacation home before the Nov. 3 authority, reverence for the Sec- ment on his Facebook page and Informants and undercover agents had pene- election. Her first term as governor runs through ond Amendment and backwoods wrote, “When tyranny becomes trated the groups. Arrests were made Wednesday, 2022. military-style training exercises. law, resistance becomes duty.” the same day that four of the six men charged in “There’s no question that these hate groups But the plot targeting Michigan Molitor also reportedly used federal court had planned to meet to make a pay- are domestic terrorists, and I think we need to Gov. Gretchen Whitmer illus- Facebook to promote the baseless ment on explosives and exchange tactical gear, QAnon conspiracy theory that call them that,” Whitmer said. “This is a group trates one stark difference: Now- the FBI said. Trump is waging a secret cam- of people that are acting on bigotry and prejudice adays, much of the anger focuses Whitmer has been widely praised for her re- paign against “deep state” en- and acting with violence with intent to harm their on state officials whom extrem- sponse to the coronavirus but also sharply criti- ists accuse of denying rights and emies and a child sex-trafficking fellow Americans.” cized by Republican lawmakers and people in freedoms. ring run by Satan-worshipping She said she had heard from other governors, “And this is largely due to the Democrats. Republican and Democratic, “to check in, to conservative areas who said her one-size-fits- fact that Donald Trump, who “We proactively reached out share some of the things that they’re seeing in all shutdown orders were excessive. Many have the militia movement supports, and cooperated with the FBI their states as well.“ been eased seven months into the pandemic. is at the head of the federal gov- early in this ongoing investiga- ernment,” said Mark Pitcavage, tion,” a Facebook spokesperson a senior research fellow at the said Friday. gram on Extremism. Some of nationalism also was a strong in- him,” Stejskal said. “When he de- Anti-Defamation League’s Cen- The ADL said it wasn’t imme- those charged with joining the fluence, he said. murs from denouncing them, he ter on Extremism. diately clear if the suspects had plot met at a Second Amendment Their more recent focus on encourages them.” “But they can much more eas- extensive ties to other self-styled rally at the state Capitol in Lan- state governments makes the job Whitmer said Trump and other ily be angry at state governors, militia groups. sing, a federal affidavit said. of monitoring them and prevent- Republicans should do more. especially Democratic ones, but “This appears to have been a Such gatherings are “great re- ing terrorist activities harder, he “I think that the president has sometimes even Republican ones, sort of a more informal group or cruiting events” for paramilitary said. given safe harbor to hate orga- who are involved with gun-con- you might call it a militia cell” groups, MacNab said. “People get “It’s like being a goalie on the nizations and domestic terror trol efforts or lockdown or anti- that formed recently and was not off their computers, go to the Cap- hockey team,” Stejskal said. “We organizations. He has done it in pandemic measures,” he added. “outward or public-facing,” Pit- itol, carry guns, protest and have can’t afford to miss any of these the middle of debates,” Whitmer Whitmer told The Associated cavage said. their voices heard in person.” and all they have to do is get one said. Press in an interview Friday But its alleged ties to those Greg Stejskal, a retired FBI through and into the net.” “I have asked specifically from that extremism targeted at state charged in the kidnapping plot agent who investigated Michigan Trump could help by giving this White House to bring the officials is “a very real threat to illustrate how modern extremist militia groups in the 1990s, said stronger support to governors heat down. I have asked the Re- democracy.” organizations can make connec- their ire was directed largely at facing threats and protests for publican leaders in our state leg- Six men were charged in fed- tions online and in person, said the federal government because trying to control the coronavirus, islature to bring the heat down. I eral court Thursday with con- J.J. MacNab, a fellow at George members considered its authority he said. have asked for their help and none spiring to kidnap the governor in Washington University’s Pro- illegitimate and dictatorial. White “He knows the people vote for of them have done a darn thing.” PAGE 10 •STARS AND STRIPES• Sunday, October 11, 2020 WORLD Azerbaijan and Armenia agree on cease-fire Associated Press and Armenia’s Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian. MOSCOW — With Russia’s me- Since the start of the latest diation, Armenia and Azerbaijan fighting, Armenia said it was agreed to a cease-fire in Nago- open to a cease-fire, while Azer- rno-Karabakh starting Saturday baijan insisted that it should be following two weeks of heavy conditional on the Armenian fighting that marked the worst forces’ withdrawal from Nago- outbreak of hostilities in the rno-Karabakh, arguing that the separatist region in more than a failure of international efforts to quarter-century. negotiate a political settlement The countries’ foreign minis- left it no other choice but to resort ters said in a statement that the to force. truce is intended to exchange Russia has co-sponsored peace prisoners and recover the dead, talks on Nagorno-Karabakh to- VLADIMIR VORONIN/AP adding that specific details will gether with the United States be agreed on later. Minutes after and France as co-chairs of the Supporters of former President Almazbek Atambayev bang on the drum during a rally on the central it entered force , Armenia and so-called Minsk Group, which is square in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, on Friday. Azerbaijan accused each other working under the auspices of the of breaching the cease-fire with Organization for Security and Co- new attacks. The claims couldn’t operation in Europe. They haven’t Kyrgyzstan bans rallies, imposes be independently verified. produced any deal, leaving Azer- The announcement of the truce baijan increasingly exasperated. followed 10 hours of talks in Mos- Speaking in an address to the curfew to end a week of turmoil cow sponsored by Russian For- nation Friday hours before the eign Minister Sergey Lavrov, who cease-fire deal was reached, the read the statement. It stipulated Azerbaijani president insisted Associated Press vote. The demonstrators also the vote, police have pulled back that the cease-fire should pave freed former President Almazbek and refrained from intervening on his country’s right to reclaim MOSCOW — Authorities in the way for talks on settling the Atambayev, who was sentenced with the demonstrations. Resi- its territory by force after nearly Kyrgyzstan on Saturday arrested conflict. three decades of international to 11 years in prison in June on dents of the capital began form- If the truce holds, it would a former president, banned ral- charges of corruption and abuse ing vigilante groups to prevent talks that “haven’t yielded an inch lies and imposed a curfew in the mark a major diplomatic coup for of progress.” of office that he and his support- looting that accompanied previ- Central Asian nation’s capital, Russia, which has a security pact Fighting with heavy artillery, ers described as a political ven- ous uprisings in the country. seeking to end a week of turmoil with Armenia but also cultivated warplanes and drones has en- detta by Jeenbekov. Under pressure from protest- sparked by a disputed parliamen- warm ties with Azerbaijan. gulfed Nagorno-Karabakh, with Atambayev was arrested again ers, the Central Election Com- tary election. The latest outburst of fighting both sides accusing each other of on Saturday on charges of orga- mission has overturned the The declaration of the 9 a.m. to between Azerbaijani and Arme- targeting residential areas and nizing riots, the State Security parliamentary vote results and nian forces began Sept. 27 and civilian infrastructure. 5 p.m. curfew in Bishkek followed Committee said in a statement. protest leaders have moved quick- left hundreds of people dead in According to the Nagorno- President Sooronbai Jeenbekov’s The turmoil marks a third time ly to form a new government. An the biggest escalation of the de- Karabakh military, 404 of its decree on Friday announcing in 15 years that protesters have emergency parliament session on cades-old conflict over Nagorno- servicemen have been killed a state of emergency in the city moved to topple a government in Tuesday named lawmaker Sadyr Karabakh since a separatist war since Sept. 27. Azerbaijan hasn’t until Oct. 21. Kyrgyzstan, a Central Asian na- Zhaparov as new prime minister, there ended in 1994. The region provided details on its military He also ordered the military to tion of 6.5 million that is one of but the move was immediately lies in Azerbaijan but has been losses. Scores of civilians on both deploy troops to the capital to en- the poorest to emerge from the contested by other protest groups, under control of ethnic Armenian sides also have been killed. force the measure. former Soviet Union. plunging the country into chaos. forces backed by Armenia. Shortly after the truce took Convoys of military trucks As in the uprisings that ousted On Friday, supporters of Zhap- The talks between the foreign force, the Armenian military ac- were seen driving into the city. Kyrgyz presidents in 2005 and arov assailed pro-Atambayev ministers of Armenia and Azer- cused Azerbaijan of shelling the Jeenbekov has faced calls to 2010, the current protests have demonstrators on Bishkek’s cen- baijan were held on invitation area near the town of Kapan in step down from thousands of pro- been driven by clan rivalries that tral square, hurling stones and from Russian President Vladimir southeastern Armenia, killing testers who stormed government play a dominant role in the coun- bottles. A man with a pistol fired Putin, who brokered the cease- one civilian. Azerbaijan’s De- buildings a night after pro-gov- try’s politics. several shots at Atambayev’s car fire in a series of calls with Presi- fense Ministry rejected the claim ernment parties reportedly swept After an initial attempt to break as it sped away, but the former dent Ilham Aliyev of Azerbaijan as a “provocation.” parliamentary seats in Sunday’s up protesters in the hours after president was unhurt. Russian police detain protesters at rally

Associated Press demonstrators have regularly But the regular demonstra- rallied in Khabarovsk, a city of tions in Khabarovsk have contin- MOSCOW — Police in a far 600,000 near the border with ued, and their participants have eastern Russian city detained several dozen protesters on Sat- China, with attendance peak- increasingly adopted a broader urday, the first such crackdown ing on weekends. They protested agenda challenging President since rallies against the arrest of Furgal’s jailing and demanded Vladimir Putin’s rule. the provincial governor started that his trial is held in the city. On Saturday, police didn’t in- three months ago. The protests are a strong chal- tervene while thousands of pro- Khabarovsk Gov. Sergei Fur- lenge to the Russian government, testers marched across the city, gal was arrested on July 9 on which usually doesn’t hesitate but later detained about 30 dem- suspicion of involvement in mur- to disperse unsanctioned demonstrators when they set up tents ders and taken to jail in Moscow. onstrations. The authorities’ re- on Khabarovsk’s central square. Furgal, a former businessman, luctance to use force appeared For the Russian authorities, denied the charges, which his to reflect concerns of provoking any such encampments are a re- IGOR VOLKOV/AP supporters say are a vendetta by even wider discontent as well as minder of massive protests that Police detain a protester during a rally to support the region’s his rivals. hopes that the demonstrations toppled Ukraine’s former Mos- former governor Sergei Furgal in Khabarovsk, Russia, on Saturday. Since his arrest thousands of will eventually fizzle. cow’s friendly leader in 2014. Sunday, October 11, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• PAGE 11 AMERICAN ROUNDUP Mom sold nude photos of daughters to man

NEW CASTLE— A PA woman in western Pennsylvania was accused of taking nude photos of her young daughters and sending them to a man who, in some cases, paid for them, police said. Police charged the woman, the children’s father and the man who received and bought the photos. The girls are between 11 and 13 years old, police said. The mother was charged with conspiracy to commit sexual abuse/photographing or filming sexual acts and other counts. The father was charged with child en- dangerment because authorities said he had knowledge his children were being photographed. Police charged David Bates, 60, of Ellwood City, with six counts of conspiracy to commit sexual abuse of children/photographing or filming sexual acts, six counts of solicitation to commit sexual abuse of children/photographing or filming sexual acts and six counts of sexual abuse of children/child pornography. Teachers’ union sorry for coffins’ use in protest

MANASSAS — A north- VA ern Virginia teachers’ union apologized after some of its members used child-size coffins as props at a protest seeking to delay in-person education. STEVE MELLON, PITTSBURGH POST-GAZETTE/AP The Prince William Education Association posted the apology on its Facebook page. Hanging by a limb The union said that 100 cars participated in a protest caravan , Cesar Rodriguez, a civil engineering student at the University of Pittsburgh, works out on a set of rings at Flagstaff Hill in Pittsburgh’s and that two of the cars were dec- Oakland neighborhood. orated in a way that some found offensive. National forest again THE CENSUS The nonprofit Nature Conser- School boards across Virginia faces high fire danger vancy said it purchased the land and the U.S. are weighing plans This amount that Attila Colar, 48, of Richmond, recently from retired forestry to transition students forced into Calif., was charged with trying to steal from the professor Mike Freed. SILVER CITY— The virtual learning because of the Paycheck Protection Program, the federal pro- The land near the Boundary coronavirus pandemic back into NM national forest that $22M gram intended to keep small businesses afloat Waters Canoe Area Wilderness covers much of mountainous the classroom. Many teachers’ during the pandemic. According to a criminal near Tofte in Cook County in- southwestern New Mexico again unions have voiced opposition, complaint, Colar, who goes by several aliases, submitted nine loan applications cludes six wilderness lakes and 3 faces a high fire danger, officials citing concern for staff and stu- and received $1.1 million from one of those applications. Prosecutors said he falsi- miles of trout streams. The land said. dents’ safety. fied payroll tax documents to make it look like he was paying employees in excess also includes hundreds of acres of The Gila National Forest head- of $22 million, when there were no W2 forms to back up the claim. untouched bogs and fens and old- Former sheriff’s deputy quartered in Silver City said that’s growth pines. burglarized dead man due to warm temperatures and The purchase ensures that the limited precipitation from what forest won’t be fragmented or be turned out to be a below-average Prosecutors told Cook County Fire patrol plane flips divided up in a way that would SANTA ANA — A for- monsoon season. Circuit Judge Arthur Wesley Wil- onto its roof injuring 2 cut off moose, wolves or any other CA mer Orange County The forest on July 23 rescinded lis that after Moore was told to animals from needed habitat, sheriff’s deputy was charged with a campfire ban once the fire dan- move on, she sideswiped a police burglarizing the home of a dead vehicle, tried to run over an officer PLYMOUTH — Two said Meredith Cornett, director ger rating returned to a moderate people suffered minor man, prosecutors said . and rammed two other vehicles. MA of conservation science for the level. The Forest Service’s South- injuries when a small airplane Steve Hortz, a 12-year veteran Nature Conservancy, the Star western Region had imposed the used to spot fires flipped onto its of the Sheriff’s Department, was Man who threw sandbags Tribune reported. ban on April 15. The region in- roof at a Massachusetts airport, called to a Yorba Linda home July cludes national forests in Arizona from overpass charged authorities said. 20 to check on the welfare of the Fourth-grade educator is and New Mexico. The single-engine aircraft was owner. He discovered the man, LYON TOWNSHIP landing at Plymouth Municipal state’s teacher of year who was in his 70s, had died of Woman charged after — A man was charged Airport when it flipped, perhaps natural causes, according to a MI ramming cops’ cars after a motorist was seriously in- because of the windy conditions PORTLAND— A statement from the county district jured by a sandbag tossed from a at the time, Airport Manager Tom ME fourth grade teacher attorney’s office. southeastern Michigan freeway Maher told The Patriot Ledger. at the Gerald E. Talbot Commu- Home surveillance video CHICAGO — Aggra- overpass. The pilot and passenger got out nity School in Portland is Maine’s showed Hortz breaking into the IL vated assault, aggravated David Garcia, 41, of Brighton of the aircraft on their own and Teacher of the Year. home about a week later while on battery and criminal damage was arraigned on a felony charge were transported to Beth Israel Officials said Cindy Soule is a duty and in uniform, authorities to property charges were filed of throwing objects at trains/cars Deaconess Hospital-Plymouth as leader in helping to make trans- alleged. He left the door open and against a Chicago woman who causing serious impairment, a precaution, fire officials said. formational change and mentor- returned twice more in August allegedly injured three officers WHMI-FM reported. ing other teachers, even helping in civilian clothes, authorities when she rammed several police State police said an investiga- 2K acres preserved in to reinvigorate the career of a col- contend. vehicles. tion showed 40-pound sandbags league who was ready to give up. The stolen goods included ceil- Dawn Moore was ordered held were thrown onto Interstate 96 in Superior National Forest She’s also known for keeping ing fans and safes containing 15 in lieu of $250,000 bond for the al- Lyon Township . guns, prosecutors alleged. leged attack . Authorities said the One of the bags struck the wind- TOFTE — More than students engaged, and some- Hortz, 42, was charged with incident began when Moore, 30, shield of a passing vehicle, injur- MN 2,000 acres of private times even dances on chairs and three felony counts of second- demanded police release a man ing the woman who was driving. land deep in the heart of the Su- tables to lighten the mood in the degree burglary and two felony they had pulled over for a traffic She had to be hospitalized. Garcia perior National Forest will re- classroom. counts of grand theft of a firearm. violation . was given a $50,000 bond. main undeveloped. From wire reports PAGE 12 •STARS AND STRIPES• Sunday, October 11, 2020 MUSIC

BY JON BREAM Star Tribune (Minneapolis)

is second movie, “Under the Cherry Moon,” had just bombed at the box office. His engagement to singer Susannah Melvoin had ended. And Prince had dismissed his longtime backup band, the Revolution. H “You’re turning 30, your reign has ended, the world is changing, the current styles of music are not what you do. And you’ve got this new band coming in,” said Susan Rogers, his personal recording engineer from 1983 to 1987. “There was doubt in the room. Prince is not used to doubt. He didn’t have the experience or the tool kit for understanding.” So Prince did what he always did — expressed his feelings in song. Lots and lots of songs. In March 1987, exactly one year after trotting out the “Parade” LP, the international superstar delivered “Sign ‘O’ the Times.” Rogers called it “a transitional album.” Critics called the Purple One’s ninth studio project his best album to date, superior to the blockbuster “Purple Rain.” The subject of a new super-deluxe reissue featuring 92 tracks, “Sign ‘O’ the Times” holds up as the Minneapolis musician’s masterwork 33 years later.

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Prince, 1987’s “Sign ‘O’ the Times” (left inset) and the super-deluxe reissue (right inset)

JEFF KATZ/The Prince Estate Sunday, October 11, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• PAGE 13 MUSIC

FROM PAGE 12 from 1978 to 1990. Of the nearly 100 pieces on REVIEWS With its 16 original tunes, the wildly adven- the “Sign ‘O’ the Times,” Fink reckons he’s turous double disc embraced Prince’s broadest previously heard only 60% of the material. musical palette, everything from new wave The up-all-night superstar figured it was and gospel to funk and pop. Moreover, it prof- more efficient to play all the instruments him- fered a wide range of messages, from entreat- self rather than try to instruct his bandmates. ies to dance and incisive social commentary to So, his solo sessions might stretch beyond 24 sexy seductions of love and shout-outs to the hours. Lord. Besides endurance, Prince displayed anoth- In this new reissue, dozens of previously er quality — impatience. Rogers recalls how, in unreleased tracks from his storied Paisley early 1986, he began recording “The Ballad of Park vault further illustrate his unstoppable Dorothy Parker” before a newly built record- explosion of creativity in this period. ing console was fully tested at his Chanhassen BLACKPINK “Sign ‘O’ the Times” was actually an out- mansion. growth of several projects he recorded and The engineer didn’t interrupt him, even The Album (YG Entertainment/Interscope) shelved in the post-“Purple Rain” heyday though there was no high end on the console as they were recording. “His train of creativ- — “Dream Factory,” “Crystal Ball,” “Black It takes a special kind of swag- ity moved so fast you just didn’t want to pull that Album” and “Camille.” Why did ger to name your first full-length emergency brake,” Rogers said. “ ‘Dream Factory’ and ‘Crystal Ball,’ they studio record “The Album,” but ‘Purple Rain’ “Dorothy Parker” sounded “like it’s under- were made out of leftovers,” said Lisa Coleman, this is the kind of stuff artists who played keyboards with Prince from 1980 to jump 68 spots water. He just wouldn’t stop,” Rogers continued. like BLACKPINK are made of: 1986. “He didn’t really talk about the concepts. on Rolling Stone’s Afterward, Prince opined, “I like this console. It’s voice, hair, moves and steel. The songs would come first, and then he’d decide kind of dull.” But the dull sound served the mood Four years since their incred- where they should go.” 500 greatest of the song. ible debut with the earworm In fact, 11 tracks on the original “Sign ‘O’ the albums list? Rogers noticed that on Sundays, Prince had a singles “Whistle” and “Boom- Times” were written and first recorded with the habit of recording spiritual songs, especially if bayah,” the foursome recorded Revolution. Did Prince’s 2016 death he’d cut a vulgar tune the night before. Such was an album during the pandemic, elevate experts’ assessment the case with “The Cross,” a key track on “Sign and the result is epic. Erasing Wendy & Lisa of “Purple Rain”? That’s a ‘O’ the Times.” The eight-track record might “I remember how happy he was afterward,” she After “Purple Rain,” Revolution guitarist pertinent question because not be as long as fans might said. “The room seemed to go from dark to light Wendy Melvoin (Susannah’s twin sister) and Rolling Stone recently want, but it’s got everything when he finished that song.” Coleman — generally referred to as Wendy & Lisa published a reboot of its they’d wish for: trappy pop, sassy Rogers recalls Prince fussing with the mix of — were integrally involved in coloring Prince’s 500 Greatest Albums of All raps, offbeat instrumental inter- “U Got the Look,” his duet with Sheena Easton. sounds. Time, and Prince’s classic ludes and some spectacular col- “He didn’t normally spend that much time on With her classical training and jazz instincts, soared to No. 8 from No. 76 laborations with Selena Gomez a song. He was probably thinking this album Coleman brought new harmonic flavors and dif- in 2012’s version of this list. and Cardi B. Overall a musically doesn’t have a lot of singles at this point.” ferent kinds of melodies — on keyboards and vo- His “Sign ‘O’ the Times,” cohesive work, the album kicks Peaking at No. 2 on Billboard’s Hot 100, the cally. “I’d find those weird notes,” she said, “and it the subject of a super-de- off with the high-octane first Prince-Easton collaboration was one of two always made him so happy.” luxe reissue, ranked at No. single “How You Like That.” The smashes from “Sign ‘O’ the Times.” The other Melvoin brought jazz and Brazilian influences. 45, even though it is widely song goes full fanfare, with bells, was the title track, a social commentary about “Wendy could add hips to a record, but not the regarded as his best album. whistles and everything in be- AIDS, gangs, guns, poverty, hunger, drug abuse, same hip or movement as soul and R&B,” Rog- Bob Dylan’s “Blood on tween for a head-spinning dance nuclear war, natural disasters and the Challenger ers noted. “It was a Brazilian rolling side-to-side the Tracks” landed at No. bop. Second single “Ice Cream,” space shuttle tragedy — his most prominent pro- hips.” 9, one of his eight entries, a collaboration with Gomez, test song, climbing to No. 3. Wendy & Lisa “didn’t want to be just his including “Highway 61 is a bubblegum pop track with As 40-some previously unreleased studio tracks employees anymore,” said Coleman, now an Revisited” (No. 18) and elements of trap, while the Cardi in the super-deluxe set indicate, Prince’s mind Emmy-winning soundtrack artist who still makes “Blonde on Blonde” (No. B-assisted “Bet You Wanna” was overflowing with ideas, including “Emotional music with Melvoin. “As a trio, we were doing a 38). Only the Beatles has a simple beat enhanced Pump,” which he penned for Joni Mitchell, who lot of work on these songs, separately or together. scored more, with nine. by BLACKPINK’s voices and However, their “Sgt. Pep- rejected it. I thought he was really happy and as prolific as Cardi’s rap flow. per’s Lonely Hearts Club The new collection also contains three Prince The rest of the songs paint a ever.” Band,” which had topped recordings from the vault — originally intended modern picture: choppy se- However, on the Parade Tour in 1986, there was the two previous versions for the Prince-created female ensemble Vanity 6 quences, syncopated melodies on a lot of tension, especially at sound checks. In the of this list, tumbled to No. — that were offered in 1986 to Bonnie Raitt, but percussion and string and wind past, the Revolution would jam with Prince, but 24. she passed on them. instruments. now he was inviting members of Sheila E.’s band, Four of Prince’s albums — Cristina Jaleru the opening act, to join him at these preshow made the Top 500, includ- New Year’s Eve at Paisley Park Associated Press rehearsals. ing “1999” (No. 130) and Said Coleman: “It almost became like a Even when Prince was on tour, his train of “Dirty Mind” (No. 326). creativity couldn’t be derailed. He worked up new schoolyard — who you going to pick to be on your More than 300 musi- basketball team? He wasn’t picking us all of a songs at sound checks that dragged on for two cians, critics and industry hours or more. Most arena headliners typically sudden.” workers voted in the third After dismissing the Revolution as soon as the breeze through sound check in 20 to 30 minutes. incarnation of this survey, “He’d possibly change the show for that Parade Tour ended in September 1986, Prince which was first essayed in wiped out all their “Sign ‘O’ the Times” contribu- evening. I would record all that on a cassette 2003. boombox and also take notes,” said Fink, the lone tions except for one track — concert number “It’s More than 150 new titles Gonna Be a Beautiful Night” — and rerecorded member of the Revolution who didn’t get fired. made the cut, including The band Prince assembled for the Sign ‘O’ the them as a one-man band ... a la his first five studio Kendrick Lamar’s “To albums. Times Tour in Europe, which featured drummer Pimp a Butterfly” (2015, Sheila E., his protegee, was one of the greatest Fleet Foxes When Prince submitted his new project to War- No. 19) and Billie Eilish’s of Prince’s many outstanding live bands. This Shore (ANTI-) ner Bros., it was a 22-song triple album — way too “When We All Fall Asleep, long for the label’s top brass, who suggested an unnamed group appeared in a November 1987 Where Do We Go?” (2019, One might have predicted a edited version. Overnight, Prince reconfigured theatrical concert film, “Sign ‘O’ the Times,” shot No. 397). The list fea- somber release for Fleet Foxes his own 16-track, two-LP incarnation that became abroad and then largely reshot at Paisley Park, tures 86 albums from this amid a pandemic. Their last “Sign ‘O’ the Times.” which had opened in September 1987. century, but oldies still The super-deluxe reissue includes double evi- album, “Crack-Up,” was darker ‘No time for depression’ dominate. The new No. 1 dence of this jazzy, horn-buoyed funk band’s live in tone, touching everything is Marvin Gaye’s “What’s prowess — a recording of a Netherlands concert from police brutality and inter- “He wasn’t inclined to wallow. He really had Going On,” the 1971 pro- and a DVD of a special New Year’s Eve show at nal turmoil to disbelief following no time for depression or self-pity,” said Rogers, test album that is resonat- Paisley Park, a $200-per-person, black-tie benefit the 2016 presidential election. who went on to earn a doctorate in psychology ing anew in 2020. for the Minnesota Coalition for the Homeless. “Shore” punctuates a differ- and now teaches at Berklee College of Music. She — Jon Bream New bassist Levi Seacer Jr. didn’t know what ent reality — hope. The 15-track contributes an essay to the “Sign ‘O’ the Times” to expect that night from Prince, a sometimes album sees lead singer and prin- boxed set, as do Prince acolytes Lenny Kravitz jokester who promised a special guest. Five hours cipal songwriter Robin Pecknold and Dave Chappelle. before hitting the stage, the newcomer was killing combine some of the more exper- With no tour or movie in the works, the hyper-creative one-man time at a piano at Paisley. imental elements of “Crack-Up” band with an appetite for experimentation, novelty and any style of “I closed my eyes for a second, and I realized someone was sitting and marry them to the bright- music was constantly recording. Sometimes more than one song per next to me. It was Miles Davis,” Seacer reminisced. “I said, ‘I’m ness found on preceding albums. day. not a piano player.’ He says, ‘Keep playing. Do you know there are There are lush soundscapes, flut- Finished or not, the recordings would go into storage. If Prince no bad notes on a piano?’ So, he starts playing these weird scales tery brass cacophonies and sub- wasn’t particularly fond of a piece, he’d hold up three fingers to ap- and stuff I wasn’t used to hearing. ‘See, there are no bad notes. It dividing rhythms. Fleet Foxes proximate a “W,” Rogers recalled. “That meant weak. You take the just matters how long you hang onto a note or not. I’ll see you on the offers solace in a year otherwise Sharpie and write on the tape a big ‘W’ and circle it.” stage later.’?” marked by turbulence. Even though he recorded a ton of material, “he didn’t share a lot Davis came onstage later during “It’s Gonna Be a Beautiful — Ragan Clark of stuff,” said Matt Fink, aka Dr. Fink, one of Prince’s keyboardists Night.” It was, indeed. Associated Press PAGE 14 •STARS AND STRIPES• Sunday, October 11, 2020 TRAVEL Facing an uncertain future Experts weigh in on the question of when European travel will open up again

BY NATALIE B. COMPTON will not survive the economic fallout from tourism it easier — I think traveling is not at risk at all.” The Washington Post remaining on hold, not to mention the economic crisis Santander says he does not discourage Americans would-be American travelers are facing at home. to plan or book trips to Europe for 2021, as long as the he closure of European borders to “We have more immediate needs right now, and reservations are adjustable or refundable: “People should American tourists in March, with no that’s dealing with the reality of the economic division not stop dreaming about traveling.” clear end, has been one painful facet of in our own society here,” Steves says. “When the easy money from the government runs out and this pandemic Simone Amorico, CEO of Access Italy the pandemic. Six months later, Ameri- T stretches on because of our inability to get a grip on it, I Access Italy is a luxury travel company that primarily cans are starting to travel again, but interna- think our concerns are not going to be, ‘Can I get a fl ight guides American customers, including former president tional destinations are still limited. to London?’ ” Barack Obama and Oprah Winfrey, on private tours. Even with some pockets of Europe available Eduardo Santander, executive director With the company’s main season running from March to to American tourists, including Croatia, the November, CEO Simone Amorico says it knew early on of the European Travel Commission that 2020 would be a wash. United Kingdom and North Macedonia, the The company has been taking this time for research Eduardo Santander says he had been hopeful for a question of when the rest of the continent will and development. Amorico says his team has been ex- summer tourism bounce-back. ploring Italy and developing ways for clients to have safer reopen remains. And with Europe’s uptick of “Obviously that didn’t crystallize in the end, because of experiences, such as fi nding private villas and yachts to coronavirus cases and the U.S. death toll still the beginning of the second wave of outbreaks in differ- book. ent countries and regions,” Santander says from his home rising, there does not seem to be a clear end in Amorico does not expect Americans to be able to re- in Brussels. “For the fi rst half of 2020, [European tour- sight to the travel ban. Does that mean Ameri- turn in 2020. “I just hope it will be before spring of 2021, ism was] down 66 percent, but now we are down in some cans should hold off on planning trips across which I believe most certain it will happen,” he says, add- places even by 90, 93 percent. So things are not looking ing that he thinks by March or April there will be tools the pond? very good at the moment.” (such as faster coronavirus testing) in place to facilitate We spoke with four insiders on European Santander leads the European Travel Commission, safer travel between the United States and Italy. travel to get their thoughts on when Americans an association that represents the European Union’s Meanwhile, Amorico says requests for 2021 bookings may be able to return. national tourism organizations. He says he understands are already trickling in despite the unpredictable situa- Rick Steves, why Americans feel confusion and frustration about tion. author, travel guide not being able to travel to Europe, or know when it may “Our suggestion is not to confi rm anything yet, but Rick Steves, America’s Godfather of European travel, be possible. In the beginning of the summer, the ETC once the border opens, to try and book as fast as pos- sounds sullen on a phone call to discuss the pandemic tried to convince E.U. member states and members of sible, because there’s going to be a huge demand for next and its effect on travel. the Schengen zone to agree on a consistent protocol for year,” he says. “Americans just can’t wait to come back “It’s whack-a-mole until we get a grip on the virus,” resuming tourism. With every country carrying out dif- to Europe, especially Italy, especially after they’ve been Steves says, explaining that when one pocket of the Unit- ferent coronavirus-abatement strategies, Santander says told that they cannot come next year.” ed States starts to reduce its cases of the coronavirus, the consequence has been an even more fragmented map others lighten restrictions and see new surges of cases. of Europe. Sanna Kyyra, Finnish tourism official “I’m really disappointed that people are so impatient While domestic tourism in Europe has resumed, In the years leading up to the pandemic, American and they don’t realize that you can’t just jump back to Santander says American travelers have been missed. tourism in Finland was on the rise. Sanna Kyyra, chief normalcy when things start to look good.” They will likely not be allowed back to Europe before late specialist of tourism policy for Finland’s Ministry of Eco- Earlier this year, Steves’ company was scheduled to December. nomic Affairs and Employment, says Americans were take tens of thousands of Americans to Europe on guided “We are actually advocating that governments, the among Finland’s biggest spenders, making the United tours; those trips were of course canceled and refunded, U.S. administration and also the European Union, work States a signifi cant part of Finland’s tourism income. and now he’s started a waitlist — already 10,000 families together,” Santander says. “Because if we come [up] with As far as when Americans will be able to get back to deep — for potential 2021 tours. standardized protocols for testing and tracing, not only the land of saunas, karaoke and Northern Lights, “un- “The idea is when it’s safe, we want to go [to Europe] in Europe but also worldwide — or if you want it just fortunately, it looks very diffi cult at the moment,” Kyyra with you,” he says. “We’ve booked the tours. We want to between the U.S. and the European Union, if that makes says. do the tours, but we are going to provide the leadership Kyyra says Finland has been following and taking and the integrity not to risk anybody’s health by doing part in E.U. discussions regarding which countries will these tours.” ‘ It’s whack-a-mole until we get be included on the “green list” for travel, and hoping it Steves says he’s hopeful for Americans to be able to will be possible to make a long-term plan by spring to return to Europe in 2021, although he’s more concerned a grip on the virus. ’ help American travelers and Finnish tourism businesses that the businesses that make European travel so special Rick Steves prepare for a reopening.

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BY GREGG ELLMAN speed settings, some of which iStock Tribune News Service run virtually silently. According to Smartmi, the As ideas about workplaces shift and evolve amid the pandemic, RV makers are rethinking interior design Smartmi’s elegant 2S Fan is spaces to cater to the “digital nomad” who might prefer to take the job on the road. fan was designed to simulate cool, modern and hip. It’s built natural wind, especially the with easy-to-use controls to feeling of a soft, natural, deli- work as a standard pedestal cately changing breeze. fan, but its endless features Online: smartmi.com; takes it to a new level. The quiet $129.99 and portable smart home fan PhoneSoap, maker of the Work from anywhere has Wi-Fi connectivity and a popular smartphone UV sani- companion app, and works with tizer, has announced AirSoap, smart home platforms, includ- a new category for the UV-C ing Amazon’s Alexa. sanitizing brand. It arrives in pieces, but don’t AirSoap is an air purifi er Pandemic encourages RV makers to redesign be intimidated. It takes only and does not use liquid, heat a few minutes to assemble or chemicals. Instead, it uses with the included step-by step technology to effi ciently kill interiors to meet demands of ‘digital nomads’ instructions. germs and the smallest viruses The seven-blade design goes in a high-energy plasma fi eld. It inside a two-piece white plastic does this by polarizing airborne BY LAURIE BARATTI were not previously optimized for the so-called cage, which opens and closes particles, trapping them in TravelPulse “digital nomad” segment are now altering their easily. Blades typically build a fi lterless graphene system. new designs or updating previous builds to ac- up a lot of dust and dirt, so easy AirSoap uses washable and re- any RV, travel trailer and camper van commodate remote work. Motorhome maker access to the blades for clean- manufacturers are refocusing their usable collection plates instead Winnebago told Business Insider that this means ing is a plus. of HEPA fi lters. new-model designs to cater to custom- incorporating features such as improved sound- As a fan, it works great. ers’ shifting priorities, as the COVID- According to PhoneSoap, the M proofi ng, quieter power systems and ergonomic It’s light and portable with a new system is a revolutionary 19 pandemic forces people to rethink what their seating. weighted base for stability, and new air purifi er technology, travel plans, work and home lives will look like. “Work from home is now one of the big boxes has a quiet brushless motor As COVID-19 prompted international border which kills and captures even that product development has to check when that runs as low as 29 dB. An the smallest viruses down to 14 closures and caused air travel to virtually halt, the they’re considering a new product,” said Brian AC adapter is included; without past six months have seen road trips in personal or nanometers. While it’s proven Hazelton, vice president at Winnebago. Even prior the cord, it also runs great with to kill 99.99 percent of airborne rented vehicles become Americans’ preferred form to the recent boom, demand for offi ce-style ameni- the built-in lithium-ion battery, of travel. viruses, it hasn’t been tested ties was amplifying. “As we learned more about making it easy to move from on COVID-19. But it has been The rise in remote work prompted by the pan- the Class B van business, we started to see those room to room. With a fully tested to kill smaller viruses, demic, combined with cabin fever caused by stay- demands for connectivity,” Hazelton explained. charged battery pack, the 2S such as Infl uenza A-H3N2. at-home orders, had led many to take up a “work “That customer group was really pushing us to do Fan goes mobile for up to 20 Measuring 21-by-10.25-by- from anywhere” lifestyle that they might never ... a lot of those things before the COVID pandemic hours with the fan speed set 10.6 inches, AirSoap is whisper- have considered before. started.” to 1. quiet, making it suitable for any Stanford research revealed that 42 percent of Major manufacturer Airstream is taking a simi- Manual controls on top of the environment at home or work. U.S. workers are now working full time from their lar tack in terms of updating existing fl oorplans fan include an on/off switch, Online: phonesoap.com; homes, and that number could continue to grow. to better accommodate remote work, according and LEDs glow green to show $399.99 They are part of the reason that the RV market has to Airstream President and CEO Bob Wheeler. the fan’s Wi-Fi status and the seen skyrocketing demand in recent months. He divulged that the company had already been four speed levels. With little Just as internet connectivity and workspace planning product inclusions to cater to the digital effort, the angle of the cage can availability have become expected of hotels and re- nomad trend, but that the pandemic has expedited be manually adjusted. sorts, consumers now seek the same infrastructure these efforts. The smart home features are in an RV. Makers such as Bowlus Road Chief and “We tried to look at some of our fl oor plans and what make this fan stand out. Leisure Travel Vans are already ahead of the curve say, ‘Where could we carve out a dedicated work With the built-in Wi-Fi con- in offering remote work-friendly builds so that they area so you don’t have to clean up your workday nectivity and the Mi Home app need only add updates instead of overhauling fl oor in order to have a meal (at the dinette table)?’ ” (iOS and Android,) controlling plans. Wheeler said. In order to create desk space within the fan with a smartphone is a Dean Corrigal of Leisure Travel Vans told an RV’s limited dimensions, the company must breeze. Business Insider that between 30 percent and 40 adjust other interior amenities, perhaps decreasing Along with on and off, the percent of emails his company has received come the size of dinettes or eliminating a second bed. app has two modes to control from customers inquiring specifi cally about the As of now, this option will only be available in the air fl ow, adjustments for the vans’ mobile offi ce capabilities. “It’s a huge amount Airstream’s Flying Cloud travel trailer, which the oscillating and direction angle of fi rst-time buyers sending request emails to us ... company hoped would be available soon. of 30, 60, 90 and 120 degrees, people that want to work from their RVs are right “It’s not overkill,” Wheeler said. “You don’t need and left-to-right directional behind that,” Corrigal said. “I think it’s a huge a 5-foot-wide slab (desk) in your travel trailer, but adjustment. growing segment, and the longer this COVID-19 we fi nd that when we talk to people about the option The standard (normal) set- thing lasts, the more the RV industry is going to go to have this area where they can set up and leave tings have four speed preset PHONESOAP/TNS forward and push in sales.” their work set up, and still live in the rest of the levels, or you can manually ad- Several other RV manufacturers whose products trailer, that’s really appealing.” just the speed from among 100 AirSoap air purifier Sunday, October 11, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• PAGE 17 BOOKS Obscure works out by crime fiction’s Beauty and suspense Chandler, Christie

BY HILLEL ITALIE ‘Searcher’ places Western-style story amid the wilds of Ireland Associated Press Two of crime fi ction’s most famous storytellers, Raymond BY MAUREEN CORRIGAN — registers a watcher, someone who’s been Chandler and Agatha Christie, Special to The Washington Post creeping around the cottage and disturb- also knew how to get a laugh. ing the nesting rooks. When Cal corners Chandler, beyond the terse and “The Searcher,” by Tana French, is a slow the voyeur, he turns out to be a wayward cynical narratives of such Philip burn of a suspense story. As in that apocry- adolescent named Trey Reddy, who lives on Marlowe novels as “The Big phal myth of the frog in boiling water, the a nearby mountain with his single mother Sleep” and “The Long Goodbye,” novel lulls us readers to lie back and bask and siblings. Before long, Trey is coming was able to poke fun at his own in French’s radiant imagery and language around regularly to help Cal and to learn life. His rarely seen “Advice to — in particular, its descriptions of the rough carpentry. One thing Trey doesn’t need to an Employer” is a list of sug- beauty of the West of Ireland where the learn is that Cal is an ex-cop. (Everyone in gestions for how you can ruin story takes place. Then, the heat is turned the nearest village has sussed out by Celtic the day for those stuck on your up, higher and higher. By novel’s end, any- telepathy that the American newcomer payroll, including “If you cannot place — even the grimiest, meanest streets is an ex-cop.) Eventually, Trey confesses fi nd anything, just roar,“ and of hard-boiled crime fi ction — seems prefer- the real reason he’s been hanging around: “Always tell your secretary you able to the sinister and silent watchfulness He wants Cal to fi nd out what happened to have nothing to dictate until it is of the lush Irish countryside. his beloved 19-year-old brother, Brendan, time for dinner. Then rattle off a As French has acknowledged in inter- who vanished months ago. The local police lot of letters you have left since views, the title of her latest stand-alone have been useless, prejudiced, as they are, domesday.” crime novel is a nod to the John Ford mas- against the entire Reddy family as a pack of Christie’s detective Hercule terpiece “The Searchers.” Like Ford’s 1956 lazy troublemakers. So it is that Cal, despite Poirot enjoys an amusing holiday fi lm, French’s novel is essentially a Western. his reluctance, gets drawn into the case in the 1923 story “Christmas (Perhaps even that “West of Ireland” setting — as we readers know he will — because Adventure,” only now being re- is a sly wink at the novel’s generic origins.) that’s what makes these quiet men who leased in the U.S. It’s an easygo- A lone man, an outsider, is drawn into an preside over Westerns and detective novels obsessive quest to fi nd a young person who ing tale of a Christmas gathering the fl awed heroes they are. In the process and a foiled attempt to fool the has disappeared. In Ford’s fi lm, Civil War of searching for Brendan, Cal ferrets out veteran Ethan Edwards, played by John wily sleuth. a bog’s worth of secrets and sins festering Both pieces appear in the Wayne, searches for his niece who was beneath this quaint patch of the Auld Sod. new issue of Strand Magazine, abducted from her family’s homestead by a To even disclose this much of the plot of “The morning has turned lavishly beauti- a quarterly that has published Comanche raiding party. “The Searcher” is a minor crime, because ful. The autumn sun gives the greens of the obscure work by John Stein- French’s “old soldier” is named Cal Hoop- the great power of this suspense story fi elds an impossible, mythic radiance and beck, Mark Twain and William er. He’s divorced, semi-estranged from his comes from its slow, measured pacing and transforms the back roads into light-mud- Faulkner among others. adult daughter and recently retired from the intensifying evil of its atmosphere. One dled paths where a goblin with a riddle, or a Christie’s piece, the basis for the Chicago Police Department. With no of the most unsettling moments in the novel pretty maiden with a basket, could be wait- the longer “The Adventure of ties to bind him, Cal has acted on his dream is an extended scene in which Cal visits ing around every gorse-and-bramble bend. the Christmas Pudding,” was and bought a tumbledown Irish cottage the local pub called Sean Og’s — basically, Cal is in no mood to appreciate any of it. He originally part of a series called advertised on the internet. It’s so remote, another isolated cottage in a fi eld — and the feels like this specifi c beauty is central to “The Little Grey Cells of Hercule he can blast his favorite Johnny Cash tunes men who are gathered there press shot after the illusion that lulled him into stupidity, as he spackles and paints, and only the shot of the locally crafted “poteen” on him. turned him into the peasant gazing slack- Poirot.” sheep might complain. If the condition of As a tin whistle plays in the background jawed at this handful of gold coins till they “Christmas Adventure” also the cottage was somewhat misleading, other and the men joke and Cal gets drunker, one melt into dead leaves in front of his eyes.” is appearing in the upcoming aspects of Cal’s new surroundings delight part of his brain registers that he’s being French’s writing, as that passage illus- Christie collection “Midwinter him. “The air is rich as fruitcake, like you subtly “warned off” the investigation into trates, is eerie and nuanced. Indeed, even Murder,” which comes out Oct. should do more with it than just breathe it; Brendan’s disappearance. And, it’s not only though her Dublin Murder Squad series 20. bite off a big mouthful, maybe, or rub hand- the human residents of the area who are all and her other stand-alone mystery, “The “ ‘Christmas Adventure’ is a fuls of it over your face.” too knowledgeable about Cal’s movements. Witch Elm,” have been uniformly excellent, particularly light-hearted story,“ But, as the mists of autumn close in, The very landscape seems to be in collusion this hushed suspense tale about thwarted Medawar says. “Agatha Christie Cal realizes that he’s not as alone as he with whatever malevolent forces spirited dreams of escape may be her best yet. Like is known for the rigour and inge- thought. The back of his neck — “trained Brendan away. Here’s Cal walking down a the John Ford fi lm it pays homage to, “The nuity with which she constructed over twenty-fi ve years in the Chicago PD” lane and ruing his impulsive life choices: Searcher” is its own kind of masterpiece. a mystery and laid clues for the attentive reader to detect, and it is often forgotten how much hu- mour there is in her stories, even in her darkest tales of murder ‘Missionaries’ sees forever wars as vocation and mayhem.” Chandler’s employer guide, ac- BY FRANK BAJAK Colombia is a tremendously complex questioning daughter and a demobilized cording to Chandler scholar Dr. Associated Press confl ict. In fact, it’s not really one but a mul- paramilitary, bear practically at birth the Sarah Trott, was likely written in titude of confl icts whose dizzying dynamics scars of a land where war’s brutality has the early 1950s, when Chandler Phil Klay’s “Redeployment” was a vary by region, a dirty war mostly of rural been a chronic condition. hired a private secretary, Juanita masterwork in mostly spare prose, its tonal civilians suffer- Klay’s considerable accomplishment in Messick. Chandler long suffered range from laugh-out-loud, Joseph Heller- ing forgotten. “Missionaries” goes well beyond incisive from depression, but seemed at esque absurdity to soul-crushing bleakness. A callow U.S. “insider access into the next permutation of ease with Messick. It may be our best literary window into the journalist, done the massive, industrial-scale U.S. machine “The two remained good Iraq war. with Kabul, for generating and executing targets.” friends even after she ceased A young Marine veteran’s literary debut, dispatches to In the tradition of Robert Stone and Gra- working for him and continued the short story collection won a 2014 Na- Colombia, which ham Greene, he makes geopolitical misad- to provide a shoulder of support tional Book Award. she considers venture, cultural blindness and atavistic for the ailing writer, helping to “Missionaries,” out Oct. 6 from Penguin “an extension of behavior pulse inevitably toward terrible arrange his wife Cissy’s funeral Press, is Klay’s next act. A big, ambitious the same war, denouement. in January 1955 and supporting novel, it spans a few decades and continents not the endless The Colombian offi cer, a cultured, reli- him through alcoholism, hospi- and plumbs U.S. forever wars’ psychic war on ‘terror’ gious man Jesuit-schooled like Klay, refl ects talization, and various suicide imprint on peripatetic American warriors, but something with a certain resigned callousness on his attempts until his death in militarism as a way of being and the conse- vaguer ... related profession: “the work of violence, which is March 1959,” Trott writes in an quences of ill-conceived foreign meddling. to the demands what makes history happen.” afterword that appears in Strand Two U.S. Special Forces vets of Afghani- of America’s Refl ecting on systematic extra-judicial Magazine. stan and Iraq — transitioned to mercenary not-quite-empire killings of civilians by Colombian soldiers “ ‘Advice to an Employer’ and a military attache — have fought “in which was always projecting military power — something that happened for real a little shows us two signifi cant facets enough murky war zones to lack the near- across the globe and just shifting the ratio- more than a decade ago — he weighs poten- of Chandler’s personality that religious faith in democracy that the war nale of why.” tial mitigating factors, but ultimately fi nds enhance our understanding of was sold on.” Their next stop is Colombia, Ugly Americans mixed up anew in some- no justifi cation. the author,” Trott writes. “While where Washington’s targeting-killing appa- body else’s fi ght. “The only explanation left is the sin all it illustrates his renowned humor ratus, fi rst turned on leftist insurgents, now The novel’s Colombian characters, includ- men are born with, a sin that marks us for- and wit, it also shows a far more hunts drug-traffi cking warlords. ing a second-generation army offi cer, his ever as loathsome creatures, fi t for death.” personal, human side. ” PAGE 18 •STARS AND STRIPES• Sunday, October 11, 2020 OPINION Max D. Lederer Jr., Publisher Lt. Col. Marci Hoffman, Europe commander Lt. Col. Richard McClintic, Pacific commander Breaking the tools of US foreign policy Caroline E. Miller, Europe Business Operations BY JOSH ROGIN aged inside our government and around will need a full team of confirmed officials EDITORIAL The Washington Post the world. to deploy across the globe, but if Republi- There is evidence the Biden team is cans hold the Senate, there’s no reason to Terry Leonard, Editor t Wednesday’s vice-presidential working on this behind the scenes. The expect they will oblige. [email protected] debate, Sen. Kamala Harris, D- campaign has hundreds of foreign policy Even if the GOP and the American peo- Robert H. Reid, Senior Managing Editor Calif., responded to a question “advisers” writing hundreds of memos to ple can be convinced U.S. global leadership [email protected] Aabout the decline of American one another. The real action, though, is at is worth restoring, there’s no assurance global leadership by quoting former Vice the top. A small group of former Obama Managing Editor for Content the world will go along. Regional hege- Tina Croley, President Joe Biden: “Foreign policy, it administration officials, lawmakers and a [email protected] mons such as Russia and Turkey are excit- might sound complicated, but really it’s few outsiders have been preparing a fresh edly expanding their spheres of influence, Sean Moores, Managing Editor for Presentation relationships.” If only that were so. Given approach. with deadly consequences. China has used the damage wreaked by President Donald [email protected] Sen. Chris Coons, D-Del., told me that these past four years to pitch its alterna- Trump’s mismanagement, Biden and a Biden administration won’t try to tackle tive vision for a world order, one in which Joe Gromelski, Managing Editor for Digital Harris will be hard-pressed to restore the [email protected] the large foreign policy issues right away; things such as freedom, human rights and role of the United States in the world — as- instead, it will prioritize the domestic need democracy are optional. suming that is even possible. to fight the pandemic. That new pandemic As President Barack Obama discov- BUREAU STAFF Trump ran against the Washington for- strategy will have an international compo- eign policy establishment in 2016 and is ered in 2009, the international community Europe/Mideast nent, he said, reconnecting the U.S. gov- might give you the Nobel Peace Prize, but doing it again in 2020, attacking the pre- ernment with the larger global response. Erik Slavin, Europe & Mideast Bureau Chief that doesn’t necessarily mean the issues [email protected] vious bipartisan consensus that the United Next, the Biden administration will “as- get solved. Even rebuilding relationships +49(0)631.3615.9350; DSN (314)583.9350 States has a unique duty to lead a global semble the global network of free societies, with allies won’t be a cake walk. Interna- world order based on the advancement of of democracies, of those countries who are Pacific tional groups such as the Group of Seven freedom, human rights and the rule of law. willing to lock arms with us, to stand up and Aaron Kidd, Pacific Bureau Chief and the Group of 20 can’t even meet in per- [email protected] Trump spent his first term focusing nar- say, ‘We are a community of democracies +81.42.552.2511 ext. 88380; DSN (315)227.7380 rowly on U.S. interests, a strategy he calls who care about free press, human rights, son anymore because of the pandemic. “America First.” The Trump team is leaving Biden, if he Washington democracy and the values that distinguish Not only did Trump reject multilater- us,’ ” Coons said. “And then, from that posi- wins, a set of problems even more intracta- Joseph Cacchioli, Washington Bureau Chief ble than it found them. Biden can’t return [email protected] alism, weaken alliances and undermine tion of strength, reengage on climate and (+1)(202)886-0033 human rights norms, he also waged war nuclear proliferation with Iran and North to the Iran deal but won’t be able to strike a Brian Bowers, Assistant Managing Editor, News on the foreign policy establishment in- Korea and confronting China.” new one. He won’t be able to reengage with [email protected] side his own government. Trump’s White Biden is expecting help from Republi- North Korea or return to Trump’s policy of House tried to gut funding for diplomacy, cans who profess to believe in those values. “maximum pressure.” Biden likely won’t CIRCULATION dismantle independent U.S. international He wants to bring together internationalist give up the leverage of Trump’s China tar- Mideast broadcasting and install political hacks Democrats and Republicans to resist the iffs for nothing, but he will find it extreme- Robert Reismann, Mideast Circulation Manager to mismanage the U.S. Agency for Inter- protectionist and nativist elements on both ly hard to wring more concessions out of [email protected] national Development. Trump also sows the left and the right. “If U.S. policymak- Beijing. [email protected] doubt about the integrity of U.S. democ- To be fair to Harris, no campaign is ex- DSN (314)583-9111 ers seek to restore a bipartisan consensus racy and the credibility of the U.S. intelli- favoring American global leadership, they pected to have all the answers in advance Europe gence community almost every day. must persuade ordinary Americans that — but the questions don’t get easier after Karen Lewis, Community Engagement Manager Trump’s team is breaking the tools of international engagement and alliances the election. If Biden wins, the incoming [email protected] [email protected] foreign policy his successors might need are worth the cost,” Coons wrote Wednes- administration is in for a very rough ride. +49(0)631.3615.9090; DSN (314)583.9090 to put it together again. Harris identified day in Foreign Affairs. If Trump wins, it might be the nail in the the problem, but she didn’t offer much in That might be asking too much of a party coffin of the U.S.-led global order Biden is Pacific the way of solutions — aside from building that will almost certainly be focused on pledging to salvage. Mari Mori, [email protected] “relationships” — perhaps because they defeating Biden in 2024. The Republicans +81-3 6385.3171; DSN (315)227.7333 Josh Rogin is a columnist for the Global Opinions are scarce. It could take decades to repair have reason to see him fail, not to help him section of The Washington Post. He writes about CONTACT US the institutions Trump intentionally dam- undo what happened on their watch. Biden foreign policy and national security. Washington tel: (+1)202.886.0003 633 3rd St. NW, Suite 116, Washington, DC 20001-3050 Credit Moon’s efforts for N. Korea’s contrition Reader letters [email protected] BY ARTHUR I. CYR to 1953, reflects personal discipline and South Vietnam. Additional contacts Special to Stars and Stripes courage. The president has demonstrated A large percentage of that total were stripes.com/contactus these qualities throughout his career. combat troops. Republic of Korea Army ate last month, North Korea dicta- Activism in his youth against the dicta- troops developed a deserved reputation OMBUDSMAN tor Kim Jong Un issued an apol- tor Park Chung-hee led to imprisonment. for effectiveness in that brutal, vexing war. ogy. In a letter, Kim expressed Reflecting that experience, he became a South Korea at the time had no substantial Ernie Gates Lsincere regret for “disappointing” human rights lawyer. He also served in economic investment in South Vietnam. South Korea President Moon Jae-in. the Republic of Korea army special forces, On the contrary, Japan, historically an The Stars and Stripes ombudsman protects the free flow Kim referred to the brutal murder of and saw action in the Demilitarized Zone opponent and rival of Korea, was already of news and information, reporting any attempts by the a South Korean civil servant by North military or other authorities to undermine the newspaper’s along the 38th Parallel. building substantial business investment independence. The ombudsman also responds to concerns Korea’s military. The victim was on an in- Moon was sworn in May 10, 2017, right and trade ties with South Vietnam. The and questions from readers, and monitors coverage for fair- spection boat near North Korean waters. after the voters’ ballots were counted fol- unusually close, strong ties between South ness, accuracy, timeliness and balance. 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His numerous critics have yet of the purchaser, user or patron. relations with the communist neighbor. particularly close and long-term between to propose a persuasive alternative © Stars and Stripes 2020 Moon’s sustained work to overcome the the armies of our two nations. During the approach. division on the Korean Peninsula, and other long Vietnam War, South Korea main- Arthur I. Cyr is Clausen Distinguished Professor at stripes.com bitter legacies of the Korean War of 1950 tained approximately 50,000 troops in Carthage College and author of “After the Cold War.” Sunday, October 11, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES•PAGE 19 SCOREBOARD

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Jets 0 4 0 .000 65 131 Hawkins (concussion), WR Julio Jones G Wes Schweitzer (elbow), DE Chase up-to-date TV schedules. South (hamstring). LIMITED: S Ricardo Allen Young (groin). Friday’s transactions Tennessee 3 0 0 1.000 80 74 (elbow), DT Marlon Davidson (knee), DT MIAMI DOLPHINS at SAN FRANCISCO myafn.net Indianapolis 3 1 0 .750 103 56 Grady Jarrett (hip), DE Takkarist McKin- 49ERS — DOLPHINS: OUT: DE Shaq Law- BASEBALL Jacksonville 1 3 0 .250 95 117 ley (groin), S Keanu Neal (hamstring), son (shoulder), TE Durham Smythe Major League Baseball Houston 0 4 0 .000 80 126 WR Calvin Ridley (thigh, knee). FULL: TE (knee). QUESTIONABLE: WR Jakeem American League North Jaeden Graham (shoulder), K Younghoe Grant (illness). FULL: S Clayton Feje- Pro soccer OAKLAND ATHLETICS — Activated C Pittsburgh 3 0 0 1.000 80 58 Koo (right groin), LB Foyesade Oluokun delem (pectoral), S Kavon Frazier (shoul- Austin Allen, OFs Seth Brown, Luis Bar- Baltimore 3 1 0 .750 122 73 (oblique). der), CB Xavien Howard (knee), CB Byron rera, Skye Bolt and Dustin Fowler, RHPs Cleveland 3 1 0 .750 124 126 CINCINNATI BENGALS at BALTIMORE Jones (groin, achilles), G Solomon Kind- Paul Blackburn, Grant Holmes, James Cincinnati 1 2 1 .250 99 99 RAVENS — BENGALS: DOUBTFUL: CB ley (foot), WR DeVante Parker (ankle), MLS Kaprielian and Daulton Jefferies, INFs West Mackensie Alexander (hamstring), WR RB Malcolm Perry (illness). 49ERS: OUT: Matt Chapman, Vimael Machin, Sheldon Kansas City 4 0 0 1.000 117 70 John Ross (illness). QUESTIONABLE: RB DE Ezekiel Ansah (biceps), CB Dontae EASTERN CONFERENCE Neuse from alternate training site. W L T Pts GF GA Las Vegas 2 2 0 .500 111 120 Joe Mixon (shin). FULL: DT Geno Atkins Johnson (groin), CB Emmanuel Moseley Toronto FC 10 2 4 34 27 16 HOUSTON ASTROS — Announced RHP Denver 1 3 0 .250 82 98 (shoulder), LB Markus Bailey (neck), T (concussion), CB K’Waun Williams (knee, Columbus 9 3 4 31 26 12 Joe Biagini selected free agency in lieu L.A. Chargers 1 3 0 .250 83 95 Jonah Williams (shoulder), LB Logan Wil- hip). QUESTIONABLE: RB Raheem Mo- Philadelphia 9 3 4 31 28 13 of outright assignment to Round Rock NATIONAL CONFERENCE son (concussion). RAVENS: DOUBTFUL: G stert (knee), WR Deebo Samuel (illness), Orlando City 8 2 6 30 28 16 (PCL). East Tyre Phillips (shoulder). QUESTIONABLE: CB Ahkello Witherspoon (hamstring). New York City FC 8 6 2 26 21 13 OAKLAND ATHLETICS — Activated RHP W L T Pct PF PA TE Mark Andrews (thigh), TE Nick Boyle DNP: DE Arik Armstead (not injury relat- New England 5 4 7 22 15 13 James Kaprielian. Philadelphia 1 2 1 .250 84 107 (thigh), WR Marquise Brown (knee), QB ed). FULL: QB Jimmy Garoppolo (ankle), New York 6 8 2 20 19 21 National League Dallas 1 3 0 .250 126 146 Lamar Jackson (knee, illness), S Anthony LB Dre Greenlaw (quadricep), WR Dante Montreal 6 8 2 20 24 30 MIAMI MARLINS — Activated INF Washington 1 3 0 .250 79 112 Levine (abdomen), DT Justin Madubuike Pettis (knee), WR Trent Taylor (ankle), S Atlanta 5 8 3 18 17 19 Lewin Diaz, OFs Starling Marte and Jesus N.Y. Giants 0 4 0 .000 47 96 (knee), WR Chris Moore (thigh, finger), Jimmie Ward (wrist). Nashville SC 4 5 6 18 11 14 Sanchez, RHPs Edward Cabrera, Robert South CB Marcus Peters (thigh), CB Jimmy MINNESOTA VIKINGS at SEATTLE SE- Chicago 4 8 4 16 20 25 Dugger, Jorge Guzman, Jesus Sanchez, Tampa Bay 3 2 0 .600 139 112 Smith (knee), T Ronnie Stanley (shoul- AHAWKS — VIKINGS: OUT: WR K.J. Os- Inter Miami CF 4 10 2 14 16 26 Johan Quezada, Jordan Yamamoto, Josh Carolina 2 2 0 .500 99 102 der, hip), DT Broderick Washington (ill- born (hamstring). QUESTIONABLE: CB Cincinnati 3 9 4 13 8 26 A. Smith and Jose Urena, LHPs Stephen New Orleans 2 2 0 .500 123 123 ness), DE Derek Wolfe (not injury related, Kris Boyd (hamstring), CB Holton Hill D.C. United 2 9 5 11 12 28 Tarpley and Alex Vesia from alternate Atlanta 0 4 0 .000 106 138 elbow). DNP: G Tyre Phillips (shoulder). (foot). LIMITED: LB Eric Kendricks (foot). WESTERN CONFERENCE training site. North FULL: TE Nick Boyle (thigh), WR Marquise FULL: C Garrett Bradbury (knee), WR W L T Pts GF GA SAN DIEGO PADRES — Activated RHPs Green Bay 4 0 0 1.000 152 101 Brown (knee), QB Lamar Jackson (knee, Dan Chisena (knee), CB Mike Hughes Seattle 9 3 3 30 34 14 David Bednar, Dinelson Lamet, Michel Chicago 4 1 0 .800 105 100 illness), DT Justin Madubuike (knee), T (neck), T Brian O’Neill (shoulder), WR Portland 8 4 3 27 33 27 Baez, Javy Guerra, Luis Perdomo and Ronnie Stanley (shoulder, hip), DT Brod- Sporting KC 8 5 2 26 27 21 Detroit 1 3 0 .250 99 127 Adam Thielen (shoulder), T Olisaemeka Taylor Williams, LHP Joey Lucchesi, C Minnesota 1 3 0 .250 106 125 erick Washington (illness). Udoh (finger). OUT: S Jamal Minnesota United 6 5 5 23 26 21 Francisco Mejia, OF Jorge Ona, INFs Greg SEAHAWKS: West INDIANAPOLIS COLTS at CLEVELAND Adams (groin). QUESTIONABLE: LB Jor- Los Angeles FC 6 6 3 21 35 30 Garcia and Jorge Mateo from alternate BROWNS — COLTS: OUT: T Anthony Cas- FC Dallas 5 4 6 21 21 17 training site. Seattle 4 0 0 1.000 142 109 dyn Brooks (knee), CB Quinton Dunbar L.A. Rams 3 1 0 .750 106 80 tonzo (rib), LB Darius Leonard (groin). (knee), S Delano Hill (back), RB Carlos San Jose 5 6 5 20 24 40 WASHINGTON NATIONALS — Acti- QUESTIONABLE: LB Anthony Walker (an- Colorado 5 4 4 19 25 20 vated C Tres Barrera from the restricted Arizona 2 2 0 .500 98 92 Hyde (shoulder), G Mike Iupati (knee, San Francisco 2 2 0 .500 107 71 kle). DNP: DT Denico Autry (not injury re- back). LIMITED: LB Cody Barton (quad- Houston 4 5 7 19 24 26 list. Sent RHP Paolo Espino, SS Adrian lated), WR T.Y. Hilton (not injury related), Real Salt Lake 4 6 6 18 21 26 Sanchez, RHP Austen Williams and RHP Thursday’s game ricep), T Duane Brown (knee). FULL: TE Chicago 20, Tampa Bay 19 DE Justin Houston (not injury related), LB Will Dissly (achilles), CB Shaquill Griffin Vancouver 5 11 0 15 18 37 Aaron Bennett outright to Fresno Griz- Darius Leonard (groin), CB Kenny Moore LA Galaxy 4 8 3 15 21 30 zlies. Sunday’s games (shoulder), T Jamarco Jones (elbow), DE Note: Three points for victory, one Cincinnati at Baltimore (not injury related). FULL: TE Trey Burton Benson Mayowa (groin), WR David Moore FOOTBALL (not injury related), CB T.J. Carrie (ham- point for tie. National Football League Philadelphia at Pittsburgh (foot), LB Bobby Wagner (rib). Saturday’s games Carolina at Atlanta string), LB Bobby Okereke (thumb), LB NEW YORK GIANTS at DALLAS COW- BALTIMORE RAVENS — Promoted CB E.J. Speed (elbow). BROWNS: OUT: LB Houston at Miami Khalil Dorsey to the active roster. Las Vegas at Kansas City BOYS — GIANTS: OUT: LB Oshane Ximines New York at Atlanta L.A. Rams at Washington Tae Davis (elbow), DT Larry Ogunjobi (shoulder). QUESTIONABLE: S Adrian Col- LA Galaxy at Colorado DALLAS COWBOYS — Announced T (abdomen), CB Greedy Williams (shoul- Tyron Smitt out for the season (neck in- Arizona at N.Y. Jets bert (neck), LB Kyler Fackrell (neck), S Ja- Real Salt Lake at Vancouver Jacksonville at Houston der). QUESTIONABLE: DE Adrian Clay- brill Peppers (ankle). COWBOYS: OUT: C Sunday’s games jury). born (hip), S Karl Joseph (hamstring). JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS — Placed K Miami at San Francisco Joe Looney (knee), T Tyron Smith (neck). New England at New York City FC N.Y. Giants at Dallas LIMITED: C J.C. Tretter (knee. FULL: WR FULL: DE Dorance Armstrong (knee), Seattle at Los Angeles FC Aldrick Rosas on practice squad injured Odell Beckham (toe), TE Stephen Carl- list. Signed K Jon Brown to the pracatice Indianapolis at Cleveland DE Tyrone Crawford (ankle), CB Trevon D.C. United at Chicago Minnesota at Seattle son (shoulder), DT Jordan Elliott (ankle), Diggs (shoulder, knee), DE Demarcus squad. DE Porter Gustin (finger), RB Kareem Toronto FC at Cincinnati Open: Detroit, Green Bay Lawrence (knee). Columbus at Orlando City LOS ANGELES CHARGERS — Placed RB Hunt (groin), RB Andy Janovich (hip), Austin Ekeler on injured reserve. Pro- Monday’s games WR Jarvis Landry (hip), LB Jacob Phillips PHILADELPHIA EAGLES at PITTSBURGH Montreal at Philadelphia Denver at New England — OUT: WR DeSean Nashville at Sporting Kansas City moted WR Tyron Johnson to the active (knee), DT Sheldon Richardson (thigh), STEELERS EAGLES: Minnesota at FC Dallas roster. Signed RB Kalen Ballage to the L.A. Chargers at New Orleans LB Sione Takitaki (shoulder), T Jedrick Jackson (hamstring), WR Alshon Jeffery San Jose at Portland practice squad. Tuesday’s game Wills (calf). (illness, foot), CB Avonte Maddox (ankle). NEW YORK GIANTS — Placed OLB Os- Buffalo at Tennessee JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS at HOUSTON DNP: DT Fletcher Cox (not injury related. NWSL hane Ximines on injured reserve. Thursday, Oct. 15 TEXANS — JAGUARS: QUESTIONABLE: FULL: WR J.J. Arcega-Whiteside (calf), S MIAMI DOLPHINS — Promoted RB Sal- Kansas City at Buffalo DE Josh Allen (knee), DT Daniel Ekuale Marcus Epps (rib), G Nate Herbig (groin), W L T Pts GF GA von Ahmed to the active roster. Placed T Sunday, Oct. 18 (ankle), CB C.J. Henderson (shoulder), T Lane Johnson (ankle), C Jason Kelce Houston 3 1 0 9 12 7 Austin Jackson on injured reserve. Houston at Tennessee LB Myles Jack (ankle). LIMITED: WR Lav- (hip), S Rodney McLeod (hamstring). Portland 2 0 1 7 8 2 MINNESOTA VIKINGS — Released DT Washington at N.Y. Giants iska Shenault (hamstring). FULL: TE Tyler STEELERS: OUT: LB Marcus Allen (foot), Washington 2 1 1 7 5 4 Albert Huggins from the practice squad. Cincinnati at Indianapolis Eifert (neck), DE Adam Gotsis (not in- FB Derek Watt (hamstring). FULL: CB Joe Chicago 1 1 1 4 6 4 TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS — An- Atlanta at Minnesota jury related), K Stephen Hauschka (right Haden (illness), WR Diontae Johnson North Carolina 1 1 1 4 5 7 nounced DT Vitaa Vea out for the season Chicago at Carolina knee), DT Abry Jones (not injury relat- (toe), C Maurkice Pouncey (not injury re- Sky Blue FC 1 2 0 3 3 6 (broken leg). Detroit at Jacksonville ed), G Brandon Linder (knee), TE James lated), QB Ben Roethlisberger (not injury Utah 0 1 2 2 3 6 WASHINGTON FOOTBALL TEAM Cleveland at Pittsburgh O’Shaughnessy (not injury related), T related), WR JuJu Smith-Schuster (knee), Reign FC 0 1 1 1 3 6 — Placed WR Steven Sims Jr. on injured Baltimore at Philadelphia Cam Robinson (knee), G Tyler Shatley DE Stephon Tuitt (not injury related), LB Orlando 0 2 1 1 2 5 reserve. Signed G Joshua Garnett to the Miami at Denver (not injury related). TEXANS: QUESTION- T.J. Watt (knee). Note: Three points for victory, one active roster. Signed K Kaare Vedvik to N.Y. Jets at L.A. Chargers ABLE: TE Jordan Akins (ankle, concus- MONDAY point for tie. the practice squad. Green Bay at Tampa Bay sion), CB Keion Crossen (hamstring), DENVER BRONCOS at NEW ENGLAND Friday’s game SOCCER L.A. Rams at San Francisco RB Buddy Howell (hamstring), LB Peter PATRIOTS — BRONCOS: DNP: RB LeVante Houston 2, Orlando 1 Major League Soccer Open: Las Vegas, New England, New Kalambayi (hamstring), LB Benardrick Bellamy (knee), LB Jeremiah Attaochu Saturday’s games MLS — Fined F Mauro Manotas from Orleans, Seattle McKinney (shoulder). DNP: WR Randall (quadricep), TE Noah Fant (ankle), WR Chicago at Sky Blue FC Houston Dynamo an undisclosed amount Monday, Oct. 19 Cobb (not injury related). FULL: LB Dylan K.J. Hamler (hamstring), DT Mike Purcell Portland at Reign FC after receiving a red card for failure to Arizona at Dallas Cole (knee), DT Brandon Dunn (elbow), (knee). LIMITED: LB Joseph Jones (knee), Saturday, Oct. 17 leave the field in a match with FC Dallas RB Cullen Gillaspia (hamstring), T Lar- QB Drew Lock (right shoulder). FULL: CB North Carolina at Orlando on Oct. 7. Fined D Matheus Bressanelli Bryce Callahan (wrist), CB Davontae Har- Utah at Reign FC NFL injury report emy Tunsil (shoulder). from FC Dallas an undisclosed amount LAS VEGAS RAIDERS at KANSAS CITY ris (hamstring), RB Phillip Lindsay (foot), after receiving a red card for not leaving NEW YORK — The National Football CHIEFS — RAIDERS: OUT: WR Bryan Ed- S Trey Marshall (wrist). PATRIOTS: LIM- the field in a match with Houston on Oct. League injury report, as provided by the wards (ankle, foot). QUESTIONABLE: T ITED: DT Adam Butler (shoulder), WR Ju- Auto racing 7. Fined D Erik Godoy from Vancouver league (DNP: did not practice; LIMITED: Trenton Brown (calf), DT Maliek Col- lian Edelman (knee), G Shaquille Mason Whitecaps after receiving a red card for limited participation; FULL: Full partici- lins (shoulder, illness), WR Rico Gafford (calf), T Isaiah Wynn (calf). not leaving the field in a match with San pation): (hamstring), WR Henry Ruggs (knee, LOS ANGELES CHARGERS at NEW OR- Jose on Oct. 7. Rescinded a one-game Sunday hamstring). LIMITED: LB Nick Kwiatkoski LEANS SAINTS — CHARGERS: Practice Bank of America Roval 400 suspension and accompanying fine for D ARIZONA CARDINALS at NEW YORK (pectoral), CB Keisean Nixon (hamstring), Not Complete. SAINTS: DNP: CB Justin lineup Erik Godoy for a red card received in a JETS — CARDINALS: OUT: LB Devon Ken- TE Darren Waller (knee), T Sam Young Hardee (hamstring), WR Deonte Harris match with San Jose on Oct. 7. nard (calf). QUESTIONABLE: S Chris (groin, knee). FULL: S Johnathan Abram (hamstring), CB Janoris Jenkins (shoul- Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Banjo (hamstring), TE Darrell Daniels (shoulder, thumb), T Trenton Brown der). LIMITED: TE Jared Cook (groin), Sunday, Oct. 11 (thigh), DT Jordan Phillips (illness). FULL: (calf), WR Rico Gafford (hamstring), DT DE Marcus Davenport (toe), DE Trey At Charlotte Motor Speedway S Juston Burris (ankle), G Dennis Daley Johnathan Hankins (eye), RB Alec Ingold Hendrickson (groin), S Malcolm Jenkins South Concord, N.C. AP sportlight (ankle), CB Donte Jackson (toe), T Greg (thumb), RB Josh Jacobs (hip), CB La- (knee), CB Marshon Lattimore (ham- Lap length: 1.5 miles Little (ankle), TE Chris Manhertz (ankle), marcus Joyner (ribs), CB Nevin Lawson string), G Andrus Peat (ankle), T Ryan (Car number in parentheses) T Russell Okung (groin), C Matt Paradis (ankle), RB Jalen Richard (ankle), WR Ramczyk (concussion), WR Michael 1. (11) Denny Hamlin, Toyota. Oct. 11 (finger), DT Kawann Short (foot), TE Co- Henry Ruggs (knee, hamstring), G John Thomas (ankle). 2. (9) Chase Elliott, Chevrolet. 1890 — The first 100-yard dash under lin Thompson (hip). JETS: OUT: QB Sam Simpson (shoulder). CHIEFS: OUT: DE Mi- TUESDAY 3. (2) Brad Keselowski, Ford. 10 seconds is run by John Owens at 9.8 Darnold (right shoulder). DOUBTFUL: T chael Danna (hamstring). FULL: WR Me- BUFFALO BILLS at TENNESSEE TITANS 4. (4) Kevin Harvick, Ford. in an AAU track and field meet in Wash- Mekhi Becton (shoulder), WR Breshad cole Hardman (hamstring), WR Tyreek — BILLS: DNP: LB Matt Milano (pectoral), 5. (88) Alex Bowman, Chevrolet. ington. Perriman (ankle). QUESTIONABLE: CB Hill (heel), DT Chris Jones (groin), DT WR Andre Roberts (ankle), CB Tre’Davious 6. (3) Austin Dillon, Chevrolet. 1902 — Laurie Auchterlonie beats Blessuan Austin (calf), S Ashtyn Da- Derrick Nnadi (ankle), LB Dorian O’Daniel White (back), G Brian Winters (knee). 7. (19) Martin Truex Jr., Toyota. Stewart Gardner with a 307 total to win vis (groin), DE John Franklin (foot), WR (ankle), C Austin Reiter (knee), CB Char- LIMITED: WR John Brown (calf), G Cody 8. (22) Joey Logano, Ford. the U.S. Open golf title. Chris Hogan (ribs, knee), LB Jordan Jen- varius Ward (hand). Ford (groin), QB Jake Fromm (not injury 9. (18) Kyle Busch, Toyota. 1925 — The New York Giants lose their kins (shoulder, calf). FULL: WR Jamison LOS ANGELES RAMS at WASHINGTON related), RB Zack Moss (toe). FULL: QB 10. (1) Kurt Busch, Chevrolet. first NFL game, 14-0 to Providence at Crowder (hamstring), T Chuma Edoga FOOTBALL TEAM — RAMS: OUT: T Bobby Josh Allen (left shoulder), WR Cole Bea- 11. (14) Clint Bowyer, Ford. the Cycledrome. The Steam Roller score (shoulder), RB Frank Gore (not injury re- Evans (shoulder). QUESTIONABLE: CB sley (foot), LB Del’Shawn Phillips (quad- 12. (10) Aric Almirola, Ford. twice in the second quarter, a blocked lated), DE Jordan Willis (ankle). Troy Hill (ankle), LB Micah Kiser (groin). ricep). TITANS: LIMITED: WR A.J. Brown 13. (24) William Byron, Chevrolet. punt recovery in the end zone and 92- CAROLINA PANTHERS at ATLANTA LIMITED: DE Michael Brockers (toe). (knee). FULL: CB Malcolm Butler (quad- 14. (20) Erik Jones, Toyota. yard kickoff return by Cy Wentworth. FALCONS — PANTHERS: OUT: CB Eli Ap- FULL: RB Cam Akers (ribs), DT Aaron ricep), LB Jadeveon Clowney (knee), RB 15. (6) Ryan Newman, Ford. 1971 — The United States beats Ro- ple (hamstring). FULL: S Juston Burris Donald (not injury related), S Jordan Full- Darrynton Evans (hamstring), CB Chris 16. (8) Tyler Reddick, Chevrolet. mania three matches to two to win the (ankle), G Dennis Daley (ankle), CB Don- er (shoulder), T Andrew Whitworth (not Jackson (hamstring), T Taylor Lewan 17. (13) Ty Dillon, Chevrolet. Davis Cup. te Jackson (toe), T Greg Little (ankle), TE injury related), LB Kenny Young (knee). (shoulder). 18. (37) Ryan Preece, Chevrolet. 19. (38) John Hunter Nemechek, Ford. 20. (21) Matt DiBenedetto, Ford. 21. (17) Chris Buescher, Ford. Golf 22. (15) Brennan Poole, Chevrolet. 23. (42) Matt Kenseth, Chevrolet. 24. (12) Ryan Blaney, Ford. Shriners Hospitals Austin Cook 63-65—128 -14 KPMG Championship Lauren Stephenson 70-68—138 -2 25. (00) Quin Houff, Chevrolet. Peter Malnati 66-62—128 -14 Ashleigh Buhai 70-68—138 -2 26. (43) Bubba Wallace, Chevrolet. for Children Open Bryson DeChambeau 62-67—129 -13 LPGA Tour Linnea Strom 68-70—138 -2 27. (66) Timmy Hill, Toyota. James Hahn 64-66—130 -12 Friday Lydia Ko 68-70—138 -2 28. (41) Cole Custer, Ford. PGA Tour Nate Lashley 63-67—130 -12 At Aronimink Golf Club Kelly Tan 67-71—138 -2 29. (51) Joey Gase, Ford. Friday Sergio Garcia 66-64—130 -12 Newtown Square, Penn. Jodi Ewart Shadoff 72-67—139 -1 30. (48) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet. At TPC Summerlin Course Stewart Cink 67-63—130 -12 Purse: $4.3 million In Gee Chun 72-67—139 -1 31. (34) Michael McDowell, Ford. Las Vegas 32. (32) Corey LaJoie, Ford. Wyndham Clark 67-63—130 -12 Yardage: 6,831; Par: 70 Brittany Lincicome 67-72—139 -1 33. (77) JJ Yeley, Chevrolet. Purse: $7 million Sungjae Im 67-63—130 -12 Second Round Moriya Jutanugarn 72-68—140 E 34. (96) Daniel Suarez, Toyota. Yardage: 7,243; Par: 72 Sepp Straka 65-66—131 -11 Sei Young Kim 71-65—136 -4 Jennifer Song 72-68—140 E 35. (95) Christopher Bell, Toyota. Second Round Brice Garnett 65-66—131 -11 Jennifer Kupcho 72-65—137 -3 Brooke M. Henderson 71-69—140 E 36. (127) Gray Gaulding, Ford. Martin Laird 65-63—128 -14 Dylan Frittelli 67-64—131 -11 Anna Nordqvist 69-68—137 -3 Inbee Park 70-70—140 E 37. (53) James Davison, Ford. Patrick Cantlay 63-65—128 -14 Harold Varner III 63-68—131 -11 Carlota Ciganda 68-69—137 -3 Gaby Lopez 68-72—140 E 38. (47) Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Chevrolet. Brian Harman 65-63—128 -14 Kevin Na 66-66—132 -10 Danielle Kang 68-69—137 -3 Nasa Hataoka 72-69—141 +1 PAGE 20 • S TARS AND STRIPES• Sunday, October 11, 2020 MLB PLAYOFFS

Freddie Freeman celebrates the Braves’ series-clinching win over the Miami Marlins on Thursday in Houston. Atlanta will face the Los Angeles Dodgers Braves a formidable in the National League Championship Series beginning Monday. David J. Phillip / A P obstacle in Dodgers’ path to World Series

BY JACK HARRIS tied for first in slugging (.483, Los Angeles Times matching the Dodgers) and led the league in Fangraphs’ “offen- LOS ANGELES — The Dodg- sive runs above average” metric. ers and Atlanta Braves made the Freeman’s .341 batting aver- first two rounds of the playoffs age, 13 home runs and 53 RBIs look easy, completing one-sided might make him the National sweeps in the wild-card and divi- League MVP, yet teammate Mar- sion series. Their meeting in the cell Ozuna was the team leader in National League Championship long balls (18), RBIs (56) and hits Series beginning Monday prob- (77). ably will be anything but. The lineup received other vet- Even in a shortened season with eran contributions, especially an expanded playoff field, the top from resurgent catcher Travis two seeded NL teams will square d’Arnaud and outfielder Adam off to win the pennant. And with Duvall. The dynamic young duo a World Series on the line, they’ll of Ronald Acuna Jr., the 22-year- be each other’s biggest challenge old leadoff hitter who had almost to date by far. as many home runs (14) as singles For the first time this postsea- (15), and 23-year-old second base- son, the Dodgers will meet an man Ozzie Albies, who hit .271 in opponent whose pitching staff is an injury-shortened season, also at full strength. The Braves will helped push the Braves to their finally see an offense that ranked third East Division title in a row. above average — let alone near It’s the health of the Braves’ the top of the league — in most pitching staff, however, that key hitting statistics. gives them the biggest edge over They traveled similar paths. the Dodgers’ previous playoff As the Dodgers made easy work opponents. of the Milwaukee Brewers in the Ace Max Fried has recovered wild-card series, the Braves shut from a September injured-list out the Cincinnati Reds in back- stint to start both of the team’s to-back games to win their first Game 1 wins. Rookie right-hand- playoff series since 2001. er Ian Anderson flourished after Their division series matchups a mid-season call-up and has not 2 against the San Diego Padres given up a run in 11 ⁄3 postseason and Miami Marlins, respectively, innings. No. 3 starter Kyle Wright were tougher, but both navigated blanked the Marlins over six in- Living in the moment neutral-site bubbles in Texas nings Thursday in his postseason without a loss. Now, they’ll meet debut to complete the Braves’ in the playoffs for the first time NLDS sweep. In 11th season with Atlanta, Freeman finally in NLCS since 2018, when the Dodgers The Braves’ bullpen is also won a best-of-five NLDS 3-1. deep, led by closer Mark Melan- “Very talented,” Dodgers man- con and featuring six relievers BY KRISTIE RIEKEN finally end it, in part so he didn’t have ager Dave Roberts said when who recorded sub-3.00 earned- ASSOCIATED PRE S S to hear about it anymore. asked about Atlanta. “Offensively, run averages in at least 18 ap- they’re good left-handed, right- pearances this year. HOUSTON — Freddie Freeman has “I’m just glad the narrative is chang- handed. Arguably the best player In their five playoff games, the ing,” he said. in the National League this year Braves shut out their opponent come a long way this year. in Freddie Freeman. four times. The slugging first baseman recovered Freeman has spent his entire 11-year “They play the game the right “They’re a really good team,” career in Atlanta, making him the team’s way.” Dodgers catcher Will Smith said. from a serious bout with COVID-19 in Indeed, Freeman led one of “Really high-powered offense. July in time to play a full season for the longest-tenured player. It means a lot to the best offenses in baseball this Got some good arms. Should be a him that he’s helped put the Braves back season. good matchup. Should be a lot of Braves and help them to their first NL Atlanta ranked second in runs good baseball. We’re looking for- Championship Series since 2001. in the championship series for the first (384, one behind the Dodgers), ward to it.” As the Braves prepare to meet the Los time since the days when his idol Hall Angeles Dodgers starting on Monday in of Famer Chipper Jones starred for the Arlington, Texas, Freeman was asked to team and Bobby Cox was its manager. reflect on everything that’s happened Freeman played with Jones in his final since the night the coronavirus caused three seasons and the pair remain close. his temperature to spike to 104.5. He’s such a huge fan of the former third “I try not to think about it,” he said. baseman that he has a little reminder of “I try to live in the moment ... but I was him at every game. just happy to try and make opening day “As you can see, I wear his shirt every and now here we are eight wins away game,” he said pulling on a tattered from a World Series.” blue shirt with a white No. 10 for Jones’ Freeman and the Braves swept the jersey number. “It’s on its last leg.” Miami Marlins to end a streak of eight Freeman has been wearing it in every straight series losses in the NLDS. He game since everyone on the team got admitted before the series that their los- one in Jones’ last season in 2012. SUE OGROCKI/AP ing streak in the division series was a Now, Freeman and the shirt are head- Los Angeles’ Will Smith is interviewed after defeating the San Diego Padres 12-3 in Game 3 of their National League Division Series on chip on his shoulder and was thrilled to ed to the NLCS. Friday in Arlington, Texas. Smith had five hits in the game as the Dodgers swept the Padres. Sunday, October 11, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES•PAGE 21 MLB PLAYOFFS Scoreboard

Playoffs Brosseau lifts Rays over Yanks DIVISION SERIES (Best-of-five) American League Tampa Bay 3, New York Yankees 2 At San Diego N.Y. Yankees 9, Tampa Bay 3 Tampa Bay 7, N.Y. Yankees 5 Eighth-inning Tampa Bay 8, N.Y. Yankees 4 N.Y. Yankees 5, Tampa Bay 1 Friday: Tampa Bay 2, N.Y. Yankees 1 Houston 3, Oakland 1 home run puts At Los Angeles Houston 10, Oakland 5 Houston 5, Oakland 2 Oakland 9, Houston 7 Houston 11, Oakland 6 Tampa in ALCS National League Los Angeles Dodgers 3, San Diego 0 At Arlington, Texas BY BERNIE WILSON L.A. Dodgers 5, San Diego 1 L.A. Dodgers 6, San Diego 5 Associated Press L.A. Dodgers 12, San Diego 3 Atlanta 3, Miami 0 At Houston SAN DIEGO — Mike Brosseau Atlanta 9, Miami 5 said he wasn’t seeking revenge Atlanta 2, Miami 0 Atlanta 7, Miami 0 against hard-throwing Aroldis LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES Chapman, just the chance to keep (Best-of-seven; x-if necessary) American League playing. At San Diego Sunday: Game 1 (AFN-Atlantic, 1:30 He ended up getting both. a.m. Monday CET; 8:30 a.m. Monday JKT) Brosseau hit a dramatic home Monday: Game 2 (AFN-Sports, 10 p.m. Monday CET; 5 a.m. Tuesday JKT) run off Chapman with one out in Tuesday: Game 3 the eighth inning, and the Tampa Wednesday: Game 4 x-Thursday: Game 5 Bay Rays beat the New York x-Friday, Oct. 16: Game 6 Yankees 2-1 Friday night in the x-Saturday, Oct. 17: Game 7 National League decisive Game 5 to reach the AL At Arlington, Texas Championship Series for the first Monday: Game 1 (AFN-Sports, 2 a.m. Tuesday CET; 9 a.m. Tuesday JKT) time in 12 seasons. Tuesday: Game 2 Wednesday: Game 3 The first career postseason Thursday: Game 4 homer for the 26-year-old utility- x-Friday, Oct. 16: Game 5 x-Saturday, Oct. 17: Game 6 man came after a 10-pitch at-bat x-Sunday, Oct. 18: Game 7 against the Yankees’ vaunted, hard-throwing closer, who en- Friday JAE C. HONG/AP Rays 2, Yankees 1 tered in the seventh inning. Bros- seau drove a 100 mph fastball into New York Tampa Bay The Tampa Bay Rays’ Michael Brosseau, right, celebrates with Yandy Diaz after hitting a solo home ab r h bi ab r h bi the left field seats at Petco Park run during the eighth inning of Game 5 of their American League Division Series against the New York LeMahieu 2b 4 0 0 0 Meadows rf 4 1 1 1 for the Rays’ third hit. Yankees on Friday in San Diego. The Rays won 2-1 to advance to the AL Championship Series. Judge rf 3 1 1 1 Perez c 0 0 0 0 Brosseau and Chapman have Hicks cf 4 0 1 0 Lowe 2b 3 0 0 0 Stanton dh 3 0 0 0 Arozarna lf 3 0 0 0 a history: Chapman threw a 101 “No revenge, We put that in the back out to the field and dugout the Astros in the ALDS last year. Voit 1b 3 0 0 0 Margot lf 0 0 0 0 Urshela 3b 4 0 0 0 Choi 1b 2 0 0 0 mph fastball near Brosseau’s past,” said Brosseau, who pinch- with beverages and cigars and “They’ve been the team to beat Torres ss 3 0 1 0 Brsseu ph-1b 2 1 2 1 head Sept. 1 in the ninth inning hit for Ji-Man Choi in the sixth trolled the Yankees by playing the last few years,” Brosseau said. Gardner lf 2 0 0 0 Diaz dh 2 0 0 0 Higashioka c 2 0 0 0 Wendle 3b 4 0 0 0 of the Rays’ 5-3 victory. Chapman and and then stayed in at first Frank Sinatra’s version of “New “They knocked us out last year so Ford ph 1 0 0 0 Adames ss 3 0 0 0 likely had nothing against Bros- base. “We came here to win the York, New York,” played at Yan- it will be fun to face them again.” Sanchez c 0 0 0 0 Kiermier cf 3 0 0 0 Zunino c 3 0 0 0 seau personally, but the pitch was series. We came here to move on, kee Stadium after victories, and Brosseau was an unlikely hero Phllips pr-rf 0 0 0 0 an apparent escalation of a feud Totals 29 1 3 1 Totals 29 2 3 2 to do what we do best, that’s play Jay-Z’s “Empire State of Mind” in a season that has had many New York 000 100 000—1 between the AL East rivals, and our game.” featuring Alicia Keys. twists and turns due to the coro- Tampa Bay 000 010 01x—2 it prompted Tampa Bay manager E—Torres (1), Urshela (1). DP—New Tampa Bay had a $29 million After winning the AL Division navirus pandemic. After he went York 0, Tampa Bay 1. LOB—New York 5, Kevin Cash’s infamous declara- payroll, 28th out of the 30 major Series 3-2, Tampa Bay will stay undrafted, the Rays signed him Tampa Bay 7. HR—Judge (2), Meadows (2), Brosseau (1). tion that he has “a whole damn league teams, this coronavirus- in San Diego to face the Houston in June 2016 for $1,000. IP H R ER BB SO stable full of guys that throw 98 shortened season, while the Yan- Astros in the AL Championship “That was very, like, story- New York miles an hour.” kees had the third-largest, $84 Series starting Sunday night. The book,” Rays pitcher Tyler Glas- 1 Cole 5 ⁄3 1 1 1 2 9 1 Brosseau pumped his fists and Britton 1 ⁄3 1 0 0 1 2 million. The Rays dominated the Rays are in the ALCS for the first now said. “That was crazy. Just to 1 Chapman L,0-1 1 ⁄3 1 1 1 0 2 hollered “Yes!“ as he began his regular-season series with the time since they beat the Boston go out there and have that long of Tampa Bay 1 trot. When he returned to the Yankees 8-2 and were the AL’s Red Sox in seven games in 2008 an at-bat, battle that long with all Glasnow 2 ⁄3 0 0 0 2 2 2 Anderson 2 ⁄3 2 1 1 0 2 dugout, there were celebratory top-seed. before losing to the Philadelphia the history we’ve had, that’s just Fairbanks 2 1 0 0 1 3 Castillo W,1-0 2 0 0 0 1 4 body slams and high fives with About an hour after the game Phillies in the World Series. nuts. I still can’t even compre- HBP—Cole (Arozarena). T—3:21. his teammates. ended, a number of Rays came Tampa Bay was eliminated by hend it. ” Baker good guy among reviled Astros

BY BETH HARRIS NL Championship Series; the 1981 World Associated Press DID YOU KNOW ? Series title; a two-time All-Star selection. Baker’s presence at Dodger Stadium re- LOS ANGELES — If there’s a univer- Astros manager Dusty Baker was MVP of the mains strong, with photos of him and his sally recognized good guy among the gen- 1977 NL Championship Series while playing 1981 Gold Glove on display. erally reviled Houston Astros, it’s Dusty for the Dodgers. He also won a World Series “It taught me some valuable, valuable Baker. (1981), and was a two-time All-Star. lessons,” he said of his time in Dodger At 71, he’s the first manager to lead five blue. “It taught me not to get too high when different franchises to the postseason, but SOURCE: Associated Press things are going good or too low when is still chasing his first World Series title things are going poorly.” to protect his health during the coronavi- at the helm. The Astros have advanced to That attitude likely came in handy when their fourth consecutive AL Championship rus pandemic, wearing a mask and gloves. He eats oatmeal for breakfast. Baker was hired by the Astros in January. Series, beating the Oakland Athletics in “I was really stoked to get a guy like He replaced manager AJ Hinch, who was four games. him,” Astros outfielder Josh Reddick said. fired in the wake of the team’s cheating Next up, starting Sunday in San Diego, “I heard nothing but great things about scandal. Former Astros pitcher Mike Fiers are the Tampa Bay Rays with a berth in him. His stories are fantastic; he’s got a lot revealed last year that Houston had used the World Series at stake. of old-timey stories.” a camera in center field to steal signs and If the Astros get that far, Baker would The Astros won the ALDS at neutral- signal hitters on which pitches to expect by have a shot at being the second Black man- site Dodger Stadium, Baker’s old stomping banging on a garbage can. ager to win a World Series, joining Cito ground. He was traded to the Dodgers from As manager, Baker has been made to Gaston. He would also be the second oldest the Atlanta Braves in 1976 and endured a answer for the Astros’ past transgressions, to win behind 72-year-old Jack McKeon. rough first season filled with boos. even though he wasn’t around. He’s han- ASHLEY LANDIS/AP While the Astros remain villains in Things began turning around the next dled all queries with a low-key demeanor. Houston Astros manager Dusty Baker many people’s eyes for their sign-stealing season and Baker enjoyed his biggest ac- “They closed the circle and got into each has led five different franchises to the scandal of three years ago, few begrudge complishments as a player during his eight other,” he said of his team. “It made them playoffs, but hasn’t won a World Series. the grandfatherly Baker. He’s been careful seasons in Los Angeles: MVP of the 1977 closer.” PAGE 22 • S TARS AND STRIPES• Sunday, October 11, 2020 NBA FINALS/NHL Force: With title there for taking, Lakers miss FROM BACK PAGE NBA scoreboard to buy Butler a couple of minutes of rest. Butler drove the lane, drew contact and made both with 16.8 seconds left for a 109-108 NBA Finals At Lake Buena Vista, Fla. lead. (Best-of-seven; x-if necessary) The Lakers’ mission at that L.A. Lakers 3, Miami 2 L.A. Lakers 116, Miami 98 point could not have been more L.A. Lakers 124, Miami 114 simple: Get a basket, win a title. Miami 115, L.A. Lakers 104 L.A. Lakers 102, Miami 96 They couldn’t do it. James Friday: Miami 111, L.A. Lakers 108 found Green all alone for a top- Sunday: Game 6 (AFN-Sports, 1:30 a.m. Monday CET; 8:30 a.m. Monday JKT) of-the-key three-pointer which x-Tuesday: Game 7 (AFN-Sports, 3 missed, and Herro finished it off a.m. Wednesday CET; 10 a.m. Wednes- with two free throws. day JKT) Miami was up 93-82 with 10:17 Friday left when James made his sixth Heat 111, Lakers 108 three-pointer of the night — on MIAMI — Butler 11-19 12-12 35, Crowder NICK WASS/AP eight tries to that point. 4-13 1-1 11, Adebayo 5-12 3-4 13, Herro 4- 11 2-2 12, Robinson 8-15 3-3 26, Iguodala It was go time for the Lakers. 0-2 0-0 0, Nunn 6-11 0-0 14. Totals 38-83 Washington Capitals left wing Alex Ovechkin is now a teammate of former New York Rangers goaltender James’ three started a 17-3 run 21-22 111. L.A. LAKERS — Davis 9-15 8-8 28, James Henrik Lundqvist, right, who signed a one-year deal with the Capitals when free agency opened Friday. over the next 4:50. Caldwell-Pope 15-21 4-6 40, Howard 0-1 2-2 2, Caldwell- hit a three-pointer to put the Lak- Pope 6-15 1-1 16, Green 3-8 0-0 8, Kuzma 3-10 1-2 7, Morris 0-2 0-0 0, Caruso 1-3 0-0 ers up 97-96, then added a basket 3, Rondo 1-7 2-2 4. Totals 38-82 18-21 108. Miami 25 35 28 23—111 in transition about a minute later. L.A. Lakers 24 32 26 26—108 Nobody was seated on the Lakers’ Three-Point Goals—Miami 14-33 (Rob- bench. The Heat went frigid. inson 7-13, Herro 2-3, Nunn 2-4, Crowder 2-9, Butler 1-3), L.A. Lakers 14-38 (James 6- But behind Butler, they rallied. 9, Caldwell-Pope 3-8, Davis 2-5, Green 2-5, Bolts depleted, goalies Butler became the sixth player Caruso 1-2, Morris 0-2, Rondo 0-3, Kuzma 0-4). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Mi- in NBA Finals history to have ami 35 (Butler 12), L.A. Lakers 41 (James multiple triple-doubles in the 13). Assists—Miami 26 (Butler 11), L.A. Lakers 21 (James 7). Total Fouls—Miami same title series: Magic John- 19, L.A. Lakers 21. son and James have both done it three times, while Larry Bird, shuffled in free agency Wilt Chamberlain and Draymond what was briefly looking like a Green have done it once. solid lead. BY JOHN WAWROW The Heat led 88-82 after three The Heat led by as many as 11 NHL scoreboard quarters, scoring 28 points in that in the second quarter, but James Associated Press period — and getting 14 of those kept the Lakers afloat. Butler had t didn’t take long for the points on three possessions. 22 by the break, and Miami took bubble to begin bursting on Friday’s transactions Cam Talbot to a three-year contract. Butler scored while drawing a a 60-56 lead into the half. MONTREAL CANADIENS — Signed D the Tampa Bay Lightning’s ANAHEIM DUCKS — flagrant-1 foul from Dwight How- Signed C Chase Victor Mete to a one-year contract exten- Stanley Cup party. De Leo to a one-year, one-way contract. sion. Signed Xavier Ouellet to a two-year, ard to start a three-point play, and Tip-ins I Signed C Derek Grant and D Kevin Shat- two-way contract extension. Signed LW Robinson made a three-pointer The effects of a flat salary cap tenkirk to three-year contracts. Brandon Baddock to a one-year, two-way took its toll on the Lightning less ARIZONA COYOTES — Signed F John contract. on the bonus possession — the Heat: Point guard Goran Drag- Hayden to a one-year contract. Signed NASHVILLE PREDATORS — Signed D sequence taking things from a ic (torn left plantar fascia) missed than two weeks after winning RW Tyler Pitlick to a two-year contract. Matt Benning and D Mark Borowiecki their second Stanley Cup. Tampa BOSTON BRUINS — Signed D Kevan to two-year contracts. Signed RW Nick tie game to a 76-70 Heat lead in a his fourth consecutive game. He Miller to a one-year contract. Cousins to a two-year contract. Bay bid farewell to defenseman BUFFALO SABRES — Signed F Zemgus NEW YORK ISLANDERS — Assigned C matter of 13 seconds. was hurt in the first half of Game Girgensons to a three-year contract. Otto Koivula to european team HIFK-Po- Crowder’s four-point play with 1. ... Butler had 22 points in the Kevin Shattenkirk, who signed Signed D Matt Irwin, D Brandon Davidson land. with Anaheim, and the team was and RW Tobias Rieder to one-year con- NEW YORK RANGERS — Agreed to 3:01 left in the third put Miami first half, the second-most in Heat tracts. terms with Fs Jonny Brodzinski, Ds An- up by five, and Robinson had a finals history. Dwyane Wade had forced to place center Tyler John- CALGARY FLAMES — Signed G Jacob thony Bitetto and Jack Johnson on a one- son on waivers as the NHL’s free Markstrom to a six-year contract. Signed year contracts. Signed Kevin Rooney, four-point play in the final min- 24 at halftime of Game 4 of the LW Zac Rinaldo and D Alexander Petrovic Colin Blackwell and G Keith Kinkaid to ute of the quarter to put the Heat 2006 finals. agency period opened Friday. to one-year, two-way contracts. Signed two-year contracts. Signed RW Anthony In the meantime, the league’s RW Buddy Robinson to a one-year con- Greco to a one-year, two-way contract. up six. Lakers: James passed Karl tract. Re-signed D Brandon Crawley to a one- James had 15 points in the Malone for No. 2 on the NBA’s all- higher profile free agents such as CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS — Agreed to year contract. defensemen Alex Pietrangelo and terms with F Dominik Kubalik for a two- OTTAWA SENATORS — Re-signed G second quarter, his eighth quar- time scoring list — including play- year contract extension. Matt Murray to a four-year contract. winger Taylor Hall, remained on COLORADO AVALANCHE — Signed LW Signed RW Logan Shaw to a two-year, ter this season with at least that off and regular-season games. ... Mikka Salomaki to a one-year contract. two-way contract. Signed C Metthew many — second in the playoffs It was playoff game No. 259 for the market with an $81.5 million Signed C Sheldon Dries, RW Kiefer Sher- Peca to a one-year, two-way contract. cap — unchanged from last year wood and C Mike Vecchione to one-year, PHILADELPHIA FLYERS — Signed D — and the Lakers needed them James, tying Derek Fisher for the two-way contracts. Derrick Pouliot to a one-year, two-way all to keep Miami from building most in NBA playoff history. — adding a layer of uncertainty to COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS — Signed D contract. a coronavirus pandemic-altered Gavin Bayreuther to a one-year, two-way PITTSBURGH PENGUINS — Signed RW contract. Signed G Matiss Kivlenieks to Evan Rodrigues and C Mark Jankowski to economy. a two-year two-way contract extension. one-year contracts. Signed RW Josh Cur- “It’s a bit of a new world right Waived C Alexander Wennberg. rie to a one-year, two-way contract. DALLAS STARS — Signed G Anton Khu- ST. LOUIS BLUES — Signed G Jon Gillies now with the flat cap and the rev- dobin to a three-year contract. to a one-year, two-way contract. Signed enue situation,” Minnesota Wild DETROIT RED WINGS — Signed RW D Torey Krug to a seven-year contract. Bobby Ryan and D Jon Merrill to one- SAN JOSE SHARKS — Signed RW Ste- general manager Bill Guerin said. year contracts. Signed C Kyle Criscuolo fan Noesen to a one-year contract. and G Kevin Boyle to one-year, two-way TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING — Signed G “You don’t want to risk anything contracts. Signed RW Riley Barber to a Christopher Gibson and D Andreas Borg- too long on either side because it two-year, two-way contract. man to a one-year, two-way contract. EDMONTON OILERS — Signed C Kyle Signed LW Pat Maroon to a two-year just might not make sense.” Turris to a two-year contract. Signed C contract. Signed D Luke Schenn to a one- It seemed to make sense for the Alan Quine, LW Tyler Ennis and G Anton year contract. Waived RW Tyler Johnson. Forsberg to one-year contracts. Signed Signed G Spencer Martin to a one-year, St. Louis Blues to effectively end C Seth Griffith to a two-year, two-way two-way contract extension. the Alex Pietrangelo era by sign- contract. TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS — Signed RW FLORIDA PANTHERS — Signed RW Vin- Wayne Simmonds to a one-year con- ing defensemen Torey Krug to nie Hinostroza. Signed LW Ryan Lomberg tract. Signed D T.J. Brodie to a four-year a $45.5 million, seven-year deal to a two-year, two-way contract. Signed contract. D Radko Gudas to three-year contract. VANCOUVER CANUCKS — Re-signed Friday night. Krug will count Signed LW Carter Verhaeghe to two-year LW Tyler Motte to a two-year contract. contract. Signed C Alexander Wennberg Signed G Braden Holtby to a two-year $6.5 million against the salary to a one-year contract. contract. cap through the 2026-27 season. LAS VEGAS GOLDEN KNIGHTS — Ac- WASHINGTON CAPITALS — Signed G quired C Paul Stastny from Winnepeg Henrik Lundqvist to a one-year contract. Jacob Markstrom left Vancou- Jets for D Carl Dahlstrom and 2022 Signed D Justin Schultz to a two-year ver to sign a six-year, $36 mil- fourth-round pick. contract. MINNESOTA WILD — Signed D Dakota WINNIPEG JETS — Signed D Nathan lion contract with the Calgary Mermis and C Joseph Cramarossa to Beaulieu to a two-year contract. Signed Flames. The Canucks replaced one-year, two-way contracts. Signed G D Luca Sbisa to a one-year contract. Markstrom by signing Braden Holtby to a two-year, $8.6 million MARK J. TERRILL/AP contract. The 2016 Vezina Trophy Henrik Lundqvist signed a one- Rangers. In Washington, Lun- Miami Heat forward Jimmy Butle, right, pulls in a rebound in front of winner spent his first 10 seasons year contract with Washington, dqvist is changing uniforms after Los Angeles Lakers forward Markieff Morris during the second half in Washington, where he helped two weeks after having his con- 15 seasons in New York, where he of Game 5 of the NBA Finals on Friday in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. the Capitals win the Cup in 2018. tract bought out by the New York won the Vezina Trophy in 2011. Sunday, October 11, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• PAGE 23 SPORTS BRIEFS/FRENCH OPEN Brieﬂ y Poland’s Swiatek beats Kenin for title Spanish co-driver dies in Portugal crash rally Associated Press LISBON, Portugal — Portu- gal’s Rally Vidreiro has reported PARIS — With the poise of a the death of Spanish co-driver veteran and the shots of a cham- Laura Salvo after her car crashed pion, 19-year-old Iga Swiatek during the race on Saturday. picked the perfect place for her The rally said in a statement first tour-level title: the French that Salvo was attended to by Open. medics but died on site before the Unseeded and ranked merely arrival of a medical helicopter. 54th, Swiatek grabbed the last six The 21-year-old Salvo was games to beat Sofia Kenin 6-4, 6- co-driving for Miguel Socias’ 1 in the final at Roland Garros on Peugeot. Saturday, becoming the first Pol- “Peugeot Sport wishes to ex- ish tennis player to win a Grand press their sincerest condolences Slam singles trophy. to the family and friends of co- When she smacked one last driver Laura Salvo, who died this forehand winner to the corner to morning following an accident at end things, Swiatek placed her Rally Vidreio Centro in Portugal,” right hand over her mouth then Peugeot Sport said on Twitter. crouched, shaking her head. The race was canceled after Hard to believe? Maybe. This the incident. was, after all, only her seventh major tournament; she’d never MLB players’ no-COVID been past the fourth round. streak up to 40 days But the way she played these two weeks made this outcome NEW YORK — Major League less of a surprise. Baseball players extended their Swiatek is the first woman to streak of consecutive days with triumph in Paris without ceding a no new COVID-19 tests to 40 set since Justine Henin in 2007. CHRISTOPHE ENA/AP through Thursday. And she did it with victories Players did not have positive over such opponents as 2018 Poland’s Iga Swiatek kisses the trophy after winning the French Scoreboard tests in 48 of the previous 49 days, champion Simona Halep and 2019 Open final against Sofia Kenin in two sets, 6-4, 6-1, at the Roland the commissioner’s office said runner-up Marketa Vondrousova, Garros stadium in Paris on Saturday. Friday. both by scores of 6-1, 6-2. Saturday At Stade Roland Garros There were no positive tests So it made sense that Swiatek And then there was this: She and went off the court for a medi- Paris among 8,096 samples collected in would be able to get past Kenin, ran into the composed Swiatek, cal timeout, then returned with Purse: $17,818,640 Surface: Red clay the week. a 21-year-old American who was who only recently completed her her left thigh wrapped. Saturday MLB has collected 164,117 trying to claim her second major high school studies, listens to Kenin said after her fourth- Women’s Singles Championship samples overall, of which 91 have title of 2020 after winning the “Welcome to the Jungle” by Guns round match Monday that she Iga Swiatek, Poland, def. Sofia Kenin been positive, or 0.06%. Australian Open in February. N’ Roses before walking on court had slipped and maybe pulled (4), United States, 6-4, 6-1. Friday Fifty-seven of 91 positives have Kenin was 16-1 in Grand Slam and meditates during change- something during practice the Men’s Singles been players, and 21 of the 30 matches until Saturday. But she overs, breathing slowly with her day before. Semifinals Rafael Nadal (2), Spain, def. Diego teams have had a person covered dealt with a leg issue in the sec- eyes closed. When play resumed, Swiatek Schwartzman (12), Argentina, 6-3, 6-3, by the monitoring test positive. ond set and showed frustration by At the changeover after the needed only 12 more minutes to 7-6 (0). The eight teams that entered Novak Djokovic (1), Serbia, def. Ste- kicking her red-white-and-blue third game of the second set, wrap up the victory, finishing fanos Tsitsipas (5), Greece, 6-3, 6-2, 5-7, the Division Series in the past racket after lost points. Kenin was visited by a trainer with a 25-10 edge in winners. 4-6, 6-1. week are in bubble environments and playing at neutral sites in the hope of minimizing exposure to the novel coronavirus. Nadal, Djokovic meeting for 56th time Garoppolo set to return Associated Press lian Open; from injury for 49ers Federer: 8 at Wimbledon, 6 at the Austra- Go all the way back to June 8, 2006, when lian Open, 5 at the U.S. Open, 1 at the French SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Rafael Nadal moved on at the French Open Open. Jimmy Garoppolo will return as after his 19-year-old, 63rd-ranked opponent All three are greats of the game, regardless starting quarterback for the San in the quarterfinals quit because of a bad Francisco 49ers this week after back while trailing two sets to none. of where the numbers end up, of course. missing the past two games with That opponent’s assessment of Nadal after Still, as much as Nadal wouldn’t engage in a a sprained ankle. facing him for the first time as pros: “He’s the discussion about his chance to catch Federer Coach Kyle Shanahan said best on this surface, but he’s not unbeatable. after beating Diego Schwartzman 6-3, 6-3, 7- Garoppolo will start Sunday at That’s for sure.” 6 (0) in the semifinals Friday, he did acknowl- home against the Miami Dol- That foe? Novak Djokovic. Fast-forward to edge that “it’s good for tennis” if others talk phins. Shanahan wanted to see about it. how Garoppolo made it through a the final at Roland Garros on Sunday, when No. 1 Djokovic and No. 2 Nadal will stand Rest assured, they will. full week of practice before mak- Much in the way that for years, people ing his decision. across from each other once again at Court Philippe Chatrier, only this time in October will debate which of the Big Three duos had “Each day he got better,” Sha- the most intriguing head-to-head matchup: nahan said Friday. “Never felt too after the tournament was postponed because of the coronavirus pandemic. Federer vs. Nadal, Djokovic vs. Federer, or sore the next day. So, we needed Nadal vs. Djokovic. to hear that today and see him It will be their 56th tour-level meeting — “He’s definitely my greatest rival,” Djokov- out there today and we feel good more than any other pair of men in the Open ic said about Nadal on Friday after getting to go.” era, which dates to 1968. In other NFL news: And let’s not forget the big picture: This past Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-3, 6-2, 5-7, 4-6, 6-1 in Julio Jones was held out of match carries significant weight in the Grand the semifinals. “Playing him in so many great practice for the third straight day Slam standings that so many fans, and the matches, of course the past will have some ef- with a hamstring injury on Fri- players themselves, keep tabs on. fect, in terms of respect towards each other .” Roger Federer, who is 39 and missed most of Nadal called Djokovic, who is 37-1 in 2020, day but has not been ruled out for MICHEL EULER/AP the Atlanta Falcons’ game against this season after having two knee operations, the lone loss via disqualification at the U.S. the Carolina Panthers. owns the men’s record of 20 major champi- Novak Djokovic celebrates winning his Open last month, “one of the toughest oppo- The injury forced Jones to sit onships. Nadal, who is 34, is next among men semifinal match of the French Open against nents possible.” out the second half of Monday’s with 19; Djokovic, 33, stands third with 17. Greece’s Stefanos Tsitsipas in five sets, 6-3, “The only thing I know is: To play against loss at Green Bay. Jones, the After Sunday, either Nadal will pull even 6-2, 5-7, 4-6, 6-1, in Paris on Friday. Novak, I need to play my best. Without play- two-time All-Pro wide receiver, with Federer for the first time since they ing my best tennis, (the) situation is very missed the Falcons’ loss to Chi- were tied with zero apiece, or Djokovic will Djokovic: 8 at the Australian Open, 5 difficult,” Nadal said. Djokovic leads 29-26 cago on Sept. 27 with the injury. gain on the leading duo and the totals will at Wimbledon, 3 at the U.S. Open, 1 at the overall. Jones is listed as questionable read 20-19-18. French Open; Nadal leads 9-6 in Grand Slam matches, in- for Sunday against the Panthers. For now, this is how each has filled his tro- Nadal: 12 at the French Open, 4 at the cluding 6-1 at the French Open. — Associated Press phy cabinet: U.S. Open, 2 at Wimbledon, 1 at the Austra- They’re tied 4-all in major finals. S TARS AND STRIPES Sunday, October 11, 2020 ALCS set Rays edge Yankees in Game 5, SPORTS close out division series » Page 21

NBA FINALS

Miami Heat forward Jimmy Butler shoots over Los Angeles Lakers forward Anthony Davis during the first half of Game 5 of the NBA Finals on Friday in Lake Buena Vista, Fla.

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Lakers forward LeBron James had 40 points, 13 rebounds and seven assists. MARK J. TERRILL/AP Heat force Game 6 Butler, Miami prevent Lakers’ coronation

BY TIM REYNOLDS Nunn had 14 points, Bam Adebayo 13, Tyler They were 4-0 in those uniforms. They’re Associated Press Herro 12 and Jae Crowder 11. The seventh 4-1 now. player, Andre Iguodala, didn’t score. But Bryant, oh, how he would have loved LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — The They had enough. this fight. Drama, all the way to the end. trophy was ready. LeBron James had 40 points, 13 rebounds Robinson’s three-pointer with 3:13 left Jimmy Butler and the Miami Heat and seven assists for the Lakers. Anthony put Miami up by two, and started a stretch delayed its appearance. The NBA Finals Davis scored 28 points, and Kentavious where the next nine scoring possessions are not over, not after Butler and the Heat Caldwell-Pope had 16. from either side resulted in a tie or a lead pulled off a virtuoso performance in Game The Lakers were seconds away from change. 5 on Friday night. Back and forth they went. Butler got Butler had 35 points, 12 rebounds and the title before the Heat rallied to save the season. fouled with 46.7 seconds left, then slumped 11 assists, and the Heat watched Danny over the baseline video boards, clearly ex- Green’s wide-open three-pointer in the Los Angeles broke out all the stops: Davis had shiny gold sneakers on, the hue similar hausted. He made both foul shots for a one- final seconds bounce off the rim on the way point lead; Davis’ putback with 21.8 seconds to beating Los Angeles 111-108 — cutting to the Larry O’Brien Trophy, and the team made the decision earlier in the week to left got the Lakers back on top. the Lakers’ lead in the title series to 3-2. Heat coach Erik Spoelstra used his last Game 6 is Sunday night. skip on the scheduled purple uniforms and timeout before the ensuing possession, just Duncan Robinson had 26 points for wear the black ones designed and inspired Miami, which used seven players. Kendrick by Kobe Bryant instead. SEE FORCE ON PAGE 22

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