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VIRUS OUTBREAK US unemployment drops unexpectedly but remains high amid reopenings

BY CHRISTOPHER RUGABER Associated Press WASHINGTON — The U.S. un- employment rate fell unexpected- ly in May to 13.3% — still on par with what the nation witnessed during the Great Depression — as states loosened their coronavirus lockdowns and businesses began recalling workers. The government said Friday that the economy added 2.5 mil- lion jobs last month, driving un- employment down from 14.7% in April. The May job gain, which con- founded economists’ expecta- tions of another round of severe losses, suggests that thousands of stores, restaurants, gyms and other companies reopened and rehired more quickly than many analysts had forecast. Still, it raises a key question for businesses and unemployed workers: How fast will the re- bound proceed? For hiring to con- tinue at a solid pace, businesses will probably need to see signs that consumers are starting to re- sume their pre-outbreak habits of shopping and dining out. SEE UNEMPLOYMENT ON PAGE 8

BEBETO MATTHEWS/AP Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey kneels by the casket of George Floyd before a memorial service at North Central University on Thursday in Minneapolis. Floyd died May 25 as a Minneapolis police officer pressed his knee into Floyd’s neck. Rage turns to reflection

BY SUDHIN THANAWALA Minneapolis that drew family members, AND BRIAN MAHONEY Protests shift to memorials celebrities, politicians and civil rights advo- Associated Press cates. At his service, strong calls were made ELISE AMENDOLA/AP for Floyd amid calls for action for meaningful changes in policing and the A man walks by a career center ATLANTA — The tenor of the protests set criminal justice system. in Lawrence, Mass., on Friday. off by the death of George Floyd at the hands more to be done to address racial injustice. At demonstration sites around the country, The U.S. unemployment rate, of police has taken a turn from the explosive Many of the protests were more subdued protesters said the quieter mood is the re- although lower, is still on par anger that has fueled the setting of fires, for a second night as marches Thursday sult of several factors: the new and upgraded with what the nation witnessed breaking of windows and other violence to a turned into memorials for Floyd, who was during the Great Depression. quiet, yet more forceful, grassroots call for the focus of a heartfelt tribute Thursday in SEE REFLECTION ON PAGE 6 PAGE 2 •STARS AND STRIPES• Saturday, June 6, 2020 BUSINESS/WEATHER EXCHANGE RATES

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BY PHILLIP WALTER WELLMAN Taliban made a verbal agreement Stars and Stripes to reduce violence by 80%, which was not kept. KABUL, Afghanistan — The In late February, both sides ob- U.S. conducted two airstrikes served a seven-day period of “re- against the Taliban in Afghani- duction in violence,” but within stan this week as the insurgent a week of the peace deal being group attacked Afghan security inked, the U.S. reported strikes forces, a U.S. military spokesman on Taliban forces attacking Af- said Friday. ghan checkpoints. The airstrikes were the first by Meanwhile, an initial draw- ROSE GUDEX/U.S. Air Force the U.S. against the Taliban since down from roughly 13,000 to Staff Sgt. Johnathan Randall, Special Operations Surgical Team member assigned to the 720th the start of the Eid cease-fire at 8,600 U.S. troops called for in the Operational Support Squadron, smiles during a ceremony at Hurlburt Field, Fl a., on May 20, where he the end of the Muslim holy month deal has proceeded and is sched- received the Bronze Star Medal for his actions while deployed in 2019. of Ramadan in late May, U.S. uled to be completed by early Forces—Afghanistan spokes- next month. man Col. Sonny Leggett said on Under the deal’s terms, the in- Twitter. surgents were to begin talks with A strike in western Farah prov- Airman awarded Bronze Star the Kabul government in March, ince Thursday night targeted 25 a condition for the total with- Taliban fighters “executing a co- drawal of U.S. and other foreign ordinated attack” on an Afghan forces. But those talks have been for caring for over 600 in Syria checkpoint, Leggett said. The stymied by disagreements over other strike in southern Kanda- a prisoner swap, rising violence har province Friday afternoon BY CHAD GARLAND “humbling.” They performed surgeries in and political infighting in Kabul. also targeted insurgents attack- Stars and Stripes The surgical technician is as- buildings and vehicles on the While the Taliban have large- ing a checkpoint, he said. signed to the 720th Operational battlefield, the award citation ly held off on attacking foreign A special operations airman Leggett said the strikes did not Support Squadron and part of said. Randall and the other team troops since February, restraint has been awarded a Bronze Star violate a peace deal signed be- a team that falls under the 24th members, who couldn’t attend Pentagon officials have said is for his work on a battlefield surgi- tween the U.S. and the Taliban in Special Operations Wing. the ceremony due to coronavirus likely meant to preserve the deal, cal team during the fight against February. “When I first got to the unit, the prevention measures, did “amaz- it’s unclear how often U.S. air- the Islamic State, as the terrorists team I deployed with were receiv- The Taliban didn’t immediate- ing work” in support of Operation ly comment on the latest strikes craft have aided Afghan forces in lost the last of their territory. ing Bronze Stars and I always felt Inherent Resolve, said Lt. Col. but in April accused the U.S. of that time. Over the course of a six-month I was standing on the shoulders deployment in early 2019, Staff James Webb, Special Opera- violating the Feb. 29 deal by con- Last month, U.S. Air Forces of giants,” he was quoted saying Sgt. Johnathan Randall provided tions Surgical Team director of ducting “brutal drone attacks and Central Command and the U.S.- in an Air Force statement. “To surgical care for 644 combat ca- operations. other bombings” against illegiti- led NATO mission in Afghanistan even stand beside them is a great sualties, assisted in 16 damage “Damage control resuscitation mate targets. began withholding their separate feeling.” control surgeries, 46 resuscita- and surgery are challenging even U.S. officials had repeatedly monthly reports detailing U.S. tions and 70 advanced proce- The deployment from January in the most ideal situations, but called on the Taliban to curb airstrikes in the country, say- to June of last year was Randall’s dures “at the most forward point to perform at such a high level in their attacks in the nearly three ing the data could hurt the peace first. It came as the U.S.-backed of combat operations,” the mili- the most extreme environments, months between the signing cer- process. forces in Syria continued heavy tary said this week. hours forward of the closest hos- emony and the Eid truce. The little strike information fighting to root out ISIS from the released since comes from rare One moment that stood out was pitals, is a testament to the men- Hopes that the three-day holi- last areas under their control. official tweets like Leggett’s on during a counterattack in an un- tal and physical fortitude of him day armistice would last were disclosed location, where he and Iraqi forces supported by the short-lived. Afghanistan’s Tolo Friday, which went on to repeat U.S.-led Operation Inherent Re- and his team,” Webb said in the the U.S.’s commitment to the his special operations surgical statement. News reported Thursday that the team stabilized and evacuated 51 solve were also still battling the Taliban had conducted an aver- agreement. Randall, who joined the Air blast and gunshot wound casual- group, as it mounted an insurgen- age of 30 attacks per day since the “We reiterate: All sides must Force in 2012 and quickly made ties at a forward staging point, cy in that country. cease-fire ended May 27. reduce violence to allow the peace while under constant threat of “We enable our allies to stay in joining a special operations surgi- While the text of the deal process to take hold,” Leggett small arms and mortar fire. the fight,” Randall said. “They cal team his goal, said it was “sur- doesn’t explicitly prohibit Taliban said. real” to be so effective as part of a Randall was awarded the know they have that American attacks against Afghan forces, [email protected] Bronze Star for meritorious team that’s going to take care of small team of six people. Leggett said last month that the Twitter: @pwwellman achievements May 20 in a small them, we’re moving with them “It’s the dream job,” he said. ceremony at Hurlburt Field and we would be right there... We [email protected] in Florida. He described it as built a bond.” Twitter: @chadgarland ISIS claims responsibility Group: Afghanistan hurt by lack of tests for attack at Kabul mosque Associated Press Associated Press government.” country’s extremely low testing dysfunctional, and the health Prayer leader Ayaz Niazi was KABUL, Afghanistan — The KABUL, Afghanistan — An capacity means many people are care system ill-equipped to deal buried Thursday at the same international aid organization going untested. with even basic ailments. Islamic State claimed responsi- mosque where the attack took warned Tuesday that Afghanistan International health care pro- Afghanistan’s Ministry of bility Thursday for a bomb attack place after Afghan President is on the brink of a humanitarian fessionals have warned that a Health says it only has the capaci- inside a mosque in the Afghan Ashraf Ghani and several other disaster because the government large outbreak of the virus in ty to test 2,000 people per day, but capital Kabul that killed two peo- officials paid tribute. is unable to test at least 80% of Afghanistan could overwhelm are receiving between 10,000 and ple, including the prayer leader, ISIS attacks have increased, possible coronavirus cases. its health care infrastructure, 20,000 samples each day. That and wounded eight others. particularly in Kabul, targeting The International Rescue Com- already wrecked by decades means up to 90% of potentially in- In a statement on an ISIS-affili- Afghan media, civilians and mi- mittee said COVID-19 is rapidly of war. Despite billions of dol- fected people are not being tested. ated website, the group said Tues- nority Shiites. spreading undetected through lars in international investment, At 40%, Afghanistan has one of day’s attack in Kabul targeted a On Sunday the group claimed Afghanistan. The IRC said the much of it from the U.S., massive the highest rates of positive tests prayer leader who was described responsibility for a roadside number of confirmed new cases government corruption has left of all the countries where the IRC as “an apostate and evil propagat- bombing against a bus belonging rose by 684% in May, but the resources depleted, institutions works, the organization said. ing loyalty to the apostate Afghan to a local TV station in Kabul. PAGE 4 •STARS AND STRIPES• Saturday, June 6, 2020 MILITARY Blue Angels receive modified Super Hornets

BY JAMES BOLINGER Force counterparts, the Thun- Stars and Stripes derbirds, are recruiting tools for their respective services. The The world’s largest aircraft teams paired up in late April for a maker, reeling from evaporating series of flyovers at cities across demand for its planes during the the United States hard-hit by the coronavirus pandemic, nonethe- coronavirus. The flyovers were less scored a morale-boosting lift meant as a tribute to essential this week. workers, first responders and Boeing delivered the first of a health care workers in the front planned fleet of 11 modified F/A- lines of the pandemic. 18E Super Hornets to the Navy’s The Navy acquired its first Blue Angels demonstration team Super Hornets in 2001, according on Wednesday, according to the to Boeing. company. The aircraft will undergo flight The company has contracts to testing and evaluation at Naval refit and extend the lives of Super Air Station Patuxent River in Hornets already in service. In Boeing Maryland, according to a press March 2019, it received a defense release on the company website. The first F/A-18 Super Hornet for the Navy’s Blue Angels demonstration team was delivered for testing contract worth $4 billion to build “The Super Hornet is an iconic and evaluation, June 3. 78 more for the fleet. representation of excellence in “As Boeing continues to sup- naval aviation,” said Pat Walsh, The Blue Angels now fly the compatible navigation equipment, 16 tons empty ; each of its twin en- port the operational fleet of Navy a retired admiral and the vice F/A-18 Hornet. The Super Hor- cameras and adjustments for the gines generates 17,000 pounds of Super Hornets,” Walsh said in president of U.S. Navy & Marine net that the team is moving to has aircraft’s center of gravity. thrust, according to a Boeing fact the release , “ we are excited to Corps services for Boeing, ac- major modifications, including an Boeing plans to deliver the re- sheet. During their performanc- see this platform enter a critical cording to the release. Walsh flew oil tank for the smoke-generation maining Super Hornets this year. es the Blue Angels fly at speeds phase of its journey to joining the with the Blue Angels from 1985 system, fuel systems that enable The Super Hornet can fly at ranging from 120 mph to 700 mph team.” to 1987 as the left wingman and the aircraft to fly inverted for ex- speeds up to Mach 1.6 (about (just below Mach 1). [email protected] slot pilot. tended periods of time, civilian- 1,200 mph at sea level) and weighs The Blue Angels and their Air Twitter: @bolingerj2004 VA to post gender-exclusive motto in 142 cemeteries

BY NIKKI WENTLING orphan.” department for spending time Stars and Stripes Plaques inscribed with the and money to “further emblazon quote now flank the entrance a gender-exclusive motto across WASHINGTON — The Depart- to VA headquarters in Wash- the agency’s footprint.” ment of Veterans Affairs plans to ington and are inside many VA “It’s Secretary Wilkie’s re- install plaques inscribed with its facilities. sponsibility to create a culture motto, using male-only pronouns, “Those words are the basis of within the VA that’s welcoming in 142 cemeteries nationwide — our VA mission to care for our liv- to women veterans,” Jaslow said. drawing ire from female veterans ing veterans and their families,” “[He] can veil his actions in the and advocates who have pushed Wilkie said in a statement May cloak of history all he wants, but for a gender-neutral version for 25. “That’s why, later this year, he’s once again proactively decid- years. we will memorialize in bronze ing to ignore the women veterans VA Secretary Robert Wilkie Lincoln’s charge to the nation at that are standing before him in announced on Memorial Day his all our VA cemeteries.” the present.” intention to install the plaques, In 2017, Iraq and Afghanistan The VA argued that the motto the first of which are expected to Veterans of America urged the is a direct quote from Lincoln and be in place by the end of the year. VA to alter the motto, which the emblazoned on stone in the Lin- A cost estimate for the project group claimed was sexist, out- coln Memorial. has not been completed, VA Press dated and exclusionary. Reps. “The speech formed the basis JOE GROMELSKI/Stars and Stripes Secretary Christina Noel said. Kathleen Rice, D-N.Y., and Brian of VA’s subsequent creation and is Since 1959, the VA motto has Mast, R-Fla., previously intro- A plaque with Abraham Lincoln’s quotation about veterans appears part of our recognized mission,” been a quote from former Presi- duced legislation to make the on the Department of Veterans Affairs headquarters in Washington. Noel said. “Of course, today our dent Abraham Lincoln’s second motto gender-neutral, but the mission is focused more broadly inaugural address in 1865, the measure was never taken into se- Chief of Staff Jacquelyn Hayes- who in 2017 was the executive on the men and women veterans we treat in our medical facilities, same year he created the first rious consideration by Congress. Byrd issued an agency-wide mes- director of IAVA, said this week government institution for vol- The VA rejected the idea of provide earned benefits and inter unteer soldiers: “To care for changing the motto and insisted it sage telling all employees to not that Wilkie’s decision to place the in our national cemeteries.” paraphrase or alter the motto. motto in 142 new locations was him who shall have borne the would continue to use the original [email protected] battle and for his widow, and his quote. In 2018, then-VA Acting Iraq War veteran Allison Jaslow, disappointing. She criticized the Twitter: @nikkiwentling

Audit: Alaska National Guard has bettered its handling of sexual assault

Associated Press under laws passed by the Alas- The National Guard conducted worked in parallel. by guard leadership,” said Jeff ka Legislature, The Anchorage 23 sexual assault disciplinary pro- The audit recommended great- Turner, Dunleavy’s deputy com- ANCHORAGE, Alaska — An Alaska Department of Adminis- Daily News reported Sunday. ceedings between 2016 and Sep- er cooperation between civilian munications director. tration audit has found that the Citing the results of anonymous tember 2019. The study included prosecutors and the military jus- Prior investigations by the state state’s National Guard units im- annual surveys of National Guard 15 reports that were unrestricted tice system, with legislation to and the federal National Guard proved the handling of sexual members, the report concluded to allow auditor examinations. allow information sharing. The concluded sexual abuse, assault assault and sexual harassment that training efforts have encour- The 15 reports dealt with seven report also called for a military and harassment were significant- since 2014, but some problems aged soldiers to report problems. National Guard members, includ- judge for the Alaska National ly underreported, in part because remain. “We believe one reason we’re ing five who suffered military Guard. commanders’ actions deterred The administration depart- having more reports is that peo- punishment. One complaint was Republican Gov. Mike Dun- reporting. ment’s oversight unit said the ple are now more comfortable in unsubstantiated while another leavy ordered the audit “to give “They acted like they didn’t National Guard increased sexual coming forward,” said Adjutant remains under investigation. Alaskans assurance that the care about it for a while,” said Re- assault and prevention training, General Torrence Saxe, head of In several cases, civilian pros- Alaska National Guard Sexual publican Rep. Steve Thompson, set up new procedures for ad- the Alaska National Guard. “If ecutors pursued charges against Assault Prevention and Response co-chair of the Alaska House spe- dressing complaints and created numbers are going up, we do think the National Guard members Program is fully implemented cial committee on military and a new military judicial system that is more trust in leadership.” as the military justice system and continues to be followed veterans affairs. Saturday, June 6, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• PAGE 5 NATION Some in GOP back Mattis’ comments

Associated Press denunciation that rippled through Republican ranks. WASHINGTON — President “Donald Trump is the first Donald Trump’s inability to unify president in my lifetime who does the nation at a time of grave un- not try to unite the American rest is testing his uneasy alliance people — does not even pretend with mainstream Republicans, to try. Instead, he tries to divide some emboldened by Gen. James us,” Mattis wrote in The Atlan- Mattis’ plea for a leader who lives up to the U.S. ideals of a more tic, adding that the upheaval is perfect union. the result of “three years without Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski mature leadership. ” on Thursday called the rebuke Right up until Mattis released by Trump’s first Pentagon chief it, saying little or nothing against “necessary and overdue. ” the loyalty-loving president re- “Perhaps we’re getting to the mained a popular choice for Re- ANDREW HARNIK, POOL/AP point where we can be more hon- publican members of Congress. est with the concerns that we Earlier in the week, for ex- Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., speaks during a Senate Intelligence Committee nomination hearing for Rep. ample, Republican Sen. Rob John Ratcliffe on Capitol Hill on May 5. might hold internally, and have the courage of our own convic- Portman of Ohio was one of a tions to speak up,” Murkowski procession of Republicans who said. muttered or dodged when asked Sen. Tom Cotton raises profile Murkowski’s remarks reflected if Trump’s use of the military to the choice Republicans are forced suppress protesters was the right to make about whether, and for thing to do. how long, to support Trump when But after Mattis’ rebuke, Port- with defense of ‘show of force’ man was more willing to discuss his words and actions often con- Trump’s handling of the protests. Associated Press Taciturn as he strides through day, saying the outrage about his flict with their values and goals. He pointed out that Trump in Capitol hallways, seldom ac- call for physically overpowering Trump has responded to violence WASHINGTON — Freshman prepared remarks did condemn knowledging reporters’ questions, protesters “exposes the hypocri- accompanying some protests fol- Sen. Tom Cotton has risen to the Floyd’s killing and applauded Cotton is known for tough stances lowing George Floyd’s killing in sy of all these woke progressives” peaceful demonstrations. But “his ranks of potential 2024 Republi- on issues that thrill Trump’s con- Minneapolis by calling for more who can’t tolerate opinions they tone and words kind of in between can presidential contenders by servative supporters. He’s been a “law and order” to “dominate” making all the right enemies. By don’t like. those more formal presentations hard-liner on immigration, Iran And with some protests over even peaceful demonstrations. He lining up behind President Don- and most recently China . has been slower and less forceful have not unified people,” Port- ald Trump’s law-and-order recipe police killings of black men veer- man said. “It’s more about tone. Cotton’s office declined to make ing into violence in New York and in addressing racial injustice and for controlling civic unrest, he’s questions of police brutality that I think he’s probably getting that him available for this article. But elsewhere, Cotton reprised his making even more. lie at the heart of the unrest. message from a lot of people.” a person close to him, who spoke role as one of Trump’s chief de- “One thing above all else will The nation is on edge, and Elec- Murkowski, who has her own on the condition of anonymity to fenders in Congress. restore order to our streets: an tion Day looms, with the presi- complicated relationship with discuss the lawmaker’s thinking, He disputed Defense Secretary overwhelming show of force to said Cotton would consider serv- dency and control of the House Trump, suggested those in the disperse, detain and ultimately Mark Esper’s comment that this and Senate at stake. Trump has president’s mostly white party ing in the Cabinet for a second week’s turbulence didn’t create deter lawbreakers,” the 43-year- Trump term if he’s reelected in made clear that consequences for are looking for the right words an urgent need to use troops in old Arkansan wrote this week in a November, and running for presi- what he considers disloyalty can and tone. Statements by former cities, saying that was Trump’s New York Times opinion column. dent himself in 2024. be steep. Indeed, he promised in President George W. Bush and call. And to former Defense That infuriated Democrats and An Army combat veteran and a tweet Thursday to campaign now Mattis, she said, help point liberals, whom he swiped at by Harvard Law School graduate, Secretary Jim Mattis’ stunning against Murkowski when she is the way. writing that protests rocking cities Cotton’s ambition is no surprise assertion that Trump was divid- up for reelection in 2022. “I think right now ... questions are “carnivals for the thrill-seek- in Washington or Arkansas. No- ing the country and violating the For Republicans, the challenge about who I’m going to vote for, ing rich as well as other criminal tice has been taken of his unusu- Constitution, Cotton said, “He’s peaked this week when federal who I’m not going to vote for, I elements.” For good measure, he ally high profile for a first-term wrong on this one.” forces abruptly cleared peaceful think, are distracting to the mo- tweeted Thursday that “liberal senator and his frequent appear- None of that went over well protesters from Lafayette Park ment,” said Murkowski, who said arts professors” won’t have to ances on the network of choice for with Democrats. near the White House so Trump she’d continue to try to work with “live with the consequences of Trump and his followers. “I’m appalled that anyone, could stage a photo op in front of the Trump administration. “I chaos and destruction.” “Everything he’s doing looks let alone a member of the Sen- St. John’s, the “church of presi- know people might think that’s a Later Thursday, after the like what a very ambitious person ate Armed Services Committee, dents,” holding up a Bible. dodge,” she added, “but I think Times released a statement say- who wants to run for president would advocate for the use of Mattis, Trump’s defense sec- there are important conversa- ing Cotton’s essay did not meet its at the next available time does,” military force to silence dissent,” retary until December 2018, tions that we need to have as an standards, he accused it of “sur- said GOP consultant Liz Mair, said Sen. Richard Blumenthal, watched the developments “angry American people amongst our- rendering to the mindless woke who says she’s “not a fan.” D-Conn., a fellow member of that and appalled” and let rip his dis- selves about where we are right mob.” Cotton was on Fox again Thurs- panel. approval Wednesday night in a now.”

Democrats in Congress expected to announce package of police reforms

Associated Press Sens. Cory Booker of New Jersey sumptive Democratic presiden- most certainly pass the House. Capitol’s Emancipation Hall. and Kamala Harris of California, tial nominee, has endorsed such But the outcome in the Senate is Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., WASHINGTON — Congres- both former presidential candi- a ban. less certain. Republican Majority the chairman of the Judiciary sional Democrats, powered by dates, are expected to announce “We have a moral moment in Leader Mitch McConnell has said Committee, tweeted earlier that the Congressional Black Caucus, a package in the coming days, our country,” Rep. Karen Bass, the chamber would take a look at are preparing a sweeping pack- his panel will conduct a hearing with a House bill coming soon D-Calif., the chairwoman of the the issues, but he has not endorsed “to shine a bright light on the age of police reforms as pressure and a House Judiciary Commit- CBC, said on a conference call any particular legislation. builds on the federal government problems associated with Mr. tee hearing next week. Wednesday. On Thursday, Senate Demo- Floyd’s death, with the goal of to respond to the death of George Both the House and Senate The political stakes of any cratic leader Chuck Schumer finding a better way forward for Floyd and others in law enforce- efforts are expected to include police reform efforts are high, pointedly called on McConnell to ment interactions. changes to police accountabil- amplified in an election year by commit to considering the bills our nation.” With the urgency of mass pro- ity laws, such as revising im- President Donald Trump’s “law this summer. “Words of kindness and grace tests outside their doors, lawmak- munity provisions and creating and order” stance, including his “Will our Republican col- are essential to America, but ers on Capitol Hill are working a database of police use-of-force threats to call in the U.S. military leagues ever join us in this ef- they’re not enough right now,” furiously to draft what could incidents. Revamped training to clamp down on protesters. fort?” Schumer asked from the Booker said during a Senate become one of the most ambi- requirements are planned, too, The House is expected to vote Senate floor, after Democrats held floor speech this week. “It’s on tious efforts in years to oversee among them a ban on the use of by month’s end. With Democrats a 8-minute, 46-second moment of us in this body to do something to the way law enforcement works. choke holds. Joe Biden, the pre- in the majority, the bills will al- silence for Floyd and others at the change the law.” PAGE 6 •STARS AND STRIPES• Saturday, June 6, 2020 NATION Reflection: Rallies, demands for justice continue across US

FROM FRONT PAGE As the protests have taken criminal charges against the root over the past week, they police officers involved in have become communities unto Floyd’s arrest; a more concilia- themselves. tory approach by police who have In New York, where residents marched with them or taken a have been stuck at home for near- knee to recognize their message; ly three months because of the and the realization that the burst coronavirus pandemic, residents of rage after Floyd’s death is not who can’t go to a restaurant are sustainable. happy to be able to go a protest. “Personally, I think you can’t People bring their dogs and share riot every day for almost a week,” snacks and water bottles. They said Costa Smith, 26, who was have been heartened by police protesting in downtown Atlanta. who have joined them. Despite the shift in tone, pro- “It’s great to be alive, it’s his- tory right now,” said protester testers have shown no sign that EVAN VUCCI/AP they are going away and, if any- Kenyata Taylor. thing, are emboldened to stay In Atlanta, protester Nate Saint Demonstrators protest Thursday near the White House in Washington over the death of George Floyd, a on the streets to push for police carried a sign that encouraged black man who was in police custody in Minneapolis. reforms. people to vote. He attributed the In New York City, Miguel Fer- reduction in violence in part to the state Capitol to honor Floyd’s nandes said there were “a lot the police. memory. Once there, the group more nights to go” of marching “Cops are recognizing that the and police officers took a knee for because protesters hadn’t got more passive they become, the nine minutes. what they wanted. And Floyd’s more receptive, the more they “This protest won’t just stop brother Terrence appeared in listen, the less the protesters are here,” junior safety Caden Sterns Brooklyn to carry on the fight for going to react,” he said. said. “To the white community ... change, declaring “power to the A group of protesters stood if you want change like you say people, all of us.“ near a line of police and National you do, you must change. What At the first in a series of me- Guard troops. Some cursed of- I mean is, you must realize, and morials for Floyd, The Rev. Al ficers. Others were seen talking the oppressor must realize, you Sharpton urged those gathered to the officers. It was a differ- are oppressing.” Thursday “to stand up in George’s ent scene from last Friday when Wednesday marked the first name and say, ‘Get your knee off the city experienced widespread peaceful night of protests in Se- our necks!’ ” Those at the Min- vandalism and looting following a attle since demonstrations began peaceful demonstration. neapolis tribute stood in silence there last week. The mayor and Protester Hilliard Jones, 24, for 8 minutes, 46 seconds — the police chief there were hoping for amount of time Floyd was alleged sat on a barricade in downtown more peace after meeting with to be on the ground under the Atlanta near police. He’s been community members. control of police. attending the protests for nearly “For those peacefully dem- Floyd’s golden casket was cov- a week. The violence early on MANUEL BALCE CENETA/AP ered in red roses, and an image reflected centuries of injustice onstrating tonight, please know was projected above the pulpit of against blacks, he said. District of Columbia Mayor Muriel Bowser walks on the street you can continue to demonstrate. a mural of Floyd painted at the “If you’ve been oppressed like leading to the White House after the words Black Lives Matter We want you to continue making street corner where he was ar- we have for so long, eventually it’s were painted in enormous bright yellow letters on the street by city your voice heard,” Seattle Mayor rested by police on suspicion of going to explode,“ Jones said. workers and activists Friday . Jenny Durkan said on Twitter. passing a counterfeit $20 bill at There were still skirmishes The calm in Seattle followed a a convenience store. The mes- in the Bronx and elsewhere. In curfew Thursday night. The man cheered as Fort Worth officers weekend of chaos that saw police sage on the mural: “I can breathe Buffalo, a police commissioner appeared to hit his head on the joined the front of a march. Po- vehicles burned and stores looted, now.” suspended two officers after pavement and blood leaked out as lice in Austin also walked with and officers on Monday and Tues- Sharpton vowed that this will video from WBFO showed a man officers walk past. The man was dozens of members of the Univer- day nights used pepper spray, become a movement to “change being shoved after walking up to hospitalized. sity of Texas football team as they tear gas, flash bangs and rubber the whole system of justice.” police as they were enforcing a But in Texas, protesters made their way from campus to bullets to disperse crowds. SC guardsmen in DC hospitalized after lightning strike

BY COREY DICKSTEIN for that state’s Guard. She said they were which have spread across the United States monuments, including the Lincoln Me- Stars and Stripes in stable condition Friday morning and since the May 25 killing of a handcuffed morial, which was vandalized over the would spend 24 hours in the hospital “for black man, George Floyd, by a Minneapolis weekend. WASHINGTON — Two South Carolina observation.” police officer. That officer has since been The South Carolina troops were guard- National Guard soldiers were hospital- South Carolina sent about 450 National fired and faces charges, including second- ing a perimeter around Lafayette Park on ized early Friday morning after lightning Guard troops to Washington this week at degree murder in Floyd’s death. Thursday evening when strong thunder- struck close to their position in Washing- the request of Defense Secretary Mark Washington Mayor Muriel Bowser on storms rolled through the national capital. ton, D.C., where they were deployed this Esper after demonstrations in the national Thursday sent a letter to Trump demand- That park was the site of a controversial week in response to protests in the city, ac- capital aimed at addressing police brutal- ing the removal of National Guard troops incident on Monday that saw federal law cording to military and local officials. ity and institutional racism in the United and federal law enforcement officers de- enforcement forcibly remove protestors The soldiers were transported by local States grew violent last weekend. In total, ployed from outside the city. from the park just before Trump and oth- emergency personnel just after midnight 10 states sent a total of 3,300 National She said violence within the city has ers from his administration staged a walk following the lightning strike at Lafay- Guard troops to Washington, where they dropped and her local police force and through the area for a photo opportunity ette Park, which is adjacent to the White are working with the nearly 1,300 D.C. Na- federal law enforcement agencies within at nearby St. John’s Church. D.C. National House, the District of Columbia Fire and tional Guard troops under the command of Washington were “well equipped to handle Guard troops with military police-labeled Emergency Medical Services Department Maj. Gen. William Walker. large demonstrations and First Amend- shields were involved in moving the pro- said in a statement. The soldiers’ injuries The troops have been charged with aid- ment activities.” testors, but Pentagon officials said they did were not life threatening. ing local and federal law enforcement offi- National Guard troops in recent days not employ any nonlethal munitions during Both soldiers were from the South Caro- cials responding to the protests. President have been photographed working hand- the incident. lina Army National Guard, said Army Donald Trump in recent days has touted in-hand mostly with other federal law en- [email protected] Capt. Jessica Donnelly, a spokeswoman the use of the National Guard to quell riots, forcement troops and guarding national Twitter: @CDicksteinDC Saturday, June 6, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• PAGE 7 NATION Former Marine Corps commandant calls ‘He deserved better’ for ‘justice and fairness’ in death of Floyd

BY WYATT OLSON Neller’s lengthy post avoided criticism of who are the majority of all races, ethnici- he said. “I am sure that today this is not Stars and Stripes President Donald Trump or any other top ties and genders must stand up for what is enough,” he said. officials, unlike scathing letters this week right and reasonable.” “We will hear many words about improv- Former Marine Corps commandant by former Defense Secretary Jim Mat- The 67-year-old Neller, who retired in ing policing, on maintaining law and order, Gen. Robert Neller on Thursday became tis and retired Adm. July after four years as commandant, about being more empathetic to our fellow the latest high-ranking retired U.S. mili- Mike Mullen, the for- faced questions during his tenure about citizens,” he said. “Just as we have before. tary official to weigh in on the death of mer chairman of the the presence of white nationalists among And I am not naïve enough to think that George Floyd, urging national leaders in Joint Chiefs of Staff. the Marine Corps ranks. these words will change something that is an open letter to “speak out for justice and Mattis, who re- After service members, including Ma- deeply rooted in our culture which started fairness.” signed in December rines, participated in a march by white the day the first African slave was brought “The time for being silent has passed, 2018 over Trump’s supremacists in Charlottesville, Va., in Au- to what we know as America.” at least for me,” Neller said in a post on decision to withdraw gust 2017, Neller tweeted that the ideology Neller cajoled the nation’s political and LinkedIn. troops from Syria, at the center of the event was contrary to cultural leaders to continue speaking out Floyd’s death on May 25 sparked protests excoriated his former the service’s core values. for justice and fairness. throughout the world. The 46-year-old Af- boss for divisiveness “Bigotry and racial extremism run con- “At the same time work to address the rican American died in police custody trary to these core values,” he tweeted. conditions of any group in the Country who and poor leadership. Neller after a Minneapolis police officer pressed The closest Neller In his post Thursday, Neller pondered is disadvantaged by any reason,” he said. his knee into Floyd’s neck for nearly 9 min- got to criticizing political figures was a the way forward from the protests and “You cannot make everyone in the Coun- utes while he was handcuffed and lying on swipe at extreme partisanship. riots. try succeed but we must create opportuni- the pavement. “I could go on and address social media, “Do we as white Americans just take ties for success not conditions for failure. “We know what happened in Minnesota the media, and those on the far left and comfort in our own view that ‘I am not a Life is hard and all Americans expect to to George Floyd was not right,” Neller said. the far right,” he said. “For the latter two, racist and I raised my children to judge work hard … but don’t make it harder than “He deserved better. And his death like there is sadly likely nothing I can say to people by the color of their heart and it is.” those of too many others needs to count for make them moderate their views. But each character and not the color of their skin, [email protected] something. We are better than this.” are a small minority but a vocal one. We their religion or their sexual preference?’” Twitter: @WyattWOlson Ex-cop charged in Floyd’s death Prosecutors: 3 men served 8 years in Army Reserve plotted to terrorize

BY ROSE L. THAYER minutes while he was handcuffed and laying on the Stars and Stripes pavement. Las Vegas protests Chauvin enlisted in the Army Reserve in Feb- Derek Chauvin, the fired police officer charged ruary 1996 and left in February 2004, about three in a Minneapolis man’s death that sparked protests years after he joined the Minneapolis Police De- Associated Press term used by extremists to signify around the world, spent eight years as a military partment, according to his military service record coming civil war and/or fall of LAS VEGAS — Three Nevada policeman in the Army Reserve, according to his and a redacted copy of his police personnel file. He civilization.” men with ties to a loose movement official service record. attained the rank of specialist in February 1998 of right-wing extremists advocat- Stephen T. Parshall, 35, Andrew The 44-year-old was charged Wednesday with and left the service at the same rank. ing the overthrow of the U.S. gov- T. Lynam Jr., 23, and William L. second-degree murder, along with previously filed On his police application to become a community ernment have been arrested on Loomis, 40, were being held on charges of third-degree murder and second-degree service officer in 2001, Chauvin said he spent seven terrorism-related charges in what $1 million bond each in the Clark manslaughter in the May 25 death of George Floyd, months at a training center formerly known as the authorities say was a conspiracy to County jail Wednesday, according according to a release from Minnesota Attorney Combat Maneuver Training Center in Hohenfels, spark violence during recent pro- to court records. Lynam is from General Keith Ellison. Germany, and five months with the 795th Military tests in Las Vegas. suburban Henderson and the oth- The incident in which Chauvin and three other Police Battalion at former Army base Fort McClel- Federal prosecutors say the ers are from Las Vegas. police officers detained Floyd has sparked protests lan, Ala. three white men with U.S. military The complaint said Lynam is in many U.S. cities. Floyd, 46, died after Chauvin [email protected] experience are accused of conspir- an Army reservist, with Parshall pressed his knee into Floyd’s neck for nearly nine Twitter: @Rose_Lori ing to carry out a plan that began formerly enlisted in the Navy and in April in conjunction with pro- Loomis formerly enlisted in the tests to reopen businesses closed Air Force. because of the coronavirus. Each currently faces two federal More recently, they sought to charges — conspiracy to damage Armed Army veteran is arrested in capitalize on protests over the and destroy by fire and explosive, death of George Floyd, a black and possession of unregistered LA after National Guard alert police man who died in Minneapolis firearms. In state court, they’ve after a white officer pressed his been accused of felony conspira- BY ROSE L. THAYER south of Los Angeles, told po- knee into his neck for several min- cy, terrorism and explosives pos- Stars And Stripes lice that he was going down- utes even after he stopped moving session. Trutanich said they’ll be town to provide security for and pleading for air, prosecutors prosecuted in both jurisdictions. A 31-year-old Army veteran carrying an assault a friend’s establishment, ac- said. “This type of planning and in- rifle and dressed in military fatigues was arrest- cording to city police. The three men were arrested tent on causing mayhem is ter- ed in Los Angeles early Tuesday morning after a However, California law Saturday on the way to a protest roristic and will not be tolerated,” member of the National Guard pointed him out to states assault weapons must in downtown Las Vegas after fill- said Steve Wolfson, the district at- police in the area, according to the city’s police be transported only between ing gas cans at a parking lot and torney in Las Vegas. making Molotov cocktails in glass department. specific locations and un- Attorney Monti Levy, represent- bottles, according to a copy of the Gregory Wong, who was arrested on a felony loaded and stored in a locked ing Loomis, declined to comment charge of transportation of an assault weapon, criminal complaint obtained by container during transport, about the state case and did not drew the attention of troops when he arrived down- The Associated Press. Wong according to the state attorney immediately respond to a question town at about 1:30 a.m. in a civilian sedan dressed “People have a right to peaceful- general’s website. about whether she’ll represent in clothing similar to the National Guard’s uniform “While investigators are still looking into the in- ly protest. These men are agitators Loomis in federal court. and carrying an assault rifle and a pistol, accord- cident, at this time it does not appear that Mr. Wong and instigators. Their point was to A deputy public defender repre- ing to a news release from the Los Angeles Police intended to harm anyone,” according to police. hijack the protests into violence,” Department. Wong was an information technology specialist Nicholas Trutanich, U.S. attorney senting Parshall declined to com- About 2,500 California National Guard members with the Army from January 2008 to January 2014 in Nevada, told AP. He referred ment and an attorney appointed to were serving within Los Angeles on Tuesday to pre- and then with the Army Reserve through July 2019, to what he called “real and legiti- represent Lynam did not immedi- vent looting and vandalism that has occurred dur- according to his official service record. He then mate outrage” over Floyd’s death. ately respond to messages. ing protests that began last week after the death of transitioned to the Inactive Ready Reserve. He at- The complaint filed in U.S. The charges come as intelli- George Floyd on May 25, according to the service. tained the rank of sergeant in June 2012. District Court in Las Vegas on gence officials are warning that On Tuesday, a Natioanl Guard member notified Wong was in an LA County jail Thursday with Wednesday said they self-iden- “violent opportunists” have been police officers that they’d seen “an unknown indi- a bail amount of $50,000, according to police. His tified as part of the “boogaloo” emboldened nationwide by attacks vidual dressed in military fatigues.” next court date is Sept. 2, according the county’s movement, which U.S. prosecu- on law enforcement officials amid Wong, who is from Gardena, a city about 15 miles inmate roster. tors said in the document is “a protests. PAGE 8 •STARS AND STRIPES• Saturday, June 6, 2020 VIRUS OUTBREAK ‘The sadness is almost too much’ On anniversary, few to mourn the D-Day dead in Normandy

BY RAF CASERT came to die in a foreign land,” Associated Press Pottier said. “We miss the GIs,” he said of the U.S. soldiers. COLLEVILLE-SUR-MER, The pandemic has wreaked France — At least the dead will havoc across the world, infect- always be there. ing 6.6 million people, killing All too many have been, for 76 over 391,000 and devastating years since that fateful June 6 economies. on France’s Normandy beaches, It poses a particular threat to when allied troops in 1944 turned the elderly — like the surviving the course of World War II and D-Day veterans who are in their went on to defeat fascism in Eu- late nineties or older. rope in one of the most remark- It has also affected the younger able feats in military history. generations who turn out every Forgotten they will never be. year to mark the occasion. Most Revered, yes. But Saturday’s an- have been barred from travel- niversary will be one of the lone- ing to the windswept coasts of liest remembrances ever, as the Normandy. coronavirus pandemic is keeping Some 160,000 soldiers made almost everyone away — from the perilous crossing from Eng- government leaders to frail vet- land that day in atrocious condi- erans who might not get another tions, storming dunes which they chance for a final farewell to their knew were heavily defended by unlucky comrades. German troops determined to PHOTOS BY VIRGINIA MAYO/AP Rain and wind are also fore- hold their positions. cast, after weeks of warm, sunny Somehow, they succeeded. Yet World War II D-Day veteran and Penobscot Elder from Maine, Charles Norman Shay, left, walks in the weather. they left a trail of thousands of ca- dunes overlooking Omaha Beach with men in WWII period uniforms after a Native American ceremony at “The sadness is almost too sualties who have been mourned his memorial in Saint-Laurent-sur-Mer, Normandy, France, on Friday. much, because there is no one,“ for generations since. said local guide Adeline James. Last year stood out, with U.S. Shay stands near “Plus you have their stories. The President Donald Trump join- Native American history is sad and it’s even more ing his French counterpart Em- dreamcatchers as overwhelming now between the manuel Macron at the American he looks out over weather, the (virus) situation and, cemetery in Colleville-sur-Mer, a dune on Omaha and, and.” on a bluff overlooking Omaha Beach. Saturday’s The locals in this northwestern Beach. A smattering of veterans anniversary of part of France have come out year were honored with the highest D-Day will be one after year to show their gratitude accolades. of the loneliest for the soldiers from the United All across the beaches of Nor- remembrances ever, States, Britain, Canada and other mandy tens of thousands came as the coronavirus countries who liberated them from across the globe to pay their pandemic is from Adolf Hitler’s Nazi forces. respects to the dead and laud the keeping almost Despite the lack of interna- surviving soldiers. everyone away, from tional crowds, David Pottier still The acrid smell of wartime-era government leaders went out to raise American flags jeep exhaust fumes and the rum- to frail veterans in the Calvados village of Mosles, ble of old tanks filled the air as who might not get population 356, which was liber- parades of vintages vehicles went another chance for a ated by allied troops the day after from village to village. The tiny final farewell to their the landing on five Normandy roads between the dunes, hedges unlucky comrades. beachheads. and apple orchards were clogged In a forlorn scene, a garden- for hours, if not days. er tended to the parched grass Heading into the D-Day re- country roads. out for a ride. tive. Someday the COVID-19 pan- around the small monument membrance weekend this year, “Last year this place was full “This year, there is nothing. demic, too, will pass, and people for the war dead, while Pottier, only the salty brine coming off the with jeeps, trucks, people dressed It’s just me now, my dog and my will turn out to remember both the local mayor, was getting the ocean on Omaha Beach hits the up as soldiers,“ said Eric Angely, jeep,” the local Frenchman said. events that shook the world. French tricolor to flutter next to nostrils, the shrieks of seagulls who sat on a seawall, dressed in a Three quarters of a century and “We don’t have a short memory the Stars and Stripes. pierce the ears and a sense of des- World War II uniform after tak- the horrific wartime slaughter of around here,“ Pottier said with a “We have to recognize that they olation hangs across the region’s ing his restored U.S. Army jeep D-Day help put things in perspec- wistful smile. Unemployment: Some businesses in hard-hit industries report signs of progress

FROM FRONT PAGE work in April and March to find jobs. Some American Airlines, for example, said this long, slow slog,” she said. Other evidence has also shown that the economists forecast the rate could remain week that it will fly 55% of its U.S. routes in Until most Americans are confident they job-market meltdown triggered by the in double-digits through the November July, up from just 20% in May. can shop, travel, eat out and fully return to coronavirus has bottomed out. The num- elections and into next year. The Cheesecake Factory said one-quar- their other spending habits without fear of ber of people applying for unemployment For weeks, economists had warned that ter of its nearly 300 restaurants have re- contracting the virus, the economy is likely benefits has declined for nine consecutive unemployment in May could hit 20% or opened, though with limited capacity. Sales to remain sluggish. weeks. And the total number of Americans more. are at nearly 75% of the levels reached a Gwyneth Duesbery, 22, returned this receiving such aid has essentially leveled The street protests over George Floyd’s year ago, the company said. week to her job as a restaurant hostess in off. killing that led to vandalism and looting in Erica Groshen, a labor economist at Grand Rapids, Mich., as Bowdie’s Chop The overall job cuts have widened eco- dozens of cities did not affect Friday’s fig- Cornell University and a former commis- House prepares to reopen with tables 6 nomic disparities: While the unemploy- ures, which were compiled in the middle sioner of the Labor Department’s Bureau feet apart and seating capacity reduced to ment rate for white Americans was 12.4% of May. However, business closings related of Labor Statistics, said hiring could ramp about one-quarter. May, it was 17.6% for Hispanics and 16.8% to the unrest could show up in the June up relatively quickly in the coming months “I am concerned that it will expose me for African Americans. report. and reduce unemployment to low double- to potential diseases, and expose others, no Even with the surprising gain in May, A few businesses are reporting signs digits by year’s end. matter the precautions that we take,” she it could take months for all those who lost of progress even in hard-hit industries. “Then my inclination is that it will be a said. “It’s kind of uncharted waters.” Saturday, June 6, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• PAGE 9 VIRUS OUTBREAK ROUNDUP Cases, hospitalizations continue surging in Texas

Associated Press for the virus outbreak, because city officials want more time to AUSTIN, Texas — Reported determine how and when they coronavirus infections and hos- will allow a wider reopening of pitalizations continued to surge businesses. Thursday in Texas as Gov. Greg Across the rest of the state, Abbott continues his phased re- churches, restaurants, coffee opening of the state’s economic shops, gyms, hair and nail salons, activity. museums, casinos and other busi- The Department of State Health nesses that had been allowed in Services said 1,649 more cases mid-May to open at 25% capacity of COVID-19, the illness caused can now move to 50% occupancy. by the new coronavirus, were reported to the state Thursday. That brought the total number of Michigan reported cases to a few cases shy LANSING — State Superinten- of 67,000. dent Michael Rice said the largest The state reported 1,796 reduction in per-student funding COVID-19 hospitalizations under the current finance system Thursday, a one-day increase of came in 2011, at $470. A $1 billion 309 and the third-highest Texas cut to the school aid fund would LM OTERO/AP total of the outbreak. The 33 new result in $685 less per pupil in the Jon Jones sings with the Eli Young Band during a concert in the parking lot outside of Globe Life Field in COVID-19 deaths reported Thurs- wake of pandemic lockdowns, he Arlington, Texas, on Thursday. day brought the Texas death toll said. for the outbreak to 1,767. “Yet the cut could be even A telephonic hearing is sched- state’s limits on absentee voting The actual number of positive greater and substantially greater North Carolina uled Tuesday on its new request during the pandemic constitute cases is believed to be much high- and much more harmful,” he told RALEIGH — Gyms and fit- for a temporary injunction sus- “an unreasonable burden on the er because of testing shortages reporters. ness centers would get relief from pending the cap after the U.S. and because some people with the Districts are facing a July 1 fundamental right to vote guar- North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper’s court denied its bid last week for disease don’t show symptoms. deadline to enact budgets for the anteed by the Tennessee Consti- COVID-19 executive order that an emergency order striking it Abbott’s order for “Phase 3” of coming academic year. The state tution.” The judge wrote that any keeps them closed in a bill ap- down as unconstitutional. the restart Wednesday allowed likely will have to cut their pay- eligible voter can get an absentee proved unanimously on Thursday Church leaders say the hard retailers to accommodate 50% ments without an additional fed- ballot to avoid contracting or pass- by a Senate committee. cap violates their religious free- capacity immediately, and the eral relief bill or flexibility to use ing on COVID-19 in the “upcom- The measure, which would dom, treating them differently same applies to bars as long as previously enacted federal aid to ing elections during the pendency allow the gyms and health clubs than many Nevada businesses al- patrons are seated. Restaurants fill revenue holes. of pandemic circumstances.” to reopen indoors at 50% capaci- can serve groups as large as 10 “Congress is the only entity that lowed to reopen at 50% of capac- The decision upends a determi- ty, is another effort by lawmakers and can expand to 75% total ca- has the capability of substantially ity if they practice strict social nation by Republican Secretary to overturn Cooper’s restrictions pacity starting June 12. It also sparing our children from very distancing. of State Tre Hargett’s office that that have kept certain types of allows for outdoor Fourth of July profound cuts,” Rice said. Meanwhile, the local sheriff fear of catching or unwittingly businesses shuttered during the said in a court motion this week celebrations of 500 or more at the The state high court voted 4- spreading the virus at the polls pandemic. Social distancing for he won’t use his deputies to ac- discretion of local officials. 3 to deny lawmakers’ request to wouldn’t qualify someone to vote those working out on equipment tively enforce social distancing The order also allows amuse- bypass the Court of Appeals and by mail, The state argued such an ment parks to gradually expand and for classes, as well as exten- at churches in his county east of hear their suit contesting her use expansion wouldn’t be feasible capacity. All are supposed to fol- sive cleaning, also would be man- Reno. of emergency powers during the for the 2020 elections, claiming low health and social distancing dated under the legislation. pandemic. Whitmer, who effec- lack of money, personnel and standards recommended by state tively won the case in the Court of “We can take appropriate steps Pennsylvania and federal officials. and still be safe in local areas and equipment for increased voting Claims while the GOP took some HARRISBURG — The coro- by mail, among other concerns. comfort from one part of the rul- be responsible,” Sen. Jim Perry, a Louisiana Lenoir County Republican, said navirus has infected another 537 ing, had also asked the Supreme people and killed another 75 in Court to intervene. during the committee meeting. Wisconsin BATON ROUGE — Nearly Pennsylvania, the state Health Justice Richard Bernstein Last week, the General As- three months after they were Department said Thursday, even MADISON — All prisoners noted that Whitmer earlier this sembly approved legislation that closed because of the coronavi- as the rate of new cases and the and staff in Wisconsin’s 36 adult week lifted her stay-home order. would allow bars to reopen, al- rus, Louisiana’s bars, spas and though they would only operate percentage of those testing posi- prisons will be tested for COVID- tattoo shops can begin restarting outdoors. Cooper criticized the tive continues to decline. 19 under the state Department of operations Friday, as the state Montana measure and has until this week- The agency said it has now con- Corrections’ plan to resume more continues to loosen its virus-re- HELENA — Montana Gov. end to veto the measure or it will firmed nearly 74,000 cases and a normal operations. lated restrictions. Steve Bullock announced addi- become law. Cooper didn’t say total of 5,817 deaths because of The new procedures include Gov. John Bel Edwards issued tional pandemic relief funding late Thursday how he’d act on the the virus in Pennsylvania in the quarantining new prisoners and the latest restrictions Thursday, for small businesses, meat pro- bar bill, which would also expand last three months. transfers for 14 days, the Wis- using the Phase 2 reopening guid- cessors and local governments on outdoor seating temporarily for On Friday, Gov. Tom Wolf’s consin State Journal reported ance issued by the White House. Thursday. restaurants. But the governor administration is expected to lift Thursday. The department re- The changes will allow retailers, The state is adding $25 mil- said he had concerns about both more restrictions, as it previously sumed accepting new prisoners restaurants, salons and churches lion to a $50 million grant fund to measures because they would announced it would. and accepting transfers on Mon- to serve more customers at a time support small businesses recover erode the ability to quickly adjust Nearly 6 million people in day, after a moratorium that Gov. and will let other shuttered busi- from the economic downturn. commerce limits should corona- Philadelphia and seven other Tony Evers issued on March 23 nesses reopen with limitations. Businesses could seek a maxi- virus cases surge unexpectedly. counties in hard-hit southeastern expired. Visits from friends and “I continue to be very proud mum of $10,000. The state has re- Pennsylvania are scheduled Fri- family remain suspended. of the work the people of Louisi- ceived applications for more than Nevada day to become the last in the state The department is also about ana and our health care heroes $61 million and has paid out $10.6 to shed the tightest restrictions a third of the way through its RENO — Nevada’s lawyers are doing to slow the spread of million. under Wolf’s stoplight-colored plan that started in May to test COVID-19 and getting us to the are stepping up their defense of Bullock also announced a $2 three-phase reopening plan. That all 21,800 adult inmates. So far, point where we can open more Gov. Steve Sisolak’s 50-person million fund, with a maximum includes the stay-at-home order 259 inmates have tested positive businesses and expand the occu- grant of $150,000, to help local cap on religious gatherings in a that is part of the so-called “red” and 43 have recovered. Most of pancy of others this Friday,” the meat processors expand their legal battle with leaders of a rural phase. those who tested positive, 225, Democratic governor said in a processing and storage capacity church who say it violates their statement. and get more meat on grocery constitutional right to exercise Tennessee were at the Waupun Correctional Reopening enthusiasm may be store shelves. “An increase in their beliefs. Institution. dampened slightly as Cristobal, in-state processing means more Attorney General Aaron Ford NASHVILLE — Tennessee “I think that Waupun Correc- now a tropical depression, was direct sales, and better, value- is urging a federal judge in Reno must give all of its 4.1 million reg- tional has done everything in expected to strengthen and ap- added markets for producers,” to deny an order sought by Calva- istered voters the option to cast their power to try to prevent it, but peared headed for a direct strike Bullock said. “These investments ry Chapel Dayton Valley to invali- ballots by mail during the coro- just like in the community, there to Louisiana as early as Sunday. will bolster Montana’s food se- date COVID-19 restrictions so up navirus pandemic, a judge ruled are times in which there might be The easing of restrictions won’t curity, making us stronger in re- to 90 people can attend services at Thursday. spread,” said Makda Fessahaye, take effect Friday in New Or- sponse to the pandemic, as well as a time at the 200-capacity church Davidson County Chancellor administrator for the Division of leans, the state’s original hot spot long into the future.” southeast of Reno. Ellen Hobbs Lyle ruled that the Adult Institutions. PAGE 10 •STARS AND STRIPES• Saturday, June 6, 2020 NATION State-backed hackers target campaigns

Associated Press reticent about discussing cybersecurity. “The Trump campaign has been briefed BOSTON — Google said state-backed that foreign actors unsuccessfully attempt- hackers have targeted the campaigns of ed to breach the technology of our staff,“ both President Donald Trump and former the campaign said in a statement. “We are Vice President Joe Biden, although it saw no evidence that the phishing attempts vigilant about cybersecurity and do not were successful. discuss any of our precautions.” The company confirmed the findings The Biden campaign did not even con- after the director of its Threat Analysis firm the attempt. Group, Shane Huntley, disclosed the at- “We are aware of reports from Google tempts Thursday on Twitter. that a foreign actor has made unsuccessful Huntley said a Chinese group known attempts to access the personal email ac- as Hurricane Panda targeted Trump counts of campaign staff,“ it said in a state- campaign staffers while an Iranian outfit ment. “We have known from the beginning known as Charming Kitten had attempted of our campaign that we would be subject to breach accounts of Biden campaign to such attacks and we are prepared for workers. Such phishing attempts typically them.” involve forged emails with links designed Hurricane Panda, also known by secu- to harvest passwords or infect devices with rity researchers as Zirconium or APT31 — malware. an abbreviation for “advanced persistent The effort targeted personal email ac- threat” — is known for focusing on intel- counts of staffers in both campaigns, lectual property theft and other espionage. according to the company statement. A Charming Kitten, also known as Newscast- Google spokesman added that “the time- er and APT35, is reported to have targeted line is recent and that a couple of people JEFF CHIU/AP U.S. and Middle Eastern government offi- were targeted on both campaigns.” He cials and businesses, also for information would not say how many. A man walks past a building on the Google campus in Mountain View, Calif. Google theft and spying. Google said it sent targeted users “our announced that state-backed hackers have targeted the campaigns of both President In October, Microsoft said hackers standard government-backed attack warn- Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden. linked to Iran’s government had targeted ing” and referred the incidents to federal a U.S. presidential campaign and the New law enforcement. His tweet referred to the Russian hack- sist the Trump campaign. York Times and Reuters identified the Graham Brookie, director of the Atlantic ing of the Democratic National Commit- Neither the Biden nor the Trump cam- target as Trump’s re-election campaign. Council’s Digital Forensic Research Lab, tee and Hillary Clinton’s 2016 presidential paign would not say how many staffers were Campaign spokesman Tim Murtaugh said called the announcement “a major disclo- campaign and subsequent online release targeted, when the attempts took place or at the time that there was “no indication sure of potential cyber-enabled influence of internal emails — some doctored — that whether the phishing was successful. that any of our campaign infrastructure operations, just as we saw in 2016.” U.S. investigators determined sought to as- Both campaigns have been extremely was targeted.” Trump seeks to scale back environmental reviews for projects

Associated Press The executive order would direct fed- fourth year in office. Thursday’s order will Meanwhile, finding the additional dollars eral agencies to pursue emergency work- mark his 25th of the year as he uses the to fund new roads and bridges has proved WASHINGTON — President Donald arounds from bedrock environmental pandemic to justify efforts to do away with elusive as lawmakers and the president fail Trump signed an executive order Thurs- laws, such as the National Environmental government regulations that are designed to agree on the extremely difficult choices day directing agencies to look for ways to Policy Act and the Endangered Species to protect the environment and public that are necessary to raise more money for speed up building of highways and other Act, to hasten completion of various infra- health but are viewed by critics as costly transportation projects without adding to major projects by scaling back environ- structure projects.. and unnecessary. the already soaring national debt. mental reviews, invoking special powers Trump, who has consistently sought The president has consistently portrayed In anticipation of Trump’s executive he has under the coronavirus emergency. to cut environmental reviews, said in the the permitting process as hindering infra- order, environmental groups said sidestep- Separately on Thursday, the Envi- order that the economic lockdown and ac- structure projects in the U.S. ping environmental review requirements ronmental Protection Agency formally companying massive unemployment re- He issued an executive order in August would hurt many of the same communi- proposed overhauling how the agency eval- quired the action. 2017 that was designed to speed infrastruc- ties already suffering the most from the uates new rules on air pollutants, a move “Unnecessary delays in timely agency ture projects. pandemic. critics say will make it tougher to enact actions will deny our citizens opportuni- But a report prepared for the Treasury “Americans are crying out for leader- limits on dangerous and climate-changing ties for jobs and economic security and Department in 2016 looked at 40 major ship to confront racist violence and stop emissions in the future. will hinder our economic recovery from proposed transportation and water proj- the spread of a deadly pandemic. This The actions are the latest efforts from the national emergency, keeping millions ects whose completion had slowed or was administration is not only ignoring those the Trump administration to emphasize of Americans out of work,“ it states. in jeopardy and found that “a lack of funds cries — but piling on the burden. We will reduced regulatory burdens on businesses Trump has been issuing executive or- is by far the most common challenge to not let this stand,“ said Gina McCarthy of over the environment and public health. ders on a near-weekly basis during his completing these projects.” the Natural Resources Defense Council. Last American to collect Civil War pension – $73.13 per month – has died

BY IAN SHAPIRA the lifelong pension as a helpless reminder United States.” One of the piece’s researchers, The Washington Post adult child of a veteran. Second, that the Civil Many more widows and chil- Jerry Orton, of Syracuse, N.Y., a her father, Mose Triplett, who’d War wasn’t dren of other long-ago soldiers member of the Sons of Union Vet- The check arrived every month: served as a private in the Con- all that long are still alive. According to the erans of the Civil War, first dis- $73.13. federate Army before defecting ago, said VA, there are 33 surviving spous- covered that Triplett was earning Irene Triplett, who lived in a to the Union, was on his second Columbia es and 18 children receiving pen- the benefit at some point in the North Carolina nursing home, marriage when she was born in University sion benefits related to the 1898 late 1980s, after he’d embarked rarely talked about the source 1930. He was just a few weeks historian Spanish-American War. on a research project on surviving of the money. She was the final Stephanie away from turning 84. Triplett’s status as a Civil War widows and children of Civil War American to receive a pension McCurry. from the Civil War — $877.56 a On Sunday, Irene Triplett died “Just like the pensioner began gaining attention soldiers. He’d gotten her name at Accordius Health, a long-term in 2011, when the Wilkes Genea- from the Veterans Administra- year from the Department of Vet- Triplett Confederate erans Affairs. care facility in Wilkesboro, N.C., monuments logical Society in Wilkes County, tion. Eventually, he traveled to The jaw-dropping fact that at the age of 90. A relative said issue, which is blowing up right N.C., displayed her photograph North Carolina and interviewed someone in the year 2020 was she’d broken her hip a few days now, I think this is a reminder of on its quarterly publication and her about her life. still earning a Civil War pen- earlier and died of complications. the long reach of slavery, seces- featured her in a story. The arti- “Irene could not recall much sion was the result of two factors: She never married, and her only sion and the Civil War,” she said. cle noted she was one of only two of her childhood and has no rec- First, Triplett suffered cognitive brother had died in 1996. “It reminds you of the battle over people in the country still reaping ollection of Mose,” the historical impairments, qualifying her for Triplett’s story is a powerful slavery and its legitimacy in the a Civil War pension. society’s article said. Saturday, June 6, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• PAGE 11 TRAVEL

A man and a woman demonstrate dining under a plastic shield at a restaurant in Paris on May 27. As restaurants in food-loving France prepare to reopen, some are investing in lampshade-like plastic shields to protect diners from the virus. The strange-looking contraptions are among experiments restaurants are trying around the world as they try to lure back clientele while keeping them virus-free.

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Patrons under plastic As virus restrictions are relaxed, restaurant owners are seeking to welcome back safe, in-person dining

BY THOMAS ADAMSON local fashion designers. “There is a bit of a panic,” AND OLEG CETINIC “We want to fi ll the space with Manzoni said. Associated Press fun things,” said owner Patrikas Makers of the Plex’eat say they have received more than Ribas. PETER DEJONG/AP ining at a table where Vilnius Mayor Remigijus 200 preorders around the world, each person is enclosed Simasius called the initiative including from France, the U.S. Staff at the Mediamatic restaurant in Amsterdam serve food to by a clear plastic shield a “perfect match of communal and Japan. volunteers seated in small glass houses as they test a setup that Dmight look and sound spirit and creativity working side Designer Christophe Gernigon respects social distancing on May 5. futuristic, but it could be one way by side.” said he got the idea after visiting for some restaurants to reopen. It In Hofheim, Germany, the a store in Bangkok “with three also might help in the event that Beef’n Beer is using large teddy individual domes with chairs your companion orders escar- bears seated at some tables to where people would sit and listen gots, heavy on the garlic. keep diners properly spaced to music.” The prototype plastic shields apart. They also ensure a cozy, He merged the idea with the are known as the “Plex’eat,” less-sterile atmosphere. large face shields that have and they resemble big clear At Amsterdam’s Mediamatic proliferated since the pandemic lampshades suspended from the restaurant, the owners have began, although there is no fi ltra- ceiling. They are being show- erected small glass houses that tion system to keep any viruses cased temporarily at H.A.N.D., from spreading. surround each table, served by a Parisian restaurant seeking a Being French, there’s a ver- waiters in protective shields. way to reopen its dining room sion for more intimate dining, of While many restaurants as coronavirus restrictions are course: a dome that cocoons its offered takeout and delivery relaxed. occupants in romantic isolation As restaurateurs around the during the health crisis to keep from the rest of the room. world seek to resume in-person generating at least some income, Among other revamped res- dining amid the pandemic, they such practices are less common taurants across Europe: want to adhere to social distanc- in France, although Michelin  At El Salamanca, a Barcelo- ing rules while also trying to starred chefs such as Alain Du- na beachfront restaurant , menus serve as many customers as casse have started doing takeout are gone and customers use their ARNE DEDERT, DPA/AP health and safety measures will service. smart phones to scan a QR code allow. Owners are seeking solutions to consult what is on offer. Beef’n Beer manager Musa Gezer places teddy bears at the tables Some are putting manne- that will coax back customers  Greek restaurants are using of his Hofheim, Germany, restaurant on May 25 to ensure the quins at every other table to put while also easing their anxiety salt and pepper sachets inside of ordered minimum distance between guests. some space between the actual about catching the virus. shakers, and menus are either customers, like at Augustas and Mathieu Manzoni, the direc- thrown away after each meal or ers has set up 20 plastic huts for ahead of time and owners are Barbora, a restaurant in the tor of H.A.N.D, said he thinks are laminated and wiped down couples. It is awaiting approval keeping their contact informa- Lithuanian capital of Vilnius. the plastic shields are a “pretty, regularly. Some tavernas have from authorities to open if it tion: If someone subsequently Some of its faux diners are more poetic” solution for res- staff in matching face masks. meets safety standards. reports testing positive, the dressed casually, while others taurateurs who fear that social  In the Russian city of Nizhny  Italian restaurants are restaurant can quickly identify look as though they are at a ball. distancing could cut their capac- Novgorod, a restaurant on the using contact tracing. Diners and contact those who ate there The clothes showcase the work of ity by half or more. banks of the Volga and Oka riv- are supposed to reserve tables at the same time. PAGE 12 •STARS AND STRIPES• Saturday, June 6, 2020 VIDEO GAMES Learning from a video game? Players fl ock to download Minecraft’s Education Edition, offered for free since March

BY TODD MARTENS their campus, and passionate MIT students can build across multiple platforms. For high-end PC users, the Los Angeles Times their campus, that’s where the magic happens. It is not studio is also tinkering with graphical enhancements for that we do all of these things.” Minecraft. ith schools closed and many a parent thrust While no one knows yet how the gaming audience will But the studio is also having to adjust to a work-from- into the diffi cult role of managing a job, a shift when the world begins to emerge from the grips of home lifestyle. While complications related to the cur- household and a child’s education, here’s one COVID-19, it’s become clear that interactive entertain- rent health crisis caused a brief delay in the release of Wunexpected bit of positive news to emerge ment is uniquely positioned for this moment. Almost Minecraft Dungeons, Chiang is optimistic that there are from the coronavirus outbreak: Video games are good for daily we discover inventive tactics that users are wield- lessons to be learned from the remote-work environment your brain. Well, some games, at least. ing — not just via Minecraft or Fortnite but also Animal that can translate to the offi ce. Minecraft, the Microsoft-owned game known for its Crossing, Nintendo’s friendly, task-fi lled game that has For instance, Chiang says, while offi ce life may provide user-driven content, creative use of blocks and mon- become a coronavirus-era phenomenon. many effi ciencies for large companies, remote work has sters that come out at night, has been at the forefront of Minecraft, which is turning 11 and is considered by also allowed for some democratization. Online tools can mainstream games that utilize educational content. The many to be the top-selling game of all time, has now sold provide participatory options for those who may not feel studio’s Minecraft: Education Edition has for the past few more than 200 million copies, says Chiang, and boasts comfortable raising their hand in a meeting room. years played host to virtual curricula that have allowed 126 million active monthly players. In April alone, the “One of the things I love seeing is how much more students to visit and learn about global monuments, game saw a 25% increase in new users over the previous inclusive a lot of the conversations can be. I think when sharpen math skills, understand coding or take puzzle- month. People are also playing together — Minecraft’s you’re in the offi ce and you try to fi t into a conference fi lled explorations to places as varied as the human body multiplayer sessions surged 40% in April. room there are different confi gurations of teams that or a NASA-approved jaunt into the International Space While Minecraft’s popularity has never been in doubt, come in for the conversation,” Chiang says. “But one of Station. as Mojang Studios gets deeper into the game’s second our big teams did a planning exercise where they took Much of this content, which was at fi rst fueled by decade, the company has been looking to expand the the entire team virtually off site to plan for the next year. educators in the Minecraft community before Microsoft Minecraft brand. Mojang recently released the augment- That’s something that would have actually been pretty brought it in-house in 2016, had previously been avail- ed-reality mobile game Minecraft Earth and on May 26 diffi cult to do in person because it’s hard to hear 100 dif- able only to schools and teachers and worked in tandem issued the hack-and-slash game Minecraft Dungeons ferent voices when you’re in the room together. But them with Microsoft educational accounts. In March, however, doing that planning exercise Microsoft made an assortment of Minecraft’s popular together online in a remote educational tools available for free, with easier access for situation was actually all players via the Minecraft Marketplace. more productive. You can And players have fl ocked to it. hear more voices in that Microsoft reports that there have been more than 50 situation.” million downloads globally of educational content since Looking ahead, it was made available for free March 24. It’s further Minecraft has pledged evidence that virtual worlds are not just places to play or to keep its educational escape, but vessels to learning, connecting or even taking assets free and available part in digital events. Last month, for instance, Minecraft to non-educators at least was home to a mock commencement ceremony for UC through June 30. Chiang Berkeley, which featured remarks from Chancellor Carol also sees the company T. Christ alongside musical performances. It was one of many Minecraft graduation ceremonies happening continuing to experiment around the globe. with bringing Minecraft The UC Berkeley event, said Helen Chiang, the studio to players outside of the head at Minecraft developer Mojang Studios, happened core game, as witnessed organically. When viewed alongside more commercially- by Minecraft Earth and minded endeavors, such as rapper Travis Scott unleash- Minecraft Dungeons. ing a single in Fortnite via an interactive experience “That is defi nitely that attracted more than 27 million participants, this something we’re very pandemic moment is arguably accelerating an entertain- deliberate and focused ment and cultural landscape in which persistent and on,” Chiang says. “Our evolving virtual worlds don’t just live alongside content players have been tell- crafted by traditional media gatekeepers but become ing us for years that equally as vital. they want more ver- How it all evolves is something of an unknown, as sions of Minecraft. The evidenced by the fact that Minecraft’s own educational most popular question suite was birthed via the game-playing community is, ‘Where is Minecraft rather than with the company behind it. 2?’ There really isn’t a “The example right now of universities and college Minecraft 2, but options campuses,” says Chiang, discussing Minecraft gradu- like Minecraft Earth and ations at schools around the globe, “it actually would Minecraft Dungeons are have been really diffi cult for us to re-create all ways we can continue to these colleges. The fact that we have a tool that build out the Minecraft passionate Berkeley students can go build franchise.”

Minecraft, which offers several variations on the game including its Education Edition, has been at the forefront of mainstream games that utilize educational content.

DREAMSTIME/TNS Saturday, June 6, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• PAGE 13 VIDEO GAMES Igniting interest in role-playing games The 3D remake of Trials of Mana helps novices get acquainted with the basics of RPG gameplay

BY GENE PARK importers praised the game as The Washington Post a celebration of all things that were great about the 16-bit era ole-playing games of role-playing games. The game can be intimidat- attained near-mythical status ing. They involve all for collectors and retro gamers, this math, stats and becoming a 16-bit milestone. different mechanics Last year, Seiken Densetsu 3 Rto memorize and track. Enemies was fi nally released in the West might explode into a treasure as Trials of Mana under the trove of new items with benefi ts Collections of Mana. And now, in harder to read than your insur- 2020, here is a full-bore 3D re- ance policy. make of that same game for the Photos by Square Enix Meanwhile, every new town in PlayStation 4, PC and Nintendo Trials of Mana keeps RPG gameplay simple, offering clear rules and obvious rewards. Trials of Mana offers you exactly Switch. one new weapon. No need for Trials of Mana is perfect for this system for years, and it’s a spreadsheets on the “loot grind” two types of players. First, there neat visual trick to implement in and decoding cryptic algorithms. are folks like me who grew up real-time combat. Just get the one sword, which you with the 16-bit classics, and It’s almost impossible to get know is stronger because it has would love for a chance to dive lost in this game. There are no bigger numbers than your last back into that charming world of side quests to distract you, and sword. simple and immediate rewards. The brilliance of Trials of But then, it’s also a great primer every quest is a simple matter of Mana is how it distills several for anyone who’s been intimi- getting from Point A to B, anoth- core gameplay features to their dated by role-playing games, or er example of this game’s ability truest sense. The “loot grind” even more action-heavy games to distill gameplay concepts to to gain more like the Devil May Cry series. their core. equipment Yes, this is a 2020 remake, All of this is introduced pretty really comes but don’t expect anything as slowly, but certainly not more down to com- luxurious or literally game- slowly than some of the tutori- paring smaller changing like the Final Fantasy als in today’s most complicated and bigger VII Remake. This Japanese games. And the game is easy, numbers. role-playing remake is far more even on its “hard” diffi culty. Players who want high-octane Trials of Mana offers six heroes to choose from, all with their own Sometimes faithful, at least in spirit, to its stories, abilities to learn and weapons to gain. towns really classic roots. Super Nintendo engagement need not apply, but don’t function role-playing stories were often what if those new to the genre as much else mere outlines of grand epics, and suddenly get bored halfway and wish it was more excit- meanwhile, allows players to run besides places Trials of Mana makes little to no through the game? ing? You’ve got an entire genre through the story again (with to stock up on things and maybe effort to update its dialogue and Well good news, it just means of character action games to different lead characters if you get some loose context for the writing. you’re probably primed for explore, from the fi ve Devil May want) with all your items and world. Sometimes, a simple clas- What’s different, then, is how something more complex and Cry games that created and stats intact. sic like Trials of Mana is all you it implements modern action challenging! Did you think the innovated the genre, to 2018’s The graphics are pretty but really need. role-playing design concepts dungeons were too straight- award-winning God of War for rely mostly on the strength of This game is mythical. It’s into an old but classic formula. forward? Maybe it’s time you the PlayStation 4. their colorful character designs. the direct sequel to the Super The combat is now fully 3D and fi nally checked out one of the 17 If you enjoyed the character Good art direction goes a long Nintendo classic Secret of Mana, moves in real time like an action phenomenal The Legend of Zelda customization and “loot grind,” way to hide any technical issues, a name whispered with just a game. There’s one button for games. Mana offers similar you’re probably ready for Diablo and Square Enix’s designers little less reverence than for basic attacks, another for slower gameplay, movement and combat 3, another simple action role- were on fi re during the ’90s. Chrono Trigger or Final Fantasy attacks that hit harder, a jump (complete with a lock-on target- playing adventure. Its “loot Some characters look a bit out- VI. Known as Seiken Densetsu button and a dodge button. Big ing system for enemies). But the grind” is infi nitely more com- dated (notably the huge busts on 3, it was only ever released in enemy attacks will be tele- Zelda dungeons also have puzzles plicated, but Trials teaches you the warrior princesses), and one Japan in 1995, at the tail end of graphed by red fl ashing lights to solve and enemies to beat that basic concepts like “strength” character’s voice acting is irre- the Super Nintendo console’s life. on the fl oor, which is the player’s require a bit more thought than a and “magic strength,” more than deemably terrible in English. Despite this lack of attention, signal to move. Massive multi- simple button press. enough information to tackle But Trials of Mana was never Japanese gamers and intrepid player online RPGs have used Maybe you liked the combat anything Diablo throws at you. meant to wow anyone with That’s not to say Trials of fi reworks. It’s a simple, updated Mana offers little. On a “nor- remake of a legendary game. mal” diffi culty, it offers at least Time has humbled its legacy, as 20 hours of gameplay, includ- developers and studios iterated ing a new chapter. And like the formula of the 16-bit adven- the original game, it offers you ture. Modern classics like The six heroes to choose from, all Witcher 3 and Skyrim have done with their own stories, abilities wonders to build believable char- to learn and weapons to gain. acters, settings and compelling You can take up to three of the contexts for adventure. characters through the whole Trials of Mana reminds us of game. And each character comes why we fell in love with these with at least six different classes, games in the fi rst place. The only widening the combat pos- rules are simple; the rewards are sibilities. The game’s combat immediate and obvious. There’s is basically a simple Streets of no better formula for escapist Rage-type brawler with RPG fantasy. mechanics, but the combat and Platforms: PC, Switch, PS4 class variety spices things up Online: trialsofmana.square- Trials of Mana doesn’t update much in the way of dialogue or story, but it makes gameplay simpler. considerably. New Game Plus, enix-games.com PAGE 14 •STARS AND STRIPES• Saturday, June 6, 2020 HEALTH & FITNESS

BY PAM MOORE Special to The Washington Post f your motivation to exercise during the pandemic is as elusive as fl our and antibacterial wipes, that’s not WILLPOWER Isurprising — and you’re not alone. “It’s totally fi ne and totally normal to have your motivation wane,” says Steve Mag- ness, a Houston-based running coach who has seen athletes at all levels lose initia- tive as the pandemic wears on. Here’s why TO WORK OUT you may be feeling this way and what you can do about it. “One of the best things to keep people Fitness gurus offer tips for fi nding the motivated is staying in a routine. You take workouts served to prepare him for rac- that away, you throw it for a loop, and it’s motivation to exercise during the pandemic ing; now the goal is time to himself and a really hard to establish new routines,” welcome escape from Zoom calls. says Magness, author of “Peak Perfor- “It provides this nice little anchor to the mance.” “All of a sudden, our offi ces and day,” he says. our homes have become the same thing.” Emmerman advises asking yourself Pre-pandemic, it might have been what you can do to make yourself feel bet- second nature to hit the gym en route to ter as you select fi tness goals right now. If, or from the offi ce. Now, if you work from for example, you struggle with back pain, home, and particularly if you’re a parent, your goal could be to experience no more the pull toward work or family can easily than two days per week of pain greater derail you from your workout. than three out of 10 on the pain scale. Meanwhile, the competitions that Achieving the goal might mean complet- provide a “carrot” for many athletes have ing three 20-minute mat Pilates sessions been canceled or are up in the air. per week with a YouTube instructor or “According to research, people quit engaging in yoga or a stretching routine when they have no goal,” Magness says. for 15 minutes per day, if those activities Jennifer Harrison, a Chicago-area tri- tend to be helpful. athlon coach who describes her clientele as “Type A,” says even they are fl ounder- Stay accountable ing as race directors announce cancella- Once you select a goal, being account- tions. able, even if only to yourself, can help you While the pandemic may have drained achieve it. Harrison suggests keeping a some of your desire to work out, it’s also simple chart on your phone or your fridge the reason you shouldn’t ditch your rou- where you can check a box for every day tine. you work out. “Nothing is more important right now Friends and family members can also than everyone’s health,” Harrison says. help you stay on track. If you live in a part Julie Emmerman, a Boulder, Colo., of the country where it’s allowed, Har- sports psychologist, says we need to take rison suggests getting some fresh air with responsibility for our own physical and a friend. emotional well-being, and “exercise is one “Put a mask on and go for a walk with of the best portals to do that.” your best friend and laugh for 30 min- One of the many benefi ts of exercise is utes,” she says. that it keeps our immune system function- You could also compete against or ing optimally. Emmerman says more is collaborate with others, whether it’s over not necessarily better: Working out too Zoom, or in person with roommates or intensely or for too long may increase family. For example, you and your work- your risk of getting sick. out buddies could challenge one another to Exercise is also an excellent tool for increase your maximum pushup repeti- stress management. For many of Har- tions by a certain percentage each week rison’s clients, it provides an important or compete to see who can do more on any outlet. She coaches an infectious-disease given day, Emmerman says. Even if your doctor who hops on her treadmill for 30 workout buddy slacks off, the temptation minutes at 10 p.m. to decompress after to test yourself can still be motivating, she work. says. Front-line workers aren’t the only ones Since the coronavirus took hold, Harri- feeling pressure : Adapting to a virtual son has been offering free group challeng- work environment comes with its own es each month that are open to anyone; challenges. the goal is to accrue as many points as “It is stressful sitting at your screen all possible. May’s participants earned points day and having all these meetings and for doing 15 minutes of yoga, completing having zero [in-person] communication,” iStock photos a bike or run workout without music, or Magness says. “We’ve shifted to being an completing 15 minutes of dryland swim indoor society, on screens. Especially now, drills, to name a few. [exercise] is a nice relief.” Be kind to yourself himself permission to walk instead of run. Look forward Emmerman suggests going outside, if Magness says staying home has been possible: “Nature is a wonderful equalizer First, don’t beat yourself up or attempt especially challenging for his clients with If you’re feeling too tired to exercise, to all the stressors.” to power through if your drive is low right young children. Instead of struggling to Emmerman suggests focusing not on how And while it won’t help to worry about now. squeeze in challenging workouts, they’re low you feel now but on how energized the future, maintaining a base level of fi t- “Give yourself time to get through going for walks with their kids “and you’ll be when you’re done, or how you ness will help prepare you for it. almost what I call the grieving moment,” maybe doing a few random exercises” might feel if you skip it. “You want to set yourself up to be fi ring Magness says. He says it’s important to —which he says is absolutely fi ne. “A body at rest wants to stay at rest, on as many cylinders as you can as things allow yourself to “wallow” or do “what- and a body in movement wants to stay Harrison says that “the most important move forward,” Emmerman says. ever you need to do.” moving,” she says. Changing clothes and thing is continuing to move,” even if it’s But how do you get moving when the Harrison agrees. She says if you can’t starting can be the biggest hurdles. only a 20-minute walk. bed or couch beckon? Here are strategies muster the energy to work out for a day or The promise of a post-workout treat for staying motivated. even a week, “Give yourself some grace.” Set new goals can also entice you to lace up your tennis But that doesn’t mean throwing in the shoes, Emmerman says. A reward might towel indefi nitely. With our lives upended, many of our be a dessert or a meal you’ve been looking “At some point, you have to set some pre-coronavirus fi tness goals no longer forward to or anything else you enjoy, sort of expectation or set some sort of make sense. If that’s your situation, select such as a show, a hot bath or a scented bar,” Magness says. “And that bar can be a new goal that accounts for your circum- candle. really low.” As a distance runner, he was stances and priorities. The more mean- Finally, it’s important to stay optimistic, running six to seven days a week with a ingful your target, Magness says, the Harrison says. Believing the future will focus on becoming “super fi t for my next more committed you’ll be to it, so choose bring races, events and workouts among race” before the pandemic. Now, he’s wisely. friends is vital. focusing on staying happy, healthy and Right now, he’s encouraging his athletes “Hope is not a plan, and hope is not a suffi ciently fi t to compete again when the to focus on outcomes that are unrelated to strategy,” she says, “but it sure as heck is opportunity arises. These days, he gives performance. Before the coronavirus, his a motivating factor for people.” Saturday, June 6, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• PAGE 15 TELEVISION

NOT ONLY A QUESTION OF JUSTICE AMC’s ‘Quiz’ explores the humanity of the Ingrams in the ‘Millionaire’ coughing scandal

BY LYNN ELBER to appeal their conviction.) Macfadyen, star of “Suc- Associated Press The resulting play and TV cession” and 2005’s “Pride & Were the Ingrams drama take a nuanced, if not Prejudice,” and Clifford, who ny misconduct attached necessarily exculpatory, view of played Phoebe Waller-Bridge’s to ABC’s “Who Wants events. sibling in “Fleabag,” portray the to Be a Millionaire” treated unfairly? Graham recalls watching Ingrams, with Sheen (“Masters Awas of the garden-va- “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire” of Sex”) as the quiz show’s long- riety business type. During the as a teenager and being “trans- time host, Chris Tarrant. quiz show’s initial 1999-2002 fi xed by what, in retrospect, Clifford said she dismissed run, the network milked the un- A: Yes B: No seems like a relatively simple everything she had heard and expected hit with nightly airings concept of questions and an- read about the couple after she until its ratings crashed. swers.” received the script. Then there was the lawsuit He borrows a line from the “You don’t have to dig very over the show’s profi ts that series to explain why his na- deep into this story to realize yielded a $269 million verdict, C: Not sure tion might have embraced pub there has been an injustice of plus interest, against ABC’s par- quizzes and trivia nights more sorts, ” she said, “whether or ent company, Disney. British TV, quickly than others: They com- not you think they’re guilty, which originated the series, eas- bine the “two great British loves, but certainly in terms of fair ily topped those corporate offens- drinking and being right.” treatment as human beings by es. In 2001, a husband and wife Then came the unlikely TV D: Unable to be determined the media and by the public and were accused of cheating their plot twist, with a “relatively even the way they were treated way to the top million-pound ordinary couple trying to achieve in the courtroom, which I think prize — allegedly coughing up this extraordinary thing of the correct multiple-choice an- in the series and in his play of again.” stealing a million pounds like is appalling.” Graham approached the swers by brazenly signaling with the same name that debuted in The goal was to do that with you would from a bank vault,” couple’s portrayal with “care and exactly that, a cough. London in 2017. a light touch, Graham said. (He Graham said. “But it was a game grace” and examines events in The headline-making chapter The story was “a vessel to also expressed hope that the show, live, in front of cameras a balanced way, one that “raises is the basis of AMC’s “Quiz,” a explore thematically the issue “nasty cough” central to the and microphones and studio more questions than it gives us three-part drama that looks at of truth and reality and facts in saga doesn’t cast a pandemic-era lights and an audience.” Charles and Diana Ingram and shadow.) Viewers share his fascination. answers,” she said. “I think that’s your country and my country, exciting.” their painful fall with a deft com- both to the presidential elec- Like many in the U.K. and When “Quiz” aired last month on bination of satire and expansive beyond, he was aware of the legal U.K. network ITV, the home of Macfadyen said portraying the tion and the Brexit referendum, humanity. Starring Matthew and tabloid ordeals of Charles “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire,” Ingrams and their relationship Macfadyen, Sian Clifford and which is the time I started writ- Ingram, who was a major in the it drew big ratings along with became more important than Michael Sheen, the series de- ing this,” he said. “I think we British army, and his wife, who enthusiastic reviews. The proj- whether they scammed the show, buted Friday on AFN- Spectrum, all became increasingly more were convicted in both forums. ect teamed Graham, at age 37 although he and Clifford did go with the concluding episodes anxious that there was a battle More than a decade later, Gra- already a Tony Award nominee back and forth on the issue. airing June 12 and 19. Writer happening, and the battle was ham’s interest was reignited by for “Ink,” with veteran direc- “As to his guilt or innocence, James Graham said he intended over whether or not anything a book that argued for the pair’s tor Stephen Frears, a two-time “I don’t know,” the actor said of to convey more than a question could ever be proven to be defi - innocence. (In April, an attorney Oscar nominee (“The Queen,” Charles Ingram. “I really don’t of whether justice was done, both nitely true or defi nitely false ever for the Ingrams said they intend “The Grifters”). know, is the honest answer.”

Sian Clifford, left, and Matthew Macfadyen star in scenes from “Quiz,” about a couple accused of cheating their way to the top prize on the British version of TV’s “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire.” Parts 2 and 3 of the series air June 12 and 19 on AFN-Spectrum. AMC, ITV/AP PAGE 16 •STARS AND STRIPES• Saturday, June 6, 2020 AMERICAN ROUNDUP Officials: Man arrested after nude foot chase

BAY ST. LOUIS — A MS man who allegedly stripped naked as he ran from deputies in Mississippi has been arrested on drug charges. Hancock County sheriff’s dep- uties saw Ryan Millet arguing with a woman, Misty Quiroz, at a gas station in Bay St. Louis on Wednesday and approached the couple, Chief Deputy Jeremy Skinner told The Sun Herald. The deputies started searching their car after Quiroz allegedly admit- ted to having marijuana in the vehicle. Skinner said that’s when Mil- let, who appeared to be under the influence of drugs, ran away and started taking off his clothes. Deputies chased him down and later used a stun gun to arrest him and bring him back to the gas station, with his clothes in hand, Skinner said. “He was actually caught naked, so that’s how he gets escorted back,“ he added. 2 dogs die in car; owner was in dog training class

HIGH RIDGE — Two MO dogs died in a hot car at a dog training center near St. GREG EANS, THE MESSENGER-INQUIRER/AP Louis as their owner attended a lecture on how to become a paid dog trainer, the center’s owner Keeping the birds at bay said. Tom Rose of the Tom Rose Fermin Lopez Rodriguez secures clamps along the top portion of a large swath of bird netting while working with a crew to cover a section School told the St. Louis Post-Dis- of blueberry bushes at Blueberries of Daviess County on Thursday in Owensboro, Ky. The netting will keep birds from the blueberries patch that the deaths were the re- before they can be picked. The business, which allows customers to pick their own blueberries, plans to open next week. sult of a “terrible accident.“ The owner left her car running, with the air-conditioner on high, St. Louis County pawn shop. THE CENSUS court earlier this week. while she was inside for the ap- The U.S. Attorney’s office in St. Minot Daily News reports he proximate 90-minute lecture on Louis on Wednesday announced could have been sent to prison for The dollar amount commercial casinos in Wednesday, a day when the high a federal complaint accusing 10 years and fined $250,000. Law- the U.S. won from gamblers last year, an temperature topped 90 degrees. Devante Coffie of Valley Park increase of 3.7% from the previous year, son was ordered to serve three Rose said the car quit running of stealing 32 handguns and two 43.6B helped by the continuing spread of legal years of supervised release. long guns at the Southside Pawn without the owner knowing it. By sports betting. In a report issued Wednesday, Lawson and his wife, Chris- the time she got outside the dogs Shop in Affton on May 31. The American Gaming Association, the casino industry’s national trade group, said tine Diana Lawson, were indict- — a Labrador retriever and a The complaint said Coffie and commercial casino revenue has risen for five straight years. ed for “converting for their use German shepherd — were dead. another person broke in through a $751,000 in overpayments“ made Rose said the car may have run second-story window after climb- from North Dakota’s Department out of gas. ing onto the roof of a parked min- of Human Services. road, police said. Langley drove ivan. Once inside, they allegedly Wildlife agency officials She was given the same sen- next to the vehicle and rammed Sheriff admits using fired guns into glass enclosures to say gray wolf in state tence earlier. get access to the weapons. into it twice before braking, ac- racial slur on recording cording to police. The U.S. Attorney’s office said SALT LAKE CITY Police: Man faked RIPLEY — A Ten- Coffie suffered a cut on the bro- Police: Armed woman UT — Utah has set up traps wife’s disappearance TN nessee sheriff admit- ken window class. Investigators for a rare gray wolf that wildlife monitored social media and found threatens neighbors officials believe killed a calf in ted that he used a racial slur on GRANDVIEW — A a recording that prompted a that Coffie was trying to sell the Rich County. woman and her hus- peaceful protest and calls for his stolen guns, authorities said, and MOUNTLAKE TER- A trapper with the state first be- WV band faked her disappearance by resignation. one video showed bandages on WA RACE — Police in lieved the predator was a coyote pretending she plummeted from Lauderdale County Sheriff his hands. Washington state arrested a but determined it was gray wolf Steve Sanders confirmed that it woman on suspicion of pointing earlier this week after analyzing an overlook as part of a scheme was his voice on the recent re- Police: Pregnant woman a gun at her neighbors in what scat, tracks and other evidence, to keep her out of having to go to cording and he plans an apology tried to run car off road authorities classified as a hate The Salt Lake Tribune reported. prison, authorities said. to the community of about 25,000 crime. The species has only been seen Julie Wheeler and Rodney Mountlake Terrace police Wheeler were arrested on multi- people. HOBBS — A preg- in Utah a handful of times since it arrested the woman for inves- ple charges including conspiracy “I’m going to apologize Friday nant New Mexico was extirpated from the state in NM tigation of a hate crime and sec- the 1920s. and giving false information to to all the citizens in the county, woman is facing charges after po- ond-degree assault, The Daily West Virginia State Police. because they’re good people,” lice say she tried knocking a car Herald reported . State police said Julie Wheeler Sanders told WREG-TV on off the road while two children No prison time for Police said she appeared to was reported missing Sunday by Wednesday. “I got a lot of black sat in her backseat. be having mental health issues. ex-sheriff in theft case her husband and 17-year-old son. friends, I got a lot of enemies, as The Hobbs News-Sun reports The 67-year-old suspect is white The family claimed Julie any sheriff would, but I apologize Shaniece Langley was arrested BISMARCK — A to all of them.” and the neighbors are black and Wheeler had fallen from the main and charged with abuse of a Muslim. ND former sheriff won’t child and criminal damage to spend any time behind bars after overlook at the New River Gorge The woman, who was not im- National River, National Park Man accused of stealing property. mediately identified, is accused of reaching a plea agreement with Service Ranger Leah Perkowski- 34 guns from pawn shop According to police, Langley, pointing a pistol at a 34-year-old prosecutors on accusations he Sisk said. 31, was involved in a car crash in mother and her two daughters, stole more than $750,000 from the ST. LOUIS — A 19- Hobbs stemming from a domes- both under 15, records said. state government. Authorities searched for Julie MO year-old man is fac- tic dispute. Police said the woman told the Johnny Zip Lawson, 43, the Wheeler for days but found her ing federal charges accusing him A driver picked up a friend family to go back to their native former Wells County sheriff, Tuesday “alive and well” hiding of stealing nearly three dozen and was being followed by Lang- country because they don’t be- was ordered to pay full restitu- in a closet in her home. semi-automatic weapons from a ley, who tried to run them off the long in the U.S. tion during sentencing in federal From wire reports Saturday, June 6, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES•PAGE 17 OPINION Max D. Lederer Jr., Publisher Lt. Col. Marci Hoffman, Europe commander Didn’t we learn the lessons of Tiananmen? Lt. Col. Richard McClintic, Pacific commander Caroline E. Miller, Europe Business Operations BY JOSH ROGIN Wang Dan, a former student leader who ment. The CCP has abused its access to the Joshua M. Lashbrook, Pacific Chief of Staff The Washington Post survived the Tiananmen Square massacre. international economy for economic ag- He spent several years in prison before gression while protecting its own markets EDITORIAL hirty-one years ago Thursday, being exiled to the United States, where he from free competition. China’s internal re- the Chinese government mas- has championed democracy, freedom and pression has blossomed into wholesale eth- Terry Leonard, Editor sacred thousands of pro-democ- human rights for the Chinese people ever nic cleansing of Uighurs and other ethnic [email protected] Tracy protesters in Beijing, but since. Muslim minorities, severe repression of the international community moved on , Senior Managing Editor “In 1989, why did the U.S. government millions of Tibetans and the snuffing out of Robert H. Reid in relatively short order. Today, this same [email protected] lift sanctions so quick? They thought there any space for political dissent. regime is killing the freedom of 8 million was still hope for China. They thought that “We hoped China would change. Unfor- Managing Editor for Content Tina Croley, people in Hong Kong. The survivors of the Deng Xiaoping’s economic reforms would tunately, we helped China become the sec- [email protected] Tiananmen Square massacre are warn- definitely lead to political reform,” he said. ond-largest economy in the world, but their ing the world not to repeat the mistakes it Sean Moores, Managing Editor for Presentation “There’s only one way to push China to have political system didn’t change,” said Henry made in 1989. [email protected] some real reform, and that’s pressure.” Li, another student leader who faced down On June 4, 1989, Chinese troops import- Wang was part of a group of Chinese dis- Chinese troops in Tiananmen Square in Joe Gromelski, Managing Editor for Digital ed from outside the Beijing region slaugh- sidents who met with Secretary of State 1989 and lived to tell the tale. “Right now, [email protected] tered protesters petitioning for reforms, Mike Pompeo this week. He told Pompeo as the world watched in horror. The fol- finally, the world is waking up.” that the United States and the international lowing day, then-British Ambassador Sir It would be easy to say that the current BUREAU STAFF community must do more to help people in Alan Donald penned a secret cable back to political and social upheaval in the United Europe/Mideast London estimating 10,000 innocent civil- mainland China have free access to infor- States means we shouldn’t stand up against Erik Slavin, Europe & Mideast Bureau Chief ians had been killed and detailing gross mation — and do more to punish Chinese China’s crackdown on human rights and [email protected] leaders for their assault on freedom in freedom in Hong Kong. It’s a feature of +49(0)631.3615.9350; DSN (314)583.9350 atrocities, including crowds of people run over by tanks and their “remains inciner- Hong Kong. China’s public diplomacy and propaganda Pacific ated and then hosed down drains.” Similar Last week, China’s rubber-stamp legis- these days to amplify the unrest in Ameri- Aaron Kidd, Pacific Bureau Chief scenes played out in cities across China. lature approved a sweeping new national can cities and point to it as proof the U.S. [email protected] security law for Hong Kong, after which push for human rights abroad is both cyni- +81.42.552.2511 ext. 88380; DSN (315)227.7380 International condemnation was swift, sanctions were imposed, and the Chinese Pompeo announced, “Hong Kong is no cal and hypocritical. Washington leadership was treated as a pariah, for a lit- longer autonomous from China, given facts Our public institutions — especially our Joseph Cacchioli, Washington Bureau Chief tle while. But while President George H.W. on the ground.” President Donald Trump police — have serious problems that have [email protected] Bush publicly condemned the massacre, gave a speech promising to roll back the caused systemic suffering for large groups (+1)(202)886-0033 special economic and trade status Hong of Americans. But it would be pathetic if we Brian Bowers, Assistant Managing Editor, News privately he quickly and quietly resumed [email protected] his drive to pursue friendly relations with Kong has enjoyed, along with other as-yet- used that as a reason to abandon our duty Beijing, signaling to Chinese leaders that unspecified measures. to also stand up to repression in China. In CIRCULATION their brutal crackdown would have little Wang said the U.S. and international re- fact, the drives for greater justice at home long-term cost. sponse must target sanctions at high-level and abroad reinforce each other. This is ac- Mideast officials in Beijing, including under the tually the perfect time to press the issue. Robert Reismann, Mideast Circulation Manager Economic engagement quickly resumed, [email protected] most sanctions were soon lifted and Chi- Global Magnitsky Act, and that issues of The biggest difference between 1989 [email protected] na’s economy surged for the next three human rights and freedom of information and now is that back then, the Chinese gov- DSN (314)583-9111 decades. But the political reforms Wash- in China must be included in any future ernment could cover up the truth. Today in Europe ington policymakers had hoped for never trade talks. The CCP’s abuses hurt not only Hong Kong, everyone can see the tragedy Karen Lewis, Community Engagement Manager materialized. After Xi Jinping formally Chinese citizens but also U.S. companies unfolding. For the sake of our values and [email protected] took power in 2013, the Chinese Commu- trying to do business in China. their freedom, we cannot afford to let Bei- [email protected] nist Party’s brutality and repression only The Bush administration could be for- jing get away with it again. +49(0)631.3615.9090; DSN (314)583.9090 accelerated. given for thinking China’s leaders were Josh Rogin is a columnist for the Global Opinions Pacific “That’s a very big lesson the American moving toward opening and reform in section of The Washington Post. He writes about Mari Mori, [email protected] government should learn from 1989,” said 1989. In 2020, nobody can make that argu- foreign policy and national security. +81-3 6385.3171; DSN (315)227.7333 CONTACT US Washington ‘Union’ is crucial word in Mattis’ denunciation tel: (+1)202.886.0003 633 3rd St. NW, Suite 116, Washington, DC 20001-3050 BY CASS R. SUNSTEIN New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode unity. 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States, in Order to form a more perfect a series of protests over racial injustice, Ernie Gates Only the former Marine Corps general Union …” as distinctly threatening to national unity. knows for sure, but a clue is provided by The early draft suggests that the Consti- There is a reason that, by tradition, the the title of his statement: “In Union There The Stars and Stripes ombudsman protects the free flow tution is created by the states; it sees “We military is nonpartisan. Whether gener- Is Strength.” of news and information, reporting any attempts by the the People” as citizens of their states, first als or captains or privates, soldiers pro- military or other authorities to undermine the newspaper’s Another clue is provided by the most im- independence. The ombudsman also responds to concerns and foremost. 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(21) Matt DiBenedetto, Ford. ism and the systemic oppression 22. (47) Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Chevrolet. Thomas, the New Orleans MLS 23. (43) Bubba Wallace, Chevrolet. Saints wide receiver who has led of black people. ... We, the Nation- 24. (8) Tyler Reddick, Chevrolet. CHARLIE RIEDEL/AP EASTERN CONFERENCE 25. (32) Corey LaJoie, Ford. the league in receptions the past al Football League, admit wrong W L T Pts GF GA 26. (51) Joey Gase, Ford. two seasons, opens the video with Chiefs quarterback Patrick in silencing our players from Atlanta 2 0 0 6 4 2 27. (95) Christopher Bell, Toyota. New York 1 0 1 4 4 3 28. (13) Ty Dillon, Chevrolet. the statement: “It’s been 10 days Mahomes was one of more than peacefully protesting. ... We, the Montreal 1 0 1 4 4 3 29. (37) Ryan Preece, Chevrolet. National Football League, believe Toronto FC 1 0 1 4 3 2 30. (77) JJ Yeley, Chevrolet. since George Floyd was brutally a dozen NFL stars who sent a Columbus 1 0 1 4 2 1 31. (41) Cole Custer, Ford. murdered.” The players then take video message to the NFL. black lives matter.” D.C. United 1 1 0 3 3 3 32. (27) Josh Bilicki, Ford. Chicago 0 1 1 1 2 3 33. (15) Brennan Poole, Chevrolet. New England 0 1 1 1 2 3 34. (53) Garrett Smithley, Chevrolet. Orlando City 0 1 1 1 1 2 35. (00) Quin Houff, Chevrolet. Philadelphia 0 1 1 1 3 5 36. (34) Michael McDowell, Ford. Cincinnati 0 2 0 0 3 5 37. (96) Daniel Suarez, Toyota. Briefl y Inter Miami CF 0 2 0 0 1 3 38. (66) Timmy Hill, Toyota. New York City FC 0 2 0 0 0 2 39. (78) BJ McLeod, Ford. WESTERN CONFERENCE 40. (7) Reed Sorenson, Chevrolet. W L T Pts GF GA Sporting Kansas City 2 0 0 6 7 1 EchoPark 250 lineup Minnesota United 2 0 0 6 8 3 Colorado 2 0 0 6 4 2 NASCAR Xfinity Series Brees apologizes for comments FC Dallas 1 0 1 4 4 2 At Atlanta Motor Speedway Los Angeles FC 1 0 1 4 4 3 Atlanta Seattle 1 0 1 4 3 2 Race Saturday Associated Press $10,000 fine self-imposed by the The seven athletes are from Portland 1 1 0 3 2 3 Lap length: 1.54 miles Vancouver 1 1 0 3 2 3 (Car number in parentheses) school and a reduction in basket- three sports, and all were asymp- Real Salt Lake 0 0 2 2 1 1 1. (9) Noah Gragson, Chevrolet. NEW ORLEANS — Drew 2. (8) Daniel Hemric, Chevrolet. ball scholarships. tomatic. They learned the results LA Galaxy 0 1 1 1 1 2 3. (7) Justin Allgaier, Chevrolet. Brees now realizes he’d fallen out San Jose 0 1 1 1 4 7 Evans also received a 10-year 4. (11) Justin Haley, Chevrolet. of touch. Wednesday night. Houston 0 1 1 1 1 5 5. (0) Harrison Burton, Toyota. show-cause order in the case tied Damphousse said contact trac- Nashville SC 0 2 0 0 1 3 6. (18) Riley Herbst, Toyota. His contemporaries drove that Note: Three points for victory, one to the federal corruption inves- 7. (39) Ryan Sieg, Chevrolet. home when they pilloried him ing has begun, and anyone who point for tie. 8. (22) Austin Cindric, Ford. tigation into college basketball, 9. (98) Chase Briscoe, Ford. this week for repeating a long- has been exposed to any of the 10. (68) Brandon Brown, Chevrolet. which became public in fall 2017. held conviction he’d always felt seven athletes will be required to AP sportlight 11. (10) Ross Chastain, Chevrolet. The school received a notice of al- 12. (19) Brandon Jones, Toyota. comfortable expressing. quarantine for 14 days. 13. (02) Brett Moffitt, Chevrolet. legations last year. June 6 14. (4) Jesse Little, Chevrolet. In the wake of the police kill- “This is a day that we knew 1919 — Man o’ War wins his first race, 15. (90) Alex Labbe, Chevrolet. 16. (0) Jeffrey Earnhardt, Chevrolet. ing of George Floyd, Brees re- would come, not just at A-State, a 5-furlong contest over a straightaway 17. (6) BJ McLeod, Chevrolet. peated his opposition to kneeling Ex-Olympic minister but for colleges and universities at Belmont Park. The 3-to-5 favorite wins 18. (13) Chad Finchum, Toyota. by six lengths, covering the distance in 19. (78) Vinnie Miller, Chevrolet. during the national anthem. And sets Tokyo deadline across America,” Damphousse 59 seconds. 20. (51) Jeremy Clements, Chevrolet. the biting backlash that followed said. 1924 — Cyril Walker captures the U.S. 21. (1) Michael Annett, Chevrolet. TOKYO — Next spring has Open with a three-stroke victory over 22. (07) Garrett Smithley, Chevrolet. prompted the Saints’ star quar- Oklahoma State and Marshall Bobby Jones. 23. (92) Josh Williams, Chevrolet. been set by former Olympic min- 1936 — Granville, ridden by James 24. (21) Anthony Alfredo, Chevrolet. terback to issue a public apology have announced they’ve each had ister Toshikai Endo as a possible Stout, wins the Belmont Stakes by a 25. (99) Mason Massey, Toyota. Thursday in which he acknowl- three athletes test positive. Mis- neck over Mr. Bones. Bold Venture, the 26. (5) Matt Mills, Chevrolet. deadline for deciding whether Kentucky Derby and Preakness winner, 27. (08) Joe Graf Jr., Chevrolet. edged he totally “missed the sissippi also has had an athlete does not run in the race. 28. (47) Joe Nemechek, Chevrolet. mark.” the postponed Tokyo Games can 1946 — The National Basketball As- 29. (61) Timmy Hill, Toyota. and staff member test positive. A 30. (16) AJ Allmendinger, Chevrolet. When Brees expressed his po- go ahead. sociation is founded at the Commodore student worker in the Iowa State Hotel in New York. 31. (74) Bayley Currey, Chevrolet. sition on the anthem three years “March next year is a time 1987 — Bet Twice, ridden by Craig Per- 32. (36) Ronnie Bassett, Jr, Chevrolet. athletic department also has ret, breezes to a 14-length victory in the 33. (44) Tommy Joe Martins, Chevrolet. ago, he was one of many voices when we face major questions on Belmont Stakes to deny Alysheba the Tri- 34. (15) Colby Howard, Chevrolet. in a crowded conversation. But whether athletes can be select- COVID-19. ple Crown. Alysheba is a distant fourth. 35. (93) Myatt Snider, Chevrolet. Alabama also reportedly had — West Germany’s Steffi Graf, 36. (52) Kody Vanderwal, Chevrolet. when he repeated it Wednesday, ed,” Endo was quoted as saying 1987 37. (66) Stephen Leicht, Toyota. eight days shy of her 18th birthday, be- he learned in humbling fashion by Japanese broadcaster NHK on multiple positive tests. comes the youngest women’s champion At least five Crimson Tide foot- of the French Open when she beats Mar- Vet Tix Camping World 200 how times have changed. Friday. “We have to make a judg- tina Navratilova 6-4, 4-6, 8-6. ment in various ways depending ball players have tested positive 1998 — Real Quiet is denied the Triple lineup The intensity and frequency of Crown when Victory Gallop edges him at NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series protests stemming from Floyd’s on the situation then.” for the coronavirus, according to the wire in the Belmont Stakes. At Atlanta Motor Speedway killing less than two weeks ago Endo was speaking at a meet- 247Sports, which cited multiple 1999 — Andre Agassi rallies to win the Atlanta French Open and become the fifth man Race Saturday have signified that wider seg- ing of Prime Minister Shinzo unnamed sources. to complete a career Grand Slam. After Lap length: 1.54 miles Abe’s ruling Liberal Democratic losing the first two sets, Agassi surges (Car number in parentheses) ments of the U.S. population Players returned to Tuscaloosa back to beat Andrei Medvedev 1-6, 2-6, 6- 1. (18) Christian Eckes, Toyota. view police brutality and racial Party. this week and are set to start vol- 4, 6-3, 6-4. Agassi won the 1992 Wimble- 2. (26) Tyler Ankrum, Chevrolet. The Olympics are due to open don, 1994 U.S. Open and 1995 Australian 3. (23) Brett Moffitt, Chevrolet. injustice as matters of greater untary workouts on Monday. Open. 4. (16) Austin Hill, Toyota. urgency. on July 23, 2021, followed by the On other college football news: 1999 — Juli Inkster wins the U.S. Wom- 5. (98) Grant Enfinger, Ford. en’s Open with a 16-under 272, the low- 6. (51) Kyle Busch, Toyota. “I recognize that I should do Paralympics on Aug. 24. The  Oregon State has dismissed est 72-hole score in the championship’s 7. (21) Zane Smith, Chevrolet. less talking and more listening,” games had been scheduled for this 54-year history. 8. (99) Ben Rhodes, Ford. a tight end after a recording sur- 9. (2) Sheldon Creed, Chevrolet. Brees wrote in the apology posted year but were postponed because 2007 — The Anaheim Ducks capture 10. (13) Johnny Sauter, Ford. faced of the player making rac- the Stanley Cup with a 6-2 victory over 11. (19) Derek Kraus, Toyota. on social media. “When the black of the coronavirus pandemic. ist and bigoted comments some the Ottawa Senators, ending the series 12. (38) Todd Gilliland, Ford. community is talking about their “If the global coronavirus is in five games. 13. (24) Chase Elliott, Chevrolet. three years ago. 2007 — Trevor Hoffman becomes the 14. (88) Matt Crafton, Ford. pain, we all need to listen.” not over by (next spring), par- first major leaguer with 500 career saves Upon learning of the comments 15. (3) Jordan Anderson, Chevrolet. ticularly if the situation does not when he closes out the San Diego Pa- 16. (9) Codie Rohrbaugh, Chevrolet. made by redshirt freshman Rocco dres’ 5-2 victory over the Los Angeles 17. (52) Stewart Friesen, Toyota. allow for the selection of athletes, Dodgers. 18. (45) Ty Majeski, Chevrolet. Oklahoma State hit Carley, Oregon State coach Jona- 2010 — Rafael Nadal wins his fifth 19. (4) Raphael Lessard, Toyota. (holding the games) would be French Open title and avenges his lone 20. (40) Ryan Truex, Chevrolet. with postseason ban quite difficult,” Endo was quoted than Smith took the matter to ath- Roland Garros defeat, beating Robin 21. (15) Tanner Gray, Ford. letic director Scott Barnes. Soderling 6-4, 6-2, 6-4. Nadal improves to 22. (02) Tate Fogleman, Chevrolet. An NCAA infractions commit- as saying by the Japanese news- 38-1 at Roland Garros, with the only loss 23. (56) Timmy Hill, Chevrolet. “We both agreed this language 24. (04) Cory Roper, Ford. tee panel announced Friday that paper Sankei. to Soderling in the fourth round a year and attitude is entirely unaccept- before. 25. (30) Brennan Poole, Toyota. former Oklahoma State assistant 2011 — The Bowl Championship Series 26. (44) Jeb Burton, Chevrolet. able, regardless of circumstance strips the Southern California Trojans 27. (42) Ross Chastain, Chevrolet. men’s basketball coach Lamont 7 Arkansas St. athletes of their 2004 title, leaving that season 28. (22) Austin Wayne Self, Chevrolet. Evans violated ethical-conduct or environment. I spoke with without a BCS champion. BCS officials 29. (8) John Hunter Nemechek, Ford. positive for COVID-19 30. (00) Angela Ruch, Toyota. rules by accepting up to $22,000 Rocco and dismissed him from vacated the championship after the Tro- 31. (20) Spencer Boyd, Chevrolet. jans were hit with heavy NCAA sanctions 32. (33) Gray Gaulding, Toyota. in bribes from financial advisers. JONESBORO, Ark. — Seven the team. I will not tolerate rac- last year for rules violations committed 33. (7) Korbin Forrister, Toyota. ism or hate speech,” Smith posted during the 2004 and ’05 seasons. 34. (11) Spencer Davis, Toyota. The NCAA also levied penal- Arkansas State athletes tested 2015 — Serena Williams overcomes a 35. (97) Jesse Little, Chevrolet. ties that include a one-year post- positive for COVID-19 and are on Twitter. mid-match lull and a third-set deficit to 36. (83) TJ Bell, Chevrolet. win her third French Open title and 20th 37. (28) Bryan Dauzat, Chevrolet. season ban for the team that takes self-isolating for 14 days, Chan- Carley issued an apology on major singles trophy by beating Lucie 38. (10) Jennifer Jo Cobb, Chevrolet. cellor Kelly Damphousse said social media after the recording Safarova of the Czech Republic 6-3, 6-7 39. (49) Bayley Currey, Chevrolet. effect next season. The ruling in- (2), 6-2. 40. (68) Clay Greenfield, Toyota. cluded three years of probation, a Thursday. went public on Wednesday. Saturday, June 6, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES•PAGE 21 MLB/AUTO RACING Ready to race IndyCar finally set to start season

BY JENNA FRYER Associated Press he stars of IndyCar were in Florida pre- paring to start their season when the coronavirus pandemic slammed the brakes on those plans 48 hours before the green flag. TAlmost three months later, the series is finally set MORRY GASH/AP to go racing. The 2020 season will open Saturday night at Texas Tony Clark, executive director of the Major League Players Motor Speedway in NBC’s first primetime IndyCar Association, said in a statement that owners’ plan of a 114-game race. The series follows NASCAR, which heads into regular season was “resoundingly rejected” by the players. this weekend having already completed nine events. Both have had to draw up safety plans. Both are rac- ing without fans for now. Baseball players IndyCar teams based in Indianapolis will head to the airport before sunrise Saturday to begin health screenings required to board chartered flights scheduled to leave for Texas before 6 a.m. Everyone /AP hold line on pay will be screened again before they enter the track ERIC GAY and face masks will be required. Will Power lowers into his car as he prepares to Drivers and teams outside of Indy arrived Friday drive in IndyCar Series testing in Austin, Texas. and were also subjected to the same screenings. BY RONALD BLUM less than 22% of the $36 million Team rosters are limited to 20 competitors and the The rebranded Arrow McLaren SP team will Associated Press they had been set to earn. garages will be divided — Chevrolet teams in one, debut with rookie Oliver Askew, last year’s Indy Players countered Sunday with Honda teams in the other. Lights champion, and Pato O’Ward, who has re- NEW YORK — Baseball play- a plan for a 114-game regular It will be radically different from the last time turned to IndyCar after a brief stint last year rac- ers reaffirmed their stance for season with no pay cuts beyond everyone was together in March in St. Petersburg, ing in Europe. Alex Palou will debut for Dale Coyne full prorated pay, leaving a huge the prorated salaries they agreed Fla., soaking up the sun and enjoying the party at- Racing, which in the offseason fired Sebastien Bour- gap with teams that could scuttle to on March 26. That would leave mosphere of the traditional season opener. An al- dais and promoted Santino Ferrucci into its lead plans to start the coronavirus-de- each player with about 70% of his ready lengthy offseason has now been stretched to seat. Rinus VeeKay is the third rookie making his layed season around the Fourth original pay. more than eight months and the first event at Texas’ debut, alongside oval veteran Ed Carpenter, owner of July and may leave owners fo- MLB rejected that Wednesday, high-speed oval will also give drivers their first test of Ed Carpenter Racing. cusing on a schedule as short as when Deputy Commissioner Dan of a new windshield designed to protect the cockpit. The last six winners at Texas are in the field dat- 50 games. Halem wrote in a letter to union “I think everybody is nervous. If you’re not ner- ing to Ed Carpenter’s victory in 2014 through two- More than 100 players, includ- chief negotiator Bruce Meyer in- vous, I’d be concerned about the head that you have time IndyCar champion Josef Newgarden’s trip to ing the union’s executive board, forming him “we do not have any on your shoulders,” said Graham Rahal. “You’re victory lane last year. held a two-hour digital meeting reason to believe that a negotiated going to probably one of the most intense tracks Newgarden isn’t sure veterans will have any sort with officials of the Major League solution for an 82-game season is of the year and you’re going there without testing, of edge considering drivers have largely been side- Baseball Players Association on possible.” you’re going there without much practice, you’re lined since the Sept. 22 finale. Texas has never be- Thursday, a day after the union’s “Nonetheless, the commission- going there without knowing what these tires may fore opened an IndyCar season and instead is held offer was rejected by Major er is committed to playing base- bring for us this weekend. You’re going there with- well into the season and after the Indianapolis 500. League Baseball. ball in 2020,” Halem said in the out knowing what exactly the aeroscreen is going to “Texas is a very difficult racetrack to race in gen- “Earlier this week, Major letter, which was obtained by The do to us on a track like that.” eral, whether you’ve been there 20 years or first League Baseball communicated Associated Press. “He has started Unlike NASCAR, which has scrapped practice time. It’s a daunting track to get right,” Newgarden its intention to schedule a dra- discussions with ownership about and qualifying for its rescheduled events, IndyCar said. “From the rookie side, it’s going to be extreme- matically shortened 2020 season staging a shorter season without will do both at Texas in the afternoon before the race ly difficult. This whole year is going to be tough on unless players negotiate salary fans.” that night. The field consists of 24 drivers, including rookies with limited track time. I think Texas will concessions,” union head Tony Management officials have three rookies making their IndyCar debut, for the be one of the toughest places to go to right out of the Clark said in a statement. “The said they are considering a slate 200-lap race on the high-banked, 1.5-mile oval. gates.” concessions being sought are in of perhaps 50 games or fewer. addition to billions in player sal- There has not been a schedule av- ary reductions that have already eraging fewer than 82 games per been agreed upon. This threat team since 1879. came in response to an associa- “The overwhelming consensus tion proposal aimed at charting a of the board is that players are path forward.” ready to report, ready to get back “Rather than engage, the on the field, and they are willing league replied it will shorten the to do so under unprecedented season unless players agree to conditions that could affect the further salary reductions,” Clark health and safety of not just them- added. selves, but their families as well,” Players originally were set Clark said in a statement. “The to earn about $4 billion in 2020 league’s demand for additional salaries, exclusive of guaranteed concessions was resoundingly money such as signing bonuses, rejected.” termination pay and option buy- Baseball’s March 26 deal allows outs. The union’s plan would cut games if there are no government that to around $2.8 billion and restrictions on playing in front of management to approximately fans and no relevant travel limi- $1.2 billion plus a $200 million tations. The sides agreed to “dis- bonus pool if the postseason is cuss in good faith” the economic completed. feasibility of playing in empty MLB last week proposed an ballparks, which appears to be 82-game season with an addi- the likely option. tional sliding scale of pay cuts MLB says that without fans it that would leave a player at the would average a loss of $640,000 DARRON CUMMINGS/AP $563,500 minimum with 47% of for each additional game played. his original salary and top stars The union disputes the teams’ fi- New Zealand’s Scott Dixon drives into turn one during testing of the new windscreen at Indianapolis Mike Trout and Gerrit Cole at nancial figures. Motor Speedway in October. The 2020 IndyCar season will open Saturday night in Texas. PAGE 22 • S TARS AND STRIPES• Saturday, June 6, 2020 AUTO RACING Commentary With NASCAR back, are fans far behind?

BY JENNA FRYER we’ll go home,” runner-up Clint Associated Press Bowyer said of the anticlimactic post-race dramatics. “I’m ready CHARLOTTE, N.C. — There to have fans back. I think it’s is finally a break in this weird, time.” new world of NASCAR after nine Local tracks around the coun- races over 16 days in three differ- try have allowed spectators for at ent states. least the last two weekends. NAS- Brad Keselowski lucked into CAR, when it announced its sec- a pair of wins, new favorite son ond stretch of races through June Chase Elliott lost three races (but 21 in Alabama, said the events won one), and Kyle Busch ticked would be without fans. off his haters simply by being The pressure will grow to get himself. fans back in the stands, particu- Some rain interruptions aside, larly as more and more local the racing has been good. The se- tracks open the gates with their ries is starting to find a rhythm governors’ OK. If fans can at- and the story lines are strong. tend South Alabama Speedway Even seven-time NASCAR cham- in Ozark, why can’t they go to pion Jimmie Johnson has come the big show at Talladega Super- GERRY BROOME/AP close to winning his first race in speedway in three weeks? more than three years. NASCAR has touted a health Chase Elliott celebrates after winning the NASCAR Cup Series race on May 28 in Concord, N.C. But all is not entirely well. plan it was confident could get the A sport that prides itself on teams back to the track and so far the access to its drivers is rac- it has worked. No driver has failed ing at empty tracks, most evi- the temperature checks required dent Sunday at cavernous Bristol to enter the facilities so far. But it Motor Speedway. The Tennes- has been barely two weeks since see bullring known as “The Last Darlington Raceway hosted the Agonizingly close Great Colosseum” can hold about first race back, so it’s far too early 140,000 fans and once boasted a to know if the plan is perfect. 55-race sellout streak spanning Masks are still required and 28 years. teams have been good sports It was jarringly empty on a about following the rules. But it’s Elliott challenging to win nearly every race spectacular day for racing Sun- going to get hotter and the days day. When Elliott and Joey Loga- are long and the masks are going BY JOHN ZENOR was again in contention for a vic- no tangled on the track with just to become a nuisance. Social dis- Associated Press NASCAR Cup tory. But he and Joey Logano tan- over a lap remaining — and when tancing is for the most part fol- points leaders gled on the track with just over a Logano gave Elliott a long stare lowed, but awareness is fading hase Elliott has been lap remaining that caused both on pit road — it was eerily silent. and teams were in clusters along Through May 31 tantalizingly close to 1. Kevin Harvick ...... 370 to crash. Logano gave Elliott a In the old days, before the pan- pit road waiting for the Bristol winning NASCAR races 2. Joey Logano ...... 346 long stare on pit road that lacked demic, the crowd would have race to start. so many times it’s hard 3. Chase Elliott ...... 325 C 4. Brad Keselowski ...... 315 some of the drama with no fans been hysterical. In the new nor- NASCAR already made a huge for him not to be disappointed. 5. Alex Bowman ...... 289 on scene to react. mal, the two drivers put on their decision to get back to business Sure, Elliott understands he 6. Martin Truex Jr ...... 280 “I talked to Joey after the race mandatory face masks and had after postponing eight Cup Series 7. Denny Hamlin ...... 276 can’t win them all, but he has 8. Ryan Blaney ...... 274 face-to-face like it should be,” El- a peaceful discussion in front of 9. Kyle Busch ...... 256 races. Now it will face another in flirted with victory in four of the liott said. dreary, gray grandstands. deciding if the comeback is com- 10. Kurt Busch ...... 253 five Cup races since NASCAR 11. Aric Almirola ...... 240 Regardless of the missed op- “It’s kind of like, well, I guess plete and fans can return. resumed competition May 17 fol- 12. Clint Bowyer ...... 232 13. Matt DiBenedetto ...... 230 portunities or bad breaks, he’s lowing a 10-week shutdown for 14. Erik Jones ...... 228 third in the Cup series standings the coronavirus pandemic. 15. Jimmie Johnson ...... 223 with four top-five finishes through 16. Austin Dillon ...... 221 His return has been a roller- 17. William Byron ...... 216 nine races. Elliott is keeping that coaster ride that saw him drive 18. Tyler Reddick ...... 186 fast start in perspective, but still 19. Chris Buescher ...... 179 off with just one victory, a Thurs- 20. John H. Nemechek ...... 165 feels like he can contend for a se- day night race at Charlotte Motor 21. Ricky Stenhouse Jr ...... 157 ries championship. Speedway last week, to break up 22. Bubba Wallace ...... 154 23. Michael McDowell ...... 148 “This is a 38-race season, and the string of close calls. 24. Cole Custer ...... 140 we have to keep that up to really “There’s a handful of drivers 25. Christopher Bell ...... 139 26. Ryan Newman ...... 136 be a contender,” he said. I think and teams who we know have a 27. Ty Dillon ...... 127 we can do it, but until you go out shot to win every single week,” 28. Corey Lajoie ...... 124 there and achieve that it really 29. Kyle Larson ...... 121 Elliott said Tuesday in a Zoom 30. Ryan Preece ...... 101 doesn’t matter.” call with reporters. “And there’s 31. Daniel Suarez ...... 91 It’s been anything but a normal 32. Matt Kenseth ...... 82 no reason why we can’t be among 33. Brennan Poole ...... 72 season so far amid the pandemic. that group. That’s our goal and 34. Quin Houff ...... 40 Races have been held without 35. David Ragan ...... 33 I think if you’re in that position 36. Reed Sorenson ...... 25 fans and with condensed one- enough, it’ll go your way plenty 37. Gray Gaulding ...... 25 day schedules. Elliott likes the and you’ll get your fair share.” new itinerary, saying “over time Elliott’s Hendrick Motorsports we’ve overcomplicated weekend team expects to be in conten- Cup race. schedules and practiced entirely tion every race and believes that The near-misses haven’t shak- too much. shouldn’t change Sunday at At- en the confidence for Elliott or “I know a lot of that’s money lanta Motor Speedway. crew chief Alan Gustafson. driven, and I get it,” he said. “As He was pushing for the lead “I think you have to be a little our popularity grew over a period at Darlington Raceway when bit hard-headed to do this job, of time, tracks and things tried to Kyle Busch wrecked him. He and you have to find a way to im- get all they could get. I understand was about to win the Coca-Cola prove, and just you have to kind of that, but I think a lot of us... we’ve 600 until a caution with two laps shake it off,” Gustafson said after got to get back to our roots.” remaining jumbled the finish. Elliott won at Charlotte. “Profes- He’s not alone in that sentiment. Elliott pitted from the lead, took sional sports are super fickle, and Brad Keselowski, winner of two four tires and couldn’t get back to one day you’re good and one day of the races Elliott lost, said this the front in the two-lap overtime you’re terrible, and you just get schedule cuts costs and benefits sprint. He did win a $100,000 used to that.” the more experienced drivers. MARK HUMPHREY/AP bounty by beating Kyle Busch in Elliott took the momentum Added Logano: “We are race Drivers make their way around the track past empty stands during a a Truck Series race at Charlotte from his Charlotte win to Bristol car drivers, not practice car NASCAR Xfinity Series race Monday in Bristol, Tenn. and followed it with a win in the Motor Speedway on Sunday and drivers.” Saturday, June 6, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• PAGE 23 NBA/NHL Action: League finalizing specifics of what testing plan at Disney will entail FROM BACK PAGE DID YOU KNOW ? medical experts.” The eight-game slate — it’s unclear if they will be classified While working to finish this season, as regular-season games — will the league also has made decisions help determine playoff seeding. on next season — with the draft From there, the league could lottery rescheduled for Aug. 25, have a play-in tournament for the the draft on Oct. 15 and opening final spot in the Eastern Confer- night for the 2020-21 campaign ence and Western Conference tentatively set for Dec. 1. The G postseason fields. League also announced Thursday “While there is still work to be that it canceled the remainder of done, we applaud all the effort and collaboration that has gone this season. into finding a safe, competitive SOURCE: Associated Press format,” Orlando Magic CEO Alex Martins said. “It has always But one of the biggest hurdles is been our feeling that sports have now cleared. The league is plan- the ability to bring people togeth- ning for the same playoff rules as KEITH SRAKOCIC/AP er and we look forward to restart- usual, that being every round uti- ing the NBA season while using lizing a best-of-seven format. The team logo is seen in the center of the Pittsburgh Penguins locker room at their practice facility in that platform to drive meaning- The 22-team plan includes all Cranberry Township, Pa. The NHL said Thursday that teams could reopen facilities and players could ful social impact at this period of teams that were holding play- take part in limited, voluntary workouts beginning Monday. That announcement came at nearly the same time.” off spots when the season was time the Penguins revealed one of their players had tested positive for the coronavirus. The team said There are numerous other de- stopped, plus all other clubs with- the player is not in Pittsburgh, isolated after experiencing symptoms, and has recovered. tails to continue working through, in six games of a berth. including finalizing specifics of Milwaukee, the Los Angeles what the testing plan at Disney Lakers, Boston and reigning NBA will entail and calculating the fi- champion Toronto had already NHL clears way for players nancial ramifications of playing clinched playoff berths. Now with fewer games. only eight games remaining for Another person, also speaking each team, it means that eight to AP on condition of anonymity other clubs — Miami, Indiana, because the details of the ongo- Philadelphia, the Los Angeles ing talks have not been publicly Clippers, Denver, Utah, Okla- to return to practice rinks released, said the NBPA and the homa City and Houston — have NBA are working on “lengthy” postseason spots secured, and medical protocols. The details Dallas virtually has one as well. will be shared with teams once That leaves nine teams vying those discussions are completed, for three remaining playoff Penguins report first positive test, ninth total for league which will be long before they ar- berths. In the East, Brooklyn, Or- rive at Disney, the person said. lando and Washington are in the BY STEPHEN WHYNO NHL scoreboard “The NBA is taking all the ap- race for two spots. In the West, Associated Press propriate measures, and working Memphis, Portland, New Orleans, The NHL cleared the way tirelessly to provide a safe envi- Sacramento, San Antonio and Eastern Conference Western Conference ronment for our team and staff,” Phoenix will jostle for one spot. Thursday for players to return the Dallas Mavericks said in a If the gap between eighth place to practice rinks next week and GP W L OT Pct GF GA GP W L OT Pct GF GA firmed up its playoff format even x-Boston 70 44 14 12 .714 227 174 x-St. Louis 71 42 19 10 .662 225 193 statement. and ninth place in either confer- x-Tampa Bay 70 43 21 6 .657 245 195 x-Colorado 70 42 20 8 .657 237 191 The 22 Disney-bound clubs ence is four games or less when as a ninth player tested positive x-Washington 69 41 20 8 .652 240 215 x-Vegas 71 39 24 8 .606 227 211 for the coronavirus. x-Philadelphia 69 41 21 7 .645 232 19 6 x-Dallas 69 37 24 8 .594 180 177 would play somewhere between the eight-game slate ends, those y-Pittsburgh 69 40 23 6 .623 224 196 y-Edmonton 71 37 25 9 .585 225 217 71 and 75 games before the play- teams will play off for the No. 8 After unveiling the final details y-Carolina 68 38 25 5 .596 222 193 y-Nashville 69 35 26 8 .565 215 217 y-N.Y. Islanders 68 35 23 10 .588 192 193 y-Vancouver 69 36 27 6 .565 228 217 of its 24-team plan , the league y-Calgary 70 36 27 7 .564 210 215 offs begin, down from the cus- seed. The team in ninth place y-Toronto 70 36 25 9 .579 238 227 said teams could reopen facilities y-Winnipeg 71 37 28 6 .563 216 203 tomary 82-game slate. The teams would have to go 2-0 in a two- y-Columbus 70 33 22 15 .579 180 187 y-Minnesota 69 35 27 7 .558 220 220 who didn’t qualify for the restart game series to advance. and players could take part in y-Florida 69 35 26 8 .565 231 228 y-Arizona 70 33 29 8 .529 195 187 limited, voluntary workouts be- y-N.Y. Rangers 70 37 28 5 .564 234 222 y-Chicago 70 32 30 8 .514 212 218 will see their seasons end after For Atlanta, Cleveland, New y-Montreal 71 31 31 9 .500 212 221 having played somewhere be- York, Golden State, Minnesota, ginning Monday. The NHL and Anaheim 71 29 33 9 .472 187 226 NHL Players’ Association must Buffalo 69 30 31 8 .493 195 217 Los Angeles 70 29 35 6 .457 178 212 tween 64 and 67 games. Detroit, Chicago and Charlotte, New Jersey 69 28 29 12 .493 189 230 San Jose 70 29 36 5 .450 182 226 Roughly 15% of what would the season is over. The Knicks still iron out health and safety Ottawa 71 25 34 12 .437 191 243 x-earned first-round playoff bye have been the full NBA regular will miss the playoffs for the protocols before moving ahead Detroit 71 17 49 5 .275 145 267 y-earned playoff berth season won’t be played, which seventh consecutive season, the with training camps and games. means players stand to lose third-longest current drought in Players can skate in groups of around $600 million in salary. the league behind Sacramento up to six at a time under “phase expected to test players daily if “Those games are going to be How that process will work is and Phoenix — who still have 2,” which includes specific in- games resume. The NHL is still competitive,” Capitals general among the issues the league and chances of getting into the play- structions on testing, mask-wear- assessing health and safety pro- manager Brian MacLellan said. union are still working to solve. offs this season. ing and temperature checks. It’s tocols for what would be 24 teams The remaining 16 teams will another step closer to the ice playing in two hub cities. play best-of-five series to set the NBA scoreboard after the league said every play- “We still have a lot of things to final 16. off series will be a best-of-seven figure out, namely the safety of Toronto captain John Tavares, format after the initial qualifying the players,” Winnipeg Jets cap- a member of the NHL/NHLPA Eastern Conference Western Conference round and teams will be reseeded tain Blake Wheeler said earlier Return to Play committee, said throughout. this week. “We’ve got to make he preferred the traditional Atlantic Division Southwest Division W L Pct GB W L Pct GB That announcement came at sure that our safety is at the top seven-game series once the play- Toronto 46 18 .719 — Houston 40 24 .625 — nearly the same time the Pitts- of that list. ” offs were down to the more tra- Boston 43 21 .672 3 Dallas 40 27 .597 1½ burgh Penguins revealed one of The top four teams in the East- ditional 16 teams. A majority of Philadelphia 39 26 .600 7½ Memphis 32 33 .492 8½ Brooklyn 30 34 .469 16 New Orleans 28 36 .438 12 their players had tested positive. ern and Western Conferences players agreed. New York 21 45 .318 26 San Antonio 27 36 .429 12½ Southeast Division Northwest Division The team said the player is not in will play separate round-robin “Everybody is used to a best- Miami 41 24 .631 — Denver 43 22 .662 — Pittsburgh, isolated after experi- tournaments to determine seed- of-seven,” Pittsburgh player Orlando 30 35 .462 11 Utah 41 23 .641 1½ encing symptoms and has recov- ing. Re-seeding each round puts representative Kris Letang said. Washington 24 40 .375 16½ Oklahoma City 40 24 .625 2½ Charlotte 23 42 .354 18 Portland 29 37 .439 14½ ered from COVID-19. more value on the seeding tour- “You know how it’s structured. Atlanta 20 47 .299 22 Minnesota 19 45 .297 23½ Of the nine players who have naments between Boston, Tampa You know how it feels if you lose Central Division Pacific Division Milwaukee 53 12 .815 — L.A. Lakers 49 14 .778 — tested positive, five are from Bay, Washington and Philadel- the first two or you win the first Indiana 39 26 .600 14 L.A. Clippers 44 20 .688 5½ the Ottawa Senators, three from phia in the East, and St. Louis, two. You kind of know all the Chicago 22 43 .338 31 Sacramento 28 36 .438 21½ Detroit 20 46 .303 33½ Phoenix 26 39 .400 24 the Colorado Avalanche and one Colorado, Vegas and Dallas in the scenarios that can go through a Cleveland 19 46 .292 34 Golden State 15 50 .231 35 from Pittsburgh. The league is West. best-of-seven.” S TARS AND STRIPES Saturday, June 6, 2020 Moving ahead NHL clears way for return to practice SPORTS rinks despite 9th positive test » Page 23

NBA Plan of action Owners approve 22-team format for restarting season in Orlando

BY TIM REYNOLDS Associated Press he NBA took a major step toward getting back on the court Thursday, with the league’s Board of Governors approving a 22-team format for restarting the league season next month at the Disney campus near Orlando, Fla. TThe vote was 29-1, with Portland casting the dissenting vote, said a person with knowledge of the situation. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of an- onymity because the league did not publicly release voting details. The National Basketball Players As- sociation has scheduled a meeting for Friday to vote on the plan. Teams would arrive at ‘ While the Disney around July 7 and play an eight-game slate COVID-19 of games starting July pandemic 31 at the ESPN Wide presents World Of Sports formidable complex. All challenges, teams will stay, we are practice and play at Disney hopeful of and the NBA fi nishing the Finals — season in which would a safe and have started responsible Thursday manner. if not for the ’ coronavirus Adam Silver pandemic that NBA commisioner caused the NBA to suspend its sea- son on March 11 — will likely stretch into October. “The Board’s approval of the restart format is a necessary step toward resum- ing the NBA season,” NBA Commissioner Adam Silver said. “While the COVID-19 pan- demic presents formidable challenges, we are hopeful of finishing the season in a safe and re- sponsible manner based on strict protocols now being finalized with public health officials and

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The NBA cleared a major hurdle in getting back to playing games on Thursday when the league’s Board of Governors approved a 22-team restart plan. The NBPA and the NBA are reportedly still working on “lengthy” medical protocols. Photo illustration by Sean Venables/Stars and Stripes

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