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Volume 80 Edition 50B ©SS 2021 CONTINGENCY EDITION SUNDAY,JUNE 27, 2021 Free to Deployed Areas Biden: Afghans will ‘decide their future’ With Afghanistan at crossroads, US gives assurances of support

BY ELI STOKOLS AND NABIH BULOS Los Angeles Times WASHINGTON — During a meeting Friday at the White House, President Joe Biden sought to reassure Afghanistan’s leaders of his enduring commit- ment to their country after U.S. forces are withdrawn later this year, the prospect of which has al- ready emboldened Taliban mili- tants. “The partnership between the United States and Afghanistan is not ending,” Biden said in com- ments before the start of his meet- ing with Afghan President Ashraf Ghani and Abdullah Abdullah, chairman of the High Council for National Reconciliation. Yet he put the onus on Afghans to deter- mine their fate. “Afghans are going to have to decide their future, what they want,” Biden said. “It’s going to be very difficult. But we’re going to

SEE FUTURE ON PAGE 3 RELATED USS Reagan arrives to assist RAHMAT GUL/AP military drawdown Afghan militiamen join Afghan defense and security forces during a gathering in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Wednesday. Afghanistan’s defense ministry is working to mobilize local militias across the country, most particularly in the north, to try to stem the tide of the latest Taliban gains. Page 3 Most UFO sightings by the military remain unexplained BY CAITLIN DOORNBOS encounters with UFOs in the last case, we identified the object as a 2020 as part of the Intelligence the report states. “There are prob- Stars and Stripes 17 years that have been reviewed large, deflating balloon. The oth- Authorization Act. ODNI was giv- ably multiple types of UAP requir- WASHINGTON — A review of by the Office of the Director of Na- ers remain unexplained.” en 180 days to prepare unclassi- ing different explanations based more than 140 military encounters tional Intelligence remain unex- The unclassified Unidentified fied and classified reports reveal- on the range of appearances and with UFOs failed to establish plained, according to a report re- Aerial Phenomena report re- ing what the U.S. intelligence behaviors described in the availa- whether they were extraterrito- leased Friday. viewed military and intelligence community knew about UFOs. ble reporting.” rial in origin, atmospheric events “We were able to identify one community unexplained encoun- “UAP clearly pose a safety of The encounters might have in- or sent by Earthly adversaries. reported UAP with high confi- ters between 2004 and 2021. Con- flight issue and may pose a chal- All but one of the 144 military dence,” the report states. “In that gress ordered the report in late lenge to U.S. national security,” SEE UNEXPLAINED ON PAGE 4 PAGE 2 • STARS AND STRIPES • Sunday, June 27, 2021 BUSINESS/WEATHER S&P 500 has best week since February EXCHANGE RATES Military rates South Korea (Won) 1129.31 Switzerland (Franc) 0.9180 Euro costs (June 28) $1.17 Thailand (Baht) 31.79 Associated Press 14,360.39. With Friday’s gains, the pected, if recent high inflation per- Dollar buys (June 28) 0.8151 Turkey (NewLira) 8.7959 British pound (June 28) $1.36 Stocks ended mostly higher Fri- S&P 500 index ended the week up sists. The calming of investors’ Japanese yen (June 28) 108.00 (Military exchange rates are those available day, helping the S&P 500 index 2.7%, its best five-day period since nerves has largely helped the mar- South Korean won (June 28) 1100.00 to customers at military banking facilities in the Commercial rates country of issuance for Japan, South Korea, Ger­ close out its best week since Febru- Feb. 5 . ket undo the damage from the pre- many, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom. Bahrain(Dinar) 0.3769 For nonlocal currency exchange rates (i.e., pur­ ary. It’s a notable turnaround for The Dow’s gains were driven by a vious week. Britain (Pound) 1.3875 chasing British pounds in Germany), check with Canada (Dollar) 1.2307 your local military banking facility. Commercial the market, which only the previous surge in Nike, which reported blow- Investors got another data point China(Yuan) 6.4563 rates are interbank rates provided for reference Denmark (Krone) 6.2327 week had its worst week since Feb- out earnings late Thursday and on inflation on Friday. The Com- Egypt (Pound) 15.6697 when buying currency. All figures are foreign ruary on concerns about inflation. gave investors a strong outlook for merce Department said inflation Euro 0.8381 currencies to one dollar, except for the British Hong Kong (Dollar) 7.7616 pound, which is represented in dollars­to­ The S&P 500 index closed up the year. Nike rose 15.5%. tied to a gauge of consumer spend- Hungary (Forint) 294.42 pound, and the euro, which is dollars­to­euro.) Israel (Shekel) 3.2521 14.21 points, or 0.3%, to 4,280.70. Markets have calmed since the ing that is closely watched by the Japan (Yen) 110.84 INTEREST RATES The Dow Jones Industrial Average Federal Reserve recently sur- Federal Reserve increased 0.4% in Kuwait(Dinar) 0.3013 Norway (Krone) 8.4979 Prime rate 3.25 rose 237.02 points, or 0.7%, to prised investors by saying it could May and is up 3.9% over the past 12 Philippines (Peso) 48.53 Interest Rates Discount rate 0.75 Poland (Zloty) 3.78 Federal funds market rate 0.09 34,433.84 and the Nasdaq Compos- start raising short-term interest months, well above the Fed’s 2% Saudi Arabia (Riyal) 3.7504 3­month bill 0.06 ite lost 9.32 points, or 0.1%, to rates by late 2023, earlier than ex- target for annual price increases. Singapore (Dollar) 1.3425 30­year bond 2.17 WEATHER OUTLOOK SUNDAY IN THE MIDDLE EAST SUNDAY IN EUROPE MONDAY IN THE PACIFIC

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Naples 87/68 Okinawa Morón 83/80 91/63 Sigonella Rota 100/73 The weather is provided by the Djibouti 75/66 Souda Bay American Forces Network Weather Center, 93/84 85/78 2nd Weather Squadron at Offutt Air Force Base, Neb. TODAY IN STRIPES American Roundup ...... 11 Comics/Crossword ...... 15 Gadgets & Tech ...... 16 Food & Drink...... 14 Music ...... 12-13 Opinion ...... 17 Sports ...... 19-24 Sunday, June 27, 2021 • STARS AND STRIPES • PAGE 3 WAR ON TERRORISM Reagan arrives to assist with US drawdown BY CAITLIN DOORNBOS buildup on islands and reefs in the South Stars and Stripes China Sea. WASHINGTON — The aircraft carrier Friday marked the first time since 2012 USS Ronald Reagan and its strike group ar- that the ship has entered the 5th Fleet re- rived in the Middle East on Friday to help gion, which includes the Arabian Sea, Red protect troops withdrawing from Afghanis- Sea, Persian Gulf, Gulf of Oman and parts of tan, the Navy announced. the Indian Ocean, according to the Navy. The Reagan and its crew of 5,000 joins the “As an inherently flexible maneuver aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhow- force capable of supporting routine and er, which has been in the region since early contingency operations, the carrier’s pres- April. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin later ence demonstrates the U.S. Navy’s commit- that month ordered the ship to stay there ment to regional partners and maritime se- ahead of the drawdown’s May 1 start. curity,” the service said in its statement. “The Ronald Reagan [strike group] will But with the ship now in the 5th Fleet re- operate and train alongside regional and gion — the 7th Fleet region is no longer pro- coalition partners and provide airpower to tected by an aircraft carrier. protect U.S. and coalition forces as they The aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson was conduct drawdown operations from Af- in the Pacific Ocean as of Tuesday, accord- ghanistan,” the Navy said in its announce- ing to a Navy statement that day, but the ment. ship was in the 3rd Fleet’s area of respon- The ship’s strike group includes the guid- sibility, which spans from Hawaii to Cali- ed-missile cruiser USS Shiloh and guided- fornia. missile destroyer USS Halsey, according to The Navy did not say Friday whether the the announcement. Eisenhower would travel home now that the Based in Yokosuka, Japan, the Reagan Reagan has arrived. Before Austin ordered U.S. NAVY typically patrols the 7th Fleet area of oper- the carrier to stay in the region to assist with The Aircraft Carrier USS Ronald Reagan refuels from the fleet replenishment oiler ations in the Western Pacific, a region the drawdown, the Eisenhower already had USNS Pecos on May 27 in the Philippine Sea. The Reagan and its strike group arrived wrought with tension over China’s military been deployed since February. in the Middle East on Friday to help protect troops withdrawing from Afghanistan. Future: Videos show Afghan soldiers surrendering to Taliban

FROM PAGE 1 Deborah Lyons, the United Na- Secretary of State Antony J. stick with you, and we’re going to tions’ special representative for Blinken acknowledged Friday do our best to see to it you have the Afghanistan, painted a grim pic- during a visit to Paris that the tools you need.” ture of the situation earlier this United States had to look “very Ghani said he respected Biden’s week in remarks to the U.N. Secu- hard” at whether the Taliban is se- decision to withdraw American rity Council, suggesting that the rious about peacemaking. But he forces and paid tribute to the 2,312 Taliban’s gains may be just the suggested that the continued pres- Americans who died fighting in start of its offensive. ence of U.S. troops would not help, Afghanistan over two decades. He “Most districts that have been saying, “The status quo was not an also acknowledged the Taliban’s taken surround provincial capi- option.” recent gains, stating casually that tals, suggesting that the Taliban The Taliban, meanwhile, shows “things happen” in moments of are positioning themselves to try no interest in negotiations. In a transition, but he vowed that his and take these capitals once for- statement released Wednesday, country’s fledgling democracy eign forces are fully withdrawn,” the group spoke with the confident will endure. she said. tone of a government-in-waiting, “We are determined to have A paramount concern is wheth- reassuring citizens “that none will unity, coherence,” Ghani said. er the government can retain any be treated in a discriminatory, “You will see: With determina- SUSAN WALSH/AP of the thousands of contractors it vindictive, condescending or hos- tion, with unity and with the part- President Joe Biden meets with Afghan President Ashraf Ghani in the relies on for everything from pro- tile manner” and inviting “troop- nership, we will overcome all Oval Office of the White House in Washington on Friday. curing bullets and fuel to making ers, police, militias and workers odds.” payroll. Before the withdrawal be- standing in enemy ranks to em- But such resolute words — and The Taliban gains have been ac- militias after September. The gan, the number of contractors brace the open arms of the Islamic Biden’s promises of diplomatic, companied by reports of Afghan Wall Street Journal recently re- had swelled to 18,000; it is set to Emirate.” economic and humanitarian as- troops surrendering en masse. In ported that U.S. intelligence offi- “go to zero” by September, ac- The Taliban also promised to sistance — can’t obscure the real- recent days, activists have posted cials believe the Afghan govern- cording to a U.S. Army document. keep border ports operational and ity that Afghanistan is at a cross- videos of weary soldiers walking ment could collapse within six Biden, responding to a question allow unobstructed cross-country roads and facing an uncertain fu- sheepishly across the front lines, months after American and NA- Thursday at the White House, said movement. For those who would ture. shaking the hands of waiting Tali- TO forces leave. the U.S. “has already begun the still fight the Taliban, however, Since Biden’s April announce- ban fighters and surrendering According to the White House, process” of issuing special immi- the group will “deprive them of ment that all U.S. troops would their arms — a result, many al- the Pentagon’s Afghanistan Secu- grant visas to thousands of Afghan amnesty,” the statement said. leave Afghanistan by Sept. 11, lege, of tribal elders negotiating rity Forces Fund will provide fi- translators who have aided the In the United States, despite making good on his campaign with the Taliban ahead of what nancial support to the country’s American effort and are trying to qualms about the withdrawal and promise to end America’s longest many fear will be a rout of govern- national army and its police, air flee the country to escape possible painful memories of the one from war after nearly 20 years, a Tali- ment forces. force and special security forces. retribution by the Taliban. Vietnam more than four decades ban blitz has overtaken dozens of Open-source analysts scouring The fund includes more than $3 “Those who helped us are not ago, groups backing Biden’s deci- districts. Among them are areas social media contend that the gov- billion for the current fiscal year, going to be left behind,” he said, sion argue that it’s long overdue. on Afghanistan’s northern border ernment has lost hundreds of U.S.- which ends Sept. 30, and Biden noting that he would be discussing “It’s true Afghan security forces with Tajikistan, a key supply supplied heavy weapons, armored has asked Congress to provide the specifics of the plans with will struggle to hold ground in a route. The Taliban has also made vehicles and trucks, with almost $3.3 billion for 2022. Ghani on Friday. post-U.S. Afghanistan,” said re- gains across the northern prov- 200 Humvees captured by the Ta- The White House noted that the Members of both parties in Con- tired Lt. Col. Daniel L. Davis, a se- inces of Kunduz, Balkh and Bagh- liban since June. Four helicopters U.S. has provided an additional gress have been pushing the nior fellow at Defense Priorities, a lan. have been downed. $300 million in civilian assistance White House to do more, introduc- national security think tank in Ghani told reporters in the Oval Those incidents have sparked for Afghanistan in 2021, and Biden ing legislation Thursday that Washington. “But the alternative Office that Afghan security forces urgent questions about the viabil- has requested an additional $364 would expedite visas for Afghans of keeping U.S. forces in the coun- had retaken six districts on Fri- ity of the U.S.-backed and -trained million in development assistance and increase the number availa- try to prop them up will not solve day. Afghan army and its associated for 2022. ble to 19,000 from 11,000. their problems.” PAGE 4 • STARS AND STRIPES • Sunday, June 27, 2021 MILLITARY Turkey to take on unwanted Afghan mission

BY SELCAN HACAOGLU with Washington strained by Bloomberg years of disputes, most intensely As the U.S. prepares to exit Af- Turkey’s purchase of a Russian ghanistan’s sprawling Bagram missile-defense system that NA- base after 20 years of war, NATO TO considers a threat to its secu- partner Turkey is willing to take rity. the lead securing another airstrip “Safeguarding the airport is a — Kabul’s Hamid Karzai Interna- way of making nice without giv- tional, 40 miles to the south. ing too much up,” on issues that NICHOLAS J. DE LA PENA/Joint Base Langley-Eustis Public Throwing a protective ring really count with the U.S., includ- U.S. Air Force Maj. Josh Gunderson, F­22 Demo Team commander, conducts a practice show over Joint around the landlocked nation’s ing the missiles, said Jenny Base Langley­Eustis, Va., on May 21. airport is critical for those want- White, professor at Stockholm ing to sustain a strategic presence University’s Institute for Turkish in Afghanistan. That includes Studies. Western powers on the lookout “With its aggressive policies, Joint Base Langley-Eustis picked for emerging terrorist threats, Turkey has lost friends in every China with its now-stalled inter- corner,” she said. “It needs to put to host F-22 fighter jet training est in vast mineral deposits and a good face on for the financial India, which wants Kabul as a key markets and hopes to curry favor BY COREY DICKSTEIN ber 2018. events. ally in its tussle with neighboring with the U.S. and Europe.” Stars and Stripes That decision will not come un- “Consolidating the F-22 fleet at Pakistan. Turkish officials privately ac- The Air Force plans to host F-22 til the completion of a tactical air Joint Base Langley-Eustis would But the proposed Turkish oper- knowledge the challenges and fighter jet training at Joint Base study ordered in February by the make use of existing force struc- ation is being planned with few were expected to push a Pentagon Langley-Eustis, Va., the service service’s chief of staff, Gen. Char- ture, which would increase air- public details of the U.S. air sup- delegation visiting this week for announced Friday, almost three les “CQ” Brown. That study is craft availability and shorten port that would be rendered if the the military, logistical and finan- years after the program left its meant to determine the best mix training timelines,” the Air Force airport is targeted by an ascend- cial support they want. “All as- original home at Tyndall Air of Air Force aircraft for the future said in a statement. “This, in turn, ant Taliban that has seized control pects of the issue are expected to Force Base, Fla., after a devastat- and is expected to be completed would improve pilot production of dozens of districts in recent be discussed,” Turkey’s Defense ing hurricane. by early next year. Some service rates and readiness.” weeks, and with power-sharing Ministry said in a statement. The Air Force said it signed a officials have suggested the study The move would include 28 talks between the militant move- In direct talks with the Taliban Record of Decision approving could lead the Air Force to retire F-22s, 16 T-38 Talon training jets ment and President Ashraf Gha- aimed at resurrecting its plan to Joint Base Langley-Eustis as the the F-22 well ahead of initial plans and about 600 airmen to JBLE, ac- ni’s government in Qatar at an im- host an Afghan peace conference, eventual home for the 325th to fly Raptors into the middle of cording to the environmental passe. Turkey this month stressed its Fighter Wing, the F-22’s formal the century. study the Air Force completed to It’s a dangerous proposition for role would be strictly limited to training unit that teaches pilots to The study could alter or halt al- consider the move. Ankara, which has provided secu- guarding the airport, according to fly the stealthy fifth-generation together the service’s plans to The Air Force also has F-22 rity at the airport’s busy military people directly familiar with the fighters known as Raptors. How- host Raptor training at the Virgin- units at Joint Base Elmendorf-Ri- section for six years as part of the matter who couldn’t be identified ever, Air Force officials said Fri- ia base, a service official said Fri- chardson in Alaska and Joint Base NATO-led Resolute Support Mis- discussing sensitive talks. day that the service had yet to de- day. Pearl Harbor-Hickam in Hawaii. sion. The Taliban response was termine when the unit would The Air Force already has two The Air Force stopped buying Turkish President Recep Tayy- swift: Turkish soldiers, while rep- move to Virginia from Eglin Air active-duty F-22 combat squad- new F-22s in 2012, and it now has ip Erdogan, though, has his eye on resentatives of a “great Islamic Force Base, Fla., where it was rons at JBLE, the 27th and 94th 186 in its fleet. the possible rewards. Taking on a nation,” are “occupiers” of Af- moved in the wake of Hurricane Fighter Squadrons. It is also home job no one else wants would pro- ghan territory and, just like the Michael, the Category 5 storm to the F-22 Demonstration Team, [email protected] vide an opportunity to repair ties Americans, they should leave. that devastated Tyndall in Octo- which flies in air shows and other Twitter: @CDicksteinDC Unexplained: Report gives no new information on phenomena

FROM PAGE 1 pear to demonstrate advanced onstrate a breakthrough aero- Deputy Defense Secretary Kath- ODNI’s inability to draw more volved “foreign adversary sys- technology.” space technology by a potential leen Hicks on Friday announced conclusions, as “sociocultural tems” from China or Russia, in- “Some UAP appeared to remain adversary,” according to the re- “a new follow-on DOD activity” stigmas and sensor limitations re- dustry developmental programs, stationary in winds aloft, move port. that will continue the analysis of main obstacles to collecting data weather phenomena or “airborne against the wind, maneuver Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., said UAP, chief Pentagon spokesman on UAP” because service mem- clutter” such as balloons, birds or abruptly or move at considerable in a statement issued Friday that John Kirby said. bers are apprehensive about com- drones, the report said without speed without discernable means while the report was “an impor- Hicks also directed the under- ing forward. drawing definitive conclusions. of propulsion,” according to the tant first step in cataloging these secretary of defense for intelli- “For years, the men and women The report at no point men- report. “In a small number of incidents,” more must be done to gence and security to establish a we trust to defend our country re- tioned aliens or lists outer-space cases, military aircraft systems find answers. standard procedure to report UAP ported encounters with unidenti- lifeforms as possible explana- processed radio-frequency ener- “The Defense Department and events across the department, fied aircraft that had superior ca- tions. gy associated with UAP sight- intelligence community have a lot which the report also recom- pabilities, and for years their con- While the report solved few ings.” of work to do before we can actual- mended as a method to collect the cerns were often ignored and rid- mysteries, some patterns Such technology could pose a ly understand whether these ae- additional data needed to draw iculed,” Rubio said in his emerged in the review, including grave threat to the United States if rial threats present a serious na- more definitive conclusions. statement. 18 incidents that involved “unusu- it involves “sophisticated collec- tional security concern,” Rubio The study, largely based on en- al UAP movement patterns or tion against U.S. military activities said. counters reported by Navy pilots, [email protected] flight characteristics” that “ap- by a foreign government or dem- That work will continue, as stated limited data contributed to Twitter: @CaitlinDoornbos Sunday, June 27, 2021 • STARS AND STRIPES • PAGE 5 MILITARY Reservists, guardsmen struggle to provide tended families and increase a Guard members and nonmilitary partner’s child care burden. Before the pandemic, Reserve soldiers are 22% of military spouses reported being unemployed, according to a twice as likely to be large Pentagon survey. Advocacy groups, including the hungry than others National Military Family Associ- BY LAURA REILEY ation and Blue Star Families, said The Washington Post they are seeing larger numbers of WASHINGTON — National unemployment among military Guard and Reserve soldiers are spouses due to the pandemic. having trouble feeding their fam- In some cases military families ilies due to a year of record de- don’t take advantage of food as- ployments. sistance programs. Even before Hunger among Guard mem- the pandemic, perceived stigma bers and reservists is more than deterred military families who double the national rate, accord- qualified for free or reduced-price ing to U.S. Census Bureau data school meals from taking advan- from mid-April through early tage of such programs, said Josh June. Protas, vice president of public They report more food insecuri- policy for MAZON, a Jewish hun- ty than nearly any other group, re- ger organization that works with gardless of household income, military families. The past year education, age or race. Nearly one exacerbated the problem, he said, in five Guard members report with many low-income military sometimes or often not having families not availing themselves enough to eat. And a third of those of, or even aware of, Pandemic with a spouse serving in the Na- EBT, a debit card system that re- tional Guard or Reserves report placed school meals when schools not having enough to eat. The JOHN HUGHEL/Oregon National Guard Public Aff went remote. numbers are even more troubling An Oregon Army National Guard medic administers the COVID­19 vaccine during a mass vaccination clinic Another problem involves hous- for National Guard and Reserve at the Oregon Convention Center in Portland on April 19. ing costs, said Matt Pelak, a Guard families with children. member in New York City. Usual- In an ordinary year, when height of the war in Afghanistan?” ly, a basic allowance for housing they’re not activated or deployed, the guard member said. “You’re doesn’t kick in until a deployment most reservists and Guard mem- taking these people away from is more than 30 days. Many of bers spend one weekend a month their families, and for what rea- these deployments are fewer than running drills and two weeks a son? There is no reason. This is be- 30 days, so the military doesn’t year, often during the summer, coming a problem for civilian em- have to pay the housing allowance, training. This schedule allows ployers.” putting an additional financial most of them to work civilian jobs Another National Guard officer burden on low-wage soldiers. or get an education as well. It’s a who has spent seven months in That means soldiers are paying similar work schedule for reserv- uniform since the start of the pan- for their rent or mortgage back ists, who work for different demic, who also asked not to be home, plus wherever they are liv- branches of the military. identified for fear of losing his job, ing while deployed. Over the pandemic the National said a full 25% of the National Medical insurance often works Guard has faced longer deploy- Guard was on active duty last the same way, adding to the finan- ments and periods of activation. June, dealing with the pandemic cial squeeze, Goheen said. When They’ve overseen coronavirus and civil unrest. guard members are mobilized or testing, distributed food at the na- “The shadow issue that affects deployed at home, the only time tion’s food banks, quelled civil un- Guard troops right now is the ludi- they have medical coverage is if rest and more recently helped to crous tempo at which they’ve been their order is 31 days or longer, he administer vaccines, said John JOSIAH LINING/108th Public Affairs Detachment activated over the past year. It’s said. Guard members and reserv- Goheen, spokesman for the Na- U.S. Army National Guard soldiers perform push­ups during Phase 1 hard to find Guard members who ists would then be eligible for the tional Guard Association of the of Officer Candidate School at McCrady Training Center in Eastover, have not been told to report in the same medical coverage as active- United States, an advocacy group. S.C., on June 5. past year, everyone has been duty troops. But those service This is in addition to responding to pulled away from their regular members activated for less than a more natural disasters such as hold hunger. clearance if your finances are in a lives,” he said. month have fewer options and wildfires and flood. “These figures are an underrep- shambles, we’re talking even a If called up to active duty, low- must pay find their own health The National Guard has de- resentation of the full force,” Hall bounced check. If it comes be- ranking Guard members and re- care coverage. clared 2020 “the Year of the said. “And almost a quarter sur- tween paying the bills and keeping servists make a base pay of around Many Guard members and re- Guard.” Last year, the National veyed didn’t report.” food on the table, there’s pressure $3,000 per month. When not on ac- servists’ military pay is not com- Guard was activated for 11 million Yet several military advocacy to pay those bills. And there are tive duty, Guard members get mensurate with their civilian sala- “man days,” the highest number groups said they are seeing rising concerns about sharing with your around $200 for a weekend of ry, according to Protas, and many since World War II, Goheen said. problems with food insecurity, leadership that you’re struggling drills, which is why most have oth- civilian jobs are not required to By comparison, in 2019 there were and suggest such problems might to take care of your family, be- er civilian jobs. pay Guard members their wages only 2 million man days. be invisible to military leadership. cause you never want that to come The spike in days worked takes during absences or even to keep Wayne Hall, a spokesman for Jennifer Davis, lobbyist for the back and haunt you when you’re Guard members and reservists the civilian jobs open for their re- the National Guard, said he is National Military Family Associ- up for promotion.” away from their jobs, with many turn. skeptical about the food insecurity ation, said hungry Guard mem- One National Guard member in soldiers not drawing that income The irony, according to Goheen, census data. He said that between bers and reservists are motivated Georgia said he lost his job as a if they’re away on military duty. is that many of the covid missions the Army and Air National Guard to seem “fine” and are hesitant to school teacher last spring, as the Even in normal times, military for the Guard were working at and the different branches of the seek help or reveal financial hard- pandemic began, because of his spouses have higher levels of un- American food banks, helping to Reserves, there are 1.2 million ship. stepped-up Guard schedule. He employment or underemploy- feed the needy. service members, but the census “A service member has to con- asked to speak anonymously, be- ment than civilian populations, And while the nation is increas- data only accounts for under sider promotability and clearanc- cause his termination is under in- citing factors like job scarcity near ingly vaccinated and signs point to 400,000 of them. He said he has es: You can’t afford to struggle too vestigation. military bases and frequent economic recovery, Guard mem- not encountered service members badly; you have to keep your bills “Why are we activating more moves. Moving around can leave bers and reservists continue to who have complained of house- paid,” she said. “You can lose your National Guard troops than at the military families far from their ex- struggle. PAGE 6 • STARS AND STRIPES • Sunday, June 27, 2021 NATION Fire hindering rescue efforts at fallen condo Associated Press interview Saturday. SURFSIDE, Fla. — A “very He added that there are fre- deep fire” hampered rescue ef- quently “telltale signs” on ocean- forts Saturday at the collapsed front buildings indicating prob- oceanfront condominium tower lems structurally, largely from near Miami where authorities are saltwater and salty air intrusion. racing to recover any survivors “This is a wakeup call for folks beneath a mountain of rubble, offi- on the beach. Investigate and re- cials said. pair. This should be done every Rescuers were using infrared five years,” Schlesinger added. technology, water and foam to bat- “The scary portion is the other tle the blaze, whose source was buildings. You think this is unclear. Smoke has been the big- unique? No.” gest barrier, Miami-Dade Mayor Abi Aghayere, a Drexel Univer- Daniella Levine Cava said during sity engineering researcher, said a news conference. the extent of the damage shown in “We’re facing very incredible the engineering report was nota- difficulties with this fire. It’s a ve- ble. ry deep fire. It’s extremely diffi- In addition to possible problems cult to locate the source of the under the pool, he said several ar- fire,” she said. eas above the entrance drive One hundred fifty-nine people PEDRO PORTAL, MIAMI HERALD/AP showing signs of deterioration remain unaccounted for since Photos of missing people are posted on a fence near the Champlain Towers South Condo, Friday, in were worrisome and should have Thursday’s collapse, which killed Surfside, Fla. The apartment building partially collapsed on Thursday. been repaired immediately be- at least four. cause access issues prevented a Authorities also announced Sat- While the report from the firm near future will cause the extent of Beneath the pool deck “where closer inspection. urday they are beginning an audit of Morabito Consultants did not the concrete deterioration to ex- the slab had been epoxy-injected, “Were the supporting members of buildings nearing their 40-year warn of imminent danger from the pand exponentially,” the report new cracks were radiating from deteriorated to the extent that a review — like the fallen Cham- damage — and it is unclear if any said. the originally repaired cracks,” critical structural element or their plain Towers South — to make of the damage observed was re- The firm recommended that the the report said. connections failed leading to pro- sure they’re safe. sponsible for the collapse — it did damaged slabs be replaced in Gregg Schlesinger, a former gressive collapse?” he wrote in an Federal Emergency Manage- note the need for extensive and what would be a major repair. construction project engineer who email to the AP after reviewing ment Agency officials have joined costly repairs to fix systemic is- The report also uncovered is now a lawyer handling con- the report. “Were there other ar- local and state authorities at the sues with the building. “abundant cracking and spalling” struction defect cases, said anoth- eas in the structure that were bad- site, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis It said the waterproofing under of concrete columns, beams and er area of concern in the report is ly deteriorated and unnoticed?” said. the pool deck had failed and had walls in the parking garage. Some cracks that were discovered in the The 2018 report was part of pre- The news came after word of a been improperly laid flat instead of the damage was minor, while tower’s stucco facade. Schlesinger liminary work by the engineering 2018 engineering report that of sloped, preventing water from other columns had exposed and said that could indicate structural company conducting the build- showed the building had “major draining off. deteriorating rebar. It also noted problems inside the exterior that ing’s required inspections for a re- structural damage” to a concrete “The failed waterproofing is that many of the building’s previ- could have been critical in the col- certification due this year of the slab below its pool deck that need- causing major structural damage ous attempts to fix the columns lapse. building’s structural integrity at ed extensive repairs, part of a se- to the concrete structural slab be- and other damage with epoxy “The building speaks to us. It is 40 years. ries of documents released by the low these areas. Failure to re- were marred by poor workman- telling us we have a serious prob- The condominium tower was city of Surfside. placed the waterproofing in the ship and were failing. lem,” Schlesinger said in a phone built in 1981. Police: Man who shot Colo. Juror in Peterson trial didn’t disclose being a crime victim gunman was killed by officer Associated Press “It is apparent from her con- LOS ANGELES — A woman duct before, during, and after the Associated Press was responding to a report of a actions likely saved lives. He who eagerly sought to be a juror trial that during (jury selection) DENVER — Johnny Hurley suspicious person. didn’t offer an apology but called in the murder trial of Scott Pe- she failed to disclose numerous was hailed by police as a hero for The video shows Troyke run- Hurley’s death by a responding of- terson and who voted to sentence incidents that posed threats of shooting and killing a gunman ning toward Beesley down an al- ficer “equally tragic” to Beesley’s him to death committed miscon- harm to her unborn children,” they say had killed one officer and ley. When Beesley turns around, killing. duct by not disclosing she had Peterson’s lawyers said. “This expressed hatred for police in a Troyke raises his gun and fires at “The threat to our officers and been a crime enabled her to sit in judgment of Denver suburb. But when another him as two people stand nearby, our community was stopped by a victim, defense Mr. Peterson for the crime of officer rushed in to respond and police said. Beesley falls to the hero named Johnny Hurley,” attorneys said harming his unborn child.” saw Hurley holding the suspect’s ground in the video. Strate said. “Johnny’s actions can Friday in their A judge is deciding whether to AR-15, he shot Hurley, killing him, According to the video, appar- only be described as decisive, cou- bid for a new order a new trial because of the police revealed Friday. ently from a surveillance camera, rageous and effective in stopping trial. allegations the juror committed The disclosure helped clarify and a police narration of it, Troyke further loss of life.” New details misconduct by falsely answering what happened on Monday when grabs an AR-15 rifle from his In a separate statement, the Ar- show Juror 7 questions during the selection three people — Hurley, Arvada truck and is carrying it when Hur- vada Police Department said: “Fi- failed to disclose process. Peterson Police Officer Gordon Beesley ley confronts him and shoots him nally, it is clear that the suspect her boyfriend The juror was not named in the and the suspected gunman, Ro- with a handgun. When another of- bears responsibility for this tragic beat her in 2001 while she was court papers but has previously nald Troyke — died in a string of ficer arrives, Hurley is holding sequence of events.” pregnant. It was previously re- been identified as Richelle Nice, shootings in the downtown district Troyke’s AR-15 and the officer The unnamed officer’s shooting vealed that she failed to disclose who co-authored a book about the of Arvada, an area with popular opened fire, police said. of Hurley is being investigated by that, while pregnant with another case with six other jurors. shops, restaurants, breweries and Hurley’s shooting of Troyke and a team of other area law enforce- child, she obtained a restraining The California Supreme Court other businesses about 7 miles the officer’s shooting of Hurley ment officers led by the district at- order against the boyfriend’s ex- overturned Peterson’s death sen- northwest of downtown Denver. are not shown on the video. torney’s office. The district attor- girlfriend, whom she feared tence because prosecutors im- According to a timeline and vid- Police had not previously con- ney will use the findings to decide would hurt her unborn child. properly dismissed potential ju- eo released by police, Troyke, 59, firmed Hurley’s role or said who whether the officer was justified Peterson, 48, was sentenced to rors who disclosed they person- ambushed Beesley after he pulled shot him. In the video posted Fri- in using deadly force or whether death in the 2002 murders of his ally disagreed with the death his truck into a parking spot near day, Police Chief Link Strate de- the officer should be charged with pregnant wife, Laci, and the son penalty but would be willing to Beesley’s patrol car as Beesley scribed Hurley as a hero whose a crime. she was carrying. impose it. Sunday, June 27, 2021 • STARS AND STRIPES • PAGE 7 NATION Chauvin gets 22½ years in Floyd’s death

Associated Press one of the longest prison terms Judge Peter Cahill went be- mum at his upcoming federal civ- was subdued as people debated MINNEAPOLIS — Former ever imposed on a U.S. police of- yond the 12½-year sentence pre- il rights trial. Crump said this whether the sentence was long Minneapolis police Officer De- ficer in the killing of a Black per- scribed under was the longest sentence a police enough. Some cursed in disgust. rek Chauvin was sentenced Fri- son. state guidelines, officer has ever received in Min- At George Floyd Square, as the day to 22½ years in prison for the Still, Floyd’s family members citing Chauvin’s nesota. intersection where Floyd was murder of George Floyd, whose and others were disappointed. “abuse of a posi- But he added: “Real justice in pinned to the pavement is now dying gasps under Chauvin’s The sentence fell short of the 30 tion of trust and America will be Black men and known, members of the crowd knee led to the biggest outcry years prosecutors had requested. authority and al- Black women and people of color broke into applause, and several against racial injustice in the U.S. And with good behavior, Chau- so the particular who will not have to fear being said, “We’ll take it.” in generations. vin, 45, could get out on parole af- cruelty” shown killed by the police just because Chauvin was immediately led The punishment — which ter serving two-thirds of his sen- to Floyd. the color of their skin. That would back to prison. He showed little Chauvin came after Chauvin broke his tence, or about 15 years. Floyd family be real justice.” emotion when the judge pro- yearlong silence to offer condo- “Just because it’s the most time attorney Ben Crump said the Outside the courthouse, a nounced the sentence. His eyes lences to the Floyd family and ex- doesn’t mean it’s enough time,” family had gotten “some mea- crowd of about 50 people clasped moved rapidly around the cour- press hope that they eventually said Nekima Levy Armstrong, a sure of accountability” but is hands or placed them on each troom, his COVID-19 mask ob- have “some peace of mind” — is Minneapolis protest leader. hoping Chauvin gets the maxi- other’s shoulders. The reaction scuring much of his face. US Catholic bishops minimize its policy on Communion, politicians The Washington Post and politicians, and such a docu- Days after a vote that triggered ment would politicize the sacra- a tsunami of Catholic debate about ment. Communion and politics, leading Also during the meeting, bish- U.S. Catholic bishops working on ops noted some letters exchanged an upcoming document about the between the Vatican and U.S. sacrament are now de-emphasiz- bishops before this spring meet- ing direct confrontation with ing. The letters reflected discus- President Joe Biden or other Ca- sion about a possible “national tholic politicians who support policy” on “worthiness” for Com- abortion rights. munion and possibly addressing Seventy-five percent of mem- in particular Catholic politicians bers of the U.S. Conference of Ca- who support abortion, euthanasia tholic Bishops voted during their and other practices forbade by Ca- annual spring meeting on June 17 tholic teaching. to go ahead with the drafting of a Four days after the vote, on position paper on the “meaning of June 21, the USCCB released a JACQUELYN MARTIN/AP the Eucharist,” the core ritual of Q&A excising past mention of Bi- Vice President Kamala Harris talks to the media Friday after her tour of the U.S. Customs and Border the Catholic faith, believed to be den, a national policy or a focus on Protection Central Processing Center in El Paso, Texas. the presence of Jesus. Before the abortion. vote, live on Zoom, dozens of bish- “There will be no national poli- ops debated the fact that the pro- cy on withholding Communion posal for the document was a re- from politicians. The intent is to On border tour, Harris laments sponse to the election of Joe Biden, present a clear understanding of a weekly Mass-attending Catholic the Church’s teachings to bring who supports abortion rights. heightened awareness among the ‘infighting’ over immigration Catholic teaching opposes abor- faithful of how the Eucharist can Associated Press Her half-day stop — in which Durbin, a prominent Democratic tion. transform our lives and bring us EL PASO, Texas — Vice Presi- she toured a Customs and Border voice on immigration reform. During the three-day meeting closer to our creator and the life he dent Kamala Harris on Friday Protection processing center and Both Mayorkas and Escobar said of the U.S. bishops and in its after- wants for us,” the Q&A said. used her first trip to the U.S.-Mex- met with migrant children there, they invited Harris specifically to math, the bishops made conflict- It said the document will be fo- ico border since taking office to visited an intake center on the bor- the area, and Mayorkas was quick ing statements about the docu- cused on the call of “all Catholics” call for an end to political “rheto- der and held a roundtable with lo- to emphasize that border security ment’s intention. to “support human life and dignity ric” and “infighting” over immi- cal service providers — is unlikely is in his portfolio, not the vice pres- The idea for the document came and other fundamental principles gration, an issue that Republicans to quell GOP efforts to use immi- ident’s. from a committee the USCCB cre- of Catholic moral and social teach- have been eager to weaponize gration as a political cudgel But Republicans faulted Harris ated after the November election ing.” against her. against the administration. for a trip that they dismissed as lit- in order to deal with the “prob- Also on June 21, Bishop Kevin Immigration “cannot be re- Harris defended both the tim- tle more than a photo session. Tex- lem” of Biden and his abortion pol- Rhoades, chair of the Doctrine duced to a political issue,” Harris ing of her visit and the choice of El as Sen. Ted Cruz, a conservative icy, and what some bishops see as Committee that will oversee the told reporters. “We’re talking Paso for the stop. Some critics had Republican and leading adminis- a confusing scandal for other Ca- creation of a draft document, told about children, we’re talking said the location is too far re- tration critic on immigration, tholics watching the country’s a Catholic news site that the docu- about families, we’re talking about moved from the epicenter of bor- charged that Biden’s policies most prominent member of their ment will be addressed to “all Ca- suffering. And our approach has der crossings creating a strain on “opened the floodgates to human faith. tholics” — not just politicians. He to be thoughtful and effective.” federal resources. She told report- smugglers and drug cartels.” During the meeting many bish- said it will also focus on “Euchar- Harris’s trip came after months ers after landing in El Paso that While Cruz said he was glad ops said Biden was exacerbating istic consistency,” and canon law of criticism from Republicans and she had said in March that she Harris had visited, “if the vice what many faith leaders see as an that forbids from Communion some in her own party over her ab- would come to the border and it president came to Texas without a already big problem: most U.S. people who are “conscious of seri- sence and that of President Joe Bi- was “not a new plan.” concrete plan to secure our border Catholics, polls show, don’t attend ous sin” or “publicly unworthy,” den from the border at a time Harris visited the region with and is unwilling to reverse her ad- Mass weekly and don’t believe in the laws read. when immigration officers have Homeland Security Secretary ministration’s failed immigration the supernatural aspect of Com- “These disciplinary laws have a logged record numbers of encoun- Alejandro Mayorkas, Texas Dem- policies that caused the crisis, munion. But many other bishops medicinal, rather than punitive, ters with migrants attempting to ocratic Rep. Veronica Escobar then her visit is nothing short of a pushed back to say there shouldn’t purpose,” he told Our Sunday Vis- cross into the U.S. and Illinois Democratic Sen. Dick glorified photo-op.” be a special emphasis on abortion itor. PAGE 8 • STARS AND STRIPES • Sunday, June 27, 2021 NATION GOP senators balk at terms of Biden infrastructure bill

BY LISA MASCARO pects they’ll do the same,” she Associated Press said. WASHINGTON — President The path ahead is now uncer- Joe Biden’s bipartisan infrastruc- tain. ture deal has been thrown in Senators launched into calls doubt as Republican senators Friday seeking answers from the said they felt “blindsided” by his White House after a tumultuous insistence that it must move in past month of on-again, off-again tandem with his bigger package. negotiations over Biden’s $4 tril- J. SCOTT APPLEWHITE/AP The White House doubled down lion infrastructure proposals, his Michael Fanone, a Washington Metropolitan Police Department officer who was beaten during the Jan. 6 on the strategy, meanwhile, say- top legislative priority. attack on the Capitol, and Harry Dunn, a U.S. Capitol Police officer who also faced the rioters, talk to ing it should have come as no sur- The Democrats’ two-track reporters after a meeting with House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R­Calif., at the Capitol onFriday. prise. strategy has been to consider The rare accord over some $1 both the bipartisan deal and their trillion in investments faced new own more sweeping priorities uncertainty Friday, barely 24 side by side, a way to assure lib- Officers ask McCarthy to publicly hours after Biden strode to the eral lawmakers the smaller deal White House driveway, flanked won’t be the only one. denounce GOP remarks on riot by 10 senators from a bipartisan But Biden’s vow to essentially group, with all sides beaming veto or refuse to sign the biparti- Associated Press He said McCarthy told him he tack and some House members over the compromise. san accord without the compan- WASHINGTON — A police offi- would “address it in a personal are increasingly downplaying the Senators were described as ion package being negotiated by cer who was injured in the Jan. 6 level with some of those mem- insurrection. “stunned,” “floored” and “frus- Democrats, which is now eyed at Capitol insurrection confronted bers,” a response he said wasn’t Dunn said afterward that it was trated” after Biden publicly put nearly $6 trillion in child care, House Republican leader Kevin satisfactory. McCarthy’s office an “emotional meeting.” He de- the conditions on accepting their Medicare and other investments, McCarthy in a meeting on Friday, did not respond to a request for clined to go into detail and deal, according to two people fa- was an additional step that asking him to publicly denounce comment on the meeting. thanked McCarthy for his time. miliar with the private conversa- throws the process into doubt. statements by GOP members who As the House Republican lead- “He was receptive, and I think tions who spoke on condition of “No deal by extortion!” tweeted have voted against honoring po- er, Fanone said, “it’s important to ultimately, we have the same goal. anonymity to discuss the reac- Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., on lice and downplayed the violence hear those denouncements publi- It’s just going to take a little time tions. Friday. of the attack. cly.” And as a police officer who getting there, I guess,” Dunn said. “I’ve been on the phone with Biden reached out Friday to the Washington Metropolitan Po- served that day, he said, ”that’s not The goal, Dunn said, is “ac- the White House, my Democratic lead Democratic negotiator, Sen. lice Officer Michael Fanone has what I want to hear.” countability, justice for everybody colleagues, my Republican col- Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona, and said for weeks that he wanted to McCarthy and Fanone were that was involved.” leagues, all darn day,” said Sen. reiterated his strong support for meet with McCarthy, who has op- joined by Capitol Police Officer As the officers and family mem- Rob Portman of Ohio, the lead the compromise agreement, ac- posed the formation of a biparti- Harry Dunn, who was also among bers push for answers, House Republican negotiator, in an in- cording to a readout from the san commission to investigate the the officers who responded to the Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced terview Friday. White House. attack and has remained loyal to rioting. Gladys Sicknick, the Thursday that she is creating a “My hope is that we’ll still get Tensions appeared to calm lat- former President Donald Trump. mother of Capitol Police Officer special committee to investigate this done. It’s really good for er in the day, after senators from It was a violent mob of Trump’s Brian Sicknick, was also expected the attack. She said a partisan-led America. Our infrastructure is in the group of negotiators con- supporters that laid siege to the to be in the meeting but did not probe was the only option left after bad shape,” he said. “It’s about vened a conference call, accord- Capitol and interrupted the certi- speak to reporters afterward. the Senate Republicans blocked time to get it done.” ing to another person who spoke fication of Joe Biden’s presiden- Brian Sicknick collapsed and died the commission. White House press secretary on condition of anonymity to dis- tial election victory after Trump after engaging with the mob, and a Both officers said they dis- Jen Psaki, who was asked at her cuss the private meeting. told them to “fight like hell” to medical examiner later ruled that cussed the select committee with briefing about the GOP dismay, A bipartisan accord has been overturn his defeat. he died of natural causes. McCarthy, who said earlier Fri- said senators should not have important for the White House as Fanone said after the meeting The meeting comes as many day that he couldn’t comment on it been surprised by the two-track it tries to show centrist Demo- that he had asked McCarthy to de- Republicans have made clear that because he hadn’t talked to Pelosi. strategy that Biden has publicly crats including Sinema, Sen. Joe nounce 21 House Republicans they want to move on from the Jan. Fanone said he asked for a com- discussed on many occasions. Manchin, D-W.Va., and others who recently voted against giving 6 attack — frustrating law en- mitment not to put “the wrong “That hasn’t been a secret. He that it is working across the aisle police officers a congressional forcement officers who were bru- people” on the panel and that hasn’t said it quietly. He hasn’t before Biden tries to muscle the medal of honor for defending the tally beaten by the rioters as they McCarthy said he would take it se- even whispered it,” she said. broader package through Con- Capitol and also Georgia Rep. An- pushed past them and broke into riously. Psaki said the president plans gress under special budget rules drew Clyde, who had compared the building. Senate Republicans Dunn confirmed that account, to stand by the commitment he that allow majority passage with- video of the rioters to a “tourist have blocked an independent, bi- saying McCarthy “committed to made to the senators. “And he ex- out the need for GOP votes. visit.” partisan investigation of the at- us to taking it serious.” Trump’s company could face criminal charges in New York City Associated Press tion related to fringe benefits the “The charges are absolutely naing documents and interview- ues a civil investigation of Trump. NEW YORK — Manhattan company gave to top executives, outrageous and unprecedented, if ing witnesses, including Trump In addition to fringe benefits, prosecutors are considering filing such as use of apartments, cars indeed the charges are filed. This insiders and company executives. prosecutors have looked into criminal charges soon against Do- and school tuition. is just to get back at Donald Law enforcement officials fa- whether the company lied about nald Trump’s company, stem- Trump Organization lawyer Trump,” he told The Associated miliar with the matter say the in- the value of real estate holdings to ming from a long-running investi- Ron Fischetti said he met virtually Press on Friday. “We’re going to vestigation has reached a critical lower taxes or to obtain bank loans gation into the former president’s with prosecutors Thursday for plead not guilty and we’ll make a point. A grand jury was recently or insurance policies on favorable business dealings. around 1½ hours to try to persuade motion to dismiss.” empaneled to weigh evidence and terms. They have also looked into The New York Times, citing them not to seek a criminal indict- No charges have been filed thus New York Attorney General Let- the company’s role in paying hush sources familiar with the matter, ment against the company, but far in the long-running probe. itia James said she was assigning money to two women who say reported that charges could be fil- that the charges would not be un- Prosecutors have been scrutiniz- two of her lawyers to work on the Trump had affairs with them, ac- ed against the Trump Organiza- expected. ing Trump’s tax records, subpoe- criminal probe while she contin- cusations Trump has denied. Sunday, June 27, 2021 • STARS AND STRIPES • PAGE 9 TECHNOLOGY Microsoft debuts Windows 11, first big update in years

BY MATT O’BRIEN the release of Windows Vista in Associated Press 2007. Microsoft has unveiled the Microsoft’s virtual announce- next generation of its Windows ment event was itself affected software, called Windows 11, by technical difficulties Thurs- which has sleeker visual fea- day, forcing the company to tures and is more open to third- recommend some viewers party apps. watch it on Twitter instead. The newest version of Micro- Windows has been a PC work- soft’s flagship operating system horse for decades. Its first ver- announced Thursday will be a sion launched in 1985, offering successor to today’s Windows computer novices a “graphical 10, which the company intro- user interface” so they could duced in 2015. click on icons and menus with a VIRGIN GALACTIC/AP In a challenge to rival Apple, mouse button rather than sim- Shown is the release of VSS Unity from VMS Eve and ignition of rocket motor over Spaceport America, the company also announced ply type commands into a blank N.M., on May 22. Virgin Galactic, Richard Branson's rocketship company, now has the federal that it won’t force app develop- screen. government’s approval to start launching customers into space. ers to pay fees to Microsoft for Microsoft said it would allow using its app store; and that developers to bypass the pay- Google’s popular Android apps ments system in its app store if will run on its new system. they have their own commerce Virgin Galactic gets FAA’s OK to Windows 11 is expected to be- engine. come available later this year That could create problems launch customers to outer space on new computers and other de- for Apple, which has faced gov- vices and as a free update for ernment scrutiny over its app BY MARCIA DUNN Jeff Bezos earlier this month an- flight to space in May — which re- those with Windows 10. It in- store and a legal battle from Ep- Associated Press nounced plans to ride his own ached an altitude of 55 miles — cludes a host of cosmetic up- ic, the maker of the popular CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — rocket into space July 20 from showed everything went well and grades, such as a new Start but- Fortnite game, which contends Virgin Galactic finally has the fed- Texas. paved the way for the necessary ton, a revamped task bar and Apple has been gouging app eral government’s approval to Virgin Galactic officials ac- FAA permission. sounds, and under-the-hood makers by charging commis- start launching customers into knowledged the growing chatter “Today’s approval by the FAA features designed to boost sions ranging from 15% to 30% space from New Mexico. over whether Branson will try to of our full commercial launch li- speed and efficiency. for in-app transactions because Richard Branson’s rocketship beat Bezos into space. cense, in conjunction with the suc- While opening more doors to it forbids other options on its company announced the Federal “Clearly, Sir Richard Branson’s cess of our May 22 test flight, give third-party developers, it also iPhone, iPad and iPod. Aviation Administration’s updat- flight date has been subject to us confidence as we proceed to- further entrenches Microsoft’s “I believe this will be prob- ed license Friday. speculation for some time. At this ward our first fully crewed test workplace chatting tool Teams lematic for Apple in its antitrust It’s the final hurdle in Virgin by making it easier to contact dealings,” said tech analyst Pa- time we do not have any further flight this summer,” chief execu- Galactic’s yearslong effort to send people when starting up. trick Moorhead. “Apple charg- details on the upcoming flight tive officer Michael Colglazier paying passengers on short space Forrester analyst J.P. Gown- ing 30% in its store and Micro- dates,” company spokeswoman said in a statement. hops. der said the aesthetic, user- soft charging 0% and 15% if you Aleanna Crane wrote in an email. More than 600 people already The company is working toward friendly improvements reflect use its commerce engine. Glob- three more space test flights this Unlike Blue Origin’s and Space- have reserved a ride to space. CEO Satya Nadella’s promise to al antitrust units are currently summer and early fall, before X’s fully automated capsules Tickets initially cost $250,000, but build products that people will scrutinizing Apple on this very opening the rocketship’s doors to launched from the ground by re- the price is expected to go up once “love,” not tolerate, though point.” paying customers. The original usable rockets, Virgin Galactic us- Virgin Galactic starts accepting Gownder questioned whether Moorhead said the easier ac- plans called for company engi- es a winged spacecraft that reservations again. Windows 11 is truly a new gen- cess to third-party apps, com- neers to launch next to evaluate launches from the belly of an air- Blue Origin has yet to sell tick- eration of software. The fact bined with the better user inter- equipment, followed by a flight plane and requires a pair of pilots. ets to the public or say what it will that it is built on the same core face promised with Windows 11, with Branson and then a science It’s reached space three times cost. Bezos is taking his brother code base as Windows 10 might could help Microsoft get a mission by Italian Air Force offi- since 2018. The second trip car- and two others along for the ride actually be a good thing, he add- stronger hold in the premium cers. ried a third company employee. on July 20, the 52nd anniversary ed, because it could avoid the tablet market, now dominated In the meantime, Blue Origin’s A review of the company’s third of the first human moon landing. technical glitches that plagued by the iPad. Women accused of stealing $100K worth of items using app The Atlanta Journal-Constitution ing Arizona, California, Utah, Colorado their phones over a QR code that displays proximately $72,000 in stolen items, Two Arizona women are in custody af- and Texas, before they were eventually on the register. while Rodriguez had allegedly used the ter allegedly stealing more than $100,000 caught. From there, a chime would indicate the same method to steal approximately in merchandise from several Walmart An investigation began in March when purchase is confirmed, and there’s no $34,000 in goods, according to FOX 10 stores by making it appear they had al- a loss prevention team noticed a “series of need to wait for a receipt. News in Phoenix. ready paid for items through an app on suspicious transactions” involving the “The problem was once they reached “Thanks to the strong partnership be- their mobile phones. store’s touch-free payment app called the checkout, payment was bypassed, and tween Walmart and the Mesa Police De- Mary Garcia, 47, and Melinda Rodri- Walmart Pay. they simply walked out with the unpaid partment, thefts like this are not over- guez, 38, were arrested June 17 and The app, which the retail giant intro- merchandise,” the Mesa Police Depart- looked. Thefts of this type can cause re- charged with multiple counts of orga- duced in 2016, allows shoppers to pay for ment alleged. “By using the app, the sus- tailers to raise prices to compensate for nized retail theft, according to reports cit- items using their phones instead of cash pect gave the appearance that they were loss. By arresting thieves who steal large ing the Mesa Police Department. and debit cards. paying for the items.” amounts of merchandise, prices are kept The pair allegedly carried out the In the self-checkout lane, shoppers are In Maricopa County, Garcia is accused at bay for the everyday honest consum- scheme in several Western states, includ- supposed to scan the items and then hold of walking out of Walmart stores with ap- er,” the department said. PAGE 10 • STARS AND STRIPES • Sunday, June 27, 2021 WORLD Trudeau: Pope should apologize on Canadian soil

BY ROB GILLIES can churches, which earlier apol- Associated Press ogized for their roles in the abuse. TORONTO — Prime Minister Former Prime Minister Stephen Justin Trudeau said Friday he has Harper issued a formal apology in urged Pope Francis to come to Parliament in 2008 and Canada of- Canada to apologize for church- fered billions of dollars in compen- run boarding schools where hun- sation as part of a lawsuit settle- dreds of unmarked graves have ment between the government, been found, and he said Canadians churches and the approximately are “horrified and ashamed” by 90,000 surviving students. their government’s longtime poli- The government has admitted MICHAEL PROBST/AP cy of forcing Indigenous children that physical and sexual abuse was German police officers guard the crime scene in central Wuerzburg, Germany, Saturday. German police to attend such schools. rampant in the schools, with stu- say several people were killed and others injured in a knife attack there Friday. Indigenous leaders said this dents beaten for speaking their na- week that 600 or more remains tive languages. Thousands of chil- were discovered dren died there of disease and oth- at the Marieval er causes, many never returned to Authorities puzzle over motive Indian Residen- their families. tial School, “This was an incredibly harmful which operated government policy that was Cana- for knife attack in Germany from 1899 to 1997 da’s reality for many, many dec- Associated Press hard Kallert said. He then held in jail pending a possible in- in the province of ades and Canadians today are hor- WUERZBURG, Germany — grabbed a knife and fatally dictment on suspicion of three Saskatchewan. rified and ashamed of how our The suspect in a knife attack in stabbed three women in the store, counts of murder, six of attempted Last month, country behaved,” Trudeau said. southern Germany that left three before continuing to attack people murder and dangerous bodily Trudeau some 215 re- “It was a policy that ripped kids women dead was ordered kept in outside. Six people, most of them harm; and another of bodily harm. mains were reported at a similar from their homes, from their com- custody Saturday on suspicion of women, were seriously injured, The man arrived in Germany in school in British Columbia. munities, from their culture and murder, while authorities puzzled and one of them remained in a life- May 2015 and was granted “sub- From the 19th century until the their language and forced assimi- over a possible motive, examining threatening condition Saturday. sidiary protection,” a status that 1970s, more than 150,000 Indige- lation upon them.” his mental health and seeking to Videos posted on social media falls short of full asylum. He had nous children were forced to at- Trudeau said many Canadians determine whether he was radi- showed people surrounding the been in Wuerzburg since 2019, tend state-funded Christian won’t be able to celebrate as the calized. attacker and trying to hold him at and was living in a homeless shel- schools, most run by Roman Ca- country marks its birthday on July Friday’s attack started when the bay with chairs and sticks. The 24- ter. tholic missionary congregations, 1. suspect walked into a store in year-old Somali was then stopped Officials said he didn’t have a in a campaign to assimilate them “Canadians across the country Wuerzburg, went to the household with a shot to the leg by police and criminal record, but there were into Canadian society. are waking up to something that goods department and asked a arrested. two incidents earlier this year that Indigenous leaders have called quite frankly that Indigenous com- saleswoman where the knives On Saturday, he was brought resulted in him being sent briefly for Pope Francis to apologize — a munities have long known,” Tru- were, regional police chief Ger- before a judge, who ordered him to a psychiatric hospital. demand echoed again Friday by deau said. “The trauma of the past Trudeau, who said the pope should echoes very much today.” visit Canada to do it. Indigenous leaders have called “I have spoken personally di- the residential schools a system of USAID: Up to 900K in Tigray region rectly with His Holiness, Pope “cultural genocide.” Francis, to impress upon him how A search with ground-penetrat- important it is not just that he ing radar at the Marieval school now face famine; millions more at risk makes an apology but that he resulted in 751 hits, indicating that Associated Press known because active fighting But Prime Minister Abiy makes an apology to indigenous at least 600 bodies were buried in NAIROBI, Kenya — The United and access restrictions keep aid Ahmed, the Nobel Peace Prize Canadians on Canadian soil,” Tru- the area after accounting for a States estimates that up to 900,000 workers from reaching all parts of winner in 2019, in an interview deau said. “I know that the Cathol- margin of error in the search tech- people in Ethiopia’s Tigray region the region of 6 million people. aired last week with a state-affil- ic Church leadership is looking nique, said Chief Cadmus De- now face famine conditions amid a “Conditions will worsen in the iated network expressed concern and very actively engaged in what lorme of the Cowessess First Na- deadly conflict, even as the prime coming months, particularly as that outside aid to Tigray might next steps can be taken.” tion, whose lands today include the minister says there is “no hunger” Tigray enters the July-to-Septem- end up supporting the Tigray Following that discovery of the school. Delorme said the search there. ber lean season, unless humani- fighters, recalling a similar situa- British Columbia remains, Fran- continues and the numbers will be The hunger crisis in Tigray is tarian assistance reaches the pop- tion during Ethiopia’s devastating cis expressed his pain and pressed verified in coming weeks. the world’s worst in a decade, and ulations most in need,” the new famine in the 1980s. religious and political authorities On Friday, the Missionary Ob- the new famine findings are “ter- USAID analysis says. Such a situation can’t happen to shed light on “this sad affair.” lates of Mary Immaculate, which rifying,” the head of the U.S. This is forced starvation, Tigray again, he said. But he stopped short of a formal operated 48 residential schools in Agency for International Devel- residents and some observers “There is no hunger in Tigray,” apology. Saskatchewan and British Colum- opment, Samantha Power, said have said. Witnesses have de- the prime minister told the BBC Don Bolen, archbishop of Regi- bia, including those where the bod- Friday, adding that millions more scribed being blocked by Ethio- this week. na, Saskatchewan, posted a letter ies were recently found, said it will people are at risk. pian soldiers, backed by soldiers “This is false,” Power’s tweet to the Cowessess First Nation on disclose all historical documents it The new estimate more than from neighboring Eritrea, from said Friday. the archdiocese’s website last has. doubles the warning issued earli- planting their fields or having The famine warning adds to week in which he repeated an It said in a statement that it al- er this month by the United Na- their crops looted or burned since pressure on Ethiopia’s govern- apology he said he made two years ready has worked to make the doc- tions and aid groups that more the conflict erupted in November. ment for a cease-fire, especially ago. uments available through univer- than 350,000 people face famine Ethiopia’s government says it after an Ethiopian airstrike last Nearly three-quarters of the 130 sities, archives and a Truth and conditions in Tigray. has delivered food aid to millions week on a busy market in Tigray residential schools were run by Reconciliation Commission, but Even as scattered reports of people in Tigray even as its killed at least 64 people and the aid Catholic missionary congrega- that the work is not complete be- emerge of people starving to troops pursue the region’s former group Doctors Without Borders tions, with others operated by the cause of provincial and national death, the real number of people leaders after political tensions ex- on Friday said three staffers had United, Presbyterian and Angli- privacy laws. facing famine conditions is un- ploded into war. been murdered in the region. Sunday, June 27, 2021 • STARS AND STRIPES • PAGE 11 AMERICAN ROUNDUP

Man pleads guilty after THE CENSUS putting razors in dough The approximate PORTLAND — A man 100K value of six piec- ME accused of putting ra- es of stolen art that were returned to zor blades and screws in pizza the estate of Anne Spivak of Grosse dough at supermarkets in Maine Pointe, Mich. The screen prints and and New Hampshire pleaded lithographs, created by Robert Raus- guilty to a federal count of tamper- chenberg, Jasper Johns and others, were taken from Spivak’s suburban ing with a consumer product. Detroit home in 2017 while she was Nicholas Mitchell’s agreement bedridden. She died five months later calls for a sentence of up to four at age 86. No arrests have been years and nine months for the made. Investigators are asking the crime that led to a recall of pizza public for help to identify the thieves. dough at Hannaford supermar- The pieces were consigned to various kets in five states. The recall later individuals and a New York gallery extended to Shaw’s and Star Mar- when they were recovered by the FBI. kets. Mitchell, 39, of Dover, N.H., was der the influence and being a felon arrested in October 2020 after ra- in possession of a firearm. Jerome zor blades were first found in pizza Brock, 21, is serving five years for dough sold at a Hannaford store in convictions in Cleveland County Saco. on burglary and robbery charges, Mitchell was a former employee according to the DOC. of It’ll Be Pizza. The Scarborough The Jim E. Hamilton Correc- company makes several brands of tional Center is a minimum securi- dough, including the Portland Pie ty facility with about 700 inmates Co. dough that was allegedly tam- in Hodgen, about 170 miles south- pered with. east of Oklahoma City near the Ar- kansas border. Officer rescues kitten from rush-hour traffic Snake removed by police turned out to be python SOUTH BEND — A IN northern Indiana police PITTSBURG — When officer turned cat-whisperer to KS Pittsburg Police Offi- help rescue a kitten after the frisky cer Jesse Spencer was sent to a feline darted in front of his cruiser home to remove a snake from the during rush-hour traffic. front porch, he expected the typi- South Bend Police Officer Chris cal garden snake. Voros was driving when the gray What he found was an 8-foot- kitten ran in front of his cruiser. long python. Voros stopped, got out and tried to Police posted a photo of Spencer help the cat, but it darted under his holding the snake. The depart- vehicle. ment said the officer “fulfilled the After trying unsuccessfully to job description category ‘other du- coax the cat out by calling “Here, ties are required.’ ” kitty, kitty,” he then tried to lure it Pythons are constrictor snakes into the open with a stick. But that and are not native to the U.S., didn’t work and the cat hopped into though they are sold as exotic pets. a wheel well beneath Voros’ cruis- er at one point before hopping Crazy seabird-killing ants back down, the South Bend Tri- DON CAMPBELL, THE (ST. JOSEPH, MICH.) HERALD­PALLADIUM/AP eradicated from atoll bune reported. Bystanders soon stopped to help HONOLULU — An inva- and within a few minutes the cat Watch your step HI sive species known as the emerged and they helped Voros yellow crazy ant has been eradi- Visitors walk on a recently completed mural along the bluff stairs in downtown St. Joseph, Mich. Artist corral it. Anat Ronen returned this year to paint the mural featuring a variety of beach toys after skipping last year’scated from a remote U.S. atoll in The officer wrapped the kitten work due to the pandemic. the Pacific, the U.S. Fish and Wild- in a towel, placed in his back seat life Service announced. and drove off. orge Clooney, Mark Wahlberg and authorities were trying to deter- The ants stalk seabirds on the Photo album stolen from other stars of the Oscar-nominat- mine how many cattle were on the uninhabited Johnston Atoll Na- Ex governor’s grave found famous bar returned ed movie was kept under the bar, truck. However, they took off in tional Wildlife Refuge and pre- after 60-year search but made available to curious pa- several directions, including onto vented nesting on about 70 acres of GLOUCESTER — A trons who wanted to take a look. the nearby bridge. land. ALEXANDRIA — After MA precious photo album Sousa said he will now get the The accident also forced the in- For about a decade, the ants LA being missing for 60 stolen from the Massachusetts bar photos digitized. terstate to be shut down in the ar- have threatened the seabirds by years, the gravesite of Louisiana made famous in Sebastian Jun- ea. swarming their nests — and any- Gov. Joseph Walker was found in ger’s 1997 book “The Perfect Herd of cows get loose, Huntington is home to Marshall thing else on the ground. The ants Rapides Parish in the central part Storm” and the 2000 movie of the shutting down bridge University, whose nickname hap- spray formic acid on the birds, of the state. same name has been returned pens to be the Thundering Herd. causing injuries including blind- Walker was the 13th governor of with a note of apology, the bar’s HUNTINGTON — ness and even death, Fish and Louisiana, serving from 1850 to owners said. WV The revenge of the 2 escapees recaptured Wildlife Service officials said. 1853. The album was delivered via cows heated up with yet another while returning to prison Volunteers and federal workers Local historians found the gra- U.S. Mail to the Crow’s Nest in instance of a herd getting loose in a comprised so-called Crazy Ant vesite off Bayou Rapides Road in Gloucester, owner Gregg Sousa U.S. community. HODGEN — Two men Strike Teams that experimented the city of Alexandria after search- told the Gloucester Daily Times. It This time a cattle-hauling truck OK who walked away from with baits and other techniques to ing for the landmark since the came from Georgia. rolled over along Interstate 64 in a state prison in southeastern Ok- get rid of the pests. 1950s, KALB-TV reported. “I just wanted to return this,” the West Virginia, and an emergency lahoma were recaptured as they The yellow crazy ant is native to They are hoping a historical accompanying note said. “It was dispatcher in Cabell County said a tried to return to the prison, the Southeast Asia but has been unin- marker will be placed at the site. taken by a drunk friend, and I do bridge connecting Huntington to Oklahoma Department of Correc- tentionally introduced to other Historians said that aerial maps, not feel that was right. SORRY.” Lawrence County, Ohio, also had tions said in a statement. parts of the Pacific, including Ha- artifacts and witness statements The album, which contained ir- to be shut down temporarily. Chad McGlory, 43, is serving a waii. helped pinpoint the location of replaceable pictures of regulars — The dispatcher, who cited policy 15-year sentence from Oklahoma Walker’s burial site. some deceased — along with Ge- in declining to give his name, said County for burglary, driving un- From the Associated Press PAGE 12 • STARS AND STRIPES • Sunday, June 27, 2021 MUSIC Who has the Song of the Summer? Lorde, Eilish, BTS and Mayer are among the artists taking their shots

BY ADAM GRAHAM Lorde, “Solar Power”:It Olivia Rodrigo, “good 4 u”: The Detroit News doesn’t matter what the calendar Can an entire album be the Song e don’t get to choose the Song of the says; Lorde says it’s summer, so of the Summer? Teen-pop sensa- Summer. It chooses us. it’s summer. The New Zealand tion Olivia Rodrigo is making a It’s the definitive song of the mood-pop sensation returned last pretty good argument for the summer airwaves, the one that you week with this light, airy, upbeat case, with her full debut album celebration of the sun, which “Sour” blanketing the charts hear blasting out of passing cars, Eilish nods to A Tribe Called Quest since its release last month. This on street corners, and this sum- (“can I kick it? Yeah, I can!” punk-pop kiss-off is the current mer, from collective gatherings, Lorde says, sounding, gulp, hap- favorite to rule the airwaves — which are returning after the pan- py) and is genetically engineered we still need justice for “deja vu,” dWemic put a damper on 2020’s summer parties. by producer Jack Antonoff to get the overlooked middle child Last year, that definitive summer song wasn’t so definitive. It the summer party rolling. You between this and “driver’s li- was either The Weeknd’s omnipresent earworm “Blinding have no choice but to submit. cense,” but that’s another story Lights,” which continued to reign throughout the fall and win- BTS, “Butter”: The latest — which is part of a popular ter months, and only recently started to recede; Taylor Swift’s smash from the worldwide K-pop resurgence of guitars (remember “Cardigan,” an appropriately intimate anthem for a year when Lorde sensations is a smooth, fun, melty those things?) which also in- everything turned inward; or Fleetwood Mac’s 40-plus-year- summer dance track that nuzzles cludes recent hits by MGK and old “Dreams,” which enjoyed an unexpected resurgence right up to its fan base — it’s Willow Smith. Progress! never a bad idea to shout out Silk Sonic, “Leave the Door thanks to a popular TikTok video, which shows just how unpre- your fans, in this case the BTS Open”: Bruno Mars doesn’t miss. dictable the Song of the Summer race can truly be. Army, in song — and which hap- So in teaming with multi-hyph- As long as another song from yesteryear doesn’t crash the pens to go great with a certain enate performer Anderson .Paak boards and make a run for summer supremacy (Cyndi Laup- limited-time-only value meal at er’s “All Through the Night,” anybody?), here are 10 contempo- McDonalds. SEE SUMMER ON PAGE 13 rary candidates for Song of the Summer, 2021 edition. Mayer

BTS is in the running for Song of the Summer with “Butter.” AP Sunday, June 27, 2021 • STARS AND STRIPES • PAGE 13 MUSIC

Doja Cat Planet Her (Kemosabe/RCA) Not to be totally catty, but Doja Cat’s third album starts poorly. The first four songs — “Woman,” “Naked,” “Payday” with Young Thug and “Get Into It (Yuh)” — are half-baked tunes mim- icking beats and vocals from Nicki Minaj or Rihanna. None are notewor- thy. It’s depressing. What happened to the artist behind 2019’s “Hot Pink,” a sonic breath of fresh air? What happened to the Doja Cat whose electric performance of “Say So” at the Grammys was reminis- RCA Records cent of Missy Elliott’s futurism? Just wait. The fifth song, “Need to Know,” is a superb, steamy sex tape of a song (with Lucy Dacus Julian Lage Dr. Luke co-writing and producing) Home Video (Matador) Squint (Blue Note Records) and the sixth, “I Don’t Do Drugs” fea- This is what the world of teenagers In the right hands, 12 notes multiplied turing Ariana Grande, is airy and con- sounds like — intense, earnest, funny by six strings can produce endless varie- fident with heavenly harmonies. “Love and sometimes beautiful. ty. Here’s proof. to Dream” follows, a slice of dreamy On “Home Video,” 26-year-old Lucy Jazz guitarist Julian Lage’s Blue Note pop, and then The Weeknd stops by on Dacus revisits her adolescence, and in Records debut is an exuberant, engag- a terrific, slow-burning “You Right.” this case, intimate introspection makes ing, endlessly inventive exploration of The Cat is back. for moving music. She shares recollections in a casually con- styles. Fronting his trio, which also includes bassist Jorge Roed- From then on, the 14-track “Planet versational style, writing mostly in the second person with an er and drummer Dave King, Lage echoes and honors guitar Her” rights itself with whispery pop appealing specificity about young love and friendships. slingers ranging beyond jazz, from Tom Verlaine to Dick Dale songs and the envelope-pushing “Op- “You told me to skip school to go with you to the movies,” to Chuck Berry. tions” with JID, climaxing with the goes the opening couplet on “Brando.” “You knew you were Imitation is not Lage’s thing, though. His distinctive distill- awesome “Kiss Me More,” the previ- uncool, but you thought you could fool me.” Elsewhere, Dacus ation of his instrument’s possibilities produces notes that swirl ously released single with SZA that has sings about vacation Bible school, murder fantasy and forbidden and soar and curlicue and twist and shout and land with a grin. a Gwen Stefani-ish refrain and must be love. The set opens with a lovely, undulating, slightly discordant considered a strong contender for song Like the lyrics to “Brando,” Dacus’ arrangements are cine- theme, “Etude,” before the combo settles into a swaggering, of the summer. matic, with a soft focus framing her honest alto. She goes for funky groove on “Boo’s Blues.” On “Quiet Like a Fuse,” Lage Despite the weak start, Doja Cat washes of synthesizers, strummed acoustic guitars and gauzy plays as if he’s sharing a secret, and an ominous ostinato leads fulfills her promise on “Planet Her,” harmonies. The pretty pleas on the breakup ballad “Please to resolution at the end. “Twilight Surfer” does indeed sound with an exciting, unpredictable style Stay” benefit from the vocal assistance of Dacus’ boy-genius like a sports soundtrack, with an ending that crests. and a vocal ability that can switch from bandmates, Phoebe Bridgers and Julien Baker. Lage wrote most of the material, and the set is all instrumen- buttery sweetness to cutting raps. Just Dacus smartly varies the dynamics, opting at times for big tal except for one word: “Oh!” The mid-tune exclamation from a don’t start at the beginning. drums and bass, and even Slayer-style electric guitar. Because band member aptly captures the mood on “Squint,” where ex- every adolescence should include some Slayer. ploration leads to discovery. — Mark Kennedy — Steven Wine — Steven Wine Associated Press Associated Press Associated Press Summer: Doja Cat, Dua Lipa and John Mayer put out throwbacks FROM PAGE 12 dancing, eating potato chips, drinking and a throwback all at once, the encapsu- since 2019 but got a recent bump from — this is the first offering off the duo’s Faygo and generally having the best time lation of Dua’s current “Future Nostalgia” TikTok, as its opening — which goes silent upcoming debut album, “An Evening with — the song loses a bit of its punch. era. before Wolf’s first line and a hard-hitting Silk Sonic” — he’s created a timeless- Doja Cat ft. SZA, “Kiss Me More”:With Cardi B, “Up”:If it’s up, then it’s up, beat drop — make it perfect for the video sounding, retro-R&B love jam that is craft- a chorus that borrows its chord progres- then it’s up, then it’s stuck — in your head. platform. It’s the rare song that peaks at ed with care and precision and actually sion from Olivia Newton John’s former Say what you will about Cardi B, but she the very beginning, which makes it ideal sounds romantic, a quality missing from No. 1 knockout “Physical” — songwriters knows how to make hits that breathe their to cross-fade into mixes; you don’t need to so many of today’s wham-bam odes to Stephen Kipner and Terry Shaddick are own air and make their own space in the hear the whole thing to get the full effect. hooking up. Here’s to hoping the album credited on the song — this playful ode to culture, and she’s got no problem releas- John Mayer, “Last Train Home”:Is it fully carries on that vibe. making out features a shimmering disco- ing them one at a time (see last summer’s summer 2021, or summer 1988? Pop-rock Billie Eilish, “Lost Cause”:Slamming a lite beat and a bassline that grooves for “WAP”), album cycles be damned. “Up” is survivor Mayer channels Bruce Hornsby loser boyfriend (“I know you think you’re days and begs for repeat listens. (Warn- catchy, colorful and motivational, and on this synth-heavy light-rock throwback, such an outlaw,” Eilish whisper-sings, ing: explicit lyrics.) works just as well in the background at a which seems custom built for cracking a “but you got no job”), the 19-year-old (she Dua Lipa featuring DaBaby, summer cookout (depending on who’s cold one after mowing the lawn or taking turns 20 in December!) returns with her “Levitating”: With its hand claps, nostalgic around, you may want to opt for the clean the dog for a walk. We can’t all be late- most rubbery single since “Bad Guy.” One disco feels and nimble contribution from version) or at the gym. (Explicit lyrics, to night partyers or cutting-edge cool kids, potential roadblock in its path to airwaves chart-topper DaBaby, “Levitating” is the say the least.) and “Last Train Home” is the sound of dominance, however, is that without its mirror ball-spinning, roller rink anthem Masked Wolf, “Astronaut in the enjoying the sunshine at your own leisure- accompanying girls-night-in video — that makes you want to glide across the Ocean”: Australian rapper Masked Wolf’s ly pace. If uncool is the new cool, Mayer’s which finds Eilish and a group of pals hardwood and spin in circles. It’s current recent Top 10 hit has been hanging around got the summer on lock. PAGE 14 • STARS AND STRIPES • Sunday, June 27, 2021 FOOD & DRINK

JESUS MARIA/AP Actor Dwayne Johnson, co­founder of Teremana Tequila, poses at the Teremana distillery in Jalisco, Mexico. RETHINKING

LOUISE DIXON/AP A variety of tequila brands are displayed June 9 in London. Today’s premium tequilas are changing some drinkers’ TEQUILA negative perceptions of the spirit and its reputation as a good choice for people looking to get drunk.

year-on-year international growth.” many agents are involved in the process,” Podoswa says. Premium brands, celeb endorsements Despite its old reputation, experts say tequila is not in Rodriguez says current trends center on aging, experi- helping to reverse the spirit’s negative fact a great choice for people looking to get drunk. While menting with time, temperature and barrel types. many spirits contain glucose, which causes a rapid in- “We are not talking about whiskeys in which the main reputation, increase its consumption crease in blood sugar followed by a crash, adding to a flavor is coming from the wood,” he says. “Tequila by hangover, tequila contains fructose from the agave plant, itself in a blanco expression has already a big personality. BY LOUISE DIXON which they say is broken down more slowly. So when you age tequila, you are not looking to get over Associated Press For a premium tequila, don’t use a shot glass, says that. You’re looking to complement that.” ove it or hate it, tequila conjures up strong feel- Nitzan Podoswa, founder of Satryna Tequila. Growing U.S. sales are creating interest in other coun- ings in many drinkers. “Your nose is too close to the liquid so you cannot really tries, Rodriguez says. “Forgive us for the old memories of bad qual- smell the notes right. It just makes it easier to drink. But “Most of the rest of the world has had sort of bad, cheap Lity tequila!” jokes Antonio Rodriguez, director of if you are having a very nice tequila, you need to have a tequila,” says Jenna Fagnan, co-founder of Teremana production at Patron Tequila. “We cannot hide that we flute cup,” she says. Tequila with Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson. She says that come from a history when usually tequilas were not as And rather than down it in one, swish the liquid around for Johnson, tequila is about “togetherness.” premium as they are right now.” the mouth to taste, she suggests. “For him, he said, when I was growing up, for our fam- Deano Moncrieffe, founder of the London tequila and There are three types of tequila, based on the time ily, if something great was happening, we’d get together mezcal bar Hacha, laments, “People always blame tequila spent in oak barrels before bottling. Blanco is aged 0-2 and people would have tequila. But also if something bad for a bad hangover when really the fact is that they prob- months, reposado 2-11 months, anejo 1-3 years and extra happened, we still get together and have tequila,” Fagnan ably started the night drinking wine and then beer and said. then champagne and then at some point, maybe 2 or 3 in Johnson joins a list of celebrities including George the morning, someone said, ‘let’s have tequila!’” “The way I see things, is Clooney, Nick Jonas and Kendall Jenner with their own And Steffin Oghene, vice president of global marketing tequila brands. That’s been greeted with mixed feelings and sales for El Tequileno Tequila, agrees that tequila not that we’re fighting in the industry. used to be seen as “the party, smash-it-down, get-wasted “Almost every week you have a new celebrity tequila kind of spirit.” among tequilas. We are brand coming out,” Rodriguez says, “with only roughly But, he says, “Over the past 10 years, there’s been a lot 160 distilleries to produce tequila for thousands of of effort put into educating people and making them un- fighting to show the world brands.” derstand that tequila isn’t just the spirit to shoot. It’s a That means multiple brands might be produced in the really complex spirit” that takes time and expertise to what tequila is.” same place; while many are doing it right, he says others produce. are just buying the liquid and putting it in a different These re-education efforts appear to be working. Te- Antonio Rodriguez bottle. quila is one of the fastest-growing alcoholic drinks in the director of production, Patron Tequila Fagnan says she and Johnson work with one of the few U.S., with consumption up by 40% over the past five family-owned distilleries left in Mexico. She says Johnson years, according to International Wine and Spirits Re- anejo 3-plus years. “cares about the people, the story, the sustainability.” search (IWSR). Moncrieffe starts by asking his customers what they For new brands, star endorsements bring positive at- Hamish Smith, editor of the bartending magazine Class usually drink. If it’s a white spirit, he directs them to a tention and makes consumers question old assumptions and bars editor of Drinks International, says there’s blanco; for bourbon or whiskey drinkers, he recommends about tequila, says Paul Hayes, British founder of Vivir growing understanding of tequila’s different qualities, a reposado; and for cognac drinkers, something more Tequila. with “100% agave” now the star performer, in the way complex like an anejo or extra anejo. “If these people are willing to drink tequila, these ma- single malt is for Scotch. An agave plant takes around seven years to mature, jor celebrities, they’re not just doing shots of it right in a “This awareness is set against the craft spirits move- and once harvested there are many ways to cook the plant bar. They must be drinking in a different way. How are ment, the appreciation of provenance, celebrity endorse- and ferment and distill the alcohol. they doing and why are they drinking it?” he says. ment and a cocktail industry that has been showcasing “What you’re drinking is actually very, very special. It’s And Rodriguez welcomes the competition: “The way I quality tequila for years,” Smith says. “It’s not quite a very special how many years the plant has been in the see things, is not that we’re fighting among tequilas. We perfect storm, but it’s carrying the category forward to earth, and it’s very special how many people and how are fighting to show the world what tequila is.” Sunday, June 27, 2021 • STARS AND STRIPES • PAGE 15 CROSSWORD AND COMICS

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GADGETS New Victrola turntable looks and sounds great

BY GREGG ELLMAN The Cobra SC 200D dual view Tribune News Service smart dashcam is a great choice, Victrola’s new Eastwood hy­ providing the peace of mind to brid 3­speed turntable is one of know what’s around you, while those gadgets that takes up a lot recording the most critical piece of my time. And I don’t mind a of evidence needed in the event bit. of an accident. The all­in­one turntable with a The front­facing camera has modern look played my classic an adhesive windshield mount vinyl with great success, which is for the three­inch LCD with a exactly the reason it took so 140­degree field of view. The much time. I’ve been prepared front camera records up to 1600P for the resurgence of vinyl with HD and the back at 1080P HD, my entire record collection still with enhanced night vision. CNET/TNS intact from decades ago. Having With the Drive Smarter App, For picture quality, you can’t beat a 55­inch 4K television screen, but when space and budget are limited, a turntable to reminisce with my real­time driver alerts can be set a 43­inch TV with smart features can be cheaper by $100 or more and is the next best option. With Rokuchildhood music is always wel­ up for, speed traps, speed limits, built in, the 43­inch TCL 4­Series wins as the best overall 43­inch TV. come. red light alerts, accidents ahead, The Eastwood was built in and weather­related road condi­ partnership with Audio Tech­ tions. nica’s exclusive AT­3600LA To help keep the SC 200D cartridge. That translates in­ hands­free, voice commands can formation within record grooves control the camera, taking pho­ When you can’t go big into an electrical signal to pro­ tos, locking a video and power. duce high­quality sound. An emergency mayday noti­ A pair of front­facing 2W fication can also be set up. The best space- and budget-friendly 43-inch TVs for 2021 speakers are built into the East­ With the advanced driver as­ wood behind a black grill, mak­ sistance, you’ll be warned about CNET.com ing the turntable a true all in­ lane departures if you drift. For­ f you have the space, CNET one­unit. But there are other ward collision warnings give an recommends buying at options for sound output, in­ alert if you quickly approach an least a 55­inch 4K TV cluding Bluetooth, which was my object that could cause a wreck. Iscreen. They’re affordable, go­to choice with freestanding Setup is simple; essentially and every inch of screen real speakers and headphones. Blue­ plug and play. A rear camera estate is a good thing. But if tooth pairing is done with the BT extender cable and a 16GB SD you’re on the hunt for a new Out button. Music can also be memory card is included to plug television and you’re limited by streamed from a handheld device into the camera for storing the size and budget, a 43­inch TV to the Eastwoods speaker. A continuous loop recordings. A screen is definitely a better op­ headphone port is on the front for cloud video service also stores tion than 32­ or 40­inch models wired headphones. the content and is accessible via — you get more screen for just a The sleek­looking Eastwood Wi­Fi for viewing, editing, down­ little more money. has bamboo and metallic fin­ loading and sharing. A 43­inch screen will save you ishes, measures 13.16­by­13.11­ The cameras can be set up for $100 or more compared to a 55­ by­5.4 inches, and includes a viewing inside or out of the vehi­ inch TV, and while we’d argue removable dust cover, which can cle enabling interior footage to be that’s money well spent, 43 inch­ CNET/TNS close (carefully) even with a recorded for ride­share drivers. es is still big enough that you’ll Vizio’s latest 2021 version of the V­series features a voice remote. record playing. On the back are Among the other features in have a good viewing experience. RCA output jacks for a direct the SC 200D is built­in GPS, Also worth noting is that many the rest, and it’s even better speaker or receiver connection, Wi­Fi, Bluetooth connectivity 43­inch TVs do have excellent baked into the TV, like with this and a port for the included AC and one of my personal favorites, smart TV suites built­in, so you TCL 4­Series 43­incher. Even power adapter. parking mode and motion sens­ 1 don’t need to purchase a separate though it has 4K resolution with The Eastwood plays 33 ⁄3, 45 or ing security. With parking mode, streaming device. You can even HDR, its picture quality is no 78 rpm records, and a control to an incident is recorded when the control 43­inch models with a great shakes, and even margin­ the side of the tonearm needs to vehicle gets bumped. Motion­ voice command. ally worse than the Vizio (shown be set for what you’re playing. sensing makes sure your parked The list below represents the above). But for most people, this For 45s, an adapter is included. car is secure with motion­activa­ best TVs in the 43­inch screen Ultra HD 4K TV with smart From there, just unlock the to­ ted recordings. size we can recommend, with a features is perfectly fine. CNET/TNS nearm and gently lower it to the Both the front and rear cam­ couple of things to keep in mind $349 at Amazon.com Toshiba 43C350 features beginning of the record. eras are built with extreme going in. Amazon’s Fire TV system built­in. Online: victrola.com; $99.99, weather protection from the cold At this size, where 4K TV im­ Best 43-inch TV $24.95 for replacement and heat. age quality isn’t a priority for AT­3600LA cartridges Online: cobra.com; $179.99 manufacturers, we prize smart runner-up Best 43-inch with Alexa TV functionality first. If all Vizio V435-J Toshiba 43C350 you’re looking to do is watch your Vizio’s latest 2021 version of This Toshiba features Ama­ TV shows or hook up a gaming the V­series features the compa­ zon’s Fire TV system built­in, console, these definitely fit the ny’s all­new voice remote, an making it a direct competitor to bill. extra the TCL 4­Series lacks. It the TCL’s Roku system. In gener­ also has a few more options for al we like Roku better than Fire Best 43-inch TV overall adjusting picture settings than TV, thanks to superior menus TCL 43S435 that TCL does. Image quality on and search, but this Toshiba LED Remember how we said smart the two was basically a wash in TV with smart features has one Victrola TV functionality is king at this our tests, however, and we liked cool extra the TCL lacks: built­in Eastwood size? Roku is our favorite plat­ Roku’s smart TV system better Alexa, available by talking into turntable form for live TV streaming app overall. the remote control. VICTROLA/TNS options like Netflix, YouTube and $318 at Walmart.com $369 at Amazon.com Sunday, June 27, 2021 • STARS AND STRIPES • PAGE 17 OPINION

Max D. Lederer Jr., Publisher Lt. Col. Marci Hoffman, Europe commander Lt. Col. Michael Kerschbaum, Pacific commander The Great Reallocation of American talent Michael Ryan, Pacific chief of staff BY CATHERINE RAMPELL Stories abound about employers bending Those enrollment numbers are still in free Washington Post Writers Group over backward to poach talent from rivals or fall. But, happily: Employers desperate to he Great Reallocation is upon us. lure workers off the sidelines. Many of the hire appear more willing to provide required EDITORIAL The economy post-pandemic is perks they’re dangling (kindlier manage- training in-house. Terry Leonard, Editor likely to look quite different from ment, free food) are hard to assess quantita- From May 2019 to May 2021, the share of [email protected] Tthat pre-pandemic. COVID-19 de- tively, but we do have data on pay. Nominal job listings that said “no experience re- stroyed hundreds of thousands of businesses, wages have risen across the board, and espe- quired” rose about two-thirds (from 10% to Robert H. Reid, Senior Managing Editor but it also created hundreds of thousands of cially for workers at the bottom of the income 16%), according to the data analytics firm [email protected] new ones. It transformed people’s preferenc- distribution, according to the Federal Re- Emsi Burning Glass. Likewise, in occupa- Tina Croley, Managing Editor for Content es about where they live and shop. And in serve Bank of Atlanta. tions where employers have had particular [email protected] many ways, the economy has adapted to give As is usually true, workers who recently trouble finding talent — such as cable install- Americans more options. switched jobs have enjoyed larger wage in- ers or medical coders — job ads have become Sean Moores, Managing Editor for Presentation [email protected] Nowhere is this truer than the job market, creases over the past year than those who more likely to specify that training will be where workers are getting choices, and stayed in their existing position. The share of provided. Joe Gromelski, Managing Editor for Digital chances, they never had before. job postings that advertise one-time signing In other words: While workers can afford [email protected] Initially, workers seemed to be sorting into bonuses and other hiring incentives has also to be picky, employers cannot. new careers out of necessity; two-thirds of doubled since last July, according to Indeed. Employers are “tapping talent pools they BUREAU STAFF unemployed workers in January said they Both factors create strong motivation for may not have been willing to consider be- were seriously considering changing their the already-employed to see what else might fore,” says Matt Sigelman, the CEO of Emsi Europe/Mideast occupation or field, presumably so they could be out there. Burning Glass. This is also evident from Erik Slavin, Europe & Mideast Bureau Chief [email protected] get a paycheck again. Increasingly, those There have been lots of stories suggesting a sharp declines in the share of ads requiring +49(0)631.3615.9350; DSN (314)583.9350 switches look like deliberate choices — made mass exodus from retail and restaurants. We background checks for positions such as tell- Pacific by those who already had secure employ- don’t yet know, though, what share of job- ers, pharmacy technicians and computer Aaron Kidd, Pacific Bureau Chief ment — in response to better opportunities. switchers are sticking to basically the same programmers. [email protected] In April, nearly 4 million people quit their kind of work (e.g., leaving McDonald’s for a Even people who’ve been previously incar- +81.42.552.2511 ext. 88380; DSN (315)227.7380 jobs, the highest level of monthly “quits” similar but better-paying job at Burger cerated — a population that historically has Washington since the government began keeping track King); or are making more drastic career sky-high unemployment rates — are in de- Joseph Cacchioli, Washington Bureau Chief two decades ago. Resignations were especial- changes (e.g., leaving McDonald’s to take a mand. New York state’s Department of Cor- [email protected] ly high in retail, an industry known for low gig in construction). rections and Community Supervision has ex- (+1)(202)886-0033 Brian Bowers, Assistant Managing Editor, News pay and difficult working conditions. One hint that there’s a more radical reshuf- perienced an increase in the number of em- [email protected] Perhaps counterintuitively, high levels of fling afoot is the high share of workers who ployers upstate contacting its reentry servic- resignations are a sign of optimism. Workers say they want a more drastic change. Pruden- es offices for help in identifying qualified job CIRCULATION feel confident enough to quit because they tial’s recent Pulse of the American Worker candidates, a spokesperson for the depart- Mideast know other positions are out there — posi- Survey, for instance, found that half of work- ment said. Robert Reismann, Mideast Circulation Manager tions with better pay, more flexible hours, ers say the pandemic has made them rethink The exact concoction of forces that has led [email protected] maybe even more rewarding responsibili- the kind of job they want going forward. The to more bargaining power for workers, par- [email protected] ties. Quitters, it seems, can indeed prosper. same share say they’d retrain for a career in a ticularly the most marginalized ones, is likely DSN (314)583-9111 That’s partly because lots of businesses are different field if they had the opportunity. to be temporary. But the new opportunities Europe scrambling to scale up at once, and partly be- Earlier this year, I fretted that workers we- and second chances being granted to today’s Karen Lewis, Community Engagement Manager cause so many Americans who’d normally be ren’t taking the steps necessary to retrain, job-seekers will reshape these workers’ ca- [email protected] [email protected] competing for those vacancies still appear based on plummeting enrollment in postsec- reers — and the overall economy — for years +49(0)631.3615.9090; DSN (314)583.9090 unable or unwilling to return to work. ondary schooling and training programs. to come. Pacific Mari Mori, [email protected] +81-3 6385.3171; DSN (315)227.7333 The peril in attacking ‘merit’ in the name of ‘equity’ CONTACT US BY GEORGE F. WILL Furthermore, the “rhetoric of responsibili- political power — determines who thrives. Washington Washington Post Writers Group ty” and of being “masters of our fate” obscures Because “natural talents” are undeserved, tel: (+1)202.886.0003 WASHINGTON the degree to which even virtues conducive to some progressives argue, the unequal re- 633 3rd St. NW, Suite 116, Washington, DC 20001-3050 n progressivism’s political lexicon, “eq- thriving in a merit-based society — diligence, wards that the talented reap are, too, and are Reader letters uity” is a synonym for government-di- industriousness, self-reliance, deferral of equitable only to the extent that they serve the [email protected] rected social outcomes that improve gratification — are learned. They are largely public good. As defined by whom? There’s the Additional contacts Iconditions for particular government- inculcated in families, which are the primary rub. The public good, defined by progressiv- stripes.com/contactus favored groups. Equity is enhanced when gov- transmitters of social capital — the habits nec- ism, is served by the redistribution of the re- ernment policies — e.g., affirmative action — essary for taking advantage of the opportuni- wards of talent to the less talented. In a market OMBUDSMAN narrow disparities of outcomes among ties offered by an open society. By Sandel’s society, however, the talented reap rewards Ernie Gates groups, usually racial or ethnic, in acquiring correct reckoning, families are sources of in- because the public benefits from their contri- wealth or educational excellence. equalities; by his incorrect reasoning, this is a butions to satisfying the public’s preferences. The Stars and Stripes ombudsman protects the free flow of news and information, reporting any attempts by the Necessarily, then, the antonym of “equity” problem in need of correction. Progressives often argue that preferences military or other authorities to undermine the newspaper’s as a social standard of justice is “merit,” in this Sandel correctly says that often education, are derivative — socially conditioned — and independence. The ombudsman also responds to concerns and questions from readers, and monitors coverage for sense: The opposite of an equitable society is a rather than propelling social mobility, rein- (non sequitur alert) therefore allowing mar- fairness, accuracy, timeliness and balance. The ombudsman meritocracy. Progressivism increasingly ar- forces family advantages. But should society ket forces to satisfy them is not an important welcomes comments from readers, and can be contacted by email at [email protected], or by phone at gues that an important impediment to enlarg- regret families focusing on their children’s imperative. It is, however, imperative if we 202.886.0003. ing equity is “the tyranny of merit.” flourishing? Americans should think as Rob- are to have social calm and temperate politics. That is the title of a lucid, learned, closely ert Frost did: “I am against a homogenized so- Sandel says meritocracy sows social discord. Stars and Stripes (USPS 0417900) is published week- days (except Dec. 25 and Jan. 1) for 50 cents Monday reasoned 2020 book by Harvard political phi- ciety because I want the cream to rise.” But a society without discord is neither possi- through Thursday and for $1 on Friday by Pacific Stars and losopher Michael Sandel. The book is temper- Sandel regrets meritocratic society’s allo- ble nor desirable. Stripes, Unit 45002, APO AP 96301-5002. Periodicals postage paid at San Francisco, CA, Postmaster: Send ate in tone but radical in implications. It illus- cation of “esteem” to highly rewarded high Ameritocratic society has less discord than address changes to Pacific Stars and Stripes, Unit 45002, trates a momentous development: progressiv- achievers, but the vocabulary of his regret re- a society that abandons meritocratic princi- APO AP 96301-5002. This newspaper is authorized by the Department of Defense for members of the military services ism’s despair about, and explicit abandon- veals that what he calls “the valorization of tal- ples. Equity, pursued through government- overseas. However, the contents of Stars and Stripes are ment of, the aspiration that defines the ent” flows from America’s premises. “The driven allocation of social rewards, drenches unofficial, and are not to be considered as the official views of, or endorsed by, the U.S. government. 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With Products or services advertised shall be made available for purchase, use or patronage without regard to race, color, striving. This is the heart of the meritocratic Sever merit from the social mechanisms America facing a future of intensifying com- religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, physical ethic.” Sandel objects to this because “expan- that allocate social rewards, and the idea of mercial and military competitions of increas- handicap, political affiliation or any other nonmerit factor of the purchaser, user or patron. sive conceptions of personal responsibility” personal responsibility must go, too. And also ing sophistication, it is reckless to advocate re- © Stars and Stripes 2021 ignore the fact that no one “deserves” his or the aspiration for an open society in which in- treat from meritocracy toward, inevitably, her natural attributes. dividual striving rather than government — government-engineered mediocrity. stripes.com PAGE 18 • STARS AND STRIPES • Sunday, June 27, 2021 Sunday, June 27, 2021 • STARS AND STRIPES • PAGE 19 SCOREBOARD/SPORTS BRIEFS

PRO SOCCER PRO BASKETBALL TENNIS GOLF BRIEFLY MLS WNBA Eastbourne International Travelers Championship EASTERN CONFERENCE EASTERN CONFERENCE Friday PGA Tour At Devonshire Park Lawn Tennis Club Friday WLTPts GF GA WLPct GB Eastbourne, Great Britain At TPC River Highlands Source: Mavericks hire Purse: Euro 547,265 Cromwell, Conn. New England 7 1 2 23 17 11 Connecticut 9 5 .643 — Surface: Grass Yardage: 6,841; Par: 70 Kidd as new head coach Orlando City 6 1 3 21 18 7 Chicago 9 7 .563 1 Men’s Singles Purse: $7.4 Million Semifinals Second Round Philadelphia 5 2 3 18 12 7 Washington 7 7 .500 2 DALLAS — Jason Kidd is com- Lorenzo Sonego (3), Italy, def. Max Pur- Jason Day 69-62—131 -9 NYCFC 4 3 2 14 16 10 New York 7 8 .467 2½ cell, Australia, 6-1, 3-6, 6-1. Bubba Watson 66-66—132 -8 ing back to Dallas again, this time Columbus 4 3 2 14 9 7 Atlanta 5 8 .385 3½ Alex de Minaur (2), Australia, def. Kwon Kramer Hickok 63-69—132 -8 Soon Woo, South Korea, 6-3, 7-6 (2). to replace the coach he won a Nashville 3 1 5 14 12 10 Indiana 1 15 .063 9 Women’s Singles Russell Henley 67-66—133 -7 championship with as the point D.C. United 4 5 1 13 9 11 Semifinals Kevin Kisner 70-63—133 -7 WESTERN CONFERENCE New York 4 5 0 12 14 13 Anett Kontaveit, Estonia, def. Camila Seamus Power 66-67—133 -7 guard of the Mavericks 10 years CF Montréal 3 3 3 12 10 9 WLPct GB Giorgi, Italy, 5-4, ret. Justin Rose 70-63—133 -7 ago. Jelena Ostapenko, Latvia, def. Elena Ry- K.H. Lee 69-64—133 -7 Atlanta 2 2 5 11 11 10 bakina, Kazakhstan, 6-4, 6-1. Seattle 12 3 .800 — Brice Garnett 65-68—133 -7 Kidd and the Mavericks agreed Inter Miami CF 2 6 2 8 9 16 Men’s Doubles Las Vegas 10 4 .714 1½ Championship Troy Merritt 68-65—133 -7 on a contract Friday, eight days af- Cincinnati 2 5 1 7 7 17 Minnesota 7 7 .500 4½ Nikola Mektic and Mate Pavic (1), Croa- Mark Hubbard 69-65—134 -6 ter Rick Carlisle resigned abrupt- Toronto FC 1 6 2 5 12 18 Dallas 7 8 .467 5 tia, def. Rajeev Ram, United States, and Joe Ryan Armour 70-64—134 -6 Chicago 1 7 1 4 4 14 Salisbury (3), Britain, 6-4, 6-3. Ian Poulter 68-66—134 -6 ly in the wake of general manager Phoenix 6 7 .462 5 Women’s Doubles Doug Ghim 68-66—134 -6 WESTERN CONFERENCE Los Angeles 6 7 .462 5 Semifinals Donnie Nelson’s departure, a per- Tom Lewis 67-67—134 -6 Shuko Aoyama and Ena Shibahara (2), son with direct knowledge of the WLTPts GF GA Thursday’s games Japan, def. Lyudmyla Kichenok, Ukraine, Scottie Scheffler 69-65—134 -6 and Makoto Ninomiya, Japan, 7-5, 6-1. Patrick Cantlay 68-66—134 -6 Seattle 7 0 3 24 18 5 Chicago 91, New York 68 agreement said. The person spoke Dallas 89, Indiana 64 Nicole Melichar, United States, and Talor Gooch 64-70—134 -6 to The Associated Press on condi- Sporting KC 6 3 2 20 20 14 Los Angeles 89, Washington 82 Demi Schuurs (1), Netherlands, def. Lat- Guido Migliozzi 69-65—134 -6 LA Galaxy 6 3 0 18 14 14 Friday’s game isha Chan and Hao-Ching Chan (4), Tai- wan, 7-6 (1), 4-6, 10-5. tion of anonymity because the deal Colorado 5 3 1 16 15 11 Minnesota 90, Las Vegas 89, OT KPMG Women’s Championship hasn’t been announced. Portland 4 4 1 13 13 14 Saturday’s games Bad Homburg Open LPGA Tour It is the third head coaching stop Houston 3 3 4 13 14 15 Washington at Dallas Friday Friday Real Salt Lake 3 2 3 12 13 10 New York at Atlanta At Atlanta Athletic Club for the 48-year-old Kidd, who took At Bad Homburg Tennis Club Johns Creek, Ga. Los Angeles 3 3 3 12 11 10 Sunday’s games Hamburg, Germany Purse: $4.5 million Brooklyn to the second round in FC Chicago at Connecticut Purse: $235,238 Yardage: 6,740; Par: 72 his debut in 2013-14 before bolting Minnesota 3 4 2 11 9 12 Seattle at Las Vegas Surface: Grass Second Round San Jose 3 6 1 10 11 17 Los Angeles at Phoenix Women’s Singles Nelly Korda 70-63—133 -11 for Milwaukee. The Hall of Fame Quarterfinals Austin FC 2 5 3 9 6 11 Monday’s games Lizette Salas 67-67—134 -10 guard was fired during his fourth Katerina Siniakova, Czech Republic, def. Celine Boutier 73-64—137 -7 Vancouver 2 6 1 7 8 14 No games scheduled Laura Siegemund (8), Germany, 7-5, 6-4. Cydney Clanton 70-67—137 -7 season with the Bucks after first- FC Dallas 1 4 4 7 9 14 Angelique Kerber (4), Germany, def. COLLEGE BASEBALL Amanda Anisimova, United States, 2-6, Alena Sharp 69-68—137 -7 round exits two of his first three Note: Three points for victory, one point 6-3, 6-3. Madelene Sagstrom 70-68—138 -6 for tie. World Series Petra Kvitova (1), Czech Republic, def. Inbee Park 71-68—139 -5 years. He was 139-152 with the Wednesday, June 23 Nadia Podoroska (5), Argentina, 6-3, 7-6 Esther Henseleit 71-68—139 -5 Bucks after going 44-38 with the At Omaha, Neb. (10). New England 3, New York 2 (Double Elimination; x-if necessary) Semifinals Charley Hull 68-71—139 -5 Nets. Philadelphia 1, Columbus 0 Saturday, June 19 Katerina Siniakova, Czech Republic, def. Wichanee Meechai 73-67—140 -4 New York City FC 1, Atlanta 0 Game 1: N.C. State 10, No. 9 Stanford 4 Sara Sorribes Tormo (7), Spain, 6-2, 6-4. Danielle Kang 73-67—140 -4 In other NBA news: Minnesota 2, Austin FC 0 Game 2: No. 4 Vanderbilt 7, No. 5 Arizona Angelique Kerber (4), Germany, def. Pe- Cincinnati 1, Chicago 0 6, 12 innings Ryann O’Toole 71-69—140 -4 ■ The Portland Trail Blazers tra Kvitova (1), Czech Republic, 3-6, 6-4, 7-6 Hyo Joo Kim 71-69—140 -4 D.C. United 0, CF Montréal 0, tie Sunday, June 20 (3). have settled on Los Angeles Clip- Sporting Kansas City 3, Colorado 1 Game 3: Virginia 6, No. 3 Tennessee 0 Women’s Doubles Dottie Ardina 70-70—140 -4 Portland 2, Houston 2, tie Game 4: No. 7 Mississippi St. 2, No. 2 Tex- Quarterfinals Giulia Molinaro 70-70—140 -4 pers assistant Chauncey Billups Nashville 3, Toronto FC 2 as 1 Arantxa Rus, Netherlands, and Anna Mina Harigae 70-70—140 -4 Seattle 2, Real Salt Lake 1 Monday, June 21 as their new coach but the deal has Blinkova (3), Russia, def. Kimberley Zim- Xiyu Lin 69-71—140 -4 Los Angeles FC 2, FC Dallas 0 Game 5: No. 9 Stanford 14, No. 5 Arizona 5 LA Galaxy 2, Vancouver 1 mermann, Belgium, and Erin Routliffe, Austin Ernst 69-71—140 -4 not been finalized, a person famil- Game 6: N.C. State 1, No. 4 Vanderbilt 0 New Zealand, 3-6, 7-6 (6), 11-9. Friday’s game Tuesday, June 22 Semifinals iar with the decision told The As- Orlando City 2, Miami 1 Game 7: No. 2 Texas 8, No. 3 Tennessee 4 Raluca-Ioana Olaru, Romania, and Nadi- Bridgestone Championship Game 8: No. 7 Mississippi St. 6, Virginia 5 sociated Press on Friday. Saturday’s games ia Kichenok (2), Ukraine, def. Kveta Champions Tour Wednesday, June 23 Peschke, Czech Republic, and Vivian Hei- The person spoke on condition Los Angeles FC at Sporting Kansas City Game 9: No. 4 Vanderbilt 6, Stanford 5 Friday sen (4), Germany, 6-4, 6-4. At Firestone Country Club Cincinnati at Toronto FC Thursday, June 24 Andreja Klepac, Slovenia, and Darija Ju- of anonymity because the offer Houston at Real Salt Lake Game 10: No. 2 Texas 6, Virginia 2 Akron, Ohio rak (1), Croatia, def. Arantxa Rus, Nether- Purse: $3 million Philadelphia at Chicago Friday, June 25 lands, and Anna Blinkova (3), Russia, 6-2, had not been formally announced. CF Montréal at Nashville Game 11: No. 4 Vanderbilt 3, N.C. State 1 1-6, 10-5. Yardage: 7,400; Par: 70 Vancouver at Seattle Game 12: No. 2 Texas 8, No. 7 Mississippi Second Round The Athletic reported that Billups LA Galaxy at San Jose St. 5 Steve Stricker 63-68—131 -9 had accepted the job but contract Minnesota at Portland Saturday, June 26 Mallorca Championships Paul Broadhurst 67-69—136 -4 Sunday’s games Game 13: N.C. State vs. No. 4 Vanderbilt, Marco Dawson 69-69—138 -2 negotiations were ongoing. no contest, Vanderbilt advances Friday New York at Atlanta Game 14: No. 7 Mississippi St. vs. No. 2 At Santa Ponca Ken Duke 67-71—138 -2 Billups, the 2004 NBA Finals D.C. United at New York City FC Texas Mallorca, Spain Paul Goydos 70-69—139 -1 MVP and a five-time NBA All-Star Columbus at Austin FC Championship Series Purse: Euro 783,665 Ernie Els 72-67—139 -1 New England at FC Dallas (Best-of-three) Surface: Grass Kevin Sutherland 70-69—139 -1 over a 17-year playing career, has Thursday, July 1 Monday, June 28: No. 4 Vanderbilt vs. Men’s Singles Semifinals Jim Furyk 71-68—139 -1 never been a head coach. Portland at Austin FC No.7 Mississippi St.-No. 2 Texas winner Tuesday, June 29: No. 4 Vanderbilt vs. Daniil Medvedev (1), Russia, def. Pablo Jerry Kelly 69-70—139 -1 Saturday, July 3 No.7 Mississippi St.-No. 2 Texas winner Carreno Busta (4), Spain, 3-6, 6-3, 6-2. José María Olazábal 70-69—139 -1 New England at Columbus x-Wednesday, June 30: No. 4 Vanderbilt Sam Querrey, United States, def. Adrian Scott Parel 71-69—140 E Korda ties Women’s PGA Toronto FC at D.C. United vs. No.7 Mississippi St.-No. 2 Texas winner Mannarino, France, 6-4, 6-3. Bob Estes 69-73—142 +2 Miami at CF Montréal Stephen Leaney 70-72—142 +2 record, nabs lead with 63 New York at Orlando City AP SPORTLIGHT Atlanta at Chicago Tim Petrovic 72-70—142 +2 JOHNS CREEK, Ga. — Nelly San Jose at Minnesota Adams by one stroke to win the British Joe Durant 73-69—142 +2 Philadelphia at Nashville June 27 Open at Royal Liverpool Golf Club in Hoy- Mike Weir 74-69—143 +3 Korda realized there were low Cincinnati at Houston 1936 — Alf Padgham beats Jimmy lake, England. Doug Barron 72-71—143 +3 Los Angeles FC at Real Salt Lake scores available Friday at Atlanta Sunday, July 4 DEALS Athletic Club. For the longest Vancouver at FC Dallas Seattle at Colorado time, she couldn’t find them in the Sporting Kansas City at LA Galaxy Friday’s transactions nos to Reno (Triple-A West). FOOTBALL KPMG Women’s PGA Champion- COLORADO ROCKIES — Reinstated RHP National Football League NWSL BASEBALL Jon Gray from the 10-day IL. Optioned INF NEW YORK GIANTS — Waived RB Ryquell ship. Major League Baseball Connor Joe to Albuquerque (Triple-A Armstead. And then the birdies came in WLTPts GF GA American League West). NEW YORK JETS — Signed OT Morgan BALTIMORE ORIOLES — Recalled LHP MIAMI MARLINS — Optioned 1B Lewin Moses to a one-year contract. bushels, one after another, six Orlando 4 0 3 15 11 6 Alexander Wells from Norfolk (Triple-A Diaz to Jacksonville (Triple-A East). Rein- PITTSBURGH STEELERS — Signed OG Trai Portland 4 2 0 12 12 4 East). Selected the contract of RHP Konner stated OF Garrett Cooper from the 10-day Turner. straight to close her second round North Carolina 3 2 1 10 10 4 Wade from Norfolk. Designated RHP Mick- IL. SOCCER ey Jannis for assignment. Optioned RHP NEW YORK METS — Recalled RHP Sean Major League Soccer that put her in the record book Washington 2 1 3 9 6 6 Dean Kremer to Norfolk. Reid-Foley from Syracuse (Triple-A East) MLS DISCIPLINARY COMMITTEE — An- with a 9-under 63 and gave her a CLEVELAND INDIANS — Sent RHP Cam and will serve as the team’s 27th man. Gotham FC 2 1 2 8 3 2 nounced that Philadelphia Union was in vi- one-shot lead over Lizette Salas Chicago 2 3 2 8 5 10 Hill to Columbus (Triple-A East) on a rehab Claimed C Chance Sisco off waivers from olation of the mass confrontation policy in assignment. Signed RHP Brad Peacock to Baltimore. Transferred INF J.D. Davis from the match against Columbus Crew on June Reign FC 2 3 1 7 5 5 a minor league contract. the 10-day IL to the 60-Day IL and he would 23 and will be issued a warning for a first going into the weekend. Houston 2 3 1 7 6 7 DETROIT TIGERS — Sent CF Derek Hill to be eligible to return on July 1. Placed INF violation. Announced that Houston Dyna- She was at 11-under 133, one mo MF Fafa Picault was in violation of the Louisville 2 3 1 7 3 10 Toledo (Triple-A East) on a rehab assign- Jonathan Villar on the 10-day IL, retroac- ment. tive to June 22. Recalled INF Travis Blan- League policy regarding throwing/kicking shot ahead of Salas, who hit all 18 Kansas City 0 5 2 2 3 10 HOUSTON ASTROS — Sent RHP Josh kenhorn from Syracuse (Triple-A East). an object toward fans in the match greens in regulation, shot another Note: Three points for victory, one point James to Fayetteville (Low-A East) on a re- PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES — Recalled RHP against the Portland Timbers on June 23 for tie. hab assignment. Enyel De Los Santos from Lehigh Valley and fined him an undisclosed amount for 67 and has yet to make a bogey his action. Wednesday, June 23 LOS ANGELES ANGELS — Placed OF Jus- (Triple-A East). Designated RHP David tin Upton on the 10-day IL. Recalled INF Hale for assignment. Placed RHP Sam D.C. UNITED — Loaned Kimarni Smith to through 36 holes. Loudoun United FC (USL) and are able to Orlando 3, Kansas City 1 Kean Wong from Salt Lake (Triple-A West). Coonrod on the 10-day IL, retroactive to Korda tied the championship North Carolina 2, Louisville 0 MINNESOTA TWINS — Transferred RHP June 24. Recalled 2B Nick Maton from Le- recall him at their discretion. Saturday’s games Cody Stashak from the 10-day IL to the 60- high Valley. Selected the contract of RHP SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES — Acquired DB Nathan Cardoso from Swiss club FC Zurich record, last set a year ago when Sei Louisville at Chicago day IL. Selected the contract of LHP Danny Neftali Feliz from Lehigh Valley. Sent RHP and signed him to a three-year contract Young Kim closed with a 63 to win Gotham FC at Reign FC Coulombe from St. Paul (Triple-A East). Brandon Kintzler to Lehigh Valley on a re- (2021-23) with a club option for 2024 using Portland at North Carolina Placed RHP Luke Farrell on the 10-day IL, hab assignment. Targeted Allocation Money, pending re- at Aronimink. She had the third Orlando at Houston retroactive to June 23. PITTSBURGH PIRATES — Traded RHP ceipt of his P-1 Visa and International Washington at Kansas City OAKLAND ATHLETICS — Placed OF Mark Jandel Gustave and RF Troy Stokes Jr. to Trade Certificate. round of 63 at Atlanta Athletic Friday, July 2 Canha on the 10-day IL. Recalled INF Vi- Milwaukee for C Samuel Escudero. National Women’s Soccer League Club in a major, joining Steve mael Machín from Las Vegas (Triple-A ST. LOUIS CARDINALS — Sent OF Harri- ORLANDO PRIDE — Signs D Amy Turner Chicago at Washington West). son Bader to Palm Beach (Low-A South- to a two-year contract with an option for Stricker in 2011 and Mark O’Mea- Kansas City at Gotham FC SEATTLE MARINERS — Assigned LHP Da- east) on a rehab assignment. an additional season using allocation Reign FC at Houston niel Zamora outright to Tacoma (Triple-A SAN DIEGO PADRES — Signed RHP Alex money. Announced Fs Alex Morgan and ra in 2001 at the PGA Champion- Saturday, July 3 West). Powers to a minor league contract. Marta have been named to the 18-player National League ship. Portland at Louisville SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS — Placed INF rosters for the U.S. and Brazil, D Ali Riley ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS — Claimed Brandon Belt on the 10-day IL, retroactive returns to New Zealand and G Erin McLeod Sunday, July 4 RHP Brett de Geus off waivers from the to June 24. Recalled INF/OF LaMonte Wade has been dubbed as one of four alternate North Carolina at Orlando Texas. OptionedRHP Humberto Castella- Jr. from Sacramento (Triple-A West). players for her home nation of Canada. Associated Press PAGE 20 • STARS AND STRIPES • Sunday, June 27, 2021 GYMNASTICS/TRACK & FIELD Biles soars to lead at U.S. Olympic Trials BY WILL GRAVES Associated Press ST. LOUIS — Simone Biles is primed for Tokyo. The world and Olympic gymnastics champion put on a dazzling display during the U.S. Olympic Trials on Friday night, pulling out all the stops — well, almost all of them — on her way to a commanding lead and a spot in Japan next month. Her all-around total of 60.565 included a 15.133 on beam that featured the “double- double” dismount named for her, a maneu- ver she’s kept under wraps since the 2019 world championships. She opted to skip the Yurchenko double-pike vault she unveiled in competition last month and still posted the top score on the event. Her floor exercise — the one that in- cludes not one but two eponymous elements in the sport’s Code of Points — was both spectacular and spectacularly controlled. Clearly frustrated after stepping out of bounds several times while winning her seventh national title earlier this month, Biles kept her toes well inside the white lines during her law-of-physics pushing tumbling passes. “I was super excited going into this one,” Biles said. “I know exactly what to expect. And I feel like I’m very ... like I’m a lot more emotional this time around, which is so cra- JEFF ROBERSON/AP zy. Even walking out of the tearing up and Simone Biles competes on the uneven bars during the women's U.S. Olympic Trials on Friday in St. Louis. crying. The girls are like, ‘Are you OK?’ I’m fine. It’s just like, I can’t believe the time is 1-2-3 at nationals. They’re in the same posi- ing case. An alternate in 2016, Skinner went ished in the top five in three events, implor- here. It’s been five years and I’m grateful.” tions heading into the finals after Lee put up to college after the Rio Olympics before re- ing the crowd to roar at the end of every dis- The top two all-around finishers Sunday a 57.666, followed by Chiles at 57.132, more turning to the elite level in 2019. She spent mount. night after the finals automatically qualify than a half-point ahead of MyKayla Skin- part of the COVID-19 pandemic shutdown Skinner, Grace McCallum and Kayla Di- for the Olympic team. Biles is a lock no mat- ner. battling the new coronavirus and pneumo- Cello are separated by just three-tenths of a ter what happens Sunday. The selection committee has set aside 30 nia. point, with Kara Eaker a little further back. Sunisa Lee and Jordan Chiles are nearing minutes after the end of finals to put the Health scares behind her, she is putting DiCello bounced back from a sluggish per- that territory, too. They might already be team together. They might need every last on some of the best gymnastics of her ca- formance in which she fell on multiple there. second of it to see who earns the fourth spot. reer. Feeding off the energy inside an elec- events to finish in the top six in three of four The trio of Biles, Lee and Chiles came in Skinner, 24, is making a pretty compell- tric Dome at America’s Center, Skinner fin- events. Heat, starting gun the biggest tests on track

BY EDDIE PELLS times the starting gun went off. through without much trouble Associated Press Each time, the alarm sounded and were Allyson Felix and Noah EUGENE, Ore. — Hurdler Syd- the gun went off again to signal the Lyles, both in the 200. ney McLaughlin’s knee was illegal start. The crowd hooted and Felix could win an Olympic spot bloody. Lined up three lanes out- whistled. Ato Bolden and the NBC with a top-three finish Saturday, side of her, Nnenya Hailey was so commentators went nuts, wonder- though she’d have to choose be- hot, she looked to the stands and ing aloud why the sensors weren’t tween that distance and the 400, begged for water. being disabled. Only one runner, which overlaps on the Olympic That was before the race started. Samuel Brixey, was disqualified, schedule. Thanks in part to some hair-trig- but he lodged a protest and was Lyles moved to the semifinals ger sensors on the starting blocks, moved on to the next round. along with his younger brother, Jo- hurdlers felt the heat as acutely as “Cut me some slack, man,” Brix- sephus, who trains with him in anyone Friday on a 92-degree day ey said before he knew the result of Florida. at the U.S. Olympic track and field the appeal. “I was 3-for-3 and they Dry heat or not, the high Satur- trials. call us back and they notify a cou- day is forecast to be 103. On Sun- It took five tries to get a heat of ple other guys like, ‘Hey, your feet day, it’s 111. the men’s 110 meters off and run- are moving.’ And then there was “You don’t beat the heat. That’s ning. It took another four to get me, and they’re just like, ‘red not something you run from,” said McLaughlin and Co. off the blocks card.’ ” long jumper Jarrion Lawson. for their 400 qualifier. ASHLEY LANDIS/AP Only six Olympic spots were “Usually with heat comes great “I’ve never had that many res- Jaylan McConico wins the fourth heat in the men’s 110­meter hurdles awarded Friday — three in stee- performances, so prepare and hy- tarts ever in my life,” said at the U.S. Olympic track and field trials on Friday in Eugene, Ore. plechase went to Hillary Bor, Be- drate and compete and try to get off McLaughlin, whose upcoming nard Keter and Mason Ferlic; the track as soon as possible.” showdown with world-record McLaughlin won her heat. Hai- “After the second restart, you three in men’s discus went to Ma- Easier said than done for some. holder Dalilah Muhammad could ley finished second. But with the know when you spit and your spit son Finley, Reggie Jagers and Sam “I don’t even know. I lost count,” be one of the best races of the temperatures heading to triple di- is, like, white?” Hailey said. “I Mattis. said hurdler Jaylan McConico, Olympic season. “My knee started gits this weekend, this hardly felt couldn’t run like that.” The rest of the day was about who won the heat that needed five bleeding a little bit just from the hot like a no-fuss day of preliminaries Only 20 minutes earlier, the men qualifying. And gearing up for tries to get off the blocks. “After track, getting down that many for runners with bigger races in endured a similar struggle. what’s expected to be a sizzler of a two, it was like, ‘All right, this is get- times.” store. Four times they lined up. Four weekend. Among those moving ting kind of old now.’ ” Sunday, June 27, 2021 • STARS AND STRIPES • PAGE 21 NBA PLAYOFFS/COLLEGE WORLD SERIES Bucks trounce Hawks, tie East finals at 1-1

BY STEVE MEGARGEE Associated Press NBA scoreboard MILWAUKEE — The Milwau- kee Bucks knew the key to tying Playoffs the Eastern Conference finals was CONFERENCE FINALS (Best­of­seven) making sure Trae Young didn’t x­if necessary take over again. Eastern Conference Atlanta 1, Milwaukee 1 They did all that and more Fri- Atlanta 116, Milwaukee 113 Friday: Milwaukee 125, Atlanta 91 day night. Sunday: at Atlanta Giannis Antetokounmpo scored Tuesday: at Atlanta Thursday: at Milwaukee 25 points, Jrue Holiday added 22 x­Saturday, July 3: at Atlanta x­Monday, July 5: at Milwaukee and the Bucks blew out the Atlanta Western Conference Hawks 125-91 in Game 2. Phoenix 2, L.A. Clippers 1 Phoenix 120, L.A. Clippers 114 Young struggled for much of the Phoenix 104, L.A. Clippers 103 L.A. Clippers 106, Phoenix 92 night after finishing with 48 points Saturday: at L.A. Clippers and 11 assists in the Hawks’ 116- Monday: at Phoenix x­Wednesday: at L.A. Clippers 113 Game 1 victory. x­Friday, July 2: at Phoenix “Last game he was living in the paint, had a lot of floaters (and) those are pretty much layups for owned a double-digit lead before him,” Holiday said. “We didn’t re- going on a 20-0 run late in the sec- ally want that to get him started ond quarter to break open the early. And I don’t think he went to game. the free-throw line much tonight, “We know what we’ve got to which is also pretty big for us.” do,” Antetokounmpo said. “Ev- Young scored 15 points but erybody knew we had to come in matched a career worst with nine here and get this game. That’s turnovers before leaving the game what we did from the first posses- for good with 3:48 remaining in sion of the game.” the third quarter. He shot 6-for-16 overall, 1-for-8 on three-point at- Tip-ins MORRY GASH/AP tempts and 2-for-3 on free throws. Hawks: Reddish played 17 min- “I take complete responsibility The Bucks’ Giannis Antetokounmpo shoots over the Atlanta Hawks’ Clint Capela during the second half of utes in his first game action since for what happened tonight,” Game 2 of the Eastern Conference finals on Friday in Milwaukee. The Bucks won 125­91. Feb. 21 due to an Achilles tendon Young said. “Taking care of the injury. … Young had at least 20 ball is something I’ve got to be bet- “We have to play harder,” Milwaukee was intent on mak- court. Trae was getting in the points and seven assists in each of ter at. I will be better at it. It’s real- Hawks coach Nate McMillan said. ing life difficult for Young two paint, throwing those lobs and get- the Hawks’ 13 playoff games be- ly they just upped their physicality “That intensity that they came out nights after the Bucks blew a sev- ting everybody else involved. To- fore Friday. He’s the first player tonight. We’ve got to do the same.” with wasn’t a surprise to us. But en-point lead in the final four min- night we wanted to set the tone ever to have at least 20 points and The Bucks never trailed, scored they showed that there’s another utes of Game 1. Young’s Game 1 and just make sure they weren’t seven assists in each of his first 13 20 straight points late in the sec- level that we have to get to. They performance had made him the going to be comfortable.” career playoff games. ond quarter and led by at least 30 totally just dominated the entire first player ever with at least 45 Brook Lopez scored 16 points Bucks: The Bucks shot 52.1%, throughout the second half. Both game.” points and 10 assists in a confer- for the Bucks. Middleton had 15 the first time they’ve shot over teams rested their starters for the Young said he didn’t believe the ence finals game. points, eight assists and seven re- 50% in this postseason. ... Anteto- entire fourth quarter. Bucks did anything different Young committed eight turn- bounds. Antetokounmpo had nine kounmpo’s early exit due to the This marks the third straight se- schematically to slow him down overs in the first half alone. Mil- rebounds and six assists. lopsided score resulted in the end ries in which the Hawks lost Game Friday. He thought the Bucks just waukee’s Khris Middleton agreed Danilo Gallinari had 12 points of his franchise-record string of 2 after winning Game 1 on the played more aggressively and the Bucks’ aggressiveness made a and John Collins and Cam Red- six straight games in which he had road. Those Game 2 losses have benefited from the way the game difference. dish each added 11 for the Hawks. at least 30 points and 10 rebounds. been decided by a total of 59 was called. “That was a huge key from Milwaukee pulled ahead in the The last player to collect at least 30 points. “When they’re aggressive and Game 1 to Game 2,” Middleton opening minutes as Antetokounm- points and 10 rebounds in six The series shifts to Atlanta for (officials) don’t call it, nights like said. “Game 1, they were able to po continually got to the rim for straight playoff games was Sha- Game 3 on Sunday. tonight happen,” Young said. get whatever they wanted on the easy baskets. The Bucks already quille O’Neal in 2002. COVID-19 outbreak eliminates NC State from CWS

BY ERIC OLSEN coaching staff will not be able to continue ers” had entered the COVID-19 protocol. Associated Press in the championship in which they earned After the game, North Carolina State OMAHA, Neb. — Vanderbilt will ad- the right to participate. Because of privacy coach Elliott Avent grew frustrated and vance to the College World Series finals issues, we cannot provide further details.” wouldn’t answer directly when asked if he after North Carolina State was forced to Vanderbilt returns to the finals for a sec- or the baseball program encouraged play- drop out because of COVID-19 protocols, ond straight time. The Commodores won ers to be vaccinated. the NCAA announced early Saturday. the 2019 CWS. There was no tournament “My job is to teach them baseball, make NC State had only 13 players available last year because of the pandemic. sure they get an education and keep them during its 3-1 loss to the Commodores on The Commodores will meet Mississippi on the right track forward,” he said. “But I Friday. The teams were scheduled to meet State or Texas in the best-of-three finals don’t try to indoctrinate my kids with my again Saturday afternoon in a winner- starting Monday. values or my opinions. Obviously, we talk take-all Bracket 1 final. NC State players and coaches gathered about a lot of things. But these are young The NCAA Division I Baseball Commit- at home plate to take pictures around the men that can make their own decisions tee declared that game a no-contest. CWS logo early Saturday, after the rain- and that’s what they did.” “This decision was made based on the delayed Texas-Mississippi game was The NCAA does not require athletes, recommendation of the Championship completed. coaches and other staff working closely Medical Team and the Douglas County NC State was missing four starting posi- with a team to be tested for COVID-19 if Health Department,” the NCAA said in a tion players and had only 13 of its 27 play- they are fully vaccinated and showing no statement. “As a result, Vanderbilt will ad- REBECCA S. GRATZ/AP ers available for its Friday game, which symptoms. Those who are not vaccinated vance to the CWS Finals. North Carolina State personnel chat in the was delayed an hour after the NCAA said it must be tested at NCAA championships. “The NCAA and the committee regret dugout during a delay due to COVID­19 needed time to complete “health and safe- Tests are done every other day at the CWS. that NC State’s student-athletes and safety protocols on Friday. ty protocols.” NC State said “several play- PAGE 22 • STARS AND STRIPES • Sunday, June 27, 2021 NHL PLAYOFFS History: Habs following in Tampa Bay’s footsteps

FROM PAGE 24 great goalie — one of the best in yet, while the Lightning endured the NHL — so, I’ll give him my the pain of losing in the 2015 Final best effort, for sure.” and getting swept out of the first round in 2019 before winning it all Crowd control in the bubble last year. Cooper said he’d never heard a “It took a lot to get here,” Cooper building as loud as the final min- said. “It was all building blocks to ute of the semifinal clincher get to here, and you can’t predict against the Islanders, and that’s that. It’s going to happen.” with Tampa Bay’s Amalie Arena It’s happening now, with Game at full capacity. Montreal’s Bell 1 at Tampa Bay set for Monday Centre has been limited to 3,500 night. fans with the hope, even from vis- itors, that more are let in for the Fi- Travel help nal. The last time a Stanley Cup Fi- “I hope they let more fans in nal took place between two East- there,” Cooper said. “The fans in ern teams, the New York Islan- Quebec deserve it. They haven’t ders beat the Philadelphia Flyers been back since ’93. They deserve PHOTOS BY CHRIS O’MEARA/AP in 1980 for the first of their four to watch their team play. ... This Lightning goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy makes a save on a shot by the New York Islanders during the thirdconsecutive titles. game was meant to be played in period of Game 7 of their semifinal series Friday in Tampa, Fla. Vasilevskiy made 18 saves. Then-Flyers forward Reggie front of fans.” Leach didn’t think much of the bus trips back and forth between Phi- Coaching contrast ladelphia and Long Island be- While Cooper has been behind cause, “We took a bus every place the Lightning’s bench since 2013, Vasilevskiy shines again back then.” the Canadiens are on their third This won’t quite be that, but it’s coach since February. Dominque nothing like recent series between Ducharme took over when Claude Boston and St. Louis, Washington Julien was fired in February, and and Vegas or Chicago and Tampa assistant Luke Richardson be- as Lightning take Game 7 Bay. came acting coach when Du- “It takes a toll on you flying charme tested positive for the cor- BY FRED GOODALL across the country on your off onavirus. Associated Press Scoreboard days,” said former Blackhawks Ducharme could be out of isola- TAMPA, Fla. — Thanks to An- forward Patrick Sharp, now an tion as soon as Game 3 Friday in drei Vasilevskiy and another stel- Semifinals NBC Sports analyst. “You have Montreal. lar defensive performance, the (Best-of-seven) enough stress and physical pres- defending champion Tampa Bay Montreal 4, Vegas 2 sure in those games that to spend Win now vs. win long ago Vegas 4, Montreal 1 Lightning are headed back to the Montreal 3, Vegas 2 your off days on the airplanes get- Montreal will be looking for its Stanley Cup Final. Montreal 3, Vegas 2, OT ting ready to play another one was first championship since 1993, Vegas 2, Montreal 1, OT “It’s becoming a broken record, Montreal 4, Vegas 1 definitely tough.” which was Tampa Bay’s inaugural but it’s not how many you put in Montreal 3, Vegas 2, OT season. The Canadiens have an Tampa Bay 4, N.Y. Islanders 3 Price vs. Vasilevskiy the net, it’s how many you keep N.Y. Islanders 2, Tampa Bay 1 NHL-best 24 titles, but the Light- out,” coach Jon Cooper said Fri- Tampa Bay 4, N.Y. Islanders 2 Who’s the best goaltender in ning have won twice since 2004 Tampa Bay 2, N.Y. Islanders 1 day night after Vasilevskiy had 18 N.Y. Islanders 3, Tampa Bay 2 hockey? The final between Mon- and become a standard bearer for Tampa Bay 8, N.Y. Islanders 0 saves and benefited from excep- N.Y. Islanders 3, Tampa Bay 2, OT treal’s Carey Price and Tampa franchise success. tional play in front of him to beat Lightning center Yanni Gourde Friday: Tampa Bay 1, N.Y. Islanders 0 Bay’s Andrei Vasilevskiy could go “It’s going to be a huge chal- the New York Islanders 1-0 in celebrates after scoring the only Stanley Cup Final a long way toward deciding that. lenge for us, and that’s where we Game 7 of their NHL playoff goal of the game during the (Best-of-seven; x-if necessary) Price has allowed 35 goals in 17 go back to all the times that we’ve semifinal. second period. Tampa Bay vs. Montreal games, and Vasilevskiy 36 goals in been in this situation,” Stamkos Monday: at Tampa Bay “It’s a hard lesson to learn, es- Wednesday: at Tampa Bay 18 games. said. “And this core now, there’s Friday, July 2: at Montreal pecially the players coming up to- McDonagh blocking a shot at the Monday, July 5: at Montreal “It’ll be obviously a big chal- guys that this is their third Final. day and the skill, the rules getting other end. x-Wednesday, July 7: at Tampa Bay lenge for both teams,” Vasilevskiy We just go back on past experienc- x-Friday, July 9: at Montreal put into place that open up skill “It’s disappointing because that x-Sunday, July 11: at Tampa Bay said. “Carey, obviously he’s a es and go from there.” and to skate and to score,” Cooper was an opportunity for us to do added. “But when you get to the something against them. We we- playoffs it’s about defending.” ren’t paying enough attention and also beat the Islanders 8-0 in Yanni Gourde scored a short- it ended up in the back of the net,” Game 5 and shut out Florida and handed goal, giving Vasilevskiy Islanders coach Barry Trotz said. Carolina to clinch series wins all the offensive support needed “I thought we managed the first over the Panthers and Hurri- to advance to the Cup Final period and it was pretty quiet. canes in the first two rounds. matchup against the surprising And then they got the short-hand- “He’s the best in the world for a Montreal Canadiens, who upset ed goal and that energized the reason,” Lightning captain Ste- the Vegas Golden Knights in the building,” Trotz added. “In the ven Stamkos said. “He’s the stea- other semifinal. third period we left it all out dy rock that allows us to go out Game 1 is Monday night in there. This group has so much there and play with pace, play Tampa. character. They are feeling the with confidence, play with a lead, “Just a great effort by the pain right now.” and I thought we did an unbeliev- whole team. ... That was just a Vasilevskiy turned away seven able job of that. textbook Game 7,” Vasilevskiy shots in the final period to finish “After we got that goal we just said. his fifth career playoff shutout — kept pushing,” Stamkos added. Gourde beat Islanders goalie fourth this postseason. It marked “Vasy made some big saves when Semyon Varlamov from the slot the first time in NHL history a he had to, but guys had huge off a nifty pass from Anthony Ci- Game 7 ended 1-0 with a short- blocks at the end of the game and RYAN REMIORZ, THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP relli at 1:49 of the second period, handed goal. it was so nice to be in front of our Montreal Canadiens left wing Artturi Lehkonen, right, celebrates with culminating a sequence that be- Vasilevskiy, vying for his sec- home fans and have that atmo- teammates after scoring the series­winning goal against the Vegas gan with defenseman Ryan ond Vezina Trophy in three years, sphere and get that win.” Golden Knights during overtime of Game 6 on Thursday in Montreal. Sunday, June 27, 2021 • STARS AND STRIPES • PAGE 23 MLB

Scoreboard ROUNDUP

American League East Division WLPct GB Tampa Bay 46 31 .597 _ Phillies, Mets split doubleheader Boston 45 31 .592 ½ New York 40 35 .533 5 Toronto 38 36 .514 6½ Baltimore 24 52 .316 21½ Nola matches Central Division WLPct GB mark by striking Chicago 44 31 .587 _ Cleveland 41 32 .562 2 Kansas City 33 41 .446 10½ out 10 in a row Detroit 32 43 .427 12 Associated Press Minnesota 32 43 .427 12 West Division Bryce Harper blew kisses at a WLPct GB booing crowd to punctuate his home run, and the Philadelphia Houston 47 28 .627 _ Oakland 46 32 .590 2½ Phillies beat the New York Mets 2­1 Seattle 40 37 .519 8 in eight innings Friday night for a Los Angeles 36 39 .480 11 doubleheader split after Aaron No­ Texas 28 48 .368 19½ la matched a long­standing major National League league record with 10 straight East Division strikeouts in the opener. WLPct GB Odúbel Herrera drove in the tie­ New York 39 32 .549 _ breaking run with a groundout Washington 36 37 .493 4 against reliever Sean Reid­Foley Atlanta 36 39 .480 5 (2­1) in the eighth as both games Philadelphia 35 38 .479 5 took an extra inning to determine a Miami 32 43 .427 9 winner. Central Division Nola tied Tom Seaver’s mark for WLPct GB consecutive strikeouts set 51 years Milwaukee 43 33 .566 _ ago, but the Mets rallied to win the Chicago 42 34 .553 1 Cincinnati 37 37 .500 5 first game 2­1 in eight innings on big St. Louis 36 40 .474 7 hits by Francisco Lindor and Do­ FRANK FRANKLIN II/AP Pittsburgh 28 46 .378 14 minic Smith. The Philadelphia Phillies’ Bryce Harper follows through on a home run during the sixth inning of the West Division In the opener, Seth Lugo (1­0) second game of Friday’s doubleheader against the Mets in New York. WLPct GB struck out three in the top of the San Francisco 49 26 .653 _ eighth and stranded two runners nati. Los Angeles 45 31 .592 4½ for the NL East leaders, playing The game’s first run came in the San Diego 46 32 .590 4½ their third doubleheader in seven fifth when Atlanta’s Freddie Free­ Colorado 31 45 .408 18½ Arizona 21 56 .273 29 days. man doubled home Ronald Acuña Friday’s games Nola matched the mark set by Jr. for his 900th career RBI. Tampa Bay 4, L.A. Angels 3 Mets ace Tom Seaver, who fanned Brewers 5, Rockies 4 (11):Willy Baltimore 6, Toronto 5, 10 innings his final 10 hitters in a 2­1 victory Adames hit a tying, two­run homer Boston 5, N.Y. Yankees 3 Minnesota 8, Cleveland 7 over the San Diego Padres at Shea in the ninth inning and singled to set Texas 9, Kansas City 4 Seattle 9, Chicago White Sox 3 Stadium on April 22, 1970. up Keston Hiura’s sacrifice fly in Houston at Detroit, ppd. N.Y. Mets 2, Philadelphia 1, 8 innings, 1st Padres 11, Diamondbacks 5: the 11th as host Milwaukee beat Col­ game Fernando Tatis Jr. hit three home­ orado to cap a return to full capacity Philadelphia 2, N.Y. Mets 1, 8 innings, 2nd game rs, hours after saying he would skip at American Family Field. Milwaukee 5, Colorado 4, 11 innings Atlanta 3, Cincinnati 2 the All­Star Home Run Derby be­ With Manny Piña at second base Miami 11, Washington 2 cause of an ailing shoulder, and host to start the bottom of the 11th, Pittsburgh 5, St. Louis 4 San Francisco 2, Oakland 0 San Diego sent Arizona to its record Adames singled off Lucas Gil­ San Diego 11, Arizona 5 L.A. Dodgers 6, Chicago Cubs 2 24th straight road loss. breath (0­1). Jackie Bradley Jr. Saturday’s games Tatis hit a solo home run off Cor­ walked to load the bases before Hi­ Houston at Detroit (2) bin Martin in the first inning and ura lifted a flyball over a five­man Cleveland at Minnesota Seattle at Chicago White Sox another solo drive in the second off MICHAEL DWYER/AP infield that was caught by Raimel Baltimore at Toronto Kansas City at Texas Riley Smith. Tatis connected again The Red Sox’s Hunter Renfroe heads for second base after hitting an Tapia, whose one­hop throw was up L.A. Angels at Tampa Bay in his third at­bat, a two­run shot off RBI double during the first inning of Friday’s game against the New the first­base line. N.Y. Yankees at Boston Pittsburgh at St. Louis Smith in the fourth. York Yankees in Boston. The Red Sox won 5­3. Marlins 11, Nationals 2: Kyle Atlanta at Cincinnati Colorado at Milwaukee Dodgers 6, Cubs 2: AJ Pollock Schwarber hit 13th home run in the Philadelphia at N.Y. Mets and Max Muncy homered during visiting New York scoreless over RBIs, Alex Kirilloff hit a two­run last 14 games but Miguel Rojas hit a Washington at Miami Chicago Cubs at L.A. Dodgers the eighth inning as host Los An­ the final seven innings. homer and Josh Donaldson also three­run homer in a four­run first Oakland at San Francisco Arizona at San Diego geles rebounded from being no hit It was Boston’s fourth straight drove in two runs for the Twins. inning and host Miami went on to Sunday’s games by Chicago one night earlier. win over the Yankees. Rays 4, Angels 3:Shohei Ohtani end Washington’s five­game win­ Baltimore (López 2-9) at Toronto (Strip- Zach McKinstry also went deep Rangers 9, Royals 4:Nate Low­ led off by homering for the seventh ning streak. ling 2-4) Houston (Odorizzi 2-3) at Detroit (Skubal for the Dodgers. Blake Treinen e’s three hits included his first ca­ time in nine games, but host Tampa Mariners 9, White Sox 3:Yusei 4-7) L.A. Angels (Sandoval 2-2) at Tampa Bay (2­3), the sixth of seven pitchers reer triple in the majors as host Bay edged Los Angeles when Kikuchi (5­3) pitched another road (Yarbrough 4-3) who got the call from Dave Roberts, Texas dominated its former All­ pinch­hitter Brandon Lowe was hit gem and Luis Torrens homered N.Y. Yankees (Cole 8-3) at Boston (Rodrí- 2 guez 5-4) pitched 1 ⁄3 scoreless innings. Star Mike Minor and beat Kansas by a pitch with the bases loaded. twice, helping visiting Seattle beat Cleveland (Morgan 0-2) at Minnesota (Happ 3-3) Orioles 6, Blue Jays 5 (10): At City. Moved up to the leadoff spot, Oh­ Chicago. Seattle (Gonzales 1-4) at Chicago White Buffalo, N.Y., Austin Hays drove in Playing his 146th game in the big tani hit a drive estimated at 453 feet Pirates 5, Cardinals 4: Wil Sox (Keuchel 6-2) Kansas City (Singer 3-5) at Texas (Lyles two runs to cap an eighth­inning leagues, Lowe’s two­run triple off the D­ring in right field at Trop­ Crowe (1­4) gave up four runs over 2-5) Atlanta (Morton 7-3) at Cincinnati (Mah- rally, and Baltimore beat Toronto to highlighted a four­run fourth in­ icana Field, only the 39th ball to re­ five innings for his first major le 7-2) Philadelphia (Wheeler 5-4) at N.Y. Mets snap a 20­game road losing streak. ning. Rookie Jonah Heim matched ach that spot since the park opened league win, and visiting Pittsburgh (Eickhoff 0-0) Baltimore’s road skid was tied for career highs with three hits and two in 1998. It was Ohtani’s 24th homer, beat St. Louis for its fifth victory in Washington (Scherzer 6-4) at Miami (Al- cantara 4-6) the second­longest in AL history, RBIs for Texas. extending a career high. seven games following a 10­game Colorado (González 2-4) at Milwaukee (Lauer 1-3) trailing only the 22 losses in a row Twins 8, Indians 7:Luis Arraez Braves 3, Reds 2: Guillermo losing streak. Pittsburgh (Anderson 3-7) at St. Louis by the 1943 Philadelphia Athletics. hit two triples and a tiebreaking Heredia homered, doubled and Giants 2, Athletics 0: Johnny (Oviedo 0-3) Oakland (Irvin 5-7) at San Francisco Red Sox 5, Yankees 3: Hunter two­run double in the sixth inning, made a defensive gem before Cueto (6­3) outdueled Sean Manaea (Long 1-0) Arizona (Gallen 1-3) at San Diego (Dar- Renfroe had two RBIs, including sparking host Minnesota to a victo­ crashing into the wall in the eighth and host San Francisco beat Oak­ vish 7-2) go­ahead sacrifice fly in the third ry over Cleveland. inning in his return to the lineup in land in the Bay Bridge Series open­ Chicago Cubs (Alzolay 4-6) at L.A. Dodg- ers (Kershaw 8-7) inning, and Boston’s pitchers held Arraez went 3­for­4 with three visiting Atlanta’s win over Cincin­ er. PAGE 24 • STARS AND STRIPES • Sunday, June 27, 2021 Off to a great start SPORTS Biles surges to front of pack at US Olympic Trials ›› Gymnastics, Page 20

Lightning players celebrate after defeating NHL PLAYOFFS the New York Islanders 1­0 in Game 7 of their semifinal series Friday in Tampa, Fla.

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A repeat of history Two East teams in Final for first time in 41 years

BY STEPHEN WHYNO against the New York Is- Associated Press landers in Game 7 of the fter gutting out a tough series to semifinals. “It’s going to get to the Stanley Cup Final, the be a tough, grinding se- Tampa Bay Lightning shouldn’t ries.” Ahave to change their style of play Montreal swept Tampa to match up against the Montreal Cana- Bay in the first round in diens. 2014 on the way to the East Cooper They won’t have to change time zones, ei- finals, and the Lightning ther. beat the Canadiens in six games in the sec- Thanks to an adjusted playoff format for ond round on their way to the 2015 Final. just this season, this will be the first final be- Lightning coach Jon Cooper, Stamkos and tween two Eastern Conference teams in 41 six other players remain from the series six years. Tampa Bay and Montreal will face years ago, while the Canadiens only have off for the third time in eight postseasons, Brendan Gallagher left on their roster from and this time it’s for the Stanley Cup. back then. “They’re going to get the best team that These teams have also flip-flopped roles they’ve played against so far, and we’re go- since. The Canadiens are now the younger GRAHAM HUGHES, THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP ing to get the best team that we’ve played team that hadn’t gone deep into the playoffs Montreal Canadiens goaltender Carey Price has been rock­solid in the playoffs, giving against so far,” Lightning captain Steven up just 35 goals in 17 games. Stamkos said Friday after a 1-0 victory SEE HISTORY ON PAGE 22

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