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US-Iraqi military alliance not broken, but showing strain

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BY COREY DICKSTEIN from the language department space operations to officially ning transfer processes.” Stars And Stripes at the Air Force Academy, from transfer into the new service by Thompson also said planners the Defense Language Institute the end of 2020, according to the are deciding on criteria for how WASHINGTON — The newly and they have conducted crowd- report provided to Congress on Space Force members will be established Space Force will sourcing with troops expected to Monday and obtained by Stars judged for promotion, as airmen grow from one member to an es- transfer into the Space Force to and Stripes. The officials expect will compete with longtime mem- timated 15,000 to 16,000 troops in determine what their service’s space operators now serving in bers of the Army and the Navy, the coming years, but it remains equivalent will be to soldiers, sail- the Army and Navy will begin which use different criteria for SETH ROBSON/Stars and Stripes unclear what Space Force mem- ors, airmen, Marines and Coast transferring into the Space Force advancing their troops. bers will be called. Guardsmen. A space operations occupational in fiscal year 2022. While troops working in space Space Force planners are tak- They have made a few deter- badge . The transfer process is some- operations, which includes space ing the naming of their troops minations on what Space Force what complicated, and Thompson intelligence, space engineering, very seriously, said Air Force Lt. members will not be called. medical, logistics and security said it will take some time to sort space communications, and space Gen. David Thompson, who is as- Thompson ruled out naming them troops, Thompson said. it out to ensure it is done smoothly acquisition, among other jobs, signed as the vice commander of “spacemen” or “space cadets.” But it will still be months be- and “everyone gets paid,” once it will be expected to transfer into the Space Force. He declined to identify names fore the Space Force has actual is completed. the Space Force, they will not be “It’s something we’ve spent that officials are considering. troops. Now, about 16,000 per- The report lays out the trans- forced to do so, Thompson said. some serious time and energy on,” It is just one aspect of many sonnel — about 3,400 Air Force fer process for troops who will “As a general principle, if you Thompson told reporters Wednes- unknowns that remain in the de- officers, 6,200 enlisted airmen join the Space Force: “To do so, are in space operations — offi- day at the Pentagon. “There are a velopment of the first new mili- and some 8,000 civilians — are those members will formally cers or enlisted members — the couple of really strong options on tary service established since the assigned to the Space Force but resign their commission or ter- assumption and the expectation what we might be called and some Air Force’s creation in 1948. The remain a part of the Air Force. minate their enlistment with the is that you will transfer into the pretty strong opinions. What we’d service aims to be much smaller To date, only one person has Air Force, Army, or Navy, and re- Space Force,” he said. “For those like to do is ensure we’ve thought than the others, built almost ex- been officially transferred into commission or re-enlist into the who may not want to for various as broadly as we can … and con- clusively of forces focused en- the Space Force — the Chief of Space Force,” the report states. reasons we’ll have mechanisms sider what that ought to be before tirely on space operations. It will Space Operations Gen. Jay Ray- “Planners are actively developing in place.” we land on it.” rely heavily on the Air Force to mond. But officials expect about specific processes and conditions [email protected] Planners have sought guidance provide support troops, such as 6,000 troops from the Air Force’s that must be met before begin- Twitter: @CDicksteinDC Submarine builder to hire thousands as production ramps up

Associated Press seen since the Cold War, Graney said. WARWICK, R.I. — Defense As the company has grown in contractor General Dynamics recent years, some attack sub- Electric Boat will need to hire marines have been delivered thousands more employees over to the Navy late and there was the next decade as it ramps up a welding issue in 2018 with a submarine production, the com- pany’s president said Monday. subcontractor. Electric Boat President Kevin Electric Boat is focused on the Graney met with elected officials training of new employees and in Connecticut and Rhode Island supervisors to emphasize the company’s culture, and reaching MICHAEL MURPHY/U.S. Air Force for an annual legislative update. The company’s headquarters is in out to the growing supplier base A B-52H Stratofortress from the 69th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron prepares to depart Andersen Air Groton, Conn., and its manufac- to ensure quality, Graney said. Force Base, Guam, on Tuesday . turing facility is in North Kings- Because it will be challenging to town, R .I . hire the number of employees the At the Warwick, R .I., meeting, company needs, with the right Graney said the company cur- mindset and attention to detail Air Force B-52 bombers train rently has nearly 17,000 employ- for the work, it is doing more out- ees, of which 70% are based in reach to schools to get students Connecticut — a level of employ- interested in shipbuilding, be- with fighters and Japanese allies ment not seen since 1993. Electric ginning in elementary school, he Boat will need about 20,000 em- added. “It is a generational challenge BY SETH ROBSON Center commander. “Joint and multinational inte- ployees around 2030 to build two when you think about what we Stars and Stripes gration provides an excellent opportunity for our classes of submarines. That will are all doing,” he said after the Airmen to maintain their readiness and hone their require hiring about 18,000 peo- meeting. “We’re pushing this en- A pair of B-52H Stratofortress bombers flew global strike capability.” ple to increase the headcount and terprise faster than it has been alongside Japanese and American fighters in a col- The Guam-based bombers are assigned to the account for attrition, he added. pushed in 40 years. And so it is lective show of force Monday near Misawa Air Base 69th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron out of Minot Electric Boat currently builds absolutely the challenge of a life- in northeastern Japan. and deployed to the region as part of the 15-year-old Virginia-class fast-attack subma- time for anybody who’s really in- The strategic bombers from Andersen Air Force continuous presence mission, officials said. rines under a teaming agreement volved with these programs.” Base, Guam, and Minot Air Force Base, N.D., “These missions routinely operate throughout with Newport News Shipbuild- trained with six Misawa-based 35th Fighter Wing ing in Virginia. The U.S. Navy Graney seemed confident in the region in accordance with international law and Electric Boat’s ability to meet the F-16s and 45 Japan Air Self-Defense Force planes, norms,” the statement said. awarded the largest shipbuilding contract in its history in Decem- challenge, saying that “failure is including F-2s, F-4s and F-15s, Pacific Air Forces U.S. Strategic Command has conducted bomber officials said in a statement Wednesday. ber, ordering nine more attack not an option.” task force missions since 2014 as a sign of commit- The bombers are part of a combined Continuous submarines for a total of $22.2 Democratic Gov. Gina Rai- ment to collective security, and to integrate with Bomber Presence and Bomber Task Force mission, billion. mondo, who attended the meet- combatant commands. The first such mission in- the officials said. U.S. Strategic Command’s bomber Electric Boat is the prime con- ing, promised to continue helping cluded B-52Hs and B-2 Spirits traveling from the forces regularly train with allies and partners, dem- tractor for a new class of ballistic- Electric Boat find the talent it continental United States to Joint Base Pearl Har- onstrating U.S. capability to command, control and missile submarines, the Columbia needs, using the state’s job train- conduct bomber missions around the world. bor Hickam in April 2014, officials said. class. Construction is expected to ing programs and partnerships “This mission demonstrates the flexibility, long “Strategic bomber missions enhance the readi- begin on the first ship, out of 12, with local schools. Rhode Island reach and responsive nature of our bomber force as ness and training necessary to respond to any po- in October. Democratic U.S. Reps. Jim Lan- we continue to assure our allies and deter aggres- tential crisis or challenge across the globe,” officials With both submarine classes gevin and David Cicilline said sors globally,” said Maj. Gen. James Dawkins Jr., said in the statement. under construction, it will be a they’d continue advocating for 8th Air Force and Joint-Global Strike Operations [email protected] level of submarine production not submarine funding in Congress. PAGE 4 •STARS AND STRIPES• Friday, February 7, 2020 MILITARY House panel scolds DOD over inaction on special needs effort

BY ROSE L. THAYER Stars and Stripes After accusing officials in charge of the military’s Excep- tional Family Member Program of “happy talk,” but no action, Rep. Jackie Speier vowed Wednesday to bring them back to Capitol Hill David Sewell every three months until they’ve met all the recommendations Army veteran David Sewell, seen after surgery in 2013, said he was made by a government watchdog diagnosed that year with mesothelioma from asbestos. He believes two years ago. he was exposed to asbestos during remediation work at Camp “We are going to be hawks Walker, South Korea. on this,” said Speier, D-Calif., chairwoman of the subpanel on military personnel for the House Vets: Asbestos removal to Armed Services Committee. Wednesday’s hearing was the blame for health problems first time in more than a decade that the committee had heard Austin Carrigg Rep. Jackie Speier, D-Calif. about the program, which is a BY SETH ROBSON Daegu spokesman Cameron mandatory enrollment program It provides many support ser- military family enrolled in the Stars and Stripes Porter. for service members who have a vices, including relocation ser- program in the last three months. “Prior to being contacted by family member requiring special- vices, outreach with stakeholders Only Jennifer Stewart, manager Former soldiers who say they Stars and Stripes, we were not ized medical care, treatment pro- and has staff attend meetings to of the Marine Corps’ EFMP had. were sickened by a botched asbes- aware of any individuals who grams or educational services. create education plans with area Kelly also agreed with recom- tos remediation project in South were expressing specific health While the program is meant to school systems. mendations to get families placed Korea two decades ago want the concerns related to that project,” ensure that those service mem- Speier told Carolyn Stevens, on the wait list for services before Army to find and warn others he said in an email Jan. 16. bers receive duty assignments director of the Defense Depart- they move to a new location and who may have been exposed to Porter recommended that vet- to locations where those special ment’s Office of Military Family to grant additional pay to service the carcinogen. erans who suspect they have been needs can be met, testimony from Readiness Policy, that doing so members who choose to leave A 1996 inspection of U.S. bases affected by the program should two military spouses with chil- would “solve a lot of our prob- their families behind to take as- on the peninsula found asbestos contact their local Veterans Af- dren in the program and three lems,” because “they obviously signments that advance their in 200 buildings. fairs medical facility. representatives from military get it.” careers, but in an area located “Experts say dozens of build- Sewell said that between 60 advocacy groups depicted that While the Marine Corps only too far from the treatments their ings on bases across South Korea and 70 U.S. and South Korean the program is failing in several has about 11,000 families en- special needs family members might be contaminated with bro- workers were still in the build- ways. About 135,000 military rolled in the program, it has 107 require. ken pieces of asbestos, resulting ing, which included a large room family members are enrolled in full-time staff members dedicat- These are “easy fixes,” he said. in crushed, airborne fragments full of computers and commu- the program, as of April 2019. ed to it. Meanwhile, the Army has [email protected] that can be deadly if inhaled,” nications equipment known as Army spouse Austin Carrigg 119 employees for about 54,000 Twitter: @Rose_Lori said a Stars and Stripes report the Theater Network Operations described in her testimony how families. published May 28, 2000. Support Center, when workers her husband was assigned to Joint The Marines provide families Twenty years later, veterans started to remove the asbestos. Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., and special education attorneys to who worked in a building at Camp “There was white powder all the couple was told that the ser- help when public schools deny Walker, where the Army removed over the floor and desks,” he said. vices needed for her two children federally mandated services and asbestos, believe they may have “Halfway through the project, who are in the program would be also ensure that EFMP staff been exposed to toxic dust. they moved employees from the available. Once they moved there, communicate with families in David Sewell, 59, worked in the back of the building into a tent the family learned the wait list the program quarterly. No other building as a noncommissioned because we complained that we for some services was more than branch has a blanket communica- officer with the 36th Signal Bat- couldn’t breathe.” a year. tion requirement. talion from 1994-2000 and was The asbestos was stacked in “When a baby is 3 months old, Engaging families remained an still working there as a network front of the building after it was 18 months is a very long time to important aspect to repairing the security civilian contractor when removed, Sewell said. wait,” she said. program for lawmakers as they the asbestos was removed, he “Dust blew across the base into A 2018 Government Account- grilled officials. Speier pledged to said. family housing,” he said. “It’s ability Office report found that fix the program this year, begin- Sewell said that he was diag- pretty scary stuff.” the Defense Department needs ning with town halls that would nosed with mesothelioma from Carl Turnbow, 61, of Sweetwa- better oversight of the program allow people from the overflow asbestos exposure in 2013. ter, Texas, who did several tours and provided three recommenda- crowd in attendance for Wednes- “I’m lucky I am not dead,” he of duty in South Korea between tions. While the Defense Depart- day’s hearing to share their own said in a telephone interview last 1980 and 2000 as an Army NCO, ment allows each service branch stories about EFMP. month. was working for a contractor in to implement its own EFMP, there “We’re going to change this Treatment for the disease in- the Camp Walker building when is no standardization or perfor- system so it’s responsive to the volved the removal of his gall the asbestos was removed. mance measurement structure, families,” she said. “Words don’t bladder and about 450 tumors The signals personnel found said Jackie Nowicki, director of have any weight unless they are from his stomach and liver, eight themselves surrounded by plas- K-12 education for GAO and the followed up with actions. You can chemotherapy sessions and a tic sheeting, but their workspaces report’s author. Her testimony fo- all say you’re here for families, month in a hospital, said the dis- were full of dust from the work, cused on the report and the vari- but unless we’re going to show abled retiree living in Cumming, he recalled. ations in support between each it with action, we’re not going to Ga. “We were sitting there cough- service branch. achieve that result.” Sewell believes that he was ing,” he said. “DOD relies on each military The ranking Republican on the exposed to asbestos during the Partway through the work, the service to implement its policy on subcommittee, Rep. Trent Kelly Camp Walker remediation work. staff moved to a tent beside the support for families with special of Mississippi, agreed that fami- He said that the Army should building, Turnbow said. needs,” she said. “In doing so, lies are the most important aspect reach out to U.S. and South Kore- Turnbow, who still works in the they also rely on each military of the program — not processes. an personnel who were working Camp Walker signals building, service to determine the extent “What we’re talking about are in the building during the asbes- has had his own health issues, al- to which its assistance to families people,” he said. “And we’re talk- tos removal. though it’s not clear whether they with special needs complies with ing about those very most vulner- “All the people who worked in were caused by asbestos expo- this policy.” able people we should be helping. that building need to know they sure. He’s had a kidney removed Based on data in the report We shouldn’t be making it harder. were exposed to asbestos and be and several cases of skin cancer and testimony provided during We should be making it easier.” checked,” he said. in recent years, he said, and doc- the hearing, the Marine Corps Kelly then quizzed the six De- The asbestos abatement hap- tors have also found nodules on model for EFMP was held up fense Department and service pened from October 2000 to May his lungs. as the one that should be imple- branch officials to see whether 2001, said U.S. Army Garrison [email protected] mented across the other services. they had personally spoken to a Friday, February 7, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• PAGE 5 EUROPE Aviano to receive more COLA, others less after survey

BY NANCY MONTGOMERY Livorno and Sigonella were Stars and Stripes each down two points. Ghedi and Naples had no change. VICENZA, Italy — Aviano air- Each point corresponds to a men got a boost in their living al- different dollar amount depend- lowance this month, while most ing on a service member’s rank, other service members in Italy length of service and number of will see theirs cut next month. family members. The adjustments in the cost- One COLA point for an E-6 of-living allowance, the nontax- with 10 years of service and three able payment designed to offset dependents for this year is about higher overseas prices of goods $34.50 a month, OSD said. One and services, ranges from a neg- COLA point for an O-3 with 10 ligible amount to hundreds of dol- years of service and three depen- lars a month. dents is about $44. The increase began Feb.1 for The adjustments mean that an NANCY MONTGOMERY/Stars and Stripes Aviano-based troops. The de- Aviano E-6 would see an extra creases for troops in Gaeta, Sigo- $69 a month and the officer would Vicenza commissary shoppers said that convenience and brand names were primary reasons they did nella, Livorno and Vicenza will see $88 more a month. most of their shopping on base. be effective March 1, an Office of The Vicenza E-6 would see the Secretary of Defense memo $138 less a month, and the officer That survey is coupled with an chelle Ortiz, the base librarian. of the convenience. stated. would receive $176 a month less. annual market basket survey that “When are they going to tell us?” “It’s just easier,” said Georgia Defense Department civilian Service members receiving prices about 120 goods and ser- Abbey Halley said that she Emmons, a military spouse. post allowance, which is based on an increase will receive the full vices bought off base. The prices was unsure how much she and Officials with OSD and Com- State Department data and calcu- amount in the first eligible pay are then compared with average her staff sergeant husband were mand Navy Region Europe, Af- lated differently, is not affected. period, while decreased will be U.S. costs for equivalent items. getting in their COLA, but that Gaeta was hit hardest with a phased into paychecks. If the overseas market basket it sounded like the adjustment rica, Southwest Asia, the COLA six-point decrease in the COLA The changes come after troops cost is greater than the average would cost them “a little chunk.” Italy Allowance Coordinator, did index, followed by Vicenza, down and family members completed U.S. cost, a COLA is paid. Neither woman nor two oth- not return emails and phone calls four points, both because of “sig- the Living Pattern Survey, which “While decreases are not de- ers in the commissary had taken for comment, including on how nificant (price) decreases in the is generally done every three sired, all COLA changes … are the Living Pattern Survey, which many surveys were filled out. groceries, clothing, phone and years, this fall. data-based and calculated using complied data that reduces the al- The OSD memo said that transportation categories,” the The survey asks service mem- the same methodology,” the OSD lowance, they said. “overall minimum sample sizes memo said. bers or spouses which local stores memo stated. They said that in their experi- to statistically validate the survey Aviano’s index increased two they shop in, what they bought Some Vicenza commissary ence, Italian groceries, clothes points, largely because of a cost and the percentage of goods they shoppers said Thursday that they and other items’ prices hadn’t results were attained.” increase in “the telephone/inter- buy there or from the commis- were unaware of the changes. gone down. But all said that they [email protected] net category.” sary and exchange. “It’s going down?” said Mi- shopped mostly on base because Twitter:@montgomerynance PAGE 6 •STARS AND STRIPES• Friday, February 7, 2020 MILITARY Esper sets focus for 2021 budget request

BY COREY DICKSTEIN clear forces, seen as the country’s Stars And Stripes No. 1 deterrent. It would also focus on strengthening missile defense for the WASHINGTON — The Penta- U.S. homeland. gon’s proposed budget for fiscal year The request includes funding for 2021 is meant to ensure the Defense the expected build out of the Space Department can compete militar- Force, which was established in late ily with its great-power competitors 2019 with plans to grow to more than China and Russia, Defense Secretary 10,000 troops through the next five Mark Esper told senior leaders in a years. It also funds efforts to create a memorandum. “Joint Warfighting Concept,” meant The budget request, expected to to allow the military services and be unveiled Monday, “supports irre- their weapons systems to work better versible implementation of the [2018] together on the battlefield. National Defense Strategy” by build- The request would divert funding ing a path to a more modern, combat- from older “legacy” weapons systems ready force, Esper wrote in the Jan. that the U.S. military has used for de- 27 memo. The memo was sent to the cades in order to better fund emerging civilian secretaries of the Pentagon’s technology, including hypersonic and three military departments and their directed energy weapons, artificial in- top deputies, the Joint Chiefs of Staff, telligence and autonomous platforms. and the four-star commanders of the In the memo, Esper calls for grow- 11 combatant commands. ing American partnerships in the Esper singled out four primary Indo-Pacific region, considered areas for those individuals to focus on critical to counter China’s growing during congressional testimony to de- economic and military influence JASON ISAACS/U.S. Navy fend the forthcoming budget request: across the globe. He also commits to  It would invest heavily in increas- “forming an enduring Middle East The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Rafael Peralta fires its Mark 45 5-inch ing military combat readiness and coalition.” gun last month during a scheduled deployment to the Indo-Pacific. modern weaponry needed against a The proposed budget supports on- near-peer adversary. going audits and reviews of the De-  It would strengthen and build fense Department meant to “free up military partnerships and alliances time, money and manpower,” Esper Navy swaps sub for destroyer around the world. wrote. It includes reforms to the  It w o u l d r e f o r m t h e P e n t a - so-called Pentagon Fourth Estate, gon for “greater performance and organizations within the Defense in change of spending plan accountability.” Department not directly tied to the  It would support troops and their military departments. Esper wrote it families. would “constrain the growth” of the BY TONY CAPACCIO That’s about four years earlier than the Navy’s “Each component should ensure department’s non-warfighting agen- Bloomberg public plan and more than 20 years earlier than that [those] themes are incorporated cies and activities to find savings “to a previous schedule. The Pentagon is bolstering the number of war- into oral and written statements to our put back into lethality.” Acting Navy Secretary Thomas Modly and ships the Navy will seek in its fiscal 2021 budget oversight committees,” Esper wrote The 2021 budget proposal would Defense Secretary Mark Esper reached agree- in the memo, which was obtained by also advocate for “robust pay” and request after the White House complained an ment on the new budget proposal, which came Stars and Stripes on Wednesday. benefits needed to attract and retain initial proposal was too low to meet President as Senate Armed Services Committee Chair- The Pentagon on Monday is ex- the best people for the military, Esper Donald Trump’s long-term target, according to man James Inhofe, an Oklahoma Republican, pected to unveil its fiscal year 2021 wrote. It would include improvements officials. spearheaded a successful effort to boost funding budget proposal and the budgets for to and increased oversight of priva- In the budget proposal expected Monday, the for the National Nuclear Security Administra- each of its military services as part tized, on-base military housing. It Navy will request funding for eight ships, up tion by about $2.5 billion to nearly $20 billion. of the White House’s budget proposal also would support on-base child care from seven in a draft service request in mid- To meet that goal, the Pentagon shifted about rollout. The overall budget is expect- facilities and professional licensing December. The new request for the fiscal year $1.6 billion of the proposed funds away from the ed to be about $740 billion, which was and education programs for military starting Oct. 1 includes two Arleigh Burke-class submarine program. The remaining defense agreed to last year by Congress as spouses, he wrote. destroyers built by General Dynamics Corp., dollars were shifted from other areas. part of a two-year budget deal. The Esper’s memo makes no mention one more than the service proposed seeking in The funding shift likely won’t sit well with enacted Pentagon budget for fiscal of President Donald Trump’s bor- the December draft. Armed Services Democrats Jack Reed of Rhode year 2020 was about $730 billion. der wall initiative. Last year, Trump The Navy’s proposal indicates it was unable Island, Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut and The 2018 National Defense Strat- moved about $7.2 billion from Penta- to add a second Virginia-class submarine, for Tim Kaine of Virginia. The Virginia-class sub- egy directs the Pentagon to prioritize gon counterdrug and construction cof- a total of two, instead of the additional guided- marine is made jointly in Connecticut and Vir- power competition with rivals China fers to be used to fund a barrier along missile destroyer. That move to swap the sub for ginia by General Dynamics and Huntington and Russia over other global threats, the U.S.-Mexico border. The issue, the destroyer came after the Pentagon, under Ingalls Industries Inc. including international terrorism — strongly opposed by Democrats, was pressure from the Office of Management and A significantly expanded naval fleet was a long the top focus of the U.S. military. among the primary reasons the 2020 Budget to bolster funding for the agency that key campaign promise of Trump’s in 2016. The It outlines a need for modern weap- Pentagon budget was not approved manages nuclear weapons, shifted about $1.6 Navy’s proposal in December targeted a 287- ons to deter aggression from those by Congress until December, three billion in proposed funding away from the sub- ship fleet by fiscal year 2025 — the last year of a nations, which have spent heavily months into the fiscal year. marine program for that effort, according to potential second Trump administration, accord- in recent years to build forces more The Department of Homeland Se- officials. ing to the budget office. But that level, which in- capable of competing with Ameri- curity last month asked the Pentagon The overall request will help the Navy get cluded the decommissioning of 12 warships to can troops and closely watched U.S. to build about 270 miles of border wall marginally closer to Trump’s long-term goal save money, would be well below the long-term tactics in the long wars in Iraq and this year, but officials at DHS and the of creating a 355-ship fleet. The service was 308-ship target set by the Obama administra- Afghanistan. Pentagon have not identified publicly pressed by the White House budget office in tion, the budget office said in a memo obtained Esper wrote the forthcoming bud- how much that is expected to cost. December to accelerate its ship-building plans by Bloomberg News. get request would prioritize new [email protected] to show it could achieve a fleet of that size “in- The service currently has 293 deployable spending to modernize the U.S. nu- Twitter: @CDicksteinDC cluding manned and unmanned ships, by 2030.” vessels. Friday, February 7, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• PAGE 7 MIDEAST Alliance: Iraqi officers say full US withdrawal would bring a setback in military capabilities

FROM FRONT PAGE could cripple Iraq’s economy. do,” said a senior army intelli- Iraq. The prospect of losing that Instead of directly pushing gence official. help is one reason why Iraqi poli- for U.S. withdrawal, Iraq’s gov- The Iraqis also rely on U.S. ticians have cooled their demands ernment appears to be quietly military expertise to maintain for American forces to go imme- distancing itself on the ground. their American-made F-16 fight- diately. Senior Iraqi military offi- Though the U.S. announced joint er aircraft. cials oppose a withdrawal. operations against ISIS had re- Iraq’s Kurdish and the major- “To us the American presence sumed, Iraq has been unclear. ity of Sunni factions oppose an is like the electricity network in The Iraqi military announced the American withdrawal. Many a house,” said a brigadier general end of the pause on Jan. 30, but Sunnis consider the U.S. pres- stationed in western Iraq, speak- a military spokesman rescinded ence as a bulwark against both ing on condition of anonymity the claim in remarks to state tele- ISIS and Iranian power. because he was not authorized vision. It was not followed up with “If the Americans go out then to speak to media. “If the light is a clarification. On at least two oc- we will be attacked by everyone, turned off the whole place goes casions in January, U.S. officials and by everyone I mean [ISIS], dark.” said they expected the pause the government, the militias and would be lifted imminently. In the wake of the U.S. strike the parties,” said Abu Ahmad, a Two Iraqi military officials and ADRIAN WEALE/DOD that killed Iran’s Maj. Gen. Qas- grocery shop owner in the Old a militia commander said this sem Soleimani and a senior Iraqi City of Mosul, which was overrun U.S. soldiers provide armed overwatch at the U.S. Embassy week that the government told militia commander, Iraq’s parlia- by ISIS in 2014. “It is the U.S. that compound in Baghdad last month. Instead of directly pushing for ment passed a nonbinding resolu- its military not to seek assistance U.S. withdrawal, Iraq’s government appears to be quietly distancing from the U.S.-led coalition in anti- keeps them away from swallow- tion demanding the government itself on the ground. ISIS operations and to minimize ing Mosul.” force out the Americans. Tens of cooperation. The three spoke on thousands marched in an anti- condition of anonymity because U.S. rally inspired by a radical they were not authorized to talk cleric, while Iraq’s outgoing pre- to the press. mier, Adel Abdul-Mahdi, openly “Until now, we have not asked stated that the troops must go. the Americans to provide assis- American forces had to halt tance, we rely on our capabilities joint operations with the Iraqi to pursue [ISIS] elements. The military against ISIS after the presence of the Americans in the strike, a pause that would last joint operations is only formal,” a for three weeks. In the interim, senior military intelligence offi- the U.S. troops fortified bases cial told The Associated Press. against potential retaliation by Another of the officials, a Iran or Iraqi Shiite militias — like commander in Iraq’s elite U.S.- the new tower and beefed-up bar- trained Counter-Terrorism Ser- ricades at a base visited recently vices in western Anbar province, by the AP in the northern Iraqi said some training continues, but city of Irbil. “as for military operations and About 5,200 U.S. soldiers are carrying out operations, there is stationed in Iraqi bases to sup- no support.” port local troops fighting ISIS No coalition airstrikes have militants, part of a larger inter- been carried out against ISIS national coalition invited by the since the killing of Soleimani, Iraqi government in 2014. said coalition spokesman Myles But since then, Western offi- Caggins. In contrast, 45 strikes cials say Iraqi authorities have were conducted in Iraq in Octo- taken no concrete measures to ber and November. “The Iraqis hasten a withdrawal plan. have not requested assistance “I’d say with virtually all of with airstrikes in recent weeks the Shiite political party leaders while our operations are paused,” there’s been behind closed doors Caggins said. and in private meetings a much U.S. Marine Gen. Frank McK- more thoughtful approach on how enzie, the top American com- they deal with this and a desire mander for the Middle East, met on their part to maintain a rela- Tuesday with Iraqi leaders and tionship and a coalition partner- acknowledged that joint military ship that they regard as essential operations and training have for Iraq,” said a U.S. official, who been scaled back, although he spoke on condition of anonymity said U.S. special operations forc- in line with regulations. es are doing some missions with In a Cabinet session, Abdul- Iraqi commandos. Mahdi said it was up to the next “We’re still in a period of tur- government to see through bulence. We’ve got a ways to go,” Parliament’s resolution. Prime he said. Minister-designate Mohammed A full-scale U.S. withdrawal Allawi, a former communications would bring a major setback in minister, has not made his policy Iraqi capabilities to fight ISIS known. that Iraqi military officers ac- Western diplomats were told knowledge. The U.S. withdrew that Iraq had formed a commit- from the country in 2011, only for tee to study the issue of Ameri- the Iraqi military to collapse in ca’s troop presence in Iraq, but the face of the 2014 blitz by ISIS two Iraqi officials said there was that overran the north and west. no official sign off from Abdul- As a result, the government in- Mahdi formally creating such a vited the Americans back. committee. James Jeffrey, spe- “The Iraqi forces present in cial envoy for the global coalition western Iraq need continuous air to defeat ISIS, said, speaking of support and logistical support,” the committee, “there has not said the CTS official. “These are been any real engagement,” in re- provided to us by coalition forces, marks to reporters in Washington especially the U.S. If they are on Jan. 23. taken out, we will be paralyzed.“ Washington has responded to “The battle against [ISIS] is be- Iraq’s requests to initiate troop coming increasingly technologi- withdrawals with blunt refusal, cal, and we don’t own any of these even threatening sanctions that technologies. Only the Americans PAGE 8 •STARS AND STRIPES• Friday, February 7, 2020 MILITARY Report: Heavy forces better at deterring strife

BY JOHN VANDIVER achieving deterrence was con- Stars and Stripes nected to “heavy ground forc- es,” which included armored STUTTGART, Germany — units and those with air defense Ground troops based overseas capabilities. with tanks and artillery are bet- “The effects of these two types ter at preventing conflict than of forces were almost consistently their light infantry counterparts, positive, strongly statistically sig- a study said after examining nificant, and robust to multiple more than 70 years of military model specifications,” the report MARTIN EGNASH/Stars and Stripes deployments to determine what said. The U.S. tank team fires at targets from its M1A2 Abrams tanks during the Strong Europe Tank best deters adversaries. There was less evidence to Challenge in Grafenwoehr, Germany, in 2018. Heavy ground forces based overseas are the best at In its report — “Understand- show that mobile, rotational forc- deterring conflict, according to a new Rand Corp. study. ing the Deterrent Impact of U.S. es deter as effectively. A possible Overseas Deployments” — the reason is they “represent a lesser war,” the report said. signal of commitment,” Rand among security analysts, poli- research group Rand Corp. also degree of high-level or long-term Rand said more analysis is said. “Similarly, ground forces’ cymakers and some lawmakers, found that when the military U.S. commitment or possibly be- needed to understand why that vulnerability when stationed who have questioned the costs of surges forces toward a flashpoint, cause measuring their effects is could be the case, but one pos- overseas also represents a strong maintaining big bases abroad. it’s rare for fighting to break out. more difficult,” the report said. sibility is that light forces repre- signal of resolve.” In military circles, the discus- “Despite these risks, the histor- Light ground forces, which sent “a more rapidly deployable The Rand report comes as the sion centers on whether it’s bet- ical record suggests that very few include airborne and special op- capability that provokes U.S. ad- Pentagon is reviewing whether ter to rely on a rotational model crises escalate when the United erations units stationed inside the versaries without representing commands overseas are re- that moves large numbers of States deploys forces to the cri- borders of the ally or partner to sufficient capabilities to deter.” sourced to deal with the mili- U.S.-based troops back and forth sis region … These effects are be defended, could be counter- The analysis also showed “little, tary’s top priority of countering overseas, or to instead support particularly strong for ground productive to deterrence, Rand if any, evidence for the deterrent China and Russia, even as thou- forces, where no crises have es- said. impact of air and naval forces,” sands of troops remain on alert permanent bases. calated to major confrontation Those units were “associated the report said. in the Middle East amid tensions Other analysts contend that or war, and for air forces, where with an increased likelihood of “Because air and naval forces with Iran. long-range strike capabilities are only one crisis has escalated,” the militarized disputes, including can be relatively easily rede- For decades, the value of basing enough to deter aggressors. report said. those of both lower and higher ployed between theaters, their large numbers of troops overseas [email protected] The clearest evidence for intensity, though not including presence represents a weaker has been a source of fierce debate Twitter: @john_vandiver Chico finds Man charged with hiring home with Marines to get immigrants BY ALEX RIGGINS An attorney for the defendant US troops The San Diego Union-Tribune did not immediately respond Wednesday night to a message SAN DIEGO — Federal pros- seeking comment. in Poland ecutors have filed a conspiracy According to prosecutors, in- charge against a man accused of vestigators first became aware of BY IMMANUEL JOHNSON recruiting and paying Marines the scheme involving the Camp Stars and Stripes and other United States citizens Pendleton personnel on July 3, to transport unauthorized im- when U.S. Border Patrol agents BEMOWO PISKIE TRAIN- migrants throughout San Diego ING AREA, Poland — Two years arrested two Marines for alleg- County shortly after they crossed edly picking up three unauthor- ago, he was a no-name stray who’d /Stars and Stripes IMMANUEL JOHNSON from Mexico into the U.S. ized immigrants near Jacumba bark from a distance at American The charge against Francisco Hot Springs. soldiers every time they’d step off Chico poses for a photo at Bemowo Piskie Training Area in Orzysz, Saul Rojas-Hernandez is connect- During questioning, those two this base in northeastern Poland. Poland. He is allowed into barracks on base where he is treated like ed with a scheme that entangled Marines said a man they knew as Today, the friendly mongrel has a distinguished guest. some two dozen Camp Pendleton “Rojas” had paid them, “recruit- a name, all of his shots, a place of Marines, at least 13 of whom left ed them and organized the smug- his own, all the food he can eat petition and as soon as we stepped will run with them until they are off base, there was a little white the Corps in the wake of human gling operation,” according to a and plenty of service members to done,” Foote said. dog in the distance barking. It trafficking and drug accusations. probable cause statement writ- pat and play with him. When the time comes for the looked like Chico from the movie Military prosecutors dropped ten by Katelyn Thompson with “Chico always brings joy to the sniper section to leave Bemowo ‘Friday,’ ” he said. most of the charges in the high- the Naval Criminal Investigative soldiers, and during every rota- Piskie, they’ll pass the torch for The mutt of indeterminate par- taking care of Chico to the incom- profile case late last year after Service. tion there’s a different group that a judge ruled the mass arrest of entage now had a name. A per- ing unit. One of the Marines identified takes care of him,” said Gosia 16 Marines in front of their 800- sonalized doghouse near one of Around 700 U.S. troops began a Rojas-Hernandez when shown Sobolewska, a linguist who works person battalion last summer was a photo lineup, according to the the barracks soon followed. six-month rotation at the Bemowo with the NATO Enhanced For- The dog is allowed to enter unlawful. document. Piskie Training Area last month ward Presence mission that the the barracks and is recognized Rojas-Hernandez is accused Over the next few months, Bor- as part of a mission to strengthen U.S. troops are supporting. by higher leadership as a distin- of conspiring with the Marines der Patrol agents arrested several NATO’s eastern flank and deter Chico came into the lives of guished guest. and others to transport the un- other U.S. citizens who gave the the U.S. soldiers at Bemowo “I have heard from some of the Russian aggression in Europe. authorized immigrants within name “Rojas” when identifying Piskie around two years ago, said soldiers that Chico reminds them The training area is in the village the U.S. “for financial gain,” ac- who had recruited and paid them Cpl. Zachary Foote with the 3rd of home, of their own pets,” Sobo- of Orzysz, about 50 miles from cording to a criminal complaint to pick up unauthorized immi- Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment lewska said. the Russian military exclave of filed last month in U.S. District grants near the border, according sniper section, supporting the He also helps soldiers main- Kaliningrad. Court. NBC7 first reported the to the statement. In some cases, EFP. tain their fitness levels. “When- [email protected] charge against Rojas-Hernandez those people also picked Rojas- “We were taking part in a com- ever he sees someone running, he Twitter: @Manny_Stripes on Wednesday. Hernandez out of a photo lineup. Friday, February 7, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• PAGE 9 WAR/MILITARY Ramped up raids net 8 ISIS members in Syria

BY CHAD GARLAND eration, hundreds of Kurdish-led Syria has proceeded uninterrupt- Stars and Stripes SDF commandos and coalition ed in recent weeks,” Hill said in forces raided several compounds the statement. U.S.-backed forces in Syria Jan. 31 to isolate and capture an About 500 American troops captured eight Islamic State ISIS sleeper cell, the coalition remain in Syria, mostly in the group fighters and affiliates, said. northeast, to help combat a po- along with weapons, documents But first, they danced. A 19- tential ISIS resurgence. The U.S. and military equipment, during second military video shows the troop presence is about half of a large-scale operation along- troops kitted up and performing what it was in October before the side American special operations a “motivational, pre-mission amp U.S. pulled out of northern areas troops last week, the military said up,” said Army Capt. Charlie near the border with Turkey in Thursday. Boisner, a spokesman for the task advance of a Turkish incursion. The coalition and Syrian Dem- ocratic Forces have stepped up force. That move did not significantly efforts to stop a potential ISIS re- Footage also shows U.S. mine- affect ISIS capabilities, CENT- surgence in the country’s north- resistant ambush-protected vehi- COM officials told the Defense eastern provinces of Deir al-Zour cles alongside SDF armed trucks, Department Inspector General in and Hassakeh, conducting “mul- and a bearded man in what looks a report published this week. tiple raids each week,” Special like a U.S. uniform with an Amer- Still, based on its online claims, ican flag patch interviewing a the group appeared to increase Operations Joint Task Force-Op- DVIDS SCREENSHOT eration Inherent Resolve said in a detainee. its attacks from about 55 a month statement. Air Force Maj. Gen. Eric T. to 66 after the incursion, the De- U.S.-backed forces in Syria captured eight affiliated with the Islamic The news came as U.S. Central Hill, commander of the coalition’s fense Intelligence Agency told State group, along with weapons, documents and equipment, during Command warned that ISIS “re- special operations task force, the IG. an operation Jan. 31, the military said Thursday. mains cohesive,” with a war chest credited the SDF with conducting On Wednesday, Ambassador of hundreds of millions of dollars “intelligence-driven operations” James F. Jeffrey, the U.S. special “slight increase,” the attack lev- frey, who last month said that available to it following the Octo- to take ISIS fighters off the bat- representative on Syria and envoy els remain “fairly low.” 14,000 to 18,000 ISIS fighters ber killing of ISIS founder Abu tlefield and “keeping pressure on to the anti-ISIS coalition, pushed “We are not concerned beyond remain. Bakr al-Baghdadi. ISIS networks.” back on reports of increased ISIS our normal level of concern about [email protected] In last week’s clearance op- “The defeat ISIS mission in activity, saying that despite a the need to defeat ISIS,” said Jef- Twitter: @chadgarland Afghan media outlets protest curtailed info access

BY RAHIM FAIEZ es, backed by United States allies, chief information commissioner, I head of the Nai Supporting Open pervasive challenge for Afghani- Associated Press continue to fight the Taliban, who have witnessed the media’s access Media group, said that access to stan, they justify existing limita- today control or hold sway over to information being restricted information has been worst in the tions by the persistent dangers KABUL, Afghanistan — An nearly half of Afghanistan. by key government institutions,” last five years and that the situa- and violence the country faces, Afghan media watchdog urged The Taliban stage near-daily said Afzali. “Unfortunately, the tion is now critical. and warn that a return of the Tal- the government on Wednesday to attacks targeting government heed a demand for more media forces and officials, as well as trend continues.” Even as authorities concur that iban regime could do away with freedoms after local media outlets those seen loyal to the govern- Abdul Mujeeb Khalvatgar, access to information remains a many hard-won freedoms. said in a statement that authori- ment, and scores of civilians get ties were increasingly curtailing killed in the crossfire, as well their access to information. Sayed Ikram Afzali, the head as in anti-Taliban operations by of Integrity Watch Afghanistan, the Afghan forces. The U.N. has said that there is a good law in called for all sides in the protract- place guaranteeing the media’s ed conflict to take better care to ability to work and access infor- avoid civilian casualties. mation, but that the government Meanwhile, the U.S. is engaged has failed to provide enough in on-again-off-again talks with funding and institutional support the Taliban, led by U.S. envoy to implement it. Zalmay Khalilzad, to find a ne- The joint media statement, un- gotiated end to Afghanistan’s veiled at a protest rally in Kabul 18-year war that would allow the on Tuesday, comes against the U.S. to bring home about 13,000 backdrop of relentless violence American soldiers. across the country. Afghan forc- “Throughout my tenure as the

US conducts test of unarmed Minuteman 3 missile system

Associated Press spare missile from storage to validate flight worthiness of new VA NDENBERG AIR FORCE or replacement components. That BASE, Calif. — An unarmed differs from test launches that Minuteman 3 intercontinental use randomly selected operation- ballistic missile was launched al missiles. from California early Wednes- Modernization programs are day on a test flight to a target in essential to sustaining the aging the Pacific Ocean, the Air Force Minuteman 3 weapon system, Col. Global Strike Command said. Omar Colbert, the 576th Flight The missile blasted off at 12:33 Test Squadron commander, said a.m. from Vandenberg Air Force in a statement. Base and its reentry vehicle trav- The launch was conducted from eled 4,200 miles to the Kwajalein the 341st Missile Wing at Malm- Atoll in the Marshall Islands as strom Air Force Base, Mont., the part of a developmental test, the 90th Missile Wing at F.E. Warren command said from Barksdale Air Force Base, Wyo., and the Air Force Base, La. 91st Missile Wing at Minot Air Developmental tests use a Force Base, N.D. PAGE 10 •STARS AND STRIPES• Friday, February 7, 2020 NATION Trump unleashes fury in wake of acquittal

BY JILL COLVIN, JONATHAN LEMIRE been put through a terrible ordeal by you’ when you know that is not so,” he said, AND ZEKE MILLER some very dishonest and corrupt people,” in a reference to Pelosi, who has offered Associated Press Trump said at the annual event. His airing that message for the president when the of grievances came hours before his East two leaders have sparred publicly. WASHINGTON — Exulting in his im- Room address. The House speaker shook her head at peachment acquittal, President Donald T “They have done everything possible various points during Trump’s remarks, rump took a scorched-earth victory lap to destroy us and by so doing very badly but did not appear to interact with Trump Thursday, unleashing his fury against hurt our nation,” said Trump, who trium- personally. Earlier she had offered a prayer those who tried to remove him from of- phantly held up copies of two newspapers fice while looking ahead to his reelection with banner “ACQUITTED” headlines as for the poor and the persecuted. campaign. he took the stage. She said later that Trump’s remarks Trump, speaking to a room full of sup- His remarks were especially jarring and were “so completely inappropriate, espe- porters at the White House, declared the cially at a prayer breakfast.” She took par- PATRICK SEMANSKY/AP whiplash-inducing coming after a series impeachment proceedings a “disgrace” of Scripture-quoting speeches, including ticular issue with his swipe at Romney’s and complained anew that it was “a very President Donald Trump pauses as he a keynote address by Arthur Brooks, a faith and said that yes, she does pray for unfair situation,” echoing his broadsides speaks in the East Room of the White Harvard professor and president of a con- the president. hours earlier that stunned the crowd at an House on Thursday. servative think tank, who had bemoaned a His comments were a clear sign that the annual prayer breakfast. “crisis of contempt and polarization” in the post-impeachment Trump is emboldened “It was evil, it was corrupt,” Trump de- and Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin, nation and urged those gathered to “love like never before as he barrels ahead in his clared at the White House. “This should and staunch House allies including Reps. your enemies.” reelection fight with a united Republican never ever happen to another president, Jim Jordan, Devin Nunes and Minority “I don’t know if I agree with you,” Trump Party behind him. ever.” Leader Kevin McCarthy. said as he took the microphone, and then And it stood in stark contrast to the apol- “We went through hell, unfairly. We did Earlier, speaking from a stage where he he proceeded to demonstrate it. ogy offered by Bill Clinton in the aftermath nothing wrong,” he continued. was joined by congressional leaders, in- “I don’t like people who use their faith As Trump spoke, nearly every inch of cluding Democratic House Speaker Nancy as justification for doing what they know is of his own impeachment acquittal in 1999. the East Room was packed with support- Pelosi, who led the impeachment charge wrong,” he said in an apparent reference to Clinton said then in a White House ad- ers. Among them: Republican senators who against him, Trump shattered the usual Utah Sen. Mitt Romney, a longtime Trump dress: “I want to say again to the American cast some of the votes to acquit him, Ma- veneer of bipartisanship at the National critic who cited his faith in becoming people how profoundly sorry I am for what jority Leader Mitch McConnell and Rep. Prayer Breakfast in Washington. the only Republican to vote for Trump’s I said and did to trigger these events and Chuck Grassley, several Cabinet members, “As everybody knows, my family, our removal. the great burden they have imposed on the including Attorney General William Barr great country and your president have “Nor do I like people who say ‘I pray for Congress and on the American people.” Impeachment takeaways

BY MATTHEW DALY acting in the interests of their Senate Republicans are all hiding AND ERIC TUCKER constituents and their conscience, the truth,” Schumer said, adding Associated Press and they reacted with outrage that Trump tried to “blackmail a when Democratic Rep. Adam foreign country to interfere in our WASHINGTON — The Repub- Schiff, the lead impeachment elections.” lican-controlled Senate acquitted manager, cited a media report President Donald Trump on two claiming that a person close to Not impeachable impeachment charges Wednes- Trump had warned Republicans day amid Republican complaints their “head will be on a pike” if Republicans voted to acquit about what they called a rushed they voted against the president. Trump, but many wanted to be process and Democratic claims Trump has already shown his on record as frowning on his con- that Trump is a threat to democ- power to cast out dissident Repub- duct. Perhaps the most promi- racy. The, three-week trial pro- licans. Former Sens. Bob Corker nent example was retiring Sen. ceeded largely of Tennessee and Jeff Flake of Lamar Alexander of Tennessee, ANALYSIS along partisan Arizona decided not to run for who voted against hearing from lines, with just witnesses but called out Trump’s reelection rather than face voters one senator — actions as “inappropriate.” SUSAN WALSH/AP after clashing with Trump. Republican Mitt Romney of Utah Other Republicans followed Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell walks through the Capitol — breaking with his party. McConnell delivers suit, insisting that their votes following a vote in the Senate to acquit President Donald Trump on Takeaways from just the third against witnesses or in favor of both articles of impeachment. impeachment trial of a president Senate Majority Leader Mitch acquittal should not be interpret- in U.S. history: McConnell. R-Ky., again proved ed as approval of his actions. ing Trump on a charge of abuse of appointed in his conduct or disap- “I do not believe that the House himself Trump’s most important power also denied Trump’s cam- proved of it, but that it was up to has met its burden of showing that Iron grip on GOP ally. He led a drive to deny Dem- paign a frequent talking point of voters to decide Trump’s fate in the president’s conduct — how- ocrats any opportunity to call asserting that he had full support November. Some Republican senators ever flawed — warrants the ex- witnesses before the Senate and of Republicans in the House and Alexander said House pros- expressed reservations about treme step of immediate removal worked closely with the White Senate during a strictly partisan ecutors had proved the charges Trump’s conduct; some even from office,” said Sen. Susan Col- House in shepherding the case against the president, but said went so far as to say that House lins, R-Maine. drive to remove him. to acquittal, fulfilling a pledge they didn’t rise to an impeachable Democrats successfully made “Our country is already too Romney voted to acquit Trump he made before the trial to “take offense. their case against him. Nonethe- deeply divided and we should be on the second article of impeach- my cues from the president’s less, Trump’s acquittal was never working to heal wounds, not cre- ment, obstruction of Congress, “The question is not whether lawyers.” truly in doubt in the Senate. Even ate new ones. It is better to let the joining his 52 GOP colleagues. the president did it,” but whether McConnell slammed House Republicans who disapproved of people decide,“ added Sen. Rob Romney, a Mormon, cited his the Senate should decide what Democrats’ drive to impeach Trump’s dealings with Ukraine Portman, R-Ohio. religious faith and the signifi- to do about it, Alexander said — the heart of the House im- Trump as “the most rushed, least cance of the impeachment oath last week in becoming the deci- peachment charges — said his fair and least thorough” in histo- Romney stands alone taken by senators to render “im- sive vote against witnesses and conduct did not merit making ry. He said the two impeachment partial justice” on impeachment. documents. him the first president ever re- charges against Trump — that he In an unlikely twist, Romney, “The grave question the Consti- “I believe the Constitution pro- moved from office. abused his power and obstructed the GOP’s unsuccessful 2012 tution tasks senators to answer is vides that the people should make In ways unimaginable when Congress’ ensuing investigation presidential nominee, was the whether the president committed that decision in the presidential he was first elected as a politi- — are “constitutionally incoher- only Republican senator to break an act so extreme, so egregious, election.” cal newcomer, Trump has come ent” and don’t “even approach a ranks in the impeachment trial that it rises to the level of a high Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alas- to utterly dominate the GOP. Re- case for the first presidential re- and favor removing Trump from crime and misdemeanor,” Rom- ka, called the president’s ac- publican lawmakers bow to his moval in American history.” office. The well-mannered patri- ney said in a floor speech. “Yes, tions “shameful and wrong.” But overwhelming popularity with Senate Democratic leader cian Romney stood alone in his he did.” she said the proper response to the party’s base. “It’s not a party Chuck Schumer of New York ac- vo t e t o ou s t a R epubl ic a n pr e s ide nt Trump’s behavior was “not to of ideas or ideology anymore. It’s cused McConnell and his GOP who seldom hides his contempt Let voters decide disenfranchise nearly 63 mil- a cult of personality,” tweeted colleagues of sweeping Trump’s for the senator and the establish- lion Americans” — who voted for Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn. misconduct under the rug. “The ment Romney symbolizes. Many senators who voted to Trump in 2016 — by removing Republicans insisted they were administration, its top people and Romney’s support for remov- acquit Trump said they were dis- him from the ballot. Friday, February 7, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• PAGE 11 NATION DNC calls for ‘recanvass’ of Iowa results

Associated Press tum heading into subsequent pri- mary contests. WASHINGTON — The chair- The two early leaders are sepa- man of the Democratic National rated by 40 years in age and con- Committee called on Thursday flicting ideology. for a “recanvass” of the results Sanders, 78, a self-described of Monday’s Iowa caucus, which democratic socialist, has been a was marred by technical prob- progressive powerhouse for de- lems and delays. cades. Buttigieg, 38, a former “Enough is enough,” party municipal official, represents the leader Tom Perez wrote on Twit- more moderate wing of the Dem- ter. He said he was calling for ocratic Party. Buttigieg is also the the recanvass in order to “assure first openly gay candidate to earn public confidence in the results.” presidential primary delegates. With 97% of precincts report- Campaigning in New Hamp- ing, Pete Buttigieg, a former shire, Sanders on Thursday mayor of South Bend, Ind ., and called the Iowa Democratic Par- Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders are ty’s management of the caucuses nearly tied. a “screw-up” that “has been ex- The technical glitches plagu- tremely unfair” to “all of the can- ing the first contest on the 2020 didates and their supporters.” nominating calendar have made Both Buttigieg and Sanders an already complicated candidate have declared victory. The As- selection process even more com- sociated Press has not called the plicated, forcing state officials to race. apologize and raising questions Updated results released about Iowa’s traditional prime Wednesday showed Massachu- spot in picking nominees. setts Sen. Elizabeth Warren, for- The caucus crisis was an em- mer Vice President Joe Biden and barrassing twist after months of MARY ALTAFFER/AP Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar promoting Iowa as a chance for trailing. Democrats to find some clarity Democratic presidential candidate former South Bend, Ind., Mayor Pete Buttigieg, center, poses for The deadlocked contest gives in a jumbled field. Instead, after photographs with attendees during a town hall Wednesday in Concord, N.H. both Buttigieg and Sanders a a buildup that featured seven burst of momentum as they seek rounds of debates, nearly $1 bil- tabulate the results of the contest. nouncement and tried to inject an we can’t have that.” to pull away from the crowded lion spent nationwide and a year The app was rolled out shortly be- added dose of chaos. Trump and Much of the political world has field. of political jockeying, caucus day fore caucusing began and did not his allies have repeatedly insinu- already shifted its attention to Their strength in Iowa put ended with no winner and no of- go through rigorous testing. ated, without offering proof, that next-up New Hampshire, which them in the crosshairs of rivals ficial results. A coding error yielded prob- the Democratic establishment holds the first primary election in as the race shifted to New Hamp- Iowa marked the first contest lematic results Monday. And wants to deny Sanders a victory the Democrats’ 2020 nomination shire. Biden, who fell far short of in a primary season that will span backup phone lines for reporting at any cost. fight on Tuesday. expectations in Iowa, cast both all 50 states and several U.S. ter- the outcomes were jammed, with Trump campaign communi- The chaos surrounding the Buttigieg and Sanders as risky ritories, ending at the party’s na- many placed on hold for hours in cations director Tim Murtaugh reporting breakdown has under- choices for Democrats, given the tional convention in July. order to report outcomes. tweeted that Perez’s announce- mined the impact of Iowa’s elec- former mayor’s relative inexpe- At issue was an app that the President Donald Trump’s ment “translated” to “Bernie tion, which typically rewards rience and the senator’s descrip- Iowa Democratic Party used to campaign seized on Perez’s an- looks like he’s taking the lead and winners with a surge of momen- tions of himself as a socialist. Sanders: In New Hampshire, Biden Campaign seeks to be ‘Comeback Kid’ Associated Press impact of Iowa on his 2020 effort. He began to more aggressively raised $25M SOMERSWORTH, N.H. — Joe criticize his rivals as he sought a Biden entered the Democratic reboot. in January presidential race as a favorite, The campaign, he said, “took a the candidate with the longest re- gut punch,” but it would be pre- Associated Press sume, a network of establishment mature to write him off. donors and a pitch that he could “I’m not going anywhere,” MANCHESTER, N.H. — Ber- win the kind of voters who would nie Sanders says he raised a Biden said. “And I’m counting on defeat President Donald Trump. New Hampshire. We’re going to whopping $25 million in Janu- Now, humbled by a disappoint- ary and will use his presidential come back.” ing showing in the Iowa caucuses, His word had echoes of Bill campaign’s flush bank account to Biden is hoping for something increase television and digital ad- Clinton in 1992, when he de- STEVEN SENNE/AP quite different: that New Hamp- vertising in 10 states. clared himself “the Comeback shire will make him the second The Vermont senator spent $50 Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., kisses Kid” after finishing second to coming of “the Comeback Kid.” million during the final three his wife Jane O’Meara Sanders at a rally Wednesday in Derry, N.H. Democratic Sen. Paul Tsongas of New Hampshire is known for months of 2019 and finished the Massachusetts. knocking down front-runners, year with $18.2 million in cash on cratic primary’s Super Tuesday, 2020’s most aggressive campaign Biden has a number of hurdles hand, putting him in a stronger on March 3. The campaign also for president,” Shakir said in a usually with candidates carry- in New Hampshire if he wants to position than many of his rival plans to spend $5.5 million on statement, saying the campaign ing an insurgent torch, like Gary make a comeback a reality. candidates even before his lat- television and digital ads in eight is “in a strong position to compete Hart in 1984, John McCain in His campaign event Wednes- est bonanza last month. Partial new states voting then: Arkansas, in states all over the map.” 2000 and Bernie Sanders in 2016, day was only his fifth in the state results show Sanders in a near Colorado, Massachusetts, Minne- January was the Sanders cam- instead of steadying a slipping since the start of the year. Last tie for first with Pete Buttigieg, sota, North Carolina, South Caro- paign’s best fundraising month candidate’s fate. Hillary Clinton month, Biden had the fewest New the former mayor of South Bend, lina, Tennessee and Utah. to date, featuring donations from was an exception in 2008, but Hampshire events of any of the Ind., in Monday’s leadoff Iowa And Sanders will expand ad 648,000 people, including 219,000 she lost the nomination to Barack candidates regarded as being in caucuses. New Hampshire holds buys the campaign already made new donors, the statement said. Obama. the top four in the race. its primary next Tuesday. in California and Texas, the two Since announcing his presi- The former vice president made The 77-year-old Biden also Sanders’ campaign manager, largest states voting on Super dential campaign in February light of the Iowa results as he hasn’t been making time in recent Faiz Shakir, announced Thurs- Tuesday. 2019, Sanders has raised more campaigned in New Hampshire weeks for one of the traditions day that his candidate will im- “Bernie’s multiracial, mul- than $121 million, built on dona- on Tuesday. But he told voters New Hampshire voters are most mediately increase staffing in tigenerational, people-driven tions from more than 1.5 million in Somersworth on Wednesday fond of: taking questions from the states that vote during the Demo- movement for change is fueling people. that he wouldn’t sugarcoat the audience in town hall settings. PAGE 12 •STARS AND STRIPES• Friday, February 7, 2020 NATION Governors warn of Medicaid cuts from Trump rule

BY RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR of the state financing but said it Associated Press has to lead to better value and im- proved care for Medicaid benefi- WASHINGTON — Governors ciaries. Under the proposed rule, of both major political parties “we are increasing transparency, are warning that a little-noticed integrity and clarity,” she said. regulation proposed by President An agency spokesman said the Donald Trump’s administration rule is not intended to reduce could lead to big cuts in Medicaid, Medicaid payments. reducing access to health care for But the policy comes from an MARK LENNIHAN/AP low-income Americans. administration that has repeat- The arcane fiscal accountabil- edly moved to scale back Medic- Model Lauren Marie Young arrives to testify at Harvey Weinstein’s rape trial, on Thursday, in New York. ity rule proposed by the Centers aid. Trump has tried to repeal the for Medicare and Medicaid Ser- program’s Obama-era expansion, vices, or CMS, would tighten fed- supported block grants that would eral oversight and approval over cap federal spending, and allowed Prosecutors rest case after complex financing strategies states to impose work require- states have long used to help pay ments on Medicaid recipients. for their share of the $600 billion The latest proposal could lead program. Also targeted are cer- Weinstein accuser returns to cuts of $37 billion to $49 billion tain payments to hospitals that a year in total Medicaid spending, treat many low-income patients. Associated Press women’s recollections of encoun- Additional women, including Public comments closed last or 6% to 8% of program funds, ters that in some cases are more Young, have been allowed to testi- NEW YORK — Prosecutors week amid a chorus of criticism according to a study by Manatt than a decade or two old. fy as prosecutors attempt to show in Harvey Weinstein’s rape trial from hospitals, nursing homes, Health consultants for the Amer- Weinstein, 67, maintains that there was a practiced method to rested their case Thursday after insurers, doctors, and advocates ican Hospital Association. Pay- any sexual encounters were Weinstein’s attacks, including in- more than two weeks of testi- for the poor. ments to hospitals could be cut as consensual. viting women to his hotel room to Against the backdrop of an elec- much as 17%. mony punctuated by harrowing The criminal charges at the discuss business, then disrobing tion year, governors are warning A CMS spokesman said the accounts from six women who trial in New York City are based and demanding sexual favors. the administration of potentially agency doesn’t believe those es- say he ignored pleas of “no, no, on two allegations: that Weinstein Her testimony bookended that dire consequences. timates are credible. In the rule, no” and excused his behavior as raped a woman in March 2013 of the first accuser to testify, ac- “States may be unable to ad- CMS says that the fiscal impact a Hollywood norm. and that he forced oral sex on an- tress Annabella Sciorra, who equately fund their Medicaid of its plan is “unknown.” Critics “The people rest, judge,” As- other woman in 2006. alleges Weinstein barged into programs, which could lead to say the agency did not do a full sistant District Attorney Joan The allegations against Wein- her apartment in the mid-1990s, unintended consequences that analysis. Illuzzi-Orbon said, moving the stein helped fuel the #MeToo threw her on a bed and raped her would negatively impact Medicaid If the federal government cur- closely watched celebrity trial movement. If convicted, he as she tried to fight him off by beneficiaries across the country,” tails financing methods states one step closer to a verdict. could spend the rest of his life in kicking and punching him. wrote Govs. Kate Brown, D-Ore., now rely on, governors would Now Weinstein’s lawyers will prison. In between, jurors heard simi- and Charlie Baker, R-Mass., in of- have to seek broad tax increases, start calling witnesses of their Prosecutors ended their case lar stories of Weinstein ingratiat- ficial comments on behalf of Na- cut payments to hospitals and own. They haven’t said whether after the last of the other accusers ing himself with much younger tional Governors Association. doctors, reduce benefits, restrict Weinstein himself will testify. allowed to testify finished telling women, appearing to show inter- But CMS administrator Seema eligibility, or some combination Doing so could bring big risks be- jurors about about an encounter est in helping their careers before Verma says the vast health care of such measures. States can set cause prosecutors would be able with the disgraced movie mogul getting them into a hotel room or program needs closer scrutiny their own Medicaid policies with- to grill him about each of the al- in 2013. an apartment and violating them. and has expressed concerns in federal requirements. legations that jurors have already Lauren Marie Young, a model Most were aspiring actresses. about “shady” financing schemes The Trump administration heard about in vivid detail. from suburban Philadelphia, tes- Sciorra was a star on the rise. that abuse the system and drive says it is closely reviewing some Among the witnesses the de- tified that Weinstein invited her to Another, the 2006 accuser Mimi up taxpayer costs. 4,000 comments and will consid- fense is expected to call is a his Beverly Hills hotel room, lured Haleyi was looking at the time to In a statement Wednesday, er feedback before it decides on psychologist who specializes in her to the bathroom, stripped off get more involved in behind-the- Verma said her agency recog- next steps. No timetable has been human memory. The defense is his clothes, pulled down her dress scenes aspects of the entertain- nizes the “critical importance” announced for a final decision. looking to raise doubts about the and groped her breast. ment business. Feds investigate Mississippi prisons conditions after string of deaths

BY MICHAEL BALSAMO Some of the inmate deaths in ernment to step in and do what AND EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS ‘ Mississippi’s prisons are overcrowded, recent weeks happened during the Mississippi Department of Associated Press confrontations between inmates. Corrections has failed to: end understaffed, and aren’t safe for anyone. ’ Some were suicides. the violence and ensure humane JACKSON, Miss. — The Jus- Lisa Graybill Violence is a recurring prob- living conditions,” Graybill said. tice Department has opened a deputy legal director for Southern Poverty Law Center lem in Mississippi prisons, where “Dozens have died and hundreds civil rights investigation into the many jobs for guards are unfilled. of others live in squalid condi- Mississippi prison system after Officials with the state Depart- tions with standing sewage in a string of inmate deaths in the are adequate health care and sui- The Wilkinson facility holds ment of Corrections have said freezing temperatures as a result past few months, officials said cide prevention services. state prisoners, and the state pays for years that it’s difficult to find of ... Mississippi’s neglect. Missis- Wednesday. The investigation by the Justice a private company, Management people to work as guards because sippi’s prisons are overcrowded, Federal prosecutors are look- Department’s civil rights division & Training Corporation, to oper- of low pay, long hours and dan- understaffed, and aren’t safe for ing into conditions at four state will focus on conditions at the ate it. gerous conditions. anyone.” prisons after the deaths of at least Mississippi State Penitentiary at The use of such investigations The deputy legal director for Health department inspections 15 inmates since late December. Parchman, the South Mississippi examining the patterns and prac- Southern Poverty Law Center, show Parchman has had long- The investigation is examining Correctional Institution, the Cen- tices of law enforcement agen- Lisa Graybill, said in a statement standing problems with broken whether state corrections offi- tral Mississippi Correctional Fa- cies has been curtailed under the Wednesday that Mississippi pris- sinks and toilets in cells, holes in cials are adequately protecting cility and the Wilkinson County Trump administration compared ons “have a brutal history rooted cell walls, widespread mold and prisoners from physical harm Correctional Facility, the Justice with their use during the Obama in slavery and convict leasing.” mildew in showers, and sanita- and will look into whether there Department said. administration. “It is time for the federal gov- tion problems in kitchens. Friday, February 7, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• PAGE 13 NATION Photos of global ‘king tides’ show changing climate

BY GILLIAN FLACCUS there in 2017. Associated Press The group’s efforts have since grown into a smartphone app that DEPOE BAY, Ore. — Tour- uses crowdsourcing to gather im- ists, nature lovers and amateur ages and pinpoint flooding. scientists are whipping out their “What we’re finding is there’s /AP cameras to document the effects a real appetite for this data. A lot GILLIAN FLACCUS of extreme high tides on shore- of the localities here are putting An extreme high tide floods parts of the harbor in Depoe Bay, Ore., on Jan. 11, during a “king tide” that lines from the United States to together comprehensive plans coincided with a big winter storm. New Zealand, and by doing so are for sea-level rise, and I’m getting helping better predict what rising calls from them saying, ‘Do you Modeling shows Oregon could ex- sea levels will mean for coastal have data? Do you have photos?’ perience sea-level rise of as little communities around the world. That’s what we’re going for.” as a foot or as great as 6 feet in a A network of volunteer photog- The first of these King Tide worst-case scenario, he said. raphers fans out around the globe Projects involving the public Some of these King Tide Proj- during so-called king tides to cap- began in 2009 in Australia. The ects, like the one in Oregon, are ture how high the waterline gets idea has since spread to more run by nonprofit groups, while and where the water goes. They than a dozen coastal states in the others are in partnership with then upload the images — many U.S., British Columbia, New Zea- state and local governments. with geolocation data embedded land, Mauritius and beyond. They all have the same goal: to — for use by scientists, policy- King tides occur about twice a educate the public and provide a makers and even city planners as year in coastal areas worldwide clear-eyed assessment of how cli- they study and prepare for the ef- when the sun and moon align to mate change will affect everyday fects of climate change. The pho- enhance the gravitational pull life, from flooded intersections to tos show where flooding occurs that produces normal, daily tides. cows grazing in knee-high salt- on specific roads, or give clues These super-high tides came into water, to popular beaches swal- about whether it’s safe to build sharp focus in January, when one lowed by waves. new housing, for example, near arrived in Oregon on the same /AP “A lot of the conversation an eroding bluff. day as a major winter storm, cre- BEN SHEERAN, KING TIDES AUCKLAND around climate change was what “For us, the king tide offers a ating 15- to 20-foot waves and a Boats sit swamped by flooding from a king tide in February 2018, in was happening far away and not look at where the water will be massive swell that sucked a man Milford Marina, Auckland, New Zealand. about what people were going in about 2050, about a foot to a and his two young children out to to be experiencing in their own foot and half above normal water sea. The woman who called 911 to document this winter’s final affect coastal communities — and lives,” said Marina Psaros, who levels,” said Skip Stiles, execu- had been photographing the tides king tide Feb. 8-10 off the U.S. warmer oceans and bigger storms helped develop California’s King tive director of Wetlands Watch, a from her yard for the Oregon West Coast, followed by one in could amplify those changes, said Tides Project. “The goal of the nonprofit that helped recruit 700 King Tides Project. The children, New Zealand on Feb. 12. Peter Ruggiero, interim execu- project was to get people thinking people to document a king tide ages 4 and 7, died. Flooding from king tides is a tive director of the Oregon Cli- more about climate change local- in Norfolk, V a., for the first time Citizen scientists are preparing preview of how sea level rise will mate Change Research Institute. ly instead of just polar bears.” Vt. lawmakers propose bill to decriminalize prostitution

BY LISA RATHKE Rep. Selene Colburn, the bill’s to a committee on Wednesday. above ground, and help prevent stances: they’re homeless, they’re Associated Press lead sponsor, thinks a related pro- “Right now sex workers really sex workers from being assaulted, experiencing disabilities, they’re posal will have a better chance at feel that they cannot access police exploited and trafficked and keep trans and they’re experiencing MONTPELIER, Vt. — Some movement this year. It would give protection,” said Colburn, a Pro- them from facing punishment for Vermont lawmakers hope to make discrimination in the workplace,” immunity to people who were gressive from Burlington. “There breaking the law. prostitution safer and remove the said Nina Luo, an organizer with victims of or witnessed a crime are tons of statistics about the vio- Advocates see the bills as start- stigma that often prevents sex Decrim NY, a group working to while engaged in prostitution or lence, the high levels of violence, ing a discussion and say that with workers from seeking police pro- decriminalize the sex trades in sex trafficking so they can re- and sex assault that people who more education there’s a pos- tection and health care. New York City and the state. A bill introduced last month port it to law enforcement. The engage in sex work experience.” sibility for additional states and Currently, prostitution is legal by four female legislators would bill also calls for the creation of a The push in Vermont is part of jurisdictions to propose decrimi- decriminalize prostitution, while panel to make recommendations a small but growing movement to nalizing prostitution. only in Nevada, where it’s permit- the state would maintain its laws on modernizing Vermont’s prosti- decriminalize prostitution that “A lot of people doing sex work ted in licensed brothels in eight against sex trafficking. tution laws. That bill was referred advocates say will bring sex work are trading sex out of circum- counties. Judge rules against women seeking admission to Yale fraternities

BY DAVE COLLINS education. forward toward trial: an allega- filed by Yale and the fraternities. said they believe this was the Associated Press U.S. District Judge Victor Bold- tion that school officials failed “The gender exclusive nature first lawsuit by students against en in Bridgeport issued the ruling to act when informed by one of of the Fraternity Defendants is at a university seeking to “gender HARTFORD, Conn. — A fed- Jan. 30 in the lawsuit filed last the plaintiffs that she and other the root of the Plaintiffs’ alleged integrate” fraternities. eral judge has dismissed nearly year by three women who attend women had been groped against hostile educational environment Messages seeking comment all claims in a lawsuit that sought Yale. They sued nine fraternities their will at a fraternity party in claim,” Bolden wrote in his rul- were left with the three plaintiffs, to force all-male fraternities at and Yale in response to alleged 2016. ing. “But ... Congress has ex- Ry Walker, Anna McNeil and Eli- Yale University to admit women, sexual assault, harassment and Bolden cited an exemption in pressly limited Title IX and made ana Singer. Their lawyer, David saying both fraternities and so- discrimination at the all-male so- the federal Title IX gender equal- the membership practices of the Tracey, said, “We are disappoint- rorities are specifically excluded cial organizations. ity law in dismissing most of the Fraternity Defendants beyond ed with the outcome of the motion from a federal law that bans dis- The judge allowed only one lawsuit’s claims. The ruling came Title IX’s scope.” to dismiss and we are currently crimination based on gender in claim against Yale to continue in response to motions to dismiss Lawyers for the women have evaluating our next steps.” PAGE 14 •STARS AND STRIPES• Friday, February 7, 2020 NATION US dairy farmers looking for any tech edge

BY IVAN MORENO Associated Press PICKETT, Wis. — At Rosen- dale Dairy, each of the 9,000 cows has a microchip implanted in one of its ears that workers can scan with smartphones for up-to-the-minute information on how the animal is doing — every- thing from their nutrition to their health history to their productiv- ity. Feed is calibrated to deliver a precise diet and machines handle the milking. In the fields, drones gather data that helps bump up yields for the row crops grown to feed the animals. Technology has played an im- portant role in agriculture for years, but it’s become a life and death matter at dairy farms these days, as low milk prices have ratcheted up pressure on farmers to seek every possible efficiency to avoid joining the thousands of operations that have failed. “If I use 100 bags of seed on a field and I change the way I distribute the seed, I can yield more without a single extra dol- lar of input,” said Matt Wichman, Rosendale’s director of agrono- my. Such tools “are becoming so economically viable that anybody that’s of a decent scale is adopting these,” Wichman said. /AP Technology can mean survival, PHOTOS BY MORRY GASH but it involves a perilous gamble: Cows are milked on a large carousel at the Rosendale Dairy in Pickett, Wis. , where each of the 9,000 cows has a microchip implanted that Will the machines produce sav- workers can scan to track the animal’s nutrition , health history and productivity. ings fast enough to cover the debt they incur? Dairyland,” the toll has been par- cents per month per cow. “The last five years have re- ticular severe. Though California Hallett said that he wishes he ally been treacherous,” said produces more milk, Wisconsin could afford to update his cow Randy Hallett, who has 85 cows has more dairy farms than any stalls, but that getting credit from in Casco, Wis. , and has spent other state. And more than 1,600 banks is difficult because they $33,000 on new milking equip- of those have gone under in the consider bigger operations less ment. He would invest more if his past three years. risky. operation could afford it. But there “Who do you think they’re “I broke even, mostly,” Hallett are reasons said. to believe going to work with to keep them The dairy industry is caught in that the afloat?” Hallett said. a vise between consumer trends worst might The University of Wisconsin and competition. Americans are be over, hopes to help with a project that buying less milk as changing said Jim would integrate all of the data tastes steer them to milk substi- Ostrom, that farms collect each day on tutes from soy and almonds, or a partner cows’ production, feed and health, to entirely different drinks like at Milk among other things. flavored water. Two big milk pro- Source, the Integrating the data and using cessors, Dean Foods and Borden company artificial intelligence and ma- Dairy Co., filed for bankrupt- that owns Wichman chine learning “would be very cy protection in the past three Rosendale. helpful to farmers making the months, undone by declining de- In November, milk prices in Wis- best decisions every single time” mand and also pressured by big consin rose to $22.40. Nationwide, competitors like Walmart, which they reached $21, finally above in real time, said Victor Cabrera, opened its own milk processing the $18 price point that Stephen- the professor at the University of plant in 2018. son cited as a general benchmark Wisconsin-Madison, who is lead- And then there are milk for producers turning a profit. ing the project. He’s collecting prices. With dairy prices outside of data from five farms now and After hitting a historic high in farmers’ control, they have to expects to have the project com- 2014 of more than $26 per 100 focus on controlling costs. That’s Rosendale Dairy herd specialist Chema Ortiz looks at a cow’s stats pleted in three years. pounds on the strength of mas- where technology comes in. A ro- on his app . Farmers could tell whether to sive buying from China, the bot- tary milking parlor can handle keep breeding an animal or let it tom fell out. When China stopped 10 cows a minute and can sense went out of business because it pounds, others need $21 because go. its milk-buying spree, there was when an udder is empty so that couldn’t find enough workers and of their debt load. “I’d use it yesterday if I had already oversupply from both cows aren’t overmilked, which could not afford a robotic milking Sometimes the way to survive it,” said Mitch Breunig, who is American and European Union can harm their health. But a ro- system. is to join forces with neighbors. contributing data from his farm, producers, said Mark Stephenson, botic milking system can run Wisconsin leads the nation Hallett shares some advanced Mystic Valley Dairy, where he director of dairy policy analysis in farm bankruptcies with 45 machinery with a neighboring more than $200,000. has 460 cows. at the University of Wisconsin. “It can be very difficult for a Chapter 12 filings from July 2018 farmer, like a combine and plant- He said that sometimes it’s Prices fell to $17.30 by the smaller farm to afford this tech- through June 2019, according to ing equipment. And, fortunately, following year, and for produc- nology because you need a larger the American Farm Bureau Fed- some technology isn’t expensive. weeks before he can pinpoint how ers, it’s been mostly misery ever operation to spread those expens- eration. Minnesota was not far Hallett’s cows carry the same mi- much milk a cow produced on a since. Nationwide, the number es across,” said Liz Binversie, an behind with 31 during that time. crochips as Rosendale uses, so he particular day and how much it of dairy farms dropped from agriculture educator in Brown Because of debt, the cost of pro- can know from his office the milk ate. 40,199 in 2017 to 37,468 in 2018. County for the University of ducing milk varies among farms. weight for each cow and whether “I think it doesn’t matter what In Wisconsin, a state that takes Wisconsin extension office. She While some farmers can break a particular cow had less milk size your farm is, it’s information pride in its image as “America’s said she knows of one farm that even at a price of $18 per hundred that day. The chips cost about 12 you need to know,” he said. Friday, February 7, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• PAGE 15 VETERANS VA chief wants to re-examine sexual assault claim

BY STEVE BEYNON a new investigation, saying there gress’ Women Veterans Task Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, the secretary’s letter to Takano Stars And Stripes is no intention to reopen the case. Force, said she was sexually for making “unsubstantiated went public. “Reaching a decision “The investigation is closed,” assaulted at the VA hospital in claims.” to close the investigation with no WASHINGTON — A high- said Fred Washington D.C. This spurred an “We believe that VA is a safe criminal charges does not mean profile case of a congressional Baker, the unexpected public brawl between place for all veterans to enter and that the underlying allegation is staffer claiming she was sexu- IG’s director Wilkie and Rep. Mark Takano, receive care and services, but the unsubstantiated.” ally assaulted at a Department of of communi- D-Calif., and the VA inspector unsubstantiated claims raised by Takano in his own statement Veterans Affairs hospital could cations. “We general after the VA secretary you and your staff could deter our said Wilkie calling out of a con- be re-examined after VA Sec- have spoken gressional staffer was “shocking- questioned the veracity of Gold- veterans from seeking the care retary Robert Wilkie said he is to all rel- ly tone-deaf” and “outrageous” stein’s allegations. they need and deserve,” Wilkie unhappy with the results of the evant par- and an example illustrating how investigation. ties and have Goldstein, who serves in the wrote in a letter to Takano in female veterans’ concerns are “I’m not satisfied with the reso- received all Navy Reserve, said she was as- January. often dismissed by the VA. lution...I have to know, Ms. Gold- necessary saulted Sept. 20 by a man inside VA Inspector General Michael Wilkie’s comments that he the front atrium at the VA hospi- Missal said the secretary was stein has to know, our women information Wilkie might take a second look at the veterans have to know our facili- about the tal. Goldstein told The New York wrong to characterize Goldstein’s case come amid a news report ties are safe,” Wilkie said Tues- case. We are not working with Times that a man slammed her allegation as unsubstantiated. from Axios that VA Deputy Sec- day to reporters. “We’re going anyone to seek additional infor- below the waist and told her, “You “Neither I nor my staff told you retary James Byrne’s firing to make a renewed push to get mation at this time.” look like you could use a good or anyone else at the department Monday was due to the perceived answers.” Authorities declined to file time.” that the allegations were unsub- botched Goldstein investigation. But the VA Inspector General’s charges after Andrea Goldstein, Wilkie scolded Goldstein and stantiated,” Missal wrote in a let- [email protected] Office dismissed Wilkie’s call for the senior policy adviser for Con- Takano, chairman of the House ter to Wilkie immediately after Twitter: @StevenBeynon Cost, amount of use of VA Mission Act program still uncertain

BY NIKKI WENTLING he was frustrated that the VA the VA’s latest budget. When Tes- “I’m as frustrated as you are,” edly ran out of funding in its bud- Stars and Stripes could not forecast the cost. Con- ter asked whether that would be Stone said. “But at this point, our get for community care. Then-VA gress needs to know its funding enough, Richard Stone, executive budget looks solid.” Secretary David Shulkin went to WASHINGTON — Eight requirements, he said, especially in charge of the Veterans Health Under the old Veterans Choice Congress on three separate in- months after the Department of since President Donald Trump’s Administration, replied: “I think Program, which was replaced by stances in 2017 asking for more Veterans Affairs launched a new budget proposal for the agency in you asked the key question that the Mission Act, the VA repeat- money to keep it viable. program to connect veterans with fiscal 2021 is expected to be un- keeps me up at night.” private-sector doctors, the agency veiled next week. Stone said the VA is waiting to doesn’t know how many appoint- “Eight months into the new tally reimbursement claims from ments have been completed or community care program, the VA private-sector providers in order how much it’s costing taxpayers. has not provided — or cannot pro- to determine how many appoint- The VA Mission Act, a biparti- vide — the number of referrals ments were completed and at san measure intended to expand that have become appointments,” veterans’ access to private doc- Tester said. “And thus, I don’t see what cost. He provided the com- tors, was the subject of a con- how we can figure out how many mittee with a rough estimate: gressional hearing Wednesday. dollars are associated with those about $1 billion to $1.1 billion Members of the Senate Veterans appointments and whether the each month spent on outside care. Affairs Committee quizzed VA of- usage is in line with what you es- At that rate, the program should ficials for nearly two hours about timated when this program was fall within its funding levels, he the program’s cost, use and ongo- set up.” said. Stone promised Tester he ing implementation. Congress provided about $15 would return every quarter with Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont., said billion for community care in an update. Navy vet convicted for hiding mental health

BY STEVE BEYNON the federal prosecutors said the sonally believe the condition is. Stars and Stripes medical forms, which are used Beyer faces up to five years in to evaluate whether a pilot has prison and a $250,000 fine, plus WASHINGTON — A Navy credentials to fly, ask very clearly veteran was found guilty for con- about mental health conditions restitution for each violation. His cealing his depression disorder — not a pilot’s opinion on the di- sentencing hearing is scheduled from the Federal Aviation Ad- agnosis or how severe they per- for April, 22. ministration on pilot medical cer- tification forms, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office. Nicholas Beyer, 34, of Discov- ery Bay, Calif., was convicted on two counts of making false state- ments to the FAA and two counts of falsifying, concealing, or cov- ering up material facts. In civilian pilot medical certi- fication applications submitted to the FAA in 2016 and 2018, Beyer lied about never being diagnosed with any mental health disorders, despite a major depressive disor- der diagnosis from the Depart- ment of Veterans Affairs in 2016, for which he received disability pay. Beyer was also receiving dis- ability compensation for knee and back injuries, which he did disclose. Beyer’s lawyer argued he con- cealed his depression because he felt the VA over-diagnosed him, court records show. However, PAGE 16 •STARS AND STRIPES• Friday, February 7, 2020 NATION Sores, lower numbers likely not lionfish’s end

BY JANET MCCONNAUGHEY much nonexistent now.” Associated Press Alexander Q. Fogg, a study co-author and marine resources NEW ORLEANS — A new dis- coordinator for the Okaloosa ease has caused open sores that County, Fl a., Board of County can eat into the muscles of inva- Commissioners, regularly catch- sive lionfish and appears to have es lionfish to help control their contributed to an abrupt drop in numbers and to sell as food. He their numbers in the northern said that his diving partner, Josh Gulf of Mexico, scientists re- Livingston of Dreadknot Char- ported Tuesday. But they hasten ters, first noticed sick or injured to say that it’s probably far from the end of the showy invader with lionfish off of artificial reefs near long, venomous spines. Destin, Fla., on Aug. 5, 2017. Lionfish may even be bouncing “He said he noticed a lot of back already, said University of fish had wounds. I dismissed it,” Florida doctoral student Holden Fogg recounted. But every dive Harris, lead author of the article that day brought up fish with le- published online in Scientific Re- sions. Out of 503 lionfish, 201 had ports. Numbers of the smallest li- ulcers. onfish taken by spearfishers were The University of Florida put a way down in 2018, indicating a first report about the ulcers on- possible reduction in spawning, line in September 2018. but were rising late that year and “We’re still trying to figure out in early 2019, he said. what’s going on,” said Roy P.E.

“It’s too early, really, to say if PHOTOS BY ALEXANDER Q. FOGG/AP Yanong, of the Tropical Aqua- that’ll become a full population culture Laboratory at the univer- recovery,” he said. Two lionfish in April 2019 at an artificial reef off of Destin, Fla. A disease that caused open sores sity’s program in fisheries and It’s an interesting develop- on many lionfish in the Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean appears to have contributed to a drop in their aquatic sciences. Tests for molds, ment, said Matthew Johnston, a numbers, according to a study published Tuesday. bacteria and viruses didn’t indi- Nova Southeastern University cate a likely culprit, he said. researcher who has written sci- One problem, he said, is that entific papers about invasive lion- the sores were open to microor- fish but had not known about the ganisms in the water and en route lesions or population changes. to a lab. Finding fish in a very “We’ve always been wonder- early stage of the process would ing if they’re ever going to reach probably help, but that itself has their limit in certain locations,“ been a problem, he said. he said. “To date, it seemed the Environmental factors could populations just kept getting larg- also be a major cause, Yanong er and larger.” said. Other possible causes could One reason that lionfish are a include physical trauma and par- problem outside of their native asite infection, National Oceanic Indo-Pacific is that their hunting and Atmospheric Administration method was new to their adopted spokeswoman Allison Garrett territory, so their prey hadn’t said. evolved countermeasures. “They’ve pretty much colo- “It could be a combination,” nized the entire Caribbean and Johnston said . “They’re over- An lionfish caught in Destin, Fla., Gulf of Mexico and up the East crowded, they’re competing for with an open sore. Coast of the U.S. up to about Cape A lionfish cooked for a lionfishing event in Florida. food ... and the gene pool’s really Hatteras,” Johnston said. “But it’s shallow.” just about impossible to estimate vehicles in a 7,70 0 -square-mile numbers fell in 2017 and 2018. da. Commercial landings fell 52% Harris said that researchers how many there are. They’re area of the Gulf of Mexico that “The magnitudes of the de- from 2017 to 2018. And, though had two big worries when report- found very deep and in lots of has been regularly surveyed for a clines were striking,” Harris lionfish tournament catches rose ing about the sores: that people places we can’t look easily.” wide variety of species since the said. each year, spearfishers had to might think lionfish were un- Researchers measured the Gulf BP oil spill in 2010. They looked at The densities shown in under- hunt more reefs to find them. safe to eat, and that they might of Mexico changes in a number of the weight of lionfish that landed water vehicle footage dropped One of the spearfishers who think that nature had ended the ways besides the proportion of in commercial fishing trips and about 75%, said co-author Wil- first brought the lesions to light invasion. little lionfish in spearfishers’ to- at numbers of fish taken per reef liam F. Patterson III, an associ- said that lionfish numbers on his “The densities have gone down tals. They analyzed videos taken in lionfishing contests. ate professor of marine fisheries hunting grounds have stayed low, in some places,” he said. “We by remotely operated underwater And by all of those measures, ecology at the University of Flori- although the sores seem “pretty don’t know if they’ll stay down.” Zoo Miami welcomes pair of baby meerkats

Associated Press — Gizmo, Joe and Diego — who share the habitat, Magill said. MIAMI — Zoo Miami is wel- Yam Yam arrived at the zoo coming two meerkat pups born Jan. 18 and that are being raised from Busch Gardens in 2012, and by their mother, an 8-year-old the brothers came to Miami from named Yam Yam. Brevard Zoo in 2018. Any one of The pups opened their eyes last the brothers could be the pups’ week and have been exploring father, Magill said. their habitat, gradually moving Magill said the zoo’s website further and further away, Ron has a meerkat webcam that al- Magill, the zoo’s communications lows people to catch a glimpse of director, said in an email. the babies as they explore their Meerkats are born blind and habitat. helpless, but zoo staff kept a Meerkats are omnivores from hands-off approach to allow the mongoose family and are RON MAGILL, ZOO MIAMI/AP them to bond with their mother found in desert and other arid en- Two newborn meerkat pups walk around their habitat this week at the zoo in Miami. and three unrelated brothers vironments of South Africa. Friday, February 7, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES•PAGE 17 FACES Shattering borders ‘Honeyland’ first film to receive both documentary, international Academy Award nominations

BY JAKE COYLE Associated Press Ljubomir Stefanov and Tamara Kotevska were in a hard-to-reach area of Northern Macedonia — about as far from the Oscars as possible — when they came upon the beekeeper who would be their subject in their acclaimed documentary “Honeyland.” While working on a short video commissioned by a na- ture conservancy project, the filmmakers met Hatidze Muratova, a middle-aged woman who ekes out a hard- scrabble and solitary existence harvesting honey with an- NEON/AP cient, sustainable methods across the craggy mountainous landscape of the former Yugoslav republic while caring Hatidze Muratova of Macedonia is the focus of the Academy Award-nominated documentary “Honeyland.” for her half-blind and bedridden mother in a modest home without electricity. both the increasingly boundless nature of documentary film, which won several top prizes at last year’s Sundance In Muratova, they recognized not just a noble, almost filmmaking and the specific greatness of “Honeyland.” Film Festival, has so resonated. The neighbors — Hussein timeless figure of environmental symbolism but an inspir- The film tracks Muratova’s life, including astoundingly Sam, his wife and their seven children — aren’t exactly ing character deserving of attention. Muratova hadn’t set intimate scenes with her mother, Nazife, and her sustain- villains; they’re doing their best while saddled with debts out to live in near isolation; while her village dwindled, she able methods of wild beekeeping. Muratova takes half of and many mouths to feed. stayed behind to care for her mother. “Honeyland” is, in a the honey and leaves the other half for the bees, a balance “It shows how greediness works on a very basic level,” way, her liberation. says Stefanov. “It’s a community of three people. It would “This woman is somebody who is a true talent and a be the same if you had thousands with an optimal liveli- great lover of humans,” Kotevska said in an interview by ‘ Life conditions brought her where hood and somebody came and said, ‘Hey, I will give you phone alongside Stefanov. “She’s an extrovert. But life con- she is. She was trapped in that life. more.’ That sentence is the strongest reason why we are ditions brought her where she is. She was trapped in that facing what we are today. life. When we showed up, it was a way of freedom for her. When we showed up, it was a way “What we found in this community is something that is It was a way of expressing her life and her story to us.” everywhere in the world,” he adds. Of all the personalities that will be coming to the Acad- of freedom for her. It was a way of It took an unusual amount of dedication to capture that emy Awards on Sunday, few can hold a candle to Hatidze. expressing her life and her story. community. Stefanov and Kotevska used an off-road ve- She will be there, the filmmakers say, in what promises ’ hicle to reach Muratova’s home and in two- to three-day to be both an astounding culture clash and a triumphant Tamara Kotevska on beekeeper Hatidze Muratova of Macedonia stretches stayed in tents nearby while shooting. In winter, moment for a humble, heroic woman who never sought the it was too cold the stay the night. They spent three years spotlight. filming and accumulated more than 400 hours of footage. In Macedonia, Kotevska says, she’s living the role of “a Most strikingly, Muratova often spoke Turkish, includ- national hero.” “People are obviously tired of fake heroes ing in the scenes with her mother, a language that the that are beyond everyone,” says Kotevska. that allows the combs to continue and flourish. But when a Macedonian filmmakers don’t speak. They were often “Honeyland” has already made history. It’s the first chaotic and unruly family of nine moves in next door and shooting purely from a visual standpoint. film ever nominated for both best documentary and best tries to crudely practice beekeeping with less patience, “Honeyland,” which is currently streaming on Hulu and international film, the category formerly dubbed best for- “Honeyland” becomes a starkly simple environmental available to rent on Amazon, has tried to funnel some of its eign language film. The dual honors make “Honeyland” a allegory. success back to its subjects. Jars of honey are for sale with quietly revolutionary Oscar nominee, one that speaks to Stefanov believes this elemental conflict is why their proceeds going to Muratova and the Sam family. ‘Spartacus’ star Kirk Douglas dies at 103

BY DENNIS MCLELLAN boxer in the 1949 drama “Champion.” list by giving blacklisted writer Dalton Los Angeles Times Douglas later received Oscar nomina- Trumbo screen credit under his own name tions for his performances as an opportu- for his work on the 1960 Roman-Empire Kirk Douglas, the dimple-chinned nistic movie mogul in the 1952 drama “The epic that starred Douglas as the gladiator- screen icon who was known for bringing Bad and the Beautiful” and as tormented trained slave revolt leader. an explosive, clenched-jawed intensity to artist Vincent van Gogh in the 1956 bio- In acknowledgment of a career that a memorable array of heroes and heels graphical drama “Lust for Life.” spanned more than 60 years and more in films such as “Spartacus” and “Cham- “I have never felt any need to project a than 80 films, Douglas was honored late pion” and for playing an off-screen role certain image as an actor,” Douglas wrote in life with numerous major awards: The AP as a maverick independent producer who in “The Ragman’s Son,” his bestselling American Film Institute’s Life Achieve- helped end the Hollywood blacklist, has 1988 autobiography. “I like a role that is ment Award, a Kennedy Center Honor, a Father-son actors Kirk Douglas, left, and died. He was 103. Michael Douglas are shown n New York in stimulating, challenging, interesting to Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Douglas, who continued to act occasion- 1976. Kirk Douglas died Wednesday. ally after overcoming a stroke in 1996 that play. That’s why I’m often attracted to Award and an honorary Oscar for his “50 impaired his speech, died Wednesday in characters that aren’t likable.” years as a creative and moral force in the Broadway before receiving a call from Los Angeles, surrounded by family, his son Never a fan of the Hollywood studio motion picture community.” Hollywood for the 1946 melodrama “The Michael said in a statement. system — he likened the standard seven- As a child, Douglas developed an early Strange Love of Martha Ivers.” “To the world he was a legend, an actor year studio contract to slavery — Douglas sense of the direction his life might take. Parts in a half-dozen films followed, and from the golden age of movies who lived launched his own independent production “I have always wanted to be an actor, I then came his Oscar-nominated starring well into his golden years, a humanitar- company in 1955. believe from the first time I recited a poem role as ambitious fighter Midge Kelly in ian whose commitment to justice and the Named after Douglas’ immigrant moth- in kindergarten about the Red Robin of the 1949 drama “Champion.” causes he believed in set a standard for all er, the Bryna Co. produced a number of Spring. They applauded. I liked that sound. Among Douglas’ more than 20 film of us to aspire to,” Michael Douglas said on films in which Douglas starred, including I still do,” he wrote in his autobiography. credits in the ’50s are “Young Man With Instagram. director Stanley Kubrick’s landmark anti- After serving in the Navy during World a Horn,” “The Glass Menagerie,” “Ace in The stage-trained Douglas earned the war film, “Paths of Glory,” “The Vikings” War II, Douglas replaced Richard Wid- the Hole,” “Detective Story,” “The Jug- first Oscar nomination of his long acting and “Spartacus.” mark in the role of an Army lieutenant gler,” “20,000 Leagues Under the Sea” and career playing one of the post-World War II As executive producer of “Spartacus,” in the Broadway comedy “Kiss and Tell.” “Gunfight at the O.K. Corral” (with fre- era’s antiheroes: the ruthlessly ambitious Douglas helped end the Hollywood black- He had a few more brief appearances on quent co-star Burt Lancaster). PAGE 18 •STARS AND STRIPES• Friday, February 7, 2020 AMERICAN ROUNDUP

‘Bag Full of Drugs’ label leads to arrests

MIAMI — Two men FL charged with drug traf- ficking could have done a better job hiding their wares than using a package labeled “Bag Full of Drugs,” Florida authorities said. Ian Simmons and Joshua Re- inhardt, both 34, were pulled over in Santa Rosa County after a trooper clocked them going 95 mph , according to a Florida High- way Patrol arrest report. The trooper determined that Reinhardt was the subject of an active felony warrant for violation of probation in Orange County. He requested backup. A Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s deputy arrived to assist, and a K-9 alerted to the presence of contraband in the vehicle, the ar- rest report said. Authorities found approximately 75 grams of meth- amphetamine, 1.36 kilograms of the date-rape drug GHB, 1 gram of cocaine, 3.6 grams of fentan- yl, 15 MDMA tablets and drug paraphernalia. Man accused of stealing from scholarship fund

BLOOMFIELD TOWN- MI SHIP — A man was charged with stealing $697,000 from a scholarship fund for cad- dies at one of Michigan’s most exclusive golf clubs, authorities said . Problems were discovered last summer during a review of the ALAN WARREN, THE (OWENSBORO, KY.) MESSENGER-INQUIRER/AP Oakland Hills Caddie Scholar- ship Trust, the Oakland County sheriff’s office said. Here is the steeple Craig Maass, 60, was president of the trust. He was charged last Matt Hayden, left, of Hayden Precision Welding, directs Patrick Wilson and Nathaniel Krampe as they position a copper-plated 45-foot week with six counts of embez- church steeple onto a truck flatbed after its removal from the bell tower at St. Martins Catholic Church in Owensboro, Ky. The steeple will zlement and remains in jail on a be replaced with a 16-gauge high-polished stainless steel steeple in about two months, according to the Rev. Pat Bittel. $700,000 bond. to identify a man they say got a THE CENSUS Venice Taylor, 41, was taken School removes dolls of job at a gas station and proceeded into custody hours later, during a black figures from racks to steal $17,000 worth of mer- The weight in pounds of shark fins seized at a Miami traffic stop in Kinston, news out- chandise and cash on his first, port, officials said. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service lets reported. EAST LANSING — A and only, solo overnight shift be- said the shipment of dried fins arrived in 18 boxes and Khloe McNeal, 24, of Kinston MI performing arts cen- fore disappearing. 1.4K was believed to have originated in South America, and was found on a sidewalk with ter at Michigan State University The man also stole his employ- likely bound for Asia. Officials estimated the total com- severe burns on her upper body removed a gift shop display fea- ment folder, which contained mercial value to be between $700,000 and $1 million. The fins are often turned after a bystander flagged down turing dolls depicting prominent his personal information, so the into shark fin soup, considered a Chinese delicacy. a police officer, interim Kinston black figures that were hanging store’s owner does not even know Police Chief Tim Dilday said. from a tree-like rack, said school the worker’s name, Hamden po- McNeal was able to tell police lice said in a statement . that she was driving and came to officials, who added that they will itored by the veterinary team. Area jail confiscated 200 gallons provide racial bias training for The owner told investigators he a stop when a man approached used an app to view the store se- of prison-made liquor that in- her car, threw a flammable liquid workers and volunteers. mates were making for a Super University spokeswoman Emily curity cameras and noticed that Thieves target property on her and set her on fire. Inves- the new employee had left. Bowl party, a sheriff’s official Gerkin Guerrant apologized in in self-storage units tigators said they don’t think Tay- The owner went to the store and said. a statement, adding that “people lor knew the victim. determined that the worker had Deputies found the liquor Satur- were hurt and offended” regard- FAIRBANKS — stolen lottery tickets, 89 boxes day at the Santa Rita Jail in Dublin less of the intent of the display at Thieves targeting self- Man sues police, city of cigarettes and money worth a AK storage units in Fairbanks stole before Super Bowl Sunday when the Wharton Center for Perform- total of more than $17,000. for forced urinal licking ing Arts. more than a half-million dol- the San Francisco 49ers lost 31-20 to the Kansas City Chiefs, Sgt. Ray The felt ornaments hung from lars in property in the last three HONOLULU — A home- Animals safe after a Kelly, spokesman for the Alameda the tree-shaped rack depicted months, according to Alaska State less man is suing the Ho- County Sheriff’s Office said. HI figures such as former President fire in zoo building Troopers. nolulu Police Department and the Known as “pruno,” the illicit B a r ack Oba m a , f i r s t l ady M ichel le Ten to 15 units were hit at mul- city after he said officers forced alcoholic beverage is fermented Obama and Prince. Graduate stu- KANSAS CITY tiple storage facilities, KTVF-TV him to lick a urinal in a public dent Krystal Rose Davis-Dunn, MO — The Kansas City reported. In one case, thieves from leftover fruit, sugar and restroom. who came to the center for a jazz Zoo said all animals are “safe took precious metals valued at juice with a little bread to pro- Samuel Ingall was seeking concert after a day of meetings and accounted for” after a fire in more than $300,000. vide the yeast and made in sealed shelter in the restroom in Janu- with university leaders to discuss a building that houses bat-eared At one storage business, thieves plastic bags. ary 2018 when one of the officers boosting equality and diversity foxes, meerkats and other small broke into one storage unit and told him in an “aggressive tone” on campus, asked employees if African animals when they aren’t knocked down walls to access Police arrest man they that the “only way he could avoid in their outdoor enclosures. they saw anything wrong with other units, said trooper Sgt. arrest was by licking the urinal in Zoo spokeswoman Sarah Gay say set woman on fire the displays, but they did not. Brian Zeisel. the bathroom,” the lawsuit said. said the zoo’s security team was Another officer stood in the Police: Man stole $17K notified after the blaze started in Prison guards find liquor KINSTON — Police an external heating source out- NC in North Carolina ar- doorway, propping open the door, in goods on solo shift side the building. She said that ahead of Super Bowl rested a man accused of dousing then closed it so they wouldn’t be crews responded quickly and the a woman in flammable liquid caught on video, according to the HAMDEN — Police in animals were moved to another DUBLIN — Deputies and lighting her on fire while she lawsuit . CT Connecticut are trying building, where they will be mon- CA at a San Francisco Bay drove alone in her car. From wire reports Friday, February 7, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• PAGE 19 PACIFIC China opens 2nd hospital, deaths top 560

BY KEN MORITSUGU group of patients is expected to Associated Press start taking the drug on Thurs- day. Word of the trials had boost- BEIJING — China on Thurs- ed the stock price of the drug’s day finished building a second maker, American biotechnology new hospital to isolate and treat company Gilead Sciences Inc. patients of a virus that has killed Antivirals and other drugs can more than 560 people and contin- reduce the severity of the virus, ues to spread, disrupting travel and people’s lives and fueling but “so far, no antivirals have been economic fears. proven effective,” said Thanarak A first group of patients was ex- Plipat, a doctor and deputy direc- pected to start testing a new an- tor-general of Thailand’s Disease tiviral drug, as China also moved Control Department of the Health people with milder symptoms Ministry. He said there were a lot into makeshift hospitals at sports of unknowns, “but we have a lot of centers, exhibition halls and other hope, as well.” public spaces. China’s National Health Com- The health care system in the mission said the number of infect- central city of Wuhan, where the ed patients who were “discharged outbreak was first detected in De- and cured” stood at 1,153 as of cember, has been overwhelmed Thursday. Details weren’t given, with the thousands of ill patients. but milder cases have been seen A new, 1,500-bed hospital spe- in younger, healthier people. The cially built for virus patients new virus is in the coronavirus opened days after a 1,000-bed family that includes MERS and hospital with prefabricated wards SARS, and it causes fever, cough and isolation rooms began taking and shortness of breath, and in patients. severe cases, pneumonia. Other treatment centers had CHINATOPIX/AP China has strongly defended tight rows of simple cots lining its epidemic control measures, cavernous rooms. And Wuhan A medical worker in a protective suit walks by patients who have been diagnosed with the coronavirus as had another 132 quarantine sites they settle in at a temporary hospital on Wednesday, in Wuhan in central China’s Hubei province. including locking down several with more than 12,500 beds, ac- cities in central Hubei province, cording to the official Xinhua cluding two deaths in Hong Kong all travelers entering Hong Kong speak with them over their de- where the outbreak has been con- News Agency. and the Philippines. from the mainland starting Sat- mands. It estimated 7,000 were centrated. More than 50 million Chinese health authorities re- Hospital workers in Hong Kong urday, but the government has re- on strike and said those who were people are under virtual quaran- ported 563 deaths and another demanding a shutdown of the fused to seal the border entirely. working were worried about their tine in Hubei, but outlying cities, sharp jump in the number of border with the mainland were A Hong Kong medical union safety. towns and villages have enacted confirmed cases to 28,018. Out- on strike for a fourth day. Hong warned that its 20,000 members Xinhua said clinical trials for varying restrictions and other side mainland China, at least 260 Kong’s leader Carrie Lam an- could resign en masse if the city’s the antiviral drug Remdesivir countries have severely restrict- cases have been confirmed, in- nounced a 14-day quarantine of Hospital Authority refuses to have been approved and the first ed travel to and from China. Luxury cruise ends in quarantine

Associated Press Japan and Hong Kong who are to social media to highlight kind- caught in the drama and fear nesses by the crew and to com- YOKOHAMA, Japan — David Abel’s 50th wedding anniversary about the fast-spreading new plain about dwindling medicine, luxury cruise began with him eat- type of coronavirus. Tests are the quality of the food and the ing his fill and enjoying the sights still pending on some passengers inability to exercise or even leave of East Asia. and crew who have symptoms or their cabins. It’s ending with him quaran- had contact with infected people. On the World Dream ship quar- tined in his cabin aboard the “It’s not going to be a luxury antined in Hong Kong, its more Diamond Princess for two extra cruise; it’s going to be like a float- than 3,600 passengers and crew weeks, eating a “lettuce sand- ing prison,” Abel said on Face- were being screened because wich with some chicken inside” book from the ship in the port of eight passengers on an earlier Yokohama, outside Tokyo. voyage had the virus. EUGENE HOSHIKO/AP and watching 20 infected people escorted off the ship, heading for As Japanese officials loaded Hong Kong officials said more A passenger stand outside on the balcony of the cruise ship hospitals for treatment. the ship with supplies Thursday than 5,000 passengers on three Diamond Princess anchored at the Yokohama Port on Thursday, in Abel is among hundreds of pas- to make the quarantine as bear- voyages beginning Jan. 19 may Yokohama, near Tokyo. sengers on two cruise ships in able as possible, passengers took have been exposed. Nebraska base is 6th approved to house quarantined travelers

BY CAITLIN M. KENNEY tagon statement. Esper approved according to Army Lt. Col. Chris be promoted to sergeant, Ingalsbe at Camp Ashland for passenger Stars And Stripes the request Monday. Mitchell, a Pentagon spokesman. said. The course takes place about briefings, as well as office space Other military bases approved Camp Ashland is a Defense once a month on the installation. for HHS p WASHINGTON — Camp Ash- to house evacuees are: March Air Department-owned installation During the winter months, ersonnel and equipment land in Nebraska was approved Reserve Base, Calif.; The 168th leased to the state of Nebraska, Camp Ashland conducts less through the end of the month. by Defense Secretary Mark Regiment, Regional Training according to the Pentagon. training than it does during the The evacuees will be housed Esper as the sixth military base Institute at Fort Carson, Colo.; The site is used as a state Na- summer months. in three buildings, while HHS that can be used to house quar- Travis Air Force Base, Calif.; tional Guard training area for Ingalsbe said he believes this, personnel will use three smaller antined travelers due to the coro- Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, personnel from the National as well as the installation’s avail- buildings for administrative and navirus, the Pentagon announced Guard, active-duty Army troops ability of buildings, might be a and Marine Corps Air Station logistical work, Ingalsbe said. Wednesday. Miramar, Calif. There are now and Army Reserve, according reason why it was picked to house HHS personnel are respon- The Department of Health and 98 people who were evacuated to Maj. Scott Ingalsbe, the state evacuees. sible for the care, transportation Human Services sent Esper a re- from China at March Air Reserve public affairs officer for the Ne- Service members would be quest for assistance to house up to Base. braska National Guard. separated from the areas where and security of evacuees at all the 75 people at Camp Ashland, a Na- On Wednesday, about 350 peo- There are about 180 soldiers at evacuees are planned to be military bases, and Defense De- tional Guard base located about ple on two planes that the State Camp Ashland — mostly active- housed and the agencies will be partment personnel will not be in 30 miles from Omaha, for over- Department evacuated from duty troops with some National operating, Ingalsbe said. He did direct contact with them, accord- seas travelers who might need to Hubei province were taken to Guard and reservists — attend- not know exactly when evacuees ing to the Pentagon statement. be quarantined when they arrive Travis Air Force Base and Ma- ing a 23-day basic leader course will arrive. [email protected] from China, according to a Pen- rine Corps Air Station Miramar, for Army specialists who want to Esper also approved a building Twitter: @caitlinmkenney PAGE 20 •STARS AND STRIPES• Friday, February 7, 2020 WORLD Passengers cite fast descent in Istanbul crash Associated Press “It was a very turbulent flight. The plane touched down with dif- ISTANBUL — Passengers who ficulty. It was very speedy com- lived through the crash landing in pared to other flights,” he said, Istanbul that killed three people adding that “a ’Welcome to Is- and left a Turkish plane crum- tanbul’ announcement was made pled into pieces say the plane’s after the wheels touched down.” descent felt unusually fast. He said the plane sudden- Engin Demir, who was injured ly swayed left and right, then in the crash, told NTV television dipped to the left to fall into the that he really noticed the speed steep ditch. He said the impact ANTONIO CALANNI/AP as the Boeing 737 operated by flipped the seats in front of him A firefighter inspects a derailed train carriage, near Lodi, northern Italy, on Thursday. low-cost Pegasus Airline landed completely around. He said he at Sabiha Gokcen Airport on pressed to get out since he feared Wednesday evening. the plane could explode. Coming in amid strong winds “There was panic and shouting. High-speed train derails in Italy and heavy rain, the plane overshot Everyone was calling for help. I the runway. It skidded about 165 got out of the plane on my own, Associated Press to 200 feet before it dropped into with a broken arm, I (climbed) ment happened. He said it was work car, the out-of-control en- a 98-foot high ditch, according to unclear if that was a factor in the gine car clipped an unoccupied 30-40 meters. I heard announce- OSPEDALETTO LODIGIA- the city’s governor, Ali Yerlikaya. train going off the tracks. Pros- railways building in its runaway ments that the plane could ex- NO, Italy — A high-speed pas- The 11-year-old plane broke into ecutors and railroad experts are path, ripping away part of an ex- plode,” he said. senger train derailed in northern three pieces, forcing passengers investigating. terior wall of a railways mainte- The plane, carrying 177 pas- Italy before dawn Thursday and to squeeze out through cracks sengers and six crew members Italian news channel Sky TG24 nance building, photos indicated. and climb out onto its damaged its detached engine slammed into said the work occurred on a track The engine car ended its fatal from the western Turkish city a work train car on an adjacent wings. In addition to the deaths, of Izmir, included people from switch area not far from the de- trajectory, flipped around 180 180 people were injured, authori- track, ripped away part of a build- railment site. degrees. 12 countries. Yerlikaya, speak- ing wall and flipped around. Two ties said. ing early Thursday, said all the State railways said the two Authorities said the crash oc- “With the speed, I think it was train workers were killed and 28 fatalities were train engineers. curred about 20 minutes after injured were stable but four had people were injured, authorities not able to stop. It all happened in significant injuries. He did not Prefect Marcello Cardona said the train had left Milan heading said. 2-3 seconds,“ Demir said from his elaborate. The three dead were another railroad worker, part of south toward Bologna. The state-railway Freccia hospital bed in Istanbul. Turkish citizens. the cleaning staff, was seriously “The engine car derailed, Rossa train went off the rails on Demir said he was trapped for Pegasus Airlines CEO Mehmet injured. One passenger was seri- detached completely and kept the heavily used Milan-Bologna a while by plane debris falling T. Nane told a press conference ously injured and 26 other pas- going,” Girolamo Fabiano, a line about 5:30 a.m. while travel- from the luggage compartment. in Istanbul that the black boxes sengers suffered less serious railroad police official told state ing at a speed of nearly 180 mph, “There were screams and were retrieved and were being injuries, authorities said. radio. “Then the second car de- Civil Protection chief Angelo shouts. I tried to calm people deciphered. “The engine car kept going, railed, ending up almost on its around me. Help soon arrived,” “It’s not easy to speak here Borrelli told state radio. 100 meters, at high speed,” Car- side.” he said. when there are deaths, damages, Girolamo Fabiano, a railroad dona told reporters at the crash Cardona said it was fortunate Another survivor, Alper Kulu, injuries,” Nane said, choking up. police official, said work had site, near the town of Ospedaletto that, due to the early hour, the told the DHA news agency the He said Pegasus will work to heal been done during the night on the Lodigiano. train wasn’t crowded. Police said flight was “abnormal from the the wounds caused by the deadly stretch of track where the derail- Besides striking the isolated it had about 30 passengers. start to the finish.” landing. NASA’s Koch, crewmates back from space Merkel condemns governors’ Associated Press Koch, who grew up in Jack- sonville, N.C., and now lives near election with far-right help MOSCOW — NASA astronaut the Gulf of Mexico in Galveston, Christina Koch, who has spent Texas, with her husband, Bob, Associated Press nearly 11 months in orbit on the and many on the center-right told The Associated Press last said that accepting votes from longest spaceflight by a woman, BERLIN — Chancellor Angela landed safely in Kazakhstan month that taking part in the first AfD — whether or not they were all-female spacewalk was the Merkel condemned as “inexcus- solicited — broke a taboo and was on Thursday along with two of highlight of her mission. able” the election of a new Ger- unacceptable. Kemmerich was her International Space Station Koch said she and fellow NASA man state governor with the help holding out Thursday against crewmates. astronaut Jessica Meir appreci- of the far-right as well as her own mounting pressure to resign. The Soyuz capsule carrying ated that the Oct. 18 spacewalk party, and said Thursday that the The state legislature elects the Koch, along with station Com- result must not stand. governor. The Left Party finished mander Luca Parmitano of the “could serve as an inspiration for Wednesday’s surprise elec- first in the election, followed by European Space Agency and the future space explorers.” tion of Thomas Kemmerich, a AfD and Merkel’s center-right Russian space agency Roscosmos’ Parmitano and Skvortsov spent member of the small pro-busi- Christian Democratic Union. Alexander Skvortsov, touched 201 days in space. ness Free Democrats, to lead the Kemmerich’s Free Democrats, down southeast of Dzhezkazgan, After preliminary medical eval- eastern state of Thuringia has uations, the crew will be flown by who are traditional allies of the Kazakhstan, at 3:12 p.m. . SERGEI ILNITSKY, POOL/AP turned into a major embarrass- CDU, only just mustered enough Koch wrapped up a 328-day Russian helicopters to the city of ment for Germany’s mainstream support to enter the legislature, mission on her first flight into U.S. astronaut Christina Koch Karaganda in Kazakhstan. Koch center-right parties and revived with five of its 90 seats. space, providing researchers the gestures shortly after landing in and Parmitano will then board a questions about the future of the CDU leaders called for a new opportunity to observe the effects Kazakhstan on Thursday. NASA plane bound for Cologne, country’s governing coalition. election in Thuringia. Annegret of long-duration spaceflight on a Germany, where Parmitano will Kemmerich narrowly defeated Kramp-Karrenbauer, who suc- woman. The study is important up as support crew helped her get be greeted by European space a left-wing incumbent after the ceeded Merkel as party leader in since NASA plans to return to out of the capsule and placed her officials before Koch proceeds far-right Alternative for Germa- 2018, said local CDU lawmakers the moon under the Artemis pro- in a chair for a quick post-flight home to Houston. ny, or AfD, voted for him instead acted against instructions from gram and prepare for the human check-up alongside her crew- Skvortsov will be flown to the of its own candidate in the state the national leadership in voting exploration of Mars. mates. Russian space officials Star City Cosmonaut Training legislature. Left-leaning parties for Kemmerich. Koch smiled and gave a thumbs- said they were in good shape. Center outside Moscow. Friday, February 7, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES•PAGE 21 PAGE 22 •STARS AND STRIPES• Friday, February 7, 2020 OPINION Max D. Lederer Jr., Publisher Lt. Col. Sean Klimek, Europe commander Lt. Col. Richard McClintic, Pacific commander Dems paving Trump’s road to reelection Caroline E. Miller, Europe Business Operations Joshua M. Lashbrook, Pacific Chief of Staff BY DAVID VON DREHLE results of Monday’s caucuses blew a giant born barely halfway to term. Advances in The Washington Post hole in the party’s claims to hyper-compe- extreme neonatology kept her alive. How tence. Swing voters might be susceptible to would Democrats react to this cute little EDITORIAL f, next January, Donald Trump takes the message that a party unable to count darling whose existence blurs the distinc- the presidential oath for a second votes in Keokuk should not be encouraged tion between life in and out of the womb? Terry Leonard, Editor time — an unwelcome prospect to [email protected] to redesign the entire economy. Rather than poke the usual verbiage at Ime — his road to reelection will have When, eventually, the votes are counted, the wing of the Democratic Party that em- Robert H. Reid, Senior Managing Editor started in these busy, perhaps fateful, few Democrats should be chagrined by the braces the label of “democratic socialism,” [email protected] days of early February, when Trump’s au- mediocre turnout. All those candidates Trump introduced Venezuelan opposition Tina Croley, Managing Editor for Content dacious flair for self-promotion converged spending all those millions and all the talk leader Juan Guaido, whose quest to unseat [email protected] with the bumbling of Democrats to pro- about anti-Trump energy produced only his country’s socialist government had the duce an explosive campaign launch. the usual attendance on caucus day. entire Congress on its bipartisan feet. Now Managing Editor for Presentation Sean Moores, There was the verdict on impeachment. Then there’s Trump. His State of the [email protected] Democrats are left to explain why ousting No, not the Senate’s verdict, which was as Union speech was a lethally effective ex- socialists is good policy for Venezuela while Joe Gromelski, Managing Editor for Digital predictable as tomorrow’s sunrise — es- ploitation of the presidential bully pulpit. electing them — the democratic variety, pecially after House Democrats made the [email protected] Did he overstate his accomplishments? anyway — is right for the United States. disastrous decision to halt their investiga- Yes. Did he understate the record of his Viewers were left to wonder: Why tion and present a gapingly incomplete re- predecessor? Yes. Is that unusual in a cam- wouldn’t Pelosi applaud money for his- BUREAU STAFF cord to unwelcoming Senate Republicans. paign-year State of the Union? No. torically black colleges and universities? There was just no time to seek court orders Europe/Mideast But no previous address so cunningly What’s her beef with a service member Erik Slavin, Europe & Mideast Bureau Chief for further evidence, the Democrats ur- gently explained. And then they frittered adapted the ancient ritual of a formal who returns from deployment to hug his [email protected] speech to the visceral medium of televi- kids? Where’s her feeling for the brother of +49(0)631.3615.9350; DSN (314)583.9350 away a whole month before presenting their articles of impeachment. sion. A former TV star himself, Trump a man killed by an undocumented crimi- Pacific The key verdict is the one rendered understands that people don’t just listen to nal? All of these visuals could be explained Aaron Kidd, Pacific Bureau Chief by the court of public opinion. Accord- what the president says. They also watch in policy terms, but as Ronald Reagan once [email protected] the reactions in the room. He engineered confided to his diary, “If you’re explaining, +81.42.552.2511 ext. 88380; DSN (315)227.7380 ing to the venerable Gallup Organization, Trump’s approval rating was a dismal 39 the speech to force his opponents to react you’re losing.” Washington percent around the time news broke of in potentially self-defeating ways. I won’t be surprised if the next Gallup Joseph Cacchioli, Washington Bureau Chief his shady dealings with Ukraine. The last Some examples. Rather than give the poll finds a Trump bump from the con- [email protected] president below 40 percent at that point in usual conservative lip service to school fluence of these events. If so, he’ll be in (+1)(202)886-0033 his first term was Jimmy Carter, who was choice, Trump illustrated the issue by in- positive territory for the first time — a po- Brian Bowers, Assistant Managing Editor, News troducing a young African American girl sition of relative strength for which Demo- [email protected] bounced after one term. By the end of the impeachment debacle, though, Trump was in the gallery and announcing that she was crats will share a large part of the blame. CIRCULATION at 49 percent — the highest level of his getting a scholarship to attend her pre- They misjudged impeachment, misman- presidency so far and at least three points ferred school. What would House Speaker aged Iowa and unwittingly co-starred in a Mideast higher than Barack Obama could claim in Nancy Pelosi, Calif., and her fellow Demo- Trump infomercial. Robert Reismann, Mideast Circulation Manager early February of his reelection year. crats do, applaud for the happy child and The great mistake of 2016 was to un- [email protected] [email protected] Some on the left have talked about im- risk offending their public school-teacher derestimate Trump as an innovative cam- DSN (314)583-9111 peaching Trump again. You have to won- base or sit on their hands and look like a paign force. Time is running out to avoid der if they’re secretly on his payroll. bunch of Scrooges? a repeat. Europe Onto this smoldering rubble the Iowa Rather than deliver the GOP boilerplate David Von Drehle is a Washington Post columnist. Karen Lewis, Community Engagement Manager Democratic Party tossed a gasoline bomb. on abortion, Trump introduced a pro-life [email protected] He is the author of “Rise to Greatness: Abraham [email protected] Their shocking inability to tabulate the mom and her 2-year-old daughter, who was Lincoln and America’s Most Perilous Year.” +49(0)631.3615.9090; DSN (314)583.9090 Pacific Mari Mori, [email protected] +81-3 6385.3171; DSN (315)227.7333 Trump riding high, but it’s a long way to Election Day CONTACT US BY CARL P. 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peachment drama was sputtering to an end What newspapers and the starting gun for the 2020 election season was about to go off in Iowa (or, as it happened, to pathetically misfire). With are saying at home all the Democratic candidates opposed to Trump’s immigration policies, what better The following editorial excerpts are se- time to remind his followers that Trump lected from a cross section of newspapers was still standing guard at the gates? throughout the United States. The editori- Yet the latest ban makes as little sense als are provided by The Associated Press as the first one, and it stands to do far and other stateside syndicates. more harm than good. A 2018 study by the libertarian Cato Institute found that the Trump’s address did little to Trump administration’s “extreme vetting” defuse charged atmosphere of travelers and immigrants, of which the (Minneapolis) Star Tribune travel ban is a centerpiece, would not sig- nificantly reduce the already minuscule Amid an impeachment effort meant to risk of imported terrorism achieved by remove him from office and a re-election visa reforms after 9/11, but would come at campaign meant to return him, President exponentially greater cost. The risk of any Donald Trump gave his third State of the Union Address on Tuesday night. American being killed in the United States The extraordinary circumstances were by a refugee or immigrant is negligible, apparent in the setting. Over his left shoul- Cato found. der sat Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, Apart from the cruelty of barring thou- who resisted impeachment until allega- sands of family reunifications, the new tions demanded Congress do its constitu- his speech. “I disrupted the State Of the Union and restrictions could actually hurt the Ameri- tional duty. In front of him was his right Even beyond the military and economic was detained because I let my emotions get can economy. The ban is certain to strain flank: Republican lawmakers defending might and rich alliances, America’s great- the best of me. I simply want to be able to relations with the newly listed countries. the president, including a House minor- est advantage is its system of governance, deal with the reality of gun violence and Five of them, including Nigeria, which has ity that voted unanimously not to impeach which when done right is still an idea and not have to listen to the lies about the 2A as Africa’s largest economy, are being avidly him, and a Senate majority that acquitted ideal for the world — a truth Trump and happened tonight. courted by China as part of its “Belt and the president the next day. Congress must ensure. Otherwise, the “I should not have yelled out. I am Road Initiative,” and could well conclude It was a night that laid bare the nation’s great American comeback is just a slogan, thankful for the overwhelming support that China is a more trustworthy and pre- deep partisan divide, with Trump not not a reality. that I am receiving. However, I do owe my dictable partner than the United States. shaking Pelosi’s hand and the speaker end- family and friends an apology. I have tried Adding ignorance to insult, Trump has ing the evening by ripping up her copy of Distraught Fla. father should to conduct myself with dignity throughout consistently misrepresented the diversity the address. this process and I will do better as I pursue lottery program, from which he is now ex- And it was hardly the combination of in- receive forgiveness he seeks gun safety.” cluding Sudan and Tanzania, as a means gredients for the compromise, or even co- Miami Herald Guttenberg was immediately comforted for poor countries to dump people they mity, that’s needed for bipartisan action on House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s act of re- by followers who assured him: don’t want on the United States. In fact, key issues that are too pressing to await a bellion during President Donald Trump’s “No apology needed.” the Diversity Immigrant Visa Program is presidential campaign, including work on State of the Union address Tuesday night Except maybe one from the White administered by the State Department to lowering health care costs. came from her sense of political savvy. House. increase immigration from countries with Like presidents preceding him, Trump Fred Guttenberg‘s act of rebellion came low rates of immigration, and candidates appropriately declared the state of the from the heart, a heart in pain, a heart ir- Adding 6 nations to travel must have at least the equivalent of a high union “stronger than ever before” — at revocably broken. school diploma or two years of work expe- least economically, if not politically. In And it seemed particularly heartless for limit list is politics as policy rience to qualify. particular, the record-low unemployment him to be removed from the balcony gal- The New York Times The veneer of process and rationale over rate, especially for communities of color, lery by security after he shouted out in the Last Friday, with Americans focused on the latest travel ban cannot conceal its fun- is an accomplishment all should laud and name of his slain daughter when Trump President Donald Trump’s impeachment damental malice. look to build upon. failed to address any attempt on his part to trial, the coronavirus and the Iowa caucus- But in a speech touted by the White confront gun violence in America. es, the Trump administration announced it Black History Month still House as “the great American comeback,” Guttenberg’s daughter Jaime was killed was adding six more countries to the list in the 2018 massacre at Marjory Stoneman of those whose citizens face travel restric- needed, still appreciated the president overstated the strength of Valdosta (Ga.) Daily Times the ongoing recovery and ignored the cost Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla. Pe- tions to the United States. The given reason of the country’s relatively tepid economic losi had invited him to attend the State of was that those nations were not sufficiently Black History Month has a history of its growth. Just last week, the Congressional Union speech. screening people who sought to come to own. Budget Office reported that 2019 GDP The pain of Jaime’s death has turned America. The commemorative month was founded growth was 2.3%, its slowest since 2016 in Guttenberg into a well-known gun control The six countries affected when the trav- more than 100 years. an era Trump described in his inaugural activist. He keeps his daughter’s name el ban takes effect on Feb. 22 are Sudan, In 1915, 50 years after President Abra- address as “American carnage.” alive by reminding us how senselessly she Tanzania, Eritrea, Myanmar, Kyrgyzstan ham Lincoln issued the Emancipation More troubling, the CBO reported that died in our own backyard. and Nigeria. All have sizable, if not major- Proclamation that abolished slavery in the annual budget deficit soared past $1 Who can blame him. He speaks for the ity, Muslim populations — in Myanmar’s America, Black History Month was created trillion, a figure that will increase to an millions of Americans who have been af- case, Muslims are a minority that is se- as a way to acknowledge black Americans. average $1.3 trillion per year from 2021 to fected by gun violence. verely repressed. According to the act- Attempting to recognize all African 2030. The Republican tax cut was a major Tuesday, as Trump finished saying, “So ing secretary of homeland security, Chad Americans who achieved greatness in contributor, and Trump is campaigning on long as I am president, I will always protect Wolf, these countries fell short in new vet- their field is impossible. The contributions a promise of even more cuts with no clear your Second Amendment right to keep and ting criteria for “terrorists and criminals of black Americans is as broad, as vast and strategy for covering the lost revenue. bear arms,” Republicans began to cheer. attempting to enter the United States.” as diverse as the nation. Alacrity over the deficit and other threats Guttenberg, sitting with the South Florida The restrictions differ — Sudan and Some people still like to deride the need to America’s security, like climate change, delegation, likely fumed at the president’s Tanzania are barred from the “diversity for a Black History Month. Why don’t we should create bipartisan consensus, not total dismissal of America’s gun-violence visa” lottery, while the other countries have a White History Month, they ask? the gridlock gripping Washington. But the problem. face a suspension of entry for immigrants. History books and curriculum have president, who has called global warming As the cheers quieted, Guttenberg could Travel for tourism and reasons other than largely been written by white people, and a “hoax,” ignored it in his address just as be briefly heard in the chamber saying: immigration remains open — a curious thus reflect a homogeneous perspective he has in his administration. And while “victims of gun violence like my daughter gap if the purpose of the restrictions is to that has excluded the contributions of Trump is correct that the country must …” keep out potential terrorists. blacks, women and other minorities. Argu- not take a “socialist” turn, capitalism’s Security came and took Guttenberg away It may be that the countries do somehow ably, every month is White History Month. enduring scourge of increasing inequality as the shocked delegation sitting around fall short in vetting would-be emigrants. Still, eventually, our country might reach threatens the nation’s social fabric. him watched him be led off. And since the conservative-controlled Su- the point we no longer need to call attention Rather than offering a vision for immi- As the commotion to remove Guttenberg preme Court upheld Trump’s ban on travel to the achievements of any specific race or gration reform that could fuel future eco- played out, Pelosi can be seen looking in from several predominantly Muslim coun- ethnic group. But we’re not there yet. nomic growth, Trump continued to paint his direction. tries — Iran, Libya, Syria, Yemen, Soma- For the fourth year, the newspaper’s those not born in this country as a threat. By the end of Trump’s address, Pelosi, lia and Chad (later removed from the list) SunLight Project team interviewed sev- Instead of searching for common ground who had apparently had enough, dramati- — as well as Venezuela and North Korea in eral community leaders and residents to on the Second Amendment, the president cally ripped up her copy of the speech, later June 2018, the new ban would most likely discuss the importance of the civil rights ignored the scourge of gun violence. telling reporters that it was “the courteous survive legal challenge. But it doesn’t take movement, current race relations and Security threats from nation-states and thing to do given the alternatives.” a lot of intuition to guess that security is not other aspects that could easily fit into the stateless actors alike are omnipresent, too, Trump had refused to shake Pelosi’s foremost on the president’s mind. character of Black History Month. and while the commander in chief cor- hand earlier, she who, after all, initiated Blocking the immigration of people of And while the stories are shared during rectly credited the unrivaled U.S. armed impeachment proceedings against him. color, Muslims or non-English speakers has the month, readers will hopefully realize forces, the soft power of diplomacy and Obviously, tensions were raging like a been among the most frequent of Trump’s an overriding truth. alliances are more important than ever teenager’s hormones all evening. pitches to his base, and the timing for a These are not black stories. They are the — something the president should priori- A contrite Guttenberg apologized on new ban was propitious. It was the third stories of our neighbors and friends. They tize even if he gave the issue short shrift in Twitter early Wednesday: anniversary of his first travel ban, the im- are American stories. PAGE 24 •STARS AND STRIPES• Friday, February 7, 2020 Friday, February 7, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES•PAGE 25 SCOREBOARD

Sports College basketball Pro football Auto racing Wednesday’s men’s scores Randolph Macon 83, Bridgewater (Va.) 69 XFL Monster Energy NASCAR Cup on AFN SC-Aiken 81, Francis Marion 80 EAST Southern Wesleyan 90, Emmanuel 65 East Division schedule Adelphi 95, American International 92, OT St. Leo 71, Tampa 46 W L Pct PF PA Albany (NY) 62, Binghamton 49 UNC-Greensboro 88, The Citadel 68 DC 0 0 .000 0 0 Feb. 9 — x-Busch Clash at Daytona, American 62, Navy 54 UNC-Pembroke 93, Flagler 69 New York 0 0 .000 0 0 Daytona Beach, Fla. Go to the American Forces Arcadia 94, ALVR 88, 2OT Urbana 62, Davis & Elkins 61 St. Louis 0 0 .000 0 0 Feb. 13 — x-Bluegreen Vacations Duel Va. Wesleyan 73, E. Mennonite 49 Tampa Bay 0 0 .000 0 0 1 At Daytona, Daytona Beach, Fla. Network website for the most Babson 90, MIT 85, OT Feb. 13 — x-Bluegreen Vacations Duel Bethany (WV) 53, Thiel 49 Vanderbilt 99, LSU 90 West Division 2 At Daytona, Daytona Beach, Fla. up-to-date TV schedules. Boston U. 80, Army 66 Virginia 51, Clemson 44 W L Pct PF PA Feb. 16 — Daytona 500, Daytona Beach, Bowie St. 69, Elizabeth City St. 67 Virginia St. 87, CLAF 81 Dallas 0 0 .000 0 0 Fla. myafn.net Bridgewater (Mass.) 86, Salem St. 74 W. Carolina 78, Samford 70 Houston 0 0 .000 0 0 Feb. 23 — Pennzoil 400 presented by Cairn 92, St. Elizabeth 77 Washington & Lee 77, Shenandoah 72 Los Angeles 0 0 .000 0 0 Jiffy Lube, Las Vegas, Nev. Catholic 70, Elizabethtown 67 Wofford 79, VMI 73 Seattle 0 0 .000 0 0 March 1 — Auto Club 400, Fontana, Centenary (NJ) 76, Baptist Bible (Pa.) 62 Young Harris 90, Clayton St. 70 Saturday’s games Calif. Christopher Newport 93, St. Mary’s MIDWEST Seattle at DC March 8 — Fanshield 500, Avondale, Tennis (Md.) 63 Adrian 92, Kalamazoo 83 Los Angeles at Houston Ariz. Cobleskill 56, Wells 52 Albion 76, Hope 68 Sunday’s games March 15 — Folds of Honor QuikTrip Colgate 81, Lehigh 51 Augustana (Ill.) 79, Wheaton (Ill.) 68 Tampa Bay at New York 500, Hampton, Ga. Cordoba Open College of NJ 90, Montclair St. 85 Blackburn 75, Iowa Wesleyan 59 St. Louis at Dallas March 22 — Dixie Vodka 400, Home- DeSales 73, FDU-Florham 65 Bluffton 66, Mount St. Joseph 53 Saturday, Feb. 15 stead, Fla. Wednesday March 29 — O’Reilly Auto Parts 500, At Estadio Mario Alberto Kempee Dean 83, Eastern Nazarene 82 Butler 79, Villanova 76 New York at DC Tampa Bay at Seattle Fort Worth, Texas Cordoba, Argentina Delaware Valley 65, Misericordia 64 Calvin 79, Olivet 53 Carroll (Wis.) 69, North Park 47 Sunday, Feb. 16 April 5 — Food City 500, Bristol, Tenn. Purse: $546,355 Dist. of Columbia 64, Mercy 63 Drew 82, Moravian 68 Carthage 81, Elmhurst 77 Dallas at Los Angeles April 19 — Toyota Owners 400, Rich- Surface: Red clay Cornell (Iowa) 77, Monmouth (Ill.) 69 St. Louis at Houston mond, Va. Men’s Singles East Stroudsburg 99, Bloomsburg 88 Emerson 102, Wheaton 76 Drake 73, Bradley 60 April 26 — GEICO 500, Talladega, Ala. Round of 16 Fairmont St. 79, Glenville St. 77 Duquesne 82, Saint Louis 68 May 3 — NASCAR Cup Series Race at Andrej Martin, Slovakia, def. Carlos Finlandia 91, GOG 77 Dover, Dover, Del. Farmingdale St. 82, Manhattanville 76, OT May 9 — NASCAR Cup Series Race at Taberner, Spain, 6-3, 7-6 (7). Gannon 74, Edinboro 47 Fort Wayne 75, W. Illinois 69 Deals Pablo Cuevas (6), Uruguay, def. Gianlu- Martinsville, Martinsville, Va. Geneva 65, Waynesburg 63 Grinnell 101, Beloit 81 May 16 — x-NASCAR Open, Concord, ca Mager, Italy, 6-7 (5), 7-6 (2), 6-1. Grove City 74, Chatham 65 Hanover 74, Franklin 53 Corentin Moutet, France, def. Guido N.C. Gwynedd-Mercy 93, Marywood 74 Heidelberg 85, John Carroll 83, OT Wednesday’s transactions May 16 — x-NASCAR All-Star Race, Pella (2), Argentina, 6-7 (4), 7-5, 6-3. Hilbert 86, D’Youville 72 Illinois Wesleyan 76, Millikin 74 Round of 16 Concord, N.C. Hood 95, Messiah 72 Indiana St. 68, Chicago 39 BASEBALL May 24 — Coca-Cola 600, Concord, Gonzalo Escobar, Ecuador, and Ariel Juniata 60, Goucher 52 Knox 88, Illinois College 84 National League N.C. Behar, Uruguay, def. Sander Gille and Jo- KC 85, Cazenovia 83 Manchester 84, Defiance 77 CHICAGO CUBS — Signed RHPs Jason May 31 — Kansas 400, Kansas City, ran Vliegen (2), Belgium, 3-6, 6-3, 11-9. Keene St. 83, Plymouth St. 77, OT Marietta 82, Capital 62 Adam, Oscar De La Cruz, Brandon Mor- Kan. Albert Ramos-Vinolas, Spain, and Kings (Pa.) 73, Eastern 63 Minnesota 70, Wisconsin 52 row, Caleb Simpson and Ben Taylor; LHPs June 7 — FireKeepers Casino 400, Marco Cecchinato, Italy, def. Treat Con- Kutztown 72, Millersville 68 Missouri St. 80, Illinois St. 60 Rex Brothers, Danny Hultzen and Tyler Brooklyn, Mich. rad Huey, Philippines, and Nathaniel Missouri Western 81, Lincoln (Mo.) 71 Olson; INFs Carlos Asuaje, Corban Jo- June 14 — Toyota/Save Mart 350, So- Le Moyne 78, St. Rose 75 seph and Hernan Perez; OFs Noel Cuevas Lammons, United States, 6-4, 3-6, 10-6. Lincoln (Pa.) 69, St. Augustines 67 Mount Union 85, Muskingum 63 noma, Calif. Maximo Gonzalez, Argentina, and and Ian Miller; and Cs Jhonny Pereda and June 21 — Chicagoland 400, Joliet, Ill. Loyola (Md.) 74, Holy Cross 60 N. Dakota St. 86, Omaha 78 Josh Phegley to minor league contracts. Fabrice Martin (1), France, def. Pablo Lycoming 79, Lebanon Valley 77, OT N. Iowa 63, Valparaiso 51 June 27 — Kids Free 325, Long Pond, CINCINNATI REDS — Signed RHP Pedro Pa. Andujar, Spain, and Horacio Zeballos, Ar- Maine-Presque Isle 74, Maine Maritime 62 Notre Dame 80, Pittsburgh 72 Strop to a one-year contract. Designated gentina, 6-3, 6-2. Mansfield 88, Lock Haven 84, OT Oberlin 67, Ohio Wesleyan 60 June 28 — Worry-Free Weather Guar- RHP Sal Romano for assignment. antee 350, Long Pond, Pa. Fernando Romboli and Thiago Mon- Marymount 75, Cabrini 72 Purdue 104, Iowa 68 COLORADO ROCKIES — Signed RHP teiro, Brazil, def. Alessandro Giannessi Mass. College 83, Fitchburg St. 80 Ripon 82, Lake Forest 70 July 5 — Big Machine Vodka 400 at the Ubaldo Jimenez, C Drew Butera and INF Brickyard Powered By Florida Georgia and Gianluca Mager, Italy, walkover. Mass.-Dartmouth 82, E. Connecticut 79 Rose Hulman 78, Anderson (Ind.) 64 Chris Owings to minor league contracts. S. Illinois 64, Evansville 60, OT Line, Speedway, Ind. Men’s Doubles Medaille 95, Pitt.-Bradford 76 PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES — Signed INF July 11 — Quaker State 400 Presented Quarterfinals Mercyhurst 68, Seton Hill 39 St. Norbert 90, Lawrence 79 Logan Forsythe, RHP Blake Parker, RHP by Walmart, Sparta, Ky. Matwe Middelkoop, Netherlands, and Mitchell 72, Becker 48 St. Thomas (Minn.) 84, Hamline 68 Anthony Swarzak and RHP Trevor Kelley July 19 — Foxwoods Resort Casino 301, Marcelo Demoliner (3), Brazil, def. Fed- Morrisville St. 72, SUNY-IT 69 Transylvania 90, Earlham 71 to minor league contracts. Loudon, N.H. erico Gaio, Italy, and Pedro Martinez, Mount Aloysius 74, Franciscan 60 Trine 91, Alma 78 PITTSBURGH PIRATES — Signed OF Aug. 9 — Consumers Energy 400, Spain, 7-6 (5), 6-2. Mount St. Vincemt 69, Sarah Lawrence 52 Wilmington (Ohio) 85, Otterbein 80 Solomon Maguire. Brooklyn, Mich. New England 98, Endicott 93 Wis.-Eau Claire 78, Wis.-Oshkosh 76 BASKETBALL Aug. 16 — Go Bowling at The Glen, New England Coll. 79, Elms 63 Wis.-Platteville 83, Wis.-La Crosse 75 National Basketball Association Watkins Glen, N.Y. Open Sud de France Norwich 78, Lesley 67 Wis.-River Falls 96, Wis.-Stout 77 NBA — Announced four-team trade. Aug. 23 — Drydene 400, Dover, Del. Wednesday OldWestbury 79, SUNY Maritime 76 Wis.-Stevens Pt. 74, Wis.-Whitewater 72 Houston Rockets acquired Fs Robert Aug. 29 — Coke Zero Sugar 400, Day- At Palais des Sports de Gerland Pace 53, New Haven 48 Wittenberg 100, Denison 59 Covington and Jordan Bell from Minne- tona Beach, Fla. Penn St. Behrend 76, Alfred St. 58 Wooster 76, Kenyon 57 sota, plus Golden State’s 2024 second- Sept. 6 — Southern 500, Darlington, Montpellier, France round pick from Atlanta; Hawks got Cs Purse: Euro524,695 Penn St.-Abington 78, Penn College 64 SOUTHWEST S.C. Clint Capela and Nene from Houston; — Federated Auto Parts 400, Surface: Hardcourt indoor Penn St.-Harrisburg 91, Lancaster Incarnate Word 72, Sam Houston St. Sept. 12 Bible 65 71, OT Denver got F Gerald Green from Houston, Richmond, Va. Men’s Singles the Rockets’ 2020 first-round pick and Sept. 19 — Bass Pro Shops NRA Night Round of 32 Pitt.-Greensburg 99, Penn St.-Altoona 79 Lamar 74, Cent. Arkansas 67 Pitt.-Johnstown 103, California (Pa.) 94 Oklahoma St. 72, TCU 57 F Bates-Diop, G Shabazz Napier and C Race, Bristol, Tenn. Adrian Mannarino, France, def. Alexei Noah Vonleh from Minnesota; Minnesota Sept. 27 — South Point 400, Las Vegas, Popyrin, Australia, 6-0, 6-7 (7), 6-0. Providence 73, Creighton 56 Stephen F. Austin 70, Nicholls 64 Texas A&M-CC 69, McNeese St. 62 got Brooklyn’s 2020 first-round pick and Nev. Feliciano Lopez, Spain, def. Ugo Hum- Purchase 84, St. Joseph’s (LI) 79 FAR WEST F Evan Turner from Atlanta, plus G Malik Oct. 4 — Alabama 500, Talladega, Ala. bert (8), France, 6-4, 6-1. Ramapo 79, Kean 43 Beasley, F Jarred Vanderbilt and C Juan- — Bank of America ROVAL 400, Rhode Island Coll. 94, S. Maine 80 Baldwin Wallace 80, Ohio Northern 67 Oct. 11 Richard Gasquet, France, def. Gilles Cal Poly 92, Long Beach St. 75 cho Hernangomez from Denver. Concord, N.C. Simon, France, 6-4, 6-4. Roger Williams 79, Salve Regina 74 ATLANTA HAWKS — Waived C Chan- Oct. 18 — Hollywood Casino 400, Kan- Rowan 97, Stockton 76 Cal St.-Fullerton 61, UC Riverside 48 Round of 16 dler Parsons. sas City, Kan. Rutgers-Newark 65, William Paterson 53 Utah St. 69, UNLV 54 FOOTBALL Oct. 25 — Texas 500, Fort Worth, Tex- Gregoire Barrere, France, def. Grigor S. Connecticut 95, NYIT 61 Dimitrov (4), Bulgaria, 6-7 (4), 6-4, 7-5. National Football League as Scranton 66, Susquehanna 62, OT ARIZONA CARDINALS — Named Brent- Nov. 1 — NASCAR Cup Series Race at Vasek Pospisil, Canada, def. Denis Seton Hall 78, Georgetown 71 AP Men’s Top 25 schedule Shapovalov (3), Canada, 6-2, 6-3. son Buckner defensive line coach, Jim Martinsville, Martinsville, Va. Shippensburg 83, West Chester 58 Friday’s game — NASCAR Cup Series Champi- Men’s Doubles Dray offensive quality control coach, Nov. 8 Slippery Rock 71, Clarion 64 No. 9 Maryland at No. 20 Illinois Mark Naylor assistant strength and con- onship, Avondale, Ariz. Round of 16 Springfield 105, Coast Guard 99, 2OT Saturday’s games ditioning coach and Derius Swinton as- x-non-points race Jamie Murray and Neal Skupski (4), St. Anselm 86, Assumption 67 No. 1 Baylor vs. Oklahoma State sistant special teams coach. Promoted Britain, def. Julian Knowle and Dennis St. Bonaventure 72, George Washing- No. 2 Gonzaga at Saint Mary’s Charlie Bullen to outside linebackers Novak, Austria, 6-1, 6-0. ton 47 No. 3 Kansas at TCU coach, Don Shumpert to offensive assis- NASCAR Xfinity Series Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi, Pakistan, and St. Joseph’s (NY) 71, Merchant Marine 68 No. 4 San Diego State at Air Force tant coach and Spencer Whipple to as- schedule Dominic Inglot, Britain, def. Damir Dzum- St. Thomas Aquinas 73, Molloy 68 No. 5 Louisville vs. Virginia sistant wide receivers coach. hur, Bosnia-Herzegovina, and Alexander Stevens Tech 82, Wilkes 72 No. 6 Dayton vs. Saint Louis LAS VEGAS RAIDERS — Named Rod Feb. 15 — NASCAR Racing Experience Bublik, Kazakhstan, 6-7 (5), 6-4, 12-10. Stevenson 77, Albright 70 No. 7 Duke at North Carolina Marinelli defensive line coach and Aus- 300, Daytona Beach, Fla. Quarterfinals Stonehill 85, Bentley 65 No. 8 Florida State vs. Miami tin King offensive quality control coach. Feb. 22 — Boyd Gaming 300, Las Vegas, Nikola Cacic, Serbia, and Mate Pavic, Stony Brook 77, Mass.-Lowell 70 No. 10 Villanova vs. No. 12 Seton Hall Signed RB Jalen Richard to a two-year Nev. Croatia, def. Nicolas Mahut, France, and Suffolk 85, Rivier 61 at Wells Fargo Center contract extension. Feb. 29 — NASCAR Xfinity Series Race Kevin Krawietz (1), Germany, 6-4, 7-5. No. 11 Auburn vs. No. 18 LSU NEW YORK GIANTS — Name Freddie at Auto Club Speedway, Fontana, Calif. TCNJ 77, Rutgers-Camden 64 March 7 — NASCAR Xfinity Series 200, Tomislav Brkic, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Tusculum 78, Virginia-Wise 68 No. 13 West Virginia at Oklahoma Kitchens tight ends coach, Jerry Schup- No. 14 Oregon at Oregon State linski quarterbacks coach, Burton Burns Avondale, Ariz. and Ante Pavic, Croatia, def. Jurgen Mel- UMBC 70, Hartford 59 March 14 — Atlanta 250, Hampton, zer, Austria, and Edouard Roger-Vasselin Vermont 77, Maine 52 No. 15 Kentucky at Tennessee running backs coach, Tyke Tolbert wide No. 16 Michigan State at Michigan receivers coach, Marc Colombo offen- Ga. (3), France, 6-4, 2-6, 10-7. W. New England 126, Gordon 109 March 21 — NASCAR Xfinity Series W. Virginia St. 96, West Liberty 93 No. 17 Iowa vs. Nebraska sive line coach, Ben Wilkerson assistant No. 21 Creighton vs. St. John’s offensive line coach, Derek Dooley se- Race At Homestead, Homestead, Fla. WV Wesleyan 90, Notre Dame (Ohio) 63 March 28 — My Bariatric Solutions Maharashtra Open Washington & Jefferson 82, Westmin- No. 22 Penn State vs. Minnesota nior offensive assistant coach, Stephen No. 23 Arizona vs. UCLA Brown offensive assistant coach, Bobby 300, Fort Worth, Texas Wednesday ster (Pa.) 74, OT Blick offensive quality control coach, April 4 — Alsco 300, Bristol, Tenn. Wentworth 75, Curry 61 No. 24 Colorado vs. Stanford April 25 — MoneyLion 300, Talladega, At Balewadi Stadium Sunday’s games Sean Spencer defensive line coach, Kev- Pune, India Wesley 83, Neumann 62 in Sherrer inside linebackers coach, Bret Ala. West Virginia 76, Iowa St. 61 No. 19 Butler at Marquette May 2 — NASCAR Xfinity Series Race Purse: $546,355 No. 25 Houston vs. Wichita State Bielema outside linebackers/senior as- Surface: Hardcourt outdoor Westfield St. 97, Worcester St. 87 sistant coach, Jerome Henderson defen- at Dover, Dover, Del. Men’s Singles Wheeling Jesuit 71, Charleston (WV) 66 sive backs coach, Anthony Blevins assis- May 23 — Alsco 300, Concord, N.C. Round of 32 Wilson 67, Bryn Athyn 58 Wednesday’s women’s scores tant defensive backs coach, Jody Wright May 30 — Mid-Ohio 170, Lexington, Taro Daniel, Japan, def. Sasikumar Worcester Tech 102, Clark 62 defensive assistant coach, and Mike Ohio Yeshiva 82, Mount St. Mary 65 EAST June 6 — LTi Printing 250, Brooklyn, Mukund, India, 6-2, 7-6 (7). Binghamton 58, Albany (NY) 42 Treier defensive quality control coach. Mich. Round of 16 York (Pa.) 85, Salisbury 78 Retained special teams coach Thomas SOUTH Fordham 60, Rhode Island 50 June 13 — NASCAR Xfinity Series Race Ricardas Berankis (2), Lithuania, def. Maine 70, Vermont 59 McGaughey and assistant special teams at Iowa, Newton, Iowa Cedrik-Marcel Stebe, Germany, 7-6 (2), Anderson (SC) 81, Newberry 78 coach Tom Quinn. Augusta 77, Lander 71 Stony Brook 89, Mass.-Lowell 69 June 20 — Chicagoland 300, Joliet, Ill. 6-1. UMBC 56, Hartford 47 PITTSBURGH STEELERS — Agreed to June 28 — Pocono Green 250 Recycled Jiri Vesely, Czech Republic, def. Salva- Barry 86, Florida Tech 84 Wichita St. 85, Temple 75 terms with general manager Kevin Col- by J.P. Mascaro & Sons, Long Pond, Pa. tore Caruso (7), Italy, 7-6 (5), 6-4. Barton 90, Mount Olive 81 SOUTH bert on a one-year contract extension. July 4 — Pennzoil 250, Speedway, Ind. Yuichi Sugita (5), Japan, def. Viktor Belmont Abbey 107, Christendom 61 Dayton 55, Davidson 49 HOCKEY July 10 — Alsco 300, Sparta, Ky. Catawba 95, Wingate 91 National Hockey League July 18 — NASCAR Xfinity Series Race Troicki, Serbia, walkover. George Mason 73, UMass 56 BUFFALO SABRES — Recalled F Scott Ilya Ivashka, Belarus, def. Stefano Covenant 72, Maryville (Tenn.) 70, OT New Orleans 88, Houston Baptist 84, OT At New Hampshire, Loudon, N.H. ETSU 80, Chattanooga 64 Wilson from Rochester (AHL). Assigned F Aug. 1 — U.S. Cellular 250, Newton, Travaglia (3), Italy, 7-6 (5), 7-6 (3). Stephen F. Austin 78, Nicholls 61 Jean-Sebastien Dea to Rochester. Emory & Henry 78, Roanoke 77 Texas A&M-CC 73, McNeese St. 59 Iowa Men’s Doubles FIU 69, FAU 50 DETROIT RED WINGS — Recalled LW Round of 16 Troy 77, Louisiana-Monroe 65 Aug. 8 — Henry 180, Elkhart Lake, Wis. Ferrum 60, Guilford 53 Taro Hirose and D Gustav Lindstrom Aug. 15 — Zippo 200 at The Glen, Wat- Robert Lindstedt, Sweden, and Robin VCU 57, Richmond 42 from Grand Rapids (AHL). Placed C Frans Florida 81, Georgia 75 MIDWEST kins Glen, N.Y. Haase (1), Netherlands, def. David Pel Florida Southern 97, Lynn 92 Nielsen and D Mike Green, retroactive to Aug. 22 — NASCAR Xfinity Series Race and Sander Arends, Netherlands, 6-7 (5), Cent. Michigan 66, N. Illinois 60 Jan. 20, on injured reserve. Furman 79, Mercer 57 Iowa St. 74, Oklahoma St. 63 at Dover, Dover, Del. 6-3, 10-8. Houston Baptist 79, SE Louisiana 76 WASHINGTON CAPITALS — Reas- Aug. 28 — Coca-Cola 250, Daytona Jonathan Erlich, Israel, and Andrei Kansas St. 84, Texas Tech 70 signed D Martin Fehervary and G Vitek Johnson C. Smith 71, Shaw 65 Kent St. 61, Bowling Green 47 Beach, Fla. Vasilevski (3), Belarus, def. Matt Reid King (Tenn.) 106, Erskine 102, 2OT Vanecek to Hershey (AHL). Sept. 5 — Sport Clips Haircuts VFW and James Duckworth, Australia, 4-6, 6- Miami (Ohio) 92, Toledo 83 SOCCER 200, Darlington, S.C. Lees-Mcrae 102, North Greenville 89 Ohio 75, E. Michigan 65 3, 10-8. Lincoln Memorial 90, Lenoir-Rhyne 78 Major League Soccer Sept. 11 — Go Bowling 250, Richmond, Purav Raja and Ramkumar Ramana- SOUTHWEST FC CINCINNATI — Signed M Adrien Re- Va. Louisville 86, Wake Forest 76 Abilene Christian 84, Northwestern St. 69 than, India, def. Egor Gerasimov, Belarus, gattin. Sept. 18 — Food City 300, Bristol, Lynchburg 73, Randolph 55 Baylor 97, Kansas 44 LA GALAXY — Signed D Nick DePuy and Sumit Nagal, India, 7-6 (6), 6-3. Mars Hill 74, Carson-Newman 65 Tenn. Cent. Arkansas 53, Lamar 29 from LA Galaxy II (USLC). Sept. 26 — Alsco 300, Las Vegas, Nev. Andre Begemann, Germany, and Ro- Mary Washington 80, S. Virginia 73 Houston 55, SMU 53 main Arneodo, Monaco, def. Nicholas SEATTLE SOUNDERS — Signed D Yei- Oct. 10 — Drive for the Cure 200 pre- Memphis 79, Temple 65 Incarnate Word 77, Sam Houston St. 74 mar Gomez Andrade from Union de sented by Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Monroe and Jackson Withrow, United Mississippi 84, South Carolina 70 Oklahoma 68, West Virginia 58 Sante Fe (Argentina). States, 7-6 (5), 4-6, 10-8. Carolina, Concord, N.C. NC State 83, Miami 72 UCF 62, Tulsa 49 TENNIS Oct. 17 — Kansas Lottery 300, Kansas Christopher Rungkat, Indonesia, and North Georgia 90, Georgia Southwest- FAR WEST International Tennis Federation City, Kan. Andre Goransson, Sweden, def. Denys ern 77 Boise St. 67, Wyoming 48 ITF — Suspended Abigail Spears 22 Oct. 24 — O’Reilly Auto Parts 300, Fort Molchanov, Ukraine, and Cheng-Peng Northwestern St. 73, Abilene Christian 69 California Baptist 55, CS Bakersfield 53 months after a positive drug test from Worth, Texas Hsieh (4), Taiwan, 3-6, 6-4, 10-8. Nova Southeastern 89, Rollins 85 Fresno St. 79, Colorado St. 61 the 2019 U.S. Open. The ban, backdated Oct. 31 — NASCAR Xfinity Series Race Benoit Paire and Antoine Hoang, Palm Beach Atlantic 87, Embry-Riddle 86 Nevada 71, Air Force 67 to Nov. 7 when Spears was provisionally at Martinsville, Martinsville, Va. France, def. Rohan Bopanna and Arjun Piedmont 65, Brevard 61 UC Santa Barbara 67, UC Irvine 57 suspended, ends at midnight on Sept. 6, Nov. 7 — Desert Diamond Casino West Kadhe, India, 3-6, 7-5, 10-7. Queens (NC) 88, Coker 56 UNLV 69, Utah St. 45 2021. Valley 200, Avondale, Ariz. 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Eastern Conference Atlantic Division W L Pct GB Toronto 37 14 .725 — Raptors slip past Boston 35 15 .700 1½ Philadelphia 31 20 .608 6 Brooklyn 23 27 .460 13½ New York 15 36 .294 22 Southeast Division Miami 34 15 .694 — Orlando 22 29 .431 13 Washington 17 32 .347 17 Charlotte 16 35 .314 19 Pacers for their Atlanta 14 38 .269 21½ Central Division Milwaukee 43 7 .860 — Indiana 31 20 .608 12½ Chicago 19 33 .365 25 Detroit 19 34 .358 25½ Cleveland 13 39 .250 31 12th straight win Western Conference Southwest Division W L Pct GB Associated Press for the Clippers. Houston 32 18 .640 — Derrick Jones Jr. paced six Dallas 31 20 .608 1½ TORONTO — Serge Ibaka hit Memphis 26 25 .510 6½ Heat players in double figures San Antonio 22 28 .440 10 a go-ahead three-pointer with with a career-high 25 points and New Orleans 20 31 .392 12½ 30 seconds remaining and the Northwest Division nine rebounds. Bam Adebayo Denver 36 16 .692 — Toronto Raptors rallied from 19 added 22 points and 11 boards. Utah 32 18 .640 3 down to beat the Indiana Pacers Oklahoma City 31 20 .608 4½ The two of them combined to Portland 23 28 .451 12½ 119-118 Wednesday night, setting Minnesota 15 35 .300 20 score all but six of Miami’s 31 Pacific Division a franchise record with their 12th points in the fourth. L.A. Lakers 38 11 .776 — consecutive victory. L.A. Clippers 35 15 .700 3½ Celtics 116, Magic 100: Jay- Phoenix 20 31 .392 19 Kyle Lowry had 32 points, 10 son Tatum scored 16 of his 33 Sacramento 19 31 .380 19½ assists and eight rebounds, and Golden State 12 40 .231 27½ points in the second half and host Tuesday’s games Ibaka scored a season-high 30 as Boston held off Orlando. Milwaukee 120, New Orleans 108 Toronto fought back after trailing Houston 125, Charlotte 110 Gordon Hayward added 23 Denver 127, Portland 99 by 11 with less than four minutes points and Jaylen Brown finished L.A. Lakers 129, San Antonio 102 Wednesday’s games to play. with 18 to help the Celtics win Detroit 116, Phoenix 108 Pascal Siakam scored 25 points, Brooklyn 129, Golden State 88 their fifth straight. Toronto 119, Indiana 118 Terence Davis had 11 and Fred The Magic pulled within 105- Boston 116, Orlando 100 VanVleet added 10 to help the Atlanta 127, Minnesota 120 98 with less than three minutes to Oklahoma City 109, Cleveland 103 Raptors earn their 12th straight play on a basket by Nik Vucevic. Memphis 121, Dallas 107 home win over Indiana. Boston responded with back-to- Denver 98, Utah 95 Malcolm Brogdon scored 24 L.A. Clippers 128, Miami 111 back three-pointers by Hayward /AP Thursday’s games points and Justin Holiday added NATHAN DENETTE, THE CANADIAN PRESS Orlando at New York and Tatum that made it 111-98 New Orleans at Chicago 22, but the Pacers lost their third with 1:46 left. Fans react after Toronto Raptors center Serge Ibaka, right, scores Philadelphia at Milwaukee straight. Domantas Sabonis had San Antonio at Portland Nets 129, Warriors 88: Caris the game-winning three-point basket to defeat the Indiana Pacers Houston at L.A. Lakers 15 points, 11 rebounds and 10 LeVert scored 23 points and host 119-118 Wednesday in Toronto. Friday’s games Dallas at Washington assists. Brooklyn gave D’Angelo Russell Memphis at Philadelphia Indiana guard Victor Oladipo a bruising welcome back with a Reggie Jackson added 25 points It was Schroder’s eighth straight Atlanta at Boston Detroit at Oklahoma City started for the first time since re- rout of Golden State. for the Pistons and Christian game with at least 20 points. He Toronto at Indiana turning from injury last week and On the eve of the NBA’s trade Wood had 21. Kelly Oubre Jr. led was a reserve in seven of those Houston at Phoenix Miami at Sacramento scored a season-high 13 points in deadline, the Warriors held out the Suns with 30. games, including this one. Portland at Utah 25 minutes. Hawks 127, Timberwolves Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had Saturday’s games Glenn Robinson III and Alec Milwaukee at Orlando Clippers 128, Heat 111: Paul Burks, who had been two of their 120: Trae Young had 38 points 23 points and Danilo Gallinari Dallas at Charlotte George and Landry Shamet each New York at Detroit most productive players lately. and 11 assists and John Collins added 15 for the Thunder, who Brooklyn at Toronto scored 23 points to lead eight Those who did play were run added 27 points and 12 rebounds have won eight of nine. New Orleans at Indiana L.A. Clippers at Minnesota their team in double figures as off the floor, falling behind 20-4, to lead Atlanta to a win at Min- Grizzlies 121, Mavericks L.A. Lakers at Golden State host Los Angeles beat Miami for missing 20 of their 22 three-point nesota, as the teams braced for 107: Ja Morant scored 21 points, Denver at Phoenix its third consecutive win. attempts in the first half and trail- major roster shifts. Jaren Jackson Jr. and Tyus Jones San Antonio at Sacramento Shamet’s points were a sea- ing by as many as 44 points. Collins had his fifth straight added 19 apiece, and short-hand- Leaders son high and he scored 14 off the Pistons 116, Suns 108: double-double for the Hawks. ed Memphis won at Dallas. Scoring bench in the fourth quarter, pour- Andre Drummond had 31 points Thunder 109, Cavaliers 103: Dillon Brooks had 18 points for G FG FT PTS AVG Harden, HOU 47 485 495 1684 35.8 ing in 10 straight for Los Angeles. and 19 rebounds, and host De- Dennis Schroder scored 30 points the Grizzlies, who played without Antetokounmpo, MIL 46 510 292 1384 30.1 Kawhi Leonard added 14 points, troit handed Phoenix its fourth to help host Oklahoma City beat forwards Jae Crowder and Solo- Lillard, POR 49 458 344 1453 29.7 Beal, WAS 42 415 287 1225 29.2 nine assists and seven rebounds straight loss. Cleveland. mon Hill. Young, ATL 46 421 343 1341 29.2 Doncic, DAL 43 408 296 1238 28.8 Leonard, LAC 38 363 236 1040 27.4 Booker, PHX 47 430 311 1261 26.8 Westbrook, HOU 42 425 216 1107 26.4 Davis, LAL 42 384 294 1108 26.4 Jokic powers short-handed Nuggets past Jazz James, LAL 47 452 180 1185 25.2 Ingram, NOP 46 396 246 1154 25.1 LaVine, CHI 52 449 245 1297 24.9 Associated Press Mitchell, UTA 48 437 192 1181 24.6 years (joining DeMarcus Cous- Siakam, TOR 39 343 153 923 23.7 ins) to achieve the statistical feat DeRozan, SAS 50 434 285 1161 23.2 SALT LAKE CITY — The Den- in a win. Wiggins, MIN 41 342 145 917 22.4 ver Nuggets had seven healthy Rebounds Jokic made 13 of his 14 field- G OFF DEF TOT AVG players to face the Utah Jazz and goal attempts with Rudy Gobert Drummond, DET 48 219 537 756 15.8 believed they had nothing to lose. Gobert, UTA 47 173 507 680 14.5 as his primary defender. Whiteside, POR 47 188 465 653 13.9 Thanks to a noteworthy perfor- Capela, HOU 39 168 369 537 13.8 “Joker was amazing. He was Antetokounmpo, MIL 46 111 497 608 13.2 mance by Nikola Jokic, the tired playing cat-and-mouse with Gob- Sabonis, IND 47 153 442 595 12.7 Nuggets overcame significant ob- Vucevic, ORL 39 104 320 424 10.9 ert all game,” Jamal Murray Adebayo, MIA 49 125 385 510 10.4 stacles and recorded an improb- said. Thompson, CLE 48 199 300 499 10.4 able 98-95 victory over the Utah Assists The Nuggets had such a short G AST AVG Jazz on Wednesday night. bench due to their part in a four- James, LAL 47 502 10.7 “We were believing and we Young, ATL 46 414 9.0 team, 12-player deal a day before Doncic, DAL 43 373 8.7 didn’t want to let this game go. the trade deadline and a cascade Rubio, PHX 42 361 8.6 Simmons, PHI 49 402 8.2 We have excuses. We have seven of injuries. Lillard, POR 49 389 7.9 guys ... but we wanted to give our- “This was our best win of the Graham, CHA 51 391 7.7 Westbrook, HOU 42 310 7.4 selves a chance and give 100% of year,” Denver coach Mike Malo- Brogdon, IND 36 265 7.4 ourselves,” said Jokic, who fin- ne said. FG Percentage FG FGA PCT ished with 31 points, 21 rebounds That showed as the players, in- Gobert, UTA 279 406 .687 and 10 assists. cluding all the injured Nuggets, Holmes, SAC 204 309 .660 Allen, BKN 217 334 .650 According to the Elias Sports celebrated on the court after the Capela, HOU 244 388 .629 RICK BOWMER/AP Bureau, Jokic is the 10th player final buzzer. Clarke, MEM 216 349 .619 Whiteside, POR 307 504 .609 Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic, left, and Utah Jazz guard Jordan with a 30-point, 20-rebound, 10- Murray scored 31 points and Adams, OKC 198 330 .600 Valanciunas, MEM 303 512 .592 Clarkson battle for position for a rebound. Jokic had a triple-double assist triple-double in NBA his- the Nuggets held the Jazz to just Simmons, PHI 327 560 .584 in a 98-95 win in Salt Lake City on Wednesday. tory and just the second in 35 one field goal over the final 7:08. Adebayo, MIA 298 514 .580 Friday, February 7, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• PAGE 27 NBA/NFL/MLB Memphis Panthers mum on Newton shipping Team remaining mostly silent on quarterback’s future BY STEVE REED The Panthers are embarking on a major Associated Press rebuilding process after hiring a college head coach in Rhule and a young offensive CHARLOTTE, N.C. — While Cam New- coordinator in Joe Brady. At LSU, Brady Iguodala ton remains optimistic about his chances was the Tigers passing game coordinator. of playing for the Carolina Panthers next Quarterback Joe Burrow helped lead the season, the team is remaining mostly si- team to a national title. lent on the quarterback’s future. The Panthers have also lost perennial to Miami “He’s rehabbing, that’s all I can say,” Pro Bowl linebacker Luke Kuechly to re- Panthers general manager Marty Hurney Associated Press tirement and released told The Associated Press in reference to ‘ 34-year-old veteran MIAMI — A person familiar with the the foot injury that caused Newton to miss He’s tight end Greg Olsen. negotiations says Andre Iguodala is head- the final 14 games last season. rehabbing, Newton has strug- ed to Miami after the Heat and Memphis Hurney refused to answer several fol- gled in recent years, low-up questions about Newton’s future that’s all I Grizzlies agreed Wednesday night on his losing his last eight with the team or the comments the QB long-awaited trade. can say.’ starts for the Panthers made recently at the Super Bowl were he As part of the deal, Iguodala agreed to while battling through said he’s “absolutely” certain he’ll be back Marty Hurney a two-year extension, with the second of Panthers GM, on shoulder and foot is- in Carolina. sues. He played only those years being a team option, accord- Newton described on the Tiki & Tierney QB Cam Newton ing to the person who two games last sea- radio show last week an “unbelievable con- son, failing to throw a spoke to The Associat- versation” with Panthers owner David Tep- ed Press on condition touchdown pass, and was a non-factor in per, new coach Matt Rhule and Hurney. the run game. of anonymity because “I left that meeting inspired,” Newton There is a huge financial element to con- the trade has not been said on the show “I told them, ‘You won’t sider, too. finalized. find another person in that locker room Newton is entering the final year of a The person also with more to prove — not only to you, but I five-year, $103.8 million contract exten- said Miami and Mem- got to prove to myself.’” sion. He’s scheduled to cost $21.1 million phis were still work- But Hurney isn’t discussing that meet- under this season’s salary cap, but the team ing to complete terms ing — or much else. could free up $19 million in cap space by of what the Heat are /TNS The Panthers haven’t given any assur- trading or releasing the league’s 2015 Most giving up in the deal, JEFF SINER, CHARLOTTE OBSERVER Iguodala ances they plan to bring Newton back next Valuable Player. So if the team parts ways and that a third team In happier times, Carolina Panthers season. And the reality is they might not with Newton, they’d only be on the hook for — Oklahoma City, in quarterback Cam Newton rushes toward know at this point what direction they’re a $2 million cap hit in 2020. a package that would include Danilo Gal- the stands with a football for a fan headed with the 31-year-old former MVP. The Panthers don’t have much proven linari potentially headed to the Heat — was following a touchdown in Charlotte, N.C. Tepper has previously said the team depth behind Newton at quarterback. still in play. Oft-injured forward Justise Panthers GM Marty Hurney has declined would wait to see how Newton responds to Kyle Allen struggled in Newton’s ab- Winslow said he was part of the deal and to answer questions about Newton’s rehabilitation following surgery on his foot sence with more turnovers than touchdown was headed to Memphis, the former Heat future with the team or the comments before making any decisions about the QB. passes, while rookie Will Grier failed to starter reaching out to fellow former Duke the QB made recently at the Super Bowl Hurney declined to say how that rehab is impress after starting the final two games players Tyus Jones and Grayson Allen in which Newton said he’s “absolutely” going or when the team expects Newton to of the season, although the Panthers were with a message. certain he’ll be back in Carolina. be healthy. plagued by injuries at the time. Jones and Allen are both members of the Grizzlies. Winslow has missed much of this season with a bone bruise in his back. In other NBA news: A person familiar with the trade says A’s Fiers eager the Philadelphia 76ers have acquired Glenn Robinson and Alec Burks from the to move on from Golden State Warriors in exchange for draft picks. Expected to contend for an Eastern Astros scandal Conference championship, the Sixers Associated Press have slumped and are in sixth place in the OAKLAND, Calif. — Mike Fiers and his standings entering Thursday’s games. The Oakland Athletics might have reason to be Sixers hope to strengthen their bench with downright mad. the move. The Sixers will send Golden They won 97 games each of the past two State a 2020 second-round pick via Dallas, seasons to finish as the second-place team a 2021 second-round pick via Denver and a in the AL West behind the Houston Astros, 2022 second-round pick via Toronto . whom Fiers called out in November in a Robinson, in his second stint with the story by The Athletic for a sign-stealing Sixers, averaged 12.9 points and shot 40% scheme that led to season-long MLB sus- from three-point range. Burks averages pensions for Astros general manager Jeff 16.1 points and shoots 37.5% from three- Luhnow and manager AJ Hinch. The As- point range. The move puts the Sixers ros- tros then fired both. Fiers said the team ter at 15, meaning two players will have to had used a camera in center field to steal go before the trade deadline to fit in Robin- signs. son and Burks. Alex Cora was dismissed by the Boston A person familiar with the negotia- Red Sox after Commissioner Rob Manfred tions says center Dewayne Dedmon is re- identified him as “an active participant” in turning to the Atlanta Hawks in a trade the cheating scandal as then-Astros bench that sends center Alex Len and forward coach. Cora led Boston to a title the follow- Jabari Parker to the Sacramento Kings. ing year, in 2018. BEN MARGOT/AP The Kings also are giving the Hawks two The Mets also cut ties with manager second-round picks. Carlos Beltran, who played for the Astros Pitcher Mike Fiers and the Athletics might have reason to be downright mad. They Dedmon is returning to Atlanta, where in 2017. Hired this offseason, Beltran was won 97 games each of the past two seasons to finish as the second-place team in the he enjoyed his two most productive sea- let go before ever managing a game for AL West behind the Houston Astros, whom Fiers called out in November in a story by sons, from 2017-19. The trade also satisfies New York. The Athletic for a sign-stealing scheme that led to season-long MLB suspensions for his wish to leave Sacramento. Dedmon was A’s manager Bob Melvin and teammates Astros general manager Jeff Luhnow and manager AJ Hinch. fined $50,000 on Jan. 2 for making public applauded Fiers. his desire to be traded by the Kings. “As time goes on, he’ll be revered for even his role cleaning up the sport. Shortstop Marcus Semien will look to Dedmon has averaged 5.1 points and 4.9 doing this, for making the game a better He said he owes that to his teammates. build momentum from a career season rebounds while starting in only 10 games place,“ Melvin said. “I want them to be ready for the season,” that included being top three in the AL for the Kings this season. He averaged a Fiers insisted at Fan Fest that he is mov- Fiers said. “For me it’s all about getting MVP voting. He was rewarded with a new career-best 10.8 points with 7.5 rebounds ing forward, declining to address anything ready for the season, playing baseball and $13 million, one-year contract to avoid ar- for Atlanta in the 2018-19 season. regarding what he did by speaking out or not being a distraction to this team.” bitration, a raise of $7.1 million. PAGE 28 •STARS AND STRIPES• Friday, February 7, 2020 NHL Roundup Bruins win 5th in row on OT goal by McAvoy

Associated Press CHICAGO — Charlie McAvoy pointed to Jake DeBrusk in ap- preciation. DeBrusk then tackled McAvoy, sending the duo to the ice before they were mobbed by the rest of the Boston Bruins. The Chicago Blackhawks also celebrated a big goal Wednesday night, but their party was cut short in a hurry. McAvoy scored 1:19 into over- time, and the Bruins beat the Blackhawks 2-1 for their fifth straight victory. “That was special,” McAvoy said. McAvoy finished a pretty pass- ing sequence for the defenseman’s first goal since he scored in Game GRAHAM HUGHES, THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP 1 of the Stanley Cup Final against Since assuming the starting role, Blue Jackets goaltender Elvis Merzlikins is 12-2-0, including four shutouts. St. Louis. David Krejci threw the puck outside to a streaking De- Brusk, who made a perfect pass to Scoreboard McAvoy for the tap-in on the right side of the net. “I would say the last six, seven Blue Jackets climbing in Metro Eastern Conference games we’ve been the better team Atlantic Division most nights,” Boston coach Bruce BY MITCH STACY GP W L OT Pts GF GA Cassidy said. “Our analytics back Associated Press Boston 55 33 10 12 78 183 138 Tampa Bay 53 33 15 5 71 192 147 that up. I think just the eye test Florida 52 29 17 6 64 188 171 backs that up. The score backs it COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Co- Toronto 54 28 19 7 63 194 181 Montreal 55 25 23 7 57 172 170 up.” lumbus Blue Jackets were tanking Buffalo 53 23 23 7 53 151 167 McAvoy picked up his 15th ca- fast two months ago. Ottawa 53 18 24 11 47 144 179 Detroit 54 12 38 4 28 111 207 reer goal, and then waited patient- They were 11-14-4, had lost four Metropolitan Division ly for the jubilant Bruins to let him in a row and timely goals were Washington 54 36 13 5 77 197 160 Pittsburgh 52 33 14 5 71 176 142 up from the winning huddle. as scarce as winter sunshine in Columbus 54 29 16 9 67 144 135 “After about 30 seconds, I’m Columbus. Hopes for a fourth N.Y. Islanders 51 30 15 6 66 150 139 Philadelphia 53 29 17 7 65 170 157 just, ‘I guess we’re staying in Chi- straight playoff appearance were Carolina 53 30 20 3 63 169 145 cago tonight,’ ” a grinning McA- slipping away. Coach John Tor- N.Y. Rangers 52 26 22 4 56 171 169 New Jersey 52 18 24 10 46 141 190 voy said. torella was exasperated, and the The Blackhawks thought they organization was starting to look Western Conference had taken a 2-1 lead with 1:05 left to developing next year. Central Division in regulation when it looked as Near the bottom of the Met- GP W L OT Pts GF GA St. Louis 54 32 14 8 72 174 153 if Drake Caggiula beat Jaroslav ropolitan Division and 11 points Dallas 53 30 18 5 65 142 136 Colorado 51 29 16 6 64 188 150 Halak for a short-handed goal. from a playoff spot on Dec. 9, the Chicago 54 25 21 8 58 161 168 But it was waved off because one Blue Jackets walloped the divi- Nashville 52 25 20 7 57 171 172 Winnipeg 54 26 23 5 57 159 166 of the officials blew his whistle. sion-leading Washington Capitals Minnesota 52 24 22 6 54 160 174 Both Chicago captain Jonathan 5-2. That started an 18-2-5 run Pacific Division Vancouver 54 30 19 5 65 177 163 Toews and coach Jeremy Colliton that has fans hopeful of a potential Edmonton 53 28 19 6 62 170 165 said the official told them he made playoff run. /AP Vegas 55 27 21 7 61 170 166 JAY LAPRETE Arizona 55 27 21 7 61 155 148 a mistake. The way it happened made Calgary 54 27 21 6 60 147 166 “Caggy scores a big goal, and I the turnaround even more The Blue Jackets’ Oliver Bjorkstrand, left, has been on a scoring San Jose 54 23 27 4 50 139 178 Anaheim 53 22 26 5 49 137 163 don’t know what happened there,” improbable. tear, with five goals and one assist in the past 10 games. He leads Los Angeles 54 19 30 5 43 133 171 Toews said. The Blue Jackets were plagued Columbus with 17 goals and has 28 points. Note: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss. Top three teams in Cassidy said he also wasn’t sure by injuries in December and Jan- each division and two wild cards per what happened. uary, with as many as 10 regular The Blue Jackets returned from ing with Columbus in January conference advance to playoffs. Wednesday’s games “I just heard the whistle. I don’t players sidelined. Lines were their NHL-mandated break by 2018 had spent most of his time in N.Y. Rangers 5, Toronto 3 know why,” he said. patched together with players who picking up three points in a road Cleveland. Boston 2, Chicago 1, OT Thursday’s games Rangers 5, Maple Leafs 3: started the season in Cleveland back-to-back and moved into third “That’s the most enjoyable part Anaheim at Montreal place in the rugged Metropolitan of coaching, when you’re develop- Detroit at Buffalo Chris Kreider and Mika Zibane- with the team’s AHL affiliate. Los Angeles at N.Y. Islanders jad scored in a 6-second span late Then came more bad luck. Goal- Division. Oliver Bjorkstrand, pre- ing people and you’re pushing and New Jersey at Philadelphia viously a steady presence but far you’re tugging and you’re kicking Pittsburgh at Tampa Bay in the first period to lead host tender Joonas Korpisalo, who had Vegas at Florida New York past Toronto. gotten hot enough to be selected from a star, is on a scoring tear. and you’re hugging and you’re Colorado at Ottawa Vancouver at Minnesota Kreider and Zibanejad each for the NHL All-Star Game, in- “I think winning breeds confi- doing all the things to try to help Winnipeg at St. Louis had a goal and an assist, Pavel jured his left knee during a shoot- dence,” Columbus captain Nick people to perform,” said Tortorel- Carolina at Arizona Nashville at Calgary Buchnevich had a goal and two out with Chicago on Dec. 29. That Foligno said. “I think when you’re la, who is being talked about as a San Jose at Edmonton assists and Filip Chytil and set the stage for rookie Elvis Mer- a team finding ways to win or at candidate for his third Jack Adams Friday’s games Anaheim at Toronto Greg McKegg also scored for zlikins, who was 0-4-4 and en- least feeling positive about your Award as coach of the year. Buffalo at N.Y. Rangers the Rangers. Rookie goalie Igor sconced on the bench. game, it’s amazing what that does He keeps warning, though, that Detroit at Columbus Minnesota at Dallas Shesterkin made 27 saves to win Merzlikins helped provide the for you. You don’t feel like you’re there is still much work to be done Saturday’s games for the fourth time in five starts fireworks on New Year’s Eve carrying a piano on your back and with this team. Ottawa at Winnipeg Arizona at Boston this season. when he turned in a 36-save per- your confidence comes with that.” “What happened is we win a Colorado at Columbus Auston Matthews had two goals formance in a 4-1 win over Florida Aside from Merzlikins, rook- few games and you think we have Los Angeles at New Jersey N.Y. Islanders at Tampa Bay and John Tavares also scored and and former Blue Jackets star goal- ies Emil Bemstrom, Eric Robin- all the answers,” he told reporters Nashville at Edmonton added an assist for the Maple ie Sergei Bobrovsky. Since assum- son and Vladislav Gavrikov have recently. “We don’t have all the Philadelphia at Washington Pittsburgh at Florida Leafs, who are in a tight race ing the starting role, he’s 12-2-0, emerged as key contributors. So answers. This year is no different Toronto at Montreal Dallas at St. Louis for a playoff spot in the Eastern including four shutouts, and has has 5-foot-5 NHL journeyman from any other. Every year brings Calgary at Vancouver Conference. become a fan favorite. Nathan Gerbe, who since sign- different problems.” Carolina at Vegas Friday, February 7, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES•PAGE 29 COLLEGE BASKETBALL/OLYMPICS College basketball roundup Baldwin, No. 19 Butler top No. 10 Villanova

Associated Press SEC’s leading scorer, Aaron Ne- smith, since the second game of INDIANAPOLIS — Kamar league play this season. Baldwin made a buzzer-beat- Providence 73, No. 21 ing three-pointer and scored 17 Creighton 56: A.J. Reeves set points, lifting No. 19 Butler over season highs with 22 points and No. 10 Villanova 79-76 on Wednes- six three-pointers, and the host day night. Friars pulled away from the The Bulldogs (18-5, 6-4 Big Bluejays. East) snapped a five-game los- Providence (13-10, 6-4 Big ing streak in the series as Sean East) defeated a ranked foe for McDermott scored 21 points and a second straight game after Bryce Golden added a career high topping then-No. 16 Butler on 18 points. The game was delayed the road Saturday. Alpha Diallo, for nearly 15 minutes in the first limited to bench duty against the half when the roof of 92-year-old Bulldogs amid a two-game slump, Hinkle Fieldhouse sprung a leak. bounced back with 14 points and Maintenance workers got six rebounds. the water stopped and the floor Boston University 80, Army dried. 66: Javante McCoy had 20 points Villanova (17-5, 7-3) rallied as the visiting Terriers topped the from a 10-point deficit in the final Black Knights. six minutes, tying the score on Max Mahoney had 13 points Saddiq Bey’s three-pointer with and seven rebounds for Boston 24 seconds to go. Bey had 29 University (14-10, 8-3 Patriot points and six rebounds. League), which earned its fourth The Bulldogs did not call time- straight win. Walter Whyte added out and let Baldwin nearly drib- 12 points. ble out the clock before taking the Army (11-11, 6-5) totaled 23 AJ MAST/AP three just before time expired, first-half points, a season low for connecting on a shot from the Butler guard Kamar Baldwin is congratulated by fans after hitting the game-winning three-pointer at the the team. right wing beyond the arc. buzzer during Wednesday’s game against Villanova in Indianapolis. Butler won 79-76. American 62, Navy 54: Jamir No. 5 Louisville 86, Wake For- Harris scored 19 points and the est 76: Jordan Nwora had 21 No. 12 Seton Hall 78, George- Emmitt Matthews Jr. and Derek assists. visiting Eagles closed the game on points and scored the go-ahead town 71: Myles Powell scored 34 Culver scored 12 points apiece, Vanderbilt 99, No. 18 LSU a 17-3 run over the final five min- basket during an 18-5 second- points, Romaro Gill tied a career and Jermaine Haley scored 11 90: Saben Lee scored a career- utes to defeat the Midshipmen. half run that rallied the host Car- high with eight blocks and the points for West Virginia (18-4, 6- high 33 points and the host Com- Stacy Beckton Jr. added 15 dinals to their ninth consecutive visiting Pirates raced out to a big 3 Big 12), which never trailed. modores upset the Tigers to end points and three blocks and victory. lead to beat the Hoyas. Purdue 104, No. 17 Iowa 68: the Southeastern Conference’s Sa’eed Nelson had 13 points and The Demon Deacons led 46-34 Seton Hall (17-5, 9-1 Big East) Evan Boudreaux scored a season- longest regular-season losing eight assists for American (11-11, at the break behind 60% shooting jumped to a 16-0 lead, going 4- high 18 points to lead five Boiler- streak at 26 and give first-year 7-4 Patriot League), which made before Louisville (20-3, 11-1 At- for-4 on three-pointers. Powell, makers in double figures, hitting coach Jerry Stackhouse his first 5 of 6 shots down the stretch and lantic Coast Conference) picked the second leading scorer in the 7 of 9 shots and contributing a league victory. 4-for-4 from the line in the last things up and mounted the pivot- Big East, hit his scoring average team-high eight rebounds Vanderbilt (9-13, 1-8 SEC) 30 seconds after Navy fouled five al run over the first five minutes of 21 points by halftime. Jahaad Proctor, Matt Haarms hadn’t beaten a conference op- straight times to reach the limit. of the half. Nwora followed Ryan No. 13 West Virginia 76, Iowa and Sasha Stefanovic each scored ponent since downing Mississippi Cam Davis had 13 points for the McMahon’s four-point play with State 61: Oscar Tshiebwe had 15 points for host Purdue (13-10, on March 3, 2018 — a span of 28 Midshipmen (12-10, 6-5), which a breakaway dunk for the Cardi- 16 points and 10 rebounds, and 6-6 Big Ten). Proctor made all six league games counting tourna- missed its final eight shots. Evan nals’ first lead at 52-51, and they Chase Harler added 14 points for of his shots. Eric Hunter Jr. added ment losses. The Commodores Wieck added 12 points and three stretched it to 67-60. the host Mountaineers. 13 points and a team-high seven have been playing without the assists. Tokyo tries to quell fears of virus canceling Games

BY STEPHEN WADE Craig Spence, the spokesman perspective, and until the World Associated Press for the IPC, was even more direct Health Organization tells us oth- with the Olympics opening in just erwise, we will proceed with TOKYO — Tokyo Olympic and under six months — and the Para- business as usual,” Spence said. Paralympic organizers again lympics in just under seven. The Olympics open on July 24, tried on Thursday to allay fears “One thing I am noticing at and the Paralympics follow on that the 2020 Games could be the moment is fear is spreading Aug. 25. Both events are expe- postponed or canceled by the fast- quicker than the virus, and it is riencing record ticket demand, spreading virus from China. important that we quell that fear,” which could begin to shift the lon- Tokyo Olympic CEO Toshiro Spence said. ger the virus threat spawns un- Muto, who on Wednesday said he On Thursday, Japan confirmed certainty. It’s a similar story with KYODO NEWS/AP was “seriously worried” the virus 45 cases of the virus but no deaths hotel demand. could disrupt the Olympic and have been reported. Tokyo Olym- Toshiaki Endo, a vice president Chief Executive Officer Toshiro Muto, right, and Craig Spence, head Paralympics, backtracked a day pic officials said they have estab- of the organizing committee, ear- of communications of the International Paralympic Committee, later and was more cautious in lished a task force to focus on the lier in the week said organizers attend a news conference in Tokyo on Wednesday. a news conference with officials virus and have been repeating “are facing all sorts of problems from the International Paralym- for a week that the games will go including coronavirus infections, cate matters, particularly for thousands. pic Committee. ahead as planned. cyber security and transporta- China’s large Olympic and Para- The Olympics have been can- “In order to avoid any misun- Despite the assurances, ques- tion systems.” lympic delegations. celed during wartime, and faced derstanding, I would like to say tions keep coming with organiz- Some Olympic and Paralym- There is also the question of boycotts in 1980 and 1984. The that the Olympic and Paralympic ers saying they are deferring to pic qualifying events around housing 11,000 Olympic ath- event has grown rapidly in the Games will be held as scheduled,” the World Health Organization the globe have been canceled or letes safely in the Athletes Vil- decades since, driven by multi- Muto said, adding people need to for advice. postponed by the virus outbreak. lage. The number is smaller for billion dollar television contracts remain “coolheaded.” “We need to put things into Travel restrictions also compli- the Paralympics, but still in the and billions more from sponsors. PAGE 30 • S TARS AND STRIPES• Friday, February 7, 2020 COLLEGE FOOTBALL SIGNING DAY Too big to fail: Powerhouse programs load up Six schools sign 22 of the 31 5-star recruits

BY RALPH D. RUSSO For the second time in three seasons, Associated Press 247 Sports crowned Georgia the recruit- ing champion, with Alabama and Clemson McKinnley Jackson, a huge and talented close behind. defensive tackle from Mississippi, was one Looking at the top 100 players rated by of the few five-star recruits whose college 247, again a handful of schools cleaned up. choice was a mystery going into signing Georgia (11), Alabama (10), Clemson (10), day. LSU (9) and Ohio State (7) signed 47 of “I’ll keep this short, simple and sweet,” them. Jackson said during a news conference By landing Jackson, Texas A&M became Wednesday at George County High School the sixth school with more than four top in Lucedale, Miss . “For the next three to 100 players in its new freshman class, The four years, I’ll be attending Texas A&M.” The five-star prospect picked the Aggies Aggies came away with six, which means over Alabama and LSU, allowing one more 53% of the top 100 players signed with just school to break into a small group that six schools. landed the majority of the top available Last year, seven schools signed at least players. Signing day is typically about the five of the top 100 for a total of 48 players. KEN RUINARD, THE (ANDERSON, S.C.) INDEPENDENT MAIL/AP rich getting richer, and this year the best Five more schools landed four top-100s. classes were especially top-heavy. In 2018, eight schools had at least five Clemson head football coach Dabo Swinney got commitments Wednesday from five According to 247 Sports’ composite top-100 signees and five schools (Geor- five-star recruits. It is the hightest-rated class Swinney has had. rankings, there were 31 five-star prospects gia, Ohio State, LSU, Clemson and Texas) in this year’s class. Six schools signed 22 signed 46 of those players. That year, 12 of early signing period, but never actually sitting just a few feet away. of those players. Clemson led the way with the 29 five-stars signed with either Geor- signed a national letter of intent. Burch never made an announcement nor five as part of the highest-rated class coach gia (7) or Clemson (5). At a signing day ceremony Wednesday at did any interviews, simply saying: “For the Dabo Swinney has ever signed. Alabama There was one notable player who is Hammon School in Columbia, S.C., Burch next three or four years I’ll be with my and Georgia each landed four five-star leaving people guessing. had only a Gamecocks hat. South Carolina friends.” When South Carolina posted a players. National champion LSU, Ohio Five-star defensive end Jordan Burch coach Will Muschamp, whose son plays on list of 21 signees a few hours later, Burch’s State and Oregon each had three. committed to South Carolina during the the same high school team with Burch, was name was not among them. SEC BIG TEN BIG 12 ACC PAC

Georgia leads conference: The Ohio State, Penn State and Oklahoma adds two 4-star de- Miami lands top safety: Avan- Oregon gets boost by adding Southeastern Conference domi- Nebraska dominate: The Buck- fenders: The Conference cham- tae Williams was committed to Jones: The Ducks locked up most nated the recruiting landscape eyes are back on top in Big Ten pion Sooners got the signatures of the Hurricanes three years ago, of their stellar recruiting class even more than usual this year. recruiting, with Ryan Day wrap- a pair of four-star defenders, and then decommitted, then seemed during the December early sign- As the remaining unsigned ping up his first full signing class new Baylor coach Dave Aranda like he would ultimately be head- ing period. football prospects finalized their Wednesday with a letter of intent signed a two-sport player that ed to Florida. Oregon got a huge boost college plans Wednesday, the from the two-time Michigan high plans to throw and hit for the And then he pulled off a sign- Wednesday when Jayson Jones, SEC had six of the nation’s top school player of the year. Bears. ing-day shocker on Wednesday. a 6-foot-6, 340-pound defensive eight classes, according to com- Michigan, Penn State and Ne- While Big 12 teams were like Williams, the No. 2-ranked lineman, announced he signed posite rankings of recruiting sites braska followed Ohio State in the most Power Five schools in se- safety in the nation according with the Ducks after initially compiled by 247Sports. Big Ten composite rankings com- curing most of their classes dur- to most rankings, is headed to committing to Alabama. The rankings included No. 1 piled by 247Sports. ing the early signing period about Miami after all as a capper to a Jones, from Calera, Ala., opted Georgia, No. 2 Alabama, No. 4 The conference has nine teams seven weeks ago, there were still big offseason of movement by the not to sign with the Crimson Tide LSU, No. 6 Texas A&M, No. 7 among the top 40 nationally for a few spots to fill Wednesday on Hurricanes. Miami had chased in December to explore his op- Auburn and No. 8 Florida. Only the first time, including five in what used to be the biggest re- Williams — a four-star player tions. He decided the best one Clemson at No. 3 and Ohio State the top 25 — Ohio State (No. 5), cruiting day. from DeLand, Fla. — for years was to play for Mario Cristobal in at No. 5 broke things up. Michigan (No. 14), Penn State Oklahoma, which in December and in the end, the relationships Eugene. The SEC last had as many as (No. 15), Nebraska (No. 20) and signed 21 players after its fifth forged by Hurricanes assistants “The journey has been long, 3 six teams in the top eight in 2014, Wisconsin (No. 25). Big 12 title in a row and before such as Ephraim Banda won out. years to be exact,” Jones said on when it had seven of the top nine Last year was the first time its fourth College Football Play- Orange insurance: Syracuse fi- Twitter. “It’s been a lot of fun, but classes. The SEC had seven of the since 2010 that Ohio State’s class off appearance, added defensive nally has some insurance behind everything comes to an end. I’ve top 10 classes this year, with Ten- was not judged best in the Big end Reggie Grimes from Tennes- starting quarterback Tommy De- done a lot of meditating, praying nessee moving up during the late Ten. The Buckeyes were transi- see and cornerback Joshua Eaton Vito with the signings of 6-foot-4 and I’ve made my decision. I will signing period to grab 10th place. tioning from Urban Meyer to Day from Houston to its 2020 class. prospects Jacobian Morgan, of be attending the University of Holding the line: Georgia need- and slipped to third behind Mich- Aranda has been on the job in Canton, Miss., and Dillon Mar- Oregon.” ed to replenish the depth on its of- igan and Penn State. Waco, Texas, for only three weeks kiewicz, of McKinney, Texas. Herm’s touch: Herm Edwards fensive line. Left tackle Andrew Dantonio fallout: Three-star after Matt Rhule’s departure The Orange were hurting be- and Arizona State had another Thomas, right tackle Isaiah Wil- running back Jordon Simmons from the Big 12 runner-up Bears hind DeVito, especially after the solid recruiting run in 2019-20, son and guard Solomon Kindley of Power Springs, Ga., delayed for the NFL. The first-time head departure of backup Clayton landing the nation’s 24th recruit- left school early to enter the NFL his signing a day after Michigan coach got an assist from Baylor Welch, a junior college transfer ing class and fourth in the Pac-12. Draft. Versatile lineman Cade State coach Mark Dantonio an- baseball coach Steve Rodriguez who exhausted his eligibility. The Sun Devils signed a pro- Mays transferred to Tennessee. nounced his retirement after 13 for one of his five signees. Leaving Virginia: Virginia Tech gram-record 10 top-100 recruits The Bulldogs signed offensive seasons. Quarterback Blake Shapen added two players to its class, and had a superb recruiting year tackle Broderick Jones and cen- The Spartans signed 19 play- is also a top shortstop prospect which is ranked at or near the in California, landing 12 players ter Sedrick Van Pran on Wednes- ers in December and added two from Evangel Christian Academy bottom of the conference by many from the neighboring state. day. Although both already had more Wednesday to what, at No. in Shreveport, L a. The nephew of recruiting services. “Home base is Arizona. First verbally committed to Georgia, 10 in the Big Ten, is their lowest- pro golfer Hal Sutton also plans to Coach Justin Fuente welcomed base is California,” co-defensive they visited other schools after ranked class since the 2007 group play baseball for the Bears. running back Raheem Blacks- coordinator and recruiting coor- former offensive line coach Sam assembled during the John L. Texas has elite class: Even hear of Philadelphia and wide dinator Antonio Pierce said. Pittman was named Arkansas Smith-to-Dantonio transition. though the Longhorns lost out receiver Dallan Wright of Saluda, The Sun Devils got a boost on head coach. Fear the turtle: Maryland has Wednesday on a big in-state S.C., to a now 17-member incom- Wednesday’s signing day, when Evans’ uncertainty: Five-star a top-six class in the Big Ten for cornerback recruit who picked ing class. tight end Jake Ray flipped on his running back Zachary Evans, the second time in three years, Missouri, Texas had the Big 12’s The Hokies’ class, however, commitment to UNLV to head to ranked 16th in the 247Sports com- largely because of the surprise highest-ranked recruiting class includes just one player from the desert. posite, remained unsigned late December signing of five-star by 247Sports. Texas was ninth Virginia, long a stronghold of the Stumbling Trojans: Southern Wednesday after being linked to wide receiver Rakim Jarrett. nationally, and Oklahoma 11th. school in Blacksburg, in 6-foot-4 California was once one of the top a few different SEC programs. The 6-foot, 208-pound Jarrett, TCU was listed third among defensive back Lakeem Rudolph recruiting programs under for- Georgia never confirmed out of St. John’s College High in Big 12 teams by 247Sports, fol- from Virginia Beach. mer coach Pete Carroll. whether he signed with the Bull- Washington, D.C., is the top slot lowed by West Virginia, Okla- Virginia coach Bronco Menden- The Trojans slipped this year dogs in December. Evans also receiver prospect in the country. homa State, Iowa State, Texas hall signed 13 players in the early under Clay Helton, landing a 13- visited both Tennessee and Ole He de-committed from LSU in Tech, Kansas State, Baylor and period and two more Wednesday, player class that was 54th nation- Miss. what was then a big surprise. Kansas. but none from the state. ally and 10th in the Pac-12. Friday, February 7, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES•PAGE 31 AUTO RACING Looming: ’20 schedule adjustments just the start

FROM BACK PAGE shifts: Phoenix will host the championship- deciding finale in November, Martinsville Speedway got both a night race and the penultimate playoff race, Daytona gave up its traditional July Fourth weekend to In- dianapolis Motor Speedway (and will now host the final regular season race) and Pocono Raceway is going to host two Cup Series races in one weekend. NASCAR was able to make those chang- es despite five-year contracts that had given track owners stability. But fans have complained about the stale schedule and 2020 was NASCAR’s first chance to make even small changes. The contracts ex- pire this year, and NASCAR will essen- Above: Christopher Bell, seen celebrating tially have the abil- in Victory Lane after winning NASCAR ity to reconfigure Xfinity Series race in November, will be in the entire schedule a race for top Cup rookie alongside two- for 2021. NASCAR, time Xfinity Series champ Tyler Reddick a private company and Cole Custer. The trio competed for the Xfinity title the last two seasons. France owned by the France family, last year swal- Left: 2017 Cup champ Martin Truex Jr. is lowed International congratulated by team owner Joe Gibbs, Speedway Corp., giving Jim and his niece, right, in Victory Lane after winning a Lesa France Kennedy, the power to do just Cup Series race last spring. NASCAR’s about anything they want. season officially opens Sunday, Feb. 16, “It makes a big difference,” Jim France with the Daytona 500. said of the merger. “It gives us an opportu- AP PHOTOS nity to respond quicker to the changing en- vironment out here with the economy and all the things that are going on that impact move to Stewart-Haas Racing and drive motorsports. It was a major big step that for Tony Stewart, who may be even more we needed to make probably for quite a lenient than Ganassi has been; or he can while.” scale back the extracurricular racing and NASCAR this year will debut a new drive for Hendrick. sponsorship model in which the elite Cup Larson has won just six career Cup Series will not have a single entitlement races, but is considered to be the best of partner. The Winston Cup/Nextel Cup/ NASCAR’s next generation and is only Sprint Cup/Monster Energy Cup will be 27. His courtship and ultimate decision just the Cup Series going forward, with will likely impact all other major driver “premier partners” Busch Beer, Coca- negotiations. Cola, GEICO and Xfinity taking on large character and a bit focused on a number, a It’s a full house at Joe Gibbs Racing, roles. statistic — and I’ve never in my life been which put three Toyotas in the final four As Jim France and Lesa France have that way. I’ve never raced that way.“ found their footing, the stock car series “”I’m out there one final time,“ he added. last season and returns its entire lineup, has shown flexibility, too: After acknowl- “This is just one final time, and it feels so with Christopher Bell finally earning his edging the rules package was a bust at good to be able to let go of that chasing promotion to the Cup Series in a satellite short tracks and road courses, NASCAR part.” ride for Leavine Family Racing. It was the did an about-face and made changes for The chase will be on for drivers hoping only place to put Larson’s sprint car-loving those specific venues. to fill Johnson’s seat at Hendrick Motors- buddy, who was ready for the big leagues Adapting to it all will be Johnson, who ports. Alex Bowman is also in a contract but stuck in Gibbs’ crowded system. said this year will be his last as a full-time year driving Rick Hendrick’s No. 88, Bell will be in a race for top Cup rookie NASCAR driver. His 19th season will be meaning two top seats at an elite team are alongside two-time Xfinity Series cham- his last attempt to win a record eighth Cup in rare play. pion Tyler Reddick and Cole Custer. The championship, but Johnson said he has Among the drivers in a crowded free trio raced each other for the Xfinity title shaken off the pressure of chasing Rich- agent pool are former series champion the last two seasons. ard Petty and Dale Earnhardt and plans to Brad Keselowski and teammate Ryan The race for the final four slots at Phoe- enjoy his time in the No. 48 Chevrolet. Blaney, who were both involved in a major nix is wide open, assuming teams figure “I’ve been able to have some clar- Team Penske offseason shakeup. Look- out how to match Gibbs on the track. Busch ity and to really understand it ing for a spark after failing to get any of hasn’t missed a beat and spent a decent on a deeper level,“ said its cars into the championship-deciding part of January in a sports car, making his Johnson, now 44. “One finale, Penske swapped the crew chiefs for debut at the prestigious Rolex 24 at Day- thing that I’ve come all three of its drivers, two of whom are in tona in his own attempt to stay sharp. to grips with and contract years. His push for title No. 3 begins with the I’m enjoying let- “I personally needed to be challenged,“ Daytona 500, a race he has never won. ting go of is: I Keselowski said. “A lot of us were pretty Busch was second to teammate Denny feel like I’ve comfortable and this certainly removes Hamlin in last year’s 1-2-3 Gibbs sweep, been a bit out of any feeling of comfort.” and he very much wants to win the race Kyle Larson is considered the top free himself. Seven-time agent in this year’s pool and he likely Busch gets to show what he’s got starting Cup champion has three options: He can stay with Chip Sunday with both an exhibition race and Jimmy Johnson Ganassi, who lets him race sprint cars; qualifying for the Daytona 500. S TARS AND STRIPES Friday, February 7, 2020 Cam still Carolina’s QB? Panthers GM mostly silent on SPORTS former MVP’s future » NFL, Page 27

NASCAR

2020 season will bring long overdue tweaks as Joe Gibbs Racing pursues another year of remarkable success

BY JENNA FRYER ily business in August 2018, Jim France has been Above: Team owner Joe Gibbs. JGR Associated Press a steady guide for a series trying to stop a slide in won a record 19 of 36 races last season, with driver Kyle Busch, DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. every important metric. Attendance and televi- below, earning the team its he sky isn’t falling — or at least it doesn’t sion ratings may have finally bottomed out, but fifth Cup Series title. feel that way — as NASCAR heads into sponsorship dollars AP photos the first of two seasons full of change. ‘ are as hard to find as We’re really ever and cost cutting is In the three months since Kyle Busch getting some won his second championship, NAS- a major priority across CART took its awards ceremony to Nashville, Tenn., momentum the entire industry. and was eagerly embraced. The Hall of Fame cer- back. It’s So the last full season for emony last month focused on Joe Gibbs and his elite exciting now, seven-time NASCAR cham- organization, which won a record 19 of 36 races last going into this pion Jimmie Johnson is also season as Busch earned Joe Gibbs Racing its fifth coming year. ’ the last year for the current Cup Series title. race car. The “Next Gen” car Jim France is on schedule to race in 2021, Drivers will return to the track at Daytona In- NASCAR Chairman ternational Speedway on Saturday and the season- and the project is expected opening Daytona 500 is Feb. 16. to trim millions from team budgets because its parts and pieces will require a “We’re coming off of a very good year, I felt like smaller workforce. last year, where we’re really getting some momen- Even before that, NASCAR for 2020 made long tum back,” NASCAR Chairman Jim France said. overdue tweaks to the schedule with a few seismic “It’s exciting now, going into this coming year.” Since replacing his nephew as head of the fam- SEE LOOMING ON PAGE 31

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