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WILMINGTON, Delaware experts on his own virus task He called on Americans to color as he called on Americans and the positive reaction in finan- (AP) — President-elect Joe force. separate politics from the virus to separate politics from the virus cial markets. Biden signaled strongly on The swift actions come at and embrace mask-wearing. and embrace mask-wearing. “STOCK MARKET UP BIG, Monday that fighting the raging a critical moment in the U.S. “We could save tens of thou- “Focusing on these communities VACCINE COMING SOON. pandemic will be the immediate effort to combat the corona- sands of lives if everyone would is one of our priorities, not an REPORT 90% EFFECTIVE. priority of his new adminis- virus. Pharmaceutical giant just wear a mask for the next few afterthought,” Biden said. SUCH GREAT NEWS!” he tration, an abrupt shift from Pfizer announced progress with months. Not Democratic or Re- Pfizer said Monday that its tweeted. President Donald Trump’s more its vaccine trial, helping send publican lives, American lives,” COVID-19 vaccine may be a Vice President Mike Pence unworried approach to the virus, financial markets soaring. But Biden said. “Please, I implore remarkable 90% effective, based held a meeting of the White as the nation surpassed 10 mil- surging caseloads, including you, wear a mask.” on early and incomplete test House coronavirus task force on lion COVID-19 cases. new infections among leading Over the past two weeks, the results. The drugmaker said it Monday. He tweeted that Pfizer’s Biden began with a direct figures in Trump’s administra- number of confirmed COVID-19 was on track to file an emergency reported progress was “HUGE appeal to all Americans to wear tion, offered a fresh reminder cases has risen nearly 65%. The use request with regulators later NEWS” and suggested it was the masks, a departure from Trump, that the nation is still in the grip 7-day rolling average for daily this month. result of a “public-private part- who has mocked Biden and oth- of the worst pandemic in more new cases in the U.S. went from Throughout his ultimately nership forged” by Trump. ers who make a point of always than a century. 66,294 on Oct. 25 to 108,736.7 unsuccessful campaign, Trump In fact, Pfizer has funded all wearing protective face cover- “The challenge before us right on Sunday. In the past week, insisted the nation was “rounding its own research. It has a contract ings when around others. In an now is still immense and grow- one of every 433 Americans was the corner” on the coronavirus to sell doses to the U.S. govern- official move, the president-elect ing, and so is the need for bold diagnosed with COVID-19, and and that a vaccine was imminent ment if a vaccine is approved but formed a coronavirus advisory action to fight this pandemic,” hospitals in several states are even as infection rates grew. The has insisted on handling its own board dominated by scientists Biden said after being briefed on running out of space and staff. president, who has yet to public- shipping. and doctors, while Trump has the virus. “We are still facing a Biden noted the pandemic’s ly acknowledge Biden’s victory, had a falling out with the medical dark winter.” disproportionate toll on people of seized on Pfizer’s announcement Please see Biden, Page 3

Soccer teams back in action Oregon elections director fired SALEM (AP) — Oregon’s elections director was abrupt- ly fired in a text message by the secretary of state after he pointed out serious issues with the state’s aging and vulnerable technology for running elec- tions. Elections Director Stephen Trout learned in a text mes- sage Thursday night — as his department and county elections officials were still counting votes from the Nov. 3 election — that he was out. On Friday, Secretary of State Bev Clarno, a Republican appointed to the position by Democratic Gov. Kate Brown, announced to county clerks and other elections officials in Ore- gon’s 36 counties that “today is also Steve Trout’s last day with John Gunther, The World the Agency.” Marshfield’s Isabella Garcia pushes the ball up the pitch as a Brookings-Harbor player tries to keep up during their jamboree match Monday at North Bend High Election officials in the state School. The girls and boys teams from Marshfield, Brookings-Harbor and the host Bulldogs met in the first of a series of jamborees planned for the next several weeks were stunned. as part of the fall season of sports on the South Coast. The current season also includes seven-on-seven football and basketball skills competitions. The regular sports Steve Druckenmiller, the seasons under the guidelines of the Oregon School Activities Association start at the end of the calendar year. veteran Linn County clerk, said Clarno’s action was “dangerous and so ignorant.” “We are still in the election GOP backs Trump as he fights election results process right now. We are reconciling, we’re dealing with WASHINGTON (AP) — The authorizing investigations “will topher Wray, CIA head Gina fraud, while allowing baseless problems right now as far as Trump administration threw only fuel the ‘specious, specu- Haspel and infectious disease questions about the election your signatures and communi- the presidential transition into lative, fanciful or far-fetched expert Dr. Anthony Fauci. process to linger. cating with voters who didn’t tumult, with President Donald claims’ he professes to guard The president was given cover Adding to the sense of uncer- sign the ballots,” Druckenmiller Trump blocking government against.” to keep fighting by McConnell, tainty, the General Services Ad- said. “We’re going to have to do officials from cooperating with Biden pressed forward with seen by many in the GOP as the ministration held off on formally recounts, all of these things. She President-elect Joe Biden’s team plans to build out his adminis- one who may eventually need to beginning the transition, prevent- doesn’t understand elections.” and Attorney General William tration, assembling a team of ex- nudge Trump to the exit. ing Biden’s teams from gaining Clarno spokeswoman Andrea Barr authorizing the Justice perts to face the surging pandem- “Our institutions are actual- access to federal agencies. An Chiapella said Trout was “a Department to probe unsubstanti- ic. But the federal agency that ly built for this,” McConnell agency spokesperson said late knowledgeable advocate for the ated allegations of voter fraud. needs to greenlight the begin- said as he opened the Senate on Monday that an “ascertainment” democratic process on our team” Some Republicans, including nings of the transition of power Monday. “We have the system in on the winner of the election had and that he planned to leave Senate Majority Leader Mitch held off on taking that step. And place to consider concerns and not yet been made. Citing what on Dec. 15 anyway. Deputy McConnell, rallied behind the White House moved to crack President Trump is 100% within the agency did during the extend- Director Michelle Teed has been Trump’s efforts to fight the down on those not deemed suffi- his rights to look into allegations ed 2000 electoral recount, it sig- named acting elections director, election results. Few in the GOP ciently loyal as Trump continued of irregularities and weigh his naled that it may not do so until Chiapella said. acknowledged Biden’s victory to refuse to concede the race. legal options.” Trump concedes or the Electoral Trout said in an email to The or condemned Trump’s other Trump remained out of sight at Senate Democratic leader College meets next month. Associated Press that although concerning move on Monday: his the White House, with conver- Chuck Schumer countered that That Florida recount involved a he had already planned to seek firing of Defense Secretary Mark sations ongoing about how the the Republicans’ refusal to margin of just 537 votes in the one a new job, he did not want to go Esper. defeated president would spend accept the election results was state that would have determined this soon. The developments cast doubt the coming days and weeks as he “extremely dangerous, extremely which candidate reached 270 elec- “I would never leave in the on whether the nation would challenged the people’s verdict. poisonous to our democracy.” toral votes. Biden’s leads across middle of an election,” Trout witness the same kind of smooth Trump is not expected to formal- “Joe Biden won the election Wisconsin, Pennsylvania and said. “This is the toughest part transition of power that has long ly concede but is likely to grudg- fair and square,” Schumer said. Michigan, which pushed him over of the election behind the scenes anchored its democracy. The ingly vacate the White House at A few other GOP senators sent the threshold to win the White with the canvass, manual audit, Electoral College is slated to the end of his term, according to tepid nods toward a transition. House, are far more substantial — electoral college, and recounts. formally confirm Biden’s victory several people around him. Sen. Ben Sasse of Nebraska and greater than Trump’s leads in I would not abandon my staff or on Dec. 14, and the Democrat Also being discussed: the pos- offered congratulations to Biden, the same states in 2016. the counties before the election will be sworn into office in late sibility of more campaign-style and Sen. Susan Collins of Maine On a call Monday night with is over.” January. rallies as he tries to keep his noted the Democrat’s “apparent reporters, a transition official Trout, in a Nov. 2 letter to On Monday, Barr authorized supporters fired up despite his victory.” But many Republi- said the Biden team believes the Republican and Democratic U.S. attorneys to probe “sub- defeat. It was possible they can lawmakers were reluctant it is time for the GSA admin- candidates to replace Clarno, stantial” allegations of voter would feature his family and top to speak up about the election, istrator to ascertain that Biden described problems with the irregularities and election fraud, supporters but not the president seeing little political incentive is president-elect. The official, internet technology side of the though no widespread instances himself. to take a firm stance on Trump’s who spoke only on anonymity secretary of state’s office and of that type of trouble in the 2020 The ouster of Esper, the Penta- transition from the White House. as a ground rule for the call, indicated he’d be looking for election exist. In fact, election of- gon chief, was expected by some Republicans on Capitol Hill said legal action is “certainly a another job. ficials from both political parties aides to be the first of several have been hesitant to push possibility” if that doesn’t hap- He also said $5.7 million in have publicly stated that voting firings by Trump, now freed from Trump to concede to Biden, pen, though there are also other federal virus relief allocations went well and international ob- having to face voters again and knowing it would anger their options being considered. must be returned by Dec. 31 servers also confirmed that there angry at those in his administra- base of Trump’s most devoted Across government, there because the Legislature did not were no serious irregularities. tion perceived to be insufficiently supporters. Most were also not were signs of a slowdown. authorize it to be spent. Biden campaign lawyer Bob loyal. Others believed to be overtly encouraging the pres- Bauer said Barr’s memorandum vulnerable: FBI Director Chris- ident’s unfounded claims of Please see Trump, Page 3 Please see Elections, Page 2 eEdition Oregon has 725 more TUE WED THU FRI SAT coronavirus cases Mostly cloudy Partly sunny Rain Rain, cloudy Rain likely, The World schutes (25), Douglas (21), Lane County who tested cloudy Grant (4), Jackson (41), positive on Oct. 17 and Oregon has 725 new Jefferson (5), Josephine died on Nov. 7, at Peace- cases, the fourth day in a (2), Klamath (10), Lane Health Sacred Heart Med- row with more than 700 (36), Linn (17), Malheur ical Center Riverbend. She confirmed and presumptive (7), Marion (79), Morrow had underlying conditions. 54° 55° 54° 55° 53° cases, the Oregon Health (1), Multnomah (204), Oregon’s 733rd Authority reported Monday. Polk (16), Tillamook (2), COVID-19 death is an 42° 41° 45° 46° 45° In addition, four more Umatilla (11), Union (13), 86-year-old woman in people have died in the Wasco (1), Washington Marion County who tested state, leaving the state’s (119), and Yamhill (18). positive on Oct. 30 and death toll at 734. Oregon’s 731st died on Nov. 8, at Salem The new cases, includ- COVID-19 death is an Hospital. She had underly- ing six in Coos County, left 84-year-old man in Lane ing conditions. Judge tosses out restrictions the state’s total at 51,555 County who tested positive Oregon’s 734th as of 12:01 a.m. Monday, on Oct. 17 and died on COVID-19 death is a OHA reported. Nov. 7, at PeaceHealth 50-year-old man in Lane for federal officers at protests The cases reported Mon- Sacred Heart Medical County who tested positive The order the ment of Homeland Securi- federal officers. day were in the following Center Riverbend. He had on Oct. 17 and died on ty urged the judge and the Two state lawmak- counties: Baker (1), Ben- underlying conditions. Nov. 8, at PeaceHealth same judge had 9th U.S. Circuit Court of ers, Portland lawyer and ton (8), Clackamas (68), Oregon’s 732nd Sacred Heart Medical Appeals to put an emer- legal observer Sara D. Clatsop (2), Columbia (4), COVID-19 death is a Center Riverbend. He had previously put gency hold on Mosman’s Eddie, the First Unitar- Coos (6), Crook (2), De- 79-year-old woman in underlying conditions. Nov. 2 order, arguing it ian Church of Portland in place involved would put federal offi- and the Portland-based crowd control cers in danger and wasn’t Western States Center, an justified. The Homeland organization that monitors Florida cities mop up after Eta PORTLAND (AP) — Security department also right-wing extremism, filed FORT LAUDERDALE, (85 kmh). Forecasters said place for the water to go,” A federal judge Monday filed a formal appeal. A the lawsuit. They alleged Fla. (AP) — Tropical it would remain nearly Trantalis said. tossed a restriction he three-judge panel of the the aggressive dispersal Storm Eta was squatting stationary through the day “I looked outside and placed on federal officers’ appellate court declined. of protesters by federal off western Cuba on Tues- before moving north later said oh my God, it’s actions in response to During a status hearing agents outside the federal day after drifting away in the week, but they had coming up, it’s coming protests near the federal Monday, Mosman said courthouse this summer from South Florida, where little confidence on where up!” said Cynthia Rowe in courthouse in Portland. there was no further need encroached on state pow- it unleashed a deluge that it might land again. Miami Gardens. “I find that the founda- for the order, The Orego- ers and breached the First flooded entire neighbor- Eta continued to swell “Now I have fish in my tion for the injunction has nian/OregonLive reported. Amendment by interfering hoods and filled some rivers and flood coastal yard and everything, it’s simply fallen apart,” U.S. The order had restricted with the right to protest. homes with rising water. zones in Cuba. Some rough,” Davie resident District Judge Michael W. federal officers from Attorney Andrew The 28th named storm 25,000 people were evac- Troy Rodriguez said, with Mosman said, ruling from engaging in crowd control Jacobs, for the plaintiffs, of a record hurricane sea- uated with no reports of some irony. the bench. “It has been activities beyond a one- argued Monday that the son was the first this year deaths, but rainfall contin- There were no reported erased by a change on the block radius around the judge’s order should to make landfall in Florida. ued, with total accumula- deaths in Florida, unlike ground - a change that, downtown courthouse. remain ” in the event” And now a 29th named tions of up to 25 inches (63 in Central America and without trying to get into The judge pointed out of future protests at the storm has formed over the centimeters) predicted. Mexico, where the toll was the heads of the plaintiffs, the lack of recent protests federal courthouse, to pre- northern Atlantic: Theta The rain also kept rising. by all appearances is their immediately outside or vent federal officers from took shape Monday night, falling Tuesday in South Nearly a week after Eta victory.” near the federal court- engaging in “prophylactic eclipsing the record set in Florida, where as much as crashed ashore in Nica- On Election Day, law- house that have resulted multi-block patrols away 2005, when Hurricanes 23 inches were expected ragua, authorities from yers for the U.S. Depart- in any response from from the courthouse.” Katrina, Rita and Wilma to accumulate. Eta barely Panama to Guatemala have struck the Gulf Coast. hit land late Sunday as it reported more than 100 After striking Nicaragua blew over Lower Mate- dead and an even higher clerks or Trout, the ousted wrongdoing, saying time as a Category 4 hurricane cumbe Key on its way number of missing. Exten- Elections election director said. not spent on the project and killing more than 100 into the Gulf of Mexico, sive flooding and landslides From Page 1 Harney County Clerk is not charged to federal people from Mexico to but dumped water over have affected hundreds Derrin “Dag” Robinson funds. Panama, Eta delivered densely populated neigh- of thousands of people in Danny Moran, spokes- expressed frustration There have been nu- torrential rains to Cuba borhoods from Monroe to countries already strug- man for Oregon House Monday. merous secretaries of state and South Florida before Palm Beach counties. gling with the economic Speaker Tina Kotek, said “We went through a lot in recent years, and that moving into the Gulf of People in Florida are fallout of the pandemic. those funds were restricted of work to develop an RFP did not help the situation, Mexico. With no powerful very familiar with the In Florida, the rain to addressing additional and then to have the secre- county election officials steering winds to guide its heavy tropical rain that damaged one of the state’s costs to election offices tary pull the plug on that, noted. way, the storm drifted west falls like clockwork on largest COVID-19 test- caused by the coronavirus, and then not even mention In 2018, then-Secretary again in an unusual reverse summer afternoons. This ing sites, at Miami-Dade and required a 20% state it to us,” Robinson said. of State Dennis Richard- S-curve pattern. was something else — a County’s Hard Rock match. Chiapella said the “We were led to believe son earmarked $100,000 By Tuesday morning, 100-year rain event, Fort Stadium, officials said. funds could not have been that there was going to be in federal funds to install it was lingering just north Lauderdale Mayor Dean Throughout the pandemic, used to replace the anti- an RFP going out because multi-factor authentication of the Yucatan Channel Trantalis called it. “Once it has been one of the busi- quated Oregon Centralized there was some funding for people accessing elec- between Cuba and Mexico, the ground becomes est places for people to get Voter Registration system. to help with it. And then, tion systems. But Richard- with top winds of 50 mph saturated, there’s really no a coronavirus diagnosis. Microsoft no longer sup- nothing.” son, a Republican, died of ports the Windows Server Chiapella told AP the cancer in February 2019. 2008 system that it oper- project management team Clarno was appointed by Groups fight to keep gray wolf ates on, Trout and county raised numerous red flags Brown to replace him. A election officials said. that required the agency multi-factor authentication There is also no multifac- to slow down and ensure system never happened. protections for most of United States tor identification to protect a successful procurement Of the six other proj- BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) gered Species Act. with thousands now roam- it from hackers. process and outcome. ects that Richardson — Wildlife advocates and The Trump administration ing the northern Rocky To Druckenmiller, the Trout said the delay was had intended to use $3.2 environmental groups have last week finalized a deci- Mountains and western most critical security issue apparently caused because million in federal funds announced that they are sion that ends longstanding Great Lakes region and is “the vulnerability of run- the purchasing team could in 2018 for, only one was challenging the removal federal safeguards for gray growing numbers of the ning on software that is no not meet a timeline even accomplished: the hiring of federal protections for wolves in the Lower 48 animals in the Pacific longer even supported.” though the team had been of two internet technology gray wolves across most of states except for a small Northwest. “I wouldn’t do that even provided with funds for a security staffers, Trout the U.S. population of Mexican gray But they remain absent on my home laptop and full-time employee to work said, adding that he’s seen Two coalitions of groups wolves in the Southwest. from much of their his- multifactor identification is exclusively on the request no benefit from hiring the filed formal notices over The move puts states torical range and wildlife a no brainer,” he said. for proposal. staffers, who are under the the past several days and tribes in charge of advocates have said pro- The secretary of state’s “The person did not secretary of state’s internet that they plan to sue the overseeing the predators tections still are needed. office was going to take work exclusively on the technology department, as U.S. Interior Department and could allow hunting to Colorado wildlife offi- bids — known as a request RFP which means federal is the state elections office. in federal court unless resume in Michigan, Min- cials say they are planning for proposal, or RFP — in funds were inappropriately State Sen. Shemia Fa- protections are restored. nesota and Wisconsin. to reintroduce wolves in October for a new voter used and may need to be gan, a Democrat, won the The notices are required Gray wolves have re- the state in coming years registration system, but returned after an audit,” election to replace Clarno, as a precursor to lawsuits covered from near extinc- under a voter-approved Clarno paused it without Trout said. beating Republican state brought under the Endan- tion in parts of the country ballot initiative. consulting with the county Chiapella denied any Sen. Kim Thatcher.

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Barr, a loyal ally of President discuss the matter publicly and torney General William Barr has legally cast votes that would shift Barr does not identify any spe- Donald Trump, helped broadcast spoke to the AP on condition of authorized federal prosecutors the outcome. In fact, election of- cific instances of purported fraud Trump’s claims of voter fraud anonymity. across the U.S. to pursue “sub- ficials from both political parties in the memo. before the election, attacking Barr was in Senate Majori- stantial allegations” of voting have publicly stated the election “While it is imperative that mail-in voting as prone to undue ty Leader Mitch McConnell’s irregularities, if they exist, before went well, though there have credible allegations be addressed influence and coercion, despite office on Capitol Hill on Monday the 2020 presidential election is been minor issues that are typical in a timely and effective manner, multiple studies debunking the afternoon and refused to answer certified, despite no evidence of in elections, including voting it is equally imperative that De- notion of pervasive voter fraud in questions from reporters when he widespread fraud. machines breaking and ballots partment personnel exercise ap- general and in the vote-by-mail left. Earlier Monday, McConnell Barr’s action comes days after that were miscast and lost. propriate caution and maintain the process. threw his support behind Trump Democrat Joe Biden defeated In a memo to U.S. attorneys, Department’s absolute commit- Generally, Justice Department after a period of post-election President Donald Trump and obtained by The Associated ment to fairness, neutrality and policy is “not to conduct overt silence. raises the prospect that Trump Press, Barr wrote that investiga- non-partisanship,” Barr wrote. investigations, including inter- Biden campaign attorney Bob will use the Justice Department tions “may be conducted if there States have until Dec. 8 to views with individual voters, Bauer said in a statement that it to try to challenge the outcome. are clear and apparently-credible resolve election disputes, includ- until after the outcome of the is “deeply unfortunate that Attor- It gives prosecutors the ability to allegations of irregularities that, ing recounts and court contests election allegedly affected by the ney General Barr chose to issue go around longstanding Justice if true, could potentially impact over the results. Members of the fraud is certified.” a memorandum that will only Department policy that normally the outcome of a federal election Electoral College meet Dec. 14 But Barr argues in the memo fuel the ‘specious, speculative, would prohibit such overt actions in an individual State.” to finalize the outcome. that concerns such acts could fanciful or far-fetched claims’ he before the election is certified. He said any allegations that On Monday night, the Justice inadvertently impact an election professes to guard against.” Trump has not conceded the would “clearly not impact the Department’s top prosecutor are minimized once voting has “Those are the very kind of election and is instead claiming outcome of a federal election” for election crimes, Richard concluded and that, in some claims that the president and his without evidence that there has should be delayed until after Pilger, said he would step down cases, investigations could not lawyers are making unsuccess- been a widespread, multi-state those elections are certified and from that post in response to be delayed until the election is fully every day, as their lawsuits conspiracy by Democrats to prosecutors should likely open the attorney general’s memo, certified. are laughed out of one court skew the vote tally in Biden’s so-called preliminary inquiries, according to an email he sent to A Justice Department official after another,” Bauer said. “But, favor. which would allow investigators colleagues and obtained by the said Barr had not been asked by in the end, American democra- Biden holds a sizable lead in and prosecutors to see if there AP. He is still expected to remain Trump, anyone else at the White cy is stronger than any clumsy multiple battleground states and is evidence that would allow as an attorney within the Justice House or any lawmakers to issue and cynical partisan political there has been no indication of them to take further investigative Department’s criminal division. the memo. The official could not scheme.” Trump fires defense secretary High Court again considers Obamacare WASHINGTON interests, while keeping the Military leaders, mean- WASHINGTON (AP) leave the law in place. having health insurance (AP) — President Don- Department out of politics while, were calling top — A week after the 2020 The case comes to to zero. Without the pen- ald Trump fired Defense and abiding by the values officials in their various election, Republican a court that now has alty, the law’s mandate Secretary Mark Esper on Americans hold dear.” The geographic regions to elected officials and the three justices appointed to have health insurance Monday, an unprecedented Associated Press obtained assure them that the U.S. Trump administration are by President Donald is unconstitutional, the move by a president strug- a copy of the letter. military is maintaining a advancing their latest ar- Trump: Neil Gorsuch, GOP-led states argue. gling to accept election Esper didn’t thank stable presence around the guments to get rid of the Brett Kavanaugh and If the mandate goes, defeat and angry at a Pen- Trump, but he also didn’t world. Affordable Care Act, a Amy Coney Barrett, they say, the rest of the tagon leader he believes openly criticize the pres- In a separate message to long-held GOP goal that who joined the court late law should go with it wasn’t loyal enough. ident or his policies. He the force, Esper expressed has repeatedly failed in last month following her because the mandate The decision was widely said he accepts Trump’s a twinge of disappoint- Congress and the courts. hurried nomination and was central to the law’s expected as Trump had decision to replace him, ment, saying “I step aside In arguments scheduled confirmation to replace passage. grown increasingly un- adding, “I step aside knowing that there is much for Tuesday, the Supreme the late Justice Ruth But enrollment in the happy with Esper over the knowing there is much we more we could accomplish Court will hear its third Bader Ginsburg. law’s insurance markets summer, including sharp achieved at the Defense together to advance Amer- major fight over the The three Trump ap- stayed relatively stable differences between them Department over the last ica’s national security.” He 10-year-old law, popularly pointees have never ruled at more than 11 million over the use of the military eighteen months to protect said much was achieved, known as “Obamacare.” on the substance of the people, even after the during the civil unrest in the nation and improve the and “through thick and Republican attorneys health care law. Barrett, effective date of the June. But the move could readiness, capabilities, and thin, however, we have general in 18 states and though, has been critical penalty’s elimination in unsettle international allies professionalism of the joint always put People and the administration want of the court’s earlier ma- 2019. According to the and Pentagon leadership force, while fundamentally Country first,” he said. the whole law to be struck jor health care decisions nonpartisan Kaiser Fam- and injects another element transforming and preparing Trump’s decision brings down, which would threat- sustaining the law, both ily Foundation, enroll- of uncertainty to a rocky the military for the future.” to five the number of men en coverage for more than written by Chief Justice ment dropped by about transition period as Joe U.S. defense officials who have held the job of 23 million people. John Roberts. 300,000 people from Biden prepares to assume said Miller arrived at the defense chief under Trump It would wipe away The Supreme Court 2018 to 2019. Kaiser esti- the presidency. Pentagon in the early — either in an acting protections for people could have heard the mates 11.4 million people Presidents who win afternoon to take over capacity or confirmed by with preexisting medical case before the election, have coverage this year. reelection often replace the job, and that White the Senate. The move was conditions, subsidized but set arguments for a Another 12 million Cabinet members, but House chief of staff Mark quickly condemned by insurance premiums that week after. The timing people have coverage losing presidents have kept Meadows informed Esper Democratic members of make coverage affordable could add a wrinkle to through the law’s Med- their Pentagon chiefs in of the firing before Trump Congress. for millions of Americans the case since Presi- icaid expansion. place until Inauguration announced the move on “Dismissing politically and an expansion of the dent-elect Joe Biden The legal argument Day to preserve stability Twitter. Esper and Miller appointed national security Medicaid program that is strongly supports the could well turn on the in the name of national were in the building at the leaders during a transition available to low-income health care law. legal doctrine of sever- security. same time for a while, but is a destabilizing move people in most states. The case turns on ability, the idea that the Trump announced the Esper left by the end of the that will only embolden California is leading a change made by the court can excise a prob- news in a tweet, saying day, said defense officials our adversaries and put our a group of Democrat- Republican-controlled lematic provision from a that “effective immediate- who spoke on condition country at greater risk,” said ic-controlled states that Congress in 2017 that re- law and allow the rest of ly” Christopher Miller, the of anonymity to discuss Rep. Adam Smith, D-Wash., is urging the court to duced the penalty for not it to remain in force. director of the National internal matters. chairman of the House Counterterrorism Cen- Trump’s abrupt move Armed Services Committee. ter, will serve as acting to dump Esper triggers “President Trump’s decision secretary, sidestepping the questions about what the to fire Secretary Esper out Family files lawsuit in millworker death department’s No.2-ranking president may try to do of spite is not just childish, official, Deputy Defense before he leaves office, -in it’s also reckless.” KLAMATH FALLS proper safety equipment, An email has been sent Secretary David Norquist. cluding adjustments in troop Former military leaders (AP) — The family of a such as guard rails or other by The Associated Press “Chris will do a GREAT presence overseas or other weighed in. Jim Stavridis, Klamath Falls man who fall protection, that could to the company seeking job!” Trump tweeted. national security changes. a retired four-star Navy died while working at the have prevented Crispen’s comment on the lawsuit. “Mark Esper has been More broadly, the U.S. admiral, wrote on Twitter Columbia Forest Products death, The Herald and The complaint states terminated. I would like to military continued to oper- that, “Things are already mill has filed a wrongful News reported. Crispen’s family has thank him for his service.” ate as usual. U.S. officials unstable internationally, death lawsuit. An OSHA investiga- incurred economic losses In a letter to Trump, said Gen. Mark Milley, and this does not help.” The mother of Francis tion into his death com- of almost $3 million, from Esper referred to his efforts chairman of the Joint Republicans praised “Frankie” Crispin, Kay pleted in May 2018 led things like funeral expens- to keep the Pentagon Chiefs of Staff, met with Esper but largely avoided Moyette, is suing the mill to $17,500 in fines for es and loss of income, apolitical -- a resistance Miller on Monday and also criticizing Trump. GOP for nearly $5.5 million Columbia after finding and noneconomic losses that often angered Trump. gathered the top military Sen. Jim Inhofe, the Senate after Crispen fell into a safety violations including totaling $2.5 million. Esper said he served as commanders and chiefs for Armed Services Commit- vat of scalding, corrosive holes in the vat cover and Crispen was an appren- defense secretary and a secure meeting. tee chairman, told reporters liquid on Nov. 17, 2017 not providing safer access tice electrician and was on Army secretary “in full Officials said Miller’s it was Trump’s decision while he was repairing an to the area. Columbia has his way to taking the test to faith to my sworn oath to message so far is that he and said, “I learned a long electrical cord that operates since installed improved become a journeyman. support and defend the won’t make immediate time ago I don’t tell the a motor at the mill. The guardrails around the vat, The wrongful death Constitution, and to safe- changes and the depart- president not to do any- complaint alleges Colum- according to the OSHA suit was filed last week in guard the country and its ment will stay the course. thing.” bia failed to install the report. 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The advisory board sent word to departments And despite Trump’s Housing and Urban Devel- Biden that Biden announced on Trump that they should terminate public stance, there was opment Ben Carson and From Page 1 Monday includes doctors From Page 1 any political appointees a growing realization in other aides — contracted and scientists who have seeking new work for his inner circle that the the virus. The White House task served in previous admin- White House officials now. Another official said election result would be At the White House, force, which includes istrations, many of them and Trump political ap- the warning was not seen impossible to overturn. attendance among aides the federal government’s experts in public health, pointees informed career as likely to result in any Some senior officials have had dropped off since leading infectious disease vaccines and infectious government staffers they firings but rather meant to tried to make the case that election night — partly expert, Dr. Anthony Fauci, disease. were not to begin acting reinforce to staff that they Trump should turn his because of the result and has been diminished in It will be led by former on transition planning until should not act counter to efforts to cementing his partly because a number recent months as Trump Surgeon General Dr. Vivek GSA approved it, accord- Trump while he refuses to legacy, but they are wary are in quarantine after con- grew impatient with efforts Murthy, former Food and ing to officials familiar concede. Those officials of being labeled disloyal tracting or being exposed to slow the virus that were Drug Administration Com- with the matter. and others who were not for even thinking it. to people who came down having a deleterious impact missioner David Kessler In weekly Monday authorized to discuss inter- Legal challenges already with COVID-19. Vice on the economy. and Yale University public morning all-hands phone nal policies or describe pri- have been dismissed in President Mike Pence was A top Trump administra- health care expert Dr. Mar- calls for Midwest-based vate discussions requested battleground states like slated to depart Tuesday tion health official deliv- cella Nunez-Smith. employees of the Environ- anonymity. Georgia and Wisconsin. for a vacation in Florida ered much the same mes- Rick Bright, a vaccine mental Protection Agency, But some elements of And Trump’s legal efforts after a visit to Capitol Hill. sage as Biden, although the expert and former head of mid-level administrators the federal government were dealt another blow Trump’s public schedule timing was coincidental the Biomedical Advanced responded to questions already were mobilizing Monday when campaign hasn’t included an intelli- and the occasion apolitical. Research and Develop- about the transition by to prepare for Biden to adviser David Bossie, gence briefing since Oct. Brett Giroir, assistant ment Authority, is also on telling staffers they had no assume power. The U.S. tasked with leading the 1. The White House hasn’t secretary for health adminis- the board. He had filed a information yet, said Nicole Secret Service and Federal effort, tested positive for provided a “readout” of tration, said that Americans whistleblower complaint Cantello, an agency em- Aviation Administration the coronavirus. any call between the pres- must “double down” on the alleging he was reassigned ployee and president of the extended a flight restriction Bossie had been at the ident and a foreign leader “3 W’s” -- watching their to a lesser job because he Chicago local of a union over Biden’s Wilmington, indoor White House elec- in weeks. He hasn’t met distance from others, wear- resisted political pressure representing EPA workers. Delaware, home through tion night party now being with members of the White ing masks when that’s not to allow widespread use A senior administration Inauguration Day. Biden’s perceived as a possible House coronavirus task possible, and washing their of hydroxychloroquine, official said presidential security detail has been superspreader event after force in months. He also hands frequently. He also a malaria drug pushed by personnel director John bolstered with agents from other attendees — includ- offered no public comment said states and local commu- Trump as a COVID-19 McEntee, the president’s the Presidential Protective ing chief of staff Mark on Tropical Storm Eta nities must ramp up testing. treatment. former personal aide, has Division. Meadows, Secretary of lashing the Florida Keys. e MOSTLY CLOUDY 54 • 42 | TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2020 | theworldlink.com

Follow us online: facebook.com/theworldnewspaper twitter.com/TheWorldLink instagram.com/theworldlink Patriots rally to beat Jets on field goal EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. fighting. It shows the strength we the ball back with 47 seconds left “It’s a tough pill to swallow,” deflated the Jets, who couldn’t (AP) — Cam Newton and the have. We’re not going to quit. and went to work. said wide receiver Jamison recover. New England Patriots appeared We’re not going to lay down.” Newton had a 5-yard run Crowder, whose 20-yard TD “I don’t think I would’ve headed to a fifth straight loss — Newton had two touchdown on third-and-1 from the New catch shortly before halftime made a different decision in the this one against the winless New runs, with the second tying it England 42 and then spiked the gave the Jets a 20-10 lead. “That moment,” Flacco said. “But, York Jets, of all teams. at 27 with 1:57 remaining. He ball with 8 seconds remaining. was a tough loss right there. That obviously, I’d like to have that Then came the fourth quarter, also brushed off his struggles of He followed with a 20-yard pass was a game we should’ve won.” one back.” and potential embarrassment the past few weeks, including a to Jakobi Meyers to put Folk — After Folk’s 29-yarder with Flacco was 18 of 25 for 262 turned into big-time relief. fumble against Buffalo last week who made several big kicks for 6:04 left cut the Patriots’ deficit yards and three touchdown pass- Nick Folk kicked a 51-yard that sealed a loss. the Jets from 2010-16 — in posi- to 27-20, quarterback Joe Flacco es — two to Breshad Perriman field goal as time expired to win “I’m getting tired of sucking,” tion for the winning field goal. — having a solid night until and one to Crowder — but had it 30-27 on Monday night after said Newton, who was 27 of 35 “I had a lot of good memories that point while starting for an the game-changing interception. Newton rallied the Patriots from for 274 yards passing. “It’s sim- here at MetLife (Stadium),” said injured Sam Darnold — tried to Flacco also passed Pro Foot- a 10-point deficit to avoid the ple. As a competitor, you know Folk, who had been dealing with put the game away. ball Hall of Famer Joe Montana franchise’s first five-game skid what your standard is. Taking a back injury. “I just added one Instead, he swayed the mo- (40,551) for 20th on the NFL’s since 1995. pride in your work, that’s what it to the other sideline tonight.” mentum in New England’s favor. career yards passing list on his “It shows the character of this comes down to.” Meanwhile, the Jets dropped Flacco’s deep pass down the first TD pass to Perriman, a team,” said Rex Burkhead, who After the Jets (0-9) went to 0-9 for the first time in fran- middle for Denzel Mims was 50-yarder in the second quarter had a 1-yard touchdown run in three-and-out for the first time chise history, and this was one picked off by J.C. Jackson. That that put the Jets up 13-7. Flacco the third quarter. “Just battling, all night, the Patriots (3-5) got was particularly agonizing. set up Newton’s tying TD — and has thrown for 40,726 yards. Masters honors Elder with scholarship, tee shot AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — In a year ap- Jack Nicklaus and Gary Player, you have marked by racial injustice, Augusta Na- to think about where you’re at and what tional announced Monday it would honor Garcia withdraws after positive test you’ve accomplished and why you’re Lee Elder with two scholarships in his there,” Elder said. “A young man from name at Paine College and an honorary AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — Sergio broadcast this week. Immelman did the ghetto of Dallas, Texas, man, you’ve tee shot next year for the first Black player Garcia pulled out of the Masters on not immediately respond to a text achieved world fame. The whole world in the Masters. Monday after informing Augusta message from The Associated Press will be watching and looking. “It’s mind-boggling every time I think National he tested positive for the seeking comment. “For the chairman to present me with about it,” said Elder, who made his barri- coronavirus, making him the second Garcia played last week in the that opportunity is something I’ll never er-breaking debut in 1975. player to withdraw following a posi- Houston Open, which sold 2,000 tick- forget. Never forget.” It was about time, according to Masters tive test. ets each day. It was the first domestic The connection to Paine College goes Chairman Fred Ridley, who said racial Garcia won his only major at the PGA Tour event that allowed limited beyond it being an HBCU. injustice and equality have been at the Masters three years ago in his 19th spectators on the course. Garcia, who Elder arrived in Augusta more than forefront of the nation this year. appearance, the most of any player won the Sanderson Farms Champi- 45 years ago to much fanfare as the first “Our question was not so much what before winning a green jacket. onship last month for his first U.S. Black competitor in a tournament that we can say but what we can do,” Ridley “After 21 years of not missing a ma- victory since his Masters win, missed for four decades only included Blacks as said. jor championship, I will sadly miss the the cut in Houston. caddies or in catering. The Masters for some two decades has Masters this week,” he tweeted. “The He said on Twitter he was driving Finding a place to eat dinner was diffi- provided scholarship money for Paine important thing is that my family and back to his home in Austin, Texas, on cult — Elder said that was more because College, a private, historically Black col- I are feeling good. We’ll come back Saturday night when he started feeling he had some 15 people with him than “be- lege in Augusta. The Lee Elder Scholar- stronger and give the green jacket a go a sore throat and a cough. ing segregated against.” Julius Scott, in ship will be endowed for one man and one next April.” “The symptoms stayed with me on his first year as president of Paine College, woman on the golf team. The fact Paine Joaquin Niemann of Chile an- Sunday morning so I decided to get handled the catering for Elder all week. doesn’t have a women’s golf program nounced last week that he tested tested for COVID-19 and so did my From that week, Elder began a relation- was not a problem. Ridley said Augusta positive and withdrew. wife Angela. Thankfully she tested ship with the college. National would pay to start one. The field was down to 92 players, negative, but I didn’t,” he wrote. “Look at old yearbooks and you’ll see Elder already was looking ahead to next with two other former champions not He brings to 15 the number of PGA pictures of him with the golf team,” said April when he returns to the first tee, this playing. Angel Cabrera, who won in Tour players who have tested positive Cheryl Evans Jones, the president of Paine time with a shot that doesn’t count toward 2009, had surgery on his left arm and since golf returned in June from the College. “He’s made a a lot of contribu- a score but is more meaningful to him is not expected to return until January. COVID-19 pandemic-caused shut- tions to the sport.” than when he first played the tournament. Trevor Immelman, the 2008 winner, down. That includes Dustin Johnson, Ridley said he did not know how much “That is one thing that’s going to be sig- had his name listed on the board as the world’s No. 1 player, who sat out it would cost to start a women’s golf pro- nificant to me, because 1975 was just an not playing. He is working the CBS two events last month. gram and that was irrelevant. He said Au- ordinary shot playing a golf tournament, gusta National would pay for everything. even though it was the Masters,” Elder “The times I have visited, a lot of the said. “It’s not as significant as this shot eligible for the 1975 Masters. He missed ladies came out to watch the men play,” will be come April 8, 2021. Because my the cut, though Ridley said the moment pearance as honorary starter. Elder said. “I heard quite a number of heart and soul will be into this shot.” was historic because of the message it sent Elder ended his career with four PGA times, ‘Gee, I wish we had a team so we The criteria have changed over the that “I belong.” Tour victories. He played five more times could play.’ By Augusta National making years at the Masters, and when the club Next April, he will join Jack Nicklaus in the Masters, with his best finish a tie for that decision, it’s now going to give them began issuing invitations to PGA Tour and Gary Player as the honorary starters. 17th in 1979. a chance to fulfill that dream of being able winners, Elder qualified by winning the Ridley referred to it as a “special moment “To know that I would be hitting a to come to college, get a four-year schol- 1974 Pensacola Open. That made him in time,” suggesting it will be a one-time shot off the first tee alongside the great arship plus compete on the golf team.” NBA returns Dec. 22 for 72-game season Williams, Lewis named TIM REYNOLDS exact details there still being many stops along the way. Associated Press worked out — and the NBA “Without knowing all the baseball’s top rookies draft set to take place Nov. 18. ins and outs, Dec. 22nd, from a It’s official: The NBA is com- Player and team options likely money standpoint, you play more Associated Press can be pretty valuable as well.” ing back Dec. 22. will be settled around that same games, you play your Christmas The 25-year-old Lewis was The NBA and the National time. Free agency starts two games, it probably makes sense,” Much like one of his lofty one of baseball’s breakout stars Basketball Players Association days after the draft, with around Leonard said. “But there’s a lot leaps at the wall, Kyle Lewis during the pandemic-short- announced Monday night that 100 players set for unrestricted of logistical things that I know soared above the field. ened season, batting .262 with they’ve struck a deal on rules for status. cannot be easy. And the dis- The center fielder for the 11 homers and 28 RBIs in 58 this coming season, setting the The salary cap and tax level cussions that are being had are Seattle Mariners won the AL games. He led big league rook- stage for what will be a fren- will remain unchanged. The cap very dynamic and very difficult Rookie of the Year award ies with 37 runs, 90 total bases zied few weeks before games was $109.14 million this past conversations.” Monday night, and Milwaukee and a .364 on-base percentage. resume. season, with the tax level at There are countless other Brewers reliever Devin Wil- Lewis also made a couple of Teams will play a 72-game $132,627,000. The real numbers issues to work out, such as all the liams took home the NL honor. memorable plays in center, rob- schedule, which will be revealed will be affected by the shortened health and safety protocols now The 25-year-old Lewis bing Oakland’s Ramón Laurea- in the coming weeks. The league schedule — last year’s numbers that games won’t be played in received all 30 first-place votes no of a grand slam on Sept. 14. said a new system will be used to were based on the standard 82- the safety of a bubble and teams in balloting by the Baseball He is the first player to win the ensure that the split of basket- game season, a threshold that will be traveling to various cities Writers’ Association of Amer- award for Seattle since Ichiro ball-related income continues, won’t be reached this year. once again. ica. He is the 12th unanimous Suzuki in 2001. one of the many details that had The salary cap for 2021-22 is Players were tested daily in winner of the AL award, joining San Diego Padres second to be collectively bargained with guaranteed to rise somewhere the bubble, and nobody tested a prestigious list that includes baseman Jake Cronenworth and the union because the current between 3% and 10%, the league positive because of the very strict Carlton Fisk, Derek Jeter, Mike Philadelphia Phillies infielder agreement between the sides said, which means it’ll be some- protocols. It’ll be much tougher Trout and Aaron Judge. Alec Bohm tied for second in had a great deal of language that where between $112.4 million to avoid a COVID-related issue “It’s just a great first step for NL balloting by the Baseball needed reworking because of the and $120.1 million. with the league back to some sort me and being in that category, Writers’ Association of Amer- coronavirus pandemic. The league’s board of gov- of normalcy this season. it’s just really special,” Lewis ica. Chicago White Sox center Negotiations with free agents ernors will vote to finalize the “There’s going to be people said. fielder Luis Robert finished will be allowed to begin at 6 deal, which is a formality. NBA testing positive,” Leonard said. Williams made his own histo- second in the AL race, followed p.m. on Nov. 20, with signings general managers also have a “I don’t know about left and ry, becoming the first pitcher to by Houston Astros right-hander permitted starting at 12:01 p.m. meeting Tuesday afternoon to right, but it’s going to happen. win Rookie of the Year without Cristian Javier. on Nov. 22 — an extraordinari- discuss matters. And then what happens? It’s recording a save or making a Lewis and Robert had similar ly fast window for the NBA, Meyers Leonard, a free- a tough time we’re all dealing start during his award-winning seasons, with fast starts fol- which typically has about a week agent-to-be who spent this past with. The disease is very strange. season — reflecting the increased lowed by slow finishes. Lewis spanning the start of talks and the season with the Miami Heat and It’s going to be interesting to see importance of the bullpen in to- batted just .147 in September, beginning of signings. But with served as the team’s player rep how the league rolls with the day’s game. He is the first Rookie and Robert hit .136 with 32 training camps this year begin- to the NBPA, said he had some punches, so to speak.” of the Year for Milwaukee since strikeouts in 23 games in the ning Dec. 1, both sides evidently concerns about getting all the For the NBA champion Los Ryan Braun in 2007. final month. feel there isn’t a need to draw logistical matters completed Angeles Lakers and Eastern “I don’t really think that Lewis was selected by Seat- out the process any longer than in time for a Dec. 22 opening Conference champion Heat, it saves are the end-all be-all,” tle with the No. 11 overall pick necessary. night. He resumed his offseason will be the shortest offseason Williams said on a conference in the 2016 amateur draft out Many rosters could be con- workouts Monday after he and in NBA history — with seven call during a vacation in Jamai- of Mercer University. He broke siderably reshaped by then, with his wife took a 4,000-mile tour- weeks separating the end of the ca. “If I come up in the seventh into the majors last year, ap- trades likely to be permissible bus trip arranged by Coors Light NBA Finals and the planned Dec. inning and I go through one pearing in 18 September games again in the coming days — the from Miami to Los Angeles with 1 start of training camp. through five, I think that that with the Mariners.